The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 3, 1924, Page 5

REACTION RULES NEW YORK LABOR ANNUAL MEETING Coolidge Supporters Put Up Fight for Cal (Special to the Dally Worker.) 5 SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Sept. 2— { Reaction ruled supreme in the third \ |day’s sessions of the convention of the New York State Federation of Labor. Hours were spent by various reac- tionaries in speaking about the union Jabel and about Americanism, but Delegate Richard Verhagen was re- fused permission to speak on the amalgamation resolution. Resolutions calling for amalgama- tion, a labor party, the organization of the unorganized, were all defeated without any discussion being per- mitted. A resolution for the recogni- tion of Soviet Russia was not even re- ported out of committee. The reac- tionary officials were re-elected with- out effective opposition, Holland lead-, ing the list as president of the state federation. The LaFollette-Wheeler ticket was indorsed, altho the longshoremen and the marine workers made a fight for Coolidge. Washington Typos in Compromise on Original Demands (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. — A flat rate ef $1.05 per hour has been of- fered by the committee representing ;the members of the International Ty- ;Pographical union employed in the government printing office here, as a compromise between their original de- man for $1.10 per hour flat and the sliding scale proposed by public print- er Carter. The offer made by Carter ranged from 90c for compositors on machines to $1.15 for the best skilled work. Negotiations are expected to continue for some time. Carter is ajority of the membership her® be- to the “Wahneta” element, as in- ‘icated by their hedvy majorities in e recent election. Join the Workers Party! Improve Your ty Damaged Buildings Restored LOANS TO IMPROVE New Floors, Fronts, Shelving MID-CITY CARPENTER 608 &. Irving Ave, SHOP Seeley 1883 MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE DAILY WORKER DR. M. WISHNER DENTIST 800 W. North Ave., Cor. Halsted St. Linooin 9010 affiliated with the so-called progres- sive element in the I. T. U., while the SLOGAN OF “LENINISM TO THE MASSES” SPURS ON PUBLISHING IN “ILLITERATE” RED RUSSIA By ANISE. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) The Gosisdat, or Government Publishing House, born in the year of the war with Poland, is with an exposition which shows has been in the past five years. celebrating its fifth anniversary what the country’s development Not only has the output of books, in this one publishing house alone reached in 1923 a total equal prt ashe he else rena NOX to the three previous past years combined, but the type, sub- jects, and quality of books have undergone an even more strik- ing change. Beginning Was Poor. The Gosisdat publications of 1919 were chiefly posters and pamphlets calling to defense against the Poles and the bourgeoisie. Monotoned, on poor paper, with slipshod, hasty work they presented a wretched appear- ance. There were millions of them, —an equivalent of 89 million pamph- lets of 40 pages each. But the scien- tific section was only a germ—16 lit- tle volumes. Social-economic and lib- eral arts sections were equally bad; Followed the year of fight against disorganization. The external appear- ance of the books was much the same. But the themes widen. The realm of applied science begins to be fromi- nent. In literature and art large edi- tions are issued of standard classics for the people, including the first Soviet edition of Pushkin. Famine Brings Scientific Works. © Then a sudden break comes with 1921, the year of the famine and the new economic policy. From popular applied science the Gosisdat goes over to serious scientific works. The type of books grows solid and better printed, for now the blockade is over and materials arrive from abroad. The number of separate titles reaches a stage demanding the periodic issuance of bibliography. y ‘Color and beauty came in i922, revolutionary songs, propaganda cast in artistic forms, children’s music. Then in 1923, after the second fair harvest comes the flood of school text-|* books. Large numbers of scientific books, in many branches, vast quanti- ties of books for popular reading: rooms and village schools. In the lib- eral arts begin to appear modern Rus- sian and foreign writers. Fine print- ing and illustrations, new journals of many specialties. Leninism to the thsanes, Now the slogan goes out: Leninism to the Mgsses. Not only are the ex- citing subjects deepened and popular- ized continuously, but all sorts of manuals appear, for amateur dra- matic clubs, workmen’s organizations, boys and girls club movements, with material skillfully arranged for edu- tational effect. Three and four color printing and mezzotints illumine the well printed books of which last year 323 million “lists” were printed, equal to 323 million 40 page booklets, or 50-80 million full sized books of the American size. Meantime the Gosisdat is no longer alone in the field. Dozens of other Your Union Meeting FIRST WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. jamated Clothing Workers, N. Robey S. 1. W., stone Derrick, 180 'W. Washington st. agg Federation, 62nd and No. 38 wa beh) and Clay, Village Hall, Lan- of sing. 12 Garfield Blvd. Western and Lexing- 5443 S. Ashland Ave. Blacker’s Hall, Lake tere, 180 W. Washington St. Carpenters, 505 S. State S Carpenters, 1638 N. Halsted St. H. Fehling, Rec. Sec’y.. 2253 Grace St. Irving 7597. Carpenters, 6414 S. Halsted St. Carpenters, 113 §. Ashland Blvd. Garvere (Wood), 1619 N. Californ Conductors (R. tg 27 N. Fran- cisco Ave., 7 p. 127°. "Francisco Ave. jo. Chi., 11405 Michigan 7429 S. m. men, Lake and m. riet Council, 814 on St. (Mun.), Kedzie and Bel- Garment Workers, 328 W. Buren St, . 55th St. Carpenters, ie agl Electricians, Engi § nd Enginemen, jo Ave. 30 a. 366M. 478 M a8 mance of Way, 5324 S. Hal- Bong 357 N. Clark St. 2800 'W. Madison St. Painters, Sherman and Main Sts., Eva nt iit. Painters, 180 W. Washington St. Painters, Moose Hall, La Grange. Pi Odd Fellows Hall, Blue ‘8, 910 W. Monroe St. and Game, 200 Water St. iy Clerks, 549 W. Washing- ‘oad Trainmen, 812 W. 59th St. Railroad Trainmen, 64th and Uni- versit: 73 Sheet Metal, 714 W. Harrison St. amore (Soda), 220 S. Ashland vi Tee rs, 220 S. Ashland Blvd. 23 54 624 893 972 5 PI 16653 236 Ri 226 900 5015 N. Clark St. ir ann Chicago and (Note—U: otherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) publishing. houses have sprung up, with more or less governmental con- nections. The All Russian Co-operat- ives have their own printing housé; the Krasnaya Nov, house of the politi- cal bureau in the Dept. of Education, is also flourishing and many trade unions and cultural organization, such as the Young Pioneers, maintain lit- tle publishing houses of their own. All in all, for an “illiterate” country, the Russian book production is doing very well, Australian en Out for Unity on Oceans of World (By Federated Press.) MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 2. —An endeavor is being made‘to bring about the world-wide organization of maritime unions, with the object of eputable eliable RICH because of its richness » barley, malt and other valu malted barley grain. the true sugars of constituents of the REPUTABLE because it is a product of acknow- ledged mesit and the standard of highest purity. RELIABLE because it can “— be depended upon for best results. HIGH- TEST 100% PURE BARLEY MALT EXTRACT WITH CHOICEST HOPS FOR SALE BY LEADING DEALERS High Test Malt Extract Co, 20 East Eighth Street, Chicago, Ills, Phone, Wabash 2580 1917 North Western Avenue * 6748 South Halsted Street 605 East 63rd Street eau 5062 Lincoln Avenue 1603 Roosevelt Road Leiter Store Basement establishing an international seamen’s code. The federal council of the Aus- tralian Marine Stewards’ union has agreed to affiliate with the Interna- tional Transport Workers’ Federation. Other Australian maritime unions are expected to affiliate. Owing to the shortness of notice the Australian unions have. found it im- possible to have a delegate present at the international conference at Ham- burg in August. What the Australian Marine Stewards’ union is asking is an international seamen’s code adopt- ed by all countries on the basis of the best country with a 48-hour week, a decent standard of accommodation, sleeping and living; proper provisions regarding safety; and an international standard of wages based on the high- est Australian rate. American Legion Head Thinks the War is Still On (By Federated Press.) ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2—The war hys- teria is yet very much alive at Web- ster Groves, a suburb of this city. In a communication to the communi- ty council the American Jegion de- clares it will not participate in Armis- tice Day ceremonies if the Webster Groves Peace council “or its officers” are permitted to take part. The com- munication signed by E. C. Stadel- hofer, post commander, says the le- gion post opposes the Peace council because the council “has by its activ- ities opposed President Coolidge’s De- fense Day program and thereby de- monstrated that it is opposed to pre- paredness for defense purposes.” Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER, mie BIG BUSINESS IN | CANADA SWIPING JAPANESE TRADE Take ‘Advantage of Rub Between Japs and U. S. By E. G. WOLFE (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. Canadian business interests are plan- ning on capturing the trade of Japan while the present friction between the U. S. and Japan over the exclusion act exsits. The Oriental manager of the Cafiadian Pacific railway, Allan Came- ron, states that Canadian business men have a good chance to get in on ‘the ground floor in the Japanese trade now that the Americans have lost favor for the time being. Canada Finds Pickings A number of Canadian firms have already sent out trade commission- ers equipped with samples to inter- est Japanese merchants. Canadian low grade flour is finding demand truout the Orient and many Amer- ican firms are now planning on cut- ting their Canadian timber holdings in order that they, too, may benefit from the swing of trade to Canada. These companies are taking ad- vantage of the cheap labor of im- migrants, brought into Canada by the railway interests, and reducing the wages of loggers to a bare sustenance. 2.5 Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. Page Five serfs of the middle ages. These women were formerly at the South House of the} American Express Company, between Harrison and Polk Streets, on LaSalle Street, where conditions were fairly bearable. the efficiency gods who rule thet destinies of the company’s em- ployes in the interest of econ- omy transferred them to what is known as the North House. They keep a record of the men on the job by punching time cards on clocks as the slaves come and go to and from jobs. The North House is under the r way tracks and the rain drips eal the roofs all day. Chickens, fish andj} live stock of all kinds are loaded and unloaded continually. The place reeks in filth and the Stinking atmosphere would even shame the stock yards of Chicago. There is no lavatory of any kind and no place for privacy. Here three women toil all day. One woman, the only support of an; aged mother and a little daughter,| was taken ill and had to lose a couple} of days of work, which of course was/| deducted from her meager wages. Another, the only support of two little children, wanders around all day in a stupor from bodily fatigue but dare | not lose a day from -work to recuper- | ate. Any minute will see her sink to} the floor and carried off to the hos: pital. These are the horrible conditions| under which the employes of one of! the largest and richest monopolies in the United States are forced to work. WAGES FALL WAY BELOW LIVING | COSTS AS HOURS OF LABOR ARE ON THE INCREASE IN LOUISIANA By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press Industrial Editor) Do you want your children to wear rompers made in some poor unsanitary home by an overworked mother who gets only 30c a dozen for her labor? If you don’t, then find out whether the goods you buy are made in Louisiana and begin to organize pressure which w Between 1920 an jana. employers, according to the report of the state bureau of labor and industrial statis- tics, succeeded in forcing the wages of common labor down prac- tically to the pre-war level. With the cost of living still far above 1914 this means that the reward for ordinary labor in this state is absolute destitu- tion. Wages Drop for All. Even among the unionized workers, says’ the report, wage reductions ef- fected usually exceeded the decline in the cost of living. The average daily wages paid common and semi-skilled labor in various industries in the state in 1920 and 1923 are shown as follows: Per cent 1920 1923 Decrease Canning ... $2.50 $1.25 50 Clothing 2.75 1.50 45 Cottonseed products 3.00 2.00 33 Ice, light, bottling 3.00 1.75 42 Lumbering 3.20 2.00 38 Naval stores 3.00 2.00 33 Oil-field workers 4.00 3.25 19 Rice mill workers 3.50 2.00 43 Sugar-cane workers 2.75 125 55 Day of Work Lengthened. The losses suffered by these work- ers since 1920 are also reflected in a lengthening of the work day. Sugar cane workers worked 8 to 10 hours per day in 1920. Now there is no such thing as 8 hours a day in sight; they put in a full 10 hours for their $1.25 or at the rate of 12%c an hour. The same holds in the case of every other industry covered by the report. In al) there were instances of the 8 hour day in 1920. In 1923 it is the 10 hour day with the exception of cotton seed products and the rice mills where the day is now 12 hours long. In regard to the exploitation of women and children in home work the commissioner states that aside from put a stop to such exploitation. 1923 Louis-+ the unsatitary conditons under which home work is done, the women and children so occupied are usually paid starvation wages; for example 1l5c per 100 for working button holes, 30c per dozen for making children’s romp ers, and from 50 to 75 cents a dozen for making working shirts and men’s overalls. Maryland Labor to Fight Against Labor of Children (By Federated Press.) BALTIMORE, Sept. 2.—The Mary- land Federation of Labor, convention in Cumberland next October, will take steps to counter-act the Maryland and national propaganda against the child labor amendment. President Henry F. Broening, forecasting the Feder- ation’s action, scored the wholesale propaganda that is flooding Marylapd and other states whose legislatures haye not yet ratified the amendment. He castigated the attempt to argue for slavery of the children on the theory that legislation would “deprive the poor widow of the support of her children” and declared that the care of such women should be a communi- ty responsibility. ARE YOU SELLING THE COUPONS FOR THE COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN? tt is an easy job. The coupons sell for 25c, 50c and $1.00 each. You can sell them easily to sympathizers. Send in the money as fast as you get it to the local office, 166 W. Washing: ton St., Room 303. Every member of the party is expected to sell at least one book of Communist Campaign stamps, which contain $10.00 worth, Help finance the Revolution! Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS OMEN TOIL IN STINKING AIR AND DAMP HOLES FOR RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY OF CHICAGO Women toil for the American Railway Express Company of Chicago under conditions that would rival those of the feudal But |German and . |carpenters’ [SLICK POLITICAL HIGHBINDER RUNS. ° ONHIS OWN HOOK |He Promises ses Everybody. Everything (Special to the Daily Worker) | KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 2.—Tim} O'Neil, who seceeded from the LaFol- lette camp with much blowing of} trumpets is now running for governor} on one plank—anti-Ku Klux Klan. Same Old Bunk. He claims the backing of certai Irish societies, smile shyly at the Negro vote and promi the farmers “cheap and efficient gov ernment.” (Who said that before?) He claims the support of various unions—because members attended his meeting, but was unable to} specify which needle frade union| jeame! He speaks df the State Fed-| eration of Labor and his prirting does not bear the union label. He prom. ises the unions a “square deal.” Among His Supporters. The Kansa8 City Journal-Post, the paper that hailed so warmly the scab union recently launched here, gives him much favorable space. He promises that he will not in any way deal with or support any other candidate from any other party. He is a Roman Catholic. Stupid Cops Mix Communists with Pink Pacifists SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.—Fol- lowing the seizure by the Cedar Ra- pids, Iowa, postoffice of “Black Fri- day” mourning proclamations against Mobilization day, issued by the organization in San Francisco have been put under surveillance by the police. Altho the authorities in- sist that the proclamation is a Com- munist document, the Friends of Peace are an independent organiza- tion, acting generally under the aus- pices of the Socialist party of San Francisco. COKOS BROTHERS Groceries press at’ the time jact of de jure rec the Friends of Peace, the headquarters of | DANES AGREE ON BENEFITS OUT OF RUSS AGREEMENT All Greet ‘Recognition Of Soviet Land (Rosta) MOSCOW. upon the de Union of Soviet 1il).—Commenting recognition of the clalist Republics by (by Denmark, the Danish press, including the governmental and the bourgeois, jis unanimous in pointing out the beneficial effect this agreement is bound to have on the trade relations [petreen the two countries, Even Socialists in Line. The Sc Democrat, a government jorgan, stres Denmark reco later than states, she is to benefit ir the “most favored paper further sco absurd anti-Soviet indulged in by the Da Mr. the ot the formerly bourgeois Litvinoff was , as well asthe -up of the Russo-Danish negotia pions at Stockholm in 1922 by ex-For- recalls ation sh ign Minister Soavenius. An influential conservative paper, the Berlingske Tidende, writes that the new treaty is but a logical se- quence of the 1923 trade agreement between Denmark and the U. S. S. R. Another bourgeo the liberal Copen- hageno, empha the improvement of inter-relations with the Union. Communists Greet News. The Arbeiterbladet, the organ of the Communist Party, states that this ition means the recogniton of the Russian Bolshevist Revolution and regrets that the Dan- ish government did not do it already two or three years ago. Communist Party ex- tended official felicitations to the So- viet Plenipotentiary Mission. 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. 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