The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 6, 1926, Page 3

CHICAGO LABOR DEFENSE PLANS BiG CAMPAIGN Many Demonstrations Will Be Held 1, L. D. News Service. The Chicago local of the Interna- tional Labor ° Defense, now has 55 branches composed of 1,500 individ- ual members and 16 affiliated organ- izations representing 3,500 workers, The lecal has made arrangements for a labor defense demonstration and ‘Paris: Commune pageant on March 19. The affair will be held im Ashland Auditorium and among the speakers ovill. be Bishop. William Montgomery Brown. In addition to the speakers there will be exhibited movie reels of labor defense in America,and class war prisoners’ aid in Europe, In order to stimulate interest in the demonstration a» conference will bo held’on Feb. 10; Wednesday 8 p. m, at 180, West Washington street, room 2, to which delegates are invited from ll. workers’ organizations. The members of the Chicago local have a number of defense and. pro- test activities to their credit since the organization of the International La- bor Defense. Among those meetings against white terror in Bulgaria, Jugo- Slavia, Lithuiania, Latvia, etc., the Rakosi campaign; the Gitlow-Whitney demonstration; and the bazaar whith contributed $1,500 to the Zeigler de- fense. From March 6 to 9, meetings will be held with Walter Trumbull as prin- cipal speaker. Trumbull will be re- leased from Alcatraz prison on Feb. 5. Workers of all shades of opinion have joined the International Labor Defense, including socialists, Com- munists, I. W. W.’s, members of the 8. L. P., the proletarian party, liber- als, progressives, trade unionist with- out any political affiliation, and un- attached workers. Among the activities planned for ‘the month of February are a meeting at Northwest Hall on Feb, 14, with Ralph Chaplin as the principal speak- er, Ella Reeve Bloor will speak at Pullman on Feb. 27, at Stancik Hall. During the month special efforts will be made to circulate the Labor De- fender and other literature, and to bring International Labor Defense be- fre unions and workers’ societies. se @ Russian Branch to Give Affair ‘The Russian branch of the Interna- tional Labor Defense is giving a con- cert and dance Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. An interesting ‘program is being arranged, Beginning at 8 p. m. sharp. = pal Only a Few Copies Are Left! INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE ARRANGES TOURS 1, L, D. News Service The following tours have been ar- ranged by the International Labor Defense: ELLA REEVE BLOOR. ington, D. C., Feb. 5; Erie, Feb. ton, Feb. re, Feb. 14, 14, evening: ; Dayton, Feb. eb, Toledo, Feb. 19 Detroit, Feb. 21 to 23; Grand Feb. 24; South Bend, Feb. 25; Fort Wayne, Feb. 26; Ch Feb, 27. Y Zeigler, nd 7. WALTER TRUMBULL, who will be released Feb. 5: Cents jan Franci a ww} | STANLEY, J. CLARK. ‘ure! ey 5 TO RENT: Pe or te ae: then together with Trum- ROOM, large airy. Near Logan|°t" unt! Feb: 2 Square “L”. 2653 N. Spaul-| Read—write—distribute The DAILY ding Ave. Call Belmont 9783| WORKER. TTT LL LLL LLL ELC = AUTONOMOUS INDUSTRIAL COLONY Kuzbas Operating coal mines, a chemical plant, coke-ovens, a steel mill and farms in Kuznetzky Basin, Siberia Will Need for the Spring the Following Skilled Personnel: Master mechanics and toolmakers Expert repair and erection machinists Moulders and foundrymen Power house and boiler house foremen General construction foremen Russian speaking bricklayers and carpenters Mine foremen and firebosses Mine traffiomen and timbermen Mine machine runners Russian speaking material clerks, bookkeepers and stenographers , Etc., etc, Three-year agreement with fare both ways, and special financial arrangements for the right kind of men. The historic reports of the 5th CONGRESS of the Communist In- ternational Should be in every worker’s hands — no Communist can be without them. ‘Price, 70 When writing give fullest information as to experience, names of past j employers, etc, KUZBAS 402, 799 Broadway, New York, N. Y. FORCE BEHIND THE COURT TO ROT ON FOREIGN BATTLEFIELDS. , 27;/have been approached by the manager .|& speaker to uphold the negative in THE DAILY WORKER FORUM IS STILL UNABLE TO FIND SPEAKER TO UPHOLD NEGATIVE IN DEBATE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION The speakers’ bureau of the Chicago Forum Coiiticil has wired, sent special delivery letters, visited individuals, telephoned. locally and long distance and has asked the aid of the Chicago Association of Commerce and other bodies of that nature for a speaker to uphold the negative in a debate on the recognition of the Soviet Union by the United States. But it has been unable to find anyone to take the+- negative in the debate, declared one of the officials at the Chicago Forum | 2 00 Council in an interview with The 5 DAILY WORKER. “We have tried everywhere and it Business Jubilant Over Trade Resumption does not seem as tho anyone wants to takethat part in the debate,” declared one of the officials of the forum. Many organizations” similar to the Chicago Association of Commerce of the forum to no avail, If the forum is not able to secure SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 4.—Twelve thousand tractors will be shipped thru Seattle to Vladivostock, during the month of February. The Osaka Sho- sen Kaisha Steamship Co. will load in its vessels the entire cargo to Kobe, Japan, and from there it will be ship- ped to Vladivostock according to an- nouncements made, The local papers and particularly the Seattle Daily Times, one of the most conservative capitalist newspa- pers, carried the. news in big head- lines on the front page, quoting big shipping interests on conditions in the Soviet republic and the gigantic trade that will be carried on between America and the Soviet republic. These shipping men say that Soviet Russia will become a tremendous pur- chaser of American manufactured goods and machinery and that Seattle is destined to become the gateway to the Soviet Uniop, The 12,000 tract- ors are being shipped by the Ford concern, The business elements of this city are overjoyed over the re- sumption of trade with Soviet Russia on a huge scale, the debate, Captain Paxton Hibben will lecti-2 on the recognition of So- viet Russia, declares the forum. Co-Operative Made Limburger Cheese for Union-Made Coal Co-operatively ripened limburger cheese is being sent to the farmer- labor exchange, 179 W. Washington street, Chicago, by the Hasty (Minn.) Co-operative Cheese Co. and in return the co-operators ar’ ebuying union coal. The exchange is handling the Herrin strip mine coal, owned by the Illinois Mine Workers, at a saving of $2 a ton to consumers over Chicago prices, °$9 a Week for Making Candy. BOSTON-—Candy makers are very poorly paid. The Massachusetts mini- mum Wage commission sets $9 a week as the minimum for inexperienced girls and women and $13 for those with a year’s experience: a dollar a} week more than last year. To wake Henry Dubb— Send in that sub! 28th Anniversary Festival and Ball given by Frauen Kranken-Unterstuetzungs-Verein “FORTSCHRITT” . COST OF LIVING IS CLIMBING, FIGURES SHOW House Rent Has Risen 83 Pct. Since 1913 By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. It cost a wage earner’s family 2% per cent more to live in December than in June, 1925, and 4 per cent more than in December, 1924, accord- ing to the semi-annual report of the U.S, department of labor, The report shows an increase of approximately 78 per cent in the cost of a family bud- get compared with 1913, 7 Per Cent Rise Over 1922. The latest rise in the cost,of lying began the latter half of 1! Since June of that year the total increase amounts to just over 6 per cent. 1922, the Over when the lowest point war was reached, Decem- shows an increase of 7 per cent. orkers should receive wage: June, since ber, at least 7 per cent above 1922 to give them as much food, clothing, fuel, etc. ag in that year. The increases in living cost in 1925 varied widely from city to city. largest increase was 6.6 per cent in Jacksonville. Other cities above the average were Scranton, 4.9 per cent, Cincinnati 4.6 per cent, Boston 4.4 per cent, Savannah 4.2 per cent, Buffalo 3.9 per cent, and New York 3.8 per cent, Pacific coast cities reported In- creases uniformly below «the average with Portland, Ore. 7-10 of 1 per cent, Los Angeles 1.1 per cent, Seattle 2.3 per cent and San Francisco 2.9 per cent. Memphis and New Orleans also showed slight increases with 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, The cost of living for the country as a whole has fallen about 11.2 per cent since December, 1920, when it stood just 100 per cent over pre-war. The department in its figures shows an average decrease of 17.8 per cent from June, 1920. But the use of this June peak, 116.5 per gent above pre- war, for wage comparisons is unfair that figure. Thus the U. S. railroad labor board, in its July, 1920, deci: sion establishing the highest level of wages, assumes an increase of 100 per cent over pre-war in the’ cost of living. Rents 83 Per Cent Over 1913. The department shows present in- creases over pre-war in various items of a worker’s family budget as fol- lows: food 65.5% higher; clothing 69.4%; housing 67.1%; fuel and light 86.9%; house furnishings 114.3%, and miscellaneoug items 103.5%, The most || important reduction in the cost of living since 1920 has been at the ex- |) pense of the producers of food. Grave doubt has been cast upon the department's. figures for increases in the cost of housing. In 1923 the sug- gestion came from Washington that ingmen’s quarters and that the real figure for the increase in worker rents should be nearer 100%. Statements from Babson’s statistical organization and an original investigation by the New York Central shopmen have con- firmed this criticism. The real increase in the cost of living since, 1913 including a fair bably be nearer 83% than the 77.9% reported, Manufacturers Bribe Legislators, Says Union NEW YORK—(FP)—Flower feather manufacturers are with attempting to bribe members of New York state legislature to block the efforts of organized labor to put artificial flower and feather making on the prohibited list of homework products, The Women’s Trade Union league is aiding the union and its leg- islative agent, Mabel Leslie, will work in Albany for legislative protection for these sweated workers, and Roumanian Fascisti Assault Costa Foru BUCHAREST (I, R, A.)—(By Mail) -—Costa-Foru, the secretary jof the Roumanian league for human rights became the victim of a shameful at: tack of fascist and police agents. Costa-Foru, well-known Roumanian writer and publisher of the anti-fascist daily Fakla has roused the hatred of the Roumanian rulers by the publica tion of his booklet “From the Rou- manian Torture Chambers.” The fact that Henri Barbusse dur- ing his stay in Roumania, was a guest of Costa-Foru, is another reason for his persecution, When Costa-Foru returned from a congress of the minority press in Grosswardein, to Bucharest, his train stopped in Klausenburg and he was compelled to pass some time in the waiting room’ of the station there. About 20 members of the christian league, a Roumanian fascist organiza- tion, surrounded his table and one of | them asked him whether he was Costa-Foru. When he gave an affirm: ative answer, they began to beat him. Altho he was covered with blood, the fascists continued to beat him, Costa SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1926+ at WICKER PARK HALL, 2040 W, North 'Avenue. <)\ Beginning 4 P. M, bo ‘im Advance.60. Cents, At thie, Door 78 Centos alow stop the dascists in their attack, Foru had a revolver with him, but, as he said later on, he did not want to use it. The police that witnessed the scene, made no attempts to Interfere. Another witness of the attack was the former minister of justice, Jon. T. Page Three WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS AVERAGE ONLY $24.73 WEEKLY By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press, Is the United States becoming a nation of capitalists? Judging by U. 8. department of labor figures on payrolls for 1925 the answer is no. In fact 2 living expenses mean the cost of a decent existence bookkeepers must report The |. because wage negotiations and adjust- | ments in 1920 were not influenced by | the average included other than work- || figure for increased rents would pro- || charged || a deficit. The a were about $10,986,000,000. In the total was about $13,840,000,000. So the total paid factory workers in 1925 was about three-fourths of 1920 The 1925 wages were divided among an average of 7,990,000 workers giv: ing a percapita return of $1,286 or just about the minimum decent sup- port of a single person with no provi- sion for dependents. In 1924 the per- capita average was $1,258 and in 1920, $1,460. The report showing number én- ployed, ‘total payroll and average monthly wage in each month of 1925 would look about as follows: 1925 Employes Payroll Avg. Jan. 7,880,000 $ 840,000,000 $ 107 ‘eb, 98 |Mar. 8,090,000 112 April 8,065,000 879,000,000 109 May 7,960,000 847,000,000 106 June 7 000 855,000,000 108 July 7 000 836,000,000 107 Aug. 7, 000 853,000,000 108 Sept, 7,960,000 811,000,000 102 Oct. 8,090,000 932,000,000 115 Nov. 8,105,000 829,000,000 102 Dec 8,110,000 910,000,000 112 1925 7,990,000 $10,280,000,000 $1,286 Those figures are derived by ap- plying department of labor weighted indexes for employment and wages to the totals secured by the census erage wage was $24.73 a week, The total incomé received by factory workers in 1925 was about $10,- 280,000,000, a gain of $20,000,000 or 3% over 1924 advanced enough to make this no gain at all, 1920 ¢+—— But the cost of living Total factory wages in 1923 yureau in the regular census years, There was less fluctuation in em- ployment from month to month in 1§ than in 1924, This shows that ‘actory iployment is being tempo- rarily stabilized at level below 1928, vhen the average number employed was 8, 000 and still further below 1920 when the average was 99,635,000. The year 1925 ended with 8,120,000 workers on factory payrolls, In Decem- ber 1924 the number was 7,840,000, Thus factories were giving employ- ment to about 280,000 more workers in December 1925 than the previous year, The department reports ,oper- ations at 94% of fulltime with 85% of a normal full force of employes, In December 1924 it was 92% of full-time with 81% of full force. A year ago, however, December showed a consider- able gain in employment while in employment while in 1925 the num- ber on the payrolls in November re- mained practically unchanged. Ask Twnety-five Per Cent More. BOSTON—Twenty-five per cent wage increases are asked by the new Municipal Technical Engineers’ Asso- ciation of Boston, composed of engi- neers, rodmen, transitmen and similar workers on the city’s payroll. | ‘LENIN three thousand more to power. paper is THEIR paper. ers and brothers. his subscription— AND PUT IT DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. 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