The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 7, 1926, Page 5

ELECT ROSEN AS BUSINESS AGENT INN. Y. Left Wing C arpenter Wins Big Support By A Worker Correspondent NEW YORK CITY, January 5.— After the New York district council fused to seat Morris Rosen as te to the district council, for the second time, because he was a candi- date for general president on a pro- gressive program against Hutcheson, Local Union 376, in a communication to the labor fakers informed them that the.tlme has passed when the l!ocal could be dictated to, as to who should represent them. The members will elect only their most militant fighters for their welfare, as representatives: The local then called their atten- tion to Local 2717, where three differ- ent delegates were elected, and were not seated because they opposed the reactionaries. Later a non-elected delegate, who is a staunch supporter of these fakers, was seated by the machine, Elect Rosen Anyhow. Then, to hurl their defiance in the teeth of these fakers, Local 376 elect- ed Morris Rosen as business agent at a special meeting held on December 21, The membership discussed the issues freely and pointed out that Rosen fought for election of district council officials every year by refer- endum vote, a five-day week and $12 per day wage, job control, for world trade union unity, a labor party, amal- gamation of the building trades, ,and other progressive measures, In reply to the arguments that the local ought to elect someone else be- cause Rosen would not be seated, the Progressives pointed out, that to elect another is to admit defeat by the re- actionaries and give up the fight for the progressive program. One mem- ber said they would not seat anybody. unless they were certain that he could be controlled, and that he would not, fight for the membership. t Complete Victory in Showdown Fight, Rosen took the floor before the bal- lots were distributed and said that he did not expect to be seated as a busi- ness agent, because he will not com- promise one bit from ‘the progtéssivé carpenters’ program, that it may be°é struggle for years before the member- ship will force the district council-té seat progressive delegates and uae ness agents. Altho he was the only Gandidate nominated, he asked all the members to express their opinions by voting or. leaving their ballots blank. After the votes were tallied Rosen received 254 votes and only three ballots were blank. With such a fighting spirit a few locals could easily clean the Hutcheson machine out of New York; As a business agent, Rosen becomes @ delegate to the New York building trades council. 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(Worker Correspondent) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5—Salmon packing, like many other packing industries is camouflaged, for the: hene! famous Alaska salmon and think they | it of the general public, who eat the e getting a good meal, But ifgany one of them could get, for just one minute, a peek at the conditions under which that salmon is packed, they would be nauseated to such an extent ‘that the very word salmon would .tertify them. This article does not deal exactly with the meat packing industry in this country, but Alaska is an Ameri- can territory, the packing companies are American, and most all the isto | is shipped from American ports, Diseased Workers Handle Fish, The labor used in actual handling of the fish before it is canned is for the most, Part. Mexican contracted by Chinese concerns. Nine out of ten shiploads of these men are shang- haied, and do not know where they are going until they get far out to sea. Their health is the poorest. They range from the mildest form of lung trouble to the worst of dope fiends and syphilitics. I’ve seen men go to work handling fish all day that any doctor], would give up as perfectly hopeless cases. Many never return from: the|! northland, In my position as a mess-boy, I had every chance in the world to investi- gate the conditions in the cannery I was employed in. Once during the season the general manager of the|, company goes from tannery to can- nery with the government inspectors. The superintendent of the cannery is informed that his cannery is to be inspected on a certain day. Before that arrives he tells his Mexican boss to send the worst of the diseased. men to their bunkhouses forthat day. He then recruits from the mess-boys as many as he can to fill the vacancies or else shuts down one of the lines for that day. Everything is cleaned up and ready for inspection, The day folowing inspection everything and everybody goes back to the regu- lar routine. Cleanliness is unknown - the canneries except for that one jay. Costumes pe i by Lydia Gibson, Directed by Emma Blechschmidt A gay novel entertainment. Something So New— Something So Different— IMPERIAL HALL, 2409 N. Halsted Street, + a SA Ra WHAT SORT OF UNITED FRONT | IS QUESTION Will A. C. W. Fight Wage Cuts? By W. JAFFE Local 144, A, C. W. of A. | I read in the Forward a big write hp about the Amalgamated, that the general executive board went on re- cord for a united front. I would like to know, fellow Amal- Bamated members, what kind of a united front do they mean? Do they mean that they will combine with the workers in the shops, and will they protect our conditions? How About Wage Cuts? ‘Will they help us fight against re- ductions and adjustments, and will they stop throwing out members from the Amalgamated for free ex- pression? Will they stop taking away bread and butter from our Amalgamated members for agitating against mis- treatment in the shops, and also stop gangsterism, and start to organize the unorganized tailors in this country? What Sort of United Front? If our leaders will accept that kind of united front then the workers will stand by your united front, if this is understdod! If they mean a united front like they had till now that means that they are not working in the interest of the Amalgamated but they are working in their own interest, It is about time, fellow Amalgamat- ed members, you should wake up. We members of the Amalgamated have a right to express our opinions and de- elde things without being interrupted and slugged by gangsters, Fellow members of the Amalgamat- ed, I appeal to you that you all wake up and fight for your interest and for your fellow workers as a whole! “KARL ‘WIEBKNECHT- Leader of the You! By Herbert Zam. A pen picture of a great revolutionist in action— One of the many features of the new issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY A Commas Augagiie SUBSCR I BE! of yrytatio LOS ANGELES FILLED WITH UNEMPLOYED Form League to Aid the Jobless LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan 5—On Dec, 27 calla ware sent to 155 work- ing class organizations with a re- quest to send delegates to the next meeting of the; Los Angeles County Unemployment;: League on Jan, 6, 1926, at Room 605 Union Labor Tem- ple. we The committee:.of action has had speakers on the street corners since the 17th of this;month—without “ac- cidents.” The pelice have heen too busy making “‘yags” out of unorgan- ized workers who are weak-minded enuf to hang around charitable institu- tions such ag missions, etc. that they have had no time to bother those talking organization and forming de- mands, To ask for crumbs on your bended knees does not pay. See the point? The Negro Open Forum lost no time electing three delegates to the league. This means the real thing for the workers—only food for thots for klans- men, Your reporter has also seen signs of a spirit among the colored people here which gives hope for unity on a higher plan than merely the question ot unemployment. Lovett Fort-White- man, editor ie Negro Champion, was prominently mentioned on the floor of the sferum last Sunday—just a few minutescbefore the election of said Negro delegates, The exact-number of idle workers in Logs Angeles county, Calif., no one seems to knowli:And those who know the situation best, the business inter- ests and the statisticians, will not tell the truth to workers seeking enlight- enment on the subject. Those elaimifig to have the interests of the ex-serviée men at heart say that out of 150,000 world war soldiers 80 per cent, 6¥° 45,000, are out of work, i. @., they have no steady jobs. A large ni ‘of them work now ‘and then in movies, etc. J, W. Leonard, in a public spech re- cently, made the statement that 84,000 skilled “cert "are idle in this city slone. Information came from oficial sources, in Sacramento, he said. Many ex-service men are in- cluded in this figure, of course. The present,.unemployment com- mittee has conservatively estimated the number of jobless workers in this county at from “5 000 to 100,000. The writer went to see Dr. Bloch of the state bureau of labor statistics, Page Five ORDERS FRIED HAM FOR WAITRESS, COUNTERMAN FORFEITS RIGHT T0 JOB By A Worker Correspondent 1 got a job as a counterman in a Greek restaurant. 1 didn’t make agreement with the boss as to wag- es. He told me the hours of work were from seven In the morning un- tll eight in the evening, After ! worked a week the boss told me he would pay me $16 a week, which he said was too much, but that he would do me a favor because of the scarcity of jobs, Then he hired a waitress whom he paid $15 a week, In the evening she ordered some fried ham for dinner. I gave the order to the cook for her. The boss heard me give the order and became very angry. “Why didn’t you ask me before you gave the or- der? Don't you know that the wait- ers and waitresses can’t eat fried ham? They can eat only what is left over.” The funny part of it is that he claims to be a friend of the workers, After the waitress had eaten her fried ham he told me that he had no more use for my services because | pay too much attention to the other employes, And that’s how I lost my Job. HOT HENCHMAN OF CAPPELLINI SHORT $15,000 Audit Discloses Lynch Short in Accounts By PAT TOOHEY. (Worker Correspondent) Pittston, Pa., Jan, 5.—-At a meeting of the No. 6 colliery local here, of workers employed at the Ewen Cal- liery of the Pennsylvania Coal com- pany, which is a rabid supporter of “Rino” Cappellini, it was disclosed the funds to the extent of $15,000 are unaccounted for. The meeting was specially called for the purpose of ascertaining. the authenticity of rumors floating about the city for weeks that the local union officialdom were involved in a gigan- tle swindle of local union finances. The meeting developed into a flery session at the start and continued! as such until its adjournment. Auditors Report $15,000 Missing. District auditors who were working on the local union books for the past few days reported a shortage of some $15,000, They showed that the Jast audit. made in March of 1925, Michael Lynch the union treasurer, had on hand the sum of $2,966.08, and: since then receipts from dues and assess- ments as indicated in reports turned over by the financial and recording seeretaries of the local the amount has increased to $13,015.65, making @ grand total due to the treasury. of $15,981.73. The auditors state the treasurer has on hand but $225,25, The local immediately appointed a 928 Pacific ance Bldg., Los An- geles, Calif. Mr. Bloch stated: “It is impossible to, find out just how many people are out of work. I have heard the same figures mentioned myself,” he continued, “but I think that the es- timate of your committee is a little too high.” The chamber of commerce is said to hold on to the figure of 25,000 idle workers in the city of Los Angeles. “Too cheerful estimate,” said Dr. Bloch. “The chamber of commerce is always trying to create an impression of prosperity,” he added in effect. Mr. Jno, A. Greene, manager of the Free Employment Bureau (formerly with Murry and Ready, the biggest private employment shark agency in the state) said, when pressed hard for information: oe do not know how many people are “out of work, but it} must be about ad in Los Angeles alone.” Five minutes iétore this statement was made, 300 oo were counted under th¢ root of the free bureau. Even the clerks were idle— no jobs on the r parts of the slave vo In Chicago! “at FOLKETS HUS, 2733 Hirsch Blvd, Meat Market 4301 8th Avenue Journeymen Barbers’ Stag Party SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 7 P. M. (Take Kedzie Ave. car) Hair Shingling and Bobbing Contest. $25 in Prizes to Winning Barbers. ADMISSION IN ADVANCE 75c. Eats, Refreshments and Wardrobe Free! BROOKLYN, N. Y., ATTENTION! CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY IN THE SERVICE OF THE CONSUMER, ‘Bakery deliveries made to your home. FINNISH CO-OPERATIVE TRADING ASSOCIATION, Ine. (Workers organized as consumers) committee to sue for recovery of $2,000 on the Lynch’s bond, a Scranton firm having bonded him to that extent when he entered office. Strong Cappellini Men. The local officialdom of this union are rabid supporters of Cappellini, For months now there has been whispers that the Ewen local has not been con- ducted as it should. Cappellini on many occasions has defended the reac- tionary swindling officials of this local. Lynch and the others involved in this steal were active supporters of Cap- pellini in the recent district election, the Tri-District convention and the convention of District One, U. M, W. of A. Lynch cannot produce the cancelled checks for what this money was used for. In his defense he states “four strangers” called at his house and took the books away, including the cancelled checks which were taken from the bank that day. This sounds too weak for any intelligent man to believe, particularly when one takes into consideration what has been go- ing on in this local within the past few years and what part Lynch, among others, played in the proceed- ings. “THE BARBER'S DILEMMA” Brilliant drama of life in the barber shop AND MANY OTHER FEATURES! Restaurant Brooklyn, N.Y. BOSSES TEACH LABOR LESSON IN SOLIDARITY But Break Up Workers’ Own Organization By A Worker Correspondent When workers’ unions are broken up the bo: , does this mean that the bosses at the same time disband their own organizations? Just the contrary! Bosses’ unions become all the stronger in fighting the workers and they maintain their organization in order to keep the workers down and to gain a monopoly in their own business as well, This ig illustrated by Chicago box- making firms. A year ago Maxwell Bros. box shop at 23 South Morgan burned down, But their salesmen con- tinued turning orders for boxes just as if nothing had happened to the shop. Strange to say, the orders were all accepted and were filled, too A few days ago, Goodwillie’s big shop at 22nd and South Racine was} destroyed by fire. But this did not stop the company from receiving and filling all orders. All the other shops in the neighborhood of the wrecked plant suddenly became rushed with business. This indicates how much solidarity the box Manufacturing firms show and how they help each other out when in trouble. But most of the former union boxmakers still believe that when their union was busted up, the bosses followed suit by giving up their own organization as well, Miners Prominent in Army of Unemployed at Steel Mills’ Doors By A Worker Correspondent MONESSEN, Pa., Jan. 5—Hundreds of men are being laid off at the local steel mills. The bosses have taken their inventory and checked up on each department, and several were given notice to get their time from each department. The steel trust knows that it holds the trump hand. Men are fired for the least little thing. Bach day ‘hun- dreds of men swarm to the mill gates in the morning, and evening, and they have plenty to replace the ones they do not like, The mines being closed dewn there are plenty of unemployed in this dis trict to swell the army of unemployed in front of the steel mills. Watch the Saturday Magazine Section for new features every week. This is @ good issue to give to your fellow worker, NT TT TTT LLL LALLA ULLAL CLEC LULL Two Special Issues 9 January BIRTHDAY ISSUE Aunliront + THE DAILY WORKER, _ California ‘Prosperity’ By A Worker Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 5—This morning a lady called up the heag- quarters of the I. B, W, A., 420 Stam ford Ave., on the telephone and in- quired for a dishwasher. We sent a man out for an interview. Upon his arrival he was Informed that they would furnish him with three good (?) meals a day. In or der that the man would not be both- ered with financial details, they of- fered to pay him the magnificent sal- ary of 25 cents per day. After the man had paid his hotel bill, bought to- bacco and some clothes, ete., he could put the rest in the bank, The name of this generous concern is James’ Lunch and their address ts 1002 So. Hill etreet. The applicant refused to take the job as he did net want to be bothered with an income tax. Your correspondent went to see the lady mentioned in the story above. Her son, @ young boy, wes washing the dishes, “Yes, I want a dishwasher,” ehe said, “but I can’t pay much.” “How much?” “T'll give you three meals e day and a little for your room. Times are herd now,” was the answer, What she meant by “little” not pressed any further. A gas bill collector came into @ restaurant on Seventh street, where I had breakfast this morning. Own- er no money to pay. Wanted to tura off the gas right away. If the bill was not paid inside of three hours—the pots would stop boiling. Small business men go broke right and left here. They are thrown inte the ranks of the wage workers—and thus help to ewell the army of the unemployed, Milk Eight Cows But Eat No Butter By ELIZABETH MIRIAM LEATHER, (Worker Correspondent) GRAND RAPIDS, 0., Jan. 5—I am 18 years old and I like to look at the patterns for little girl’s dresses and the funny cartoons in The DAILY WORKER. I read in the workers com respondence page about a poor woman in the east buying cheap butter, Well, we milk eight cows and eat no The dairies pay tis $2.20 a pounds for 3.5 milk and they only short change us five or six points, Since mamma died we have no home made butter. We have corn pone, mush and milk, cooked wheat and brown sugar, We bought one hundred pounds of honey from a neighbor for ten dollars, was On Christmas daddy gave us « holt day and showed us how to make salt beads and I will gend the receipt to any other \worker’s little girls i they will send me their names, 16 LENIN MEMORIAL cA Will Contain 12 PAGES Beginning a powerful novel on January 9 by the celebrated French novelist HENRI BARBUSSE. Short story by MICHAEL GOLD. Articles by LENIN. CARTOONS-— by Robert Minor, Fred Ellis, Maurice Becker, Lydia Gibson and other leading working class artists. Subscribe! 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