The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 13, 1926, Page 3

wr ns THIS PAGE Is Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the Trade Union Educational League (T. U. B. L.) North American Section of the RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS (R. LL. U,) The T. U.E.L. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. its Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal of Capitaliem and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm- ere’ Government. 7 ML SILLINSKY RUNS ON PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM FOR SECRETARY SHIP OF THE JOURNEY MEN TAILORS’ UNION CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 10—Max J. Sillinsky, a progressive, in the fol- towing letter of acceptance of the nomination for office as secretary-treasurer of the Journeymen Tailors’ Union lays down his program in which he ad- vocates the formation of a dabor party, organizing the unorganized, amal- gamation and other progressive meas ures: “To the officers and members of the Journeymen Tailors’ Union of Ameri- ca: “Brothers: “I accept the nomination as candi- date for general secretary-treasurer of . Shah aor tak eee a His “Greater benefits must be given the principles and policies I hold, and, it|™e™bership. Many unions in the elected, hope to achieve with the sup- rrcmnted Federation = Labor have a port of the membership of our organ- | 2°Me for the aged. Other have homes for their tubercular members. The eu guize Gabba thelion death benefit in a large number of “The bership of our organize- unions is far larger than what our tion has dropped considerably in the Leland Shaky ere oa ep last two years. This is an indictment |?!#2, Cleveland local is giving its mem- icy of organization | DS 4 death benefit for the sum of ot the ghee e tek Seis pace of $5 a year, ranging from $250 the first bende viz., to’ give each or year to $1,000 after membership of ar cae * given territory | Ur years and thereafter. I urge this 4 ¢ the work. He can arrange be taken up nationally. A $100 death peed il local meetings and attend | benefit does not keep a member in the thats without conflict of dates. It|Umon—tt certainly does not pay for 1 portunity of | * decent funeral—what it is for, then? would give the ac ia sere aa at Protection of the Foreign-Born. ao crate airing erat ones “There are pending in the United Fah cecil sueoseaee ths mat : nce States congress vicious bills for reg- si istering, photographing and finger- of ‘business bage at ng bags irre a printing all aliens in this country. The consider it the duty and fu ally, to | Purpose of this bill is to broaden the he out on the road-—t0 be ntoueh ith | “DAMM Detween the naive and foreign : Ml r ri workers. ‘@pitr, 5 the organizers and help wierd wee bath weaken the unions. The needle parce Agente lg pi pad tk trades unions are made up, peat eral secr > ¥ rs, there- cities before strikes are declared and Sed aracras tity cee Capac to assist and direct during a er nnn to protest vigorously against the en- The general organizers in the ee bond actment of these bills and to take of our organization ste ee pe | Such measures as are necessary for ol vaevan Pepe a the labor | te Protection of our membership. we World Trade Union Unity. bapita 20 elena Unaraaaioee “T hold that it is the duty of the rganizing i ion movement of this country “Meetings must be held all over the trade un! to join with the European movement ee per bd Pcp in order to bring gre unity in by be _ labor on a world- rei! egg cep iw Geode om Sti tales” Yartiar, ¢. babetactee highest class trade be organized, easton’ Gh Lets aE custom tailors and the men and the ‘American Feds should declare itself in favor of recog- ‘worsen chants 10 producing mes oF nition of Soviet Russia. I fought for out any equivocation. A free press must be maintained. The ‘Tailor’ is the property of the membership and not of any particular individual. Benefits. ‘THE DAILY WORKER FURRIERS’ UNION HEADS FAIL 10 SELL NEW YORK Reactionaries Terrorize Chicago Left Wing The Millstein machine of the Fur Workers’ Union of Chicago, Local No. 45, has become suddenly generous. At a regular meeting of the executive board, the union machine recommend- ed that $1,000 be sent to New York to the International Union for the New York strike. The left wingers had some suspicion about the recommend- ation but nevertheless they decided that as long as there is a strike in New York City of 12,000 fur workers, that they would concur in the motion. There was no opposition. One thousand dollars were needed and were forthcoming—not to help the strike, but to help the interna- tional officers break the backbone of the strike. Money was needed to pay hall rent, hire gangsters, and all such paraphernalia. The business agent, a lackey of the fur manufacturers, was ready and anxious to do the job. After the lackey of the bosses in New York saw that the politicians here in Chi- cago had a free hand, they called them up and said, “Drown the left wingers,” if you cannot get rid of them any other way. But Millstein and his machine were fooled. Their hopes were short-lived. As goon as the news was flashed that the furriers in New York cannot be sold by their false leaders, their at- titude changed. This tool and lackey of the fur manufacturers is doing his utmost to do away with the left wing. The machine is doing all it can to expel, fine, and suspend the militant members. As a starter Sonnenschein has been thrown out of the executive committee; Grossman and Chambers have been fined and suspended; oth- ers are on the list. . This method of terrorism will not get them very far. This terrorism will be stopped. N.Y. FURRIERS GET CHEER FROM CANADIAN UNION Message of Support from Canada Fur Workers NEW YORK, May 11.—The strifkiny even Winner wantin nan aa wt stb Be noon the following telegram of greet- ing from the International Fur Work- ers’ Union of Toronto, Canada: “B. Gold, chairman General Strike Committee, 22 East 22nd Street, New York City. “Comrades, your heroic struggle is an inspiration for the labor move- ment, Impatiently we await your victory. Set forth your fight for your just demands. Toronto furriers will assist you in every way securing achievements. We are always with you. Long live the spirit of the New York fur strikers. Three cheers for the General Strike Committee and its leaders. (Signed) H. Englander, nena THREE TO ONE en Page Three Three depraved bullies in livery of cap italism assault striker and then throw him in jail as ter- ror reign is resumed on Passaic “front.” ——— ORGANIZE GARAG MECHANICS INTO MACHINIST UNION Toilers Defy Open Shop Ultimatum of Bosses By LAURENCE TODD, (Federated Press) WASHINGTON, May 11—(FP)—Or- ganizing of the automobile mechanics in service garages thruout the country has been started by the International Association of Machinists, as the first step toward jorganization of the entire motor vehicle industry. Six lodges of service mechanics are already chart- ered, and others are coming in. That is why the/Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Tepresenting the manufac- turers, andthe National Automobile Dealers’ Asspciation, representing an- ti-union agents and service sta- tion owne! ave opened an attack on the machiniits and on the American Federation ¢ Labor, it Fight Bosses. ident Conlon of the Ma- 4 eran eo wantge all lodges that they must expect a fight with thpmanufacturers and deal- ers. Ho points out that the Automo- bile Ckambegyof Commerce is an or- ganization ‘‘pf-men who reserve for themsdves npt only the price at which automebiles shall be s0?d, but the re- pair pice, and conditions of employ- ment # well.” He uggests, in view of the open- shop ultimatum issued by the manu- factures and dealers, that wherever union ien are locked out by a service stationthey should set up a coopera- tive sevice station near at hand, in a tent orother,shelter, and advertise to their fomer patrons that they are the men wo have been caring for the Taxi Drivers Seek Support of Unions LOS ANGELES, May 11. — Taxi Drivers’ Union Local No. 640 is now circularizing local unions calling on their membership to patronize only cabs that employ union drivers and not to ride in cabs owned by the Yel- low Cab and L. A. Transfer com- panies, who are bitterly fighting the union organization. The California Cab and Red Top companies are em- ploying union taxi drivers, PASSAIC STRIKE NOW ENTERS ITS SIXTEENTH WEEK Workers Stand Firm for Their Demands PASSAIC, May 11— The strike of the 16,000 Passaic textile workers en- ters the sixteenth week. The strik- ers, despite the clubbings of the po-| lice and other acts of bestiality against them on the part of the boss- ver eee Juot es ~decermntzen to-wit their strike as they were the day they walked out. The bosses in their attempt to starve out the strikers, found that the workers all over the nation rallied to the support of the strikers contri- buting to their relief. Strike meetings are held every day at which speakers show the need for militant unionism and the need to maintain an active and strong organ- ization in the textile mills. A strong picket line has been thrown in front of the Forstmann and Huffman mill following the assault of the Clifton chief of police and his gangsters on the pickets, BOSTON LABOR REACTIONARIES ATTACK NEGRO Use Slugging Tactics on Progressives BOSTON, Mass., May 11.—After a bombardment of several hours the Bos- ton reactionaries in the Boston Central Labor Union jammed thru an indorse- ment of the action of John J. Kearney, President, in excluding a group of Ne- gro workers from the American Fed- eration of Labor parade of April 11. In order to wriggle out of the dif- ficulty, Kearney resorted to all kinds of tricks. He took pains to show by photographic plates, reprints, docu- ments, etc., that the American Negro Labor Congress was a “red” organiza- tion. Use Sluggers. One of the progressive delegates, Mike Flaherty of the Painters’ Union, was punched on the nose to lend the \reactionaries’ argument greater weight. The most high-handed tactics were uood te keep progressives off the floor, Finally Kearney brought in a Negro whom he had obviously bribed. This “gentleman” proceeded to paint his boss in glowing colors, discounting all charges of prejudice, to the disgust of many of the delegates. Finally a resolution was passed expressing re- gret for the incident, but exonerating Kearney. The fact that the Central Labor Union had to apologize—very lamely it is true—to a group of Negro workers is extremely significant, It should demonstrate to the Negro workers the necessity and power of organization. It is indeed remarkable that in so short a time the American Negro Con- CHICAGO I, L. 6. W. ACCEPTS PLANS FOR ITS DRIVE Organization Committee Submits Its Proposals At a well attended meeting of the organization committee of the Interne- tional Ladies Garment Workers Union held at thefr headquarters, 328 W. Van Buren St., a complete set of plans were brot in by the temporary organ- ization committee which were, efter @ short discussion unanimously adopted, The enthusiasm of the committee for the work has been completely proven by their acceptance on the executive, The original plan was that a comeit- tee of twenty-five be selected, More than thirty-one have accepted. B, Soll, chairman of the joint board, was chosen as the chairman of the organi- zation committee, Philip Houser was appointed secretary, and I. L, David Son, secretary of the joint board, was Dut in charge of the organization drive, At the last meeting of the general executive board various organization drives in different cities were con- templated. The organization work in Chicago extensively discussed and ap- Proved the recommendation of Prest- dent Sigman to give a weekly subsidy to the Chicago joint board to carry on the organization drive. Davidson, commenting on the work confronting him, stated that he be- lieved the drive has been started at a most opportune time and has no doubt of its success. Sometime ago a statement appeared in the Women’s Wear, by a well known, employer “That the drive cannot euc- ceed and the union cannot reach any of the workers from the large factories because they are contented with their conditions. The only ones they will be able to reach are the emall shops, which are not many in number.” “I beg to disagree with the conten- tion of the above opinion. If the con- ditions in the shops are so glorious, it would be pretty hard to talk of or- ganizing them,” declared Davidson, “But we know a little more about it. We know that in spite of some of the employers changing their _ attitude towards their workers since the talk of organization work was started, it does not yet half way compare with the conditions in organized industry. T am ready to challange the employers of this city to show me that the earn- ings of their workers are enough to cover their needs. We know that in some of the larger shops workers draw as little as $12 and $13 a week and if anyone can show us how they can decently get along on. st tion wage, we are ready to submit.” “Because of conditions prevailing in the industry I have no doubt of the Success of the organization campaign.” Senator Reed Charges Atterbury Drew Up the Watson-Parker Bill WASHINGTON, May 11.—Fighting for a motion to recommit the Wateon- Parker railroad labor mediation bill to the senate interstate commerce com- mittee, Senator Reed (democrat) of Missouri, charged that W. W. Atter- gress has been able to place the ques- niet president of the Pennsylvania : “ Kgs Rtn an) fe avon Go| these ideas at past sraventnes wee Vice-president |. F, W. U.” care aoe satrone. ‘Tle method, Ferry Boatmen’s Union bases gas hee eon srg stan rhgee Si Roe tie author o€ the etek lg continue to do eo whenever ted, pro ee. Boston. an en the dis- organizing our trade. eas peat Confer With N. Y. Council. tive in ringing the employers to rec. Moves Its Headquarters Socialist Attacks Passaic Striker, pute settlement plan were not given Weekly Work. At a meeting of the New York Cen- bor Party. “There must ‘be continual education Labor + “I dedicate myself to the above|tral Trades and Labor Council held ‘ognize te right of service station me- chanics organize and bargain collec- SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 11—The In spite of the opposition of Well- opportunity to be heard before either the house or senate committees, ay to bring the membership to a realiza- tion of the fact that the weekly work is the only safe-guard of their common interest and will give them more leis- ure, this being the only time that the workers actually live. Many locals have made great effort to achieve the man, a socialist, it was decided to send 4 representative to the United Massa- chusetts Committee for the Relief of the Passaic Strikers. Wellmann de- plored the necessity of strikes. A resolution introduced by Miller of the capmakers, pledging support of hat the | last night in Beethoven Hall, the mem- Teeiok sepene: pee gi ai a | bers voted to have the executive coun- labor patty of its own, in order to ac- cil confer with representatives of the quire the political power that is es- fur strikers on the actions of certain sential for its development. I wish | city magistrates in the cases of fur to thank the locals that have nomi- | strikers who have been brought before nated me for this, the highest office in | them under arrest. tively. An indental factor in the situation Ferry Boatmen’s union of the bay dis. trict has vacated its San Francisco of. is the fit that at least two of the| {ces and moved to new quarters in the most acvely anti-union manufactur-| Bacon building, Oakland, C. W. Deal, ers—Chriler and Maxwell,— were for | business agent, Says that the new loca- years acte in the International Asso-| tion is of more convenience to thé “Atterbury, with a few others, pri- vately worked out this bill,” Reed de- clared. “It is his own plan and the majority of railroad employees do not belong to the railroad associations en- dorsing it. weekly work and some of them fought bitterly to maintain it—how much easier it would be to bring about the weekly work if all the locals were ed- ucated to the value of it and were in- duced to fight for it. This is a great task before us and again brings us to the necessity of organizing the unor- ganized, : Amalgamation, “A conference of the needle trades unions must be held for the purpose of amalgamation. This should be brought about by a conference to arrange for a general convention with proportion- al presentation from all locals. joning committees should be appoint- im ithe pe yin ens out plans for the offices, | American Federation of Labor o per capita, sick benefits, ete. There )S°me Lert st etal ce bert . " anes mbodied in my acce! ould be one national office which | °™ seul be departmentalized. © Until |" candidate for general secretary: en Tailors’ such amalgamation is achieved, there pha aa prune Buen should be an exchange of cards, There op, ally yours, should be a fixed initiation fee—the “Max J, Sillinsky.” practice of having pig beyr rpc fees in the unions in the clo - dustry should be abolished. St. Paul Central Labor Convention, Se “There shall be an imm cal ; for a convention, The membership has to Organize Porters been frightened away from a conven- . ’ tion by the declaration that a conven-| gv pauL, Minn., May 11,—The St. tion would mean an extra tax. There | payi Central Labor Union has taken a our organization, and believe that my record demonstrates that I am able to give the organization the best serv- ice and an administration of efficiency should I be elected general secretary- treasurer, I can give bond as re- quired by the constitution. I under- stand, I believe, the needs of our mem- bership, There are members in Cleveland who have worked with me in the shop—the man with whom I have apprenticed at coatmaking is, today, a member of the Cleveland local. “Tt also accept the nomination as delegate to the convention of the has been no convention since 1921. stand favoring the organization of from tub No organization can remain healthy | putiman porters into the Brothrehood in spirit and awaken the membership to greater activities and to an ambi- tion to build and strengthen the ranks . unless it calls the locals together to _ shape policies, energize the organiza- tion and give it the stimulation that personal contact alone can afford, The “Tailor.” “The ‘Tailor’ must be edited in a some weeks in an effort to bring the Negro and white trade unionists closer together in their common fight for bet- ter conditions, progress! rit, expressive of the} That worker next door to y ideas eae cons of the working class,| may not have anything to do ‘The articles written by members or | ni; yy of t. Hand him this cop; sent fn by locals must be printed with-] DAILY WORKER. Investigate Judges. The behavior of Magistrates Good- man and Gordon will be given parti- cular scrutiny in view of the heavy fines and sentences these judges have repeatedly imposed on the workers. Members of the General Strike Com- mittee of the furriers will meet with the executive council in Secretary Coghlan’s office to complete plans for further action on the part of the Cen- tral Trades and Labor Council, Illinois Workers Suffer Most from Tuberculosis SPRINGFIELD, May 11. — Tuber- culosis in Illinois last year took its heaviest mortality in Union county where the rate was 296 per 100,000 population, according to Dr. Isaac D, Rawlings, state health director, With rates of 239 and 154 respectively, Pulaski and Alexander counties, lying contiguous to Union in Union Endorses Move | the extreme southern portion of the state, ranked second and third highest in mortality from the dreaded white plague, Among the 44 cities of 10,000: or more people, the most severe mortality erculosis was reported from Lincoln where the rate was 276. Next ot Sleeping Car Porters’ Union. Pro-}in order came Jacksonville and Cairo gressive speakers have been address} with rates of 208 and 200, ing the meetings of the new union for! mne 35 counties in the central sec- tion of the state with something more than a million people had the lowest regional mortality from tuberculosis. Here the rate was 68 per 100,000 population. In the 33 most northern counties, where the population ex- to-| ceeds four and one-half million, the the | mortality rate trom tuberculosis was . fea, 4 / ciation « Machinists and gave up their uni affiliation only to go into business. On-Shop Ultimatum. Chrysle in a confidential bulletin to all disibutors, dealers, associate dealers anservice stations, signed by John Squis, director of service for his compa,’sounds that alarm: “The operation f service stations on a closed shobasis would inevitably re- sult in redéd output per man, and a more lim@ responsibility, which would rea Misastrously against the confidence!owners in their cars .. . We solicitour keenest efforts to maintain rvice stations as open shops.” |) OaklarUnions Prepare to Celrate Labor Day OAKLA)/Cal., May 11—Local un- fons here ‘making plans for a big “Labor Dademonstration this year. A call for aeeting of the 1926 com- mittee ha#en issued to all unions of the dist by Secretary William A, Spoonerthe Central Labor Coun- cil, The cmittee will meet at the Labor Ten, 480 20th street, Satur- day night, y 15. Anothe“Labor Bank” Ispened in Frisco SAN FRAISCO, Cal,, May 11—The Brotherhooational Bank, fourteenth in the chat: banking houses under control of t3rotherhood of Locomo- tive Engine has been announced to open itsrs here Aug. 1, in the Kohler and ise building. The new house will he sixth brootherhood bank on thest, and membership in view of the fact that ee majority are residents of the East ay. the British workers’ strike, wag re- ferred to President Green for consid- eration. Whither England? A brilliant analysis of the forces that have brou, struggle. A book that has attracted Here is part of the comment of the capitalist What Is Happening In England? Why? READ press on this unusual book: WITH A SPECIAL PREFACE FOR AMERICA, DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING COMPANY M113 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. Chicago TLL, By Leon Trotsky ight about the present great world-wide attention. “Atterbury has done more to break down the machinery of rafiroad dis- bute plans than any other man én the United States.”