The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 29, 1928, Page 4

~ COAL COMPANY THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1928 FOREMEN SPIT IN EAGLE PENCIL SLAVES’ FACES; LEAD US, IS DEMAND OF THE WORKERS 9 I am writing you in the hope that yo (By « Worker Correspondent) gr vis Workers of the world, unit I am an employee of the Eagle Pencil Co, and have been for cil Co. The le factory Is an old establishment. quite some time. Not long ago you carried on a campaign even The to issuing of a initiative of the I P pat Young Wor inderstand this w the cam- paign v carried on h special attention to the youth, the Beneral agitation was such that elderly workers were equally cathe aifected. I can s say in some cases elderly workers were ay more stirre outh Anc conditions mmble in our hearts. "The v entilation is poor, in summer Ask the men in the rubber de ng for men and women to faint av 1 the wages---but what wages! vill again carry the to the Eagle Pen- under which we labor are unsatisfactory that The premises are old at their jobs Many of us abstain from but accept? me it is un- : ways. It is a com- , gree. meekly bend the cigarettes so that we can manage the week. Family men receive as little as 18 dollars for a week’s work. A 50-hour week! long ago we received a wage cut. ganized, so completely in a blind alley, what else could we do I have seen men cry as they accepted the cut. We are suppressed and terrorized and bullied in a thousand Often at the slightest provocation we lose our jobs. foremen are insulting and provocative to the most surprising de- They spit in our faces but we are unorganized and must I say that some back, figuratively speaking. Since we are so totally unor- Not will be the outcome. I s: gigantic conflagration will march on the picket line. The we can always depend. I to live we hate our boss. day they will overdo their oppression and a spontaneous strike ay, let but a spark be applied and a result, One hundred per cent will we Now is the time for you to begin your work. Win our con- fidence so that we will know upon whom to depend, upon whom write to you in the name of the other two thousand wrokers whom you cannot desert. Sure as we eat —G. Organization Is Bitter Lesson of Mather Tragedy, h Mine Correspondent Writes Soa) hworrees 3 NEGLECT BLAMED FOR DISASTER sacks Control All Approach to Scene We 4 a" o= % ‘Se Suceamen’ +N 'suisum sie i coweoro 7 *an6: BM MT. DIABLO ce The mooesto,, os spondent.) Mail).——I on Mt. g light which can be picked up by a pilot 150 miles distant. The light is a 1,500 watt lamp between a 36 inch reflector and a 36 inch lens. It is operated by an automatic vork attachment which switches the light on at sunset and off at sunrise, making al- lowance for seasonal variations. The large beacon Diablo has a win and | ere we met other coal and iron po-} one of them and T that I came a long way to t one 0 dear friends who Masher sine By ALFRED KNUTSON. him abe name. | could go} It can be said today that the Com- | munist Parties of the world under the {leadership of the Communist Inter-| national, are the only truly working planned to £°) class parties and the only organiza- and try tol tions that are fighting on the side of On our|the farmers and workers as a ¢ rom Fred-i his is really one of the most out- who had we in the |standing characteristics of the pres-| 1 he escaped death | ent political period. t befere| Take a look at Europe. oceurred. He/many and France the social e I spoke in @/ cratic leaders, who participate in the! Jerickstown for | governments of these countries, the | strike that has/Brauns and the Briands, have com- ly for the last 14/ pletely forgotten the working class; d me ard asked /and fight on the side of the capital-! ound there. I|jsts. These so-called “benefactors of| d to mo into the|mankind” have become the worst, ossible. lenemies, the worst persecutors of the “come with me.”|farmers and workers. = all jumped on the car and tried} Glance at the situation in England. s impossible ten mile h the vay back we met a mine town In Ger- few th He approa: I doing So we a setond time. We reached the bridge | The MacDonalds, vin. When we got there he showed| Hendersons and Thomases, are mere ; his working card and we|tools of the capitalist class. They! lare known as working class leaders {but they mislead the farmers and ‘workers at every turn of the road. |They are for world capitalist imper- jialism and against the mers’ and yorkers’ world organization—the ‘ommunist International. In China the Kuomintang, led by sheks, betrayed the ; {farmers and workers of China, and n and * ‘comfort’ meme organization is now hand-in-glove A real army camp. | with the imperialists and the native defenders of | capitalist class. The one party . |China that is leading the farmers and e to protect and| workers for the attainment of a bet~ sts of the company)ter standard of life is the Commu- in general. The/nist Party, affiliated with the Com- to tell the people, in| munist International. ” that this explo-| This is true all over the world—in > of criminal neg-|some 50 countries where Communist of the company,' Parties are organized, Here in Amer- ica it is especially becoming more and |more evident that all capitalist par- but |ties, middle class parties, “progres- a In the Camp. n the camp. it appears to} where 0 aft, Ijsive” parties and the socialist party, ned/are merely instruments for perpet- | was nojuating the rule of the exploiters. | y don’t want to fight for the in of the farmers and work list party, supposedly 2 were man marriage’ a demo- the Snowdens, the} in| The map shows a line of air plane light-houses in California, stretching from Mt. Diablo, near Oakland, to Los Angeles. The beacons will serve to guide mail planes in time of peace and will be used as bombing planes dur- ing war time or during strikes. The largest light on Mt. Diablo, while the lesser beacons etch south, f. ‘SAN BERNARDINO 2 MERCED HILLS| EXPLOI TED FARMERS AND THE ELECTIONS @pledge the idea of the cla: altogether, It is therefore of great importance that the one Party in the United States that is holding aloft the ban- ner of the class struggle has decided to participate actively in the coming struggle s.| election. I refer to our Party, the Workers (Communist) Party of America. | On the questions of unemployment, the miners’ struggle, the agricultural crisis, Nicaragua and China, the Soviet Union, it is the one Party that speaks straight out, gives the un- varnished facts and bases its analysis upon the fundamental interests of the farmers and workers. All other par- ties are either openly espousing the ' capitalist cause or else they are pus- syfooting and very timidly speaking for the workers’ interests—tactics and methods of struggle which can only play directly into the hands of the capitalists. This is illustrated quite plainly in the ‘agricultural situation. We have |numerous farm organizations like the |Farm Bureau and the Farmers’ Union, farm organizations so-called; but which are simply adjuncts to the capitalist system and in every poli- tical campaign they line up with the capitalist political parties. They mis- lead the farmers by making them be- lieve that the farmers will be helped | by electing republicans and demo- erats. The “progressives” in congress, |who hail from the great west, the \principal farming region of the coun- try, are “strong” for farm relief but not for the exploited farmers and are very much afraid to fight the lrobbers who are responsible for the farmers’ plight. These politicians are good go-betweens for the well- to-do farmers and banks and grain combine and the Wall Street capi- talists. They hold the farmers in line {80 they won’t rebel. The political issues that must be jraised now in the farming section is jnot the McNary-Haugen .bill, which s.|is merely a capitalist maneuver to ap- | pease the capitalist, but such basic | issues as land for the users, nation- and today into a dead; organization, has even gone house. | so far as to eliminate from its party |alization for the marketing system, ja farmers’ credit system, a political The scenc Every place! about this “pretty” and “modern” vil.|and economic alliance between the you see men omen, children and} lage of Mather mine, so I was curious farmers and the city workers and a old people cry They stay there|and I visited all the houses I could.| Workers’ and farmers’ government. for hours and v patiently for their! The only improvement that I saw is| Only one political party in the dead hv velatives or friends. | the electricity and cold water supply, (Country stands for these things and Everyor kc © other if he has/no washtub, no bathroom, no toilet at is the ee Party. The tee feepped by the infernal ex |no hot water supply, ete. aia hea La tale Sd plosion. \ In the camp you find a few churches ae fs CARA ich, St oni at ie S0- A casket was laid on the front of to keep down the people, Also there is | 14"'8 ree oe ae rly ight oid Pe sido. A miner pris ‘fare to visit the patients in case of the cae ae Rie emn ace Uniontown, Fayette | strike, etc. There is also a company icatudeak, aekn ine ahd nent the top of the casket |store. I ee a mines tose the | nd ‘of ng ant ‘seals: his tools in it. It was unbearable, | company charges for food, He told me f ‘ horrible. that the prices are much beyond the), me fens ie America ell fe Speed-up System. | private stores outside the company |i? t wg siege paneey i ne The speed-up system in this mine | Property, A bag of flout, that On| ei ey a cert neue and in all scab mines is used to a/can buy for $1.20 in a private store, | hat is strictly for the exploited farm- ed | in the compan) store costs $1.95. The capitalist newspapers never large extent. The company has tr to lay the blame on the scab machine! man. But the facts are that due to| mention these facts of highway rob- the acceleration of production, the| > that every company store prac- protective s)stem is neglected by the! t against the miners. company. | The only weapon that can compe! Due to these conditions there is no| the operators to institute an effective! doubt that the explosion v caused | protective system for the lives of the} by the speed-up system that violates} coal diggers is a powerful organiza- all the protection laws. Aes of all the miners in the United The accumulation of excess gas 18} States. The non-union miners, if they due to the defective ventilation sys-{ want to prevent and eliminate more tem, | explosions, and improve their work- The payroll of the company showy ing conditions, their wages, etc., must from 700 to 750 miners employed.| realize the importance of having a When the explosion occurred it was| Union. at the time of changing the two shifts,| The non-union miners must rally All Improvements. around the Save-the-Union movement, The capitalist press talks so much —JOSEPH MAGLIACANO, | er and at all times can be depended upon to stand with them in their fight against the banks and the grain jand cotton thieves. We expect, and rightly so, that the , | Communist Party in the sent poli- jtical campaign vill train its guns iparticularly against the pseudo-pro- gressive element and establish itself |securely as the Party which is cham- pioning the cause of the millions of landless farmers and farm workers in jthe farming west and other sections jof the country. This is a big job but the Party will do it. In the 1928 political cam- |paign we can make a good start. Let’s make the most of the situation and dive into the campaign with the greatest energy and enthusiasm. Ni Lights Which Will Guide Mail Planes, Bombers _ | ‘SCHOOLS ORDER CHILDREN NOT TO MASS PICKET| Principal Fights Save Union Committee (By a Worker Giseecent) WHEELING, W. Va., (By Mail).— Our public schools, supposedly a place where our children are taught and trained to fight lifes’ battles and struggles, but actually the breeding’ place of obedient wage slaves, have come out openly in the present strug- gle of the striking miners to aid the coal barons. This was evident when Prof. Albert F. Meeks, principal of the Lansing publie schools ordered the miners’ children from a “Save-the-Union” meeting recently, and threatened them with punishment if they would not ohey. “Those god damned—those damned agitatérs are telling lies.” Thus the teacher of morality and de- ceney continued to rave and use ob- scene language in the presence of small school children, The miners’ children are forbidden to attend the meetings of their parents who are on strike and listen to the truth but are forced by threats to listen to the clever propaganda of the schools and obscene language used by the instruc- tors. The children of various echdola re- port that they are instructed to go home immediately from school and not to go to the picket lines. The min- ers’ .children, however, understand that they can help in this struggle and they are doing their utmost. The children know that by winning the strike they will get wholesome food and better clothing. They understand why they are forced to live in such miserable conditions and why their parents cannot give them good food and better clothing. During this bitter struggle of the miners for better working conditions and a decent living standard the eyes of the youth have opened and they are .beginning to see the true condi- tion of affairs and understand the scheme of things in present society. No longer do they believe the .well- known. stories of opportuniti of freedom and equality; of patriotism and heroism, They see that their heroes, the state guardsmen and po- lice, are used to shoot down their fath ers and brothers and to beat up de-| fenselass..women and children. In- stead of freedom and equality they see peaceful meetings of their parents broken up and speakers arrested. The youth have been taught many valuable lessons during the coal strike. They now realize that there is a class struggle in America. It has also showed them that society is’ di- vided into two large antagonistic groups which during an industrial dis- pute clearly show themselves to be two distinct groups, one the oppres- sor, the other the oppressed. The children themselves are a diving refu- tation to the lies of. “prosperous” Theatre N UNIMPORTANT comedy called “Skidding,” written by Aurania Rouverol, is now playing at the Bi- jou Theatre. Announced as the win- ner of a drama league contest in Pasadena, Cal., its amateurish back- ground is constantly displaying itself so the audience can never seem to realize that they are viewing a legitimate production. While the cast is quite capable and the direction of more than ordinary ability, the pro- duction just does not click. The plot is the major weakness of the play. Concerning questions which | for the most part were burning issues a decade ago, the play at the very outset prejudices the audience by the age of its theme. It tells of a girl who had to choose between married life, which according to the prospec- | tive husband, means staying home and taking care of the home, or on the other hand, participating in poli- tics. The play also tells how the family of the girl who happens to live in Idaho, have difficulty in keeping the home fires burning. In other words, to prevent skidding, thereby giving rise to the title. The play points out how the daughter comes home from port-graduate work in political science with a desire to participate in politics, while her father is a local politician and republican party candidate for judge running for. re-election. The rest of the family ¢onsists of two married sisters, chafing under the yoke of wedlock and various other assorted relatives who all have their complaints to add to the general dis- cord. The cast includes Walter Abel, Burr Caruth, Marguerite Churchill, Clara Blandick and Louise Carter, who for the most part give capable per- formances. The play is produced by Hyman Adler and Marion Gering. It is rumored that Miss Gering, who is re- sponsible for the staging, was at one time connected with the Meyerhold Theatre in the Soviet Union. If so, she evidently forgot a great deal since she arrived in this country. —S. A. P. APRIL STEEL ORDERS LOW. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28.— New orders of fabricated structural teel in April, as reported to the de- partment of commerce by the prin- | cipal manufacturers, were only 63 per cent of capacity, based on total orders of 186,024 tons reported by fabricators with a capacity of 293,750 tons per month; as against March orders of 69 per cent of capacity. America. It has also taught them that the strength of the workers is in organization and mass action. Young workers, unite! Do not be fooled by the schools and the press. Fight against military training in the schools and the glorification of war. Fight against the exploitation of j young workers in industry. Organize ‘and unite! = AKE. u UNITY PROLETARIAN CAMP (CO-OPERATIVE SUMMER HOME Opens Decoration Day Excellently arranged for the opening, Wednesday CHILDREN’S COLONY Y in Unity. Camp For workers’ children from 5 to 9 years. 2 Busses leave Tuesday, 6:30 P. M. from Co-operative House. Registration Now Open. DIRECTIONS: Busses leave Friday—6:30 P. M. Saturday—1:30 P. M. from 110th Street and 7th Avenue direct to the camp. By train from Grand Central Station or from 125th St. to Win- ‘dale and from there take our ‘automobile to the camp. —— For registration come to our main office 1800—7th AVE. Corner 110th St. TELEPHONE, MONUMENT 0111, CAMP TELEPHONE, WINGDALE 12-F-10. DR AM A—— ‘New Comedy at the Bijou Fails to Click CONSTANCE CARPENTER In the cast of The musical version of Mark Twain’s famous tale has just celebrated its seventh month. Crane Wilbur, who writes, acts and | directs, will have two plays produced | early in the new season. He is the author of “The Song Writer” and co- mance Ine.,” which is scheduled for presentation by Horace Liveright and Crosby Gaige. The Lenox Hill Players have leased ing season, where the New Play- wrights. held forth. This is their twelfth active year of play produc- tion, and they plan this to be an all- American season of plays by native playwrights pele Wisconsin Child Labor In Many Mishapsin 1927 | MILWAUKEE, May 28.—In Wis-| consin employers are required to pay double or triple compensation to chil- dren injured while illegally employed, according to the nature of the viola- tion of the law involved. In 1927 extra compensation payments ranged from less than $20 to nearly $5,800, compensation payments ranged from compensation under claim cases settled during the year was more than $16,000, indicating that the law is not being enforced very vigorously. “A Connecticut | Yankee” at the Vanderbilt Theatre. | author with H. H. Van Loan of “Ro- | the Cherry Lane Theatre for the com- | and the aggregate amount of such} ‘POLICE STOLE MEXICANS? PAY _— INLOS ANGELES Workers Were Relieved Of Wages (By a Worker Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Cal., (By Mail).— A car, in which four Mexican workers were riding, was stopped by two uni- formed officers at Macy and Main Streets recently. Enastacio Ramirez charges he was searched and his bill- fold taken away from him and when it was returned it was minus a $20 | bint. Two others were also “relieved” of smaller sums, it was reported to police, The two officers admitted they stopped the men and searched them, put denied taking their hard-earned cash. The officers were “searched,” but no money was found. So they were j restored to duty pending a “com- | plete” investigation by the red-baiting | chief of detectivés, Herman Cline. | The three other victims were: T. Perez, Theodore Schavez and Rami- udo De Leon. | El Heraldo, the most liberal of the \three Mexican dailies here, is making |a°very big thing out of this alleged robbery by members of the “law and order gang,” an outfit which has been in the habit of giving police protection | to high class crooks for years, accord- ing to the L. A. Ill. Daily News. The new city hall was dedicated on April 26, 1928. Mayor Cryer said in his dedication speech that there was {no graft of any kind in this city. To- day, however, nobody is trying to |deny that it is here. And it is here to stay until the capitalist system is overthrown. —L. P. RINDAL, 4 SINGER’S SON ACCUSED. LOS ANGELES, May, 28.—Henry ment broker and son of Madame Er= nestine Schumann-Heink, noted opera singer, is charged with grand theft in a complaint issued here. He was accused of appropriating for his own use stocks and securities belonging to Mrs. Margaret Dobson, a client. | HAIR CUT 15 CENTS. 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