The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 4, 1926, Page 2

——_—_ Page Two ~! A reer 5 a io | Sikeghth ALF, OF L. 1S STILL MUM ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS MEXICO Unofficial Hint of Break With Calles Made (Special to The Dally Worker) MONTRBPAL, Sept. 2. — The execu- tive counct] of the American Federa- tion of Labor adjourned its sessions at the Mount Royal Hotel here without taking a public position on the ques- tion of the attitude of the A. FP. of L. towards the situation in Mexico. There was a hint that the develop- ments between now and the time the A. F. of L. convention convenes in Detroit in October will influence the recommendations to be made to the convention on Mexico, There is also @ rumor that those who are opposed to the Calles government on religious gtounds have demanded a break with the. Mexican Federation of Labor. As nsnal, the council had nothing to disclose regarding its report to the coming convention. Officially, it was ven less communicative concerning the. Mexican situation, Ig was learned; however,. that the question, if it is raised at Detroit, will Not be put on a religious basis, There is a group that is opposed to’ a oon- tinuation of the relations between the two Inbor movements because, as they say, they have little in common and can benefit each other to only a negli- gible degree. This group, of ccurse, has the backing of the group that op- poses the Mexican labor movement on Teligions grounds, O% the other hand there is a large body of sentiment in support of the Pan-American Union which would be practically wrecked by a falling out between the labor movements of Mex- ico and the United States. The ad- vocates of maintaining the union seem to make no hesitation about putting the question on the following basis: The rapprochement between the A. F. of L. and the Latin-American labor movements made a beginning in the Process of strengthening American in- fluence in those countries and a break with the Mexican labor movement would shatter these relations, PASSAIC RELIEF CONCERT INN. Y, RAISES $15,000 NEW YORK, Sept. 2—Well over $15,000 will be added to the Passaic strikers’ children’s milk and bread fund when the proceeds are counted from the monster concert at Coney Island;Stadium. Carmi ‘Thompson Wants Government Ownership to End in Philippines MALANGAIS, Mindinao, P. L, Sept: 2.—Colonel!!) ©armi Thompson, confi- dential agent of President Coolidge, inspected a vich coal mine here on which the goyernment has spent dur- ing the last few years $2,700,000 in development ¢work and recommended that the mime be immediately leased to some experienced and reliable pri- vate companiy on a fixed royalty. Thompson \said that he had seen in the Philippfmes government-owned coal, sugar, cement and railroad en- terprises, and! wanted to insure the economic progress of the country by turning:them ail,over to private com- panies, as these “experiments” were one oftthe reasons discouraging Amer- ican capital from entering the islands. the* first booklet on;the subject: } ORGANIZE THE \ UNORGANIZED By Wm. Z. Foster. A timely pamphlet of in- terest to every worker in and out of the organized labor movement. 10 CENTS. SIXTH ANNUAL LABOR DAY Celebrate in Chicago Denouncing of Spanish Imperialism in Mexico The Mexican colony in Chicago in- vites all well wishers to attend the celebration of the 116th anniversary of the announcement of the end of Spanish feudal imperialism in that country. The final victory over the Spanish military despotism was not secured until eleven years after the proclama- tion of independence, more than a de- cade of hard fighting. The same peo- ple who carried thru this rebellion have so far successfully repelled all other attempts at imperialist conquest from that day to this and will con- tinue to resist them in the future. The celebration will begin at 9 p. m., Sept. 15, and will be held at Ashland Boulevard Auditorium, in the main hall, There will be a program of speeches, recitations of poetry, songs, and dances in Mexican costume, FAITH IN LABOR STIRRED BY THE PASSAIC STRIKE Newspaper Man Urges Financial Support PASSAIC, N. J, Sept. 2—(FP)— Ramon Coffman, “Uncle Ray” ot news- Paper renown and author of the Child’s History of the World, has | visited Passaic. He has taken time from his writing for the Publishers | Syndicate of Chicago to tell what he saw in the town of the seven months’ mill strike. Hs concludes: Stir Faith In Workers. “I have seen the Passaic workers in action, attended their meetings, ob- served their: efficient and excellent relief system, talked with the young workers in whom I am especiaily in- terested. I can say without hesitation that nothing in years has stirred my | faith in the workers’ world as has my first-hand experience with this strike of exploited textile workers. The human brotherhood and solidarity dis- played in this struggle for unionism will certainly have its effects on the unorganized workers everywhere in the other textile industries and in all Americar industry. erve Every Support. “Finally, I cannot see how any work- er or labor sympathizer can fail to dig down deep into his pocket for strike NATIVES INVADE relief for these heroic young strikers: fathers and mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, young workers, all of them of heroic mould; all of them sternly determined in their figh€ for a decent living wage. The Passaic strikers are fighting the battles of every working man and woman in this country and should be backed to the limit of labor's purse. Everyone Must Aid. “More, in their struggle against police and court autocracy and the at- tempts of men like chtef Zober to nullify the constitution, these striking textile workers are fighting the bat- tles of every American citizen, Every decent American citizen should get behind them and back them with money and with articulate moral sup- port in their battle against autocracy and arrogance in industry.” Local Listens in Glee as Queer Charges Fly in Right Wing Quarrel The Wage Earners’ League ap- peared before Local 181 of the Carpen- ters’ union in Chicago at its last meet- ing, with a request that the meeting eleet delegates to the League. ‘he Wage Earners’ League is a po- litical organization created by the right wing officials of various Chicago locals, with the leaders of the building trades in control, and its purpose is to sell at wholesale the labor vote. Scandal Comes Out, The progressives in Local 181 wish- ed to send representatives, if for no other reason than to find out the de- tails of the plan. In this ambition they were defeated, however, by the solid bloc of the right wing of the local, which to the surprise of every- body, loudly “bawled out” the right wingers in the Building Trades Coun- cil and the whole Wage Earners’ League for all the sins rodinarily charged against them by progressives. The members heard from sources not usually given to such language accusations of sectarianism, splitting the forces of the workers, backward- ness, lack of interest in the cause of the workers, general treachery, trick- ery, and high finance on the part of conservative building trades union of- ficials, It was great while it lasted, say those who listened to it. Jurisdictional disputes between the canpenters and other unions were the cause. Send us the name and address of a progressive worker to whom we can send a sample copy of The DAILY WORKER. TANGIER TO AID GENERAL STRIKE Officials Admit Union Sole Authority TANGIER, Sept. 2—The European Workers’ Syndicate has declared an- other general strike here, contingent on the failure of the administration and the Sultan’s court to accept their demands for the eight-hour day and more freedom of speach, abolition of the laws against demonstrations, and interference with organization. News from the country has been re- ceived that the great Fahs tribe is marching with arms into the city to see to it that thelr Moslem brothers, co-operating with the European work- ers on strike, are not any further mis- treated, Neutral But Has Class War. Tangier is a neutral territory, with an administration composed of the foreign consuls in the port, and a judiciary controlled by the Mendub, or representative of the Sultan of Mor- occo, Who is a French feature, Native guilds, on friendly terms with the European Workers’ Syndicate, have frequently complained of discrimina- tion against workers in this native court, The administration regularly supports the court in such cases, Tangier is an important seaport, thru which much of the commerce of |North Africa and the Sahara region passes. It is of military strategic im- portance, and the warships of England and France are assembling there in response to a deal between Spain and France which has the apparent pur- pose of turning it over to Spain. Strikes and revolts are therefore like- ly to attract international interest. An inspired statement to foreign news services says: “There is undoubtedly an element of Communism among the workmen, but so far law and order have been ob- served, These repeated strikes, how- ever, are injuring commerce and caus- ing a growing feeling of unrest. “The sole body which seems able to exert any authority in Tangier is the Workers’ Syndicate.” Reservations of U. S. Debated by the World Court Powers Meeting GENEVA, Sept. 2. — The battle against acceptances of the proposed reservations to the United States’ en- try into the world court opened today soon after the conference of jurists representing the powers signatory to the world court met here to consider the reservations. The first two reservations proposed by the United States were accepted by the conference with little or no de- bate. When the third reservation was brot up Sir George Foster, Canadian dele- gate, opened an attack on this reser- vation and was supported by several other delegates. Sir George Foster declared that the third reservation would give the Unit- ed States the power of veto upon all world court amendments which had been accepted by all other court mem- bers and this he said was “entirely inadmissable.” Doctor Van Eysynga of Holand was elected president of the conference. It was decided that all sessions would be held in public and Senator Swan- son of Virginia and ‘Representative Burton of Ohio followed the discus- sions from the gallery, pe League Will Not Give Spain Permanent Seat; Germany Given Place GENEVA, Sept. 2.—Spain’s request for a permanent seat in the league of nations will not be granted for the time being, at least. The reorganiza- tion committee of the league council today decided the time was “not pro- Pitious” to grant Spain’s request, Germany, which was granted a per- manent seat earlier in the day, re- frained from entering the discussions regarding Spain. Poland, which has been fighting for a seat in the council, also did not participate in the discus- sions, SWITCHMEN DOUBLE NEW MEMBERS DURING AUGUST Twice as many switchmen in the Chicago area entered the Switch- men’s Union of North America as in the previous month, International Vice-President Perry and Kanan an- nounce, They have been at work in the district since May 1 enrolling unorganized yards workers in their union, The Chicago terminal of the Great Western they now report as 100 per cent organiged. Progress on other roads is reported also. The size of The DAILY WORKER depends on you, Send ub. TO BE HELD SUNDAY, SEPT, 5th t A ind THE DAILY» WORKER Leaflet Names. liggest Hammond Business Men As Crude Tax Dodgers HAMMOND, Ind., Sept. 2. — This community is\somewhat excited over the publication}in the form of a hand- bill of charges\that 25 of Hammond’s most prominent business men are dodging their tames.. The leaflet is un- signed, but calls ontthe voters to rem- edy the situation. Among the names given, along with; the personal taxes paid by each, as/shown by the city treasurer’s office, are the following: Kar] Kaufman, millionaire president of the chamber of commerce, $73.78; W. G. Paxton, president Hammond Trust and Savings. Bank and promi- nent in the lumberttrust, $43.30; HB. C, Minas, owner of Ona of the largest de- partment stores in/Indiana, $2,430.40; Mueller & “Sons, OWner of Mueller Hardware Co., $34110; Peter W. Meyn, president First Trtst & Savings Bank, $44.64; A. Murray Turner, president First National Bank, $31, CONSUL CALLS CHAMORRO PLEA ‘QUITE ABSURD’ Catholic Boycott is Not Taken Seriously “The Chamorro complaint to the league of nations thitt/the Mexican army and navy are rmuwing guns into Nicaragua on auxiliary cruisers or in any other way is absplutely ridicu- lous,” said Luis G. Lurgan, consul in Chicago for the Republic of Mexico. Senor Lupian stated jto a reporter for The DAILY WORKER that he had no direct advises from his gov- ‘ernment on the Nicara;fuan situation and could only give his opinion, based on his general knowleclge of affairs. |He did not hesitate, however, to stig- matize as not only false but quite “absurd” the protests of the president of Nicaragua that Mexico was violat- ing the neutrality of the smaller coun- try. He does not believe that there is any warship in the Mexikan service known as “Concon,” the name given by Chamorra in his message to the league as that of the, naval vessel which he alleged set safl from Salina Cruz on a “freebooting, expedition” against Nicaragua, IgnoresChamgrro, ‘The consul saidithat he saw no rea- son to doubt that the minister of for- eign affairs in MexicoyGity stated, as is reported in press reports, that Mex- ico would ignore the Nicaraguan ac- tion. When asked abomt the continued strained relations between the hier- archy of the catholic church in Mexico and the Mexican government, Senor Lupian stated that this situation was quiet, and called attemtion to the fact the fifth Sunday sincerthe bishops or- dered the withdrawal from the churches has now passed without any extraordinary incident.'He agreed that this condition might last indefinitely, but said that the longer it lasted, the worse it would be\for the clergy. ef @ Another Warship Sails, WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The state department today announced that the U. S. cruiser Rochester has been or- dered to Nicaragua and. will arrive tomorrow at a seaport 120 miles north of Bluefields, on the east coast. The department received word that conditions were quiet in Bluefields today. Marines and sailors, with ar- tillery and machine gums, have been landed and the city has been pro- claimed a neutral zone. Spain Renews Demand for Permanent Seat on League of Mations GENEVA, Sept. 2.—The «committee on reorganization of the league of na- tions council today deferred the ques- tion of Spain's demand for a perma- nent seat in the council, The committee met, twice and at both sessions the Spanish delegate, Senor Palacios, demanded that Spain's claim for a permanent, seat be taken up. The committee ignored these re- quests, however, and discussed tem- porary seats, “Our demand is as old as the*league itself,” said Senor Palacios, He asked a detailed consideration of the Spanish demand and sons for the rejection of the demand, if a perma- nent seat is not granted, piace acseaenesiatapnNademgmneatiens- nian eek sagittata aaieeliniiasnaemaen ts Ford Takes Air Mail Contract. Announcement was made here that the Stout Airplane division of the Ford Motor company will take over the Chicago-Minneapolis-St. Paul air service at the expiration of the pres- ent contract on September 30, Fifteen Prisoners Escape. WINCHESTER, Ky., Sept. 1--Two of 15 prisoners who sawed their way thru steel cell bars early today and escaped the Clark county jail here had been recaptured at noon. Sports — Refreshments — Games ie Good Music infamy, send Alex Howat to jail. Farrington shamelessly padded his , oo A \ au i (nh ‘Ousting of Farrington Must Be Made Action of Rank and F ile of Labor |Get Into the Fight For By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. RANK FARRINGTON has been suspended as president of the United Mine..Workers of Illinois for signing a contract with the Peabody Coal company\to bécome its “labor counsel” at $25,000 per year. This action» suspending Farring- ton was taken qui¢kly by the min- ers’ district executive board after the actual fats of the signing of the contract had become public prop- erty. The executive board members could not blink the fact that a crime had been committed against trade unionism, even as it exists today in the United States, see The question as to how far an American labor official may go in committing treason to the working class in this country has received an answer as it applies to the miners’ union. Farrington, like many other labor officials, no doubt felt that there was no limit, that the membership of the miners’ union could be made to “stand for anything” on the suppo- sition that it was “none of their business” whether he was dicker- ing with the bosses for a soft job while at the same time heading the miners’ union, Farrington joined with President John L, Lewis in breaking the dis- trict organizations in Kansas and Nova Scotia, helping former Governor Allen, of Kansas, of industrial court expense accounts until the question became a matter of intense discus- sion on the floor of international miners’ conventions. Farrington sup- ported the employers’ government in convicting members of the union in the frame-up at Zeigler, Illinois. He committed these and many other crimes, anyone of which should have been sufficient to drive both Lewis and Farrington out of the organiza- tion. But only part of the member- ship protested. The majority of the union’s members remained inert, leaving its militant sections to ask, “How long?, How long?” swer has come at last. a de The an- An effort was made, to be sure, in the executive board*to save Far- rington, But it was fruitless. had to go. But Farrington’s exit was not en- tirely accomplished by the rank and file of the miners’ organization, who would ultimately have learned all the sordid details themselves, to bear out their long-standing sus- Picions. In fact, the making public of Farrington’s relations with the mine owners was in great part a grandstand play by President Lewis before the union’s membership in an affort to gain some prestige for himself. This is an old trick that has been somewhat successfully played, for a time, by reactionary officials in the miners’ union in the past. It was Tom Lewis, who succeeded John Mitchell as head of the United Mine Workers of America nearly a score of years ago, who posed as an enemy of the National Civic Fed- He eration, of which Mitchell, Sam Gompers and other reactionary “la- bor lieutenants” of capitalism were at that time active members. Lewis, the conservative, took up. the ‘fight against the Civic Federation when he saw that this issue was popular in the miners’ union. He secured the passage of the resolution de- manding that .members of the miners’ unfon either get out of the union or out of the\Civie Federation. Mitchell had to gethott of the Civic Federation, quitting)Gompers’ com- pany, in order to hol ecard in the miners’ union. Lew: however, is now an agent of the most anti-union coal barons in the New NAiver field in “open shop” West Virginia. Tom Lewis was merely playing \ politics with this issue. Farrington is merely following in the footsteps of Tom Lewis in\ be- coming an agent of the mine own- ers, This is the Farrington who mate the socialist, Oscar Ameringer, edh tor of the miners’ official organ, the4 Ulinois Miner, under his regime. But it is just as certain that John Lewis is playing politics with Farrington’s going. His fight is no more sincere than the fight of Tom Lewis before him. The rank and file of the coal miners’ union did not develop their struggle against the class collabora- tion schemes of the National Civic Federation, that won victories for them many years ago. They lost ground with the result that the fight must now be made all over again. William Green, the former secretary of the miners’ international union, who is now head of the American Federation of Labor, in spite of his non-membership in the National Civic Federation, carries on friendly relations with the employing class interests on a much larger scale than Mitchell or Gompers ever did. see The Farrington episode, therefore, offers an opportunity to carry on this fight not only against Farring- ton, where Lewis would like to have it stop, but thruout the whole juris- diction of the United Mine Workers’ Union, and into all the affiliated or- ganizations of the American Federa- tion of Labor and the independent labor unions. Every worker in America must be made to feel that the fight against Farrington, and all that Farrington stands for in the American labor movement, is his fight. The ousting of Farrington can only be made the action of the rank and file of the miners’ union if it is followed by a complete purging of the organization of all similar ele- ments. This means President Lewis, Vice-President Phil Murray, the small fry of the Lewis regime in all the districts and sub-districts, espe- cially in Ilinois. It means. especial- ly the complete repudiation of such tools of the Lewis regime as Inter- national Organizer Van Bittner, of the Pittsburgh district, who did the dirty work of President Lewis in at- tacking and expelling the militants of the organization. SOCIALISTS, FARMER-LABORITES PRACTICALLY OUT OF ELECTION; WORKERS PARTY GOING STRONG By CARL HAESSLER. CHICAGO—(FP)—Opposition to the Republican and Democratic parties is almost at a minimum in labor ranks as the national congressional came paign begins to pick up momentum. Cities and states that formerly boast- ed of persistent, often successful in- dependent political activity, organized in some form of labor party, are this year lying down. Others are putting up halfhearted fights or even predict- ing defeat. Milwaukee, the banner city of the Socialist party, looks like a losing foothold for Victor L. Berger, who is fighting for re-election to congress on the Socialist ticket, His public state- ment that Wisconsin workers preter Sen, Lenroot, the Coolidge reaction- ary, to his rival Gov. Blaine, who has LaFollette'’s ‘Indorsement, has alien- ated Milwaukee followers and the 100 votes by which he won in 1924 may be cut off in November, Chicago never expected to send a Socialist or independent Progressive to congress, but this year the Pro- gressive party threw away a perfectly good chance to enter the Illinois legis- lature with a candidate when it neglected to check up on residence qualifications, St. Lo long a Socialist center of importance, is not putting up any can- Ato didates on that ticket this year. G. W. Hoehn, the party leader, states that under present apathy “it would be folly on the part of the Socialist party to make itself ridiculous by can- tinuing its political work of propa- ganda and organization.” In Washington state, which was a coming Farmer-Labor power in 1920, the Progressive party chairman, Otto A. Case, says the party will not file any candidates because of the failure of the national party to call a national convention this year. Case urges Progressive voters to “support strongly the Progressive candidates, regard- less of party designation,” The Workers (Communist) party announces from its. national headquar- ters in Chicago that it is prepared to run candidates for congress in almost 50 districts, Where Farmer-Labor par- ties are organized with a ticket in the field the Workers party will sup- Port them, it declares, Gil Read It today on page 5, Speaker: REBECCA GRECHT Organizer for Passale Strikers’ Relief, ** Rain or shine a good time, Plenty of tables. » A large shady grove—an: ideal place CASE AND BAG MAKERS’ UNION "WINS MEMBERS Better Conditions (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—The organ- ization campaign which the Suitcase, Bag and Portfolio Makers’ Union has been conducting for the last few weeks has been very successful, As a result of this campaign a large num- ber of open shops have been com- pletely organized and several employ. ers have already settled with the union, granting all union conditions and signing an agreement for a year’s time. a strike are the prominent concerns, Lipner and Trachtenberg, 365 Canal Street, and The Reliable Suit Case Co., 1 Greene street. “Radical” Bosses Fight Union. Some employers, however, remain obstinate and the-unfon was compel- led to call strikes in their. shops, Those on strike now are Lewy and Lewy Suit Case and Bag shop, 159 Mercer street which employs about 50 workers, and The Olympic Suit Casd Co., 120 Wooster street, The employers of the last named concern have a reputation of being so-called “radicals,” yet that doesn’t prevent them from discharging union | *embers without right or reason. The Workers of these shops are deter mi¥ed to strike until they will wia complete union shops and better working conditions, Tho union is now negotiating with several’ other concerns whose workers have lately been organized and hopes to arrive at peaceful settlements with these concerns. Fime to Organize, The fall season in our trade is now getting into\full swing and it is there- fore of the wWtmost importance for the workers in the nonunion shops not to lose any tine but immediately to get into line and be ready to fight if necessary for better conditions. The union thezefore strongly urges all the nonunion workers to attend this mass meeting and demonstrate their unity with the union members and their determinayion to obtain for themselves a better yand\decent liveli- hood in our trade. Needle Trades T.U.E.L. Delegates to Get Party A grand package party and dance will be held by the Chicago members tthe needle trades section of the Trade Union Educational League at Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Bivd., at 8 p. m. on Sept. 4, 1926, for: the purpose of sending off in a happy mood the delegates elected ‘to the fourth national convention of the needle trades of the T. U. E. L, The convention will be called to order Sept. 10, in New York. A committee has made arrange- ments for a good time at this affair of Sept. 4, and those who do not know ne @ Package party is, are in- vited to come around and be agree- ably surprised. Besides the dance and other enter- tainment there will be an address on the present struggles of Needle Trades Workers by Alex Bittleman, All are welcome, The admission te. 25 cents. WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! It is the duty of all DAILY WORKER readers to help class- war prisoners. Demonstrate for their release—Sept. 6, 8 p. my at Ashland Blvd, Auditorium. SCOTT NEARING JUST BACK FROM ENGLAND Where he reported the British Trade Union Congress a will speak on “THE CRISIS IN BRITISH 7 IMPERIALISM” at the Community Church Auditorium 34th St. and Park Ave., New York Mon. Eve., Sept. 20, 8:15 P.M. a Ting 108 E. 14th at, mmy Higgins Book St 127 University PI, rte - GINSBERG’S Vegetarian Restaurant 2324-26 Brooklyn Avenue, LOS ANGELES, CAL. { Remember the class-war oners! Demonstrate at the bor Defense Rally, Sept. 6, Ashland Auditorium, Tickets 50 Children Free ee HOW TO GET THERE—Take 22nd Street car to end of line, then take Lyons-Berwyn car to Ogden and Har. | Among those who settled without \ AS % Stickney Park Grove ¢ Dancing XE 2:30 to 8:30 P.M, re: fe Weems Saat F yD