The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 19, 1925, Page 5

we nae a7 THE DAPLYY WORKER Page Five LEFT WING IN BATTLE AT THE CARMEN'S MEET Convention at K. C. Is Scene of Struggle KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 17.—The convention of Railway Carmen now meeting at this city is attended by about 700 delegates, Ae usual, President Ryan and a horde of vice-residents and various types of “me-toos” are standing pat for the hoary principles of . craft separation and political reaction of the regular union bureaucracy. But there is a left wing. Brother Scott Kipple of St. Paul is leadi:s about fifty left:.wing delegates in a fight for amalgamation, a labor party, opposition to, class’ collaboration schemes such as the B, and O, plan and. for many progressive . measures. While the left wing is numerically overwhelmed, the official machine is having no happy time as the left wing delegates are spunky and full.of fight for their program which. cannot be answered by the reactionaries, “Bill” Green, the successor of Gom- pers as head of the A. F. of L., has spoken, but said little. He mildly criticized capital for not “playing fair” and aid that labor will not. obey the anti-labor injunctions of courts, but he upholds capitalism of which capitalist courts are a necessary part and which are inevitably anti-labor. Keating of the railway union’s paper Labor emitted his customary drivel. Upholstered Colonel Bewails Revolutions of “Backward” Peoples NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.— Col. James EB. Edmunds in an address be- fore the American Legion, declared that there were eight hundred © mil- lions of black, brown and yellow men who have learned to demand the high- er standards of living. The colonel deplored the fact that congress was loathe to spend a few score millions of dollars to maintain and-enlarge the army, which,he claim- ed was now a skeleton amd asked that women use their influence as in- dividuals and organizations with their representatives in congress to insure enforcement of the defense iact: Mr. Edmunds received his military title while serving on the governor's staff. Pennsy Industry Kills 195° HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 17.=(FP) ‘Pennsylvania industry killed» 195 workers in accidents during August. One hundred and thirty-four were per- manent disabled and there were 15,007 cases listed under the heading of tem- porary disability. So reports the state workmen's compensation bureau. Boy Falls to Death in River NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Six-year-old Harold Bernstein; missing youngsters, was hurled to his death in the East River because he would hot be bullied by bigger boys, police learned today. LEWIS AND PINCHOT CONFERENCE PREPARES ARBITRATION BETRAYAL OF THE ANTHRACITE MINERS’ STRIKE (Continued from page 1) United Mine Workers and his oath as officer of the union. After the conference Monday at Governor Pinchot’s summer home at Milford, Pa., the governor issued the following statement: “Mr, Lewis and I have had what to me has been a very interesting and knowledge-imparting conversation. ‘We have each agreed that what was said by the other shall be held con- fidential. I may say that in addition to our discussion of the anthracite situation, we have gone into the mat- ter of freight rates for the western and central Pennsylvania fields to tidewater and the Great Lakes. Be- cause of my very great interest in this matter I have been especially glad to get the ‘benefit of Mr. Lewis’ point of view.” Just why all the secrecy is some- thing that needs explanation and the miners are preparing to demand of John L, Lewis why he enters into a conférence whos purposes are so questionable as to necessitate a promise of secrecy. in the Tri-District. Such outstand- ing organs of capitalism as the New York Times: comments thus on the possibility of another treacherous “arbitration” of the miners’ demands by Governor Pinchot: “While the governor again em- phasized that his conferences are not intended as preliminaries to inter- vention, the impression is’ strong among observers that both he and the two men he has talked with, feel their meetings may have more conse- quences than merely to furnish the in- formation which Mr, Pinchot says is at present his only objective.” Bitter comments are heard from rank and file miners of the Progres- sive Miners’ Committee movement, pointing out that Lewis’ statement is a direct invitation to arbitration, which has been condemned by Lewis himself at the beginning of the strike, While the miners are prepared to hold out indefinitely, it is pointed out, Lewis is surrendering at a time the strike is only two weeks old. Lewis, when “arbitration” was urged by the operators before and at But regardless of what Lewis may wive as an excuse,'the evidence all indicates that Lewis is preparing the ground for a sell-out of the miners’ demands on a basis of compromise, and this is decfedly the correct evi- dence from Lewis’ statement given to the press along with Governor Pincliot’s. He said: “I greatly appreciate the intense interest of Governor Pinchot in the anthracite mining situation as ex- emplified in our very interesting con- versation of today, “The mine workers and the public should recall the great service rendered by the governor in a sim- ilar controversy two years ago. While the purpose of my visit here was in no way related to the pos- sibility of public intervention in the present controversy, yet | feel that the exchange of information will be greatly valuable in any future settlement that may take place, “I heartily approve of the actioncot the governor in interesting himself in the question of freight rates as affecting the interests of the coal in- dustry in Pennsylvania.” That the ground is. being laid fora compromise betrayal of the anthracite miners’ demands is not the impres- sion merely of the Progressive Minets SL Pl _ Schuykill Haven. Port Carbon Minersville .. Wilkes-Barre Scranton .., Minersville . Seltzer City New Philadelphi: Middleport .. Girardville Tuscorora Tamaqua McAdoo .. Old Forge Mahoney Cit: Tamaqua . Time Exeter 'vening, 24 Luzerne fternoon, 24 Reading Evening | 25. Plymouth Nanticoke .... West Scranton OUR DAILY A SLIP WITH NEW LINES. 4717. 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The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 8 years, A 6 year size requires 1% yard of 32 inch figured material and % yard of ae material, if made as illustrated. entire dress of is required. Pattern mailed to ‘any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps, NOLICE 3 TO PATABRN BUYERS The we RK ER pattern dopartinent Sate tee nished by a New pattern ufact puree, of patterns Delivery 74 t= terns ordinarily 9 will take at Toaae io ‘s from the date of the not become impatient delayed. VASHIO! Send 10 1) your pattern is i-th geefrety NOTI e Fait’ al winter 192 928-26, color’ t ing, 6 tinusesne, of the vartous sail-vadunble- bimte to the bons to-the home t pt. Afetrnoon, 19 “Afternoon, a1 Afternoon, 22 yet ‘sma the beginning of the strike, condemn- ed it, and stated very definitely that the anthracite miners had gotten their belly full of arbitration two years ago and wanted no more of the same. Yet Governor Pinchot was the one who was directly responsible for the last arbitration sell-out, of which Lewis complained of double dealing, saying that when he had left the arbitrators at 11 o'clock one night with a tentative acceptance of certain minimum awards to be granted the miners, these awards had been cut in two before the next morning when the final judgment of the “arbitrators” was made pub- lic. He insinuated that the oper- ators had brought influence to bear on the arbitrators over night, Now, say the miners, Lewis talks of the “great services rendered by the governor two years ago.” The miners are bitterly opposed to arbitration and if Lewis accepts any compromise of their demands they will condemn both traitors and arbitrators, To rouse the strikers of the an- thracite to a realization of the dan- gers they face of betrayal and to rally them for determined struggle for vic- tory the Progressive Miners’ Com- Mittee is announcing a series of mass meetings thruout the anthracite region df which the following is a partial list of dates, places and speakers: Speakers Ben Gitlow, Pat Toohey Buknis and Toohey Ben Gitlow and Thos. Howells Gitlow, :Zalpis,*Toohey Gitlow, Zalpis, Toohey -Buknis and Thos. Howells -Buknis and Thos, Howells en Gitlow, August Valentine en Gitlow, August Valentine juknis and Thomas Howells Ben Gitlow and Pat Toohey Ben Gitlow and Pat Toohey” Buknis . Gitlow, Toohey, Caverini Buknis Buknis Gitlow, Zalpis, Italian Gitlow, Zalpis, Toohey .. Buknis Gitlow, Zalpis, Valentine Gitlow, Zalpis, Toohey Gitlow, Zalpis, Toohey Other meetings are to follow later, and the committee announces that Zalpis and Buknis will speak in Lithuanian, while all meetings will be addressed by other spekers in Italian, Russian and other languages. Miners also want to know from Lewis just what they are to gain from the class collaboration scheme of helping the bituminous operators of central and western Pennsylvania get “freight rates reduced.” The cap- italist press is openly stating that miners’ locals of the sceond and fifth districts are going to “intervene in the interest of lower bituminous rates if they can do so legally and make common cause with the operators,” Daily Worker Picnic in Denver, Colo., Sunday DENVER, Colo., Sept. 17. — Our DAILY WORKER picnic to raise im- mediate funds will be held on Sun- day, Sept. 20, at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colo, In case of rain an entertainment be held at the Labor Lyceum near West Colfax and Julian streets at 7 in the evening. Soviets Restore Palace MOSCOW, (Tass)-—The restoration workshops of the central scientific board are reported to be completing the full restoration of Peter the Great's historical palace in the Lenin- grad Summer Park. The restorative work has been very carefully done, all the available descriptions and other materials having been thoroly studied for the purpose, PROPOSE: SAVING $33,000: OUT OF CITY ‘JANITORS “Cut Wages,” Demand Church-going Hypocrites MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 17.— The Taxpayers Association, a dummy organization of the Citizen's Alliance put in a bid to take over city hall janitorial work at a saving of $33,000 a year, The proposal was brot before a public hearing’ of the finance com- mittee of the city council held to dis- cuss wage reductions for city workers. These christian ladies and gentle- men protested the wage that the city janitors are getting, as being too high. It is $125 per,gmonth, They want to cut it down as low as $60 per month, by substituting women workers for the present janitors. These social-hypocrites, said that a great injustice was being done the janitors who work for $90 per month, while the city janitors were paid Third Friday, Sept. 18, 1925. Bakers and Cont., 3420 W. Roose. velt. Bookbinders, 175 W. Washington St., 6 p. -m. Broom Maker Building Tra Washington, Carpenters, 175 W. 10 W. Harrison St. Council, 180 WwW, Washington. Carpenters, 2705 W. 36th St. Carpenters’ Dist. Council, 180 Ww. Washington St. Carpenters, 4339 S. Haisted St. ¥ Electricians, 2901 W. Monroe St. Electricians, 4141 W. Lake St. Electricians, R. R., 324 8. Halsted Firemen and Enginemen, 5438 S. oe St. anes Workers, Emily and Marsh. Hod Carriers, Monroe and Peoria Garment Workers, Joint 328 W. Van Buren’ st. 113 §, Ashland Biva. ach 113 §. Ashland Blvd. Painters, 2346 So. Kedzie Ave. Painters, School and Shi Painters, 3140 Indiana Ave. Painters, 3140 Indiana Ave. Pattern Makers, 119 S. Throop St. Plumbers, 9261 8. Chicago Ave. Railway Carmen, Village Hall, Kol- 3 1332 ‘Carmen, Village Hall, Kol- 5445 S. Ashiand 20 W. Randolph St. 9 Glinton St. Ft. Dearborn Hotel. , 1636 E. 64th St. Railroad Carmen, Ralhwaiy Cleri Railway Clerk Railway Clerks, Railroad Train $125, as they were compelled to pay taxes to help support the higher paid city workers, According to their so- phistry, one would think that they were deeply comcerned about the wel- fare of the taxed janitors,.who are propertyless, and, consequently, pay no taxes, Janitors are Peons Data furnished the writer by the Janitors’ Union reflects some inter- esting light on the subject of janit- ors’ wages in Minneapolis. In the first place, only a very small number of them are paid $90 a month those in big office buildings, The vast ma- jority fall far below that wage. The wages range from $65 to $70 a month. There are a great number of janitors who take charge of the building for the use of an apartment. In most cases the wife and older Help Us Out! A great amount of work has to be done, {in the office. More work than our office can speedily handiey If you can Spare a ittle time—c’mon over, There’ ™ folding, inserting, sealing, sidiintne—jist loads of all kind of work. To help the DAILY WORKER when it, eapegially needs help—c'mor over!::" children of the janitor are included in the hire pf the janitor. So that all the labor power of the janitor’s family ig at the disposal of the apartment owner, What the Move Is The propaganda of the taxpayers’ association is) a screen to cover the capitalist aldermen in the city council who are determined to slash the wages of the city workers. This must be done under cover of camouflage. It is supplied the Citizens Alliance. The attack pen the wages of the city workers, 18, morever, another step taken by the capitalists, to lower the general standard of living for all Minneapolis workers. ‘It if recogniz- ed by the capitalists that onte the wage levels of ‘the city workers are lowered, ‘the “6thier workers wil te deprived of their living standards with- out much difficulty, since, the wages of the city workerg were regarded as a sort of general, scale for common la- bor, ae Smith Smashes Union. It is now bécoming very plain to all the city workers, just what the act- ion of Paul J. Smith means, in refer- ence to his ‘splitting up the solid compact organization of the City and County Employes’ Union last spring. Following closely upon Smith cut- ting up of the union, the capitalist are also adopting Smith’s isolation tactics, in their war on the city work- ers, They first select one section to lick, Then, section after section will follow. Since Smith has divided up the city workers into so many slices, the capitalists are taking his slices and chewing them up. The labor fakers who stood by, while Smith committed this organiza- tional crime, are now spilling croco- dile tears on behalf of the city work- ers. We think that it is not amiss, to remind the city workers, that croco- dile tears are perfectly worthless to deal with the crisis, a strong union putting up a united front against the capitalists, would be an .instrument that could stop them. It is to the credit of the Commun- ists, that they fought the Paul J. Smith policy of breaking the solidar- ity of the city and county workers, Scandinavian Museum Directors MOSCO, U. S..S8. R.—A group of directors of the Scandinavian mu- seums, who attended the recent Scan- dinavian congress, have come to Leningrad to inspect the museums. The group includes Prof. Wattergren, director of the Swedish National Mu- seum; Prof. Schleman, director of the Danish Royal Museum, and others. aa Hod Carriers.Arrested in Strike DERBY, Conti.;" Sept. 17.—(FP)-- Three members of the Hod Carriers and Building Laborers’ Union were ar- rested in the strike to bring wages up to 67% cents’ from 60 cents an hour. The union {s waging a fight in some of the Connecticut cities against the open shop conditions prevailing for the laborers. Trainmen, 3349 North Ave. Railroad Trainmen, 9120 Commer. cial Ave. Sheet Metal Workers, Ashland and Van Buren. South Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly, 9139 Commercial Ave. Hands, 412 Capito! Bidg. Mounters, 3609 Wolfram ‘Ave. Teachers (Women), coe City Glub Rooms, 4:30 Telegraphe (Com.)”'812' 8. Clark » 19 W. Adame Street, Union Label League 220 Ashland Biva. otherwise stated Ss. (Note--Unless meetings are at § 9. m.> AS WE SEE IT | (Continued from page 1) A combination of oppression and knowledge is a powerful one. eae ORMAN Hapgood is no longer in- terested in the Soviet govern- ment. The novelty of the experiment is wearing off and the jaded liberal is on the lookout for new thrills. Hap good sees England as the champion of liberalism, The tories carry out ad- vanced “socialist” programs, he says. Between British liberalism and Italian fascism, the philosopher can bé' per- petually entertained says Hapgood. This is the width and depth of,Hap- /g00d's brain. He is a typical Heérst scribbler. 4 ** 4 APGOOD fails to see, or does not want to see, the underlying econ- omic cause that produce a proletarian dictatorship in Russia, a fascist. capitalist dictatorship in Italy. pseudo-democracy in England,, ape sees only. “ideas” floating in. space, Not the clash of economic forces, hut, the intellectual warfare between, dif- ferent conceptions, This is where,our shallow bourgeois “thinkers” , fall down. When capitalism in Britain gets seriously worried, it will attempt to prolong its life by a dictatorship, just as it did in Italy, and as it. did in Germany when it was threatened by revolution. Capitalism operates ‘in all countries under whatever »form that suits its dominent section best. That is about all there is to Hap- good’s nonsense on democracy and dictatorship. * Dispute Between Bricklayers and Trowelmen Still On NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—(FP)—No peace settlement was reached at con- ferences between the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterérs International Union and the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Finishers Interfational Association, say officials of the latter organization. Two more building strikes have occurred in the dispute, bricklayers quitting jobs on the 8t. Nicholas convent and the new St. James church, both in Atlantic City, when plasterers began decorative work, 100°, By UPTON SINCLAIR. A splendid propaganda story of a Labor spy—written by a master propagandist. The kind of a book to hand to your shop-mate after you have read it. 25 CENTS Order from THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, Perth Amboy Juniors Carry Off Honors at Youth Day Celebration By. JAMES SZEPECY PERTH AMBOY, N.-J., Sept. 14 (By Mail)~~Perth Amboy:celebrated Inter- national Youth Day,, with a meeting and entertainment at, Workers’ Home, Frederick Engels Junior group saying the workers’ pledge’ and singing The International Comrade Peter of the Junior group recited the Juniors call. The program also ineluded the sing- ing of revolutionary: songs by the Juniors, such as, Hold the Fort, The Young Guards, Preacher and the Slave, Working Men Unite, etc., sing: ing being led by Comrade M. Skapi- netz of the Jurior group. There was al#6 a one act play call: ed The Builders, the program given by the Junfors. The Perth Amboy Juniors true to their slogan are al- ways ready, were certainly ready for Youth Day. They were applauded many times for their singing and act- ing. Striking Cinnialine of Minneapolis Is Honored with Jail MINNEAPOL! is, Minn., Sept. 17— Sam Smoliack; a striking capmaker at the Alco Cap Co., 122 North 4th St., was arrested yesterday on the picket line, The boss and the foreman swore the warrant out for his arrest. “intimidation.” Smoliack is charged with calling the scab foreman “dirty strikebreaker.” He was released on $25.00 bail. The strike against the Alco Cap Co. was declared a couple of weeks ago, when the boss locked out 11 union capmakers, members of Local No. 12 of the Capmakers’ Union. The boss has a conszant attendance of police to intimidate the pickets. Smoliack’s trial comes up Fri Springfeld mY to Hear Corbishley Tell Zeigler Story SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 17.--Hen- ry Corbishley, president of the Zeigler, Ill, local union of the U. M. W. of A. —although deposed by the Farrington sub-district machine—will speak at the Carpenter's Hall in Springfield on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Corbish- ley tells the story of how the K. K. K. has joined with the officials of the miners’ union to break the union and {has even murdered miners in their union hall. 40 Cents For Skilled Workers, Holland, Mich., Sept. 17.—Skilled woodworkers and machinists in and about Holland, Mich,, are being paid 35 and 40 cents an hour, according to-an experienced worker who applied at many shops for a job at 45 cents and was told everywhere that his Price was too high. The Holland chamber of commerce has successful- ly kept automobile plants out of the neighborhood so far. It fears that wages will go up in the other indus- tries if the concerns locate here. th A most interesting debate between two well known men on the subject: “IS THE SOVIET IDEA APPLI- CABLE TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION?” 308 Elm St., in the evening. Comrade Weisbord.of the Y. W. L spoke on the significance of Interna- tional Youth Day and the Junior movement Comrade Esther German of the lo- cal Frederick Engels Junior group acted as chairman of the meeting in @ capablé mann The meeting ‘was opened by the] The charge is based upon vege A steady picket line is maintained. | The Official Report of Delegation to Soviet Durofiex Covers Bertrand Russell- Scott Nearing Debate Fight the Zeigler Frame-up! They are framing-up on Zeigler. | They are trying to break the Zeigler spirit. They removed Zeigler's fighting Union officers. ; They murdered Mike Sarovich. They arrested 26 of his com- rades, | They are trying to railroad 15 of them to the penitentiary. The mine bosses, the Ku Klux |Klan, Farrington’s machine and the State Power are all lined up in this dastardly conspiracy against the Zeigler miners, iThe Danger Is Great! TIME IS PRESSING! ___ HURRY UP with HELP! International Labor Defense is on the job. Attorneys have j been engaged. Funds are neces- | sary at once. ACT QUICKLY! international Labor Defense, 23 South Lincoln Street, Chicago, Ii. Here is my contribution $. for the defense of the Zeigler miners. SENd ME vncernnn€ollection fists and 1 will try to get some money from my friends, NAME ...... ADDRESS .. ciTY To those who work hard for thelr money, | will cave 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIS~ 645 Smithfield Street. PITTSBURGH, PA. LSS ss RUSSIA TODAY e British Trade Union Russia With Charts and Maps, Art Work by FRED ELLIS. $1.25 $1.75 Cloth Bound