The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 24, 1925, Page 2

Page Two EEE RENEGADE CZECH EDITOR RECEIVES SEVERE DEFEAT All Traitors Cannot Be Rewarded Frank Kozumplik, editor of Spra- Vedinost, a Czecho-Slovakian paper formerly an official organ of the Czech federation of the Workers Par- ty, learned to his cost that the path of @ renegade is not always strewn with roses, when he was defeated for the vacany to the city council seat caused by the death of Alderman Kostner. Korumplik’s defeat was not caused by his devotion to the working class, tho the sheet he now edits lives by the grace and generousity of the Hill- man-Levin machine in the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers. The fake radicals behind Spravedinost have be- trayed the Czecho-Slovak workers for the meat bones that Sam Levin of the Aftalgamated may see fit to throw at them ‘The Political Chameleon Spravedinost secured the services of Komumplik as editor when the Workers Party severed relations with it. Politically he is like the chame leon. Today he is a socialist, tomorrow & republican, the day after, a demo erat. Tho elections are allegedly non- partigan in this'city, the republican anf democratic groups nominate their tools. and put their machines behind them. Bersan, the republican, fatled to qualify and the contest was be- tween Kozumplik, sometimes soctfal- ist and John Toman, democrat. Ber san and prominent members of the Orowe-Barret-Brundage machine sup- ported Kozuntplik as did the Chicago Tribune, The Daily News and the Municipal Voters’ League. But the de- mocratic machine was too much for Kozumplik and when the votes were counted, he was far in the rear. Alr Tank Goes on Rampage. BLOOMINGTON, IIL, May 22—The giant air pressure tank of the city water supply system at San Jose, near here, exploded today, wrecking the building it occupied, a drug store, damaged other structures and smash- ed hundreds of windows in stores and dwellings. 5 THE DAILY WORKER “Bill” Lee Haunted by Left Wing (Continued from page 1) of the delegates is “anybody but Lee.” This makes Lee feel badly, and so applause (anti-Lee applause, of course) from the gallery has been pro- hibited and visitors in tne gallery who make notes are looked upon with suspicion. Threats of expulsion have been made by the guards. A move is on foot to abolish the board of appeals, an extra disciplin- ary body for grievances and appeals. This board consists of seven members and is elected by the convention. Some progressives favor abolition, but so also do the reactionary leaders. These pragressives say they want the bureaucracy to settle appeals and so compromise itself and loose the sup- port of the local unions. However, the abolition of this board is a moot question. There are many arguments for its retention for it may yet be the means of saving the or- ganization against the disruptive tac- tics of the reactionary leaders. Altogether Too Much Bunco! While the convention is on, noth- ing is left undone to amuse the dele- gates. “Keep them entertained so that they will keep their minds off of deep organizational problems,” this is the strategy of the Lee cohorts. Bunco parties have been held. One delegate remarked that the convention with (Continued from page 1) on his terms after sending federal troops to take up the “protection” of the property last week. The Gomperes of Mextfoo. In conformity with its class col- laboration policy officially made ef- fective in the Mexican Federation of Labor (C. R. O. M.) since Calles was elected and Luis N. Morones, the “Gompers of Mexico” was appointed as cabinet member, the 0. R. 0. M. has “outlawed” the oll workers’ strike and agreed to go along with the gov- ernment in suppressing labor revolt against the Yankee imperialists. The strike originally was for union scale, but the company threatened to close down. The men replied they would seize the oil fields. Then a union worker, Mignel Padron, was murdered by a gunman of the Hues- teca company named Villicana, Pad- ron, when dying stated: “This is.the Calles Breaks Strike in Mexico >, THEY TAKE THE SHIRT RIGHT OFF ; YOUR BACK— ; “SAND PICK YOUR POCKETS CLEAN! ™” y Who “they” are—and how it is being done goad ta! =~how and where and why and when the worker Is robbed of what he produces— All this can be found only in the pages of the DAILY * WORKER. : Show this copy of the DAILY WORKER to your shop- pares | or the member of your union and get (or give) him a sub. If you send a full year’s sub during the ,» SECOND ANNUAL SUB CAMPAIGN " (until June 15) You will receive WITHOUT CHARGE a six month’s sub to the Workers Monthly or a Loose-Leaf Leather binder with patent clasp, pockets for receipts and note-paper for your use (including a full des- eriptive catalog of all Cymmunist publications.) . DAILY WORKER SUB RATES: (Outside of Chicago) $6.00 a Year $3.50 Six Months t THE DAILY WORKER 1118 W. Washington Blvd. For the enclosed §.. months—mark cross) to: NAME: sneensvenenanersssssoessessences <=} $2.00 Three Months Chicago, Mlinois send the DAILY WORKER POF vesvee Months. (And the WORKERS MONTHLY fF sss . STATE oe Lee leading it, was enough of a bunco party for him. And the New York Central believed enough in Lee to do something to tickle the convention, so it gave sev- eral trains to Lee last Sunday so that the convention could have a squint at Niagara Falls. Last night Lee received quite a measure of criticism at the Cleveland Federation of Labor meeting for re- fusing to allow Wm, Dawson, the floor at the convention to talk against pris- on made goods. Kitty Donnelly of the Waitresses’ Union, was also kept off the floor. She wanted to ask the delegates not to patronize unfair restaurants. Foster Speaks In Cleveland. “Bill” Lee has graduated far be- yond this kind of trade unionism. Ad- vising delegates which are Cleveland’s non-union restaurants is small pota- toes to him. Consorting with presi- dents and managers of big railway systems, this is big stuff so far as Lee is concerned. Wm. Z. Foster, secretary of the Trade Union Educational League, will expose this union wrecking scheme of class collaboration at a meeting to be held in the Labor Temple, 2586 Bu- clid avenue, Sunday evening, May 24. All workers are invited, but railroad workers especially so. work of the company which pays men to assassinate us.” Wanted Protest at Murder, At once the local union member- ship, led by Reds, appealed to the C. R. O, M. to protest the policy of as- sassination with a general strike Juna Amaya, a delegate, came to Mexico City in an airplane to demand of the general labor federation that it support the ofl workers. Reds in the Cc, R. O. M. assited dim, but the Morones-Calles-Wall Street combina- tion was evidently too powerful. Amaya declared that if the Hues teca company persisted in closing down the /oil fields and plants, the union workers would take poasesion and run them themselves, He prom- ised that if this were done, the prot- its would be sent to Mexico City for use by the Mexican nation and not to New York to fatten the vultures of Wall Street. Upon this declaration, Calles dispatched troops to beat the men by heavy guard. The “Understanding” of May 16. This brazen servility of Calles to American imperialism is his habit since he took office, but the Huesteca affair follows in shameless step upon the understanding arrived at between Calles and Ambassador Cheffleld of the United States on the morning of May 15. The ambassador at once left for ‘Washington to report his success, but before going he told American news- paper men that he took up what Shef- field calls, “unwarranted seizures of American property and interference by Mexican labor organizations - with American manufacturing plants, banks, motion pictures or stores wherever employes are organized.” Calles Agreed to Betray Workers, He further stated that Calles agreed to do all posible to protect Yankee monied interests and to “curb the growing labor union demands.” Five days later Calles sent police armed with rifles against a red labor union of milk wagon drivers and dis- tributors and dairy hands in the fed- eral district. When the Bakers’ Union, which is controlled by reds, struck in sympathy, the Calles gov- ernment gave them only a few hours to return under threat of violence, The C. R. O. M. fakers then declared the strike outlawed and drove all strikers back. In addition, the Calles-Morones class collaboration combine, Luis N. Morones being the head of the C. R. O. M., issued a circular letter threat- ening severe discipline of any local union which struck without the con- sent of the fakers in control of the executive council. Fess Belleves In Convict Labor. “As a humanitarian I know that the prisoners of the country must be kept employed,” senator Simeon Fess of Ohio told the International Associa- tion of Garment Manufacturers at the Hotel LaSalle, in defending the prison sweatshop system. Fess has introduc- ed a bill in the senate calling for pre- vention of interstate shipment of prison made merchandise. He is not against the prison sweatshop system but wishes to control convict labor so that the garment and other bosses will not lose profits by competing with the cheaper convict labor. GOD DISLIKES RANTING OF PREACHER; STORM BLOWS HIS TENT AWAY HERRIN, Ill, May 22 Altho Swept by strong winds that inflicted a slight property dam Herrin and its rural districts recelved last night's storm with a wéloome, The rain broke a drought of sixty days which had lowered the water sup- ply and handicapped farmers. ent in which an evange- jeeting, was blown for half a mile, leaving speo- tators exposed to the storm. Tele- phone wires were down thruout the district. McANDREW PAY PLAN BEATEN BY SCHOOL BOARD New Members Force a Reconsideration At a recess meeting of the board of education the new board members, sitting at their first business meeting since their appointment, passed a mo- tion to reconsider superintendent of schools McAndrew’s teachers’ salary plan, defeating the old board members by a vote of six to five. J. Lewis Coath, ‘who was the only old member of the board to vote with the new members, presented the mo- tion, giving as his reason that the new members should be given a chance to consider the salary plan under which the teaci@rs would work during new members in office. The old board members voting against the motion to reconsider Mc- Andrew’s pet scheme were J. Mullen- bach, Julius F. Smitenka, Mrs. Will- iam Hefferan, Grace Gregg and Edgar Greenebann. | f Those voting for the motion and op- posing acceptance of the McAndrew plan “sight unseen” were Coath, and the new members, e, English, Ellicott, Schmidt and Dr. Schiller. Previous to the calling of the meet- ing, the board members caucused for a full hour, endeavoring to come to an agreement. The meeting finally start- ed an hour late, with the old and new board members still differing as to the support of McAndrew's salary, plan. McAndrew's plan will now be re- ferred back to the finance committee of the board, under the terms of the motion, for further consideration. All Picketting in West Va. Forbidden By Court Order {Continued from page 1) similar nature had been modified by a court ruling that this particular an- cient injunction issued dn 1913 by a judge now dead, could not ban “peaceful persuasion,” Judge Makes a Brand New Injunction. But after so ruling and dismissing the’ cases of contempt, brought under the lod injunction, Judge Baker this week issued an entirely brand new preliminary injunction which repeats the old injunction, Judge Baker this ful persuasion.” Meanwhile, the court ordered a hearing on the new injunc- tion for June 1. Three men were 4 Tuesday at Fairmont for ting non- union miners after being released on bail for a similar charge. They were taken at the Dakota mine of the Bethlehem corporation. In addition thirteen pickets were arrested at the Grant Town mine of the New England Fuel and Transportation ‘company. Old Gang Stays in O. R. C. Offices As Railway Aids (Continued from page 1) of Cedar Rapids, Ia, was re-elected senior vice-president. Blection of the following officers was announced: E. P. Curtis, San Antonio, Tex., secre- tary-treasurer; J. M. Philips, St. Louls, Mo,, J. T. Hughes, St. Paul; William M. Clark, Washington, D. C., vice-presidents, > The 1928 convention city, it was announced, will be selected in two years. ¥ormal invitations for the convention have been received from Cleveland, Atlanta, St. Paul, St. Louis and Dallas. Philadelphia League Meeting will Hear Report of Williamson PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 22.— A membership meeting of the Phila- delphia Young Workers League has ben called for the purpose of hear- Ing John Williamson report onthe recent sessions of the Young Com- munist International at Moscow, at which Comrade Williamson was present as one of ‘the American delegates. The meeting will be held Mon- day, May 26, at 521'York Ave, Hunger Helps Reeruiting.” NEW ORLEANS, May 22—Increas- ed activity is noted fm recruiting by the U. 8. marine corps in New Or- leans among the unémployed, Large numbers of young men have signed away their freedom.’ ‘ pained: Sea 3 He Shepherd Trial Drags, Fixed opinion and objections to the testimony of an accomplice joined today to defeat the selection of the first Jury panel in the trial of William Darling Shepherd~for the killing by typhoid of William Nelson McClintock, his millionaire foster son, Naval Aviator Killed LAKEHURST, N, J. May 22.—Lieut. James Rowland Kyle, Jr, a naval aviator, was instantly killed here this afternoon in a practice parachute leap from a plane, { tie Get a sub for» the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you make another mem- ber for Prepare Funeral for “Labor Bureau” Born | of Versailles Peace By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. TT OPAN: the question is raised by the Versailles peace- makers, whether their creature, the international labor bureau of the league of nations, should be quietly “bumped off,” to use one of the favorite expressions of retailers in homicide. The wholesale murderers of the last war merely suggest that their child, thrown as a sop to anti-Bolshevist labor officials the world over, in the stormy days of 1919, be merely “abolished as no longer useful.” Thus will end another shoe age in the revolutionary oe uapies of the work- ers, especially in Europe, against the official misleaders since the ending of the war. e oe8@ Albert Thomas, the French “soclalist” munitions ml- nister during the war, was made head of the “labor bureau,” which was even acceptable to Samuel Gompers, of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, righthand man to President Wood- row Wilson, at the Versailles negotiations. The “universal eight-hour day” was dangled before in- ternational labor, valiantly struggling in some countries to establish its own Soviet power. This was the empty promise with which the great employers hoped to satisfy the work- ers until bankrupt and chaotie capitalism could regain its breath. It was the pledge, with others of like nature, that the late Hugo Stinnes, the German industrial overlord, made to the late Karl Legien, head of the German trade unions, when labor in Germafiy, under the leadership of Karl Lieb- knecht and Rosa Luxemburg, was battling to send German capitalism the selfsame way the kaiser went. S29 ee The international labor bureau never devefoped into more than a debating society; just as “socialists” are content to make speeches in various parllamentary bodies. The Chi- cago Daily News admits that it was established for no other purpose when it declared: “Such discussions by delegates representing the nations of the world should serve to disseminate knowledge of benefit to labor and to Industry. Further, while Communist agitators under the direction of Moscow conspirators are striving to bring about world révolution thru appeals to class hatred, the action of enlightened governments in trying to hit upon beneficial measures for the enhancement of workers’ wel- fare should have a valuable moral effect.” ° . . ° However, the funeral is that of the “labor bureau,” with all of Its fake promises. Western European labor, in spite of the “bureau,” backed by traitor “socialists” and subsidized with millions of “open shop” dollars, has been drawn closer than ever to Russian labor. This is clearly seen in the dis- cussions now going on over international trade union unity. European capitalists, witnessing the ‘conferences between British and Russian labor, and reading of the interchange of labor delegations between the two countries, easily realize that their pet “labor bureau” isn't proving what it was ori- ginally intended to be; that it has failed of its criminal pur- pose. The Dawes-Mor; 7. © « ¥ é plan enslaving the workers of Ger- ‘many has helped. Germany was supposed to be the land where “workers’ ‘welfare” had made the — progress before the war. It was the capitalist utopia of eight-hour laws, social insurance, unemployment insurance, and other palliatives, that were to be internationalized under the league of nations’ labor bureau. But the Dawes-Morgan plan, with its replica promised for other countries, especially France, has spolied all this. Capitalism stands before the workers of Western Euroe, more than ever, as their open and bitter oppressor. The “eight-hour day” has disappeared in Ger- many, and its promise becomes a mockery in the rest of the capitalist world, driving the “international labor bureau” to its grave. The workers can take another forward stép by burying the social-democracy, loyal servant of capitalism, along with it. AMUNDSEN FLIES TO NORTH POLE THE VOICE OF LENIN TO BE HEARD IN CHICAGO SUNDAY, MAY 24 IN PLANE DASH LONDON, May 22.—Captain Raold Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, has been successful in his air- plane dash for the North Pole, ac- cording to unconfirmed reports today reaching Oslo, Norway, from Kings Bay, near Spitzbergen. Lieutenant Ellsworth, Ohio aviator, accompanied him. The Kings Bay report, received here via Central News said the two airplanes carrying the six air explor- ers, had started the return trip. “The ships hopped off from Kings Bay late yesterday afternoon. While first dispatches received here from the Norwegian Island in the Artic Ocean made no specific mention of Lieut. Ellsworth, it was presumed that both planes had com- pleted the northward half of the trip. Amundsen was the navigating officer of one ship and Ellsworth, an expert aviation engineer, recorded the pro- gress of the flight aboard the other plane, Rail Telepgraphers Add Members. ST, LOUIS, Mo., May 22.—The Or- der of Railroad Telegraphers added 465 new members in March. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER! Something new and different Is ‘being “arranged by the Russian branch of the Workers Party for Sunday, May 24, at the Workers’ Home, 1902 W. Division St. It wilt be a Lenin Evening, with Comrade Nicolai Lenin as the chief speaker. This is no joke, as the talk by Com- rade Lenin will be heard frem a Phonograph ‘record, as well as speeches by Comrade Lunachar- sky, Trotsky and others. Comrade Alexander Chramov, na- tional organizer of the Russian Seo- tlon W. P., who is touring the Unit- ed States, will bring the records to Chicago. He will also speak on Lenin as a leader of the masses. A good musical program is also being prepared. Tell your friends about it. Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, May 22.—Great Birt- ain, pound sterling, demand 4.85%; cable 4.86%. France, franc, demand 5,18; cable 5.18%. Belgium, franc, de- mand 4,99%; cable 5.00. Italy, lira, demand 4.05%; cable 4.06. Sweden, krone, demand 26.78; cable 6. Nor- way, krone, demand 16.84; cable 16.86, Denmark, krone, demand 18.80; cable 18,82, Shanghai, tael, demand 74.76; cable 75.25. COMPANY THUGS DISRUPT MEETING TO ORGANIZE AUTOMOBILE WORKERS DETROIT, Mich. May 22——Five thousand men ahd women, nearly all employes of the Brings Manufacturing Company, engaged in a small riot here this afternoon, when company stool pigeons tried to break up a meet- Ing addressed by two representatives of the Detroit Federation of Labor. | No one was Injured serlously, although scores suffered brulses and face and head cuts, Fi ization of the automobile workers. They were arrested. . k X, Martel, president of.the Detfoit Federation of Labor and, Dennis E. Batt, editor of the Labor News, were speaking in favor of union- LOCAL 38, A. C. W: IN BATTLE FOR _ FAIR COUNTING Officials Disregard the Vote of Membership | (Continued from page 1) , girls, began to leave, mistakenly think ing that it was no use to stag ed fight any longer, or fearing that the men Were going to give the officials a beating. Bramorskl Leaves to Prevent Disrup- tlon, At this point Bramorski spoke to the members, and urged that in the interest of preventing the officials from disrupting the meeting, he, tho entitled as they knew, to stay as a member has right, would leave the hall, But, he told them, that they must carry on the fight and oust such disrupters from power over them. Then he would return. The members heard the officials agreeing that no matter how the vote would go, when finally the accept+ ance or rejection of the now ancient minutes came up, to declare that if was against Bramorski anyhow. Then the officials could stall along the mat- ter another month or so, fooling the membership again. Elther Way Bramorsk! Loses, Thus it happende that the vote, take. en upon accepting or rejecting the minutes which falsely set forth that Bramorski had been “indefinitely susy pended” went 63 for rejecting and 68 for accepting; but the chairman des clared blandly that “The vote ig against Bramorski!” When asked how that could be fig» ured out, he said, “Well, you see if you rejected the minutes, you reject Bramorski, and if you accept them, you accept the ruling of the local ex- ecutive board against Bramorski—so Bramorski is out ejther way.” These hypocrite officials who have tricked and fooled the members now time af ter time, even had the gall to com miserate with Bramorski who. waited in the corridors, “Well, Bramorski, we voted for you, but the people, they voted against you.” Not Forever, Not Forever! Members of Local 38, who are not to be fooled forever, remembered the saying about fooling part of the people all the time, all of them part of the time, but the inability of anybody, even the crooked officers of Local 38 to fool all the people all the time. And they are determined that the officials shall feel punishment for such shame less autocracy. French Cabinet Crisis-Over Riff War Due Monday (Continued from page 1) they would demonstrate their com- plete bankruptcy. The socialist (reformist) coalition is splitting on the question of the Riff invasion, and Painleve’s Govern- ment is in danger of falling on the first vote of confidence, Violent Fighting. A violent combat is taking place at Ain-Aicha between the soldiers under “Gen, de Chambrun and the Riffians, dispatches from Fez reveal. It was admitted by the military offi- cers in Fez that the situation of the French army is more grave than has been offictally reported previously, - The advanced outposts in the Taou- nat region which were surrounded by the Riffians have not been recaptured, contrary to official communiques, it is now admitted. Right Parties Hope for Power. At the bidding of the French min- ing and other big business interests, Painleve has sent the French work- ers to Morocco to be slaughtered on foreign soil, The French capitalists have been striving desparately maintain France as a world power. But the financial crisis, aggravated by the Coolidge government’s demand for war debt payments, has given the Wall Street bankers the opening wedge in the drive to saddle a second Dawes plan on gy ae workers as was done in any, and sub- ordinate the French government to American finance capital. ‘ The Rifflan campaign is beco’ ag disastrous to the French as wi the Spanish campaign, and the fi cial strain of maintaining a army on foreign soil is becoming un- bearable, The right wing parties, those favor- ing fascism, monarchism, dictator- ship, and a more intense explotation of the workers, are biding their-time and are hoping to win the govern- ment, tho a minority, when the threat- ened break up of the Painleve govern- ment arrives. Four More Junior Highs to Be Added to Schools Chicago will have four more junior high schools next fall making a total of nine junior highs in the city. Rpe- ommendation for converting , three more elementary schools of the new Stockton school which will be ready Sept 1 for a junior high has been presented to the board of education by Superintendent McAndrew. 2 The elementary schools to be con- verted are Kelvyn Park, 4843 Wright- wood avenue, Cameron, 1236 North Monticello avenue and Farragut, 2386 South Spaulding avenue. 4 ca = ne a