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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
CONCENTRATE ON
J0BBERS IN N. Y.
GARMENT STRIKE
Union Head Laughs at
Talk of Moving"

NEW YORK, July II. Up
Headquarters of the International La
dies Garment Workers Union strike
settlement committee have been open
ed in the Hotel Cadillac. Salvatore
Ninfo, chairman of the committee, an
nounced that no conferences with
manufacturers would be held unless
application for settlement was made
In advance by mail. Applications will
be received only from legitimate in
side cloak manufacturers and jobbers.
Many mass meetings are being held
daily by the 10000 strikers, in various
halls. Louis Hyman, head of the gen.
eral strike committee, addressed IA
meetings on the sixth day Of the
strike. He declared that the union
would not attempt to hurry individual
settlements. He answered an asser-
ton of the jobbers that they were not
affected by the strike because they
were not employers OF labor.
"They say they can move their
places out OF town." said Hyman. But
can they move the 10000 striking
cloakmakers with them? Who will
make their cloaks in their out-of-town
establishments? Farmers? SO long as
you stay out in solid ranks no cloaks
will be made and II no cloaks are
made your employers will have TO
come to terms. The jobbers are your
real employers. We will make no set.
Elements with contractors. Why should
we? They have nothing, and can offer
as nothing. They, too, are employed
by the jobbers, and they too are starv.
ed out by the stockhouse men,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
Editor Railroaded by
Khan Gets Aid of the
G. L. u. for Free Press

MUNCIE, Ind, July 11.-George r.
Dale, whose frame-up by the X. X. X.
is sending him to state prison with
out trial for his criticism of the khan
in his newspaper, the Muncie Post
Democrat, will be aided by the Civil
Liberties Union of New York, to car
ry his case to the U. S. supreme
court.
Judge Clarence w. Dearth, Of the
Delaware county court, who sentenced
Dale to prison for contempt" a sen
tence upheld by the Indiana supreme
court-also alleged TO be controlled
by the khan, is trying to get out from
under the nationwide condemnation
"The newspapers are wrong on
that" said the khan Judge. eve should
have freedom Of the press, but when
the press interferes with the courts
II is attacking one of the fundamental
principles of our government"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
Solicitude of |. r. T.
for Company's Union
Eighth World Wonder

NEW YORK CITY, July11-The So
licitude Of the Interborough Company
for its company union is something
touching. Frank Hedley, manager Of
the company, in refusing to arbitrate,
said that he must so refuse because
the strikers were outsiders" seeking
to destroy the brotherhood
company union.
Hedley's letter OF refusal to the
transit commission ended with the fol-
lowing:
steps are being taken for the pur-
pose of seeking men to take the place
Of subway men who may adhere to
these leaders who are seeking TO en-
tice them from their brotherhood and
their jobs"
A. L. Merritt, superintendent Of the
subway division, In urging the men
not to strike, said:
II urge all motormen and switch
men for the sake of your families and
for the sake of your jobs TO be true
TO both and to the brotherhood OF
which each man is an integral part"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
N. Y. Strikers Forging Real Union

creditors, doctors, storekeepers, furni-
ture concerns, etc, and induce them
to bring pressure to bear on the strik-
ers to get them to desert the cause
of their fellow workers.
Government Steps In.
Always alert to defend the interests
of the master class in case of strike,
the office Of the secretary of labor at
Washington announces that Commits
sioner of Cancellation Thomas ]. Will
liams is to come to this city in an
effort to settle" the strike. The role
of the government as a strikebreaker
is well-known to experienced strike
leaders and the men who address the
strikers can be depended upon to warn
the strikers against the fraud of gov
eminent Cancellation and expose Will
liams and his chief, Secretary of La
Dor James ]. Davis, as tools of the
bosses.
Extra guards are on duty at the
power stations as there are rumors
that a number of the electrical work
ers are energetically working to get
out the men and thereby shut off the
power so that all operation of trains
will cease.
The strike slowly develops and with
the organizational steps taken today,
such as creating special committees
for detail work, there are strong prob
abilities that all subway and elevated
trains on the /. R. T. will soon be
stopped.
More than 100 Chicago scabs have
left town, some of them disguised
with the conditions under which they
were forced to live and others to
indianapolis where they will try to
break the traction strike in that city
as they have had experience breaking
trolley line strikes, but no experience
on Subway strikebreaking campaigns
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
THIRTEEN MORE
SHOPS SIGN UP
WITH FURRIERS
Union Pulls Down Two
More Chicago Shops

Thirteen more fur bosses have
agreed to the terms of the striking
Chicago fur workers and have signed
agreements with Local As of the Fur
Workers Union. Fifty men and wo-
men employed in these shops are to
return to work Monday. Two more
shops have gone on strike.
The progressive group in the Fur
Workers Union has been on the job
from the beginning of the strike. The
success of the union has been due
mainly to the activity Of these pro-
gressives. Even tho number Of
them have been suspended from their
union they are doing active work in
this struggle. They help to bring down
shops, get the strikers to the union
headquarters, lead on the picket line
and do whatever they can to force
the bosses. into line.
A great demand is growing among
the fur workers here to have Ben
Gold of the New York joint board,
who led the victorious New York
strike to come here and speak to them.
All of the progressives in Local 45
have transferred control of their fur
sewing machines to the union COM
mittee for the duration Of the strike
making 1t impossible for the bosses to
use them to turn out struck work.
A number of reactionaries of Local
45 of the Fur Workers Union ar
ranged with some gangsters to beat
up a progressive member of the union.
An argument was started by these
reactionaries with one Of the pro
gressives. The progressive was struck
between the eyes by one of the re.
dictionaries. AS he was going down
stairs after this attack, six gangsters
attacked this worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
TO ALL
MOTORMEN, SWITCHMEN,
TRAINMEN, STATIONMEN
AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
OF THE I. r. T.
ON 81" AND SUBWAY
An Appeal by the Consolidated Rail-
road Workers. Union

The undersigned, representing the
Consolidated Railroad Workers
Union, appeal to you to join the fight
for the organization of all motormen,
switchmen, trainmen, stationmen,
powermen and other employees on the
81" and Subway Into a real workers.
union.
We pledge to stand by all men and
to protect every one on strike against
the Company.
Fellow Workers on the Subways:
The motormen and switchmen are
100 percent out. Men from the ranks
are pouring Into the Union.
Motormen and swItehmen from the
al" are Joining the strikel We are
fighting for better living conditions.
We are striking against the tyrannous
oppression Of the 1. r. T. Company.
We are striking against the traitor
Gus Company union. The yellow In
terborough Brotherhood has not i'm
proved our conditions. II is a erea-
ture of the Company. It is owned
body and soul by the !. r. T.
The Consolidated Railroad Work
ers' Union has been organized as a
representative union of the workers
themselves. 1t is at last going to win
the demands which have been denied
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13

and thereby control of the elections
to the conservative party's premier,
Arthur Meighan, which followed
King. Third, he dissolved parliament
by sending pages into the house to
drive out the members without the
courtesy of formal, propagation.
SeIf-Governmen is Issue.
The issue raised by the governor
general is the right of self govern
ment, and deep resentment is sweep
ing the dominion against the governor
general and his silent support by the
crown. Ireland, Australia and New
Zealand are also interested, since
their self government is also at stake,
such as 1t is.
The election and its issues are fan
ming the movement for a greater and
even a complete independence from
Britain. Behind 1t is the fact that
United States investments IN Canada
now far exceed those of England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
Cheap Government Is
Not in the Interest of the
Broad Working Masses
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

DRESIDENT Coolidge is off to the
4 Adirondacks in New York for
his summers vacation. In depart
ing he compliments his administra-
ton, patting 1t on the back, in Joy
over the fact that government ex-
penditures have been cut by the
session of congress just adjourned.
Not as much as Economy Cal" had
desired. But to great extent. Enuf
to carry out the demand Of the great
capitalists for cheaper govern
ment."
At the same time, over on the
other side of the Atlantic Ocean, In
the Union of Soviet Republics,
Economic Life," the official organ
of the workers government, glories
in the fact that the Soviet budget
shows increased expenditures. Last
years budget totalled only 2,S75,-
100000 roubles, compared to the
budget total of 4,OS9,O00,000 this
year. This shows an increase close
ly approaching one-half. The work
ers under Soviet Rule glory in
high-priced government, because
they know that they are the bene-
ficiaries Of everything that is spent.
They want nothing shoddy.
OF course, the capitalist tyranny
at Washington, thru all its propa-
ganda mediums, tries to spread the
fiction that the masses benefit from
the economy" effected by its gov
eminent. Coolidge tried to develop
this craze to the wearing Of last
years straw hat, until business pro.
tested it was hurting sales, when
Cal retired into his shell and be-
came more silent than ever on this
phase of his economy" Iunacy. To
be sure the wealthy wing Of the
population always continued to buy
it's usual amount of clothes, indulg-
ing itself to the utmost. Only the
workers were supposed to appear
in patches, for which great masses
need no urging, but are forced into
doing thru stern necessity.
No one hears of economy In the
building Of great ornaments to
spread and protect the outposts Of
Wall. Streets Imperialism. This IS
the greatest expenditure of the
capitalist government, for past,
present and future wars" The last
session of congress approved the
fivesyear air program, provided huge
sums for the army and new building
programs for the navy. The Coo
lidge regime has not been niggardly
in reaching agreements on war debt
settlements with bankrupt Euro
peaR countries, re-establishing these
lands as markets for American
goods on which new profits can be
reaped. But where workers inter-
ests are involved, there the broad
sweeping scythe of economy" cuts
deep. Activities of the department
of labor, supposed to supervise
working conditions, are crippled
thru lack of funds, giving the en-
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are expected to take similar action
as soon as they hold their regular
meetings.
Seek A. F. Of L. Charter.
Edward P. LAWN, president Of the
new union conducting the strike, an
nounced yesterday that he intends
to apply to the American Federation
of Labor for charter.
OF especial significance is the fact
that Edward Lahey, a leader Of the
Amalgamated, who heads one of the
few surviving sections of the organi-
cation in New York, spoke at the
mass meeting last night and promised
support of his organization to the
| limit.
Other speakers addressed the strik-
ers during the afternoon and evening
including P. Pascal Cosgrove, Norman
Thomas, former socialist candidate
for governor, Louis Budens, editor Of
the Labor Age, and Norman H. Tallen-
tire of Philadelphia.
Guard Motormen.
In order to prevent sympathetic
passengers and strike committeeman
interviewing the remaining motormen
on the elevated lines that are partial
ly affected by the strike the company
has placed heavy steel mesh and wire
screens around the compartment in
which they work and stationed uni
| foruoad noIioopaap poar fhauo m nra.
vent anyone carrying on conversation
with them.
Every trick known to strikebreak-
ers is being used to influence the strik-
ers, the most widely used one being
the calling up on the. phone of the
wives and relatives Of the strikers in
order to influence them against the
struggle. The lackeys of Hedley and
Connolly even go so far as to call up
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
Nevada Federation
Listens to Friend
of Labor" Vampire

ELY, Nevada, July ia. McCar-
ran, who is seeking nomination for
United States senator on the demo
cratic ticket, spoke at the Nevada
State Federation of Labor's conyen-
ton here last week, by invitation.
McCarren, of course, represented
himself great friend Of labor" and
the convention seems to have raised
no question to this man, who func.
toned as special prosecutor" at
Susaville, California, in the case Of
John Powers, an I. w. w. worker,
whom this friend of labor" succeeded
in sending to the penitentiary to
work at hard labor for from one to
fourteen years making burlap sacks.
A friend Of labor"i
Did you ever write? See how your
like It! ,tlss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
| DOR OFFICERS
PLUNGE IN HIGH (
FINANCE DEALS
Company to Operate in
All Big Cities
(speeIaI 70 The paIIy workerl

NEW YORK CITY, July 11.-Luke
J. Murphy, formerly executive vice
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers Trust company, who
takes the presidency Of the new ven
ture in trade union capitalism Of the
G. L. Miller mortgage investment
company, tells of the plans Of the
corporation as follows:
"The acquisition of the Miller COM
pany by the group represent marks
one of the most advanced steps taken
by labor interests to enter the finan-
cial field. We have already interested
a very important unit of the building
trades in this new venture, and feel
confident that we will have the sup
port of organized labor generally. 1t
is our aim to have associated with us
representatives of every important
element of organized labor in this
country.
1--WE will be able to extend to the
small investor, the wage earners who
are each year saving or investing from
$4,000, O0O,OOO to $1,000, 100000 of their
earnings, the opportunity to purchase
safe bonds, underwritten and distrib-
uted by an old established institu-
ton"
The company specialzes in under
writing and selling first mortgage
bonds secured by improved real estate,
such as office building, hotels and
apartment houses.
Murphy, whose accession to the
presidency of the corporation was an
nounced at a dinner at the Roosevelt
Hotel, at the same time similar din
ners were being held in twenty cities
where the company now has offices,
said that plans were under way to
strengthen the financial resources of
the company and extend its activities
to every large city in the United
States and Canada. Murphy says the
union officials act as individuals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
Appeal Of the Strike Committee
To |. R. 7. Workers in N. Y.

us from year to year. You tranmen
and statIonmen are also miserable
slaves. You work from 81 to "a hours
per week for slave wages. You are
subjected to inhuman treatment You
are prosecuted by Company spies and
denied the elementary rights OF
human beings. You need shorter
hours. You need a decent living
wage. You need decent sanitary
working conditions.
You Need a Real Workers
Union to Protect You.
Come out with the motormen and
switchmen! Join us in battle for
our rights. Switchmen, trainmen
stationmen are already coming into
the Union. You and your friends
must join the Consolidated Railroad
Workers Union.
Unite together. Fight to-
gether. Down with Mr..
HedIey's reptile Company
Union. Join a real Work.
ers' Union. You have moth
ing to lose and all to gain.
Tonight and every night attend the
meetings of the Consolidated Rail
road Workers. Union. Register in the
Union. Come tonight p. m. to our
headquarters, Night workers come al
day to
155th Street and 9th Avenue.
Register and become an active
member of your Own Union.
(signed) CONSOLIDATED RAIL
ROAD WORKERS UNION:
Edward r. Lawn
Harry Bark
Joseph PheIan
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ployers carte blanche to do as they
please. Education is another first
victim of economy" not the educa-
ton of the children Of the parasite
rich, but the paltry opportunities
afforded the children Of the workers
to escape illiteracy. Economy in
capitalist government, therefore,
means a further lettering and en-
slavement of the workers. Coolidge's
economy" is at the expense of Ia
Dor.
Under Soviet rule the aim is to
develop all available resources to
insure funds for greater government
expenditures to satisfy the needs of
the masses, and to increase those
needs thru constantly raising the
standard of living. This is exactly
contrary to the capitalist effort not
only to prevent any lifting of the
standard of living, but actually to
reduce it.
The Soviet budget will therefore
continue to grow in size to meet the
increased demands for sheltering,
clothing, feeding and educating the
workers and peasants under Soviet
rule, and to meet all those needs
that come with greater enjoyment
of life by the broad masses of the
people. Thus it is encouraging in
the Soviet union when for instance
the telegraphs and the railroads,
state industries, show greater in
creases in expenditures, which in
turn are outstripped by receipts,
providing new funds from which to
repair the losses of the great war
under czarism, and of the civil war
resulting from the efforts of reac-
ton to rob the workers of the fruits
of their revolution. This is, being
duplicated everywhere and is being
achieved in spite of reduction Of
So per cent in the peasant tax.
Soviet labor has made its remark
able advance without credits from
Wall Street to balance its budget
and re-establish its industries, 1t is
not burdened with a Dawes plan,
that weights down Germany; with
great loans from Americas interna-
tional bankers, like those granted
Mussolini rule in Italy, now crush
ing the Italian masses, nor is It
diseased by any of those many
schemes with which the American
rule of gold is trying to inject new
life into the dying capitalism of
western Europe.
Only capitalists are benefited by
cheap government, which is always
cheap at the expense of the work
ers. American workers must fight
for greater expenditures on behalf Of
their own needs, pending the time
when parasite capitalism will be
abolished and labor will thus be
unleashed to produce exclusively
for its own benefit. No economy at
the expense of the toiling many.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
| AFTER MANY DIPLOMATIC
DENIALS TREASURY AIDS
| ADMIT ANDREWS HAS QUIT

WASHINGTON, July 1t.-After
two days Of diplomatic denlaIs,"
treasury officials confirmed the fact
today that General Lincoln c. And
rews has submitted his resignation
as director Of prohibition, as exelus-
lively reported BY international News
Service. No explanation was given
as to why the "denlals" we're con-
sldered necessary on Tuesday, but
they were aseribed to political and
ot91r reasons. -s-4..-..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
FIVE MORE 1924 STRIKE
PICKETS LEAVE COUNTY
JAIL; END SENTENCES

Max Novaek, one Of the 1924 In
ternatlonal Ladies' Garment Work
ers strike plekets, was released
from the Cook County Jail yesterday
afternoon after serving a 2o-day
sentence.
Freda Reieher, Florence Corn,
Evelyn Dornfleld and Oscar slmons
will leave the jail this afternoon at
o'clock when they will end their
3o-dsy sentences t sss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13

Byng refused Mac
Kenzie King, the lib
eral party's EXPIRE
mier's advice to dis
solve the parliament.
That's his first Of
tense, since it is the
traditional and con-
stitutional right for
a premier to give ad-
vice to the governor
general with assur-
ance t h at it b e
taken. Second, Byng
granted dissolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
SUBPOENAS OUT
FOR ILLINOIS
ELECTION QUIZ
Committee Has Serious
Charges to Sft
Especial to The Daily workerl

WASHINGTON, D. c., July II. -
With the Illinois election as its next
objective, the senate slush fund COM
mlttee today Issued the first batch
Of subpoenas, calling witnesses to tell
about the alleged 100000 race be-
tween Frank L. Smith and Senator
William 3. Mckinley for the repub-
Iioan senatorial nomination.
The names of the witnesses, the
committee decided, will not be made
public until the subpoenas are served
This action was ordered to prevent
evasion of the process-servers by wit
nesses who do not desire to appear be-
fore the committee.
Many "TIps."
The inquiry, which opens in Chicago
July 26, may develope more astonish
ing testimony than that unearthed dur.
ing the investigation of Pennsylvania's
S3,000,0 900 senatorial campaign. In adj
dition to revealing huge campaign ex-
penditures, it was learned, the commit
tee expects to unmask corruption and
fraud If tips" already received can
be substantiated by sworn testimony.
After Smith.
The Illinois investigation, under the
control of the Democratic-Insurgent
Alliance, it was said, will spend more
time inquiring into the campaign funds
and campaign activities of Frank L.
Smith, who won the nomination, than
on the funds and activities of Senator
Mckinley. This procedure will be
followed because the democratic men,
bers of the committee are anxious to
gether material which can be used
against Smith in the November cleo
ton or can be made the basis for
custer proceedings in 1927 If he is
elected provided, always, of course,
that the charges made against his
campaign are found to be true.
These charges already have been
aired upon the floor of the senate by
Senator Caraway, democrat of Ark,
a member Of the senate elections CON-
mittee, which passes upon all election
contests. His charges were:
100000 Spent.
I. That Smith spent $4,000, 1000
and Mckinley 100000 In the SEN
atorial primary.
2. That positions of public trust
were debauched to procure contri-
buttons and influence votes"
3. That Samuel insult, the multi
millionaire utilities magnate, "pour-
ed out millions of dollars into prin1-
airy and election campaigns in ILL
nois."
4. That insult "found II more
profitable to come across whenever
he was asked than to refuse to pay
and take the chance of losing mil
lions in decreased rates at the hands
of unfriendy public officials"
5. That "being chairman of the
utilities commission, Smith received
enormous contributions from the
heads of public utilities"
s. That insult gave, "either in
dividuaIly or through his utility cor.
poratlons, s5oo,ooo to the Smith cam
paian fund.-"
7. That "Autllity deal Involving
about S2o,ooo,ooo of property drew
the Interested bankers, E. II. Rollins
G Sons, more than 100000 into the
hands of Allen Moore, Smiths cam
paign manager"
Because of Caraway's prominence in
the senate and because democrats
generally supported his demand for an
inquiry into these charges, the commit
tee decided to go to the bottom Of
them all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-13
BENNIE GABLE
BY M. PERLIN
Worker CORRESPONDENCE

Bonnie Gable, 81, member Of
Bakers Union Local 237. died at his
work in the Palace Bakery on Roose-
welt Road. He leaves widow and
two children.
While Gable was working near a
hot stove he tainted. His fellow-work-
ers revived him, He told them there
was nothing wrong and started work
ing again. A few minutes later he
tainted again. This time his fellow
workers were unable to revive him.
A doctor was sent for. When the
doctor arrived he found Bonnie dead.