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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
Use Gunner Guards
for Scabs in Strike
at Cicero Factory
(Continued from pace u

ing special agents to the houses of
the men, promising them everything
under the sun providing they return
to work. Other agents have even come
to the strike headquarters and prom
Used to give some of the men jobs in
other factories in the Cicero district.
This is for the purpose of breaking
up the effective picket line, but so
far has not met with any success.
Fight Trusts Company Union.
The Edison Electric, which is a
subsidiary of the General Electric Co.,
has been fighting against all attempts
to unionize and, of course, all its fore
es will be used to Illustrate this at
tempt.
A so-called fake bonus is being Civ
en- the men. A so-called shop council
Company union) has been organized.
Sick benefit systems have been estab-
lished. etc. The so-called shop coun-
Gil can function until you begin to
talk about wages, then the particular
individual who dares to bring up such
impertinent questions very likely
finds himself out Of job.
Union Talk Is Forbidden.
Talk about increasing production
and such things as will benefit the
company, and your job is secure, but
keep your mouth shut about the
union. The company has also special
foremens clubs where efficiency is
discussed and bonuses are paid to the
ones who can best speed up the men.
Must Organize Industry.
The men involved in this strike are
striking against these slave condi-
tions. Instead of false promises, dis
ordinations, fake bonuses, speed-up
system, they are demanding a living
wage which will enable them to earn
enuf to take care Of their families.
This strike should arouse the inter-
est of the whole organized labor
movement and be the signal for a gen.
eral drive to organize the entire cleo
trical industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
81 a worker corrssp0ndent.

A BOUT nine months ago register
ed for job in the employment
office of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. ] noticed some
thing queer about the system EN-
ployed in giving out jobs. Talking
the matter over with other workers
was convinced that | sized up the
situation correctly.
Originally when the employment ex.
change was established in Chicago,
the system appeared to be fair one.
When worker would register with
the exchange he would be given a num-
Der and when his turn would come
the number appeared on the black
board. The system employed was a
simple one and fair to the workers.
IL he happened to be out OF
the office at that timo. the employ
ment exchange would call him on the
phone or else notify him by mail.
Business Agents Owns Jobs.
Dul tOuay new Syblem pTcFdllb.
He who happens to be in the Office
when job comes In gets It. A per-
son could run to the employment Of
fee for months and yet miss job
by minute.
Now you will wonder, as did, why
the original system Of giving out jobs
Is not In practice. The present way
Of giving Jobs is only to assist busin-
ess agents.
How II Works.
The clothing industry is season
trade. In Chicago the mems clothing
industry is divided into two groups,
the wholesale and the special order
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
union men walk
STREETS WHILE
AGENTS PROSPER
Building Laborers Must
Ask Steward System
BY A BUILDING LABoRER.
Worker Correspondent
Student Of Chicago Glass.

At the last meeting of our local
which also was installation night, the
president having called all the. elect
ed and appointed officials to the
front of the hall to be installed into
office, found just three members seat
ed in their chairs.
Local No. 76 of the International
Hod Carriers, Building Laborers, and
Common Laborers' Union is one of
the largest locals, has among it's
members most of the semi-skilled
workers in the building industry. The
lack of interest in the union meet
ings on the part of it's membership
is partly due to the members them
selves in not paying their dues at
their regular meeting nights instead
of giving money over to the business
agents who usually show up on the
jobs the days following pay day. And
then it seems to the rank and file
that more interest is paid to those
on the job working on permits than
those workers with cards of long
standing in the union, completely
ignoring the fact that no stewards
are placed on these buildings under
construction.
Interested in limitations.
This condition of affairs would
have one believe that the officials
are more interested in collecting five
and ten dollars each pay day Qnitia-
ton fee is $54) from workers receiv-
ing permits than having to collect
"a dues for three months from those
with cards in good standing.
In face of the facts that at local
union meetings, reports of business
agents, and this local has five assis-
tant business agents, the reports
consist mostly of how much money
was collected on permits issued to
workers on the jobs. These sums
run into hundreds of dollars from
each business agent every two weeks.
This state of affairs would leave one
to believe that the local union is
initiating from so to a hundred new
members at each meeting, at the rate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
Eorelnn Exohanne

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. Great
Britain pound sterling. demand 4.s4ss
cable ASS; France, franc. demand
S.7Ola, cable S.71' Belgium, franc, dc.
mand 4.52l9, cable 4.53; Italy, Ira,
demand 4O2h, cable 4.02la: Sweden.
krone, demand 1878, cable 26.76;
Norway. krone, demand 2O36, cable
2O.SS; Denmark, krone, demand 2493,
cable 24.95; Germany, mark. not
quoted Shanghai. taels $500.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
Build the DAILY WORKER.
MOSCOW RAIL WORKERS
PAPER BOASTS 100000
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS

Do you know: That Gudok, daily
newspaper of the railroad workers
in Moscow, IT, S. S. R.. boasts 300, 1000
Workers Correspondents? The rail-
road workers have held meetings to
which the readers would come to cri-
ticize and discuss the Worker Core
spondents' contributions. We are de-
voting this column to just such a pur-
pose. Send in your kick .. or
maybe a good word.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15

sincere union men, no matter how
much the organization may benefit by
their services. They want "boys that
can be used"
Here is a concrete example. A
friend of mine was unemployed for
eight months. The chairman of the
shop where worked. sleeve insert
er, the same kind of work that this
unemployed worker does. announced
one Saturday that he is going to work
at another job at so and SOS. asked
him how he knows beforehand what
job we will land! He answers, 1.-THE
business agent sends me to this shop
because they need good boy in that
shop" | try to convince him how
wrong II is for the business agent to
do such thing when there are others
waiting for work for more than a
year. I argue that my friend, who has
been running to the employment ex-
change for eight months, is entitled
to that job. He meets my objections
with the argument that II the deputy
Oh the Shop does not agree pollticalll
with the man, how can he cooperate
wi,h him in the shopy
Degrading the Union.
As for myself have seen and
have learned many things that are
degrading our union. simply can't
get used to the fact that the people
who do not belong to the union should
do union mems work. This | have
found in contracting shops as well
as in the large shops.
About two weeks ago got an o. X.
20 a certain shop. The people at the
table ask me ibid the business aren't
send you here?" ! answer "The EN-.
ployment Office is supposed to send
the people with o. KS. not the bust.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
Tickets on Sale for
1905 Revolt Celebration
BY A Worker Correspondent

Tickets for the revolutionary cele-
bration of the goth anniversary of the
1905 revolution are for sale at the Of
fee of The DAILY WORKER, Ills W
Washington Blvd, at the Workers
House, 1902 w. Division St., at the
Office Of the International Labor De.
Tense, % So. Lincoln ST., at the Rus
sian cooperative restaurants and
members of the Russian labor organi
cations. f78
The celebration will be held Sun.
day, Dec. 20, at Schoenhofen Hall
corner Milwaukee and Ashland Ave
Beginning at 2 p. m. sharp. Admission
rs cents. Proceeds to the Interna.
tional Labor Defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15

that tried a number of the leading
.progressives on charges made by Lei
dig and that the progressive at all
times opposed collaboration with the
Master BARRIERS Association, showing
that such collaboration might lead the
union into the situation that now
faces it:
THE name Of the progressives has
4 been drawn into the recent bomb
trust" exposures by statement given
the International Labor News Service
by President w. l.. Leidig of the Chi
cago BARRIERS Union. He attempts to
link up the bombers, who happen to
be members Of the union with the
progressive group by calling them rad
icals.
The progressives wish it known
that Joe Avanzi, Jack Davis, Louis
.D'Andrea. George Martin and George
Mills have never been part of the
progressive movement altho at times
they have supported the progressives
for reasons of their own. In the cleo
tons held in the union these men ran
on a ticket Of their own. with no par
ticular platform. 1t has been the pol
icy of the progressives to criticize
this method.
BARRIERS Expel Progressives
Both George Martin and George
Mills were on the pay roll as local
representatives of the International
Journeymen BARRIERS Union. The lat
ter was chairman of the investigation
committee which tried Joseph Gigan-
ii, A. D. Albright, Isadore Eitingon and
their comrades and expelled them
with the connivance of the interna-
tional officials on the trumped up
charges of Pres. Leidig and his
brother officials.
at is quite evident, therefore, to
whom they were giving their support.
Against Collaboration
"The bombings of union shops, as
the result of the boss BARRIERS activi-
ties, has been denounced many times
by the progressives in the criticism
of their officials collaboration with
the bosses. The progressives have
warned the officials repeatedly that
their collaboration policy would lead
to the discrediting of the union This
has proven to be correct and if the
officials wish to clear themselves be-
fore the rank and file of the Journey
men BARRIERS Union, they must pub.
llicly sever their connection with the
bosses association.
international Progressive BARRIERS
Committee"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
INDICTED BOMBERS AIDED MACHINE
TO EXPEL PROGRESSIVE BARRIERS

TN Leidg
recently activities
pogressves the adhen
lof machine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
SIDE LIGHTS ON
The CONVENTION
OF The Ill. C. W.
Amusing Sketches of
People and Sigman
ey A Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 10
Every day there are more thrills at
the convention of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union. If it
isn't near riot between the delegates
of both sides, tits a slip of the tongue
by the very fair" chairman, in which
he speaks the truth without intending
to. ~
Yesterday, after some commotion in
the hall. it must have been Sigman's
better self that spoke: 1T seems to
me-" he said 1--WE will soon need an
impartial chairman" Even his tongue
repeated his great pretense of fair
ness, for he makes frequent grand
speeches, ignoring the presence of
division in the convention.
Upon the appointment of commit
tees, having put IA out Of IS left wing
delegates on the Label Committee,
and no strong representatives on i'm
portant committees, his conscience
was clear, he said, that he had been
fair.
Waits The Axe.
Accused of permitting three rights"
to make irrelevant and incorrect state.
ments and then denying the floor to
the left" delegates to refute them, he
was criticised. you will be more
careful when you are conducting the
convention" he said to Red Rosen-
thai" II wish / were," answered Ro-
sonthal. $50 do l." said Sigman. "but
wait, you may be yet, the convention
isn't over. wish you godspeed."
In the right wing hotel the spokes-
men are kept busy explaining them
selves. Nader can be found button
holing a pale delegate, and violently
defending himself, denying the fact
that he ever sold insurance and giving
alibis. f.. Ayoung curly haired Beau
Brummel explains the difficult issues
of the convention to gum-chewing
fiapper country delegate thus wise /:
They want the jobs"
And the girl, finding one simple
answer to all 3the questions she has
been voting on-she does not know
how or why-says with relief at the
revelation: "Oh, / see, l understand
now" Te8
The SOCIALISM reporter who is press
representative Of the convention
sends no reports to the Federated
Press, but tries to get statements out
of Hyman and Zimmerman that he can
interpret as difference of opinion in
the leadership so he can announce a
break in the left wing ranks.
Socialist Reporter Worse Than
Capitalist.
Getting straight statement from
Zimmerman, he ignores it and sends
his false Interpretation to the capital.
list press, which the capitalist reporter.
himself present. at the incident. was
too decent to write.
There was much laughter after the
session when Sasha Zimmerman asked
DR.. Moskowitz, director of the label
department, whether a left wing wing
label could be given to a right wing
convention. I'D be satisfied" he an
swered, laughing. They'd put some
pep into it,"
The heroes and geniuses of the la.
Dor movement" as Sigman sarcastic
ally calls the left wingers, are making
splendid demonstrations and keep the
convention at such pitch that dele
gates and visitors are impatient for
the reconvening of each session.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
CooIidae Approves Exeoution.

MANILA, Dec. 1S.-It was reported
here that President Coolidge had ap-
proved the death sentence of Lieut..
Thompson, convicted of numbering
Audrey Burleigh, daughter of an army
officer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15

permit money was being collected.
But as matter Of fact perhaps one
or two would appear at the meetings
to be accepted as members and re-
ceive their working cards.
Demand Steward System!
To remedy this chaos in the organ
ization it is the duty of all members
of this or any other local union Of
the International to attend their
meetings regularly and demand an
accounting Of our officials as to why
workers with paid-up cards are walk
ing the streets and jobs being filed
with non-union men in order to col
lect money on permits. 1t is also
the duty of the membership to de-
mand that job stewards be placed on
each and every job where more than
two laborers are employed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15

He noiU like 1T Give your union
brother a sub to The DAILY
WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-15
Your Union Meeting
Second Monday, Dec. IA. 1s2s.

Second Monday, Dec. IA, 1925.
No. Name of Local and Meeting Place
e25 Boiler Makers, 1924 S. Halsted st.
Il Boot and Shoe Workers Joint
Council, 1899 Milwaukee Ave.
Brewery Workers Joint Eek. Board,
1900 w. 21st ST.
301 Brewery Workers 1900 W. 21st ST.
/ Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, 80 w. Monroe st.
5sS Butehers. Hebrew. 1920 w. Roose-
Cap Makers. 4ooa Roosevelt Road.
20 Carpenters, 2705 w. 3sth st.
181 Carpenters, 2040 W. North Ave.
1893 Carpenters, S. c., 91s9 Commercial
Ave.
416 Carpenters, s. c., 1888 W. 18th st.
4l9 Carpenters, 1857 Clybourn Ave.
44S Carpenters, 222 n. w. St., Wauke-
1857 Carpenters, 2o4O w. North Ave.
2506 Carpenters, 1854 S. Halsted ST.
II Cigar Makers Elk. 3D., 166 W.
Washington ST., 1880 y. m.
C492o oPT..gs Joint Elk. 3D. 25s5 ..
4 Engineers (Iarine). COL Capitol
Bldg.
40l Engineers, 3I1 s. Ashland Ave.
500 Engineers. $50 w. Washington st.
629 Engineers, $50 W. Washington ST
Gas Engineers, Or. RI, 24ss W. Roose-
100 Engineers Loc.). $500 W. North
Ave, z p. m.
so Firemen and Enginemen, 5o5s
Wentworth Ave.
Firemen and Oilers, IT'S w, Wash.
7144 Gardeners and Florists Neidog's
Hall, Hinsdale, Ill
Hotel and Restaurant EmpPs Joint
e. 3D., l66 w. Washington, D. m.
SO Ladies' Garment 32S w. Van Buren,
"a Lathers, 725 S. Western Ave.
444 Longshoremen, 1855 N. Clark ST.
Machinists Dis. Council. 1ls s. Ash
MouIders Conf. 3D., 11s S. Throop
l01 Painters, 1915 w. North Ave.
147 Painters, 10 ". Adams st.
1874 Painters, Madison and 9Th Ave.
265 Painters, 1l1th and Michigan Ave.
273 Painters, 2432 s. Kedzie Ave.
$50 Painters, 20 w. Randolph ST
227 Railway Carmen. Cicero and Sups-
45s Railway Carmen, 5252 S. Ashland.
1869 Railway Carmen, SSth and Com
mercial
1852 Railway Carmen. s2d and Balti-
Railway Clerks, Dis. Council. 1856
w: Madison st.
s42 Railway Clerks. 1e5 W. Madison st.
b49 Railway Clerks, Madison and Sac
ramento.
sos Railway Clerks, 18th and Drexel.
ISL Railway Clerks, $40 w. Washing
ton Blvd.
s77 Railway Trainmen. 1900 w. North
1876 Retail clerks. Van Buren, and
Ashland.
Sailors Union of Great Lakes. s55
N. Clark st.
1886 Scientific Laboratory Workers,
City Hall, Room 71S.
143 Signalmen, 2100 W 51st St
3 Switchmen, 1923 Collins St.. Joliet.
H.
zoe Transfers, 220 S. Ashland Blvd.
Trade Union Label League, 166 W.
Washington St, 1880 D. m.
$50 Typographical, $50 w. Washington
(Notc-Unless otherwise stated an
meetings are at D. nj
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04
OLD JACKSON

Lee Horseman, justice of the peace,
held trial here last Saturday between
two boys for scrapping a little. He
fined them one dollar each and costs.
Mrs. G. w. Kiger and Miss jamie
Holland went to Mammoth Spring
Saturday to visit at the home of H. ].
Nemnich.
Rev. Webb of Imboden will preach
at this place next Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sproul were
real sick several days last week.
Mrs Naomi SOnger and baby spent
Saturday night with Misses Ethel and
Gladys Startling.
Marion Baughman and family Of
Black Rock spent Saturday night and
Sunday at the home of ]. II. Miller.
Mrs. ]. ]. Brooks had a fine saddle
mare to die a few days ago.
Rev. Sherman Ward Of Black Rock
will preach at this place the fourth
Sunday in this month, also Saturday
night and Sunday night.
Tom Hulvey and family of Eleven
point visited at the home of their par
ents, L. Browns, Friday and Satur-
day.
L. Brown and Sam Songer and their
wives went to the Butler cemetery last
Sunday and heard two good sermons
delivered. There was good singing
and a bountiful dinner spread for a
large crowd. All did justice to the fine
dinner. The graves of loved ones were
decorated in the afternoon.
Miss Viola Woods spent Saturday
night with Miss Pearl Songer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04

bic candidates for governor in 1926
are: Representative John w. Nance OF
Benton county, Senator W. II. Abing.
ton of White county and former Sena.
tor II. L. Ponder Of Lawrence coun.
ty. None Of these has stated positive.
ly that he will be in the race hut
friends of all three are grooming them
for the contest.
There will also be a spirited contest
for the two new places on the supreme
bench, provided by the Amendment tc
the Constitution declared adopted last
winter. The enabling Act passed by
the Legislature provides that these
places shall be filled by the people at
the general election in 1926. The real
contest will, of course, take place in
the primary. Among those who are
most prominently mentioned in con
nection with these offices are: former
Senator w. f. Kirby, Tom w. Camp
bell, chairman of the State Democratic
Central Committee, Chancellor A. L.
Hutchins of Woodruff county and jim
W. Mehaffy, a member of the Little
Rock bar.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04

Of the highway law, either involving
the bond question or administration
of the departments may become a sub
ject of the initiative. 1t has been said
that the friends of the Raney- William
son bill might decide to initiate it
should they fail to induce Governor
Terral to call an extra session of the
Legislature.
Another law dealing with the bond
question is proposed in petition orig
mating in Benton County which seeks
to limit the amount of municipal bonds
that may be issued by any city or town
to % per cent of the total assessment
on file for the previous year. 1t is
also proposed to prohibit the Legisla-
ture from passing any acts authoriz-
ing the Issuance of road district bonds.
The most radical feature of this pro
posed act, however, is the reputation
of all road bonds authorized by act
of the Legislature, upon the declar-
alton that they are null and void be-
cause the General Assembly has no
legal power to authorize such bonds.
II will be recalled that the latter prop
osition was made in bill introduced
in the session Of 1923, by group Of
members who became known as re-
pudiationists. Their proposal was re-
iected overwhelmingly. Many mem
bers who are opposed to road bonds
on principle declare that it would not
be honorable to repudiate an obliga-
tion already entered into and that they
could not support such movement.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04
WARM SPRINGS

Farmers are needing rain in this
section.
Virgil Stanfill and wife and LeOna
Barnett visited at Dalton Saturday
night.
Beetle Whittenburg visited her
mother, Mrs. Johnston, Saturday.
Mrs. n. NJ. Stanflll and son, DAILY,
visited Mrs. Sarah Whittenburg Fri
day.
Joseph Privett and family visited at
John Whittenburg's Saturday night.
j. Il. Woodbridge went to POcahon-
tas Monday on business.
Joe Privett and family and John
Whittenburg and family recently made
motor trip through to Ravenden
Springs, Ravenden Station, Imboden,
Birdell and back to Warm Springs.
All report a nice time.
Mrs. Il. n. Stanfll and son, Beulah
Whittenburg, LeOna Barnett and May
ma Holt mOtOred to Maynard Sun
day.
Bro. Patty will preach for us the
second Sunday in this month.
Mrs. r. n. Stanfill and Mrs. Sarah
Whittenburg were shopping in Poca-
hontas Saturday.
Miss Eva Whittenburg visited Miss
ode Johnston Saturday night.
Bill Heflin visited j. r. Woodbridge
Sunday.
Beulah Whittenburg and MayOna
Holt were visiting in POcahOntas Mon
day.
Albert Massey and wife visited her
father, w. A. Oakley, Thursday night.
Lawrence Massey and family visited
Grandma Massey Saturday night.
STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04
Little Rock Letter

Little Rock, Ark, June lit is al
most an assured fact that there will be
several proposals to be submitted to
the people at the biennial election in
1926 under the Initiative. There will
be no referendums on any of the acts
passed by the recent session of the
General Assembly Soon after the adj
journment, Representative Gray of In
dependence county undertook to circu-
late a petition to refer the act estab-
fishing the Board of Charities and
Corrections and abolishing eleven
honorary boards. Mr.. Gray received
some support and encouragement but
this was insufficient to Justify him in
continuing the campaign and 1t was
therefore abandoned. The 90-day limit
within which time it is necessary that
referendum petitions be filed, will ex-
pire June 10. At that time all acts
of the legislature, not carrying the
emergency clause will become laws
and will no longer be subject to the
referendum. There is no limit, now
ever. TO the number of acts or amend
ments to the Constitution which may
be initiated by the people. There nave
been rumors from time to time oi
various subjects upon which the peo'
pie will be asked to exercise theii
right of direct legislation. Some phase
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-06-04

Politics is like the p0or-and the
Bible says that "The poor ye always
have with you" No sooner is Arkan-
sas out of one campaign until it is
thrown head-long into another. Al
ready candidates, prospective, recep-
tive and potential, are coming to the
front for various offices. Governor
Tom j. Terral will, Of course, be a
candidate for second term. He is
making a record upon which he will
be willing to go before the people and
ask that they give him an endorse.
ment term. However, there are rum
blings of possible opposition, and the
Governors attitude toward the high
way problem has no small bearing
upon the situation Among those who
have already been mentioned as posi-