The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 9, 1925, Page 1

but ita, Bffian. bullet...should pierce, JH 1. The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Wofkers’ i " and Farmers’ Government i ; ‘ Outside thicago, Vol. II. No. 180. Subscription Rates: In Ckicage, by mail, $8.00 per soar. Ce by mail, $6.00 per year. Se ANNE “WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post OMice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, _ SUNDAY,AUGUST 9, 1925 her Ge ee y cy 8 BE aN wie 4m “a OP Sg 4 9 Sr 8 / =” Published Datly’except Sunday by ‘THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Warhington Blvd., Chicago, UL NEW YORK EDITION Price 5 Cents AL T + AMALGAMATED STRIKER BRUTALLY|Pressmen in War on Berry FOUGHT KU KLUX KLAN WITH SLUGGED BY COPS, BOSSES USE} ALF.OF L, NAME, SEEK NEW WRIT The members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America who have been on strike for six weeks demanding a re- newal of the union agreement, saw victory just ahead yesterday as thelr employers, the International Tailoring Company, showed by inserting new advertisements in the newspapers, and by in- stigating the most brutal police violence, that they are playing their last cards. Peter Korak, a striker, was badly beaten by half a dozen ‘policemen, following which he was taken to the bureau of in- -:the ‘roads belong to the same group ‘or different groups of financiers. «It AS WE SEE IT By T. J, O'FLAHERTY EVERAL American aviators recent- ly volunteered to serve with the French in killing the Riffian tribes- men if northern Africa who are com- mitting the crime of fighting for the freedom of their country from foreign rule. Judging by the publicity given those super-scabg, one would imagine they had offered themselves for some noble service that would venefit the human race. We often hear the .ex- pression: “like father like son.” This seems to apply particularly to Charles Sweeney, on of those aviators. ** * HIS morning, a worker from Spo- kane, Washington, walked into the office and informed me that Swee- ney's father was the principal scab- herder in the great Cour a Alene strike, in Idaho, in 1902, during which the workers were given an object les- son in capitalist government by hav- ing to face the guns of the federal troops. This star fink’s progeny is in every way as degenerate as his father. We are not wishing him any ill luck, his filthy carcass, we would not envy the bullet that had to do te dirty work, *. eo 8 Ir is not surprising that the Ameri- 4 can capitalist press should glorify those wasters and worthy sons of de- generate sires who join in a ruthless campaign to keep a gallant people in slavery. Did not one gf the. favorite pedagogues of American imperialism, former President Eliot of Harvard University say that the “seab is the finest type of American citizen?” ‘Thus the mantle of respectability is thrown around the shoulders of the most contemptible kind of a person. Whether breaking strikes of indus- trial workers or breaking the strug- gies of small nationalities, the Ameri- can scab will always find generous space and hgnor in the capitalist press. eto ESTIFYING before the interstate | commerce commission last week, H. M. Griggs of Cleveland, formerly coal and ore traffic official of the New | York Central, said that the railroads gave special rates to non-union coal operators thus discriminating against union mines; When union operators give the higher wages paid to union coal miners as the reason for the al- Jeged reduction in earning capacity of those mines, they are careful not to mention the part played by railroad rates: As a matter of fact, many of the rail owners also own big mining properties, and make double profits. .. * MMALK about interlocking director- ships! The railroads ate fine ex- amples of this system. [Tif a recent list,of railroad earnings given out by the Federated Press, some roads are shown as making big profits while othérs do not show such good re- turns. But it develops that most of appears that the New York Central recently made an alliance with the , Baltimore and Ohio by which they gained control of the Reading rail- “Toad, The Pénnsylvania and the Del- (Continued on page 2) BOSTON CENTRAL LABOR UNION vif ‘vestigation and fingerprinted. Korak was talking to a fellow- + striker when picked up by the police at Ogden and Randolph streets. The International and J. L, Taylor companies, the latter owned by the same employers, inserted advertige- ments in all capitalist newspapers, again using the name of the United Garment Workers and the American Federation of Labor to shield the fact that they have tried to install open shop conditions in their plants here and in New York. The J, L. Taylor company, which is legally a separate corporation has an- nounced its intention of filing a bill applying for an injunction to prevent Picketing. The garment bosses hope to secure a friendly judge who will give them a beter injunction than the one issued the International Tailor- ing company by Judge Pam. The advertisement in the capitalist papers stated: CUTTERS—SPECIAL ORDER. $47 week and more If you are worth.it. ALSO TRIMMERS— Union Shops—Standard Wages and hours. Apply THE INTERNATIONAL TLG. CO., 847 W, Jackson-bivd., Chicago. OR “United Garment Workers of America, Member of American Federation of *Labory 175° W. ii 0 a tdi A, F. of L. Union Herds Scabs. It will be noticed that the American Federation of Labor union has opened its office as a scab herding agency, and is seeking scabs, under the pro- tection of William Green, A.B, of L. president who supports the scabbery, to break the Amalgamated strike. It LOODY IMPERIALISM WILL CONTINUE IN $0, DEMAND OUSTING neh KELOGS SHS] OF SC ABS FROM WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 5.— Frank B. Gellogg, secretary of state, made a statement with respect to imperialism. According to him there will be “no more exploiting of Latin- American countries with the armed forces of the United States, but rather peaceful penetration.” In other words the secretary of state approves the proposed treaty clause suggested by the American Institute of International law, that will be submitted to the Pan-Ameri- can congress next winter. That clause says that no nation | shall, for any reason whatsoever, occupy even ™mporarily any portion of an American republic, even with the consent of the republic. Never- theless, Mr. Kellogg points out that American troops must continue to run the government of Haiti. will also be noted that union wages are not offered unconditionally. “$47.00 per week, IF YOU ARE WORTH IT,” says the ad. The American Federation of Labor officials continue to allow the use of their name by this scab firm, whose (Continued on page 2) SHIP DEPARTS, SHANGHAIED RIFF FODDER IN HOLD Cubans in Irons Get Choice of War or Jail (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Aug. 7-Five out of 135 sailors on the Spanish Royal Mail liner Antonio Lopez were chained hand and foot on the deck under a broiling sun while a New York attor- ney attempted to arrest the ship’s cap- tain and obtain their release. The rest of the men on board are in mut- iny as the ship sails. The five at-' tempted to escape but were caught. They claim that they were all shanghaied from Havana and forced to enlist as Spanish soldiers for the Riffian war. One of the men said that they were all down on the beach in Havana when they were forced to en- list or go to jail.. The food is terrible on board, he said, and the men would die if they did not get ashore. The lawyer aroused by the sight of |’ the men-in irons in the sun failed to get quick enuf action in the courts and the captain made good his departure with the ship and men. The Cuban consul would not discuss the matter, DEFENDS CHINESE IN RESOLUTION BOSTON, August 7.—Boston union workers are pledged to do all in their power to draw attention to the problems and aspirations of the Chin- The resolution, presented by the by a resolution passed in the Cental Labor Union. president of the body, declares that DEPORT CROUCH AND TRUMBULL TOU.S. AUG. 9 Federal Court Mocked Soldiers’ Civil Rights HONOLULU, Hawaii, August 7.— Paul Crouch and Walter Trumbull, army privates sentenced to prison at hard Jabor for being Communists, will be deported to the mainland on the transport Cambrai, sailing August 8, army authorities announced. The ‘two soldiers were at first sen- tenced to forty and 26 years respec- tively by a military court martial, but their sentences were cut after a worid wide protest. ‘he federal courts denied the Com- munist soldiers their constitutional wights; and refused to review the case, altho the sentence was illegal and the records of the “trial” were forged by army officials. The courts denied to issue’ writs of habeaus corpus. The International Labor Defense is handling the case in the Civil courts. » “Coke Fumes Kill Worker, “WATERBURY, Conn., August 7.— (FP)—Asphyxiation from coke fumes in the cauldron of a cupola killed Um- berto Vagnini at the Farrell Foundry and Machine Co. Waterbury is an open shop town with a high percent- age of industrial accidents. Tell other workers what hap- “the fundamental cause for present disturbancés in China is due to the |pens,in your shop. Write a story special privile, extra-territori: integrity and sovereignty.” a given foreign nations in treaty pacts and the abolition of rights of foreigners ig necsesary to China's administrative ‘iid. send it in to the DAILY RKER. Order a bundle to istribute there, THE CUNEO SHOP Say Agreement Must Be Signed with Union Over five hundred pressmen, mem- bers of the International Printing Pressmen’s and Assistants’ Union of North America, Local Number 3, unanimously passed a resolution at thelr meeting, demanding «nat “Strike- breaker” George L. Berry, interna- tional president, remove the pressmen he has placed in.the Cuneo printing plant, and declaring that the Cuneo “Silent Cal” Gets His Latest Speech O. K.’ pressmen will»not go back to work until a union agreement is signed. “Major” Berry; who has tried to break the solidarity of the walkout by ordering the men to go back to work at the company’s terms, did not dare show his face in the meeting hall, and it is said he is not now in Chicago. Berry sent instead two of his vice- presidents, Samuel Marks and William McHugh, but every time these two “open shop” advocates tried to speak | they were howled down by the union men, Neither of the class collabora- tors were able to.say a word. There was ayriot every time they tried to speak, Berry Aids “‘Ogen Shop.” The meeting of Local Number 3, held at the People’s. Institute Hall; Van Buren and Leavitt Sts., was called especially to constder the situation in the Cuneo plant.’ Strikepreaker Berry had ordered the executive board of Lo- cal Number 3 to send the pressmen working in the Cuneo Printing com- pany plants at Arthington and Spauld- ing Sts., and 22ndé-and Grove Sts., back to work. Tiié pressmen walked out this week, however, when the Cuneo company tried to reduce the press crews from four to three men. “Major” Berry took the part of the Cuneo company, ‘which {s attempting to establish the “open shop,” and or- dered the pressmen to accept the com- pany’s terms. Berry sent Internation- al men into the Cumeo plant to act as strikebreakers after the walkout. The pressmen at their meeting, spurned Berry’s scab maneuvers, and demanded that Berry immediately re- move the International men he had placed in the plant to take their jobs from them, Stick to Limit. “Stick to the Limit” was the slogan of the meeting, and the motion to stay out until the Cuneo company signed an agreement identical to the agree- ments of other union shops in Chicago was unanimously carried. The Cuneo company prints the Sears (Continuedwon page 2) MANY PERISH IN BLAST OF AMMUNITION DUMP. 1S BULGARIAN REPORT LONDON, Aug. 7.—Many persons are believed to have perished in the explosion of an ammunition dump at Plevna, Bulgaria, said a Central News dispatch today from Sofla. The railroad station was de- stroyed, according to the dispatch. August 6th the celebration of a cen- tenary of independence by the South American Republic, Bolivia, will take place. The Pan American Union of Washington, -D. C. announces the event will be commemorated in all the cities of Bolivia, and especially in LaPez the capital city. | Give this copy to your shop: mate. ORLANDO QUITS POLITICS OVER FASCIST REIGN Former Mussolini Aid Now Benito’s Foe (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Aug. 7—Former Premier Orlando, leader on the . anti most party and Premier Mussolini formidable antagonist in the:chamber of deputies caused a sensation in ital- ian politics today by dramatically re- signing. In a letter of resignation to the speaker he declared with bitter- under the Mussolini regime. “The recent election at Palermo,” wrote Sig. Orlando, “not because of the apparent result, but because of the manner in which the election was con- ducted, convinced me that in Italian public life as it is at presen, there is no longer any place for me, fer-my party or for my faith.” See Rallying of Opposition. “I have been convinced of this heretofore, but urgent appeals were addressed to me appealing to my pa- triotism. Now, however, after this last experience I. believe that to at- tempt service to my country would be worse than an illusion. It would be a false pretense; so I resign my deputy's seat.” Publication of the letter caused an immediate sensation. This latest pro- test against Premier Mussolini is ex: ness that there was no place for a pected to have the effect of rallying, the opposition to tho fascisti to even (Continued on page 2) ~ WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.—On! LEAFLETS AND IS ARRESTED ON ___ STREETS OF WASHINGTON, D.C. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., August 7.—Thomas kL. Avaunt, an avowed opponent of the ku klux klan, was arrested at Ninth St. and Pennsylvania Ave. today while distributing bills urging | Washingtonians to oppose the klan parade, planned for Satur- ; day. One of his helpers also was arrested. No charge was placed against him immediately, altho the | authorities were talking of placing a charge of “inciting to riot” | against him. Avaunt demanded he immediately be charged with something and tried. After being held for more than two hours, | charge was placed against him. |The circulars he was distribut- jing, however, were turned over |to the corporation counsel’s of- fice for investigation. oes The Klansmen Arrive, WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Tomorrow they'll spell it with a K—the national Kapital. Dusty looking automobiles from as far west as Ohio, as far south as Georgia, and as far north as New York, creaked into Washington today bringing the advance guard of the thousands who will participate in the first national convention and parade of the ku klux klan. Tourists’ camps filled up rapidly, and attaches at the klan’s local headquarters were busy giving directions to new arrivals, The‘atmosphere of mystery sur- rounding the whole klan demonstra- tion was only partly cleared up today. The number of arrivals in automo- biles seemed to belie the claim of klan leaders that “not more than 5,000 or 6,000" will be present, inas- Avaunt was released, and no *—————— much as most of the klansmen and their families are expected to come tomorrow morning on the forty-odd special trains which railroad. als assert have been engaged to haul the WIGNOUR is sie bie on soap Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue. The high light of the konelave is expected to come at 3 o'clock tomor- row afternoon with the parade of klansmen down Pennsylvania avenue, from the capitol to the treasury. They will be turned off into B street and just miss the White House. It will be one of the strangest parades that his- toric old Pennsylyania avenue, which has echoed to all sorts of processions, has ever witnessed, and indications were today that a capacity crowd will be on hand to see the show. Beneath the normal convention at- titude of city officials toward the event, there is a distinct feeling of unea#jness and alarm. “Tiere May be trouble and there may “not,” apparently was their atti- tude. “Let’s not take any chances.” Mobilize Police Force. The entire police force of the cap- ital, with all reserves, will be mobil- ized along the line of March to prevent any “untoward events.” And in addition, troopers of the third cavalry at Fort Meyer and nearby ma- rines have been quietly notified to hold themselves in readiness for “emergen- cies.” Army authorities decline to discuss the matter, but it is known that city officials have been confer- ring with them. The capital has one of the largest colored populations of any city in the country. Not many years ago it was the scene of a bloody race riot. Satur- (Continued on page 2) BRITISH HOLD UP CHINESE CABLES; HERE THEY ARE Kuomintang Gratefal to Daily Worker (Special to The Dally Worker) VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 7.—The edi- tor of “The New Republic” the Kuo- mintang paper, published here, hand- ed me the following translations of four messages intended for the cable from Shanghai to his paper. The cables were no tallowed over the wires by the British and the Chin- ese workers were obliged to resort to the mails instead. One addressed to Ramsay MacDon- ald reads: Mr. Ramsay MacDonald: House of Commons, London. Foreign peace police cowardiy-» itu fired on unarmed dents, lecturing in Shanghai protesting arrest of fel- low-sttidents' who participatéa in me- morial/ services ‘of workers shot by Japanese in recent mill strike. Seven ‘killed instantly, thirty died afterwards, over hundred wounded. Outrageous, indistriminate shooting continued several days. Whole nation indignant, resorting to peaceful striking, demands justice. Your co-operation in securing pun- ishment of guilty police and remoy- ing imperialistic foreign oppression earnestly reuested. THE WHOLE BODY OF CHINESE SEAMEN, Shanghal, June, 10th, 1925. The following proclamation was is- sued by the Chinese seamen: As, we have witnessed the irration- (Continued on page 4) STRIKE OF PATERSON SILK WEAVERS WINS INCREASE IN WAGES PATERSON, N. J. Aug. 7—Small increases per yard on the poorer grades of silk goods have been gain- ed by 200 silk weavers who struck at the Henry Doherty Silk Co, Work on the better silks remaing at the old rates. Loomfixers are stif} out demanding an increase of $5 a week, bringing their pay to $50. CIGARMAKERS CONVENTION TO FACE American Federation of Labor in 1924, While the 1923 biennial convention threw open the doors to all workers engaged in the the industry the union has remained largely an organization of skilled handworking cigarmakers. Ope grrop in the convention will urge the acceptance of the cigarmaking machine as inevitable and demand that all energy be devoted to organ- izing ‘the machine tender, The other groop will place more emphasis on the superiority of the hand made pro- duct and try to consentrate conven- tion action on that branch. . Subseribe for the DAILY WORKER, DWINDLING MEMBERSHIP, UNSKILLED MACHINE WORKER MUST BE REACHED Headquarters of the Cigarmakers International union in Chicago expects 225 delegates to attend the: 25th convention opening in Boston August 10. The principal issue is the failure to strengthen the mei the inroads of machine production of cigars and of the 0} Except for the wartime peak of 41,600 members in 1917 the union has each year recorded a lower membership than its 1914 figure of 40,000. It paid per capita on 27,000 members to the+ rship in view of in shop. NEW YORK STREET CAR STRIKERS, DEMANDING UNION, ARE ARRESTED NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Five of the 25 motormen striking on the Queens Street cars because of the demotion of an old superintendent have been arrested. The strikers voted to form a union and affiliate with the Amal- gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, demand- ing an 8&-hour day, retention of seni- ority and increase from 52 to 70 cents an hour wages. \