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

THIS PAGE 1's Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the Trade Union Educational League (T. U. B. L.) North American Section of the RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS (R. I. BU.) THE T.U.E.L. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. Its Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Cl ers’ Government. BRONX BARBERS REVOLT OVER A FAKER’S REGIME Members of Local 560 Form Opposition BRONX, N. Y., Dec. 21.—At last regular and a special meeting held by Local 560 of the Barbers’ Union, a question was brought up by the executive committee to. raise the salary of the officials for the coming year. The raise will be $5 more per week, On this question Brother F. Coco criticized the attitude of the officials. He said, “The sentiment of the barb- ers in this local is against the officials, but they fear to say anything or vote against this proposition, because many discriminations and abuses were used and have been used continuously against those fighting for the better- ment of the local.” Brother J, Magliacano attacked the officials on the ground that they did not specify in the postal card the purpose of the meeting and were using camouflage methods against the mem- bership. He appealed to all the barbers to open their eyes once and express their own opinion, their own indignation, against all the discrimination and camouflage methods used by the offi- cials in crippling the opposition. He said, “Be free men and vote against the raise of officials’ wage.” “Many” Speak Against Raise. Brothers L. Scarffidi, Rinehartz, Ca- vella, Dedore and others spoke against the raise-of salary. All the above brothers demanded a secret ballot but the president, Mr. Quinto, a great reactionary, saw that the spirit of the barbers present, was against the raise and he put the question to the vote by raising the right hand. Of course members fear to lose jobs, because if they ate with the opposition the officials will never give them jobs. The barbers present were nearly 600. The vote favoring, raising wage, 142, Against 47. The great majority abstained from voting, for the reasons I pointed out above. Afterward the nominations for 1926 officials, was open. Brother Coco for president-organizer, opposed Mr. Quin- te, the present president-organizer. Brother Coco wished to make a statement, but the czar, Quinto, re- fused to give him the floor. Frank Hodges, cal wecratary, of the Miners’ International, Amsterdam leader and civil lord of the admiralty in Ramsay MacDonald's “labor” gov- ernment, in an interview published in the American press recently (Chicago News, Dec. 18), gave expression to a definite new current in the interna- tional labor movement. Among other things, Hodges said: British trade unionism must look to American trade unionism not only for its practical demonstration of economic power, but for guidance de the industrial crises of the next “American . trade unions have gained an incalculable advantage over us by their system of labor banking. 1 think American trade unions are to some degree responsible for the generally excellent co-operation betwen labor and employers. In that co-operation Americans have a happy advantage over us. We are miles from achieving-it. On Dee, 5, at the Amsterdam Gen- eral Council meeting, Hodges directly spoke of the desirability of the admis- sion of American labor to the Amster- dam International as opposed to the admission of the Russian trade unions —“It would be a much more important pa than even Russian acceptance of e (Amsterdam) constitution,” said Hodge Oudegeest, too, chimed in with this view, saying that the real importance Struggle for the Overthrowal of Capitalism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm: sky and L, Scarffidi were nominated for the executive committee, opposed to the present lackey members. Broth- er Cavella for the financial committee. Brother Dedore was nominated for vice-president but the czar Quinto re- fused to accept the motion. What They Stand For. The above mentioned stand for the following principles: They want that the barbers should be more interested in the union affairs. They want that the barbers should be educated by lectures on unionism. They want the barbers protected by the union in case any barber will be dismissed by the “boss” for his union activity, Un- til now when a barber was dismissed he has no protection at all. And for this reason the hours are not respect- ed as they should be, because the barbers are afraid to compel the boss to close at the hour established by the contract between the union and the master barbers. The opposition proposes that all the beauty parlor workers must be organ- ized because if not they are a great detriment for the barbers in general. This question was voted at the In- dianapolis convention last year. But until now the officials promised, but never put it in practice. It is time for the barbers: to: open their eyes and ears and realize that until all the barbers in New York and vicinity are 100% organized conditions cannot improve as they should. If you want efficiency and progress of your local, vote for the above candi- dates in the next election of our local. Labor Officials Meet to Gild Slave Chains NEW YORK, Dec. pene ven of the coal industry to end unnecessary wastes by stabilizing employment ahd increasing safety in particular, is to be discussed by the 19th annual, meet- ing of the American Association for Labor Legislation, Dec. 28-30,,. Presi- dent William Green, American Fed- eration of Labor; Stuart Chase, the Labor Bureau, Inc.; Leo Wolman, New School of Social Research, and others will attend and spegk on vari- ous topics. Pawtucket Woolen Mill Strikers Win’ Fight Against Cut WESTERLY, R. L., Dec, 21, — The 200 workers of Pawtucket Woolen Mills won their eight weeks’ strike against a reduction in wages an- nounced when the plant was to begin full time work instead of three days Brothers J. Magliacano, I, Brodow-\a week. Class Collaboration for Export. Oudegeest, is one of tactics, not of rules. These indications of an orientation toward “American rules” by European labor, synchronized with a reformist maneuver to seek support against the movement for world trade union unity by admitting the American Federation of Labor to Amsterdam, make an ex- amination of existing tendencies in American trade unions of great inter- national sifinigcance. ‘We must remember, also, that the recent German delegation of trade union reformist leaders were stricken with wonderment at the “B, and O. plan” of class collaboration invented by William H. Johnstone of the Ma- chinists’ Union and applied on the “Baltimore and Ohio” railway at first, which gave the plan its name. The Germans went home pledged to spread this scheme of class collabora- tion all over Germany. Hence a sur- vey of Américan class collaboration tendencies is of world interest, Company Union and Collaboration. Two phases of one thing, class col- laboration, may clearly be discerned in the labor movement of the United States of recent and current days. ‘These two phases are: first, the growth, forced by the employers, of “company unions.” The second is the growth of the movement for “co-op- eration with employers” among the trade union offi Both of these movements, which are taking on @ tremendous significance, whether they come from the employ- ers or from the trade union bureauc- racy, find a common divisor in the polars of ¢ collaboration, and the only difference between the two :] positions a one of application ot the principle, ® PEORIA LABOR SWALLOWS ALL OF THE HOOK Class Collaboration Bait At Banquet By MAX COHEN (Worker Correspondent) PEORIA, Ill.—Last Monday night the labor misleaders of Peorla de- monstrated that labor and capital could “get together,” when eighteen of them were present as guests of the Peoria association of commerce at its annual banquet at which nine hundred men and women were pre- sent. Hell and Maria’s Brother. The principal speakers were Wm. R. Dawes of the Chicago association of commerce, who gave a lot of “va- luable information” on “methods,” and John N. Van der Vrees, manager of the northern central division of the chamber of commerce of America, who, to quote the Peoria Labor Ga- zette, “took the breath away from the labor representatives, for he came darn close to making a red hot union labor talk.” “Ninety per cent of his address,” says the sycophant Gazette, “was along the lines that every labor union stands for, He advocated the round table discussion, sitting together and threshing out differences, rather than Standing apart, wasting time hating each other,” Brag Over Betrayal. The local newspapers printed many columns in “praise” of: the Peoria workers, gloating over the fact that their “representatives” were staunch backers of the A. of ©, and that “they believed in the co-operation of all classes, where each grounp realize that the other fellow has some rights on the map.” This last is a quotation from the Peoria Star, which, in turn, was .quo- ted from the Labor Gazette. Among the so-called leaders of la- bor present were Joe Lynal, president of the Trades and Labor Assembly, who was @ comic figure at several miners’ convention, in one or which he got up on a chair and told Lewis to go to hell. From this he was misnamed “Fight- ing” Lynal. He was a silent boy at the A. of C. banquet. Willis K. Brown There, Waldo Cross, vice-president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor was seen but not heard, as were George Rimington of the miners, Willis K. Brown of the carpenters, and W. H. Milligan of the machinists. Walter Bush, editor of the Peoria Labor Ga- zette sat at the speakers table, since he was starting on his third year as vice-president of the association of commerce, as “labor’s representative” in the association. To show how, these leaders have swallowed the bunk of class peace without protest we quote the Labor Gazette as saying: Pearl of Class Collaboration, “It has been the custom in the past for the A. of C. and labor unions in other cities to be continually at war. But in Peoria we are glad to say this civic organization will bring peace and prosperity to all alike, Labor is for a square deal and no favorites, a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. The A. of C. is more than simply a bunch of business men for mutual pro- tection, but it is for all Peorians, big and little, rich and poor.” If you want to thoroughly un- Alberta Carmen War on: B, & O. Plan of Class Collaboration EDMONTON)! Alta.—The Edmonton local of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of North America is on the warpath to fight the notorious B. & O. plan. At the recent meeting of the West Edmonton Lodge a resolution was adopted to elect the local secretary and one other man as a committee “to be empowered to draft, publish and distribute bulletins exposing the anti-working class nature of the Baltimore and Ohio plan of co-opera- tion, The bulletins to be distributed to the members of all railroad shop crafts, so that this plan of profit mak- ing may be exposed and rejected by the workers of Hdmonton and district, and a policy of amalgamation, con- solidation and unity on national and international lines may be adopted.” In their first bulletin the committee points out that this plan causes in- creased unemployment, speeds up the workers, and benefits no one except the company, which is able to produce more at less cost. SHOWS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF WHAT UNIONISM MEANS Little Lociil Seeks Power and Light By HYMAN GORDON (Worker Correspondent) NEW YORK CITY. — The Paper Plate and Bag Makers’ Union, Local No. 107, of the International Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, is conducting an intensive campaign to organize the trade in New York City. We recognize that the task is hard, as we have to deal with an unorgan- ized trade, with the lowest paid work- ers, who are intimidated by the bosses and are scared to death to meet a union organizer, \. { But our local shas decided to do everything in‘its: power in this organ- ization campaign...At the same time our local, thru the: efforts of the mem- bers of the Workers Party and the progressive group,iis doing splendid educational work. On the third ofi November we had @ mass meeting toucelebrate the 8th anniversary of the,,Russian workers’ republic, where 45..members of the local were pi jand listened with great intere: English, Jewish and Spanish ers. On December 12 .we had a little rescue party for The DAILY WORK- ER at the house-of.Brother Chanoh. A collection brought in $22.00, and it Was decided to send it to The DAILY WORKER in the,mame of Chanoh’s little son, who returned from the hos- pital where he underwent a serious operation. The executive hoard of the local is assisting in the,educational work, and we hope that. with the organiza- tion of the unorganized workers of our trade our local will be one of those progressvie locals.that will help to build up a united progressive labor movement in this country. Watch the Saturday Magazine|° Section for new features every week. This is a good issue to give to your fellow worker. Put a copy of the DAILY derstand Communism—study it.| WORKER in zest pocket when Both arise out of the same situation, the lack of a militant policy of intens- ive organization of the workers by the trade union leadership, and a com- plete unwillingness to base even the existing numerical strength of the trade unions upon a clear and implac- able policy of class struggle. The lack of a program for the organization of the unorganized turns the helpless masses over to the envployers to ex- ploit they will, thru company unions if they so choose, Lack of a class struggle policy for the workers already organized not only fails to attract new members, but demoralizes the present membership when it faces the employers in battle with no policy but that of retreat and surren- der, Lure of Direct Dealing. Moreover, so remote has become the mode of life, the material interests and the income elevation of the trade union bureaucracy from the average proletarian, that the siren song of the company union booster, for “direct dealing,” “shop democracy” between “Just we two,” has been a powerful argument aiding the winning away by the comany union of members and ex- members and possible members of trade unions which should be based on the class struggle and rank and file control. ‘With the union membership declin- ing the trade union bureaucracy felt secure for some time in their fat-sal- aried positions, by the brilliant discov- ery of “labor” banking, with the’ divi- union” threatens to reduce the trade union membershipito the vanishing point. te Nothing to Sell. With the numeri@al strength of the company unions of*the United States attaining a figure’'of an estimated 1,000,000, or fully one-third the strength of the American Federation of Labor, the panio-stricken disciples of Gompers saw that their principles of “collective bargaining” would have nothing to bargain over, with their shelves swept cleam of merchandise by the company unions. In some cases the company union movement has secured the direct as- sistance of the government. Such a case is cited recently involving the Maintenance of Waymen’s Union and the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern railroad, A dispute arose over the pay rates of the bridge and building painters belonging to the union em- ployed on the road, That was five years ago, and at that time the union entered complaint against the road with the United States rail labor board, The U. S. board decided in favor of the men, but it did nothing to enforce its decision which the road paid no attention to, The board even took two years to answer the union's last let- ter, And then it reversed its decision with the following cogent observation: The situation on the Lackawan- na railroad, so far as it affects the painters in question, has been ma- terially changed. These painters are no longer represented by the Unit- ed Bratherhood of Maintenance of Way employes, but are and since April! 17, 1923, have | ha Federation of the THE DAILY WORKER ARKANSAS COA COMPANIES SUE MINERS’ UNION Operators Start Second Coronado Case FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec, 21.—Five coal companies have filed suit in fed- eral court here against District 21, United Mine Workers of America, its officers, executive board, ’ individual members and locals in western Ar- kansas counties, for $1,080,000 as dam- ages from the union which is leading a strike in the collieries, The suit was brought on the same basis as the suit of the Coronado Coal company now on trial for the third time in United States district court here. The Greenwood Coal company, the Mammoth Vein Collery company, Backbone Coal company, Semi-Anthra- eite Coal company and Blue Hills Coal company are listed as plaintiffs. The petition asks for the issuance of an attachment against funds now in the hands of the receiver of the district, and for writs of garnishment. Miners now on strike are charged with having caused employes. of the companies to quit work and with vio- lation of an injunction order issued by the Sebastian county chancery court. DEPT. STORES DRIVE WORKERS LIKE ANIMALS Macy’s Store Enslaves Its Girl Workers By SYLVAN A. POLLACK. NEW YORK CITY, Dec, 21.—With Christmas shopping at its highest peak, the department store workers It. U. E. L. Ball Will a Out New York orkers mes Nicht) 10 PULLETIC. Im NEW YORK “CITY—On Christmas night, Dec, 25th the left wingers of the city will gather at the big dance to be held at Manhattan Lyceum at 66 East 4th St. All the leading figures now participating in the national con- vention of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ including Sascha Zimmerman, Rose Wortis, J. Borucho- vitz and others will be there, Liptzin and Nelson of the Amalga- mated, Gold and Gross of the Furriers, Jakopsky and Saza of the Cap and Millinery Workers, Rosen of the Car- penters, Rosenberger of the Bakers, Gitz and Obermeier of the Food Work- ers, Martin of the Printers will all be present. The notable assembly of labor lead- ers will participate in one o. the most enjoyable affairs ever arranged by the Trade Union Educational League in this city. Music will be furnished by the Broadway Bolshevik Jass Band, consisting of the first musicians from tre leading Broadway theaters. Admission is fifty cents. OFFICE WORKERS PLACE A.C, W. A, ON UNEAIR LIST Amalgamated Ignores Union Demands By SYLVAN A. POLLACK. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Dec 21.—In a statement issued to the press, Ernest Bohm, secretary of the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants’ Union has declared that the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers of America, has been placed on the unfair list for refusing to allow the office force of the Amalgamated to be unionized. “We are doing this because Sidney illman, president of the Amalgamated, has ignored our letters calling upon him to employ only union clerical help in the office of his organization,” sta- ted Bohm. are now overburdened with work that is wearing them out. both physi- cally and mentally. R. H. Macy & Co. New York's largest department store, both in the amount of workers it employes, as well as the amount of business it does, can be cited as a good example. Frantic shoppers crowd into the store to such an extent that daily many of the customers as well as the employes are taken sick from the intense strain. Work From Morning Till Night. The sales clerks are not the only ones who have to bear the burden of the holiday rush, in fact, their lot is much easier in comparison, with others who work in the store, for when the store closes they are able to usually leave within a half hour's time. It is in the checking and shipping departments, where many young girls are employed, that we find the worst example of slave driving. Refusing to hire enough extra help for the holidays, the workeys are compelled to toil from the merning to nine or ten o’clock at night without obtain- ing any extra pay whatever, receiving only a free supper in the store restau- rant which consists of the food that is left over from the day’s meals. A big proportion of these workers, many of whom have been employed By Harrison George ment of the company. In other words, these painters, if they lived long enough to get the final decision of the United States rail la- bor board, were no longer members of the Maintenance of Way Brother- hood, which is one of the sixteen “standard” railway unions, but now belong to the “company union,” to which the board found it unnecessary to speak of wage rates. This is the systematic working out of a policy by the Américan employ- ing class which can truly be charged as a conspiracy against the American proletariat. But what do we figd the “leaders” of American labor doing about it? There are several excellent illustrations. Mutual “Boards of Adjustment.” In reference to the railway unions, even as this article is being written dispatches from Washington tell of a grand “agreement” arrived at between fifteen of the “standard” railway unions and the Association of Railway Executives to introduce a bill in the U. 8. congress providing: (1) The abolition of the U. 8. labor board, and (2) for the legalized establishment of “boards of adjustment” upon which both the management and the union have representation and concerning which magnificent results are foretold in the line of “co-operation and “peace.” The details of the bill are not yet made public, but a clear inference that the unions have surrendered the right to strike and other vital policies, can be drawn from the fact that the Penn- Sylvania railroad, a die-hard enemy of unionism has voluntarily joined in the scheme, which promise ve the companies more mt la- bo" at eboaper scales 11 own When that argument begins at lunch time in your shop tomor- row—show them what the DAILY WORKER says about it. by Macy’s for several years, only receive twelve and thirteen dollars a week. If they ask for a raise, they are reminded that there are many unemployed to take their place at a minute's notice, and therefore, they are compelled by fear of losing their jobs, to keep quiet. Macy’s is now giving all of their employes a mental and physical test and undoubtedly as soon as the holi- days are over will fire those who do not figure up to a certain mark. Many of the questions that are being asked, especially of the girls, are of a per- sonal nature that is an insult to them. Must Organize. The department store workers must realize that only by their own strength and determination will they be able to better their conditions. They must demand to be paid for all overtime, also obtain a rafse in wages to lift the mout of the ridiculously lowly paid class they are now in. They must organize themselves into a union and fight shoulder to shoulder together for by their unity they will be able to make the department store owners come to terms. “company unions.” This, if it turns out as indicated, will be one of the most brazen and wholesale surrender of American unionism in many a long yethis fever to outdo the company unions is burning thru the veins of every labor union in the country, And it is voiced by the head of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, William Green, speaking at the annual meet- ing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in New York recently, in the following words: “Management must either deal with trade unions organized by the work- ers, free and apart from outside in- fluences, or deal with their workers individually.” This was Green’s starting point of argument against company unions. But he goes on: The purpose of management which fos! the organization of com- pany unions is clear and under stood, The motive behind their ac- tion is Ifish one. They seek to maintain the’ form of collective bar- baining without its virtues or its spirit of independence. They seek control rather than\ co-operation, Here we have Green telling the em- ployers that the purpose of the com- pany union is too obvious, “clear and understood” by the workers, to be suc- cessful in their selfishness. Better methods are suggested; They exert the power of compul- sion instead of inviting the volun- tary co-operation of their em- ployes, “Such co-operation,” the dis- patch, “Green would have come thru agreement between the trade unions and management to make in- dustry more efficient.’ Such are the funeral orations being preached over the coffin of the “right to strike” and all semblance of pol- icles of class struggle, by the trade union bureaucracy of Ruletioa, ; een erence er Page Three FURUSETH AND BLACKLIST PLOT To Destroy M. T. W. by “Discharge Book’”’ at is not usual for a company black- list scheme to get the legal authoriza- tion for itself of the United States government, but that is what is being attempted now, and the bill to ae complish it is being introduced by no less than young LaFollette who is walking about Washington in the same fog of fake progressivism as did his dad. As usual, all the politically mole eyed “labor” journalists swallow with uncritical haste every act and utter- ance of “young Bob” and rush to their typewriters to tell the world what perfectly- wonderful things are being done for labor. The result is a fair- sounding article which tells the exact opposite of the truth, No Blacklist is “Favorable” Even The DAILY WORKER was taken in by such a story, printed in last Saturday's issue under the head of “Bill Favoring Seamen Introduced in Senate.” About this damneble scheme to blacklist all radical seamen off of American ships the recent issue of the Marine Worker, organ of the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union No. 510 of the L W, W., has the following to say: “The International Seamen’s Union thru its president Andrew Furuseth, is advocating a law making it compul- sory for shipowners or the I. 8. U. to issue to all seamen continuous dis- charge books. These books are to contain the record of the seaman and be filled out by the officer in charge of his department. “Senator LaFollette, son of the former candidate for president and father of the seamen’s act, is to intro- duce the bill at the present session of congress. Aimed at M. T. W. “The bill was originally introduced by the father of the present senator at the last session, but was defeated. “The I. S. U. hopes by this means to get contro! and fleece the seamen as they have in the past. The object of the bill is to blacklist those who are active in bettering conditions for the seamen and it is a direct blow against the membership of the I, W. Ww How Come? All militant workers will join with the Marine Transport Workers in op- position to this plot to blacklist the revolutionary and active element among the seamen, at this conspiracy to get legal authority to destroy the only militant marine union in the United States, the M. T. W. of the But the I. W. W. should also ex- plain why it is that its officials permit ’ prominent members, such as Coving- ton Hall to work for LaFollette’s elee- tion, astm the last presidential cam- paign, without rebuke or loss of stand- ing. Yet-these officials are ready enuf . to ostracize and bar from the organ- ization press any member, however able and willing to build up the I, W. W. if he even is suspected of being a Communist. After that talk with your si mate—hand him a copy of T! DAILY WORKER, It wilt help convince him. Take this copy of the DAILY WORKER with you to the shop Another shining example is the speech of the infamous “Major” George L. Berry, addressing an audi- ence of both employing printers and wage earning pressmen at Masoh City, Towa, Dec, 14, 1925: 1 have no patience with the em- ployer or the employe, who takes the position that they are two rival forces, They are not. They are interested in one common end, mak- ing ‘money so that both worker and employer may share in it. “The strike was held up a8 an econ- omically unsound weapon,” the die- patch goes on to state, “destructive alike to workers and employer. Con- ciliation and arbitration are far bet ter.” But “age cannot wither nor time de- cay” the classic example of a bid for class collaboration, quoted by Com, ! Earl R, Browder in the first article | written in America against the “B, & } O. plan” in The DAILY WORKER of * December 8, 1923, in which William H, Johnston, president of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists, was 24 said to have spoken at St. Louis, as “iy follows: | want to emphasize as strongly ae | know how the fact that in the task of positive co-operation in the railroad industry there can be no substitute for the genuine unions of the railroad employes. | maintain that such a manage- ment would never again (after using Johnston's co-operation plan), as long as it retains its good sense, ire to see the affiliated shop crafts effaced from the scheme of © things on its road. % The sweep of the 38 collabora-- tion movement advances. And the key problem of American revolutionary win and hold the unions for of class struggle as against laboration poison that is” thru the veins of American