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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
New York Police
Help Taxi Owners
Speed Up Drivers

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-New York
taxi drivers are now required by po-
lice regulation to present on demand
of the license department a full rec
ord of all trips made for go days
past, giving name and address of
driver, time Of beginning and termin-
alton OF each trip, and location for
first and last stop of each trip. Employ
ers by scanning these records can tell
at once if the, driver is busy every
second and fire him if he isn't. John
DAILY, second deputy police commits
sioner appointed by the former police
head Enright, still heads the licens-
ing bureau altho the city administra-
ton has changed
Taxi drivers are further incensed
by the appearance of what they term
q stool-pigeon organization headed by
an ex-city official. This is the Taxi
Patrons Protective Co. which offers
to prosecute all taxi riders cases
against drivers. The patron is regis
tered. sends inta card for every ride
with drivers number and cab license
number and IL he has any complaint
or loses anything In the cab, the or
ganization carries the case for him.
Taxi drivers complain that this gives
further support to the falsehood that
they are dishonest and that the or.
ganization can easily frame them
when they try TO organize workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
COMP ANY UNIONS
0 R G NIzED IN
MANY INDUSTRIES
Over Million Workers in
Boss Organizations
BY ROBERT w. DUNN
Federated Press)

Company unions or employer con-
trolled shop committees, works coun-
ellis and employee representation plans
are among the most significant de-
velopments in American industry.
Company union devices started short
ly before the war, gained long stride
in the period Of labor shortage and So
called reconstruction, subsidized some
what in 1921 and have fluctuated be-
tween 500 and 1000 since. The num-
Der of workers involved totals well
over a million.
The American Federation of Labor
company-union-q uestionnaire to its
1000 volunteer organizers brings re-
plies indicating the toll company I'M
ions take among regular trade unions.
The few pages of organizers reports
in the January American Federation
list show almost every state and in
dustry included in the company union
circle. Added to the general manu-
featuring and public utility companies,
note particularly railroads reported at
flicted; Southern Pacific, Denver &
Rio Grande Western, Chicago Bur-
lington & Quincy, Union Pacific, Rock
Island, Achison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
Pennsylvania, Great Northern, Erie,
New York Central, Lehigh Valley,
Delaware Lackawanna & Western,
Kansas City Southern.
These are but samples, for a rail-
road labor board survey shows some
300 separate company vest-pocket as
sociations now functioning on some
SIS railroads. None are affiliated with
either the American Federation of La
Dor or Big Four brotherhoods. Some
are insignificant local bodies but
others ramify whole railway systems,
throwing across the country a net
work of committees, councils and,
lodges, sometimes modelled closely af-
ter regular rail unions.
Others are mere committees func-
tioning from company headquarters
and using the check-otf arrangement
Ia COAACSbAA9 0uCos "A AClAGl W luC
operating department or personnel d.
vision of the railroad brings a reply
enclosing copies of rule books and by
laws of associations, with assurance
that the arrangement is proving very
satisfactory to both contracting par
ties" There is no attempt to dis.
guise that both parties are run from
the managements' front offices.
Practically every class and craft of
railroad worker falls within the do.
main of company unionism, altho by
far the greatest strength has been
reached among shop crafts, clerical
forces and maintenance of way men.
Among the last mentioned we find
company unions represented in 1924
on some rs roads.
The extent of company unionism
stands in inverse ratio to the power
of the regular union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
Your Union Meeting
Third TUESDAY, Feb. 10, 1925.

Name OF Local and Place
No. OF Meeting.
II erieklayers. st2 W. Monroe ST.
Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, 738 w. Madison st.
50 Carpenters, Dlversey and shefield
al Carpenters, 1923 e. 18th 81.
272 Carpenters, Moose Hall. Chicago
s earH:ssss. SrT9"%;,s sTs as.' s.,
5ss Firemen and Enslnemen, S4ss 8
s4S Federal Employees. Great Northern
Glove Workers Joint Council. ITO
N. Winchester Ave, $3.50 p. m.
Hod Carriers, 22e E. 18th ST., Chi
. HOO s' Ssrr ii.Ps'is f4 W. Harrison ST.
81 ladies' oarmsnt Workers, 32s W.
Marine FIrs and oilers, sS7 ~
q ssI..s5:. p y. a.usclHs s.: =.
1874 Painters, e4i4 s. HaIsted 81.
1911 Painters, N. w. cor. state and
27s PsInssrs, a2o W. oak ST.
500 piasterers, Monroe and sorio SITS.
Printers and Ole stampers, 10 W.
7N Railway Carmen. 18th and orexel
22is Rallwsy Clerks, 800 w. Washing.
7os Tesmsters,- Jsg. N. state 81.
y Walters, 234 ". Hsndolph. ct.
III upholstsrers Union, 100, W. Wash.
80 Amsipsmsted Clothing Workers,
1852 Ansipsn,stsd SiothIns Workers,
1884 NJ. Robey o..
Mote: Unless otherwise etated, ell
meetings arc AZ Q p. MI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
Hartford SalesgirIs
Work Long Hours; Get
Small Pay; Need Union

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 15.-(FP)
Hartford, Connecticut, boasts of its
open-shop tendencies and Is now try
ing to tell its working girls that
without any union they are not so
poor as working girls once were.
Charlotte MOlyneaux Holloway, state
department of labor Industrial investi-
gator, finds from her survey of Hart
ford, stores that cash girls and be-
ginners who would have gotten $3.50
a week 10 to IL years ago now get So
to $40 weekly.
Clerks, or saleswomen and sales
men, make $40 to $50 instead of $40
to SIS and may receive l to 2qo COM
missions on sales. But the average
wage in Hartford stores is only SIS
to $50 and hours are AZ to So weekly.
Side street stores stay open nights
and work their clerks up to So hours
weekly. Fruit, grocery, confectionery
and drug stores likewise work EN-.
ployes longer hours.
Holloway does not quote cost of-liv.
ing figures but tries to tell Hartford
working girls that their wages have
increased faster than living costs
She states that store office workers
and salespersons have had wages in.
creased go to 1920 from 1914-15
Cost of living figures ususally esti-
mate a much greater rise in the same
period. Meanwhile six-sevenths OF
Hartfords stores report good bust
ness for 1925 and prospects for more
profits in 1926.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
Chinese Seamen Hold
Convention at Canton
10y Mall to The DAILY woRKER.)

(5y Mall to The DAILY WoRkER.)
CANTON, Feb. 1.-THE First All
China congress of seamen was con.
vened here January 5. It was attend
ed by over a hundred delegates and
lasted for three days. Resolutions
passed included support TO the ma
tionalst movement, insistence upon
an eight-hour day and other econo-
mic improvements, and a policy of
aggressive class struggle. The dele
gates pledged themselves to work for
the destruction OF the provincial spir-
IL which has made national unity
hitherto impossible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
CONDITIONS OF
BRITISH LABOR
CROWS WORSE
Millions of Workers
Walk Streets
BY TOM MANN.
Especial London Letter.)

LONDON, Feb. 15.-As the British
parliament opens its sessions, once
more the stream of tedious talk COM
mences, and fresh efforts made to
show that the British Empire is the
highest form OF civilization and sets
the example to the rest of the world.
The United States undoubtedly goes
thru a similar experience of spell
binding and with you as with us there
are millions ready to accept the hog
wash as veritable nectar.
How glorious conditions are in this
happy land may be realized when a
few facts are stated. There are more
than 100000 in enforced idleness out
Of total population of 4S,OO0,O 900.
There are hundreds OF thousands of
families living in one room only, using
this room for all purposes. There is
an area in London extending from
Whitechapel to Old Ford and West
Ham, an area of over dozen square
miles. that can only be classified as
huge slum area and this has its
exact counterpart on the south side OF
the Thames.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
TOLEDO BOSSES
FEAR UNION OF
NEGRO WORKERS
Stir Race Hatred in Con-
hdential Letter
tspseIsI % vac osIIy werksr,

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 15.-The meet
ing held in Toledo recently at which
LoYett Fort-Whiteman spoke created
quite a stir in the executive committee
OF the observation-disclosures As
sociation as can be seen from letter
they sent to each of their members.
Fear Unity Of Workers.
The bosses association was unable
to restrain its fright at the thought
that white workers and Negro work
ers were uniting in this section OF the
country to fight for better conditions
that they sent out the following con-
fidential letter which fell into the
hands of a worker with the intention
Of stirring up race prejudice among
their members and to point out the
grave danger that was menacing them
thru the American Negro Labor Con-
gress:
ITO Our Members:
THE enclosed report speaks for t.
self and is sent for your confidential
information.
Very truly yours,
E. J. Miller, Manager.
"confidentlaI.
Circulars are being distributed by
the Workers (Communist) Party Toll
edo branch, announcing a meeting to
be held at the Banquet Hall of the
Labor Temple tonight at s D. m.
under the auspices of the American
Negro Labor Congress. The speaker
of the evening will be Lovett Fort
Whiteman Of Chicago. who is said 70
be a famous Negro labor organiser
and orator.
The leafet states the purpose OF
the meeting is as follows:
ITO unite all existing Negro organ
izations, social, economic and political
equality between Negroes and whites.
Equal pay for equal service.
Admission into all labor unions
OF colored men.
For labor party.
abolition of Jim-Crowism, black
beltism, segregation and lynching.
Fear UnionIsm.
Another purpose of the meeting.
however, We are told is to build IN
the Hold Carriers and Building Trades
Local Of which Jackson is business
agent. He It is said will advise the
colored men that If they belong 70
the local they will have an opportun-
ity of earning not less than so genus
per hour and possibly 81, and that
only colored men will be permitted
10 work as bod carriers or building
trades laborers.
/ Stir Race Hatred.
''In this connection, we call youY
attention to a statement made today
by an applicant "a white mani, saying
that he applied for a job as a hod
carrier or mason tender and was told
by a foreman that It would be neces-
sary for him to have a card. He then
applied to the business agent, Jack
son. Ga colored mani who informed
him that he must have a Job before
he could obtain a card and that prac-
tically all jobs were now filed BY
union members. mostly colored.
Applicant further STATED that col.
ored men are being brought here and
given Jobs with the understanding
that their dues shall be taken out OF
their wages when paid and that no
hod carrier or laborer will be allowed
to work for less than so cents per
hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
Unions FIuht AaaInst INCOMING pIant

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb. IS.
New Brunswick unions are combat
ting the removal OF Wolf & Abrahams
Clothing Co. here from Bridgeport,
Conn, because the firm refuses to
make an agreement with the Anal.
gamated Clothing Workers Union.
Union building trades workers will
not do necessary alterations on the
building picked BY the anti-union CON.
Germ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
81 An Hour Minimum.

CLEvELAND--(FP)-- A dollar an
hour is the minimum a man with a
family should be obliged to accept in
the opinion of the Cleveland building
trades council. New contracts be-
tween contractors and the Building
Laborers union will advance wages
from SIN cents TO that figure, IL the
council wins its point.
The Painters and Glass Workers
unions have voted TO demand the 5.
day week and an increase from SLIPS
an hour to S1.S71b. Marble settlers
will demand $3.50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
TRAIN SERVICE WORKERS SUFFER
SEVERE WAGE CUTS SINCE 1920;
UNIONS DEMAND HIGHER SCALES
by LELAND oLps, Federated Press.

railroad public that the
without
commission
that
jor since 1920 Compared
generally less than those secured by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
Thomas Aids Capitalists.

Such one is the Hon. j. H.
Thomas, M. p, privy councillor Last
week he used his utmost influence to
prevent any rupture between the rail-
way companies and the employees. A
year ago as the secretary Of the Ma
ional Union OF Railwaymen he with
his colleagues submitted claims on be-
half of the men to the companies.
From time 10 time discussions have
taken place and as soon as the matter
was up for final decision. Mr.. Thomas
and his colleagues declared emphat.
ically against attempting to force any
change and when the delegates re-
fuse to take such a view the confer
ence is adjourned and the matter
raised again and again until a major
ity Of the men vote as the officials de-
sire. These officials, particularly
Thomas, declare they are not out for
change OF the system.
A sequel to this is that many
branches OF the National Union of
Railwaymen have passed resolutions
expressing serious dissatisfaction with
the conference decisions and calling
upon Mr.. Thomas TO resign.
While the workers ara seriously mis-
led by their officers II is OF interest
to know that there IL rapidly growing
up in the trade union movement an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17

ever growing number of clean-minded
class conscious members.
Minority Movement Conference.
Recently, a conference of the Ma
tional Minority Movement for the
London area was held at which some
very straight talking took place. Reso-
lutions were passed bearing on the
every day life of the workers and
showing Enthusiastically that those who
were present were clear-cut militant
men and women aiming at a 100 Der
cent class conscious spirit in the
trade unions, at the elimination of all
sectionalism, at one union only for an
industry, and at complete workers
control of all industry and its results.
The same Mr.. Thomas has consid.
cred it to be his duty to attack A. ].
Cook, the active and militant secre.
tary Of the Miners Federation. Cook
has shown capacity to keep in close
touch with the rank and file and his
melhods nave been OF a militant char
acter, resisting the outrageous claims
of the owners and fighting for the six.
hour day for the workers.
Here we touch a matter that ought
to receive at once international atten.
ton. America turns out a larger
amount Of coal per man than do the
miners of any other country. Britain
produces a slightly larger output than
the other countries Of Europe. The
miners here have been and at present
are working on seven-hour shifts. The
coal is not so easy to get in England
as in America, the character Of the
seams makes It more difficult and the
extent to which machinery is used is
very much larger in the states than
in Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
For slx.hour Day.

IL should not be too difficult a mat,
ter to arrive at an international un,
derstanding as 70 what should be the
hours Of toll in mines and for that
matter in all other industries. Allow.
ing for the nature OF the work Of min.
ing, and for the extension in the ap,
plication of machine methods OF pro.
duction, we OF the minority movement
in Britain, guided in this matter by &C
tual coal miners now working at the
coal face, declare emphatically In ia
vor Of the six-hour day and the Ave.
day week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17

Take this copy Of the DAILY
WORKER with you to the shon
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eanized labor in other industries.
The average 1925 earnings OF yard
brakemen and helpers, the largest
single group in the train service de-
partment, amounted to $1,856. This
is less than 60 per cent over 1914. The
cost of living now stands IS per cent
above the pre-war level, At the top,
80 far as wages are concerned, are
the passenger conductors averaging
S2,94S in 1925. This is only 81 per cent
over pre-war.
The increases over pre.war in the
case of the other groups are, freight
conductors rs per cent, yard conduc-
tors 76 per cent, passenger brakemen
81 per cent, freight brakemen 101
per cent and baggagemen ia per
cent. Thus only groups, including
less than half the train service forces,
have had increases exceeding the in
crease in living costs since 1914.
These 3 classes started the period
with miserable wages, their 1914-15
earnings averaging abuot $1,000.
Earnings for 1925.
The 1925 earnings of the various
groups now seeking increases, placed
side by side with their earnings in
1928, 1920 and 1914-15, were:
The 1920 averages represent the
wartime wage peak only to the extent
of months of the year. In the first
4 months lower rates were in effect.
A full IL months at the peak wages
established by the labor board in its
first big decision meant earnings from
per cent to per cent higher than
those shown in the table.
Compared with the peak establish
ed by the boards 1920 decision the
wages of certain groups have been
cut as follows: Freight brakemen 16
per cent; freight conductors 13 per
cent; yard conductors 1914 per cent
and yard brakemen 23 per cent. These
groups, with present wages more than
10 per cent under the peak, include
over 80 per cent of the entire train
service forces. In fact nearly go per
cent of the train service employees are
freight and yard brakemen with from
16 per cent to 23 per cent Topped off
the wages established by the labor
board in 1920.
AK Higher Wages.
The new basic day rates reported
asked by the brotherhoods include:
Passenger conductors SITS. passen-
ger brakemen So, baggagemen $6.16,
local freight conductors $7.74, thru
freight conductors 1874, local freight
brakemen 1924, thru-freight brake
men 1884, yard conductors 1884, yard
bralxemen $7.16. The increases in
volved will raise the wages of the
large number of brakemen to no more
than a minimum health and decency
level
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-17
No Recreation Space.

In many areas there are $4,000 chill
dren and young persons with hardly
playground other than converted
churchyard. There is a population in
this metropolis of over 100000 and
the struggle to get a conveyance to
get to work in the mornings and to
return in the evenings is of charac-
ter that young women positively dread
it, and a stoppage on railway or the
upsetting of a tram-car or bus throws
tens of thousands out of gear result.
ing in complaints, fines, dismissals
and heartbreaksl This is capitalist
civilization!
With all this terrible inefficiency,
positively tragical in its daily results
we have in labor's ranks-classed
as leaders at that-persons Of appar-
ent intelligence in some departments
Of life, who actually join with the cap
italist forces and declare they are en-
tirely opposed to a change of the
systeml
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FOR sALE-AUTONfOBTLES.
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wILLYs.KNIGHT.

WILLS ST. CLAIRE 1928
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FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
DISTRIBUTORS.

1924 Buick master six sedan !;
new Dueo paint. balloon tires.
motor in perfect shape; bar
gain 81 ,O50
1924 Marmon 7-pass. sedan;
rebuilt and repainted 81 200
1924 Peerless g" 5-pass
sedan; reconditioned 81 100
1922 Stutz roadster: good
tires and paint; mechanically
good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $40
1928 Durant sedan; paint and
motor in good conditions new
tires .......... $500
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CHRYSLER
USED CAR
DEPARTMENT.
REAL VALUES
IN
USED CARS.

49, i s.
1928 Ford coupe. Sis
1924 Ford coupe ....... ESQ
1926 Ford coupe. $3.50. ... 800
1928 Willys-Kn sedan. $50
1924 Ghrysler sedan. 600
1924 Chrysler roadster. $50
1924 Chrysler touring. 49,. $50
1928 Durant "a" sedan. u SIS
1922 Maxwell touring. $50
1926 Maxwell coupe. 650
1924 Maxwell club sedan. SIS
1926 Chevrolet coupe. SIS
1925 Essex six coach. AIS
1924 Essex six coach. .... SIS
1924 Buick master six
Roadster ....... 700
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Very good tires, alp covers: In excellent
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for 5000.
1924 Studebaker Sedan.
tires and mechanically perfect: $685..
1925 Hudson Coach.
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1925 Ford Coupe.
paint and the prizes Il low at SS26.
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Ford rs Coupe 800
Ford "a late Coupe. Us
Hudson % Sedan 600
Chandler ~ Sport 100
Lexington SPIT, Anstead Us
Chev. Spec. Coupe, IA $50
Nash rs Roadster 100
Dodge Tour, IA, refnish-
Cd 400
Essex rs Spec. " Tour. AS
Ford Tudor, refnished !. 200
Buick IA re6nished. go
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FOR SALE-Second trust note, 81 900, ~
$40 per month, balance 3 yrs.,. subject to
frst trust. $4,000: well secured on D., G..
property. Owner needs cash. must sacrifice.
Phone Main 6647. or 316 Dist. Nat Bank