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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
BONUS PASSED
over GALS VETO;
BECOMES LAW
Vets Get Paltry Bone
After Six Years

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The
Graveyard" bonus bill became law
today. The Senate over-rode Presi-
dent Coolidge's veto by the two-thirds
majority necessary, a SO to 26 vote.
The house over-rode it Saturday.
Crowds of house members thronged
into the chamber and crowded around
the walls. The galleries were filed.
The bill provides life insurance pol
icies for veterans on the basis of ad-
justed compensation at the rate of 81
a day for home service and $1,26 day
for overseas service.
Basic compensation of not to exceed
$500, for home veterans and S625 for
overseas men, is multiplied by an ar
bitrary figure to arrive at the face
value of the insurance policies, rough
ly two and one-half times the basic
compensation.
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ments adopted at the convention have
practically placed the entire member
ship and all the local unions under
the receivership of the General Exc
cutive Board which has been given
despotic authority over the functions,
acts, opinions of every unit and every
individual in the International.
The amendments to the constitu-
ton were offered by the Committee
on Law with whose report the conven-
ton on the 18th day of its sessions
finally began to consider the actual
work before it. This committee had
been busy for several months under
the direction, it is alleged, of Morris
Hillquit, framing a new constitution
which should legalize and perpetuate
the ruthless policy of suppression and
persecution carried out by the Sig
man red-baiting machine. The result
shows that the committee understood
its task we'll, and whatever other cri-
ticism may be made against it, lack Of
thoroness is not one of them.
The chairman of the committee, in
introducing his report, stated that the
amended constitution differed in no
essentials from the old one, simply
clarifying certain points so that
there may be no misinterpretation
possible in case some matters are
brought to court" With the reading
of the first amendment, however,
there could be no doubt in the minds
Of anyone as to the significance of
the proposed changes.
Revoking Charters at VIII.
This was demonstrated in the imme-
date opposition aroused against the
first attempt of the officialdom to
bring its iron heel down upon the To-
cal unions. An amendment was offer
ed giving the G. e. B. the right to
suspend or revoke the charter of any
subordinate labor union for "improp-
err conduct" A murmer of protest
was heard at once, and demands for
the privilege of discussion rang out
from all sections of the hall.
Delegates insisted that the term
improper conduct" be clearly defin-
ed. They pointed out that by its
vagueness it gave the G. E. B. bureau
cratic power to control the acts of
units of the International, allowing
each member OF the G. e. B. to deter
mine for himself what constitutes i'm
proper conduct The abuse authority
made possible by this amendment was
pointedly illustrated by Delegate Hy-
man, manager Of Local No. /. He
called the attention of Sigman, to the
fact that the provision in the present
agreement with the manufacturers,
which allows the manufacturer to dis
charge a worker for improper con-
duct" has been so misused that the
administration has resolved to elimi-
nate that clause from the new agree
ment. The machine worked well,
however, and the amendment carried
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
Newark Can Tour
Russia, Germany,
By Film Friday

NEWARK, N. j., May 19.-The new
film recently received from Soviet
Russia, which deals with the tale Of
two republics, Russia and Germany,
will be shown for the first time in
Newark, Friday evening, May 2Srd, at
z and 8 p. M, at the Newark Labor
Lyceum, 704 S. 14th st.
The film was taken by an American
photographer who travelled at great
risk over $4,000 miles of Russian and
German territory to get pictures of
the advancing German revolution.
There are scenes showing the soldiers
crushing the young labor government
at Saxony, and the Fascists drilling
and plundering to break the ranks of
the German workers. In addition
there are pictures of the German Com
munist leaders, Remple, Heckert and
others, agitating among the German
workers.
The streets are black with the
masses of workers who have turned
out for political demonstrations
and hunger demonstrations and the
masses are surging forward with the
leaders addressing them. Then the
streets are filled with beggars and the
workers counting their worthless
marks, millions of them which are
necessary to buy one loaf of bread.
In Russia, on the other hand, there
is no such turmoil and unrest. There
are complete scenes Of the famous
Moscow International Agricultural
Exposition, where the hundreds of diff
ferent nationalities living in vast Rus
STA are gathered in their native cos
tune and Russia is shown in its eco
nomic life 1000 years ago and now.
From the huts to the sanitary homes
built by the Soviet government for
the workers.
This is the best Of the series OF
films released in this country by the
Friends of Soviet Russia. The photo
graphy, titling and dramatic interest
is superior to any of the other films
yet shown.
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charges should be brought If there
was any complaint on any auditor, and
declared the resolution covered by the
constitution. Res. No. 62.
Prison Goods Condemned.
A resolution which was unanimous
ly carried directed the officers of the
union to see that as far as possible
the miners bought union label goods.
An amendment to this resolution,
brought before the convention by the
resolutions committee, further declared
"prison made goods one Of the most
detrimental influences to organized la
Dor" Kate Richards O'Hare, who has
been sitting at the press table repres-
enting the Vanguard, was largely re
sponsible for this amendment.
Local papers have headlined Con
vention wars on klan," but this is a
distortion of the fact. Resolution No.
II, altho it does not mention the khan,
attacks certain uh-American organ
izations thruout the country which
have unlawfully delegated themselves
the power to keep the peace and adj
minister Justice" Even this resolu-
ton, however, seemed to be too Of
fensive to the Khan, for as finally
brought in Dy the resolutions commit
tee and adopted by the convention,
the resolution was a statement of the
rights Of free speech and assemblage
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he finished, then the well-trained ma
chine shouted previous question; and
tho other delegates had demanded the
door, discussion was closed, amidst
heated protest. The recommendation
Of the committee was accepted by a
vote Of 2O4 to SO.
This was the most fragrant example
Of machine steam-rollering that the
convention has yet seen. From the
very first day Of the report of the
credentials committee it was evident
that the question of the League and
the Sigman expulsion policy were the
most important problems before the
convention. When in the course Of
the debate on the unseating Of dele
gates Sigman called speakers to or
der, who touched upon the League
principles. he stated that an oppor-
tunity to discuss the question would
be given when the report Of the Gen
eral Executive Board on the left wing
came before the convention. Now
that the matter had finally been
brought up for consideration, no de-
bate was permitted, no reply to the
violent attacks upon the League was
tolerated, and the oficialdom had an
easy victory.
The report on the left wing hys-
terra" Immediately followed the re-
port on the case of Local No. Is,
Philadelphia, which had been reor-
ganized after the expulsion of the
most active workers in the union, be-
cause it had refused to accept the or
der of the G. E. B. outlawing the
League.
Protest Philadelphia Explosions.
This report aroused much discus
sion. Delegates declared that while
the administration preached the nee
essity of organization campaigns, in
practice it used it's power to disor-
ganize the unions. The reorganiza-
ton Of Local No. 10 has given wea-
pom into the hands of the G. E. B. to
coerce any local which permits diff
erences of view, and has established
a precedent which threatens the ruin
Of the International 1t was pointed
out that the expelled members of
Philadelphia had demonstrated their
loyalty to the union by advising all
their sympathizers to apply for adj
mission to the reorganized local, in
sisting that the union must be pre-
served under any circumstances. The
report was finally accepted by vote
of 204 to rs.
The action Of the convention on the
question of the expulsion policy was
quite in accord with decisions made
the previous day which established
czarist dictatorship in the Information
al and made heresy-hunting the prime
object Of the organization.
Despotlc Authority OF G. {. 3.
A series of constitutional amend
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by a vote of 173 to SO.
Makes sIpman Dictator.

| by vote OF 173 to so.
Makes Slpman Dictator.
This was only one OF the proposals
directed specifically against local UNI
ions. Another amendment gives the
president Of the international power
sin cases of emergency to call meet
ings Of local unions. joint boards or
other subordinate bodies and preside
over them" The president, Of course,
decides when cases OF emergency ex-
ist. In other words, he has dictatorial
powers to decide how unions shall
conduct themselves, to break up un-
ion meetings at pleasure, etc. Reso-
buttons introduced giving local unions
some measure Of local authority, such
as the power to establish the recall,
were defeated.
International Espionage Act.
The most vicious amendment, term
ed by many delegates, the Information
al Espionage Act, was Article II, Sec
ton Is, which states that a member
may be suspended or expelled for
holding membership or office in a
dual union or in any other organiza-
ton now constituted or functioning
within the framework of this consti-
tuition and attempting to shape the
policies, determine the choice Of Off
GERS or influence the actions of the
4. L. G. w. U. or any subordinate
body of the same, or otherwise to
usurp or interfere with the legitimate
functions and rights of the |. L. G. w.
u, its subordinate bodies and its Off
GERS, or for active support Of such an
organization"
The significance of this section was
stated by Sigman himself, who declar-
ed, replying to question whether this
was not directed against political
party, that any organization, political
or educational, comes under this pro
vision.
Dodpes "DuaI Union" Issue.
When a delegate demanded that
Sigman explain the meaning Of dual
union, he evaded a reply, declaring
that he was at the convention on
Oucluccb VI tuC anu
would not waste time on organizations
not related TO the union.
The reading Of this amendment Gre
ated a turmoil in the hall The ma
chine had been all prepared and called
previous question before single dele
gate could take the floor. Amidst in
dignant protests from the militants,
and requests for points of information
from all sides, the amendment was
railroaded thru by vote of 172 to
81.
System of Inquisition.
The passage Of this amendment
establishes a system of inquisition in
the International. The entire progress
sive movement in the union is shackl-
ed. Every member is now responsible
for all his words and acts to the Gen
eral Executive Board. Charges Of dis
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and farmers Of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana
and washington have learned from
bitter experience that they have moth
ing to expect, except oppression,
from either the Republican or Demo
cratic Parties. Years of struggle
against the political machines of these
groups, which they found to be domi-
mated by the lumber trust, the rail-
roads, the bankers, the wheat gamb-
lers, the mining interests, the power
trust, etc, has convinced them that al
though It may take little longer, the
only solution Of the economic prob
lens confronting them is to build a
political party controlled by the work
ers and farmers and organized in
such a way that it can aggressively
fight for control of the governmental
power and use it in the interest of the
useful members Of society.
In the northwest states, these Farm
er-Labor Parties have become real
fly. The convention to be held in st.
Paul on June II, frankly states that it
is thru with the parties Of Wall
Street. 1t will endeavor to lay the
foundation for a new party, that VIII
ultimately be able to establish work
ers and farmers government in the
United States. The arrangements
committee urges all local unions, CO.
operatives, farmers groups as well as
other groups of progressives who are
definitely thru with the two old par
ties, to elect delegates to the st. Paul
Convention. June II is destined to
mark the building of party repre-
senting the interests OF the produc-
ing masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
STRIKING RUHR
MINERS REFUSE
OWNERS TERMS
Scabs Treated Roughly
By Women

BERLIN, May 19.-The striking
miners in the Ruhr refused to accept
an arbitration award which lengthens
their hours and shortens their pay
The owners accepted the arbitration
boards decision. The government de-
clared the award binding, thus serv-
ing notice that its bayonets we're back
OF the one-sided agreement.
Tremendous bitterness, suffering
and hunger among the strikers and
their families makes it doubtful that
the governments declaration will
have any effect.
An attempt to work the mines with
scabs was met with stern resistance
by the miners and their wives. In
Gelsenkirchen, angry women stormed
the city hall, demanding issuance Of
rations. Police, with drawn bayonets,
attacked a demonstration led by wo-
men in the town of Rotthausen.
In the mines OF Hattingen, women
rolled up their sleeves, seized rakes
and picks and hauled fires from the
pump furnaces, so that the mines are
in great danger of being flooded They
brandished heated rakes in the face
of men scabs, driving the latter from
the mines.
Signs Of an epidemic of the dread
Asiatic typhus, or something closely
resembling that deadly disease, have
appeared and are spreading stimuli
taneously in different parts Of Ger
many
A heat wave is aiding the spread OF
the paratyphus epidemics.
Two have died and scores are seri-
ously i'll at Bamberg, in Bavaria,
while at Hemeln the epidemic attack
ed the troops, 166 members of the
Reichswehr being in hospitals.
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Missionaries Grant on Heatb,r.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. May H.
The missionaries in the Dutch East
Indies get pretty penny for their
grating, reports William F. Adler of
movie film company that has Just
returned from Java.
ut was not the natives we had to
fear when we took our cameras and,
equipment into the kampongs Of the
Kia-Kias; II was the missionaries who
resent the appearance OF any white
persons to interfere with their exceed
ingly highly developed graft" said Mr..
Adler, who rs also well known as .
writer
"They are very powerful and stand
we'll with the Dutch government They
sell a pair of white cotton trousers
for the equivalent OF $50 or $40 OF
cocoanuts."
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MINERS HEAR HOWAT'S MESSAGE

junction. He declared that the strik-
ers' difficulties came from the fact
that only one-sixth of labor is or
ganized, whereas the bosses are 100
per cent organized.
Delegate Hindmarsh, president of
the local Riverton union, declared that
the miners could lose nothing what
ever by sending delegates to st. Paul.
"By so doing you will solidify the
forces of labor on the political field"
he said. 1.-THE workers elected Small
in the last primaries. Can president
Harrington point to one substantial
measure Small has favored in the past
which meant progress to the workers?
Rather than align himself with the
corrupt Democratic or Republican par
ties, altho / am not Communist, l
would rather support the Commun-
lists"
"Tne employers of labor are the men
that manipulate the old parties. The
workers can never gain their ends
thru the parties of the Teapot Dome
oil scandal and the 100 per cent pa
triots. The labor parties in the past
have failed because of the inaction and
antagonism of the labor leaders. Some
of the labor leaders are still antagon-
istic."
harrington launched into another at
tack on the DAILY WORKER. He de-
Tended his support of Governor Small
in long speech and lined up with the
Gompers' policy of keeping away from
independent political action of labor
Harrington declared his intention of
supporting Small in the coming cleo
ton.
On the vote SS5 voted against send
ing delegates to st. Paul and 105
voted in favor of the independent la
Dor party resolution, and against the
non-concurring recommendation OF the
resolution committee.
The resolution of recommending
that it be made compulsory to install
dust shelves in the mine entry to min.
imize the force of explosions, to place
concrete stoppings before all open
ings to all old workings, and to
examine the workings every eight
hours was adopted.
Hits Professional.
The resolution condemning appoint
ed auditors For making permanent
job out Of it by keeping them in the
office in Springfield, auditing the books
of the secretary-treasurer and resolv-
Ing that the president of District IL
exercise his power in seeing that these
auditors and other appointed field
workers do their work in a practical
manner and in a reasonable time.
whereby II would curtail certain
amount of overhead expense for the
state organization" was declared TO
be concurred with in spirit by the
resolutions committee. The committee
recommended. however, that definite
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/ loyalty may be preferred against him
for criticising the officials, for discuss.
ing union problems outside the union
headquarters, for holding any econom-
ic or political views not sanctioned by
Sigman, or Feinberg, or Perlstein, or
any one of the fifteen vice-presidents
in the G. E. B. A member may even
be suspended or expelled for belong
ing to political party that advocates
Industrial policies not in conformity
with those practiced by the Interna-
tional.
The entire constitution, as amend
ed, is the work of very skillful law
yer. 1t is full of elastic phrases open
to any Interpretation. The final au-
thority to interpret them is the Gen
eral Executive Board.
In addition to approving the expul-
sion policy and establishing an inquis-
ton, the convention also heard re-
ports from the committees on Edu-
cation, Insurance, Organization, Union
Labels. It adopted recommendations
for unemployment insurance, sick
benefits, and family protective insur-
ance, all of which were left to the in
coming G. e. B. to elaborate and ap-
ply.
Publicity In Scab Sheets.
The report of the committee on un-
ion labels was given prominence by
the administration. In order to COM
bat the growing sweat-shop evil, the
union plans to educate the consumer
to demand union-made products. For
this reason the committee recon-
mended the establishment of union
label department and the appropriation
Of 100000 within a period of two
years for purposes of publicity in such
magazines as the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, Saturday Evening Post, etc. The
two papers are under the official ban
of the typographical union as scab
sheets. Members caught reading them
are fined.
The appropriation of such a huge
sum Of money for union label was
severely criticized by progressive
delegates. 1t demonstrates the abso-
lutte incompetence of an administra-
ton that is ready to spend 100000
for such a purpose when the crying
need is an intensive organization cam
raign involving hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
How little interest the administra-
ton really has in the organization of
the workers in the industry was
shown by the amount of time devoted
to the problem at the convention. The
committee on organization reported
at 10 p. m. In thirty minutes, while
delegates were half asleep and scarce
ly listened, the recommendation for
starting an organization campaign
were completed, and the incoming
General Executive Board was instruct
ed to put them into effect.
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DULUTH GARMENT
STRIKERS LINE
HOLDS UNBROKEN
AmaIgamated Fl g h t
Now In Third Month
tspeeIaI to The paIIy w0rkerl


DULUTH, MINI, May 19.-The
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, who
are on strike for the third month at
the F. A. Patrick & Co. factory in
this city, are Just as determined to
stick to the end as they were when
they were forced to go on strike to
protect their organization from the
unscrupulous attempt of the f. Al
Patrick & Co. to break the union by
discharging eight of its officers.
The membership of the union sig
nified their spirit of solidarity by
standing back of discharged officers
of their union. They realized the fact
that II such actions of the bosses of
the Patrick firm went unchalleuged
it would not be very long before they
would all be subject to the same treat
ment as their officers were.
The strikers are holding daily meet
ings where speeches are made by able
speakers who are interested in the
welfare of the working class. The
strikers maintain a strong picket
line in front Of the factory to show
the bosses the unity in the ranks Of
the strikers.
Jack Knoll OF Chicago, general or
ganizer, has arrived in the city to as
sist Bloomberg in the struggle of the
Patrick workers. Both organizers
Knoll and Bloomberg expressed their
satisfaction Of the strike situation as
It is at the present, saying that in the
ranks there is the same enthusiasm
and determination and morale they
had the first week OF the strike.
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Committees for May 80 Picnic to Nee.

The joint committees of the Y. w.
L. and the T. u. e. l.. will meet to-
night at s p. m. in the Folkets Hus
(Workers Lyceum), 2733 Hirsch Blvd.
Important work for the various COM
mittees has been outlined and all
members and those willing to help are
urged to attend promptly.
The following members are asked
to be there without fail: ]. winsburg,
Harry Anderson, Steve Rubicky, Hen
ry Berglund, Hans Peterson, Paul
Simonson.
Members Of the Y. w. L. or the
T. U. e. L. not mentioned or already
on committees but who are willing
to give a helping hand are welcome.
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Hawaiian Volcano Runs villa.

HILO, T. H., May 19-To the ac-
compartment of violent rain and light
ming storms, the crater of Kilaeua,
which started erupting last week, to-
day continued one of the most spec
tacular outbursts in recent history.
One person has been injured and two
soldiers are missing. All roads lead
ing to Kilaeua have been ordered
closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
World Flyers Hit Jap Islands.

TOXIC, May 19.-The three Ameri-
can round-the-world fight planes ar
rived today at Hittokapu Bay on the
Island of Yetoforu. The flyers, Lieu
tenants Smith, Nelson and Wade, took
of from Paramsiru at 1880 a. m. and
landed safely at Hittokapu Bay at
1905 D. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
Lose In Rail FIoht.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Pro-
gressive-Democratic coalition in tho
senate lost its first fight for restrictive
rail Legislation when the Gooding long
and short haul bill was thrown out
of the army appropriation bill on a
point of order by vote OF 40 to 25.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
Henry On The Shoals.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Support-
ers of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
Shoals scored their first senate vic
tory today when Chairman Norris of
the agriculture committee announced
he would join them in opposing adj
journment of congress until the
Muscle Shoals question is settled.