The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 15, 1925, Page 4

Page Four PRESSMEN EXPEL “HARRY SCHECK FROM NO. 3 Other Stoolpigeons and Scabs Are Bounced (Continued from page 1) New York east side gang that murder- ed the gambler Rosenthal, for which Police Lieutenant Baker, Gyp the Blood, Lefty Louis and others went to the chair in Sing Sing. Sam Fox has a nice record up in Minneapolis, the kind that can be seen in a rogue’s gallery. He was stool- pigeon for the police chief of that city during the war, also an agent pro- vocateur. Tom Polston, once said that he would rather cut off his right arm than join Berry's international. What | has happened to convince Tom since then? The “long green” say the print- ing pressmen. Chicago Printing Pressmen’s Union No. 3, elected three delegates to the Illinois Federation of Labor which openg today. Certain of Victory NO# Ge of the men who left the Cuneo plant when the open shop syst- em was inaugurated there, returned. | The men are certain of victory now, if the men continue to show the same solidarity in the future they have shown in the past and if they receive support from the pressmen in other ODS. Berry is trying to break up No, 3 d is busy organizing a dual union. ‘e is trying to split No. 3, so that he deliver them piece meal to the mployers. Berry and his tools are lending out misleading letters to all he pressmen in the city, about the ituation in the union and in the juneo plant. In order to counter the ‘effect of those lies, the following let- ter was sent out by the executive board of No. 3. ‘To Loyal Trade Unionists Chicago, Sept. 12, 1925. To all loyal members of Chicago Printing Pressmen’s Union No, 3. Greeting: The International officers are send- ing out misleading letters to the mem- hers of No. 3 for the purpose of having them transfer their membership to the socalled Pressmen’s Union they are trying to organize, and their ob- ject is to try and put No. 3 out of business. Pay no attention to these letters, pay your dues and assessments at the Office, 543 So. Dearborn St., and all your interests will be taken care of the same as in the past. It is a strange case when the Inter- mational Union tells you to pay your dues to them, and protect your inter- ests, when they are cheapening your ;trade by handing out working cards ‘to anyone who can handle an ojl can (@t_a@ wrench. #2 ‘What kind of protection is their fnethod of filling your jobs, given fou? " '* Don’t fall for their BUNK, stand ‘by and stick with old No. 3 and the assistants of No. 4 who are loyally upholding the principles of true trade unionism. The Chicago Printing Pressmen’s ‘Union No. 3 has been in existence for j@he past sixty years, has had many ups and downs but has never been put out of business, and is going to continue in business indefinitely, re- | Bardless of the strike breaking meth- +ods used against us. By the Executive Board Chicago Printing Pressmen’s Union No. 3. . ‘Turned Down Yellow Letter ‘At the last meeting of’ Franklin Union No. 4, the anti-Communist let- ter sent out by Fitzpatrick and Nock- els was turned down by the member- ship, The letter did not even get to first bases in No. 3. The membership of the two unions, "No. 3 and No. 4 are determined to fight to the end against the crooked tactics of Berry and against the open shop printers. Chinese Diplomat at Nijni Fair. MOSCOW.—in a telegram address- ed to Frumkin, acting People’s Com- missary of Foreign Trade, Li Chia-ao, Chinese representative in the U. S. S. R., who left for the opening of the Nijni-Novgorod Fair together with “other members of the Moscow diplo- matic corps, states that he has been ‘most favorably impressed by the fair “and thanks for the warm reception the guests were accorded at Nijni- Novgorod. If you want to see the Com- munist movement grow—get a sub for the DAILY WORKER. FS) Come to the Next Educational Meeting of the SOUTH SIDE ENGLISH BRANCH WORKERS PARTY OF AMERICA The speaker will be. . MAX BEDACHT _ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 8 p.m. THE DAILY WORKER MASS SUPPORT PILING UP TO RESCUE DAILY WORKER W/'tH militant labor thoroly aroused to the great danger facing it thru possible loss of its DAILY WORKER, the drive to Save the DAILY WORKER is taking on a mass character. This is exactly what is necessary if the DAILY WORKER is to survive, For without the united support of every worker who is willing to fight the battles of the working class, the DAILY WORKER could hardly pass thru this crisis. We are publishing with joy and pride the results of the Save the DAILY WORKER campaign which now increase from day to day. We know that those who have not yet responded do not read these growing lists with a feeling of escape from their re- sponsibilities in the task, but on the contrary will be spurred on to do their utmost in holding up their share. THE DAILY WORKER has been and still is in the most serious situation since its establishment. During this period of peril it must be demonstrated that the most advanced section of the working class is capable of exhibiting its mass character- istics. We are as yet only a small section of the working class. Yet we can show that we are the beginning of a mass movement by showing our ability to act as a mass, all of us moving resolutely towards one objective. That objective is now to save the DAILY WORKER and to put it into a stable financial condition which will enable it to fulfill its mission as the collective organizer of the party and of the working class in the most effective manner. We must make this demonstration, we must mobilize all of the resources of the Workers Party and all the readers in this Save the DAILY WORKER drive. Thus we will n DAILY WORKER from destruction, ¢ ot only save the we will not only have placed the DAILY WORKER on the high road to further progress, but we will in addition offer another proof, a more conclusive and more glorious proof than ever before that we are a real Bolshevik section of the Communist International, American working class to the victory of tion. e Saturday’s Participants in a Growing Mass Movement: Mrs, J. Mack, Chicago... J. Langerak, Grand Rapids, Mich, ... H. J. Johnston, Minneapol John Fuchs, Chicago .. South Slav No, 2, W. cago is Czecho-Slovak, W. P., New York Slovak No. 2, New York. D. K. Georgieff, Chilco, Idah Jewish Br., W. P., Minneapoli: Harry Lawrence, San Antonio, Texas Czecho-Slovak No. 3, Chicago L. V. C., Minneapolis, L. A. Roseland, Minn: Wm, Trap, Grand Rapids, Mich H. A. Zeits, Oak Park, Ill. Lettish Br., W. P., Boston, M: W. L, Philippu Mich, ...... Max Isenberg, Chicago, I! Alex Trachtenberg, New York,, Hungarian Br., W. P., 45, New. York .... English Br., W. New York Hungarian Br., W. Downtown, Yorkville, Jewish Br., W. P., Detroit, Mich. English Br. W. P., St. Louis, Mo. John Minde, ine Island, Minn. J, Heseelsohn, Duluth, Minn..... WwW. P., Ukrainian Br., delphia H. C. Keiser, Reading, P: English, W. P., Albany, N. Y. South Slav. W. P., West Al Wi John and Celestine Weigl, Chi- cago peste einset Dr. J, M. Rouf, Chicago. - Russian Br., W. P., Williams- burg, New York. ut Northwest Eng., W. P., Chicago Wm, Patterson, Zanesville, 0..... Russian Br., W. P., Boston, Mass. ... 2 V. R. Dunne, Minneapolis, Minn. L, Duffy, Detroit, Mich.. J. 0. Johnson, Minneapol Minn. ... Phila- Ukrainian Br., W. P., Buffalo, Minn, ..... oe Wecvrsesseencneventen City Central Committee, W. P., Youngstown, 0, $ 3.00) M, Helander, Minneapolis 1.00 1.00 20.00 5.00 25.00 38.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 5.00 7.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 36.00 W. Blyznuk, Buffalo, N. Y. S. H. Babcock, Conneaut, Henry Wrench, Minneapolis. John Dvojicka, Chicago J. Meinel, Detroit, Mich Israel Baron, Minneapolis S. Zimmick, New York. L. Dykstra, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. A. Hathaway, Minfeapolis.... capable of leading the the proletarian revolu- 5.00 Jewish Br., W. P., Bronx, N. Y. 100.50 Jewish Br, W. P., Coney Island, City Central Committee, W, P., Grand Rapids, Micb..... ae Karl Marx Br., Scandinavian, M, Durward, Grand Rapids, Mich. .... “s P. Robey, Grand Rapids, Mich. E. S. Youngdahi, Minneapoli: Bertha Sauer, St. Paul, Minn. Utica, N. Y., W. P. comrade: A Friend, Chicago, Ill... Finnish Br., W. P., New York... Louis Brodsky, St, Paul. Minn. German Br, Ridgewood W. P., Brooklyn, N. Y.. A. R, Votaw, St. Paul Finnish Br., W. P., Minneapolis O B. Hayden, St. Paul... “ Russian Br., W. P., Portland, Ore. . C, Velchor, Chicago . C. M. DeGroot, Tulsa, Ok’ W. H. Wangerin, Roy Jensen, St. Paul, Minn. . Russian Br., W. P., Downtown, New York . fs B. M. Hoffman, Belle Center, 0. A. Oddie, Brockton, M - S. Slavic Br., W. P., Camden, Ukrainian Br., W. P., Muskegon, Mich, «...... Czecho-Slovak Br., W. Berwyn, Ill. .. Finnish Br., W. P., New elle, N, Y. A Friend, Cleburne, Te: Alex Kutnyak, Milwauke Carl Shklar, Chicago, III. South Slav, W. P., So, Omaha, Neb. Received Saturday .. Previously acknowledged. Total received to date........ 5.00 2.00 15.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 | 10.00 1.00 | IT’S A MASS MOVEMENT OF WHICH YOU SHOULD AND MUST BE A PART. ClOBO Badissccoossosornsove Name? ossseves Street: Blvd., Chicago, Ml. To Save THE DAILY WORKER I am sending you my response to your ‘appeal. I en- Address letters and make checks and money orders payable to THE DAILY WORKER, 1118 W. Washington As Much as You Can and as Soon as You Can | Local 992. (Continued from page 1) The meeting was a@jowrned by the chairman, About two honrs later the klan followers in the union called an- other meeting to order and elect a totally different set of officers. The sub-district officials ' ruled that the first election was legal An appeal was taken to the district board mem ber and he too sustained the first elec- tion. The klan followers then ap- pealed to the district board. On De- cember 2, the District Executive Board of District 12, ruled that the second set of officers elected by the rump meeting were the legal officers of the union. Board Backs, Kluxers. On Dec. 8, one Way before the general election the klan followers were put into office by the District Board. The result of putting these irresponsible members into the offices of the union during the general elec- tion was that the dlections were de- stroyed. This was done by having the Secretary, Alec Hargis, to refuse to sign the return sheet to the sub-dis- trict, thus making the votes of Local 992 void. There is no doubt but that this was deliberately planned. Corbishley and the, other officers that the District Board had decided against appealed to the International Union. A special investigation was held by four international board mem- bers. The district’s ruling was re- versed and a new election ordered. The International Commission super- vised the election. Corbishley and his associates were elected by a five to one vote. Farrington Men Use Bogus Ballots. Following their re-instatement, the officers of Local 992 appealed to the sub-district and district on the quest- ion of the sub-district election that had been destroyed by these discredit- ed members, It is significant that the opponent of Lon Fox, who was elected to the sub-district presidency in the contested election was none other than Henry Corbishley, president of Other locals in the sub- district are also appealing the sub-dis- trict elections charging fraud. At Buckner, for example, it is charged ;that the door of the, miners hall was taken from its hinges and bogus bal- lots substituted for bona fide ones to the number of more than four hun- dred. It is also significant that sever- al decisions have been rendered fay- orable to Local 992 by the District, Sub-District and Arbitration Commis- sion that have not been enforced. The miners of Local 992,‘because of these occurrences feel much resentment to- ward ‘their district’ and sub-district officials. ‘ It is well to keep in*mind these pre- ceeding events. There is a distinct connection between fliem and the in- cidents that followed!}- Coal Company Weighs Illegally. For two years, Lo@al 992 has been having much trouble with the Bell & Zoller Coal Co. over she weighing of coal. At least seven!icheckweighmen have been on the job:and either quit or had to quit because of the refusal of the company to weigh coal correct- ly and legally. The output of Bell & Zoller mine No. 1 is;so large and the system of weighinggso complicated it is impossible for one man to do the work of the chcekweighman correctly as prescribed by law., Local Union 992 decided to put an. assistant check- weighman on to assist the check- weighman. For six .weeks or more | this assistant worked to the entire satisfaction of the men. The company then refused to allow him to continue in his duties. The case. was taken up with the sub-district for adjustment. The morning that the sub-district vice-president, D. B. Cobb came to Zeigler to handle this case, the com- pany ran the cars over the scales so, rapidly it was impossible for the checkweighman to fecord the weights. 612 cars passed over the scales if a space of two hours. An average two hours run would be no more than 475 cars. The checkweighman called Cor- bishley, the president of Local 992 to the scale room and told him that it was impossible to weigh coal correct- ly. Corbishley told the checkweigh- man, “You are under affidavit to weigh coal correctly and if you cannot weigh it correctly, it is up to you to know what to do.” & Men Quit) Mines. A minute later checkweighman walked out of the seale room and no- tified Corbishley to inform the men inside that he refysed to weigh coal and had gone home, The men were notified by Corbishley in these words: “The checkweighman has refused to weigh coal and has gone home.” The men began coming ‘but immediately. At a mass meeting that evening Corbishley advised, the men to return to work and let the sub-district offi- cials handle the under the con- tract. This they did. ‘The company notified Lon Fox, sub- district president that evening, Aug- ust 4, that they demanded the re- moval of the local president, pit com- mittee, vice-president and the check- weighman of Local 992, The next morning, August 5, D, B, Cobb came back to Zeigler to handle the disposal case. Some four days were consumed writing evidence in the case. Prob- ably 100 men testified at the hearing. Only four members of the union gave evidence favoring the company. Many witnesses proved their testimony that these four were guilty of making false statements, ‘* Miners’ Officials Sustain Company. After the evidence had been eom- pleted, sub - dist Vice - President Cobb and B. L, Bet gave a decision within twenty mim ’ time sustain. Miners Demand Convention ing the company's demand for remov- al from the’ office of the officials of Local 992. On August 10, the men refused to work because of their complete dis- satisfaction with the decision, On August 11, avspecial meeting of Local 992 was ordered by sub-district Presi- dent Lon Fox. Several car loads of klan followers drove to West Frank- fort and returned with Cobb, Fox and Darby Babbington, district board member, Sub-district board member Hindman came with them. Frank Skibinski was elected chair- man of the meeting and called it to order at 8:30 p. m. Lon Fox arose and informed the men they would have to elect new officers and go to work, Then Cobb and Babbington told the men they had to return to work. Certain statements made by Fox and Cobb concerning the case were known to be false by every member present. D. B. Cobb was asked by one of the members if he would re-open the dis- posal case if the company would. He replied, “Hell, No!” The men reftfsed to hold new elections and declared their intention of not returning to work, Kluxer Kills Miner, After the meeting adjourned, a klan supporter named Asa Wilson struck old man Bert Farthing, sixty-nine years old, supposedly over some re- mark made by Farthing. This started a general fight in which D. B. Cobb took part by pulling out a blackjack and attempting to, use it. It was jerk- ed from his hand and is now in the custody of the law in Zeigler. Several were injured in the fight. Near the end of the fight Alec Hargis, a klan supporter, appeared at the door with a .38 automatic in his hand. Mike Sarovich was about to leave the hall when Hargis fired at him. The bul- let passed thru Sarovich and lodged in Board Member Hindman. Sarovich died of his wounds a.few days later. That night Alec Hargis was arrest- ed and held for the murder of Mike Sarovich. About the same time, Bert Farthing and son were arrested on a rioting charge. Bond was secured for the Farthings. Eighteen Militants Arrested, On Tuesday evening, August 18, warrants were served on 18 members of Local 922, These warrants charged that 26 members of Local 992 con- spired together for the murder of D. B. Cobb. The warrants were sworn to by Cobb and Fox. Bond was fixed at $2,000.00 apiece and was imme- diately filled. The mine was idle for several days. The men continue to refuse to work until old officers are recognized and until the controversy over the check- weighman is properly settled. It is interesting to note that Lon Fox ap- pointed O. Barry president pro tem of Local 992, the man who, along with Alec Hargis made it possible for Mike Rosho, at that time treasurer of the local, to get away with something like $11,000.00 of the local’s money. At that time, Barry was president and Hargis was secretary. This was in the early part of 1923. Less than two months ago, Alec Hargis was convict- ed of defrauding the benevolent so- ciety of the Local Union of $67.00. Ask Sub-District Convention. We wish to make it plain that no? strike has ever been called by the of- ficers but has been advised against by the officers, Nevertheless, the men have constantly refused to return to work, e It would appear that the officials of Sub-district 9 are determined to push the prosecution of the arrested Zeig- ler miners to the limit. Everyone who was at the meeting in question knows that the charge of conspiracy to murder Cobb is absolutely ground- jess, Nevertheless, these prosecutions represent a serious danger: Conspir- acy is a felony. It carries a heavy penitentiary sentence. There have been in the history of the labor move- ment similar cases in which falsely sworn evidence, and frame-up have made it possible to railroad innocent men to prison. It is believed by many vank and file miners thruout the sub- district that Cobb and other officials of the sub-district are desperate enuf to go thru with such proceedings. We the miners of Ziegler lay these ‘acts before the people of Franklin sounty and particularly ask the min- ors of Sub-district 9 to take note of he facts in this case. We submit these facts in this man- ner for the reason that the little yel- low press refuses to print the facts and only to try stir up class hatred and race prejudice by sending out red scares about Bolsheviks trying to dis- rupt the U. M. of A. Do not be deceived by those who yell “Stop Thiet” to divert attention from them- selves, Signed HENRY CORBISHLEY, M. CRNOEVICH, F. SKIBINSKI, W. BIELSKY, OSCAR FARTHING. NOTE:—We the mniers of Zeigler, ask all miners of this Sub-District No. 9, to help us to get a special sub-dis- trict convention for the purpose of putting this whole trouble before the membership and are entirely willing to be governed by their decision. Developments' show to any fair- minded person that there is no other way to get a fair hearing or justice. We only ask for what every mine worker is entitled to.—Committee. Waiters Sign Two Hotels. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—The Fairmont and Whitecomb hotels have signed with the waiters’ unfon giving a flat raise of 26c a day, instead of the 25c to 50c sliding scale asked. The men of the Palace and the St. Francis are still out and the hotels are advertising for strikebreakers without much success. GARMENT WORKER ARRESTS 60 ON DESPITE PROTEST Shop Chairmen Must Be in Court on 17th (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Despite the condemnation of the joint board’s ter- roristic methods which was expressed at the meeting of the chairmen in Cooper Union, fwo more arrestes were made on the picket line, In front of Hahan & Weingold, 16 West 28rd street, Yetta Friedman of 1676 Bathgate avenue, and Bessie Bailin of 2941 West 33rd street, Coney Island, were taken to Jefferson Mar- ket court on a charge of disorderly conduct and released on $500 a piece bail untilSept, 17. In this same court Eva Zuckerman and Gussie Resnick, who were ar- rested for picketing Roth Customes, Inc., at 550 7th avenye, were fined $15 a piece by Judge Silberman, The four shop chairmen arrested for trying to attend the Cooper Union meeting last night, were ar- raigned in Essex Market court and were released in the custody of their attorney to appear on Sept. 17. Those arrested were William Kleezer of 1652 Washington.avenue; Bella Rat- ford of 1310 Morris avenue; Mary Kerefsky of 460 Eastt 39th. street, and Hyman Kuttler of 4 Hinsdale Ave, Pullman Porters Must Organize in Secrecy (From a Worker Correspondent.) NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 13.—Com- plete secrecy surrounds the Pullman Porters’ Union being organized in this city, as a result of alleged attempts of the Pullman company to prod into the affairs of the men and the union. This was revealed this morning by A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the union. 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