The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 1, 1925, Page 3

7 wer by ee : M9 ants ge Mee Oe LEGAL BUREAUS TO HELP UNIONS FORMED IN WEST Seattle Idea Spreads to Other Cities By Harold R. Johnson. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) TACOMA, Wash.—More cases are being won for workers in Tacoma since the legal bureau was established last June, It is operated by the Central Labor Council. The bureau is at the disposal of all affiliated un- ions, whose individual members may secure for a small fee a card which entitles them to service, System Reduces Cost. Minor advice is given free. Matters requiring more attention and court ac. tion are handled for unions and mem. bers at cost. The bureau-renders its service to unionists not only in ad- Juating industrial matters, but wher ever legal aid is needed. The bureau with its salaried staff has proved a great economy to the un- fons. Uniform systems are used to deal with injunctions and workmen's compensation disputes. Lawyer Trust Nicked. Corporations naturally oppose thir new labor instrument. Private law- yers also dislike the plan since their fees and practice are injured. The or- iginal office in Seattle, which is doing a tremendous business was establish. ed in 1920, by George F. Vanderveer, labor lawyer. Bureaus in Everett, Bellingham. Bremertor, Spokane and Aberdeen are sure to follow. It is expected that in @ few years the Pacific coast will see labor’s legal arm well developed. Vanderveer, at one time county prosecutor, still heads the Seattle of fice. The Tacoma bureau is conduct ed by Leslie B, Sulgrove, a former Montana prosecuting attorney. When you buy, for the DAILY WO et an “Ad” KER. George E. Pashas COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial _ Hall CHICAGO Res, 1632 8, Trumbull Ave." Phone Rockwell 5050 MORDECAI SHULMAN Arrorney-at-Law 701 Association Building 19 S. La Salle Street CHICAGO Dearborn 8657 Central 4945-4947 WIN SWEEPING AUSTRALIAN MARINE WORKERS ns, Nor ONE scaB| OUT PATRONAGE SHIPOWNERS, NOT ONE S By W. FRANCIS AHERN (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) SYDNBY, Australia, Jan. 30.—After a fight lasting several weeks over the union shop on the waterfront at Australian ports, the Waterside Work- ers Federation has forced the shipowners to throw the non-unionists out of their jobs and employ only union labor supplied by the federation. It was a magnificent victory for the waterside workers, due entirely to wonderful solidarity. Of the 49 branches of the Waterside Workers Federa- tion, all obeyed the strike call. one unionist scabbed. In some cases the ports were completely closed and steamers ceased calling during the strike, Solidarity Beat Bosses, Coastal shipping was not affected, as these vessels always employ union labor. The fight was against the over- seas shipping companies who set up an agency for engaging non-union la- bor to break the federation. Ships were held at every port. When it was seen that the union could not be beaten, the prime min- ister, Bruce, called a conference of the union.and the shipowners, After two days’ haggling the shipowners admitted defeat and signed as re quested. Capitalist Press Raves. The capitalist press shricked its head off about direct action, and bit- terly commented on the fact that direct actionists were strong enough to break the power of the shipowners, Meanwhile the strikebreakers have been rooted off the waterfront and the agency has been abolished. The scabs are very angry at being turned adrift by the shipowners. They complain that the shipowners solemn- ly undertook to stand by them thru thick and thin and have now thrown them aside. ‘ Island Still Safe. LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 30.—Reports of the Port Alexander Island disaster have been officially denied by the government. A sandbank 4,000 meters square, and which was close to the port suddenly submerged, but there was no loss of life and no damage, it was announced. LEARN ESPERANTO The International Language The following rr a are received ree: Esperanto for All, grammar and vocabulary. isperanto and its Critics, by Prof. Collinson. WORKERS’ ESPERANTO ASSN. 525 7th St., Rockford, Ill. Furnishings LADIES’ MEN'S INFANTS’ Trade Where Your Money Buys the Most Martin’s 651 West North Avenue East of Halsted St. THOMAS J. O’FLAHERTY Well-Known Revolutionary Journalist and Writer of “AS WE SEE IT” Column in The Daily Worker Will Speak on The Labor Movement in [reland Sunday, Feb. 1, 8 P. M. at the WORKERS PARTY OPEN FORUM ASHLAND AUDITORIUM (Lodge Room), Ashland Avenue and Van Buren Streets Take Metropolitan “L” to Marshfield Sta., or surface lines: on ‘Van Buren QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION Single admission 25¢ Tickets good for any three admissions, 500 Opera for Everyone Subscribe for a SEASON TICKET FOR 1925-6 OPERA For $1, $2 or $3 through the Opera Savings Club (First Deposit Now Due)” 3% Interest on Deposits Amalgamated Trust & Savings Bank 371 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago DRE etre entensereetierenensionn LABOR PARTY IN AUSTRALIA FIGHTS IMMIGRANT LABOR SYDNEY, Australia—Because of the inrush of foreign labor from Europe to Australia, the Australian labor party is against immigration under present conditions, It de- mands that the large estates should be made available to the people and work should be found for the work ers already in Australia. Particular objection is taken to immigrants from southern Europe. These are largely of the peasant class but as there is no land for them they are soon thrown into the ranks of the unemployed. In des peration they are forced to accept work at low wages, and this throws Austratians out of work, Mexican Minister To Soviet Russia Arrives i in Moscow MOSCOW, Jan, | 30.—Professor Vad- illio, minister of Mexico to Moscow, arrived here on the 16th inst, and was officially met at the station by representatives of the Soviet govern- ment. A large crowd assembled to welcome the new envoy. On the same day, Mr. Vadillio was received by the People’s commissary of foreign af: fairs, George Chitcherin. Prof. Vadillio is a teacher at one one of the high schools in Mexico. After the revolution in his country he was a member of the Mexican par liament; afterward he was governor of the province of Halisco; two year: ago he entered the diplomatic service and was minister in Norway. From Christiana he has now been transfer- red to Moscow. Mr. Vadillio is the first Mexicon plenipotentiary minister accredited to the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. CONCERT AND BALL Given by the Frauen Kranken - Unterstuetz- ungs-Verein “Fortschritt” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1925 Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Ave. Tickets in advance 50c, at the door 78¢ PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Expert Dental Service for 20 Years. 645 SMITHFIE} ST., Near 7th Ave. 1627 CENTER A . Cor, Arthur St. JULIN'S SHOE STORE AND REPAIR SHOP 3224 W. North Avenue Phone Belmont 2713 Chicago Hall Ss eh eteatetdieitiaddediaied ANNNRNOOOPOOOUUANEAREEGDEEEOEOEOOTARSHNGEE AEA Where Food Is Good And the service is fine, Meet your friends at the Zlotins & Plotkins Restaurant 100 Per Cent Union 29 South Halsted St. The best of food at a moderate price So: The 27th Anniversary | CD THE DAILY WORKER COOLIDGE HANDS TO LABOR'S FOES It’s Fine ‘Collection of Gifted Thieves (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—All power to the corporations! ‘'That’s the Coolidge slogan and pro- gram, unfolded in an amazingly logica? series of appointments to high office and the president's latest attacks upon the morale of the organized civil serv: ice. What he is doing today is con- sistent with what he tried to do a year ago, but the voters and congress itself forgot his purpose in the excitemen of the campaign to elect him for an other term. Stone, a former Morgan lawyer, I» moved from attorney general to the supreme court bench. Warren, sugar trust lawyer and manipulator, with a finer touch thay Harry Daugherty, is named as at torney general. Thomas M. Woodlock, former editor ‘of the Wall Street Journal, is named for the interstate commerce commis. sion, where Wall Stret pity for the poor railroad companies may becom: more fully effective than even now is the case. Big Capital Favored. William F. Humphrey, the most re- actionary politician in the state o! Washington, is dug up from hig, po litical tomb of some years’ soddins to throw the majority in the federa’ trade commission safely to the side of non-interference. Humphrey was one of the boldest and bitterest foes of the federal trade commission when it was exposing the lawlessness of the Chicago meat packers’ monopoly. Lav terly he has represented shipping corporations in their dealings with the government. Coolidge has beaten the postal workers’ demand for a living wage and has followed this with a warning to all department and bureau chiefs that they must cut down the number of their workers. None but a foo! will fail to guess that reductions wil) affect the work of the bureaus that inquire into what monopoly capitalism is doing to the workers. Civil servants will keep their mouths shut and hold onto their jobs. A Real Ghristian. Last winter Coolidge nominater George Christian, foymer secretary t President Harding, to the federa trade vacancy. Chairman Husto’ Thompson testified that Christiar when secretary had tried to talk with him about a pending case, apparently as a friend of the accused corporation The senate forced Coolidge to drop Christian, as the committee on inter state commerce recognized him as ¢ man chosen to wreck the work of that body. The same committee will consider the nomination of Humphrey for fed eral trade and Woodlock for the I C. ©., and there is a fair chance that it will recommend against them both However, Coolidge can give them re cess appointments, trusting to the in coming senate to be more reaction ary. Means Lower Railroad Wages. Woodlock is needed to boost thc rairoad valuations; Warren is needec for official opinions approving thc the good work; Stone is needed o: the supreme court, where the railroac valuation stea) will finally come for judgment. If the railroad valuation i fixed at twenty or twenty-five billion: instead of at twelve billions, railroar workers will draw lower wages anc stockholders and bankers will get fat ter, in the coming years. North Side Branch Notice. Jack Johnstone, assistant secretary of the Trade Union Educational League will speak at the North Side English branch meeting, Monday, Feb 2 at Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halstead St, 8 p. m. sharp. Comrade Johnstone attended the Pan-American and A. F, of lL. conven tions and he will talk on the lessons to be drawn from these conventions. Come early—bring your friends an¢ neighbors to hear Johnstone who is also our candidate for alderman of the 44th ward. When you buy, for the DAILY an “Ad” ORKER. ‘my NEW LOCATION ial X-Ray rices _ to Gas Workers Given ESTABLisiikl 14 YEARS. My Examination Is Free My Prices Are Reasonable My Work Is Guarantees Extracting Specialist DELAY MEANS DECAY . Page Three E BUILDERS AT WORK Every day under this head you will learn not only what BUILDERS thruout the country are doing to build a greater newspaper, but also practical Suggestions to accomplish more for OUR paper. doing—and we will “tell the world.” Do You Do It? OCAL Chicago has an efficient literature distribution system that ‘could well be copled the country over. Even the Chicago system is only beginning to reach perfection, but the North Side English branch in it, is already “hitting on all six.” Under the leadership of Branch DAILY WORKER Agent Gertrude Welsh, a large committee, composed of girls, has been given regular meeting nights to “cover.” This committee has apportioned two nights a week to couples, where they go regularly, and where the union members get accustomed to buy from them. Naturally, the literature sales of this branch are mounting regularly, and the profits have proven a valuable addition to the branch treasury for the promotion of further branch activities. The propaganda work amony trade unions, where it is particularly valuable, brings splendid benefits to the party and it was proven in one instance where a union member who was a steady buyer of literature from the girls, also secured for them a list of signatures on a petition for a candidate of the party in the local aldermanic elections. The organizational value is soon very evident. New members are secured this way and from every angle the literature sales at union meet- Ings, covered regularly, are bound to bring results. The committee of this branch is always ready to help on special oc- easions as well, and City DAILY WORKER Agent Thurber Lewis, has often sent emergency calls to them to assist at large and special meet- ings. Other branches are being taught the system and hundreds of unions are already being “covered” monthly. Do You Do It? Workers Take 5 Weeks’ Vacation For Study Class By OUNI SALMI. (Special to The Daily Worker) WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 30.—The courses of lectures which have been carriéd on under the Finnish federa- tion at Worcester for three weeks now and which will continue five more weeks are becoming more and more interesting as we progress. We start at nine in the morning and continue until five with an hour for lunch. The subjects so far discussed are the fol- lowing: Ancient society, the progress of humanity from savagery thru bar- barism to civilization, development of private property and with it the birth and development of the state, the rise of Greece and Rome and their decay, the development of feudal society up to the growth of different trades and their concentration in towns and cities the origin of the world and of species and their development to the highest forms, also the subject of co-operation, its history, practical knowledge, its possibilities and limitations and work ing principles that must be main. cained. The student body is drawn from a wide circle—Ohio, New York, and al! parts of New England are represent- ed by the 25 students attending the courses. Most of them are partly financed by their locals or district committees, but many are on their own hook. A spirit of comradeship prevails among the students and teachers and everyone does his or her best to get the most out of every study. The hours spent on elocution and es says are the most interesting. In these studies questions are brought before the students by the students themselves and are discussed by them from all angles. In this way new light is thrown on subjects which is of great help to the students in every way. Tell us what YOU are Lenin Meetings Sunday, Feb. 1. New York, N. and Ruthenberg. New Haven, Conn., Hall, 158 Crown St., Speaker, Rose Pastor Stokes. ceum, 376 William St. Jamin Gitlow. Portiand, Ore., 227 Yamhill St., at p.m. Speaker: Stanley Clark. p. m., Turn Hall, 725 High street. Erie, Pa., Russian Hall, p. m. Waukegan, Ill. Ave. Speaker, Peter Herd. * Sunday, Feb. 10. ed. Speaker, Joseph Manley. AUOAT OO TSESTEHAGAREUAOODLEERD ATTA NUTA OU THIS Stir Connecticut Workers Against Child Slavery}: (Special to the Daily Worker) All Workers in conference for the abolition of child labor for Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 8 p. m., at the Trades Council Hall, 215 Meadow St. Invitations have gone out to all local labor unions and many other working class organizations. The child labor amendment has been sent to the state legislature by Governor Trumbull, and referred to a committee. Connecticut is republican ruled, and the amendment will prob- ably be defeated. Governor Bingham, who took the oath of office one day and immediately resigned to become United States senator, declared against the amendment at the repub- lican convention which nominated him Labor Stirred. The aim of this conference is to get the rank and file of the local unions into action. At present, everything is left to the legislative agent of the state branch of the Federation of La- bor, and the tactics pursued are to get liberal elements to exert personal influence on members of the legis- lature. This conference will, however, mobilize the working class elements for the fight, since they are the only dependable ones. Furthermore, the {ssue will be injected of support of school children with the proposal that the rich incomes be taxed for this purpose. “ages Glan PN | sai THE WORLD'S makes your blood tingle with you taste it. Take a wine glass IPS BITTERS before m below. Enclosed is $1.85. LIPSEY'S BITTERS at on NAME wcecccecerosccssorsennnnenscncs Y. at 2 p. m., Mad: son Square Garden. Speakers: Foster Hermanson’ at 8 pm Buffalo, N. Y., at 8 p. m., Labor Ly- Speaker, Ben- Elizabeth, N. J., Sunday, Feb. 8, 7:30 156 BE. 3rd St. Speaker: Benjamin Gitlow. 2:30 Slavonic National} House, Cor! 10th St. and MeAllister Baltimore, Md. Hall to be announc. sp TFUTTUTENUEEUUANESEOCUOSUEEUUHSSRUU LAUREATE OANA LEE Amalgamated Food Workers GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 81 East 10th Street, New York, N. Y. SI RaT Ne EMBLEM An Industrial Organization For j Babi Rt prac ype te elk Sunurwveataaesvntvvvytnninnangvnsesaegtngicitnecrecneiten tesco $40,000,000 A YEAR TO BOOST THE ALMIGHTY $ But Asia and Africa Are Morgan’s Loot (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—American foreign missions represented in con- vention in the capital this week sup- port more than 18,000 missionaries in Asia, Africa, the islands of the seas and in Latin America, and spend on this enterprise more than $40,000,000 a year. Dr. James L. Barton of Boston, pre siding at the opening session, wel: comed the spokesman of more than 100 foreign mission boards, societies and other groups from all parts of the country. Barton, as foreign secretary of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions, and as chairman of the near east relief, has been an ac- tive consultant of the White House and state department with reference to the Lausanne treaty with Turkey. He has induced President Coolidge to talk to the 4,000 delegates. Carpenter Officials Charge Slander. PHILADELPHIA.—F. W. Burgess, business agent of Carpenters’ Local 8, faces expulsion on charges of circulat- ing “scandalous or scurrilous” liter- ature abont candidates for general of- fices in the recent elections that re- sulted in the victory of Gen. Pres. W. L, Hutcheson and his slate. Bur- gess is not a radical, but favored the moderate candidate Willis Brown of Peoria. The scurrilous matter is al- leged to be in a letter to union car- penters in which Burgess stated that Hutcheson “has proved by his arbi- trary methods, domineering temper- ‘'s|ament, injudicial decisions that he ia totally unfitted for the office.” GRAFT! comes under the witty lashes of T, J. O'Flaherty (nationally known editor of the “As We See It” column in the Daily Worker) in the February issue of the Workers Monthly. This article, “The Fine Art of Grafting” is only one of the many splendid features in the February issue which you will surely get—if you subscribe! IS OUR the Food Industry GREATEST TONIC for lowered vitality joy the minute full of and note the improvement of your health in a few days. Order a bottle by coupon pray A! PRODUCTS Co, 1133 er Ave., Chicago Please send one bottle of