The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 6, 1925, Page 1

Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! iY pt CH pr, Op )by mail, Vol. I. No. 22. SUB? “ey ayes Fes Sap, N Sen. gf ER 2. ‘NOTH. 0,’ SAY ALF. OF L. HEADS IN NiAMI Have ‘Routine’ Only at Florida Resort MIAMI, Fla., Feb, 4.—National labor leaders, here for the first meeting of the executive council, American Fed- eration of Labor, since the death of their chief, Samuel Gompors, said today that no matters of “extraor- dinary Importance” would be brought up and that only routine business would be transacted. William Green, Gompers’ successor, presided over the first session, which was held behind closed doors, as will be all other sessions during the week or more the labor chieftains are here. Duncan Doesn't Show Up. James Duncan, first vice-president who resigned when Green was. elected to succeed Gompers, is not here, but his resignation is to be acted upon. A public-meeting will be held Friday night when Green and others speak, It is thought some intimation of the policies of the new administration will be given at that time, Bricklayer-Piasterer Issue Up. One of the important question to be considered by the labor chieftains, ac- cording to high officials, is the dispute between the international unions of bricklayers and plasterers as to which union should do stucco work, AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHEATY. 'HE editor of the official organ of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union is an anarchist, but not of the kind associated in the pub- Me imagination with struggles against the powers that be, and sacrifice for unpopular causes. This fellow’s name \s Yanovsky and a more confirmed lickspittle it is hard to find. In a recent issue of his paper, while com- menting on the accomplishments of the general executive board, he men- tioned the presentation of a marble bust of Gompers to the noted faker, at the El Paso convention, Yanovsky said: “ , . . it had fittingly ex- pressed the high-regard and love it had for him for many years past. In addition the international has, by vir- tue of this act, gained for itself the friendship and recognition of a host of organizations and leaders in the American labor movement.” This is the way the yellow socialists and an- archists purchase the “recognition” of the bureaucrats, that and by expell- (ng radicals, AR TTORNEY GENERAL STONE proves his fitness for a seat on the supreme court bench by his ac- tion in nolle prossing the indictments against several wealthy members’ of the council of national defense, These patriots took advantage of their po- sition on the council by robbing the government. One of them was a for mer secretary of war, and no doubt, was an adept in the art of connect- ing with easy money. Perhaps he did not treat Daugherty right and drew an indictment. eee? ERGER and Calvin Coolidge are putting up a united front in trying to keep the republicans who support- ed LaFollette during the last election out of the republican party. Berger hopes that. this isolation will compel those wobbly pioneers to throw in their lot with the “third party” which he hopes will be organized on or after next February 24, when the con- vention of the conference for pro- gressive political action will be held. But the “progressives” are canny poli- ticlans and realize that there is very Uttle sentiment at the present time onthe naval appropriation bill. of naval armaments, a withering broadside at the | before the June 17 conven- Fight to Oust J sional Pelt in, the “progressi®” organization: which they had no right to do. Evi- dently the managers of the G. O. P. steamroller took “Bob's” views on bor- from within seriously, so he and his friends are now on the outside of (Special to The» Daily MINNEAPOLIS, Min The Hennepin county committee of the farmer-labor.. federation. held a meeting Feb. 2, where thé following irssolution was introduced from the the republican cau looking in | longing’ tenth ward branch of the farmer-la ag ge Sash: sires bare bor federation condemning the expul- pl sion of J. 0. Johnson and ©. R. Hed- lund as members on the state execu- tive committee: Whereas, it has come to our notice that the state executive comittee of the farmer-labor federation, at a re- cent meeting passed a motion exclud- ing from membership on their commit te two members, J. O. Johnson and C. R. Hedlund, and . Whereas, these two members, J. G. Johnson and C. R. Hedlund wer« elected to membership on the state executive committee at a legal state sonvention of the farmer-labor federa- ion held at Minneapolis on March 13, 1924, and were elected to represent the fifth and tenth congressional dis- tricts respectively, and Whereas, such an attitude fs sub- Sore Germans have another scan- dal on their hands. Last week the socialists were involved when it was learned that their leaders, while in control of the government turned over millions of dollars to a certain con- cern, headed by an enterprising gentleman named Barmat. This time the nationalists are involved. They went one better than the sociali Where the latter dealt in millions, the nationalists handed out hundreds of millions. When the scandal in- volving the Luther government was first made public, Vorwaerts joined the anvil chorus of attack, but strange to relate on the day following it, shut up like a clam. Why? Think it over, the brain exercise will prove more mentally invigorating than solving cross-word puzzles. versive of the rights of the members oom © of the farmer-labor federation in ND little. Austria is going under choosing their own officers, therefore the hammer! Things are very| Be It Resolved that we, the members bad in Vienna, the capital of the (Continued on page 3) league of nation’s little pet. The bh docial deshocrate, vay the bourgeniate,| | HOLLAND WAR BUDGET, 10 hence businéss is on the bum. Of “PRESERVE NEUTRALITY,” IS 23 MILLION DOLLARS course, Vienna being ruled by the so- cialists, perfect democracy prevails there. No’ dictatorship for them! The employers own their own shops and the workers slave for them just STERDAM, Holland, Feb. 4.— as under the Hapsburgs. A few weeks | The draft of the war budget for 1925 ago the cooperatively owned bakery,| amounts to over twenty three mil- van by the socialists, was purchased |‘tlon dollars. The war strength of by a capitalist concern. Now that the | the Dutch army Is twenty recruiting league of nations refuses to spoon| classes,‘it Is declared here, with feed its little ward any longer, the | 90,000 men in each class. The Hol- land government Is preparing de- fense plans, announcing the policy of maintaining an army that can, “preserve nuetrality,” COMMUNIST DEPUTY DORIOT DEMANDS FRENCH TROOPS EVACUATE MOROCCO _ PARIS, Feb, 4—Communist Deputy Doriot in the chamber today wabared the Spanish retreat was endangering Freneh troops and demanded the eva: ouation of French Morocco, _ , are rE | | Doriot attacked the French miltary*administration in Morocco. Dorlot described a photograph he had seen showing a sergeant-major with the heads of two killed Moroccans beside him. « “ fcage, by mail, $6.00 per year. “jcaught behind the rock. to.them that the boulder had slipped arrive a Glide of loose rock closed the rescuers and he was a prisoner again. move the barrier, but it is slow and the digging, and he passes the shale ‘They’ Wore” alone in the house. eee cnneenermenans ae 8.00:per year. PRESIDENT OF MINERS UNION THANKS DAILY WORKER FOR PACKAGES A short time ago the employes In the DAILY WORKER office sent packages of clothing to the unem- ployed miners of Sessor, Ill. A few days ago we carried an appeal to all who can do so to send money for coal and to send shoes and stockings to the children of the miners of Sessor. We print a let- ter we received today from the president of the United Mine Work- ers of Sessor, tlt.: “To the DAILY WORKER: Re- ceived packages yesterday contain- ing clothing which were sent by the employes in the office of the DAILY WORKER and I extend my greatest thanks and appreciation to them. There are many miners here desti tute and without hope of conditions getting better soon. They will sure- ly be glad to get the articles con- talned In those packages. “West best wishes for all possible for the DAILY WORKER, “Yours truly, “ROSS WHITE, “United Mine Workers, “Sessor, Ill.” Jusserand Optimistic Like All Diplomats (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Feb. 4—“The Franco-Ameri- can debt problem can be arranged more easily than is generally believ- ed,” said Jules’ Jusserand, formerly French ambassador to the United States, who arrived here today. U. S. SENATE GOES ON RECORD FOR ANOTHER DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-—-The senate went on record again today in favor of another disarmament conference by accepting the conference report Both the senate and the house joined in requesting President Coolidge to summon representatives of world powers to consider further reduction KERS, 3,000 STROKS, 19-60 ~ OW STRIKE: TODAY NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 4— A strike of 3,000 embroidery workers is scheduled for Thursday, accord- ing to an announcement yesterday of the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union. The embroid- ery workers are members of Local 66 of the organization. The workers are asking for a 44 hour week, time and a half for over- time, payment for ten legal holi- days, minimum wages and sanitary conditions. EXPLORER FREED FROM ROGK THEN HELD BY SLIDE Boulder Slips But Rocks Block Rescue (Special to The Dally Worker) CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 4.—Floyd Collins, cave explorer, who has been imprisoned in the entrance of a cave since early Friday morning, was freed from the boulder holding his foot this morning, but a slide in the opening between him and th» mouth of the cave will stay his complete rescue for several hours. The slide came while Collins was alone, and none of the rescuers were Information was given the rescuers by Collins, that his feet were free, but that he was too weak to force his way to the mouth of the cave. Shortly after daylight today, when rescuers had left him, Collins called to one side and he was free, but too weak to crawl out. Before help could passageway between the man and his Work started immediately to re- tedious. Only one man can work at by hand to others stationed along the passageway Rescue Mother and Babe. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 4.—While Mishawaka firemen fought flames that started in the basement from furnace asties placed in a wooden basket and spread thr the house, other firemen rescitéd Mrs. Donald Protsman and her few"dhys old baby from rooms on'ffie’ ‘second floor of the building. wgevind 4! FRIDAY, FEBR The joint arbitration board set up by Harry Jen ssident of the Car- penters’ Distri¢ it Co uncil, to negotiate the question 6 f @m increase in wages with the Le tractors who are signatory to amous “Chicago Carpenters’ nt” accepted the bosses’ com} of $1.37 an hour instead of the 4 p60 scalo that other sections of 7 receiving. fay At ‘last lay night's meeting of the District Co il, the Jensen ma- chine succe putting across this compromise, § means that in case the local vote to accept the proposed z1 mt the carpenters will receive scale than the painters and | sections of the building t1 in Chicago. trom Local 80. atroduced by cal iat_ the carpenters hour, thus bringing le up to the level ers of the building down. iil have an oppor- 6 proposed agree- yote to accept it, | know that besides lower than that hd other members les, they will be Nowing provisions eement ever foist- lon of the organized insist on $1. the carpen' of the other trades, was tt The memb tunity to vo ment and if: they might ai voting for a of the paint of the build! yoting for in the seal ed on any workers in © Some of* forth as 1. ‘That tions of ‘thi shall perfor 2, That tion of thé appliances, 3. That t tion of the “basic ‘points are set shall be no limita- unt of work a man firing his work day. hall be no restric- machinery, tools or hall be no restric- : of any raw or manu- except prison No More Strikes (?) Article, No 2 of the agreement reads: Witnesseth: That both par- tles hereby» agree that there shall be no strikes,lockouts or stoppage oi work and that they will by all law- iul means compel their members to comply with the arbitration agree- ment and working rules as jointly agreed upon. and adopted and that where a member or members affiliated with elther-of the two parties to this agreement refuse to do so, they shail be suspended from membership in the association or union to which they belong. An arbitration board is to be joint; ly selected every year to which all matters of dispute is to be referred. This board selects an umpire, who is in no wise affiliated with this trade, and his decision shall be final and binding upon all parties to the agre ment. ; Arbitration Board Decides All. Article 8 under the heading Power of Board, reads: “The Joint Arbitra- tion board shall have full power to enforce this agreement entered into between the parties hereto, and to make and enforce all lawful working rules governing both parties. No strikes or lockouts shall be resorted to, and work shall continue pending the decision of the joint arbitration board, or the umpire.” T. U. E. Lb. Says “Fight!” The progressives among the car- penters brand ‘this latest compromise on the part of Jénsen as another act of treachery to the rank and file. It is reported that -he was ready to ac- cept a six-centian hour increase, but feared the wrath of the membership. The rank end) file will not be sat- isfied with this compromise, however, as they know very well that the car- penters are strong enough to force the bosses to atleast put their scale on a@ level with: that of the highest in the building ‘trades. Local leaders of the Trade Union Educational League are urging the members of the Carpenters’ Union to vote down the compromise and point out that they can easily force the bosses to grant’ their demands. It is said that Jensen is endeavor- ing to get a snap vote on the agree- ment before the members have a chance to discuss» it. This is his main hope of slipping it over. Movies for Workers Pittsburgh, Pag N, Music Hall, Feb.‘7, South Bend,.iInd.—White Eegle Thoater, 1125 W.Wivision St., Feb. 11. St. Paul, Minn-~444 Rice St., Feb. S. Carnegio Milwavkee, Wai-Pabst Theater, HO FEAR; COMMURISTS - WOR'T ERTER THE 6, 0. P. CAUCUS AT SPRINGFIELD (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 4—A “row” was precipitated among the republican members of the Illinois legislature today when a senate caucus admitted Senator Herbert Giberson of Alton, elected as a demo- crat, to its ranks. Giberson’s election two years ago came on a democratic ticket, but the republican landslide in his dis- trict at the last election left him a lone hand. He deserted the demo- cratic cause early this yearand has had no political status until today. Administration republicans favored admitting him to the party. Senator James J. Barbour of Evanston left the caucus in a great rage shouting that at the present rate “the party soon would be ad- mitting Communists to its ranks.’ After leaving the caucus, Senator Barbor declined to say whether or not he would sit again In a caucus of republican senators. : “| was elected a republican, am still a republican, but I object to sit- ting in a rump caucus,” he declared. American Physicians Give Sun Yat Sen Radium Treatment pie, enasiak: te The: Dally Worker): | PEKING, Feb. 4.—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, South China leader of the national revolutionary movement, today re fused the suggestion that he leave the hospital where he is critically ill, to give old style Chinése doctors a chance to cure him. He said he would remain and ac cept radium treatments from Amer- ican physicians. a ; | And We'll Bet He Sent it “Collect” As Experts Advise BOSTON, Feb. 4.—Thomas A. Win- ston of East Boston today telegraphed President Coolidge as follows: “I want work. You were elected on a platform promising prosperity, gcod times and better business. I am one of millions unemployed. I want work.” Winston said he had toured the city but was unable'to get a job. Build the DAILY WORKER! YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE FIGHTS SCARE CAMPAIGN TO KEEP CHILD LABOR The capitalist press is carrying on a “scare” campaign against the child labor amendment. The liberals and pacifists are putting up a weak fight against “excessive” child la- bor, As a result, the amendment continues to go down to defeat in many sta’ The Special Child Labor Edition of The Young Worker will contain a militant program for all those that wish to actively oppose child labor and will also carry news of the progress of the child labor amendment in the various states. The Special Child Labor Edition will show that all the liberal tead- ers in the fight for the child labor amendment want is to give the fed- eral government the power to pass a national child labor law; which in all probability would be no more of a protection than the Inade- quate child labor laws existing to- day in such states as Ohio and Iili- nols. The Special Child Labor Edi- tion will show that ali the workers must carry on a united fight under the | ‘ship of the Young Work- ers’ League and Workers Party if they want to do anything to abolish child labor in Ameriga—and that definite provisions for the malnten- ance of the children and the regula- tion of hours for youth, labor. must be demanded. : Single copies at be orders at 3c a copy can’ by writing to The oy 3113 Washington Bivd, Chicage. — Published daily except Sunday PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. (Special to The Daily Worker) NOKOMIS, ill., Feb. 4.—Four hundred miners were thrown out of work today when the Indiana and Illinois Coal company of Chicago, closed the big No, 12 mine at Witt, near here. After: boing closed for several years, the mine was opened December 30, last, pitching the quiet little community again into the excitement of its former ‘activity. days of work and then came the closing order. Many miners were despondently facing the double difficulty of living in a strange town and being out of work. They had moved their families to Witt from other mining eamps when. the opening of the mine was hailed as a new era of prosperity. NEW YORK EDITION by THE DAILY WORKER Price 3 Cents YELLOW CAB SETS POLICE ON WORKERS Wage Cut | Protested; Boss Calls Cops But there were only 11 “When a group of employes of the Yellow Cab Manufacturing company called at the office Tuesday to request information regarding the new scale of wages which was inaugurated in the shop without their knowledge or consent, they were met with force and threats of violence at the hands of the company’s officers, house detectives and about twelve city police officers in uniform and in plain clothes. Among the police officers Was a motor cycle policeman. The Yellow Cab Manufacturing com- pany manufactures cabs for the Yellow Cab Taxi-company and for the Chicago Motor Coach company. It em- ployes about one thousand men in its shops at 580 Dickens Avenue. This company is notorious for its spy system, having at least one stool- pigeon in each department and two chief spies over the entire factory, WORKER of the alleged ku klux klan When the employes of the enamel letter which was sent to employes of | department Jearned on last Tuesday, the Premier Taxi company, urging! that they were no longer going to be them te join, officers of the com-| paid on the old basis, of 46 cents per pany, entered vigorous denial to the} hour with a premium of 23 cents an manager and editors of The DAILY! hour paid at the pl ure of the man- WORKER that the company or any|egement, they 4 d to find out of its officers had any connection with | under what conditions they were the hooded order. going to be paid in the future. They The unpopularity of the ku ot ma d in a body to the assistant NO KLAN TIES, SAYS HEAD OF PREMIER CAB State That Kluxers Are Not Welcome Following publication in The DAILY klan among the organized workers of | Superintendent, He was decidedly sur- Chicago was again demonstrated! prised when he saw the men and In- when employes of the Premier | quired angrily what they were here Taxi company held a protest meeting | for. be the lettor was made public. The ol Ts ‘of the “company took steps to clear themselws of suspicion by immediately having posters displayed in all their garages with the follow- ing statemont: “To all Premier Taxi employes: Be it hereby officially stated: Absolute- ly no Premier Taxi company’s officers ectorsare members of the or- ganigation known as the ku kinx Klan and as long as they, Gfiliated ‘company, never will be. ‘Tue propaganda. recently circulated with- out our knowledge and wich is, con- trary to these statements, is not in accord with the truth. i “Walter L. Hays, “Vice-president and General Mana- ger Premier Taxi company.” The Premier Taxi company is only one Of ‘the few taxi companies in the city of Chicago whose employes are allowed to join a union. It is be- lieved iu some quarters that the “klan letter” -was' sént out by one of the rival. companies that refuses to em- ploy. union labor. The Yellow Cab company is the strongest scab taxi company in Chicago and spends large sums of money advertising the vir- tues of its service in the capitalist press. It has resisted every eifort on the part. of union organizers to unionize its employes a is there- (Continued on page 2) KNITTED TRADES OF HEW YORK CITY WILL STRIKE, SOME HOW OUT NEW YORK, Feb. 4.— Knitted outerwear workers of New York and Brooklyn will be on strike with- ina few days. Halperin Mills, | Brooklyn, is already out because of the discharge of workers who talk- ed unionization. . Only Wanted Information The spokesman for the workers in- formed the boss that they came to ask for information about the new wage system in the shop, whether it was to be piece work or so much per hour. They were told that the fore- man should tell them, but the foreman had already told ‘the men that he did@ not know anything about the new system. While the boss was calling up an- ‘other boss, the “spukeimin for “the 4 workers began to speak’ on the: in- creased cost of ‘living and the im- possibility’ of workers with families living on the wages:they were getting not to speak of accepting a reduction. The boss became furious and shout- ed: “I'll be damned if I am going to let you talk like that here.” He trem- bide with anger and stood glaring at the men. Evidently the idea of a group of workers walking into his of- fice was repugnant’ to: him. Ordered Them Back. By degress the house detectives be- gan to gather. The general superin- tendent arrived but instead of giving any information about. the new wage ystem, he ordered the men back to work, They insisted on being inform- ed about the conditions under which they were expected to work, but he positively declined to give them any information. “Are we going to be paid on the old basis,” the spokesmen for the men de! nded. “You are not,” replied the superin- tendent, “but go back to work and you will get paid.” The men refused to go back to work antil they were informed about the new system. Then the boss tried to negotiate with them individually. The men refused, all except four who got. frightened and agreed to return. While this conversation Was going n a call was sent in: for* policemen and they began dribbling in. The The International Ladies’ Gar- | police immediately began to bully the ment Workers, with whom the knit- | meu and threaten them, calling the ted wear workers are now affiliated, and the United Textile Workers, who also exercise control, will con- duct the strike. The unions, have asked a confer ence from knitted wear manufac- turers to discu jes and working conditions in pring needle trades. eader of the workers “a Bolshevik.’ The patrol wagon was watting out- side, One of the honse detectives pat- ted his pocket where he carried his gun saying: “I have something here that will get you.” The city policemen acted just as if they were beating up strikers on the (Continued on Page 3) , . Workers’ Correspondents Wanted in N. Y. ‘oe make the New York edition of the DAILY WORKER what it should be we want some worker |n every shop, in every factory, in every locality to act as DAILY WORKER correspondent. The Pravda, official organ of the Russian Communist Party, increased its circulation fourfold within the past year, largely because it developed Its “workers’ correspondents” until the workers generally became cons- clous of the fact that the Pravda is THEIR paper. The same method pur- sued here, will bring similar results for the DAILY WORKER In New York City, Every branch of the Workers Party and the Young Workers League, and every group of the Trade Union Educational League, should of course elect an official workers’ correspondent at once. But in addition to that every worker, no matter whether man or mowan, no matter whether party member or not, is asked to fee! that the DAILY WORKER is the WORKERS?’ pap: nd to send in news of the working class stru It is not necessary to be a fine writer or to have had journalistic experience, meroly to give FACTS. Send them to J. O. Bentall, New York Editor of the DAILY WORKER, 208 East 12th Street, and he will put them in ehape for publication. A claas in workers’ Journaliam will be started in connection with the Work the echool is moved te the new headquarters at 108 Bast 14th Street, come time this month. Those who volunteer ae Workers correspondents will be given first opportunity to enroll in thie |