The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 30, 1925, Page 1

i Oaily Worker Annual Sub. cription Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN ON IT! Vol IE No."144." SUBSGRPTION RATES: Bust Be 3h Fears Plander of » .>¢e Rushing U.S. to * >in éhe Far East < fey ite 6, 0 = Ces Nos, #s »? me a WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28,—fhe ited States is drifting toward war in the Orient. This danger found a voice in the natioral ca fal hére when U. S. Senator Borah, head of the senate foreign relations’ committee, declared#hat plunder of the Chinese nation by American imperialism was inevitably leading toward Apen hostilities. The situation in China is becoming Borah mae the statement in reply to an attack on him by the very ominous, Borah declares. cA #ntered as second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the ‘Post OmMce at Chicago, mail, $8.00 per year. by mail, $6.0C per year. In Chicage’”, Outside C”28° (Special y The Paily Worker) f OFFICIALS OF UNITED GARMENT WORKERS PLAYING/AOLE OF SCABS IN LOCAL AMACGAMATED STRIKE The officials of the United Garment Workers of America | have openly appeared in the role of strikebreakers, in the strike | °*!*- of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, representing their mem- | bers employed by the International Tailoring company and the J. L. Tailors. The two firms refused to sign an agreement with the Amal- | gamated, but demanded concessions. strike resulted. When this was refused, a Immediately the seabby U. G. W., which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, appeared on the scene and published an advertisement in the Chicago Tribune ts + tf ; AS WE SEE IT. { By T. J. O)FLAHERTY ~My jurisdictional squabble between the plasterers and _ bricklayers which has resulted in one union call- ing out its members on jobs where members of the other union are em- ployed, furnishes eloquent proof of the futility of craft unionism and~ the great need for the amalgamation of all craft unions into industrial unions. Wheu it is not the bricklayers fighting the plasterers or vice versa, it is the sheet metal workers and the carpen- ee resemblance to the chaos in the American labor inpve- ment caused by craft divisions is th situation in China with rival tuchuns quarreling over the spoils to “We gained by holding possession chunks of that country, regardless’ of the interests of the country adgf fi whole. But the Chinese masses aré now determined to put an end to the tchuns and intend to “axialgampte” China so that their country can‘ pre- sent a united froni to foreign imper- jaiism. This ix what the k. and iile of the American Federation . of Labor must do. ey ate A Nectrtan is no more reason ‘why the bricklayers and plasterers should be in two rival unions, than the steam- fitters and plumbers should be so di- vided. Or any of the other crafts in the building trades. There are two big jobs held up in Chicago because of the jurisdictional quarrel between (Continued on page 4.) BOOT AND SHOE OFFICIAL TELLS OF HIS SCABBERY Boasts At Catholic Meet That He Breaks Strikes The Boot and Shoe Workers Union agrees not to strike and it promises to supply strikebreakers if any of its members strike in spite of the union, Secretary Charles L. Baine of that ‘organization informed the Catholic Conference on Industrial Problems in @ paper read for him at the Chicago meeting. His union does not try to meddle with running the shoe industry but acts as a policeman to keep the peace among the workers and spends union money to maintain “Wiscipline under the agrement. ‘Td obtain these results in any factory Baine insisted on 100 per cent membership in the union. Where this prevails strikes are almost nonexistent. It is a closed shop, he said—closed against workers that might disturb the peace between the union and the employers, > teamsters and ‘the street} ett of June 28, which runs as fol- lows: a COAT SHOP HELP. UNION SHOP CONDITIONS. Pocket Makers. Basters, Finishers. Off Pressers, Etc. Pants Shops—Cutters and Bushelman. Come early and secure permanent positions. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, International Tailoring Co., 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, M1. Tt is reported that President Rick- a rumor floating around that the clothing firm promised to entered in- to a contract with Rickert provided he succeeded in breaking the strike. Ricket's scabby organization. is akin to- the Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union es is in no degree different from a company union. ; Effort to Smash Union. +American chamber Also all kinds of help for Vest and | of com- |merce of China at Hankow, |which scored him for saying: “Personally, | would favor the withdrawal of extra-territorial rights. in China as speedily as | practicable and a policy adopted |by all which would respect the | territorial integrity and national | rights of a great people.” | The American chamber of com- |merce of China “is part of the im- | perialist combine which would op- | press and exploit the Chinese,” Borah Appeal to U, Ss. | Sao-ke Alfred Sze, Chinese minis- | ter to the United States, said: “The position of a foreigner in | China is more favorable than that | of a native Chinese.” | se * War with Britain Looms. SHANGHAI, June 28—War between , China and Great Britain is imminent | according to reports in circulation | here. The Chinese are more bitter against the British than even against the Japanese. Large numbers of Chinese still have faith in the United States. Until the advent of Soviet Russia into Chinese affairs, the United Statse was looked ; upon as China’s only friend, but that | position is today occupied by the Soviet government, which has follow- ed a policy of disinterested friendli- ness towards the Chinese people, repudiating all laws with which it had any connection, that were detriminal This practical token of friendship won the hearts of the Chinese people! The Chinese commission investigat- indemnity tendered for the murder of the Chinese strikers. All negotia- tions looking towards a settlement of the strike failed. The Japanese mill barons denied all demands for ‘wage increases and also the demand for the right of orgarization into unions. Strike Is Spreading. The strike is extending, hitting the to the interests of the Chinese masses. | ing the Shanghai trouble returned to: British severely, The striking work- ers are now organized and the union ‘amated are involved i trike. The clothing Masel yp ntogean is ‘paying strike ‘benefits. “The ‘work. struggle on the International Tailor-|©'S 284 Peasants of Soviet Russia are ing company of great importance and subscribing generously to the strike if .victorious intend to make it the fonds snd it was leatned -teday that entering wedge in an effort to estab the International Transport Workers’ lish the open shop in the men’s cloth-| Federation, of which Edo Fimmen is lng trades in this city, or sign up secretary, has agreed not to allow with the Rickert outfit, which means practically the same thing. The members of the Amalgamated will help to transport arms for the are just as determined to smash the|¥S¢ Of the Chinese in making war on open shop drive of the clothing bosses the imperialist powers for their na- and to run scabby Rickert outfit out of tional liberation. About 800 members of the Amal- town. The picket lines will be manned today by members of the Amalgamat- ed. The clothing bosses will know Have Shooting Habit. MARION, Ill, June 28.—Mont Wil- that they have a fight on their hands lard and M. McIntosh, klansmen, were before they are thru. They will also] placed in the Herrin jail charged with learn that the strikebreaking faker] shooting up the home of Taylor Nall Rickert will be of no use to them. at Herrin, PRESSED STEEL CAR COMPANY By IRWIN, Worker Correspondent McKEES ROCKS, Ja., June 28.— The Pressed Steel Car company of McKees Rocks is now working only about 20 per cent of normal capacity, all but approximately 1500 men being laid off and foremen are regularly spreading the news of a complete shutdown by July 1 with men being required to turn in their brass em- ployment chegks to eliminate all sen- jority claims whenever the company gets ready to again open up, The threat of this company shut- down is being cleverly utilized to: in- timidate the workers to accept further wage cuts, Workers who functioned on the strike committee, during the last strike about a month ago, from the passenger car department have been called before the bosses and told that in case they are willing to ac- cept & wage cut work will still go on, CRIPPLED MINER ENDS LIFE WHEN COAL OPERATORS FAIL TO PAY HIM COMPENSATION FOR SEVERE INJURIES * puauoin, lll, June 28—Despondent over failure to receive compensa- “tion awards for injuries sustained in him permanently crippled, Raiph Halliday ended hie ewn life with an auto- the mines several years ago that left matic here, The bullet penetrated his brale- USES SHUTDOWN THREAT TO ___ SPEED-UP, CUT PIECE RATES otherwise the company shutdown will become necessary, However, the com- pany has yet more effective methods in actually applying wage cuts. New Machines. New machines invented not only eliminate workers, but reduce prices on piece work. In such instances men never know what the price on piece work will be until the amount of pro- duction has been tried out. They are told to go ahead and work and they will find out on pay day what the prices will be. Actual “adjustment” of prices downward continually take place. : Competition Between Departments. Workers in the Pressed Stoel Car company claim that the foundry and shearing departments compete with one another in slave driving yet the bosses of other departments take @ood care that they are, not being outdone, In the foundry department 4@ new machine making cores which were formerly made by hand has re- cently been installed. “ Operation of this machine requires only four la- ie TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 19257 HELA AGAINST PROF SYSTEM JULY 4 Anti -Impaijalist Week Sees Workers’ Protest Meetings hee béen held in various cities thru| . the country, at the be- ginning of anti-imperialist week, June 27 to July 4, when a solid week of protest and propaganda against the ex- ploitation of American capitalism is to be conducted. sf Anti-imperialiism week will culmi- nate on July 4, with speeches in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Springfield, Mass. Kangas City and many other cities will be made, ex- posing the oppression imposed by the imperialists on the colonial and home working classes. Meetings in Latin-America. In Latin-American countries meet- ings are also: being, held, literature distributed, and demonstrations being held against Wall Street’s domination. In America the ‘results of the profit system are shown in the widespread unemployment, Wage cutting, open shop drives, longer working hours, and preparation for another war. In the colonial and subject countries this "| widespread misety. is seen to a much more marked degree. Hands Off Foreign Lands! The Workers munist) Party and many iio nations on anti- imperialism ‘are demanding the abolition of this yoke imposed upon the workers by the American bankers and demanding the withdrawal of United States troops from foreign soil. RIFFIANS DRIVE FRENCH TROOPS Moroccans Dig In 27 Miles From Capital PARIS, France, dune 28-—The drive of the offensive ‘of the Riffian troops, aimed to drive the Europeans out of Morocco, continues unabated east of Ouezzan. Th Moroccans’ drive has pushed the French back to within 27 miles of Fez. The Riffians threaten the Fez-Taza railroad. The Riffians have taken the territory surrounding the: strong French posts at Aim Matouf; reaching nearly to El Arba de Tissa, the French commu- 5 ho severe fighting i nique admits. Alt! A Sar chvite Uniti peste ne continues, the French government has continued to suppress news of the casualties. The Spanish in Morocco have also been pushed back along the Ceuta- Tetuan front. Three thousand Riffian troops are digging themselves in to the south of the Fez-Taza road. French Losses Heavy. The French troops are shooting away half a million francs worth of shells every day.. The French losses have been extremely heavy in men and materials since the start of the invasion. The Riffians have captured at least ten French outposts. In some actjons of relieving French outposts the French troops have suffered 40 per cent of casualties, one-third of which were killed, In one battalion of the for@ign|to the delegates. legion, after six: weeks of fighting, only 230 men are left out of 850. Fight Locusts With Fireworks. VERA CRUZ, June 28,—Mexico em- ployed fireworks in defense against a scourge of locusts from which about one-third of Mexico is suffering. As a cloud of locusts flew over the cit in several directinos the fireworks were shot off to disperse them. More Scopes Twaddle. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 2) Clarence Darrow ‘is a menace to ciety, was the claim of the Standa Oil company preacher, S. Parkes Caa- man in an address here, because Dar row tries to keep people out of jail. Write the story about your shop— Order a bundle to distribute there. 3 STARVING MEN DIE ON STREETS OF NEW | borers who thus replace 60 men for- merly occupied in this work. In the shearing department men are being put to work cutting off both ends of 18 inches long one-quarter of an inch angle iron bars receiving 16 cents per (Contigued on Page 4) VORK GITY IN ONE DAY] NEW YORK, June 286—Three men | died of starvatien on the streets of lower downtown, New York City, within twnetyfour years. NEW YORK EDITION ta Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKUR PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, DL Workers Organize Force For Defense Against th Capitalist Class Attac “I have a great conviction that the workers gathered here as going to lay the foundal for a great movement to stand as an organization of protection and defense against the pe tions of the capitalist class,” declared James P. Cannon, of the International Workers’ Aid, opening the Labor Defense.Conference.here..yesterday,. “If the workers are not prepared, are not*ready~to’ fight back, Sih eg will find that their best heads, their staunchest spirits will be nia St (Bands Off China, “We are going to carry the | banner of Labor Defense into every local workers’ union. We Against the Bloody Atrocities of International Imperialism in China” are going to sound a warning | bell thruout the workers’ move- | ment.” Splendid Enthusiasm Shown. * * EY, i Appeal of the Communist International, the Red Interha- national of Labor Unions and the Young Communist International Price The delegates showed a splendid enthusiasm for the work before them. | The hundred and more delegates set | to work with a will electing com-! mittees mapping out programs and | resolutions, discussing various phases | of the problem of workers’ defense. Resolutions on amnesty, prisoner relief, campaigns against anti-labor | legislation, the white terror in Hu-| rope and legal aid for persecuted workers were taken up. The constitution committee report- ed a definite plan of organization pro-| viding for the immediate formation of what will be known as “International Labor Defense.” The constitution that was adopted makes provision for an individual membership organiza- tion with collective affiliations from all workers organizations willing to MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., (By Mail.) —The Communist International, Red International of Labor Unions, and the Young Communist In tional have addressed the following joint appeal to all workers: peasants: ORLD imperialism which is oppressing and exploi Chinese workers and peasants and is becoming mo more insolent, has, with a barbarous cynicism worthy of th overthrown Russian czarism, fired upon the peaceable striking textile workers in Tsindao, whose only crime in the fact that they have ventured to raise their voice participate. ing an amelioration of their bitter lot, which is filled tt Cannon was elected permanent | toil, inhuman suffering, and ill-treatment and scorn on chairman; McNamara of Pittsburgh, of the foreign capitalists and their hirelings. For a long time Chinese working classes have endu compressed lips this intolerable burden of internatidnal oppression, but now their patience and long suffel come to an end. vice-chairman, William Mollenhaur of Detroit Fed- eration*of Labor elected secretary. The following were elected as the national committee of the Internation- al Labor Defense: ' In March Jast, the Chinese+# National Committee. workers employed in the Japan- the best feelings of classy v. Dunne, | e8e-cotton factories of Shang- | raised their voices in pRote Pein wiba tuaoe ane 4 hai, decided to put an end to | the unheard of exploitatic Brown, David Rhys Williams, E. C.|their unendurable sufferings, to Pt of Pine. banged Wentworth, Alex Howat, Alice Stone|}demand an improvement OE ee wal Pa cs pee ci ng Blackwell, Ellen Hayes, McNamara,|their economic conditions, and ing masses. The Hae a Meitzen, Chaplin, Mann, Jacob Dolla, | declared a strike. ee fast struggle was that the st Foster, Cannon, Karsner, Maurer, Ru- In April, this strike was supprtewt . , si concl| h thenberg, Dunne, Gitlow, Cora Meyer, |), . the veer ae ae y the Chinese workers in the Japan-' the victory of the workers Dan W.. Stevens, Wm.. | et: | ese factories of Tsindao,-in. the prov-|_ ia Fred Merrick, Robert Minor, “linee of Shantung. United and organ. JN ‘he meantime, however, ron, Harrison George, Fred Bieden- kapp, J. O. Bentall. Urge Support of McNamara, Schmidt. Anton Johannsen, delegate of the Carpenters’ Union, spoke on behalf of the labor prisoners, J. B. McNamara and Mat Schmidt, victims of the “open shop” war on the Pacific coast led ized, as becomes proletavian brothers, ~ “er arrived fropa Japan to, the workers of Tsindao, inspired by. (Continued on page | BISHOP BROWN TELLS LABOR DEFE} CONFERENCE IT 1S NATURAL FOR] by the Los Angeles Times under the editorship of the notorious General Otis. McNamara and Schmidt have been in prison since 1915. Johannsen urged support of these prisoners. of languages, and recently denounced Maurer Opens Conference. IVERYBODY believes in The conference was formally open- rights. At least, everybody thinks ed: by ‘George Maurer, secretariat the he does. The only time we have any wou pind ee ae quarrel about them is when we set bv defense i Kensie aus gree Piao, Comen Fee sett pele Soot of the founding and| Everybody, for instance, believes in growth of the Labor Defense Council SDS Bar's Pay for 6 Fee Day's ork. TO BE REVOLUTIONARY AND PRO Bishop Willian Montgomery Brown, of Galion, Ohio, autho: reviewed the history of the case and} munism and Christianism,” which has been translated into a lange ml church, addressed the Labor Defense conference 4s follows: human ¢————-___—____ and tried 2 heretic by the Bp CITY FOR LAB and the ultimate conclusion of the council to initiate a great national movement for the defense of all class- All the political parties will subscribe to that. The manufactur- ers’ associations are all committed to the idea. Mr. Gary would not think PARTS Tic war prisoners. This was demanded by elements in all sections of the labor movement as of opposing it. J. P. Morgan and Company favor it unanimously. In 4 ‘Central Labor B ly dorses United Fi well as the exigencies and even dan- national movement for a “fair day’s | |terhnational “Red” Ald from Moscow. ‘defense bodier , |pay,” there would not be the slightest friction, until someone ventured an opinion as to just what a fair day’s pay might be. As soon as that hap- (Continued from page 6) (Special to The Daily Work LIMA, Ohio, June 26.—The Labor Union here has adop tion to place a labor party” the field’ {i} the miinicipal that city anif*created a cot carry out this program. Lima has the commission f government and there are missioners opposing the the commission to be elec ember. Nominations are n primaries to be held which 6 candidates are submission to the voters at ¢ ember election. The action of the Union is particularly view of the fact that it a motion after its exp presidential elections to all kinds of political Credit for the stand Central Labor Union in pendent political action | due to the active Scott Wilkins, the former Re \of St. Mary's Ohio, a Workers Party, thru various local unions of their support for the ticket. gers of the growing necessity for la- bor defense. Cannon Chosen Chairman. James P. Cannon, representing the International Workers’ Aid relief or- ganization, successor tothe Friends of Soviet Russia, was elected tempor- ary chairman. Cannon took over the chair with a short speech of welcome Hindenburg to Negotiate. BERLIN, Germany, June 28.—The minister presidents of the German states have approved Foreign Minister Stresemann’s plan to negotiate with ¥ France fro a security pact. The Hin- After the election of a credentials | denburg cabinet is committed to the committee telegrams of greetings to policy of upholding the Dawes plan the conference from all parts of the | and negotiating with the allies, United States and the world were trations In England, Norway, Belem, | )ANTI-IMPERIALIST. WEEK 6000 TIME TO AWAKEN WORKING MASSE Czecho-Slovakia, and Germany sent fraternal greetings. Wishes of suc- cess to the work of the conference for labor defense in America were cabled by the Executive Committee of the In- is issue of the DAILY WORK- contains much excellent mate- zi to arouse the workers to an interest in Anti-imperialist Week now on. This issue contains among other featur: the joint proclama- tion of the Communist Internation- al, the Red International of Labor Unions, and the Young Communist International; news stories on the Chinese test meeting,in San Francisco and the opprossion of Haiti, and the article, “The Strug- gle IR Shanghai and Its Signifi- cance,” by the Chinese Communist, Tang Shin 8 Similar material will appear in all issues of the DAILY WORKER thie week. Satur- day's ieaue will be a special Anti- Imperialist Issue. Order a bundle | ciflc railway from the DAILY WORKER, 1113 | mended by a W, Washington Bivd., Chicago, Illy | senate in ite Receive Many Greetings. Greetings from labor organizations jand many individuals such as Eugene ,V. Debs, Upton Sinclair and Alice Blackwell were extended to the conference. Letters from class-war prisoners ‘hoping for the success of the confer- ence were read from Crouch and |Trumbull, Charles Cline, Abraham Cisneros, etc, The credentials committee reported over 100 delegates present, They came from all sections of the country rep- resenting all sections of the labor movement. New York, Detroit, Cleve- land, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and Chi- cago were well represented by dele gates from local unions, central labor bodies and workers’ fraternal organ- fzations, in addition to local workers’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. women and two men tal here following the buildings by explo Ho To Merge Cana OTTAWA, June ¥