The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 4, 1925, Page 3

SECTION OF THE TRADE U GREEN THINKS | COLLABORATION MAY BE DANDY) Labor “Leader” Says “Wait and See” WASHINGTON, D. C., Mareh 2— ‘The effort of big corporations like the United States Steel corporation to in- veigle their employes into class col- laboration schemes by persuading or forcing them to buy shares of stock, is not condemned by William Green, , cautious follower in thé foot-steps of Samuel Gompers. In fact, says Green, it may be a good thing. He says, “It may take the form.of workers using their power as stockholders to humanize the in- dustrial policy of business.” This is the sugar-coating for the class col- laboration pill. But William is a cautious person, dreadfully cautious. Knowing that wherever and to the extent that such & scheme has been tried out, the workers—far from “humanizing” in- dustry, have been bamboozled into working their daylights out, producing millions of profits for the large, wealthy stockholders to get a few extra pennies in “dividends” from one or two shares of stock—knowing all this, Green is cautious enuf to say: “Thus far the matter is in the experi- mental stage. When it goes far enuf to enable us to get an idea of its tend- ency to mold the conduct of a large section of the workers, we will know whether it takes them out of the la- bor movement.” That it is the business of a labor leader to know what direction such schemes take the workers, seems. to be no business or concern of Green, the “leader” of American labor. Evi- fiently, after “a large section of the workers” has been tricked into class collaboration with the bosses to their * own injury and that of their class, Green will then know about it, at least. Critics of Green among the left wing elements say that when such a thing happens, Green will be among the leaders of such a decadent sec- tion. «Women Labor For Less. fe megHATVIA,, March 2—When unem- ployment relief work in the way of road repairing and similar labor was offered to unemployed registrants, it ig said that while the men were rath- ‘\sisér reluctant to accept the work, at es"? 920 marks a day, so many women ap- plied, at a wage of 100 marks a day, “that it was difficult to find. work for item. | Your Union Meeting First Tuesday, March 3, 1925. No. Name of Local and Place of Meeting 6° Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1829 S. Throop St. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Douglas Park Auditorium. 39 144 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 409 S. Halsted St. 152 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, $ 1564 N. Robey St., 7:30 p. m, 270 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 409 S. Halsted St. 61 Amaigamated Clothing | Workers, 175 W. Washington 17 Asbestos Workers, 180 W. Wash- = ington St. weary Ves Workers, 19 W. Adams St., West and" Shoe Workers, 1939 Mil- 912 W. Monroe B. S. 738 W. Madison St. carne ot W. Chicago Ave. » Diversey and ae st ‘Sth St. 58 141 271 be 3 Cottage Grove Ave. 272 eh Moose Hall, Chicago 1128 " ters, Moose Hall, La Grange, » 14th North Carpenters, Sorin Carpenters, rin} 2 Elevator St. Hall, 180 W. Washington St. t naa tate and 4 "W. Harrison St. it Workers, 328 W. telson Bay in Ag Machinis: at w. Madiva St. Marine Fire and Oilers, 357 No. Cla Meat Cutte at Michigan Ave. Meat, ae, W, 2a st. ain a l. inters, N. E. cor. California and re, 6414 S. Hal: St. . NeW: Core State’ and Painters, 9202 $0. Chi Ave. ‘sy 2 cago Paint Painters, Chicago. Heights, Car- enters’ Hall. it 810 W. 396 502 ps hele Me seria te: 468 payehes ‘clerks, Fort born 2219 Railway Clerks, 549 W.'Washing- 12845 Railway Glerke, 849 Washington St, 5436 Wentworth rhs Bony on 6024 Street and Public Ties fe inepee> tors, Great Northern 712 ae ain Ne, Lai wt gies 180 W. Washington vert wie Mh ap Miotentel stmer Sioa act _ ati tinetvise an all Aad sneer wren cfcana coment. TH STARVATION STALKS TH RU OUT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AS MINERS SEARCH VAINLY FOR EMPLOYMENT By ALEX REID. CHRISTOPHER, Ill., March 2—Hconomic conditions in southern Illinois are fast approaching a crisis. The social life of the miners is a disgrace to civilization. Unemployment is on the increase. Mines are shutting down thruout the field, and hungry miners, gaunt and lean, unsuccessfully looking for new masters, Women and children, sick in body and mind, thru semi- E DAILYF WORKER Plan Organ| zation Drive of . Building Trades in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, — Painters’ Union No. 186 had a very well attend- ed special meeting for the purpose of devising the plan to organize the un- organized in the bulding industry. Dan W. Stevens presented a plan asking for delegates from every build- ing trades unfor in Minneapolis to starvation, passing to and-fro like specters in the night. One miner died here the other day and on investigation not a crust was found in the house. Thousands of miners hitting the back doors for a hand- out, with pitiful tales of harrowing + conditions in all the mining camps. The old North Mine here is perman- ently shut down, throwing out of em- ployment 600 men. The New North, Buckner, and the East Mine are work- ing two days a week. The Sessor men have been idle for a year, Star- vation is rampant there. A commit- tee was at the Christopher Local No, 2876, from Sessor, the other right ex- plaining the horrible conditions there, And out of the two days a week that the East Mine is working the men as- sessed themselves approximately $525 to buy a little food for their starving brothers. On every hand grumbling is heard, and concern is pictured on the faces of others besides the coal miners. They are beginning to realize that there is only one cure for the disease | of an outgrown economic system, and | that is, to displace it with a new sy: tem, i e., social ownership and work- ers’ control of all that is collectively 4 produced and used. In the United States today we have | “democracy” with a capital “D.” Starvation is the order of the day. Wail Street is in the saddle. And “Cal” still rides his wooden steed in silence. Hardwotd'Piiishers of Philadelphia Are Still Going Strong (Special to The ‘Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Mar. 2.—De- mands are beitig made on all mem- bers of the Cabinet’ ‘Manufacturers’ Association of Philadelphia and vi- cinity, for an in¢rease-in wages from 80 to 90 cents per hour for shop work, with $1.25 an hour for outside work, by the Hardwood Finishers’ Local Union 426, affiliated with the Painters’ District Council No. 21, Demands will be ‘presented to the bosses on the first’of March to take effect the first day of May, this year. Several of the shops to receive the demands are union shops, others have no agreement.» The hardwood finishers of this vici- nity have had pretty hard going since | 1920, when they Were’ locked out by the employers, ‘but 1923 found them still on the job’*attling, with the spirit of organigatton unbroken— much to the Sno Retment of the bosses. m The first of May, if the increase is not granted and agreements signed, will find the same bunch on the picket line, where they-will stay untill all questions are settled, correctly and to their satisfaction, ( It is generally understood that the painters here wilh make demands for $1.25 an hour on the first of April. They are strongly organized and will be able to put up a good fight. Does your friend subscribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! Union Bricklayer ~ Says His Officials Are All Traitors By A Union Brick-Layer. PHILADELPHIA.—In an article on anti-laborites published in the DAILY WORKER of Feb, 18, I noticed the name of Thomas R. Preece of the it) Bricklayers' Union and thought the following note might be of interest to your readers. From my many years of experience within the Bricklayers’ Union (and I am still a member), I can say that not alone Preece, but all of the officials of this organization are labor fakers and traitors and not labor leaders. They have continued to sell the organiza- tion to the masters for a few tokens, until now, the building trades are bad- ly demoralized, and in no shape to successfully combat an “open shop” drive, “As a particular instance, in January 1924, I was in Philadelphia at a time when the bricklayers were fighting against an “open shop” movement. This struggle had just gotten a good start when in comes Vice-President Mr, Thornton (he had not been sent by either the International or the lo- cal union), and tells the local union that they are responsible for the ex- isting conditions in that city. He said that he had consulted with Adkins & Co., scab contractors at that time, and they told him that they were satisfied with their non-union bricklayers, And he then proceeded to tell the members of the union what they (Mr. Adkins & Co.) had brought him to Philadelphia for. And he w vice-president of the union. Hf you can bent thah you has igot to go some! th mr | Dictatorship of $ Aided By Professor Raphael’s Bluffology By S. SMULEVITZ, CHICAGO.—At 7:00 o'clock in the morning the street cars are crowded with workers, half-sleepy. Many of the workers get up very early in the morning for fear of being late to work which would result in |their being fired. Tho a majority of the early morn- ing street car riders are on their way to the shops to produce the riches of the world for their bosses with but a pittance ‘for themselves, yet theré is janother group making up a good part jof these early morning crowds. These are the unemployed job-hunters, and jtheir numbers are increasing daily in our country of plenty and prosperity. On this paticular morning, I hap- |pened to be a job-hunter myself. The \prospects of landifig a job seemed to be good when my eyes beheld an ad- |vertisement by the Phillipsborn’s Mail Order House in the Tribune, so I ap- plied. After filling out an application blank, which asks about three dozen foolish questions, I was told to “come back ahd see in several days,” which is a Polite way of saying “nothing do- ing. As I was leaving, a worker, in broken English, begged me to fill out his application blank for him. “Joe” was this Italian worker's name. He seemed to be intelligent and well edu- cated in his own language. To my amazement he told me to put down “$20” in answer to their question, “Salary Desired.” He laughed when I told him that $20 a week for his labor was nét enuf. Here is the lesson as to the condi- tion of the workers in this capitalist America. Joe, 30 years old, with a wife and two children to support, did’ not dare ask more than $20 a week for the sale of his labor. The worker in America is being kept in fear and subjection. He regards his terrible conditions as a matter of course |never to be changed. But they will bel Another Italian worker also warne¢ my brother, who was likewise hunt- ing for a job, not to put down more than $22 to the question “Salary Desired” when filling out his applica- tion blank. : Such is the condition of the worker in America, ruled by capitalism, tho they say it is a “democratic” coun- try. Russia calls herself a “dictator- ship” of the proletariat. Altho Am- erica looks with horror upon the word “dictatorship,” yet what about the dictatorship of the mighty $ that rules supreme in this country? And then the funny part comes in wher the socialists speak in defense of capitalism and attack the only workers’ and peasants’ government. And Abramovich, professor of bluff- ology, has the nerve to make his bluff. ological lectures before workers who know he has betrayed the cause of true socialism. 1,100 More Miners Towel Out of Work ' By Lewis’ Betrayal By LOUIS JOICH. ZIEGLER, Ill.—The following no- tice was posted at Mine No. 2 of the Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining com- pany, which has a capacity of 15,000 tons a day: “To Our Employes at Ziegler Mine No. 2. “Due to our inability to profitably compete with coals from the non-un- ion fields, this mine will shut down for an indefinite period on Thursday, Feb. 26, 1925. Notice is hereby given to loaders to load out their coal and re- move their tools if they so desire on or before the above date, All em- ployes are requested to remove their clothes from the wash-house on or before this same date. We will be responsible for neither tools nor clothes. “Bell & Zoller Coal and Mining Company, “Ziegler, February 24th, 1926." . Thru this order, whic! the real rulers of this country of ours, over 1,100 industrial slaves lose even their present miser- able and inadequate right to earn a living. Where will these poor and exploit ed miners, with their families go pnow. It seems that brothers (?) John )I. Lewis and Frank Farrington are not in a hurry to answer this question, Does your friend subscribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! start an organization campaign be- ginning the first of April and continu- ing thruout the’ summer season. A committee Of five was elected to make the preparatory arrangements for calling of @ conference of dele- gates and also arranging two mass meetings that will be held in the as- sembly room ofthe court house dur- ing the next month. This meeting»to be used to arouse the workers of Minneapolis to the ne cessity of joining their respective craft unions and: also to make them attend the union gheetings. Philadelphia A. C. W. Discovers Just How Union is Being Run PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Just an in. formational note to let the A. C. W. of A. militants who read the T. U. B. L. page know how our official bureau crats carry out their will over the wishes of the membership in this town. ‘ : We have just been thra a local election in the A. C. W. of A. where three Jewish, one Lithuanian, and one Italian. business agent were to be elected. There were four Jewish can- didates. But casting a majority of votes for a left-wing candidate is not sufficient to elect any more in -our organization., Our left-wing - repre- sentative elected by the votes of the members, was declared not elected on the flimsy excuse that each craft should be represented by one busi- ness agent. That this isa Political move to counteract the growing left-wing con- trol is further emphasized in the elec tions held in Local 140 for executive board and for joint board delegation. The left wing carried the election by a vote of 89 to 52. The presiding’ officer at that meet ing was the manager of the joint board. He supervised and declared the electfon However, at the following of the joint board Page Three CALL STEEL WORKERS TO ACTION ON PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM FOR APRIL CONVENTION AT PITTSBURGH NILES, Ohio,;—The reactionary officialdom presiding over the destines of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers are frantic in their haste to present their annual plausible alibi to the coming national convention in Pittsburgh. Pa., the first Monday in April, An awakening rank and file demands that the officialdom omit the flowers and cease to func- tion as a mutual admiration extolling their virtues as total abstainers from the use of tobacco and offering this as recommendation for con- tinuance in office Labor fakers disguised as ‘patron saints’ have long been the curse of the American labor movement and the steel workers who have been com- pelled to suffer wage reductions and.a demoralization of their union by the actions of their mis-leaders have +——————___________—___—_ reached the extreme end of their en- durance. April Convention a Showdown. The coming national convention will demand a show’ down on the part of M. F, Tighe and company, and it behopves all members of this union to get on the job and remain on the job and to insist that the officialdom dispense with their’ cathedral chimes and prepare to organize the entire steel and iron industry. End the Censorship. The present theological editor of the Journal, weekly publication of the un- ion, maintains a czar-like censorship over its columns and sees to it that not one word concerning the rank and file rebellion reaches the lodges. Let- ters of great importance to the mem- bers have been returned to the lodge correspondents with a warning from the reverend editor that publication of same constitutes libel. Anything that shows up the steel barons and their “friends of labor” is considered “unfit to publish,” and of no concern to the rank and file steel workers. This ghastly spectacle of organized resistance to rank and file demands, has dragged this once militant organ- ization of steel workers down into the pits of despair, where it exists merely because the steel barons so desire. The past year shows a great slump in membership, a greater slump in prestige and a record of wage re- ductions. Officials Lay Down on Job. No organized resistance has been put forth by the officiadom, and what- ever demands have been made by the steel barons for further reduction of wages has been readily consented to by the officialdom. The union lacks a clean cut militant leadership and the membership must not be de- ceived by the dust the officialdom is throwing into their eyes that all the ills of the A. A. of I. S. & T. W. are suffering from is caused by the “REDS.” The A. A. of I. S. & T. W. has been in a state of decay for years, ever since its officialdom, who are still in power, knifed the steel strike and aided the steel barons in defeating for the time being all organization of their mills. The present offictaldéom sponsored a second recent attempt to organize the steel workers which re- sulted in a ghastly failure. The steel workers refused to be stung by the same bee twice, yet the officialdom will flaunt this failure to organize the steel workers as evidence that the steel workers “refuse to ac- cept organization.” Organized Rank and File Must Act. Whenever the rank and file of the A. A. of IL. S. & T. W. can show that the demand for organization comes from them, whenever they can show that M. F. Tighe and company have nothing to do with the campaign, whenever the A. A. of I. S. & T. W. can show that they will accept as brothers engaged in a common strug- gle all the unorganized, these unor- ganized steel workers will rally to their banners by the thousands. The coming national convention of the A. A. of I. S. & T. W. will be ‘of historical. importance and the dele- gates elected by the lodges must be workers, able and prepared to pre- sent not only the viewpoint of their own members but the unorganized steel workers as well. They must not be deluded by cries of “red,” coming from M. F. Tighe and company, but must remember that the progressive movement is a rank and file rebellion against their INION. EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE reactionary leaderships No Passing of Buck. They must further remember that the recent alleged attempt to organize the steel workers, in which their of- ficlaldom took part, was a stinging rebuke to their present officialdom and the conveftion should not allow the officialdom to pass the buck on to the membership. If the convention fails to prepare or issue a demand for the immediate organization of the steel workers, then insofar as the A. A. of I. S. & T. W. is concerned, the finish can be said with flowers. Prepare for Action. The convention has within its hands the welfare of thousands of steel and iron workers. They can take heed of the crying need for a militant organ- ization campaign based upon rank and file demands, or they can allow their future to be controlled and directed by reactionary officials who have no more desire to organize the steel workers than they had to back up the great steel strike. The convention must select. organ- izers loyal to the rank and file, and not distributors of propaganda against the rank and file concocted by the of- ficaldom. It must deal with the de- plorable financial condition and it MUST call for a general organization campaign of the steel and iron work- ers with the officlaldom on the bleachers. All Attention to Convention. A. A. of I. S. & T. W. lodges should devote their time from now on to the convention and they must hold their reactionary officialdom strictly to ac- count for their lack of leadership. ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE Given by The North-West English Branch, W. P., and Area Branch No. 6 of the Y. W. L SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 8 P. M. WORKERS’ LYCEUM, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. ADMISSION 35 CENTS. 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. ‘Sjvvccrauoeccnnccnctsnccnecngnencanntnrcnt cnet F the credentials of Local 140 were re- Jected on the stupid excuse that on z the night of the election there war trouble at the?imeeting. The trouble consisted of 26 right-wingers leaving the hall when’ they saw they were go- ing to be badly defeated. A committee 6f the joint board har been elected to investigate the matter. The whole trouble is that the left- wing is growifig in strength and the reactionaries are ready to do almost anything to stop their onward march. But it cannot. be done. w to Write ’ Says Worker Who Does It The following letter expresses what we wish to say much more forcibly than we could say it ourselves: “Dear Comrade: Received your let- ter acknowledging the story I wrot« to the DAILY WORKER, pertaining to conditions here. You request me to write stories again from here. “T will be glad to write at different times, and will so improve my writ. ing and the story every time. 4) “T am glad to learn that you are fi writers in every town where there is a branch of the*party or a T. U. E. L. group, to write» stories and reports on the conditions in their territories. “When the workers learn to write, they will accomplish it by writing often, then there will be lots of stor- tending to organize a new corps i) ies and reports. “These reporters will improve every ‘time, by reading their stories corrected, and by a little as- sistance from the party. “I myself have had only five years of public schooling and that all in a foreign language, I am handicapped in writing details, yet by writing of- ten, I could givesa fair report. I con- sider all of us workers to be in the same mud, andefor that very reason it is necessarysthat we imprové our expression, = the reporting of the Yours for Boléhevisation. 4 This is the splendid spirit which is being shown by many of the worker- correspondents we are organizing al) over the country, This should be the spirit of all of them, Give us notes on the happenings of importance ir your locality, including definite dates, names, etc., and whether it is put down in good English or not does not matter. We ca attend to that part of it here. ad Each one might make of it for him. self a corres ce school on re- porting, by keeping a copy of the re- ports he sends:4m and then checking up with the artigies as they appear in the paper, a8 theyeomrade has so ably put it in the ter. 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