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and political organization. I felt very
much depressed, and someone men,
toned that it was the steel Trust
that was bringing about this perse-
cution. And Immediately my mind
few back to that great event which
is mentioned on this poster, that great
gesture Of solidarity when the Anal.
gamated Clothing Workers came so
nobly to the rescue of the steel work
ers in 1919 and 20 against the Steel
Trust. And then when / thought Of
this same enemy attacking the right
of free speech and political organiza-
ton for workers in Western Penn
sylvania, l said to myself, 1.-THE Anal
gamateds old enemy, the Steel Trust,
is behind this attack ana think the
Amalgamated is going to strike
blow again for the benefit of those
workers" (Applause.)
There are many things the Anal
gamated does that are associated ir.
revocably with its name, showing its
broad spirit and the militant way in
which it acts. Recall to mind the A.
hour week. Recall to mind the fact
that the 44-hour week is a beginning,
not an ending-there is better COM
ing. Some of us are very much touch
ed by the singular fact that the Anal
gamated Union manages to have
100 per cent celebration of that great
International Labor day, May Day.
every year. The mere ract that the
Amalgamated is able to get away with
that, making May Day holiday in &C.
tuality and day of celebration of
international Labor solidarity is a
thing which somehow typifies the
spirit Of the Amalgamated every
where where the name is known; and
we all know it is known in every
country in the world
In another thing we have to pay
our homage to the Amalgamated.
remember at your last biennial con-
vention in 1922, the Amalgamated
committed itself to independent poll
tical action. That was a great pio-
neer step. Political action is the great
issue of the present time and the
Amalgamated is looked upon by the
workers everywhere as being neces-
sarily obligated by its own high rep.
utation to take pioneer sep IN that
direction.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the singular activity and initiative of
the Amalgamated in stepping to the
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Robert Minor, Editor of The Lib
orator, the official monthly publ
cation of the Workers Party, was
given an enthusiastic reception at
the convention of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America in
Philadelphia. The remarks of Pres
ident Sidney Hillman, in present
ing Minor to the convention, and
the address of Minor, were as fol-
lows:
SIDNEY HILLMAN:
II The Chair takes pleasure in in
Producing to the convention one whom
/ regard as a real frlend of our organ
ization. Our organization takes pride
in having drawn to it the interest of
people outside of our own industry
and in receiving the cooperation OF
institutions and individuals. During
many years it has been our custom to
hear from them at conventions. While
our time is limited, l still feel that
the convention Will surely appreciate
a message from one of our good
friends, Brother Robert Minor. pro
longed applause,)
BROTHER ROBERT MINOR:
Brother Chairman, Brother and Sister
Delegates: When any one receives
an invitation from your union to be
a guest at one of its biennial conven-
tons, one cannot but feel a tremen-
dous thrill Of joy and pride. There
is something about the spirit of the
Amalgamated Union which is associ-
ated in the minds of workers turnout
the world as connected in some man
ner with the great ultimate destiny
of the labor movement.
wnen we hear the name "Amalga-
mated" we think Immediately Of what
believe to be now the incontroverti-
BILE fact that the destiny or the labor
movement is to rule the world. There
is a certain breadth of solidarity
about the way in which the Amalga-
mated does things Just the other
day was being told about a great
tragedy out in Western PENNSYLVANIA.
One of your speakers here had just
told about how free speech is not al
ways to be found in this supposedly
free land, and the subject was
brought up Of certain workers IN West.
ern Pennsylvania who are now about
to be sent to the penitentiary for ex-
ercising their right of free speech
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arbitrators are representatives of
both capital and labor in the same
representative.
Brothers, must not take much of
your time. / must let the Chairman
get to business. 1t is necessary be-
fore / give way and sit down to men,
ton the great convention which is to
occur on the 18th day of June in the
City of St. Paul. The convention of
the 18th day of June in st. Paul is
going to be step toward not merely
progressive" political action for put
ting nonedescript good" Congress-
man into office, but the convention OF
June 18th in st. Paul is a step to-
ward labor party. prolonged APP
plause).
June 18th is convention which is
going to give July 4th something to
do. June 18th is convention which
is going to perform the only acts that
are going to be performed for the
definite capitalization Of independent
political action by the only means
that is possible, the foundation Of a
broad mass labor party, representing
workers and farmers, and workers
and farmers only. A class that is
without a mass party to speak for it
in politics is a class without a vote
A labor party, a Farmer-Labor Party
independent of all capitalist parties is
the thing which today must be the next
step of organized labor 70 revitalize
itself and to save even its economic
organizations, and the only event in
the immediate future which can bring
it about is that convention Of June
18th. That convention is a united
front convention open to all who are
of labor and Of the farm. That con-
vention is the convention which rep
resents the movement for clear-cut
independent political action, and
Brothers and Sisters, the more def
mite that we and you can be in 60
ing to that convention, with abso-
lutely definite fixed plans, that we
will not leave it without independent
political action thru Farmer-Labor
Party on the united front basis with
all within it, the more definite we
can be, the more we can be assured
that the campaign of 1924 shall not
pass without being utilized at last for
the hearing of the great voice of la
Dor roaring thruout the land-"We
want power, we workers." prolonged
applause).
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100000 UNION MINERS.
Rv ION TlPPErr.

(Staff Correspondent of the Fed. Press)
PEORIA, Ill, May 1S.-The mem
bership of District II has reached the
100000 mark, according to a report
to the convention by Walter Nesbit,
secretary of the Illinois Mine Work
ers. This is the largest membership
the district has ever claimed and con-
stimtes about one-ffth of the interna-
tional organization. This number is
double any other U. M. w. A. district.
There are $50 delegates attending
this convention representing 351
local unions in Illinois. Twenty-three
delegates attended the first district
convention at Springfield in 1896.
There were but few hundred men,
bers in the union at that date. The
state is 100 per cent organized today,
the union having Jurisdiction over 374
shipping mines.
st,44e, o57.7e In District Treasury.
Nesbit's report shows there was
paid into the district treasury last
year $1,449,057.79. The average dues
paying membership during that Pc
riod was 1886. The average amount
paid per member for the IL months
was $14.66 or S1.22 per month. Out
Of this the running expenses of the
district were paid, including officers
salaries and expenses, field workers
salaries and expenses, relief and aid,
death benefits, strike benefits, print
ing, postage, telephone and telegraph,
delegates wages and expenses to
state conventions, legal department
and the district paper.
The district publishes an official
paper, THE Illinois Miner" an eight
page weekly devoted to topics OF gen.
erai interest, edited by Oscar Amer
niger. Its subscription list numbers
$4,000 Zone paper to each miners
home). The cost of publishing and
distributing this paper is $1,5sG.70
per week. This includes all expense
Of the paper, including editors salary.
The contract for printing 1.-THE Illinois
Miner" has been given to the Okla
homa Leader Publishing Co. The
illinois Miner" is a member of The
Federated Press.
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Kinks ROBBED OF
ROBES in N0TRE
DAME; FEAR RIOT
Catholics Deny They
Committed Outrage


SOUTH BEND. Ind, May 49,
Eight Ku Klux Klansmen who were
shorn of their nightshirts and masks
here yesterday are still hunting those
valuable garments. The X. X. KS
were doing sentry duty on downtown
streets here when gang who didn't
realize or didn't care that Khan robes
cost lot Of jack, came up and tore
the nightshirts from the sentries.
There is to be a Khan konklave here,
therefore the sentries.
The Khan officials charged that the
disrobing act was done by students
Of Notre Dame university (Catholic),
This the worthy fathers of Notre
Dame deny, saying that their stu
dents were all in bed when the X. X
KS were disrobed.
The Khan also charges that the po-
lice refused to give them protection
after the attack. The khan want to
hold parade, but the police refused
a permit. The klansmen say they
will parade anyway. The police fear
" bohoiai iiOt, tncy say luey say
that the boys who attend Notre Dame
are a bunch of hard-boiled micks and
are likely to give the khan what for
Thousands Of the nightshirt mob
were gathering here yesterday and to-
day from northern Indiana, southern
Michigan and eastern Illinois
II. w. Evans. imperial wizard OF
the khan, is here from Atlanta, Ca. to
lead the festivities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-19
COAL OPERATORS
CHEER TALK ON
WAGE 'NORMALCY'
Associated Man Also His
Public Ownership
tspeelaI 70 The paIIy W0rkeri

CINCINNATI, May 18.--"Normalcy"
should be the objective Of the work
ers in the coal industry said Melville
Stone, former head of the Associated
Press, in an address to the National
Coal Associations convention.
Stone quoted Harding's phrase with
great approval The phrase was
coined by Harding when he was as
sisting the wage cutting plans of the
big employers.
Praising the cooperation shown by
the heads of the United Mine Work
ers with the plans of the operators
and the, government at a recent con-
ference in New York City, Stone went
on to declare his opposition to any
policies of ownership of the coal fields
by the government. Applaused fol-
lowed.
Some time ago Senator LaFollette
exposed the assistance Stone had
given the gouge plans of the National
Coal Association, thru Associated
Press dispatches. Stone sent out a
statement, on the authority of the
A. p, declaring that coal prices were
going to rise-at time when there
was no market reason why prices
should rise-and urging consumers to
buy promptly and buy heavily.
Directors of Bosses Union.
The convention elected the follow
ing directors at large: P. ]. Quealy,
Wyoming; Phil H. Penna, Indiana;
w. H. Cunningham, West Virginia;
Z. D. Douglas, Eastern Kentucky.
These district directors were
chosen:
w. E. Tytus, Ohio; L. c. Madeira,
III. Pennsylvania; George B. Harring-
ton, Illinois; Walter Barnum, Wash
ington; G. E. Bockus, Virginia; Ira
Clemens, Kansas; NJ. L. Gould, In
diana; w. H. HUFF, Colorado and New
Mexico; w. F. Mageath, Montana and
Northern Wyoming: T. F. Farrell,
West Virginia; ]. G. Puterbaugh, Ok
lahoma, Arkansas and Texas; C. w.
Taylor, Western Kentucky; S. l..
Yerkes, Alabama and T. w. Guthrie,
Pennsylvania.
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COOLIDGE veto
OF BONUS BRINGS
ANGER IN HOUSE
"Hand OF MelIo" Seen
By Insurgent

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-With lit
tie debate, the House passed the Sol
diers' Bonus bill over the Presidents
veto. A number of members who
voted for the bill originally, switched
on the vote to override, but they did
not affect the result which was fore
gone conclusion. The vote was 313 to
70, or SO more than the necessary two
thirds Of those present and voting.
The senate will act either Monday
or Tuesday and will very likely follow
the house in disregarding the veto Of
Coolidge.
The Hand Of Mellon.
The strong language of the presi-
dents disapproval awakened no no.
ticeable response in the house among
members who voted originally for the
soldiers bonus.
1.-THE voice was the voice of Cool
idge, but the hand was that Of Mel
lon," commented Representative Nell
son, leader OF the insurgent Repub-
licans.
Money for Graft, Not Bonus.
Very few here would take the re
sponsibility for convincing their con-
stituencies of the soundness of the
Coolidge veto. The presidents argu-
ment of government poverty will be
accepted by very few, especially be-
cause the recent scandal revelations
have made 1t clear that huge sums of
money are of practically no concern
to the government when the same has
to be turned over to big business
groups.
Nor do many congressman feel that
they can get their voters to accept the
obviously hollow noise made by Cool
idge in behalf Of pure patriotism The
records OF the war proiiteers, closely
allied with the administration, are too
well known to too many people to
permit any appreciable acceptance of
the white house idealistic eruption.
The representatives are plainly anx-
ious to get home and repair their po-
litical fences. Many regular Repub-
licans view the Coolidge attitude,
which is even harsher toward the
bonus than was Harding's, as distinct.
ly detrimental to their chances of re-
election.
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GARMENT UNION ORDERS STRIKES

began their lengthy harangues. The
l. L. G. w. U. action-bear.ng the hall
mark of the Forward and Samuel
Gompers, is in striking contrast to
that taken by the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers in session in Philadel-
phia.
Morris Sigman was reelected presi-
dent Of the 1. L. G.. w. A.
William F. Dunno came up for Sig
mans abuse in connection with his at
tack on the expelled members. He
assailed Dunno for opposing the
Gompers' forces at Portland and
praised the Portland convention for
unseating him. This attack threw
the convention into turmoil
The rest of the Sigman machine
was reelected. The convention adj
journed.
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Coolidge Name Is
Sacred Cow in u. S.
Printing Offices

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Just as
the car Of Russia's picture never ap-
peared on postage stamps, TO prevent
mutilation OF his sacred image by
cancellation, so President Coolidge's
name must be devoutly handled in
the government printing Office. When
the word Coolidge comes at the end
OF long line the printer is not al
lowed to separate II into Coolidge
and put the second syllable on the
next line. Orders have been given
at the government printing office TO
avoid in all cases the breaking Of the
name" announces u. Y. Clark, secre.
tary at the white house.
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Harrington Fighting To Hold POwer
Continued From Page ~

CONTINUED From Page ~
to John Young and Herbert Hall, who
are now seated in this convention
when they should not be allowed to be
seated" shouted out Freeman Thomp-
son, while Harrington continually
raped the gavel, calling Thompson
out of order. You're seating men
you've no right to seat" Thompson
added.
What kind of stuff are you trying
to put over here" called delegate
Hindmarsh. "If the delegates to this
convention know there is a direct vio-
lation of the rules Of seating dele
gates, is the convention to sit idly by
and see the constitution violated"
Chosen Contrary to Law.
Delegate Gus Fritz pointed out, at
is true, according to the ruling of the
chair that the constitution provides
that contests of delegates seats must
be filed six days before the convention
and for that reason, perhaps the rul-
ing of the chairman that discussion
Of these contests is out of order is a
correct one. But, however, it seems
the local unions have elected dele
gates who have been illegally seated
in the convention Chairman Earring
ton says that if the local union elects
these delegates, the convention should
be satisfied. But if the local unions
overlook the law, it is the duty Of
the convention to set that thing
right"
How Machine Tricked Them.
The fact was brought out by Joe
Tumulty of Springfield. that the dele
gates had little opportunity TO file pro-
tests on delegates six days before the
convention, because they didn't know
who the delegates were until the con-
vention started. THE first day ~
the convention, asked for the report
of the makeup Of the delegates be
presented 8 hours before the seating
OF the delegates. It is not rair for the
delegates to be kept in the dark on
these matters. / would like to ask
the credentials committee If il is their
intention to allow William Wall and
James Box OF Collinsville, to be seat
ed?"
The credentials committee answer
ed that they had decided against Wall
and Fox.
Hindmarsh brought out the fact
that the delegates have no means of
finding out the legal or illegal status
Of the delegates six days before the
convention, not in fact, until the con-
vention meets and looks over the re-
port OF the credentials committee.
After a vote to close debate had
carried, the report OF the credentials
committee was adopted.
John Walker on Defensive.
John Walker attempted a defense
OF the charges In the DAILY WORK
Err that he is renegade socialist and
ex.champion of independent political
action OF labor. Walkers speech TO
the convention was an attempted JUS
LITIGATION Of his desertion Of the
Farmer.Labor movement in favor Of
the republican good roads" COVER.
nor, Len Small. Walker was asked by
delegate IL he would use his infiu-
ence against a socialist who is a un.
ion member OF the United Mine Work.
ers In favor Of an old party politician.
He declared he would II the old line
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Your Union Meeting
THIRD MONDAY, MAY 10


80 Hartenders, 12s N. Clark ST.,
Bridge and Structural Iron Work.
ers, e1o w. Monroe ST.
90 Boot and Shoe, 1889 Milwaukee Az
5es Butchers, Hebrew, s42o w. Roese-
sss Butchers, Bohemian, 1870 Blue Is
land Ave.
'7'4 e esSS wosk! Ds'r; o * w HS.s
1907 Carpenters, 1850 Sherman Ave.
Evanston.
asos Carpenters, isc "; Westminster St
70 Carpenters, 27o5 W. ssth 81.
so Carpenters, 4o3s ". Madison st.
1s1 Carpenters, 2o4o w. North Ave.
1893 Carpenters, S. c. siss Commercial
4te Carpenters, S. c., sos S. state St.
4le Carpenters, s. c., t457 Clybourn
44s Carpenters, 222 N. West ST., Wsu-
1867 Carpenters, 2o4o w. North Ave.
~ Cigar Makers Executive Board,
Of Coppersmiths, 1888 N. Halsted.
Charles J. Swanson, Sec'y.
7t3 electricians, 1fe S. Throop 81.
1894 Engineers (Loeomotive) 7s32 S.
900 "S i" s'': 4s4s as s.. al stree.
90 E Esn:: 30 81 tWsesTS ays 81,
1876 Eremen and Englnennen, 2fs1
Roosevelt Rd., $3.50 a. m. Last
meeting lsoO p M
sst Elremen and Enainemen, 64th and
Ashland Ave.
ess Firemen and Enainemen, Madison
and Sacramento.
10 Glove Operators, t7to N. winehes-
ze Hold Carriers, sf4 w. Harrison 81.
50 ladies' Garment, s2s w. Van
~ Lsthers. 72s S. Western Ave.
sa4 Lonpshoremen, Tug, 355 NJ. Clark
Blvd.
ss7 Machlnlsts, 1888 N. HaIsted st.
s7s Maintenance Of Way, 1s4s w. fosd
72s Maintenance Of Way, aoa W. 47th
az PsIntsrs, IT'S w. Washington St.
b25 Plumbers, 535 NJ. Cicero Ave.
lo1 Painters, 33f6 w. North Ave.
1874 Painters, Madison and 5th Ave.
265 Painters, nth Mlchlaan Ave.
2oe4 Railway Clerks, f5e NJ. state st.
81 Sheet Metal Workers, 1888 ".
SAILORS Union OF Great Lakes, sss
NJ. Clark Street
Tallors, 1870 w. Washington ST.,
zet TeSnster., 1926 Michigan Ave.
1853 Teamstcrs, 22o s. Ashland Blvd,
TIA Tssmstsrs, aao 8. Ashland sIvd.
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WASHINGTON, May 1s.--The SEN
ate investigation OF the election OF
Senator Mayheld, Texas, adjourned
after brief session today until Tues
day. Opposing counsel proposed the
recess to give them additional time TO
examine the financial records OF the
Ku Klux Khan brought here from At
lanta.
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Continued From Page H.


es, the police and the injunction
judges.
In spite of the hatred of the Jewish
Daily Forward-Sigman machine for the
Communist paper, it looked doubtful
If the machine would dare to thwart
the wishes Of the Chicago workers
who were the best judges of the serv-
ices of the DAILY WORKER.
1t was known by many Of the dele
gates also, that vice-president Meyer
Perlstein, one of the arch supporters
of the machine welcomed the support
of the DAILY WORKER to the strik-
ers during the darkest days of the
struggle, when the workers could not
get no other newspapers aid in Chi
cago. Perlstein was not backward at
the time of the Sullivan injunction
against the picketing in asking the
Communist paper to ''put in big head
lines" in behalf of picketing.
VIII Continue Fight.
In spite of these facts, the conven-
ton leaders jammed thru a counter
resolution attacking the DAILY
WORKER and the Freiheit as mis-
leading the workers.
Undisturbed by the machines hos
tility, the representatives of the two
papers who were present, declared
that the Communist papers would con-
tinue to fight shoulder to shoulder
with the needle trades workers
against the employers.
Endorse Russian Recognition.
Recognition Of Soviet Russia could
not be prevented by the machine tho
the chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee took occasion TO attack the
Russian government. It was signi-
flcant that only the militants applaud
ed the passage OF the resolution. The
administration, however, succeeded
in preventing a resolution instructing
delegates to the Copenhagen Inter-
national Federation to vote for afiilia-
ton with the all Russian needle
trades workers on the grounds that
it was affiliated with the Red Trade
Union International
/ Counter revolution in Russia was
endorsed when $500 was voted TO the
Russian anarchist Red Cross and
$1,000 relief to the anti-Sovet prison.
ers in Russia.
Hatred Of Soviet Russia.
Hatred OF the machine for the work
ers and peasants government Of Rus
STA famed out in lengthy speech by
President Morris Sigman In which he
said IL was mot worth while" to com.
municate officially with the Soviet Re.
public.
Sigman's attack on Russia was pat
termed after the speeches that Samuel
Gompers makes before Civic Fedora
tion and other employers groups. II
came in connection with resolution
fathered by Socialist party cliques
asking Russia to release the prisoners
held there for opposing the Soviet
system. The resolution passed.
Delegates favoring Russia we're not
permitted TO speak. The suppression
Of the pro-Russian forces was even
more outrageous than at the Portland
convention Of the American Fedora.
ton OF Labor, where 1--WE speakers in
behalf OF Soviet recognition succeed.
ed in getting the floor before Matthew
Woll and Gompers cut of debate and
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To Fly Across siberia.

MOSCOW, May 1s.--The Russian
aviator Rossinvky contemplates to un.
dertake the fight between Moscow and
Vladivostok on Junkers machine. II
his experiment proves successful. this
air-route will be regularly established
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Quinn Confident.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 49,
John II. Quinn, national commander
OF the American Legion, this after
noon issued a statement expressing
confidence that congress will pass the
soldier insurance bonus bill over
President Coolidge's veto.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-19

NEW WORKMAN Wilson, apart.
ment owner, had private graft be.
sides hiking rents. He sold the ice
concession In his apartment building
20 one iceman for $3.50. That's bust.
ness