The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 20, 1925, Page 3

cena gene en E DALLY WORKER SECTION OF THE NOW HERE'S A PIECE TO READ CENTRAL AND ACT UPON|CARPENTERS OF Fer ay Funds ~ and Circulation “The orgaiizing of a corps of volun- tary correspondents is necessary if we want to have a real live T. U. BE. L. section in the DAILY WORKER. Not merely, a weekly section, but a dally section, dealing with the everyday Struggles’ of the workers and the left wing ‘activities in these struggles. This fn turn strengthens the left Wing group. In fact the building up of the DAILY WORKER means the atrengthening of the left wing group. The DAILY WORKER has just pas- ed its first birthday. Since the birth of the’ DAILY WORKER, the left wing: moveriént has made rapid strides for: ward. It is not merely a coincidence that the left wing in the labor move ment has progressed rapidly during this period.’ This is largely due to the fact that we have a working class daily to give publicity to the strug- gles of the workers and of the left wing. Not merely to record the news of these struggles but to fight in the interest of and lead the workers in the struggle. Did you ever ask yourself the ques- tion, “What weuld we do without the DAILY WORKER?” You know that the work of the left wing would be greatly retarded without the daily. No, the daily is not going out of busi- ness. But working class papers, at best, live a hand-to-mouth existence, depending upon the workers as their only support, and especially depend. ing upon the left wing to organize that support. The Workers (Communist) Party is calling upon its members to insure the DAILY WORKER for the year 1925. Insurance policies are issued from $1.00 up. The T. U. E. L. na tional committee calls upon the mili- tants in the labor movement who are not members of the Workers Party to help to insure the DAILY WORKER fér the coming year. What can you do? Have you taken out a policy? ‘What have you done to help to build up the circulation of the only English speaking vee class daily in Am erica? oR ‘DAILY WORKER... _strengthen- ed the Progressive Miners in their fight against John L. Lewis, having no organ of their own, the daily played ®& big part in unifying the struggle upor a national basis, which resulted in the left wing candidates rolling up the enormous vote of 66,000 against the reactionary Lewis machine. In’ the struggles against class col- laboration and the expulsion policy of the labor bureaucrats, the DAILY WORKER has been a pillar of strength and an incentive to the left wing. In the needle trades, railroad, metal, building, textile, no matter where the struggle of the workers takes’ place, the DAILY WORKER can atways be depended upon to play its part well. But what is the T. U. EB. L. doing for the DAILY WORKER? The cam- paign to insure the DAILY WORKER for 1925 is a temporary but a very vi- fal one; but the building up of the circulation, which is the real way of insuring its continued existence, is more than a campaign in the strictest sense. It is an activity just the same as amalgamation, fight against expuls- ions, etc. In fact, the activity of building up the DAILY WORKER is not an activity in itself, it is a part of all our activities. Let me ask the question again in another way, “What would happen to many of our activities if we had no DAILY WORKER?” If you have not taken out a * policy to insure the DAILY WORKER for 4925, do so now. Get the progressives in your local union to take a subscrip- tion. Bring the DAILY WORKER be- fore your union by inviting the DAILY WORKER agent to speak there. Become a DAILY WORKER booster. The DAILY WORKER is the livest member of the T. U. B. L., it is a member at large of every left wing group. What is your group ing to-build up its circulation? DETROIT CALL RANK AND FILE Ask All Locals to Con- demn Czarism The following letter and resolution have been sent out under seal by Lo- cal No, 2140 of the Brotherhood of Carpenters to all local unions in the Brotherhood. Every Carpenter’s un- ion in Detroit has endorsed this reso- lution, The first local to report to the T. U. B. L, section of the DAILY WORK- ER outside of Detroit, is Local 8 of Philadelphia, it was endorsed by that local by an almost unanimous vote. Read the letter and the resolution, fight for its adoption in your local un- ion. Let us know what action has been taken. If your secretary does not bring it before your local. make a demand that it be read to the mem. bers and that they act upon it. The letter follows: Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30. To All Local Unions of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join- ers of America: Dear Sirs and Brothers: The mem- bers of Local Union No. 2140 of De- troit are addressing this letter and resolution to the membership of the Brotherhood, that they may be in- formed regarding what seems to be a definite policy of the officialdom at Indianapolis to expel without trial, as provided by the constitution, all those elements whose political and economic opinions do not enjoy their official approval. This letter comes logically from L. U. No. 2140 because its presi- dent, Brother William Reynolds, ha: been made the victim of official dis- pleasure by the most flagrant disre- gard of constitutional guaranteés. At its meeting, Jan. 23, L. U. No. 2140 was notified that Brother Reyn- olds had been expelléd by the G. E. B. on Jan. 10 for membership in the Trade Union . Educational ‘League. This verdict, carrying with dt the ex- treme penalty of expulsion-was reach- ed~ by the GB. -B.- without giving Brother Reynolds an.jopportunity to affirm; or deny, or in any: way to ans- wer the charges. Our constitution specifically pro- vides that defendant shall, be tried within the jurisdiction where the of- fence was committed. Brother Reyn- olds was charged, tried, convicted and punished by the G. E. B. in Indianapo- lis, a city in which he has never set foot. That the constitution has become a scrap of paper-to President Hutche- son and the G. E. B. is further illus- trated by the situation in L. U. No. 181 in Chicago. Here five members out of a group of eleyen were de- clared expelled without trial for: sign- ing and presenting a resolution which was endorsed by the L. U. No. 181, and sent to the convention for consid- eration, a right guaranteed by our con- stitution. The resolution criticized the Chicago agreement that has been entered into by President Hutchesgn without the knowledge of the mem- bers. This resolution which had the seal of L. U. No, 181, was never pre- sented to the convention for action, which is another illustration of flag- rant disregard of the constitution. We also wish to call attention of the membership to the expulsion of eleven. members in Los Angeles. Here we see eleven members, many of them holding official positions in their unions, all being members in the Brotherhood from five to thirty years, being suspended by telegraph from Indianapolis, later changed to expulsion, without trial or hearing of any kind, as guaranteed by the con- stitution, being tried, convicted and sentenced without hearing in India- napolis for alleged offences committed in Los Angeles. We point to the situation in Phila- delphia where a sub-committee of the da. G. E. B. is investigating F. W. Burgess of L. U. No, 8 for alleged offences com- mitted during the heat of the general office election campaign, and we fear that the results of this investigation will mean another expulsion without trial as guaranteed by our constitu: tion. Local Union No, 2140 presents this statement of facts and urges your lo- LOS ANGELES, ATTENTION! Come and Protest Against the CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM LAW At a Mass Meeting where ELLA REEVE BLOOR will speak under the auspices of THE LABOR DEFENSE, COUNCIL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2 p. m. babi Ante HALL, 233 Bo. wor toebeip Admission Free DISTRICT cal to endorse the accompanying reso- lution, or a similar one uemanding |* the immediate rvinstatement of those expelled without trial as guarantecd ty the constitution, and tbat your lo- ca) call upon the G. E. B.'to «tide by, cheerve and enforce Section 55 of our constitution. Local Union No. 2140 wili thank you for a careful consideration of this let- ter and resolution, Further informa- tion will be sent to you on request. Please notify us of the action taken on the resolution by your lozal. With fraternal greetings, L. U. No. 2140, U. B.C. & J. of A. (Seal) For the Local Union, William Brown, Milo D. Long, John Sanderson, Charles MacLean and Archie Cald- well. The Resolution is as follows: Whereas, William Reynolds, mem- ber of Local Union No. 2140, U. B. C. & J. of A. who enjoys the confidence of the members of the Brotherhood to the extent that he has been elected president of this local union, vice president of the district council and member of the district executive board has been “expelled” from the Brotherhood by the general executive board without trial, and Whereas, this action by the G. E. B. of the Bortherhood is in direct con- flict with the provisions of the consti- tution as set forth in Section 55, as follows: (a) A member must be charged and tried within the jurisdiction of the local union or district council where the offence was committed. (b) All charges must be made in writing . «and signed by the member or members making such charges. (f) All charges must be referred to the trial committee. (g) The accused shall have a fair and impartial trial and shall be al- lowed until the next regular meeting to appear and reply either in person or by counsel . (i) + it shall segliise a two- thirds vote of the members present (at the local union) to convict the de- fendant and to fix penalty as they may deem proper. Whereas, five members of the Lo- .| cal Union No. 181 of Chicago, Mlinois have been “expelled” in spite of the fact that the findings of the trial com- mittee have never been submitted to a vote of the local union, and subse- quently three members of this tria’ committee signed an affidavit statins that the report of the chairman of th: committee was not a true statement of the findings of the trial committee, and, Whereas, suspensions and expuls- fons in violation of the constitution have taken place in other localities, notably in Philadelphia and Los An- geles, indicating that the general of- fice has accepted the policy of expuls- ions as its method of dealing with all oposition and criticism, and Whereas, this policy if allowed to continue will undermine the morale and militancy of the Brotherhood and weaken its resistance to the “open shop” drive of the building bosses, therefore, be it Resolved, that we condemn this flagrant violation of constitutiona! guarantees, and demand that these members expelled without trial be im- mediately reinstated, and be it fur- ther Resolved, that a copy of this reso- lution be sent to all local unions in the Brotherhood calling on them to rally to the defense of the constitu- tional guarantees that protect their rights and privileges of membership, and be it Resolved, that a copy of this reso- lution be sent to the general execu- tive board, and a copy to the official journal for publication. Left Wing Worth Its Weight in Gold to New York Furriers The T. U. E. L. group in the Fur- riers’ Union of New York can always be depended upon to put up a real and constant fight against the reac- tionaries, Comrade Gold, who was badly beaten up some time ago and later expelled from the union, has been reinstated and is now serving on the executive board of his local, They are now arranging a huge mass meeting against the traitor Abramovich. M. J. Olgin, member of the Workers (Communist) Party and editor of the Novy Mir, the Russian Communist daily, will be the prin- cipal speal E, W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Seven Places 4 W. Van Buren ( 42 W. Harrison N. Clark 118 S. CI ‘ss W. Bor tN ge 167 N. State » Halsted F ‘urmeorne, magnon 8616-7 Commicseary and Bakery: 1612 alton ct. Phone West 2549 REFUSE‘TO TAKE OATH TO FIGHT FOR CAPITALISM Minneapolis Assembly Delegates Protest Below is a Migfied statement of Com- rades C, Skogluad and Walter Frank, two Communiétidelegates from local unions in Mitineapolis, who refuse to take the newl‘éath” of the Trades and Labor A®sembly. It should be noted that whéd reading it, Comrade Skoglund was stopped by a point of order raised by an ex-socialist and ex- syndicalist, whotobjected that it was “Communist propaganda,” ment is: . & Statement éf the Undersigned Dele- gates Relative to the Obligation Re- quired of Dieoates to the Central Labor Union:?* “Dear Sirs afd Brothers: At the last meeting, of the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly a new set of by-laws, containing a new obliga tion that delegates to the assembly must take in order to hold their seats as representatives from their respec- tive local unions, were adopted. “Among other things delegates must subscribe to the following: ‘I further pledge my word and honor that I am not a member of any dual organization or revolutionary move- ment against the government of the United States, and that I will not be- come a member of such an organiza- tion so long as I am a delegate to this assembly, and should I do so, I shall automatically cease to be a dele- gate.’ : “The employers of this country dur- ing the last, three years have used the government for the suppression of the workers di strikes for better wages artd better working conditions. The railroad, shopmen well remember the famous Daugherty injunction and the injunetions against the United Mine Workers and the general use of the courts, the military forces, and all other governmental agencies in pro- hibiting workers on strike from pick- eting and carrying on meetings dur- ing times (ps “During, -known period of his- ‘ory, govel nts of different types nave ben, yed when such gov- ornments hav@.heen found to be work- ‘ng a hardshipliupon ‘society. At no time has a government been estab- ished excepteBy a revolution brot vbout by unbearable social conditions. “To say that-governments cannot be vshanged by*@' revolution will not pre- vent such @ ¥éyolution taking place. Any school, “oF “individual that has studied the ‘sodial forces knows that revolutions aré°a product of unbear- able social °donditions and that no revolution has’ taken place, or will take place, * by merely agitating for same. “The fact 6f'the matter is that the wealth of the nation is being concen- trated in fewer and fewer hands and that the masses of the people in so- ciety become’ propertyless, at the same time thé productive energies are being eliminated more and more and greater portions employed in useless work; as a consequence of this eco- nomic development, dishonesty deceit: fulness, are on the increase; crimes of different kinds are committed by people that never at any time ever in- tended to commit same, but were forc- ed to commit them for their own self preservation. “At a time when these tendencies are visible to any honest andv self. respecting persons, it becomes thei duty as members of society to point out these wrongs and to propose remedies that will eventually bring about a permanent solution so that society may go 6n to a higher develop- ment. We, members of the Workers (Communist) Party, are working for the establishmént of a workers’ and farmers’ government which at all times will look after the welfare and happiness of the working class, in- stead of safeguarding profits of indi- viduals, i “We stand unalterably opposed to a society wherein production takes place for profit instead of use. By the na- ture of this fadt our organization is & revolutionary “organization and the usefulness of this organization cannot be wiped out by merely inserting a paragraph in constitution of the Minneapolis Trades and Labor As- sembly barring the members of such organization froth holding membership in the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly. “The Minneapolis Trades and La- bor Assembly has merely decided to put themselves down in labor history alongside all heresy-hunting groups of other ages. “We do not expect a fair trial where our grievances can be heard by the ruling group of your body, because they have no miihds of their own but are merely be! led by agents not interested in th¥’ welfare of the work- ing cla: “For the aboVé' stated reasons we, the undersigned! refuse to take the new obligation as delegates to your assembly, but will, in spite of the nar- ‘ow-mindedness of some of the so- called labor leaders, continue to fight The state- | Page Tite Three EASTERN DISTRICT T.ULE.L. SHOE WORKERS GROUP FIGHTS TRAITORS Expose B. & SiiAs a Company Union By M. SHARAF LYNN, Mass.—Thru the efforts of the militant shoe workers of the Progressive Shoe and Leather Com- mittee, the stitchers and cutters’ lo- cal executive boards met and formed a committee to appear before every local union of the Amalgamated Shoe Workers to explain the Lynn shoe situation as they see it. One Local Corrects Mistake. The first gun was fired at the Pack. ers’ local and the result was that this local which previously endorsed the referendum vote calling for th® Amalgamated to join (it should say unconditionally surrender to) the Boot and Shoe rescinded its motion and instructed the delegates to the district council to vote against the referendum, According to the constitution of the Amalgamated it is necessary to have five locals to endorse a referendum before the question can be voted upon. There are only four locals now that endorsed the referendum, and there are high hopes that before this com- mittee is thru other locals will re- scind the motion calling for joining the B. & S. T. U. E. L. Committee Has Experience The committee that was selected for that purpose comprises men and women who worked under the Boot and Shoe held office there for years. so when they talk of the Boot an¢ Shoe they are speaking of actual ex- perience and not of hearsay. The Trade Union Educationa’ League is doing all it can to show up the humbug and demogogy of those trying to railroad the shoe worker of Lynn to the Boot and Shoe ‘Union To Join the B. & S. Means Surrender to Wage Cut. It is known to the keen observers of the Lynn situation that even if the Amalgamated would join the Boot and Shoe, the bosses will not sign up with the B. & S. on the 30th of April, at the time the present agreement ex- pires. The manufacturers will first declare the open shop and make prices and conditions to suit themselves ther call on the Boot and Shoe to instal! the quarter meter in the shops and as explained in the last article in the DAILY WORKER, the Boot and Shoe takes over shops at the prevailing prices and conditions for six months then refers it to the state board for arbitration! Governor Believes in Wage Cuts. To show the workers that the state board is not an impartial body we wish to quote Charlie Baine, treasurer of the Boot and Shoe, who appeared LAUNDRY UNION KEEPS STRIKING DESPITE THUGS Union Head Wounded in Murderous Attack NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—William Ber- man, president of the Laundry Work- ers’ Union, which is on strike here, was badly beaten and taken to the hospital in a serious condition, after an attack on the union leader, J. F. Dorfman, president of the laundry Owners’ association, which is fighting the strike, was arrested and Placed under $5,000.00 bond charged with the murderous assault, following an investigation by the district attor- ney. Berman was badly beaten and after being taken to the Kings county hospital was pronounced to be in a serious condition. Local Union 810 of the Laundry Workers, have been carrying on a strike for the past six weks at the Clovien laundry. The entire laundry owners’ association has exerted every effort to break the strike. They ap- plied for an injunction which the court refused them, The strikers declare they will con- tinue their fight against the associa- tion despite these murderous assaults on their leaders, Many laundries, including the Hins- dail wet wash laundry, have already signed an agreement with the Laun- dry Workers’ Union, for the building of a stronger and bet- ter trade union moveme: We are going to continue to fight in’our local unions until such time)as ithe rank and file of the working elass will have become familiar with er for our expulsion, Signed; C. Skoglund, Walter Prank. before the Heel Workers’ Union and stated that “The governor of Massa- chusetts believes that the only way to boost the state is by lowering wages, and induced the state board of arbi- tration in belleving it.” (It will be remembered that Mr. Fuller, governor of Massachusetts, owns.a car shop and not long ago had a strike in his plant and he employed scabs to crush the strike.) It further proves that when those gentlemen refer a case to the state board for arbitration, they are throw- ing sand in the eyes of the workers by saying that they feel that the w: ers ought to get a raise or oug! to be cut which ever the case but the “Honorable Board” decided so and so, and we as good sports have to live up to it. Workers Welcome Real Amalgama- tion. The shoe workers of Lynn are ready for°amalgamation with any or all shoe unions providing the other unions will look at the Lynn union as an equal and amalgamate for the ben- efit of the workers, and not a place merely to collect quarters. N. Y. Garment Workers Answer Lockout with Strike and Boycott NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—All depart- ments are shut down in the establish- ments of Kulock & Co., 39 Eldred St., and Rogoff & Co., 85 Canal St. by the strike ordered by the Amalgamated Garment Workers’ Union after a lock- out of workers in these shops under the guise of slackness of work. The strike has aroused the entire east side and the workers are determ- ined that no attempt on the part of ‘he bosses to break the union by starv- ng its members shall succeed. The workers are told that no clothing should be bought from firms who lock- out the workers and a campaign is going on to inform the residents on the east side as to the whole situation. The bosses are already smarting un- ler the lash of solidarity among the buyers and the union has full confi- to the locked out members. RADE "TRADE UNION El DUCATIONAL LEAGUE YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE ACTIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS Meeting to Boost Organ- ization Drive (Special to The Dally Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 18.— The Young Workers League in Mim neapolis is on the job, despite the in- activity of the Central Labor Union of that city in organizing the youth in industry. Plans have been come pleted for the holding of a mass meet- ing at the Labor Lyceum, 1426 Sixth avenue, North, Thursday evening, Feb. 19. Handbills have been prepared which will be distributed at the gates of several of the larger factories as the employes leave their work. Organization Drive, The speakers who are scheduled to address the meeting have been an nounced as follows: Comrades ©, A. Hathaway, district organizer, Workers Party; C. Florsheim, secretary, Young Workers League, Minneapolis branch, and Leslie R. Hurt, industrial organ izer, Young Workers League, Mix neapolis. The comrades will stress the neces sity of young workers organizing into unions if they expect to resist wage reductions and lengthening of hours, The young workers will be requested to file applications for membership in the Young Workers League of Amer- ica, as well to join the unions of thetr respective crafts. Arrests Don’t Stop Them. The organization drive was eom- menced late this fall and resulted in the arrest of four members of the league for conducting a meeting at the gates of the National Biscuit com- pany here. After spending a night in jail the accused were taken before the municipal court and released on bail. ‘The cases were later dismissed after a delay of several weeks. Cold weather set in shortly thereafter which made the holding of street meetings impos- sible. This new drive is a continua- tion of the campaign inaugurated at that time. DETROIT CARPENTERS INSIST UPON RUNNING THEIR UNION; OUST FAKER AND HIS LAWYER DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 18—In order to convince the police which he had omdered to the meeting of L. U. nolds was expelled and not entitled 2140 of carpenters that Wm. Rey- to be present at the meeting, Sam Botterill, agent of Hutcheson, took the minutes of the local union and started to read them to the sergeant of the police and his four aids. The members protested against Botterill revealing the business of the union to outsiders, especially to policemen, and Reyenolds, the “ex- pelled” member, acting as president, ¢————————_____________. forcibly took the minutes from the old traitor and restored them to the sec. retary’s desk. The police were then asked by Reynolds to retire from the hall, but they refused to do so. Five minutes later when Botterill ordered them to leave they did so without the least hesitation. Gently—But Firmly. After the police had retired ~ the doors were closed. Reynolds attempt- ed to open the meeting but was inter- rupted by Joe Carson, a shyster law- yer employed by Hutcheson, who en- joys all the privileges of membership tho he has never worked at the trade. Carson could not show a dues book nor credentials and refused to recog- nize Reynolds as president, but insist ed upon speaking tho repeatedly told to be seated until the meeting was regularly called to order and declared opened. When he ignored a final warning to be seated or leave the hall he was gently but firmly ejected from the meeting into the arms of the police, whom he had brot to protect him. The police received him cordially and held him until he had ceased strug gling. His coat and hat were handed to the police and the local union saw no more of the police or the shyster. Faker Follows Shyster. Old Sam Botterill was next told to be seated and when he refused a brother assisted him in assuming a re- laxed posture which he held until he decided to follow his fellow conspira- tor, Carson, about 15 minutes later. The meeting then resumed its regular course. Many letters, in answer to a circu lar letter sent out by Local Union No. 2140 on the expulsion, were read, Most of them indicated favorable ac- tion on an enclosed resolution, or a de- sire for further information. The lo- cal reiterated its stand in support of Reynolds and signified an intention to fight on constitutional grounds no mat- ter how far the payroll gang might depart from them. Month's Record High—In Lowness. Before leaving, Botterill called a Prominent member of the local union aside and tried to bribe him into sup- porting the expulsion policy by the promise of a job as business agent. Hutcheson’s gang’s record in De troit is so far as follows: Expulsion of Reynolds without charges or trial by the G. E. B.; securing an injune- tion against Reynolds restraining him from attending any union meetings, — which they have lacked the guts to enforce; securing police protection for themselves against the rank and file who are in open rebellion against their high-handedness and stupidity; employment of their more stupid fol- lowers as club-wielding plug-uglies; trying to reveal the business of the union to police. The old, old trick of thirty pieces of dirty silver. Always Makes New Record, As a month’s record they may safe ly challenge the takers of any inter- national unfof to show greater speed on the toboggan of trade union de- cency. Carpenters in Detroit think, each day, that the bottom of iniquity has been struck, that Hutcheson’s stools have plumbed the depths, but they now expect each day’s worst to be surpassed by some new pieces of treasonable stupidity. Sharrock has well said, “Hutcheson is a big man in a small way. His tools are small in a big way, on a moral plane @ louse would tower above these meaner prasites as does 4 colossus above a pigmy, big business. read after you have enjoyed it. 100% A propagaxda novel you can hand to your shop-mate to THE DAILY WORKER, Literature 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, II THE STORY OF A PATRIOT By Upton Sinclair. A most interesting story by a master-propagandist, built a- round a red-blooded “he-man,” a hundred-per cent American who turns out to be a spy of Paper, 25 Cents rtment 3