The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 17, 1925, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER waees TRADE UNIONISM | THINGS THAT: NEVER HAPPEN By GENE ‘BYRNES GAINING POWER AMONG AFRICANS The Open Shoppers Are Very Much Worried JOHANNESBURG, So. Africa, Feb. 15—The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, which was organized in 1919, with headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, is con- timuing to gain in strength and is spreading its influence over larger and larger masses of the native work- ers. The activities of theeunion is arousing the ire of the African open shoppers who are keeping a close eye on this ever growing movement, The folowing article which appeared in one of the South African capitalist papers shows that the African open shoppers are trying to keep pace with their American brothers. Clement Kadalie, the well-dressed Nyasaland native who is conducting @ propaganda tour of South Africa, in the interest of the Industrial and Com- mercial Workers’ Union of Capetown, has been addressing meetings regu- larly in Johannesburg during the past fortnight. His addresses are devoted to creat: ing a black industrial alliance, and collecting black members for the I. C. N. U. all over South Africa. He has established branches in Dur- ban, Johannesburg and elsewhere, and is undoutedly achieving a good deal of success among the natives. “We shall experience in a few years the effects of his activities,” said a well known, Pretorian police official yesterday, “and then we can look out for unpleasantness.” “Kadalie and Professor Theale were educated in America. They have achieved some prominence as speak- ers to the colored peoples; and it is believed that their activities are be- ing supported from the United States.” Ruthless War on California Indians Wipes Out 133,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.—“The story of the treatment of California In- dians exceeds in inhumanity and ruth- lessness the brutalities of the Belgian Congo.” With these words John Col- Mer, secretary, American indian de- fense association, began a campaign for the passage of two bills now be- fore the state legislature, one provid- ing for a survey of the Indians, the/ other for $100,000 for emergency re- Nef. Collier points out that when California was admitted to the union there were 150,000 Indians in the state; now there are only about 17,000 many living in the utmost misery. When you buy, get an “Ad” for the DAILY WORKER. A DAINTY APRON FROCK wie Cretonne and unbleached | ate combined in this moet} @ could use sateen or lini in place. of the muslin, It is algo attractive in percale with pipings in a contrasting color. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sized: Small, 34-36; Medium, 38-40; 42-44; Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A Medium size requires 2% yards of figured material and 1% | from yard of plain material 36 inches wide, Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. o OF 8 FASHION BOOK pecan Send silver stamps. rite Serine rand “summer Book Rp al ene, iy Sutdren's' 5 Detearis, @ oon: rehensive article on dress. hinge sive. ‘som points For che aera aces valuable hints to “the home reswmaker OUR DAILY PATTERNS Large, | jtactures IVING,” Marnie. opus bt ene aie a MARAE was LEFT tHe _“ciats” Yes HE SAID i I 1 EXAMINED \T VERY CLOSELY AND_\ COULONT FIND A in 1 FLAW we AND A NICER G)RL ON ANE) GOTTEN IT! Z SUPERIOR PARTY DESERVES NAME Sends $100 to toOurDaily;|" $50 to Young Worker “Superior” branches of the Work- Your Union Meeting | THIRD MONDAY, FEB. 16, 1926. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. “eo Bartenders, 123 N. Clark St., 1 Bridge and Structural tron Work- ers, 910 W. Monroe St. P+ tat fod and Shoe, 1939 Milwaukee 598 Butchers, Hebrew, 3420 W. Roo velt Rd ers Party in Superior, Wisconsin, evi-| 638 Butchers, Bohemian, 1870 Blue Is- dently deserve their name, judging| 17742 Cleaners & Dyers, 113 S. Ashland from the $100 check which they for- warded to the DAILY WORKER Sat- urday. This money is to apply on the Su- perior, Wis., quota to “insure'\* the DAILY WORKER for 1925.” Just’ prev: iously these branches had sent'$60''to the Young Workers’ League Si their newspaper. They raised the money in a carni val given under the auspices ‘of’ the Y. W. L. and English branch, 'W?'P- “abot “sub” for the DAILY WORKER. Poland Arming. Is Rumor, +>; BERLIN, Germany, Feb. 15.—Word: has been received in official. circles heer that Poland is pushing reer ie preparations to the limit. aval It is rumored that Russia is buying airplanes, gas guns, and machine guns from European countries to ‘protéct herself against a possible Polish: ‘ot fensive in the spring. AN ATTRACTIVE SET OF TOY ANIMALS 2300. These models make fine toys for little children. Made of flannel, plush, towelling, eiderdown, or fian- nelette they are of course soft and unbreakable. The set includes a Sheep, Dog and Pig. The. Patterns are cut in One Size Only. It will require % yard of flan- nel for the Sheep, % yard for the Dog, and %yard for the Pig. j Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. waazess ress: The DAILY ona 1113 w. j Washington. Blvd Bivd., en oitiae mh. tte! being aod thru Wo “i ge pod department are fur- tbls! York firm of pattern eae Orders are forwarded by the DAILY ny WORKER every Keroaa and they are mailed by tl © direct to the ing the coder, out it's your pattern is not e im Jelayed. PITTSBURGH, PA. those who work hard for their ney, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. -. DR. RASNICK ~ DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. 5 4 Glove Workers, 1710 N. Wine! Garpenters, 1880. Sherman A Evanston. 180 W. Washington St 8, 4003 Roosevelt Rd. 2705 W. 38th St. 4039 W. Madison St. Carpenters, 2040 W. North Ave. DV parla S. C. 9139 Commercial Carpenters, $. C., 505 S. State St. Carpenters, S. Se 1457 Clybourn 448 Sorenners 222 N. West St., Wau- egan Carpenters, 2040 _W. North Ave. 4 jar Makers Executive Board, W. Washington St., 7:30 p. m. Electricians, 119 S. Throop St. Engineers (paspenetin’) 7832 S. Union Ave. S. "Halsted Street 311 & Ashland Ave. Last meeting 7:30 a Firemen and nginemen, 64th and Ashland Ave. Firemen and Enginemen, Madison and Sacramento, Glove Operators, 1710 N. Winches- ter Av rriers, 814 W. Ygreigen St. oo 328 W. Va 725 S. Western Ave. emen, Tug, 355 N. Clark Machinists, 75th St. and Dobson 723 Temtenene of Way, 202 W. 47th reet 27 «Paint 75 W. Washington St. 823 Plum 535 N. Cicero Ave. 194 Madison and Sth Ave. 265 205 E. 115th St. 273 Pail 2432S. Kedzie “Ave. 2064 Railway Clerks, N. State St. B1 Sheet Metal “Workers, “1638 ‘N; Halsted St. Zotigrs Union of Great Lakes, 355 Clark Street 5 Tailors, 180 W. Washington St, 7:30 p 721 11526, Michigan, Ave. 78 7 220 $. Ashland Bivd., 772 Teathsters, 220 $. Ashland Blvd. Fake Co-operative Has New Plan to Rob the Farmers The Grain Marketing company, backed by a syndicate of bankers, is endeavoring to bring the former mem- bers of the bankrupt United. States Grain Growers’ association into their organization by arranging to liqui- date the $300,000 debt of the bank- rupt concern. Four years ago the U. 8. Grain Growers, Inc., went to the wall with a debt of $300,000. Eugene Funk, who is a candidate for the next secretary of agriculture, is endeavoring to clear the mess and at the same time aid the Grain Mar- keting company. Funk is chairman of a@ special committee appointed by the board of directors of the Greain Mar- keting company to work out a con- tract between the old company, and the new one. ' By the terms of the contract, each member of the old concern is to mar- ket his grain thru the Grain Market- ing company and to allow a portion of his grain to go toward paying the old debt. The Grain Marketing corpo- ration thus gets a flock of new cus- #| tomers, wipes out the debt to the farm bureaus, with which it is closely connected, and gives Funk a boost in his political ambitions. Simpson Goes to Jackson Prison LANSING, Mich., Feb. 15.—Nathan F. Simpson, former warden of Jackson prison who has been a member of the state tax commission for the last four years, is to direct the prison indus- tries at Jackson, it became known to- day. ‘SAND HOGS’ ON TUNNEL JOB WAR AGAINST DEATH Demand New York State Legislature Act (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Compressed air workers, permanently injured by the “bends,” the disease which at- tacks the caisson men who work in submarine tutinéls and at the founda tions of high"Wuildings, are awaiting the opportunity to give the New York senate and assembly labor and indus- tries committée’ at Albany evidence of the improper medical treatment by contracting companies which is re- sponsible for their present condition, and the fact that they were defrauded of compensation. The charges, were preferred by the Compressed “Al Workers’ Union of New York atthe last session of the legislative committee by the union counsel, Frank,A, Sullivan. They re- late particularly to company prac tices on the, great Hudson vehicula: tunnel project.from New York to Jersey City qvhere a big Pittsburgh irm, Booth @ Flynn, is in charge of operations. Urge Shorter Workday. Nearly 900’‘Cases of this dreaded disease of the “sand hogs” occurred on the Hudson tunnel job and the un- ionists declare that injuries have been greatly aggravated by the cheap and unscientific emergency treatment giv- en them. Relief for the “sand hogs,” most savagely used up victims of our in- dustrial system, is one of the sharp- est labor issues at Albany. The relief is sought thru the Nicol-Phelps bill and discussion of this measure before the joint legislative committee brot out the union's charges against the contractor’s fake medicos. The bill aims at alleviation of the hazards of the compressed air workers by short- ening his hours in accordance with the air pressure to which he is sub jected. It. begin the six-hour day when the worker is under air pressure 18 poynds per square inch above normal,,instead of at 26 as at present, and the four hour day would start at 26 pounds. Hours would con- tinue to lessen, proportionately, unti! one one hour per day would be tol. erated at the extreme pressure of 48 pounds. The time would be split into two semi-shifts, with rest periods in between. 92 Protest’ Labor Costs The public, workers contractors’ as sociation is fighting the bill because t. would, ineregse their labor costs The Compressed, Air Workers’ Union, while the law.ig.pending, has served notice on Mayor Hylan of New York that its members will not work on the proposed new ‘tunnel from Staten Is- land to Brooklyn, under the Narrows until its demands for shorter hours are acceded to. } 2 ae 25 Statistics Show Cost of ‘Food Keeps ee * Rising Steadily i The bureau,of labor statistics, Washington, hag issued the following interesting figures showing how the cost of food has been steadily going higher and higher. Only the short period covering December and Jan- uary there has been an increase of from one to four per cent in 20 cities. The report says: “During the month from December 15, 1924, to January 15, 1925, 20 of the 22 cities showed increases as follows: Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Savan- nah, 4 per cent; Butte, Little Rock, Louisville, Omaha and Peoria, 3 pan cent; Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, De- troit, Indianapolis, Norfolk, Portland, Me., and Springfield, Ill, 2 per cent; Philadelphia, 1’pé@r cent; and Colum-| bus, New Haven, and Rochester, less than five-tenthé of 1 per cent.” The report also gives these figures covering a term‘6f one year: “For the year period, Jabilfary 15, 1924, to Jan- uary 15, 1925,)/°81 of the 22 cities showed increasés as follows: Louis- ville and NorféMk, 8 per cent; Balti- more, Little Rock, and Savannah, 6 per cent; Buffalo, Kansas City, and Peoria, 6 per cefft; Atlanta and Spring- flexi, IL, 4 pé#°cent; Butte, Detroit, Indianapolis, Omaha, Philadelphia, Portland, Me., ‘éhd Rochester, 3 per cent; Columbtts ‘and New Haven, 2 per cent; and Cincinnati and Provi- dence, 1 per cefit”* And for a 12Year period it makes the following ‘réport: “‘As compared with the averige cost in the year 1913, the retail cost of food on January 15, 1925, was 61 per cent higher in Baltimore; 60 per cent in Buffalo; 58 per cent in Detroit; 55 per cent in Providence; 64 per cent in Phila- delphia; 53 per cent in Atlanta, Kan- sas ‘City and New Haven; 62 per cent in Louisville and Omaha; 50 per cent in Cincinnati and Little Rock; and 48 per cent in Indianapolis and Man- chester, Prices’ were not obtained from Butte, Columbus, Norfolk, Peoria, Portland, Me., Rochester, Savannah, and Springfield, Til, in 1913, hence no comparison forthe 12-year period can be given for these citi Page Five JUNIONS RALLY TO LABOR DEFENSE IN LOS ANGELES ging away.” He says: spiration for him. But his “blues” are riot the kind that stop action. ter in which he airs his discouragement, he asks us to send the DAILY miners, and he will follow them up for subs, and he takes no commission for his work to enable us to do it. He also sent five dollars for an insuranée poliey to help the DAILY WORKER, So he can't be very discouraged and this is just the kind of work that is going to make the T. U. E. L. group possible. To other agents we are bringing his methods to light. Do as Com- rade Otzwirk does, send us the names of sympathizing workers. We will see that they get the DAILY WORKER and then you can follow them up for the sub. Others use this system—and it works! WORKER for ten days to a list of Who Will Correspond With These Pioneers The children in Russia are eager to know something about our Pioneers in the United States. This interest is best reflected in the following Jet- ter which came from orphans to their foster parents in America. Little children in Russia were left home less and without friends to care:for them by the capitalist war and by the sapitalist blockade directed against Soviet Russia. But as soon as the workers’ government was established their first task was that of caring ‘or these children. were adopted by American Corhmitin- ists. Now We Are Free. Greetings, respected and dear, stranger uncle: q I send you my heartiest regards. , 1 like to correspond with you and,.60- get acquainted.. My name is Shura Nicolaeva; 16 years. I am anorphan. f have no father or mother, nor any near relatives except a little brother who lives with me in the children’s home. I am a Pioneer and work as an assistant leader. How Are Your Pioneers? Write me if you have Pioneers and how they work. Are all the ways opén to them as they are for us? Or is the bourgeoisie still persecuting them as before. If so, anyway they won't keep on for long to mock at the chil- dren. Soon will’ be an end to the bourgeoisie, and your Pioneers will work just as free as we do our work. If you ever see or go visiting your Pioneers send them by kindest re- gards and tell them that I would like to correspond with them very much. It they will consent, give them my name and address. Then they will write me of their life and I in reply, will write of our Pioneer life in Rus- sia and we will find out how Pioneers live in different countries. My address is Bolshoi Krasnaya Ulitza, former Radianov Institute, now the Second Children’s Commune of the name, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Good-bye. From your loving Shura Nicolaeva. Sine Another Letter. This letter is from Anna Fillipova of the same home, “Dear Father: I received your present and am delighted with it. We celebrated the seventh anniver- sary of the revolution of October, 1917, we celebrated it swell. They told us all about the revolution and then we put on a show and there was a big crowd. On this evening the Young Pioneers gave their ‘Triumphant Promise’ and they gave us neckties. Father, I gave the Triumphant Prom- ise too! This promise means that the Pioneer who gives it promises to be earnest and true (to the working class) and to be an example for the other fellows. When a Pioneer grows up he must be ready to take the place of the older comrades, This is the way we celebrate our holidays, Fath- er, I want you to write me about your country. How do you celebrate your holi- days?” And Marousa Ivanova, age 13, writes: “Dear Uncle: I would ike to know if you have Pioneers over there. I am interested in this bécause BUILDERS AT WORK He Gets Discouraged—But He Keeps On Working! Thomas Otzwirk of Livingston, dumps,” But he never gets so discouraged that he fails to keep on “plug- have been active for at least twenty-five years, most of athis time in the socialist party; | am a member of the Workers Party since February, 1922, but a fellow gets disgusted when he tries and tries and sees no results that he would like to see coming. a T. U. E. L. group also, but the ignorance of the workers makes a fellow feel blue, when he has been in the movement as long a We appreciate the comrade’s task, no doubt more difficult than in other mining sections, but we remind him also that with just such dif- ficulties the left wing group has worked and has met such success as an official vote of 66,000 in the last miners’ election. Many of ‘them Proparations ns Under Way for Mass Meeting LOS ANGELES, Cal Cal., Feb. 15.—The Labor Defense Council of Los An- geles at its first united front. confer- ence held Feb. 8rd, with representa- tives from the Painters; Millinery Workers, Carpenters, Clothing Work- ers, fraternal organizations, Workers Party, Young Workers’ League and others, organized. committees. and launched’ a camipaign'to unite the workers of this ‘city’ for a drive against the criminal syndicalism law and for the defense of the Téaders of the Communist movement of Amefica, Foster, Ruthenberg, Minor and others who are being persecuted by the Michigan courts, Unions Send Delegates, Since the first conference togk place many local unions have been visited by thé speakers’ committee. Almost in every instance the repre- sentatives of the’ Labor Defense Coun- cil were given the floor to address the workers who received the mess- age with hearty approval and elected delegates to the next session of the conference, which will be held Feb. 17, at 8 p. m., 224 S, Spring St., Room 200. Judging by the splendid response to the call and attendance of the first session of the council, the second meeting may represent a small mass meeting. _The workers of Los An- geles are beginning to realize that the struggle against and the demand for the repeal of the criminal syn- dicalism law is not only the concern of the Communists, but of all the workers. The workers are beginning, to realize that the persecution of the Communists means a direct attack against the interests of all the work: ers. The conference arranged for a mass meeting to take place Sunday, Feb. 22, at 8 p. m. at the Music Arts Hall, 233 South Broadway, with Ella Reeve Bloor, one of the Michigan de- fendants, as the chief speaker, IHinois, ocoasionally “gets in the I have tried to start | have.” That should be an in- In the same let I myself am a Pioneer of the division named ‘The Division of Karl Lieb- knecht, Fourth Link.’” Eureka—The Juniors Have Found It. Organization of Junior groups is ex- panding with even greater rapidity than we expected. It has just come to our notice that Eureka, Calif., also has a Junior group. Our comrade writes us: “The Junior group here is getting along wonderfully well. The Juniors practice thelr games and sports and are very enthusiastic over their work. Comrades Mrs. Mantelli and Mrs. Salo who are in charge are also very much interested in their work. Fraternally, M. Rossi.” Fascist Terror and Censorship Claims Victory Over Aventine ROME, Feb. 15.—Fascism has won a great battle, but has not yet won “the war,” was the message which went to blackshirt followers today from their premier and leader, Benito Mussolini. His message was delivered at the meeting of the grand council of fas- cism, where the extremist leader Far- iniacci was chosen secretary of the Junior Tea Party. Perth Amboy, N. J., Junior Group will will hold a tea party on. Sunday, February 22, at Workers’ Home, 265 New Bruns- wick Ave. Music, refreshments, songs and speakers are on the program. Canadian Labor Fights Fake Bill for Teachers’ Pensions paetrery WINNIPEG.—Labor members are 232N CALIRC P. NIA AVE MY NEW LOCATION opposing the teachers’ retirement} Special X-Ray fund bill in the Manitoba legislature| Prices _ because it is not based on actuarial to Gas statistics; because the government} Workers Given refuses financial aid; because the teachers are compelled to pay the as- sessment without refund if a teacher leaves the profession, Over half the teachers are organized in the Teach- ers’ Federation. ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS. My Examination Is Free My Prices Are Reasonable My Work Is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist Patronize our advertisers. DELAY MEANS DECAY EEE Seer ews Even if you haven't got a single note in your throat! You will join in the crowd when they sing the splendid tunes from “THE MARCH OF THE WORKERS” Edited by Rudolph von Liebich This new revolutionary song book contains all the old favorites, songs from Russia and tantalizing tunes from that gay little Bolshevik operetta “The Last Revo- lution” by J. Ramirez (M. Gomez) and M. 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