The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers” ‘Government Vy —— (Vol. II. No. 208 ee &s pasiotlen Rates: In Chicage, by mail, $8.00 per y ear, Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. FARRINGTON'S ian FRAUD IN ILLINOIS MINERS’ UNION _ EXPOSED BY DAILY WORKER 7 ROBERT oar alan, Southern Illinois, last December, which was one of the links the chain of events leading up to the present crisis in which one Communist coal miner has been murdered and 15 of the most militant members of the union are facing trial on the framed-up charge of “assault with intent to kill. The new evidence consists of documentary proof that forged ballots were used in the sub-district election. The DAILY WORKER has obtained possession of several copies of the forged ballots, and has had these examined by |: scientific experts. POTEET eee eee A ‘high-power magnifying glass shows that the forged bal- lots were not printed from type, ‘but from a photo-engraving of the official ballot, obtained by a photography thru a magnifying lens, a camera expert has made it possible to read the mutilated label om the forged ballat. Stolen Election, Betrayal and Murder. HE DAIL Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at SUNDAY, SEPT: EMBER. 13, 1925 WOn.. 2S RALLY SUNDAY FOR DEFENSE The DAILY WORKER is able today for the first time to pub- EE TALIST? ) lish a complete exposure of the stealing of the election of the 30 RTONAL United Mine Workers in Sub-District No. 9, of District No. 12, a <ERN process often employed by mak- ers of counterfeit money. That the counterfeit ballots were not printed in the same shop in which he authentic ballots were printed, is proven by a\ photographic enlarge- ‘ment of the printers’ union label. That the subdistrict election of De- cember, 1924, was saturated with traud at the hands of the Farrington machine, has long been known by the coal miners of Southern Mlinois. But to prove it was a dificult matter. The steal was covered up with tech- The union label on the forged bal- Jot had been mutilated, apparently, to nicalities. Now these technicalities are torn away by the. DAILY ‘prevent identification of the shop|WORKER, which is now able to where it was printed. By careful (Continued on page 3) areeneeereeminr AMALGAMATION OF RAIL UNIONS SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE WHICH OPENS SATURDAY AT CHICAGO The Second International Amalgamation Conference of railway workers which {s to open in Chicago Saturday at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Boulevard, has had an interesting history, according to Otto H. Wangerin, secretary of the movement, who was interviewed yesterday by the DAILY WORKER on his arrival. from. St.Paul, Srechighdguartary. of the movement to sep the railroad unions. i ..- Began, In. 1922. “The movement began simultaneously with the on July 1, 1922,” said) Wangerin. “The whole railway indust: ized with what is known as the “Minnesota Plan of Amal tion,” 12,000 local unions recelVing the plan and a resolution to act upon,.._In the course of a year 3,000 local lodges endorsed the plan as. well as many, system and district organizations, Two interna- tional unions, the Railway Clerks ‘and Maintenance of Way. Men, also en- dorsed the plan, the left witig of the latter organization defeating the re- actionary president, F,.H. Grabel. on SPANISH LOST IN FOG, RIFFS GET UPPER HAND AS WE SEE IT By T. J, O'FLAHERTY | HO is running this country? The capitalist politicians tell us that the “peepul” are doing the running, and every Tom, Dick and Harry you . meet on the street cars or hanging on to them, going to and coming from work, slaps himself on the back and with an Andy Gump grin, consoles himself in his misery with the thot that he is one of the “peepul.” It the amalgamation issue at their con- vention. “The first conference was held at the instance of our committee on -De- cember 9 and 10, 1922, at Chicago, 411 delegates being present, repfes: ing all the sixteen standard railway Tetuan at Mercy of Krim’s Forces (Special to The Daily Worker) unions and coming from all sections of the United States and Canada, The conference adopted a comprehensive plan of amalgamation, established our movement as the International Amal- gamation Committee, provided for lo- cal committees and funds to finance its activities which included the pub- lication of the “Railroad Ame tion Advocate,” as an official organ or the movement. “Two district conferences, one at New York City and another at Taco- ma, were held in 1923, both well tended. LEarty in that year, Division No. 4 of the Railway Emeloyes’ De- partment, embracing all shop crafts in Canada, endorsed the amalgama- tion plan at its Montreal convention (Continued on page 2) used to be said in the old days when the Roman eagles were planted in almost every corner of the then known world that there was no prouder title than that of citizen of Rome. PARIS, France, Sept. 11.—Dense fogs, foreshadowing the closing in of the dread rainy season, have settled over all northern Africa, and the Spanish and French drives against the Riffian natives are lost in the fog banks. The Spanish force which landed on the shores of Alhucemas Bay is in ‘a Critical situation, being unable to see its fleet or to follow the moves of the Moroccans. The Spanish column is helpless on the tip of Cape Moor. Planes Forced Down. Tetuan, which has been surrounded by the Riffian soldiers, seems to be at the mercy of Abd-el-Krim. The 300 airplanes, which have been bombarding Adjir, Krim’s capital, and other towns, have been withdrawn from the air because of the weather and the Spanish-French armies have thus lost their eyes. Among the planes forced to cease activity were those manned by the Sherifian escadrille, composed of Americans who volun- teered to aid the French bankers car- ry oyt their program of slaughter in Africa. These planes had bombed Sheshuan seventeen times. Rivera Asks More Troops. , The French government has de- finitely decided not to push its present ; offensive further than the Spanish WASHINGTON, D. D. C., Sept.’ 11—| protectorat frontier, because of the ob- te @ HAT ‘that meant to the average! Roman who had to lug wine to his master’s table and supply his mis- tresses’ boudoir with perfume, all for a bare existence, is just what the } title of American citizen means to the ! average wage serf employed by a Gary, a Rockefeller or a Ford. The psychological hop that is injected into his system by the capitalist press does not differ materially from the dope that was used by the Roman rul- ing class over one thousand years ago.| ! MELLON WOULD CET MILLIONS FROM TAX PLAN Issues ey pe in Behalf) oes F the workers of the United States think they are running this coun- try, they are crazy, without knowing it... What prompted me.to ask this estion is a little news itém that ap- peared in a labor paper, which shows that Andrew Mellon, secretary of the a ‘io 03 paid a tax of $1,882,609,25 on pt 1924 income. Quite a neat little m. Andy owned a thriving distil- lery business which is still doing bus- iness, tho Andy put it in new hands a few weeks ago. Andy has the job th of putting teeth in the Volstead act. pat de NDY’S brother, R. B. Mellon, came within a half a million of paying as much as the whiskey secretary of the treasury. High on the list was “Hell an’ Maria” Dawes, vice-presi- dent. He paid over $24,000 on his 1924 income. Our friend, J. P. Mor- gan, coughed up over half a million. ‘This is merely a few names picked at random from the list of those whose income tax payments prove that they are the real owners ‘of the country and not the deluded workers who pro- duce the wealth on'which those para- sites are paying taxes. Those who (Continued on page 2) |men of the country millions of dollars. The multi-millionaire secretary of the | jection of\Mngland and Italy, it is re- treasyry, Andrew J. Mellon, announced I'ported. Thus the Spanish forces at the Coolige administration’s tax pro-|Tetuan and Alhucemes Bay are in a gram today as being for (1) repeal | serious. position. of the publicity clause of the revenue ‘The Spanish dictator, Primo de act, which revealed that Mellon paid| Rivera, has cabled frantically ‘to an income tax of several million dol-| Madrid for “unlimited ‘ re-enforce- lars; (2) heavy reduction of the sur-| ments. tax on big incomes, which would save! The Rifflans have cut the roads Mellon those millions; (3) legislation| from Tetuan to Ceuta and Tangier. to curb issuance tax of exempt securi- ties, and (3) elimination of the estate taxes, which would also save the rich Storm Hits Burlington. BURLINGTON, Wis.—(By Mail)— A storm passed here smashing win- dows and felling trees. A horse and wagon were blown into the river, but were saved. The streets were cov- red, with debris for.aevgral hours, Mellon will advocate this program before ways and means and finance commitees of the house and senate next month wid cae tt Office at Chicago, Ulinols, under the Act of March 3, 1879. =e” TO PROTECT THE BOURGEOIS STATE WORKER. Published Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., Riffians Break Spanish Lines. LONDON, Sept. 11.—While Spanish troops are claiming successes in their advance upon Adjir, the Riffians have administered defeat to the Spaniards near Larache, according to a dispatch today from Madrid. The Riffian drive in the vicinity of Larache has broken thru the Spanish lines, the dispatch declared. 15 COAL MINER HELD FOR JUR IN ZEIGLER CASE All Progressive Miners Opposed to Machine (Special to The Daily Worker) ZEIGLER,: Ill.,, Sept. 11—Of the twenty-six Zeigler miners for whom, originally, warrants were sworn out by D. B. Cobb, vice president of sub- district No. 9, U. M. W. of A. charging that they conspired to murder him at a union meeting following a local strike in Zeigler, Ill. several: weeks’ ago, fifteen have been held for the grand jury. At the preliminary hear- ing held in Benton where Cobb ap- peared with 20 witnesses and a special prosecutor, the prosecution and its witnesses cut a confused figure under examination atid it developed that some of those indicted were not within miles of where the melee in which Cobb was roughly handled occurred. Despite this fifteen were bound over. All of these are progressives and have consistently opposed the corrupt prac- of the subslistrict officials. They SEAMEN OF U: 5. CALL STRIKE ON ALL SEABOARDS I. W. W. Marine Union Issues Strike Call (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 11.—That American seamen who have grievan- ces of their own against the shipping companies mean to back-up the so- called “outiaw” strike of their British fellow workers which is now tying up British shipping thruout the empire is Indicated by the following notice is- sued yesterday by the Marine Trans- of the I. W. W. “A strike on all sea-going ships was called at midnight last night at the regular business meeting of the Man- hattan Branch of the Marine Trans- port Workers Industrial Union No. 510 of the I. W. W. This action to be followed by all marine branches at Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports. “The strike call is for all seamen, deck department, firemen and stew- ards’ departments of all sea-going ships under any flag signing articles in American ports. “Strike demands are attached and further news may be had from strike committee at No. 3 Coenties Slip, T. W. headquarters. Funds are very badly needed. Same to be sent to P. O. Box 69, Station D. New York City.” Signed, M. T. W. 1. Us No. 510 1. W, W. The demands of the I. W. W. sea; a Chas. Corbishley, Henry Corbishley, Frank Corbishley, Matt Crnoevich, Ignatz Semich, Martin Semich, Frank | ¢r@ a8 follows: Skibinski, Oscar Farthing, Bert Farth-| 1. “Wage increase of $15 for all ing, Pete Blazin,’ Steve Meanovich,|™e” licensed and unlicensed on all William Bartash, Stanley Paurey, | U- 8: Shipping Board ships. John\Loke, Matya Buck. 2. “That the American Steamship The grand jury will meet the first | OWers’ Association and private own- part of October and in all likelihood |? Pay the same rate as the U. 8. will indict at least some of the Zeigler | Shipping Board ships; there must not men. An interesting fact has been | ¢ @ny difference in wage scales. * dislosed concerning Lon Fox, presi-| % “The same wage scale for all dent of the sub-district miners organ-| Vessels of foreign registry signing ization who. signed the warrant with articles in American ports. Cobb. It has heen found that Fox| 4 “The eight-hour day as a max- posted the $10,000 bond that secured | imum for the marine industry with the release of Alex Hargis, klan sup-| ‘hour week in port. porter, who is charged with the mur-| 5: “That there be no overtime work der of Mike Sarovich a loyal member | Without pay. Overtime pay to be at of the union in the same fray in which | the rate ‘ot Sixty cents an hour for all Cobb was supposed to have been a| ¢4eoing dtd coastwise vessels, Malmo “oonspiracy,' ted on pene 2), _ %.. sche: port Workers Industrial Union No. 5104 M.| Call Cops WI When W. P. ae they carried during the demon- | NEWYork | YORK EDITION Price 5 Cents 1113 W. Washington Bivd., edness I. CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY FEATURE LABOR DEFENSE DAY The conferences and mass meetings being held thruout the country on Labor Defense Day, Sunday, Sept. 13, will supply the mass basis that will make International Labor Defense the out- standing champion of persecuted workers in America. In prace tically every large center in the country conferences of delegates from workers’ organizations are gathering on Sunday afternoon to set up local working bodies that will rouse the whole labor movement to renewed interest and action for its class war prison- ers. These conferences will be aptly followed by huge meetings of protest against the parancuton. and deportation of working- class fighters, 7s ARE ARRANGED FOR LABOR DEFENSE DAY ones from New York to Los Angeles, The mass meetings already ar- include concrete points dealing with the immediate work of Labor Defense. The formation of permanent, solid membership organizations in the cit- ies in which conferences are being held will be the chief task. The lo- cal units of International Labor De- fense will consist of permanent, indi- idual dues paying membership branches and collective affiliations from workers’ organizations such as trade unions, benefit societies, co-op eratives, etc. . Zeigler Case, . The feature of both the conferences ranged for “Labor Defense Day” Sunday, Sept. 18, with speakers, are as follows: NEW YORK—Webster Hall, Dick Brazier, James P, Cannon, Robert W, Dunn, Benjamin Gitiow, and John R, Brodoky. CMICAGO—Temple Hall. Wiltiam Z. Foster, C. &. Ruthenberg, Duncan McDonald, and Henry Corbishty, and mass meetings wiil be the defense BOSTON—Franklin Union Hall, of the 15 coal miners of Zeigler, Iil,| Ella Reeve Bloor. who are face to face with being rall- MINNEAPOLIS—J. Louis Eng dahl. SAN FRANCISCO—Tom Lewis. CINCINNATI—Bishop Wm. Mont- gomety Brown, PHILADELPHIA — Willlam W. Weinstone. NEW HAVEN—William Simons, DULUTH—C. A. Hathaway, BUFFALO—T. R. Sullivan and Max Saltzman. STAMFORD—George Siskind. roaded to prison by a conspiracy be tween their own union officials and the mine operators. The white terror in Europe will be an important con- sideration before the conferences and resolutions of protest will be passed and sent to the Polish, Roumanian Bulgarian and Esthonian ambassadors at Washington. Agitation for the re lease of the two soldiers, Crouch and Trumbull, who are now in Adatraz Prison, California, will be considered CLEVELAND—Ear! R. Browder. and. “resolutions asking their release | PITTSBURGH—Andrew _T. Mec- will be sent to the United States war] Namara. MILWAUKEE—Willlam F. Dunne, SEATTLE—Stanley Ciark. BELLAIRE, O.—John Brahtin, CANTON, O.—William White. BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—Rebecca Grecht. YONKERS, N. Y.—Jack Stachel. GARY, Ind.—Thurber Lewis. Meetings and conferences also in Los Angeles, Hartford, Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Revere, Mai Grand Rapids, Mich., Passaic, N. Omaha, Akron, O., Portland, Gre. Spokane, Superior, Wis., and W. Frankfort, Iii. ITALO-GERMAN PACT WORRIES RIVAL POWERS “Pact” Develops Into Race for Plunder GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 11-—~ The intrigues of European imperial- istic governments to come offt of the proposed “security” pact with the ad- vantages over rival participating countries took the form of a reported understanding between the govern- ments of Germany and Italy to fight for each others demands. The foreign ministers of France, Belgium, Eng- land, Italy and Germany are scheduled to meet at Lausanne soon. The Baldwin government is alarmed at the reported alliance between the Mussolini and Hindenburg govern- ments, as British imperialism has been looking upon Italy as a potential Mediterranean ally. The new group- ing is also-a blow to French imperial- ism, whieh aims to prevent the strengthening of German capitalism. The name “security” pact has been changed to “Rhine” pact, because Great Britain has flatly refused to dis- cuss the question of Germany's east- ern frontiers, and would limit negotia- tions to a pact agreeing to support France and Belgium against possible invasion from Germany. France wish- es to make sure that Poland is allow- ed to retain all her territory, as Pol- and is under the thumb of French im- perialism. ‘And the German capital- ists wish to extend their eastern fron- tiers at the expense of Poland. The European imperialist powers are contemplating 2 combined alliance against Soviet’ Russia, b.t are mean- while, fighting to win more boodle at the sxpgpee of thats ott nivale, sone er department, Endérse National Conference. The Weal conferences will endorse the resolutions and constitution of In- ternational Labor Defense that were formulated by the National Defense conference held in Chicago last June and will elect local executive com- mittees to direct the work of the units setup. The first work of the new organizations will be the raising of funds for the Zeigler defense and for supplying aid to the more than one hundred class war prisoners in the jails of America and their families. UNORGANIZED MINERS STRIKE FAYETTE PITS FOR WAGE INCREASES MONESSON, Pa., Sept. 11.W—Over three hundred men are on strike at the two mines of Jamison Coal & Coke Co, at. Perryopolis, according to reports. It is rumored that at least seven hundred miners will strike at the Washington Coal & Coke Co. at Star Junction. The unorganized miners are want- ing more pay and they have been organizing for the past month. ARREST THREE COMMUNISTS ON SOCIALIST PLEA Terms Hillquit Scab NEW YORK, ‘Sept. 11.—Morris Hill- quit, leader of the socialist party, re- turned from England on the British vessel “The Majestic,” which sailed from. Southampton with a crew con- sisting partly of-scabs. On arriving in New York, he declared that he had reserved passage on the boat and could not cancel it, This is the ex- cuse of a leader of the socialist party, allegedly a party of the working class and pretending to represent organized labor, Hillquit was properly met at the pier when he, arrived, by Commun- ists and I, W, W.’s. In the evening the socialist party held a meeting at 10th street and. Second Ave, The Workers (Communist) Party put up a stand at the, opposite corner. Sev- eral comrades. went into the socialist crowd carrying one of the banners SCaptinued on pane 2) ty =