The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 28, 1924, Page 5

@ part of the ‘labor marke’ Thursday, August 28, 1924 UNEMPLOYMENT | lwiver’s HEADS DON’T DARE URGE cur| DANCER TO LABOR CATHOLICS STATE Unionize Unorganized is Appeal. (By the Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—“The out- standing danger to the labor move- ment is the threat of widespead and grave unemployment,” says the Labor Day summary issued by the social action department, National Catholic Welfare Council . “This is still a mat- ter of the future except in the coal industry, and in the cotton and woolen industry in New England. In some sections the Ku Klux Klan is working havoc to local unions and local labor federations. Organize Unorganized “One of the greatest needs of the Yabor movement is the organizing of the unskilled and the office workers, especially women, immigrants, and Negroes. Women workers are now unprotected by compulsory minimum wage legislation. Except during the war time, more of them are now in industry than ever before. They see the need of organization more than before. “The number of immigrants coming in has declined and most of the im- migrants have been long enough in the country to know the language and customs. The time is suitable now for a campaign to organize them. “Negroes have moved north in great numbers. They are entering industry in competition with whit They are Oriental Merchants Prepare to Enter in Nijni-Novgorod Fair (Rosta News Service.) MOSCOW, July 1 (by mail).—In view of the approaching date of open- ing of the Nijni-Novgorod Fair, a num- ber of conferences have been organ- ized by the Russo-Oriental Chamber of Commerce with the participation of ‘Western Chinese, Afghan and Mongo- lian merchants. The Mongolian Union of -Co-opera- tive Societies proposes.to send to the Fair a large quantity of wool and raw hides. The same products have al- ready been sent also from Western China, according to latest advices re- ceived by the Chamber. CUSTOM TAILORS Also Cleaning, Precsing: fie - q nds Repairing of All PARIS QUI CHANTE E. Abboti and V. Cardillo 1852 Ogden Av. near Van Buren (Continued from page 1) which in turn, is in the hands of Wall Street. A Huge Mine. The Burlington Railroad mine is one of the biggest. soft coal mines in the state and therefore in the world? It produces around 6,000 tons of coal every day, and employs more men than any other mine in the world, about 1,300. After a long period of unemploy- ment the mine started work this spring, keeping open an average of three days a week. But with the pass- ing of the unemployment spectre other problems cropped up. The ex- perience of the miners at Valier are the everyday experiences, with some variation, of every miner in every coal mine in the world. They arethe daily skirmishes of the class strug- gle, which have hardened the coal miner, and made him as used to fight- ing for his rights as he fs to eating his meals. Many Men Employed. “The Burlington mine hires about twice as many men as they. need,” Marko Tinurak, an old resident of Valier told me. “There are so many men _working down in the ming that they get in each other's way. Hach miner has only a small place to work, and consequently the individual out- put, is so small that on our piece rate scale we make only a trifle more than the non-union miner. We only average four or five dollars a day when we work, and we don’t make quite enuf to pay our living expen- st We are going in the hole even when working, and this is dne of the best mines ip the state.” The miners in Valier are fighting against these unjust eonditions, and they have a lot to fight about. The mine manager, Charles Anderson, is accused by the miners of neglecting to provide for the safety of the men. Anderson, at present, is out on $2,000 bond, charged by the mine examin- ers with forcing the men to work under unsafe conditions. Mine Filled with Gas. “There is a lot of gas and dust in this mine anyhow,” Martin Boravoc, another V@lier miner, told me. “The law provides that this mine shall haye a certain number of mine exam- iners. Contfary to this law, and con- trary to the rules of the United Mine Workers Union, Anderson, the mine manager, discharged nine mine ex- aminers. The mine examiners, claim- ing that it was an impossibility for the remaining few examiners to safe- guard the “lives of the miners, ar- rested Anderson, charging he broke the mine laws. Anderson was tried in Benton, by the County Court, the result being a hung jury. Eleven men were for acquittal and one declared Anderson guilty. It is said intimida~ tion of the jurors brot this result. Anderson is scheduled to be tried before the Illinois State Mining Board A DAINTY NIGHT DRESS. and crepe de chine are good materi- als for this garment. Bands of em- broidery, lace or insertion may be used for trimming. 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Pine WORKER, 1113 Mega % on September 8. The mine examinere which he unlawfully discharged are: James Sneddon, Don Dannington, R. H. Pharis, Ed. McNarum, I. Winn, Thomas Winn, Fern Everett, Thomas ‘Prosser, and Valie Rae. James Sned- don, one of the discharged examiners, explained to me that the mine exam- iner enters the mine and explores it with safety lamps before any miners are allowed into the different rooms of the mine. When it is remembered that it takes six days steady walking to enter all the chambers in one of the big mines in this county, it will be seen how many mine examiners are needed. “After we had been discharged,” Sneedon told me, “The other examin- ers were unable to visit all the por- tions of the mine, and when the min- ers entered they took chances of be- ing overcome by gas or dust. Re- cently Anderson took back the exam- iners he discharged.” Snéddon hinted that the charges, which were filed by the pit committee of the Valier mine, would not be pressed in the county or appellate court against Anderson. He hinted that a compromise had been effected, but would not tell what it was or why the charges will not be pressed. He was forced to admit to me, however, that the pit committee is the only body which can withdraw the charges, and refused to state why they would do so. This is illustrative of another fight which the coai diggers have to face. A8 soon as aggressive action ir taken in their behalf, the hedging of petty officials, the politics played by the petty aristocracy of the unions, defeats justice to the actual coal dig- gers. Eat Their Gardens. When I was in O’Fallon I asked Andrew Young, “How do the coal min- ers get something to eat when the un- employment continues for so long?” He told me that most of the miners depend almost solely on their back- yard gardens, But in Valier there are no gardens! Nothing but grape vines which bear no grapes. “There is no use planting gardens here,” William Potesak, a Valier miner told me. “Nothing will grow in this climate but a few.early tomatoes and some radishes and let- tuce, Even these generally dry up, In Christopher and West Frankfort it is possible to have gardens if you have a hose and are continuually wat- ering your plants, but there is no run- ning water in Valier.” Valier is perched on hard, dry, roll- ing hills. The roads in good weather throw up a cloud of black, choking dust. When it rains, none but the most foolhardy would attempt to pass over them. There are of course, no trees. The tiny one-story houses, built of plain boards, are entirely-ex- posed to the relentless glare of the sun, Valler Typical. I have dwelt on these conditions at Valier because Valier gives the pic- ture of every mining camp in this sec- tion of the state. Valier is an aver- age mining camp. It does not have the monotonous rows of ramshackle company houses which I will devote a story to soon, and the inhabitants are at least partially employed. But the miners in Valier are going in the hple even while working. They are hard- pressed for food, and due to the com- pact clay sub-soil and the climate, do not get fresh vegetables. The women are innured to suffering and are too inert to complain. The men, lacking inspiration, drink moonshine. But harried as they are with crude living quarters, with slim pay enve- lopes and with. the treachery of prom- ising union officials, the Valier min- ers, and the miners of the entire _|Southern Illinois district are deter- mined to resist a wage cut. They are too battle-scarred, too ex- perienced veterans in the class war to be taken in by the coal operators and the union officials now advocating class collaboration. Dallas Skyscrapers Cost One Worker’s Life Per Building (By Federated Press) DALLAS, Texas, August 27.—The erection of each skyscraper in this city in the past two years has cost the life of at least one worker. The latest victim lost his life when a fire escape collapsed in wrecking the old Oriental Hotel. A week previous two men were killed. when an elevator cable broke, while carrying a truck load of material to the upper floors of the Santa Fe terminal building. K. K. K, Pionic Brings Injury. BELEVIDERE, Ill, August 27, — Henry Frazer, 11, ‘was suffering in- juries today as a result of an explos- fon of some large fireworks bombs, ¥ | left here following a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. Henry found the ‘a stock bomb, lit the short fuse, and it ex- ploded before he could throw it down. pict . Pee aed attorn ts] Send in that Subsoription Today. THE. DAILY WORKER BENEFIT CONCERT FOR COMPOSER BY SINGING SOCIETY Wrote “Internationale,” Now in Poverty (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, N. Y., Augnst, 27.— Peter Deygeter, composer of the music for “The International,” like many others who have contributed their best to the music, art, or liter- ature of the working class, is in need of assistance. Almost forgotten by many who for- merly knew him and unknown to the bulk of the modern Labor Movement, author of Labor’s most inspiring hymn has suffered in silence. Altho “The International” is sung and played thruout the world, and al- tho class conscious workers of every race and color are familiar with its tune and words, very few are aware that the 70 year old creator of that masterpiece is stricken with poverty in the last days of his life. Attention was drawn to the plight of Comrade Deygeter, thru his request to be allowed to sell some small article at the last Convention of the Com- munist Party of France. The G. Adolph Uthmann Singing So- ciety, in recognition of the debt that the International Labor Movement owes to Comrade Deygeter, has de- cided to arrange a Concert and Ball, the entire proceeds of which will be devoted to the relief of our Comrade Deygeter. ‘This affair will take place, Saturday, September 27th, beginning at 8 p. m., at Maennerchor Hall, 203 East 56th St., New York City. The Federated Hungarian Workers Singing Society will. assist, All organizations that are in sym- pathy with the principles of Interna- tional Workingclass Solidarity, and are willing to co-operate with us in making this affair great from both a moral and financial standpoint, are re- quested to get in touch with the G)| Adolph Uthmann Singing Society, Room 4, 350 EAst 81st St, telephone Lenox 6878, All who have heard the opening words of the “International”: “Arise | you prisoners of starvation, Arise you wretched of the earth,” should realize that.the composer of that tune is now a prisoner of starvation, and help us make his remaining days free from the wretchedness that is the-lot of| most of those who contribute their talent and ability to their class rather than sell it to the enemies of labor. Negro and White Kids Can’t Play Together, Hylan (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, August 27.—Mayor Hylan won't let Negro and white child- ren play together at the Greenwich Village Theatre in the first scene of O’Neill’s “All God's Chillun Got Wings,” tho black and white children play together in the streets of Har- lem. The mayor's decisioh was suddenly announced before the second night's performance of the play. I€ im- pairs the artistic value of the produc- tion which has*to forego an introduc- tory scene the author considered im- portant. Russia Negotiates For Direct Service To U. S. via London (Rosta) LENINGRAD, July 7 (by mail).— The State Baltic Shipping Board joint- ly with the State Commercial Fleet, is engaged in negotiations with a num- ber of shipping companies in London re the establishment of a direct serv- ice between the USSR and America, via London. Packers In Wise Scheme. ¢ NEW YORK, August 27.—Not much importance is being attached here to the receivership proceedings against the, Wilson & Co., packing concern. It is said to be a plan for the reorgan ization of the firm in order to squeeze out some of the smaller fry. STRENGTHEN THE CO-OPERATIVES IS CALL OF THE ALL-RUSSIAN CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNUISTS By ANISE. (By The Federated Press) MOSCGOW.—(By Mail.)—The All-Russian congress of: the Communist party, which was chiefly featured in the American press as the occasion of differences between Trotsky asd Zino- has as its chief result a Breet for capturing the retail viev, trade of the nation. Strengthening the co-opera- tives is the slogan for the com- ing year. And another slogan which goes with it is Get Next to the Peasant. State Industry Progresses. Last year the increase of industry was the main problem, on which Trot- sky prepared the program. dustry has been forgiug ahead. In some of its branches, such as leather and chemicals, it surpasses the pre- war output. In textilés it is close to pre-war. It lags behind in the heavy industry. Immediately after Lenin’s death, when Rykox was chosen chairman of peoples commissars, Djerjinsky step- ped into Rykov’s job as head of state industries, gnd proceeded to carry out the orders of making-a nation-wide policy felt in industry. For instance, when the coal in the Donetz w een to be seriously hindered in produc- tion because of lack of large scale or- ders, all government factories were given a thorough inspection to see where coal could be introduced in- stead of wood and oil. As a result, coal is moving now on the Donetz and will probably never stop again. Still Have Difficulties, But while the way ahead is rela- tively clear in industry, it is a differ- ent matter in commerce. By the be- ginning of this year, internal trade in Russia was 64 per cent in private hands, and 36 per cent in government or co-operative hands. The govern- ment had the greater part of the | wholesale trade, but the private trad- fers had between 80 and 90 per cent |of the little village stores. Till now the state syndicates and co-operatives have not been able to compete suc- cessfully in this field, as their atten- ‘tion has been elsewhere, and their ap- |Daratus has been too heavy and bu- reaucratic. | In attacking this new front, careful éonsideration was given to the rela- tive merits of co-operatives and go- ernment chain stores. The decision was in favor of co-operatives, with government chain stores only in |places where, temporarily, no «co-op- leratives are possible. Co-operatives Step Ahead. The reason for preferring the co- operatives was that “they are already a socializing organism, based on vol- untary goodwill of the peasants” and are less bureaucratic. ures in favor of the peasants were that the taxes, which have recently shown a tendency to become com- plex, as town, county and province added their bit to the central federal tax, should be combined into one, as- sessed at one time in the year on a definite basis, so that the peasant may know exactly what he has to count on. Deny Russ Building Trades Unions Entry into International (By The Federated Press) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 2 The Building Trades International, af- filiated with the International Federa- tion of Trade Unions of Amsterdam, at its recent international congress in Stockholm decided not to admit the Russian building trades unions affili- ated With the Red Trade Union Inter national. The delegates from Switzer- land, England and Czecho-Slovakia favored the admission of the Russians but were outvoted. Farmers Lose Money. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—American farmers have not realized a commer- cial interest return on their invest- ment since 1920, according to an eco- nomic survey made public today by the Department of Agriculture. The survey showed that the farm- ers’ return was 6.2 per cent in 1903-05; 0.6 per cent in 1920-21; 1.4 per cent in (921-22; 3 per cent in 1922-23 and 923-24, Get a ‘sub’ for the DAILY WORKER. —— UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS Might es well have plenty State in-| Other meas- |» Your Union Meeting | Fourth Thursday, Aug. 28, 1924. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. ‘Am slonma ted Clothing Workers, Joint Board, Chicago, 409 S. Halsted St. 180 W. Washington St., $010 E. 82nd St. Brewery Workers, 180 W. Wash- ington St. Srewery Workers, 180 W. Wash- | Wo. 548 576 342 Seth and Drexel. 18th and Ashland Brewery Workers, 1700 E. 2ist St. Brick and Clay, Leavitt and Barry. Brick and Clay, Chicago Heights. Brick and Clay, Maretens, Ill. Bridge and S. |., 180 W. Washing- ton St. 113_S. Ashland Bivd. 6416 S. Halsted St. 1440 Emma St. South Chicago, 11037 Avenue. Carpenters, Ogden and Kedzie. Carpenters, 180 W. Washington St. Commission Merchant Helpers, 126 W. Randolph St. Cooks, 166 W. Washington St, Electrical, R. R.-, 5486 S. Went- worth Ave. Electrical, M., 7ist and Cottage | Grov Engineers, 9223 Houston Ave. Engineers, Morrison Hotel. Firem, and Enginemen, Commercial Avenue. Firemen | and, Enginemen, | Wentworth Ave., 7:30 p. Firemen and Enginemen, and Taylor. Ave. Gas House Workers, 180 W. Wash- ington St. Garment, Workers, $11 S. Ashland | Ave., 5 Pp. Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison st. Garment Workers, 328 Carpent Carpent Carpent Carpent Michig 9118 5058 “Ogden 17010 33 76a 18 473 253 1528 12755 Buren Maintenance of ‘Way, 318 W. 63rd | St sts, Roseland,, 11405 Michi- an. Machint R. R., 113 S. Ashland | office” Employes eae -— Ww. Washington St., 6:30 | Painters’ t eatbag Council, taa6 w. Adame St. Toute 's Hall, Painters, Heights. Plasterers, 2043 W. North Ave. Plumbers, 20 W. Randolph St. Plumbers, 417 S. Halsted St., 8:30 a. 'm. Printing Pressmen (Paper Box Wkrs.), 180 W. Washington St. j_clerks, 849 W. Washing- raliway” Clerks, 67 E. Van Buren —, Carmen, 6445 S. Ashland Rallway Clerks, 19 W. Adams St, Railway Clerks, C. M. & St. P. R R., 2703 North “Ave. Ralitoad Trainmen, 27 N. Frans cisco Ave. Sheet Metal, Ogden and Taylor. Switchmen, ‘Ogden and Taylor Sts. Switeysmen, 9202 S. Chicago Ave. Tean.sters, Ashiand and Van Buren s 17 753 t 742 Teamsters, 9206 Houston Ave. Upholsterers, Ogden and Taylor. 15703 Watehmen (Mun, 1138. Ashland 17616 Warehouse | Employes, 166 Washington St. (Note—Unless otherwise stated meetings are at 8 p. m.) SOK & DEATHBENF SOCIETY | MEETING TONIGHT. German-Hungarian—634 Willow St. John Freifogel, Sec'y, 3741 Semi- nary Ave, 371 266 597 753 307 301 576 668 Chicago pipe rie 984 991 424 115 121 all Brother Dawes Leaves. Rufus C. Dawes, brother of Hell an’ Maria, and a prominent Chicago busi- ness man, leaves soon for Europe in jsenting 13 | Nesbit, Page Five MINERS OF WORLD HOLD CONCLAVE IN CHECKO-SLOVAKIA British Want the Russian Unions Included (Special to The Daily Worker) PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. — Repre- coal producing countries and a union membership of 1,972,150 miners, 122 delegates assembled here for the 27th .Miners’ International congress. The International Miners’ Federation have held these meetings since 1890, interrupted only by the - | war. United States Represented The United Mine Workers of Amer- ica were represented by International vice-pres. Philip Murray; Thomas Ken- nedy, president of Dist. 7; and Walter sceretary of Dist. 12, The president of the’ Internationa] Feder- ation is Herbert Smith, president of the British Miners’ Federation. The absence of Russian delegates caused a storm in committee. The British delegates denounced their ex- clusion and demanded that the Rus- sians be invited to all international trade union meetings, The American delegates contributed nothing to the discussion of interna- tional problems except in technical question of accident prevention. Philip Murray told of America’s high accident rate. Watch Dawes Plan Thomas Kennedy told of the Amer- ican miners’ conception of a “saving wage,” and described the success in resisting the reduction of wages since jthe war. He did not, however, reveal | how the latest victory of: the three- W. | year agreement is being used to crush the heart of the miners’ union, the |100 per cent organized Illinois field of |100,000 miners. Delegates from all countries were awake to the danger ‘to |their standards from the application of the Dawes plan and the lengthen- ing of the German miners’ times to 10 hours a day. Delegates from England, France and Belgium agreed to use their influence to prevent the payment to th¢ir countries by Germany of coal as reparations in kind. Will Their Leaders Strike? On the question of war, the French suggestion of a 24-hour strike in case of a declaration of hostilities was op- - | posed, especially by British and Amer- ican delegates, as impractical. The matter was settled by a resolution agreeing to carry on anti-war propa- ganda, to join in “No More War” de- monstrations, and to ask that the executive committee meet in case any country threatened war for the pur- W-| pose of then taking such action as seemed best. FURNISHED ROOMS, APARTMENTS AND BUNGALOWS, REDS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Furnished Rooms, $10 to $25 a Month. Apartments, $25 to $60 a Month. Bungalows, $45 to $75 a Month. Mrs. Bateler, 32 G Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. ED. GARBER QUALITY SHOES order to help put the plan signed by his cussing brother into effect. It is expected that he will be met in the proper manner by the German work- ers. Second Russia Resta THE RUSSIAN WORKERS 760 MILWAUKEE AVENUE Near Ogden Blvd. and Chicago Avenue Phone Monroe 1239 Fresh Food at Reasonable Prices Owned and Controlled by FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN 2427 LINCOLN AVENUB CHICAGO Telephone Diversey 6129 n Co-operative urant CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY A LAUG H FOR THE CHILDREN