The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 18, 1926, Page 3

Page Three oon son een Scere shop eR RRS: ee ER METI TP Dee | _ organized effort and sacrifices made BRITISH BOSSES TRYING PLAN OF | COMPANY UNIONS Copy Yankee Stunt To| Break Trade Unions | | Company unions are being given a| tryout by British employers, according | to Walter M. Citrine, acting secretary of the British Trade Union Congress, writing in the Cotton Factory Times, | the leading journal of the Lancashire cotton workers, The company union mentioned by Citrine are not to be confused with the so-called Whitley councils, which cover whole industries and recognize the existing trade unions as the bod- iés empowered to negotiate and bar- gain for the organized. workers, Copy “Yankee Stunt.” Citrine says that since the general strike many employers have disclosed plans for smashing the British trade union movement by encouraging the formation of “breakaway unions” and the formation of company unions and “workers' clubs.” The Cotton Factory Times, commenting on the company unions, calls the British employers’ at- tempt to put them over a “yankee stunt” copied from the virgin land of company unionism, Organized Scabbing. “In some respects,” says Citrine, “this is more dangerous than the frontal attack made by employers, or than the threat to legislate against the legal powers of the union.” He calls the company union “deceptive inventions,” working in a subtle and indirect manner for the destruction of the established unions, It isa form of organized blacklisting. Those who join a company union enter into a conspiracy with. the em- Pployers for taking advantage of the by their fellow workers to improve the standards of wages and working conditions, for the company unionists accept all the advantages won by the trade unions, without. accepting any of the responsibilities of trade unions, “T am confident that the company union will get short shift from the workers in this country,” writes Citrine, in closing his statement, Bosses Aided by Reactionary Officials. He does not say whether the junket of British labor officials who came to this country a few months ago, their expenses paid by the reactionary Daily Mail of London, have had any in- fluence in the establishment of these company unions. It will be remem- bered that these delegates were par- ticularly impressed with the great open-shop establishments such as the General Electric Company. Vacation Teachers Ask N. Y. Board For Raise In Wages NEW YORK, Aug. 16—Summer va- cation high school teachers have or- ganized in New York and are asking a flat $12 a session pay rate instead of the present $8 for four hours’ daily class work plus outside preparation. The Saturday session has been shifted by the board of education to a second session Friday afternoon, so that five sessions remain a week's work. Va- cation classes are large in metropoli- tan high schools. There are nearly 300 summer high school teachers this year and the number increases yearly. Get an autographed copy of Red Cartoons by Fred Ellis. and Robert Minor. CALL US ‘Humboldt 9059 Main 1703 PIANOS Mrs. Eleanor Sadlowskl (In center holding bouquets of flowers) was wildly cheered by fellow members of her union when she was re- leased from Cook county jail after serving a 60-day sentence for refusing LEADER DENIES BRITISH UNION DISINTEGRATION Convention May Hit At Treacherous Leaders LONDON, Aug. 16.—E. C. Tracey of the general council of the Trade Union Congress, answering the aspersion of Havelock Wilson, known as the most reactionary labor official of the Brit- ish unions, that union men are de- serting the unions and the trade union movement is “bankrupt,” says that such an assertion is a gross distortion. Some Trouble. “The unemployment naturally draws heavily on our funds; however, this is not a new condition. No doubt some were displeased with the calling of the general strike and haye broken away, forming new independent unions.” It is to be noted that Havelock Wil- son fought bitterly against the gen- eral strike, getting out an injunction preventing the general council to calt out the seamen. Undoubtedly Wilson would rather break away than have the union over which he claims dicta- torial power called out by the general council. His collaboration with the employers has been open and shame- less, Anger at Calling Off—Not On, The trade union conference at Nournemouth in September is apt to be stormy, Tracey admits, but the at- tack on the general council will more probably be made on its treachery in calling the strike off than in calling it on. The progressive wing or minority movement stands for full power to the general council, and a replacement of those. who called the strike off by leaders who will fight, to leave the picket line when “Injunction” Judge Denis E. Sullivan issued an anti-picketing edict against the International Ladie: ers’ Union, CHANG TROOPS AND WHITE RUSSIAN MERCENARIES PERPETRATE TERRIBLE ATROCITIES IN OCCUPIED PEKING A story of rape, murder and horror comparable to the annals of the devastating raids for which the mongol hords of the Great Khans were held in dread thruout the Orient is published in the Chicago Tribune from its Chinese correspondent, Chas. Dailey, stationed at Peking. It is the story of the occupation of Peking by the armies of the Chihli-Shantung allies, who are supported by foreign imperialist gold and aided by white Russian troops. Dailey confesses that the white+———————__________ Russian troops under General Mer- kuloff now serving with the army of General Chang, Manchurian ward lord, are “as hard a lot of white soldiers as lL ever came in contact with.” He adds that they have become Chinese citi- zens and are\retained chiefly for ser- vice against Soviet Russia. The average excesses of the occupy- ing troops has caused, according to Dailey, a scene of frightful desolation. ‘The correspondent quotes a foreign philanthropic worker as follows: 360,000 Victims. “A foreigner interested in philan- thropic work, who has been in China for 39 years, told me that there were refuged in Peking by charitable and missionary organizations 360,000 per- sons from the immediate environs of the capital who had been victims of the lust of the Chinese brutes in sol- dier uniforms, “I believe that in all the area known as the metropolitan district,” said this foreigner, “there is not one woman or child who has not become a victim of these soldiers. Only today girls who had hanged themselves on a sin- gle tree because they could not bear the disgrace they had been compelled to suffer—perhaps, as in so many cases, in full view of alt the other ter- rified and helpless villagers.” Many Suicides. The barbarities of Chang’s troops and the white guards have caused in- numerable suicides, concerning which Dailey reports: “Because of the increased numbers of suicides, often man and wife and sometimes whole families, all bound and weighted together, the police have found it necessary to reinforce the guards along the moats and canals of Peking as a preventive measure, be- cause all the bodies could not be fished out in time, and in the summer months a menace to health was being created. Destroy Own Babies. “Never a day passes that a suicide is not cut down from a door beam or a telephone pole. Many infants, us- ually girls, are daily fished from the moat along the Tartar wall by the market gardeners, who use that pol; luted water to wash ¢heir vegetables, to make them more éttractive when delivered at the markets. The strug- gle for existence is so severe that mothers calmly walk to the edge of the canal and toss in their babies.” CANADA LABOR TAKES SWIPE AT Spanish Dictator in Clash With Military Juntas Over Control MADRID, Aug. 16—The clash be- Her 10-year old son, David, is seen standing on her right. Garment Work- ABYSSINIA HAS REASON TO FEAR FOREIGN POWERS Italy and England in Play of Aggression GENEVA, Ang. 16.—Italy has ad- dressed an indignant note to the league of nations council expressing surprise over the fears of Abyssinia that the accord recently reached be- |\6 tween Italy and England over spheres of economic influence in that coun- try gave reason to suspect the mo- tives of the two powers. The note denied that Italy has any aggressive aims in the Ethiopean empire. Italian Railroad. But the uncertainty of the Abyssi- nians is expected to continue unabated —and not without reason. The agree- ment between England and Italy cen- tered about enterprises that both have under way or in view in Abyssi- nian territory. Italy is planning a railroad from her Red Sea colony to Italian Somaliland that will run across a good portion of the Abyssi- an kingdom. The fascists also want an economic monopoly of the portion traversed by the railroad. England Wants Dam. England's share of the agreement was entered into to further the con- struction of a huge dam on the Blue Nile, ostensibly for the improvement of the Sudan, but actually to aid the British interests who are engaged in the planting of cotton in the Sudan. The dam is expected to improve the cotton crop and allow an extension of the growing area, 4 Bad Memory. Abyssinia has every reason to worry about Italy, It was not many years ON LEAGUE SEAT Seeks Expansion For Colonial Trade BERLIN, Aug. 16, — The German cabinet at its meeting last week laid down the rule for any German dele- gates who may be invited to the league of nations’ coming meeting of ERMANY HOLDS. | TOHER CLAIM | : ae iain as: | t ihske weer workin hoi 8? ae xo) ae i if } j the advisory committee, that Germany | will not enter the league council if any other nations are admitted at the | same time, and that Germany must have the same standing in the coun- cil as the other imperialist powers | who have colonial possessions. Not Yet invited. German cabinet circles are affront- yet received even an invitation to at- tend the meeting. If such invitation is received, the old representatives, bassador in Paris, will attend are beginning a drive for demanding of the other powers more colonial | territories for Germany. They argue | that the Dawes plan cannot be car- | ried out unless Germany has new foreign markets such as only colonies can give, since her ability to pay rep arations is based on a favorable trade balance, as pointed out by Owen Young, director of the Dawes plan. Imperialist Designs. The colonization scheme has a cor- rollary in the anti-republican move ment finding approval with the Hind- enburg regime, who ordered the for- eign embassies on the seventh anni- versary of the Weimar constitution, to fly the imperial flag, with a small inset of the republican colors. President Hindenburg, while offici- ally denying that he had had any communication with the ex-kaiser on the question of reducing the ex-mon- arch’s “claims” to the properties which caused the recent referendum vote, does not deny that conversations were held with the kaiser’s legal rep resentative to reduce the claims until their acceptance could be gotten thru. ** Spain to Claim Seat. MADRID, Ang. 15.—It is stated thas Spain will send representatives to the Geneva meeting of the advisory com- mittee of the league of nations on August 24, to maintain Spain’s atti tude that she be allowed a permanent seat on the league council. LT. U, RIVALS FIGHT FOR FAT VIRIGNIA JOB Commission A p point- ment the Desired Prize (Special to The Daily Worker) RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 16.—Organ- ized labor, already very weak, is still turther dividing its ranks over endorse- ments of candidates for appointment as member of the state industrial com- mission, one of the best paying jobs in the state of Virginia. Major Charles K. Kizer, member of the typographical union and former chief of police of Norfolk, and R. T. Bowden of Richmond, a member of the same organization, are the rival candi- dates. Bowden has the endorsement of the Virginia State Federation of Labor, the Richmond central body and several individual unions. Famous “Non-Pertisan” Pollttcs. Norfolk central body i gleeful be- cause Portsmouth central labor union ed at the fact that Germany has not) Dr. Gaus and Dr. Von Hoesch, the am-| The big industrialist and politicians | Be Sure to begin this unusual feature in Saturday's (Aug. 21) issue of the NEW MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT— Literature BY Vv. F. CALVERTON, The unusual open ing article will deal with the first appear ance of the worker fn Ame n literature— “Un Tom’s Cabin” the Civil War Period and Bellamy’s “Looking Backward.” The whole series will be4 made doubly attractive with , the addition of the striking? art work by one of the lead- + ing proletarian artists— FRED ELLIS Other Features in Next Satur- day’s Issue: of the New Mag- azine Supplement: Second installment of a series of four splendid articles “The History of the Catholic Church in Mexico” BY MANUEL GOMEZ, “The Armoured Cruiser Potemkin” “ BY M. A, SKROMNY. An unusual feature with illustrations “THE TRUMPET” A story by Herminia Zur Muhlien, author \of the well-known and de lightful ‘“Fairy Tales for Workers’ Children, “Coolidge’s Rubber- Neck—Col. Carmi Thompson” BY HARRY GANNES, Rubber in the Philippines and polities in America. A valuable article, ad oF Tuned, Repaired, Refinished BOUGHT AND SOLD “Coffee Plantations-in Brazil” A letter from Brazil presenting & picture of conditions in this country, ago that the Abyssinians under the late King Menelik were forced to fight back invading Italian columns. These memories together with the news from Rome carrying veiled threats of imperialist expansion hint- ing quite openly that Africa is to be the scene of the proposed conquests probably enhances the fears of the Abyssinian statesmen. The note of the Italian government is expected to come up at the Sep- tember council of the league. Soviet Union Oil Production Increases WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 16.—O11 production in the Soviet Union has reached the pre-war level and is gain- ing steadily, says a Moscow report to the Russian information bureau in Washington. Forty million dollars is being spent this year on improvements and extensions of the wells, refineries and pipe lines. Much of the new ma- chinery is being imported from the United States, Germany and England, with the result that the mechanical condition of the Baku and Grozny fields is declared to be better than it was before the war. Production has tripled in the past four years. Production for June was 731,928 me- tric tons, breaking all monthly records since the war. Oil exports for the first nine months of the Soviet fiscal year, October 1 to July 1, were 987,000 metric tons, an inerease of nearly 5 per cent over the same period last year, In 1913-the exports for the en- tire year were 914,000 tons. Exports tween dictator Prime de Rivera and the army officers’ “juntas” or coun- cils is becoming crucial. The officers ineist on promotion by seniority, while De Rivera is trying to introduce a supposed “merit system” of promo- tion by appointment, The argument concenls a deeper conflict between De Rivera and sec- tions of the Spanish bourgeoisie, which back the movement of resist- ance to De Rivera’s rule ted by the army officers. The head of the ar- tillery corps, General Canton, denies that hts section or the engineers, have agreed as Da Rivera says, to the sys- tem of promotion by appointment. Those appointed to higher posts in various departments are resigning ir protest, and'the few who accept pro- motions by De Rivera are ostracized by their fellows and may be expelled by this pressure from the army. has endorsed Kizer. But this indorse- ment did not come without a battle, del- egates devoting all of the last meeting to wrangle over the rival printers. The metal trades council of Ports- mouth navy yard is behind the Rich- mond man so that labor unionists of that city are tearing their movement to pieces over the chances of two men to get a fat job. Meanwhile neutral observers declare the fight may be much ado about noth- ing, for a research bureau, now mak- ing a survey of the state government, may recommend reduction of the in- dustrial commission from three to one member, Preachers and Wage Cuts. With labor leaders anxious to get soft government jobs and religious cranks busy stirring up the people in order to keep them away from study of their deplorable economic condi tions large employers are preparing to cut the alerady low wages paid labor in this state. Preachers and religious evangelists are busy preaching “hell fire and dam- nation” at the factory gates during the lunch hours, employers giving them every encouragement. The various highways of the state also display va- rious biblical quotations on signs tacked on trees, while daily newspa- pers, zealous in keeping the colored and white races divided, pay colored preachers to prepare social] events news items for special columns de- voted to news of the colored people. UPPER CHAMBER Leaders Follow ‘A. F. of L. Non-Partisan Policy OTTAWA, August 16.—The labor movement of Canada is after the scalp of the upper house of parlia- ment according to an official state- ment issued by trade union leaders in which the senate is charged with inplacable hostility towards labor. The abolition of the upper house is advocated. Call Us Before You Buy Your Plano Elsewhere and Save Money. KART’S PIANO REPAIR SHOP 2439 W. WALTON ST. Information Service for out-of-town | Daily Worker readers, By Uplon Sinclair Read it today on page 5, NEW YORK, ATTENTION! MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE AND . SYMPHONY CONCERT vance A ot Lally. “ ate is nothing but a home for aged Proceeds go to buy MILK AND BREAD for the children political favorites of the ruling class- " es. Former premier McKenzie King, of the Passaic textile strikers, Tisai thin detnrs OhE-UE ie eae jor issues in the last campaign, but failed to fulfill his promis: Labor seems to be taking a leaf out of the political text hook of the American Federation of Labor in promising to support whatever candidates who promise to make the labor Jeaders the rosiest promises. Chicago Judge Seeks New Anti-Gun Laws Judge Marcus Kavanagh of the criminal court has made public a copy Cartoons by Fred Ellis, A. Jerger, Hay Bales and Vose, POEMS MOVIE REVIEWS AND Wagner-Tchaikowsky Program David Mendoza, of Capitol Theatre, Conductor, Two Washington Policewomen Fined For Violent Methods WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 16, — Gladys Black and Pearl Parker, two Washington policewomen, were fined $25 each by a police trial board for their violent handling of Mrs. Loretta Marx. Mrs, Marx testified that she of @ gun law which he announced he| thought they were “insane.” She said would attempt to have the various leg-| that the two, pfficers mistook her for islatures enact within the next few/an escaped jnmate of the national months, ‘The law calls for a ten-year} (raining schoo} for girls, that they held embargo ‘on the manufacture and sale} hor by the pe tt for a long period and of pistols and all firearms of not less| “pulied me “Wrenched my arm and than four féet in length, that ehe a be “Ry for an r |] SENDBIN Your suUB To THE celved in cane, ab aaemp ne Famous Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakoff Directed by Alexis Kosloff of the Metropolitan Opera. CHORUS OF 250 VOICES led by Jacob Schaefer. SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 28, 8 P. M. at . CONEY ISLAND STADIUM Surf Ave. and W, 6th St. eral Admission $1.00 thoe 4 wt “A MARXIAN ANECDOTE” A letter written by Karl Marx in 1867 to a close friend, relating a peculiar adventure which had be- fallen him. Read this interesting letter of the founder of modern Socialism in its first American publication, i WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.-— Wayne B, Wheeler, general counse! for the Anti-Saloon League, tele- of fuel ofl are:now nearly five times| graphed from Shelby, Mich., stating was | the pre-war rate;and of gasoline about | that he could not and would not ac- two and a half times, showing that the | cept appointment head of the fed- Soviets are going into refining of their | eral dry to General Lin- 7 Vs wat povarere gs ma Ri melt lia lili