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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10

mony in the organization and a cessa-
ton of the persecution by the Cen
eral Executive Board of militants in
the union.
Israel Feinberg then launched into
bitter attack upon the challenged
delegates, William 2. Foster, the
Trade Union Educational League and
the Workers Party. The Trade Union
Educational League was charged with
being a dual union, which sought to
undermine the international. The
question of differences of opinion, he
declared, was not involved, as this had
always been permitted. The question
at issue was one of discipline. These
four delegates had refused to obey the
decision of the General Executive
Board, had refused to accept the dis
cipline of the international, and as
such were not qualified to run as dele
gates to the convention.
PerIstein Raves.
How true these allegations of Fem
berg were could be seen from the
speech of Meyer Perlstein, vice presi'
dent of the international, and one OF
the investigating committee of the
challenged members of Local 1. Perl
stein repeated Feinberg's charges that
the Trade Union Educational League
was a dual union. That, he insisted,
was the reason why members of the
union had been asked to withdraw.
Only the failure to do so, which was
a breach of discipline, and not any
difference in belief, motivated them in
challenging the members in question.
Immediately after that Perlstein
launched a scurrilous attack upon the
Trade Union Educational League and
the Workers. Party, denouncing bit
terly the policy of amalgamation,
which he termed the greatest fake,
and sneering at the policy of indie
pendent political action. He roundly
denounced the activities Of the mill
tants in the international in having
influenced local unions in Chicago to
send observers to the July Bird con-
ference called last year to organize a
Labor Party, and which resulted in
the forming Of the Federated Farmer
Labor Party.
While he insisted that freedom of
opinion was allowed, his entire speech
was an attack upon the principles adj
vocated by members of the league.
While in one breath he declared that
the breaking of discipline caused
them to challenge the four delegates
of Local 1, in the other he attacked
the political and economic views of
these delegates and all associated
with them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
McLean's Teapot
Dome Policy Probed
BY Newspaper Editors
tHy The Federated Presal

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May g.
Investigation Of unethical conduct of
certain editors in connection with the
Senate Teapot Dome inquiry has been
ordered by the annual convention Of
the American Society of Newspaper
Editors, in session at Atlantic City.
Tho the mover Of the resolution re-
fused to mention names, it was as
sumed that, among others, the person
aimed at was ex-Secretary Falls fell
low-conspirator and intimate friend Of
Daugherty, Harding and Coolidge, Ned
Mclean, proprietor-editor OF the
Washington Post. Action vas taken
after heated debate and over the pro-
test of the chairman Of the committee
on ethical standards, P. B. Williams,
Utica.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
TASMANIA JUDGE.
DECL ARES HUMAN
SUPREME
Propertarians Call Him
Red Judge
BIZ w. FRANcIs AHERN.

HOBART, Tasmania.-Judge Ew-
ing, ieutenant-governor of the Labor
state Of Tasmania, has thrown a
bombshell into the judicial world in
Australia by publishing volume in
which criminal law is based on ''the
rights of the person and not rights of
property"
Recently he put his theory into
practice by sentencing a policeman to
three years in Jail for making widow
by recklessly shooting man who was
illegally fishing. Private property
rights were Mortified and launched a
campaign against the Judge.
Judge Ewing, who is also head of
the Supreme Court Of Tasmania, is
known as the Red judge because he
appears in court in vivid scarlet robes.
Property rights coined the phrase,
hoping to make him appear as rad
ical in the eyes Of the people. The
workers also call him the Red Judge
on the grounds that he is broadmind-
ed enough to see the workers side OF
justice.
He is best known for his action in
New South Wales in 1919 in ordering
the release of ~ |. w. W. who had
been sent to Jail during the war for
terms ranging up to Is years. Natur-
ally, this decision staggered the up
holders of private property rights.
Judge Ewing is able and courage
Gus, a good orator, a skilled tactician-
and respected. His law Is sound.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
Not Organize
Asiatics Into Unions
MIR. Andy Furuseth?

WASHINGTON.--W ater-tight exclu-
sion Of Asiatics pretending to be sea
men, from immigration into this coun-
try, without impairing the seamen's
act, has been proposed in an amend
ment offered the immigration bill con-
ferees by Andrew Furuseth. He pro-
poses that each ship be compelled to
carry seamen Of its own national citi
zenshIp ouly, and that Il be forced to
carry away as many men as II brings
to our ports.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
CANDIDACY
A HUGE JOKE TO.
OKLAHOMA LABOR.
Ambitious Labor Faker
Gets The Laugh
(From the Unlonlst Journal, Tulsa,
OkIahoma.)

(From the Unlonlst Journal, Tulsa,
okIahoma.)
TULSA, Okla, May George L,
Berry's candidacy for vice-president
gets a loud He! Hal from the Union
ist-Journal, organ of the Tulsa Trades
and Labor Council. Here is what
they say about the strike-breakine
car Of the pressmen's union.
George L. Berry, president Of the
International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union, Of North
America, on February 20, filed his
application with Secretary of State
Brown of Ohio as candidate for
the office of vice-president of the
United States on the democratic
ticket. Berry's declaration of can
didacy was filed by William Green,
secretary of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, and was signed by
George H. H. Pratt and M. G. Berry.
The above appeared in the coun-
try's newspapers and was given gen
eral publicity. Berry's middle name
is publicity-or should be.
Candidacy Joke.
But his announcement for the
vice-presidency of the United States
brought only derisive smiles and
sarcastic remarks. And, in truth,
it is a joke. But it may prove a
sorry joke for the pressmen's ex-
ecutive before the campaign even
gets on it's running legs.
In the opinion Of nine-tenths Of
the membership of the Allied Print
ing Trades Council, Berry's reputa-
ton is we'll known. The only reason
he is president of the pressmen's
union is because of the fact that he
has formed an organization to per-
petuate himself in Office. And it is
some organization. In fact, so
strong is it that while the majority
Of the pressmen do not want him,
ne has engineered laws by which a
handful can keep him in office.
Embedding Union Funds.
Berry has been accused by the
pressmen of embezzling quarter
of a million dollars from their
treasury and using the pressmen's
home at Pressmen's Home, Tenn,
as vehicle to further his selfish
interests and wants. The case was
called before a Chicago court about
a year ago and Berry was ordered
by the court to pay to the organiza-
ton of which he was head the sum
Of something like $4,000. Whether
he has Unanswered out of the pay
, ment of this sum is unknown.
And for man with past of this
caliber to seek second highest Of
flee in the United States shows just
how much nerve he has. OF course
he will not get to first base. 1t
would be a calamity if the people of
the country would elect man of
this caliber.
Even the pressmen will not vote
for him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
AUSTRALIA PLANS
BIG BATTLESHIPS
in SPITE OF PACT
(staff Correspondent Of the Fed. Press)
BY w. FRANCIS AHERN.

BY w. FRANCIS AHERN.
MELBOURNE, Australia, May o.
The Australian federal government
apparently does not intend to respect
the provisions of the Washington arms
conference any more than the other
powers.
1t is true that the battle-cruiser Aus
tralia of $4,000 tons, is being sunk.
But this can hardly be called a sac
rifice. The Australia would have
passed into the hands of the wreckers
even if the Washington conference
had not been held.
Concurrent with the decision to
sink the Australia, the following semi
official statement has been issued:
in view of the large number of
10000 ton cruisers, with relatively
heavy ornaments and an extensive
radius of action, that are now under
construction by two of ,the powers
that participated in the Washington
conference, it is probable that YES
sells of the same class will be recon-
mended to the Australian parlia-
ment as the most suitable for con-
struction to replace existing cruis-
ers of the Melbourne, Sydney and
Adelaide class as they become OBJ
solete."
This means that four old cruisers
of this class, vessels of $500 tons each
are to be replaced by vessels of 10000
tons each. That is to say, the Aus
tralian government is going to replace
21,600 tons of junk by an up-to-date
naval construction Of 10000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
GOMPERS AIDS SIGMAN IN
WAR ON LEFT WING AT BOSTON
CONVENTION OF GARMENT WORKERS
tcontinued From PAGE 1.l

tional, the chairman of the credentials
committee made heated appeal to
the loyalty of delegates, calling upon
them to place the welfare Of the union
above all else, and to take disciplin-
airy action against all disrupters of the
union.
Action Against Four.
The chairman then recommended
that four members of Local 1, New
York City, should not be seated, as
they had been illegally placed on the
ballot by their union. BY refusing to
sign a statement submitted to them
by an investigating committee of the
General Executive Board Of the inter-
national, which demanded that they
discontinue all relationship with the
Trade Union Educational League and
agree not to attend any meetings
called by it, they had automatically
disqualified themselves as candidates
for election to the convention. They
therefore could not be recognized as
duly elected delegates, he said.
An amendment was made by dele
gate from the floor that action on
these four members be deferred until
the appeal of Local / from the de-
cision of the General Executive Board
be taken up by the convention. This
appeal is directly bound up with the
case of the four members in question,
but Morris Sigman. as chairman, re-
fused to entertain the amendment on
the ground that the two questions
were entirely unrelated.
MlIitants Fight Well.
A splendid fight was put up by the
challenged delegates. They claimed
that two months before the investigat-
ing committee of the General Execu-
tive Board had been appointed they
had signed a statement accepted by
the grievance committee of Local 1
agreeing to withdraw from the league.
They were no longer members of the
league and could not be challenged on
grounds Of their membership. They
called upon the convention to main
tain the unity of the organization at a
time when the international is faced
with pressing problems and stands be-
fore a general strike in the industry.
They pointed to their long years of
service in the movement, and urged
that differences in points of view
must be tolerated within the organ
ization. The keynote of their appeal
was that under no circumstances
would they cease their trade union ac-
tivities; that unseating them as dele
gates or other action taken against
them could not destroy their deter
mination to work for strong and
effective union, and to participate in
the struggles of all other members or
the international side by side with
them.
Support Challenged Delegates.
The appeal Of the challenged dele
gates was taken up by many other
militant representatives. 1t was point
ed out that these delegates had been
guilty of no destructive action against
the union. They had been guilty only
of holding different views on the labor
movement and the tactics and policies
of the international. OF the chal-
lenged delegates, one had been an or
ganizer of the local for Is months,
another was vice chairman of the ex-
ecutive board of the local. All could
be counted amongst the most active
and sincere members of the interna-
tional. Speakers appealed for har-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10

With his usual gusto he claimed the
American labor movement to be the
foremost in all the world, probably
remembering that ex-President Ben
jamin Schlesinger had hailed him as
the greatest labor leader in the
world" When the back rubbers get
busy in conventions, the sky is the
limit.
Gompers added his eulogy and ap-
proval of the unseating of the New
York delegates. He painted the black
horrors that menace the labor move
ment because, as he said, the Work
ers party controls "the league" and
the general activities Of all militants.
The leafet on "Gompers' Stand on
Immigration" was very disturbing to
the Sigman reactionaries. One of the
girls was thrown out of the hall for
distributing it. The leaflet stated:
compers for johnson Bill.
"Our membership is vitality inter
ested in unrestricted immigration.
What does Gompers say about it?
I'm the American Federationist for
April Gompers says:
60 If it were possible to replace the
per cent quota law with law alb
solutely forbidding immigration into
the United States for the next five
years, that would be the most advan-
tageous thing that could be done.
ga great many employers, former
~ hostile to restrictive legislation, see
the error of their way and have
changed their position entirely as a
result Of the war.
"'The Johnson bill is by no means
all that could be desired, but it is OBJ
viously all that can be had.
cit appears to be the assumption
of the foreign-born groups in the Unit
ed States that the people Of the world
have the right to come to the United
States at will
"This is where Gompers stands on
immigration. What do YOU think
about it,"
A bitter battle over the recon-
mendation of the credentials commit
tee that four members of Local 1, New
and that four substitutes be called
to take their place was the outstand-
ing feature Of the third day of the
convention of the international ses-
sion here This marked the first
round in fight over contested dele
gates which is expected to bring to a
head in the convention the conflict
between the militant elements in the
union and the officialdom, with their
reactionary supporters, that resulted
in the expulsion of active members OF
the international.
The report of the credentials com
mittee had been awaited with much
impatience. The expulsion issue, OF
which the contesting of duly elected
delegates is a part, is the foremost
question before the convention
When the delegates assembled this
morning the atmosphere was charged
with tenseness and expectancy.
The chairman of the credentials
committee reported that 95 local
unions Joint boards and district coun
ellis were represented by 297 dele
gates. It's report that these be seat
ed was accepted. Before beginning
the report on the objected delegates
an effort was made to create an at
atmosphere conducive to acceptance oil
all recommendations. After dwelling
on the achievements Of the interna
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
Elevated Death Traps

NEW YORK, May 9.--Lack of
safety devices and obsolete wooden
cars characterize the equipment Of
the Observation-Disclosures Transit Corp.
elevated lines, according to the city
board of estimate. An investigation
was ordered by the board following
a wreck on the line last June when
many persons were killed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Copyright 1924, by Mabel Herbert Harper

mo" said the old man sternly. Il
will not do It. Never have I sold any
thing by false representation. and will
not begin now" For a moment he was
silent. and the clerk. who stood be-
fore him could see that the better ma
ture Of his employer was fighting strong
" for the right mo" said the old
man again. 81 will not do II. 1t Is
an inferior grade OF shoe, and I will
never pass 1t off as anything better.
Mark It "A Shoe Fit for a Queen and
put 1t in the window. A queen does not
have to do much walking"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

1t was at the gaming table at Monaco.
One of the players wore gloves. and. as
he won almost every stake, his friends
charm. mot at ALL" he replied. but
I promised my wife, on my word OF
honor. never again to touch card"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
Loeb,-Leopold Case
Cause for Serious
Attention Teachers

New York, Sept. 1J.-The Loeb
Leopold case has certainly given ev-
cry serious minded teacher cause
for thinking more deeply on what is
best for certain types of minds"
said DR.. Ernest de Witt Burton.
president of the University of CHI
cago, who returned from Europe
with his wife and daughter today.
On the other hand, he gave 1t as
his opinion that the case of the
young Chicago slayers did not con-
stitute an indictment against the ed
ucational system of the University
of Michigan. which Loeb attended.
or the University of Chicago, Leo
pold's school.
DIR. Burton heard of the Loeb
Leopold sentence while in mid-At-
lantic on the steamship Orbita.
What the whole matter has done
for us is to make us stop and think
about what is going on in our
schools" he said. THE general ex-
per;ence of abnormal types Is that
the ahnormality Is manifest in the
character of their work. In the case
of both Leopold and Loeb their col
lege work was of q brilliant char
acter. I made the closest investi-
cation and could not find from fac
ulty members that there had ever
been anything in their actions. eth
err socially or in the class rooms. to
indicate anything abnormal in their
makeup"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
Cites Franks Case
AS Lack Christian
Education in i. S.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 15-Neccssi-
ty for the churches to throw their
best into the fight to force American
colleges TO teach n Christian phil
osophy of life" was stressed by two
speakers today at the preliminary
sessions of the Board of Christian
Education of the Presbyterian
Church. The Franks case in Chicago
was cited by DR.. William C. Covert
of Philadelphia. general secretary OF
the board, as an example of the lack
of Christian education. and he de-
cared it had awakened the whole
country to the necessity" for such
TEACHINGS.
DIR. NJ. Willard Lampc. of Chicago.
secretary of the university work of
the board. deplored the number Of ac-
tivities other than educational in
some institutions and declared that
one mid-western university had al
lowed 100000 to be spent for dances
last year. Athletics was another ac-
tivity ovcrdone. Dr. Lampe declared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
British Prince
Pays Visit to Noted
Phila. Publisher

Syosset, y. Y. Sept. 1o.-The Prince
of Wales today paid visit to point
of American literary and industrial in
terests when he drove over to Garden
City to look at the editorial offices and
mechanical works of Doubleday. Page
& Co. publishers.
The prince had known Walter Hines
Page. founder of the firm. when he was
the American ambassador to Great
Britain.
Arthur Page. who succeeded his
father in the firm. met the prince and
Major O. n. Solbert and General q. +.
Trotter. who accompanied him. at the
door and conducted them through the
building and the gardens that sur
round it.
After visiting the editorial Office
where Walter Hines Page directed his
magazines and hook publication. the
prince went through the composing
room. the electrotyping foundry and
the bindery. He spoke to number of
the employees. asking them about their
work.
Before going to Garden City the
prince and his two companions saw the
third race at Belmont Park, the third
visit the prince had paid to the races
since he arrived on Long Island.
Major +. B. Hurndall. one Of the
members of the British international
team. played polo with the prince to-
day at the W. r. Grace field. His High
ness was not in as good form as on
Saturday.
The prince tonight was dinner
guest at the home of Rodman Wanna
maker. End, at oyster Bay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
Macmillan Praises
Value of the Radio

Wiscasset. Me. Sept. 1a-"Rad.o is.
without question. the most valuable
item of equipment ever taken into the
North by an Arctic explorer" Capt.
Donald Z. Mac MILAN of the schooner
Bowdoin said in a radio message re-
ceived here today for Hiram +.
Maxim of Hartford Conn. president
of the American Radio Relay
League. to whom he paid personal
tribute.
1T has enabled us to correct our
thermometers daily within tenth of
q second" he added. without cor
rect time new lands cannot be placed
accurately upon the map. 1t has re-
lieved the anxiety of friends at home
as to our welfare and safety.
1T has kept us in constant touch
with the world. 1t has ompletely
conquered the hitherto dreaded Arc
tic night We. who so North, will
ever he indebted to radio
Donald Mi::, the radio operator of
the expedition. reported today that
while il Greenland. where the winter
was passed, he had worked two-way
communication with So different ANA =
teur stations. the most distant being
Honolulu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
Nominee Davis
Talks to Farmer
Group in Missouri

Eastwood Farm. Bunceton. Mo. Sept.
l5.-lBy A. P.)-John w. Davis car
ried his fight for the presidency into
yhc heart of agricultural Missouri to-
day. attending a gigantic barbecue at
the farm home here of DIR. Arthur A.
Nelson, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Missouri
Mr.. Davis told his thousands of hear
ors grouped in a natural amptheatre
i'm front of the Nelson home. that this
was "a fighting campaign" and I'VE
still make war.
The Democratic candidate had for an
audience the greatest crowd ever gath
cred in rural Missouri. and he remark
ed that it was probably the largest as
sembly that ever met in the open to
discuss governmental affairs.
Joshua A. Barbee, Democratic state
chairman. who was in charge of the
celebration. estimated that between
"a. 600 and $4,000 persons were pres
ert. The voices of the speakers were
carried distinctly to the edges of the
ssser,blage through loud speakers.
Mr.. Davis assailed special priv
fleges" and corruption in Office" de-
nouncing Albert b. Fall and Harry NJ
Daugherty. Charles T. Forbes and Ell
win Henby and others formerly con-
nected with the administration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-16
No Such Animal
AS DOcile Buffalo

Washington. Sept. 15-An appar-
emily general belief that buffalo will
respond to friendly overtures by
wagging it's tail or proffering n hoof.
has been rudely dispelled with tho
delivery Of several animals the Ma
tional park service is Distribute
from the surplus Yellowstone park
herd.
A La Grange. Ind. recipient Of a
bison bull complained in a communi-
cation that the animal sent to him
only a week ago charges at every
caller and has wrecked three fences.
A little girl in Faust, n. Y. who said
she had tired Of her dog, three cats
and rabbits and wanted an "affec-
tionate" buffalo to play with, was
advised there was no such animal.
Preparations are being made to be-
gin shipping the most Of the surplus
herd. some $50 in number. about Oct.
]. They are being given to appli-
cants willing to pay the freight.