The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 3, 1926, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER Page Five ITALIAN BAKERS OF PHILADELPHIA DECLARE STRIKE To Put Step to 92-Hour Seven-Day Week By a Worker Correspondent. PHILADELPHIA, June 1.—The Ital- } | an bakers of Philadelphia organized in Local 8 of the Amalgamated Food Workers, will walk out in general strike on today. According to strike organizer, Emilio Bernardi, the trade is organized now almost 100 per cent, and the possibilities for winning the demands are very good, Demands. 1—80 cents an hour for first class bakers and 75 cents an hour for second class bakers, working at steam ovens. 2—$4.25 per barrel for all piece workers. The Italian bakers of Philadelphia are now working from 60 to 92 hours a week and seven days a week. They are getting anywhere from 37 to 55 cents an hour, Organizer Emilio Berardi further de- clared that an organizer is being sent by the general executive board of the Amalgamated Food Workers. Altho some of the baker bosses are already threatening to make use of a strong means to fight the union yet there is every reason to believe that the bak- ers will be victorious. About 20 shops have already agreed to sign up under the new conditions and what is still more important, have agreed to recog- nize the union. The small number of shops which will still reamin stubborn will be quickly brot to terms, -New York Cafeteria Workers’ Union Makes Demand for 8-Hr. Day By a Worker Correspondent. NEW YORK CITY, June 1—All workers in the cafeterias of New York are invited to the organization meet- ing to be held at eight o’clock Thurs- day evening, June 3, at the Manhat- tan Lyceum, 66 East Fourth street. A campaign is proceeding vigorous- ly to organize all cafeteria workers of New York to abolish by the action of the workers the abominable condi- tions imposed by the bosses, such as twelve hours work a day for seven days a week with no day of rest and with pay running from $25 to $30 a week. The tnion demands a living wage, eight hours work a day and six days a week, with time and a half for over- time. The union headquarters at 133 West 5ist street is open all day busily organizing the workers who gather at the call for labor unionization sent out by the organization, Cafeteria, workers are invited to the union office as well as to attend Thursday evening’s meet- ing. Meat Market 4301 8th Avenue Auapics TUB L BROOKLYN, N. Y., ATTENTION! CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY IN THE SERVICE OF THE CONSUMER. Bakery deliveries made to your home. FINNISH CO-OPERATIVE TRADING ASSOCIATION, Inc. (Workers organized as consumers) ON FFF TTF FTF FF FTF TTT The Damned Agitator WILLIAM Z. 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Stafford, of two misdemeanor charges. “The law may take other means of punishing her for alleged teaching of Bolshevist ideas,” the court report de- clared. “ At the district attorney’s office it was intimated that Anna Lyons may be charged with contributing to chil- dren’s delinquency. Federal authori- ties intended, at the same time, that action may be taken toward deporting her. She was arrested for taking a group of Young Pioneers on a picnic to Sycamore Grove, May 1, and then “inducing them to pledge allegtance to the Red Workers of the World.” % Restaurant Brooklyn, N. Y. and other stories A splendid booklet of stories that every worker will enjoy —and ewactly the kind to give to your shopmate, By Michael Gold Ten Cents WIN THESE BOOKS THIS WEEK WITH A STORY WORKER CORRESPONDENCE worker—to appear in the issue of AMALGAMATION, NEED OF THE CIGAR MAKERS Candidate Globerman Favors Strong Union By a Worker Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 1.—Sam Globerman, president of Local 225 of the Cigar Makers’ International Union and delegate to the Los Angeles Cen- tral Labor Council, in his statement accepting nomination as the sixth vice-president of the Cigar Makers’ International Union, declares that he favors the organization of all cigar makers, bunch breakers, strippers, se- lectors and cigar packers into one in- ternational union and favors the form- ation of a Labor Party, The statement of acceptance follows in part: Fight For Wage Increases. “My aims and methods are simple. I note how the wages of all workers went up, while the wages of the cigar makers went down. The prices on commodities have gone up; the cigar maker is still slaving for the same wage as of the year 1900. “What shall be done? Profound changes have taken place in our in- dustry, the trustification and machin- ery have been responsible for very CROWE GRAND JURY FAILS TO FIND MURDERER Cover Up ‘Details of the McSwiggin Murder The Cook county special grand jury, formed by Attorney General Carl- strom at the orders of State's Attorney Robert E Crowe, to investigate the circumstances and causes of the triple murder about @ month ago%of As- sistant State’s Attorney William Mc- Swiggin, Thomes Duffy and James J. Doherty, two Cicero booze runners, and to probe the connections between gangland and the state’s attorney’s of- fice, has not unearthed a single detail as to the cirgumstances and causes of the triple murder, Cover Up Murder Details, The special, grand jury has succeed- ed in covering up the circumstances surrounding the murder. Tho it is stated by witnesses that Myles and William (Klondyke) O'Donnell were with the three that were murdered, in questioning them before the grand jury care was taken that too much was not revealed and that discrepan- cies in their testimony was not chal- lenged. ,In their testimony the O’Donnell brothers declared they knew nothing of the murder and that they had left the trio, that-were slain by sub-ma- chine gun fire, by rival booze runners, ten minutes before they were élain and had taken one of their cars out of the garage and had fled an hour after the slayings, Garage employes testify that they did not take their cars out of the garage until three o'clock in the morning, seven hours after the murder, Seek to Rush Case. No attempts were made to probe the statements of the witnesses that the two were in the car at the time of the murder or that of the garage em- ployes. The state seemed in a great hurry to get thru with their testi- mony and er‘the case with a white- wash report. °°! In releasing the two brothers on a writ of habeas Corpus, Superior Court Judge Joseph , B. David bitterly as- sailed the stdte's attorney's office declaring that if law enforcement of- ficials had ly wanted to get the O’Donnell brotiers they could have much larger masses of workers being drawn into our industry. We must, therefore, build up an apparatus to fit the new conditions and use it vigor- ously in the paramount task of organ- izing these ever-increasing masses of unorganized cigar workers. A more active participation in the life and struggles of organized labor will bring about a greater popularity to the blue label. “The establishment of union co-op- erative factories in every important city will become another weapon for the organization of the unorganized. Amalgamation. “When elected, I shall endeavor to do all within my power to work for. the betterment of the miserable cond- tions under which we cigar makers are compelled to work, promote the principles of progressive trade union- ism, and above all, work untiringly for the organization of cigar makers, bunch ‘breakers, strippers,. selectors and cigar packers into one solid Inter- national Union. Our goal should be to see the Cigar Makers’ International Union one of the leading internation- als in the American Federation of La- bor, Labor Party. ia “My political views are also simple, ‘We must have a Labor Party in America, which would take the place of the lobbyists. We need more amal- gamation, which means co-operation in the ranks of labor, economically as well as politically. I am for a one hundred per cent organization.” Cleveland Unity Paper Mills Workers Get a 10% Wage Increase By a Worker Correspondent. CLEVELAND, June 1. — The sales agents in ‘Cleveland of the Unity Pa- per Mills, announce that the company has agreed to a 10 per cent wage raise for its employers, all of whom are members of the International Brotherhood of Paper Workers. The agreement is for one year ending May 1, 1927. Every Worker Correspondent must be a subsetiber to the American Worker Correspondent. Are you one? done so a month ago and that it seem- ed as tho somé politicians were eager to give the '@'Donnell brothers a chance to framaiup a strong alibi. “The special,grand jury has been in session a month and you haven't found out anything ,yet, have you?” de- manded Superigr Judge David. Politicans Aid Booze-Runners, “The impression has gone forth that dealing in alcohol is a noble profes- sion, Many of the men who are get- ting wealthy dnvthis noble profession are our public officials. “Until you digsolve the relation be- tween alcohol dealers and corrupt pol- iticians you will not solve this prob- lem. “If a good search had been made, I guess you could have found them (the O’Donnelis) much earlier, “Why didn’t you find them before? It is evident to me that some one didn’t want them found.” The O'Donnell brothers surrendered under an arrangement with the police and were in constant touch with their two attorneys at all times, The O’Don- nells had as their attorneys, Milton D. Smith, one of Crowe’s former assistant attorneys, and W. W. Smith, Capone and Torrlo, “Scarface Al” Capone, sometimes called Al Brown, and John Torrio, Cook county vice, beer and booze part- ners, are expected to surrender during the week to the state’s attorney’s of- fice, The testimony of the O’Donnell brothers, who Jead a rival booze-run- ning gang, was.of such a nature that Capone and Torrio will undoubtedly deny all knowledge of the shooting and will be immediately released. Sessions End This Week. The surrendeg of the O’Donnells, Capone, and Torrlo comes at a most opportune time,for those that seek to hide the real cizcumstances surround- ing the triple murder, According to the legal code, fhe special grand jury ends its sittings, this week. In their anxiety to hide connections between Cook county law enforcement officials, booze-runners and gunmen, the special grand jury spent most of its time probing the pardon and parole graft in Joliet penitentiary rather than deal with the McSwiggen.murder The rottenness of the state administration and the prison system was exposed while attempts were made to cover the rottenness pf the county and city administrations, e C. E. Russell Won’t Go to England on Irish Ban Condition PARIS, June 1,--Chas, Edward Rus- sell, barred from England on the recommendation of the Irish Free State government, said he would not go up to England even if wed to land on condition that he stay out of Ireland. Reports here state that per- mission would be granted to Russell if he would give such a guarantee, \Rivenaed Is Well And the Thieves Still Have All They Stole! Pleased with His Funding Agreement PARIS, June 1—Victor Henri Ber- enger, French Ambassador to the United States, arrived here to confer with the government on the settle- ment of the French debt to America in preparation for the cabinet’s effort to obtain parliamentary approval of the funding agreement, In a statement given to the press, the ambassador said he was well pleased ‘vith the result of the nego- tations in Washington which he supervised for France. A reduction of 59% of the war debt and a reduction of interest from 5% to 2% is the basis for the refunding. He also obtained, he said, a diminution of the twelve annuities which enabled France to escape the “crushing” payment of $400,000,000 due in 1929. When Berenger arrived at Havre last night he was greeted by the mayor who told the ambassador he had, “accomplished well an operation that is always disagreebale—arrang- ing to pay for.dead horses,” GERMAN FLAG FIGHT PUT UP TO REICHSTAG Bitter Struggle Goes on Over Colors (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, June 1, — Germany's flag fight will go to the reichstag for set- tlement. The old imperial design, ad- vocation of which caused’ the fall of the Luther cabinet, and the design for a flag containing the republican col- ors, will be submitted to a flag com- mittee of the reichstag. Old and New. One, representing the old monarch- | jal colors, black, white and red, with Cis ? m the old imperial eagle in the center is being supported by the monarchist and reactionary parties. The other, supported by the republicans and so- cialists, shows a black iron cross di- viding alternating squares of red and gold. One of these two is to be chosen to stand as Germany’s merchant ‘ma- rine flag, and to fly alongside the re- publican state banner on German em- bassies. The Luther cabinet fell on May 12th for proposing the monarch- ist banner. (Goneiinea ticks from page 1.) ido apes iad peer aN motoring, and it knocked the schedule to pot. The boy had a of monarchist elements to rehabili- vision of Ben Skutt, the “lease-hound,” sitting in the lobby of tate the old empire. They have re- the Imperial Hotel at Beach City; there would be others waiting, ceived a terriffic set-back by the refer-| 2180—-there were always dozens waiting, grave matters of busi- endum petition, initiated by the Com-| 2€88 with “big money” at stake. You would hear Dad at the long munist Party of Germany, demanding| distance telephone, and he would consult his watch, and figure the confiscation of all the property of] the number of miles to be made, and make his appointment ac- the former nobility and royalty, cordingly; and then he had to be there—nothing must stop him. The petition polled 12,500,000 signa-| If there were a breakdown of the car, he would take out their tures and the referndum will go to} suit-cases, and lock the car, hail a passing motorist amd get a ride vote the latter part of June. An in-| to the next town, and there rent the best car he could find—or tensive struggle is expected to be! buy it outright if need be—and drive on, leaving the old car to be waged on this issue, towed in and repaired. Nothing could stop Dad! ee But now he was creeping along at thirty miles! “What's the Gets Eight Years for matter?” asked the boy, and received the answer: “Judge Lar- + key!” Oh, sure enough! They were in San Geronimo County, ye s Murder of where the terrible Judge Larkey was sending speeders to jail! ealthy Sugar Broker| Never would the boy forget that day, when Dad had been com- pelled to put all his engagements aside, and travel back to San KANSAS CITY, June 1—A sentence| Geronimo, to appear in court and be scolded by this elderly auto- p tbo ce ating coal apes crat. Most of the time you did not undergo such indignities; fiat Ubon, loving a pte Be As, a you simply displayed your card to the “speed-cop,” showing that “guilty” Ot “conspiring pata bib: mur-| YOU. Were a member of the Automobile Club, and he would nod der” in connection with an alleged politely, and hand youa little slip with the amount of your “bail” plot between Davis and Mrs, Alber-| 20ted on it, proportioned to the speed you had been caught at; you dina Frank, to kill the latter's hus-| Mailed a check for the amount, and heard and thought no more band, E. L. Frank, formerly known as} bout it. Edmond Lourie, wealthy New York But here in San Geronimo County they had got nasty, and sugar broker of Brooklyn, New York.| Dad had told Judge Larkey what he thought of the custom of setting ‘“speed-traps’—officers hiding in the bushes and spying on citizens; it was undignified, and taught motorists to regard officers of the law as enemies. The Judge had tried to be smart, and asked Dad if he had ever thought of the possibility that burg- lars also might come to regard officers of the law as enemies. The newspapers had put that on the front page all over the state: “Oil Operator Objects to Speed Law: J. Arnold Ross Says He Will Change It.” Dad’s friends kidded him about that, but he stuck it out—sooner or later he was going to make them change that law, and sure enough he did, and you owe to him the fact that there are no more “speed-traps,” but officers have to ride the roads in uniforms, and if you watch your little mirror, you can go as fast as you please. (To be continued.) PULLMAN AND SOUTH CHICAGO WORKERS, COME TO SAVE SACCO AND VANZETTL FROM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR! PROTEST MASS MEETING At TEMPLIM HALL, 8801 Commercial Ave. June2 (Wed.8 P.M.) June 2 see | Speakers: MAX SHACHTMAN M. KRASIC (in South Slavic) of The Labor Defender, of the International Labor Defense, L. CANDELA (in Italian) : of the Anti-Fascist Alliance, i And others, including Lithuanian speaker. 2 i Doheny, Sinclair and Fall Are Still at Large. ce Lightning Kills Farmer, DETROIT, June 1—One man was in- stantly killed and his two companions suffered severe shock when a bolt of lightning struck a boat from which they were fishing in Cotton Lake, The bolt of lightning hurled John Holte, a farmer, from the boat, killing him. His two dazed companions re- covered the body. Holte was sitting in the middle of the boat, with his companions on opposite ends. The lightning melted the edges of coins in Holte’s pockets. Dinner Pail Epic By BILL LLOYD, Federated Pri The wives and wimmin are no shirk- ers in helping striking brickyard workers. I see the dames put scabs to flight, for picketing is their delight. Well, sirs and brothers, here’s ap- plause for girls that boost the union cause, When wives give men a help- ing paw and sass strikebreakers with their jaw, when wimmin laugh at cop- per’s club and cheerfully cook striker grub, they show the bosses they can fight for decent wages with their might. ‘When men and wimmin work to- gether, alike in calm and stormy weather, with union in the home and hall, and both the sexes heed the call, when wage decreases threaten bread and little children must be fed—well then, I say, it sure is swell that union wimmin fight so well. The hard-faced bosses will turn pale with females worser than the male. Doc Kipling hit the dope off right; the female species show real fight, i 1 All Together to Demand the Release of Sacco and Vanzetti! Come, Bring Others! Voice YOUR Protest! MUSICAL NUMBERS, ADMISSION cae Auspices Chicago Local, International Labor Defense,