The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 11, 1924, Page 5

MARINE LABOR OF ARGENTINA IS MILITANT LargeCommunist Group is Very Active By J. STONE. (Special to the Daily Worker) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Noy. 10.—A strong Communist group exists here within the Faderacion Obrero de Maritimos (Marine Workers’ Federation). It is carrying on a strong campaign to amalgamate the tranpsport unions and to affil- of Labor Unions. 40,000 Members In Buenos Aires. The F. O. M. ‘has a mémbership of about 10,000 in the port of Buenos Aires. Recently the steamship com- panies tried to buck the union by hir- ing unorganized workers. This was a violation of the agree- ment between the shipowners and the F. 0. M.vand a strike was first tad on the particular ships offending. Then when it was learned that the rést of the shipowners were support- ing the struck ships, the rest of the seamen of the F, O. M. joined the walkout and would have brought the bosses to terms had their organization been supported by the shore workers. ‘Naval Forces Used as Stabs. In the strike naval men were used on lighters and tugboats and river steamers as scabs. Stips are still carefully guarded and the Buenos Aires police invent stories of attempts to blow up vessels in ‘the good old United States style. It is very hard ‘to win in a marine strike’ when the longshoremen are unorganized and keep-on working when the seamen and the rest are on strike. The strike is thought to be provoked by the shipowners in order to break the FP. 0. M., which has won their hatred as the. strongest union tm.the port. Aborigines Help Open Shop. The longshoremen are the weak spot. Out of 10,000 there are only 2,000 organized. One reason for the lack here of organization on the shore is that the Fascist organization called the “Patriotic Society” and the ship- owners import haif-civilized Indians from the wild country, and these In- dians do not understand the meaning or need of labor unions. However, the supply of wild tribes will not last for- ever and those brought in will learn many things. 7 Open Forum, Sunday Night, Ledge Room, Ashland Auditorium. , late‘with the Red International] THE DAILY WORKER NEEDLE WORKERS OF CLEVELAND RUSH TO AID OF SILK WORKERS pa a (Special to The Daily CLEVELAND, Nov, 10.—A Fesolution pt Bralsing fag the striking silk workers of Paterson for their heroism in the battle against the mill bosses and urging them to keep up the fight until it has been won was passed unanimously at a meeting here called by the Cleveland Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the Joint Board ofthe International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, Members.of the Workers Party took an active part in the meeting and are giving whole-hearted support to the committee for the relief of the silk strikers. The resolution reads in part: “We. + greet the heroic strug- gle of the erson textile workers, now on strike against the intolerable, inhuman: exploitation of the silk mill bosses of Paterson, N. J. “We have followed ‘with great in- terest your many trials and sacrifices in the face of brutal persecution and suppression by the police and hired thugs of the bosses, “We consider. your struggle our struggle. We urge you not to give up SS your fight till you have achieved com- plete victory. “We extend to you in this fight for union conditions fraternal assurance of solidarity. “We pledge you in the name of the organizations we represent and in the name of the Cleveland conference for Relief of Paterson Textile Strikers, which we have formed for that pur- pose, all possible moral and financial support.” A number of affairs have been ar- ranged for the benefit of the Paterson strikers. GOMPERS’ MACHINE 0. K’S DAVIS (Continued trom Page 1. sity if “Governor Sinith -was to be saved from defeat.” He said, “We would have gone the whole way with ous indorsement of LaFollette, if it had not been for the activity of the socialists on behalf of Thomas.” Ryan Spills Some Beans. Joseph Ryan, of the Longshoremen’s union, supporter of Strikebreaker Cal Coolidge, received an ovation from the stalwart henchmen with which he had tion of the officers in indorsing Davis and incidentally made a few signifi- cant remarks. “If the American Fed- eration of Labor should decide to form @ labor party or a ‘third party,” he said, “we would go along with it.” He mentioned ‘the fact that the exe- cutive council of the American Fed- eration of Labor had indorsed LaFol- lette only by & 6-5 vote and that they were now thoroly scared at the mess they had gotten into. “Since then @ message Was sent from the American Federation of Labor headquarters,” he said; “to take such action as ‘will protect our organiza- tion.” In other words, to get back in the democratic fold. He further point- ed out ‘that as the delegate to the next convention of the American Fed- eration of Labor, he wanted to know where the body stood on the question of political indorsement. Delegates Protest Officers’ Action. Numerous delegates took the floor in protest against the high-handed ac- tion of the officers, one delegate re- marking that “If certain individuals had been paid for selling out, they could not have done a bettér job.” Prechtl, of the Painters, threatened that the action of the officers would drive many organizations out of the central body. Mulholland, the chair man, refused to answer the question OUR DAILY PATTERNS A HOUSE DRBSS. - Bog Crepre, alpaca or linen and er wash fabrics .may. be used, for A COMFORTABLE PLAY GARMENT FOR THE SMALL BOY. ° 4922. Checked gingham and linene are here combined. This style is good also for serge, flannel, or jersey weaves, The-pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, '8, 4 and 5 years. A 4 year size re- quires 2% yards of 27-inch material. For collar, cuffs and facings of con- trasting material as illustrated % yard will be required, Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps, Send 120 in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATH FALL & WINTER 1924- 1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. » : The LY, ae 1118 eee packed the meeting.’ He prided him- self on “having picked the winner.” Nevertheless, he defended the ac- cisions without refering such decis- ions to the central body for approval. of the ‘Letter Carriers’ delegate as to whether the officers had voluntarily given the impression that their action was official. It was brought! out that there had ‘been ho meeting of the exe- cutive board at which the indorse- ment of Davis had been decided upon, altho one delegate claimed that cards had been sent out for such a meeting to a few picked members. Lefkowitz Aided Smith, Lefkowitz of the Teachers’ Union then defended himself against. the charge that he had betrayed the cen- tral body by making a public ‘state- ment denying his indorsement of Smith. He admitted, however, having been responsible for drawing up the statement of the legislative commit- tee, which indorsed Al Smith, even tho he said he had always stood for “in- dependent political action.” He denied having worked for his friend Norman Thomas, saying that the LaFollette forces had kept strictly to their agreement to work for the national ticket only. He pointed out that the action of the officers set a bad precedent which established the supremacy of the executive board over the central body and its right to over- rule the decisions of the larger body: Tt also established the precedent, he claimed, whereby the executive board could at any time mi public its de- Machine Closes Debate. The Gompers’ machine then brought up its heaviest artillery against the insurgents. Coughlin, the secretary in a confused speech, during which he was heckled vigorously, charged the LaFollette forces witn naving betray- ed the labor movement by nominating Thomas against its friend Al Smith. He mentioned the fact that the social- ist party had supported a@ republican, Littleton, in Brooklyn, Costello bel- lowed a demand for Feinstone. “Where is Feinstone?” he yelled, “I don’t see him here!” Finally the last and heaviest gun was brought forward—Jim Holland, president of the New York State Fed- eration of Labor. In stentorian tom 4 Holland denied any charge of having sold out. He excorlated the socialist party and said, “They nave deen shot to pieces since the war. They wouid tear down this government if they had the nerve. But they haven’t got the nerve. The labor movement was fool- ed into indorsing LaFollette and Wheeler, but it will never be fooled again. They put this thing across when the old man (Gompers) was flat on his back.” Holland promised a day of reckoning at the mext conven- tion of the American Federation of Labor for those responsible for the LaFollette indorsement. Holland also mentioned a mysterious conference at 1461 Broadway, recently attended by himself, Sullivan and a representative of the democratic party, which may have a determining influence upon the recent action of the executive officers teh the Central Trades and Labor Coun- As soon as Holland concluded, there was a loud demand for the question. The approval of the action of the members of the executive board, was carried by @ loud and decisive ma- jority. A great many of the bona fide delegates rushed up immediately and demanded that they be recorded in the negative. It remains to be seen whether the insurgent group will ftake any further action as a result of the High-handed action of the offi- cers of the body. What It Means. As a meeting of one of the strong. est sections of the Gompers’ machine just before the national convention of the American Federation of Labor, this gathering is most significant. It seems likely that the ultra-conserva- tive bureaucracy, the Gompers’ group, Joa te |nave decided to come back solidly Pea |r the democratic fold and leave | the LaFollette, progressive ranks, In case of the formation of a third par- ty, it could therefore look for sup- port to the small mfffori claldom of the Ameri Federation of Labor, the Johnston group. The CHINESE ATTEN RAISING OF RED FLAG OF SOVIETS Big Celebration Is Held at Shanghai _ 4 Rosta) SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 7— The official flag-raising cere- mony has been held here at the Consulate-General of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. To the impressive strains of and the Chinese national anthem played by a band of the Shanghai municipality, the Red Flag was hoisted in the presence of num- erous representatives of the “The International” Chinese authorities. Among those present were the com. mander-in-chief, General, Lu Yung: hstapg, the military governor of Ho Ren-ling, representatives of the Chin ese police, administrative and judicial organs, the chamber of commerce, the press, cinéma photographers, and alsc reptesentatives Of the Soviet state and- economic institutions, as well as a big number of Soviet citizens and generally, a large public. An official reception was held in the premises of the consulate-general in the evening of the same day, at which were present fhumerous. representa tives of Chinese yublic organizations and press and of the Soviet institu. tions and Soviet citizens. The Chinese authorities were offi- cially informed of the opening of the consulate-general. * es Celebration at Canton. CANTON, Nov. publics at Canton to the strains o! “The International,” and the Chinese national anthem, in the presence o' Chinese civil and military authoritie: and representatives of numerous pub: eeches delivered ré enthusiastically »j met by all those assembled. An offi. cial banquet was held in the evening lic organizations, } on this occasion at the consulate. California Judge Hits Hard Blow at I. W. W.. Membership —— SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. injunction, issued temporarily a yea ago. By this injunction mere member- stip in the I. W. W. is cause for ar- rest and imprisonment for six months. EVEN BRITISH MENSHEVISTS CAN’T ENTHUSE OVER GOMPERS’ PROPAGANDA (By The Fe ed Press) ~ Despite the eye witness account the Federated Press correspondent who peacefully spent her vacation in the Russidt Soviet state of Georgia, terrible Russian atrocity stories are still industriously circulated by the Chicago Tribune and by labor papers accepting the propaganda statements of certain social-democrat exiles in Paris. The truth, as reported from the scene of the Georgian uprising, is that a small ineffectual attempt of former landowners and oi] concessionaires 10.—The flag was raised on the building of the consulate of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 10. — Judge C. O. Busick of Sacramento has declared permanent. the anti-I. W. W. democrat rulers of Georgia was quick- ly put down by the Soviet government aided by the people of Georgia. There was little bloodshed afd practically no interruption of commerce. To clinch this it is only necessary to quote trom The New Leader, the principal British social democrat pa- per, which in its issue of Sept. 19, puts the dispatches about Georgia via Tre- bizond (Chicago Tribune « Foreign “News” Service) on an even lower plane than Riga, where the Tribune algo has*a long distance observer on Russia. “It would be rash,” said the Brit- ish social democrat organ, “to dogma- tize about the news from Georgia, but we give rather less faith to the tele grams of the industrious American journalist in Trebizond than to those of the romantic school in Riga. From Riga at least there runs a railway line. to Moscow; there is none from Turk- ish Trebizond to Georgia. There clear- ly was a revolt and it has been sup- pressed. ‘It may well be that the pea- sants acted agdinst it, for under the present system they enjoy the land. »|ft is probable that te rising and above all the news of the rising was timed to play its part against the Russian treaty (with England). With- out crediting the. tales of bloody re- pression we would say plainly that the more mercifully the Bolsheviks act) the better will they stand in the opinion of the European workers’ movement.” The British social democrats appar- ently take no stock in the heart-rend- ing appeal to Samuel Gompers sent by the exiled Georgian social demo- crats from Paris and broadcast to the American labor préss by a labor news service with headquarters in Wash- | ington. Merrick’s Six Year Sentence Will Come - Before Higher Court SALEM, Mass., Noy. 10.—John B. Merrick, Haverhill ‘trado unionist, is out on $15,000 bail following sentence of three to six years on a framed dyn- amito conspiracy charge. Merrick had been convinced at Law: f f s together with the old discarded social + Your Union Meeting SECOND TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 1924. 144 Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers, 1569 N. Robey St. Boot and Shoe Workers, 1939 Mil- waukee Ave. Bricklayers, 912 W. Menroe St. Brick and Clay Workers, Paving Inspectors, 166 W. Washington. Calumet Joint Council, 514 W. 717th Street. Carpent Garpent 183 Lau 378 Diversey and Sheffield. 1023 E. 75th Bt. Moose Hail, Chicago 38 441 272 461 Witten’s Hall, MM ers; Springfield and 26th. Grocery, 69 W. Van Buren 1786 1% Conductors {eieeping Car), Capitol Bidg., 10 a. Electrich Electric ye "s05'S. State st. 741 8. Western Ave. (Loe.), 8058 Wentworth » 180 W. Washington &t. Engineers (Loc), 2433 W. Roose- 01 velt Road. Engineers (Loo.), 2647 W. 36th St. E29 Inspector: N. Clark St. ral Employes, 64 W. Randolph s Federal “Union, 3046 W. 26th St. Firemen tne Enginemen, Ogden and Taylo: Wesraes. ¢ immerse), 166 W. Wash- ington St. Hoo Carriers, hag’ if: 18th St., Chi- cago Heights, Hod Carriers, 44) WW: Harrison st ind and La Vergn? ag aoe Hoa 814: W. Harrison St. Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. Leath P Workers, 772 W. Adame St. eather. orkers, jams Ceather Workers, 777 W. Adams St. Machinists, 2548 &. Homan Ave. Machinists, 4126 W. Lake St Machinists, 6234 Princeton Ave. etree Gutters, 175 W. Washington tree Meat Cutters, 9208 Houston Ave. ne Fire and Oilers, 357 N. ane 175 W. Washington St., Pp. Nurses, "Funk's Mall, Oak Park. Painters, 20 W. Randolph St. Painters, N. &. cor. California and Madison. Painters, 24 x Halsted St. Painters, N. pr. State and 55th. PAINTERS, ha W. OAK ST. Painters, Trumbull and Ogden Ave. Plasterers, Mofiroe and Peoria Sts. Plumbers, 1507 Ogden Ave. Plumbers, 1 Washini ston, St Plumbers, 4111 Ws M, dieen Rawes, fg be aes tallewey Pau, ue Is! 7 Waliwey Carme " fos Michigan Railway Carmen, 5324 S. Halsted 362 Railway Clerks, 549 W. Washington Railway” Clerks, Moose Hall, Chi- cago Heights. Railway ‘Clerk 5438 S. Halsted St. . Washing by og Clerks, 509 906 2219 ronce, upon what his friends claim 'o be framed evidence, charging him with being an accessory before the fact to placing dynamite near the shoe factory of Knipe Brothers, Inc. in Haverhill, Mass., during labor troubles which were caused by © strike in the early part of January, 1923. The supposéd bomb was incapable r Railroad. Trainmen, 8859 W. Madi- ‘SO Street. Teamster Council, 220 Ss. + gst (Auto), 220 S. Ashland 8. Ashland Blvd. 180 W. Washin: ag St. 234 W. Randolph —Unleys otherwise tated all meetings are at 8 p. m.> Hunger Strike Report False MOSCOW, Nov. 10.—The assertion contained in the manifesto of the Ex. High. | y | of railroad owners. RAILROAD GAINS GOUP AS MEN'S WAGES GO DOWN Speedup System Brings Hardship to Workers (By The Federated Press) Fewer railroad workers turn- ing out more work for reduced pay are helping to swell railroad profits for 1924, according to the August wage statistics of the interstate commerce com- mission. The figures show that the wholesale layoffs coupled with reductions in average weekly earnings meant a reduc- tion of,.more than $30,000,000 in the .total August pay roll compared with August, 1923. This repesents money saved for security holders at the expense of the families of railtoad workers. Total wages paid in the industry in August ‘amounted to $239,518,006 com- pared with $270,187,583 im the same month a year ago. This is a reduction of 11.4 per cent. It is in part account- ed for by a decrease in the average monthly pay from $138 in 1923 to $134 in August, 1923, largely due to reduc- tions in average hours worked. Reductions in force, however, ac- counted to an even greater extent for this $30,000,000 saving for the benefit According to the |comimission’s figures 184,633 railroad workérs who had a job in August, 1923, were out of work this year. This is a reduction of nearly 10 per cent in the number employed. Actual hours | worked by railroad employes were re- | duced 16 per cent. This reduction in total hours for | which the railroads are paying in- | volves an increase in the work rail- road employes are turning out for each hour's pay. The table shows the }reductions in certain wage costs per unit of service in the summer of 1924 |compared with 1923. 1924. 1923 Cost per freight train mile E “ Locomotive repairs — $0.409 $0495 Train enginemen .289 254 Enginehouse expense .089 094 Trainmen 287 288 Cost per passenger train mile Locomotive repairs 227 268 Train enginemen 180.127 Enginehouse expense .067 061 Trainmen 085. 091 This means that railroad shopmen employed in repairing engines are pro- ducing 20 per cent more freight train miles for each dollar of wages paid. Similarly enginemen are producing 6 per cent more freight train miles per dollar of wages than they produced in 1923. Maintenance Men Suffer Most. It is so worded that it may be used ogainst any unpopular labor organian tion and by a test case men have been convicted under it in counties at the other end of the state from the one in which it was issued. The usual) procedure now in Los Angeles is to sorve the Busick injunction on every: one who attempts to speak at an I. W. W. meeting. James Elliot has been released from the criminal syndicalism indictmentsdn of going off, because the wires could not connedt to complete the cirenit. The defense claimed the machine had been planted to diseredit the union. The whole trial was so obviously prejudiced and its outcome so suf prising to the defense that they will take the ase before the supreme eourt. Merrick has been running a small garage, having beon blacklisted the shoe companies for his ener- getic union work. the cage of delegates arrested at the California I, W. W. convention in Sacramento a year ago. Of the 16 defendants one has” died, and Elliot has been very iil. “'fhe other 14 will be tried next month, Karl Reeve Speaks Before Big Crowd In South Bend, Ind. Maintenance employes suffered most severely in the reduetions in force altho the number of train and engine service employes has also been heavi- ly reduced. The commission's figures ‘show the number of employes laid off since a year ago as: clerical workers, 10,072; maintenance of way, 42,268; maintenance of equipment, $4,682; sta- tion employes including dispatchers, 4telographers, agents, baggage and freight handlers, 11,368; yard, switeh’ seutive Committee of Second Interna tional with reference to Georgia, al- leihg that socialists in Soviet priscns have gone on hunger strike, is a piece of fabricated news from beginning to end. It is offictully ascertained that not a single political prisoner either in ‘Transcaucasia or, for that matter, in any other part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies, has declared hun ger strike, It may be observed that the allega- stler " 409 ; . tions of the Executive Committee of Leena aver a the Second International regarding Such figured show that increased would-be hunger strikes in Soviet prisons are no more reliable than other assertions of alleged mass ex- ecutions of socialist hostages the con- tinuation of the revolt, or.the news productivity of labor under private capitalism, profuces not shorter hours for the @mMployes of the industry but increasing insecurity of job and a of the-offi- |. Tractor Experiments Are Success. Rosta Moscow, Neve Bo-Severimont: made on new field tractors, of th former Putiloff workers, proved to b former Putiloff works, proved to be quite snocessful both in respect to the Next Sunday Night and Every Sun- y Night, the Open Forum, PITTSBURGH, PA, DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Pg eee Service SE POP ARR ears x thor St UNOLE WIGGILY’S TR (Special to the Daily Worker) SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 10.—The best safeguard for the successful con- tinuation of the Soviet government of Russia is for the workers to create a workers’ and farmers’ government in the United States, Karl Reeve, re- of the would be capture by insurgents of Batum and Tiflis. , , Have you heaved your brick? potter for the DAILY WORKER, told the audience here Saturday night cele ing the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the Communist gov ernment in Russia, Reeve related the history of the sufferings and triumphs of the Russian workers and peasants sinee the world war. The Workers’ Home, 1216 West Colefax Ave. was well filled with many young people as well as the old- The audience sang , and listened to an orchestra of young workers. ICKS ploughing and the consumption of fuel and work of the motor. Come other odd jobs on the cam lation of the DAILY WO! —help us out—come over! more precarious opportunity to earn a living. All improvement in indus- ROAR ALLL ALLA L ALLA AAD ALAA LALLA AAA AAA A PLL LA At any time during the day or evening if you have an hour to spare—come over and volunteer your help to enable us to get out a heap of mailing, inserting and MONTHLY. We are very busy and have loads of work trial technic wnder the present sys- tem tends to greater profits for the owners. Over! to increase the circus aign KER and the WORKERS