The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 10, 1926, Page 3

x IL . * Lvl ; ne DAILY WOKKER News and Comment _ Labor Education Labor and Government Trade Union Politics FOSTER SPEAKS TN DETROIT ON TUES,, OGT. 12 To Review ¢ Convention and the Left Wing . ‘DETROIT, Oct. 8—The workers of Detroit’ will have an opportunity to hear a'report of the American Federa- tion ‘of’ Labor Convention from two leaders of the left wing in the Ameri- can Labor Movement, Tuesday, Oct. 12’at 8 p. m. when Wm. Z, Foster and Ben Gold will address a mass meeting of the Trade Union Bduca- tional League at the McCollester Hall, ‘corner Forest and Cass, WIll Review Accomplishments. In vieW of Green’s bitter attacks against the left wingers and Commu- nists it, will be interesting to hear these two leaders of the left wing review some of the recent accomp- lishménts ‘of the left wing in the ‘la- bor movement. There will be many important: is- sues at the A. F. of L. Convention that must be treated from thé point of view of the left wing. Why is the A. F. of L. still opposed to recogni- tion of Soviet Russia? What are the | PROGRESSIVE OFFICIALS PT erence UTAH FEDERATION CONVENTION TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED SALT LAKE CITY (By Mail)—The State Federation of Labor has just inner conflicts within the executive’ council on some of the important po- Mitical questions facing the labor movement of the country. Convention In Seasion. The A. F. of L. Convention offers ® splendid opportunity to bring many of these questions to the attention of the trade unionists of Detroit. Ad- mission of 25 cents will be charged. ps RABBI WISE RAPS PASSAIC COURTS FOR STRIKE ACTS PASSAIO, N. J., Oct. 8—The courts are “stacked” against the workers in Passaic, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, told @ big. meeting of woolen strikers, ‘The police, for ‘the most part, are controlled by the mills; the United State senators are “representatfves” not of the people of the state, but of the mill owners.” « at Deep Breach of, Faith. There has been a “deep breach of ‘faith on the part of the mill owners,” he declared, calling attention to the companies’ origitfal reason not to treat with the workers because they were led by “radicals.” Now that the strik- ers are led by the conservative United Textile Workers, affiliated with the A. F. of L., the mill owners would deal with the union if they had been sin- cere from the beginning. Going to Detroit. The rabbi said he was leaving for Detroit to make a personal report tq the heads of the A. F. of L. He urged the workers to “battle on,” saying ar. had obtained the sympathy even Be.gergoae ordinarily little interested e cause of labor. | WCFL Radio Program | Chicago Federation of Labor radio broadcasting station WCFL is on the air with regular programs. It is broadcasting on a 491.5 wave length from the Municipal Pier, TONIGHT 6:00 Br m.—Chicago Federation of La- bor, talks and bulletins. 6:30—The Brevoort Ensemble; Littie Ide Warner, redipcr & Johnson, Ann Post, Vivian Lawrence 9:00—Alamo Cafe Dance Orchestra. 11:00—Alamo Entertainers. SUNDAY, OCT, 10. 4:00 p. m. Wicker Park Lutheran » Oden, | Ro Oo ark Lutheran | ended its annual convention which was held at the Labor Temple in Salt Lake with, as the capitalist press was happy to report, “a notable absence of ‘red’ and ‘radical’ resolutions, + ‘Two Progressive Officials, , C. L, Speigel of Salt Lake City was elected president and F, G. West re- elected gecretary-treasurer, president, Speigel and Silva are progressives and there will at least be less tirad- ing against the “reds” and, we trust, more effort directed toward organ- izing and building up of the labor movement in Utah. Cgn D., Silva, probably the most progressive of the delegates present, was, in the absence of the reactionary president Goodmansen, acting chatr- man of the convention. His report as first vice-president was the most comprehensive as well as the most progressive report submitted to the convention, Following are some excerpts from his report: Organize the Unorganized, “Every. delegate to this convention should upon return to their own un- ions urge the local unions to become active in interesting all unorganized men and women who work in joining the organization of their craft, And then follow that .up by having the craft come into the central body and the state, federation. You owe this activity to yourselves as a protection to your wages, to your working day and to general conditions surround- ing your working place, “T regret, very much that the Amer- ican Federation of Labor has failed to heed the request of the Utah Federa- tion to aid us by sending an organ- izer into this state. Several similar requests have been sent to the Amer- ican Federation of Labor by former conventions, I am sure that if an organizer were sent here our member- ship would double by the next con- vention. God knows there is plenty of organization work to be done in this state. Disapproves A. F, of L. Action. “The officers of the federation re- gret very much that thru the action of the A. F. of L. we have lost the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. I hope that the convention will’go on record as favoring such action by the American Federation of Labor as will settle this controversy on such a basis as will again give us the affilia; tion of this splendid body of working men and women.” Closer Relations with Fatmers, The following recommendation of Silva's was endorsed and a committee appointed: “I would recommend that the state federation and the local assemblies make a point of cultivating closer re- lations with farm labor as organized in the Farm Bureau. ‘Not Only should we extend our campaign in behalf of the union label to the farmers but we should urge co-operation in all lines. We should have standing committees from ‘the federation and assemblies to act as fraternal delegates to the Farm Bureaus and to keep them ir touch with our activities, We should ask Farm Bureaus to send fraternal delegates to meet with us. Condemns Company Union. “Let us not forget the menace of the company controlled union. That is one thing organized labor must fight with all its power. It is one of the worst forms of wage slavery. These company unions and the “open shop” are fostered by the Associated Industries which hide their real pur- poses behind what they hypocritically call the “American ‘Plan.’ I recom- mend that delegates urge their un- iong to give stronger support to the “Labor Bulletin.” That is the most effective means of fighting the com- pany unions and the Associated In- dustries. Labor Party? 1 cannot close this report without calling to mind.one incident of our dip’ into PRACTICAL: politics two years ago. In Weber County all the labor, progressive and radical elements combined In supporting “SEMINARY TAILORS CLEANERS & DYERS a Pressing—Repairing—Remodeling Hats cleaned and blocked-——Shoe Shining Parlor—Laundry All Our Work Guaranteed, ~ We Call for and Deliver, 812-14 Fullerton ‘Ave., Chicago, Ill. Phone Lincoln 3141, CARPETS RUGS 2635 W. North Avenue, »2408 W. North Avenue, A618 W. Chicago Avenu W. Roosevelt Road, ' “The Best Place to Buy Your .. Is at Comrade OSCAR I. B UN’S 4 STORES ~~ LINOLEUM : FURNITURE “Phone Humboldt 4983 Phone Seeley 5500 Phone Humboldt 6941 Phone Monroe 6264 Con D, ‘Silva of Ogden was re-elected first vice- FS the “democratic candidates for the legistature. They had pledged themselves to support the child labor amendment. \ They were elect- ed. They accepted the votes of the progressives, the farm labor, the socialists, the Trades and Labor Assembly, the brotherhoods, the W. C. T. U. on the pledge to vote for the amendment, But when the test oame three of them voted AGAINST the amendment and the fourth was conveniently absent from the room. THE MORAL IS THAT ONLY LABORING MEN CAN BE TRUSTED TO CARRY OUT A LABORING MAN’S PRO- GRAM. Must Organize, “In, conclusion let me say that in convening today it is not for the pur- pose of seeing how good a time we can have but to consider seriously the problems confronting é¢very or- ganzation within our state, and also to devise the best ways and means of* bringing into our mgvement that great army of the unorganized work- ers, These workers, we say frankly, are being shamefully exploited by many selfish employers who care very little as to. the fact that their em- ployes cannot enjoy the proper stan- dards of living, They are responsible for a condition that will tend to create a more dissatisfied population than we now have. “I am confident that the delegates in this convention realize as I do, not only these conditions but the position in which the labor movement of Our state finds itself at this time.” 2,000 Involved in N. J. ‘Automobile Walk-out ELIZABETH, N. J.— (FP) — Mass picketing of the Hays-Hunt plant of the nt Motor Corp. makes the strive’ of body workers effective. A mass meeting voted a general walkout in sympathy with the upholsterers and trimmers; who have been on strike twooweeks. There are 2,000 workers in the plants involved, The strikers demand, recognition of their union, reinstatement of discharged active union workers and recognition of shop committees. , The strike is backed by A. F. of L. organizer Edward McGrady and New Jersey state federation of labor of- fcials. The Flint Motors Corp, is having its bodies made at the Hays- Hunt plant along with various Durant cars. Fuge a on Policies and Programs The Trade Union Press Strikes—Injunctions Labor and Imperialism WINDOW WASHERS ON STRIKE GAIN MANY MEMBERS Since the window washers went on strike last Monday, about 650 new members joitied Local 34 of the Win- dow ,Washers’ Union, under whose auspices the strike is carried on. Al- together about 450 people are affected by the walk-out? The Ohio Window Cleaning Co}, the New York Window Cleaning Co.:and the Hearst Bldg. recognized the union’demands and signed up. Police and ‘sluggers are continuing to intimidate’ the strikers, Steve Za- harchuk, the business agent of the union, was taken to the police station on Foster Avenue, near Robey Street. He was searched and when nothing incriminating: wes found, the captain bawled him out and let him go. Wilfred Mattison, a striker, was arrested for picketing. At the Har- rison St. police court he was fined $1 COMPANY UNION REVOLT CHOKED ° BY RAIL BOARD Stears Men Int Into Trap of Arbitration (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—One com pany union group has “made its point” in a disagreement with a rail-| road company, while another has fatl- ed to gain its first objective after joining an independent union, The records of the U.'S. board of media- tion in these cases show that a spirit of unrest is moving the workers in the railroad industry to appeal to fed- eral authority for help, They Won—Arbitration! On the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Lowis roid the company associa- tion of clerks demanded a wage in- crease on the ground that they had none'in two years. The company re- plied that it coald not pay niore than was paid by the parent company, the Louisville & Nashville. Commission- er Hanger mediated the dispute and secured the signatures of beth parties to an agreement on arbitration of the wage demand. Arbitrators have been Reference to Board. mand by the company union of shop- of the five members of the commit- tor “disdrderly. conduct.” The names of a few scabs wera ob- tained by the union. They are: Jus- tine Mesun, of 4418 So. Whipple St.; Julius Aborovitch, of 4833 So. Hamlin Ave., and Mike Pesetsky, of 2015 West Superior St. In order to make it easier for the window washers. who work in office buildings to join the union only $3 ini- tiation fee ds charged at present in- stead of the,usual $25. Many are taking advantage of this opportunity and are Joining. A meeting of the strikers ‘was held yesterday at 30 N. Wells Street, | ee © Porters Refuse to Scab ° on Window Washers at Rothschild Clothing Co. ‘When the ww washers went on strike at the’M..L. Rothschild Cloth- ing Co., cor.“State St, and Jagkson Blvd., the head porter, John Fafingold, made an attempt to’force the porters to scab on the window washers. The porters, altho! not organized into a union, flatly refused to do the work pot the striking window washers. The head® porter’ was” at such *a stand of solidarity by the porters, and decided to fire the “ring leaders.” But then all the porters informed Mr. John Fafingold, that’ if anybody is fired they will all go out. When the Superintendent heard about it, he offered the porters extra pay for the extta°work. This was also refused. After questioning if they belong to a union and why they re- fuse to do thé’ work of the strikers, the superintendent finally let the por- ters alone, No porter is*scabbing ‘on the win- dow washers ittthis store, U. T..W. ISSUES APPEAL FOR FUNDS ' TO AID WINNING OF PASSAIC STRIKE The following statement has been issued by Thomas F, McMahon, president of the United Textile Workers of America, and Sara\A, Conboy, secretary, in regard to the affiliation of the Passaic strikers with the A. F. of L.: “To set at rest any misapprehen- sion about the present situation of the great Passaic textile strike, I wish to make it clear that the Passaic strikers have been received into the United Textile Workers of America, and chartered as Local 1603. These strikers are therefore now an integral, part of the American Federation of Labor, The action of the executive officers of the United Textile Work- ers of America in chartering the Pas- saic , recéived the unanimous approval of our International Conyven- tion held in New York City, Sept. 13- 18, 1926, “The convention furtherm rected the general officers di- sive |every support to this strike, and to use their best effort to bring it to a just and succesful conclusion. It further directed that we also call upon all affiliated unions of the Amer ican Federation of Labor to rush all possible financial aid to the Passaic strikers, “Our hope {ts that this appeal will meet with instant and generous res- ponge for the labor movement and all WILL THE BRITISH MINERS WIN? It is generally admitted in all circles that if the miners could hold out for two more months—October and November—the mine owners will be com- Pelled to recede from their present arrogant attitude of demanding what amounts to an “unconditional surrender” of the miners, Little arguing is required to convince one that the miners will be able to hold out those two months or longer, only if they are kept from starving and freezing. And who will do that? Who will help them if not we, the work- ers?, Under no consideration must we quit now, most, We must continue our work of relief and help ing of their great struggle. ‘'THOSH WHO HAVE MONEY ON’ HAND }| TION LISTS, MINDRS’ COUPON BOOKS, OR ARB URGED TO SHND SAMB IN AT ONCE TO WORKERS’ AID, 1563 W. Madison St, Chicago, Ill, ——— friends of labor thruout the country. “These ten thousand brave textile workers on strike for over 8 months must know that they are not now deserted, but have found new friends by the millions, “In recent days, since these strikers have joined the ranks of the regular trade union ‘mgvement of America, police brutalitfes have become worse even than before, Our answer to this invasion of ‘the most elementary.) tights of American workers must be the utmost moral, legal and financial support of the strikers until their right to organize and their right to an American standard of living 1s re- cognized. sie “Thomas F., McMahon, International President, “Sara A, Conboy, International Sec.Treas. “Uni Faxtite Workers Why not a @mall bundle of The DAILY WORKER sent to you regular ly to take to your trade union meeting? the miners need us tee that called on the management. The shopmen then voted to join the independent American Federation of Railroad Workers, The union applied to the board of mediation for its serv- foes as to the dismissals and the wage issue. Commissioner Hange diate but was met by the company’s showing that only 1,000 of its em- ployes had rebelled. It denied any responsibility to set up a separate adjustment board for so small a mi- nority. Hanger persuaded both sides tried to me- to refer the dispute to the full mem- | bership of the board for decision on the general principle of minority groups’ Tight to separate negotiation and atijustment, First Gun Fired ins Drive to Organize N. J. Silk Workers PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 8—With the mafling of several thousand of leaflets printed in four languages the Asso- setepted and are now starting work. | men at Boston led to the dismissal | WITH THEY | yeonducTeo -BY TH (BLES)—The following letter has | been written from Moscow, Russia, by Thomas L. Dabney, a graduate of Brookwood Labor College last year. Dabney is a member of. the American student delegation to Russia. Other colleges and universities represented by the 12 members of the delegation include Columbia, University of Pitts- burgh, Occidental College, and Wash- ington University. Moscow, July 9. The members of the American stu- dent delegation to Soviet Russia were most cordially received on our ar- rival at Moscow Saturday, July 2, A large reception committee of students met us at the station with cars and accompanied us to our hotel. We were confgpnted with cameras on every side. Pravda and other Mos- cow papers have carried news stories about the delegation every day since our arrival, The students whom we have met are not only interested in the educa- tional problems of Russia but they “ On the Boston & Maine a wage de-|are eager to get all the information they can on the problems of educa- tion in America. I have never seen 80 many serious forward-looking stu- dents anywhere as I have seen in the three schools in Moscow which we nave Visited. Our delegation has visited the first Moscow State University, the Trans- port Engineers’. College and the Timirjaseff Agricultural Academy. At each of these schools we were given a warm reception by an official of the school. Altho it is vacation time, a considerable number of students are still at these schools—some helping in repair work or general construction jand some doing special school work. Questions covering the whole range of education were fired at us by stu- dents in each school that we visited. WORKERS WING WORKERS LEAGUE AMERICAN STUDENT DELEGATION WELCOMED AT THE RED CAPITOL They ate particularly interested in the fortunes of women students, the amount of technical training given in American schools, the attitude of American colleges to Negro students, the extent to which scholarships are awarded to students and the progress of workers’ education. Almost every group of students whom we have met asked us if we were from trade union schools, At the Transport Engineérs’ College the students were particularly anxious to know whether we represented unions and whether students in America had the opporfunity of sharing the gov- ernment ‘of the colleges with the fac- julty. When I told the group that stu dents at Brookwood were active mem- bers of trade unions and that they assisted in the strikes of their locals, ;one comrade asked the rest of our | delegation: “How long will it be be- | fore your colleges will become schools {like ‘your comrade’s?” Again and again I saved our delegation embar- |rassment by mentioning Brookwood and other labor schools, Russian students are eager to do what they can to bridge the present gap between themselves and the American students. They would wel- come the opportunity to exchange stu- dents with American colleges. After we ‘paid a visit to Lunacharsky, a student told me that plans were on to send a student to Brookwood and | they were glad to meet a representa- tive from Brookwood and find out something about the school. _When- ever possible I have assured Russian students that the few liberal students in America are interested in the prog- ress of education in the Soviet Union and regard themselves as a part of the great movement of liberal stu- dents in all countries—Thomas L. Dabney. Young Stove Worker Is Popular Paper LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The third is- sue of the Young Stove Worker, mim- eographed factory bulletin issued by the Young Workers’ League in Los Angeles, made its appearance before the O'Keefe & Merritt stove factory. The leading articles urge the workers ciated Silk Workers haye fired the opening gun in an energetic campaign to organize the silk workers of Pater- son and vicinity. The organization of the workers in the broad silk shops is the immediate aim of thé union. Following the strike against the multiple-loom system in August, 1924, the workers have been forced to ac- cept wage reductions and in many cases been compelled to work longer hours, more familiarly known as over- time. The union is on record for the fol- lowing demands* “The complete recoghition of the Associated Silk Workers’ Union by the bosses; an increase in wages for all broad silk workers; a guaranteed min- imum wage and the system of pay for every week; more sanitary working conditions in the old, dilapidated fac- tory buildings; the eight-hour day for all broad silk workers and eventually the 40-hour week; the elimination of the speed-up system, which under- mines and destroys the health of the workers; effective methods which will compel the manufacturers to abide by their promises.” The campaign in the broad silk in- dustry is being conducted by the ex- ecutive board of the broad silk de- partment under the direction of Or- ganizer Anthony Ramuglia, who has been until recently connected with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Un- fon and was elected last week by the silk workers to his present position, The general organization headquar- tera at 201. Market street will also be headquarters for the campaign, A meeting of the members of the de- partment will be held on Friday even- ing at 8 o'clock, Union of Bed Workers Invites Labor of the Trade to Tues. Meet A meeting was held at the Work- men’s Circle Lyceum, corner Ogden and Kedzie Aves., at 2 p. m,, October $rd, 1926 of Mattress Makers, Box Spring and Spring Bed Workers where @ union was formed affiliated with the Upholsterer’s International Union. Speakers from the American Federation of Labor, the Building Trades Council, the Teamsters’ Union, The United Hebrew Trades, etc, addressed a large crowd, A great deal of enthusiasm was di played by the workers of the tra Conditions of the trdde are so bad that it 1s impossible to earn a@ living wage. With the hope and co-opera- tion of all other unions, the success of the bed industry is nearer, The to a victorious end-’ OW SUBSCRIP- next meeting of the union will be held, Tuesday, Oct. gl2th, 1926 at 8 to organize for a 15 per cent wage increase, 44-hour week and similar vital demands. There is an article written in Spanish especially for the Mexican young workers. The bosse are chasing away league members, but all issues are successfully dis- tributed, and the workers, especially the young fellows, grab them eagerly. Due to its growing popularity, the league is planning to change it from a monthly to a. weekly and enlarge it to two pages or more. Arfangemenfs will shortly be made for open-air meetings at the factory gates, where youth speakers will address the stove workers. Hot Dog on This Youth Hike The Chicago Y. W. L, will hold its biggest hike of the season Sunday, Oct. 10, in the Milwaukee woods. There will be weinee and marsh- amallow roasts, games and fun galore. Members of the Chicago league should meet at their section head- quarters and come to the woods to- gether. To get to the woods take Ave. car going west. Then meet the bunch at the end of the car line. are invited. Charges Employes. Were Bribed, Ford Sues Contractors DETROIT, Oct. 8.—The Ford Motor Company has filed suit against Blair and Company, construction firm, charg- ing that the contractors bribed Ford employes to accept inferior materials in construction work. The suit, it is believed, will involve several millions of dollars, Ford asks that the contract with Blair and Company be terminated and that it be forced to divulge names of the employes who betrayed “Philan- thropical Henry.” Send The DAILY WORKBER for one month to your shop-mate, GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchandiwe 1934 West Chicago Avenue (Cor, Winchester) Phone Humboldt 2707 Dp. m. at Workmen's Circle Lyceum, Kedzie and Ogden avenues. All work- ers of the trade are invited to come. Help better the conditions of the in- dustry. R, Wilkie, Secretary, GINSBERG’S Vegetarian Restaurant 2324-26 Brooklyn Avenue, LOS ANGELES, CAL, aah hil ano am eatin nonioeme tm Don't forget the date. Sympathizers | wérker published. The weekly Girl Financiers Show How It’s Done Ethel Stevens, who specializes in financing District 8's campaign among the young miners, has started off in- door collecting work with a bang. She and Clara CJine in one-half hour collected over $19 at a Lithuanian workers’ affair. Clara made-a brief talk to the crowd, explaining the pur- pose Of the campaign among the young miners, while Ethel went around and pinned a special button on anyone who did not offer violent resistance. When everyone had been buttoned the comrades counted the total and found that they had col- lected over $19. This, added to the other sums thet Comrade Stevans had previously collected, makes over $100 that she has gotten together for the young miners’ campaign. See the Point in the Needle Trades Bulletin LOS ANGELES, Cal—The needle trades fraction of the Los Angeles Y. W. L. wijl shortly run off 300 mimeographed copies of a needle trades bulletin to help bring the girle in the industry into their respective unions. The Needle Trades Council of this city will be urged to initiate @ move for a youth conference in the needle industry, Young Worker Subs Given Free LOS ANGELES, Cal—Over “fifty Milwaukee ‘dollars was raised by a voluntary as- sessment of Los Angeles Y. W. members to help get the L. Young youth paper is being popularized by means of free subs being given to young workers and students who become in- terested thru the propaganda of the Young Workers League. About the working class youth in this country in every issue of The Young Worker $1.00 a Year : 1 60c 6 Monthe Subscribe For your children and young friends. Send this blank to, THE YOUNG WORKER 1113 W. Washington Bivd., CHICAGO, ILL, Send The Young Worker for one, Year Lou. 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