The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 19, 1926, Page 3

hs DARROW URGES | Wa te Inuneticatica tha /ILG.W.GREETS |™M"™WESOTA Primanies To SETTLE pOPE'S LEGATE LABOR TOA 1D PASSAIC STRIKE 2,000 Workers Noted Lawyer Hear “The cause of the strikers in New Jersey is the cause of all the workers in the United States,” said Clarence Darrow, the noted attorney and friend of labor, to the 2,000 workers who gathered last night at Ashland Audi- torlum at the Passaic defense meet- ing arranged by International Labor Defense. “There is nothing less that a worker can do than to give great support to this strike, He must give all he can and use all of his influence to help these workers. Remember, if they can’t strike, it means that sooner or later no labor union in this country will be allowed to strike. Here in America we are going over the same ground year after year that they went over sixty years ago in England. The workingmen can never win until they stand together.” Darrow was introduc&®? By James P. Cannon, chariman of the meeting, and gathered. Stanley J. Clark, who had just re turned from the Passaic strike sec- tion, related the story of the splendid struggle which the thousands of tex- tile workers are carrying on, He de- scribed vividly their picket lines, their determination and solidarity and cour- age. His appeal for money to aid in the defense of Albert Weisbord, the strike leader, and the others arrested with him, resulted in a collection of close to $600. Rebecca Grecht, sent here by the strikers’ general relief committee to ‘organize the collection of funds for the relief of the men on the picket lines and their families at home, described briefly the sufferings that were being borne heroically by the Passaic work- ers. The relief that is being furnished by the committee, she said, was not a question of charity, but granted in the spirit of solidarity and working-class co-operation which was the mark of the entire strike, Announcement was made that the Chicago branch office of the relief committee would be opened at the headquarters of the Millinery ‘Workers’ Union, 166 W. Washington Ddoulevard. This local union, more- over, sent an official delegation to the protét meeting. Fred G. Biedenkapp, national secre- tary of the International Workers’ Aid, pointed. out very clearly the differ- ences existing in relief organizations such as the charitable institutions un- der control of big business, which are ready to give relief to willing slaves. but refuse relief to militant class-con- scious workers, while relief work car- ried on by workers, for workers, aie as the International Workers’ Aid, conducted on the basis of sehen and with the understanding tnat every bottle of milk—every loaf of bread— not only feeds the strikers but also makes for better fighters, and leads to victory for the working class, as against the exploiting class. Bieden- kapp urged the fullest support of all present at all times, not only for the Passaic strikers, but also for those militant miners. This Chicago meeting was one of a series being organized thruout the country by Internaifonal Labor De- fense in behalf of the arrested Pas- saic strikers and strike sympathiers. The enthusiastic feeling of the audience was a sign of the wide sym- pathy and solidarity that has been aroused by the Passaic strike. fighters—the British coal Lands Safe in Burning Plane. DAYTON, June 17.—Lieut. James T. Hutchinson of the McCook Field flying section and his. mechanic, Herbert Stanley, made a safe landing from a burning airplane above Wilbur Wright Who Is Investigating the Gary Steel Mill Disaster? \Wro is investigating the explosion in the By-Products Plant of the Illinois Steel Corporation in Gary? Is the investiga- tion conducted by men interested in finding out the truth and in protecting the interests of the workers?. These are questions that the plain people in Gary, the workers, AND ESPECIALLY THE NEGRO WORKERS, who were the worst sufferers, are asking themselves, And what is the answer to these questions? THE INVESTIGATION IS ENTIRELY IN THE HANDS OF THE STEEL CORPORATION. The Safety Board of the Steel Corporation and the acting coroner, Robert Marshall, are in charge of the investigation. THE SAFETY BOARD IS IN THE PAY OF THE STEEL CORPO- RATION. THE ACTING CORONER IS A CORPORATION MAN, an undertaker who “gets business from the steel companies” when the workers are killed in the mills. It is not interested in the safety of the workers. The Steel Corporation put him into office. The Steel Corporation furnishes him business. If the coroner made a report showing the responsibility of the Illinois Steel Corporation in its failure to mend the leaking gas pipes of which the workers complained a week earlier, he would not be coroner very long. The Safety Board of the Corporation and the Corporation Coroner are not interested in finding out the true facts of the THEY ARE INTERESTED IN CONCEALING THE TRUTH. The Steel Corporation did not allow the newspaper reporters to see the Plant where the explosion occurred. The Steel Cor- poration did not permit the newspaper reporters to investigate the number of killed and wounded. THE STEEL CORPORATION ORDERED THE CORONER AND UNDERTAKER, ROBERT MARSHALL, NOT TO SHOW THE NEWSPAPER REPORTERS THE CORPSES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE EXPLOSION. AND HE OBEYED ORDERS. The people of Gary, the workers of Gary, both Negro and white, are of the unanimous opinion: THE TRUTH OF THE EXPLOSION WILL NEVER BE DISCLOSED. But there is a way to compel a public investigation. The workers’ organizations of Gary—Negro and white—must band together and demand such an investigation. IT IS THE DUTY OF THE ORGANIZED LABOR MOVEMENT OF GARY to take action and demand such an investigation. A FACT FINDING COMMITTEE OF WORKERS must be set up, before which wit- nesses could come and give information without disclosing names so as not to fear to be punished by the Steel Corporation. Mass meetings must be arranged and the WORKING PEOPLE OF GARY MUST BE TOLD ALL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CONDI- TIONS IN THE MILLS. The working people of Gary must assert themselves. They must not permit the Steel Corporation to rule the city with an iron hand. They must not permit the Steel Corporation, after its disregard of human life, to conceal even the facts regarding the deaths of an unknown-number of its victims. Defiant Note from Jailed Pickets (Continued from page 1) jail sentence. Mrs, Eleanor Sadlowski was forced to leave a sick 10-year-old. boy and a sick husband to serve her sentence. The Chicago Joint Board of the In- ternational Ladies Garment Workers Union is caring for her dependents. Mrs. Victoria Cleslakiewicz was forced to leave her four small chil- dren, one of them a cripple for 45 days, because of her activity on the picket line for bettter living condi- tions. Tho her burden is greater than any of the other prisoners and her sentence is one of the longest, she declared that she preferred going to jail for the violation of the innjunction and for striking than to go back to work in a scab shop. Leaves Sickbed, Miss Eva Jacobs, when she received notice that she must serve her 10-day sentence, was sick in bed. She left her bed despite her illness and pre- sented herself to the county sheriff ready to serve her jail term for fight- ing for better working conditions, On “Vacation,” Miss Yetta Hornstein has a sick mother dependent upon her. She feared that if‘her mother knew about her going to jail for 20 days that it would be too much of @ shock for her and might result in her death. She of the girls to keep their quarters clean and santiary. No differentiation is made in the jail between the strike pickets and the criminal prisoners. Prostitutes, stick- up and other criminal women mingle freely with the strike pickets. They are all forced together in the recrea- tion room. Among the married women that are forced to serve jail sentences are Mrs. Mae Boncinsky, who has three chil- dren ranging in ages from 3 to 9 years, and a husband dependent upon her. One of these children is sickly and needs the continual care of the mother. This child will haye to go without that care for a period of ten days. Mrs. Kate Kappa has two children between 5 and 8 years of age. These children will not receive her care for ten days. Mrs. Jennie Miller left her two chil- dren, one about 5 years of age and the other 12 years of age, in the care of her neighbors for a period of twen- ty days. Mrs. Rose Goodman was forced to leave her three small children and go to jail to serve a 10-day jail,sentence. Her husband was forced to leave his job in order to care for the three chil- dren while his wife serves the sen- tence imposed on her by Judge Sulli- van. Mrs. Bertha Plantt was forced to leave her two children to serve her field shortly after noon today, com- ing down from a distance of 4,000 feet. was greeted with enthusiastic plause from all the workers who plosion. COME! to the Liveliest Affair of the Season! Where you can dance to the music of Letchinger’s Orchestra. Sing with the crowd— Eat good food— Play the games— or just rest in the many shady spots of the beauti- ful CHERNAUSKAS GROVE at the YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE PICNIC SUNDAY, JUNE 20th, 1926 ‘Take Archer Ave. car to end of the line; then Justice Park car to 79th and Archer—the grove is there, ADMISSION 35c in Advance 50c at the Gates left home under most peculiar circum- stances, telling her mother that she was going on a “vacation.” She is spending that “vacation” in the Cook county jail. A number of girls that are now in jail came from New York city, San Francisco and one from a tubercular sanitarium in Colorado, to serve the sentence imposed on them by the judi- cial tool of the bosses. Workers Party Greeting. “We received the telegram of the Workers Party thru C. E. Ruthenberg in which the Workers Party expresses its sympathy with those that are in jail for their part in the 1924 strike. The girls wish to express their appre- ciation of this telegram thru The DAILY WORKER,” declared Freda Reicher, head of the prisoners’ com- mittee in the jail. “Also give our thanks to Robert Minor, When we were arrested he made a promise to send every girl that went to jail an American Beauty rose. We went to jail. He sent us the roses and every girl wants you to thank him for the roses, Union Helps Jailed. “The union sends us one meal a day. It is impossible to eat the food the Jail furnish So far none of the girls has taken ill, as the committee arranges the jail diet. They refuse to allow us books and magazines. If we want a book or magazine we must go to the prison Mbrary, The type of books and magazines in the library are not the kind our girls want to read, Visitors are allowed us but one day in each weck. That is on Thurs- THE DAILY WORKER MINNESOTA PRIMARIES TO SETTLE QUESTION OF PARTY DISCIPLINE | LL. W. GREETS PICKETS FREED AFTER SERVING Buried With F Flowers by Fellow Workers The spirit of the girl pickets of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union held in Cook county jail for violating one of Judge Dennis Sullivan’s sacred injunctions, is as high and militant as it was when they went in. This was seen when two were released into the hands of a large and admiring committee of the union after serving their terms, Big Committee. A reception committee of 60 mem- bers, including the executive board of Local 100 of the I. L, G. W., the or- ganization committee of the women’s department, a number of union work- ers from the Michell-Shanker-Wein- stock Company's shop at 237. South Market, stogether with several mem- bers of the union, went to the ancient building’ at 440 N. Dearborn which has housed many a labor militant, to receive two girls being released. ive and Ten Days. a aig are Lillian Greenberg and Minnig Seidel, who were released by no dness from Judge Sullivan, but after having served ten days and five days, respectively. Lillian Greenberg, who intends to leave foP attendance at a summer course at Bryn Mawr College next Saturday, was presented with a gold fountain spen by the members of the union, while both girls were buried in flowers by the unionists, who appre- ciate the loyalty of those who fought on the picket line for the interests of all. Present Flowers. Flowers were everywhere, and the two girls responded with spirited declarations to the effect that they were willing to serve again for the cause of labor unionism and that Judge Sullivan's jail had never even dimmed their faith in the labor move- ment, At the Same time these two were released two more I, L. G. W. mem- bers, a man and a girl, were sent into the Dearborn street shrine of militant labor, Because of risk at losing their jobs, these do not care to have any mention of their names. Debt Commission of U. S. Knows Nothing of'Loans to France (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, June 17. — The American ‘@bt commission knows of no present (efforts by France to obtain a private Ipan in this country, Secre- tary of T: jury Mellon, chairman, informed thé senate today in response to a resolution by Senator McKellar, democrat, 6f Tennessee. Mellon can- vassed all large American banking in- stitutions. ‘ Because |‘of the French cabinet change, Melon said the Franco-Amer- ican debt ‘settlement may go over until next bession of congress, New Jersey Drys Win at Primaries TRENTON, N. J., June 17.—Dry candidates won in two dit of three contests in the state primaries, re- turns show. Representative Randolph Perkins, dry republican candidate in the sixth congressional district, de- feated his wet opponent, B. Duncan McClave, and State Senator Arthur M. Pierson, dry, won the republican state senatorial nomination in Union county over Assemblyman Herman J. Pasce. Mrs. Adeline Lawrence, wet, who ad- vocated a feferendum on the Volstead act, both state and national, was nomi- nated in Monmouth county by the vot- ers over J#mes R. Hendrickson, dry. + On to Yooccow/ Substriptions: Rates The Daily Worker 1 year—100 points % year— 45 points 3 mos— 20 points 2 mos.— 10 points The Workers Monthly: 1 year— 30 points % year— 10 points The Young Worker: 1 year— 30 points % year-— 10 points The Young Comrade: 1 year— 10 points $2.00 1.25 1.00 50 ec eee Three (Continued from page 1) of the movement has been maintain- ed. Primary contests have been avoided and thus money and good feelings have been saved, The present primary contest is the first real departure from this prac- tice. Mangus Johnson was indorsed for governor by a representative state convention of the Farmer-Labor Association last March for the gov- ernorship, after a platform had been adopted and the matter of candidates had been fully canvassed, The Fake N. P. L. Convention. A small group essaying to represent what was formerly known as the Non- partisan League held a convention at the same time and ratified everything done in the Farmer-Labor Association convention but refused to indorse Mangus Johnson for governor. It was clearly evident that the so-called Non- partisan League convention was held for the prime purpose of promoting the candidacy of Tom Davis, an as- pirant for the nomination for gov- ernor two years ago. Failing to get the indorsement from the Farmer-La- bor Association convention, Mr. Davis accepted the indorsement of the hand- ful of hand-picked delegates mas- querading as the Nonpartisan League; and is now conducting a vigorous and expensive campaign for the Farmer- Labor Party nomination, Mangus Johnson was indorsed by the Farmer-Labor Association almost unanimously because he possessed the qualifications in the highest de- gree for a successful campaign. But without regard to the comparative qualifications of the two candidates, it is the principle of party discipline and self-control by the farmers and workers of their own political organ- ization which is involved in the pres- ent contest, Davis’ Nomination Means Degredation If Davis wins and becomes the of- ficial nominee of the party it will tend to undermine the well-tested Practice of the past eight years of farmerlabor political experience. It will mean that the Farmer-Labor Party will sink to the level of the Union Seeks “Right Wing” Lawyers, But None Offers Service NEW YORK, June 17.— Asserting that the Civil Liberties Union stands for “staunch conservatism” and that free speech is “not a radical issue,” the union has issued an appeal for the assistance of “right wing” attor- heys. This resulted from the gharge that “left wing” lawyers are being prefer- red by the union in legal fights. For- rest Bailey, a director of the union, sald it would like to have a panel of right wing lawyers. The services of conservative counsel has never been rejected when offered, he said. Everything Happens at Once for James PEORIA, Ill., June 17—James And- tews, Kewanee youth, in jail here to- day, is wondering if fate could have anything else in store for him. Andrews was jailed yesterday on a charge of non-support of his young wife; served in jail with a warrant charging disorderly conduct; sued for separate maintenance by his wife, and served with an injunction restraining him from receiving a $450 legacy. To- day Andrews’ estranged wife gave birth to twin boys. Brookhart to Talk on Farm Problems Smith W. Brookhart, republican nominee for United States senator from Iowa, will speak on farm relief legislation at Pontiac, Ill, the night of June 24, it was announced here today. Brookhart, who passed thru Chicago last night enroute home from Washington, said he has little hope of farm relief from the present con- gress, but expects to continue his fight on the “side lines” pending the November election. New Rotary Head, DENVER, Colo., June 17.—Harry A. Rogers, of San Antonio, Texas, was elected president of the 1927 Rotary International at its election here to- day, following the withdrawal of Ar- thur Sapp, Huntington, Ind., and Tom Davis, of Butte, Mont. WORKERS MONTHLY EDITOR GREETS JAILED GARMENT STRIKE PICKETS Robert Minor, editor of the Workers Monthly, sent the following letter and a bouquet of red roses to the International Ladies’ Garment Workers 1924 strike pickets: “Freda Reicher, “In the Cook County Jail, “Chicago, Tl. “Dear Fellow Worker: “Mbout two years ago, during a sharp period of the heroic fight of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union, at a public meeting of thg union members in Chicago, a speech was .made by me in which I promised ‘a red rose to every girl who goes to in this fight.’ “With this note of appreciation of fellowmembers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union are showing in the fight, I send the red roses, Will you please distribute them, “With heartiest congratulations for your courage, with com) your determination to keep up the fight against oppression, and with the hope that the labor movement will be inspired by your example while giv- ing you its full support, “Fraternally yours, ordinary capitalist party and cease to function for the wealth producers. Mr, Davis has organized a personal committee which is carrying on its work with a determination and thoroughness that surpasses any- thing ever done before in the farmer- labor movement in Minnesota. A large number of in¢ a are on| the campaign committee must | who be drawing good salaries for their | services. Many of these are pure mercenaries who work just for imme- POPE'S LEGATE | GREETED HERE ' BY GOV. SMALL \Cops Beat Back Crowd Wanting to Kiss Him (PICTURES Cc ardinal Bc ON PAGE SIX) “Red Special” York yesterday inals to officiate | . diate material reward. } emir Believe Rank and File Alert. | crowd flinging Mangus Johnson’s campaign has |» 1 and white, the been supported by the Farmer-Labor vestments hailf- Association, and comparatively little Lege n were welcom- has been done to offset the work of| the Davis forces. The feeling pre- vails that the rank and file will ap-| preciate the vital principle involved | and do not need any propagandizing. It is just beginning to be realized that the defeat of the regular indorsee | of the movement by an ambitious and self-assertive individual, however to | sl ver, noi lein. é | 2,000 dokeggi} Cops. More special police offi- > crowd as the nitaries mov- Mayor William H, Len Small of Hit 1 George Munde- than to the nearby worthy he may be, is going to be aj fatal event and will imperil the future } the cardinals of the movement. It will inevitably! . 7 the poliea tall degenerate into a regular capitalist 5 ebiee i to maintein an party which will become a prey to aisle thru the owd. every ambiitous and venal politician. Johnson’s Defeat Blow to Party. The general opinion is that the de- feat of Mangus Johnson will mean the defeat of the Farmer-Labor Party next November and its eventual dis- solution. The vital principle of inde- pendent self-control by the rank and file will have been killed and there will be nothing left to justify its con- tinued existence, On the other hand the success of Mangus Johnson at the primary elec- tion will encourage the real workers in the movement to carry on with re- newed vigor which promises success for the party in the final election. It is believed that with the right sort of campaign Johnson can beat the re- publican nominee, while Davis would stand no chance at all, and could not hold the vote up to its present high mark. Farmers and Workers Rebellious. The farmers and workers of the} northwest who suffer together are in| a rebellious state of mind, and if the right sort of ticket can be presented to them the response will be favor- able. While the possibilities ‘are more or less perilous, there is a general feel- ing that the well seasoned members of the movement will appreciate the vital question involved in the primary contest and will assert their right to govern their own political affairs free from self-serving individuals. Kneel in Mud. of procession, d and dirt un- nelt in the par yal legate, riding in a 1 rrounded by spe- cial sed gy At the ca ral, draped in gold and wh Cardinal Bonzano, sur rounded by his ff took a seat in @ huge thro: Ww Cardinal Munde- lien offi omed him to Chi- cago, 300 Belis Chime. At the ca ul, while bells on 300 churches b ed, a special choir sang A Deum and the legate and membe of b offered prayers of thank they had safely arrived in the co: s city. Tomorrow an official welcome to the legate from P: dent Coolidge will be extended by of Labor Davia, Sydney Scene of Next Eucharist. 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