The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 16, 1925, Page 2

f i FRENGH BANK BLERKS STRIKE _ “MEETS TROOPS Chronic. Starvation | While Handling Cash PARIS, France, Aug 14.--Certain gections of Paris, especially the pu- “blic squares and streets close to the banking area, took on a warlike ap- pearance tc Steel helmeted mu Ricipal guards, mounted police and mounted republican guards in war kits | kept up a patrol trying to disprese the crowds of bank clerks who have heen on a strike since last week. “The strikers had not given the police much trouble until yesterday when they learned with indignation that the bank directors had refused flatly to pay the $4.60 a mbnth in- crease in wages demanded. The strike affects virtually all banks in France except the American and the British. Public Symphathy with Clerks. The people sympathize with the the yery small wage increase in spite of the fact that cost of ving has gone up 80 ‘per pince 1923. At present bank clerks recetve: less pay than do street sweepers. Man and/woman clerks who have been with Trench baaks for years receive than $25 amo: while men — millions of franes daily: receive $85 $40 & month, Bank rs who carry hundreds of of'trancs from one bank to at the risk of life, He Teosive only Most of the: We families and the clerks, asserting that it ett hy to stctesa of their “first might demand similar in- creases in the near future. Butfor Compulsory Arbitration, The cabinet to-day approved the principle of compulsory arbitration in be introdutied by the government at ee (Continued from page 1) entirely ‘without request, that the Joint Board has made a decision that mo member can sell or buy any de- tense coupons of the Joint Action Committee. The questions were put in such a manner that if those In ocusto‘ly ans- ‘wered af-all, charges could be framed against them accordingly. It was a bright idea to gat the members prac- tically to prefer charges against themselves. Most righ! tnfer the L L. G. W. U. laws, and insiwted that if any charges exist against them, they are called form- @ily and legally before a grievance UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA Affiliated with A. F, of L. Illinois Mine Workers Bullding Springfield, Ill, Jan, 23, 1925. “Mr, Joe Tumilty, “Springfield, Il, lettter of January 29th (an error in | date. Should have been Jan, 19—Alex Reid), which reads as follows: “Will you rule if it is legal for a member of District No. 12, U. M. W. of A. to act as an officer in any ca- pacity for one local union, while hold- ing his membership in another local union?’ “If you will give me some particular case in point I shall be glad to give you my interpretation of our constitu- tion as it relates to the case you cite. “Yours truly, “F, Farrington, President.” “Springfield, Il, Jan. 24, 1925. “Mr, Frank Farrington, President, “District No. 12, U. M. W. of A., “Mine Workers Bidg., Springfield, tl. “Dear Sir and Brother—In answer to your letter of Jan. 28rd, which is in answer to one that I addressed to you, dated Jan. 29th, will say, that I am very glad to have the chance to give You one case fn particular, this par- tloular case if of Local Union No. 2385, Tuxhorn, of Springfield, Ill, where Brother Mark McGraw holds his membership in, it was found on elec- tion day that one Charles Bohanan acted as President of Local Union No, 2385, and was a member of Local Union No. 1632. Local Union No. 1632 fined Charles Bohanan one dollar (1.00) for not voting on election day. “There was no excuse for this kind many other violations of the law in connection with the election of Dis- trict Officers, held Dec. 9th. “Hoping that this is the information you destre and that I may have a rul- ing from you on the question involved, at an early date. “Yours truly, “Joe Tumilty.” “233 N, English Ave., City.” Now observe Farrington dodge the question by handing out in the follow- ing lettter the old gag, “Heads I win; tails you lose”: Office of the President, District No. 12 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA Affiliated with A. F.. of L. Mlinols Mine Workers Building “Springfield, Ill., Jan. 26, 1925. “Mr, Joe Tumilty, “Springfield, Jl; | “Dear Sir and Brother—This is to | acknowledge receipt of your letter of | January 24th with reference to the ac- | tivities of Charles Bohanan. If Bo- hanan was guilty of any irregularities or if there were any irregularities in connection with the election of Local Union No. 1682, a protest should have been filed as required by our constitu- tion. “If a protest was not filed as re- -@mmitten. Since the chairman of/ quired by the constitution, it is rather fhe “detective bureau” himself ad-| late to now deal with the matter, but miftted thut # was not a grievance | if a protest was filed, then the case eommittes, they refused to answerj Will come to the District Executive questions. Board in due time, and I shall be made the snoopers quite fur-| obliged, at that time, to give my opin- on is a Apia Bie when | ion concerning the position of Bohan- summoned before the I. L. G, W. “De-| 20, therefore, I must decline to give tective Bureau” not to fall prostrate,| You my opinion at this time as it knock your forehead on the floor and| would be highly impossible for me to gasp for mercy. When you fail to at once volunteer that you are guilty of anything they @re about to charge you with. It is positively unforgivable to refuse to answer. The yery idea of a union member asking a trial, even tho an unfair trial, is utterly unsupportable. The “investigation committee” made it clear. ‘Thus is the reign of terror introduc- ed again in the Chicago L L. G. W. U, Workers still remember the last pogrom of expulsions by Perlstein, when over $200,000 was squandered, with the result that the union has been cut in two and weakened so much {t cannot protect the interests of the workers. Many of the cloakmakers are de- termined to tell their brothers and sisters of the union that each and every one must raise their voice and act to stop the new terror. All mem- bers are called to support the Joint Action Committee of Locals 2, 9 and 22, for its program of construction, organization of the unorganized, for agreements to be brot to the rank and file, full control by member of financial affairs, free speech and no pogroms by the officiala These things are needed also in Chicago to build a better LL. G W. which will take care of their interests. J. KAPLAN MERCHANT TAILOR Suita Made to Order at Reasonable Prices 3646 ARMITAGE AVENUE Phone Albany 9400 aa It is even worse| 40 so if a protest is pending and if no protest is pending it would be use- less for me to pass judgment on the case at this time. “Yours truly, “F. Farrington, President.” $1.00 6722 SHERIDAN Tel. Sheldrake 0515 TUMILTY-FARRINGTON LETTERS CLEAR PROOF OF FARRINGTON’S ILLEGAL AID TO HIS MACHINE By ALEX REID (Secretary of the Progressive Miners’ Committee.) ARTICLE XVI. The following letters will explain themselves, and will convince any | fair-minded man that the Illinois miners will never be in any better position as long as the Farrington machine is in control: Office of the President, District No, 12 + of @ thing in this local union, and’ “Springfield, Ill, Jan. 27th, 1925, “Mr, Frank Farrington, President, “District No. 12, U. M. W. of A, “Mine Workers Bidg., Springfield, It. “Dear Sir and Brother—In answer to your reply of January 26th, and after a careful perusal of the same, I am sorry that I have to again ask you “Dear Sir and Brother—I have your | to please give me a ruling on the fol- lowing question: “Will you rule if it is legal for a | member of District No. 12, U. M. W. | of A., to act as an officer in any capac- ity for one local union, while holding {his membership in another local | union? Yours truly, | “Joe Tumilty.” Readers will observe the dates of the above and the following letter, jand see from Farrington’s reluctant | reply that he wished to avold answer- ing at all. “Mr, Frank Farrington, President, “District No, 12, U. M, W. of A, “Mine Workers Bldg., Springfield, Hl. “Dear Sir and Brother—Agéin I am writing you in answer to your reply of January 26th, it is possiblé that my letter of Jan. 27th did not reach you. So please give me a ruling on the fol- lowing question; “Will you rule if it is legal for a member of District No, 12, U. M. W. of A., to act as an officer in any capac- ity for one local union, while holding his membership in another local union? (Signed) Joe Tumlilty.” Office of the President, District No. 12 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA Affillated with A. F. of L. Illinois Mine Workers Bullding “Mr. Joe Tumilty, “Springfield, Hil. “Dear Sir an@ Brother—With this I reply to your letter of February 4th. As a general proposition you could not hold membershtp in one local union and act as an-officer of another local union, However, there are instances where that has been done because of the circumstanees surrounding some particular case, therefore, I prefer to have some particular case submitted instead of making a blanket ruling covering the matter mentioned. “Yours truly, “F, Farrington, President.” “Springfield, Ill., Feb, 20th, 1925. “Mr. Frank Farrington, President, “District No. 12, U. M. W. of A, “Mine Workers Bldg., Springfield, Il. “Dear Sir and Brother—In answer to your reply of February 4th, will say My Flight From SIBERIA By LEON TROTZKY CRAMER that in a previous letter to you (at your request) I did submit one case in particular, and you evaded the question that I asked of you, the question that I asked was a very plain one, and when I wrote you asking for the ruling that I did, I had in mind that we have but one constitution and that it applies with equal force to al) members of our union. “I did not think we had one con- stitution for certain membere of our organization and another for the rest of our members. But then, it has been said, ‘What Is the law when It comes to friends?’ “Frank, when I was in the last im ternational convention I heard our friend John L. Lewis say, ‘Woe is ye of little faith,’ and it recalled to my mind the statement of one of our great statesmen, Abe Lincoln, when he said, ‘You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the peo- ple some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.’ Wishing you every success in your work, I am, “Yours truly, “Tumilty.” (Continued Tomorrow.) BOARD BOUND _. ROAD FUR GARMENTS MADE TO ORDER, REMODELED, REPAIRED, CLEANED, STORED AND INSURED. Special Summer Rates—Reductions on All Furs, AYMAN SAYSTHE SIGMAN GANG IS ~ LOSING GROUND But the End Is Not Yet in Sight NEW YORK, Aug. 14—“The end of this fight is not ‘yet in sight,” says Louis Hyman, chairman of the Joint Committee of Action for Locals 2, 9 and 22 of the L. G. W,, “altho Fein- berg and Perlstein have resigned from the Joint Board in response to our demands, Sigman is still in office and the union’s corrupt political machine is still ruling. Our ranks have steadi- ly increased during the past two months, and we have gained support in other locals of this city.as well as in Chicago, Philadelphia, and in Bos- |. ton, where the locals passed unani- mous resolutions in, our fayor. “The workers have been completely alienated by the tactics of the Joint Board and no longer recognize it as an official body of the union. They look to us to carry on their battle for a democratic union, and we intend to continue it until the Joint Board is reorganized on the principle of pro- portional representation and the work- ers’are guaranteed a voice in the af- fairs of the union. When this is ac- complished, and all the expelled offi- cers have been reinstated, we will have won a victory which will insure a union controlled by the rank and file and interested in their welfare,” AS WE SEE IT (Continued from Page 1) new law passed to curb a suicide epidemic in Greece.” se @ f bpga ti who were of the opinion that sheiks were only good for wear- ing baggy trousers and using up cocoa nut oil, have another think coming. The Sheik Ali Abdel Razek Cadi of Cairo wrote a book in which he said things about the Moslem: code,. that made the Egyptian clergy. as sore as William, Jennings Bryan whenever he thought of having to waste a little bit of real estate on.hig dead body. The sheik declared that, the Moslem code was not intended to be incor- porated into law. Whereupon he was placed on trial by a ‘Moslem univer- sity. Prominent writers"are now de- manding that the trial ‘be called off fearing that Egypt’ may get a bad reputation for ignoraficé’in Dayton, Tennessee, f oe wy (Hicago is becoming "quite a tam- ous city for scabberg.® In addition ‘| to Tom Rickert, we now have “Majah” George L. Berry. A senies of articles now appearing in this paper will throw much needed light on this gen- tleman. There is reason to believe that Berry's strikebreaking days are cmoing to a close. What the progres- sives need is organization. Without it they cannot win. Garment Strikers Not Scared by the Brutality: of Police (Continued from page 1) ‘can.’ But while one ‘hitadred of the strikers are in jail the other seven hundred will carry onthe work.” Grady “Treats 'Em Rough.” The strikers who had been arrested in the Grady-International frame-up told the DAILY WORKER how they were jammed into a small room at the detective bureau, finger-printed- and Photographed, and paraded numerous times before detectives and employ- ers, for “identification.” Late at night they were driven to the Maxwell street station house, and thrown into cells, from eight to a dozen strikers being crammed into one cell. The process lasted until 4 o'clock in the morning. AMALGAMATED WINS STRIKE IN SHOP AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 14.—" (FP)—Another shop has been won by the Amaigamate: lothing Work- ers Union in its organization drive, 8. 8. Bloom & Co., which agrees to all the union's demands, including complete unionization of the factory ahd contract shopetibieh standards, collective bargaining, recognition of the employment hange, the 44. hour week, and time and a half for overtime. The union won in ten days’ strike. Two other shops set- tled during the week with the union and one other became party to the agreement signed with the Roches- ter Clothiers Exchange, ove Settlements In New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—( Settlements with five smaller shops in New York are announced by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers In their local organization drive. Strikes are on in other unorganized shops. PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work hard for their money, | will cave BO per cent on all thelr dental work. DR. RASNICK * DENTIS* 645 Smithfield Street. kind. Stockholm Fraud Finds Ally in McDonald, the Late British Premier By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. looms as the source of another gusher of pious words. It is soon to be the scene of the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work. ODAY, Stockholm, Sweden, It no doubt uses the word “universal” in its title since it depends on the skies above’ to render it comfort and assist- ance. The conference has been five years in the making. It consists of four groups—the Protestant Churches of Europe, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the British Commonweal ith of Nations and the United States of Atmerica, truly high- sounding and far-reaching. * * * e Perhaps the most interesting feature about this confer- ence is the fact that its promoters claim that it has taken up the challenge thrown down to it, that it did not prevent the last war, “that if another war were to occur the fault would lie at their door,” and so they are going to make a “brave en- deavor to pave the way to the great peace,” in the words of Bishop Charles H. Brent, of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, é e * ° e Without doubt the hypocricy and deceit of this gathering can best be judged by the fact that among those planning to attend is found James Ramsay MacDonald, late labor premier of Great Britain, who sheltered his worthy carcass in the pro- tecting cloak of pacifism during the last world war, but, who, as British premier, espoused the cause of “force to the limit” against the subject peoples under the heel of British im- perialism. MacDonald goes to Stockholm with the wings of the dove of peace upon his shoulders, but with a dagger in his belt and guns on both hips in defense of British imperial- ism. A pretty picture to be sure for the Sunday comics and smirking religious publications, but for the workers of all countries only another opportunity to study the treachery of one who did not fail to betray them at every opportunity. . * * * Not many years ago Stockholm was the scene of another anti-war conference. It did not raise the slogans of pacifism to draw forth roars of derision from the great lords of cap- italist wars. It raised the standards of war against war. It brought together the left elements of Europe's working class, that bade defiance to the devastating flames of war. Previous- ly these courageous spokesmen of labor had met at Zimmer- wald and Kienthal, in Switzerland, not after five years of preparation, not after the war storm had passed, but in the very midst of the thundering cannon. These were the begin- nings that later resulted in the creation, under the guidance of Lenin, of the Communist International, the only anti-war organization in the world today worthy of the name. * * . . The Communist International fi to abolish war thru eliminating the breeder of wars—the profit system. That system will be energetically defended by all the elements; in- cluding James Ramsay MacDonald, the “socialist” and paci- fist, who will gather at Stockholm this month, under. the patronizing wing of the Swedish king and of the Swedish ruling class. These holy men, black frocked in their uniform not much unlike that of professional hangmen, all prayed for vcitory for their respective national capitalisms, they all joined in sending their youth into the trenches, in selling the war bonds to provide the weapons of slaughter. That was the service they rendered their gods. The modern church is the creature of capitalism and as such slavishly does its bidding. It anointed the last world war with the holy water of religion, no matter what the creed or denomination. All gods, no matter what their names, were called upon not to end the last war, but to aid, in achieving the coveted victory. * ° . e Communism will level its broadsides against this fraud, garbed in the seductive robes of holiness, before which un- suspecting and unthinking millions still kneel in awed venera- tion. Communism will tear the Stockholm religious mask off the ugly face of capitalism. Communism will teach the \ workers that the end of wars, the coming of world peace, can be achieved only thru the victory of international labor, establishing peaceful relations between all nations, creating a world economy that will serve instead of enslave all man- Former Manager of Dead Socialist Daily Now Union Disrupter (Continued from page 1 majority of the so-called trial com- mittee, succeeded in expelling Primoff, a nice quiet fellow who interferred with no one, but like a good many other members, got tired of being bored .with the monthly reports made by Bohm and Bright, which looked big, sounded good, but did not get any members, The Way Not to Run a Union. , Bright always stressed his great activity and brooked no opposition. He danced from one foot to another, with the ever spectacled eyes roam- ing around the room, and the gavel clutched in his hand, ready to pound the table and mayhap pounce upon an opponent, Poor Chernow, Cooper, Kitzes are slated by these despots for the grand bounce and why? Because they ha’ had the manhood to oppose the rail- roading of Primoff. A pseudo trial committee, prejudiced and biased, will “try” these three rebels and find them guilty at the next meeting. President Bright will snap the whip, and ‘out will fly Chernow, Cooper and Kitzes. The Yellow Tenor, The socialists will have gotten rid for the time being of three more they cannot use, hence have no use for, and Bohm can again report to the State Federation of Labor conyen- tion,. that the Bookkeepers’, Steno- graphers’ and Accountants’ Union has saved the labor movement, by clean- ing out some more Communists, ‘If my brothers and sisters, who are members of the B, 8: and A. U, and read this, will only attend the meeting on Monday, August 17, at 3 W. 16th St, 6:30 p, m, I ah of the poinion ‘ . Coto tae o's that these officers and their trial com- mittee will not succeed, for remember that they only won out against Primoff by a majority of 3 votes at the last meeting, Let’s Fight Back! President Green (see press reports) has issued an ultimatum, that the Communists must be driven from the labor movement. Let us follow the example of.our European brothers and sisters, let us fight valiantly for every inch of ground. Scranton ‘ers Organize. SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 14.—(FP)— Jewish bakers in Scranton are organ- izing Local 471 of the International Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union. Madison Pharmacy INC, BETTER DRUGS Light Luncheon Served 1154 Madison Street, Corner Ann OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Four Phones Chicago Genova Restaurant ITALIAN-AMERICAN 1238 Madison Street N, E. Cor, Elizabeth St. Spaghetti. and Ravioli Our pecialty Special Arrangements for Parties on Short Notice th An dele tray ~ eee WAJAH’ BERRY * "STRIKEBREAKING “IN NEW YORK (Continued rrom page 1) national who were brought in from other cities. He engaged the Eagle Detective Agency to Supply profes- sional finks. This agency advertised at it was ready to supply men “for civil, criminal and confidential in- vestigations.” It offered to supply “men in uniform or civilian dress” and “expert guards for labor troubles.” The pressmen were then fighting for a 44-hour week and a $14.00 increase in wages. Billy McHugh, still vice- president of the international unfon, had his headquarters at the Continen- tal Hotel, where he received the scabs sent out by the Hagle Detective Agency. Berry was at the Knicker- bocker doing the same work. Another set of crooks, all Berry’s lackeys, were located in the New York Sun bufld- ing, owned by Frank Munsey, the notorious labor baiter. The Eagle Detective Agency adver- tised in the New York papers’ for scabs. Here is a sample of the ads: Pressmen On Web And Flat Bed Presses Tension Men Feeders Sheet Straighteners Paper Handlers uget Good Opening For Right Men Highest Salary and Bonus Free Board and Lodging NON-UNION Or International Printing Pressmen of © A. F. of L.. Preferred, Cost a Lot of Money, Berry broke that strike tho he ad- mitted it cost the union $128,000 to do the job. Where did he get. the money? The international union treas- ruy was bankrupt in September, 1919, It was $119,000 in debt, Did the New York publishers supply.the.cash? This is @ reasonable assumption consider- ing the cricumstances and the high favor in which Berry stands with the New York publishers today, The New York pressmen have never recovered from the blows struck against them by Berry. They will never recover until they rid the union ot Berry and Berryism. There is a growing belief among the membership that with @ working agreement be- tween the New York and Chicago locals, the two cities could clean up on the “strikebreaker.” Qutside of those two cities the union is weak, Bren in St. Paul, Minnesota, Berry pays the salary of the local official of the union, Naturally those who are depending on the “Majah” for their living do the “Majah’s” dirty work, Another example of Berry’s treach- ery to the workers was his handling ot the Web Pressmen's disput with the bosses in St. Paul in 1920.. He sent Joe Byrnes from Joliet, IL, up there with instructions to sign up the press- men if it was for only ten dollars « week, How Berry Holds Office. How does Berry retain his hold on the international union? If there is so much opposition to his regime, why cannot the members elect somebody else? To those not acquainted with the way reactionary officials pull their stuff in the trade unions, this is @ puzzle. But trade unionists know how the job is done. In New York City, for instance, there are 60 per cent of the entire membership of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union in three locals. The other ten locals have only 40 per cent. But the 40 per cent outvotes the 60 per cent. Each local is entitled to five delegates to the Joint Board. In this way 60 per cent of the membership are given only 15 delegates while 40 per cent have 50 delegates. This is done so that the reactionaries who now run the union may retain hold of it, regardless of what the workers ‘want, It is much the same with “Majah” Berry's union. For instance, the 3,800 union members of the twe Chicago locals may be outvoted by twenty “sky blue” locals with only one hundred members. Some of Ber- ty's take locals have not held a meet- ing in five years. Some of them have only one and two members. When he needs a new local to retain his hold a the unfon, with a show of legality, ‘le sends one of his “salesmen” out and they line up six or seven non- descripts regardless of whether they are race track touts, circus barkerg or pressmen. R The members of the I. P. P. and A. U, in the large cities where the union really exists-are about sick and tired of this confidence game. They do not intend to allow Berry to become the John D, Rockefeller of Tennesse at their expense much longer, Other tools of Berry, in official posi- tions in Franklin’ Union, will be ex posed in other articles, GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchan W. Chi Avenu bss: (Cor. Winchester), a re Phone Humboldt B707 Y: :