The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 26, 1924, Page 3

speaker to outline ina short talk the tmmedia Monday, May 28; 1924 POPE ANXIOUS OVER POLITICAL TREND IN EUROPE Possible Break With France (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, May 25.—A dark cloud has suddenly appeared on the Vatican horizon. For the first time since the end of the world war, the tide of po- tical good fortune that stéadily flow; ed in the direction of the Catholic temporal power, has suddenly begun to ebb. Perhaps the most serious danger confronting the Papacy. is the proba- bifity of a break with France over the avowed intention of the victorious lefts f> withdraw the ambassador from the Vatican, The French left parties are bitterly anti-Catholic. In- deed, their principal claim to radical- ism rests mainly on anti-clericalism i ein in France, means anti-Catholic- ism. Poincare is a Catholic and his de- feat is as much a setback to the gran- diose plans of the Papacy as it was to the heavy industrialists. In fact, the latter two worked hand in hand. Edouard Herriot is noted for his anti-clericalism. The Vatican hopes that the new French government will be so engrossed in its domestic prob- lems that it will not have time to de vote to its anti-Catholic difficulties. The relations between Checko-Slo- Fears vakia and the Pope are also strained. There is a movement in that country among the Catholics to saeilind the marriage of priests. The German elections brought no solace to His Holiness, neither the ex- treme nationalists nor the commun- ists being warm friends of the alleged successor of St. Peter. Renew Industrial Activities In All Branches Of Party At its last meeting the city Central Committee approved the City Indus- trial Committee chosen by the indus- trial organizers of the various branches at their last meeting and composed of Nels Kjar, EB. Ettlinger, ‘Walt Carmon, J. Maki, E. Girsch, A. Garrafolo and V. Zokaitis. Meeting for the first time, the City Industrial Committee in preparation for its activities, decided/to issue a let- ter to all branches (now’ being mailed) advising of the com; visit of a rr , 7 ie-necessity of stressing in- dustrial work, the greater need of participation in the unions on the part of the party membership and our im- mediate problems on the industrial fleld. Today when polifical activities of the party are absorbing the bulk of our time and energy the need for greater industrial activities becomes more apparent and all branches are urged to give not only a part of their meeting time to visiting speakers, as well as their co-operation, but also to give a part of each meeting to a dis- cussion of industrial problems. The success of the left wing groups in the Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers, Miners’ and Peoria conventions, should prove an additional stimulant to further effort. Every available speaker is being marshalled to coyer in the shortest time possible all party branches as the first measure in the plan of work out- lined by the City Industrial Com- mittee. Feeding Of Strikers Is Program Of The ; Australian Co-ops “SYDNEY, N. S. W., May 25.— Starving out of strikers in Australia will be impossible if the unions accept the proposal of the consumers’ co- operative congress held in Sydney April 5. The unions are invited to invest their surplus funds in the New South Wales Wholesale . Cooperative society. In addition to the usual in- terest the entire funds would become available in time of strike in the shape of credits for food and other supplies, The purpose is to prevent the starving of the workers back to their jobs by the big supply corporations who refuse to supply retailers in the industrial fiields where men are on strike. This cuts off the food supply but the huge cooperative wholesale cannot be affected in that way. THE DAILY WORKER LETTER SHOWS FARRINGTON ONCE DAMNED AS SPY SUSPECT THE HENCHMAN HE USES AT PEORIA Proof that the attacks which Frank Farrington, geen of the Illinois miners, is making on the progressives are thoroly in- sincere is contained in the following letter he dispatched to J. cee Mason, then secretary of Sub-District No. 6, of the Illinois Dis- trict, Dec. 6, sometime before he split with Alex Howat and took up with John L. Lewis. The Farrington letter, which the DAILY WORKER is making public, defends Tom Meyerscough of the Pittsburgh district of the slanders Lewis’ men were heaping upon him and assails a certain Ed, Wieck as one who worked along the same lines as a labor spy. This Ed. Wieck—a Lewis man-—worked hand in hand with Far- rington at the Peoria convention in villifying the DAILY WORKER. Far- rington said in this letter, that Wieck was unworthy of belief. What must have been his private opinion of Wieck’s statement at Peoria that the DAILY WORKER was just a “mass of lies.” The letter follows: “I am informed that at your last monthly meeting, Ed. Wieck intro- duced a letter alleged to have been signed by Thomas Myerscough and others in the Pittsburgh District and in which the mine workers in District No. 5 were urged to attend the meeting to be held in Bentley's Theatre, Monongahela City, Decem- ber 4, 1921, to give consideration to the advisability of accepting the 1917 wage scale. “Obviously, Wieck’s purpose in in- troducing this letter at your meet- ing was to make it appear that the President of District No. 12 was consorting with men who favor a wage reduction, also to descredit Myerscough and Guilor who were responsible for giving publicity to certain documents exposing the fraud and corruption that took place in the Pittsburgh District during the last international election. Calls Him “Blatherskite.” “T am also informed that Wieck stated to the meeting that he was honor bound not to reveal the name of the person from whom he secured said letter. This fact in itself would, among thoughtful men, brand Wieck as being one who is totally unworthy of the confidence of men. It is indeed a strange state of af- fairs when Wieck assumes to give publicity to the contents of a letter and yet declares that he cannot re veal the source from which he re- ceived the letter. Why the neces- sity for any secrecy about the letter if everything is open and above board? If Wieck is honest and is trying to protect the interests of the mine workers, Way should there be any necessity for him concealing the names of those who are helping him in his work of protection? His. act in reading the Jetter referred to and then declaring that he could not reveal the source from which he received it, thoroly indicates that there is something wrong and that Wieck is not acting in good faith and that he is no more than a bla- therskite and an imposter who is resorting to deception in order to weedle his way back into the con- fidence of the mine|workers in the Belleville district. Has the Goods On Wieck. “Unfortunately for Mr. Wieck’s plan to discredit me, but fortunately for me, I happen to have some ‘cor- respondence concerning the same letter read by Mr. Wieck at your meeting and for the information of your next meeting, I am enclosing herewith copies of_correspondence marked Exhibits A, B, C, D, EB. and F. Exhibit A is a copy of a letter which accompanied Indof’s letter and which is a copy of the same let- ter that was read to your meeting by Wieck. Exhibit C is a copy of a” letter I wrote to Frank J. Indof. Ex- hibit D is a copy of a letter I wrote to Myerscough. Exhibit B is a copy of Myerscough’s answer to my let- ter and Exhibit F is a copy of a let- ter addressed to the President and Secretary of District No. 5, by Myerscough. All of these communi- cations are self explanatory and go to prove that Wieck is a party toa conspiracy to discredit the enemies - of John L. Lewis. A Lewis Conspiracy. “If you will examine the enclosed exhibits, you will notice that all of them are dated previous to the time Wieck brought the matter to the at- tention of your monthly meeting and they should prove to the satis- faction of any thoughtful man that ‘Wieck's great revelation of the plan that is afoot to force a reduction in the miners’ wages, is no more than Convention Delegates to Report at T.U. E. L. Meeting Delegates from the I. L. G. W. , the Amalgamated, Peoria and the Miners’ conventions will report to the T. Ul E. L. membership at what will surely prove to be one of the most important meetings of the year, on Wednesday, May 28, at Northwest Hall, corner North and Western Aves. The splendid fight put up in each convention by the left wing groups, the victories gained and the lessons of each should prove a most Listes ing story to every worker in Chicago. The reports of Jack Johnstone, Arne Swabeck, J. L. Davidson and others will be supplemented by that of Earl Browder, whose monthly summary of the most important developments in the world of labor have _ become a feature of the league meetings. LABOR MEN OF ALL SHADES INTERESTED IN DAILY WORKER By A. JAKIRA (Special to The Daily Worker) ALLENTOWN, Pa. May 23.— Fifty copies of the DAILY WORK- ER were sold every day during the conventions of the State Farmer Labor Party and State Federation \| of Labor held here. The DAILY WORKER was read with great in- terest by both the followers and op- ponents of the Communist move- ment. During one of the sessions the DAILY WORKER received a boost when one of delegates dis- played a copy to show that the com- + munist movement is growing all over the world. While the Convention of the State Federation of Labor was marking time listening to various speakers one of the delegates, a colored young worker, was soliciting \the rest of the delegates for subs. Thir- teen new subscription to the DAILY WORKER was the result of his ef- forts. It is a good example to be followed by all militants who have an op- portunity to be delegates to labor conventions. a deliberate conspiracy to discredit those who are opposed to John L. Lewis and Wieck should be made to tell thé delegates who attend your next meeting, the source from which he received the letter, which he read to your last meeting and re- fusing to do so, he should be ban- ished from your meeting as one who is unworthy of the confidence of honest men. Acts Like A Spy. “I cannot prove that Wieck is a spy in the employ of some one of the many labor destroying agencies, but experience enawes me to know that his activities in our union are exactly along the same lines that those who have investigated such matters, tell us labor destroying agencies employ ‘when they plant spies in the ranks of labor to de- stroy the organized labor move- ment, but I personally know that Wieck is nothing more than a dis- honest, lying, hypocritical blathers- kite who does not hesitate to resort to falsehood and deception in order to try to work himself into the con- fidence of his fellow men. Praise For Myerscough. “Myerscough’s letter to me clear- ly shows that instead of encourag- ing a reduction in wages, he was really acting to prevent the success of those who favor accepting a wage reduction and his letter to the President and Secretary of District No. 5, telling them of the meeting that was to be held on December 4th and notifying them, yes, urging them, to be present at this meeting proves that he was acting in good faith and that he was not consort- ting or conniving with anyone to bring about a reduction in wages. “I most respectfully and earnest- ly request that you bring this sub- ject matter to the attention of your next monthly meeting.” Shoeworkers Elect Kruse Delegate To St. Paul Convention At a record attendance joint meet- ing of Locals 22 and 23 of the Amal- gamatéd Shoe Workers, the St. Paul Farmer-Labor Party convention was endorsed. William F, Kruse was elect- ed delegate and J. Louis Engdahl, edi- tor of the DAILY WORKER, alter- nate. Twenty-five dollars were voted toward expenses and another joint meeting will be called after the con- vention to hear a report on the pro- ceedings. The combined locals have a membership of over 500 and are known thruout the industry as leaders in every fight for better conditions. The action followed a lecture de- livered by the delegate-elect on condi- tions in the labor movement the world over, During the slump in the in- dustry interest in union matters fell off and the Joint Council, managing the affairs of both locals, tried many ways of getting the crowd to meet- ings. Evan prize-fights failed to draw. The decision to go back to lectures, so successful several years ago, brought a response that was a sur- prise to the officers themselves. The’ Chairman, Bert Thompson, called upon members who were known to be active in Republican and Democratic politics, to state their views before the vote was taken, but all expressed themselves in favor of independent working class action, and the motion, made by Business Agent, ‘Richie O'Brien, carried unanimously. Kilauea Still Busy. HILO, T. H., May 25.-sKilauea, vole cara on the island of Hawaii, 30 miles from Hilo, which has been in eruption for a week, broke out again today with two terrible explosions STINK OF GRAFT OVER MEMORIAL PERVADES COURT Piitralis Paytriots’ ’ Scandal Reopened (Special to The Daily Worker) CENTRALIA, Wash, May Some time after the attack on the Wobblies at Centralia by American Legion thugs, leading paytriots of Centralia proposed to erect a memorial to the thugs killed in the battles. For two or three years nothing has been heard of the matter, until now, when it has appeared before the courts, Manager Wants His. The Memorial Association raised about $16,500 from local paytriots, cockroach capitalists, legionaires, etc. Over $10,000 of this went to pay the salaries of the paytriots who orga- nized the graft. The rest has disap- peared. This is brot out in a state supreme court decision concerning the matter; dealing with a suit by Frank Jackson of Seattle, hired to manage the drive at $500 a week. He wants the rest of his share of’ the graft and the Centralia Memorial As- sociation, Inc., can’t pay it. It has spent every cent it raised on salaries. Want to Forget Walla Walla. The present attitude of business men of Centralia concerning the bat- tle, the trial, the murCer of Everest, the memorial, etc., is “shut up, we dqn’t want anything about the matter even mentioned.” They regard it as they might a cat dead for a week or 80, the stench is too rank for them. They want to forget the eight men buried alive in Walla Walla veniten- tiary. Attempts have been made to have Elmer Emith disbarred from the prac- tice of law, nominally on technical grounds, but in reality because he might get elected district attorney of Lewis county on the Farmer-Labor Ticket this fall, as he nearly did in 1920. Should that happen he will try to bring the parties guilty of the mur- der of Everest and of starting the riot to trial. Washington County Pushes Farm-Labor Work For June 17 SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash., May 25. —The Farmer-Labor party held its second preparatory meeting in Bing- ham Park, Sedro-Woolley, with a bas- ket picnic and Mrs. Jessica B. Kast- ner of Tacoma, Farmer-Labor repre- sentative in the last legislature, made an address. She brought home the meed of a third party and set forth the five cardinal points insisted on by the Farmer-Laborites: Puolic own- ership of railroads; control of money and credit by the government; curb- ing the growing usurped power of the courts; restoration of civil liber- ties; and conservation of the remain- ing hydro-electric power for the peo- ple. The speaker was cheered re- peatedly, many signed party cards. A final rally will be held at Bay View June 8, when Joel Shoemaker will make an address and a delegate will be elected to St. Paul for June 17. Coolidge Thinks Up His Excuses For Insulting Japanese WASHINGTON, May 25.—President Coolidge, instead of signing the immi- gration bill without comment, will take some final step designed to mi- tigate the affront to Japan in the pro- posed law. Meanwhile, the two, countries are facing a situation where neither may be represented by an ambassador in the other’s capital. The resignation of Cyrus Woods, American ambassa- dor to Tokio, having been accepted by the president, no official and diplo- matic explanations seem able to down the impression that one of the causes of Woods’ retirement is the proposed exclusion law. Ambassador Hanihara, the Japanese envoy here, reported to be on the verge of resignation, said he could not comment on the subject. The name of John Hays Hammond, noted mining engineer, and chairman of the coal commission during its brief life, is being mentioned as Woods’ successor. Hammond at one time was offered the Tokio post by President Harding. Gaily Attired Ethiopian Prince Feted For Favors (Crusader Service) PARIS, May 25.— The grandest collection of male clothing that ever struck gay Paris is being worn by Ras Taftari, Prince Regtn of Ethiopia and his suite, who are the royal guests of Republican France. The Ras and his suite all wore dark green cloaks lined with pink, forming a vivid background for their tight, vividly embroidered vestsk, enormous white silk trousers, pale and patent leather shoes. represents the traditional court dress of Ethiopia, In the Foreign Office the Ras Taffari occupies the suite recently vacated by the King and Queen of Roumania. Every attention is being. shown them by the French Government, which has 25.— an eye on concessions in Ethiopie. 48 years ago, ee pent % COAL MINERS’ WAGES DISGRACE offer of the mineowners. proposals. paying millions to the owners of the land in royalties. The miners contend that any na- tional agreement which gives the owners such profits while the wages of miners are equivalent to less than the inadequate prewar earnings is un- just. Coal which miners produce for 87 cents a ton including all labor to the mouth of the mine is selling to consumers in London at $14.40 a ton. British Barely Hold Market. Competition of American coal is de- pressing the wages of British miners, according to David R, Llewellyn, a Welsh operator. He says the British are hanging on to their European mar- ket by a margin which has narrowed down to a few pennies. Any increase in cost of production will result in loss of foreign markets and resulting loss of working time in colleries on foréign trade. He points out that the Amer- ican industry has reached a ‘point where export is a necessity to the life of many companies. The sharp international competition for coal markets is shown in a U. department of commerce statement on coal exports. American coal has lost the price advantage in the Italian mar- ket by further reduction in British prices. Between February and March U. S. monthly exports to Italy declined from 58,407 to 43,702 tons while British exports to Italy rose from 470,942 to CIVILIZATION CLAIMS BRITISH MINERS’ FEDERATION PRESIDENT By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press) Wages paid thousands of British coal miners ized as a disgrace to a civilized community before the govern- ment’s court of inquiry following the miners’ rejection of the final} According to Herbert Smith, president | British Miners’ Federation, if the igdustry cannot pay a living} wage under private ownership the alternative is nationalization of the entire industry. The British miners ballot May 29 on new are character- Thousands of adult workers, Smith said, receive only 5 to 6/ shillings (less than $1.50) per day. At the same time profits on| coal run as high as 2 shillings 6 pence (62 cents) a ton while the} average profit for the entire country during 1923 was nearly 2 shillings (50 cents) a ton after*— “1 591,971 tons. Americans Underbid British. On the other hand American coal} is underselling British in Brazil. Amer: ican, exports to Brazil increased from 88,568 tons in February to 43,113 in March while British exports declined from 80,023 to 73,009 tons. March total coal exports from the United States compared with February decreased while total exports from Great Britain increased slightly. The fact that near- ly 25 per cent of the British produc- tion must find an export market to keep the mines busy shows the im- portance to that country of its ability to undersell the United States. Meanwhile German reparations coal is steadily weakening the European market for the product of other na- tions. German shipments to Belgium are forcing unemployment on Belgium miners. The question raised by this situa- tion is, how long will the miners of these countries be content with a sit- uation in which gain of employment S. [to one group will mean loss of employ- ment to another and in which the gains will be secured by sacrifice to living standards? The situation is like that of unorganized workers who un- dersell each other in an overstocked labor market. That always results jn the slow depression of wages to the lowest level of subsistence. Victim Of Boss’ Law Violation Is Given Life Sentence DEER LODGE, Mont., May 25.— Thomas J. Riley, victim of a law- breaking millionaire mine owner whom he shot and killed, is seeking aid in getting out of prison after 25 years behind the bars. Riley lost a leg and sustained other severe injuries when 20 tons of giant powder explod- ed at Butte in 1895, killing 59 persons and injuring 300 more. Unable to get a job after his injury or to obtain damages, Riley killed P. A. Largey, the banking and mizing magnate who had stored the powder in violation of both city and state law. Instead of being tried in Butte, Riley was spirited to Helena on the false pretence by the prosecution that Riley had himself asked a change of venue. A life sentence was imposed. Riley now looks for purchasers to buy the bead necklaces he makes in prison. From the proceeds he hopes to hire an attorney to secure a par- don. The Largey interests had denied him work and had thrown him into jail when he sought to collect dam- ages. His record had been without stain before his injuries and wrongs drove him to seek revenge on the law- less millionaire responsible for his condition. Riley's address is Box 7, Deer Lodge, Mont. & Public Soaked i $100,000 For Coal Operators’ Noise CINCINNATI, May 25.—Coal con- sumers have had a bill of more than $100,000 for publicity work on behalf of the operators slipped over on them, according to a report to the annual convention of the National Coal Asso- ciation, This represents the cost of a speakers bureau, a motion picture program and hundreds of thousands of pamphlets to swing public opinion in favor of the profiteering mine own- ers. Publicity for the bituminous opera- tors’ case before the United States coal commission cost $80,000. Among other things 429,190 copies of 61 pamphlets and briefs were distributed. Following the coal commission the work was continued on a more modest basis with $32,561 spent during the last fiscal year and 98,500 pamphlets distributed. The report adds that ac- cess to the daily press of the country spread the propaganda far mode wide- ly than these figures would indicate. Key Pounders Meet; ‘Point With Pride’ To Their National Bank CLEVELAND.— Almost 700 dele gates and officials of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers are attending the triennial convention at Cleveland. President E. J, Manion pointed with pride to the Telegraphers’ Co-opera- tive National bank which has over $5,000,000 in resources tho it is le! than a year old. The bank is at St. Louis where the order headquarters are. Divisions from all parts of the United States, Canada and the Canal Zone are represented at the conv tion, which is the first since the vannah convention of 1921 but the 24th since the founding of the union i 4 ‘GIVE LABOR GOV'T GATE’ CRIES STAN BALDWIN IN HOUSE OF COMMONS LONDON, May 22.—"We have got to break this government,” ex- Premier Stanley Baldwin declared in a speech here today in which he severely criticised the Labor gov- ernment’s policies. | Page Three “LAFOLLETTE AND WHEELER” TALK GAINING GROUND Oil Prober May Refuse To Play Second Fiddle (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, May 25.—‘Robert” M. La Follette (Republican) for presi dent and Burton K. Wheeler (Demo- crat) for vice-president.” That bi-partisan ticket may enter the field {n the political sweepstakes if a movement started by a group of insurgent old party politicians, is sue- cessful in persuading the Montana senator to take second place on the ticket, it was said by friends close to both senators, The movement has been balked temporarily by the refusal of the Mon~ tana senator to accept the place pick- ed for him, but those behind it have not abandoned hope of a final decision by Wheeler to run. Senator La Follette has regained his health but if for any reason he decides not to take the race at the head of a ticket, Wheeler has beem offered the place. La Folletté is now in Atlantic City resting, after recuper- ating from a severe attack of pneu- monia. Wheeler’s Watchful Waiting. Wheeler today refused to discuss his possible candidacy in any way but close friends confirmed the offer made to the Montana senator. Explaining | Wheeler’s reticence, it was said that he was awaiting the outcome of the Democratic convention before making a final decision. Should thé Democrats nominate @ man whom Wheeler regarded as a re- actionary, his friends said that he would seriously consider running. Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Laborite of Minnesota, has been mentioned as a vice-presidential running mate in the event La Follette finds himself un- able to enter the presidential contest and Wheeler heads the ticket, - Negro Elevator ee Operator Saves Frenzied Whites (Crusader Service) es NEW YORK, May 25.— Fourteen passengers, all of them white, were saved from death yesterday morning by the heroism of Ernest Noble, colored operator in the Loft building, He admitted it was difficult to see |7 49 west 4th Street, who, when his how the breaking of the MacDonald regime was to be accomplished, but expressed belief that the Labor gov- ernment’s early popularity was wan- ing. “The government's position is im- possible,” Baldwin, one of the lead- ers of the Conservative party and premier of the Tory goverenment that met defeat in the last elections, declared. “The Laborites have made promises to their constituents which they cannot fulfill.” “No one knows,” he continued, “whether the present government will come to an end thru defeat in the House of Commons or will fall asunde' iternally.” vised his audience to “get saying, “you may be certain the end will come.” seth Logging Company ©! Must Fork Up For Burning Workers VANCOUVER, B. C., May 25.— car tore loose from its cables at the tenth floor, kept his head, labored lfranti¢ally at a broken brakw-niewr? anism: until he brought it into oper- ation only a few feet from the bottom of the shaft. Eight girls, a boy and four men, in addition to Noble, many of them crying hysterically and some suf- fering from strained backs and other injuries, were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in a moving van command- eered by the police. Noble accomplished his heroic act of life saving in the face of the hysteria of the girls and the frantic efforts of the men, completely demor- alized by fear to get at the elevator lever. Noble shook them off and | kept cooly at his brakes, spinning the lever, working another back and forth, while the velocity of the hurt- ling car swiftly increased. Just as it was passing the third floor, however, there was a grinding and screeching as the brakes at last took hold, ripping teeth from rails at the sides of the shaft. Almost on a level with the first — Negligence on the part of the Comox|rioor the steel car, twisted from the a fire at Merville last summer in which 51 settlers were burned out has resulted in three verdicts againgt the company as a starter: Francis Fenwick, who was forced to remain in a river all night while} the fire was raging about him and had his hair burned off him as well} as receiving severe burns upon his| body was awarded $10,000 dataages. John Clifford was given $25,000 for the loss of his son and Andrew Barr Merville settlers to fire hazards for several years. 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