The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 8, 1924, Page 5

Monday, September 8, 1924 RKER DAILY WO JOBLESS GROWING AS NEW ILLINOIS MINES CLOSE UP WINDOW CLEANERS MOBILIZE. THEIR ENTIRE TRADE FOR BIG ORGANIZATION CAMPAIGN (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 7.—The Window Cleaners’ Protective Union OF NEW YORK WORKERS VICTORY WON IN 50 PCT, OF U.S. STRIKES CEMENT TRUST ENDORSEMENT MAY STICK TO HERBERT BAKER LIKE FLEAS TO A POODLE DOG By OWEN STIRLING (Special to The Dally Worker) , CANADIAN BOSSES OUT TO KILL OFF EIGHT - HOUR DAY Local No. 8, have sent out the following call to all New York Window Clean- ers organized and unorganized, to attend an important mass meeting on Sept. 11, for the purpose of organizing all unorganized window cleaners and making preparations for improving their working conditions. We print the Thousands Out of Work . in One County DETROIT, Sept. 7.—Herbert F. Baker, Cheboygan, Mich., farmer, candidate of the Conference for Progressive Political Action for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan, Lumber Interests Lead the Move First Quarter of Year Shows Advance ieee By KARL REEVE, (Special to The Daily Worker) HARRISBURG, Ill, Sept. 7.—Over three thousand coal miners are out pf work in Saline County, one of the four biggest mining counties in the South- ern Illinois coal fields. The one mine which has been work- ing, the O'Gara, Coal Company mine, No. 15, owned by the New York Cen- tral Railroad, which has been employ- ing 450 miners three days a week, is letter in part: “Window Cleaners of Greater New York, Greetings:—The working agree- ments between the Window Cleaners Union and the Employers Associations are expiring in the very near future. It was due only to the activity of our Union that the wages of window clean- ers were increased, the hours of labor shortened, and the working ‘conditions improved. In the absence of the Union, window cleaners would be + NEED FOR CHILD LABOR ABOLITION SHOWN BY BUREAU (By Federated Press.) Clear cut victories for the employes | resulted in the case of nearly 50 per cent of the strikes which ended in the first quarter of 1924, according to reports received by the U. 8. bureau of,labor statistics. Employers, on the other hand, secured favorable settle- ments in less than 30 per cent of the conflicts. 308 Strikes in Three Months. There were 308 strikes reported may be imbedded up to his neck politically, not in quick-sand but in cement. A letter has been made pub! Cement Co. to its stoc consideration” of Baker peculiar reason why this unit of lic from the Petosky Portland -holders. urging on them an “earnest candidacy. And the particular and the cement trust is supporting ie wis cere at all tothe Con~ Breve rn ference for Progr ye Politic- al Action. The reason is as fol- lows: Following Gary Plan. The State of Michigan was in the| | Your Union Meeting | Second Monday, Sept. 8, 1924, By SYDNEY WARREN (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 7.—The timber bosses of British Columbia are seeking to squelch the eight-hour law which is to go into effect in this prov- ince next year. The eight-hour day m ure, as passed by the present liberal government ‘of this province, was nothing more than a bid for votes at the recent election, which returned a bare majority. ° $, the government by . . , ing |No.. Name of Lov d Meeting Place ; about to shut down. helpless against the organizations of Industrial Accidents to|during the first three months of the | midst of an ambitious alah daca) G25 Boller Makers, 032 Halsted st.| During the campaign the lumber in- One After the Other, the employers. This is borne out in ‘. year of which 221 ended during the | Program, for which vast quantities of) 14 Bgot and 5 & rkers' Joint} terests had candidates on the tick- at 73 i Sep | Council, 1939 Milwaukee Ave E : f The Saline County Coal Company, |trades similarly situated as ours in Youth Continue quarter. This compares with 273] cement were necessary. But the ce-| Brewery Workers’ Join Board,|ets of the liberal, conservative and mine No, 2 at Carrier Mills, normally | which the working men have remain- strikes reported and 160 ended in the| ment companies in the state were 1700 W. 2iat St. provincial party, Who were recognized employing 500 men, has been closed (By Federated Press.) P mt Beant a tant: 1 down for many months. Bluebird Coal Company mine No. 1, employing 350 men, the Dodds Coal Company mine, employing 150 men, and the Nason mine No. 2, employing 300 men, are ed unorganized. “When our Union commenced its actiivities several years ago, the hours of labor were very long and the wages next to nothing. It now requires only a little more effort to establish decent WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—While in- dustrial tories are denouncing the child labor antendment, now in proé¢- ess of ratification by the states, be- cause it permits congress in future tc first quarter of 1923. In 1924 the bu- reau ascertained the results in the ease of 184 strikes as follows: 88 in favor of the workers; 54 in favor of the boss, 38 compromised and 9 in which the employes returned pending charging “Buffington plus,” a parallel | of “Pittsburgh plus” in steel prices. | Cement manufactured in Michigan| was sold to the state for a price equal} toa the price at Buffington, Ind., plus} the freight rate from Buffington. To| ers, 910 W. Moni Butchers, Hebrew, velt Road. s being there for the purpose of safe- rding the interests of the timber bosses in the legislature. Seek to Amend Law. The boss lumbermen are now seek- all closed down. living conditions for all window|T@eulate the employment of children| @bitration. break the combine, the state adminis- if ing to amend the law by having the The O’Gara mine No. 3, employing ueaits Pea up to 18 years of age, a report by the} A slance at the. location of these| trative board and Governor Alex J.| 4i§ Carpenters, clause prohibiting overtime deleted 500 men, O'Gara No. 9, employing 500,; un you want better t ; {children’s bureau on a study made in strikes shows that the industrial con-| Groesbeck leased a cement plant at| 448 Carpenters, 2 e-pfrom the act. If this is done, it will and O'Gara No. 14, employing 500, are| 4. iis Rik meant Poxk ABE Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wis-|*ict was being fought chiefly east of|/Chelsea, Mich. and began making] 1557 Civponters, 2040 W. North Ave comple Sa a eae also shut down completely,, with no Hh fee Al wee aries a rb consin proves the need of just that|‘%@ Mississippi and north of the Ohio| apout a fourth of the cement neces-| 2506 Carpenters 6654 8. Halsted St. the act may have, because, while eight prospect of starting up this fall. : Sates "| protection. and Potomac rivers. Of the 308 dis-|sary to the state’s program.”The| ‘4 Cigar, Makers. 1s. BO. hours would still constitute the work- Carrier Mills, the southernmost ‘ ‘These matters will be considered Aailients Cn putes 255 occurred in this region. The | state’s plant has made 246,558 barrels Coopers’ Joint Ex. Ba., ing day, workers would be compelled point touched by the DAILY WORK-|>Y the organized and unorganized i largest strike of the period was that | since last spring. Halsted St, 91 |t0 Work for ten or twelve hours a day ER, is off the beaten track. It is com-| Window cleaners of the whole city at Industrial accidents to boys andjof 20,000 clothing workers in New Bie Me a is mis bcc! yb seinen 601 Capitol |’. the same wages, and if they re- posed of about 100 N the}? MASS MEETING to be held at|Sitls under 21 years of age during one/York City against a wage reduction. oie ee 400 Engineers, Halsted St. |fused be fired and blacklisted. ae jegroes, and: the fi hich. th i ri This cavised all but one of the pri-| 401 Engineers ‘Ashland Ave. rest of the. 2,000 population are Amer-|227 ©. 6th St., on THURSDAY, SUPT. |Ye8r, for which. the state industrial |It involved sbout 800 shops and end-| | t units in Michigan to| 58? Uneineers. Washington St.| They are bewailing the fact that ic 11, at 7 p. m. Do not forget to be|#ecident boards allowed payment of|ed successfully after running 12 days.|V@'® Cement units in Michigan to) g29 Engineers, 180 W. Washington St, Res arvcgs : icans from Kentucky, Tennessee, cease quoting on a basis of “Buffing-| 645 Engineers, (R. R.), 2433 W. Roose- |boom men were placed under the op Ohio, and southern states. The people present at this meeting. Come in large compensation, totaled 7,478 in these |Two other strikes of clothing workers, t i ay Ph ” ti 7 . a igs \ecatidns “or the. Snspueat<amuene >? are more conservative numbers so as to organize all your|three states alone. Thirty-eight ofjone involving 4,500 and the other 3,000 sip: tc at one exception was} 790 Engineers (Loc.), $900 W. North) seure, because it would be impos- i i “es strength for the coming struggle. |those accidents resulted in death, andJalso ended successfully, Of the 308|the Petosky Portland Cement Com) | Ne. 1 Patt xnginemen, 5058| sible pase i ‘ } Klan Is Strong Here. eele. 7 any, backer of Herb Baker. The Pe-|~ %. Rigemen, an 8 sible to have the booms securely fas: } om i “ 920 in partial disablement for life. In|strikes the clothing workers were re- | Pany, bac e! . 4 Wentworth Ave. i i ; {/ The Klan is strong in Carrier Mills, ‘Fraternally submitted, all“the oth: disability f sponsible for 103, the building trades |tosky Portland Cement Company ex-|___7 Firemen and Oilers, tened in that time. But loggers point including a large organization of the| “The Executive Board of the Window pcg a apt a tor ab TES : ‘Sap Mbahay gy rend pbsnrese 17144 Gardeners and Floris ‘out that this is the sheerest buncombe women inside the Klan. Cleaners Protective Union.” The Communist Candidates—Look Them Over! AM. T. HAMMERSMARK, Workers Party candidate for congress from the Seventh Congressional District, Chicago. Born in Christia and, Norway, Feb. 13, 1872. Age 52. to America when he was three months old. Parents came Lived on farm in Michigan least seven days in the Wisconsin cases and at least ten days in the Mas chusetts and New Jersey cases, was proven. The children’s bureau found that the largest. percentage of accidents on power working machinery, and the most serious character of accidents occurred to workers of 16 and 17 years old. Children under 16 were for 47, miners for 45 and the textile industry for 26. Mostly for Increases. Under the head of causes the re- port shows 56 strikes for wage in- creases, 45 against wage decreases, | 28 in regard to agreements, 31 over | the question of the open vs. the closed shop, 24 involving the question of un- ion recognition and 19 over the dis- plained in its letter to its stockhold- ers that it had been able to obtain only a small fraction of the Michigan state business this year. It continued: “All of the political aspirants in the field... . have not to our knowledge gone on record with regard to this particular situation. One, however, has clearly set forth his views on this subject, and we be- Hall, Hinsdale, Ill. Hotel and Restaurant E. 84d., 166 W. Washing 59 Ladies’ Garment, Ww Lathers, 725 3: We Longshoremen, Machinists Dis. land. Moulders 119 S. Throop orth Ave. St. h Ave. Ave Conf. Ba., w W. Adan on and d Michi Kedzie tandolph § Painters, } Painters, Painters, Painters, and that if more than eight hours are jrequired to fasten a boom of logs there are plenty of idle boommen walking the streets of Vancouver who have the ability to perform their work within the stated time of eight hours. but who have been blacklisted be. cause of their advocacy of unionism. Organize Lobby. Py he interests of good gov- Railway Carmen, Cicero and Supe- The lumber and logging bosses of 8 years. Attended grade and night schools in Chicago, meanwhile working |Prohibited by state laws from using|charge of employes. eve that tp the tnt ’ : 3 : : In book store. Lived in Seattle and Tacoma 8' years. the more dangerous machinery, while} The number of persons was report- seinem entina'd ¥ Baker's oe 483 Carmen, 5252 S. Ashland. eee abe pis hi Re a strong Appointed Western Organizer of the Retati! Clerks’ International Pro-| W"kers above 17 were better able to ed ip connection with 207 of these je it crore going to the 1 ol ig 9 pimerelal. : Fae x soc ohbae es cae tective Association in 1917. protect themselves. The children un:|strikes, a total of 105,480 being in-| Sideration before going to the polls on| i162 Railway Carmen, 924 and Baltl- |before it has a chance to operate. der 18, because of protective laws,|volved. Sept. 9. We call particular attention sie Clerks’. Dis.,.Council, 165 —_—__—_——— In 1919 appointed Secretary of Youngstown, Ohio, district in the great had th ‘ailast ee Gt neal is tls By aS to paragraph 5 of what Baker stands W. Madison St. Reds to Gath Pi ] Steel Organization Campaign, headed by Wm. Z. Foster, ss cpices dl astiesta esti gc for, in the attached. Yours very truly,| 276 Railway Clerks, 549 W. Washing- is to ‘uather on Elected Cook County (Chicago) Secretary of Farmer-Labor Party Thea’ Work Petosky Portland Cement Company,| 342 Pe dnd Clerks, 195 W, Madison St. September 20th for February, 1920. ‘tre rkers John L.A. Galster, secretary-treas-| 549 Railway Clerks, Madison and Sac- “e ‘ W. 29 st ns to. Compiled and edited first two Labor Union Directories for the Chicago In Smoky City urer.” 695 Railway. Clerks, T5th and Drexel The Young orker Federation of Labor, 1921. Win W: R . Herb Is for Freedom. shay eee.” gape lia phonic The Jewish Local Propaganda com- Made coast to coast trips for the Federatid Press, Friends of Soviet In age Inaise Baker's fifth paragraph attacks the| 877 Railway ‘Trainmen, 2900 W. North] oe of the Young Workers’ League Russia, Labor Defense Councif, Trade Union Educational League. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 7.—Th i | state’s cement building program. The} 495 Retail Glerks, Van Buren and | of Chicago, will give a concert and Has been member of Executive Board of Chicago Federation of Labor, representatives a neg tac eaten ee passereph ae aids iption i al ee Gnion of Great Lakes, 355|dance for the benefit of the official é and many times delegate to Chicago Federation of Labor from Retail Clerks. i vats fete Government ty conscription ts-ra N. Clark St. rack organ of the league, The Young Work- Joined Workers Party August, 1923, “At present Advertising Manager minsisiines Sie ren fer eee nee eins gts at Shp eptemnsy Dy Pr. Raker, He |16988 eeienttte ttm Te Asioiouty er, on September 20, at the Workers’ Gai MORN I} ger) at the expiration of the existing con- Add Millions to Worth maintains that every person has the} 443 signalmen, 2100 W. Sist St. Lyceum, 2788 Hirsch: Bduletaid: i tract and after numerous conferences sae ly earn an honest livin: 3 Switchmen, 323 Collins St., Joliet, | ~ ft of Commodities Fight to r60ir. ¢ i " This affair, altho arranged by all with the theatre owners, suceeded in and that it is no part of the govern-| 795 ‘Teamsters, 220 S. Ashland Bivd. the Tewish Sekaches of the league in compelion tee Saeetre OC yee naee By ‘Federated Pi mont's ligeiness to engage in private TesGe Hanon tebe Tames lshig city, will be atteniad’ ty tan ake OUR DAILY PATTERNS ciation of Pittsburgh to sign:the new UPY Faderetad Press.) enterprise. He would, therefore, do| 339 Typographical, 180 W. Washington |i cadioat lation Gate “ contract giving the theatre workers) WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Workers|away with the state-operated cement} (Note—Uniess otherwise stated all|‘ire radical population of Chicago, A STYLISH STREET SUIT A GOOD MODEL FOR A SCHOOL DRESS the wage increase demanded, Many theatres closed automatically as soon as the old contract expired. When the aristocratic Nixon Theatre was forced to postpone the opening date, the owners decided that the unions were really determined and they hurried to sign up before the strike took on greater proportions. It is an undisputed fact that the or- ganized theatre employes of.. Pitts- burgh are the worst paid of their craft in America, and while the in- engaged in the manufacture of saws received a smaller share of the value which they created in 1923 than in 1921, according to figures issued by the census bureau. The figures show that in 1921 3,788 workers produced $18,185,297 wortm of saws and that af- ter deducting the cost of materials the value they added in manufacture amounted to $11,705,384. For this they received $4,086,840 in wages. In other words each worker turned out work worth $3,090 and received $1,080 in wages, approximately 35 per cent of plant at Chelsea, with its 135 state) prison employes.” Aside from the question of prison labor, herein raised, Baker, in the opinion of the Petosky Portland Ce- ment Company, is going to bring “Buffington plus’ back into Michigan in full force. Cementing Friendship. Baker might be indulging in duplic- ity here in an effort to win the cement trust support. He might go farther! than Governor Groesbeck has gone to-| meetings are at 8 p. m.) Yellow (S)Cabs Pile Up Dough for Employers By the exploitation of scab labor, the Yellow’ Cab company and the Yel- low Cab Mfg. Co., both Chicago cor- porations, have been able to pile up $1,114,783 for their bosses. The Yel- low Cab Co. has a highly specialized the sale of tickets already made is janything to go by. ‘The tickets are jonly 35 cents and the doors will be jopen at 7:30 p. m. for all those who jare anxious to be there early and take jadvantage of the excellent program that has been arranged. The concert and dance is being ar- ranged for a more than usually worthy cause, the benefit .of the best radical paper in this country which is growing in circulation by leaps and bounds and which is already prepar- ing to become a weekly publication crease is far from what they are en... \ sine which he created ward smashing the trust. But the ce-|spy system which prevents even a|by the first of the year, 1925. titled to, the fact is proven that an) 1, 1999 the industry employed 5,294 | mend trust does not believe it is being| relative of a union worker from get-| Be at this affair in masses and increase can be gotten, and as one Of| yomors and produced $30, 641.858 |fooled. The cement trust thinks he|ting a job driving “yellows.” mobs! the men remarked, “will be gotten| orth of saws, the value added to the |S more than “safe.” It hails him as SS wae every time hereafter.” material in the process of manufac- |#" ally. Julie Reinhardt Dies. Shot Was Premature. e * |ture being $20,964,888. For this the || The workers of Michigan are expect-| NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Julie Rein- ROME, Sept. 7.—Denial that an at- ‘ St ] Wi rk. workers received $6,706,765 in wages. |{né a statement on this question, eith-| Z : mT ~jtempt was made to assassinate ee: orkers Zio sat j \hardt, once an active young actress ; This means that the average worker er from Baker or from the Conference ; 5 Premier Mussolini while he was ’ i | and worker for womans’ suffrage, well- Hungry; Bosses turned out work worth $3,890 and re- | for Progressive Political Action, Mabie Miiaiuk the country died alone|™°toring from Acquapdendente to F, Profits G: ceived $1,243 or only 32 per cent of —_——_—_———_- ze : Rome was printed today by the semi- ro ts row it back in wages. Ask Embarrassing Question. aa ine oon aeobiokg official newspaper Tribuna. Praca 00.060. X6 16,000. worsmnpeal pce NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The National]. "she was 80, She spoke of the| THe shots Sunday night were fired ' Negro’s Home Bombarded. 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