The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 20, 1924, Page 3

Monday, October 20, 1924 Page Three On a Labor Faker’s Trail | which Farrington drew in addition to “Yours for the success of the Un- | the expense. No doubt he showed his ited Mine Workers and the triumph of | bride the orange groves in Alabama, its principles. Bought with funds the miners are only | atti to suspect the sourco of. | Operators’ Close Friend That Farrington was on very friend. terms with the operators can be THE DAILY WORKER ON RUSSIA AS coal operator and one of the most | victous enemies of the union mem |bers. But in 1910 he was chief of the IT iS TODAY |organization and as bitter foe of rad | icalism as John L, Lewis or Farring ton are today. 16th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE I. W. W. OFFICIALLY REPORTED Y mutual consent of 26 of the delegates that were assembled in Chicago for the 16th annual convention, it was called to order in the Phoenix Hall, A0B W. Division St., by fellow worker Joe Jordon, in the afternoon in Oct. 13. The afternoon session was spent in discussing ways and means of affect: | ing a conciliation with the delegates who were not present. At the close of the session a motion had been/ adpot-+- CONVENTION OF LW. W. TAKES UP FIGHT IN COURT lieve that I am entitled to justice. (Continued from page 1) Farrington’s Retraction. When this document was sent to} J. Lewis.” ly Plans to Take Place of Both Factions in Fight By KARL REEVE The temporary administra- tion elected to displace all of- ficials of both factions of the 1. W. W. controversy, will. re- present the entire Il. W. W. in Judge Dennis £. Sullivan's court room at city hall this morning, by order of the con- vention of the Industrial Work- ers of the World, now meeting in Emmet Memorial Hall. Asked to lift the injunction, to recognize the convention, |- and surrender their offices, the Rowan-Bowerman faction re- fused to do so with the one ex- ception of J. A. Griffith. Bowermnn, Rowah Defiant. When informed that they had been suspended from their offices, the “Bowerman-Rowan general executive board” sent a communicaton to the convention, thru the temporary ad- ministration, declaring that the G. E. B. set up by Rowan and Bowerman would continue to function and would refuse to surrender their authority. The letter signed by Rowan practic- ally defied the authority of the I. W. W. convention now meeting. The temporary administration com- mittee, consisting of Ed Fahey, I. U. 310, secretary-treasurer pro tem; Charles Gray, I. U. 110, assistant gen- eral secretary-treasurer pro tem, and Leonard Broman, I. U. 120, general organizer, reported that James Row- an, P. D. Ryan, Harry Trotter and Fred Bowerman refused to relinquish funds and books and to endeavor to have the injunction lifted. The communication from the Row- an group declared the industrial un- ions must first secure their property now in general headquarters. They declared they would not recognize the convention as long as delegates were seated whose credentials were signed by Doyle and Fisher, and until Doyle, Fisher and Morris turn over to ‘them the offices and headquarters and va- cate their official positions. Griffith Recognizes Convention. James Griffith, one of the original signers of the injunction petition and ‘member of the Rowan group, and. un- til his suspension by the present con- vention, chairman of the G. E. B. of the I. W. W., sent a separate state- ment to the convention. Griffith de- clared he recognizes the authority of the convention, and will appear be- fore them at any time they request it. “I recognize you as the I. W. W. convention and will appear before you and give a financial statement or other information when you so request,” Griffith wrote the convention. It was learned that as soon as Row- an heard of Griffith’s action, he im- mediately informed Griffith he was no longer 2 member of the G. E. B., Row- an, as serene as ever, despite the re- pudiation by the convention of his injunction tactics, is holding meet- ings of his self-appointed “general executive board of the I. W. W.” The two signatures to Rowan’s G. BE. B. communication to the convention were typewritten, and it is declared by delegates that one of these men is out of town. Those who partici- pated in Rowan’s board meeting which Saturday repudiated the con- vention were Trotter, Bowerman, Rowan and Ryan. Try to Settle Oout of Court. One of the delegates, terming Row- an as “czar of the lumber woods moved that these four men be sus- pended from the I. W. W. pending their trial and the hearing on the li of the injunction, but he bby | ruled out of order by Chairman Wel- inder. Delegata Joe Jordan urged that the convention go on record as being opposed to the injunction insti- tuted by the Rowan group. “This in- junction has put a lock and key on our headquarters,” Jordan reclared. “Something the master class has not been able to do for 16 years of the history of our organization. We have been appealing to these so-called ‘fel- low workers’ to come to some agree- ment with us. They have ignored us and our committees and Monday morning they are going into the mas- ter’s court with our affairs.” The W. W., taking up the matter of the injunction against the I. W. W. in California, the principle of boycott, and the question of pacifism within the IT W. W. ed by a majority vote to the effect that the convention would convene at the Emmet Memorial Hall on the following morning. Fellow worker P. J. Welinder was elected temporary chairman, with L. McCarthy tempor- ary recording secretary, The second day’s session was taken up in electing a credential committee and hearing their report on the dele- gates present. Five of the delegates were contested during the proceed- ings, the rest were seated. A short time after the afternoon session con- vened, four of the five delegates who were not present at the first session arrived and were seated. Fellow worker Snitko of I. U. 440 was un- seated. On Qct. 15, two delegates were un- seated, because of having their names affixed to printed matter which the delegates contended involved them in the present controversy. They were fellow workers Caesar Tabid of |. U 310 and Mike Sapper of the small in- dustrial unions. Another delegate for the small industrial unions who ap- peared to take fellow worker Sapper’s place was also contested, on the grounds that she had no minutes or anything other than a petition to prove her right as a delegate. A dele- gate from I. U. 520 was also refused a seat in the convention on the same grounds. At the close of the day’s session a committee was elected to visit the industrial union headquart- ers, for the purpose of determining the voting power of the assembled delegates. A prior motion having been carried which had decided the ques- tion in this manner. Each I. U. would be allowed voting power on a basis of prorating the dues paid into their industrial union headquarters by the I. U.’s membership for the fiscal year| starting Oct. 1, 1923, and ending Oct. 1, 1924. The committee who had been elect- ed on the above mentioned: question reportel back to the body on the fol- lowing morning, their report was ac- cepted and the following votes were allotted each delegate and industrial union: I. U. 110 ninety votes, seven delegates present, each delegate re- ceiving twelve and six-sevenths votes; I. U. 120 with two hundred votes, six delegates present, each to receive thirty-three and one-third votes; I. U. 210 and 220, fifty-six votes, two dele- gates present, each to receive twenty- eight votes; I. U. 230 ten votes, one delegate present: I. U. 310, eighty- seven votes, four delegates present, each to receive twenty-one votes; I. U. 330, nineteen votes, three delegates present, each receiving six and one third votes; I. U. 440, fifteen votes, two delegates present, each to get seven and one-half votes; I. U. 510, one hundred and twenty-two votes, two delegates present, each to receive sixty oné votes; I. U. 520, thirty votes, no delegate present; I. U. 410, five votes, no delegate present; I. U. 460, sixteen votes, no delegate present; the small industrial union delegate was. granted ten votes. A delegate for I. U. 330, who had been duly elected to the I. U. 330 convention, but who was not ceated, was seated in the general convention with one vote. Following the settling of the vot- ing question, fellow worker P, J. Wel- inder was.elected permanent chair- man with L. McCarthy permanent re- cording secretary. A conductor and all committees necessary for the con- vention were elected. The convention was adjourned at noon to allow the different committees time to function. At this morning’s session a motion | was also carried to take down the en- tire convention proceedings in ver- batim report. On the fifth day business started in reality. The committees brought in their respective reports and were accepted. A special. order of busi- ness was declared to deal with mat- ters on the controversy. The after- noon session saw the passing of a motion suspending from office all of the general administration officials. Following is a list of those affected: Tom Doyle, general secretary-treasur- er; James Morris, assistant general *|secretary-treasurer; Joe Fisher, gen- eral organizer; J. J. McMurphy, alter- nate general secretary-treasurer; James Rowan, G. E. B. member from I. U. 120; P. D. Ryan, G E. B. member from I. U. 310; Fred Bowerman, G, EB. B. member from I. U. 440; Harry Trot- ter, G. E. B. member for I. U. 520; Chas. Gibson, G. E. B. member for I. U. 230; Arthur Linn, G. E. B. member for I. U. 110; Sam Kapon, G. E. B. member for I. U.’s 210 and 220 and J. A. Griffith, alternate general organ- izer. Suspension of these officials took place at five p. m., Friday, Oct. 17. In their stead,a committee was elected from the floor of the conven- tion who are as follows: Ed Fahey, I. U. 310, general secretary-treasurer pro tem; Chas. Gray, I. U. 110, assist- ant general secretary-treasurer pro tem, and Leonard Broman, I. U. 120, general organizer. The three above named men will act temporarily, until the controversy is settled or other ac- tion is taken by the convention, they are to be under instructions from this body. Morning session of the sixth day was passed in reports of the commit- tees. The resolution committee re- ported on three resolutions and their recommendations were: acted upon. | One of the resolutions dealt with the time men coming out of prison should be out before taking any office in the organization, Another also dealt with matters pertaining to prisoners. In the afternoon session a special order of business was voted on to hear the reports of officials. The sec- retary of the California branch of the general defense committee reported and resigned; both his report and resignation were accepted. The edi- tor of Industrial Solidarity and Indus- trial Pioneer reported, his report be- ing tabled. Following that came the report of the Finnish monthly maga- zine, Tia Vaupauteen; it was accepted as progress. Then came the report of the Italian paper, Il Proletario, which was laid over to new business because of its nature. Near the close of the session the duly elected teniporary officials re- ported and stated that James Rowan, P. D. Ryan, Harry Trotter and Fred Bowerman would not recogn.ze this convention. See eee must formulate a definite policy on non-resistance. “Are we non-resist- ants or are we not,” he asked, refer- ring to objections of some I. W. W. members to space in his paper fav- oring the use of force as a weapon against the capitalist class. Smith declared himself committed to the use of force to overthrow the master class and to defend the revolutionary rights of the I. W. W. against attack. “Ts the I. W. W. a revolutionary or- ganization or is ft not,” asked the ed- itor of Solidarity. “Does the I. W. W. endeavor, to overthrow the capitalist system of industry or is its function to run industries after they have been taken over by the workers.” Discuss California Situation. Smith declared it to be folly to pur- sue the policy of going into Califor- nia to fight the injunction against the I, W. W. until a mass movement of the wobblies could be carried out. convention then directed the tempor- ary administration committee to rep- resent the I, W. W. in court apd ask for the lifting of the injunction, Meanwhile efforts are still being made by the committee to settle the affair out of court. The committe was ordered by the convention to take over all property, books, vouchers and funds of the I. W. W. from both factions. The Doyle-Fisher group agreed to co-op- Smith declared that the I. W. W. erate and has gracefully stepped out PATERSON MAYOR'S THREAT TO Xx DEPORT STRIKERS CALLED BUNK (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—The threats of Mayor McLean and Police Chief Tracey, of Paterson, to deport alien strikers arrested is called “bunk” by the American Civil Liberties Union. The action of the police, the union charges, is intended as an effort to “intimidate strikers and to break their ranks which have stood solidly for over eight weeks.” The Civil Liberties Union will continue its fight for free speech The Church League for Industrial Democracy, comprised of Epise: church members, are going to investigate the strike situation, the in Paterson, the lenge of office. Their faction seems to hold the balance of power in the conven- tion, and the sentiment is unanimous- ly against the injunction Seatieg of the Rowanites. , Table Smith’s Report. James Rowan refused, earlier in the day, to sign his name to a notification by the convention that he was remov- ed from office. Rowan is maintaining offices in Room 607-608, 186 North La- Salle street, A report from Verne Smith, editor of Industrial Solidarity, was tabled, after it was brot out that charges have been placed against Smith, who is involved in the controversy. Smith’s report dealt with fundamental prin- ciples for the future action of the I. “We have sent in our best organizers one after the other,” he continued, “and we have given them a home in San Quentin penitentiary where they must remain for a long time and do the organization no good.” Smith declared that he is in favor of the principle of boycott when it can be successfully carried out, but that, “T am convinced that it is injurious to the I, W. W. to devote so much space to the boycott of raisins, orang- es and other products.” Smith said "|the results were not. big, and that strikes and building of the organiza- tion was in most cases more funda- mental and more important work. His report was the only note struck in the convention thus far, dealing with fundamental future principles of action of the I. W. W. Ed Delaney, secretary of the Los Angeles defense committee resigned after presenting his report. He re- commended the reorganization of the defense offices, and declared that printed matter being issued by cer- tain members in bulletins are greatly injuring the organization and doing the men in prison harm, Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER, Vote Communist This Tire: | \ Hear of Achievements (Special to The Daily Worker) Workers of Milwaukee Farrington, it seems made state- ;ments reflecting on the character of | the! international president. It would | almost be impossible for Farrington to lie about him, even allowing for his unusual aptitude for prevarication. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 19. --William F. Dunne, Communist candidate for governor of Iili- | nois, and recently returned from a trip to Russia where he at- gress of the Comintern, spoke | before a large audience on working class activity in Soviet Russia. workers and peasants are the absolute masters in government and industry brot great ap- plause from.the audience. He gave a word picture of the ef- fect of this condition on the general well being of the com- munities. _ “This fact finds expression in every avenue of working class activity,” he said. “There is a feeling of secur- ity, of happiness, of confidence in the future that is found in no other country in the world, The working class knows that Russia and every- thing in it belongs to them. They the Communist Society for a nation of 150 million people. The Commun- ist party in Russia is based on the working class and cannot qxist twen- | ty-four hours without its loyalty and support.” Masses Confident. In discussing the progress made so far in Russia, Dunne said immense strides have been made in Russian industry since 1921. “The confidence ture is perhaps best shown by the fact that the signing of the Anglo-| Russian treaty, the most important | diplomatic event since the signing of the Armistice, created far more ex- citement in London than it did in Petrograd or Moscow.” “The. Russian workers are greatly interested in American Industrial methods. The book that selis most in Russia is the Life of Henry Ford. The Russian workers read it to dis- cover the secret of his industrial suc- cess. Pioneers .of New Society. “A great tew proleta¥ian culture is permeating all of Russia. Art, lit- erature, drama, mass sports are brot directly to the workers. ‘There is rising in Russid an entirely new Society, the foundation for which was laid from the power of workers and} peasants organized in the Soviet and | led by the Communist Party.” Comrade Dunne’s speech was heart- ily received by the audience and the concensus of opinion was that the news he brot from Russia was an in-| spiration to all earnest workers for Communism everywhere. Ku Klux Klan Is_ Going on, the Rocks Out in California SACRAMENTO, ¢ Cal, Oct. 19. al serious split in the ranks of the Ku) Klux Klan in California was revealed | here today when secretary of state | Frank C. Jordan refused to file ar-| ticles of incorporation for the secret | order presented by James F. DeBorde | of Los Angeles, on the grounds that | DeBorde and his associates do not represent the real Ku Klux Klan but merely a dissenting faction of the parent organization. SUUUGAAAOEEOUUAAAS AANA TAGs aad AGUA ANDAR MY NEW LOCATION Special X-Ray rices ian to Gas Workers Given ESTABLISHED is YEARS. My Examination Is Free My Prices Are nable My Work Is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist DELAY MEANS DECAY (uve tA SAN at FORD All models, trucks, and pleasure cars. $5,00 down, balance in monthly payments. Harrison eh oni Ford Exchang 2409 W. HARRIGON STREET Tel. West tended the Fifth World Con-| His statement that tiedian'| have aécepted the responsibility of | rebuilding war shattered industry and | of the Russian masses in their fu-| a | However Lewis compelled him to re- jeant and the two documents which | follow show how litle reliance can be} |placed in Farrington’s. words. | The T. L. Lewis Letter The first letter was sent out from |the international office in Indian- |apolis, It is addressed to the mem- bers of the United Mine Workers and |reads as follow: “Brothers—Many of you know that I have been the subject of the most | vicious attacks by certain members of our organization, “In Ulinois this year, delegates in | sub-district, conventions have been de ceived into adopting resolutions com- demning me for some act that I have not committed. “I have no fault to find with mem- bers of the organization for what hag been done by delegates in conven tion, but I believe that when a conven tion, local union or member con demns another without the evidence or even attempting to secure the | evidence it is worse than sending |people to jail without a trial or a hearing. “To condemn without a hearing or \trial and without reliable evidence is not in accord with my understanding of the principles of labor unions. “To the mine workers of the coun- jtry I desire to say that I defy any member of the organization to pro- duce any evidence or proof that any act of mine will bring discredit on the organization or its members. ° “You know that Frank Farrington who was elected International Board Member by the membership of Illinois {has made many statements reflecting on me as an individual and as a mem- |ber and officer of the United Mine Workers of America. “You will receive with this com- munication a fac-simile of a letter signed by Frank Farrington. This letter explains and needs no com- ment from me. “I invite the most rigid investiga- |tion of my official work and personal |conduct and am quite willing to sub-! mit to the unprejudiced judgement of the mine workers of the country. I [Neck for no special favors but I be- You’re workers’ batiles— K2k HOMO NAME STREET. the membership, accompanying it was & fac-simile letter of Farrington’s re- | traction of everything he had charged | #polls pay Lewis with. This leter is dated, 21, 1910, from Indianapolis. al Executive Board: “As you are aware, ten by me on August 26, tained many statements, the honesty and integrity of T. L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, the letter writ- 1909, con- “T take this opportunity of making a complete ret tion and withdraw every statement contained in that let- ter reflecting upon the honesty and integrity of T. L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica, for the reason that the statements | were based on unreliable information | and so far as I know the statements were not true, “In addition to the above, I made a number of statements in ville, Ill, Sub-District Convention on April 11, 1910, which reflected on T. L. Lewis, International President, and | the statements were not true. I have since learned that International Pre- sident T. L. Lewis is not guilty of the charges I made against him at the Belleville, Sub-District Convention. “I realize that I have done Inte’ national President T. L. Lewis an in- justice and withdraw and retract the statements made by me at the Belle- | D: ville Sub-District Convention. “Frank Farrington,” Admitted Lying Thus Farrington over his own sig- nature admits that he lied about T. L. Lewis, or else told the truth and later on denied the truth in order to save his bacon from the wrath of the Lewis machine. This conduct is en- tirely characteristic of Farrington.| Where or how he got the reputation | of being a “strong man” is difficult to imagine. He is not even an outstand- ing figure among the labor fakers, but with the aid of money and gun- men he has built. up a myth around himself as the republican party has done with little Cal Coolidge. 1918 Farrington decided to down and become socially respectable He married William Green’s It reads: | 'o the Members of the Internation- | reflecting on | the Belle-| Kansas? settle | office | Manager and took a two month’s trip en from the clipping from an Indian- er which ates that the couple received many gifts. “One was a big mahogany chest of solid silver from Francis S. Peabody, president of the Peabody Coal Company and member of the war industries board |at Washington.” It is reported fhat very close rela+ tions exist between this coal-operator | Peabody and the president of the Ill }inois Miners’ Union. It is reported | that Farrington is even & member of |the company, Surely the miners can- |} not expect that a man who is on such good terms with their enemies can fight their battles for them! Farring- ton, the favored son of the coal oper- ators. ‘an anybody imagine Duncan McDonald, while he was secretary easurer of the Illinois Miners’ Un< ion, receiving gifts from the coal joperators? Or Alexander Howat of, Or Jim McLaughlin of Novai |Scotia? No indeed. The only gift | those men ever received from the coali | operators was free lodging behind the | prison bars. Men m be judged by the company they keep. Labor lead< ers who are. in intimate and. profitable terms with the employers are not the {kind to be trusted with the interesta lof the workers, Farrington Mine Owner? Barrington is charged with being @ art owner of the Peabody Coal com< |pany. Later on in this. series evid< lence will be produced of a nature to convince evan the skeptical that these charges are well founded. The high-wafer mark of Farring< |ton’s treachery to the Illinois miner# came during the socalled “outlaw strike” of 1919. | The history of Farrington’s action | during this strike will be told in subx | sequent articles. | HISTORY! “EXIT SAVINKOV” By ALEXANDER BITTELMAN, ‘ The most dramatic event in the recent history of Russia, written from the full documents just ar- }{ Tived from sujet for a honeymoon, charging up the ex-| penses to the Illinois Miners’ Union, This luxury of Farrington’s cost the | miners the tidy sum of $900.00, not including the two month’s salary ‘ | THE WORKERS MONTHLY | Out November First—Subscribe! Hired! Until November 7 “The National Labor Daily” 1113 W. 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