The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 23, 1925, Page 3

| bay 6 -_ a SUSPEND LAW TO AID HARD COAL BOSSES U. M. W. Breaking Its Own Strike NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 21.—That capitalist municipal governments, like all their more important institutions, are willing and glad to help break a strike whenever possible, is proven by the city authorities of New York City and the cities of northern New Jersey suspending all anti-smoke laws to allow for low grade. anthracite and bituminous coal to be used as substi- tutes for that which should be mined by the minérs on strike in the Penn- sylvania anthracite region. The anthracite owners are making hay while the sun shines, selling mil- lions of tons of low grade anthracite which ordinarily is unmarketable, that has piled up around the pits in Penn- sylvania. Lewis Allows Union Scabbing. In addition, the Lewis leadership of the U. M. W. of A,, is aiding the strike breakers indirectly by failure to call out the bituminous miners and allowing bituminous mines to furnish coal to the anthracite market. This is shown,by the increased production in the bituminous fields, production there increasing by six per cemt for thé week ending October 10, over the that of the preceeding week. During that week bituminous pro- ° "duction was 11,696,000 tons, or 688,- 000 tons more than the week before, an increase of 6.3 per cent and the highest weekly output since the mid- dle of January. Total anthracite production during the calendar year up to October 10, ds 61,693,000 tons, or 12.5 per cent lower than the same period of 1924. Coolidge Intervention Not Needed. Meanwhile these “forces of city, state and reactionary union leader- ship are combined to defeat the an- thracite strikers, President Coolidge does not feel that any action on his part is necessary. While he is will- ing to intervene and break the strike he does not feel it necessary as long as the responsibility for strike break- ing is assumed by city, and state au- thorities and by John L, Lewis. That the anthracite strikers would win if it were not for such betrayal by Lewis and the suspension of laws by capitalist authorities, is shown by the admission of big consumers, F. R. Howe, head of a big corporation of builders and managers of apart- ment houses of New York having written to the anthracite operators that there was some basis for the miners’ demand for a wage raise. Howe wrote, in part, as follows: “With the present wave of prosper- ity it seems a bad time for operators to try to force a reduction in the wag- es of coal miners. There is, doubt- less, inflation taking place all over the country, and the general ‘boom’ at- titude of mind. This is a very poor time to force a wage dispute on labor.” . New York Coal Body Proposes Suspension of Anti-Smoke Laws NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—The New York state coal commission has issued an order recommending the suspension of all anti-smoke regula- tions so that soft coal may be used for heating purposes as the strike in the Pennsylvania district has cut off the supply of anthracite. The health commissioner of New York City, Dr. Frank J. Monaghan, intimated that the New York anti- smoke law would be suspended when it was found to be necessary, but that it was not a necessary step at the present. Chicago Furriers (Continued from page one) convention. machine to intimidate you into vot- ing for their candidate, to do’so means to place the organization to re- main in the hands of the incompetent and reactionary Kaufman machine. Our New York brothers make up the majority of the members, They have offered to finance the Montreal strike. This the International refus- ed to accept. Why? For the simple reason that the International wants to assess the members so that only part will go to the strikers, and the other part to go to their depleted treasury. If they had the Montreal strikers’ interest at heart, why then, did they refuse to allow the New York joint board to finance the strike? Kaufman's strength comes from the smaller locals which have not waken- ed to the seriousness of the situation, because it has~not yet been thoroly explained to them. Our paper is not open to the membership. The Chi- cago membership, however, had the opportunity to hear both Brother Gold and Kaufman debate the issues; it was a very, one-sided debate to be sure, the membership were with the New York joint board, and Kaufman cut a very sorry figure. Votes Count—Guard Them. However, applause and approval of a policy is very good, but not enough. Kaufman does not give a_ tinker's damn for the membership as long as he can get, by hook or by crook, the majority of the delegates to the convention. He has expelled the New York joint Back Progressives board, altho he very generously takes You must not allow the|'the per capita tax. He does not want this progressive group in the union but he needs their dough. Altho tak- ing their per capita tax, he will try to keep their delegates from being seated at the convention. The Chi- cago membership should instruct their delegates to vote to seat the New York contested delegates. But what about the Chicago elec- tion? There are so far only four nom- inees, three supporters of the Kauf- man-Milson machine and one progres- sive. Tomorrow is the election. There is still time to nominate two more progressives. The slogan of the Chi- cago furriers should “Away with Kaufmanism; we step with progress.” Support Progressive Policies, Issie Landau is the progressive candidate for delegate to the inter- national convention, he should and will receive the vote of all the mili- tant members of the union who are sick and tired of this looking after the ‘bosses’ interests first, and the workers’ interests afterwards. If you believe in building a pow- erful union based upon the class struggle, if you believe that there should be only one union covering the entire industry, if you believe that the workers should have a labor party to carry the struggle into the political as well as the economic field, then send progressive delegates to the convention. Make each candidate state where he or she stands, and base your choice upon policy and not upon the good looks or the popularity of the indi- vidual. WILL MUSSOLINI TAKE VICTOR = EMMANUEL’S KINGSHIP AWAY NEXT? ROME, Oct. 21—Premier Mussol- ini will take on another cabinet portfolio in addition to the five that he already holds. While Count Volpi is.in the United States negotiating a settle- ment of the American debt, Pre- mier Mussolini will take over di- rection of the finance ministry. Besides being premier, Mussolini now holds the portfolios for foreign affairs, war, navy and air. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE OFFICERS’ MEETING CALLED The district office of the Young Workers League. announced that all branch meetings, of -the league for October 24th, Friday, have been called off, so that a successful meeting of all the Chicago league-functionaries may be held. Very important matters in- volving the growth.and future of the Chicago league will be reported on and discussed and it is absolutely es- sential that all functionaries be pres- ent at the Workers Hall, 1902 West Division St., at 8 p,m. sharp, Friday, October 24, All other league meetings are called off so that a good attendance will be had at the meeting of functionaries, which includes all members of exe- cutive committee and other officers and workers of the Chicago units of the league. Be there on time. Bring your membership card. Coolidge Refuses to Extend Butler’s Leave at Pinchot’s Request WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—President Coolidge probably will deny requests made by the so-called liberal presi- dent to extend the leave of Brig.Gen. Smedley Butler, of the marine corps, to serve as director of public safety in Philadelphia. ne a NEW YORK, ATTENTION! Sunday, October 25, 1925, at 2 P. M. At Yorkville Casino, 210 E. 86th St. The last appearance of the Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky before his bad for the U. S.S. R. An entirely new / it rogram. 1. About new literature and Mayakovsky, speeches by Burliuk, Olgin, Radwansky and Shachno Epstein. 2. Lecture by Mayakovsky on The Poets of the U. 8, S. R. 3. rt of the play, “Mystery-Buff.” 4. Part of the Roem, “The Man”—Mayakovsky in h 5. New poems: Odessa and New York, and others, 6. Five poems by nequest. 7 Answers to questions. Admission’50¢ Pr TTL LLL LLL New York, Attention! Proletarian Festival for the Benefit of the Daily Worker—International Labor Defense ‘ German Section—W. P. SATURDAY EVE., OCT. 24, 1925 Sokol Hall, 525 E. 72nd St. ram Starts Prom OM HHUA :30 P. M. N.Y, CARPENTERS BATTLE DISTRICT COUNCIL FAKERS Unseating Local’s Men Brings Trouble By MIKE ROSS (Worker Correspondent) NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 21—The fakers in the New York District Council of Carpenters were terror stricken over the election of two progressive delegates to the D. C. One delegate was A. Kivowitz of Lo- cal 2717 a liberal and opponent of the present reactionary machine. The other, Morris Rosen of Local 376, a progressive, who was former candidate for general president of the U. B. of C. & J. of A. on the progressive carpenters’ program, and stood for amalgamation, a labor party, job control, trade union unity, rank and file control, and other pro- gressive measures. The Same, Identical Rosen. Rosen was excluded after a dele- gate asked if this is “the same Rosen” that ran for general presi dent. After a protest was raised |they tried to justify their action by the fake reason that he is not a car- penter being afraid to unseat him for running for general president on the program. This was done in order to becloud the real reason for not seating him They did not even take the trouble to give an excuse for unseating A Kivowitz of Local 2717. A committee of Local 376 was sent to the D. C. to speak. While they were waiting for their credentials to be acted upon, John Halkett, president of the N. Y. Building Trades Council, appeared and threatened to throw these terrible reds out if they would not leave immediately, they were then forced to leave. Appoint Delegates Locals Didn't Want. Later in order to free themselves from this “taint of Bolshevism” and purify the atmosphere, the D. C. fak- ers appointed Samuel Goldberg of Lo- cal 2717 to act as delegate in place of the duly elected one, Kivowitz. This Goldberg was accused by Joseph P. Hirch, secretary of the Parquet Floor Layers’ Union, for ask- ing for $2,500 graft in order to give a charter and take them in the Car- penters’ Union. This was sworn to before Justice Gavegan in court. Everything, however, wasn’t peaceful among these birds of a feather. Lo- cal 376 sent out a circular letter and resolution to the locals exposing this frameup and demanding that Rosen and Kivowitz be seated immediately and Local 2717 sent a protest in the D. C, against their illegal action in seating Goldberg. In the meantime the fight carried on by the militants for a five-day week and a $12 per day wage re- ceived such support that the officials of the D. C. in order to cover their own corruption were forced to send the matter out for a referndum vote. Developing a Mass Movement, The militants know that these measures will never be carried out, even if approved by all the members and the fight to seat the militants in the D. C, and oust these fakers is de- veloping into a mass movement. An amendment to the D. C. consti- tution proposed by Local 2163, that D. ©, officials should be elected every year by direct vote, instead of every three years by the D. C. delegates, received the indorsement of about nine locals, despite all oppression, is an attack on the workers.” Benjamin Gitlow. “It is not an attack on me, it THE DAILY WORKER (Special to The fighting near Demirhissar. CHICAGO LABOR DEMAND HORTHY "RELEASE RAKOS! Protest Sent to Chief Henchmen in U. S. (Continued from page one) story of the noble effort, of Rakosi and his comrades in their:struggle tc build the revolutionary working-class movement in the face of the most cruel and devilish persecution and provocatory frame-ups, which fol lowed the overthrow of the Hun- garian Soviet government. He viv idly described the wholesale slaugh- ter and imprisonments that have con tinued ever since. The spirit of the meeting indicatec that the demand for the freedom of these Hungarian comrades would come from tens of thousands of Chi |cago workers when the facts were known, and would continue thruou the period of trial of Rakosi and his associates. * Friday Meeting in Buffalo. BUFFALO, Oct. 21—Protest meet: ing against Horthy murder conspir- acy will be held here next Friday, & p. m., at Labor Lyceum, 376 Wil- liams street. Prominent speakers. oe * Hungatian Protest Grows. WASHINGTON — Protests from Aemrican liberals and from Ameri- cans of Hungarian birth or descent, against the threatened wholesale exe cution or imprisonment,, of alleged plotters against the Horthy, dictator ship in Hungary, have made an im- préssion on Budapest,. This is indi- cated by the anxious attitude of le gation officials who refuse to discuss the, situation. They appear to be astonished that the arrest and re- ported torture of prominent radicals and socialists in Hungary should be- come known in the United States and should lead to public discussion. Horthy -has not indicated whether his prisoners will be tried by court martial or by civil courts. je es Rakosi Meet in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The proposed execution ‘of ‘Mathias Rakosi and his comrades ‘by the Horthy governmen was condemned by workers of this city at a mass meeting held at the Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller street, o1 Tuesday, October 20. The meeting was addressed by Ella Reeve Bloor and was held under the auspices of the local branch of the International Labor Defense. se ® Horthy Government Slows Up. BERLIN, Oct. 21—Reports reaching this city from Budapest indicate that the worldwide protests against the proposed executions of Mathias Rak- osi and his comrades have at least compelled the Horthy government to slow up in its avowed intention to try the workers before drum head court- martial and send them to the gallows or before the firing squad within twenty-four hours after the death sen- tences were passed. The Horthy, government reached the conclusion that the agitation in other countries against his white ter- ror injured. Hungarian interests abroad. Instead of proceeding with the courtmartial as at first proposed it is now reported that the prisoners will be given a civil trial., This change of method by no means im- plies that the executions will not take Place. It is looked upon as a con- cession to liberal protestants who are oftentimes more concerned with the forms of oppression rather than to the results. The Berlin section of the Interna- tional Red Aid declared that there would be no let up in the worldwide campaign to save Rakosi and his com- rades. North Dakota Head Refuses to Appoint Successor to Ladd (Special to The Uaily Worker) BISMARCK, N. D., Oct. 21.—Gov. A. G, Sorlie announced today that he has determined not to appoint a suc- cessor to se out the unexpired term of the life Senator B. F. Ladd and as a result North Dakota will have only one senator at the Decem- ber session @f congress. ** WAR LOOMS AS GREECE MASSES TROOPS: DEMANDS INDEMNITY AN ULTIMATUM TO BULGARIA Daily Worker) ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 21.—In an ultimatum with a 48-hour limit Greece demands that Bulgaria pay an indemnity of 2,000,- 000 French francs, send an official note of regret and punish the officers of the Bulgarian army that participated in the frontier Tho the Bulgarian government claims that the fighting which occurred near the Demirhissar post was the tadjis (irregular bands), the Greek government has evidence showing that the fighting which lasted over twenty-four hours *was the work of the Bulgarian work of comi- vegular army. Following the sending of the ulti- matum, Greece ordered her troops to take up strategic points along the Greco-Bulgar frontier in the Demir- hissar region in Macedonia, northeast of Saloniki. Scouts are watching the massing of Bulgar troops. Any move on the part of the Bulgars to mass troops will mean a declaration of war. After a ministerial conference Greek troops were ordered to Advance along the Rupel valley and invade Bulgarian territory. The commanding officers have been instructed to oc- cupy Petrish, which is the headquar- ters of the Macedonian-Bulgarian committee, and hold Petrish antil Bul- garia has made full amends for the damages done. The Greek army in- tends to also disarm and disband the comitadjis or irregulars that are lo- cated in Petrish and have continual- ly harassed the border posts. HUNT FIFTEEN FOR BOMBING NEGRO CHURCK Fifteen prominent members of a number of southside property “pro- tective” associations are being sought for in an attempt to fix the blame for the bombing of the Bethesda (Negro) baptist church, located on the south- east corner of Michigan Ave. and 53rd street. This church was formerly a Jewish synagogue and was sold to the Negro baptists. The surrounding neighbor hood has been thickly populated with white residents and Negroes are now beginning to settle in the neighbor hood. It is expected that the kla: element which lives in this district is responsible for the bombing. Realtors Behind Bombing One of the Negro detective agencies has found a woman residing in the district who attended a number of meetings of these “protective” asso- ciations, where the bombing of the Bethesda church was discussed. The name of the witness is kept a secret as fears for her life have been ex- pressed if some of the realtors in the district who are behind these associa- tions know her identity. Funds Disappear This woman further testified that funds were raised at a number of ineetings of these “protective” asso- ciations to fight the “invasion of Negroes.” Several of these funds have disappeared. One fund of $100,- 000 which was raised to fight the ‘invasion” has disappeared fron toe southside bank in which the funds were kept. The bombing of the church was carried out by a group from the “protective” associations to frighten the Negro residents in this district to move away and go further to the north where the Negroes are segre- gated in what is known as the “black belt” of Chicago. Negro residents in the district refuse to be intimidated in this manner and have decided to find the guilty culprit and have him punished for the bombing of the chureh. Some eye-witnesses to the bombing say they saw a high-powered automo- bile draw up to the church, out of which a man jumped out and walked up to the church doors. He then re- turned to his the waiting automobile and sped away. A short time later the explosion occurred destroying the entire front of the church. It will ne- cessary to rebuild the church. Windows for blocks around were shattered when the bomb exploded. No one was injured as the church was empty at the time the bomb exploded. ‘ A Page Three Its a Tremendous Jol But Communists © Can Do It! In this space each day will be recorded the names of those who have provided print paper to save THE DAILY WORKER. Fill out this form and rush it in to 1113 W. Washington Bivd. THIS ISSUE of THE DAILY WORKKER is dedi- cated to the North Side English Branch in Chicago, which by its energy and initiative in arranging the first Daily Worker Rescue Party, raised $208.50 to save THE DAILY WORKER. HB biggest job that Communists have so far undertaken in America has been the establishment and maintenance of The DAILY WORKER. In the fall of 1923 the work was started. In the winter ot 1924-1925 another big effort was made in the campaign to insure The DAILY WORKER for 1925. $75,000 was raised originally to establish the Daily and more than $30,000 to insure it for 1925. It looked for a time that the third period of intensified struggle for our Daily would end in failure. At the very least $40,000 will be required to Save The DAILY WORKER. With only a little over $10,000 received it appeared that those who must be relied upon to support their paper were falling down on the job. Now matters are improving again. over $1,000. Tuesday brought over $600. WORKER can be saved. It's a big job, but Communists can do it. TUESDAY'S COMMUNIST LEGION: Saturday and Monday yielded If this keeps up The DAILY O. Pincus, Bronx, N. Y....... Wi 2008) yn, N.Y, acts 4.00 Anonymous, Brooklyn, } 1.00] A. Rye, Port Angelo, Wash 3.00 Sam Solomovitch, Brooklyn. 1.50] V. S. Ware, Santa Barbara Br., K. Brseowski, Akron, O.... ey 8.00: W. P.,. Solinas, Ca! L, B, Hillenges, So. Chicago, Ill. 5.00)J. P., Jr., San Franci Franklin P. Brill, Williamsville, L. Cooper, Brooklyn, N. Y. 5.00|M. David, Oakland, Cal, A, Hetenye, New Yor! 5.00]Ruth and David True, (collect- Tony Kontos, New York 5.00] ed by Wm. True), Creston,O, 2.00 K. L, Henderick, Chicago 2.00)Helen L. 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Hauser, Chicago ..... 3.00 delphia, Pa. eid 1.00 Nelson Dewey, Edgewater, Colo. 1.00|M. Ebenhe, Kenosha, Wis. ... 6.00 J. Kamson, Milwaukee, Wis 5.00 | Finnish Branch, Workers Party, Cleveland, 0., Slovak Br., W. P. 5.00} Winlock, Wash. .... .- 10.00 M. Kahn, New York 5.00| Finnish Branch, Workers Party, J, Gartleman, Cincinnati, O. 1,00 Ely, Minn. eee Jewish Br., W. P. Pittsburgh, Mary Ostrow, Los Angeles, Pa, ‘ 30.00 Calif. ene awe . 25.00 S. Fargotstein, Galveston, Tex. 6.00;Tom Swain, La Jolla, Calif. 5.00 Detroit, Mich., Lithuanian W. P. 10.00) E. K. Field, Detroit, Mich. 5.00 Great Neck, N. Y., Lithuanian loyd Ramp, Rosenburg, Or 1.05 W. P. 5.00] North Side English Branch, Schenectady, N. Y., Lithuanian Chicago, TL... -- 18.50 Wz Pa, ow: citneeereee 6,00] Finnish Branch, Worke' Braddock, Pa., Lithuanian W.P 5.80] Buffalo, N. Y. .... eeccsseene 65,60 J. Sonick and Wm. Mollard, Lettish Branch, Workers Party, Turtleford, Sask., Can... 2,00| Cleveland, Ohio . see 10,00 Paul Lawin, Granite City, IT 1.00 ucational Singing So- South Slavic Br., W. P., Phila- y, Cleveland, Ohio .......... 6.00 delphia, Pa. .. He 00 | Bobb and S. Gaster, San Ber- District 15, New Havenn, Conn. nardino, Calif. Se Russian Br. 2, Detroit, Mich..... Amstutz and 'S, Fanara, Jennie Rincus, Newllano, La. Kansas City, Kans. sve 2.00 Nicola Kovacheff, Niagara Falls, English Branch, Workers Party, ee is _ 18.00| . Kansas City, Kans. soe 28.00 Pittsburgh, Pa, N. S. English Joseph Cremo’ Duluth, Minn. 2,70 W. P. ... _ 97.50]: H. Hallet, Faribault, Minn, 1,00 Astoria, Long Island, N. Y., L. Smith, Rochester, N. Y. 1.00 Watkers Party coirades (ook M. Saline, Cumberland, Wis. 2.00 lected by C. Brendel, A. J. Sturcevant, San Francisco, Kish, Jack Aconsky, Nicho- Mende moe a las DeFrank, John Libertto, Walter Carter, San Francisco, Jos. Maugeri, G. A. 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