The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 19, 1924, Page 3

Cd Saturday, July 19,1924 ILLINOIS LABOR PARTY HOLDING CONFAB SUNDAY Many Delegates Coming for Important Action Many local trade unions are re- ported to have selected delegates to the conference called by the Labor Party of Illinois to be held Sunday, July 20. Following the example of the big local No. 39, several locals of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers are sending delegates. Four machin- ists local unions are sending their quota, painters local 275, copper- smiths 51, metal polishers local and others, as well as several branches of the Workmen’s Circle and other workers organizations. The obstacles placed in the way of indepengent political action on the part ofthe workers by the labor poli- ticians pledged to Small or other capi- talist candidates had about as little effect as their attempt to stop the con- vention at Peoria, May 18th, where the Illinois party was formed. At that time it will be recalled that they sent out the general cry, “stay away, the communists will be there.” They even went to the extent of trying to in- timidate some of the signatories to the call for that convention. It is expected that at this Sunday conference, the Labor/ Party of IIli- nois will follow the example of the National Farmer-Labor Party and withdraw its candidates nominated for the fall elections. The delegates from the Workers Party will bring its can- didates nominated for state and local offices as well as its presidential tick- et to the attention.of the conference and ask it to join in a militant cam- paign against all the capitdlist candi- dates, including the representative of the small bankers and independent manufacturers, Senator LaFollette. ‘they will ask the conference to con- tinue the struggle for the formation of a mass Labor Party. Russian Ambassador in China. (Special to the Daily Worker.) PEKING, China, July: 18.—L. M. Karakhan, who has been the Russian plenipotentiary envoy here during the recognition and treaty negotations, will be the first Soviet Russian am- bassador to China under the new agreement. China has not yet an- nounced who will represent her in Moscow. The other foreign powers in China are represented by ministers only, so that M. Karakhan will be the highest diplomatic official in Peking.|a Brazilian warship. One Million German Workers (Continued from page 1.) workers in the biscuit factory told the DAILY WORKER reporter that every- thing in the “Young Worker” about the low wages and poor working con- ditions is true. As the National Biscuit compay em- ployes were leaving the plant to slink off home after an exhausting day of sweating, nerve-racking toil, the petty officials and straw bosses congregated at the doors of the plant in their base- ball uniforms and drove off in auto- mobiles, fresh as daisies, after an easy day, making the poorly paid workers speed up to the limit. Manager Doesn’t Know J, Appleman, manager of the fac- tory and also coach of the baseball team, was approached by a reporter he started away in his spacious touring car. “This stuff is a lot of junk,” he said. “These fellows just want to print a lot of lies in order to sell their papers.” “Do they really make only fifteen to eighteen dollars a week in the fac- tory?” the reporter asked innocently. “Oh, I don’t know; I can’t say,” was the impatient reply of the manager. “These guys ought to be slugged so bad they'd all be sent to the hospital. They are printing a lot of lies,” an- other man in the car chimed in. “But do the girls only make fifteen dollars and the men eighteen dollars a week?” the reporter persisted. “I don’t know anything about it,” the baseball player said haughtily. “You see, I work on the sales force and don’t know much about the fac- tory conditiond.” He made some pretty strong statements considering his ignorance of conditions in the plants “Who are these guys selling all the papers?” the DAILY WORKER re- porter overheard one man ask a pri- vate detective who stood at the en- trance. “I don’t know. I think they're a bunch of Y. W. L.’s. They had a cir- cular they were distributing last night about the conditions inside the plant, - THE, DAILY WORKER and the cop on the corner there chased some of them away.” Help Dissatisfied The watchman at the Washington boulevard entrance said: “Trouble makers, I call’em. They want to win people over to their side, I guess. They are making the help dissatisfied. They have a factory two blocks up the street. See it up there? (he pointed to the DAILY WORKER building). You can look in the window and see them print. “They don't write just about the National Biscuit company; they write about all’sorts of factories. They wrote about the Western Electric and the International, and then sold papers on the streets and caused a lot of trouble. They're sure to get pinched. I'll bet a patrol wagon is coming after ‘em now.” The twenty members of the Young Workers League who were selling out their supply of “Young Workers,” however, heard a different story from the workers themselves. A little group of men stood on the corner, each read- ing the “Young Worker.” “I’m a re- porter for the DAILY WORKER,” the writer said as he joined them. “Is the stuff printed in the ‘Young Worker’ true?” $15 a Week Then started an animated discus- sion, They liked the “Young Worker” and were favorably disposed towards the Young Workers League. “I only get sixteen dollars a week,” said one youth about as old as his weekly pay. “The girls get an average of fifteen dollars a week.” “For the hardest work you only make eighteen to twenty dollars a week when you start in, and promo- tion is a hell of a long time coming,” another man who worked in the Na- bisco department added. ‘ “If we all talked strike at once,” said another, “and kept it away from the employers until we got everybody in the plant out, I'll bet we could get an increase in wages. They warned us not to read the ‘Young Worker,’ They are afraid of a union, and are afraid we'll get rebellious and ask for a decent wage.” Report Revolution Fails. BUENOS AIRES, July 18.—The fed- eral troops at Sao Paulo are landing a final blow at the revalution, foreign minister Pacheco declared today. He denied rumors of uprisings in other states. An unconfirmed report from Mon- tevideo states that Carlos ‘Campos, president of Sao Paulo State, was on his way to Rio de Janeiro on board CHAINED TO THE ROCKS 600,000 Miners Locked Out 400,000 Workers on Strike 7,000 In German Prisons WIVES AND CHILDREN The German workers are fighting for the preservation of their rights and the eight hour day. Their fight is our fight. If they lose, we lose. If they win, we win. Capitalists are quick to learn from each other. Today it is Germany. Tomorrow it may be America. HELP HAMMER AWAY THE CHAINS 5c A BLOW 5c¢_ OUR AIM: To give aid to all needy workers and class war victims without)con- ditions, without political discrimination, whenever and wherever the existence of a working class is menaced by an economic or natural catastrophe, or by political oppression. oe {asrenunzagna WORKERS’ AID, 19 So. Lincoln St., Chicago, Ill. | get as many people possible to take 5c hammer blows at the chains now enslaving German labor. Enclosed find §... | Please send me Se-stamp books ($2.50 each) and I will a6 my contribution. [ Naum: Tata linterna ne Laren hoe TC APSIRIBG 3: .arsnrroscavesecoressrsossechetarsagpnesie tess cetensossetetesseinsesce l cry: snrasseosovasconvasvereessssoosssoseseeennn STATES ou a seid | Committee for International Workers’ Aid Political Campaign Boosts Street Meets Of Chicago Locals The Presidential Campaign of the Workers Party and the industrial and membership campaign of the Young Workers League, have given a new impetus to the open air meetings now being conducted by both organizations thruout the city. Successful meet- ings can be recorded from most traffic centers from Pullman all the way north to Fullerton Ave., which made possible big sales of the DAILY WORKER, and-general literature. At meetings arranged by the Pol- ish Federation in the Stock Yards, D. BE. Barly addressed big crowds of workers of that industry. pleyes of the Western Electric Co. listen,to the messages of our speak- ers, Miter and Barly. Two meetings will be held in Pullman tonight, at 112th and Michigan, and at 118th and Michigan Ave., to be covered by Swa- beck, Early and Bechtold, while the meeting at Milwaukee and Division, and 30th and State will be addressed by K. Reeves and M. Salzman. For further meetings and speakers communicate with the local office, 166 The em- W. Washington Street, Room 303. Sunday Closing in Greece. ATHENS, July 18.—Notwithstand- ing the energetic protests of the Jewish population of Saloniki, the bill imposing Sunday closing, on shops there was passed by the Assembly yesterday. BUY AT LOW YOUR DRU ” PRICES THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL $1.60—3 tubes Pepsodent Tooth 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, MACDONALD SKATING ON THIN IGE IN COMMONS, HIS 8TH DEFEAT SHOWS (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, July 18.—Ramsay Mac- Donald’s government suffered Its elghth defeat In the House of Com- mons today by a vote of 171 to 149. The defeat was on a minor amend- ment to the unemployment Insur- ance bill. The government will not resign but parllament was in a state of excitement, This eighth defeat shows that the Labor Party is In office but not in power. The very capitalistic Liberal Party, which gives MacDonald his majority, can overturn his government at any time it desires. Hegewisch Strikers! Mass Meeting Monday To Spread Walkout Production in the Western Steel Car Foundry company at Hegewisch, was completely tied up yesterday by the striking heaters, buckers, ream- ers, fitters and riveters. The 500 strik- ers held a meeting at seven o’clock in the morning addressed by Jack McCarthy, circulation manager of the DAILY WORKER, at which plans were laid to strike the rest of the 2,000 steel freight car builders. Another mass meeting will be held Monday morning at seven o'clock. Two men from each of the striking departments were elected on a strike committee, which will make arrange- ments to make the strike effective. The men are striking against a fifty per cent reduction in their wages. Paytriots Planning Boston Party When U. S. Fliers Return (Special to the DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, July 18.—America’s round-the-world fliers will be officially welcomed back to their native hearth at Boston on completion of their flight across the Atlantic, it was learned today at the War Department. Plans for a gigantic celebration at Boston were being laid today by Gen- eral Mason W. Patrick of the army air service. All government services and “private patriotic” organizations will be invited to participate. After the Boston welcome, the army airmen will fly to Mitchell field to attend a celebration in New York. Later they will come to Washington for a few days and then hop off on their cross-country flight to the Pacific coast. They will eventually land at San Diego. PHILADELPHIA LOCAL AMALGAMATED MEETING GOMES NEXT TUESDAY PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 18— Arrangements are being made by the Philadelphia organization of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers for a blg mass meeting to be held Tues- day, July 22, at the New Auditorium hall,; Seventh street and Snider avenue. The meeting was arranged forthe purpose of discussing the latest de- velopments in the trade as well as several important questions con. cerning the life of the organization. It is the first mass meeting held In Philadelphla since Brother Rudo has been manager. Prominent speakers will addre: the meeting In’ several languages. Sidney Hillman Is expected to speak in English, Frank Bellanca in Ital jan and Alex Cohen in Jewis' There will also be a Lithuanian speaker, who is coming from New York especially for this meeting. Sam Rudo will preside. Mueller’s RESTAURANT A good place to eat. 1010 RUSH STREET Tel. Superior 7079 Downstairs of National Office. BUSCUIT BOSSES GET EXCITED (Continued from page 1.) importance in the industrial supre- Macy on the continent than in the military fleld. These intricate matters involving a clash between the London and Paris | banking groups are not handled on| the open floor of the conference. Such complications are in the hands of the |three sub-committees chosen by the representatives of the nine nations} gathered here, | Friends of MacDonald | The American delegates, Ambas-| sador Kellogg and the manufacturer, James A. Logan Jr., whom Premier| MacDonald gave a special rousing| welcome, are very much in evidence| here. These “unofficial observers” are | wielding the big stick of financial dom- ination over the heads of the con-| ferees. Mr. Logan has just advanced | a plan for working out the necessary sanctions and their application under | the Dawes plan. As was expected, the French inter-| ests demanded that first of all the/ reparations under the Versailles LAFOLLETTE IS CONFIDENT OF GOMPERS’ 0, K. Even, Berry May Quit His Jackass Friends (Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, July 18.—The offi- cial support of the American Feder- ation of Labor, is expected to be giv- en this year to Senator Robert M. La Follette, running as an independent candidate for the presidency, Official endorsement of the Wisconsin sen- ator is looked for at the coming meet- ing of the executive council at At- lantic City in early August. Samuel Gompers and his lieuten- ants at Washington were gravely dis- appointed when the nomination of the Coronado lawyer on a non-labor platform made it too embarrassing for the federation to follow its long established custom by endorsing the democrats. Their grievances were accentuated when Major George L. Berry, pressmen’s president, was thrown overboard for Charles Bryan. Since then the LaFollette managers have been negotiating with Gompers aides for the A. F. of L. endorse- ment. Berry Lingers With Jackass. Berry has not yet discovered the democratic ticket. In a statement he says that he must follow the wishes of the labor and service men who sup- ported his candidacy at Madison Square Garden. This means that he will take orders from the A. F. of L, executive committee and the Amer- ican Legion. He added that he got a tentative offer from the LaFollette people for second place on the ticket but the offer came before his hopes were dashed in New York. No Labor Man. LaFollette is not now expected to take Berry on as running mate, if indeed he ever had such an idea. Nor is he likely to admit any labor man to the ticket. The vice-presidential eligibles to the fore now are republi- cams and democrats who are being considered for the votes they can pull from the ranks of their own parties. BUFFALO PARTY ACTIVITIES OPEN AIR MEETINGS a: Monday, July 21—Wiliam and Spring St. rs, Siminoff and Green. peakers, ; rill. Thursday, July 24—Main and Genesee St. Shminott and Campbell. Friday, July 25—Main and Eagle St. Raymond and Brill. Saturday, July 26—Main and Mohawk St. Campbell and Licata. Rochester Party Activities. A general party membership meeting will be held Friday, July 25, at 8 m., at the Ukranian Hall. Every rty SEE LONDON BREAK OVER RUHR Treaty and the various subsequent pacts should be considered. MacDon- ald, speaking for the British interests, who along with the American group will-have to provide cash for the Ger- man loan, naturally insisted that the investors in the proposed $200,000,000 loan must be protected before anyone else is assured security. Page Three NATL. BISCUIT TRIES TO SCARE YOUNG WORKERS Threats to Fire Readers of Communist Paper Herrlot for U. S. Compromise | It appears that Herriot will fall in| line with the compromise proposal| submitted by the Americans. The| French are on guard to prevent the British from putting them in a posi-| tion where they would be the ones to| oppose American recommendations. | The twenty-odd spokesmen for the| various European countries are all} anxious to draw America into the agreement as soon and as completely | as possible. | Toward this end American advice is especially heeded. The French dele-| gation is planning to move that the American agents on the reparations} board be formally appointed by the Hague as a measure of international recognition. MacDonald is doing his bit in placating the American “unof- ficial observers” by emphasizing re- peatedly that the Dawes plan must be accepted as a whole without any changes being made in its contents. In wihding up his address of welcome the British Premier bowed to Ameri- can finance by declaring: Kellogg Issues Defi “In some of its proposals the report may be debatable, but we have been warned by the experts that it must be taken as a whole, and whoever has studied it carefully will come to the same conclusion. We must not try to alter its details or we shall be back in the same disagreements where we have been so often before.” Replying to this flat-footed indorse- ment of the Dawes plan, Mr. Kellogg said: “Has anyone a better plan? I can say simply that my government and the people of the United States believe that the adoption of the Dawes report is the first great step toward the rehabilitation of Europe.” These significant words of warning and promise to the delegates and international financiers gathered here made a profound and hopeful impres- sion on the conference as to the like- lihood of the United States lending all its monetary and industrial prestige and power to the attempt now being |made to stabilize European capitalism. ee TUTTI LLM LLL LLL LULL LLL DLL be DID YOU GET YOUR Foster-Ruthenberg OUnARAAEUEENG AAD EEE DEFENSE By BARNEY MASS. The officials of the National Biscuit Company are enraged and fear the ap- pearance of the coming Young Worker with the exposure of this slave shop. Four signs have been put up threaten- ing anyone caught purchasing the Young Worker with discharge. Thru organized methods of intimidation, the compafty has succeeded in reducing the young wage slaves to a state of fright that makes any effort to organ- ize them difficult. While the league members were passing out the leaflets advertising the Young Worker, the bosses looked out of the windows, and cursed under their breath. The matron in the Ken- nedy Biscuit Works department, a first class crank, always picking some quar- |rel or another with the girls and boys, was particularly disgruntled. Some watchmen (private company dic of the Biscuit Compan,’ tried to drive off the league mempers, who were distributing leaflets, but the per- sistency displayed by the young mili- tant workers, forced them to cease in their dirty work. Many calls have come to the nation- al office of the Young Workers’ League asking for the issue contain- ing the exposure of the National Bis- cuit Company. The employes are very much interested. ” The local league is planning to hold street meetings in front of the factory gates as the workers come out in the evening. The Young Workers’ League is becoming popular thru the factory campaigns. The young workers are beginning to learn there is an organ- ization devoted to their interests. Our answer to the bosses of the National Biscuit Company will come thru our establishing an efficient functioning nucleus among its employes. Tel. Monroe 7281 « We Serve Nothing But the Best VICTORY Restaurant and Lunch Room Pronos Brothers 1054 West Madison St. Chicago BUTTON? UAQUSLETAO OTA HSER OOOEONGAEE LU HG ETT member must be present at this meeting so that you will be informed of the new policy of the Workers Party . An open air meeting will be held at Main and Front St. Saturday evening, July 26, at 9 p.m. Speakers, Simino! and Horowitz. Not So Many Job! SYDNEY, N. 8. 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