The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 20, 1926, Page 1

{ 4) en as Sccond-class matter September 21, 1923; &t the Post Office at Chicago, Mlinois, under the Act of March In Chicago, Vol. Ill. No. 187. Subscription Rates: Currey By THOMAS J, O’FLAHERTY a nt NE of the best jokes of the season one of the reasons given by John H. Walker, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, for his support of Frank L. Smith, republican candi- date for United States senator. Smith as chairman of the Illinois commerce commission saved the users of utilities $360,000,000 thru a reduction in rates, Says Walker. The joke is that Samuel Insull, multimillionaire utility mag- nate and one of the most reactionary anti-union, militaristic plutes in the United States, the chief loser in Smith’s rate-cutting spree, contributed approximately $150,000 to Smith’s cam- Paign fund. Now, if Insull was mulcted out of millions of dollars thru Smith's action, his campaign contributions in- ‘dicate that he is a most unusual kind of a capitalist ‘or else as crazy as Outside Chicagu, Seenz |CONN. UNIONS WILL LAQNCH LABOR TICKET Plan to Enter Coming Fall Elections (Special to The Daily Worker) HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 18. — Con- necticut workers plan to place a state labor ticket in the coming fall elec- tions. A state labor convention, which is to nominate a slate and to draw up a platform, will meet here Sunday, August 29 at 11 a. m. in the Central Labor Union Hall, 23 Central Row. To Build Organization, At this convention which is called ) per year, 1, $6.00 per year, WAR ANIBASSADOR IS REPRESENTATIVE OF James W, Gerard, former ambas- sador to Germany, has been chosen to represent the “public” on the New York state industrial commis- sion that also has a representative of “labor” and “capital” on it. It is supposed to make a study of indus- trial relations. Of course, the mil- itaristic and imperialistic Mr. Gerard can be depended upon to be un- biased on questions between the workers and the owners. BRENNAN RUNS FOR SECRETARY FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1926 10 = ily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER , 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. The DAILY WORKER Raises f 2 Ni Pye the Standard for a Workers’ ; Py ; EW 5 vee { i and Farmers’ Government Mey EDITION ‘ ; hy Price 3 Cents POLICE RENEW Feed Women and Children Punue'maew you!) BRUTALITY ON and Mine Strike Is Won, MASS PICKETS Radio Appeal to U. S. Labor Union Accepts Bosses’ Challenge for Vote (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Breaking the promise of “neutrality” made by police commissioners in previous conversa- tions with the leaders of the striking members of;the International Ladies’ Garment Workers, the police viciously attacked the strikers when they mobil- ized in the garment district for mass picketing, and arrested 41 strikers, some of wh were brutally handled. Pave McKENNA, member of the executive board of the British Miners’ Federation, speaking from the Chicago Federation of Labor radio broadcasting station on the Municipal Pier, declared to the workers of the middle west listening in, who numbered many thousands, that if sufficient financial assistance can be secured to save the women and children from starvation, then the giant strike of 1,200,000 British coal miners can be won. McKenna declared: “We appeal to the American trade unionists and the sympathetic public to save us in this great struggle. y assistance to save the women and children from starvation, WE WILL WIN THIS STRUGGLE!” (Full text of McKenna’s address appears in this issue) If we can only get sufficient Harold F, McCormick, who spent]by the Connecticut labor campaign Two Pickets Clubbed. thousands of dollars on a Ghetto|committee definite plans are to be This assault was aided by manufac- e e,e Ld maiden who posed as a Sultan’s}made to build an organization based . % 2 a} turers’ gangsters, and Louis Cohen, a daughter. on the trade unions of the state to striker, after being beaten over the H e el 1S ners: s 2s R. WALKER generates consider- able indignation when anybody questions his political honesty. But it will take more than tears to convince an intelligent worker that a labor deader supported a republican pol- itician because of his benevolence to the public at the expense of the man enter each election with a program and slate of candidates pledged to sup- port organized labor in its drives against the injunction menace, regis- tration of foreign-born, against inter- ference in strikes by police, etc. Among those signing the call for the convention are William Thuer, president of Capitol City Machinist Will Oppose Kennedy; Endorses Brophy (By Federated Press) SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 18.——FP)— Endorsing the candidacy of, John head with a blackjack by a gangster named Dominick Guisetti, was taken to the hospital following the arrest of Guisetti on @ charge of felonious as- sault, The gangster claims to be a “special officer” hived by the bosses. Another union picket, Frank Miretz, was clubbed by a policeman so severe- ly that he, e is in the hospital. “SF (Special Cable to The Daily Worker.) Moscow, August 18.—In. an appeal addressed to all Communist parties and to all workers, the Executive Committee of the Communist International calls upon the world proletariat to ensure at all costs the victory of the British miners. The workers must see to it that the British General Council of Trade Unions does not dare ’ Lodge of Hartford, No, 354; M. Rohin-| Brophy, president of District 2, United| Of the pickets arrested, twenty were |to destroy the Anglo-Russian Unity Committee that was organized thru the will of the masses puter Wat acenes ie inpueet ot sky, president Painters Local Nos. 4|Mine Workers, for international. un-| given suspended sentences, three fined | of the workers of England and of the Soviet Union, and that has for its aim the struggle for Smith prior to the slush fund dult on | 224 409 of Hartford; Robert 8. Kling. jion head, William J. Brennan an-|$5 each and the rest held in bonds of ftrade union unity against the capitalist offensive. the ground of ignorance concerning | M&chinists Elm City Lodge No. 420; !nounces his candidacy for interna-|$500 each on a charge of “congrogat- the source of Smith’s campaign fin- Per Nelson, Scandinavian Workers’ |tional secretary-treasurer in opposi- | ing.” MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. ances, but he has no such excuse now. And yet he persists in backing Smith, when even capitalist editors admit that it was not exactly good form for the chairman of a commission to -accept liberal contributions to his cam- paign fund from men whose fortunes to a large degree depended on his at- titude. * 6 OU can always ‘figure on a right wing socialist or an anarchist Club of Hartford and William Mc- Kenzie, Carpenter’s Union, Stamford. Send Delegates, All unions are urged to send two delegates to the convention. The call also ‘points out jhat thanks to the donations that have been received from various labor organizations that are determined to have an independ- ent labor ticket with a labor program in the coming elections the railroad expenses to the convention of all dele- gates will be paid. _ $200,000 MORE SENT BRITISH MINERS FROM SOVIET WORKERS; oe i Bee LONDON, Aug, 18.—The miners’ delegate conference, in session’ hv DELEGATES VOTE TO NEGOTIATE sft her dd es ff fa e to- day instructed the executive to open negotiations with the operators and the government in an effort to settle the coal strike. sniy picking up anything’ théy find pub- lished in the capitalist press that might reflect on the leaders of the Rus- -sian government. During the recent orgy of lying about the Soviet Union an obviously faked speech, purporting to have been delivered by Stalin, ap- peared in the Hearst press. Whether Hearst stole the fake from the social- ists or the socialists pilfered it from BEFORE TAKING DRINK, BETTER TRY IT ON DOG be nes (BULLETIN) bs MOSCOW, Aug. 18-The Soviet Trade Unlon Council has sent af $200,000 for the aid of the striking British coal miners. This sum will, to the over $2,500,000 already sent from the Soviet workers. tion to the incumbent, Thomas Ken- nedy. Brennan was formerly prest- dent of Dist. 1, U. M. W., an anthra- cite district of first importance. His fight for a recount of the vote and examination into the election of his successor, Rinaldo Capellini, is now before Pennsylvania courts. Opposes Anthracite Agreement. Brennan attacks the anthracite agreement signed February of this! year for a five-year term and hits at “company influences” on some of the local unions. Brennan outlines his policy as a candidate for nomination | and election as follows: | His Program. | 1. Opposition to Sec, 3 and 4 of the Feb. 12, 1926 anthracite agreement, between Districts 1, 7 and.9, U. M. W. of A.'and the an- thracite coal operators’ associa- tion. 2. Restoration to membership of Alex Howat and all other mem- bers of the U. M. W. who have lost their membership unjustly. AcGépt Challenge. A challenge from the Industrial Council of the Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, to take a secret vote among striking cloakmakers who work in in- dustrial cowneil shops to see whether they favor continuance of the strike to obtain the jinion’s demands, was ac- cepted by Lobis Hyman, chairman of the General Strike Committee, with the proviso that the industrial council | pledge itself to accede to these union terms if the workers vote in favor of continuing the strike. The challémge and its acceptance came right om the heels of confirma- tion by the union that Chas. Schrank & company, cloak manufacturers of 270 West 38th Street, expelled from | industrial coyncil membership for ne- gotiation wig@Ahe union, had settled on union terms and was now working with a full quota of 30 employes. Hyman Replies. The gndustrial council's challenge, charging that:employes are on strike against their own will and because they are “terrorized” by their officials, 3. Nationalization of all-coal mines in the anthracite and bi- tuminous regions, with protection for the constitutional rights of every member of the union. 4. Organization of all non-un- ion miners. 5, Elimination of the influence which the coal companies have on some of the local unions. 6. Endorsement of John Bro- phy for international union presi- dent and an appeal to his friends and supporters to rally to Brophy. was made in paid advertisements in the Jewish press. Chairman Hyman replied: “The manufacturers are continuing their tactics of picking out shops from among those settled which are not representative and holding them up as typical of settled shops, though we have settled with much larger shops. Bosses Must Accept Vote. “There is nothing done to keep our workers out.on a strike against their own will. We do not see the necessity of a referendum such as the industrial to the workers, and above all to agree to direct and thorogoing | real aid to the striking miners. ‘SPAIN DEMANDS TANGIER OR IT LEAVES AFRICA To Let Others Sit on the Riffian Lid ‘ (Special to The Dally Worker) MADRID, Aug. 18.—Spain intends, to present a plea to the great powers for attribution of the international zone of Tangier to Spain. If this fails she will threaten to evacuate the Riff. This would be one of the bluntest diplomatic moves made in recent his- the fighting miners, as now. aid to the striking miners. At no time, the Communist International points out, was this Committee so indispensable It is the task of the British work- ers to compel the General Council to make its delegation on the Anglo-Russian Unity Committee Should the General Council refuse such aid its new treachery should be immediately ex- posed so that its members may be replaced by new people worthy of being called the repre- sentatives of the British workers. WAGE LEVY AND COAL EMBARGO. The aid to the miners must be quick and efficacious. on all workers who are at work. The fraternal aid given by the workers of the Soviet Union to the British miners must become the-example for the workers of all countries to emulate. Side by side with the work of supplying material aid to the miners it is absolutely necessary to organize an embargo on coal transport. The stopping of the movement of coal shipments |to British ports will signify a great triumph for the cause of international solidarity and be a It should be raised by wage levies Fuil Text of Appeal Over Chicago Labor’s Radio for Financial Aid to the Striking British Coal Miners The full text of the appeal made by. Paul McKenna, representative * of the British coal mine strikers, for financial support from American workers is published herewith. it was made from the radio broad- casting station of the Chicago Federation of Labor on the Municipal Pier. It was as follows: Greetings from the British Miners 1 extend to you the greetings of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain who have been on a strike for nearly four months, fighting 4 4 section: f the anthracite « Hearst does not show, as neither side| Coolidge Did Not Stop} 7%, Sections, of | te ci. | Counc! proposes, because our workers |tory and might have important conse-| against the most brutal proposal that has ever been attempted to be indicates the source from which this Poisonin: f Alk: agreement attacked by Brennan read:/ have voted more than once at mass | quences. Indeed observers are wonder- imposed upon the workers in any country. precious document came, It is a much o1s0) ig 0 y ‘ hirtetranpit Pe mecnnes ant ae mage bets me ling if the matter was not broached The coal operators state that coal has been sold at an uneconomic S. ! 8 y is vote, cruder fake than the alleged “Zinoviev Sec. If within days after | time, by almost a unanimou: with the Italian government during letter” which helped bring the tories into office in England and defeated the MacDonald government. The Soviet government has survived the cleverest fabrications that could be turned out by capitalists, socialists and anar- chists. It is not likely that a clumsy job at this late day will bother Mos- PAUL SMITHS, N, Y., Aug. 18. — Coolidge finished a hard day’s silence yesterday by making two denials, The report that a group of bankers was planning a $100,000,000 pool to make loans to farmers was all off, the president declared. If any pool was in mind it was a horse pool to drown the poor farmers in. starting such negotiations the. par- ties have not agreed, all issues in controversy shall be referred to a board of two men with full power and without reservation or restric: tions, and the parties agree to abide by any decision or decisions of such board, either on the merits of the controversy or as to procedure to they favored a strike, if the union terms could not be obtained by other means. “But if members of the industrial | council doubt the result of those votes, we are willing to initiate anothep referendum, with the understanding that should our members vote in favor of continuing the strike, the industrial |the recent negotiations for the Italo- | Spanish arbitration treaty. i Rivera Makes Threat. | The information as to the govern- price. If that is so, they cannot blame the miner because he does not sell the coal, and if the profits are mot in the industry as they claim, then it is their duty to put it there. But the statement made by them of making no profits does not coincide with the statement made by the minister of"mines and the House of Commons, on May 25, 1925. |ment’s plan was contained in an in- |terview with General Primo de | Rivera: Hi | “After seventeen years in Morocco, The following are the aggregate profits made by the coal miners of Great Britain. The figures are official The year ended the 31st of March. returned by the mines department. gow appreciably. Fi The president was credited with] be followed. Such board shall be | council will be bound to sign agree- maintaining neutrality and spending al- 1913 .. £ 16,900,000 1920 . .41,800,000 eed having issued orders to the prohibition] @Ppointed’ as follows: ments on the-basis of our demands— |most 50,000 lives and 5,000,000,000 1914 - 21,100,000 1921 .. « 3,100,000 OCIALISTS oftentimes charge Com-' authorities in Washington to stop The operators shall name three | the 40-hour week, 36 weeks a year as | pesetas, if Spain does not obtain Tan- 1915 1068 F is 1,800,000 munisis of being unfair, unscru-! poisoning alcohol lest there be no{ Men and the miners shall name |a minimum, a ten per cent increase in |gier {t will be a matter of considera- st ne é 15,800,000 pulous and addicted to attacking 1a-|voters available in the next presiden-| three men. The operators shall | wages and limitation of jobbers, tion whether it is worth her trouble to date aes . reat nen bor Officials. Of course, every intel-]tjai election. This was also placed in select one man from the list, and “If they refuse this guarantee, why, | spend 200,000,000 pesos annually in bee 5 .. 6,900, Jigent person knows that fairness,|the “not so” category. Coolidge is| ‘%@ miners shall select one from |then, the vote will be a waste of Morocco with international Tangier as when synonomous with impartiality a8/not certain whether he is a candidate| th operators’ list, and the two men | effort. a possible nest of new conspiracies it nsually 8, is as raré ag a hairless ape. Communists, liké ‘socialists, an- archists or single taxers, fight those whose views and policies are in op- position to their own.,,This is quite natural and inevitable. Only a hypo- crite would brand itas_ political turpi- for the presidency or not. Until he makes a decision he will consider the poisoning of the people a purely domestic affair sbétween the bootleg- gers and the prohibition department, mer) Sesqui to Stay Open Sunday, so approved shall constitute said board. Unless agreed, the men named by the parties shall not be connected with the United Mine Workers of America, or the busi- ness of mining coal. The board (Continued on page 2) More Settlements. The joint board of the cloakmakers’ unions annonnced yesterday settle- ments on full union terms with the firms of Henry Rosenzweig, A. Port- folio, and H. Seidenberg, manufactur- ers who supply members of the Wil- liamsberg Contractors’ Association and easy means of arousing the Moor- ish tribes to take the field with arms again, Scene of Coming Conflict. “The rest of Europe will not be free of the weight of Tangier until it is fully turned over to Spain. Those who Continual Turmoil in the Industry HIS dispute arose in 1919 when the government of the day refused to put into operation the findings, and from that date, there has been continual turmoil in the coal industry because in 1920 the miners were lists have supported the - locked out for three weeks, and a settlement was arrived at temporarily bee hg ienagratlt ae waedie PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18. — The Two Ensigns Die in Plane Crash, with work, ‘These firms cater largely |do not see this are blind since it will by the acceptance of the agreement known as the datum line. But in right ng A, os sesqui-centennial exposition will re-] CHICAGO. Aug. 18,—Ensign George } to. mail orderhouses, not be long before Tangier is the : trades unions. Communists supported | main open to the public on Sundays,| Hammer of Austin, Tex... and Basics. center of grave international con- 1921 the then government of the day de-controlied the industry nine the left. ; as in the four weeks, the board Robert T. Stone of Howard 8. D. 1; $8,000 Jewelry. flicts.” spgnvne eters fre expiration onthe “etatute heel the: Maer: at sae : ass) of directors diinounced today, after al were killed today when their plane| NEW YORK, Aug. 18, — Two men time fought for thirteen w and had to go back to work, defeated. HE socialists charged the Commun- ists with endangering the unions (Continued on page 2) mewing in ’tHé “city hall at which it was ‘decided ‘to “stand pat” on the Sunday opening question. lived from a height of some 300 feet into Lake Michigan at the Great Lakes naval training station near here. stole diamonds value at $8,000 from a jewelry store window in Brooklyn, and escaped, “Say it with your pen in the worker correspondent page of The DAILY WORKER.” In 1924 they were successful in increasing the minimum wage from 20 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent. (Continued on page 2) increased a hundred-fold and daily|in America, visiting the trade unions, their hardships become greater and| every effort should be made to sup- greater, | port them and give heed to their plea. It has taken a long while for labor} There are millions of workers who do selves and organized labor to. stand solidly behind the British miners and help them on to victory. Every battle is fought on the stomach—life can of- good bread. Every American worker who still vats three meals a day, must under- stand that if necessary we must give fighters across the sea; for if the Brit: ish miners are whipped. and starved into submission—it will not be long before the American worker will find Miners’ Children Are Breadless! Hasten Your Relief Funds! " barons with the support of the British y by the International Workers’ Aid government, the miners have been of America from its sister organiza- locked out because of their refusal to accept a 10% wage reduction. from tion, the International Workers’ Relief of England, where millions of children, whose fathers and mothers are waging a desperate struggle againgt unbear- able living conditions in ‘the ‘British coal fields, are on thé verge of starva- * eae a their already miserable pay envelope and because of their refusal to permit the working day underground to be lengthened by an hour, \ in America to awaken to the real sig- nificance to the British coal struggle— a delay that has made the fight of the British miners so much harder and The miners staunchly supported by , more desperate, The delay of Ame their are | jeally in the class, the lock-out | tion owinich much has | Now aint ives and even their children, | ican labor to bring support to the Brit- e interests | ish miners:bas caused much unneces- and hardship, rectified. a condi. be ae not belong to trade unions, who per- haps will not hear by word of mouth what the English delegation has to but who must be equally interest- ed in this fight for labor's cause. Whenever!a struggle of the work- ing class ts )defeated by the master class, the i pirnage aid d . the un- fer no resistance without receiving nourishment and food supply that will produce its energy, The miners and their families are living on rations of salt, bread and tea, which unless im- mediate help arrives, will diminish to a ou when résistance will be impos- 8 . e the price of one of these meals to the himself in the same boat. The International Workers’ Aid of America calls upon every worker | to make weekly contributions out of the British miners, their wives and his pay envel children. lope for the support iets