The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 10, 1925, Page 1

Help Insure THE DAILY WORKKER for 1925! Vol. Il. No. 25. THE in Chicagb, by SUBSCRIPTION RATES: SEVERINO CASE WITNESSES DO AS WE SEE IT | By T. J. O')FLAHERTY RED MARVIN, the stoolpige/™” | amendment has been introduced. | both houses of congress calling for equal rights for women thruout the United States. Parasites like Marvin must always have something to excite ‘the ruling class about, else they might have to sweat for their grub. Mar- vin figuratively tears his hair over the attempts that are being made to “tamper with” the constitution. If the new amendiment has as little luck as the proposed child labor law, Marvin and his paymasters need not worry. They need not worry about constitu- tional amendments anyhow. se @ ACLAY HOYNE, democratic leader, heavy stockholder in the Thiel Detective agency, and famous a8 a radical baiter is again in the pub- lic eye, but bricks not bouquets are coming his way this time. Hoyne was the leading figure in arresting Com- munists in Chicago in 1919. It seems that he has a great fancy for the long green. In 1919, he induced other stoolpigeons to get the bankers and manufacturers excited over the “red menace” so much so in fact, that they put up something like $60,000 to get rid of it. feld Refuse e Subpoena land. One of the Michigan Defendants. make him eligible for deportation. one of the prosecution in St. Joseph, Mich. dur. leading part ef * UT most of this cash dribbled in- to the coffers of the Thiel Detec- tive agency with which the~honorable democrat, Hoyne, was connected. The bankers had the satisfaction of devot- ing some of their loot to the “worthy object” of protecting the looters and Hoyne got a lot of publicity and a lot of good money. In those days, patri- otism was the main business of almost every scoundrel because it was the business that paid best. ee GAIN we find Macl&y Hoyne rob- bing the robbers. In that respect he resembles Robin Hood. The Jlat- ter took from the rich and gave to the poor. Hoyne takes from rich and poor, but he is never on the giving The latest achievement of, this | | | | two. testimony for grounds of incirimination. “Contempt of Court’—Ho! Ho! there matters ‘stand. ment of justice for this purpose, taking similar depositions, finks, on the Severino case. ee ip 3 ino’s trial in’ General Src ee . to. frighten two old people into turning over their property to another burg- lar associated with Hoyne. The rob- bery was almost a half million dollar job. Had it been done by ordinary robbers, they would face a long term in jail, but it isnot likely that Hoyne will ever find himself on the wrong side of a cell on account of it. . Sa BE UTH is essential in newspaper work and no one who does not love it will succeed in reporting, “de- clared” Miss Maurine McKernan, Chi- cago Tribune reporter, to members of the high school press association. Truth is not essential in capitalist newspaper work any more than hon- esty is essential in business. If such was the case, the Chicago Tribune | would not have made millions of dol- lars for its owners. The Tribune publishes all the lies that sound good to the ears of its readers and to the businessmen who advertise in it. The individual reporter who makes a mis- take may be given a calldown, if the mistake injures the paper’s interests, but lying is indulged in by all capital- ist papers as a policy and every re- porter knows this. snr report on the vote for officers of the United Mine Workers of America for the next two years*indi- cates tremendous strength for the left wing elements opposed to the reac- tionary dictatorship of Lewis and company. Lewis counted 136,209 votes for himself and 62,843 for George Voy- | mey, his left wing opponent. Phil | Murray got 126,800 votes for vice- president and Arley Staples polled 66,- | 088, That the left wing could poll so many votes, despite the absence of | @ campaign, outside of the distribu- tion of a few leafiets shows that Lewis (Continued on page 6) i SHAFT REACHES HALF WAY TO FLOYD COLLINS, ‘BURIED IN SAND CAVE * cry, Ky, Fe Feb. 8.—The sate tion by the labor department. justice is busy trying to make Sever- ino the object of deportation from the Michigan defendants cannot be deport- ed while they are held for trial in this country. The move is obviously. in- tended to put deportation on the order of the day in case convictions are not secured in those cases in which the defendants are elegible for deporta- tion. Calls Brotherhoods For Pre-Conference Meeting on Feb. 20 (Special to the Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, 0., Feb. 8—Warron S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and chairman of the executive committee of railroad brotherhoods, has issued a call to all brotherhood executives to meet in Chicago on Feb. 20, one day before the date~set for the meeting of the con- ference for Progressive Political ace tion. The meeting, says the call, “Is for the purpose of defining and outlining the brotherhoods’ position insofar as their further activities and connection with the conference for progressive political action are concerned.” It is reported that 200 individual liberals, mostly from the cast, have been invited to the conference for.po- litical action. These are responding to the headquarters in Washington. 5 Shoppats,”: Of "Frisco Used - Guns on: Molders (Special to The Dally Worker) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.—The lo cal organization of the open shop em- loyers, going under the name of the ‘Industrial Association,” is being in- vestigated by the grand jury on ac- count of the crimes of violence against union men by the thugs em- ployed by the association, f It is admitted that large numbers of thugs from private detective agenc- jos have been hired by the industrial associdtion, which of course, denies that these worthies shot. and slugged by its orders. A number of members of the Mold. ors’ Union Have ben shot and badly wounded just as they’were entering their homes, where the gunm SEE ; feet last night. It was said by H. T. Carmichael, engineer in charge of th work, that it will be Friday or Satur- day at the earliest before the diggers ean reach Collins. és |The cost of the rescue work to } reach the imprisoned cave explorer was estimated by Carmichael to be $1,500 per day, but with the material and labor volunteered, the cost may be reduced to $700.00 per aay. Homer Collins, brother of Floyd Collins, continues to explore the caves where Floyd was caught in a in the hope that one en: to the crevice may be discov. a ‘ peataion feet to Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. who has succeeded Whitney Pog ee. =a, secretary of the American Defer Gj) 5 +i iz re fe) Society, is quite excited because EC HTH") i‘ ave x 150 Krambetr-% ars, fatter: NEW YORK “CITY, Feb. 8—Chas. Krumbein, district organizer for the Workers Party in New York, and L. €. Katterfield were subpoenaed to ap- pear as witnesses in deposition pro- ceedings presided over by Max Bur- ger, department of justice agent from Cleveland. The hearing is part of an attempt to have the citizenship pa- pers of A. V. Severino revoked by the United States district court at Cleve- The fact that Max Burger, who was “red specialists” for the ing the Michigan trials, is taking the in the present case against Severino makes it plain there is a “distinct connection between the Both Katterfield and Krumbein refused to answer questions or give deposition on the Burger dismissed Katterfield but in- formed Krumbein’ he would be the ob- ject of court proceedings to make him answer. He said he would charge Krumbein with contempt of court, and Burger has recently been attached to the Cleveland section of the depart- He was in Chicago several weeks ago for the most part from department of justice He was in St, Joseph, Mich. col- sor It is the bélief of defense cai that this attack on Severino’s citizen- | ship is a plot on the part of the de- partment of justice to start wholesale deportations of all the defendants in’ the Michigan and other cases who aré or can be made elegible for_deporta- In the meantime the department of country. Severino or any of-the other | shootings of, Young and three ED mail, $8.00 per year. SOVIET RUSSIA T0 SPEND 75 PCT, MORE ON EDUCATION THIS YEAR MOSCOW, Russia, Feb. 8.—Ex- penditures on the people’s educa- tion, in the general budget for 1925, Is to be 75 per cent higher than In 1924, Lunacharsky, the commisar for education announced, during the fecent sitting of the All-Russian Schoolmasters’ Congress, according to press dispatches. Last year the government pub- lished about 28,000,000 school books for use in the villages. The Soviet government has fixed a compulsory minimum salary of 28 rubles. TURKS CERTAIN OF NO GREEK WAR DANGER British Rulers Hesitate to Aid Greeks (Special to The Daily Worker) CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 8—There is no fear here of war threats made by the Greek government following the entirely legal expulsion of ‘the Greek orthodox catholic patriarch. Neither the Turkish government nor the masses generally seem to be worried. High Turkish officials gave the following reasons why the fulmin- ations of the Greek government are not taken seriously: 1. All Macedonians are working in a united front with the Com- munist Party and are prepared to be- gin a revolutionary uprising the mo- ment Greece declares war. 2. Bulgaria wants the Greek port of Dedegeatch on the Aegean Ses and would seize the city in the event of war. 3. Jugo-Slavia has admitte@ her in- tention of taking the port of Salonica at the first opportunity and war would give her the excuse of “national safe- ty” for occupying it. 4. A declaration of war would be Severino is one of the defendants in the Michigan criminal syndicalist cases and the attempt to take away his citizeuship papers is a revival of an old case obviously purposing to stantinople—a move that would in- tensify the refugee problem in Greece. 5. The Turko-Russian treaty pro- vides for Russian support of Turkey in event of war with Greece. 6. Greece cannot borrow money to finance a war. The British govern- financially. trate the Dardanelles because of the Turkish fortifications. 8. Italy and France would aid Turkey. have agreed that Turkey was justified in deporting the Greek church prelate. tion for Soviet Russia is that Great Britain will demand as a price for her neutrality the severance of the Turkish alliance with Russia. success in this maneuver depends a good deal upon the outcome of the of the Mosul oil fields. ‘ HERRIN KLUXERS REFUSE TO GIVE UP GUN PERMITS Exiling ic Galligan Is Not Expected to Help (Special to The Daily Worker) HERRIN, Ill, Feb. 8— Altho the board of supervisors of Williamson county yesterday ratified the “peace” agreement between Sheriff Galligan and ku klux klan forces, many klans- men here said they will refuse fo give up their gun permits, It was declared in Springfield by those who had followed the confer. ence of klan and anti-klan representa- tives with Governor Small, that the repudiation of the agreement by klan forces in Herrin would bring on more shootings. The klan political party at Herrin sent word to the board of supervisors that they would accept nothing less ‘than Galligan’s unconditional resigna- tion, They demand that the klan be placed in full control of the city ad- ministration of Herrin. Governor Small has successfully exerted pressure on Sheriff Galligan to leave the county, and under the agreement Galligan must leave his deputy, Randall Parks, in gharge ot the sheriff's office, if ‘The county grand jury in session at Marion, investigating the recent Her- klan killings, js nearing the end of its meeting, with the probability that no one will be indicted for the Thomas, Glenn men, ’ | Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1923, % TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, AGE OF al Bosses Article II. JRBER LEWIS. It in Wi ple care” a very reli prejudiced ground lief there. between tt the Les did not. wi DAILY Wi tainly m behind hit money. car in bodygua him all tf all parts lief this tempt t in Williang ‘Says Anoth jamson used swer to weg of the Mim don’t do 4 attac! is b C 8s an opinion. per: ¢ affray of 1922. inty. country. ‘eounty.” yn Leaders Scared. ued on page 6) Special to The Daily Worker) CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., the working: and effect of class col. of the masses: collaboration (in this case average and perpetuation of their building crafts. “card man.” four on the job. Cedar Rapids, to the negotiations relative to the disposition |labor faker is a good and a union town to the rebel it is reactionary and a good ynion town, and to the unorganized and unskilled it is hell and a “no-good union” town. erated thru a board of arbitration. commerce are quite friendly. The leaders often meet, they boost for the town, are very’ patriotic to the insti- tutions of “our” contry, even to the stand-pat parties. Stewart isteditor and publisher of (Continued on Page 2.) WHAT WILL YOU D0 TO MAKE THE DEFENSE BAZAAR A SUCCESS? NEW YORK, Feb. ‘Today the office of the joint bazaar committee of the International Workers’ Aid and the Labor Defense Counoil re- id the following letter: 7 “Dear Friends: | am a poor man and have a family of five. | have been out of work for some time, and have tittle prospect of getting any. Still | want to do my share in help. ing along your cause. | enclose a bne-dollar bill and hope that your bazaar will be a success.” If every worker in this country would do as much as this poor worker, the bazaar, the defense of the comrades indicted before the capitalist courts of this country and the relief of the hundreds of thous- ands in the capitalist prisons of Eu- rope and Asia and th You can do your share at least by attending the joint bazaar, which ‘will be held at the Lyceum, 86th St. and Third Ave, on Feb, 11, 12, 13 INE STRIKE Klaxers for d to get people to talk County. Very few peo- But yn unlikely to be there was a ggod AILY WORKER'S be- ry concise connection cent Kian trouble and ‘lawyer in Marion who be quoted told the “Glenn Young cer- had powerful forces @ always had plenty of ve around in the best | He had a paid} twenty men with He made trips to It is my be- ® Movement is an at- mp the labor unions Hnent person in Will- d not want his name Teasons, said in an- ition by the reporter ttitude of the officials n, “The reason they about this obvions ed labor in IMilinois ‘ither jelly-fish or PIDS, |A., NTERT AIN OLSHEVIKS y 15th to eds Feb. 9+A short visit to the town soon discloses laboration schemes upon the mass of ment does not wish to strengthen the | Workers. Here we see the building Turko-Russian alliance and it is im-|¢'@fts, shop» crafts on the railroad probable that it will support Greece |204 the skilled workers in some other planis reaping rewards for their be- 7. The Greek navy cannot pene-|‘rayal of the masses at the expense During the past fifteen years class some workers protecting their employers It is stated here that all diplomatic |2sainst sympathetic strikes, agitation representatives of the major powers |or suspension of work, in return for Wages, working conditions “union”) The danger in the present situa-|has been practiced in this city by the Every craftsman on the job was a His local had’ to affiliate British |with the Building Trades Council which was the guardian of his behav- Canfield and Stewart “Sitting Pretty.” The class collaboration plan is op- The labor unions and chamber of 1925 Pens ‘Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKIN PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IL ———. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents Heavy Progressive Vote AMSTERDAM, Feb. 8.—It is re: been taken by the executive council national on the proposal for a joint national has voted favorably on the national organizations. national of Labor Unions, claimed to in. Miners’ Sensation in Indianapolis AMSTERDAM TRADE UNION CONGRESS PLANS TO CONFER WITH THE R. I. L. U. the Red International of Labor Unions. Hitherto the Amsterdamers claimed they would not confer with the L. U. until it had accepted the Amsterdam program. developments would therefore indicate a big concession to the R. it is also reported that the executive council of the Amsterdam Inter- the various internationals. of industries affiliated with Amsterdam. Amsterdam international was forced to take a stand on this question because the various Russian unions were demanding admission to their various inter- They had hitherto been denied admission because the Amsterdamers claimed they were already affiliated with the Red Inter- Poli Creates ' LEWIS MACHINE IN MILD PANIC OVER RESULTS Progressive C andidates Are Communists ported here that favorable action has of the Amsterdam Trade Union Inter- conference with the represen tatives of The present ob. U. admission of Russian labor unions to The (Special to The Dally Worker) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8—The re "| port of the international tellers of the be a rival organization. United Mine Workers of America on WORLD LABOR IN PROTEST FOR Lands on March 1 (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 8.—On March tinued imprisonment of Saccp and Vanzetti. Defense Committee as the day on which the workers of the capitalist countri | protest ings for the same day. Protests in Many Cities. for the March 1, and parades. Workers all over South America will hold parades and meetings on that day. fons have made calling one-day strikes. The plans as outlined to the committee promise that the meetings will rival those held during 1921 all over the world fol- lowing the conviction of Sacco and Vanzeiti. Meeting in Havana, Cuba. In Havana, Alberto Baldino, leader of the tobacco workers, will be the star speaker at several meetings. In the Argentine, Fredando Torres is in charge of the arrangements. * From Montjuich prison, outside the (Continued on page 2) DEMOCRATIC RED BAITER EXPOSED AS BIG CROOK Former State’s Attorney Caught with Goods Maclay Hoyne, democratic leader and former state’s attorney for Cook county is charged with having coerced James W. McElvain and Mrs. Frank Crozier into turning over almost half a million dolars worth of property to Fred A. Burton, wealthy -coal op- erator, in a decision handed down by Judge Sullivan a few days ago. The method used by the holdup men ,was to threaten their victigns with exposure, unless they turned over their property. Maclay Hoyne won considerable notoriety in 1919 when he led the “red raids” against the Com- munists. A Thiel Tout. It was afterwards learned that he was then an official of the Thiel De- tective Agency and that he had an agreemeft with Mike Flanagan, head of the spy concern, whereby a certain part of the funds collected from the bankers to prosecute the radicals could be dumped into the Thiel treas- ury. That Maclay Hoyne is just a com- mon criminal type is amply shown in his latest piece of blackmail. Hoyne frightened McElyain into turning over his property by telling him that he had detectives watching him and that he would expose his alleged relations with women outside of the sacred bonds of matrimony, and would prose- gute him,” pHIO be SACCO-VANZETTI Gailerings is n Many 1, the workers of the world. will pro- test against the conviction and con- Originally set by the Sacco-Vanzetti United States wolld voice their indignation at the unjust punishment being vis- ited on these two labor men by the courts of Massachusetts, the workers’ organizations of other also arranging mass}... From Paris, Rome, Mexico City, Ha- vana, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Lisbon and many other cities word has come to the defence committee here of the arrangements being made protest meetings Many South American un- arrangements for RUSSIANS IH REW YORK DISTRICT PLEDGE AID TO THE DAILY WORKER The national office of the Work- ers (Communist) Party has receiv- ed a telegram from the chairman of the District No. 2 (New York) con- vention of the Russian section of the party as follows: “We, the delegates of District No. 2, Russian section, Workers (Com- munist) Party, in convention assem- bled, send our heartfelt congratula- tions to the central executive com- mittee on the work it is carrying on in connection with the DAILY WORKER, and we pledge our full |the recent elections for officers of the lorganization for the next two years, |created a sensation among the labor | bureaucrats, not alone of the U. M. W. of A., but of the other big interna- tionals whose headquarters are located in this city. The tremendous and unexpected vote cast for the progressive slate in- dicates that the loft wing revival which has been obvious for some time is not a mere flash in the pan, a protest vote, or a tribute to some weli known and popular leader, but a genuinely conscious vote reflecting the development of a radical left bloc withia the United Mine Morkers of America, that understands what it is after and is learning to organize so that it can accomplish its purpose. The Votes They Counted. support in connection with that F ca esmgedd of the havea report campaign. Long live the DAILY | fiuen ‘rom the headquarters of the WORKER!” ners’ nion shows the following vote for the three leading candidates: For President John L, Lewis, reactionary..136,20914 George Voyzey, Progressive... 62,843 . For Vice-President Philip’ Murray,~reactionary...:126,300%4. Arley Staples, progressive...... 66,038 For Secretary-Treasurer. lWittam Green, reactionary..138,37 Joseph Nearing, progressive.. 51,6864 Progressives Without Funds. In view of fhe fact that the Pro jeressive Miners’ Committee that ran the slate in opposition to the Lewis |Sang was without funds and with only (Special to The Daily Worker) \a skeleton organization and was YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. 8.—Let- therefore unable to wage any cam- ters have been sent out by. the |Paigm outside of the distribution of a Youngstown chamber of commerce to |£°W leaflets, gives this vote extraor- business concerns assessing them |4imary significance, fixed sums to reimburse the First Na-| Tle candidates of the progressives tional Benk for money advanced to | were practically unknown outside of the city to pay for special police pro- jtheir own district. The Lewis gang tection furnished by the American le-|t0ok care to throw well known pro- REIMBURSE BANK FOR SUPPRESSION OF STEEL STRIKE Veunsstowa. Business| Levies Assessment gion during the great steel strike of |STessive leaders like Howatt, Dunean 1919. The amount asked is $$77,651.91.| McDonald and Jim MacLachlan out Assessments on business concerns|° the organization or else render vary in size. them ineligible for office so that the During the great steel strike of Sep-| Progressives Would be unable to run a tember, 1919, that closed down the en-| Popular figure of national prominence tire steel and iron industry in Ma-|i2 opposition to the reactionary slate. honing valley, Mayor Craver was re-| As it was, thousands of votes were quested by the steel barons and oth-|thrown out in several districts, ers to appoint special policemen. The | ¥0tably Kansas, where at least 90 per city had not the money to pay and/|cent of the locals endorsed Alexander borrowed from the bank to meet the | Howatt for president of the district. cost, that of $200,568.91 in all. The vote in District 14 was so over- The expenditure had not been au-| Whelmingly against Lewis and for hig thorized in legal form and repayment |PPponent, George Voyzey, that the ‘was refused by the city administra-| Lewis gang refused to count 75 per tion under Craver’s successor in ,of-| Cent of them, fice. Attempts were made to have Communists Against Fakers, city council declare the debt a “moral| It is interesting to note, in view of obligation” followed, also legal action.| William Green's leadership of the The common pleas court held that no| fight to expel William F. Dunne from “moral obligation” existed, but higher|the Portland convention of the A. F, courts upheld the legality of part of|of L. on the ground that he was @ the bill, that of $144,216.03. Communist, that the three leading A special act of the Ohio state legis- | candidates against the Lewis machina jature permitted a city bond issue to|are Communists and that they made meet this “moral obligation.” ‘The|their fight for election on a Com debt of $56,352.88 spent by the city|munist program. This is also true of for ammunition, arms, and other |the great majority of the other candi- equipment and overtime pay was not |dates on the progressive slate, upheld by the courts. This is part of! That such a heavy vote should be the bill that the chamber of com-|cast for Communist candidates has merce wants concerns to pay. In ad-|created consternation in the Lewis dition to the $56,852.88, there are un- | political household, Nob r paid attorneys’ fees of $21,299.03. (Comained calwaes ies ag cobra at It ie rast dane | THT TNTS EMPLOYERS REWARD POPE FOR HIS FIGHT ON COMMUNISM steel strike) could have been known, there would have been a voluntary de- sire to avert the impending danger,” NEW YORK, Feb, 8—Cardinal Mundelin, of Chicago, sailed in the the chamber of commerce has ap- pointed @ special assessment commit- Cunarder Berengaria yesterday, on his way to visit the pope. Munde- tee “to determine equitable assess- lin took with him $100,000 which ments upon all business interests,” The bill now presented for pay- ment is for arms, ammunition, law- yers, used by the steel police, con- sisting of mostly members of the was contributed by I!linois manu: Americ legion, to defeat the steol| ¢act strikers. Tho bank pald ont $144] can | een to the Vath 216.03 for 8 to special police in Youngstows: Francis J, Lewis, a manufacturer, gave $20,000 toward thie fund, and other manufacturers located in IIli- nois gave large sums. The pope re cently made a declaration against the Communists and against Soviet Russia. He has given his silent support to the Mussolini fasciat gov. Rainfall Causes Disaster, ADELAIDE, Australia, Fob. 8—A record rainfall left the streets flooded today, isolated the suburbs and dam- aged offices’ and factories, A number of railroad bridges collapsed,