The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 16, 1925, Page 5

IRISH FAMINE. HAS THE RIGH FARMERS SCARED Relief Secretary Scores Lying Politicians (Continued from page 1) months, that they were starving, liv- ing on offal and dead leaves, One could not travel the roads of Clare without meeting two or threé funeral a day. People of Clare he ‘said were today séeing black, tomorrow they might see red, and god help the coun- try then. He blamed the government for muzzling the voice of the, organ- ized farmers of Ireland, and demanded that something be done as they were face to face with plague. So speaks the’ bourgeois farmer to the bourgeois Free State. Relieve us he says of government charges, declare a mora- torium. It looks more as if the areas in- volved would themselves become a mortuary. Maybe the Irish in Amer- ica and elsewhere will forget the pol- {tical interests that are served either by exposure or concealment of the misery rampant in Irish homes, such as they are in the coast of Mayo, Gal- way and Donegal. Damn the politic: ians, succour the sufferers, Ihave per- sonally visited Killybegs, Kilcar, Tel lin, Glencolumbkille, Ardara, right to Dungloe in Donegal and it is hunger, hunger all the way. Only last week I visited Mayo, from Ballina thru Bally- castle to Portacloy, it is one long tale of unrequited toil, disastrous seasons; no crops to reap; no seed to sow; hunger and misery now, misery and hunger next year, unless food, fuel and seed can be provided. The Workers’ International Relief, has started relief work in Donegal and Mayo, and*food, fuel and clothing has been and is being distributed in Por- tacloy, Stonefield, Carratigue, Corn- boy, Killalagdra, Ballycastle and Bal- lina in Mayo, and also around ancient Tirconnail and Glencolumbkille. Only the fringe has been touched, but the villagers overwhelm us with thanks for even that little. We need seed potatoes, seed corn, flour, meal, milk, sugar, tea and clothing. Lives will be lost if response is not immediate. Workers of all lands unite to allevi- J ate the desperate plight of our Irish fellow workers. Dr. A. Moskalik DENTIST “8. .W. Corner 7th and Mifflin Ste. PHILADELPHIA, PA. OUR DAILY PATTERNS © A. PRACTICAL DESIGN. ‘Louse + OPEN SHOP DRIVE JUST BEGINNING IN PHILADELPHIA TEXTILE CENTER By ESTHER LOWELL (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 14—Textile workers in Philadelphia on the whole are faring a little better than their New England fellow workers. Systematic wage cuts have not yet been introduced in Philadelphia mills. The industry is more specialized in Pennsylvania and has not been so much affected by depressed business as New England mills manufacturing coarser goods. Finally, textile unions in Philadelphia in the branches at all organ- ized, are comparatively strong. + Open Shop Maneuvers. The Upholstery Workers’ Union, Lo- No. cal No. 25, United Textile Workers, is one of the old, large unions. Until the last few years Philadelphia has manufactured about 95 per cent of the upholstering material of the United States. Lately upholstery manufac- Your Union Meeting | Third Wednesday, April 15, 1925. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. Amadgamated ed i hated 214 No, Sti turers have put factories in outlying} 38 Amaigamated stething Worke towns where native labor is cheaply 1564 N, Rodey St. secured, This téndency of decentral-| 7 ®# Sse ee ization has not yet developed enough | 131 Line Federation, 62nd and to alarm the union, but watch is be- ing kept and recently an investigator| 2 nd Clay, Village Hall, for the union surveyed the entire out-| 10 ters, Western and Lexing- of-town upholstering field. 242 , 5443 S. Ashiand Ave. Introduce Speed Methods, 250 Blacker’s Hall, Lake Union upholstery shops usé only 3 Carp 180 wv: Washington St. Carpenters, 505 S. one weaver to a loom, George Creech, Carnent ae secretary of the union, asserts, but non-union shops outside sof Philadel- phia are introducing the two-loom | 2289 system. Women winders and spool- iu 1638 sey St, “aa 7897." vd. (Wood), 1619 N. Salitornta aretha 6414 §. ers are organized with men weavers| 14 cers, 215 S, Ashland Bivd., in the upholstery union, which is part| 79g electricians, 127 N. Francisco Ave of the textile council. Hosiery knit-| 85 meats #, So. Chicago, 11405 Michi- ters, hosiery borders, surgical knit-| 2 Assn., 189 N. State St., ters, loomfixers, warpers, warp dress- . ers’ unions comprise the rest of the| *° Page Scene tt.com: council. District Council, 814 1 it. Have Powerful Union. 10 i (Mun.), Kedzie and Bel- With the increasing vogue of silk] 5 cauics’ g, + Werke, & hosiery for women, the Full Fashioned | , Nan Biter st ne Hosiery Workers’ Union, of the United | $68 Machinist, oe Wy, ee sk Textile Workers, has doubled its mem-| 830 1182 Milwaukee Ave. ce of Way, 5324 S, Hal- Cooks, 357 N. Clark St. 2800 W. Madison St. ‘s ag aed and Main Sts., tbo W Washington st. La Grange. bership since 1920. Philadelphia is the center of the industry, altho the largest single mill is the Berkshire in Reading, Pa. Other mills in nearby Pennsylvania towns have branches of the union. According to Gustav Geiges secretary of, Local 706, union shops have only one man to one machine. Since the 1921, strike the union has controlled 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the industry. Most of the workers are young men and girls.” Tie lat- ter may average $28 4 week and work is fairly steady thruout thé year. Skill- ed piece workers make ‘up to $40. Seamless Work Cheaper. Seamless hosiery workers have had a union but it has declined. The full fashioned hosiery isemade on com- plicated, expensive: machines which require the full attention ofa work- er to one maching*! Seamless hosiery is made on much: chéaper’and simp- ler machines and<oné worker tends Many machines, PELE Cloth. Industry Open: Shop. The cloth industryreotton, wool, worsted, silk goods-is, unorganized in Philadelphia. Woolen yarn. workers once had a flourishing;union but the in, 812 W. 59th St. Trainmen, 64th and Uni- BE aga 169 N. State 14 W. Harrison St. rs (Soda), 220 S. Ashland 1921 open shop drive of employers laid it low. Brussels carpet workers likewise lost the bulk of their organ- ization. Tapestry carpet workers have a strong independent union (once in the U. T. W.) under Law- rence LaBrie and are affiliated with the Federated Textile Unions. The Amalgamated Lace’ Operatives; Phila- delphia’s oldest union, is also one of the Federated Textile Unions and in- cludes the numerous lace curtain workers under Thomas Burns, Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem. ber for your branch. A SIMPLE FROOK. R SCHOOL OR PLA 3 SHORT STORIES THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG A tale of the cave-man era, show- : v, HE DAILY WORKER CROATIAN SOCIETY] JOINS FIGHT ON CHILD SLAVERY Streator, Titinois, Lodge Passes Resolution STREATOR, Ill, April 14— The Croation Benevolent Society of Strea- tor at the meeting of last week, pass- ed the following resolution against child labor exploitation, which points out that the remedy lies not only in constitutional amendments but in or- ganized struggle! and in full govern- ment maintenance for the children of poor workers and farmers by the gov- ernment. It follows: | Resolution Against Child Labor. “Whereas, the: physical and moral well-being of the working class youth of this country is being destroyed thru the brutal exploitation of children in the mines, mills, factories and sweat- shops to create larger profits for the bosses; “Therefore be it resolved: That we demand the immediate ratification by the state legislatures of the child labor amendment to the constitution and that congress, shall immediately pass a law prohibiting the labor of children under eighteen years of age; and be it “Further resolved, that, since the child'labor amendment is meaningless without government maintenance of the school children of the workers and poor farmers, the state and fed- eral legislatures shall pass a law pro- viding full government maintenance of all school children of workers and poor farmers, the funds for this pur- pose to come from special taxes on high incomes; and be it “Further Resolved, that the trade unions repeal from their constitutions all discriminatory clauses against equal rights in the unions of young workers; also that the admission fees and dues be made lower for young workers to enable them to become members of the unions which will thereby become strengthened in their struggles against ‘the bosses; and be it 7 “Further resolved, to call upon all other working Glass organizations to unite with us in’a common political struggle against Child labor exploita- tion and for full government mainten- ance of the scHdol children of work- ers and poor farmers.” Peter Ivkovich, Chairman, Tchar’ Goltner, Secretary. St English Lord Admits Nations’ Mad Arms Race Cannot | Be Curbed PHILADELPHIA 2 Pa, April 14.— Viscount Lee, who, with Lord Balfour represented England at the confer- ence of world powers in Washington, in an address hiére admitted that an arms conference ‘will not prevent na- tions from arming. “We have forbidden the German from having any submarines,” Lee said. “Then what danger are we pre- paring for if we: keep on having sub- marines? Are we preparing weapons against one another?” There is no hope of limiting land or air armaments, Lee declared “Be- sides, large armies can rapidly be im- provised. I doubt the practicability of limiting, effectively air forces. Commercial air development which is closely related, must’ necessarily go ein eh hes Snsesinsuns ct en AE on.” Industrial Cripples Federate WASHINGTON,—In order that they may exercise more power in getting legislation for the men and women crippled in industry, the chief organ- ain, pound sterling, cable 478%. France, 51.7%; cable 5.18. mand 5.04%; cable 5.05. demand 4.09%; cable 4.09%. Sweden, krone, Norway, krone, demand 15.97; cable 15.99. cable 18.40. quoted. Shanghai, tael, demand 74,00; cable 7450. Page Five BUILDERS AT WORK HERE’S HOW ST. PAUL WILL DO IT To Have Contest Campaign. HE quota for St. Paul is 125’new subscriptions. Comrade 0. L. John- son, acting DAILY WORKER agent and one of those who are mak- ing DAILY WORKER history, sends us the details of how St, Paul will get them. It’s going to be a contest. A point system has been devised and to the branch securing the highest number of points in proportion to its membership at the opening of the contest, A BANQUET WILL BE GIVEN by all the other branches of the city. At that time a banner will be presented with the inscription “Winner of the Second DAILY WORKER Sub Drive in St. Paul” to the winning branch. The member getting the highest number of points will receive a $25.00 watch or set of books equivalent in value. The member of the branch receiving the highest number of points will receive a set of the new “Lenin Library” now being prepared. Each branch must average a certain number of points per member in order to be eligible for the city prize. This shows real interest in the campaign and it is possible ONLY because the branches have acting DAILY WORKER agents and because these are guided by an active city agent who in the first campaign last year showed how well It could be done. But this St. Paul drive has additional features. One of these is that the point system devised gives credit for subs secured to language publications of our party as well. This is real building. A DAILY WORKER BUILDER is a Communist builder and it is his job to get as wide-spread a distribution of Communist propaganda as possible among both American and foreign-born workers. We look for St. Paul to climb near the top of the list in the next few weeks and with the plans they have started in operation we are sure they will do so. Toledo, San Francisco, Philadelphia Best on Monday, April 13. These three locais sent in most subs today and here are others who have helped to fill their quota in the Second Annual Sub Cam- paign: SAN FRANCISCO, Cowdery, 5. LOS ANGELES, CAL.—S. Glober- man, 3; R. Radakovich. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—N. Matt- son. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Jack Sininen, 3; Chas. Dirba. MILWAUKEE, WIS.—John Valkas CLEVELAND, O.—J. A. Hamilton. TOLEDO, 0.—N, Beck, 5. YORKVILLE, O.—Andy Bistricik. PHILADELPHIA, PA—Pauline Chudnoffsky; Rosenberg. 3. PITTSBURGH, PA—F, H. Merrick, 4. NEW YORK, N. Y—T. Germ, 2; S. Pollack; Fred Cammer, SUPERIOR, WIS—Aille Hiltunen. WORCESTER, MASS.—Eteenpain Co-operative Society. REVERE, MASS.—Chas. Schwartz. RICHMOND, VA.—Thos. Stone. SOUTH BEND, IND—Amos. E. Kirk. CAL—P. B. K. Sharfenberg; Lena Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, April 14.—Great Brit- demand 477%; franc, demand Belgium, franc, de- Italy, lira, demand 26.93; cable 26.96. Denmark, krone, demand 18.30; Germany, mark, un- Is just out. 1 | MOVIES TO SHOW RED PROTEST AT POLISH CONSULS At Wicker Theater Chicago, Tonight The workers who demonstrated in front of the Polish consulate in Chi cago in protest against the threaten- ed execution of Stanislav Lanzutsky, will have a chance to see themselves in the movies that were taken at that time. These pictures will be’ shown for the. first time in the DAILY WORKER Film Edition No. 6, at the’ Wicker Park Theater, 1539 Milwaukee Ave, TONIGHT, April 15. The feature of the program wilk be a return engagement of “The Beauty. and the Bolshevik” and. “Russia in Overalls.” There is no guarantee that there will be further repeat performances, so all who expect to see this Russian feature film should come early to the Wicker Park Theater. Klan Hires School Under False Name, Bars Board Members NEW YORK, April 14.—The ku klux klan was allowed to hold a. meeting in the Manhasset, Long Island, high school auditorium, while the board of education was meeting in another part of the hall. The klansmen, afraid to reveal their identity, took out their permit under the name of the “Nathan Hale Association.” No such organ- ization could be found. The members of the board of edu- cation, declare they heard the klian was meeting in the high school and went to the auditorium, but were re- fused admission. Sixty-one members of the klan were admitted at the meeting it was re- ported. Practically all of the klans- men came to the meeting in automd- biles. The board of education refuses to act against the misrepresentation of the klan, Form Dual Japanese Union. TOKYO, Japan, April 14—Members of the “aristocracy” of the labor movement of Japan, including skilled engineering workers, iron, steel and electrical engineers, confectionery workers and automobile éngineers have formed the Federation of Labor Unions as a rival to the General Fed- eration of Labor of Japan. The dial organization is small and ‘has ttle prestige. Coal Miner’s Daughter Killed. GILLESPIE, IIL, April 14-~The JIn- terurban trestle just south of this city claimed its third victim today when the death of Georgia Stevens, 13, daughter of a coal miner, was trapped by a passenger car as she. tried to cross the trestle and was. krocked headlong from the structure, Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two, will make a better Communist of you. er ULL A Special Negro Edition of the YOUNG WORKER It contains in full the call for a Negro Labor Congress. It also tells how the Young Workers League works to organ- ize the Negro youth, and of the activities of the Y. W. 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