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ORGANIZED LABOR'S ONLY NEWSPAPER IN NEW HAVEN National State Labor Event A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE VOLUME VII. NUMBER 24. NEW HAVEN, CONN., SATURDAY, AUGUST 21,. 1920. PRICE THREE CENTS Live Local Labor Topics " .... . ' . y . - " ; . . . ' "'t , - -r - ': ; ' ' . ' y" LABOR PROVES IN PRIMARY VICTORIES Unfriendly Candidates Going Down Before Vigorous Non- Partisan Political , Campaign All Over Country Two Con gressmen i Withdraw Rather Than Face Certain Defeat. Success of Movement Already Assured, . " Washington, Aug. 20. Labor already has scored enough victoriesat the polls to mark the great non-partisan political campaign as a complete success. Report? of - notable I achievements reach non-partisan N campaign head quarters daily. v ... ; ;,., , .. - Prominent in the -reports are the ac counts of two withdrawals from con gressional races. In both of these cases congressmen unfavorable to labor with drew from the race rather jthan face in tense labor opposition in the present campaign. - ' -.. . Labor campaign managers point to the recent Ohio republican primaries in which an unfavorable candidate. for - governor .was defeated ' through the op position 6f labor and a strong pro-labor candidate nominated. . , . . The campaign ; committee-, has made public no 'list of congressional districts in which there have been successes, but it is announced that the list is long and is growing longer each day. -. It is pointed out that -Senator Gronna has been defeated, that Senators' Un derwood and Cummins ' slipped in by majorities so below normal that a mor al, if not an actual, victory has . been scored for labor in both ca$es, and that Scott Ferris, Oklahoma, has been nom inated for. United States 'senator with labor support xover Senator Gore. ' .? Labor's strength in the primaries has been shown to a surprising degree in Texas, Tennessee, Wisconsin, - West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, -Colorado, Oklahoma, North Carolina, North Da kota, Iowa, and. Alabama. : 4 In Kanass Governor Allen's candidacy in the primaries was - vigorously con tested by the workers, who are perfect" ing -their, non-partisan organization ; and are preparing to . make effective their protest against peonage legislation at the November election U v ' - f Reports of organizing work: continue to show, a rapidlyy growing interest in the campaign and the : cfemand for lit erature exceeds the ability to supply it r?0oai,i have:-beenT"fi'eirihreugliout. the country, as well as conferences of state federa tion executive councils and from these there are coming1 uniformly encourag ing reports. ... "": y..f:."' .- ., ;, Those in charge of campaign organ ization work' declare that the amount of ' practical - campaign . organization work being done everywhere is beyond all expectations and " exceeds that of any, other effort in which American la bor has , indulged. - ' v. Success in the primaries has inspired the workers r to enter the general elec tions' campaign with , renew vigor. In a large number of localities organiza tions for every, voting precinct, are be ing perfected to - secure a 100 per cent registration that labor's full voting strength may be polled in November. " The general demand for "register" cards, issued by the ' national non-partisan committee, shows the workers', in terest in this feature of the campaign. NEW CENTRAL BODY. New York to Have One Combin , ing 400,000 members. New York; Aug." 20. Plans for the formation of a new central labor body, combining the-400,000 members of the 600 local unions in Greater New York have r been completed here at a meet- ing of - the executive - council of - the American Federation of Labor. Pres ident Samuel Gompers of the Federa tion announced that the new labor body will be- formally launched at a mass meeting to be held September 10 in the Central Opera House. . THE GREAT THING TO DO IN -THIS C AMPAIGN IS TO WORK On election day politicians have all. eyes on the stay-at-home vote. How much of it will really stay at home, how much: of it can bd induced to get to the tolls all manner oi things about the normal stay-at-home, vote arise to bother. But there is' a .stay-at-home vote that is just as important during the cam paign weeks as" it is on election day. :- '.- . . , . , The voter who stays at home and takes no part in the fight is just as lax in his citizenship, duties as is the , citizen who adds to his laxness by his failure to vote. -v. ; , , . '"r v. The Non-Partisan Political Campaign of the American FederaUon-of Lab.or depends upon WORK for its success. . t - Those who refuse to do their share of work oh committees, those who care nothing for what any one" else ' thinks, : they are not doing their duty by their fellow citizens. , ' ,. , . . "" There, can be ho non-partisan campaign no campaign of any kind without . work.;: .:':.. , " - : :: : - . If everybody works, if everybody does everything he . or she can do, we shall have the greatest possible campaign effort . . .'. 1 ;-'.-.: , '; r There are 40,000 local unions in 'the United States: . . There are 900 central bodies. Each of these ought to have committees in the field and these committees ought to be WORKING. - . The result thus far has been splendid. It has been magnificent There are hundreds of men and women giving every minute of their time: They are WORKING for human progress., - But there are others who had done nothing.- ; . It is the duty of every union member, to see that the question of WORK is esttled properly in his own organization. '. ' . Every enemy of Labor is on the job. Every worker and every friend of Labor ought to be more on the job. j - ' -- Great issues are at stake in this campaign struggle. The enemies of .Labor Want to crush labor. They want laws that will restrict Labor. " They want Kansas Courts of Industrial Relations. And they want more of the Esch-Cummins kind of legislation. ; ; They want more of Judge Anderson's injunction decisions. - They' want anything but freedom of Labor. Sanctify your vote ! " . The issue is Progress versus Reaction. This is no time for any man or woman of Labor to hold back. This is a time for the fullest giving of effort This is a time for WORK. Play your part in ihe campaign. Register in your voting precinct Do every thing1 that you would do if your personal freedom hung on" the issue. Progress is at stake-and for Progress we must give everything. STRENGTH BAKERS WIN TWO BIG CONCERNS Two of New Haven's Largest Bakeries Sign Agreement i With Union. A notable. victory has been achieved by the Bakers union of New Haven in its present strike, during the past week, through the signing up of two of the largest bakeries in the -city, the L. L. Gilbert Bakery and the Massachusetts Baking Company- formerly known as ; Recognition of ; the union by " these twa important concerns makes a seri ous break in the strong front hitherto shown by the f larger companies and naturally encourages the union as much as it discourages the master bakers. 1 ' The S. S. Thompson Company still remains on the outside, Delegate Striby reporting to-the Trades Council, Thurs day evening, that the manager, Mr. Pardee, had informed the union repre sentatives that organized labor had not yet shown him the necessity of conduct ing a union shop and until it did he wasn't going to run one. y v " Other bakeries still operating as non union shops include Beck's on Congress avenue? Kelly s Old Tyme Bakery on Grand avenue, VRoot's: ony Chapel and State - streets, Chamberlain on Temple street, - McLeman & Niklas . and "Har rington's. V . ; "v i :"V ALLEN'S "VICTORY", . r : IS PUBUCIH STUFF Election Returns, His Opponents Say,' Will Tell an Entirely . - Different Story. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 20. When all the elements connected with the recent primaries : are .considered, Governor Allen's widely-heralded "victory" is not supported by facts. :. : There were several candidates against Governor Allen, "and the showing, these candidates made, and the' feeling against Allen, causes the Kansas "trade union ists to b jubilant. :' ': -? ',; r A few weeks -before the; primaries the : trad& unionists "and farmers joined Allen. . Tfife no-partyites Centered the primaries poorly -equipped to-i-copc with the. powerful political, machine behind the governor. His opponents had . but the 'skeleton of an organization, were without " funds," political' experience or discipline that comes with unity of pur- pose. Another factor against them was the general neglect of " citizens to awaken to the importance . of primary elections. " : If these conditions are ignored, Gov ernor Allen won a victory. But these conditions did exist and the unionists and . farmers declare that they will be changed. Throughout the state they are perfecting their non-partisan or ganizations, strengthening their - lines, agitating' and distributng literature. Be tween now and the November elections a self-imposed discipline will be - de veloped, and when the votes are counted. Governor Allen's name, will surely' be among the "also ran" list The trade unionists and farmers in sist that Allen can be defeated , ' NON-PARTISANSHIP WINS.- Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 20. "Results of the Ohio primary election at this hour indicate that the non-partisan political campaign advocated by-the A. r. of L.. Droved a potent factor in' defeating Editor Keating ;of the . Toledo . Union Leader. : : - "Unofficial reports from all industrial centers of the state show that in al most, every instance where labor waged an aeirressive campaign to "defeat can didates with unfavorable records, the candidates" were defeated, r ' C r T '' Kill .Vyy. " UNITED STATES SENATOR FRANK B. BRANDEGEEJ Connecticut Senator who now faces voters of the state in addition to that cal movement because of his; antagonism II ITATP . - GIVES POLITICAL AID TO LABOR Interests Identical so Far as Some Candidates and Measures -. . -Are Concerned. - , BIG VICTORY-WELCOMED Connecticut Federation of Labor J Has Endorsed Suffrage at . ' Several Conventions. f The final victory of the Suffrage Amendment, gained by - the ratification o-f Tennessee, is pleasing ;to organized labor. In Connecticut the State Fed eration of Labor, has endorsed wonlan suffrage at "several conventions" and 'it has come to be recognized that legisla tionor the Qenefitor Humanity stands k .;u k.a;,u,-.:i, . . J than withm,t fbPm ' - , - , ) It is believed that the influence of the women's vote: will be a great help in the passage of remedial child labor legisla tion and measures affecting" working conditions for - women and children generally. ; ; , ' ; The sudden advent of the woman-as a voter is a tremendous shock to some of the politicians, just as the noh-par- tisan movement of organized labor has i been and between the. two new factors in the political game at the coming election there's many a public official who is wondering where he is at, so to speak, - . i ' - ' " Labor's determination to elect its friends and defeat its enemies is going to receive a lot oT support' from the advent of the woman voter :for, in many instances, the interests are identical Some of la'bor's most bitter antagonists have also been strongly 'opposed to suf frage and with the combined opposition of the suffragists and labor to combat their pathway will hardly be rose strewn in the coming struggle. -. ;. In Connecticut United States Senator Frank B. . Brandegee of New London, who- has" been pronounced as a decided reactionary so far as , labor- legislation is concerned, has als6 been a consistent opponent to suffrage ' and tehte is a feeling that between the two interests he will have a hard row to hoe when it comes to winning his way back to Congressional halls. . , Senator Brandegee - inan interview published in the New York World, yes terday, -expresses his view of "the women's victory as follows r '. . "Women will vote in the coming elec tions exactly as they please," declared United States Senator Frank B. Bran degee in discussing the passing of the Woman Suffrage Amendment" by the Legislature of 1 ennessec. "Both political parties ; have been playing a game in the attempt to catch the woman vote," he said. "In my opinion, they will both be fooled. The women will vote exactly' as they please on the great-issues before the country, as they ought to. They will align them selves between the parties according to their -convictions, and the artful oplitic ians who-have been angling for their, votes.-will be disappointed. ;t "When the matter, was in the Sen ate I was? oppose'd to submitting the amendment because I took the posi tion taken by. both national parties in their platforms, and also by the Presi dent, that the question was one for state action, and States ought to have the right to prescribe the qualifications of their own electors. But inasmuch as Congress submitted the amendment to the Legislatures and inasmuch as more than three-quarters of the States ap prove the amendment, it seems to me the sooner it is ratified the better, be cause it is perfectly evident that it is going to be ratified, -and if the women are to have the right to vote, as they are, it had oetter come m time so tnat they can use it in the coming election." It is also a foregone conclusion that the advent of the woman voter in Con necticut politics sounds the political death knell of Governor Marcus M. Holcomb, another strong reactionary so far as organized labor is concerned. His continued refusal to call a special (Continued on Eighth page.) strong- opposition from the women of the" A. F. of L. non-partisan politi to both interests in Congress. RAILROAD UNIONS ISSUE RINGING POLITICAL CALL On Threshold of Momentous Na tional Campaign Involving ; People's Liberty1. NO MAN MST FAIL ' Every Voter's - Duty Stands " Plainly Before Him, Say 16 -Standard Organizations, v The following call was'sent out to the 16 recognized standard railroad or ganizations by Warren S." Stone, grand chief of ;the -Brotherhood, of Locomo tive Engineers i .. v v . ' "Sirs and Brothers : f j '"',.f , -"--. "We s are; o nthe threshold of , a mo- mentors national campaign, m which questions -bf -vital interest to the people if indeed they do -not involve the very life of the Republic a itself will be de cided. This - campaign is filled " with splendid opportunities .for thQse of us who believe in government of, the peo ple, by the. people, for the' people, in stead of government of the "wealthy few, by the wealthy, few, fqj the wealthy few. It is filled with the gravest peril for "us. and or our children and if we" fail to give the most earnest thought to the issues and candidates involved. "At such a time, no man who xherish es American institutions can afford to be. influenced in his political activities by petty, selfish motives. He must act for -the common weal and for that alone. "The forces of reaction are now in control of both houses pi Congress and many , other departments of govern ment. " With amazing boldness they have granted special privileges to pri vate interests and at the same time they havev deprived . citizens of rights and privileges guaranteed jby the Constitu tion. .' -" v . ,' ', -I'The' passage pi the Cummins-Esch bill furnishes striking proof of this' dis position of our national : lawmakers' to depart from American? standards. Ig noring the protests of farmers,-shippers and organized workers, v Congress has granted colossal subsidies to' the own ers of ihe railroads, .has; sought to vali date billions of dollars' worth of water ed stock and has guaraaiteed dividends on real and fictitious investments. At the same "time it has displayed a deter mination to deprive the railroad work ers of the benefits of collective bargain ing and to make labor, in very truth, a 'mere commodity.' . 4 , , "Fortunately tlie f athers of our coun try foresaw these times and in their wisdom . provided the .; weapons with which free men and women may effec tively safeguard the Republic. ' .."Special privilege has demonstrated its strength, in Conjgreis. "The -producers of America farm ers, laborers, men anJ ,women engaged in--' useful " employment must display their strength at" the ballot box, in prirT mary ana general eiections. ' . "Special pivilege disregards party lines in .bestowing its favors. The pro ducers - of our country must likewise disregard party ties when -they go to the polls. Special privilege has its friends and retainers in both of the old parties.. There is-no difference J between a special-privilege reactionary republican and a special-privilege reactionary democrat. ' !.- ' "If the 'invisible -government' con trolled by special privilege is to be de stroyed, root and branch, and the con trol of our- republic restored to the people, every issue must be weighed and every candidate carefully judged. Can didates must . stand or. fall on their records. Those whose records show fidelity to the people should be sup ported without regard to party affilia tions, and those who have been un faithful should be defeated. MACHINISTS TO MEET. Rochster, N. Y., Aug. 20. The an nual convention of the International Association of Machinists will be held in this city startng September 20. TRADES COUNCIL PLANS ANOTHER BIG EXCURSION i.ast une so successful mat a Second One Will Be Held V September 1:. . COUNCIL'S BUSY MEETING Much Interesting, Business Tran- , sacted at Regular Session. ; Delegates Reports "Heard. The meeting - of the New Haven Irades Council was largely attended, Thursday evening, and one of the chief features of interest ." was. . the : report made by" President .Ornburn as delegate to the American Federation of Labor convention at Montreal. He reviewed the doings of the firsV several days.of the session and read in full the admir able address of Glenn E. Plumb, father of the PJumbl plan for: control of the railroads. The latter" was decidedly in teresting- to the delegates giving as it did. a re-view in detail of the plan pro posed. It occupied so "much time, how ever, that the reading of the rest of the report was continued trntil the next meeting. - ' .' . . -r " . ', V Another Excursion. "' Delegate Eugene . Treiber made - a length report of the Trades Council's excursion to ,Co;ney Island, held 'August 12, which was toreviously reported in ,j.ne i-aoor xress. ne pronounced ti a success of - unexpected magnitude , and said that another had. been arranged for for Wednesday, September 1. , Other New Haven .parties had endeavored to get. the same boat for a .similar excur sion but the - manner .in which the 1 rades Council s excursion had been conducted had so favorably ' impressed the -owners that they gave the Council the ; sole privilege. The receiots from the. coming excursion; as in the instance of the first one; wiIL go to the Labor Temple Building Fund and there is every indication-, that' it will . grove an even greater success than its nredeces- sor. President Ornburn in 'amplifying delegate 1 reiper s report stated that- the second excursion was being given not because it had - been such a financial success solely, but because of the very general request of those who partici pated in the first - one. Delegate Striby in reporting 00 the financial feature of the excursion; said that' while the re turas were not all in it was safe to say that a., profit of from $1,200 to $1,50Q would be shown. . p. , .Political jDampaign. : - -Delegate- Reilly' rpoftedJhat - he had conferred .with the" democratic registrar of voters, and the latter had . informed him that all voters to be made must register before October and that the registrar would" give the. Council every possible assistance- in" getting , out" the labor vote. . tr-:; Non-Union Barber Shops. '- Delegate Baehr, business agent for the -Barbers union,, again called atten tion to the patronage of : non-union shops by union men. ; One ' shop at 4 East Grand? avenue," he said, was being patronized by railroad men whose union is not affiliated with the Trades Coun cil and when these, men were spoken to aoout-the matter by members;of the give a whether it was. a union shop or not. He also reported that the names of 12 union men patronizing a onn-union shop-on George street, near Church, had been obtained. In conclusion he urged the delegates to ask their local's members to make sure that the card, of Jhe Barbers' union was displayed in any shop they patronized. ., . , " Corset Workers Still Out A delegate from the Corset Work ers stated that the members of. that union- had been locked out from New man's corset factory for 10 weeks now and that .the situation had practically reached a deadlock. He also announced that a darite was, to be. run by the Cor set Workjers locals at the Arcadia; bavin Kock,beptember 20, f and - that tickets Twould be-offered for sale' to the affiliated locals. " " Polishers and Winchester's- A ' delegate' f rom the Polishefs: and Buffers thanked the Trades Council on behalf of his organization for the sup port it had given to the strike at .Win chester's. The opposition to the new Winchester -retauVstorey in New Haven was apparently having - its effect, he said," for. it was-repprted as doing littlej Dusmess. in rovidence, he added, business was reported"" so bad with the Winchester store' that the advisability of closing it was being considered. Simi lar reports had been received concern ing the Boston store. - CORSET WORKERS DANCE To Be Held at the Arcadia, Savin Rock, for Strike' Fund. Anybody who has ever attended a dance given by Corset Workers Locals 39 and 40, -New Haven, have pleasant recollections of a mighty good time. Now another one is announced for Monday evening, September 20, at the Arcadia, Savin Rock, and the tickets say, "Nuff Said," -which is a double barrelled . guarantee that everybody who attends will enjoy themselves im mensely. . " The members of these unions are now on strike and the returns .fifmi the dance will go into the strike fund. Tickets are oivsale hy the nembers at 50 cents and it is safe to say that pur chasers, will get a big half dollar's worth of enjoyment. A grand "prize fox trot is a special feature. TWO PLATOON WINS. Fresno, Cal., Aug. 20. At a munici pal election here firemen won the two platoon system and policemen the eight hour day by a vote of six to one. Read The Labor Press Labor's paper. FARMER-LABOR PARTY NOT STRONG IN CONNECTICUT Labor Men as a Whole Prefer A. ' P. of L. Non-Partisan . Movement. r'?. ARE BUSY IN HARTFORD Will Put Up Complete Ticket and Plans Aggressive Cam - " paign There. Politically New Haven trade union its -prefer to take theirs' straight, that is in 'accordance with the American Federation ofv Labor's r non-partisan plan. i. hey have -no use for an inde pendent Labor political pirt'. This is evidenced by the non-appearance of. any Farmer-Labor party campaign, in" the Elm City "for this election. - In Hartford the backers of the inde pendent Labor party which-made such a brilliant success in defeatinjr'Dick" Kinsella, recognized frien4 of Organ ized .Labor,., and electing Morgan B. Brainard, an ardent "open - hopper, are already enthusiasticalrypreparing for a Farmer-Labor, party campaign. With the exception of a few very small cities the Ai F. of L. -non-partisan movement will -receive undivided sup port" from the trade '.unionists. . In Hartford it is announced that the Facmer-Labor party will wage the most aggressive campaign . ever - carried on in the state by a third party and it is planned to bring into the city for the week immediately preceding election a number of prominent speakers, includ ing the party a candidate for president, Parley Christensen, to - address mass meetings - . , ' ; - - : . -.. It . is stated that the Farmer-Labor party will have a complete ticket in the field iri HartfOjFd at the November elec tion arid if present plans are carried out several candidates' prominent in the old Labor party will 'be on the third party ticket. At present M. Toscan Bennett of that city is one of the foremost figures in the Farmer-Labor party "and will undoubtedly have much to Ao jirith. the state campaign;.' He was an active worker at the Chicago convention and was largely responsible In securing- the control of his particular, element.- v The activities of the "Farmer-Labor party in. Hartford is anything; jut con ducive to harmony in the trade union movement i : nthat city as a gTeat num ber of members of the Labor organiza tions are opposed to it and bear a strong resentment toward the treatment that was accorded to f orjner Mayor Kinsella. ' -.- -. ...... - : . --- - -; .. -.. -- - . . . - KBSTnimfsTito Frank E. Webb, v who ; was formerly engaged in, organizing work in Connec ticut,- is now located in Watertown, N. Y-where- Be is business agent for . the Building Laborers Local 503 and the Tveamsters1 and hauffCeurs' . Local 381, both . of which hef oiganized after re turning from service abroad. He was also -instrumental . in f: getting a labor paper started in Watertown, The Labor News.: - ; - .v''. j -,."';'. g';;:SPEGIAm.GABm FRENCH LABOR AND SOCIALISTS ' i I DIVIDED ON RUSSIAN - - QUESTION s - This is the firsU cable received in America dealing with French labor after the recognition of Wrangel by the French government. The Amer- . ican press Jias had absolutely no reports on this important subject. '. "-. - x "(From Our Special Correspondent in Paris.) j - Paris, Aug. 18. The Confederation Generale du Travail has an 'nounced that it will take the most extreme measures if any attempt is made to despatch a, large French force to the Polish frontier., Responsi- ble labor leaders have assured me that many troops have already decided , not to march, Those in touchwith the situation are noTsure whether .thees declarations may be takeri at face value as the French situation is full of conflicting currents. . y .w 'v y - - - '- ' ' When Millerand visited Lille on Saturday 20,000 Socialists and labor ' unionists demonstrated against war and their demonstration was far more impressive and successful , than even the most optimistic had dared to' Iioifc f or. On the other hand, the French proletariat is intensely angry ? y at the results of the Spa conference, which caused the price of coal to -go tip and offers a daily cause' for resentment against. Great vBritauv which-i considered responsible. - V-.-; .. ' - -.' ' ' At this moment the great question is whether the British labor lead ers, Gosling, and Adamson, will be allowed to complete their -mission to. 7 French labor. Any attempt to stop them would probably have the effect' "of outraging the Socialists and forcing more decisive action on the labor '..unions." Vy-yV;-v ;---"'' --,."" ''- ''- y " ----y.-." The Socialist groups' are divided on the subject of Russia. The main . body inclines toward the Bolshevists and is sympathetic to those leaders "' ' who have returend from - Russia with glowing repbrts. Against it is . -...'.a smaller but highly, influential body which is -dead against-any extjeme action which might favor the -Bolshevists. ' '". - BRITISH ANTI-BOLSHEVIST LEADERS - y SEE HOPE LN ACTION-COUNCIL (From our Special Correspondent in London.) . r - : London,. Aug. 18. H, M. Hyndman and W. A. Appleton, the first a Socialist : anti-Bolshevist and the second a labor anti-Bolshevist, have . given me their , view's regardingthe Council of Action set np by the -trades unions in England to prevent" war against Russia. . - Appleton said "The British Council of Action has unexpectedly rendered an extraordinary service to Lloyd George and-has made easier his task of . re-settling the ' distracted European world after the : war. Lloyd George stood between two fires ; those who criticized him for con sidering France too much and those who opposed his free policy toward Russia. The Council of Action has relieved him of a great difficulty for it has informed the world that British labor no longer follows French lead and has also told the British people that labor is prepared to ignore a democratically elected government and use the power of the general strike in, connection with foreign affairs. This double action has freed the hands of the prime minister both in-relations to France and in -relation to labor at home, as he is now free to move since labor; has defin- itely placed itself on record on both questions." - H. M. Hyndman, who is a pronounced anti-Bolshevist and in close touch with French Socialists, first discussed the question of Adamson; and Gosling's mission to French labor. He pointed out that the French have always expelled foreign agitators but said that the high position and known moderation of these men, asv well as their representative nature, would probably make a difference. ."It would be a great blunder," he said, "if the French government tried to expel the chairman of the -Parliamentary Labor party (Adamson) who is also a privy councillor and a responsible leader, of the Scotch miners. As .for Gosling he is an old London County Council man noted for his moderation. Their infiu-, ence will be alL for moderate steps, restraining rather than provoking." Hyndman then referred to an official Bolshevist order in the Kieff ' district which he had published, directing the Russians to make pitiless and ruthless war against the Poles, without" compromises, establishing a terror, shooting down . well-to-do peasants and confiscating food supplies. The object of all of this is the complete Russification of Poland. Hynd man is trying to persuade the Council of Action to restrain the Bolshe- : vists, thus giving them another side in their action against war. "The Council of Action," according to Hyndman, "will render services, for which all Europe will be theirdebtor, if they use what power and infiu- .: ence they possess to urge Lenine to put an end to such a policy.. - "OPEN SHOPPERS" CAIilPAIGN BEGINS WITHJLOODSHED Denver's Street Car Strike Seized 'Upon as Point of Attack " by Promoters. RIGHT TOORGANIZE. More Than Wages and Hours Involved and Labor Fights for Its Existence. By Charles M. Keixey. The tragic' harvest of the. "open shop -campaign eing waged by large employ ers pf , labor, supported -by chambers of commerce and other commercial or-' ganizations, is' being "gathered at Den ver, Colorado. There- is " involved in that struggle more than a controversy " over wages and hours of labor.' It strikes deep to the roots of labor's in herent right .to organize and protect it? self against greed and exploitation. . Several men have been killed and a number wounded, but all the, dead men - were workers. An the men who have gunshot wounds are workers or inno- -' cent bystanders-Tlie shooting was done -by the gunmen imported by the street car company. The workers, when they ' -have" struck back, fought with bare fist or hurled" bricks. -. - Vy A strike of street car workers has been seized upon by the Chamber of Commerce and employers' organizations of Denver as the point of attack for their "open shop" campaign. It has been determined - by. the captains of . business, finance arid industry that orT - -ganized labor shall be wiped off the face'oi the earth, and they will stop at nothing to attain their ends. "- They are ' prepared to employ terrorism and . they . have actually done so in Denver. . The deaths and maimings " furnish groe- -. some , proof of the extreme length to which enemies of organized labor are" prepared to go. ' . ' r - The governor of . Colorado and hiayor of Denver are supporting , the lawless street car company. They are" ", serving the interests that placed them m power. They cannot continue in their - positions without the support of the " workers," but for the present they are - - -unmindful of this fact. They obey. the orders ot "big business because it is . organized and employs its political as f well as its economic power; - y " J MEAT CUTTEBS, BAKTI. y Cutters and Butchers Local 556 will be held at Westville, 'August ' 29. The bakes are always a crowning event of labor union outings and this year, al though the, price 'of lamb chops ' is mounting. high, .the butchers will have plenty, of the well baked and all that em& with it to furnish & fine repast. The progtanf of the day will also in clude various sports and attending fes---- tivities. ; - . ; y Read The Labor Press Labor's paper.