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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
WORKERS NEED STRONG UNION

Electric, Morton Johnson made a
statement summing up the expert
ences of the organization campaign,
He declared that in the next drive
it would be more successful to or
ganize all the smaller units of the
electrical industry all over the coun-
try before concentrating on the Bell
Telephone system. This organization
drive should include the telegraph
ers, telephone operators, and all
crafts affiliated with the electrical
workers.
Johnson declared that if the Bell
system then Disseminated against
union men, a general nationwide
strike thruout the industry should be
called in fight to a finish for the
right Of the Bell telephone employees
to join the electrical workers union.
In spite of the corrupt domination
of Mike Boyle and his machine over
the electrical workers union, the
rank and file progressives in the
union have created such a protest for
the organization Of the Western Elec-
trio company that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor recently instructed
tn national metal trades council to
start another organization drive to or
ganize the electrical industries.
Learn Prouressive's Plan Tomorrow.
The officials of the metal trades
council of Chicago, and the reaction
airy Electrical Workers union Of
ficials of the Mike Boyle type, were
reluctant to heed the demand Of the
rank and file union members. Forced
to make at least pretense of or
ganization, due to the insistance of
the progressive element, the Of
ficials of the electrical workers union
started a drive for the organization
of the Western Electric employees into
their union.
An organization drive to get the
Western Electric employees into the
Electrical Workers union is now sup.
posed to be going on.
In the next article we will tell how
Mike 6oyIe's policy of keeping the
men out of the union and Of doing
everything possible to aid the electric
trusts bosses is being carried on In
the present organization campaign in
the Western Electric plant.
We will tell what the program Of
the progressive electrical workers is,
and will tell the policies Of the Trade
Union Educational League toward the
Electrical Workers. union and toward
the reactionary officials Of the union.
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lions that were adopted at the mem
bership meetings held yesterday and
today, were discussed thoroly. The
AmaIgamated have lost some ground
in New York Market and now they
are determined to revive their old
time strength.
The manufacturers have been try
ing for some time to undermine the
Amalgamated. One of the practices
used by them is the sending of work
to non-union establishments in out Of
town centers, as well as in the city,
while they. were supposed to be run
ming a union shop. This has had a
demoralizing effect amongst the'mem-
bers. But now they have gone too
far and the Amalgamated is deter
mined to make the New York Market
a 100 per cent union, and to force the
manufacturers to live UP to the union
agreement in fact as we'll as in the
DRY.
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the different crafts into combined
amalgamated council, was the only
successful way to organize the West
est Electric company plant, which in
cluded so many different crafts.
Go After Western Electric.
The Electrical Industries Council
carried on a joint organization drive,
which included the Western Electric
company and the telegraph and tele-
phone workers and operators. The
council also conducted a complete
survey of the electrical industries
of the country, which showed that
the only organized group of telephone
workers was in the New England
states. The New England states
were found to be organized 100 per
cent with an agreement covering five
states.
Alarmed at the great success in or
ganizing the electrical workers into
an amalgamated union, Samuel insult,
head of Commonwealth Edison, the
e." and other parts of the electric
trust, brot Mike Boyle on the scene,
serving his master we'll, proceeded to
break up the organization campaign
among the Western Electric workers,
in spite of the protests of the rank
and file members of the union.
insult Brings Mike Boyle.
Mike Boyle wormed his way into
the office of the business agent of
local No. 1874. With the aid of the
likewise crooked business agent of
local No. 8, Boyle broke up the or
ganization drive at the time the or
ganization Of the non-union electrical
workers was being accomplished with
great success. Bernard Sonney gave
Boyle control of the jobs in the tele-
phone company, and thus Boyle was
able to get control of the union by
welding the power to hire and fire
over the union members.
Boyle won out in the election for
business agent in 1918, and stopped
the organization drive by securing
the adoption of a motion to make the
initiation fee for new union members
from $3.50 to $500. Boyle further
thru his power over the jobs of the
men, had a motion passed that the
reduced initiation fees would not be
accepted unless the craft of the new
member were 100 per cent organized
Boyle Broke Johnson's Drive.
After Mike Boyle had smashed the
great organization campaign taking
in all crafts employed at Western
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MORGAN DRAFTS DONKEY PLANKS

Toss of moral of the American peo-
pie during the republican administra
ton.
An Arkansas Favorite.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Ar
kansas, named the favorite son Of his
state, Governor H. Brough, whom he
praised as wearing a mans collar"
Phelan boosted McAdoo as the man
who understands the farmers prob
lens" and gave the railroad men a
square deal. OF his work in promot-
ing and overseeing the operating Of
the Hudson Tunnels corporation
from New York to New Jersey he
declared that "he gave equal pay to
women for equal work"
Phelan failed to mention that the
Hudson tunnel guards and ticket
agents under McAdoo's administra-
ton put in the 12-hour day, seven
days a week.
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PRUSSIA in 1924"
WILL Be FOSTERS
SUBJECT, JULY IS
Come, Hear Why Europe
Turns Toward Soviets

William 2. Foster, chairman Of the
Workers party, who has just returned
from a trip thru Russia. Germany and
France, will speak on Russia in
1924" Wednesday, July 16, p. m,
at Douglas Park Auditorium, Ogden
and S. Kedzie AYES.
Russia has been developing more
rapidly industrially and socially than
any other country. Politically, Rus
STA has been in the forefront ever
since the Soviets have been estab-
lshed. Today more than ever the
workers and peasants of Russia stand
solidly for the Soviet government and
the Communist party.
Everyone wants to hear of the re-
markable progress being made by
Russia's workers and peasants. Com
rade Foster comes with first-hand
knowledge of Russia's swift economic
ascent. Comrade Foster studied the
Russian situation thoroly and 1t will
be pleasing indeed and Informative to
get the up-to-the-minute stuff. If you
want to know what the workers are
doing and thinking, how the Russian
unions are growing with leaps and
bounds, how the schools are increas-
ing steadily, how and why, in short,
Soviet Russia has become one Of the
biggest powers in the world and why
Europe is moving in the direction of
Soviet governments in their countries
as the only salvation for the work
ers from capitalist misery, poverty
and pillage-come to hear William 2.
Foster on Wednesday, July 16, at
Douglas Park Auditorium, ogden and
S. Kedzie AYES.
If you want to get into the hall the
night OF the Foster meeting, get your
ticket early. The admission is only
rs cents. 1t was impossible to get a
larger hall for that day, so II you
want to hear Foster, and every intel
ligent worker does, get your ticket
in advance at the usual places.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
M ADOO BOOSTED
AS CANDID
OF BUSINESS men
Catholic Soft Pedals
Klan in Nominating

Especial to The Daily Worker.)
NEW YORK CITY, June 25-James
D. Phelan placed the name Of William
G. McAdoo in nomination before the
democratic convention this afternoon.
"Business-like government" was the
key to Phelan's speech. McAdoo
would be the ideal businessmen's can
didate. Wilson had commended his
son-in-law highly before he died, and
Wilson's word still goes strong here,
so he was quoted at length. The X.
X. X. issue was handled only indirect
ly by the fact that Phelan, Catholic,
was rushed home for special purpose
of nominating William Gibbs. in the
hopes that this would help Offset the
barrage of the anti-crowd.
McAdoo was a close adviser Of VIII
son during the war, said Phelan, and
was "actuated by the same lofty sem
timent of patriotism, humanity, and
service"
The weather is hot and the crowds
have had to endure in addition, an in
sufferable lot Of bunk. But they stand
UP well under 1t. They seem to be
convention hounds who like that kind
OF stun. So who else should object?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
turn OUT C. 0. P.
RASCALS,' PLEADS
SENATOR WALSH
Campaign Issues Will Be
"Outs" Against Chs
(speclaI to the Daily Worker.)


NEW YORK CITY, June 25.-Sena-
tor Thomas ]. Walsh of Montana, per-
manent chairman Of the Democratic
convention, laid down the issues upon
which the outs expect to get in during
the presidential election. According
to the senator, these issues are: hon
est government, repeal Of the tariff
law, relief for agriculture and related
reforms. The issue of the league of
nations was side-tracked.
1.-THE honor of our country, the pros
perity Of our people demand that we
return to the ideals of Woodrow Will
son." he said. In the almost complete
absence of any outstanding leadership
in the Democratic party, the conven-
ton engineers are finding it more and
more expedient to call upon the name
of the late Woodrow l.
Attacking the Republican party,
Walsh exclaimed: What a galaxy!
Forbes, Fall, Daugherty, Jess Smith,
Warrington, Fielder, Darden, Kramer,
with Roxie Stipson and CASTOR B.
means III the DdCkSIOuuQ. DuJ AC OAOl
not mention Palmer and the alien
property custodian scandal, the bill
lions Of war graft under the Wilson
administration, the dollar-a-year men,
who carried off the treasury, and the
thousands of new millionaires created
under the Democratic party.
Banks are suspending at the rate
of more than a thousand year" said
Walsh, in dealing with the farm crisis.
His only proposal for aiding the farm
ers consisted in limiting at tariff tin
kering. The Republicans were excori-
ated for failing to do something" for
the farmers, but the Democrats were
pledged to nothing more definite than
the record of eight years of glorious
history from 1918 to 1921" This does
not mean, in the opinion of competent
observers, that Walsh meant to prom
Use more years of war prosperity for
the farmers if they vote for the Dem
ocrats. There was not, however, any
indication Of how otherwise the jack
ass party expects to restore the pur
chasing power of the farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
OH YOU CLEVER ONES!
STEP UP TO HELP PUT
OVER JULY 4 PICNIC

Anyone who thinks he knows how
TO beat "circus hawker" In draw
ing the nIckles and dimes and quart
ers from the pockets Of people,
just step forward, please. The ar
rangements committee Of the Work
ers Party picnic needs all the
clever people In the movement to
help make It's fourth Of July picnic
a rlproarln' success.
Don't be bashfuI, you, Just be-
cuse we said "clever." communI-
cate with George Maurer at the
local office II you will help. Call
State 1863 or 90 to room sos, 1866
w. Washington ST.
The picnic grove ls reached by
getting off the Lyons-5erwyn car
at Harlem Avenue and walking
south.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
Freiheit- T echnical
Aid Picnic Saturday
At Stickney Grove

Cars going to Lyons, ILL.,, will be
crowded Saturday, the date of the pic
mic managed by the Society for Tech
meal Aid to Soviet Russia and the
Freiheit.
The picnic will be held at Stickney
Grove and will have all the entertain
ing features visitors will enjoy The
picnic had originally been set for
June s, but the date was postponed
because of bad weather.
Tickets can be procured at the So
Wet School, 1902 w. Division St.; Rus
sian Coop Restaurant, 1884 w. Divi-
sion St.; Freiheit Office, HAS Blue
Island Ave.; Cheski's restaurant, 3124
w. Roosevelt Rd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
Klansnen Get No
"Kick" from Finnish
Workers Dance

BUFFALO, N. y, June 25.-The
Khan interrupted dance held in Van
Etten in Workers hall. where the Fin
nish branch. Workers party, orchestra
was playing. An unmasked Klansman
entered the hall and asked II he might
hang up the American flag which was
being donated by a Van Etten organ
ization which he did not name. Evil
IDENTIFY he expected resistance, but he
didn't get II. The ladies lent him pins
to hang up the flag. and he departed.
The dancers then noticed a burning
cross In the lot opposite the hall, and
children ran over to see II, but were
turned away by Klansmen. The fes-
tivities continued until 1890, but the
Kluxers made no moro disturbance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
HUGHES MUM ON
FRANCES move
TOWARDS RUSSIA
Chinese Railway Issue
Adds to His Troubles
BY Federated Press.

WASHINGTON June 25-Diplo-
matte silence has been clamped down
by Secretary Hughes on the commune
cation handed him by the French am
bassador, notifying him that France
is about to open negotiations with
Moscow for formal recognition of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Among the questions which the
French move naturally raises is one
as to whether the French and Ameri-
can claims for repayment of the
money they spent on the Chinese
Eastern railway, while using that rail
way to make war on Russia, are men
toned in this note. The French
might want an understanding with
Hughes as to making the payment
of this claim part of their price for
recognizing Moscow.
The state department denies that it
has replied to the note sent by China,
in which China boldly and fatty re-
fuses to consider payment of the rail-
way claim. The tone of the Chinese
note indicates that some power far
stronger than herself dictated that
note. There are hints that Japan, de-
string to make things uncomfortable
for the United States, gave China as
surances of her support. If this be
the case, then a Russo-Japanese
treaty, looking toward a combination
of Russia, Japan and China as against
the commercial plans of American d.
plomacy in the far east, may be near
completion
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
18l&
U. S. Army Flyers 'T1
Hit Bengal Bay In
'Round-World Flight

CALCUTTA, India, June U.s. The
American round-the-world flyers az
rived at Chittagong this afternoon, &c.
cording to dispatch here. The flyers
left Rangoon this morning and appar.
emily just missed Major MacLaren. the
British flyer. attempting round-the-
world flight. Chittagong is seaport
on the Bay of Bengal, in the province
OF Bengal and is about 200 miles from
Calcutta by air line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26
WORKERS SACRIFICED IN GREAT
STANDARD OIL TANKER EXPLOSION

NEW YORK. 2oA Flats
was all that remained today Of the British
Ing terrific gasoline explosion Tuesday which five
are missing and six In hospitals possibly fatally burned
The missing seno fire
Of gasoline, oils the blaze.
The ship charter company loading for
the Far East when the explosion hurting
hold trapping the others
tIastors questioned connected with loading
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-26

SearleS OF the United Mine
Workers, William J. Burns,
Ralph M. Easley Of the National
Civic Federation and r. M. Whit
ney Of the American Defense
Society are listed in the report
as responsible for the ''few out
bursts" of organized anti-radical
agitation.
Khan Mob Violence.
Serious extension of mob violence
due to the Ku Klux Khan is recorded.
Victims of mob violence were mainly
white persons, the number of Negro
lynchings for 1923 being "the lowest
in 80 years." Texas and Oklahoma led
in mob violence.
Interference with meetings by city,
state and federal authorities consti-
tuted the largest number of violations
of civil rights, according to the re-
port. Pennsylvania led the country
in the number of lawless police inter-
ferences. California led in prosecu-
lions under the criminal syndicalism
laws.
Dauuherty and the Communists.
The department of justice of the
federal government under Daugherty
is charged with having centered its
hopes of breaking up radical activity
in the Michigan trial Of Communists,
(which the department had institut-
ed"
"A healthy farmer-working class re-
action against the forces Of repres-
sion" forced a decline in some forms
of interference with civil rights de-
spite the nationwide propaganda of
the large interests.
Flight Against w. P.
The growing interference with
meetings is ascribed by the report
chiefly to the widespread opposition
to the Workers party" among business
mems organizations and conservative
labor unions. The American Legion
is charged with efforts to break up
meetings of the I. w. w. and Eugene
v. Debs. Catholics are charged with
preventing birth control meetings.
: Fascist influences are charged with
Navigating bu5' OuIbeu OJdt6S pOSFOL
flee department to hold up anti-Fas-
cist newspapers.
Activities of the Liberties union as
listed in the report include agitation
for release of political prisoners, legal
battles against injunctions, gag laws
false arrests and interference with
meetings. In many cases the union
has brought suit against the police for
false arrests. A campaign for repeal
Of all criminal syndicalism and anti
sedition laws has been carried on.
Navy Rule of Virgin Islands.
Modification of the immigration
laws and granting Of civil government
to the Virgin Islands have been &C.
lively urged by the union. Investiga-
ton Of civil rights violations have
been made most extensively in the
West Virginia coal fields and in Ar
kansas
The report, which is an invaluable
history Of the absence Of freedom in
the United States in the past year,
can be obtained from the American
Civil Liberties union, 100 Fifth Ave,
New York city.
G.nL - 49, o..L-~.f.as&-
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form can afford to axe minor con-
ses1ie-,- ~ 49, 8ssapers regard
ing injunctions, knowing that these
guarantees can be abrogated in the
event of national emergency"
The formal drafting committee ap-
pointed includes William ]. Bryan,
William H. O'Brien of Indiana, VIII
liam A. Ayres, Kansas; David L.
Walsh, Massachusetts,; Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Key Pittman,
Nevada; Joseph A. Kellogg, New
York; Newton D. Baker, Ohio; Finis
Garrett, Tennessee, and Senator
Owen, Oklahoma.
The putting over of the interna-
tional program of the financiers is be-
ing accomplished while the public's at
tention is being taken up with re-
ligious side issues.
Pandemonium Against Khan.
Pandemonium broke out this after
noon at the first direct mention of
the Klu Klux Khan. Fordney John
ston, of Alabama, placing Senator Os-
car w. Underwood's name before the
convention, denounced the hooded
and secret organization known as the
Ku Klux Klan," with crashing
cheer.
Delegates arose to their chairs,
shouted, threw their hats in the air
and finally started parade. Fights
broke out in the Missouri and Colo
RADIO delegations, requiring policemen
to intervene.
Johnston got real cheer when he
denounced the secret super-govern-
ment" and condemned "the participa-
ton in politics Of any secret organiza-
ton" Several delegations rose en-
masse and cheered while the band
played.
1t was the first sincere outburst
Of the day on large scale.
Catholic Names McAdoo.
William Gibbs McAdoo was placed
in nomination late today by Senator
Phelan Of California.
The shrewd hacker of the Ku Klux
Khan candidate made clever plea to
the delegates to avoid racial and re-
ligious issues, in the coming cam
paign and to stand together as Amer
leans"
An organized demonstration fol-
lowed.
McAdoo supporters think that the
placing OF the lean wnsonian in NOM
nation so early in the convention is
tactical advantage. McAdoo is now
the outstanding candidate before the
party, they assert.
"oll, OIL"
"oil, oil, don't want OIL" started up
in an anti-McAdool section. but it did
not gain general circulation against
the others because the whole demon
stration was in reality good natured
and the blowing off OF steam that has
been awaiting an exhaust, under ar
tificial pressure for days.
Baker Boot . Cox.
Newton d. Bakers nominating
speech for James A Cox, democratic
standard bearer in 1890, was given
an organization demonstration. He
urged his principal as League Of
49, Ii = 49,
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DAWES, GOMpERS and Burns
listed AS LEADING RADICAL
BAITERS BY LIBERTIES union
fny The Federated Prs.sl

NEW YORK, June 25-Hell an Maria Dawes, republican
candidate for vcepesdent of the United States is listed
the active aborbaers and radical hunters during the
year by the annual of the American Civil Liberties
Union headquarters New York CITY, But Dawes got little
sponse the public for his Minute Men of the Constitution
organized combat organized labor the report states
Samuel Gompers the Federation of Labor Ellis
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Three persons were reported killed
when the cornice work OF the three
story Berella hotel in the loop col
lapsed and fell to the pavement
amidst noon-hour crowds.
More than so other persons were in.
jured.
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Another Serum.

PARIS, June 25.-The discovery OF
an anti-tuberculosis serum has been
announced here.
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Newton D. Bakers nominating
speech for James A Cox, democratic
standard bearer in 1890, was given
an organisation demonstration. He
urged his principal as League of
Nations" man. and referred TO the
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This record had killed the McAdoo
boom until the Ku Klux Khan came to
the rescue. AS a result McAdoo enters
the convention with over 400 votes, as
against 800 or less for Smith his
closest competitor. But the khan, which
revived the defunct McAdoo boom,
may prove the boomerang which
finally puts him out Of the running.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05

record that Is regarded as exceptional by fire officials
 feslerday afternoon st is4a o'clock, afngine' No, l sAiinguished a Ire on the roof of the National Market at Ia West Main street that did damage esr timated al siA, 4 still alarm vas sent in,
 At s;b6 o'clock Engine Companies 1 and ? answered a still alarm for q rubbish fire in the rear of the New Britain "Reeord" office. Aa damage.
 At Aiso o'eloek, Box ssa was sent in for fire on the reof of the house al il Grove street, owned hy Mary Wisk, There was slight damage,
 Ladder Truck Co, answered a still alarm about o'clock yesterday after noon for a chimney fire in the Victory lnnehroam on Church street. No damage,
 Engine Co, was given it's regular workout last night extingnishing a fire in the Glen street dump.