The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 21, 1924, Page 1

| Vol. Il. No. 55. THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois uader the Act of March 3, 1879. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1924 In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6,00 per year. _—_——— GEG, 290 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 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 ILLINOIS MINERS ICY TO LEWIS HOWAT WINS VICTORY AT THE BANKER’S NIGHTMARE DUD TAYLOR LOST GOAT TO CHICAGO WILL NOT GET RELIEF FROM UNSAFE SCHOOLS FOR 5 YEARS The schools of Chicago will con- tinue in their present overcrowded DEPOSER OF HOWAT HITS Us day when the board of education an- ) Vis nounced its building program. 5 . > YY FG us The business manager of the ié Miners Endorse bight) |// Bosses’ Lawyer Razzed) vr s+ sv sist st oree sim. Makes Foolish Attack For Progressives Wy Out of Court school in shifts and in unsafe} Qn British Union (Special to The Daily Worker) PEORIA, Ill., May 20.—Alex Howat receiving the most rous- ing reception so far accorded anyone who -has addressed the Illinois Mine Workers’ conven- tion, crushed the cheap insinua- tions by which Farrington at- tempted to stampede the con- vention away from Howat, and made a stirring defense of the Progressive Miners’ Conference of the United Mine Workers of America. The convention ordered the speech printed in pamphlet form and distributed to the mine workers. President Farrington admitted in his attempted excuse of his desertion of Howat, following the latters speech, that “there is no law in the constitution of the miners’ union that would sus- tain Lewis in doing what he did to Howat and the Kansas min- ers.” “If the time ever comes,” declared Howat, “when I have to crucify a member of the miners’ union in order to keep in with the international offi- cials and to keep on the pi yroll, then I hope some one will blow my head off.” A Coal Digger Again. “Tt am again a member of the United Mine Workers of America,” Howat announced amid great. applause. “I a job mining coal. But I am going to continue to fight for reinstatement with my full rights and privileges as an old member.” { Hitt | eS iilitl jcalled Dudley | bench and asked that he be granted a When Wanda Kolletta appears before Judge Sullivan to “show cause why she should not be punished for contempt of court,” this morning she will be the proudest girl among the 50 garment strikers who will also be in court. For Wanda was the cause of Dudley Taylor, the “brains’” of the dress manufacturers’ associ- ation, getting the razzberry in the S. Clark St. police court yes- terday. Wanda was arrested Monday evening and charged with assault. Yesterday when she appeared in the S. Clark street court to answer the charge Dudley Taylor was there to see that she got the brand of justice that his tool “Dennie” Sullivan hands out. Taylor had come to represent the | girl who claimed she had been as- | saulted. When Wanda’s case was marched up to the| continuance for a few days. “Who} are you,” asked Judge Eberhard? The Great | Am. “I am here for the complainant. I am Dudley Taylor,” said Dudley. He} told who he was as if he thot the court would drop dead of respect. “This fellow apparently doesn’t know much about the law,’ said R. J. buildings and in portables. Many school teachers believe that this declaration is all the bunk. They declare that the school author- ities are trying to continue the pres- ent condition so as to be able to force the platoon system down the throats of the people of Chicago. SCABS LOST SIGHT OF IN RUHR STRIKE | Missing Strikebreakers Sought By Cops BERLIN, May 20.—Scabs or “emergency” workers as they are called in the capitalist and socialist press are trying to oper- ate the mines struck by the| coal diggers who refused to ac- cept the terms of the bosses, | backed up by the capitalist gov- ernment. The disappearance of several | | scabs is made the pretext for the| use of violence on the part of represented Wanda. | wants a jury trial. He will get all the |time he wants. The case will not be |heard here, Mr. Taylor.” “Tell your troubles to a jury,” Satehtinia acthinee: doe-aia: : |the police against the strikers. “The defendant | “Emergency” workers unacquainted |with mining, are liable to meet with jaccidents, but instead of conducting more investigations the authorities are making wholesale arrests of Com- munist leaders, jing their By KARL REEVE. (Special to The Daily Worker) PEORIA, Ill., May 20.—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers’ Union of Amer- ica, addressed the District 12 convention of the Illinois miners for the first time today at the request of the district president, Frank Farrington. In contrast to the enthusiastic reception given Alex Howat, ex- pelled president of the Kansas miners, there was the cool, dis- satisfied attitude of the same miners’ delegates today when their international president was trying to “sell” himself to them. Howat had been invited to speak by the unanimous vote of the rank and file, while Lewis ap- peared by official grace. On Defensive for Two Hours, Lewis spoke to the convention for two hours, trying to explain what he has not done. He did not mention the Progressive Miners’ committee, but |he spent most of his speech diseuss- demands for the six-hour day and the organization of the non- union fields. “It is true that the miners have a six-hour day in Great Britain,” de- clared Lewis, “but they have it at the sacrifice of the double and triple shifts, Whitt makes tWe WOrkilig ti ditions bad for them.” | Lewis Knocks British Miners. Lewis contrasted the miners’ or- jganizations of Great Britain and |America for some time. He tried to “Farrington made a good fight for the Kansas miners when we were in {show that the American coal miners sighed the judge, and that was that. | 5 Ie 2 perth Communists Lead Miners. are better organized and should be When Wanda and her lawyer went | : Drawn for the DAILY WORKER by K. A. Suvanto. ADVICE TO THE ROBBERS OF THE WORKERS AND FARMERS:—Better be careful what jail for 17 months—I’ll say that for him. But in a letter he wrote me almost a year ago, stating his réason you read just before falling asleep. The above shows a terrible nightmare of a banker, after reading in his newspaper that Communists are running the farmer-labor movement. to the rear of the court room Taylor followed them and tried to serve a notice “to show cause” on Wanda be- for not keeping on with the fight, I don’t think he gave sufficient reason for quitting the fight. I'll admit I was disappointed to hear from Far- TRADE UNIONS rington that he couldn’t go along with (Continued on page 3) Co-operation Enables Arizona F? mers To Secure Higher Prices PHOENIX, Ariz., May 20—The value of co-operative marketing has been demonstrated to the 300 members of the Roosevelt Hay Growers’ Associa- tion in the two years of its existence thru saving $20,000 to the members in 1923. They received about $3 per ton more for their hay than the average market price. The association is a non-profitmak- ing co-operative which furnishes bal- ing wire at cost to members, helps se- cure labor for harvesting and baling, grades and markets the hay at not exceeding $1.25 per to’. When the hay is delivered to the association the srower is given advances of from 60 to 70 per cent of the market value and during the year further advances are made. If the market price at delivery is less than $15 per ton the hay is stored in the warehouse of the asso- ciation awaiting a higher price. Socks or Bombs? A special bomb squad of the police department of Chicago will be or- ganized, Chief Collins announced yes- terday. Part of their job will be to distinguish between socks and stink bombs. OF LIMA, OHIO TO JOIN Fi-LP, Call Convention For May 23rd LIMA, Ohio, May 20.—A provisional committee elected by the Lima_ Trades and Labor Council hds called a con- vention of all trade unions and cen- tral labor bodies, workers political parties, co-operatives, etc., to meet in Lima, Ohio, on May 23rd for the pur- pose of forming a county branch of the state Farmer-Labor Party. The convention is called as part of the organization plan for that forma- tion of the state Farmer-Labor Party which will be organized at a conven- tion held in Columbus on June 7th and 8th. The call for the Lima Convention states: “The County and State Con- ventions above referred to are in con- junction and harmony with the na- tional Farmer-Labor Party movement, which convention will be held in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 17th, 1924.” The state of Ohio at one time had a strong radical movement and all signs point to the fact that the Farmer-Labor Party in that state will quickly become a powerful organiza- tion. NIGHTSHIRT BOYS SPENDING $4,000,000 YEARLY FOR KLANNISH PROPAGANDA, SENATORS FIND WASHINGTON, May 20.—Over $4,000,000 a year is spent by the “night- shirt naughties” of the Ku Klux Klan to carry on their propaganda and work WORKERS PARTY MAIN OFFICE NOW IN DAILY WORKER BUILDING On and after May 20th the ad- dress of the National Office of the Workers’ Party of America will be. Room 301, 1113 Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. From that date on, the National | Office will be locates in the build- ing purchased by the DAILY WORKER Publishing Company as the home of the printing plant, and the DAILY WORKER. The housing of the National Of- fice, the DAILY WORKER, the the federation secretaries, in one building is expected to greatly pro- in the United States, aécording to the admissions of Klan officers before the senate investigating committee. The committee is hearing evidence on the contested seat of Earle B. Mayfield, for whose election the Klan of Dallas is supposed to have spent $13,000. ; J. E, MacQuinn, editor of the Klan, corroborated the statement of the tremendous expenses of the Klan and asked to be allowed to return to the imperial palace at Atianta to sign the checks for his week-end payroll. MacQuinn said that he was the only man who could sign the checks for nearly $80,000 total George E. B. Peddy is contesting Mayfield’s senate seat and _ the senate investigation, precipitated mote efficient conduct of the Party business. Methodists May Be Allowed To Sin Openly Henceforth (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 20.— Modification of the ban on dancing, attendance at theatres, participation in harmless games of chance, and oth- er amusements were expected to be ratified by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, fol- lowing a vote by the committee on the state of the church, Further reduction of the number of Episcopal residences in the United States and possible elimination of the residence in Paris, France, was anti- cipated as a result of the situation cre- ated by yesterday's vote on the mat- ter of electing new bishops. Bail For Released © Millionaire Nut Set At Ten Thousand $ NEW YORK, May 20.—Bail for Harry K. Thaw, who came to New York this afternoon to answer an in- dictment in connection with his whip- ping of Frederick Gump, Jr., in the McAlpin hotel, seven years ago, was fixed at $10,000, The case will cme up before Judge Olvaney in general sessions. fore she had left the court room. “You Poor Fish.” Ricker gave poor Dud one look. WALL STREET The Communists and the syndical-| satisfied with their eight-hour day. He ists, because of their championship of | said that the British union was a loose |the shorter work day and their opposi-| organization, that locals did not meet, |tion to acceptance of tne boss’ terms,|and that there was only a loose af- jhave secured the leadership of the|filiation between the locals and the |miners. The Socialist and the Catholic | International. | leaders are urging the men to return| . British miners in the convention ob- |to work. |jected strenuously to Lewis’ remarks GAMBLERS LOSE ON VET BONUS Caught Short When Veto Was Overridden NEW YORK, May 20.—The sharpest declines in months were registered on the Stock Exchange this morning |—the aftermath of news that the Sen- ate had overridden President Cool- idge’s veto of the bonus bill. Great numbers of selling orders, rushed in after the market closed strong yesterday, pushed issues down at the opening today from % to 6 points. Passage pf the bonus spelled one thing to Wall Street—the hope of a reduction in taxes gone glimmering. Up to the very last minute yester- day the financiers hoped for sustain- ing of the president’s veto by the Sen- ate. This was clearly portrayed in the rally just at the close yesterday when stocks mounted fractionally higher for the day. It has been jumed that many of the larger operators had fully dis- counted the passage of the bonus, but opening prices indicated many did not. One of the phases of the overnight news of the bonus, so to speak, was the hurry up call for margins sent out to every margin trader in Wall Street. Clients who were unable to put up the heavy margin asked for were sold out this morning, as the initial quota- tions mutely testify. ' Borah Demands Senate Wash Burton Wheeler Of G. O. P. Oil Charge WASHINGTON, May 20.—The Sen- ate was asked today by Senator Borah, Idaho, to go on record as ex- onerating Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, from charges that he mis- used his office, made in an indictment by a Montana grand jury. Borah de- manded that the majority report of his committee; which recommended the exoneration be adopted as the senti- ment of the Senate, “You poor fish, do you want to get soaked for contempt of court? Don’t | Several leaders of the miners’ union jon English conditions. John Hind- you know you can’t serve a defendant Were arrested and the union head-/marsh, one of the delegates, asked the in a court room? Take that notice back or I'll have you before the judge. Where do you think you are, in a bar room? Or maybe you think you are in Sullivan’s court, Beat it!” Dud had never been treated like that before and he was sore. He took the notice and attempting to recap- ture his lost goat marched from the room. In the outer hall he tried to disguise himself to look like a tele- phone booth and waited for Wanda. till Has His Goat. When Wanda left the court room her quick eye penetrated Dud’s dis- guise and she marched up to him and took the notice out of his hand. “Beat it,” she whispered to Dud “before the squirrels get you.” That is why Wanda Kolletta is a proud girl this morning; she still has Dud’s goat. SUN NEVER SETS ON DAILY WORKER; THEY BUY IT IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Australia, May 20.— The DAILY WORKER is sold even this far from Chicago, by McNa- mara’s Bookshop, 7 Clark street. Like the British Empire, the sun never sets on the DAILY WORKER, says a constant reader of the peppy American Communist paper. quarters searched. | In Gelsenkirchen 600 miners’ wives entered the Koenigsgrube mine and drove off the scabs. The situation is Pregnant with possibilities. Farmers’ Foes Plan To Disfigure Soil Teller’s Relief Bill WASHINGTON, May 20.—The Mc- Nary-Haugen Farm Relief bill today set out on its legislative career in the House. With debate limited to 15 hours, and night sessions planned, its friends hoped to push it to a final vote by the end of the week. Opponents of the bill threaten to bury it under drastic amendments which would so change its nature that its authors could not recognize it. Advocates of the McNary-Haugen plan have agreed to resist all amendments. John Brown’s Body. LAKE PLACID, N, Y.—Sixty repre- sentatives of the negro race, joined with the John Brown Memorial As- sociation, in a pilgrimage to the grave of John Brown at North Elba near here on the 124th anniversary of the birth of the direct action opponent of slavery. A monument to Brown is planned by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. “HANDS ACROSS THE SEA,” UNITED STATES COMMUNISTS GREET BRITISH Chicago, Ill., May 15, 1924 The Communist Party of Great Britain, 16 King Street, Covent Garden, ; London, W. ©. 2, England. Workers Party of Ameriza extends fraternal greetings and hearty good wishes for success of your work in exposing hypo- crisy of labor government and building mass Communist move- ment. C. E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary. This is the cablegram sent to greet the Communist Party of England upon the opening of their annual congress. The American party is in entire sympathy with the British Communist party in disillusioning the masses of their trust in “progressive” or “liberal” or Socialist “labor” parties, Both parties realize the absolute necessity for mass class political action, indepen- dent of half-way thinkers, International mine president if he had ever been in these counties: Bur- ham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire. Lewis replied that these were the four principal mining counties of Great Britain. He said that in these counties the miners have strong local organizations which hold meetings. Another English delegate, a-60-year- old miner, asked Lewis if he had ever seen a company store in England. In his pompous way Lewis answered, “No,” and the convention hall rang with the delegates’ laughter. Fears to Face Watts. Sohn Watts, a progressive delegate, tried to get Lewis’ attention to ask another question but was completely ignored. Lewis launched into a_ tirade against the press, charging that sen- sational stories against mine union of- ficials prejudice non-union miners from joining the organization. He said that the non-union men reading the lurid press accounts would be afraid to join the miners’ union. The president gave a weak verbal plea for peace in the organization. Lewis made a statement utterly contrary to that of Farrington in his report when he said that the price of coal had nothing to do with the peo- ple buying what coal they needed. Farrington's report says that unem- ployment has decreased among the miners due to cheapening the price of coal. Lewis said that people bought coal as they needed, regardless of price. Murray Reviles Progressives. Vice-President Philip Murray fol lowed Lewis in speaking to the con- jvention. He denounced the Progres- sive Miners’ committee and their or- |ganization meeting in Pittsburgh. |Murray stressed the fact that Howat represented a dual organization, Howat rose and answered Murray |that he represented the Progressives, jand that they were not in a dual or- | ganization. Delegates Angry. Delegates were grumbling and dis- satisfied after Lewis’ and Murray's | Speeches and showed their discontent in group conversations. The English miners were particularly disturbed by the false statements and shoddy self- selling of John L, Lewis.