The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 9, 1926, Page 2

eee | Page Two THE DAILY WORKER CHICAGO LABOR RAPS INJUNCTION JUDGE SULLIVAN F ederation Pledges Aid to Garment Workers Delegate after delegate In the Chi- cago Federation of Labor bitterly as- sailed “Injunction Judge” Denis E. Sullivan for his attempt to send 91 strike ploekets, during the 1924 strike of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, to prison. Pledge Financial Ald. The Chicago Federation of Labor unanimously passed a resolution pro- testing against the actions of “Injunc- tion Judge” Sullivan and pledged to ald financially the families of those that are jailed. Delegate I, A. Davidson, who is head of the organi ion committee of the Chicago joint board of the Inter mational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, pointed out that of the 91 that are to be jailed 46 ara women. Of these 46 women, 40 are mothers. Many jof the married women have sick chil- dren and sick husbands to take care ‘of. Some of the women are the main support of the family, Davidson brought out that Judge Sullivan had declared that he would give clemency to those that would have to undergo privation and that | would have to face undue hardships because’ of being sentenced. The unfon attorneys presented evidence showing where many of the mothers must take care of their children, as their children were too young to be left alone. Facts were presented that a number of sick husbands and chil- dren would not receive the proper care if some of the women were sent to Jail. Sulllvan Bosses’ Tool, “Every time the union presented its evidence, Judge Sullivan would look to the representative of the bosses to see what should be done,” declared Davidson. A number of other delegates, known for their reactionary viewpoints and . their support of the old party pol- iticlans—one of them a candidate against Judge Sullivan—declared that that the only effective protest to be made should be made at the ballot = box, and that the delegates of the + Federation were to blame for the elec- tion of Sullivan. These would-be lead- ers-of labar attempted to us¢ the reso-} lution protesting against the actions of Sullivan as political capital for their bankrupt policy of “reward your friends and punish your enemies.” Assail Old Party Backers. Delegate Arnold of Painters’ Local Union No, 275 assailed these delegates by pointing out that both the demo- cratic and republican parties were the bosses’ parties and that jabor could met expect anything from candidates on the tickets of these parties. He \ then assailed the formation of work- ing men’s clubs and wage earners’ leagues by labor leaders to back the candidaey of old party politicians, Delegate Ida Rothstein of the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union then took the floor and pointed out that Sullivan represented a class the bosses—and that the delegates \of the Chicago Federation of Labor Tperesented a class—the workers— and that they should fight as energetic- atly and as conscientiously for their leas as Sullivan fought for his. Resolutions. |. The resolutions follow: ‘ #\Wherea: Pj sectors, members of the dies’ Garment Workers’ mete are facing fee Jalil senten: ™ result the injunct {handed down ay Judge Sullivan against the union during the 1924 strike, and “Whereas, most of these workers are ‘women and have families to take care ‘ of, some of them are no longer em- ago In the trade, and “Whereas, this decision which forces these workers to jail and heavy fines upon them, is one of the most out- rageous cases in the history of the Chi- ago labor movement and further prove the bosses absolute contro! of this court, be it therefore “Resolved, that the Chicago Federation of Labor Joins the International Ladies’ Garment Workers in protest against this decision and piedge full support to the doint Board, to use all means possible to keep the workers out of Jail, and be It “Resolved, that if any of these work- ers are forced to serve the sentences that the Chioag deration of Labor pledges financial assistance to the Joint Board of the international Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in order to support the families of the workers involved, and be it further “Resolved, that the Chicago Federation of Labor calls upon all its affiliated locais to acquaint their membership with these eases and mobilize the entire labor movement to fight against the injunc- tions that menaces the trade unions’ functioning.” Aged Woman Killed by Railroad Hand-Car WEBSTER, Mass., June 7. with death across a trestle forty fee above the rocky bed of the Manexit river in a rainstorm here was lost by three feet by Mrs. William Nowosadko, 56, mother of three children and grana- mother of five, The woman tried in vain to get out of the path of a motor hand car of the New York, New Haven and Hartford ratiroad, Three feet from the end of the bridge ,after #he had run across the _ ties for twelve fect, the handear, with four men trying to hold tho brakes | i pery raiis, struck her and tossed ‘ Month on the rocks below, Head Monk Here to Attend Congress Bishop Onorato Carceterra, a pri- mate of the Franciscan order is on his way to Chicago to attend the International Eucharistic Congress. Many such medieval garbs as his, will be seen In Chicago during the congress, It will be reminiscent of a very dark age. » 2.0 Cargo of Catholic Priests Makes Ship Floating Cathedral ON BOARD S. 8. AQUITANIA, June 7. — The Ocean/limer Aquitania was virtually a floating cathedral yester- day. Six cardinals, two arch-bishops, seven bishops, fourteen monsignors and fifty priests, all wearing their full robes, participated in services before twelve altars. The dignitaries, who are members of the delegation to the Bu- charistic Congress in Chicago, offered special prayers for the full success of the Chicago congress. SFEK REMOVAL OF GARFIELD’S POLICE HEAD City Councilmen Fight Mill Barons (Special to The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, N. J., June 7. — Demands are being made by members of the Garfield council for the removal of Police Lieutenant Captain Charles A. Morrison, servile tool of the Forst- mann and Huffman mills, following the threatened assault of the police cap- tain’s lackeys on Councilman Jack Moro, who Is also chairman of the city pollce committee, before the Gar field plant of the Forstmann and Huff- man mills. As Moro and several others were standing at the factory gates a number of Garfield police thugs told the coun- cilman and his friends to move on. The councilman refused and told the police that he was in his rights to stand on public property and speak to his friends. Moro insisted on remaining. The police then threatned to club him, The police declared they were under the orders of Morrison and they were de- termined to carry out his orders. Moro was again threatened. He withdrew with his friends. Councilmen Moro, John F. Quinlivan and Perrapato are taking steps for the removal of the police captain. “I helped put brass buttons on his uniform and I will help take them off, again. As things now stand, I a ashamed to be a city official.” declare, Moro. Socialists Who Gave Up Power Succeeded by Prohibitionists STOCKHOLM, June 7. — The new Swedish government, announced to- day by Premier C, G. Ekman, contains six prohfbitionists, three liberals, and three without any party affillations. Ekman himeelf is an ardent dry. The new government succeeds the socialist cabinet which resigned last week when parliament voted favorably on unemployment measures to which the socialists were opposed, The new cabinet includes: Premier, and Min- ister of Finance C. G. Ekman; Minister of Foreign affairs, Erich Loefgren, Murderer of Nusbaum Gets Execution Stay John Walton Winn, found guilty with “Grandma” Eliza Nusbaum of the murder of her husband, Albert Nusbaum, was given four more weeks in which to live. Ho was under sen- tence to hang June 1, CARPENTERS OF CHICAGO UNITE T0 OUST JENSEN Bold Mr. Sands Fails to Show Up The United Progressive Caucus of the Carpenters District Counell of Chi- cago expects to bury Harry Jensen's machine by a vote of about two to one in the elections taking place next Saturday, according to the numbers and spirit of the progressives’ meet- ing Sunday at the Douglas Park audi- torium, All that is necessary, say the pro- gressive leaders, is for every carpenter who believes in the progressive pro- gram to get busy and aid the active Progressives in each local to watch the count of votes and see that noth- ing is put over by Jensen’s hand-pick- ed counters, Work and Watching WII! Win. The progressive meeting had a good attendance and excellent spirit, Every progressive candidate spoke upon the issues of the election. All speakers pointed out that enough carpenters were present in the ‘hall, that if they would organize to watch the counting of ballots in the 38 locals, the progres- sive slate would go over dig. The record in offce of Harry Jensen was scored by every speaker, with the progressive candidate for district council president, Fred Bob-zin, Anton Johansen and others proving by facta and figures the complete incapacity of Jensen to do anything but put over open shop agreements and draw salary. Jensen Rule Must Go. Jensen, so Johannsen showed, has proven by experience that he knows nothing of the labor movement, its principles, tactics or philosophy. He knows nothing of how to handle the unfon or its members. He has even called a job on strike, then called it off himself without letting the busi- ness agent know of his action. Jensen had asked for “facts” of his bad ad- ministration and the speaker gave them in detail, but Jensen wasn’t there to hear them. Jensen, said Johannsen, tries to cover up his own dirty work by shout- ing “Moscow! Reds!,” etc., at his op- ponents. Jensen had turned the union over to the open shop by signing the agreement two years ago that forced the union men to work with scabs. Then he had rushed the same scabby agreement thru this year. This alone was enough reason to kick him out of office. Jensen had talked a lot about “clean- ing up the wwnion label” but instead of any cleaning of fake labels, he had signed a contract that does not rec- ognize any label at all, and under which the men have to work with any material, scab or otherwise, so long as it is not prison made. Jensen had criticized his predeces- sor, Brims, for high automobile ana attorney’s expenses, but had auto- mobile expenses four as times high and, continuing to use the same lawyer, was paying twice as much fees as before, Sands Had no Sand, red-baiting brains. This turn-coat had wanted Johannsen to debate, but didn’t show up when given the chance. All progressive carpenters are asked to connect up with the progressives in their local and see that a fair election is held next Saturday. O'Flaherty Will Speak T. J. O'Flaherty, recently returned Saturday night at 8 o'clock. merica, , Move to Save Sacco (Continued from page 1) thousands of eopies already. scores of working, class halls and zetti are now. The printing presses are now beginning to run off the first edition of a quarter of a million copies of the appeal to American labor to save Sacco and Vanzetti issued by Eugene V. Debs thru International La- bor Defense. The generous contribu- tions of workers at various mass meet- ings have made it possible to print the eloquent appeal of Debs in a large edition. No opportunity is being missed to broaden the agitation for the release of the two guiltless workers, The movement can be gauged by the fact that the authorities in Massachusetts are using the fact of the growth of the agitation as an argument for the {dea that Sacco and, Yanzetti should have been executed some time ago so that this movement might never have got- ton under way, fos Charles H. Sands, once a socialist who believed in revolution with a capital “R,” now furnishes Jensen his on British Strike on | Saturday Evening from England, will speak on the Brit- ish General Strike at the Northwest Hall, corner North and Western Aves., The meeting is being arranged by the Chi- 0 Workers (Communist) Party of and Vanzetti Grows id freedom to Sacco and Vanzetti, as been distributed in hundreds of Large, striking posters, drawn by Fred Ellis, are now hanging from the walls of meeting rooms, a\ grim reminder of the danger in whith Sacco and Van- power and influence of the protest } NEW YORK GONFERENCE SEEKS 10 AMALGAMATE VARIOUS TEXTILE UNIONS NEW YORK, June 7.—Resolutions endorsing the strike of the 16,000 textile workers of Passaic and call- Ing for the formation of a single in- dustrial unton In the textile Industry were adopted at a conference called by the Federated Textile Unions here, Wealthy Map Maker Bails Out Son Jailed on a Burglary Charge George Clason, wealthy map manu- facturer of Chicago, was reported en- route to Evanstoh, Ill., from Denver, Col, where he had gone on a business trip, to bail out ‘his son, Clyde, held in Evanston on ‘a burglary charge. Clyde, 22, is said’td have broken into the home of Charles T, Ozmun in Evanston in a search for liquor and a JOHN MERRICK SENTENCED T0 6-YEAR TERN Framed Up for Blast That Never Happened By S. D, LEVINE. (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., June 7. — John E. Merrick, former executive member of the Shoe Workers’ Protective Union of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was sen- tenced Saturday by Judge Lourie of the superior court at Lawrence, Ma: to serve a term of from three to six years In the state penitentiary, Merrick is known by all to be the victim of a framed‘up charge of “an attempt” to dynamite a Haverhill shoe factory on January,4; 1923. No Explosion Occurred! There was no explosion, but some pieces of dynamite were “found” near the factory attached to a lock. The police who arrested Merrick on Jan- uary 24, 1923—thrée weeks after their “finding” of the dynamite—also “found” some alleged parts of a clock in Merrick’s automobile repair shop while he was held in jail. The workers averhill posi- tive that Merrick mocent ‘of the charge and that the whole thing is a frame-up by the shoe manufacturers who want to break up the shoe work- ers’ union, which at that time was carrying on a strike at the shoe fac- tory near which the dynamite was “found.” ‘ Frame-Up to Break the Union, All the workers” organizations of Haverhill rallied tb his defense, with many thruout the country giving wider support. | The fact that Merrick was known as a “radical” and fad working class literature was used to prejudice the ease by the capitalist newspapers, which carried on a vicious propaganda and played up “red scare” stories. The judge permitted her Merrick only to delay until Tuegday to settle up his affairs before beitig taken by officers to the prison to egin his sentence, Three Cops'Turn Out to Be Leaders of a Burglars’ Combine Two charges jof burglary were placed against of three Chicago policemen, following their arrest for a series of burglaries in the downtown wholesale district: The policemen, John Manion, Philip Lorenz and Walter W. Farrel, were implicated by Howard Blair, loop watchman, after he was found in pos- session of n $5,000 worth of stolen merchandise, Two central sery- ice watchmen and one Pinkerton watchman were sted at the same ‘time. 'U. S.D a ands France Ratify the Debt Pact WASHINGTON, June 7. — The gov- ernment will sanction any new loans to the government until the French parliament ratifies the war debt agreement, dtewas stated in offi- clal circles concerning reports that France again was approaching Wall Street bankers for new credits, Treasury officials declared they would not approve any loans to France pending ratification, wm kath Toth Belgium Adopts the 8-Hour D ay Treaty BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 7. — By a vote of 111 to 8, with four members absent, the Washington conference 8- hour day pro} was adopted by the Belgian chamber of deputies. Military Tr ni imps. WASHINGTON, June 7—Illinois heads the list of states in the total en- udents in the roserve corps, with 10,001, . was second and Ohio dhe war department announced, — orn Striking Furriers Help Send Daily Worker to | GREAT EFFORT. ONLY CAN SAVE Passaic Mill Strikers |SACCO, VANZETTI By J, LOUIS ENGDAHL, UT HERE is much to be said in tribute to the striking furriers of New York City. Today one ex- ample of their devotion to the cause of labor will be considered. It should be an inspiration to workers thruout the whole nation, While the Passaie mill strikers are entering the 19th week of their giant conflict, the New York furriers are in the 16th week of their own struggle. There is reason for these workers, therefore, engaged in com- mon industrial war against their op- pressors, to develop a sense of kin- ship. eae It has remained for L. HB. Katter- feld, the New York DAILY WORK- ER agent, to give material expres- sion to that kinship. Katterfeld believes in making The DAILY WORKER the leader in every industrial struggle, In order to become the leader it must be read by the strikers. But the Passaic strikers, underpaid while at work, had no funds with which to sub- scribe, and The DAILY WORKER is not rich enough to send free sub- scriptions to large numbers of work- ers, even when they are on strike. Katterfeld has therefore launched a “DAILY WORKER Thousand Dollar Strike Subscription Fund.” He is raising this fund to send The DAILY WORKER to strikers, to the Passaic strikers. nr Right here is where the striking furriers enter the picture. The, first contribution list is returned to thc New York DAILY WORKER office ‘by M. Spivak, secretary of the fur- rier strikers, who assemble daily at Beethoven Hall, New York City, as their meeting place. The list con- tained contributions totalling $18.20. Thus the first contributitms did not come from workers with jobs and steady pay, but from strikers them- selves, from striking furriers. In Kattefeld’s own words: “Striking furriers, who have had no wages for 16 weeks, gave their last dime for the sake of sending The DAILY WORKER to the strik- ing textile workers of Passaic,” This was, in the first place, a splendid display of class solidarity and self-sacrifice. It was also an indication that the New York fur- tiers were convinced. of the great value of The DAILY WORKER as an instrument for encouraging and leading the Passaic strikers in their struggle. At the top of the contribu- tion list they filled out, was written: “From Furriers Strikers of Bee- thoven Hall, New York City, to Com- rade Strikers of Passaic.” MEYER LONDON MEETS DEATHIN. AUTO ACCIDENT man for Two Terms (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, June 7.—Meyer Lon- don, former socialist representative from the twelfth congressional dis- trict, is dead here, tne victim of an automobile accident. He was knocked down by an automobile drive. hy Louis Greenspan, of 21 Golden street, Newark, and died in Bellevue Hospi- tal. Greenspan’s automobile crashed in- to another car and the former’s me- rested. Mr. London was 55 years old He came here from Southern Russia when he was 18 Mr. London was first elected to con- gress in 1914 and was re-elected in 1918. During the last presidential campaign he was one of Robert M. FIVE OHIO MINERS YET TO BE RESCUED OUT OF 80 OVERCOME BY GAS (Special to The Daily Worker) IRONTON, ©. June 7—Eighty miners were overcome by an accum- ulation of gas in the Alpha Port- Was Socialist Congress- chin was thrown to one side, striking Mr. London. Greenspan was not ar- LaFollette’s most ardent supporters. When Katterfeld opened his drive for the “DAILY WORKER Thousand Dollar Strike Subscription Fund,” there was no thought of collecting money from strikers. But when strikers themselves, from their meager funds, contribute in aid of other etrikers who are destitute, then the value of this new Katter- teld idea may well be measured in large proportions. It is thru such worth while efforts that the New York district, already near the top, altho it has the largest quota, expects to lead the nation in the present DAILY WORKER sub- scription drive. It is not necessary for Katterfeld to point out that: * “These furriers are a fine type of comrades, When their strike Is set- tled you will see the difference In the subscription list from New York City.” This cannot be doubted. eee Here is an example for The DAILY WORKER Builders in the rest of the country to follow. In nearly every great city there are some workers on strike, Their num- bers may be few, but their daily strike experiences with the police, the capitalist press and gangsters hired by the bosses, makes them doubly able to understand the mili- tant message that The DAILY WORKER alone brings them. Con- stant reading of The DAILY WORK- ER will make them better fighters in labor’s cause, It will help them ] understand their own struggle, and ' connect it up with the growing aspiration of all labor. sof « But it is not necessary to wait for workers to go on strike before put- ting them on the mailing list of their daily. There are great masses of work- ers in the big basic industries, of coal, steel, metal and transportation, unorganized and therefore helpless in the struggle with their employers. There is labor in the packing, rub- ber, auto and other industries that shows an unmistakable desire for organization. They can be helped thru The DAILY WORKER. Special funds should be raised to help put them on the mailing list. , Thru this method alone it will be possib! ent subscription drive of The DAILY WORKER. New York City, with its striking furriers, leads the way. It should be the proud privilege of workers in the rest of the nation to fall in step and follow this excellent example, New I. T. U. President Fanti brought about his defeat, Anti-Saloon League Head Raves for New (Special to The Daily Worker) to end in triumph the pres-~ Charles P. Howard was elected president of the International Typo- graphical Union over James M. Lynch by several thousand votes. Thé utter disregard by Lynch for the referendum and the rights of the membership of the International Typographical Union Volstead Act “Teeth” WASHINGTON, June 7.—The plan State Seeks to Upset New Confession By ART SHIELDS, Federated Presse. BOSTON— (FP)— Organized labor has to work fast In the rescue of Sac- co and Vanzettl. The stage Is set for early sentence of electrocution. The supreme court of the state has twice, In the last month, denied new trial motions, And though a final motion is now pending for trial Judge Thayer of the superior court, on the basis of newly discovered evidence of a sa. tional nature, the danger to the de- fendants Is Immediate. New Confession. The exact nature of the new evi- dence is a secret until further Investi- gations are made. But it is aready common property that Celestino Madetros, awaiting the death sentence for the slaying of a Wrentham bank cashier, has signed a confession that he and a gang of pro- , fessional hold-up men committed the 1920 South Braintree payroll murder for which Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted, and that the two Italian labor men had nothing to do with it, Move Fast. District Attorney Wilbar, announe- ing that the Madeiros sentence was set for June 12, said that the disposal of Maderios would make it easier to dis- pose of the Sacoo-Vanzetti case too, His idea evidently is to get the ad- mitted South Braintree murder out of the way 6o that the frame-up of the two innocent workingmen could be consummated. Still Use Fake. Wilbar and the state police are tak- ing advantage of a mysterious explos- jon that wrecked a house of a man named Samuel Johnson in West Bridgewater, an hour's ride from Bos- ton. They are slanderously saying that the friends of Sacco and Vanzetti did it though not a shadow of evidence is brought forward to sustain the charge and in four days no move hes been made to arrest anyone connected with the case. Samuel Johnson was a brother-in- law of Mrs. Simon Johnson, who lives several miles away, and who was a minor witness for the state in the Sacco-Vanzetti trial. The authorities argue that defense agitators made, a mistake in the house. : Committee Strikes Back. j ¥ The Sacco-Vanzetti defense commit- tee vehemently repudiated the libel and struck back at the police for ex- | citing prejudice so basely at such a critical moment, But Wilbar reepats: “I believe that the sooner the death penalty ts ex- acted in the Sacco-Vanzetti case, the sooner the agitation we have segn will be abandoned. “If the electrocution took place be- fore, as it should have, we could have escaped such outrages as this West Bridgewater occurence.” Charge Made of Thin Alr, Whether the explosion in the John- son home was the act of an agent Provocateur or was caused by a priv- ate enemy is a mystery, But the ac- cusation that the friends of Sacco and Vanzetti were responsible was taken out of thin air. It was made the morning of the ex- plosion before any tnvestigation. A discharged employe of Johnson was questioned by police because of al- leged threatening remarks and be- cause he was supposed to have kept dynamite in his shack but the man was released on an alibi, A farm boy who gave the writer a ride in his flivver to the scene of the explosion said: “Yes, they say Sacco did it; this woman was against him and he lived next door.” Al of which was utterly wrong, but the boy had been reading newspaper Union Labor Behind Them. But union men see through this. A union ¢axi- driver said to me: “They've been trying for six years to get Sacco and Vanzetti. This is the latest.” Union labor has declared, for a new ¢rial for Sacco and Vanzettt, Both the Massachusetts Federation of Labor and the A. F. of L. have gone But the sands of their case {s rupning out; the frame-up is almost consum- mated. It is time for labor to speak out even more aggressively to save these victimized members of its own of congressional leaders to quietly “ditch” all prohibition legislation, both wet and dry, for the remainder of the Present session provoked Wayne B. Wheeler, director of the Anti-Saloon League, to issue an ultimatum that new teeth must be put in the Volstead act before adjournment, Postal Receipts Increase. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Reports from 50 industrial cities showed that postal receipts totaled $2,985,128 in May, as compared with $2,873,363 in May a year ago, an increase of 3.80 per cent, the post office department announced, ss ae land Cement company mine here early today, all lapsing Into uncon- sciousness before rescue work was started. Seventy-five of the m have been rescued and frantic ef- forts are being made to reach the remaining five. \ tle. Be 0 " (Special to The Dally Worker) IRONTON, 0., June 7—The last of 80 miners overcome by gas In the Alpha Portland Cement com- pany's mine here early today, have been brought to the surface and no casualties have resulted, officials of the mine announced this afternoon, An Investigation is under ‘way to de- termine the cause of the ince of the gaa In the 600 foos clase. Union Label Exhibit to Be Held This Week An exhibition of union made Pro- ducts will be held in Chicago during bn evenings of We A day and Saturday of this week, at Wicker Park Hall, 2040 ‘West North