The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 3

Friday, Des December 26, 1924 / TEXTILE WORKERS HAUL IN BELTS AS JOBS FADE Gloom Grows as Mills Slash Wages By ESTHER LOWELL. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent FALL RIVER, Mass., Dec, 25.—Ice- lowing the action of Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, and Rhode Island mills, ls maintained by the Fall River Cot- ton Manufacturers Association, Secy. Charles B. Smith stiffly remarks that he had “nothing to say on that sub- lect.” The report from Lowell that Massa vhusetts and Appleton mills have or- fered an average 10 per cent wage cut. thickens. the gloom of the workers of Fall River whose hopes were raised two weeks ago by a flase report that 20,000 of them would be given work at once in the mills. Workers Line Streets, Good times are certainly not in view at Fall River. The streets are lined with oyeralled men unemployed and getting the look of desperation in their eyes. In the restaurant I heard twe waitresses talking about a young couple. “They owe nearly $500 now. Neither of them has worked for ¢ year. And they have three kids.’ Last summer the city kept some of the'men busy on public works under the $300,000 loan given by the state Charity organizations took care of the worst cases, but the corner grocer floats many of the textile worker fam {lies who found work only two or three days a week at best. The mills are working on an aver- age of 50 per cent of ,ormal, both Bmith of the cotton manufacturers and William Harwood, treasurer of the Textile Council, agree. Smith says the tituation is extremely uncertain and refused to predict any improvement. Strikeless Union. The American Federation of Tex- tile Operatives, a union which seceded about 15 years ago from the United Textile Workers, has the bulk of or- ization among the workers. Wm. arwood, treasurer of the council and ftepresentative of the Yarn Slashers, gays the A. F. T. C. has had no gen- pral strike in Fall River for 20 years, but it contributed to the 1923 fight tn Rhode Island and northern New Pngland. He was one of the early workéts ‘who camé from’ Great 'Brit- ain 30 years ago. In his own union he says that not over 10 per cent of the men (100 per cent organized) were working at times during the fast year. James Tansey, now president of the United Textile Council, was first president of the United Textile Work- ers, which maintains an office under John Campos in Fall River. His or- ganization has strength among the Portuguese, who are increasing their numbers in the 121 mills. , Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashland Auditorium. E,W. RIECK LUNCH KOOMS Seven Places 62 W. Van Buren ( 42 W. Harrison 169 N.. Clark 118 S. Clark 66 W. Washington | 167 N. State 234 S. Halsted PHONES, HARRISON 8616-7 Bpecialties: E. W. Rieck Boston Baked s and Brown Bread ine Soups and Fresh Made Coffee Commissary and Bakery: 1612 Fulton ft. Phone West 2549 Write or Free “Eye Care” Book Morine Co., Dept. H.8.,9E. OhioSt.,Chicago berg silence on the possibility of wage cuts in Fall River textile mills fol- entero ierennmenrerserentieesesesenssneiaasrnsssast epee SSSR Sh THE DAILY WORKER 2 ene oe mn ERE SY SS EE IEE EG ER FOE Page Three ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARTY’S MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS The official representatives of the C. E. C. will be held responsible for © the proper organization and conduct of the mass membership meetings in the ten cities where representatives of the C, E, C. and minority are scheduled to speak. 2 The district executive committees In the various districts of the party * shall immediately arrange for mass membership meetings to be held in each town where there is a city central committee. The dates and places of the: meetings shall be announced at the opening of the mass meetings already scheduled, and as much sooner as possible. 3 In order to avold duplication of voting at the mass membership meetings, only those members shall be allowed to vote who belong to branches affiliated to the city central committees in the cities where the mass member- ship meetings are being held. This rule shall apply to the meetings already scheduled in New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo. Minneapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New Haven, At these meetings mem- bers affiliated to outside city central committees shall be allowed to attend the meetings without volce or vote. 4 In order to insure a falr count of the votes of the membership at the mass * membership meetings, the C. E. C. representatives at each meeting shall appoint a sufficient number of tellers, to be divided equally between the majority and the minority. A record shall be kept of the vote cast at the various mass membership * meetings and forwarded Workers Party. immediately to the national office of the Fraternally yours, WILLIAM Z. FOSTER, Chairman. Cc, E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary. New York Y. W. L. Branch for Majority NEW YORK CITY. Dec, 25.-At_ the Young Workers League of New York, Comra last mesting of Branch No. 5, Jack Stachel, district organ- izer of the league, and Herbert Zam, both leading comrades favoring the position of the minority of the C, E. C. of the party, presented that position of the minority. After a considerable discussion by the membership, the branch voted to indorse the position of the majority of the C. E. C. of the party which Is being supported wholeheartedly by the national executive cémmittee of the Young Workers League. Sentiment in many other branches of the league Is also favorable to the position of the C. E. C. and the N. E. C. of the league—supported almost exclusively by rank and file comra: : : Chicago Russian Branch Supports alee or Majority Position After three meetings where the theses of the majority and minority were thoroly discussed, the Russian branch, Workers Party of Chicago, voted last night in favor of the majori- ty. The lively discussion was wound up by M. A. Stolar, speaking for the majority and Boris Deviatkin, speak- ing for the minority. The latter acted as chairman and also spoke last, con- trary to the proceedings in all other discussions where the representative ‘of the majority spoke last. ‘When it finally came to a vote, 16 voted in favor of the majority and 13 for the minority. The vote for the minority was taken three times, but it did not rise above 13. Two mem- bers of the branch, who are also mem- bers of a shop nucleus, did not vote as they pay their dues and vote on party matters at the shop nucleus. They announced that they were in favor of the majority. Northwest Jewish Branch, Chicago, for Majority 23 to 6 “At our last meeting, after thoro discussion, our branch, by a vote of 23 to 6, decided in favor of the thesis of the majority of the central execu- tive committee and against the thesis of the minority. Signed—A. Firstein, Northwest Jewish Branch, Chicago.” Lithuanian Bronx, N. Y., Branch Endorses Majority Thesis At its meeting held on Sunday, Dee, 21, the Lithuanian Bronx branch endorsed the majority thesis by a majority vote. There were no rep- resentatives giving the views of both sides at this meeting. The members of the branch were capable to pre- sent arguments for both sides. Cleveland Membership Meeting. The Cleveland membership meet- ing held in accordance with the in- structions of the Central Executive Committee will take place at Hun- garian Hall, 4309 Lorraine avenue. For nonoenay Wee wea Tloanmmxe, 93: m EAST 14th SIREET A NONOBARY WM TPETb PYCCKWE KHUTH aa w3qaHWii rocyaapcTBeHHorO u3- jatenbetsa Cos. Poccun IBANAA POXJECTBERCKAA OFOAWAA PACHPOJAKA TATbIA BbIBOP KHHT no Ke, COuHasbHbIM aocodun, Uctopuu, JIutepatype, Kputuxe, Mcxycctay. Tawxe geTcKHe KHHTM | Tyre a Seat M CNMCOK KHMT, NO/exKAlHX pace newiMTe C 3anpocaMH MH 3aka3amH, 469 pa teas 6yaer Ps Sage eagle O¥eHb KOPOTKOe BpeMa, NOVY MIR BOOK STORE HEHbI Bonpocam, ®n- Sa ERS Se SSS AT pec LS a a Pt A RA Pe SEES RARE Rar kn ck NN i tht Ee ON ce a Date ene Lee a NEW YORK, N. Y osmOmeao0n German Branch in Chicago Votes for The Minority Thesis After a thoro discussion of the tasks of the Workers Party, held in its regular meeting Tuesday, Dec, 23, the Chicago German branch of the party decided by a vote of 8 to 6 to endorse the minority theses. Comrade Arne Swabeck, district or- ganizer, presented the viewpoint of the majority; Comrade Max Bedacht that of the minority. Comrades presi: ing for the minority from thé! floor, expressed their fear that the aban- donment of the ‘farmer-labor’ party campaign would mean an abandon- ment or at least curtailment of the political activities of the party. Comrades of the majority point of view, on the other hand, expressed the opinion that the party had enough to do if it would carry out its indus- trial program of amalgamation, organ- ization of the unorganized, etc. 7 e+ @ Minority Thesis is Endorsed by Terra Cotta Italian Branch The Terra Cotta Italian Branch of Chicago, at its last regular meeting indorsed the minority thesis by a unanimous vote. “We indorse the Ruthenberg-Lovestone thesis of the C. EB. ©. minority, and declare against the dropping of the united front, class farmer-labor party slogan which is a weapon to help us build 2 mass Communist party,” said the resolution, signed by G. Bomanini, secretary of the branch. The vote was unanimous for the minority thesis. Unanimous for Minority. BUFFALO, N. Y.—The vote in the Buffalo Italian Branch was unanimous for the minority by a vote of 15 to 0. Next Sunday Night and Every Sun- day Night, the Open Forum, Where Are You Going New Year’s Eve? To that T. U.E.L. BALL at WEST END WOMEN’S CLUB, 37 So. Ashland Blod. where all the live ones wil! celebrate in regular New Year's Eve style. 50c A PERSON ADMITS YOU to the last dance of the season and the first one of the AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. quite popular thruout the country with the rail magnates. Hillman’s steps towards class collaboration have been more guarded and his path more liberally decorated with red fire and revolutionary trimmings. But even the New York Times, finds Gompers behind Hillman in many re- spects. One point is worthy of note, ** © ILLMAN is author of tia policy in the needle trades that insists on a high standard of production from the workers. This kind of thing un- der capitalism is class collaboration at its worst. It is not surprising that the Nation goes off on the wrong foot in discussing such questions. What bourgeois liberals really want |, is industrial peace not better con- ditions for the workers or their ulti- mate emancipation from wage slave- ery. Bats. % ENRY FORD might have secured the Muscle Shoals power plant if he had waited until after the elec- tions. Coolidge promised it to him, but the promise was made at an in- opportune moment. It fell foul of Teapot Dome and other things. Now Senator Underwood of Alabama, a democrat, is fighting for a bill, that Thousand Dollars Pledged By National Office Center Party Headquarters Pays in Cash Over Three- Fourths Amount Pledged—Will Other Party Offices Follow Lead? HE membership is backing this campaign. the DAILY WORKER to the party and the working class. every section of the country come letters stating that everything will be done to meet quotas assigned,—yes, to beat them. Below we print a list of contributions made by comrades that work in and visit the DAILY WORKER building. every party headquarters thruout the country could do equally well, the campaign would be one-third over. Every headquarters of the party. whether district, federation or local, should make it a point to sell policies to sympathizers that visit such If more than $1,000 can be secured in pledges from mem- bers and sympathizers that visit the national center. of which three- fourths has already been pald In cash, then comrades elsewhere can do party centers. proportionately well. Contributions Secured from Members and Others at National Headquarters (Up to and Including Dec. 21.) would turn over the power plant to private interests. President Cool- idge, originally supported Under- wood’s bill, but when he saw the hand writing on the wall, he withdrew his support. Another group wants the shoals operated by the government but so long as the government is in the hands of the capitalists, the pri- vate interests will have it anyhow. se © HARLES R. CRANE, of Chicago, was charged by the Soviet am- bassador to Turkey, with plotting the overthrow of the Soviet government from Constantinople. Crane was plac- under surveillance by the Turkish po- lice, and three days later he left for Palestine, Egypt, and India. This means that he has transferred his seat of operations to other sections, One of the arguments used against Soviet recognition by Secretary of State Hughes is that the Russian government interferes in domestic affairs of other nations. But it is no exaggeration to say that every U. S. ambassador and consul in the world is interfering in the domestic af- fairs of those countries to which they are assigned. Pullman to Discuss Party Controversy at Meeting Friday A meeting of the Workers Party members of Pullman has been called for Friday, Dec. 26 in Stanick’s Hall, 205 east 115 St. The most important order of business will be discussion of the party controversy, and speak- ers representing the majority and minority theses will be heard. Two delegates to the Chicago city central committee were elected to rep- resent Pullman at the last meeting of the Pullman city central. A dis- cussion by the party members living in Pullman is expected to enliven the proceedings, and all are urged to be present. Workers’ Demands in Sweden. STOCKHOLM.—The Metal and Leather workers in Orebro, members of the Gothaer trade union, present the following demands to the Branting socialist cabinet: Immediate dissolu- tion of the bourgeois regular army and establishment of a workers’ and peas ants’ police system; arming the work- ers and peasants, and disarming the bourgeoisie; that Sweden leave the league of nations; dissolution of the upper house and abolition of the mon- archy. $a The workers demand wages aha working hours in accordance with their own scale; the large industries, mines, and large estates to be nation: alized under workers’ control. new year. Pee Lee PEN SL A AC AA Auspices, TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUD. rina! to BN nds *ikctas det archndtmend rinks Bese ncbc a LOCAL CHICAGO Martin Abern .... - 10,00 Anna Letchinger .. 3 5.00 Ida Dailes 5.00 Anna Block 1.00 Al Shaap 5.00 Sonia Croll 5.00 Nick Dozenberg . - wessessese 10,00 Hilda Reid amet BOO Paul Simonson 5.00 Elsie Ramloff 5.00 Nick Paul . 2.00 Cc. E. Ruthenberg weve 6,00 Robert Minor evecare 10.00 Fahle Burman .. jo Ludwig Lore Ingrid Elk .. Mary Huttenan — T. Cuckovich ........ 5.00 Roy Mizara 5.00 Constant Chriss .. 5.00 Jos. M. Jurich . 5.00 Karl Mikalashky . 5.00 B. Porfiri ..... 5.00 G. Giordano ... - 5.00 L. Candela 5.00 M. Giordano 5.00 A. Presi 5.00 M. Nardini 5.00 Jos Giganti 5.00 Fisher 5.00 Walt Carmon . A. W. Kruse . Lillian Goodman . M. J. Loeb ... Edith Freedman A. Henderson Natalie Gomez . Anna Lawrence Fannie Minuk Vera Friedman .. Wm. Edwards Gertrude Erickson ‘Catherine Polishuk Sam Hammersmark J. Heinrichson . Alfred Wagenknecht T. J. O'Flaherty ren 10,00 Karl Reeve -.....rsssemenserenee 10,00 J. Louis Engdaht —.sene 10,00 Nancy Markoff -nnrsenccorevere 5,00 Bill Dumme —.-.--ssecccereeeesseeerree 25,00 Harrison George cere 10.00 A. Bittelman ... wesseneee 10,00 day Lovestone ........-.r0. Elsie Newman Earl Browder ..... Elsa BlOCH -ncsssecseeencsseecsneemee 50 John Williamson ... 5.00 Peter Herd Wm, Z. Foster 5. 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