The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 28, 1924, Page 2

Page Two DAWES ARDENT | SUPPORTER OF OPEN SHOPPERS Million Copies of Talk Being Circulated (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— Featured as a keynote utter- ance, in the middle of the front page of the “tenth annual open shop number” of the Detroit Saturday Night, of which the U. S. Chamber of Commerce is alleged to have purchased a million copies for campaign purposes, is an attack on the union shop by Chas. G. Dawes. “Dawes On Union Rule.” “Dawes on Union Rule” is the headline given. this state- BRITAIN’S ROYAL HEIR MAY OFFICIALLY TIE HIMSELF T0 ONE WIFE MANCHESTER, England, August 27.—The Prince of Wales, bachelor heir to the British throne, may an- nounce his intention of entering matrimony, after his return from America, according to the Daily Dispatch today. This newspaper said that, while the Prince has no desire to marry, “it is probable that after his present trip he will accede to the choice of King George and Queen Mary as to a bride.” NAB INSPECTOR ON $2,000,000 MAIL ROBBERY ment by the Coolidge running mate, which was part of a speech before the Union League Blub of New York, Feb. 22 1923. “The American citizen,” said Dawes ‘has come to know that the only anti- lote for the lawless methods of minor- hy organizations is to enforce law and wrder under the constitution of the United States, and to establish a new idual rights against these @ 2anizations. 1 of rights is not new in ts definition of those individual pri- tileges which are inalienable, but new yecause respect for these rights is now lemanded from labor organizations, ind other organized minorities whose power has risen in place of the power of kings and princes of old. Wants Issue Drawn “In the next contest, one of the reat parties, in clean cut language Ind without evasion, must take its ttand for the new bill of rights against hinority organizations. The American titizen demands that this issue be lrawn.” The date of delivery of this speech tery closely precedes the\date when Jawes and his friend Harry Daugherty vent to Florida to make Mr. Harding ee that his.campaign for re-election jhould be made om the open shop and iro-injunction. issue. The Minute Men The editor gives a two-column boost > Dawes’ Minute Men of the Consti- ution, explaining “Technically the Winute Men are not committed to the ypen shop, actually it would seem that hey are, for one of their planks aims t ‘maintaining the right of a citizen o work is as sacred as the right of a itizen to cease work, irrespective of vhether he is or is not a member Of | labor or other organization.’ That is me of the cardinal principles of the igen shop movement; its very corner- tone, and its translation into*actual fact everywhere would mean the uni- ersal adoption of the open shop, all heorizing about the legal rights of nen to bargain collectively with their Fahy Called Brains of Numerous I Holdups inspector in Chicago, has con- fessed to complicity in the $2,- 000,000 Rondout mail robbery, said Chief Postal Inspector C. H. Clarahan of New York to- day. Fahy was held yesterday: in one of the most sensational stories of inside robbery yet known. He is alleged to be the “brains” of a well chosen gang of mail robbers whose tech- nique has been recognized in many cases. Examining Robberies. For this reason every mail robbery of the last three years in the midwest is being closely studied by the corps of inspectors who are at work on the case for resemblances to the Rondout raid, and the other major stunts {pulled up, it is believed, as links in the long chain of carefully planned and cleverly directed bandit exploits. According to Clarahan, the evidence against Fahy is complete and “abso- lute.” “You may be sure that” the postoffice authorities would not have arrested and charged Fahy unless they knew they had the goods on him,” he said. The Same Brain. “We are convinced from evidence we have obtained that the same brain that planned the Rondout robbery schemed the others in this part of the country. “We are convinced also that Fahy framed Big Tim Murphy in the Union Station robbery, and government in- spectors who are now en route to Leavenworth will try to get Murphy to tell all he knows about the ‘man higher up.’” Fahy came to the Chicago branch of the postoffice with an excellent rec- ord from Philadelphia. He was de tailed here to go after mail robberies. He did. William F.. Fahy, Nee ce | mployers for a closed shop notwith- tanding.” GITLOW SPEAKS IN BUFFALO ON FRIDAY, AUG. 29 (Special to The Daily Worker) » BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 27.— Benjamin Gitlow, candidate of the Workers Party of America lor vice-president of the United btates, will speak Friday, Aug. 19,, at Labor Lyceum Hall, 376 William Street, at 8 p. m. Gitlow is a fearless worker who has fought well against Wall Street dictatorship. He is a powerful speaker and will Jeal with the facts of “Teapot Dome” fovernment, Labor injunctions, the yen shop, strike breaker policies, pre- ‘ent unemployment and coming of the var. Every worker in Buffalo interested nm the welfare of his own family, hould come and hear Benjamin Git- ow. There will be no charge for ad- nission. New York Youth to Hold I. Y. D. Meet On September 5th NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—The Young Workers League of New York will lemonstrate on International Youth Yay at the large Central Opera House, Jriday evening, September 5th, This is the 10th International Day f Youth and is of great significance lue tg the dangers of new wars. In uur own country, the president of the Jnited States has ordered a day for shobilization exactly a week after our plebration. The Young Workers Lea- is going to pe ne International Jouth Day the nning of a de- Jonstration against Mobilization Day. Tickets can be obtained from Y. W, 4 members or from headquarters, 208 | iath St, Rally ta.the mooting, — EASING UNITED STATES INTO THE: WILSON LEAGUE Hughes Method Is Slow But Pleases Bankers (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— Calvin Coolidge and Charles Evans Hughes are easing the United States into the League of Nations by slow stages. Added proof of this tendency was given here today by the announce- ment at the state department that the United States will accept the in- vitation of the League of Nations to send a representative to sit with the disarmament commission to be ap- pointed by the league assembly. Got Woodrow’s Scalp. Woodrow Wilson signed an arms control agreement at St. Germain af- ter the world war, but it failed of ratification by the senate. Because ot his espousal of the League of Na- tions, Wilson was driven from pub- lic life and the next election saw the republican party romping home with the bacon, Unknown to the people of the Unit- ed States, ambassadors and consular officials have been co-operating with the League of Nations and Mr. Hughes believes the time is now ripe, to walk openly into the league. Hugh Gibson, minister to Switzer- land, will be directed by secretary Hughes to go to Geneva to represent the United States on the disarmament commission. Want One-Man Cars MACON, Ga. Aug. 27.—The local street railway company has petitioned the city council for permission to oper- ate fifteen one man cars claiming that the use of automobiles has, made in- roads in the company’s revenue. The company claims that in July, 1920, ap- proximately 772,000 passengers rode street cars, while in July of this year only 500,000 had dropped their seven cents in the palm of the conductor, The local labor unions will fight the re- quest, in ml T HE DAILY WORKER CROWE IN HYSTERICAL CAPITOL HEARS COMMUNIST TALK BY BEN GITLOW Said LaFollette Has Be- trayed Workers (Special to the Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— Benjamin Gitlow, Communist candidate for president of the United States, made a smash- ing attack on the capitalist can- didates in a speech delivered here Sunday night before a good sized audience. The meeting was scheduled to be held in a hall controlled by a local branch of the Elks, but thru the action of a United States marshall, the owners of the hall were intimidated so the meeting had to be held else- where. Hard Hears Gitlow Talk. Several prominent Washington re- porters were present, among them William Hard, special writers for sev- eral capitalist dailies. Gitlow exposed the anti-labor rec- ords of the leading capitalist candi- dates, Coolidge, Dawes and Davis. He then turned his heavy artillery on Robert M. LaFollette. Meeting Creates Stir. “LaFollette is betraying the wage earners of the United States into the hands of the capitalists. He has smashed the healthy movement for a Farmer-Labor Party,” said Gitlow. He compared LaFollette to MacDonald of England and Herriot of France, who are all out to betray the work- ers. The meeting created quite a stir in Washington. William Z. Foster, candidate for president, begins his next series of meetings in Sioux City, Iowa, next Friday. Full list of meetings of both Workers Party candidates on page 4. BANKS PLANNING REORGANIZATION OF WILSON & CO, Receivership Planned + for Packing Firm Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson yesterday issued an auxiliary receiv- ership on Wilson & Co. in Illinois, naming Thomas Wilson, president of the firm; Julius H. Mayer and Gen- éral Abel Davis as. receivers. The action follows the temporary receivership given in New Jersey to the first two mentioned and Robert C. Morrell, an attorney, on the plea of John Eisner, a creditor, with a claim of $5,943. Turmoil in Cattle Buying. The news of the receivership caused a turmoil in the chief Itve stock mar- kets, and the big packing company suspended its buying of live stock in the Chicago, Kansas City and Okla- homa City markets, a move taken pending a decision on the New Jersey suit. Behind the receivership is said to be an attempt to reorganize the com- pany on a larger scale, with the inten- tion of squeezing out some of the small fry and solidifying control of the packing industry in the hands of a few men, This belief is given credence by the statement of Frank O. Wetmore, chair- man of the committee representing the bank creditors of Wilson & Co. Banks to Control. “The receivership has the approval of the committee of bank creditors representing over 95 per cent of the company’s bank debts. The receiver- ers were appointed with full powers to continue the operation of the com- pany and to preserve its business. All those interested in the affairs of Wilson & Co. hope that it will be pos- sible to work the company out of its difficulties without receivership, and substantial progress had already been made in the direction of a voluntary plan of readjustment.” Wetmore represents the First Na- tional ‘Bank of Chicago, and it is be- lieved that the banks will now take over actual control of Wilson & Co, as the next step toward control of the packing industry. Repair Shops Reopen, NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27,—Advices from Mobile, Ala., state that the re- pair shops of the Mobile & Ohio rail- road, which closed July 14, throwing 200 men-out of employment, have re- opened on a full time basis. Shot On The Fly GIBRALTAR, Aug. 27.—Two Spanish military aviators were critically wounded on the Moroccan front today when their plane was shot down by Riff tribesmen, The plane carried provisions, ROAR FOR THROATS OF LEOPOLD AND PARTNER Centering his attack mainly on the very effective speech of Clarence Darrow in the defense of Loeb and Leopold, State’s Attorney ‘ Crowe made a vigorous plea for hanging of » the-two murderers of young Robert Franks. He sneered at Darrow’s statement that the two young men were bur-, dened with riches and that if they had been poor they would never even be considered for the noose. He slammed Darrow’s humanitarism and denied that capital punishment had been a failure in preventing crimes. Darrow, in his plea, was, irrespec- tive of the merits of the case, clear as to his method of approach, while Crowe, the notorious anti-labor skate, raves around hysterically by the hour. A sentence is expected early part of September, in the COMMUNISTS IN REICHSTAG WAR ON LONDON PACT Nationalists Show Signs of Weakening (Special to The Daily Worker) U.S. Army and Navy Will Always Do Wall Street’s Bloody Work By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. TE ORAN the naval arm of the giant “Force!” always at the command of the American dollar, for the crushing of labor at home, and the subjugating of colonials abroad, is twitching under jabs received during the sessions of the Institute of Politics, at Williamstown, Mass. The attack on the navy was made by the harmless paci- fist, Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of the liberal weekly. The Nation, who is now in LaFollette’s camp, politically, as the result of following out his policy of trying to fight reac- tion on the one hand and revolution on the other. * a * * While sticking to his subject of the “Ethics and the Ex- port of American Capitalism,” Mr. Villard charged the United States government with aiding American bankers and capi- talists to exploit weaker countries, especially in Latin Amer- ica, by supporting loans and investments with the use of military forces “controlled by politicians without principle.” All this is known to any intelligent human being at all conversant with developing events in the world. It is known to all except admirals of the navy who do the bloody work of Wall Street. In the navy, as in the army, discipline de- mands unquéstioning obedience to orders. When the com- mand to murder comes, whether it be for the slaughter of men, women or children, it is not for the killers to ask the “why” or the “wherefore.' ‘ * * * * BERLIN, Aug. 20.—The battle over the Dawes plan still rages in the reich- stag. Rumors are current that the London agreement will receive the necessary two-thirds majority. The nationalists are only making a half-hearted fight against the pact. Herr Herght is reported to have con- ceded victory to the government. This shows that the nationalists are not sincere in their opposition to the bankers’ scheme. The only real opposition is coming from the Communists. Since’ the last session of the reichstag opened they have carried on a vigorous filibuster- ing campaign. The president was obliged several times to adjourn the sitting. The Communists are conducting a fight for the release of political pris- oners, thousands of whom are in jails This is the ony explanation that can be offered for the vehemence with which Rear Admiral Harry McL. P. Huse, retired, and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, also retired, ex- citedly assailed Villard’s charges that, “The blood of the 3,000 Haytians slain by our American marines and of the 400 dead in Vera Cruz, mostly women and children, dis- honors otr good name, especially when involved with so sordid’a business as debt collection.” In defense of the murder business of the armed forces of capitalism, Rear Admiral Huse claimed that, “I have been 50 years in the navy and have never known a case where the navy was sent to collect a debt.” To be sure the rear admiral hasn’t yet learned, nor will he ever learn, that American participation in the late world- war was largely due to the desire to protect Morgan's loans in Europe. Nor will it ever seep into his ivory brain that Premier Herriott, of France, stated only the other day that the United States is now morally bound, thru the action of the London Conference upon the Dawes Plan, to come to the aid of the French capitalist government in collecting her debts from Germany, money due in great part to Morgan. Here is the basis for American entry into new money col- all over Germany. Today, a democrat, Herr Brod, was given a thrashing for deftvering a vicious attack against amnesty for the class war prisoners. +2 * Herriot Upheld. PARIS, Aug. 20.—Premier Herriot’s policy on the Dawes plan was ap- proved last night in the senate after a debate between the premier and Raymond Poincare. As predicted in previous dispatches, Poincare’s oppo- sition was merely for the sake of keep- ing up appearances. He agreed with Herriot on the main issue, acceptance of the Dawes plan, but he differed on the question of evacuation of the Ruhr. 7-2. * Snowden Fights MacDonald. LONDON, Aug. 27.—Philip Snow- den, chancellor of the exchequer in the MacDonald cabinet, is leading the fight against the Dawes plan on the ground that it will give France an un- fair advantage over British industries. He segured the backing of the Lon- don Chamber of Commerce and today the miners’ union issued a statement opposing the plan for the same reason given by Snowden. WOMEN CANNERS WORSE TREATED THAN COOLIES Illinois Canneties Pay 17! Cents an Hour "(Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. 27.—At the Sear and Nichols Canning Com- pany the worst slave driving hole in this @ity, the women workers were given a wage cut of 2% cents an honr which brings their wage down to 22% cents an hour. Byven these miserable wages could not stir the slaves out of their lethargy. The miners’ wives quit, but the rest of the slaves remained on the job as they watched a flock of new workers quickly filling the places left open by the miners’ wives. NO DOUBT TO PLAN NEW ATTACKS ON MEXICAN - REPUBLIC’S ASPIRANTS ¢ jal to the Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—The newly appointed American ambas- sadors to Japan and Mexico—Edgar A. Bankcroft of Chicago, and James R. Sheffield of New York—will come to Washington within the next few days for conferences with President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hugh fore leaving for their for- ignments, it was announced lecting European wars. * * * * “We did not kill women and children in Vera Cruz,” declares the innocent Huse, hunting the name of the naval official who gave Villard his information, and threatening to have the offender court-martialed. To tell the truth about American capitalism is sedition and treason, in the navy, as in the army and in private life. The trouble is that there are people who refuse to be as blind to facts as the rear admiral. Be ew But poor Mr. Villard urges that the only “ethical policy” for the United States government, that he is so anxious to conserve, is to serve notice upon American bankers and in- vestors that they go abroad at their own risk, “that the American fleet did not follow the American bankers, and that the military forces of the United States could not be used to collect private debts.” Evidently Mr. Villard does not care if the bankers and industrialists organized their own police force to kill Hayti- ans and Mexicans, as long as he could keep the hands of the government clean. And it is a “clean” government that LaFollette wants, and all he wants, * * * * But the capitalist dictatorship, at Washington, under which we all live at present, has been built up to protect private property. That government is in the hands of the most efficiently and best, organized private propertied inter- ests, the big banks and the bi; cen LaFollette may shriek, and Villard may squeal, but the _ army and navy will serve the big capitalists, in the future as in the past, as debt collectors, or in any other capacity desired. Of course, those who will be compelled to do the bloody work will be marines, soldiers and sailors drawn from the working class. This condition will‘not change until the capitalist social system of running the affairs of the world is overthrown, and the rule of the workers enthroned. LaFollette and Vil- lard, no more than Morgan or his rear admirals, will ever see it that way. KLUXER FREED ES ais BY COAL KINGS, (Continued from Page 1.) Plan of O. B. U. FORFEITS BOND S. Glenn ‘Young Double- Crosses Friends "(Special to The Dally Worker) HERRIN, lil, Aug, 21—With nine bonds of 8. Glenn Young, Ku Klux Klan raider of Southern Illinois, ag- gregating $39,000, ordered forfeited by City Judge B. N. Bowen in the Herrin City Court, forfeiture of five other bonds in Young’s cases still on this week's docket, was delayed today by the trial of some of Young’s associates on other charges arising out of the raiding here February 8, last. « In_ the meantime panic reigned among Young’s sureties who had put up millions of dollars worth of valu- able Southern Illinois coal lands as security for Young’s bonds and those of other Klansmer™indicted by a spe- cial grand jury investigating Young’s Fascist activities. Young’s bonds total $205,000, in- cluding the cases pending in the cireuit court of Williamson County at Marion, , . Union Educational League on this continent is the great obstacle that the O. B. U. propaganda cannot over- come in its attempts to split the ranks of the miners. Disgusted as the miners are with the’ strike-breaking tactics used against them’ by the Lewis administration last year, they are not favorable to the O, B. U. policy of running away from the reaction: aries in the U, M. W. for the sake of peace in a so-called radical union. Ben Legere, who was sent to Nova Scotia to swifig the miners into the O. B. U,, finds his advocacy of a split falling on deaf ears because of the firm stand against dualism taken by the militants of the rank and file of the miners, Lewis Aids Welcome Split. As usual, the reactionary creatures of Lewis composing the “provisional government” in the district since the district officers were deposed last year have, not raised their voices in oppo- sition to the O. B. U. propaganda, These. labor fakers have been si: lently waiting, hoping that the miners will split so that their jobs will be ex- tended for another few years, ¥ vursday, August 28, 1924 PATERSON SILK STRIKE IN ITS FIRST VICTORY Twenty Bosses Sign Up with Union _ (By The Federated Press) PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 27.— The Associated Silk Workers’ Union, which is conducting the strike of 10,000 silk workers here, scored a preliminary vic- tory when 20 bosses, employ- ing 500 weavers, signed agree- ments conceding substantially all the union's demands. The workers gain a 15% wage increase, a 44-hour week, with five eight-hour days and four hours on Saturday; the abolition of the three and four loom system which overtaxes the strength of the weaver and creates unemployment; com- plete recognition of the union and the right to organize. Negotiations Progress, Tho approximately 9,500 workers were not affected by these settle- ments, indications point to further victories. Negotiations in 80 plants between employers and strike com- mittees have been progressing favor- ably. All settlements must be passed on by the settlement board, which sees that they measure up to the union’s standards. Union officials declare that this early victory justifies the decision made last week to allow separate set- tlements. _ This policy, which splits the more conciliatory bosess away from the die-hard employers, was not followed in the. big 1913 strike. Financial Aid Assured. Strikers returned. to work under agreements will contribute part of their wages to the strike fund. Additional financial help is also assured from the ribbon and hatband departments of the Associated Silk Workers, which have indorsed the strike of the broad- silk weavers. Money is also raised at motion picture showings and by con- tributions from sympathizers. The union declares it can carry on until the Paterson Broadsilk Manufactur- ers’ Association, which is the strong- hold of the employers’ opposition, comes to a more reasonable frame of mind. Fred Hoelscher, secretary of the union, has issued an authorized call for mass picketing with the intention of bringing the picket force up to 2,000 on Mondays and other critical days, Further discipline is being brought into the picketing by a new set of ‘union picket rules calling for two leaders for each picket group. The strike is now largely confined to the weavers, but the union is ap- pealing to all warpers, loom fixers, twisters and other crarismen to join the fight: RUSSIAN FILM ATTRACTS BIG CROWD IN N.Y, Special Musical Program at Evening Performance NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—This week’s performances of the new feature film from Russia, “The Beauty and the Bolshevik,” entertained a great number of people at Lenox Theatre, 111th St. and Lenox Ave. Addition- al performances of the picture were run in order to accommodate the thou- sands who wanted to see the new film. Even then many hundreds were turned away. Concertina Player in Musical Numbers. As a special feature, the manage- ment has arranged for the well-known virtuoso concertina, Gregory Montese- vitch, who will play Russian selec- tions, at the evening performances. In addition the Russian tenor, Anton ‘Tyro will render a selection of folk songs. Because of the great number who were unable to get in, you are re- queted to come early for the perform- ance which starts promptly at 7:30 D. m, Ue SE Sy Youth Day in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 27.— The Young Workers’ League here will hold & mass mieeting and entertain- ment on International Youth Day, Fri- day, Sept. 5, at Symphony Hall, 232 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, Cal., to protest against war. Come and help make the meeting a success. The Walkout of the 400, ORANGE, N, J., Aug. 27.—Four hun- dred hat makers wall out of the shops of F. Berg & Co. Their chief grievance is the firm’s present prac- tice of sending work to Danbury, Conn,, thereby throwing Orange work- ers out of their jobs. Only the finish work is done in the Berg shops, Send In that Subscription Today. | eee eee eed