The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 9, 1925, Page 5

THE DATE MORKER SOUTHERN NEGRO IN FULL SWING Large Numbers Enter Northern Industries NEW YORK, May 7.—The annual spring migration of southern Negroes from the agricultural pursuits of the south to the northern industrial cen- ters is the largest in history this year, records of employment offices and other organizations indicate. Each year, thousands of Negro workers leave the southern farms and come to the larger cities to seek fac- tory work. The Negroes are now en- tering Ilinois, New. York, Ohio, In- diana, Pennsylvania, and other, north- eastern states. Unemployment is, already’ wide- spread in the large cities, and the Ne- groes are suffering keenly for lack of work. The wages paid the Negro workers are vbelow: those paid the white workers for the same class of work. In New York, most of the Negroes from the south are entering the tex- tile industries or are working as long- shoremen, or in domestic service, There are 5,300 Negro longshore- men in this city, ten thousand work in the clothing trade of New York, 24,000 are in domestic service or act as laundresses. The housing problem among the Negroes in the northern cities, where the Negro faces exhorbitant rent, discrimination, and overcrowded con- ditions, has grown acute. Dr S: ZIMMERMAN DENTIST" MY NEW LOCATION Special rices to Workers ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS. My Examination Is Free : My Prices Are Reasonable My Work Is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist DELAY MEANS DECAY 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. OUR DAILY A PLEASING SPORTS COSTUME z URT S048 4822-5044. Comprising Blouse 4822, and Skirt 5044, This model was at- tractively made up in kasha in a new shade of tan with bindings of silk braid in a darker shade, This is also, a good style for linen and flanne! ‘The blouse pattern is cut in 7 sizes: 34, 56, 88, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inckes bust meastres. The skirt pattera ‘in 7 sizes: 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35 and 37 inches waist measure, with corres- ponding hip measure 35, 37, 39, 41, 48, 45 and 47 inches. The width of t! skirt at the lower edge is 2% yard It is circular in cut. To make this costume for a medium size will re- quire 3% yards of 40-inch material. TWO separate patterns mailed to any address on receipt of 12e FOR| BACH patern in silver or stamps. 8 Oe NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—' tterns being sold thru the DAIL’ ORKEK pattern di ment are ture Y pati of vatterns on hand. Delivery of terne ordinarily will take ete jeast 10 from date of mailing the if your pattere te \ | quires .2 Editor’s Note:—This paper is inted for the workers, poor farmers and those who work and sweat under the R present systern of society. It is a paper of the workers, by the workers and for the workers, We want to reach every sorner of this country where labor ts being exploited for private gains, for Bret ‘We want the workers and farmers all over the country to read the AILY WORKER. In order to make it more interesting and be able better to reflect the life of the wide laboring masses, ANT OUR READERS TO WRITE TO US. This ne department “HOW WE LIVE AND WORK” will appear as often as thi Kgl sufficient letters from our readers about the ie and working con make the letters interest workérs in other sections o} point. BLACKEST CRIME OF CAPITALISM IS BROKEN LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COAL MINING TOWNS . ———_—, By SANDE, Worker Correspondent. When the history of the crimes of capitalism are written some of its blackest pages will be those describing the ‘suffering and the hopeless lives of the women and girls in the coal mining camps. - The exploitation! of the men and boy workers is bad enough as they at least find. some, “recreation” in the pool room or drowm their agony in poison- ous modnshine, but th +i and girls must wait their fate, whatever it may be, patiently. x which our masses struggle. to “bringing ‘out facta which may not be known to the country. ‘Try te make them short and to the Dhee, Dull, Drab Lives. © Their lives are as drab as their homes, wooden /shacks painted either red or dull gray ‘with the window frames and doors painted white. Some day a revolutionist will write the story of these tombs, and what a story it will make. A tew of the larger camps may have a movie show or a dance hall, but the cheapness and the mental poison of the picturés ‘are only exceeded by the crude vulgarity of the dance |, halls. 237 The early youth of the girls are a2 spent in getting an “education” in a Your Union Meeting SECOND FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925. Name of Local and Place }of Meeting. Bakers and Confectioners, 3490 W. Roosevelt Road. Blacksmiths, 64th and 8. Ashland Ave. Boller Makers, 105th and Ave. M. -| 429 so-called school house. A girl teach-) 43) Bojer Makers, 65th and Halsted. er, often as young as some of the/ 6533 Boiler Makers, 624 and Halsted. Building Trades Council, 180 W. Washington St. Carpenters’ District Council, 180 ‘W. Washington St. 200 Carpenters, 4339 S. Halsted St. Commercial Portrait Artists, it. . Adams a Electricians, 2901 _W. Monroe St. pupils, teaches all grades at the same time. Girls’ Ghastly Prospect. As the girls grow older the parents 19 wait anxiously for someone to marry 9 their daughter as it is a great hard-| 18% Engineers (Loe), 5 ge ship to support a family on the mea- wa Sacra: tO a) winidiatea ae " ny ingtor ger wages of a 1 miner. 674 Firemen or Enginemen, 5428 It is not an uncommon sight to Wentworth Ave. 45 Fur Workers, see old men having young girlse— mere children—es wives. Often when a miner's wife is still very young Gardeners and apenas Village Hall, Mortoi Garment_ Wor! a 3 tts ‘W. Wash- {aston St., 6 pd. she has many babies to care for, miss- Pt br Aa rorkers, ‘emily and Marsh- ing practically her whole youth. 118 Hod Carriers, 1850 Sherman 8t., Crimes of the Coal Camps. 1 gantore 16¢-W. Washington st, The boys can often find jobs in the ae Garment on gjoint mines with their fathers, but there are 4 [Athogtaphers, | yd = faniane ure no jobs for the girls.. She fnust either 113 Machinis Ashland Blvd, marry or leave home. Talk about| 492 Machinistey pane Halsted Sts. “breaking up the family,” the coal op-| 746 ‘ae ; 3. cor, Lexington erators are the greatest family break-| 1295 Machinis and Halsted. oe ta axistonge oat Meinl ovens 2 Bare at Yes, when the history of the crimes 13 of capitalism is written, some of its blackest pages will be those describ- ing the suffering and the hopeless Pattern Ma 119 S. Throop St. , 814 W. Harrison sath and Halsted lives of the women and girls in the “4 Bite. ta send i coal mining camps of this country. FOR RENT. oS clinton ia yet Milwaukee Ave. pion 316 Plymouth Ct., x FURNISHED ROOM with all modern Telegrapl ete, R. T. Cort Club, conveniences. Party member pre-| 111 Upholsterers te St. ferred. Very reasonable, Address | °°! Watchm St tock “ante 3748 8. 9 a Local 269, A. C, W.—Meets every 2nd Friday, 1864 No. Robey. (Note—Unless otherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) Y. W. L. Dance Saturday. Come to the dance, Saturday, May 9. Admission is only 35 cents in ad- vance and 50 cents at the door. Tick: ets can be procured at the league of- fice, 19 So. Lincoln St. and from all the league members. Daily Worker, Box 120-X. PATTERNS A COOL SUMMER FROCK. tells the following story of the in- sult: “What is your name?” Pig “Would you not first of all inform me, who you are and what you want?” ‘ Refuses to Tell Who Is Judge. I did not know who was the clerk: and who the ju and had no where they came from. % No answer. Then the man who till now he said anything, began to take y 4 . 4a 5119. ‘The new -cotton‘prints are nice for this model. It will also de- velop attractively in pongee, crepe, tub silk and other wash materials. The pattern is cut in 4 si from a bunch of maim °° 6,'8 and 10 years. A 6-year size re. asked: of 32-inch material. “Is this correct?” iM “You will not receive any’ tion from me unless you tell n you are.” Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12¢ in silver or stamps. owe FASHION BOOK NOTICE! heres hy tn silver or ‘stamps for ine and ‘Gummer $25 howing color. plat to make: statements.” *) ‘This is done. “If I come here with docdaidats hrges ‘and you might very well know that I am Gicerating 30 of the rarity, si seale u imple hes ant “vasuania to. the home areas?” The DAILY hide ada gg 1s W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, ie points Judge” Walks Away. “Oh, then you are the judge? Why mediately.” Pycckaa Beuyepuuka Another Vetcherinka, performance and dancé will be given by the Workers’ Home, formerly the So- viet School, this Sunday, May 10, at 1902 W, Division St. Two new Russian plays, “Birth Control” and | “The Shadow of Liebknecht” will | be presented. After the perform. ance there will be dancing till mid- nig! Beginning at 7:30 pom» A good time is promised, as usual. Gomei, the House of the less!” “fot this state!" “Write in the minutes that * re. prcrmared and eer ce If you ever have or have not heard him speakthis is the place to go Sunday—that’s May 10. LAUNDRY!WANTS WORKERS T0 PAY FOR INSURANCE But That las Feeler for a Wage Cut By MURPHY, Worker Correspondent. PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 7.—Signs of class consciousness have manifest- ed themselves in the Keystone Branch of the United Laundry Co. of Pitts- burgh, Pa., recently. Three weeks ago the boss placed a notice on the time clock, that thé’ group insurance which the compatiy’:carried’on each worker will expiré’March 31. This brought a géneral discussion among the workers as to how they were expected to’ how interest in the insurance and@*they found that while it had cost the company a lit- tle money to keep these up, a new plan was now being Heveloped to keep the workers from enjoying the bene- fit of what little it was. Workers Discuss Their Insurance. Last week another sign appeared stating that on Motiday, April 13, Ed- | ward J. Burke, ofthe Metropolitan Life Insurance would: give a talk on the policies. A general discussion fol- lowed among the workers, who reach- ed the conclusion that the company wanted Burke to persuade them to take out their owm policies, paid for by themselves. With this conclusion already reached, they were in no pleasant mood when the speaker ar- rived. He seemed to be afraid to talk ex- tensively but got up courage enough to tell the workers that the blame was not on the owners, that the in- surance had to be cancelled and after praising the owners very highly he of- fered to transfer anyone’s policy pro- vided the workers would agree to pay for it. “Pay It Yourself,” Saye Company When calling for questions, one of the workers asked what the rates would be, and Mr. Burke told him whenever he madé up his mind to take out one or transfer the one he previously held, he would come over’ and talk to him privately. This brot on a heated discussion among the employes and mi r of them pointed out that the bosses were afraid the workers may offer resistance. Due to the dangerous conditions un- der which the workers are employed specified for DAILY WORKER Insur- they realize thet they need to be in-|4c¢ Policies into the sured but the company has been pay- | ‘ice: ling for it in the palit and they could pay for it now. They all agreed that itm the next thing to»expect is the oaptorie pable -wage-cut, © eugene - Boss May Find? S6me Trouble. This insurance biSsiiess was only to try us out’ If we°take this without fighting, the owners will know that they will not havé‘any resistance when they get ready to use the knife. “One man cannot do much fighting alone and when wage cuts come, it is time we forget our minor grievanc- es and try to stop the wolf before he eats us and ouf wives and chil- dren alive,” one of the workers said. Another said that’ one man was easy to replace but @ walkout of .the whole plant of experienced men would make the owners sératch their fat heads and think. © COMMUNIST PRISONER TELLS STORY OF HIS ‘TRIAL’ BY POLISH ‘JUDGE’ (By the International Red Aid.) WARSAW, May 7.—A political prisoner, who is serving a several years’ term of imprisonment, is accused of having insulted a criminal commissar. For examination he was led from his cell to a judge and a clerk. With a polite “Good morning” the prisoner g ered the room of examination. He to put still more questions?” “I, as a politicaloprisoner, do not give information to” everybody.” “Iam no political prisoner and have not yet been’ — the judge says with cont “But I am a political Ticsinee and IT am proud of it. tam here because of my honest political convictions! I am equal to you’ afd by no means “You wanted to overthrow the laws “I protest that you raise this ac- cusation without ankidnowledge of my offense.” “I know eats iar,” the judge — Children Dig’in Fire MT. PLEASANT) "Mich., May 7.— Two children are degd today and their mother, Mrs. Thomas Smith, is in a hospital, probably fatally injured as a result of a fire which destroyed their did you not tell me that before? 1} home near here yesterday. ‘The victims would have giyen you information im- were burned to death in tueir beds. The blaze started from an overheated “What do you dare? Do you intend furnace, IF YOU LIVE IN DETRON— Here’ s the Place to Go Sunday, nd 10 William F. (Bill) Dunne, editor of the DAILY: WORKER and well known "Masons 2 r organized labor, will speak at St. Aubin, at 2ip.t m. Page Five BUILDERS AT 17 THIS IS COMMUNIST ACTIVITY And One Way to Make Communist History N the shop of “the source of all Communist literature” in this country, the presses are busy. Never in its history has the DAILY WORKER machinery, both mechanical and ‘human, been put to such a test as it has during the DAILY WORKER Week of May 4 to 10. Literally mountains of papers are leaving the shop dally, to be distributed by busy, building Communists thruout the country. Going from door to door of working class homes, members of the Workers (Communist) Party and sympathetic workers are bringing to them the Communist message in the DAILY WORKER, But sample copies are quite easy to give away. It Is much more difficult to get subscriptions at the end of the week. But this Is absolutely essential.. What one week's acquaintance with the DAILY WORKER has not done, even a short term sub will do. Here is the field for future membership of the Communist move- ment and here we can “make another Communist.” It must be done. And this Saturday and Sunday every home that has had a sample copy of the DAILY WORKER for one week (and other homes If you have time) must be visited. Seldom has there been such a splendid opportunity to build the DAILY WORKER or the Workers (Communist) Party. Soe ee ee IN THE SECOND ANNUAL DAILY WORKER SUB CAMPAIGN ‘These comrades from various locale have sent In new subs on May 6: NEWARK, N. J.—Morton Green. PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Lena Rosenberg. FREDERICK, S. DAK.—Emil Niva. McDONALD, PA.—T. Sourznal. CHICAGO, ILL.—Ear! Browder, H. Berglund. CICERO, ILL.—Frank Gruener. DES MOINES, IA.—Theo. Lucas. ROSEBURG, ORE.—W. Furlong. WEST ALLIS, WIS.—Stanley Korade. DETROIT, MICH.—Arthur Godarlan, G, Rawlyk, BOSTON, MASS,—Albert Weisbard. HOUSTON, TEX.—Mitchell Bell, MORE INSURANCE FROM NEW YORK URING April the following New Finnish Inwood ..... 2.00 York branches paid ‘the amounts} German Yorkville . + 1.00 German Nightworkers 5.00 New York| German West Harlem 14.00 Jewish Harlem English Downtown’ +++ $34.00 Jewlsh Bath Beach : English West Side. eters 10.00 Jugo-Slav Pate. English Williamsburg - 3.00 Lithuanian Williamsburg .. 3.00 English Coney Island...... 10.00 Oriental + 3,00 * Russian + 6.00 i - 2 JOHN REED JUNIOR Sevahe-Sinvah, Union Hill. .* $00 GROUP PLANS BIG ¥. W. LNo. 22. 200 NIGHT ON MAY 23 Total o.csseeeee+ee+. 12040 Branches that have not yet made final sett! ent of insurance policies are requested to collect all balances and return the unsold policies as quickly as possible to the New York office, 108 East 14th Street. Tell it to the kids! No, it ain’t about a circus, but the surprise af- fair that is being arranged by the John Reed Junior Group. They pro- mise an interesting evening on Sat., May 23, at the Workers’ Home, 1902 W. Division St. “They won't tell what they are going to pull off; but they assure that it will be a real surprise, dance, and a good time in general. So don’t forget, tell It to the kids! Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY WORKER—but be sure to see him the next day to get his subscription. Get A Sub And Give One! PIRATE SYMBOL WORN BY BULGAR WHITE GUARDISTS Secret Sesion Shows Fear of Truth (Special te The Dally Worker) SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 7. — The farcical trial by court martial of the persons suppposed to be involved in the Sveti Kral cathedral explosion now going on is.completely surround- ed by white guard troops and a heavy veil of seereey. The. session was, secret, .at..which the names of the supposed co-conspir- ators were divulged by the defendents who have apparently been promised escape from death for saying that the explosion. was brought about by Com- munists instead of Jugo-Slavians, It is learned however that some of the ones under arrest have definitely alleged that’ 'monéy and “arms came, not from Moscow as “allégéd, but from Vienna, Austria, and was ‘sippliéd ‘by Jugo-Slavia thru Macedonfan -ration- alist revohitionariés. To avoid publicity of this’ daniming fact which’ upsetS the “world “wide Hie of “Communist plots,” the ‘court martial sessions are secret. The character of the “trial” may well be seen in the fact that the white guard troops surrounding’ the prisoners and in control of Sofia, have sculls and cross-bones painted on their helmets, and in the fact that civilian lawyers for the prisoners are forbidden. Gen. Lazaroff, the com- manding military of the white ter- ror has assigned two white guard offi- cers as “counsel for the defense.” Patriotic Ladies Are Good Watch Dogs at Women’s Convention (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, May 7.—Discussion on the league of nations and the world court at the quintennial convention of the international council of women brought sharp clashes here. The wo- men from the American patriotic so- clety were there to weigh and meas- ure each utterance made by the dele- gates. The Marchioness of Aberdeen, president, songht to smooth the troubled waters by declaring that the object of the’ council, “Is not to pro- mote propaganda but to form an in- ternational. center for women to gather, confer, and make the voice jot organized womanhood heard regard- ing various subjects of world interest. Promotion of.an.international mind.in all relations of lifd is the purpose of the council,” she said. This is the first open meeting held by the conference, In an effort to get things done without interference from the patriotic women, all sessions were held behind closed doors. Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, May 7.—Great Britain pound sterling, demand 4.85; cable 4.85%. France, franc, demand 6.19; cable 5.19%. Belgium, franc, demand 5.03; cable 5.0344. Italy, lira, demand 4.10%; cable 4.10%. Sweden, krone, demand 26.74; cable 26.77. Norway, krone, demand 16.81; cable 16.83. Den- mark, krone, demand 18.82; cable 18.- 84. Shanghai, tael, demand 765.00; cable 75.50. THE LITTLE RED LIBRARY (Ready About May 10) No. 3 Principles of Communism By FREDERICK ENGELS The Original Draft of the Communist Manifesto WHAT By WM. F. DUNNE . The first American book on the gsub- The editor of the Daily ‘Worker writes here of a subject of growing and immediate interest already receiving a great deal of attention, Not only is it a discussion,of the im- portance of Worker Correspondence but it is also a hand-book of particular in- struction as to what, when, where, why Translated by MAX BEDACHT ¢ ject. This volume is an historical document published for the first time in the Eng- lish language—and a work of real value to every worker. A number that is sure to add further favor to the growing interest in the Little Red Library. No. 1 READY NOW! Trade Unions in America by - Wm, Z. Foster, Jas. P. Cannon and E. Browder , A brief summary of the development of organized, American labor, the Left Wing—and its program. and how—with in use to divert My ALL NUMBERS 10 CENTS EACH, 12 COPIES 1143 W. Washington Bivd. No. 4 Worker Correspondents WHERE An exposure of some of the methods gle against Capitalism, THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. WHY WHEN HOW examples, No. 2 READY NOW! Class Struggle vs. ‘ Class Collaboration By EARL R. BROWDER the workers from: strug- FOR A DOLLAR