The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 20, 1925, Page 4

; Page Four WORKERS DEMAND LIBERATION OF SACCO-VANZETTI Many Cities Stage Pro- tests March 1 (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 18— Plans for March 1 demonstrations all over the country by workers’ groups urging a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bar- tolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian workers unjustly convicted in Massachusetts of a payroll robbery and murder, in- dicate a tremendous response to the cause of these men. Fanueil Hall in Boston, Grand Cen- tral Opera house in New York, Em- met Memorial Hall in Chicago, Ukrainian Hall in Youngstown, Ohio, Hippodrome Hall in Warren, Ohio, and many other cities will be scenes of huge mass meetings for Sacco and Vanzetti on March 1. Meetings other countries are being arranged al 80. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn will address the New York meeting. Joseph Ettor will speak at Detroit, Mich. William J. White will be the principal speak- er at Warren, Ohio. Etter speaks in Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls on Feb. 26-27-28. The Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, box 93, Hanover street station, Boston, announces that the response among the miners to the appeal for aid is splendid. A commit- tee of Italian workers organized in Tampa, Fla., is repprted to be send- ing $1,007.53 to the fund for a new trial. Vanzetti is still confined in the state hospital, declared temporarily insane because of worry over the in- justices of his trials and the denial of motions for a new trial. Appeal to the state supreme court is being made by the defense. committee. Red Revel Masquerade Ball, 37 South Ashland Avenue Corner of Monroe and Ashiand Bivd., February 28. Your Union Meeting Third Thursday, Feb. 19, 1925. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. Allied Printing Trades Council, 59 €. Van Buren St., 6:30 p. m. Ama’ Clothing Workers, 409 S. Halsted S' Boiler Makers, 2040 W. North Ave. Boot and Shoe, 1939 Milwaukee Ave. Brick and Clay, Shermanville, Ii. Brick and Clay, Glenview, Ill. Carpenters, 113 S. Ashland Bivd. Carpent 6416 Halsted St. 1440 Emma St. South Chi., 11037 Mich. den and Kedzie. Carpenter: W. North Ave. 180 Drug Clerks, 431 S. Dearborn St., Room 1327. Electricians, 1507 Ogden Ave. Electricians, 7475 Dante Ave. 9223 Houston Ave. i 38th and 28 Enginemen, Campbell Sts., 7:45 p. m. Hod Carriers, South Chi., $701 E. 92nd St. Janitresses, City Hall, Roi Lad Garment Workers, 328 W. Buren St. Ladies Garment Workers, 1214 N. Ashiand Ave. Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. Leather Wokers, 810 W. Harrison Street. Moulders, 119 S. Throop St. Van Buren St. Painters’ District Council, Adams St. Painters, Dutt’s Hall, Heights. 2 Piano and Organ Wkrs., Washington. areltwey), Monroe and ti: Hearing 1446 W. Chicago 180 W. s. Carmen, 75th and Drexel ve. Railway Clerks, 8138 Commercial “Ave. 2 Hangers, 810 W. Harrison St. Tile Roofers. 1224 Milwaukee. Employes, Masonic Temple, 1 a.m. Stone Cutters, 180 W. Washington s, 9206 Houston Ave. s' (Dairy), 220 S. Ashiand. rers, 180 W. Washington St. (Note—Uniess otherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) Get an “Ad” for the Daily Worker. in] } organized in Des Moines. THE DAIWY WORKER DETROIT HOLDS FIRST DAILY WORKER BRICKLAYERS’ BALL DETROIT, Feb. 18—The First Annual Daily Worker Ball of Detroit is going to be one of the foremost social events of this season. Not because it is going to outshine everything else we have had in glitter or originality but because it is going to be the first official festival of the Daily Worker Bricklayers’ Union. You know all about the DAILY WORKER Sub Drive and contest. know about the beautiful branch individual subgetters? Well, where. they are going to get You prize and the five valuable prizes for here’s + their | swell orchestra and dance with our prizes and you, just bet your sweet | sweet young DAILY WORKER Brick- life that there’ll be some excitement. Boosters Will Be There. layer lasses, oh boy, you sure will |look forward to out second annual af- How would you like to meet some | fair. real live DAILY WORKER boosters, the kind that do not confine their | hold tight: Just take hold of these facts and The first annual DAILY boosting to mere talk but the folks| WORKER ball will take place Sun- who go out and heave them back? get the subs and| These are the} day, March 1, 2646 St. Aubin. There'll be dancin’ and eats and drinks and people with whom you can have a real | fun an everything and tickets are on- good time, and when you hear that | ly 5c. S'nuff. Des Moines Paradise of Little Biz (Continued from page 1) neglected the pennies in Des Moines so small business competes and hus- tles, while the little unions flourish as in “days of yore.” In order further to save “democ- racy and our institutions,” a number of insurance companies have their headquarters here. , A number of them have large office buildings which they own, Just outside the city is Fort Des- Moines ‘which has many soldiers, in- cluding a regiment of cavalry. The army pay checks help swell the re- ceipts of small business by giving them a big local market. Then there is the state capitol with its senators, representatives, clerks, etc., adding another million or so to the buying power of the community. There ars also many wholesale job- bing houses that distribute provisions, farm machinery, etc., over a large ter- ritory. As for “culture,” we have the Iowa Homestead, Wallace’s Farmer, Successful Farming, and for ladies the Popular Monthly, Household and other “good advertising” mediums. These all own large plants in this city which makes it a center for the printing trades and for discrimination. of “bourgeois culture.” These many enterprises bring a con- tinuous stream of “cash in advance” into town, adding to,the prosperity of small business which is shared, by the small labor unions. paradise could be wished for? “Yes Sir! It's a Union Town,” The building trades unions are well Their head- quarters at the Labor Temple-has many offices for the business agents as well as seven good sized halls for meetings. It is estimated that these” crafts are about 90 per cent organized. They had a collective agreement with the contractors, covering all building crafts, a few years.ago. Under this agreement the painters “profiteered” on some of the “stronger” unions. The painters had only 45 per cent organ- ization and 50 cents an hour. They made demands for $1.00 an hour and got it under the collective agreement, Then the painters had a very success- ful “organization campaign” and soon were nearly 100 per cent. (I mean union, not profiteers). This made the bricklayers and some other locals sore; the building trades council was weakened and died, so ended the col- lective agreement. Last year the council was re-organized but dissen- tion has again set in to weaken it. The hod carriers and building lab- orers are fairly well organized as are also the teamsters and truck drivers. Street railway employes have a good local. They own a fine auditor- jum with a number of smaller halls THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN Copynght, Te Api y BP A Rio A ONL E OR \Qecaose FRIENDS AT KNO' Wty «Ts to eR bag Oe OSe eon T° ant Ime wi THEYRE SUCH 4 A BiG HELP To vou What greater, Jistons. and offices in their building, which is situated in the down town district. In addition to the city car men, em- ployes of the many interurban sys- tems that enter Des Moines make up a large membership for this local. Busy Season for Building Crafts. During January permits were taken out for half a million dollars for in- dividual homes. Other building oper- ations planned gives promise of a busy season for the building crafts. Bricklayers receive $1.50 per hour, plumbers, $1.37%4 and other crafts re- ceive about the same. There is no unusual unemployed situation in the building industry at Des Moines. During the fall of last year the trades and labor assembly of Des Moines established a labor college. History, English, economics, house- hold arts are among the subjects tak- en up. The teachers are professors from the universities close to Des Moines. The purpose of the institution is “to grant to the employed people of the city an opportunity to receive a more liberal education at a minimum ex- pense.” The school operates for twen- ty weeks, Tuesday and Thursday eve- nings, and the tuition for any one of these courses is $1.00 for ten weeks, The larger part of the finances for operating expenses are to be raised thru subscriptions from labor organ- iations. The classes are held in the Polk. county court house. he history of the trade unions is not included in the course, Labor jaw, dealing with industrial legislation and real estate law have ben given a place on the curriculum. Occasionally open forums will be conducted in con- nection with the school when special- ists in a particular field will speak and the students given an opportun- ity for discussion. ‘There is apparent sincerity upon the part of the unions to help the workers acquire a broader education. They have not yet learned to distinguish the difference between the ethics and economics, history and psychology of the working class and that of the cap- italist system. The Juveniles. Recently the Trades and Labor As- sembly launched an organization for children of union members between the ages of 12 and 18 years. This is known as “The Juvenile Federation of the Des Moines Trades and Labor As- sembly.” A charter has been issued to the federation as an auxiliary to the assembly. There are between 60 and 70 young- sters in the federation .who conduct their own meetings. Lectures are giv- en from time to time on various sub- jects. It is more social than educa- tional, but the children seem to enjoy the organization. When the Bolsheviks Come. Into such a “pleasant dream” town the rude Bolsheviks have promised to come. The Workers Party will hold a meeting of those who are awake In Des Moines on Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 p. m., in hall No. 7, at the Labor Temple. The temple is at 110 Sixth avenue. Admission will be free. J. £. Snyder and David Coutts will be the speakers. Electrical Workers’ Union Fight Ruling Of Supreme Court The Electrical Workers’ Union is fighting a decision handed down by the Illinois state supreme court, in the form of instructions to a lower court, to issue an injunction against a city restraining them from licensing contractors or “collecting inspection fees. This affects all cities and towns in the entire state of Illinois, because all local ordinances pertaining to li- censing and collection of fees are de- clared illegal by the recent supreme court decision. Fight Wooden Cars NEW YORK CITY, Feb, 18.—It is the workers who use the subways and the workers’ whose lives pay the pen- alty when flitisy wooden cars smash, Therefore thé Central Trades and La- bor Couneil wf New York is sending & petition tg.the legislature asking for the, taba of all wooden cars from ‘the subway and elevated sys- tems of tHé"Interborough and Brook- lyn Raptd!''fransit companies. Fatal injuries haveooccurred in recent col- CAPTURE AT RED REVEL Daring Costumes Plan- ned for Masquerade Groups represen! Soviet Russia and the internatiogial, unity of the working class won, fiyst/place at the masked ball of the) sqtialist party in Milwaukee last w@ek.., Another cap, ture by the Comm\inists! But per- haps the judges coul help it. Or again perhaps the judges were “plant- ed” by Gus Shklar, Jopal secretary of the Workers Party. !! { The Milwaukee pinvasion Perhaps Shklar ana /his merry com- rades are coming togthe Red Revel to contest for that $5§,0) prize. If so our Chicago masquéyailers had better look out. It would PT rprise us to learn that the Waukeeans are coming to get a fe inters on how to run Red Revels. ‘But an ounce of prevention is worthfmany pounds of cure, 4 2a However the chairman of the ar- rangements committee’ in an exclus- ive interview to the publicity agent for the Red Revel, announced that Steve Rubicki in the field for the first prize with a group that will make the judges jump down off the stage with sheer enthusiasm. “Comrade Rubic- ki is a man of few words” declared the chairman, “but he means what he says. I understand that he has cok lected a group composed of represen- tativés of several nationalities and of the Italian Federation. If it will stick together I am of the opinion that Steve will come in first.” A Daring Design. But Steve will Haye’ competition, Moritz Loeb, business Manager of the DAILY WORKER, has designed a costume which for sheer daring would make Isadore Dun ‘blush to her eyebrows. Jack Ihnstone, who claims credit for bringing the good news of Sam Gompéfs’ demise to the American proletariaf}thru the col- umns of the DAILY WORKER, has a plan up his sleeve,}but the details have not yet leaked out. It is rum- ored around the T. UH. L. office that he saw something ne: City that would open the eyé: natives of the Windy City. What if is, we cannot say, but it is not Pulque. Thurber Lewis, fresh from Herrin, is expected to essay the role of a Grand Goblin, Natali@ Gomez has is- sued a challenge to all and sundry to bring on their datied costumes. The jndges are to be envied end pit ied. How can they §& impartial? Then there is the midnight sur- prise. Besides thé» (tableau which Hans Peterson of the Scandinavian Federation is working on, a company of three girls dirscted by Emma Blechsmidt are cavorting like elfs in rehearsal for the midnignt surprise. Those who have r. the rehears: admit that one eyefulds, worth every nickel of fifty cents. Hundreds of Costumes. Costumes! Costumes! Costumes! It is premature to figure on the at- tendance; but if reports are reliable, the affair will look like a gypsy con- vention or an Oriental bazaer Ar menians, Turks, Greeks and Bulgar jans. Irish, English, Scotch and Welsh. Swedes, Finns, Danes and Norwegians. Germans, Austrians, Bo- hemians and Dutch. French, Spanish Italians and Belgians. Letts, Litts, Esthonians and Poles. Rumapians, Hungarians, Jugo-Slavians and Alban- fans, Mexicans, Canadians and the rest of the world. It is no exaggera- tion to say that the whole world will be represented. As usual Soviet Russia will be rep- resented by the Red Army. This is the time to get your tickets. They are selling like hot dogs at a skating rink, They can be secured either at the local office of the Workers Party, 166 West Washington street, Room 307 or at the office of the DAILY WORKER. Better Said, “Why Isn’t He?” JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 18.— Delivering an address over the state radio station WOS, Representative Armstrong was mistaken for a con- vict. Among the commendatory let- ters received was this: “Your prison program was fine. We liked Mr. Arm- strong’s speech. Please tell us some- thing about him, Why is he in prison.” Party Activities Of Local Chicago THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. South Side English, 3201 8S. bash Ave. 81st Ward Italian, 511 N. Sanga- mon St. South Slavic No, 1, 1806 S. Racine t. Wa- wa FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. Polish North Side, 1902 W. Division St. Lithuanian No. 5, St. i Greek Branch, 722 The May Day will be celebrated by Workers Party, Local "Chicago, on May 1, at the Ashland Auditorium. 3142 S. Halsted Blue Island Ave. Springfield . Young Workers League Gets Twelve New Members SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb, 18.—The Young Workers League of this city held a very successful celebration in the White Dental Hall, Sunday, Feb. 15, at 7:00 p. m. Comrade Mihelic made a very interesting speech on “Why Workers Should Join the Young Workers League.” Application cards were passed out and twelve new mem- bers was the result, all of whom are young miners. A very large audience was present and every one said it was one of the best radical meetings ever held in this city. A splendid program of piano solos, violin solos, recitations, violin and har- monica duet, one act play, singing and performance of the Young Workers League orchestra, together with the speech of Comrade Mihelic’s served the double purpose of providing an en- tertaining as well as educational eve- ning, which could hardly be surpassed. ENGDAHL TO SPEAK IN CICERO ON THE “REDS IN AMERICA” J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the DAILY WORKER, will speak next Monday, Feb. 23, at Liberty Hall, 49th Ave., and 14th St., Cicero, on the subject of “The Reds in Amer- lca.” The meeting will be under the auspices of the Cicero English Branch of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party. Educational League. education. italism. UNCLE WIGGILY'S TR ICKS { WI THE Y CONDUCTED - BY TH ‘HE last issue of The Young Work- er before it starts publication as a weekly paper, is a special child labor edition, containing complete program for the fight against child labor as well as the latest news about the progress of the child labor amend- ment. The child labor amendment has been temporarily defeated due to the weak fight put up by the liberals who have been misleading the movement against child labor. The February 15 issue of The Young Worker ana- lyses this defeat and points out ,the only solution if the American work- ing class wants to abolish child labor in this country. Young Communists. “Fighters Against Imperialism,” is the title of an article received from Mexico, telling of the activities of the Federation of Communist ‘Youth.: Especially interesting is. the account of the activities of the young Communists of Mexico during the re- cent fighting when they aided in the defeat of De La Huerta, while at the same time carrying on anti-militayist activity within the Obregon army. “For Leninism; Against Trotsky- ism!” is the first installment of a statement by the Young Communist International on the activities of Com- rade Trotsky in the Russian Commun- ist Party and shows how the Young Communist International and the Young Communist Leagues thruout the world always take an uncompromis- ing stand against opportunism and right wing deviations. Under the new section “Young Workers’ Correspondence” a letter is printed from a nucleus of the Young Workers’ League in a large garment factory in Pittsburgh. There is also an article by a young worker in the Boston Store, telling about the conditions in this big Chi- cago department store, and also tells of the activities of the Young Work- ers’ League nucleus and the demands for which they are fighting. The most important news in this issue ‘to ‘workers young and old, is the announcement that starting with This is the mark on the cover of every book of The Little Red Library. Ready February 15: No. 1—TRADE UNIONS IN AMERICA, by Wm. Z. Foster, Jas. P. Cannon and Earl R. Browder, is a brief statement of the trade union movement in America and the history of the development of the Left Wing, with an explanation of the struc- ture and program of the Trade Union No. 2—CLASS STRUGGLE vs. CLASS COLLABORATION, by Earl R. Browder, is a study of labor banks, the “B. & O. Plan,” insurance schemes, and workers’ This little book throws the spot-light on the methods used by the labor bureaucracy to divert the working class from militant struggle against cap- the next issue The Young Worker words. The Little Red Library NE of the first steps of the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. since becoming the central distributing agency for the Communist press in this country is the publication of THE LITTLE RED LIBRARY—an innovation in work- ing class publications. This little library will consist of uniform volumes, pocket size, including reprints of revolutionary classics and new works of the best writers in the American and International movement. It will cover all phases of social and in» dustrial problems, history, philosophy, fic- tion, poetry and art. Price 10 Cents Each 12 for $1.00 They can be secured from your local DAILY WORKER agent about Feb. 15 or you can order directly from The Dally: Wolke Literature Department ,1113 W. Washington Blvd. CHICAGO, ILL. t \ Original manuscripts, translations and suggestions for reprint will be welcomed by the publishers. For the present manu- scripts must he limited to 15,000 to 30,000 WORKERS ING WORKERS LEAGUE A WEEKLY YOUNG WORKER will appear once a week and in im. proved form. The Weekly Young Worker will contain more news, more cartoons and an improved internation- al, news service, as well as many ar- ticles by the leaders of the Commun. ist movement in America, New York Young Workers League. to Hear of Trotskyism NEW YORK, Feb. 18——The New York District Young Workers League will hold a joint membership meeting Sunday, Feb. 22, at 105 Eldridge St., to discuss Trotskyism. The district is carrying on a cam- paign for the Bolshevization of the league and this meeting called to discuss Trotskyism is one “of the means by which we hope’'to bring about the Bolshevization of our Young Workers League. The New York district is unanim- ous in its support of the Executive Committee of the Young Communist International on Trotsky, but it in- tends to use the issue raised by Com- rade Trotsky as a means of bringing home to the entire membership the principles of Leninism. Comrade Don will lead the discus- sion and then will follow a general discussion by the entire membership. Admission will be by membership card of the Young Workers League or the Workers Party. oe PARTY MEMBERSHIP MEETING Workers Party, Local Chicago TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 8 P.M. NORTHWEST HALL North Ave. and Western Subject:—UNITED FRONT CAM- PAIGNS OF THE PARTY: Child labor, conference for pro- gressive political action, wage cuts, labor defense, etc. All party and Young Workers’ League members must be present, Admission by membership card only.