The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 1, 1926, Page 2

Page Two CAL IS FUNNIER THAN RODGERS, SAYSUNTERMYER President Exposed in Unexpected Role Commepfing upon the reported sat- isfact ic ot the d of ration in \nti-Trust laws, as report- tehes from Paul Smith's, nel Untermyer iissued a_ state- ment declaring that the President was a “joker” and ‘that the claim that his Administration had enforced these jaws was “humbug.” Mr. Untermyer asserted that the laws were being flouted openiy. Visit from Trust Head Mr. Untermyer linked the report of the President’ atisfaction with his Adminiztration’s anti-trust record with the visit to him on thé same day of Owen D. Young, Chairman of the e Committee of the General Company. This company, Mr. r ted, was one of the organ trusts” and nt offender against e many other qual- ifications of the President, he has added that of a satirical humorist,” the role of a practical joker, but the tion to joke is on the public, iti is better than Mr. Untermyer said. “He appears in anything that ill Rogers has done. Nice Baby Indeed! Mr. Young is an estimable gentle- man, but imagine him—the head of not only one of the greatest of the Morgan trusts but one of the greatest of all American trusts—the General Kelectric Company, as an advisor to our Government on the enforcement and sterngthening of the antitrust laws, against which his company has been and is one of the most conspic- nous offenders.” Daugherty Hard of Hearing Mr. Untermyer declared that the General Electric Company, by an agreement with the Westinghouse Company, controlled 100 per cent, of the electric bulb business, “not only the manufacture but the distribution all the way down to the consumer. He said that the Lockwood Legisla- tive Investigating Committee, of which he was counsel, obtained the facts and called upon Harry M. Daugherty, hten Attorney General, far a criminal prosecution. He added tnat the committee mihi just as well have appealed to a stone wall, for it obtained no action. Champion of Trusts “This Administration is and has been throughout the champion of the trusts,” Mr. Untermyer said. “Under ite protecting wing, they have multi- plied and prospered as never before in our history until the entire country is now honeycombed with illegal com- binations in almost every line of in- dustry. Cites Case In Point Mr. Untermyer said that in a num- ber of cases, the action of the Gov- ernment consisted in relieving the de- fendants from the effects of judg- ments that had been obtained by hard-fought victories of preceding ad- ministrations. Among these, he said, was the case against the New Haven Ratlroad. Discussing five cases against the ce- ment trust, which he said had first been exposed by the Lockwood Com- mittee, Mr. Untermyer declared that the Government's counsel had failed to produce all the evidence at the trial with the result of a disagree- ment by the jury. Scandal and Traversity “nI the rare cases in which the Ad- ministration has been goaded by pub- lic clamor into making a gesture of enforcing the laws, as in the case of the Bread Trust, the result has been a scandal and travesty upon the ad- ministration of justice,” he added. “Tris disgraceful performance bas been fully exposed in the report of ébe jmority members of the present Fed- Tesi Trade Commission and on the floor of the Senate, and has led to the introduction of a resolution by Sena- ter ‘Walsh for an investigation. In that case the Department of Justice struck at a ‘straw man,’ and under cover of that gesture the Continental which was and re- Bread oCmpany, maims the real offender and which was then being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, was al- lowed to slide out and the proceed- ings against it weve dismissed by a fraud practiced upon the court.” Why not a smali ly to take to your trade union meeting? SCOTT NEARING JUST BACK FROM ENGLAND Where he reported the British ‘Trade Union Congress will speak on “THE CRISIS IN BRITISH IMPERIALISM” at the Community Church Auditorium 34th St. and Park Ave., New York Mon. Eve., Sept. 20, 8:15 P. M. Admission 75c. Tickets at Workers School, 108 E. 14th St. dimmy Higgins Book Store, 127 University Pl. ent Collidge over | bundle of The DAILY WORKER sent to you regular- | (Continued from page 1) and in Illinois the coal magnates did not have to repudiate it because they could get around it with Farrington’s assistance. In a statement to the associated press, John L. Lewis declared that the membership of the United Mine | Workers “will be happy that the |union is being purged of its evil in- Prominent progressives j|who were expelled from the miners’ junion by Farrington with the aid of Lewis, declare that, of the two “evil influences” Lewis is: much more dan- }gwerous than Farrington and they jhope that the December elections | will send him scurrying like Farring- |ton to some friendly operators pay- | roll. | Lewis Has Ambitions. There are rumors floating around Chicago, that the principal reason for Lewis campaign for re-election is his ambition to secure the post of secretary of labor. This position was promised him during the last | presidential campaign when he was |appointed a member of the national campaign committee of the G. O. P. tho the A. F. of L. was committed to the support of Robert M. LaFol- lette. Something went wrong and }James J. Davis did not step down. Such position would suit Lewis, who jis tremendously vain. Titles appeal |to him. Farrington hankers less for official honors. What he values most is hard cash. Not that Lewis would turn down a fat contract. Would Not Bargain With Him. Lewis feels that unless he is presi- dent of the international union when the next presidential election comes around the administration may not think it worth while to bargain with him. Neither would it be becoming to the dignity of the secretary of la- bor’s office to confer it on one who could not hold his own in a labor union. It is freely stated in Springfield that Farrington dropped $50,000 in a milling venture recently and was be- side himself with grief over the loss before he left for Burope. Perhaps threis some truth in the report. It may account for Farrington’s de- cision to sign a contract which the Peabody Coal company hag dangled ise front of his nose for the past ten | years. Farrington’s “Dual Complex.” In an interview to The DAILY WORKER, a prominent militant in | fluences.” Shipping in tineaten Roads is Full of Strike Breaker Coal (Continued from page 1) weapons, to crush the little children, women and men of the mining dis- tricts of the British Isles, likely to be disappointed with August returns. Coal shipped to South American ports means a gain for American cap- italists for much of the fuel formerly sent to that continent came from Eu- rope. Here are some of the ships sailing with coal from Norfolk during two days: Atlanticos (Greek Steam Ship), for Queenstown, Ireland, for orders, with cargo of coal. Boston City (British S. S.), for Bris- tol, England, with cargo of coal. Valnoce (Italian S. S.), for United Kingdom ports with cargo of coal, Port Melbourne (British S. S.), for London with cargo of coal, Ellin (Greek S. S.), for United King- dom ports with cargo of coal. Yokohama (Danish S. S.), for lands End, England, with cargo of coal. Kepwick Hall (British 8. S.), for United Kingdom ports with cargo of coal, Neotsfield (British S, S.), for United Kingdom ports with cargo of coal. Gloxinia (British 8. S.), for Ant- werp with cargo of coal, Angela (Spanish 8. S.), for Queen- stown with cargo of coal, These ships also carried coal from these ports to South America during the same two days: for Rio de Janeiro with ¢argo of coal. Pontypridd (British S..S.), for Bue- nos Aires with cargo of coal. King Alfred (British 8. S.), for Bue- nos Aires with cargo of coal, Swinburne (British 8. 8.), for Brazil with cargo of coal. Marte (Italian 8. 8), for River Platte, with cargo of coal. On the same two days these ships cleared from Baltimore with coal: Isabo (Italian 8. 8.), for Quéenstown for orders, with coal for England. Wooburn (British S. 8.), for Alexan- dria, Egypt, with coal. Kingswood (British 8, S.), for Queenstown for orders, with coal for England. Brosund (Danish 8. 8.), for Osla, with coal. Arinda Mendi (Spanish 8. S., for Queenstown for orders with coal for England. Ada O, (Italian 8S. 8.), for Genoa, with coal, Admiral Hastings (British 8, 8.). for Port Said, Egypt, with coal. Lingfield (British 8, 8.), for Queen- stown with coal, Kassala (British 8. 8.), for Ibicuy, with coal, Uguagiianza (Italian 8. 8.), for Sa- vona with coal, ae eat A A LN LR TREE RS RNA} EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ILLINOIS ~ MINERS’ UNION OUSTS FARRINGTON | erence Seite the Illinois Miners’ Union, comment- the union while fighting the progres- sives during the past few years, “Any kind of an_ organization formed inside the district to help strengthen the union was branded ‘dual’ by Farrington, this member declared, “Educational leagues, pro- gressive committees, even branches of the International Labor Defense were declared outlaw by this agent of the Peabody Coal company. Now even the most simple minded miner knows that right along fhe progres- sives were right and that when Far- rington ousted Duncan McDonald, Freeman Thompson, Henry Corbis ley and others form office, some of them from the union they had helped to build, the district president was carrying out the instructions of the Peabody Coal company.” | In a cable from Paris, Farrington |declared his intention to resign as district president when he reached the United States early in October. Deadlock Now on Struck Chicago Store Buildings: |Expect crisis Wednesday The strike continues on the two Landis award jobs from which all men were order by the Chicago Build- ing Trades Council last week. The critical point is approaching when the attempt to furnish scabs will be made by the Citizens’ Committee for the Enforcement of the Landis Award. The committee has announced that this will probably be Wednesday. The council has intimated that a number of other buildings classed as Landis award jobs may be on strike by that time, making it difficult to find strike- breakers enough to go around. Police and private guards furnished by the Citizens’ Committee are in evi- dence at both places, Furrier Militants Hit Millstein’s Tactics (Continued from page 1) remnants of Kaufmanism, and make the union a real fighting instrument against the bosses. Look Out for Gag. The progressives warn the members against the attempts to kill discussion of the agreement. The progress’ demand a full account from the pies- ent officials;iand also demand that ‘ll trumped-up_ch..tges against progress- ives shall he" w.ped out so that every member shall be allowed to run for office, They emphatically demand that gangsters and Chicago police be elimi- nated from the affairs of the Furriers’ Unio nand that freedom of expression again become an established rule, (Continued from page 1) cused of dividing the ranks of labor. We have even been accused of playing into the hands of the operators. Why? Because we turn the spotlight on such traitors as Farrington. Not all the labor fakers accept bribes from the employers. But those who support capitalist candidates for office, par- ticularly such white sepulchres of po- litical vice as Frank L. Smith, are Scabbing on the regular fellows, when they do the dirty work for nothing. ARRY FISHWICK, vice-president of the Illinois Miners’ Union and one of Farrington’s aids, has issued a statement which should contribute to the gayety of those who have a sense of humor. Harry urges the miners to have confidence in their officials. Holy mackerel! After what Farrington has done! And after what Fishwick, Nesbit, Sneed and the other members of the Farrington payroll brigade have done during the past years. Farrington may parody car- dinal Wolsey and say: “If I served the working class half as well as J have served the Peabody Coal Com- pany and my payroll patriots I would Lord Londonderry (British $, 8.),| not be rent as I now am in the cay|*0 mistaking of my shame.” Likewise not so well paid. aasianis oe who specialize in attacks on meat will throw a fit when they read what the famous arctic ex- plorer, Stefansson has to say about the virtues of a juicy chunk of cook- ed steer, The explorer’s experfence lead him to the conclusion that @ straight diet of meat keeps the insides straight, but conteminate it with sal- was and such things and the works go on a partial general strike. Per- haps yes and perhaps no, Take note ; that this column is committed to mod- eration in all things with the excep- tion of politics. Stefansson notwith- satnding, we urge our readers to eat (or drink) sour milk, lots of leafy green vegetables, fruits and cereals. E usually lose a few subscribers whenever we discuss diet. But the truth must be served, Even Caesar is alleged to have said: “Surround me: with fat men!” And as a general rule a little flesh on the bone encour- ages a mellowness of spirit not ex- uded by Jeaner and hungrier persons. To the workingelass in general we say: Get all the meat you can out of life and if your guzzling propensities carry you te the grave ahead of your 5m Oi i Aaleghy THE DAILYIWORKER SLAVIC LABOR TO BE REPRESENTED ATI. L. D, MEET ed on Farirngton’s alleged devotion to Delegates Coming in from Industrial Centers A score of delegates will represent the South Slavic workers of America at the conference of International Labor Defense which opens in Chicago on. September 5, says £ in Krasick, secretary of the South Slavic section of the organization, i | Delegates have already! been selec- ted from South Slavic ‘branches of International Labor wt 3 and from sympathetic sections of ‘fhe fraternal organization of the — workers in this country. Fromthe chief in- dustrial centers like ‘Pines, South and North Chicago, West Allis, De- trot, St. Louis to little towns like Campbell, Ohio, these-délegates will arrive, In addition some three dele- gates from Milwaukee, a similar num- ber or more from the Pittsburgh dis- trict, where thousands of South Slavic workers are engaged in the coal min- ing or steel industry, and from Cleve- land, Good Work Among Slavs “If it were not for the fact that a good deal of our members are unem- Ployed in the coal mining industry and the financial weakness of some of our young branches in remote sec- tions of the country, we would have many more delegates representing our national branches and sympathetic units,” said Krasick. “As it is, we are more than satisfied with the re- sponse we have already had from our branches. The organized work among South Slavic workers for the cause of united labor defense has already produced gratifying results. “The South Slavic, delegates will participate as regular delegates in the conference of the I.L.D. and in addition will have a short conference of their own in order to lay out Plans for car- rying out the work of 1L.D. among the thousands of South Slavic work- ers in this country. ‘Phese workers have not only common) interests with the rest of the American working class, in uniting with them to defend its class war victims, but they are also especially interested, as is nat- ural, in developments that go on in the country of their pitth, One of the jobs of our section i¢ the extension of a brotherly hand ty the hundreds of victims of the capitalist terror in the Balkans, especially in Jugo-Slavia where our best fight: have cither been kited or ipl meOur iitle. conte i! help to tighten the lHnes in” work and lay the ground for rea’® °VverTy Benth country with Slavic worker ‘B inization of In- Li from New Yo that covered two cities in tl hours and son she did with special, puzzled days. Now the ‘2 society terious Mme. X ‘ column fer the ‘Tribune solves the riddle. noble lady fi breaker in Lon strike. coach at 5:20 e . her humble station 2° omploves’ lunchroom at the P. {ston Chi- until 11:30 at night, Pourse ® cago millionaire scab spirit would not sta, Five meals a day seabs, This req hog magnate's buyer. And what be to work in sut ings, especially republican Ame: the office to whi was Archie Balfour!” ‘O doubt M or wealthy scabs ag strikebreakers, done, except what specials and down. Madame X tell Chartered the spec! return from her young Mrs, Mc charter a fast train to her dress suit case Chicago, I vote we give of way without making it, She stands ready '} country even more ard ee ord votedly, if any crisis the flag and wave it. onion, Tears are wi terious Mme, X has 4 pay check and no will be in Mne the George offers his big pap predominantly German, Lettish and) active in organizing the meeting escaped the Russian czardom in 1903, He has been here for 25 years. But the fire of the old revolutionary spirit that flamed against oppression under the knout, burns as brilliantly ROW as ever, regiment that mutinied against czar- ism in the 1905 revolution. He came to the United States when that ef- fort failed and went to work in the coel fields near Monessen, in Penn- sylvania. camps of northern Wisconsin. He is, still here, doing the work of the American revolutionary movement, getting halls, distributing handbills, securing speakers, building up the subscription lists of the party pa- pers helping to teach the workers and farmers “why they are dis- eontented” and pointing the way out. are not satisfied.” asked. “What do they want?” however, do not need to come from ROLE OF MEXICAN LABOR IN CATHOLIC CHURCH STRUGGLE FOR POWER SUBJECT AT T.U. E. L. MEET How big a part is Mexican labor playing in the national resistance to the Catholic rebellion which has endeavored to embrace all Mexico? On what is the Mexican labor movement's stand based? Why has the A. F. of L. refrained from publishing the appeal for support received from the Mexican Regional Confederation of Labor? These and other questions that have arisen in the minds of American trade unionists in connection with the events now taking place in Mexico, will be answered on Wednesday¢——————_____. that may be put to him from the floor. the meeting will take up the British situation—or, more specifically, the evening, Aug. 1, at the monthly Chicago ot the Trade Union Educational League, held at Northwest Hall, corner North and Western avenues. their consideration, secrétary of the All-America Anti-Im- perialist League, will take them up one by one in a specially prepared talk jon American Labor and the Church} guch | Struggle in Mexico, Admission Is tree} of ‘and all workers are in’ ‘The meeting starts on the failure of bt tive council to caryy out its obligations with regard to M what the left wing in can do now to aid thelr sation broth- ers, |speator will answer 87 Anxious to News from (Special to The Dally Worker) BLOOMVILLE, Wis. — (By Mail) —Up here in Northern Wisconsin, when a Communist faces an audi- ence, what the farmers and the lumberjacks who make up that audience, like to hear most about is what is going on in the Union of ks Republics. What success is being achieved, they ask, In this respect the audience isn’t much different than one that might gather in the Manhattan Lyceum or the Central Opera House, in New York City, the Street Carmen's Hall, in Chicago, or the Labor Lyceum in Pittsburgh, In fact many of the farmers who are trying to win a livelihood from the soil, after the rapacious lumber interests have cut down the wealth of great forests of Pine are former industrial workers who have sought an escape from the coal mines, the steel mills or the fierce struggle for jobs in the big cities, »- 6¢ 6 We lit the oil lamps in the Town Hall of Schley Township, arranged the chairs, put out the Communist literature on a table and soon the gathering began to assemble from miles around, “jacks” from the lumber camps, mortgage burdened farmers, tenant farmers and farm- ers’ wives, and the children of farm- ers. A Communist meeting in the township's hall, for the use of which no rent had to be paid. It was the only place the workers and farmers could set foot without paying rent. But, it might be said, they paid with their growing taxes for the use of this meeting place, One of the first to drop in was the big political boss, Heineman, of Merrill, who said he “Just happened to be in the neighborhood.” He glanced at the literature, picked up a few samples; looked them over, un- til he finally came to the little pamphlet, “The Workers (Commun- ist) Party, What It Stands For, Why Every Worker Should Join.” “What kind of a meeting is this?” he asked, somewhat dismayed. “It's a Gommunist meeting,” he was told. He didn’t remain long after that, and he didn’t seem anxious to take any of the literature along, with him. But bg dif... : The population in this vicinity, is! ithuanian, One of the comrades Another comrade was in a Latvian Then into the lumber ee 8 They told me that, “The farmers “Why are they not satisfied?” I The answer to those questions, general group meeting wited to attend, What Left wing is Doing. ‘The spoaker wil) dwell partie A. F. of L. exeen- co, and Will show the trade unions Following his Wisconsin Farmer By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Hear Soviet Wnion human lips, Thy are to be found out along the rods that radiate in all directions. ‘They all have the same mute story to tell, deserted farms everywhere, empty buildings with the weeds Creeping up to them on all sides, “There are #t least 76 of these deserted farms on the road between Tomahawk an¢ Merrill,” I was told. This is a disfiance of less than a score of miles, I was talking to @ farmer at Bloomyille. | “Go down) that jroad,” he said, pointing to #® branch running off the main highwiy, “and you'll find eight or nine desferted rms in the first four miles."/ ° . i Some of fhese dgserted farm build- ings are bujilt of logs, the first abodes of early gettlers/) But I stood on a bridge #Panning the Prairie river, known fame “the best trout stream the gtate.” On the left bank, looking upstream, high on a grassy knoll there stood the ruins of what had eyidently been at one time a pretentious home. It could not have been built many years ago. It had a concr/te foundation, even to the front pgch with its cement steps, vas a large front bay two stories high, pntly someone had had a dream in starting life was now in ruins. Two h pillars were out, The ‘ing were ready to go, the roof would topple remained in any of the ames. The last stages of fe rapidly setting in, e Of this bit of farm pro- fallen until its value was mortgage that had been pn it. The farmer would be to pay off the mortgage. So ™moved out, losing every- lawyer held the mortgage. this wreck on his hands. hboring farmer offered $200 land, claiming the buildings wer’ 1O use to him, the lawyer take them with him, if he ?: But the lawyer held out for He is still waiting, No one Hit 4 buy. Thats the story of pne piece of deserted farm pro- yy. It was now being used as a jouse by those who went swim- m out of the Chicago Tribune t morning. It told of the de- ase of the farm population in the gjure in 1920 was 849,710. It had ppped in 1925 to 791,568. Of this al in 1925, 789,162 were white and dustry in competition with the city workers, ready to work for a mere pittance in order to keep alive, What is true of Michigan is also true of Wisconsin and of every other agricultural state in the middle west, and in the nation. That is why the farmers are dis- contented. That is why they come to a Communist meeting in a town- ship hall in northern Wisconsin to learn the way out. And they are anxious to hear about what is going on in the Soviet Union. 22S (NOTE,.—Another article tomorrow.) ers. A way must be found to mobilize try on the lines r support miners as to 8p. m.sharp, | tain, eee SF RN a OUR REE CHICAGO 1.L. 6. W. VOTE TAX FOR NEW YORK FIGHT Mass Meeting Applauds 40,000 on Strike The Chicago membership of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union voted thru their mass meeting Wednesday night in Schoenhofen Ha!) to give immediate monetary aid to the striking oloakmakers of New York. The meeting had before it a resolu tion which had passed the joint board and the meeting of shop chairmen held August 17, pointing out that 40, 000 members of the I. L. G. W. are on strike in the largest center of their industry fighting with heroic ardor for a forty-hour week and a guaran- teed period of employment, and that the membership in Chicago must hur- ry. to their support, financially. ‘Tne resolution proposed that each mem- ber of the union in Chicago be as- sessed one day’s pay for the aid ot the New York strike. Four General Strikes, ‘The resolution was passed by the meeting, with an amendment substi- tuting for the one day’s pay a flat tax of five dollars per member. The resolution was read by the business manager, who took occasion to point out the glorious history of the New York union cloak makers. This is their fourth general strike, and each of the other three was suc- cessful, The first was an unorgan- ized revolt; it took place in 1910, and tasted fourteen weeks, resulting in the establishment of the union. Another long strike was won in 1916 and still another in 1922. There is no doubt ‘but that the present strike, now two months in duration, will also be won, but financial help will make for quicker results. And the quicker the New York strike is won the soon- er the workers of New York will be in position to give their powerful sup- port to other sections of the union, Officials Wire Regrets. All of the speakers agreed that money should be sent to New York, The discussion lasted until it was too late to hear several speakers who were present from the scene of ae tion. Telegrams were received from officials of the union in New York re- gretting that they were too busy to come to Chicago and attend this mass meeting. During the discussion several repre- sentatives of the right wing formerly in control of the union attempted disparage ‘the present joint board in Chicago, but the meeting was not in agreement ‘with them. Great Events Are Now Stirring British Labor Wonluiead toon page 1) eration, A. J. Cook, secretary of the federation, says: “The spirit of the men is still reso- lute and unbroken, but I strongly fa- vor putting forward definite propos: als, and I hope the miners' committee today will put forward such propos als as will bring the two sides to- gether, “It is obvious that the owner's de mands for a longer day and district agreements, both strongly condemn- ed by the royal commission, will not bring peace nor prosperity to the in- dustry. Not MacDonald's Idea. How this latter sentiment con- flicts with the attempt by the Labor Party chiefs to thrust both the and the government appear to sy! unshaken, will in no cfroumstances con: national longer day and district agreements down the miners’ throats, can be eat- ily seen. The federation’s official statement on the situation, conceding a discus-, ‘sion on wages alone, is as follows: Federation's Official Statement. ‘ “The federation is well aware of’. the owners’ belief that in the long| run the miners will be forced to, submit to any terms, however inequit:. able, thru the starvation of families. It is sufficient to point out| that the spirit of the miners, so f. from being broken, as the pose, is resolute and that, as messages which pour ixito the federation’s offices show, which would break an Miners’ Federation is prepared {to enter into negotiations on this/ question of wages and deplores th fact that the owners sabotaged di: