The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 15, 1925, Page 1

—— The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. II. No. 286. Outside Chicago, Subscription Rates: , EDISON ELECTRIC APPLiniCE C0. USES GUNMEN GUARDS FOR SCABS IN STRIKE AT CICERO FACTORY By A Worker Correspondent. The strike at the Edison Electric Appliance company, 52nd and 19th streets, which is conducted by the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local No. 115 to force this notorious open shop concern to pay a living wage and recognize the union still continues, and a num- ber of men are coming out every day and joining the ranks of the strikers. The company is using all the usual methods of intimidation in order to break the strike, the result of which so far has been to strengthen the solidarity among the strikers who are determined to carry. on this fight to a successful conclusion. Over 50 of the most skilled mechanics are out and only a few spineless weak- lings have stabbed their fellow workers in the back and are In Chicage, by mail, $8.00 per year. _besmirch. the working class -govern-| - Cyprus and the Suez Canal, AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY | a HE New York Times recently pub- lished a lengthy and stupid edi- torial based on articles by its Moscow correspondent which painted a hor- rible and exaggerated picture of thousands of ill-clad and half starved orphans that inhabit the streets of| that city at night. Of cpurse the organ of Mr. Ochs attributed this in-/| flated misery to the “proletarian dic- tatorship which is trying to banish religion, destroy the home and make the schools nurseries of Commun- ism.” Yet in recent issues of the Times we see several pages of space devoted to the “100 neediest cases” in New York and a terrible picture of poverty and destitution those pages tell. This destitution exists under the regime of capitalism in. the richest capitalist country in the world. The Times is even more stupid than we think if it thinks all the American workers are blind to its efforts to’ ment of Russia. 2 HE Soviet government recognizes that all is not well by any means in Russia. And no capitalist. paper criticises as savagely the shortecom- ings of some of the administrative of- ficials as the official organ of the So- viet government. What the Times does not point out is, that compared to the conditions existing in Soviet Russia during the civil war those of today are extremely good. There is poverty in Russia today, but the work- (Continued on page 2 ——*working under police protec- tion, A Deputy to Each Scab. The company is so scared of letting the strike pickets talk to the men still staying in the shop that a special so- called deputy sheriff or sewer rat has been hired to accompany each of these scabs to his home. So effective has the picketing been that.over a dozen have already quit and more are expected to come out Monday and | Tuesday. Some of the weaklings who are yet to come out are Archie Baron, Henrie Heptkie, W. Dunn, Bruno Smith and’ Bill Krause. A Deliberate Scab, Krause was one of the main agita- tors among the electrical workefs, but when thé strike actually occurred he was won over by the promises of Superintendent Kipp and is now stay- ing on the job. The company has, as one of the special gunmen, a notorious character by the name of Eddie Holstrom, who is well-known in a number of Chicago strikes. He was once upon a time employed as a production foreman by the Edison Blectric_Conand -now.this |. skunk is used as special deputy. Production Tied Up. Over a score of such criminal char- acters are employed to lead the scabs to and from the shops. Another weak- ling who was talking a lot of the need of organizing in dark corners; but when the strike started, helped to break in the scabs, is Barney Mitthel, production gang boss. a In spite of the advantages the com- pany has in the situation, the produc- tion is at a standstill. This is préven by the fact that the company {s ‘sénd- (Continued on page 5) LEONARD WOOD, MILITARY DICTATOR, VETOES PHILIPPINE BUDGET BILL MANILA, P. 1, Dec, 13.—The military dictatorship of Wall Street im- perialism, personified in Governor General Leonard Wood, again acted in de- fiance of the desires of the representatives of the of the Philippine people yes- terday by vetoing the bill passed by the recent legislature creating a budget bureau for the insular administration. While such a measure is hailed as a great forward step in America by Dictator Wood’s own republican party, arbitrarily vetoing the bill, Wood claimed that the bill would “curtail the | in his statement giving his excuse for existing powers of the governor general” (Wood himself) and his satellite, the insular auditor. British Navy Watches Turkey bees has entered into an agree-| ment with Greece providing for) establishment of formidable naval bases at strategic points enabling this rapacious empire to dominate the whole of the eastern Mediterranean, The agreement had the two-fold pur- pose of a move to crush Turkey in the quarrel over Mosul oil #f Irak and at the same time to blockade Russian exports through the Black Sea, the Dardanelles and the Mediterranean. As indicated on the map the British navy through control of the Greek fleets has already established or is now establishing gc pee at ch following points: Volo, Mudros,My- tilene, Samos, Malta, Aboukir, Haita, ‘ etn gia 3 Italians charge that it was with the object of controlling this territory that as early as 1921 Britain expressed ir- ritation over the seizure of Corfu and tried to give Smyrna, Samos and Ad- ramyti to Greece. Just above Mytilene, (indicated by upper arrow) lies the straits of the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmora, leading to Constantinople, the Golden Horn and the Black Sea, This point will be the base from which to launch the .attack to oust the Turks from Constantinople. From Cyprus and Samos air planes will be launched against the~mainland of Turkey and tro: tangs will be attempted at 8 a, Which has an excellent port on the sea, Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at»ttis! TUESDAY, DE by mail, $6.00 per year. it Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. MBER 15, 1925 a> PUBLI workers are involved in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ E. L. group of the Amalgamated ers. The head of the present administration, S: Levin, represents the policies pursued or sai tioned in the past, of wage cuts thru so-call readjustments and resulting deterioriation working conditions, expulsions of militant mi bers for holding opinions in opposition to re tionary policies of the administration. this administration, slugging and discriminatio of union members who attempted to fight more militant methods toward the bosses taken place. MANY vital problems of the rank and fi " local unions be held beginning Tuesday, Dec. 15. The q' tion of who shall occupy the offices for the co! ing term is important only to the extent guaranteeing that the correct policies and t tics will be pursued which will strengthen militancy of the union and build it into an eve stronger instrument of struggle for the worke ducational League Section of the Workers of America. pledged to fight for the program of the follow- ing measures: 1. Genuine unemployment insurance. 2. Organization of the unorganized. 3. Freedom of minority expression and rein- statemefit of members expelled for holding such views. 4. Amalgamation of all needle trades unions. 5. Shop delegate system. 6. A labor party based upon trade unions. 7. International trade union unity. elections of _ WORKER. Published D; Two candidates are running for the office ¢ general manager of the Chicago joint boar Sam Levin, the head of the present local ministration and its choice, and Nathan Gr member of Local 144, supported by the T. Nathan Green is wholly supported by the wing because he represents its policies and position views. Clothing Wo mediate issues ated Clothing Du Workers! 8. Against wage cuts in form of readjust- ments or otherwise. 9. Against expulsion of members holding op- 10. Against slugging and terrorist tactics. The Trade Union Educational League stands for the unity of all progressive elements in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union on the|ticatl defeat on the one au basis of the class struggle and the various im-|Which it expected to administer a facing the membership now. The Chicago membership of the Amalgam- Workers’ Union will have to choose between these two lines of policies and a vote for Nathan Green is a vote for the left wing policies which is the only basis of build- ing a fighting union ready to meet the onslaught of the bosses and becoming an instrument in the hands of the workers to do away with sweat shop conditions aid eliminate exploitation. Vote for the left wing candidate, What It Means for the Farmers. (Special to The Daily Worker) ALBANY, N, ¥., Dec. 13.—Benjamin Gitlow, member of the Central Execu- tive Committee of the Workers (Com- munigt) Party and its vice-presiden- tial candidate in the 1924 elections, was pardoned by Governor Smith late Friday from Sing Sing prison, where he was recently incarcerated after a final appeal to the United States su- preme court had been denied. His sentence was for a term of ten years, Gitlow was convicted in 1920 for publishing, along with C. EB, Ruthen- berg and I, E. Ferguson, the mani- festo of the leftwwing of the socialist party when it organized within the old socialist party in 1919. The cases against Ruthenberg and Ferguson were brot to trial first and after im- prisonment both were released on a writ of error, The chavge in all cases ‘Was under the “criminal anarchy” law ot New York state, Released upon bail at different times during the course of appeals to higher courts, Gitlow has been candi- WORKER, 1113 West Washington On Page 5 You Will Find— AGE five, every day, will contain suggestions to Worker Cor- respondents, in which an effort will be made to point out common ‘theri views on our Worker Correspondence page and their critici their views on our Worker Corespondence page and of contributions, Also to ask questions. Address, f itor, BENJAMIN GITLOW RELEASED BY PARDON FROM NEW YORK PRISON. DRUSE TRIBESMEN CUT RAILROAD IN ADVANCE ON CITY OF DAMASCUS (Special to ThesDaily Worker) BEIRUT, Dec. 13—Djebel tribes- men who are advancing on Damas- cus have suceceded in cutting the Beirut-Damascus ‘railroad. Gate for congressman, mayor and | vice-president. When he ran forithe office of mayor of New York cityrrecently, his name was not permitted on the ballot on the excuse of his being a “convict.” In granting the pardon, Governer Smith indicated that the term of pris- son confinement already served was “sufficient punishment for a political crime.” Comrade Gitlow was to speak Sat- urday afternoon at the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ convention at Philadelphia. s ir criticisms DAILY Bivd., Chicago, Ill. 4: Big N. Green. Support the left wing program. THE COOLIDGCE METHOD —-pon'r You FEEL BETTER Now? OLD MORTGAGE _ FOR ASSISTANCE |Educators Appeal for Fight on Treaties (Special to The Daily Worker) the National University of Peking who have organized to combat the im- perialist encroachments in China’ by means of the unequal treaties, appeal to the workers, peasants and intellect- uals of \the west to unite in a common struggle against the imperialist poll- cies of their rulers. In the following appeal, the profes- sors point out that the imperialist ex- ploitation of China, the exploitation of her natural resources and her cheap labor-power means a worsening of conditions in the western nations and that if the workers desire to have bet- ter conditions in their own lands they must resist the imperialists’ desire to make China the source of a cheap la- bor supply: “To the friends of the Chinese peo- ple! - “To intellectual circles in the whole world! “To the toiling masses of all coun- tries! “For centuries China has suffered under the terrible pressure, exercised upon it by the imperialist world pow- (Continued on page 3) PEKING TEACHERS CALL ON WORKERS PEKING, Dec. 13—The professors of | NEW YORK > EDITION — except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER 30., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL Price 3 Cents SHING AGAINST LEFT WING LL. G. W. CONVENTION DELEGATES DRIVEN FROM HALL AS VISITORS ARE BEATEN UP AND ARRESTED By WILLIAM F. DUNNE) (Special to The Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 13.—Police drove the visitors to the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ convention from the ‘hall Saturday before the afternoon session began. A number of visitors were arrested and some suffered severely from the clubs wielded by Smedley Butler's bluecoats. The use of police had been hinted at by Sigman in the morning session when he threat- ened the use of “special officers” to exclude visitors. The forcible clearing of the hall by a charge of policemen marked the climax of the most open and vicious provocation on the part of the machine yet witnessed at this convention. That it was part of a deliberate scheme to provoke a split and then blame the left wing for the disruption can hardly be doubted by anyone not allied with the Sig-f pa = manit \ the unprin- LJ . . was that cée| AN ELECTION smashing blow to the left wing—the question of industrial conditions and | future policy. It was nec: 3 ce The Reason. The real reason for cipled methods of Saturda: the Sigman machine suffe: stion on | } y for any semblz main with the of leadership to r man machine that the Sigman able to display superior understand-| Nathan Green Running ing of the purely trade conditions in| . . Against Sam Levin the debate on the officers report, be-| The Chicago joint board of the cause of the certainty of inability to | debate on the internal situation and| Amalgamated Clothing Workers has defend their expulsion policy in the the morale of the union, the other |iggsued announcement for the annual |two portions of the officers report. | election of officers for the Chicago or- | Sigman Calls Police. ganization. These will be held for | Unable to defeat the left wing on|three successive days, Tuesday, Dec. trade conditions and policy, the Sig-| 15, Wednesday, Dec. 16, and Thursday man machine in its desperation lost |D@¢. 17. lits head and again played into the| The officers to be ‘elected include hands of the left wing. cannot de-|the general manager of the joint hundreds |b0ard, the financial secretary-treasur- r Ben- fend before the membe: ‘ef whom were. present to Jrmin Gitlow, released from prison on |2OSS agents representing the coat Friday, the use of police in the con- | Makers, pants mak vest makers, vention. jeutter and trimmers and spongers The disgraceful incident is the|*"d examiners, more significant in that it occured|, Not all the polling places are open after Sigman had made the open offer | three days. some only being open from the chair to the left wing Ld hattecratha, They may be classified eupport of its trade program in return | wa for the endorsement of the past po-| spy et oa gi old — , licles of the officialdom. . When the| At 180 West Washington street, the lett. wing rejected his proposals, |POUS will be open all thres days. At cclinuitiae. 40% toreistion cat af Horan’s Hall, 810 West Harrison, the charges against the machine growing | Polls we ee a’ sere out of the expulsion policy, and a| Visors’ wae Harisom polle open cessation of its criticism on the con-| ~~" ,* i a ‘ . vention floor, Sigman began the\?"° Any—Wodnesday, Dec. 16, | ‘ | At West Side headquarters, 409 So. (Continued on page 2) jHalsted, polls open for three days. eee |4 West Van Buren, second floor, polls will be open for two days, | |16. At the Electricians’ Hall, 119 So. | Throop street, the polls will be open | IN “ only one day, Tuesday, Dec, 15 | | Northwest Side. | At the North Side headquarters, | all three days. At Schoenhofen’s | —— Hall, Milwaukee and Ashland, polls a in |open only one day, Wednesday, Dec. |Delegates Participate in ope only. one venus,” polls Celebration open one day, Wedne Dec. 16, ee Fullerton avenu open MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. (By Mail)—}one day only, Thursday, D The working youth delegation con+| At the Phoenix Hall, Divi- sisting of 14 ymans and two Bel-|sion street, polls will be open one \gians, the Norwegian and Danish |day, Tuesday, Dec, 15. At Wieker | workers’ delegations, representatives | Park Hall, North avenue and Robey, lof the German Red Front Fighters’|Polls open one day only, Tuesday, League and representatives of the tex- | Dec. 15,, At the Educational Alliance, tile workers’ conference which took {1243 North Wood street, polls open place in Moscow, took part in the|/one day, Thu , Dec. 17. At the |celebrations on the occasion of the) K- Ps Hall, 3349 West North avenue, the polls will open only one day, Wed- nesday, Dec. 16, Southwest Side. On the southwest side the head- lot the Kuomintang Party with Gen-{Qarters at 2343 South Kedzie willbe | open all three days. At 27th and Cen- eral Chang Shin at the head took!) © ie part, in the special celebration of tle gal Ne eae) * 7 beers. Moscow Soviet and the Moscow Trade eadey, Dec. 15. At Maliegs eighth anniversary of the October! revohition, (November 7). ‘The dele-! gations and representatives of the revolutionary Canton government and Union; Council together with delega- be epee abr day cay, Wed tions from shops and factories and Th the’ ihiost< important’ oteeanie |from the peasants’ in the country.! The celebration took place the State Opera House. bein % mt { ig contested by Nathan Green of After a speech by Kamenev, Haun-| the pants makers, who is endorsed stein greeted the meeting in the name) by the left wing and the progressive (Continued on page 3) elements, managership of the joint board, the present incumbent, Sam Levin, is BENJAMIN GITLOW ON HIS RELEASE The following telegram was sent by C, E. Ruthenberg, general secretary of the Workers (Communist) Party, congrtaulating Benjamin Gitlow on his rel from Sing Sing prison and his restoration to the ranks of those who are militantly fighting against the capitalist system in the United States: “Benjamin Gitlow, “New York City, N. Y. “Congratulations on your release and restoration to our ranks to continue the militant struggle for the working class and against cap- .italismin the United States... | oe | ; “C,/E, RUTHENBERG.” General Secretary, Workers (Communist) Party. | er, business agents at large and busing