The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 5, 1926, Page 5

» NV THE wits sented _ Organized Labor—Trade Union Activities ICANADIAN LABOR’S CONVENTION SCENE OF HOT FIGHT OVER THE * QUESTION OF STRIKE PICKETING MONTRBAL, Quebec, Sept. '24—(By Matl)—The sessions of the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress convention have proven it to be one of the most Teactionary conventions held in recent years, particularly in the convention's CAPITALISMHAS “NSULL' CINCH ON OLD PARTIES Competition Only Upon Reactionary Policies Oa a see epee ee tremens COG Five Five Cie By Upton Sinclair (Copyright, 1926, by Uptom Sinciair) Vs — News and Comment Labor Education Labor and Government. Trade Union Polities Policies and Programs The Trade Union Press Strikes—Injunctions Labor and Imperialism By LAURENCE TODD, Fed. Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. — In Pull- TWO FEDERATIONS OF LABOR ENTER PRIMARY BATTLE Chicago and Ml; Bodies Join in Fight surrender of the right to-strike, which was involved in the question of the right to picket, which -has been declared illegal by the Canadian highest court. under Clause No, 501 of the Criminal Code. Left Wing Battles, —_—_—_ On this yital issue the left wing, led by Tim Buck, battled hard to win approval of an amendment’ to the recommendations of the committee on Picketing and injunctions, ‘the chair- man of which is “Jimmie” Simpson of the Canadian Labor Party. to King’s councillor O’Donoghue, have a legal right to take our jobs. } We are not going to forego the right | to protect our jobs. We are going to go on picketing whatever the con-| gress decides.” Tom Moore, reactionary president HEROIC WORKERS FIGHT DESPITE DREAD DISEASE City of ‘Detisumptives| and Scenic Beauty | | | man staterooms whose cost lends dig-| nity to their expense accounts and dividends to Frank Lowden’s family the biggest political spellbinders in the republican and democratic parties are moving from Washington and New York ‘and Chicago to the outly- | |ing battlefields of the 1926 campaign. | The big political show is on. Na-| |tional managers on both sides have claimed everything. They have also ridiculed the public records of the Bunny took this letter to Dad, and it disturbed him very much, of course, but what could Dad do about it? He had three wells to bring in that week, and one of them broke loose and smeared up a couple of hundred acres of rocks. Mr. Roscoe had to deal with the amazing gyrations of the oil market. It seemed as if all the nations in the world had sudden- Also he and |ly set themselves to buying up gasoline; perhaps they were mak- ing up for the shortage of the war, or perhaps they wete getting ready—for another war—anyhow, the price was up sky-high, and Southern California was being drained. It was truly amazing, the SPRINGFIELD, Ul., Oct..3.-— The} Tne committees *ecommended that |ot the congress made a weak but vicl- By BERTRAM D. WOLFE, other crowd. Most of the iniict-| gas-stations, were refusing to sell to any but their regular cus- Hilinois and Chicago federations of La-| pending enactment of logislation,” to}ous attack on the left wing, admitting| DENVER, Col6i,' (By Mafl.)—Den-|ments from both camps have been | tomers, and then only five gallons at a time; other stations were bor, thru thelr attorneys, today in-/mrotect péaceful’” picketing, : unions |that he did not want “to go to Jail” |ver 4s one of these towns with a ell.|tTue. clean empty, and cars were stalled for days. Dad and Mr. Ros- jected themselves into the battle being waged over the validity of the state primary act. filing petitions to file briefs and arguments amici curriae. The cases involved also include the validity of the primary act for eleo- tion of circuit and superior court judges in Cook county. The two fed- erations wish to submit arguments upholding the constitutionality of the act. Cases Involved. Cases involved are: decision of the Lee county circuit court holding the primary act invalid; the mandamus suit of A, J, Cermak against Secretary of State Emmerson to: compel Emmer- son to call a convention for nomina- tion of judges in Cook county, which Emmerson refused to do;, and the case of William H. Stewart vs. Patrick J. Carr, Cook county treasurer, Reports Independent Shoe Workers’ Union Progress; Has 16,000 ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 3—Two thousand new members have joined the Shoe Werkers’ Protective: Union, @ national independent organization, Secretary Daniel F, Fitzgerald of Hav- erhill told the union convention. A new local had been gained during the year in Brooklyn, N. Y., and one in Newark, N. J. The union claims a total membership of 16,000, Increased appropriations for organization work were recommended by President John D. Nolan. ‘ There is little rivalry between the Protective dnd the American Federa- tion of Labor union—Boot and Shoe Workers—he said, since the Protec- tive is chiefly of women's shoe work- ers and the A. F. of L, union of’men’s shoe workers. Several complications of the cor- stitution, due to the merger of the United Shoe Workers’ Union in 1924 with the Protective, were straightened out by the convention. Over 50 deéle- gates from eastern and western ‘shoe centers attended. B. of L. E. Division should. follow the: advice of J. G. O'Donoghue, K. C:, as made in 1919, Perfectly Legai—and Useless. ‘This gentleman's counsel was that no more than thrée pickets work to- gether; that they move when order- ed to by the police; that they speak to scabs, but if the’ acabs object they be left unmolested; that no threats be made nor violencé éither lised or condoned; and that the law be re- spected in every-way. By doing this, Mr, O'Donoghue had opined that the strikers might have a “legal right’ to picket. Whether a strike could be won on that program was apparently not the issue. Tim Buck's. Amendment. Tim Buck of the left wing intro- duced an amendment that: “Organ- ized workers on no account forego the right to picket, regardless of in- junctions and.court decisions.” Delegate Buck, who comes from the Machinists’. Union, in arguing for his amendment said that.the very, life and strength of the trade union move- ment was: bound up in the right.to strike, and without the right to pick- et the right to strike was useless. Will Picket Anyhow, “Whether or not the congress de- cides'or not in favor of the, amend- ment, they will not prevent workers from doing it. The scabs, according ALBANY, NEW YORK STATE LABOR SEEKS" MANY REFORMS IN STATE LAWS IN NEW LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM N.Y. Oct. 8. —(F)— Ratification of the federal child labor and resigning leadership. by saying that’ he would not advise others to break injunctions because he ‘him- self would not for fear of jail. » Decides Against Struggle. Delegate John MacDonald of Mon-| treal backed up the left wing amend- ment, but “Jimmie” Simpson of the committee and the 0, L. P. opposed it, begging the questfon on the congress’ jurisdiction. On an “aye” and “nay” vote the amendment was declared lost and the Simpson report adopted. Tom Moore was reelected president of the con- gress. Ella Reeve Bloor spoke for the Pas- saic relief committee and the conven- tion gave a collection of $154.00 and a@ good reception. British Rebuke A, F. of L. Delegates. George Roberts, fraternal delegate from England rebuked the A. F. of L. delegate, J. B. Connors of the Switchmen, for his criticism of Brit- ish labor’s “extremism.” “The Brit- ish labor moyement would not have had its present power if there had not been extremists in it from its ear- lest history,” he said. He urged greater political power for labor. The U. 8S. delegates, particularly Wharton, new president of the Ma- chinists, made themselves conspicu- ous by ranting- about “reds.” amendment is the first proposal of the New York State Federation of Labor program for the new legislative session. Twelve laws are being framed for labor to present. The bill drafted by the American Federation of Labor for the limitation of injunctions in industrial disputes is one. Tricky Boss Fails to Live Up to Pledge at Waukegan Coat Factory WAUKEGAN, IL, Oct. 3. —(FP)— ‘TIL sigh with the union when it-has enrolled 60 of the strike workers in my shop,” said boss Granert of the Claims Labor “No Commodity.” An amendment to the state consti- tution to permit direct primary nom- inations for all state offices by an initiative and referendum system is another, An amendment to the state monopoly law will be introduced to declare that human labor is “not a commodity” or article of commerce under the meaning of the law, State Insurance Sought. mate and scenery, and very conscious of it. It is a tourist town and well-to- do Americans come from all over the United States to see its wonders.| Among these tourists, however, not all are well-to-do. Many of those who| come for the “climate” are tragic vic- ] tims of the capitalist system. I met Scores of workers during my brief stay in Denver and most of them were. consumptives. Three of the members of the executive committee of the Workers Party here are vic- tims of the dreaded T. B., contracted in the unsanitary factories of the great industrial centers of our coun- try. Some of the most active spirits in the union mdvement here are the same. It is a testimony to the un- conquerable will of the workirg class and its awakened fighters that even that dread proletarian disease does not break their will and determina- tion to struggle . . I visited a cemetery in the out- skirts of the town and on a_ témb- stone, I found, not a cross, but a ham- mer and sickle. A consumptive,” my companion explained, “a veteran fighter in the Jewish labor move- ment who died here a couple years back. ContractedT. B. in the sweat- shops of the East.” Climate, Suitable, The labor.movement is not strong here. A constant stream of broken down invalided workers come to Den- ver because they,,must live in such a climate, and they are willing to work for almost nothing in order to stay. The supply of available work- ers is greatly in excess of the de- mand. Yet the class conscious work- ers struggle with the double handicap of disease andatoverstocked labor market and keep a labor movement alive here. At the present moment a labor lyceum is, under construction in Denver to serve as a rallying cen- ter for a movement absolutely with- out adequate headquarters. The $25,000 necessarynto. build the labor temple was. raised mostly by the left Workmen’s Circle (one of the branch es expelled by the: right wing bureau- cracy of the Workmen's Circle) and by the Workers Party. But the whole labor movement’ will benefit by hav- ing a rallying center. Klan fe Licked. Both ProCapitalist. All of them under-state the essen- tial quality of federal administration by both parties—their indifference to all suggestions that the power of gov- ernment be deliberately and system- atically used to further industrial de- mocracy or to reduce the economic disadvantage of the farmers and wage-workers as against the capital- ists. ‘When the republican organization goes to the voters in frantic appeals in the coming weeks to give Calvin Coolidge one more congress it will make one claim: “Business is good.” It will have its cabinet officers re- peating one solemn quotation; “Don’t you believe that President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon are able and honest?” Disgusted or: Bored, If the democrats win, they will do so for two main reasons. The first is the general disgust or boredom of the voters toward the Coolidge-Mel- lon party. The second reason is the activity of organized labor and organ- ized farmers to secure the defeat of reactionaries who have blocked even the most insignificant labor and farm- er measures in the national legisla- ture. But they will owe no account: ting to any labor party or to any general program drawn up by the la- bor movement. Labor chiefs admit this weakness in the non-partisan or bi-partisan primary system of cam- paign. Competitive Reaction. On ‘the other hand, the Overmans and Harrisons and Garners and Gar retts and the rest of the pro-corpora- tion democratic leaders assure the business public that when they swing back to control of the White House there will be no radicalism, no social- ism, no nonsense of old age pensions or federal child labor laws or public ownership of waterpower. And the progressive republicans have to ad- mit that they stand mighty | little chance of taking their own party, away from the manufacturers and bankers’ special control. However, the speeches and posters of October will mention only the pros- perity that the farmer and wage worker are claimed to have, or that the Overmans and Garners promise coe were making a tremendous killing; they were getting real money too, Dad said with a laugh, none of these foreign bonds for them! Bunny shipped a dozen cartons of cigarettes to Jeff Kor- bitty; and day and night he worried over the problem of Paul. Somehow the putting down of Bolshevism took on quite a differ- ent aspect when it meant keeping Paul in Siberia! Also, Bolshe- vik propaganda seemed a different thing when it came from the pen of an ex-cowpuncher from Salinas valley! Bunny simply had to do something, and finally in desperation. he sat himself down and composed a letter to his Congressman, Mr. Leathers, telling what he had heard about conditions in Siberia and request- ing that functionary to ascertain the War Department’s reasons for censorship of soldiers’ mail in peace time; also to urge an in- vestigation by Congress of the reasons for keeping American troops in Siberia. That letter was due to reach the Congressman five days later. Seven days after Bunny had posted it, a well-dressed and affable gentleman called at the Ross home in Angel City, stating that he was,the owner of an oil concession in Siberia and wauied to in- terest Mr. Ross in it. Dad was up at Paradise, so Bunny talked with the gentleman, and finding him humane and catholic in his interests, told him all about Paul, and showed him Jeff Korbitty’s letter. They discussed the situation in Siberia, and the gentle- man said there had been no declaration of war against the Rus- gians, so what right did we have fighting thefn? Bumny said it seemed the same way to him; and then the gentleman went away-» > and no more was heard about the oil concession, but a couple of weeks later Bunny received a second letter from the ex-cowboy soldier, bitterly reproaching him for having “throwed me down,” as he must have done, because Jeff hadn’t wrote to nobody else, but the army had got onto him and they had throwed him into the can just like he had said, and he was smuggling out this letter to tell Bunny that he could go to hell and stay there. one stage more in the education of a little idealist! Bunny simply had to talk to somebody about this episode. Next day, as he was driying away from the university in his sporty new car, he noticed a young man walking with a slight limp, and it struck him as impolite for a student of the university to drive in a sporty new car, while an instructor of the university had to walk with a slightlimp. “—Bunny’slowed ‘up, and inquired, “Will you ride with me, Mr. Irving?” “Tf you’re going my way,” said the other. “What ever way you wish,” was Bunny’s reply. “As a mat- ter of fact, I’ve been hoping for a chance to talk with you, and it would be a favor to me.” The young man got in, and stated the address to which he wished to go; then he said, “What is on Your mind?” “I want to ask you why you think it is that we are keeping an army in Siberia.” Mr. Daniel Webster Irving was a peculiar-looking person; his head came up a long way out of his collar, and with its quick alert movements it made you think of a quail sitting in a tree and looking out for you and your gun. He had a brown mous- 473 Sends Maney for. |iirssouna Granert & Rothachia | gt ecemiin”e, state, tmrarance fund) youn recently: We ku blur Han bad {thom Sauk ton Cag Uikee Fon oad coninthton: tenet wt en British Mine Strike | coat tactory to the pickets. Bat when | sation except where compensation 1s Me eat ar ee ee fixed them now upon Bunny, demanding, “What nfakes you in- the 60 names were presented to him provided from public funds for pub- tor Means down to the local Are Millionaires of terested in that?” “doi * a Nertiidan by inion nw to ap, {Tuly sigmed on union applications he |e employes will be advocated again | ostcher” they wete all members ot| Any Social Value? Ask “I have a friend with the troops there, nearly a year, and though forbidden by union changed his mind and threatened to| ‘Mis year as last. Increase of the |in. nignt gown brigade. The word Walter Ward, He K: I've had some news that worries me. I don’t understand what’s | propriate money from the treasury, | nove nis shop out of Waukegan. maximum compensation wage rate to| or the Grand Kleagle was law, and alter ward, mows going on.” | the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- The strike has tied up the plant. $30 a week and abolition of the $3,500 there were nightly burni ae i I ee | gineers, Division 473, at its recent lo. chamber of commerce is trying to | limit on temporary disability compen- Racy Goan’ on Tah hse add of %| NEW YORK, October 8. — Walter nae Mr. Irving: “Are you asking me as a student or as a | meeting took up a collection of $23.60 arrange @ settlement but the owners | ®ation will be asked, with compensa- righ e Mountain over-|warg, mysteriously missing for | friend? * office to help the British miners, This in answer to the appeal of the grand will be sent to the grand office. New Hampshire Labor Federation Convenes NASHUA, N. H,, Oct. 8,.— New Hampshire State Federation of Labor elected John L. Barry of Manchester president at its 26th annual conve tion. The program endorsed includ Continued study of the prison labor, 48-hour law, carrying forward fight against child labor, and adequate compensation for workers injured or killed. Support of the striking Brit- ish miners was urged on central labor unions. refuse to arbitrate. Reinstatement of union workers and collective bar- gaining are demanded by the union, Sacco-Vanzetti Case Draws Crowd to Hear Italian Street Talk The Italian committee of the Sacco- Vanzetti conference of Chicago held & very good street inteting at the corner of 24th and Oakley. The speak- The committee represents ‘various Italian groups of Chicago and works in accord’ with? the, executive com- mittee of the large: Chicago -confer- ence. tion for all occupational diseases and’ other additional provisions, An amendment to the state labor law is sought to overcome the adverse effect of a U. S. supreme court de- cision on the Oklahoma 8-hour and prevailing rate of wages law. The 48-hour law for women will again be demanded, as legislators have repeat- edly gone back on their promises to push this legislation, Opposes Seven Day Week, Another law to be urged would cor- rect the present law which permits reducing industrial accidents by hav- ing safety codes enforced is also urged, State development of water power and supply of electric light and power. to homes, farms and workshops at cost will be asked. Extending and im- proving educational opportunities for employed children and training of ap- prentices in classrooms under joint supervisior of employers, unions and school authorities is asked. How Are Workers to the present incu; Phipps. These days it is as easy for a rich man to getcinto the senate as] into the kingdom Colorado labor. let used to being represented by million- aires. republican ranks on the klan issue, the looking the city. But the klan split over the division of the booty and the former boss of the klan organized the Minute Men of America, Now the grip of the klan on’local life and poli- tics ls broken, Senator Means was de- feated in the primaries in his own party, the fiery cross burns no more on Table Mountain, The state federation of labor has a weekly here of large circulation—the Colorado Labor Review. It is in many ways considerably ,More progressive than the average OMficial organ of a state federation. But it and the lead- candidate, Mr. States senator. Sweet, for United Sweet is a one-time socialist, and his ‘father is still the lone socialist of Denver, Colorado, The Millionaire Sweet, But Sweet is a, millionaire as are nts, Means and heaven and the seem to be Because of the split in the ction of Sweet is highly prob- months, has returned to New York City, and is in hiding in Harlem, ac- cording to the latest report concerning his whereabouts. The. ubiquitous Ward, who is the son of the millionaire Baker, recently has been reportal seen in several Places. A few days ago he was re- ported to have béen located on the Pacific coast, where he was said to have disguised himself by wearing shell-rimmed glasses and dyeing his hair. Today, however, a policeman, Jos- aurant. The return of Ward has revived curiosity along broadway as to the reason for his mysterious disappear- ance early in May when hig automo- bile was found abandoned in Trenton, N. J., with the glass windshield shat- {tered by a large rock. Prior to that time, Ward was given considerable publicity when he was arrested charg- ed with the slaying of Clarence Peters, a sallor. Vessel Steams on “Why,” replied Bunny, a little puzzled, “TI’d be glad to be a friend, if I might. What is the difference?” “The difference,” sdid the other, “might be the loss of my position in the university.” Bunny flushed, embarrassed. like that, Mr. Irving.” “T’ll put it to you bluntly, Ross. I spent all I had saved on relief work in Europe and came home broke. Now I am educat- ing a young sister, and they are paying me the munificent salary of thirteen hundred a year. I am due to get a raise of two hun- dred next year, and the matter of contracts comes up this month. If it is reported that I am defending Bolshevism to my students, I won’t get a contract, either here or anywhere else.” “T hadn’t thought of anything problem, introduction of an anti-in-|ers were Payor es n, Vittorio | continuous work seven days a week ers of the officid¥’labor movement |°?4 Windham, reported that he saw “Oh, but Mr. Irving, T wouldn't dream of reporting you!” - three o'clock 5 ents or your friends what I think is the reason our troops are in Which was & Siberia and they would consider it their moral duty to report me,’ ‘ “Ts it as bad as that?” said Bunny. eae “It’s so bad that I don’t see how it could be worse,” said Mr. rving. talking as atriend and that you won’t mention the conversation to anyone else.” And you can see how deeply Bunny had fallen » into the toils of Bolshevism, when he was willing to agree toa proposition such as that! (Continued Tomorrow.) ree Spend a@ Pleasant Evening in the Reading Room “I will answer your question provided you agree that Iam > able and he will probably line up with Reed and the progressive democrats in the next senate, But in spite of the sweep for Sweet, the Workers Party has succeeded in getting the necessary petition signatures among the workers to put a full ticket in the fleld with Ayres for senator and Diet- tich for governor, Two years ago “Governor” Dietrich got about 2,000 votes even tho there was a LaFollette ticket in the field. with Fire in Hold SANANNAH, Ga, Oct. 3.—With the fire in her hold under control after a desperate battle at sea by her crew of 89, the freighter New Britain was proceeding to Savannah under her own steam today, according to a radio message received. by the naval radio station here, “Fire still burning but under con- trol”, the New Britain's message said. “Plates of vessel very hot. Making ten to twelve knots, No one seriously — Representa- | hurt.” Meet New Boss’Tactics NEW YORK, October 3. — (FP) — New Tactics of Employers in the Un- ited States and How Workers Must Meet Them, ts one of the courses to be given at the New York Workers’ School by Robert W. Dunn, tant director of the American Civil Liber- ties’ Union, American Foreign Invest- ments. is Dunn's’ second course, part of a larger one on Imperialism, which will include two short courses by Scott Nearing on The Decline of The Britisii Empire and Post War Prob- of the WORKERS (Los Angeles, Cal.) BOOK SHOP $22 WEST SECOND ST. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY BROWN will speak in New York City MONDAY EVE,, OCT. 25TH THE GOCAT STB LENIN, LIEBKNECHT, ‘LUXEMBURG, By Max Shachtman, _ LENIN AND THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT. — By A. Losovsky, A labor library is here for your convenience. There is also a splendid selection of books for your purchase, a Europe Stee! Combine Meets. 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