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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
BUILDING TRADE
WORKERS DEMAND
WAGE INCREASE
WashingtonBuiIder and
Unions at War

WASHINGTON, D. c., March TO-
Four of the leading building trade
unions here have demanded an in
crease in wages, and the "a leading
building concerns of the District of
Columbia have organized to fight
against any wage increase.
The operative builders association,
as the new employers association
has named itself, passed a resolution
pledging that no member would grant
an increase in wages. The builders
have further refused to give work to
any sub-contractor who meets the
union demands, and have enlisted the
financial interests, who have promised
to make no loans to any contractor
who raises wages.
Painters and paperhangers have
asked for raise from SO to $40 per
day, and have set the date of April Is
for this scale to go into effect. Plumb
ers ask a raise from $40 to $11 per
day, to take effect May Z. Rough
stone masons are asking the same
raise as the plumbers, to take effect
April /.
The builders and contractors threat
en- a general look out in an attempt
to starve the building workers into
submission.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
SECTION OF tn TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE
Ammunition for the Workers Arsenal
Women in American Trade Unions.
BY MANUEL GOMEZ.

1--WE times as many women as in
| 1910 we're members Of trade un.
ions in 1920
Women in industry are not such
docile slaves as many have supposed.
They have shown a stubborn and cour.
ageous loyalty to the working class as
a whole which the history of the Am.
erican trade union movement amply
testifes. They have been the back
bone OF great strikes, notably in the
clothing industry and the textile in
dustry. Women are getting into the
trade unions in greater and greater
numbers. If the union officials would
devote more attention to the question
of organizing women than they do at
present it can be predicted with Ger.
tainty that extraordinary results
would be obtained.
Women Being Drawn Into Industry.
Some interesting facts for Womens
Day are revealed by taking some
trade union figures recently issued by
the national bureau of economic re-
search and comparing them with the
latest census of women in industry
compiled by the U. S. department of
commerce.
Both in 1910 and in 1920 women
constituted about one-fifth of the total
number Of "gainfully employed" per-
sons. From 1880 on the increase of
women "gainfully employed" has pro-
ceeded at much more rapid rate
than the increase of the total working
population-which means that women
are being drawn directly into the class
struggle as reflected in industry, com
MERGE and trade.
1t should be understood that the
term "gainfully employed" as used by
the department of commerce, is far
from being the same as usefuIIy en-
pIoyed; it is not limited to Workers
but includes wage-earners and bosses
alike. Nevertheless, 20 per cent of
the. S,549,511 women listed as gain
fully employed" are wage-earners.
A Big Job Ahead.
Relatively and positively-any way
you look at 1.-THE number of work.
ing women who are also members of
trade unions is small. There is a big
job ahead. Only one-fifteenth of the
working women are organized. This
is much smaller proportion than is
the case with men-taking the Amer
lean working class as a whole, it is
about one-tifth organized. But with
regard to the apparently poor showing
of the women, there's a reason. The
reason is that large numbers of wo-
men are employed as clerks, domestic
servants, etc, occupations which have
never been really organized, neither
by women nor by men. If we consider
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
MINE
LOCAL DEMANDS
WORLD U NIT Y
Voices Sharp Alta c k
on Amsterdamers
BY ALEX REID.

CHRISTOPHER, Ill.--At the last
regular meeting Of Local Union 1876,
U. M. w. of A.. Of this city, the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, the Amsterdam Inter.
national in session early in the year
1925, has once again portrayed to the
world its traitorous attitude to the
class conscious workers by its refusal
to accept the British workers resolu.
ton calling for an unconditional con-
ference between the Amsterdam and
Russian unions, and its acceptance Of
the contemplate substitute resolu.
ton; and,
WHEREAS, oudegeest and Jou.
haux attempted to betray the toilers
Of the world by shelving the proposals
and plans for world unity, and with
Grassman and the bourgeois represen.
tatives, misrepresented the Russian
labor unions position; and Mertens
and Sassenbach, arch-traitors, even
lied about the proceedings of the con.
ecntlon itself ty stating that the Brit
ish delegates, Purcell and Dramley,
had repudiated the idea of a world
congress, which was proven to be
lie out of whole cloth and worthy of
the men who gave it utterance; and
WHEREAS, the rank and file Of
American workmen demand world
unity of the workers to meet and pro
tect ourselves against the world unity
Of international bankers; therefore,
we hereby
RESOLVE, to uphold the British
delegates position for unconditional
conferences with the Russian labor un.
ions; and do further
RESOLVE, that the actions of the
opposition makes it necessary that the
workers of the world Internationally
affiliate with the r. I. L. U. in behalf
of world unity, and invite the Amster-
dam International to affiliate, provid-
ing they declare their desire to do so;
and be it further
"RESOLVED, that we hereby felici-
tate the manly position and honor
able stand for international brother
hood by our British comrades, and
likewise extend to Comrade Herbert
Smith, Pres, and A. c. Cook, Sec,
of the Miners Federation of Great
Britain, our congratulations for their
noble stand and pledge ourselves to
support them in every way in our
power on behalf of world unity; and
be it further
RESOLVED, that we send a copy
Of this resolution to the DAILY
WORKER of Chicago, the London
Daily Herald of London, and the For
ward of Glasgow, Scotland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
Tramway Workers of
Mexico City Strike
Against Toronto Boss

MEXICO CITY, March II. The
Mexican Federation of Labor held a
big parade Monday in behalf OF the
striking tramway employees. Ten thou
sand marchers from all the unions
connected with the federation passed
d orderly procession through the main
streets carrying red and black ban
ners. A thousand striking street car
employees led the parade.
Several large banners in the parade
referred to the heads of the tramway
company, and one declared the Govern
ment would not permit "magnates" of
Toronto to dominate Mexican work
men.
II is reported that the company is
determined not TO yield and will turn
over its keys to the property to Bri-
fish Consul King unless the strike Is
called off.
The strike entered upon its second
week last night with the situation un-
changed. The company has reiterated
its intention to refuse to recognize the
labor union.
The Alliance OF Tramway Workers,
having failed in its efforts to make the
government take over the company
now is seeking to have the govern
ment annul the tramwav concession.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
The FUNCTION
OF The LEFT
WIN C PAPERS
A Revolt Against Of
fetal Censorship
BY J. W. TOMBSTONE.

In the struggles OF the workers
against exploitation, the role played
by the labor press and especially that
of the trade unions, cannot be over
estimated. However, there are two
types of trade union press, the official
organs and those papers that repre-.
sent the Communists and the left
wing minorities within the trade un
ion movement.
The official trade union journals
almost without exception, have beer
diverted from fighting the battles OF
the workers on the basis Of the class
struggle, to that of advocating concil
iation, arbitration, and class collab-
Grafton. It is this corrupting Of the
official trade union journals that gave
birth to the left-wing papers within
the trade union movement.
The Censored Official Press.
If the official organs were open t.
free discussion upon all the problems
that confront the workers, there would
be no need for paralleling these jour
nails with those that express the hopes
and aspirations of the ever-growing
progressive minorities.
The Trade Union Educational
League was organized because the la,
Dor bureaucrats have long since
ceased to express the will Of the rank
and file, and the natural sequence was
the launching of a left-wing press to
advocate their program as against
that of the reactionary oficialdom.
Do You Get These Papers?
The Metal Trades AmaIgamatlof
Bulletin, the Printing Trades Anal.
gamstionlst, the Progressive Building
Trades Worker, and the Railroad
AmaIsamation Advocate are the left
wing expressions within their particu.
lar industry, and show the great ad-
vancement made since the organizing
Of the Trade Union Educational League
in 1920, in crystallizing the militants
in these industries upon a national
scale.
The work done by this militant left
wing press to counterfeit the democrat
fling effect upon the movement Of the
advocates Of class collaboration. is
shown by the vicious attacks made by
the reactionaries upon the Commun-
lists, adherents of the T. U. E. L., and
those who follow their lead.
This young and ever-growing, pow
erful enemy of reaction should have
the fullest support of all workers who
call themselves militants.
Not Mere Belief-But Action Needed
To understand the revolutionary
struggle is not sufficient. Action is
what is needed. And a good way to
begin, if you work in any of these in
dustries, is to subscribe for and order
bundle of these papers and distrib
ute them among the workers in the
shops and factories Of their respec
tive industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
Why Not Amalgamate?

The local jurisdictional strike on
the Hotel Sherman annex, in which
500 workers OF crafts affiliated TO the
Chicago Building Trades Council have
been on strike for more than week
because is carpenters, under the d.
rection of Jensen of the Carpenters
District Council, are setting metal
trim, again illustrates the necessity OF
amalgamation Of all building crafts
into one industrial union, as advo-
Gated by the progressives and left
wing workers in these trades who
dhere to the program Of the Trade
Union Educational League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
K. K. K. POSTS
Low WAGES and
NO S TRIK E SIGN
Night Shirts E n f orc e
Class Terror

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March H.
The methods of the ku klux khan and
its plainly anti-labor character is we'll
illustrated by these chamber Of com
MERGE guys in night shirts, in their
terrorization Of all labor. white and
black, in the tobacco packing towns
Of the south. There can be no Ques-
ton as to which class the kluxers are
fighting for. when one sees which
class they fight against.
Here in Florida, the kluxers, in full
regalia, ride thru the tobacco towns
in parades, ostentatiously putting up
warning notices to workers on tele-
phone poles. These read as follows:
"Notlee--l Contractors Prices:
packers, NaIlers and Cutters $500
per day.
"strippers $3.50 per day.
"sorters s1.75 per day.
PACKERS 500 per crate.
contractors not to bother one an
others crew.
mo lcafing or strikes will be toll
Grated.
"ku kIux klan."
The low wages paid. are TO be kept
low, by the mo Strikes Tolerated"
threat, over the name Of the khan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13

American capitalist oppression, and
from this town there has come a let
ter, accompanied by three lists of the
Labor Defense Council, signed with
seventy names for $103. This letter
breathes that profound spirit Of class
feeling which will some day be the
moving force of the proletarian revo-
luton. Here is the letter:
Dear Comrades: We want to ex-
press our deep feeling of sympathy for
these comrades and the cause which
they now are to defend in the ex-
ploiter's courts. The funds are not
big, but you can be assured that our
sympathy is honest and much greater
than we might express in words or in
money.
I'VE have no organization here. 1t
is not allowed, as this is one mans
town. But if we should accomplish
such in the future, we shall see that
the Third International shall be our
guide.
1--WE also wish to tell you that
among the deep masses there is feel
ing here and there in our favor among
those who understand among the
the others who are not enlightened,
there is a feeling of unrest. They feel
the want of something, that something
we will give them. We need more
teachers who can systematically
handle the people in the way of en-
lightment that shall lead us to a
human and new social order.
Comrades! We know you cannot
give up the struggle against the
tyrants who uphold the system. We
are determined to carry on the strug-
gle together with our leaders and if
necessary without them.
I'VE know that America in the near
future must recognize Soviet Russia,
but before they do so they are trying
desperately to crush the Communist
movement in this country. They shall
not succeed!
I'VE are not the workers and slaves
Of former days. We have learned from
their experiences. Altho only a little
over four years old, the capitalists
fear and respect us more than any
other party. We are getting our
nourishment out of their system. They
cannot stop us from growing stronger
day by day. We are fighting for a
new society and we must fight to free
our leaders.
Workers thruout the land, In the
factories, mines and the fields! We
need these men among us and plenty
more like them. This the capitalists
understand, therefore they try to take
them away from us.
LET us save theml Money will help
TO do 1t. Sympathy without money will
not keep our comrades out OF Jail.
They are speaking and fighting for us,
for a new society.
Now they are in trouble for this.
It is our duty TO help them. In doing
this we are helping ourselves toward
a better social life"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13

NEW YORK, N. Y. March 1.-THE
U. S. Raincoat company Of New York,
a company operating under agreement
with the Raincoat Workers Union,
was charged by the union with send.
ing work TO open shop contractors.
The company withdrew the work from
the sweat shop contractors and tho
men returned 10 work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13

only the women employed in manufac-
ture we find that they are nearly one
fifth rganized-despite the fact that
women are not engaged in mining OF
in the building trades or in other i'm
portant industries from which a con
siderable proportion of the male trade
union membership comes.
All organizations but two had a
larger female membership in 1920
than in 1910, and as stated in the OPP
ening paragraph the total increase for
all organizations was 500 per cent.
In both 1910 and 1920 the clothing
unions we're the dominating item. By
1920, however, the shoe, textile, rail
way clerks and electrical workers had
added very large number Of women
trade unionists.
There has been large drop in un.
ion membership since 1920, in the case
Of both men and women. Between
1920 and 1923, some 100000 women
unionists dropped out of the files. This
was due to the big unemployment cri.
sis, the postwar REIMBURSEMENT" and
the unprecedented open shop" Of
fensive Of the bosses. 1t was also due
to the spineless and treacherous atti.
tude Of the bureaucratic labor takers
and there are labor takers among
the women as we'll as among the men
who refused to conduct a militant
struggle when the unions were at
tackled.
Study the Table.
Following is the table Of the ma
tional bureau of economic research
showing the per cent of organization
famong women wage earners in manu-
featuring industries for the years
1920 and 1910 Note particularly the
huge increases in the case of the
clothing, textile, leather, printing and
tobacco industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
I'VE ARE NOT THE SLAVES OF
FORMER DAYS." SAY WORKERS
OF COMPANY TOWN, 1--WE FIGHT!'

Near Of the cities
smaller town. typical Of the industrial feudism
corporation Everything
the postofce belongs
Mail Of those
read in fragrant violation
100
But the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
EASTERN DISTRICT

ually graduating from the talking
stage and when they have a little
more team work will have their own
ticket as the last two elections have
taught them that they can expect
nothing from the "Wah" or prog"
parties, but must put before the mem
bership clear-cut Communist plat
form with militant candidates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
GENERAL STRIKE
IN WEST VA. SET
FOR APRIL FIR S 7
Injunction Judges G e t
Their Pens Busy

FAIRMONT, West Va, March TO-
The United Mine Workers of America
is planning to call general strike of
all coal miners in the northern dis
trict Of West Virginia beginning April
/, according to statement issued by
Van Bitter, representative of John L.
Lewis in the West Virginia territory.
The statement reads:
1.-THE United Mine Workers Of Am
erica will issue a general strike call
requesting every man working in the
non-union mines of Northern West
Virginia to join the United Mine
Workers of America and strike on
April /.
"The miners organization has care
fully prepared plans to make this
strike effective and it is the launch.
ing of the real offensive to organize
every coal mine in Northern West
Virginia. There can be no doubt
that the men in the non-union mines
will respond to the call"
Open Shoppers Boast.
George S. Bracket, executive vice
president of the Northern West Vir-
ginia Coal Operators Association, de-
clared that the open shoppers were
not afraid of a strike. This coal
baron's statement confirms stories al
ready published in the DAILY
WORKER that the so-called union or
ganized recently in West Virginia was
formed with the connivance and sup
port of the operators.
Bracket said: ''It is the general
understanding Of those who are famil.
lar with the situation that the United
Mine Workers of America is attempt
ing to anticipate the movement among
the miners in this field for an indie
pendent union, the purpose Of which
would be an organization of West Wiz.
ginia miners, working for the benefit
Of this state and governed by West
Virginian conditions alone"
Other open shop operators also
boast that the profits from the dig.
ging of coal have increased consider.
ably since the union miners were
locked out and the pits run on non
union basis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
NOTICE

The t. U. E. L. is short on copies
OF the following Labor Heralds:
March, April, May and October. 1929
We ask the readers OF this page to
send in these copies so as to complete
our flles. Mail to the Trade Union
Educational League, 111s Washington
Blvd. Chicago. Thanks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
Injunction Issued

PHILIPPI, West Va, March TO-
Circuit Judge Warren B. Kittle has
granted temporary restraining
Injunction to the Bar-Jay Coal COM
pany of this place against the United
Mine Workers of America and several
specific locals in this district.
In substance the injunction re-
strains those mentioned in the bill of
complaint as follows:
From interfering in any unlawful
way with the Bar-Jay Coal company,
or it's officers, agents or employees.
From making threats or suggestion
of danger or from creating the appear
ance of danger by suggestion of other
wise or by show of force or assembly.
From gathering in crowds, groups,
single file formation or accord in or
about the mine and property of the
plaintiff.
From marching in crowds and from
making demonstrations in numbers OF
or about the mine.
From the use of vile and approbri-
GUS names of insulting words, especi-
ally the word "scab."
Threats Forbidden.
From promulgating, representing or
circulating any propaganda to the eff
feet that plaintiff will be forced to re-
sumo the operation of it's mine by the
employment of members of the United
Mine Workers of America, against
their will and that then such persons
are now working for plaintiff will lose
their jobs and thereafter be compelled
to take anything except just what the
union sees fit to give them, or any
similar propaganda.
From interfering in any way with
the plaintiff in carrying any contract
with its employees.
From blocking impeding or OBJ
structing, either singly or in combina'
ton, persons approaching the mines
OF the plaintiff for the purpose Of en-
ployment.
From ali threats and the circula,
ton of threats of destruction Of prop
erty belonging to the plaintiff or to
the employees of the plaintiff.
For making any threats toward the
plaintiff or its officers, agents or EN-
ployes for the purpose Of preventing
the operation OF its mines or hinder
ing or delaying the operation thereof.
TrespassIng Banned.
From trespassing OF entering upon
the lands owned or controlled by
plaintiff for the purpose of intimidat.
ing or doing anything calculated TO or
that may by its effect intimidate or
cause fear in any Of the agents or
employees OF the plaintiff.
From following or logging any OF
the plaintiffs. agents or employees on
their way to and from work either
singly or in groups.
From doing any act or acts what
soever In the furtherance Of any con
spiracy or combination or in further
ance of any unlawful acts to prevent
plaintiffs from operating its mine as
pon-uniop mine,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
Embroidery Workers win Strike.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 1.-THE
Bonnaz Embroidery Workers won
victory after a short strike here.
Agreements covering wages and work.
ing conditions have been made be.
tween the union and thirty.seven
members Of the manufacturers associ-
alton and lao different firms.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13
4.eoe crIppIed children Here

In canvass of the city by the visit.
ing nurses association, 1900 cripples
less than 21 years old have been
found.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13

OF recent years considerable prog
ress has been made in the organiza-
ton Of women professional workers"
such as teachers, musicians, actors,
tic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-13

A DAILY WORKER sub means
another Communist.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
ECONOMY RUN
BY STAR CARS
IS ANNOUNCED
Nv United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, May GA gigan-
t;e demonstration, one of the great
ost of its kind ever attempted, is
nlonned, for Star dealers and. own
ers over the weekend of June l3.
With the Yosemite Valley select
ed os the terminus, plans call for
ioint economy run by Star deal
ers, with sociability and ,blind han
dicap run as an adjunct, for. Star
cor owners. over that weekend.
The Durant Motor Company OF Cal
ifornia is fostering the big under
taking.
Cars entered in the two joint
runs will both compete for prizes
and trophies which will be announc-
ed later. Owners desiring to enter
the big event, Of which thcre are
expected to be several score, will
be arranged in separate caravans bY
Individual dealers who are arrang1
inc with the factory for entries, &c;
comodatioms at Yosemite. and taki
ing care of detail preliminary TO
the run.
be officially observed, and strict
compliance with rules governing the
test VIII assure perfect check ON
the operation of the separate entries.