Daily Worker
January 15, 1925

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Minnésota a oe : HE Federated Press comment.gives 4 the key to, the secret of the suc- cess of the DAILY WORKER in main- taining ite existence and even Dros: perisg in a revolutionary sense, at a tihe when the corpses of dead labor papers dotted the b hways. Instead of was = -money_ mpeting with the eabitaliat. press in serving literary offal’ to workers the Workers e dally into existence es ‘the ibattles of the han fzing them for the ‘| Deprives Carpenters of peared |Prived of their means of liveli- ‘| that the expelied Carpenters ba given }} roading of their fellow. workers was ‘|tead at last Monday night's meeting. |The appeal covered the ‘fake ° trial ;|And told of the: : _ ~ Livelihood — _Because five members of local 181, of the Carpenters’ Union, signed a resolution protesting ainst the scab agreon s by General President Hutcheson and. District. Presi- dent Harry Jensen, they are de- hood, according to an official statement from Hutcheson, which was read at last Monday night’s meeting of the Iocal. ~ Tie Hutcheson letter was in reply to a request from the local members n a card pending trial. -The mem of Local 181 hold thot there has been no trial. “Czar” Hutcheson claims that the apreal of the local against the raf} codaing of the five members| did not uct as @ stay of sentence and that they are therefore out of the organiza- tian. Nevertheless, the expelled mem- bers attend the business meetings of Local 181 and are not deniad the password. This is because the mem- hers of the local are solidly behind them and the fakers are powerless ta prevent them from attending the| : meetings. . In Jensen's Locaf. . It is worthy of note that Harry Jensene, the president of-the district council is also a member of .this ‘Ocal. It was under his immediate direction that the railroading _process was started. . ) The appeal, signed by forty mem- bers of the’ local, appealing to the general president against the rail- re } 2. * | ‘Tt dppedrs that ‘the British and . hasnt capitalists have won a al’ vietory im China when the fol- Yowers of Wu Pei Fu won back Shang- hai from ‘the adherents of the new ing government. The capitalist ers look with extreme congern at the prospect of the unification of China under the benevolent tutelage of Soviet Russia. The capitalists ot afford to give their own work- ers a living wage but they have mil- Hions.to pour into China, creating civil war in order to dismember the coun- try. so that they can secure better concessions from the different leaders. , _"* 8 ®*® “| P. MORGAN delivered what is Ji reported to be the>first speech he ever made in public at a testi- monial dinner given under the aus pices of the New York State Bankers’ Association to George F. Baker, head of the powerful National City Bank. Morgan’s father thought the ‘world of Baker, declared his son.” This is the same Morgan who was accused by Roosévelt in his letters now rinning in the papers, of floating rotten securi- ties. Among those present at the dinner was Andrew Mellon, secretary of the treasury. “Mr. Baker's spirit is | part of the foundation of America,” said Melion. If you want to know who the rulers of this country are, look up the heads of the big banks. You will find the Bakers, Morgans and Melions high up on the list. * * *# 1 N American woman was doybt- fully honored in Rome a few days ago by being made a fascist, the first American woman to receive the title. The woman's name is Mrs. John Ad- amé Drake and she is president of the erican free milk and relief for Italy.. Thé pope also honored her an eadfenee. It seems his holiness and Ronite are pulling very nicely togeth- ~"-=""(Continued on page 2.) . BOSTON, Masés., Jan. 14-—- A 15 year old girl and her 8 year old brother were arrested in Lynn by Captain John T. Curry for stealing apair of shoes from a Lynn depart- ment store. Investigation revealed that the children were starving, and had stolen the shoes to provide for their widowed mother who Is ser- jously iff in bed at home, without fuel, food or clothing. The family Sa mw > 7. Gog t nee = ' { . y + : vee ee Ne ' . , ‘ " ; = cause of the treachery of the prize _— MELLON URGES U.S. 10 | - WHERE HE OWNS ST (Special to The Daily Worker) * Andrew Mellon, millionaire .secre- tary of the. treasury who owns stock in numerous railroads, tried to make h some money at the expense of the people of the United States today by recommending to the intérstate commerce commission _ that a reduction be made in in ne tor pp charges on government railroads. _ standing government loans to Am- erican railways. . The interest charges have been six per cent. ‘Mellon urged that the. six per cent interest be voluntarily cut to 4 and % per cent, “to avert financial ca- tastrophea among .the railroads.” Melion said. this kindness tothe railroad magnates on the part of the government would be “good bus- iness.” He did not say for whom. “W.VA. PRISON Union. Official Betrays 38 Jailed Miners (Special to the Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH,. ‘Pa, Jan. 14.—Be- faker of the officials of Pittsburgh District 5 of the United Mine Work: ers of Amefica—Pat Fagan—the DAILY WORKER has been barred from the Monndaville, W. Va., pent- teritiary. Fagan was angry at the DAILY WORKER for exposing his be- trayal of the rank and file in the case of the mine worker defendants in the famous Cliftonville “riot.” ~ WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14— [> There are $23,000,000. in. out- | de: DAILY WORKER . = “18 BARRED FROM from Nanking 9 few weeks ago, he *) fe he ’ Ss ~ One More im of the - Hsieh-yuan, and the scattered troops of the Peking provistonal government. ‘The situation is a result of‘recent intrigues culminating in open hostili. ) '- Sun - Chaun-fang formed a cotibination to oppose the entral government at Pe A Quiet Plotter 'for Imperialism. When Chi Hsieh-yuan was ousted came to Shanghai and put ap in the reaan of + ig Bing ra « ' Sat @ . uf? 3 wats a baretaced lie, said the apjmal, Three members of the trial committee signed an aflidavit to the. effect. that the defendants did not plead guilty. When this part of the appeal was read the secrtary, a lackey.of the re- actiondries, shouted a denial o” the accusations made against him. ~The ‘mémbers told him promptly that he was a liar and that shut him up. Fakers Violate Constitution. No more outrageous proceeding was ever taken against any members in the history of labor organizations, de- clare the members of Local 181. Ac- cording to the constitution of the Car- penters’ Union, a two-thirds majority of those present at a local union meet- ing is required for conviction and it aulso~provides for the defendants tak- ing the floor. The faked report of the trial committee was never voted on by ‘he membership ang it was never elther accepted or rejected. The members of Local 181 are still iletermined that the fakers cannot rail- road the militants out of the union and deprive them of their means of liviihood simply because they dared defend trade union principles: against the treachery of the corrupt reactfon- ary leaders. fre hig at by Sa ao Rin ow - sxu® : tO Sent Wie: VAIET day., ‘Immediately after. Fagan’s visit, the--DAILY WORKER, was barred ‘from the prison. | ‘The rank and file miners had plead- ed guilty on advice of the mine whion attornéys who were also lawyers for the-union officials, and these rank and filers were sentenced to long terms in prison. After énduring the suffering privation and persecution incident to life in a lonely mining camp, they were thrown into jail because of the incompetence of the union officials, and now these officials help to perse- cute the miners’ while locked up be- hing prisén bars by depriving them of their favorite reading matter. UNFILLED ORDERS IN STEEL INCREASED BY 184,787 TONS IN DEC. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.— Unfilled steel tonnage orders of the United States Stee! corporation increased 784,787 tons in the month ended December 31, according to the monthly report of the corporation, issued today. Forward orders of the corporation on December 31, amounted to 4,816,- 756 tons, against 4,031,969 tons on November 30, and 3,525,270 on Octo- ber 31, and 4,445,339 tons on Decem- . ber 31, 1923. ~ DAILY WORKER TAKES OVER PARTY LITERATURE DEPARTMENT TODAY Beginning today, the DAILY WORKER becomes the central station of the English Communist press in this country. The DAILY WORKER, Workers Monthly, Communist International and Fagan made. a.. special. trip tol ’ re. ' 7 jt . | rille, w 38. | ; 3 + 4 o ta ' » ” 3 Peer ,- ‘ ; ) : ae pect ; e : : } tw 7 + r ~ ¢ + m4 ff vs 7s i; a Z . —* ” , Tagen ‘56 ‘ , : a . ; : I * , = iy 5 ‘ : — bs , Y aad “ee r ; ; . os i a: “ 4 te, ed wa. «i > “— ee . * # » “4 . : — 7 . 4% * : 7 gales ; - : org . . - " - ’ ‘ . aed. - Y , -* he ‘ is 7 "4 é ay ° - % 4 - ia a | » 2--- ; t_* — + _ . * * sitx of foreign settlement, where he pretend: | ed to be living quitely. It is now) f 3 vik w the Act ’ mae, —- - i of March $1879. bettie ain Help Insure : THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! f is . -®: a, 4. 4 ’ “ » =) aa - _ ” co , ° - % - af. ~ | Published. Daily. except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKUR PUBLISHING €o., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., _ — anh Price 3 Cents Chicago, Ill. = oad _ . at _ ~ 2 a =y.. * win Govt. Changes omatic Mask - ; wr J bel te. = 4 ABpeiat to The Dally Worker LOW, agar next ment Sign. a treaty ihe Soviet government is mpeeted to be Japan. There is ‘but that recognition is y forthcoming. | are three points still prevent- » umption of diplomatic rela- » One is a difference over the of the ofl production of m Island, Japan demanding 50 f and Russia only conceding v= yee. Jepam demands guarantees against mimunist propaganda in Japanese atrGMed territory. This, of course aething not within the power of ia to grant even if it were will “© timediate Evacuation. Soviet Russia demands the immedi- ev reua bf of Saghalien island by | : The later offer to be We. spring : omats say that these points of ‘ present no serious ob- signing of an agreement. ds mot in any particu: $+y a = - — & es Fur Testimony Given During _ Means Trial — (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--Samuel Ro- renblatt, of Chicago, testifying today at the trial of Gaston B. Means and Thomas B. Felder on charges of con- spiracy to obstruct justice, said Means told him’ on December 11, 1922, that $65,000 which Means is alleged to have demanded from Rosenblatt and two other. Chicago men, was to be split between William. J. Burns, for- mer attorney general Harry M. Daugherty, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew J. Melion and two other men. Means formerly was a department of justice investigator. Felder was his lawyer. Means demanded the $65,000 fn re- turn for promising immunity to the Chicago men charged with using the fmails to defraud in connection with the sale of stock in the Glass Casket Co., of Altoona, Pa., Rosenblatt testt- fled. Sherman Anti-Trust - Law Looks Rather Ill After Court Decision law, it is said, may hinge on a de- cision to be handed down by Federal Judge Adam O. Cliffe, following ar- guments being made today in what is known as the “malleable iron casting case.” The arguments are being made in every book, pamphlet and leafiet--every piece of English Communist litera- ture will—beginning today—be order-+ ed from and . distributed. thru the DAILY WORKER and the network of agents, builders of the party. The centralization of the party ef- fort in this plan will have an immie- diate effect of not only concentrating bers, but more speedily and efficiently promoting the systematic distribution of Communist propaganda to workers both inside and out of the party. This move of the central executive committee of the Workers Party, go- ing into effect today,.means that the literature department of the party and becomes a part of the DAILY WORKER. The move has obvious benefits to every unit of the party and has been ready advised of the change. Branches and city centrals having ture agents are to eliminate ome and the energy of the active party mem- ceases to operate as a separate unit greeted with pleasure by all those al- separate DAILY WORKER and litera- establish committees with the DAILY WORKER agent in charge. Letters are being sent to all of- ficials and units of the party advising of the details of the changes ma@ie and new catalogues are being prepared for an intensified campaign of Communist literature gales. The organization of DAILY WORK- ER agents as the propaganda directors of the party, as soon as better per- fected, will bring with it a systematic publication of new books and pam- phiets under the plans of the educa- tional department of the Workers Party. All orders for literature, post cards, buttons, etc., formerty under the literature department, must now be ordered only thru the DAILY WORKER. Money Owing to the literature de- partment on old accounts must he paid directly to it. New orders must be paid to the DAILY WORKER. ox ews, court ‘s petitioned to set aside a rul- ing of U. 8. Commissioner James R. Glass, holding four Indicted men could not be removed to Cleveland, and dis- charging them from custody. PITTSBURGH. MILITANTS HOLD T. U, E. L. MEETING ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 14.— Pittsburgh trade unionists on Sun- day, Jan. 18, at 2:30 p. m., will hold the recular meeting of the Trade Union Educational League in the In- ternational Socialist Lyceum, 805 James St., N. S&S. ‘Many important problems are con- fronting the local unions in. Pitts burgh and vicinity. it is necessary that every progressive trade union- ist attend thie meeting. — ,& S 4 phe e oi he bese Se a ee ‘ww © 4. Cea, +" “eo ae ce , unéoncerned about the disposition ow : re 5 ( os 7, ots _— a ’ . . -_. cs Canc ; | his political scalp. " ee Cherie Evans Hughes 4 wy he oll on Saghalien island. : *- «+ *@ 3 To Send Delegation. PARIS, Jan. 14.—It was unofficially stated at the American embassy today that Coolidge would send an unofficial delegation to Russia within a_ short ‘time to take preliminary steps toward the negotiation of commercial treaties with and recognition of the Soviet government. As a counter blast against the lat- est evidence of Soviet stability, mani- fested by the indications of a more favorable change in American policy toward the workers’ republic, the czarist emigres are publishing fake reports of tension between France and Russia. That the French bourgeoisie Fdo not like red Russia any better than those of any other capitalist nation goes without saying, but Russia ie growing in strength and no capitalist government in Europe could afford tc make war on the workers’ and peas- ants’ government of Russia. Premier Herriot’s occasional grunt against the Bolshevik leaders is largely for the consumption of the right wing elements who are out for He is trying to play both ends against the middle and is doomed to get crushed between the two forces. | ‘es = a Tories Change Tune, LONDON, Jan. 14.—Only a few “de novo” proceedings in which the | \weeks ago Austen Chamberlain em- barked on ' European trip with the The life. of the Sherman anti-trust | object of forming a strong alliance against Soviet Russia. He succeeded in getting a paper Balkan federation on his way to Moscow to confer mission is expected to arrive here within a few days on a tour of study velopments in italy and western Eu- rope. at Wy. a eee! Qu eS ae ot uaere m a Oe ae (Continued on Page 2.) RAXOVSKY LEAVES FOR MOSCOW TO DISCUSS ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE (Special to the Daily Worker) - LONDON, England, Jan. 14— | Christian Rakovsky, the Russian So- viet charge d’affairs in London, Is with the Soviet government relative te Anglo-Russian relations. Rakoveky will take up the treaty negotiations broken off by the pres- ent British government's refusal to ratify the agreement reached under Premier MacDonald's regime. He declared to interviewers that upon returning to London, he hopes the British will be ready to discuss a trade agreement. | Soviet Mission in Rome ROME.—A Soviet industrial com- of metallurgical and mechanical de- A. JOFFE, SOVIET DIPLOMATIC ACE, GOES TO VIENNA VIENNA, Jan. 14.—A. Joffe, one of the diplomatic stars of the Soviet gov- ernment, has been transferred from the far east to Vienna. This change has no cohnection with the organiza- tion of the anti-Soviet Balkan federa- tion, recently formed by Great Brit- fm for use in her war against the The British government, which practically owns what is left of Aus- tria, has spent large sums of money trying to frame up on the Soviet le- gation here. The Austrian police, working under the direction of Scot- land Yard, have kept close watch on the members of the Soviet mission, but they have been obliged to confess that by no stretch of the imagination could the activities of the Soviet em- ployes be considered in any other light than in accord with the best traditions of diplomatic etiquette. Look to Red Russia. The Balkans have always been a hotbed of intrigue and never more than at present. In the czarist days the Slavic countries of the Balkans looked to Russia for guidance. Today, there is a different Russia to which the oppressed workers and peasants of the Balkan nations look for assist- ance. Tons of anti-Bolshevik propaganda are being sent out from here by white guard elements who, strange to say, still find financial support from Amer- ican, French and British capitalists for their hopeless schemes to over- throw the Soviet power. “Polikushka”™ is coming to Gertner’s 7 ‘COOLIDGE DRIFTS are usually characetrized as | matic deta” J From Hughes to $3 Is Admission of __ Growing Soviet Power TO RECOGNITION OF SOVIET RUSSIA ‘Cal’ Just Doesn’t Want to Be Hurried + - (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—. A gradual softening of Amer- ican policy toward Soviet Rus- sia, rather than any quick, pre- cipitate leap into recognition and renewed governmental re- lations, is expected here to fol- low the retirement of Charles Evans Hughes as secretary of state. White House denials that there will be any marked changes in the foreign policies of the administration after Frank B. Kellogg succeeds Secretary Hughes are taken with a grain of salt, Between foreign offices such denials “diplo- Soviet-foes Disappear. Circumstances have combined since congress assembled in Washington six weeks ago to remove some of the bitterest opponents of any trafficking with Soviet Russia. One was the death of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, an- other was the elevation of Se William E. Borah to the enon of the senate foreign relations com- mittee, A third comes now in the resignation of Hughes., holds ,a the” only rs United. States Lnow major power that has not granted unigte position ‘in being some degree of recognition to Soviet rule. One by one, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the others have fallen into line and sent diplo- matic representatives to Russia and Japan has just completed a treaty of alliance ahd amity with the. Soviet authorities. Admit Russian Progress. It was regarded with some signi- ficance that even while the White House was denying that any change in the Russian policy was contem- plated, President Coolidge permitted it to become known that he, at least, considers that Russia has made material, even tho slow, progress to- ward the conditions. laid down as America. Coincident with the cabinet and diplomatic shakeup that has startled Washington as has nothing else since the war, were reports in reliable quarters that Frank B. Kellogg's tenure as secretary of state probably would be brief, and that he would be succeeded within the year by an- other. Gossip in political circles links the name of Charles B. Warren to this post. Warren will independent Theater, TONIGHT. torney general within a few days. «ete roe uboy oe Pe ee ee ae precedent to renewed relations with’ become at- STATEMENT OF CEN TRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON PARTY DISCUSSION IN MAGAZINE SECTION, SATURDAY The stjtement of the Central Executive Committee of the Party on the recent disc \ssion of the party’s immediate tasks will appear in the Magazine Section of Saturday's issue of the DAILY WORKER. i | OUR ONLY ENEMY | WHaT 4 Do you REFUSE “To FIGHT FoR YouR Country — Do yeu REFUSE To FIcHT ty -—- -—- you ARE my ONLY ENEMY ano | Wie FICHT You Now ano | Forever? 7 2 a ee ; / Not ON Your UM . Oar > = ee ee ee