The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 8, 1924, Page 2

* ’ A x , : - i : ‘Page Two ae THE DAILY W {______} Monday, September 8, 1924 WORLD FLIGHT — ORKER TEACHERS PLAN HEGEWISCH STRIKERS MEET TODAY N important meeting of the workers on strike now for six weeks in Mege- wisch at the Western Steel Car & Foundry Co. has been called for this FARRINGTON IN | NEW MOVE TO. John Wallstreet Davis OUST RADICALS Aims Blow at JohnWatt and MacDonald (Special to the Daily Worker.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 7.— Members of the Illinois coal miners’ union see in the recent attempt of Frank Farrington to revoke the charter of Local Union No. 448 here, an effort to make John Watt, progressive secretary-treasurer of the | the strike will be had, and additional ing to the corporation, | morning, Monday, Sept. 8, 8 a. m., at Ginalski’s Hall, 13249 Houston Ave., by E. K. Hogan, District Organizer of the Railway Carmen, A thoro review of plans laid out. The heaters, riveters, reamers, and others on strike have had the plant tied up solid now for six | weeks, and are showing as much determination as ever to administer a beat- Workers Party, T. U, E. L. and Y. W. L. speakers | will also address the strikers meeting. THOUSANDS HEAR PARTY SPEAKERS AT BIG MEETINGS Open Air Gatherings in | All Sections of City squabbling as to which corrupt poli- tical camp they will lend the name of “Tilinois labor support.” The left wing element, tho small in numbers, represents the real wishes of the rank and file. Henry Corbish- ley, president of Local Union, No 992, of the Ziegler miners, and delegate to the convention, told the DAILY WORKER: “Unemployment is the pressing problem of the miners of IIli- nois at this time. We would like to see the convehtion take definite action FOR NEW WAR ON MC ANDREW Fight Attempt to Kill Council Meetings “In refusing to call the meet- ing of the high school teachers’ councils, which has been sched- uled for the third week in Sep- tember, William McAndrew, |. superintendent of Chicago's schools, is simply taking. into his own hands the authority which has been given to the organized teachers of Chicago,” Peddles Piffle About Some of Our Liberties By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘ODAY, John “Wall Street” Davis, democratic candidate for president, is out west in the grain belt the ‘bunk that he thinks will land him. in the White House after the November elections. Any intelligent human being cannot consider his utterances anything elso but bunk. But that is what is expected from old party candidates, trying to bunk the voters into casting their ballots for the Morgan candidates, ; 38 om * Davis would not dare utter, in his native state of West preaching © IS BOOST FOR BIG AIR NAVY Fliers Land in Boston; Noise Manufactured’ (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 7,.— The Four Power Pact signed at Washington, defined the limits of naval construction to the powers who became signatory to the pact. That is after a fashion. The fact remains that the powers sip scrapped their old boats and rigged u Sprinefield ~ sub-district ineli- i Virginia, the brand of piffle that he is peddling to the western the more modern floating death sible : hold office. Another drive of open air faoptings | rat Gneratirn | aed MaMa thes ha ano ene tongs Rel farmers. The workers in the steel mills and coal mines of |castles for more effective Watt, ‘who is a member of |W! this: week cary the Communist os schon the ‘unions, eo ant resist ’ West Virginia would only laugh at him. They would laugh | slaughter. Local Union No. 448, would be message in the present campaign to a wage cut, WORKER today. so uproariously that they might be heard over’ the entire ity But not a word, was said aa all : sity. “ § . automatically, out of the union. babar scan Pe ike wea, | Make Industry Bear Burden. cnjaecatal ake Re country, much to the discomfiture of Mr, Davis, about airplanes, now recognized He would have to re-hire at the | where last week in spite of the bad| “The leaders of Illinois labor must war which ke waged on ‘the ae ; as the most important fighting mine, at the discretion of the | weather. demand that the industry, which}+ oo cners last ring, when he Take this little gem, for instance, yttered at Omaha, | machines in modern warfare. boss of the mine, and would,| The meetings last Saturday night,|makes the profit out of the men, take P’ ¥ Nebraska: a even if given a job and re-in- lwere especially well attended, ther | over the burden of paying unemploy- refused to call the councils of “When the constitution of the United States was written, we gave Képt Eyes Peeled. ~ Hereby hangs a big tale. . Stated into the union, have to sands listening attentively to the |ment benefits.” bees slemientary, “: SCHOGIN)) COT 45 the Americans of that, day, and All who. mlabt ooens. after thenw oor: United Statee prio: au Jacean wait three years before holding | Workers Party speakers, It is esti-| “The work day should be shortened, | Sether. tain fundamental rights that could never be taken away. We gave them |ished a world encircling flight. It Office. mated that 500 workers on the north-|and state-wide drive for organization Flagrant Abuse of Power. freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the person, We took them a long time to do it. Five Altho the reason given for the at-| west side, in the Seventh Congression |of non-union workers must be in-| “That he has no legal basis for such tack on Local Union No. 448 in their jal District, heard the party speakers augurated. I would like to see con- action, and that he is flagrantly abus- gave them what was perhaps more sacred than anything else—freedom of religious worship, not to be disturbed or threatened, or taken away months have gone by since they hop- ped off on their journey until the ap- loyalty to Duncan MacDonald, it is|@t the meeting, that developed into|ferences called between the railroad|ing his power, is-obvious when We re- ~ 4 if ld significant that Watt, one of the best ® demonstration, at N. Washtenaw | workers and the miners, Then it would| call the opinion of the school attor | bY any set of men or ang aieeios a : ae pe Mcphee se ead basen riltiénintes in the miners’ organs and W. Division streets. Among the|be impossible for the railroaders ‘to|ney last year, that the rules of the 3 : ‘ th Me lot of looking aiaind chile ‘ izations, is a member of the loca] |SPe@kers were I. L. Davidson, Sidney | haul scab coal while the union miners|councilg are orders of tle school | went thru one coal strike in West Virginia, in the ied union, and opposes Farrington’s reac- tionary machine. |Borgeson and J. Louis Engdahl. | Meetings already announced for |this week are as follows: . are starving for lack of work.” Thomas Parry, delegate to the con- board, and that they must be obeyed by the superintendent as well as by Paint and Cabin Creek districts, in 1913. But this strike was typical of all the rest. It was an example of the brand they were flying over other people’s territory, and the impressions they re- ceived may be found safély tucked ; - ‘ rT Lo ’| the teachers. f ist t ted t ti k h in th Farrington’s letters to William Me- vention from Divernon cab Miners’ the of czar yranny meted out to workers, anywhere in the | way in the archives of the war de- Cauley, of Local Union No. 448, fol.) STREET MEETINGS IN CHICAGO. | Union, No. 146, declared: “My local} “A meeting of the executive board| state of West Virginia, the home state of Mr. Davis, when- partioent. When the Unitdd Statée'cay. tie Monday, September 8. union has passed resolutions to come|of the high school teachers’ group : Cited To Appear. Springfield, Tll., August 28, Mr. William MeC. Z 1839 South 19th ‘i Springfield, Mlinois. 1924, |, Corner of Madison and Wood Streets, 8 p. m. Auspices of Mid-City English Branch. Good speakers. Roosevelt and Morgan Streets, 8 p. m. —Auspices of Marshfield Young Work- ers League Branch. | Tuesday, September 9. before the state convention demanding the organization of the unorganized workers and demanding amalgamation of all craft unions.” A resolution was also passed by will be held this week to decide on the action to be taken to meet this new move of the superintendent.” The reason given by Mr. McAndrew for his actfon is that the work of the ever the workers sought to enjoy the rights that Mr. Davis speaks of so glibly in Bddressing the western farmers. Freedom of speech, proclaims Mr. Davis. Yet this same Mr. Davis knows that anyone caught italists deem it their duty to assume the responsibility of bringing Yankee civilization to any particular spot of the earth’s surface over which the fliers flew. pine | Gomner 16th and Kedzie, § p. m—/the Divernon local union, “Calling| teachers’ councils occupies school} talking unionism, thru the unorganized industries of that Manufactured Enthusiasm. head “ikea prank The District |Vorkers 1 eps Park English Branch, upon the officials of District No. 12|time. To the DAILY WORKER, Mc- state, immediately takes his life in his own hands. Many a Therefore tremendous enthusiasm xecutive Board is to meet at head- quarters beginning 10.00 a. m. Wed- nesdy, September 3rd. Your Local Corner 14th and 49th Court, Cicero, 8 p. m.—Auspices of Cicero Lithuanian branches. jto call conferences of representative: jof the various local unions and sub- Andrew admitted that the time oc- cupied by all of the meetings of the union organizer has been found dead along the railroad tracks or the highways of that state, thrown from a passing was manufactured by the militarists when the returned aviators landed in Corner Wilton and Belmont Streets, 8 | qj councils during the school year, add- : f A Boston. The inevitable crippled avia- hi Wnion is requested to have represent- |p. m=—Auspices, North Bide sh aed shen ea Nine peti See ve eA towethae, aicbente (6 eer Cena train, or caught making his way on foot from one coal camp toe. Sein: thebas 40" he meveat Wd oe ‘tives appear before the Board to|Dranch. W- P- Speakers: D. vf BO ae lane nt Bowel redegaraly school day. to the next. eS desert in the capitalist newspapers. show why your card should not be re-| obaitna ae the fultiea ae ‘eis down| At the same time, the superinten- h inary ema of tie bird byte aly cape be He hobbled on crutches to a place of voked for continuing to carry Duncan Miners Leading the jfundamental plans for solving our dent indicated, he is glad to have ave is the reedom to *§ e servile th ee ie bosses like vantage where he could have a good McDonald as a member of your Local | celebrations in praise of the Boy to hear. For instance, “Vote for Davis!” “Vote for Cool- | view of his buddies’ landing. What bi appealed to the delegates to get be- Heari ‘ Bressives, he iad tures for the Foster-Gitlow ticket and the State ticket reached 851, hind “Education Week” and requested ‘ fea Ped vot rgd injunetion to re- “Freedom of the pr was something that Davis for- Copies of the DAILY WORKER Hie, Ingmar Iverson of the Mid-City Branch brought in 67 signatures for|a contribution of $100.00. She attackea|**™#!" the Board of Education from got to mention. Special New York edition, announcing ae Union, in violation of the instructions conveyed to your Local Secretary, Greener Smith, in my letter of Septem- ber 21, 1923. Yours truly, Frank Farrington, President. Gets Second Letter. Springfield, Ill, August 29; 1924. Mr. William McCauley, “Local Union No. “448; Springfield, Mlinois. Dear Sir and Brother: Please refer to my letter of August 28th which you should have tead, that your local un- jon is requested to have representa- tives appear before the District Execu- tive Board to show why your local charter should not be revoked instead of to show why your “card” should not be revoked. So that there will be no room for misunderstanding, I herewith again advise that your local union is re- quested to have representatives ap- pear before the District Executive Board at a meeting to be held at head- quarters beginning ten a. m, Wednes- day, September 3rd, to show why your local charter should not be revoked for continuing to carry Duncan Mc- Donald as a member of your local union in violation of the instructions conveyed to your local secretary, Greener Smith, in my letter of Sep- tember 21st, 1998. Yours truly, Frank Farrington, President. Join the Workers Party! Fight for Jobless At Peoria Meet (Continued from page.1) ventions, but have nominated presi- dential candidates. who openly pro- claim their allegiance to big business and their hostility to the labor move- ment.” This is the statement approved by Farrington when campaigning for La- Follette, while at the same time he an- nounces his support of a regular re- publican for governor of Illnois. Discovers Democratic Booster. John Gaffigan, president of the Springfield Federation of Labor, an- nounces that he will introduce a reso- lution seeking the indorsement of the | state body for Judge Norman L. Jones, |democratic candidate for governor. Speaking of the resolutions which are expected to be presented indorsing Len Small, Gaffigan said: “We will fight that resolution to a finish. We | will present and press for approval a resolution indorsing Jones.” John H. Walker, president of the state federation, whose Chicago offices were | virtually an appendix to Small’s cam- paign headquarters during the primary fight, will lead the fight for the in- dorsement of Small, Squabble of Collaborators. The followers of class collaboration, who at the present time seem likely to control the convention, are thus ONLY NINE DAYS Signatures to Place Workers Party Candidates on the Ballot in Illinois Coming in Faster. WATCH THE FIGURES GROW! LEFT! SPEED UP! ITH only nine days left in which the Party expects the comrades in Chicago to get the needed number of signatures to place every Work- ers Party candidate on the ballot in the State of Illinois, Party and League ‘comrades are exerting themselves in securing signatures. Congressional District No. 9, Jack Johnstone, candidate, Delbert Earley, ers which representatives of organized | labor presented to their national con- | problems.” |Chicago Labor Opens Waf on Goose-Step Day (Continued from page 1) to be turned against the workers at home in any conflict between capi- tal and labor, therefore be it “Resolved, that the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor go on record op- posing these efforts of the American capitalist war mongers including the proposed Defense Day exercises and condemning militarism in general.” Swabeck Objects to Amendment. When the resolutions committe re- ment attacking the republican party, Comrade Swabeck took the floor and objected to the addition saying that for war and the system that breeds wars. He wanted to put the Chicago labor movement on record on Defense Day. He explained that the American army was organized as much to pro- tect scabs as to protect the interests of American capitalsits in other coun- tries. Sam Gompers, he said, posed as an anti-militarist, yet, he endorsed Defense Day. “We cannot claim to be apposed to militarism and endorse this specific plan of the American capitalists,” said Swabeck. Swabeck attacked the Dawes plan, declaring it would not bring peace but increasing misery for the German workers, The only way to secure world peace is for the workers of the world to take over the reigns of goy- ernment and abolish the capitalist system. When Comrade Swabeck concluded, the previous question was called for and carried, ending the discussion. Then the motion as amended was put and carried. The Executive Committee of the Federation was authorized to investi- Bate the fight between the Teachers’ |fight for Scouts, of the Girl Scouts, and of the Campfire Girls, occupy the time of the children. “But I can see no benefits derivable from the councils which depend on their taking teaching time,” said Mr. McAndrew. Aids Old Parties. Whether or not the Chicago Teach- ers’ Federation will make an e the continuation of the | teachers’ councils, is problematical. No hint as to the course of action planned by the Federation could be obtained from its officials. The fed- eration is one of the few teachers’ organizations in the country which has been active against the rule of the schools by a business autocracy. It has won for the teachers great ported the resolution with the amend-| gains’ in wages and in working con- ditions. It' has many times made a successful fight against school graft. But it has openly avowed its policy all capitalist parties were responsible!of refusing under any conditions to call a strike—an attitude which has the hearty approval of the American Federation of Labor—and it has tak- en part in political campaigns as the ally of the democratic party, That propaganda of the American Legionaires will be spread in the schools not only on the days given over to the Boy Scout and the Girl Scout movements, but also during the course of the entire year, is indi- cated by an article published in, the last issue of the Chicago Schools’ Journal, praising the platoon system in use in Detroit. Courses offered in the Detroit Teachers’ College, “Mem- bership in which,” says the article, “was by invitation only,” and which Were designed to prepare teachers for executive jobs, are in high favor with the author. ‘hey include a course in Boy Scout Leadership, a course ir Girl Scout Captainship, a course in Camp Fire Guardianship, one in Com- munity Civics, and one in Auditorium teaching. Postpone Injunction Hearing, The significance of the course in Auditorium «teaching can be appre- ciated when it is remembered that idge!” Or even, “Vote for LaFollette!” Because in socialist- republican ruled Wisconsin, | have seen the swing of the Cossacks’ club, as well as in West Virginia. * * * Freedom of assembly, proclaims Mr. Davis. That reminds me of a carefully planned meeting of West Virginia coal miners, held on a Sunday afternoon, in a deserted sawmill. The workers in their underground organ- izations in Russia under the czars did not observe more secrecy in arranging their meetings, in the out-of-the-wa' places, than these American coal miners, practically all American born, West Virginian mountaineers, did in prepar- _ ing for their gathering. oa Freedom of the person, proclaims Mr. Davis. * There comes back to me the picture of the mother, sitting in a rocker, her foot bandaged; there in a coal min- ers’ cabin on Paint Creek. The strike was on. Most of the miners had been evicted from their company-owned shacks and lived in the neighborhood in tents. Up along the side of the mountain range there was the railroad running along +e creek. They had had a visit from the “Bull Moose pecial.” | The special tyain of the “open shop” mine owners, tha‘ consisted of two baggage cars with rapid firing guns sticking their muzzles ain Ot e doorways, and a coach filled with heavily armed mine guards, was Called the “Bull Moose Special,” because Roosevelt's candidate for governor had been elected.in 1912, altho the “Bull Moose,” himself, had been defeated for the presidency. But the candidate of Mr. Davis, Woodrow Wilson, was in the White House. But the “Bull Moose Special,” in the dead of night, with lights out, carefully made its way up Cabin Creek, silently as ossible, until it came abreast of the Miners’ Tent Colony. hen the murderous fire was turned loose from high powered rifles and rapid fire machine guns. The bullet that pierced the foot of this mother of the coal mines had already passed thru the wall of the house, and also penetrated the family Bible lying on a table, besides which she was sitting. “Freedom of the person,” is a ghastly joke coming from the lips of the West Virginian, John “Wall Street” Davis, candidate for president on the democratic ticket. He has his answer in the bullet holes that pierce the walls of West Virginia's coal miners’ cabins, * * * * “Freedom of religious worship,” echoes Davis. That's another good joke. The Y. M. C. A. buildings thruout the coal fields re usually mere nests of mine guards, the hired killers of the mine owners. The churches thruout the mine fields are usually erected he does with himself the rest of his life does not matter. He served Mor- gan well, once when he came a crop- per in his service and again yester- day when his presence served to cause a tickling sensation in the collective spine of the patriotic multitude. This tickling sensation manifested itself in a wave of enthusiasm for aviation and cheers for the “biggest air navy in the world.” This enthusiasm will come in handy for “Mobilization Day.” Perhaps it was no accident that the fliers did not complete their journey before now. Between now and Friday, the papers will be full of human interest stories about the world fliers. Pictures of their wives, mothers and sweethearts will decorate the pages of the boss press. “The English, French and Japs were very nice to us,” remarked one of the aviators, Of course. But as sure as cod liver oil can be bought on Atlantic Avenue, American aviators will be dropping bombs on the “nice” soldiers, aviators and sailors of the now friend- ly countries. It is a great game. Now watch the campaign for “the biggest air navy in the world.” LA FOLLETTE FOR CLASSLESS REIGN SAYS HILLQUIT NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The LaFol- ° lette campaign in New York was opened last night with a mass meet- ing in Cooper Union. Morris Hillquit, leader of the socialists, said that La Follette and Wheeler were the only two candidates supporting a classless government. Burton K. Wheeler boasted that the bankers and business men of Massa- chusetts were supporting the LaFol- lette ticket. His entire speech con- sisted of attacks on corrupt republi- Pederall ‘th Charles L. Spain, reporting on the| With money furnished by the mine owners, on company ai aditiinlatestion/-te ala Kat ut campaign manager, pushed the number of signatures recorded in the Local hashes g perigee bire teak arate, benefits of the platoon system, proved| property. The preacher or priest usually looks to the mine < word aghinet the Maciseoguie atte: Party office to 320. District 5, H. Epstein, candidate, climbed from 22 to : : ond his livelihood, and the mine owner looks to his : “122. Gordon Owens, candidate from Congressional District No. 1, where Comrades E. Holt, G. Maurer and Schaefer are conducting the work, Is still high man among the candidates with the Eight Congressional District, George Maurer, candidate. 450, The Presidential Electors signa- councils. Miss Lillian Herstein, member of the American Federation of Teachers, Fahle Burman,|the American school system. It was Waukegan, sent in a batch of names on the state petitions. Many other|in a rut and trained children as fac- petitions soon aii filled out. The figures to date are: No. 6—Frank Pellegrino .. No. 7—Sam Hammersmark Every candidate can be placed on the ballot. from the comrades and there can be no doubt of the result. Speed the cam-|Afthur Olsen and Henry Stone, A little more exertion | Boyer, conirades are reporting that they are on the job and will be tossing in their|tory machines and cannon fodder rather than thinking human beings. President John Fitzpatrick and Sec- Committe: Executive David ra i, mann, John ra, Cc. Sumner, William Quesse, Delegates to the Ameri Federation that the auditorium is one of the most effective means which the platoon school affords for spreading propagan- da, transforming the Harper school into a Junior high school, partly on the ground that the traffic hazards en- countered by the children who have been forced to go to other schools will be greatly increased, has again 110th and J, gt ena, 5th Ave.—Markoff, Landy * Rivington and Eldridge Ste—M, Nudjus M. also Russian and Ukrainian speakers. 36th St. and 8th Ave.—Ben Davi N. B. Sparer, McDonald, and Madison Ave—-L, Landy, 106¢) Na Wilkes. and Madison Ave,—Joe Brahdy ish Or “ LU5th St. an owner religious hirelings to preach the doctrine that will best con- serve his interests, the doctrine of slave obey your master. _* During the 1913 coal strike in West Virginia, the only workers’ press, turning out the red fighting working class publication in the district, was wrecked by the agents of the mine owners. Labor papers coming in from the outside, thru the mails, were quickly confiscated by servile post- in Washington, D..C. * * * F f Let the farmers of the west know these things when munist candidates, William Z. Foster, for president, and Benjamin Gitlow, for vice-president. Vote Communist this r. Crush the capitalist dictatorship that parades fake “constitutional” liberties as a lure to win the support of the oppressed. Rc Mah MeN Hh There were no real issues discuss- ed. Sidney Hillman and Morris Hill- quit gave unbounded praise to the pro- the Gitlow meeting to be held next Tuesday night in the Central Opera House, 205 East 67th Street, were sold at the meeting. Signatures Signatures cee thon option re Momnat:! been postponed. It will be resumed masters in the mining camps. This is all retold in the report ° District Candidate obtained necessary secphivan Sar Ue eee cae ate on Wednesday morning, of the Senate Invest ating Committee that “investigated” Our Candidates Ne, 1—Gordon Owens 1200 tion will take place at the next meet- the strike in 1913. But the report is no doubt submerged in “A New York Open Air Meeti No. 4—Joseph Podkulski 1300 ing. pen Air Meetings. | dust in the mouldy archives of the Congressional Library, poevanes t No. B—Harry Epstein .. 1000 Other nominations were as follows: Weaneseny:, Sgt aay ° cibded Elizabeth, J—Turn Hall, 728 High St. Wednesday, September 10, 9! No. 8—George Maurer . 800 Rey, ina “Sonn wridgthye Stand” 'St. Anne ave-—Baum,| » Davis addresses them. Let them question Davis about these |" Naming, Ny, Sveti cgetananel No, 9—-Jack Johnstone 1200 iioky' Fred_Dahms, Frank Buchanan and| \‘Tompking and Hart St, Brooklyn—#.| onditions in his own state. Davis will not answer them. So. 14th St, Thursday, seated rr Presidential Electors (Foster -Gitlow ag Be bn waboale cits. dil MN ARa BAOL See ena een But the farmers, like the workers in big industrial centers,. |8 p, m. oy electors) and Illinois State signa- sph Merton, “Harry Schock, Thursday, Sept, 11, can make their answer by casting their votes for the Com- GITLOW's DATES” tures . 851 2000 Mary Di ey ith St. and Avenue A—H. ts Comrade Gitlow, candidate for vice- President, will address meetings at the following places; New York City—Contral House, Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 8 Pom Opera