The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 23, 1926, Page 5

i ‘ i q ‘ i RECOGNIZE UNION, IS DEMAND OF THE LAUNDRY TOILERS 600 Strike to Better Working Conditions By a Worker Corre,ypondent Six hundred Jaundry workers are on Strike at the Quick Service, the Great Western, the King’s Model and the New Yay laundries demanding higher wages, shorter hours and a recogni- tion of their union, The strike came as a result of an attempt on the part of the bosses to fire active members of the Laundry Workers Union. During the past eight months the Laundry Workers Union has been car- tying on an intensive organization, drive in the laundries controlled by these mililon dollar corporations, The bosses realizing that their workers were organizing and fearing a gen- eral tie-up of the industry fired 25 to 30 workers in each of their different shops in an effort to terrorize the workers. In answer to their whole- sale firing of active union members, the workers decided at one of their meetings to go on strike. Picket lines have been, placed be- fore these laundries and the union has opened two laundries of its own. One of the union laundries is at 3712 Lang- ley Ave., and the other is at 1936 Madison St. Conditions in the laundries of Chi- cago have been of the worst. Women have been forced to work 12 and 13 hours, five and a half days a week for the small wage of $8 to $12 a week. Men workers have received $16 to $23 a week for working the same long hours. Tho the Illinois law provides that women can work but 10 hours a day, the laundry trust keeps its wo- men working 12 and 18 hours a day, point out union members, and the fac- tory inspector has nothing to say al- lowing the laundry trust to do as it pleases. One of the worst blacklist and spy systems in use in the laundry indus- try is in force in Chicago, point out the union heads. Simon Gorman, one of the former officials of the Horse- shoer’s Union is in charge of one of the bosses’ associations that is now attempting to crush the strike of the workers. The union declares that it will open more of its own laundries in differ- ent parts of the city and is calling on the members of the different Chicago unions to support the laundry which the union membership has opened and to call Seeley 7339 when they need laundry work done. nee mai Ns Nace a IES ENE SE RR AER Ri a i BA al ER aS EI Se i ae ee rl ade Worker Correspondence will make The DAILY WORKER a better paper —send in a story about your shop. , 1000 “WORKER. ‘CORRESPO PONDENTS BY JANUARY 13 1927 NO CHICAGO WORKER CORRESPONDENT CAN MISS TONIGHT’S GLASS By A Student of Chicago Worker Correspondent’s Class. Big things are being done by the Chicago worker correspondents’ cl and those who do not attend are missing much of the fun and enthusiasm, Discussion on the new worker correspondents’ magazine, and on the living newspaper which will be staged on April 1st and which will be conducted almost exclusively by the class supply part of the even- ing’s pep. The real spirit is when the contributio: a lively discussion is launched. The articles are criticized from all angles. From the standpoint of 'In- terest; from the standpoint of work- er correspondence subject matter; from the standpoint of party policy. No feature is missed and the stu- dent whose article is being criti- cized, tho he alone knows that he is the object of all these attacks, (no student’s name is revealed while the criticism is going on) learns by hard knocks, Many of the students bite to take their copy back again and re- write it In the light of the new knowledge gained while others leave them in the office to be cor- rected and printed at once, All en- Joy the discussion which is followed by a lecture by the instructor, J. Louis Engdahi in which all the points brot out in the discussion are thoroly dealt with. If you are one of those students who has dropped out and just can’t get started again don’t miss to- night’s class. If you are a shop or street nuclei member, who has not as yet carried out the mandate of his nucleus to joln the <class, be Sure to do so tonight. The Chicago workers correspond- ents’ class meets tonight at 8 p. m., in the editorial room of The DAILY WORKER... Don't stay away. 2.0 -* NEW YORK, March 21 — The New York workers correspondents’ class under the leadership of Jos. Freeman, meets every Monday evening at 8 p. m. at 108 E. 14th St, New York City. “The penis mightier than the sword,” provided you know how to use it, Come down and learn how in the worker correspondent’s classes. ‘Your pen must be stronger than the hired pen of the boss. JOURNALIST ON A CAPITALIST NEWSPAPER GIVES REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE JOB By a Journalist on a Capitalist Newspaper, A journalist in a capitalist country on a capitalist paper is a paid liar, who lies and knows that he lies. Must Never Define Labor. Of one thing he can be certain, whether his paper be “liberal” or “con- servative,” he must not defend labor. On a liberal sheet he must pretend to be friendly toward the working man by recording strike news accurately but omitting to pen a single line edi- torially that can be taken as anti-cap- italistic. He may champion Countess Karolyi and Eugene Debs to his heart's content but he may not cham- pion a local strike that in any way af- fects local capitalists. He may ham- mer Mussolini for Mussolini is not a dictator in American capitalistic so- ciety. He can shoot pop guns at the moon; he dare not aim a rifle at 4 quart can across the road. About once a month he should write |" an article in proof of prosperity. That is easy, Take any statement of bank, clearings for any two convenient dates. One will be found to differ from the second. If the figures of the later date are larger than those of the earlier, you have enuf for @ rousing editorial in proof of business Danity and industrial sunshine, Lie For “Law and Order.” In writing crime news waste. no. time on modern theories of psychol+ ogy. Capitalism demands that, crim: inals be considered responsible for their actions. Discuss the influence of heredity and environment it you wish, but never in connection with any particular crime that has the community. The paper must pose as a champion of law and order and that includes strict enforcement of all statutes, Lawyers have made the lat- ter, not doctors or sociologists. To a lawyer’s mind, (with rare exception) @ man is a criminal because he hasn't learned to respect the law. Keep your eyes open for the activi- ties of all business organizations such as the chamber of commerce, the Ki- wanis, Rotary, etc. Give men of wealth an occasional boost. Once in a while say a kind word for a labor leader, if the labor chief is a republican, 4 church member and an enemy of all Teds, Don’t forget sentiment. Throw in an occasional load of gush for the home, its sanctity, for mother andthe ba- bies, Sentiment is an exoellent sub- stitute for hard thinking. © jo9 The Master Prostitute. LOS ANGELES TO STAGE A LIVING NEWSPAPER ON SATURDAY NITE, MARCH 27 LOS. ANGELES, Cal., March 21— | Something novel. Something uniqu in the history of the Los Ang Reds. An. honest-to-goodness live newspaper. A newspaper that walks, talks, thinks, just like a real human being. Come to the Co-operative - Center, 2706. Brooklyn Ave. on Sat- urday night, March 27. For the old we promise rejuvenation. For the young we promise inspiration. The Young Workers League of Los An- is going to sta a Living Newspaper, which will give working _class news by working class jour- nalists, for a working class audi- ence. Is there anything you want to know about the conditions, and problems of the working class? Our Living Newspaper wil tell you. It Sees all, hears all, knows all. (255 SR prostitute of all hacks. One day he praises the catholics, next day the Jews, next the fundamentalists and then the liberals. The next four days he will damn the groups previously boosted. This gives everybody an op- portunity to say, “I don’t always agree with him, but once in a while he says something that strikes home,” Whenever he offers faint praise of Moscow look for a vicious attack in the next issue or two, That makes both sides happy. Learn to Write for Fools, Abandon such nonsense as ideals. Don't think you are going to make the paper over. A modern newspaper is an advertising instrument with news included to assure. circulation. All crusades are circulation stunts. There is honesty, no sincerity, mo truth, to write for fools, draw your THE DAILY WORKER UNION IS BADLY NEEDED, FACTORY PAPER DECLARES “Radiator” Raps Low Wages and Speed-up By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK, March 21 — The first issue of the “Durant Hayes-Hunt Radi- ator,” a factory newspaper issued by @ group of workers in the big auto plant in Hlizabeth, N. J., gives union organizers plenty of arguments to push organization of all auto workers, Demands given by the “Radiator” in- clude: abolition of the 9, 11, 12 hour day; abolition of the piece work sys- tem; abolition of night work; time and a half for overtime; a living wage; restoration of our smoking priv- ileges; reduction of hours and steady employment for all. In the Letter Box one of the auto workers writes: “We work nights for five nights a week; 11% hours per night. Of course the boss is very kind and he allows us one-half hour for lunch. Of course he takes this from our pay. He took away our right to smoke as it is against the law for the worker to smoke, tho this law does not apply to the boss.” And about the day men, “some of them work seven days a week, from 10 to 14 hours a day. They receive straight time, so Sundays and holidays do not mean anything.” An article on piece work shows how the system speeds up the workers to exhaustion and tends to divide them because of different grades of pay. “Let us take the metal-stamping division of the Hayes-Hunt corpora- tion as an instance,” says the author. “In the stamping of doors, there are five men working on one press. The operator gets 24 cents per 100; the fellow receiving the. doors gets 22 cents per 100; the wiper receives 20 cents per 100; the grinder receives 20 cents; and the man that places the metal on the bench for the wiper re- ceives 15 cents per 100. “The hourly rate these men are paid is 40 cents per hour. At the highest rate of speed, the workers can turn out 200 doors per hour. There- fore the operator will gét 8 cents per hour above his hourly rate. The re- ceiver will get four cents,more, while the wiper, the grinder, and the fellow Placing the metal sheets on the bench receive nothing above their hourly rate.” Then the operator drives the other workers until his hourly maxi- mum, fixed by the time-setter at 60 cents, is reached. The others drive him after to gain theirs. The auto plant has a Spy system, the “Radiator’s” leading article re- lates, which prevents the worker-edi- tors from conducting open organiza- tion meetings. The paper complains of anew order that workers must wear their badges on the outside and says that the employer has spotters ta report workers for smoking or speaking to anyone at work. The badges are compared to the alien reg- istration and fingerprinting bills in congress, as a@ means of branding workers and subjecting them to dis- criminations. By A. REID. LATE issue of the Illinois Miner Miner announces “that Frank Far- rington has entered politics.” The miners of Illinois ask when was Frank ever out of politics. Frank is sup- porting Colonel Smith for the United States senate. Frank supported Smith before and Smith was defeated. The records of the special conven- tion that was called to try Farring- ton for offenses in the miners’ union witl show that Farrington got $1,000 from Smith for his former support. How much is he getting this time? Telegraphs Support, Farrington is now busy canvassing politicians thruout district 12. Far- rington has been in politics for a long time to my personal About two years ago Frank sent a wire thruout the state boosting Small for governor, and his henchmen has been busy ever since boosting Small’s supporters, ‘We now see the sad spectacle of Farrington, with the miners’ legal de- partment coupled with the so-called legal investigators, etc., touring the state in an attempt to deliver the min- ers’ vote to the Small and Smith fac- tions, Farrington has many times declared that the miners’ union éinnot officially enter politics or use any money from the union for the furtherance of any (cra Sioa Par et ene ANS, pe FARRINGTON SELLS MINERS} VOTES knowledge. |, Page Five DALY BUILDERS gen IN LOS ANGELES Sorat ORGANTZE CLUB and Y. W. L., March 28 60 Members Enrolled By A Worker Correspondent. DETROIT, March 21—A debate on as Starters By PAUL C. REISS, the proposition: “Resolved That Com- munism Is The New And Only Eman- cipation For The Negro,” will be held March 28, at 6:30 p. m., in the Labor Lyceum, Livingstone street. (Special to The Daily Worker) The affirmative will be upheld by the] LOS ANGELES, Calif. March 21. Young Workers’ League and the nege- |Last night at a gay celebration bright- tive by members of the Congregation-|ened by a musical program the Los al Forum, which is an organization of | Angeles DAILY WORKER Builders’ young Negro* students and workers.|Club was organized, including about The audience! will act as the judges.|sixty members, with representatives from eight language papers and in: cluding those of the youth papers, the Young Worker and the Young Com- rade, Those in the forum are eagerly await- ing the debatevand the Y. W. L. is as anxious in«its anticipation. As a result of this debate it is ex- pected that many new recruits for the league will bé.secured. This is not the only sourceyithat the league hopes to draw young Negroes from. In De- troit there are:many organizations of colored youths which are very sympa- thetic: toward Communism and as the league carries out its program in this work colored members will be secur ed until we have a fraction in each of these Negro elubs. FALLING SLATE CRUSHES MINER; BOSS T0 BLAME Trip Rider Is Severely Injured in Illinois COLLINSVILLE, Ill, March 21.— Edward Welle, a miner, was killed at the Lumaghi Coal company, Mine No. 2, while he was pulling a load of cars from the mine. A piece of slate fell, killing the; motorman instantly and severely injuring the trip rider. The accident was caused due to ne- glect on the part of the operator and the state inspector. Here at the mine the working con- ditions are deplorable. All over the mine slate hangs. down from the roof ready at all times to fall and kill the unlucky miner that passes by un- derneath. This condition is the worst at the main efiiries where the min- ers go to and’ from working places. workers who thru special activity of securing subscriptions, donations or participating in sales of the DAILY WORKER or work in the local office, have merited membership in a club whose purpose is more efficient dis- tribution of the whole Communist press and literature thru joint effort. Other Cities Send Greetings. Telegrams of congratulations, ex- pressing hope for success and an early calling of a national conference of DAILY WORKER builders ang worker correspondents from the New York, Philadelphia and Chicago build- ers’ clubs thru their city DAILY WORKER agents were received with enthusiasm by the assembled propa- gandists. In turn, the newly-formed Los Angeles Builders’ Club extends hearty greetings to all existing clubs, with a challenge of activity to sur- pass that of other cities. Collection to Help. To enable the builders’ club to be- gin its work with less difficulty, the assembled workers taxed themsélves with a collection which netted the tidy sum of $42 and outlined a pro- gram of activity which includes avork for the DAILY WORKER and the whdle Communist press, including all language papers whose’ representa- tives are important cogs of the newly- built propaganda machine, Your Union Meeting Fourth Monday, March 22, Name of Local and Place of Meeting. ‘The unidae amclals Girt. around 89 intend 123 N. Clare ‘st. Prospects for its actual enforce- 41 Brid 'd St ' ment are not very bright and the with the operaféts and give but little sre, 310 W. Monroe geo" Work: signing is considered de to be a thot to dem# safety measures ott avs boy er pe gesture to strengthen the position of je Peinediene<? 4g ess MEEPS those labor leaders in all Buropean Last spring when a preter behag an eee johemian, 1870 Blue !8- | countries who have been ardent sup- killed in main entry by a fall of slate, | 17742 aners & Dyers, 113 S. Ashland|porters of the league. The break- the miners deffianded that Farring- 4 Workers, 1710 N. Winches'r : (307 1850 Sherman Ave. |down at Geneva has seriously under- ton protect the “miners and insist on 2505 on mined their influence, Another factor aptety papaya 2 Merriogton an- bringing about the convention is the swered that he*could do nothing in 8 desire of large capitalist groups in the matter and'tiat the miners should | ,¢7 “ithe countries concerned to secure an protect themselves. The miners then| 199 C: equal basis of labor cost in an equal- Farrington broke the strike and ‘tined| 448 Carpenters, 222 N. Ae Sp beet Reigate a abaraitise a ie i 25 for “di ing” 1367 ‘ seg ner $: for “disobeying” his} 1: +14 € eerie sgt ats Av country paying worst, , ashingt: " The miners decided to strike again} 713 Fiectric k ‘3. Fnreoe., when the $25 was taken from their] ° eneers agomot e) 783 8. pay. Board members advised that a bt Halsted Street strike should not be called but that] 669 ef 380 §, Auiand Ave. st. they ‘should appeal the fines. The} 196 F nm “hae Sagermen, 2431 miners agreed and did so. “of Rs a I When the case came before the| %31 4 > ae 64th and board, sdoaiingh gy - is gd ka 698 rs . Madison money to be refunded declaring that it would be a good lesson to the| ™ nw oe, EO “damned tools” and would keep them 3 <garm fog % Rarrieen, St. from going on strike the next time. ri a a ‘5 As 500 coal miners worked in this} 44 5 Western Ave. mine, it meant that Farrington was] 265 chiniste, 73th ‘S ana Dopeon able to collect $12,500 of which half] 497 Teachiniete 1638 N. H 5 jalsted St. went to the union treasury for Far-| 37g maint f 184 rington to use and the other half to ta Street er ee nee ‘he coal operators. wh st een yes of Way, 202 W. 47th “Say it with your pen in the worker a P: correspondent page of The DAILY bf | WORKER." 7 265 273 2064 Railway Glerks f i 61 Si Metal Workers, 1638 N. ore’ Union of Great Lakes, 355 k Street Miners pudiate Deal. 6 80 '. Washington St., ‘ (This is a good Farrington called down the] 758 pe Bie) i ot Wes Ouseine ne Chluage--Per- ewe miners when théy have attempted to] 7. 73>. feo 8 AGL BRU ee eee ara: three use the miners’ money for the defense otherwise stated ali|f| Months $2.00. ot their brothers on trial and many }™eetings are at 8 p. m+ $ times has stated that the miners’ veri is ed rt omar hi og Barcelona Lawyers | and cannot officially use its money * . | for the election ‘of any political party Jailed by Dictator | 1113 W. Washington Bivd. or candidate, teaelack i i Pa | sina Suciaia Ge ; In spite of the foregoing, we see pecial to The Dally Worker) end a bundle of .......... copies the machine touring the state in an MADRID, March 21,.—Officers of the | every effort to deliverthe miners’ vote to Barcelona Bar Association, recently | inhi the Sinith and Sall faction, This ac-|S"spended by Premier Primo de) tion of Farrington’s 4s bitterly re-|Riviora for their separatist activity, Enclosed §. sented by the starving unemployed have been imprisoned, according to an miners in Illinois who have been idle | ficial message from the civil gov- NAME: in 0 have ber for a long time and who have been |®™Mor of Barcelona today. : denied any financial aid from the dis-| The lawyers were charged with urg- |) sTREET: trict organization. ing disobedience to the government's orders dissolving the association. a Not for Sale. 0"; (icahaatehomelblatsis CITY: scsses The miners don't deny Farrington SEND IN A SUB. the personal right to support Smith or anyone else he desires; but they do object to having the president of our union and the legal department, with our so-called legal investigators, tour the state in an effort to deliver the By Max Shachaman miners’ vote to any party. As Frank supported Smith before and Smith was-dofeated, it did not | swine 10 Cents say much for Frank's influence at that 12 copies for $1.00 time and when the miners see what is} going On now We can depend on ft The Daily Worker that his support’for Smith will re- 4 1113 sult likesit did in_the former election. Ay THE MINERS’ VOTH IS NOT FOR] 4 Ws ‘Washington ‘Bive. SALB, ‘ Chicago, lil, ‘ 7 + aialaliainnanitaaiin All these are bona fide builders,‘ WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS PREPARE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE ANTI-FOREIGN-BORN LEGISLATION PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 21—That the workers of the Pittsburgh dis- trict are ready to fight the anti-registration and deportation bills was clearly shown at the two conferences held in Pittsburgh and Uniontown, The con- ferences were called by the Western Pennsylvania Council for Protection of Foreign-Born and altho only short notice was given, over 200 delegates rep- resenting virtually all mining and steel towns of western Pennsylvania were present, — Among the organizations repre-|trade unions. ‘The Central Labor sented at the conference was fhe} Unions of Pittsburgh and vicinity are Pittsburgh Central Labor Union, sev- eral machinist locals, flint glass blow- ers’ locals, Canonsburgh steel work- ers’ lodge, a number of miners’ locals, moving pieture operators’ unions, tail- ors, bankers, cooks and pastry locals, and a num- ber of Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lithuanian, man, Russian, Hun arian, Ukrainian, and Negro socie- ties and a number of other organiza- tions. Resolutions are unanimously adopted condemning the so-called anti- alien bills as being nothing but strike- breaking measures affecting all labor —both native and foreign-born—and providing for the establishment of a bureau to help the foreign-born to be- come naturalized and members of rade and eight language papers, soon. European Powers Make 8-Hour Day Gesture to Aid Reformist Leaders LONDON, March 21.—After nearly seven years, five governments, those of Great Britain, France, Germany, Bel- gium and Italy have signed the con- vention for putting into effect the 8- hour day program for labor adopted in October, 1919, at the first inter- national labor conference under the auspices of the International Labor Bureau of the League of Nations. Subscription Rates: broom-makers, waiters, | Greetings Daily Worker Builders! HE newly formed Los Angeles DAILY WORKER BUILDERS of sixty members (organized last night, ‘membership thru work accomplished for our press and including rep- resentatives of THE DAILY WORKER, Young Worker, Young Com- individual DAILY WORKER Builders acknowledge with pleasure the congratulations New York, Philadelphia and Chicago and accept the challenge for increased activity. We'll meet you at the first national conference of DAILY WORKER Builders and Correspondents alae we hope to see THE DAILY WORKER ealled upon to co-operate with the Council for the Protection of Foreign- Born to put these resolutions into ef- fect, The conference also went on record in favor of establishing a legal aid {bureau to protect the foreign-born against the illegal wholesale raids | which are being made on the foreign quarters under the pretext of “round- jing-up those who entered the country illegally.” The conferences will meet regularly once a month. The next conference in Pittsburgh will be held, Sunday, April 18 at the Wallon Hotel, 220 Stanwix street. The conference in Uniontown will be held Sunday, April 11, 10 a, m. at the Croatian Hall on Franklin St., Uniontown, March 18), meriting extent greetings to organized and thruout the country. We of the Builders of Greek President to Resign So Dictator May Take His Place (Special to The Dally Worker) ATHENS, March 21.— President Condouriotis has resigned. It is be- lieved he has done this in order to clear the way for General Pangalos, the dictator of Greece, who will be a candidate for the presidency in the coming elections, Oppose Class Collaboration. SEATTLE—(FP)—Labor banking, B. & O. plans, craft unionism and non- partisan political action were opposed by John C, Kennedy speaking at the Labor College open forum, “With very few exceptions the aver- age American workers are not funda- mentally opposed to the present eco- nomic system,” he said. “They look forward to improving their condition by their own individual efforts, They are capitalists without the capital and they all hope to have that some day. They do not see that the present crust of prosperity is very thin and that for the workers as a class the system has nothing to offer them.” | BUNDLE RATES NEWSSTANDS UNION MEETINGS NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHOP. SALES (and you should sell them at every meeting or place where workers gather!) 2 CENTS A COPY ‘ 3Y, Cents Saturday Issue time to renew!) In Chicago—Per year $8.00; six months, $4.50; three months $2.00, Chicago, Illinois, Send The Daily Worker for months to: THE PARIS COMMUNE No. 8 in the Little Red Library