The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 7, 1925, Page 3

AF ees r HE DAILY WORKER Page Three SECTION OF THE TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE BUILDING TRADES|*= OF PITTSBURGH HAVE MUCH GRIEF But Two Greek Painters Do Fine Work PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Despite the iron control, politically and econom- ically, maintained. by the steel trust in this particular domain, the build- ing trades of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have succeeded in keeping up the av- erage standard of wages and working conditions, Yet a large proportion of the workers occupied in the trades are entirely unorganized and the em- ployers are losing no opportunity to undermine the power of the unions. Trades schools are being conducted under the control of the employers’ association in addition to the Carne- gie Technical Institute. The build- ings trades unions have attempted to obtain joint control with the bosses of these trades schools, but failed, showing conclusively that the object is the same here as elsewhere, namely to undermine and finally destroy the unions if possible. Bill Kelly, one of the business ag- ents of the Carpenters’ Union, runs this organization to suit himself. About 12 years ago he was active in the movement to create a central La- bor Temple in the city. Funds were collected from the unions and the committee in charge made sure that all locals were visited. A tag day was held for the bene- fit of the Labor Temple and funds were collected from various concerns in the city, willing to give. It seemed difficult to find out just how much had been collected after the conclusion of the drive, but the sum of $60,000 was announced when the committee de- manded and obtained 40 per cent of all the funds collected from the local unions as a remuneration for their labor. Shortly after this settlement had been made a sum was turned over as payment on the building occupied by the unions. One fine morning when the committee arrived at its office it found the safe busted and the balance of the funds gone, and now the unions have. been forced to leave the place. Bill Kelly’s prestige did not suffer at all from this ‘little incident, so last year, when the carpenters demanded $11.00 per day, the bosses offered 2 compromise, Bill said he would never accept any compromise and demanded that the fight be carried on. To the surprise of the carpenters themselves they won the fight. Bill, however, had his ambitions, and the bosses put no obstacles in the way. He made the run for executive board member of the Brotherhood from this district. But Hutcheson was afraid that his ambitions may go too far, and he put in his licks to have Bill Kelly defeated. There are about 200 Greek painters in Pittsburgh who had always re- mained unorganized until lately. Then a couple of militants of their nation. ality had an opportunity to join the union, Immediately they set to work to put the principles they believed in into effect. Their local union was in- duced to agree to a reduction of the initiation fee for this occasion, an¢ they lined up about fifty of these un- organized and had them join in a group with a definite promise that they were not going to stop until all the 200 became members of the un- ion. Indiana Senate Kills Workmen’s * Compensation Bill INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 5.— The Indiana senate killed the work- men’s compensation bill during the present session of the legislature by indefinitely postponing the bill. The legislature is to adjourn Monday night. W PAMPHLET, “WHAT’S WRONG IN THE CARPENTERS’ UNION?” EXPOSES HUTCHESON’S CRIMES The recent history of the corruption, the attempts at ruthless suppres- sion of all opposition and the utter bankruptcy of the present administration of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners has now been made available for the rank and file membership, contained in the pamphlet “What's Wrong in the Carpenters’ Union?”, published by the Progressive Building Byvidence of this corruption is presented thru irrefutable facts, staggering to. the most credulous mind. ‘Altho these facts are presented in most cases without any interpretation, the pamphlet, from cover to cover, is a piercing analysis and a stinging critic- Trades Worker. ism of the methods pursued by these¢#———————______—__- bureaucratic officials. Not Only a Story of Corruption. Yet it is only a story of corrup- tion confined to negative criticism, but it is a story as well of the strug- left gles of the rapidly developing wing movement to infuse the organ ization with more, militant methods in pursuance of definite concrete ob- jects of betterment of conditions of the working class. Along with this startling exposure, is presented the left wing program; the glaring contrast itself brings out the utter impotency of the present administration in bold relief. Undoubtedly many members of the Brotherhood have never heard of the strike-breaking activities of Wm. L. Hutcheson in New York, during the spring, 1916. The district council in- itiated a wage demand and abtained an increase for approximately 14,000 carpenters about 3,000 being compel- led to go on strike. Hutcheson arrived in the city and negotiate a so-called “agreement” with the employers’ association which ny fl ing the meeting but it turned out that the poli¢e and the house sheriff were the actual offenders under instruction of the right wing element, sheriff denied that he had seen any blood after he had split open the scalp of Jankaitis, while the rest of the witnesses told of the crimson streams that flowed freely. Case Is Dismissed Against Jankai' A. C. W. Left Winger NEW YORK, March 5.—The trial of K, Jankaitis of Local 54, Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, who was ar- rested when the right wingers held their high-handed meeting suspending ine of the most active member for ive years, resulted in the dismissa’ of the case. The house sheriff made mess of the testimony when he war asked what the “right” and the “left” meant. Jankaitis was charged with disturb The house Mrs, Verkutiene who was badly NEW YORK BAKERS IN UNITED FRONT AGAINST BOSSES a : . Fight for Organization and Conditions NEW YORK, N. Y.—‘Now more than ever, ‘in face of the growing power of the’ bread trust, the Trade Union Edueational League will agi tate and demand a united front of the bakers’ unions A. I. of L., and Am algamated Food Workers; so that the unorganized shall be organized and a militant revolutionary industrial food workers’ union shall be formed.” Thur declared Joseph Manley, who presided at @ mass meeting at Cooper Union called by the T. U. HB. L. for all the bakers of ‘New York and Brooklyn Unanimous Drive for Unity. The principal speakers at this rank and file gathering were Ludwig Lore, editor of the Volkszeitung and A. Yud- itek, labor editor of the Freheit. The meeting was an unusual one. Its pur pose was to arouse sentiment for a united front campaign of the various bakers’ unions, It was unusual to the extent that many of the audience of bakers joined in the discussion. Al’ were unanimous in the desire for a united front. However, there were some who op- enly announced their skepticism o the methods proposed. This was not true of Amalgamated Food Workers. They, judging by the expressions o kicked in the abdomen is still in a/many of their rank and file members in reality, completely nullified the in crease obtained by the district coun- cil. When Hutcheson Broke a Strike. ‘When submitted to a referendum this so-called agreement was repudi- ated by 11,474 yotes to 119. Ye Hutcheson persisted, that his agree- ment be accepted, and when the mem bership refused to obey, he ordere¢ the suspension of the district coun- cil and 65 local unions. He further opened up headquarters, recruiting strike-breakers, in an effort to bring the New York membership to submission. At the subsequent general convention held at Fort ‘Worth, Texas, delegates seit by these suspended local unions were ;kept ou of the convention hall with the help The Scab Chicago Agreement. Assuming full authority ‘for the wage negotiations in Chicago, during the summer of 1924, Hutcheson signed an agreement which is point for point even to the minutest uetails, of con templated working - conditions, | th Landis award, in protest against which 141,000 trade unionists of “Chicago demonstrated April 29, 1922. critical condition after two weeks of|and the statement of Secretary Burk suffering. The mass meeting held to/hart, were wholeheartedly for the protest against the vicious methods 0/| proposals contained in the resolution the reactionaries demanded restora-}submitted by the T. U. EB. L. and tion of the suspended members and| printed herewith. the cleaning out of the friends of the Resolution and Amendment. a eee An amendment was added to the resolution which called for a tempor- with a definite and concrete left wing ary committee to help carry out the Program offering practical, and at the/qemands contained in the resolution. same time, class solutions for the/he resolution reads as follows: weaknesses of the organization. Whereas, the trustification of the baking industry by giant capital is be coming an, accomplished fact. This trustification, with its consequent in sensed the danger in a developing left |‘foduction of automatic machinery wing movement within the union anc |#"4 Standardization of bakery prod they decided to exert every effort to|¥cts is reducing the worker in the eliminate the rebellious elements |Daking industry to a as Of misery Constitution and laws of the organiza- |@"4 oppression». i tion were set aside and expulsion: | Whereas, the bakery bosses not yet followed. absorbed by the trust are employing The left wing program thus became |the ame speed up methods of produc the basis of the expulsions, altho in-|om as the trust itself. They, in many cluding more than just the left wing. stances, want to abolish the eigh The expulsions have become a con-|40Ur day altogether or make its en serted attempt to squelch all opposi {forcement by the unions still more tion. Sixteen members were expelled |‘ficult. These small bakery bosses in Los Angeles, five in Chicago, Wm.|'eS°rt to any and all methods to Reynolds in Detroit and W. F. Bur |°Tush the power of the workers’ or- gess in Philadelphia and more yet arc |8#nizations. The Expulsion of Loyal Union Members, Hutcheson and his lick-spittler ‘A Sub at This Time * to THE WORKERS MONTHLY will bring you the special offer (good only until April 15) of all back numbers including the great Communist classic: “The History of the Russian Communist Party” by Gregory Zinoviev, presi- dent of the Communist International. Sub rates remain at the same low rate of $2,00 A YEAR i $1.25 SIX MONTHS THE WORKERS: MONTHLY 1113 W. Washington Blvd. “ Yet when militant members exposec this agreement, five were arbitrarily expelled as has already been mention. slated to go. bikes ict ao of the work- _ Defying the Membership. ors the baking industry can only be served by the unity of their or. ed in various articles in the DAILY| The story of these expulsions, de-|ganizations. And this unity must be WORKER. However, in this new |*¢Tihing each case in detail, is told ir |accomplished. To lay the basis for pamphlet these issues are dealt with |*tis new pamphlet. The falsification /ehis unity of the bakers and their or at length and in detail. Documents |°! thé referendum vote on the old age ganizations a united front must be are reproduced fully substantiating |ome Proposition and the cunning |formed; to fight the bread trust; to or every criticism made. trickery employed by the administra-|ganize the unorganized and to enfore¢ The povery of documentary trade tion in ruling out of order the repeal the eight hour day; therefore be, i union history in this country has be-|f this proposition endorsed by 280! Resolved, that ‘this meeting of bak- come axiomatic. Statistics of wager |!0Cals in 46 different states, togethe: |ery workers, members of the A. F and working conditions of the various |With the methods employed in main-'of 1, and A. F. W., organizations, in- trade unions are hardly available ex-|*#iming the administration machinery jqorse as a first practical step towards cept thru the scant figures submitted |i2 Power, are some of the additional | nis unity the following proposal: at conventions. The official trade un-|P0ints which make the pamphitt an| 1 We call upon the respective or- fon journals are entirely immune t |iteresting one. ganizations to form a joint Bakers’ the currents within the movement. “Waht’s Wrong With the Carpenters’ | United Front Organize the Unorganiz. The Official Journals Are Censored. | Union?” is a pamphlet, the first of its /ed Committee. They are, as 4 rule, closed to the|kind ever produced in this country} 2. This committee shall carry ona rank and file and never give anything submitting some recent trade unior campaign to organize all the non- but the dry-as-dust official version and | history treated from the point of viey [union shops and unorganized bakers, conception of the movement, sprinkl | Of the rank and file. Altho sparkling (It shall also make general propagande ed with a few technical details but|With documentary evidence it is e|for unity amongst the bakers. never reflecting the actual life of the|fascinating story, vividly told, one] 3, This committee shall be com- organizations, The rank and file oppo-| Worth while reading for workers in ‘posed of five delegates from each lo- sition to the arbitrary rulership main. |8eneral and building tradesmen in par |cal union of the bakers’ respective or tained by the trade union administra. | ticular. ganizations in Greater New York and tion machines find no expression in vicinity. This committee shall elect these journals. (say = | Whatever officers and sub-committees The last elections of international Ba cond -p ae we 5 cn it considers necessary to carry on th« officers in the United Brotherhood of | d sh -, diti y BES | work. Carpenters and Joiners marked a turn: and shop con ions—and then 4. This committee in the conduct ing point in the history of this union.|°Pder a bundle for distribution in |o¢ the campaign shall issue whatever For the first time a left wing candt-|YOur shop. slogans it ©°considers necessary date for general president appeared around which the fight must be wag ed. The following slogans are sug- gested: (a) Fight The Bread Trust. Orleans Fill Streets soma, a (b) Organize the Unorganized. NEW ORLEANS.—Despite the fact] (c) Strict ‘Enforcement of the that the country has entered into an Eight Hour Day. era of unparalleled prosperity andla-| (4) Uniform’ Working Conditions bor is at a premium, according to the |for all Bakers) (to be determined on capitalist newspapers the report ofthe basis of the best now in exist- Chas. H. Patterson, director of the] ence) t charity bureau here shows that 515 persons were the receiptants of the 5 . bureau’s charity last month, against ge vliety, a i th jot In Feud wi Rival Organization Unemployed of New Chioago, Ill. 400 of November. The streets are crowded from early morn till dusk with idle men and wo- men seeking employment, and the so called open shops are running over- ‘ake ie gee dig sorte Longe time, notwithstanding the fact that we hot b men in fron the employment bureaus of many of| 7 risa 7 snes it of the the labor unions show an alarming |@"umann grotéry store, Lake street number of applicants. Fifty thousand|*"4 Menard avenue, in what is said dollars is the sum appropriated for Ke has? eee ieetween the grocery this bureaw for the year 1925, New patina gageery wagon drivers Orleans has a population of four ; at Be ‘ A. P. Fol president, and Frank Laat fifty thousand, O'Brock were, t thay hed Give your shopmate this copy|yosret pickets re ts aera of thé: DAILY WORKER—but} one of the , Join the clerks’ be | to see him the next day] union.” to ‘subscription, ” Neithe Wobbly Hall in Los, Like A. F. of L. Hall As It Shies at Reds LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The Rowan faction of the I. W. W. split, termed the “emergencies” by the adminis- tration on account of their adherence to what is known as Rowan’s “Emer- gency Program” calling for a split in the I, W. W., are offictalty tn con- trol of the local brancher. This is noticeable in the fact that the only reading matter around the hall is capitalist newspapers, a boy- cott being placed on the administration lications, “Industrial Solidarity” and the monthly “Industrial Pioneer.” The intellectual atmosphere is thus quite homeliké for any worker who has frequented the union halls of the most reactionary craft unions of the A. F. of L. Altho the Labor Defense Council. has been very successful tn organ- izing a number of these more conserv- ative unions in a united front for the benefit of the class war prisoners held at San Quentin and Folsom, nearly all of whom are I. W. W. crim- nal syndicalist-law prisoners, and for a time obtained the co-operation of the local I. W. W., which sent detle- gates to the common council, the I. W. W.has recently withdrawn its dele- gates, apparently in fear of Commun- wing trade unionists present, but wholly in disregard of the cause at issue—the ist contagion from the left release of all class war prisoners. KANSAS CITY. MO, BUILDING UNIONS FIGHT WAGE CUT Don’t Fall for “Fair’ Arbitration KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The building Kansas City have started a wage stashing They are demanding a ‘They are so anxious for arbitration that every- one feels that the cut demanded has A joint arbitration board and so-called tmpar- tial arbiter, generally means that the contractors’ association of campaign. wage cut by arbitration. already been agreed upon. workers get it in the neck. However, it has another cance and that is when the employer s so anxious for arbitration it shows hat he is not so sure of his strength, ind is a little bit afraid that in a strike he might get the worst of it. Altho the building trades are bad- ly demoralized, with the carpenters and bricklayers outside of the Build- ing Trades Council, the rank and file is expressing itself as against arbi- tration and against wage cuts. On the day set for the arbitration, only the representatives of the iron work- ers put in appearance, the result be- the question of wages will be settled by a strike. Following is the pres- ent scale of wages and the cut de- manded by the building associatton. Present Asked Wage per Trade per hour hour Cement Finishers ..$1.25 $1.12%4 Hod Carriers 90 80 Laborers » AS (12% Lathers 1,25 1.12% Painters 1.25 1.12% Hoisting Engrs 112% No cut Plasters 1.50 1.37% Iron Workers .. 1.25 1.12% Roofers 85 No cut Sht. Mtl. Wrkrs. 1.12% No cut Struc. Iron Wrkr: MINERS’ LOCAL RAISES FUNDS FOR PRISONERS KINCAID, Ill, March 5.—Local Un- ion No. 1807, of the U. M. W. of A., is standing solidly behind the Sac- co-Vanzetti. Committee, as well as for all other class war prisoners. In spite of the policy among the min- ers, which is well known the country over, our membership felt the neces- city of doing more than merely pass- ing a resolution protesting against the electrocution of our fellow workers. At the last meeting of the local, which was very well attended, the membership decided to assess them- selves 50 cents each. This amounts to $440.00. A protest meeting will 1.12% also be held and we feel sure it will be a successful affair. Please give space to this in the T. U. BE. L. page of the DAILY WORKER as it may be an incentive for others to do like- wise. PITTSBURGH, To those who work hard for their money, | will save 60. per cent on all work, their dental CK DR, RASD i DENTIST. _ 645 Smithfield Street, * — \ signifi- ing that the arbiter withdrew and |- MARINE WORKE OF LW.W. URGES R.L.L.U, PLAN One of An Increasing Number, He Says CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Being a dete- gate and member of the Marine Trans- port Workers’ Industrial Union 510, | of the I. W. W. for two years, having been jailed and deported from Hav- ana, Cuba, during a longshoremen’s strike, because I distributed I. W. W. litepature in Spanish calling for the unity of all toiling bond sls of Cuba, I beg leave to state my view of,| the I. W. W. affiliating with the Red International of Labor Unions. Knowing that there are an tncreas- ing number of wobblies reading (“on the side”), I ah sure that the more they read the DAILY WORKER, the more they are convinced that we, as workers, must carry out the program of Marx, put into effect and given the acid test by Lenin. The I. W. W. theory of revolutton, as distinct from the structure of in- dustrial unionism, which is accepted by all revolutionists and upon which the I. W. W. nor anyone else has a patent, is that solely by organizing such unions to get control of produc- tion, thus capitalism will be over- thrown. Simple, isn’t it? We do not seem to know the pur- pose and role—and there surely must be a purpose and role—of the strike- breaking army and revolution-crush- ing navy, nor the whole function of the vast machine of state power which, surely, is a real force. What benefit will it be to the strug- gle if a group of revolutton=ry work- ers should get control of the means of production, when the masses not directly engaged are ignorant of the aims and purposes and act as # crush- ing weight against the struggle, fur- nishing scabs and soldfers. These masses must be educated in the simp- lest way on issues which teach them to regard the capitalist state as an en- emy and the revolutionists as friends, and they must be united on the proad- est scale possible to fight on that basis. Since 1905 the I. W. W. has been calling for industrial union solidarity against bourgeois rule. But we have neither affiliated nor entered a united front with the R. I. L. U., # purpose which commands the attention of every true fellow worker. This should be taken up by we revolutionary mem- bers within the I. W. W. A branch secretary told me that if the I. W. W. affiliated with the Red | International of Labor Unions, the) miracle of squaring the circle would | be performed. If that is so, then such | a miracle is going to happen, for the revolutionary labor unions of the| world simply must be united, and it is in this respect that the R. I. L. U. is} taking the leading part. We must not be forever glued to a constitution written twenty years back, the immediate tasks wntch con- front the I. W. W. today should be met without sectarian biindness tn- stead of continuing to play the role of a stubborn child. The recent and continuing crisis, which has nearly wrecked the I. W. W., when there was no particular pressure from the outside, convinces many a wobbly that the I. W. W. could not lead the workers, because its leadership cannot be untted itself. Capitalism knows no boundaries when it comes to putting down dis- contented seamen. Neither do their ships, for vessels of one nation are welcome to another. Capitalists know the need of a united front, thus their power. We of the I. W. W. should and can show the power of the working class by affiliating, or at least worktng in close harmony with the revolutionary unions of the R. I. L. U.—and thus demonstrate our power. Fellow workers, at your next meet- ing, those of you who are not afrai@ to let the other members know you can think, and see for yourself, de- mand that they acquaint tnemsetves | the 1113 W. Washington Blvd, THREE COMMUNIST LEADERS Contribute on an important discussion in the new pamphlet just off LENINISM peaaeiog tae by TROTSKYISM — by — G. E. Zinoviev, 1, Stalin and L. Kamenev This attractively bound pamphlet of 75 pages will contribute. greatly to a thorough Communist understanding. 20 Cents Each Get it from your branch or City Daily Worker Agent or directly from THE DAILY WORKER Literature Department Green Tries Raising Objections; Council Bluffs Takes None COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 5. —William Green, president of the Am erican Federation of Labor, seems very angry at the Central Labor Un- ion of this city for allowing the Omaha militants, David Coutts and Tom Mat- thews, to speak before it on the child labor question. At least he stated so in a letter, alleging that these broth- ers were “trators to organized labor” and should not be “allowed to take up the time of a central body to carry on their disruptive work,” Brother Green will be informed that Coutts and Matthews are mem- bers of bona fide trade unions in good standing, that their work has \been entirely constructive so far as |the Council Bluffs Central Labor Un- ion is concerned, and that’s that! with the program and policy of the R. I. L..U. and act accordingly. Point out to them that it is a subject which is playing the role of a life saver com- ing to the rescue of the wrecked and fading I. W. W. The value of a united front of mar- ine transport workers is tnesttmable. Still nothing along that Mine will be accomplished at the New Orleans con- ference. The broadminded Red Inter- national is alone bold enough to clear the road to unity of all marine trans- port workers. For this #t must be congratulated and reckoned with. So, fellow workers, rally to build the I. W. W. by affiliation to the Red International of Labor Unions. Fred Hager, T, 41146. SILK UNION IS ORGANIZING IN PENNSYLVANIA Paterson Bosses Need Another Spanking PATERSON, N. J.—The Associated Silk Workers’ Union, which conducted the strike of 8,000 broadsilk weavers last fall, has opened offices at Allen- town, Pa., an important silk center and is planning organization cam- paigns in other Pennsylvania. cities, it was announced at union headquar- ters. Increased demand for silk fay- ors their plans. Moye Union With Jobs. The national organization springs out of the local movement. The un- ion saw the necessity of expansion be- cause many Paterson manufacturers have transferred their enterprises to Pennsylvania where they seek cheaper costs. While the union is attempting to tonsolidate its strike gains the manu- facturers are losing what little or- ganization they had. The Broadsilk Manufacturers’ association, author of |much anti-union newspaper propagan- da during the walkout, no longer has any ascertainable office; and the Co- operative Silk company, a selling or- ganization of the smaller manufac- turers has practically disbanded. In no other branch of the textile indus- try is there such little unity among the employers as in the silk division. Agreement Being Broken. In Paterson there is a different feel- ing towards the union in the general Public than before the strike. It is regarded as a going concern. Another test of its strength is probable in the near future, however, for some, of the manufacturers are breaking strike set- tlement agreements and forgetting about the two-loom system for which the workers struck, Philadelphia Pantsmakers Winning. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 5.— Alf but a dozen small pantsmakers’ shops have settled with the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers which called the workers out several days ago. The fight for ten per cent in- crease will be kept up in the re maining shops. Hi AAA press: