The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 8, 1924, Page 1

Se it me THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. II. No. 44. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. by mail, Se ee See 00 per year. THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Ch {cago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. ‘THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1924 EEF 290 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., Demand: Workers! Farmers! The Labor Party Amalgamation Organization of Unorganized The Land for the Users The Industries for the Workers Protection of the Foreign-Born Recognition of Soviet Russia Price 3 Cents 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. U.S. T0 ARM MORGAN CUBAN REGIME 300,000 Ruhr! ‘Miners Strike To Save 8 Hour Day ly Pullman § Strike Ties Up Huge Gar Contracts From Two Big Railroad Companies Judge Clubs Strikers With Fines as Union Officials in Convention Hit at Militants Foell Shas: Sane Bias As Sullivan Judge Charles I M. Foell has at last come out and shown his narrow-minded, puritanic, red- white-and-blue striped prejudice against workers and all those unfortunate enough to have been born under any but the American sua. “The court has done all he felt it his duty to do aad would be cowardly if he didn’t do,” aa- nounced Foell as the final word after sentencing the five men of the thirteen striking garment workers whose cases came be- fore him yesterda: ay afternoon. Foell had just given four of the men: Morris Svdin, Sam Natesky, William Bilis and Fab- ian Tipschitz, fines of $25. Morris Scher he fined $50, char- acterizing this young man's be- havior as “vicious disobed- ience.” Girls’ Cases In Abeyance. All of the thirteen strikers were found “technically guilty of violating the injunction,” ‘in spite of the fact that many of them had worked for shops not participating in the injunction. Judge Foell refused to excuse the workers on that account and issued a stay of sentence for the eight women involved. All of these cases are held in obey- ance and can be re-opened at the pleasure of the court. They are due for another hearing on May 21, when, if evidence is introduced showing that they have violated the injunction be- tween now and then, all of the strik- ers may be given fines or jail sen- tences or both. Foell is, stripe for stripe, of the same mind of “Dennie” Sullivan, ex- cept that he does not consider the of- fense of picketing such a severe crime as does Sullivan. At least his first sentences have not been as severe. But his prejudice is the same: that the strikers are guilty of violating the injunction, that the injunction is law and must be obeyed, that he wiu use his power to enforce it, and that the strikers are “the tools of some culprit who is responsible for their violations and is escaping punish- ment,” as Foell put it yesterday. The girls who came under Judge Foell’s judgment yesterday, are Mary Gastina, Minnie Garshin, Mary Na- shin, Ellen Weisen, Elizabeth Krusig, Mary Tschaikowski, Katherine O’Con- nor, and “Ida Sulkoff. Over twenty other striking garment workers were (Continued on Page 2.) Try to Unseat seat F our New York Delegates By REBECCA GRECHT. BOSTON, Mass., May 7.—The battle for the rights of expelled members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union swept onto the convention floor here today with the report of the credentials committee, that re- ported it had been busy for two weeks preparing its recommen- dations. The committee reported 95 local unions, joint boards and district councils represented by 297 approved delegates. Makes Hypocritical Appeal. It was this committee that laid down the attitude of the Sigman ad- ministration toward expelled mem- bers. It made serious charges against local unions .and individual members, at the same time recounting the great international achievements of the Sig- man administration, winding up with the usual heated, appeal to the loyal- ty of the union’s membership. - The report urged the taking of dis- ciplinary ‘action against the so-called union disrupters, giving warning that |. “The International” would not tolerate |’ their demoralizing actions. \In ie Gompers’ style, it declared that the; Sigman dictatorship would fight en- emies both within and without. N. Y¥. Delegates Refused Seats. The recommendation to seat the 297 delegates, plus three from the gener- al executive board, was accepted. There was objection to four delegates of local No. 1, of New York City, on the ground that their names had been illegally placed upon the ballot, after they had refused to sign a statement of withdrawal from the Trade Union Educational League submitted to them by the investigating committee of the General Executive Board. It was claimed that they had thus dis- qualified themselves as candiates for election. The recommendation was made that four substitutes be seated in their places. An amendment was presented that action be deferred until the ap- peal of Local No. 1, from the decision of the General Executive Board could be taken up. Steam Roller at Work. President Sigman then got his steam roller into use, refusing to rec- ognize the amendment, claiming that there was no relation between the ap- peal of the local and the challenge of the credentials of the logal’s dele- gates. There was an immediate discussion started by the delegates to whom ob- jections had been made. . In the meanwhile elaborate plans (Continued on Page 2.) TRADE UNIONISTS FROM HARDING'S TOWN ENDORSE OHIO CALL.FOR STATE FARMER-LABOR CONVENTION (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, May 7.—Rallying to the standard of the class Farmer-Labor party a group of central labor bodies in Ohio’s industrial centers have signed the following call for a state con- vention at Columbus, June 7, just ten days before the national Farmer-Labor convention. Enthusiasm for the class Farmer- Labor movement has received enormous impetus in this rail-and- steel state since the Teapot Dome revelations and the organizing work of the politically conscious members of the trade union movement here this year. One of the signers of the call is the central labor body of Marion, home of the late President Harding. Since the call was signed the central labor body of the steel city of Massilon has endorsed it and similar endorsements are expected from Cleveland, and the other industrial centers. To all Labor Unions, Central Labor Councils, Workers’ Political Parties, Workers’ Co-operative Associations, Fraternal Organizations and Farmers’ Organizations in the State of Ohio, Greetings: ‘Thruout the country the industrial workers and farmers are uniting their ) \ WEL tas forces into State and Local Farmer- Labor Parties, The political domina- tion of the employers, bankers and “open shoppers” is being challenged. Success has marked these first steps, in several instances, notably in the State of Minnesota, from which two United State Senators were elected on a Farmer-Labor Party ticket. To link these Local and State par- ties together and unite the political organizations of farmers and indus- (Continued on page &) Revolution Stares Cuba In the Face as Strike Sets Starvation Stalking In the Offing HAVANA, Cuba May 7.—This city is in the throes of a young revolution following the calling of a strike by thru the city like a prairie fire and threatens to sweep the entire island. Martial law has been declared and everywhere marines and soldiers are patrolling the narrow streets, the water front, railroad yards, water mains and other public utilities, At the same time trouble is on foot aimed at the security of Alfredo Zayas, president of the republic and representative of American banking interests. Prominent political figures are back of it. On every street corner are stationed mounted police to prevent gatherings. What few trolley cars are in opera- tion are manned by members of the police department. stevedores, a strike that has spread | H Few vehicles are inthe thorough- fares of what is a heavily trafficed | city under normal-conditions. ‘Where are few automobiles for the pave- ments are littered with nails, broken bottles and in many sections, barri- eaded with trees, rocks and rubbish. Following the stevedore walk-out street car men quit work. hours: later, Havana “fotingos,” taxi drivers, did likewise. Then came drivers of beer wagons and their ranks were strengthened by drivers | The bakers’ | of “Hielo” (ice) wagons. union joined in the general strike and now famine stalks in the offing of this | favorite winter oasis for thousands of parched Americans. When the seriousness of the strike dawned upon what few American tour- | ists were left in Havana, a general | exodus fellowed. The Governor Cobb, | between here and Florida | operated Twelve | arbor of Havana (above), where shipping is at a standstill because of strike; a Cuban marine (left) on guard at one of the wharves; and (right) some of the mounted police whieh are stationed at every street corner to, prevent gatherings. ,Wwas filled to capacity on two runs made this week, the only American boat to leave. Tourists were forced to walk from their hotels to the docks in the broiling sun. Many had to jcarry their own baggage. Inability to lobtain vehicles for the transportation of trunks caused many to leave theirs behind, * | In the harlor are scores of barges |heavily laden with sugar for consign- | ment to the states and other countries. Freighters are laying idle, decks piled high with merchandise for delivery here. Stevedores are asking for a 20 per |cent wage increase and a guarantee of $4 a day for day workers and | $19.5 50 a week for antares paid by the j week. | The situation is described as the most serious that has hit Cuba since the Spanish-American war. VICTORY IN CAR SHOP STRIKE SEEN AS BALTIMORE & OHO AND CHICAGO & ALTON ORDER THEIR CONTRACTS SUSPENDED Contract work for the Baltimore and Ohio and the © icago and Alton Railroads, which have large contracts for the construction of passenger ears placed with the Pullman Company, must be sus- pended until after the strike of the Pullman carbuilders is over, representatives of these railroads in- formed the Pullman Company yesterday. Inspectors for these railroads have. been notified by their companies that they are not to al- low further butchering of cars by amateur riveters such as has been going on since the start of the strike. Oriental Limited Tied Up. These two railroads threaten to withdraw their contracts unless the strike is speedily settled. The new Oriental Limited, crack thru train of the Great Northern Railroad, which is due to be delivered by the Pullman Company, is at present tied up in the shipping yards of the Pull- man Company, and work on it has been suspe nded, John Helmgr: hood of Railway Carmen, informed the DAILY WORKER. Valentine Leaves Executive Council; Returns To Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, May 7,—Joseph F, Valentine, who resigned recently as president of the intl. Molders’ union after 40 years in the A. F. of L., will make his home here, M. J. Kehoe, former vice-president, succeeds to the presidency of the Intl. Molders’ union with headquarters in Cincinnati, He will hold office unde®™ the union’s constitution until the next convention in iv26; Valentine's place on the executive council of the Américan Federation of Labor will be filled temporarily by the council itself. His successor will serve until the 44th annua, conven- tion of the A. F, of L. to be held in El Paso Nov, 17, 19% ¢ v , \ Most of the rivets being driven on the contract jobs for these and other railroads, have been con- demned by the railroad inspee- tors. So many have been burned out and re-driven that the Pnil- man Company has not been able to deliver a single passenger car to the railroads which passed the railroad inspectors. One car as- sembled for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, had Wundreds of chalk marks over the _ rivets, meaning that these rivets were not “tight” and must be punched out. New Strikers At Meeting More men hired by the Pullman Company turned up at yesterday's strike meeting, and many of them)” haye empowered David Benthal, the strikers attorney, to collect their transportation money for them. Theo- dore Rafson of Harvey, Ilinois, told 4Continued on page 2) sr en, vice-president of the Brother- Government Allows Indian Timber Sale WASHINGTON, D. C., May-7.—Au- thority for the advertisement and sale by public bidding of ripe timber on two logging units of land on the Santa Clara Indian reservation, in New Mex- ico, was given at the Department of the Interior recently. One of these units, the Mesa-Pine Springs, has an estimated gtand of 1,100,000 feet of tribal timber, mostly yellow pine, while the other, known as the lower Santa Clara Canyon, has an estimated stand of 1,500,000 feet of tribal timber, principally yellow pine. No bid of less than $3 per thousand feet board measure for yellow pine and Douglas fir, and 50 cents per thou- sand board measure for all other spe- cies will be considered for the timber on either of the tracts, U.S. War Department fs Rushing Arms to Guba to Aid Wall Street’s Cause WASHINGTON, May 7.—Seeretary of War Weeks has approv- ed two $100,000 shipments of arms and war material to Cuba, he | announced today. | No airplanes will be sold. While the law provides for sale of munitions to Cuba, it gives no authority for disposal ‘of planes. Even if special permission were given for sale of airships Weeks said that there is no surplus stock from which withdrawals could | be made without impairing the war de sates nts efficiency. _RUHR COMMUNISTS.ISSUE CALL FOR | GENERAL STRIKE TO COUNTERACT LOCKOUT OF 300,000 COAL MINERS | BERLIN, May 7.—A cr itical : situation exists thruout the Ruhr and Rhineland where already 300,000 miners are locked out as a result of a dispute over working hours. Communist miners called a general strike for this forenoon, while the more conservative “Old Miners’ League” voted against accepting recent arbitration awards. - Slim piles of coal testify to an impending shortage. The Ruhr miners refused to recognize the award of the arbitrators | which justified an increase in working hours. The owners an- nounced that only miners agreeing to work eight hours under- |ground would be accepted. Declaration of a lockout followed. GERMAN FASGISTI IN. SURRENDER TO MORGAN TO WIN NEW CABINET BERLIN, May 7.—Deputy Hergt, nationalist Fascist leader, who, within a fortnight, will be invited by President Ebert to attempt forma- tion of the next German cabinet, to- | day pledged his party’s support to the Dawes-Young plan “with some reservations.” Herr Hergt, a former Prussian minister of the interior, who recent- ly rose to leadership of the power- fu! nationalist group, declared his fol- lowers would make only such con- cessions as it was “physically pos- sible to meet.” Certain reservations, he added, were “unrenounceable.” The sum and substance of Herr Hergt’s statement was that the na- tionalists will not sabotage the ex- perts’ report. Such a declaration was a pre-re- quisite to obtaining necessary cen- trist (Catholic). and People’s party consent to co-operate in a cabinet headed by Hergt. If the nationalist leader fails to form a cabinet, the old coalition will be tried. NORRIS SLAMS FERTILIZER DEAL OF CAL AND HANK WASHINGTON, May 7.—Senator| Norris, Nebraska, with his vitupe tive attack on President Coolidge “for playing politics” with Muscle Shoals, RESULTS CAUSE OF BANKER BLUES Note Of Pensisnisnn In Wall Street NEW YORK, pias 7.—Despite the professed satisfaction in banking cir- cles over the German elections, there n undercurrent of pessimism. The parly return of J. P. Morgan to the United States is anxiously awaited. Several results of the German elec- tions disturb financiers who will be called upon to underwrite the $100,- 000,000 American loan to Germany if the Dawes plan goes thru. Of imme- diate importance is the question whether the Dawes plan is going thru that calling for the return to private ownership of their railroads and their mortgaging to foreign capital. Secondly, the financiers are disatis- fied with the character of the coali- tion forces. It is felt that right wing | Nationalists, asuming that they join |the coalition, will be perpetually in jcontroversy with Socialists and Peo- |ple’s partyites. The Socialists them- elves are a broken reed, reduced to half their former strength. There is no dominating party on which the, in- |ternational bankers can depend, Alarmed at Communist Power. Another factor contributing power- fully to the moodiness of the leading spirits of the banking world is the amazing Communist sentiment shown by the 4,000,000 votes which put 61 Communists into the Reichstag. It is argued that Germany is a dubious field for investment in view of the has aroused administration leaders to Strength of the revolutionary party. high resentment. | Experience of the bankers with Rus- More and more the Ford offer for | Sia shows that properties nationalized GERMAN ELECTION. _ —at least in its vital clauses, such as, |the Dearborn Independent, in which Muscle Shoals is becoming an intra-| party as well as a bi-partisan issue with the Republicans, with waning chances that there will be final action on it this session. In a session lasting far into the} night, debate on the Shoals question | grew very bitter. Norris led the at- tack on the Shoals question, declaring that Mr. Coolidge, Senators Harrison, Mississippi, Heflin, Alabama, and Henry Ford had become partners to get congressional sanction for Ford's enterprise. Norris described the conference between Ford and the president, and pointed out that Ford became a fast friend and supporter of Mr. Coolidge thereafter. He also referred to the jtelegram sent to Ford's secretary by James Martin Miller, a contributor to |Miller said Coolidge told him he was trying to “deliver” Muscle Shoals to Ford, in a revolution return to absentee owners about as rapidly as molasses runs up hill. GERMAN COMMUNIST VOTE 18 NINE TIMES LARGER THAN BEFORE BERLIN, May 7.—Growth of the Communist movement in Germany is not properly shown by a com- parison of the 61 Communists elected to the coming Reichstag with the 18 seated in the last Reich- The Communist growth is votes cast at the two election. Sunday about 4,000,000 citizens voted under the red banner. At the Previous election there were only — 441,000 Communist votes. This means nine times as many Sunday, as at the seiidice test. r shown by a comparison of the’ Last |