The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 20, 1924, Page 5

wl Monday, October 20, 1924 WAGE CONTRAC VIOLATED BY COAL BARONS Barrackville Miners to Fight Wage Cut (Special to The Daily Worker) BARRACKVILLE, West Va., Oct. 19.—The Bethlehem Mine Corporation operating mines at Dacota and Barrackville, West Va., signed a contract with the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica known as the: Baltimore agreement. The contract was a three year one. One month and fifteen days, after the agreement went into effect the coal operators posted notices stating that they were compelled to cease operation for causes beyond their control. Began to Build Fences. After the mines were closed for four months, the operators proceeded to build seven or eight foot fences around the plants. After the fences were built, they posted another notice de- claring that a new wage scale carry- ing a 50 per cent wage cut was in ef- fect. 3 The whistle then blew for work. The men who had previously signed the three-year contract failed to re- spond. The operators hired: gunmen who toted big pistols and maces to protect the imported strikebreakers. The scabs are placed inside ‘these fences and the gunmen are ready to drop anybody trying to take a look at the strikebreakers on the inside of the fenced enclosure. Agreement on Their Hands. The union miners, who are on strike appeal to the workers of the United States for support in their struggle against the coal bosses. The miners have a perfectly good Jacksonville agreement on their hands, which gives the operators a right to violate it at will, but apparently John L. Lewis is too busy trying to elect Calvin Cool- idge, the strikebreaker, president of the United States to pay any attention to such things as a violation of con- tract onthe part of the coal operators. The striking miners are now scratch- ing their heads and wondering what good is this famous three-year con- tract, that was flourished in their faces as a “great victory” by Lewis and the other reactionaries in the miners’ union. ESTABLISH CLOSER Lr ener ancora ee TBO ere SN nice ssc THE DAILY WORKE R Page Five Labor Iadustey ¢-Agneulture | RELATIONS IN BANKING BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND UNION OF SOVIET REPUBLICS (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—The establishment of closer banking connections tries, is looked for as a result of the Trading Corporation at 136 Liberty Si Mr. Korobkoff will come in personal touch with a number of leading Am- erican banking institutions interested in the prospects offered by the devel- opment of trade relations with Soviet Russia and especially in connection with the heavy trade turnover effect- ed in recent months thru the Amtorg Trading corporation, the All-Russian Textile Syndicate and other organiza- tions carying on trade with Russia. Plan Handling of Money. Incidentally Mr. Korobkoff will make arrangements for the more efficient organization of the forwarding of money remittances thru the bank which he is representing and which has already handled about 50,000 re- mittances from this country during the past five months. In a statement prepared for the press, Mr. Korobkoff explained that the Bank for Foreign Trade of the Union of Sovict Socialist Republics is the sucessor to the Russian Commer- cial Bank which was reorganized dur- ing April last and is at present one of the Soviet big five banks each of them specializing in one leading branch of the public economy. Thus the State Bank is chiefly a bank of issue and serving the other banks, the Prombank, or the Industrial Bank, serving chiefly the needs of the industries, the ‘Vsekobank, or the All- Russian Co-Operative Bank, is en- gaged primarily in financing the co- operatives, the Agricultural Bank, and the Russian Commercial Bank which is the Bank of Foreign Trade of the Union of Sovet Socialist Republics. Bank Organized in 1922, The Russian Commercial Bank be- |gan its operations in December 1922, with stock capital of 10,000,000 gold rubles. Upon its reorganization in April 1924, it doubled its capital, and its ‘chief stockholders. became the leading Russian commercial organiza- tions engaged in foreign trade such as the Commissariat of Foreign Trade, the Exportkhlieb, and similar organ- izations. During the four months, from May 1 to September 1, the transactions of the bank developed with a marked rapidity. Its balance sheet showed an increase of about 70 per cent; the de- posits trebled, and its @iscountg and loans showed an increase of 100 per cent. At present the bank is contem- OUR DAILY PATTERNS A FROCK FOR THE GROWING GIRL’ 4903. Figured silk is here combin- ed with plain crepe in a matched shade. This style is good for kasha, or the new printed violes and crepes. It may be finished with the short “cap” sleeve, or with the long bell portion. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10-year size re- quires 5 yards of one material 32 inches wide. If made as illustrated, in the large view with short sleeves it will require 1% yards of figured material, and 3% yards of plain ma- terial, With long sleeves %-yard more required, rn mailed to any address on receipt of 12¢ in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER 1924-1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. PITTSBURGH, PA. A SIMPLE APRON STYLE. 4882. Unbleached muslin, drill, gingham, or chambrey may be used for this style. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: Small, 34-86; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust mea- sure. A medium size requires 3% yards of 36-inch 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 ‘& WINTHR n|Was recently reorganized, between Soviet Russia and the United States, primarily with a view toward facilitating the steadily increasing trade intercourse between ‘the two coun- arrival in this country ‘of the director of the Bank for Foreign Trade of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics— “The Russian Commercial Bank,”—Mr, Vitaly S. Korobkoff. Mt. Korobkoff has made his headquarters in the offices of the Amtorg treet, During his stay in this country [pistes a@ new issue of stock amount- ing to 20,000,000 rubles, bringing up the paid capital to 40,000,000 rubles, or upward of $20,000,000. On September 15, the working cap- ital of the bank amounted to 41,950,- 000 rubles. The bank centered it at- tention on the financing of the foreign trade to such an extent that during the three months, June-August, the credits for foreign trade amounted to 85 per cent of all its credit transac- tions. The bank is extending its op- erations thru the organization of new branches in cities in the Soviet Union which are strategically situated in re- lation to foreign trade, as Odessa, Kharkov, Batoum, ete. In the east the bank is working thru the Russo- Persian Bank and Far Hastern Bank of which it holds considerable stock. Help In Russia’s Recovery. Mr. Koroboff also pointed out that the banks in Russia have already con- tributed considerably to the process of agricultural and industrial recoy- ery which is witnessed in the Soviet Union, and they are destined to play a still greater part in this process. The sound basis upon which the banks are established and the healthy devel- opment which they have shown give assurance of their strength and vital- ity. The financial soundness of So- viet Russia has been best demonstrat- ed in the accomplishment of the mone- tary reform and the stabilization of the currency which will, no doubt, go down as the , greatest economic achievement of the Soviet Union dur- ing this year. It is true that the currency circu- lation is still far behind what it was before the war. The monetary reform was accomplished withoyt causing any'marked disturbances in the general deyelopment of business, such as were witnessed in Germany and Poland and the growth of stable currency has been steady. The cur- rency in circulation has increased from 303,100,000 rubles in December, 1928, to 530,900,000 in July, 1924. By ‘September 15, the mass of money was increased to about 630,000,- 000 rubles. The State Bank has all thru been exceedingly careful in the exercisé of its power of issue. Cher- vonetz notes which were made the basis of the new currency have been issued only against strong security. Another feature was that not the whole mass of chervontzi issued had been brought into circulation, so that the surplus always served as security, for the smaller treasury, notes which have been issued simultaneously. Of 417,500,000 rubles worth of chervontzi issued up to July, only 306,200,000 rubles were in circulation while the rest remained in the treas- uries of the State Bank and the Com- missariat of Finances for the redeem- ing of treasury notes the total of which in circulation in July amounted to 162,100,000 rubles. Trade Balance is Favorable. The monetary reform was made pos- sible to a great extent by the favor- ablo trade balance of Soviet Russia in 1924, During the first six months of the year exports from Soviet Russia amounted to 150,500,000 rubles arid the imports to 83,900,000 rubles, thus ending with a favorable balance of 66,600,000 rubles. Owing to the growing financial stability of the Soviet Republics the preliminary plans for the budget of 1924-1925 amounting to 2,000,000,000 rubles show that it will be balanced with a probable deficit of only 80,000,- 000 rubles. This deficit will be cov- ered by the issue of small coin for which there is a great demand in the country, In view of the stabilizing economic conditions in Soviet Russia, Mr. Ko- % long as possible. WORKERS FACE HUNGRY WINTER IN MINNEAPOLIS Slack Stomachs Find a Kool Komfort in Kal By LESLIE Re HURT (Special to the Daily Worker.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 19.— The workers of Minneapolis are al- ready beginnng to feel the terrible effects of unemployment. Hundreds of men and their families are facing hunger and privation this winter. Little children attend school in tat- tered and torn clothing. The Gate- way park district, where the “em- ployment sharks” hold forth, s con- gested daily with seekers of jobs, but they discover that there are but few to be obtained. " Employment Sharks In many instances the workers are charged as high as ten dolars for the privilege of “slaving” for an “open- shop” contractor at thirty-five or forty cents per hour as a common labore: There is some talk of the possibility of it being necessary to establish “bread lines” again this winter as was done here in 1921-22. At many rate the workers are beginning to relize that they will be “Keeping Cool With Coolidge” when the cold, wintry blasts hit Minneapolis. That the unemployed may expect no sympathy, nor relief, from the present mayor’s administration is proven by Mayor “General” George E. Leach’s consistent refusal to sign the bond issue, for the building of the proposed ‘municipal auditorium which is to cost approximately $3,000,- 000 and which would provide employ- ment for several hundred men. The Contract Plan The mayor insists that the building be constructed under the contract plan, while labor aldermen in the city council ask adoption of the day labor system. The mayor is supported in his views by the Citizen’s Alliance and the Builders’ Exchange members, the bitterest enemies of the organized workers in Minnesota. The council- men threaten court action to force Leach to attach his*John Henry’. to the bonds so that the work may be commenced immediately, but evident- ly “orders are orders” to Leach and it is certainty that he will hold off When “General” Leach made his last campaign for re-election he posed as a friend of the organized and un- organized workers. Certain “political wise-acres” in the local labor move- ment were instrumental in forcing Alderman Gottfried ‘Linsteri to with- draw as the candidate of the working peoples’ league in favor of Leach. It is a safe bet that it will be a danger- ous thing the next time for the “fak-|’ ers” to attempt another “sell-out.” Market Flooded Benjamin Gitlow, Workers Party candidate for the vice-presidency, in one of the best speeches ever deliv- ered in the Twin Cities, last Thursday night pointed out the fact that the workers have produced so much since | the war that the markets lave be- come flooded with a surplus that can- not and will not be disposed of for some time to come, Thus it becomes necessary for capitalism to throw the workers out of their jobs and to close-their plants. The lines are be- ing drawn closer--hunger and pover- ty stalks thru America. Rally To Communism And fet thousands of disillusioned, Jobless slaves will flock to the La- Follette banner, but the intelligent, thinking, class conscious workers will rally to the cause of communism. Foster and Gitlow offer the only logic- al solution to the problem of unem- ployment. The Workers Party will stir up sentiment for the establish- ment of a farmers’ and workers’ gov- ernment that is sure to come. Descended from Apes?—Not Yet MACON, Ga.—Georgia continueg its anti-evolution campaign by asking the resignation of Henry Fox,* professor of biology of Mercer university. It is rebkoff is confident that the interest in the possibilities of trade with So- viet Russia shown by business and banking interests in the Unived States will eventually lead toward satisfac tory arrangements for the accelera- tion of the trade relations between the two countries for their mutual benefit. To Combat Openshop Contract WILKES-BARRE, Pa.,—The build- ing trades council of Wilkes-Barre is protesting against the award of public improvement contracts to bitterly anti-union contractors who pay far be- low the prevailing wage. The council Its cam: paign is being vigorously supported by Labor News, official organ of the Wilkes-Barre Central Labor union, founded in August 1924. stated by Baptists of Georgia that Fox is not wanted in the university’ on ac- count of his teaching of evolution. UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS BUILD THE CAMPAIGN FUND! The Ticket of the Workers Party Is on the Ballot in New York NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 19.—Placing a new party on the ballot in New York is a complicated job that requires unending patience and time. is a laborious, costly, proceeding, but the successful completion of the task of workers with our message, who would otherwise have given us no con- sideration. In order to take advantage of the opportunity presented to us we must have money to pay for literature for free distribution. We must have money, Money is heeded to pay the hall rents for meetings. Signs | to tour speakers. and posters must be gotten out at once, this job will amount to five housand the necessary funds are obtained, and these are needed at once, if we are| It is estimated that the cost of dollars. Nothing can be done unless to take advantage of our opportunity. 4 a y Forward your dollars and those of: your friends to the headquarters | Service to aid the Paterson silk of the Workers Party Campaign Committee, 210 East 12th Street, New York| Workers to raise funds for the City. Make checks payable to Charles Krumbein, Treasurer. RUSSIANS CONSIDER UNITED STA TES LEADER AND ORGANIZER OF WORLD IMPERIALISM BACKED BY MILITARISM. By ANISE. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) MOSCOW, Oct. 19—Just as in the days of the post-war intervention against Russia, British workers formed a Hands Off Russia movement, so now, when the powers are intervening in China witn money and ships and munitions, Russian workers spontaneously in many places have organized a Hands Off China protest. America is universally regarded in Russia as the leader and organizer of world imperialism backed by militarism. No doubt many Americans still | *think their country has only benevo- | Your Union Meeting THIRD MONDAY, OCT. 20, 1924, Name of Local and Place of Meeting. Bartenders, 123 N. Clark St., 8:30 P. M. Bridge and Structural tron Work- ers, 910 W. Monroe St. Boot and Shoe, 1939 Milwaukee Av Butchers, Hebrew, 3420 W. Roose- velt Rd. Butchers, Bohemian, 1870 Blue Is- land Ave. Cleaners & Dyers, 113 S. Ashland Glove Workers, 1710 N. Winohes’r Carpenters, 1850 Sherman Ave. Evanston. a Carpenters, 180 W. Washington St Cap Makers, 4003 Roosevelt Rd. Carpenters, 2705 W. 38th St. Carpenters, 4039 W. Madison St. Carpenters, 2040 W. North Ave. Carpenters, S. C. 9139 Commercial ve. Carpenters, S. C., 505 S. State St. S. C., 1457 Clybourn 222 N. West St., Wau- gan. Carpenters, 2040 W. North Ave. Cigar Makers Executive Board, 16! Washington St., 7:30 p. m. ins, 119 S. Throop St. (Locomotive) 7832 Union Ave., 7:30 p. m. Engineers, 4643 S. Halsted Street Engineers, 311 S. Ashland Ave. Engineers, 180 W. Washington St. Firemen and Enginemen, 2431 Roosevelt Rd., 9:30 a. m. Last meeting 7:30 p. m. Firemen and Enginemen, 64th and Ashland Ave. . Firemen and Enginemen, Madison and Sacramento. Glove Operators, 1710 N. Winches- ter Ave. Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison St. pantee . Deen 328 W. Van 2 St. Latheis, 725 S. Western Ave. joremen, Tug, 355 N. Clark 75th St. and Dobson Bivd Machinists, 1638 N. Halsted St. Maintenance of Way, 1543 W. 103d Street ance of Way, 202 W. 47th Main Street p Painters, 175 W. Washington St.’ Plumbers, 535 N. Cicero Ave. Painters, 3316 W. North Ave. Pain , 19 W. Adams St. Pain » Madison and 5th Ave. Pai , 205 E, 115th St. 2432 S. Kedzie Ave. Rai y Clerks, 159 N. State St. Sheet Metal Workers, 1638 N Halsted St. Sailors’ Union of Great Lakes, 355 N. Clark Street : Tailor 180 W. Washington St., 7:30 m. Teamsters, 11526 Michigan Ave. Teamsters, 220 §. Ashland Bivd., 3p. m. Teamsters, 220 S. Ashland Bivd. Arrest Woman Cigarmakers TAMPA, Fla., October 19.—Woman pickets around the strikebound Tam- pa cigar factories are being arrested by the police in an apparent effort to break the iron-bound walkout which has been in effect for over a month. The 15,000 union and nonunion cigar- makers demand wage increases and other ‘concessions. The few woman strikebreakers who have tried to en- ter the factories met with no violence but they heard such vigorously ex- pressed opinions of themselves from their sisters on the picket line that they pulled in their necks and ducked. A federal conciliator is on the scene. The average wage is under $20 a week. Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashiand Auditorium. jlent intentions and that it is wicked of foreigners to suspect her. But they do suspect. her, all of them, and they cite Mobilization day, and new discoveries of gas warfare and many ica is the most warlike and imperial- ist nation on earth today, except per |haps France, which is backed by America. To the Russians the Dawes plan is the control of Europe by American bankers. And in the far East, in China,~well, America’s control in the armed intervention, is ‘taken for }granted. The Japanese papers, for in- stance, are discussing whether Japan |shall help in intervention, “since it is organized by America and will thus only strengthen our chief enemy.” | Spot Workers Entering Temple AKRON; *Ohio.—Rubbert “barons in Akron alarmed by the fear that their s. lemployes may unionize, have started "la campaign of espionage at the Cham- | ber of Labor. The employment man- lager of the Firestone company is re- | ported to have scrutinized the union | headquarters for two continuous hours looking for employes sympathetic to unionism. Immediate discharge is understood to be the penalty for organization, but plans are being perfected to make it possible for intelligent rubber work- ers to form an organization despite the employers’ surveillance. | other symptoms to prove that Amer.! WORKERS PARTY GIVES AID 10 It | justifies every sacrifice made, for we are now in a position to reach masses | SILK STRIKERS Organize Committee to Aid in Relief The machinery of the Work- jers Party has been pressed into | successful continuation of their | strike, A communication has been addressed by C. E. Ruthenberg, executive secretary of the Work- | Party, to all district organ- 3 of the Workers Party, “au- | thorizing them to organize Pat- erson Strike Relief Committees in all large industrial centers jand to make a systematic cam- | paign for funds to assist the silk strikers.” Fred Hoelscher, secretary-treasurer of the Associated Silk Workers, de- Glared, in a communication to the Workers Party, “Among groups and izations in several cities which y collecting funds for the 8 e members of the Workers Party. The Workers Party has an \independent relief committee in New | York City and has collected hundreds of dollars to date. “You are probably aware of the new strikers development in the strike which we believe are of importance to the American labor movement as a | whole; many injunctions have been issued and the local police authorities closed the hall where the strikers have been holding daily meetings. “The hall has now been re-opened on condition that no outside speakers be permitted to address the meetings. We can assure you, however, that we will do everything in our power to establish our rights to have Paterson again become a part of the United States.” International Language. | The workers of Rockford, Hl, are now enthusiastic about Esperanto, the most firmly established and most generally accepted intenational lang: uage, according to a Rockford com- rade. A club for studying and carry- ing on the propaganda of this lan- guage was started Sept. 28, at a meet- ing at Workers’ Hall. Starting with only nine members, it has now gather- ed together more than twenty-five, and many more are coming. Anybody wishing to get in touch with this }movement should write to the secre- |tary, Comrade K. A. Peterson, 910 16th Street. shops and factories where the w It is in facing the working class. organizer and fighter for the work fighter for the middle class. be added to that. It’s up to you possible to place tories. Sell them everywhere. | | As’ revealed in an Analysis LaFollette, by Jay Lovestone. By Alexander Bittelman. It’s a gem. No worker should firs. reading this pamphlet... Unemployment— pamphlet deals with the most ers today. ..... LITERATURE Stir the Shops! The very best place to carry on‘a working class campaign is in the It is there that minds are open to the measures, parties and candidates that stand for concrete solutions of the problems of bread and butter most clearly, for example, the difference between Foster, the union (Editorial Daily Worker.) THE ABOVE “HITS THE NAIL” on the head. THESE PAMPHLETS in the hands of the workers you w Now is the time. The LaFollette Ilusion— Parties and Issues in the Election Campaign— Questions and answers, how the dif- ferent parties view the conditions affecting the working class, Why It Occurs and How to Fight It, by Earl R. Browdor. In lots of 5 or more at 35 per cent discount. 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