The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 25, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Wor and Farmers’ Govern; . SCENE NEw WORKERS CHEER THIRTEEN 1924 STRIKE PICKETS i Hold Celebration in the Union’s Headquarters As the thirteen International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union 1924 pickets marefed down thru the garment trades district with several hundred members of the union that greeted them on their release from the Cook County jeil, many workers in a num- ber of shops cheered and applauded the 1924 strike pickets. 3 Held Small Meeting. After.the march thru the garment trades district they then went to the headquarters of the union where a amall celebration was held. A num- ber of the more, active union: workers greeted the strikers and urged them to continue their militant fight. “This, celebration would be com- plete if all our members were released from jail, “began B. Soll as he opened the meeting. “As there are several of our members still in jail we cannot have a real celebration.” Seek To Free Prisoners. He pointed out that the Chicago joint board of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union had gone to great lengths to have the pickets freed. He told of how a delegation had gone to Governor Len Small and the the governor had the right to par- don these victims of “Injunction S Sys ox regen RAL Vol. Ill. No. 140. ~s7a.1234 (OST os, Oe Te Roe me Be ee PROTEST AGAINST JAILING OF 46 GARMENT WORKERS AND INJUNCTIONS AT TEMPLE HALL TOMORROW NIGHT Chicago labor unions and organizations are being circularized by mem- bers of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union to attend the meeting that will be held in the Temple Hall, Marshfield and Van Buren, Friday night to protest against the imprisonment of 46 members of the union for their activity during the 1924 strike and against the injunction menace. Speakers representing the Illinois and Chicago labor movement will address the meeting. 4 EX-SENATOR WALSH, AN ALLY OF THE HOUSE OF MORGAN, ORATOR AT CATHOLICS’ EUCHARISTIC MEET - By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. é And then the Rt.-Rev. Edward F. Hoban, bishop auxiliary of Chicago, presented David I. Walsh, former United States senator from Massachusetts, to the 230,000 men gathered together for the evening’s. ceremonies of the 28th Eucharistic Congress of the catholic CABS CHALLENGED BY 22 DRIVERS; ARRESTED state that holds Sacco and Vanzetti The police department granted in prison sentenced to death. He is a corporation lawyer and a privileges to the scab Yellow Taxi company to enter the zone in the bank director. While governor of Massachusetts he consistently de- vicinity of Soldier’s field where the Eucharistic Congress sessions are fended the powerful Boston & Maine being held. 22 drivers of Checker railroad, cabs entered streets near the sta- _ He has insisted that the travelling public pay high transportation rates dium and refused to move when told by the police. They were ar- to fhsure big profits for all rall- roads. He co-operated with George W- Anderson, representing the Morgan interests, on all railroad matters. He supported John (Wallstreet) vested. { ~ } oie |, Davis, the personal lawyer of J. —_— Pierpont Morgan, for president in the 1924 elections: He has encouraged military train- ing in the high schools and increased the state militia by 1,084 during his term as governor, thus strengthen- ing the strikebreaking forces of the employers. He, as governor, appointed Alfred 8. Donovan, a wealthy show manu- GOV. LEN SMALL Judge” Sullivan’s edict against picket- ing, he had not done so. ~ Governor Represents Bosses. “We did not expect, we do not ex- pect and you cannot expect that the yoyernor will release these prisoners. The governor and the judgesare part of one institution serving the bosses. These prisoners are in jail, because they served their class—the workers. They were put in jail for fighting for better conditions. -Pardon. Criminals, Not Strikers. “They haye not committed any crimes. Bootleggers, murderers are pardoned by Len Small, but better conditions.” Need For Real Fight. 4 + -He then pointed out the need for a mig real fight for the release of the other ; ‘ prisoners and urged those that had just been released from jail _ aid —_ make the mass meeting the joint} gprRin i ¥ hoard-had arranged to defnand the re- | ernop Hyde, 2 cA De ‘tease of the 46 garment workers and jailed International Ladies’ protest against injunction judges and Workers’ Union 1924 strike pickets against the silence of Len Small 0M / that are now serving entiibaliae we the release of the strike pickets @) about to serve in the Cook county jail. bs ez .This is implied in.a gtatement made Mase Mesting Friday. by Attorney Genéral Oscar BH. Carl- The mass meeting will be held at) strom when he declared that the laws the. Temple Hall, Marshfield and Van bof the state do notgallow the governor Buren Friday night, June 25. Speak- |; pardon the plekets, ets representing the Illinois and Chi- é* cago labor movement and a number of those’ that served sentences in jail will speak at this meeting. I. L. Davidson, organizer of the Chi- cago joint Board of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union then pointed out the efforts that had been made by the union to have the pickets released. He urged those assembled to get behind the campaign the joint board was initiating for the release of the remaining 24 that are now serving or are about to serve their jail sentences. “I don't know what the results of Five Overcome by Smoke in Chicago Apartment House Fire Two women, two girls and a baby, overcome by smoke, were rescued and more than 100 men, women and chil- dren were driven to the street in their nightclothes when fire broke out in a brick 40-apartment building on the North Side. The fire started just after dawn. Firemen subdued the flames, con: the visit to Small willbe. A commit-|iy the basement and first floor, n'a tee of very influential people went to | snort time.’ yisit Small, Here today 13 sisters : “Are out after having served their sen- " tences, Up to this hour not a single | Bakers’ Union Sends More Bread to Passaic one has been released ona pardon. No Use Waiting. “phere is no use waiting,” declared Davidson. “It he wanted to pardon our members he would have done it long |lar joint organization committee meet- Ago. members of this union must arouse | 305, the the rank and file of the Chicago labor | the question), movement to wage a fight for the re- textile strikers. lease of those brothers and sisters that are still to serve their sentences. | thousands of “loaves of bread, they You must arouse them to fight against jagain pledged themselves unanimous- injunctions. ly to baké more bread for the strik- “We were in the midst of a com-|ers, They elected a committee, with paign to organize the industry. ‘he |a delegate from each local union, to Yiosses ‘thought they could stop our |direot the work, so they can ship teampaign by sending fo jail 46 of our | bread to Passaic every day and avoid members, They were mistaken, We | duplication, Shipments will be hand- (Continued on page 2) led more systematically by having a different local bake each day. Pate Qing Bakers once more took up /SATURDAY A feature article by. hf eggs organizer for the N. A. A.C. PL short story of In the A hi and re- oa Ma-— elon O’Brien : rit asplenaid drawing MOSCOW, June 6—(By - no Fred Ellis Make thie issue of unusual interest— facturer, as member of the state board of labor and industries, And because of all these things that he had done, and is still doing, Ex- Senator Walsh was a fit Eucharistic Congress orator. Walsh is now a candidate for re- election to the United States senate (Continued _on page 2) Garmene™ NEW YORK, June 23—At the regu- | We. can no longer wait, *The |ing of Localé{No. 87, 100, 163, 169, and | oa\Of relief tor the Passaic | After sending in for weeks many | SHOUT DEMANDS OF WORKERS AT . PILSUDSKI AS HE TAKES OATH Mail.)—In connection oath by the new Polish president it ig reported that’no sooner had he got |tinent oil fields were given to the exe- ‘the last Word out of his mouth than the Communist and independent benches nded. with shouts of “Release the | CHICAGO LABOR cov: WILL-NOT FREE PROTESTS FOR SACCO, VANZETT Unions Pass Vigorous Resolutions Chicago labor organizations, thru the effonts of the Sacco-Vanzetti con- | ference are rallying to the defense of the two Italian workers who are threatened with death in Massachu- setts. Painters’ Union, Local 19%. has seat }@ wire of protest to Governor Alvan |T, Fuller of Massachusetts and do- jnated $50 to the Sacco-Vanzetti cam- | paign in Chicago. Painters’ Union, Local 275 sent a resolution to the Massachusetts gov- ernor, urging a new trial for the in- nocent men, and is issuing petitions for a new hearing on its own letter- heads. Machinists Active, A resolution has also been sent by Local 199, International Association of Machinists, and ten dollars has been donated to the Chicago confer- ence committee. ‘Local 366 of the International As- sociation of Machinists, Chicago, adopted a protest resolution to be sent tothe governor, and has affiliat- |ed the organization to the Sacco-Van- | zetti Conference. Mass Meeting. The Sacco-Vanzetti Conference of | Chicago is arranging for the holding of mass protest meetings on June |30th in Melrose Park, at Ravens Hall, 15th avenue and Lake street, with Max Shactman, editor of the La- |bor Defender, Luigi Candela, and Victor Zokaitis as the speakers, Can- dela will speak in Italian. Another meeting is being held in Pullman, Saturday night, July 3rd, at Turner Hall, 200 Bast Kensington avenue, with T. J. Vind, of the South Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly, Antonio Presi, in Italian, and J. Louis Engdahl, labor editor. A meeting is also being planned for July 8th at the Northwest Hall, North and Western avenues, with Ralph Chaplin, of the I. W. W,, Ida Roth- (Continued on page 2) ith the taking of the litical prisoners!” “Give the unem- 1" The demonstration lasted MELLON FAMILY POWER BEHIND PA, POLITICS “Big Business Interests |. to Protect” (Special to The Daity Worker) WASHINGTON, June 23.—Joseph Armstrong, former mayor of Pitts- burgh, testifying betore the senate slush fund committee, said that repub- lican politicians in western Pennsyl- vania look to W. L. Mellon and the Mellon family for leadership in their selection of candidates for public of- fices. Armstrong said this was done because “the Mellons owned such big business interéste in Pennsylvania and had to be protected.” In the meantime the Mellons have been disclosed as the largest single contributors im the campaign, except Joseph R. Grundy, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, A memorandum was filed be- fore the comniittee showing that W. L. Mellon, brother of the secretary of the treasury, gave $40,685. He had eviously textified he gaye only $25,000. “Barroom Joe.” “Barroom Joe” Babcock, Allegheny county commissioner, testified he had joined Mayor Kline of Pittsburgh in warning city,and council civil service employes that they would lose their jobs if they didn’t line up behind the Pepper-Fisher ticket. Secrecy for Wheeler. The com; s inquiry into politi- cal activities of the Anti-Saloon League of America took a surprising turn today when Wayne B. Wheeler, its general counsel, was granted a se- cret hearing. . = Wheeler requested the executive ses- sion and the ecGmmittee met with him in a room ining the committee room. Wheelér carried into the ses- sion volumimous reports on the finances of his organization. ment the leagwe spent approximately $2,500,000 a year in its efforts to get the amendment ratified by state legis- latures. Since 1920,\the expenditures have ranged from $848,000 a year to $367,- 000, the figure:fér 1925. The figures:submitted by Wheeler applied only t@:the national organi- zation, Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Cuicagy, imots, under the Act of March 3, 187¥. FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1926 ;|methods, which keep 1 Published Daily except Sunda: PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washineton Bivd., Chi Ss” Much Whispering, But No Protest or Pardons Reports from Springfield, thru the office of Attorney General | | Carlstrom, are that no pardons will be granted the members of the | International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union serving sentences | for violation of an injunction in the strike of 1924. Not one single public statement on this case has been made by the officials of the Chicago Federation of Labor or by the State Fed- | eration. : ‘ But private statements haye been made. | They were to the effect that no publicity should be given to the} ease because, in the opinion of labor officialdom, publicity would | prevent pardons being granted. | Whatever was said was said in the whispered tone which is char- | acteristic of union officials who have acquired the habit from the poli- ticians of the capitalist parties. But no pardons are forthcoming. The members of the I. L. G. W. who are gut of jail are free because they have served their sentences and not because “the friends of labor” responded to the whispered appeals of union officials. So here we have the following succession of events: Ninety-one »rion men and women, many of them with large families and some mothers with nursing babies, are sentenced to Cook county jail because they were loyal fighters in the cause of labor; against the open shop forces of Chicago. | Union officialdom, usually so vociferous in denunciation of in- junctions, goes into a great silence as soon as those men and women | go to jail. | All publicity tending to arouse and organize mass protest is suppressed. A delegation interviews Governor Small after militant | trade union officials have been threatened by a statement that if any | mass protest was made the state federation of labor officials would refuse to take responsibility for the consequences. But these union officials can hardly escape responsibility for the fact that their whispering and back-door methods have failed to have any other result than that the members of the I. L. G. W. serve their senfences without any organized protest being made by.the labor movement. These officials have sacrificed the interests of the imprisoned union members and the interests of the whole labor movement in its fight against injunctions for their friendship with politicians of the bosses’ parties. A mass meeting is to be held Friday under the auspices of the joint board of the I. L. G. W. and at this meeting we hope that r unions silent while their, officials beg favors from capitalist politicians and endeavor to Kush up’ facts which prove the complete bankruptey of sir policy of support the | | bosses’ parties, will be roundly condemnéd. . Burglars, pimps, bootleggers and pickpockets are pardoned. But labor’s best fighters are placed below the level of these under- world elements by a governor whom both Chicago and State Federa- tion of Labor officials supported. fi It is time the rank and file of Illinois labor calls such a policy | by its right name—a policy of surrender. | i } | oe TWO BURN 10 DEATH IN APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE IN BALTIMORE (Special to The Daily Worker) BALTIMORE, Md., June 23.—Mrs. Esther Benjamin, a widow, 26, and her son, Leonard, an infant, were burned to death in an apartment house fire. Mrs. Eleanore Barrett, 76, mother of Mrs. Benjamin, sus- tained severe burns and is expected to die. Eight perso scued by firemen while flames swept thru two floors of the apartment. Gary Lockout Ended; Agreement to Place . . . Glazing with Union GARY, Ind., Jane 23. — The lockout of the building trades union workers by the Gary contractors is ended by an agreement with the building trades unions, ending also the tie-up of $10,- 000,000 of jobs in progress, The dispute which arose over the use of non-union’ glazed window sash, is apparently settled in favor of the union glaziers wheare from now on to do all the work om sash, either on the job or in the contractors’ shops or in the factories where the sash is made. Stage TraimRobbery — Within the:Shadow of Philadelphia City Hall PHILADELPHIA, June 23, — Two bandits staged a train robbery within the shadow of the City Hall here, escaping with loot from. the express car of a Pennsylvania railroad train bound for Washington, D. C. ‘Oil Workers Plan Mawatha Drive BAKERSFIELD, Cal., June 23. — Instructions to organize the mid-con- cutive board by the convention of the Oil Field Gas Well and Refinery Work- ers just closed in (Bakersfield. gates asserted that in the midwestern 'Mellon Blast “Spilled the “| bill faced another session of debate Dele-| have been shut down, to reopen about by THE DAILY WORKER NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents icago, IL CONGRESSMEN DODGE PROBE OF GARY BLAST | Ask Secretary of Labor to Open Quiz GARY, Ind., June 23.—An answer to the demand of the Gary workers’ investigation committee for a con- |gressional investigation of the explo- |sion at the Illinois Steel company by- products plant has been received from Congressman Victor L, Berger. In the telegram Berger declares that he has asked Secretary of Labor Davis, tool of the big business in- téfests, to make an investigation into the causes of the blast and seeks to dodge sponsoring an investigation by declaring the introduction of a resolu- tion is impracticable. The telegram sent a few days ago by the Gary workers’ investigation committee to Congressman Victor L, Berger and Senator Robert M. LaFol- lette calling for an investigation fol- lows: Cail for Investigation. “Big explosion occurred in the by- products plant of the Illinois Steel company on Monday, June 14. Thir- teen dead, 60 injured according to of- ficial report. “Steel trist barred a thoro investiga- tion, Coroner’s inquest verdict puts blame on workers. Whitewash trust. Only corporation officials called in to testify. No workers working in plant were questioned. “Mass meeting of thousand work- ers considered it, met and passed reso- lutions demanding congressional ’ in- vestigation. We urge you to bring this matter before congress at once. Ex- Pect reply. “Signed: James M. Garnett, Chair- man of the Gary Workers’ tn- vestigation Committee.” Senator Robert M, LaFollette has not answered the telegram as yet. The following answer was received from Congressman Berger; “James M. Garnett, “1951 Washington St. “Gary, Ind. “Am asking Secretary of Labor to authorize investigation into cause of | explosion in by-products plant of Ili- nois Steel corporation. Approaching adjournment of congress makes ac- tion by way of resolution impractic- able. Will do what I can to have rea sons for explosion revealed, “Signed: Victor L. Berger.” SOME SENATORS CHANGE MINDS. ON FARM BILL | j Gary Workers! The DAILY WORKER is on | | | sale at the Workers’ Co- operative Restaurant, 1733 Broadway. Beans (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, June 23—Secretary | of the Treasury Mellon is blamed for! “spilling the beans” by an adminis-| tration senate leader in referring to| the corn belt farm bill. Mellon’s pub- 2 lic denunciation of the bill it seems/| Turn in a subscription and has caused some senators to change their minds about their vote, be sure of getting | Democrat Ruse. it always. | The democrats would like to pass -¢ the bill. thru. the senate and force! ure. ‘The administrations aeelost! | KATE LOLIS LEFT WITH | | 3 | 3 CHILDREN; HUSBAND KILLED IN GARY BLAST the relief bill and would be very! much embarrassed at the next con- gressional elections if Coolidge were forced to veto. Mellon’s statements forced democrats who were support- ing the ‘MoNery-Haugen: méasure: to (Special to The Daily Worker) GARY, Ind., June 23, + Mrs. Kate Lolis, wifé.of Bob Lolis, 40, killed in the blast at the Illinois Steel com- pany by-products plant, is left with three children, change their decision. Bob Lolis who is a Negro, came Extend Debate. With its revolving fund cut from from Jackson, Mist ippi, to Gary. He worked in the coke department. $250,000,000 to $150,000,000, and catile eliminated from its provisions, the His wage at the time of the explo- sion was $4.18 a day. The three children—James 12, Ma- bel 14 and Bertha 16—are at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, a cousin, at 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. Mrs, Lolis has gone to Jackson to take care of the burial of her hus- band and is expected to return be- fore the end of the week.) At present the children are going to school. It Is not believed that it will be possible for them to con- tinue their schooling, A RS Step over for a copy—you'll find YOUR paper there every day. ‘GET A COPY! | | | | in the senate today before it is voted on probably tomorrow. The outcome is in doubt, with chances favoring the bill's defeat. Under an unanimous consent agree ment sponsored by Senator McNary, republican, of Oregon, when it was within his power to bring the bill to a vote, debate will be limited to five minutes after 8 o'clock tomorrow. A vote soon thereafter is asaured. It is likely to be close. Many Workers Laid Off When Milwaukee Rail Shops Shut Down , John Lehotsky, who was severely injured and is not expected to live, worked in the steel mill for nine years. At the time of the explosion he received the “high wage” of $5,60 gaye Lehotsky has a wife and six MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 23.—(FP' —Since June 2ist four railroad shops’ of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul. the middie of July. They are the loco- | Bast Meadow marked the first CONCEDE MAGNUS HAS CHANCE TO WIN IN FINALS Carried Minneapolis and St. Paul (Special to The Dally Worker) ST. PAUL, June 23.—The majority for Magnus Johnson, official candidate of the farmerlabor association con- vention, over Thomas Davis, Minne- apolis attorney, is estimated on the basis of present returns at 10,000 to 15,000, but it is believed that this total will be increased considerably by later returns from, farmer precincts, Henry Teigan,..campaign manager for the official. farmer-labor ticket, stated: “It seems. that Magnus has won by a substantial majority. This has been accomplished at the expendi ture of almost’ no money, He will conduct an active campaign with a united party behind him in the fall.” The total vote cast in'the primaries by all parties probably will not ex- ceed 400,000, It is doubtful if the republican contest brought ont more than 260,000 voters. i One feature of the contest noted here by political observers is the vote cast for Governor Christiansen in the republican primaries by farmer-labor sympathizers who believed that John- son's victory in the primaries was certain and that Christiansen would be an easier opponent for him than Leach, Johnson carried both Hennepin and Ramsay counties—Minneapolis and St. Paul—the two strongest labor cente’ in the state. wed It is conceded here that the farmers oti slate has a chance of defeati F ing @ republican ticket in tions, oe ph ens Ariplane Crash Kills Cadet. WASHINGTON, June 23, — The death of William Point, West Point cadet, in the airplane aceid ty since the issuance of partment’s order i