The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
SOCIALISTS FAIL
IN WORK FOR
TRACTION TRUST
Milwaukee Rejects Deal
with FLUTES
especial to The DAILY workor)


MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 9.-The
unholy alliance OF the socialist party
with the traction trust was over
whelmingly defeated by the workers
Of Milwaukee. The socialist party
oficialdom failed to put it across as
their own membership and the work
ers who generally follow their lead
rebeled against the conspiracy.
1t was only due to alertness Of the
workers that the Milwaukee socialists
failed to put across traction deal
guaranteeing the street car trust ~
per cent interest annually on the wat
cred stock. The provisions of the
contract provided that in the event
the profits of the company should fall
below the stipulated amount that
rates are increased" The contract
also provided that rate Of return to
pay with average interest rate paid
by company on borrowed capital. In
itial rate of return to be ~ per cent.
5armat Scandal Prevented.
If Mayor Hoan and his party had
succeeded to put over this deal 1t
would have been the second Barmat
case with the socialist administration
as the chief sponsor Of the deal. In
the Federated Trades Council the So
cialists were instrumental in securing
endorsement for this measure In spite
Of strenuous opposition of the Com
munist group. But the old adage that
you can let the horse to water but
you cannot make it drink held true
and the workers who were bluffed in
to voting for the measures in the
council used their better judgment
when they went to the polls. 1t is in
teresting to observe that the leaflets
issued by the citizens committee urg-
ing the approval of the infamous trac-
ton deal quoted the Endorsement
among other Of: Mayor Hoan, T. NJ
E. R. & L. Co. (street car company
Directors and stockholders, VIM. e.
Black, attorney and member of execu-
tive committee Of Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. L. H. Olson,
vice-president American Appraisal
Co., J. ]. Handley, secretary State
Federation Of Labor and Federated
Trades Council, Milwaukee real estate
board and several politicians of the
old capitalist parties"
It is strongly rumored in the city
that during the campaign carried on
by Berger, the advertising manager
- A. -e,oat oo~ oovo r,anxy xvaS xrrftfpey
most of the material for his advertise
ing campaign. 1t is quite possible
that at this time Berger and Co. re-
paid the trust for their kind assist
ance.
Berger Endorses Capitalist Judges.
1t is also interesting that in this
campaign the socialist party left UNI
opposed a number of judicial offices
and openly supported the capitalist
candidates for judges. At this time
they have openly and without any
apologies openly allied themselves
with the capitalist parties and follow
ed the policy of rewarding friends
and Furnishing enemies.
The returns indicate that the social
ist party is slipping very fast, there
is no doubt that if the Communist
Party will organize an energetic cam
paign in 1926 that the majority of the
socialists now holding Offices will be
defeated, since their victories have
been carried by a very small margin.
To build up in the state of Wiscon-
sin, the stronghold Of reformism, a
powerful organization is an import
ant task facing the Workers Com
munist) Party of America.