The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 15, 1924, Page 1

| r "4, A thundering chorus of “nays” drowned out the feeble cry of the Davis boosters and the ses- sion was adjourned in a storm * of excitement. Maurer For Davis. To the surprise of those who had known President Jim Maurer’s earlier (Continued on Page 5.) . im THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. Il. No. 50. SEC'Y DAVIS SPURNED BY PENN LABOR Delegates In Uproar Deny Vote of Thanks By ABRAM JAKIRA. (Special to The Daily Worker) ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 14. Organized labor of the state of Pennsylvania, assembled in the annual convention of the Penn- sylvania Federation, gave Secre- tary of Labor James J. Davis the most sensational turn down that that capitalist tool has yet re- ceived from a body of working- men. The turn down ,came in the opening session of the conven- tion when the motion was put to give Davis a rising vote of thanks for his speech to the delegates. STRIKER KRAUSE GOING TO COURT Held For Four Hours Without Charges Just as he was going up to appear before Judge Charles M. Foell yester- day, David Krause, one of the strik- ing ladies’ garment workers, was ac- attorney’ from the hall of the City-County building. Dudley Taylor, vicious Employers’ Association lawyer, loaned to the dress manufacturers, pointed out Krause to Crowe’s men, altho Taylor 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. DEATH HOODOO BROKEN; MINERS FOUND ALIVE; IMPRISONED 78 HOURS GILMAN, Colo., May 14,—Seventy- eight hours of imprisonment on ‘the 1,900-foot level of the Empire Zinc company’s black iron mine here came to an end for five miners when El- mer Anderson, 21, stuck a grimy, un- shaven face thru the opening blown by a final blast, grinned at an almost exhausted member of the rescue par- ty and said, “Hello,’dad. Here we are,” None of the five was injured, and all reported that beyond some dis- comfort from cold they had not suf- fered in the least from their impris- onment. Food and air was supplied by a pipe driven thru to the prison room after a cave-in, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN BIG KLAN TANGLE Both Old Wall Street Parties Face Issue WASHINGTON, May 14. — The hope, long cherished by leaders of both Republican and Democratic parties, that the Ku Klux Klan issue would not arise in this campaign to plague them, has been dashed, and in its place has come the certainty that the question somehow must be met. The Republicans have been brought face to face with the issue by the Klan victory in the Indiana primary. Senator Underwood has raised it for the Democrats and intends to use it in reviving a presidential candidacy which seemed about expiring of inani- mation. Months ago, while the 1924 presi- dential election was in the dim fu- ture, certain Republican politicians got behind the fight to oust Senator Earle B. Mayfield from the senate. It was known at that time that any investigation of Mayfield would in- volve alleged Klan participation in his nomination and election, and that this would lead to a general investi- gation of reported Klan activities na- tiénally. The Mayfield. inquiry now going on shows every evidence of be- coming a Klan investigation, unless present lines of questioning are stopped summarily. Therefore, it would appear as tho the Klan issue had been made a cer- knew that Krause was on his way to; court where Taylor was to prosecute. him. Charges Kept Secret. Krause was held from ten o’clock to two o’clock without charges so that he could not be bailed out. At two he was released on bail but the nature of the charges against him were not made known. State’s Attorney Crowe’s office denied knowledge of the case, altho Krause had been held in their office hours, 3 Krause’s case before Judge Foell has been put off until May 23rd. What Dudley Taylor expects to ac- complish by his dirty tactics is far from clear. He is not succeeding in intimidating the workers striking for their rights in the ladies’ garment in- dustry. If he expected to get one of the union members to turn against his fellow workers, again he was fooled. Taylor undoubtedly is disgruntled and sore because Judge Foell has re- fused to listen to his old bunk and soak heavy fines on the strikers. But if Taylor thinks he can get away with any “rough stuff” with these seasoned fighters in the ladies’ garment work- ers ranks, he is sadly mistaken, they all agree. The fifty cases before Judge “Den- nie” Sullivan yesterday morning were put over till Friday, May 16th. It looks as tho “Dennie” just can’t get up enough courage to face the crowd of strikers and hear their cases. This is the fourth postponement he has made. Many of the strikers have been re- strained from going on the picket line on Market street and many who could go are not, with the result that the battle front is left unguarded except by the bulls and dicks most of the time. Those who have not yet gone down on the line ought not to shirk just because their fellow workers have been picked up. The bosses need a lot of reminding that strikers have plenty of fight left. Rosta Carries Story From Daily Worker To Far East, Europe PEKING, May 14.—‘Rosta,” semi- official Russian news agency in the Far Bast, is carrying news stories based on facts published in the DAILY WORKER concerning the delivery of reliet supplies by the American Relief Administration to the armies of ex- General Yudenitch, counter-revolu- tionist. The stories are being sent to all radical and liberal papers in both Burope and the Far Hast, pation) ii ; “somewhere” for over four wv \ i tain factor in the campaign by those who saw in the Mayfield case an op- portunity to get revenge for the oust- ing of Newberry. Now all eyes are on President Cool- idge, to see what position he will take with respect to Indiana’s Klan con- trolled Republican _ organization. Senator Watson, ostensibly one of the Coolidge lieutenants, has been quoted as supporting Ed Jackson, the Klan nominee for governor. Will the president indicate his ap- proval of this or of the anti-Klan branch of the Republican party in the Hoosier state, is the question now being asked here. That he will be al- lowed to evade this choice no one here believes. Means will be found to place him on record, and naturally what he says will be construed as reflecting his attitude on thé Klan not alone in Indiana, but all over the country. Thus it becomes a definite factor in the campaign. Underwood, by demanding that the Democratic party go on record against the Klan, appears to some ob- servers here to be inviting an even- tual coalition with the Al Smith forces. PLAN NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN SEN. WHEELER PROBE WASHINGTON, May 14.—“Not guilty” is the verdict that will be re- turned by a committee of his col- leagues who “tried” Senator Wheeler of Montana on charges of misusing his office, it was learned today. A report completely exonerating Wheeler was ready for submission to the committee for approval today and will be submitted to the senate be- fore the end of the week. Action on the report by the senate is under- stood to be unnec ry in the event the charges against Wheeler were found to lack grounds for impeach- ment. Senator Sterling, South Dakota, who assumed the role of “prosecutor” in the investigation, is expected to file a minority report. In addition to Chairman Borah, who is drafting the report, Senator McNary, Oregon, Re- Publican, and Senators Swanson, Vir- ginia, and. Caraway, Arkansas, will sign the majority report; it was said. After presenting the report, Sen- ator Borah intends to deliver a speech and review the evidence on which Wheeler was indicted by a Montana In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year, _ HOWAT GETS INVITATION TO PEORIA Will Address District 12 Convention PEORIA, May 14.—Alexander Howat was invited to address the convention of District 12, United Mine Workers of Amer- ica, by an overwhelming vote this morning and against the op- position of the machine. Howat is expected here to- morrow. The speech of Victor Olander, who addressed the convention this morning, consisted almost exclusively of an at- tack upon the Communists. Accord- ing to Olander, trade union officials and unions wére one and the same thing and as the Communist attack union officials they, in the Olander de- nunciation, were against the labor movement. Olander made no distinetion be- tween the one big union and the Com- munists, both being “disloyal” to the union officials, he saic. He took up the cudgels for Andy Furusetif of the Sea- men's Union, much to the surprise of the delegates who had some diffi- culty in getting the connection be- tween seamen and miners. By J. W. JOHNSTONE. PEORIA, Ill, May 14.—Frank Far- rington, president of the Illinois mine district, is on the defensive against the rank and file foes of his admin- istration who have come to the state U. M. W. of A. convention with the in- tention of taking the appointive power away from the administration and having organizers elected by the un- ion as a whole. This appointive power, which Far- rington saved at the 1921 convention by a bare margin, will meet its real test later in the convention, but Far- rington made it one of the issues in tte report which he read to the dele- /gates, First Protest At Machine. First protest against the machine's use of organizers as delegates came when Delegate Joseph Tumulty of Springfield, took the floor after the credentials’ committee had made a partial report and a motion had fol- lowed to seat delegates. Tumulty countered with an amendment de- manding that a complete list of dele- gates be furnished to the deiegates eight hours before taking vote to seat. When the amendment was ruled out of order, Tumulty took an appeal from the chair, pointing out that he had been.told on good authority that some appointees were here as delegates who were not elected according to the constitution. He urged that the dele- gates who must decide the qualifica- tions of those present, should have time to go over the lists and see who was who before voting. Tumulty point- ed out that if inelligible delegates were now seated the chair would later rule that the protest should have been made before. Farrington Dodges Issue. Farrington’s reply was an argument based on precedent. He said his pro- cedure had been followed before. He dodged the issue about the right to protest later against delegates illegal- ly seated by stating that any appeals now before the committee wotild be considered and that the constitution (Continued on Page 2.) THURSDAY, May 15, 1924 Not More Work But 4 to 6 Hour Day Solution Miners’ Job Problem President Frank Farringtor Convention, in session at Peoria 2 has told the Illinois Miners’ , that what the miners want is more work, and he plans to get it for them thru the creation of hydro-electric plants that will absorb more coal. We cannot consider this as anything but another Farring- ton fake maneuver to make the miners believe he is trying to get something for them in a hurry. the Tilinois miners to the practi Is Farrington trying to blind cal repudiation of the six-hour workday by the international convention at Indianapolis, last January? It looks like it. The late Charles P. Steinmetz, wizard of the General Elec- trie Co., the electric power trust, power than any other man of his unemployment problem was the mining industry, but in all industries. gent people must, that the use of power, will call for the use of 1 Let the coal miners’ delegate greatest electrician, Steinmetz, knew more about hydro-electric time. And his solution for the four-hour da Not only in the He knew, as all intelli- oil and the harnessing of water , not more coal. give ear to the wisdom of the and aim at the four-hour day at eight-hours’ pay, as a weapon against unemployment, an evil that will continue as long as the bosses’ social system lasts. That fight will get better results than doping up and going to sleep on Farrington’s fakes. FURRIERS ARGUE OVER EXECUTIVE BOARD'S REPORT Labor Party Resolution! Before Convention Argument about the acceptance of the committee’s report on the execu- tive board’s report took up almost the entire morning session of the Fur- riers’ union convention in the Morri-| son hotel yesterday. The committee on the executive board’s report recommended accept- ance with queries about the settle-} ment of the jurisdictional dispute | | with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in the St. Paul case, and with. the 1 ition that hereafter the executive ird’s report be sent all delegates at least ten days previous to conventions. Delegate Steinberg of Local No. 40, Toronto, asked, in reference to the New York case, why it was reported that certain left wing candidates were elected after their names had been taken off the ballot. Steinberg also’ asked about the case of a Toronto member who had transferred to New York, and why the serious beating up of one of the left wing members was not reported. Considerable dissatisfaction was evident among certain members of the convention because the report of the executive board was not taken up by items and because it had not been presented to delegates in printed form in sufficient time for them to} study it before the report.” Numerous resolutions were pre- sented for the amending of the con- stitution. One called for an emer- gency sick benefit fund to be raised by increasing dues, Another called for a vote in favor of the pernicious Johnson immigration bill. A call for a third party was sent in by the Brooklyn joint board, and a labor party was recommended in a resolution introduced by Abraham Brownstein, Sam Cohen and David Mickhof. Milwaukee has invited the furriers to visit that city for one of their meetings, and this matter will also come up later for discussion and set- tlement. RAILROAD WAGE NEGOTIATIONS UP FOR 60,000 MEN Rail Union Head Denies Deadlock in Chicago The United States Railroad Labor Board was to meet in executive ses- sion here to discuss the wage con- troversy, involving engineers, firemen and the managers of 85 per cent of the western trunk line railroads. Nego- tiations for wage increases are dead- locked, and the question has been Placed informally before the labor board. W. M. Jeffers of the railway man- agers’ committee, wrote chairman Ben W. Hopper of the board, that the dis- cussions had been halted and asked the board to be prepared to:take juris- diction “should the dispute be likely to substantially interrupt commerce.” It was held unlikely that the board would take jurisdiction unless the employes are ordered to vote on the question of a strike or both sides for- mally ask for action by the board. Union officials made it known that they will hold out for the five per cent increase in wages. J The men demand what is known as the “New York Central increases” but the managers refuse to consider the proposal unless it is broadened to include certain rules and working con- ditions in effect on the New York Central. Approximately 60,000 men and 90 railroads are involved in the dispute. The break in the negotiations, which had been under way for several weeks came today, it was learned, when D. B. Robertson, head of the firemen and H. P. Daugherty, assistant to Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the locomo- tive engineers, failed to return to the conference room. Landsscape Artist Thru at Sing Sing; Bars Still Remain OSSINING, N. Y.—Sing Sing’s two years of improvement is at an end. John Kodoshi, a landscape artist, who has made rustic bridges and the like at the prison, has been released. Swing to Left in Europe Reflected Here In Drive Toward Peoria, May 18 The forecast of the smashing victories of the left parties in the German and French elec- tions and the tremendous Communist gains recorded are resounding in this country. The move- ment for the formation of a Class Farmer-Labor Party is gaining in strength. To the Illinois State Farmer-Labor Convention, to be held at the Labor Temple, Peoria, Ill., Sunday, May 18th, many local unions, central bodies and other workers’ organizations are electing delegates, par- ticularly the miners’ locals are preparing to be represented, according to announcements made by Duncan McDonald, Secretary pro tem of the provisional committee issuing the call. As set forth in the call for this convention, it is completely in line with the call for the great Farmer-Labor gathering in St. Paul,’Minn., June 17th. It is an attempt to solidify the one link in the chain composing the national movement for a broad party of the working class which is today represented by numerous state and local Farmer-Labor Parties. This convention will select a representative to the St. Paul Convention. It is an attempt to unite the many scattered prog- ressive factions thruout the state for effective working class political action beginning with the state elections November, 1924. The provisional committee plans to propose to the convention that all possible measures be taken to leave the way open for any further unity which may not be accomplished at that date. The nominations for the fall-elections are to be made on a tentative basis which could be changed by authority of the delegates in case the work of the negotiation committee should obtain further results after the convention. In addition to the state platform the provisional committee proposes to suggest resolutions on all of the vital problems now facing the labor movement. It also proposes to local units. present a basis for the future state organization with provisions for county and Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill DISRUPTION CLUB WINS Workers! Farmers! Demand: 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 STOLEN SEATS FOR RIGHT WING OF AMALGAMATED By EARL R. BROWDER PHILADELPHIA, May 14.—The first definite clash between the right and left wings at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ convention came, late Tuesday when the right wing, with the aid of administration forces, won ou delegates from Local 2, New Yor' t on the seating of the contested k. It was the most bitterly fought contest seen in the Amalga- mated up to the present and strength to bear even to the thre if they did not carry their point. President Sidney Hillman p tion before the convention and explaining to delegates that the wing in order to preserve unity au. COOLIDGE LAUNCHES NEW EFFORT 10 MODIFY JAP EXCLUSION LEGISLATION WASHINGTON, May 14.—Presi- dent Coolidge today started another attempt to modify the Japanese ex- clusion provision in the new immi- gration bill. The president called into con- ference at the White House Secre- tary of State Hughes, Representa- tives Johnson, Washington, chair- man of the House Immigration Committee; Longworth, Ohio, publican floor leader; Snell, re- New York, chairman of the rules com- | mittee, all republicans; Garrett, Tennessee, democratic floor leader, and Garner, Texas, another demo- cratic leader. CONVENTION OF I L.G, W. TAKES HALF HOLIDAY Recognition of Russ Needle Workers By REBECCA GRECHT. (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, May 14.—The convention voted to go on an excursion this af- ternoon instead of remaining in ses- sion. This is’ a good indication of the morale of the majority delegates to whom the pressing problems are not serious matters and the convention a pleasant vacation. No committee has yet reported ex- cept on credentials and the speeches that have been made praising officials, have made no mention of conditions in the needle industry. The convention appears to be in a listless mood and most of the delegates are inattentive. A resolution fias been introduced in- structing the delegates at the coming Copenhagen International Needle Workers’ convention to vote to ac- cept the affiliation of the All-Russian Needle Trade Workers. the right wing brought its full at of breaking up the convention The vote was 171 to 89. reserved neutrality on the ques- other administration forces are y yielded to threats of the right of organization. Left Hall as Threat. The right wing's threat against the convention occurred when the dele- | gates from the cutters’ loc whieh are the basis for the r wing strength, left the hall in the midst of jthe discussion. They left the hall | with great ostentation for a caucus jas a threat against the union. President Hillman admonished them to return for the vote. The in- timidating tactics were plain to the entire convention, but they worked. Right Wing’s Strategy. } In order to have a record of “im- | partial” decisions in relation to the | lett wing, contests had been placed by reactionaries against Local 5 dele- gates, all progressives. There was no basis whatever for such protest but it gave opportunity to give a de- cision to the left before delivering Local 2 to the right. Delegate Catalonotti made a power- ful speech pointing this out and also the forces behind Local 2 irregular- ities when he called attention to the fact that B. Charvey of the Jewish Forward, had shown in his speech jearlier in the day that he was aware of the decision of the committee be- |fore the convention had it. He cre- jated a deep stir. Appearance of Viadek had been carefully prepared for two days and strenuous attempts were made to re- turn it into a demonstration, but al- tho considerable noise was produced, by actual count only 35.) His flow! and poetical speech was received as good vaudeville should be with polite applause, .but his hidden politica) thrusts against both left wing and Hillman forces did not register in this convention. Danger To Amalgamated. The attitude of the cutters in the convention taken in consideration with their participation in excluding members of Local 2 elections and their demands for special considera- tion in union negotiations in the past, indicates the development of danger to the Amalgamated that this union will doubtless awaken to. It is equally a threat with that other attempt of the right wing to stir racial feelings and antagonisms. Unexpected strength of left wing and its militant fight in the convention give hopes that such tendencies will be overcome and that the sixth con- vention of the Amalgamated will con- solidate still further that solidarity that has achieved. such great things in the past for workers in the mens’ garment industry. 80 SIGMAN MACHINE DELEGATES IN BOSTON CONVENTION SPEAK FOR ONLY 5000 MEMBERS BOSTON, May 14.—Kighty A booster meeting will be held in Peoria on Saturday, May 17th, at which speakers will acquaint the workers with the playned organization. All indications point to a great successful convention which will crystallize into a revival of the farmer-labor movement in this state. The solid working class basis for this convention will insure its success. { delegates in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ convention here represent only 5,000 members. They are from small town locals and have supported the machine on every question. They are the backbone of the Sigman drive against the militants that has resulted in 16 left wing delegates being unseated. The machine group itself admits that because of this fact the con- vention does not represent the membershi p. In New York last night a mass meeting of members of the union held in Central Opera House which was as large as the total mem- bership represented by these 80 delegates sent a telegram to the con- vention protesting against the expulsions. It is believed that local unions thru-# out the country will not support. the expulsion policy. Tho the militants had the support only of a minority of the delegates at the convention, they have behind them the force of more than 50,000 members, which is at least half the membership of the International. Lo- cals Nos. 1, 9, and 22, of New York, comprising a membership of 31,000, and many smaller locals, have voted at membership meetings against the expulsion decree of the General Exe- cutive Board. Local No. 22, furthermore, at three section membership meetings did not recognize the delegates elected to the convention because they had been would be lived up to. The chair was Fritz said he thought he had heard officers’ names read out as delegates from other than their own locals and protested against their being seated. Delegate Thompson asked whether if it was found out that some dele- gates had been seated unconstitution- (Continued on Page 2.) Soviet Bookmakers Receive Praise From Czech-Slav Teachers (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 14—The Soviet book exhibition, organized by the state printing office at the recent sustained. Farrington then put the motion to seat delegates to the vote without dis- cussion over protest of some dele- gates. On @ point of information, Delegate Prague fair, was a great success. The entire Czeclio-Slovakian press is full of praise, and the educational work- ers having visited the show unani- mously declared it surpassed all their expectations, those who stood up to igre, as we