The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 16, 1925, Page 3

ig UNEMPLOYMENT BREAKS MYTH OF ‘PROSPERITY’ Business Slumps; Jobs Are Scarcer By LELAND OLDs, (By The Federated Press) The downward course of employ- ment in Illinois continues, according to the report of the state department of labor for May. It has fallen 1 per cent in each of the last three months to a level 7 per cent below May, 1924, and 14 per cent below May, 1923. One- sixth of all Illinois factory workers who had jobs in 1923 are out of work today. Mining has continued to grow worse with more mines closed than a year ago. Clothing Trades Discharge Men. Declining employment, says the re- port, was particularly severe in some metal industries. Steel mills laid off 3.9 per cent of their workers, tools and cutlery manufacturers 6 per cent, and agricultural implements 2.5 per cent. Furniture and musical instru- ment factories, which usually main- tain high employment thru May, laid off 3.7 per cent and 4.5 per cent of their workers. In men’s clothing em- ployment fell 17 per cent, women’s clothing factories laid off 11.4 per cent and millinery concerns 29 per cent. For the entire clothing group the drop was 12.4 per cent. Employ- ment gains were reported from the automobile, food and building mate- rial industries. Placements of men thru the free employment offices were 12 per cent less than in May, 1924, and less than half the number in 1923, There were 145 applicants for each 100 jobs. Hir- ing of unskilled labor at the Canal Street, Chicago, labor market was re- ported the lightest in years. Less Jobs in N. Y. Factory employment in New York state fell 1 per cent in May follow- ing a decline of 2 per cent in April. Steel mills and railroad equipment shops again led the decline while clothing factories showed a heavy sea- sonal drop. Commenting on the ad- vanced depression the industrial com- missioner says: v “Metals again, determined the course of factory:employment. But decreases in industries such as furni- ture and pianos were equally import- sant in indicating the widespread na- ture of the retraction of recent months. Both these industries were a little below May, 1924, when the de- pression was already well advanced.” Steel Orders Fall Off. Unfilled orders on the books of the U. S. Steel corporation, fell 396,768 tons in May tho operations had been reduced to about 70 per cent of cap- acity. This was a much larger re- duction in orders than predicted. It brings the orders on hand on May 31, down to 4,049,800 tons compared with 5,284,771 tons on Feb. 28. In 1923, the orders on hand averaged about 6,000,000 tohs and in 1920, 10,000,000 tons. In 1913, when the capacity of the mills was much smaller the aver- age was 5,900,000. Agriculture Has Not Revived. The purchasing power of farm prod- ucts has declined in the last two months to a point about 10 per cent below the average of the years 1909 to 1914, taken by the department of agriculture as normal. are also far behind industrial wages, the advance compared with pre-war being only 63 per cent compared with 118 per cent in industry. According to the Journal of Commerce “This is part of the story of the unequal de- gree in which agriculture and busi- ness have recovered from the post-war slump. A more prosperous agricul- ture would have been a stronger bid- der for labor and farm wages would accordingly have been higher.” ment, graph) of the author, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LENINISM By |. STALIN. An important work on Communist theory and: practice during the period that Lenin lived and led—the period of Capitalist Imperialism, ‘This book issued for the first time in this coun- try, is written by a close co-worker of Lenin, at present secretary of the Russian Communist Party and a figure in the International Communist Move- Attractively bound, with a frontis-piece (photo- 35 CENTS, THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill, WORKERS NOT OUR MARTYRS DIMITRI GRANTCHAROV | IMITRI GRANTCHAROV was mur- reded on the 29th of April. He was 42 years of age. He had worked illegally in Sofia, from whence, on the 27th of April, he fled from the perse- cutions of the brutalized Zankov agents, to the village of Darvenitza. Grantcharov was one of the most active workers among the peasants and was formerly a member of the left wing of the “broad” socialists, from whom he broke away in 1921. He proved himself to be a convinced and consistent supporter of the united front of the workers and peasants, especially after the fascist putsch of 1923. He had written a number of pamphlets on the question of the unit- ed front and also edited a whole num- ber of left wing peasant newspapers which were constantly confiscated by the Zankoy government, NIKOLAI PETRINI | EMBER of parliament, a member of the left wing of the Agrarian Union and a close collaborator with Grantcharoy, Petrini was one of the most decided supporters of the united front of the workers. The Bulgarian secret police had repeatedly attempted to hunt down and kill him. He was killed in the bloody massacre which the Zankov bands carried out in the night following on the cathedral ex- plosion, PETER ABADSHIEV | ETER ,ABADSHIEV who was 24 years of age, was a member of the Communist Party and of the Young Communist League of Bulgaria. The secret police considered him to be the “leader of the terrorist group in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bulgaria.” He took @ very active part in the trade union ‘move- ment. Owing to the enormots unem- Ployment in Sofia, and being ‘quite without means, he was compelled to emigrate to Germany, where he de- voted himself with renewed energy en- tirely to the revolutionary movement. An excellent comrade and a staunch revolutionary, he always acted,.with great foresight and deliberation. , | DIMITRI DASKALOV. (pan indictment of the proséctition described the above comrade as one of those who had bribed the'Sac- ristan of the cathedral. He was a metal worker, aged 18, from the town of Kratovo in Macedonia. ‘He! ‘was exceedingly devoted to the ‘labor movement and to the Young Commun- ist League, and was also at thesame time an active worker in the) metal workers’ trade union and inthe, work- ers’ sport movement. This young revolutionary, who was filled with the Joy of lite, was prepared to sacrifice everything for the workers’ move- ment. | BLAGOY KAMBUROV Igor 19 year old student from Thrace had eagerly participated in the movement in Thrace and Mace- donia. In the Summer of 1924 he was a delegate to the Macedonian Con- gress. Without being a Communist he was closely connected with the revolutionary movement in Bulgaria, and was profoundly devoted to the cause of the working class and the peasantry of Bulgaria, Investigate Royalist Editor, PARIS, France, June 14—The French government has begun a ju- diciary investigation against Charles Maurras, foyalist editor, contending that he threatened the life of the min. ister of the Interior Schrameck in hig L'Action Francaise, paper, SATISFIED WITH LOBBY RESULTS Legislature Passed One Futile Labor Bill By CARL HAESSLER Organized labor of lllinols Is pro- vided with but partial satisfaction for ked legislative program by je at Springfield of the modi- fied bill to limit injunctions in labor disputes, The governor's signature is expected since it was his pressure that put it thru the house after passage in the senate. Two of the four Negro representatives voted in favor. The bill provides in essence that peaceful picketing shall not be re- Strained by injunction and that em- ployes shall not be restrained by in- junction from quitting their jobs or peacefully trying to get other em- ployes to quit also. Teeth Taken From Bill Labor's original measure prohibited injunctions of all sorts in labor dis- putes except to prevent irreparable in- jury to property. States like Wiscon- sin where anti-injunction statutes have long been on the books have found that judges always manage to get around the law when they want to. The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor's anti-injunction efforts, though successful in the legislature, have failed so far to make the lower or higher judges pay proper heed to the protective laws. Illinois will now have a chance to see how its injunction czars, like Judges Denis Sullivan and Jesse Hol- dom of Chicago, will honor and re- spect the new limitation on their prin- cipal activities. Bosses Not Worried Tho the Illinois Manufacturers As- sociation raised a terrific howl when the injunction limitation bill passed both houses of the legislature it is not greatly concerned about the pract- ical results, since it controls the courts wherever industrial issues are acute. A bird on the bench is worth two in the legislature, seems to be its working motto. Government Refuses Further Relief to Bankrupt Farmers WASHINGTON, June 14.— Elwood Mead, ‘commissioner of reclamation, has rejected the application of 392 water users of the Boise, Idaho, re- clamation project for further delay in payment of their water rental and drainage charges, after $1,00,000 of relief from charges had been granted In a sharp letter he warns them that on this project alone the settlers are $1,992,000 in debt to the government, and that unless settlers are actually unable to pay anything they must make settlement. Otherwise, congress will probably refuse to appropriate further funds for reclamation in the west, and the bureau will not be inclined to ap- prove new plans of development. The application was made under emergency relief legislation for bank- rupt settlers on these projects, adopt- ed by congress last December. “Scabby” Bill Lee Is Being Boosted by “Scabby” Bill Hearst The Hearst papers are still adver- tising the proposed conference be- tween the railroads and the rail unions called for June 29 in Cleve- land by William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train- men. Outside of a few company union of- ficials it is not expected that any of the leaders of the sixteen standard rail labor organizations will pay any attention to the invitation sent out by “scabby” Bill Lee, It is already announced that the heads of the three bortherhoods, en- gineers, firemen and conductors will not attend. Horseshoers Come Back. Fifteen Chicago blacksmith shops are now unionized by Horseshoers’ Local 4, an dapPplications from six more shops are pending. The union is staging a lively comeback after a pro- tracted depression. The international membership which was 5,400 in 1921 had dropped to 2,000 in 1924. The headquarters of the International Horseshoers of the United States and Canada are in Cincinnati, Italy in Ultimatum to Afghanistan, ROME, June 14.—Italy today de- livered an ultimatum to Aghanistan demanding $35,000 indemnity for the alleged unjustified execution of an Italian citizen, Dario Piperno, demand- ing also an apology from the Afghan- istan foreign minister and that Afghan soldiers salute the Italian flag in token of apology. State Ald to Schools. INDIANAPOLIS, June 14,—From 1906 to the close of the school year in 1924 state aid to schools amounted to $571,873.63, according to a report, the first ever compiled, on state aid. ‘Week, ee, LOS ANGELES TO START FIGHT ON JOB AGENCIES Lahor Eines Up Allice for Attack LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 14.— Denouncing private employment agen- gies as leeches who suck the blood out of the lives of workers for whom they have secured what usually turns out to be a miserable, unpaid job, the Los Angeles County Unemploy- ment League at its regular’ meeting adopted the following resolution. Resolution: WHEREAS, the West. Coast Con- fenrence of the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego locals of the International Brotherhood Welfare As- sociation, (I. B. W. A.) held in Los Angeles, Calif, some time ago, con- ; |demned the existence of private em- ployment bureaus, and WHEREAS, organized labor, to- gether with the Free Employment bureau, are able to handle the 65,000 unemployed of this city without any forced payment of excessive fees for the right to work, and the right to live and WHEREAS, the city council will re- fer the matter to the city attorney to determine to what extent the legis- lative body may go in an effort to cure existing evils, therefore be it RESOLVED that the Los Angeles County Unemployment League, at a regular meeting assembled, goes on record as being in full accord with those who are trying to put all private employment agencies out of business for the good and welfare of the work- ing class—not only in the city of Los Angeles, and the state of California, but in the whole country from Coast to Coast as well, and be it further RESOLVED that, a copy of this resolution be sent to various labor organization, the American Civil Lib- erties Union, members of the legis- lature, the city council, and the press. Signed by the Los Angeles County Unemployment League, Publicity Committee, 420 Stanford Ave., Los Angels, Calif. L, P. Rindal Juo Reilly, SHOW NEW YORK PEDDLERS ARE ROBBED BY GRAFTING OFFICIALS (Sp An inves' have testified that they have given as much as one hundred dollars and oth- ers testify that they were only pester- ed for fifty cents. The Orchard street market was pictured as a happy hunt- ing ground of a bunch of grafters, Morris Lopesko, a boss peddler and known around the markets as King Morris, testified that he is the presi- dent of the East Side Peddlers’ Asso- ciation, Yorkville Peddlers’ Associa- tion and the Combined Peddlers’ As- sociation, He testified further that ial to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, June 14.—One of the most contemptible grafts that runs thru the New York City administration is the plundering of pushcart pedlers. This plundering of peddlers has been going on for years. ition now going on at the city hall discloses that the amount of graft given to the crooked market officials by the peddlers varies. LABOR DEFENSE CONFERENCE IS : ANSWER TO U. S. SUPREME COURT GAG ON OPINIONS, SAYS GITLOW Benjamin Gitlow, whose appeal to the supreme court from the constitu- tionality of the New York criminal anarchy law was recently denied by that body, made the following statement c oncerning the coming conference for Labor Defense to be held in Chicago, June 28. “That this decision of the supreme court means my being remanded to jail for holding and advocating certain opinions in 1919, opinions, by the way, that I still hold, is of the least co “The big consideration is that this nsequence. decision means the ultimate jailing of hundreds of the best elements of the labor movement under criminal syndical- ist laws that are sanctioned by the supreme court in its action on my ap- peal. This alone, it would seem to me, ought to rally every conscious worker behind the conference for unit- ed effort in labor defense to be held in Chicago, June 28.” Old Prisoner Approves. The coming conference is meeting with enthusiastic response thruout the labor movement, especially from ex-political and industrial prisoners. A letter was received by the Labor Defense Council, the initiator of the conference, which seeks to unite all workers’ organizations for Labor De- fense, from Abraham Cisneros, a class war prisoner of twelve years stand- ing who has been in a Texas prison since he was convicted during the famous Rangel and Cline case in 1913. Cisneros expresses his accord with the aims of the conference and states on his own and other Texas class war prisoners’ behalf that the move merits the co-operation of the whole labor movement. Howat For Protest. David Starr Jordan of Stanford uni- versity, expressed his sympathies with the purposes of the conference. Alex Howat, the fighting progres- sive leader of the miners of Kansas has given his full indorsement of the conference. It will be held in Ash- land Auditorium on Sunday, June 28, with delegates present from all sec- tions of the labor movement, as well as ex-class war prisoners who have also been invited, The release of the 128 workers in jail over the country for their activities, systematic aid to their families, and the rallying of all forces for present and future fights in the courts are among the problems to be dealt with: A mass meeting will take place in the evening at which na- tionally prominent speakers will pres- ent the case of amnesty and work- ers’ defense. ceived from Mollie Barasch (Queen of the peddlers) a bundle of money and) said that the money was for “charity” and not for the “boys” as the market officials are called. Peddlers are forced to come across to these petty grafters and to com- plain they know it would result in disaster for them and their families. The latest report is that peddlers in the Bronx markets are demanding an investigation as to the conduct of Debt Payments to Reduce Income Tax at Europe’s Expense WASHINGTON, D, C., June 14,— One reason the Coolidge government is insisting on immediate negotiations for settlement of the European na- tions war debts to the United States is that the millionaires expect to in- struct their representatives in Con- gress to abolish the tax on large in- comes, and reduce the income tax. The federal income taxes could be reduced 20 per cent if the 62 year period of payment setled with Great Britain is put into effect with the other debtor nations, it is pointed out here. Thus the wealthy who control the government could abolish their in- come taxes at the expense of the French, Italian and Belgian workers. Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two, will make a better Communist of you. What Are Page Th res DEPORT WORKER: WHO REFUSED 10 FIGHT SOVIETS Sentenced to to Death i in Siberian Fiasco, « NEW YORK, June 14-—Anton Kar achun, last federal war time political prisoner released from McNell Island prison In March, is on his way to the Soviet Union in accordance with an agreement between the war depart- ment and the American Civil Liberties Union, which secured his releai The war department insisted that |Karachun leave the United States for Russia within 90 days of release on commutation of his 20 years sentence for deserting the American army in Siberia, Karachun, a Russian citizen, enlist- ed in the American army when the United States was fighting with the allies, including Russia, He was sent to Siberia after the revolution and quit the army to join his countrymen, He says that the Americans can searcely haye been said to be hold- ing the country—they were guarding some rusting tractors and machinery on the docks. When captured by Ame- rican troops Karachun was sentenced to death after court martial in Man- ila, Military authorities lessened the sentence later. The Russian served four years of his 20 and came out of McNeil Island prison almost too disgusted to speak of the American prison system, Con- ditions at McNeil Island, in Puget Sound, Washington, are as bad as in any of the other federal penitentiaries in Karachun’s opinion but on a small- er scale. The prison is crowded and marked by sexual abuses. The,.same story of disease, filth, bribing and special privilege for those who pay is true of McNeil Island as of Atlanta and Leavenworth, Karachun believes. TROWELMEN TIE UP BUILDING IN FIVE BIG CITIES Union Head W. ould Con- fer with Davis NEW YORK, June 14.—The dispute between the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ Union, with headquarters at Indianapolis, and the Operative Plasterers’ Association, with head- quarters at Middletown, Ohio, has tied up $75,000,000 worth of construction work in Chicago, New York, Detroit,” Washington and Toronto. E. J. McGivern, president of the} operative plasterers, who called the, members of his union of their jobs, declared he is endeavoring to zorea| the George A. Fuller company, Thomp- son-Starrett company and Longacre engineering and construction com-_ pany, three of the largest contractors.) to sign an agreement excluding brick- layers from sharing jurisdiction with: the plasterers. 4 McGivern admitted that he had ac-} cepted the invitation of secretery of; labor Davis for the latter to act as arbiter of the dispute between the two unions. oa 2 You Doing This Week ? ‘At least a few thousand workers will be going door- to-door, talking to their shop-mates, speaking union halls— a To get subscriptions for the DAILY ‘WORKER at a special rate of two months for one dollar, Hundreds of branches of the Workers (Communist) v4 Party have mobilized their forces to do this work. 7 Pledges have been given assuring the DAILY fy WORKER many new subs. Free copies distributed will run into many thousands, Fi / All this movement is taking place between June 16 | and June 21— THIS IS RED WEEK! What are you doing this week, comrade? If you are doing what thousands of others are busy with— fe Do you need more copies of the DAILY, WORKER to in, Ff} ‘ fi . 4 Mobilize the Red Army for Red| bY these organizations have no charter, officials there. There is not a public market in this city where the peddlers are no trobbed by, these cheap, and dirty scoundrels. busy around election times, passing resolutions praising market officials and condemning: any party that may employed not approve of the tactics distribute free of charge— Can we send you more special sub cards? we RUSH YOUR pong crs miait ce ate —