The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 19, 1928, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER, THURSDAY, JUI aw YORK, Pe jy nan Correspondent.) take pping offices on the water- 4 ftus are @ gre menace to the eemen in the marine y. i The Targest of these offices ges ome maintained by the U. S Po chetbook das Se ls LEFT WING PUTS DEMANDS BEFORE SRD CONVENTION Shiplacoff Pleads for Bosses’ Peace Conditions in the pocketbook ine dustry for the majority of the work- ers are | There are workers who have worked for as long as a years. Other work part time. The Manufacturers are very arrogant and provocative. Workers working two or three days a week must work fast, according to the latest speed- up and efficiency methoc r manufacturers daily p down the present standard of living. Union Officials Do Nothin; The union officials do not show any desire to remedy this situation or to better the conditions of the workers. On the contrary they always follow in the footsteps of the A. F. of leadership, by uniting with the manufacturers against the workers. Due to the conscious effort of the snion offici: to intimidate ae workers their militant spirit almost broken. The workers do Kot take any interest in the union Union meetings are poorly attended. At the last convention of our union only about 10 workers came as visi- fors out of a membership of about 1,000. This month we are Meith our third bi-annual “convention.” onvention in name only, and a os in reality. In our union no delegates to the convention are elected, where ell the paid officials and various union committees get together and call themselves the convention. Our manager, Shiplakoff, who helped Sigman and McGrady in their attempts to break the Cloakmakers’ and Furriers’ Unions, pursued the Same policy in our union. Most of the leading left-wingers and old Members of the union were sus- pended indefinitely and fined heav- ily. Workers who are not 100 per cent. with the right-wingers can not wan for office. Others are terror- iged, taken off their jobs and fined for any little thing or for no reason at all. At the present “convention” left-wingers were “eliminate shows why at the present “conven- tion” no concrete demands to the manufacturers were proposed. The 40-hour week, which, according to our present agreement, should have been negotiated at about this time, was not even mentioned. Instead, Shiplakoff, in his manager's report to the convention, pleads with the manufacturers to be kind to the workers, appeals for peace in the in- dustry, and proves to the bosses statistically that it pays them better to have a union shop instead of a non-union shop. In other words, making out of our union a company union. the This Left-Wing Control. Over two years ago, before the present agreement with the manu- facturers was signed, the main sec- tion of our union was headed by left-wingers. Even at their right- wing controlled “convention” the left wingers were well represented, And, as result of the growth of the left wing in our union as well as in the other union, the manufacturers were forced to give us a 10 per cent, raise in wages and promise the 40- hour week for this year. On the event of the present vention,” the left-wing ued a ‘Journal in which they pointed out to the workers the concrete demands which must be put forth and fought for before signing the next agree- ment with the manufacturers. i The left-wing in the journal called upon the workers to adopt a mili- tant policy toward the manufactur. ers and to rally around the left-wing demands: 1. Forty-hour week. 2. Forty-four weeks guaranteed work a year. 3. An unemployed insurance fund paid by the bosses and con- trolled by the union. 4. Minimum scale for the gen- eral helpers, packers, examin- ers and beginners. 5. One scale for the mechanics. 6. Democracy in the union. 7. Re-instatement of all pended members. This was a surprise to our union officials, who expected to rush the convention without any concrete de- mands to the manufacturers, And as a result of the left-wing demands enumerated above, Shiklakoff and his gang decided at the last session : ‘Weathe “convention” on July 1, to _ hav®sanother session-three weeks later, in order also to discuss “trade questions.” : —LOLEK Trainmen Killed In ocomotive Explosion ‘GLACIER, B. C., July 18.—Three sus- jotive exploded. agar Hte “gon.! inmen were killed near here when deiner of a Canadian Pacific, , 1928 conditions on board ship, When, by private shipping masters. The scale. od of keeping ee e comes aahore and goes to ship) Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey On the west coast the ship own- re in a p any the Shipping Board he finds | sue cards containing a man’s rec-| ers’ association has its own employ n who they ms off Lf classed as undesirable. ord while in their employ. The pri-| ment bureau. There the men re; their ships. true The other shipping offices are| vate shipping masters secure their|ter and ship when their numbers when a man co bad maintained either by the steamship | contracts, for shipping seamen by are called. Each man has a dis- conditions or mak bet | companies employing the men or| supplying the men at a lower wage|charge book which is kept by the has come to Bucharest to for a loan of 360,000,000 frances to the Rumanian government, HR, WEEK FOR $11 as an official representative of the French state bank. sre The loan will add greatly, to |Manager ‘Always At French prestige in the Balkans and will strengthen their po the Italian bankers, besides gaining a strong foothold with the Bratianu government, it is thought here, MUSICIANS HIT Their Elbows (By a WORKER Correspondent) Saturday is the big day in the |& and 10-cent store. Cash registers ring gaily in rhythm with the croon- ing of Black Mammie on the phono- graph. The manager strolls about |the aisles beaming, his eyes alert, ee eee AT MOVIETONE | Human Waves lithe <aecedeseaie aud go like mighty waves, overwhelming the National Gar ranks to salesgirls, then calm sets in, as after a storm, and there is a tem- Plan Campaign porary lull. % Here a crowd looks over the “no-| - CHICAGO, July 18 (FP)—-Though union control and popular taste in Chicago minimize the menace, the Chicago Federation of Musicians cleverly arranged to Wares are here dis- tions” counter, catch the eye. played from the far ends of the ‘att E ” his war department attends to its While Kellogg talks “peace, : hhicago Federation of usual business of expanding and improving its preparations for the | globe. will aan Oak ieee pahont the next imperialist slaughter. Photo shows Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, “Would you Tike an incense burner, |j¥s4 lotion of the American Federa daughter-in-law of the late militarist ex-president, christening a huge | sir very beautiful?” smiles the| tion, of Musicians against the movietone and similar musical devices to dispense with liv- ing orchestras. Pres. Joseph N. Weber of the national union, with an enrollment of 80,000 members, says jobs of musicians are jeopard- ized by the canned musie and the ear of the public is outraged as well. | Officials of the Chicago local are confident that theatre patrons will not stand for the new noise. “Im- agine theatres saving $2,000 a week on orchestras,” he exclaimed, “and charging the same prices to the pub- lic as before. The people won't stand }for it. They want good music pro- duced by union orchestras. We can hold our ground in Chicago but we are ready to join in any national international office salesgirl, and immediately she burns some incense on the lap of a fat, green Buddah and slowly the smoke comes curling out of his mouth. The crowd is captivated. “Have some nice cameos, lady, real cheap; genuine imported goods,” invites another girl at the next counter. The buzzing of the crowd, the crooning of Black Mammie and the ringing cash registers, intermingled with the tinkling of little bells, make weird music. Sweated Tinsel One is inclined to agree with Barnum, that there is a fool born every minute of the day when one watches the American public. It is like a child with a bright toy wher faced with gaudy display, The glaring lights add luster and color tri-motored plane. ‘BOSSES USE SPORTS | FOR OWN IN ene SELLING PAPERS this country has neglected labor sports very much, Sports is not Child Labor Laws to Aid Them very important, they say. Why should they bother about sports, July 18. Be- ifth of all anyway? Sports are neglected the same as fighting for shorter hours and more pay. On the other hand, the employers are utilizing the sports movement for their own interests. Fail WASHINGTON, tween one-tenth and one About 2,500 musicians have the- One of the firms that promotes ‘ . a 1 atre jobs in Chicago. Thirty the- sports for its workers is the Textile newsboys found at work at night ir! Deine Company of America, Inc.,|to the cheap surface of products pro- | atres, mostly movie houses, have in- eight cities surveyed by the U. 8) 11 incir Hawthorne, N. J» plant. duced under the most severely ex- stalled movietones, but use them Children's Bureau were under 10 m1 have orfanized a baseball |ploited labor on earth. There is not | chiefly as auxiliaries and reliefs for wears of age, These cities Were’ team, a soccer team, tennis and other |® thing of intrinsie worth in this | the regular orchestras. Washington, D. C., Atlanta, Colum- 24,5" ‘The firm has, in Hawthorne, tinsel display, but the public buys—, ‘The national conference of the or- | bus, Newark, Paterson, Omaha | 'siaq for basebali and soccer. Be. drunk with bargains, and the man-| ganization in New York July 22 will Wilkes-Barre and Troy. Several ager looks on and smiles. plan a campaign, sides this it maintains a tennis court, and a general recreation room. In general, this concern is willing to thousand children were included in the study. I, too, look on at this spectacle; my feelings somewhat mingled with Whites Get Injunction s the “In each of the cities,” have sports of any kind. pity, for, after all, who are these 4 bureau, “children of six and sever The baseball team consists of firm| buyers but poor workers being Against Cemetary years, and in one city two Dove “the employes, plus a son of the presi-| swindled out of their hard-earned years old, so eee twa |fent of the firm. Sport is used to money. ; MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 18.— fact that a extent ENO bY a danéits: open shopmmol ley. As I pause in my ‘occupation of More than one hundred white people had ordinances restricting the age sweeping this vast “bazzar” I see living at Frayser station opposed Recently the chamber of com- chich children might sell papers pi Se aa merce of Paterson, N, J., issued to a minimum of ten years. One city was in a state in which the child Photographs and statements con- labor law set a minimum age of 12 cerning the sports activities of this for newspaper selling.” concern, The chamber of commerce The bureau points out that “Boys is well pleased with this policy. who papers all the daylight After all, why shouldn’t it be? The hours after their release from schoo] means Justifies the aim. have no time for wholesome recrea-|_ It is about time that labor should tions, for the preparation of home take a greater interest in sports, lesson Furthermore, the long Sports should be used to promote hours, irregular or hasty meals, ex. trade unionism. I must say that I posure to inclement weather, and/am_ overjoyed that The DAILY nigh pent in distribution rooms WORKER is devoting more atten- jare conditions not conducive of nor-| tion to sports. |mal development.” We must not allow the bosses to There has been no improvement| use sports for their open-shop pur- in these conditions, the bureau finds poses. Workers, use sports for your the location of a cemetery for Ne- groes near the township, which is four miles from this city. They de- clared that the cemetery would “hinder business,” and the frequent coming of Negroes to the village in large numbers would be “an en- croachment of the rights of the vil- lagers.” A petition was submitted by those promoting the cemetery asking the court to set aside the injunction re- straining them from opening the cemetery, and a counter petition was presented by the villagers. here reflected a tragic phase of American life. My eyes take in the salesgirls moving about the oozing crowds, ever aware of the watchful eye of the manager. For fifty-two hours a week they are watched like thieves, at the end of which they receive the grand sum of $11. Girl Slaves I see the sixteen-year-old Italian girl, Maria, her sunken, timid eyes |embedded in an olive-skinned face moving about listlessly. I wonder whether there are dreams behind that hideous mask, or have her dreams been crushed? There is the Yankee giri from sell RESTAURANT ROBBED. j surv ade 10 and 15 own benefit. Plattsburg, who lives with an aunt;| BUFFALO, July 18 (UP).—Two soars pi MTaieations ae that the CASSELL, | she still retains her healthy looks, armed bandits, their faces covered moral and health influences sur- —————_ but how long will it last? ‘The Jee with handkerchiefs, walked into an i vs ii e spaper- . . . ish girl, Esther, who carries her Kast Buffalo restaurant shortly af- Telling trate will grow worse, ‘the MOVie Director Finds jose high in the air; she is waiting ter noon today, backed the perrons| minimum age for licenses to sell Remnants of Atlantis te be martied to a lawyer and and the proprietor against the wall, flaunts her sweetheart’s college key rifled the cash drawer of $2,500 in everybody’s face. She has vowed newspapers must be made as high ; and made their escape in an auto-| as public opinion will stand, because BERLIN, July 18—While Direc- “some of the worst features of tor Wolkoff of the German Films | ever again to set her foot inside a mobile. newspaper selling are of a kind that Ufa was looking for a location for pA at store—after she is ——— = — yy make it: as little desirable for boys| the filming of a new play in Tunis, Married. — ‘ : of 12 to 15 as for those of 10 or 11. he dug up some old implements and |, There is. the cue tein at ae Vege-TarryInn\ Where selling for children is not arrowheads near the village of Gabis, | Sth, with a beautiful, sweet smile Bibb) sedi abe es prohibited but is regulated, hour Dr, Borchart, an authority on the |” her face that radiates one errr BEST VEGETARIAN Foon regulations should prohibit night! ancient Atlantis civilization, judged |the customers know her and floc MODERN IMPROVEMENTS DIRECTIONS: Take ferries at 23d St., Christopher St, Barclay St. or Hudson Tubes to Hoboken, Lacka- to her like children to their mother. Thus is life in this “great and free work and work during school hours.” the remains to belong to the old and dim city of Atlantis, which is i : ? ailroad to Berkeley 4 Worent. 1 thought to have been destroyed | Country ete Aetgtte Noo: 4 Forest Fires Caused ‘housht a ee cece AL SCHALK. RERKELE, Helcnrs by Heat in California SAN FRANC nants are thought to belong to the FIRE REVEALS HUGE STILL. famous Poseidon Temple. RACINE, Wis., July 18.—A fire which started in the industrial dis NEW JERSEY Phone, Fanwood 7463 R 1, 0, July 18 (UP). “SEAMEN, ( ORGANIZE PORT COMMITTEES TO FIGHT THE SHIPPING BOSSES) CORRESPONDENT URGES captain of the ship. When the man quits and goes ashore, if he has de- manded or in any way complained about food or working conditions, he finds his discharge book stamped as his being a bad character and this handicaps him when he applies r from Speed- up; Work 2 or 3 Days a Week, Letter Relates PHILA, WORKING CLASS WOMEN AID MINE RELIEF Prepare to to Hold Big Conference (By a WORKER Correspondent) PHILADELPHIA (By Mail).—Al- | though organized but a few weeks ago, Philadelphia Committee of the Na- tional Miners’ Relief has already succeeded in doing some very splen- did work, and is now getting itself ready for further activities on an enlarged scale. A big, successful picnic, held un- der the auspices of this committee, has recently been held which netted | considerable sum of money that immediately sent to the coal Ids. Thirty women have already pledged to make regular monthly payments to the Miners’ Relief through this committee, and a con-| centrated effort is being made to secure many more women to make | similar pledges. All the affiliated organizations as well as individual members are now | busy gathering food, clothes, orna-| ments and many other things for a | hig rummage sale to be held in Au- gust. A moving picture benefit for the relief of the striking miners wil! soon be given. Block parties in all parts of the city are to be held. Preparations for an enlarged con- ference to bring in additional or- ganizations to join this important ‘Women’s Miners’ Relief Conference are now being made, This confer- ence will soon be held and the date | of its taking place will shortly be announced, The committee urges all sympa- thizers to send money, clothes, food, pictures, etc., to the secretary, Jen- nie Cooper, at 36 N. 10th St. C, RABIN. Fire in B.-M. T. 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Philip Christiano, the were believed by forest rangers to hoped to investigate gold claims, are|owner, was arrested on charges be under control. reported to have been seen in alof possessing and manufacturing | More thar 1,000 fire-fighters, canoe heading for Oskelaneo. liquor. | mostly volunteers. battled the flames yesterday and jast night Two of the fires continued to smoulder ‘n the ity of San Diego, while two more burned near Los Angeles. The fires damaged and watershed brush John Clark, rancher, xpected to die from burns received in a brush fire near San Diego. ADVER Do not forget at all t Put the Party on the Ballot timber lands lands was e: coupon stating where you ings, ete. All Party members and all sympathizers are asked to report for duty to collect signatures.to put the Party on the ballot at the following headquarters which are open every evening; Name of business place ...... Address . SUES FOR DEATH OF SON, MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 18.— Mrs. Judith Holanes today institu- ted in circuit court a suit for $10, 000 damages against Gustave Thiery for the death of her son on Jan- uary 26, 1927. The son was run down by a truck belonging to the comfiany. of which Thiery is presi- dent, The accident was found to have been caused by faulty brakes tin the machine. i Your name ..., Address Section 1—Downtown Manhattan—60 St. Marks Place Section 4—Harlem—43 East 103rd St. Section 5—Bronx—2075 Clinton Ave. Section 6—Williamsburg—29 Graham Avenue Section 7—Boro Park, 764 40th St. Section 8—Brownsville, 154 Watkins St. 83 FIRST STREET t PATRONIZE OUR are a reader of The DAILY WORKER, Fill out this DAILY WORKER TIZERS imes to mention that you’ buy your clothes, furnish. 1 to NEW YORK CITY the Women’s Section of the} ——— this manner lay the foundation for a strong, militant organization which will strive to abolish these conditions in the marine industry and have the men ship out of their own union hall, at another ship for a job. The of- ficers are bound to turn him down | should they see his book stamped in this manner. These conditions can only be rem- edied by the seamen forming them- selves into Port Committees and in BLACKIE. ‘Three Features at the Cameo “Moana” ¢ and: “Birth of Films” On One Program THIS week at the Cameo Theatre| PRINCIP: the Film Arts Guild presents an | extremely interesting and intelligent motion picture program worth the time of a worker and well worth the modest expense. Three pictures fea- |ture the program. Two of them are Jamong the finest productions of |American pictures and the third is an extremely interesting bit of mo- tion picture history. “Stark is stark realistic life of primitive mountaineer people. It is beautiful in its simplicity and interest. More than that, it deserves attention as an authentic present: “Stark Love,” ALS OF THE ; FAMOUS ROXY BALLET. Love” tion of one phase of contemporary American life, contemporary glimpse of our as well as being a log- cabin era of a hundred years ago For it is that also. These people ir the Santeetlah district of the Smoky Mountains on the border line of North Carolina and Tennessee are at the present stage a picture of early American pioneer life. It is worth seeing for a better under standing of our own history. All the details of this life are woven into a well told, extremely dramatic story based onthe life of the people. It is simply but spen- didly acted by the natives them- selves, none of whom have ever seen a movie or a theatre and sca’ vy ——s |realizing what it was all about, The picture was written and directed by FOTeman Recalls War. Karl Brown and deserves a place az Breaks Peace Memorial ov one of the fine achievements American motion pictures. Like “Stark Love,” the showin of the beautiful “Moana” is a re . vival. This almost perfect picture| the memorial library given to Bel- of Samoan life, made by Robert J. gium by the United States, as a |Flaherty, who also made “Nanook token ‘of good-will between nations. of the North,” is well worth secing|The foreman, who had directed the over again. It is the third time we building of the balcony, was just have seen it but we are willing tc| putting the finishing touches to it, go again. As a picture of primitive when he was filled with memories life and sheer natural beauty it is|of the iate war and broke the pil- one of rare things in motion pictures. Jars of the baleony with a hammer, To complete a most enjoyable pro-| He gave as his reason that the hor- |gram “The Birth of the Films” is|rors of war are too easy to forget. a showing of bits of the first motion | pictures made in 1895 to 1900, as BRITISH YELLOWS |well as a screen test of Charlie| LONDON, July 18 (UP).—Ram- Chaplin, beginning his career. E¥ery|say MacDonald was re-elected bit of it is extremely interesting and| chairman of the parli mentary labor | highly amusing and the sub-titles party today—the official leader of aie hilarious. the part; J. R. Clynes was re- The entire program at the Camec elected deputy chairman, Both are | Theatre this week is a credit to in-/{o serve during the next session of telligent management. parliament. pu - Two talented members of the well-known Roxy Ballet who witl feature the program at the Coney Stadium this Saturday LOUVAIN, ®\ foreman destro3 July 18, d .—A Belgian the balcony of S$ REELECTED LUNA * i BATTLE OF /PAR St, W. of Biway BOOTH a venings 8:30 Mats. Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 GRAND ST. FOLLIES | CHANIN'S 46th St.W. of Broadway Evenings at 8:25 | Mats. Wed. & Sat. SCHWAB and MANDEL'S MUSICAL SMASH OOD NEW | with GEO. OLSEN and HIS MUSIO Lunats Great Swimming Pool 50 Acres of Real Fun 42d & Bway CAMEO ‘%.i5 S733 wing “STARK LOVE” Showing 0 Robert Flaherty ‘he Birth of Films,” Charlie Chap- lin’s first screen test TREASURY BALANCE. WASHINGTON, July 18 (UP).— The treasury net balances for July Keith- ~The LADDER NOW ON SALE SEATS | eo ted een 49 st 14 was $176,668,023.44, - Customs ves. ats, Wed. & Sat. sacle thd 4 Money Refunded ‘if Not Satisfied Feveipia this mont totaly Ta ware With Play, Free Visés (Extensions Arranged for to Visit Any Part: of 0: ‘8; SAILINGS: 3 8. S. “ROTTERDAM” — Aug. 4 S. 8. “PARIS” — — — — Aug. 10 LONDON — COPENHAGEN — HELSINGFORS Return: WARSAW BERLIN PARIS World Tourists, Inc. 69 FIFTH AVENUE NEW ORK cITY Telephone: ALGONQUIN 6900, Via: