The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-18

ing the peace.
Was ApIng Coolidge.
"Majah" Berry was praised in every
capitalist paper in the country for
smashing the two strikes in New York
This fattery turned his head. He
had no idea that they were only kid
ding" him. The capitalists have thou
sands of men with brains in both par
ties who are better able to serve them
in the capacity Of paeSident just now
than the swivel chair Hajah," Per-
haps he would make a good fascist
lieutenant. for them, when the time
comes to use a MussoIini But that
time is not just yet.
Berry threw his hat in the ring, but
it was scarcely noticed. Z His publicity
manager boosted on his business abil-
ity, told of the number Of industrial
enterprises he owned in Tennessee.
How he got the money to establish
those enterprises was left a dark
secret. Everybody did not read the
story of Berry's court struggle with
the Chicago Printing Pressmen's Lo-
cal No. 8. This story-it is hot
one-will be told in subsequent arti-
cles.
The Arkansas Kid"
Berry once had his picture in the
Police Gazette, under the title of the
Arkansas Kid" Perhaps he expected
to get the sporting vote with the slo-
gan: From barroom bum to presi-
dent" However, his ability was not
equal to his ambition and his race for
the presidency was a bigger fizzle
than Henry Ford's effort to end the
war, when he foated his famous peace
ship. 1t e31
During his campaign for the presi-
dency on the democratic ticket. Berry
held a meeting in Chicago theater.
Everybody was supposed to be
there, but when the "majah" got on
the platform, he could see nothing in
front of him but empty seats except
ing few Of his fiunkeys and others
who did not have any other place to
go. The meeting was under the aus
pieces of the Order of Eagles and Ber-
rvs speech was on "Eagledom." How
anybody but a moron could talk for
over one minute on such a subject is
beyond comprehension. Berry is not
moron. II he is, he is a wise one
He is an eagle, 4ndrtthe pressmen
agree that he is bird The meeting
proved to Berry that his friends
among are pressmen were few and
far between. He realized that if he
ran for Office in Chicago he would not
get enuf votes to light hfs pipe with.
Got Name Before Convention.
Having gotten as far as the Madi-
son Square Garden convention of the
democratic party, Berry at least got
his name in the papers, and it is now
reported that he considers it beneath
his dignity to be president of an in
ternational union with only about
10000 members. 1t is said that what
ne wants to turn the I. P. P. and A. u.
into is company union, with a lot of
slaves in it that will take any dirt the
employers feel like giving them,
Another scheme of Berry's is to get
automatic feeders in general use. He
has an investigating committee now
working in the east to test the practi-
cability Of the scheme. OF course Ber.
rvs men will find it workable.
Berry called a phony conference in
Washington at the Willard hotel, in
January, 1925. The automatic nron-
osition was presented to them and only
the business agent of Franklin Union
NO. voted against 1t. This plan If
put into force will eliminate 60 per
cent of the feeders, and will not nut
dime In the pockets of those who
| remain.
Has Personal Interest.
II is reported that Berry has per
sonal interest in those automatic ma
chimes. The chief sales manager for
the company that manufactures them
is a man named Harry Muss. former
trustee In Berry's Pressmen's Home
IN Tennessee. Freshmen are OF the
opinion that Muss and company stand
to make over one million dollars on
the sale of those machines in Chicago
alone. And II Berry succeeds in max
Ing the pressmen accept the innova.
ton, is not Berry entitled to some of
the gravy? That's what the pressmen
and feeders are saying, and it sounds
plausible.
NOW that the pressmen and feeders
are planning to unite their forces Ber-
ry sees one of his best bets vanish
Ing. Like the capitalist, he thrives on
the disunity of the workers. The
spread of the amalgamation movement
Is to him serious danger and he is
doing everything in his power to stop
1t. He knows taat ainalgamation will
not end with the union of the press.
men and feeders but win spread like
wildfire over the country. For this
reason his tools in the local unions
will do everything In their power to
sabotage the plans for amalgamation.
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