The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A.WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. II. No. 49. DAILY WORKER STORM CENTER AMONG FURRIERS Delegates Sure Do Read Our Paper Closely Twice yesterday the issue of the DAILY WORKER interrupted the reg- ular order of business in the Furriers’ Union convention, which is now in ses- sion at the Morrison hotel. The first time the matter was brought up by Delegate B. Golden, who took excep- tion to the editorials in the paper, re- ferring to President Morris Kaufman. President Kaufman, who was in the chair, questidned whether the editori- als had attacked the union or only the president. When the speaker re- plied that the affront was made up- on the president, Kaufman replied that he could stand criticism and sug- gested that in place of the motion to exclude the DAILY WORKER report- er, he, the chairman be allowed to rule that all reporters could, remain until the accounts printed in their Papers showed a twisted version of the proceedings of the convention. Kaufman was unanimously sustained. Toronto Delegates Wake Up. Just before the adjournment of the morning session, the DAILY WORK- ER again became a subject of discus- sion, one in which all of the members evinced interest. Delegate Holsworth of local No. 35, Toronto, introduced a clipping from the Monday issue of the paper, in which three resolutions are given as “passed” by Local Toronto. Both Delegate Holsworth and Delegate Cur- ry, of the Toronto Joint Board and business agent of the union, denied knowledge of these resolutions. Delegate Steinberg, of Local No. 40, Toronto, then explained that the resolutions were drawn up by him from recommendations given him by his local. ‘She resolutions are (1) against the election of National Civic SUBSCRIPTION RATES THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. Sun Yat Sen, Rebel Leader in China, Is Reported to Have Died HONG KONG, May 13.—General Sun Yat Sen, who for several years has waged incessant warfare against the Pekin government, styling him- Self President of South China, died today at Canton of brain fever, ac- cording to unconfirmed reports here. JUDGE SHOWERS INJUNCTIONS ON FOOD PICKETS Freund Rushes To Aid Of Greek Friends Judge Hugo Freund again stepped to the aid of his friends, the Greek restaurant bosses, by granting an in- junction that attempts to restrain picketing of seven more restaurants. The injunction is directed against the Amalgamated Food . Workers’ union, which is striking against the 12 to 14-hour day in the eating houses. Five writs had previously been issued. “The fight will go on until victory,” announced District Organizer Charles H. Keller, when he heard of the writ. A big mass meeting will be held in Ryan’s hall, 6512 Cottage Grove ave- nue, tonight to spread the strike to more restaurants. The joke of Freund’s injunction is that four enjoined restaurants, the Armore, 1050 Argyle avenue; the two William Karras restaurants at 5012 Broadway and 1141 Bryn Marr, and the New Diana at 1063 Argyle ave- nue, are not yet on strike. Other restaurants just granted in- junctions are the Royar at 4404 Broad- way, the Peterson at 1007 Lawrence avenue, and the Washington at 1007 Argyle avenue. INDIANA KLUX In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. _—————$— MILLIONAIRE SLEUTHS LOOSE FEDERAL JOBS Corny Vanderbilt And DuPont Fired (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, May 13.—Promi- nent men, who until Attorney General Stone dismissed them were carried on the rolls of ‘the department of jus- tice as “dollar-a-year” special agents of the bureau of investigation, were named before the senate Daugherty investigating committee today by Warren F. Grimes, a department at- torney. They were: Judge George A. Carpenter of Chi- cago. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, now a newspaper publisher in California. General Coleman Du Pont, former senator from Delaware. Charles D. Hilles, Republican na- tional committeeman of New York. Fred W. Upham. treasurer of the Republican national committee. —. M. McLean, Washington publish- er. H. H. Votaw, superintendent of federal prisons and brother-in-law of the late President Harding. John K. Tener, former governor of Pennsylvania. Others who are still retained be- cause they are government officials were: Colonel Thomas property cystodian. Assistant Attorney General Holland. BOSSES’ SHYSTER BUNK PALLS ON JUDGE FOELL Tells Taylor Stuff Get- W. Miller, alien WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,1924 <<» COURT MARTIAL FOR COMMUNIST LEADERS IN REACTIONARY ROUMANIA VIENNA.—Raids against Commun- ists are going on in Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, according to in- formation reaching here. Among the 34 arrested Communists are two mem- bers of the central executive commit- tee of the Communist party—Chris- tesku and Dobrojanu, the leader of the Young Communist movement, Helen Philipovich; the editors of the underground party organs, Vasilesku and Lesten, All those arrested will be court martialed. GALS TAX RELIEF FOR RICH FACES TEST THIS WEEK Against Bonus And For Mellon Plan WASHINGTON, May 13.— Presi- dent-Coolidge’s taxation program will face its crucial test this week. Three important developments affecting the tax reduction question are expected. 1, President Coolidge’s expected veto of the bonus bill and congres- sional reaction to this. 2. Decision whether the tax bill, now in conference between senate and house, can be made more near- ly to approximate the Mellon pro- gram, which the president favors. 8. The fate in congress of Mr. Coolidge’s veto of the Bursum pen- sion bill, which entails a further drain on the treasury. Possibility of a veto of the tax bill,| should it come to the White House) in the shape it passed the senate, is| intimated in quarters close to the president. If-Mr. Coolidge disap- proves the tax measure, he could at the same time ask congress to pass a Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 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 Russ Greet Amalgamated District : COAL MINERS OF ILLINOIS IN SESSION Radical Note Struck At Opening of Meeting — By JACK JOHNSTONE. (Special to The Daily Worker) PEORIA, Ill, May 13.—A radical note which. was sounded early in the first session of the great Illinois min- ers’ convention was displaced shortly after by the horn blast of reaction from Oscar Nelson, vice-president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. A louded blast of reaction no doubt, will be sounded later in the conven- tion when President John L. Lewis, Secretary William Green and Vice- President Phil Murray, of the interna- tional, take the platform with the new friend, Frank Farrington. The convention opened with Joe Lynal welcoming the delegates in the name of the Peoria central jJabor council. Mayor Woodrow, who fol-! lowed, invited the visiting miners to jenjoy themselves while they were in Peoria. Next, Reverend Carpenter was given the platform and lost no time in tell- ing the convention that he was proud of being called a radical. He said that the world had changed since the big war and that democracy was on 1 PITTSBURGH STRIKERS BACK TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE OF LEADERS (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, May 13.—The car- men’s strike which paralyzed the Pittsburgh railways’ system since Friday midnight, has been called off with a two-year contract at the old wage scale. The union waives its just demands for a wage increase and gets the meagre promise that half the cost of the men’s uniforms shall be borne by the company. In spite of the leaders’ pressure, the return-to-work motion barely carried. The vote was 920 in favor of continuing the strike and only 1,073 against. MORGAN AIDS LOSE OUT AT FRENCH POLLS Communists Show Surprising Strength PARIS, May 13.—Raymond Poincare, the House of Mor- gan’s French lackey went down to defeat in an election land- slide which swept himself and his government from power and with him, all his royalist sup- 2 In Convention RUSSIANS. IN GREETINGS TO A. G, W, UNION Labor Party Issue Also Up at Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 13. —Cabled greetings from the Russian clothing workers were greeted with prolonged applause at the opening session of the convention of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America here. The message from the freed needle trades in Soviet Russia was as follo “On behalf of 150,000 Russian clothing work- ers we greet the convention of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. We urge he closest political and indus- ‘rial uni naliy and inter- nationally. It has become a custom, and an en- ble one, for the “The Amalgamate cel ings from the Russian needle work- ers, the closest possible co-operation existing between them. Raise “Labor Party” Issue. The Labor Party issue came before the convention in crystallized form when Arthur Holder, secretary of the Cleveland Conference for Progressive conventions of ; resolution providing for the 25 per|t7lal today against the forces of re-|norters. Not a single royalist | Political Action addressed the dele. ee a & Se baat tin: 14 Old cent reduction im this year’s income action. candidate escaped the tornado, festa: . thi Sek. iad rae Boe the DE ARES AR tax and make the Mellon program one| Carpenter went on to say that he Clemenceau’s supporters failed| He asked for’ financial assistance al e G. E. B. ‘a Judge Charles M. Foell got tired of }Of the campaign issues. could not see why workers in one|‘, weather the storm. Caillaux, still|for the July 4th gathering at Cleve igen, Webeh GeBhgarysbaer tp tere listening to the same old testimony} Mr. Coolidge has until midnight,|country should go and shoot down|in exile as a result of his cony land, “to continue the great work be- of. the inside. shop, where most of the : a |May 16, to act on the bonus bill. If| Workers in another country. of high treason during the “Tiger's” i, ; Aas tasks on a garment be done in one jjof the same old stool-pigeons an “ish a I is fer’s” |gun in the last elections, in the send- Bi ‘ dicks and yesterday-told Dudley Tay-|"t @pproved or disapproved by that} Great applause followed from the| regime, staged a comeback thru the|ing of patriotic men to congress.” po nic baie poms Gp iets PET ‘ he Chi D time, the measure automatically will} delezates who have come trom towns | e1ection of the entire list that had his| sprer aw indi el recognized on a shop delegate sys- ill Nichti lor, attorney for the Chicago Dress Daehn lawl where hundred percenters are de- : There was no indication in anything tem. Pillow Case ighties| Manutacturers’ Association, where to nouncing every foreigner and trying |°">20™ that he said that there was any in- : r debate on the mat-} .- . Faction Torn’ 8°": _- we beeps iii adios bo AAG thie Spubipre “uu nts Wherein: Tha sarangi show. by. ee Coms/tention, onthe ESTEE EE Se Further _ ed € “ : . s' . Porters was evoked by Delegate T4i-| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 13—The ape masters may desire. ed 26 representatives. ‘Their election | oq ana. ty the cotemnitten alee nor, of St. Paul, but President Kauf-| indiana realm of the Ku Klux Klan|@"4 iver them sentences of $15 each. The Rotary Club came in for a|siogan was “A Workers and Pe. ed and referred to the committee, were man from the chair suggested that| was in open revolt today against the| 292!" a8 usual, argued for heavier lashing at the hands of the speaker ! Goveramant.” “Slincluded quite a number demanding . fines for his “to-teach-them-a-lesson” ante’ Government. participation in the St. Paul, Jum Minor’s exclusion motion be with-| national organization. ¥r b a and he stated that what was needed| ‘The French senate is composed of |?" oe ches 3 fe drawn and that the statements of] p, ¢. stephenson, elected Grand{POlicy. Judge Foell was bored an in the world, was service, not profit. 1314 members, and the chamber of, tt, National FarmerLabor Party Delegates Holsworth and Curry re-| Dragon by Klan representatives from iy ee ‘as aaron Sng os es Thomas O'Connor, ex-mayor and ex- | deputies of 610. weptteg: rag si ly ye garding their non-participation in the | ninety-one of the ninety-two counties ssa gs eigen ora th. Rael ae president of the plumbers’ union and| ‘The elections of 1920 divided the Neer 1 aera ed pee cs Printed: resolutions be accepted. in the state, announced that the In- % ‘ now holding the post of manager of |senate among Radicals 120, Republi 8 — The regular business of the morn-| diana Klansmen had thrown off all or br ae ee eee a 2s sep eae alp oie anellanield the only union cracker factory in the|ans of the Left 58, Progressives 2: pa cian was greeted with stirring ing was the secretary's reading of the|the outside control that was not in Ecini anusbicen feokant onesies mie * ; United States, was the first who took |Conservatives 20, Liberal Republi sears ‘ " executive board’s report. Much of|harmony with their -purposes. He Prema Panis rg og began sate German workers, were murdered at|the floor in behalf of the union label.|ans 14, Socialist Republicans 2, Unit. Lonel 2. Casne Postponed. the report was concerned with “left | charged national officers of the Klan |‘¢™ an mies ppt d yh a Boellberg, and hundreds more injured,|In the course of his speech, O'Connor |ed Socialists 2. The chamber of dep- ; SS a 3 Hou ig 76 mainly devoted wing” activities, especially in New| with prostituting the organization for Raditnidre ab tho et riking garment |™ny fatally, when police in armored | Paved the way for Nelson with a ref-Juties, as elected in 1919, consisted tl cauited cromentiale, ace GROG 1 <qicettiglt.*\ Ghastiaiiat Jowtns ee te, re bie te coke workers were given $15 fines apiece, |Cars yesterday fired machine guns on haba: : pion bibs be tantsd mes a agora ers bensad sunk Frogres- morning, but the bi dispute of condemned for taking the part of the} “Our action does not necessarily |Peacetul picketing. Most of the ue munists, who had been attacked by! But before the vice-president of the ;Radicals 60, Conservatives 31, Repub.|2 12 New York, was postponed for fur- left wing in the Suroff instance and|mean secession,” Stephenson ex-|°TS fined are women; not more than |armeq Fascisti, had sought protection|Chicago Federation got the floor, the |lican Socialists 27, Dissident Social-|ther hearings § : in the fight over the elections in cer-| plafned.. “We are going to defy the|® third are men. in a brewery at Boellberg, a small|convention sat thru the ceremony of |ists 6. Great sentiment exists against seat- tain New York locals, especially No. |despotism of those-who have used the|_ The fifty: cases to come before! town near Halle, where Fascisti mon-|Lynal Presenting a union-made gavel| The present representation is: |i™8 the right wing which stole the 15, The battle in this local was re-|Klan for.their own personal gain.” {Judge “Dennie” Sullivan were put|archists were parading in honor of|to President Farrington. Then the |Communists 26, Socialists 91, Repub-{@lection there. 1 issue is funda- counted in detail and the machine — off until bas aopenins, aes of eer the restoration of the statue of Von/call for the convention was read and |lican Socialists 39, Radical Socialists |™mental wficials congratulated themselves Ye Sha IE cases are trom Hyman Bros. and) Moltke, destroyed when the German|Farrington announced that John M.|124, Radicals 33, Left Republicans 82,| Workers Party—Debs’ Greetings. that they had the membership of the Another Capitalist should have been discharged before |republic was established. The police|rewis, international president, Will.|Republicans 117, Conservatives 11. A burst of 3 » followed the union behind them as their re-elec-| Solon Sentenced For aie tue Since the shop has settled !were the agents of the Socialist gov-liam Green, Secretary and Phil Mur-| This was the first time the Com-|reading of the ings from the . *. with the union. ernment, which not only gave permis-| pay vice. rould lat j}munist party of France participated| Workers Party of adelphia and bas Had abhor gan opi wlll Violating Booze Law One of the bosses, W. J. Reinhardt, |sion for the kaiserist demonstratfon, tyr meee ighascheneak pri: in an election campaign. Five years|the message from Eugene V. Debs. tion’s opening, the “red” issue is like- refused to take the stand yesterday! but also sent a company of honor This news that Lewis, the long-es-|@80, when the last national election| “Working with little success against ly to consume a good deal of the time |, (Ono to’ KY» May 13.—Facing |in Foell’s court against his employes. |from the so-called Moltke regiment tablished enemy of Illinois miners’ |t0ok place, there was yet no Com-|the spirit of solidarity at the conven- “ma-|{¥° years in prison, Congressman |He has been a regular attendant at|to participate. i : ‘ .|munist party. tion is the propaganda of the right in discussion. The policy of the “ma-| jonny jw. Langley will appear before | the court ‘exile, the workers. in “the. Rubr Policies, would speak from their plat. Mater eis ‘ sles cee: , “ar ” cy 3 * rr orkers are warned | wing, whic! s Ying to arouse racial teed tain pene Aske Federal Judge Cochran today for sen-| pat Collins, the.chief reciter of the|were striking against the conditions 5 Laapibay cepted the Ranuas berg against attaching too much impor-|feelings between the Jews and Ital- saitete 7 Gk Che cneulliern’ G6 the tence, following conviction of charges | prosecution's witness’ catechism,|brought on them by the war, militar- ers’ brave fight while Lewis was send. |tance to the imposing radical designa-|ians. ‘Trade Union Educational League. But |°!, °O@SP!"2e¥ in connection with il-/came into the court room late and |ism was the order of the day at Halle. ine adata tito -Makhes. tions of the left groups in the French] ‘This propaganda is appearing in the jodbiaatvos “the apace: in the oa. legal whiskey transactions in 1921. | grinned maliciously when he saw the|War veterans of the steel helmet or- dt dat Ohad Milahn sen given the |#88embly. As a matter of fact, the|pages of the J Forward cutive Board's report, devoted to the | gerne, meurmed its veratct after pickets all arrayed before Judge| ganization marched side by side with| » St 2s) scar Nelson was giv midst tefm “Socialist” means practically|and asserts, in last Sunddy’s issue: activities of the ‘militants the “ma: sie atgped three hours and 40 min-]Foell, When gptlangge, out ley was side of oS beeing bin all ‘of a latidakion Gb tha oul varty: Dollie ating here. Even Poincare is a So-| While the band played “The Inter ‘di pel 5 going on and how little the judge |3, red, white an jac! anners | — i 4 cialist of some stripe or other. It|national,” hundreds of vorkers fi ane eee on Redes wv its fry awn Doaeemaner ey cared to hear his lies, he changed |and black skull flags, symbols of im- Siar lea sekr tc the ‘Trade | ay’ seam paradoxical, but the only |the wool lapited. Witherspoon hall y ‘Porw bigeani sarin ie *r} STAVROPOL.—The Southeastern| color a bit and retired to a back seat. | perialism. Timorous Halle tradesmen, Mw cheto? aie pati aile about |"@#! Socialists in France are the/and interrupted Hillman’s opening ably concerned over their lack of| Agricultural bank made 266 loans to The strikers held a dancing com-|encouraged by government protection, Net dir, oak nl s that he forgot |COmm*nists, tho the party of Longuet|speech to the convention. Delegates rank and file support. the peasants for the purpose of buy-|petition for prizes in their meeting |hung out the banners of reaction,|N®!son’s spe iy Bor lis entitled to the doubtful honor of|cheered and rose to their feet when. Every delegate had his free copy |ing work animals. The total sum was yesterday afternoon. A lively crowd |TWo admirals, twenty-five generals|'® mention Moscow. ‘ : of the Jewish Daily Forward. 62,500 roubles, “eoeaihir Bleeping and the former kaiser’s fifth son and| Besinning his talk with the story of (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.) ta ¥: Li i h {the fight of the flat janitors and é is * a ir eg tho eee chen ee Ghat thanking the officials present for the PUL DAILY WORKER’S SERVICES IN THE Wisconsin Copper touch needed to recall the days of ns they ae ee a ee ote LMAN STRIKERS GET SLIGHT : : blood and iron, A demand to bring/they were si walcabeoy-ay _ CHICAGO GARMENT STRIKE LAUDED Pee ee ID ore nas veea cet tee eats |preiing te goveras of tina CONCESSIONS; RETURN TO WORK; Kills Young Student kaiser was made by Lieutenant Dues-| Then he declared that labor had FEDERAL CONCI TAT. R IN RESOLUTIONS BEF ORE CONV: EN TION terberg, trainer of the Fascisti and|defeated the constabulary bill, pre- L 0 THE BUNK MADISON, Wis., May 13.—Peter M.|One of the most bitter opponents of Howey ep rary nota se : , , 2, Tw , Wis., a|the republic. egal and stopp e attempt to in- ae 7 By REBECCA GRECHT. Posepny, 21, of Two Rivers, Wis., a Diateiduigia RE iticivataa 16 corpdente ualonkc The striking Pullman carbuilders, who have been out for ial to The Daily Worker) student at the university of Wiscon- P close to five weeks, by a vote of 108 to 74, many not vot t 1 it hi d_ killed h reach Malle on foot to witness the pa-| But, said Nelson, the greatest vic- ‘ , BY ’ y ing, ata BOSTON, May 13.—Facing the Sigman red-baiting machine |sin, was shot and_ki ere: early ripe blocked. Only|tory labor has ever had was the de-|Meeting Monday night voted to return to work, at the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ convention is a |today by Patrick Powers, a veteran |rade found the roads blocked. Only A ittee of twelve of the strikers had battl lution from the striking d kers’ local of Chi Local |Madison policeman. Posepny was |%;000 persons, favorable to the Fas-|feat of Essington, Brundage and Me- committee of twelve of the strikers had battled gamely resolution from the st ing dressmakers' o} cago, slain near Power's residence, Pow-|‘isti, were permitted to reach the| Cormick at the primaries. He said|for a complete victory set down in a binding written agreement. 100, asking the convention to express its appreciation of the serv- |*tin Itt he, thought Posepny was a|™onument. Blows from sabres and|that the unity of labor at the pri-|But the odds were against them, three to one. Benjamin Marsh. ices rendered during the Chicago strike by the DAILY WORKER. | oh wier, ° rifle shots of General von Luden-|maries had “taken the punch” out of man, conciliator for the U. S. Department of Labor, was in reality The resolution sent in by the striking I. L. G. W. U. members dorft’s Bavarian guards answered all/the employers’ association. He at-/trying té get the men to return to work on the company’s terms. tells how the DAILY WORKER co-operation rallied the labor Eleven Starve in One Room. attempts at protest. “This is accord-|tacked the conspiracy between the * ing to the custom of that country,” reports a Berlin newspaper corre- courts, State’s Attorney Crowe and and the employers’ association. beers Be RS tbe canna OF the The employes’ committee of twelve, representing the Pullman ST. LOUIS, May 13, President Company Union, dared not® the convention from I. L. G. W. U. union men and women who were battling the open shop bosses of Chicago. This testimony from the rank and file as to the splendid support given by the Communist paper shatters the Sigman propaganda that the Com- munists are “disruptive” forces in the labor movement. Demand Reinstatement. Telegrams have been coming into. Coolidge’s pre-campaign dope adver- tises a wave of prosperity in this country, but John Gonzales with his wife. and nine children would flot be- eve it if they read it. The family was found by the police in one bare room. They had gone for days with- out food, sleeping at night on the floor, They had come from San An- tonio, Tex., after having been told that in St. Louis there was abundance of work at high wages, _ shops in New York and Boston pro- testing the unseating of duly elected delegates and demanding the full re- instatement of the members who were expelled so outrageously from the un- jon by the international officials. Nothing has been accomplished so far at this convention which the union treasury is financing. That is noth- ing except red-baiting, praise of off- ‘Centinued.on Page 2.) ? spondent, The strength of the Communists in the elections reveals the insignifi- cance of the manifestations as giving an index to the strength of »monarch- ist sentiment among the masses. MOSCOW.—According to informa- gest cotton fields in Russia, seinen tion from the Turkestan Soviet repub-| what in reputation as the result of lic, 280,000 désatin will be sown un-jthe criticisms of the League. der cotton. Turkestan has the big-| criticism of reactionary leaders, Nel-|ing conditions of the men, The attack on the Trade Union Educa Jonal League—which actually has been one of the greatest forces behind the garment strike—was made with Nelson’s usual animosity. His particular count against the League was the charge that certain officials of the federation had suffered some- This termed “spreading poisop.” speak out for their fellow work- ers on strike. Under these conditions the men were forced to take back to their wait- ing strikers at Stancik’s Hall, a de- cision to accept a compromise. Super- intendent McLaren, for the Pullman Company, refused to lift the wage cut, but agreed to a considerable number of definite improvements in the work- A basic ‘wage scale of $1.10 per hour for the frre cartier Laan, riveters was also proposed by McLar- en, He declared that if working con- ditions made the men fall below this average, the company would give it to the men as a day work wage. McLar- en refused to sign a written agree ment with the Railway Carmen’s Un- fon, No Discrimination, The biggest fight came over the dis. crimination against six of the strike __<Continved on Page 2.)