The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 29, 1925, Page 3

~* —— ek le THE CONFER NEXT WEEK ON COAL STRIKE; PREACHER FOR BOSSES GETS HIS LONDON, July 27.—The govern- ment has persuaded the representa- tives of the Miners’ Federation and those of the mine owners to meet again next Wednesday, in the hope of finding a way to check the strike ordered by the union to begin next Friday at midnight as a mi ure of defense against the violation of the agreement by the owners who in- sist on both a wage cut and longer hours. At Durham, dispatches state, the Right Reverend James Edward Welldon, dean of Durham, was mobbed by angry miners for s; Kk ing in favor of the wage out and longer hours. The men threatened to throw him in the river, knocked off his top hat, took his stick away when he tried to strike them with it, and gave him some exciting mo- ments. THIS PAGE is Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the Trade Union Educational League (T. U. B. L.) North American Section of the RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS GLuv,) THE T.U.E.L. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. its Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by Replacing Reactionary afd Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Cl Struggle for the Overthrowal of Capitalism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm- ers’ Government. RED BAITERS —_|PLUTE COURT STILL DISRUPT | NO PLACE FOR . MINNEAPOLIS) UNION STRUGGLE N. Y, POLICE ORDER INSULTS TAXI DRIVERS “May Be Criminal’ If Culinary Workers Not} Appeal to Members Is Fooled by Fakers Only Real Victory MINNBDAPOLIS, Minn., July 27.— New’ York City, July 27.—Following Mr. R. E. Crosky, international organ-| the so-called “outlaw” strike of the izer of the Hotel and Restaurant Em-| New York Web Pressmen’s Union Lo- ployes and International Association} cal 25, in September 1923, Major: of Bartenders, has paid our town a] Berry, strike-breaker extra-ordinary visit, for the purpose of making a| and head of the Pressmen’s union who tirade against the Reds. had crushed the strike, “reoganized” In a statement issued to the capi-| the local and refused to give a card talist press, as becomes a nice re-}to David Simons, who had previously spective red -baiter, who always gets| headed the local and led the strike. the most cordial co-operation from Endiess and Costly Appeals. the degenerate sheets of capitalism, de ewe doneibahcon aichanbe’ te nete e make a living at his trade, he brought The Great “Menace.” > ff .| Suit in the Supreme Court of Manhat- Seaplane cpt adda tan upon this ground—that his right d labor in Minneapolis awakes to iva Papi ot Gibaceues and I. W.| to work were interferred with. That ‘W., who are steadily fighting for more | Court ordered him reinstated in the 5 tim: an-| Union. Berry appealed and the Appe- Mee tapes entt see ge amare ak late Division reversed the decision. ized labor will lose in a very short its it took years to} Simons appealed to the Court of Ap- a a apogee egeenderd 4 peals, going still higher, and this last secure.” * Mr. Croskey, unfortunately, did not | Court decided in Simons favor, stating recite what those benefits are, es-| 5 follows: pecially in connection with the culin-| “Plaintiff was a member in good standing in the defendant's union, an ary trades here. incorporated association, and subject Where are Your “Benefits?” to expulsion only upon written o There are thousands of unorganized charges, and after. a hearing upon cullancy ‘orkers-ia this ety, working notice. No charges have been made ~ wages and» many for their pes ag Also, the aes Protecting | *6tinst him, "sult no Heating has deca men workers in the trade, are being | &1¥en- None the less, the defendant's aelly viclaten 2 : officers have notified the other mem- However Me Choe bers to refuse to work with him on to offer or ee, argh sisices the ground that he has ceased to be a but rather is engaged in the stool. | ember, and in so doing have made pigeon work of denonneing those ele- | ‘t !mPossible for yr i oe ieee ments in the unions who are press- ath, ag a : gt Peake regan’ is that he has beet - bal bat re ee leges of membership though never Aide. the Bosses. legally expelled. Could the citizens’ alliance ask for | No Provision For Relief in Union Law ee ee or ae Ree OF “A cause of action is here stated bodall piscina cine gel eer for equitable relief. So far as the furmiahge the:Aleny. agp sratie? h complaint shows, there is no provision Coke eat tacouele 4 in the constitution or ie i ag ‘ ‘.1,| Whereby plaintiff has a remedy by ap- the disorganized condition of the cul- peal to any organ within the associa- rent there existea | #0- Haulty will enjoin the denial to mly a oe acide rahe bs q|2 member of the privileges of mem- Sree locals of both the waiters and | ership where the denial, it continued, perigee Today they are non-ex-) 111 work irreparable injury, Red hihea Always Disrupters. “The judgement of the appellant di- Sinton, the prize red baiter, never | Vision should be reversed and the lost an opportunity to fight the wait-{0Tder of the special term affirmed, with costs in the appellate division and in this court.” resses in the assembly as well as in the joint of board of the culinary’ mt Looks Like These Men Ought to Be in Union trades. It was his policy, then as it is now, to wreck the waiters and wait- resses’ locals, so that the Cooks could scab on the other workers without danger of being showed up as such; so that Sinton could operate without hindrance, in writing his black page in the local labor movement. Nobody Trusts Red Balter. Today the name Sinton is the sign of disorganization which hangs over the Cooks’ Union, Moreover, every waiter and waitress BOSTON, July 27.—(FP)—Strike of non-union electricians on a small job for union pay follows several strikes of union build tradesmen of other crafts, on other jobs, to iorce the dis- charge of the non-union electricians. In several cases the non-union electri- cians were laid off. Not Mugged Right (From a Worker Correspondent.) NEW YORK CITY, July 27.—One of the first orders of Police Commission- er Enright since ‘his department took control of the taxi industry in this city has aroused the wrath of the taxicab drivers, it revolves about a new card which the commissioner re- quires that all taxi drivers display in a conspicuous part of their cab. It is to carry a photograph of the driver and his thumbprint and in large type issues a warning to the drivers’ pass- engers, that the driver may be a crim- inal, if he does not conform to the description on the card. There are 38,000 taxicad drivers in New York City and they all resent the impression which they say, may easily be conveyed by this card re- flecting on the charactét of the drivers in general. , ‘The card is pink in color and about four by five inches, with a space in the upper left hand corner for the driver's photograph and the upper right hand corner for the drivers’ thumbprint, and> description of the driver and under this is the follow- ing warning to the passengers: “Warmng to Passengers.” “This is the description of the legal triver of this car... If the person now lriving this car doesn’t conform there- to, he may be a criminal. Your safety may demand that you act immediate- ly; vacate the car and Call A Police- man, “Richard E, Enright, Police Com- missioner.” The reader will notice that the card does not use the word cab, but car, and of course the commissioner knows why the word cab is omitted. This is what Mayor Hylan, the “people’s mayor” is doing for the taxi- cab drivers in New York. Pennsylvania Shop Strikers on the Job Soliciting Funds Credentials granted by the Chicago federation of Labor to solicit local unions for funds are in the hands of representatives of {pe striking shop- ufts men of the Pennsylvania rail road. ‘The strike began as part ot the nation-wide strike of shopmen in July, 1922, but has never been calied off on the Pennsylvania the most other roads made some sort of settlr- ment in the fall of 1922 or the fol iewing year. The strikers are keeping be union spirit alive on the bitterest avti-labor road in the country, in this town is conscious of his de- Structive influence, which is largely maintained on the basis of the sup- Port which he gets from such gentle- men as Mr. Croskey. ‘ Not Interested in Unionizatio But Mr. Croskey, as the real labor faker that he is, ts, of course, not interested in organizing the thousands of unorganized in the culinary trades, If he was, he would do something more constructive; something more befitting a labor organizer, than vom- iting his nastiness on those honest workers who. possess a prograin of organization, which if followed out, would induce the exploited workers of the culinary trades, to join Amalgamation N * That program {is amalgamation of the culinary trades; a recognition th: the interests of all culinary worker: are the concern of all, ‘ Jt is this working class. program that Mr, Croskey is ont to fight to- gether with the Sintons, and which causes him to play tne role of Judas to the culinary workers. follow: music and moving pictures, ‘Conduct Open Forum The open forum question came up for special business and a motion was passed to conduct an open forum. The plan adopted was to have a speaker to make an opening speech upon the subject under discussion and then the meeting would be opened for question and short speeches from the audience. In the discussions on the question the wish was made that the forum be tions affecting labor sed and that anyone who he was or what view he held should be permitted to express his views. ¥ Actual Workers Wanted In giving suggestions to the forum committee several expressed their Agree in Relief Distribution SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 26.--Thoe distribution ‘of $275,000 voted by the state for reconstruction of school buildings in that section of Southern Illinois swept by the recent tornado, has been agreed upon by the legis: lative committee and school author+ ities, according to announcement from governor's office today. 4) inetd and not to have preachers and pro- TOPEKA LABOR COUNCIL TO HAVE OPEN FORUM, STUDY CLASS URGED By JESSE A. KEEBLE (Worker Correspondent) TOPEKA, Kansas, July 27.— At the meeting of the Industrial Council last evening the Jabor Day committee made their report stating that the program had not yet been definitely arranged but would probably be as A barbercue, speaking, athletic contests and a ball game, dance, special fessional politicians as these men did tot knew or understand the labor movement and therefore could not be in a position to advise labor in regard to bettering their conidtion, Urge Study Club Several speeches were made urging that labor start a study club as wel) ag an open forum. A motion was passed asking the prosidents of all the affiliated unions to be pr it at the next coungil meet. ing to discuss ways and meane of rais- jug money for the purchase of @ builk {ng site and the building of a lavor temple tn Topeka. Workers Would Preach A motion was passed requesting the auuisters of the 93 churches in Tope ka to allow representatives of organ- izod Jabor to make the morning ad- dress to the churches on labor Sun- day to outline labors views to the varlous congregations, baa jn lett puts } eet DAILY WORKER LOS ANGELES CARPENTER IN SOUND ADVICE What’s the Matter and What to Do By HELM VOLL LOS ANGELES, Cal.—in the DAILY WORKER for July 9th, page 4, col. 2, is a story by Worker Correspondent, dealing with a false statement made by E. E. Lampton, ex-secretary-trea urer of the Los Angeles District Coun- sil of Carpenters. D This is mentioned simply to help identify Lampton, who on July 5th, before above-mentioned council, in a “farewell address” said: “the hardest factor with which to deal is the ex- member and his continual knocking.” I am not interested in how hard the “factor” is, but the cause for it’s ex- istence. Are they "knocking" because they are just.contrary minded, or have they real .grieveances. This is what interests me, and I think. ev man and woman,. who like myself carries a card. things which may have something to do with the ever-growing discontent in many quarters. Favoritism That favoritism exists in most un- ions is beyond dispute. It is by giv- ing jobs to their friends, and showing them favors in other ways, that offi- cfals frequently maintain themselves in office. Said a fellow carpenter at the hall the other day; “See him. That's Richardson. He has been appointed by Hutcheson to look after the studios. Now he is giv- ing out tickets for jobs in the movies to his friends.” And sure enough, that’s exactly what he was doing. Gagging of Expression. In many. locals, men with ideas of a progressive kind, and competent to express them, are ruled out of order, while those with a mentality belong- ing back in the dark ages, and not any too expressive, are cheered along by the chairman, who usually sees in him a man after his own heart. Some time back, a member of an- other local visited our local, and was called upon to make a speech by the chairman under “good of the order.” He talked haltingly, giving the impres- sion of having a guilty conscience. His talk was nothing but a Salvation with God, glory and hale- ue It had nothing ~in “it stfétch- of the immagi- ‘come under the heath If, he» dad. talked on the advi “amalgamation he would have been out of order and marked ‘or expulsion, F Too Much Attention to the Boss Then we have the report of our busi- ness agents» which we have long since learned to take with a grain of salt. It is usually a story about excursions made into the sanctuaries of the con- tractor, or some public official, seek- ing to interview these elusive birds. These are often heroic tales, with the business agent as the hero. The trials and tribulations in the search for his heart's desire is often told with feel- ing and in. a most graphic manner, After many unsuccessful attempts he finally succeeds to corral him, here or referred there, and they part friends, and the | boss promises to do this and that— Promises -which never become any- thing else. Last winter, one of our business agents said something which rings true. He reported that in a number ot instances, when he asked men on the job what locals they belonged to, they would tell him: “Ask the boss.” It did not feel good to be talked to that way, he said. I don’t know what he thought about the causes for such a reply, but to me it is very significant, Unfriendly to Members from Other Parts. fs One ex-member from Philadelphia told me that when he came to Los Angeles, he went to the Labor Temple for information and guidance as a ux. fon man naturally would, Here he was told, by an official, that the best thing for him to do was to take the first train back east, as it was impossible to get a job anywhere near the scale, Following such advice was well nigh impossible, for good and sufficient reasons. He went out and got a job the same day and at the union scale of wages. He had been two years in Los An- geles without clearing in. In fact he was out of the “Brotherhood entirely. At’heart he isa union man and would be @ credit, to any organization of workers, This much I can’t say for the official who. “placed the straw that broke the camel’s back. , It has not infrequently happened that business agents have been told by ex-members, that they never would Join again as long as certain men were continued in office, Wrong of this attitude I am not dis. cussing just now, I am trying to down some of the causes for the “ha est factor. When an ex-member told the writer in 1920, he would never join the union as long as Hutcheson was preside I wondered why. It was during wor! ing hours he made the statement, so there was little time for explanations, Besides I did not Mke much to listen to a “knocker” at Since then I have decided way Let us inquire into a few} | STORY OF WEST VIRGINIA MINE ' _ ‘STRIKE TELLS OF BITTER WAR BETWEEN LABOR AND CAPITAL! By REGINA MYROSKI The fourth month of the coal strike in West Virginia finds this section rather in a doubtful state as to the final out- Conditions everywhere point towards the final defeat of the strikers, | but the latter are hopeful and certain of victory and are willing to sacrifice their all if in the end they will be guaranteed decent living conditions at least the miners having joined the U. M of + | | MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va.,, July 27, come, As this was a scab region only when they struck in April course all the organized section felt doubtful about the outcome but still admired the courage and grit of the | West Virginia miners. Trouble arose immediately about the middle of the first month of the strike when a number of strikers pick- eted the house of a scab at Glendale, | W. Va. The result was 19 miners ar- | rested, their indictment under the Red- man Act which carries a prison sen- | tence of from two to ten years, and | the decision to try each separatety. Ten Years for Picketing! | The trial of the first picketter was held in May and culminated in his con- viction and a sentence of ten years in the state penitentiary! The rest of | the cases were continued to the Sep- | tember term of court, | Of course, injunctions were issued | forbidding picketing of any, kind and State police were stationed. Every- | thing was being done to break the spirit of the striking miners and com- pel them to return to work at reduced wages. The local press carried state- ments to the effect that only a limited amount of coal was needed and that @ great many miners were working at | reduced wages and supplying all the | coal needed and that the strikers were |hurting* only themselves and the BUSINESS MEN of the community— special stress placed on busines men. Storekeepers refused to give credit to {some of those who had dealt from | them for years and paid their accounts |regularly. In fact, the strikers were | treated more as some undesirable and {hated animals than human beings | But inspite of all this a good per. | centage of them are still holding out, | existing as’ they can, hopeful of vic- tory. Injunctions. For a while the more drastic injunc- tions were lifted and peaceful picket- ing was allowed—but for only a very short period indeed. On July 6, Judge J. D. Morris, of the Marshall county court at Moundsville again prohibited picketing of any kind, giving as his reason the flimsy excuse that it was a crime—a crime because he, Judge Morris, ‘and the coal operators back of him; “said so, and ‘there was end ‘on it. \ Infact, theuont the whole strike it an easily be seen that’ Judge Morris Wis been acting, not in the interests of the miners, but in opposition to them, and has been proving himselt W. of A, | tice” he has al the most severe Here is the most recent of his activi- ties along the line of meting out “jus: tice,” | Picketing a Crime Against Govern- ys managed to give | sentences possible. ment. | On July 3, seven picketers were summoned to the court house and | placed in the county jail. and kept there until Monday, July 6. On that | day Judge J. D. Morris prohibited | peaceful picketing—it being according to his views and those of the capital- ists a crime against the government of the United States—and charges were placed against the seven men for contempt of court, altho they had com mitted the deed before it was made illegal. They were given 60 d * jail sentence en tho peaceful picketing had been permitted for a short period the authorities did all im their power to arrest anyone doing picket duty on some charge or other. Here is the coal operators’ reward for those who did “scabbing duty” for | | wo! | from « Page Three HIGH INITIATION AND LOW WAGES ‘FOR JOB TRUST Los Angeles Workers Delude Themselves By L. P. RINDAL, LOS ANG OS, Cal., July 27.—A {friend of mine works in the reefing trade, but altho his boss runs one of | the biggest concerns of its kind in the city, the work is so slack that he can hardly exist on the low wages paid for w hours’ work a week. This never draws a full week's pay; ght to 24 hours a week, and sometimes nothing at all, is the true condition at this particular place which is a fair example for all the rest The wage in this trade in $8 top, and $5.50 low, So nothing can be saved for a rainy day. But, in spite of this low earning power, a great number of roofers (like thousands of other work- ers) are deceiving themselves with the illusion that they, too, will become rich contractors some day, 4 Without going into details, ft 1s worthy of note to ‘say that this work- er used to be a very the roofers’ union he left Los Angele tained the ne papers from his union. For the last six or seven years he has kept himself off the roofs, but active member in In 1918, however, fter having ob- them while the rest of the miners | !0W he is back again and wants to re- were making the utmost sacrifices fo| Join his craft. Last night ne nad a win the strike. On July 10, 1925 the) talk with the busines i$ agent, and what regular payday of the Glendale Gas & | “id he find? $50 initiation fee was de- Coal Co., the scabs were informed But how is it possible to that they would not be paid until the | Pay Such a huge sum for joining a following month, August, probably | ¥2ion under such conditions ag pio about the 25th. tured above? ; * Always Want More. Strong Unions Not Wanted. i! The writer is in full accord with & The motive can easily be ascertain- worker correspondent (D. W. July 9). ed. The capitalists are not satisfied | who, in connection with the action of alone with making the people wage! Muir and Hutcheson in expelling 16 slaves and instilling in them ideas members from carpenters’ locals here, which cause the workers to fight | g« “Can it be that the unton offi. «gainst each other, but they also want | cials do not want the union to be- to control them body and soul, even | come strong.and effective? I am sus- their very means of exsitence. It is | picious.” High initiation fees and ex- commonly believed that the purpose pulsions both work in the same direc- of withholding the pay until August | tion, to make a job trust out of the 25 was to force the miners to deal at unions for officials and a few other the company store, so the coat barons | sleepy-heads. They do not want 1 manded could make still more profits—for of | rank and file organized, course the regular dealers would re- Times Hard, But Reads D. W. fuse to carry the accounts that long Another man of my acquainta: without being paid. (member of the carpenters’ union This is the reward for loyalty to in the roofing game now, shingli capitalism. There is no honor among | said last night, after being as! Unfeves. It is such acts as these that about working conditions, _ “ will awaken the workers to class con-| sjow!” vi sctousiess. Had no scabbing taken This worker always got every 1 Place probably there would have been| of the DAILY WORKER, but more of a chance to win tne strike. never afford to spend enough moi But mow Jt fa douhtful...1t can-be said |at onetime, to subscribe. So"there Vv to the credit of the strikers here that you are, the same everywhere. The / \ good percentage of them are still | workers-are foreed down to the low holding out and are determined to win The right or level of doing things on the instail- nothing but a tool in the hands of the ment plan, which fs expensive and al- ainst all odds. May they be suc- coal operators. In meting out “jns-|--essful! most as bad as the Dawes plan basse Remar _— - Being in the city at present, Herbert He has forced scab-agreements upon) should be commended and not ex-|Hoover, secretary of commerce, de- inembers of the “Brotherhood”. He has opened and maintained at the expense of the “Brotherhood” strikebreaking agencies by which he recruited men to take the place of ‘those who were on strike. In New York he suspended entire membership of 65 locals. He has expelled members illegally for exposing corruption and graft of the general office, He has disfranchised locals by wholesale when they did not vote to suit him. At the last convéntion he refused to seat delegates because they were instructed to work for certain mea- sures to which he was opposed. He has expelled members for ad- vocating amalgamation of the existing trade,unions in each industry. He has not hesitated to use the po- lice, thru his henchmen, as was done in’ Detroit and Los Angeles. In Alliance with Capitalist Police Force. In Los Angels, Muir and the police on March Ist, 1924, raided at night a meeting of The Trade Union Educa- tional League at 224 S. Spring St., where they arrested 39 men and women. They also confiscated mate- rials and records from which the names of members were taken and used by Muir as evidence to show that members of the “Brotherhood” be- longed to a “dual union”, and on this pretext they were sumarily expelled. The Trade Union Educational League is an educational institution. It is providing facilities which we ourselves are lacking, and if our mem- bers want to take advantage of them we should be thankful. Such members pelled. Ignorance has always been our most powerful foe, and we have done little, very little towards it’s removal. What Must We Do? Above all, never forget. Whenever an official tells you sc and so, is this and that, investigate He may have an ax to grind, The officials who are eternally rant ing about their pull, friendships and acquaintances among the bosses - watch them.* To our business agents: Love the bosses less, and the workers more We pay the bills, Help to est2blish at least as much liberty inside the unions, as we have outside. Let us all work like beavers for the removal of Hutcheson. You who know carpenters belong- ing to the union, get them to rea What's Wrong In the Carpenters’ Un- clared Los Angeles to be the “eighth wonder of the world” (he is the na- | tive son prospect for the presidency, you know). So he went on to talk about “cheap” water and “cheap” nower. But he forgot to mention the heap conditions under which work- rs have to struggle in this burg of ex- ploitation and Hooverized hot air, : : a Kate Dial, Prison ' 4 Comfort Club Head, . * * . Dies in California SAN FRANCISCO.—Announcement of the death of Kate M. Dial, former secretary of the Workers’ National Prison Comfort Club, brings grief to the hearts of scores of political and industrial prisoners in the prisons of the country who have been recipients of her kindly devotion, Kate Dial jon, published by The Progressive | Was an untiring prison comfort worker Building Trades Worker, 156 S. Wash-! and her efforts and experience in this ington St., Chicago, Ill. |fleld are partly responsible for the If you know carpenters outside founding of Intrenational Labor De- the union persuade them to join. | fense. The union must be built up, not - f broken up. For Unemployment Doles. It you are a carpenter and think | T° the DAILY WORKER: I would what I have written about old Hutch |lke to see a meeting of representa: is bunk, it is only fair to all con- tives of all labor organizations called cerned that you find out for yourself for the discussion of caring for the what the facts are before you pro-|"nemployed workers of this country nounce judgment. during great labor crises, In Eng- If you are one of the many ex-mem- #04 there is such a movement. There bers who have simply dropped out, \the Workers receive a dole during un- come back and help to reinstate the |®™Ployment periods. 1. Rosen, many illegally expelled members. 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