The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 22, 1924, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER WONT GIVEUP |Survey Shows No Real Move Towards More Jobs UNION BUTTONS SAY UNION MEN N. Y. Cleaners Picket in Spite of Thugs (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 21,—The Guarantee: Window Cleaning Company of 110 West 42nd Street, which has many times tried-to drop the union, em- braced the opportunity pre- sented by the strike situation here to lock out all their union employes. When their 23 window clean- ers came to the office to get their routes they were told they either had to throw their union buttons away or lose their jobs. Union Men Quit. The union men quit immediately and reported to the union. The win- dow cleaners are determined to see this fight thru to a finish to prove to the bosses that their union is here to stay. This is not the first attempt made to break the union by the employers’ association, the union officers say. H. Weinsten, secretary of Local 8, told the DAILY WORKER: “We had a strike five years ago, when the em- ployers tried to put this open shop proposition over on us and they have been at it since. This fight will prove to them once and for all that this,union is something they will have to aécept. Cleaners In Constant Danger. “The window cleaner must have an organization to look after his inter- ests. "The work of cleaning windows carries with it many dangers that only the combined understanding of men on the job can help to alleviate. For instance, the danger a window clean- ‘er is submitted to every day on the job by working on buildings many stories high. Only working condi- tions and salaries that can keep a worker ‘fit can help to lessen the dan- gers of disastrous accidents to the men. The men’s only friend is their union. They know .it and there is not the slightest chance of their ever giving it up. It is a fight to a finish.” The, Guaranty Window Cleaning company is employing gangsters, priv- ate detectives and all the police are at their assistance to scare the pickets away from the vicinity of the office. But the men cannot be intimidated and they are on the job picketing every day. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. (Continued from page 1.) ning on part time schedules. The unemployed workers. are unable to find jobs in other trades. In Rhode Island, the textile situation is like: wise bad. The jewelry factories are working on a part time pasis. No Improvement in Middle Atlantic District, New York state is still afflicted with part time employment in many sec tions. Though a number of manufac: turing lines are showing faint signs of moving upward, because of seasonal demands, the army of jobless working: men has not been reduced materially. The employment situation in the Al- bany district, for instance, is very serious. Going over to New Jersey, we find extreme inactivity in the machinery and rubber industries. Turning to the keystone state of Pennsylvania, we are confronted by a large surplus of common labor, clerical and factory workers, electricians, carpenters, and painters. The Philadelphia industrial district is particularly hard hit in the latter industries. In the Scranton sec- tion a further recession in operations and employment is evident in the min- ing industry and textile trades. Here skilled mechanics and moulders are being dismissed/in the foundries and machine shops. Unskilled workmen are suffering in the Erie, York, and Wilkes Barre district where part time FLEET OF ’BUSES TO REPLACE TROLLEY CAR AND BUGGY IN MOSCOW MOSCOW, Sept. 21.—The trans- portation system of Moscow is be- coming more modern and efficient * than it was in-pre-war days. Eight omnibuses of the London type will make their appearance having been bought by the city.’ They are the forerunners of a fleet which will dis- place the horse-drawn carriage and to some extent the conventional trolley car, which for many years have been the backbone of Mos- cow’s transportation system. Offi- clals declare this will do much to re- lieve the congestion in the growing Soviet city. Bus lines are to con- nect the suburbs with the central sections of the town in order to en- courage residents to move into the edges of the town, Openly Arrived At. NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 21.—In the heart of the noon hour rush today, Charles Venderstreet and Arthur Maurer, two messengers of the Iron- bound Trust company were held up and robbed of $6,700, the payroll of the Blanchard Brothers leather fac- tory. doin the Workers Party! OUR DAILY PATTERNS A COMFORTABLE MORNING OR DAY DRESS ' 4872. The new cotton prints, also inen, gingham and crepe will be suit- ‘hble for thid style. The fronts are anjshad wit inserted pockets. The sleeve may be in wrist or elbow length. This pattern is cut in 6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches mea: gure, A 884inch size requires 4% yards of 32-inch material. For vestee, collar and cuffs of contrasting ma- terial %-yard will be required. The width of the skirt, at the foot is 1% Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL AND WINTER 1924-1 ROOK OF FASHIONS. A PRETTY FROCK WITH “PICTURE” POCKETS 4855. Notted percale or Swiss, with collar of linene or organdy, could be used for this style. The “elephant” pockets will please the little girl who chooses this model for her school or play frock. The sleeve may be in wrist or short length. This pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. A 4-year size requires 2% yards of one material, 36 inches wide.. To make as illustrated, will re- quire 2% yards of 36-inth figured ma- terial, and %-yard of plain material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL AND WINTER ervre BOOK OF FASHIONS. weiss The DAILY. Neen ny 1118 Ni pee ree by fe perc eet a ee Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the ‘rtm HOR KAR, operations prevail in the iron mills, axle plants, and silk industries. Surplus of Labor in East-North- Central States. In the Chicago district there is still apparent a surplus of labor. In the Hast St. Louis industrial district of the same state there is an overflow number of workers in practically all industries. Steel, and allied industries are continuing to work only on part time and with reduced forces. In Springfield, and Cairo, common labor bears the brunt of the suffering. } The Hoosier state of Indiana finds practically alk of its industrial plants operating below normal. The India- napolis furniture manufacturing and automobile industries are hard hit by unemployment. In the Detroit manu- facturing ‘industries unemployment continues in all manufacturing indus- tries which are operating at a maxi- mum of seventy percent. In the Flint district of the same state there is a great surplus of labor in the au- tomobile industry. Machinists and wood workers and common labor are jobless in the Kalamazoo district. The building industry of Wisconsin is showing strong signs of slackening. In the Milwaukee industrial district, the surplus of skilled and unskilled labor continues. In Ohio a large number of coal miners are still out of work. With the exception of the textile, clothing, and food industries, all plants are operating on part time CANADIAN LABOR MEET IN WALLOP AT GOVT, FAKER MacDonald Hits Labor Minister By JOHN ROBUR. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) LONDON, Ont., Sept. 21.—Refusing to scrape and truckle before a secre- tary of labor as a number of Ameri- can labor conventions have done, the Canadian Trades & Labor congress in its annual session at London vigorous- ly censured James Murdock, minis- ter of labor in the Dominion cabinet and former vice president of the trainmen’s brotherhood. The original resolution bluntly ac- cused Murdock of hypocrisy toward labor but this was modified after a warm debate. The resolution further contained a demand on the govern- ment to put into force the agreement on the 8-hour day. Labor Opposes Murdock. During the debate on the censure Jack MacDonald of Toronto, declar- ed, “Labor generally is clearly op- posed to James Murdock.” “Every labor man in the dominion,” said Del- egate Bock of Toronto, “has suffered at one time or another thru the tricki- ness of the minister of labor.” Murdock came under criticism spe- cially for his opposition to a proposal, made in parliament by labor member Woodsworth, that the 8-hour day should be adopted on government work. Murdock defended his policy of maintaining the “prevailing” wag- es and conditions of each district on government work. LABOR SPY IS DRIVEN FROM HIS LAIR BY T. ULE. L PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21.—The local branch of the Trade Union Educa- tional League has finally forced the labor leaders to take action against the notorious stool pigeon, Robert W. Beattie, labor banker and secretary of the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union. The T. U. B. Li issued a leaflet demanding that this notorious spy, re- actionary and red baiter be given the boot out of the labor movement. It is rather peculiar that the labor f. ers who are so quick to prefer charges against radicals, were so slow in lighting a fire under the crook, Beat- tie. Easy with Crook. Even, when action was forced and Beattie decided to tender his resig- nation, the reactionaries did not want to move. After three hearings Beat- tie decided to resign, but the trade union rank and file were not satisfied with that. They wanted to expel him. Mr. Nelson, acting secretary of the ©. L. U. wanted to have the resigna- tion accepted but the members voted to defer action until the executive board had an opportunity to make a report on the charges. No Hopes From Europe. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—None ot the ldrge Buropean debtors of the vent United States has any, immediate in- tention of liquidating their debts, Sen- ator Medill,McCormick, republican, of Illinois, who is just back from Europe, declared perosey: ‘ in the Cleveland district. The build- ing, machine, and machine-tool trades, are operating on part time in the Cin; cinnat{ district. In Columbus, sev- eral blast furnaces are closed and most departments in the steel plants are working with reduced forces. North-Central States Still in Slump. Though the demand for building trades workers in Minnesota has in- creased slightly last month, there is still a surplus of workmen in this line. Harvest labor demands are tem- porarily proving a source of relief. Missouri shows no increase in the de- mand for common and skilled labor. Building operations in this state are slackening with the consequent sur- plus of skilled mechanics. Some of Towa’s_ cereal and flour mills are closed. The demand for harvest labor in this state is practically over. In Kansas City, Kansas, the local supply of common and skilled labor | is more than sufficient to meet the de- mand. There is reported a surplus of building trades workers and machin- ists in North Dakota. There is an oversupply of common labor in South | Dakota. Nebraska is especially hard hit by the influx of men from the North West harvest fields. Omaha is now confronted with a surplus of common labor. South-Atlantic District Shows No Signs of Increased Activity. Several leather plants are closed in Delaware, The hosiery, jute cordage, and fibre mills are working on a part time basis. Many major industries in Maryland are continuing to work with curtailed forces. The Virginia cotton mills are operating on part time schedules. In North Carolina common labor continues to suffer most from reduced operations. In South Carolina there is a great surplus of Ja- bor because many of the larger indus- tries are working with curtailed forces and, in some instances, on part time schedules. In Georgia many textile mills re- main closed and there is a surplus of} ers in general. Florida shows very few demands for farm labor. No Improvement in South-Central District. The Kentucky leather industry re- ports part time operations. nesee the industrial employment con ditions do not show any marked im- | provement for the last month. A sur: | plus of labor exists thruout Alabama. |Though some slight improvement was noted in Mississippi, the surplus of labor still exists. Louisiana is still faced with a sur- plus of labor. This is especially evi- dent in the building industry. There is a slackening of activity in the building construction thruout ‘Arkan- sas. In Oklahoma the surplus of com- mon labor continues. Unsatisfactory conditions prevail in the cotton mills of Texas. Here part time operations this class of labor and unskilled work-| In Ten-| and further dec reases in the number employed are reported. Mountain and Pacific Districts Show No* Revival. New Mexico's railway shop employ- ment continues on a reduced basis. | Building operations are slackening. | There is a surplus of workers in the metal mines and smelters of Arizona, In Utah employment in the railway shops continues on a curtailed basis and on a five-day schedule. Wyoming |shows slight improvement in coal |mining and railroad activities, but there still exists a surplus of migra- tory common labor. | In Nevada there is a surplus of ag: ricultural labor and industrial em- ployment continues below normal. The surplus of common labor if Idaho remains unchanged. Montana, the unemployment situation | shows no signs for a turn for the has just better. A copper company curtailed its mining activities. Har- vest demands have temporarily light- | rado. California is faced with considerable unemployment. There is a great sur- plus of labor in the. mining districts and in the oil industry. In Oregon the lumber mills of Portland continue on part time. The lumber industry of Washington is. still working on a re- stricted basis. “MOST POISONOUS MIND IN THE U. S. TODAY,” WAS OPINION OF RAYMOND ROBINS ABOUT HUGHES By ROBERT W. DUNN (For The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Raymond Robins is a different man between elections. Before the publican machine got Raymond political spellbinders in the re- worked up he used to have very liberal views on Russia. One might expect this strong Christian iota pnivnieissinnpeintisimalpssiciahteneniantintorandlas gentleman to express himself on Soviet recognition the issue recently excavated by secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes as his contribution to campaign propaganda. A Few Months Ago. Robins should speak out. It was only a few months ago, early in 1924, that this gentleman came to the of- fices of the Russian American Indus- trial corporation to collect his divi- dend check and tell the staff what he thought’ of Russian recognition pros- pects. I made notes on his conversa- tion. He said he had just come from several days on the Mayflower with the president who he declared was practically won over to the recogni- tion of the workers’ state. The only stumbling block, he said, was our be- whiskered secretary of state. Robins on that date lost no love on the secre- tary. “The president asked me why I! didn’t, put my views up to Hughes. I told the president. the next time I want to see that blankety, blankety old whiskers, is in a box with a lily in his hand,” Robins told us. Blunt, but not bad at all for the evangelical Raymond Robins. Evangelists are in the habit of expressing themselves forcefully. The Most Poisonous’ Kind. He went on talking while the office force listened with some _ respect. “The most poisonous mind in Ameri- ca today is the secretary of state. Indeed he's as bad as Wilson or Gom- pers—and that's saying a good deal. I asked the colonel why Hughes had such a closed mind on Russia. “Three reasons,” he snapped. “First he’s a friend of Standard Oil. Second, he had something to do with a little rakeoff on the Bakmetiev millions. Third, he’s a hardshell Baptist and wants all the Bolsheviks to join the Baptist church before he'll deal with them.” Robins went on incisively: “Sam Gompers went to the Civic Federation and told them I was a paid agent of Lenin and Trotsky. I can forgive Whiskers, the moralist and Wilson, the Presbyterian, for being against Russia but Gompers, the workingman and the Jew! If he had his way in Russia, more Jews would have been slaughtered than ever in Russian his- tory and htindreds of thousands of, workers would have fallen under the White Terror.” Robins Renigs. These were the sentiments of the colonel a few months ago before a political campaign began. he ever harbored such regards for his fellow-republican Charles Evans Hughes. Apparently he had subordi- nated the trifling issue of Russia rec ognition to the higher expediency of the campaign. Today Mr. Robins, the It would | be. interesting to sée him’ deny that \States was 217 per cent greater—in the number of cars—and cost the rail- }roads 109 per cent more, in 1923 than in 1921, according to the census div- ision of the department of commerce. The increased investment in passen- MANUFACTURE OF RAILROAD CARS DOUBLES IN U. S, Wages Rise But Profits Rise Higher WASHINGTON, Sept. ture of cars for railroads by 130 priv- ate contract companies in the United 21.—Manufac- In Butte, | P suspended its smelting operations and) ened the industrial burdens in Colo-|* LABOR FAKERS DISSECT BOB'S NEW YORK TALK -\LaFollette Must Know Gotham Is “‘Dem”’ City NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—After « meeting with representatives of the American Federation of Labor, Sam- uel Gompers, its president, will re- port this afternoon to Senator Robert M. LaFollette the extent to which the federation will interest itself in the progressive presidential cam- paign. People thought that this ques- tion was already settled. LaFollette’s first speech of the cam- aign, delivered last night in crowd- ed Madison Square Garden, in which he denounced the republican and de- mocratic parties as the “corrupt and decadent” serfs of corporate inter- ests, was being used today by the la- | bor representatives in deciding what stand they shall take. LaFollette’s address was an appeal jto voters to forsake the two old par- \ties this year and vote for “honest government.” He said that the re- election of President Coolidge would mean “four years more of misgovern- ment, with a continued cynical be- stowal of special privilege on the fa- vored few.” The candidate declared that, altho evidence of fraud and corruption had been overwhelming, there had been no housecleaning in Washington un- der President Coolidge. He charged that the republicans had attempted to lay at the door of a dead man, Presi- dent Harding, the blame for all acts of maladministration that had occur- red in the republican regime. LaFollette promised to fight for re- vision of the peace of Versailles, which he blamed for many of the world’s present ills. The Wisconsin senator did not refer except in a vague way to the anti- labor acts of the republican and de- mocrati¢ governments, or to the syn- dicalist laws which take away the right of free speech guaranteed by the constitution. Your Union Meeting redoubtable orator at Y. M, C. A./ger coaches was only 17.7 per cent, THIRD MONDAY, SEPT. 22. gatherings, the militant Christian |put-the increase in investment in Mame LA fees) ane loader stands with the anti-Russian, | freight cars was 131.2 per cent, as be-|"°s) partendera 128 Nv clark St., anti-working class capitalist dictator- |tween the year 1921, when the private 8:30 P. M. 1 Work- ship; He has forgotten what he saw | companies were wearing out the roll- Settee Sap Siewehuras ifort Nore in Kussia in 1917-18 and‘ what he jing stock they received from the gov- R-| Saat and Shoe, 1939, Mitwaukee Av thought in America early in 1924. | ernment and were fighting the strik velt Rd. | tl oe ing shopmen, and the year 1923, when| 638 , Butchers; Bohemian, 1870 Blue Is- the cars that had gone thru the strike] 17742 Cleaners & Dyers, 113 S. Ashiana W et ; ; | "4 Glove Workers, 1710 N. Winches'r ow ge Addvamce in /roe thgatenrmmen nee | et Sega Shar age vance In cars in 1923 was $369,924,942, a8) 116: carpenters, 180. W. Washington St Boss’ Agreement against $176,774,656 in 1921. oF Sap iakers, 4008, Roosevelt Ra. enter Profits Increase. > carnenters, 28 W. Madison St. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Wages of| The report shows that the number| {§) Garenterss 260 Wa, Neommercial week workers in the Ladies’ Hat * wage et ace i pips an Carpenters, $. C., £05 5, State st 7, TT ese Cal b § 46,405, 419 ti ourn Frame Workers’ Union, Local 50, are] °o:singt 45,121 in 1921, ‘The wages | 48 Carpenters, 222 N. West St., Wau- k advanced from one to five dolars thru amounted’ to $128,047,237 in 1923, as! 4367 a ee tad an agreement just signed with the = Py h s 14 © Sxscurive d; Hat Frame Manufacturers’ Associa-| 96ainst $67,745,689 in 1921. This same 1 , ington St., 7:30 p. m. force produced other goods also, the} 713 Electricia S. Throop St. tion. The agreement provides for x | 394 Engineers (Locomotive) 7832 S. hiring thru the union, for the §-hour|Whole output bringing the companies Union Ave., 7:30 p.m. Aiggird nats . a gross profit of $55,500,000 in 1923, as} 400 Engineers, 4643 S. Haisted Street day, with four hours on Saturday and - 3 401 Engineers, 311 S. Ashland Ave. id vith A| against a gross profit of $53,800,000, in| 569 Engineers, 180 W. Washington St. seven annual holidays with pay. 1921. The average wage in 1923 was| 196 Firemen and Enginemen, 2431 maximum of eight hours’ overtime is|“°""~ A Roosevelt Rd., beta a.m, Last fixed, with y tor “week k t | about $1,600 per year, for men having meeting 7:30 p. xed, with pay for week workers ai 21 i 331. Firemen and Enginemen, 64th and time and one-half. No more than two| steady work, while in 1921 it was Ashland Ave. hours overtime is permitted in any |#b0ut $1,500. a Penn See Engineman: Sewer one night and all Saturday afternoon 18 Gieve Operators, 1710 N. Winches- overtime is interdicted except on.cer- Mexicans Agitate Against Death. 76 ‘Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison St. tain Saturday afternoons agreed upon| MEXICO CITY, Sept. 21.—In Yuca- 59 euarment: 328 W, Van between the union and the manufac-|tan, there is a strong movement to 7% rap lg to8 S. Western Ave. turers in conference at the beginning} abolish capital punishment. All class- ro Rachimiste, Teh St. we ee of each season. Workers discharged|es are supporting it. If it meets with Bivd. can appeal.to a representative of the|success, Yucatan will be the first 337 Machinists, bye N. bess rong employers’ association and a repre-|state in Mexico to take that step, just] 978 Maintenance of Way, + 1034 sentative of the union and if these|as it was the first in much of its so-| 723 Mainagnanes of Way, 202 W, 47th two fail to agree there is further ap-| cial legislation. . 27 Painters, 175 W. Washington St, peal to a board of adjustment. S 0 A Ny Cigars, eres Rhicaeiincepdinlcaety ’ in. 147 19 W. Adams St. cana: caries aan 21—| 26 mee tistn st AY a., oo Burglars Are Inconsiderate. Rivest Wr Dickie, ‘Ottawa! 1. 1 aa Painters Be ee ea: ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21—While a dep-| Mrs. Charles ay Clerks, 159 N. State St. uty sheriff, revolver in hand, waited in jail here charged with swindling 51 on ot Metal Workers, 1638 N, at the front door of the Wellston| 2? W. A- MeConkte- of this city out Sailors’ Union of Great Lakes, 385 of $250, today was awaiting the arriv- N. Clark Street Terme neve. Codey. $0. Wepre, al of her husband from Peoria, fol- O yae at a 100 W. Washington tq six or seven bandits who were rob-|) ing which she told police, she| 721 Teamsters, 11826 Michigan A\ bing the place, the bandits seized be- would prove her innocence. ' 758 220 §. Ashiand Bive tween $25,000 and $30,000 cash and es- 4 772 ‘sters, 220 S. Ashland Blvd. caped by the back door, The robbers locked five employes in the cellar. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS “Please put a penny “ There you Billie! x are, Die In Industry. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 21.—One hun. dred and forty-five workers were sac- rificed to New York industry during August, according to industrial com- missioner Shientag. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” WANTED—Comrades, men and wom- en, earn extra money, spare time, send stamp for particulars. S. 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