The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 17, 1924, Page 2

Page Two AMALGAMATION | "ATCARPENTER ~UNON CONFAB Rank and File Out For Job ¢ ontrol (Special to The Dally Worker) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 16.— Resolutions favoring job control by the workers, amalga- mation, amd other progressive amendments to the constitution are expected to be fought out on the floor of the national con- vention of the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners to convene here Sept. 22. Over 1,500 delegates, representing 327,000 workers will attend. A strong sentiment in favor of amalgamation is sweeping thru the carpenters’ union. At the recent convention of the New York State Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, 34 dele- gates voted in favor of amalga- mation and 82 against it. This is’ considered surprising when the former reactionary color of ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE TERRIBLE RISKS CAPITALISTS UNDERGO MARION, IIL, Sept. 16.—Leonard Brummit, 20-year-old miner who died in the Benton hospital from in- juries received in the Scranton mines, has been buried here in Rosehill cemetery. Brummit was working In the mines when a fall of coal and slate from overhead crush- ed him. He was taken to the Mari- on hospital and then moved to Ben- ton, but all attempts to save his life failed. The accident might have been prevented by more care- ful safety precautions, Brummit's comrades declare. CZAR MC ANDREW DEFIES RULING OF COMMITTEE Reactionary in a Last Ditch Fight In spite of the decisive action taken by the committee on rules of the of the board of education, refusing to concur in a report of Superintendent William McAndrew, advising amend- ment of the rules of the teachers’ councils in such a way as to place SEE DECISION IN LW.W. CASE INCOURT TODAY Dispute Before Master- in-Chancery Bernstein It is expected that the final word of jthe law courts will be spoken today in the injunction case involving the Industrial Workers of the World now be- fore Master-in-Chancery Fred Bernstein, 160 N| LaSalle St. He will hear both sides today, according to schedule, and ren- der his decision. William A, Cunnea, attorney for the Fisher-Doyle faction, against whom the Griffith-Rowan-Bowerman faction took out a court injunction to prevent them from holding office in the I. ‘W. W. organization in the capacity of general organizer and secretary-treas- urer, was away on his vacation, and that was the reason given by each of the three judges before whom the case was presented for putting off rendering of a decision. Cunnea Not Expected. It is doubtful whether Cunnea will be present even at this hearing, but Master-in-Chancery Bernstein said he FEAR. MINE VICTIMS ARE KILLED IN BIG WYOMING EXPLOSION (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) | KEMERER, Wyo., Sept. 16.—Mea- ger reports of a mine explosion at Sublet, Wyo., near here were re- ceived shortly after one o'clock this afternoon. 85 miners were believed to be en- tombed, and it was feared many were dead. The explosion occurred in mine No. 5 of the Kemerer Coal company, seven miles from this town. According to company officials, 80 men were working at the time of the explosion, They were unable to confirm the first report that 55 had been killed outright. At 1:30.p. m4 mine company offi- cials said only 55 men had entered the workings this morning. One man, a pumpman, was res- cued. He was badly burned, Fire broke out in the mine imme- diately following the blast and was raging fiercely at 1:30. JOHNSON LINES UP CONVENTION FOR LAFOLLETTE After Boosting Couzens, THE DAILY WORKER First reports said that | Frank Chance, a Hero of Sports for Profit, Breaks Into Headlines —— By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. 'ODAY, we hear much of Frank Chance. His name appears in the top headlines. The news of his death over- shadows, in Chicago, the arrival of the world-fliers. The presidential campaign is pushed aside. The war in China is side-tracked. “Dickie” Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr., are forgotten, Chance is dead} That is most important. * * Frank Chance was not a famous engineer, like Charles P, Steinmetz. He was not an author of note. He had made no scientific discoveries. He had not gone in for ‘even capi- talist politics. He had not tried to push the world ahead. He was just a leader in baseball. Frank Chance was called “‘The Peerless Leader” in the most prominently advertised, best paying sport in the world —BASEBALL. Frank Chance, in five seasons, gave Chicago four Na- tional League penants and two world’s championships, That was something for the frantic baseball fans to yell over, while it put much gold into the treasuries of the baseball magnates, who make a business of this game. * * * * Money rules in baseball. It is not an accident that most penants go to either New York or Chicago. These are the two largest cities in the nation. They furnish the biggest baseball crowds. The crowds pay to see the games, giving these two cities the largest receipts. And it is with this Wednesday, September 17, 1924 HUGHES’ BEARD CANNOT COVER UP BLUNDERING Pulled Boner. on South American Relations By LAURENCE TODD. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 16,— Secretary Hughes’ modest dec- laration, in his supplement to the republican campaign text- book, that our relations with Latin-America were never bet- ter, may have to be crossed out, Those relations were bad enough when he wrote the statement, but the military overthrow of the constitutional government in Chile has made them worse. And the worse they grow, the more difficulty does Mr. Hughes find in finding Ui Sg for the compromises he akes, American Diplomacy. Three months ago he warned Presi dent Maritnez of Nicaragua, who acci- dentally came into office while hold. ing progressive views, that if Mar tinez were re-elected this year his the New York state carpenters | the responsibility for ealling the coun-| will go into the case and render a Cookdes & as money that the managers outbid the managers from other government would not be recognized. The resolution favoring job control, a rew has so/even or’ much tC i that slav the aucti president to succeed himself in of- which has the solid support of the|far failed to send out notices calling|pear for his client. .| DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 16.— The uch after the fashion that slaves were put on the een fice, Yank and file, states:: 1. Whereas, Our present agreement with the Employers’ Association al- lowing the discharge of members at will is detrimental to the interests of the members of the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America because the employers have the opportunity of changing their car- penters with the specific purpose of using the new men as a whip to drive the old hands into speedier produc- tion, a condition that can only be compared with slavery and 2. Whereag, As this deplorable state of affairs in the building trades ‘short- ens the lives of our members, kills their mental activities and eliminates their desires for any human recrea- tions, and moreover, breeds discontent mong our brothers, as the weaker and slower men are compelled to hate those that have more than the aver- age speed and strength, and whoare compelled to work to their utmost ca- pacity because they are constantly ix discharged. “Tie Weaker brothers during slack times are forced to work for less than the union scale of wages, thereby endangering the seale of wages of the entire member- ship at a time when they are most in need of being upheld, and 8. Whereas, This system of dis- charging gives the employer the chance to blacklist all those brothers who are active in the union and keep them out of employment and is agen- eral admission of our incompetence to protect our brothers from injustice and from economic bondage that is equivalent to the open shop where workers are hired and fired at will. 4. Therefore, To correct this miser- able condition under which the mem- 2090, resolve and demand that a new agreement incorporating the following } Points be drawn up and put into ef- fect as soon)as possible. 1. Any member that is hired can- mot be fired unless he works for the period of one day. 2. Any member who is not dis- charged after the first day of work cannot be discharged until he has completed one week of employment. 3. Any member who is not dis- charged after one week of employment cannot be discharged until the job upon which he has been hired has ybeen completed, or the employer of the aforesaid job proves to the satis- faction of the Business Agent that he has no more work for such man or men. 4. It is- understood that the em- ployers will not be bound by these rules if things beyond their control conflict with them or if when at the time of hiring he designates the length of the job to the employe. Be It Further Resolved, That a oopy of this resolution be sent by the secretary of the local to the District Council and to the official organ, “The Carpenter” for publication, WORKERS PARTY AND YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE STREET MEETINGS IN CHICAGO. ches in District No. 4, Herd and othe: 32nd and M Speakers: Polish and English & Ave. and Orchard C lungarian and Ge ‘forkers. Party. Speakers: Ella Reeve and others. » 18, the meeting of the high school teach- ers which had been scheduled to take place this week. Unyielding Boss. Chicago teachers have little hope that McAndrew will yield in even minor details in the fight which he is waging for supreme control over the schools of the city. “McAndrew has not called the coun- ceils in accordance with the instruc: tions given him, and I am fairly sure that he is not going to call them un- less he is literally forced to do 80,” Elzy F. Downey, president of the high school teachers’ councils, told the DAILY WORKER. “He knows, and everyone else knows, that he has no legal basis for refusing to call the councils now, but that means very little to William McAndrew.” Teachers Will Fight. Speaking of McAndrews, proposal to reorganize the councils ‘so that prin- cipals. “and district superintendents vill be in control, Mr. Downey said: “Of course the teachers do not pro- pose to tolerate any such action. We organized these councils on the pres- ent lines after a long and hard fight, and we are going fo keep them or- ganized in such a way that teachers themselves have something to say on school matters.” Mr. Downey also indicated that the attempt of the superintendent to pre- vent notices of teachers’ organizations being sent to the schools without his approval, would meet the united op- position of the rank and file of the teachers of Chicago. Safe If Not Sane. That the trust placed in McAndrew by members of the board who refused to pass a resolution explicitly order- with their decision. Mrs, Hefferan, one of the members of the board, who refused to vote for this resolution on the ground that it would be “discour- teous to the superintendent,” was praised for her stand by reporters from the capitalist papers represented at the committee meeting at which McAndrew’s pleas were denied. One of these reporters approached Mrs. Hefferan at the close of the meeting and expressed satisfaction with the “safe and: sane manner” in which she had “refused to be drawn into the ex- treme militant left wing of the board,” which had demanded drastic action. Meeting In Pullman. Meeting, Pullman Section, City Cen- tral Committee, Thursday, Sept. 18, 8 p. m. 10701 Stephenson Ave.—A Yuris, Secretary. 100 PERCENTERS HAVE FALLING OUT WITH KU KLUXERS WHO GET MAD By MORRIS SCHINDLER. (Special to The ily Worker) WILKINSBURG, Pa., Sept. 16.— The Ku Klux Klan received quite a set-back in the “City of Churches” on Mobilization Day. The hooded of ‘parades in masked nighties and wanting to continue their activiti they invited themselves to pai in masks with the other one hun- dred percenters. But something went wrong and they were Informed that they were not wanted in the The troubles back of the injunction case are being handled in the mean- time by both factions thru organiza- tional channels. Both sides are pre- paring for the real fight, which will be on the convention floor, The con- vention will be held about the middle of October. As the matter rests today, the Fish- er-Doyle faction will appeal to the convention on the strength of their right to carry on organization work until a re-election from the entire membership decides whether they are to be replaced and who are to take their places. The Griffith-Rowan-Bowerman fac- tion, the injunctionists, will argte that they being alternates for Fisher and Doyle had the right to act in capacity of chairman and secretary under, instructions of the executive board. Membership Reaction Anticipated. How the entire membership will re- act to the bringing of a purely or- ganizational matter into the capitalist courts instead of fighting it out in the organization thru the membership is being looked forward to with in- terest. Capitalist court injunctions are famous for their use by bosses in every strike to restrain workers by legal process from peacefully con- ducting organization work. They have been used time and again against every union of workers, be it I. W. W. or otherwise known by name. The I. W. W. membership have had their share in more than a full mea- sure of capitalist justice. Their feel- ings on capitalist court justice are very decidedly moulded and at this convention it is expected their opin- ions will be expressed in no uncer- tain terms. threat that the elections would not be jrecognized by the United States un- less the Nicaraguan officials permitted |American scrutiny of the votes cast, the American offer of “supervising the elections of Nicaragua” has been “ac- cepted.” SLICK ARGUMENTS ARE PUT UP FOR GRAFTING HEAD OF VET. BUREAU A demurrer against indictments returned against “Col.” Charles R. Forbes, former head of the United States V ans’ Bureau, and John W. Thompson, millionaire St. Louis contractor, In connection with the bureau scandals, was taken under advisement by the federal court here today. Slick arguments were made for the defense by former senator J. Ham Lewis, who argued that Forbes could wot have been bribed to give out favors which he had no power to bestow. Compile ilence was maintained about the obvious and shame’ graft that went on in the bur estimated by Will Irwin, a non-par- it $225,000,000. In- that Forbes will not receive any too heavy a’ punish- convention of the International Asso- ciation of Machinists which was open- ed yesterday by the republican party politician, Dennis E. Batt, until recent- ly member of the executive committee of the proletarian party, today went on record for LaFollette and Wheeler in the national election. Yesterday, the so-called “friend of labor,” Judge Jeffries, was introduced by the renegade Batt, and the conven- tion listened to the republican sena- tor, Couzens, once partner of Henry Ford, and now a staunch supporter of Coolidge. How these fakers can blow hot,.and* cold at the same time is a marvel. The convention voted down Labor Party resolution and endorsed LaFol- lette. President metal trades department, James O'Connell, in his speech this morning, stated labor organizations are becoming great financial institu- tions and corporations, labor leaders in the past dealt with strikers only. They must now understand finances. He doubted that labor would elect La- Follette, but hoped that this election would create a great movement, Emme Fights Bankruptcy. Delegate Emme, of St. Paul, refus- ed to accept this declaration of bank- ruptcy on part of labor leaders. He warned delegates that this bubble would burst after November election. He refused to accept State of Wiscon- sin as Mecca of organized labor. Delegates Otis of Pittsburgh and Garner of Hammond also spoke against endorsement of LaFollette. Johnston stated he wanted no third party but first party. He also stated LaFollette and he were pledged for labor party after election but later modified statement. same old policy. He cited experience from so-called labor friends in Lud- low massacre. The resolution on amalgamation was read, Report of committee takes place tomorrow morning. A lively discussion expected, Johnson stated. ‘When vote was taken postponing dis- cussion until tomorrow, delegates went sight-seeing to Ford factory. Cal Changes His Mind. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—After the arrival of the airship ZR-3 in this country from Germany, President Coolidge is in favor of sending the dirigible Shenandoah on a trip to the North Pole, it was learned officially at the White House today. A previous scheduled trip of the Shenandoah into the Arctic regions was cancelled by the president. : Explosion in Pennsy. SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 16—One man was perhaps fatally burned and six others, four of them narrowly es- caped death, today when a charge of dynamite wrecked the home of John Sesock of Carbondale, near here, in a blast which rocked that city. Jake Goes Back. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. — Jacob Gould Schurman, American minister in China, who is in this country on a GOVERNOR McCRAY NOT ONLY CROOK IN INDIANA; KU KLUX KLAN STATE block in the days of black chattel slavery in this country. Chance's job was to pick up the best baseball players in the slave market, bring them to Chicago, organize them into a team to win games before crowds that paid high ad- missions to witness the performance. * Profiteering in baseball has led to graft in baseball. Where games cannot be won, they are bought. This has resulted to repeated scandals, in capitalist baseball, as in capitalist business or capitalist politics. These will not be eliminated because the labor-baiting ex-judge,. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, has been made the overlord of baseball. The evils will continue just the same. Baseball will continue to have its own “Teapot Domes.” j * » * * Big crowds at high prices is also the dominating motive ‘in college sports, as well as in professional sports. This has resulted in various “inducements” being offered athletes, gymnasts, baseball and especially football players to attend certain colleges. They don't need to study; just win games. There is little else outside of professional and college sports in this country. Where the great masses of the child- ren of the workers are to be found, in the grammar schools, there are practically no sports. In the shops and factories, sports are almost unknown. * ae * * * Conditions in Soviet Russia, under Workers’ Rule, are just reversed in comparison to the United States, and in other capitalist countries. Sports in Soviet Russia are not commercialized. There are no high fences, or forbidding brick walls around the athletic fields under Soviet Rule. Admission is free to all. Profiteering in sports is unknown. Physical supremacy takes the cage) of profit rule. The best man, instead of the highest p e of money, is the victor. In Soviet Russia the masses are attracted to active par- ticipation in the nation’s sports. Wherever pictures are displayed of “Red Sports” in Soviet Russia, it is weneke ® picture showing great masses participating. In Soviet Russia the broadest masses of workers, and the children are drawn into sports. The work- ers in the factories especially are enlisted in the Russian The lowliest worker from the most isolated factory has an opportunity to win a ged on the All-Russian Soccer Football Team. It was this team that recently played the British Soccer Football Team, giving hope that the Russian workers’ attitude toward sports may spread to other lands, in spite of the fact that it will be denounced as “Communist propaganda.” * a * * In this interim between the baseball and football seasons in this country, Americans are supposed to get excited about the British-American polo matches. Polo is the sport of mil- lionaires. It is the game of the idle rich. It is charged that Pedley, of California, one of the best polo players in the country, is not on the American polo team, now playing the British, at Meadowbrook, because he did not have the proper pull in “society.” The expenses of the British team are be- ing paid by Lord Beaverbrook, who claims the first game was lost because the best players in England were killed during the war. That was an innocent confession that capitalism takes its strongest youth to send to, its human slaughter houses. * * * Capitalism has made a sordid mess of sports, just as it despoils everything it touches. Frank Chance was the hero of a social order that is passing. The big thing in his favor was that he was a good player, in addition to being a suc- cessful manager, according to the capitalist standards established for the game. hat labor needs in America is some Frank Chance who will organize and develop “Red Sports” in this country. The organization of such working class sports, accepting the leadership of the Red Sports’ In- ternational, will not prove ag wrend with the employing class press. When such a Frank Chance dies his name will not ATTENTION NEW YORK Use Honorable Discharge Against Him SUSANVILLE, Cal., Sept. 16.—John Bruns, I. W. W. member is still held in Lassen county jail on a charge of criminal syndicalism instigated by the WORKERS PARTY! BE Today, Chile, has a military dicta torship, thanks to a conspiracy by the leading. officers of her army and navy, who have sent President Aless- andri, a radical, into exile and have dissolved the congress, which has a radical majority in both branches. This overthrow of the constitutional government, moreover, was accom: plished by direct violation of the “safety” clause in the Chilean consti tution, which forbids military officers to meet for discussion of any politi cal subject. The question naturally arises, wil! Secretary Hughes point to the tatters of the Chilean consitution, as he did to the dog-ear on the Nicaraguan con- stitution, and force the restoration of Alessandri to power? Chile Snickers at Charlie. That question answers itself. The “highest authorities” at the depart: ment may decline to Miscuss the situa- tion, all they please, but the fact stands out that Chile is big enough, and important enough in the Latin- American world, to laugh at the laws of Mr. Hughes’ imperialism. More- over, notice that Alessandri and the congress are radical, and that they were about to enact certain labor leg- islation .demanded by the organized workers of the Republic. What's a constitution, when it obstructs the re- moval of a menace like that? Besides, the military junta which is now call- ing a special election to “reorganize” the government of Chile, has pretend. ed to adhere to the constitution ir some of the details of procedure, af- ter smashing the fundamentals. The state department is looking for evi- dence that the fascist coup at Santi ago is quite all right. Bers of the United Brotherhood of|ing him to call the meetings of the aicslaSesibosiadsheadibal: The resolution on labor party was} Section, the most powerful section of the Red International Difficulties nevertheless present j eeepamiers Gnd Joiners of America |Sovncls, was misplanen, is indicated American Diplomacy Acts. defended by Delegate Slavens, Rhode) of Sports, that is growing in strength in all lands. themselves at once. In every other i are forced to labor, we, Local No,| by McAndrew’s tacit refusal to comply MEXICO CITY, Sept. 16.—Under the Island, who warned delegation against * * * ® ‘Latin-American country there are groups of politicians and military chiefs who have hopes of a revolu: tionary rise to a presidency. They will point to Hughes’ acceptance of the Chilean coup, and will announce to their prospective followers that con- stitutional safeguards do not apply tc any case involving a real military success, Kill enough of the other faction, and Hughes will take you to his bosom. Kicking Over Traces. Just as Mussolini has failed to con vince his bandits that they must not | kill too many of their opponents with- out due provocation, so the imperial headquarters at Washington is find ing it impossible to keep all of its subject states in order, Brazil, Hon. duras, Chile, all within a summer have kicked over the traces placed upon them by Mr. Hughes. His veto of their independent tendencines ex: hibited at the Santiago conference last year has led them to greater ac- tivity in the League of Nations, and to new defiances of his mandate that political changes shall be made only in a constitutional way, The sum of the matter is that Latin America is growing up, and is reject- ing the imperial pretensions of Wash- ington. It wil enter the League of Nations, and it jill go thru the po- litical and social struggles incident to leave of absence, will return to Pek- 7 o the development of modern industry Mcancaday, ‘hegi, 17. Eeeaiiioe Are ne e strong in this | ment, That Is, if he is punished at ‘ing in November, it was announced win first ir 9 in the day's headlines. Only the working class Gad Gooden’ Sadbatelal: relesions: wth: $2nd and Halsted—Auspices, Lithuanian| @tY and have held quite a number | aiit here today. : press will do him honor. out asking consent ot Mr, Hugh At the moment, Mexico and Brazil recovering from the unsuccessful at- tempts of their old landed aristocrats and financiers to regain power by military revolt, In Chile, the reaction- aries have taken power but may be N SEEMS TO BE LOUSY WITH THEM INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 16.-—Refusing to divulge his destination, Lawrence Orr, chief of the state board of accounts, ma hurried trip out of the city today in connection with his probe of alleged irregularities in the handling of surplus war supplies obtained from the government by the state highway department. His office said he expected to be gone until Thu: The Marion county grand Jury is also investigating Orr's reports as fast as they are completed, it was said. \ At | two more weeks will be consumed by the investigation, according AT DISTRICT OFFICE (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—All mem- bers of the Wor! Party pecially urged to be at the district office of the party, 208 E, 12th St. Thursday, September 18, at six o'clock sharp. This is extremely important and no comrade should Thursday, Se Malsted—Auspices of Engle- ¥. L. Speakers: William F. and others. i rs Sist Ave, Cicoro—Cicero ches, Workers Party. Speak- Ella Reeye Bloor and an Italian Place and Halsted St.—Auspices of jan Branches, W. P. in Dis ‘let ers: D. B. Earley and othe! osevelt and Laflin—Auspices, Mara! ranch, Young Workers League. erd and oth land—A uspic Polish rl Ri unable to hold it. National pride has emboldened the Latin Americans in their campaign of ridicule and denun- ciation of the state department. They are steadily forcing the department te a point where, before it brings pres: sure on a Latin republic, it must confess that it does so in the interest solely of American bankers or inves: parade. Wilkinsburg Is a town largely populated by “Babbitts” and com- pany officials of the industries around Pittsburgh, ang this action came as a surprise to the koo-koos, After much discussion and threats against certain members of the city council, Mobilization Day was not White and Sugar Pine Assn. Among the “evidence” used against Bruns in his preliminary hearing was his hon- orale discharge from the army and his naturalization pepers. NOTICE! CLEVELAND READERS! The DAILY WORKER is sold daily at Schroeder's News Stand on E. Su-|tors, and only because resistance and! celebrated here. to sources close to Orr, miss the meeting. perior, opposite the Post Office, the Latins will be negligible, ki