The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 28, 1925, Page 4

Page Four <iggueas THE DAILY WORKER BOSSES TEACH CHILD SLAVES IN NEW YORK Schools and State Are Aids to Explotation (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Feb. 26-—The manu- facturers of New York, banded to- gether in the “museum for national safety,” when faced with the fact that 1,983 children employed in their fac- tories.in New iously injured last year, instead of taking the children out of industry and paying their fathers a living wage, inaugurated a campaign to “teach the children working in the factories safe. ty precautions.” In conjunction with this huge indus. trial machine which exploits little children, the board of education will teach the children in the continuation schools, who are expected to enter in- dustry when still very young, the safety devices used in the factories. The state department of labor has also enlisted in the campaign to exploit New York's children on a more profit- able and scientific basis. Trustees of the museum of safety, which declares as it aim “the reduc tion of work accidents among chil- dren,” include, Elbert H. Gary, chair- man of the United States Steel Corp., William D. Baldwin, chairman of the Otis Elevator company, Philip T. Dodge, chairman of the Interna- tional Paper company, Robert A. Franks, Carnegie corporation, Edwin S. Lott, president of the United States Casualty corporation, David Van Schaak, director Aetna Life Insurance company, Lew R. Palmer, Equitable Life Assurance society and Frederick L. Hoffman of Babson institute. The trustees are either large em- ployers who do not wish to pay com- pensation for accidents suffered by the children, or. members of insurance companies who do not wish to pay premiums on the insured child labor- ers, Charles ‘W. Laffin, principal of the west side continuation school, is aid- ing in the campaign to Ripe geal the expenses of the employers of children. The children of his school, who are trained ‘at industrial work when very young, are soon to enter industry, to do @ man’s work for half of a man’s pay. Laffin takes these children to visit the “safety museums.” A. A. Hopkins, director of the mu- seum, said, “The big problem now is to educate the workman, particularly the new and youthful employe. The American museum for safety has chosen for its next task the reduction and, eventual elimination of accidents to children.” Sixty per cent of the 1,983 accidents to children employed in industry last year, occurred in New York City. York’ state were ser- Spend Your Sunday Evening at the Open Forum. BUT FIGHT TACOMA, Wash., Feb. sins. But there are limits. ing big salaries, 26.— And now the kept press and th pitiful wail about the few supposedly charitable organiza- tions involved. The bulk of the money will go to three fake charitable organizations, the associated charities, the salvation army, and the volunteers of America; and four non-charitable. organizations, the Y, M. C. A., the Y, W. C..A., the boy scouts and the girl scouts, This is too raw to fool the people. The papers which are now howling about the poor children, hestitated at nothing in attacking the child labor amendment. Thousands for charity but to hell with justice is their motto, Labor Council Does Its Duty. The unorganized workers in ‘the mills are compelled to sign. pledges for definite amounts. But organized labor, speaking thru the Tacoma Cen- tral Labor Council, refused to help the grafters. It reminded them ‘that of the drive have always fought for| lower wages and longer hours, and that if it were not for such rotten conditions charity would not be neces. sary. Recently the city council refused to do anything to aid the unemployed It has fought against the union scale of wages for the employes on the mu- nicipal power plant. Council Beléngs to the Rich. At the request of a few rich taxpay- ers it revoked its plan for a five cents an hour raise for city employes. These few rich men are far more readily listened to than the thousands of workers. The capitalist class steals so much of what the workers produce that they do not have enuf left to live on. So charity becomes necessary; And the same capitalist thieves ask the workers to contribute for charity, And then steal part of this for agen- cies for capitalist and militarist prop: aganda, such as the Y. M. @. A. and boy scouts. New York Notes. Boston Road. Concert, yetcherinka and dance. All be there, and let's have a good time. Section lecture, Sunday, 1347 Boston. Road, 8p. m. Mar..1, Modern Conflict — Communism Capitalism.” Section Classes, Mondays, at 5225. 173rd St. English, 8 p. m. Va. class in the A. B. C. of Communism. All new party members should attend this class. Saturdays, 523 E. 178rd_ St., 2-4 p. m., Eli Jacobson teaches advanced English, OUR DAILY PATTERNS A BLOUSE FOR THE GROWING GIRL. Charity is said to cover a multitude of Last year there were too many outsiders draw- so when this year’s drive.started most of the ads were given over to telling how it was purely a local aflair, the allotted ten days they lacked over $40.000 of the required $220,000. Hypocrites Fought Child Labor Law “poor children and mothers” Who can’t be helped. But it doesn’t work, There are very #— the bankers and business men back} Section affair, Sat., Feb. 28, at.1347| Juliet, Stuart Poyntz will lecture on “The. Anna Jacobson, elementary: Tuesdays, at 1347 Boston Read; 8" p. m., Dr. I. Stamler will continue’ his” |HYPOCRITE TACOMA PAPERS WEEP OVER “POO'R CHILDREN” CHILD LABOR LAW But at the end of e backers of the drive are raising a MINE OWNERS GOT RICH BY ‘GOING BROKE’ Got Government Pay and Cut Wages (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Germany, Feb. 26.—How profitable was the indemnity paid to the Ruhr industrialists on account of their supposed losses on their “mi- }cum” (Mission Industrielle pour le Controle des Usines at des Mines) deliveries to France appears to be revealed by statements by Morus in the weekly Welt Buehne. Morus asserts that, thanks to the payments by the’German government to industries in the Ruhr, the coal industry alone made from $35,700,000 to $47,600,000. Get 5 Marks a Ton The coal interests received from the government a profit of 5 gold marks ($1.10) on every ton of coal delivered, plus about $24,000,000 in interest. They also gained $30,940,000 on wage cuts. Responsible for Dortmund These same coal mine operators are now paying miners $7 and $8 a week and driving them upon a ten-hour shift to produce coal cheaper than any other miners in the world. It is these Ruhr mine owners who are responsible for the murdgr in the Dortmund pits of 138 miners two weeks “ago, when an explosion that killed them shook the whole structure of German capitalism and brought the agents of government and even of the Dawes plan, to pay mock homage to their victims. Tom Bell’ Speaks at North Side Party Branch Monday Night On Monday, March 2, another lively ‘discussion is sure to bob up to follow the lecture of Tom Bell on “The Com- fhe in the Trade Unions.” 4 The speaker, who is secretary of the local Chicago Trade Union Edu- cational League will give his lec-| ture on the subject so much in the public eye today—to clearly explain the position of the Communists in their principles and tactics. Each meeting is thrown open for discussion following the lecture and this is usually a feature of real in- terest. The meeting is an open one to which all workers are invited and is held by the North Side branch of the Workers Party at Imperial Hall, 2406 |N. Halsted St., corner Fullerton Ave. SALZMAN TOUR IN DIST. 5 a For the Young Workers’ League. Feb. 27—Bellaire, Ohio. Feb. 28—Powhatan Point, Ohio. | March 1—Neffs, Ohio. March 2—Yorkville, Ohio. March 3—Martin's Ferry, Ohio. |demned the police for | ped before. |an workers to join™ | ist, was WORKERS PARTY WINS FREE SPEECH FIGHT IN:CONN, Waterbury Police Bow to Communists WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 26.— Communist speeches were made at the meeting held recently at 103 Green St., but the police dared not interfere. It was a splendid victory for the Workers Party. Previous Meeting Stopped. Readers of the DAILY WORKER will révall that at the Lenin Memorial meeting a snooping Fptoppet detec- tive, Matthew Bolandi Hptopved Com- rade Balys Krasaus! is,when he be- gan to praise the Works s (Commun- ist) Party. 4 The district execut! e| committee of District 15, was detefmined to fight the case, and immediately forwarded a strong letter of-protest to Superin- tendent of Police Beagh/ advising him that the Workers Patty would hold meetings under any ‘and all circum- stances. The meetig on Feb. 20, was irranged, with the same speaker. On the Right to Speak. The program began with songs by the Lithuanian childfen and by the Lithuanian male chorus. The chair- man, Comrade Ida Rothstein, well- known needle trades militant, con- their high- handed action in January, and warn- ed them that its repetition would bring on an energetic fight. Waterbury a Profit Paradise. William Simon, district organizer of the Workers Party, spoke on the wage cutting campaign of the capital- ists, explaining that it was without justification. He then proved by divi- dend figures that the Waterbury Brass companies had made monstrous profits, the Scovill Mfg. Co, declaring a few years ago a 200 per cent stock dividend. These profits Gould provide for the workers against unemploy- ment and lowered ages. He also showed how Waterbury"was dominat- ed by a few individuals, like the Goss- es, and Chases who’ Were officials and directors in a score-of \¢@ompanies, in- dustrial, insurance loans, hospitals, etc. The workers of iterbury were urged to withstand ‘age cut, and to join the Workers Pu, which was leading the fight. 3 The Fight ig Won. B. Krasauskas w: ed to speak on “Lith Czardom.” He from the Commi tective who was presé ly policemen thruout ¢ uncomfortable as he er express the same ideas, for which he But the” was ready for a fi backed down. ‘ Krasauskas called ofthe Lithuani- . Communist ve to arrest. lized then the speak. revolutionary been stop- forkers Party _80 the dick = Party, and still no ni Evidently the detecti | what a hornet’s nest hevhad disturbed. The Humorous. Side. A humorous vein was.lent to the meeting at the close, who is a speaker fort ments, asked what Co; do with the Lithuan tion drew a smile from 1 of workers. She did not wait for an answer, but walked haughtily to the rear of the hall. She reappeared and then proved the fallacy of radicalism, by showing that her brother, a social- milking cows on a farm, while, who kept her skirts clear from radicalism, owned a photography studio. All that was lacking to com- plete the ad was a statement of the » When You Get Disappointed— ECAUSE you have sent in your subscription and receive your paper —and then receive a letter telling you that your sub has expired and you must renew—don’t worry. It may mean that your’ sub has expired and your name has been taken off the list and then your remit- tance arrived and you were again put on the list. Paper fails to arrive be sure to let us know at once. Of course if your Tell us the dates missing’ and we will go to the post office to straighten it out. And don’t get disappointed when you have moved and then fail to get the paper. if you‘ have changed your address. Sometimes we fail to get the notice from the post office and WE DON’T KNOW you have moved. Be sure to write us at once These two causes for complaint are not always the fault of the DAILY WORKER office. with work and errors will occur. At all times our small force is just flooded But every worker is a comrade anxious to do his or her share and striving hard to please every subscriber. Anyway, don’t let this prevent you from “kicking.” Make it a com- radely “kick’—state the facts and the DAILY WORKER force will im- mediately get on the trail of the error of ommission or commission and arrange to let you know at once that everything is again O. K. If you have a DAILY WORKER agent in your branch or city tell him your “kick.” office explain or apologize. But tell him also the facts: and make him do the “kicking” for you. names, address, dates— And that will sure make the In fact we will be glad to do it. CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY UNDER SOVIET CONTROL IN BIG SHOWING HARBIN, Feb. 3 (By Mail)—On the occasion of the New Year, Comrade Ivanoff, General Manager of the Chinese Hastern Ralway, sent a congrat- ulatory message to all departments and employes of the line, reading, in part as follows: “The 1924 export campaign proved to be an unprecedented one for the last four years as regards its dimensions and intensity. The work yielded by the railway during September-De- + cember was 24 per cent higher than the work for the corresponding period of 1923 and was done with about the same number of goods cars and only some 8 per cent more engines.” The general manager, accordingly, feels it his duty to note that “the passing of the whole enterprise to new condtions has cailed forth a wonderful impetus of energy, dili- gence and careful executiongof duties on the part of all the toilers of the railway—which accounts for the fact that such an intensive and strenuous export campaign could be carried out in the most orderly manner and with excellent efficiency.” | Your Union Meeting Fourth Friday, Feb. 27, 1925. Name of Local and Place of Meeting Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1564 No. Robey. Blacksmiths, 64th and S. Ashland Avenue. 105th and Avenue Boiler Makers, 55th and Hals' $s, 62nd and H: ns, 19 W. Adams St. rs (Locomotive), Madison acramento. Washington LS ed 30 W. Enginemen, Wentworth Avenue. Fur Workers. Hod Carriers, 1850 Sherman Ave., Evanston. Lithographers, 639 S. Ashland Latd Bakers and Confectioners, 3420 W Roosevelt Road. 180 W. FS 237 Washington Street. Building Trades Council, ers’ ie ei Gouncl, 180 W. ted St. 5 Sena uc! (Sleeping Car), Cap! itor Bidg., 10 a 3 Blectrotyperss 175 we ‘Washington treet. Granite Cutters, 180 W. Washing- ton St. 113 _S. Ashland Ave. 55th and Halsted Young Workers League Chicago Branches Are Meeting Friday, Night The following branches are meeting tonight: Branch No. 1—6th floor, 166 W. Washington St., speaker, Pete Herd. Branch No. 3—3116 So. Halsted St., speaker, Paul Kline. Branch No. 4—3118 W. Roosevelt Rd., speaker, Bob Garver. Branch No, 5—2409 N. speaker, John Harvey, Branch No. 6—2613_ Hirsch Blyd. (Basement.) The subject of thé lectures will be “The Immediate Tasks -of America’s Young Workers.” Everybody is wel- come. i 4 And Then the British Lion Let Out Another Devastating Howl MOSCOW, Jan. 24.—(By Mail)—It is reported from Teheran that upon his return from furlough, to the Pers- ian capital,-Shumiatzky, ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Rus- sia in Pérsia, called on the president of the Medjilis (parliament) and con- sratulated him on the establishment n Southern Persia of the national au- thority of the central government. The president of the Medjilis asked Shumiatzky to convey to the people Halsted St., _| of the Union of Soviet Socialist Rus- sia the feelings of gratitude friendship of’the Persian people. and PEONS SLAVE ON AMERICAN FARMS IN WEST INDIES Robbed of Land in Haiti WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 26.— American financiers have established a network of large plantations in Haiti thru which small form owners jare being. turned into day laborers and. peons; an investigator for a so.’ cial, welfare organization, just«re+ turned trom Haiti said in a report:is- sued here. The investigator urged the United States to stop the exploix tations ‘of these poor farmers. “American influence in other of the West Indies has meant the growth of the plantations system and ‘the gradual expropriation of the land of the people,” the investigator's report stated. “This same process has been initiated in Haiti since the American occupation thru premissive laws which it dictated and thru the estab- lishment by Americans of sugar, pihe- apple and cotton plantations.” Tax on Big Fortunes to Be Shoved on the Cockroaches by Cal WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.— Administration officials, particularly Andy Mellon, multi-millionaire secret- ary of the treasury, are figuring on putting over Coolidge’s scheme to re- duce the taxes on millionaires in- comes, and load them onto the petty bourgeoisie. The campaign is, of course, carried on under the camouflage slogan of. reducing the sum of taxation in the country as a whole, but the: redisti- buting of the tax burden is the main idea, Altho everybody admits that the final figures on taxpayers for the’ period of March 15th this year will show that more million dollar returns " will appear than the year before, the’ country can expect to be flooded with wild tales about the “injury to busi- ness” and the “flight of big incomes) etc, from the agitators and news- papers of big capital. Invite Soviet Russia to Fairs. MOSCOW—(By Mail)—The Soviet Ukrainian state trading department has received an invitation from the representative of the Czecho-i Slova! ian government at Kharkov to ta part in the international fair to be” opened at Prague at the end of March. Invitations have likewise biden “res ceived to participate in the Danzig: fair and the Paris international. exhi+ bition of decorative arts and art’ in- dustries. / GAY, KELLOGG S A super-refined castor oil made for medicinal use. Not flavored. Taree Kell. at rd Laboratories. At all Dr. S. ZIMMERMAN DENTIST ach inien a) . Lexington Machinist “s8ra Pl. and Halsted » 119 S. Throop St. 119 Throop St. cor. March 4-5—Dillonvale. March 8—Pittsburgh. ganizational conference, address of the studio, As she again marched up the aisle, the audience was in convulsions. And So it Was Won. The first round in the battle for free speech in darkest Watérbury was won IFORN MITA E 7466 District or- MY NEW LOCATION / Bioes Settle for the Beauty and Bolshe- vik tickets. Bring the money and un- Get a “sub” for the DAILY WoRKeR | by the Workers Party. yee 7 Gas’ « f | SACCO-VANZETTI MASS MEETINGS || * 5i's%%% Workers Given | ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS. My Examination Is Free My Prices Are Reasonable My Work Is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist “DELAY MEANS DECAY~ °° BUFFALO—Friday, Feb. 27—Labor Lyceum, 376 William, ‘St. Speakers: Joseph Ettor, James Battestoni, Eustace Reynolds and others. NEW YORK—Sunday, March 1—Central Opera House, at 2 p.m. Speak- ers: Frank Bellanca, Professor Felice Guadagni, Elizabeth G, Flynn, M. J. Olgin, Juliet Stuart Poyntz and others. CHICAGO—Sunday, March 1—Emmet Memorial Hall Taylor and Ogden Sts., at 2:30 p. m. Speakers: Jack Johnstone and Ralph Chaplin, PITTSBURGH, PA.—Sunday, March 1—Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. Speakers: Arturo Giovannitti and others. BOSTON, MASS.—Sunday, March 1—Fanuel Hail. later. DETROIT. MICH.—Speaker, Joseph Ettor. Hall announced Jater. ‘Carmen; 11406 Michigan ks, Atlantic Hotel, | 5005. This pretty model may be finished with short or long sleeves and With or without the facing at the lower edge. The pattern is cat in 6 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A $8 inch size if made with long sleeves and the facings will require 3 yards of 32 inch material. Without the facings 2% yards are required. With short sleeves 2% yards are re- quired. If cuffs on the short sleeves Open Odessa—Marseillies Route, MOSCOW— The state shipping board of the Black Sea and Azov Sea is soon starting a shipping line be- tween Odessa and Marseilles, with the ocean-faring steamers Hyitch and Lenin to ply between these ports, UNCLE WIGGILY'S TRICKS Il never chase Valet The Safety Razor that AutoStrop Sharpens Its Own Blades Razor COMPLETE OUTHITS ¢ $1.00 & $5.00 For Sale at All Stores Selling Razors and Blades 5024. Flannel blocked with fine braid to simulate bias plaid was used for this design. It is equally attrac- tive in plain material. It will develop well in taffeta or wopl rep. ‘The pfttern is cut in 4 sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 12 year size re- Speakers announced Urge Primary Law's Rep I SPRINGFIELD, IIL, Feb. 26.—Poli- are made of contrasting material, this will require %4 yard. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. @) B® FASHION BOOK NOTICE! ic in silver or stamps for our Summer 1926 ions, showing color, plat and containing 500 designs of ‘adies’, », and children’s patterns, @ con- cise and boyy ensive article on making, ime points for th tioreting 30 of the various stitohes), valuable hints to t jressmaker. oy hom Get your tlokets for Red Revel Ball, | fro February 28. quires 2% yards of 36 inch material with % yards of contrasting material for collar, revers, facing and vestee. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Address: The DAILY WORKER, 1119 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, tll, NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—The atterns being sold thru the DAILY ORKER pattern department are fur+ nished by New York firm of patter manufactur: Orders are jorwarded by the DAILY WORKER every day as re ceived, and they are mailed by the man- procter’ direct to th ing the order. ‘Be the not become impatiel it its your pattern ts Jomyed. er a tical circles here today believed con- sideration of pending bills to repeal the statewide primary law would be considered by the committee of state senators appointed to review propos- ed amendments to the state election laws, ST TTT LLL LD PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work. hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all ‘their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. a Pet laggy Uncle Wiggly, ii veep the NewYear, I'l] never by o 7 H. ay ee |