The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 24, 1924, Page 5

} Tuesday, June 24, 1924 THE DAILY wanekn WAGE CUTS DRIVE MINERS TO UNION, WARNS ‘COAL AGE’ Warns the Operators to Lay Off ‘Will non-union coal operators over- reach themselves in the wage cutting enthusiasm? The editor of Coal Age is afraid that they will and that wage cutting in non-union mines may be rried to the point where non-union gions can be overrun by the union \, as easily as was the Pittsburgh region ‘in the 90’s, He urges non-union oper- ators to get together and stabilize wages before such a catastrophe ma- terializes. “Non-union operators,” he says, “cannot but feel some alarm at the. constant wage reductions. They must know that their employes will com- pare the wages paid in non-union mines ‘with those current in the union regions. If the practice of lowering wages to meet every new contract made continues, the wages will fall below a level at which any working man can live. “Information has been received that at least one company in West Vir- ginia is paying $2.88 per day to ite underground daymen and $2.80 to its surface employes. In one Pike coun ty, Kentucky mine it is said drivers are getting 35c an hour, trackmen 45c, haul mining 52c and machine mining 42c a ton. Compare these rates with those in Pittsburgh regions. where drivers and trackmen receive 92 3-4c an hour, where the pick mining rate is $1.1164 per ton (thin vein) and $1.0311 per ton (thick vein) and ‘where the rates for mining by ma- chine and loading by hand are 94c (thin vein) and 88.31¢e (thick vein) in wide work with extra allowances ‘for narrow work. “To all appearances the wage rate ‘in non-union fields continues to de- cline and -will continue to do so un- Jess the non-union operators meet to- gether and decide to stabilize the wage. The present cut-throat compe- tition cannot fail to have an ynfavor- able reaction on the non-union re- gions.” No Votes for Cal. “"“sTe” Chicago’ Postoffice Clerks’ As- sociation met to plan a more intensive ‘campaign for pay increases for postal workers. Cal Coolidge’s veto of the postal bill has won the little man from bean-town no votes from postal work- ers, even tho they have long been used to rough deals from the govern- ment of big business. K. K. K..Loses In Maine, PORTLAND, Me., June 23.—After capturing the Republican Party in In- diana the Ku Klux Klan has been de- feated in a similar attempt in the Main primaries. Ps ‘ oe jersey Style for Mature Figures. en, gingham, percale, 4 crepe weaves are good for this model. The “vestee” is an attractive feature, it breaks the straight lines of the front, and is very becoming te stdut figures. The sleeve may be in short “cap” length ‘or finished with a cuff in elbow "he pattern is cut in eight sizes. 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches neasure. A 38-inch size requires ards of 27-inch material. The * the foot is 1% yard. mailed to any address on 12c in silver or stamps. ‘s in silver or stamps for date Spring and Summer of Rashiong. f hia Pet Ab, ES “SU I al BR Shad dR RES TE SE Sc Pe a cer a ta tc en 2 st ta PL Ath ached a na eran EOS OUR DAILY PATTERNS CAPITALISTIC FEUDALISM CLOSER THAN PROFESSOR ADMITS AS BOSSES GRAB PROFITS; WATCH WORKERS! By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press Industrial Editor) Capitalistic feudalism in the near future, if present tendencies in the industrial world continue unchecked, is the prediction of Professor H. A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin in the Quar- terly Journal of Hconomics. Ross shows that the invested capital per worker is today at least 10 times as great as it was a century ago with a con- sequent large increase in the share of the value produced going re to the uses of capital. He ex- pects that eventually the larger share will go to the capitalists. “Can we imagine,” he asks, “that a society in which half the wealth pro. duced in industry went to capitalists would be in any sense a democratic society? The capitalist class would have such enormous resources to dis- pose of that it would control secretly every important channel of publicity, guard every avenue by which ideas reach the voter's mind. Alfffost from the cradle the opinions of the voter would be molded into uncritical ac- septance of the principles underlying private capitalism. The forfhs of po- itical democracy might be retained yut the whole would be a sham. The ‘eality would be capitalistic feudal- sm.” Invest More Per Worker. Ross shows the enormous increase in the amount of capital per worker in various industries between 1840 and 1920 as follows: Capital per worker Making 1840 ©1920 Agricultural implements $495 $6,764 Boots and shoes 122 2,902 Carpeting 623 5,198 Carriages and wagons 242 4,338 Cotton goods 708 1,979 Woolen goods 738 4,987 Paper 1,004 7,962 Leather goods 601 9,262 Silk goods 356 4,123 Iron and steel 669 7,082 A) industry 328 4,901 Taking into account the general rise in prices it is apparent that between 1840 and 1920 the value of capital per worker had increased 9% times. More Spies Hired Today. This growth of capital per worker, according to- Ross, underlies the great- er resistance to shorter hours and to strikes with a consequent intensifica- tion of the industrial conflict. “There are industries,-he says, “in. which a tie up sterilizes $35,000 per striker. Naturally, the faster a man is losing money the more he is tempted to re- sort to desperate measures. The cap- italist goes further than the capital- ist of two generations ago in hiring labor spies and gunmen, in secretly controlling the local government or the state government in order to be able quickly to inject police or militia into the situation.” “The statisticians of the Bureau of Economic Research compute that in 1920, 28 per cent of the values pro- duced in the field of manufactures Comfortable Frock for Mother’s Girl. 4785. This is an ideal style for the slender active girl. It will be very pleasing in the development indicated, as well as in other materials or com- binations, Linen and gingham could be combined. Or, one could use voile or pongee, with pipings of a contrast- ing color, or of white. The pattern is cut in four sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. An 8-year size requires two yards of one material 86 inches wide. To make as illus- trated will require % yard of plain material and 1% of figured goods, Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c¢ in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our up-to-date Spring and Summer 1924 Book of Fashions. Address: The Daily Worker, 1113 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, Ill.” NOTICE sin peoid thet 7 a “ Bal ern de are fur men ‘ew Yor! of pattern went for the use of capital and 72 ber cent went for some form of~ser- vice. Now since the capital used alongside labor becomes ever more copious and massive it is to be ex- posed that eventually the larger share will go to capitalists.” Sham Democracy. As a matter of fact the drift toward capitalistic féudalism appears more rapid than Ross expects. In years of prosperity like 1916 and 1920 over one- third of the income from mines, ‘fac- tories and land transportation went to capital. And his description of sham democracy controlled by capitalist domination of the avenues thru which ideas reach the voter’s mind sounds like a description of the present, not the future, JAPANESE OIL KINGS PUSHING SAKHALIN WORK Sinclair Concession Hangs by a Note (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKYO, Japan, June 23.—A cargo of ofl-drilling machinery and supplies has left Hakodate, Hakkaido, for the northern part of Sakhalin Island, where the materials will be used by the North Star company, a repre- sentative of the biggest Japanese business concerns, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Suzuki and others. The Japanese capitalists are mak- ing a great effort to exploit the rich oil deposits as fast as they can, large- ly because the proposed recognition agreement to be signed by Japan and Russia returns to the Soviets the pos- session of Sakhalin and limits Japa- nese concessions there. May Clash With Sinclair. The Sinclair Consolidated Oil has a tentative concession from the Soviet government to exploit the oil resources of Sakhalin, but if the United States fails to recognize Rus- sia within five years this concession is reversible. The Japanese government has subsidized the North Star company with 2,000,000 yen ($1,000,000) a year since its founding in 1921. The wells of this company produce 20,000 tons of petroleum annuaily at present and the fields give indications of be- ing able to yield a much larger sup- ply. Aged Father of Soft Drink is Hot Pop But Hard Company ATLANTA, Ga., June 23.—Asa G. Candler, founder of a cooling bever- age nd star actor in several warm romances, is again in trouble, thru his predilection for beauty. This time the “millionaire is the aggressor. He claimed he was more sinned against than sinning. It happened this way. But perhaps this is not the beginning, as Candler is 73 years old, and we are not get- ting out a book. So we will start in almost at the finish. The multi-millionaire married his present wife after a short and snappy courtship two weeks before a famous New Orleans beauty sued the young fellow for breach of promise, Every- thing ran along smoothly for a few months, But black clouds in the form of men more handsome still than he began to appear on the Coca-Cola king’s horizon, and his wife confessed that she no longer loved him. Which was too much. Hence the suit. This is perfectly awful. The work- ers are excited enough over unem- ployment and low wages without be- ing thrown into a more dangerous condition by such doings as the Can- dler doings. LENIN'’S BIRTH-PLACE NOW NAMED ULIANOVSK IN HONOR OF LEADER (Rosta News) MOSCOW, June 23,—In commem- oration of Lenin’s birthplace, the Central Executive Committee h: resolved to change the name of the town of “Simbiask” (Volga region), where Vladimir Itiytch Ulianoff (Lenin) was born into that of “Ulianovsk” and the respective province into “Ulianovskaya Guber- nia (provinoe).” 1 ALLIED CAPITAL PLANS COMPLETE GERMAN SLAVERY Loopholes in Dawes Plan Give Bosses Their Way (Special to the Dally Worker.) BHRLIN, Germany, June 23,—Sep- arate mortgaging of each German in- dustry by allied capitalists, whereby foreign states may acquire permanent control of such basis industries as steel and keep the German workers in permanent subjection, is the plan now put forth by the reparations organ- izing committee now sitting in Paris. The plan is meeting with bitter op- position from German capitalists, who will be hit by such an arrangement. They hope to bring pressure to bear on the committee to force the adop- tion of some means of payment under which an even greater share of the burden will be borne by the German workers than under a plan of blanket mortgage. ‘ Fear on the part of the French in- dustrialist lords that within a few months Germany will take advantage of the lapse of the commercial obliga- tions imposed on her by the treaty of Versailles to make whatever com- mercial treaties she sees fit—possibly not with France—has led to the con- sideration of the plan, under which specific money burdens can be levied on each German company individually. Dawes’ Plan, Slave System. The Dawes’ report fails to specify exactly how the international German seizure of German labor-power is to be accomplished. The idea first put forward provides for a sort of renten- bank, organized by German industry as a whole, This scheme would al- low the German trustees a certain dis- cretion, the only requirement being the payment of a definite reparations sum. Under the general mortgage scheme the German workers will be asked to work for inter-allied capitalists long enough to pay off war debts. Under the separate mortgage scheme they will slave permanently for the purses of inter-allied capitalists. Convenient Loopholes. No permanent interpretative com- mittee, with power to explain dubious passages, ras provided for by the ex- perts. This leaves a loophole thru which even the infamous Dawes’ plan can be turned to greater advantage industrialists. tion of what is known as the “micum”—-Mission Interallies pour le Controle des Usines and des Mines, or Interallied committee for the con- trol of Factories and Mines—is earn- estly desired by the followers of Poin- race, Poincare’s last step in office was to state that if the Germans did |- not agree to continue the “micum” indefinitely, France would resort to extreme measures. Herriot’s first act in office was to demand the continuation of this body. Send in that Subscription Today. Farmers’ Salvation to Come from Selves, No Hope from Europe WASHINGTON, June 23.—Hopes for the farmer which rest on the as- sumption that Europe may be induced to buy more American foodstuffs at higher prices are doomed to disap- pointment, according to the Institute of Economics which has just con- cluded a survey of the probable Eu- ropean demand for agricultural prod- ucts. “The limited European market which now confronts the American farmer,” says the Institute, “is the re- sult of conditions which were devel- oping even before the war. About the turn of the century American agricul- tural exports began to decline, Europ- ean countries were increasing their own production of foodstuffs, and the competition of Canada, South Amer- ica, South Africa and Australia for the European markets was increasing. At the same time the growth of our own domestic market was lessening our exportable surplus. The institute concludes that the solution of the farmers’ ills must therefore be sought in internal adjust- ments to a changed world situation, LOCO BROTHERHOOD’S STONE IS BIG BUSINESS KING WITH HUGE ENTERPRISES IN HIS CONTROL (By The Federated Press) CLEVELAND, June 23._Warren §S. Stone, Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers since 1913, will give up the detailed direction of the brotherhoods relationship with the railroads as a result of a reorganization plan adopted by the closing sessions of B. of L. E. convention here. The new plan brings all brotherhood activities including | banking and finance, labor relations, insurance and pensions and | SS real estate operations under one head. Stone will be the presi- dent of the combined depart- ments, Hach department will have a subordinate head under Stone, The brotherhood has decided that it has branched out far enough to or- ganize on the same basis as the steel corporation. In the new plan the pres- ident will hold a pobition analogous to the chairman of the board in the steel corporation. Mainly a Banker. Mr. Stone will devote himself pri- marily to banking and finance. If a labor crises should arise he will be at liberty to assume direction of the brotherhood and will be called upon at all times for advice. The constitutional change for the reorganization went thru the conven- tion after a long fight but polled the necessary two-thirds majority vote of the delegates. Some of the nine banks owned by the brotherhood may have their own presidents and others may elect Mr. Ston®, but he will direct all major policies, Besides banks, the following finan- celal ventures are under brotherhood management: The Brotherhood Investment Co. of Cleveland, incorporated for $10,000,000. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers Building Co., which owns the | engineers’ building, the branch bank | building on Euclid avenue, and other property, and is erecting another new twenty-one-story building. The brotherhood Insurance Co., with $180,000,000 in policies. The latest extension of operations announced was organization of the Pacific. Brotherhood Investment Co. at Spokane, Wash., with a capital of $1,000,000. West Virginia Mines. The Coal River collieries, the Ho- bert-Stone Co, and numerous other ventures in which Mr. Stone holds of- ficial positions are privately owned concerns, not under the control of the brotherhood. Their stock is owned largely by brofherhood members. Stone is also a director of the Empire Trust Co. of New York, in which the brotherhood is heavily interested. RADIO IN SOVIETLAND TO BRING REVOLUTION HOME TO ALL PEOPLE (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23.—The Radio Society, the first of its kind in Rus sia, has been organized in Lenin- grad. Its object is to propagandize and popularize the radio-technical achievements among the masses. The program of the Society is a very large one; it is proposed to broadcast concerts and lectures, to arrange radio-advertisements, to in- stall in the liveliest places in the city loud-speaking telephones for spreading the latest news and all sort of information, etc. Afghanistan Needs Soviet to Satisfy Workers, Peasants (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23.—The London papers report that the Afghan loyal troops have crushed the insurgents. The causes of the insurrection lay in dissatisfaction with the liberal re- forms introduced by the Emir. The WORKERS’ WEEKLY, the or- gan of the British Communist Party, commenting upon those reforms, says that only under a strong government is the development of trade and in- dustry in Afghanistan possible. The fight against the rebels is the fight for the national independence of the people, and in view of their common interests with the Afghan workers and peasants the British workers will support them in this struggle. European Students Plan Excursions in Russian Republics (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23.—It is reported from Leningrad that a large influx of foreigners is expected there in the course of the coming summer, chiefly from Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Baltic States. A number of sci- entific institutions have been advised that student excursions are coming to Leningrad from foreign countries, in order to visit and study museums and libraries. The International Geographical In- stitute at Hanover has applied to the Academy of Science with a request to organize excursions for foreign tour- ists into various parts of the Soviet Republics, including the Crimea, Cau- Send in that Subscription Today. casus and Turkestan. ‘ UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS felust raise the end, Butter, while I put A] Risers PS | | gi "Good! Til come right over atter it." Queen Raises All Hell As Woman Smokes and King Goes to Devil LONDON, Eng., Sune 23.—That there is a labor government in power is no indication that a lady can pull any rough stuff in the presence of the Queen. That was definitely es- tablished today when the officials of the court ordered that no female per- son could smoke in the presence of the Queen. The other day at the Ascot races a woman in the enclosure in front of the royal boxes pulled a fag out of her box and lit up. Then, in addition to that, the King’s nag came in sec- ond. It is generally known here that the King put a few shillings on his cob. The Queen who is very straight- laced about women smoking and the King gambling, found out that George V. had disobeyed her orders’ on saving his pennies, and she raised all Hell. All in all, the royal couple enjoyed a very poor time at the races. World’s Wares to Fill Stalls at the Nijni-Novgorod Fair (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23.—Preparations for this year’s Nijni-Novgorod Fair are well under way, in spite of the flood of the Volga in April. A large number of foreign business men are expected to take part in the show. Representatives of Persian merchants eame to Nijni recently and tentatively chose premises. A number of Mon- golian merchants have also made their appearance and they propose to bring considerable. parties of raw materials to the fair. The People’s Commissariat of Internal Commerce has adopted a series of measures to grant facilities to Mongolian mer- chants and enable them to bring goods via Kuending and other fron- tier posts. Siberian Trading Dates in Extreme North Are Now Set (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23.—It is reported from Novo-Nikolaievsk (Siberia) that the departure of the river flotilla for the north has been fixed for the 25th of the next July. All of the export goods from Siberia must be received at New Port (Ob river estuary) not later than August 15. By that time the arrival of ships from abroad with import goods is also expected, and mutual unloading and loading is to be done till September 17. that se, tas A LAUGH FOR THE CHILDREN RUSSIAN TRADE UNIONS SUPPORT MONEY REFORM \Urge Economy But no | | Wage Reductions (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 23. (By Mail).— The following resolutions were adopt- ed at an extraordinary meeting of the Central Council of Trade Unions on the questions of monetary 1eform and | the compaign for lower prices, which |are among the most important issues of Russian internal life actually, (1). That it be hereby stated that the currency reform is being on the | whole carried out smoothly and in the interests of the economic rejuy- enation of the country, (2). That it be recognized that the jfurther success of this reform de- pends on a ruthless reduction of the budget of the State apparatus, still lower retail trade prices—to be at- tained by their administrative and economic regulation and the decrease of the cost of production. (8). That, however, even the strict- est economy in State expenditure must not in any way interfere the running of heavy industries the payment of wages. & (4). That the trade unions should closely follow all these developments and take an active hand in all the above-mentioned reforms and meas- ures. Your Union Meeting FOURTH TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1924. 183 Boot and Shoe Workers, 1939 Mil- waukee Ave. Brickli 's, 912 W. Monroe St. Workers, Paving 1 W. Washington. Council, 514 W. 117th and Sheffield. 75th St. - Hall, Chieago eigh Carpenters, Witten’s Hall, High- land Park, Ill. Carpenters, Springfield and 26th, Clerks, Grocery, W. Van Buren Street. Conductors (Sleeping Car), Capitol Bidg., 10 a. m. Electricians, 505 S. Sta . Electricians, 741 S, rn Ave. 5058 _ Wentworth rs (Loc.), 180 W. Washington St. Loc.), 2483 W. Roose- 21 378 Brick and 'Claj Inspectors, Calumet Joint Street. Loo.), 2647 W. S5th St. Engin, ¥ Egg Inspectors, 418 N. Clark Fede: Randolph et. ‘al Union, 3046 W. 26th St, men and Enginemen, Ogden and Taylor. rimmers), 166 W. Wash- 225 E. 15th St., Chi. ints, Hi, cr'vags al Employes, 64 W. Carriers, 814 W. Hi Hod Carriers, 62nd and ve. Machinists, 6234 Prine Ave. eat Ci rs, 175 W. Washington et. 571 Meat Cutters, 9206 Houston Ave, Marine Fire’ and Oj 387 | N. Clark, Musici. 2 ans, 175 W. Washington Sty Funk's Hall, Oak Parke . Rando! E. cor. Calitornia and Pa 's, N. W. cor. PAINTERS, 220 W. OAK Painters, Trumbull Or Carmen, 5824 S. Halsted Clerks, 549 W. Washington " Clerks, Moose Hall, Chi- go Heights. iway Clerks, 5438 S. Halsted St. Railway Clerks, 809 W. Washing: Railroad Trainmen, 3359 W. Madi- m ie Council, 220 $, (Auto), 220 8, Ashland 67 Tile Layers, 180 W. Washi St. 7. Waite 234 W. Ri (Note—Unleus otherw! Bi meetings are at 8 p. m. Legion Wants More War. SPOKANE, Wash., June 23.—The American Legion expects to make as big a fight for universal military sery- ice within the next three years as it put up for the soldiers’ bonus, John R. Quinn, national commander of the American gang of Fascisti has an- nounced. i Send in that Subscription Today. ‘