The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 21, 1924, Page 3

Thursday, August 21, 1924 VICTORY SEEN IN ENDING OF BOSTON STRIKE Ninety Percent of Men Already Working (By The Federated Press) BOSTON, Aug. 20.—Agree- ments have been signed be- tween the settlement committee of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the men’s garment manufacturers of Boston resulting in the re- turn of 90% of the 4,000 work- ers who struck August 10 ac- count of failure of some smaller manufacturers to abide by the 1921 agreement. Union officials charged that these employers were encour- aging the sweatshop by sending work into private homes. Fifty shops were affected by the walkout. Strike Ends Soon, The end of the strike is in sight, according, to Jack Blume, manager, local joint board. The strike has been marked by rough work on the part of Boston police who put into effect a new ordinance designed for strike use legalizing the arrest of persons obstructing “free foot passage” on the sidewalks. Several small riots occurred as police interfered with pickets and crowds of orderly sym- pathizers. Twenty-six men and two women strikers were arrested by the police and one man was stabbed. Blame Cops for Violence. Union officials place the blame for violence on the shoulders of the po- lice who have been fomenting trouble ever since the beginning of the strike. The prisoners were released on bail furnished by the organization. SPY AGENCY (Continued from page 1) per plant near Boston, asked the speaker if the service -did not employ spies and was it not, in spite of the attractive colors in which it had been painted, carried on by putting oper- atives under cover in clients’ plants. Fannon Denies Spies Charge. Fannon replied that of course they didn’t use spies; that if spying meant bringing capital and labor together by the innocent Sherman harmonizations. they would admit it, but)not in the popularly accepted sense of the word, for Sherman operatives were concili- ators and carriers of light and truth. Dunn Challenges Fahnon. Finally, when Fannon had success- fully parried several of the business men, Robert W. Dunn charged him with deliberately misleading the audi- ence. Dunn, who has written a book on industrial espionage, in collabora- tion with Sidney Howard, charged the Sherman Service specifically with strikebreaking, disruption of labor unions, use of gunmen and of the roughneck type of operator rather the trained angel of conciliation described in the Sherman advertising booklet. He also charged them with being the same sort of agency as the Corpo- rations Auxiliary, the Bureau of In- dustrial Relations in which Jim Cronin, the Philadelphia molders’ union official, was recently exposed, and a score of other union-breaking, rike-breaking agencies wearing simi- ‘ly innocent titles. Reads Sherman Record. Dunn read from the report of the Interchurch World Report on the steel strike, showing the instructions by the Sherman to its operatives to stir up feeling between nationalities and to resort to acts of violence, and yecalled how the Sherman had been , Indicted in Chicago for these crimes. ' He pointed out that their work was A Cha (Continued™from Page 1.) the British Labor party to office has the following to say: » “PyROBABLY, as many British proph- . ets agree, the moribund Liberal party will sooner or later give up the ghost, bequeathing, we fancy, a good part of the residue of its wits to the Labor brethren, and its worldly goods to the Conservatives. Thus there will be a united front against the powers of the Left, and all that the right- thinking leaders will then have to do is to find the Socialist party. If Con- tinental experience is a guide, Social- ist parties once in office are likely to be impelled so far to the Right that |they cannot see Karl Marx thru the }most powerful telescope. We note that Mr.. MacDonald has already re- ported a plump naval bill which over a score of the pacifist comrades from the Clyde and other reddish districts could not bring themselves to vote for. He is finding that his job is the pre- miership of the British Empire, not of the Trade Union International, and he is compelled to do precisely what any of the rest of us would do in such a position.” HAT the Communists have. re- AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. THE DAILY WORKER war establishment and that of the So- viet is not one of form but of purpose. The Soviet war machine is for the purpose of defending the proletarian revolution while that now under the direction of Ramsay MacDonald is in existence to protect British capital- ist Mterests against the designs of other capitalists, to keep the natives of Britain’s foreign colonies under the iron heel and to crush the workers of Great Britain should they revolt against their capitalist government, ‘HE GRAND DRAGON of the Ku Klux Klan for the Realm of Indi- ana, a millionaire coal operator, by name Stephenson, is now “spilling the beans” on the Kluxers. Stephenson was ousted from the Klan by Imperial Se eee KU KLUX KLAN Wizard Evans. This is, certainly a filthy mess, It is safe to say that a more consummate gang of grafters never stepped in shoe leather. The sellers of fake oil stock who take the dimes from the “widows and the or- phans” are models of rectitude .com- pared to these lecherous swindlers who take/ advantage of the mental bankruptcy of the brain-poisoned 100 per cent American who pay $10 to join this organization. Up until the time Stephenson was dropped from peatedly called to the attention of liberals and reformers has been amply borne’ out by the conduct of the British Labor Party since its as- sumption ‘of office.’ The machinery of capitalist governments cannot be used to emancipate the workingclass and until the workers scrap the capitalist machinery and organize their own or- gans of governmeht, the first steps in the development of a Communist society cannot be started. This means nothing else but the dictatorship of the workers, after the Russian model. Trotsky is not building battleships or organizing armies to fight the Hindus or blow Egyptian towns into smith- ereens. He is not building airplanes to fight over foreign markets. -It' is true Russia has a good war machine. But the difference between the British BACKS DOWN well known in the Lawrence strike of 1919, in the Kirschbaum strike in Philadelphia against the Amalgamat- ed Clothing Workers and in dozens of other labor conflicts. Fannon first tried to brush the mat- ter lightly aside by saying he had heard of such charges against the Sherman when it was the Sherman’ detective agency, but never since it the Klan, Indiana alone sent over $3,000,000 to Atlanta in dues, half of which was supposed to be returned to Indiana. CCORDING to Stephenson no ac- counting has ever been made of the Klan funds in Atlanta, the na- tional headquarters. Not alone does Stephenson charge misappropriation of funds against the Klan heats in At- lanta but he plainly hints that orders came from the big.chiefs to Indiana grand dragons to murder ‘certain men in political life who had refused to accept Klan instructions. “The Klan officials called me to Atlanta on Sep- tember 12, 1923, and laid before me certain things they wanted done to Capt. William S. Coburn, who after- wards was murdered. I refused to be a party to their plans and returned to Indiana.” It seems that what Steph- enson claims he was not willing to do was done by others. ‘HIS man Stephenson owns several profitable coal mines in the State of Indiana. He organized 380,000 members into the Klan in that state including practically two-thirds of the members of the miners’ union, and the union officials, most of whom were former members of the Socialist Party. While attending the last in- ternational convention of the United Mine Workers of America, I with sev- became an “industrial engineering and co-ordination bureau.” Dunn replied that all the acts he had cited were performed since that name was changed in 1918. Spies “Thoroly Criminal.” Roger Babson, realiing the serious- ness of the charge, asked Fannon to tell them plainly if the Sherman ever used what were known in the labor movement as spies. Babson termed the use of spies “thoroly criminal.” Fannon then began to crawl, say- ing he had only been with the firm 14 months, and that Mr. Sherman would be glad to appear and refute the charges. It was agreed that Fannon should produce Sherman at the round table discussion next morning. Dunn was asked to come and present his charges. Spies Back Down. Next morning at the conference the business men found no Fannon, no Sherman. Instead a messenger with a letter from the agency charging that “the radical elements” present at the previous day’s session had insulted eral other Communists attended. an open meeting called by the Ku Klux Klan to protest Against the union rule excluding known Kluxers from membership in the union. The chair- man of that meeting read a document by the Grand Dragon of Indiana, this same coal operator Stephenson, stat- ing the Klan position on the miners’ union. The Klan according to this document was opposed to strikes and favored the setting up of joint com- mittees of coal operators and miners. This was done at several mines and where strikes did break out these com- mittees under the direction of the Grand Bragon coal operator, helped to smash the strikes, To Position of Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan brot very real benefits to Stephenson. men at his command in Indiana, he had his finger on the public pulse and was on the way to become an impor- tant political factor. As it is, he wields tremendous influence. Steph- enson did not stress the religious is- sue in Indiana, he claims, but set his Fannon; that the Sherman Service was not on trial and that it would not dignity the ramblings of the ques- tioners of the day before. The matter was referred to the con- ference. It was agreed that the Sher- man Service should be dropped from the discussion. “It has not accepted the opportunity,” declared the chair- man of the meeting. “The question has been sidestepped.” llenge! Ts Harlem Branch of New York City challenges every Workers Party Branch in for at least 100 copies of the first campaign issue. the nation to send in an order This branch has ordered 200 copies for distribution. Act at once! Take this up at your next branch meeting. ’ os ‘will be glad to send for at least 100 copies. us roll up a big circulation for the First 1924 om~ munist Campaign issue of the DAILY WORKER. Use this blank. DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. For the enclosed $. First Special « WORKER, to be dated Saturdi standards of Communism in this ticket—Foster and Gitlow. | NAME ADDRESS rns FOR THE COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN Communist Campaign edition of the DAILY 3Y2 cents per copy, or $3.60 per hundred. | want to help raise the nossenneennecsnnennnnesnussnssammennesanesunessnesonnusensusrsusessnngesssesesesesesenees we eanennnennnenvusanscsnuennsosneesenssssvvelusnsensgseesneesneesntons OUT sressessrsonsensenssoassosesentessestoreseeeeeensnassnssnsnsnssnseesees STAT Bosse send me copies of the , Aug. 30, at the speeial rate of campaign for the Workers Party A morons the task of cleaning up vice and ‘arresting bootleggers. He or- ganized a state constabulary. He established an espionage system with central headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. His machine had “wheels within wheels.” He had visions of be- coming the Imperial Wizard or better still using the organization to jimmy his way into the White House. But it happened that Hiram Evans had the same ambition, so there was a clash. Stephenson, the coal magnate, was too successful, in organizing KI: men so now the murder is coming out. But there are no indictments. The reason is obvious. Big Business may criticise the Klan, but it in that murderous organization a very useful weapon against the workers and it may need it some day. Only here and there in local cases are they inter: fered with. — fap is no reason why people should be gloomy any longer. Unemployed workers hanging around Madison and Wells Streets waiting for thé “job” efition of the Daily News, should drive away dull care. What if their stomachs approach their backboties with dangerous speed. The Coo-Coo girls are on the job and they guarantee to dispel gloom at first sight. These girls are employes of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Associa- tion and they came to the conclusion, —perhaps after attending a cabaret perforfhance with their masters—that what this country needs is a good dose of Pollyannaism. If this move- ment spreads as rapidly as it should— it has all the qualifications for suc- cess, being thoroly stupid—the work- ers will find plenty of consolation in the smiles of the Coo-Coo girls. That is, unless.the workers go “Cuckoo” with zy ra f Ss Page Threo HAND SEEN Ih MINER MURDER Worker Leaves Preg- nant Wife and 2 Kids (Special to the DAILY WORKER) DOWELL, Ill., August 20.— While on his way to the coal company’s office here, a miner whose name is not known, was cold=bloodedly shot down in the middle of the road by two bul-| lets fired in quick succession. Leaves Pregnant Wife. The miner was on his way to get the miserable pay check that is now the lot of the coal digger when he was fired on. Ten minutes later he died in the arms of his wife, surrounded by friends. He leaves a preg- nant wife and two little girls. The murderer was caught with his gun in his hands and he is in jail now, awaiting trial. The workers here would not, however, be sur- prised to learn that the killer is to be released since his father: killed a man not so long ago and was freed in a few hours. K. K. K. Suspected. It is rumored that the crime was instigated by the Ku Klux Klan which is playing its double game of appealing to the miners to join and Persecuting those who are wise to their purpose. (Special to The WASHINGTON, August 20.—The ence with Hughes and Coolidge. Orient. The harmony which existed in the Far East after the Washington arms conference is now non-existent. For- eign diplomats in China no longer co- operate but follow the general policy of “every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.” Another and more serious complica- tion than the growth of diplomatic independence on the part of the rep- resentatives of capitalist governments in Pekin is the entrance of Soviet Russia as a dominating figure in China. The Soviet government in sending a fully accredited ambassador to China added to the difficulties of the United States. As the policy of the capitalist governments has been to send ministers instead of ambas- adors to China, the Soviet ambas- sador became immediately on his ar- rival the dean of the diplomatic corps having highest rank and according to With 380,000 usage in Pekin, would be the spokes- man for the corps in any dealings with the Chinese Foreign Office. In the case of the United States any dealings with China thru the Russian ambassador would be tacit recognition of the Soviet government. Troy, N. Y., Journeymen Tailors Give Support to Max J. Sillinsky TROY, N. Y., Aug. 20.—Journeymen| Tailors’ Union of Troy has pledged its support to Max J. Sillinsky for gen- eral secretary of the national organ- ization in the election soon to take place, and has sent the following let- ter to all locals of the union: “Troy, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1924. “To the General Membership of the AMERICAN DIPLOMACY IN CHINA NEEDS NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES Chinese government and the consequent stiffening of the Oriental spine against American imperialism is responsible for the calling of American Ambassador to China, Jacob Gould Schurman, to Washington for a confer- Schurman will lay before the president and Hughes an exhaustive re- port ‘on conditions in China and the+ RICHARD M. WHITNEY, NOTORIOUS STOOLPIGEON, D. FAILURE IN NEW YORK CITY HOTEL (Special to The NEW YORK, August 20.—An attack of heart disease eliminated one of the most despicable stoolpigeons that ever dragged his slimy trait across the American map, when Richard. M. Whitney, director of the American Defense Society, succumbed in the Hotel Penns: He was in the city making prepar ization in the Mobilization Day exer-+ cises. As a matter of fact he was the whole organization. Whitney first broke into print short- ly after the Bridgeman Communist raid. He ran a serjes of articles on the “Red Menace” in the Boston Transcript, a paper with which he was connected. Afterwards he went to Washington and blackmailed the po- liticians for funds with which to keep his bureau functioning. He was in close touch with William J. Burns and no doubt shared the graft with that worthy and his millions, Since Burns was driven in disgrace from his berth in the Department of Justice, Whitney and the other buz- zards who live on the offal dropped into their hungry maws by the capi- talists, experienced lean times. The red-light, booze-fighting days of the “jolly good fellow” Harding era were at an end, when the illumination from the Teapot Dome sent the male and female prostitutes that surrounded the G. O. P. administration running for cover. Paterson Gets Labor Bank. PATERSON, N. J., Aug.’ 20.—The number of labor banks in the country has been increased to 34 with the opening of the Labor Co-operative Na- tional Bank in Paterson. Why Pater- son should be plagued with this new tool of labor fakers has not yet been explained. Daily Worker) recognition of Soviet Russia by the FRENCH CABINET IN UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO DAWES PROPOSAL (Special to the Daily Worker.) PARIS, Aug. 20.—The French cab- inet today unanimously approved the work of the French delegation to the London reparations confer- ence, which adopted the Dawes- Morgan plan for the enslavement of Germany. ; dOp, BIGRIINS HT Seyou! BL TH Journeymen Tailors’ Union of America, “Greetings — Journeymen tailors that have common sense for the broad masses of tailors will vote for Max J. Sillinsky. “It happens that we know our situ- ation in the shops from coast to coast, but a few are too cowardly to admit it. “There often appears an article in the Tailor, by Delamaine. It reads ‘The Mind.’ That reminds one of the Gypsy card reader. The old gentle- man is reactionary and cares nothing for the broad masses of our tailors in the shops. “A Texan tailor writes, sore because they cannot go to Russia, where Hay- wood is, but he mistakes it for sore that we have to tramp from shop to shop and ask the boss for a job, with- out protection as to wages and condi- tions. The situation is such that the tailors are in a pitiful plight. “Now, brothers and sisters, vote for Max J. Sillinsky. Follow Troy, N. Y. ‘We voted almost 100 per cent for Max J. Sillinsky, “Brothers, please read this letter at your meetings and do justice to yourselves, Let's be alive in our or- ganization, “Fraternally yours, “H. LERMON, President. “Ty DB LUCIA." i 4 framing or posting in your ‘windows DAILY WORKER. . will be the best, the most incessant worker for IES OF HEART Daily Worker) ylvania here a few days ago. ations for participation of his organ- NO DAWES PLAN FOR SOVIETS; PLANNING COMMUNIST ECONOMY MOSCOW, Aug. 20.—Comment- ing on the recent successful con- clusion to the Anglo-Russian trea- ties, and declaring that Soviet Rus- sia would never accept loans under the conditions similar to those which the Allies were imposing on Germany, the official organ, Izves- tia, Says: ~ “There Is no need to contrive for schemes like the Dawes plan. We have ‘our own tasks, namely, to cre- ate an economic plan for the Soviet Union. Our plan needs no alien aid to help it along.” Strike for Payment of Wages. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20.—As a pro- test against non-payment of feur days’ | wages, all the workers of the Tehuan-| tepec railroad are on strike. The| railroad offered 60 per cent cash and| the rest in ngtes, but the workers re-| fused these terms. More Jobless in Mines. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 20.—Un- employment among the coal miners in Indiana is increasing by leaps and bounds. The latest survey shows that 7,328 miners are out of work in Indi- ana, in addition to those reported laid off in the last report, Chief In- spector C. Littlejohn announces. 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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Senator Colt of Rhode Island is and the senate committee on dead, immigration loses its rebellious chair- man, who refused to agree that a ban on the coming of a new labor supply from southern and eastern Europe to the mill towns of his state was bad for the mill owners. Year after year, with all the patient stubbornness he had devloped by long service on th¢ federal bench, he fought the rising tide of anti-immigration sentiment in congress. He has died, convinced that the business magnates have made a/’fatal mistake.in yielding this sentiment. Senator Colt never voted for a pro- gressive measure unless his republic- an old guard associates were con- vinced that it could not be beaten. He was one of the most consistent reactionaries ever sentato Washington by the Aldrich-Brayton organization. He had perfect manners and used the | choicest English. to By Alexander Bittelman |. ad By G. Dimitrow |i By Arthur Rosenberg { By A Teacher -By Anna Porter By |. 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