The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 4, 1925, Page 3

ALL DETROIT CARPENTERS “IN CONTEMPT” Everyone Defies Injunc- tion of Hutch President Hutcheson is having an awful time trying to convince the carpenters of Detroit that the T. U. E. L. is a dual union, In order to show the terrible nature of this crime, Hutcheson thru his spineless agents got out an injunction to restrain Wm. Reynolds from,attending his local un- ion meetings and to stop any local from allowing him the floor or to tak- ing any action on the matter until it was settled by a capitalist court. Local Ignores Injunction. At the meeting of Local 420, Janu. ary 30, Botterill, Hutcheson’s general dis-organizer, warned the local that 1 they allowed Reynolds the floor or act- ed upon, his case they would be in contempt of court. The local prompt ly told the doddering Botterill and the court to go to the devil. The local, to show how much the in- junction restrained them, passed a motion unanimously condemning the officials of the district for getting out an injunction and, in order to make their proposition clear, passed the fol- lowing resolution by unanimous vote: Local 420 Has Resolution. “WHEREAS, Brother William Rey- nolds of Local Union 2140, has been expelled by the general executive board without being given a fair trial as provided for in section 55 of the constitution, Brother Reynolds having been given no opportunity to defend himself or answer charges, and “WHEREAS, Local Union 2140, be- ing notified of this expulsion by the G. E. B., have taken action unanimous ly to repudiate this action of the G E. B., and sustained Brother Reynolds in all his rights and privilges of mem. bership and as president of Local Un- ion 2140 until such time as charges are brought before the local union in a regular, constitutional manner, be it therefore “RESOLVED, that Local Union 420 sustains the action of Local Union “140 in protecting Brother Reynolds in his. rights of membership, and be iv further “RESOLVED, that Local Union 420 condemns the policy of expulsions be ing carried on by the G. E: B. in Chi-|it. cago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Detroit as a policy which, if followed, can only result in the wrecking of the organization, and be it further “RESOLVED, that a copy of this . Tesolution be sent to the G. BE. B., and to the official journal, the Carpenter, for publication.” What Local 19 Calls “Shipwreck.” Local 19, carpenters, the largest and oldest local in Detroit, at its meeting held January 26, elected Jack Welch, the left. wing candidate for business agent by a vote of 88 to 33 cast for William Shipp. Shipp was former bus- iness agent and is now chairman of the district executive board. The elec- tion was on the issue of expulsions. Shipp stated that no goddamned radi- cal was going to run this town. Well Shippy, old sock, we will assure you that if you do any running it will be out of town, To make sure that Shippy knew just why he was defeated the local went on record unanimously against the in- junction gotten out by President Hutcheson in the name of the district council. Censuring District President Sharrock and Secretary (Jelly) Fish for signing the injunction. They also went on record unanimously to refuse to recognize the expulsion of Rey- nolds. Condemn General Office? Sure! Local 1806, Detroit, at their meeting January 27, passed a motion condemn. ing the injunction and ordered Shar- rock, who is also president of this lo- cal, to have it lifted. At the meeting of the Carpenter's District Council of Detroit, held Janu- ary, 29, the expnision of Reynolds and the injunction gotten out by Hutche- son and signed by the president and secretary of the council was condemn. ed categorically by almost every del egate. Sharrock refused to entertair & motion to withdraw the injunction pleading that he had applied for it by instruction from the general office. The couneil, however, in spite of the opposition of Sharrock, Fish and Bot- terill, by an almost unanimous vote condemned the general office for get- ting out an injunction, and in another Bring On Your Jails—Lawyer! This means that the district council and all the locals of Detroit have gone on record to support Reynolds against Hutcheson’s expulsion policy. have all defied the Injunction pl, TRADE UNION ED CENTRAL COUNCIL BLUFFS DISTRICT MINN, UNIONISTS ‘UNIONSENTER | GATHER TO HEAR UNITED FRONT Militants Get Special Child Labor Action (Special to The Dally Worker) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia.—The last meeting of the Council Bluffs Central Labor Union was visited by David Coutts and J. E, Snyder who spake on the campaign for ratification of the child labor amendment, They sat thru the entire business session and heard the reading of a mild resolution requesting the legislature of Iowa tc ratify the amendment, two communi- cations from the A. F. of L, and one from the T. U. EB. L. on the child la- bor amendment were filed without be- ing read. Good and Welfare—Right!” Good and welfare arrived and with it the opportunity of the visiting mil itants. David Coutts opened up witt a barrage on the apathy of the trade unions toward this vtal question and mentioned some of the tricks of th: forces of reaction opposing the amend. ment. He stated that he was well ac- qainted with the labor movement in Council Bluffs and knew it to be pro- gressive in the past but that now thc central body had given up leadershiy thru carelessness or failure to recog nize the importance of this question He then urged that a special com- mittee be appointed to get together the trade unions and organizations in favor of the amendment into an as. sociation to carry on a campaign, a campaign strong enough to be hearc at Des Moines and elsewhere. Only T. U. E. L. in Action. Then J. E. Snyder, district organ- izer of the Workers Party, gave some facts as to the power of! the opposi tion and the danger of’ defeat of the amendment thru Jack-of action upon the part of the labor unions. He ha¢ visited a farmers’ conyention at Des Moines last summer and had seer the propaganda of the, opposition at work even then, while there was nc counter-education carried on by the A. F. of L. to support the amendment. Only the T. U. 4. had worked for The unions should HaVée gone int: action on this months &go but it wa; not yet too late to save the name of the local and state labor organiza- tions by getting into the fight now. Real Work Ahead. Two militants in the central body in Council Bluffs came into the room at this time. They had been auditing, the books of the organization. There was no opposition to their motion to appoint a committee, which was done. One militant was appointed, which as sures us that some real effort will be made to stir up the fighting spirit and make the conservatives ‘and politi cians take notice. This is another feather in the cap of the Omaha T. U. EB. L. Any issue upon which we can make the unions act will help make them-more mili tant and give opportunities for pre- senting to them a more advanced pro- gram. When is a Left Winger Not a Left Winger? We have received. four letters from members of Local 82, Machinists of Detroit, giving the results of the vote cast for the left wing slate. Each cor respondent asked that ‘their nam: should not be published. Dennis Bat! ear ee It was a straight fight -between the left wing slate headed by Julius Emme and the Johnston administration tick et. This is Dennis Batt’s balliwick and when the smoke of battle cleared Emme had defeated Johnston by + vote of 35 to 30, McNamara defeatin; McMahon by the same score whil: Johnston forces nosed out a vic. Ej LEFT WING CASE Good Spirit and Good Support Shown By CARL SKOGLUND, (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 2.—A big mass meeting was held in the Uni- tarian church here Friday. About 200 trade unionists responded to the cal to hear explanations made on the cam- paign that is going on in the local la- bor movement to exclude the Com- munists. C. A. Hathway explained at length the program of the T. U. E. L. and showed that the Communists are not in the trade union movement for the purpose of destroying the labor un ions, but for the purpose of build ing and strengthening them. Can Build Unions Only By Struggle. He also showed that in order to build the labor movement, to fight in the interest of the working class, thir movement must be built on a class struggle ‘basis and not on a collabora tion policy. Walter Frank explained the condi- tion of the building trades union. He showed that the reason for the inabil- ity and disintegration of the unions was due to the inability of the leaders to fight a militant battle in the inter- est of the workers, and not as the la bor fakers wish to convey that the Communists are the destroyers of the labor movement. Stevens Proves Case with Documents. Dan W. Stevens, expelled membe: from the assembly, explained th: charges that he made before the as- sembly at the time of his expulsion against the officials of the America: Federation of Labor. He proved by documents that what he stated was correct and the reaso1 for the complaints were not becaus: they were lies but on the contrary they were helping to expose the aim and workings of the leaders who wish to betray the workers. Enthusiasm and Support. All the workers present ‘receivec Speeches with great enthusiasm an¢ manifested a great desire to stand be hind and support the Communists ir their local fight. More meetings of this kind will be arranged in the near future to make it possible for the workers of Minne apolis to know the facts about thc fight from time to time. ‘ I. A. M. Helpers No. 915 Helps the Left Wing At the last meeting of the Machin- ists’ Helpers, 915 of Chicago, the B. & O. plan was voted down unanimously. Due to the activities of the T. U. EB. L. this class collaboration baby of Bill Johnston's is not popular: One of the grand lodge auditors was present ane was asked to explain the B. & O. plan and he said that he did not know a thing about it. Overgaard and others spoke against it. Little Things Like This Doesn’t Stop ’Em The Auto Workers’ Union 127, of Detroit, was not influenced by the fac’ that 13 states havé turned down the child labor amendment. They not only endorsed the child labor amend ment but elected two delegates to at we the conference for the ratificatior it. JINGLE By SAMMY GAY. '1LY WORKER LEFT WING HIT HUTCHESON HARD IN CARPENTERS Brown Makes Noise Like Tame Clam In spite he rigid control of the union mach and flagrant stealing of ballots, ident Hutcheson had to count nearly 35,000 yotes against him. This is a remarkable showing, and without question is the real reason why Hutcheson, following the lead and advice of his;pal, John L. Lewis, is starting oufon an expulsion campaign against thejleaders of those who led the fight against him. The official vote given out is-as follows: | For President, Wm. L. Hutcheson 77,985. For President, Willis K. Brown 34,306. i For President, Morris Rosen, 9,014, This is very encouraging to the pro gressive carpenters, with a very weak machinery, riifining for the first time a candidate upon a definite left wing program. Morris Rosen’s vote was un doubtedly over 20,000. The outstanc ing fact is, that Hutcheson had to count 9,000 of these votes. Again Willis K. Brown, paraded as @ progressive, was accepted: by many Progressives. on the rather weal grounds that Rosen had no chance tc win. This is rather popular but falla cious idea tiat the main objective is t beat Hutcheson by supporting any op | ponent no matter how reactionary h may be. The vote cast for Brown, generally speaking, is a progressive vote, an¢ has thrown Hutcheson into a pani He is now investigating F. W. Bur ess, Brown’s* manager, who is un doubtedly slated for expulsion. So far none of the: candidates who opposed Hutcheson" ‘has been threatened wit’ expulsion. ‘Brown, if he retains char acteristic Coolidge silent oppositior will not bé touched. However, we prophesy’ that Morris Rosen or his campaign manager is next in line. No. 181 Members Give Fakers Warm Time Local 181 of the Carpenters’ Union, | Chicago, did not have any meeting Monday, January 26. The five expelled members with the support of the mem- bership refusédto leave the hall and the officials refused to open the meet- ing... ; A Pleasant Time Had By All. However, the night was not a dull one, the expelled members and the members generally in numerous speeches told what they thought of the Hutcheson-Jensen expulsion pol- icy. This finally got under the hide of Harry Jéfifen and he tried to get the floor, but the membership howled him down and told him to open the meeting and discuss the expulsions officially. 7 A resolution demanding the im- mediate reinstatement to full member- ship, the giving of the expelled mem- bers a working card, and calling upon Prestdent Hutcheson to compel the local officials to live up to the consti- tution was endorsed and signed by 51 members. Many Locals Support Expelled Men. The expelled members and sym- pathizers have been visiting the other locals explaining their case. They have been well received by the mem- bership. In Local No. 1, members| took the floor and supported. the ex-| pelled, the opinion expressed being that with such an expulsion policy no member was safe if he could» be! expelled without a trial. A motion was made to write to the general of- fice and demand a speedy decision on the matter. Locals 242 and 13 took similar action, JANGLE THE RISING TIDE ~ MAFILITANTS,” what can that mean? Does no one really "* know? Perhaps it is some daring scheme, something that is oft’ unseen until it strikes a blow. Czars aie bold when all is well, their power becomes a whip; force is used to sound the knell, democracy must say farewell; and then—a sciittled ship. Stolen crowns are hard to keep, they’re mostly made of brass; their gild- ing never very deep, the acid test will find them cheap, and then the czar must pass. T. U. B. L. has got their,goat, the scuttlers now must pay; although they ery: “Don’t rock:the boat, our craft and flag must keep afloat;” just hear those fakers pray. So like a whippet after rats those militants are taken; they hit the crook right in the slats and make him show some acrobats, until his tricks are seen. Progressives now within the mine, though beaten back for years; Czar ‘Lewis at them spewing slime and using every trick and crime, his finish now he fears. The carpenters have Hutcheson, a czar resourceful, too; there, militants have just begun and soon will have him on the run, though votes will not go through. Ha, ha! You simple democrat, your referendum law; with ballots in a trickster’s hat, and sleightof-hand with him quite pat, what do you think he’ll draw? And shop commit- our curse, the burse; while Ve Strikes Double Blow ‘tees, when a fact, you'll make them stand true blue; through BM nafs sewing Ag Lodge 476| them you'll make the local act, no crooked deal or bribing pact wing scored another A RAC ike thas can then escape from you. Plute politics has last meeting they turned down. the Pe ‘rds have been won by erooks the b B, & O. plun, at this meeting they nom | ‘0cals go from bad to worse, that’s how our,¢zars begun. So inated Julis Emme for president, Tim| ditch the ezars by starting right, the job’s where you begin; then Buck for secretary and P. Jensen and| to the local take the fight, and carry on with zeal and might, for MoNamare for vice-presidents, only: fighters win, lives. EASTERN TEXTILE BARON TO BEGIN USING STRIKEBREAKERS Unanimous Strike Vote in Rhode Island Mill PAWTUCKET, R. I—The Paw. tucket Hosiery Co, announces that strikebreakers will be imported to take the places of operatives who refuse t« accept the wage reduction of 10 pei cent made by the company last week This is the first instance in New England where a mill owner an- nounced that strikebreakers will be used. The 200 employes walked out last Tuesday in protest against thc wage reduction. y At the same time the 400 workers a the Greenhalgh Mills of Pawtucket voted almost unanimously to strike unless the order reducing wages 10 per cent is rescinded. This company is also reported as planning to impor‘ strikebreakers. Fifty weavers of the Manville mill of the Manville Jenckes Co. are or strike. The strikers asked for in- creased pay, a cut in the number of looms operated by each weaver and modification of a fining system for spoiled cloth. The strike affects 1,00€ looms. Newport, R. I., Gives Vote to Left Wing NEWPORT, R. I.—At the last meet- ing of Lodge 119, I. A. M., the follow- ing left wing candidates were nomin- ated: For president, J. Emme. Secy.-treas., Tim Buck. For vice-presidents, P. Jensen, Johr Ottis, H. Garner, Alfred B. Goetz, Me- Govern and Slavens. McGovern and Slavens are not on the left wing slate, but are progress. Slavens supported all the pro: gressive measures proposed by the left wing in the Detroit convention. Pittsburgh Machinists Give All to Left Wing The Pittsburgh militants were on the job at the last meeting of Local 671, I. A. M., the result being that the entire left wing slate headed by Julius Emme was nominated. CANADIAN UNEMPLOYMENT BIG PROBLEM IN VANCOUVER Jobless Made to Work for a Dollar a Day VANCOUVER, Can. — The waget and working conditions maintained by the building and metal trades union: of Vancouver are being seriously threatened by the employment of job less men below the union scale. Unemployed men are set to work ar a Telief measure doing the perliminar} work in the building and metal trade: at $2 a day for married men, while single unemployed workers are offer- ed $1 a day for clearing land or break- ing rock. Waterfront Now Scabby. Last winttr unemployed stranded British harvesters broke the longshore- men’s strike. Thé Vancouver water front is now open shop and wages and working conditions are determined b; the master stevedores. Many union ists believe that the contemplated bi: building program for the spring wil! only be attempted on a nonunion wag scale and that the unemployed of thr city are being used to introduce the cut. Schemes to beat down wages usual- ly paid for clearing land fell thru wher the young jobless workers informed the city council that they would not clear land or do chain-work for $1 0 day and maintain themselves. The men declared that for working outside in the inclement weather clearing lan¢ or breaking rock, 35¢ an hour should be paid. Jobless Fight Back. The council is threatening to arrest all men who refuse to work under its proposed relief scheme but the unem- ployed are being drilled and discip- lined and are making the public awar: of their position, Next: week they wil appear before the council and make + formal demand for a living wage, The unemployment situation is ag gravated by every westbound trai) bringing dozens of English immigrant: who have been duped into paying what little money they had for steam ne] Page Thre DISTRICT A Textile Worker Urges Amalgamation By A Textile Worker. CLIFTON, N. J.—“The Amalgamat- ed Textile Workers of America does not exist any more,” so wrote the gen- eral secretary of that union, Russell Palmer, to one of the locals and also to a member of the general executive board. The leaders were known to some members, but the rest did as the gen eral secretary-treasurer-editor desired In the convention of May, 1924,| about 19 candidates were nomins for the executive board. Six or seven| were elected thru referendum yote The general executive board shoul¢ meet every. three months, but none was held. Mr. Russell Palmer and Mr. Derrick the general organizer, did everything so they did what they wished witt the locals, the money, furniture and the union. In the convention of 1923 and 1924 also, efforts were made to get started with amalgamation—‘One Union for all Textile Workers”—but the leaders fixed it so that resolution would be killed. Nevertheless, amalgamation i coming anyhow. The leaders may see it coming and therefore destroy the union rather than permit amalgamation. Fellow workers, the only way to make some real success in our struggle is to have a union of all the textile workers Therefore, push the leaders in your local for amalgamation—no worker is against it. T. U. E. L. Reports Labor Lyceum Work The militants more and more are be ginning to understand the necessity of working where the masses are. Ir the shop, unions, Workmen's Circles, ete. The T. U. E. L. of Pittsburgh re- ports that two Communists were elect. ed to the board of directors of the La bor Lyceum which is the home of thc eal organized Jewish workers of that city. | ‘ |5.5 millions to 6.6 millions, that is, an UCATIONAL LEAGUE WEEKLY SECTION “WORK WITHIN REACTIONARY UNIONS,” LENIN NoSeparation of Revolu- tion from Mass By N. Lenin, April 27, 1920. To refuse to work within reaction: ary trade unions means to leave the backward or insufficiently developed working masses to the influence of the reactionary leaders, the agents of the bourgeoisie, the “aristocrats of labor,” and the “bourgeoisified” workers. It is just this absurd theory of non- participation by Communists in reac tionary trade unions that most clearly shows how light-headedly the “left” Communists regard the problem of in- fluencing the “masses,” how they con- tradict their own outcries about the “masses.” Qualities of Mass Leadership. In order to be able to help the masses, and to win the sympathy, con- fidence and support of the “masses,” it is essential to be fearless in the face of difficulties, to fear neither chiean- ery, opposition, insult or persecution at the hands of the “leaders” (who be- ing opportunists and social chauvin ists, in the majority of cases have direct or indirect connections with the bourgeoisie and the police), and to work by every possible means wher- ever the masses are. Great sacrifices must be made, all obstacles overcome, in order to earry on systematically, stubbornly, insist- ently, patiently, agitation and prope ganda in all those institutions, socle- ties and unions, even tho completely reactionary in which are grouped pro- letarian or semi-proletarian masses. Where are these Masses? And trade unions and co-operatives (the latter at least in some cases) are just organizations where the masses are to be found. In England, according to figures giv- en by the Swedish paper, Folkets Da. gen Politiken, (March 10, 1919), the trade union membership, from the end of 1917 to the end of 1918 rose from Pittsburgh A.C. W. Left |increase of 19 per cent. Towards the Wing Very Much Alive! Local 68 of the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers of Pittsburgh, Pa., still retains its traditional left wing policy In the recent local election it elected a@ majority of the left wing ticket. The T. U..E. L. militants are on the job This local is also affiliated with the Labor Defense Council. DISTRICT ship and railway tickets on the prom ise of good jobs at high wages. The plight of many of these people, es- pecially men with families, is pathetic Exceptions Granted Make 8-Hour Day a Joke in Canada VICTORIA, Can.—Exemptions from the eight-hour law have been grante¢ to all the principal industries of Brit ish Columbia. More are to be granted. Thermetal trades and the timber in dustries are attempting whole or par- tial exemption from the act. Labor’s “representative” on the board administering the act is an ob scure liberal party henchman from the interior of the province, Windsor and Toronto Give Left Wing Vote The Welling Lodge of the I. A. o M. and Lodge 792, at Windsor, Ontar io, decided that they nad had enough of Bill Johnston and his class collab- oration policy and nominated the com. plete left wing slate, Lodge 225 of Toronto, Ontario, nom inated Tim Buck for secretary-treas- urer and P. Jensen and McNemara for vice-presidents. A tie vote resulted for editor of the Journal, the president casting the deciding vote against Over. gaard, the left wing candidate. Welland Machinists Want No More Wm. H. The machinists’ lodge of Welland, Ontario, at its last meeting decided that they wanted no more of Bill John. ston and nominated the left wing slate. Courteous Service end of 1919 this number reached 7.5 millions. I have not the correspond- ing figures at hand in regard to France and Germany, but generally known and incontestable facts testify to an immense growth in membership in the trade unions of these countries also. These facts speak with the utter- most clearness of a phenomenon con- firmed by a thousand other indica- tions: the growth of class conscious- ness and the driving force towards or- ganization existing among the prole- tarian masses, the “lowest level,” the backward. Millions of workers in Eng- iand, France and Germany are for the first time passing from a complete lack of organization to the most elementary the lowest, the simplest, and (for those still imbued with bourgeois Prejudices) the most accessible form of organization, the trade union. Contradictory Revolutioniem. And the revolutionary but foolish “left” stand around, crying, “the mass- es! the masses!”—and refuse to work in the trade unions, They refuse on the pretext of the “reactionary character” of these un- ions! And then they invent nice, brand new, pure little “Workers’ Un- ions,” which are free trom bourgeois democratic prejudices, guiltless of the sins of trade and craft narrowness, and which, they claim, are to be (are to be!) broad, and for participation im which the only (only!) requirement is to be “the acceptance of the Soviet system and the dictatorship”! No Conditions to Bar Out Members. Anything more idotic, more harmful to the revolution than this attitude of the “left” Communists cannot be im- agined. Why, if now in Russia, after two and a half years of unparalleled victorles over the bourgeoisie of Rus- sia and the entente, we had demanded that entrance into the trade unions be conditional upon “acceptance of the dictatorship” we should have commit- ted an unpardonable piece of stupidity, impaired our influence with the mass- es, and given aid and comfort to the mensheviks. For the whole task of the Commun ists is just this—to be able to convince the backward, to be able to work among them, and not fence ourselves off from them by manufactured, infant- ile, left slogans. : a Material sent in for the T. U. E. L. section not appearing In this page will be printed in tomorrow's issue, Reasonable Prices “THE PLACE TO EAT" WEST INN CAFETERIA 734 W. Madison St., Chicago. 2nd Floor—8 Doors Bast of Halsted St., Chicago, Il. 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