The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 16, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Ill. No. 260. Subscription Rates: nai. Shudders at Cr 8 NEW Mo UNION SETTLES WITH ‘INSIDE’ ' MANUFACTURERS | ‘ Partial Victory Is Won by the I. L. G. W.U. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—The strike ef the New York cloakmakers against tthe “inside” manufacturers is settled. An agreement between the union and ~ ‘the representatives of the manufac- turers has been reached, resulting in fe partial victory for the workers. The agreement signed by the general chairmen has been ratified by the shop chairmen, and final settlement Bwaits only the referendum of the membership on Tuesday. Terms of the agreement provide for the 40-hour, 5-day working week, a substantial increase in wages, and a limitation on the sizes of the shops. Compromise on Hours. Altho the 40-hour week is provided, it does not go into effect for two years. The first two years the gar- ment makers will ‘work 42 hours a week, five days, and thereafter 40 hours. The agreement is for three Years. In wages the settlement is a feal victory, the increase won being greater than the increase recommend- ed by the governor's commission. A , Paise of from $4 a week to $9 a week ‘was won, compared to the $2.50 and $6 recommended by the commission. Reorganization Commission. Altho the manufacturers won their G@emand for the right of 10 per cent reorganization each year, which is op- posed by. the union, the union-ferced the manufacturers to concede the right of review on discharging of workers under this system, and forced the acceptance of a guarantee of 32 ‘weeks’ work a year. Jobbers Stride On, This settlement in no way effecta the strike against the jobbers. There fs no letup in the struggle against this branch of the industry, and the fight ds still going on. The jobbers are the most bitter‘enemies of the union and are attempting to bring sweat- shop conditions back into the industry. Victory for Left Wing. The settlement with, the manufac- turers is seen as a victory for the leadership of the left wing. The gains made are all the mort outstanding be- cause the union not only had to fight the opposition of the government by injunction, attacks of the police, and the onslaughts of the bosses, but also the opposition of the right wing. Right Wing Sabotage. The right wing, it is pointed out, maintained a consistent campaign of the most criminal sabotage to prevent a successful culmination of the strike. ‘The international, headed by Sigman, failed to check scabbing on the New York cloakmakers by workers in Phil- adelphia, Boston, Cleveland and other cities, which formed a ‘serious handicap to the strikers. In joining with the right wing lead- ers of other unions and organizations, relief work was impeded by the right wing. This is evidenced by the delay- ing of a $25,000 donation of the Worx- men’s Circle, and the small contribu- tion of the Amalgamated., The Amal-. gamated gave only $27,500 in the last few weeks of the strike, when the furriers’ union, with a membership of only 11,000, contributed $60,000, The attitude of the Daily Forward on the strike, which carried on an in- sidious campaign against the leader- ship, is another instance of the at- tempt of the right wing to cause fail- ure of the struggle. Need Amalgamation, Leaders point out that the strike il- Justrates the need for combining the forces ofthe left wing leadership and amalgamation of all of the needle trades workers into one united union, Relief Still Serious. ‘The problem of relief of the strikers is stilk'a serious one, The coming winter has intensified the suffering of the workers and thelr families and more support from other unions is needed, Even with part of the strike settled, there is no prospect that all of those affected will go back to work before January, when employment conditions pick up. . Get a copy of tne American Worker Correspondent. It's only 5 cente, THE Outside Chicago, In Chicago; by mail, $8.00 per year. ——_____. ALLY i Muntered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post OMice at Chicago, Ianoie, j by mail, $6.00 per year. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926 @ under the Act of March 3, 1879. Eon 290 Publi: PUBL es ed Daily except Sutiday by CHE DAILY ING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. NEW YORK EDITION WORKER Price 3 Cents 9 Police Club Workers for Queen Marie; THEY WERE ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY RAISED | (Courtesy Herald and Examiner) Ra to right are, George Maurer, secretary of Chicago local of International Labor Defense, the organization that staged the protest against the queen; Margarite Miller and A. Zuris, members of'the organization. They were arrested by Capt. Kelliher and his men in front of City Hall when the police charged several hundred workers carrying banners such as the one was roughly handled. The Tkatchenko mentioned in the slogan was a Roumanian worker who prison in Bucharest by the Roumanian secret; police (siguranza). in the above picture. Maurer was murdered in the Doftana LYNCH FIGURES INCREASES AS MOB KILLS TWO Will Bring Pressure on Senate for Law (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Two addi- tional murders in Florida, classed as lynchings, now raise the total for the year 1926 thus far to 27, the total to date being already nine more than for the entire year 1925, according to an announcement today by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. James Welden John- son, secretary of the association, an- nounced that vigorous efforts to bring senate action on a federal -anti-lynch- ing bill would be made during the coming short session, Kill Two in Florida, The latest two lynchings to be added to the list occurred in Figrida on Sept. 20, when a mob at Palatka | whipped a Mrs, Steen and shot her gon, Willie Steen, and a friend, Ed Chisholm, who had gone in search of her, According to reports, a mob of masked white men kidnapped Mrs. Steen and forced her and a roomer named Thomas to accompany them, beating the aged colored woman until she lost consciousness, It was originally reported that the two colored boys shot by the mob had been killed in a “crap game brawl.” Explosives Went Off in Pocket. Death of “three fingered” Pete Ka- zinski when explosives went off in his pocket, today stood branded by a cor- oner’s jury as “aceldental.” Kazin- ski was said to be a lieutenant of Joe ‘Saltis, acquitted of the murder of John “Mitters” Foley. The jury found howe at Kazinski had been car- tying the explosives for an “unlaw- purpose” Fight Ford Control of Toledo Railroads Before Commerce Body WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.— Henry Ford’s plan to merge his raflroad prop- erties will be argued orally before the interstate commerce commission on November 27, it was announced today. The Ford plan involves the acquisi- tion of control of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton and the Toledo-Detroit by the Detroit and Ironton, Majority stockholders who hold about 2 per cent of the stock of the Toledo and Ironton are fighting the proposed merger on the grounds that Ford has not allowed them a sufficient amount per share for their stock, MASSACHUSETTS FEDERATION HEAD JOINS FIGHT FOR SACCO-VANZETTI NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—The following telegram has been received by the New York Sacco-Vanzetti Emer- gency Committee: “Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, “80 E. 11th St., New York City. “Say for me that everything should be done to save Sacco and Vanzetti. who secured confession of state’s star witness as to her perjury inthe case, | am convinced that both of these boys are innocent of the crime charges against them. “John Vanvaernwyck, President, Massachusetts From my knowledge of case, as one State Federation of Labor.” Intensive Work Must Be Continued ‘KEEP THE DAILY WORKER FUND GOES UPWARD AGAIN By C. E. RUTHENBERG General Secretary, Workers (Communist) Party. HE Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund on Saturday, November 6, stood at $14,892.76. In the five days'to November 12 the contributions made totaled $2,592.65, bringing the total to $17,485.23, With one day's receipts still to be added, the total for the week ending November 13, is already twice that of the previous week. The total will still fall short of the $5,000 weekly which we have ed the supporters of The DAILY WORKER to raise each week, but it showg that the Keep The DAILY WORKER campaign is going forward with new spirit and energy. The work of intensifying the campaign must be con- tinued and all the energy of the party mobilized to raise the weekly contribution to $5,000, Six weeks of $5,000 each week for the Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund will carry The DAILY WORKER thru the present situa- tion victoriously and insure the appearance of our paper for another year. To raise $5,000 weekly for the Keep The DAILY WORKER campaign the actual strength of the party must be mobilized for the campaign. This can only be done thru organization. We must have a Keep The DAILY WORKER Campaign Committee organized | im- mediately in every unit of the party, from the district committee to the nuclei, The Keep The DAILY WORKER committees of the leading committees must canvass every nucleus and every member in support of the sale of the Keep The DAILY WORKER certificates, It is only if we draw the whole party membership into the fight for The DAILY WORKER that the $50,000 fund can be completed. The whole-hearted and enthusiastic Support of the party organization is essential to really mobilize the party to win the fight for The DAILY WORKER. The $3,000 raised during the fast week for thé Keep The DAILY WORKER campaign must increase to $5,000 during the present week. The raising of $5,000 weekly is neci ry to meet the obligation of The DAILY WORKER during the next two weeks. With $5,000 raised for the two weeks The DAILY WORKER will be in a position to set ide part of the Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund as a reserve to safeguard the future of our paper. TO WORK TO BUILD THE KEEP THE DAILY WORKER FUND, INTENSIFY THE CAMPAIGN. RAISE THB WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KEEP THE DAILY WORKER FUND TO THE $5,000 MARK. *® MOBILIZE THE PARTY IN A FORWARD DRIVE FOR VICTORY IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE DAILY WORKER, WORKERS MAKE 3 A ’ PARADE; ARRESTS © By THURBER LEwis. Policemen’s clubs were used On the heads of American work- ers to save a ruling monarch from the embarrassment of being reminded of the brutal and tyran Chicago is buzzing with wonder “Cotzofanesti” with which the throats of hundreds of workers; triumphant procession over the was made vividly to understand of Roumania who have been m regime have champions in this voices heard. neous reign of her royal house; and amazement over the word queen was greeted from the and for the first time in her continent, her royal highness that the workers and peasants urdered and imprisoned by her country who can make their These are the outstanding facts of the arrival of Maria, von Hohenzollern in this city, the wo orkers. of which can sympathize all the more readily with the martyrs of Roumania because they have in their tradition martyrs of their own, the Haymarket vic- tims of 1887, Her face blanched with fear, shuddering and drawing back into the cushions of her limousine, Queen Marie heard the word that has haunted her from that battlefront in 1917. the whip of the terrorist suspen prime ministers to turn sudden- ¢#——-—__— ly pale and that has a magic effect in the fascist-controlled parliament of Roumania—this word the queen heard and read from banners held aloft in the driving rain. — And she was afraid. The crowds of curious thousands who | stood in the puddles in Michigan Blvd. and the Illinois Central depot approach Saturday night to get a fleeting glimpse of a real queen felt the tense- ness. created by the shouting of this word. Their curfosity gave way to a Sétsé of tragedy im’ the air as the brave band of one thousand or more workers carried their slogans high and voiced their convictions on royalty and rule by terror, Four Police Charges. But it was the drawn batons of the Police that completed the picture. Four seperate charges of the blue- coats upon the manifestants, all work- ers and most of them citizens of “the land of the free,” gave the finishing touch to the.comparison between the royal life guards of Bucharest tearing with their sabers into peaceful meet- ings of workers and peasants weary of absolutism and the tightening of the blue cordon around workers voicing the same protests against the same queen in the “crade of liberty.” Three arrests were made. George Maurer, secretary of International La- bor Defense, the organization which staged the demonstration, Margarite | Miller and A, Zuris, both members of |the organization, were taken to Cen- |tral Station by Capt. Kelliher of the |first district who explained his action |by saying he “feared they would go |to the Drake Hotel (where the queen |stopped) and cause a disturbance.” |Many workers were hit by clubs ag \the bluecoats rushed the crowd, swings) \ing their clubs right and left. 1. L. D, Leads Workers. | The first police charge was at the idepot. Two parades of members and sympathizers of International Labor ; Defense had marched thru the loop jand arrived at the depot a few min- utes before the royal special pulled into the, shed. One of these parades Was broken up and the banners con- |fiscated. But the manifestants pushed |across' Michigan Boulevard and inte the front lines nearest the queen to speak their minds and let the queen |and her escort of Chicago plutocrats know that they were not sharing in (Continued on page 6) Seamen-Don’t Thank Rockefeller for His Donations to Church SAN FRANCISCO, ~—-No thanks are due by American |seamen to John D. Roockefeller, Jr., for donating $250,000 to the Seamea Church Institute in New York, says the Seamen’s Journal, organ of the |International Seamen’s Union of America, “A charitable concern which at- tempts to mix religion with doles,” is the Jornal’s definition of the In- | stitate. It points out that in feudal |times and in slavery days the master | was bound to feed his workers, og It is not surprising that young Rocke- teller, whose family built its fortune |on oll, should give something to keep some of the workers in that industry from starving.” Nov. 14.—(FP) COTZOFANESTI! shameful day on the Moldavian the word that has held ded in mid air, that has caused SEE PEACE IN BRITISH MINE STRIKE SOON Government Now More (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 14.—Possibility of peace in the mine strike loomed here as much headway is reported made by the negotiations between the gov- ernment’s coal committee and the ex- ecutive committee of the Miners’ Fed- eration, Long sesgions have been held tensely satisfied with progress made. Obstinacy of the coal mine owners toward making even slight conces- sions to the miners is reported-the only obstacle toward reaching an agreement. The Miners’ Delegate Conference has passed a resolution giving the executive committee a free hand in negotiating an agreement. This ac- sreatly, ft is believed. Favors Nationa! Tribunal. The government, it is understood, will meet the miners’ demands for | national consideration of wage and hours agreements by establishing a national tribunal with the power to review all district agreements to force ¢o-ordination with the national prin- ciple. The national tribunal will be estab lished by an act of parliament, if a definite agreement on this is reach- ed. It was indicated that the gov- jernment would “take the bull by the }horns” and force the establishment of this tribunal despite the highly probable objections of the owners. Demand Peace Guarantee. In return for this, it is understood, the government will ask for a guaran- j tee that there will be no other strike for a period of some years. It is highly improbable that the miners will give such a far-reaching guaran- tee, but a compromise may be reach- ed on this, it is indicated. The cancellation of a speaking trip, by Premier Baldwin and Steel-Mait- land, minigter of labor, to remain in London for the negotiations is seen as an indication that the government seriously expects an agreement soon, Talk With Baldwin, A conference between the Miners’ Executive with Baldwin and Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exche quer, was held in Baldwin's private room in the House of Commons just prior to the meeting with the coal committee of the government. Another proposal of the govern ment is the creation of a “board of ex- perts” to be in existence six mnoths to act as a board of adjustment on immediate agreements. This is an at- tempt, however, to sidestep the min- ers’ demands for a permanent nation- al commission, The government is not insistent on this, it is indicated, SEND IN A 8UB TODAY, “Friendly” | * and both sides are reported to be in- | tion will tend to expedite negotiationg - ies of “Cotzofanesti’” error BLUEGOATS CHARGE THEIR VOICES AGAINST THE ROUMANIAN TERROR ‘