The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 3

ea, 3 Ri =_—_ . . — ee Ee Cee Nea ee Eee i MEXIGAN RAIL WORKERS FIGHT AMERICAN BOSS U.S. Owned Railways Threaten Cut (Speclal to The Dally Worker) MEXICO CITY, Dec. 6,—The Rail- way Workers’ Union of Mexico has just terminated its annual conven- tion with the decision to enlarge the scope of the Railway Union by includ- ing in its membership all workers connected with transport—that is the longshoremen of all Mexican ports as well ag all those working in or with railroads. They also passed a resolu- tion sending Jose Maria Benitez, a Mexican journalist, member of the Railway Workers’ Union and for a Jong time editor the Railway Work- ers’ Journal, to Soviet Russia, to in- vestigate and report back on the true conditions of the workers in Soviet Russia. American Owners. No sooner had the convention ter minated than the management of the Railways (The Mexican Railways are now {n the hands of American ‘capi- talists since the La Mont de la Huer ta treaty, which returned the rail- roads at the beginning of 1925) an- nounced that it was about to reduce the working personnel and cut wages. The unions served notice that they would * They pointed out the departments in which thousands of dollars could be sayed by économizing on sinecures and political jobs held by men who did nothing but draw fat salary checks each month—the workers also sug- ) Sested that if the company abolished its own police guards which cost them over $20,000 each month that they would not need to reduce wages. The Railway management feels safe—they mow that the railway workers will hesitate before calling a general strike at the present time due to the strained relations between America and Mexico—for they would de accused of trying to embarrass the government, Nevertheless, in spite of the precart ous situation the railway workers have served notice on their bosses thet they will not accept a wage cut, nor will they permit any of the work ers to be fired. Italy Banishes 522 for Opposition to Fascist Government (Special to The Dally Worker) ROME, Deo. 6.-The fascisy regime bas banished 522 persons charged with agitating against the government. in line with Mussolini’s policy to crush all opposition by force. The ex- iled persons will be forced to take up residence in specified villages or be imprisoned in ftalian penal col- onies, depending on the “greatness of their offences.” The communique announcing the banishment declares the action is done to maintain the “security of the state.” The 522 were taken from all but 17 provinces in Italy. Prince Carol to Jilt ‘Friendly’; Now Seeks Good Graces of Wife PARIS, Dec. 6—Prince Carol of Boumania 1s seeking a réoonciliation with his wife, Princess Helen, and is preparing to end his “friendship” with ‘the beautiful Mme, Lupescu, it was reliably reported here. ‘ Poland and Lithuania BERLIN, Decfl 6, — Relations be tween Poland and Lithuania are ex- tremely tense, ft was learned here today from a reliable source, and open conflict threatens. SEND IN A SUB TODAY, tolerate no such procedure.’ ALLIANCE OF ITALY WITH ALBANIA STIRS BELGRADE GOVERNMENT, CALL ENVOY (Special to The Dally Worker) BELGRADE, Dec. 6—The Serblan minister to Tirana has been recall- ed to Belgrade by the government as feeling Is running high In gow ernment circles over Italy's treaty with Albania. The government con- siders the Italian-Albanian alllance as a menace to Serbia. Jingo news Papers have seized the Issue as an opportunity to foster a war spirit against Italy. Jugo-Slavia had been trytng to develop an artificial friendship with Italy, but the treaty smashes this attempt. SUMATRA IS TO HAVE COMPANY UNION SOON, T00 Standard Oil Boasts of “Welfare” Work NEW YORK, Dec, 6.—A miniature Bayonne in the jungle is the title of an article in The Lamp, Standard Ot) of New Jersey house organ. The piece teljs of. the erection in the Sumatra jungle, Dutch Hast In- dies, of an oil refinery. similar to the famous Bayonne, N. J., plant of this arm, Company unionism is the curse of the Bayonne workers, but the article does not hint whether company un- ions. will be established among the Sumatran refinery workers. It does tell of welfare work done for the white workers, not the natives, Telle of Welfare, Transporting the white workers from Palembang to the refinery site ‘was expensive, so the company early began building brick and stucco strue- tures with red tile roofs for the white workers. A concrete swimming pool, commodious club house with piano, vietrola, radio, moving picture ma chine, eto, are noted, Natlve Houses Poor, Oonditions for ‘the native Isborers —Ohinese, Javanese and Malays, are not 60 good. They are housed in tem- porary huts of bamboo frames with thatched roofs and sides. . The article states: “Due to the difficulty of securing and handling na- tive labor, much of the work was let out om contract.” And as much ma chinery was used as possible to Te Diace native labor. Lots of Money Spent in Vain Attempt to Elect Coolidge Pet BOSTON, Dee, 6.—The Civic League of Massachusetts, conducting an inyes- tigation into campaign expenses in the recent senatorial fight between Wil- iam M. Butler and David I, Walsh, announces thru its chairman, Conrad W. €rooker, that the republican state committee and other organisations spent $453,286 to secure Butler’s eleo- tion. Butler was defeated by Walsh. Tt is also charged that there were flagrant violations of the state laws governing election expenses. It ap- pears that in totaling the Butlér slush fund many republican city and town funds have not yet been tabulated. Gov. of Sdn Juan A : Escapés Assassination BUENOS AIRBS, Dec. 6— An at- tempt to assassinate Dr. Aldo Can- toni, governor-elect of San Juan, Ar- gentine, was made by his political enemies. Shots meant for Cantoni killed his friend, Dr. Fernando San- ta Marla. They were when the two were motoring in the city. San Juan is known as. the “tragic PLAN NATURALIZATION CLASSES | TO AID FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS . (Special to The Dally Worker) | NBW YORK,.N. Y.—In order to establish naturalization classes and to | enlarge further the work of the Coun ceil for. Protection of Foreign-born Workers in the Connslsville coke reg- fon of Pennsylvania, Anna Love of New York left today for Brownsyille, Pa., where she will make her head- quarters for the next few months, The Connelsyille Coke Region Conn- of] for Protection of ign-born | Workers has been in existence for over & yoar, and with it are aMliated ‘tho locals of the United Mine Work ors apd the foreign language organ. izationg of this section, ¥ ‘This council, and others in various part of the country, were formed’ to combat the legislation being proposed at Washington for the registration, finger-printing, taxing, and deporta. (tion of foreign-born workers, Bille Proposing euch (discrimination were first introduced severa} agp; one of them, the Holaday bill, hag already passed the house, and the others are to come up at the next session of com * ' gress, The American Federation of Labor ne its passed 4 resolu- 5 such legistation, \ and recognizing that {¢ 1s in reality aimed at all organized labor. While to begin with, the proposed bills call for the fingerprinting of foreigners only, this would soon be followed by general ro; which would be used first and foremost against active trade unfoniats, It 1s the, purpose of the Counotfls for Protection of born . Workers, now they have been co-ordinated and a national headquarters established in Now York (41 Union Square), to spread among the workers a, knowl: edge Of these dangerous bills and to organize the sentiment of the country’ to defeat them, Tn addition to this work, which means the distribution of leaflets and the calling of conferences and mass meetings {n every state, the counotls will carry on naturalization bureaus where there are nona in existence now, Anna Love, besides opening nat- uralization classes {n Brownsville {m- THE DAILY. WORKER POLICE TERROR NOT FOREIGN T0 ENGLISH LABOR Vaunted Freedom In Britain Taken Down From International Class War Pris oners’ Aid, England. LONDON, Dec. 6.—In the house of commons on Wednesday last, Capt. Hacking (under secretary for home affairs) replied to Col. Day, M. P., and revealed that between May i and Oc- tober 19 the home secretary issued authority for the banning of 22 meet- ings in England and Wales: On Oct. 19 he issued authority to police chiefs to ban meetings “likely to cause dis- affection” and since that date and up to the 17 inst., 40 meetings were pro- hibited in England and 23 in Wales. These figures exclude prohibitions in Scotland which would probably make up the total to 100, J. Beckett, M. P., asked if all the banned meetings had been arranged by one side in the dispute or if meetings by the Economic League had also been banned.. Capt. Hacking re- Plied that such a question required notice. To Be Re-arrested? On Nov, 15, a hawker called upon Mrs. Cartwright of Doncaster (who was only recently released from Hull prison after serving one month's sen- tence with her year-old baby) and asked her to buy some of his wares. She replied that she had no money as there were no blacklegs in her house. On the following day the po- lice sergeant called and informed her that he had received complaints that she was intimidating miners’ wives who lived across the road by calling their sons blacklegs. Mrs. Cartwright denied this, but the police sergeant insists that he will have to report her and that {t will probably mean a court case, Sent to Prison. The Shotts labor party reports a blatant case of cliss “justice.” Two young miners, McAllister and Sharp, appeared before the police court to answer a charge of intimidation, which they disproved beyond doubt. They were sentenced to 21 and 14 days respectively, the sheriff remark- ing that altho. there was no direct charge of intimidation he would have to send them to prison. Melion to Give Soft ~ Berth to Mills, Who Lost N. Y. Election WASHINGTON, Dec, 6.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has announced officially that Under-Secretary Gar rard B, Winston would be succeeded by Representative Ogden Mills of New York, who was defeated for governor by Al Smith, . ‘Winston has not yet resigned, but will retire as soon as it {s possible for Mills to leave his congressional duties, Asked concerning his own plans, Mellon indicated that so far as he knows he will remain tn the cabinet until the end of the administration. Strike Wins Wage Raise. OOHOES, N. Y.—(FP)—A strike of the doffers at the Harmony Mills brot a 14 per cent increase in wages after 48 hours idleness. The settlement provides for a speeding up of produc- tion. Send In a sub today! “Make yourself a present British alla Principles of Comminiem, the original Graft of the Communist manifesto, by Friedrich Engels Blood and Stee tval Total 7 A Pifty Cont Package for Package No. 2 Mare and Engels on Revolution In Amerioa, by Heing Nouman.. COOK; OF MINERS’ UNION, LEAVES ENGLAND TO 60 TO MOSCOW CONGRESS (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, Dec. 6.—A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Union, has left England to attend the All-Union Soviet of Workers’ and Peasants Delegates, which opens In Moscow today, He will participate In It and will probably be asked to make an address, SPAIN CENSORS APPEAL TO AID BRITISH MINERS Primo, De Rivera Stops) Telegram Message (Special to The Dally Worker). AMSTDPRDAM, Dec, 6.— Investiga- tion has disclosed the reason for the non-delivery, six months ago, of a telegram sent to Spanish labor head- quartersi” The government of Primo de Rivera’ suppressed the message on the ground ‘that it “appeared to men- ace the safety of the state.” The message ih question notified the Spanish labor movement of the beginning of the British miners’ strike, and asked moral and financial support for the British workers. Primo’s' censor decided that this message Was in violation of the clause in Article 7; of the international tele- graph agreement, which permits the stopping of a telegram that is, dan-| gerous to the state or in violation of law, public order or'good morals. However, when the same message was sent into Spain two days later by mail, it was held to be perfectly safe, and was delivered. Warning Sounded to Republican Party at Women’s G. O. P. Meet “Tt 4s cowariice for a people to re- fuse ald to the farmers now, just| because there is some uncertainty as to method,” Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, told the Women’s Roosevelt republican club at a ban- quet in Chicago, Lowden pointed out that a good crop for the farmer meant, not pros- perity, but ruin. “It is an tronic thing,” he said, “ that a wholesome surplus means prosperity for every- one but the farmer.” Mrs. T. P: Hollowell, lowa’s repub- lican national " committeewoman, sounded a, warning to the republican party. “For four years there has been a growing distrust of the party in its treatment of agricultural prob- lems,” she; said. “This distrust is stronger than ever. Unless congress takes definite steps to help the farm- er the state of Iowa will b the scene of repudiation of the G. O. P. and its policies. Group Insurance at Generai Motors. NEW YORK—(FP)—General Mo- tors . corporation announces that 100,000 emiployes are being insured for $1,000each. Only those working three momthé or more are eligible to Policies. “Premiums are divided be- | made*to hold a great stop-work meet- tween the é¢mployes and the employer. The December issue of the Amer- ican Worker Correspondent is off the Press, Get a copy, subscribe! It is only 50 cents a year, of . SYDNEY, (By Mail)—The air is electrical in New South Wales at the present time. The officials of the Australian Workers’ Union are carry- ing on a eampaign of scurrilous abuse against the Communists. They are doing this because the new rules that are going to be put forward at the special conference of the Australian Labor Party will allow the Commun- ists to represent thelr unions on A. L, P: conferences in the future. That is, if the new rules are adopted. The bureaucrats of the A. W. U. will do anything to prevent that state of af fairs to prevail, hence their abuse of the Communist Party. However, they are not having everything their | own way, and appearances suggest that the Communists will win out, A gigantic demonstration to com- memorate the ninth anniversary of the Russian Revolution, was held at the Grand Opera House, The whole of the proceeds were forwarded to the British Miners’ Réliet Fund, Up to the present, we have collected nearly $40,000 for the British miners. QUEENSLAND. Great dissatisfaction is being exhi- bited by the workers in this state, over the basic wage question, As I mentioned in my last letter, the board of trade refused to grant an increase in the basic wage from £4.56 to £4.15 per week, Preparations are being ing on Noy. 6, in Brisbane, to’ make a protest against the board of Trade’s decision, Many country centers are also co-operating in this demonstra- tion. The labor politicians are doing their best to sabotage the demonstra- tion, but the general indignation is too strong for them. ‘The officials of the Australian Work- ers’ Union are still trying to disrupt the Queensland branclr of the Austra- lian Railways’ union. They are doing this because the AR. U. will not bow the knee to the labor government, but insists on fighting for better con- Page Thre Letter from Australi: ditions. The officials of the A. W. U. have formed what they call the “Rall- way Section of the A. W. U." All the intelligent workers have branded this as & scab organization, but still the campaign has been so fierce that a number of railway-men were misled into joining the scab organization. However, the drift has now been stop- Ped, and a jot of those who broke away from the A, R. U: have discover. ed thetr mistake and are rejoining VICTORIA. Victoria ts the only state tin Aus trdlia that has a non-labor govern- ment, It is almost jmpossible to elect @ labor government in this state, be- cause of the unfair distribution of seats, The nationalists have got the electorates divided in such a way that labor has an almost impossible task before it, There are three parliamentary par- ties in Victoria—labor, nationalist, and country, The nationalists hold the rein of government, but very in- securely, Several times recently they have been defeated in the house, but still they hang on, The Communist Party is very weak in’ Victoria. In fact, the revolutionary movement has always been weak there, but still a few gallant comrades carry on the good work, and we have hopes of their work bearing fruit shortly, The next All-Australian Trade Union Congress will be held in Victoria in February. | Some of the Sydney Communists who will be delegates to the conference, may be able to give the Melbourne comrades a hand. The 44-hour week case is atill being conducted in Melbourne. The work- ers’ advocates are trying to prove to the learned judge that the workers can do more work in 44 hours than they do in 48. If that is definitely proved, I have no doubt that the judges will be magnanimous enongh to grant the 44-hour week, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Workers are still being prosecuted | LAWYERS ‘SAY IT WITH FLOWERS’ TO THAYER AS SIGN OF THEIR ‘RESPECT’ (Special to The Dally Worker) WORCESTER, Magss., Dec. 6-—The Worcester County Bar Association, presented a basket of flowers to Judge Webster Thayer at the opening of the superior civil court session at the county court house here. Accompanying the flowers was & card bearing the words: “Good wish- es and sincere respect of the Worces- ter County Bar Association.” The wordittg on the card is not without significance since the whole world has long ago lost its respect for Thayer. Recognizing this sorely needed ges- ture of approval on the part of his masters at a moment when labor's ac- cusing finger stares him in the face, Thayer, in a feeble and nervous speech of thanks, without directly mention- ;for speaking at the Botanic Park, # |laide. The free-speech committee | decided to collect money to fight ality on the matter in the hb jcourt, I think that if the commit jhad had a little more experience these matters they would not we money on the high court, Hower We can wish them success im tk | efforts, The South Australian branch of Australian Labor Party has just ¢ olnded its annual conference, Noth of very great importance was decid One thing, however, will give an sight into the character of labor pol cians in this state. The confere: had decided to place the 44-hour we on the fighting platform of the pai On the evening of the same day, labor premier, Lionel Hill, begs them to- wipe it off the fighting pi form, as it would compromise him the eyes of the country and midc class elements of the community, 7 conference obligingly acceded to request, so now the Premier is oc promised in the eyes of the work’ class, but that does not hurt him h as much as the antagonism at i boss would, There fs a labor government fa & state, It has come in for mack ; verse criticism lately, because it sm tioned the hanging of two men w murdered two detectives, who h caught them stealing gold. It te a sidered by a lot of workers that it a barbarous thing to hang men. I a) think the same when It is works who are being hanged, but I'm & keenly interested otherwise, Many immigrants are being se from England to Western Austral particularly miners, under the Lond “Morning Post’ scheme, I don’t kn what conditions they are working t der, but I do know that they are bei sent to farms, and work was offer on farms in this state not long ago, men, at the rate of 25%, (6 dollar per week and keep-—J. RYAN, WALL STREET, AS SANTA CLAUS, WILL STUFF BILLION IN SOMEBODY'S HOS. NEW YORK, Dec. 6,—This will be a rich Christmas in the United States. Well, possibly not. for the miners, the Passaic strikers, the paper box makers in this city, the textile work- ers in New England, or to any alarm ing extent to productive workers any- where. But to the people who own the country, yes, a very rich and bountiful Christmas. Wail Street brags that ft will in a little over thirty days, that is long enough to include both the Decem- ber and January first periods, and all intervening dates, disburse in divi- dends and bond interest the snug sum of a billion dollars, as a reward for the “thrift and industry” of which so much is said—that ts the compulsory thrift and\the more or less voluntary industry where the workers are speed- ed up by efficiency experts. It will be a matter of pride te t working class as well as to Wi Street to know that, by thrift and i dustry, this vast Christmas prese will be stuffed into the toe of t stockings of the investors of ft country. The gift may not go Into the stoc ings of those who have produced th billion dollars, assuming that th: own a pair of stockings that matc or a pair of even mismated foot co erings, but the pride niay"# axe Thru thrift and induatr ee | by somebody—Wall Street will ha’ |a very Merry Christmas. Let us e¢ drink and be merry, for tomorrow ¢! alarm clock will summon us to a other thrifty breakfast and anoth: day of industry. TS ing Sacco and Vanzetti, said: “Jndi cial discretion will not allow me to; make mention of these cases, but a great burden has been placed upon me during the last few weeks as well as the last five years. Again let me thank you. It means much to me and| i shall remember it so long as life remains.” | Thayer goes about like an old nerv- | ous crank and is, constantly guarded. | Four Sheriffs from the criminal side | of the court were on duty while Thay- | er presided, WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! | The Red Gift IN PITTSB URGH, PA.! GRAND MUSICAL CONCERT & BAZAAR For The DAI Labor Lyceum, Friday and Saturday, Friday from 8 to 12 P. M— LY WORKER 35 Miller Street December 10 and 11 Saturday from 1 to 12 P. M. SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EACH NIGHT Auspices: Admission 25 Cents DAILY WORKER BUILDERS ALL INVITED : _ Postpaid to Any U. S. 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