The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 15, 1925, Page 3

‘il | THIS PAGE Is Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the Trade Union Educational League (T. U. EB. L.) . North American Section of the RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS (R. 1 L. U.) THE T.U.E.L. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. Its Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal of Capitalism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm- ers’ Government. HOW IT PAYS THE THE OPERATORS TO KEEP FAKERS Farrington Aids Boss Against Miners COLLINSVILLE, Ill.— Since the Jacksonville agreement and since the expression of Farrington the faker | president of the Illinois miners to “give clean coal and more coal,” the company here put a new condition in cleaning coal at the No. 2 mine, which makes it impossible for loaders to clean as the company requires. The mine cars weigh from three to five tons. When this big lot goes to the top, the coal inspector picks out even the very smallest particle of dirt, and when he can get 75 pounds of impurities out of the whole car, the miner is discharged. That Fine 3-Year Agreement. This helps the company to get rid of “undesirable” miners or those who are active in the union. ‘At first the local officials tried to fight the worst cases, but under the agreement noth- ing can be done, 5 Finally, the miners themselves tried to do the very best they could to load clean coal. But, experienced as they are, with the light of a lamp under. ground, it was found impossible to load four cars a day while trying their best to make it clean, The inspector still found dirt. The miners thot that if they would spend all day on one car, only then would it be possible to load as clean as the company requires. So they stuck together and loaded real clean coal for seven days. The company tried to use malicious trick- ery on them, and discharged fifteen miners for not loading four cars a day. Faker Farrington to the Rescue. Then the miners all decided not to go to work until the company took back the discharged miners. In afew hours Frank Farrington sent a tele- gram urging that the miners go back to work. But the local disobeyed the order and decided to stay out. Farrington sent another telegram threatening to revoke the charter if the miners would not resume work and, moreover, load four cars a day. The local, individually, has not the power to resist Farrington’s machine, and decided to go back beaten and unconditionally. A Lesson Worth Learning. When Farrington sent a letter in stating his “reasons” for expelling MacDonald, the local never took up the fight against Farrington or made any protest. Now the miners are get- ting a good lesson in the fact that Farrington is far more concerned with the operators’ than with the miners’ \nterests, ' Beer Hall Putechist Dies. MUNICH, Bavaria.—Chief of Police Poehner, who participated in the fam- ous and futile beer cellar putsch, died today. thousand. Use order blank below, Workers Party, N. 0. Enclosed please find: $,. “DOWN TOOLS ON MAY DAY” to : Holy Water Ablutions and Image Kissing Taboo in Old Mexico MEXICO CITY, April 13.— Holy water fonts must disappear immedi- ately from all Mexican churches, ac- cording to a law promulgated yester- day. The law declares the fonts are in- sanitary, and also prohibits the kiss- ing of images of saints for the same reason. Priests and bishops,are made responsible for enforcement of the law. HUTCHESON TRIES TO ORGANIZE A DUAL UNION DETROIT, Mich—The Building Trades Council here called a meeting for last Thursday night, of carpenters, for the purpose of organizing a dual carpenters’ union. Undoubtedly this was done by Hutcheson’s instruction to his tools here. DOWN TOOLS ON MAY DAY! “Come Out of the Shops and Mines, Workers, on Labor’s Holiday!” Keep on saying the above and there will be something doing. Bet ter still—tell it your fellow worker, brother unionist—to the American working class. Teil them about May Day in the best and most con. vincing way—namely: give them a May Day leaflet, “DOWN TOOLS ON MAY DAY!” The best ever. Do it now and watch results on May Day. Order from the National Office, Workers Party. Price $3.00 per OL LLL LL LL LLL LLL LLL LOL Oe te, 1118 Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. MEY sessserseenenasennvssnsnoesnssenscnsnsnssssonsnrsssssssensssessssvovnsess EULALO sscccossssesesssssesnsecenrsene The head of the dual union, Claude R. Boland of Cincinnati, was supposed to be the speaker. But as he didn’t show up the meeting was a fizzle as it ought to ‘have been anyhow. This dual organization is, incidentally, be- ing sponsored ;in an underhanded, un- derground .and unofficial way by the officials of the building trades depart- ment. wise It may, be. an accident or not, but the secretary of the Building Trades Council, Charles Whitcomb, is a sheet metal worker. The threat made is that a dual union of carpenters will be organized and all jobs pulled where the regular Brotherhood men are working. This treacherous attack on the car- penters union, inspired by Hutcheson, is being exposed and opposed vigorous- ly by the progressive carpenters’ group. It is pointed out that Hutcheson is getting about as traitorous as it is possible for an official to be, when— after expelling left wing members of his union on the charge that they are members of the T. U. &. L., and that the T. U. E. L. is’ a “dual organiza- tion”—he actually inspires the move- ment to organize a real dual union to his own Brotherhood of Carpenters. What next! ” The T. U. E. L, is not, of course, a dual union, and what is more it is de- termined to prevent Hutcheson and his agents from organizing any dual union whether it be Boland’s or any other. Rail Wreck Toll Grows. BARCELONA, Spain, April 13.— Death toll in the Funicular railroad wreck today had risen to twenty-four, of which number sixteen had been identified, Experts attributed the ac- cident to bad brakes. » Poles Welcomed by Pope, ROME, April 13.—Pope Pius today resumed his receptions and received the Polish pilgrims led by Cardinal Kakowsky. for WhICh BOD sme leaflets name below: seeneeneenee woeeennsennnennee sreennnnnngne etsy ’ as Si OAL MINERS IN ‘OWA ARE FACING BIG SHUTDOWN Work Day or Two Each Week During Winter By TOM MATTHEWS. CENTERVILLE, Iowa, April 18— “The boys are all leaving for the large cities. They only worked a day or two each week all winter, and now they have nothing to carry them over until the mines reopen next fall.” This is the story one hears thruout the mining camps in this state. The operators are making no attempt to minimize the seriousness of the situa-| tion, in fact they appear to be flaunt- ing it in the face of the miners as part of a deliberate campaign to establish open shop conditions in the Iowa mines. The operators have openly an- nounced that more than half of their large mines are completely shut down, and point to wage-scales and freight rates on coal from the scab mines of Kentucky and West Virginia, claiming that such coal can be “laid down” in Towa for less than Iowa coal can be sold at the mine. An Exodus. The result is an actual exodus of miners from Iowa to work in other industries, and a lack of any fighting spirit on the part of those who remain behind, - Many of the more wide-awak- min- ers are seriously discussing the Pro- gressive miners’ program, which calls for nationalization of the mines, the six-hour day, the unemployment wage, and other measures designed to save the miners’ union from annihilation. The miners, of course, are more deeply interested in the immediate problem, which in a great many cases is, “Shall I stay here or move on to Chicago, Detroit, or some other large, industrial center?” One story is to the effect that a great many of these miners are leav- ing to engage in railroad construction work at various eastern points for “scab wages.” If this is true, then it only goes to show the logical outcome of the short- sighted policies inspired by the has- beens in the labor movement of this country. Craft against craft, miner against railroader, district against dis- trict—all having its results in general lowering of wage scales and loss of working conditions gained thru years of struggle. Workers Helpless. With the rank and file practically tied hand and foot as the result of such short-sightedness, is it any won der that the only solution they see should be to “move out”? The way this “affects other workers is strikingly shown right here in Cen- terville. With miners and their fami- lies leaving, the traffic on the street railways has so fallen off that cars are to be replaced with motor busses. Thus the vicious circle goes ‘round and ‘round, leaving the workers won- dering dizzily what it’s all about. There can only be one answer: Class collaboration cannot solve the problems of the workers under capi- talism, Only the program of intelli- gence and class solidarity as advo- cated by the Trade Union Educational League and the Red International of Labor Unions holds any real hope for escape from these conditions of life, It is only thru such a program that the labor organizations of this coun- try can stand up under the fire of the capitalist class and keep pace with the industrial developments of the age. Can’t Have Councils, Teachers Now Have a Weekly Publication The Chicago Teachers’ Federation is publishing a weekly bulletin called Margaret Haley's Weekly Bulletin. This publication will keep the teach- ers informed on the federation’s new $50,000 campaign to procure money for the school treasury that it is at Present being robbed of thru tax dodging on big property. The bulle- tin will also take the place of the teachers’ councils which was denied the teachers by a recent decision of the board of education, The first edition carries a com- plete history of the federation’s ex- perience with the board of education’s way of co-operating to get after the stockyard property. This property is valued at $130,000 an acre and yet paid taxes for it on a valuation of $11,000 an acre. The bulletin tells how the board of education backed out just in time to prevent any ac- tion being take! 23 Are Still Missing. MINDEN, Germany, April 13.~—The bodies of fifty-eight victims of the pontoon bridge disaster on March 31 have been recovered, Twenty-three Soldiers who were crossing the bridge ave still missing, Farmers Protest Merger. WASHINGTON, April 13.— The ‘armers’ National Council announced today it will “probably seek an in- Junction” to obtain court action on the Armour-Morris packing merger, ) tal THE DATEY"WORKER Boston Carpente Job, on hey Building fts on Strike wile BOSTON, Mass~—Building trades strikes involving’ plumbers, electric- ians, lathers and building laborers continue confusedly for the most part —that is, confusedly as regards out- come. Carpenters who have signed a three-year agreement at the old $1.10 an hour rate will demand what- ever increase is given other tradés. Building employers remain adamant in assertions that they will not give more, except, possibly an increase to building laborers. Electrical workers are still striking for recognition of the national board of arbitration in- stead of referring disputes to the local board. ' Painters are still out for the ad- vance in wages. Some employers use the threat that Boston was once open shop for 18 months to induce workers to return to their jobs at the old rate. THAT 3-YEAR AGREEMENT AND ITS NET RESULT Militants Must Unite for Struggle By ALEX REID. The three year agreement by and between the coal trusts and their employees of the U. M. W. of A., was made for the sole purposes of stabili- zing the coal mining industry. If any doubting Thomases think otherwise let them peruse the financial jornals of Dec. 1923, and Jan. 1924, and ample proof will be found recorded therein. Every financial sheet was and is screaming long contracts with the unions that cannot be busted, and to further their end, the Wall Street re- presentatives,' “The ex-Britisher,” Davis of the’ “department of leisure,” famed for his éfforts to return work- ers across the sea who dare question the methods hé and his kind came by oS -r”O 0 oOrOrr''— their millions fn blood money, came to the miners convention to help make more easy of accomplishment the plans of his masters in Wall Street,— “the long term contract” to enable the enemies of labor more time to throttle the aspirations of labor. But to the everlasting credit of the miners’ delegates, he was accorded the scathing, rebuking welcome he so richly deserved, and lined up with this ‘crew Was the labér bureaucracy even desirous of a longer contract than that finally agreed upon. Now, after one year of the desired stabilization, we ask, has the policy shown any signs of success? Is the miners’ lot easjer? Where is the promised prosperity? What are the actual results? _. Ask the miners’ whose digestive or- gans are “starvalized” about this sta- bilization. One thing is certain, they have steadied ‘the industry, fixed it, so much so, that even the movement of the hoisting, wheels have become stabilized, steadfly fixed, in one posi- tion and revolved no more. Miners travelling the country vainly looking for work attest to the wis- dom of the stabilizing process. Strikes on every hand, opeh shop drives, and militant membership expulsions com- bined, are the sum total achieved for the year. One main reason for a three year contract was and is the desire to freeze out 250,000 “surplus” miners, and incidentally in the freezing pro- cess it was and is the intelligent and militant members who must be fro- zen! If one year is not enough to freeze them out, thru it becomes necessary to have an extention of time without contractual handicaps, three or four year contracts that will provide space to accomplish the end and get the progressive miners out before they succeed in opening the eyes of the miners to the reactionary policy of the leaders and thereby endangering the fat salary and expenses of the bureaucracy. William Green, the Gomper’s econ- omist, lecturing to an eastern univer- sity informs a waiting world that be s everything on the labor field is . and the unemployment ques- tion he guesses, will right itself, and further states his guess is as good as anybody’ This is a remedy! “A guess” for an outgrown economic system, for un- employment of millions who have not been paid enough to buy back what they have produced. And this from Green who owes his position to the miners, the man now head of the Wall Street, A. F, of L. Is it any wonder we are the laughing stock of the workers throughout the world? Brothers, organize in your locals, show the membership the treasonable policies of the officials, educate them to the only sane policy for the indus- try “Nationalization and workers’ control” of the coal mines. No help will ever come from your leaders, they admit they are policy bankrupt, you must help yourself. Organize! Organize your fighting mine committees! | eae ' Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY'WORKER—but be sure to see hiii the next day to get his subscription, Page Thre RED INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ASKS ALL MARINE WORKERS AID PHILADELPHIA I. W. W. STRIKE The strike of the Philadelphia longshoremen organized in the Marine Transport Workers’ Industrial Union 510 of the I. W. W., deserves and must receive the fullest support of all revolutionary workers, and particularly of all marine workers adhering to the revolutionary transport workers’ section of the Red International of Labor Unions. The Red International Affiliation Committee urges all adherents of the R. I. L. U. engaged in marine work to strike against the six steamship lines tied up by the I. W. W. longshoremen4——— of Philadelphia, and particularly to paralyze all shipping of the American- Hawaiian line, the company which is blocking general settlement. Unity among all marine workers is the first essential of successful strug- gle, and the Red International Af- filiation Committee wishes to con- demn in the sharpest terms the traitorous lack of solidarity which has led some members of the Interna- tional Longshoremen’s Association to scab on the striking I. W. W. long- shoremen. At the same time the R.. I. A. C, wishes to call the attention of the Marine Transport Workers I. U. 510, of the I. W. W., that only by uniting their forces in action in a united front together with the other revolutionary transport workers of the world adher- ing to the program and organizational center of the Red International of Labor Unions, can the necessary unity of the world’s transport work- ers be achieved—in keeping with the interests of these workers and in con- formity with the program and policy laid down at the New Orleans confer- ence on March 1 of the marine work- ers of the western hemisphere. The R. I. A. C. hails the striking I. W. W. longshoremen of Philadelphia as fellow workers engaged in active fighting in the class war and ex- presses gratification that the M. T. W. has shown and is showing a desire to unite the ranks of the working class in battle against the capitalist class while the remainder of the I. W. W. is perishing of social pacifism, sectarianism, censorship and persecution against Communists be- gun and persisted in by disruptive anarcho-syndicalist leaders: who are fundamentally neither industrial un- fonists nor revolutionists. The M, T. W. has a duty to perform in propagating and actively fighting for unity and revolutionary principles in the rest of the I, W. W., especially in advocating affiliation of the I. W. W. to the Red International of Labor Unions. Red International Affiliation Committee. | WORKERS! GO TO YOUR CLASS MOVIES! “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” and “Russia in Overalls” will be shown at: Chicago, Ill, (Return engagement), Wicker Park Theater, 1539 Milwau- kee Ave., April 16. Newark, N. J., April 19. Tacoma, Wash., April 19 Denver, Col., April 23 and May 1. Toledo, Ohio, April 30. Reading, Pa., May 3. “Polikushka,” “Soldier Ivan’s Mir- acle” and “Lenin Memorial” will be shown: Bentleyville, Pa., May 1. Daisytown, Pa., May 2. Talk it up~—your shapmate will subscribe! KINCAID MINERS SEND REPORT OF B-HOUR MEETING KINCAID, Ill, April 13.— On this day the local miners celebrate the winning of the eight-hour day. long years of hard struggle this vic- tory was obtained, and while contin- uing to struggle for their interests, the miners do not forget past victor- ies. In Kincaid, Ill., on April 1, the min- ers in that vicinity celebrated this past victory and demonstrated for the release of Sacco-Vanzetti, im- prisoned and sentenced because of their effective work for the overthrow of capitalism. Successful Meeting. The meeting was a success from every standpoint. The miners filled the hall, standing together so as to make the aisles impassable, where seats could not be found. It was more than a spirit of victory that permeat- ed the audience; the spirit of deter- mination to fight for bigger things, and to fight the last fight was pre- dominant. The principal speaker was Pete Herd, representing the Workers Party. Tom Tippett, director educa- tional department, Sub-District 5 of District 12, U. M. W. A.; Wm. Deach, ex-sub-district president; Ewald Sand- ner, secretary educational department, Local 3473, U. M. W. A., and Ed. Myers, business agent Central Trades and Labor Assembly, Taylorville, Ill. also spoke at the meeting. Continuous Struggle Needed. Herd, in his talk, pointed out that the struggle for the eight-hour day was gained only after long and bit- ter struggle; that the struggle to free Sacco-Vanzetti would likewise entail hard struggle on the part of the work- ing class. The struggle for shorter hours of work, more wages and bet- ter conditions generally, were all dif- ferent aspects of the same fight: the struggle of the working class to wrest power from the capitalists. Until such time as the workers finally succeeded in abolishing capital- ism and in substituting for its rule the rule of the workers, the arrest and conviction of such working class leaders as Sacco-Vanzetti, Mooney and Billings, the 32 Communist de- fendants in the Michigan cases, and all other workers jailed for their po- litical opinions and their struggle for those opinions, would continue. Endorse Communist Program. The meeting enthusiastically en- dorsed the program of the Workers Party and its struggle for the inter- ests of the miners and the working class as a whole, and went on record pledging itself unceasing struggle for the liberation of all workers now in capitalist jails as a result of their uncompromising struggle for the working class. After | PAUL SMITH AN EXCELLENT MAN FOR EMPLOYERS Has Completely Dis- rupted Great Falls GREAT FALLS, Mont.—Paul Smith, agent for “Bill” Green, head of the American Federation of Labor con tinues his destructive activity in the local labor movement. He is disor- ganizing the Federal Labor Union, causing their charter to be revoked by Green. By this means they lost their six delegates ta the Trades and Labor Assembly. Afterward, Smith induced the Milland Smeltermen’s Union to re- affiliate to the assembly with six dele- gates, so that they and the painters and carpenters who are all company tools could control the whole works. Black Magic Stuff. The secretary of the Mill and Smeltermen’s Union is the notorious labor faker, Herb Gallagher, who pro- moted the famous “Black Magic” Oil company, the black magic being in the separation of the poor workers from their hard earned cash. The last regular meeting of the as- sembly was to be a “harmony” meet ing, so Smith had passed the word, but instead it was a real disorganiza- tion meeting. As soon as the new delegates of the mill and smeltermen had been seated, they started a rough house. Disrupters Win Against Spineless Opposition. Johnson of the painters called for the resignation of all officers in disre- gard of the rule that officers can be removed only by charges being pre ferred in writing. Brother Quilty of the cooks and waiters was president. When he saw Johnson’s intent, to dis- rupt the assembly he resigned and W. H, Blake, a contractor who is in the carpenters’ union was elected presi- dent. All the other officers resigned with the exception of Brother Brug of the printers, a progressive-minded worker who refused to fall for Smith’s dirty work or yield to it. The two dele- gates from the carpenters are both contractors and reactionary to the bone. Carpenters’ Union 286 is en- tirealy represented by contractors in all local offices, or by those who do not work at the trade. According tc the constitution such men are not elig ible to office. Delegates Take Wrong Step. Several delegates to the assembly declared their intention of withdraw ing, and no doubt the whole thing will go to the bad. Lee Forrest, a local automobile dealer who organized the open shop “American plan” gang here a few years ago, has informed his gang that if they would have had 2 man like Smith here a few years ago, the “damned unions would not have had a word to say.” Before Smith came here all the contractors had signed up with the unions and were hiring all union help. But today I saw union carpenters working on a job started with non- union helpers, so I expect to see things go backwards from now on, Everything constructive is upset since \, i Smith arrived. Get a sub—make another Com- munist! 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