The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 7, 1928, Page 4

age Sour Kansas Coal District Throws Out Corrupt Lewis Offi TO FILL POSTS © PENDING VOTE } Organizing New Union} (By a Worke ARMA, Kan. (By 1 of the efforts of the Barr- chine, Lewis’ tools in Kan: a otage the special district convention of the UMWA, a good convention was } held on Ju st here and the reac- tionary district offic indicted and removed and tempor district officials elected. Although some locals were held back from sending delegates through the lack of finances, the convention met with 29 delegates present from over 15 locals. The interest of the rank and file was manife large attendance of miners out its proceed to end the convention fighting spirit and proved that the Kansas miners will no longer submit to the terrorism and bulldoz of the | Lewis clique. Delegates after delegates took the floor to expose Lewis’ treacherous | policies which wrecked the miners’ | union in District 14 long before the} present strike. The effect of these | policies nationally was brought home | to the delegates and visitors in a| scathing indictment of the Le ndent) In spite sive leader of the Illinois mine member of the National Convention | Arrangements Committee. | was A resolution of indictment ted unanimously, charging the l vith ineffi- 1 misbehavior, 0 jared \ t. n0inted out that e reports of showed that the Kansas mine: determined to send a large dele to the National Miners’ Conv to be held at Pittsburgh on Septem- ber 9-16 and to help in organizing a new, militant miners’ union. I am sending you, also, the indict- ment against the Lewis gang. Indictment of Dis 14 Officials. Whereas, the off s of District 14 have served the interest of the operators and have been a millstone around the necks of the miners, hav- ing betrayed the miners time and time again, ard Whereas, Harry Burr, secrétary- treasurer, is i etent and is and disor- derly conduct w e, in Feb., | on the 24th day, in the year of 1926, | he was arrested and held iv jail for “intoxication”; and the steeling of elections by the hokdi: up of the mail, as was done in 1924 to keep a miner from running for Joint Board member whc ber of v sure h e post o the thro onal candidates his name listed to In all cases where nm who stand for Burr used any meth- them from running In the 1926 election 1963 was induced to - draw the name of Brennan and put up another candidate whose name was thrown off on technicalities. This practice has been carried out ‘and all | the ré and file candidates have | been swept before election, thereby enabling Burr tc perpetuate his rule and stifle all democracy in the union. The unseating of bona fide delegates at convention is a regular practice to retain office and power. Whereas, James Skahan, known to} us as ‘presideni of District 14, is| charged with doing nothin& but sur- renderinzz job conditions in the dis-| trict until we have reached the stage | of a semi-company union, and | Whereas, the other officials, in-| ternational board member, interna- | tional organizer and all other ap- pointees and henchmen and hangers- on of the Lewis machine and Burr and Skahan are charged with uphold- | ing the separate and individual agrce- | ment which is crushing our union, | They are also guilty of lavish expen- | diture of our fund | Whereas, the officials are deemed guilty of th against the membership of District 14 and in so far as the members concerned are so charged and hereby indicted, there- fore be it resolved, That we declare their offices va- cant and place on the order of busi- ness of this convention the election of a temporary president, vice president and secretary-treasurer to serve un- til an. election can be held when the truly rank and file selection of all district officials can be made, when appointive power will no longer exist, | Scab Operator Forces Work On Coal Miners CADIZ, Ohio, July 6.—Because Dan Rensi, scab coal operator, did not carry insurance on his mine near here coal diggers employed there will be ferced to rebuild the tipple which was burned down yesterday morning, on their own time, according to reports received by the National Miners’ Re- | the shops. | for us. | tions to happen to us. | mands: BOYS INU. S. FALL! 'Some Are Lucky but | dren they have been teaching hun- | ment to take care of its unemployed; tHi DAILY WORKER, Ty pe of Leaflet Distributed at Adler Shops To the Strikers of the Adler Co. Our strike can be won. Our struggle for 9 weeks has shown our power. We have succeeded so far in keeping the Adler shops closed to the scabs. But to make sure of victory, we must see that our General Executive Board organizes those shops where our bosses are trying to have our work made. We must smash the injunction. WRONG POLICY BEFORE THE STRIKE The policy of our officials preceding the strike was close co-operation with the bosses, giving in on almost every demand made by the bosses at our expense. This the bosses interpreted as weakness on our part, and they decided to crush us completely by declaring a lock-out. We must emerge from the strike victorious not only in forcing recognition of the union, but the climination of the policy of co-operatibn with the bosses at our pense. SMASH THE INJUNCTION The present injunction is hailed as a victory for us by our officials. It permits us to picket. But how? We cannot disturb the scabs from entering How can we stop Adler Co. from working when we permit the seabs to enter the shops? We must do real mass picketing to prevent the scabs from going into the factory. We must ask the support of the rest of the labor movement in Milwaukee to fight with us against the injunction and the open shop. STOP WORK OUT OF TOWN Our victory depends upon our ability in stoppjng Adler Co. from making their work in out of town shops. Wisconsin Rapids is one of the places where Adler Co. is having some of their work made. Waukesha is another place. Wisconsin Rapids and Waukesha endanger our chances of victory. We must call upon the national office to immediately organize these towns. Our national organization has sufficient forces and resources to successfully stop Wisconsin Rapids and Waukesha scabbing upon us. FIGHT FOR THESE DEMANDS The experiences of other strikes in other cities must serve as a lesson The strike of the International Tailoring Co. in Chicago brought a victory that was almost a defeat for the workers in that shop. When the workers returned to the shop they found that their conditions were even worse than before the strike, because settlement made by the officials was not made for the interest of the workers. We must not permit such situa- Our victory must be based upon the following de- No promises by the union to make the bosses prosperous. A 100 per cent union shop. Higher wages. A 40-hour week. Elimination of piece-work. Elimination of arbitration which works in favor of the bosses. Stand together! Fight to the finish! Smash tHe injunction! Victory shall be ours! —AMALGAMATED PROGRESSIVE GROUP. DRIVE MONESSEN TIN MILL SERFS “© TILL THEY DIE Sick Men Are Fired for Going Home (By a Worker Correspondent) MONESSEN, Pa. (By Mail).— Herewith I will enclose some of the details of the death of one steel worker in the mill in which I work. William Hanan, tin mill worker, died at his home on 431 Reed Ave., Monessen. Pa., recently. He was a roller in the American Steel and Tin Mill and was in the best of health be- fore his death. Mr. Hanan went to work Tuesday night and was played out or all in when he got home. He got a cramp in the stomach and lay sick for about 10 hours before he passed #way. He.is survived by a wife and one child. It sure is terrible here in the mills, because when a man plays out and can’t work any more if he asks the boss for a helper or says that he is going home the boss will tell him, ‘If you go home you can stay there.” That is one reason why the steel work- ers kere play themselves out or get sick so they have to lay off for days, sometimes weeks. We have also the speed-up systern here, which makes it so much harder. The roller’s job is about the best paid job in the tin mill and a man has to work quite a number of years before jhe gets a job as roller. Fascists See Ex-Kaiser « BUENOS AIRES, July 6. (UP).— Six workers were killed here toda: when a locomotive entered an engine shed in_reverse. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928 A UNION OF A new actor’s organization is on its, way. Acting on the advice of Frank Gilmore, executive secretary of Equity, the Negro actors are forming an independent organization patterned | on the lines of Equity. The new union will probably obtain a charter from the Four A’s—the international or-| ganization. Salem Tutt Whitney, a colored actor, and Billy Pierce are the spon- -——D RAMA-—-—~ NEGRO ACTORS TO HAVE THEIR OWN| sors for the new movemefit which aims to unionize all Negro actors. At the present time, colored actors who are members of white companies are permitted to join Equity, but other- wise Negro entertainers have not been encouraged to join the chief or- ganization of the white actors. Ef- forts in the past have been made to | organize the Negro actor, but noth- ing came of it. This time, however, it may prove successful. Marie Callahan has retired from the Boston company of “Good News” in order to join the new Schwab and Mandel musical play, “The New Moon.” Arthur Hammerstein yesterday signed Dan Healy for an important role in his musical play, “Good Boy.” “The Silent Assertion,” by Butler Davenport, is the current bill at the Davenport Theatre on East Twenty- seventh street. The play will con- tinue for three weeks. Norma Shearer, in her new starring vehicle, “The Actress,” with Ralph Forbes and Owen Moore, comes to the Capitol Theatre today. The story is Arthur Wing Pinero’s “Trelawney of the Wells” and has been adapted for the screen by Albert Lewin and Rich- ard Schayer. “The Grip of the Yukon,” starring | Neil Hamilton and Douglas Fairbanks | Jr., will be shown on the Hippodrome | screen beginning, Monday. | In the “Greenwich Village Follies,” the revue now current at the Winter Garden. “The House of David,” a new film, will be shown at the 55th St. Play- (house the week beginning today. A SES NARA TO GET SITUATION Many Hunt in Vain (By a Worker Correspondent) The work of our public school teachers for the season is ended. They are packing up for their sum- mer trips—out into the wide and balmy spaces—for the much needed rest. n amongst the millions of chil- dreds of thousands have graduated. And for once the worried and hard- working father and mother let their faces light up with a broad smile, and s their kisses on Johnny’s cheek. “Good for’ my boy.” This is their holiday. But just as every other holiday has its termination so has graduation day, ur young friend all of a sudden} ce to face with a new world. | y through life has just begun. He will have to answer newspaper | ads for jobs, wait for the boss an hour. See our boy being hired, him and the rest turned away: He will be reprimanded by his parents for fail- ing to obtain a position, for being a load around their neck. His life will not be what he expected it would be shortly before his graduation, For did not his teacher and princi- e pal in their lectures expound the op- portunities a young American boy has in our great prosperous, and glorious country, providing he is industrious and honest? He must be thankful to \ destiny for having been born in this land. Well, let us be fair and admit that every boy in our land is not out of a job; let as admit that the majority are employed. But what about the hun- dreds of thousands of youth who are compelled to leave their parents’ home to shift for themselves, a great many who go to the bad. Does our government care very much if they become criminal tramps, etc.? It is always ready to send them to prison, state farms, the crazy house, hospital. Does it see to it that they get a job, a vocational training to fit them for life. It is the business of a real government, a workers’ govern- and how much more of its youth- ful unemployed, who are not yet strong enough to resist temptations which lead them to ruin? But we cannot expect a change in this problem—as long as our bosses hold the power. When all real men and women will realize, that the emancipation of the worker is the mission of the workers themselves, then we can look forward for a brighter day. —H. BLOOM. PERUGIAL, July olka fire here destroyed a chocolate factory today. Great damage was done. Professor Produces Music Fron the Air (Without Aid of Any Instruments) ARNOLD WOLPE, Conductor BALLE | Symphony Orchestra of 50 Coney Island Stadium Surf Avenue and West 6th Street SAT.EVE., JULY 14, 1928 lief Committes, The mine is oper- ated non-union. ‘ remin Most Amazing Invention of the Twentieth Century The Oriental Dances Tickets: 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. ON SALE AT: 26-28 Union Sq.; 30 Union Sq.; 2700 Bronx Prak East; 1310 So. Boulevard (Book 4 Store); 15 West 126th St.; 1600 Madison Ave. (Restaurant) ; 202 E. Broadway (Book Store); 17 E. 3rd St.; 46 Ten Eyck St., Brooklyn. Ernst Lubitsch has been assigned to direct John Barrymore in a film ver- sion of Frederick Lonsdale’s “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney.” The play was produced on Broadway two seasons back, “The Man Who Never Missed,” based on a story by Mildred Gram, will be Emil Jannings next picture for Paramount. Emil Jannings will appear in “The Street of Sin,” at the E. F. Albee Theatre this coming week. “The Loves of Jeanne Ney,” a new UFA production, will be presented at the Cameo Theatre today. clals, Miner Writes THOUSANDS OF COMMUNISTS ROT IN FASGIST CELLS Party Leaders Sent to Dark Dungeons From Rome comes a report that Mussolini had ordered the lately con- victed Communists to be ttansferred to the prison of Volterre (Toscana). This prison is known as the worst of all Italian prisons. The prison has awful dirty and mouldy single cells under ground in which even the healthiest of men could not last very long. D’Annunzio, once many years ago, described this prison in gripping words. He called the prison of Vol- terra the spot of shame of modern Italy and demanded its immediate close-down. To this prison Mussolini has sent the convicted Communist function- aries and members in order to get rid of them the sooner. STORM KILLS 5. ATLANTA, Ga. 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