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1000 WORKER Gibson. of the American nation, Enright Says He Will Tell Truth of Wall St. Explosion in Magazine By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK, N, Y., March 15—Rich- ard Enright has an ad in the New York Graphic of Feb. 24 in which he admits the Wall Street explosion yarn was a fake. The ad states “the peo- ple never really knew what had hap- pened: and he “did not take the pub- Me into his confidence” but he will now tell the truth in his police stories on sale April 1, Minnesota State Prison Is Hell for Inmates By A Worker Correspondent STILLWATER, Minn., March 15 — The Minnesota state prison is the finest in the land to the outside world, but hell on earth to those inside, The story of one prisoner can serve as an example of the treatment ac- corded in that insitution. This fellow had some sort of disease which atf- fected his head. For disobeying some rules, he was handcuffed and hung up by the wrists for from six to twelve hours, This has happened more than once. The state must have its profits, so they have a highly organized speed-up and spy system in the prison factor- ies. Politics and mohey of course are |the arena in order to show the mas- favored and a prisoner with a “polit- ical pull” or plenty of money is com- fortable. An item appearing in the capitalist press recently reports the prison profit for the year 1925 as $58,840, which was derived from the industries carried on at the prison by the 1,142 prisoners. Number six of Prolet-Tribune, the Russian living newspaper published ‘by the worker correspondents of the Novy Mir will be out this Saturday, March 20, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. Beginning at 8 p. m. Admission 25 cents. This living newspaper is appearing regularly now for the past six months, Many new worker correspondents joined the original group who started the venture. The contents usually is as good, or even better than many a Russian pa- per or magazine published in the United States. Not only workers, but even intellectuals are attending each issue of the paper. Even its enemies admit that it is a power. PRE rhs BB SEND IN A SUB. “RUSSIA TURNS EAST— government, REPUBLIC— pleted, STOPPING A WAR— war against Morocco, WORLD LABOR UNITY— capitalism, BRITISH LABOR. BIDS FOR POW! This Week’s Prizes! First Prize—An original DAILY WORKER cartoon by one of the noted American Communist artists, Robert Minor, Fred Ellis or Lydia | NEW BOOKS BY SCOTT NEARING We haye just received the following five new pamphlets just off the press: - A view of the foreign policies of the Si GLIMPSES OF THE SOVIET A birds-eye view of Soviet Russia as the author saw it on a trip he has just com- The remarkable anti-war activity of the French Communist Party in the French A history of the great efforts to unite world labor against the common enemy— An account of the historic Scarborough heh that marks a step towards RRESPONPENTS BY Second Prize—“Social Forces In American History” by A. M. Simons. New edition just issued by International Publishers, This book gives the best economic interpretation of the origin and growth Third Prize—“Lincoln, Labor arid Slavery,” by Herman Schlueter, the only book on Lincoln from a revolutionary standpoint, Women Toil Until 1:30 in the Morning at the Briggs Factory By a Worker Correspondent DETROIT, Mich. March 15—At about one thirty one morning, I was waiting for a street car and noticed a crowd of girls coming along Mack avenue, I said to a man who was standing near me also waiting for a street car; “They must be coming from a dance.” “ON, no,” he said. “They’re coming from Briggs’ slave factory.” I could see their faces now as they drew up to us and boarded the street car. They looked pale and drawn, If some. worker correspondent could get a story for The DAILY WORKER about the Briggs sweat shop making women work such ghastly hours I’m sure it will help the girls a great deal. White Shirt Brigade May Parade in Niles By a Worker Correspondent GIRARD, Ohio, March 15—Civil war is again threatened in this valley by the threat of the ku klux klan to try to parade once more in Niles, Ohio. The ku. klux klan finds themselves passing into political oblivion. The attempt.to parade is one of their methods of trying to come back into ter class,they are, ready to serve in any capacity the masters may wish. They have imported a fellow by the name of Cox from Atlanta, Georgia, to try and regalvanize the corps, The are also resorting to the re call of one of their members, Scheible, whom they fecently backed in his candidacy for mayor of Youngstown, but who it would seem is not handing out the money and jobs to suit the knights of the pillow and sheet order. This recall is but a publicity stunt as is the parade edict of the local Georgian Kleagle. The Niles merchants are up in arms against the parade because it interferes:with profits. If the klan- ners carry out their threat to parade it will mean civil war. Some of the klan, including local members of the flaming cross, are liable to be killed, for bloodshed is sure to follow any at- tempt to°put on a parade in Niles. The foreign-born workers and the colored ‘workers are up in arms against the parade, 4,500 Suicides Each Year. By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15— There are 4,500 suicides in New York City every year. Officials, knowing how such statistics shock intelligent people into inquiries to determine the cause of these tragedies, persist in a hush up policy of casting doubt upon many cases by attributing an acciden- tal cause to plain undisputable self-de- structions, Every day averages from 10 to 15 cases. Many suicides never get into print at all, ywiet All Numbers 10 Cents Each. The Daily Worker Pub. Co, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chieago, Ill, Ki x THE DAILY) WORKER PONCENE? ok BUILDING TRADES WORKERS EXPOSE OFFICIALS’ FAKE Their Resolutions Will Not Fight Open Shops . By a Worker Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 15.— Sentiment amongst the rank and file of the building trades of this city for the last eight or ten months has been that the building trades crafts ought to take a definite stand against the open shop, which was forced upon the building trades workers here in 1921. The rank and file discontent with the open shop conditions has com- pelled the officialdom of the painters’ and carpenters’ district councils to make some pretense at fighting the open shop. The progressives have been continually agitating for the building trades as a whole to chal- lenge the Industrial Association with an ultimatum demanding recognition of the union, more pay and the five- day week. In case of failure to meet with these demands a strike should be called. Fear Progressives. The officialdom has vigorously fought the proposals of the progress- ives and substituted for the progress- ive proposals the most foolish and idiotic resolutions that ever have been placed before organized workers. The resolutions are as follows: No. 1. We recommend that on and after April 1, 1926, all members,of the affiliated locals of District Council No. 8 be strictly forbidden to work with any painter who is not in possession of a paidup working card of this dis- trict. No, 2, We recommend that on and after April 1, 1926, the laws of this council be strictly enforced, whether the case applies to an individual or to an organization. No. 3. We recommend that all fines collected in regard to trade rule en- forcement be divided in this manner, 50 per cent of each fine shall be de- posited in a defense fund of this coun- cil, and the remaining 50 per cent shall go to the local union preferring the charges. The above resolutions are a com- plete negation of organization. No. 1 calls for the members of the various local unions to go on the job as indi- viduals and enforce the working card. That means that the most militant members, by virtue of their activity, will surely and certainly be victimized and blacklisted for their activities on the job in trying to enforce this ridic- ulous resolution, No, 2 makes it plain that the official- dom of the district council is working under the assumption that the reason for the open shop condition is because the individuals and affiliated organiza- tions are not enforcing the laws of the council. While if is true that the affiliated organizations are not enforc- ing the laws of the council, the reason for this is not that the local unions desire to see their members work un- der open shop conditions, but it is precisely because of the district coun- cil’s vacillating attitude in not taking a definite stand against the Industrial Association that makes it impossible for the local unions to enforce the laws. No, 3 confirms further that the dis- trict council fully intends the enforee- ment of the closed shop to be an indi- vidual proposition and not a collective one, hence the emphasis on the fines for breach of trade rules, Progressives of the building trades, attend your meetings, expose to the rank and file the harmful nature of the above resolutions. Demand that the painters’ and carpenters’ district councils send an ultimatum to the In- dustrial Association demanding the closed shop, $10 a day, and the five- day week, ——————— 10 0°, By UPTON SINCLAIR. Ce rE nN nl SS Eta DLE cA A IE SE al A splendid propaganda story of a Labor spy—written by a master propagandist, The kind of a book to hand to your shop-mate after you have read it. 25 CENTS Order from THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, Telephone Lehigh 6022 DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist 249 East 115th St., Cor. Second Ave, NEW Ri over his books, ever, are trying t that they are m FAIRBANKS GOING TO RUSSIA May Accept Soviet Moving Pic- ture Offer “When we were in Berlin the last time,” said Douglas Fairbanks yester- day in answer to newspaper reports that he had been approached for film work by Soviet producers, “a Russian Official discussed with us the idea of building up the film industry in his country, So far as I can understand, they want worthy pictures thru which they hope to do good thruout the na tion. The industry would be harnessed, as the government is interested in it, They also want money with which to build theaters, @nd they would like Mary and myself'to make productions, Whether we will do much a thing is not at all definite, However, we are going to Russia;jn July, after Joseph M, Schenck, chairman of the board of directors of the United Artists, joins us in Europe.” FAKE REFORMER SEEKS)PLACE IN THE U;§, SENATE Pinchot Announces Hi: Candidacy (Special to The Daily Worker) HARRISBURG, Pa. March 15.— Governor Gifford Pinchot early today announced himself as a candidate for the United States senate to succeed the incumbent, George Wharton Pep- per. Pinchot declares himself a republi- can, a supporter of President Coolidge, and an “enemy of the gang.” His program stands for economy in state and national administration, protec- tion of American industries, and jus- tice to the farmer. The governor was at one time one of the leading “pro- sressives” in,the country. He was a disciple of Theodore Roosevelt and prominent in the “Bull Moose” erup- tion. 3ut Pinchot’s ammouncement prepares the way for, a. bitter three-cornered fight for the republican primary nomi- nation betweem; himself, Senator Pep- per and Congressman Vare of Phila- delphia. Prohibition is expected to figure largely"if this struggle, The “Wet and Dry” Blind, Pinchot is a “dry” and has often criticized the ‘@dministration enforce- ment of the’ Volstead act. He is a political enemy of Mellon and tho not qualifying hitnéelt a regular republi can has freely criticized Coolidge’s policy in the ‘coal strike. Vare is ex- pected to announce his candidacy in a day or two. “He is a “wet” and will run on that platform. Pepper has so far dodged the issue. Altho Pepper has been termed by his friends thé’ “administration” can- didate, Coolidge has stated he will not interfere in the factional fight. NEGRO WORKERS ON INCREASE IN STEEL MILLS NEW YORK, March 16.—At the end of 1925 a survey of the nine largest steel mills in the Pittsburgh district showed 22 per cent of the 29,560 men employed were Negroes, The largest mill had 30 per cent of its working force Negroes. Five of the nine mills report having hired Germans, Mexi- cans’ and Czecho-Slovakian’ immi- grants during 1925, but the total does not exceed 400, A total of 1150 Ne- gro workers were hired in the fall of 1925. A check on the number of Negroes in Pittsburgh stéél mills from 1923 on shows that during the slow period in 1924 a larger proportion of Negro workers was kept than of whites, A. F. of L. Drive Is On at East St. Louis; Trap 100 Percenter ST, LOUIS, M§gh | 16.—The Ameri- can Federation of Labor is conduct- ing an organiza’ drive in Bast St. Louis. The following are in charge of the work: ©, K. Paulien, building trades; Robert Dixon, metal trades; Fred Tahyer, label trades; D, K. As- ber, railway crafts, and Wm. O'Leary, miscellaneous crafts, Another interesting union item con- cerns the Musicians’ Union, local 717. J. Shelton, a 100 per cent American, was defeated for reelection as secre- tary by Wm. Schmidt, a progressive, The 100 per center refused to turn Upon a court order for their production, it was disclosed that Shelton was about $200 short in his accounts, The “Inventive” Plan, The packing houses, one of the Principal industries of the city, have discontinued the plece work system and inaugurated the bonus plan, or; as the bosses term it, the “incentive” plan, The result that many em- ployes are working harder than be- fore and making from $5 to $25 less weekly, A large number have also been laid off and generally two are now doing what fo! ni rly required the work of three, Thé- employers, how- _make it appear giving evory the utmost, man the chance to @ 60,000-gallon tank. A whitewash expedition is being conducted of the RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE COST U.S. $300,000,000 Exports Have Doubled in 10 Years (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, March 15.—Foreign nations levied a toll of about $300,000,- 000 against American consumers in 1925 thru “indefensible artificial re- strictions,” according to department of commerce figures made public today. Fully half of the $618,000,000 in- crease in import values was due to price advances caused by measures taken to “boost the price” to Ameri- cans. Julius Klein, director of for- eign commerce, characterized the higher prices paid as the result of these restrictions as the only lament- able detail of America’s international trade last year, Strong Buying Power, “The strong buying power of the country in 1925 was indicated by the fact that even when higher prices had to be paid most of the major indi- vidual classes of raw materials and oodstuffs imported showed a quanti- tive increase,” Klein declared. “We have every reason to hope that . urope is entering into a period of ommercial and industrial progress ndisturbed by international compli- vations.” “This,” he added, “will re- ult in increased ability to buy abroad, ‘nd American trade will share in the onsequent improvement of our lead- ing market.” Exports Double Since 1913, In money values 1925’s $4,909,000,000 exports were nearly twice as great as in 1913, while the quantitative in- crease was about 30 per cent. Amer- ican exports constituted 18 per. cent of the total world exports in 1925, as compared to 18 per cent in 1913, and showing increases of 7 per cent in the value of crude materials, 8 per cent in semi-manufactured goods and 16 ber cent in finished products. Auto Exports Grow. “Automobile exports jumped 70 per cent over 1924, now ranking next to cottton and mineral oils in the foreign trade,” said Klein. “There is eyery indication that the advance in auto- mobile exports will continue because of the general improvement in world economic conditions, the lower prices of American cars, the inability of most European producers to satisfy 2ven home demands, and the exploi- ation of hitherto undeveloped mar- sets.” South American Trade Grows. The South American situation was favorable, the United States having a much larger share of the trade than before the war, as compared to a cor- responding decrease in percentages supplied by leading European rivals. Japanese Steamship Merger Gives Fleet of Over 100 Vessels (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKIO, March 15—The Nippon Yu- sen Kaisha and the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, two of the largest Japanese steamship lines, have been merged. Directors of both concerns have rati- fied the amalgamation, which will be effective March 15. “ The Toyo company will transfer to the Nippon its Passenger liners on the Hongkong and San Francisco routes and that to South America. The Nip- pon company now operates four liners and four freighters on the SeattleOri- ent run. The merger will provide the Nippon company with a fleet of 108 vessels, This is exclusive of three new ships of 14,000 gross tonnage which are in process of construction, Try to Get Wealthy Boy Out of Jail on Legal Technicality (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 15—At- torneys for Jack Durand, foster-son of Scott F. Durand, wealthy Lake Forest sugar merchant, today filed an appeal for a writ of error and a review of his case in the Lake county circuit court, with the state supreme court here, Young Durand was convicted of burglary last summer after he had been arrested in California charged with the theft of jewelry from gey- eral Lake Forest homes, He was sen- tenced to from three to twenty years in the Illinois state reformatory at Pontiac. Execution of his entence was delayed until November 16 of last year so that he could continue to star in football, —__. Loses Life in Firetrap, One worker lost his life on the sixth floor of an eight-story firetrap known as the Federal-Huber building at North Halsted and Fulton streets. A fireman in attempting to rescue the body came near losing his life as he had to climb six flights of rickety fire escapes. The worker that lost his life 1s said to have been the watch- man of building. Firemen fought the fire all thru the night, All floors were burned out and the walls threa' ened to collapse under the weight of firetrap. The fire threatened to engul! entire Fulton street market dis- dediive, , 275 Page Five | Your Union Meeting | Third Tuesday, 16, 1926, Name of Locus and Place of We rae “a Bricklayers, 912 W. Monroe Bridge "ind Structural tron Work~ ers, 738 W. Madison St. Carpenters, Diversey_and Sheffield. Carpenters, 1023 &, 76th St. Carpente Moose Hall, Chicago Height: Carpenters, Engineers, 1 Firemen and Enginemen, Springfield and 26th. W. Washington St. so 1 95488 Ss Halsted St Federal Employes, Great Northern Hotel el. Glove Workers’ Joint Council, 1710 N. Winchester A\ Hod Carriers, 225 B. 15th St., Chi- cago Heights, Ill. Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison St. Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. Van Buren St. Marine Fire and Oilers, 357 N. N. Clark. ‘dnd Randolph St. Painters, 20 W. Painters, N. E. cor. California and Madison. Fainters, 6414 S. Halsted St. Painters, N. W. cor. State and hi. th. Painters, 220 W. Oak St. Painters, Trumbull and Ogden Ave. Plasterers, Monroe and Perio Sts. Printers and Die Stampers, 19 W. Adams St. Railway Carmen, 75th and Drexel Ave. Railway Cler! 9 S. Clinton St. Railway Clerks, 509 W. Washing- ton. Teamsters, 159 N. State St. Waiters, 234 W. Randolph St. Upholsterers Union, 180, W. Wash- ington St. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Kedzie and Ogden. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1534 N. Robey St. (Note: Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are at 8 p. m.) NORWAY LIBERALS FACE OVERTHROW ON ARBITRATION Labor Disputes Measure Threatens Defeat (Special to The Daily Worker) OSLO, Norway, March 15.— The question of cumpulsory arbitration of labor disputes is aliost certain’ to wreck the present liberal cabinet. The government is committed to this prin- ciple and has the support of the agra- rian party. In the social legislation committee of Storthing, however, be- fore which the proposal must come, a majority of six members have already declared themselves against the bill. This majority includes the represen- tatives of both the conservative and labor parties. The conservative proposal for authorizing the king to appoint a con- ciliation committée of three with power to enforce their decision after the existing machinery for mediation fails has no\chance of passing. A najority of the social legislation com- nittee favors thé cabinet suggestion of strengthening,» the labor court by adding two “neutral” members. The King as Arbiter. The liberal program would make arbitration an organic part of the whole system of labor legislation. It gives the king authority, in case an industrial dispute cannot be settled, to bring the controversy under the jurisdiction of an arbitratiqn court consisting of a chairman to be ap- pointed by him for three years and two members to be appointed also by him but to serve only for the specific dispute. The employers and the unions would then each appoint an additional’ member. The large em- ployers, who are the backbone of the liberal party, are strongly for the bill, while the trade unions are as bitterly opposed, ‘ Rubber Planters of Malay States Rake in Enormous Profits WASHINGTON, March 15.—The de- partment of commerce ascribes the “unprecedented trade advance” of the British states in the Malay peninsula last year to the world rubber situa- tion. Foreign trade broke, all records, the balance of exports over imports reaching $175,058,000. In 1924 the balance was only $29,780,000. The reports states that the great jemand for rubber and the ‘high prices which prevailed have resulted in a considerable economic improvement in the conditions among the workers. Wages of day laborers ‘in. the tin mines and on the rubber plantations have been raised. Coolie labor is em- ployed largely in both these industries, 147 180 184 191 521 50; 724 1047 2219 3Y HERMINIA ZUR MUHLEN TRANSLATED BY IDA DAILES 75 Cents ~*~ $1.25 Duroflax Binding Cloth Bound INDUSTRY FACES SEVERE CRISIS IN BULGARIA Unemployment Is on In- crease SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 15 — The past year is being described as a bad one for industrial production. Com~- paring it with 1924 a decline is noticed everywhere. The tobacco industry is at a stand- still, The'crisis in the tobacco indus- try has its effects on all other phases of production in Bulgaria, There is a big crisis in the build- ing industry, Production hag very much decreased,, In many places it has stopped. The leather, metal and other industries are moving along with difficulties. In the textiles industry the situa- tion is somewhat better. Cement and wood industries are better off but a decline can be noticed as compared with 1924, which is likely to increase still more during the coming season, as the state-building enterprises which are very numerable will be stopped for budget reasons and the private firms will have to restrict themselves because of the money cri- sis. The good harvest during the last four years has had the effect of throw- ing back the small and middle pro- duction, instead of encouraging it—ag had been expected. The small and especially the middle peasants have sold their surplus to the great mer- chants and the exporters at very low prices, so that “the merchants made very great-profits, Swarajists Propose to Ban Parliament BOMBAY, March 15.—The Swaraj party meeting at Delhi has advised the All-India Congress committee meeting to allow the Swarajist mem- bers to walk out simultaneously from both houses of the central legislature and from all the provincial councils in session, The independent members of the central legislature are considering how best, “consistent with their prin- ciples,” to join the Swarajists in the protest against the Indian govern- ment’s unsatisfactory reply in the mat- ter of the reforms. It refused to appoint a round-table conference or a royal commission to consider the ques- ‘ion of a further installment of con- stitutional reforms, enemas New! THE 18 ie By Max Shachtman, Read the history of the first great attempt at pro- letarian dictatorship. 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