The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 28, 1926, Page 5

ESS tet IEEE S EOC 2 SET aire : oa FIRST PRIZE WINNER. OPEN SHOP MINE GIVES INCREASE. PAY TO WORKERS Miners Are P Puzzled by ‘Philanthropy’ By ROMA, Worker Correspondent, MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., Oct. 26.— When the coal operators of a non- union mine voluntarily and suddenly increase the wage scale of their em: ployes it certainly gives the poor, un- derpaid miners food for thought and causes them to arrive at the conclu- sion that “something must bein the air.” Raise Wages a: Third. Yet that is exactly what occurred in Moundsville at the Panama mine, employing 250 men, owned by the Ben Franklin Coal Co., when notices were posted on the mornihg of October 22 that the company will adopt the Jack- sonville wage agreement, or union contract, on November 1, 1926, The mine will continue to operate on an open-shop basis, but will increase its wage scale 331-3 per cent. According to the company officials, an improvement in the bituminous market conditions has justified the in- crease, Miners Wage Fight. The Panama miners are only one of the local mines which last year waged a valiant but vain struggle against a reduction in the wage scale. During the bituminous coal strike in April, 1926, this region, which has been a typical West Virginia scab hole for some time, joined the ranks of the union miners and struck when. an attempt was made to reduce the wages to the 1917 scale, However, after several months, weak support from President Lewis and strong op- position from the courts and the coal operators, together with the coming winter, had their effect, and the min- ers were forced to return to work under non-union conditions at the 1917 scale. Other Mines. Scab. There are several mines in this lo- cality, all operated on the non-union pasis. However, they do not main- tain a uniform wage scale. The Pan- ama mine paid 58 cents per ton for loading, while the rest pay 63 cents per ton. It has not been ascertained as yet whether the remaining mines will proceed to increase ‘their wage scale in line with the Panama mine, Action Is Puzzler; “It is certainly puzzling to many what caused the. coal.company.to in- crease the wage scale at the Panama mine, It was not mere philanthropy. Of course, their reason that market conditions justify it are true enough— always were, in fact. If that were the only reason the wage scale could be increased to a much greater extent. Perhaps the recent call that was is- sued for another strike in Morgan- town may have had some influence. Perhaps the fact that another bitp- minous coal strike is anticipated next April~had some, effect, and the wage seale was raised in anticipation of the future to keep their slaves scab- bing during that period and then cut it again, * At any rate the mine is still left operating on a non-union basis, which means that with no union contract to protect the wage scale the wages. may be reduced as suddenly as they were increased. ST. LOUIS—(FP)—Dyers and clean- ers in St, Louis have organized as Local 108, Journeymen Tailors Intl. union, Dr. Abraham Markoff has returned from U.S. S. R. and Resumed Dental Practice at 249 E. 115th. St. Tel. Lehigh 6022 New York One Industry! No inijitation fee, 81 EAST 10th STREET “|ber workers, All Workers In The Metal, Machine and Minatnctictisé Industry come to the OPEN MASS MEETING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29—at 8 o'clock LABOR TEMPLE, FOURTEENTH STREET Corner 14th St. and Second Ave., Main Auditorium (Convenient to New York, Brooklyn, Jersey The workers in the metal and manufacturing Industry are the poorest organized, They receive the lowest wages, work the longest hours, and submit to the worst ¢onditions. grown rapidly during the past six months; join the swelling ranks. -Come and Hear CHARLES B. ROBERTS Internationally Known Speaker and Organizer Amalgamated Metal Workers of America Rubber Workers Told of pleceanty to Form Strong Un United’ Front (By a Workers Cor Correspondent.) AKRON, 0:, Oct. 2 largest mass qnectiage nett this year by the Hungarian” Workers Sick and Benefit society, an. organizer of the Rubber Workers unfon gave a talk on the necessity of organfzation of rub- He spoke for about 15 minutes on the greed of the rubber baroons, and stressed the rawhide sys- tem and wage cuts. He pointed out that now is the time for all workers, ‘regardless of race, creed.or color to drop their prejudices and to organize into one-union, show- ing the bosses a solid front. He fin- ished up. by stressing the point that thru organization, and organization only, can the workers ever expect, to get shorter hours and higher wages. SECOND PRIZE WINNER, CLOAK MAKERS PLEDGE SUPPORT TO NEW YORKERS One inane Dollars Raised At Once By GRAY STONE. (Worker Correspondent.) LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.—A confer- ence called by the cloakmakers, Local No, 52, of the I. L. G. W..U. was held Wednesday, October 13, at 224 South Spring street. Twenty,one organiza- tions. with 42 delegates responded to the call. Besides the needle trades unions, delegates. were present from the carpenters, painters, ~ bakers, Workmen’s Circle branches,’ political parties (working class) and educa- tional ‘groups; Brother Sacks was elected sibcceiary and Julius Shlamowitz chairman, A committee of «fifteen was elected to arrange a big mass meeting and tag day to raise funds, Will Send $1,000, - Many. of the. organizations who re- sponded to the call have pledged defi- nate. sums of money to be sent thru the conference to-the New York strik- ers. One thotisand dollars in’ cash will be forwarded by the conference to the strikers within the next few days, The conference is asking all sympa- thetic organizations: to send funds to the secretary of the conference,. J. Sacks, 224 South Spring street. Send Telegram. coPhe-following: telegram swas.sent by the conference to-L, Hyman, New York City: “Please convey to the New York strikers that at conference called by the Los Angeles cloakmak- ers held Wednesday, October. 13, with 21 organizations participating, confer- ence pledges moral and financial sup- port. One thousand dollars to be for- warded at once’ as immediate . help. We are with 'you'in this a War Invention Used in Arson Plottings Unearthed in Angeles. By a Worker Correspondent. “ LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 26—An “argon trust” is said to exist in this city... District. Attorney Asa, Keyes ar- rested eight men for being responsible for many fires in the downtown dis- trict during the last few months. A total of 178 arson plots have been planned, crime smellers declared. The loss to inaurance companies is said to be between one and three million dollars, “To. publish in detail the method used by fhe ‘fre bugs’ would be against public, policy,” Charles Reimer of the Keyes detective staff declared. But he said that the fires were started by telephone, and that the invention was made during the world war for the purpose of destroying enemy prop- erty. Some of the men, at least, are out on from $25,000 to’ $50,000 bail, One Union! ity and Long Island) .The Amalgamated has NEW YORK CITY 1000 WORKER, Cents THE DAILY,WORKER rar -NTS BY U4 JANUARY 13 1927 Prizes for Worker Correspondents! The DAILY WORKER? today is giving prizes to the three worker correspondents who have produced. what are considered the best articles for this page this week. Every week, from now on, three prizes will be given to worker correspondents whose contributions during the week are considered “prize winners.” Every worker is urged to write up hie or her experience in the shop, the factory, the mine and send them to the Worker Correspondents’ Department ‘of The DAILY WORKER. Write what happens that will be of general Interest so that all of our readers bs ti know what is hap- pening In your Industry, Today’s prize winners are: Moundsville, W. Va. Second prize, “Awakening of Stone, Los Angeles, California. Heath, Chicago, Ill. NEXT book Just off the press. Second, “Red Cartoons.” Third, Bertrand Russell and Scott Nearing edition. A book of eighteen leading proletarian artists, Russell-Nearing Debate. “Write as you fight!” must be the slogan of avery worker, First prize, “Romance of New Russia,” by Magdatein Marx— “Roma,” China,” by James H, Dolsen—Gray Third prize, “My Flight from Siberia,” by Leon i Arotsky—Rutue P. WEEK The following are the prizes that are offered to the worker cor- respondents who send in the best stories between ‘today and Nov. 3: First, “The Peasant War in Germany,” by Friedrich Engels. A new over seventy cartoons by The tamous. debate petween on Russia—in attractive board-bound We want to hear from every worker! THIRD PRIZE WINNER, A Climpse Into a Chicago Eating House By RUFUS P. HEATH (Worker , Correspondent) We find restaurants in Chicago, as in other principal cities of the nation, which are known to the unfortunate workers who are unemployed as the “greasy spoon,” The ones I have in mind are the property of Gus Collin. dier. Gus has three coffee houses in Chicago, 654 W. Madigon St., 1149 W. Madison St. and 221 S. Halsted St. The System. The food served is the cheapest that the market affords. The meats are fourth grade, “butchered one year.” He has the cheapest coffee on the market. The food supplies are bought in large quantities, to get the lowest market rates and delivered as they are needed, Gus uses a little scheme of his own to draw and hold his trade. His drawing cards are, “Blue Valley But- ter,” “Bowman Dairy Company's Milk,” “Livingston’s Rye Bread” and “Harding’s Corned Beef.” From this, the workers who patronize the places are led to believe that the food pro- ducts are all first class. Gus does not serve short orders such as ham and eggs, steaks and chops, He specializes in steam table products, such as beef stew, spa- ghetti, sajt pork and boiled beans, soup, rice and oatmeal, ham, cheese and corned beef sandwiches, corned beef and cabbage, and coffee and pastries, The food is all cooked in quantity in the kitchen and placed on the steamtable in the dining room, | where the waiters dish up their own jorders and collect for all orders as they serve. The costumers are re- quired to pay before they eat. Thus, they have no chance to eat and walk out without paying. The system also enables Gus to use only one cook where he would need two or three, by serving short orders. If also eliminates the necessity of having a cashier, The crew consists of one manager, from two to seven waiters, one porter and one dish washer. The wages are from three dollars a day up to $35 a week for waiters, Porters and dish- washers $2.50 a day. The manager will not let the workers know how much they are getting. The waiters, porters, dishwashers all work the 10- hour day, “some working the split shift. The ctew Must all work seven “You are not allowed iY. Off, when you do, you lose the job, * The Anti-Unton Scheme, Any employe’ who mentions the labor movem in any way, is im- mediately fired and blacklisted. To hold your job, you must play the ponies, While you are playing the ponies, you are, not interested in the union or your ;miserable conditions. Sanitary ahd Safety Measures. There is no effort made to operate the Joints, . An sanitary manner be- cause they small crews time to keep. hort handed and the not have sufficient Places. clean and ‘Sanitary, ‘The, ), ice. boxes and pie cases are cl dd an average of about once a month, The basement is full of rats. Z The water faucets are old and worn out and the water is always scalding hot in the hot water faucet, Every time you turn the hot water on you are likely to be scalded. The writer washed dishes for Gus for about six months, at 654 W. Madi- son Street, whete I received a severe burn from one of the hot water faucets, which resulted in a blistered hand. I showed the burn to the boss, told him how ‘itihappened and asked him why he didn’t fix the faucets. I also asked to take the day off to see a doctor and have the burn dressed. Gus does not:carry employe accident insurance, as the law requires, and he is too cheap to have the faucets fixed. So he fired me in order to save a doctor's bill, Prices of Coal to Workers Increase, Wages Stationary By GEORGE PAPCUN. (Worker Correspondent) PITTSBURGH, Pa. Oct, 26—Tho the wages in the coal industry in the Pittsburgh district are either standing ‘stationary or being pushed down by the employers of coal miners, the coal to the workers in the city is on the increase and in the last few days the coal has gone up from $4.75 to 00 and $6.50 a ton. ‘The check-up of the local dealers in coal by the newspapers shows that in a few days the bituminous coal déal- ers will ask a8 much as $9.50 to $10.00 a ton if not more. H. C, Beyer, vice- president of the Mutual Supply com- pany of Pittsburgh, in a statement to the newspapers explained that these |high prices were asked because of the shipping other countries which have received coal from England before and now be- cause of the general strike they are ‘unable to get coal. ,Tho the wages of the city workers are not going up to meet with the high price of coal which now is going on. The local dealers in bituminous coal are having a chance to profiteer galore. Why don’t you write it up? it may be Interesting to other workers, sph tabi dltepenaianticsccapmeannctieninnsasinte nme. ’ of coal across to England and | Los Angeless Workers Plan Freiheit Drive; Other Activities On By S. GLOBERMAN, (Worker Correspondent.) LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.—A Fret- heit conference. was organized here on October 17 for the purpose of having a weekly Freiheit edition for Cali- fornia. Thirty-six. delegates attended the conference, representing nearly all unions, Workmen’s Circle branches, and other cultural organizations. In order to reach this goal at least $3,000 will have to be raised. The conference went on record to raise $5,000. One hundred and sixty-two dollars was raised at the meeting to start the drive. » On Thursday, October 28, a general membership meeting {s called. Every comrade {s urged to be present. Com- rade Rose Rubin, who has just re- turned from thé’ east, will report on political and “industrial activities there, The postibility of having a sub-district organizer will also be dis- cussed. On November 7, Los Angeles labor will celébrate the ninth anniversary of the Russian Revolution at Music Art Hall, The affair will start at 2:20 p.m. Speakers and musical program. Admisiion is free, phate Han Aaron: ARNG SE |e MANUFACTURERS OF MUSKEGON T0 BAR EDDY TALK Bring Pressure on “Y” Secretary By a Worker Correspondent MUSKEGON, Mich., Oct. 26.—Con- certed efforts e being made-here by the Muskegon Employers association, hot as an official body but more in- sidiously, to prevent the visit to this elty of G. Sherwood Eddy under the auspices of the local Y. M. C. A. on Nov, 2 and 3. Activities of Mr Eddy, international secretary for Asia of the Young Men’s Christian Association, since his return from a recent visit to Soviet Russia and his admitted favoring of the recognition of Russia by the United States government are caus ing the opposition on the part of the local manufacturers altho they are too crafty to take any official action as a body. Attempt Crops Out. Opposition to Mr., Eddy’s visit to Muskegon cropped out Friday in a noon luncheon meeting of local busi- ness men when one of the group at- tempted to get the organization to ex- press their disapproval of the visit of the friend of Russia in a resolu- ion to be sent to the Y. M. C. A. Secretary Leland 8. Westerman, 1ead of the local Y. M. C. A. organ- ization who, with the president, Archie E. McCrea and the members %€ the board of directors, has ap- proved of Eddy’s coming and ar- ranged a full schedule of seven pub- fe meetings for Nov. 2 and 3, was called yesterday to the office of Wal- ter Poole, secretary of the Muskegon Employers’ association. “Y" Man on Carpet. What the exaét details of that con- ference were would not be revealed etther by Secretary Westerman or Secretary Poole but inquiries about the visit of Eddy and the pfogram iia sg die reluctantly by the Y. secretary who requested ll pt be published about the Proposed assembMes at the Muske- gon and Muskegon Heights high schools where plans have been made for Eddy to address more than 2,000 young people, Linked with Detrolt. The loca] opposition on the part of the employers is linked up directly with the attempt on the part of the manufacturers of Detroit to prevent President William Green of thé American Federation of Labor from speaking in Detroit churches where it had been arranged for him to appéar. The speaking engagements arrang- ed for Presidént Green by the Detroit Y. M. C. A, as was customary in every city where the annual conven- tion of the organized workers is held, were cancelled after pressure was brot to bear by the capitalists. Local manufacturers are attempting to bring the same kind of pressure to’ bear in Muskegon to cancel Sher- wood Eddy’s visit here. The local Y. M. C. A. has just started on a new $400,000 building program here, the money for which was pledged more than a year ago. That threats of the non-payment of large pledges which are necessary to complete that building may have been used by Secretary Poole of the Em- ployers’ association yesterday in his conference with Secretary. Westerman are possible for Westerman was fear- ing for the safety of his building pro- ject yesterday following the inter- view. Ke This action on the part of the em- ployers shows that Muskegon, as with practically all of the industria) cities of Michigan, is almost completely in the clutches of the manufacturers who jare do anything to maintain their control here. They have just elected Aght of fitteen members of the board of directors of the Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce and one of the remaining minority of seven is @ banker, Coal Company Raises Rent on Old Shacks By a Worker Correspondent. SORANTON, Oct. 26. — Rents for Lehigh Valley Coal Co. houses for its miners have been raised on Red Row from $6 to $10 a month, Twenty work- ers’ families are affected. The com- pany claims to have kept the $6 rate for 40 years. Rumors are going around that the voal company intends to get rid of their real estate in this Dupont borough, because of increased taxa- tion, and are trying to shove the bur- den: of these old houses on present occupants by offering them first chanee to buy. INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE Will Hold Its SECOND ANNUAL BALL AND HALLOWEEN PARTY at Labor Institute, 808 Locust a. Philadelphia Pi aaerer Oe | which fits the formula: Page Five WORKER WRITERS ! JOIN CLASS IN WORKER CORRESPONDENCE, FRIDAY [NTENSIVE activity to develop an d strengthen the worker correspond- ence movement in the Chicago district will be launched at the first meeting of the class in worker correspondence to be held Friday night, October 29, in the editorial rooms of The DAILY WORKER, third floor, 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, The class will meet weekly on IMlinols, Friday nights. The success of this class last year indicates that an excellent response can be expected dur- ing the fall, winter and spring terms that lie ahead. Al! phases of worker correspondence will be developed. The class will not only write for, but help edit The American Worker Correspondent, the publication of the worker writers of The DAILY WOR The class will be under the ge editor of The DAILY WORKER, as: KER, neral direction of J. Louls Engdahl, sisted by Harry Kletzky, who super vises the Worker Correspondence Section of The DAILY WORKER. Special lectures will be given from time to time, on the various phases of worker correpondence and on problems confronting the labor movement by the members of The cluding William F. Dunne, Thomas Thurber Lewis. Talks will also b Papers, wall papers, living newspap Jay Lovestone, M. A. Stolar and Na DAILY WORKER ‘editorial staff, in- J. O'Flaherty, Harrison George and given on such subjects as shop ers as well as lessons in English by ney Markoff. COME READY FOR WORK FRIDAY NIGHT. CATHOLICS SEE GOOD" IN WORK OF EVANGELIST Recognize P ower to Split Churches By L. P, RINDAL, Worker Correspondent: LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.—It was stated recently that Aimee Semple McPherson has appealed to the K. K, K, for support. True. But it is also true that the forces of the pope are playing, more or less, a game of neutrality concerning the Angelus temple leader. Why? Because the catholics are afraid of protestant unity. Aimee is the splitting wedge “Divide and rule.” Protestants Fight Her. Rev. R. P. (Bob) Shuler, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, author of “McPherson” and member of the ex- ecutive committee of the church fed- eration, is the greatest enemy of the hallelujah actress—not the “children” of the pope of Rome. Catholics have sent “Fighting Bob” many threaten- ing letters. The evangelist is a good mixer, Her glory is money, power and pleasure. She does not care whether it comes thru a flirtation with’ “Ormie,” Jesus, the pope or the knights of the night- shirt. And she gets the “dough,” too, from millionaires to poor cripples. Gypsies spent a fortune on her tem- ple. But since she made gypsies out of “Rose” and “Steve” in her “kid- “|napping” story, not many favors will come from that illustrious tribe, Is Versatile. Besides the regulation uniform of the “temple,” this “meek” follower of the lowly Christ dresses up in avia- tion costume, as honorary fire chief, or as an honorary member of the Los Angeles traffic squad. Aimee is a member of the chamber of commerce and a politician, reac tionary today and liberal tomorrow, as both factions are after the temple's hallelujah votes. Thru Mayor Cryer and three judges, Keetch, Hady and Gates, the temple leader has, in the past, controlled the actions’ of the su- perior court, the grand jury and the police. District Attorney Keyes knew months ago that Aimee was a fak{r, but refused to act until pressed hard. Had to save himself. The recent ar- rest of all the supervisors, three other high county officials, the ¢hief of de- tectives and the prosecutor himself, explains a great many rotten social conditions, Stereotypers Gain 25c a Day NEW ORLBANS—(FP)—A contract for 3 years with an increase of 25c a day each year and back pay from June 1. has been secured by the New Orleans stereotypers union from the 4 nonunion newspapers in this city, making the daily rate for this year $6.75 for 8 hours, with price and a half for overtime. The composing rooms of the 4 newspapers are still nonunion with a nonunion pressroom in the Times-Picayune, one of the larg- est papers in the south. L. A. Capmakers Hold Strength in Sixth Week of Struggle (By Worker Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Calif, Oct. 26.— This fs the sixth week since the Cap- makers in one of the largest clothing shops in Los Angeles went out for recognition of their union. The Chi- cago Cap Manufacturing Company, 239 South Los Angeles St., is known as one of the bitterest enemies of the needle trades unions The above Place is the only shop that pays girls as low as nine dolalrs a week, where- as the union scale provides sixteen dollars the first week and an increase every week till it reaches the mini- mum of twenty-five dollars. This wage is for lining makers and stitchers only. The strike is being led by a strike committee which reports very en- thusiastic response of the union, 95 per cent of the strikers having joined the union. There has been mass pick- eting every morning and evening. The Red Squad has been on guard ever since the strike began and has made seven arrests, tho the charges have never been pressed. The indus- try 1s organized 85 per cent and there every sign that the strikers will win their demands, The union members. who number over 100, have taxed themselves to help thelr strik- ing brothers. The International has endorsed the stri! PORT NEWARK, N, J.—(FP)—One hundred workers employed at the con- struction of Wyerhauser Timber Co plant are striking with the support of the New Jersey state federation of labor because the contractor is not paying the prevailing union scale of wages throughout. ——____ Good Books Boe Be IN GERMAN si We have just received @ shipment of the following books in, German from the publishers in Berlin: Die Oekonomie des Rentners, Bucharin—Cloth ..... $1.00 Imperialiemus, Lenin—Cloth ... 75 Komm, Internationale HOPE 66 cniiemnnnimanigeees 80 Heft 7 0 . 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