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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Negro Tenants Meet
Monday To Make Plan
For Rent-Hog Fight

The Negro Tenants League will
hold an important meeting Monday
evening at the Community Center
1901 Wabash Ave. Several hundred
negroes have already Joined this or
ganization and are studying how to
make their united strength most ef-
fective against the gouging landlords,
both negro and white.
The league has had only two meet
ings 80 far, but II is now cataloging
the membership and issuing cards. It
invites the assistance of all negro
tenants and others who are concern
ed with the housing situation on the
South Side.
According TO Lovat Fort-Whiteman,
the Negro Tenants League intends to
push its work ahead and make itself
felt in the trying situation forced on
the negro renters by greedy landlords.
Monday evenings meeting should go
far toward establishing a definite
course Of action for the league.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07

workers and farmers crowded into
the court room.
Six men and six women make up
the jury. Mrs. Fanny Jasper Of Green
vile, is no doubt, the first colored wo-
man ever to serve on a jury where
the defendant is charged with sedi-
ton. The jury is very much inter-
ested in everything that takes place
and seems to be impressed with the
responsibility resting on their shout
ders.
Praising Soviets, the Crime.
Today, Saturday, the prosecution
put on the stand several Serbian
workers, members of Serbian ma
tionalistic lodge in Farrell. who testi-
fed that the defendant worker spoke
highly about the Soviet government
Of Russia and that he urged them to
work for the same form of govern
ment in the United States. Further
examination of the witnesses by at
torney Ferguson brought out that
they had attended meetings of the
workers in Farrell an0 acted as stool
pigeons for the non-uniformed police
force OF Farrell, commanded by the
now celebrated Chief Leyshock who
went on the stand today and was sur
prised to be let of so easy by the
defense who did not pay him the hon
or of grilling him. Squire Franek
Of Farrell. who bound the defendants
over to the grand jury. also testified
that Eve or six years ago the defen-
dant worker now on trial, sold him a
pamphlet.
Attorney Ferguson petitioned the
court to quash the indictments against
the defendant. Judge McLaughry
overruled The petition and ordered
the trial 10 proceed.
Fears Workers Government.
Minutes books and the membership
roster taken by the police when they
raided the homes OF the defendants,
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after they get back. They have
found that this corporation
which broke an agreement with
its own company union in order
to reduce wages can also send
out lying agents to trap workers
into becoming strikebreakers.
Finds 100 Percent Strike.
Doig took a job at the Pullman
plant just long enough to find that
the efforts of the company thruout
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and
other states have only attracted from
so to so amateurs to take the places of
the 500 skilled workers who maintain
a 100 percent strike that is gradually
stopping the whole works. His &C
count Of the treachery Of the company
sets up in diary form as follows
April %, p. m.-Saw Baxter, employ
ment agent Pullman Co. at Frontenac
hotel, Detroit. He guaranteed 81 per
hour. Must pay own transportation
which will be refunded after 80 days
work. Baxter gave word of honor
there was no strike.
Piekets Tell of Strike.
April 20, a. m.-Arrived Chicago.
Started for Pullman employment Of
fee. Met by workers who told me
there was a strike of 500 riveters,
reamers, buckers and other steel men
because Pullman had cut wages in
violation of agreement. Went to strike
meeting. -
April 30, p. m.-Decided to take ic
to get look at plant. While waiting
in outer ONCE Of employment manager
OLeary heard him pleading with men
from Davenport, Iowa, offering full
protection and to find them living
quarters. They refused, some account
of principle, other because scabbing
is unhealthy.
OLeary sent me to steel shop Met
two others quitting. They said:
"Scab, there is a strike here" One
was from Louisville and the other
from Benton Harbor, Mich. Shop boss
explains there is little jam here but
] will get protection. i act surprised
and say something about Baxter's
word of honor in Detroit, O'Leary
standing by says he cant help what
Baxter said. So l start a fuss and
demand my back. pay. They coax and
promise protection. answer they
haven't got anybody working anyway.
Boys and Amateurs.
So get treated to personally con-
Quoted tour of inspection, and believe
me, they had only so or 60 men in the
shop, mostly boys and amateurs fhat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Big Mass Meeting To
Protest Anti-Alien Laws
Planned For Friday

The local branch of the Council
for the Protection of the Foreign Born
will hold a mass meeting in the Doug
las Park auditorium on Friday eve
ming, May Q, at s p. m. Invitations
have been extended to the Chicago
Federation of Labor, the Socialist
Party and the Workers Party to send
speakers. Several local unions Of the
American Federation OF Labor and In
dependent unions are affiliated with
the local council.
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was offered as evidence by the prose
cution, claiming that these would
show that the defendant now on trial
was an organizer and speaker for the
Workers Party of America-that he
had urged the workers 10 revolt and
set up a government Of workers and
farmers. This sounded pretty good
to the many farmers present in the
audience and no doubt, they will at
tend the trials every day from now
on, hoping to hear more about this
form of government Of farmers and
industrial workers.
The mass meetings charged to the
Farrell branch of the Workers Party
were never held for the simple rea-
son that Leyshock always broke them
up. Steel worker Tony Kovacich was
a prominent worker in his language
fraternal lodge and acted as chair.
man at some of their meetings. Free
speech and peaceful assemblage for
any working class organization has
never been allowed by the bourgeois
or police, yet the prosecution nicely
finds witnesses who have attended
anywhere from five TO ten mass meet
ings OF the Workers Party during the
past year or two.
o. Of J. "Red Terror"
When the court opens on Monday
while the prosecution will thrill the
countryside by having d. of j. dick
Lennon of Pittsburgh, explain the
RED Terror" In detail. Rev. Medic
founder and sole owner Of the Croa
tion-American Protective Society, ID
in attendance and takes his seat In
side the railing indicating TO workers
crowded on the otherside OF the rail
ing that the church and state still
have much In common.
Attorney Ferguson is being assist
ed by attorneys Nelson, Marks and
Barker, all OF Mercer County.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
PACKING HOUSE.
WORKERS JOINING
ARGENTINE STRIKE

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 6.
twenty-five thousand workers en-
ployed in the cold storage plants of
the big packing companies are join
ing the general strike against the new
pension law tomorrow.
Armour's, Swift's, Wilson's and 9TH
err Chicago packing interests will be
British packing employees are
out.
Thirty thousand workers marched
to President de Alvear's mansion and
demanded postponement of the en-
forcement of the law. The workers
are opposed to the collection of 5 per
cent weekly from their wages, insist
ing that the employers and the gov
eminent should bear the cost of the
pension.
Federation Backs Strike.
The Federation of Labor has in
formed the government the strike will
go on until the Objectionable features
are taken ont Of the bill
Buenos Aires is paralyzed by the
strike. The port is closed, and organ
lied labor is providing for some food
deliveries to its members, but food
deliveries as a whole are stopped.
Bosses Double Cross Labor.
Employers are double crossing the
workers. They supported the strike
at first for the two reasons that they
object to paying their own 5 per cent
share and want to kill the law entire
ly, and for the second reason that
they object to collecting the workers
5 per cent. These collections, they
fear, will lead to continual Interrupt
ton of production.
Alarmed now by the tremendous
workers solidarity and the paralysis
of profits which has come because tho
strike has gotten out OF their hands
the employers are now trying TO enc
IL. President Joaquin Anchorena o
the Commercial Association is linini
up business men for an attempted re
sumption Of trade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
TEACHERS TO
FIGHT REACTION
AT CONVENTION

NEW YORK, May 6.--Local s, of
the American Federation of Teachers,
passed several resolutions for intro
duction by its delegates to the next
convention of the federation.
Among the resolutions passed are
ones dealing with the questions of po-
litical prisoners, the foreign born, and
freedom Of expression in schools and
colleges.
The resolutions follow:
A. Membership and Organization.
Motion that the constitution be so
amended as to permit college teachers
to become members-at-large of the
American Federation of Teachers or
members of locals, and to permit the
formation of locals of college teach
ers.
Motion that the Executive Council
of the American Federation of Teach
ers be authorized to institute a ma
ton wide organization campaign
among the college teachers.
Motion that the national secretary
be authorized to organize at least one
nationwide organization campaign
during the coming year: ~ To give
the teachers union movement the
widest possible publicity among teach
ers; (2) To stimulate the formation
of new locals; 90 To stimulate the
growth of existing locals.
Motion that special efforts be made
during the coming year to organize
the rural school teachers and secure
their affiliation with the American
Federation of Teachers. The Ameri-
can Federation of Teachers pledges
itself to strive energetically for bet
ter salaries and tenure for rug
school teachers.
B. Freedom of Speech, Democracy.
The American Federation of Teach
ers pledges it's support to the efforts of
teachers and students in the colleges
A ?
of the country for the right to discuss
freely questions Of social Importance.
We hold that all those who labor,
with hand or brain, are entitled to full
civil and social rights, without dis
elimination on account Of nationality
or color
In this connection we place our
selves on record in opposition to any
Legislation discriminating against the
foreign born.
In this connection we place our
selves on record in opposition to any
efforts to discriminate thru legisla-
ton or social custom against the
Negro.
We demand the repeal of all gag"
legislation, including the criminal syn
dicalist laws and other similar re-
pressive measures.
We place ourselves on record as op-
posed to the Ku Klux Khan and other
similar organizations of a reactionary
character.
We demand the freedom Of all polit-
ical prisoners.
We stand for the same democratic
methods and tolerance for minority
opinion in the labor movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
DOUBLE CROSSING RAILWAY LABOR
BOARD FACES DEATH IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Having sue
ceeded in limiting debate to three
hours after the hottest fight of this
session in the House, advocates of the
Barley bill to abolish the Railroad
Labor Board will try today to force
the measure thru to a final vote.
A coalition of Democrats and 40 Re-
publicans last night hammered down
a Republican filibuster which kept the
House in session until midnight. Aft
er a 12-hour struggle in which is roll
calls were forced, the coalition sue
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
GLACIERS JOINING
STRIKERS AT The
PULLMAN SHOPS
CONTINUED From Page ~

South side of Chicago.
IL am convinced" said Holmgren,
that these big capitalists selected the
Pullman Company to introduce the
drastic wage cut, hoping to put it over
on all the main industries in Chicago
The Pullman Company was selected
because Of its long record as an
unscrupulous labor smashing, anti.
smashing company. If this strike had
OF occurred the wage reduction would
ave been made general"
Lauds Daily Worker.
Holmgren mentioned the help given
the strike by the DAILY WORKER
He declared 1t was the only paper in
Chicago carrying the strike news. The
DAILY WORKER was on sale at the
meeting. Charles Wills spoke on be-
half of the Chicago Federation of La
Dor. Wills promised aid for the Pull
man strikers, ana urged organization
into the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men.
Thomas Marsh, of Denver. former
employee of the Pullman Company who
was blacklisted because OF his activi-
ties in strike and union organization
work, denounced the Pullman Com
pany system Of insurance. "They pre-
tend to give you something for moth
ing" said Marsh, ''but in reality they
hold the pension and insurance system
as a club to keep the man from strik-
ing. When the Pullman Company puts
over a wage cut or lengthens the work
day and the men start to strike, the
Pullman officials declare, If you lose
your strike we will take away your
pension privileges and stop your in
surance."
Speaker Urgues Picket Duty.
Max Salzman, organizer Of the
Young Workers League, spoke at yes
terday's strike meeting. He said that
it was the duty of every striker to
Join the Brotherhood Of Railway Car
men. and to do regular picket duty.
He promised the strikers the support
Of the II foreign language papers
published by the Workers Party.
S. M. Surndall of La Grange, Illi-
nois, was a visitor to the strike meet
ing. He declared he has been a union
man for over so years. He also boosted
of being a subscriber to the DAILY
WORKER, from the first day Of its
existence.
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union
BOOSTS FIGHT
FOR VICTORY
(continued from page y

arrests and went up and down the
streets picking out their people.
Several strikers were taken when
they were ready to get the car to go
home and we're not on the picket line
at all.
May Drop Hymen Cases
Many of the cases to come before
Donnie" Sullivan next week are I'M
der the Hymen Bros. injunction and
quite a number OF the workers in
volved are from the Hymen shops.
1t was anticipated that these cases
would be dropped, but such action
has not yet been taken by the COM
pany.
Sullivan would surely have night
mares IL he took his job seriously.
He looked much annoyed at the
crowded courtroom yesterday but
was as unobliging as ever. The hope
full young faces before him have no
effect in softening his gristly heart.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
MILITANT MINERS
OF ILLINOIS READY
CONVENTION
Will Fight Farrington's
Appointive Power
By THOMAS MYERscoucH.

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, May g. With
only one more week remaining before
the lid is lifted, things, that promise
bitter battle in the Peoria conven-
ton, May 10, are being done by both
the machine and their opponents in
the Illinois Miners Union.
Those who claim to know the ''in-
side" affairs of the Harrington ma
chine, say that the convention COM
mittees have been called to Spring
field to be groomed for their part in
the convention fights. Expectation of
such maneuvers on the part of the
machine has prompted the Belleville
SubDistrict miners 10 issue a call
for meeting of the Delegates to as
semble in Belleville next Sunday,
May 18th. The call, signed by seven
delegates from this section, asks the
delegates to come and discuss the vi
tai issues affecting the Miners I'm
ion.
A good-sized delegation is anticipat-
ed, and such things as the Appoint
ing Power, Unemployment, Labor
Party, The Kansas-Howat case and
other important things will be gone
over.
Appointees Fought Strike.
There is perhaps no other section
of the Miners Union, where the men
are so bitterly opposed to the Appoint
tive Power, as here in Belleville, and
this is due to the abuses to which
such power is subjected. This sec
ton, made famous by its wildcat
strike" Of 1919, which resulted in the
revocation of many charters at that
time, not to mention Farringtons ex-
penditure Of $4,000 to crush the
strike, has been foremost always in
the fight to wrest this power from
the machine.
These "Wildcatters," name which
is gracefully accepted by the ones
who took part in that strike, still re-
member the part played by the ap-
pointees who were paid out of that
S27 900, and they will never rest I'M
til all the machines" in the Miners
Union are stripped of such power
The $4,000 issue will be remembered
by the delegates to the International
convention of 1921, because it was
made an issue there by John L. Lewis
At that time he was an avowed enc
my of Frank Harrington and used
that issue as a stepping stone to the
crucifixion Of the latter, but, owing
to the welding together of the forces
opposed to both Harrington and
Lewis, ''peace pact was signed and
they are sailing gracefully along now
in the same canoe.
State Convention May 10.
From Belleville the delegates will
proceed to Peoria, ILL.,, where they will
meet with other delegates Of like
thought, and when the convention
opens next Tuesday morning, May
18th, the machine that has reigned,
all too long to suit the delegates
from the Belleville district, will meet
the opposition of determined men.
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the rebel having his day in his mas
ter's court.
Tony Kovacich First Defendant.
Tony Kovacich, was the first of
the Farrell defendants to be placed
on trial for alleged violation Of the Sc
dition Law of Pennsylvania.
Attorney John Myers, former feder-
al prosecutor and district attorney Lee
roy Richard appeared for the prosecu-
ton while l. e. Ferguson Of Chicago,
headed the attorneys retained by the
defense.
Judge ]. A. McLaughry, who pre-
sided at the Blankenstein trial in
Pittsburgh is presiding here. Attor-
ney Myers was the prosecutor that
brought about the conviction of Blank
enstein.
Upon request Of the defense coun-
sci, the jurors were subjected to in
dividual examination, something un-
usual in this court. Eight jurors were
examined before the first one was
chosen. II took one hour TO secure
the first juror The prosecution OBJ
jected TO the method of examination
used by the defense, holding that
capital and labor had nothing to do
with this trial. After examining 80
Jurors the selection was finally COM
pleted.
Jsckass Sally OF Prosecutor.
Assistant Prosecutor Myers, an ex-
army officer, dramatically exclaimed
that the government maintains the
Workers Party is a seditious organiza-
ton, and the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania would prove that when the
time came but that the Socialist Par
ty was no more seditious than the
Republican or Democratic Party. This
little sally on part Of Myers caused
some broad grins from the many steel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Australian Miners
Defeat Bosses In
Three Day Strike

SYDNEY. N. s. W., May g. At
Broken Hill, a big mining center in
New South Wales, where the work
ers are 100 per cent unionized. NUM-
cipal employees struck work for high
er wages, shorter hours, and improv-
cd conditions. There was general
strike and after three days, the NUM-
cipal authorities granted an increase
in wages Of so cents per week, Ave.
day week, and a conference to deal
with minor matters
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
MUSSOLINI FEARS
VIOLENCE HE
LOOSED IN ITALY
Workers Will Never
Forgive Murderer
BY eIUsIPPI CYCLIC.

LONDON. May 6.--Signor Benito
Mussolini has publicly announced his
intention to abandon faction for the
nation" and in consequence to cease
the use of Fascist methods. This is
the reply to vigorous press cam
paign for the abandonment of violence
and the restoration of law and order,
as result Of the Fascist victory at
the elections.
The argument used was that the
election showed that Fascism had the
support of the people, and need no
longer use such methods.
l believe Mussolini was sincere in
making his statement. There is no
doubt that if he could govern the
country without being forced to resort
to criminal violence, he would not
hesitate one moment to change to
peace and law. I am quite convinced
that he would be more pleased than
anyone else to get rid of his wild sup
porters.
The question. however, is whether
he can do that-that is. whether
actual political and economic condi-
tions in italy do allow him to do so
at this moment.
Moreover. it remains to be seen to
what extent the Italian working class
would be inclined to give Mussolini its
support. supposing Mussolini did. in
fact. move to the Left.
l do not see the least possibility of
such change in his policy taking place
at present, or in the near future. Mus
solini has erected an unsurmountable
barrier-the barrier of the workers
slain by the Fascisti-between him
and the Italian workers.
Workers Suspicious.
There were in 1921 three and a half
million organized workers in Italy, of
whom two and half million belonged
to the General Confederation of Labor
(entireIy under the influence of the
Socialist Party. the other million be
longing to Catholic, Republican, and
Syndicalist unions.
Now only 100000 workers belong.
even according to their own state
ments. to the Fascist unions. What
has become Of the other 100000
workers?
They are not in the Socialist unions
because these have been smashed, and
also because the worker cannot be ex-
pected to risk his life and expose his
family to persecution, for remaining
faithful to a union which could not
protect him in any way against the
employer. But these 100000 workers
have remained outside all unions, and
refused to join the Fascist unions.
This proves clearly that the Italian
working class still remains, as a
whole, hostile to the Fascist Govern
ment.
Nor could Mussolini possibly turn to
policy of sincere democracy, since
he is prisoner of the capitalist class.
and since there is no possibility of his
being able to hold power against the
will of his present supporters.
If he tried to he would be immedi-
ately confronted with strong dis
sident movement in the Fascist Party,
armed, financed and ultimately hurled
against him by the magnates Of Italian
finance and industry, without his be-
ing able to counterweigh the loss Of
the capitalist support with any sup
port from the working class.
(London Daily Herald.)
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ceeded in:
1. Taking the bill from the COM
mittee.
2. Forcing its immediate consider
alton by the House.
3. Limiting debate to three hours.
But the resolute Republican flibus-
ter led by Majority Leader Long
worth succeeded in holding the coali-
ton to this small gain and hoped to-
day to force two weeks postpone
ment Of further consideration, which
probably would mean the bills death
this session.
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spent most of their time trying to
keep the hot scale from inside their
shirt collars. After more fuss about
transportation back to Detroit / left.
OJeary remarked, I'd get my fare
back, like hell.
April 80, a. m.-Still trying to get
that railroad fare to Detroit. Put mat
ter in lawyers hands but there don't
seem to be any law to protect workers
who are hired under false pretenses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Scandinavians Tell
Coolidge To Veto
immigration Bill

Denouncing the Johnson immigra-
ton bill and calling on President
Coolidge to veto this infamous piece
of legislation, 60 delegates from 30
Danish and Norwegian organizations
of Chicago, met in Falkets Hall and
decided to send representatives to the
Chicago Council for the Protection Of
Foreign-born.
Similar declarations have been
adopted by three Swedish mass meet
ings in various parts of Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-07
Ask Veto Of immigration Bill.

NEW YORK. May 6.--President
veto of the immigration bill. allowing
only 2 per cent quotas on the basis
of the 1890 census, is demanded in n
letter to Coolidge by the executive
committee, Fellowship of Reconcilia-
ton, New York. The bill lis viola
ton OF the principle OF brotherhood,
and is both disingenuous and mis-
chievous." says Bishop Paul Jones
who signs the letter.