The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 30, 1926, Page 5

Page Flv The Manager’s Corner ' THE DAILIY'WORKER TWENTY RAILROADS CONTROL WAGES OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL WORKERS ON ‘CLASS I’ SYSTEMS IN COUNTRY 1000 WORKER CORRESPONDENTS BY JANUARY 13 1927 SCAB PAINFULLY DISCOVERS REAL TACTICS OF BOSS Joins Lodi Striliers After Tricking By FRANCES RIBARDO. (Worker Correspondent) LODI, N. J., Dec, 28—After being on strike for ten months in Lodi, N. J., we mill workers are still holding firm and fighting to win a workers’ union. We have a big mass picket line and a very good spirit, The other day on the picket line I heard this story: It’s a sad one and a‘good one too. One man that never worked in the United Piece Dye Works before went in and got a job, After scabbing for two days on the brush machine in the finishing room he caught his whole hand in the machine and had the skin taken off and his arm broken. The nurse from the mill treated him and told him to go to the Paterson Insurance Co. He went, and they told him.they would send some one to ip- vestigate the case. Meanwhile. the superintendent went to take a look at the machine, and called in the ma oehine shop man to fix it before they investigated. The foreman objected, but the superintendent told him: “Mind your own business. If you want to eat, shut your mouth.” When the investigators came they jooked machines over and found them alright. The man who had got his hand caught protested but it did not help him any. A few days later, the superintendent found him sitting around the mill, unable to work, and fired him. Now he is coming on the picket iine and telling other workers not to scab. Steel Workers Hold ‘Hands Off Mexico’ Meet in Youngstown By a Worker Correspondent. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Dec, 28.—-Sev- eral Mexican and English speaking steel workers held a rousing “Hands Off Mexico” mass meeting which was addressed by speakers from the Work- ers (Communist) Party and from the ~ Spanish organizations. The grave danger of a war with Mexico was pointed out and unless the campaign of lies about Mexico being spread by the capitalist press was ex- posed the working class of the United States would be led into a war against the working class of Mexico. The role of the Catholic Church and the American imperialists was dealt with by the speakers. A committee of 15 was elected to arrange for a monster “Hands Off Mexico” mass meeting to be held in the near future. FERRER MODERN January Open at 7 P. M. Admission 35¢ and Luxemburg Zur Muehlen Enclosed find §.... Name SSS) 1691 SECOND AVENUE Saturday, January 1, 1927 at the New York Labor Temple 243-247 East 84th St., New York City Begins at 8:15 Sharp. Songs and recitations in English, German and Hsperanto. One act play rendered by the children, Presents to be given to our children! at’ the door 50c, including hat check For Young Workers! THE CHALLENGE OF YOUTH, by Sam Darcy... YOUNG COAL MINERS, by Toohey, Nearing, Shields and LENIN. LIEBKNECHT AND LUXEMBURG. by Max Shacht- THESES OF THE FOURTH Y. C. I, CONGRE! THE WORKERS! CHILD, a magazine for children leaders... INTERNATIONAL OF YOUTH wicssses FAIRY TALES FOR WORKERS’ CHILDR MY FLIGHT FROM SIBERIA, by Leon Trotsky. TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD, by John Reed... THE CRY FOR JUSTICE, by Upton Sinclair... Check the books you want and order from The Young Workers (Communist) League, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, lil. vo for literature checked above. Send to: BARTOW eescrvesecororserrorsessessesesonseersorsessecsnnnenee Silk Quilts By SAM MIRON. (Worker Correspondent) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 28.— An old woman came into the place where I work, and in broken English, crying all the while, told’ us that she sleeps in a cold room and without pil- low or cover. She begged for an old pillow or quilt. From her mixed language I made out that, altho she is continually ask- ing for work, no one wants to employ her now. She is too old they say. Having no one to support her, she is compelled to beg on the streets. Yes, I thot, here is a fine example of Coolidge prosperity. After many years of slavery, under the prevailing exhausting conditions she is now thrown out to starve and freeze. And this is the lot of most of the workers, in this land of pros- perity. But that is not all. Contest Brings Over One Hundred Dollars for Passaic Strikers By a Worker Correspondent. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 28.—On Satur- day evening, Dec, 18th, at 5 o'clock, the contest for selling milk and meal coupons for Passaic strikers, arranged by the Colorado Labor Advocate, ended. Over $100 worth of coupons were sold by the contestants, who were children of workers and who ranged from 5 to 16 years of age. The prizes for the two highest amounts sold were awarded to the ‘ollowing:* Mary McLaughlin, the little 8-year-old daughter of a B. of R, T, union man, sold $62.00 worth of coupons in about four weeks’ time and won the prize for the one selling most within the 10-year limit of the contest, while Roberta Knight, 12 years old, daughter of Mrs. Belle Hutton, won the prize for the 10 to 16-year limit. The prizes awarded are one yearly pass good for two persons, each do- nated by Mr, Buddy Hooton, manager of the America Theater, to each one of the winners. Roberta Knight is the anche of Mr, Robert Knight, who died some ‘ten years ago and who was a prominent lecturer and organizer for the Socialist Party of Colorado. She is also a member of the Young Pioneers of Denver. Besides bringing in quite a consid- erable sum for the strikers, the con- test has had a great moral effect in that it has roused all Colorado labor to the necessity of helping their fellow workers of Passaic win their strike. The Colorado Labor Advocate, which conducted the contest, gave many col- umns of space towards advertising the needs of the Passaic strikers. Why don’t you write It up? It may be interesting to other workers. SUNDAY SCHOOL Festival sosssnnnnsneeee 1G by Herminia paper $1.25 for Dogs of Rich Women, But Poor Must Sleep Without Covers By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. The concentrated. control over rail- road employment exercised by the few great systems is shown graphic- ally in the wage statistics report of the interstate commerce commission. According to the commission 20 lead- A little later, another woman drove up to our place in an expensive auto- mobile, and ordered two most expen- sive silk quilts for—her dog! And when the boss himself stunned with such extravagance—casually re- marked that it would be more rea- sonable to get for the dog just plain strong sateen quilts, the woman indig- nantly replied: “Why, don’t you say that again—you are insulting me!” Yes, again I thot, indeed the land of prosperity and equal opportunities. The one that worked all her life, | producing wealth, is compelled to sleep without pillow and blanket, and is begging for bread in the streets, because no one wants to give her work, Another, who possibly never worked at all, is spending an extra- yagant sum for her dogis covers and does not care if they are torn the next day. Prosperity indeed! But for who? SOUTH BEND LABOR BODY RENTS HALL FOR ALBERT WEISBORD, STOPS MEET (By a Worker Correspondent.) SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 28.— After agreeing to allow the use of Carpenters’ Half for the meeting here that Albert Weisbord was to address, and after recelving the de- posit required, the Central Labor Union, closed the doors of the hall at the last minute. Officials of the central body would give no reason for their action to the committee arranging the meet- ing, except that the “hall would not be used for Albert Weisbord.” The meeting was held at another hall in the town. Workers were met at the advertised place with automo-, biles and taken to the meeting place. Taylorville Miners Give Brophy Ticket Majority in Voting (By a Worker Correspondent.) TAYLORSVILLE, IIl., Dec. 28.—The Progressive “Save the Union” ticket n the election of the United Mine Workers of America won by good ma- orities in most of the mine locals in he Taylorsville region. John Brophy carried Local Union No. 58 by a majority of 163 votes, with ‘50 members voting. Mine No. 7 was carried by the progressives by a majority of 63 votes, with about 780 voting. At Mine No. 8 the Brophy ticket won by a majority of 53 votes. The progressives lost at Mine No. 9, where 760 yoted, by a bare 9 votes. 7 * « Gebo, Wyo. Local. (By a Worker Correspondent.) GEBO, Wyo., Dec. 28.— Voting in the U. M. W. of A. election at Local No. 2671, District No. 22, showed the following results: John L. Lewis, 256; John Brophy, 165; Murray, 266; Stevens, 148; Kennedy, 204; Brennan, 110. Open-Shoppers Eat Grass in New Orleans By L. A. WEEKS. (Worker Correspondent) NEW ORLBANS.—The chamber of commerce’s anti-union drive in the building trades has collapsed inglori- | ously. Their attempt was to form a! non-union building organization out of fragments that had drifted away from the unions, plus the discouraged farmers who had come to the city when the price which they received for their farm products fell below the | cost of production. The former union | men were to handle the foremanships and the common labor and ex-farmers were to supply the brawn. Then came the climax when it was attempted to build the Canal Com- mercial Bank building entirely by non- union labor. Much propaganda an- tagonistic to labor was handled out in | September 1926 $24,281,920 gave 1,803,527 workers | t@xation. ie about $135 apiece. This year the roads viduals and corporations operating in are providing nearly 52,000 more jobs different ing carriers control more than 75% of the combined payrolls of all clags-1 carriers, In September these 20 roads paid $190,742,841 of the month’s wage total of $254,264,521, The Pennsylvania railroad with a Septembfr wage total of $32,- 458,870. This\ig*3144% more than its nearest rival, the New York Central, which paid $24,644,710, The Pennsyl- vania paid 12.9% of all wages paid by class-1 carriers, in September and the New York Céntral 98%. Between them these 2 roads control 22.7% of the total, Class-1 Payrolls, The commission shows the Septem- ber payrolls of the 20 leading roads and their ratio: to the class-1 total rail payroll as follows: leads OLD MATHEMATICIAN IS FOUND, SLASHED WITH RAZOR, WEALTH ON BODY INDIANAPOLIS, TAGE Dec. 28, — Following an inquest today, the body of Professor Louis Siff, 72, for more than 18 years head of the mathema- tics department of the University of | Louisville at Louisville, Ky., will be shipped to that city for burial. Nearly $30,000 in liberty bonds and cash with which the professor's pockets were filled ~when his body was found, were turned over today to the Marlon County probate court to await court settlement of the estate, The professor’e body was dis- covered by a chamber maid in his room at the hotel Severin here Sun- day morning. Both wrists and the throat had been slashed, Beside the body lay a bloody razor. No motive for the apparent suicide was known here, Pet. of September 1926, Amount of Class-1 railroad payrolls payroll total Pennsylvania $32,458,870 12.9% New York Central 24,644,710 9.8 Southern Pacific 12,202, 4.9 Atlantic Coast Line 12,081, 48 Baltimore & Ohio 10, 42 Illinois Central 9,613,912 3.8 Atchison 9,114,828 3.6 Southern railway 8,830,006 3.3 Chicago & N. W. 8,117, 630 3.2 Missouri Pacific 31 Union Pacific 3.1 Chi. Mil, & St. Paul ‘ 2.9 Burlington 7,186,190 2.9 New Haven 5,737,086 2.8 Chesapeake & Ohio 5,334,419 2.1 Rock Island 5,298,245 2.1 Erie 4,633,697 18 Great Northern 4,350,039 . 1.7 Norfolk & Western 4,274,163 1.7 Northern Pacific 8,854,108 1.5 Average $137 a Month. The $254,264,521 wages paid by the |*@ry of State Kellogg, combined class-1 roads in September The proféssor, according to word from Louisville, had left there Thursday to attend a convention of A Peep Into The DAILY WORKER Plant. _ Our readers will be interested in the process by which The DAILY WORKER comes into life every day. First let us go to the editorial room. Here are the editorial workers piecing to- gether from the reports that reach them from every corner of the globe the news for our readers. Here is a batch of letters from worker correspondents in the shops, mines and mills, The tele- phone rings repeatedly with messages from meetings, strikes, ete. Here a mass of clippings from labor papers. There a pile of tele- grams from the various industrial battle fronts. And last but not least long cablegrams from Moscow. Meanwhile the editors, assistants and reporters—five of them in all—are pounding the news into shape on a battery of typewriters, occasionally inter- rupted by the research worker who supplies them with statistics, reports, documents and references which are required. Above © all is heard the rattle of the telegraphit news ticker, supplying yards of information from all parts of the earth. This is the rate material from which the news in The DAILY WORKER is manufactured. After marking the various articles for kind of type and posi- tion, the editor hands the copy to the linotype operators. Six huge linotype machines equipped with thousands of parts moving with uncanny precision, produce the columns of shiny metal type from which the form is made. The articles now transformed into silvery type are then proofed carefully for errors, which are cor- rected. The metal forms are then spaced and juggled into. their proper places. The paper is set up, page by page, and tightened up. The forms now go to the stereotypers. They first make @ mathematicians in Chicago. How he landed in Indianapolis was a mys- tery. Coolidge Is Right On His Pins to Relieve Taxed Corporations WASHINGTON—Dr. T. 8. Adams, professor of economics at Yale, has been tentatively selected to represent the United States government at a tax conference to start at Geneva on Jan. 5, The selection was made in a ‘confer- ence with President Coolidge, Secre- Secretary of Commerce Hoover, and acting Secre- went to 1,855,193, workers, giving them | ‘TY of the Treasury Winston. an average wage of $137 a month, In The conference is aimed at reliev- a total payroll of | ing international ‘business from double It was explained that indi- countries are and about $10,000,000 more each | axed on their entire income by two or | month in total wages, The Distribution, The employment gain over a year ago was distfibuted as follows: more executives and officials; more professional, eral workers; 29,259 more mainten- ance of way workers; 5,277 more shopmen; 1,510 fhore in the miscella- neous trans; ition groups and 10,478 more train and engine service men, ‘The average September wage of rail- road workers feperes on an hourly basis was $181 for which they worked an average of 209 hours including overtime. This establishes average earnings of 63.8c. an hour. If we ell- minate overtime the average straight+ time pay was 58.6c. an hour. It ranged from a low of “43.8c, averaged in the maintenance of way department to a high of 78.2c; averaged for the train and engine service group. In the shops the average ‘straight-time rate was 60.2c. an hour’ WCEL 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 p. m.—Chicago Federation of La- bor Hour, Concert Trio; wom Miller, Billy 11:00—Alamo Entertain The Drive | For $50, 000 to KEEP THE Dal DONATIONS—DECEMBER 10, connection with the enterprise. But|CALIFORNIA— a deficit rose much faster than the| Helen Dyaja, Cupertino $ 5.00 building. It could not be completed re fo ro ta my . ps ee its ocenpancy. Sto, Dodig, Upartine 300 ie chamber commerce and its arabe See ne ‘ tool, the Master Builders’ Association, Mary Bogunovigh, Cupertino 1.25 have acknowledged defeat by calling |MICHIGAN— a conference with the unions in the| J. Kay, Decrees 5. building trades. The building must| 2j,Qg7a" Detroit ; go up, even if the hopes of the open| C. Karavas, Detroit 5. shoppers go down—down—down! Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? Subscribe to the The American Worker Correspondent 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, 111. GINSBERG'S Vegetarian Restaurant 2324-26 Brooklyn Avenue, LOS ANGELES, CAL. er % NEW YORK CITY— Rosety . Frishoft J baids Ben Gerjoy Fa red Graiton ts 8 ees savesoneanBuec S8essssssesssssskssesssssess 38838 eenuSens more governments, creating a serious | barrier in international commerce. Because of the great investment of 386 | American capitel abroad the matter is | 4,756 | of great importance to the business of clerical and gen-|this country. Chicago Anti-Fascisti Alliance Gives Dance for Everyone on Jan. 7 All workers in Chicago who are op- posed to Italian fascisti, whether Ital- ian workers or not, are invited to at- tend the dance to be given by the Chi- cago branch of the Anti-Fascisti Alli- ance here on Jan. 7. The dance will be held at, Meldazi’s Hall, 2242-44 W. 23rd Place. The dance will start at 7 o'clock in the evening. Admission for men will be 50 cents and for women 25 cents. Verdi's orchestra will furnish music. Those attending the dance will not also be aiding the fight against fas- political refugees here and in other countries. Widow of Abolitionist Dies. ROCKFORD, Il, Elizabeth Wilder, widow of . Daniel Wilder, fiery abolitionist in the Jays of “Bi rn yor | eeding Kansas” and BUTVOYOF | yore Arthur W. Calhoun opens with general of Kansas and Nebraska, was dead here today. She herself was ac-| tive in the woman's suffrage move- ment. Mrs, Wilder was born«in Chi- cago, July 28, 1846. LY WORKER / McDonald .... Emil Makivirta Pett tttitiittttttttttttd frequently | | only have an enjoyable time, but’ will} cism and in the protection of Italian | Dec, 28. — Mrs. | | Capitalism mat of each page on a soft, damp, thick, paper mat, which is put into the steam table to dry and harden. Into these mats is poured the hot metal which goes to make the curved squares of metal type from which the paper is actually printed. These red forms of metal or plates are fitted to the cylinders of the great newspaper press, which prints the paper from the rolls, folds it, cuts and finally produces the finished product, at the rate of 18,900 per hour, as you get it on the stand, or which are mailed to you by the mailing department. The machinery necessary to produce your paper has cost nearly $40,000. The DAILY WORKER itself for one issue haa consumed newsprint paper weighing 850 pounds. It has required the help of two editors, three reporters, one plant superintendent, sie linotypers, one helper, one compositor, one proofreader, two stereotypers, two pressmen in the actual technical work. At the\ same time it has required the help of a building superintendent and his assistant, two addressograph operators, one mail clerk, one order clerk, one receipt clerk, one in charge of the follow-up of agents, one in charge of collections, one stenographer, one bookkeeper, one circulation manager, a business manager and thousands of workers thruout the country co-operating with The DAILY WORKER, their own class paper, to make it a success. BERT MILLER. WE BEG YOU— New Yorkers ~~~ a UNION AND MINE OWNERS MEET IN MIAMI, FEB. 14, TO DRAW NEW AGREEMENT INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28.—Nego- tiations between the United Mine Workers of America and the coal mine operators in the bituminous fields to form a new agreement to supplant the Jacksonville wage scale which expires March 31, will be ‘held at Miami, Fla., starting Feb. 14, it is announced. Demands that the union will make will be drafted at the convention to be held here on Jan. 25. It is practically certain that the coal mine owners will meet the min- ers with demands for wage reduc- tions. Districts affected by the confer- ence will include western Pennsyl- vania, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. New York Will Study Problems of Women COME OVER! 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