The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 16, 1926, Page 3

ees eee BOSTON GARMENT WORKERS DEFEAT ~ THEIR BOSSES 3,000 Return to Shops; Win All Demands BOSTON, March 14—The strike of 8,000 women’s garment workers ended in victory within two weeks of its in- ception. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and various cloak and dress jobbers and manufac- turers’ associations signed the agree- ment several days after the first break in employers’ ranks brought settlements in shops employing 1,500 workers, The new agreement permits union agents to examine employers’ books to see that work is being sent only to union shops when contracted out. A joint board of sanitary control is es- tablished and the prosanis label adopted. Firms placing work out in non-union shops will be fined the dif- ference in cost of making the gar- ments in union and non-union shops— for the first offense, and expulsion from. the employers’ association for the second, Farther efforts to organize non- union shops and abolish Boston sweat- shop evils are to be made by the union. Special picketing of non-union shops will be maintained in order to win workers to the union and to check on possible work sent to non- union from union shops. Candidate Occupies Cell in Prison Over Which He Would Rule SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 14, — Robert C, Gomes, republican candi- date for sheriff of Cass county, now occupies a cell in the building over which he aspires to reign. He is charged with disorderly con- duct, drunkenness and attempting to assault an officer. Gomes, arrested for making a disturbance, escaped, barricaded himself in the postoffice, kept off would-be captors with a shower of ink wells and cuspidors, but was finally overpowered. Unable to pay a $100 fine, he was taken to Virginia, where the county jail is lo- cated. -Fishing Smacks Gain Harbor, After a battle of hours with densely packed slush ice, while crews of two life boats from the coast guard station at the mouth of the river were seek- ing them in the darkness, two small fishing smacks gained the harbor at the mouth of the Chicago river early today, exhausted from fright. Plumbers Helpers’ Club of Brooklyn, ' New York calls on all helpers to join the club. Meetings every FRIDAY night, 8:30 p. m., at 7 Thatford Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Saturday, April 3 2706 Brooklyn Ave. TICKETS NOW ON SALE and at 138% So. Spring St, from 10 p. m, every evening. Phone Main 4400, ADMISSION DR. S. 2232 N. Telephone Armitage 7466 Gas or Novol for Extraction. Los Angeles CO-OPERATIVE CENTER, at Center Book Store, 2708 Brooklyn Ave, ADMISSION 50 CENTS’ IN LOS ANGELES! MASQUERADE BALL given by the FREIHEIT CLUB at TURN VEREIN HALL, 2460 Sutter St. SUNDAY EVE.. MARCH 21, 1926 Proceeds to the John Reed Industrial School of Orphan Children. DENTIST Near Milwaukee Avenue | guarantee to make your plates fit and make your appearance natural. Logan Square “L,” Milwaukee, Kedzie and California Ave. cara to door. | Military Occupation Aids Prostitution (Continued from Page 1) constituted council of state which the president, by appointing his friends to it hag managed to keep in his own control. ° 2, Haitian currency has been de- Preciated, thus lowering the stand- ard of living among the people, and the national debt has been malad- ministered. Land Laws Hit Farmers. 8. The Haitian land laws have been changed, requiring documents and land titles of peasants who had lived for generations on their land and cultivated it, without having had to prove ownership by documents. The new laws haye been used to de- prive the peasants of their land and thousands of the best workers have emigrated to Cuba. Lands are be- ing turned over to the American com- panies for their enterprises. 4. Prostitution and other evils have been increased thru the pres- ence of the military occupation, there being 147 dancing places, many of them of ill repute, in Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. 5. By a secret and unlawful agree- ment, the period of American control hover Haiti has been increased from 10 to 20 years in order to assure the Daily Worker COSTUME BALL 7 to Union Music 50 CENTS. ZIMMERMAN California Avenue NO PAIN. ‘ Ine waAiLy Germany Hopes to Take Her “Permanent” Seat $40,000,000 Haitian loan floated by American banking institutions, Demand End of Occupation. “The material as well as the moral welfare of Haiti,” declares Thoby, “demands the immediate abandon- ment of the actual policy and the withdrawal of the occupation. The country has no voice in its affairs and since 1917, when Col. Smedley But- ler brutally expelled from their seats the representatives and the senators, Haiti has had no constitutional rep- resentation. “So in the meantime, without the consent of the Haitian people, secret agreements were signed with the American government, in the guise of a so-called adtitional act for the renewal of the treaty of 1915, signed by Mr. Borno, then minister of for- eign affairs, and Mr. Bailly Blanch- ard, American minister, the 28th of March, 1917. That additional act has never been ratified by the United States senate and is a violation of article 16 of the treaty. “The 61 committees of the patriotic union have entrusted me with the mission to lay these facts before you insthe hope that justice will be done to Haiti and that the Haitians will soon enjoy the privilege of a free and democratic election of their national assembly.” Southern Railway Shopmen Get 2 Cents An Hour Increase WASHINGTON, March 14 — Sign- ing of a new wage agreement between the Federated Shop Crafts and the Southern Railway, whereby 11,000 men get more than $880,000 increase in their annual pay, is announced by the official organ of the standard rail labor organizations. Thé agreement provides for a raise of 2 cents an hour, with time and a half for overtimé, Sunday and holiday work. It became effective from March 1 and runs until June 30, 1927, and thereafter until 30 days’ written no- tice of a desired change shall be given by either party. The special rate for overtime, Sunday and holiday work is restored after having been taken from the shopmen by the United: States Railroad Labor Board in 1921, De Valera Resigns Presidency of the Irish Republicans (Special to The Daily Worker) DUBLIN, March 14 — Eamon De Valera today tendered his resignation as president of the republican party, following his defeat in the republican convention last night on the issue of republicans taking their seats in the dail. De Valera’s resignation was ac- cepted, and thus he ends his long control over the republican move- ment, which dates back to the days after the Easter rebellion. Building Crumples Like Pa Several firemen narrowly escaped death in a fire that destroyed the Arnstein Paint company's five story plant with an estimated damage of more than $50,000. The blaze tollow- ed an explosion in the plant which caused the walls to crumple like pa- per and a cottage adjoining the plant was demolished when some of the debris fell on it. #0008 & \ WURKER Frage Three Representative Says G. Washington Would Break: Volstead Act WASHINGTON, March 14—A new uproarious squabble between wets and drys rocked the house today as Representative eller, democrat, New York, strongly criticized the enforce- )ment of the Volstead Act, quoting from newspaper polls to show na- tional sentiment favored modification. “George Washington himself drank liquor at times Rot too wisely,” said Celler. “Prohibijion is a blight; its handmaiden is fraud, chicanery and graft.” Celler was immediately made a tar- get for attack» by “house drys.” “Would George » Washington violate the prohibition daw?” asked Repre- sentative ‘UpsHaw, democrat, of Georgia. ‘3 “Yes,” shouted! Celler, “he would drink now if heowere living.” Against Straw Votes. While both houses of congress were squabbling over prohibition the exe- cutive committee of the anti-saloon league, meeting in a downtown hotel, adopted a resdlution condemning newspaper straw voting polls. “They not only serve no good pur- pose, but ofteii are misleading,” states the resolution, which advised prohibitionists against casting votes in them. Bratiano Brothers Plot Dictatorial Rule Over Roumania (Special to The Daily Worker) VIENNA, March 14 — Premier Bra- tiano, together with his brother, are plotting a dictatorship over Roumania The Adeverul, a Roumanian paper, quotes him as stating that if the par- liamentary elections defeated the government party he was “ready to maintain order by other methods.” The situation is very obscure. Gen- eral Averescu, leader of the People’s Party, and former minister Popevici, of the National Party, have been re- ceived in audienée by the king, a re- ception which lly. precedes the fall of a cabinet @nd the selection of a new premier. { " Set Trial Date for Kansas overnor . Charged 1 with Graft TOPEKA, Kansas, March 14—Jon- than M. Davis, fofmer governor of this state, and his son, Russell, will go to trial March 24 on the charge of having conspired to accept a bribe in January 1925 to grant a pardon. Davis has already been tried on one count of the indictment and acquitted. Renew Pourparlers Upon French Debt WASHINGTON, March 14—Ambas- sador Berenger, the new French en- voy to this country, has already held a conference with Secretary Mellon of the treasury over'the settlement of the French debt.’ No arrangements for its disposition ‘are expected until the senate has acted upon the Italian seitloment, tho informal conversations will continue in an effort to ascertain & basis of agreement, 4 ~ * JEMOCRATS AID INSURGENT BLOG | OF REPUBLICANS. Support Investigation of Tariff Policy (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 14—The De- mocratic-insurgent coalition, rected for the first time in the last twelve months, hauled political siege guns into the senate today for a long- range attack upon the administration. The republican tariff having fluttered into the senate as a dove of peace, the democrats and insurgents tempo- rarily buried their differences and re- organized their ranks for a new war on Coolidge policies. Their chief wea- pon will be the authorized investiga- tion into the U. S. tariff commission, and in particular, the question of an attempt to influence “the official action of any member of the commis- sion.” Under this authorization, a special senate committee dominated by the democratic-insurgent coalition will in- quire into the charges of Senator Nor- ris, (R) of Neb., that President Coo- lidge has tried to influence the de- cisions of the tariff commission. Nor- ris made the specific charge that the president tried to obtain a pre-dated resignation from former commissioner David J. Lewis, of Maryland, before appointing ‘him to the commission. Coalition Shocks Administration. Revival of the democratic-insurgent coalition came as a distinct surprise to administration leaders. It was the first time in the sixty-ninth con- gress that the democrats have got behind anything suggested by a prog- ressive republican, In this instance Norris demanded the investigation and Robinson, (D), of Ark., the mino- rity floor leader, sponsored the re- solution which authorized it. This was in strange contrast to the atti- tude of the democrats thus far this session, for on every major issue such as the Nye case, tax reduction, the World Court, Muscle Shoals and con- firmation of Charles W. Hunt as a member of the federal trade commis- sion—a majority voted with the ad- resur- | Dictator of Spain Warns Agitators of Autonomist Movement (Special to The Daily Worker) MADRID, March 14. — The long existing political struggle between the province of Catalonia for autonomy and the central government has reach- ed such a point that the national au- thorities here have issued an official statement threatening to punish all citizens who refuse to accept posi- tions conferred on them by the nation or who display unpatriotic sentiments of any kind. Deprivation of citizen- ship, confiscation of goods, and nullifi- cation of the right to practice certain professions are among the penalties provided, Catalonian leaders have particular- ly resented the action of the military directorate in cancelling long-estab- lished special priviledges which the province has enjoyed of autonomous administration and private regional rights. Primo de Riviera, on the other hand, contends it was the very ex- ercise of these special privileges that has built up the sentiment in the province for complete separation from Spain, ‘NEW RADIO BILL WILL GIVE MORE POWER TO HOOVER Aim to Block Growth of Air Trust (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Mar. 12—Congress began the task today of enacting radio legislation to take the place of the archair regulations of 1912. Before the house with a right of way was the White bill, which ad- ministration Itaders confidently pre- dicted would be passed by tomorrow night at the latest. Altho a flood of amendments were in the offing to iron out what many factions believe are rough edges, both republicans and democrats were united behind the general measure. The bill would vest control of the entire industry in the department of ministration. Political Chicanery. The investigating committee will be named by Vice-President Dawes but only upon the terms laid down by the senate, which force him to select two regular republicans, one progressive republican and two democrats. This will give the coalition three votes to two for the administration, whenever a disagreement occurs. By exercis- ing this control and under the wide latitude of inquiry ordered by the senate, the coalition can carry the investigation where it will. To all observers, the goal will be the 1926 congressional elections and the 1928 presidential election. Appoint Special Committee Vice-President Dawes has appointed the following senators on the special committee which will investigate the tariff commission: Wadsworth, re- publican of New York; Reed, repub- lican of Pennsylvania; LaFollette, re- publican of Wisconsin; Robinson, de- mocrat of Arkansas and Bruce, demo- crat of Maryland. LaFollette was named as the “pro- gressive republican,” required under terms of the Robinson resolution which authorized the investigation. Plan New $50,000,000 International Bank (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, March 14 — Plans are under way by the Lisman interests to establish a new international bank with a paid in capital of $50,000,000. F, J. Lisman and company, 61 Broad- way, is sponsoring the institution and will furnish $10,000,000 of the capital. The rest will be supplied by other large Wall Street banking concerns interested in foreign investments. The new institution will have broad powers for financing the issuance of large scale foreign and domestic securities, including European and South American government loans, as well as municipal, industrial and rail- road stock and bond flotations, With the increasing expansion of American business abroad the men back of the scheme believe that a great and profit- able future is in store for the organi- zation. The Interlocking Directorate, F. J. Lisman is a director in many large American corporations including the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern railroad corporation, Bush Terminal company of this city, Chicago & East- ern Illinois Railroad, etc. Bipartisans Back Corporation Tool (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 14—The bi- Partisan coalition showed its growing unity yesterday by putting over the nomination of Charles W. Hunt of Towa for another term on the federal trade commission. The Senate vote was 48 to 20. “Hunt is a notorious corporation representative and was one of those on the trade commissior who voted to deny to the department of justice evidence furnished it by the Aluminum Company of America dur- ing the investigation of that concern on monoply charges. The old guard of both democrats and republicans Hned up solid for Hunt's reappointment, commerce, under new regulations taking the place of those now in force. For Increased Control. “The need for radio legislation is imperative,” stated Rep. White, re- publican of Maine, author of the bill. “The department of commerce is trying to regulate a giant industry under rules jaid down in 1912 for a pygmy. Unless the government’s con- trol is increased, we will see con- inued confusion with no end in sight.” Would Block Air Trust. Strong safeguards against air mono- polies are a feature of the legislation, No permits may be granted those con- victed in federal court of seeking to monopolize communication thru the control of radio apparatus. Led by Rep. Davis, democrat of Tennessee, a movement was under way to throw even greater safeguards around the public interest by forbid- ding the transportation of tubes or other apparatus on which the manu- facturer attempts to fix the price. This was stricken from an early committee report on the ground that interstate commerce legislation had no place in a radio bill, The provision is understood to be aimed at one of the large corporations which controls radio tubes thru patent rights, Georgia Kluxers Get Paid in Own Medicine (Special to The Daily Worker) ROYSTON, Ga., March 14 — A Ku Klux Klan raid on this town resulted in the death of two men, Walton Adams, a Franklin county farmer, and Herman Bigby, a local resident, and the serious injury of a third, B. A. Harrison, a druggist of Lavonia, a village near here, The raiders, numbering fifty, met stiff resistance when they tried to seize Bigby and in the Battle which followed the casualties occurred. He had been previously warned In Ku Klux Klan notes to stop paying at- tentions to a married woman. He was separated from his wife, who con- tinued to live not far from this vil- lage. Auto Business Rests ‘Upon Promise to Pay (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, March 14—The Amer- fean Bankers’ Association, in a sur- vey of the automobile business an- nounces that over $3,000,000,000 worth of cars were sold last year on the instalment plan. The usual arrange- ments were to require a payment in cash of one-third down and the bal- ance on time, This left $2,000,000,000 unpaid,, for which the sellers had merely a promise to pay. Any further reduction in the initial payments or longer extension of the time would seriously effect the pres- ent favorable status of the trade, was the warning of C. C, Hanch, gen- eral manager of the National Associa- tion'of Finance Companies, who su- pervised the survey, The Last Day of the’ Paris Com- mune. See it dramatized at the International Labor Defe com- memoration March 19 at Ashland Auditorium, dower HIGH PAID LADY SPY TELLS GLORY OF FACTORY WORK Military Snoopers Hear of Free Shampoos “Woman's entry into industry has amazingly bettered the social, moral and educational atmosphere in fac- tories and offices,” declared Mrs, Mar- guerite B. Benson, director of the women’s bureau of the Illinois Man- ufacturers’ Association at a luncheon at the Hotel Sherman, given by the Military Intelligence Association, Thinks in “Utopi “A series of visits to plants,” Mr@. Benson reported, as discovered @ social, moral and educational atmos- phere’ which, in many cases, is supe> rior to what the workers find in their own homes. “Exhaustive scientific research is being applied to improving lighting, ventilation, sanitation, medical care, rest rooms, cafete: , insurance, loan and pension plans, and to the study of fatigue in various operations,” Quite a utopia it w which this female industrial spy depicted. ‘Why,” she exclaimed orator ly as a last crushing argument, ‘in many plants shampoos and manicures are given free on company time.” Less Women Servants, Mrs, Benson stated that there are 110,000 more women with manufactur ing firms today than in 1910 and 297,000 less servants. In only 85 of the 572 occupations listed by the cen- sus are no women employed, Royalist Hoodlums of Paris Break Up Lecture of Workers (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, March 14—A gang of 200 Royalist youths broke up a lecture given at the meeting hall of thg Learned Societies Institute by the or- ganization of the Intellectual Workers when they learned that it was to be addressed by Jaques Sadoul, a French lawyer who joined the Bolsheviks dur- ing the World War, and by Jean Gold- sky, a Communist speaker. The Royalist hoodlums packed the hall and as soon as the lecture opened began their rough-house. Half a dozen people were knocked senseless, one man had his hand shattered and the entire place looked as if a cyclone had struck it, After the hall had been cleared dozens of blackjacks were picked up, together with. 100 loaded canes and three loaded revolvers, Fight Anti-Evolution Laws to a Finish NEW YORK, March 14.—If govern- or Henry L. 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