Daily Worker
February 13, 1925
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5} Fisk’ lanere’ DAILY WORKER™ for 1925! | : a: ‘mal $6.00 ee ft Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of NEW YORK EDITION 8.00 per year. per year. RY 13, 1925 AS WE Fy TY London again after “his. visit to the Bermudas. J. H. Thomes former ¢olonial minister returned with him. Both have improved in health, so the papers say but the same cannot be said for their political pros mies ‘the labor government mo its furniture ou of Downing street, in- teresting developments have taken place in England, developments that do not promise to place much to the credit side of MacDonald’s ledger. **e.- @ bee British trade union delegation that went to Russia to see what it could see, has returned, and with the exception of one, who has thrown his lot in with Emma Goldmann, they have unanimously agreed that Soviet Russia is making wonderful progress and that the workers and peasants fee] that they have a little heaven upon earth all their own since the czar was turned into manure. * 2 *® E delegates grabbed an eyeful of Russia and a headful of new ideas. When these ideas were imported into England, quite a hor- net’s nest was turned loose but the left wing elements are in the lead and it looks as if unity between the Rus- sian unions and the trade union move ment of the rest of the world, barring the benighted states of America, is now a foregone conclusion. - > VERYTHING considered, events are moving rapidly in England and England is still the big frog, in the Buropean capitalist puddle. Zino- viev delivered a speech in Moscow recently during which he said that it was quite likely England would make another attack on Russia in the near future thru Poland and Roumania. The British ruling class are the most accomplished ahd shameless liars on earth and the recent assurancés given Russia, will be a very serious under- taking indeed, considering the fact that in the last elections seven million votes were cast for the labor party, and that the Igadership of these’ masses is rapidly passing into the hands of that element which looks to. strong friendly relations between the workers of England and Russia as of vital necessity. Britain fears on the other hand that unless she crushes Soviet Russia now, the propaganda of the Communist Inter- national in India and among the hundreds of millions of exploited British colonial slaves will bring the robber empire toppling to ruin. Like the religious fatalist, Britain is "damned if she does and damned if she don’t.” > s+ *# HE members of the United States army may be interested to know that their business is now on a cash basis and that its activities are boom- ing, if we are to believe the headlines in the New York Times. Not 480 comforting is the news that 83 na- tional cemeteries are now maintained in the United States and eight in Hurope. Cemeteries like warships are intended for use and not for ornament. But according to the patriots, all soldiers use up most of their mental energy wishing for an opportunity to die, so the prospect of getting into a good properly. gardenered cemetery will appeal to their sense of the eternal fitness of things. ’ * 7 ” OU may have heard of the Chemical Warfare Service. It sounds wicked. People connect it up with posion gas, tear gas, mustard gas and carbolic acid gas. But if we are to believe the publicity agents of the war department, the C. W. 5. is engaged in such civilized work as making the boll weevil weep, and curing hay fever. The boll weevil activities may be by way of an exper- iment to try out new gases which we are informed are being developed as ‘an aid to law and order.” The war (Continued on Page 6) Start Rival Klan SPRINGFIELD, IIL, Feb. 11.—De- claring the independent klilan of America, with headquarters at Mun- cie, Ind., is in no way affiliated with the ku klux klan, several local Ne groes have expressed a desire to join the Abraham Lincoln auxiliary, a spokesman said today. recs:| 2,000 Men Out So Far Against Open Shop — NEW YORK, Feb. 11—Attempts by the Iron League to use non-union men on the new Standard Oil sky-acraper going up at 26-30 Broadway and on 23 other New York buildings are re- ceiving a set back with the walk-out of ornamental iron. workers, riggers, derrick men and machinery movers. May Spread Strike Nearly 2,000 men are out of the call of the International of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers and the union is’ con- sidering spreading the strike to other cities to include the’ men on all jobs of the‘Iron League members or their sub-contractors. In the meantime organizers are visiting the other centers and calling for iron workers tos tay away from, New York till the strike is settled. Some Struck Jobs The Brooklyn court house and an addition to Bellevue Hospital, a city institution, are among the struck places and the Bank of America build- ing at Pine and William streets and the Knights of Columbus Temple at Prospect Park Plaza are alsq includ- ed.. Only the fron workers are on strike. bug other crafts. will be affected). stoppage of, derrick | men halts. the hoisting of. stone. and: thus holds up bricklaying operations. The walkout is called in support of the fight the structural steel men be- gan last spring for recognition of the union. The strike means that the men who 1%, Se See ee wees ee Uae escapes, elevator enclosures and’ iron stairways; the: derrick men who do the hoisting; the ingore whe instal eons. boteee 3ae PHN feds 4. Scab fro’ Leagae Firms Members of’ thé’'s¢eb Iron League against whort the Aght for union re- cognition and “indéed ‘anion survival is being directly Witted are the follow- ing, and the wishes all unio to note them Ww rigues, Post aftf MeCord, Heddeén Iron Construction com , Harris Struct- ural Steel company, ‘A. E. Norton and tory. ‘men of év. ols, Hay Foundary and Iron Works, McClintock and Marshall and Million Brothers. Build the DAILY WORKER! n Workers’ ee * Levering and as company, Hinkle Iron Works, George A. Just company, Bigelow ‘afd’ Niche COMMUNISTS FIGHT M: | SAVE FARMER-LABOR F _ FROM DESTRUCTION Py j By CARL SKOGLUND, - (Special to The Dally i. ‘ MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 11—The F nep! ty IN) tee of the farmetlabor federation at its regular m the question of expelling Communists and of calli stat the federation on March 19. Mahoney, the state ¢ | the state secretary, were present to defend the wi Pon March 20. organizing the June 17 convention. soap was made by the Commun- i on the state executive committee for their usurpation of power in ex- pelling two regularly elected members that: committee because of their membership in the Workers Party. Both Mahoney and Harmen took the floor and stated the committee had never contemplated expelling J. 0, Johnson or C. R. Hedlund’ and in their peoch they tried to crawl out of the hole that they found themselves in when they had to face the reak and —. They boldly stated “in spite” of statements issued to the press the day following the meeting of the state committee by Mr. Mahoney these comrades were never expelled. ' Getting Seated Another Question Mahoney and Harmon both spoke defending the unity conference called for March 20 and stated that the rep- resentation from trade unions and ather working class organizations ‘would not be impaired. The sole aim, so they said, was to secure rep- resentation from.the farming coun- ties in the state, which according to them, did not have any faith:in the ‘industrial workers in the cities. They also stated. Communists can be elect-| ed as delegates to this state confer-. ence, but that the convention will have to decide as to whether they will be seated. , To any worker who has -participat- ed in movements of this kind it be- comes quite apparent that the state- | ments made by these officials were re. camouflage thrown out to de ve ) those in attendence at the meet- Delegates can be elected rie Hen- nipin, Ramsey, and. St. Louis counties, which are the principle industrial dis- tricts of the state, who support the farmer-labor federation, but accord- ing to the terms of the call, the farm- er-labor politicians, cockroach busi- Wess men, bankers, etc., who gather in the various outlying counties can elect their representative to the convention who in turn cast the vote allotted to his county. By this method neither the workers or farmers can control this convention—it will be a conven- tion of middle class politicians. Mahoney and Harmon are develop- ing a line of strategy which they hope will pacify the left wing elements un- til after the March 20, convention. They realize that a concerted attack by all real working class elements UNANIMOUS; CARPENTERS’ LOCAL 19, DETROIT, MAKES HUTCHESON OPPOSITION LAWYER IS OUSTED DETROIT, Feb. 11.—Carpenters’ lifted him from him chair, while the body in his zeal to serve it, Support Reynolds. X With the lid once off, a resolution to support Local Union 2140 in sus- taining Reynolds in his membership ind rights, condemning Hutcheson’s policy of expulsions, and calling on -he G. BE. B. to immediately reinstate Reynolds, was quickly adopted. A motion recaJling aly delegates to the district counci!“Was adopted, and a complete new set who are in ac- fecord with the sentiment of the local drawn to hear the charges against Pres. Ball to the effect that his ar- bitrary rulings have defeated the will of the body. “Yellow” Sharrock and general parasite Botterill sat mute while their virtues were extplled in reverse English with an eloquence sel- dom equalled even by trade union orators. It is alleged that when Sam Botterill jostled a member 66 years old, the aged follower of the lowly Nazarene swung on his cheek with the result that Sam held his jaw in- stead of the members listening to it.. Oust Lawyer and Fakers. At Local Union 420 meeting Fri- LARAAAAAAAAAAADDASSAAASAAAAAALBASD DR SABASAESABAAABARS DEFENSE BAZAAR! ‘° could almost anticipate the will of the? union was elected. A trial board was: (Special to The Daily Worker) Local Union No. 19 went on record as to its attitude towards Czar Hutcheson’s expulsion policy today after the reactionaries had held down the lid for a month by arbitrary control President Ball, following the bureaucracy’s policy, had refused to recognize a motion and an appeal from his decision, a brother lost patience and gently . After appeal was put by the vice-president. After this little expression of sentiment, President Ball “saw the point” and pS ae day, Feb. 26, Lawyer Carson of In- dianapolis, Sam _ bBotterill and Shar- rock, were hooted and jeered at the same time being told to get out of the meeting and stay out. Three new delegates who line up with the left wing were elected to the district coun- cil. A $1.25 wage scale opposed by Sharrock was carried by'a 6 to 1 vote. Every Local Against Botteriil. Botterill’s tactic now is to give his consent to $10.00 initiation fee in place’ of the six-months’ dues in ad- vaneé arrangement now in vogue by border of Hutcheson as a sop to buy thé“support of the members for the expuision policy of the general exe- @utive board. This parasite Botter- ill’s removal was asked by the dis- trict council and every local union in the city of Detroit. In answer, Hutcheson said that he had done such good work in Detroit that he would be kept there. It is assumed that Sharrock will be rather careful next Thursday as ta how he thwarts the wishes of the digtrict council delegates. If he isn’t, =. }dhe tbody will find ways to assert its will. » Among other things Mahoney made a not sincere and made a great complaint . party who had taken part in building the E>” T hed daily t Sunday Peat by THE Ww, co seranee paseo Re agg d WORKER vd., Chicago, Ill. Price 3 Cents re * s ; ‘ ‘ bd rte central commit- on Feb. 9 took up s convention of » and Ralph Harmon, once called for Communists are nh member of the ®.federation and in ETI SAYS R SURE a - * - a ‘ “ * . . 13 $ HO REMEDY ' Daily Worker) . i. ‘Feb. 11.—Andrew réeldent of the Interna- m@ Union, predicts an- & He sees no altern- | ict in the next fept a voluntary aban- ® powers, of the Ver- shall come, he a serts, and Europe will move st y from democra- cy and into ‘ : With waty the armed forces may not be k y hand. Revolutions will be. : , and despotism for the s capitalist imperial- may be shaken. low - r conference. They are well awlmerthat if the March 20 Me pulled successfully leveloped for the li- | federation, the left | wing an then yell their heads off jonvention of the far- mer-labor while they laugh up their # @ with the new organ- pockets. are making every t to ray ee rank and file in a | feht it @eliberate betrayal. ~WITHFHERRIOT (Special te The Daily Worker) PARIS, Feb.’}1+—After listening to M. Blum and other high moguls of the socialist party; defend the united front with. Herriot @ive socialist congress voted to continue the present alliance. There was some opposition to the present rele Of the parliamentary fraction of thersocialist party at the opening of the oongress but it died a happy death wader the blasts of Blum and others. On. Swapping Mules The main reasons given by Blum for his aversion to making a change were that it is bad policy to switch order once an army is on the march and secondly because the country in gen- eral would not understand the social- ists. Two very profund arguments indeed as any general not in his dot- age will admit. The socialist party of France under the generalship of Blum, is like its sister socialist parties, on the road to destruction and its leadera are willing ‘to allow it to perform the function of depositing them (the leaders) into the laps of the bourgeoisie. The country may not understand the socialists but the workers are*learning tc under stand them, thanks to their treachery and to the Communists. Dictatorsmp Was Light During 1924 NEW YORK SITY, Feb. 11l— A sharp decline «in interference with civil rights is reported by the Amer- ican Civil Liberties Union in a survey of conditions duriatg 1924 as compared with the two. previous: years. Fewer ‘ree speech presecutions, police in- terferences with! metings and cascs of mob violence:have been reported than in any ning of the war.” STRIKE CLOSES 14 SILK FACTORIES IN REW YORK CITY (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORW Feb. 11.—Fourteen silk knitted fabric factories are com- pletely tied up by the strike of the Knitted Garment Workers’ Union. £ rg Ra a oe . Ae Fd: : : ‘ oe r *\, ‘ eZ , r. Says Last Report | ywer since the begin- Conflicting I nterests Can't Be Reconciled (Special to The Daily Worker) | PARIS, Feb. 11.—While hostile blasts from the foreign offices of the British and French governments keep the political atmosphere charged with electricity, secret negotiations have been going on between the two coun- tries for séveral weeks. Shrouded in Secrecy. So private have these negotiations been that even the governments of lane countries outside of the lead- ing government officers on both sides and the necessary naval and military experts have not been let in on the developments. Unless England and France can li- quidate their differences, war between the two countries can no more be avoided than could the conflict be- tween Germany and England which broke out in 1914. Seasoned diplomats of the old school and political economists of the Marxian school agree that the conflicting England cannot be reconciled. Both Deny Negotiations. The French and British govern- ments have both denied that negotia- tions are taking place, but it now definitely known that Lord Crewe, the British ambassador to Paris, and Herriot are the ringleaders. The proposal is that the military staffe of Britain, France and Belgium work out a common agreement for the defense of both countries against Ger- man aggression. Britain is no longer afraid of Germany, but France is. France, however, feels that he alliance with Czecho-Slovakia and Poland are sufficient to enable her to take care of Germany, provided England remains neutral. This England is not liable 7 < lee. os 7" *, fn. Monae peace protocol | Ramsay MacDonald initiated is caus- (Continued on page 2) 1 Half Billion Dollar Bread Trust Sticks Finger in Chicago Pie Disclosures of a startling nature may follow the federal trade commis- sion’s investigation of the merger of the Livingston bakeries of Chicago and the Calumet Baking company of Hammond with the Continental Bak- ing corporation, it was reported last night. Nearly a score of agents cf the fed- eral trade commission are investigat- ing the merger and the price of bread. The Continental Baking corporation is a, $500,000,000 concern, incorporated in Delaware. Threatened Strike Gains Chilean Port Workers 60 Pct. Raise interests of France and | 2 "PRAGUE WORKERS BATTLE IN-DRIVE AGAINST THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (Special to The Dally Worker) PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia, Feb. 11—Striking workers protesting against’the high cost of living, against whieh a campaign is be- ing waged by the Communist Party yesterday made the whole city a flerce battleground, when attacked by police. Police fired into crowds ef demonstrating workers, who fought back stubbornly and many were injured on both sides. In a police charge upon a crowd in the vieinity of the American em- bassy, an American bourgeois near- ly received one of the bullets meant for the werkers, when a policeman's bullet smashed thru a cafe window. Everywhere the crowds of unem- ployed and underpaid workers en- tered the big shops, cafes and hotels simultaneously, taking necessities of life.invan orderly way so long as they were not opposed with violence by troops, police or shopkeepers. Only tate at night did the crowds disperse. Troops now patrol the streets and guard government build- ings. CAL AND CHARLEY SPLIT ON ISSUE OF KEEPING LOOT (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11— A clear cut difference of opinion be- tween’ President Coolidge and Secre- tary of State Hughes has risen over the question of returning German property now held by the alien proper- ty custodian to its German owners, it developed today. Secretary Hughes holds that wheth- er the property should be returned immediately, : as provided in the bill introduced. by Senator Borah of Idaho, or held: ip. is quo as security for a warm + pike ‘vu matic jsaye pnd.that if the United States shoyld.return the property in face of thepfact that enemy property has been confiscated by all the allies, it would complicate the reparations problem. The president, it is said, feels that theallies would insist that the United States has no, tight. to call on them for a share if the reparations pay- ments while” deliberately returning German aséerts which are under American control. Await Kellogg’s Advent. Since Secretary Hughes will retire from office March 4; and be succeeded by Ambassador Kellogg, there is con- siderable speculation as to whether the new secretary of state, who aazsist- ed in making the Paris agreement, will hold the same views as his pre- decessor or whether his coming will be the beginning of a new policy with regard ‘to alien property. Coffin Gets Another Job. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 11.—By a VALPARAISO, Chile, Feb. 11.— A threatened Strike of Chilean customs hotise employes in all ports was avert- | ed today whet the government grant- ed a 60 per cent increase in salaries. ‘firmed Governor Small’s administrator of Cook county. There vote of 40 to 0, the senate today con- appointment of Percy B. Coffin, of Chicago, public was no debate. ROB WORKING CLASS CHILDREN OF EDUCATION AND FORCE THEM . INTO WAGE WORK BY CASTE RULE (Special to The classes, generally with a higher I. Q. cultural courses.” ing. NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Workers are particujarly urged to combat the present tendency of school systems to use intelligence tests “to shunt their children intc vocational courses while the children of the so-cAlled better The New York Teachers’ Union bulletin issues the warn- Daily Worker) (Intelligence Quotient), are given the ie House spokes- man, is that it is primarily a diplo- vay e: 1 feip a bee vos | STRIKE AGAINST WAGE CUTS GETS GREAT IMPETUS Stirring Meeting Held at Middleboro, Mass. (Special te The Daily Worker) MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Feb. 11—The strike at the Nemasket Worsted Milis which has been bitterly fought for five months without a break in the ranks received: new impetus at a mass meeting at Owls’ Hall in Middle- boro. \ The strikers resolved to redouble their efforts on the pick line, to in- tensify their efforts to interview the scabs at their hotel quarters, and to take immediate steps to widen the field of operations. Urge United Front. It was decided to propose a united front arrangement with other mill towns where strikes are on or where wage cuts have been made, and with all textile workers’ organizations in New England covering both woolen and cotton mills whether affected or not by the wage cuts. Robert Minor, present as corres- pondent of The DAILY V/ORKER, gave a review of the entire New Eng- land textile wage situation, pointing out that the Middleboro strike is not an isolated incident, but that by con- necting up with other mill towns the movement could be made a quarter million strong, and could then be made irresistible. The mill owners’ talk about meeting competition of southern cotton mills could be an- swered, said Minor, by extending the labor organization to the southern mills. This could be done only if the textile workers compelled the ex- isting many small unions to amalga- mate into a single industrial union and to bring in the unorganized. Talk of foreign competion should be an- ‘swered with extending the organiza- tion. internationally, a work which is y being done by.the Red Inter- ternational of Labor Unions. Reid Addresses Meeting. leader of Providence and formér pres- ‘ident of the old National Union of Textile Workers, explained the united front committee arrangement row be- ing pressed by the Workers Party, by which the resistance to the Wage re- lnction drive could be co-ordinated thruout New England, and urged a strengthening of the picket line. Orville J. Remillard, chairman of the Nemasket Council of the Amal- gamated Textile Councils, and many: Middleboro strikers, as well as visit- ing weavers from Plymouth, spoke for holding fast. Contractors Oppose Five Day Week for Electrical Workers NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11. — The conference of electrical construction companies representing contractors from different sections of the country, in session at Biloxi, Miss., a few days ago, decided to oppose the inaugura- tion of the five day week. These con- ferences are held four times a year, the next being scheduled for White Sulphur Springs, Va. } James iP; Reid; « Workers Party — The New York Bazaar New York's annual bazaar to raise funds for the defense of the victims of the class war is one of the big events of the metropolis. This year, in view of the threat- ened offensive of the American brand of the white terror, should see it bigger than ever. Workers of all nationalities wil! participate in the four-day pro- gram that opened at the Lyeeum on Wednesday. Workers speaking all tongues should swell the thongs in attendance. “Though children from crowded and undesirable and foreign sections of ability than the children of a super-¢— ior environment whose intelligence quotient happens to be higher. “This difference may be due to dif- ferent interests engendered by dif- ferent environments or different eco- nomic status, or to marked physical defects due to low wages or poor sani tary conditions, or even to foreign at- mosphere which often means lan- guage difficulties. “To use tests given under wr. vary- ing conditions as a basis for classify- ing children for vocation or cultural courses, is to introduce a caste sys- tem into our educational and ecohom- ic life.” ; — ’ ’ The Teachers’ Union does not op-| pose intelligence tests but does at- tack their misuse, especially in con-'! demning workers’ children to trade courses instead of giving them every opportunity they wish in all of education. fields | The union asks that at least if such | tests are to be used that “p-rtial jus- tice to children born in unfortunate | environment or under adverse eco- nomic circumstances” be “That their physical defects be reme died, and that their environment, both economic and cultural be ascertained and evaluated in the final result.” given: | | This is the joint bazaar of the International Workers’ Aid and the Labor Defense Council; two organ- izations that have stood in the vanguard receiving the brunt of the capitalist attack. They can only succeed in their efforts as they are supported by broad masses of workers. The bazaar at the Lyceum offers another oppor- tunity to reach workers who but dimly see the meaning of the re- peated onsliaughts of the exploiters against the organization of labor. Draw these workers into the strug- gie for the defense of the whole working class. That is one way to support the defense bazaar now being held in New York City. Ba in in A indian nL in Liar in Li LiL A a Li ALO LL Li Ss hn in tn alin aL a ie Ln rr Lr Lr. a tr. a Lr. A he i Le dL Li Li Lis i a LO Lr rn rr. hr. Sot. Le tein th. a PL tin RAB LLL LLL LLL LL LLL nn LL, Days Niore at the Gyceum., 86th STREET AND THIRD AVEN UE fen.t2, 1dand 14 a | - a. ot ¥ — ee ee
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It is now believed that the president has become convinced that such a conference will be useless if Russia is left out, and that Russia cannot properly be invited until terms of recognition have been settled. There- fore, the summer of 1925 is to be de- voted to clearing the way for negotia- tions with Moscow. The first step in this direction will be the building up of public senti- ment favorable to the view that Amer- ica must deal directly with Russia in order to get the best possible settle ment of outstanding financial claims. Big Biz Wants Russian Trade. During the past week one of the most active spokesmen of big busi- ness in New York has been in Wash- ington, talking with politicians and dropping the hint that business is rea- fly to face the Russian problem. He did not suggest that the U. S. chamber of commerce has reached that conclusion, but said that the big individuals in industry and finance re- alize that Russia must be helped to buy manufactured goods. Bill Green Is Silent. Significant of a possible change in policy at the American Federation of Labor is the silence of President Green on international politics. He has conspicuously faited to ratify the statements made by Vice President Woll, that the A. F. of L. would resist the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Russian republic so long as the Soviets remain. Painters of New Haven, Conn., Back Labor Defense The expulsion of the militants in the carpenters’ union, the expelling of Dan Stevens, a painter, from the Minneapolis eentral labor body, the instructing of the painters’ and build- ing laborers’ delegates to fight for the support of the Michigan defense in the Seattle Central Labor Council, the vote of over 9,000 cast for Morris Rosen, the left’ wing candidate for president of the carpenters’ union,, show that the Trade Union Bducation- al League militants, with their fight- ing program based upon the class struggle, are permeating the ultra re actionary building trades unions. Now Painters’ Union No. 4, of New Haven, Conn., swells the lst of building trade unions that have come to the defense of the Michigan cases. We print in part their resolution: WHEREAS, The solidarity of the entire working class is essential to its welfare and requires that those in the forefront of the struggle must espe- cially have the support of all workers, therefore be it RESOLVED, That we . protest against and condemn the action of the Michigan state supreme court, and record ourselves as in support of the Labor Defense Council in this case, and call upon all labor bodies to take the same stand. That we petition the governor of the state of Michigan to pardon the defendant in the event that the United States supreme court sustains the conviction, it being our view that such action on the part of the federal supreme court would be a nullification of the constitution in The firet’of the superpower sta- tions that are expected to make northern Indiana the center of the greatest industrial and electrical center In the middie west—has been completed, and will be opened officially today. A 132,000 volt electric transmis- sion line will feed 55,000 horse-pow- er of electrical energy thruout the industrial district of Hammond, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Gary, and adjoining communities. The super power development is owned by the Commonwealth Edl- son company and other generating stations in the greater Chicago in- dustrial district and the transmis- sion line is built on a private 150 foot wide right of way running east- ward from the Indiana-lIilinois state line thru the southern part of Ham- mond and Gary to a point north of Hobart, Ind., where it turns into Aetna. It is carried on steel towers the entire distance. The line will be extended from Aetna to Michigan City later. CAL MAY FAIL TO PUT OVER SUGAR BURGLAR Report Warren’s Name May Be Withdrawn (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Opposi- tion to the apointment of Charles E. Warren of Michigan to the attorney- generalship has grown to such prop- ositions in the senate that there were reports about the capitol today that President Coolidge will be asked to withdraw the nomination—a well nigh unprecedented step in the case of a cabinet officer. Warren is under fire from three directions, and it was openly predict- ed his nomination will be rejected if it reached a vote on the senate floor. Virtually all opposition is based on his connection with the sugar interests. Indicted as Sugar Thief The charges against Warren are:— 1—That in 1910, hé was indicted as a defendant in the anti-trust sui‘ brought by the government against the American Sugar Refining Co. ( 2.—That, previously, Ne had held stock in the Michigan Sugar Co. in his own name “in order to conceal the | sugar trust’s interests,” and permit it to escape prosecution for violating the anti-trust law. 3.—That he was president of the Michigan and Toledo Sugar compa- nies, which were cited Monday by the federal trade commission as enga- ging in a conspiracy to suppress com- petition in the.beet pulp industry, and 4.—That, as president of these com- panies, he was “responsible” for the alleged violations of the trust law. May Start Filibuster These charges, it was learned, were aired before the senate judiciary com- mittee which has failed to approve the appointment. The same allega- tions also prompted a special sub- committee to report the nomination “without recommendation.” “Mr. Warren will never be confirm- ed even if it takes a filibuster to de- feat his appointment,” said Senator King, democrat of Utah. The temper of the senate was also influenced by the opposition of the two Michigan senators, Couzens, re- publican and Ferris, democrat, who DUN THE FRENCH Will Press for Early Debt Payment LONDON, Feb. 11.—Great Britain intends to brook no delay in French action on Chancellor Winston Church- ill’s note regarding the French debt. The foreign office aroused today by adverse French comment on the note, said that England intended to press for an early and definite statement of French intentions. What France will pay and when it will pay are questions Britain means to keep asking. Nor does the foreign office intend to combine the question of French debts and French security. ‘Government Inspired The foreign office also took unkind- ly to American comment and said that England had no intention, in her note to France, to force America’s hand. The attitude of the French press led London newspapers to assert that the Paris criticisms were government in- spired. British editorial writers also had some harsh things to say. Lord Beaverbrook’s London Express was most bitter, although others were cy- nically inclined. “France has 2,000 airplanes while Pngland’s program calls for 600,” said the Express. “Churchill’s proposals provide that British taxpayers shall forego tax reductions in order that France may build up a huge air fleet, outnumbering Great Britain’s. S. Parker Gilbert, agent general of reparations, has completed his plan with the British for collection of the 26 per cent duty on German exports.’ Its operation will make the levy sim- pler and easier for German shippers. The amount of the levy is increas- ing rapidly and may supply Great Britain’s share of the proceeds due her for the year under the Dawes plan. | FINDS OUT POOR PAY PRODUCES POOR WORK, BUT RELENTS LITTLE PROVIDENCE, R. I1., Feb. 11.— Two and a half per cent of a recent 12% per cent cut is restored by the B. B. & R. Knight company for 2,500 workers in the mills which are running. The company found that work was done carelessly at the extreme- ly low rate paid, it was said. “Nicky” Longworth Will Be Speaker in Congress Lower House WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. — Repre- sentative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio seemed assured today of election as speaker of the house for the 69th con- gress. The success of Longworth over Con- gressman Martin B. Madden of Illinois was indicated by an announcement that at least 25 of the 36 republican congressmen from Pennsylvania will support Longworth. The Pennsylvania delegation is the largest republican delegation in the house. Its endorsement in the speak- ership contest has been eagerly sought by the Longworth and Madden cam- paign managers. Franco-British Negotiations Held In Shroud of Secrecy : 6, Feb. 11.— those post- office wages is still an open ques- WASHINGTON, What will be done tion. The representatives of the Postal Workers’ Unions pace their weary round of the capitol, day after day, week after week, trying to make sure that the house will give them legislation in time for ac tion on it by the senate. They know the republican organ- ization hae never favored their bill, and that even now,! cheated of the promised increase for the last half of 1924, they may again be defraud- ed of the benefits of the raise until- next July, or may evert:be definitely beaten. ‘a CAL'S ELECTION FINALLY GETS OFFICIAL ‘0. K.’ “Punch and Judy” Show Election Is Settled WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Today might have been one of the most tempestuous days in the history of the republic—but it wasn’t. Instead of a stalemate in the elect- oral college, with congress running around in circles trying to elect a president—so freely speculated on and predicted a few months ago—the senate and house met in joint session this afternoon and went thru the con- stitutional formality of declaring Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes to have been elected president and vice-president, respectively of these United States. This time honored, legal and quite necessary ceremony was held in the hall of the house of representatives and consisted primarily of a formal count of the votes of. the electoral college. It used to be a most import- ant ceremony, but in these radio days it passed almost unnoticed, even in official Washington. The senate and house each appoint ed tellers; according to the constitu- tional practice. Senators Spencer, re publican of Missouri, and King, de mocrat, of Utah, acted for the upper chamber, and Represpntatives White, republican, of Kansas, and Jeffers, de- mocrat, Alabama, for the house. Sen- ator Cummins of lo president pro- tem of the setiate, ded: | The Burlesque. Starts The roll was called; by states: “Alabama,” boomed. the teller. Veterans of Madison Square Garden involuntarily shut their eyes and in- toned: “Al-l-a-bam-m-a, casts twenty four votes for Un-der-woo-d.” But instead there was the report that Alabama cast her twelve elect- oral votes for John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan. A rebel yell from the democratic side of the chamber greeted this, and the roll. call proceeded, -followed by the formal announcement that Cool- sidge and Dawes had polled 382 votes in the electoral college; John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan, 36; and Robert M. LaFollette and Burton K. Wheeler, 13. Each state followed the announce- ment of its vote with applause. The galleries were crowded with spect- ators for the quadrennial ceremony. “Cal” Kept In the Dark The whole ceremony occupied less than an hour. When it ended, the senate retired, and both houses went prosaically about their business. Fascism’s Ar Build an International By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL “TODAY, the grand council of fascism meets in Rome, its capital city, and takes up the question of forming a Black (fascist) International. The item on the agenda of Musso- lini’s anti-labor war council plainly states this latest ambi- tion of fascism as follows: “Paragraph Four—Preliminary examination of the possibility of a universal understanding between the fascist and similar organiza- tions.” s’s ss 2s 8 ‘ Just as Mussolini makes war on the Italian Communist Party thru his Italian fascisti party, so he now hopes to build . a weapon in his fascist international to struggle against the growing and threatening power of the Communist Inter- national. | The semi-official fascist paper, Epoca, proclaims that, “The growth of movements similar to fascism in foreign countries shows the interest and appreciation with which the fascist movement is followed by at least a part of the people abroad.” * ¢: 8 8 American workers have already had a taste of Musso- lini’s fascism thru the fascist organizations built up in this country among Italian middle class and semi-working class elements. They have been successfully fought, just as the white guard organizations of Hungarians and emigre Rus- sian counter-revolutionists in this country have been triumphantly combatted. These efforts could gain no foot- hold here, where the masses of foreign-born workers are in sympathy with Soviet Russia. But this new effort of Mussolini, that will find support- ers in every land where there is growing unrest in the ranks of labor, is more threatening to working class interests. It was no accident that Mussolini was invited to the San Fran- cisco convention of American Legion, along with the late Sam Gompers, following the latter's attack on the Commun- ists at the Portland convention of the American Federation of Labor. The idol of these American fascisti, “Hell an’ Maria” Dawes, steps into the vice-presidential chair in the United States senate next month. Elbert H. Gary, head of the steel trust, has not retreated from his position, also held by Julius Barnes, late president of the United States Cham- ber of Commerce, that this country needs a Mussolini. The anti-Communist campaign planned by the fascist war council in Rome today will find many co-workers and sympathizers in this country. zs *« 8 ® _ To be sure Mussolini has always opposed international political organization. But his attack has been only against the therein organization of the workers—the Com- munist International. He rails organization, just at American capitalists, thris’ press, carry on their ceaseless attack on “Moscew,” the one word that embodies their growing fear of theeworkers’ world revolution. ane :. + & &, But capitalism, and its ally fascism, believe in world alliances of their own. Capitalist diplomats built the league of nations—the first Black International—following the war. But it is as aenemic as capitalist parliamentarism in the hour of crisis. The league of nations, as an.international arliament, is a good debating society. The ambition of taly’s grand council of fascism is to supersede the parlia- mentarism of the league of nations with the dictatorship of international fascism. Mussolini is as ambitious as the Caesars of two thousand years ago and would no doubt like to lead in this world effort against the rise of Soviet Power. But he is only initiating the anti-labor world dictatorship the real bailding of which will be taken up by the greater cap- italist nations. It was France that first organized the attack on Soviet Russia. Now England is developing this role. It will ultimately fall, not to Italian fascism, but to American fascism, to organize and carry into action capitalist imperial- ism’s last stand against the Russian Soviet Republic and its growing victories. That is why the meeting of fascism’s grand war council in Rome today should be of cian inter- est to every worker and poor farmer in the United States. It is just a prophecy of the fascist power that will try to keep the remaining five-sixths of the world’s land surface from enlisting against it under the standards of Commun- at the Co munist world Who Owns Europe? That’s the Big Question Prior to 1914 and up until the arm- istice there was some justification for the conclusion that Europe was own- ed and controlled by the kaiser of Germany, his cousin Francis Josef of Austria and of a dozen and a half small nations, that are now free and inidependent—of the Hapsburgs but not of England and France—the king of England, and the kings and queens of the other countries big and little that go to make up that continent. Those who read between the lines knew that more powerful than the kings and emperors were the capital- ists and the great landowners who owned the land and capital, which went to enrich the master class and enslave the workers for a mere pit- tance. The kings and queens occu- pied the show windows but the cap- italists had the big say. There are millions of workers in the United States who still believe that Europe is entirely owned by the capitalists of Europe. (Some of them are crazy enough to think the work- ers own Europe). Unfortunately all those people cannot come to the | Workers Party Open Forum next Sun- day to hear Max Bedacht, tell how the house of Morgan got a strangle- hold on Europe thru the Dawes plan. Some day, a reader of these lines may find a suit of khaki on his back and a rifle on his shoulder, and he may then know that he is a soldier of the House of Morgan, and that he is ready to kill sOmebody else so that the pro- visions of the Dawes plan may be carried out by the enslaved working class of Europe. Of course it is quite possible that he may be fighting in a different kind of a battle, but... we will let Comrade Bedacht, tell you all about that. Surely you would Iike to know about the “ins and outs” of this fa- mous plan—the plan that helped to send Cal and “Hell An’ Maria” to the White House. You would lIike to know the why, what and wherefore of it so that you can speak intelligently about it to your fellow workers. If so come to the Open Forum next Sunday. Comrade Bedacht is one of the best speakers in the Workers Party, a member of the Central Hx- ecutive Committee and a delegate from the party to more than one con- of the Communist International. gress ‘He knows all about Germany past and present. And after he gets thru, you can ask him questions, T. J. O'Flaherty, member of the DAILY WORKHER staff is taking the place of Harrison George as chairman of the Open Forum. Comrade George was obliged to resign owing to pres- sure of other duties, The open forum is held in Ashland Auditorium, “Lodge Room” corner of Ashland and Van Buren St. China Withdraws from First Opium Conference GENEVA, Feb. 11.—China withdrew from the first opium conference to- day, giving as the reason the same criticism that led to her withdrawal from the second opium conference Saturday, namely, the failure of the session to fix a date for the 16-year — of reduction of opium cultiva- on. Forbid Arms After Shooting. CONSTANTINOPLE.—Turkish de- puties today were forbidden to carry arms as a result of the shooting of SER'S CHAIR =| — ee ae | es OC Red Revel Masquerade Ball, 37 South} behalf of the sugar trust will make |° = 4 ile | 3 ‘ Ashland Avenue the general public view with alarm his | ‘ion, but France is satisfied with it. bch Kiieg In Revolt. Teachers Councils , Cerner of Monroe and Ashland Blivd.| entry to the department of justice. | The British would have the French BELGRADE, Serbia.— Two were 4 >| ) February 28. don’t believe he will be confirmed.” |‘itch the protocol, but the latter are/ killed and several wounded of a group The recommendation of Superinten- : : using “it as bargaining point against/ of Bulgarian officers and soldiers who | dent of School William McAndrew for | ¢ , : Britain. ; attempted to start an insurrection andia new form of teachers’ council was , ‘ | Herriot po any Fi security me were quelied by pa, troops, | referred to the administration commit- . ' 4 such as Woodrow son proposed in| according to advices eived here to-| tee by the board of education yester- | ¢ > ry eC ay rom 1919, but the tories would not agree| day. The survivors sought refuge in | aay afternoon. ‘ ‘ to this and suggested a proposal for | Serbia. McAndrew : th nape : ] proposed to replace the | ‘ oving to Lar er Q ‘ BS saint ann wae Germany. It btn regular teachers’ councils, composed | ¢ 8 8 uarters ‘ q learned, how ever, that Germany want- EMCRAHL COMMUNIST f teachers meeting regularly in their | ‘ d a ed something in return for her sig UDAN » Wwaterr ‘chools, with a council of sixteen , , nature and this happened to be some: CANDINATE WAV ART 35 iembers comprising the superinten- ‘ ‘ : | thing Poland has now. Naturally | ANU UA vy ent, and principal as well as teach-/| ' Decline of Capitalism, by Varga................ 35 cents a copy ‘federal governments in Indiana. So/ vard. The administration committee re- - SATURD ‘ Between the Fourth and Fifth Congress far is known the disease is confined | The aldermanic election campaign | commended at yesterday’s meeting |‘ ’ AY - FEBR > - ae , ‘ 4 (A report of the E. C. of the C, L)........ 35 cents a copy ito the nine quarantined counties. is now in full swing. The capitalist |that the penny lunches given the/¢ ‘ : ; -_ political grafters are fighting like | school children in the poorer districts { P Report of the Fifth Congress of the - , Gale Sweeps England Kilkenny cats for the spoils of of- | of the city be continued. McAndrew 4) Depositors and friends ‘ Communist International ...................... cents a copy | LONDON. Feb. f1.—A gale which| fice. The traction and power trusts | had recommended to the board of | 4 are invited to attend ‘ The Communist International (No. 7) iswept all England thruout the night,| are sperding loads of money on | education that these lunches be abol- , > (Magazine, $2.50 a year, $1.25 six today had taken a toll of one life, sev-| their favorite errand boys in the | ished, and that a five-cent lutich be |‘ ‘ saith ) , .25 cents a copy eral injured and considerable property| city council. One group of capital- | given the children instead. > ; 4 PePes . .conoccsapoonasonsseasqoneosoroqonnqosooqonoece[s : damage. Telegraphic communication; ists favor the republican errand The working class parents hid > . ‘ . Here are the latest publications from Europe (we have received i'was interrupted. boys; another group favors the | made a great protest against McAn- | amated | rust & 4 a limited number only) for which the sole agent in this country is - democrats. They all Rate the Com--jdrew's recommendation,-. and i ip . . munists. thought that this protest induced the | > BE 1113 AV. Washington Rivd= Chicago, Illinois — meeting and hear the Communist | and one-half million dollars to be used | « (A Clearing House and State Bank) ‘ | —_ a ‘ candidate Engdahi, the candidate of |for three new public school build | , . the workers. 0 ings. TvyrrVyy YS TvrVyTyryTYyrYrYrYr”Y””"rFrrryrye r ’ - a i ee ol a. a — — a — | ye ~_e ae S S -S -S - «6.
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The radicals alone can put this organization on its feet again, and industrial unionism thru amalgamation is the slogan of the militants. Comrade A. Overgaard tells of the fight in the Machinists’ Union against the faker Johnston and the alleged progressives led by Anderson. Sev- eral locals have endorsed the left wing slate but owing to the feeling among many of the untrained sympathizers that the left would not win, they voted for the Anderson slate. It looks like Johnson is gonna reign no more in the I. A. M. ‘Uninvited Guests John Otis has an article on the last convention of the metal trades de- partment of the A. F. of L. at the El Paso convention while Oharles Schwartz discusses the Waltham watch factory strike. The story of the uninvited partici- pation of the Russian metal workers in the International Metal Workers Congress which met in Vienna is in- teresting and instructive. There are several other excellent articles .and news items of interest not alone to metal workers but to workers in every trade. Copies of this bulletin can be se- cured at the office of publication, 166 West Washington Street, Room 303. Subscription price is 50 cents per year. Single copies three cents. In pundles of ten or more 2 cents per copy. Kivery.. militant..in.. the. -metal/ trades should order a bundle and dis- tribute it among his fellow workers. It is a regular eyeopener. Oakland United Front. . Demands Unemployed Get Work or Support OAKLAND.—Under the auspices of various unions the Alameda County Unemployed Council continues its work. A mass meeting was held at Native Sons hall, with Joe Irthum, president of the Building Trades Council, and W. 8. Goodrich as the speakers. There were three or. four hundred people in attendance. The following resolution was pass- ed: WHEREAS, There are thousands of workers and their families in Alame- da County suffering from “unemploy- ment and Whereas, the existence of these workers depends entirely upon their ability to secure a dally wage and Whereas, We are mindful of the destructive influenced caused upon the mental, moral and physical char- acter of men and women suffering from poor housing, insufficient cloth- ing and lack of nourishment, and WHEREAS, A social order which 80 benevolently protects the welfare of animals, as during the hoof and mouth disease, the state made a large grant to meet the emergency in case of cattle and other animals should be impressed with its duty to suffering humanity. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this mass meeting of unemployed workers held in Native Sons Hall, Oakland, Calif., Feb. 1, 1925, that we petition the civil authorities to either give us full maintainence, or work at union wages. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLYV- ED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the officers and to the press, state, county and city officials. Unemployment Bad in Nova Scotia Unemployment in Canada is increas- ing at a rapid pace, unemployment councils are being organized in every province. The T. U. E. L. militants are demanding work for all jobless at aion wages, failing this they demand cat the government support the un- employed and their families. In the eastern provinces the situation is acute. In Sidney, Nova Scotia, alone there are 2,000 unemployed workers. Two soup kitchens have been set up but these are utterly inadequate to handle the situation. Besides, resent the idea of soup kitchens. They are willing to work and if that cannot be given to them, then they demand full union wages in the shape of gov- ernment unemployment insurance, the workers : | 350,000 FACE SEMI-STARVATION : FROM TEXTILE WAGE CUTS, WHOLE REGION WAITS GENERAL STRIKE (Spécial to The Dally Worker) BOSTON, Feb. 11.—The colossal extent of the catastrophe that will re- sult to the working class of New England if the wage cutting movement is not resisted and defeated, is only now beginning to be realized in the mill towns since the formation of united front committees and the calling of mass meetings, initiated by the T. U. BE. L. and the Workers (Communist) Party, has brought out a general discussion and comparison of facts. For instance, the facts, that something like 350,000 workers in New Eng- land are about to be plunged with their families into a condition of semi- starvation at an average wage which? some estimate as low as $16.20 per week, while each worker is speeded up to an unheard-of pace, practically doubling the output of each worker n some instances, while the 48-hour agreement of the past is ignored and forgotten and a movement gains head- way to reduce the child labor age lim- it to fourteen years, each fact was known in a hazy way to some isolat- ed person or community, but the total sickening significance awaited a gen- eral movement of the workers for expression. Cut Much More Than Ten Per Cent. The full extent of the wage cuts already put into effect is difficult to estimate. In many instances the so- called “ten per cent” cuts, prove (in the pay envelope) to be 12%, 15, 18 or even 22 per cent cuts. Apparent- ly the employers are aiming at about a thirty-five per cent eventual reduc- tion, incredible as that may seem. In how many cities and towns the pres- ent “ten per cent” cut has been al- ready been applied, it is not possible to judge with complete certainty, but after four days’ search I am able to give a tentative list of some forty towns and seventy-five mills where to the best of present knowledge the re- cent cuts have taken effect. Strike Action Immediately Possible. As to how far the strike movement has spread, I now think the estimate of 5,000 is too low. And certainly these figures’ do not have much bear- ing upon immediate future possibili- ties of strike action. The workers in each textile mill have been doped with. ignorance of what was going on in the others, and with propaganda of pettifogging explanations of their in- dividual superintendents as to the par- ticular reasons why their particular mill could not afford to do otherwise than steal the’' — out of their mouths. nf Now, that, thre pan united front call of the Communists, thousands of workers are beginning to look at the situation as a Whole, it is entirely conceivable that;one,of the most tre- mendous strike upheavals may come about. All of the elements ofthe tra- ditional heroism of the textile work- ers are still here. There is almost no organization, but there are the makings of a tremendous industrial union in' the very fight itself. The list of towns and names of mills are as follows: Wage Cuts in Massachusetts. Andover—Smith & Dove Mills, cut 10 per cent. Bondsville—Boston Duck Co., 10 per cent cut Dec. 1. Johnso & Johnson, sur- gical goods, ‘cut 10 per cent. Fall River—Barnard Mfg. Co.'s mill, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12, weavers on strike Davis Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12, strike on. Davol Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12, strike on. Granite Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12, strike on. Kerr Mills of American Thread Co., cut 10 per cent Jan. 12, strike on. Lincoln Mfg. Co.’s mill, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12. Parker Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan. 12. Probably many other other Fall River mills have cut, and the entire 40,000 textile workers of Fall River are, or will be, involved. ; Holyoke—M errick-Hadley Mills, / American Thread Co., cut 10 per cent Jan. 12. indian Orchard—Indian Orchard Co.’s mill cut 10 per cent Jan. 12. Lawrence—Acadia Mills, cut 10 per cent, late in January. Everett Mills, cut 10 per cent in December. Lawrence Duck Mills, cut 10 per cent in January. Pacific Mills (cotton), cut 10 per cent Jan. 26, now experimenting with 72loom system, probably meaning further 50 per cent cut in weavers’ piece work scale, requir- ing doubled production. Methuen—Methuen Co.’s Mill, cut 10 per cent about Jan. 1. Middieboro—N emasket Worsted Mills (wool), wages not cut out- right, but speed-up system causes strike now on. Millbury—Cordis Mills controlled by Thorndike Co., cut 11 per cent. New Bedford—Here the New Bed- ford Cotton Mfgrs. Ass'n. on Jan. 9, voted to reduce wages in all cotton mills 10 per cent, to take effect Jan. 19. There are 41,000 textile workers in New Bedford, and the cut directly and immediately affects about 32,000. Presumably all cotton mills have made the cut—too many mills to list —~but the principal cotton mills are: Aushnet Mill Corporation, cut 10 per cent. Beacon Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Booth Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Bristol Mfg. Corporation, cut 10 be cent, te — a. ~<- Butler Mill, cut 10 per cent. (This is property of William M. Butler, Coolidge’s master and political financier.) Dartmouth Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Fairhaven Mills, cut 10 pe: cent. Gosnold Mills, cut 10 per cent. Grinnell Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Hathaway Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Holmes Mfg. Co., Cut 10 per cent. Kilburn Mill, cut 10 per cent. (Wm. M. Wood, head of Woolen trust, is president of this cotton mill.) Monomet Mills, cut 10 per cent. Nashawena Mills, cut 10 per cent. New Bedford Cotton Mills Corpor- ation, cut 10 per cent. (This is an- other property of Coolidge’s boss, Wm. M. Butler). Nonguitt Spinning Co., cut 10 per cent. Page Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Potomska Mills, cut 10 per cent. Quissett Mill, cut 10 per cent. Sharp Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Soule Mill, cut 10 per cent. Taber Mill, cut 10 per cent. Wamsutta Mills, cut 10 per cent. Whitman Mills, cut 10 per cent. Northbridge—Paul Whitin Co., Rock- dale Mill, cut 10 per cent Jan. 19. Saundersville — Saunders Cotton Mills, cut 12% per cent abut Jan. 1. Thorndike—Thorndike Mills, cut 11 | per cent in October, strike against cut, old scale restored, strike called off, then cut 10 per cent Dec. 1. Three Rivers — Palmer Mill (Otis Co.) cut 10 per cent Dec. 1. Ware—Otis Company Mill, cloth yarn and shop depts., cut 10 per cent Dec. 1. Webster—North Village Mills, cut 12% per cent in September, old scale restored. West Warren—Warren Cotton Mills (Thorndike Co.), cut.10.per.cent. Dec. 1, strike. (Company claims “all re- turned to work on Dec. 26.”) Wage Cuts in Rhode Island. Apponaug -—- the Apponaug Co.'s milis, cut 10 per cent. Central Falls — Pawtucket Hosiery Co., cut 10 per cent Jan. 19, strike now on. East Warren—Parker Mill, cut 10 per cent. Esmond—Esmond Mills, cut ranging from 10 per cent to 25 per cent Jan. 26, 600 on strike. Georgiaville—Bernon Mills, Man- ville-Jenckes Co., cut 10 per cent. Hillegrove—Elizabeth Mills, cut 10 per cent, strike followed by lockout. Manville—the Manville Mill of Man- ville-Jenckes, cut 10 per cent. Natick—B. B. & R. Knight Co.’ s Na- tick Mills, weavers’ piece-work scale cut 50 per cent, with speeding up sys- tem requiring doubled production with automatic bobbin- changing magazine loom, each weaver required to work twice as many looms as formerly, half of weavers discharged. Strike of all weavers and some spinners, about 1,000 in all. Pawtucket—Greenhalgh Mills, 10 per cent Jan 12, strike now on. Manville-Jenckes Co., cut 10 per. cent recently. Pawtucket Hosiery Co., cut 10 per cent Jan. 19, strike now on. Providence—B. B. & R. Knight Co.’s Carpenter street mills, weavers’ piece- work scale cut 50 per cent about Jan. 1, new magazine (automatic bobbin- changing) loom introduced, requiring weavers to work 32 looms instead of 16. Many weavers quit work. WarrenWarren Mfg. Co., cut 10 per cent. Westerly—American Thread Co.’s William Clark Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan 12. Wage Cuts in Connecticut. Danielson—Quinebaug Co., cut 10 per cent reported. Goodyear—Goodyear Cotton Mills, cut 10 per cent. Plainfield—Lawton Mills cut wages about Jan. 1. Taftville—Ponemah Mills cut 10 per cent to 12 per cent Jan. 12. Wauregan—Wauregan Co., per cent. Willmantic—American Thread Co., cut 10 per cent Jan. 12. Wage Cuts in New Hampshire. Manchester —Amoskeag Mfg. Co. cotton mills cut wages of 14,000 work- ers 10 per cent. Nashua—Nashua Mfg. per cent about Jan. 1. Wage Cuts in North Carolina. Durham—Some companies cut wag- es in 1923, resulting in sporadic strikes. Textile manufacturers were alarmed with appearance of labor troubles in the south. Wage Cuts in New York State. Utica—Utica Steam & Mohawk Val- ley Cotton Mills, cut 10 per cent Jan. 26, cut refused, strike on. cut cut 10 Co., cut 10 R ATIONAL LEAGUE PITTSBURGH C.L.U. FLAYS EDITOR OF "FREE PRESS’ Jerry McMunn Puts Fake ron Pan + es Se I Editor of tWfe fake “labor” sheet, the Labor Free? Press is warned to change the polity of the sheet, other- wise he will»lose the endorsement of the Pittsburgh» Central Labor Union, which means the death of the sheet. This paper-fer the past year has been a meal et for Arthur Ireland, a former ex ive board member of the Machinists;’on the strength of the Pittsburgh . endorsement. L. U He goes 3: to the unions on the out-skirts 0 ittsburgh, getting the endorsement of locals and _ central bodies, then solicits advertisements from the local merchants, but adver- tising scab made goods and depart- ment stores, the labor movement is getting wise to his game. Editor Shielded Spies First, his own local union cancelled its endorsement during the last elec- tion campaign and instructed him not to send the paper to its members. Then at a meeting of the Pittsburgh Cc, L. U. he was asked to explain what he meant by an editorial “Character Assassins” published during the time that the labor spy Beattie was being tried. Having only the signature of the stool pigeon Beattie to an endorse- ment, Ireland came before the last meeting of the Central Labor Union, asking the signature to this endorse- ment of the present secretary. Gloried Over White Terror In the dis¢Cussion, Ireland and his sheet came in for some history of its activities. It was first pointed out by a delegate of the Molders’ that during and after the trial of Beattie, the Free Préss did not even men- tion anything of the exposure of a crook in the labor movement, and later when another spy was discover- ed in the executive board of the street car men’s organization, not one word was printed by Ireland, while one of its recent issties glories over the fact that a worker was sent to prison in Michigan because he is a member of the Workers Party. Other del made it plain that they were. i of labor papers but were fi ‘favor of giving an endorsement an individual for a meal ticket. They condemned him not printing news that the workers are interested in, and showed that ex- posures of crooks would be scoops for real labor papers, but that Ireland, in place of giving publicity, was shield- ng the spies and concealing the facts. The only #tatement forthcoming from editor was that the only reason he is being attacked is because he “op- posing the reds” and the Soviet gov- ernment. Jerry McMunn Says Something To this, Jerry McMunn, the molder, plainly told him that he was no longer affraid of the Soviet povernment, that by the recent reports it was able to take care of itself, and furthermore, that after the recognition by England, France, Germany and other countries, Coolidge will change his policy when Hughes leaves the state department and that the old czar’s debts will not be paid either. He warned that he is not now ask- ing the withdrawel of the endorse- ment, but that if the editor keeps up the present policy, that he, Jerry McMunn, will come to the C. L. U. and ask to have the endorsement can- celled. The Free Press came into exist- ence out of the 44-hour strike of the printing trades here in Pittsburgh, but could not keep up without advertising, and finally fell into the hands of the present editor. Your ‘le % hawt. Be a ——— — Kansas Miners * Don’t Like Lewis As a further example of what the Kansas progressive miners think of the Lewis administration, read the fol- lowing late returns of the votes cast in the recent national election in the U. M. W. of A. Local 1169: For president: Lewis, 20; Voyzey, 79; for ‘vice-president: Murray, 21; Staples 75; secy.-treas.: Green, 24; Nearing, 69. Local 5389: For president: Lewis 8; Voyzey, 33; for vice-president: Mur- ray, 8; Staples, 32; secy.-treas.: Green, 10; Nearing 30. Local 3616: For president: Lewis, 5; Voyzey, 37; for vice-president: Mur- ray, 6; Staples, 36; secy.-treas.: Green, 8; Nearing, 33. Local 4114: For president: Lewis, 23: Voyzey, 68; for vice-president: Murray, 23; Staples, 67; secy.-treas.: Green, 25; Nearing, 65. Crowe Coal Co. Mine 16, Croweburg: For president: Lewis, 9; Voyzey, 101; When you bu et an wena’ ifor the DAILY WORKER | EASTERN DISTRICT Reactionary Tricks of Union Officials Told by a Workman I have been at the woodworking trade for four years. About a year and a half ago I started to work on the outside as a carpenter. Being only 20 years old, I went to the Car- penters’ Union and asked them for an apprenticeship card. The business agent put me off for nearly a year, refusing to accept any payments from me * Finally, after persistent efforts, the business agent agreed to take me in as a journeyman because I was now over 20 years of age. He accepted $30 from me, as part payment on a $50 initiation fee. However, they used numerous ex- cuses for not initiating me into the union, and I found it increasingly diffi- cult to get work on a union building. I kept asking him what he intended to do, and was finally told to get a job on a scab building. This, of course, I refused to do. Finally one of the machine’s men let the cat out of the bag, by telling me -that the reason they would not admit me into the union was because [ was a Communist. I feel sure, now, that they advised me to work on a scab building so that they might use it against our party, as they knew that | was secretary of the city cen- tral committee, Local Passaic, N. J. Knit Goods Leaders at Bosses’ Petting Parties in New York The knit goods workers in the Hal- perin mills of’ Brooklyn are still on strike. It was expected that the knit goods workers of New York City would join them but that strike has been postponed. In spite of the sell out of some textile workers and the Waliton watch strikers thru federal conciliation, and the Ladies’ Garment Workers by Governor Al Smith’s com- mission, the leaders of both these organizations are willing to turn the knit goods workers over to the tender mercies of a conference of employers and union representatives called by the department of “labor.” * ; The knit goods workers of New York should compel their labor lead- ers to do sonmfe leading in the struggle instead of having continuous petting parties with the boss. The department of labor is one of the many instru- ments used by the capitalist class to fool the workers into giving up one of their best weapons, the strike weapon. The way to be able to talk turkey to the boss is to build a pow- erful industrial union, stop the wheels of industry and tell him to come across. Help Organize the ~ New York Tailors The organizing committee of New York Local No. 1, Journeymen Tailors, will hold a mass meeting next Mon- day evening, to which all custom tail- ors, Organized and unorganized, are invited, to take part in a free discus- sion of the program to guide the tail- ors in the coming spring season. The meeting Will be held at Bohem- ian Hall, 231 East 73rd street, New York City, and the discussion will be led by fine speakers in English and Italian. Don’t forget the night, Mon- day, Feb. 16, at 8 o’clock. Amalgamated Food Workers Win Pa. Union The Fruit Workers’ and Grocery Clerks’ Union of Philadelphia, at its last regular meeting Sunday, Jan. 25 unanimously decided to affiliate with the Amalgamated Food Workers’ Union. August Burkhardt, secretary-treas urer of the A. F. W., was present at their meeting and outlined the aims the construction and the constitution of the Amalgamated Food Workers. The Fruit Workers’ Union was or ganized three months ago with 3! members and have increased th<« membership to over one hundred dur- ing this period. The extreme unsani- tary conditions, the hours ranging from 60.to 80 per week and the starva tion wages prevailing in this industry have created a splendid field for the organization of a militant, industria union. The membership is composed al. most entirely of fine young men whx« feel the intolerable condition: keenly. The union meets every Sun day at 2 p. m. at 329 Pine St. Thi: being the only day these men hav: off. A. banquet, concert and a dance has been arranged by the union for Sun day, Feb. 22, at the Mercantile Hall 847 N. Franklin St. All members and workers in the fruit and grocery trade are invited. For further infor- mation communicate with the secre tary, L. Stipelman, 331 Green St. Philadelphia, Pa. A Letter Comes from Philadelphia Dear Sir and Brothers:—I have been following the reports in the DAILY WORKER and the Progressive Building Trades Worker of the ex- pulsion of members from our Brother- hood by our General President, with- out trial, hearing of any kind or by a vote of the membership. My opinion was that you were exaggerating the situation. Now I know that you have been giving, us.the straight goods. At the last,meeting of my local un- ion No, 8,,carpenters, we were notified by the G.°%. B.:that F. W. Burgess was expelled; Just imagine this flag- rant violation of the constitution, which states in effect, that all mem- bers are guaranteed a trial by a trial committee selected by the local and that it takes a twothird vote of the members présent to convict. This complete abandoning of the constitu- tion by the G, BE. B. simply means that no member, who dares to critize Wm L. Hutcheson or the administration, is safe from expulsion. The members of Local 8 have the fullest confidence in Burgess an@ will fight for his reinstatement. The mem- bership of our Brotherhood must con- demn this demoralizing policy adop- ted by Hutcheson and demand the immediate reinstatement of all those expelled without a trial, and demand of Hutcheson and the G. E. B. that they abide by the constitution. Please let me know just who has been ex- pelled without trial as guaranteed by Section 55 of the constitution. Fraternally, Editor’s note. The name of the writer of this letter has been with- held for obvious reasons. The name of those expelled without trial are printed in another part of this page. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” WESTERN DISTRICT Great Falls, Mont., Has Its Fakers But They Have Bad Luck The tactics of Gompersism have been practiced here by the leading la- bor fakers, who are misrepresenting those who provide them with a pie card. This was particularly shown during the November election, when the progressives held a convention composed of the labor and a farmer elements, and formed a farmer-labor party, and nominated candidates in regular form, etc. These men and women were all pro- gressives of.the rank and file. How- ever, they did not suit the labor fakers. They, perhaps, were too much on the working class order. At any rate, the farmer-labor ticket was endorsed by the labor assembly over the protest of the fakers who were aiming to fall into soft berths in the capitalist camps. They even went so far as to try to steal control of the local paper. “The Town Topics,” which is publish- ed by the Trades and Labor Assem- bly, and with it they intended to boost the capitalist candidates for their own interests. However, they were out of) luck. The progressives were on their guard. One of the labor fakers made the hreat that if he could not control the for vice-president: Murray, 12; Staples, 98; secy.-treas.: Green, 14; |< Nearing, 86. = poor assembly he would wreck it, i ee — and there is no question about his trying to make good his threat. As the new representatives of the various unions were coming into the assembly the first of the year, the ring leader of the fakers, thinking he had enough victims innoculated with his bunk, proceeded to announce that the “Town Topics” would be put out of business on Jan. 9. But contrary to his wish and much to his surprise. the assembly voted to continue the publication as the official organ of the labor unions. Fakers Get A Swift Kick. On electing the new officers of the assembly, the best secretary the Ana- conda Mining company ever had in the Mill and Smeltermen’s Union, was defeated for president, the office go-| ing to J. K. McDonald, also of same union, but a progressive. The progressives. to disrupt the labor movement here famous “Black Magic Oil which they sold the stock to workers and swindled them out of their hard- earned cash, which most of them needed for the support of their fami- lies. It is no wonder that one of these arch-traitors made the remark that 1e never would do another day's work n his life. Can anyone like this rep- resent g body of workers | [GIVE US NEWS FOR A DAILY SECTION OF T, U. E. L. AGTIVITIES! This section will be published as often as there is material to fill a page. The regular day for the T. U. E. L. section is every Tuesday, and that will appear regularly, but no live news will be held over. Our objective is to have a daily T. VU. E. L. section. To accomplish this, it will be necessary to set up a vol- unteer corps of regular correspond- ents who will supply this section with live news on the everyday struggle of the workers. This does not mean that every voluntary correspondent will send in news every.day or week, but that we can depend upon them to send us reports on live questions as they happen. As to whether they are live or good reports let us be the judge. Never mind whether your grammar is good or bad, or whether your vo- cabulary is long or short, or wheth- er you ever wrote an article before or not. Send us in the news of strikes, wage reductions, union elections, shop conditions, shop activities, un- employment, in short, send us in a report of every movement of the workers on the industrial and poll- , tical field, no matter how ,insigni- ficant it may seem to you, and all the left wing activities in these struggles. Address all material to the T. U. E. L., 11138 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. WILL NOMINATE LEFT WINGER IN DIST, ) U. M, W. Brennen-Conpeliied Can: not Fool Miners By A RANK AND FILER. WILKES BARRE, Pa—wWilliam J Brennan, ex-president of District No 1, United Mine Workers of America and at present an international or- ganizer in the same territory, made it officially known that he will be a can- didate for president of District No. 1 of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica despite the efforts of John. L. Lewis to have him removed to the Pittsburgh District. It will be recalled that at the last elections Brennan was beaten by Ri- naldo Cappellini, who was running for office on a “progressive” platform and who is now justly being denounced by the rank and file as a renegade and a | traitor. It was Cappellini who in the recent anthracite strike, helped to ‘outlaw” the twelve thousand miners by revoking the charters of ten local unions. The official Lewis machine was more than satisfied with this action of Cappellini and decided to reward him for the “services rendered.” Bren- nan, who is considered one of the strongest opponents of Cappellini, was ordered to leave the anthracite field and to take charge of the Pittsburgh District. This Brennan refused to do. He was then told that he will have to resign as international organizer. This he also refused to do issuing a chal- lenge to Lewis to remove him from _[his present position if his actions are not liked. It is yet to be seen as to what ac- tion the International nrachine will take against Brennan. Meanwhile his followers are quite busy in their pre- parations for the coming elections. Brennan Another Reactionary The rank and file must not be mis- led this time as they were in the last elections when they helped to put Cappellifii into office. Brennan is just as reactionary as is Cappellini. The recent strike of the 12,000 men of the Pennsylvania Coal Company was led by followers of Brennan. The strike failed mainly because of lack of mill- tant leadership and because of the policy of class collaboration followed yy the old time reactionaries and fake | rest of the officers elected were also'| | : These labor fakers who are trying | ‘he old are the same gang that organized the | Co.” in| - | Next Sunday Night and Every Sun- progressives The strike of the twelve thousand men did not gain anything for the miners despite the splendid spirit shown during that strike by the rank and file. New and more bitter strug- gles are imminent and the miners must be prepared to be able to meet the organized forces of the operators. A Real Militant Candidate The more militant and class con- scious members of the Miners’ Union in District No. 1 are planning to put up a candidate of their own for the office of president Every miner in the | District One must line up behind this movement of the rank and file and show that they will no longer allow | themselves to be lead by the nose by time reactionary politicians and renegades of the type of Brennan or Cappellini. day Night, the Open Forum. very long? It is time the rank and file of the unions demanded some real service from these leaders or remove them from offices which they misrepresent. | Wake up, brothers! It fs cleaning time] : howe | i & a . il ¢ % oe ras ’
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EPORFATION OF SCHEDEL NOW ON Case Before ‘D.of J.’ and Department of Labor Petitions from all over the land have been pouring in to the depart- ment of justice, asking that the crim- inal case against John C. Schedel, who was deported during the height of the red raids, and who later came back, be dropped. Petitions have been sent one coast to the other, containing among them names well known to all in this country. Men from all walks of life have appealed to the government of the United States to forego prosecution of John C. Schedel on account of re-entering the United States after deportation, and to set aside the original order of deportation against Schedel so that he may remain in this country with his American-born wife and four American-born children. Petitions Carry Many Names Among the individuals who have signed petitions or have written let- ters to the department of labor and department of justice are such well known authors as Robert Herrick, Sherwod Anderson, Upton Sinclair, and David Starr Jordan, Dean James Parker Hall, Professor Ernest Freund and practically the whole faculty of the University of Chicago law school. One of the recent petitions sent in contains the names of many teachers and students in Clark University. There are H. P. Little, Dean of Col lege, Clark University, Chancellor Capen of University of Buffalo, Char- les B. Randolph of Clark University and other many prominent indivi: duais of Worchester, Buffalo, etc. Publications Take Stand Among the publications which have also expressed themselves definitely in this case and pointed out the in- justice which would be done to Sche- del and his family were he deported, are the New Republic and the Christ- ian Work. Thru the Labor Defense Council and the American Civil Liberties Union, thousands of signatures on petitions have been forwarded on be- half of this defendant. In addition many tnions and working-class or- ganizations passed resolutions call- ing for the dismissal of charges against Schedel. In the following words to the de- partment of labor, Attorney I. EB. Fer- guson has completed the presentation _of the case before the departments which can effect the complete freeing of Schedel from all charges: “In view of the fact that if Schedel were convicted and imprisoned on charge stated, his deportation would automatically follow such ) ment, we have proceeded first by ap- plying to the department of justice for dismissal of the criminal proceed- ing. It is my understanding that the department of justice has now sub- mitted for your consideration the pe- tition on behalf of the alien for dis- missal of the criminal complaint.” in from Oe ee ee ee eee Detroit, Attention! SECOND Annual Dance Given by the Detroit Greek Branch, W. P. for the benefit of the only Greek workingmen's newspaper “Empros” ’ Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. at the HOUSE OF THE MASSES, 2101 Gratiot. Admission: Men 75c: Ladies free. Partners assured for all. Se i ee ee he ee ee ee a ee PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on al! their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. E, W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Seven Places 62 W. Van Buren 42 W. Harrison 169 N. Clark 118 S. Clark 66 W. Washington § 167 N. State 234 S. Halsted PHONES, HARRISON 8616-7 Gpeciaities: E. W. Rieck Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread Fine Soups and Fresh Made Coffee Commiceary and Bakery: 1612 Fulton ‘t. Phore West 2549 Relieve Coughs, Colds, Headache, Rheumatism and All Aches and Pains with — All dreggiets— Mo and 6Sc jars and tubes. Children’s M usterole (milder form) Se. Better than a Mustard Plaster 7 -- a im priagn- (Continued from last issue) Troteky on Himself and Leninism Trotsky, in his book, “1806” (pp. 4-5) writes as follows: “In the period between January 39, and the strike in October, 1905, I formed those views of the character of the revolutionary development in Russia which have received the desig- nation of ‘permanent revolution’... Despite the interval of twelve years, this estimate has been fully con- firmed.” (This was written in the year 1922! L. K.) But during the whole of these years this theory was opposed by an- other theory, Lenin’s theory, express- ed in the formula: “Revolutionary, democratic dictatorship of the prole- tariat and peasantry.” “This idea,” so wrote Comrade Trot- sky in 1918, and wrote it again in 1922 without the slightest reservation, “this idea has been repeated unwear- ingly by Lenin since 1904. But that does not make it correct.” In this book (“1905”), Trotsky de- scribes Lenin’s fundamental idea as an empty abstraction, and writes that the Bolsheviki “arrive at the idea of a bourgeois-democratic self-limitation of the proletariat possessing state power.” He continues: “Whilst the antti- revolutionary features of menshevism are already visible to their full ex- tent, the anti-revolutionary features of Bolshevism (I underline these words on account of their importance. L, K.) threaten to appear as mighty danger only in case of a revolutionary vic- tory.” Comrade Trotsky, who caused this phrase on the dangérs of the anti-rev- olutionary features of Bolshevism to be republished and confirmed in the year 1922, adds the following: “As is already well known, this did not happen, for Bolshevism, under Comrade Lenin’s leadership, changed its ideological equipment in this mosé important question in the spring of 1917, that, before the conquest of power.” (Trotsky, “1905,” Russian edition, p. 285.) Trotsky’s idea is now clear. The standpoint held by Lenin and by the Bolshevist Party on the character of the revolution, as developed between 1904 and the spring of 1917, had not only been wrong, but even counter- revolutionary with respect to the so- cialist revolution. Lenin and the Bol- sheviki were thus obliged to “change their equipment” in the spring of 1917, before the canquest of power, for the purpose of accomplishing the conquest of power. That is, they found them- selves obliged to substitute the coun- ter-revolutionary equipment of Bolshe- vism by the really revolutionary equipment which Trotsky had kept ready on hand for twelve years. It is Trotsky’s conviction, that, Lenin came oyer to Trotsky after build Lup the party for fifteen years on “anti- revolutionary” ideas.” Trotsky has proved to be in the right during the whole course of his intellectual conflicts, with Bolshevism and with Lenin up to the. year 1917— that is the import of all Trotsky’s latest books (“1905" and “1917.’’) But if-this is so, them-we must state it openly. If Bolshevism contains an- ti-revolutionary features, if we have to change our equipment before a de- cisive battle, then what right have we to teach uncorrected Bolshevism to our proletariat and to the proletariats of countires? Why do we not say anywhere, not in one Single textbook read by the proletariat of our country and of the whole world: Comrades, we teach you Bolshevism, but do not forget that Bolshevism contains anti- revolutionary features, and as soon as the fight begins, then you will not be able to manage with the equipment of Bolshevism, but will have to re- place it by, another, the equipment of Trotskyism. We must either teach Bolshevism, Leninism, as it is, Without correction, as the real theory of proletarian revo- lution, or, if there is anyone who be- lieves that this theory is not the true theory of proletarian revolution, but that it has to be supplemented by Trotskyism in order to become such, then he must state openly and straightforwardly what alterations he thinks should be made. Is there real- ly something anti-revolutionary in the teachings of Bolshevism on the revo- lution? Then the works issued by Lenin before the spring of 1917 must not be made the scientific authority nm proletarian struggle and proletar- in strategy against the bourgeoisie. rr we must at least say: But the art f realizing proletarian revolution is ot to be learned from Lenin’s works ip to 1917, but from Trotsky’s works since 1905, The October revolution was either 1ccomplished beneath the banner of incorrected Leninism, or it was ac- ‘complished beneath the banner of Trotskyism and its correction of Len- inism. Here we are at a parting of the ways. It was to be expected that Comrade Trotsky, in order to grant a certain amount of satisfaction to the party which he has thus benefitted, should willingly admit that he has cqmmitted certain organizatory errors in the past. What does such an acknowl- edgment cost, when it serves as a cloak for the unpunished assertion that Bolshevism, Leninism, contains anti-revolutionary features?, Paris is worth a mass! If one can appropriate the role of intellectual and theoretical | leader of Bolshevism and the October 'revolution, it is worth while to admit i to even | past | Trotsky, in his “Lessons of Octo- | ber,” actually does make such a con- | fession to the party. “I have acknowl- |edged my real and great organizatory | mistakes.” he writes. But was the | fifteen years’ conflict between Lenin j}and the Bolsheviki om the one side, }and Trotskyism on the other, concern- |ed with organizatory questions? This is nonsense, an endeavor to distract from the point. The conflict was directly concerned with the funda- considerable errors in the 6A-PAGE PAMPHLET OX LENINISM OR TROTSKYISM NOW IN PREPARATION This instaliment is part of a pam- phiet“Leninism or Trotzkyism” now in preparation. It includes artictes by three outstanding figures in the Russian Communist Party: G. Zinoviev, |. Stalin and ©. Kamen- ev, to forma most timely and im- portant contribution to a discussion of world interest. The pamphiet will be of 64 pages, selling at 20 cents and will be ready at the con- clusion of this serial publication. e .mental questions of the revolution, with the mutual relations of the dif- ferent classes during the revolution, with the question of “permanent revo- lution,” or Comrade Lenin’s theory, and this is the question of the role played by the peasantry in the revolu- tion, the question of the paths lead- ing to socialism in an agrarian coun- try, the question of the methods and conditions for the realization of the proletarian dictatorship in a country in which the peasant population pre- ponderates. This is no contention on abstract formulas. The theory of per- manent revolution is based upon a complete underestimation of the role played by the peasantry; it replies to one question only; it tells how power cannot be seized or maintained under these conditions. Trotsky’s viewpoint, summed up from a study of the “Lessons of Octo- ber,” may be expressed as follows: “On the eve of the events of 1905, Len- in imparted a peculiar character to the Russian revolution by the form- ula: Democratic dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry. But, as later developments showed, this form- ula had only significance. for oné stage on the way.” This is followed by a literary dissertation to the effect that this stage was a stage on the way to Trotsky’s formula. And this is the actual intellectual kernel of all Trot- gky’s latest writings. Trotsky shuffles his Trotskyism beneath Leninism with the whole of the literary art and talent peculiar to him. This last book of his 's not written for the whole party, but ‘or the younger generation now grow- ing up, for the youth who within a year or two will have to determine the destiny of the party. The aim of Trotsky’s latest book, “1917,” is to take revenge for the twelve years in which Lenin exposed Trotsky’s wretched policy, to prove that the revolution confirms his (Trot- sky’s) theory, and to poison the minds of the future leaders of the party, now studying in the Communist universi- ties, workers’ faculties, colleges, etc., by this shuffling of Treotskyism into Leninism. We cannot permit this aim to be realized. In this book (1917), Trotsky in- veighs against Zinoviev, Kameneyv, Ry- kov and others: I shall deal further with this, and with my own errors, but am of the opinion that the re- proaches made in this book are not intended for us only. The names of Kamenev and Zinoviev are given, but Lenin is meant. The question of the fate of Bolshevism may be put in the following form: Lenin had an excel- lent theory, but the disciples of Lenin did not know how to apply it, they did not recognize the needs of the concrete situation. The formula was right, but it has been badly carried out by this or that Bolshevik. It is possible to put the question in this manner, but it can also be stated as follows: If we draw all the logical conclusions from the Leninist form- ula, we are bound to land in a bog. The formula itself is wrong, and this wrong formula has been employed logically, correctly. In the first case we have a justificatig of the Bolshe- vist theory and an indication of the errors of individual Bolsheviki, but in the second case, if we are told that Lenin’s nearest disciples accepted his formula and landed in a bog thru ap- plying it literally, then we see—en- lightened as we already are by Trot- sky’s assertion as to the anti-revolu- tionary features of Leninism, and by his statement that Trotsky’s theory, and not Lenin’s has been “completely confirmed”—then we see that the blows struck are not directed against Kamenev and Zinoviev alone, but thru them at Lenin’s main formula. Lenin in April, 1917. Is it true that Bolshevism, in order to solve the problems of the revolu- tion, was obliged to withdraw from its past? Is it true that the theory of the revolutionary democratic dictator- ship of the proletariat and peasantry proved inadequate? What were the actual facts, and how were these re- garded by Lenin? What really happened—as seen by Lenin as well as by us—was that the Bolshevist idea of the “revolutionary democratic dictatorship of the prole- tariat and peasantry” was fully and olution, and, after its realization, be- gan to develop into the Bolshevist idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat. I here take the opportunity of refer- ring to one of the works in which Len- in laid down his principles at that time: “Letters on Tactics,” in which he comments on and explains to the party his famous theses of April 4. Lenin writes: “The revolutionary democratic dic- tatorship of the proletariat and peas- antry has already been realized in the Russian revolution. The workers’ and soldiers’ Soviets are the revolu- tionary democratic dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry as realized in actual life. We are still in the minority, we recognize the necessity of gaining the majority (in these or- gans of the dictatorship).” (Compl. works, Rusian edition, vol. XIV-1, p. 29.) 1 or Trotsk completely realized in the Russian rev- m If our theory has: realized, we nust stride fo w? In such manner that we together the proletarian elements of town and country against the. petty-bourgeois elements, on the basis of the realized dictatorship ofthe proletariat and peas- antry. This means the mustering and organization of the proletarian ele- ments on the basis of this dictator- ship, in order to proceed from the rev- olutionary democratic dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry to the dictatorship of the projgtariat, to the purely socialist revolution. Jor this reason, Lenin invariably. adapted his tactics to the development of the mass movement in the pepeatry and he studied the “peculiarity” of the realiz- ation of the dictatoréhfp of the prole- tarlat and the peasahtry, which con- sisted of the fact that’ the latter, at the given stage of thé Fé¥olution (April 1917), retained their @onfidence in the bourgeois government in the form of “defensé of native country.” After describing the views,of,the Bolsheviki contending against him (I was one of these), and after a sha®p attack upon us, Lenin writes: a “A Marxist must nevér quit the firm ground of analysis of élass relations. The bourgeoisie is th power. And is the mass of the peasantry not another bourgeoisie belonging to another strat- um, of another deseription and char- acter? Does it follow that this strat- um may not seize power by the ‘con- summation of bourgeois democratic revolution? Why should this not be possible? Old Bolsheviki frequently judge in this manner.” I replied, “This is perfectly possible it is quite possible that the peasantry seizes the whole of the land and at the same time the whole pow- er. : Lenin continues: “If the peasantry ceases to support the government in the social revolutionary and menshe- vist Soviets, if the peasantry, having deserted the bourgeoisie, seize the land and power in spite of the bour- eoisie, then we shall have a new stage in the bourgeois democratic revolution and one which will oecupy us greatly.” This is much more complicated than Trotsky’s theory, straight as the line in which the crow flies. For Trotsky, with his slogan of: “Off with the czar and on with the labor govern- ment,” the matter was much simple. He simply ignored the whole peas- antry and the conditions prerequisite to the realization of the dictatorship of the proletariat in a capitalistically backward agrarian country. The greatness of Lenin lies in the fact that he began to carry out the dictatorship of the proletariat under the given conditions of a given agrar- ian country, and actually did carry this out by means of constantly keep- ing in sight thosé real elements upon whose foundation this fic ip can not only be proc , but built up. As a matter of fact, even in April it was not pogsible to judge whether there might not be a moment in the Russian revolution in which the peas- antry would leave the social revolu- tionary and menshevist Soviets in the lurch and turn against the provisional government, before it-could attain to the dictatorship of ‘the’ proletariat. Lenin, as real politician and mass leader, knowing that we pursued the policy of the proletariat under the peculiar conditions of an agrarian country, arranged his tactics for both possibilities. Lenin would not have been Lenin, that is, he would not have been the practical leader of millions in class war, if he had really taken over Trot- sky’s equipment, for Trotsky’s theory would have inevitably led to the breakdown of the proletariat and of the peasantry as well. In its pure form, the line taken by Trotsky is sim- ply the ignoring of the peasantry, the ignoring of that transition stage dur- ing which the peasantry still places its confidence in the ruling bourgeoisie at first, is disappointed and turns against the bourgeoisie, but still does not join the proletariat; this transitional stage which ends by theproletariat taking over the leadership of the peasantry in the form of peasant’s risings, real- izing the dictatorship, and endeavor- {ints to bring about an alliance between workers and peasants in various changing forms. Lenin, in the same pamphlet in which he wrote aginst’the old Bolshe- viki, states: “In my theses I_ have secured my- self against any leaps over agrarian or petty bourgeois movements which have not yet been overcome, against any playing with ‘ ure of power’ by the labor governh . ‘Trot- skyism’ ‘down with th the labor government’—is wrong. The petty bourgeoisie (t is, the peas- antry. L. K.), exists*°a@anmd cannot be ignored.” Is this not the literal repetition, in the heat of revolution, of all th&t Len- in had long warned the party against? In 1910, Lenin had already said that: “Trotsky’s fundamental error. is the lack of the smalieét thought about the question of the transition from this (the bourgeois) revolution to a socialist revolution.” Trotsky’s “original” theory takes from the Bolsheviki the demand for decisive revolutionary struggle on the part of the proletariat and the demand for the seizure of political power, from the mensheviki it takes the “denial” of the role played by thhe peasant- ry. Trotsky did not, however, re- flect that when the proletariat induces the non-proletarian masses of the peasantry to confiscate the land of the landowners and to overthrow the mon- archy, the national bourgeois revolu- tion” in Russia is achieved and that this becomes a revolutionary demo- cratic dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry. (To be continued.) Red Revel Masquerade Bal!, 37 South Ashiand Avenue Corner of Monroe and Ashland Bivd., Fobruary,28. So acento ees > ‘ = Ver = ve eat he ; ia + Ee % THE DAILY WORKER Ji THE JUNIORS? PARTY FEB, 14 Comrade, come with us, Pause in the fight, Be a child with us, Just for one night. This is the invitation extended to the older comrades by, the fighting Junior Section of Chicago for the eve- ning of the fourteenth of February, at the Soviet School, 1902 West Division St. The Junior Section ‘of Chicago, that large group of Communist children who are successfully bringing the working class struggle into the school- rooms of Chicago, are. preparing a Communist entertainment planned by Juniors. They are busy now making up their program of half-hourly mass games, into which everyone will join between dancing. Contests will vie with other deep Red novelties thought up by our wide awake young comrades. Comrades! They need your support in the flesh. Come and spend a joy- ous evening with the future commis- sars of the Chicago Soviet. Los Angeles Notes s LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 11.—The Freiheit Costume Ball is always a great event in Los Angeles. This year a $250 phonograph and radiola presented by the American Music Co. will be given as the first prize for the most interesting costume. Many other valuable prizes will be given fororiginality and peauty of costumes. The ball will be held on Feb. 28. Let’s make the DAILY WORKER powerful on the Pacific Coast. Talk to your friends about the DAILY WORKER. Get them to subscribe! * cd ae The opening of the new left wing radical center, the Co-operative Cen- ter Building, will be celebrated with a grand bazaar on Feb. 135, 14 and 165. The building has a large dance and meeting hall, capacity 800 seats, and a number of smaller meeting rooms. Already a co-operative union bakery equipped with the finest modern ma- chinery has been installed. Union Carpenters and Painters have given up their holidays_to work on the building entirely without pay. Archi- tect Evans and Contractor Forman gave their services free. The cost of the building is $50,000. At the last shareholders’ meeting the following officers were elected: President, Comrade Feinberg; finan- cial secretary, Rosenstein; recording secretary, Airoff; manager, Simons. All are members of the Workers Party. This shows the confidence the left wing radical movement has inthe leadership of the Workers Party. The proceeds from the bazaar will go to finance this gigantic co-operat- ive enterprise. x € = On Feb. 21 the Needle Trades Coun- cil will have a ball at the Co-operat- ive Center. A week later the Frei- heit Costume Ball will take place at the Co-operative Center. — DON'T NEGLECT | re Pie? : we y or Lr oe tt ee ef 4 ‘ ois aE Be - oe ae ee a4: ‘ —e pe he we ae. ope hs z it re ie + : % Hes VICTOR ZOKAITIS, A attending high school, his views on suspended several times. land, Conn. Was owned by the American Tobacco Co., part of the American Tobacco Trust. Thru this strike the young workers won an increase in wages and a reduction of hours from ten to nine per day. Upon leaving high school in his sophomore year, at the age of sixteen, Comrade Zokaitis was employed by Cheny Bros., silk manufacturers, working in their broadsilk weave- room, carpenter shop, and paper box shop. He was fired and blacklisted for attempting to organize his fellow- workers into a union. and became educational director of the young people’s socialist league of Connecticut in 1919. He participated in the left wing movement within that organization and has been in the Com- munist movement since its inception. At present he is district secretary of the Lithuanian Section of the Work- ers Party for the state of Illinois and president of the Chicago Lithuanian Workers’ Educational Society. Comrade Zokaitis has ben a mem- ber 6f the Chicago Typographical Un- ion No. 16 since his arrival in Chi- cago in September, 1922, and is an ac- tive militant workér in that union. Drsure Te Sas; Wcrkerjtr 105 Party Activities Of Local Chicago THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Czecho-Slovak North Berwyn, So- kols Oak Park, Roosevelt and Scoville. Lithuanian No. 2, 1900 S. Union Ave., Savicke’s Haif. Mid-City English, 722 Blue Island Ave. lith Ward Italian, 2439 S. Oakley. Boulevard. ei Scandinavian Lake View, 3206 N. Wilton St. ace Hall, Cicero and’ Superior. Scandinavian °“Karl Marx, Hirsch Blvd. Russian, 1902 W. Division St. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Scandinavian So. Chicago, 641 E. 6lst St. . Lettish Branch, 4359 Thomas St. 2733 Patronize our advertisers. CANDIDATE, ENE COMMUNISTS IN ELEVENTH WARD | a ny ee . Victor A. Zokaitis, atho only 22 years old, has to his credit many achieve ments as an active participant in the class struggle. He was born Oct. 17, 1902, at South Manchester, Conn. (a D ERM ANIC | 4 SED BY THE While still the class struggle caused him to be In the summer of 1917. when he was fifteen years old; he led a strike of young tobacco workers on Hartman’s Plantation, Buck- This tobacco plantation ‘—™ ' In 1918 he joined the socialist party |’ Scandinavian > West Side, Zeich’s : 4 E 1th Ward Candidate VICTOR ZOKAITIS. Philadelphia Italian Branch to Hold Ball, Study Class Proceeds PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.—Italian branch No. 4 has arranged a ball for Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Croatian Singing Society Hall, at 2523 East Thompson St. This is a new branch of the Workers Party just organized everal week ago and promises to be one of the most active branches. The Italian comrades of Philadelphia always attend the party affairs and furnish with their songs and spirit a true revolutionary atmosphere. This dance will be a truly proletarian affair, being situated in the heart of this great industrial center. The tow- erfng structures of the great Cramp shipyards will cast their shawdows on this tionists. 2 The party class {in Trade Union History and Tactics meets every Sunday morning at 11 o’clock sharp, at 521 York Ave. The class is reach- ing the most interesting stage of the course. “The Structure of the A. F. of L.” will be the subject for Sunday, Feb. 15. All members of the Workers Party and the Trade. Union Education- al League are invited. Chicago, Please Help NOW! | Fifty thousand letters to Council. Volunteer! be mailed out from 19 South Lincoln St. (phone Seeley 3563) for the Labor Defense Help us fight the reaction in Michigan! Contribute your services, at least. 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Thus the leather worker Josef Csetry had his arm broken dur- ing the investigazion. Comrade Ladis- laus Luka was fettered and beaten and trodden upon till he lost cons- ciousness, The same was done with Comrade Stefan Jakob. One: finger nail after the other was pealed off the hands of Comrade Stefan Toth in order to compell him by the horrible pains to make the confession. The lawyer Dr. Stefan Gyongjyossy from Hernannstadt was tortured so terri- bly that he had to be transferred to the hospital with serious wounds. Also women and children were mal- treated in order to force them to make statements against their hus- bands and fathers. The workers of the whole world must rise against the Roumanian hell and rush to the aid of the brutally tortured class fighters by protests and practical solidarity in the Red Aid. Abramovich’s Pal Hopes He Gets Cash For Needed “Supplies” WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.— Sherburne Hopkins, Washington re- presentative in past years for a long succession of revolutionary juntas in Latin-American republics, and at one time chief counsel for Bancho Villa, is now promoting the fortunes of one Vassily Dumbadze, who claims to. re- present the Transcaucasian repulies. of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Hopkins denies that Dumbadze has yet sought recognition of his claims, but says that when the situation in Georgia is “clarified,” and the people get supplies with which to manage a revolt against the Soviets, applica- tion for recognition of a social-demo- cratic republic wil be made. Get your tickets for Red d Revel Ball, February 28. MEXICAN COMMU ay mee we a DAILY WO ‘daily its own building. January 21, 1924. MANY VITAL DEVELOPMENTS By C. DEHESA. (Special to The Daily Worker) VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Feb. 11—We send our cordial and effusive felicita- tions on the first anniversary of our beloved daily and at the same time our admiration that the American workers have co-operated in giving the The Vera Cruz section ef the Mexican Communist Party held an enthusi- astic meeting in memory of the leader of the world revolution who died GREET D TELL OF DAIILY WORKER on Mexican Walle. The meeting was held in the school of the Cocal Agricultural Colony, on for the great number of comrades. There were red flags in profusion, grouped around pictures of Lenin. The Communist publications, the DAILY WORKER and El Machete shown from the school house walls. The program began at 8 o’clock, commencing with the International, the war song of the working class. The first speaker was Jose Valerio, member of the Millers’ Union of Vera Cruz. He was previously an anar- chist. After paying his respects to Lenin, Comrade Valerio gave an ¢6x- planation of the crooked work of the Cc. R. O. M. (Mexican Federation of Labor) leaders in the local unions. He was loudly applauded. Galvan on Lenin and the Peasants The big event was a speech by Comrade Ursulo Galvan, president of the League of Agrarian Communes of the state of Vera Cruz. For more than an hour he held the crowd breathless as he developed his theme, “Lenin and the Peasant Problem.” He com- pared Russian peasant life to the present peasant’s existence in Mexico, told of what he saw during his visit in Russia, tha great All-Russian Peas- ants’ property in land, of the Red Army of workers and peasants that defends the interests of theproletariat of Rus. sia and of the world. He received thunderous applause and many vivas for the Soviets of ‘workers and peas- ants. The meetiriz, with’ other ipbakers, among them a sympathizer who is an agrarian deputy: im the Mexican par- liament, who praiged Lenin and the Soviets of workers,,peasants and sol- diers, lasted until one a, m., and closed with the Internationgl,. Almanza Gane to. Moscow. Comrade Manuel Almanza, secretary of the League of Agrarian Communes, left recently for ‘Moscow to attend the Second Congress, Pf the Peasants’ International. Comrade Almanza took 4 with him as miserable substitute for food, such as the black and yellow bean, chile and even the tortilla,,4n order that af- ter eating they may; work from sun- rise to sunset under the government of the so-called “Socialist” Calles. This Calles, General Calles, has be- gun a reign of terror over the unions of the Mexican republic to force his “re-adjustment” ‘of wages and reduc- tion of number of employed workers. OUR DAILY PATTERNS — A PRACTICAL UNDERGARMENT. 4587. This pretty model comprises a vest and “step-in” drawers. The vest portion may be finished with; AN UP-TO-DATE PLAY SUIT FOR MISS OR MASTER DOLLY ! 3790. Here is the that will be comfortable and attrac- popular style, tive for big or little dolls. The entire suit may be made of one material, ar the smock could be of material con- trasting to that of the “knickers.” Gingham, chambrey, crepe, batiste and lawn are easy for little sewers to handle. The suit will require % yard of 38 inch material fora 24 inch size. Cut in 5 Sizes for Dolls: 16, 18, 20,22 and 24 inches in length. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. “camisole” top or with shaped shoul- ders. If desired a closing may be | effected at the side of the panel. Crepe crepe de chine or nainsook is suitable for this design. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: Small, 94-86; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44, and etra large 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 2% yards of | ¢,. 864nch material. Panel of embroid- ery requires 4% yard 9 inches wide., Pattern mailed to any address on/ receipt of 12c - aiver or stamps. FASHION BOOK NOTICE! Send l2c in silver or stamps for our up-to-date Spring and Summer 1928) Book of Fashions, showing color plates and containing designs of es’, misses’, and children’s patterns, a con- cise and comprehensive article on dram: : Address: The DAILY OAKS 1113 iw Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—tThe tterns being sold thru the DAILY ORKER pattern department are fur- nished by a New York firm of pattern manufacturers. Orders are forwarded by the DAILY WORKER every day as re- ceived, and they are mailed by the man- ufacturer direct to the customer. The DAILY WORKER does not keep a stock of vatterns on hand. T[Jelivery of pat- terne ordinarily will take at least 10 m the date of mailing the order. not become impatient if your pattern is jelayed. Patronize our advertisers. | DAILY WORKER . a of the stitches), all valuable hints to the home scosmmeer. . —. _ the south side of the Port ef Vera] ‘Crus, The hall was much too small | pl many kinds ef grain that serve opr, Mexican peasants. ' Exposition, of the abolition of {I .*rrrr eee ee eee ee 444 Oe OO 4 Oe OO SH Se SS SS OS So OSS =e Masqu Ball, that appeals to the head as well as the heart. Lonely Gresnwich Village The Red ae Marquerade Ball, on February 28){will be one of the greatest social gatherings in the his- tory of the radical movement in Chi- cago. There is mot a studio or a nest of literati on the near North Side that will not empty itgelf on that night and send its freight/over to 37 South Ash- land Avenue tO spend a night of hec- tic gaiety. Andiwhy not? mental exercises the Red Revel Get an “Ad” for the Daily Worker. Kenosha, Wis., Attention. The famous movies “Polikushka”, “In Memoriam-Lenin” and “Soldier Ivan’s Miracle” will be shown in Ke nosha Saturday, Feb. 28, from 4 to ll P. M., at the German American Home, 665 Grand Ave. All labor or- ganizations are requested not to ar- of title as soon as possible. The new pamphlet capitalism. Gry For By MAX of Soviet Russia. Ready Now! : ‘The White Terrorists range any other affairs on that date. “+e eeeee eee ee eee eee eee ee S48 SS SS SS OS SSS Se SS SS SVVWVVT27 an ; exposing the:treachery of ‘socialists’ and their service as chief aids of ty Mercy” BEDACHT > cf is an exposure of the horde of counter-revolutionists rush- ing in to stem the rising tide of sentiment fer recognition Facts Are Here for Workers! Single Copy 5 Cents 3% Cents in Bundle Orders CREDIT ORDERS honored only when received thru our authorized DAILY- WORKER agents. THE DAILY WORKER, Literature Department, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, II. ¢ i Enclosed }$................ OP Kasiteince copies of * “The; White Terror- ¥¢ fists Cry for Mercy” by Max Bedacht. . Y Name: tebe ~ ‘ ¢ Street: ob : 15? A ‘ City: State: ». ( Pose: ros UNEMPLOYMENT GETTING WORSE IN ILLINOIS Exceeds 1923-4 Rate, But Under 1921-22 The unemployment situation in Tili | things are very likely true as well, . ness in your branch. effectively as it possibly could. tactics. “teachers” of our party. is alive. meetings alone. —give him one. a sure way to build our party! 'W. P. BRANCHES—A aie a ERHAPS in your branch it happens there is a lack of life—a sluggish- ness that prevents snappy action. In the DAILY WORKER, the Workers Monthly and the Literature Department is all the very best expression of Communist principles and You will Bolshevize your branch when you give it these three if they are subscribers to each of the official party organe—the DAILY WORKER and the Workers Monthly—these will come to their homes and each day their interest in party problems The books and pamphiets of the party are for their education whenever they have the time for them. A branch member does not become a thoro Communist thru branch And even intense activity needs the background of a clear knowledge of Communist principles. Your branch DAILY WORKER Agent must be one of your most alert, best grounded comrades to take full advantage of the possibilities in his work. Take this question up at your next branch meeting. have no DAILY WORKER Agent—elect one. if this is true then two other First, it is just possible that you have no DAILY WORKER Agent in your branch; second, the agent you have, may, because of ability or inclination, not be suited to the job. In either case you will quite likely find the reasons for the sluggish- Action comes of understanding—of understanding that without the most effective means of propaganda two things will happen: your branch will not be a branch of thoro Communist under. standing—and lacking that, your branch will not add to its numbers as if he needs a committee If he is in action or not—get a report of hig activities at each meeting. Do all this and you will see your branch grow—that’s nois as shown in the January reports of the free employment ofices was worse than in January, 1924 and much worse than in 1923, according to the monthly report of the state depart ment o f labor. This large surplus of men looking for jobs existed in spite of a gain of nearly 1 per cent-in fac tory employment which is estimated to have given 6,000 jobless. persons work. Not Yet to 1921-22 Figure In the state as a whole there were 188 applicants for each 100 jobs. The Chicago office reports 201 applicants for every 100 jobs or more than 2 unemployed for each opportunity to work. In previous Januaries the number applying for each 100 jobs were 1924—166; 1923—132; 1922—232; 1921—275. The level of factory employment fr January was still 7 per cent below that of a year ago meaning over 40, 000 workers added to the ranks of the unemployed. Average weekly earnings amounted to $27.64 as compared with $28.77 in December and $27.27 a year ago. Heavy Industry Best The most important gain was re ported by the iron and steel industry which added 7.1 per cent to its work. ing force between December and Jan uary. Other industries reporting im- if you PENNSY FLOUTS LABOR, BOARD provement were machinery, railroad car building, agricultural implements, leather, paint, job printing, knit gods NEW YORK, Feb. 11—The Pennsyl- vania Railroad company is stronger even than the United States govern- ment. It does not care a rap for de- cisions of the U. 8S. government when such decisions are against it. The railway labor board decided that the employes themselves should decide whether they would be repre sented by their national union or by the company union. The telegraphers decided by a vote of 4 to 1 to be repre sented by their own union. The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. does not care what its employes decide— nor does it care about the decision of the railway labor board. It sent out a notice to the telegraphers that “any one accepting the nomination *must: be a company union representa- tive and not a representative of the union. ” The company intends to deal only with representatives of the com- pany union and not of the bonafide un- ion to which the telegraphers belong. What will the railway labor board qs | do to the Pennsylvania R. pany? It will do nothing. pany will continue to do as it pleases. The capitalists use the government to fool the workers into the beli@ that it is a “neutral” government, whereas it is clearly.a government bosses against.the workers. the Pennsylvania:.employes do? labor board, why don’t the flaunt the decjsion of the vania? Don't Mise Junior Dance. The Junior ‘section of the Y. W. L. invites yotto‘attend their Valentine airudty 14, at 1902 weet Division St. There will be mass games lots of fun and sou- datice on every half hour, venirs for all. The dance was supposed to be held at the Workets Lyceum, but will be held at the Soviet School Instead. Are they going to fight or sub- mit? If the Pefthsylvania can flaunt the U. 8. government and the railway It ig. ‘UR to the workers. and clothing. Industries reporting decreased em. ‘ployment include food, building mater lals and furniture, 4,000 Garment Workers in Canada on Strike R. com-| The com. of the What do tnt . (Bpeclal to The Daily Worker) ntend to! TORONTO, Ont. Feb. 11— Four thousand cloak, suit and skirt work- ers, miembers of the Montreal and Toronto locals of the International! Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, have declared a general strike. The garment workers demand re- establishment of the 44-hour wéek in the 100 factories in Toronto, recogni- tion of the union, and the establish- ment of a joint board of sanitary con- trol to work out a code of sanitation for the industry. The strikers declare that standards of work have been reduced to an un- bearable level and that the bosses have refused to discuss their griev- employes Pennsyl- ances. Three Books for Beginners on Marxian Economics ee WAGE-LABOR AND CAPITAL By Karl Marx. Short and simple explanation of the origins and working of capital in relation to wage-labor. ~*>*orer errr? *%* > i i i i i i | .* *+* 44 *& 444 4S @ eee OS OS OOOO OHH SSO HST eS : for workers. SHOP TALKS ON ECONOMICS By Mary Marcy. Marxian economics explained in simple language umes of Capital. Chicago, THE PEOPLE'S MARX By Julian Borchardt. An abridged, popular edition of Marx’s three vol- Composed of choice and im- portant extractions, presented in a sequence that will assist the beginner in the study of Marxism. It is supplemented by an essay of Borchardt’s on Marx's theory of crises. Order from THE DAILY WORKER Literature ‘Department 1113 W. Washington Blv., iil. (Mark (X) on Choice) [ Wage-Labor and Capital Paper, 10 Cents. 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He introduced Dr. Bundesen as the man who had made the undertaker depend on old age instead of sickness for his liveli- hood. “Yours is a noble profession,” de- clared the health commissioner. “‘l would like to see you call yourselves morticians instead of undertakers.” Thomas J. Dunlap, “the singing mortician,” sang “Red Hot Mamma,” then former Judge John F. O’Connell took up the theme. “There is no reason a lawyer should not appear before you,” he declared. “You have recognized the close affilia- tion between the medical, the legal, and the undertaking profession. There is no doubt that a pleasant feeling of companionship exists between the three professions.” Mr. O’Connell urged an interest in civic affairs. “The personality that dissipates sor- row and cheers where the biow of death has Struck,” he said, “will find joy in solving the, civic problem.” We have emphasized some of the more tasty ex- tracts that our readers might not inadverently overlook these gems of bourgeois thought. heavy enough in all conscience. A revolutionist could probably get a hearing be- fore some of the unions in Idaho now—)efore he Was arrested under the improved criminal syn-) dicalism law. “Evolutionary Progress’ Workers may- strike until they starve, but if the! to us, should be a source of worry to the Chic ago | bosses can secure enough scabs to make a showing there is no strike in progress, according to the de- cision of the Wisconsin supreme court handed | down a few days ago. Labor unions succeeded in having a law passed a number of years ago compelling employers to state that a strike was on when they advertised for workers to replace their striking employes. The decision of the Wisconsin court wipes out this) law in that state and sets a precedent that other | state courts will be quick to follow. All the bosse 8 | have to do now is to show that their plant is run- ning in some fashion or other. | The decision shows two things clearly: | He would have laughed himself to death Please not that the assistant state’s attorney and his partner are also in, the undertaking business. If by chasing a hearse or an ambulance they are not retained to sue for the deceased they at least have a chance to bury him at a fat figure. The close affinity between the commissioner of health and the undertaking fraternity, it seems THE DALEY WORKER “Call to I. W. port Workers’ ustrial Union, No. 610, oe orkers of the World: Fellow Workers: ‘Over the signa- tures of Fellow Workers T. P. Suili- van and Ed Jeppson, secretary-treas- respectively, the M. T. W. has issued a call to the marine workers of the Western Hemisphere inviting unions of marine workers to send an official representative to an international con- ference at New Orleans, La., March 1, 1925. e The purpose of a conference is given as the discussion of relations and plans for c tion and unity of action of m "workers of the Western Hemisphéte!" Hall End of*féolation! Fellow Workers: the revolutionary workers of all the poprid will rejoice to know that the M-T. W. of the I. W. W. is resolutely p aside the mis- taken policy of ion which has only helped the shipowners and seri- ously injured the seamen, particularly those in the M. T. W; Every revolu- {tionary worker wil] hail the decision of the M. T. W. t6 courageously set foot upon the path of ever-closer fra- ternity with the ternational labor. In the emancipation of the world’s workers the transport workers may play a noble part, and a recognition of this demands that there be no turning back for those workers who are con- scious of their class and true to its historic role. For this reason the Red Interna- tional Affiliation Committee (R. I. A. C.) expresses its deep gratification that the M. T. W. of the I. W. W. has made this decision which will, if fol- lowed by sincere effort to attain world unity of all seamen, place the M. T. W. into the foreground of rev- olutionary unionism internationally and add to the proud traditions of the fighting I. W. W. The Alternatives. The New Orleans.Conference has great possibilitieS?,"It may do much to unify the marine workers. There is also the possibility:that it may fail to measure up fo this anticipation, that it may end with} empty speeches, or good but ineffe Every member of t interest himself in ference a success & more and greater su aking the con- Firstly, it is beyo why such short not en to other organi officers of the M. T. dated January 15, f | New Orleans it to receive se marine workers’ urer, pro tem, and acting chairman, | members of the ‘Marine Trans- For Fair Dealing. hes Members of the M. T. W. who. lerstand this, should make rho. protests to their officials that such ac- : tion will appear to Latin American which will be incomplete in rep resentation, yet, under cover of being international, actually separate some marine workers of Latin America from the others which*have not been given time enough to respond. Th being confronted with a fait accompli | in the shape of an “international” ac without they come to terms dominant group—the M. T. W.° | to accusation by Latin American un-. ions as having, by a ruse, robbed them of their right to consultation be and to the charge of realiy splitting and not uniting the marine workers.of this hemisphere. A sincere desire for international accord demands that this conference but prepare the way for a later and more completely rep- resentative conference. Voice and Vote for Latin American Unions. The R. I. A. C. hopes that every branch of the M. T. W. will be repre- sented at New Orleans, and that M. T. W. delegates will uphold the right of every Latin American delegate to full voice and vote. There must be no tricky hedging, such as making the conference an I. W. W. meeting with visiting delegates merely invited to make approving speeches. There must be a real threshing out of policy and the foundation laid for organiza- tion of a Pan-American confederation of all marine workers. No exclusion of opinions or votes of representa- tive delgations must be permitted, and leading in the policies must be the fight against the oppression of Latin American peoples by United States imperialism. Upon the subject of policy, complete international unity must take first place. Altho the last M. T. W. con- vention went on record for a world conference, and altho the call for the New Orleans meetings recites in de . (tail the need for unity between the M. T. W. and European seamen, and even ficials have received an invitation to such a conference (which they have concealed from the M. T. W. mem- bers and not replied to), the action of the M. T. W. officials indicates an evasion of the instructions of the last convention and an ignoring of the ex- treme necessity for unity of marifie workers not only of this hemisphere but of Burope and Asia as well. New Orleans Must Be First Step. The New Orleans Conference must go on record for complete internation- al unity with a resolution favoring at- toe. nik “ay : je eh as a trick to call a confer] unions will naturally feel insulted by. cord from which they are excluded | ce with its] Pro The M. T. W. officials, by such un-| 2 called for haste, lay themselves open || fore action involving them is taken,/| despite the fact that the M. T. W. of-| te re sit arine | ry. marine workers which is’} printing ‘called ‘by joint agreement with: Red Transport Workers section | cn Red Taternational of Labor Un-; to conflict with the Berlin Conlerenta, ‘clearly alming at a rival and not a. friendly conference. ‘Working Class Needs First! . In view of the life and death diate gle for: existence of the world’s sea- men and their organizations, such setting up of barriers between work- ers deserves the severest condemna- tion of the M. T. W. membership, who. must let. their officials understand, once for all, that the vital needs of the membership are not forever to be made the plaything of a few fellow workers whose sectarian fanaticism is prejudicing the interests of the work- ing class. In order that the members of the Marine Transport Workers may see clearly just what the M. T. W. officers have done to continue the disunity of the world’s marine workers, the R. I. A. C, publishes below the following letter, which was sent by the Interna- tional Propaganda. Committee of the Red Transport Workers to the M. T. W. headquarters; but which has never been published by the M. T. W. of- ficers or answered by them, but which certainly was received by them as may be proven by the fact that they lifted the very phraseology of its opening paragraphs and used it in _— call for the New Orleans Confer- ~The letter is as*follows: oscow, October 29, 1924. ““Getieral Seosetary; Marine Trans- port Workers Industrial Union. “Fellow Workers »;:The Internation- al Propaganda Gommittee of Revolu- tionary Transport | sends fra- rnal greetings té the revolutionary séamen affiliated aot your organiza- tion and expresgeg ;its,.admiratipn of the henete’ strane by your organization. ce a. slavery ve for the e f the toil- PE International © Propaganda Committee ‘has’ lly applied to you with Searing on the re- and the banner Oe of Labor Uiifom#.°*'6 Iast appeal . 11.—President ived from the lesias, of the about the middle of January, a formal statement, typewritten and anied by a large number of affiflavits. describing the wholesale frauds practiced by the unionist alliance against the working class ticket in the election last Nov- ember. This statement asked the pres- ident to investigate the theft of the government of Porto Rico, in this election. On Feb. 6, an authorized White House spokesman announced that President Coolidge had never heard of charges of election frauds in Porto Rico. The visit of Iglesfas and former Speaker Coll-Cuchi ‘of the lower house of the Porto Rican legislature to the White House 6n Feb. 6 was de- voted to a discussion with Mr. Cool- idge of the economi¢ misery in the is- land, because ‘etfen Ricans as- i Coolidge personally hands of Santiago sumed that the petition handed to the chief executive th weeks earlier had been read. ans: Injunction to Help Scab Garment Firm Made It Bankrupt Injunctions failed to produce pro- fits for the Daniel Boone Woolen Mills, Inc., the open shop clothing makers of Rock Island and elsewhere, it would appear from the report of Joseph Byfield, new president of the concern. He has a woeful picture to transmit to his stockholders in his report on 1924 operations. Byfield hints at amazing dishonesty in man- agement. _ Attempts to unionize the Daniel Boone plant in Rock Island last year produced a shower of injunctions that forbade picketing, peaceful discussion and almost, all other activity on the part of organizers and pro-union workers. Girl workers were roughly treated by company agents and po- lice. The mills tried to keep on pro- ducing. Meanwhile the company as- sets were shrinking portentously. The company balance sheet at the end of 1923 showed a surplus of $467,- 605. In one year this had rotted into a ‘deficit of $2,678,496. "The woolen and worsted plants will probably be sold and the business confined to the making of clothing in the Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport factories. Stockholders will have to put up $500,- 000 to keep the concern going. | HOW THEY MAKE THE WORKERS PAY | per cent! “in the first “In one week; the . first week of January, the capitalist class pre its first three blows atithe working class. “In the first we®k of January the textile barons, the National Associa- tion of Textile Ma@riufacturers, whose president, Morgan Butler, is the son of Coolidge’s campaign manager, slashed the wages of 1,021.864 workers 10 peek of January, by the direct order of Coolidge, the strike-breaker ual ent, the United States senate voted down the wage demands of 300,000 underpaid postal workers- “In the first week of January, and on the last day of that week. on populace in view of his recent exploit of O. K.-ing| January 7, the capitalist class stabbed at the heart of the working class, _the Workers (Communist) Party, by imprisoning under a ten-year sentence typhoid-bearing oysters. “The pleasant feeling of companionship between | 'the medical, the legal and the undertaking” guilds, noted by the ex-judge who spoke, has an ominous signicance for those outside the circle of leeches. Their by the composition of the groups—one of which worries the workers sick, another of which brings them to the brink of ‘the grave while the last one ‘throws them in—all in the name of faith, hope and charity. Lafargue is dead and it L perhaps is just as well. First, that capitalist agencies abrogate lawsafter witnessing*these prize asses in action. ee anyway | Charies E. Ruthenberg, executive secretary of the Workers (Communist) | Party, in the Michigan state penitentiary at Jackson, Michigan, and an- | nounced that Robert Minor will be brought to trial in February. William Z. interests of the working class!” $3.00 a thousand or $1.50 for 500. free distribution. ordered any? Foster is to be tried for the second time, in the hope of finally locking him up to prevent him from serving the workers. “joy in solving civic problems” is explaine d| more leaders of the Workers (Communist) Party, are scheduled to follow soon after, on charges merely of ‘assembling’ in a meeting to discuss the William F. Dunne, and a score The above from leaflet, “STRIKE AGAINST THE WAGE CUTS,” pub- lished by the natienal office of the party and sold to the membership for it’s up to you to procure a supply for The workers must be informed of the national sc@pe of the capitalist drive on their class. Has your branch or city central committee if not, why not? Forward your order to Workers Party of America, National @iffice, 11138 Washington Bivd., Chicago, ill, ° ° A Pate wrorbes) AS WE:SEE IT By T. J. OFLAHERTY. Mi 2 . (Continued from page 1) department report tells ‘many other interesting tales all’ of which put together indicatep:that last war may ‘very likely have: @ ‘successor. > * * F an incomplete pun may be par- doned, it might be’ said that Abdel- Krim, put a Riff in’ Spain’s loot. Like wise politicians the Riffians have called on God to assist them in freeing their country of the invader and like a good patriotic Riffian, hé answered the prayer tho it is questionable if he would have done so had the enemy been France instead of Spain. God has a wholesome fear of artillery, effic- fency and military genius, all of which the Spaniards do not possess. The latest report from Tangier, indicates that Spain has barely a toehold on Riffian territory. Abdel-Krim, intends to chop off the toe as soon as gets thru celebrating the marriage of his son with the daughter of Raisuili, his former. enemy but now “his ally—be- cause Raisuili is almost dead. > 2. ¢ T should not be forgotten that Spain is ruled by the fascisti of which Primo de Rivera is the chief. This Spanish Mussolini undertook to defeat the. Moroccans when he seized office, executed a few of his opponents and exiled the most dangerous of the reat. But Primo was out of luck. Most of the money he sent to Morocca to bribe the native chieftains is now in the hands of Abdel-Krim who seems to be making good use the dough. The idea of marrying his son to Raisuili’s daughter, and thus securing the Span- ish pesetas legally by way of dowry was a brilliant piece of strategy. of Krim’s in case fortune might change her mind and put him on the losing side. The acquisition would be per- fectly in accord with capitalist ethics and no bandit government would dare behead him for his financial] dealings for fear of setting a precedent. a -_ * NTY one poster companies enaged in outdoor advertising have merged, thus producing the greatest poster trust in the world. It 4s expected to handle $30,000,000 worth of business this year. The sign post capitalists believe in amalgama- tion. It pays. The days of competition a in business are over. But still we have @ssilized labor fakers fighting amal- n because they fear loss o ir jobs and they also fear any kind. of progressive change. eal G Werte conference of rev] | men’s movement, the question | ternational unity. ‘? | néssed any victorious action on , ce | and routed in every one of thi directed to the puuaeal ‘conven. ot your organization in Pe tall of ; Phe result of our last. ‘as well as all the j only a sharp rebuff, the intensffication of the mutual polemic, leaving the question of the interna- tional unity of the revolutionary sea- men unsolved. We do not } want to re- | turn to the past and reopen the pole- | mic. We do want, however, to raise |-before you in its full scope, the most vital issue of the international | in “The last few years have tot wit part of the seamen, who weré forts." The fundamental cause of as is the lack of unity in the c tional movement of the seamen. it | ternational solidification of thé f6r6e | of the seamen in their struggle against capital is today the most most pressing task facing the s of all countries. To this task’ Prey be subordinated all other issués, " ) fore this task all the secondary ferences must disappear. a9 “This is the question’ we raise be- fore you. If it is difficult and prac ally impossible to come to an unde tions that have completely or ly gone over to the side of (Fargette, Havelock Wilson, Tones it is certainly possfble and extremely necessary to establish some sort of unity and agreement among the rev- olutionary seamen. It is primarily a question of the establishment of an agreement between the revolutionary seamens organization grouped around the I. P. C. and the revolutionary sea- men organized in the I. W. W. “The main difficulties which have stood hitherto in the way of such an agreement consisted of the fact that in the center of all negotiations stood the question of the affiliation of the I, W. W. to the Red International of Labor Unions, which the I. W. W. has refused to do. However, the abové mentioned situation urgently dictates the establishment of some sort of an agreement. That is why the L P. C. of Transport Workers considers it necessary to urge you to take up the question of contact and pi yn between the I. P. C. and your ization. “That such contact, coaperstios sa friendly connections are absolutely in- dispensible, is shown by the follow- ing fact. Lately the organs of Eu- ropean shipping companies have. been conducting a strenuous c i deser- ate the question of the so-cal tion” of the European seamen an the work of the I. W. W. The ting of the European vessels erican seaports by the seamen, is due to bad conditions and low 43g is explained by the I. W. W. agitation, according to the capitalist press, ~ “And we are now facing the prepar- ation of a trusade against the ean seamen on the one hand, and against the I. W. W. on the other, «= the part of the European shipping in- terests. We have information to the effect that this question is being Vig- orously discussed among the employ- ers and that hostilities will be opened after the presidential elections in Am- erica. In this letter the unification of our forces, co-ordination of the actiy- ities of our two organizations is a most practical issue, the solution:of which may_be of vital effect in the struggle of the seamen of all coun- tries. | “In view of the fact that on Febru- ary 25, 1925, the bureaw of our Inter- national Propaganda Committee is to hold a conference in Berlin, Germany, at which will be discussed the work of our marine section, we invite you to send an official representative with full powers to our conference, for the purpose of discussing our relations. We believe that with an unprejudiced and unbiased approach to this matter, it would be possible to agree on the fundamental questions of our work, each side retaining the necessary free- dom of action. if. “We shall be extremely pleased to welcome at our conference an at itative representative of the Ma Transport Workers’ Industrial as the representative of a fraternal organization. “Please apply on all questions con- nécted with this proposal to our rep- resentative in the United States, Com- rade Otto Wangerin, Como Boulevard, St. Paul,.Minn., who is to deliver you this letter. Fraternally, “Shachnovsky, os “Secretary of the novella Propaganda Committee of Revol ‘ary Transpart Workers.” 9 Members of the M. TW! > ¥our omicials have concealed from you the very existence of the above communi- cation. They have not answered ft or acted upon it. Yet here is still fitie attend the Berlin Conference and of- ficially represent the M. T. W. as re- uested, in plans for co-ordination of the struggle against capitalism and without reference to the matter of affiliation of any or all of the L. W. W. to the R. IL. L. U. The membership of the M.' T W. must urge that this be done, aid must insist that the New Orleans Confer- revolutionary marine workers , Of phe | globe. For Unity and Revolution, » *RED INTERNATIONAL. wae i ata th, ABFILIATION COMMIT TER, | 2514 West Madison Street, ones | | llinois. standing with the seamen’s omen for action, still time for a delegate | from the New York headquarters to { ence open the door to solidarity of iT ir