The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
by a Worker Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Ohio (By MaiD -
The new articulated trains and
speedup introduced on Euclid Ave,
by the Cleveland Railway Co., which
l wrote about a few weeks ago, are
already bearing fruit-fruit for am
bulance chasers and shysters lawyers
in which this city abounds.
On Saturday, Sept. 20, one of these
new trains, when speeding West at
East 73rd street crashed into a yell
low Cap Co. taxi, wrecking it. Two
passengers in the cab, a man and
woman, had to be taken to a hospital,
the man with a broken neck and col
lar bone and the woman cut from
flying glass and badly shaken up,
The taxi driver escaped unhurt and
is being held by police. He will
probably be made the goat, as the
motorman, although a member Of
the union and said to be a "stool-
pigeon" has been allowed to- go
free.
eed-Up Cab Drivers.
The Yellow Cab drivers in this
city are, like the street car men,
operating under a terrific speedup,
The cab men operate on commits
sion basis which forces them to take
all kinds of chances in order to make
a living. Recently two new com
panies, the Nickle Cab Co. and the
Central Cab Co. started operating
here, Immediately rate cutting
war commenced. In an attempt to
force the newcomers out of bust
ness, the Yellow Cab Co. have cut
their rates so low that it is now
impossible for their drivers to make
a living. This rate slashing wal
led up to the accident mentioned
above. This speedup which has beer
forced on the carmen, bussmen, anc
cab drivers of this city could sue
cessively be resisted if there wer,
only less class collaboration between
our officials and the Street Railwa,
Co.
Yellow Dog Contracts.
While 80 percent of the GARNER
are in the union, yet the huss mel
in the employ of the same compan!
are working under yellow dog
contracts. Instead of trying to ge
the transportation workers of thi
city together and organizing then
into one big union, to enable then
to resist this vicious speed-up, on
officials are running around wit
President Colonel Alexandra of tn
Railway Co., fishing out the eZ-serv
icemen in the employ of the firm
and forming them into legion pos
which is now functioning as tn
I"Cleveland Rly. Legion Post" Thi
is treacherous work on the part o
our officials as they know quite we
to what use the company can pu
such an outfit in the event Of
strike. No intelligent worker Shout
be a member Of such an organiza
ton, except for the purpose of rem
dering it useless when the bose
come to use it against the workin
class, as Legion Posts exist for n
other purpose.
Prepare Wage Slash.
Street car men and bus men Q
Cleveland, you will have to wax
up. Slowly but surely the eompan
is preparing the ground for a bl
cut in wages, and our union off
Gals by their activities are helpin
them to make it a success like tn
insurance scheme they ramme
down our threats.
You know that a number of tn
: company's officials and inspector
! were once our union officials, ar
. you know what they did to get pr
; NOTED. You know that OrganiZt
Shea is not sincere in his talk abo,
organizing the bus men. If "
= want to hold your present rate
wages, if you want to smash Il
e spaed-up that has alreaay put