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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
STRIKING FOOD
WORKERS TELL
PUBLIC FACTS
Plan Mass Meeting On
Thursday Night

The striking Greek restaurant
workers will present the barbaric con-
ditions under which they were forced
to work before the strike, to the gen.
eral public at mass meeting to be
held Thursday night at 722 Blue
Island avenue.
The Chicago branch of the Anal
gamated Food Workers Union de-
clares, that when the general public
knows the evil effect Of the 1914 hour
day and seven-day week on the men,
that they will refuse to eat in the
ITO scab restaurants which issued
the injunction against the strikers.
Central Board Report.
Charles H. Keller, organizer Of the
Chicago branch OF the Amalgamated
Food Workers, will report today on
the results Of his conference in New
YORK with the central executive board
Of the Amalgamated Food Workers
Union. The central executive board
is expected to put all the power at
their command back of the striking
restaurant workers, in the fight on
the injunction Judge Friend and the
Greek restaurant owners who granted
the blanket injunction restraining the
strikers from picketing.
Flock Into Union.
Albert e. Stewart, secretary of the
Chicago Amalgamated Food Workers
Union, said today that all over the
city workers in the Greek restaurants
are fiocking into the union. "This is
the first strike ever heard of where
an injunction was issued against
picketing before the men went on
strike" Stewart told the DAILY
WORKER reporter. "But a general
campaign to get the restaurant work
ers of the city into the union will
more than counterfeit the attempted
intimidation Of the strikers by the is
suance of the blanket injunction.
Stewart said that no injunction can
be issued which will prevent the men
from joining the union. TITS getting
so now that the men who are being
fired for joining the Amalgamated
cannot be replaced by non-union men.
They are all joining the union, and
will soon be one hundred per cent or
ganized."
VIII Tell Of Strike.
The mass meeting Thursday will be
addressed by speakers in both Greek
: ~ -isrh ~ - aa-~F It'll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
FRENCH RADICAL
SOCIALISTS WAR
ON MILLERAND
Poincare Backers Hint
at Dictatorship


PARIS, May 27.-The drive to Jim
my president Millerand from his Of
fee is now in full swing. 1t is be-
lieved the socialists will consent to
accept portfolios in the Herriot gov
eminent, provided the president is re-
moved This would be a good excuse
for them to break their pledges
against collaborating in the left bloc
cabinet. The majority of the French
socialists are undoubtedly against
participation in the cabinet, but it is
safe to say that this is not true of the
leaders.
The socialist organ, lie Populaire,
points out that there are two ways to
force his withdrawal; one is by re-
fusing to form a government and the
other, to move reduction of his sal
airy.
In the meantime, Herriot is letting
it be known that he is no enfant ter
rible. Like the American La Toilette
he has a reputation for being dan
gerous enemy of the big capitalists
but so far he has not inflicted any
severe wounds on them. He is sup
porter of the league of nations, yet he
no less than Poincare, insists on "se-
curity" against Germany, and pay
ment of reparatoins. His is in hearty
accord with the views of Ramsay
Macdonald on the question of the
league of nations.
Herriot is for the Dawes report and
will talk about the evacuation of the
Ruhr only after the Dawes plan is
put in operation. Poincare, in a
speech declared, that his Ruhr policy
would not be given kick in the Stats
by the new government and that he
would be back in power again after
the left bloc failed to accomplish any
thing or make good its prediction
promises.
On the Russian question, Herriot
declared himself as follows: Il do
not confound the Russian people nor
the Russian government with the
Communist International. In trying to
re-establish relations with the Soviet
Republic, / shall not let myself be
manouyered by agitation and shall not
forget that small French investors
have great interests in Russia"
Herriot also expressed thanks to
Poincare for the frankness which his
political opponent put him in touch
with the foreign negotiations of the
government. Meanwhile, Poincare is
warning the country against secret
German military preparations, and de-
claring that France would not with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28

pet reporters for over a week, were
not given out to the delegates until
now. The delegates have been asking
for these resolutions daily, knowing
that they contained some of the most
important business before the conven-
ton. But Walter Nesbit, who was in
charge of their distribution, had de-
clared he did not know where they
were.
Immediately after the distribution
of the book of resolutions, Earring
tons committee at once started in on
the resolution relating to the appoin-
tive power. This was contrary to all
proper procedure, as there are five
resolutions in the book which should
have been considered before the first
resolution on appointive power came
up. This was in line with Earring
tons procedure the day before, when
he dehed all the laws of the conven-
ton and brought in the report of the
committee on appeals and grievances
instead of the report on resolutions.
Farrington's game has been to save
discussion OF the appointive power un-
til the last minute and then adjourn
the convention with the matter still
hanging in the air.
Create Much Confusion.
After Kerr spoke for his boss, Far
rington, the committees report was
amended, to still further confuse the
situation; then the amendment was
rushed to a vote without any one get
ting the floor.
The amendment was carried by a
vote Of 224 to 16S. The motion as
amended was being put to vote
when the delegates began to wake up
and find what was being put over on
them. Delegate John Hindmarsh
took the floor and pointed out to the
delegates that they were confused by
Farrington's trickery. ITO continue
to vote as you did on this amendment
would be to undo what you did a few
days ago." said Hindmarsh. ITO al
low harrington to appoint the legal
Investigators means that you have re-
turned to him his appointive power,
which you so decisively took away a
few days ago. l warn you that If you
were instructed to vote against the
appointive power to watch what you
are doing on this motion"
Hindmarsh told the delegates that
If they followed out their instructions
they would have to vote down the
committees report as amended and
take up one of the resolutions from
amongst the So that pertain to the
subject. The convention adjourned
for the day after Hindmarsh had
spoken, to take the matter up again at
the mornings session.
Aid Mooney Defense Fund.
After a discussion, the convention
voted, 269 to 101, for $500 to the Tom
Mooney defense fund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28

draw her military forces from the
Ruhr except in a measure equal to the
Dawes reparations. He makes it quite
clear that the Dawes plan does not
insist on Ruhr evacuation.
In view of the fact that Poincare
is about to quit Office, the significance
Of his threats is increased by state
ment in the Nationalist Fascist news
paper, The Liberte, that the present
situation in France is similar to that
Of Italy after the second Nitti gov
eminent, before Mussolini seized
power. This may be a hint that
should the left bloc be unsuccessful
in muddling thru, Poincare and the
heavy industrialists, who are his back
ers, may pull off a Mussolini stunt,
and establish Fascist Dictatorship
The financial situation is growing
worse and worse. The lefts blame
the rights and the rights blame the
let's. The Communists blame both
and declare the only solution Of the
ills that afflict the sick social body
of France, is Workers and Peasants
government as step toward a die
tatorship of the workers and pea
SAINTS and the beginning of the work
to social reconstruction on Commun-
list basis.
The illness of the franc is blamed
on the Poincare financial hackers by
the lefts, while the reactionary press
say that it is not surprising if French
investors should prefer to withdraw
their investments from French indus
tries, feeling their wealth would be
safer in some other country, not gov
erned by radicals. The Poincare crowd
now point to the huge French debt
as the cause of the slump in the franc.
M. Painleve, the leader of 80 Repub-
lican Socialist deputies, is out for the
presidency Of the Chamber; posi-
ton which is regarded as a stepping
stone to the presidency Of the Repub-
lie.
Senator Anatole De Monte, a con-
vert to the program of recognizing
Soviet Russia, is mentioned for
finance minister.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
81 CTATEC WINE For ST PAIL


farmers and workers independent Of
the two old parties is stimulating in
terest everywhere. The building of
parties in the states named shows
conclusively that the new party is as
sured.
The decision Of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers in their convention
ust closed in Philadelphia to send
delegates to the June 18th convention
with instructions to work for the for
nation of a crystallized organization
in the American Labor movement, and
their action is sure to have its eff
feet on the other Internationals.
There are strong indications of a
split in the c. P. p. A. over the ques-
ton of supporting McAdoo on the
Democratic ticket or La Toilette on a
ticket independent of the two old par
ties.
The events of the past few days af-
fords good evidence that the support
piling up behind the June 18th con-
vention In st. Paul has aided in break
ing many of them away from non
partisan action and convinced them
Of the wonderful possibilities of build
ing a new party this year.
With this split now evident, 1t is
well to remember that the position of
the st. Paul convention is that they
will adopt policy and program fiexi-
BILE and broad enough to include all
elements who stand for Independent
political action by the workers and
farmers. They have repeatedly de-
,lared for unity of action between all
farmer-labor elements.
The organizations already built and
in the process Of building show con-
clusively that the foundation for the
st. Paul convention is firm. At the
st. Paul convention the real Ameri-
can Farmer-Labor Party will be built.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
HARRINGTON PLAYS HIS TRICKS

PEORIA. ILL.,, May 27.-Discarding
the last vestige Of loyalty to the iii.
nois miners who pay him his salary
President Frank Harrington. yester-
day told the convention that il their
vote, taking from him the power to
appoint union employees, were allowed
to stand, 1t would mean that the legal
Investigators would have to be elected
in the last minute of the convention
Despite the fact that Vice President
Harry Fishwick, acting as chairman
when Farrington's report was being
discussed, ruled that the vote against
the appointive power meant that the
constitution committee would be hon,
or bound to bring in a report along
the lines voted by the convention
Harrington is making last desperate
effort to get the delegates to vote
against their instructions and reverse
their previous action.
Harrington called to his aid Chief
Counsel Angus Kerr, Of the legal stan
and was also backed UP by the report
brought in by his appointed commit
tee on constitutional resolutions.
Rules Against 5erkowieh.
Harrington had ruled S. Berkowich
out Of order on the ground that Berk.
owich was not delegate to the con
vention, when Berkowich tried to pro.
test against the joint group board al
lowing him to be biacklisted without
protest. Harrington decided against a
point of order made for the same rea.
son, and allowed Kerr to speak in
Farrington's defense, altho Kerr is
not a delegate.
The motion upon which Harrington
tried to sneak back his appointive
power was No. rs, Of the resolutions
on constitution, which would give
Harrington the right to appoint legal
Investigators. It is with the legal in.
vestigators that Harrington has been
able to saddle the Illinois miners with
his tyrannical machine Harrington
has been able to control the elections,
steal the votes, and use his legal in
vestigators to good advantage to him.
self as committee members at the dis
trict conventions.
The legal investigators have been
the real bone of contention, and Far.
rington is looking ahead to the cleo
tions next December. The delegates
say that if Farrington's appointive
power is kept from him, he will not
even dare run for reelection, knowing
that a fair vote at the next elections
will depose him in favor Of some pro-
gressive.
Finally Get Resolutions.
The stage was all set by Earring
ton and his committee to railroad
thru the resolution allowing him to
retain control of the legal investigat-
ors. The book of resolutions on con-
stitution, altho printed two weeks
ago, and in the hands of Farrington's
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
Communists Jeer Won
Tirpitz, Asking, "Where
Are Your Submarines?"

Continued from page one)
to command the votes of the clerical
Peoples Party. the Democratic and
Bavarian Peoples Party and the Unit.
ed Socialist Party.
Troops Guard.
The Nationalists claim the right to
elect the president Of the Reichstag.
Secretly the Nationalists are not un-
alterably opposed to the Dawes plan.
but cannot admit this openly, as they
were elected on an anti-Dawes plat
form.
Considerable pressure is being brot
to bear on Germany by the Ramsay
Macdonald government to bring about
acceptance of the Dawes report. The
British government is anxious to sta.
bilize the capitalist system and holds
a club over the head of German lead.
ers who might be inclined to resent
the mortgaging of Germany to the In.
ternational bankers.
White today the Reichstag is the
centre Of interest, rumblings of in
dustrial warfare come from the Ruhr
where over half million miners are
still on strike. Mr.. A. ]. Cook, score
tary Of the British Miners Federation
and radical left wirger who has not
changed his mind Immediately he as
sumed Office, said that che British
workers could not support their
seven-hour day unless they support
the German miners for the same prin-
ciple.
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CONTINUED from page one)
established them as permanent organ
izations. These were the Farmer-La-
Dor parties of Minnesota, South Da-
kota, and Washington, and the Pro-
gressive parties of Idaho and Nebras-
ka. In addition to these, the conven
ton was supported by the Farmer
Labor parties of Montana and Nortl
Dakota, which, altho they are new
parties, are backed by some of the
most influential men in the political
life Of the state.
New State Parties Building.
The organizations named above
were all in existence at the time the
June 18th convention was called.
Since the call for the convention was
broadcasted turnout the country the
sentiment for independent political
action by the workers and farmers
has been greatly stimulated. The
Farmer-Labor Party of Colorado,
which has gone thru several cam.
paigns has decided to line up in sup
port of the June 18th convention. In
many other states conventions have
been or will be held for the purpose
of organizing state parties and elect
ing delegates to the st. Paul conven-
ton.
In Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri.
New York, and Illinois, conventions
have been held In the last week.
made up Of delegates from workers
and farmers organizations, which in
each case nominated a state ticket,
took the necessary steps to get their
party on the ballot, and elected dele
gates to the June 18th convention.
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Ohio. and California calls are now out
for state conventions for the avowsd
purpose Of supporting the national
movement. In Iowa, Oregon, Michi-
gan, and Wisconsin efforts are being
exerted in an attempt to form state
organizations In time to actively par
ticipate in the November campaign.
In the Farmer-Labor parties OF
West Virginia and Indiana, strong
groups are working in an effort to
line these parties up behind the st.
Paul convention.
Permanent Party Assured.
The nationwide agitation for a par
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
PULLMAN CAR
AFRAID TO SHOW
FACE IN MEETING
Carry Took Sick When
Advertising Failed

President e. F. Carry, of the Pull
man Car Works, deeply disappointed
q few old fogies when he failed to
show up at scheduled meeting at
the Public Auditorium in Pullman
Park on Monday night.
Whether Carry was still weighted
down with the Knighthood of St.
Gregory, heaped on him by Cardinal
Mundelein just after he had given
his employees a drastic wage cut, or
whether Carry was afraid there might,
by some strange chance, be an honest
to-God workingman in the audience,
has not been reported. However, Car
ry sent his regrets and the meeting
broke up at 9 o'clock.
If Carry was afraid to face some Of
the workers who had struck against
his slavish company union, and
against a wage cut, he worried with
out cause. AS one Of the visitors was
heard to remark, "Say, there's not a
human being in the place"
Bum Show Well Advertised.
Garry had made great preparations
for this mass" meeting. The twenty
thousand Pullman slaves had been ex-
hGrted to come. Leaflets were dis
tributed broadcast thruout the shop,
declaring that "AlI loyal employees are
expected to be present to hear their
president speak" Posters were put
up on all the bulletin boards announc-
ing the treat" which the Pullman
pieceworkers were to have in feasting
their eyes on the president. Announce
ments were made in the local papers,
Garry, the benefactor Of Pullman,
viii speak under the auspices Of the
Pullman Twenty Year Service Club
on Monday night"
Carry must have got wind of the
fact that instead Of a mass meeting
of workers, there assembled only a
handful Of veterans who had worked
in the Pullman shops for twenty
years or over and looked it too. There
was also a sprinkling of Office work
ers and their wives.
"Lock Up Your Troubles"
There was a plano recital and
recitation by a WORKOUT society wom-
an who continually sounded the re-
frain in her poem that the workers
should not worry. Lock your troubles
up in box, sit on the box and throw
the key away" ran the theme. Con-
sidering that the audience was COM
pose Of veteran Pullman erc7'e.os.
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DAILY WORKER
e-w1esM sIV s,s'Isl:Ve nrw
OEEEU IHOI UN
FOOD WAR FRONT
Scab Restaurant Men
Get Strike Message

The Special Food Workers Strike
Edition of the DAILY WORKER was
well distributed yesterday. Dozens
Of workers sold thousands Of copies
Of the Special" to both patrons and
workers in Chicago restaurants. I'm
organized workers were eager to buy
the paper which told their story and
carried the message Of the union in
spite of the injunction Of Judge Hugo
Friend.
Restaurant patrons were just as
eager to know all about the strike.
They bought the paper in large num-
bers and many after reading it came
back to the strikers who sold it and
gave them contributions to help the
work Of organizing the sweated work
ers.
swells All Read II
Altho the sale of the paper was
greatest in working class neighbor-
hoods the swell" districts were not
overlooked by the union workers.
Sheridan Road and the Wilson Ave.
district were visited by the unionists
who reported big sales.
"The most effective weapon we
could have gotten under any cirtum-
stances" was the way one member of
the organization committee of the
Food Workers Union described the
Special" of the DAILY WORKER.
1T enabled us to take the message
of the union right to the workers and
the public under the nose OF the in
junction. The bosses know how to
use publicity and it is fine to see the
workers use such valuable weapon
so well.
Good Job Well Done
"The DAILY WORKER talked in
the language Of the workers. The
effectiveness of the Special" was adj
ded to by the fact that It was so we'll
done. The paper was there. We
must hand it to the STAFF which turn
ed out such a fine sheet for us. A
good job we'll done, that's what it
was"
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Is~49 74L q0B0 SEy DaT
A program S-af = = Jeisle---... tsIat
bespeaks not only an enjoyable time,
but also a profitable one. Three
splendid speakers in short, snappy
talks are to add a valuable note to
the gathering. Bob Minor, editor Of
the Liberator and the country's great
est cartoonist, will be at the festivi-
ties. ]. w. tombstone, district organ
izer for the 7. U. E L., who has just
returned from the Miners Convention
where the militants have accounted
for themselves so splendidly, brings
welcome note from the field of bat
tie. And Max Schactman, editor Of
The Young Worker will speak for the
young militants.
These three speakers, attraction
enough for any affair, are only part
of the program. Arrangements have
been made to introduce novelties new
to Chicago's gatherings. Games and
sports of many kinds have been ar
ranged For the children the grove
facilities provide swings and a merry
go-round and decorations will add a
festive note to the occasion.
Last years most successful affair
will be duplicated If all advance no.
tees of the ticket sale and the COM
mittees, preparations are to be taken
as indications. The grounds are AL
tenheim Grove. Take Forest Park
al" to the gates, or Madison street
car and transfer to suburban line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
One Machine Smashed

When in the closing hours of the Illinois Miners Con-
venton PEORIA the Harrington forces defeated in
their twefthhour attempt the appoinve power
abolished during the last weeks sessions downfall
vicious machine that has hobbed Labor Illinois signed
and sealed Unofficial count of the ro-ca showed that
4o6 delegates voted against Harrington while 443
under his control Like all such artificial groupings, Far
rngons hitherto weIl-oiled machine will quickly fall
pieces that has received its walking papers
official administration.
All of which shows that the rank file some-
thing deep and fundamental No of agitation and
propaganda could have created the profound
District II Convention and by the local unions that gave the
delegates their instructions The Illinois miners taking
determined steps forward.
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this Vas asking a Iot.sIlls ,s>,s,-. -lTIro,u
ed for reverence for God and the boss.
But everyone was waiting expect
antly for the piece de resistance of
the evening-the talk of st. Carry.
Expectancy thrilled The audience as
Mark Higgins. president of the Pull
man Twenty Year Slavery Club, rose.
He was to introduce Carry.
Higgins, however, regretfully an
nounced that Carry was sick. HE is
under the doctors care and his fami-
ly is worried about him." said G. Hig-
gins. II know that you will be sorry
to hear that Carry has a sore throat"
The DAILY WORKER reporter
didn't blame Carry for giving the
twenty-year termers the run-around.
What could Carry get out of these
WORKOUT pieces of machinery. They
had served their sentences.
Loyal Slave Praises Boss.
Mark Higgins spoke a little in eu-
logy of Carry. Probably good many
OF you have never seen Carry" said
Higgins, "let alone talked to him.
worked as a furnace tender in the
Pullman plant for SO years. and
never say Carry except once, year
and half ago. l didn't get close
enough to touch him, but did get real
close to him and got a good look at
him"
at is too bad Carry didn't show up"
Higgins continued. II know you folks
wanted to get a glimpse of the man
you are working for. know l always
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
100 TRAPPED IN MEX
MINE; HUMAN LIFE is
CHEAP TO U. S. OWNERS

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, May 27.
lin a mine cavern near GuadaIa-
lara more than 100 workers were
killed. Many Of the bodies have
been recovered.
The Mexican mines are even more
unsafe than those In the United
States. They are mostly owned by
"grlngoes" who don't give a damn
about the lives Of "greasers."