The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 15, 1925, Page 5

EIGHTY KLUXERS IAILED IN RIOT, FIVE ARE SHOT Klan Meeting Cause of Bloodshed in Mass. FRAMINGHAM, Mass., August 11, —Five men were shot, one of whom is dying, in a ku klux klan riot at their meeting here. Police arrested eighty kKlansmen, and found two rifles, a shotgun, and two belts of ammuni- tion on the arrested kliuxers. Five Men Shot, Alonzo Foley, 22, of Saxonville, with a.bullet lodged in his brain, was the dying man. ie Foly and four companions were standing in the road near the klan Meeting place, Shots were fired and the five dropped. Foleys companions and their injuries: William Bradley, 25, bullet wound in thigh; Thomasco Sliney, 23, gun- shot wound in right cheek; Frank Mc- Guire, 30, gunshot wounds in cheek and back; Edmund Purcell, 21, top of left ear shot away. . The klan meeting, held on the Libby farm, in South Sudbury, was one of the largest ever held in this vicinity and drew a large crowd of curious spectators. Klansmen Attack. The highways in all directions were clogged with automobiles, Attacks by the klansmen on the antis followed the breaking up of the meeting. - One large party of klansmen broke thru an attacking crowd and made their way to the Libby house. A crowd of antis surrounded tlie house and aid was asked of the state constabulary. Meanwhile, a dozen smaller disor- ders were taking place and the shoot- ing of the five young men from am- bush was going on, y District Attorney Arthur K, Reading of Middlesex county today ordered a searching probe of the disorders and the shooting. 4 More than 200 men of all,. ages were assembled about the klan field when without warning a volley issued from near a henhouse on a road in the rear of the Libby farm. As. the five young men fell to earth a panic en- sued. Automobiles began to hurry away in all directions. There were many collisions in the confusion. Labor Defense Dates for Chicago, Sept. 13—National Labor Defense Day,» Chicago’ conference, A&hland Auditorium, small hall, at 12 o'clock noon, 8 p. m.: Defense mass meeting at Temple Half, Van uven and Marsh- field Ave. : Dec, 24—Saturday, 8 p. m., Labor Defense dance, Temp's Hall, Van Buren nad Marshfield Ave. Dec. 10-13 (inclusive)—Defensé Ba- waar at Northwest Hall, North and Western Ave, Friendly organizations are asked: to support the affairs as above and not to arrange other affairs .for . those dates. Rally to the International La: bor Defense! RENEGADE LABOR EDITOR PROTESTS WHEN BOSSES STRIKE AT UNION’S FAKERS, COLLABORATION ONE WAY MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Aug. 13.— In the current issue’ of the local labor paper, there 1s publishes a rather peculiar wail of a rénegade, with regard to the “unfair” methods used by the last bulletin, that “all officers elected Citizen’s Alliance, ih insisting in its (of the Central Labor Union) June 6th were candidates advocated and supported by the Communists.” For “Fair Employers” This falsehood has stimulated the erstwhile radical to collect his know- edge of the class struggle, and make the following piece of sophistry pass as his latest pearl of wisdom: “In a wild effort to paint the strict- ly trade union central labor union as a “red” organization and so attempt to discredit organized labor with fair employers, cause industrial unrest and bitter feeling between labor and em- ployer, the citizens’ allfance casts truth to the winds. fa This is quite a discovery on the part of the editor in question, He reduces | the problem of indsutrial unrest, to the very simple proportions of wheth- er the statements of O. P. Briggs, a local head of an industrial: espionage system, are true or false’in respect to the Central Labor Union. Now Class Collaborationist. Nothing could be more simple than this: There was a time however, when the contortionist editor of the local labor paper, recognized ‘that the class struggle was a war between the master class and the working class; that creations like O. P. Briggs were the paid tools of capitalism ,who know no restraints and recognize no bounds, in their dark, nefarious designs upon the working class. Today he pleads for and expects “fairness”. from the Briggs’ camp. An Attack on Labor. But what is of great importance in this connection, to the rank and file of Minneapolis labor, is the fact that the fight on the left wing, waged by the renegade and the reactionaries and applauded by O. P. Briggs, as an excellent disruptive tacti¢ calculated to help ‘the bosses, was merely a step toward the complete destruction of the labor movement, as was pointed out by the left wing. Paul J: Smith, who followed the line of disruption closely, together. with his allies, strongly insisted that once the local waters of the C. L. U. would be purged of its red flakes, the bosses would rush to embrace the unions, that there would be a cordial entente between the lion and the lamb. They spoke as if they had guarantees from the citizens’ alliance, into which all of the bosses are organized. But everything is not gold that glit- ters. Now, we find, according to the lo- eal labor-sheet,-that thersame bosses who supported the labor fakers in their persecution of the left wing, are engaged in downright slander upon the composition of the C. L. U.; that they persist in branding that body “Communistic” when it is not. And it is perfectly true that it is not. Capitalists Kick Fakers, Making war onalllabor unions and movements, ‘the capitalists secured the services of the labor fakers, to first oust the Communists. That hav- ing been accomplished, as they think, now they turn upon their allies, the labor fakers, to smash them, as. a OUR DAILY PATTERNS FOR A LITTLE MISS, SIG? £197. This attractive model shows the now so popular “kick” plait at the conter of the front. the back‘is confined by a belt. “The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years, A 6-year size re- quires 2 yards of 36-inch material. For collar, cuffs an dbelt of contrast- fig material % yard 27 or 36 inches wide is required. NOTICE TO PATTERN BurEne- 7 atterns being sold thru the DAIL’ WORKER pattern department are fur- hished by a New York firm of pattern wiapufacturers, Orders are f led by WORKER every ed, and they are mailed by the @ customer. as re- man- ordinarti Herne fhe date of mailing ‘the ord noe peor? impatient if your pattern is delayed. ' GARY, IND., ATTENTION! The DAILY WORKER, Work- ers Monthly, Rabotnicza Tri- buna and Novy Mir are for at the Workers’ Co-operativ The fulness of} « A PRETTY FROCK FOR YOUTH- FUL FIGURES, 5191. Figured silk or crepe, ging- ham, tub silk or flannel may be used for this attractive design. The jabot may be omitted. The pattern is cut in 3 sizes: 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18 year size will require 2% yards of 54-inch material. If the jabot is omitted % yard less material is required. Width of dress at the foot is 5 inches, FASHION BOOK NOTICE Send 12¢ silver ors) te Fait ena Winters 1998.26, perieantonanen | Your Union Meeting | Second Friday, August 14, 1925, 237 Bakers and Confectioners, 3420 W. Roosevelt Road. Blacksmiths, 64th’‘and S. Ashland Ave. Boiler Makers, 105th and Ave. M. Boller Makers, 55th and Halsted, Boiler Makers, 624 and Halsted. 180 W. 180 122 429 434 533 A Building ‘Trades Council, Washington St. Carpenters’. District Council, ‘W. Washington St. Carpenters, 4339 S. Halsted St. Commercial Portrait Artists, ‘W. Adams’ St. Electricians, 2901 W. Monroe St. Electricians, 19 W. Adams St. Engineers | (Loc.), Sacramento. Engineers, 10 W. Washington St Firemen ‘and Enginemen, 6428 Wentworth Ave. Fur Workers, Gardeners and Florists, Hall, Morton Grove. Garment_Workers, 175 W. Wash- ington St., 6 p.m. Glass Workers, Emily and Marsh- field. Hod Carriers, 1850 Sherman St., Evanston. 7 Janitors, 166 W. Washington St. Ladies’ Garment Workers, Joint Board, 328 W. Van Buren St. 4 Lithographers, 639 S. Ashland Blvd, Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd. Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd. Machinists, 55th and Halsted Sts, Machnists, 8. E. cor. Lexington Machinists, nd Halsted. Metal Polishers, .119 Throop 8t. Painters, School an effield Ave, Pattern Makers, 119 S. Throop St. Photo Engravers, 814 W. Harrison St., 6:30 p. m. Plasterers, 180 W. Washington St. Plumbers, 5212 8. Halsted St. Plumbers, 9251 S. Chicago Ave. 297 Railway Carmen, 59th and Halsted L 2200 14286 19 9 182 683 845, 674 45 47117 Madison and Village 268 Railway Carmen, Blue Island, Ill. 13807 Railway Carmen, 52d and Robey. 63 Railway Clerks, 9 S. Clinton St. Rope Splicers, 5508 Milwaukee Ave. 2. Teachers (Men), 315 Plymouth Ct., :30 p. m. Telegraphers, O. R.. T. Cort Club, Atlantic Hotel. 111 Upholsterers, 159 N. State St. 301. Watchmen (Stock Yards), 3749 \S. Halsted St.. 9 a. m. \ Local 269, A. C. W..—Meets every 2nd Friday, 1564 No. Robey. (Note—Unless otherwise stated meetings are at § p. m.) all fitting reward for their treachery to the working class. But this is too much even for equi- librist labor editors. So he squawks. There is “unfairness” abroad. It’s has a .good lesson illustrated for its benefit. Potential Communists. © To the capitalist class-all workers are potential Communists. Therefore, all labor organizations must be de- stroyed, even if no single Communist is within them. Labor must answer these tactics of capitalism with the invincible tactic of the united front. 15 Schools Ready By Sept. 8th Says Board Fifteen new school buildings are promised for Sept. 8th, the beginning of the fall term, by the board. of edu- cation thru its business manager's of- fice. The schools, according to the report, will provide seats to approxi- mately 11,000 children. ‘ They will be located at the. follow- ing places: Stockton (junior high), Montrose avenue and Beacon street; Schurz (senior high), Milwaukee ave- nue and Addison street; Avalon Park, Kenwood avenue and Sist street; Brentano, Fairfield avenue and Schu- bert street; Doolittle, Rhodes avenue and 35th street; Douglas, Calumet avenue and 32d street; Grant, West- ern avenue and Wilcox street; Ham- line, Bishop and 47th streets; Shake- speare, Greenwood avenue and 46th street; Sheridan, and 90th street; Talcott, Ohio and Lincoln streets; Thorp, Burley ave- nue’ and 89th street; Ward, Shields avenue and 27th street; Wentworth, South Sangamon and 70th streets. Once again the rank and file of labor | Escanaba avenue’ | | pleaded, against the rules of the game, etc., etc, | UPHOLSTERS ON STRIKE AGAINST ETNA WAGE CUTS Put on Second Cut of 10 Per Cent The upholsterers working for the Aetna Furniture company, 469 West 24th street, are striking against the outrageous wage cuts and tricks of the manager, The whole force of 23 are out, while the other remaining workers in the shop, employing 50, are day workers and laborers of un- skilled type, whose wages were not cut yet, tho the firm is planning to cut their wages too, if they can first break the strike of the upholsterers. The firm posted a notice a week ago, saying that there would be a wage cut of 10 per cent. The manager made a speech, not asking the upholsterers to agree, but merely “explaining” how the poor company. was “losing money”, and the owners were reduced to hun- ger and poyerty—all the usual bunk. A very pitiful tale told with tears in the eyes—but all lies. No Union Aid from Faker Kohn, The upholsterers have no union or contract, because of the policy of the international union under President Kohn betrays all upholsterers to the open shop by a positive refusal to or- ganize the unorganized. Kohn’s idea being that the fewer members the union has the better union it is! When the men got their pay, how- ever, they discovered that besides a ten per cent cut from the old scale, they got a second ten per cent cut— making a cut of twenty per cent. Drastic Cut in Starvation Wage. Men with families to support, who had been getting the lowest wages in the city from this scabby Aetna firm, and who had been trying to exist on $35 a week, how found the boss try- ing to force them to work for $28 a week. They rebelled yesterday, held a meeting, elected a shop committee and went. to the boss with their de- mands. He refused to talk to two men, the’ best workers in the shop, saying he didn’t want to see them around thé! place any more. No Second Cut—No Discrimination. The men then added to ‘their first demand, that the second cut be re- scinded, the demand that no @iscrimi- “on be practiced against any of their number, The boss argued and then got huffy and called eight big cops, but the men were or- derly and walked out with their tools after giving ‘the boss: last chance. Pickets were being posted yester- day and de’ tes to other shops to warn the kérs not to accept jobs from the Aetna Furniture company, known as the cheapest firm in the city to work for, Kansas Ciig.’Mo. “ Hands Off China” ‘Meeting Aug. 18 KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 13.—Altho the capitalist press has little to say regarding the developments in China, we know from better sources that the struggle is still going on, that the cables are) buzzing with communica- tions to the foreign offices of the im- Derialist powers and that like pythons they are watching for an opportunity to strike a death blow to the militant spirit of the Chinese masses. So once again in Kansas City the friends of the oppressed Chinese peo- Ple will hold a “Hands Off China” meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18th, at the Open Fo- rum tent, 12th and Forest. No admis- sion will be charged. J. E. Dolson, lecturer from Califor- nia, one who is qualified to speak on this subject, will speak. The protest meeting will be attended by many who are quickly becoming ,wise to the game of imperialism. Other speakers representing the oppressed people will also address the meeting. E. Hugo Oehler. ILY WORKER Le} BUI TO GIVE NECESSARY CO-OPERATION THIS WILL HELP YOU! To make it easier for the growing army of Builders and Agents thruout the country to get subscriptions for the DAILY WORKER and the WORKERS MONTHLY and to sell books and pamphlets—bundles of supplies are being sent regularly. Sub books, special blanks, report logues—all the necessary tools for Builders literature cata- ure shipped—and cards, will-be shipped on request—to make the job of building. the DAILY WORKER so much easier. But this is not all. The DAILY WORKER wants this army of loyal workers to have every possible advantage. For this rea- son the DAILY WORKER is alivays ready to send out, bundles of the DAILY WORKER and the WORKERS MONTHLY for free distribution. There is no charge for thes and if you can’t pay the postage for them—the DAILY WORKER gladly will. But the point is that sample copies of both the DAILY WORKER and the WORKERS MONTHLY can be had free of charge. They are ready for your use. If you want to distribute these at your shop, at your local union meeting or around your neighborhood, you can do a real job of propaganda distribution. Simply write in to the DAILY WORKER telling us just how many copies of each publication you will need for your purpose—and within a few di you will receive a bundle of the best material for areal job of Communist building. UNEMPLOYMENT STEADILY MOUNTS, WORKERS SPEEDED UP TO KEEP INDUSTRY FROM COLLAPSING By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press Industria! Editor) The displacement of human labor by machinery and speedup manage- ment methods continues to feature government reports on production and employment. In June the amount of goods produced by manufacturing | industry was 25 per cent above the average of 1919 and 20. per cent above June, 1924, while the number of workers employed to get this production was nearly 6 per cent below the 1919 average and less than 2 per cent above June, 1924. Industrial employment in Illinois is on the downgrade, according to the state department of labor. In July, for the fifth consecutive month, employers reduced their forces. level is slightly below July, 1924, and 15.5 per cent below the peak of 1923. Hits Low Level. This is the lowest level of employ- ment since early in 1922 when the postwar depression was on. It means that 115,000 workers employed in Tlli- nois factories two years ago are look- ing for jobs elsewhere today. The situation ig reflected in the 153 persons who applied for every 100 jobs available, altho this is a slight improvement over July, 1924, when there were 171 applicants for every 100 places open. Reports from iron and steel firms show up the optimistic reports on steel buying circulated by the trade journals. Employment fell off 3.2 per cent in the month, reducing the level to 10 per cent below March, At that there were still about 11 per cent more employed in the industry than in July, 1924, Car and locomotive shops laid off 10 per cent of their employes in the month, a reduction of more than 20 per cent since May. Agricultural im- plement makers laid off 6 per cent. On the other hand the usual seasonal boom added 10.6 per cent in the men’s garment trades and 24 per cent in women’s clothing factories. Decline in Steel Industry. The decline in the steel and railway equipment industries is due largely to the slump in railroad buying. .In the first six months of 1925 the railroads ordered 333 new locomotives, compar- ed with 701 in 1924 and 1,739 in the first six months of 1923. Similarly railroad orders for new cars fell from 67.292 in the first half of 1923 and The present+ 72,242 in the first half of 1924 to 35,623 this year, Unfilled orders on the books of locomotive manufactur- ers in July called for 378, compared with 483 last year and 1,738 in 1923. U. S. Steel reports a decline of 170,991 tons in unfilled orders. This is the fifth successive month of a de- cline which has brot orders down from 5,285,000 tons in March to 3,539,000 tons at the end of July. On July 31, 1924, there were 3,262,505 tons booked, but in July, 1923, there were orders ahead for 6,396,261 tons. The irregularity of railroad pur- chases has always been recognized as one of the worst disturbers of employ- ment. It is an outstanding argument for public control of an industry which exercises such far-reaching influence. U.S. Government Says Shanghai Strike Is Affecting U.S. Trade WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The Unit- ed States government department of commerce laconically confirms the im- portance of the Shanghai general strike and liberation movement by the following brief summary of business transacted: “Inactivity continues to be tha pre- dominant factor of the Shanghai mar- kets, special lines being extremely, quiet. The shipping strike is still in effect and much of the cargo destined for China is being carried to Kobe and Manila. Automotive sales during the past month were one-fourth nor- mal, but si of iron and steel have not been affected.” “gg” RUSSIA TODAY # The first publication in England of this most complete report of the British-Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia, caused a great stir in the world trade union. movement. From all parts of the world came high praise for this his- torical document, from those workers in and out of. the or- ganized labor movement earnestly working for world trade union unity. . By all enemies of labor, capitalists and their henchmen, the bitterest criticism was levelled. This report. ade by the Official Delegation of British Labor (including every phase of, ment. Unions, Wag the Delegation. w $s and maps) is an impartial study of se vl under fom ag mee datas govern- tics, Finance, Army, ion, Fi at and other subjects vi analyzed by have travelled unhindered and free to investigate in all sections of Soviet Russia. ation, Trade st oT It is a complete, impartial and digni- fied document of one of the world’s leading bodies of Labor. WM. F. DUNNE Editor of the Daily Worker says: The British Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia in a unanimous report has ‘told the story of the Russian Revolution in language that trade unionists can understand. It is a great story, told in matter-of-fact language, the story Of millions of workers and peasants marching towards Commun- ism over all obstacles; it is history hot with the breath of the struggle in the style of a convention report... Revolutionary Russian and stubborn, slow-moving Briton call to the American worker from the pages of the British delega- tion's report. ied 9 (Duroflex Covers RUSSIA TODAY $1.75 Cloth Bound THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1113 W. WASHINGTON BLVD, WR @ Ite B . CHICAGO, ILL. Page Five 40,000 HOMES LOST YEARLY IN ANGEL CITY 'Real Estate Sharks Are “Famine Stricken” By FRAPIESA. LOS ANGELES, August 13.—For the year ended July 31, 1925, covering the homes have been forfeited in Los Angeles by owners._ Ex-propriation of home owners still continues at* the same momentum as during the past several months, The homes were lost by the mort- gaging process. In the majority of cases they were purchased on the in- staliment plan; small portion of total price being’ paid down and the balk ance paid, “just like rent,” month by month. Becausesof the condition indicated a house ‘@iid lot may be lost by sever- al differentparchases in a year and there are so many cases of this kind that it is logical to estimate that the actual number of houses and lots for- feited during the year was 30,000, al- though 40,000 buyers suffered. Traffic: in Homes. This shows the frenzied nature of the gambling in homes. The eager- ness of people to own their own homes makes them easy prey for those who profit by the hazard. Such is the percentage in favor of the pro- fessional gamblers behind the game that chances of home seekers to win are far less than those of players of the old Louisiana lottery were. As usual, the victims are workers, for the greater part. Burdened with ever-increasing rents, mechanics and laborers are lured by the “own your own home” idea. They follow the ignis fatuus until sickness, unemploy- ment or other misfortune comes. Then they find themselves in the swamp of bankruptcy from which there is no salvation. The real estate agents swoop down upon them and take their all. With savings gone houses taken from them, the home seekers are more destitute than if they had never tried to own homes. Wide-spread Destitution. The net result of the operations of the “own your own home” beasts of prey in Los Angeles during the past year may be placed at 100,000 desti- tute men, women and children. That is a minimum. But these 100,000 will not be found here.” “No, indeed. Thoti- sands of them have gone back to the eastern states, the middle west and elsewhere. They left Los Angeles as a plague spot while they had enough cash to pay their fares. In April, May and June this year trains alone caried as many as 8,000 Persons a day bound east away from Los Angeles. The exodus still con- tinues. Home buyers are now very scarce hereabouts. When they come within the scent of the real estate agents and these learn how much ready cash they have to commence to buy homes remarks such as “That guy has $400!” are made in such awesome tones by the “subdividers” as to leave no doubt as to how soarce money is and how rare are prospective victims who pos- sess it. Home seekers have been plucked until there is nothing left to them, SARGENT LENDS EAR TO PARDON PLEA OF McCRAY Class Prisoners Are Spurned, Not Politician WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Attorney General Sargent lent a friendly ear to the lawyers, who asked him to par- don the political grafter, former Gov- ernor McCray of Indiana, serving ten . years at Atlanta for forgery and using the mails to defraud, altho he does not give a passing thot to the scores of class-war prisoners jailed for their political views. A delegation of Indiana politicians made the plea for McCray, who is George Ade's brother-in-law. Harry S. New, postmaster-general and a fel- low politician, joined in the plea for a pardon. for the corrupt politician. The petition was signed by fourteen state governors, thirty bank officials, and Thomas Taggart, Indiana’s politi- cal boss. Sargent listened to the appeal for two and one-half hours. a, Congressmen Big Boozers Mrs. Scott Tells Divorce Court ALPENA, Mich., Aug. 13.—Bills for beer and wine used in the household of Representative Frank D, Scott, from 1917 up until prohibition, were introduced by his wife in their divorce suit today when Mrs. Scott took the stand to tell of threats made by Scott “to drag my skirts thru the mud so that no one would want to look at ” ie period of slump, approximately 40,000 ~