The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 1

7s we THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD AND FOR A WORKERS’ FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. Il. No. 45. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Outside Chicago, CARBUILDERS Sigman Machine Ousts Rose Wortis, Left Winger, at the Garment Union Convention (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., May 8.—Rose Wortis, delegate of Local 25, of the Dressmakers of New York City, was unseated here today by a vote of 185 to 40, after the Sigman administration steam roller had crushed all efforts to debate the program and principles of the Trade Union Educational League, and meet the charge that it is a dual organization. Delegate Wortis has been prominent in the activities of the left wing of the trade union movement in New York City. She has been especially active in the Needle Trades’ Section of the Trade Union Educational League. Her seat was contested by the credentials committee in its re- COURT HE ARS port to the 17th convention of the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union. T. U. E. L. Not Dual. The objection was raised by the credentials’ committee that she had not obeyed the order of the General Executive Board requiring that she state her decision to withdraw from the Trade Union Hducational League. In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Delegate Wortis declared that she had never belonged to a dual union, as the T. U. E. L. is not, and cannot be considered a dual organization to the I. L. G. W. U. Steam Roller Busy. When she began to explain the prin- ciples of the T. U. E. L., the admin- istration steam roller got down to work, and Vice-president Jacob Heller raised the point of order that the T. U. E. L. principles were not under discussion, but the delegate’s failtire to obey the decisions of the General Executive Board. Heller’s point of order was upheld by International Vice-president Meyer Perlstein, in the chair, in spite of pro- tests from all sections of the conven- tion hall. An appeal was taken from Chair- man. Perlstein’s decision on the sround that in the case of Local No-}™MOre Severe. One, New York City, yesterday, and the unseating of its four delegates, International Vice-president _ Israel Feinberg, had attacked the T. U. E. L. as a dual union and the discussion had been allowed. It was contended that the delegates have the same rights in the convention as the union officials. Discussion Choked Off. CANNOT SEW Bosses’ Lawyer Knows It and Raves “Injunctions can't sew dresses!” and the bosses’ law- yer, Attorney Charles Hyde, of Cohn and Hyde, admitted it yes- terday in Judge Charles M. Foell’s court, at the end of the hearing of eight cases of strik- ing dressmakers. “Unless this picketing is stop- ped, the injunction might better never have been issued,” Mr. Hyde announced when he was attempting to persuade Judge Foell to make his sentences The eight cases yesterday were so weak that even “his honor” wouldn’t believe the tes- timony of one of the heretofore “star” witnesses for the dress manfacturers. The cases came under the injunction issued to the Francine Frock Com- pany, of 206 West Adams street. Two of the striking dressmakers involved, Sarah Zoll and Carrie Peck, were discharged, “not guilty” of con- Chairman Perlstein was sustained |tempt,of court under the injunction. and Delegate Wortis was forced tosFive of the men were given $25 fines: take her seat. that chine is determined to choke off any | Stanley Jelenawicz. This would indicate | John Gladys, Anthony Tropschul, Da- ‘“e Sigman administration ma-|Vid Rosenthal, W. C. Jannette and Anton Kropash- discussion of the principle and pro- |KO was fined $50, and Mattie Altmey- gram of the Trade Union Educaiional League, especially in the discussion of the Wortis case. Points of order were repeatedly raised when delegates defending the seating of Rose Wortis discussed “The League.” -The demand of Delegate Wortis that the delegates objected to have the right to a defense of their position was not recognized. A motion calling for the®previous question was enter- tained and the debate was closed in spite of the protest of the delegates and a general uproar thruout the con- vention hall. Only four speaters had been allow- ed the privilege of the floor in the dis- cussion of the Wortis case, with a large number of others on the list. Delegate Wortis was thereupon un- PUBLISH UNION'S HISTORY By The Federated P: BosTON-2& ‘iistory of the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers’ union is announced for immediate (Continued on Page 2.) er $10. Officer Repeats Catechism. Police Officer J. D. Greer was the chief ‘witness against the pickets in yeste: day’s cases. He took the stand too eagerly and recited his little catechism answers, rattling them off by note. That is, until he got to Carrie Peck. He had to confess that he had never seen her before that he could remember. Greer said for each one of the oth- er strikers that he had seen them from about March and thru April and he attempted to show that he had seen all of them picketing after the injunction writ had been served them by Paul Tiffey. Judge Foell himself took an active part in the proceedings, cross-exam- ining almost every witness to his own satisfaction. In replying to Attorney Hyde's demands for greater punish- ment, Foell stated his conception of the purpose of the proceedings: “The object is to give the complain- ants the full advantage of the court order restraining picketing, not pun- ishment as such. These are cases of (Continued on page 2) LEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STOOL— LOANED TO STEEL TRUST—CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST FARRELL REBEL ‘eines Wool aac By WALLACE T. METCALFE (Special to The Daily Worker) MERCER, Pa., May 8.—The prosecution rested its case against Tony Kovacovich, first of the six Farrell defendants to be put on trial under the sedition and criminal syndicalism law for organization activities in behalf of the steel workers. The third day of the Steel Trust’s prosecution found Depart- ment of Justice agent Lennon of Pittsburgh on the stand as an expert witness on radicalism. He recited how he attended a con- ES vention of the Communist Par- ken tcl expert” he compan: ty in Chicago in 1919 and in With. theo that ton. pany be pena ~ — veces the jury Nationalist Society Stools. of his spying ac’ les on radi- The members of the Serbian nation- cals since 1917, Previous to this | aiist organization in Farrell who have Lennon worked as a failroader |testined against tho defendant, wore and mill worker but since being |in court again today and several of elevated to the rank of “radical (Continued on page 8.) by mail, $6.00 per year. __—_— SPU ——— EACHERS GRAB 1STROUND FROM SUPT, M'ANDREW Group Councils Meet Today After Fight The elementary grade teachers of the Chicago Teachers’ Federation won their fight with Superintendent William McAndrew, and the group Councils will meet this afternoon, Late yesterday Miss Margaret Haley, business agent of the Teachers’ Fede- ration, was busy issuing bulletins and counter-bulletins to keep up with the changing plans for today’s«meet- ings. No one knew whether it- would be the local Coucils, Group Councils, or General Councils which would meet today, but the teachers were sure that one of the Councils would meet. It was finally determined that the group Councils would meet. Mass Meeting Held Miss Haley did not call off her mass meeting of teachers in the Studebaker Theatre yesterday after- noon. She and other leaders of the Teachers’ Federation were intent upon presenting the latest facts of the controversy with the school superintendent to the teachers. The newly published pamphlet on the Junior High Schools was dis- tributed yesterday and the one giving the details of the investigation of the Platoon system will be out soon. The teachers want to discuss these issues themselves before the Board of Edu- cation acts and the Board refused or neglected to print the reports so that it could act unembarassed by teach- er’ suggestions. City Council Helps. Late Wednesday afternoon the city THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Sec6nd-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Ch icago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924 Published PUBLISHI ERB 290 STRIKE WAVE 5 SWEEPING ALL GERMANY Silesia and Saxony Fol- low the Ruhr BERLIN, May 8.— German workers have quickly followed their recent triumph at the polls, by a tremendous show of strength, especially in the Ruhr against the effort to lengthen the work day. The number of strikers in the Ruhr coal fields, that yesterday reached 300,000, is continually growing. The Upper Silesian miners GUN DRAWN IN RESISTANCE TO CENTRALIA MOB Speaker At Bay Against Lumber Gangsters William Dunne, care the DAILY WORKER: James Rowan and fellow-worker Brown, speaking under Centralia publicity committee, were denied the right to hold meeting at Monte- sano last night, were pursued by a mob, and Rowan defended himself with drawn revolver. Was arrested for carrying concealed weapons. Attorney Elmer Smith has gone to defense of Rowan. ALEX MACKEL. se * By Defense News Service. ABERDEEN, Wash.,: May 8.—Once Demand: Workers! Farmers! The Labor Party Amalgamation 5 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 Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER NG CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. RN PHONY SETTLEMENT OFFER Pullman Strikers Reject Bosses’ Efforts to Settle Thru the Company's Union One Day’s Development in Pullman Strike. 1. Picket captain and two other pickets herded to jail. 2. Sam Green, DAILY WORKER agent, found not guilty in jury trial, charged with disorderly conduct. 3. Strikers write President Carry refusing to negotiate with stoolpigeons, who ask conference in name of the Pullman Company union. 4. Strike Lawyer Bentall forces promise from Pullman officials that out of town men hired under false pretenses will be repaid transportation expense on Monday. 5. Labor speakers urge 100 per cent organization into Brotherhood of Railway Carmen at strike meeting. 6. Chicago, Burlington and Qunicy Railroad suspends contracts for cars until strike ends. have declared a sympathy strike,|™ore the mob spirit has asserted it- while the mine owners of Sax-|*¢!¢ in this region, to block dissemina- ony have declared a lockout in tion of the facts about the conviction of the Centralia I. W. W. members an effort to put the eight-hour who defended themselves against an day in force. Armistice Day mob in 1919. James All efforts of the “Socialist” offi-|Rowan and F. W. Brown, who are cials to keep the non-Communist|touring the state in behalf of these The Pullman Company admitted yesterday that it is licked to a standstill by the striking carbuilders, when it tried to effect a settlement thru the “Company Union.” The strikers instructed John Holmgren, leader of the strike, to notify President Carry that no conference will be held until accredited representatives of the Pullman Company negotiate with the strike committee directly, at Stancik’s Hall, 205 East workers in the Ruhr from going on strike proved unavailing. The developing situation that start- ed with the Communist showing at the Reichstag elections, followed by the strike and lockouts in the Ruhr, Saxony and Silesia, is still further complicated by the departure of the Soviet Ambassador Krestinsky, chief of the Russian trade mission to Ber- lin, as a result of the recent raid. It is declared that Krestinsky will not return until Germany has apologized for the raid. Trade relations between Germany and Soviet Russia are now at a com- plete standstill. council decided to stand by the elementary‘ school teachers and urged McAndrew: to grant regularly provided for Councils this week. McAndrew took a’ hard-boiled at- titude, just as he did to Mayor Dever’s request, but later weakened and said that he would permit the meetings which are specifically pro- vided for in laws approved by the Board of Education and the superin- tendent who preceded McAndrew. The charges preferred by the Teachers’ Federation, demanding McAndrews’ resignation still lie be- fore the Board of Education, LODGE WANTS Teachers’ FOOD WORKERS GREEK PLACES Organization Spreads Thru Mass Meeting Four more Greek restaurants were being pulled on strike by the Amalga- mated Food Workers as the DAILY WORKER was going to press last night, making twelve since the move- ment against the 84-hour week which began May Day. Amalgamated headquarters at 214 N. State St. was packed to the doors late Wednesday night at an organiza- tion mass meeting at which repre- WORLD COURT SANS LEAGUE WASHINGTON, May 8.—A substi- tute for the Harding world court plan was introduced in the senate today, by Senator ‘Lodge, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. It authorizes President Coolidge to call a world conference at the Hague to organize an international court of justice entirely divorced from the league of nations. The resolution provides that a judge be elected by the electoral commis- sion of each power, that each power shall have one vote and one judge and that the personnel of the court be limited to sixteen members rep: resentative of the 16 leading powers. The 16 members would be 12 judges and four deputy judges. G. O. P. Chiefs Did Not Expect Charges Against Wheeler Would Stick WASHINGTON, May 8.—The Re- Publican national committee wanted to “smear” Senator Burton K. Wheel- er and Senator Thomas F. Walsh, and discredit the investigations they were conducting, A, A, Grorud, former as- sistant attorney general of Montana, testified today before the Senate Daugherty investigating committee. Grorud said Blair Coan, who inves- tigated Senator Wheeler in Montana, admitted this, adding that Coan never expected the indictment of Wheeler to “stick.” sentatives of scores of Greek restaur- ants were present. Speakers from the audience promised that the turning of the week would see their shops in line with the rest. A hundred copies of the DAILY WORKER were ‘sold. Secretary Albert E. Stewart of Chi- cago hammered their wretched condi- tions under which the unorganized Greek restaurant employes were working and declared that the strike weapon must be used to convince the bosses that the 12-14 hour day and the seven-day week can no longer be made to pay. James Manus, lately of New York, gave an earnest organization speech showing the great advantages of or- ganization for the food workers and Athen Daniels, Greek organizer for the Amalgamated gave an effective talk. The Amalgamated Food Workers organizes cooks, waiters, dishwashers and all restaurant employes into one union in its restaurant branch. Argentine Labor Kills Government Pensions; General Strike Is Off BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, May 8. The Argentine Federation of Labor instructed its members who were on strike against the Pension law to re- turn to work. The decision to call off the strike was reached after the labor Jeaders came to the conclusion that the objects of the strike were attained and that the law was as dead as the dodo, The first collection w: to be made on May 10th, but it was a defendants, were prevented from hold- ing a protest meeting at Montesano on the night of May 7, and were pur- sued out of town by a hooting crowd, in automobiles and on foot. Mob Pursues in Cars. Montesano is sixteen miles east of here. Rowan and Brown headed for Aberdeen in an automobile driven by the latter. They were followed by several cars containing men who were on the side of the lumber trust when the Centralia defendants were tried in Montesano in 1920. About a mile west of town, the pursuers caught up with the I. W. W. speakers. Brown ran his automobile into a farmer's yard, The mob seized Rowan as he was reaching for a revolver which he had in the automobile and took the weap- re from him. Threats were voiced, 115th Street. restlessness of the that it is willing to confer with t But the strikers yesterday GERMAN HEAD MAY RESIGN PRESIDENCY and. Rowan's captors warned hira tha I, W. W. “agitators” were not wan’ in Montesano. Then a deputy sheriff who was a member of the mob stepped forward and placed Ro- | wan under arrest, charging him with carrying concealed weapons. The dep- uty took his prisoner back to town, and locked him up. Brown telephoned to Centralia, and Attorney Elmer Smith hastened to Montesano to arrange bail for Rowan. Smith, who was tried with the Cen- tralia defendants and acquitted, has |given up his law practice and is de- voting all his energies to campaigning |for the liberation of the eight loggers 3 % i ‘3 |now in prison at Walla Walla. fear its meaning more than the yellow Business men in Montesano have Socialist hangmen of the German lately exhibited keen sensitiveness to | working class. The murderers of Karl the activities of the Centralia Publici- |; jepknecht and Rosa Luxemburg and ! berapcagerpiyon lad oats gga the tens of honsands who were either an and Brown have been touring un-|Killed or jailed for fighting for a der the auspices of that committee, Workers’ Republic since the end of which Attorney Smith is secretar; Leaflets being broadcasted through- out the county have aroused consid- erable ire among employing lumber- men; they contain copies of affidavits by six jurors who have admitted that they were terrorized into convicting the eight imprisoned unionists. | Rowan was released from Leaven- worth penitentiary last Christmas af- ter serving five years for anti-war opin- ions. Long an organizer for the I. W. W. Lumber Workers’ Union, he was active in the 1916 free speech fight Everett, and was beaten near there by thugs serving the lumber interests. Of Berlin (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, May 8,—Friederick Ebert, the renegade Socialist president of the German Republic, may resign before his term has expired, as a result of the Social Democrat debacle in the recent general elections. The heavy Communist votes, drove fear into the hearts of the bourgeoisie, but none ing their backs to them and accepting the leadership of the Communists, who offer them the Proletarian Dicta- torship as the only form of govern- ment that will enable them to begin the task of abolishing the evil condi- tions from which they now suffer, and emancipating themselves from all masters. The Social Democrats have not the ‘courage to form a government tho hey polled the highest number of votes. Next come the Nationalists who are not so weak-kneed. They know what they want. By forming a coalition with other small reaction- ary groups, they would be the strong- est single party and thus have the right to form a government. The re- actionaries will not reject the Dawes plan, but after they get thru with it, even General Dawes may not be able to recognize it. It will probably re- semble the original Dawes plan as closely as Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations after Senator Lodge got thru adding “reservations” to it. Hosiery Workers In Newark, New Jersey, Resist Wage Slash By CARL ROEDERMAN SI jal to The Daily Worker) NEV "ARK, N. J., May 8——-The Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers, members of the United. Textile Workers, are on strike here against the Mutual Hosiery Company of Patterson. The Socialist Defeat Is Talk the world war, see the masses turn- | In the face of the suspension of their outside contracts, the 000 employes of the plant, and the complete stoppage of production, the Pullman Company has sent out word he men. declared that négotiations must be carried on, not with the old “Company Union Committee,” but with the present strike committee. * Yesterday morning the rivet- ers received typewritten letters from company stoolpigeons which stated, “Dear Sir: Please attend meeting at nine o’clock Thursday morning in Commit- tee Room, eighth floor, water tower, Pullman Car Works, to discuss pro- | position of returning. to work. Pre- sent this card at the gate. Employ- 6’ Committee.” Strikers Hear Offer A few of the riveters attended this “meeting “and reported “to. the strikers at Stancik’s Hall. They de- clared that the Pullman Company | Officials did not have any one at the meeting who was authorized to sign an agreement with the men. The minor hirelings of the Pullman, Com- pany, who were present, merely sug- gested that the men return to work and submit their grievances to the | old “company union.” In answer to this proposition the jmen declared their intention of fore- ing President E. F. Carry to sign a written agreement directly with the strikers. They refuse to go back |under the mercy of the Company |union, where most of the represent- jatives of the employes are in reality nothing but stool pigeons getting a rake-off from the Pullman Company for keeping the men in line. “We are fighting for the establish- ment of a real union of our own,” Holmgren told the strikers, “And how that we have the Pullman Com- pany licked we are not going to throw our victory away by dickering with Company stool pigeons who did not have the nerve to strike with the men.” No Faith In Company’s Union Holmgren was instructed to write president Carry that: “The employes of the Pullman Company have lost faith in the em- ployes’ committee affiliated with the company union. They do not be- lieve this committee has enough influence with the men to bring to the management the point of view of the Pullman employes. The men want the Pullman president to deal directly with the original strikers committee, and invite the Pullman officials to visit them at Stancik’s Hall and confer with them.’ Strikers were indignant yesterday at the employes’ committee, which has made fruitless efforts to divide the strikers and urge them to return to work. The strikers were also (Continued on Page 2.) ® company sought to cut their wages 20 per cent. They have been striking nine weeks. SILENCE ON TEAPOT AND THIRD Out of the 160 workers that went out on strike 100 are striking and do- ing strike duty and the others found employment in other places and are paying the strike assessments. The Paterson police are maintain- PARTY ISSUES MARKS GOMPERS’ POLITICAL DECLARATION FOR 1924 WASHINGTON, May 8.—Extreme caution on the part of total failure. ing neutrality as they are seeking The workers will refuse to pay 5 per cent of their wages into the gov- ernment fund, The employers are Bricklayers Win Strike In Scranton SCRANTON, Pa, May 8.—A victori- ous strike has won the Scranton bricklayers’ union an increase of 15 cents an hour to $1.50. The men have been out since May 1. not over anxious to accept the job of collecting for the government. They fear antagonizing the workers every pay The strike is expected to result in a stronger representation of workers in the congress. The Argentine work- ers do not depend very much on par- Hamentary action. higher wages themselves and ap- preciate the struggles of the mill workers to preserve their present standard of living. The Chamber of Commerce instruct- ed the capitalist papers not to run any union advertisements or give the union side of the strike. The strikers are ready to fight it out to the bitter end, Carl Holderman, organizer for the United Textile Workers, is in charge of the strike. the officials of the American Federation of Labor in th dential campaign, and willingness on the part of these officials rm be content with a declaration fo. familiar legislative demands of r old-fashioned honesty, plus the the federation officials ue years past, is seen in the declaration and program issued Samuel Gompers, Frank Morris: ‘on and James O’Connell, consti- tuting the so-called non-partisan political committee of the A.F. of L, “The American labor movement asks no government” is the keynote of this declaration, menting upon the “astoundin favors from the And after com- ig revelations of the past few (Continued on Page 2.) e