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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Dor organization The open shop can
be the most readily brought about by
the elimination of this element (the
left wing-E. b. as a power in or
ganized labor. The conservative la
Dor man is one to whom sound argu-
ment and horse sense appeal He is
the hope of the open shop prepayment
and upon him, in the final analysis,
will rest the matter of accepting the
idea philosopohically, in the right
spirit, without disrupting the entire
industrial situation by means of dis
astrous strikes and lockouts. The
open shop argument must be address
ed therefore, to the conservative in
organized labor"
Since the war, the labor unions in
the United States have lost more than
100000 members. This is the per.
iod of the open shop" movement
And during that period, we saw an
other development, concurrent with
the loss of the union membership
namely, the growth of company
unions work councils" employees
representation" ETC., until, between
the years 1917 and 1924, there had
grown up more than 500 such
unions" with something more than
100000 members, approximately the
same number the A. F. of L. unions
lost. ,eo,
So we. see the open shop" move
ment triumphantly advancing outside
the labor movement by smashing it,
and inside the labor movement by cor
rupting it with the B. & o. plan and
similar schemes, and by smashing the
left wing thru the expulsion policy of
Green, Sigman, ct AL
In another article we will enter in
to more detail on the status and work
ings of company unions and related
forms of the open shop" and class
collaboration movements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

TNHE convention marked the end Of
4 one period of the struggle of the
left wing in the I. L. G.. w. The his
tory Of the left wing bloc with our
party playing an active part can be
divided roughly as follows:
/. The period from the appear
ance of the T. U. &. L. up to the Bos-
ton convention where mass explosions
of left wingers were authorized.
2. From the Boston convention I'M
til the suspension Of Locals 2, 8, and
%, and the organization of the left
wing Joint Action Committee.
8. From the organization of the
Joint Action Committee and it's sue
cessful fight for the reinstatement Of
the suspended locals until the con-
vention. sssM
With the end Of the convention the
left wing fight for militant program
based on the class struggle and rank
and file control Of the union enters a
new phase It's successful issue de-
ponds upon strategy and tactics a.
dopted as a result Of ID correct esti-
nation of the strength and weak
nesses displayed by the left wing in
the convention and upon the success
or otherwise of the policy, its method
Of application as well, pursued so far.
I6If
TN drawing our conclusions we must
4 not be misled into viewing the left
wing struggle in the I, L. G., w. as
something apart from the rest Of the
labor movement. We rmust look upon
the fight merely as part an important
part, it is true, but nevertheless only
part of the broad struggle in which
we are engaged turnout the American
labor movement as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
Labor in the Far East

struggle between the many national
leaders, the neutral" leaders, and the
Communists.
7 EFT us take for example, the pawn
- shop employees union. Its 1924
congress decided to elect Sosrokar-
dono revolutionary as chairman.
as well as many Communists to the
central committee. Thereupon the
retiring chairman, Surjopranoto, stay
ed in to nominate himself chairman,
and, together with the minority, he
"nationalized' the printing office, the
bureau, administration and the name.
The police and the courts, refused,
OF course, to intervene in favor of the
Communist majority. The question
still remains unsettled and the
brazen-faced Surjo held "pawnshop
congress" last June. visited of course,
only by the minority. the majority not
having been allowed to attend.
1t is, therefore, small cause for won
der that these organizations have of
late shown no increased activity.
Only when the Communists succeed
In capturing these unions will they
play an active part in a progressive
movement. The history of the pawn
shop employees union, shows, how
ever, that the task Of capturing IL
will be a difficult one indeed.
Continued Tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

training, well-eQuipped with the
phraseology Of the class struggle, both
in the pre-convention struggle and in
the convention itself. tried to drive
the rank and file following from the
Communists and compel them to fight
for the right as Communists to be-
long to the l. l.. G. w. or on the
still more demagogic issue Of the do
mination of a union by a political
party.
OUR strategy was and is, by forcing
~ the bureaucracy to fight on the
clear-cut issue of their failure to
carry on a struggle for the basic needs
of the workers and their wrecking of
the union instead Of building 1t, to
gather around us every honest worker
in the union. We carried on the strug-
gle that the bureaucracy had abandon
ed and betrayed and proved TO thous-
ands of workers that che Communists
have no interests separate and apart
from those Of the working. class. The
Sigman machine was defeated by the
failure of a maneuver on which 1t had
staked everything. The confession of
failure is to be found on pages 4S-49
of the report OF the general executive
board to the convention:
The conflict had started as a fight
against Communist control Of some
of our local unions but soon, partly
thru tactical oversight on our part
NEUVERlNG OF THE oPPosl-
TIoN, THE ISSUES OF THE
FIGHT BECAME DIVERTED TO
OTHER CHANNELS, which benefit
ed our opponents and befogged the
real issue Of the fight. THUS
THERE WERE BROUGHT INTO
THIS FIGHT SUCH ISSUES AS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
THREE LEFT WINGERS
ON EXECUTIVE BOARD
OF GARMENT WORKERS

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-The
following were elected to the exc
eutlVe board Of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers. Union at
closing session of the convention
here:
Louis Lyman, of Local No. 9; }.
Borokhovitch, of Local No. 2; Julius
Portnoy, Of Local No. %, represent
ing the left wineers in the union;
and GlngoId, S. Ninfo, j. HaIperIn,
D. Dublnsky, L. Antonlni, II. Green
berg, &. Reichberg Of Philadelphia,
M. Amdur of Canada, Molly Freed
man of Chicago, C. kreindIer Of
Cleveland, J. HICKMAN, D. Goodies
of Boston.
Delegates to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor including B. Desti,
A. Naeer, 2. oretzky, L. Pincoffsky
all represent the right wing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
BY WILLIAM F. dunno
ARTICLE /.
The Character Of the Left Wing
Struggle.

The Character Of the Left Wing
Struggle.
A T Philadelphia the left wing in the
"A International Ladies' Garment
Workers convention made history.
For the left wing movement in the
American trade unions the proceed
ings Of the eighteenth biennial con-
vention, the actions and accomplish
ments of the left bloc, the general
line Of policy followed and the tactics
employed by the Sigman machine are
of immense Importance. Every strug
gle of the workers against the union
bureaucrats is of Importance and each
furnishes us with additional experien
to guide us in other struggles but be-
cause of the size of the union-only
five A. F. of l.. unions exceed it in
capita tax payments given in the re-
port of Secretary Morrison for 1924
because of the high level of political
consciousness of the membership as
compared to the great majority of the
A. F. of L. unions, because Of the ire
mendous influence of the left wing in
the union, a majority of the member
ship supporting it against the Sigman
machine, because the Communists en-
joy the undisputed leadership of the
whole rank and file opposition and
because the bureaucracy is of dis
tinct socialdemocratic color, the I.
L. G. w. convention has given us the
richest field for investigation and an
alysis of our trade union policy, tao
tics and form of organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

THE CHANGE OF REPRESENTA-
TON AT THE JOINT BOARD
THE QUESTION OF HIGHER
DUES, FRAUDULENT ELEc
TIoNS, THE ExTRAVAGANcE OF
THE JOINT BOARD AND OF Lo-
CAL OFFICES, THE ELECTION
or OFFICERS BY REFERENDA--
and a widespread impression was
created to the effect that we vera
fighting to retain the status quo In
the union, that we were opposed -
the bitter end to any reforms and
any organlzatlonal improvements,
and similar stories to which the OPP
position was trying to give Wide
circulation In order to arouse sym.
pathetic publicity for Itself.
THE history of the American labor
i movement records no more COM
plete confession of political and or
ganizational impotence than the above
while at the same time it reveals fully
the utter cynicism of an officialdom
which regards the raising OF such
questions as fraudulent elections and
official corruption as obscuring 'the
real issue of the fight"
So successful had been the appeal
of the left wing to the membership
before the convention, so damaging to
the machine had been the struggle
waged around mass needs and de-
mands, so widespread nae been the
revolt of the membership in the deci-
sive garment centers, so severe had
been the loss Of prestige suffered by
the Sigman machine when 1t had been
forced to sign peace agreement with
the left wing, that at the convention
a complete re-modeling of its tactics
was necessary.
Ito be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
The Next Step

Now that Edward returned after almost five
years White that advise
the president advised Wilson, there be doubt that the
world project really the threshold whether it be called back
silent partner the Morgan banking combine whose influence
Wilson his voyage Versailles where the treaty and the
league haced The league referred p
project" o House. ps9ss
The pacfst various names is boosting the
world propositions and traed in the wake of Col House
Wilson administration again itself
the direct leadership of House The entire political history of Viii
son. proclaimed neutrality thought well
points history the changing developing
Of finance capital. -t--
Foreign policy Washington back the point
scepr the House Morgan fell from the palsied hand
nterregnum of five years have the complete
restoration in the White Of the of
Morgan
herald great upheayals
another mperiaist interests and it is chal
enge working of the world and in uncertain
deany challenge brgands of Wall Street and the
Lombard London. 1t
hand Colonel House that directed the policy the Wilson
paved the United entering
the conflicts between the capitalist powers
sharper desnes
United government.
The glove the willy will change to the mailed
driving the blood BATH
themselves sufficient power stay the blow
The only reply the prminares for that proceeding
apace revolutionary struggle against struggle
Against the imperialism toward which Wall
mobilize the bataons of labor the
oeyist slogan changing the predatory between nations
into war Of the oppressed peoples against Imperialism.
- 81 the American Labor, in calling relief
striking miners
give aid TO the workers in II important industrial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
Hy.s EMAoEN.

THERE is Red Labor secretariat in
Indonesia' acting as the central
body regulating the general propa-
ganda of these unions and linking
them up with the movement abroad.
This does not. however, mean that
these organizations have left the Cen
eral Federation of Trade Unions, the
chairman of which is a so-called "neu-
trail" leader (neither Communist nor
nationalist, but only trade unionist)
The executive committee Of the Gen
eral Federation is made up of Com
munists and nationalists.
To this federation there are also
affiliated the reformist teachers
unions $1,000 members, among whom
there are of course Communists to
be found) the Union of Government
and Public Workers $4,000 members);
the Union of Pawn-shop employees
$1,000 members), for the most part op-
posed to their so-called leader" Sur
jopranoto, eformst-nationalist, OPP
posed to the Communists) and other
small reformist unions like that of the
opium sellers (who are IN government
service, the opium trade being state
monopoly, as is also the case in re-
gard to the pawnshopsD
These small unions have total
membership of about 5000. The quail
ity of those unions is low because in
side there is constant internecine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
Moscow Will Need
About 10000 New
Workers Next Yeal

MOSCOW, U. s. S. r., Dec. 21--In
the Moscow industry during the cur
rent fiscal year from $4,000 to 20 ,OOC
new workers will be employed OF
which 10000 to $4,000 will be skilled
and semi-skilled. OF these 1000 will
enter the metal industry and $4,000
to 10000 the textile industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

president of the B. & o. railroad, said
after two years experience with the
plan:
IL believe that it has now been
ully demonstrated that the co-opera-
i've plan has more than justified it.
self from many angles"
The reason for Wizards enthusi-
asm lies in the fact that the increas-
| ed exploitation of the workers, oper-
ating under efficiency engineers" of
their own hiring, had suddenly put
the B. G. o. railroad on the road to
rich profits again, after several lean
years. The men had themselves, I'M
der the B. G. o. plan, abolished their
own protective rules Seniority, etc..
speeded up production, eliminated
waste, driven out the less productive
workers, and received in return
nothing but recognition" of their
officials, and the same wage as paid
by all other roads. Meanwhile. the
operating expenses of the railroad
dropped from so per cent to rs per
cent from 1922 to 1923, while net pro.
fits increased from 23 millions to AZ
millions. In 1924, the operating ex-
penses dropped further to a per cent.
All OF which was great victory" of
the B. e. o. plan over the company
uniens-it had convinced the employ
ers that 1t was even better for pro-
fits than the open shop" and not a
bit more dangerous to capitalism.
Another definite result that accrued
to the workers, was loss of employ.
ment, and increase in layoffs. In May,
1925, the speed-up system had work
ed so well that the railroad announc.
ed reduction of the shop forces.
This operation was repeated in Aug
ust, when 1000 men were laid off at
one blow.
The "open Shop" Triumphant.
The company union is merely one
side of the open shop" drive of the
capitalists. This is a well-organized
movement with a definite program.
In 1920, in reported definite branches
in 240 principal cities of the United
States. Its national center is the
open shop department of the National
Association Of Manufacturers. Its
principal organizers and boosters in
the various cities are. united in such
powerful secret societies of employ
ers as the Rotary Club. the Kiwanis
Club, the Lions Club, and the various
chambers of commerce, etc, all OF
which endorse and support the open
shop movement. And the B. & o.
plan is but another one OF the instru-
ments of this same movement.
The progress OF the open shop"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Yesterday we read of the activi-
ties of the different Red Labor
Unions of Indonesia and the ter
rifle persecution against them. To-
day we read in the second article by
Comrade Semaoen, of the General
Labor Federation, the relation of
the Communists and these Red
Unions to it, of the fight by the left
wing for control of these unions in
order to bring to the workers
beneflciah policy Of class struggle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
$4,000 SAMPLE
ONTARIO BEER
Canadian Province Does Big
Business First Day

WINDSOR. Ont. May %. - Az.
proximately 7s.uoo persons. two.
thirds OF them Americans. already
have Paid between $3.50. 900 and $500.
600 10 test the kick" OF tho - per
cent beer that went on sale yestog,
day.
These figures are based on reports
from hotel and restaurant propric,ors
who sold nearly half million bottles
o, the new beer 20 thirsty pilgrims
who came from far and near. by
train. airplane. auto. blcyc.w and
afoo,. 90 taste H.
Despite the immense crowd that
was entertained. no, one arrest was
made.
That the new beer IL not OF iniox.
icating strength was Indicated By The
fact that 800 prize. offered by a
brewer 10 the first person 10 set
drunk on - per cent. went un.
claimed
Visitors who attempted 20 take
home bottle or two OF the new b.y.
craxe NJ a souvenir or an eyc-opener
were disappointed. When ,he crowd
took tho ferry back 70 Detroit. Gus.
toms men made certain that no beer
went except that which was on the
iusiJe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
DOROTHY C OES.
BACK TO CELL
Leaves Asylum Today for
IngleSide Jail
MAY PLEAD GUILTY
Says She Wants 10 Have II
All Over With

SAN FRANCISCO. May ERE,
turning from the Napa insane ahy.
lum. where. six weeks ago. she was
sent with the brand Of a lunaiic up.
on her, Dorothy Elllngson. i7.yoar.
old matriclde. today was 10 be
brought back 10 her old cell IN In.
glsside jail,
Upon her arrival here. tho Rlrl
win so before Judge Harold Louder.
back 70 hear read the medical state,
ment tina, sho Is not insane and u
competent 10 stand trial for her
mothers murder.
n given an opportunity. Dorothy
win plead guilty TO the charge. she
Is said 20 have admitted AZ Napa
last night. Such action would have
70 be with her fathers consent
= want TO plead guilty and have
u over with quick. Fl" the titan.
haired defendant is reported TO
have urged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
WON'T DISMISS
PARDON CASES
Hold Other Charges Against
Ex-Governor OF Kansas

' TOPEKA. Kan. May ge.-Nonc
Fof the remaining pardon sale cases
against former Governor Jonathan
". Davis. his son. Russell. and
former state Bank Commissioner
Carl j. Peterson will be dismissed
despite the acquittai Wednesday
night Of the elder Davis on charges
Of soliciting bride for pardon.
Attorney General c. u. Griffith
made this announcement Friday.
adding that the state was prepared
to 30 AHEAD with the remaining
cases, including the Fred w. Poll
man case. when they arc reached
on the docket.
The PoIlman case Involves Rus
sell Davis. who was trapped in the
act Of selling a pardon to Pollman.
a psroled banker. for $3.50. The
state has accused Russell OF being
the agent OF his father and Peter
son.
Ex-Governor Davis was 1ubilant
Thursday.
Politics In adjourned" he said.
smiling. Il am going back TO the
farm. The cornfields down In Bour-
bon county need me. am going
back to see about the crops and
make a living. ] may go fishing
occasionally"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
FIREMEN FIGHT
THRU FLAMES
Escape Death in $4,000
Automobile Row Blaze

-Four Seattle firemen we're injured
in a blaze that for time threat
ensd Automobile Row with deA,ruc.
ton late Thursday. and which was
finally ausnchcd after damage TO.
falling $4,000 had been done.
The four fire fighters were on
tho roof OF tho paint shop OF Y.
w Lott. 1911 nth ave. when Il
crashed down. precipitaiing them in.
10 the fiery inferno below. They
fought their way thru smoke and
flame 10 safety. suffering only
minor burns and hruAes.
The fire started when a pan Of
gasoline ignitsd from an electric
spark. Lot, said. II exploded and
scattered flames over the building
Three trucks. thrcc autos. tho
paint shop. the apartments Of Mira.
John Bacchus and the used car de.
pertinent Of the smailwood Motor
Co. adjoining, were damaged.
The losses were wholly covered
hy insurance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
AMUNDSEN
STARTS ON PAGE |


Amundten's intention 10 speed north
ward 20 some point about midway 10
the pole and there. II landing place
could be found. 10 bring both planes
down. remove all the fuel from one
and 20 make tho final flight 10 the
pole in the other. whether he will
proceed In this manner depends upon
the weather. II ideal conditions pre-.
van the two planes could so north
and return on the fuel In their tanks.
Anundsen was ready for a similar
polar flight last year when his planes
proved faulty Ia final tests That
flight was 20 have been from Alaska.
but IN planning FOR his second at.
tempt he decided that spitzbergcn
offered greater advantage tie be.
lieved a. first that HIS second hight
would carry him high across tho top.
most point Of the earth 90 Alaska.
but this plan was altered 20 that the
planes viii return 20 spltEbcrgen, II
they return az all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
Exploration Life Work
of Vikings Defendant
Amundsen Made First Polar Expedi-
ton in 1897; Been Going Ever Since

ENNPLoRNTIoN has been the NE
- work OF Road Amundssn. The
7'lm' esslc.faced Norwegian. who
became we'll known IN Seattle three
years aso this month. has the wan
derlust. his veins. lie is OF old
Viking stock
The Nogseman was born July ls.
iS5s, and started lie ~ a physician
Then he heard tho call OF the sea
and Joined the Norwegian navy
Work IN Northern seas trained him,
lie joined tho Belgian expedition
In 1899 as first officer Of the
helEioa, polar ship. Ills record
won him nAstership % the ujoa,
exploring around spltsberEcn and
Greenland. in 1901.
In 1903. on the Gioa. he relocated
the North Magnetic Pole, The chip
at tho time driftsd thru the ctle-
hrated Northwest passage
In 1908 he conceived the idea OF
drifting over the pole IN the
schooner Maud. The scheme ran
into difficulties.
In 1910 Amunds.n sailed from
Madeira in the FRAN In January
he was or the ice barrier. With
four companions he raced the Brit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
MAYOR LOSES?
Believe Decision Assures
0keh of Skagit Cost

Approval by the city auditing
committee is all that is necessary
to okeh the si,7so proposed to be
paid the three expert hydro electric
engineers on the Skagit survey com
mission.
Corporation Counsel Kennedy
ruled that way Friday, in an
answer 10 queries OF Comptroller
Harry Carroll.
Carroll asked II 1t was not neces-
sary for the board OF public works
to approve the council appropria-
ton for Major Joseph Jacobs, Stir
ling b. Hin and w. C. Morse. Ken
nedy said II was not
The opinion is believed to pave
the way for the council to pass
the appropriation over the mayors
recent veto,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22

says, that the bond houses promised
they could induce the council and
Uhden to pay for the contractors
equipment, including the construc-
ton plant and the adit tunnel.
storrie & Co. agreed TO this
change and rcsubmitted, on October
II, bid, eliminating any amount
figured TO cover the discount. They
agreed that the bond houses men.
toned might take over the bonds In
the name of II. Z. Storrie & Co.
and that they might for their own
use, secure in tho name OF Storric
& Co, all advances and any con.
cessions which the council and uh,
den might allow.
Some time afterwsrd. Storfic &
Co. allcgc, they were Informed by
the bond houses that the city de.
sired to issue an additional $1,000,
600 worth Of special fund utility
bonds for work to be done outside
the tunnel contract. The bond
houses wanted this issue, too and
asked Storric 4 Co, the latter say,
to use their name IN submitting a
hid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-22
GIRL ESCAPES
z KIDNAPERS

Apparently intending 20 kidnap
Miss Ailca Francis. IS. two young
men seized her early Friday morn.
ing. az abe stepped from a stree,
car at 4ist ave. y. and l.. Madison
81.
Tn. siri screamed for help and
fought so desperately that the thugs
released her and fed. The sirI ran
TO her home. 1911 slSt ave. ".
The Eiri called the police.
The siri had been working late
In downtown restaurant. sh.
started home about midnight. arriv.
ing at the scene Of the attack 20
minutes later. Just after ls-.'ins
the car she saw tho two men follow.
ing her. They suddenly dashed up
and seized hor. but aftsrt~ard re.
leaned her when she fought them
and called for help.
This girl lives with her sister and
brother.in.iaw. afr. and Mrs. ]. L..
McCumbcr.