The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 1, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government NEW YORK ae oe WORKER. Act of March 3, 1879. e Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1928,)at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the fu p gre ; sf Shiite Gate once Guna ae Pane ORE : Vol. Hl. No. 145. Sul , 89 Bf Ghisato, by mel Fave per years&: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1926 nu PUBLISHING COn Ifa Wr Washington Blvd, Chicago: Hi Price 3 Cents ‘s ¥ ts ’ aXQOK y Y WALKER DENIES CARAWAY STORY OF SMITH FUND F arrington on Trip with Coal Operators (Special to The Daily Worker) CINCINNATI, ©. June 29.—John Walker, president of the Illinois Fed- eration of Labor, appeared before the executive council of the American Federation of Labor here and denied Senator Caraway’s charge made on} the floor of the senate, concerning funds turned over to Walker and Frank Farrington to get the “labor vote” to support Col. Frank L. Smith, who won the republican nomination for senator in the Illinois primaries. An. attempt to reach Farrington at Springfield for a°statement failed. It was said at his Office that he went on a trip down the IWinois river with some “operators,” presumably coal. Caraway’s Blast. Senator Caraway's blast on the cam- paign of Frank Smith and Senator McKinley in Illinois, which he wants investigated by the Reed committee now looking into Pennsylvania, con tained the following sentence: “I want to know how much money was given to John Walker and Frank Far- rington, the men who are said to have handled the labor vote in Illinois,” Walker's Denial. Walker's reply was: “There is not a single word of truth in the ‘charges made by Senator CaraWay. [| have Climax Reached in Mine Strike; May PullPumps __| ELEVENTH HOUR DRIVE TO RUSH FESS MEASURE Administration Exerts Big Pressure Urge Increased Aid to Miners. BULLETIN. MOSCOW, June 29.—Proposals for the formation of an Anglo-Russ Trade Union Committee to aid the striking Brit- ish miners was suggested today in a telegram sent to the into an out-and-out political contro- British Trades Union Congress by M. Dogadov, secretary of versy to place the the Soviet trades unions. blame for the fall- ot ies ee: 8 ure of congress to do something for the farmer at this session. The administra- tion’s eleventh hour drive to jam the Fess co-opera- tive marketing bill through the senate was characterized by the embittered representatives of the corn belt as (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, June 29. — The battle over farm relief legislation, which is enlivening the dying con- gress, developed more clearly today (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, June 29.—The British coal strike will reach a parliamentary climax tonight, when a vote will be taken on the government's bill to force a longer working day in the coal in- dustry. The strike is sixty days old today and the bitterest sort of a fight is expected in the house of commons prior to the vote on the government measure, which is expected to be adopted. The’ tories will give their solid support to the measure, while labor will oppose it en bloc and the liberals will probably be divided. A. J, Cook, leader of the miners, has threatened that if the government forces the passage of the bill, that the strikers will retaliate by withdrawing the safety men who are now keeping the mines from being flooded. The government has been un- moved by this threat and it is understood is prepared to use men from the military and naval forces to do the work of the safety men,, if they should be with-+ GOING TO HELP Sen. Fess merely “a grand gesture,” which even if successful will come to naught, in- asmuch as the house already has re- jected the same bill. Break Party Lines. Charges and counter charges flew about the capitol today, and old coali- tions were knocked down and new|+,. 4 patiot in the mine fields. ones set up in their places, as the Gel. thea,” eave Cook battle proceeded grimly toward a-deci- ‘ eee sion. It may be possible to get a vote Challenges Baldwin. be taken to ask the howling Very “Let a ballot been engaged in the trade union move- late today which will settle the con- ° ment for 30 years. During that time troversy and permit the apprehensive |miners to accept lower wages and : members to go home to face whatever |longer hours. If the miners vote} I-have taken part in elections and no man ean truthfully say that I ever accepted or received a single penny, directly or indirectly nor did I pay out a single cent to any man in any election.” Smith More “Considerate.” fate the November elections hold for them, * against it, the owners and the govern- ment must accept their verdict and call off the lockout. If the miners vote in favor of it, I'll resign as secretary of the Miners’ Federation.” It Makes a Difference. Many ‘Donations Being Sent to England 29.—On the eve Administration Pressure. The administration, under the ac- tive generalship of Secretary of Agri- culture Jardine, is staging a grand NEW YORK, June headquarters’ at the Congress hotel from which Walker and Farrington were supposed to have directed the labor vote, Walker concluded:” “As pre#idetit of the; Miinois Federa- tion of Labor, I did support Smith for senator because he was more consid- erate to the interests of labor, than was Senator McKinley. I have no doubt that the reason behind this at- tack on me is the desire of the demo- crats to destroy any influence 1,might have toward the defeating of the dem- ocratic candidate for senator, a foe of labor.” $3,000,000 Spent in Iilinois. Senator Caraway claimed -that Smith won the republican nomination in HMlinois only after he spent $2,000;- 000 to get it. McKinley was supposed to have spent $1,000,000 according .to Caraway’s information. He also al- leged that Smith retained his job as chairman of the state utilities com- mission to milk the powerful utilities company for election funds. Samuel Insull, the leader of Illinois traction’ interests was charged with having contributed $500,000 to Smith’s cam- paign. Farrington and Walker were very active in Smith's behalf. eee Olander Keeps His Eyes Open. By CARL HAESSLER, Fed. Press. “I have kept my eyes open for labor corruption in politics,” says Sec’y.- Treas. Victor Olander, Mlinois State Federation of Labor, in commenting on the Caraway charges regarding the Mlinois republican primary slush funds, “and I failed to find any trace (Continued on page 2) CHARGE FARRINGTON SPENT INSULL MONEY 10 HELP ELECT SMITH FRANK FARRINGTON. President of the Illinois United Mine Workers of America who sould not be reached for a state- nent on Senator Caraway's charges decause he was on a trip down the llinols river with a group of Ri TELLS RAIL MEN OF ITS BEAUTIES “Tndustiial © Citizens” Must Work Harder The convention of the Railway Em- ployes’ Department opened Monday in Chicago with over a hundred delegates from various rail centers and .all the officers of the affillated international {unions present, But the) first session terminated at an early hour after the appointment of committees. The convention session opened Tuesday with a report by Captain Beyer, efficiency expert for the rail- road unions‘and father of the “B. & O. Plan.” His report dealt especially with the question of efficiency in in- dustry and also with education based upon the idea of class collaboration. New Name For Workers, “We must establish efficiency in pro- duction,” declared Beyer, “in order to secure increases in wages. Then we will be fully entitled to the benefits of industry.” |, Mr. Beyer also found a new name for workers. He calls them “industrial citizens.” A number of questions were asked Mr. Beyer by some of the dele ‘gates, dealing with the question. espe- cially of how to organize the unorgan- ized and keep out the company unions. Mr. Beyer's report was referred’ to the committee on officers’ reports, and | probably all the features of the report will come ul for discussion at a later session. Harry Scheck, representing the “anion label department” of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, spoke to the convention on the importance of the union label and urged the delegates to patronize the union label stores while in Chicago, Donald Richberg, attorney for the rail unions, is announced as one of the speakers to come before the convention, ee Railroads Show Big Profits ts During May NEW YORK, ia 29. — An im- pressive array of favorable earnings statement from the leading American railroad companies for May failed to stimulate any interest and activity in railroad stocks today and, lacking cial developments, the industrial stock market was also dull and featureless. As in the last few sessions of the mar- ket, the moderate boom which fea- tured the first two weeks of June ap- pears to have disappeared, for the time being at least, PROTEST MEETINGS IN GHIGAGO AND VICINIT’| | Tonight, there will be a Sacco and Vanzetti meeting at Raven's Hail, 15th Ave. and Lake St. Melrose Park, Hi. Speakers will be Luigi Candela, Max Schactman and Victor A. Zokaitis. se Pullman Meeting. Saturday night, July 3, a mass meeting will be held in the Turner Hall, 200 East Kensington Avenue. Speakers will be T. J. Vind of the South Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly, A. Presi, of the Interna- tional Labor Defense in Italian and J. Louls Engdahi and others. *e * Northwest Hall Meeting. Thursday night, July 8, a mass meeting will be held at the North- west Hall, corner North and West- ern Ave., with Ralph Chaplin, Ida Rothstein, George Maurer and Fred * Biedenkapp as speakers. + 8 Sacco-Vanzetti Conference. Friday night, July 9, a Sacco-Van- zetti conference will be held at 30 North Wells St. INCREASE GRAIN CROP ACREAGE IN SOVIET UNION To Résubmit Their Con solidation Plan MOSCOW, U. 8. 8S. R., June 29.—In the Simfaropol district (Crimea) the winter crop belt has been increased by 16 per cent ‘as compared with last year, comprising now 280,000 dessia- tines. The spring crop belt has been inereased by 10 per cent as compared with last ‘year, In the Northern Caucasus there will be sown’’'this spring 4,227,000 dessia- tines, an increase of 500,000 dessia tines, as compared with last year, The agricultural department of the region is distributing 270,000 poods of graded seeds. Fifty thousand poods of seeds out of a special fund are to be distributed among new settlers, Plans are considered for supplying the region with 4,000 tractors. In the Kuban district the area un- der cultivation has been increased by 7.6 per cent. There were 3,152 agri- cultural implements sent to the vil- lages in 1924 and 6,899 in 1925, Steel Stock Highest Yet. .. NEW. YORK, June 29—United States Stee! Corpora- tion stock sold at $140 a share on the stock exchange to- - day—the highest price in its history... west were showered today with tele- grams from back home urging them to N TRIAL Judge Rifuses to Quash the-Indictment UNIONTOWN, Pa., June 29. — The first day of the trial of George Papcun under the criminal syndicalism act ended withthe selection of nine jur- ors. Twenty-one prospective jurors were examined. Six were challenged by the defense, five by the prosecution and one by mutual agreement. Seek to Quash Indictments. A motion 'to quash the indictment. was made by Attorney Isaac Ferguson. It was formally overruled by Judge John Morrow with the understanding that the same arguments will be con- sidered later, The motion to quash was made on fhe grounds that the indictment charges no specific utterances, publica- tions, or names no specific Organiza- tion alleged to be seditious. Similar to Pittsburgh Cases. the Pittsburgh and Farrel cases which are still under advisement in the | courts, Thescase has attracted widest attention locally, Jurors Selected. The following jdrors have been sel- ected; Nellie Gillmore, young clerk in florists’ shop; James A. W liams, farmer; George Bowman, in- surance agemt; John Bean, country store keeper; Irene Golden, public school teacher; Frank J. Holland, seventy-three year old laborer, former- ly a stationary engineer and railroad worker; EzrasHilling, caretaker school building, formerly tailor; Harry Bi- gam, railway worker, formerly a miner and Mrs,.Mary Coffman, wife of a school janitor, Fear Trade Union Questioning. The attempt of the defense to ques- tion prospective jurors on their views on trade unionism and strikes was not permitted by the judge, William Wil- son, 70 year old painter and decorator, wag challenged by the prosecution be- cause he had heard one or two speech- es on socialism, LEHOTSKY IS FIFTEENTH VICTIM OF ILLINOIS STEEL COMPANY BLAST GARY, Ind., June 29.—John Le- hotsky is the fifteenth official vic- tim of the blast at the by-products plant of the Ilinois 8 company. Lehotsky died of injuries received in the blast, in the hospital of the steel corporation, His body is now at the undertak- Ing establishment of Williame, Mam shall and Goode, » ‘i “stand by the president.” telegrams and messages came from members of the national ‘committee and state chairmen, chambers of com- merce and-banks, and other sources usually quick to respond to adminis- tration pressure exerted from Wash- ington. were others, from farm organizatfons that backed the unsuccessful fight for the McNary-Haugen bill, to measures.” ternal republican row, and both repub- lican factions are striving mightily to get minority support day or tomorrow, | claimed that 18 republican votes are }assured against the president’s pro- gram, as well 2 | If these | White House is defeated and congre: The indictment {s similar to that in | the Fess bill by the senate means lit- | definite program is concerned, girl | Most of the Offsetting these messages urging them stand firm against “all half-way Democratic votes will decide this in- Close Vote. The vote on the Fess bill, late to- is expected to be close. The insurgent republicans, led by such Ordinarily conservatives as | Watson or Indiana and McNary of | | Oregon, believe they will win. It is 30 democratic votes. the figures are borne out, probably will adjourn by Saturday. No Good Anyhow. \ Actually, the passage or defeat of tle, so far as the enactment of any Even (Continued on page 2) the Russian unions for helping us. “No capitalist paper has yet pro- tested against foreign coal coming in to ‘beat the miners, world solidarity by sending. us. help. Amsterdam Gives—Nothing. “The Russian workers are helping us and we are glad and proud of’ their assistance. Their action stands out in bold contrast to the International Federation of Trade Unions (Amster- dam), which Mr. Hodges so much ad- mires, yet which has not sent us a farthing. Deeds alone count in a strug- gle. “On every side we have proofs of the loyalty of the continental work- ers, but the German miners and tran: port workers showed how their best efforts were being thwarted by the scabbing tactics of Havelock Wilson’s National Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union. Small wonder that decent chaps like Henson have resigned from the Sea- men's Union in disgust. BRITAIN TO GET HUGE QUANTITY OF U.S. COAL Stocks Within England Where Does He Stand on Sacco and Vanzetti? John J. Cummings of Boston has announced his candidacy for governor tts on a wet platform. workers, however, are much more interested in knowing how this particular Democrat stands on the release of the’twoframed-up workers, Sacco and Vanzetti, Cummings can be sure he will be asked this. Rapidly Vanishing (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, June 29.—It is reported that twenty-six steamers have been chartered to carry coal from America England and arrangements have been made for the importation of at least an additional 170,000 tons of American coal. The total quantity of American coal tor which shipping arrangements have been concluded is estimated at 1,250,- 000,000 tons, In. addition, large quantities of Ger- man coal are to be sent to England and atrangements are being made for shipping large quantities of foreign coal to depots abroad, which usually are stocked with British coal for sup- plying their shipping. Coal stocks in- side the British Islers are rapidly van- \ishing and still more serious crippling of industry is certain to follow if coal is not obtained. to They only howl} when the Workers abroad prove their | final drive to get a favorable vote in ¥ 3 of the cloakmakers’ strike in New After denying Caraway’s allegation the senate on the Fess bill. Rebel- vrais mpeinis aphanr Press | vork this group of workers with oth- that Smith paid for palatial labor EFFICIENCY MAN SACEO. VANZETTI MASS NINE JURORS lious' republicans from the middle | '@tics Is the attack being made upon c, this 8 o <8 a 8 8 ers in the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union is sending $10, 000 to the striking British miners The general executive board of the junion decided to transmit $5,000. at once: $3,000 for the New York joint board plus $2,000 for the, general of- fice. An appeal to affiliated locals to contribute generously is expected to bring in the remaining $5,000 pledged. Appeal Made to Locals, The New York District Council of Painters is sending $500, says Evelyn Preston, chairman of the British Min- ers’ Relief Committee, which has se- cured the official endorsement of the New York Central Trades and Labor Counce’ Secretary John Coughlin of the New York city central body is jsending appeal letters to all affiliated locals for trade union contributions to {the British miners. Many Contributions. The Jewish Daily Forward is con tributing $5,000, Miss Preston states, Individuals have sent in a total of $3,000 to date to her committee. Misa Preston’s group represents the British Women's Committee for Miners’ Re- lief. The Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers was the first American union to contribute to the British miners and was followed by the United Mine Workers of America, The Amalgamat- ed-gave $10,000. The miners here pledge $50,000, according to A. J, Cook, secretary of the British Min. ers’ Federation. Action on the Brit- ish situation is expected from the American Federation of Labor execu: tive council session in Cincinnati. ‘GARY WORKERS ASK BERGER TO PUSH PROBE GARY, Ind., June 29—The Gary workers’ investigation committee wired Congressman Victor L. Berger thanking—him for his promise to aid in getting an investigation of the blast ih the by-products plant of hte Tlinois Steel ‘company, subsidiary of the Gary-controlled United States Steel corporation. The telegram also aske Berger as to what action Secretary of Labor Davis has taken towards starting a ore of the pomaves 5" NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LADIES’ GARMENT WORKERS SEND $59 CHECK TO JAILED 1924 STRIKE PICKETS — Ina letter gréeting the jailed 1924 International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union strike pickets for defying the anti-picketing edict of Judge” Denis E. Sullivan, the New York International Ladi a $50 check to be used to buy flowers for the jailed pickets, ~ crs’ Union enclos Injunction ’ Garment Work+ Immediately after the imprisonment of the Chicago strike picketa the Journeymen Tailors’ 857. Local No. 5, sent a check for $25 for the bers d purpose fic re cemnrmenmmmmmmamennenen a oe ine. snennsitn te ro ne etme neem wean sme | |