The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 16, 1924, Page 5

| Wednesday, July 16, 1924 BOSSES TURN TO |°® DIRECT ACTION AS COURTS FAIL Violence Against I. W. W. Who Win at Law (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, July 15.—Progress in the fight against reactionary courts in California is reported by the American Civil Liberties Union, na- tional headquarters, New York. “The legal fight in Southern California has been practically won,” says the un- ion’s statement. ‘The district court of appeals for that part of the state has reversed 6 successive convictions, involving 42 members of the I. W. W. In the past two years, 65 men have been practically won,” says the un- volving 9 trials in all, All of these convictions have been reversed. In Los Angeles all cases have been dis- missed.” One case is pending in Imperial county and three informations still remain on file in Fresno county, all of which it is expected will be dis- missed. Two cases are on trial in Sacramento county, and a new pro- secution has been started’ in Hum- bolt county. “This is a vast improve- ment over the situation a year ago, when there were cases pending in 9 counties with no prospect that any of them would be dismissed without trial,” says the report. j But inability to railroad radicals by legal action is causing the openshop- pers to turn again to violence as a weapon, the Liberties union points out. The case of the Southern Cal- ifornia shipping trust, which has in- stigated violence against the I. W. ‘W. at San Pedro, is given as an ex- ample. ITALIAN WORKERS BUY OUT ‘IL LAVORATORE’ WITH FASGIST EXPOSE NEW YORK CITY, July 15,—Ital- lanes here are passing their copies of “11 Lavoratore,” Communist daily published In Chicago, around since the editions carrying the Matteotti revelations of fascist rule in Italy have been exhaust Over 2,300 copies of “Il Lavoratore” were sold here Saturday and hundreds of Italians were disappointed when the word came back that there were no more copies of the issue left. The sensational financial ‘ of fascist officials were published by the slain socialist deputy in a rare pamphlet at the beginning of this year. Antonio Presi, editor of “HW Lavoratore,” succeeded in ob- taining a copy in spite of the rigid censorship on anti-fascist material which Mussolini is attempting to enforce. Y FROM DEPTHS OF TEXAS PRISON TELLS OF HORROR OF LIFE UNDER LASH OF KU KLUX KLAN By CARL BRANNIN (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) DALLAS, Texas, July 15.—A cry from the depths of misery and despair is voiced in a letter written by a convict on one of the infamous prison farms of Texas to Legislator T. K. Irwin, Dallas, who is leading a campaign for prison reform. Asking that his name be kept secret for fear that death at the hands of guards wielding the “mule” (a whipping strap three Se einen nnn inches thick) will be his fate for complaining, the wretched man appeals for a transfer “into the walls” where he can follow his trade as linotype operator. A Jew Before Kluxers. The writer claims he is serving a four year sentence for a crime of which he is innocent but that as a Jew he had no chance before a Ku Klux Klan judge, jury and prosecut- ing attorney. The world war with all its horrors in which the writer served is nothing compared to the hell of a prison camp and the czar of Bloody Russia in the dark days of 1905 was a gentleman in his treatment of prisoners compared to that meted out by Christian Texas in 1924, The letter to the legislator reads in part: “I am an alien, came to this country as a stowaway and will be deported back to Latvia. Neverthe- less, I am suffering for another man’s sin, (a check cashed for $15). Not knowing the laws of this country and having no one to take an interest in my behalf, I was convicted and sen- tenced to four years. Prosecutor the Kleagle. “God have mercy to thy wander- ing chosen people, that has to face a jury, judge and county attorney who are members of the Ku Klux Klan. As a printer and linotype op- erator, all around man, working for a well known firm of printers at Waco, the county attorney’s name is well known to me as the kleagle of the K. K. K. Believing Sir, that you are a man of humanitarian feelings, pray tell me what justice can a poor alien Jew, totally ignorant of the laws of tis country and the great state of Texas expect from such a court of justice! Sending a man, innocent to the fullest extent to Hell. I have been with the Belgian army at the out- break of the war, I have seen misery, fire and smoke, my feet tramped over dead bodies, yet I must speak deliber- ately and with the full conviction of my heart, that I never in my life seen a burning Hell as that which I experienced on Texas prison farms. “I have never seen such a hell— unsanitary, underfed, cruel treatment, long hours (16) to work in mud and rain, where many fall out in the field. It is impossible for a Jew to complain of sickness, the only answer they give you is; when you dig on the field we will put you on the wagon and bury you. Worse Than Under Czar. “I assure you, Sir, while I was working in Russia in 1905 under czarist rule, never have I seen such A COOL SUMMER FROCK FOR HOUSE OR STREET WEAR. 09, Printed crepe was used for design, with facings of sateen. itz, ratine or gingham would also ttractive. he pattern is cut in seven sizes: 6, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust sure. Size 88 requires 4% yards 7-inch material, The width at the is 1% yards. ittern mailed to any address on ipt of 12 cents in silver or stamps. nd 12 cents in silver or stamps for 'P-TO-DATE SPRING AND SUM- , 1924, BOOK OF FASHIONS. A DAINTY “PARTY” DRESS. 4596. Chiffon, batiste, net, dotted Swiss or silk could be used for this style, with lace or embroidery ora simple picot edge for decoration. The outline may be straight or in pointed scallops. The pattern is cut in four sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years, An 8-year size re- quires 2% yards of 40-inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12 cents in silver or stamps. Send 12 cents in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE SPRING AND SUM- MER, 1924, BOOK OF FASHIONS. Address: The Daily Worker, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, III, NOTICE TO PA’ aie Pie eee ved, Li WORK eer, the re Ey iSite ant shee, a Bet bana, Vuputont yer battern BENWOOD DEATH MINE WHERE 119 PERISHED WILL OPEN ONGE MORE WHEELING, W. Va, July 15.— By installing safety devices that would have saved the lives of 119 coal miners if used three months ago, the non-union Wheeling Steel Corp, believes it can reopen its deadly Benwood mine. The explo- sion that killed 119 workers was due to neglect of safety precautions that are now being taken. West Vir- ginia mine inspectors, notoriously under the control of the non-union operators, had certified the mine to be safe without going into the work. ings to find about its condition, sa icanlenouetileeiccleisicesraapesceaieniabsebnihidlahaie brutality. Please help me to get in- to the walls. I am not able to do hard work. I am sick at heart, weigh only 119 lbs., am losing weight every day, my end will come soon on the farm. I have a wife and two chil- dren suffering hunger, also a sick mother with five little ones in Bel- gium crying for a piece of bread. Oh God, help me see them all where I may take care of them. “Please do not publish this letter. My end will come if you do. They will whip me to death with their three inch strap . Do not mention my name. God bless you.” Machinists’ Union Claims Membership Roster of 135,000 (Special to the DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, July 15.—A. mem- bership of over 135,000 is claimed for the Intl. Association of Machinists by General Secertary Davison, who has issued the report of receipts and dis- bursements for the month ending May 31. Ten new lodges have organ- ized since April and small lodges in big cities in many instances been con- solidated. Davison asserts that the slump in membership which began in 1920, (when there were 330,800 mem- bers) and continued for three years has stopped, and that recent months have shown steady recovery. On the other hand, a long list of lodges in good standing when they went into the railway shop strike in 1922 are still among the casualties of that struggle. Receipts for May totaled $65,476.52. Carpenters Union To Build New Hall As Election’s Over The Carpenters’ District council of Chicago announces the start of con- struction, within 30 days, of a new hall, to cost over a quarter of a million dollars, at 12-18 East Erie St. The cost of the building will be met from the $11 assessment levied on each member of the union. It was the building fund from this assessment which became the center of controversy between Harry Jensen, reactionary president of the district council, and Frank Stahl, who polled a strong vote against Jensen in the re- cent carpenters’ election. Jensen ar- bitrarily expelled nine local unions for not paying in this building fund, but caused such a storm of protest that they were reinstated before the elec- tion. Disorganizing of West Virginia in Sam Gompers’ Hands CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 15.— Following the special convention of 88 local unions and central bodies af. filiated with the West Virginia State Federation of Labor, a committee will take up with Samuel Gompers the question of reorganizing the federa- tion, Differences between President Harris led to 11 charges against him by the special convention. MITCHALL'S INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRA Union Music Furnished For All Occassions Write for appointments to M. MITCHALL, (Teacher of Saxophone) 1640 W. Congress St. Chicago, Il, THE DAILY WORKE MORE CHARGES OF CITY GRAFT BUT NO ACTION State’s Attorney’s Office Under Fire Altho assistant state’s attorney} James W. Breen is charged with rob-| bing the Police Pension Fund for| Widows and Orphans of Chicago’s de- ceased policemen, no action ha’ been taken by State’s attorney Crowe's of- fice to investigate the matter. Breen is charged by policemen with recom- mending expeditures which were mis- directed and never reached the widows and orphans, while he was attorney for the fund during Mayor Thompson's administration. Geo. Gorman, first assistant state’s| attorney, told reporters he did not| know what action would be taken by Crowe. “Crowe is out of town,” he| said. “I don’t know whether Breen will be asked to resign or not.” Won't Investigate Seif. Breen has denied the charges, claim- ing it is a plot to elect men favorable to Mayor Dever in the coming elec- tion of Police Pension Board trustees, Breen will not resign his office as Crowe's assistant while the charges against him are pending. It was stated at Crowe’s office that no complaints have yet been made about the Breen graft charges. As assistant state’s at- torney Breen will not investigate him- self, it is understood. The Citizen's Association, which as- sisted in uncovering the charges, in reporting the results of its investiga- tions ,attempts to white-wash Mayor Dever's trustees on the pension board at the same time that it complains against slip-shod and irregular methods of the board as a whole. Not Properly Audited. “Altho the law now requires an an- nual audit by an auditor chosen by the board, such recent audits haye failed to call attention to payments made without proper authorization and and to other irregularities,” they admit but attempt to show that such methods “reflect on the former board.” “In our opinion it should be an iron clad rule of the board never to pay back pensions without communicating directly with thé pensioners them- selves and informing them of the amounts awarded,” the association de- clares, Special Rake-off. “Payments of $3,650 were paid to James Breen for legal services dur- ing 1920, 1921 and 1922, when Mr. Breen was continually in the employ of the city of Chicago as first assistant corporations counsel at a salary of $8,000 per annum,” the Citizen’s Asso- clation discloses, Charges were made that many names were illegally added to the pen- sion roll upon Breen’s recommenda- tion, and that large sums were paid out without right or reason. Anti-Union Gang of Theatrical Bosses Is Disintegrating NEW YORK, July 15.—Following losses in their injunction fights against the Actor’s Equity Association and the majority Managers’ Protective Associa- tion, who have signed a 10 year con- tract providing 80 per cent union casts, the anti-union managers group is dis- integrating. After a heated meeting the die-hard producers, three managers have withdrawn. They are Brock Pem berton, Winthrop Ames and Henry W. Savage. 160 Workers Lost Lives on New York Jobs Last Month (Federated Press Industrial Editor) ALBANY, N. Y., July 15.—An in- crease of deaths from industrial ac- cidents in New York state in June is shown by the report of industrial com- missioner Bernard L. Shientag. The number of deaths was 160 or 30 more than reported for May. The Syracuse district reported 11, the largest number so far recorded by any district in the state. Important increases are shown in the following. industries: stone, clay and glass, metals, food and service. Page Five WORKERS TOIL IN DARK HOLES (Continued from page 1.) tition and does not have to keep up to modern standards to sell their product. Company “Saves” From Wages. Every worker I talked to com- plained of the heavy burden shifted by the management on the employes’ shoulders, “The industrial council is conducting two drives at this time,” one worker told me. “They are trying to save light expenses, and are trying to dodge the payment to piece work- ers for defective parts.” “When it is considered that some machines are so bad that in spite of our. utmost efforts 60 per cent of the parts are good for nothing but scrap, you can see what a burden is shifted to the employes. Instead of getting new machinery, the company makes the employes carry the defective work on their own time.” Buildings Antiquated. In my opinion, it would be bad busi- ness to install new machines in the Harvester factories. They are so di- lapidated, old and worn, and the build- ings are so rotten, that the entire plant should be torn down and disman- tled. The lighting of the plant is very poor, The men work continually in semi-darkness. This type of work is at best extremely wearing on the men because of the noise, the heat and the heavy work. The company places an additional burden by supplying very inadequate lighting. I did not visit the worst part of the plant. Some of the foundries and shops were even more badly lighted, I was told. But the ones I visited could not have been much worse. Bad Lighting Taxes Eyes. Most of the injuries are brought about by the bad lighting and by the worn out machines. Yet the company thru its industrial council places the blame for the accidents upon the men. The management reprimands the men whenever they are hurt, claiming they are careless, and thus shifts the re- sponsibility for the extremely inade- quate facilities. Another complaint frequent among the workers is that they have no chance for promotion. The men who work on the machines do unskilled work. All they have to do is to turn a lever and the parts are punched out. They linger on sometimes for many years in the hope of advancement un- til removed by some permanent injury caused by the worn out machinery. No Promotion. Those who do get advancement are given only a few more cents an hour. These men consider theméelves the aristocracy of the place. They are generally the few Americans who work in the plant, and they show con- tempt for the foreigners in the place on every occasion, thus playing into the hands of the management by keeping the workers divided. EMIR OF KURD, ONCEWAGE SLAVE, GETS QUIT NOTE ‘Debs’ in D. C. Threaten To Go To Work WASHINGTON, July 15.—The pro- posed trip of the Emir of Kurdistan to the nation’s capital is all off. Society leaders, diplomats and high government officials, who planned to entertain Emir in royal fashion, today abandoned all such plans when the Department of Labor announced a warrant had been issued for his arrest as an undesirable alien. The depart- ment revealed the Emir to be an “im- poster” and an ex-pants presser. Slapped Harding On Shoulder. The Emir gained much notoriety in 1919, when he posed as his “High Royal Highness, Prince Neerdescho- no,” while piloting, the Princess Fa- tima around the East. On that visit the prince came to Washington, gained entry to the White House and held audience with the late President Harding. When government officials investigated his record, he quietly sailed for Europe. Now he has re- turned with a new title and a new “royal entourage.” Is Hard to Locate. The Emir, otherwise known as the “Crown Prince of Egypt,” will be de- ported if the Labor Department can find him. A score of Deputy United States marshals were searching for him in New York today after he led hotel authorities a hectic chase for the last ten days. The Department's records, which openly brand him as an “imposter,” also brand him with defrauding New York hotels on his previous visit. His real name, it was said, was J. Albert Bonsu, a French of, tailen's assistant. “This alleged prince is an impos- ter,” read the cold type. “He has de- frauded numerous New York hotels.” If apprehended the Emir, prince and royal highness will be jailed at Ellis Island for deportation, it was stated. Meanwhile, the capital's debutante set: is heart-broken. Chicken Handlers Strike. The chicken handlers’ union is striking for $2 an hour instead of $1.25 and the commission merchants are charging that the increased wage would have to come out of the house- wife’s purse. 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Gunman Sheriff Powdered Nose of Davis Candidacy (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, July 15.—American Federation of Labor scouts, who watched Sherriff Don Chafin of Lo- gan County, West Virginia, during the gunman’s service as a Davis dele- gate at the democratic cortvention, testify that no sooner did his Davis affiliations become advertised in New York than he switched over to Mc- Adoo, while one of his friends switched to Al Smith. That maneuver kept the balance between the two chief candidates, left no ill-will from either, and powdered the nose of the Davis boom. It was credited to the fine diplomatic mind of Frank L. Polk, Davis’ manager. Send in that Subscription Today. BUY ‘G@ AT Low vour DRUGS ‘rrices THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL $1.60—3 tubes Pepsodent Tooth Paste ... $1 ‘I6e—3 cakes Cuticura Soap....... FOR CONSTIPATION 25 CENTS AUSTIN-MADISON PHARMACY 1 MADISON STREET at Austin Bivd. We Deliver Free Phones: Oak Park 392, 571, 678; Austin 4117 We speak and read: Lettish, Polish, Lithuanian, etc, he Bris way? Sh HEARST SCAB EXPELLED FROM STEREOTYPERS Seattle Union Acts on Foreman Cruise SEATTLE, July 15.—-Foreman B. A. Cruise in the stereotype room of Heart's open-shop Seattle Post-Intel- |ligencer\will be permanently expelled from the Stereotypers and Electro- tyers union as soon as Local 65 can put the paper thru. By unanimous |vote he was thrown out of the local |because he stayed on the job when |the stereotypers and mailers were |locked out for refusing to handle non- union type after the printers had struck, The printers struck early in June to enforce signing of the contract by Hearst that all the other Seattle dailies had long been working under. Hearst has been paying under the scale and wanted to increase the working hours to steal a march on his competitors and make a tryout in Seattle of a poss- ible national open-shop drive in his big chain of 24 dailies. All working stereotypers in the local are paying 10 per cent of their wages to provide lockout benefits of $27 a week for the Hearst victims. Your Union Meeting THIRD WEDNESDAY, July 16, 1924 Name of Local and place of Meeting. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1564 N. Robey St. B. & S, I. W., Stone Derrick, 180 W. Washington St. a? reg ederation,, 62nd and jalet Village Mall, Western and Lexing- 5443 S. Ashland Ave. Blacker’s Hall, Lake 180 W. Washington St. Carpenters, 505 S. State St. Carpenters, 1638 Halsted St. H. Fehling, Rec. Sec’y., 2253 Grace St. Irving 7597. Carpenters, 6414 S. Halsted St, Carpenters, 113 S. Ashland 4. Carvers (Wood), 1619 N. California Avenue. ba = Makers, 215 S. Ashland Bivd., 330 p. Electrici: 27_N. Franciseo Ave. Engineers, So. 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