The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 16, 1924, Page 1

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 ° ' i THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND THE DAILY WORKER. A ¥ : RMERS' GOVERNMENT Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. J Vol. II. No. 76. SUBSCRIPTION RATES MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1924 a ECTRIC TRUST BOSSES IN PANIC Forward To the Farmer-Labor Party at St. Paul THOUSANDS BUY DAILY WORKER “THIRD DEGREE” METHOE THE TASK BEFORE US || AS WESTERN ELECTRIC POLICE CHICAGO POLCE PAREN 7 JAIL INVESTIGATOR ONCE MORE Statement by theCentralExecutive Committee of the Workers Party With its efficiency system of slave-driving scab-bosses tot- tering, and its forty thousand employes rebellious at their non- In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Published Daily except Sunday by Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. THE PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington DAILY WORKER Blvd., Chicago, Ill. has never shared this view. The Workers Party recognized the fact that Senator La Follette has never represented the economic interests of the industrial workers, the agri- cultural laborers, and the working farmers. There is nothing in the program which Sen- TO THE DELEGATES AT THE } ST. PAUL CONVENTION: } AROUSING CITIZENS’ ANGER This is the first of a series of artioles that will eapose the “gold- fish” and “third degree” methods The writer is a man who, as a police reporter in Chicago for years, has been in close contact with police activities and knows. their methods from first hand. Future articles will tell just prisoners and the close relation of the.local capitalist papers with the These articles, beside exposing the oruel and inhuman treatment given suspects by the police will sug- Watch for futur ARTICLE 1. eS police department of Chicago. gest the remedy. Why does the Chicago police department use the “goldfish”? That question has undoubtedly oc- curred to many people since Wil- liam Wilson, teacher at the Har- vard school, charged the police with torturing him in order to force a confession from him in connection with the murder of Robert Franks. The reason is the inefficiency of the police department in detect- ing crime. The “goldfish” is their one best weapon for “clearing things up.” Police officers like to show a rec- ord of mysteries which have been solved. To the police who are not particularly quick minded the “gold- fish” method presents the solution. “Working for 180.” Beside the. fact that the mere ree-| at number of crimes solved*helps a police’officer “get on” in the department there is always the chance that he will get a special re- ‘ward in the form of either $180 or $360 dollars extra compénsation for good work. This is called in police parlance “working for 180 bucks.” (Continued on Page 2.) INJUNETION JUDGE GETS THE LAUGH AS WORKERS WIN feather Pushers Knock Faris for Ash Can By MARTIN A. DILLMON. \Pederated Press Staff Correspondent) 8T. LOUIS, June 15.—The leather prorkers of St. Louis, after enduring j@ rain of injunctions and adverse Mecisions from United States District lige Faris are poking quiet smiles his direction just now. Most decent persons agreed with whe union that Faris was going too Wer when he allowed a trunk com- ; to take out an injunction lagainst picketing on the ground that \! strike was interfering with in- commerce. No _ interfer- with shipments was practiced by the pickets. It was to Laugh. But that the United States su- preme court should agree with or- @imarfly decent persons and rub Wirt in Judge Faris’ face is almost too good to be true. It almost makes ene laugh at the federal district court. The injunction was unlawful, ‘@hief Justice Taft officially told Faris. 4 - A few smiles are reserved for the Vnited States circuit court of ap- wpeals which was also reversed by the @upreme count. Judge Stone of the appeals court dissented from his col- Sa i Deke ete RY agg by the supreme court. Workers Win Strike. St. St. Louis leather workers were @ereed to battle the employes while MMtie open shop drive here was-at its ‘The confiict was bitter, but woskers won in practically all The usual flock ‘@f wages and improved conditions ‘won by the skirmish, the unionists @ucoseded in upsetting a damaging precedent which, if allowed to stand, ‘wotld have menaced organized labor ef'the country with an abrtdgement of the night to strike. of the Chicago police department. how the police have “goldfished” e articles, BOSSES PUMP PROPAGANDA INTO WORKERS New Employes Told to Worship Company Fourth Articte. By KARL REEVE. The Western Electric com- pany jealously guards its system -ef tow wages for the producirig, workers by its network of thous- ands of bosses, each one report- ing to a superior, all of whom acts as a unit in keeping the wages of the piece and day rate workers down and the produc- tion high. | passed thru five bosses before arriving at the de- partment where | was supposed to work. As a straw boss, hired as a process inspector in charge of a group of girls, in the coil in- spection department, I reported to B. Stock, head of the jack inspecting section. Stock, in his turn, is responsible to Mr. Prevey. Prevey reports to J. M. Gordon, in charge of the coil wind- ing process inspection section. Gor- don reports to G. C. Knudsen, head of the metal coils and process inspec- tion departments. Knudsen in his turn reports to D- E. Bicknell, headl of the process inspection division. Bicknell reports to M. E. Berry, as- sistant superintendent of inspection, who reports to W. L. Robertson, su- perintendent of inspection. Robert- son reports to Works Manager C. G. (Continued on page 3.) CONVENTION OF DISTRICT 73 MACHINISTS? UNION FOR AMALGAMATION MILWAUKEE, June 15.—The con- vention of District 73 ended here to- day with the adoption of a motion to motion was carried unanimously. The convention voted down a pro- posal to attempt to have the other crafts of the system tion go Into separate wage negotia: tions and leave the carmen out of it. This proposition, which would do nothing else than further sepa- rate the workers on the railroads than they are now, was voted down by 2,077 to 523, The convention, which started on June 9, went on record for all pro- gressive measures presented. It in- dorsed June 17, adopted a resolution condemning the infamous B, & O. plan, and decided to pay a special Pp apita tax to the system feder ation in order to organize the other YOU SAID IT! The platform will have to be largely evasive, or it will do Mr, Coolidge’s candidacy more harm than good.— Chicago Journal of Com- merce editorial, June 10, 1924. The gathering of delegates representing the industrial workers and exploited farm- ers of this country meet in a historic mo- ment. If our convention fulfills its duties to the workers in the industries and the work- ers upon the land, it will mark the begin- ning of a new epoch in the history of this country—the epoch of the triumphant march of the workers and farmers toward the goal of the abolition of exploitation by’ special privilege and the establishment of @ Work- ers’ and Farmers’ Government. We stand face to face with a new situa- tion in the life of this nation. During the last half century there has grown up in this country a ruling group which has fastened its grip upon the means of wealth produc- tion and distribution and which uses its privileged position for the purpose of amass- ing great wealth for itself at the expense of those who produce the wealth in the indus- tries and upon the land. During the great world war, this , ee of exploiters consolidated its power. made the government of our country even more completely an instrument to carry out its will. It uses that government to uphold and maintain its special privileges and to make easier its exploitation of the massés who work and produce wealth. Never before in this country has the government been so openly the agent of Wall Street. ft is the agent of Wall Street and the financial oli- garchy in all its legislation affecti the internal affairs ofthe country. . | agent of Wall Street in using the army and navy for the purpose of safeguarding the investments and securing new fields of in- vestment for the capitalist exploiters in foreign lands. America has become the most highly de- veloped example of a small exploiting privi- leged class with its. grip upon the throats of millions of people and amassing great wealth at the expense of their happiness and well-being. The ruling class has its political expres- sion in the Republican and Democratic par- ties. The administrations of both these par- ties serve special privilege alike. The exploiters carry on their schemes for their own enrichment unchallenged because the political power of the group which suf- fers under this exploitation is unorganized. The interests of the industrial workers, the interests of the agricultural laborers, the interests of the working farmers, are in direct conflict with those of the class which today is in power and has unchallenged con- trol of the government. Yet, the industrial workers, the agricultural laborers, the work- ing farmers, have no political party thru which they can challenge the rule of their exploiters and carry on the struggle to establish their own power in the govern- ment. The great task which it is the duty of our convention to perform is to create for the industrial workers, the agricultural laborers, and the working farmers, a political party which will fight their battles. Such a polit- ical party can only be created if its platform expresses the economic interests of these groups. It is not sufficient that the representatives of the industrial workers and farmers should meet in convention, nominate candidates, adopt a platform and return to their homes. Our work will not be done unless we build, not only for the 1924 presidential elections, but also for the future. 4 The work of wresting power from the ruling class in this country is not the work of one election campaign. Our victory can- not be won in the first struggle. We must build a rove party which will fight today, and if it does not win today, can go on. to new struggles until the day of victory does come. 'f we can build such a party in our con- vention, then indeed we will have served the producers of this country well. We will have taken the first great stride on the road we will follow until the ce | comes when the workers and farmers of this country will a Workers’ and Farmers’ Govern- ment and use the power of that government for the producers of wealth and not to amass wealth for the privileged class. LA FOLLETTE’S STAND. Many workers’ and farmers of this country have looked to Senator LaFollette to lead the way in this struggle. The Workers Party Itis. the: ator LaFollette offers which will free these groups from the grip of svecial privilege. Senator LaFollette still calls himself a Republican—a member of the party of spe- cial privilege. Senator LaFollette has taken his stand against our Convention and against the formation of a Party which will fight our battles. The struggles of the industrial workers, the agricultural laborers and working farm- ers against their exploiters cannot be built around an individual. No individual can lead the way to victory for them. It is only thru a mighty mass movement closely knit together in a Workers’ and Farmers’ polit- ical party, fighting the day to day struggle against special privilege, that victory will come. Senator LaFollette has elected to make his fight as an individual. He asks the workers and farmers to place their hopes upon him as an individual, in place of a strong party which will fight their battles. Even if Senator LaFollette represented the industrial workers, agricultural laborers, and working farmers—which he does not and cannot—these groups could not place them- selves at the mercy of an individual. They could not depend for the future development of their movement upon what Senator La Follette would do. They would have to organize a Barty to fight their battles if they were to safeguard their interests. With Senator LaFollette representing other economic groups,-with Senator La Follette still with one foot in the Republican Party, the workers and farmers in the St. Paul Convention can only say to him that he shall go his way and they will go their way. They will organize their party, they will make their fight, and build their party in the fight, and go on from struggle to struggle until they finally win their victory against the privileged class. It is certain that victory will only be won thru a powerful political party and not thru supporting an individual like Senator LaFollette. The St. Paul Convention should select as its candidates a representative of the indus- trial workers and a working farmer who can stand before the exploited groups of pro- ducers as the embodiment of their interests. With such candidates and a party built on the same line, the Convention will fulfill the expectations of the great masses of work- ers and farmers of this country who are looking to St. Paul for hope in the struggle against their exploiters, THE COMMUNISTS’ PART The Communists organized in the Work- ers Party realize full well that the struggle against special privilege will be a bitter struggle and that the movement which is now in formation will learn in the experi- ences of the struggle a step forward in policy which must be made before the fight can be won. The Communists know that out of the experiences of the struggle will come the knowledge that the workers and farmers must take control of the governmental power and use it against their class enemies, the exploiters, in order to abolish the entire system of capitalism before the fight will be ended. While clearly conscious of this ultimate outcome of the fight against the exploiting roup, the Communists believe that the armer-Labor movement is the first great step forward of the producers in this coun- try. They are willing to co-operate whole- heartedly in the building of a Farmer-Labor Party that will represent the class interests of the industrial workers, the exploited farmers, and agricultural workers. It is be- cause the Communists clearly understand the forces which are developing in American political life that they have thrown all their energy and strength into helping build a Farmer-Labor Party. They have co-operated with and are ready to continue to co-operate with all those who are in earnest in the struggle against special privil and the building of a movement that will represent the political power of the producing classes. FORWARD TO THE FARMER-LABOR PARTY! FORWARD TO THE WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT! Central Executive Committee, Workers Party of America, William Z. Foster, Chairman. C, E, Ruthenberg, Executive Secretary. |sin, union conditions, the Western Electric officials were Saturday aided by the states attorney Crowe's office and by the Cicero police, in another attempt to stop the DAILY WORKER exposure. While Karl Reeve, reporter who exposed the speed-up piece- work practices of the company after working in the plant as an employe, was locked up in the Cicero police station, with an extra charge placed against him and his bail raised to $200 cash bond, MINNESOTA IS MOVING INTO THE LIMELIGHT LaF ollette and Wiscon-| sin out of the Picture By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Special to The Daily Worker) ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15.— Minnesota is moving into the limelight today with the rapid approach of the June 17th Na- tional Farmer-Labor Convention starting on Tuesday. innesota moves into the pic- | ture while the state of Wiscon- its next door neighbor, fades out. It is the Minnesota of the workers and farmers, rallying around itself the class conscious toilers, in the cities and on the land, that takes its place in the center of the stage of the class struggle. Discontent Sweeps Leftward. It is the Wisconsin of the middle class cure-alls that have been peddled all these years as “the LaFollette idea,” that passes into obscurity be- (Continued on Page 2.) *Jack | cally. On to St. Paul with the Daily Worker McCarthy, circulation manager of the DAILY WORK- ER, and a squad of “newsies,” were selling two thousand copies of the DAILY WORKER in front of the Western Electric gates, Reeve had been released on $25.00 | bond, to appear in the Cicero police court’ Saturday morning to answer to a charge of disorderly conduct.. But after securing a jury trial to take place next Saturday, Reeve was told that another separate charge of dis- tributing hand bills without a permit jhad been placed against him. Crowe Man on Deck, Frank Moutaock, assistant state's attorney, attached to Robert E. Crowe's office, appeared against Reeve, as did A. Borg, the plain (Continued on page 3.) AMALGAMATION BRINGS 4 ONE BIG BRITISH Une yi LONDON, June 15.—A British la- borers union of 400,000 members will come into being July 1 thru the amalgamation of the National Amal- gamated Union of Laborers, the Mu- nicipal Employes union and the Na- tional Union of General Workers. The Amalgamated Engineering union is expected to amalgamate with the molders and ironfounders; | the bricklayers with the plaster- ers and carpenters, and several woolen textile groups to form one body. The general council of the British Trades Union congress is promoting amalgamation energeti- HE BEST reports of the National Farmer-Labor Convention at St. Paul, Minn., starting June 17th, will appear in the DAILY WORKER. It will report the reply of the masses of workers and farmers to the attack of LaFollette, Gompers and others on the class farmer-labor movement. It’s best writers will be on the job. You cannot get along without the reports of Robert Minor, fresh from the Cleveland Conven- tion, J. Louls Engdahl, Earl R. Browder, Jay Lovestone, William Z, Foster, C. E. Ruthenberg, Joseph Manley, and others. Better subscribe for two months, at the low special rate of $1, and also get the DAILY WORKER, for the important conventions of the democratic party at New York City, and the gathering of the Conference for Progressive Political Action, at Cleveland, starting July 4th, to be followed by the Socialist Party convention. Send in your subscription, with those of three others, on the accompanying blank today! THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Illinois. Enclosed find §....... let the workers and farmers know labor movement that will organize Sent in by. Make Your Answer Today! to cover the list Of vc subscriptions to the DAILY WORKER taken on the list below. These “subs” were secured at the Special Rate of $1 for two months. Follette, Gompers and the whole yellow press on the class farmer- Labor Convention starting June 17th; seeeeneneesssecesseeiorseseseseeresssessssenes seseee[one aivestsenseoee seeeeeeseesseeesereesennanoonsenen Write plainly, in ink if possible. for special $1 for two months sub cards, This is my effort to the truth about the attacks by La its forces at the St. Paul Farmer- ADDRESS Better print the names.