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

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. II. No. 285. ¥ ». ALABAMA MINE B G1 MINERS; CAPITALISM AND RELIGION PARALYZE PROTEST (Special to The Dally Worker) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 11—Of the estimated 61 dead coal miners blown to pieces and burned to death in the non-uniort Overton mine owned by the Alabama Fuel and Iron company, the bodies of six white men and 44 Negro miners were recovered yes-| terday. The known dead number fifty-three, the other eight be-| ing yet not found in the lower w The Alabama Fuel and Iron company is a gigantic and rich corporation connected with the It owns 36,395 acres of coal lands in Alabama alone, and 1,628 acres in the Kentucky scab coal viol aan oi. ike 8 ea ers dell lad 8 AS WE SEE IT By T.. J. O')FLAHERTY RITAIN’S steel war dogs are growling in the Mediterranean Sea and ready to bark if the Turks continue to place obstacles in the way of the British oil magnates who are anxious to get their paws on the Mosul oil deposits. Only a few days after the Locarno pact was signed amidst hallelujahs from pacifists all over the world! It need not surprise anybody to see a nice little shindy| kicked up in the event of hostilities between Turkey and England. Just now France is co-operating with England against the Turks, in return for English co-operation against the Syrians. For the.moment both pirate powers are putting up a united front for the sake of “civilization.” But one can never tell how long this holy unity may last. ee ENERAL FENG, who needs no in- troduction to you, is pounding at the gates of Tientsin in Chihli prov- ince, formerly a stronghold of Wu Pei Fu, whois now looking around tor a faction to line up with. Chang} whether or Tsolin.. is. between. two._..minds whether to take a short sea voyage or stay at home and commit suicide. The odds are in favor of the journey as he is credited with having made his yens while the sun shone. With the likely fall of Chang Tso-lin Feng should not have mueh trouble cleaning up the rest of the Chinese tuchuns in the pay of the foreign cap- italist powers. The imperialist press feels very distressed over the civil war in China, tho they are not shed- ding any tears over the bloodshed in Morocco and Syria. Which is easily accounted for: wee HOSE of you who were inclined to. sympathize with Andrew Mel- lon for his“laborious work in the treasury department should read Senator Couzen’s report on the op- eration of the taxation experts of the treasury and save your tears for a worthier purpose. It appears that one oil company of which Mellon is the principal owner pocketed over four million’ dollars unpaid taxes which a corporation not in such a friendly standing with the treasury would be compelled to fork out. Be- tween bootlegging his distilleries and (Continued on page 2) NORTH CHINA STILL BOILS IN CIVIL WAR (Special to’ The Daily Worker) PEKING, Dec. 11,—After eighteen hours spent in going eighty miles the international train from Tientsin ar- rived under guard of various imperial- ist troops, There is little fighting but much preparation going on in the area. Feng continues to throw troops into position against General Li Ching-lin, governor of Chihli, who is also en- gaged fighting the soldiery from Honan province to the south, Rumors of Japanese aid to Chang Tso-lin, who is hard pressed near Mudken, are unconfirmed, altho Tokio dispatches say that the Japanese aiding Chang, especially with money. Chang is said to be preparing to make a last stand in the hill country on the Lido river against Kuo Sung- lin’s troops, now gathered in mutiny against the former “war lord of Man- churia.” Chang’s chances are, how- ever, very inuch against him doing more than postpone the end... He is, despite this, calling in reinforcements from the north and making ready to detond Mukden. Subscription Rates: Sussias hick oy eg ere eT. year. e ” 2, xh iy. On RDERS orkings, steel trust and New York banks. fields. It operates on $6,397,723 capital and in 1922 made a gross profit of $748,622. Company to Blame. Yet this rich corporation failed to jestablish safety devices and the leprinkling system to keep down dust tiat causes explosions, and as a re- jBult there are 61 dead miners in the Overton mine, most of them Negroes. Neither has there been any effort jon the part of the Lewis machine of jthe United Mine Workers’ of Amer- |ica to organize these miners who re- jmain unorganized, not because they Prefer it, but because they need the |power of the U. M. W. of A. to suc- eed in establishing the union there. The whole situation is typical of the industrial oppression existing in jthe United States. Om the board of \directors of the Alabama Fuel and |Iron company is Valentine E, Macy, Macy is also |a New York capitalist. director of the Mechanics’ and Metals’ National Bank, the Union Trust com- ipany, the Bank of Long Island, the | Manufacturers’ Commercial company and the Queensboro Gas and Electric company. Interested in Child Labor! But Mr. Macy has also an “interest | |in labor and philanthropy,” as may | be soon at is indifference to 101 white or black bits so long as dividends roll in, but in his opinion the fact that he is vice-prasident of the €ivié* Fadera- tion, the leading institution of f6fmal class collaboration composed of rap- italist, labor and “publici! *represen- tatives. eay Mr. Macy is also cofeerned over jchild labor, tho one would not think (Continued on Page 4) EDISON ELECTRIC STRIKE TIES UP CICERO FACTORY |Metal Workers No. 115 Has Fighting Pickets By A Worker Correspondent After a number of workers had been) | fired for union activities, a strike has| been declared against the Edison Elec.) | trie Appliance Co., on 52nd and 19th) Sts., Cicero. The company operates two shops, one on 54th and Taylor Sts., and the plant mentioned above, which manufactures electric ovens and employs mostly sheet metal work- ers. The strike has been called by the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Alliance, Local 115, and most all the | men responded to the strike call and are maintaining an effective picket line around the plant. , The. men employed in the Edison Appliance have been attempting to organize for some time and force this open shop concern to pay a living wage. The company, thru it spy sys- tem, began a systematic firing of all men suspected for union activities, Boss Used Threats. . First, two of the most active men Johnstone, now in Philadelphia attending the | THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the) Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, ‘SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1825 «<q» N UNANIMOUS FOR LABOR PARTY Messages Announce the Release of Ben Gitlow News of the release of Benjamin Gitlow fron Daily Worker yesterday at press time th Workers’ Union as representatives of this pap! Ben Gitlow, well known labor leader and tentiary after the United States supreme cou already served two and a half years of his term, on in the labor movement and the I. L. G. W. demanding his pardon from Governor Al. Smit The messages from Dunne and Johnstone convention by unanimous vote and amid great énthusiasm. of New York. ma ee 71 Rewarding “Efficiency” The Santa Claus of the Anthracite Sing-Sing penitentiary in New York came to The dispatches from William F. Dunne and Jack invention of the International Ladies’ Garment smmunist, was recently committed to the peni- ad reaffirmed his conviction in 1920. ‘Tremendous agitation for his release was carried | convention now in session has gone on record | He had id that Gitlow had been invited to address the meccccte Cocoon, THREE VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORKER CORRESPONDENTS’ PAGE Three valuable prizes will be offered for the three best Worker Correspondents’ stories sent this coming week, beginning Monday, Dec. 14th. These will be published on the Friday, Dee» 18th, Worker Correspondent’s page of The DAILY WORKER. The first prize is ithe much valued book by Nikolai Bukharin, “Historical Matérialism”; the second prize, “Whither England” by Leon Trotzky andithe third prize the original of the cartoon by R. Logan, framed, the reproduction of which will appear in this page,~ Tomorrow is Sunday. Write your story and send it in, party workers as well as party membérs are included im this contest. Any worker can be a Worker Correspondent. Send albcocntributions to: Editor, DAILY WORKER, 1113 West Washington Blvd. Chicago, Non were fired for attempting to organize (Continued on page 2) GAMES DANCING And». Freiheit Orchestra, Soloists, Dancers and Russian Balalaika Tea. Ukrainian Juvenile Quartet. Other Features—Lettish, Jewish, ; and Polish. COME EVERY DAY: nal Ill, Today’s Worker Correspondence Department in Page Two. J International Labor 0 BEST REFRESHMENTS » PRIZES AUCTION HELP THE ZEIGLER MINERS |Sigman Majority on Paper Against - Trade Union Unity By J. W. JOHNSTONE, (Special to The Daily Worker? PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11. — Sig- man’s paper majority in the Interna- tional Ladies’. Garment Workers’ Union convention yesterday defeat- ed the resolution on world trade union unity by a vote of 158 to 113, repre- senting less than 30 per cent of the members. It is clear that Sigman’s control is mechanical. / Marks and Helperin pointed out the need of international working class solidarity to combat international capitalism. Hochman defended Am- sterdam as the “champion of the working class,” claiming it~had 21,- 000,000 members and that the Red In- ternational was trying to destroy Am- sterdam, He contended that there was no need for a new international. (Continued on page 4) GOOD DANCE ORCHESTRA BARGAINS _ LT efense Bazaar Saturday Night—Sunday Afternoon (2:30) and Night, NORTHWEST HALL, North Ave. and Western Ave. December 12 and 13, 1925 Lots of Fine Articles, Exhibit of Articles made byClass-War Prisoners—Do Your Holiday B uying. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. LADIES’ GARMENT (Special to The PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. unanimously adopted a resolutio second big international within t party the movement to call a con tee to carry the agitation for a celerated, | Struggle Continues. ij The’ bitter conflict between the left wing delegates and the supporters of | the Sigman machine continued’ today with the reaction getting decidedly the worst of it in debate. The Sigman machine suddenly became an ardent} supporter of the Civil Liberties Union as the guardian of the politi | al privileges of the workers today | when the endorsement of wie Inter-| national Labor Defense came before | the convention in the form of a reso- lution signed by 23 local unions re- presenting a substantial majority of} the membership. The _ resoliftions | committee report referred the matter | to the incoming executive board and the left wing took sharp issue with this recommendation. Delegates Wor- | tis, Morgenstein and Zack spoke | against the committees’ report while | Antonini, Feinberg and Hochman sup-| | ported it. The report of, the commit- | tee was adopted by a vote of 155 to | | 105. . | Demand Release of Gitlow. Immediately following the defeat of this resolution a resolution protest- | ing against the imprisonment of Ben | Gitlow and ‘Anita Whitney, demanding | their release and instructing the offi-| cials to send the protest. to the gov- ernors of New York and California, was passed unanimously. Previous to (Continued on page 2) LABOR DEFENSE BAZAAR DRAWS LARGE CROWDS Hear the ‘Story of the ~ Zeigler Frame-up The second night of the Interna- tional Labor Defense Bazaar, held in North West Hall, corner of North and Western Aves. for the benefit of the framed-up Zeigler miners brought out a record crowd. While on the open- ing night most of the visitors came for “business,” that is, to purchase some of the tempting articles offered for sale, last night’s crowd came for pleasure as well as business. A dance orchestra. which made one’s feet giddy kept the floor patron- ized by devotees of the terpsichorean art. Barkers from the various booths, some with trumpets, shouted their wares, making life hectic for every- body. Big Night Tonight. Tonight is expected to be the big night with Max Shachtman to tell the story of the frame-up against the , Zeigler miners, as he»heard it from the lips of men who were in the hall when the fatal shooting otcured. Among the most prized articles at the bazaar were those sent from Walla Walla prison in Washington; by Eugene Barnett an I, W, W. prisoner in that institution, In reply to a re- quest of George Maurer, organizer of the bazaar asking for some articles for sale, Barnett sent a solid beaded bag, two hair bélts, one hair hat band and @ hair hand bag. All those things (Continued on page 2) Sunday Afternoon (2:30) Danish Costume Dancers Andrew Torrence, Soloist. The Charleston—South Side Branch “Sextette” SUPPER AT SIX served by Jugo- Slav Branch. i Night Entertainment—Games, Auc- tion, Prizes. Danoing-Afternoon and Night ord for the formation of a labor party. tone wa: | cent Boston convention of the International Furriers’ Union. With both these internationals on record in favor of a labor labor movement is greatly ac-* | also hurt, This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. Price 5 Cents CONVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS TURNS Daily Worker) 11—The biennial convention of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union assembled here n for a labor party. This is the he past few weeks going on rec- The first one was the re- ference and establish a commit- labor party thruout the entire MOTHER OF 12 IS WANTONLY SLAIN BY SCAB TRUCK Penn. Coal Town Scene By A Worker Correspondent LIBRARY, Pa., Dec. 11.—A striking miner’s wife and mother of twelve children was killed and another woman fatally hurt in this little mining town when a company truck dashed into a group of women. The woman killed is Mrs. Timka and the woman now in the hospital with four broken ribs and broken arms is Mrs. Susie Besek, aged 53. There is very little hope that she will live. Two deputy sheriffs were Victims Result of Wage Cuts, The mine in thts little town owned. and controlled by the Pittsburgh Coal Co. closed down early. last spring. Recently it» was announced that the mine will be reopened at the 1917 scale. The men refused to accept this outrageous wage cut, and the com pany began to import scabs under the protection .of armed guards and depu- ty sheriffs. Most.of the imported men were not told that a strike was in Progress and when they learned the real situation and) wanted to leave the mine they. were threatened with guns and bullets. Déspite of all this, only few scabs remain at work, Papers Spread Lies. As soon as the news of the killing spread the capitalist sheets came out with big headlines that a riot took place, that the women caused the |driver to lose control over the ma- |chine and the women were respon- |sible for the cold blooded murder. Fifty warrants were issued for the ar- rest of the wives and mothers of the men on strike. The company officials who are really responsible for the murder are still at Ifberty, The truth of the matter 1s that the | truck, carrying provisions to the scabs who do not dare leave the mines, was going at high speed, 60-65 miles an hour, under the protection of armed deputy sheriffs. The truck had to make a turn from the. main road to the road leading to the) mine; The driver, instead of ‘running~ at the right side of the street, turned at the left and dashed into the group of wo- jmen standing close to the fence. Mrs. |Timka was hit by the wheel'and was knocked down. She dfed several min- utes lafer before she could be taken to a hospital. Mrs. Besek was hit by the fender and thrown over the machine. The driver, leaving the vic- tims in cold blood, began to run away after the machine upset, but was stopped by Joseph Hans, who hap- pened to be close by. For this “crime” Hans was severely beaten up next morning and placed under arrest by deputy sheriffs. Later he was releas- (Continued on page 2) PRINCIPAL BREAKS BOY'S ARM FOR CALLING “SCAB” AT STRIKEBREAKER'S SON By A Worker Correspondent LIBRARY, Pa., Dec. 11—The word this little town, children cannot refrain from show- ing resentment against the écabs. One boy, Wm. Turchic who called Even the school ab” at a strikebreaker’s son had +hig arm’ broken by M, Baker, the principal of the school. Miss Wilson, the school teacher, then forced the Same’ tittle boy to dé his writing with <bis‘left hand as a further punishment. That's how miners’ children learn t! lessons of the class struggle, ‘