Daily Worker
January 12, 1925
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: ' ! ) — Help Insure THE 8 | DAILY WORKER Eutered ‘as Seéond-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1878. for 1925! 11 N 1 Published “Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WoRK In , Outside e we 72 year. MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1925 — PUBLISHING 00. 111 13 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, III. P rice 3 Cents | Vol. I. No. 250, _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: those 8 gy the | N members of the Workere-(Comenniiiet Party were busy circulating aldermanic party has — * among workers in aced candidates in the field. ds of 8 oath secured and the outlook is sod pot the whole list of Communist candidates nomi- on the ballot for the elections February 24. Today the DAILY WORKER publishes in full the municipal program . — Workers (Communist) Party on which it has 1 „ eo 2 AS WE SEE IT ‘By T. 3. OFLAHEATY. ae EVANS HUGHES will not direct the course of the United State’s © foreign policy ‘after next March 4, the date on which the Massa- chusetts mill king, Butler, takes over the Whité House tor Wall Street, thru the compliant little man, Calvin Cool Age ~ Hughes’ letter of resignation legyes nothing to be desired in the way of diplomatic refinement, but cap- ifalist statesmen are not accustomed to telling the truth even when no good purpose can be served by lying. . + 7 7. W. did Hughes quit the cabinet? This question will be/asked and answered for many months to come. We are not interested in superficial reasons. This’ much we do know about capitalist governments and the individual members of those govern- ments, that on the whole they are the executive committees of the capital- ists and individually, the representa- tives of powerful grpups of capital- ists. When the representatives of one i : getting its share of the spoils it pig aged to spring a res- ignation on the administration and frighten it a bit. to this case than the usual resigna- thong: | 1 5 e N stat ae SHES yee ’ rl meme arg ayes > ‘But there is more’ ent@red its candidates in the elections. The program is as follows: - R 9 ®@ "HE WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY is what its name implies —a party of and for WORKERS. We do not repeat the ridiculous pre- tentions of the other parties, that we have a program which will suit all Classes. We state frankly that our program will bring no comfort to the banking kings, merchant princes, trac- tion lords and real estate sharks who now hold Chicago in their covetous grasp. But to all workers, and work. ing class organizations struggling for the advancement of the workers, we pledge our loyal support in any and fall conflicts, at any and all times. Now, when great numbers of work- ers are suffering from unemployment. when police and injunctions are called in by the bosses to break all strikes when the working class standard of living is being steadily forced down, when gigantic municipal traction steals are being engineered, when working class children are suffering from inadequate and improper school- ing—it is necessary to come forward with a program which exposes the real issues in the aldermanic elections to be held on Feb. 24—a program which faces the issues frankly, aud which rallies the working men and women of Chicago for struggle against the capitalists on the basis of the immedi- ate interests of the workers, The Workers (Communist) Party and the candidates it endorses stand | blowing Mog en SES Germans Want to Collect in Munitions Made by the British (Special to The Daily Wor«er) LONDON, Eng., Jan. 11.—A claim filed by the German armaments firm, against Vickers Limited, English munitions makers, reveals that an agreement existed between the Ger- man and English firms. The agree- ment called for the payment to Krupps of royalties on all shell fuses made by Vickers. The agreement was to expire on Sept. 30, 1917, but at the outbreak. of the war, in 1914, Vickers Stopped meeting their obligations. Krupps claim royalties on millions of shell fuses made for the British army during the war. BUTLER TRIES NEW WAGE CUT AT NEW BEDFORD United Textile Fights at Fall River (Special to The Dally Worker) 11.—Wages in all of the cotton mills of New Bedford, which normally employ 41,000 work- ers, will be reduced 10 per cent Jan. 19, it has been announced at a meeting of the New Bed- ford Cotton Manufacturers’ as- sociation. William Morgan Butler, Coelidge’s campaign manager, has long con- trolled the New Bedford Cotton Man- ufacturers’ Association, and is the present of the National Association of Textile Manufacturers which is an- nouncing a wage cut at the same time it is asking for higher tariffs. The action follows a similar wage cut in the cotton mills of Fall River and reductions approximating 10 per cent announced recently in other New England textile centers. n SEEN IN GERMAN CABINET MIX-UP Moderates s Giving Way to Monarchists (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Jan. 11.—The efforts of Finance Minister Hans Luther to form a right wing cabinet in Germany have not met with the dismal failure of Chancellor Marx, who gave up attempts to form a moderate coalition cabi- net after five unsuccessful trials. The monarchists have claimed four portfolios in the reactionary cabinet Luther is trying to form, and are cer- tain to be given.three. The failure of the moderate parties demonstrates the fast drift of the German government toward te right wing, and points to the probable rise of a fascist govern- ment in the near future, in order to NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. prevent possibility of a coalition in which the moderates take part. Chancellor Marx, leader of the ‘catholic party, and Foreign Minister Stresemann, head of the people’s par- -y, are now bitter enemies, having failed to work together after months of effort, Stresemann is accused by the catholic party of deserting their “republican ideas” and of stabbing their leaders in the back by allying himself with the monarchists. The catholic party refuses to participate in the Luther cabinet, which if formed will be dominated by the monarchists, the fascist elements and the extreme right wing. declare they will not. depart. America’s. Teapot Dome oil scandal, - ö 0 cis „ 2 “ 5 8 1 3 ae J implic Jan. 10, the day when France was to evacuate Cologne, according to the Versailles treaty, passed with Cologne still in possession of the French, who The financial scandal, comparable to is leaking out in all its corrupt de- tails, Former ‘Chancellor Wirth,. one ted in the Ca pitalist Imperialism “Makes Shrewd Moves in Coolidge’ s Cabinet REACTION IN TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY OF MINNEAPOLIS SHUTS OUT TWO LOCAL UNION DELEGATES (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 11.—At the last session of the Trades and America. William Mauseth, Machinists’ Local 91, and Dan Stevens, Painters’ Union 186, were the two men who faced the onslaught of the reactionaries. ~ Under the rules the accused must appear before a committee appointed to hear the charges..The chairman of the local assembly, himself a staunch took extreme care in ‘ reactionary, naming the committee to see that only conservatives served on same. Fuller- ton of the Pressmen, famous for his “red baiting” activities, Nelson of the Carpenters, and Manley of the Retail Clerks, compose the committee. The advocates of thé open shop in Minneapolis have reabon for their great joy and emitted — years ago the citizens’ alliance suc- ceeded in having Dan W. Stevens in- carcerated behind prison walls be cause of his undying loyalty to the slaves of industry. Every worker in the city hated and despised the alli ance then, but now “their offices are visited by conservatives in the local labor movement. True it is, that they carefully cover their footsteps and ask that their stenographers employed by the less. 8 * — Four name be not divulged, even to the iti- zens’ alliance, but they hold confiden- tial chats with O. P. Briggs, neverthe- They are given beautifully bound books written by W. A. Appleton, the Gompers of the British labor move- ment, and asked to read them. But even O. P. Briggs doubts the intelli- genee of these reactionary stools, for ehe says that he does byt believe. that Labor Assembly here, two of the most progressive leaders of the working class movement were denied seats as delegates to the central body on the grounds that they hold membership in the Workers (Communist) Party of Soll DODGES POOR FARMERS’ for “Harmony” By ALFRED KNUTSON. (Special to The Daily Worker) BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 11.— The officialdom of the nonpar- tisan league of North Dakota is not fighting the batties of the struggling farmers. Contact with the working masses of the state and nation is completely lost sight of. This is clearly shown by Governor Sorlie’s message to the legis- lature. Exploiters Safe. BURNING ISSUES Nonpartisan Leaguers HUGHES IS OUT, NELLOGG PICKED: WARREN FOR D.] Sugar and Steel Trusts Are Beneficiaries — (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11— Capitalist imperialism made three shrewd moves yesterday in the cabinet of the strike- breaker, Cal Coolidge. Charles Evans Hughes stepped out of the secretaryship of the state department; Frank B. Kel- logg, ambassador to Britain, now acting United States plenipoten- tiary in the allied financial con- ference at Paris was named as Hughes’ successor, and Charles Beecher Warren was appointed as the new attorney-general. The sugar trust owns the depart- ment of justice, the steel trust owns the state department, and the credit trust of Wall street banks owns the whole administration. Borah’s Policies Favored. Rumors are rife that the resignation of Hughes may mark a new policy in the state department, particularly as Coolidge is known to be favoring the policies of Borah, now chairman of the senate fcreign relations commit- tee, who sees the present advantage of recognition of Russia to American export trade upon which must be based the comparative “prosperity” : * al Rasy the republican party must use as tak * | ‘gtoolpigeons during to ‘surrender Penta to Eng- in order to save that country’s dignity, in the interests of a united front tor the exploitation ot the world by the big 8 powers; his desire for peace with, J apan as proved by his unfortunate suggestion to a previous Japanese ambassador on the immigra: tion question; his persistent attempts to find some substitute for the league * nations that could be put over in the United States; all these policies indicate that Hughes had the aim of bringing about an international alli- - ance among the big capitalist powers for the common exploitation of the world. In this grand scheme the destruction of the power of the work- ers and peasants of Russia figured prominently. > 2 ¢ „ BPRHAPS the question of Soviet ‘recognition is at the bottom of the Hughes’ t. The rise of Senator Borah—an advocate of Soviet recog- nition—to power in the present gov- ernment and the death of Samue Gompers, a bitter foe of Russia, makes the position of Hughes very aificult. There is no doubt but the question of Soviet recognition will come up, unofficially at least, after March 4. Obvieusly Hughes prefers to be somewhere else than digging into the mass of evidence collected by his the last four years, designed to prove that Russia is interfering with the internal affairs of the United States. Hughes is a good riddance anyhow. His successor Kellogg is just as reactionary but less intelligent, which is not our lookout. The reasons for Hughes’ will become evident as time goes on. | We cannot miss the luxury of guess ing however. . retirement ; * — — NLESS the German socialists re- member at least a little of their socialism the Communists will win back what they — Li election, warns the London Herald. The trouble with the Communists, tinues this paper, is that they have heir faces turned to the past, in other words to Marx. Nevertheless unless (Continued on Page 3) con- ‘g PUBLIC UTILITIES The Workers (Communist) Party utilities from the ownership and con- trol of private capitalists. Conflisca. tion of all franchises. Operation to be for public service and not for private profit—under direct public manage- ment, vested in committees chosen by the workers engaged in the various branches of service. 2. ‘Traction. The voters of Chicago have repatedly gone on record tor a single, unified, municipaly owned traction system of surface lines, L“ and subway. In platé of this, Mayor Dever is dickering with the traction magnates to turn over to them what amounts to a perpetual franchise on Chicago transportation. The Workers (Communist) Party demands that the city immediately take over the exist- ing lines In the form outlined below: (a) Operation to be carried on by ithe traction employes, thru special committees, working in conjunction with the existing street carmen’s and elevated employes’ unions. (b) Provisions for immediate im- provement of service——increased seat- ing capacity for men and women go- ing to and from work. (c) Reduction of fares, with spe- cial rates for passengers during rush hours. UNEMPLOYMENT is Work or compensation for all unem- ployed, not as a matter of charity“ but as a direct municipal responsibiil- ity. The city to bear the cost, and compensation wages to be paid thru working class bodies selected by la- bor unions in conjunction with -unem- ployed workers. 2. No evictions for non-payment of rent. 3. City government must assume responsibility for comfortable housing of unemployed workers free of charge Nxhile they are unemployed, and rooms in tiie houses of wealthy residents must be requisitioned for this purpose. 4. Immediate inauguration. of a (Continued on page 3) demands immediate removal of public’ to worm themselves into the New Bed- ford textile unions, actually con- trolling the Textile Council with a squad of wily stoolpigeons who knew how to pretend to be with the work- ers, but were all the time getting paid by Butler for sidetracking the work- ers’ militancy and persuading them to accept reductions of wages. The Trade Union Educational League hee issued a tinging call to all textile workers to force their scat tered and impotent craft unions te unite in action and fight with a solid front against the wage cuts. United Textile Fights Fall River Cut. At Fall River, Massachusetts, the executive committee of four unions of the United Textile Workers of Amer- ica, at a special meeting last night, voted unanimously to oppose the re- duction of 10 per cent in wages which the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association recently announced would zecome effective in Fall River on Mon- day. Six Unions Surrender. Six uniong thru their central organ- ization, the Fall River Textile Council, have accepted the wage reduction, al- tho two of the member unions favored strike action. The rank and file of the textile operatives are indignant at the sur- render of the union officials without a fight, and without even calling a strike vote in the locals. Protests are voiced in the textile council even, but in the locals acid comment is heard asking if Butler’s stoolpigeons have got control of Fall River ae well as New Bedford. | The reduction affects all Fall River cotton mills and involves between 20 000 and 30,000 workers. ht few months ago the DAILY WORKER exposed Butler as having. hired a swarm of Sherman detectives. are expected to resign. shortly. Hoefie has been found to have shown favoritism to friends in granting mil- Hons: of dollars in credits from post- office funds to his associates when German business was at a standstill on account of lack of credits. Others implicated in the government graft are former chancellor Fehrenbach, deputy Lange-Hagermann and Dr. Ludwig Haas. President Ebert’s name has al- so been linked in the credit scandal. ENGLISH MINERS AND BELGIANS GO TO RUSSIA LONDON.—Herbert Smith, presi- dent of the British miners and who will be rembered in America as the fraternal delegate from the British trades unions congress to the Ameri. can Federation of Labor in 1922, ha; recommended: that the British a send a strong delegation to Russia with a view to establishing permanent relations with the Russian miners. The Belgium miners have ac- cepted the invitatian but the German miners have refused to go along. The International Federation of Trade Unions will meet next week in Brussels to consider the British un- ions’ plans for bringing in the Russian unions. Stormy sessions are expected „ſas there is a strong group of capitalist lackeys and class traitors in the I. F. of T. U., the Amsterdam International, which is hostile to everything that helps the workers unite, and there. tore hostile to unity with Russian workers. Results of Membership Meetings * * YONKERS, N. Y.—General membership meeting voted 18 for majority, 2 for minority. Speakers: Manley for majority, Stachel for minority. * * HUDSON COUNTY, N. J.—General membership meeting voted 23 for majority, 2 for minority. Speakers Grecht for majority, Lifshitz for minority. whom he went to jail. movement of this city, go. those who work for progress. Trades and Labor Assembly the A. F. of L. be’ obligated, a reactionary arose in 1 rear of the hall and he was in jail. He is now a member Mauseth has been a member of or- ganized labor for several years and is well known thruout the city as one of the most progressive workers™in the movement. W. F. Bennett, business agent of Painters’ Local 186, demanded that he be given the floor in defense of his co-delegate, Stevens. Bennett said in part, “If you object to one of our delegates you must ob ject to them all. This is a brazen at tempt to dictate as to whom we shal! name as our representatives to this body. I believe our, international wil Stevens’ sacred right to believe po Utically as he sees fit.” Tb prove that the reactionaries can not be trusted, the following incident is relatea: A letter from the labo intelligence bureau of Canada was read at the meeting, asking data on the activities of the “reds and radi. cals” in Minneapolis. A capitalistic ally inclined reactionary immediately moved that the request be complied with. When for the DAILY WORKER. — . —ẽ—— —ͤ— Nee Service and loyalty mean nothing to the wreck- ers, however, and in spite of the fact that for over nineteen years Stevens has been a member of the trade union the greater part of which has been served as an official ot the local assembly, he must There is no room, seemingly, for | In The refusal to reseat Wm. Mauseth, of the Machinists,/follows closely up- on the heels of the action of the in un- seating C. A. Hathaway, also of this same local, whose case is to be ap- pealed to the executive committee of When Mauseth stepped forward to shouted, “Mauseth, there, is the man who once sent a message to Bill Haywood while stand with us in this fight. It is ership. This statement can only mean private business robbing the farmers. “too much” with things as they other words, the aim is to get something for the farmer and the worker without fight, gle, which, of course, is impossible. Fighting Program. The farmers and the workers want something done. The 1924 crop has not at all put the farmers on easy street as most of the money realized from this crop went to bankers and business men. All talk about a ter- minal market for wheat at Grand Forks, zoning of hail insurance, new grain grading law, economy all along the line, etc., is not going to bring the farmer very far along in his strug- gle against the svstem that oppress- es him. The least that should be at- of the Communists. I object to his tempted is to provide for compulsory being seated as a delegate here in this state hail . insurancé, taxing equally assembly.” all tillable land; ratification of chiid the children of workers and poor far- mers: all public funds to be deposit- ed in the bank of North Dakota and the establishment of state-owned branch banks, one in each county within the state; all tax titles to re- vert to the state; resolution for the recognition of Soviet Russia. The ma- jority of the farmers and the work- ers in the state this program. Harmony, Harmony. for harmony. Witz the capitalists? ers and the workers should without protest, permit th: be exploited by their enemies! diately write to his representative in the legislature, protesting against the ] violatio¥s of his fundamental 15 Workers Injured. | CINCINNATI, Oio, Jan, 11 laborers were injured here in Union Gas and Electric company. plosion, workmen say. Tonight Imperial Hall 2409 No. Halsted St. First Daily Worker Birthday Party Something Differen- stig New Masic—Dancing—Games—Sur prises Supper Without Charge - — — . 3) that the league is more and more giv- ing up the idea of fighting against the | interests that are Instead of rous- ing the farmers as a class against the banking and grain capitalists, the pol- icy is to go easy and not to meddle | are. | without strug- labor amendment end conscript high | incomes to pay for the education of will stand back of Sorlie’s message closes with a plea Harmony with whom? Yes, the farm- quietly, mselves to Every farmer in North Dakota should imme- rights contained in the governor's message. -Fifteen | or send them in an ex- plosion at the east end plant of the Un- you buy, get an “Ad” | safe working conditions caused the ex Washington Sivd., Chicago, III. Phone No tickets sold in advance 50 cents at the door admits you. | 8 * * ' n 8 declares that “for the 4 n Wer, 2 „ne wn” : “Vast nicht. w. Steveas nd beln “dein ie” Bre should be no fur- ing point in the vext election. Tit * re “eet | ** * Stools at it e taced the bitter ‘tirade’ of those for ther — in a state own- | Cidentally, Borah hopes to get the e towards Soviet > his will. : nomination If such recognition should come, it | will be frofffno love of the Soviets, but from the rivalry of America with England, and a smooth trick by Amer | ican capital against the tory govern ment. The fact that Coolidge did not ask Hughes to stay after March 4, as’ he asked other cabinet officers, and his favoring Borah’s friend, Kellogg is rumored to mean a new orientation in American foreign affairs, toward a policy more aggressively independent toward England and France as well. Helps Dawes Plan Grab. Kellogg's advancement comes, more over, at an opportune moment in the | negoti lations at Paris, where Eng land's tory leader, Churchill, is fight. | ing American claims to reparations under the Dawes plan and fencing for advantage against America in the matter of war debts. Kelloge’s sudden magnification of power may imprese the allied diplomats with the necessity of being courteous if not yielding to the new secretary of state. Kellogg has shown great promise as an imperialist diplomat, winning his greatest glory in his handling of the delicate matter, of forcing the London conference to accept the Dawes plan, the charter of American dominion over Europe. He has served the United States Steel corporation as its general counsel, and has been the attorney (Continued on page 3) TOMORROW! One Year Old! Tomorrow's edition will celebrate the first anniversary of the DAILY WORKER. 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This demonstration was the climax of a week of meetings in various cen- ters under the auspices of the Com- munist Party urging amalgamation of the Confederation General du Travail (Reformist) and the Confederation General du Travail Unitaire (Com- munist) into one body capable of op- posing the attacks of the employing interests. Three different speakers stands with addresses going on simultane- ously were needed to carry the mes- sage to listeners. Marcel Cachin, Val- lant-Couturier, Doriot, members of the chamber of deputies, and others spoke for the Communists. Growing Bourgeois Fear. Referring to the recent campaign of abuse heaped upon the Commun- ists by the Paris press and the ex- pulsion of Communists originally from Italy, and other countries, Cachin de- clared that it indicated the fear of the bourgeoisie of the growing strength of the Communists. “However,” said he, “we must not turn from our path but must continue to build up a strong organization of the proletariat to oppose the enemy. We are not so foolish as to make a premature gesture which would play into the hands of the government and lead the proletariat to a catastrophe. We do not prepare a riot but the revo- lution. We thrust aside all provoca- tions no matter where they come from.” Need For Unity. Monmousseau, and others not mem- bers of the party, spoke on behalf of the C. G. T. U., stressing the need for unity of all French workers for revo- lution. Communist youth circulated among the crowd selling literature and emblems. There was singing of the Interna- tional and the Red Flag. All speak- érs were applauded vigorously. A small contingent of police was on the outskirts but took no part in the pro- ceedings. A few anarchists endeavor- tine to sell their Libertaire came in for much good-humored joshing. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—The Missouri tax commission in its fourth biennial report shows a loss of $18,000,000 in St. Louis city taxes because of tax- dodging. The biggest property own- ers are the worst offenders. ; ; Be T Put your best clothes on, IMPERIAL HALL, surely Pe ee 8 8 8988 e e e **e eee e484 4444 OO Tonight! bowl, bring the cake your wife baked and come to The First DAILY WORKER BIRTHDAY PARTY Yat Every comrade, over 3 months and under 300 years of age will be there; the Daily Worker staff will be. there; the girls will be there (they’re lovely!); the boys will be there (oh! girls!) and you better make sure that you will be there. Music, Dancing, and a lot of surprises you will 4 THE DAILY WORKER THE KING’S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REGULARLY BETRAY THE WORKERS— “SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK” By ANDREW OVERGAARD. The entire trade union press announced to the world a year ago that a “labor” government had been formed in Denmark; the socialist press.cried victory for socialism and all was to be rosy for the workers. Now the workers are beginning to find out that the socialdemocratic government is being used as a last bulwark against them and further to enslave them. 0 The social-democrats promised the workers cheap bread, cheap milk, cheap beer and what not, and since the worthy Stauning cabinet has been in power the conditions have grown steadily worse for the working class. Instead of cheap bread and cheap milk, etc., the prices of food have practically doubled, and besides the workers are to have a “criminal syndi- calist“ law ak good as the one we are enjoying in the good old U. 8. A. Like “Section Six, Articole Two.“ The social democratic minister of justice has submitted proposals for a law for the protection of the capitalist state. This proposal is, without doubt, directed against the Communists, and our own state of Michigan could do no better. The law calls for drastic action against anybody who threatens the safety of the state and proposes a 12- year term in prison for persons who may participate in any attack upor this state. It even calis for prison terms for those who happen to know that the safety of the state is in dan ger and do not inform the state au- thorities. Socialists Arm White Guard. Another wonderful social-democrat- ic service to the working class is that of disarmament. They propose, in- stead of the army, to have a standing militia which shall be selected by the king and his loyal servants. In other words they are proposing a white guard for the protection of the capi- talist class against the workers, whom they of course will have dis- armed, as the conscript army was composed of mostly workers. These workers are not exactly safe when they carry guns, they may turn them against their masters at times they may refuse to shoot their fellow workers, as for instance during the general strike, when the government ordered a whole regiment of soldiers from Copenhagen and instead called in a new regiment composed of new recruits that could be trusted to stand by his majesty, “Long Christian.” Some of the soldiers at that time openly talked about joining the strike in their garrisons, and now the social traitors have discovered a new way to keep the king of Denmark on his horse. The capitalists can very easily support such a proposal as it offers them more safety than before. In reality it means to arm the bosses and disarm the workers. There is no proposal for the control FROM $3,000,000 T0 $40,000,000 INCREASE THAT HOOVER ADMITS (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Ameri- -can exports to Russia during the 11 months ending Nov. 30, 1924, were worth $40,170,981, as compared with $3,430,006 for the same period in 1923, according to the bureau of for- eign and domestic commerce, U. 8. department of commerce. Total American exports to Europe in the first 11 months of 1924 were valued at $2,171,130,182, while total Ameri- can experts to all countries for that period were $4,145,323,645. by the workers’ organizations over this militia. That will be done by his majesty, the king, who, I believe will soon make his application to join the social-democratic party. All indi- cations point in that direction. At a recent banquet in one of the most exclusive cafes in Copenhagen one of the leading social-democratic women pleased the petty bourgeoi audience by her exclamation “Long live the king.” I do not know whether the old lady had too much “three- star” cognac, but the conservative or- gan wrote a long article about the pleasant and painless way the social. democrats are introducihg socialism. “Painless” Socialism. | / SHOOT, TORTURE AND THEN HANG YOUN NEGRO Left in Snow Shot Thru Stomach (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The sensational true story of the lynching of 15-year-old Sammie mith, a Negro boy, in Nash- ville, Tenn., is being told by Walter F. White, assistant secre- tary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ite’s report is the result of his own investigation of the lynehing in Nashville, Sammie was dragged from the Nashville general hospital where he was chained to bed mortally wound- ed. The masked mob took him to the country, hung him to an tree and fired 40 or 5 rounds of buckshot into his abdomen. Supported Large Family. White saw the body’s body lying in its coffin in the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, Nashville and tells the story given him by Nashville colored peo- ple: Until last May, Sammie worked for a white man named Preston Lee at Smyrna, Tenn., 8 or 10 miles from Nashville. One day in that month Lee beat Sammie Smith. Sammie quit and went to Nashville where he got a job with the Atlantic Ice com- pany. All summer he worked there turning over his wages to his mother to help provide for the mother and nine children. Cold weather came and Sammie was discharged. He lived al- ternately with his uncle, Bugene Smith, and grandmother at Arring- It is indeed a painless operation for | ton the capitalist class of Denmark, but the workers are suffering under the in- creasing unemployment, unable to buy the necessities of life, still fight- ing against the attempts to lower their standards of living and still fighting to keep the 8.hour day. They are watching the social-demo- cratic leaders and trade union bureau- crats become better defenders of cap. italism than the capitalists them- selves. The workers are gradually turning away from these social trat tors and turning toward the Commun- ist Party for leadership in their dally struggles, and for the overthrow of capitalism and establishment of a So- viet government. In Memoriam-Lenin | On the 2ist of January the workers the world over will hold memorial meetings for Nicolai Lenin, the leader and fighter for the liberation of the laboring masses. In connection with these memorial meetings, on Thursday, Jan. 15, a moving picture, “in Memoriam—tLenin,” will be shown in the Gartner’s Independent Theatre, 3725 Roosevelt Road. Two other pic tures will also be shown: “Polikush- ka,” and “Soldier Ivan’s Miracle.” Admission will be 50c. Tickets are for sale now at Russian Technical School, 1902 W. Division St., Russian Co-operative Restaurants, 1734 W. Division St. and 760 Milwaukee Ave., at 166 W. Washington St., Room 307, at the DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blyd., and by all mem- bers of the Technical Aid Society, U. 8. S. R. here get 50 cents out of the sugar 2409 N. Halsted St. rr rr rr en joy eee 2 Labor in Building Trades Gets Wage Raise in Some Spots Bricklayers in Brockton, Mass., have been granted an increase of 12 ½ an hour effective April 1, 1925. This raises their wage for an eight hour day from $9 to $10. Carpenters in Birmingham, Ala., have an increase of 10c per hour mak- ing the rate 7öc. Structural iron workers in New Or- leans secured an increase of 12 ½ per hour bringing the rate up to 51.12 ½. Pile drivers in St. Louis have been granted a 25c increase establishing the rate at $1.50 per hour. A surplus of unemployed common la bor has reduced the rate for this class in Dallas and Seattle. According to the Engineering News Record, the range in Dallas is 30c to 50c compared with a previous range of 40c to Tic. The rate in Seattle has fallen from d 624ec to 50e per hour. Plumbers’ President Says He Expects More Work and More Money (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—John Coe- field, president of the Plumbers’ In- ternational Union, attending the spe- cial meeting of the executive coun- cll of the building trades department, American Federation of Labor, in Washington on Jan. 5, announced that the members of his organization’ ex- pect to bring their minimum wage up to $10 a day in the United States this year. At present their average wage is $9.30, while in many cities it is $10, in some $12 and in East St. Louis it is $14 a day. Prospects for employ- ment in 1925 in the building indus- try are good, particularly in the larg- er cities, where office structures and big hotels are to be the leading types of construction. Housing was the chief item in 1924. Sammie and his uncle went to Nashville in the uncle’s Ford on Dec. 12. Coming back the machine went into a ditch and turned. The man and boy righted it, but found a part brok- en. The uncle went back to a gar- age. Sammie started later to find Eugene and met him coming towards the car with a white man holding a gun to his back. The garage man had caught Dugene stealing the need- ed part. When the man found that Sammie was with Bugene, he shout- “Then come along with me—I’m go- ing to put you in fail Sammie took out his gun and fired. The white man returned fire and shot Sammie thru the stomach. Sammie lay in the field unconscious all night and was taken to the Nashville general. hospi- tal in the morning and chained to bed, altho his wound was fatal. A band of masked men entered the hos- pital after midnight Monday, covered the custodian wih guns, searched for Sammie, sawed thru his chain, and lynched him. White declares that Nashville col- ored people have been subjected to innumerable insults and cruelties, es- pecially immediately before the lynch- ing. Colored women are struck on street cars. A colored Man was mur- dered by a white divekeeper who goes unpunished. A pullman porter was shot by Lem Motlow, distillery owner of Kentucky, who was acquitted of the murder charge. Klan Lynched Him. The ku klux klan is strong near Nolensville, scene of the lynching, White reports. Asked why the 15-year- old victim carried a gun, people in ev- ery instance used the same words to White: “The klan ... White gave the names of four white men who called on Sammie in the hospital and told him he would never live even if his wound was not fatal to Governor Peay, Mayor Howse, Sheriff Briley, Chief of Police Smith and the Nashville chamber of commerce. “No clues” are found by authorities, in spite of large awards offered. J talked with one of the most prominent colored men of Nashville,” says White. They might as easily have offered a million,’ he said cyni- cally. “They know they'll never have to pay any of it.’” Rhode Island Textile Mills Cut Pay. PROVIDENCE, R. L— The Black- stone Manufecturing Co. cottonmill at North Smithfield has cut wages 10 per cent. Practically all cottonmills of Rhode Island are on the 10 per cent reduced scale. Yew Gta, at Re 1 a 2 Patronlze our Advertisers. HINTS AT AUSTRALIAN TERROR (Special to The Daily Worker) SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 11-—A veiled threat to introduce a fascist dicta- torship in Australia is made by the anti-labor prime minister of Australia, S. M. Bruce, who says: curred to me. Their task would be to “The idea of a dictatorship of the six best brains in the land has oc- evolve the lines on which the country could be developed to the best interests of the peop.” The capitalist press heartily supports a dictatorship, while the proposal is roundly condemned by the labor press, the Australian party and the mass of the people. such dictatorship. ° it is not likely that the Australian people will tolerate any tion the 7 Commercializing Radio Proves Big Problem for the Rule of the Dollar By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. are theater stood before a cris were also in a panic. money makers feel that t thing that he gets. the proposition. dollar usually finds a way. * enjoy even the sma means. just as profit rule, establishin movies, theater and other forms o private property.” ; * * Another Bolshevik horror” will be like the new day. ussia’s Sov u ODAY, the radio offers a tremendous problem for profit rule. Hungry profiteers feel that the possessors of radios etting something for nothing, : ' here was a great storm recently when John McCor- mack and other opera stars sang to millions. it came for the most part from theater owners, who felt that their houses were being emptied. ghia a the producer, declared that the s. Theater employes of all kinds It is declared that the problem is to commercialize broadcasting. This is hardly true. Broadcasting has already been commercialized. The bi use the radio to advertise and those who broadcast to pro- mote the sales of 1 sets and supplies. But the his profit broadcasters are those who grip is not sufficient. They want every listener in on the radio to pay for every- Not even the froth from the air waves broadcasted must be without its golden profit tingle. The American Telephone & Telegraph Company denies that it has perfected a device making it possible to control the reception of broadcast programs. trust hasn't got its scheme down to the nickel in the slot basis as yet. But its officials show that the erhaps the phone are studying And human ingenuity in the pay of the The eagerness with which the millions have seized upon the radio is prone of the desire of the multitudes to lest luxuries brought within their meager ) The complete commercialization of broadcasting will only cut off many from enjoying this advance in science; its high prices, bars the many from the enjoyments of the theater, the opera and even the Yet any plan to completely divorce broadcasting, the amusement for the masses from exploitation by private interests, would no doubt be hailed immediately as a step toward Bolshevism. nounced as Communism in disguise. Every effort would be made to repel such an insidious attack on “the rights of it would be de- * 0 It is reported that the First Workers’ Republic is now building a powerful broadcasting station at station can easily reach all of Europe, and no doubt much of the remainder of the world. Soviet Russia will set an exam- ple in the complete liberation of broadcasting from all profit. ‘ for capitalism. masses striving for a little sunlight in their sodden lives it Commercializing the radio is a — ket ees oscow. This But for the of this problem igger. nt ake it muc A 26,000,000 Morgan coal combine has just been completed in the non- union fields of West Virginia. The new corporation controls 155,000 acres of coal lands in the Logan and Kana- wha fields and in the northern part of the state. The 42 mines already work. ing have a normal output of 7,000,000 Co., the Main Island Creek Coal Co., the Logan Mining Co., the Rich Greek Coal Co., the Empire Coal Co., and the Glen Phares mines of the Oakland Co. Morgan’s First National Bank of New York co-operating with the (Rockefeller) National City Co., put over the deal and as usual saddled the new corporation with a $10,000,000 bonded debt which probably represents all the real money put in by the own- ers. But in addition the miners will be expected to earn dividends on 66,- 000 shares of preferred stock and 185. 000 shares of no.par common stock. 8 * 8 Non-Union Mines Get Tonnage. Discrimination against union coal diggers continues to show in the week- ly reports of the U. 8. bureau of mines. According to the bureau the percent of normal operation in leading union fields in the week ended Dec. 13, 1924 was: Illinois 48.5 per cent, Indiana, 47.2 per cent, Pittsburgh 32.7 per cent, central Pennsylvania, 68.6 per cent, Fairmont 38.7 per cent and western Kentucky 40.2 per cent. Operations in the leading non-union flelds were: Westmoreland, 74.4 per cent, Winding Gulf, 65.4 per cent, New River, 64.6 per cent, Pocahontas, 80.6 per cent, Tug River, 69.8 per cent, Logan, 71.5 per cent, Kanawha, 58.1 per cent, Ken- ova.Thacker, 62.8 per cent, Harlan, 63.1 per cent, Hazard, 71.8 per cent and Virginia, 77 per cent, R 6 ¢& British Minere Make $2.60 a Day. The average wage paid British min- ers in November was 10 shillings 11 pence per day which means approxi- mately $2.59 at present rate of ex- change, This represents an increase of about 65 per cent over 1913, while the cost of living in England has been steadily advancing to 80 per cent above the pre-war level. @ wage cost of South Wales coal is reckoned at approximately $3.18 and the total cost at about 34.77 a ton. The far eastern bureau of the Com- intern calls upon workers and farm- ers of all countries to protest against the British government’s ultimatum to Egypt. The following is the ap- peal issued by the bureau: Fellow Workers:—The conservative government of Great Britain renewed its activity by a murderous attack against Egypt. Using the assassina- tion of General Lee Stack as a pre- text, the British conservative govern- ment has taken a decisive step to- wards the destruction of even that pseudo “independence” which Egypt was presumed to have. As compen- sation for the assassination of the general, the British government im- posed on Egypt a fine of £500,000 and demanded the severe punishment of those guilty of the assassination. The British government has com- pelled the government of Egypt to withdraw the Egyption troops from the Sudan. Still Boss of Egypt. Taking advantage of this assassina- conservative government managed to get its own way, namely to leave the management of the inter- nal and economic life of Egypt, as before in the hands of the British financial and legal advisers. Thus the British imperialists will continue to control the internal and economic Against British Capitalism in life of Egypt, and will establish its rule of violence in that oppressed land. In order to instill into the minds of the Sudan population respect for Brit- ish bayonets, several officers and sol- diers of the Egyptian and Sudan :rmy have been hanged and shot by British generals. This plan of action was de- vised by Ramsay MacDonald who mentioned it in his letter to General Allenby in October last. The British plunderers’ desire to utilize the assas- sination of General Lee Stack as a pretext for carrying out their preda- tory plans in Egypt and the Sudan. To compel Egypt to accept its tru- culent and cynical demands the Brit- ish government is shaking its mailed fist in the face of that defenceless country. From all sides, from Malta, Gibral- tar and Cyprus, British cruisers and gunboats are hastening to the shores of Egypt. British military units are being despatched to Egypt itself. The British air fleet is hovering over the doomed country like a horde of vul- tures, seeking vietims for their bombs. Final preparations are being made to seize Egypt by the throat and com- pel her to consent to allow herself to be plundered, Meanwhile the leaders of the Egyp- hian bourgeoisie together with the landlords are shamefully capitulating to the imperialist bandits. HOW ABOUT NATIONALIZATION OF MINES AND ABOLITION OF COSSACKS? Labor. A bill requiring attendants to be constantly in duty at mine ventilating fans; A bill for elimination of the use of electricity in gaseous mines; Adequate funds for old age pen- sions if law is found constitutional and if law is not constitutional to urge the passage of a constitutional mea- sure with adequate money to supply pensions; Increased funds for the mothers’ pension act; Increased and adequate funds for state hospitals in anthracite regions; Bill opposing state taxes on anthra- cite coal and opposing the present state tax; The legislative committees will be empowered to act on any other legis- lation which may come up while at Harrisburg and which will be present- | ed to the legislature lair. — — * (By The Federated Press) WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 11.—Executive boards of Districts 1, 7 and 9, the three anthracite field districts of the United Mine Workers’ Union. meeting here endorsed the following proposed legislation, which they will seek to have adopted, in co-operation with the Pennsylvania Fedration of in the $6.00 per year 1113 W. Washington Blvd. > > > > > * * © + 2 ooo 6 Oe 4 OO O48 i i i I i = ae .~*** +. © 4 444 © 44 44% % 4 Se O84 84H SSS SH SSE SHS SESE SESS ESSE YT THE DAILY WORKER “The National Labor Daily” Is the only English Communist newspaper RATES (Outside of Chicago) $3.50 six months On Newsstands 3c THE DAILY WORKER In spite of these traitors the revo- lutionary national movement will grow and become stronger until the chains of imperialist oppression are completely broken. BRITISH WORKERS! Ward off the criminal hand of your aristocrats from Egypt! Rectify the terrible crime committed against the Egyptian people by the government of Ramsay MacDonald. Confound the piratical plans of the Baldwin-Curzon and Chamberlain government. Com- pel your leaders to come out actively in defense for the independence of Egypt. Fight against the predatory ultimatum! Form a united front with the Egyptian workers and peasants! WORKERS AND PEASANTS OF EGYPT! Do not despair. Keep a brave heart. The advanced workers of all countries are coming to your aid. Expose the shameful conduct of the Egyptian government. UNITE AROUND YOUR COMMUNIST PARTY. Demand the release of the imprisoned Commun- ists. Demand a determined and ir- reconcilable struggle against British imperialism for the complete and real independence of Egypt. WORKERS AND PEASANTS OF ALL COUNTRIBS. Raise your voices in protest against the British government’s ultimatum. Compel the colonial pirates to re- strain their appetite. Demonstrate your solidarity with the oppressed peoples of the east. Down with the colonial pirates! Long live the fight for the indepen- dence of Egypt! Long live the fighting unity of the toilers of the world! For Eastern Bureau of Comintern, Pollitt, Marranne, Sen Katayama, Roy. „ 7 I „ world. WW i i | $2.00 three months Chicago, Ill. .*** ir ?* i'r > = = > LS Egypt
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qo vw aeoaomrm.- Fm F iths Monday, January 12, 1925 the fascisti in power on 1 ; 4 1 ; ; ; ; 7 ; ; ; 0 ; ‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; 4 * ‘ ; ; ; ‘ ; 1 ; / ; ; , 7 5 e 1 ei YS 4 ae * n 8 —" — 1 * 4 rere me 1 * \ Vee ie bet? „ 1 + 4 \ Pie 2 Keep Bloody Mussolini in Power (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Jan. 11.—Dictator Benito Mussolini is able to ge cause the violence of the fascist party is backed by the large in- dustrial capitalists and the land- owners, opposition leaders here int out. Mussolini is kept in power by the rich men because they regard his violence as the force that prevented Italy from being governed by a Communist dic- tatorship,“ said a former liberal member of the fascist cabinet. “Between the dictatorship of the workers and that of the fascisti whom they can control, the powerful financ- ſers chose Mussolini.“ Charges Against Fascism. The Aventine opposition, which con- tinues to abstain from taking part ir the chambernof deputies’ deliberations in a new statement, charges Mussolini and his party with intimidations at elections, suppressing the opposition with violence, destroying free speech, promoting crimes against opposition leaders, suppressing the newspapers, arresting men on the sole grounds of political activity, and exiling opposi- tion leaders. The opposition declares that Musso- lini maintains an army at his personal service, and chalks the expense up to the government, and that he sets the fascist party's interests above the in terests of the country as a whole. Afraid of Elections. Mussolini has definitely stated that there will be ho election for many months, altho he earlier said that an election would be held before March. Mussolinis excuse for indefinitely postponing the elections is that, “It will take five or six months to prepare the ballots.” The new electoral law, which will be passed by the chamber of deputies as soon as Mussolini gives the word to his majority, upon closer examina- tion, has been found to give the fas- cist supporters double and triple votes, So cand. hold the opposition supporters down to a single vote. Law Disfranchises Opposition. According to the law, five classes of Italians are to receive three votes each. These include, royalty and the cardinals; those decorated with gold medals for military valor; those be- longing to the milftary or civilian or- der of Savoy, and the knights of la- por, which is composed of rich men; high officers of state; those who ful- fill three of the eleven qualifications giving two votes. ) Those receiving two votes are, members of scientific, literary or art academies; professors and teachers; those having higheschool diplomas; those with rank of knight in all or- ders of Italy; officers of the army and navy; those holding military decora- tions; those who have held municipal offices; managers of newspapers; ad- ministrative managers of industrial, commercial and argricultural firms; and fathers of five children. Boycott Polls. Thus the Communists and _ social- ists, and all opposition adherents be longing to the industrial workers and peasants, will be confined to one vote. Tite Aventine opposition, in the face of this law which gives the fascisti supporters double and triple votes, are this plan. IT WAS A BUSY DAT AT THE CAPITOL WHEN HARRY WINITSKY STARTED THE DRIVE TO INSURE THE DAILY WORKER ee tee ee x 2 ane 5 0 ~ 2 Winitsky from his solid contact with By H. O. WATT. (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—Comrade Harry Winitsky, of New York, accompanied by enthusiasm for the DAILY WORKER drive, blew into Wash- ington yesterday. No, it is erroneous to say that Harry “blew in.” ricane, nor cyclone, has been reported in the vicinity of the Capitol. Nothing short of a storm of the nature of a tornado could possibly lift Comrade No hur- mother earth. All There for DAILY WORKER. For the information of those com: rades in the sections of the country to which Winitsky has not yet pere- grinated let it be said that from every pore of Harry's huge frame there vi- brates intense fervor for the cause of the DAILY WORKER. A secretary of a chamber of commerce would term Comrade’ Winitsky a “live wire.” At a general membership meeting here Comrade Winitsky oiled the ma- chinery which is being put into opera tion to assist in insuring the DAILY WORKER during the current year. The speaker appointed committees and issued instructions on how to proceed to procure a substantial fund as Washington’s quota in the rive. The committees are at work and will report results at our next meeting. Altho remaining in Washington but one day Comrade Winitsky found time to visit several of our sympathizers and some of our comrades who were unable to attend our meeting. He had no difficulty in persuading our gener ous member, Comrade Brodsky, that the DAILY WORKER must live and procured from him a check for $100. The arrival of an official of the Workers Party, in Washington, al- ways results in inspiring our members to greater efforts—we look forward to the day when these leaders will come to Washington to take charge of the government bureaus. e Laurence Todd a Pink.“ Information concerning party activi- ties thruout the country is invariably sought from visiting officials, and Comrade Winitsky was subjected to the usual questioning. Amongst the many questions put to Winitsky was a query as to his explanation concern ing the anti-Communist attitude adopt. ed by Laurence Todd, in his articles sent out from Washington. Todd is the correspondent of the Federated Press. Winitsky declared, in his vig- orous manner, that Todd is like all other pinks, he believes in revolution “when it is three thousand miles away.” One of our prominent local com- rades believes that the Workers Party should adopt a system of questioning each and every member of the party concerning Marxism. It is the belief of this comrade that any member who cannot reply to fundamental test ques- tions. should be placed on probation for two months and if at the end of that time he again fails he must not be “tolerated” in the party. Comrade Winitsky was asked what he thot of Even the gods shudder when Comrade Harry Winitsky rises in his might and proclaims himself. “What in hell,” he declared, “does this comrade think the Workers Party is— a college? There” are millions of workers who have never studied Marx; don’t study Marx now and never will study Marx. Many of them are good workers; they are ac- tive in the party and they are will- ing and ready to fight and to die for the party. We need action more than we need study. We must not drive active members from the party, by hurling Marxian questions at them.” Antilsher Seige Breaks Loose on Bricklayer’s Union advising the voters to. boycott the elections when held. Gabriele D’Annunzio, the warrior poet, is preparing to enlist actively against Mussolini, following the arrest of Major Vagliasidi, a war hero, by the fascisti. The fascist government refuses to release Vagliasindi, He was arrested for activity against Mus- solini, Employers Fight Child Amendment. PHILADELPHIA, — The Philadel- phia Textile Manufacturers’ Ass’n., is mailing its members a draft of its ob- jections to the child labor amendment. With the anti-amendment propaganda is a list of the senators and representa- tives from Philadelphia. rr * JUBILEE Z. Haber, Director. “Injunction Judge” Dennis E. Sulli- van has broken out again on his anti- labor campaign, this time the big stick of big business being wielded against the Bricklayers’ Union. Sul- livan fined Peter Shaughnessy, presi- dent of the union $500, and costs, and John J. Strech, business agent, to 30 days in the county jail for being ac- tive in labor disputes with the Union Contracting company employes last May. time, prohibiting the union officials from, “intimidating” employes of the sewer construction company. Another business agent, John Campbell was fined $300 and costs, and John Charles L. Wilde, assistant financial secretary, was fined $50 and costs. SSD SS SD OT d :? VWI §— Y/ PHILADELPHIA NOTICE HANS KINDLER Famous Celloist, will participate at the CONCERT of the FREIHEIT GEZANGS VEREIN Accompanied by Miss Ellengrig. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16th, 1925 At Witherspoon Hall, Juniper and Walnut Streets Tickets are sold at: The Freiheit Office, 340 South 6th Street; by the members of the Gezangs Verein and 621 York Avenue. This question brot Harry to hisefeet.. Sullivan issued an injunction at that OLGIN LECTURES ON ASPECTS OF bf REVOLUTION Workers’ School Offers Talks on Tuesdays NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Much has been written and said about the eco- nomic and political aspects of the Russian revolution. He is truly ignor- ant today who does not know how the economic and political machinery of Soviet Russia functions, and what are the industrial achievements of the first workers’ republic. ' There is another side, however, to the picture of the new life being built by the workers and epasants of Russia—a side which has not received so much publicity, but is of the ut- most significance. Te understand the full meaning of the Russian revolution we must be acquainted with more than the eco nomic and political aspects of the revolution. We must know also what are the cultural achievements, what new cultural values have been created. This will be the subject of the third lecture in the series on the Russian revolution given by Moissaye J. Olgin at the Workers’ School of New York, 208 Bast 12th street. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8 p. m., Com- rade Olgin will speak on “The Cultur al Aspects of the Russian Revolution.” Workers who want to learn about Russia should not miss this lecture. Extensive discussion follows. Other lectures in the series will be given as follows: Jan. 27—‘The In ternal Controversies in the Russian Communist Party.” Feb. 10—*“Proletarian Culture.” Feb. 17—‘Proletarian Culture,” con tinued. March 3— “ Modern Russian Litera ture.” Mare 19—“Modern Russian Litera- ture,“ continued: § © | March 24—“The Theater and the Russian Revolution.” April 7—‘“The Intelligenzia and the Russian Revolution.” Registration for the course is still open. The fee for the series of lec tures is $1.50; single admissions, 2€ cents. For registration and informa tion apply at office of Workers’ School, or telephone Stuyvestant 4634 AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) the socialists stop supporting, the Dawes plan, pleading for the ten hour day and in general putting up a united front with the capitalists, the Com- munists will surely win. The only ‘thing we can get out of all this is that the Communists alone fight the battles of the workers and stand as the guardians of socialism while the socialists are the enemies of the work ers and the executioners of socialism. + * * T is interesting to note that James Ramsay MacDonald, leader of Brit- ish yellow socialism, arrived in Kings- ton, Jamacia, a few days ago accom- panied by a prominent British banker. MacDonald is taking the air so tc speak after his defeat in the last elec- tion in Britain. He is not a Commun- ist of course, believes in domination of the workers by the capitalists, backed up by guns and battle cruis- ers; is opposed to Soviet Russia; is looking forward—to his next term of office as a capitalist funkey. MacDon- ald was feted by the Kingston cham- ber of commerce. * ss ss HIS is the way a typical British so- cialist acts abroad and at home for that matter. But while MacDon- ald is romping around the pleasant places of the ‘capitalist world a dele gation of British trade unionists are giving enthusiastic reports of what they saw in Russia to large audiences of British workers. They declare Rus- sia is steadily improving under Com- munist rule while the conditions ir the capitalist countries of Europe are changing for the worse. Young and Full of Pep. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 9.—The St. Louis Auto Mechanics’ Union, a com- paratively new organization, has won its first strike. A strike of seven weeks against the Pierce Petroleum corporation brings a substantial in- crease of wages, elimination of objec- tionable working conditions, and the S-hour day. Aue & Gast, Worker po, . 2 * 7 N = » ae N 1 1 oy? r = * * i ET 1 3 A — ——— ei gat —— —— — — ie — — — — — * 4 ' . ct : 2 ve 8 7 1 — = * 9 > W oon z ; 2 — 1 ~ THE - EMME EXPELLED FROM ST. PAUL, Max., TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY ST. PAUL, Jan. 11.—Julius E. Emma, avowed Communist, and O. R. Votaw, one of his supporters, were enpelled from the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly Friday night after one of the bitterest fights in the organization, it was an- nounced today. Hughes Goes Out, Kellogg Is Picked; Warren for D. of J.“ (Continued from page 1) of the Hill and other railroad in- terests. Kellogg represented President Hard- ing in the imperialist convention of the Pan-American Union at Santiago, Chile, ahd during the Harding ad- ministration was wealthy enough to pay for the construction of a residen- tial palace cdsting $250,000 in St. Paul, Minnesota. In London, as am- bassador, Kellogg entertained lavishly in the Crewe house, one of the man- sions in the West End. “Beet Sugar Charlie.” The appointment of Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general ignored the protest of the whole Michigan con- gressional delegation. Warren was prominently identified with Harding’s campaign, and got the plum of am- bassador to Japan out of Harding later. He engineered Japan into the Washington “arms conference” and was selected by Coolidge last winter as one of the two commissioners to Mexico, which resulted in the com- plete surrender of Mexico to the con- trol of Yankee imperialism. Warren came from Mexico last June at Coolidge’s request to act as chairman of the platform committee at the republican national convention in Cleveland, and was the one who told Gompers to take his hat and shut the door from the outside after giv- ing the old faker five minutes to beg for favors to organized labor. LaFollette has always attacked Warren as “Beet Sugar Charlie,” but then ft is to be noted that Rudolph Spreckles, LaFollette’s chief financial supporter, is interested in cane sugar production. Warren a Swivel Chair Hero. Warren attained fame and a medal for heroism during the world war, without getting anywhere near the trenches. He was made a major of the reserve corps in 1917, became as- sistant to the judge advocate general in 1918 and helped send to prison all the doughboys who went “absent without leave“ in France. He became a colonel in July 1918, and without leaving swivel ichair captured a “distinguished service medal” in 1919. From 1914 to 1916 Warren was president of the Detroit chamber of commerce, and is known as an im- placable enemy of unionism and an advocate of the “open shop.” Movie Operators Win New Demands Without Striking The moving picture operators won most of their demands in a last min- ute conference with members of the Exhibitors’ Association, and the strike which had been ordered for midnight Saturday, was called off by business agent, Thomas Maloy. The members of the Motion Picture Operators’ Association had demanded a flat raise of ten per cent in the new contract with the exhibitors. Their representatives signed a two-year con- tract, which gragted the operators a five per cent raise the first year and a similar raise the second year. According to the theater owners, the motion picture operators’ union has no set scale, but demands wats in proportion to the size of the the- atre and the profits taken in. Workers Party and V. W. L. of Phila. Will Meet Thursday An enlarged session of the indus- trial department of the party and the Young Workers’ League in Philadel- phia, Pa., is called for Thursday, Jan. 15, at the party headquarters, 521 York Ave. DAILY WORKER PROGRAM OF THE WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY IN THE ~~” ALDERMANIC ELECTION, FEB. 24 (Continued from page 1) program of public works, especially with a view toward relieving the un- employment situation. (a) Construction of adequate mu- nicipal subways, to be owned and op- erated as indicated above. (b) The so-called “Chicago Beauti- ful” plan to be completely changed to provide improvement and sanita- tion of working class districts, and-to be immediately inaugurated. 5. Abolition of private employment agencies. Establishment of public free employment bureaus by unemployed workers’ organizations and unions, op- erating at municipal expense. 6. The candidates endorsed by our party will support the above unem- ployment measures, and, further, will lead in the creation of councils of un- employed workers, for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the employers and the municipal authori- — Education to be taken out of the control of the political servants of. big business and placed in the hands of teachers, students and working class parents. (a) Complete supervision over school policies to be voted in coun- cils of teachers and parents, which will decide what shall be taught in the schools, text books to be used etc. (b) Administrative matters in the schools to be in charge of joint coun cils of teachers and students, who wil) select all principals and other offici- als. (c) No discrimination againt indi- vidual teachers because of politica opinions. No interference with the right of teachers to organize in their Teachers’ Union. 2. Unequivocal platoon system. 3. We demand that all children in public schools of Chicago shall be fully maintained at the expense of the city thruout the year, not only as re gards text books, but also in regards to food, clothing, transportation to and from school, vacation expenses, anc all other expenses necessary to e healthful life while studying. 4. Improved schooling with adequate playgrounds. 5. Substantially increased pay for teachers. Money for increased wages to be obtained thru special assess- ments levied against wealthy tax dodgers and coupon clippers. 7 Abolition of use of police to break strikes, and their use in all other la- bor disputes. Maintenance of order during strikes, picketing, etc., to be exclusively in the hands of commit- tees elected by the workers on strike. 2. Abolition of private detective agencies, which have proved to be nothing but institutions of thuggery and frame-ups against the workers. 3. Prohibition of use of scabs; pen alty of fine or imprisonment for all employers using or importing strike- breakers. EDUCATION rejection of the facilities POLICE | INJUNCTION We demand abolition of the use of injunctions against the workers in la- bor disputes, and we urge mass viola- tlon by the workers of any injunction that may be issued. | CONDITIONS OF LABOR We demand the use of the city gov- ternment power of public health regu- lation, to compel the payment of not less than the union scale of wages to all workers employed in so-called private industry or in any kind of la- bor, with enforcement of eight-hour day and 40-hour week, severe penal. ties to be put upon employers violat- ing same. 2. Sanitation, safety devices, venti- lation, heating and all other condi- tions of labor in workshops to be sub- ject to the sole control of shop com- mittees elected by the workers, any employer violating regulations laid Branch industrial organizers, mem- bers industrial council and active com- the rade Baker, city industrial organizer industrial organizer of the Y. W. L. The first order of business will be the question of reorganizing the party | on the shop nuclei basis. Question | of unemployment and child labor cam- paign will be taken up beside the many other pressing industrial prob- lems. Politician Wanted For Swindling Chicago Priest LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan, 11.— Thomas Carey, former “back o' the yards” politician of Chicago, for whom a warrant was reported to have been issued in Chicago, on charges of oper- ating a confidence game, is in this city. Carey, who ran for mayor of Chi- cago in 1918, is wanted in connection with alleged loss of $6,000 represent- | rades in the trade uniong will hear industrial report given by Com- dinanee. of the party and Comrade Milgrom, | lected by the labor unions. down by such committee, to be pun- lished as violating a city health or. 8. All factory inspectors to be se- 4. Maximum six-hour day kor women in industry; equal pay of women with men for equal work done. 5. Maternity maintenance of work- ing women during vacation of six weeks before and six weeks after childbirth—at expense of employer. 1 In accordance with the consistent national campaign against child labor initiated by the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party, we demand the abolition of all child labor up te 18 years of age, children to be supported at mu- nicipal expense. (a) Funds for this purpose to be secured thru taxes levied against cor- poration profits and high individual incomes. 2. Young workers (youth). (a) Equal pay for equal work for CHILD LABOR | ing the life savings of the Rev. M. O'Sullivan, Chicago priest, | (b) Maximum six-hour day for all young workers under 21 years of age Five days of work a week. (e) One month’s vacation for young workers each year, with full pay. | RACE DISCRIMINATION | 1. The Workers (Communist) Party demands unqualified social, eco- nomie and political equality of al! workers, irrespective of color, race or creed. 2. qual pay of all equal work done. 3. Immediate and unceasing action against the menace of the ku klux klan. 4. No discrimination cgenst Ne groes in matters of residence, a.uii.s- sion to restaurants, theaters, eto. vere penalties for landlords persisting in the practice of charging higher rents to Negroes than to whitgs. 5. We demand that the habit of Chicago police in breaking into the homes of Negroes at will, be brot tc an immediate end. No. toleration of attempts to establish a caste system with the Negroes as an inferior caste by the arresting and terrorization of men and women of the two races for no other offense than friendly associa- tion in their homes and public places This must be made a political issue workers for | MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES | Reduction of salaries of mayor, city council, municipal judges and other higher city officials to put them on = level with the average wage earner. 2 No interference with the right of any branch of municipal employes to organize in labor unions. Establish- ment of the shop committee system as a means of direct control of job con ditions by the employes of the various departments. | CONTRACT LETTING | Abolition of private contract system in the construction of public works; all contracts to be let thru the un- ions, with union working conditions, wages, hours, etc. We demand that all rents be dras tically reduced, and that the extortion and “unfair practices” laws be al voked to enforce this demand. 2. That the city government im- mediately begin construction of mod- ern apartment houses for workers, to be rented at the cost of operation— the construction work to be undertak en on a scale to provide employment for workers now unemployed. 2 HOUSING RIGHT TO VOTE Extension of the suffrage, giving ALL workers in Chicago the right to vote—present restrictions requiring citizenship, permanent residence, etc., being an obvious discrimination in fa- vor of the’ capitalist class. The above program of demands touches issues which are vital to every working man and woman in Chicago. Every one of these issues is a direct outgrowth of the present system of production for private profit—that is, of capitalism. Because of the monopoly which the bosses maintain over the factories, machines, ete., the workers are ob- liged to toil long hours and for meager wages, while the goods that they produce are taken by the capi- talists. With schools, press and po- llce power in the hands of capitalism, it ls obvious that these elections do not offer any real opportunity for the workers. Capitalist democracy is nothing but a sham. There can be no real solution of the great prob- lems weighing down upon the work ers, until capitalism is overthrown— until the workers sieze control of the governmental power and take over in. dustry. This will be accomplished thru the establishment of a Soviet re- public, a workers’ and farmers’ gov- ernment. We call upon all labor unions and working class organizations which are in agreement with the immediate de- mands set forth in our program to establish a united front with thé Workers (Communist) Party in the fight for their realization, thru sup. port of the aldermanic candidates list- ed below: Third Ward— E. L. Doty, 3638 Ellis Park Ave. Eleventh Ward-— Victor 2956 Emerald Ave. immediate Zokaitis, Twenty-Second Ward-—L. Cejka, 2827 S. Spaulding Ave. Twenty-Fourth Ward--H. Epstein 3131 W. 16th St. Twenty-Eighth Ward—N. Dozenberg 321 N. Avers Ave. Thirty-Second Ward— Peter 2014 Cortez St. Lucas. | er, 2708 Crystal St.“ Forty-Fourth Ward— J. W. stone, 2406 N. Clark St. John- ‘ ae young and old. — fro Wg a a r oo 70 Thirty-Fourth Ward— Harry Brook plete ban [DETROIT J. A GETS A DOSE Lost Membership By ALFRED GOETZ. (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Jan. II- Three day evening, Jan. 8, District No. 60, of the I. A. of M., gave & 8 quet in honor of the installation of tubes officers of its component lodges ö the Wolverine Hotel, purpose of getting the m & organization better acquainted with ~ one another. When the eats had final ly been disposed of and the dishes cleared away, the audience was treat- ed to what Chairman Batt called “a t, for mental feeding.” The first speaker called upon war President F. X. Martel of the Detroit Federation of Labor, who, after a few remarks intended to be funny, brought important point that the chamber of commerce, the Rotarian and Kiwanis Club were continually having just such get-together meet ings and that as a matter of fact every banquet, every dance or social being utilized to talk “shop,” and to cement the opposition to organized labor. He exhorted us to out the affair was go and do likewise. “Radical Jags” Disliked by Faker. This seemed to be the keynote for all the speakers th&t followed him. They all harped on the same subject in precisely the same way, and in al- most the same words. pointed out that the Detroit machin- ists passed thru, what he called a “radical jag,” during the war and that at that time their principle alm was to “save the world,” instead of try- ing to build up the organization, but, he continued, they are safely out of it now, they have now quietly set for themselves the task of organizing. is all very nice, trouble is that Martel forgets that when the Detroit machinists passed thru that “radical jag” they got thou- sands of members into the unions and now that they are safely over it, the district numbers only hundreds, where formerly there were thousands. This Brown’s Usual Platitudes. Py The main speaker of the evening, however, was Henry Brown, intern tional vice-president of the I. A. of M.,. Brown started by rehashing all the tiresome platitudes of the preceding speakers and finally branched out touch a few of the more impe oA problems confronting the unions, . 3 spoke in glowing terms of th n O. plan, which he claims should be known as the “Johnston plan,” after the man who fathered it. This wonder- ful plan which is opposed only by those who do not understand it and which is merely “application of com- mon sense to industry” common sense?), would ultimately do away with that “crude weapon—THE STRIKE.” Is it not marvelous? to do is to use a little sense, apply it to industry, get the bosses to understand the advantage .. and good-bye strikes and lockout, suffering, picket lines and isn’t it? Too bad Johnston couldn’t have thought of of it, to him. injunctions! Simple, this remarkable plan before. The Fewer the Members, the Better There were many other things said by Brown, for he long, but none were so significant as this. He told us to stick to the or- ganization and, flying in the face of experience, he said that if times got hard enough the workers would be more than glad to join the ramks of the organization. He that he was not sorry to see that the in membership which marked the war days were lost, as represented a growth” that could not be retained by rapid gains they the Union! the organization. The fact that most of those who joined during the war left the organ- the do-nothing policy of the Johneton-Brown com- bine, was considered not at all by the speaker, who holds the workers alone responsible for not being im the He said much more on he same line and spoke so long that the end of the speech was enthusiastical- ization unions. because of ly appreciated by every one. This gathering was called for the purpose of inspiring the members of the organization to greater effort dur- ing the new year. But as an inspira- tion affair it was a flat failure. In- Stead of a short past mistakes and defects, we were treated to a long explanation of “un- of circum- stances over which we had no con- “too much radicalism.” Instead of a clear clarion call to strug- gle, we were asked to apply common sense to industry and wait for the day when we could discard the “crude | Weapon of the strike.” Truly have the labor fakers of the hnston machine shown their com kruptcy, their complete lack of leadership in the I. A. of M. fortunate trol,” and analysis, combinations FOR SALE! Tailor shop, steam-heated: old es. tablishment; 344 Harrison St., Oak Phone: Oak Park 2461. Park, III. dan Martel alse the only (capitalist All we have “common talked fast and informed us “mushroom showing E * * - ¥ . ’ ; - * 4 - 5 La 1 — * 7 7 * . 54 ' ix 5 * 2 1 * — 2 . ie i * ; K* ‘el 7 4 ** * . * a . Says He Is Glad Union| Se t * ders ot the 5 ‘3 a yy 5 3 - — 50 wy 74 1 4 — :
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+ — 5 „ „ „ „ eee e Nee MMT 1 FRANCE URGE LABOR UNITY Big Demonstration Held in Paris By CARL BRANNIN. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, Jan. 11.— Voicing their demand for a unification of the two most important fed- erations of labor in France and their opposition to the efforts of the reactionary press to en- courage fascism, 20,000 work- ing men and women gathered just outside Paris and listened for hours to Communist and trade union speakers, In spite of the gloomy raw December day and the mud un- derfoot, people came from all parts of the Parisian district, by autobus, subway, street car and on foot to line up in four great sections behind their red trade union banners for the parade to the place of speaking. So far as could be observed no partici- pant came in a private auto- mobile, not even a Ford. End of Red Week. This demonstration was the climax of a week of meetings in various cen- ters under the auspices of the Com- munist Party urging amalgamation of the Confederation General du Travail (Reformist) and the Confederation General du Travail Unitaire (Com- munist) into one body capable of op- posing the attacks of the employing interests. Three different speakers stands with addresses going on simultane- ously were needed to carry the mes- sage to listeners. Marcel Cachin, Val- lant-Couturier, Doriot, members of the chamber of deputies, and others spoke for the Communists. Growing Bourgeois Fear. Referring to the recent campaign of abuse heaped upon the Commun- ists by the Paris press and the ex- pulsion of Communists originally from Italy, and other countries, Cachin de- clared that it indicated the fear of the bourgeoisie of the growing strength of the Communists. “However,” said he, “we must not turn from our path but must continue to build up a strong organization of ‘the proletariat to oppose the enemy. We are not so foolish as to make a premature gesture which would play into the hands of the government and lead the proletariat to a catastrophe. We do not prepare a riot but the revo- lution. We thrust aside all provoca- tions no matter where they come from.” Need For Unity. Monmousseau, and others not mem- bers of the party, spoke on behalf of the O. G. T. U., stressing the need for unity of all French workers for revo- lution. Communist youth circulated among the crowd selling literature and emblems. There was singing of the Interna- tional and the Red Flag. All speak- érs were applauded vigorously. A small contingent of police was on the outskirts but took no part in the pro- ceedings. A few anarchists endeavor- ing to sell their Libertaire came in for much good-humored joshing. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—The Missouri tax commission in its fourth biennial report shows a loss of $18,000,000 in St. Louis city taxes because of tax- dodging. The biggest property own- ers are the worst offenders. PP SS e e ST ** eee ee 4 4444 OS Be There Tonight! Put your best clothes on, get 50 cents out of the sugar bowl, bring the cake your wife baked and come to The First DAILY WORKER BIRTHDAY PARTY at IMPERIAL HALL, 2409 N. Halsted St. Every comrade, over 3 months and under 300 years of age will be there; the Daily Worker staff will be there; the girls will be there (they’re lovely!); the boys will be there (oh! girls!) and you better make sure that you will be there. * | : THE DAILY WORKER THE KING’S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REGULARLY BETRAY THE WORKERS— “SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK” enslave them. , By ANDREW OVERGAARD. The entire trade union press announced to the world a year ago that a “labor” government had been formed in Denmark; the socialist press cried victory for socialism and all was to be rosy for the workers. Now the workers are beginning to find out that the social-democratic government is being used as a last bulwark against them and further to The social-democrats promised the workers cheap bread, cheap milk, cheap beer and what not, and since the worthy Stauning cabinet has been in power the conditions have grown steadily worse for the working class. Instead of cheap bread and cheap milk, etc., the prices of food have practically doubled, and besides the workers are to have a “criminal syndi- calist” law as good as the one we are enjoying in the good old U. 8. A. Like “Section Six, Articole Two.” The social democratic minister of justice has submitted proposals for a law for the protection of the capitalist state. This proposal is, without doubt, directed against the Communists, and our own state of Michigan could do no better. The law calls for drastic action against anybody who threatens the safety of the state and proposes a 12- year term in prison for persons who may participate in any attack upor this state. It even calls for prison terms for those who happen to know that the safety of the state is in dan ger and do not inform the state au- thorities. Socialists Arm White Guard. Another wonderful social-democrat- ic service to the working class is that of disarmament. They propose, in- stead of the army, to have a standing militia which shall be selected by the king and his loyal servants. In other words they are proposing a white guard for the protection of the capi- talist class against the workers, whom they of course will have dis- armed, as the conscript army was composed of mostly workers. These workers are not exactly safe when they carry guns, they may turn them against their masters at times they may refuse to shoot their fellow workers, as for instance during the general strike, when the government ordered a whole regiment of soldiers from Copenhagen and instead called in a new regiment composed of new recruits that could be trusted to stand by his majesty, “Long Christian.” Some of the soldiers at that time openly talked about joining the strike in their garrisons, and now the social traitors have discovered a new way to keep the king of Denmark on his horse. The-capitalists can very easily support such a proposal as it offers them more safety than before. In reality it means to arm the bosses and disarm the workers. There is no proposal for the control FROM $3,000,000 TO $40,000,000 INCREASE THAT HOOVER ADMITS (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Ameri- dan exports to Russia during the 11 months ending Nov. 30, 1924, were worth $40,170,981, as compared with $3,430,006 for the same period in 1923, according to the bureau of for- eign and domestic commerce, U. 8. department of commerce. Total American exports to Europe in the first 11 months of 1924 were valued at $2,171,130,182, while total Ameri- can experte to all countries for that period were $4,145,323,645. by the workers’ organizations over this militia. That will be done by his majesty, the king, who, I believe will soon make his application to join the social-democratic party. All indi- cations point in that direction. At a recent banquet in one of the most exclusive cafes in Copenhagen one of the leading social-democratic women pleased the petty bourgeoi audience by her exclamation “Long live the king.” I do not know whether the old lady had too much “three- star” cognac, but the conservative or- gan wrote a long article about the pleasant and painless way the social. democrats are introducing socialism. “Painiess” Socialism. It is indeed a painless operation for the capitalist class of Denmark, but the workers are suffering under the in- creasing unemployment, unable to buy the necessities of life, still fight- ing against the attempts to lower their standards of living and still fighting to keep the 8.hour day. They are watching the social-demo- cratic leaders and trade union bureau- crats become better defenders of cap. italism than the capitalists them- selves. The workers are gradually turnigg away from these social trai- tors and turning toward the Commun- ist Party for leadership in their dally struggles, and for the overthrow of capitalism and establishment of a So. viet government. In Memoriam—Lenin | On the 2ist of January the workers the world over will hold memorial meetings for Nicolai Lenin, the leader and fighter for the liberation of the laboring masses. In connection with these memorial meetings, on Thursday, Jan. 15, a moving picture, “in Memorlam— Lenin,“ will be shown in the Gartner’s Independent Theatre, 3725 Roosevelt Road. Two other pic tures will also be shown: “Polikush- ka,” and “Soldier Ivan’s Miracle.” Admission will be 50c. Tickets are for sale now at Russian Technical School, 1902 W. Division St., Russian Co-operative Restaurants, 1734 W. Division St. and 760 Milwaukee Ave., at 166 W. Washington St., Room 307, at the DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., and by all mem- bers of the Technical Aid Society, J. 8. 8. R. Music, Dancing, and a lot of surprises you will surely enjoy rr * rr rr rr Labor in Building Trades Gets Wage Raise in Some Spots Bricklayers in Brockton, Mass., have been granted an increase of 12%c an hour effective April 1, 1925. This raises their wage for an eight-hour day from $9 to $10. Carpenters in Birmingham, Ala., have an increase of 10c per hour mak- ing the rate 75c. Structural iron workers in New Or- leans secured an increase of 12%c per hour bringing the rate up to 51.12 ½. Pile drivers in St. Louis have been granted a 25c increase establishing the rate at $1.50 per hour. A surplus of unemployed common le bor has reduced the rate for this class in Dallas and Seattle. According to the Engineering News Record, the range in Dallas is 30c to 50c compared with a previous range of 40c to Tic. The rate in Seattle has fallen fram, 62½ to Oe per hour. Plumbers’ President Says He Expects More Work and More Money (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.--John Coe- field, president of the Plumbers’ In- ternational Union, attending the spe- cial meeting of the executive coun- cll of the building trades department, American Federation of Labor, in Washington on Jan. 5, announced that the members of his organization ex- pect to bring their minimum wage up to $10 a day in the United States this year. At present their average wage is $9.30, while in many cities it is $10, in some $12 and in East St. Louls it is $14 a day. ‘Prospects for employ- ment in 1925 in the building indus- try are good, particularly in the larg- er cities, where office structures and big hotels are to be the leading types of construction. Housing was the chief item in 1924. SHOOT, TORTURE AND THEN HANG YOUNG NEGRO Left in Snow Shot Thra Stomach (By The Federated Press) sensational true story of the lynching of 15-year-old Sammie mith, a Negro boy, in Nash- ville, Tenn., is being told by Walter F. White, assistant secre- tary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ite’s report is the result of his own investigation of the lynching in Nashville, Sammie was dragged from the Nashville general hospital where he was chained to bed mortally wound- ed. The masked mob took him to the country, hung him to an oak tree. and fired 40 or 5 rounds of buckshot into his abdomen, Supported Large Family. White saw the body's body lying in its coffin in the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, Nashville and tells the story given him Nashville colored peo- ple: Until last May, Sammie worked for a white man named Preston Lee at Smyrna, Tenn., 8 or 10 miles from Nashville, One day in that month Lee beat Sammie Smith. Sammie quit and went to Nashville where he got a job with the Atlantic Ice com- pany. All summer he worked there turning over his wages to his mother to help provide for the mother and nine children. Cold weather came and Sammie was discharged. He lived al- ternately with his uncle, Bugene Smith, and grandmother at Arring- ton. Sammie and his uncle went to Nashville in the uncle’s Ford on Dec. 12. Coming back the machine went into a ditch and turned. The man and boy righted it, but found a part brok- en. The uncle went back to a gar- age. Sammie started later to find Eugene and met him coming towards the car with a white man holding a gun to his back. The garage man had caught Dugene stealing the need- ed part. When the man found that Sammie was with Hugene, he shout- ed to the boy: : “Then come along with me—I’m go- ing to put you in jail too.” Sammie took out his gun and flred. The white man returned fire and shot Sammie thru the stomach. Sammie lay in the field unconscious all night and was taken to the Nashville general. hospi- tal in the morning and chained to bed, altho his wound was fatal. A band of masked men entered the hos- pital after midnight Monday, covered the custodian with guns, searched for Sammie, sawed thru his chain, and lynched him. White declares that Nashville col- ored people have been subjected to innumerable insults and cruelties, es- pecially immediately before the lynch- ing. Colored women are struck on street cars. A colored Man was mur- dered by a white divekeeper who goes unpunished. A pullman porter was shot by Lem Motlow, distillery owner of Kentucky, who was acquitted of the murder charge. Klan Lynched Him. The ku klux klan is strong near Nolensville, scene of the lynching, White reports. Asked why the 15-year- old victim carried a gun, people in ev- ery instance used the same words to White: “The klan ... White gave the names of four white men who called on Sammie in the hospital and told him he would never live even if his wound was not fatal to Governor Peay, Mayor Howse, Sheriff Briley, Chief of Police Smith and the Nashville chamber of commerce. “No clues” are found by authorities, in spite of large awards offered. “I talked with one of the most prominent colored men of Nashville,” says White. They might as easily have offered a million,’ he said cyni- cally. “They know they'll never have to pay any of it.’” Rhode Island Textile Mills Cut Pay. PROVIDENCE, R. L— The Black- stone Manufacturing Co. cottonmill at North Smithfield has cut wages 10 per cent. Practically all cottonmills of Rhode Island are on the 10 per cent reduced scale. nen Gta, bet Re 1 a * Patronlze our Advertisers. HINTS AT AUSTRALIAN TERROR (Special to The Daily Worker) SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 11-—A veiled threat to introduce a fascist dicta- torship in Australia is made by the anti-labor prime minister of Austral S. M. Bruce, who says: “The idea of a dictatorship of the six best brains in the land has oc- Their task would be to evolve the lines on which the country curred to me. could be developed to the best interests of the peop.” The capitalist press heartily supp of the people. orts a dictatorship, while the proposal is roundly condemned by the labor press, the Australian party and the mass it is not likely that the Australian people will tolerate any | such dictatorship. . Commercializing Radio Proves Big Problem for the Rule of the Dollar By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. theater stood before a cris were also in a panic. * been commercialized. The bi use the radio to advertise an mote the sales of receivi thing that he gets. Not even that it has perfected a device basis as yet. But its officials the proposition. And human dollar usually finds a way. * enjoy even the sma just as profit rule, establishin movies. immediately as a step toward private property.” , * will be like the new day. rule. B sets and supplies. money makers feel that this profit grip is not sufficient. They want every listener in on the radio to pay for every- the reception of broadcast programs. trust hasn't got its scheme down to the nickel in the slot ODAY, the radio offers a tremendous problem for profit rule. Hungry profiteers feel that the possessors of radios are getting something for nothing, 8 \ here was a great storm recently when John McCor- mack and other opera stars sang to millions. it came for the most part from theater owners, who felt that their houses were being emptied. ore the producer, declared that the s. Theater employes of all kinds It is declared that the problem is to commercialize broadcasting. This is hardly true. Broadcasting has already broadcasters are those who those who broadcast to pro- But the the froth from the air waves broadcasted must be without its golden profit tingle. The American Telephone & Telegraph Company denies making it possible to control erhaps the phone show that they are studying ingenuity in the pay of the The eagerness with which the millions have seized upon the radio is poet of the desire of the multitudes to lest luxuries brought within their me means. The complete commercialization of broadcasting will only cut off many from enjoying this advance in science; er its high prices, bars the many from the enjoyments of the theater, the opera and even the Yet any plan to completely divorce broadcasting, the theater and other forms of amusement for the masses from exploitation by private interests, would no doubt be hailed Bolshevism. It would be de- nounced as Communism in disguise. Every effort would be made to repel such an insidious attack on “the rights of It is reported that the First Workers’ Republic is now building a powerful broadcasting station at station can easily reach all of Europe, and no doubt much of the remainder of the world. Soviet Russia will set an exam- ple in the complete liberation of broadcasting from all profit. ‘Another Bolshevik horror” for capitalism. masses striving for a little sunlight in their sodden lives it Commeroializing the radio is a ut the handl oscow. This But for the of this problem big Problem for p dli by ‘Russia’s Soviet Rule will make it much bigger. A 26,000,000 Morgan coal combine has just been completed in the non- union fields of West Virginia. The new corporation controls 155,000 acres of coal lands in the Logan and Kana- wha fields and in the northern part of the state. The 42 mines already work. ing have a normal output of 7,000,000 ton a year. The corporations merged Co., the Main Island Creek Coal Co., the Logan Mining Co., the Rich Greek Coal Co., the Empire Coal Co., and the Glen Phares mines of the Oakland Co. Morgan's First National Bank of New York co-operating with the (Rockefeller) National City Co., put over the deal and as usual saddled the new corporation with 4 $10,000,000 bonded debt which probably represents all the real money put in by the own- ers. But in addition the miners will be expected to earn dividends on 66,- 000 shares of preferred stock and 185, | 000 shares of no.par common stock. > * s Non-Union Mines Get Tonnage. Discrimination against union coal diggers continues to show in the week- ly reports of the U. S. bureau of mines. According to the bureau the percent of normal operation in leading union fields in the week ended Dec. 13, 1924 was: Illinois 48.5 per cent, Indiana, 47.2 per cent, Pittsburgh 32.7 per cent, central Pennsylvania, 68.6 per cent, Fairmont 38.7 per cent and western Kentucky 40.2 per cent. Operations in the leading non-union flelds were: Westmoreland, 74.4 per cent, Winding Gulf, 65.4 per cent, New River, 64,6 per cent, Pocahontas, 80.6 per cent, Tug River, 69.8 per cent, Logan, 71.5 per cent, Kanawha, 68.1 per cent, Ken- lova.Thacker, 62.8 per cent, Harlan, 63.1 per cent, Hazard, 71.3 per cent and Virginia, 77 per cent, R 6 ¢& British Miners Make $2.80 a Day. The average wage paid British min- ers in November was 10 shillings 11 pence per day which means approxi- mately $2.59 at present rate of ex- change, This represents an increase of about 65 per cent over 1913, while the cost of living in England has been steadily advancing to 80 per cent above the pre-war level. @ wage cost of South Wales coal is reckoned at approximately $3.18 the total cost at about $4.77 a ton. The far eastern bureau of the oon. intern calls upon workers and farm- ers of all countries to protest against the British government’s ultimatum to Egypt. The following is the ap- peal issued by the bureau: Fellow Workers:—The conservative government of Great Britain renewed its activity by a murderous attack against Egypt. Using the assassina- tion of General Lee Stack as a pre- text, the British conservative govern- ment hag taken a decisive step to- wards the destruction of even that pseudo “independence” which Egypt was presumed to have. As compen- sation for the assassination of the general, the British government im- posed on Egypt a fine of £500,000 and demanded the severe punishment of those guilty of the assassination. The British government has com- pelled the government of Egypt to withdraw the Egyption troops from the Sudan. Still Boss of Egypt. Taking advantage of this assassina- tion the conservative government managed to get its own way, namely to leave the management of the inter- nal and economic life of Egypt, as before in the hands of the British financial and legal advisers. Thus the British imperialists will continue to control the internal and economic Against British Capitalism in life of Egypt, and will establish its rule of violence in that oppressed land. In order to instill into the minds of the Sudan population respect for Brit- ish bayonets, several officers and sol- diers of the Egyptian and Sudan trmy have been hanged and shot by British generals. This plan of action was de vised by Ramsay MacDonald who mentioned it in his letter to General Allenby in October last. The British plunderers’ desire to utilize the assas- sination of General Lee Stack as a pretext for carrying out their preda- tory plans in Egypt and the Sudan. To compel Egypt to accept its tru- culent and cynical demands the Brit- ish government is shaking its mailed fist in the face of that defenceless country. From all sides, from Malta, Gibral- tar and Cyprus, British cruisers and gunboats are hastening to the shores of Egypt. British military units are being despatched to Egypt itself. The British air fleet is hovering over the doomed country like a horde of vul- tures, seeking victims for their bombs. Final preparations are being made to seize Egypt by the throat and com- pel her to consent to allow herself to be plundered. Meanwhile the leaders of the Egyp- hian bourgeoisie together with the landlords are shamefully capitulating to the imperialist bandits. HOW ABOUT NATIONALIZATION OF MINES AND ABOLITION OF COSSACKS? the three anthracite meeting here endorsed the following Labor. (By The Federated Press) WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 11.—Executive boards of Districts 1, 7 and 9, field districts of the United Mine Workers’ Union. proposed legislation, which they will seek to have adopted, in co-operation with the Pennsylvania Fedration of A bill requiring attendants to be constantly in duty at mine ventilating fans; A bill for elimination of the use of electricity in gaseous mines; Adequate funds for old age pen- sions if law is found constitutional and if law is not constitutional to urge the passage of a constitutional mea- sure with adequate money to supply pensions; Increased pension act; Increased and adequate funds for state hospitals in anthracite regions; Bill opposing state taxes on anthra- cite coal and opposing the present state tax; The legislative committees will be empowered to act on any other legis- lation which may come up while at Harrisburg and which will be present- funds for the mothers’ Led to the legislature lair. ~ in the $6.00 per year 1113 W. Washington Blvd. ~ r © © ee oe4 648482884 — - — — rr THE DAILY WORKER “The National Labor Daily” Is the only English Communist newspaper RATES (Outside of Chicago) $3.50 six months On Newsstands 3c THE DAILY WORKER Egypt In spite of these traitors’ the revo- lutionary national movement will grow and become stronger until the chains of imperialist oppression are completely broken. BRITISH WORKERS! Ward off the criminal hand of your aristocrats from Egypt! Rectify the terrible crime committed against the Egyptian people by the government of Ramsay MacDonald. Confound the piratical plans of the Baldwin-Curzon and Chamberlain government. Com- pel your leaders to come out actively in defense for the independence of Egypt. Fight against the predatory ultimatum! Form a united front with the Egyptian workers and peasants! WORKERS AND PEASANTS OF EGYPT! Do not despair. Keep a brave heart. The advanced workers of all countries are coming to your aid. Expose the shameful conduct of the Egyptian government. UNITE AROUND YOUR COMMUNIST PARTY. Demand the release of the imprisoned Commun- ists. Demand a determined and ir- reconcilable struggle against British imperialism for the complete and real independence of Egypt. WORKERS AND PEASANTS OF ALL COUNTRIBS. Raise your voices in protest against the British government’s ultimatum. Compel the colonial pirates to re- strain their appetite. Demonstrate your solidarity with the oppressed peoples of the east. Down with the colonial pirates! Long live the fight for the indepen- dence of Egypt! Long live the fighting unity of the toilers of the world! For Eastern Bureau of Comintern, Pollit, Marranne, Sen Katayama, Roy. >. > world. $2.00 three months WWW i i ee ee eS SS SS Chicago, III. —_—— 3 — — — — ẽ are the West Virginia Coal & Coke 1 DDr | =o as - on =a ee 0 * ~ * ++ Se Se Ry Ay Ce Ae Ay Ay Ae Ay A yy Ay % A — >>. + 5
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ot the ymintern, 8, ayama, ee, -_-----”»*® and hold the opposition supporters the fascisti in power onl tad Se) Keep Bloody Mussolini in Power (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Jan. 11.—Dictator Benito Mussolini is able to — e- cause the violence of the fascist party is backed by the large in- dustrial capitalists and the land- owners, opposition leaders here point out. “Mussolini is kept in power by the rich men because they regard his violence as the force that prevented Italy from being governed by a Communist dic- tatorship,” said a former liberal member of the fascist cabinet. “Between the dictatorship of the workers and that of the fascisti whom they can control, the powerful financ- ſers chose Mussolini.” Charges Against Fascism. The Aventine opposition, which con- tinues to abstain from taking part ir the chamberof deputies’ deliberations in a new statement, charges Mussolini and his party with intimidations at elections, suppressing the opposition with violence, destroying free speech, promoting crimes against opposition leaders, suppressing the newspapers, arresting men on the sole grounds of political activity, and exiling opposi- tion leaders. The opposition declares that Musso- lini maintains an army at his personal service, and chalks the expense up to the government, and that he sets the fascist party’s interests above the in- terests of the country as a whole. Afraid of Elections. Mussolini has definitely stated that there will be no election for many months, altho he earlier said that an election would be held before March. Mussolinis excuse for indefinitely postponing the elections is that, “It will take five or six months to prepare the ballots.” The new electoral law, which will be passed by the chamber of deputies as soon as Mussolini gives the word to his majority, upon closer examina- tion, has been found to give the fas- cist supporters double and triple votes, ‘down to a single vote. Law Disfranchises Opposition. According to the law, five classes of Italians are to receive three votes each. ‘These include, royalty and the cardinals; those decorated with gold medals for military valor; these be- longing to the milftary or civilian or- der of Savoy, and the knights of la- bor, which is composed of rich men; /this plan. high officers of state; those who ful- fill three of the eleven qualifications giving two votes. Those receiving two votes are, members of scientific, literary or art academies; professors and teachers; those having higheschool diplomas; those with rank of knight in all or- ders of Italy; officers of the army and navy; those holding military decora- tions; those who have held municipal offices; managers of newspapers; ad- ministrative managers of industrial, commercial and argricultural firms; and fathers of five children. Boycott Polls. Thus the Communists and social ists, and all opposition adherents be longing to the industrial workers and peasants, will be confined to one vote. The Aventine opposition, in the face of this law which gives the fascisti supporters double and triple votes, are advising the voters to boycott the elections when held. Gabriele D’Annunzio, the warrior poet, is preparing to enlist actively against Mussolini, following the arrest of Major Vagliasidi, a war hero, by the fascisti. The fascist government refuses to release Vagliasindi, He was arrested for activity against Mus- solini, Employers Fight Child Amendment. PHILADELPHIA, — The Philadel- phia Textile Manufacturers’ Ass’n., is mailing its members a draft of its ob- jections to the child labor amendment. With the anti- amendment propaganda is a list of the senators and representa- tives from Philadelphia. > JUBILEE Z. Haber, Director. RRR rr . FSS SSS e d dee r PHILADELPHIA NOTICE HANS KINDLER Famous Celloist, will participate at the of the FREIHEIT GEZANGS VEREIN Accompanied by Miss Ellengrig. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16th, 1925 At Witherspoon Hall, Juniper and Walnut Streets Tickets are sold at: The Freiheit Office, 340 South 6th Street; by the members of the Gezangs Verein and 621 York Avenue. ee — IT WAS A BUSY DAY CAPITOL WHEN HARRY WINITSKY STARTED THE DRIVE TO INSURE THE DAILY WORKER By H. O. WATT. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11—Comrade Harry Winitsky, of New York, accompanied by enthusiasm for the DAILY WORKER drive, blew into Wash- ington yesterday. No, it is erroneous to say that Harry “blew in.” No hur- ricane, nor cyclone, has been reported in the vicinity of the Capitol. Nothing short of a storm of the nature of a tornado could possibly lift Comrade Winitsky from his solid contact with mother earth. All There for DAILY WORKER. For the information of those com rades in the sections of the country to which Winitsky has not yet pere- grinated let it be said that from every pore of Harry's huge frame there vi- i brates intense fervor for the cause of the- DAILY WORKER. A secretary of a chamber of commerce would term Comrade’ Winitsky a “live wire.” At a general membership meeting here Comrade Winitsky oiled the ma- chinery which is being put into opera tion to assist in insuring the DAILY WORKER during the current year. The speaker appointed committees and issued instructions on how to proceed to procure a substantial fund as Washington’s quota in the Urive. The committees are at work and will report results at our next meeting. Altho remaining in Washington but one day Comrade Winitsky found time to visit several of our sympathizers and some of our comrades who were unable to attend our meeting. He had no difficulty in persuading our gener- ous member, Comrade Brodsky, that the DAILY WORKER must live and procured from him a check for $100. The arrival of an official of the Workers Party, in Washington, al- ways results in inspiring our members to greater efforts—we look forward to the day when these leaders will come to Washington to take charge of the government bureaus. 5 Laurence Todd a “Pink.” Information concerning party activi- ties thruout the country is invariably sought from visiting officials, and Comrade Winitsky was subjected to the usual questioning. Amongst the many questions put to Winitsky was a query as to his explanation concern in the anti-Communist attitude adopt: ed by Laurence Todd, in his articles sent out from Washington. Todd is the correspondent of the Federated Press. Winitsky declared, in his vig- orous manner, that Todd is like all other pinks, he believes in revolution “when it is three thousand miles away.” One of our prominent local com- rades believes that the Workers Party should adopt a system of each and every member of the party concerning Marxism. It is the belief of this comrade that any member who cannot reply to fundamental test ques- tions. should be placed on probation for two months and if at the end of that time he again fails he must not be “tolerated” in the party. Comrade Winitsky was asked what he thot of Even the gods shudder when Comrade Harry Winitsky rises in his might and proclaims himself. “What in hell,” he declared, “does this comrade think the Workers Party is— a college? There® are millions of workers who have never studied Marx; don’t study Marx now and never will study Marx. Many of them are good workers; they are ac- tive in the party and they are will ing and ready to fight and to die for the party. We need action more than we need study. We must not drive active members from the party, by hurling Marxian questions at them.” Anti-Labor * eR Breaks Loose on Bricklayer’s Union “Injunction Judge” Dennis EK. Sulli- van has broken out again on his anti- labor campaign, this time the big stick of big business being wielded against the Bricklayers’ Union. Sul- livan fined Peter Shaughnessy, presi- dent of the union $500, and costs, and John J. Strech, business agent, to 30 days in the county jail for being ac- tive in labor disputes with the Union Contracting company employes last May time, prohibiting the union officials from, “intimidating” employes of the sewer construction company. Another business agent, John Campbell was fined $300 and costs, and John Charles L. Wilde, assistant financial secretary, was fined $50 and costs. CONCERT A KKK + +. + ++ + +4 eee eee 42444444 48S i i i i a ee a This question brot Harry to hisefeet.. Sullivan issued an injunction at that OLGIN LECTURES ON ASPECTS OF bf REVOLUTION Workers’ School Offers Talks on Tuesdays NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Much has been written and said about the eco- nomic and political aspects of the Russian revolution. He is truly ignor- ant today who does not know how the economic and political machinery of Soviet Russia functions, and what are the industrial achievements of the first workers’ republic. ' There is another side, however; to the picture of the new life being built by the workers and epasants of Russia—a side which has not received so much publicity, but is of the ut- most significance. Te understand the full meaning of the Russian revolution we must be acquainted with more than the eco nomic and political aspects of the revolution. We must know also what are the cultural achievements, what new cultural values have been created. This will be the subject of the third lecture in the series on the Russian revolution given by Moissaye J. Olgin at the Workers’ School of New York, 208 Bast 12th street. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8 p. m., Com- rade Olgin will speak on “The Cultur al Aspects of the Russian Revolution.” Workers who want to learn about Russia should not miss this lecture. Extensive discussion follows. Other lectures in the series will be given as follows: Jan. 27— The In ternal Controversies in the Russian Communist Party.” Feb. 10—*“Proletarian Culture.” Feb. 17— Proletarian Culture,” con tinued. , March 3— Modern Russian Litera ture.” | Mare 19—“Modern Russian Litera- ture,” continued. 1 March 24—“The Theater and the Russian Revolution.“ April 7— The Intelligenzia and the Russian Revolution.“ Registration for the course is still open. The fee for the series of lec tures is $1.50; single admissions, 2k cents. For registration and informa tion apply at office of Workers’ School, or telephone Stuyvestant 4634 AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) the socialists stop supporting, the Dawes plan, pleading for the ten hour day and in general putting up a united front with the capitalists, the Com- munists will surely win. The only thing we can get out of all this is that the Communists alone fight the battles of the workers and stand as the guardians of socialism while the socialists are the enemies of the work ers and the executioners of socialism. * — * T is interesting to note that James Ramsay MacDonald, leader of Brit - ish yellow socialism, arrived in Kings- ton, Jamacia, a few days ago accom- panied by a prominent British banker. MacDonald is taking the air so tc speak after his defeat in the last elec- tion in Britain. He is not a Commun.- ist of course, believes in domination of the workers by the capitalists, backed up by guns and battle cruis- ers; is opposed to Soviet Russia; is looking forward—to his next term of office as a capitalist funkey. MacDon- ald was feted by the Kingston cham- ber of commerce. * ¢s *s HIS is the way a typical British so- cialist acts abroad and at home for that matter. But while MacDon- ald is romping around the pleasant places of the capitalist world a dele gation of British trade unionists are giving enthusiastic reports of what they saw in Russia to large audiences of British workers. They declare Rus- sia is steadily improving under Com- munist rule while the conditions ir the capitalist countries of Europe are changing for the worse. Young and Full of Pep. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 9.— The St. Louls Auto Mechanics’ Union, a com- paratively new organization, has won its first strike. A strike of seven weeks against the Pierce Petroleum corporation brings a substantial in- crease of wages, elimination of objec- tionable working conditions, and the 8-hour day. et Cy ura f n 1 i “ay Lge * é - wr) a 6 aoe 1 oe ee * — 0 a ae a * — EMME EXPELLED FROM ST. PAUL, Man., TRADES “AND LABOR ASSEMBLY ST. PAUL, Jan. 1i—Julius F. Emma, avowed Communist, and 0. R. Votaw, one of his supporters, were expelled from the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly Friday night after one of the bitterest fights in the organization, it was an- nounced today. Hughes Goes Out, Kellogg Is Picked; Warren for ‘D. of J.’ (Continued from page 1) of the Hill and other railroad in- terests. Kellogg represented President Hard- ing in the imperialist convention of the Pan-American Union at Santiago, Chile, ahd during the Harding ad- ministration was wealthy enough to pay for the construction of a residen- tial palace costing $250,000 in St. Paul, Minnesota. In London, as am- bassador, Kellogg entertained lavishly in the Crewe house, one of the man- sions in the West End. “Beet Sugar Charlie.” The appointment of Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general ignored the protest of the whole Michigan con- gressional delegation. Warren was prominently identified with Harding’s campaign, and got the plum of am- bassador to Japan out of Harding later. He engineered Japan into the Washington “arms conference” and was selected by Coolidge last winter as one of the two commissioners to Mexico, which resulted in the com- plete surrender of Mexico to the con- trol of Yankee imperialism. Warren came from Mexico last June at Coolidge’s request to act as chairman of the platform committee at the republican national convention in Cleveland, and was the one who told Gompers to take his hat and shut the door from the outside after giv- ing the old faker five minutes to beg for favors to organized labor. LaFolette has always attacked Warren as “Beet Sugar Charlie,” but then ft is to be noted that Rudolph Spreckles, LaFollette’s chief financial supporter, is interested in cane sugar production. Warren a Swivel Chair Hero. Warren attained fame and a medal for heroism during the world war, without getting anywhere near the trenches, He was made a major of the reserve corps in 1917, became as- sistant to the judge advocate general in 1918 and helped send to prison all the doughboy8 who went “absent | without leave“ in France. He became a colonel in July 1918, and without leaving swivel chair captyred a “distinguished service medal” in 1919. From 1914 to 1916 Warren was president of the Detroit chamber of commerce, and is known as an im- placable enemy of unionism and an advocate of the “open shop.” Movie Operators Win New Demands: Without Striking The moving picture operators won most of their demands in a last min- ute conference with members of the Exhibitors’ Association, and the strike which had been ordered for midnight Saturday, was called off by business agent, Thomas Maloy. The members of the Motion Picture Operators’ Association had demanded a flat raise of ten per cent in the new contract with the exhibitors. Their representatives signed a two-year con- tract, which gragted the operators a five per cent raise the first year and a similar raise the second year. According to the theater owners, the motion picture operators“ union has no set scale, but demands wages in proportion to the size of the the- atre and the profits taken in. Workers Party and V. W. L. of Phila. Will Meet Thursday An enlarged session of the indus- trial department of the party and the Young Workers’ League in Philadel- phia, Pa., is called for Thursday, Jan. 15, at the party headquarters, 521 York Ave. Branch industrial organizers, mem- bers industrial council and active com- rades in the trade unions will hear | the industrial report given by Com- rade Baker, city industrial organizer of the party and Comrade Milgrom, industrial organizer of the Y. W. L. The first order of business will be the question of reorganizing the party | on the shop nuclei basis. Question | of unemployment and child labor cam- | paign will be taken up beside the | many other pressing industrial prob- lems. Politician Wanted For Swindling Chicago Priest LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 11.— Thomas Carey, former “back o' the yards” politician of Chicago, for whom a-warrant was reported to have been issued in Chicago, on charges of oper- ating a confidence game, is in this city. Carey, who ran for mayor of Chi- cago in 1918, is wanted in connection with alleged loss of $6,000 represent- | O'Sullivan, Chicago priest. ing the life savings of the Rev. * ' - oor * THE DAILY WORKER PROGRAM OF THE (COMMUNIST) PARTY IN THE — - ALDERMANIC ELECTION, FEB. 24 (Continued from page 1) program of public works, especially with a view toward relieving the un- employment situation. (a) Construction of adequate mu- nicipal subways, to be owned and op- erated as indicated above. (b) The so-called “Chicago Beauti- ful” plan to be completely changed to provide improvement and sanita- tion of working class districts, and to be immediately inaugurated. 5. Abolition of private employment agencies. Establishment of public free employment bureaus by unemployed workers’ organizations and unions, op- erating at municipal expense. 6. The candidates endorsed by our party will support the above unem- ployment measures, and, further, will lead in the creation of councils of un- employed workers, for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the employers and the municipal authori- J Education to be taken out of the control of the political servants of. big business and placed in the hands of teachers, students and working class parents. (a) Complete supervision over school policies to be voted in coun- cils of teachers and parents, which will decide what shall be taught in the schools, text books to be used etc. (b) Administrative matters in the schools to be in charge of joint coun cils of teachers and students, who wil) select all principals and other offici- als. (e) No discrimination againt indl- vidual teachers because of politica opinions. No interference with the right of teachers to organize in their Teachers’ Union. 2. Unequivocal platoon system. 8. We demand that all children in public schools of Chicago shall be fully maintained at the expense of the city thruout the year, not only as re gards text books, but also in regarde to food, clothing, transportation to and from school, vacation expenses, anc all other expenses necessary to healthful life while studying. 4. Improved schooling with adequate playgrounds. 5. Substantially increased pay for teachers. Money for increased wages to be obtained thru special assess- ments levied against wealthy tax dodgers and coupon clippers. EDUCATION rejection of th facilities 1 POLICE Abolition of use of police to break strikes, and their use in all other la- bor disputes. Maintenance of order during strikes, picketing, etc., to be exclusively in the hands of commit- tees elected by the workers on strike. 2.. Abolition of private detective agencies, which have proved to be nothing but institutions of thuggery and frame-ups against the workers. 3. Prohibition of use of scabs; pen alty of fine or imprisonment for all employers using or importing strike- breakers. 7 We demend abolition of the use of injunctions against the workers in la- bor disputes, and we urge mass viola: tlon by the workers of any injunction that may be issued. INJUNCTION | CONDITIONS OF LABOR We demand the use of the city gov- 3 power of public health regu- lation, to compel the payment of not less than the union scale of wages to all workers employed in so-called private industry or in_any kind of la- bor, with enforcement of eight-hour day and 40-hour week, severe penal. ties to be put upon employers violat- ing same. 2. Sanitation, safety devices, venti- lation, heating a all other condi- orkshops to be sub- ject to the sole control of shop com- mittees elected by the workers, any employer violating regulations laid tions of labor in down by su committee, to be pun: ished as violating a city health or. dinance. 3. All factory inspectors to be se- lected by the labor unions. 4. Maximum six-hour day for women in industry; equal pay of women with men for equal work done. 5. Maternity maintenance of work- ing women during vacation of six wooks before and six weeks after childbirth—at expense of employer. L 4 In accordanee with the consistent national campaign against child labor initiated by the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party, we demand the abolition of all child labor up te 18 years of age, children to be supported at mu- nicipal expense. (a) Funds for this purpose to be secured thru taxes levied against cor- poration profits and high individual incomes. 2. Young workers (youth). (a) young and old. — CHILD LABOR establish a united stone, 2406 N. Clark St. Equal pay for equal work for. (b) Maximum six-hour day for all young workers under 21 years of age Five days of work a week. (e) One month's vacation for young workers each year, with full pay. RACE DISCRIMINATION 1. The Workers (Communist) Party demands unqualified social, eco- nomic and political equality of al! workers, irrespective of color, race or creed. 2. Equal pay of all equal work done. 3. Immediate and unceasing action against the menace of the ku klux klan. 4. No discrimination cgenst Ne groes in matters of residence, aus- sion to restaurants, theaters, etc, vere penalties for landlords persicting in the practice of charging higher rents to Negroes than to whitgs. 5. We demand that the habit of Chicago police in breaking into the homes of Negroes at will, be brot tc an immediate end. No. toleration of attempts to establish a caste system with the Negroes as an inferior caste by the arresting and terrorization of men and women of the two races for no other offense than friendly associa tion in their homes and public places This must be made a political issue. workers for MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES | Reduction of salaries of mayor, city council, municipal judges and other higher city officials to put them on a level with the average wage earner. 2 No interference with the right of any branch of municipal emp 9 organize in labor unions. Establish- ment of the shop committee system as a means of direct control of job con ditions by the employes of the various departments. | CONTRACT LETTING Abolition of private contract system in the construction of public works; all contracts to be let thru the un- ions, with union working conditions wages, hours, etc. We demand that all rents be dras tically reduced, and that the extortion and “unfair practices” laws be in- voked to enforce this demand. 2. That the city government im- mediately begin construction of mod- ern apartment houses for workers, to be rented at the cost of operation— the construction work to be undertak- en on a scale to provide employment for workers now unemployed. HOUSING RIGHT TO VOTE 4 Extension of the suffrage, giving ALL workers in Chicago the right to vote—present restrictions requiring citizenship, permanent residence, etc., being an obvious discrimination in fa- vor of the’ capitalist class. The above program of demands touches issues which are vital to every working man and woman in Chicago. Every one of these issues is a direct outgrowth of the present system of production for private profit—that is, of capitalism. Because of the monopoly which the bosses maintain over the factories, machines, etc., the workers are ob- liged to toil long hours and for meager wages, while the goods that they .produce are taken by the capi- talists. With schools, press and po- lice power in the hands of capitalism, it is obvious that these elections do not offer any real opportunity for the immediate workers. Capitalist democracy is nothing but a sham. There can be no real solution of the great prob- leme weighing down upon the work ers, until capitalism is overthrown— until the workers sieze control of the governmental power and take over in. dustry. This will be accomplished thru the establishment of a Soviet re- public, a workers’ and farmers’ gov- ernment. We call upon all labor unions and working class organizations which are in agreement with the immediate de- mands set forth in our program to front with the Workers (Communist) Party in the fight for their realization, thru sup- port of the aldermanic candidates list- ed below: Third Ward—E. L. Doty, 3638 Ellis Park Ave. Eleventh Ward — Victor Zokaitis, 2956 Emerald Ave. Twenty- Second Ward — L. Cejka, 2827 S. Spaulding Ave. Twenty-Fourth Ward— H. Epstein 3131 W. 15th St. Twenty-Eighth Ward— N. Dozenberg 321 N. Avers Ave. Thirty-Second Ward— Peter Lucas 2014 Cortez St. ‘ Thirty-Fourth Ward— Harry Brook. er, 2708 Crystal St Forty-Fourth Ward—J. W. John ih Lost Membership By ALFRED GOETZ. (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 11. day evening, Jan. 8, District No. 60, of the I. A. of M., gave @ quet in honor of the installation of officers of its component lodges ° organization better acquainted mental feeding.” President F. X. Martel of the Detroit Federation of Labor, who, after a few out the and Kiwanis Club were continually having just such get-together meet ings and that as a matter of fact every banquet, every dance or social affair was being utilized to talk “shop,” and to cement the opposition to organized labor. He exhorted us to go and do likewise. “Radical Jags” Disliked by Faker. This seemed to be the keynote for all the speakers th&t followed him. They all harped on the same subject in precisely the same way, and in al- most the same words. Martel alse pointed out that the Detroit machin- ists passed thru, what he called a “radical jag,” during the war and that at that time their principle alm was to “save the world,” instead of try- to build up the organization, but, ntinued, they are safely out of they have now quietly set for themselves the task of organizing. This Vs all very nice, the only trouble js that Martel forgets that when the Detroit machinists passed thru that] “radical jag” they got thou- sands off members into the unions and now that they are safely over it, the district numbers only hundreds, where formerly there were thousands. Brown’s Usual Platitudes. however, was Henry Browag, in tional vice-president of the I. A. of Brown started by rehashing all tiresome platitudes of the precedi speakers and finally branched out n a few of the more spoke in glowing terms of th O. plan, which he claims should be known as the “Johnston plan,” after the man who fathered it. This wonder- ful plan which is opposed only by those who do not understand it and which is merely “application of com- mon sense to industry” (capitalist common sense?), would ultimately do STRIKE.” Is it not marvelous? All we have to do is to use a little “common sense,” apply it to industry, gét the bosses to understand the advantage of it, to him ... and good-bye strikes and lockout, suffering, picket lines and injunctions! Simple, isn’t it? Teo bad Johnston couldn't have thought of this remarkable plan before. The Fewer the Members, the Better the Union! There were many other things gaid by Brown, for he talked fast and long, but none were so significant as this. He told us to stick to the or- ganization and, flying in the face of experience, he said that if times got hard enough the workers would be more than glad to join the ramks of the organization. He informed wus that he was not sorry to see that the rapid gains in membership which marked the war days were lest, as they represented a “mushroom growth” that could not be retained by the organization. The fact that most of those who joined during the war left the organ- ization because of the do-nething policy of the Johnston-Brown com- bine, was considered not at all by the speaker, who holds the workers alone responsible for not being im the unions. He said much more on he same line and spoke so long that the end of the speech was enthusiastical- ly appreciated by every one. : This gathering was called for the purpose of inspiring the members of the organization to greater effort dur- ing the new year. But as an inspira- stead of a short analysis, showing past mistakes and defects, we were treated to a long explanation of un- fortunate combinations of circum- stances over which we had no con- trol.“ and “too much radicalism.” Instead of a clear clarion call to strug- gle, we were asked to apply common sense to industry and wait for the day when we could discard the “crude weapon of the strike.” Your CE bat Re ere — k Truly have the labor fakers of the Johnston machine shown their com plete bankruptcy, their complete lack of leadership in the I. A. of M. FOR SALE! Tailor shop, steam-heated; old es tablishment; 344 Harrison St., Oak Phone: Oak Park 2461, Park, III. the Wolverine Hotel, Detroit, for the purpose of getting the members * one another. When the eats had final ly been disposed of and the dishes cleared away, the audience was treat ed to what Chairman Batt called “a - The first speaker called upon wat remarks intended to be funny, brought. important point that the chamber of commerce, the Rotarian — The main speaker of the evening. M. 2. nat 1 * away with that “crude weapon— T Hr tion affair it was a flat failure. In- Says He Is Glad Union™ 1 5 * problems confronting the unions, He * 2 J . R DETROIT LA M. 4 0 GETS hir r
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— * r — gg A 2 . latest ere film, * * 3 1 a — > Cr e eee * \ coe 2 oi 4 1 sab ayy - * 4, ae Shy hy’ 3 8 Mi ++ wm: } 44 8 and the Bolehevik,” a tory of love and labor and Red Army of Soviet Russia, wil! be shown at the following cities under auspices of the International Workers’ Aid, Proceeds benefit the “Captives of Capitalism” all over the world. With the feature also goes the fine educational film “Rus. sia in Overalis.” Go to your class movies! Cleveland, O., Engineers’ Aud., Jan. 17, 18. Boston, Mass., Symphony Hall, Jan. 16. Niagara Falls, N. V., Jan. 19. Cincinnati, O., Labor Temple, Jan. Galloway, W. Va., Union Theater, Jan. 23. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 1. Chicago, III., Ashland Aud., Feb. 5. Pittsburgh, Pa., N. S. Carnegie Music Hall, Feb. 7. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 20. Milwaukee, Wisc., Pabst Theater, Feb. 28. San Francisco, Cal., 444 Rice St., Mar. 21. Aue A Sas beiße L. 4 — e „ — , — . “A — — ‘STATEMENT BT FINNISH COMRADES. NOTE.—This statement of the membership of Superior, Wis., Work- ers Party Finnish Local was ordered published by the Central Executive Committee about two weeks ago. It was mislaid, howevér, and did not appear as part of the discussion of our party’s immediate tasks before the close of the discussion last Friday. It is as follows: published in this issue. 9 * Statement by the Membership of the Superior, Wis., Workers Party Finnish Local on the C. E. C. Majority and Minority Theses. E have considered thoroly and in W a serious spirit the affairs and the situation of our party, on the basis of earlier observations, the C. E. C. majority and minority theses and the articles that have followed in the press, and wish to express our opinion concerning the situation to the mem- bership of the party. Our sad general observation is a grouping, which has found a nesting- place, still during the current year, in the C. E. C. of our party. A grouping which has stamped its impression on every move of a more determined nature made by the party; and of the bad features of this grouping it is not necessary to seek evidence any fur- ther than the theses already men- tioned and the consideration of the issues as a result of them. We figure as one of the results of this sad group- ing the enormous waste of energy and funds, which is combined with the maneuvers thru the theses carried on PROCEEDS FROM CHICAGO’S MOVIE SHOW GOES TO DAILY WORKER AND TO INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ AID Delegates to the Chicago C. C. C. greeted the notice of the coming big movie show at Ashland Auditorium, Feb. 5, with real interest and enthusiasm. Hundreds of posters and thousands of tickets were distributed, and the delegates are to report back to their branches to establish at least twenty public ticket stations in various parts of the city. Comes to Chicago At Last. This picture, Chicago for a long time. “The Beauty and the Bolshevik,” has been awaited in All over the country big audiences showed their appreciation of this new Russian fea- + ture, and still Chicago seemed left out, because it was impossible to get a suitable hall or a date that would rot conflict with other affairs. It is well- ‘known that nothing can draw a crowd against a proletarian movie, so all or- ganizations will refrain from running any rival affairs on or near Feb. 5. This rollicking romantic comedy of red army love not only tickles our own members, but interests the gen- eral working class public. Old and new clash sharply when the young Kombrig“ comes at the head of the Soviet troops to give the land to the poor farmers, and in the process falls in love with the (temporarily) con- servative daughter of the rich village priest. Besides the feature there is an inspiring picture of Russian indus- trial reconstruction called “Russia in Overalls.” Besides purely Russian in- dustry like the Baku oll fields, Volga fisheries, Ural smelters, etc., there are those in which American labor has participated and in which it is spe- cially interested—Kuzbas, the R. A. I. C. clothing factories backed by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, the F. S. R. farms and factory, etc. Both pictures for one price of admission, 50 cents. Program is continuous, 7 to 11 p. m., comrades can come any time, but should come early for good seats. Proceeds to DAILY WORKER and International Workers’ Aid. Financial proceeds will be divided between The DAILYe WORKER and the International Workers’ Aid. To make a real success of the show 7000 should attend, this means that every member and reader must bring five fellow workers to the show. A souvenir program will be printed, prices running from $20 to $3, for space. Every member is expected to get his party or Y. W. L. branch, his sick benefit society, and his local un- ion to take space. Local business men should also be approached. Informa- tion can be had from or sent to I. W. A. office, 19 S. Lincoln St. Tickets can be had, among twenty other stations, at I. W. A., 19 8. Lin- coln St.; Labor Defense Council, 166 W. Washington St.; Workers Party local office, 166 W. Washington St.; Workers Party national office, 1113 W. Washington St.; DAILY Wos. 1113 W. Washington St. It has therefore been ordered sé. 92 among the membership of the party. We consider that the first move of the present maneuvers was the extremely long-winded theses from both groups, the membership being unable to find any more serious differences of opin- ion in them unless special messengers of the majority and minority visit the membership and explain the differ- ences to them. What we note as the most serious difference of opinion is in relation to the work to be carried on under the slogan, ‘“farmer-labor party.” The minority desires to attach the main attention of our organization and its functioning on work to be carried on under that slogan, and to set the greatest hopes of the progress of the Communist movement on our labors under said slogan for the building of the farmer-labor party. The majority, we understand from its thesis, is en- deavoring to attain intensive work for the “bolshevization” of our party. If the intention of the majority, in its statement on the farmer-labor party question, is not to deny nor hinder work under the farmer-labor party slogan where there is a natural basis for it, or where that slogan proves | to be the most profitable in the cam- paign for a united front, then we sup- port the thesis of the C. E. C. major- ity in their general points, because they have nearer to the methods and viewpoints thru which we believe the “bolshevization” of our party can be accomplished. We hope that the as- piration of the C. E. C. majority is a true intention to strengthen and or- ganize our party (the aspiration to build from the bottom upwards), and that it endeavors to carry out this in- tention energetically, not allowing it- self to be continually disturbed by the internal politics of minority groups, artificially developed in part, seeking adventure and desiring positions of power; and in a manner so that the wholeness of our party can be pre- served to carry out these viewpoints. But we note at the same time, that regardless of numerous words neither one of the theses calls the attention of the membership to the many defects existing in the activities of our party, which attention would be of great im- portance in the organization work of our party. In our opinion it is high time for the membership to take a hand in the internal construction of our party and its arrangement, not as spectators viewing a _ cock-fight from the outside, but as the members of a communistic party who endeavor to form of their party a model and well functioning class struggle party. We can not be satisfied with the arrangement of affairs that has been in power in our party ever since its organization. During the existence of this arrangement nearly all of the working forces of the party and its economical ability has been attached ted the party work from above, while the party has been relatively small in membership and weak in its work- ing ability. In this unnatural situation the leadership of our party has the time, and in this arrangement of its —— 088 3 r * * 5 THE DAILY WORKER work it is compelled to overload the ability of the membership with pos- sible and impossible daily dec. larations, orders and demands. This is done in a manner where even the best of the member- ship does not have the time to acquaint itself with all the declara- tions, not to say anything of carrying them out in practice or getting larger masses acquainted with them. On the other hand it seems that the leader- ship of our party has always been afflicted with a form of leadership mania, which it attempts to apply to every possible and impossible act, and which governs all the declarations of our party and its instructions in man- eyivering. While we should endeavor and be able, with the superiority of our activites and our work among the lower strata, to earn the confidence of the proletariat and a leading position in its struggles, it has instead been characteristic with the leadership of our party to seek, thru newspaper de- clarations, organizations which it may lead, which as such is childish and in most cases sets up great obstacles to the work of those members who endeavor to build and strengthen the party up from the bottom. Thinking over the past tactics of our party, the supernatural centraliza- tion of forces in its governing organs, the waste of our economical abilities, and on the other hand our “leader- ship” maneuvers, we recall a certain seagoing vessel and its command. For its pride and for attracting outward attention a special fog-horn or whistle was placed on the boat. This whistle, when blown, took all the steam from the boilers. When the whistle was blown the propeller stopped turning. When it was necessary to proceed in a storm and fog, the propeller always ceased to turn because all the power was consumed by the whistle. Just as impossibe as it was for the command of the vessel to get the propeller of the ship to rotate by shouting to the firemen sweating in the coal bunkers, just so impossible it is to get the con- struction work of our party to make progress by declarations and decrees to the sweating membership of the party. Everything must be arranged propor- tionately. We are fully behind the viewpoints presented by the majority to build the party from the bottom upwards. We might use the words of Lenin, to build grain by grain.” But we are of the opinion that the first duty is to cleanse the party’s working machinery of all factional fights, entailing untold work and financial expenses, and of “pork-barrel” politics, Ww tures stamp their every move by our party machinery and make full success difficult in every attempt. We are of the opinion that it is necessary for the member- ship to pay more attention to the rég- ulation of the work of the C. E. C., its working program and its econ- omical policies, until we have reached the stage where the groupings which have been in effect with all their dis- astrous results shall disappear, and we shall have an effective well cen- shall dare and shall be able to use the rights it has enjoyed to the ex®tutive machinery of our among the membership in a manner party, which has,organized and direc-|that will gain their confidence. tralized ‘and capable C. E. C., which in the past In order to attain these — we presen t to the locals and the dis- trict conventions for consideration.and decision the following demands: b) That the coming national vention shall express its strong con- denmation of all groupings during periods between national conventions; that in selecting the C. E. C. it shall see that the C. E. C. is not elected on a group basis, and that the members of the C. E. C. shall be elected on the basis of the confidence which the members elected on the C. E. C. have earned from the membership by their work in the Communist movement, and not upon the basis of the heated passion that certain persons posses in seeking memberships on the C. E. C. and hold themselves privileged to belong to it on the basis of their birth- rights. b) That the coming the national convention shall decrease the member- ship of the C. E. C. to nine members, and in this manner shall aid us in securing a better céntralized, a more capable and more elastic C. E. C., which shall be composed of more mature Communistic elements and which shall function with less ex- pense. This C. E. C. shall be sufficient- ly large for the working committees and the machinery of the party and will have time to plan and prepare sufficient programs for the masses which our party has at its disposal. We deem, at the time, that in a small- er actual working machine of this kind there will not be time nor 80 many reasons for the continued group- ings. c) That membership on the C. E. C. shall not be dependent upon the pay roll of the party, so that members of the C. E. C. automatically feel that the membership on the committee is a guranteed position to earn their bread and butter, regardless of the needs of the party or the abilities of the party or the member. Let the principal condition for eligibility for membershig.on the C. E. C. be know- ledge of the Communist movement, the zeal to work for the Communist movement and the ability of the mem- ber, net taking into strict considera- tion the possibilities to work in the party offices. d) That in the arrangement of the practical party work the C. E. C. shall perform a thorough investigation, and that the aim in this investigation shall be to draw up a good clear working program, which shall be as simple as possible, and which shall be in ac- cordance and will go hand in hand with forces and the abilities of the party in its outward work. We ex- pect a very noticeable improvement in the national office in changing the working force for outside organization work, in so far as the funds of the party warrant and its ability make the latter possible. . @). The, Sic. of the district organ- ) not be dependent upon “pork-barrel politics,” which we be- lieve has been the cause of the pecul- iar work entailing and wasteful methods of continually shifting the district organizers, in the midst of which shifting it is impossible to take into consideration organization work based upon experience and acquaint- ance with the territory. The work of the district organizer must be trans- formed into actual organization work, so that it shall not be merely an office for duplicating the correspondence of the national office and collecting as- sessments from the membership. The work of the district organizer should be measured very accurately by the ing -esulte attained in each district in all che forms of our activities, such as the increase in the membership of our par- ty, the strengthening of the function- ing of the branches, the circulation of our papers and the distribution of literature, the progress of the work ſot the T. W. L. the progress of our work in the unions, etc. Such offices should not be supported, nor men kept on the pay roll, who do not show regular increases in these various forms of our activities. f) A better system must be attained in sending out speakers, so that the work carried on by the spoken work shall be transformed into actual organi- zation work, and not mergly trips to collect funds from the best centers of the party. The sending out of speak- ers, while it may be enlivened, should be arranged to take place by districts for systematic organization work, wherein the results shall not be meas- ured wholly by individual collections and the sacrifices of the party mem- bership, but by what has been accom- plished in building up new party units and in circulating literature and papers. g) The national office shall arrange its outward correspondence and its circularization work, as well as its general subscription campaigns, as centralized as possible, so that the duplication and the triplication of every new move of the party may be avoided, and the party membership shall not be exhausted by innumerable letters on the same subjects. Im- provements in this respect will save the party funds for more rational or- ganization work\and will bring about better regülts in the general campaign carried on by circular letters. h) The general campaigns by ap- peals to the membership and suppor- ters must be decreased, be better considered, so that each campaign will bring better results. i) In the outward propaganda work of our party all the attention of the party must be centered from time to time on the circulation of The DAILY WORKER, The Workers Monthly and party literature. The party should recognize that propaganda work thru this channel is superior to all othe methods, but when editing these in- struments of propaganda the purpose of these instruments should be borne in mind. The DAILY WORKER should be edited in a manner, so that the membership of the party and its sup- porters shall receive thru the paper an actual and a comprehensive illus- tration of the ty work, the relation of its strength and the general situa- tion both nationally and internation- ally. Sensational exaggeration should be avoided, for it leads the workers astray and when they get accustomed to see it they cease to have confidence in their own paper. We would con- sider it a good thing if those determin- ing ores . emsle ves from the methods of the bourgeoisie press, especially in the ‘instances where it before long carries its own revenge. The definitions of the C. I., as to what a workers’ paper should be, we con- sider especially fitting and can certi- fy thereto upon the basis of our own experience. j) In so far as serious situations causing crises among the party mem- bership cannot be avoided, on account of differences of opinion, or in other serfous situations, we would favor that occasional party bulletins be taken ad- vantage of, which. would be circulated only among membership thru the locals, instead that the party leaves ot The DAILY. * a oe * * a n ’ > * > . . : 1 * 2 — Monday, January 12, 1925 whe tate ot The DAILY WORKER, its most important propaganda and cam- paign instrument, and its working poselbilities among outsiders, depen- dent upon internal scuffles, very often like family quarrels, and their sad in- tuences. k) The party must attain a well considered program of book publish- ing, wherein the determining factor in the selection of books shall be, not some contingency, but the importance of the book in our party work; in publishing same our ‘publishing abil- ities, circulation efficiency atid as good a system as possible shall be consider- ed, so that the books can be prepared with the best economical possibilities and unden the closer control and ar- rangement of The DAILY WORKER. For the arrangement of a more effi- cient circulation of literature atten- tion must be given to the building of * its own circulation machinery, agency system and army of workers for The DAILY WORKER, and the circulation of all papers and literature must be- come a part of the’ y work, the executive part of whitch shall be this special agency system. The member- ship must be taught to understand, in a consistent manner, that the distribu- tion of papers and literature, is the most important party work and that the appointment of agents is compul- sory for each local. Other distribution methods shall be used in so far as they do not disturb the building up of this efficient army of agents. We submit the foregoing opinions for the consideration of the party membership and the district conven- tions, hoping that our viewpoints shall receive pertinent consideration, so that as many as possible of the sections enumerated above, which we consider important for the class strug- gle movement and the best interests of our party, shall be carried out to aid the futre wokk of the party. Let us build a well organized, powerful and capable party of the class struggle. Finnish Branch Workers Party, Superior, Wisc. Matti Tenhunen, Chairman Res. Com Kalle Rissanen, Chairman Br. Meeting Work ’Em Night and DN for Their . Own “Best Interest“ NEWARK, N. ig Jan. 11—Carter & English, leading Newark attorneys, have been engaged by a group of New Jersey manufacturers to fight the law forbidding night work for women be- tween 10 p. m. and 6 a. m. The law has been in effect since January 1, it was learned. Test cases will be supplied by New- ark and Jersey City laundries and Passaic woolen companies in the fight on the constitutionality of the law. A statement by J. Frank Andres, sec- retary-treasurer for the Industrial Council of Passaic Wool Manufactur- ers says that employers have been ad- vised by counsel to operate in defi- ance of the law and on the theory that the law was unconstitutional. Andres naively says that “in follow- ing this advice the members of the Industrial Council of Passaic Wool Manufacturers and other New Jersey employers with whom they are asso- ciated are actuated not only by their own needs, but the best interest of their employes.” Outstanding violators of the law are Botany Worsted Mills, Forstmann & Huffmann Co.; Gera Mills and Gar- field Worsted Mills, all members of the Passaic Industrial Council. By ISRAEL AMTER — September, 1923 an agricultural revealed that the agrarian crisis in the United States is no isolated phen- omenon. The narratives of the condi- tion of the poor peasants in Germany, exhibition was held in Moscow, an | Poland, Roumania, Hungary, of the exhibition embracing all agricultural | | downtrodden peasantry in China, Jap- products from every — of the an and Java, of the robbed peasants of lics. The exhibition, a inaaterplece of | ‘United States and Canada, demon- craftsmanship, was practically built | started that the big landowners, the with hammers} saws, and hatchets. The banks and the railways—and in the Russian worker is a skilled craftsman United States and Canada, also the —an artist in the use of the hatchet. elevator companies—form an alliance With this tool, edged with the keen- | to pillage the peasants and poor farm- ness of a razor, he pares down the trunk of a tree and impart to it the most beautiful forms. Every specta- tor was forced to admire the pictur- esque, bizarre futuristic forms of ki- osks and booths. No one could but admire the splendid Turkestan build- ing—a marved of beauty and form. As the first exhibition of this nature held in Soviet Russia, the board of directors of the exhibition conceived of the idea of inviting peasants’ and | | state. | 1 1 ers. The capitalist state by imposing high taxes helps further in the rob- bery. The crisis in world capitalist econ- omy that found one of its culminating points in the world war left the ag- rarian population in a deplorable The burden of the war—the loss of manpower the war loans and the subsequent taxes imposed—are crushing the peasants and poor farm- farmers organizations to send some of | their members to the exhibition in or- der that they might learn what the peasants of present-day Soviet Russia are doing and producing. Large num- bers of peasants not only from all over Soviet Russia but also from for- eign countries went to see the exhibi- tion. ,Then the idea arose that as so many nationalities were epresented,, | a meeting should be c. * of re- Presentatives of the vario national groups, in order to discuss the ag- rarian questions of their countries. Peasants’ International Is Born. ers. The capitalist government—the instrument of the financial and indus- trial barons—is used to keeping the peasants and the workers in subjec- tion. Revolts of peasants in Ruma- nia, Poland, Italy, in India, China and Java, against which the government used force, demonstrated beyond doubt that not the workers alone must face the force of the government when they enter into struggles, but the exploited peasantry as well. Farmers Exploited by Capitalists Comrade Varga gave a splendid analysis of the world situation im its This is now the First Congress ot the Peasants’ International was brought together. There were repres- entatives of about twenty countries present, not including the various states composing the Union of Social- ist Soviet Republics. Almost all the countries of Europe, and in additiop Java, China, Japan, Mexico and the United States were represented. The reports at the congress clearly | particular relation to the peasantry. He pointed out that the peasants and poor farmers face identically the same issue: even though they are two dif- ferent classes—the one, the workers, being proletarians, the others, the poor peasants, being ostensible land- “owners,” nonetheless they both are ex. Ploited by the capitalist class. They must, therefore, unite in their strug- gle against the capitalist class and the capitalist government, The Russian peasants, in particular Comrade Bedrenetz, an old Ukrainian peasant, told of the struggles that the Ukrainian peasants had conduc- ted against the big landowners. Point- ing to the ceiling of the palace of the czars, the Kremlin, in which the con- gress was held, he said: “The gold on that ceiling represents the tears and blood of millions of Russian peasants and workers.” Comrade Teodorovitch outlined the situation.of the Russian peasants un- der the czars, and the emendous progress that they have made under the Soviets. This was a picture of struggle, of misery and suffering into the light of liberty and power. Com- rade Zinoviev greeted the congress in the name of the Communist Inter- national and emphasized the necessity of the workers and poor peasants forming an intimate alliance for the fight against the capitalist class and capitalist state. This was not a congress of Com- munists: on the contrary, the major- ity of the participants in the congress were non-party peasants. The words of militancy and determination that came from the leaders of peasants’ or- ganization of Germany showed that poor peasants are being filled with revolutionary zeal. The main ques- tion was: how stall the struggle be conducted, what is the goal? Methods of struggle had to be evolved—and were evolved in the commissions. Weighted Down By Militarism Militarism is one of the heaviest curses resting upon peasant life. The peasant boys are obliged to spend two or three years in military service, thus depriving the peasantry of their most energetic producers. Capitalist war destroys millions of the best young men of the peasantry and im- poses upon the workers and poor peas- ants the whole burden of the war. The church is a powerful instrument for keeping the peasants subservient to the capitalists. Militarism and imper- Uniting the Farmers of the World for Victory ialism must be combatted; the peas- antry must be educated as to the nature of the church. The cooperatives, were endorsed: but they must be made organizations to support the struggles of the peas- ants. The revolutionary peasants must seek to secure control of the cooper- ativés and work in close cooperation with the workers’ coperatives in the cities. The women must be drawn into the struggle, for the wives of the workers and of the peasants are invaluable elements in the fight. ' The congress decided. to elect a council embracing the most important countries. An American and a Mexi- can comrade were elected to the coun- cil, which then elected a presidium. The Peasants’ International thus be- came a regularly constituted body, to conduct the work of mobilizing the revolutionary peasants of the entire world for the struggle against cap- italism, for the liberation of the work- ing masses and the establishment of workers’ and peasants’ power the world over. Movement Grows The Peasants’ International has made great progress since the date of its inauguration, Propaganda for the aims for which it stands was im- mediately conducted in all the coun- tries that had representatives at the congress. The French peasants, who were greeted with enthusiasm all over Moscow at the many meetings that were held in honor of the congress, began an energetic campaign thruout France. The French peasant, who is supposed to be one of the most pros- perous in the world, is saddled with debt from which he will never get free under the capitalist system. The Freneh peasants lost many of their men and sons in the war and none are more embittered at the results of the war than these self-same peasants. Furthermore, the French peasant, as the peasants of all countries, are held 1 the dis appointment, the bitterness and the crushing debts are the soil upon which the Peasants’ International will grow in France. In Poland, the Peasants’ Internation- al has made astonishing progress. Poland, a satellite of France is labor- ing under fearful debts, and a crush- ing military budget. In the latter item, she is subsidized by France— both against Soviet Russia and against the coming revolution in Germany. The recent arrest of Polish agents in Soviet Russia shows to what lengths Poland will go at the behest of her French masters. The Polish bourge- oisie have put the burden of the war debts and the military equipment on the shoulders of the workers and poor peasants. Hence the poor peasants are turning to the Peasants’ Internation- al as one of the most effective means of organizing their struggle for eman- cipation. In Germany, particularly in Wurt- temburg, where there are masses of poor peasants, the Peasants’ Interna- tional succeeded in solidifying the or- ganization of the poor peasants, and in creating a left wing in the old or- ganizations. The situation in Ger- many borders so close on the revolu- tionary, that the peasants as well as the workers are feeling the full brunt of the struggle. Hence the work of the Peasants’ International is making tremendous progress in Germany. One of the most important achieve- ments of the Peasants International was the linking up with it of the Croatian Peasants’ Party under the leadership of Raditch. The Peasants’ International knows the limitations of this peasant movement—but it al- so recognizes the power that this movement represents. Raditch is not a revolutionist, but he realizes.the trend of events. Raditch was ready to form a coalition government with the bourgeoisie, but when it was known that he had affiliated his Organization in the claws of the church. Hence, | to the Peasants’ International, not * Against Capitalism only was the prospect of the coalition roken, but Raditch was persecuted ‘nd not allowed to enter Jugosla via. jlonal is making progress among the peasants of China and Japan. The peas- ants of these two countries are hor- ribly oppressed. In Japan, there is a militant peasants’ organization. The Peasants’ International is carrying its slogans into these masses of peasants, and results are materializing. Splendid Field in America The. situation of the poor and ten- ant farmers of the United States and Canada, and of the peasants of Mexico and Central America, opens up a splendid field for the activities of the Peasants’ International. The white and black tenant farmers of the south- ern states are among the most op- pressed in this country. not organized to any extent. It is the mission of the Peasants’ International to organize these masses, to fill them with the spirit of fight for their Class interests, to point out the nature of American imperialism and militarism, to expose to them the manner in which they are bled by the landowners and storekeepers (who generally are the landowners), and the outrageous taxes they must pay. The agrarian crisis has been relieved by the past months of higher grain prices. On the contrary: the $600,000,000 that the farmers of this country are sup- posed to have earned above last year, has gone primarily into the pockets of the grain speculators. The crisis is so severe that Coolidge announced a study of the agrarian situation and declared that the first order of busi- ness for the short term of congress would be to “relieve the plight of the farmers.” Now that he has been safely reelected and American capitalism feels stroing, he has sabotaged the proposition. But even had he “stud- ied” the question, it is obvious that guard : American capitalism can and will do In the East, the Peasants’ Interna- They are. nothing for the — and tenant farmers. Slogans of Peasants’ International The slogans of the Peasants’ Inter. national are the only ones that will enable the poor and exploited peas- ants and farmers of the whole world to conduct the, struggle against the capitalist system of exploitation:. Against the landowners, because they are holding the land while the poor peasants are land hungry; Against the bnkers, railways and elevator companies, because they rob the poor peasants; Against the capitalist government, because it robs the peasants by exor- binant taxes, “liberty” ‘loans, etc. Against militarism, because it robs the peasants of years of work that must be devoted to military service; because war kills the most able, en- ergetic fathers and sons of the peas- ant class and brings untold suffering to the whole agricultural population; Against imperjalism, because it op- presses the peasants as well as the workers; because it conduct’ wars in the interests of the capitalists and places the burden, financially and physically, on the shoulders of the producing classes; For the united front of the workers and peasants, in the struggle against their exploitation * the capitalists government; For an alliance between the peas- ants’ cooperatives and the workers’ cooperatives in the cities; For the drawing of the women into the struggle, as invaluable allies in fight, since they are the worst suf- ferers from the exploitation of the peasant masses and from imperialist wars; For the establishment of a Workers’ and a Peasants’ Government and for the revolutionary struggle for its at- tainment as the only means of putting an end to exploitation and of safe- guarding the interests of the produe ing masses, * * tej ; * | ’ ’ 7 8 = . eo SSS = „ „ Hie AS _SERRES — —
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* . i is ee, OR e re —~oaeoa* @oeuar*s 2 * 8 — „ „ „ — — (Special to The Te Daily Worker) FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 11.—John L. Campos, secretary-treasurer of the Doffers’ Union and member of the exe- ecutive board of the United Textile Workers of America attacked the ten per cent wage cut announced by the Fall River cotton manufacturers* for their 25,000 employes: The United Textile Workers will stand for no reduction, says Campos. | Denouncing the employers for refus- ing to lay their cards on the table and show the cost conditions on which they base their wage reduction pro- gram Campos closed, saying: At least the United Textile Work- ers cannot consent or approve a re duction in wages, especially when it comes without the proper serious dis- cussion of the facts in our possession and which an impartial public should know.” The United Textile Workers con- tests the union field in Fall River with the American Federation of Textile Operatives, an independent ee tion. Views of Our Readers The Humble Patrician. To the DAILY WORKER:— A few days previous to the late national elec- tion I was looking out the window and saw on the opposite side of the street a seedy looking individual en- closed in a monument of rags. He shook like a victim having a con- gested chill. The weather was severe. Apparently he had no particular des- tination. The north wind whipped and whisted thru his threadbare garments. Hie feet were partly encased in a wornout pair of hob-nail shoes, all of which made him resemble a scarecrow on a pole waving in a Kansas cyclone. The poor fellow presented the scene of withered woe. After a few moments I remembered where I had seen once in my life the duplicate of such mel- ancholy distress. I recalled to my vision a painting I had seen fifty years ago, entitled “The Bleak Shores of Labrador in Mid-Winter.” Curiosity prompted me to get a closer view of that man and sympathy prompted an interview. I went out and by closer inspection discovered on the lapel. his coat a badge which read: Cool With Coolidge * John S. Murphy, Panceisburg, West Va. Won't Rob Workers. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—4 railroad man accosted by two armed St. Louis high- waymen dropped his overalls as he held his hands up. What's in that package?” demanded one of the des- perados. Just my work clothes,” was the reply. “Oh, lord,” exclaimed the pair, we're not robbing workingmen. Go on home.” a month since August, 1924. REVIEW OF FOREIGN LABOR STATUS SHOWS INSTABILITY OF CAPITALISM THE WORLD OVER By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press industrial Editor) In Austria unemployment has been increasing approximately 10 per cent The number of subsidized unemployed on Dec. 15 was 116,000 in a nation with a population considerably less than New York City, The large number of suicides and tragedies which marked New Year’s eve was attributed by the capitalist press to the difficult times the Austrians are experiencing. In Belgium the coal mines were shut down by'a hard fought strike by which the miners won an 8 per cent increase. spite of the steadily mounting cost of living. In Denmark the number of unem- ployed has increased seasonally from 20,000 in November to 27,000 in De- cember. In the same month a year ago there were 32,300 unemployed. In Greece the large number of un- employed Armenian and Greek re- fugees from Turkey made it easy for the government to break strikes in 1923 and 1924 without important con- cessions to labor. As a result wages failed to keep pace with the cost of living which is still advancing. In Lithuania wages of farm labor- ers are lower than a year ago with farmers finding it difficult to pay ex- penses and taxes. In Norway the end of widespread labor conflicts has been followed by an increase in industrial operations. In Poland strikes have been fre- quent during 1924. In spite of this fact foreign capital has been increas- ing its hold, coming especially from Italy and Great Britain. In Portugal labor disturbances are reported common. In Roumania labor is suffering trom a severe depression with manufactur- ing industries running at 50 per cent capacity. In South Africa unemployment is prevalent with both the national and the local governments attempting projects to furnish employment. The banks and mines are. paying generous dividends. The gold mines report profits 25 per cent greater than 1923, having introduced efficiency methods to speed up productivity. In Sweden employers decided to tile workers to combat demands for wage increases. Lockouts of other trades are expected and it is expect- ed that 65 per cent of Sweden's or- ganized labor will be affected. The government has appointed an arbitra- tion commission. In Taylorville. TAYLORVILLE, II., Jan. 11—The re- sults from the election for officials of the United Mine Workers’ of America in Local 2513 shows: Lewis, 94; George Voyzey, 333; Murray, 94; Staples, 314; Green, 158, Nearing, 240. OUR DAILY 111 PATTERNS 4973 PRACTICAL UNDERWEAR. 4973. Batiste, cambric, satin, crepe, radium silk or crepe de chine may be used for this model. It may also be made of dress materials, succh as faille, satin, velvet or flannel, and worn under a tunic. The pattern is cut in four sizes: Small, 34-36; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 2% yards of 36-inch material. The width at the foot is 1% yard. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. IN ORDERING YOUR PATTERN Wan BE SURE TO MENTION THE SIZE YOU WANT IT IN. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our 2 FALL & WINTER 1024 ’ — 0 A PRACTICAL GARMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. 4568. Here is a style that will ap- peal to the busy mother of little children, especially those of the “creeper” age. This design provides a convenient closing at the inner seam, which is very practical for children below 2 years of age. The garment may also be made with this seam closed, for the back is in drop style. The pattern is cut in three sizes: 6 months, 1 and 2 years. A 6-months size requires 1% yard of 36-inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. IN ORDERING YOUR PATTERN BE SURE TO MENTION THE SIZE ‘YOU WANT IT IN. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO DATE FALL & WINTER 1924- 1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. Address: The DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, in NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—The tterns being * ORKER — K— department are fur - nished by a New York firm of pattern turers. Orders are forwarded by ufac DAILY ORS, does not keep a stock of patterns on hand. Delivery of terns — od will take at least a a the date of mailing th In Bulgaria wages remained low in lockout 100,000 metal trades and tex- ‘ : | CAPPELLINI PROMISES, 1 MINERS FIND THEY ARE EMPTY SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 11-—The seriousness of the unofficial anthra- cite strike situation in District 1 of the United Mine Workers has led President Rinaldo Cappellini to offer the strikers the best terms he has offered since the strike began. The terms, conditional on the men returning to work, are: Prompt action by concilliation board on grievances which caused the strike. Full restoration of charters and funds held up by the international union when the charters were lifted. Complete amnesty of all leaders of the strike. Strikers opposing the Cappellini plan said it carried no certain as- surance that grievances would ac- tually be adjusted, but was only a pledge that the grievances, which ate of long standing, would be “taken up.” * THE DAILY WORKER 5 ee LOS ANGELES COMRADES TO BRING TO RUSSIA MOST MODERN BUILDING MACHINERY AND START COOPERATIVE BRITISH MENACE U. S.GRIP ON COTTON MARKET Migration me Negroes Causes Labor Shortage (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—The continued migration of the Negroes from southern states to northern in- dustrial cities, endangering America’s dominance of the world cotton mar- ket, a report issued by the agricultur- al bureau of the chamber of com- merce of the United States shows. “Due to a steady migration of cot ton belt Negroes to industrial cen- ters of the north and east, there has developed an acute labor shortage in this region of the Usited States,” says the report. The report shows a steady decline in the production of cotton in this country, and increased produc- tion by foreign countries. Another cause given for the decline is the spread of the boll weavel. One of the strongest competitors of the United States cotton producers ts the ring of cotton growers backed by the British imperialist, Baldwin government. The British government recently suppressed an uprising of Sudanese cotton growers in Egypt who rebelled against the conditions of slavery which exist on the British cotton plantations along the Nile. When et an “Ad” for the DAILY KER. ou buy, O “DAILY NEWS” CONDONES MUSSOLINI OUTRAGES WHILE IT WEAVES WEB OF LIES AGAINST SOVIET RUSSIA) in Burope. Hiram K. Moderwell, and F. A. Mackenzie are the two men, The exigencies of their duties (as brass checkers) requires that both lie like hell, the former in glossing over the outrages of fascism and the latter in trumping up lies about Sovie Russia. In the issue of January 7, Moderwell has a dispatch dealing with Mus- solini’s most recent effort to remain in power. He consumes most of the space in dilating on the fasciét pro-“ a program which as we know, they are putting into effect thru persecu- tion, terrorism and murder. But the dispatch gives no inkling of such things. However, it explains that Mussolini has been compelled to dis- perse 95 political bodies, make 111 arrests, suppress 25 opposition organ- izations and search 655 homes and offices, in order to “prevent.pjots and seditions.” The whole article pur- ports to place these acts in the most defensible and legitimate light. Al- tho the most undisguised terrorism is being used to intimidate the people, Moderwell affects to maintain at at- titude of benevolent neutrality. The much vaunted American hatred of tyranny—which his fellow correspon- dent so hypocritically parades when he deals with the Communist govern- ment of Russié—does not stir in Moderwell at the sight of violent ex- cesses of the fascisti He is fully agreed that Italian capitalism must be saved at all costs. The last para- graph of his dispatch is illustrative of attitude. He writes: “The govern- ment’s recent measures, tho unusual, has not been unconstitutional, because they have been based on broad inter- pretations of existing laws.” One of the days the Italian prole- tariat will rise and overthrow Mus- solini with a similar disregard for existing laws. And then Moderwell and others of his prostituted profes- sion will not deal of it in terms of Yenevolent neutrality, but in terms of »pposition, hate and abuse. Mackenzie's article, which was pub- lished in the same issue with Moder- well's, is strongly reminiscent of the days of 1918 when the panic-stricken bourgeois press knew no limits in its attacks on Soviet Russia. Mackenzie sheds bitter tears over the sad lot of political prisoners in Russia. After the manner of the most approvel fic- tion writers, he goes into great de- tail in describing prison life on a lonely island in the White Sea—which place he admits never having visited. Nevertheless, this does not prevent him from giving minute discriptions of the inhuman treatment accorded the prisoners by their ferocious Communist guards. It cannot be denied that Mackenzie has a fertile imagination, but he should exercise more discretion in trying to pan fiction off as truth. Unfortunately for him, innumerable observers and visitors in Russia have testified that the prison system there is the most human in the world, and that both penal and political prisoners are ac- corded the best treatment. In fact if Mackenzie were to be truthful, he would have to report that which he as well as everyone who has been in Russia has observed, namely that it is less afflicted with crime than any other country in the world. But, of course, that sort of news, while pos- sessing the incidental merit of being true, Wena i unacceptable to the > ; gram for complete national control, The “Daily News,” largest of Chicago evening papers, has frequently found occasion to boast about the fact that it maintains special correspon- dents in all the important centers of Europe to relay the foreign news. Evi- dently the ordinary lies furnished by the syndicated press service are not strong enough for the Daily News so it Hires men to write as per instruction. At present, two of its servants, men of considerable journalistic fame, are vying with each other in giving a good capitalist version of developments | CHICAGO CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY Candidates nominated by the Workers (Communist) Party for the spring S elections are as 3rd ag N Doty, candi- date; R. Minor and Gordon Owens, captains, Branches participating: South Side English, Englewood Eng- lish, South Side Scandinavian and. Polish South Side. 1ith WARD—Victor Zokaitis, can- didate; J. Manus, captain. Branches participating: Lithuanian No. 65, South Slav No. 1, Ukrainian No. 1, and V. W. L. No. 3. 22nd WARD—L. Cejka, candidate; A. Overgaard, captain. Branches participating: Czecho-Slovak Nos. 1 and 3, Lithuanian No. 5, V. W. . No. 4, Lithuanian No. 77, Douglas Park Jewish. 24th WARD—H. Epstein, candi- date; William F. Kruse, captain. Branches pasticipating: D. P. Eng- lish, Italian West Side No. 2 and V. W. L. No, 1. 28th WARD—N. Dozenberg, candi- date; W. Ozol, captain. Branches participating: Lettish and West Side Scandinavian. 32nd WARD—Peter M. Lucas, candidate; M. A. Stolar, captain. Branches participating: Ukrainian L. No. 5. 33rd WARD—J. L. Engdahl, can- didate; N. J. Christensen, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Eng- lish, Karl Marx Scandinavian, and the Armenian Branch. 34th WARD—Harry Brooker, can- didate; l. L. Davidson, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Jew- ish, Italian Terra Cotta, Y. W. L. No. 6, and the Roumanian Branch. 44th WARD—J. W. Johnstone, candidate; Walt Carmon, captain. Branches participating: Finnish, Lakeview, Scandinavian, North Side English, German and Y. W. L. Aue The Sat, ae 45 Daily News. It must have anti-Com- munist news or nothing at all. Per- haps that it why it: withthrew Mackenzie from Russia, where he was under some external compulsion to send out facts and not lies. Comrades reading Mackenzie's ar- ticles will experience a haunting sense of familiarity—a sense of having read the same sort of stuff before—and in the very same paper. Perhaps it will stimulate their recollections to re- mind them of the lurid and ill- fated stories by the ex-sleuth Spolansky. No. 1, Polish N. &., Russian, V. W474 _ * 66 BS: ae (Speci Workers’ Republic. gress of the Union of Socialist Soviet nr — ß Oe 1 * 7 - +--+ — 4 . : to The Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jani 11.—The overwhelming desire of the whole capitalist world is: to see Russia poor and suffering. They fear nothing so much as the progress and prosperity of the first The days of capitalism, to a great extent depend upon the ratio of pro- Republics. sia will be the unatiswerable argu- ment against capitalist exploitation and oppression. That is why it should be the aim of every class con- scious worker to do all in his power to help to make the workers’ republic impregnable, to assist in its re.con- struction, thus hastening the day of the universal emancipation of the workers. | The above consideration was the main reason for the organization of the Technical Aid Society to Soviet Russia which has sent many well- equipped groups to Russia and the same reasons has also inspired a number of workers in the building trades of Los Angeles, Calif. to organ- ize a co-operative building group, with the object of migrating to Russia, taking along with them the most mod- ern machinery used in the building in. dustry as well as introducing Ameri- can methods and labor saving devices. The group is known as the Russia- American Construction Co-operation, code name, “Racco.” The group de cided to limit ite membership to fifty workers, and thot one thousand dol. lars per member the minimum share. Outside of this sum each member will have to pay his own and his family’s (if any) traveling and other expenses. An application fee of $10 is required to cover incidental expenses in con- nection with the organization work. The group will consist. of workers n every branch of the building trades such as: Masons, bricklayers, carpen- ters, plumbers, plasterers, electric ians, painters, machinists, etc. We are organizing this group under the guid- ance of the Technical Aid Society and the central office of same will have the final arrangements of departure in their hands. We invite all comrades who are in a position to join us to communicate at once with the group secretary, A. J. Lipshitz, 942 Pasadena Ave., South Los Angeles, Calif. Write in any language you wish your letter will receive prompt and careful considera. tion and since we are contemplating going as soon as possible, those who wish to join should act promptly. Needless to say that comrades of nf nationalities are welcome. Interested comrades will be supplied with a copy ſotf our rules provisionally compiled. Final rules and regulations will be in accordance and subject to the ap- proval of central office and the laws jot Soviet Russia. As free, happy and prosperous Rus- Your Union Meeting | SECOND MONDAY, JAN. 12, 1925 Name of Local and Meeting Place Boiler eon. 5324 8. Halsted St. rhage Joint Ex. Board, ist Brewery Workers’ 1700 W. 21 t St. 1 Bridge and Structural Iron Work- ers, 910 W. Monroe St. 1 3420 W. Roose- Cap Makers, 4003 . Road. Carpenters, 2705 W Carpenters, 4039 W. ‘arpenters, 2040 W. ‘arpenters, 8. C., 9139 Commercial Carpenters, 606 8. nters, Carpenters, 222 N carpenters, 2040 i St., Wauke- orth Ave. Th 8. (Marine), 601 Capitol 4643 S. Halsted St. 311 8. Ashland Ave. 180 W. Washington St. 180 W. Washington St. (R. R.), 2433 W. Roose- oe. „ 3900 W. North men * Enginemen, 5058 Wentworth Ave. Firemen and Oilers, 175 W. Wash. Gardeners and orists, Neidog's Hall, in Hotel and Restaurant Empl's gg E. Bd., 166 W. Washington, 3 p. m Ladies’ Garment, 328 W. Van Buren 74 Lathers, 725 8. estern Ave. ongshoremen, 355 N. Clark St. fachinists Dis. Council, 118 8. Ash- Conf. Bd., 119 S. Throop nters, 3316 W. North Ave. 19 W. Adams St. Madison and 6th Ave. „ llith and Michigan Ave. Painters, 2432 S. Kedzie Ave. Painters, 20 W. Randolph St. Railway Carmen, Cicero and Supe- rior. Railway Carmen, 6252 8. Ashland. Railway Carmen, 88th and Com- mercial. 2 Carmen, did and Balti- Dis. 165 Rallway Clerks’ son oe Clerks, 549 W. Washing- St. By Bn Clerks, 165 W. Madison St. Railway Clerks, Madison and Sac- ramento Railway Clerks, 76th and Drexel. Rallway Clerks, 549 W. Washing- ton Bivd. ee 1 2900 W. North 9:30 a Retail Clerks, Ashland. Sailors’ P of Great Lakes, 255 N. Clark Scientific City Hall, 71 Bignalmen, 2100 W. bis — 323 Collins I Jolet. 3833 220 8. Ashland Blvd. T Union Label 8 3 166 W. —_ » Council, "en Buren and Workers, $30 ‘Typoneaghical, 180 W. Washington D ashin 552 otherwise stated 1 meetings are at 8 p. m.) When you buy, get an “Ad.” S. L. P. OFFICIALS AT THEIR BALL STOP COLLECTIONS OF FUNDS FOR PROLET ARIAN VICTIMS IN EUROPE The following letter was received by the International Workers’ Aid with the request that it be forwarded to the DAILY WORKER for publication. The writer protests against the S. L. P.’s refusal to co-operate with class conscious movements to raise relief funds for proletarian victims of capital- ism. The letter is self-explanatory. We publish it in full: International Workers’ Aid:—Find enclosed $24.00 which I personally believe the most should go to Germany. All our efforts should be concen- Watch for the Special First Anniversary Edition of the DAILY WORKER January 13, 1925 Building Trades Fight Wage Cuts TORONTO, Jan. 11—Bricklayers and carpenters in Toronto are fighting wage cuts. The attack on the Car- penters appear suspended but the em- ployers are pushing their campaign against the bricklayers. “It is not a case of a reduction in wages,” says Joe Bamber, union secretary, “but a reduction in the standard of living.” Bamber declares that present wages are lower than in the border towns of the United States and are driving men across the line. “The result,” he says, “is that southern Europeans are being brought in, and they are under- mining us and cutting our standard of living.” bn He Must Be Fact Blind. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 11.—President Clarkinson of the St. Louis chamber of commerce in a statement says he expects a continuation of the “present unprecedented wave of prosperity” for 1925. Maybe he has not seen the overcrowded flophouses and the em- ployment offices flooded with jobless. Maybe he only associates with boot- leggers. “Polikushka” is coming to Gertner's Independent Theater, Jan. 15. JOBLESS WORKERS JAM JAIL ON COLD WINTER NIGHTS headquarters where they were locked ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—A bitterly cold night found the St. Louis municipal lodging house overflowing. Late applicants were referred to central police 15 at their own request. 1 trated on Germany to bring about a change in the government and bring them nearer to Russia. That will be the greatest moral influence on the rest of the workers of the world. I am an S. L. P. man (on the out- side.) I visited the S. L. P. concert and ball and hoped to collect some money for the imprisoned revolution- ists to whom the S. L. P. should show their sympathy, but as soon as I re- ceived a few donations from five members amounting to $1.15 the Sher- lock (Shylock) Holmes of the S. L. P., Adolph Orange came over to me and told me to stop. When I asked him to give me his reason, he shout- ed “Stop it and that’s all.” And when I remarked to him that he has some class-conscious international solidarity, he told me with anger and blood in his eyes and face, “If you don't stop I'll throw you out.” Be- ing there with my family and friends I was forced to surrender. I want to add here that after the Bolshevik revolution I went over to see the 8. L. P. national secretary, Arnold Peterson, and asked him to start a fund in the “Weekly People” for Russia and offered him $5.00 for a start, but he answered it was not necessary as they control the govern- ment and its resources and afterwards frealizing that Russia is really in desperate need, and that the S. L. P. aside from not participating in aiding Russia attacked the Friends of Soviet Russia, I kept silent about A. Peterson’s reply. But A. Orange’s act overfilled the cup and I must pro- test. What is the S. L. P. doing for the international victims of the white ter- ror? I fully agree with the S. L. P. principles and tactics but its methods to enforce them are disgusting and therefore, I dropped out of that or- ganization. But I am still active on the outside over whom they have no control. Yours for International Sol idarity, L. Platt, New York City. Aue, L. Geil teas ps es roa SACCO-VANZETTI DEFENSE FUND Early Friends Assist Labor Leader (By The Federated Press) PLYMOUTH, Mass., Jan. 11. -Der rando Brini thinks of Bartolomeo Vanzetti with great affection. Van zetti encouraged him most when he began to study his beloved violin. For seven years Vanzetti, who with Nicola Sacco is still fighting to prove their innocence of the murder and robbery for which they are impris- oned, lived with the Brinis in quaint old Plymouth, Mass. Beltrando was a boy of.thirteen helping Vanzetti to peddle eels. Beltrando was one of the eighteen important alibi witnesses in the Italian workers’ first trial. Beltrando is a sensitive youth of seventeen now and remembers regret. fully that the last time he saw Van- W. zetti before the detectives took him was the occasion on which Vanzetti politely scolded him for jumping into a neighbor’s garden for the “ricky” with which Beltrando and other boys were playing. 4 Belthrando has seen Vanzetti in Charlestown prison and receives letters from his friend re- joicing in his success with his music. Beltrando is in great demand as a i violinist in Plymouth even tho he plays no jazz. He wants to go on with his music in Boston after he grau- ates from high school this year. Against Fascisti. Beltrando cannot understand how a man so kind and thotful could be ac- cused of the crimes for which Van. zetti was convicted. He says he real- izes now the difference between his school teachings and the actuality of American justice. He participated eagerly in a school debate in which he argued against the Italian fascisti. J asked my friends before the de bate whether they believed in the fas- cisti,” he tells, “and they said they did. But when I asked them after- wards, they said they didn’t at all any more. I hope I helped to change the teacher's attitude, too.” Vanzetti Led Strike. Vanzetti worked for a time in the Plymouth Cordage Co.’s mill where Beltrando’s father has worked over 20 years. Vanzetti was a leader of the great strike in the big cordage and binder twine plant. Beltrando’s mother works all day in American Woolen Co. She leaves the house at 7 a. m. and returns after 6 p. m. to cook dinner for the fam. ily, which includes a younger sister, Zora. The older girl, Lefevre, is a young bride living nearby. Her hus- band works at the cordage mill for $20 weekly. Lefevre proudly shows visitors the beautiful inlaid wood mosaic treasure box Vanzetti sent her for her wedding and the lovely note he wrote. She wonders why so generous a man, one who had been part of their family really, should be taken for a robber and killer. “He left his money lying about his room,” she relates. “Once he lost a purse of $100, he was 80 careless, even tho he did not have much.” Beltrando’s mother corresponds with Vanzetti’s sister in Piemonte. Italy. The sister writes that she is well but her heart hurts her that he brother is still in prison in spite of his friends’ four years effort to win a new trial and possible release for him. Father Brini goes out every Sun day, even after working night and day at the mill, collecting funds to help continue the fight for Sacco and for Vanzetti. The Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Com mittee’s address is Box 93, Hanover St. Station, Boston, Mass. WANTED A few copies of The Weekly Worker for April 7, 1923. Address, Hammers. mark, e. o. The DAILY WORKER. PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. 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Fg WORKER. d by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1118 Ww Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ml. (Phone: Monroe 4712) ’ SUBSCRIPTION RATES , 32.00. L months ö By mall (in Chicago only): 22 0 per year $4.50....6 months $2.60...3 months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Bivd. . LOUIS ENGDAHL _ WILLIAM F DUNNE} meters MORITZ J. LOEB. . Business Manager Chicago, Iilinels . Entered as second-class mail Sept. 21, 1923, at the Post- Office at Chicago, III., under the act of March 3, 1879. 290 Advertising rates on application Hughes Makes His Exit One of the worst enemies of Soviet Russia in the Coolidge administration at Washington is getting out. Charles Evans Hughes, secretary of state, has handed his resignation to the president. Sam Gompers, the late head of the American Federation of Labor, ally of Hughes against the First Workers’ Republic, was removed by death. Hughes retires to make money as a corporation lawyer. The out- look for the recognition of Soviet Russia grows brighter. Coolidge has picked another corporation lawyer, Frank B. Kellogg, to succeed Hughes. Kellogg and g Hughes are two lawyers of the same stripe. They f both won political prominence thru fooling the voters. Hughes attacked the big insurance companies and became governor of New York state. But later he was considered “safe” enough to go on the United States supreme court, and in 1916 he ‘was the republican candidate for president. Altho Hughes was defeated, Harding, four years later, made him secretary of state; perhaps the best agent American imperialism has ever had. He was, better known as the “secretary of oil.” Kellogg also carried on a fake attack against big business. He was a “trust buster” under ‘ Roosevelt. The popularity he won as a would-be smasher of big business combines sent him to the U. S. senate. But the workers and farmers in Min- nesota woke up sufficiently to retire him and elect a farmer-laborite in his stead. Big capitalism takes care of its servants, however. Kellogg was sent as American ambassador to London, and now he is to be secretary of state. Kellogg will be a good secretary of state for American imperialism. If Kellogg is told to con- tinue the Hughes’ policies against Soviet Russia he will do so, like any good office boy of the big business interests. If Wall Street feels that it is | losing out to western Europe in capturing the trade J of the First Workers’ Republic, then Kellogg will ; be ordered to get in closer touch, than Hughes ever 7 did, with Senator Borah, head of the foreign rela- tions committee, who has been an ardent advocate of the recognition of and the opening of trade rela- tions with Soviet, Russia. Borah has his own ideas about what the foreign relations of the United States should be. Big busi- ness isn’t worried that Borah has an opportunity to give voice to these ideas on the floor of the senate. It has the secretary of state’s office, which carries policies into effect, in its own grip. All of which shows what a cleverly: arranged organization the American capitalist state really is. Hughes is defeated for president. But for four years he has been one of the most powerful figures in the capitalist state. Kellogg was overwhelming- ly repudiated by the workers and farmers of his own state. But now he rises to a position, third in line for the presidency. If President Coolidge and Vice-President Dawes should die, or become in- capacitated, Kellogg would become president. An- other similar instance is that of William Howard Taft, chief justice of the United States supreme court. Taft suffered a crushing defeat for the presi- ~dency in 1912, carrying only two states. But he Was raised to a position where he now has a veto power over the acts of congress itself. With these changes made in the president’s cab inet, the exploited workers and poor farmers every where must intensify their agitation for full recog nition of Soviet Russia; for the opening of trad relations with the First Workers’ Republic. Bu this struggle should also teach all labor that com plete victory finally comes only thru the abolition of the capitalist state, and the creation of Soviet rule in its stead. In place of the Wall Street rule of Coolidge, Hughes and Kellogg, the liberating rule of the whole working class. President John L. Lewis can read the handwrit- ing on the wall in the figures showing the results of the elections in various miners’ unions over the country. Reaction is getting some stiff jolts. If the progressive miners keep up their excellent work, reaction will soon be hanging on the ropes. It ought te be a real knockout. Harr is ba⸗ „M. 1 ousted attorney general, en Washington attending receptions at the Wh 2 House. And then the kept press wonders the crime wave is rising higher and higher. | Just as if the little fellows weren't entitled to their petty plunder as well as the big thieves with their rich hawls. Tomorrow the DAILY WORKE R starts making | history for its “second year.” Get behind Daily and help. your Every day get a “sub” for the DAILY WORKER and a member for the Workers Party. I ee ee. _TH Child Labor The Mansfield News (Ohio) is against the pro- posed child labor amendment. It calls it the “com- pulsory idleness amendment.” Our contemporary has learned that the DAILY WORKER favors the amendment and quotes the following from the Workers Party statement on the question, unap- provingly : To compel“he legislatures to immediately vatify the child labor amendment to the constitution. Compel the state and federal legislatures to pass a law providing for full government maintenance of all school children of workers and poor farmers, without which, the Workers Party declares, a child labor law would be useless.” What angers the plute sheet is the Workers Party demand that the money to provide for the maintenance of poor school children should come =! out of the pockets of the rich thru a tax on high incomes. This is considered pernicious and a step “in the direction of the Communist organization of the nation.” The capitalists do not want any ren in- terference with the business of turning the flesh and blood of little children into dollars. They do not object to government aid, however, when sol- diers and police are needed to break strikes. When the government is urged to depart from its mission of looking af ter the interests of the capitalists sole- ly, even for such a small reform as the child labor amendment, the money barons rogr with anger and declare that the home and the family and all the workers are endangered because they may not be allowed to exploit the labor of youth to their heart’s content. There will be child labor so long as capitalism exists. Only the establishment of a Communist society will bring an end to the exploitation of human beings, old and young. The last day of the, first year of the DAILY WORKER. Tomorrow we start the second year. Let all readers of the DAILY WORKER pledge themselves to help make it a big year. | The Klan and Kansas The supreme court of the state of Kansas has delivered a decision which makes it rather difficult for the ku klux klan to function in that part of the United States of America. The court issued an order ousting the klan from the state, but curiously enough, the decision was not based on the crimes committed by the klan but on the highly technical provision in the state law pro- hibiting purchase of lodge paraphernalia and sup- plies without a charter in Kansas. Scores of lodges have been functioning in Kan- sas for years in violation of this law, but it was not invoked until now. The klan seems to be out of luck in Kansas. It does not fit somehow. Down in Herrin, Illinois, it got in right with the coal operators and the bankers and the governor. No danger of the kluxers of southern Illinois getting bounced be- cause they happen to overlook such a little thing as a law. We fear that the imperial wizard in Atlanta was too drunk or too busy running his bawdy ventures to pay enough attention to his incompe- tent kleagles in Kansas. Perhaps the lads were not properly initiated in the art of tarring and feathering strikers, raiding the homes of workers and in general making themselves agreeable to the capitalists. Of one thing we are certain. The capitalists in ‘Kansas do not find its kluxers an asset. The British are not willing to give General Dawes credit for concocting the Dawes plan. The point is that Dawes got the credit and cashed in on it in the last election. Now We Can Eat Sardines Again A great part of the publicity which arose over che work of our brother party in France, strangely took the form of a “red menace”*in the form of a trike of fisherfolk and cannery workers in the ardine industry at the village of Douarnenez hich lasted six weeks and was led by a Commun- t mayor. The Communist mayor led the pickets and even ter arrest by provincial police, managed to get ick into the fight, was wounded seriously by endarmes and made an issue in the French par- ament of himself, the strike, and the cust of liy- ng which caused it. Communist agitation ic aroused all France over strike of the sardine workers of Douarnenez. in the village itself everything was in turmoil— % the eyes of the bourgeoisie, the mayor declared hat strikers would pay no rent, stopped evictions, confiscated food from merchants, and generally up- set all the sacred traditions of capitalism. Now, we are glad to say, the dignified ministry of labor at Paris has announced that the sardine workers won the strike. They get an increase of 25 centimes an hour. It was not a revolutionary demand, but the struggle was conducted in a revo- lutionary way. The workers of all the world heard about it. Now that Communist tactics won the strike, we can eat sardines again. It is reported in Berlin that Henry Ford is fin- ancing the Grand Duke ¢ ‘yril’s aspirations to the | throne of the Romanoff’s. Perhaps Henry will put wings on his flivvers and give the duke “that thrill that comes once in a lifetime.” It will be his last | thrill if he ever runs fonl of the giving end of a Russian rifle. Get a member for the Workers Party and a new subscription for the DAILY WORKER. ' E DAILY. WORK ER (Special to * Daily Worker) Seven years’ “independence” of the Esthonian shopkeepers and profiteers, seven years of dastardly crimes. shoot- ing and persecution of the revolution- ary workers of Esthonia. This is the record of those seven years. 1919. As soon as they got into power, the capitalist rulers of Esthonia cele- brated the triumph of their “independ- ent fatherland” by a series of out- rageous murders. In the autumn of 1919, the police and secret service men raided the first congress of the Esthonian trade unions, arresting 102 delegates of the congress, representa. tives of the different trade unions, 76 fof them were driven to the Russo-Es- thonian border and put in the very front of the battle line and compelled to run forward, towards the Red Army posts. At the same time, firing was started by artillery in the direction of the Russian border in order to pro- voke the Red Army detachments to shoot, and it was only a happy chance that the Esthonian comrades man- aged to reach the Red Army fore posts in safety. The remaining 26 were ar- rested labor leaders were brought at night to Izborsk where they were bru- tally murdered by the Esthonian mar- auders. 1920. In view of the growing revolution- ary consciousness among the working masses, the pseudo-democratic govern- ment suppressed a number of trade union organizations, and at Reval, Dor- pat and other places, hundreds of la. bor leaders were thrown into jail. 1921. Other revolutionary workers were arrested by the secret police, and in the summer of the same year 115 workers belonging to revolutionary, trade union, co-operative, sport and other labor organizations were put on trial. The majority of the accused were sentenced by the military dis- trict court to eight, ten and twenty years’ penal servitude. 1922 and 1923. New sacrifices were exacted from the working class of Esthonia. In 1922, the working class thruout the world was shocked by the news of the murder of the leader of the Esthon- ian revolutionary movement, Comrade Kingisepp, who was shot within 14 hours of his arrest. In connection with the murder of Comrade Kingisepp, there were whole- sale raids and domiciliary searches and about 80 new victims were thrown nto the dungeons, for long terms of ‘letention. In 1923, Vi in the person of — nember of the E. C. of the party and & prominent organizer of the masses He was capturéd and murdered inthe street by an Esthonian secret police agent, who shot him down on the spot. The bourgeois press tried to hush up the murder, pretending that it was “purely accidental,” that Comrade Kreuks had resisted the police when being arrested in the street, and so on. 1924, The current year was started by the Esthonian executioners with a number of new crimes. The economic and pol itical position of the Estonian bour geoisie which loses ground day by da) the total economic collapse, the shar) antagonism among the ruling cliques on the one hand, and unemployment, high cost of living and growing discon- tent among the masses on the other hand, drive the Esthonian shopkeep- ers and profiteers to new prosecutions directed against the labor movement Only à couple of months ago, a young student was sentenced to penal servi- tude for life just because a bundle of Communist literature had been found on him. Only a week ago two work- ers were executed for the imere ut tempt, to aid political prisoners in their escape from the Reval jail. The Accused in the Trial of 149. They consist of the best and most devoted leaders of the labor move ment in Esthonia. Along with a score of active rank and file workers we lind in the list of the accused tu tlhe isthonian trial the names of pro- inont leaders of the/ labor organisa ons: 1. Janson, Member of ‘he Board of the UEsthonian Trade Un Alexunder --- Laborer’s Union. 4. Keerdo, Paul — Secretary of the Esthonian Trade Union Council. 5. Tomp, Jan--Chairman of the Es- thonian Trade Union Council. The above five comrades were mem. bers of the National Assembly. 6. Hanesen, August—Chairman of the Agricultural Laborer’s Union. ‘7. Kask, Nadis—Trade Union organ- izer. 8. Leyman, John—Vice chairman of the Reval Trades Council. 9. Jalakas, Anton—Responsible Sec- retary of the Railway Workers’ Un- | ion. 10. Rizev, Alexander—Secretary of Metal Workers’ Union, organizer of the youth. 11. Kuppar, John—Chairman of the Reval Trade Union Council. 12. Tennison, Julius — Secretary of the Reval Trade Union Council. 13. Reinson, Alexandra — Chairman of the Esthonian Printers’ Union. 14. Prulian, Rudolf — Chairman of Factory Council. | 15. Weltson, Rose—Secrelary of the * | tell > | ; * . — bey Garment Workers’ Union. 16. Kunapu, Olga — Organizer of women, Chairman of the Es- thonian Trade Union Council. Composition of the Court. All the members of the military dis- trict court at Reval are former tsar. ist officers who now occupy prominent positions in the army. These old tsar- ist officers continue all the cruel cus- toms of the hangmen of the last of the Romanoffs. In looking at their “solemn” stupid faces one cannot help recalling the court martial of 1905 and the years of tsarist reaction which drowned the Russian revolutionary movement in blood. M. Trakman is the counsel for the prosecution, a former officér in the czar’s army, now a captain in the Es- thonian army—permanent chairman at all the trials of the workers. Thru his hands have passed more than a score of the best sons of the Esthon- ian proletariat, who were thrown into dungeons for eight, twelve, fifteen and twenty years’ imprisonment. Among the Esthonian bourgeoisie he enjoys the reputation of a smart and efficient oppressor of the labor movement. M. Gelk, the presiding judge, a lieu- tenant in the Esthonian army, a form. er officer in the czar’s army. The same characteristics as the preceed- ing one. It was he who caused the court martial and murder of the late Comrade Jan Tomp. It was he who insisted on trying the accused on the additional framed-up charge 8 armed rebellion. f Wno Are the Defenders? Owing to the provocative attitude of the court and the foreign office in re- fusing the admission of Soviet lawyers led by Comrade Tehlenov, the accused refused to have counsel, and only some of the accused are defended by law- vers appointed by the court. In court prisoners from the .dock exclaim: “Keep your dirty hands off the labor movoment of Esthonia.“ This was the answer of the accused to the question of guilt that was put by Gelk, the pre- siding judge. Rose Welston: “I plead guilty in not having succeeded in doing enough for the liberation of the * class of Esthonia, so that you. . . (Comrade Welston wanted to say: should be here in the dock.),” but at this point the presiding judge ordered her re. moval from court. Helen Laid: “None of you can be my judge.” (She was led out.) Ida Morganson, a working girl: “The hangman's court of Reval can- not judge me.’ Yohn Tuster: “I do not plead guilty before the class court of the bour- geoisie. I admit that I acted in the interests of the toilers.” Pauk: “I plead guilty that I fought against the oppressors and exploiters of the workers.” The chairman, apparently did not quite understand the “reply, ” for ho asked him to state what he meant. Pauk: “It means just what I said.” Olga Kunapu: “I believe that not everyone who rattles his spurs is fit to judge me.” Jan Tomp: “I do not plead guilty before the court of the government run by the scoundrels of Esthonia.” Viadimir Kaugur: “If I have to an- swer anyone, it is the working class. Before the bourgeoisie and its class court I do not plead guilty.” Rizev, organizer of Youth: “A Com- munist will never plead guilty bgfore bourgeois scoundrels.” Court Visitors Sing International. At the first session the public in the court joined the accused in singing the International, volice to take measures to clear the court of any likely among them. According to most re. cent information, only the nearest rela | tives of the accused are admitted into the court, and those only on special tickets, grudgingly issued cach time by the prosecutor. In the last few days the reaetionary | papers of Esthonia started a campaign | ‘or the complete closing of the court to all persons without exception, in- cluding the. relatives of the accused, | inl for the further hearing of the case in camera, seois press even increased after the | shooting of Comrade Jan Tomp ‘he respense which this foul murder aroused among the masses of the ion Council. workers thruout the world. 2. Kaugur, Viadimir --- Organizer of | Thus, the bourgeois Esthonian pa- the young workers. | per, Pavaliht. wrote about the mur 3. Allik, Hendrick—-Bditor of labor | der of Comrade Jan Tomp: The cul. paper and secretary of Agricultural | brit got what he deserved. The court ‘rendered a just verdict, and the au tLority of Esthonian laws has been ro- asserted.” What Are the Charges? The evidence in the case of 149 con- sists or 14 bulky volumes, while the summary of the accusation occupies approximately 12 printed = sheet: (about 200 pages). More than 60 peo- ple were subpoened as witnesses, near- ly all of them agents of the secre’ service. Below we give a few samples of the way in which the accusation was worked up: The accusation has collected and pieced together the resolutions of Pro- fintern, and Comintern on the one hand, and of the Esthonian labor con- gress on the other hand. Thus we read: “In the chapter onthe trade unions the factory committees and the Third International (see resolution of Sec- ond Congress of the Comintern, held from July 17 to August 7, 1920), the following passage occurs: ‘In order to fulfill this task, Communists must j ~ ‘ ; and this compelled the sympathizers | The fury of the bour- | und The Bloody History of the Edthonian White Terror in fact subordinate the factory’ com. mittees and the trade * — the Communist Party, and thus create a mass organ of the workers which would embrace all the organizations of the prolétarian struggle’.” On page 14, the summary of the acensation we read: “The program of the ‘united front’ (unification of the trade unions of Esthonia) advanced the following 12 demands: “1. Minimum wage securing to work- ers a decent existence. “2. Workers’ insurance -at the ex. pense of the state in the event of un- employment, invalidity, mutilation, old age, and in the case of. working women—during pregnancy and child- birth. - “3. Housing accomodation for evict- ed workers. “4. No compensation whatever to landowners for the confiscated land and property. “5. Taxation of large incomes and inherited property. “§6.General peace, especially with Soviet Russia. 7. Abolition of the secret police, the money hitherto expended on up keep of armed forces and on the in- telligence department to be used for the improvement of workers’ condi. tions and for public instruction. 8. Abrogation of martial law. The same freedom of opinion, press, as. sociation and meetings for workers as enjoyed now by the manufacturers. traders, houseowners and kulkas. . . “All these principles,” we read fur- ther down, “have also been recognized by the second national congress of the land and forest workers’ union, helc on March 20-22, in Reval.” But the worst is still to come: “The second national congress of the land and forest workers’ unions after a discussion of the question of inter- national unity, resolved to affiliate to the Red Profintern. “If this is to, it is clear that they (the unions) co-operate with the il- legal Communist Party for the pur pose of overthrowing by violent meth- ods the existing form of government in Esthonia and of establishing the dictatorship of the proletariat.” In the next line we read: “In presenting the report of the Central Committee( congress of the Communist Party of Esthonia, June 16-18, 1923), Hansen said that the Cen- tral Committee taking its stand on the revolutionary class struggle is en- deavoring to establish its influence in the trade unions.” If the “Zinoviev letter” had been mentioned, the picture would have been But to make up for this omission, we read in paragraph 25: “The Second International Trade Union. Congress sends hearty greet- ings to its compainions in arms—the Esthonian Central Trade Union Coun. cil—under: the oppressive rule of the newly formed bourgeoisie and of the barons, who have to work under ex tremely dificult conditions, your pat! is a thorny path, it leads thru prisons and death sentences, but you have behind you the working class of the world.” The picture is made complete by the number of “substantial” proofs men- tloned—pamphlets and trade union lit. erature containing the statement that: “The whole history of mankind is the history of the class struggle.“ Even during the illiterate czarist days, indictments were presented in a more finished form. “CRIMINALS OF THE YOUTH AND SPORT ORGANIZATIONS.—On page 41, we find extracts from speeches made at the conference of the work- ‘ing class youth, held on August 5, 1923. “The conference was opened by a ‘representative of the Central Trade | Union Council. Allik said that the | workete’ youth movement was part ‘and parcel of the labor movement as n whole, and that therefore the work ing class youth must be part of the ‘general united front of the workers. The special task before the working class youth is struggle against mil- itarism and aguinst the peril of war kor the working class youth is the first | to be sent to the trenches in the event ‘of war and is being kept away from its work and has to live in barracks during peace times.” Workers’ Sports Terrorizes Them. In connection with sports organiza: port of the above mentioned congress in 1923)? “Working class sports has nothing in common with the bour geois sports movement. it must iden- tify itself with the class struggle. Allgworking class sports leagues, af. filiated to the National ‘Spartacus’ Association, for the purpose of con- verting the sports movement into a powerful working class movement.” In order to make everything “clear,” the indictment adds the following statement: “The Sports Association ‘Spartacus’ was founded in June, 1923, and took the place of the ‘Her- cules,’ which by order in council had tions, we read an page 43 (from tle re- 5 a em : tings K * r PE es — n > ees ee Ae r 7 * 8 E 8 * . 1 ye Se : 1% A J N 9 2 Monday, January 12, 1 been forbidden to conven meetings as long as martial law was in force.” High Treason. Thus w6 can see that the whole in dictment is endeavoring to make out that trade union, co.operative, sports and youth organizations are under the influence of the Communist Party (which is “evident” from the respact- ive resolutions) and are carrying on revolutionary activities. Can it be but workers’ organizations. . .: “Persisted in telling the workers that the only choice before the pro- letariat was either to be by exploitation under bourgeols dicta- torship, or to come out openly into the struggle against the bourgeoisie (from the resolution of the Second Trade Union Congress included into the indictment.)” “These crimes” are punished on the strength of paragraph 102—actions directed towards the overthrow of the existing form of government, and on the strength of paragraph 267, “high treason.” The former is punished by a long term of imprisonment up to 20 years penal servitude, and latter, even with the death sentence. With regard to “high treason,” this ignoble and impudent accusation can be traced back to events which took place in the spring of the current year. After the closing down of all the “Esthonian trade unions, there came a wave of fierce attacks and ar- rests directed against Esthonian work- ing class leaders. The growing eco. nomic crisis and the political bankrupt- cy of the Esthonian bourgeoisie, re- sulted in a whole series of brutal per- secutions directed against the Esthon- ian labor movement. But Esthonian revolutionary ideology, which had been driven underground, was growing in strength and volume from day to day. Resolutions were passed at numerous workers’ meetings in April of the cur- rent year, emphasisizing the hopeless position of the working class under the dictatorship of the Esthonian shopkeepers and speculators, and pointing out that the only way out of the impasse is the close union with the U. S. S. R.—“ high treason.” Jan Tomp has already died at his post. Many of the other defendants stand in danger of death senten especially as at the proposal of the public prosecutor, the second part of paragraph 102 has been added to the indictment (armed rising is punish. able by death). This was also done on the strength of the identification of the program of the Esthonian Party with. the resolutions of the Comintern, Profintern and of the Esthomian Labor Congresses. Social Traitors in the Trial of the 149. FEsthonlan social traitors have ul. Ane otherwise? Seeing that none other ready an unenviable reputation as helpers of the Esthonian bourgeoisie in the latter’s brutal treatment of the workers. | It was none other but Gellat, the social democratic minister of the in- terior in the coalition government of 1918, who drove 76 arrested comrades across the Russo-Esthonian frontier to certain death. It was none other but Gellat who with the help of his body guard, brutally murdered 26 of our comrades in Izborsk. None others but social democrats championed the cause of the Esthon- ian bourgeoisie at meetings, in the press, at congresses and wherever they had an opportunity to do so. Only eight days ago the entire social dem- ocratic fraction consisting of 20 mem. bers voted in the national assembly to- gether with the bourgeois bloc in fav- or of handing over five working class members of the assembly to the in- telligence department and to the court. Rey, Ast, Piskar and all the other | democ ratic scoundrels are carrying on a daily campaign of unashamed incite- ment against the Esthonian labor | move! nent in the columns of the yel- low, Ekhendus. Naninson, the well ‘known renegade, traitor and agent. provocateur has found worthy follow- ers in Reys, Asts, Piskars, etc. Theses for Reports. 1. The history of the seven years’ “independence” of bourgeois Esthon- 2 is a history of ignoble brutalities and insults on the part of Esthonian shopkeepers and speculators against the workers.. 2. Esthonian justice is the old czar. ist justice with all its sanguinary msthods and forms. 3. The trial of the 149 in Reval is an unprecedented act of class ven. i'geance on the part of the Esthonian brougeoisie. 4. Esthonian social democrats, who have been responsible more than once for the shedding of blood of Esthonian workers, are playing in the trial of the 9149“ their usual ignoble role of traitors to the working class. 5. The majority of the accused are in danger of having long sentences of penal servitude, and many even the death sentence imposed on them. The international proletariat must tear its best fighters out of the grip of the Esthonian executors. — REACH AGREEMENT IN RUSSO-JAP PARLEYS BEING HELD IN TOKYO (Special to the DAILY WORKER) TOKYO, Jan. 11-—-Government circles were confident this afternoon that a virtual agreement had been reached in the Russo-Japanese parley now in progress in Peking. future conferences. Japan agrees to evacuate her troops from Russian soil — conditions permit. Questions of debts and claims are to be left to — — — —— — i. 2 20. 14