The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 10, 1924, Page 3

ee chitibtittiamemerriett (~ Friday, October 10, 1924 _ POSTER, GITLOW AND DUNNE ) SPEAKERS AT BIG COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN RALLY THIS SUNDAY By JOSEPH MANLEY. (Campaign Manager, Workers Party.) The Chicago Workers Party will hold its first great Com- munist rally Sunday afternoon, Oct. 12, at Ashland Auditorium. William Z. Foster, presidential candidate of the Workers Party, will be the principal speaker on this occasion, Foster’s running mate, Benjamin Gitlow,.will also speak. The big gathering will be presided over by William F. Dunne, recently back from Soviet Russia, where he was a delegate to the congress of the Communist International and the Red Trade THE DAILY WORKER THE POWER COLUMN Twice every week—this column uncovers to your view the motive power behind the DAJLY WORKER, and Inspiration of every reader—and WORKER agents and committees—are tri ind proven sugg: tlons and accomplishments to drive the DAILY WORKER to further BY DECISION | BULLETIN No. 2. Here for the Interest | AGAINST I. C. But There’s Still C “a to Protect Friends | NTHLY ‘¢ Is POWER—the power of brain and effort of mon and women of the working class who not only belleve—but ACT! D. W. B. U. LOCALS GROWING BOILERMAKER BECOMES BRICKLAYER UNDREDS of members of organized Labor are joining the Brick- By KARL REEVE. The Illinois Central railroad company has at last heard a decision rendered against it, layers’ Union. Members of the Steamfitters’, Carpenters’, Shoemak- ers’, Barbers’—even Office Workers (delicate pencil pushers and ledger os es y Union International. Dunne is now the Workers Party candidate for governor of Illinois. Foster Best Known in Chicago. William Z. Foster is known thruout the country for his activity as atrade unionist and a revolutionist. Well known as Foster is in the rest of the country, it is at home in Chicago where he is best known and has had his largest audiences. It was Foster's work amongst Chicago’s railroad men, packing house workers and the steel workers of South Chicago, that earned for him a national and international reputation. The railroad men, thous- ands of whom he organized into the Carmen’s Union, the packing house workers whom he organized and fought for—helping them to get the eight hour day,—the steel workers whom he led in the great steel strike, are following the Communist presi- dential candidacy of Foster with great interest The Chicago Workers Party organ- ization has spared on effort to make a huge success of the Ashland Audi- torium meeting on October 12. An attractive program has been arranged; the Freiheit Singing Society and the Englewood Y. W. L., Orchestra will supplement each other in entertain- ing the big audience. Gordon Owens (colored Comrade) candidate for con- gress in the First District will also be one of the speakers. Meeting to Reach Masses. This rally will do much to get the Communist election program of the Workers Party before large masses of Chicago’s workers. SOVIETS TALK BUSINESS 10 railroads today the board should make} LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS—Business Agent Walter Frank (4)........Total 8 reactionary officers of the [Illinois s 4 good the implied promise. He used C. R. Hedlund (3); Leo G. Walewitch, State Federation of Labor, and from M \ UNITED STATES national industrial (employers) con-| LOCAL CLEVELAND—Business Agent J. Hamilton (1). -Total 6 |Frank Farrington, president of the Single copy 25 cents \ 4 ference board as well as government Threaten to Withdraw Their Trade Comrade }— RAIL CLERKS’ DEMAND FOR RAISE HEARD Point Out Profits of the Railroads By LELAND OLDS. (Federated Press industrial Editor) Railroad profits totaling $10,- 000,000,000 in the last 12 years and now running at approxi- mately a billion a year were stressed by E. H. FitzGerald, resident of the Brotherhood of ailway Clerks, in opening the wage hearing before the United States rail labor board. Follow- ing FitzGerald’s presentation the railroads will present their side of the case. FitzGerald cited the increas- ing prosperity of the railroads as ground for a reconsideration of present wage rates by the board. How long, he asked, will rail- road owners go on making a billion a year before the railroad workers get consideration of of their request for a living and saving wage? The hearing involves the request of the brotherhood for a restoration of the 1920 wage rates. During the se- vere depression of 1921 and 1922 the board cut wages and asked employes to bear and forebear until the car- riers were again on their feet. FitzGerald said that in view of the acknowledged fine condition of the figures to show that wages of other wage earners were close to or above the 1920 level. He showed that the profits of the railroads in 1923 were with a single exception the largest in Jockeys) are joining the hard working overall gang in the D. W. B. U. (DAILY WORKER Bricklayers’ Union). These members of the D. W. B. U, still remain in good standing in their old unions and are active in behalf of the new one—to help the old one. Everyday we are receiving subs from active trade unionists to “Build the DAILY WORKER” and give added strength to the dally paper leading the fight for the American Labor movement. Some building bricklayers send in subs gathered everywhere. And a good job it is! Some have not yet realized the possibilities of getting bricks in a most important brickyard—RIGHT WHERE YOU WORK! This brickyard is the most promising In which to secure material to “Build the DAILY WORKER.” Read this letter from a boilermaker who has become a bricklayer. His deep interest to “Build the DAILY WORKER” and to build the Labor movement (notice he puts them together) is too good to be im- proved by comment. For obvious reasons his name Is omitted: Richmond, Va., October 4, 1924 Dear Friends: Enclosed find money order for $2.00 and sub blank for the DAILY WORKER for three months FOR ONE OF MY SHOP-MATES. | was expecting to have at | four but this being the first of the month, rent and ot others could not s| Saturday. And so by next Saturday § am in hopes of at least four more. 1am a boiler maker in the.. ocemotive Works. We have no organization of any kind tho before 1921 we were about 100 per cent in the boiler shop and tank shop. The machini strong too, One never hears unionism talked now, they have lost all confidence in the Labor movement so you st aroused. i whole two thousand or twenty five hundred to subsorib But lots of them talked to me like | was a book agent. One told me the other night (1 am on the night force) “I would {ike to help you out, but | can’t—winter is coming on.” | am afraid | make @ poor propagandist. If you can give me a little dope it will be highly appreciated. This is the first time | ever tried to sell anything but my labor. Yours truly, This builder of the Labor movement modestly say: 1 am a poor propagandist!” We are going to look hard for more of them. And he wants “a little dope” to help him along. Alright, here it is: Keep it up! We are going to ask others to be “poor propagandists.” ae See eS HERE THEY ARE—LARGER, STRONGER The DAILY WORKER Bricklayers’ Union. All these subs do not include renewals or subs sent in for them- selves, They are NEW subs secured by the members of the D. W. B. U. —real bricks to “Build On It.” Totals including Wednesday, Oct. 8: o See LOCAL NEW YORK—Business Agent L. E. Katterfeld (21)........ Total 34 Eteenpain Co-op. Society; Sylvan A. Pollack; H. Berner (Bronx); Jos. Carlson (L. I.); Nick Telesmanich. LOCAL CHICAGO—Business Agent John Heinrichson (3)... Total 9 Arne Swabeck, é LOCAL DETROIT—Business Agent Edgar Owens. Harry Barclay; John Nigohosian; Ukrainian Branch (2). Total 9 LOCAL WORCESTER, MASS.—Business Agent Michael Zie; Eteenpain Co-op. Society (6); H. Johnson. LOCAL PHILADELPHIA—Business Agent John Lyman (2! LOCAL SUPERIOR—Business Agent Helen Heinonen (71). Tyomies Society. Total 9 Total 4 “Total 3 after successfully stalling off the attorney-general of Illinois state for sixteen years. Len Small, governor of Mli-| nois, will be sorry at the news) that Judge Samuel C. Stough of the Circuit Court of Grundy | County has decided the suit in- stituted by governor Deneen in 1908 in favor of the state. For governor Small is a director of the Illinois Central railroad, and stands to lose much money thru the judge’s decision. Still Chance to Cheat. But a decision against such a powerful railroad combine as the one which owns the IIlinois Central does not always mean that the money is collected. Governor Small can be of good cheer. After election, when the political capital of winning a big suit has done its work in putting attorney general Brundage in a good light be- fore the voters of the state, perhaps Len Small’s railroad will find a means of cheating the state of Illinois out of its taxes after all. Small's railroad was able to clog the | wheels of justice for 16 long years. | Even then several of the findings of | Judge Stough were favorable to the) railroad in which the governor is in- terested. However, the decision that | the Illinois Central has for many years | been dodging millions of dollars tax payments which were due the state, | if carried into effect, means that the | Illinois Central must pay seven per | cent of the receipts from their char- | ter lines to the state. The Illinois/ Central has managed to escape this| payment for many years. Backed by Labor Officialdom. Len Small, who is “ex-officio” direc- tor of the Illinois Central, which | means that during his term of office he does not officialally vote, but takes part in all deliberations and decisions fo the road as director, is running for re-election this year. Small’s most valuable support is coming from the Illinois miners. If Small, with the aid of his labor faker backers, can get himself re-elected, he may yet be able to save his colleagues on the Illinois Central their money. And Small is associated with a very Combining The Liberator, Labor Herald and Soviet Russia Pictorial “Seven Years of Workers’ Rule” By Moissaye J. Olgin. well-known revolutionist and writer, who has just returned from Russia, will be one of the leading articles in the November issue of The Workers Monthly. SISSIES SSS ee Olgin’s writings about Russia and the revolution have won him high praise thruout the world. His best known books, “The Soul of the Russian Revolution” and “Guide to Russian Literature,” are not alone authoritative but are also written with such skill and excellent literary style as to place Olgin in the front ranks of American writers. Moissaye J. Olgin will be one of the regular contributors to THE WORKERS MONTHLY. The opening announcement of the amalgamation of three established magazines into one great Labor journal, carried with it the news of the al publication of “The His- tory of the Russian Communist Party,” by Gregory Zinoviev in the First Number to hi Issued NOVEMBER Ist These important contributions point to the high stand- ard of articles to be maintained by the new leader in the field of American Labor journals. Your subscription will insure you its receipt every month. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ‘4 $2.00 for one year $1.25 for six months . ney \ their history. Since 1921 their net] LOCAL BALTIMORE—Business Agent S. Cohan. eens oe cctiaiea, the i i profits have increased by more than} LOCAL MILWAUKEE—Business Agent J. C. Gibson. Total 3 date ? i SOG Ie Se eae eee) 58 per cent and in addition they have} LOCAL GARY—Business Agent John Rusak SSE eee econ crnacct the Tilinole. ee MOSCOW, Soviet Russia, Oct.| increased their expenditures on equi-| Local PORTLAND—Business Agent C. Gobbin ae ee ee 9.—In view of the increasing orders being placed by Soviet Russia for America cotton ma- chinery, the Soviet government is threatening to transfer the purchases to other countries un- less Washington drops its hos- tile attitude. American influence against Soviet Russia has been particu- larly hostile in France and in China. In France, Hughes suc- ceeded temporarily in delaying ral ot Yea ‘ vs GLIDDEN, WIS.—Frank Basich. Illinois Federation of Labor pushed 1113 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, Illinois the Soviet recognitio: ‘otia- | Average railroad wages thru resolutions indorsing his record, tions. In the Par East the Bor. ‘Tralnmen 8, Wages 199 prendre has the indorsement of For the enclos4 $.... . send me THE WORKERS iet government scored a signal victory over the American manipulators. A new and interesting turn to Sov- iet-American relations is being given by the conflict over insurance com- panies. The Soviet government is in- sisting that the foreign insurance companies protected by governments which have been so anxious +o defend the interests of the big investors, pay the policies and premiums on the hun- dreds of thousands of holders, poor holders, in Soviet Russia. These claims now total more than 125 mil- lion dollars. The principal companies effected are the New York Life, the Equitable and L’Urbaine. Building Bolsheviks—the D. Excellent Music by the Fretheit Singing Society and Mandolin Orchestra, and the Young Workers League Orchestra: ————_—_—_————+ Auspices: Workers Party, Local Chicago ADMISSION 25 CENTS ment by more than $200,000,000, The railroad employes have failed to share in this prosperity. Their wages to- day fall more than 10 per cent short of as good a living as the wages of 1895 provided. Figures based on government data showing how far the wages of rail- way clerks and station service em- ployes have fallen behind the cost of living and other wages were present- ed by FitzGerald: Percent increase since 1895 Railway clerks’ wages 131 Station service employes’ wages 125 Average wages in outside industry 164 Workers Underpaid. Compared with standards fixed by experts as necessary to support fami- lies according to American standards of health and comfort, he continued, the wages of these railway clerks and station service employes mean lack of absolute essentials of food, clothing and housing for the families affected. Such extreme poverty results in the employment of mothers, lack of de- cent care for children, an appalling increase in the infant death rate and children forced into industry before their education is complete. It means undernourished bodies and starved souls. These unfortunate results can be avoided only by a steady and scien- tific readjustment of wages upward toward a living wage, pleaded. FitzGerald J. Ganople; Roy Nelson, MEMBERS AT LARGE. HARTFORD, CONN.—Mrs. A. Kluchan, WASHINGTON, D. C.—S. R, Pearlman. ROYALTON, ILL.—Frank Edick. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—V. Vidor (2). FINDLAY, MASS.—Elsie Pultur (2). PONTIAC, MICH.—Geo. Peneff (3). PASSAIC, N. J.—Anthony Frank, WING, N. DAK.—David Fryer. FREDERICK, N. DAK.—Alfred Blackman. RICHMOND, VA.—H. C. Bray. CUDAHY, WIS.—M. F. Berzanskis (2), This list, like a Mack Sennett bathing. beauty, is “easy on your eyes.” Here are proven builders—men and women working to build up the standard bearer of the American Labor movement. Carrying bricks is a pleasure to these comrades laboring in a campaign to “Build the DAILY WORKER,’ L. E. Katterfeld, business agent for Local New York, had a large campaign under way to “Build On It” in New York before the D. W. B. U. was organized. Live members of fhe Labor movement there were already working to “Build the DAILY WORKER.” A banner going to the branch of the Workers Party or the Young Workers League securing most subs will be awarded at the Foster meeting on October 19. These members—PRESTO—became BRICKLAYERS! Today and until Novem: ber 7 you will find them in the D. W. B. U. They’re BRICKLAYERS. Comrade Katterfeld writes us the brick campaign is “Quite a nifty idea.” But so was it “quite ifty idea” to have his local the first local in overalls in the campaign to “Build the DAILY WORKER.” Comrade Swabeck, district organizer for district No. sends us a sub and writes, “Enclosed is my first brick returned, hoping they will fall thick and heavy from now on.” Not so bad for a slogan—make them fall thick and heavy from now on! Small, William Vincent Astor, Corne- lius Vanderbilt, R. S. Lovett, H. W. De Forest, Stanley Field, R. W. Goelet, and C. A. Peabody. May Still Reward Friends. Small has recently thrown over the LaFollette crowd and come out open- ly, along with his fellow financiers, including Elbert H. Gary, as a backer of Coolidge and Dawes. Small, who established the most corrupt record in modern political history as governor of Illinois, is however, indorsed by the Illinois Federation of Labor officials, who at the last convention of the and Small John Fitzpatrick, Oscar Nelson, Ed Nockels, and the Chicago Federation of Labor. The state has won the victory in exposing, after 16 years’ delay, the tax-dodging practices of the Illinois Central railroad. But it is doubtful, with governor Small retaining his posi- tion as governor, whether it will be easy or expedient for the state of Illinois to collect the millions of dol- lars due to it. Women to Aid Paterson Strike. NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The Women's Committee of the Workers Party will help the Paterson strikers. A meet- ing of the Women’s Committee will be held Friday, Oct. 10, 1924, at 208 E. 12th St., N. Y. C. Delegates of all W. P. branches must be present, Wm. Z. Foster Candidate for President of the United States on the Workers Party ticket, leader of the great steel strike. Wm. F. Dunne Candidate for Governor of Illinois on the Workers Party ticket, editor of the DAILY WORKER Candidate for WILL SPEAK Benjamin Gitlow ice-President of the United States on the Workers Party ticket October 12, 1924, 2:30 P. M. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORKERS PARTY AND THE TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE. EDITED BY EARL R. BROWDER. USE THIS BLANK THE WORKERS MONTHLY MONTHLY for...... months. NAME ADDRESS ... SSS SESS SSS SSS SESS SSS Se ee he ee ee eee es eee eee me eee Remember to Register cH If You Want to Vote the Workers (Communist) Party Ticket on Tuesday, Oct. 14—Last Registration Day Those who signed petitions to place the Workers Party candidates on the ballot must register if their signatures are to count. CAMPAIGN MEETING ASHLAND AUDITORIUM: Ashland and Van Buren AB EN TE 98% ohntnaN + SS 4 i amet