The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 10, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT | Vol.II.No.46. SUBS \ THE ‘DAILY ue WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 8, 1879. CRIPTION RATES Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by. mail, 8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per year. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1924 Bo 290 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill, —_————— 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 Demand: BURNS, HEAD LABOR SPY, FORCED TO QUIT IN DISGRACE Germany Trembles to the Tramp of Revoltin GOMPERS AIDS SIGMAN WAR ON LEFT WIN G IN BOSTON @4 MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL By REBECCA GRECHT. (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., May 9.—Another “red raid” against all things Communist was carried out here by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, with the usual accompaniments, when he addressed the convention of the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers Union. Morris Sigman, president of “The International,” whose steam roller had been busy for days eliminating left wingers from rs the convention, presented Gom-* pers to the convention as “Our Chief.” Applause Carefully Staged. Carefully staged applause had greeted the Anti-Sovietist upon his entrance to the convention hall. He came in while the dele- gates were discussing the un- seating of four delegates of Local No, 1, of New York City. The same claquers who had up- held the vindictive attacks of Vice-Presidents Israel Feinberg, Meyer Perlstein and the rest of the official crew, against the ‘ militants, again exerted them- selves for “Sammy.” But the militants had been busy, and when Gompers entered all dele- gates had in their hands leaflets stat- ing Gompers’ opposition to immigra- tion and in favor of the notorious anti- labor Johnson bill. Take Up Case of Local 9. ‘The ‘climax in the contest growing out of the report of the credentials of ‘No, 9, of New York city, In this case charges were made against both the local and its delegates. The credentials committee recom- mended the unseating of eight of the 11 delegates, charging that a secret meeting, held with outsiders, nomi- nated the elected delegates. , The committee also recommended that Local No. 9 be placed under the dictatorship of the General Executive Board for some time, because it had disobeyed the decision of the G. E. B.; in that it had taken no action against the league members, and because, as it was alleged, it had received orders from outsiders. Progressives Control Local. Local No. 9 is now under the con- trol of progressives and is opposing certain policies of the Sigman official- dom. The administration forces aim to seize control of the local and to destroy every vestige of opposition. Delegate Louis Hyman, manager of Local No. 9, defended the seating of the delegates, charging that the case was a frameup, based on the flimsy evidence offered by one indvidual. There was no corroborative evidence offered and no investigation. Hyman charged that the objections against the delegates border on the tactics familiar to martial and lynch law. He charged that the officialdom holds caucuses and uses its power to pre- yent the election to the convention of well-known union members dis- agreeing. with the international poli- cies of the regime in power. Instead they secure the election of unknown members in order to solidity .ue con- trol of the machine. All Left Wing Hit. Other delegates, defending the ac- cused, charged that the Sigman ad- ministration seeks to destroy the lo- cal. They stated that preparations had been made three weeks ago to un- seat the delegates. ? the unseating of these dele- gates the Sigman administration di- rected its aim, not only against the Workers party, the Trade Union Edu- cational league, but against the pro- gram and principles of the entire left wing. The secretary of the credentials committee bitterly attacked the Frei- heit, the Jewish Communist daily. The eight delegates whose seats were contested were unseated on a roll call by a vote of 225 to 47. The local was laced under the supervision of the eral Execut've Board by a vote of “9214 to 33, ee New Yorkers Unseated. It was after the Sigman machine had rolled out a vote of 207 to 51 in favor of the unseating of the New York delegates that Gompers was given the floor and, with his usual bit- ter invective, launched into an attack ) on the Workers Party, the Trade Union Hducational League and all s * Sullivan is addicted. STRIKERS DRAW PENALTIES FROM BIASED JUDGE Foell Frees One; Fines Four $25 Each A change has come over the court of equity where Judge Charles: M. Foell is hearing in- junction cases against garment strikers. The judge yesterday discharg- ed Mrs. Caroline Heim, one of the strikers whom two bosses had just been testifying against and fined four others $25 each, in place of the $50 fines he had sentences to which “Dennie” Furthermore, Foell refrained from caustic comments against foreign born workers which he indulged in several. days ago. And even Prosecutor Coleman, who is substituting for Hyde, of the Chicago Association of Dress Manufacturers, went thru the form of-addressing the strik- Streets Not Free. Foell still insists, however, that the strikers have no right to walk the pub- lic streets. The persons he fined yes- terday, according to the admission of Henry Reinhart, a dress manufactur- er, were “well behaved” and “peace- ful” as they walked the streets. The (Continued on Page 2.) FARMER-LABOR SEC'Y ROUSES OMAHA WORKERS OMAHA, Neb., May 9.— Joseph Manley, national secretary of the Fed- erated Farmer-Labor Party, spoke to a highly enthusiastic and attentive crowd at the Omaha May Day meet- ing, held under the auspices of the local Workers Party organization. Manley said in part: “As we meet on this May Day we revolutionists have much to be thank- ful for. We have a right to feel sin- cerely proud of the movement which we have built. “Our Workers Party is only a young organization, yet today we are pub- lishing our own daily paper and en- tering upon undertakings which we could not have dreamed of a few years ago. Our party is practically solely responsible, in an organiza- tional way, for the existence of the great Farmer-Labor movement which is firing the imagination of the work- ers and farmers in these Northwest- ern states. “We also have reason to be thank- ful that Soviet Russia, after years of war and famine, is today teaching the capitalist nations lessons in the build- ing of industry and agriculture. Rus- sia is today a united nation under Communist leadership, a stronghold for the workers and farmers thruout the world, e “It-is our duty to the farmers and workers thruout the country, our duty to the party, our duty to the valian pioneers who are carrying the revo- lution thru to succegs in Russia,"it is our duty between now and the next May Day to build an even more pow: erful movement in America.” given before and in contrast to || and PULLMAN PACT IS REFUSED BY ANGRY STRIKERS Will Not Buy Jobs By Blacklist The striking carbuilders of the Pullman Company shop again un- animously decided to strike until their strike committee is recogniz- ed, instead of the “company union” stool pigeons appointed by the Pullman officials to re- present them, and decided not to go back to work until their de- mands are met. At a conference earlier in the day with Francis Gunn, and other Com- pany officials, some of the strikers found that the only offer made thru the employes’ committee of the Com- pany union was no offer at all. The Pullman Company tried to trick the men into returning to work and Settling the wage differences after- wards. They had the insolence to make the proposal that the strikers desert their leaders like a pack of whipped curs. In return for allowing the Pullman Company to fire and blacklist the ten men who have suc- cessfully guided their strike this far, the Company made hazy and definite promises of “later on adjusting the wage scale.” Less Pay, More Speed. Boiled down, the best proposition (Continued on Page 2.) FIVE RESTAURANT HOT INJUNCTION But Strike Goes Merrily On Nevertheless Rushing to the aid of the Greek restaurant bosses and their 12-14-hour day, Judge Hugo Freund of Circuit Court issued an injunction forbidding. picketing ‘in front of five of the dozen restaurants affected by the strike of the Amalgamated Food Workers. At a late hour last night, strikers were keeping the scabs away in good shape and the only effect of Freund’s unfriendliness was to put more pep into the fight for civilized conditions. The two restaurants just struck, are the La Salle, 4957 Sheridan Road, and the Peterson, 1107 Lawrence Ave. The enjoined shops are the Pome- roy, 1120. Argyle Ave.; the Elroy, Lawrence Ave. and the “L” station; Carvell’s, 1149 Wilson Ave.; the Pres- to, 4774 Lincoln Ave., and the Elite, at 1037 Wilson Ave. Gillett Is Out For Walsh’s Senate Seat From Massachusetts WASHINGTON, May 9.—In a brief statement, Speaker Frederick H. Gil- lett of the House of Representatives today announced himself a candidate for the senatorial seat now held by Senator Walsh, a democrat. Gillett’s statement revealed that he agreed to run for the senate only af- ter Governor Channing Cox, of Mass- achusetts, had declined to become a candidate. President Coolidge personally urged Gillett to run and the speaker will have the administration's warmest support. Jugo-S! Acive. A’ INS, May 9.—Jugo-Slavia is secyetly concentrating troops in read- iness to invade Albania and take ad- vantage of the chaotic internal situa- tion in that country, according to re- ports: from Tirana, which are quite unconfirmed and taken with consid- erable reserve. Greek reports also tell of two rival columns of revolutionists, 1,000 strong each, moving on Tirana. One of these armies is Serbophil, the other Italophil, it is claimed, pects of a sympathy strike in Saxony. lockouts. . A separatist plot was unearthed today which provided for formation of the “Ruhr Eco- nomic State.” Documents revealing the plot showed that the separatist plan embodied occupation of the mines, the products of which could then be devoted to reparations. Tt was proposed to start negotations with France, Belgium and Great Britain in the name of the Ruhr state once the occupation was effected. The workers would also have the eight hour day upon which they have insisted. RECHT FINDS SOVIET FORGING RAPIDLY AHEAD Moscow Interested In Washington Scandals (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, May 9.—Conditions in Russia are rapidly improving, is the report brought Wack from Moscow by Charles Recht, legal adviser of the Russian government New York. Recht, who has returned from a three months’ trip to various European countries, found the progress in Rus- in sia in strange contrast to the disin-| tegration and economic chaos in the other countries, he said. An invitation to Dr. John Dewey, formerly of Columbia university, from Lenin’s Widow, inviting him to come to Russia as educational adviser to the government, was brought by il * who is.ateacher by profession and now in ‘chargé of extending Russia’s educational sys- tem, told Recht that she considers Dewey the world’s greatest educator. For two years Dewey has been advis- ing with her by letter, and she now hopes that he will come in person. “All you readin the papers about a reversal of the Nep (new economic policy) is bunk,” Recht told the Fed- erated Press in describing Russian conditons. He went on to say that there had been popular protest against the high life of certain nep- men, or profiteers, and as a result the government has sent many of them to Siberia. The cabarets are closed and Moscow is as, tight as a drum after 10 o’clock at night. Moscow is still the safest capital in Europe and has little crime, he said. “Moscow is much interested in the revelations of wholesale graft in the Washington government which is go- ing unpunished. They point out that there are fewer grafters in Russia, but these are immediately punished, even tho they are officials or Com- munists,” Recht explained. Speaking of the recent breakdown of Bessara- bian negotiations, he said he did not anticipate war between Russia and Roumania, as Russia is very anxious for peace. Rykoy, Lenin’s successor, scribed by Recht as an able organizer, who has won the confidence of the people and of his fellow purty mem- bers. Without wishing to initiate pol- icies of his own, he is determined to lead Russia along the lines laid down by Lenin. Wheeler Denies Charge That He Promised To Get Oil Permits WASHINGTON, May 9.—Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana took the stand in his own defense before the senate committee investigating his indictment today and declared he had never negotiated for oil land per- mits with the interior department on behalf of Gordon Campbell, Montana oil man, as charged in his indictment. “I never promised to get permits, I never got permits, I never discussed permits,” he said. Premiers Will Meet PARIS, May 9.—Premier Poincare will go to London May 20th to confer with Premier MacDonald regarding the experts report, it was announced today. MUSCLE POWER, NOT BRAIN POWER, IS POPULAR AT YALE UNIVERSITY is de-| BURNS GIVES FINAL WHINE AGAINST REDS AND “SOVIET GROUP” WASHINGTON, May 9.— Burns’ resignation had been expected since former attorney general Daugherty retired from the cabinet, because of his close association with Daugh- erty. “I have been planning to resign for some time,” Burns said, “even before Mr. Daugherty left the de- partment, but Daugherty would not let me. “1 shall continue to take the same interest in good government that | have always taken and | shall op- pose, as | have always opposed, this Soviet and radical group.” In severing his connections with the department, Burns terminates an intermittent service with the gov- ernment begun 25 years ago. DETROIT CARMEN IN FIGHT TO SAVE UNION Capitalist City Solons Fire Union Officers By SHERMAN BOWMAN. (Staff Correspondent of the Fed. Press) mission and the managers of the city owned and operated street railway system have at last committed them- selves to a wide-open effort to smash the carmen’s union in Detroit. The union led off with a demand for a 14 per cent wage increase and im- proved working conditions, calling at- promises a large proportion of the platform men have to put in from 12 to 15 hours a day to get eight hours’ pay owing to split runs. The street railway commission re- fused to deal with the union. Instead it attempted to arbitrate with a large commitee of platform men selected by itself on a seniority basis. The com- mission then announced that it was prepared to offer death, sickness and benafit insurance to the 3,500 platform workers at a.low rate, dues to be taken from the weekly pay envelopes. It was believed this offer would be a wedge in the men’s solidarity. Next, the department of street rail- ways, thru the general manager, or- dered the business agent and the sec- retary of the local to go back to work on the street cars, at one day's notice. At a workers’ mass meeting, attended by a third of the platform men, all who were not at work, a resolution was unanimously passed authorizing the two officers and the president to remain on their jobs as officials of the union, The managers of the system struck the names of the secretary and business agent from the payroll when they did not report for work at the barns the following day. The presi- dent was not on the payroll. The private company from which the city bought the lines had recog- nized the union and paid the wages of the two officials. The street railway commission has paid them since the purchase two years ago. The next step of the union will be to go over the heads of the commis- sign and managers and see the mayor and council. Recognition of the union, increased wages and better conditions will be demanded. Hitch It To Tax Bill. WASHINGTON, May 9.—Plunging along toward an almost certain vote on the tax bill today, the senate struck a snag when Senator Norbeck, South Dakota, announced he would offer the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill as an DETROIT.—The street railway com- | tention to the fact that in spite of | BURNS LOSES JOB AS CHIEF U.S. SLEUTH Crook Follows Denby And Daugherty WASHINGTON, May 9.—William J. Burns has joined the noble army of Has Beens with Denby and Daugherty. The chief of the Bureau of Investiga- tion of the Department of Justice turn- ed in his resignation yesterday after- noon to President Coolidge and will now devote his entire time to his dis- credited private detective agenc Burns’ resignation under fire was announced after he had spent all morning in denouncing reports that he was quitting. The chief of the federal stool pigeon service kept insisting that he still had the confidence of the pres- | ident. Too Heavy A Load. It became known in white house circles earlier in the day that the re- signation was coming. Mr. Coolidge felt that the odium attaehcd to Burns was becoming too heavy for a cam- paign horse to carry. The last straw that broke the camel’s back, was the information that the senate investigating commit- tee was preparing to open up the darkest chapter in the Burns’ cabinet. The probing solons were about to turn the light on Burns’ activities as a di- jrector of labor spying. | It became known that the commit- tee had indisputable evidence showing that Burns was using his official po- | tion as head of the Bureau of In-| vestigation to assist his private en- terprise, the William J. Burns Interna- tional Detective Agency in industrial espionage, for which the agency was being paid by private interests. Follows I. W. W. Expose. The committee’s evidence includes 200 letters from the files of the Los | Angeles branch of the Burns agenc Some of them over Burns’ own sign: ture, showing how Department of Jus- tice operatives were dispatched to | Arizona to assist his agency opera- tives in espionage work for the cop- per interests. The espionage was di- rected against the Industrial Work- | ers of the World and the American | Federation of Labor and the original | evidence was obtained by the I. W. W. Further evidence relates to Burns’ | illegal use of Department of Justice men in breaking the shopmen’s strike. His resignation follows close on the heels of his failure to get a huge spe- | cial appropriation for his labor spy bu- reau. | Jailed in Hunger Strike PARIS, May 9.—A protest against | the white terror in Poland has been published here under the signatures of many well known writers and eminent citizens. The protest states | that there are over three thousand | Political prisoners in the jails of Po-| land, and that the regime in the jails | is so terrible that hundreds of the prisoners are at present protesting g Workingclass ‘Ruhr Strike and Threatened Extention To Saxony Bring Grave Political Crisis BERLIN, May 9.—The strikes and lockouts continue in: the Ruhr with increasing pros- The German government is willing to try to settle the Ruhr economic questions but shies at intervention, due to the political aspects of the The strikes are now under Communist direction. GOVERNMENT FEARS LABOR WILL RULE 500,000 Idle As Strike Strike Ranks Grow BERLIN, May 9.—Every hour registers new additions to the spreading Communist strikes in the Ruhr, Saxony and Silesia. It is estimated that 500,000 men are now idle, mostly coal miners. Government officials express the fear that the Communists will take over the reins of gov- ernment in the localities where the strikes prevail. Rote Fahne he Red Flag,” official organ of the German Communist Par- ty, calls the strike the “beginning of a new struggle in Germany.” Ninety-two per cent of the Ruhr coal mines are idle. Moscow Holds Firm. MOSCOW, May 9.—German Foreign Secretary Stresemann’s note explain- ing the police raid upon Russian trade hearquarters in Berlin is not satis- factory, the soviet press declared to- day. Official newspapers make the follow- ing demands upon Germany: An apology, punishment of police who conducted the raid, compensa- tion for workers. Mass meetings are being held thru- (Continued on Page 2.) 47,000. GERMAN. SHIPBUILDERS IN HARD STRIKE W orkers Undaunted After 10 Weeks By LOUIS P. LOCHNER, | Federated Press Staff Correspondent. HAMBURG, Germany, May 9.— Over 47,000 German workers engaged in the shipbuilding industry are mak- ing a heroic fight for the maintenance of the eight-hour day, for recognition of their union (they are almost all mem- bers of the Metal Workers’ union of German), and for better wages. Tho the fight has lasted now for 10 weeks, and the men must live on strike bene- fits of only $1 to $1.50 per week, their spirit is undaunted. The Hamburg workers number 18,000 with 9,000 at K 7,000 at Bremen, 5,000 at Stettin, 3,000 at Rostock, 2,000 at Bremerhaven. The Nationa sociation of German Metal Industrials is throwing its or- ganization into this fight, because if they can win over the radical workers on the water front, they will have an easier time in the interior. On the other hand, the local popu- lation in every place affected is sol- idly behind the strikers. This ex- tends so far that certain directors of the shipbuilding concerns have taken children of the strikers to their ta- bles to atone in a measure for the sins of the stockholders. The small business men are freely advancing credit to the strikers. In January the employers, in the face of an arbitration award which had been declared binding upon both parties, made arbitrary regulations re- garding hours. The unions instructed their men to work eight hours and drop tools. The ship owners then de- with hunger strikes. clared a lockout. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE CELEBRATES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT Tonight at the Roosevelt Hall, 3437 West Roosevelt road, the Young Workers League of Chicago will hold a Youth Spring Dance which will also be an anniversary dance celebrating t! Young Workers League in the struggle: This spring dance will be given in the honor of Spring, that most charm- ing Goddess of the Seasons, on May 10th, the official date set by the Young Workers’ League of Chicago. Music for this breezy and balmy evening wil) be poured forth by Mitch- ell’s Pan Pipers, who have won fame by their enticing recitations of sym- phonic jazz poems, via the saxophone, trombone, blue bells, etc. There will be no occasion for food riots. However, should there pe any _ he entrance of the third year of the 8 for the young working masses. manifestations of this, refreshments as only the delicate hands of youth can prepare, will be served in a way which will murder all ravishing ap- petites und renew any losses for those who come without them. Preparations for this ball have shown promises to make this event the best the youth of Chicago have ever undertaken. The admission, fifty cents, includes wardrobe, The affair will be held tonight, 4 ag i |