Daily Worker
January 23, 1924
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— case of William Z. Ruthenburg Appeal. ol it is almost certain that 5 iy * - Mages ah THE DAILY W. ‘a ‘5 — * er * . SHOWS DEFICIT ~ HAMPERS WORK Ruthenberg Appeal Is Big New Task The Labor Defense Council, which for 15 months has been in the fore- front of the fight against “anti- criminal dicalism” ‘now finds itself in serious financial straits. The financial statement for the three months ended Jan. 1, 1924 discloses that expenses for the period exceeded income by $2,142. The total deficit of the Labor Defense Council amounts to $4,670 and it will be seen that nearly half this was incurred in , November and December, 1923. Re- ceipts have fallen off steadily during the past few months—unfortunately precisely at the time when efforts are needed for the winning of the Ruthenberg Appeal. Must Raise 315,000 Between now and March 1, the Defense must raise $15,000. This is not cover any of the $4,670 deficit re- ferred to above which has been taken care of temporarily by loans which must be repaid shortly. scarcely a year and a half ago, the Labor Defense Council has raised more than $110,000 for the defense of the Communists in- dicted in Michigan as a result of the machination of Burns and Daugherty. The tude of this accomplish- ment be realized when it is un- derstood that over 90 per cent of the money raised was contributed by working men and women, in sm amounts. It was the wholehearted response of workers everywhere that made possible the engaging of Frank P. Walsh as chief counsel for the defense. . Kept Workers Out of Prison. By its persistent campaign, the Labor Defense Council has been able the saye 32 staunch fighters of the working class from prison. But it has done much more than this, It has carried on a defense which was at the same time an attack, making use of the Michigan emergency to create a united front of labor against the vicious agents of the employers. It has exposed the secret, co ra- tion of Burns and his Department of Justice“ operatives. It has de- feated the avowed purpose of the enemies of labor to destroy the mili- tant wing of the labor movement and weaken the whole lebor structure. But the xveim-.kable victory in the | Foster will again endangered unless it is made secure by a precedent of outright a ttal under the Michigan Crimi- Syndicalism Law. The struggle must be carried to complete and final victory thru the winning of the If the 5 oster be brought to trial again along with William F. Dunne, Rose Pastor Stokes, Robert Minor and the twenty-seven other defendants who have not yet been brought to trial Has Raised $110,000 The Labor Defense Council has raised over $110,000 in its year and a half of existence. The administra- tive cost of raising this has been about 30 per cent, including printing and advertising, traveling expenses of speakers, office expenses, etc, It is generally agreed that this is an extremely low percentage for collect- ing defense funds. Some $75,000 have gone directly into legal expenses. Great results have been achieved, more than justifying the time and money which have gone into the de- fense work . The present condition of Laber Defense Council finances, how- ever, is such that the fruits of past triumphs may be lost unless sym- pathizers can be made to realize the importance of assuring final victory thru the winning of the Ruthenberg Appeal. The secretary of the Council declares that plans in connection with the appeal may be hampered in the event of insufficient funds. GOLLIN BROS. Formerly With Mandel Bros. UPHOLSTERING done in your own home very reasonable. 6006 SO. KOMENSKY AVE. Call REPUBLIC 3788 SSSLNNNK NBM NBN NAINA INNIS | VEGETARIAN | HOME RESTAURANT und Floor, at 2714 W. Division St. Is the center for the North-West Side intelligent eaters. Strictly home cooking and baking fresh daily. J. Koqanove. Proprietor. MRS. R. BROORER 2708 Crystal St., % Block North of Division St. ARMitage 9217 SPECIALIST for removing superfuous hair painlessly and per- Moles Removed in One Treatment Office Hours: 9-12 A. M., 2-7 P. M., Sunday Till 3 P. M NO RENT NO OVERHEAD HARRY E. GREENWOOD Mid-City Carpenter Shop OLD HOUSES REBUILT Millwrights, Jobbing, Shelving, Flooring 508 IRVING AVENUE , Phong‘ Seeley 1883 CHICAGO — tions, be the previous ones. workers cheered the speakers. just completed by the state boards 15,000 children in California under | dren are taken from school early in; their parents they reach the cotton fields in the Imperial valley. Many of them are little more than babies; all work homes but covered wagons or tents, and besides the overwork and loss — — sr. * sis | . THE PARTY AT worK . J. . Say, “I Want to Help! By MORITZ J. LOEB. from destruction. Of all the many and varied activities of the Workers Party there is none that demands and receives more interest at the present time than THE DAILY WORKER: Received with unanimous enthusiasm and carrying with it the hopes and the aspirations of every party member and every party unit THE DAILY ‘WORKER, nevertheless, has tremen- dous obstacles to overcome and tremendous problems to solve before it will have passed from the experimental stage and has become firmly established as an institution, self-supporting and safe The establishment of THE DAILY WORKER was a big revolution accomplished by the members of the Workers Party, supported by the mili- tant American wage-workers. In a few months, by means of sacrifice and toil, the American militants have freed th of the necessity of depending on the enemy press for news and have created the conditions under which the whole working class can also be freed. But as in every revolution, after the first victory there must be months ,*¥ strengthen and make tenable the position won. That is particule true about THE DAILY WORKER. If the Workers Party and the working class are to realize the bene- fits out of THE DAILY WORKER for which they worked and hoped, there must be performed for the next months, day in and day out, the labor that will make THD DAILY WORK- ER live. That labor is already being car- ried on. The militants of American labor have been mobilized for THE DAILY WORKER to the extent that in the first week-and-a-half of THE DAILY WORKER’S existence, two thousand new subscriptions were re- ceived. In every section of the coun- try workers for the first time are be- ginning to read the militant labor press. But something more than individual work on the part of militant workers is needed to serve as the back-bone of THE DAILY WORKER. n OR- GANIZED ARMY is of the utmost of the most unremitting labor to | ists, necessity. The organization of this army In rly | day to DAILY WO thru the Ww Party with the Party as a to THE DAILY WORKER’S circulation and influence. Wherever these agencies have not already been established, the mili ‘tants are u to communicate in once with DAILY WORKER ‘business office. There is work and important ‘work to do for every live rebel who wants to help THE DAILY WORKER succeed in its great mis- sion. There are material rewards as well as the rewards that come with a great work well done for those who can serve THE DAILY WORK- ER and the working class in putting across the first militant national daily labor paper. | Before it is forgotten, let the real live wires take a post card. address it to THE DAILY WORKER and write, “I want to help THE DAILY WORKER grow.” Rochester, Gary, South Bend, Omaha Communist International, and listene party speakers. Remember Liebknecht-Luxembourg Thruout the country successful demonstrations were held in memory of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. In New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and other cities, young workers gath- ered under the banner of the Young Workers League, affiliated to the Young d to the speeches made by league and Murdered in cold blood five years ago, Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem- This is the third year in America that the youth has demonstrated their loyalty and devotion to the cause for which our comrades gave up their lives. This year’s dem- ~ «— ’ - i‘: > ee ae . 0 — © * 1 ae 1 5 rhe - . e : . York, in an editorial | 3 9, urges 1 Soviet Russia, and e Borah for his clear and gp ment of the reasons : States government should ditch th whiskered policy of the state de ment and follow the example of « European governments in 8 sian relations. 5 The es supplying the hoary arguments to tering position. The editorial follows: on Russia Senator Lodge in the the recognition of Soviet spoken words of wisdom: ‘Re tion of the present Russian ment,’ he said, ‘v neither approval of its we realize it is the only power in Russia, and if we are to deal at all with that great nation it must Here we be thru its government.’ have @ concise statement able basis upon which to ognition to Russia. “When the phrase plied to the practices sanctioned b ciding whether to recognize a go existence is not a 3 neither are the political and views of its governing ment is the ruling power wi country and whether it has existed iblish its long enough to esta * Ia. ane een Kere By Oe ment fulfills both requirements and the charge of insidious propaganda in this country has not been satisfac- torily proved to have an official stamp. Even Senator Lodge admits that the United States is in no im- mediate danger from the activities of foreign emissaries preaching social and political heresies. “Tf there is a sound basis in cus- tom for recognizing the Soviet gov- ernment, there are even more com- pelling reasons for doing so. The British are already making efforts to inerease their trade with Russia in face of difficulties due to the fact that the foreign trade of that country is the monopoly of the State. The Bri- tish find in Russia; even in its im- poverished condition, a limited de- mand for woolens, hand tools, hard- ware, machinery, etc., and altho their trade with Russia in the first nine months of 1923 had less than one- eighth the value of that carried on during the same period in 1913, they are sedulously trying to cultivate it. It is certain that the ‘leading Eu- ropean countries are seriously con- templating recognition of the Soviet government as a means to the ex- pansion of their markets. If the United States is tardy in joining this movement it may lose invaluable trad- ing opportunities, but, more impor- N it will delay the economic re- habifitation of Russia, which is a mat- ter of concern to the whole world.” Quebec Toil. A oh that Education be Made Compulsory QUEBEC.—An eight-hour day, a minimum wage for women and com- putsory education are three of the chief demands recently made on the government of the province of Que- bee by the Quebec provincial section of the Dominion Trades and Labor congress. The fair wage clause in govern- ment contracts was brought to the attention of Premier Taschereau with a view to having the indefinite term “current wages” cleared up and the actual wages posted on the job as well as being included in the con- tract. In connection with the proposal for compulsory education—all other Can- adian provinces have compulsory education laws—the deputation asked for uniformity of text books and free distribution of books to pupils; the raising of the school-leaving age to 16 years was also urged, The gov- ernment was further asked to start public works to provide employment, and to secure one day’s rest in each seven, preferably altho not neces- sarily on Sunday. The deputation which laid these demands before the provincial pre- mier was headed by Gustave Franc of Montreal, who was accom by J. Pelletier, Montreal; O. Fleury, — and Charles Robert, Browns- erg. ¥' wk Daily fer “The Daily™ e 1 1 . — — 4 \ he 2 = * 4 — Fee N N 12 * N 3 ‘ 99 The Journal of 8 e, New ‘a4 [in ite woe of “Senator Borah, in his response to ‘would constitute policy nor of | . the character of the men forming it. Such action would mean simply that of a reason- — ‘international , law’ covered a moderately well de- fined body of customary observance, and when some people even believed the world law could properly be ap- 8 * , age r . „ RR EE VR TE ROOT RN RITE tee N 5 + * vais 4 3 eS ee “y * me 7 * * ae ‘ 1 The whole country is being covered by . tions, which are very successful in their activities. The fact that wide masses of workers give evidence in the form of the feeling of interna- tional solidarity (in spite of their difficult . position, the workers and peasants of Russia responded immedi- ‘ately to.our appeal) is one of the most * experiences of our activities. W At present there is not a single capitalist country where it is not necessary to come to the assistance of prisoners and their families. But 1 . pes in 8 a t.present Germany, Italy, Poland, | Lithuania, Finland and Esthonia are in the worst blicht. also Bulgaria, where the working masses were. com- pelled to come forward with arms in their hand fered defeat, and are now in a des- a position. Other countries, t Britain, America and France, are going through a period of a comparative quiet. The workers of help, and are helping, their brothers who are in the thick of st le. It is the busi- ness of MOPR to o ize this great work of brotherly aid, in order that the means are being collected are rationally distributed. But we must bear in mind that what has been hitherto achieved is far from being sufficient. The struggle is growing more acute. We are, no doubt, on the eve of great events, on the eve of a revolutionary outbreak in Germany, and the conse- quences of such a struggle it is dif- cult to calculate. The impending storm will exact colossal sacrifices, and it is essential that the revolu- tionary fighters shall know that they will not be left without support, that their wives and children will be saved from death by starvation by their only ally—the international prole- tariat, Every nerve must be strained to justify their hopes. : It is in this exhibition of practical international solidarity and in the establishment of this brotherly aid that the work of MOPR consists. We call upon all who cherish man- kind's highest ideals and who believe in = future, to help us in this great work. : Assignments of Party Workers. By action of the Executive Coun- cil of the Workers Party, new Dis- trict Organizers) were appointed for the New York and Philadelphia dis- tricts of the Party. A district or- ganizer was appointed in Buffalo, where the Party has only an acting. organizer who puts in his spare time working in the District Office. Charles Krumbein, of Chicago, was appointed District Organizer for the Greater New York City district to succeed Benjamin Lifshitz, and Ab- ram Jakira will take charge of the Philadelphia District of the Party, including the anthracite mining re- gicns. ? John J. Bailam, who carral on the Daily Worker Campaign, will be assigned to the position of Dis- trict Organizer in Buffalo. James P. Cannon becomes Assist- ant Executive Secretary, the position held by Jakira up to this time. Saving the Name. SAN FRANCISCO.—Official denial is made by the Socialist party, thru Isabel King, its state secretary, that the party will give up its name and identity in joining the united front’’ | campaign recently organized by the Farmer-Labor Party and A. F. of L. ‘insurgents to participate in next fall’s state elections. We plan to co-operate N in 8 where there is no Socialist ticket,” states Mrs. King, “but our name and identity are to be rigidly preserved.” . rap Bunt ks: "Sa ae y Worker. apription at once. . ‘> organiza- | would be against reaction, but suf- * — Ze SEF 2 a 8 1 25 . i Fall i gif se 115 acerags 11 1 775 2 F vania, to mention only a few; ning. ey ex- pected to wash their hands of all dummy contractor of breaking variety to do the work on a cost plus basis. The way this was done on the Western Maryland is typical. i | On Jan. 11, 1922, General Foreman C. J. Wolfe issued an order “effec- tive Jan, 16, all positions under my jurisdiction will be abolished.” employes were then fied Cais Chay UChtisasmpe Pet. vse rer run by C. J. Wolfe, con- tractor, and that they could all ap- ply to him for jobs. He increased ours from 8 to 10 and 12 a day. He reduced the hourly rates as fol- lows: Mechanics from 77 cents to 60 cents, helpers from 56 to 44, and common labor from about 40 to 25 and 30 cents. : | * freight handlers and maintenance of responsibilities under agreements and decisions of the board by 3 a e- 1a the ehene”’ g ASK . 1 11 + | (By The Federated Press) * ROCK ISLAND, Ill.—Skilled chinists who have A high grade publicly owned fac- tory is being practically scrapped because the Washington administra- tion prefers to have its work done * for private profit and the present 7 th — * mega —— to 5 and working conditions than the em- °™® * Mn W ployes were entited to under the act. equal ng. It ordered the road to reimburse the The Rock Island arsenal in the employes for their resulting losses. last year did only $300,000 of work, altho the government placed total orders of over $350,000,000 with plants no better able than the arse- nal to turn out first class work. revious commandant, Col. Harry B. Jordan, made a good fight for orders to keep his skilled em- ployes at work. The arsenal excu- tive of military stores is a plant valued at $58,000,000, with up-to-date machine shops, tool department, forges, foundries and pattern shops, woodworking department, sheet met- al and plating department and hy- draulic press department as well as laboratories and heat treating plant. There are almost 2,000,000 square feet’ of active floor space for manu- ‘facturing purposes.. Employes and others are enlisf- ing public support in a movement to keep this valuable federal plant The | intact and in working order thru — of government orders there. | y show that the nation can get work well done without exploitatio and that the war de ent, 11 charge of the a should see the value to national defense of maintaining in productive work a corps of skilled employes that the plant and can put it on its most efficient productive basis. Representatives and senators are receiving letters urging them to 8 pre- Contracts which showed most ob- „ent further sabotage of this valu- viously the low down trick to which the most respectable railroad execu- tives of the country were willing to descend for a little more profit, in- clude the leasing of the East Buffalo car shops of the New York Central to the notorious “Fingy” Connors and the farming out of the Erie ter- minal shops at Jersey City to the Jersey City Horse Manure Co., sure- ly a very fitting associate for many of the hard boiled railroad execu- tives. The present decision suggests that management on all these lines is go- ing to be asked to pony up for the amount the workers have been short- ed during the period when the rail- roads. were having their little joke with horse manure companies and other concerns of similar odor. But of course the railroads have their choice about conforming to the trans- portation act and tie result may be a little more than a further dem- onstration of the fact that the law was meant to curb labor, not man- agement, Face Deadlock in Negotiations on Canadian Roads By JOHN ROBUR (Staff Correspondent of the Federated Press) MONTREAL.—The Big Four rail- way brotherhoods have reached a stalemate in their negotiations with the Canadian railways. The Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men and Enginemen have suspended discussions with the management, while the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors have referred matters back to their members. The roads affected are the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers asked for a 12 ½ % increase for engineers with a minimum of $8 for 100 miles or eight hours. The Firemen and Enginemen asked for a straight increase of 12 ½ %, as did also the Conductors and the Train- men. The railway companies are propos- ing a revision of the working rules, including abolition of time and a half for overtime, abolition of prepara- tory time, abolition of all terminal delays and all intermediate switch- ng. The men declare that the re- vision of the rules asked by the com- panies would set them back 30 years. Watch the “Daily Worker” for the first instalment of “A Week”, the great epic of the Russian revolution, by the brilliant Tury Libedinsky young Russian writer, „It ‘will start soon. of them “either — i able property at the hands of gov- ernment officials more interested in the profits of private manufacture than in the public welfare. LOS ANGELES, THE SCAB CITY, HAS ANOTHER AMERIGANIZATION PLAN LOS ANGELES. — Not satisfied with the regular work of the schools in Americanizing the youth of this city, 3,500 “representative citizens” of Los Angeles have. organized for this purpose particularly, according to public announcement of the Thirty-five Hundred club, A fund of $35,000 is to be raised by a mem- bership fee of $10 annually. Most of the fund is already raised, it is reported. The club proposes to aid Boy. Scout and kindred organizations. There is crying need for this, ac- cording to club spokesmen. It h been estimated that there are 68,000 boys in Los Angeles and the 3,500 representative citizens will reach all or indirect- ly” with an “understanding of Amer- ican principles and ideals.” For Recognition of Soviet Russia! DR. ISREAL FELDSHER Physician and Surgeon 3808 ROOSEVELT RD. Crawford 2655 Hours: Morningy until 10 a. m. Afternoons, 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 p. m. ee Brunswick 5991 DR. A. FABRICANT N DENTIST 2088 W. 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