The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 6, 1925, Page 2

‘e ie -Teady Page Two PRESSMEN QUIT WORK, I'S JUST LIKE A STRIKE Fear George L. Berry Will Scab on Them Al in the Cuneo Printing nt at Arthington and worke Spaulding s and the Cuneo a and Cottage Grove n quit work as a pr inst. the on of the two co n ordering one pressman f: ll the presses on which two nr en and two helpers were formerly employed. The pressmen are all members o/ the Printing Pressmen’s Union of N The companies ordered the Rew short crew rule ito effect Mon- day A, Ne The companies and the press organization had negotiated some time about the new rule The question was taken up with the pr t of the Pressmen’s Union a reputation for himself as an official union strikebreaker. Berry ordered the men to stay at work and accept the cut in the press crews while union officials continued their negotiations with the compan- jes, Realizing that to permit the com- panies to “get the bulge” on them by enforcing the rule and then trying to have the new practice discontinued the pressmen quit work as individu- als. If they had gone on strike, strike- breaker Berry would have not only re- voked their charter but would have filled thetr places with out of town strike breakers the men believe. At present there are about five hundred presemen and assistants in- volved in the walkout which isn’t a strike, The plants do much work for mail order houses and if the other workers in them strike or walk out on vaca- tions {it will involve approximately 2,500 men. Members of the International Broth- erhood of Bookbinders working in the plant are talking of walking out in sympathy, and if the pressmen’s walk- out lasts any length of time, they are AS WE.SEE IT (Continued from page 1) whose clatm to-represent the working class is sparfous,The reason spies do not pay any attention to the latter is because they are inoffensive and harmless. Both the bosses and the government have their stools in the labor unions. There are thousands of detective agencies in this country and they make big profits. Sometimes a spy 1s caught and given his deserts but they usually get away for a long time before even suspicion is directed against them. George Berry who has won! | cramped style. expected to take this action. The Cuneo-Henneberry plant is one of the largest printing plants in the country. It prints catalogues, maga- zines, and other big printing jobs, in- cluding the La¥Follette magazine, and much work for William Randolph Hearst. The laying off of one pressman to a machine is one of the incidents in the drive of the printing companies to astablish the “open shop” in Chi- cago and smash the printers’ unions. W. F. Hall Printimg Company is al- operating as an “open shop” haying completely defied the union. The Cuneo plant is working toward the same end, in line with the strong drive of the “open shop” employers’ association in the printing industry on an open shop basis. Fitzgerald Elected to Head the Shoe Workers’ Protective HAVERHILL, Mass., Aug. 4—The electon of Daniel M. Fitzgerald of this city, as general secretary-treasurer of the Shoe Workers’ Protective Union, 1s announced by the general office of the union. PITTSBURGH NOTICE! To organize for greater propa- ganda work On Monday, August 10 at 8 p. m., an important meeting of all DAILY WORKER and literature agents will take place at the International Lyceum, 805 James St., N. E. Pitts- burgh, Pa. To this meeting all interested workers are Invited. If you want to’ build the revolutionary labor move- ment thru this essential and import- ant work of propaganda distribution, be there on Monday night, Aug. 10. A. Rostrom, Acting D, W. Agent. Your neighbor would like to read this issue of the DAILY WORKER. Be neighborly—give it to him! ses HIS is not thie only ‘country where where the Organizations of the working class are subjectéd to the spy pest. At the’ present moment the British government is employing thou- sands of these vermin to keep track of the activities of the political and economic organizations ofthe work- ing class, particularly the Commun- ist Party. Recently a stoolpigeon was »xposed in the Glasgow section of the party. He went under an assumed name, but it was discovered that he was a well known Orange bigot—well <nown in another part of the country. see HE fink was called to a special meeting of the branch and con- fronted with his past record. At first he denied that he was sailing under false colors, but he finally had to ad- mit the truth, The committee asked him to write a statement explaining that he joined the party for the pur- pose of espionage. This he did in a The committee there- fore demanded that he produce some- thing written in his usual style. He turned his pockets inside out, all ex- cept his hip pocket. This pocket con- tained a fully loaded revolver. a ee HE spy was conducted to the po- lice station, not because the”com- rades were of the opinion that only a police court could do justice under the circumstances, They were anxious to learn how the police authorities would treat a case of the kind, particularly in view of the fact that the “stool” carried a gun. Just as they suspected the police said that he had a permit to carry a gun and he was turned loose. The Communists are not won- dering what would happen to a com- rade found under similar circum- stances in some bourgeois organiza- tion, They know what would happen. se * HE fascisti won the elections held in Sicily last Sunday by a majority so slim that it offers abundant justi- fication for the belief that but for the use of black-shirt gangsters the voters would have turned down the Musso- lini gang. The fascisti had terrorists posted at the polling booths anda the voters were showed where and how to mark their ballots. The vatican is still hurling its thunder at Benito and the latter is beginning to chafe under the fire. If both should get into a real scrap, the ‘casualty list would make interesting reading. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER. Jurisdictional War in Building Trades Again Rending Unions NEW YORK, Aug. 4.—A new phase in the jurisdictional conflict between bricklayers and plasterers develop to- day when bricklayers employed by the George A. Fuller Construction compa- ny went on strike in all building pro- jects in this city, Washington D. C, and Florida. Officials of the company said work was halted on approxim. ately $20,000,000 worth of construc. tion. According to Fuller company offi- cials, construction work on three largs apartment houses in this city, a ae- partment store in Washington and three additional projects in Florida have been tied up by the strike, The move was interpreted as a re- taliatory stroke by the bricklayers’ answer to the last move by the plast- erers’ union, with whom they have been at odds over union matters since jJast March. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE City Central Committee Meets Tonight at 2618 Hirsch Bivd., 8 p. m. Delegates please take notice, some important business will come up and everyone must be on time. EMIL EICHHORN, COMMUNIST MEMBER OF GERMAN REICHSTAG AND FORMER SPARTACAN HEAD DIES IN BERLIN BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 4.—Emil Eichhorn, Communist member of the Reichstag, who is dead here, was one of the leaders of the Spartacan up- rising of January, 1919, when he was chief of police of Berlin. Comrade Eichhorn had several charges of treason placed against him which, however, were not prosecuted because of his parliamentary immunity, When deposed from his post as chief of police, Comrade Eichohrn refused to vacate, but was forced out following the failure of the revolt. Among the charges placed against him were that. he allowed Karl Radek, Russian Communist, to enter Berlin, and that he armed workers, In the August Issue By ARNE SWABECK. TO TET LAR AR ARLE RE ARGLD 1 THE MAKERS AND MASTERS OF STEEL (With two pages of striking photographs) wreeTyly ANTHRACITE. NEET NEARS BREAKING UP Lewis Demands That Warriner Appear (Continued from Page 1) of work on September 1, and that in case'no agreement has been reached by that.time the miners keep on work- ing while: “impartial” persons arbi- tratethe matter. R,.Dawson Hall, editor of Coal Age, organ-of coal operators, also has join- ed in the demand for arbitration. ees (Special to The Daily Worker) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 4—~ It was freely predicted to that the joint operators-miners wage confer. ence will come to an abrupt end, probably tomorrow, Negotiations which, it, had been hoped, would stave off a national hard coal strike September 1, are at a standstill, These negotiations have been in progress since July 9 and little, if any, progress has been made, One of the principal grievances of the miners is that they are being forced to deal with subordinate of- ficials, operators without power to act, John L, Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, has issued an ultimatum that Samuel D. Warriner, chairman of the oper- ators’ committee, take part in the con- ference when it is resumed tomorrow, If he does not, it was indicated, dis- ruption of the conference will follow. Tn that event, it was reported, Governas Gifford Pinchot of Pennsyl- vania, will invite representatives of both sides to meet with him in Har- risburgh with a view of reaching an agreement. Should this fail, federal interven- tion to avert a strike is a strong pos- sibility. Solidasity of the Garm trikers Be he Bosses (Continued from page 1) or against the employés of the com- plainant or those who deal with the complainant. Cannot “intimidate or Menace” “3. From aulting, menacing, threatening or itttimidating employes of the complainant or persons seeking to become’ employes of the complain- ant, or persons seeking to inquire about employment or to deal with the complainant. “4, From injuring the property of the complaint or the property of the employes of the complainant or the property of the employes of the complainant or the property of those engaged in carrying the employes of the complainant to and from the place of business of the complainant. Cannot “Obsctruct Streets” “5. From obstructing the streets and highways at or near the premises of the complainant, or from obstruct- ing any of the entrances of the said premises. 6. From interfering with the free and ordinary use of said streets, highways and entrances by the em- ployes or those who may seek to be- come employes of the complainant. “7, From calling any of the em- ployes or persons in person who may seek to become employes of the com- planiant any vile or abusive names, including ‘scabs’ or ‘finks’ and from addresstng to them (in person) other vile or abusive epithets or language in writing or otherwise.” The International Tailoring com- pany announced that it has taken six months’ lease on the bankrupt Boone Woolen mills at Rock Island. It is pointed out by the Amalgamated that the fact that the Boone company lost three million dollars in this very fac- tory, and that the plant was not bought or leased for a long term, shows that the International is mak- ing a futile gesture to attempt to scear6 the srikers. This fake is a last desperate effort to break the solidarity of the striking employes, Find Judge Insane, to Place Him in a Private Institution Preparations are being made to place Judge George Karsten, for 43 years a Chicago magistrate, in a private institution as a result of a hearing in his home at which he was adjudged insane and paroled in cus- tody of his wife. Judge Kersten, it was testified, has delusions and is irrational, and ac- tion to declare him mentally incom- petent was necessary in order that his affairs might receive proper at- tention. Artero sclerotic dementia was’ ‘the technical term used in de- seribing his physical and mental breakdown. He is 72 years old, of the Workers rgd wit weet ante ae Thr ta THE DAILY, WORKER >. ONE TIME HATED KAISER GIVEN VACATION AT SEA RESORT, WITH NOBILITY (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Aug. 4.—The ex-kaiser is to hi a holiday, which will take him away from Doorn.for the first time since he togk to . residence there after his abdication, He will spend his vacation at Zandvoort, a well known Dutch sea- shore resort. The one time kaiser first planned to spend his holiday at Noordwijk but gave up this program when he learned that his ancient foe, Maxi- millan Harden is —"" the sum- ie mer there. WALL STREET ANXIOUS: THAT CAILLAUX COME Former “Traitor” Now White Haired Baby (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Aug,, 4.—Wall St. is keenly desirous that Joseph Cail- taux, the French finance minister, shall come to Washington in person next month to negotiate the funding of France's. $4,000,000,000 war debt, and to that end discreet hints are being dropped in Paris, This became known today on the heels of the apparent collapse of the Anglo-French debt negotiations at London. ——————— ee Flop in Fear An undisguised fear here is that the same fate may overtake the Franco-American negotiations unless the French negotiators are headed by some one who has authority to com- mit the French government to a settle- ment, The failure of the*London negotia- tors to find a suitable basis for fund- ing France’s debt to°Great Britain aroused keen interest'among members of the Arerican debt’ fufiding commis- sion, but owing to thé delicacy of the situation and the imminence of ne- gotiations here all cotninént was with- held. There was no concealing the fact, however that the London failure injected a somewhat gloomy note into the optimistic views-hitherto held that France would come’ to Washington next month prepared te settle. THIRTEEN :GOPS THEFT OF Charged with Neglect and Inefficiency One detective sergeant, seven detec- tives from the bureau, and five patrol- men were named by; deputy superin- tendent of police Mathew Zimmer as the men against whom he had written up charges in connection with the theft of $5,000 worth of stolen pro- perty which they were supposed to guard. r The policemen and detectives, ac- cording to the deputy superintendent, had -been on duty at John Sovetsky’s store in Wentworth ‘Ave., following a police raid on July 9 in which $90,000 worth of alleged stolen property was found. The loss, in silks, furs, clothing and jewels was revealed two days later. The charges are neglect of duty and inefficiency, All the officers named in the charges have been notifled and their reports are expected, Thenithe cases will be laid before Chief ‘Collins, who may dismiss them, or, if he believes the charges well founéed, may suspend the officers and forward his charges to the civil serviga commission for trial. 7 Scott Ple Insanity Cell shock, the sew mental malady invented by attorneys for Russell Scott in the hope ‘they will ‘save the convicted slayer frqm the gallows, was to be the basis struggle of lay witnesses and in the sanity hearing before Jud%@ Joseph B. David. Rob K. C. Union Station. KANSAS CITY,’ Mo., Aug. 4—The Kansas City union! station was raided by a lone robber #hortly after 12:30 o'clock today. Hé6! escaped with an undetermined amemnt of money. Steck Gains Over Brookhart WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—In the re- count of 29 counties in the contested senatorial election in Iowa, Daniel F. Steck, democrat, has a lead of 1154 votes over Senator Smith W. Brook- hart, the senate elections committee announced today, Two Bridge Bulld i PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, August 4.-— Tragedy again occurred in the build- ing of the new rater River bridge span today, whem two riveters, Theo- dore Jones, 25, and Albert Mieteme, 29, plunged 65 feet to death from the Camden ‘oach. The double acci- dent makes of 13 deaths since the gtant span started two years ago, Open Shoppers Put, an ‘O. K’ on the A.F. of 'L.’s “Nonpartisan” Policy Ley | By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. 'ODAY, salvos of applause from big business, from the open shoppers, from the press of the capitalist foe, arises everywhere in unstinted appreciation of the American Fed- eration of Labor officialdom's return to its nonpartisan po- litical policy of other years. : Thus the Chicago Journal of Commerce, champion of the Landis “open shop” plan inthe building trades, proclaims with great approval that, “Soberly and sedately labor will be the path which it formerly followed to its exceeding profit.” * ° ® ® If labor gained anything thru the “nonpartisan” policy forced on it by the Gompers’ regime, then the)Journal of Commerce would be the’ first to denounce it. ” If the “nonpartisan” policy had proved the gigantic success that is now again claimed for it, Sam Gompers, its. chief. apostle, would never have jumped to the LaFollette carp last year in his desperate fight to maintain his grip on the labor movement. ‘ It is because of the sterility of this policy, in aiding the workers, that makes it so beloved by the Journal of Com- merce and the capitalist class for which this sheet speaks. It is because the A. F. of L. officialdom believes that it can scrape up a few crumbs thru this belly-crawling policy that it favors it; just as all the industrial policies of the A. F. of L. chiefs are drawn to cater to the whims of the exploiters, rather than to challenge them in the open class struggle and win thru the organized might of class power. * ° * s The Journal of Commerce tries to console itself with the belief that, “Not for many and many a year will it again join in a third party movement.” That is hoping a lot, With the continued “open shop” war against labor, with wage cuts developing everywhere, with increasing competi- tion with enslaved workers abroad under the Dawes /plan re- sulting in a growing army of unemployed in this country, the struggle will increasingly grow, not only for a third party, where labor officials may find a soft seat, but for independent panes! action of the workers, resulting in a class party of abor. 7 ° e e In the effort to win support for their latest backward move, William Green, Matthew Woll, “Strikebreaker” Tom Rickert, and the other members of the executive council of the A. F. of L., will argue for “immediate victories”. Capitalist propa- ganda in politics for working-class consumption bends in the same direction, “for immediate success”, The LaFollette movement last year is dubbed a failure because it was not crowned with immediate viétory. The attack is made on the Labor Party, park itis “foreign to American institu- tions”, and it can’t win, so the argument goes. And in this same issue of the Journal of Commeree, it is claimed “a free and independent people like ours” is “irrevocably against Soviet ideas of control.” > Against this sapper propaganda, that has no existence in fact, the workers must be ti ugnt that the building of their -class power may be a slow and tedious process, but it is the only successful means of reaching their goal. Workers know that when the bosses begin to praise the industrial policies of their unions, then there is something wrong, that the class- collaboration disease has set in. The same reasoning holds true when the “open shop” interests look with favor upon the political line laid down by the union bureaucracy. The traitor in the organized labor movement can be spotted by the favor that he finds in the eyes of the bosse: The bosses look with favor in the A. F. of L.'s “nonparti- san” policy because it is treason to the whole working class. AVERT GENERAL STRIKE OF BUILDING TRADES WORKERS OF BOSTON (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Aug. 4.—The threaten- ed strike of the building trades workmen in greater Boston, schedul- ed today, has been averted, following a conference between the workers, the employers and the board of con- ciliation. A proposition of settlement which both sides agreed to consider was submitted and, pending accept- ance or rejection by Friday, both sides agreed there would be no strike. Raulston Praises His Dead Master, Is - Coming to Chicago DAYTON, Tenn., Aug. 4.—Clarence Darrow can thank William Jennings Bryan that he was not punished for contempt of court in the Dayton evolu- tion trial, according to the judge. When Bryan was informed that his distinguished legal opponent had been cited, he went to Judge Raulston and said: “Have mercy on him, judge.” “And I did,” said Judge Raulston. The regular August term of the Rhea county court was opened with memorial services for Bryan, at which Judge Raulston and the attor- neys spoke brief eulogies of the com- moner, f, Judge Raulston told the attorneys Russian Branch, W. P.| today that court might last only this week as he had accepted an invita- An important meeting of the Rus-ytion to address a fundamentalist sian Branch, Workers Party, will be | meeting in Chicago next Sunday. held Thursday, August 6, at 8 p, m., ba hte ott at 1902 W. Division St. Discussion and | Refuses to Deny Bryan's Membership. election of delegates to the city con- ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. ere vention, is no one here that can say,” was the only answer that came from the imperial palace of the ku klux klan here when the question was asked as to whether William Jennigs Bryan was a member of the kla “| just can't answer that ques- tion,” the imperial palace spokes- man replied when asked for his per= sonal knowl on the question. Write the story about your shop —Order a bundle to distribute Notice! To allow for special meet- ings for election of delegates by branches and shop nuclei to the Chicago City Conven- tion, the City Central Com- mittee meeting of August 5th, Wednesday, is called off. Workers Party, Local Chicago, Martin Abern, Secretary. Important Meeting of Tune Up for Pole Dash WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—The sea- planes which Donald MacMillan will use in exploring the vast Arctic wastes around the North Pole have been assembled and flown at the pedition’s base at Etah, Greenland, according to a dispatch to the navy department today from Lt. Command+ er Byrd, the flying officers of the ex- pedition, Land Plane in Greenland. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—The first plane of the MacMillan arctic expedi- tion was landed from the deck of the Peary today at Htah, Greenland, ac- cording to a radio message to the Na- tional Geographic Society, It was necessary to construct a runway of planks to get the plane ashore, Cabinet Crisis in Bul VIENNA, Augus: agrarian Turlakoff was mentioned as a possible successor to Premier Zankoff, accord- ing to Belgrade dispatches, which eaid a cabinet crisis impended, ria In the August Issue ‘of the WORKERS MONTHLY I-The Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers Awaken By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER A struggle in the needle trades as @ prelude to a new era in the in- dustry. An article of the greatest interest to every worker, 2-The Makers and Masters of Steel By ARNE SWABECK An unusual account of steel-——and all that goes iinto the making of it and the workers that make it; A great article with two pages of striking photographs from the steel district. ‘ 3—LaFollettism With- out LaFollette By MANUEL GOMEZ The LaFollette movement without its’ leader, the nature of it, it's future, and the battle for working class political party, these timely and important factors are analyzed by the author, 4-The Consolidation of the Revolution- ary Government of China By TANG SHIN SEE The Chinese situation most inter- estingly explained by one who has been a part of it." 5-Twenty Years After By HARRISON GEORGE The I. W. W. for twenty years and its future. A colorful and keen article on this once great organ- ization, 6—Factory Committee Chairman Com- rade Shishkin By MOISSAYE OLGIN “A picture drawn from life,” in the world’s first workers’ government. A story from the shop in Russia, written by an author whose Ri sian stories have attracted nation- wide attention. 7--The Organic Com- position of Capital By KARL MARX A letter to els for the first time given in tl country. “It will be recognized by all students of Marx- ian economics as a profoundly im- portant document” advises the in- troduction to this valuable feature. $8—Lewis Performs for the Anthracite Miners By ALEX REID The secretary of the Left Wing miners again so ably shows up the reaction and treachery of the lead- ership of the miners, and offers the remedy. 9-Opportunism With- in the Trade Union Left Wing By EARL R. BROWDER A serious and keen analysis of the forces at play to hinder revolution- ary progress. No worker should miss this most valuable article. 10-American Mineral Concessions in the Soviet Union Another step in the reconstruction and progress of the workers’ gov- ernment in Russia. + AND — Another Generous Instaliment of The History of the Russian Communist _.. Party By GREGORY ZINOVIEV CARTOONS ‘By \Fred Ellis, Maurice Beck f ¥ Piccoli and Billie Burke POEMS Book Review Photopraghs International Review 25 Cents a Copy $2.00 a Year $1.25 Six Months —— THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, III. For the enclosed $.... Workers Monthly foi send the mos, to: enonensnvanenssonsioaneessosnguensnne Bate sscssssom eS i i