The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 1, 1925, Page 1

j i ee ee lly Worker Annual Sub- cription Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN ON IT! Vol Il. No. 145. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: c bs ay. & east bY ‘ § a cca i f Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ilinole under the Act of March 3, 1879. nine se TI | E BATTLE SLUGGERS AND POLICE _ IN SHOPS AS SIGMAN MACHINE » BEGINS FAKE TRIAL OF LOCALS (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, June 27—(By Mail.)—The battle began n_ two fronts between the membership of the New York ‘Inter- ational Ladies’ Garment Workers and the traitorous Sigman- Feinberg-Perlstein machine with the workers fighting in the shops and the suspended executives of Locals 2, 9 and 22, on et “ mae trial at the Hotel Cadillac. And two things were noticeable. One, the determination of the workers to have a union free from those who would betray their interests to the manufacturers, on the other was evident | AS WE SEE IT. | By T. J. O'FLAHERTY : Diet twagaleai ila Kansas, P. O. Box 7! This address may have no significance to millions of Amer- ican ‘workers, but*to those who have run afoul fo the American capitalist judicial machine or to those who have interested themselves, in the victims of capitalist oppression or who have themselves participated in the class struggle on the side of the workers, the above address tells a story of suffering but also of heroism. Because Leavenworth, Kansas, is one of those places where the ruling class keep a bastille in which are incarcerated, among others, the militant workers who risk their lives and their freedom in the service of their class, +e 8 JEAVENWORTH is only one of many such places. Letters with a Leavenworth postmark are not strangers in the office of the DAILY WORKER. It is seldom a week passes that a message from some class war Prisoner does not find its way to our editorial rooms. And it was rather a “happy coincidence ‘that a letter from the federal penitentiary of Kansas should be on my desk on the morning after the creation of an organization that bids fair to mark a new de- parture in the work of looking after those who fall on the battlefield in the struggle with the enemy, our casualties, our prisoners in the great- est war of all time, the class war. se 8 N army that would leave its wounded to die on the battlefield without making an attempt to relieve them, bind up their wounds and seek to restore them to health would be a poor army indeed. An army that would forget its prisoners, in the hands of the enemy, would be beneath} contempt. Even capitalist armies as a matter of business take care of their wounded and remember their prison- ers—after a fashion, What can be said in defense of the army of labor which allows the enemy to take its bravest and best, lock them up in its dungeons to die or become wrecked in health} and discouraged by the forgetfulness of those for whom they have fought? Nothing. i ht ae HOSE who had the privilege of be- ing present at the historic confer- ence held in this city last Sunday and the wonderful mass meeting that fol- lowed it, cannot help but feel that the day when forgetfulness was the lot of our class war prisoners is past. That no more would defense be spas- modic, sporadic and sectarian, but would be all-inclusive and considered # first charge on the resources of the working class movement in the United States. The organization of the Inter- national Labor Defense is a red let- ter day in the history of the working class movement in America, and it will give me sreat,pleasure to write to my unknown friend in Leaven- {Continued on page 4) —_—. “the utter baseness of the ma- shine politicians. On the first front, that of the shops, the hostilities opened at 7;30 in the morning when hundreds of pickets swarmed about the two shops where several well known fighting leaders of the union were ordered off the job by agents of the machine. One shop was that of Wittenberg and Scheinberg, 1372 Broadway, the other Frederick’s at 235 West 39th. At both places the workers massed around the shop to make the workers and bosses see that the active union members be taken back on the job. The workers at Wittenberg and Scheinberg declared that they were ready to walk out if the shop chair- men was thrown off the job. But as they were threatened by agents of the machine, they did not so far leave the shop. However, they declared they were ready to make a stoppage of (Continued on Page 4) THRONG GREETS INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE Ex-Prisoners Given Big Ovation by Workers Two thousand peopie gathered in Temple Hall Sunday night to acclaim the founding of the International La- bor Defense by the conference that met during the day in Ashland Audi- torium. .It was generally pronounced by those who attended as “the best meeting ever held in Chicago.” Cheers and applause greeted each speaker presented by the chairman, William F. Dunne. They were, Bishop William Montgomery Brown, James P. Cannon, chairman of the confer- ence tnat met qauring the aay, Ralph Chaplin, Andrew T. McNamara of the | Machinists Districst Council of Pitts- burg, J. T, Hall, of the American Ne- gro Labor Congress, and: Benjamin Gitlow who was recently remanded to Sing Sing by a decision of the United States supreme coure. James P, Cannon reviewed the work ot the conference and stated, “this great gathering here is a confirma- tion of our belief that the workers in this country are boand together by the tie of common defense against the enemy and that, realizing this, they will unite in support of the organiza+ tion we founded today to serve as the champion of the persecuted workers in this and all other countries.” e Big Collection Cannon’s appeal for a collection to start the new organigation on the way resulted in the table before him being piled high with bills gathered from (Continued on page 2) STIRRING MANIFESTO UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE CALLED FOR DEFENSE The National Conference for Labor efense unanimously adopted « manifesto reviewing the condition of labor defense in this country and abroad and calling upon all workers Defense, founded by the conference. were William F. Dunne, editor of the ,to support the International Labor On the manifesto committee of three DAILY WORKER, Robert Minor, noted writer and labor cartoonist, and James P. Cannon, chairman of the confer- ence. The manifesto was reported by Dunne as follows: . “ * TVWIERE are not less than 128 workers confined in American prisons because of their political opinions and because of their activ- ity in behalf of the workers’ cause. A half-hundred more await trial. No crime has been proved against ——— any of these workers. They are in prison because they fought against’ capitalist exploitation and Wecause they organized, inspired and led workers in the struggle for class’ “(Continued trom page &) In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.0¢ per year, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1925 <e 290 “THE OPEN DOOR" IN CHINA a Lc» LLL Le Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKIR PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL + UNITED GARMENT J. L. Taylor & Company in Ch according to statements of offic | pickets yesterday morning, the The solid front presented ments inserted in the capitalist papers by the scabherders of the United Garment Workers and paid for by the International Tailoring Company. Strike Headquarters. The strikers met at Hodcarriers’ | Hall, yesterday morning. This hall is | strike headquarters. There was a one hundred per dent attendance at the meeting. There the strike was or- ganized and committees appointed to carry on their respective duties. Con- fidence that the strikers would_force the clothing bosses to their knees was apparent. Sam Levine, manager of the Chicago Joint Board, denounced the scabbery of the United Garment Workers ando declared their object was to create confusion in the public (Continued on page 4) CALLES OBEYS STANDARD OIL TRUST'S ORDERS Chinese Call June 30 Strike}teiea troops seu (Special to The Daily Worker) SHANGHAI, China, June 29.—A genéral anti-imperialist strike thruout all China has been called to take place on Tuesday, June 30,.when the Chinese will the bloody rule of foreign imperialist governments. perialism has spread to India and the other British colonies, WN sent from Peking to aid the CANTON GOVERNMENT DEMANDS FOREIGNERS GET OUT OF SHAMEEN WASHINGTON, June 29.— The Canton government has sent a sharp note to France and Great Britain demanding that the Island of Shameen occupied by the resi- dences of foreigners, be given back to China. Consul General Douglas Jenkins cabled the state depart- ment today. SEVEN-DAY WEEK IN STEEL TRUST STILL PREVAILS Longer Hours in 1924 Than Ever Before WASHINGTON, June 29.—(FP)— Fifty-two per cent of the workers in in the .open-hearth furnace depart- ment of the steel trust plants worked 7 days a week, last year, according to a government report, while an ad- ditional 32 per cent worked 7 days one, week and 6 days the next. This is more 7-day work than was done in any previous year. In the blast furnace department, 80 per cent worked 7 days a week, as against 58 per cent in 1914, Electrical Workers’ Convention WASHINGTON, June 29. —(FP)— Between 200 and 300 dejegates will take part in the 18th biennial conven- tion of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,, at Seattle, commencing Aug. 17. The organiza- tion has 1156 locals scattered thru- out the United States and Canada. Its membership as reported to the Amer- ican Federation of Labor last year was 142,000. ¥ Rush that Sub—Campaign ends July 1! movement for liberation. The Chinese Mohammedans under Chi Ti Jen, president of the Moham- medan Foreign relations association, and the Mohammedan general, Mali- ang, who commanded Thursday’s dem- onstration in Peking, are sending delegates to India andthe other Brit- ish colonies and protectorates, to arouse the colonial masses to fight the common enemy—foreign imperial- ism. Big Demonstration at Hankow. In Hankow, a three-day demonstra- tion has already begun, which in- cludes a general strike against the} foreign representatives who have shot down natives. In all other cities thru- out China a twenty-four hour protest strike is scheduled for tomorrow. Chinese workers continue their demonstration against the foreign thoops. Five Japanese sailors were forced to flee for their lives when they attempted to intimidate Chinese on the streets. Foreign police have had numerous clashes with Chinese workers onthe streets. The Chinese police in the international settlement show signs of revolting and refusing to obey the orders of the foreign agents, Keep U. S. Warships Busy. At Chungking British and Japanese food supplies are running short. The Chinese continue to refuse to sell goods to the: foreign business men. Student demonstrations continue at! Amoy, and American British and Japanese war craft have been sent against the students. Foreigners: are being removed from | Hoihow on the island of Hainan, where demonstrations against the for-| eign yoke have been reported. | American minister to China, John | Van A. Mac Murray, is being rushed on an American battleship fréin| Japan to Tientsein. He will be taken direct to Peking, and has abandohed his intended visit to Shanghai ‘“be- cause of the tense feeling there.’ Anti-Sowiet Strikebreakers. The foreign representatives, ywho have made ‘ineffectual attemy\s to stem the anti-dmperialist tide )y ne- gotiations with the Chinese military leaders, have now moved their, head- quarters to PéKing, and will eJdoavor (Continued from page fy ' |Shell held options, demonstrate in all cities against The movement to drive out foreign im- and Chinese Mohammedans have + CALLES DEPORTS TWO HUNDRED FOREIGNERS AS “UNDESIRABLES” MEXICO CITY, June 29.— Two hundred foreigners will be expelled from Mexico by the Calles govern- ment, it was announced today, on the grounds that they are “unde- sirable.” STANDARD OIL RIVAL FORCED OUT OF PERU Dutch - Shell Co. Gives Up One Million Acres LIMA, Feru, June 28—The one mil- lion acres of oil options of the Dutch Shell company in Peru, secured within the last eighteen months, ‘are being abandoned, and the company has an- nounced its withdrawal from Peru. It is being charged here that the Shell company carried on geological surveys and announced’ extensive drilling operations in order to bolster up their shares on the Amsterdam and London markets during the, pres- wnt depression, / The one million acres of the pros- yeetive oil lands on which the Dutch are adjacent to yvaluable properties of the Interna- tional Petroleum company, a Standard Oil subsidiary. Jt is announced that the Dutch-Shell vompany will withdraw from all Pe- ruvian oil operations, Belgium Considers Debt. BRUSSELS, June 29—The Belgian cabinet today devoted its meeting to consideration of ways and means by which the Belgian debt to the Unite States may be discharged. A Belgiar debt commission is scheduled to ar rive in Washington next month (one gotiate terms Against Strikers MEXICO CITY, June 29.— Further evidence that President Cailes of | Mexico is attempting to meet all the demands of American imperialism, af- ter bidding for the support of the Mexican workers by his defiant an- swer to Secretary Kellogg’s note, is seen in his haste to obey the claims of American capitalists. The Calles government has issued orders to expedite the cases of Alejo Garcia and Francisco Ruiz held at Puebla, charged with the murder of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, citizen of Great Britain. These two Mexican peasants are now awaiting the outcome of their appeal from death sentence passed last November. Calles Acts Against Aggressives. One of the charges of the Ameri- can imperialists in Mexico is that “agrarian abuses” occurred on the Evans’ property. The Evans ranch is now under American management. Calles is also speeding up the in- vestigation of charges made by Ame- rica that unlawful agrarian seizures are carried out on the estates of Ar- thur Sharpten, at San Luis Potosi. Calles has informed the American charge d'affaires Schoenfeld, that he will persecute the agrarians. Calles Against Strikers. The fact that the Calles government is acting as a strikebreaking agency for the American property owners is shown by his aid to the Jalapa Light and Power company, in the state of Vera Cruz. The employes of this American owned company went on strike, and the owners were forced to suspend their service. Now Calles’ (Continued on page 4.) | by the few stragglers who showed up in response to the advertise- NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents *“LGAMATED STRIKE 100 PER CENT MASS PICKETING TIES UP SHOPS DESPITE STRIKE-BREAKING OF THE WORKERS’ HEADS The shops of the International Tailoring Company and the icago, which refused to sign an agreement with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America are tied up by a strike which is one hundred per cent effective, ials and from observations made by a DAILY WORKER reporter who watched the work of the first day of the strike. Mass picketing was in force, with officials of the Amalga- mated parading with the striking wor The strikebreaking efforts of the officials of the United Garment Workers failed to produce results. ers in front of the shops. by the strikers was not broken i PROGRESSIVES WIN SEATS 1K COAL PARLEY Convention to Act on Left Wing Demands (Special to The Daily Worker.) SCRANTON, Pa., June 29—The trl- district convention of the anthracite & coal miners, members of the U. M. W. of A., opened here and elected Chris Golden, temporary chairman. i John L. Lewis was elected permanent © j chairman. He was to arrive tonight. Credentials were read and over five hundred delegates were seated, includ- ing-many progressive mingrs. After Major Durkan of Scranton welcomed the delegates to the city, ‘y] j hain the aeod ra andy “und standing” between the coal 'S and the operators, a vote of thanks 6 Wisin Sh Si AS Bathe ‘| was called for. . The. delegates re- mained seated, refusing to vote ap- proval of a class-collaboration speech. * Clint Golden, then spoke on the j |Brookwood labor college. ; One delegate made an apeal for aid |to the striking textile girls in the lo- |cal mills, who have been working for |six dollars a week, | The program of the pr essive | jminers, which was distributed to the | |delegates, was scrutinized by the of- \ficials on the platform, SPECIAL PAGE FOR ANTI-IMPERIALIST WEEK TOWMGRROW Tomorrow the DAILY WORKER will devote a Special Page to the war against imperialism. it wilt contain special material that is ar- riving thru Moscow aboyt the latest developments in China. This mate- rial is sent us by the International Press Correspondence. Since the cable tolls are too costly, this ma- terial must naturally be sent by mail. Special articles suitable for Anti-Imperialist Week appear in this issue inctuding the contribu- tion on the situation iT Morocco by Ali Kemal Fauladi. Saturday's issue will be an Anti Imperialist Special. Send in your orders to the DAILY WORKER, 1113 West Washington Bivd., Chi- |” cago, Ill. | Amundsen in Oslo July 4, i OLSO, Norway, June 29--A royal |welcome will be accorded Roalé |, Amundsen here, when he arrives Ju! |4, from his airplane trip into the ary tic regions. DAILY WORKER MAKES BIG HIT \ AMONG TAXI DRIVERS IN TIMES | SQUARE DISTRICT IN NEW YORK © (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, June 29.--One hundred and sixty copies of the DAILY 2 WORKER were sold last night in the Times Square distrcit by a comrad: to taxicab drivers employed by the open shop Yellow Taxicab corporation, thus giving the DAILY WORKER it’s first appearance in the Rialto district. This edition of the DAILY WORKER ditions that these drivers are subject to. had an article exposing the rotten con i This marks an agitation, pre: liminary to a drive soon to start, to organize these drivers who are known to be the lowest paid and the most exploited workers in the taxi industry in this city, The drivers actually made grabs for the papers, so overjoyed were hey of the exposure of their exploiters. Many of ..em bought more than one copy So as to give to their fellow workers in the garage to read