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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Labor News : Political and Industrial
Activities of Workers and Farmers
Your Union Meeting
FIRST WEDNESDAY, MAY 7rH, 1924

FIRST WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1924
Name Of Local and Place
No. of Meeting.
SO AmaIeamated Clothing Workers,
17s 3. & S. I. w, stone Derrick, 1870
w. Washington st.
1871 Belt Line Federation, s2nd and
Brick and Clay, Village Hail. Ian
10 Carpenters, ~ Garfield Blvd.
q Carpenters, Western and Lexins-
242 Carpenters, 544s S. Ashland Ave.
$50 Carpenters, 5lacker's Hall, Lake
Forest
ss sos e s. w STATE Was ST.
1874 Carpenters. 1888 N. HaIsted st.
H.. FehIinu. Rec. Sec'Y.. 1858
Grace St. Irvina 1887.
1922 Carpenters, 6414 s. Halsted St.
22Ss Carpenters, t1S S: Ashland Blvd.
carvers Wood, 1919 ". California.
2es Conductors (R: ~, 1877 N. Fran
1893 Electricians, 1877 N. Francisco Ave.
IS Engineers, So. Chi, 1905 Michigan
AZ Fremen and EnuInen1en, 1929 S.
Chicago Ave, $3.50 a. m.
275 Fremen and Enainemen, Lake and
Francisco, $3.50 a. m.
Hold Carriers District Council, S14
w. Harrison ST.
10 Janitors (Mun.), kedzie and Bel
mont.
Ladies' Garment Workers, 32s w.
Van Buren, st.
366 Machinists, e1s W. 55th st.
47s Machinists, 1902 W. Madison st.
$50 Machinists, 1852 Milwaukee Ave.
515 Maintenance Of Way, 5s24 S. Hal
Marine Cooks, s57 N. Clark ST.
% MouIders, 1900 w. Madison ST.
81 Painters, Sherman and Main sts.,
Evanton, III.
624 Painters. ieo w. WASHINGTON ST.
1893 Painters, Moose Hall, La Grange.
972 Painters, Odd Fellows Hall, Blue
Island.
5 Plasterers, sto w. Monroe St.
1858 Poultry and Game, 200 Water ST.
236 Railway Clerks, $40 w. Washing
ton.
225 Railroad Trainmen, si2 W. seth st.
900 Railroad Trainmen, 64th and uni
versity.
l73 Sheet Metal, TIA W. Harrison ST.
723 Tesmsters (soda), 22o S. Ashland
Blvd.
7ss Transfers, 22o S. Ashland Blvd.
769 Teamsters, $3.50 S. Ashland Ave.
247 Typographical 5o15 NJ. Clark st.
Wall Paper Crafts, Chicago and
Western AYES.
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at 8 p. m.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Striking Painters
Hold Strong Front
In Open-Shop L. A
Especial to The Daily worker)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 6.-The
original demand of the striking paint.
ers here was small increase in
wages. The smaller contractors
granted their demand right in the be-
ginning. Most of the strikers are
working already under the new wage
scale. 1t is the big fellows, the mem.
bers of the association. that are stub
born.
Many Of the big contractors are
willing to settle with the union. They
are refraining from doing it presently
for fear of revenge from the Cham
Der of Commerce. They expect their
credits to be cut OFF and delivery of
material to be refused.
The strike as it stands now is
against the open shop. The Cham
Der of Commerce allows to pay the
higher wage scale. but insists on re-
fusing to deal with the union. 1t is
understood that they are paying the
members of the association strike
benefits, but benefits cannot do the
work or pay the rents for the delayed
and crippled contracts.
Dissatisfaction has spread among
the strike breakers. The association
bosses cannot get real mechanics to
break the strike. They are compelled
to borrow them from each other. The
strike breakers are those compelled
to work every day for a different en-
ployer and on a different job. This
condition worries and annoys them
Dissatisfaction has spread rapidly
among them. Instead Of striking, they
are getting careless on their jobs.
Contrary to this situation is the
condition and the spirit Of the strik'
ers. Those working under the new
wage scale are paying their strike as
sessments cheerfully. Those on
strike are registering regularly and
volunteering for strike duty. They
have full confidence in the leadership
and the outcome of the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Children Slave In
Field And Factory
Law Or No Law
(By Federated Press.)

NEW YORK, May 6.-Half of the
child workers between IA and Is years
of age in the United States are un.
protected by law. Half of the factor.
les of the country are working their
employees longer than 4S hours a week
These are some of the points brought
out by the report of the National In
dustrial Conference board, New York.
The report states in part:
"Thirty-five states and the District
of Columbia have fixed an S-hour day
as the maximum for children, while in
Virginia A hours is their maximum
work week. In 10 states the weekly
period is shortened so that children
may attend part-time school, and in
a few such cases the working week
for children under 16 is only 40 hours
during the school year.
"The workday for women is held
down to hours by law in only 8
states. Fourteen permit a 9-hour day
and in Is states 10 hours or more are
permitted. Although the customary
legal limit of work for men is 10 hours
a day, in special occupations it is sci
at hours"
In agriculture, which. has 46.6 per
cent of all working children, accord
ing to the report, there is no legal pro
lection. Nor are the many children in
domestic service safeguarded by law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07

Three Times British Death Rate.
AS a direct result the accident death
rate among coal miners in this coun.
try runs more than three times as
high as among miners in Great Brit.
ain, where precautionary measures
have been enforced by strict law.
During 1928 the number Of miners
killed in the United States by coal
mine accidents totaled 2,452 exceed
ing by 80 the average of the last IA
years. This means 451 miners killed
for every 1000 (3OO day workers. en-
ployed. In British coal mines the rate
varies from 1 to 100 per 1000.
Rock busting Safety Method.
Prevention of such explosions as
that in the Wheeling company mine
by means of rock-dusting has been
known for at least 10 years and has
been compelled by law in all naturally
dry mines since June 80, 1920. Since
that time there have been no explo-
sions in thoroughly busted mines.
Where gas is ignited from any cause,
rock-dusting will prevent explosions
from propagating through the fine
coal dust which is suspended in the
air.
This method has been strongly re-
commended by the bureau of mines.
AS its cost is little more expensive
than watering, which has proved in
effective, the fact that only three
mines in the United States are using
it proves that the deaths of hundreds
Of miners are due to criminal negli-
gence on the part of the owners.
Safety First Explosive.
Another vital recommendation of
the bureau which has met with equal
ly tardy acceptance is the use of So
called permissible explosives in place
of black powder and dynamite. These
permissibles are hard to ignite and
consequently nearly proof against ac-
cidental explosions. They also burn
with shorter and cooler flame when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Mayor Banks But
Does Not Bite At
Workers May Day
BY GEORGE <. POWERS.
Especial to The Daily Worker)

WlLKES-BARRE, Pa, May g.
Hold a meeting here? Why this
Workers Party crowd ought to have
their heads blowed OIL" Thus ex-
ploded the Gear of Wilkes-Barre, May
or Daniel Hart when told of the in
tention of the Workers Party local
branch, to hold a mass meeting in
Wilkes-Barre.
"Test my right to stop them, will
they?" snorted the corpulent. mayor,
his puffy features distorted with rage.
why, I'm supreme here and NOBODY
can interfere with my actions. You
see those fellers out there?" pointing
a fat finger out the window at a group
of peaceful citizens standing on the
sidewalk. well, l can arrest them
on the spot if 1 want to, and nothing
can prevent met"
He raved on, 81 have appointed a
committee of the American Legion to
handle all meetings in this city, and
what they say goes! Anyone who
wants to have meeting in Wilkes
Barre must get permission from the
Legion, and that settles it, No bunch
Of reds is going to preach Soviet prin-
ciples in this city. If they try it, they
will be lucky to get out aifve!"
The representative of the Workers
Party then stated that his organiza-
ton would under no circumstances
have anything to do with the Legion,
but would go ahead with the meeting
as planned. With this the interview
ended.
Despite the hectic ukase of the
mayor, the meeting was held next
day without interference, tho the
dicks" were present to note pro-
ceedings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
THEATRE BOSSES
SPLIT FIGHTING
ACTORS EQUITY
Union Battle Won't End
June First
(sy The Federated Press)

NEW YORK, May 6.-The antici-
pated split in the Producing Manag-
ers Assn. has occurred and the bosses
hope for victory in the proposed June
/. lockout against the actors union has
gone glimmering. The Shubert-Sel-
wyn group, controlling "A percent Of
current theatrical productions, have
replied to the P. NJ A. anti-union
stand by forming the Managers Pro
tective Assn, pledged to sign the new
contract with the Actors Equity Asso-
citation, American Federation of La
Dor.
The union haters, who control 1S
theaters in New York against As con-
trolled by the pro-union group, say
they will stage the lockout on the is
sue of an Equity shop. They have not
yet expelled the pro-union managers
group from the P. M. A. There is apt
to be a fight between the two groups
over 100000 in the P. NJ. A. treasury.
raised by weekly assessments on the
managers to fight possible strikes.
"The members of the new organiza-
ton who have favored the latest Ed
uity proposal recently submitted to
the P. M. A., voted to accept the agree
ment as now drafted and will put
their signatures to the contract as
soon as the association is incorpo-
rated" says a statement by the new
organization. 1.-THE new peace pact
protects the Fidelity League Ga small
company union), which has been COW
cred in all the negotiations with EQ-
uity."
Equity has turned down the P. NJ
A. proposal for arbitration by the So
ciety of American Dramatists of the
Equity shop demand. John Emerson,
president of the union, speaking be-
fore the Federation of Womens' clubs,
stressed the following points in the
new agreement: Equity will in no way
interfere with salaries, except a $50
weekly minimum for chorus girls. It
will not interfere with the type of play
or casting, and will not go on sympa-
thetic strikes.
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exploded, thus being less likely to ig.
mite gas or coal dust Records of the
bureau of mines covering 1908 to 1928
show that II coal mine explosions
have been caused directly by the use
of black powder and dynamite, kill
ing S57 men, injuring 173 others and
doing enormous damage to property.
Short flame explosives have been
made in the United States since 1902
and have been designated permissible
explosives since 1908. But down to
1928 only one-fifth of the explosives
used in the mines were Of this safety
class.
Utah Leads The Way.
Coal operators of Utah have worked
out new safety code which makes
compulsory the most up-to-date pre-
cautions for preventing major mine
disasters. But they did it only when
forced to by public opinion after the
death of III miners in the explosion
at Castlegate No. mine of the Utah
Fuel Company on March 8, 1924.
The report of the investigators
showed that the company was to
blame for that disaster. The explo-
sion started in gas pocket, which
should have been discovered, and
spread through coal dust, which had
not been properly sprinkled. The
company accepted the report as cor
rect and vice-president Cameron said
that most of the recommendations had
already been put into effect. Too
late, it might be remarked, to save
the Ill miners for their families.
The new code which was drawn up
by the Utah industrial commission
working with the coal operators of
the state provides: "a Permissible
explosives only to be allowed in the
coal mines of the state and only IL
pounds in any hole; (2) Shot firing to
be by electricity only with all except
shotfrers out of mine; co Approved
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
TEST SUIT IN STRIKE CASE.

CLEVELAND-Union liability ia
employers for contract losses during
strikes will be sought by the Ameri
can Plan Association, backed by the
large open shop employers OF the
country, in test case in the Cleve'
land courts.
The American planners have filed
suit for $4,000 damages against locals
of the Brotherhood OF Painters and
Paperhangers on the ground that a
Minneapolis contractor lost the job
OF painting local apartment house
because of a strike against him for
employing nonunion help. which he re.
fused to adjust by paying a fine to
the union.
The American Plan Association, de.
clares that II successful in this suit,
IL will establish the precedent for
damages everywhere whenever EN-.
ployers find their profits cut by the &C.
tivities Of organized labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Picket's Victory
Against Boss
Sets Precedent

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May g. The YER
dict of $1,000 damages recently award
ed Hyman Hollander. a garment work
er, here, against Frank Yawitz, owner
of a tailoring shop. is likely to es-
tablish a precedent that will help all
union workers unjustly arrested for
picketing.
Hollander was arrested at the in
stigation Of Yawitz when the worker
was picketing during the garment
workers strike of September 1921.
The circuit court has now granted
Hollander delayed justice.
II garment workers in the present
Chicago strike follow Hollander's suit
and attack the bosses who have point
ed them out for arrest, the Dress Man.
ufacturers OF that city will not in
dulge in such wholesale arrests OF
peaceful pickets.
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PAINTERS SETTLE.
ST. LOUIS STRIKE
AT $1O.4O WAGE
Partial Victory Ends
Month Battle

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 6.-Gaining a
partial victory as far as the wage
scale is concerned, and complete
victory for the maintenance of the
union, the strike of the painters here
came to an end.
The bosses agreed to sign new
agreement calling for a scale of wages
of $1.S0 an hour. This agreement was
affirmed by a two-thirds majority
vote of the 1900 members of the
union at meeting at Unity Hail.
This new agreement also provides
that all scabs who were imported dur
ing the strike shall either join the
union or be discharged.
At 5000 a Day.
The wage increase gained by the
St. Louis painters amounts to S1.4O a
day, making the present scale 5000
day.
The painters and paperhangers
struck on March Is, demanding a
scale of wages of s12 day, with GER
tain Improvements of working condi-
tions. The bosses Immediately got
busy importing scabs and succeeded
in getting some 500 men, who were, as
usaul, given ample protection by hired
gunner and city police. The local
newspapers launched an avalanche of
propaganda against the striking work
ers, charging them with vandalism,
which, however, soon developed to be
acts of disgruntIed scabs and private
detectives, who in this manner tried
to show the need of their service to
the bosses. Many newly painted
buildings were in this manner splat-
tered with tar and creosote.
Closed Union Shop.
Altho the agreement provides for
the maintenance of the closed shop,
with full union conditions, it can
safely be assumed that if the other
trades operating in the building in
dustry would have followed the exam
pie of the timers and steamfitters
and rendered real assistance to the
painters, this victory would have
been much more speedily accom-
plished.
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Not Effective Until July.
i Miners March May Day.

BENTLEYVILLE, Pa, May e.
Over 1000 miners marched two
abreast in the mile-long May Day pa
rade from this town to Gibson and
back, according to Adam Getto, who
participated in the demonstration.
Getto says that more than half of the
men wore the red badge boosting for
a workers and farmers movement.
Officers took away badges from four
Of the Italian workers. Ludwig Lore,
editor of volkszeitung, was the chief
speaker at the meeting held here upon
the conclusion of the march.
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electric headlights to be used; "a
Rock busting of all main entries.
slopes and intake air courses. and
whenever by analysis the rock dust
material in any part of mine shows
a total incombustible content lower
than necessary to render coal dust in
ert. the section in question to be
fenced of or mine closed until suffi-
cient inert material has been added to
allow of safe operation; 90 Installa-
ton of rockdust barriers at every
point opening from one working panel
or level to another to prevent explo-
sions originating in one part of the
mine from extending to other parts.
(6)Mining machines and leaders pro-
ducing fine coal dust to be watered /;
/ 90 Sprinkling at every face with daily
reports on sprinkling; (S) Mines to
be shut down during removal of gas
Accommodations; (9) Abandoned work
ings to be cleaned up.
Not Effective Until July.
This code is to be effective July /,
1924 except that 60 is to be effective
June 1 and extensions may be granted
for the installation or rock-dusting to
extend not later than September 80
1924. The code shows what should be
the minimum of safety provisions en-
forced by law in all coal mines of the
country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Street Car Men
Reject Wage Cuts
In Three Cities
(sy The Federated Press)

ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 6.-Only
10 men out of 1925 voted to accept the
wage cut of the New York State rail-
ways for workers in Rochester, SYRIA
cuse and Utica. Representatives Of
the men, Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees.
are negotiating with the company re-
garding arbitration. The union de-
mands joint arbitration, while the
company wants to deal separately with
each city.
The proposed reduction is 2 cents an
hour or scale of 40, 81 and So cents
as a maximum after years service.
The old contract expired May /.
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tendance. An intensive educational
program will be inaugurated. and each
member will be expected to carry on
active league work. Englewood is out
to become the premier branch OF the
Chicago league, both in membership
and activity. II is going to establish
a fiourishing Red oasis in the bour-
geois desert OF Englewood. This
Wednesday night will see the first
meeting in the new hall. Important
matters will be taken up, for discus
sion and action,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Ice Cream Drivers
Settle Strike On
Sundaeless Sunday

Ice cream drivers have settled theA
strike with the manufacturers. Thu
men wanted 81 week raise in their
weekly wage and an increase of s
cents per gallon on all package goods
delivered and cent per gallon on
bulk ice cream. The settlement gives
them $40 weekly wage in summer
and s21 in winter, with cents per
gallon commission on all goods de-
livered. --~--------AA.....
t-tGAAl1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
CALL TO BUILD
FARMER
PARTY IN N. Y.
State Convention To
Meet in Buffalo

NEW YORK, May 6.-The FEEDER
ated Farmer-Labor Party Of New
York City and the Buffalo Farmer-La-
Dor Party have issued call for the
holding Of state convention for the
purpose Of forming a state Farmer
Labor Party, to be held in Scheme
tady on Sunday morning, May IS.
The statement exposes the capital
list government as the tool of the mas
ter class, who own the means OF pro-
duction and distribution, and calls on
the producers to unite against the
capitalists in a class political party.
The statement follows:
"The privileged class, in order to
maintain its privileges and to aid in
its exploitation of the farmers and in
dustrial workers, this privileged class
has fastened it's grip upon the gov
eminent 1t uses the legislative, jul
dicial and executive branches of the
government alike as instruments in
/ its service to secure greater and
greater profits and to amass greater
and greater wealth. The recent ex-
posures of corruption in connection
with the Teapot Dome oil scandal is
but one outstanding incident showing
how the government power is used
to loot the natural resources Of the
nation.
During the past few years millions
of farmers have been driven from the
farms because unable to secure even
the means for livelihood thru their
labor, as a result of their exploitation
by the ruling class. The industrial
workers, struggling to Inaintain their
organizations and a decent standard
Of living, have found that this privi-
legged class has at its command the
powers of the government whenever
the struggle over the right to organ
lie and to secure better wages and
working conditions, have resulted in a
strike.
The use Of injunctions against the
workers on strike is an everyday oc-
currence. The infamous Daugherty
injunction against the railroad shop
men still stands, an injunction which
at one stroke robbed the wor',.srs ~
every right supposed guarantergsTas
the constitution. The RepuF' 1og
Democratic parties have proven them
selves equally the instruments Of the
privileged class in using the govern
mental power against the farmers and
industrial workers.
These conditions have developed a
widespread movement of farmers and
industrial workers to organize a po-
litical party which will fight their bat
ties and challenge the continued rule
of the privileged class in this country.
The political organizations of farmerlt
and industrial workers scattered over
the country must be united for the
coming presidential elections, so that
they may represent a united front
against the ruling class.
"A call has been issued by the Fed
Grated Farmer-Labor Party of New
York and the Buffalo Labor Party for
the formation of a state Farmer-La-
Dor Party. This state convention is
to be held at Schenectady on Sunday
morning, May IS, and all organiza-
lions are invited to Immediately elect
their delegates to this convention.
Names of the delegates are to be sent
to Mr. Frank Herzog, 6S Leroy ave-
nue., Buffalo, N. Y"
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sides. The new meeting place is the
lower hail in the Carpenters Union
building at GAIA Halsted st. The
meeting night has been changed to
Wednesday.
In this new location, the branch
will continue its efforts to interest
and organize the working class youth.
1t is planned to divert the young
workers who had become accustomed
to coming TO the old hall, to the new
place Of meeting. II is felt that those
among them, who are really interested
in the League, will not cease their at
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Hungry. Jumped In River.

NEW YORK, May 6. = Loretta
Murphy, a telephone operator. may
have been endowed with the right to
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness, but the right to work and to eat
was denied her. So she tried to COM
NIT suicide by jumping into the East
river. At the hospital it was found
that she was suffering from hunger.
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THE us WHEELING MINERS WERE
MURDERED; BOSSES COULD HAVE
PREVENTED DEADLY EXPLOSION
BY LELAND OLDS


The cheap valuation placed the employing upon
lives OF the human machines they employ again emphasized
the disaster at the Benwood the Wheeling
Steel Corporation in which 115 West Virginia
lives Perfectly feasible methods of avoiding explosions
known and have been recommended by the buseau
but have been adopted by less than mine
country They prefer to wait until forced by law
safety provisions
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LANDLORD REFUSES TO RENT HALL
TO ENGLEWOOD BRANCH OF YOUNG
WORKERS LEAGUE; FIND BETTER ONE


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