Daily Worker
May 24, 1925

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... CENTS Ineluding Saturday Magazine Bection. On all other days, Three Cents per Copy. — P ~ 5 —— 1 AS WE Sku & 2 By T. J. OFLAHERTHO# w N 1 8 Mee a a Dinette *. 3 4 85 * a * a x . — — Rie, © * op 9 FOR, T has happened to the grand [= ex plan of William Lee, president of the Brother of Railroad Train- men, which provided for the calling of @ conterence between rail workers and their employers for the purpose of gg vn dig ag in the transpor- tation industry and breaking down the wall of misunderstanding that separates the employes from their masters? This is the way Lee chants the dirge. The rail workers and their employers are of the same family, says this human toad, and their scraps are only family quarrels. * * * OT that Lee is much worse than the rest of the labor skates who are engaged.in the business of sell- ing the railroad workers. He is a little bit more offensively frank, perhaps. The DAILY WORKER quoted from an article in the Switchmen’s Magazine, in which Cashen, chief of the switch- men, said some very harsh things about Lee. In fact, he charged him with being a strikebreaker and with employing stoolpigeons to spy on members of his own organization, with 2 view getting them fired by their employers. * — ABOR fakers are the same all the world over, The American section of fakerdom is better paid than the capitalist lackeys in other country. The American capitalists can afford to pay their flunkies generously. But even in poverty stricken countries the skates are getting along nicely. Some of those birds of prey mouth revolu- tionary phrases while engaged in the business of betraying the workers. In Mexico Calles is using the Wall Street club on those that placed him in power, Tho he pretends to be a s0- cialist, Calles is highly thot off by the house of Morgan, which uses the — Officials Disregard the Vote of Membership The rule gt sluggers in the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers’ Union has created such a revolt that in some locals, at least, the yellow socialist thods and rule by bluff, deception and trickery. This was shown Wednesday Amalgamated, when a packed hall of members fought the officials for an hour and a half to force them to re- store Brother H. Bramorskl, taken off the Job by Levin and “suspended inde- finitely,” to his rights and hie job. . Two meetings back, the report of the officers of the local suspending Bramorski, was rejected by a majority vote of the local; but in spite of that, the chairman declared the motion car- ried. And then he hurried to ad- journment. At the following meet- ing, the membership stormed at the officials in such a militant manner that the chairman was forced to ad- mit that he “hed made a mistake” in declaring the suspension of Bram- orski carried, and begged that the min- utes of the previous meeting be ac- cepted in order that the agreement could be considered. Stalling Off the Members. The membership would not accept that part of the minutes, however, and finally, the chair stalled the mem- bers off by agreeing that the matter of considering the old minutes would be taken up at the meeting follow- ing—the one which met Wednesday ht, May 20. president of the American Federation — nan the meeting Wednesday — rte A a liason omicer with re gathered a hall tun ot members, the exican labor Wan cha and N W oelal- OM Moonn is the le ** 1 ‘skate fi Canada. The te | e * governments no longer has any quarel mem }, refused to the me with those fellows, who it sombstimes ting, as à reuson Bram- happens that a leading faker may criticise some particular administra- tion. But that is by way of exercis- ing his rights as a citizen and because some other capitalist political group can offer something better. + * . N England the leading capitalist labor lieutenants are J. H. Thomas and Ramsay MacDonald. To his credit be it said, J. H. Thomas does not pre- tend to be a socialist but MacDonald does. There is not the slightest differ- ence in the attitude of both flunkeys towards the master class. Even Ire land has a finished specimen of this type in the person of Thomas John- son. It is merely an accident of birth that he happens to be an Englishmen, hailing either from Manchester or Liverpool. But the revolutionary Irish workers do not scorn Johnsn because he was born in England. They detest him because he is one of the slimiest traitors that ever rose to prominence at the expense of his class. - * * OHNSON was the only labor leader in Ireland who supported the Bri- tish Empire during the war. He was opposed to the Easter Week revolu- tion which was initiated and led by James Connolly. He has been a wet bignket on the Irish working class since and the most distressing fea- ture of the situation is, that old com- rades of Connelly who occupy leading positions in the labor union and labor party which he built, support Johnson, tho he was forced to confess in a re- cent Übel case that he was opposed to all that James Connolly stood for. The Lrish workers will learn to rid the abor movement of Johnson and also af those who prefer to stand with Johnson, despite his repudiation of the principles to which Connelly devoted his life and for which he died. ‘Continued on page 3) Whew! It Is Hot Wheather! But Picnic Time Is Soon Here WHEW! But it was hot yesterday. That's the way it is liable to be on next Saturday, May 30, when the T. U. E. L. holds its picnic at Alten- heim Grove. And a picnic is the place to go on a hot day to get away from the brick blocks and hot streets. Make a note of how to get to next Saturday’s picnic: Take the Forest Park “L” on the Metropolitan branch to the end of the line, or transfer from the end of the Madison car line to a suburban car. The T. U. E. L. picnic will be waiting at Altenhiem Grove. Don't forget. orski was present. This, they pre- tended, kept them from calling the meeting to order. wets: Battle to Make Chairman Obey the Rules. man continued to refuse; The mem- bers then demanded that the vice- chairman take the gavel. He, also one of the clique, also réfused to take the chair. For an hour and a half the people raged at the disruption of the officials, who insisted on ruling against the plain will of the mem- bers. Even the doorman became so angry at the officials that he tried to get the gavel himself, but the chair- man put it in his pocket—and the members, so far at least, have not been provoked into giving their anger physical expression. After an hour and a half, some of the members, including many of the (Continued on page 2) WORKERS’ HEALTH BUREAU DEMANDS LEAD GAS PROBE A Menace to Life, Tells Govt. Conference NEW YORK, May 22.—Demands for a new investigation of tetra ethyl lead have been made by the workers’ health bureau at the conference on tetra ethyl lead which opened in Washington, according to a statement by the bureau. The conference was called by the U. S. public health ser- vice following protests from trade unions and scientific. experts against the U. 8. dureau ot mines report | which declared that there was no danger to the public from breathing exhaust gases containing tetra ethyl lead. f N The conference is attended by dele- gates from the American Federation of Labor, the workers’ health bureau, scientists from Harvard, Yale, and Co- lumbia universities, the chemical war- (Continued on page 3.) July 25 Is Date Set for New Elections by Portuguese Premier LISBON, Portugal, May 22.—Parlia- mentary elections have been fixed for July 25. It is stated in political circles that if in the meantime legislative work is hindered, the premier will ask for the immediate dissolution of par- Uament. night in the Polish Local 38, of the | bureaucracy has Had to change me- The members insisted. The chair. CALLES BREAKS ST WALL STREET CAPITAL AFTER TALK WITH 7 — Published daily except Sunday by THE PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicage, III. DAILY WORKER Price 5 Cents AGAINST MEXICO . BASSADOR W 7 aa (Continued (Special to The Dally Werker), MEXICO CITY, May 22.— The craven vility American imperialism is proven only equalled by! Mexican workers and peasants whose interests cot super-profits of these imperialist bosses of Calles. Today the policy of Calles carried him to bréak union workers in the Huesteca oil field and f * President Calles to tal suppression of with the greed for the strike of the oll ers back to work on page 9). im | Soviets Export - 100 Carloads of Manganese a Day MOSCOW, —(By Mail)— Fifteen million poods (about 250,000 tons) of Manganese ore are to be exported abroad thru the port of Nikolayev (Black Sea) in the current working year. One hundred carloads are ar- riving there daily, and the ore is being loaded on board foreign ships. THE FACE OF CAPITALISM | ~~ 4 “DICTATOR MuSsount , } * 2 Sen GARY STRIKERS RESIST STEEL 3,000 Builders Fight Against “Open Shop” GARY, Indiana, May 22-—A bitter struggle between the striking bullding trades workers and the “open shop” contractors, who have locked out over 3,000 members of the Buliding Trades Unions for insisting on a closed shop, is on here. The bankers, and the real estate board, chamber of commerce and the Commercial Club have united behind the contractors in the attempt to smash the Gary unions. These orga- nizations have ordered the contrac tors to continue the lockout or imme- diately have their credit cut off, bulld- ing material withheld, and financial backing removed. The United States Steel corporation own the largest part of Gary, and practically all the construction in the town is being done by the steel trust, either thru contractors who are doing their work or directly thru the steel trust’s own construction company. The steel corporation is attempting to break the backbone of unionism in Gary, as the effect on the steel work- ers is feared. The strikers are holding firm in their demand for the closed shop and thus far no scabs have been imported. The contractors, however, spurred on by the steel corporation, are making a move toward importing strikebreakers from Chicago. The Reds Haunt Depew. NEW YORK, May 22.— Chauncey Depew, 91 year old capitalist and ex- senator, told the international police chiefs’ convention delegates at the Bankers’ Club that they should hunt reds more efficiently. Merchants Squawk In Coal Strike. NEW YORK, May 22.—Retail mer chants of northern West Virginia are quoted in Women's Wear, New York, as saying that the coal strike is mak- ing their business very bad. The strike was caused by operators’ at- Jagt to break the miners’ union. 4 | TRUST LOCKOUT WHITES PROVOKE NEAR RACE. RIOT BY INSULT TO NEGROES AT CIRCUS PINEBLUFF, Ark., May 22.—An automobile load of deputy sheriffs stopped a race riot ten miles south of here early today, stated, it was sald, when a Negro was refused ad- mission to a cirous and insulted. Deputies. sald both whites and Negroes had armed themselves and a free for all fight was under way when the officers arrived. No one was killed or injured. OLD GANG STAYS IN ö.. b. OFFICE AS RAILWAY AIDS Sheppard Pledges the Union to Railroads MINNEAPOLIS, May 22—The revo- lutionizing of the railroad business in the United States through the inclus- ion of motor buss service on every system affected by the competition of bus transportation companies was the promise that grew out of the closing session here today of the tri- ennial convention of the Order of Railway Conduetors of America. isn’t Thie Nice of Budd? Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern R. R., addressed the conven- tion this morning bringing to the meeting formal announcement that the Great Northern has entered the bus business with the organization of two $1,000,000 corporations headed by executives of that road. “Collaboration? Sure” Says Sheppard L. E. Sheppard, grand president of the Order of Railway Conductors, re- sponded with an announcement that conductors and practically every other group of workers on the rail- road fleld are preparing to band to- gether to lend assitance and encour- agement to the railroads in carrying out a nation-wide railroad bus line de- velopment project. Sheppard was reelected grand president of the Order of Railway Conductors last night. He has served six years as grand president and 17 years as vice-president. S. N. Berry, (Continued on pose 2) a Re wtin Sa : i 2? ee 1 2 a CABINET CRISIS OVER RIFF WAR S DUE MONDAY Commanists in Chamber to Demand Accounting PARIS, France, May 22.—The open- Ing of the chamber of deputies on Monday will mark the beginning of the end of the Painieve cabinet, it Is generally felt here. The govern- ment can no longer deny that the Moroccans have inflicted heavy losses on the French army which invaded north Africa on the order of the Painieve government. The Communist campaign against the imperialistic slaughter, in which France's young workers are being sent to their death in order to sub due the Riflans on their native ter- ritory hag stirred the workers thru- out the country. “Left” Bloo Splitting. The socialists will be forced to take a stand either for or against the im- perialistic invasion. For years they have opposed the Moroccan cam- paigns, and altho they will not embar-. rass Painleve by active oppossition, by indorsing the Morrocan invasion (Continued on page 2) Borah Leads Fight to Abolish Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON, May 22.—The con- gressional “independent bloc“ has started a move to abolish the federa) trade commission on the ground that its membership is defying congress, it was learned today. Aroused by the commission's action in eliminating all publicity on ant! trust complaints and by the fact it is dominated by conservatives, the senate independents favor repeal of the statute which created the govern ment board. A bill to abolish the com mission probably will be sponsored at the next session of congress. Leaders of the movement are Sen. ator Borah, republican of Idaho: Sen ator Norris, republican of Nebraska. and Senator King, democrat, of Utah f a2 —ͤ—— — —— — — — jo fifteen, ten to mouthed in sickening volume. labor movement, is due to speak here Sunday and the railroad- ers are invited to attend as he will deal with Bill“ Lee and his tricks. New“ Delegates Give Bill Lee Ague. The convention is attended by a bloc of delegates that has made Lee look cross-eyed and feel uneasy. More than half of the delegates are known to the reactionary machine as “new,” by which is meant that they can not be definitely placed. A progressive caucus is meeting at some unknown place and the spectre of amalgamation is looming up 80 large and formidable, that Lee and his ring are really pale of face. The T. U. N. L. is making an active cam- paign for its program. Amalgamation Haunts the Fakers. A resolution for amalgamation was handed in and referred to the reso- lutions committee. As a preliminary to the amalgamation of the sixteen railroad unions, this resolution calls for the immediate amalgamation of a department of the service by bringing into closer touch with each other the order of railway conductors, the switchmen’s union and the railway trainmen. The resolution calls for a committee con vention, five appointed by the off cers, to undertake negotiations. was introduced by the delegates. Reject Officers’ Report at First. But what winded Lee as much as anything, was the rejection of the officers’ report. In this report, what is known as the “five and a half per cent“ Chicago wage increase was the sugar with which the bureaucracy ex- pected to induce the delegates to swal- low the report. The delegates gulped here and there, but a majority refus- ed to swallow. Instead, some tall talking was in- dulged in, which proved that Lee and his ring had compromised hard gained working conditions far in excess in value tq the five and a half wages increase. After the officers’ report was defeated, Lee sweated for three hours trying to secure a reconsidera- tion, and this he finally put over. “Anybody—Anybody But Lee.” The slogan of a very large portion (Continued on page 2) ALL PICKETING FORBIDDEN BY COURT ORDER Federal Judge Makes New Air-Tight Rule (Special to The Dally Worker) WHEELING, W. Va., May 22. — There is no particular rejoicing among the striking miners that the infamous eactionary, former Secretary of secre Charley Hughes, has “volun- Minneapolis U. M W. of A. against an injunction issued by Federal Judge William E. Baker here this week. The West Virginia miners are sufficiently well aware that strikes are won on the picket line and not in capitalist courts, hence they are in no flurry over the Hughes offer, tho their pa-i- fist district and international officials are. Union Won't Fight, But Capitalist State Wiil. The present injunction against the union must be clearly understood as forbidding “peaceful persuasion” in picketing, in fact it forbids all picket- ng. As Van Bittner, international or- ganizer in charge of the strike for the union, had not only discouraged, but o “obey the law” by ing,” the in#unction takes another wallop at the miners by forbidding even peaceful picketing as unlawful. The same court had previously ruled that an ancient injunction of where the | . elected by the It- FARM SLAVERY CLAIMS ORPHANS FROM NEW YORK Thousands of Children Slave in Texas Fields By ESTHER LOWELL (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK, May 22.—The chiid slavery In Texas farms to which thou- sands of children are sent each year from New York and other eastern foundiing Institutions is indicated in charges that thousands of children of six and over are sent in wholesale batches during the year to Northwest fruit and vegetable growers as well as to Texas cotton growers, which were made at the Child Welfare Conference ah New York by Mrs. Bennet Smith of Temple, Texas, and by Mrs. B. F. Wetmore of Spokens, Wash. ; , Children “are tagged with the names of their new parents to give the semblance of legality and are adopted as a matter of form by farm- (Continued on page 3) BOSTON UNIONS PICK DELEGATES FOR FAMINE MEET Joseph Manley Will Ad- dress Meeting By George Kraska. (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, May 22.—4 generous response from all laber unions is looked for in Boston next Wednesday May 27 for the formation of the Boston branch of the Irish Workers and Peasants Relief Committee. Joseph Manley member of the National Cimmittee will address the conference. A lively meeting is ex- pected, and definite plans to raise funds for the Irish Workers and Peasants, will be worked out, and so at last Boston will be pur on the map, securing the much needed re lief for the Irish sufferers. More than 150 labor, fraternal and political organizations have been in- vited to this conference, which will be held at 8 p. m. in Paine Hall, § Appleton St. Boston. House To House Collection. The labor uniens in Boston are ab most all in the control of Irish-Ame ricans, and Boston being a special center of the Irish population, gives great promise for successful work, eered” to defend the officials of the that this committee will undertake. The entire section called South Bow ton is inhabited by Irish workers and should prove fertile ground for the work of raising funds for the Irish famine sufferrers. Plans for a house to house collect- inos will be made at this conference to be concentrated in South Boston. Also a mass meeting with John P. McCarthy who recently returned from the famine district in Ireland as speaker, will be planed in the near future Favorable sentiment from some forbid all militant picketing, in order “peaceful picket- | (Continued on page 3) | the pamphiets were useless, union members who have already act- ed on the call and elected delegates to this conference has already been announced in labor circles. — — State Pamphlets Useless. SPRINGFIELD, III., May 22.—A re solution was introduced in the sen- ate by Rodney Swift, demanding an investigation of the printing of pub lic documents and pamphiets at state expense, Swift charged that many ef —ͤ—ñ—6 — — — — — — | BILL’ LEE OF TRAINMEN HAUNTED = BY LEFT WING AT CONVENTION: POSTER TO EXPOSE LEE SUNDAY By A. WAGENKNECHT. (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, May 22.—"Bill” Lee, president of the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen, needs a breathing spell. This charm- ing leader of the grand march at a ball recently held jointly with his ladies’ auxiliary, has been given several hard chases down the reactionary pike. To get back his wind he has hypnotized a large wing of the one thousand delegates upon the question of constitutional amendments, and at Gray’s Armory, convention is being held, one hears constitutional buncombe This red herring is to hold the attention of the delegates for eight or nine days, it is reported. But William Z. Foster, the leader of the left wing in the American

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