•" The principle I state and Who is it spehks of defcaH mean to stand upon is:—that" I tell.yoira cause like ours: Is greater than defeat can theehtire ownership of Irelarid. ' . .know— moral and material up to the it is the power of power*. sun and down to the cent re is. As. surely as the earth rolls vested of right in the people round, of Ireland." As surely as theVloriwiiTTiiln 15rift«s the preal world, union —James Pintan l.alor.

Edited by Jim Larkln,

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925. PRICE TWOPENCE.

MOTERMEN Lawior was ;i good targ.-t agiiju^t which Uniijh illegally; l-'oran, who lirld{buck to direct his stacks on tin! Trades' Council, £7,5UO front .the*.women ;md children- of DON'T-USE SHELL-MEX PETROL. exposed Lawior and, though not successful the^nieu whojwert; Ipcked oiu^in 1913. in driving him out of the Trades' Coulnci, '^Members of tlie Municipal Workers' Scabs Again Given Transport Cards. was successful in destroying any. remnants • Union, it is not Lawior who is'to" blame of character remaining. And this same or" the stoOl-pigeOns . with ^whorn he A strike has broken out in the Shell- O'Brien has now taken the unblemished associates. So it i - not Lawior—it is you, Mex, Petrol Company, North Wall Ex- one . under his wing and Lawior has the members, : the rank and file.. , You tension. and some thirty men are out. expressed his willingness to act as%.a pay the piper and you .must "call tin tunc. The strike arose over the refusal of political degenerate for William, because If Lawior is to rentain among you and the men to allow the wages of one of William has to deliver the 'goods. Ho act for you, then' you ,must be self- their comrades to be cut. This man, dare, not stand himself as a candidate accused'of aiding and abetting 'the scab McDonald, had worked up a ' good after his last attempt, when tlyj Dublin providers, the „ blood-money takers and custom in the Ssouth side of the city, workers showed him. what they thought i the child star vers. If ygti wish to be men and-...... "- Napoleon " Jones. the of him. Lawior has sunk so low in public and associate with men, then your duty manager, transferred him to a new dec.'iicy- that ho" is only too willing to .is plain. Relegate Lawior to th»- obscurity round in the North side in order to become a puppet to.be used by Johiison from which lu> shouldjjn.ver have_b<^ work it up, thus automatically reducing and .his junta, johnsqn, the creature allowed to emerge. T his wages. The men refused to allow who admitted took £700 from Sir this thing to go on. and struck on Malcolm Lyon and whostygroup includes^ Friday. such creatures as O'Brien, who admits* he treated the monies of the, Transport WANTED When the men announced their in- tention, "Nap." Jones jumped up on SCABS TO ATTEND TIVOLI a heap of rubbish and Routed out: THEATRE ON EASTER MONDAY. " Any Transport men-there? Constant jobs for Transport men who stay in" ; The Tivoli Theatre is'Vlue to r-'-npen -and-Uie Transport Union was so well The Alarm Clock of Labottir. on Easter Monday. This is the thcatr • represented that their members were in which" a strike has boon in proim*s. conspicuous by their absence. for some months, and in which soni'- The strike closcd down the whole dozen Working men aud women hare plant and tied up the oil tankers been victimised. During.the period r! pumping oil * into the shore tanks. the strike the theatre has been run In* Immediately the men' struck. Jones scabs, the majority of'whom are two- rang up the Transport Union and job persons, working* elsewhere during ask supply them himself and rang up his good friends vffio have filled the" breach When the theatre re-opens on East in times past. These bould heroes Monday it will still be istgffcd .by sqat^- marched down at\ dinner. time in whilst the original stftff are still walk- ing the streets.1 military formation, 300 strong, where Jones, selected the brightest specimens We heartily urge, all scabs, blackleg" 1 and .stool pigeons to attend.this fir<: and the remainder returned to their headquartci-s again. performance on Easter Monday. ' 71

"Who? Tommy Foran?'11 exclaimed. Ulster Elections AMUSEMENTS YOU REQUIRE ... . The Advance of the "Yes." he repeated. "Senator Thomas Foran is the man who is responsible How the Boundary Question Must be Gas Workers for having that, billiard table there. Solved. THE ELECTRIC. CINEMA GOOD PRINTING •It was a lucky thing that the Gas men —: TALBOT STREET ; did strike, hut it was iHtterstiH^that^ QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY INDEPENDENT, SELF-CONFIDENT. By. the time this- appears in print we struck against Tonnny^nd his the working class in that portion of Sunday Next— AND UNITED. clique. We paid £13.000 of tU.0»» .. —CALL TO— Ulster known politically as fhc Six into the coffers of the Transport Union THEODORE ROBERTS in Counties will have shown how . much The Old Times and the New. and we never chuld call a stool our "GRUMPY." they were swayed by the politicians', own: and then Forah's-Executive Com- Having worked for the Gas < .'onipany blarney and tho professional job- . And Star Programme'. mittee robbed us of nearly* £2 000 THE GAELIC PRESSfo r years up to 1020. and being situ-" seekers' appeals for support.. out of the country, I was naturally, n st rike-pay- p,nt now wc iirc^ui£mbc rs Monday and Tucscday Only: GENERAL PRINTERS 1 few days ago on my .return, eagerly of a Union of workers, controlled by Unionist, Nationalist. Sinn Fein and •HIS MYSTERIOUS MISSION."-1 ovorkefs for the workers, and that we Labour candidates arc all seeking votes AND PUBLISHERS looking forward to meeting some of -Starring KARL WILLIAMS. my old- fellow-workers, and ta know have 4lie eonfideucc of the n/embers-ot •and this diversity of parties will not from them whether -things and times Ihe W.U.I, is shown by the fact that make for clearance in Ihe returns. -. 21 Upr. Liffey St., Dublin are. better or worse from their point at the recent election of the Executive Judging by past events, the only SPECIAL NOTICE: of view; and also I was very anxious Committee we had three positions filletT likely forecast that, can /be made if- that " where the Nationalists are op- The Theatre will be closed ou Wed- to find o.ut how they wV.-rc placed from by members of our Branch, viz: Executive Committee Member. Trustee,; posing so-called Labour candidates, the nesday, Thursday and Good Friday. Nothing too Large—Nothing too Small a Union point of view, as. of, course. i Jun e read about the spike of last year, and Leinster Represeptativcvon Execu- latter will .increase their salaries Re-Opening, Saturday, April 11th and its sequel; hut Funis desirous of tive Committee." Again, "What, a by £400 per year. Watch This Space Next Week. first-hand information. .Meeting two of change, and all for the better." The .vital question that needs solving, A Trial. Order Solicited. mv old chnms the day after my ar- I remained there till pretty late, ami is partition, and the only way in which GRAND CENTRAL rival. I lost no time in starting the on my way home with some of the boys, lliat can be settled is by a common ALL WORK EXECUTED BY subject uppermost in my mind. in llie course .of conversation, I was understanding being come to between CINEMA. the workers of Ulster and the other To the. first question—whether they informed that with all the jnoney TRADE UNION LABOUR Provinces. No political party will ®OM .MIX and .his Wonder Ilorse in were as well 'off under the new Union O'Brien and Foran obtained and "OH! YOU TONY." as the old—the answer was that so far illegally withheld from the workers, solve the Boundary; question,^ and the as the Gas workers was concerned, they are now nearly at the end of their sooner that isr realised the quicker can' " AN INJURY fO ONE IS their position was so much improved tether, as only the evening before^ one proper action be taken. Ulster Next Monday. Tuesday and Saturday: of those with me stated he was specially workers, Leinstei* workers, Connacht TITE CONCERN OF AIL." that they really cannot understand why "FORBIDDEN LOVE." .hey put up with the "old gang" so sent to cut off the gas from Emmet workers and Munster workers must., All Star Cast. " long. "We never, they said. " knew Hall. No. 2 Branch of the Transport realise their class and interests, and what independence was before, as under as they were not able to pay for it. by. joining together solve this artificial IRISH WORKER the old regime whim ally grievance So this looks like, the beginning M a politically-raised Boundary, which is Comipg— EDITED BY JIM LARKIN. arose, let it be great or small, we had bad end. solely laid down to act as a subject for KONIGSM ARK'S to be going oyer to Liberty Hall night "OLD GASMAN.' controversy between the workers of the " MOON OF ISRAEL." after night in a vain attempt to get North iind' South. - THE IRISH WORKER iill be pull- and I he Union loilo anything for us. The lished; weekly^—Twopence—and may very most thai would, be conceded was MEN ON STRIKE IN FrrZPATRICK.'S "HOT WATER." be had of any newsagent or newsboy. a promise ibat the ('ompany would be MAKING .GREAT FIGHT. ^ BLURTING IT. OUT. IIAROLD. LLOYD. Ask for it, and see that you get it. •written to. Of course, for years none Don't Miss These Three Super Films. London Office:—Room D, 143 Fleet St.. of the Executive Committee would ALL UNION MEN SHOULD GIVE "Though as a sovereign I must E.C. ' condescend to meet us as they never SUPPORT. naturally be avers^ to wars, I sincerely MARY ST. PICTURE HOUSE We do not publish or waste time, on .came near Liberty Hall since Parncli believe that in the present instance it anonymous contributions. Square came into the picture, and tWse The Tifteyn men who struck work in might be the metflis of saving us from Subscriptions, 10s. per year; 5s. for six " elite " premises were "out ;»!' Fitzpatrick's, general carriers, Hanover greater evil. There is no denying that Where The Lively Pictures Are. Street, arc si ill on'strike. There is no months, payable in advance bounds" for jlic workers or theic^ there exists a state of'irritation all over need to descrilv the great fight they are Now Showing (3 Day* Only). We arc not responsible for views or grievances. Hut now. any tiijie the Europe, and a reckless. thirst for opinions expressed in - Special necessity arises, our delegate Secretary making. The number of . men who have " TIGER THOMSON." appeared in the Police Court charged with changes," both political and religiojus. Articles. (who is always on the spoi l' im- War would divert the minds of the JIARRX CAREY'S Latest and Best mediately takes the matter up. and g«u-v interfering with scabs is proof that these 'PHONE NO.—DUBLIN 2686. men oil strike realise that they are fighting people, and prevent, and perhaps, break- Western Super. directly to.the officials of thejfompany up this spreadihg radicalism which, if if the matter is urgent and would not not. only for themselves but for the women it continues, must lead to the Worst of (First Time in Dublin). , permit of dchto'. Otherwise, it us. put and children. They deserve all support in 4 events.".—Tho-King of Hanover (uncle LOCAL ELECTION before ouiv£oriimittcc. (composed of mSr" their struggle; because the question -at to Queen Victoria) on the War to End — * * Holy Week : representing every section of the em- issue "is whether union . or non-imion —Revolution. ^ Monday. Tuesday and Saturday Only: DATE SET ploymcut)which meets weekly,' and labour will be employed by Fitzpatrick, and that is a question which affects all after carefully considering'the mailer HURRICANE IIUTCII WHAT ABOUT LABOUR. union men and women. if it is agreed i^ should be taken tqfe a in his greatest succession of thrills: • LastNveek a collection was taken in MICK SMITH OF KILDARE THINKS deputation^ there an dthen appointed The date has at last been fixed for the many firms for the men 6n strike, and will OF THE TRADESMEN FIRST. - "HUTCH OF THE U.SA." Local Government Elections' at which to meet the Company's officials on the* continue each week until the strike ends. following day if necessary:' so. that By " Kil l>AKK,ROAmVORKKR.'' (First Time in Dublin). representatives are sent forward to Co. EVCFV m^n and woman should give to Councils, Borough and- Urban Counpils there is no dallying about the business: tluvJimi^of their power when asked to also One wonders how far will the. grafterg. , and Town Commissioners. The date and the Company's representatives," re- conmbute to this fund. It's a union fight who run the Transport Union-descend to' "THE IRON MAN," fixed is June 23rd, less than three months cognising that we do .not, mean to bo and all union men should' 'give their, in order to hound down thos\* who will with ALBERTINI. ahead. trilled with, invariably agree to-oiiv moral and financial support. The collec- not pay money or give ajlegiance to them. .proposals. ? tion is being taken by the1 .men on strike* Undoubtedly the Best Serial we have Rural Councils will cease to-exist on The latest stunt they i try to put over I was also informed that the cluing • who have full control of the fund and who that date undej^the new Bill lately made originate in Co. Kildartf, in the brain ever shown. law, but this does not include County from the Transport has brought about are responsible for the collection. # of. that well-known revolutionary leader, Dublin where Rural Councils arc still a more .intimate and social intercourse! The following is thjS list of,contributions .Mick Smith-, C.C., the cherished friend "THE WORKERS WEEKLY." graciously alk^cd by St-umas Burke, amongst all the workers—D'Olicr taken last week:— - of Senator Cummins who never, lacks for the beiygn-Minister for Local Government. Street. Hawkins Street, and the S! s. d. But, though the Dublin County electors Paul and Vincents ...... ti 10 -3 his dinner since his brother acquired an Every Thursday. Price One fenny. Works Departments. • Clerks, and hotel at the altar rails. can exercise the franchise, the Government labourers are now as onej fully recog- Invins and Heitons .... 1 -1 (j The paper with the largest weekly net apparently does not consider the municipal nising that they are all fellow-workers Gas Works (i 12 10 Til is playboy . Smith is supposed • to •ale in the British working class move- electors equally competent to vote, as -of the-flncffirni, a feeling that was un- Cullen Aliens 2 0 have moved a wilges demand at the. ment, despite the newsagent's boycott. no elections will take place for Dublin known to. them heretofore. Before Thompsons.... I (i 6 Kildarc County Council, and one of the The $apcr for the active worker. The Corporation, which has been officially parting from them I was invited to Walter Browns U 13 .3 clauses in the. demand states that no • paper with the courage of its convic- " retired.' The Government has placed come up to their rooms any evening Coast Line.... 1 10 0 lalxnirer will be employed on road work tions. " A most traitorous publica- the citizens of Dublin in the same category at my convenience while here and that Grays 1 IS 6 unless he is a member of a union affiliated Nicholls 6 tion"—vide "Western Morning News." as lunatics—people who are hot capable I- could see for myself thc.truUt of •y Ay ;s to the Trades' Urfion Congress. This of attending to their own business affairs Rogers * ...... *•• 0 10 0 Clause requites careful reading. AU over . Agents wanted in Ireland. Write for their statement. ( and who, Consequently, must have Glorneys & S. N. Robinsons .... 1 3 G Ireland, as well as in.Kildare, the condi- ./ terms to business Manager, 16 King I availed of this invitation the fol- Street, London,'W.C. 2. guardians appointed—which, in the case, "Globe Express, per W. Mclvvov 0 -!> 0 tions'of the labourers are very bad and are the Commissioners. " lowing evening, and I must say that Pat Walsh ...... 0 ,1 • 0 competition for jobs is growing more I was surprised, agreeably surprised, Johnston (Heitons) .... ADOPTION OF HOSPITAL LEVY. Local Government elections are every 0 1 0 acute each day. Now, Smith is a tool bit as important to the working class when I entered the rooms, to find them Wordies, per Ed. Crowe 1 17 0 of the Transport' Union Official Clique . full of Gas workers, most of whom 1 O'Briens; per Jas. Conwav . .. Members of the Dublin City and as Parliamentary elections; more so, in 1 1. '6 and he knows that that clique depends fact, and it is unfortunate that at present knew well. Clerks and labourers all Per Sporfe Committee 2 10 0 for its future existence'iipon the support Dublin County Branches are notified the same; no line of demarcation, and Mail" Yard, per McEvoy that the Hospital Levy of 6d. per no party exists which can undertake the 0 7 0 of tlic pie-card artistes'who a^t as .officials working-class fight in the coming elections. all enjoying themselves at the different J. J. Duffy's, per Norton for alleged tradesmen's unions, and these quarter (the full amount, that is, 2/-, ! 15 0 There is a " Labour Party " which, even amusenients *lhat are there—some play- Palgraves' Checkers, per M. being payable within the first six artistes who^ work in harmony with if there were never* any other objection ing billiards, more playing draughts Suttons .... yi months) will come into operation on 0 O'Brien never give anything for nothing. , to it (and there are), it is still useless -and judging by'the interest taken by Carrigan Head ...... 2 0 and from 1st May, 1925. Now we can ste how the cat jumps. because the working-class voters have, those looking on,, a good game must Sheritlan Bros., per J. Beggs .... 0 8 Thousands of tradesmen are Walkuig time after time, given its candidates have been in progress. '.Then the ring- / the highroads looking for work. Now, ADOPTION OF '' IRISH WORKER ' their walking papers, not because they board with its crowd of followers, and according to,Smith's resolution, any man had no wish to vote Labour, but solely of course the ea^d table in full swing. LEVY. is entitled to-a job under the County because they had no-desire to vote for In the inner- rooni, used as an office and .Council whiP is a ^member of a Union candidates run by this self-styled " Labour Committee room,, I found some ten or THE NATIONAL BOXING AND which is. affiliated to the Trade-Union Party." All members are hereby notified that twelve earnestly discussing some sub- PHYSICAL CULTURE CLUB. Congress. Well, all the creatures who tho Levy of One Penny per we;k for Three -months intervene between *tlu- ject, and as I hesitated on entering, I make a living out of the jobs as officials the " Irish Worker will come into present and'the election date, and it may. wps cheerily hailed; "Come along, The club is now in its new quarters at in the tradesmen's unionfe are very operation as and from the 1st May, be that in that interval a party will arise Joelc, it is all right; we are just putting Langrishe Place Hill, SummcYhill, and careful. to see that their unions are 1925 - which will be woitliy of working-class the finishing touches qji our football classes have been working in the hall affiliated to the Congress in order that confidence and able to fight labour's final, which i(r to come off in, a fort- during the past week. This hall is probably Johnson.may have his £360 per year- battle. If such'a piyty appears, then its night's time,' and I was further in- the most suitable in Dublin for the home plus his £7 per week from the Dail'. So ENFORCEMENT OF RULES. entry into".the elections will mark a,new formed that -it is to be the event of of a boxing or physical culture club. any tradesman can - come along and era in the Irish Labour movement, .an the yqar, to be wound up with a Social It seats with ease 500 people, and within claim equal rights to a job on the roads era of pi ogress and a continued forward at which medals are to be presented with the labourers because his union is Members' attention is drawn to Rul"! advance. a month periodical boxing tournaments' 8 (a) which reads: "Members more to the winning team. Here again was will be running. affiliated to the Congress. In this way than eight weeks in arrears with their the -Secretary as busy .as a nailer, Owing to the large accommodation it is made harder for labourers to-get wofk contributions shall forfait all claim to NOTICE. taking in money, marking cards, many more new members "can be easily as they have to compete against the benefits," and further, "A member answering questions of all-sorts; even^ catered for, and all intending applicants tradesmen for a labourer's job, although who shall be twenty-six weeks in calls of "Dan" from, the outer room should join up at once and avoid losing they are not allowed to compete with arrears shall cease to bi a member." Applications are invited for the' claiming his. attention.. any more time. Jifh .Young is in attend- tradesmen for a tradesman's job. And position of Shorthand Typist. All ap- ance every night in the week, except this is tlie game that Smith is playing ; All members are urged to see that plications, giving, full details, must As I looked around and saw all this, Smith, who is paid his ,\Vages by the they comply with those conditions as and sonre of those whom I really W Saturday nght, and members have full reach Head •Office, Workers' Union of jabourers of Kildare. Isn't it time the the Executive Committee will enforce ic*'•(! eouldn t_ enjpy. thpjriRftlvpq »»j. ^ fee of his services. Hrchind. Unity Hall, Marlboro* Street' labourers-took a tumble to' themselves ? those Rules in all cases in future. gro-sed in one.or other oi the games, - -Application for mcmbershtp~shtiuldTie" not* kter^than 11th .April, 1925. I said to myself: " What a change "; addressed to. Pat Fox, Langrishe Place By Order, Note.—Qualifications, etc., are equal. Hall, Summerhill. t- and on passing this remark to some PROVISIONAL Preference ivPI bp given to a members; Any members wishing to have private of those "near me I was told~we were son or daughter or lo a member of bhe lessons in boxing can arrange with Pat Look out for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. asleep long enough, and that -it was I nion. / Fox to have same by appointment on Tommy Foran got us that table. Saturday afternoons or Sundays. SAKLATVALA Saturday, April 4, 1925, THE IRISH WORKER

IN THE U.S.A. shocked the country. The greatest' Mr. Heybum ... 0 f 0 sweaterjiJand labour tyrants have also Workers' Miss O'Harilon... 0 1 0 Union Elections unloosed their purse-strings to help to f (From Our Correspondent.) "Mr. Collins 0 2 6 rear the newer house of God that is to be International Relief Mr. McMahon ... 0 0 .6 hke the Cathedral of Rheims. Jews and All ballot papers are now in —^-New York, March 20th. Miss Gogftn 0 1 0 Catholics were appealed to for assistance MORATORIUM FOR TAXES. for both j^ninch and National Sunday last, Madison Square Gardens, 1 and Cardinal Hayes sent-a. donation of MORTUARY ...FOR ...PEOPLE. £60 1 •election^ and results are almost tin: largest assembly hall, in New York, two hundred and fifty dollars. 16 12 10 complete. \vorters The heroism of the miner itpd the danger bc»in vain. In my next letter, with weeks in arrears should-register of the capitalist pn|>ers, as their reports Further list of donations' lrom March of his calling are once again illustrated 25th to April 1st received at 2C Bedford your permission, I shall go into full their vote, show. in the disaster due to the flooding of the details, ami lay l>are the whole con- : s 10 Finally, the one great mistake these. Row, London.-* . • A ^ ^°ck lias passed since Brockwell seam in the Montague Collivrv, temptible business. -With best wishes, early Workers'" Republicans made was £ s. d. Scotswood, near Newcastle. • Forty men and thanking you in anticipation. the notification of the returns, no . mphasised so that the coming army of Anon." ...... 0 o 0 are entombed at the tiriie of writing. D. Lewis other objections will be accepted. the American proletariat ! l io 0 Patk. Fordo (Gas), Public Services life—the denial of a wage that make Stratford W.C.G Corinthian Cinema is still m Kev. Cad\nan, preaching last Sunday I I 0 Group. life endurable. Is the "coal worth the. J. Beadhatn (collecting, cards) 9 progress, and that pickets will stated I hat; if the'Founder of Christianity 0 12 N. McEvoy (Carters), Transport Blavdon C.P. (collection.) 0 3 3 continue • their duties. Any wa.. alive to-day and slat ting the Christian Group. Clapham S.S.S. (collection) ... 0 8 3 religion, lie would take a different view M. Kuvanagh (Bakery).* Utilities memberjrf the Workers' Union Bramley v. Wheatley. Charlton. Kings W.C.G. ... 0 i»f things and accept the world as it is . o r» (Distributive) -Group. or assocfate Unions entering this John Wheatley, M.P., has been helping" A. C ' .... ' '. ' 0 4 0 t't-day. J. Gray, (Milling); Utilities (Produc- the workers in their immediate struggle Southend W.C.G. li G Cinema will be recognised and This learned minister Evidently realises tive) Group. that the later Imperialisms have reached by assuring them that their unions are Hove -W.C.G...... I 0 0 his expulsion from his Union the state of Imperial Rome when a band neither strong nor fit enough to negotiate, A. Thompson..... 0 10 0 Leinster Executive Member: "emanded. "f fishermen and agricultural labourers, let alone to fight, in the present juncture. Chapman (collecting cards)) 0 13 0 Henry»Fitzsimons (Dublin). ^ ery opportunity has' been led by a carpenter's son, started to over- He claims that substantial progress has Choppington-W,C.G...... 03 4 giVen the management of this been "made politically, but no immediate J. W. Cowper .... o'to 0 Munster Executive Member:- turn and end the militarism excesses Cinema to settle the dispute, and paganism introduced by the wealthy results have,-been gained from that. Wm. GleesOn (Nenagh). £16 12 10 overloads pf the Roman State. Fred Bramley, Secretary, Trades "Union General President: but they have been content to Perha]y the insistent claim of the Congress, begs to differ and accuses the carry on with a staff composed Received at 47 Parnell Square Patrick Murray (Dublin)-! Communists that their teaching of Labour politicians of being so concerned of scabs; and strange to say the brotherly love and the need- for the about their political careers as to neglect-, Anon., Surrey...... 0' General Treasurer: three men who own and control overthrow of capitalist states and the track- union organisation. He reminds Manchester W.I.R. .... ,... 35 Ciaran J.'King. " oppressors of-the poor, and of those who Wheatley that Labour politicians' "are E.Hancock ...... 0 this Cinema are alleged dependent on the trade unions for finance Mrs. Walsh , 0 Union Trustees: Republicans, and onev of them a defraud the labourer of his, just hire, John Dempsey, Henry Fitzsimons, is the real Christianity, has caused those an*', oays th^-t the trade unions both fight W. Bywater ..Ti 0 veiy active member of the Sinn and negotiate and have as much to tlfeir A. Coughlan, San Francisco .... , 0 Michael Connolly. Patk. Forde, and M. now in the Ministry to point out that the Whitty. Fein-organisation. Ampng the early Christian teachings and fathers credit as the Labour politicians. That Mrs. Despard ...... 20 staff is one whose relations with -must not be. taken too literally. is not saying much. Neither gentleman, W. Mead 0 P.S.—TJiose who have been elected It is obvious that under the treason apparently, has considered the real reason Collection—Shops in Pamell to more than one position are requested the British regime in this jjnd criminal anarchy laws of capitalist for the comparative failure in both cases. Street :r— to declare in writing which position country in the years '20 and '21 That reason lies in the fact that the States all the early Fathers of the Church, Lyon Cotter .... 0t they intend to occupy. might not bear investigaiton. if alive and preaching their doctrine political and trade union leaders are W. Nelis ...... 0" In accordance with Rule 33, Paid trying to conciliate the capitalists instead The Corinthian Cinema is not to-day, would soon get jail. Mr. Quinn ...... 0 Officials, who have been elected to of combining political and industrial only a nest of scabs, but also a Mr, McMahon .... ' 0 positions which. Paid Officials cannot activity to mobilise all. the workers The Cathedral. Mrs. Slater ...... 0 hold, are requested to declare in writing home of duplicity, political agains^ their common enemy.' Mrs. Erdsley "..../ -...... 0 A huge structure, the Episcopalian which position they intend to occupy. degeneracy, and deliberate Anon. .... ,•••• " 0 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, is being hypocrisy. Mr. Comerford ...... 0 By Order, slowly erected on the highest point in Mr. McAvoy ...... •- 0 All clean men kid women keep this city, and during the month sixteen THE UNEMPLOYED AGAIN. PROVISIONAL Mr. Citron ...... —• 0 clear of the Corinthian; Scab iff million dollars have been contributed to EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. London unemploye' d— are once .agai '.n Mr. Stanley .... 0 a disease which once contracted further the work. The good Bishop 0 Mr. Scully .... —•••• 2 0 Manning (no kin to the Cardinal) appealed asserting themselves, as the procession causes unending pain to the Liam Cotter ...... -^0 10 0 to the trades unions to help him, and the to Hyde Park on Monday showed. Condolence victims for a long long peritid. Many thousands demonstrated and Mr. Radburn .... 0 3 0 stone-cutters union, the quarrymen, Mr. Healy. .... '0 2 6 the interior decorators, house-painters, fourteen Labour M.P.s addressed the Miss McKenna ...... 0 1 0 At the weekly meeting of the Grocers'. all voted grants from the union funds gatherings. This is a fresh beginning and Porters' Section a vote of condolence MOTORMEN! if the pace is forced and the Trade Union Mrs. Stein ...... *—- 0 io 0 as the job is strictly union, and will take 5 0 was- passed with Comrade Michael Kenny Congress Joint Committee compelled to Mr. Hart ...... - 0 GIVE SHELL-MEX PETROL A twenty years or more to complete. Anon...... i...'. 0 5 • ft on the death of his father, and also" with Various windows and sections are stand by the Unemployed Charter, the Comrade P. Kerrigan on "the death of * WIDE BERTH. , Tory Government may be forcibly re- Miss O'Farrell 0 2 0 ' lx:ing pledged or underwritten by million- J. H. Duggan ...... 0 1 0 his uncle, Daniel McKeown, an old minded that there are still a million and IT'S BEING WORKED BY SCABS. aires, many of whom have, figured in Mrs. McDonald .... > >... 0 X 0 stalwart~«f thi^Union. recent years in some of the crimes that a quarter unemployed. Support our Advertisers. They Support us. And we- Support you 4 THE IRISH WORKER Saturday, April 4; mg

Their emotion over cinema films is an card, in their mouths. Being one of the NOTICES A Workers' Party apt illustration. • Paddy Nolan's Letter '" swanks." I would like to bring to Paddy The mass iii this-country—North arftl Nolan's notice the fact that previous to r For Ireland South—need a revolutionary lead. The taking up service with the Transport WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND SOME MORE FACTS ABOUT.OLE-BILL. Union, the occupations of some ' of the. Trades Union Congress, the - Dail Head Office: Unity. Hall, Marlboro' 8t WORKERS PARTY DISCUSSION.' Labour Party and the Sinn Fein Party staff were follows :—Steeplejack, farm HOW CONSCRIPTION WAS STOPPED. labourers and shipyard workers, the latter arc all cast-in the same mould. They e Members of Dublin No. I Branch The Editor, sometimes mention James Connolly's involving-the cleaning out of bilge water TRADING ON CONNOLLY'S NAME. from ships tanks. Rather queer hobbies are notified that a new ballot for tb v "Irish Worker.". name, but thcy«d Liberal —and after he was released I brought him Ireland." defenders ol Empire, lie is a thorn to his first conference with the Cross- PATRICK MACKEN RAFFLE, L? that still true? Have we remained in the flesh of the official caucas of the Channel employers. After an hour's incorruptible? Yes; as a class we have. Imperial Labour Party, as he constantly talk they offered 1 /-, but I walked out. 10,000 Involved Owing to the number of outstanding Leaders (even James Connolly's reminds them of how .they promised to of the room and told them that I wouldn't friends) have betrayed us and "have succour the subjected peoples and then even talk about it. They calleQ.us back tickets the Raffle on behalf of the ENGLISH CO-OPERATIVE., SOCIETIES widow of the late Patrick Maeken ir sought to deliver us bound and gagged betrayed them. Saklatvala knows arid Foran returned, but I stojid at'the LOCK OUT WORKERS. into the power of Imperialism. where the power of Empire- rests, and' aoor and had my.sav. Finally they agreed postponed till April 17th, 1925. B?, suit will b"e published in the issue-of Former National Republicans have even those who hate him and all41 hat on 3/- per week. ' But if we had had a The stoppage of work which has taken made their peace with our ancient he stands for crowd into the house when real labour leader, then we would have the "Irish Worker," dated .April 25th place in the English Co-opt rativc 1925. enemy—British Imperialism; iJeedless he gets on his feet to attack the got double that sum. If Jim Larkin Societies reveals a Curious position. The to say at our expense. _y robbere. In his fight for .political free- could get 3/- in 1913, surely they should stoppage which is caused by lock-out Members are requested to return We who have been trietUiTtho fires dom for the soldiers and sailors, he have been able to get more in 1916, when notices being served on 10,000 employees tickets or money on or bcfoi-.. April 15th. of insurrection; who have braved the outlined in .the House, to the conster- the trade boom was on. by.the societies, is due to counter demands massedbattalions of British Im- nation of that peace-loving assembly, At the meeting held after the conference being submitted by the societies and the WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND. ia 1 isTitr-who have been Outraged by the Communist Party.'s demands framed every man gave the 3,'- increase to help employees. The employees have- de- f Black and Tins, and who have fought by service men. He demanded the right to rebuild Liberty Hall, and yet Bill manded -mcr&ised wages, whilst the. says that they don't own it. MOTOR SECTION. 7 £q & braFc|y as Free Staters and of the rank and file of the army and societies desire a reduction. / WepubueansA What is our position navy to form Trade Unions; to join Foran never had any training, like the A conference was called which broke The Motor -Section Committee* wish I now? political parties; to hold their own rest of us who were well trained by two down over. the terms 4>f reference, and first-class labour generals—Jim Larkin following the break down the employees to draw the attention of its members Many of us driven, despite our meetings ashore without th»; presence to the rule governing rates of. wage-, medals for bravery, to leave our own of an officer. He put- forward the de- and Connolly. All that Foran can take in tjic Preston Society gave strike notice credit for is in bringing Bill O'Brien into overtime and 47-hour week, help on the land for foreign shores, or to accept mand that the men should have the to the Society and the Co-operative the Union by raising the cry*-in the various makes' of lorries, etc. Any relief work at scab wages and to help right of refusing to blackleg in indus- "Council replied by serving a general 1918 Union ejections—to vote forJO'Brien member of-the section who loads or. un- reduce the standard.^of living .of our trial disputes and advised the members lock-out nofice on the-employees, which and keep Conway and Vickers out, took- "effect on Monday and involves loads any car or lorry he is driving or mates. Insulted by praise of our who wanted to read the full programme because if they got on the.E C. the Union Commits any breach of the rules governing courage, when our children ure starv- to buy the "Workers' Weekly," or hundreds of shops and over ten thousand would be ruined. Well, now he can see workers. working conditions laid down ~6y the ing; deserted by Labour headers, who perhaps "members of the Government how well he has done the Union ifnwith section will in future be drastically dealt P. y. CC--State Politics instead of can have it free by sending Scotland The peculiarity of the situation lies with. • his legal actions. Among all,the,(lrange- in the fact that the .fight is between two, playing HELL about our evil plight } ard to raid the Communist Party's men, pimps and spies he has in the Union The Section Committee trust that Our.country divided ; our class dis- Offices."' He closed a memorable groups of trade* unionists ; the members of now not one can hold any kind of a meeting the • National Union of Distributive this- notice will be sufficient warning to united; our wages reduced; our food speech by insisting that the rank and in town or country jinless they bring the members.of the section, as after this dearer, and in every way our condi- file of Array and Navy and Air Force . and Allied "Workers/who ^rc on strike, Connolly's name into it. O'Brien, Foran and the members' of - the Co-operative date all breaches of the rules will" be tions worsened. Our fellow-workers should " have full personal liberty of and all their clique are all the time "severely punished. - m the villages and hamlets on the action, of speech, of joining any club Societies, the majority of whom are trading on Connolly's . name, and just - trades unionists. The workers state • ' ' . SECTION COMMITTEE. coast starving, "living on offal and or political movement they pleatfe," and imagine Orangemen and the sons of that they are' entitled to an increase in dead leaves." Yes; Comrade Editor, WORKERS; UNION OF IRELAND. finished in these words: " If Admirals Orangemen talking about the gfeat work wages because the societies have been we need a Workers' Party for Ireland; can go to Trafalgar Square and deliver Connolly did. fcoran and the whole lot paying increasingly larger dividends each HEAD OFRCE; we need less talk about the good old fulsome speeches to the British Bascisti, of them have a damn cheek. I worked year, whilst the societies deny that UNITY HALI., MARI.FORO,. ST.,- DUBLIN'. days or the beautiful future- that why should^ the members of the Army under Connolly and I know that the statement and make counter claims for awaits us. We want a lead Now, and and Navy in the lower ranks not be Rockers and he never got on well together, a reduction. 2nd April, 1926. a programme to uhite us; something at liberty to join the Conffinmist because the dockers could not realise or The reason why this dispute has arisen "IRISH WORKER" LEVY. concrete to unite the working class. Party and carry on Communist pro-^ understand Connolly's character or his .between trades unionists is due to the .ror example:— paganda?" . ideas, though the working-class of this fact that the Co-operative Societies, NOTICE TO MEMBERS. Fight for a minimum wage for all Saklatvala is coming to Dublin. He country never had a stauncher friend. which were formed primarily bn the Another thing I .have heard Foran and The levy .of Id. per week, in suppdrt of working men and women. has always fought for a free and in- piinciplc of giving service to the com- \ • 'r's'' Worker," comes into fprfieon dependent Ireland. Give him a real O'Brien say and that is—'that it was the munity rather than making profits, have Reduced hours, say, forty hours a Labour Party who stopped Conscription ApriJ 27th, 1925. The levy is compiilsoty week. , " cead mile failte " and so link the gradually drifted away from the " public and, if not paid, wjll be reckoned as fight to free Ireland jAvith the fight to in Ireland. I have also heard De Valera service" basis of industry and have Work of real constructive character saying it, and Cosgrave too. But they are arrears of contributions and placed against at Trades Union rates, or free India from the strangle-hold of changed year by year into ordinary^ JSnJ^Jaims .for Union benefits. Including Bloody Imperialism. all .wrong, because I will tell them what profit-earning and dividend-paying cons^ Maintenance at Trades Union.rates stopped Conscription. What stopped the lev^j the weekly "rate of contribution, of wages for those unemployed. cerns, with the result that'the industry as frofn April 27th, will be 7d. in the case Conscription was* the meeting held^by which, above all others, should lead the ' Land to the. user; not to the NO PAY NO GAS FOR OLE BILL. Jim Larkin at the comer of Stephen's of all members at present paving the exploiter. way in conditions" of labour and rates of <>d. rate. ' Green-in 1914, when John Redmond had wages is in many cases 'far below the me The rich to bear the taxes; not the Last week the. gas supply was cut off the • leader of the British Government „ mbers will receive a copy of the pO§r. from Emmet Hall, Inchicore, -once the standard set for private concerns. Irish Worker " on May 8th and each in the Mansion House and was trying to This change, jn the societies has taken Decent houses for all workers. office of No. 2 Branch of the Transport sell the young men of Ireland, body .and week thereafter. No rent while unemployed. Union, for_ non-payment of accounts. place by the members • relinquishing Branch Secretary and Collectors will -.soul, to England. I was at that meeting, control .in a large degree to •.business and Our comment upon the incident is that which was not very large, because none see that the levy is paid and that each Others of your readers will be able, Ole Bill must have been let down by'the industrial experts in the hope of getting member receives his (of her) conv of the I hope, to supplement these, especially of the people who are shouting now went cheaper and cheaper provisions, and employers, whose policy is to only pay near it. > And around that minting and " Irish Worker." the readers on the farms, labourers and a stool-pigeon when he delivers the goods. larger and larger dividends. The experts Yours fraternally,. small farmers; for the town workers the Mansion House were three thousand naturally paid more attention to obtaining Bill may soon have to pawn his whiskers. Soldiers and hundreds of police. Hut EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. must make common cause with the Let's hope some one doesn't take a fancy concrete results than to providing better ' JIM LARKIN. landless peasantry in a.Party that will Jim Larkin held the meeting nevertheless, conditions of work for the employees to them, which, unfortunately, happened and the only protection he had was a fight for both". I, for one, am prepared .with the result that the,workers were to the fine crop that our home-grown guard of the Citizen Army. I wonder WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND to join such a Workers' Party, not a financial giant, Darrell Figgis, was •often made the victims of the experts' cultivating. where was Foran, O'Brien, De Valera, efficiency methods. Head Office: Unity Hall, Marlboro' St. party of parliamentary ornaments. Cosgrave or Johnson that night. Yes, Yours truly, The necessity for experts, managers and in those days there were no posters and officials is quite apparent, but the MOTOR SECTION. ' SINN FEIN. FINGLAS BRANCH ELECTION or advertisements for' meeting, not hke members should still retain a voice and the last election when Foran had a big RESULTS. use that voice in matters concerning the Notice to All Drivers, Mechanics, advertisement in the " Evening Herald," lives and welfare of fellow trades unionists Helpers, Washers "and Greasers. WORKERS' PARTY DISCUSSION. The election rjsults for Finglas Branch and he could not evc^put that in without and until such responsibility is under- putting Connolly's name in the paj-jr that e as follows :— taken by the meint^tv the co-ops, will In future, all complaints must be' Chairman—Patrick Delaney. called for Connolly's blood.' The Editor, not achieve the end they were intended made in writing to ,1hfc. Secretary of Secretary—N. Murphv. or PADDY NOLAN. * — Service to the Public" and not the above Section. Complaints made " Irish Worker." Committee—Jdmes Kelly, W. Ntooney, i dividends to the shareholders. otherwise will not.receive attention. Comrade, M. Cantwill, Thos. Duffy, John Duffy. v Baile Atfitt Cliatfi, By Order, YeS, let us have a Workers' Party • , „ Marta 30ad, 1925. and hold aloft the banner of Connolly, To the Editor, ^: TIVOLI THEATRE. SECTION COMMITTEE whose importance and teachings have WORKERS'. UNION OF IRELAND " Irish Worker." evidently not been grasped by the Head Office: Unity Hall, Marlboro' St. A Chara,—In the issue of your paper MISTAKEN IDENTITY. WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND. leaders, teachers, and journalists of dated March 28th I note that Paddy Last week we advised all scabs to what goes by the name of "Repub- NO. 1 BRANCH. Nolan refers to the members of the staff BILI,1;?ERS' LABOURERS AND at vote for one, Medlar, who was seeking licanism." ( (that time) of the. Transport Union election itf the Royal Liver Society, be- BUILDERS' PROVIDERS' SECTION, Just as the e'arlicr manifestation of A Special Meeting of all members of rf l',SWv^" Knowing the venom that Ticving this man was the same person Irish "Republicanism"•split and broke the Municipal Employees* Section will Paddy Nolan can give to such ari expres-. who worked in the Tivoli Theatre as a A meeting of the Committee of '•< above Section will beheld in Unity i--' When the bait „ (office, power, salaries) be held in Unity Hall on Sunday, April sion, it would be interesting to know whv scab. We^owever, made a simple on next Wednesday night, at 8. p.'-' was dangled before its leaders, it is 5th, 1925, at 12.30 sharp. such a name should be used." Maybe it is and obvious mistafo, not knowing the inevitable that the newer movement Business—Election of Section Com- that some of the staff* were guilty «f the initials of the stab.. The two men are . All members arc Requested to ate~c- enormous offence of wearing % collar and as important business will be uii4* will soon follow because of the fact mittee. brothers, and -one did. work" in the tie, or again, that they had the misfortune discussion. . .' • that both the leaders and the led have By Order. Tivoli, but the other, whose initials are*" never gotten down to fundamentals. of not being born , with the proverbial NO. 1 BRANCH COMMITTEE. silver spoon, ij the form of a trade.union 0nneCti n th the •v published by tho- Proprietors and PrinWi Tivi^ whatsoever? ° ^ . by Tho Gaelic Press, 21 Upper Liffev Street Duhlin rr " .'A- A "•The principle I shite ami Who is it speaks o/ defeat! I tell you a cause like ours; moan to stand upon is:—that Is greater than defeat can thrVntire ownership of. Ireland, ^ know—' moral and material, up to the «It is . the ptrtver "of powers. As surely as the earth rolls sun and down to the centre is round. vested of right in the people As surely as IhegldrioKs. sun of Ireland!" ' Bring* the-great world m.oo'n • wave - . • —.James Fintan I-alor. 'Must our Cause he won: Edited by Jim L,arkln.

Vot. 2. No. 13. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925. PRICE TWOPENCE.

oX-writo? and lie pyt a big X Victory for the after it. The ilext day there-was an Loop-the-Loop Diiffy Grocers' Strike ISaklatvala to Speak attempt to. i^ret the stone euftcrs to- SPEAKS Workers' Union. gether to get them to gq in on those Almost Won. in Dublin 'terms; but this also "failed. AUTHORITATIVELY ON—SCABS. CIVIC GUARD SCABS IN HOWTH. •Oil Sunday iie\i Siklatvala will . TRANSPORT UNION DOINGS The ifcxt and last, episode.' Manager. at lwoJ|inei-tings m the-city, of.Dublin, Kenny and .Mr. .Molloy- after wasting Luke Dufly.as reported in the daily •It is possible.'that, the strike of «>nt: in O'Coiuiell Street in.the morning, IN TULLAMORE. their powers, came back to the one and Press, says' it is just as bad to scab grocers' assistants iu Dublin.may end imd th • second one in, the Mansion Hoase only way .for a lasting settlement—a at* .tlie ballot box as to scab. oil a this week-end. The strike, from the after lea. • settlement with the Workers' Uyion, fellow-worker in a stirke. We agree. commencement lias only involved" a Saklatvala is- n:<:ogniM World, over By " Ronuoc." and a complete victory for the men,who Luke: but isn't it a qucsliou-of " nexl. minority of thj* assistants 'who number as the moiithpieceof the people nf India ; regained the full rate of-£3 10s. whiclf Scab up approximately S00. and of;these .'fou in'fact In* is-often railed " llitf Voici. -of On November 24th an agreement was- are still 011.strike. •signed by Secretary Whelan o£' the they were forced, -ty^osc by the ilow many scabs, members of tlie India." This man has taken the fight The greater majority of the simps for India's, emancipation, politically and Transport- Union. In the same" month Distributive Workers' Union, did ^Transport Union and Molloy. -quarry "have signed the Uuiim'agreement, but economically, "right into the heart of the owner, Tullamore- that the stone the road workers" in Offaly were re- you have in 11m .Bros., who carried duced to 3()s. per week by Com- 50 shops arc still in .dispute. The enemies' camp, l>y contesting- Baiterata- entters would accept whatever the rate, 011 their work wTrilst unionmeu were greater portion of this number are. at flic dHfercnt general elect ions- held missioner O'Kyfl'e. Secretary Whelan picketing the shop, as tin- result of the of pay'was in the majority of the small shopkeepers who arc in a'position during the-last fc^ years, and has won. of.the Transport Union wrote to 3"> victimisation of one 110111/by the liroi- .quarries inside a forty-mile radius. to carry on their business Hitli the aid the seat time after time. At all these*- This was done by the Transport Union Parncll Square and they-wired back: , for refusing to deliver goods where'a " The men must take 30s. per wock.v- of their relatives,-ami only three large contests he has openly aniiounfccd that although the three other quarries in strike was nu / And fifrtln-r. Luke, firms are still fighting. *T Ikis sole reason for sacking election Way -• AVe want 110 more trouble in Otjily." what "about .the man who opened your . Tullamoru were paying the-full rate of These large firms have been Jhe most for the purpose ofSyx-ping India's demand A. farmer, a member of the County Congress—Senator Farren .' Is .lie not £3 10s. and no question (If any re-' obstinate iu their refusal ttTsetili* the for freedom continually before the British Council, speaking at a Farmers' Union tin- same man who acted as Treasurer duction had been raised I by then. dispute, but the withdrawal of the working clnss, in the British House- of meeting in Offaly. said: " When 1 was to tile Strike Committee of which ex- Secretary Whelan was to fijiu out from members of the Workers' -Union has Commons'" • 011 the County Council, if we mentioned Aid. William O'Brien wiis Secretary in all the quarries inside-tins, area what greatly, changed the position. . The At his meethigs . This is the plioto- grocers' assistants state the tinH^TTT^ behind you financially and otherwise." places from whence they came. No • j graph of Janics Fox, who was.killed at AMUSEMENTS AND SCABS. employer, no matter liow hard pressed now 1-oine for all-unionmeu. wiU/iiily The men downed tools:-the boss— j Stephen's Green' during tlu.- lighting in spark of solidarity, tn break aw-^y from Molloy—a»\d Manager Kenny refused for-labour, would think of retaining them I Faster Week. H • was a son offl'at Fox, Matters in general "concerning the in his service other than as the vilest fhat Council that is loste'rilig scabs and to discuss any settlement. Kenny \Cas ' Druniree, Co." Meath, and was barely blacklegs. " Tivoli Theatre ace more than quiet at crcaturo' the . present capitalist system ! sixteen years of age when lie met his an old hand at the game, being him- I, The men on striki-are fully confident "present, but many rumours are afloat, has produced—the scab*. I death. He was under the command of *Sydf n worker/ and a few days 1 of winning out- within Jhe next few one indicating that Manager Jones ii I Michael, Mallin and was struck down in considering the proposition1'that a change' previously boasted that lie would break No demobilised soldier, either of the. I days, and the assistants acknowledge I thc-retreat from the Green to tin- College of resitjehce is advisable ; however, it i-. the strike. The first step he takes is British or the Free State Army or-.any j lhat the withdrawal of the Workers4 to send for 'Secretary Whelan of the other army; who has a spark of manhood | of Surgeons. merely a rumour. We wonder is theje a Union ifien has "grently aidehr5t-' two cast a sad-refiection on the.nattic parade up and down the empty quarry, of theirs would be interesting to know I struggle, on behalf of the female as- and filially Whelan agrees to supply and rests with them to say. a strike denied them by the men willi of Jones and are no.t calciilatetl to enhance whom you arc now associating. | sistaiits to the bitter end. scabs, the same, as were supplied to the flavour of tbedeck in Dublin. The starving unemployed of this city, Mow long are the members of 4he I Though the police "in the city have Though O'Connell Street 011 Faster the Shell-Mex Oil Company and to the to give them their due, have never yet not intcrcfercd so much in this strike Monday was filled by one enormous queue Inehicore Works. He ride's his bicycle Distributive Workers' Union going volunteered to lower the status of the | as i'11 other ones now in progress, still waiting to enter the different cinemas, back to town, his head high in the to allow the likes -of yoi|. Senator workers of this city, low and all as it is, •Farren. and William O'Brien t«» make 1 they have not been idle. In the Howth it was noticeable that, tile queue outside air; he is planning his wire to Ole Rill by taking the jobs of men who are in scabs of them.' How lo"ljg?i We do. 1 branch of Messrs." Kindlaters.' tlie motor theCorinthian miglrt- have been con- and the arrival of the scabs from dispute. not knmv. but this we arc-sure of that ] driver—a W.U.L mau—was withdrawn sidenible' increased before it attained a Dublin. A week elapses—no'response. somewhere, some day. sometime, there ! and on Sunday one of the Civic fiuards respectable sizt^ So, the first episode of Manager Kenny No country' in the world where demob- •will come aAlay of reckoning, .when ] out of the local barracks went' into " Scablx-ry doesn't pay," and-fio clean has failed. ilised soldiers have been left by the various governments to fend for themselves and the men and. women whom - the ] Findlatc'rs and drove the motorvan , man or. Woman will venture near this Now. for the second. A motor car fight their'way back into civil life, have erstwhile O'Brien. Johnson. Moriis)icd. j around the village, delivering the pro- chiema stafied bywcabs. / • appears 011 the scene; the foreman is played or-are playing.the dirty game that Farreii clique have betrayed 'time and i visions, excusing himself ' on the invited to a joy-ride- of about forty these rats'are engaged in. . Their sole, -again, will make the balanf-e even. . 'grounds that he coiild not see the , miles with several villages oij the rbad object in life is not to iive an honest life Yes! Luke; it (s: just as bad to scab j people starving. • We woiihl suggest SAY, PAINTERS-WHAT ABOUT IT ? and a call at every village. They are as honest men looking for a living,'but at. the ballot box as to scab 011 th> "j. that this act of scabbery might merit all T.T.'s—employers and managers— to live as pimps, scabs and petty thieves', industrial ' field.. Open -Von fessiOn is !" the aftention of the responsible author-- Infornnuion hiLs lx.-cn laid xit this' oftice exeept the foreman. At the end of working a day now and again and if •rood for the soul, but why-not reverse | ities. There should be ii limit, even to tluit ihc girls •employed in the bar of the journey .the lemonade men get out possible, as they boast, of getting a few the statement. T.uke, and still-furlher I police seabtyei'v. the .Queen's Theatre, who are- alleged to days on the " booro." pen and paper and draw up an agree- better the condition of your so'ul? j IK- members"«»f the (/Brien-Forau outfit, mont. the following of which is a.copy: 1 It is about time that present Free State j once ,the I.T.GAV.U., have scabbed on ",I will tak<* back some of the men soldiers and the clean men and women I the* Painters and French Polishers by 011 condition that there is no strikes of Dublin realised .what this" aljode -if lintny "liold-nps and bank, robin ries going | -re-variiisliing and polishing the counter in or disputes until the T00110 job is iniquity ih George's Street is doing on 011, and jx riiaps the.C.LD. Would!*/ better i the bar of thai .theatre. • . finished. - I will pay- the rate .of" the women and children of this city. engaged in.jiayjng attention to this ne-t !' If ii istrn^vhat are the Painters.' Unioft £3 10s. When there is room for more They are stooping so low as to steal the^ of .v'lin-rs fhair in aiding l''hzpatripk by J ! going to "d«v aliont "it ? Haven't they men, the rest can come and ask for bread'off tin* table, from in from of the" ^iiarding the blacklegs he.hx* gotVngage.i. ttu-nuk-rs walking*.the sireets looking'fof ^ their job." This the foreman signed, starving children' of the" men .on strike.. AnyA'ay,- \yhv doesn't- Cosgrave .and his .-'Work',' wlyrf.might- have-spent somy days not. knowing what lie was signing; and Who is supplying them with, or where Government, if they are - demobilised 011 tlii»-job in the Queen's Tl'ieatu- e.amiiiL,' ' this production was also put before are they getting the finance from is hard Free State "soldiers, s-nd th-'ni-Ixick lo a little moriey ?. Wfe repeat—-What is^ii^ - Painters' -I'mon gbing to do about it; another of the men who could neither to tell." We do know there have -been AVlien^ they" came from'. - ' THE IRISH WORKER. Saturday, April 18,

YOU REOUIRE • • • tlut th'«* youth'of thi<- la'nd must' be The AMUSEMENTS jraincelin tin: us.- arm,-. • If IK-.Yaler.i' Fitzpatrick's Strikers /intend*. to appeal to the heart of tiie-|)eopl<; Paradox dontinues. THE ELECTRIC CINEMA \aitd Aik. n is going to trail, tin- young in Standing Fast! GOOD PRINTING till- practic- of. arms. \\> Will address a TALBOT STREET — - M QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY simple question in tfiein: Will tli--' apj>ea| FIVE LOADS TURNED BACK iljl . The Gaelic? League has again met in to tli-- sentiment of the jM-olp. or the using Dnblio. Uansaejed. its business | Sunday next— o£. brave words urging, the" use "f arms ONE DAV>—- ' ' - an( gftne." leavintr behind it the eontimw>(J- RICHARD IIATTOX and help in any small manner to fevd the paradox of Republieaiis ^nd jW hungry or.clollie tjj.- nak.il ? If you aiv NEVA Tin: work being nnd-irtaken.by .Me-.-.->rs. Staters sitting and aeting in Connnittee goinij to appeal io the-sympathies of thi- l itzpatrick. Carriers; Hanover Stre<-t-. is and fraterni'sing at meetings. soeiaW "IN THE WEST.':' THE GAELIC PRESa jvopje. .what shall lx- lire nature of your gradually, reducing in'<|iulntity and qiudity etc. . • A Punchy Western Story! a'piK-al i Ff an appeal, w ill the future" ' r,ES.T.RAI. PRINTERS in quantitv in -so 'faY^diat this firm We are quite aware-of. the fact that "state to which you diherattention cannot give an undertakinjj. to deliver • .Monday Next— Consist,'of a Triciilour ivcWgnis.-i 1 through- the Caelie League is a.eommbn. moot in,; AND PUBLISHERS the gtiixIs, and in quality due^o the fall phiee for all jntereste'd in,, the Iii |, DARE-DEVIL III'TCI I in^ out .the. worid as tln'on- and only Hag of s in quantjty. foreing'I-'itzpatric'k to accept language, and that it is a non-politieal' In-land.; of a I'resident, recognisecf lo'^ds regardK-ss of tin: I reintlnenttivi •HUTCH OF THE U.S.A. body, hut further than that .we eaiinot throughout tin- world as th<- I'revide-nt of - value and ease in handling. lb- King of- screen ihjills in an 21 Upr. Liffey St., Dublin see with clarity. .' •" ' - tin- Irish Republic;' of a |

•SAKLATVALA things-we of flic working < lass movement they h.jve ill,ii. us. and if we dead. . that .can find -no.rival across Channel' want reversed and we demand tlijit its' \ye must decide, tljiit' they haw done The Gutter Press in the newspapers. The.immediate ob- TIGHTENS THE BONDS OF religion be truly applied. • us no wrong", let lis refuse to raise an arm • jeot of the "Independent" in this BROTHERHOOD BETWEEN He subject nation" of the British against tie in. Tin n Jet us ask who is of Dublin liohling up of the cross-channel papers Empire had always looked on In land as responsible for our Vk of food and to the-eyes of virfuouw people*whosq INDIA AND IRELAND. a friend, -and had found ""courage' in •clothing,.- for our children being without native modesty has been outraged 'so Ireland's tight against .Imperialism, but sufficient education and without •proper Iiloeke.l with the working people <•!' say the " Independent-") is for the Led by the Fintan Lalor Pipers and the sin;, the " Treaty " had been-' made to advantage , and when ftv'jirid an answer, purpose rtf reducing the circulation of operate, tluse subject jwoples are entitled tin- city ,o|' Dublin, who gathered from No. I.Fife and Drum Band of the Workers' let us go i-i them and say " l-'orcf or no these Knglish papers in order tliat the 'to look on the Irish as participators in air quarters .of. the city in the hope Union, the working class of Dublin force. Parliament or no Parliament, get Sunday edition of the " Independent " . their subjection, as willing . allies 'of •oil gleaning a message of hope and in- paraded from Beresford Place in thousands out of the way of human- happiness." .(Liar) may acquire-more readers. Imperial Kngland. in torturing India, spiration IVOIII the speeches or the meli to welcome 's. Saklatvala, M.P., _".The .We began this meeting in memory of xThe general object "of this foul, pro- Egypt and the others. Long ago. our tin* heroes of I ill ti, and let us take a announced to speak at 'the uiei-tinj». Voice of India." paganda. especially tliaf directed people may have, through ignorance," solemn, pledge in our hearts Phat we will It se'eiiis that thrqugh uuforeseen jigainst workingmcn and their organis- O'Connell Street was the venue of a helped Kngland in (ln r wars in^Swdia. .not In-tray tin- cause for which they died. circumstances Jim Lai-kiu was forced meeting of ten thousand, (Tver which but now it is-done wijlingly as a part of We have no right to pretend to be thl-ir to remain in London and' speak in ations, is to keep the. Common People John Lawlof* presided. The Chairman the British. Empire, and Indians arc followers if we. adjure to those wfip will Battcisca. Kut other speakers were continually .divided and their .view- made feeling reference to the heroes of entitled to say now that the Irish people lead us into blind alley, and will teach present, who eaos.nl writei-s oil the point distorted. This p,-||per. the " In- Easter Week and caljed on Bob Stewart, us" to obey the -capitalist class. We may daily Press of this eity to J'HX their dependent." represent iur the • vested - whojsaid only a few words. " 1916," Therefore, let Irish workers combine be told to act constitutionally :. that wtfich capacity for (vim?, ami distortion, to the interest of the blood pirates of this he said, " had an immense significance together and refuse to be any longer suits tb£ capitalist class is known, as utmost.. ^— country has proven itself, on more than - not only for Ireland, but for the Inter- willing participators in the subjection of constitimonal, and tlujt which is allied Saklatvala. Labour M P. for BattiV- one occasion. to be . one of national working class. There is not now India for the British Kmpire. 4fto our interests is-revolutionary. sea. must certainly have »jven out the most . hnscrupulqus of the. a country in the world in which working\ Many workers think that these evils much food for thought to the inhabi-' gutter Press of the capitalist .system. class leaders do not pay particular' from which we suffer may be remedied At the meeting held in the Mansion tatits of this city and .'country -.of In 191(>, nothing'won Id satisfy it but attention to the lessons of Easter Week • • • * * to have the blood of the men who had and in fact these lessons are better undtjr*' attempted to rid this country of the stood outside than inside of Ireland.* "mental and moral hypocrisy which has- The most significant lesson to be learned been the, t'urse of this country flu- is not fj»ffl Tht^iterling heroism. and centuries. ' bravery of the men jvho risked all and '. The " Irish Times " pigmy edition of gave^ill in that struggle, but rather " The Bloody Old I'iines '•' of England . the complete lack of ^preparation on the sees nothing in thi-..speech of'SaklatTa,!.' V the great mass of the Irish working r class/ which caused them to act the part but

  • sake, made the supreme sacrifice, but if of this Empire would meaji that lh« 'we say these men were right, we must, bravN- giuierals oT the Cowan. type—" keep •alive the spirit with which tl|ey ' the greatest general since'—and fought ; if the principles for Which they the officers of the Dennistoun type— stood were 'right, then' let as . remain who have lately given 'the common true to these principles ; if for seven people, throueh the columns of these hundred years our people fought and dirty rags. , an inkling 'of wha' sighed and moaned. it is our duty to do " Society " is:—they would have to 2f> the same and to keep on the path to freedom. We have got to find human to work, which would not. leave them freedom, not in the sense that makes leisure in which -to provide sean'dais lor national leaders, but in the sense fo^jjje scatidal-loving Press. that makes for freedom of the people in VThe rHport's of the. Cowan sea ltd a! their homes. " You are not free—you." ^should lieq) to open the eyes .o.f th« arc never free when you live in fear of ' unfortunate dupes who, at the time of Portion of the great crowd assembled in O Coirnell Street on Sunday. the rent collector coming to your door the flreat War. went ontr'to Flanders to demand extortionate rent that you may in millioi'is to uphold the honour of the stay in theNmiserablc shelters, provided by Parliamentary measures, and that House on tin- evening of .tin- same day, factions. Kvcn tin- ".Irish Times,' foul growth known as British. Im- for you ; whcrNyou are free all will have by this means working • class freedom Comrade Saklatvala, who had- to leave prototype of the "--Times " of Kngland perialisln. It may also open the oyfis homes as commodious and good as may be attained, forgetting that the for Kngland, s|>oke very briclly. He had what Bradlaugh called " Thi- Bloody of thibstaning luicmployed—where the human science can make them and^ -as Parliamentary system wiis started by the told "his hearers in tin- morning that it Old Times,"together with tl#- " Irish wind in whose stomachs whistles " Cod only a few money-bags possess to-day. capitalist-class and that it is. used as ati is their duty to remain-true to that for Independent" (Liar). thought-fit to Save the King "—as to the class of The speaker then told his hearers that instrument for keeping the workers in which the nu-n of Easter Week died,, devote some columns to a viWificatioi animal .they-were.supposed to recognise the only process by which they would subjection. We all agree that housing and he no\v proceeded to show by \t1iat of Saklatvala and the falsification of as " superior officers.". It will also be come into their own would IK; by fighting conditions are bad, that working class tftcans we should best, prove our loyalty. his speech. a revclation^to the womep who' are for what should belong to them. You conditions of life are bad and must be " There is," he said, " hardly any In its issue for Monday of this week, the mothers of those who died as to the are supposed to be free," he said. You improved, but they, cannot be improved doubt ;is to what the people want : the the." Independent " (Liar) informs all kind of orcatures they afl'owed their haw an army and the British Navy by Parliamentarism, they can only be people have go.t to Hve on food which and. sundry that the lied /Menace' is, sons to sacrifice their blood for in an and the British Air Force for your.pro- improved by the working class seizing grows on land, and therefore naturally being backed by millions'of pounds -effort,to uphold an Empire which,is tectory for your happiness, and when control of the means of production -and the people want the land, Hut the land the' backbone of a system wherein^the 5 from Moscow; In another portion of starvation attacks your working class •distribution Jind administering them in of Ireland- will not be handed /m-r the paper the credulity of the people degenerate prostitutes, political and* willingly to the people—those who homes you cannot protect the lives of the interests .of-the working class. is played upon with a .stoi-y of h-jw otherwise, the seifcoless dudf.-thc im- those who starve. It is the same with Then why do Wc enter Parliament ? presently possess the land will resist. becile dulics and generals, brainless 'The people want good homes,, but tin- the Bolsheviks have mined Russia and your work, your food, your clothes, your "" Suppose," said the speaker, " that there- as a .consequence the Russian people princes muddle through-a dobauch'*"! wages, your medical "services, your is a man with a club or a revolver «nd capitalist in whom, • undyr the present and luxurious life at the expense 'of the system, lies the power to give good homes, arc; starving. Mow a country and a educational facilities for your children. that he knocks down every unarmed people who are in the grip of starva- working «elass. • ' person he meets, is it not the duty of these wHl not build good "homes and fort-go tin- You hive got to work and stop working tion can furnish millions and millions . The daily Press of thiV and other people who are his victims to combine profits which In- presently draws from tin- ; just as the capitalist class dictate. These of pounds- to carry on international -countries is fearful of national and in against liim and deprjye him of Ins- slumdwellings of the workers. However.", things are not freedom and are caused propaganda Is for the "Independent " ternational solidarity of the working . by your not realising the factors wruch weapon?" Well, Parliament is that said the speaker, " it is not focjis to abuse Veapon which the capitalists use to keep these eapitalists^-it is rather for us to (Liar) to explain. class becoming 'understood and .being create these conditions, and not realising The-same rag is also publishing loud put int 'practice, which would result- them, you do not fight against them. the workers in subjection, and workers imitate them, and as they got what they wanted, let us get what we want We-' mouthing about the'stream of-filthy in the idle, degenerate, monicd clas* Referring to the lying propaganda go -into that Parliament, not to make peace whh their enetny, not to carry on will be |old that they got what they have and immoral papers now coming into having to go to work like the generals, used by capitalists against working class the, capitalists game, but "to deprive him by their brain work, but it cannot be •the country, and in tin- same issue dukes and duchesses . and other- para- organisations, to the effect that .they are of that weapon—to destroy the -Parlia- suggested that those who make ^articles -wherein it deplores' this class of sites were forced -to do when tlis'. ' , against religion, Comrade Saklatvala said of furniture, -who build houses, who pro- literature, it Reviews a hook entitled Russian People took charge of that part that far from being_ what, capitalists ment of the master class. If we didn 1 go into Parliament, many, workers who duce, all the most useful things in life "-ICept." a story similar t<> the recent . of the .'earth 1

    YOU REQUIRE ... N. rock of liftman toil and human power - Another Attempt- MAY DAY Jo .-real/, articles of use. Value and AMUSEMENTS TO CRUSH GROCERS* ASSISTANTS. worth ^nit, of the minerals and' riches TP ALL WORKING! CLA&s of th«/! earth which ill themselves are- THE ELECTRIC CINEMA GOOD PRINTING RICHARDSON'S RESURRECTION. ORGANISATIONS IN of no.V"rih."lint which, when touched' DUBLIN. — TALBOT STREET—- by thc^reative force ijf labour, jieeonic QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY The strike of Grocers' Assistants in.the of'worth to mankind- Dublin area has not changed during the OJM RAPES, Sunday Next'—' . .* , Such arc the two bodies now har- —CALL TO— past week. Those firms whose employees * It is a niatter of deep" regret th nessed 1o industry. In industry, JACK HOXIK in were on strike hist Week are *till unchanged the state of. the Labour Movement, "DOUBLE 0." labour creates all, value, wild every iii their,views. It was generally.expected the lack of preparation, makes i» poynd's worth of. that value is divided A Strong" and Stirring Vlbstern Story. THE GAELIC PRESS that last'week end would have seen the end practically impossible or at least very lifOwecn capital'and labour "in certain of the strike, but on Monday' morning difHcult to demand a celebration on thV proportions. 1»y the economic daw Monday, - Tuesday, and "• \ycdnosday, GENERAL PRINTERS a new factor was introduredvinto the first of May in the one way that is governing this system. Labour receives dispute by one whose characlt'is. and a genuine tribute to those who fonndwi • April 27; 28 and 29— ' AND PUBLISHERS just sufficient to ensure fhat its actions are well known to Dublin workers it. as a day of International Solidarity "THE TIGER'S CLAW." energies will not slacken, that its power since tin- days t< 1013. when he gained That way is by the declaration 0f a Starring JACK II01/I\ to create will not diminish. and capital a reputation as an election age up/or one •complete stoppage of work by all ^21 Upr. Liffey St., Dublin receives the remainder. Eveiy penny This is a film of Indiau intrigue. of our present Independent T.D.s. workei-s. . - that, labour gets is a penny less that Sjx-aking of this new factor in the ( The ruptures within the movement capital gets; every penny capital gets Thursday, Friday and Saturday^ April Nothing too Large—Nothing too Small dispute the assistants state:— the supine attitude of Official Labour is a penny that labour loses. For one* " On Monday morning we received the 30th and . May 1st and 2fcd'— which frowns on demonstrative means to get "more the other must get less, following communication signed by one rof massing the working, class, are ail " EIDOWAY OF MONTANA.'' and this is the fight continually being William Richardson, Secretary of the against a demonstration of real soli- waged by these two fortes. Labour . • , With JACK HOXIE. A Trial Order Solicited. Retail Purveyors' Family Grocers' and darity. Nevertheless, the best that tan striving "to retain more of the .value Off-Licensed Holders' Association, pur- be done must be done. The Leaders Ihrills in horseback riding, fighting it creates and capital straining every porting to represent Messrs. Lipton's, ALL WORK EXECUTED BY of Labour and the rank and file must and other novelty features. sinew to take a greater and greater Maypole Dairy Co., Home and Colonial 1RADE UNION LABOUR not be allowed to forgot the meaning share of the ' product of. labour's Co. and Messrs. Shepherds. of May Day. GRAND CENTRAL creative might. That is the struggle ' I am directed to notify you as The significance of May Day to the CINEMA. " AN INJURY TO ONE IS round which the present system .of follows :r- » society is built,/and that is the struggle working class is not feast' of fruit THE CONCERN OF ALL." 1. That the .time has arrived for an flowers and fair things. In 1889, the ' KONIGSMARK. ' which will eventually destroy this pre- all-round reduction in wages of 25%. sent system—the same system, that Workers' International as it then was The Most Beautiful Picture. 2. Closing hours in future shall be— decided at Paris {hat May Day should camo into being because of that Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m., be Labour.Day. That on that day IiAST, TWO DAYS. IRISH WORKER struggle. And it is into this maelstrom Friday 6.30 p.m., and Saturday 8 p.rii. the workers should rest from their Showing 3,30, 6.10, and 9 o'clock. EDITED BY JIM LARKIN. of economic war that Johnson. T.D., 3. The right of employing or dis- wishes to thrust his puny self, believing missing any employee to be exercised labours for the master class and come Next Week— that he, by some ^miraculous power, will free from interference.' " into the streets and squares of the capital as ,well as the chief industrial "THE MOON OF ISRAEL." THE IRISH WORKER will Vbe pub- be able to induce these two warring If- there was doubt in the minds lished weekly—Twopence—an J may forces to give each other the hand of cities of afl capitalist countries. That Greater than, of any as to the real kernel of the present at these deAonstrations the state of the be had of any newsagent or newsboy. peacc and brotherly love. We might trouble in tlu- Grocery Trade we are glad • " The Ten Commandments." working class internationally should be Ask for it, and see that you get it. accuse our good friend of being a fool Mr. Richardson—lias rtow removed it. reviewed, and not only "declarations, Coming: London OfficeiRoom D, 143 Fl^et St., if we did not know hint quite so well; 11 must lie now clear tp. all workers "tl\at E.C. as it* is, we say he is a person who every effort is being made to crush the Jnit deeds of solidarity should Be riiade. "HOT WATER." We do not publish or ^vaste time on is deliberately making these statements advance of trade unionism, in this city. The enemies of the working class SAKOl.I) LLOYD'S Greatest and Best anonymous contributions. in the hope of further leading astray A reduction of 20% in wages, which arc should witness the growing and unified might of the workers and tremble Subscriptions, 10s. per year; 5s. for six the poor fools on whom he sticks the already much below the standard recog- thereat. To the discredit of thy Ihese three are entered lor the " Daily months, payable in advance label " Labour." Wo may .next ex- nised as a fair wage, is clearly an attempt English-speaking Labour Movement, •hroniele " i-JJHH/prize, and one. will We are not responsible for views or pect to hear of him following in the to starve the workers into- submission. there has-always been a tendency to opinions expressed in Special footsteps of his fellow-countryman and J The second item is most extraordinary ' Articles. bosom pal, Jimmie Thomas, and de- in view of the fact that arising out of make a more Sunday plaything of May -Y ST. PICTURE HOUSE nouncing 'the class war, the preaching „the present dispute the Union have Day, or at least reiterate stale plati- . 'PHONE NO.—DUBLIN 2686. R' of which raised hin'i to his present already arrived at an agreement . with tudes regarding solidarity of the To-day— position of £360, plus £260 per year. the majority of the Trade on -the basis workers even while betraying these FOOLpf S IN THE DARK." We, however, think that the working of tltt-se very hours with the. exception workers into scrying 'their masters at T gf. one half-hour in-the week. Starvation wages; but also, as in 1914. With MATT MOORE and PATSY class of this country have had too bitter JOHNSON SAYS: an experience to believe for one instant The last clause in the communication actually driving them into the cauldron RUTH MILLER. speaks for itself and in no uncertain voice. of capitalist war to fight for the pro- WORKER, "LOVE THY BOSS; that an end will ever come to tfieir daily fight with tht employing class It is very evident to all ®f us that this is fits'of then-oppressors. Steven licels of Comedy—Mystery— HE'S A GOOD FELLOW." ubtij^that class is wiped out of exis- ivJast effort to smash for all time Trade The Irish Worker League cordially TJJnills—Fights—Action. tence. The working class know onfy Unionism in" the Trade, and at the same invites all Trade Union"branches, ail. Johnson, Tj),-, the " labour leader,*' too well that every increase of wages, time help on the general attack on working class orgajysations and sec- Monday Next— who is; interested in the fabric of. the. every shorteniUff of hours, every better- Unionism throughout the country^. Jt is tions to,assemble, in Parnell Square on > hoped by those responsible for the AARRY SEMON in his first super State, we learn, addressed the as- ment of conditions has^nly been wou the evening of, Friday. May 1st. at communication to clear out the organised Comedy: sembled multitudes of the Transport by sharp, hitter^&na Relentless fights, 7.30 to demonstrate tin' unity of in-' workers arid'import scabs from anywhere " THE GIRL IN THE LIMOUSINE." Union in Limerick on Sunday last, and and that these victories are only re- terests of the working class.-nationally' in the course of his oration provided whom they can exploit at -will. The ~ Six* Reels of Joy. tained by more fights. Capital and workers in-^ene^d will doubtless look to and internationally. Before another us with a further insight into his com- labour are,'arid'always will be enemies. May Day it is to be hoped that the position and mental make-up. His the men {and-Women^on. strike to meet WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND Capital recognises it, and as a result we this challenge' with the answer it deserves Irish workers will -make a general latest oratorical gem deals with capital see its soldiers, policemen, detectives, holiday'on that day. Meantime/ de- and labour. He says that:— and the workers will not look in vain. couits, jails and armaments of war. Those on strike are more'determincd now •monstarate on Friday, the first nf' Unity Hall, Marlboro' Street, Dublin. " His desire was to save the Labour recognises/it, but not com- Mjjy at Parnell Square. 7.30 p.m. country from the chaos which a clash than ever to fight on till Victory is pletely, and we see its unions, its assured. . 2nd April, 1925. . .between Capital and Labour would political parties, Press, and above all involve . . ." f Regarding Mr. Richardson's claim to WELL DONE ANGLO-RUSS. "IRISH WORKER" LEVY. its daily striving to climb higher and speak for the above-mentioned firms, Thomas evidently believes that it is higher out of the slough of degradation, within the realms ^f possibility to Messrs. Lipton & Co., through their I In movement for Infernational trades toil and economic want into which it NOTICE TO MEMBERS. avoid or prevent such a clash. ' We Secretary, have already officially repudi- union unity has made great strides forward so far has been kept by its eternal had a sort of an idea that hfc was'one ated the demand' and" informed us that during the last ten days. The two greatest enemy—Capital. But if Tom is of the The levy of Id. per week in support of those people who believed that these Mr. Richardson has no authority to speak working-class movements in the world, opinion that he can bring about a re- on their behalf." * •f the " Irish Worker " comes into two forces in the present system of the Russian And th'e British.Trades Unions, conciliation between these two camps lorce on April 27th, 1925. The levy is society could never settle their differ- have come to a common understanding we hflpe he wiH not delay in com- •ompulsory and, if not paid, will be ence; that they were totally opposed and embodied their, future'line of action mencing the good'work. It certainly reckoned as arrears of contribtions and to each other; were antagonistic by NOT JUSTICE, BUT LIBERTY TO in. an agreement, which has been signed would he somewhat harder work than placed against any claims for Union their natural composition, and conse- EMPLOY SCABS^x bv both parties. The Russian Agreement, stopping conscription for £7 per week, benefits. Including the levy, the quently must wage a continual fight .which the diplomats failed to ratify, has Fitzpatrick, general carn^ is stHD weekly rate ot' contribution, as from against each other. But wc are mis- a job some enterprising labour leaders now been superseded by the Trades April 27th, will be 7d. in the case-of took jn the days now dead. holding out in* his detctfnination to taken. Tom is of another mind, lie Union Agreement, which, in many ways, employ non-union labour. Day by day all members at present paying the 6d. believes that Capital and Labour can is mere important,, both to England and rate. his carrying trade has steadily "dwindled settle their differences; that capital— Russia, than the.-diplomatic agreement. until now he has difficulty in even retaining All members will receive a copy of or rather capitalists who . depend'lor THEY ARE STILL VICTIMISED. •The main, points of the trades union the " Irish Worker " on May 8th and a semblance-of business. their continued and successful exis- agreement were—(1) the. continuation of •ach week .'thereafter. The men are carrying on the fight in jomt Anglo-Russian efforts to enforce real tence upon the exploitation of labour— There are still victimised men and Branch Secretaries and Collectors good spirit and their determination to trAde union unity and to build up a real and labour, which is robbed day in and women on strike, part of the staff of the will see that the levy is paid and that win out grows stronger each week the International throughout the world, and day out of the surplus value it creates Corinthian Cinema. •ach member-receives his (or.her) strike continues. We again publish a (2) the formation of a joint Anglo-Russian- in order to add to capital, can find We have warned the clean men and •opy of the " Irish Worker." list of collections made last week to help Council to keep the two movements, a. common meeting ground; in fact' women not to patronise* this • place. EXEC IT 1\'E COMMITTEE. these men in holding out in this fight for closely aligned in policy and fully informed that the sheep can lie down with the We have notified .tile manager and secretary, but they seeni to take no unionism. -— -of all documents and experiences. wolf, or better still, that fire can bum IRISH WORKERS' REPUBLICAN notice—' these two Republican gentlemen. 1-our of the strikers appeared in court The General .Council of the British in water. How very clearly our'' labour LEAGUE. Apparently politics don't count—they this Week to answer charges of intimida- Trade Union Congress has met and T.D. " can see such a possibility wc are after profits. tion. The judge kindly (?) let them off ratified the pact,' and the All Central GLASGOW BRANCH. admit we are in darkness, and we think VY e again appeal to the clean men and with light punishment in view, he said, Russian Trai... I 'nioiy Congress will that we will have to continue to live women to refrain from {.upporting this of the fact that no further violence had endorse without fail this important treaty. The Monihly Meeting of all members in darkness if our enlightenment de- house that has th«> prelection of the occurred. So really the judge is not The right wing leaders are furious and, will be held in the 11. raid League Ilal!, pends on our ability to sec eye to eye police. Why we know no^,.except it be concerned with the carrying out pf justice, for the momciu, '.aide, but these gentry 89 Shuttle Street, on George Street, with our good friend Thoinas'on such a to protect the gentlemen who - were but in seeing that^ firms employing scabs must scrvtf their masters and • already , proposition. on Sunday, 20th April, at 4 p.m. dismissed from, the Grafton Cinema. are afforded liberty to carry on their work. Ramsay Mac!? --'.d has . started to prompt. Capital and labour are two forces \\ hat lie \yis dismissed for we shall inform ** * magnify the impo: uince of .the German All readers of " Irish Worker " in1 which, under the present system, are the public when We obtain a little more Money Collected for Fitzpatrick's Carriers. as against th-' i' issian trade unions. Scotland are asked to join up. jointly engaged in industry. Capital information. lVrliaps the manpger of Certainly .wc \\ii for effective unity £ s. d. By Order. has no inherent usefulness, and if. is the Grafton Cinema.could furnish us with Thompsons.... with the Gcrmari workers; but we want only Ijecause oi the peculiar conditions the number of the iWcab that was' 0 17 0 much more than that; \ye want the EXKUTJVlv COMMITTEE. r, (1 Gillens and Leasks 16 0 prevailing in human socity'at pro-. :t I |>y a gentleman to escort two ladies Gallaghers .... Committee on Unity to continue to thai it counts as a force in indi . on a joy-ride. If this should meet the 0 7 0 function and to-prepare for -'.u All-in "THE WORK^iiS WEEKLY." I Lynches :... 1 0 t) Labour, on the other hand, is the M.--CC eye of the two news-boys who went fo'r World Conference on Trade Union Unity Th'waites .... 0 11 .0 which has brought ei\i isation- • its Uie taxi and receivcr; J.tlglish gentlemen "iir the " 0 2.' 0. paper with tin- wealth; has spanned the seas an Chris. Nolan 0- 10 gird ed .the earth \.i:h rails of. stee'. 1 heatneal and Cinema Trade we shall- Wordies, per Dignarm 'ions. " A most traitorous pah "-•pen the eyes of the patrons of the 0 WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL tioq"—vidi-" W.-si... u .vi,:n,i i \ „ ' itr is J lie creative force in tli - picture houses. ; Gbbe Express 0 8 PICTORIAL. C ; l a hu MI race, and whatever system or 1 Agents wanted in Ireland. Write for Gray's Caters 1 6 Monthly . PricC 2d. syst-ims of society may havc'vdvte It nnV'.H have lu ea a pij>fitaj)le business" Marblo. Polishers, per Wall terms to-'ilViW • - r l(, Kin- ndef u>li. r. of I.T. and- G.W.U.. but it Special terms to Literature Secretaries, in t!<» prist or mqy exist in {lie futur- Warhams, per'E. Doyle Street, London V • ilinot oi, while this Union—the bend jour order NOW to thc Business- * ' ''nidation will rest" on the her. v\.U.I. -is m the field. Manage, 26 Bedford Row. London. £1V A C Saturday/ April 25, 1925. THE IRISH WORKER

    like Ex-Service men to: divide, them Lest We Forget Area Xo. * y. & G.W.U. " 0 13 Item their fellow-workers. A Workers' Cardiff ('.P. {collecting card) .. . 2' o Not £50—but £5 Gunmen and hired thugs arc to be 'All-Russian Cnion of Soviet- • The International '('lass War used when the ordinary process^ot' ex- T STILL BEER, BEER, AF International Relief. .Employees « .... 50 0 ^ MORE BEER. Prisoner*-' Aid is an organisation *of traordinary law even is too slow. Ash ton' Field Branch Lanark- workers which has its sections in all In such a situation-the pressing-need 1 Our list of contributors is a lengthy one shin- and Cheshire Miners' Marsh Road, Drogheda. - countries. Its Headquarters are in the of such an organisation as the Inter- Federation 2 o thi^ week, as it includes those for weeks 20; 4/25. city oi Moscow under the banner,of the national CJasfr War Prisoners-' Aid is Hastings Branch' N.A.S. of Op. working class. Its Executive Com- ending 15tji__and 22nd April from the 'fhe Editor. " Irish W'frker." ' •all too evident.• House and Ship Painters And Dear Com mittees! Nationally and Internationally, British (office. The International and fade- I have, read in last Already it ' is knonui all < working-class character- of our work Decorators 0_ 10 weeks Irish Worker" an article'undcr are composed of workers and pro\yn the Wolverhampton X..C. L. Co. X - lighters in the smiles of subject Continent of Europe ais- th< is indicated by the donations •'from- the heading "Fifty. Pounds for Bcer-^- . (collection) | 8 Ask Cackle, • signed by Mr. P. Whittle, peoples.and of the working class. mitional Hf-d Aid, and nianv a thousand Russian Soviet employees of £57 in the 22nd April.. X. I*, Chandlin .... 0 3 Agent. Xow, I do not intend to dispute ' lis aim is to succour and protect t In- that, whjje they are inside' for th.- Another important • and pleasing feature Mrs: E. K. Bellamy . » . .. o 10 tlie £5'> 10s. for beer in tin- Xorth Louth fightings lor Working-class freedom and is the number of Trade Cnion Branches Lordship Lhne W.C.G.! ... "0 5 area—that is a matter for th.- Xorth workers, that the International work- Witton Lodge D.M.A. .... 5 0 to jRBist the dependents of those who ing class is.not being allowed to forget, contributing. In an interesting, letter Louth workers themselves and for which X.C.I).AAV. (retiringcollection) ounds audi good deliberate lie and no one knows better and hundreds have already joined out- Wishes for-our humanitarian work has St. Thomas W.C.G n 10 than M.'P. Whittle himself.- For your Its members are expected to be ranks because thci.r experience of tin- come from tin- Catholic Working Men's J. Mclntyre - 0 jo information, Mr. Editor, and your readers active in-the places where they work past bids them prepare for troubles in Club and Institute Macst'cg, South Wales. X.A.S. Op. House aiid ship throughout the country, I would like to , to on list sympathy and support for the future. ~ - Dublin shopktejJcrs'are also contributing, Painters and Decorators, per "st:ite that the expenses for refreshments . prisoners in all lands. The Irish Workvrs know that in although very slowly, arid thanks is very C. S. Taylor ..., .... 0 JO in the" DroghPda area did not exceed £5, liccles ('.P. (collecting card) .... (J J5 In the years before the Imperialist British prisons there are still being much due to Mrs. Farrelly, Miss Miilhall, ;fs most of the refreshments, consisting kept in bondage many soldiers of the Miss Kennedy and. Mrs. (larvie - for Proceeds of Football Match of tea and sandwiches, were supplied free war that shook Capitalist Europe to (Chopwell White Star and its foundations there was no such Irish Republic, who have been betrayed devoting their spare time t_o shop collecting. by the workers themselyes! . by their former comrades who are now Chojiwell Rangers) .... 6 10 Hoping you will give' this the same organisation as the International Class Tottenham C.P. (col. card) 0 '18 their gaolers. publicity in your next issue as you.gave War Prisoners' Aid, jvorking on an r Rose Trucman '(col. card) .... 1 u What is the attitude .of the I n't cr-- Received at J 26 Bedford Row, London. M. P. Whittle in your last. International scale. From time to Tottenham Branch X.A.F.T.A. I 0 time, in the midst of fierce industrial national (Mass War Prisoners" Aid t<; . " £ s. d. Yours fraternally, these prisoners? E. Cartex (collecting card) .. . I '0 struggles when working class leaders King's ( lift W.C.G .... o 14 0 -Castlcford Branch X.A.U. Life PATK. . BYKNE, Does it recognise them as Class War aiyl rank and file fighters were put Battcrsca 2 Branch. A.Krt' (i in (I Assurance Workers .... 0. 3 V. C: Drogheda Workers' behind prison bars, local, district, and Prisoners, or can it assume any obli- E. POuntney (collecting card) .... o 5 0 Cadoxton Branch W.C.G. .... 0 10 4 Council. gation to theiiif sometimes National appeals were made A. S. West lake- ... (i r* o Xottingham C.P. (col card) • .... • 0 13 Our correspondent is evidently under and funds were raised to assist the The*answer is plain: that the Inter- Glasgow Branch Saddlers ^ind Rosytli -Dockyard/Recreation the impression that M. P. Whittle wis national ('lass War Prisoners' Aid has defence or succour the dependents of Club .... . Vr— .... *15 responsible; for the publication- of the victims, as in Dublin, on the Clyde, at article referred to. . Whittle knew absol-"^- Belfast, Liverpool, and elsewhere. utely tiothing al^out the publication of ,thc article or the statement of expenses. Valuable as these efforts, were, the The latter came' into our- -possession yeare following the war when Capi- through an outside source, and we, having . talism became more despcrat^ and in- received it, "were in duty bound to make human in its treatment pXtfie working it public -in order that the working class class, showed them to be quite in- of this country might have knowledge of adennatc for the needs of the present tHe way in' which their money^ is w - - know, why does he correct now ? He is supposedly guarding the interests of the . For the workers there, is no justice working class,'yet he allows a question in the Capitalist courts, although which involves the possible rtiis-appropria- v through the efforts of the International tion of £15 belonging to the workers to Class War Prisoners' Aid the glaring pass withotit correction. - partiality and iniquity of such courfs As to whether £50. or £5 is correct, has been-, exposed, as in Esthouia. we ix csonally favouf the fatter, knowing Germany. America; Finland. England. '"Cackle " and his j)re\'ious records (£28 Ireland, and elsewhere. " . i bad debt for hotel expenses, for which he la the prisons of. Europe, sixty - was declared bankrupt). But admitting thousand men, women and bovs-are I £5 to be correct we notice that Mr. Byrne wearing their lives away serving life dfty-Tm^eiilighten. us as. to what it was sentences or terms of many years iiri- on, in fact he even faiE Jto denjr it prionment for daring to rebel against »•» sjx-nt on beer, beer, and ntore beer, the starvation and misery to which and for refreshments of such a nature. £5 we agree would be an exceedingly their class is being subjected. Another view Of Sund ay's great meeting lall sum to fight an election on—for Within the British Empire the sup- iQieKle."—Ed. LW. prvftrtion of Communist and Workers' already, assisted them to some extent Durham W.C.j;. Collection taken at Nat.'Confcr Parties has become a commonplace. and will continue to do so where cir- Greenwich 2 Branch, A.E.l". .... nee of W.I.R. at Battetsei In India it. is a crime to organise the cumstances permit and resources are Stoneyburn L.I..P. (col. card) . . Town'Hall 13 13 ^ THE WORKERS' CRY. working class. available. »*'.-• East -End Carvers Branch, Eccles L.P 0 10 In India even the Nationalist Party The International Class. War X.A.F.T.A. West London C.P-. (col. card) 3 9 .Tremble before thy chattels,. has seventy-two of its members im- Prisoners' Aid recognises that these Collection—employees of Soviet Xat. Cnion-Sheet Metal. Wkrs. Lords of the scheme of things! prisoned without trial. prisoners wore fighters against Im- Institutions ... and Braziers .... 10 0 "Fighters' of all earth's battles, I» Britain. Emergency Powers. Acts perialism, the Common enemy of subject -Employees of Centrosojus A. C...... ". ..r. . .. 0 4 0 Oui-s is the might of kings 1 Ladyburn W.C.G. * .... 0 5 0 can be utilised to enable the -Govern- peoples and the working class/ It. Guided by seers and sages, Employees Electrical Dept Lizzie Lodge D.M.A. .... 0 10 0 nevertheless, urges that the first res- The world's heart-beat for a drum, ment t0 turn legality into conspiracy J: Stone & Co. .. . 3 0 6 Springburn'D.L.P .... 0 5 0 by a stroke of the pen. ponsibility towards such prisoners and Dundee C.P. (collection). 6 8 0 Snapping the chains of ages, Southwark 1 N.U.G.M.W 1 0 8 "^Ont'of the night—^-we come,! Th«» miners' strike of 1921 exposed their dependents rests upon the Parties' Sympathiser i 0 0 Crawley and Ifield W.C.G. .... 0 5 0 the real character of the British Courts jn whose cause and at whose orders D. Wiglitman (collecting card) 011 '9 Rowlands Hill Lodge D.M.A. 1 0 0 T. & GAV.U., Battcrsca Branch Lend us no ear that pities; when eighty members of the Communist they risked their Jives and liberty. 1 0 0 Proceeds-of Concert, Hackney Dundee C.P. (collecting card).... Offer no almoner's "hand. Party were imprisoned for partici- The International "Class War 1 6 e Stoke Newington (C.P, and ' Alms for the builders of cities? Prisoners' Aid invites all Irish workers N.A.I-'.T.A. Pianoforte Workers, Stoke Xewington L.P. .... 5 0 0 pating on behalf of the miners. When will you understand ? . and sympathisers with the working Branch 159 15 0 Watford W.I.R. (street coll.) 10 I 7 In Ireland, previous to the 1916 Down with your boast of birth, class to enroll in the International Class JR.'^ Lewis .... • 0 16 Workers at Western Ele.ctri'c Co. Rising, many a hard industrial battle And your golden calves of trade L War Prisoners' Aid. X.U.G.M.W., Canning Town .... - (collecting card per C. Johns) 1 17' 1 had it.s accompaniment of prison and X.U.D.A.W., Walkden Branch Dr. Dunstan ...... I 0 0 A man is worth Jo hismother Eartk To-day it is the turn of our-brothel's hardship for the working class fighters. A.E.U., London South L.E. 127 David Proudfoot (coll. card) .... U 8 1) All that a man has made! The savagery of the repression after in other, lands; to-morrow it may be Ordinance Place W.C.G. • York and District Branch, 1916 taught Irish workers what to cx- ours. N.A.F.T.A., Birmingham • 0 10 X.U.D.AAV I 0 0 We arc the workers and makers! poct whenever they seriously chal- Rally" to the organised defence of J. W. Mellor 0 5 Welling Women's Labour Sec. 0 6 3 We arc no lorrt»erd.umb ! lengcd Capitalist Imperialism. the Class War Prisoners victims of Charlton Village W.C.G. ...C 0 10 •Macsteg LLP. (collection at Tremble, oh shirkers and takers! The Pogroms in Belfast, .deliberately Capitalist brutality. . • Staff at Head Office JvF.B.T.O. . Soermus Concert)...... 2 5. 0 Sweeping the earth—we come ! engineered to smash working class or- Rally to the fighters for freedom Tottenham T.C. and CfL.P. .... Slaithwaite Socialist Club and Ranked in the world-wide dawn, ganisation and to frighten -those"who R. W. G. Waters (col: card) .... -Institute Ltd. .... 1 0 0 '.Marching into the day! from imperialist bondage. could not be bribed or corrupted, had Hugh Adncy Manchester Polishers Branch The niirht" is gone and the sword is Down -with Class Justice, Class 112 X.A.F.T.A 2 0 0 • drawn, its counterpart in the terror of the A. C. . Blac.k and Tans,, the British Fascisti, Murder, and Rapine. X. Finchley-W.C.G 0 5 0. And the scabbard is thrown away! to be followed by the more sinister Fight for the women and children of S.W. London Nat. Soc. Foundry • —John C. Ncchardt. Workers.... 0 10 Irish Fascisti of the Free State itself- your class. Total £119 ;2 5 with its hangings, torturings, burnings, Join Now. Canvass your mates. Lavender Hill W-C.G. 2 0. Received at 47 Parnell Square. Collected by J. Shand, Lanark 8 $ and organised murder. Make the Irish Section the strongest A. Gilii?-s .... . Shop Collections:— Miss Sheppard, Dublin Parnell Street .... 1 19' 10 Mr. J. SheppardrDublin With the break up of the purely Section of "the* A. Terry .... Nationalist opposition to British Im- SiimrrRTfhill ...... 0 6 0 1. Ingram, Xoryrich . .. INTERNATIONAL CLASS WAR perialism, new tools arc being forged Children of St. Mary's Churcli," Gapel Street ...... 1 0 (» Catholic. Working Men's Club Trawden - , .... * "T the lackeys of Imperialism, and PRISONERS' AID. Talbot Street " .... 0 12 0 anfl Institute,'Maesteg special legislation like the Treason Act Join to-day. Full information from: Bournuinoitth- I Branch X.A.S. Earl Street . 0 6 0 Henry Street ... . <» •>. 0 •' Total ... 30 8."4 - is to_ be held over the heads of the Secretary, Op. House aud Ship Painters and Decorators Rr- Dalton, Lr. Buckingham St. 0 14 \3 -Grand Total ....179 10 9. forking elasy fighting against starva- Irish Section, I.C.W.P.A., 1006 i 11 tion conditions. Mr. Williams, (it. Denmark St. 0 10 isly acknowledged. (Room No. 2) 47 Parnell Square, Wingate j/odge a.M-A, Mrs. Dispard Roebuck House, Bribes and special conditions are - Dublin. Wjieatley Hill Lodge.D.M.A. . , Cl.onskea • ' 20 O 0 ^•en or promised to selected sections THE IRISH WOEKEE . Saturday; April 25. 1020.

    h capitalist press is peculiarly* WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND won siiu'e the early days of tin- pioneer. Bulgaria—A Reign might be expected: •>! hey have The Spirit of 1907- 3iVork of Jim Larkin an'd the, trajisjH.rt he'frail mouthpieces of murder BAKERY SECTION workers; a resume will be given yf'what when ewrcised in" the defence NO. 1 BRANCH. the conditions- w«'-reon-'the -quays 'of of terror. and' ini^ir 1913. oi capi.ali sin and imperialism.. , Irish By W. V. Dublin when l.arkin "arrived und took Not A "Government, Bift A Mur'der Gang workers, r. •momlx-r the Black and lans Ther1 ireiee wil«••l• be«<«<. a• General Meet'iineetiiig. of Tlu.iv seiipis to be an idea'prevalent up the light on In-half of Irish labour. !n Power. iiderstand the Bulgarian situa- the above' Section in Unity Hull 1)n in the minds of the younger generation Casual docker-v.were paid «»'- |K-r day • keep in jnind that the ZankrrM- SuiTday. April 'itith. 15)25, lit P2.:J0 p.m of trades unionists that all they need do of 10 hours.i I per hour overtime. 11 is legalised Black and Tannery The ready* was called a' I- o elork. The Press campaign against Communism sharp. is get 'a ticket of some trade . union and. is using the explosion, m Soii.\ Cathedral bv 'foreign, gold in Bulgaria. Al| members must attend. thoyare then uriion-proofagainst scahberv. 2- o'clockT 1 a.m. and «i aim. .Men i'ould be paid for three-quarter day. half day to lill/trr readers with lying--- tales jjf Admission- by 1925 card. This idea, no doubt, has accrued 'out of Cumiiymist terror and outrage. The usual the methods used,.and advice giyen to OF one hour. No pay for waiting-time. forgeries that pur|«iri to gi\ • instructions these men .dticing the |>eriod of the Stevedores had to In- Chased from pub THE SOCIAL LICE OF GEORGE'S^ST. WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND from MoscoW are. <4 course, found'where Great Waf, a time when the workers need to pub by'the men for their wages and and when 'wanted. bibulous stinw' are Our article u( last week op the only hold their hand out for extra wages often.they had to. fight the stevedore supjjosed to !»•-, carried about bv Red organisation of alleged lvx-National Army DUBLIN NO. 1 BRANCH. and they received them ; a period wherein for tW-ir money. The.wages wen; always ag -rits. Truly tin- capitalist press gang ' Men aRd (MIFcers <)f George's Street -the labour fakir waxed fat and guarded paid in -public-houses. -lias had ;t good effect. Some of the cl/an NOTICE TO MEMBERS "himself against a rainy day by either Coal -men got ojd. per ton—day or take#, its readers very cheaply if they think such atrocious stuff can bf swallowed j men who refused to act as scabs at the ilfering tlie money of the union. gettW night. They Were ordered out at any various strikes going, on in the city have (iLembers are hereby notified .that nil imself into.some public office, taking out -hour and no waiting time wax-'ever .unthinkingly. E What ar<;_ tlu- actual facts f The revealed the fact thai they were only being and iroin May 1st, 1925 ,! he 'Office shares in some of the industrial enter- paid. Often men were ordered out at used as dupes-in this loiise-trap calling 2- a.m., worked til! midnight, out again nr.-seiit terrorist /egime started 'in June, Hours' tor No. 1 Branch arc'as follows : prises that were then booming, or by it sell a Union in "George's 'Street; with Mohdays to Fridays,'10 a.m. to 8 p.m. making arrangements with the employing next-morning at 3 a.m. and .worked- till 1923, with the murder of StunibttliskiStambttliski, their doctrine " that the onjy way* to Saturdays ••• P' a.ip. to. 3 p.m. class against the- intelligent minority 12 mid-day next day. They were known the head of tlie Bulgarian Government and Leader of the Peasant Part>* who was prosperity is by scabs and Scallywags " Sundays ... 10-a.nu to .2 p,m, whtf had been swamped by tlfe overflow to work as many as 50 hortrs with only, limplyoera.working harmoniousfy together of conscripts into" the union movement time off for meals. They were known to not a Communist but a ]x-rsecutor of the Communists, liven so', he was too liberal to keep a few' creatures living upon the through there being no necessity' for finish coal buats at or o'clock on unfortunates who were 'duped into WORKERS' UNION OF IRELAND -fighting, for better conditions like the Saturday night and would hot In- .paid for the Bulgarian haifoman, who organised a coup whereby his Government was becoming soldiers at so much per day older men and women of the union until the next day; Sunday, in Mynn's and .who are now unemployed. . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. movement were forced to do previous pub at opening time, 2 p.m. Coalmen had overthrown and himself vilely murdered. - Stambuliski' made tne error that leap-frog The hall lice that congregate around jo the war. • to open Ringsend Bridge before starting The first meeting of the tl^cted a boat and without receiving pay for it. |x>liticians often make of discarding those this place in Grorgv's Street are beginning f The old spirit of sympathetic action Executive will be h?ld in Unity Hall, The men employed by the City of Dublin Workers and peasants who hail supported to be shunned by the clean men and women and class loyalty to one another was'cast on Sunday, 3rd May, at 4 o'clock. into the background during this period Steampacket Co. were treated like brutes. him in the interests of his |*-ace with the- of Dublin and those tvho had not sunk by the "get-rich quick " labour fakirs They had to work all the hours Christ landlords and eockroach* capitalists—«»f -sb-k-w in fhe social scale have severed in charge of the union during , the "war sent, and sometimes a few the Devil Bulgaria, so tliat when he was attacked their allegiance, an action which must, NOTICE. ' period. - threw in on his OwnSeeouiit.for the wage his defences were easily shattered. be set to their credit, becaysi; they The old idea meant work, meant danger, of 27 /- per week, and no'pay for overtime. Zankoff, t ho-head of th<- murder gang, who recognised that ho employer, be he ever REDUCTION IN PRICE. meant gaol for the honest straight-forward If a man lost a day through illn.-s^ they at present rule Bulgaria with lire and so patriotic, will employ any man or men working class leader, so that the labour laid him off for a week: 100 hours |x'r sword in a liberal 'sense, has had the unless he gets as much out of him as he On and aft^r 2nd May, the price of fakirs quickly threw it over ami sold the week Was nothing for these men to work. continuous' support of tin- Italian and would out of another. Charity bread and the ".Irish Worker" will b« One pricing class to the Lloyd George Govern- In fact the first strike under the guidance British Governments, ->ven MacDonald, tea, the basis of the existence of these Penny per copy.. ment, both in Great Britain and Ireland, of Larkin got them a recognised weij^of tin- Labour Premier, taking his cue from scabs, will not strod-the test-of producing On and after the abova date all dn the understanding that they, the 72 hours, 8d. per hour overtime; the the Foreign Office, wihked at the foul the profits that tlu- employers like Fitz-, members of the Workers' Union, will officials, would not be conscripted for the paying of wages in the pul* was put a deeds of' this gang of murderers because patrick and Jones, of Shell-Mex want to receivo a fxge copy of the "Irish Great War and that the 'employing class stop to: men.were paid waiting time, theV-were the support British as against get out of tl^- sweat of^their workers. Worker,'' eitBer from the -Branch French''Capitalism in the-Balkans, t'nder would not negotiate with) any individual and other conditions, too well known to These scabs may be all right actiljg as Office 6r from the Shop Steward, when the Zankoff terror, assassinations, police or individuals who were not members the older docker, were won which, at least, bludgers or street-corner bums, even paying their contributions. p of a union. gave them a little leisure to think o.wr perjury, mass murder- has. been and is stopping bullets for so much jx.-r flay, The agreement with the employers', in things,, resulting, no doubt, in the spirit. the order of the day. fifteen members but they.are not fit to do a day's labour. Ireland and Great Britain also gave, the thaL recognised that labour was the only of Parliament have heeti murdtftkl, ,}Wtes admitted this when he discharged son-Foran-O'Brien gang their chance thing that a working man- should be Communist and Peasant Leaders have a cargo of asphalt by their aid. Mastcrson ' GREAT BOXING TOURNAMENT as will. They carried out in detail the concerned with. been tortured, ten thousand Bulgarian suon^re of their tools arid thfc day. is not far samq treacherous methods as their proto- Carters hud 18/- to 20/- per week workers and peasants h^Ye been cruelly distant when these diseased germs of the LANGRISHE PLACE HALL. .done to death, by this murder gang, typed in other parts of the world. and no regular hours. social system which infect George's Street SUMMERHILL. Sympathetic or class action was replaced These same men—dockers, carters and livery prison is full. In September of will have to b«j eradicated—even by the _by the old sectional method of allowing coal men—stood the. brunt of the whole 1923 the workers and peasants rose in Government which made them what they one section in dispute to be defeated by of the fighting for better conditions from an attempt to restore Parliamentary are—tlie prodilct' of the spawn of hell SATURDAY, 25th APRIL, • 1925. other sections of their own union and other .the girl slaws of Jacob's, biscuit manu- government, which Zankoff and life and capitalist exploitation. Doors Open 7.30 p.m. military clique had foully overthrown. finions, a policy which they are practising facturers, for their 4"/6 jx-r week, and To-the men who have recognised that. up to the present day and which is respon- Irwin's 2/6 a week girl slaves, who worked The-rising failed and a wholesale m;tssacre To celebrate the opening, oi' the followed. Bulgacian Black and Tans , it no place for them we hold out a sible for so*tftany unemployed tramping from 8 in the morning to 7.30 at night, National Boxing and Physical UulUre burned villages wholesale. The trade welcome hand. To those who remain— why the highways and byewaVs chasing a job. to the labourers, in the Building trade' Club under the joint nhrtwgeui#ut of unions, co-operatives, Peasants Party ;ihd their mothers reared them and -why .the It is high tima that the present rank who were paid 4jd. per hour, lid. hod- Devil spared them are questions we can't Pat Fox and/Jirfi Young. and file of the labour 'movement recog- carrying,-whilst general labourers' money Communist Party were declared illegal answer where the River Liffey flows. nised the fact that we've got to get back went from 1-1/- to 18/- per week, no and fearfully persecuted)» Trade Unions Rx>gramme. specified working day.- cannot meet withotTt police jx-rmission; to* the principle that was paramount in 10 Rounds. the trade -union world of this country We could go on and fill page after page, their newspapers are confiscated, their \oung .De ('ourcy v. George l)6dd*rell. before • the Great War or suffer total with the story, of the damnable conditions" leaders imprisoned or murdered. As a BLYTHE RUDGETEERING. extinction or go bjick-to the degrading- which prevailed in this city and which consequence of this two years' rtign of G Rounds. , " Pat," said -Mitk," there's a ix-nny off William Magfiure v. Pat IJalpia, cbnditions prevalent before 1907 and t la- Larkin, backed by the dockers, coal men terror all trade union achievements have the loaf." ^ advent of Larkin into the country. and carters, was responsible for altering been wijx-d ;nyay. Working hours are . 6 Rounds. " Mick, d'ye say so. I hojx.- it's oft Billie Byrne v. Ktjdie" Lambw(.. The basic idea in the minds of the in some small degree. *" 10 to M [X-r day; wages afe less than the penny one." v union men during the years 1007 to 1913'. These conditions that were prevalent, 15% of ^pre-war ; till Ignited sjx.'Cnlation, ti Rounds. . « Kit Denis v. Fred Moff'att. was that sectionalism was as useful for ought to be an. eye-opener. They tell hunger ?and unemployment are driving Duties off tea, sugar, coffee, cocca, () Rounds.^ V the protection of the workers against the their own story. Kithcjr join with these a whole population to despair. chicory, etc.—an alleged free breakfast employers as a wooden -warship of the same men in the Workers' Union or else 1-v'en when Peasant or Communist table beloved of old time Liberals, ahd Kit Kelly -v. Voting Costtell#. period of Nelson would -be against a modern be branded as degenerate, cowardly scabs. leaders have beeli forced to flee the slobbered over by the Liberal Labour" ft' Rounds. dreadnought Holding a union uckt* avails "a man country the Bulgarian Embassies in Leader, Johnson. How wonderful to Voting PyiVe v. Pat McGuin**. Sympathetic action and class loyalty nought, or a woman either, if dyep down Vienna. Belgrade, Rome, etc., sul>sidise find the " Independent " and the Labour 6 Rounds. to one another did deliver the union men in his heart he knows he is a creature of thugs and murderers to get "' tlu-in, Party so completely in accord. - Jim \ oung v. Jim Parsoru. from the damnable conditions which the vilest type. as is shown by the murder of the famous prevailed previous to the formation of To the young men and women we make -Macedonian leader, Tchauleo, in Milan. The Free State Bfldget, says the Exhibitions. . the organisation started by Jim Larkin our apjx-al. If they want-to go back to This orgy of blood ^st is now bringuig its " Independent," helps -every class. But Battling Brannigan v. Willie YFilion.. in 10 Beresford Place. the conditions prevailing previous to 1907, Nemesis i no more-than 10 per cent, does it ? 1-Vank Dwyer v. Murtie Kavaaagh. Later in this article the working condi- then it is they who^nust stand the agony. of the population will support Zankoff, One shilling off the Income Tax when Referee—Sean'^looney. tions prevailing then will be given, which Slowly but surely is O'Brien, l-'ora'n, but that .10 per cent, is armed and sup- the bulk of the (Herniation nl-vvs had an will give the younger men and women Johnson and the Workers' Council cliifuc ported by the British and other foreign income to tax is obviously a reVrf to^the ADMISSION 1/3, 2/4, and 3/6 an idea of what a task^ con I rented this Who represent nobody but themselves, powers. - Zankoff plays'upon the fear uptx-r and middle class jxK*hy ? . Because the Balkan satisfy middle-class support. What is The pioneer of unionism in "this country- The- men are just as determined as ever countries must be kept divided so that lost on income tax it is hoped to raise to see that MacDonald. gets a- fair deal. CONCERT and in other countries, Jim Larkin, oft Imperialists may plunder therein.. The by loan. Remit percentage on sugar timtfs in the early days of the movement The Transport Union scabs have had • chief offence of the Communists is that and charge it on suits. Special favour In aid of the dependents of GEORGE with some of the men on strike had to be their numlx:r increased- by one, Mr. they have established a Balkan Federation' to farmers, but none at all to agricultural N0RGR0VE will be held at . satisfied with a drink of tea and a.bite of Patrick Verling, who hay JtfuO pounds which h;is a policy of -federation for the labourers. Truly a real vote-catching bread in 10 Beresford Placer There were invested in the Company. His wHine is Balkan peoples. budget meant to dish the Republicans, no £3, £4 or £5 per week in those days. that lie would not lose his money. And, which it probably will do. It will not THE HAIL, LANGRISH PLACE There was human sympathy and the of course, he puts up the storv that he 1 he masses* are now^tening to the Communists ; the peasantry are following provide either work or wages, and it is urge within the rank and file to do as will not do his fellow workers "on strike work and wages that the workers want much as they could to perfect the organisa- any harm. Has he told the customers J-mK r r v-rcpairih« llu; crror Of Sunday April 26th, 1925 tion. This idea of an officialism' is also the all about it, and further, that the Sale of Stambuhski Now Zankoff is. seeking a outcome of the scheming thieving'and job- spirit has gone down to a low ebb ? reason for further blood-baths for-die At 8. p.m. hunting that' crept into the labour move- courageous Macedonian-revolutionists, the 1 hat the scabs inside are spilling more ADOPTION OF HOSPITAL LEVY. Music, Song and Humour by the Best ment during the regime of " Spectacle spirit when filling cans, barrels - and peasant parties, the trade unions .and the O'Brien and the Sir Malcolm Lyon tanks than would pay double the remunera- a°mmmUSt- -^^nation is nof Talent in Ireland. ' money-receiver, Jolinson. The rank and tion that was taken off MacDonald. ? "'capon-; they consider it ^embers of the Dublin City and file of this union are urged not to stand I oh icaily futile and place their reliance Mr. Jones may be a soldier and gentleman, Dublin County Branches are notified TICKETS - ONE SHILLING EACB for it. If it should occur, then it's their hghtifte W Tkcrs n- first six unionists an idea of what unionism has m Bulgaria and th Published by the Proprietors and Print** up m the interest of the firm. -St^'es - C Balkan. months) will come into operation on and from 1st May, 1925. by Tho-Gaelic Press, 21 Upper Liffey Street, Dublin.