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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
WEST VIRGINIA
MINERS CALLED
OUT BY u. M. W.
Bittner Claims Most Pits
Now Organized
Especial to The Daily workerl

FAIRMONT. w. Va, June 30.-The
United Mine Workers of America, thru
Van A. Bittner international represen-
tative, has issued its third call for
general strike of miners in northern
West Virginia mot under contract" to
begin on July 5.
Virtually all mines in the field are
operating under the open shop and
paying the 1917 scale or even less,
the 1917 scale being much lower than
the union agreement signed in Balti-
more and New York in 1924.
The courts recently refused to grant
an injunction asked for by the union
to prevent the operators from violat-
ing the agreement by paying lower
scales than the agreement. The courts
held that the contract was not en-
-rorcabIe and the operators could pay
what they pleased.
The other two strike calls were is
sued on April / and October 26. 1925.
Van A. Bittner claims that "the great
majority of the men working in the
non-union mines where the operators
abrogated the agreement are now
members of the union"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
CAPMAKERS ON
STRIKE IN ALL
CHICAGO SHOPS
Chief Demand to Stop
Sweatshop System

The capmakers Of Chicago, Local 5,
are on strike by vote of the union
Tuesday night and all shops are either
out or are being pulled out, although
the union announces thru Organizer
Percy Ginsburg, that - shops wil'
settle on the union terms Thursday
morning.
The chief demand of the capmakers
is for control of the work thru COM
polling all work to be done in the
shops, thus eliminating the unspeak-
ably vile sweatshop system Of taking
work into homes and all sorts of cor
ners and paying all sorts of scab wage
rates for it.
Other demands are for the 40-hour
week, unemployment insurance and
an increase in wages.
This morning there will be a meet
ing of all Chicago capmakers held at
the office of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union at 1928 West
Van Buren, street. All capmakers are
urged to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
CONGRESS QUITS
This SATURDAY.;
WORK is DITCHED
Important Legislation Is
Put Aside

WASHINGTON, June 30.--Congress
will adjourn this Saturday, July 3.
This was decided definitely this after
noon at a conference of senate and
house leaders. Both chambers will be
asked promptly to approve the adj
journment resolution.
Because OF filibuster against It..
the rivers and harbors bill will be
showed over until next session. The
leaders agree to bring 1t to a vote not
later than December 81.
Only the Dill radio bill and the sec.
ond deficiency bill are on the sched-
ule for passage before Saturday. All
other important pending legislation
will be ditched.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
LONG WORKDiY PASSES
SECOND READING; FIRE
AT BALDWIN ON STOCK
Especial to The Daily workerl

Especial TO The Daily Workerl
LONDON, June 80. - The house
of commons faVors increasing the
working day of coal miners from
seven TO eight hours. A bill to this
effect passed second reading last
night.
During an acrimonious debate,
Premier Baldwin was accused of
owning 100000 shares of stock in an
iron concern and being personally
interested on the side of the coal
mine owners in their controversy
with their men.
The premier admitted having
large block of shares in 5aldwin's
Limited. He said that during the
war he could have realized fortune
on them, but that for five years he
had received no earnings from them.
If the longer work day is forced
on the miners, Baldwin, therefore,
will be able to profit by it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02

letter to the secretaries of all
trade unions is as follows:
Dear Sir and Brother
The lockout of the miners is now
entering its ninth week. The attempt
of the mine owners to force down
wages and to lengthen hours is meet
ing. with the solid resistance of the
miners in every part of the country.
On the other hand, the government,
the chambers of commerce, and all
the spokesman of big Business" are
behind the mine owners.
Owners and Government.
The demands of the mine owners,
repeated at Tuesdays informal meet.
ing with our representatives, are still:
Lower Waees.-An aIl-round re-
duction Of wages, averaging 10 1-s
per cent, on standard rates, and
bringing the minimum percentage
down to 20 per cent over the 1914
standard rates of wages.
Longer Hours.-An extension OF
hours by one hour per day, and re-
duction Of piece rates in conformity
with this.
The compromise" proposals of the
government are equally drastic. in.
volving an immediate wage cut of 10
per cent on present earnings, followed
by further cut after three weeks,
the amount of the second cut to be de.
cided by compulsory arbitration. The
extension of hours is suggested, and
the breakup of the existing uniform
national percentage additions TO
standard rates is also indicated by the
insistence on wages being fixed for
each district.
What Miners Demand.
Our executive. basing itself on the
decisions of our conferences, rein
forced by the determined spirit shown
by our members in every coalfeld,
declares that the only possible basis
for a settlement is:
~ The immediate reorganization
Of the industry in order to remove
the waste and inefficiency revealed
by repeated inquiries.
(2) Maintenance of the national
basis of the wage agreement.
(3) Maintenance of wages at not
less than those ruling prior TO the
lockout, in view Of the fact that
such wages are already much too
low, and cannot be reduced without
inflicting even more severe hard
ships and privation on our mem
bers.
(4) Maintenance Of hours and
other conditions as before the
lockout.
On these points we are further en-
CONTINUED on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
MORE THAN half
MILLION ALIENS
REFUSED ENTRY
Quotas of Large Coun-
tries Are Exhausted
Especial to The Daily workerl


WASHINGTON, June 3O.-With the
closing of the governments fiscal year
today, immigration quotas were ex-
hausted and more than 100000 for
eigners were vainly seeking admission
to the United States.
Under the present quota law many
must wait three years or more before
making legal entry.
Quotas Exhausted.
OF the larger countries it was indi-
Gated that the Irish Free State alone
would fail to exhaust its quota The
number allowed Germany, Great Brit
ain, Norway, Poland, France and other
large countries had been reached
some time ago.
The restrictive immigration law
permitted 164,657 immigrants to enter
the country during the year ending
today. The untitled demand for visas
is indicated in reports of consuls to
be well over 100000.
Many Disappointed.
During the next fiscal year more
than II per cent of the European i'm
migrants will be examined abroad by
American consuls, state department
officials declare.
In the past many aliens have sold
their slender possessions and sailed
for the United States, only to be told
at Ellis Island that they must go back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
Give ISSUES in
RAILEs|A UNIONS
And THE REMEDY
Urge A9malgamation of
Rail Unions

The employees of the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Chicago Burlington
and Quincy who are not entranced at
the way their union affairs are being
handled have issued circular
against what is called the ''trade un-
ion capitalism" which they declare is
undermining the brotherhoods.
The circnlar analyses exhaustively
the situation in each brotherhood, but
the most striking thing in the general
analysis u tine following table of fig
ures: 90
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
CITY EMPk 0YES'
STRIKE TIES UP
CONSTRUCTION
Council Refuses All De-
mands of Workers

The city council of Chicago, whose
finance committee Tuesday refused to
recommend the 80 per cent wage in
crease asked by the technical en-
gineers' union, thereby started a
strike at midnight of city employees.
The number of technical engineers
called out amounts to some 600, but
other employees, also denied needed
wage raises, are bringing the figure
up to nearly a thousand. Over $50
garbage handlers at the city inciner-
ator walked out yesterday when de-
MED raise.
Laborers Join Strike.
The city officials who were COM
fortabIy expecting that work would go
right ahead onAthe jobs under con-
plans was held up, found that actual
struction even if the making Of new
work was stopped on the Wacker
drive project by a sympathetic strike
of caisson men who left work at mid
night at the order of John O'Malley,
business agent of the laborers' union
James Gilboy of the engineers union
announces that not only are the 500
members of the union out, but that
the meeting of the union at 1863 North
La Sale, which voted the strike, also
accepted 264 new members who had
applied for union cards
Officials Hope For Seabs.
The city officials count upon the
supposed lack of solidarity and unity
among white collar" workers to
break the strike and bring the en-
gineers dribbling back to accept the
old conditions. If the men stick to-
gether not only the Wacker drive, but
the two mile water tunnel, the West
ern avenue pumping station, all plans
for bridges, widening and paving
streets, sewer construction, building
permits. sanitation and all city work
will be paralyzed.
John Fitzpatrick OF the Chicago
Federation of Labor and Margaret
Haley of the Teachers. Federation led
the fight for wage raises for all city
employees, including the 'firemen, po-
lice and clerks. What these later
groups will do in the face of denial
of salary raises is yet to be seen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
GARY BLAST REPORT TO
Be GIVEN WORKERS AT
MASS MEETING JULY 4
Especial to The Daily worksr)

Especial TO The Daily Worksr)
GARY, Indiana, June 3o.-The eH-
pIosion in the by-produets plant Of
the illinois Steel company is not for
gotten. And Gary workers are 10
hear the report of their workers
investigation committee at mass
meeting July 4, 7:3o p. m, at
Turner Hall, Gary.
In addition to the report on the
terrible explosion which killed and
injured so many of their number,
Gary workers are to discuss plans
at this meeting for relief and pro-
lection of other workers who are in
jured every day in the steel mills.
Many speakers, we'll known to the
steel workers as representing their
interests, are to speak. They are:
w. NJ. Elston, member of the Exeeu-
tive Committee Of the Steel Work.
ers' Council during the great strike
Of 1919; Pat Toohey, member Of
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea; George MaroVieh, member Of
the Steel Workers Council in the
1919 strike; Senior Esplnosa of the
Mexican Protective Society of Gary;
LoVett Fort-Whiteman Of the Amer
lean Negro Labor Congress; 3.
5orisoff, newspaper man, and James
NJ. Garnett, who will act as chair
man.
The meeting is held under the
auspices Of the Gary Workers. in
Vestigation Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
British Miners
Issue Appeal to
All Union / ab0F
Especial to The Daily Worker,

LONDON June 30-The British miners have placed their
before labor in letter to all trade unions They state their
position and that of the owners and the government.
They point that both and government demand
wages enghenng of hours The miners them
will these lowered Standards demand
organization of the industry maintenance of the national
of the wages and hours before
reorganization they demand has been accepted
its main outlines by four government inquiry commissions
since 1919.
the labor unions the miners of England demand
aid embargo coal The rank and file of trans
workers increasingly indignant at the failure of their
officials boycott strike against coal many
refusing unload coal when their refusal
made direct violation of their officials orders The miners
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
SAYS CAL'S AID
HELPED Bread
TRUST ESCAPE
Attorney General in at
Dismissal of Charges
tspeeIal to rhe paIIx workerl


WASHINGTON, June so.-charees
that Attorney General Sargent helped
arrange for the dismissal of the bread
trust case easainst the Continental
Baking copnbration at a secret con-
ference thttAday before the fedora!
court at Barrymore dismissed the case,
were madsd today in the senate by
Senator LgFoIIette, republican, of
Wisconsin.
He declsSed the dissenting opin-
ions handedodown in the case by fed
eral trade { commissioners Nugent and
Thompson revealed not only this, but
showed also that "gross fraud" had
been perpedrated upon the court be
cause of .False statements" in the
consent decSee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
How Steel Trust
Cares for Injured
BY A Worker Correspondent,

GARY, Ind, June 3O.--A Greek
worker in the open hearth department
Of the Gary steel mills had his head
and hand badly injured. The COM
pany put him In n hospital.
The worker deteloped rheumatism.
This was due to the nature OF the
work that he had and also to a con-
siderable loss of blood The hospit
put him in an ambulance and sent him
home, declaring they would accept him
back in the hospital only after he had
cured his rheumatism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
CHEER FILIPINO WHO
SAYS, I'VE ARE AT WAR
AGAINST IMPERIALISM"
Especial to The Daily worker)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
MANILA, p. l., June 3o-Filipinos
appIauded speeches Of their leaders
here today denouncing Governor
General Wood and the Coolidge adj
ministration for their support of the
Bacon bill now before congress.
1--WE are at war against a surg
ing tide of Imperialism" declared
Manuel Roxas. I'VE compose a great
army of freedom called upon to
meet our foes face to face in this
great death grapple."
Senator Tirona charged that Gov.
ernor Wood and his "imperiaIistic
partners" are behind the present
disorders in Moroland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
DESTROY NEGRO SCHOOL
WITH DYNAMITE; BLAST
HURTS EIGHT WORKERS

MIAMI, Fla, June 80. - Eight
workmen were injured, one perhaps
fatally, when the new Washington
school for Negroes was dynamited
or collapsed today. Three probes
have been launched.
Repeated threats have been made
against placing the Negro school
adjacent to the white residential
section, school and building officials
stated after the disaster. The new
building, which covered halt a city
block, was completely shattered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
Deadly Forest Fires in California.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 3O.-one
man was dead another badly burned
and hundreds were in the fire lines
today as a result of the fare-up of
the worst series OF forest fires thru
out the state this season.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
NEGRO CAN BUY HOME
IN RESTRICTED SECTION
but CANNOT LIVE IN IT
Especial to The Daily worker)

DETROIT, Mich, June 3o.-Judge
L. w. Carr in the Wayne circuit
court granted an injunction to Will
lam Starkes and his wife, Negroes
to own home In the Lakewood
Boulevard subdivision but prohibit.
ed them from living In their home.
The judge declared that the re-
strlctions Of the subdivision which
state property shall not be sold nor
leased to persons whose ownership
would be injurious to the locality"
barred the starkes from living In
their home, but not from owning
II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
Wisconsin Democrats
Demand the Repeal of
Eighteenth Amendment

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, June 30.--Wis.
consin democrats have nominated a
state ticket and have adopted plat.
form opposing the Volstead law
and demanding the repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
ARREST NEGRO WOMAN
FOR VIOLATING THE Jim
CROW LAW IN MEMPHIS
Especial to The Daily Worker,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 3o--Mrs.
Blanche cothran, q, Negro, was
arrested when she refused to move
her child whom she had seated be-
eide two white children In crowd
cd street car. She was arrested on
a charge 0: violating the infamous
Jim Grow" law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02

Inc taS or the railroad workers
who do nj like this grave condition
in their id snstry is recommended as
1. AmaaEamation of the railroad
workers fcfo one fighting front.
2. Eva above their own wage and
hour dema Ids, the skilled workers of
the brothe hoods must insist that the
unskilled aAd semi-skilled workers be
allowed I'd organize.
3. Cred bn of an American labor
party, WITH ithe railroad unions for 4
numerical p Ind financial nucleus.
4. Contf,l of the railroad system
by the workers and technicians with
suitable REPRESENTATION for the body
of other wdrkers and farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02
SAFETY MEN TO STAY AT WORK
AND MARTIAL LAW TO CONTINUE

LONDON, 3oAtho their
bill working
flooding
today government issued royal proclamation extend
ING the state Of emergency for another month
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02

Two Miles of Beach and Woods
Bathing. Boating, Fishing, Dancing
Athletic Contests, Water Sports
Musical and Lecture Programp
Clam Bake, Bonfire each evening
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-02

The DAILY WORKER Raises
the Standard for a Workers
and Farmers Government
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01
'LADOR'S REWARD TO
Be Shown next WEEK

'Taborss Reward" the great mo-
ton picture showing the rise of the
working man from his former serf-
dom to his present plane, will be
shown at the Bijou Theater here on
Thursday night, January 7, under the
auspices of the Aberdeen Central
Labor Council. Admission will be free
of charge. A comedy film and special
music have been obtained to supple
ment the program.
The film, now showing in Oregon,
will enter Washington at Kelso, jan
uary 4, moving to Longview and Cen
tralia before reaching Aberdeen. From
here it will leave on circuit that
will include practically every city and
town in the state.
The Bijou Theater has been ob-
tanned through the courtesy of Ed.
Dolan, manager Of the theater, who
is extending the use of it at actual
cost.
c. o. dad" Young, general organ
izer for the Washington State FEEDER
alton Of Labor, is advance man for
the film, and will arrive here next
week To- make final arrangements.
The film will be shown in Aber-
deem only, it was announced today.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01
sgd CHAPLIN BEST IN
IMAM ON THE BOX

"The Man on the Box" based on
the Harold MacGrath novel and play,
produced by Warner Bros, and star
ring sgd Chaplin, at the D & R The
alter, now proved to be one of the
most hilariously amusing pictures
ever screened.
sgd Chaplin is even funnier than
he was in "Charley's Aunt" first
as a debonair young millionaire, then
typical cab driver, a groom, butler
and finally as a ladies' maid involved
in frantic tussle for set of plans
for an aeroplane invention.
In addition to directing the pro-
duction, Charles "Chuck" Reisner
plays the heavy, Russian spy. Alice
Calhoun is the pretty heroine, Kath-
leen Calhoun an inventors wife and
Helene Costello the hero's sister. The
rest of a brilliant cast includes David
Butler, Theodore Lorchs E. J. Rat
cliffe, Charles Gerard and Henry
Barrowes.
The adaptation by Charles A..
Logue and the scenario by Julien
Josephson have not lost a single
chuckle or laugh of the original
story, and they have added a great
lot Of gags that get every laugh
you've got. Without doubt "The
Man on the Box" is one Of the fun
NEST comedies you'll ever see. You
should not miss it,
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

A green housemaid cleaned out the
refrigerator on the plea that it con-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

Q.-Does organized labor sympa-
thize with the plan of Vice President
Dawes to reform" the Senate rules ?
A.-The 1925 convention of the
American Federation Of Labor de-
nounced the scheme Of Dawes as a
plan to abolish free speech IN the
Senate. The scheme was branded as
not in the interest of the people but
in the interest of the reactionary ele-
ment that is seeking to control all
Legislation.
Q.-What does organized labor
think of Sunday "blue laws ?"
A.-Labor is opposed to such laws,
the last A. F. of L. convention de-
.claring them to be another inter-
ference with personal liberty"
Q.-When was the international
Moulders' Union organized?
A.-Various local holders Unions
met at Philadelphia July 8, 1859, and
organized a national union, which be-
came the international holders I'm
ion. The national convention was
held largely as a result of the efforts
of William H. Sylvis, leading spirit
among union holders, who was after
ward the first great figure in the
American labor movement.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

"Sixty-two Miners Killed in Blast"
announces the demise of flock of
breadwinners Now the poor mine
owner must take the trouble to hire
another crew of non-union miners.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

II this picture Jones Is seen at his
best in the character OF the handsome
young owner Of . large cattle ranch
who returns from the east to find his
After some clever detective work he
establishes the guilt Of the real cul-
prits, and brings the story to its
thrilling climax.
He is wen supported BY a cast
which includes Florence Gilbert, Edna
Marion, Ernest Butterworth, Arthur
Houseman, and Montague Love.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01
DESERTS PRICE, FOX
Film SIARBygk Jones

Those who ask for real dramatic
action along with thrills should not
fall to see 'sThe DaAeftss Price, the
William Fox production starring
Buck Jones which comes to the Weir
Theater Sunday
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01
Labor Queries

Questions and Answers ON La
Dor: What IL Has Done; Where
Il Stands on Problems Of the Day;
Its Aim and Program; Who's Who
in the Banks Of the Organized
TOilers, etc.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01
Capital Comment
By FRED s. WALKER

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. b.
The Salvation Army, which enables
thousands of destitute families to en-
joy good Christmas dinner, depends
upon kettles placed on the streets to
bring in considerable money for this
purpose. Washington is probably the
only city which has prohibited the use
of the kettles, and the army was COM
PEELED to get what money it. could by
public subscription.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

son Why individual ropes should not be
used in hangings.
Congressman Sol Bloom of N. Y.
wants immigration laws altered to ad-
nit more cooks and housemaids. Sol
probably thinks he'll need more wo-
man votes next time.
Dempsey's contract to fight Wills
had to be postponed because Jaclxie's
social secretary informed him he had
an appointment on that day with his
manicure.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

Representative Crosser, of Ohio,
has introduced a bill to provide for
funds for home owners all over the
nation This will be good news to
those now paying high rates of inter-
est on mortgages, but it must be re-
membered that bankers must live, and
they are seldom caught mapping.
Philadelphia mother and son found
hanging by same rope. This is carry
ing economy too far; there is no rea-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

Coal operators attack Gov. Pin
chot's plan to seek regulation of coal
industry.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-01-01

A.ADaniel Webster, in a speech
made in April, 1924.