The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 7, 1925, Page 5

—— ENGLAND NOT 0 BREAK WITH THE SOVIET UNION Rakovsky "Bites Lies for Former Crisis LONDON, England, Aug. 5.—There is no immediate Hkelihood of a rup- ture of British-Soviet diplomatic rela- tions, Christian Rakovsky, Soviet charge d’affairs in London, declared here. “I have received absolute assurance from the highest quarters that the British government does not contem- Plate any diplomatic break with Rus- sia and that any. sich rupture ig ex- tremely unlikely,” Rakovsky said. Three things are responsible for the Anglo-Soviet crisis, British, German and czarist propaganda against the Soviet Union, Rakovsky declared. Other countries are taking advan- tage of the possibility of importing Soviet grain and othtr products, while England sits back and sees red, thus being bested in this immense market. al Against Freight Cuts SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Aug. 5— Freight rate reductions, in the opinion of President Coolidge, will be impos: sible until the consolidation of the railroads has been effected in such fashion as to strengthen the weaker systems. “City of Pekin” on Fire. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4. — A raging fire in her coal bunker, the big Norton-Lilly freighter “City of Pekin”, enroute from San Pedro to the Orient put into San Francisco today for aid. The city fire departments sent a fire tug to the rescte and after a desper- ate battle the flames were extin- guished. The vessel was only a day out of San Pedro when the fire was found. It had- gained such headway that the captain decided: to steam to San Francisco, the nearest port, fer assistance. Write the story about your shop —Order a bundle to distribute , 100% By UPTON SINCLAIR. A splendid propaganda story of a Labor spy—written by a master propagandist. The kind of a book to hand to your shop-mate after you have réad it. 25 CENTS Order from THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, aoa r —_— |STORY. TOLD OF FARRINGTOQN:S asit By ALEX REID HLLEGAL EXPULSIONSOF_UNION "PROGRESSIVES IN SUB-DISTRICT sed? at "(Secretary of the Progressive Miners’ Sammittee.) ARTICLE VIII. etba: In pre enting the. Thompson, Watt and Parry,¢agesI can only touch on a few of the more important facts that are necessary to give the miners a sample of what is happening to our union, It has been well said that if the miners knéw one-half'of what was going on in the miners’ union, they would march to Springfield and run Farrington into the river. Freeman Thompson was elected president, was elected secretary treasurer, and Tom Parry was elected vice-president of Sub District four at the December election ftideeordance with the laws of the iiners” ihion. Into this election the Fartingtoi’ machine threw all their power t6 defeat Thompson, Watt and Parry but Were unsuccessful, Twiee Repudiated. The Farrington machine put up can- didates agaitst’them, one of them by name, John A?Walker, running against Thompson. This Walker had been al- ready repudiated by his local union, being beatelisby ‘Thompson by a two to one vote if their local union, when he fun for theolocal nomination for the sub district presidency, This is the same Walkersthat Farrington ille- gally appointed to take Thompson's place after. Thompson was. illegally removed from office by Farrington. Must Control.by Fair or Foul Means. Farrington. expelled Thompson in violation of his own constitutional in- terpretations, on. cases that were ap- pealed to him from down state Charge of False Vote. Similar cases to Thompson’s from a constitutional standpoint in the south- ern part of the state, some time pre- vious had been appealed to Farring- ton from the decision of Board Mem- ber Wright, but the appeals were over- ruled on the ground that the district organization had no jurisdiction in the case, Farrington refused to have any-! thing to do with it, stating that it was a sub-district matter exclusively and could not properly come before the district board. Freeman Thompson, Watt and Par- ry claimed that they and ever. miner has the same protection by the ton- stitution, and accordingly claimed that their case be tried in the courts pro- vided by the constitution (the courts of the Sub-district No. 4), but Farring- ton in spite of the constitutfon, and in spite of his ruling on thé appeal case from the south of the staté,(#eliberate- ly. and unconstitutionally took juris- diction of the case iof Thompson. What Does Constitution Amount to Between. Friends...» Freeman Thompson, tefused to abide by the decision of Farrington to take jurisdiction, claiming that the order was unconstitutional, in’ vidiution, not only of-the organic law of the miners, but of his own rulings’A# well. After matty deviations, Ferrington expelled Thompson and has denied him every constitutional right ‘sitice, in the sub- district court as provided, da,.eur, oF- ganization. Sw Fe Watt and Parry were staunch sup- porters all the way thruout the fight, and Watt, as sub-distgict ee ir, re. fused to recognize “Walk Far- rington tool sent over to us' : ‘hornp- son’s place. \ This tool, Walker,’ Amthe meantime, / had been shown to be a non-union member, by a cominiittée “df (his ‘local union. In spite of this Farrington ex- pelled Thompson and appointed Walk- OUR DAILY PATTERNS. a ' A PRETTY SUMMER FROCK. 4845. White voile with hemstitch- ing for a finish is here shown. This style is also attractive for the pretty cotton prints, for ‘efepe de chine, or gandy and other soft. material The pattern is cut in four sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10-year size re- quires 3% yard# of 27inch material, Pattern mailed \to;any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. CB 70 PATTERN i ep | Noms being wold. thra the DAl turers. LY WORKER every and they are mailed by tl dl the cus’ re GARY, IND., ATTENTION! |? ‘The DAILY WORKER, Work- ers Monthly, Rabotnicza Tri- buna ind Nov “at the Work The | if made with long sleev: sle A SIMPLE FROCK:’WITH NEW FEATORES, » 5160, Thisittle frock has the back quite flat, while-the front has added fuln in the plaited flounce. The may be short or be’ finished in wrist length, The pattern is cut in three i 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18-year size requires 3% yards of 40-inch material With short % yard less is required. beingiud mailed to any address on reoelht af Ltt Ay Ailver | pk reaon BOOK Nortcet ‘or stamps for winter, 1 nd plates s Dalterns, 6 een: naive. ardiele Gh rasa. John J. Watt +— treet. 17616 fit Emp., 166 W. Washing. (Ne ness meetings are at 8p. ~ or, but immediately afterwards tempo- rarily removed Walket and permitted Parry, ag the properly elected vice president to fake Thompson's place, but shortly’ ‘afterwards reinstated Walker and riiled Parry out. Watt’ demanded that the Farring- ton crew live up to the constitution. He, Watt) rétiised to recognize Walk- er; and Farrington then expelled Watt for insubordination, putting a crawl- ing crumb’by the name of Shymansky in his place: The mud was getting thicker-bysthisitime. Frank was clear- ly losing*control-of his equananimity. He had: seen the*rising tide of revolt coming against him and in despair he had a puppet in the Divernon local union prefer charges against Parry for calling Frank Farrington names that, Frank did not like, “So Frank sent a wire to Parry telling him to appear for trial at 10 a. m. which trial was held two hours before the wire was written.” As it was impossible to appear for trial under the circumstances, Parry paid no attention to the wire for the moment intending to draw it to Far- rington’s attention later, but was noti- fied by the district the case had gone against him by default, and at the present time Parry is expelled, (Continued tomorrow.) Holland Has Banker Premier. AMSTERDAM, Holland, Aug. 5.— After a crisis or rour weeks, a new coalition cabinet has been constrict: ed, with the right having’a majority of sixteen seats in the new second chamber of the’ states ‘general. Pre- mier Colyn, who also holds*the port- folio of finance, is @ wealthy banker. The left parties, inereased their strength in the last election, Your Union Meeting | First Thurstay, August 6, 1925, Name of Local and THE DAILY WORKER LEATHER WORKERS ORIRUSSIA SEEK WORLD UNITY Fight Sieruption of Re- formist Leaders the International Propaganda Committee of Revolutionary Leather Workers.) Hardly anyone tries to deny now the vital necessity of trade union unity for the working class. Nevertheless, the constimmation of unity among the leather wOrkers meets with serious difficulties: It will bé recalled that the Russian leather workers have répeatedly at- tempted to establish direct and friend- ly relation with kindred organizations Similar attempts have been made also with a view >to affiliating to the Leathet Workérs’ International. The last (Dresden): Internation! Congress of Leather Workers, which put before the Russiam and the other unions adhering to the platform of the con- sistent class struggle a number of ul- timate conditions, did not make it pos: sible for unity to be achieved. Reformist Union Officials Evade Unity Similarly, the invitation sent by the Leather Workers’ Union of the U. 8. S. R. to various kindred uniong¢ in Germany, England, France, etc)to at- tend its sixth congress, proved inef- fective, All these’ unions declined to accept the invitations, some of them basing their refusal upon the non-affiliation of the Russian union to the Amster- dam International and’ to the Interna- tional Federation of Leather Workers. Others referred to the alleged lack of freedom 6f movement in the U. S. S. R., to the lack of facilities for a free study of the life and activity of the Russian workers and to, other reas- ons, which do not actually exist and which have been effectively refuted by the delegations of the British trade unions, the Belgian Clothing Workers, the Swetlish Post and Telegraph Workers ‘and by other visitors to the U. 8. 8. Re Soviet Unions Favor Unity. On this background of indifference (mildly speaking) to the cause of co- operation and unity of the various sections of the leather working prole- tariat, fayprably stands out the posi- tion of the-Swiss Union of Leather (By No. Place of Meeting and Clothing ,Workers, which at its Allied Printing Trades Council, 69) last congrees,,(April 12-14) unanim- E, Van Buren St., 6:30 p. me Amal. Clothing Workers, Halsted St. 409, 8. Boiler Makers, 2040 W. North ‘A\ Boot and Shoe, 1939 Milwall srerranviyy cu Ashland Bh vd. 180 134 10482 Field Avaésnors, Vistete AS 420 Firemen and & En inemen, 38th and m, 269 jouth Ghicago, 3101 25 89 &. Van Buren 60 caReerqeees, City Hail, faring 18 eo" Garment Workers, 328 W. Buren St. 64 Garment Workers, 1214 N, 100 Garment Workers, 328 W. ‘an Buren 12 ther Workers, 810 W. Marrison 233 » 119 S. Throop bes trict Gourein® 1446 W. a Plumbers, Monroe and Peoria St Plumie bers (Railway), Monroe a: 1259 Cornel 75th and Drexel oe W. i7th St. 549 W. Washing. Clerks, 8138 Commercial ‘s, 810 W. Harrison Princeton Ave. fers, 1224 Milwau- Masonic Temple, Ashland. jashington otherwise m.) PITTSBURGH, PA, To those Who work hard for their money, | will fave 50 per cent on all theirdental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIS% 645 Smithfield Street. sick AN B EATH BENEFIT IETIES stated all Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Ve Fortschritt ee Meets every ist & 3rd Thursday, Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue. Secretary. E, W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Places | 118 8. Clark 66 W. Washington | 167 N. State 42 W. Harrison 234 8, Halsted PHONES) "$NRRISON 8016-7 Specialti W. Rieck pees Baked rine jeans and Brown 1612 Fulton Ct. 169 N. ourkt and : Phone West 2649 f 'w.|the general secretary of the British ously declared; ,;., “During. the, period. of the newly stabilized capitalism in,.many coun- tries and ot. the strengthening of te- action, interests of,,the clothing and leather workers of the entire world _eftectively and vigorous- ly prot only by a solid united trade unio® movement fa every coun- try.” The congress endorsed’ the efforts | of the unity flowers’ Wirected to- wards the ‘admission of the Russian Union of Leather Workers to the In- ternational Federation, the continua- tion of the Crécho-Slovakian union within the-ramks of the International Federation and put forward a definite demand for the admission into the In- ternational of all the unions desiring to affiliate; It is tovbe hoped that the voice of the Swissicomrades will not remain without a response. This hope is strengthened by various factors, The recent Apglo-Russian Trade Union Conference, which, incidentally was attended by our colleague, Poulton, Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, strengthened the ties of friendship ex- isting between the Russian and the British trade unions, thus proving the chances for the establishment of gen- eral unity in the near future. Tt is our hope that the endeavors of the Swiss union and the change devel- oping in Gréat Britain will soon enlist also the support of the Swedish, Nor- wegian, Danish and other organiza- tions of leather workers who will do their bit in the cause of unifying the world movement of the leather ‘indus- ry. HY. foo serial publication of that gr “Russia Today.” This is only one of many (Mark Cross) fee...) % “RUSSIA TODAY” THE DA lee of organization funds. from July, 19% a4 2 MONTHS Special Subscription Offer to THE DAILY WORKER. has been extended during the month .6f August ito enable every worker to read the worker’ will find if he subscribes an special bub rate makes it much easier to get your shiop-mate’s 8 subscription. at 2 months for $1.00 ILY WORKER - for 8 mos. (6 mos. in Chicago) A Comrade Takes Ou Our Word for It. BECOMES “NEIGHBORLY” IN ITHACA, N, Y. Various suggestions given by the DAILY WORKER to its readers and Builders have been suggestions sent in to the DAILY WORKER—suggestions born of practical experience in soliciting-subscriptions and One little slogan used was: in general propaganda work. “Your neighbor would enjoy reading this*copy of the DAILY WORKER—be neighborly, givé ft to"him!” astonishing ’résults. V.'S, Dakessian of Ithaca, N. Y. was one of them. Some comrades took our word for it with He sends us:a subscription and with it writes. “This is the result of being “neghborly”’—one of the best ways of getting new subs!” This ‘suggestion for effective propaganda work is one that gets results. tried it. And now we again m Many workers, like V. S. Dakessian, have etition it—perhaps you are one to those who hasn’t found how well you can build the DAILY WORKER and thru it the labor movement—by simply being . “neighborly”’, Give your copy of the DAT after you have read it. There the DAILY WORKER’—and t LY WORKER to your neighbor are many good ways to “Build his is one of the good ones. LABOR FAKER EDITOR OF DANVILLE STAR GREW WEALTHY FLEECING THE WORKERS; PAL MACHINIST OFFICIAL By WORKER CORRESPONDENT. DANVILLE, Ill, August 5— Here is a little history of the life of F. A Leven, editor of the fake labor sheet o Star. He was born and raised in Danville, Ill, the C. & EB, L. railroad shop as a machinist. f Danville called the Vermillion County and learned his trade here in After he became a journeyman he took an active part in the Machinists’ Local and got credentials to the Trade Assembly to represent the local. on the strength of this he was elect Put Up As Dummy. Then along came the Farmet-Labor Party and he got active there. The machinsit local was dissatisfied with its business agent, the one im office was’ not ‘getting results. The progres- sives put Leven up against him, But during the campaign for his election there were indications that Leven-was not on the square with the. progres: sives. And wnen he refused to carry out the wishes of his group, namely, to go to outlying points to campaign for his election, it aroused oug,sus- Picions, The game became clear, to us. He was put up as a dummy against the old business ‘agetit, Percy a neaux, Further investigation brought “sto light that Molyneaux was kept posted on every move made by the progres- sives, that Leven was his man’ Frit day. The strike in 1922 further showed up this pact. These two birds worked hand in hand in killing this st Leven shone forth witha big car richer by, two pieces of property. Moly: neaux bought a $17,000 flat on corner of Main and Buchanan. Perey Molyneaux was still busf- ness agent of the machinists local. The Grand Lodge was sending funds. right along during the strike. There was no strike benefits paid to the strikers. If a striker appealed for funds a committee was sent to his home. This committee looked into the coal shed and in the cellar, then it demanded to see the grocery bill and all of the personal business of that striker. Then maybe he would get a ton of coal or $5.00 worth of groceries. It was impossible to get an accounting These strikers who supported their labor organiza- tion thruout their membership were treated as paupers are treated by a charity organization when their appeal to their own union for strike benefits to which they were entitled. Grew Rich by Treachery. The strike om the C. & EB. I. lasted until Feb. 1; 1925, eat document features | every the 9113 W. Washington Blvd. IMOD i voy STR MPR ai. ort THESE OFFERS ONLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1 THE DAILY WORKER. He was considered a progressive and ed recording secretary of the council. + | ana during that interval Leven bought himself a, newspaper celled the Dan ville Record which he renamed the Vermjlion County Star. And before these,.two birds let it oyt that the strike was to be called off an article appeared in the daily paper that Percy Molyneaux and F. A: Leven had. purchased the Noone undertaking business on E, Main street and would be open for business. Later they moved, their business up in the high rent district on Vermilion street. Their place of business is di- rectly across from Mand oe Build- ing. Still Fleece ierkoras The undertaking business does not keep Leven and Molyneaux from con- tinuing to fleece the workers. Leven is running his paper and. Molyneaux is, still business agent of the ma- chinists. I am sending you this information so the workers m: know the truth about these two Jal oF ‘fakers and 1 hope other wont fwho have the goods on labor fakers in their trades will send it along to the only real workers’ paper in this country, the DAILY WORKER. Long may it live! Indicted for Monopoly of Fish. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—The eighteen corporations and eleven individuals in- dicted last week by the grand jury for alleged violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law in connection with marketing of fresh water fish, were ordered held in $2,500 bail each for trial. The fish dealers, whose business to- tals about $30,000,000 annually, were charged with entering into a conspi- racy in restraint of trade by limiting the amount of production. Austrian Killed in Fascist Fight VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 5.—A news- paper vender was stabbed to death here in a street fight between Austrian tascist And: workers. Page Fi MINERS’ UNION OFFICIAL MAKES “TREASON CLEAR Approves Company Vio- lation of Contract STEWARTSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 5.— Frank Ledvinska, President of Sub- district 5, District 6 U. M, W. of A, is the latest traitor to be exposed to the miners of that subdistrict. Ledvin- ska is one of the reactionary Lewis machine. The, miners at the Imcy mine in Stewartsville, had a proposal put to them by the J. C. Paisley Coal com- pany some time ago, that they give up their bi-weekly pay day and ac- cept a monthly. pay day instead. The miners refused to do this, and are idle about a month now as a result of their refusal. A, Violation The repudiation of the coal ¢om- | pay'e proposition by the men was well known to-Ledvinska, as he, was of Contract tade aware-of. it by the miners im- mediately efter they had repudiated it., The district contract provides that the pay day, shall be semi-monthly (on the tenth and twenty-fifth of, each month, angd,further provides it cannot be changed.during the term set for its existance. John. L, Lewis has said that there shall. be to backward step in the {union, put. allover the bituminous union field of America, similar betray- als are going on right and left, and John L, Lewis is doing nothing to stop it. The miners, at their conventions in the past few years, have made a de- termined fight for weekly pay days, but up to the present ti. ¢ have been unsuccessful in their fight. The coal diggers will continue to fight for week- ly pay days in spite of the betrayals of Lewis and Ledvinska and will not recognize Ledvinska’s action as legal in the union. The miners remember that a short time ago. many mines in Illinois were closed down. and the men were beat out of a month's pay by the coal com- panies. ,One miner at the loca). meet- ng said:the same thing may happen here, and showed that if they accepted the. monthly payday they may get beat out of two months pay instead of one. .hedvinska has by this action proved, himself one of the greatest traitors in this valley, and the miners are proposing to call a special conven- tion tethrow him out of the office he has prostituted. Sub-District President Proves Traitor Ledvinska bad the president of the iocal union vall a meeting of the men working vat the J. C,. Paisley. mine, and in spite of the fact that the men had taken the only constitutional ac- tion ‘that éould be taken, he (Ledvin- ska) ifffofméd them that he had sane- tioned ‘the ‘monthly pay day for the Lucy thine. “In taking this action Led- vinska violated his obligation as a member *éf ‘the U. M. W:. of ‘A. that he would hot harm a brother or see a brother harmed. Ledvinska bad the brass to inform the men that they could accept the company’s proposal, and their union cards would still be good. No doubt our union cards would be good, as far as Ledvinska is concerned if we gave away eyery .condition we ever had. The men are determined that Ledvin- ska will not get away with his trea- chery this time, and many of them are agitating for a special convention to throw the traitor out of the union. Tell other workers what hap- pens in your shop. Write a story and send it in to the DAILY WORKER. Order a bundle to distribute there. For Rent: Front bed-room. Joe Tripp, 1306 Miller Street, Chicago. 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