The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 5

20,000 MINERS DESTITUTE IN WEST VIRGINIA pune “Brotherhood” Evicts 86 Families (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Feb. 1—Hundreds of pundles of clothing were accepted for niners’ families in West Virginia at meeting in New York. Over 20,000 coal miners of West irginia are on strike and some have een out for more than three years. housands of the miners and their amilies are living in tents and shacks ecause of their eviction from com- any houses, McAlister Coleman, in- estigator of the League for Industrial Pemocracy and American Civil Liber- es Union, told the mass meeting. Neal Ferry, executive board mem- er United Mine Workers charged at Coal River Colleries, owned by pembers of the Brotherhood of Loco- otive Engineers, had refused to deal ith the Miners’ Union and had victed 86 families of miners who re- sed to accept non-union wages. An - F. of L. committee is to meet hairman Stone on this dispute. Both speakers mentioned the im- ortation of foreign and Negro work rs to replace union miners. Coleman 4) bys the non-union scale is from $2.50 | p $4 a day, contrasted to the union’s 6.90, which is being paid by only uy 0 per cent of West Virginia oper- ¢ tors. “(,W. Ly INVADES NIGHT SCHOOLS WITH LITERATURE NEW YORK, Feb. 1—The night hools of New York are full with im- igrants who came to the “land of lom and opportunity” and were terly disappointed when instead, ey found oppression, and unemploy- ent. To counteract the feeling that is wing among these immigrants ainst the conditions here, and to pease the hunger of those who walk e street# in vain in search for jobs e schools: are feeding these young rkers with Americanism. Here.-they are told of the. great ‘ruggles that our present “captains’ | industry had to go thru until they iéeed their present success, hold- = et — a qualified because of birth in a for- country of becoming the presi- mt of the United States, the great ibility of becoming a Rockefeller only they will be obedient to the in- tutions of capitalism, and be pa- nt, 3 'The Young Workers’ League finds a very fertile field of propagan- Squads of league members who 'e organized for the distribution of erature find the young disappointed migrants very eager to get the ig Worker and read it altho handi ipped by their difficulty in reading le language. Every day as a result of this agita- in the schools both thru literature ibution and the general ‘activity the Young Workers’ League frac- ns in the night schools many of se young workers join the Young orkers’ League, Patronize our advertisers. OUR DAILY AN “UP-TO-DATE” DOLL 788. This is a quaint and popular ll model. It is a fine play toy. The il may be made of kid, folt, unblea- ld be of linen, satin or vetvet or, illustrated cap and jacket may be contrasting material, he Pattern is cut in 3 Sizes: 16, and 20 inches in lengnt, A 16 Inch 1 will require % yard of 32 inch terial. Cap and Jackt will require 12c in silver or stamps for our ‘TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMER 6 BOOK OF FASHIONS, : mailed to any address on eee FAI BOOK NOTICE! A i ole ears eae a cpt aaa, eet ig forth to every immigrant altho ; muslin or drill. The suit and cap |’ resigned their positions recently at a mittee of the organization. Both are Workers’ League in Minneapolis. sota, at the last election, will sicceed ‘COCKEYED EXCUSE FOR KEEPING UP ROTTEN SYSTEM Professor Puts Blame on Relief Society (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Feb. 1—The crimin- al career of the young prisoners of Sing Sing seems to be due to the “Cruelty Society” as they called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and other ‘children’s or- ganizations of that ‘class, thru their harsh treatment of their charges. Dr. George W. Kirchwey, former dean of Columbia University and once warden of Sing Sing prison told of this before Commissioner of Ac- counts Hirschfielti, on hearings fo find out whether or not New York City shall continue its appropriation for the support of the 8. P. C. ©. . They Try To Cure a Pimple. Dr. Kirschwey said that firty per cent of the prisoners in Sing Sing during his administration were under 25 years of age. “I heard a great deal from them,” he said, “about their experiences with the ‘Cruelty Society’ as they called it and they were all convinced that their criminal career was largely due to the harsh treatment accorded them from these agencies.” Dr. Kirchwey said a ‘majority of these young prisoners has ‘been wn- der the supervision of various juve nile agencies. Dr. Mason ‘Pitman, superintendent of the Riverdale Orphan Asylum, al- so accused the society of bad treat- mont of children, ‘ “Of the seventen or eighteen chil- lren received from the society last ear,” he declared, “six or eight were n an unsanitary condition and the Condition of the rest was nidt*s0’ good as we would expect to find under the circumstances.” y URGES UNITED FRONT FOR ALL CLASS WAR ~ PRISONERS’ RELEASE WALLA WALLA, Wash—Amnes- ty drives should Inciude all political and industrial prisoners, in the opin- ion of Ray Becker, one of the eight 1. W. W. serving from 26 to 40 years In Washington state penitentiary for defending themselves against the American legion rioters in Centralia over six years ago. {Becker thinks that common cause should be made in behalf of every worker gentenced for standing by his convictions and rights. A special campaign is now on to release the Centralia politicals. PATTERNS TWO “NURSERY TOYS” WORLD WAR VETERANS PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL BODY, TO FILE OR ENDORSE CANDIDATES (Special to The Daily Worker) ‘ MIUINBAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 1—Jack Bradon, national president, and Leslie R. Hurt, national director of publicity of the World War Veterans, Inc., meeting of the national executive com- Communists, Bradon holding member- ship in the Workers Party, while Hurt is industrial organizer of the Young Farmer-Labor Man Now Head. Emil H. Holmes, farmer-labor candidate for Heutenant-governor in Minne- Comrade Bradon as national president and Comrade Hurt’s post has been given to Rolland M. Prindle, of Min- neapolis. Charles E. Rice was elect- ed to succeed Elmer MeMillian, one of the Communist defendants in the Michigan “Red Raid” cases, as a mem- ber of the executive committee. The new policy as announced by Holmes makes the organization a po- litical alliance of discharged soldiers, sailors and marines. It will further the candidacies of office seekers favor- able to the world war veterans and who promise to work in the interests of soldier legislation, as well as to file their own nominees, Only One Political Center Possible. Comrade Hurt contended that he could not sanction a political program unless same was under the supervic ion of a disciplined organization suck as the Workers (Communist) Party of America, Comrades Bradon and Hur have served as national officers of the world war veterans since 1922. The new political policy of the organiza: tion is as follows: Future Policy of the World War Veterans. “From now on the world war vet- erans will function as a progressive political veterans’ organization. The manner in which we will so function is of interest to all peoples interested in political matters. First, we shall flie or endorse candidates for all leg: islative offices, state and national. We shall only interest ourselves in city or non-iegislative offices when the pres- ent holders thereof have been fcund to be guilty of: “1, Incompetency. “2. Misappropriation of funds. “3. Immoral conduct. “It becomes our duty to campaign against any office holder found guilty of any of those, otherwise we shall not interest ourselves for our mission is not that of getting office for politici- ans, but to secure for the veterans a more immediate enactment of their demands thru political action. Stands for All Freedom. all not. change our.program. We Phe to any amtaieraase official or unofficial with any righ’ cured us by the first amendment the federal constitution. We endors: the right of collective bargaining b: all truly representative groups of pro ductive industry. We condemn the ex ploitation of child labor. We recog nize the right of the farmers as wel as workers of America to advocate and secure for themselves the ful! product of their labor. We oppose the exploitation of the patriotism of the ex-soldier by selfish interests to keey down wages and lower standards of living. We'stand for, and pledge our. selves to the achievement of an Am- oricanism based upon economic, polit ical and social freedom. “Our slogan ‘The enforcement of the constitution of the United States of America as it is written’ will remain and we shall do our utmost to ac- quaint the people in general with the constitution, especially so candidates public “[for political office that they may con- duct themselves in a more creditable manner than has too often been the case in the past where economic or- ganizations have sought to give ex- pression to grievances.” . THE DAILY WORKE Page Five TEXTILE KINGS FIGHT TO KEEP CHILD LABORERS Pour Millions Into the Fight on Amendment By LAURENCE TODD. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.— Child la- bor in American industries is not to be abolished this year. Defeat has met the pending 20th amendment to the federal constitution in one or both branches of thirteen state legis- latures. Ratification by at least 36 out of the 48 legislatures is required. The campaign of opposition, which has been financed by the cotton mill interests, exploiters of the children, has been overwhelmingly successful. Almost every business group and re- actionary middle class group in the country has joined in the work of driving these children back to their machines, Powerful aid in this di-' rection has been given by the Na- tional Grange and the American Farm Bureau Federation. True, the legislatures that have rejected the amendment may reverse heir action, either this year or later. Any legislature that ratifies an amendment determines the matter ‘or its state, while a rejection is nev- er final. But the propaganda of lies and half-lies which the cotton-mill barons, under the name of the Farm- ers’ States’ Rights League, Inc., of Troy, N. ©, have published at adver- tising rates in farm papers thruout the west and south has keen effective for this year at least. And it makes ratification in future much more dif- ficult, Sen. Wadsworth of New York, lead- er of the opposition to freeing the child slaves of industry, hastened to issue a jubilant statement to the press, that the amendment had been disposed of. The American Federa- tion of Labor, thru Secretary Mor- rison, replied «ith a confident pre- diction that the amendment would still be adopted, thru the reversal of action taken in the past few days by @ number of legislative bodies. Employers Organized. “In most of the states where un- favorable action already has been taken there have been organized campaigns of the most despicable na- ture,” said Morrison. “There has been no hesitation about resorting to gross misrepresentation nor abou: en- gender.ng all kinds of prejudice. “Employers of child labor have gone the mit in financing these cam paigns. The whole situation calls for - congressional investigation; of the nost serious chareter... The battle S just beginning. If all friends of he amendment rally to-the cause we hall yet release American children ‘rom their present industrial enslave- nent.” Investigation. by “Labor” of the Farmers’ States Rights League dis- closes it to be a dummy concern, whose president is cashier of a cotton mill bank, its vice-president a clerk in a cotton mill store, and its real promoter David Clark, ‘for many years lobbyist against child-labor laws, editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin, and instigator of the suits which resulted in the killing of two federal statutes which sought to abo- lish child labor. Clark denies that Jeff Palmer, the agent who writes the advert! ents against the 20th amendment, for which papers have received large sums, is his employe. But Palmer is located in his outer office, takes peremptory orders from Clark, and is listed in the city direct- ory at Charlotte as an employe of the Clark Publishing Co. Clark and Pal- mer refuse to explain the source of their funds, while admitting that members of their alleged league pay no dues. Morrison’s demand for a congress- fonal investigation is to be pressed, in order to lay the basis for re versal of unfavorable votes in the 13 legislatures where temporary defeat has ben registered, _ What Capitalism Does to the Farmers be reduced. Efficiency of methods ix Every day under this head you thruout the country are doing to build Suggestions to accomplish more for doing—and we will “tell the world.” (Ns BUILDERS AT WORK will m not only what BUILDERS 4 greater newspaper, but also practical OUR paper. Tell us what YOU are | number. The DAILY WORKER Builders have the job of disposing of the Workers Monthly and of securing subscriptions for it—and it’s the easiest task of any. The new issue The Easiest Task of a DAILY WORKER Agent. Bis Workers’ Monthly has proven a great success—beyond the fondest hopes of all concerned. And it is easy to understand why. The magazine is so good that it almost sells itself. found it a simple matter to get subscriptions—to sell a bundle order— to use it on those workers who claim they can’t find time to read a dally newspaper even as good as the DAILY WORKER, The new February issue, now partly off the préss and going into the mails, will be fully mailed during the coming week—and enough will be left over to handle all the bundle orders you can send us for this splendid All agents have SHYLOCKS WRING HANDS AND YELL ZINOVIEV AGAIN (Special to the Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Feb. 1,—Zinoviey sent the letter to the British Commun- ist Party telling them to organize nue. lei in the army and navy and prepare the British capitalist government: Zinoviev called upon the French Communist Party to organize factory nuclei, in order to mobilize the workers for the final struggle with French imperialism and for the seiz- ure of French factories. Zinoviev called upon the colonial peoples of Africa and Asia to prepare for the military struggle again world imper- ialism, Center Attack on Zinoviev, It’s Zinoviev, Zinoviev, Zinoviey. The capitalists are shrewd in center- ing their attack on Zinoviev, for they know that he is the president of the to overthrow has such a variety of interesting ar- ticles, photographs, cartoons, world labor review—an item or more to inte“est the most exacting of reading workers. Now Is the time to order a bundle, before the Ink has scarcely dried on its pa Our readers will remember that might add here that the employees in the building of the DAILY WORKER have only recently sent a shipment of clothes. Comrade White's Letter To the DAILY WORKER: I re- ceived the parcel post package today which you mailed me and will say that I was glad to get the clothes for they will be of great benefit to some of the people heré who have been ou of work over a year. Still many of them here cannot understand what is wrong, Maybe they will wake up some time, but their children are not to blame. By the time the children grow up they will be too wise to vote tor Coolidge and the Dawes’ plat- ‘orm under which there are several ‘amilies keeping cool here. We have «wo good mines and one of them has not worked since Nov. 20, 1923 and -he other has ceased operating since Jan. 14, 1924 and this last mine still owes its employes back pay for the time they labored before the mine closed down. Sometimes we can hardly get coal for house use and when we do it costs $6.00 a ton and with nobody having any money or any sign of making some they keep cool while Coolidge is comfortable. This is cruel punishment for those who are already exerting every effort to advance the workers’ cause, but it is of good educational value for those workers whose minds are still poi- soned with bosses’ propaganda. I want to thank you very kindly for helping us out in our struggle and also for any favors in the future, tho the need is not so great now as it was about two months ago, for I re- reived a lot of clothing from my ap- deal in the DAILY WORKER. Our greatest need now are shoes and stockings for children from 6 to 12 years of age and money to keep some of the people here in coal. If Miners’ Children Need Shoes and Stockings has been collecting tunds and clothes for the families especially the children of unemployed miners thru the columns of the DAILY WORKER. We print his letter and hope any comrade who can help these miners’ families will do so at once while their need is so great. It is an easy matter to secure a sub from any worker who already has had the pleasure of going thru especially this number. The success of the Workers’ Monthly is an important contributing factor to the success of the DAILY WORKER. When you build one, you are building the other—and whichever you build, you are building the Communist movement In this country. Comrade Ross White of Sessor, Ill. Incidentally we ATTENTION JUNIOR GROUP LEADERS OF CITY OF CHICAGO Tonight at 8 o'clock sharp at 321 No. Avers Avenue a very important meeting of all the Junior group lead- ers will take place. Every group 'ead- er must attend this meeting and get there on time! This meeting is of the utmost importance! All previous arrangements, if any have been made, must be postponed for the attendance of this meeting. Junior Valentine Dance. The city Junior Section of the Young Workers League is running a youd in any possible way get a col- lection, even if it is small, just send it on and I will return an itemized account of how it was spent to be published in the DAILY WORKER. I remain your comrade and more power to the DAILY WORKER. Rose White, ‘ Box 632, Sesser, Ill, Valentine Dance Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. This will be a very novel affair. Our juniors are putting into it all the ingenuity they posses and their only worry is that the seniors and party members give them sufficient support ty sending all their juniors (who are not yet members) and by coming to the affair themselves. Whenever the juniors arrange an aftair-—its always a corker! “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” is coming to Ashland Auditorium Feb. 5. Building Wages In Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, 0.~As a result of ¢ 13-month wage contract signed by the Cincinnati building trades council and the associated building trade indus- tries, $1.25 will be the hourly wages for carpenters, hoisting engineers lathers, ornamental iron workers, plumbers, slate and tile roofers steamfitters and structural iron work ers. Laborers will receive 55c, hodcar riers, 92% cents and other crafts wages between $1 and $1.25. The can. tract expires March 23, 1926. When you buy, get an “Ad” for the DAILY WORKER. * Bors U. S. Department of Agricul- ture has been making a study of|what it is looking to as the govern the difference between what the con-;ment has no intention of getting sumer pays for a box of apples and | apples to any consumer in any other what the grower gets for his labor.|manner that that by which profits ‘The consumer pays $5 for a box of |may be made out of him. Therefore fine apples and the farmer gets only |the government's experts are using $1.18 of that. their energy to learn something about Farmer Sitting Pretty. improvement of handling — speeding up sales processes, effect: Thirteen fruit-shipping age prey economies in king, \tranei ris © and handling in wholesale and retai! pay for boxes, paper, nails, labor, which means getting more profits for overhead charges, etc., amounting to| °aPital 40 cents. Of the 78 cents left he had ’ ‘to pay for all the cost of production, which include such costs as pruning, UNCLE WIGGILY'S TRICKS Minor is going to trial! Thirty more trials ahead. Ten thousand dollars wanted by February 15. Volunteers wanted to help mail out tens of thousands of letters for the Michigan defense. Come during the day or phone State 5959 if you will come at night. Bring others. Labor Defense Council, 166 West Washington Street, Room 307, A LAUGH FOR Communist International and the Com. munist International is their only en- But now they have discovered Zino- viev in another “atrocity.”* The French art treasures formerly {n the French embassy at Petrograd (old name) have disappeared. The building was sealed up many years ago, and now that the French ambassador has re- turned to Soviet Russia, he wants to take possession of the embassy and everything in it. Holy horrors! When the seals on the doors were broken, the art treasures were gone, Who could have taken them but Zinoviey! The seals had not been tampered with —everything apparently was in good order—but the treasures had disap. peared, The French are good slenths. §0 they established the fact that the art treasures had been removed thru the windows and taken to the home of Zinoviev. Zinoviev, the vandal! Anything else? Perhaps Zinoviev also raped the wife and daughters of the former French ambassador. Per- haps one of them is among the “nine Hida he is alleged to have or to have Atrocities—atrocities! This shows the desperation of the capitalists be- fore the growing power of the Com. munist International. ,| Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs Takes Slap at Klan The'state board of the Tlinois Fed- eration of Women’s Clubs has adopt- ‘da resolution barring from mem- vership any woman “affiliated with any organization which tolerates by practice or teaching violation of na tional or state laws.” The resolution is said to be aimed at the members of the ku klux klan. The resolution was enthusiastically received at the meeting. pa AAAAAeesesseneaaasencnn POLITICS is a most interesting game .. . and labor politics is more so. You will learn many angles of if from “A Conference of Pro ive Reactionaries” by Alexander Bittelman in the February issue of the Workers Monthly. If you don’t | subscribe—you surely will after reading this article in order to | get others of such interest. ess- Dr.S. ZIMMERMAN P2252 N. 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