The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 22, 1926, Page 2

1 Page Two THE DAILY WORKER Garment Workers Greet Released Pickets A committee from Local 100 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Women’s Department of the Organization Committee, the Chicago Joint Board of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers and work- ers from the Michel-Shanker-Weinstock shop greeted Lillian Greenberg and Minnie Seidel on their release from Cook County jail. presented them by the union, OPEN SHOP TOOL SPIES ON GIRLS IN COUNTY JAIL Wise Shop - Forelady “Visits” Prison Rose Gro an, forelady of the A. Wise dri hop, “visited” the Cook county jail in to ise _ if any of the in the V tences for p national adies Garment Wor! Union 1924 ke. Vicious Spy System. All of the open-shop dress and cloak shops in Chicago maintain a vicious spy system. The ies employed by these anti-union companies do their worst to unearth any labor sympathies among their employes. When any sym- pathies for unionism are found among the employes the worker holding those views is immediately fired. A number of girls that were on the picket lines during the 1924 strike are working in the open shops. The spies, fearing that these girls are aiding the present organization campaign of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, are desperate in their attempts to find out those that are members of the union. Spy Girls ‘in Jail. A number of workers in the A. Wise shop asked for a vacation. fore- lady and the owner of this scab shop heard that one of the girls that had taken a vacation had entered the jail to serve a sentence for defying Judge Sullivan's injunction. Rose Grossma was then sent to the jail as a “‘visito: in an attempt to find out whether any of the girls working in the Wise shop were in jail. Every consideration was given Grossman to see the girls by the jailers, tho many of the relativ: and near friends of the girls were de- nied permission to see them, Defends Farm Bill From Mellon Attack Representative C. C, Dickonson of Missouri answered Secretary Melion’s attack upon the farm bill which makes provision for equalization fees that Mellon claims will be borne by the consumer. Dickinson says that Mel- lon's criticism ig “absolutely without warrant” and denied that the consu- mer would have to pay the fee. How- ever, there is no chance for the farm bill to ‘pass. it will come to a vote in a day or two and has too many senators against it to win. The Cool- administration is definitely set Lillian Greenberg and Minnie Seidel are both i the foreground with a big bouquet of peonies Lillian is on the left, Minnie is on the right. STEEL WORKERS EXPOSE INQUIRY OF COMPANY-OWNED CORONER (Continued from page 1) profiteers in the same way that they look upon the coke and ore and ma chinery that goes into the steel mills. He cited the testimony of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., before a congression- al investigating committee, when he replied to a question as to whether he thot that the 15 cents per hour he paid at that time to some of his workers was a living wage. Rocke- feller Jr. had stated: Rockefeller Things Workers Fools. “If they are fools enough to accept it, why should I pay them more?” Foster declared that Judge Elbert H. Gary, head of the steel trust, looked upon the steel workers in the same way. “The workers must fight for every protection they get in the steel indus- try,” declared Foster, pointing out that it was only the protest of the workers that caused the announcement of the abolition of the 12-hour day in the industry. All Workers Represented. The great gathering held in Turner Hall was representative of all the workers in the mills, includiag the Negro and Mexican workers, many of whom have been brought in since the strike. All the speakers urged steel labor to stand together in spite of dif- ferences of race, religion, nationaliity and color. This sentiment was greet ed with thunderous approval. James Garnett, chairman of the In- vestigating Committee of Steel Work ers that organized the protest, was also chairmann of the meeting. Boris Borisoff, who is working to- gether with Garnett, in an effort to protect the interests of the workers, exposed the fake investigation of the disaster by company officials and com- pany tools, as a result of which an effort is being made to put all blame on the workers. “If we are to accept the verdict of Coroner E. E. Evans, then we have to accept the theory thta the workers actually and deliberately committed suicide,” declared Borisoff. Here’s the Fake Verdict. ~The official verdict, ‘which Is ridi- it has been culed by the workers, announced by Coroner that 12 men were killed “ sult of an explosion by gas, the cause of which is unknown, but ap- parently the result of some person, unknown, opening a valve and allow- ing gas to escape, it becoming Ig- nited from some undiscovered source.” Three mill officials were called to testify #3 to the probable causes of the explosion. They were: K. M,| Burr, head of the so-called “safety department” of the steel trust; Glenn A, Recktenwall, assistant superintend- ent of the coke plant of which the de- stroyed by-products plant was a part, and Fred A. Weber, pipefitter at the coke plant. All of their efforts were directed to whitewashing the steel trust insofar as any blame that might be put on it, He Heard “His Master’s Volee.” Borisoff told the steel workers in Turner Hall of his visit to the coro- ner’s office, following the announce- ment of the verdict, and of the weak defense the coroner made in “support of it. The coroner showed he was not We suggest the organization A Warning to the Workers Who Suffered in the Gary ) Steel Mill Explosion D° not sign any agreements with the Stee! Corporation dealing with compensation for injuries you received. Do not give up your insurance policies or premium books. Secure first the best of legal advice, mittee by the labor and fraternal organizations, interested in the claims of the work- ers. In commenting on what Borisoff had reported, Foster pointed out that “the government is in the hands of the capitalists, from top to bottom, in city, state and nation. That is why Borisoff received the cold shoulder from the coroner that he did. The coroner, like the dog in the phonograph advertise- ment, hears ‘his master’s voice,’ and his master is Judge Gary, head of the steel trust.” Other speakers were A. L. Isbell, president of the Chicago local of the American Negro Labor Congress; Me- lecio Espinosso, of the Sociedad Pro- tectora; Irving Dungee, managing edi- tor of the Negro Champoin; Corrine O’Brien Robinson, and Morris Yusem, of the Young Workers League, who irged the cause of the young workers in the steel mills. Thirteenth Victim Dies. Only a few hours before the steel workers were gathering in their pro- test meeting, official announcement was made of the death of the thir- teenth blast victim, James Fort, a Negro worker, of 2519 Madison street. He died in the Gary hospital as the re- sult of severe burns received a week ago. Fort was the eighth victim to die in the hospital. This leaves 14 victims still in the hospital listed as seriously injured, with 25 others whose condition is claimed to be favorable. The steel workers are convinced that many more died than were ac- tually atgshacal oeaa in the “official figures.’ SWEDISH CROWN PRINCE SPENDS JOBLESS FUNDS Sqanders Over $60,000 on American Trip The Swedish crown prince and princess, who are now touring the United States spreading their royalist propaganda, are expected to arrive in Chicago Wednesday to squander some of the $60,000 taken from the unemployment fund for their trip to this country. When the Swedish Riksdag was ask- ed to give the crown prince and prin- cess $60,000 out of the unemployment fund great opposition developed, The Communists and liberal bourgeoisie ynited in a protest against taking money out of a fund created for job- jess Swedish workers and handing it to two royal parasites. Leaflets stating these pertinent facts are being distributed at the various receptions to these two parasites, In New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Worcester thousands of leaflets were handed out by Swedish workers, heag it today on page 5. of a Legal Aid and Relief Com- RELEASE FOUR MORE GARMENT STRIKE PICKETS | Union Greets Jailed Members with Flowers Ida Dubnow and Fannie Goldberg, two garment strike pickets jailed for defying the injunction issued by Judge Denis E, Sullivan, judicial agent of the openshop interests of Chicago, were released Saturday afternoon after completing their 10-day sen- tences. Shopmates Greet Pickets. A committee from the union and the Albert and Cutler shop in which these two girls worked came down to greet the girls ag they were released. A big bouquet of white peonies was pre- sented to the girls by an elderly shop- neti who wished to be designated “A Friend.” ls Friend and Sarah Panitzky, presented two big bouquets of pink and white peonies to thejtwo garment strike pickets on behalf of the Chi- cago Joint Board of the ‘International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Bertha Plantt, who has: one small child dependent upon her} and Rose Unafirio were released yesterday after- noon from the County Jail after serv- ing their sentences. Minnie Seidel, who was released Friday afternoon from the County Jail after finishing a five-day sentence was one of those at the Cook County Jail Saturday afternoon to greet the two 1924 garment strike pickets. Judge Alds Union Work. When chided about being a “jail- bird” she declared quickly: “None of the girls is ashamed of going to jail. If Judge Sullivan thought he was go- ing to stop organization work, he was mistaken. He is only helping organi- zation work and he don’t know it. None of the girls that were in jail will ever be afraid of jail. It will not be possible to scare those girls by mentioning jail to them. Union Helps Pickets. “We had @ good time while we were in there. The unfon saw to it that we had all we wanted. We sang, danced, and enjoyed ourselves, When- ever they mentiol jail)td us again we'll just laugh at them; ,We expect- ed it to be worse than it was. “The food in that jail fs rotten. I would rather eat out of a garbage can. Jail would not have been so good, maybe, if it hadn’t been for the union They sent in some goodimeals to us.” ‘The mother and three month bride of Morris Krvetz, whq entered jail Friday with Mrs, V: ‘Kaleto who carried a seven months old babe with her, were among those, that came to greet Ida Dubnow,and Fannie Goldberg. Morris Krvetz was sen- tenced to serve @ 50-day sentence, he has a mother and wife to support. Refuse to Allow Baby in Jail. When Mrs. Vanda Kaleto sought to take her seven months old babe into jail, the Cook County 2jail officia%s declared she must leave it with some- one outside the jail. She was forced to give the baby to one of her friends. Seven months old Henry; will miss his mother’s care for 15 days. A telegram was receiyéd from Mor- ris Sigman, president of the Interna- tional Ladies Garmentt Workers Union, greeting and expressing the sympathies of the entire membership of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for those that ‘were in Jail. Left Wing Camp Greets Pickets. Camp Nitgedeigit, a camp organized by New York leftwingers, many of whom are garment trades workers, sent a telegram of sympathy and ex- pression of solidarity to the jailed garment workers. “Tell Bob Miner that the girls divid- ed up the roses that he sent into jail and they have préssed them so that they can have them as a remembrance after they leave the jail,” declared one of the jailed garment workers to a reporter for the DAILY WORKER. MONARCHISTS OF GERMANY UNITE FORGES BERLIN, June 20.—THe monarchist and extreme nationalists are holding a conference today between the emis- saries of the Hohenzollern and Wit- tlesbach families with various party heads, A principal item on the agenda is what shall be done regarding the ref- srendum today on the confiscation of the great properties of the German monarchist families. Whatever hap- pens in the election, these reaction- aries are ready to demand the resigna- tion of General von Hindenburg from the presidency and force a breakup of the middle parties’ coalition and in- clusion of more monarchists in the cabinet. The monarchist leaders believe it most important to have a solid united reactionary front as quickly as possl- ble to deal with whatever the future may bring. Representatives of the Hohenzol- lerns are headed by Captain Ehrhardt, who has been the leader\of every re- actionary putsch since the establish- ment of the republic, and the Wittles- bach family {8 represented by the fam- ous tasciet leader of the heer. hall OO oo —— —— —— —— —————— — — — r _- OO OS . = Even Their Workers Will Declare Brain Food To Be Unfit for Dogs By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. HE humgn stream flows two ways at the Cock county (Chicago) jail—‘in” and “out.” Members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, convicted pickets in the courageous 1924 struggle of their organization for improved conditions in the trade, are riding the crest of the flow both ways, going in with spirited smiles upon their faces, coming out smiling to meet the cheers and welcomes of their- broth- ers and sisters in the industry. The smiles and cheers are raised in de- fiance of the anti-picketing law bru- tally enforced by the anti-labor judge, Denis EB, Sullivan. “e * Perhaps Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, delivering the message of the strike-breaker president, “Silent Cal” Cooolidge, to the Eucharistic Congress now gathered in Chicago, . had these jailed pickets in mind when he declared at the Coliseum demonstration: “There are elements among us, as in other lands, which are so dissatis- fied with life, or rather, with the life that they know from experience, that they desire to destroy our American institutions.” If the Pittsburgh multimillionaire, who plays the hypocrite’s role of secretary of labor in Coolidge’s cabi- net, didn’t have the garment pickets in mind when he made that speech, he did have in mind all labor that struggles against the American capi- talist tyranny and its ‘institutions.” Judge Sullivan, who sent to jail mothers, with babes in their arms, and girls who had to go to Colorado to fight tuberculosis that breeds in insanitary factories, or in school to win an education to escape from the “machine,” readily agrees with Sec- retary of Labor Davis as to the danger to capitalist “American in- stitutions” from these militant wom- en of labor. “ne @ Raising the cry of “revolution” and “Bolshevism,” repeating the antics of the catholic church in its war against the anti-child labor law, Da- vis continued in his speech, and Sul- livan applauds him, declaring that: “These advocates of revolution are men who abhor all religion, and be- lieve in neither god nor the: life eternal, The catholic church has stood like a wall of adamant against the vicious revolutionary procedures of this class, which are urged osten- sibly in behalf of labor, but which really owe their origin in the will of a few to power.” s* © I thought of the crumbling “wall of adamant,” of Secretary Davis, as I sat on a bench in the waiting room of the county jail, in: conversation with a “mother” of the, garment shops. She was proudly holding a huge bouquet of beautiful flowers. The two girl pickets who were com- ing out on this Saturday afternoon were both from the shop where she also worked. The flowers were for them. They were to be released at 4 o'clock, But something held them up until’4:45 o'clock. So there was three-quarters of an hour to talk. “I don’t knonw why they didn’t Union Renegade Gets Reappointed to Ship Board T. V. O'Connor, former president of the International Longshoremen's Union, has been reappointed by Prei dent Coolidge for another six: term as chairman of the United States Shipping Board. Like many other for- mer union heads, O'Connor is being irded for Trojan service to labor’s enemies, “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, Help Me Pay Rent And Have A Nice Room In My Flat LIGHT, CERAN AND COOL, Basy access to : Unt ity “a hoa tion, Bus or efi vi Jackson Park Bathin fea Cage Wo aoe lat fiat, Sutherland, 6988 Mi put me in with the other girls,’ she complained. “I picketed. I was ar- rested. But they let me go. I did as much as they. Our shop is union, It is union now. We were arrested for trying to unionize another shop in the same building. That was really our crime.” Arthur Brisbane, the Hearst edi- torlal writer, pointed out that when the catholic cardinals arrived in New York city they were greeted by a catholic governor, Al Smith, by a catholic mayor, “Johnny” Walker, and escorted by catholic policemen thru the city streets. The garment strike pickets may lay claim to like distinction, A catholic m@yor, Dever, of Chicago, looked on while they were being clubbed by catholic po- licemen, and a catholic judge, Denis Sullivan, to prevent that other gar- ment shop from being unionized and labor’s conditions improved, sent them to jail. see James J. Davis, the secretary of labor, is not a catholic. He is not a native-born American. He scomes from Wales and is protestant. Evi- dently the class conscious coal min- ers of Wales made it uncomfortable for him and his kind and he had to get out. But protestants and catho- lics are willing to forget their dif- ferences, as they do in the great in- dustrial centers, when labor raises its head in demand for better living conditions. That explains the pres- ence of Davis, a protestant, in a con- gress of catholics, by special order of Colidge, another protestant, to join in halting, if they can, the prog- ress of labor. ce ee One of the former inhabitants of the county jail, more than three dec- ades ago, was Eugene V. Debs, ar- rested with other officials of the American Railway Union in an effort to break the strike of the railroad workers. They put Debs in a vér- min infested cell, which was also the nightly playground of huge sewer rats. Someone sympathized with Debs and slipped a rat terrier into the call to keep the rats away. A little while later the dog was heard howling as if his very life was in danger. The jail warden immediately got him out. He saved the dog from the rats. But Debs was forced to remain in the cell. “We didn’t have any rats in our cells,” said a released girl picket, “but the food they gave us wasn’t fit for dogs. I didn’t eat any of it. I wouldn't give it to a dog.” The day will come when workers will also reject as unpalatable the brain food that is given them in the kept propaganda of the ruling capi- talist class. The speech of Secre- tary of Labor Davis at the eucharis- tic congress was such subversive propaganda. The workers who do not now reject it will some day re- ject it, as even unfit for dogs. Then the oppressive “institutions” of the capitalists will be really in danger. The present ruling class fears that day. Jailing strike pickets will not help them. PROTEST THE JAILING OF GARMENT PICKETS AT TEMPLE HALL FRIDAY A mass meeting to protest against the jailing of the International La- dies Garment Workers 1924 strike pickets for defying the injunction | issued by “Injunction Judge” Denis E. Sullivan, Judicial agent of Chi- cago's vicious open-shoppers, will be held at the Temple Hall, Marshfield and Van Buren, Friday evening, June 25, at 8 o'clock. The meeting is being arranged by the Chicago Joint Board of the International La- dies Garment Workers Union. All trades union members and class conscious workers are urged to join in this protest against the jall- ing of 44 garment workers, most of them women, for fighting for higher wages, shorter hours and union rec- ognitidn, . That worker next door to you may not have anything to do to- it. Hand him this copy of DAILY WORKER. PITTSBURGH WILL HOLD SACCO-VANZETTI MEET ON TUESDAY, JUNE 22 PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 20—A Sacco-Vanzetti Conférence will be held in this city at the Walton Hall, 220 Stanwix St. on, Tuesday night, June 22, at 8 o'clock, daylight sav- Ings time (new time). Dr. William J. Van Essen will outline the significance of the case and the work to be done by the con- ference. All labor organizations are roatetiat to ny pyres ~ ‘|| American History BOOKS ABOUT RUSSIA Russian Workers and Workshops in 1926 By WM, Z. FOSTER. 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