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

_ ALLMAN TONS WITH FORWARD! AT CONVENTION Cahan Welcome Is Not Enthusiastic By JACK JOHNSTONE, (Special Wire to the Dally Worker.) MONTREAL, May 14.—Abraham Cahan, editor of the “Forward,” ad- ‘Wressed the convention of the Amal- qamated Clothing Workers this morn- ing. It was the most shallow speech thus far in the convention, which Is now In Its fourth day. The keyno’ of his speech was: one, that trade unlons cannot be used for social revo- lutions; two, unions were organized only to better working conditions; three, unlone should not get mixed up 4m any political creed; four, members tre entitled to hold political opinions, but should express them outside the ITHE DAILY WORKE Bore 1000 WORKER CORRESPONDENTS BY JANUARY 13 1927 REACTION RULES PENNSYLVANIA LABOR MEETING Convention Endorses Old Party Candidates By a Worker Correspondent WRIE, Pa, May 14-—The Pennsyl- yania State Federation of Labor at its convention here endorsed candi- dates on the open shop republican party tickets. Without referring the question of the endorsement of Ed- ward HE. Biedelman, one of the repub- can candidates for the governorship of Pennsylvania, to the resolutions committee the matter was brought to the floor. ow SLL Eee NEXT WEEK’S PRIZES ! “Lenin on Organization,” a very valuable book, Is offered for the first prize of next week's best Worker Correspon- dent story. “Romance of New Russia,” by Madeline Marx, a book to be enjoyed by everyone interested In how they live in Soviet Russia today, is offered as the second prize. The Little Red Library, consisting of 8 booklets, practical as well as valuable (can be carried in a' coat pocket), -is offered as the third prize. ue Worker Correspondents: Send In your stories. CSS sree Sosa NATURAL BLOOM CIGAR MAKERS union; five, that the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union should join the American Federation of Labor. Flat Welcome. In spite of an organized effort to give Cahan a favorable demonstration, it fell flat when he entered the hall, when he was introduced and when he finished speaking. The New York del- egation tried with much noise and hand-slapping to enthuse the other del- egates, but altho the left-wingers com- prised only some thirty-odd delegates the great mass of the delegates Te- mained silent. In introducing him | President Hillman said that Cahan and his institution had done as much as any other group in building up the Amalgamated and that temporary dis- agreements should not be allowed to divide the labor movement. Capitulates to Forward. After Cahen spoke Hillman com- pletely capitulated to the “Forward” achine when he said that in spite of isagreemen? between officers of the inion and the “Forward” this did not than the eumity of the organization, vecause the Amalgamated itself had aken a stand on the question of the ‘Forward,” which had made a great ntributioa to the labor movement. that anyone who places the algamated as at war with that stitution is detrimental to the organ- zation. Company Unions. The impartial chairman of the arbi- ation board, Lazerson, delivered an xXcellent speech against company nionism, of which he has made a udy. He said that since 1919 com- ‘arv junionism had grown from 200 rganizations to its establishment at resent in 1,000 firms with 1,500,000 mployees. He said the labor move- ent was in danger from this power competing movement and that em- lqyers’ labor directors were winning inst the leaders of the bona fide or movement because the labor agvement generally was using the ame methods it used forty to fifty Ts ago. So far his speech was good. Then e began to praise the Nash agree- ent. He called this the modern, jentific method of adjusting indus- rial disputes. Resolutions. The following resolutions were opted by the convention unani- nously: For a 40-hour week, the ques- jon to be raised in all negotiations vith the employers for new agree- ents; citizenship for Debs and all ther political and industrial prison- 3; against finger-printing and regis- ration of aliens, a copy to be sent to resident Coolidge, and a minimum scale of wages and a maximum stand- ard of production in all clothing mar- kets. Gold Speaks Tomorrow. The rest of the session was taken up with presentation of flowers and greetings to the convention by shop delegates, a speech by James Oneal for the New Leader, and a representa: | Were tive of the Bohemian socialist daily in Chicago also spoke. Ben Gold, left- wing leader of the Furriers’ Union, is expected to speak to morrow, All Our Work Guaranteed, DRS. 2232 N. j Telephone Armitage 7466 1 guarantee to make your pla’ nat Gas or Novol for Extraction. A bitter fight then began between the machine controlled by the United Mine Workers of America and the one controlled by the building trades and a few central labor unions. This reso- lution was a test. It was considered the vote on this would set a precedent for the convention to act on resolu- tions without going thru the proper procedure. This was fought very bit- terly by the .group supporting the Vare fraction in the republican par- ty, in spite of the fact that they are ‘tor Biedelman. After many attempts to have the resolution tabled, it was carried thru. Rinaldo Capellini then introduced a resolution calling for the support of Amos Pinchot for United States senator. This was the main resolution. A battle royal raged in the convention with steam roller tactics galore. Exposures of both sides were made by the leaders of each side. Left wing delegates, who demanded the floor and wanted to state their post- tion, were not recognized by Chairman James A. Maurer. Threats of a split in the federation were heard from ihe group support- ing the Vare faction. When the dele- gates were leaving, Capellini brought in another resolution endorsing Lieutenant Governor James, a part of the Vare machine. This was put thru without even a discussion. Half of the delegates were already out of the convention hall. The convention ended on the first day with the organized workers of \ ABET ABYHA tAdarcharo onsen 20, The eighth number of Prolet- Tribune, the Russian living newspaper by the Chicago worker correspondents of the Novy Mir, will be out this Sat- urday, May 15, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division street. The Prolet-Tribune is the oldest liv- ing newspaper in this country, being published regularly for the last eight months. It is a powerful weapon in the hands of the worker correspond- ents who are fighting the white guards and czarist lickspittles. This will be the last indoor issue of the paper. The next number will be issued in the open, probably at some special picnic arranged for this pur- pose, Beginning at 8 p. m. Admission 25 cents, Greenville Workers Society Protests Action of the Passaic Police By a Worker Correspondent GREENVILLE, N. J., May 14.—The Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Branch 105, adopted a resolutign condemning the brutality of the police in Passaic and the action of the county officials in reading the riot act and jailing of strike leaders. Pennsylvania placed on record by their so-called leaders as supporting the candidates in the union-smashing re publican party. “The pen is mightier than the sword,” provided you know how to use It. Come down and learn how in the worker correspondent’s classes. MEAT PACKER INDICTED FOR CHANGING TAGS Tubercular Cattle Were Re-marked “Sound” SEMINARY CLEANERS & DYERS Pressing—Repairing—Remodeling Hats cleaned and blocked—Shoe Shining Parlor—Laundry 812-14 Fullerton Ave., Chicago, Ill. Phone Lincoln 3141 DENTIST Near Milwaukee Avenue Logan Square “L,” Milwaukee, Kedzie and California Ave. cars to door, Ignatz Katz, president of the Chi- cago Packing Company, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of changing inspection tags on cattle marked ‘tuberculosis reactors” to “sound” and “passed for sterilization.” The indictment brought ou that Katz had his employes destroy mark- ings on the cattle and remark them so that he could send the meat into the market and sell it at a high price, Two former employes of the Chicago Prqucers’ Commission Association nc a number of traders in the “yards” | thing more indicted for violations of the| When the workers go on strike, the packers’ corrupt practices act, WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! Open your eyes! Look around! There are the s 1s of the workers’ struggles around you begging written up. Do it! Send it in! Write as you fight! We Call for and Deliver, ZIMMERMAN ARE ON STRIKE Tobacco Workers Hold Organization Drive By a Worker Correspondent. NEW YORK, May 14.—The Amalga- mated Tobacco Workers’ Union is call- ing a mass meeting for Sunday after- noon, May 16, at 1 p,m. at the Labor Temple, 248 B. 84th street. Circulars are being distributed thruout the city inviting all the cigarworkers, organ- ized and unorganized, members of the International as well as of the Amal- gamated, to attend this meeting. The condition of the cigar and to- bacco workers in the city is becoming unbearable. The cigarmaker, points out the leaflet, is forced to work long hours at starvation wages, besides long periods of unemployment. ‘This deplorable conditions prevails at a time when tremendous profits are being pocketed by all manufacturers, independent as well as the powerful trusts. : The reason for this state of affairs is that the wérkers have never been organized ® any'extent to enable them to resist the Constant lowering of their standard of wages and working condi- tions. Ws At this time the Amalgamated ts en- gaged in a bitter struggle against the Natural Bloom ‘clgar factory, where 360 workers aré striking against the further lowering of their standard The factory is well picketed and th« strikers are ¢onfident they will win The outcome of this strike will nc doubt have an’ effect on the workers of the other shops and it is for that rena hat the workers must do all in their power to bring the strike in the Natural Bloom factory to a successful termination, PROGRESSIVE DELEGATES TO CROATIAN FRATERNAL UNION CONFERENCE EXPOSE MACHINATIONS OF THE REACTIONARIES CLEVELAND, May 14.—The Croatian Fraternal, Union convention en- tered into a long and heated discussion on the question of politics in the or- ganization. the constitution and by-laws of the The national executive committee brought in its proposals for amalgamated organization, which is a result of the merger of the Pittsburgh, Chicago and Kansas organizations. The committee proposed that a member may entertain any political or religious beliefs that he wishes, but that the organization must be free from politics. The reactionaries contend that they are all brothers and politics must not be allowed to separate them. Politics is a thing of a political party, they say, and as the organization is not a political party it must abstain from all participation in political matters. Political Action, The Communists and worker dele- gates pointed out that politics is some- than parliamentarism. government interferes on the side of the capitalists and thus demonstrates that politics is something of every day lite. The Communists took the lead in this fight, many of them being on the floor and hammering home the to bel truth of the class struggle and the meaning and function of the capital- istic state, Many of the delegates are miners and steel workers and have felt the brutal clubs of the capitalist state on their heads, One of the pro- gressives sagely remarked that nobody can be free from politics, but that there are two kinds of politics: cap italist politics and working class politics. What the reactionaries want is the preservation of capitalist pol- itics in the organization. The reac- tionaries led by two priests urged the passage of the committee report. The proposal of the committee passed by a vote of 147 to 140, Chairman Rules Convention. As the convention uses no rules of order, but operates sometimes accord- ing to the convenience of the chair- —— of the worker delegates proposed greetings to the millions of British strikers,which went thru with an ova- tion—also one to the Passaic strikers, Drive Reactionaries to Cover. Thruout the convention, the Com- munists have taken the offensive and have driven the reactionaries either to cover or out into the open, The reactionaries refused to call to the convention the control commission, several members of which have brot chatges of corruption in the handling of funds of the Croation Orphanage. The convention unanimously went on record demanding that all members of the commission be called to Cleveland The reactionaries driven into the open, admit that there have been “mistakes,” but!these have been made “unconsciously." They are defending themselves with all means at their disposal, being militantly aided by the two priests, whose religion is opposed to “all corruption.” The Communists and progressives are not relenting but are bringing into the open every bit of evidence that can be elicited. A fire of questions that embarrass the reactionaries shows more and more what men who are using the organiza- tion for their own ends will do, The leader of the reactionaries, Lupis of Chicago, in order to make a better im- pression and to thunder once in a while, mounted the paltform and delivered himself of his thunder. It passed off innocuously. Not satisfied with getting power, the reactionaries wish to hold it till the man and sometimes according to Robert's rules of order, the chairman California Avenue i and make your appearance ‘a NO PAIN. prevented a recount. If the by-law remains there will no discussion of politics except capitalist politics. The workers in the lodges are determined to “take care” of this by-law when strikes occur and will force the dis- cussion of the issues involved—despite reactionary opposition. At one of the sessions, the reaction- ary chairman proposed sending greet- ings to President Coolidge. This was greeted with silence, but passed with- out opposition. After the recess, one end of time. They proposed fn the by-laws that the administration be in- stalled for four years, This was bitter- ly fought and finally reduced to three years, the proposition of the pro- meetings called by the progressive workers’ bloc are meeting with more and more response. The number of del attending {8 con- stantly increasing and one after the other the worker delegates who have followed the reactionaries and tha YOUTH HOLDS CONFERENCE at | WIT THE ¥ CONDUCTED - BY TH - Page Threé WORKERS ING WORKERS LEAGUE NEW YORK CITY oo9 voUNG WORKERS PACK DOOR IN MASS WORKING YOUTH RALLY Meeting Was Called by Unions to Discuss Working Youth Coference in New York SOLIDLY FOR YOUTH: DEMAND STRUGGLE! CondemnMilitarism, Race Discrimination {Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, May 14.—The American Federation of Youth, repre- senting young Communists, sociallsts, pacifists, Negroes, Chinese, liberal christian and Jewish organizations, was organized at a two-day Youth Conference In this city. Milatarism, race discrimination, and capitalism were the topics discussed at the conference. Resolutions con- demning military training, and the Carteret race riot were unanimously adopted. Condemns Caplitallsm. Capitalism was discussed by Ellis Chadbourne, delegate from the League of Youth of Community Church. “Is the present economic order worth per- petuating is a question which we young people must decide. Strikes, unemployment, low wages, these are the lot of the workers, while capi- talists take pleasure trips around the world and squander money which be- longs to the workers. The workers produce everything and yet the few idlers reap the profit. Even such a body as the Evanston religious con- ference condemned the present sys- tem declaring, ‘The modern industrial system as now organized on a com- petitive basis and producing for profit rather than use, is the prolific source of the major evils, such as war, class discrimination, and economic inequal- ity!” College Alds Bosses. “The authorities of city colleges who are training the students for strike breaking activities, refused to allow us to discuss the Passaic strike,” de- clared Alexander Lifshitz. A delega- tion of students went to Passaic to in- vestigate, and they were beaten up by the police. When they returned to give their report, the college au- thorities refused to allow them to speak in the assembly hall. They then arranged to give theiir report in the alcove of the dressing room, but here one of the professors son’s tried to break up the meeting with stink bombs. Chinese Youth Representative, Tien Lia Huang, a representative f the Chinese Youth, told of the work which had been done by the students of China. “In spite of imprisonment and shooting, the students have already organized 25 labor unions, he reported. Chinese girls are fighting shoulder to shoulder with the men for the liberation of the working class from imperialist exploitation,” he declared. The following organizations are represented by delegates in the American Federation of Youth: The Young Workers (Communist) League, the young peoples’ socialist league, The Young People of the United Syna- gogues of America, the .Young Peo- ples’ Fellowship of St. Philips’ Par- ish (Negro), the Metropolitan United Federation of Young People, the Fel- lowship of Youth for Peace, the So- cial Problems Club of Columbia Uni- versity, The Jack and Jill Clubs, the Young Peoples Forum, the Pythagor- eans, and the Social Problems Club of City College. Protest Negro Discrimination. The resolutions adopted follow: “Whereas peaceful Negro Ameri- can citizens have been deprived of their rights as citizens of the United States in Carteret, New* Jersey, we young people assembled in confer- ence do hereby condemn this uncon- stitutional action as brutal and un- American, and call on the authorities of Carteret, to restore to these citi- zens their destroyed property and in- sure them futuregprotection of all their rights.” Condemn Militarism. “Whereas, we young people assem- bled in conference do hereby go on record as opposing compulsory mill- tary training in our schools and col- leges, we do hereby approve the Welsh bill which would make mili- tary training in the schools illegal, and the proposed Frazer amendment to the constitution which would make war illegal, and we pledge ourselves to support the committee on militar ism in education,” Svetkovites (renegade Communists) are speaking openly in favor of the Progressives. The reactionaries, on the other hand, who hold their secret caucuses in a church, are complaining that the attendance at their meetings 1g continually shrinking. The Communists and progressives are exposing the machinations and plots of the reactionaries to the work- er delegates and workers of Cleveland, A mass meeting was held against the “injunctionists and priests in the con- vention.” The real battle is still to come, when the resolution committee reports, Telephone Lehigh 6022 DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist 249 East 115th St., Cor, Second Ave, NEW YORK CITY Office Hours: 9 to 12 A. M.; 2 to 8 P. M, Daily, except Friday; Sunday 9 to 1 P, xt Special Rates to W. P. Members By JACK STONE. PASSAIC, N. J.—The youth meeting held Tuesday night, May 2nd, at Rus- sian School, turned out to be a great success. In spite of the fact that little or no publicity was given to the meet- ing the hall was packed to the very doors, This youth meeting called by unions {s something new in the Amer- ican labor movement, but not so for the Passaic strikers, who have wit- nessed several such meetings. Many of the young workers have begun to fully realize the importance of such meetings, and are responding very quickly to them. The meeting had a very good supply of speakers on hand, and not considering the little interruption by the police, everything went well. All in all, there was seven speakers on hand that did full justice to the purpose of the meeting. The speakers were as follows: Mike Ela- sik, Steven Gede, Miller, Rubenstein and Silverfarb for the unions. Mike Entratore, striking young furrier, spoke, representing the youth confer- ence of New York and vicinity. The Young Workers’ League was very well represented by Al Schaap. All speak- ers talked on some of the many youth problems that confronted young strik- ers. The speakers pointed out the rotten open-shop conditions they were compelled to work ander in the past; how the young workers were com- pelled, under some grouchy foreman to stand for abuse at all times, with- out ever getting any protection from any source, Mike Entratore, told the young strikers what the youth conference meant to the working class youth. How ‘the vast mass of young workers unlike the United Front Committes, the officials of the trade unions of this country do practically nothing to or- ganize the young workers. He stated that it was the purpose of the youth conference to draw the young workers into the unions in the various indus- tries. Furthermore, that the purpose in calling the youth conference was to get an exact {dea of the conditioss of the young workers so as to expose them, and to adopt a proper set of demands to meet their needs. That they, the youth conference on the basis of these demands, would build up shop committees in the various shops so as to be able to carry on the work of unionization. The young strikers were told that the United Front Committees had sent representatives to the arrangements committee, who were arranging the youth conference. That one way they could help would be to tell other young workers in other mills outside the textile industry the purpose of the youth conferetice, to get them in touch with the arrangements committee in charge, so they could tell them how to get their factory represented at the conference, which was to take place some time in June. All in all, the meeting wes a de parting point in the history of young workers in trade unions. The enthu- siastic response of the young work- ers was a practical demonstration of what they thought of meetings of this kind. 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