The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 2, 1926, Page 5

& 9 Socialists F' lay Each Other in a New York Local Union Meeting By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK, April 30.—The meet- ing of the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants’ Union No. 12646 was enlivened by a fight between the so- cialists themselves. The fight started following the an- nual financial report, audited by a socialist. One: item, the expense of printing and. distributing the monthly, known as the Office Employes’ Journal, edited ‘by @ socialist, called for the wrath of other socialists, The report stated that $55 was be- ing-expended for printing this sheet évery month. The auditor did not sive the cost of distribution, postage, iete., which, since each member re- ceives'a copy by mail, must increase the cost considerably, Defends His “Ret.” “ Bright, a socialist, who is the pres- ident of the union and editor of the Journal, was almost moved to tears in defense of his little pet when some member interrupted his speech with yelling “hokum.” Then a female genius arose and said that she had figured out that the expense of the Journal was only $35. Everyone snickered. Then arose another socialist and With mathematical precision figured that the union was bankrupt and that no more money should be expended for the Journal, which at best was being used by the socialist Bright to obtain personal publicity at the ex- pense of the union. To Demand Investigation. “If this is not stopped,” he yelled, “I will appeal to the American Federa- tion of Labor and demand an investi- tation.” Another socialist opened a broad- side against the Journal, contending that it. contained a lot of buncombe and nothing of real interest to the office worker. He said that it was a cancer. eating up the vitals of the union and should be cut out. Thus the battle raged merrily for three hours, and we so-called Com- munists enjoyed a pleasant show. For once they could not charge us with conspiring to destroy the union. The session proved to the satisfac- tion of the members that the socialists care little for the welfare of a union when their own pet schemes are at- tacked and are in danger of being eclipsed. eo THE DAFLY WORKER to appear In the Issue of Friday, THREE PRIZES for the best stories sent in this week May 7, awarded to Workers Cor- respondents for a story on wages, conditions—factory, trade union, etc, Make it short and give facts, Laake PRIZE—“Romance of New Russia,” by Magdaleina Marx. A cloth- bound edition of a most interesting book by a noted French writer. Vaal PRIZE—“Social Forces in American History,” a new issue in an attractive edition of the best known work on the subject. RD PRIZE—The Workers Monthly for six months. A prize that will prove a real pleasure. et WORKER CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE SOVIET UNION NDER: czarism conditions were very terrible for working men and women. We lived in darkness, just like slaves. When power passed into the hands oft'thé workers and peas- ants, we begun: to feel what real life was like. At.our station, Ryazhsk 1 on the Ulyanov-Leninsk Railway, there are about 500 railwaymen alto- gether. We have a club named after Lenin; this is where the workers find their recreation. The workers begin to come to the ¢lub at 5 o’clock in the evening after they have finished work, They find evehything ready for them. All the latest newspapers, also books and periodicals. Those who desire, Play chess and draughts. Those inter- ested in physical training and want to do exercises use the parallel bars, etc., which we have in the club. From 6 o'clock in the evening the study circle work of the club com- mences. We have here technical cir- cles of an»elementary nature where the workers can, increase their quali- fications. “Here sinexeprienced work- ers with thée’ai@ of a technical staff get explanatiovs'on such questions as the structu! ‘Tailway bridges and on repair work} tc. Other interesting circles are the party schools where t ehworkers tomiplete’ their education. with political"Kfiowledge. Then there are also drainatié circles where those workers intéréstéd in theatrical art take part. Besides the adults, the working also come to the PL union members. . petent supervision. safety deposit box at DR. S. Telephone Armitage 7466 Gas or Novol for Extraction. Workers, This ° is Your Bank! — The AMALGAMATED TRUST & SAVINGS BANK was organized by and is owned by labor. “it operates for and in the interest of labor. t hundred labor organizations in the city of Chicago as well as the Chicago Federation of Labor and numbers of internationals, district councils and twelve thousand trade This bank is where every progressive worker in Chi- cago should deposit his funds. modern banking is maintained under trained and com- The labor bank is both a Clearing House and State Bank and absolute safety is, therefore, assured depositors. Make your deposits, - invest your ‘funds, transmit your foreign exchange orders, rent your DENTIST 2232 N. Near Milwaukee Avenue 1 guarantee to make your plates fit and make your appearance Logan Square “L,” Milwaukee, Kedzie and California Ave. cars to door, OW isasta It is depositary for three Every department of AMALGAMATED TRUST & SAVINGS BANK 111 W. Jackson, at Clark, ‘Chicago. ZIMMERMAN California Avenue NO PAIN. SEMINARY CLEANERS & DYERS Pressing—Repairing—Remodeling _. “Hats cleaned and blooked—Shoe Shining Parior—Laundry 411 Our Work Guaranteed. 812-14 Fullerton Ave., Chicago, Ill. Phone Linooin 3141 We Call for and Deliver, The Work of the Club at the Ryazhsk Station club, A youth section is attached to this institution. This youth section draws the non-party youth into the work of the club. Special youth eve- nings are arranged at which perform- ances of the “Blue Blouse” concert party are given, and various “living newspapers” presented. Then we have special impromptu evenings where anyone who desires recites verses, sings or plays. What is most important of all is that after long years of darkness and illiteracy we have now created schools for the iiliterate and uneducated. At the present time our club has aschool for the uneducated in which about 20 people are studying mathematics, the Russian language, and everything that was formerly difficult for them to learn. Besides these things there are many other forms of club work which interest and attract the workers, Well, comrades, write to us and tell us how you live and work under the capitalist order, that is fast declining. —vV. BAGREEV. Address: Vladimir Feodorovitch Bagreev. Ryazhsk, Ulianoy-Leninsk Railway, Workers Settlement, House of former Polyakov, U. S. 8. R. Lawrence Lithuanians Aid Passaic Strikers By a Worker Correspondent LAWRENCE, Mass., April 30.—At a mass meeting called by the National Lithuanian Club to help the textile strikers of Passaic, $32 were collected and several lists handed out for fu- ture collections. This meeting was addressed by sey- eral speakers, in both Lithuanian and English. Mother Bloor, who was the first speaker, described the conditions of the workers in the textile industry. J. M. Karson who spoke in Lithu- anian showed the need of the workers in Lawrence to help the Passaic strikers, George Siskind described the heroic fight put up by the strikers of Passaic, Police clubs, poison gas, jets uf cold water and the whole underworld let loose on the strikers could not break their solidarity. He stressed the great need of the Lawrence workers fol- lowing the example of the Passaic textile workers in organizing them- selves into a powerful united front committee based on mill units of all the workers in each department. A. Taraska, a Lithuanian speaker, gave a history of the strike. The workers pledged themselves to do all they can to help the Passaic textile strikers to victory. Farmers See Need of Unity with Workers By P. J. BARRETT, Farmer Correspondent. CHARLSON, N. D., April 30. — Al- fred Knutson, secretary of the United Farmers’ Educational League, ad- dressed a large and enthusiastic gath- ering of farmers in the Workmen's Hall here. In his attack on the mortgage sys- tem he clearly showed that the farm- ers will never ‘be able to pay off their mortgages under “the banker system,” because the system was not made to function in the interests of the work- ers and farmers. The only solution of their problems he brought out was the establishment of a workers’ and farmers’ government. Many of those present subscribed for the United Farmer and expressed an ardent de- sire to have more of these meetings in the future, Open your eyes! Look around! There are the stories of the workers’ struggles around you begging to be written up. Do it! Send it in!, Write as you fight! Piles Relieved Without Surgery No Uncertainty. This offer proves it. Your piles per- manently relieved by a few painless treatments or it will not cost you one cent, Write for FRER BOOKLET, or call on DON C, McCOWAN, M. D., a regular licensed Physician and Sur- geon, Ex-Surgeon U. 8. A. and ©, R, lL. &P.R,R. | Sulte 1617, Kimball Hall Bldg. 25 E. Jackson Bivd, PLUNDER OF WAR BECOMES PROFIT IN PEACE TIME Is American Can Co. Beneficiary By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press, Record 1925 profits by the two big can companies prompt the Wall Street Journal to remark on the great bene- fits these Wall Street corporations de- rived from the world war. Says the Journal: Free Advertising. “The principai»benefit, because per- manent, was 4he: enormously valuable advertisement the conflict gave to their product. Not only were soldiers fed largely om eanned stuffs, but the necessity fory food conservation at home forced eased use of tinned foods and a omed the public at large to theirguge, at the same time dispelling cxf tt had been en- tertained by ny regarding their quality.” Pi ef Grow. The 1925 profit of American Can Co., the leader of the industry, was $13,- 503,705, competed with $8,455,601 in profiteering of 1917. Last year’s profi is more than 9 times the pre-war yeai 1914, American Can’s 1925 profit gives stockholders $32.74 on each $100 share. This compared with $20.50 a share in 1914 and $21.84 a share in 1917, the previous record. In the four years 1922-25 it has turned over $91.17 profit on each $100 invested by the owners In the last 10 years the profits have totaled $145.91 a share. American Can is planning to split each $100 share into six no-par shares to draw a veil over the excessive future profits. Continental Can, Continental Can Co, reports a 1926 profit of $5,152,617. For 19924 the profit was $3,648,069. The 1925 profit is about six times 1914. It is reck- oned as $10.81 on'each no-par share of common stock. But thru stock divi- dends each shareholder has today about four shares for each $100 share originally held. So the 1925 profit means at least $43 on each $100 origi- nally put into the business, In the last four years Continental Can has taken profits totaling more than $117 on each $100 invested prior to 1917. In 10 years the owners have received in profits more than 239 per cent on their investment. The Figures, In the four years 1922-25 these two companies have secured combined profits of over $53,000,000 simply or the manufacture of tin cans and con tainers. Together with the returns on 1924. Previoug.to 1925 the biggest} the real investment the figures are: net was $9,006%29, the war supply Can company American Continental Profits | Amount Pet, Amount Pet. 1925 “ $13,503,705 32.7 $5,152,617 43.0 1924 8,455,601 20.5 3,648,069 30.7 1923 8,096,763 19.6 3,355,976 33.0 1922 7,547,019 18.3 2,871,890 10.8 Others, Too. ft api EEF WOE Ka LE GE Ta aa eer eel The war brought similar gains to many other corporations. The rookies were fed grape nuts, shredded wheat and the whole range of corn flakes. The tremendous jump in consumption of cigarettes, bringing huge profits for the tobacco interests, may be directly attributed to the wide distribution of Camels and Fatimas in the army. The capitalist class has other rea- sons for welcoming war beside the customary profiteering. The “Advance” Tries to Explain Away the Nash Agreement By R. KATZ, Worker Correspondent. HE famous, Nash agreement that was recently,signed between the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the Nash Clothing Co. of Cincinnati has aroused a lot.of discussion in the ranks of the Amalgamated as well as in the labor movement as a whole. It was very clear:to,the class-conscious workers that this agreement means that the A. Cy) W. officialdom has turned definitely to the road of “class collaboration.” This agreement caused quite a lot of tent among the membre of th Amatgamate, The editor of the “Advance,” official organ of the A. C. Wy found a unique way of convincing th embers that this agreement is n class-collaboration agreement, In the last issug of “Advance,” April 28, the editor pilblishes a would-be conversation between a representative of the Amalgamated and, as he terms it, “one of a political group displeased with most things:in the Amalgamated as they run today/’ He uses an old trick. He puts up-a “straw man” and puts arguments dn his mouth that in themselves are correct, but that don't prove the point: that the Nash agree- ment is a “class-collaboration” agree- ment. He can thus easily gain a vic- tory over such an opponent. OW let us see what is the differ- ence between the Nash agreement and other agreements and what makes the Nash agreement a class-collabora- tion agreement, It is true that “you don't choose agreements as you do flowers for your girl at a florist’s shop, but you try to get the best you can, and to make the best of a given situation.” Therefore the Amalgamated, has had to accept many agreements, that include such clauses as the right to hire and fire placed in the hands of the employers, ete. Such agreements were signed because the union in that particular period or in that particular shop was too weak to force,the employers to grant better terms. Therefore the union had to accept'these terms, But in the daysiwhen the Amalga- mated was youngsand militant it was nade plain to the members, “We are accepting this agréement because we are at present not’strong enough to get a better one.:'But as soon as we are better organized and we will feel that We are strong’enough to take up the fight against’our enemy, the em- ployer, we shall fight.” In other words, the bad agreement would be used ag a means to instill class-consciousness in the minds of the, workers. AN you say thedsame thing about the Nash agreément? Certainly not. The whole spirit of the Nash agreement is a spirit of class-collabo- ration from start to finish. You only have to read over the preamble of that agreement to see this very plainly. Here is what the preamble says: “It is the-expectationsand intention of the parties to the agreement to achieve thru its operation a state of industrial democracy in the factory and shop. Both parties will contribute without stint to impart a true dignity to labor and to bestow on all those who work a real and effective citizenship in indus- try, thru which alone dt will be possi- ble to attain true citizenship in t! community, It is the hope and be! of the parties to this agreement that their progress in achieving this end of a working democracy in industry can be so striking as to make it an ex- ample for all those who wish to fol- low.” This agreement is accepted, not as @ breathing spell to prepare for an- Chicage.| other fight, but as an example for other markets to follow. And there- fore I was not very much surprised when I heard the other night one of the organizers give a report about wage adjustments in the Nash factory. He said: “We took up the question of the lower paid workers because in the Nash Clothing company we are not allowed to term them underpaid workers, for the management of that firm feels insulted when we say that they have underpaid workers in their shop.” R here is a report from Brother Shaps; business agent of Local 144, who spends much of his time in Cin- cinnati: “The workers of the Nash factory realize that while Nash is a good and sincere man he could only have treated his men properly when he had a small shop and looked after everything himself. But today, when Nash employs thousands of people with many managers, who are not in- terested in the welfare of the people and are doing many things which Nash is not aware of, it is necessary to have a union that would call to the atten- tion of Mr. Nash such mistreatments.” Yes, brother editor of the Advance, if this is not class-collaboration, then I would like you to explain your idea of what class-collaboration is, K, C, MEXICAN COLONY GIVEN GARBAGE PAILS By a Worker Correspondent, KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 30—The following item appeared in the Kan- sas City Journal: “Steps toward the first collection of garbage ever made in Kansas City’s Little Mexico were taken yesterday with the inauguration of the sale of garbage pails to Mexi- can families by the Mexican welfare committee thru the various social agencies working in the Mexican quar- ter. “So far as is known the Mexican colony, extending from Summit street to the state line and from Twentieth to Twenty-fifth streets never has had city garbage collection, “The city’s garbage contract does not require the contractor to collect garbage unless the garbage is placed in a covered receptacle, and the rest- dents of Little Mexico have been too Poor to possess such luxuries as gar- bage pails. “A few of the more fortunate mem- bers of the colony, those who had regular work were able now and then to get their garbage hauled away but the great majority of the 56,000 Mexti- cans who live in the colony could not afford even that slight expense and the garbage was thrown into alleys and backyards until it became a men- ace to the public health.” There 1s a limit to everything, even to the depth of degradation that the capitalist will allow its workers to sink, One limit line is reached when @ section of the worker's neighbor- hood is in such a condition that it becomes a menace to public health, At this period the chairty organiza- tions and the religious peddlers get busy. And such organizations doing this and similar work thruout the nation heve the audacity to claim to be for ty workers, ‘Thinking workers know when the social agencies act and why Tat, * Page Five Darrow and Malone Aid Vanderbilt Raise Cash for His Sheets NEW YORK, April 30.—Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is only $1,080,000 in bad with his dad on his newspaper adventure, besides the money he has collected from 5,000 stockholders, who have invested $3,500,000, Dudley Field Malone and Clarence Darrow are his attorneys and Malone is now busy raising money to get the young scion out of trouble and save his sheets in Los Angeles and Miami. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Withdraws His “Gift” to Egyptian Museum NEW YORK, April 30.—Young John D. Rockefeller has withdrawn the offer to give Egypt $10,000,000 for a mu- seum. In fact the Egyptians refused to give the Rockefeller interests the things they wanted in return for the gift, and so the withdrawal. 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