Daily Worker
April 7, 1925
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N — — 8 if : E CLASS W i i AS WE ees L —— Cuban Strike Closes Big Sugar * 1 — —_— * vt e r MEETING, ot Asie 971. 455 5 4 . | ‘ WO phi ee Mills, Halts Railways: Call * ed to seeing their — | te 0 St a | ' for a twenty or a twenty-five dollar yar ago when vo e . a All Workers Out Next Week yea eee si 4008 in ‘|\Denounced Murder | . 2 U underneath their smelling org Reign of White Terror condition that they be deaf, pany nd (Special to The Daily Worker) blind so far as the load of liquor The bloody crew of executioners : : bootleggers were unloading, a i eee HAVANA, Cuba, April 5. Traffic Was almost completely tied cerned. The prohibition boys were were roundly denounced and their up today on the Cuba and north coast railroads as a result of the rendered unconscious by the faves” ot crimes against the working class ex- labor strike called on those roads several days Ago. the bribe and—how could y re- posed at a rousing protest meeting Labor leaders have called a general strike for next week. It is believed member anything? The sequel to held last Friday evening, in Schoen- that all railroads on the island as well as other industries thruout Cuba will the tale was told before one of Chi- ofen Hall, under the auspices of lo- arr * cago’s judges recently. The poor cal Chicago of the Workers Party. wrath cs. - fellows are now in the cooler. The speakers were B. K. Gebert, The Chappara and Delicias sugar mills, two of the largest on the island, secretary of the Polish Federation of are at a standstill as a result of the strike. 12 boys admitted that they had tne Workers Party; Earl R. Browder, The strikers are demanding higher wages. ; done wrong, but “how,” they] secretary of the Workers Party; Bar- ‘ . to — ated 2 — two] ney Mass, acting secretary of the : Americans expec o turn up] Young Workers League and T. Rad- er ogee natch a deen: yan, eer of te dee "veel SovieT COMMISSION N FATT bribe?" The assumption is tha organ of the party. Comrade J. Ko- ) perk ie ers sng goer Re ye * was * GRANTS AMNESTY 10 dollar in return for looking the ide. other way, they might have him ar- It oe ane ee t 1,000 PRISONERS PREDICTED BY rested for contempt of court, less ma- was the most successful meet- 5 jesté or something, but could a $4,000 ing on the Polish question beld in . , dollar proposition be treated. except Chicago for several years, and the KIEV, U.-S. 8. R., April 5.—The with anything but respect? But the Polish comrades are very enthusiastic Soviet commission in charge of the judge had just read in the papers over the prospects of arousing the | prisons has released more than that Albert B. Fall, who, while secre- great mass of Polish workers in Chi- 1000 prisoners, including a number f b cago to the necessity of organizing of political prisoners and many tary of the interior turned over the : naval ofl teberves.t6.. Doheny and against the exploiters. peasants confined for minor of- NewF Mi .° f 1 The following resolution protesting fenses, it was reported here. inance intster 8 Sinclair, for couple of hundred nt tn ' et tat. i ; thousand dollars was freed on a tech- — enen Vat F nd ; ing in Poland was passed unanimous- ican rrie nicality, looked with scorn on the pair i 1 y, the few Polish fascists who tried of pikers in front of him, and snarled, 5 “to the can with the vile caitiffs!” tu create trouble early in the eve- FARRINGTON PARIS, April 5.—A wide divergence fe” ning having been silenced by the of opinion has developed in the senate HE prohibition agents had a good 1 Comrades Gebert and over the oppointment of Anatole de argument but they didn’t have the ‘ Monzie as minister of finance to suc- money. How could a 100 per cent Denounce Polish Government. ceed Etienne Clementel, who resigned. American turn down his thumbs on We, the workers of the city of Chi- The left and the democratic group. a $4,000 bribe? He wouldn't be a C880, gathered in protest meeting at composing a rgajority of the senate one hundred percenter if he did. But Schoenhofen Hall, on April 4, .1925, met this afternoon to discuss the ques- the cost ot Americanism is going up adopt the following resolutions: tion. The opposition to de Monzie is faster than the cost of living and per- W denounce the Polish zovern- based on his attitude toward the vati- haps His Honor thot that the two men for throwing into prison over can, he being in favor of establishing specimens in front of him were a dis- 6.000 workers and peasants for the EXPULSIONS IN Illegally Ousts Thomp- a French embassy there, grace to the tribe. They got a year sole “crime” of participating in the — * a Other members of the group were in the coop and a $300 fine, the rest struggle for bread and freedom. son of Sab-District 4 said to be strongly opposed to a capi . of the dough, probably went to the We denounce the Polish govern- tal levy, such as Premier Herriot is lawyers. It is likely that A. B. Fall 2 tor their terrible persecution of (Special to The Dally Worker) said to be contemplating at the close will write of his adventures in the de-| these prisoners, many pf whom were of the meeting, a delegation was sent partment of the interror. Crooks who beaten to death, while others died . a * SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 5.—The to confer with Herriot. haye failed to make good, could do While on hunger strike, or committed | new Warfare of Frank Farrington, re gag worse than purchase a copy, that is, suicide to escape torture which .was : president of the Illinois miners, and Es tae it they have the price. +t | n ak ge A a: be 15 Herriot’ | 10 het . r leader, ident of sub-district No pr Premier Herriot s N 2E m 0 tiie baie | oe ee » Peis. oe ch aie Uni : 5 8 sal faut Si We de today with policy on France’s financial » string- ai do u W 1OCZOTEIOW | bag. N ersecut 1 H F 16 ti , Re tate Thompson's ant — ne ency was made clear today by a N N : Mat their war to the Rt nur 2 a at an reported here. ; . 1 * 1 would continue. to act as president — for the French foreign of- to be. ed for cout ler revolu- 4 me 3 after the Farrington state machine | fice Fina deen a — e Soldiers for Opinions W a enounce l — nad declared * A. Walker elected The Herriot government has abso- ral frafity, even when exhibited by ment for the death spits e in 4 OSCAR NELSON — Te Halt to Thompson's post by more than 200 lutely no thought of rasing money by prohibition agents, evangelists and We denounce the Polish govern- (Special to Daily Worker.) (Specia to aily Worker.) votes majority... new loans, but in a few days, when it , professional patriots. But the news Cracow against two soldiers, Com- HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 5— Pri- SEATTLE, Wash., April 5.— Will- Coupled with Thempson’s defiance | has satisfactorily balanced the bud- “. must be commented on. Lyell L. Ra- (Continued on page 2.) vate Crouch, U. S. army supply clerk, 1 4 iam Green, president of the American | came the sensafional action of John | get, the government will propose fin- der is an evangelist, so much so that —— was sentenced to forty years in prison : Federation of Labor confirmed the} A. Walker’s own local in adopting re- ancial reform laws which will include he was sponsored by William Jen- i | by a general court martial for declar- ruling and uphele the corrupt pro | olutions repgdiating Walker and an-| some sort of a long maturity tax on N nings Bryan. Rader, declared Ameri- MC CARTHY OPENS ing his Communist views to his fel- cedure and violation of the council's ] nouneing its} members unanimously | capital,” said the spokesman to news- ca’s perennial presidential candidate re low soldiers at Schofield Barracks, | constitution by John Jepsen, presi-| yoted to stand with Thompson. papermen. | would prove “a strong ally in rescu- near here, dent of the council when Jepsen last The resolution also branded the “The cabinet will receive the sug- ing science from materialism.” Adri- | - | 8 0 0 A M | N 7 Three other soldiers were given K. ae 32 3 — . ouster mere against Thompson | gestiqns of the new finance minister, an Joyce of Cleveland, wil W “dishonorable discharges” from the ze | ment, rule © unseating of six Com- „illegal“ and demanded a sub-dis-|de Monzie, in regard to the vatican, that 2 knows the A a United States army. Abruptly Orders Chair munist delegates, J. Havel, W. H. * convention April 12 definitely to] with respectful attention. The French materialism” thoroly, at least what ig The evidence against Private to Put Question Jones, H. Price, M. Hansen, Paul | settle the strife. government however has no intention vulgarly termed materialism. Rader Crouch was furnished solely by an Mohr and C. J. Carlson were unseat- Thompson charged that in answer [of sending a French ambassador to now has $25,000 ama Joyce once call- N army spy, who charged that the Com-] John Fitzpatrick, president of the ed by a bare majority vote notwith- to the resolution, Farrington said he the vatican. Herriot feels that if nis ed his own. 3 munists were “plotting to overthrow | Chicago Federation of Labor had an standing the fact that council’s rules] would not call a convention if every | cabinet must fall, he prefers to have \ e.1e* se Comes Directly from |the government by force and vio-| embarrassing moment at yesterday's require two-thirds vote to unseat any] miner in the state signed the petition. | it go down on straight-forward issues T that, Rader is away ahead of 2 2 . lence.” meeting of that body, when Oscar delegate. rather than to sidestep equivocal ‘the fallen prohibition agents. One Stricken District A printed letterhead of the Hawaii-| Nelson, ward-heeling politician and Will Prolong the Struggle. measures.” must admire ingenuity. The evangel- an Communist League, giving the vice-president of the central labor The approval and ruling of Green to STRIKING SHOE Reply to Germany ist, knowing that the bourgeoisie are NEW YORK, April 5.—The truth names of Privates Walter Trumbull,| body, interrupted the chairman in the uphold Jepsen’s corrupt procedure Herriot, it was announced, will be- on the lookout for an opportunity to | Will out. Jack McCarthy is coming | walter Nadeau, and Crouch as the] midst of his remarks on the traction] and violation of council’s constitution gin this afternoon a study of the reply add to their wealth, informed Joyce from the Irish famine district and | executive committee of the Hawaiian| ordinance referendum, and ordered | will prolong the struggle in the local BRING France is to make to Germany in ft that he had a scheme for making gas Will tell the workers of New York Communist League, and a letter stolen him to put the question without fur-| labor movement for some time and gard to a peace security pact. carbon black, by a process cheaper the facts about the Irish famine situ- from the mails by the spy, which ap-| ther comment. until the rights of members of the A new financial! project will be sub than is now generally used. In or- ation. Let the capitalist papers con- plled for admission to the Commun-| The body had briefly discussed the working class to represent their re- mitted to the cabinet Sunday, Finance der to convince his victim, that hig tinue to deny that there is a famine. ist International, were furnished as reterendum report when the incident} spective local unions regardless of Minister de Monzie announced. Pres story. was not an imaginary flight, MeCarthy will tell the workers the |«.yigonce.” oceurred. Secretary Nockels read the their personal political opinions and ident ee ee. preside at th the evangelist produced specimens al- | Fruesome facts about the starvation Private Crouch was charged with] report of the vote taken, which show-| convictions have been restored by eo cabinet 8 Tuesday when the (Continued on page 2.) of the Irish workers and peasants. He “preaching Communism.” Walter ed that out of 225 locals affiliated with | the council, for the Communists, their Klein Shops Agree to] project will receive final approval. It ** will tell them the causes the exploit, rrumbull will face the court martial the federation, only 35 sent in a re- friends and a large number of local then will be sent immediately to the: ation by the capitalists, the ruination on a similar charge on Monday. port of their action on the referen-| unions’ trade unionists and delegates Pay Scale chamber of deputies. COMMUNISTS ENTER of the fishing industry by British fish- The military authorities in charge dum submitted to them by the central | are determined to carry on the fight — | — * | ing syndicates, to the flooding of the for the Schofield. Barracks sent the body. The committee on transporta- (Continued on Page 3) NEW YORK, April 5.— Klein’s | French Capital Levy. CITY ELECTIONS potato and oat flelds and the impos- tion had made an unfavorable report h hop has agreed to the de- | + sibility; of: the workers and te | SPY among the soldiers when letters ys shoe shop 0 PARIS, April 5.—The new French y Nen rom the privates defending Soviet -on the Dever ordinance and this is — 3 mands of the union. Peet errr 8 | IN Los ANGELES getting any fuel. ussite. were printed in the Houplaiu what was before the locals. Political Reflection 0 finance ee nne = Monzie f The Irish Workers’ and Peasants’ W ul One of the locals voting for the f E — NEW YORK, April 5.—The shoe re- Fes propose a capital levy aimed to 5 e Famine Relief Committee, New York eee Dever ordinance and against the com- 0 conomic Power pairers in New York have just round- produce 200.000. % % to be levied nenne section, will hold a meeting at Central All Communism Crime. mittee’s report was Local 134 of the Ste s on 1 W W. ea tematie organization cam- j against fortunes over $10,000, LOS ANGELES, cal, April 5— Opera House, on Wednesday, April The case is 4 brazen declaration of eieetrical workers spade — FT =o ay . aad effective| The new finance plan will pot. be The Communist candidates quali- |15, 1925, at which McCarthy will the United States army officials that ee fortes” teaction : . oe 1 — * Cosgrove, or- labeled capital levy” but like Wood. fied for the primary election te be | speak. Among the other speakers dn Private soldiers are comimitting a scheme, but Nockels announced mat __ “re ee The Daily Worker) ganlzer ot the Shas Workers’ Protec. Tor Wilson's “voluntary conscription” held on May 6, are: For council- | will be Gurley Flynn, Joseph Manley, eriminal offense when they express only 3.000 ot the 13000 votes cast SEATTLE, April 5.— Because he is 1 Until ntly 3 act, will be called a national consrip- man from, San Pedro Harbor, Ed- | Ben Gitlow and P. Cosgrove. Work- their opinions. The generals and war „ere for the Dever plan. This drous-|* member of the Industrial Workers — aK * w —— . to public | tion. -Of course, if those man e ward Harris, member of the inter- | ers of New York, come to this meet- department officials have talked over ed the curiosity of thé delesate from ot the World, Gust Olson has been sb gyi t} ** a: * of — air | expected. to contribute do not do so, national Association of Machinists, ing and hear the truth about the the radio and on public platforms de. Local 134 and he asked a question. denied citizenship papers by Federal — * — — the worst ex . a fine may be inflicted on them. Lacal 311; for the board of educa- Irish famine. Show your solidarity nouncing the workers of Russia, and Nockels in reply stated that Local 134 Judge Neterer. ar nm bo bein com — 0 Re ie log. Emanuel Levin. with the starving Irish workers and urEing larger war forces but the sol pays per capita only on 1,500 mem- work $3 — urs a greeny, ee he rincely | N Fi Paul C. Reiss is campaign mar | peasants. Admission to the meeting diers are jailed for forty years when bers. and could not be given credit investigate Killing of Worker. | stipend at 898 00. Unor an eto Weeks Now Has ine pit | 1 E Investigation of the death of Mag. were helpless to win better end. / Exeuse to Quit Post N f N n Told to Shut Up. nus Felt, 55 years old, who has just/ tions, and necessity forced them to 14 AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY HAS the eyes of the United States govern- Oscar Nelson wound up the dis- died in the insane hospital at Dun. get together. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5 ment it is a crime for a — te cussion from the floor and then ning, as a result of injuries received They then presented a united front Further improvement was noted to- SPEED-UP SYSTEM THAT WRECKS . thinking e t President Fitzpatrick thot he might when his employer threw a heavy to the bosses in Klein’s, the B. and day in the condition of Secretary of The members of the Hawalian C ee + ee oe = ee * den eee B. the United, and the American War John W. Weeks, who suffered THE LIVES OF TEXTILE WORKERS om stated that the two executive officers Half of Felt's left cheek was torn ] Shoe repair shops for a reduction of a slight stroke Monday, causing par- munst League were arrested on March (Continued on page 2) away. working time to the 44-hour week tial paralysis 1 * — = tiger ce 2 with four hours more at double pay, | Recause of his illness it is expect- y WILLIAM SIMONS. u © entire and a ten dollar increase in wages, at Secretary Weeks w 3i (Special to The Daily Worker) affair. The full story was first print- DAWES PLAN TAKES TOLL OF with full recognition * their — — e eae pos 3 i WILLIMANTIC, Conn., April 5.—In a recent article, the wages of the ed in the DAILY WORKER. ’ Strike Effective. June 0. : _ Willimantic strikers were shown to be very low, textile wages being the low- Vati ELEVEN GERMAN MINERS LIVES After a short struggle the smaller Charles D. Hilles, republican na- est of any industry in the country. Dressers tenders, the aristocrats of the —— aie Czecho-Slovakia. shops have all come to terms on this tional committeeman from New York, mill, getting $32 a week before the ten per cent cut. Women workers were — 1 e. between (Special to The Daily Worker) basis, but Klein's refused to have who is among those most prominent getting as low as $9 a week; the dyers got $24.90. Men running assembling r 3 8 are GELSENKIRCHBN, Germany, April 5—Eleven miners were believed anything to do with any union and ly mentioned as likely successors to machines $18 to $23 a week. 4 ithe government made the birthday at! killed in an aceldent im a colliery here. A number of miners still were offered * . comer increase in wages | Weeks, was at the White House to- But this de for a full week, and the textile workers have not had regulart#Huss, a national holiday. Huss has '™prisoned in the mihe and the total death list will not be known until eo ge called 1 1 — 4 N full weeks for many years. For @ whole year, from 1921 to 1922, there was been looked upon by the vatican as a rescuere are able toomenetrate the tunnels. =a Klein's shops latte” wan ae D a Shey ba — . 1 Rescue work is\béing handicapped by water breaking inte the pits, | ö (Continued on page 2) 4 5
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45 PER CENT FROM YEAR AGO But Production Rises from Speed-Up By LELAND OLDS. How increased efficiency means gain for the employer but loss for labor is indicated by the February employment report of the U. S. de- partment of labor. .In spite of the high rate of production sald to pre- vail generally, industrial employment stands 4.5 per cent below February 1924 and 8 per cent below 2 years ago. Means A Constantly ;lnoreasing Un- employed Army. This gives point to the recent (em- ployers’) industrial conference — statement that the ability of industry to produce more with the same or even decreased employment is one of the “most encouraging signs” in re- cent industrial history. Encouraging to whom? Evidently not to labor, for it means hundreds of thousands chronically unemployed. The confer- ence board statement is a clear ex- ample of the inevitable confiict of in- terest between the owning and work- ing classes. The gain of somewhat more than 1 per cent in employment between Jan- uary and February is seasonal and corresponds closely with gains in 1923 and 1924. In 1924 this gain was held thrn March. Then followed the rapid descent into unemployment. Decreases in number employed and amount of payroll compared with Feb- ruary, 1924, are shown by the percent- age figures: Percert decrease Employ- from Feb, 1924 ment Wages Food products 5.0 4.5 Textile products . 2.6 2.5 Tron and steel. e eee 4.5 4.3 Lumber and its products. 1.2 1.6 Leather and its products.. 1.7 1.6 reer ee. 4.7 1.4 Stone, clay and glass. 5.6 5.9 Tobacco products 1.5 7.1 Vehicles 10.7 11.1 Miscellaneous. . . 3.4 3.2 Paper and printing showed an in- of 1 per cent in employment and 2.1 per cent in wages. Decreases in employment in indi- vidual industries reflecting the ability of consumers to buy include meat packing 7.6 per cent, men’s clothing 6.4 per cent, shirts and collars 6.2 per cent, millinery and lace 6.6 per cent, hardware 7.4 per cent, machine tools 11.4 per cent, cement 10.4 per cent, stamped and enameled household utensils 6.5 per cent, automobiles 16.6 per cent, electrical supplies 10.1 per cent. Industry as a whole operated 93 per cent of full time with 83 per cent of a full normal force. it averaged about 77 per cent of cap- acity with production running ahead of consumption. 8 e Union Label for School Magazine ereass PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 5.—The Young Workers League school nuc- leus has just scored an important vie- tory in one of the leading preparatory) schools of Philadelphia. The schoo! has been publishing a literary mag azine and the first thing the young comrades noticed was the capitalist ideology of the articles and absence of the union label. A school nucleus was organized and a fight started to make the magazine an expression of the young workers who attend the schoo] Many battles were fought ver publication of working class ar- icles, but the nucleus succeeded in putting in a number of these with the result that the magazine secured the support of the proletarian element. The next fight was on the union label and the management refused to budge or compromise on this matter The Communist nucleus however had the support of the vast majority of students who work in the shops dur- ing the day and has made them to understand the significance of the labor unions An ultimatum was is- - ee i VE YORK CIT¥POLICE NOW > i 8 ; * — 8 22 + 4 D «Pe 1 * * E ST TO GET BENEFIT OF DEVER STEAL Vote on Car Bill Tomor- row By CARL HAESSLER, Federated Press CHICAGO, April 5.—If the voters of Chicago approve the traction or- dinance April 7 the stocks and bonds of the companies reveal amazing upward leaps. Studies made by responsible financial houses of the securitiés involved in the $272,- 000,000 purchase by the city, if the referendum is favorable, show enor- mous discrepaficies between the pre- sent market price of the stocks and bonds and the-value if the city bites. Stock WIII Jump In some cases there is a fourfold in- crease in value. Certain preferred stock of one of the street railway com- panies now quoted at 7 will be worth 28 under the adopted ordinance, the experts figuré. Certain other traction company paper will be doubled. If stock and bond gamblers coujd know in advance that the election will turn out favorably to the investors they would clean up tremendous profits. The straw votes show voters’ opinions about equally divided. Advocates of the scheme, like the Chicago Tribune, are having their old records thrown in their face. For ex- ample about two years ago the Trib- une editorially stated that the surface lines “are headed for the junkheap. A surface line system is not a system but an obstruction.“ Now the Tribune favors paying $163,000,000 for the “ob- struction.” Federation Against A number of labor officials have been falsely réported as favoring the ordinance but have been unable to get redress in the papers that misquoted them. The Chicago Federation of Labor traction committee report char- acterized the measure as a brazen steal. 82 A leading streetcar corporation offi- cial assures hig unperturbed Stock- holders that the measure provides neither municipal ownership nor operation. 1:43 ety NATIONAL GUARD USED TO SCAB BANDS Exploit Solckers at Non. Union Pay Competition on an unfair basis o. the national guard regimental band: with union mugsfeians will be an in portant issue before the annual con vention of the American Federatio: of Musicians, according to Secretar: E. A. Benkert et Local 10, Chicago. The convention opens in Niagar: Falls, N. Y., for a 6-day session o1 May 11. N “The most obviously unfair facto in the militia bands,“ Benkert says “is that the charge for their mus is included by the national guar when it rents its armories for dance and other occasions. If people ren ing an armory want good union mv sic and engage a union band for thei events they get no reduction fron the armory management but have t. pay the full rental. The effect that many people accept the non-ur ion music because they have to pa for it anyhow. The situation in C! cago is acute. Our convention. wi work out means of combatting thi ‘om petition.” The national convention last yea in Denver took no action on the radio ‘ffect on organived musicians, beyond ‘eaving the matter to each local. Chi- ‘ago had already fixed a scale of ad- litiunal wages for musicians whose work is broadcasted and every radio tation broadcasting music in Chicago is under union agreement. Three delegates go to the Niagara Falls convention from Chicago. | GIRL NEAR DEATH AS KLUXER FACES CHARGE OF GRIMINAL ATTACK (Special to The Daily Worker.) INDIANAPOLIS, ind., April 5.— David C. Stephenson, 33, Indiana politician and former representative of the ku klux klan, when he an- swers charges of criminally attack- ing Miss Madge Obenholtzer, 28, on which he stands indicted, will enter a plea of not guilty at the ar- raignment Monday. At the Obenholtzer home, where the girl.is near death from the ef- fects of poison she swallowed after the alleged attack by Stephenson, it was said no change had been no- ticed in her “condition since the blood transfusion which, physicians hoped, would save her life. The young womadfh’s father, George Obenholtzer, mail clerk, said, I am going thru the fight for the sake of other fathers and thelr daugh- ters.” 17 | t 4 * 4 * 1 — H — 9 . — ——— — * affected should 8 Ae ’ . * ec . en * — 2 2 „ sk A Z * 5 . a * : 1 > 6 ‘ 8 * K 1 W . 4 ee A 7. 1 5 s Pe ol Z 2 — , * * k * N n n - q 14 n » — o> : , „ d . e 1 * R 5 88 * = - mn we * ‘ * En * 50 : 5 * 2 . N His Logical Arguments for Soviet Recognition 1 1 ’ a Weal ' + | ‘ 5 * J * t > — — a 2 2 7 ~ 4 , 9 2 4 a MEETIN : — — — Denounced Murder By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Reign of White Terror TODAY: the tug-of-war in Washington, over the question of American recognition of Soviet Russia, develops in intensity. “Silent Cal” announces for the steenth time that he hasn't changed his mind on the subject, while Senator Borah is out over the country making speeches and giving interviews demanding that Soviet rule be recognized. Eve time that Coolidge declares he has not changed his. mind, the capitalist press restates its claim that the president is hostile to Soviet recognition. But Borah is the head of the senate foreign relations committee, which has a lot to say about this question, in fact, it often speaks louder than the White House tenant. 89S * 8 @®@ 1 Borah has just finished making two speeches; at Bridge- port, Conn., and Chicago. The senator stressed the recog- nition issue in his eastern address advancing, however, some new reasons for desiring to deal with the workers’ and peasants’ government at Moscow. He said: “| favor recognition of Russia, not because | believe in confisca- tion or Bolshevism, but because the only way to destroy Communism and Bolshevism is to bring the nations of the earth in touch with those people. Bolshevism is an economic disease. The only way to get rid of it is to adopt such a policy as to bring about a condition of affairs which will bring prosperity and a sane course of conduct to 140,000,000 people.“ Perhaps Borah thinks that is a good way of breaking down the prejudices of great financial interests and winning over their political lackeys in Washington. It is not con- ceivable that he believes what he says. If he did, he would, naturally, have something to offer the workers and peasants of Russia in return for the surrender of their power. * * * * Borah is a great believer in America,“ —in American “patriotism.” He is one of the loudest “America First!“ statesmen in Washington. He is opposed to the world court. He thinks that the Morgan-Dawes plan is “a god-send to Europe,” remsdying all the evils of the Versailles peace. He kids himself into believing that the Harding-Hughes disarm- ament conference brought peace a little closer to the world. So he wants another conference. But all this is poor bait for the Russian masses. They know that “America First!” means “The Dollar First!” that the Morgan-Dawes plan is a slave plan for the German workers, to be fought by labor everywhere; that disarm- ament conferences will continue to be standing jokes as long as imperialist ambitions strive for world rule. Borah speaks of the American capitalist state, that he would offer the Russian workers for their Soviet rule, as follows: “As a result of well organized and venal propaganda on the one hand and sheer political expendiency on the other, we are buliding up a bureaucratic form of government—the most expensive, the most burdensome, the most Inefficlent and the most arbitrary form of gov- ernment which thus far has ever been permitted TO TORTURE THE HUMAN FAMILY.” Then the following: “it is often charged that there is a conspiracy somewhere in this country, well organized and subtly active, to bring this govern- ment more and more under the control of the few, under the domina- tion of great wealth.” „ It is easy to laugh in the face of the Idaho senator as he tries to cloak that charge, that capitalism rules in Wash- ington, in a mantle of mystery. He would almost have us believe, it seems, that the whole Teapot Dome scandal pas- sed entirely over his head, just to mention one chapter in Washington's dollar statesmanship. | * Borah had better stick to his other, more olgical ar- guments for the recognition of Soviet Russia, and there are plenty of them. There is nothing in the, whole Amer- ican capitalist system, in the grip of the Wall Street pro- fiteers, that appeals to the Russian masses. All that Borah charges against American capitalism, was true of Russian czarism,—BUREAUCRATIC, BURDENSOME, INEFFICI- ENT, ARRITRARY,—torturing Russian labor. It fell. Soviet rule took its place: N Of course the Russian workers and peasants desire recog- nition of their Soviet Republic, even by the American cap- italist government. But there is something they would like more,—a Soviet Government in power in Washington. Recognition by Wall Street and Washington of the stability of Soviet rule at Moscow, will not alter by the smallest iota the Russian desire for a Soviet America. American capitalism has nothing worthwhile to offer the world’s workers but an invitation for its own destruc- tion. Soviet rule on the other hand leads the way for the liberation of labor in all lands. (Continued from page 1) . rades Segala and Dyfetzki, for mem bership in the Communist Party. We denounce the Polish govern ment for delivering over to the bour. geoisie courts three Ukrainian depu- ties for speaking against the coloniza tion of the eastern part of Poland by Polish cossacks. Savage White Terror. We denounce the Polish govern: ment for the savage white terror that they are directing against the minority nationalities — Ukrainian, White Russian, Jewish, German, and Lithuanian, dwelling in Polish terri- tory. We denounce those vile traitors to the Polish working class, the Polish socialist party, the party of the Sec ond Internaticnal, which has been giv. ing steady support to the hangman’s government of Poland. We send greetings to all those whe are fighting for the liberation of the working class to those against whom the bloody Polish governmént is em- ploying every weapon of torture and persecution. We pledge our moral and our ma terial support to those who are carry: ing on the fight for bread and free. dom Tor a Soviet Republic in Poland. Long live the Workers (Commun- ist) Party of America which is lead ing the American workers in their protest against the white terror in Poland. Down with the white government of Poland! Freedom for all political prison- ers in Poland! Hail to the Polish proletariat for its fearless and unremitting struggle against the bloody government of landlords and capitalists. Not the First Crime. Comrades Gebert and Radwanski spoke in Polish. They pointed out that the murder of Baginski and Wiec- zorkiewicz was not the first crime of its kind committed by the Polish white guardist government. It was revealed that the two murdered pris- oners were not Communists, but left wing Pilsudski followers. They were prominent officers in the Polish army at the time of their arrest. The fact that the Soviet government was will- ing to accept non-Communist Poles in exchange created a very favorable im- pression among the Polish, masses who were convinced that Soviet Rus- sia is the new land of freedom where the right of political asylum is given to all those who fight against oppres- sion. On a previous occasion, agents of the Polish government murdered a trainful of prisonérs, and the perpet- rators of the crime were only given a jail sentence of one year. The speak- ers pointed out that the murderers of Baginski and Wieczorkiewicz will be treated with similar leniency. The bourgeois Polish papers in Chicago gave the meeting consider- able space and were vigorous in their denunciations of the Communists. Chinese Textile Strikers of Shanghai, 35,000 Strong, Win Big Fight (By Rosta Service) SHANGHAI, Feb. 26—(By mail)— Today, at 4 o’clock of the afternoon, an agreement is to be signed between the owners of the Japanese mills and the representatives of the strikers’ committee, with the participation o the Chinese commissioner of foreign affairs at Shanghai, the Japanese consul-general and the Chinese cham ber of commerce of Shanghai. The strikers’ committee presented the following main demands: first. prohibition of corporal punishment; STRIKING SHOE — |Hindenburs, Ebert's WORKERS BRING German President second, the wages must be raised two per cent; third, accurate payment oi wages; fourth, there must be no un- warranted dismissals’ of workers) fifth, the workers who went on strike must not be dismissed; sixth, these workers whose turn it is to enjoy 2 BOSS TO TERMS (Continued from page 1) hundred per cent effective, not one man reporting for work. This seems to be having the de- sired effect, for this morning Klein called up Organizer Cosgrove, and the two are now in conference. The shoe repairers are in splendid spirit, great- ly encouraged by these initial success- es, and determined that, no matter what the immediate outcome of this present conference, they will fight it out on this line until their demands are met in full. Strike of Modedvelers and Helpers Ties Up Worcester Buildings WORCESTER, Mass, April 5.—All major building operations, with one exception, are tied up by a strike of the Hot Carriers’ and Helpers’ union, called to compel the union shop by a scab hiring contractor. + BERLIN, Germany, April 5—Field Marshal von Hindenburg, German monarchist, may be the candidate of the right bloc in the presidential elec- tions April 26, instead of Dr. Jarres it was announced here. Hindenburg is a friend of the former Kaiser's family, and is known as a strong mon- archist. He co-operated with the so- clalist Ebert, dead president of Ger- many, during the world war. The two collaborated to break a strike of mu- nitions workers. If the right bloc under the leader ship of Hindenburg, were elected, the fascist-monarchist group would con trol the country, allied with foreign capitalists. Dr. Marx will be the candidat« of the socialist-catholic bloc, an! Ernst Thae.mann, the only candidate :opre senting the working class, will be the candidate of the Communist party. Manila Soldier Kills Girl. MANILA, P. I., April 5.—-Miss Aud- rey Burleigh was shot and killed here. Lieutenant J. S. Thompson, who was with her at the time, is being held kor murder. holiday must not be detained be- cause of fines being imposed on them; seventh, release of all those ar- rested in connection with the strike of the textile operatives. Altho the strikers have failed to se cure satisfaction on the second ‘and fourth of the above-enumerated de- mands, the view prevalent in Shang hai labor circles is that the strike has ended in a victory for labor. The trade union of textile workers, which has been formed during this strike wields influence amidst the labor cir. cles here and will continue to exist. There have been 35,000 strikers out. Belgium Cabinet to Quit. BRUSSELS; Belgium, April 5—The parliamentary ‘elections today will mark a new government in Belgium, as Premier Theunis and several of his ministers have announced their in- tention of resigning tonight. There is little likelihood of any po- litical changes in the elections. The catholics, who now have a majority, will probably maintin their lead. Get an “Ad” for the Dally Worker,
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% ar- ‘trike o 8e and de- hang e ha: The which trike r cir: exist, ut. 1 ) 7 0 Bove SOTTS DEBS’ LECTURE Advises Socialists Not to Crowd the Hall MILWAUKEE, April 5. —Debs’ lec- ture in this city was arranged by liberal women. The Milwaukee Lead- er in its editorial asked the workers not to crowd the hall in order not to annoy the sick “Gene.” A crowd of only 200 peoplé attended the Debs’ lecture. He made a sentimental ap- peal for socialism, reiterating the old stereotyped phrases about the inevit- ability of socialism as the natural process of the evolution of the human society. It was very tragic to observe that Debs did not,touch upon the burning issues of today, but made the same speech he delivered in 1912, before the world war and before the tre- mendous struggles of the European workers shook capitalism to its base. One could clearly see that Debs lives in the past. He is blind to the pro- plems and struggles of today. Does Not Hate Enemy Debt stated that he did not hate capitalism, that he wanted socialism for the benefit of the capitalists, in order that they may enjoy the beauty of nature. When the capitalist looks at the three he sees lumber said Debs, One had a strong desire to tell Debs that class struggles comes not as a result of the desire to give capital- ists, better cultural life but as a re- sult of the brutal class struggle against the unhuman exploitation of labor, and that the introduction of the, new society will come when the workers will overthrow the capitalist system and through the proletarian dictatorship, and not thru the debate with capitalist on the respective merits and the demerits of the new social order. Debs Does Not Hate Wilson “Tl do not hate Wilson” said Debs. In his christian serenity Debs seems to overlook that society can not for- give man for taking part in the bloody world conflagration after the promise to keep the nation out of war. The entire appeal was based upon the sent- mental phrases of christian socialism and brought the feeling of dissapoint- ment to the hearts of class conscious workers who attended the meeting. While forgiving the Wilson adminis- tration Debs seems to have some grie- vance against the Communists be- oause he believes they did not help bim while he was in jail. While the socialist party failed to arrange a meeting for Debs, Mrs. Ber- ger, a worthy mate of her husband, is arranging a special home reception for Jeanette Rankin. Mrs. Rankin will be a speaker at the peace society, and also at the banquet. Perfectly Consistent The action of the socialist party of- ficials in entertaining capitalist pol- iticians is in line with the entire act- ivity of the socialist administration. The socialist party is now pursuing the policy of “reward your friends and punish your enemies.” They openly support the capitalist politicians and capitalist measures, In their marv- slous maneuvers on the tax questions they shifted their support at the dif- ferent times from the right wing of the republican party to the so-called left wing. The socialist party always finds justification for its action, be- cause there is always something worse then the measure they advocate. In the state of Wisconsin where the workers have an opportunity to see the utter bankruptcy of the social democratic party and their political opportunism, the Workers (Commun- ist) Party should build up the strong- est organization. Fleet Maneuvers Strike at Japan, Coolidge Is Told WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5.— Proposed American naval maneuvers in the Pacific are designed to intimi- date Japan, says a pacifist organiza- tion here, in a current bulletin. It protests against this joyride of the American battle fleet to Australia, on the ground that the expedition “Is es- sentially an anti-Japanese demonstra- tion and will be so regarded both by he Americans and the Japanese.” The pacifist body urges its friends to send messages to President Cool- ge, begging him to veto the trip, fe would be “provocative, unneces- y and wasteful.” to the bitterness created in Japan by the recent exclusion act and by the speeches of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur who threatened the Japanese with “cold steel.” Coolidge’s New Military Aide WASHINGTON, April 5.—Colonel Sherwood A. Cheney of Connectitcut, today was appointed senior military aide to President Coolidge. Cheney, stationed with the engin- eer corps at Fort Humphrey, Virginia, has recently been military attache at Pekin, China. Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem- ber for your branch. It calls attention |. Ht — AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY'S SPEED-UP SYSTEM | 54 eal l ’ 1 prs 5 Peis f . iA 3 on e 2 „nns ‘ THE DALLY. WORKER Page Three — UINS WORKERS (Continued. from page 1.) only one day’s work. And ever since, the manufacturing department has averaged only 3 to 4 days a week, and the finishing department 4 to 5 days. But Profits Come. Yet dividends have been paid, at the rate of 20 per cent on capitaliza- tion prior to 1919. How is this pos- sible? With the workers on short time, how could the American Thread Co. pile up enormous profits? The secret is found in the low wages paid, and in the speeding up system. All possible improvements in ma- chinery have been introduced, which speed up the worker, and compel him to turn out a larger product. In ad- dition, much more work is expected from a man than before, irrespective of machinery. enty years ago when C. B., a dresser tender, began slaving for the American Thread Co. in Willimantic, Conn., it took 14 hours to get out a set of thread. Now it takes seven hours. In making a shuttle bobbin, there is a new method, which consists of punching on a cardboard, which sim- plifies the process, and increases the output. The Buhiman Dye Machine. There is still some dyeing done by hand, two men being required to pull the skeins thru the water, hot tho it is. But the machine is coming in. The Buhlman machine, according to men who work on it, has increased the output tremendously. Four men on that machine, of German make, can do as much as 30 men previously. In the American Thread Co., one of these machines was put in three years ago, another nine months ago, and still another is being installed. As a result, many workers. were laid off. Now two men tend 30 rolls or pins. The Buhlman machine allows 13 different dyeing operations to go on at the same time, each of the 13 box- es containing a different wash. The machine is about 40 feet by 15 feet, with rows of boxes (or wash tubs) on the outside, the regulating machin- ery being on the inside. Partitions separate the various boxes. These partitions can be raised, thus increas- ing the ste of the box, when the ma- terial to be dyed comes in greater amounts, thus being put on more pins. There are seven boxes on one side, and six on the other, of various sizes. The skeins of thread are placed on the pins, about a dozen on each pin, the pin revolving, automatically pass- ing the skeins thru ‘the wash. The machines in use at the American Thread Co. have sixtyfive pins each. The machine can be used, too, for rinsing operations. It has revolution- ized the dye room. These are only a few instances of capitalist introduction of more com- plicated machinery, to attain greater production, It can be duplicated in most departments. Making Men Do More Work. On the bobbin press, where former- ly four presses were run by two men, before the strike was called, seven presses were being run by two men. In the shuttle bobbin ‘department, gix months ago, four embossing machines were run by one man. But before the cut, one man was running six ma- chines, and was lucky enough to es- cape having two more wished on him, because they were out of order. A worker doing fancy bleaching told me that he used to do 300 Ibs. at a time. Now he often does 400 lbs., and even up to 550 lbs. And for this work, this strong, well developed type of man gets $23.40. Years ago, by hand in bleaching, two men did 400 lbs. together at one time, getting $25 and $26 a week re- spectively. Now one man must do the work alone, doing 500 Ibs., and for this gets $23.40. These are first hand stories told by the men themselves to the writer. They are not taken from books or from my imagination. When I spoke at the strikers‘ meeting on Friday, March 13, I gave figures on profits of the American Thread Co., taken from Moody’s Manual of Investments. At that time, the strike leader, Miss Kel- leher, organizer for the United Textile Workers of America, complimented the writer for the speech, and accept- ed the figures as correct. But when Communist propaganda began to make headway, the fakers began to attack the DAILY WORK- ER and the Workers Party, and Miss Kelleher. reported on my speech of March 13, “the figures were fair, but were taken from a hearing on the 48-hour bill hearing.” Comrade Ida Rothstein and the writer had appeared before the legislative committee on la- bor at Hartford, and had made use of figures, but not these. The deductions on stock manipula- tions and concealment of profits were not in any book, but the timid soul which is running the strike in Will mantic wished to discredit the Com- munists, and she made this pitiful attempt. Lest any such attempt be made again, I wish to repeat, that the figures in tbis article, and in the prev- lous one on wages were furnished by workers on strike, and taken down by the writer as they were given. Man Against Man. Using one worker against another is the basis of their method. Incentive, emulation, competition are the fine names given to this exploitation meth- od. A new man is used to speed up on a job, and the others expected to equal his record. Then, if the new- comer is unable to continue the kill- i FOUR SOVIET EXPERTS IN IMPORTANT TRADE CONFERENCE IN PARIS PAIRS, France, April 5—Four So- viet representatives are now here for negotiations with the French government. The Soviet mission will discuss Franco-Russian trade. The Soviet Russian representa tives includes M. Preobrajensky, of the Soviet concessions commit- tee, M. Reingold of the finance com- missariat, and Professors Liubmoff and Tehlenoff of the University of Moscow. The Herrlot government will soon set a date for the first meet- ing. ing pace, an old hand is called in, and expected to come up to the mark of the newcomer. “Take it or go home,” commands the boss, and if you are in a town where “you work in the mill or you work nowhere,” few there are who run away from the prison. The company aims to have workers able to do more than one job in that department, so as to have a reserve labor force, to use when necessary. They therefore keep shifting the workers from one line to another in a department. This is particularly true of the dye house. The foremen check up on the time for a roll, thus doing the despicable work of an efficiency expert. The speed-up system is brought about by piece work, 60 per cent of the women doing some form of piece work. At ring spinning they handle from seven to ten frames, and are paid so much a frame. Protests. Occasionally men protest. No one works in the mill, if he can help it. Some lucky ones are able to escape. And they brag about it. A Polish worker told me that his son worked on a farm, anywhere but in the mill. And his son later told me (I have met him often since) that when he tries to work in the carding room, he becomes dizzy.. He tried it three times, but had to quit each time. An American born worker spoke with pride of the fact that he refused to submit to the grinding oppression of the American Thread Co. and quit, And even in the mill, they protest. Men were handling rows of reels, car- rying only 100 pounds. Later they were given reels carrying 200 pounds, at the same wage. Extra reels would have called for more wages. So the same amount of reels was kept, and the weight of each doubled. The men on this work kicked. The campany was forced to get other help to do this dirty work. They could get them; mill slaves are in abundance, famil- ies with a large number of children receiving the praise of priest, politi- cian and profiteer. Three years ago, a worker was asked to tend a bleaching machine. It was heavy work and he asked $35 a week for it. He intended to get a helper, too. But the company said: “No. This is à one man’s job.” And it became a one man’s job, someone else doing it. But despite protests, the system of speeding up has been in- troduced. When workers are worn out by extraordinary toil, there are always others ready to take their places. Efficiency—thy name is the Ameri- can Thread Co. Kellogg and Coolidge, Miffed by French, in Quandary Over Russia WASHINGTON, D. C.,. April 3.— Secretary of State Kellogg and Presi- dent Coolidge are keenly resentful of the refusal of the French government to have anything to do with a con- ference this year for further limita- tion of naval construction. Kellogg insists that he has not, even informally, asked the French what they think about the scheme. That they should go ahead and tell tbe public that they disapprové of the frst move made by the new head of the state department is a circum- stance that almost bowls Kellogg over. Chairman Borah of the senate for- eign relations committee has never believed that the conference could be arranged until France had assuranc- es of security in Europe. Further, he has argued with Coolidge that France could get no genuine security until Russian recognition by the United States had been granted, and until the economic life of Europe had been se- cured by the restoration of interna- tional credits to Russia, either direct or thru Germany. President Coolidge reacts to his disappointment by declaring that American private loans to Europe should be withheld in all cases where the money would be used to build up further armament or to maintain armies. He wants every American dollar which may be sent abroad to go to work in an industrial or trans- portation enterprise, to earn profits for American capitalists. Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY WORKER—but be sure to see him the next day to get his subscription. CAL’S 4ST CHOICE FOR AUDIENCE D. A. R. 100 Percenters Also on List (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, April 6.— Ending a month's silnce jn s0 far as public utterances have been concerned, Pres- ident Coolidge next week will make the first of a series of speeches bear- ing on major domestic issues which have been planned to carry him well into the summer months. His first address will be before the National Cottom Manufacturers’ asso- ciation, in conyention here on Mon- day night. Ten days later, Coolidge will open the women’s world fair in Chicago, speaking over the radio direct from the White House. All Set For D. A. R. On April 20, the executive has con- tracted to appear, before the open- ing session here of the annual con- vention of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution. The next speech, according to the schedule thus far arranged, is the an- nual decoration day address at Arling- ton national cemetery. This occasion probably will bring forth a discussion of foreign policy and the contemplat- ed arms conference. Still under consideration is the pos- sibility of a journey to Charlotte,, N. Carolina, on May 20, in connection with the celebration of the 150th an- niversary of the signing of the Meck- lemburg declaration of independence. Goes to Twin Cities The first definite out of town speak- ing engagements falls in early June, probably the eight. The president has promised to address the Norse-Amer- ican centennial celebration at St. Paul- Minneapolis at that time. Then comes.a tentative engagement on June 16, in Boston on the occasion of the 150th anniversary the battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Coolidge will speak either there or at Cambridge, Mass., on July 3. The latter occasion being in commemoration of the date upon which Washington assumed command of the continental army. The president expects to start upon his summer vaqation soon thereafter. AER VICTIM FIGHTS FOR LIFE Said to Swe Taken Poison After Attack INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.—Interest in the case of D. C. Stephenson, 33, former klan organizer, charged in five indictments. with mistreating Miss Madge Obenholtger, 28 centered today around the little white bed in the Obenholtzer home where the girl ap- parently was fighting a losing battle for life. Girl’s Condition Serious. The girl’s condition, it was said, resulted from her swallowing a slow poison on March 18, after Stephenson, an Indiana political power is: alleged to have attacked her in a sleeping car enroute to Hammond, Ind. Meanwhile, it was learned, Earl Klenk, former deputy sheriff, and Earl Gentry, one of Stephenson's body- guard, both of whom were indicted with the politician on the conspiracy count, prepared to return here to an- swer charges. Arrangements have been completed for their bonds. Klenk and Gentry have been asso- ciated with Stephenson since the lat- ter’s days as a klan organizer, which were terminated some time ago when he broke with Atlanta klan officers. Engineer and Fireman Killed in Collision on Rio Grande Road PUEBLO, Colo., April 5.— Engineer Edwin Riley was killed and fireman O. c. Smith probably fatally injured today when Denver and Rio Grande western passenger train number 16 eastbound, ran into an open switch near Canon City. The locomotive overturned pinning the crew under- neath. The baggage car and express car left the tracks but remained up- right. None of the passengers was hurt. Food in Prison. In the Missouri state pennitentiary where one of the war prisoners was held, she was given spoiled food to TEXTILE 11 SEATTLE COMMUNISTS AD ARNEGIE'S: . RAISES STORM IN STATE UNIONS ee ee ee — ä — — ——̃¶— ¹wyU27Ü1os? Q! —˙˙·˙ÜA . ee} ~ (Continued from page 1) for years if necessary, until the rights of Communists to sit in the council has been restored. Wilt Carry Question to Membership. Already Machinist's Local 79 has appointed a committee to visit every union and present the true side of the real issue. The same local has asked and was granted by the council the roll call vote taken. The machin- ist's committee consists of Rube Hol- land, George Mitchell and C. B, Ward. Defendants under expulsion have announced their decision to appear before local unions and present their side and will also speak at several mass protest meetings. Communists Make Wide Protest. The Workers Party his issued a call for mass protest meetings all over the state and announced the distri- bution of thousands of leaflets expos- ing the attempted drsruption of the council. The first protest meeting will be held in Seattle on April 11, to be ad- dressed by the defendants and follow- ed by weekly meetings. Central Bodies Denounce Ruling An upheaval of general condemna- tion of the corrupt tactics and pro- cedure and condemnation of expul- sions is becoming state wide. Everett council most vigorously denounced ex- pulsions, also protest is being made by Tacoma delegates. Bitter feeling and general resent- ment against expulsion and particu- larly condemnation of Jepsen’s rul- ing are being expressed by members in most local unions and by a large number of delegates. The defend- ants’ locals have already given no- tice to the council that they will send the expelled delegates back to repre- sent their respective unions. Delegates State Changed View Pre- valls. Many delegates who have voted for the unseating declared they have done so against their own conviction because the locals they represent had, at the time when the council went on record in favor of trials of delegates, on the spur of the moment endorsed the council’s action. The wire from Green read at coun- cil’s meeting Wednesday night, fol- lows: “It is my opinion that the ruling and decision of President Jepsen of Seattle central body regarding un- seating of six delegates against whom charges were filed by build- ing trades council (Note: charges were filed by business agents as delegates from the building trades) is in accordance with parliamentary procedure and parliamentary law. I, therefore, officially approve and indorse the ruling of decision of Chairman Jepsen. This ruling and decision will continue in force and effect pending an appeal by in- dividuals affected to the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, providing such appeal is later taken.” The decision and procedure was being characterized by delegates as a conviction of, defendants before hearing and trial. Jepsen ruled that when the coun- cil decided to instruct the strike and grievance committee by a vote of 93 to 33 that this then constituted a two- thirds vote. Jepsen’s Queer Arithmetic. However, that is not true, for the trial took place when the council heard the report and the defendants, in the face of vicious steamroller cor- rupt procedure, defended their posi- tion and the vote taken, 78 to 71, con- —— No. | Trade Unions in America By Wm. Z. Foster, James P. Cannon and Ear! R. Browder | — —— Is, with a brief statement of the American trade union movement, a history of the development of the left wing and an explanation of the structure and program of its guiding spirit—the Trade Un- ion Educational League. The Little Red Library The first two numbers of this little pocket-size library, destined to become the most popular of any working class publications ever issued in this country, are now being sold by all Daily Workers Agents thruout the country. stampeded out in disgust, testing, “What is the use having any DOLLARS WORKING FOR WALL STREET Peace F . Is Do- ing Its Stuff (Special to The Dally Worker.) WASHINGTON, April 5—(FP)-— Painless separation of Latin-American republics from their interest in the league of nations is contemplated in a new scheme drawn up by James Brown Scott of the Carnegie Founda- stituting a bare majority and would not and will not now be a majority for conviction, but if another vote was taken, would be an overwhelming majority against*expulsion. Therefore, delegates and trade un- ion members say that Jepsen and his friends had to appeal to Green for support, as his decision would not only be repudiated by the council, but has become the ridicule of the local labor movement. “Unseated” Delegates Report. When the resolution of the machin ists asking for the roll call vote taken last week was up, J: Havel, one of the defendants under expulsion, ask- ed for the floor to speak on the mo- tion, the chair informed him that he was no longer a delegate, but Havel insisted vigorously that he still was and held forth for five minutes. Price followed and was told the same by the chair. Amidst this in- sistence, another delegate obtained the floor, and after the amendment to table lost, the motion that a copy of the roll call vote be granted the ma- chinists, carried. Under reports of delegates, Paul Mohr began to report for his local un- ion, Jepsen informed him, “You are no longer a delegate.” Paul Mohr Clashes With Jepsen. Mohr vigorously insisted that he was a member of the council as that body has not expelled him according to vote. “I am not going to pay any attention to your ruling. I am going to have my rights. I am going to re- port for my local union,” he per- sisted forcefully. Jepsen kept up denying him the floor. Mohr, angered by the chair's refusal, told him in most determined terms: “You are crazy. You mean you are not going to let me report for my local?” Jepsen, quivering and stuttering, replied, “I have instructions. A wire from Green.” In the meantime a delegate appeal- ed from the chair’s ruling, but he re- fused to entertain the appeal. Immediately after the rcport, Jep- sen asked the secretary to read the wire from Green. Havel then an- nounced that the facts as wired to Green were not correct. All defendants under expulsion will be sent back by their locals as pre- viously announced. All Six Illegally Unseated. The three defendants, Mohr, Han- sen and Carlson were included by the committee in their report after sign- ed statement of the six was made All six defendants delivered eloquent speeches on arbitrarily limited time of ten minutes each at the previous Pan-American Union, to be presented will meet next winter in Rio de Jane iro to attempt a codification of Amer- ican international law. Thirty draft conventions, whose object is the out lawing of war and the establishing of uniform policy in foreign relations among all nations within the Pan-Am- proposed treaties forbids the cession of territory to any non-American na tion. Another forbids temporary oc- cupation of the territory of one na tion by another,-whether with the con- sent of the government of the occu- pied country or not, if the occupation is intended to exercise sovereignty. In case of danger of war between any two American countries, the scheme provides that appeal may be taken to the Pan-American Union in order that “an exchange. of views” may be had. The Pan-American Union, nominally a council of the representatives of al sovereign nations in the western hem- isphere, is in parctice a gathering of Latin-American diplomats in Washing tion to ratify the opinions expressed by the secretary of state of the United States, and to promote investment of North American capital in Latin Am- erica. Cal Leaves Track “ Clear for Bankers’ Railroad Merger WASHINGTON, Apri 4.—Apnroval of the Van Swearingen rail merger based on the Nicke] Plate, Pere Mar- quette, Erie and Chesapeake & Ohio lines, when it comes before the inter- state commerce commission, seems ta be assured. Woodlock of the Pere Marquette has resigned his director- ate to take office as a member of the commission, and a comfortable major- ity of that body will approve in ad- meeting when Jepsen made his dect- vance any policy which - President sion at the very close of the meet- Coolidge may be led by the railroad ing. bankers to endorse. When the adoption of a new con- Back of the Van Swearingens, ac- stitution came up on Wednesday cording to information credited in night, after the reading of Green’s railroad circles at the capital, are wire, more than half of the delegates | °°™® of thé most powerful banking some pro- interests in New York. They have explained to the administration that the merger is in line with the Bsch- Cummins act, which called for the merging of trunk lines into a few Kellogg Takes Hughes’ competing systems. Place as Head of the , 8 Se f Plasterers’ Strike Still On Imperialist Union sorts to end the plasterers’ strike on the new Palmer House have failed, it was reported at a meeting of the plasterers’ union. The strike is said to be the result of jurisdictional trouble between the bricklayers’ union and the plasterer’ union over the right to do stucco work. The strike has been on for two weeks. by-laws?” WASHINGTON, April 5.—Secretary Kellogg was unanimously elected chairman of the governing board of the Pan-American Union to fill the unexpired term of Charles E. Hughes, who relinquished the post when he resigned as Secretary of State. —— No. 2 Class Struggle Class cl By Earl R. Browder Is a splendid study of the methods of labor bureaucracy to divert the workers from militant struggle thru the B. & O. plan, insurance schemes and workers’ education. A most valuable number for the eat. “Our meat was filled with mag gots,” she writes, macaroni full of bugs, the beans in- habited by weevils, and the cornmeal! supported a thriyjng population of meal- worms Our food was pre. pared by convicts who were over. worked, unpaid, sullen, and infected with tuberculosig, and veneral dis eases.” The stage gives a very low food allowance, but prison officials even see a chance to graft part of “the oatmeal and dried fruit infested with worms, the this by buying rottem food cheap. | 4 If you have not as yet seen a copy of this splendid little propaganda giant, and have not enjoyed the valuable reading in each, be sure to ask your local Daily Worker “& COpy—or a dozen copies. They can also be had by mail from THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. 1 thinking worker. Agent for (They are twelve for $1.00.) 10 CENTS EACH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS tion for Peace, on the request of the to the commission of jurists which erican Union, are offered. One ofthe — — >>
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TI LWAUKEE f . TRUST Guaranteed Profits for Company Favored 5 By G. S. SHKLAR. — (Special to The Dally Worker.) MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 5.—The socialist administration in Milwaukee, with the assistance of Mayor Hoan and The Milwaukee Leader is putting across what is known as the service-at cost-plan. Under this plan the Electric com- pany will be guaranteed 7.7 per cent on its property for the period of ten dispensaries or dining rooms around city. As is the usual custom with the velt Road. not find its reflection and explanation | Hast 14th Street, New York City, or Bentleyville, Pa., May * years or an approximate net profit of the works. But since the workers Russian workers nowdays, there. is Englewood English 6922 Parnell in the pages of the Novy Mir. the Chicago office Novy Mir, 1113 W Daisytown, Pa., May 2. about $4,347,150 yearly. The approxi. lead by the Communists captured a local wall newspaper in the restau- N 5 : “Russia and Germany” will be mate estimate of the value of the property has been established, but one ean conclude as to the manner in which the figures have been arrived at from the report of irregularities made by the member of the citizens’ com- mittee, F. S. Hunt. He stated that the committee in going over the books found an item of $780,000 worth of property that did not exist, but earn- ing on the books $60,000. For instance he cited a Farwel! Ave., barn which was removed, but still was carried on the books of the company. He cited another transac- tion of the company where property sold and rebought with the result that the value of the property was in- creased by about two million dollars. Altho Mr. Hunt of the citizens’ committee guaranteed that the actua’ property has now been established, still it can be readily seen that there is no possibility of preventing the company from watering the stock and also from showing much larger asset than the actual value of the property. The Liars Figure. As a member of the Federated Trades Council I exposed the various means of the corporations for swell- ing up the cost of the property by sale and repurchase of the property and by buying material from the subsid- iary companies at a higher price and — ee se = = =) —— — 1 * ee a — —— a 7 —— :D: — | ö ane at a — — TELL „ ue ’ n ! lbs — In the good olden times“ under the czarist government the workers of te Dulevsk works of Moscow gubernia did not know anything about theaters, power things have changed. The factory is now called “Pravda” and they have many new things around there. For instamce the new co-op- erative dining room which was re- cently organized, and is proving very popular. Not only single people but whole families are patronizing it. The dining room was organized last November and during the first month it was patronized by 9,000 workers. The next month, in December, there were 18,000 customers, and in Jafu- ary the figure grew to 27,000! The fame of this new venture of the workers spread all over around 8 — = ‘ N Y WS! = in the country. The peasants from the nearby villages heard about it and soon began to patronize it while on their way from the yillage to the rant where all the local news is given. There are also regular newspapers to be had. The walls are decorated with pictures of the revolutionary leaders. On holidays the restaurant is espe- cially crowded, for it serves as a club house, rest room, etc. One goes there to get a glass of “chaj” (tea), to hear the latest news and to have a talk with friends. Yes, things have changed consider- able around the Dulevsk works since the Soviets rule the country. The restaurant carries the name of M. I. Uljanova in honor of Comrade Lenin’s sister. 2 M. A. 8. Many Trade Unions Are Labor Defense Affairs Supporting Chicago In additions to the organizations directly affiliated with the Chicago Council for Labor Defense and Re- lief, and those making direct money donations, there are a large number of local unions and workers’ frater- nal organizations which show their support thru the purchase of tickets for the motion picture shows and other undertakings of the local coun- cil. A list of those which have very re- cently given this form of support fol- | Anise Makes Friends for Soviet Russia in California Tour (Special to The Daily Worker.) LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 5.— Three organizations of Friends of Russia Children have been formed in Los Angeles and vicinity as a re- sult of four days’ lecture work “by Anna Louise Strong (Anise), DAILY WORKER Russian correspondent, now touring America to enlist aid for the children’s colonies of Russia. Los Angeles, Pasadena and Long Beach units are planning picnics and THE DAILY W || CO-OP DINING ROOMS IN RUSSIA | * “om 7 — ey ma a — - - == : DB — — ah ANAK LA 8 1. * Workers Party—Local Chicago -Activities Monday, April 6. ; Douglas Park English Branch, 3118 W. Roosevelt Road, business meeting. North Side English Branch, 2409 N. Halsted St. Nineteenth Ward. Italian, Loomis St. Tuesday, April 7. Roumanian * 2250 Clybourn Ave. Czeko-Slovak Town of Lake Work- ers’ Home, 5ist and Whipple St. Wednesday, April 8. Douglas Park Jewish, 3118 W. Roose- 921 8. Ave. Czecho-Slovak No. 3, 2287 8. Kolin Ave. Czecho-Slovak No. 1, 1523 W. St. : 19th Thursday, April 9. Russian, 1902 W. Division St. Czecho-Slovak N. Berwyn, Sokole Oak Park, Roosevelt and Scoville Ave. Lithuanian No, 2, 1900 8. Union Ave. Mid-City English, 722 Blue Island Ave. Eleventh Ward Italian, 2439 S. Oak- ley Blvd. Scandinavian Lake View, Wilton St, Scandinavian Karl Marx, 2743 Hirsch Blvd. 3206 N. Friday, April 10. Lettish Branch, 4359 Thomas St. extend the area of the struggle be- yond local bounderies. Alexander Bittelman Speaks Tonight at North Side Branch Alexander Bittelman, member of the central executive committee of the Workers (Communist) Party speaks tonight at the North Side branch at Imperial Hall, corner Hal- sted and Fullerton ‘Aves. His subject, “Leninism in Theory | Activities of the Russian Section, W. P. | The activities of the Russian sec- tion Workers Party since its conven- tion which was held in the middle of February, have been redoubled. The daily paper, Novy Mir, is becoming popular with the masses. It is now being read by people who did not care to read it before. The new editorial board is doing its share to make it a real live newspaper for the masses, but the labor correspondents in the different parts of the country are mainly responsible for the growth of the circulation. There isn’t any im- portant happening in the shops, mines or factories of the country which does In Chicago there is a group of cor- respondents of about 15-17 comrades, all of them workers in the shops and factories. Chicago has a special sec- tion in the Novy Mir which is printed two or three times a week. There is a ‘correspondent in the Pullman car shops who is closely watching the wage cuts and other attacks against labor in Pullman. There is a group of correspondents in the steel mills of: Gary, Ind., another in Kenosha, etc. The more news there is printed from the different towns the bigger grows the circulation. The new central executive bureau MOISSAYE OLGIN 10 SPEAK IN RUSSIAN IN CHICAGO, APRIL 17 What promises to be one of the most interesting lectures given in Chicago in the Russian language is the lecture to be given by Comrade Moissaye Olgin, co-editor of the Russian Communist daily, Novy Mir. He will speak at the Workers’ Home (formerly the Soviet School), 1902 W. Division St., on Friday, April 17, at 8 p. m., on “What did the Russian Revolution Give to the Workers and Peasants?" of the Russian section has organized a tour over the country for Comrade Alexander Chramov, one of the co- editors of the Novy Mir. At present he is in the Pittsburgh district and will remain there until April 16. Be- tween April 17 and May 2 he will be in the Cleveland district. Between May 3 and 11 he will cover the Det- roit section, May 12 to 26—Chicago Go. TO YOUR Lass MOI “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” and “Russia in Overalls” will be shown at: : Los Angeles, Cal, April 8. Chicago, III., (Return engagement), Wicker Park Theater, 1539 Milwau- kee Ave., April 15. Newark, N. J., April 19. Tacoma, Wash., April 19 Denver, Col., April 23 and May 1. Toledo, Ohio, April 30. district and May 27 to June 10— the St. Paul district. All who may have any connections with unorganized Russians in these districts are invited to communicate at once with the central bureau, 231 Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. Comrade Chramov has in his posses- sion phonograph records o* speeches by Comrades Lenin, Trotsky, Luna- charsky and other active comrades of the Soviet government. These records will be played at the banquets and parties that are being arranged for the | benefit of the Novy Mir. Since the new district committee was organized in the end of February there were arranged 14 mass meetings or lectures in the Chicago district at which speakers of the Russian sec- tion W. P. spoke. Two moving pic- ture shows, a Russian performance and a lecture for Comrade Olgin who will speak in Russian in Chicago Fri- day, April 17, were also arranged with the aid of the district committee. Reading, Pa., May 3. “Polikushka,” “Soldier Ivan’s Mir acle” and Lenin Memorial” will be shown: St. Louis, Mo., Unity Hall, Grand and Page, April 12. * shown at Sheboygan, Wis., House, May 20. “Prisoners for Progress.” Milwaukee, Wis., May 1. LECTURE ON LEFT WING COMMUNISM 10 DOWN TOWN BRANCH NEW YORK, April 5.—Comrade Kesslar will deliver a lecture on “Left Wing Communism” to the members of the Down Town En- glish branch at the headquarters of the Workers Party, on Wednesday evening, April 8, at 8:30 sharp. Other lectures, meetings and affairs are being arranged. Join the Workers Party! 0 Joseph Babiak Wins Trip to Convention OMRADE JOSEPH BABIAK of the Ukrainian Downtown Branch is winner of the first prize in the recent subscription contest in New York, and will have his expenses paid to the next national convention of the Workers Party. He will be a guest of honor of the DAILY WORKER during the convention and will have a “ringside seat” during the festivities. Comrade committee therefore unanimously an- nounced Babiak as the winner. The following comrades were award- ed bold and silver plated Lenin watch charms: Leon Corduner, Jewish Bronx No. 1, 50 subscriptions;C. O. Peterson, Scandinavian South Brooklyn, 48; H. Milner, Jewish Bronx No, 1, 38; LII- lian Michaels, Y. W. L. No. 2, 30; Bella Dobish, Jewish Harlem, 27; Tes- in this way making an immediate jows: Bakers’ Union Local 237. Elec- entertainments to raise money for the] and Practice” is terest not only Comrade Olgin was in Russia a |Rappaport of the Jewim Downtown sie Leibowitz, Y. W. L. No. 23, 26; profit and also insuring a permanent |itrotypers, Amalgamated Clothing colonies. to those who wol learn of Com-] few times during the revolution as | Branch received second prize, a 25.00 L. Kling, English Bronx No. 1, 26; return on such cost in the future, and] workers No. 6, Workmen's Sick and Miss Strong spoke at the university munism and its principles and prac-| delegate to the Comintern. He is M. Horowitz, English Bronx No. 2, 26, also various other means such as Car- rying on the books property that ‘has Death Benefit Fund Nos. 232, 332, of California, southern branch, and the city club, as well as other groups. tice, but also to the’ members of the the author of “The Soul of the Russ- library of Marxian and Communist literature. The two comrades tied in The complete list of comrades who 282. and 49, Mailers’ Union, Slovak party for clear understanding. ian Revolution,” and othes works number of sub reported sold person- sold subscriptions is not yet on hand, depreciated in value or does not exist | workers’ Benevolent Society Nos: 36 Many new friends were made for Rus- To this meeting Weginning at 8:15] about the revolution. He is an ex- ally, each having 81 to his credit, but All branches that have not yet fur at all as was the case with the Far- and 24. Slovak Socialist Federation, | Sia by her graphic description of the | every worker is in and no ad- Comrade Bablak succeeded in organ-|nished their lists of subscriptions sel- well Ave., barn. Sommunists Expose the Deal. Bakers’ Union No. 2, Lithuanian Work- ers’ Literary Society Nos. 92, 182, 41 courageous way the wrphan boys and girls are overcoming obstacles in their mission charge atk ellent speaker and it is expected tha he will draw a big crowd of t sé who understand the Russian izing his Braneh and selling over five hundred subseriptions, whereas no lers are requested to bring them to the New York Agency at once, so that At the last meeting of the Feder- and 671, Amalgamated Clothing Work- efforts to aid in developing the work Get a sub—make another Com. | language. Admission is only 25 [other member of Rappaport’s branch the news of the comrades may be pub- ‘ated. Trases Council a Communist ex-} ers No. 38, Workmen’s Circle Nos. 129, | 78 republic. munist! . cents. N 7 is credited with selling ny. The'lished a, 2 early date. * & posed the deal in giving over the, 96, 376 and 516, Carpenters’ Union No. > * . — 2 - - : public utility of the city to the cor- 54, Machinists No. 337, Amalgamated | f lee EEE ĩ˙Üiö . D eee yy poration for exploitation and altho the Clothing Workers No. 39, Metal Pol- measure carried thru the action of ishers' Union, Machinists No. 89, the socialists in supporting it, never-| Painters No. 275 and Teamsters No. theless as the matter will be clari- 712. fied in the coming years the workers will see that the Communists were the | labor movement | only group in the that had the courage to deal of the socialist expose the with the Trac — — — . —E8 Get A Sub And Give One! STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. tion company. REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON- — 4 7 1 8 GRESS OF AUGUST 24° 1912, of The 18 18 e ime For ion at gE t observe that Daily Worker, published. dally except * Mayor Hoan is the principal advocate Sunday at Chicago, Ilinols, for April, * f of the contract and if the measure is carried it will be principally thru the effort of the socialist party. Municipal Ownership a Utopia. The contract is not a utopia says Mayor Hoan but this is a step for- ward. It is apparent that the rene- gade socialists are going back even 1925. State of Illinois, County of Cook. Before me, a Notary Public, in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appered Moritz J. Loeb, who having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Business Manager of the The Daily Worker and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the owner- ship, management (if a daily paper, the circulation), etc , of the aforesaid publica- | HE Communist movement is being mobilized. principles of Communism—whether in or as yet out of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party—is being asked now and until June 15 to aid in buflding up the standard bearer of Communism in this country—the only English Communist daily newspaper in the world! Every worker convinced of the Now Is the Time if Ever it Was Opera” The goal is 15,000 NEW SUBSCRIBERS by June 15 and it can be reached by a very simple task for determined Communists: the task of getting two new subscriptions to the DAILY WORKER. tion for the date shown in the above cap- | tion required by the Act of August 24, ership. In the entire contract there 18 1912. embodied in section 443, Postal Laws | ; , and regulations, printed on the reverse of nothing to protect the wages of em- | this fares. 06 wit: | ployed or the workers from the exces- , That the names and addresses of the | sive rates. There is nothing to pre- publisher, editor, — editor, and | usiness managers ar vent the company from raising the | Publisher, The Daily Worker Publishing | on the question of the municipal own- You, a convinced Communist—are asked to get where it will do most good. In the shop and the union there is one worker who will make good material in the ranks of organized, intelligent, revolutionary labor. With his . * iT) rates if they can prove that they are Gf. 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, sub on this brick you can Make Another Com- 1 not receiving the stipulated return on | Editors: Wm. F. Dunne and J. Louis munist.“ Clip, determine—and send it in! on their property. a, ee W. Washington Blvd., a } et KPT LES The Workers Party by taking a| Managing Editor, none ° The second part of the task assigned is better 2 @ year 6 3.50~6 montis F200 3 montis definite stand on thi u. Manger, -Morkts J. iced, 1314 n e ; : : fF. fas 6 mols f 25, Sunt; en this question Will w washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill At done if it can be accomplished like the first. If TE CHICO ~-< Boo ayrar win support of the workers and at 2. That the owners are: (Give names and adresses of individual owners, or, if give its name and the names and adresses of stockholders own- ing or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock.) * tee the same time the workers will have |2"4 adresses you can’t do that—do this: an opportunity to see that the social. | ist party is not the party of socialism | NEY SUBSCRIPTION TO BUILD THE DAILY WORKER You Build the Labor Movement— Pay for a sub out of your own pocket (if you can) Jefrererefrelererere: that they believed it to be; that be. William Z. Foster, 3113, W. Washington | to convince another worker. “Our Daily” reach- : ir * a * iicago;.. ¢ 2. utnenberg, 7 . 1 292 . hind their false pretensions lays 4 w Washington Bivd., Chicago, E. R. ing him every day of the week, giving him the NAME political opportunism of the most de Browder, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., f . : f th ti 7 luti lab eie kind. .The socialist adminis. Chicago, Martin Abern, 1113 W. Washing. | For every $6.00 worth of inspiration o action © revo utionary = or , tration is now committing the most AT i mn ph „Chicago, J. L. Eng- subs ($8 00 worth in Chi the world over—and the principles that guide — STREET. , ; dahl, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicgo, | ; A : . : ; flagrant violation of its pledges and Nax Redacht, 1118 W Wehineton Blea, | will surely make still another Communist. the treason will not go unpunished. Chicago, F. Burman, 1113 W. W ashingto n | cago) we will gladly send CITY. STATE * vd. Chicago, J. Lovestone, Ww : . Some time 2 when the group of washington Blvd, Chicago, A. Bittelman. you a leather’ binder with THESE ARE TWO THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO — — — i ambitious politicians initiated a move 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, J d this is the task of 0 . if 4 to recall a socialist mayor, I made a 8 „ a. patent clasp making all —and this is e task of every Communist unt , Statement that they will not receiv?! ata ah B Gitlow, 108 E. Iain St., Sheets detachable: with June 15 that will add at least 15,000 new sub- —— — Neu r . . ; : : * — any support from the large corpora | 3, That me known bondholders, mort- | / scribers—future members of the Communist ranks 5 —— tions because they dan get much bet-|sagees, and other security holders, owing pocket for receipts and E i. war cant GF cee aaa who will make 15,000 other Communist who in 2 a pear la. 1200 I montis ter service and fool the workers in a 4 , 8 © had : EES hace tun pontote agate | pecuritie * mortgages — note Paper for your use— turn will add greater strength that will lead —— 2 — ——— 7 SS wonths | 1 istration. This prophesy came thru. 0 containing a full descriptive eventually to working class power. | | Slowly the capitalists of America| |‘. That the two paragraphs next above, catalogue of all Communist Send this PROPAGANDA SUB to a worker : learn to appreciate the services of the holders, and security holders, if any, ict e 1 to Make Another Communist“ renegade socialists It is surely time | ‘ — ain Nn. 2 onl A the | list 3 of stockholders books and publications W hat habe vou done to accom lish for the workers: to.see the treason o! | the boo ks of the comp any but also’ ta from “The Source of All , — P ; the so-called “friends” of labor from | cases KMK a en 1 * pewnn i : : . ee < : Ze Communist Literature in such a simple task for so great an sa gupport of their party—-the Workers corperatlen for whom such ‘trustee ‘te This Country“ —the DAILY (Communist) Party of America a ting is Sven: als that the said two + ? — Aang full knowledge and Be yey WORKER, 1113 W. Wash- accomplishment: ‘CITY STATE ire um stances arm 7 Develop Trade with Soviet. the conditions under which ockholders and security holders MOSCOW, April 5.—Representa who Hy not appear upon the books of the : . g company as trustees, hold stock and se- tives of Chinese merchants have ar- |) -i:ies in a capacity other than that of rived here to develop measures for 4 bona fide owner; and this affiant has ington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. no reason to believe that any other : : . a ee Sie the improvement and enlargement of ber e — has Your answer to this is to clip—d etermine—get—and send it in to commerce between Western China interest direct or indirect in the said | ck. bonds, or other securities than as stated by hin That the average number of eoptes of ch issue of this publication sold or | Gietributed, through the mails or other- wise, to paid subscribers during the siz months preceding the date shown above is 17.138 (This information is required from daily publications only.) E (Turkestan) and the Union of Soviet | so Socialist Republics. ) It is announced in this connection that, with a view to encouraging this particular branch, the Soviet govern THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. WASHINGTON BOULEVARD Ee CHICAGO, ILLINOIS eeeieseeeeeeeec§seiceeeededseeer&ed« ment has decided to allow the im Sworn to and subscribed before me this | port of goods from Western Ching 28th day of marc’, | Sa * 7 t free af (he usual licenses. (My expires May 23 1928) Ceferereiererereren eee sss evsssgvssseeesasseeseeecen III ITI II III i 7 — a
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* OF BULGARIANS Workers Fight Guns of Zankov (Special to The Daily Worker.) SOFIA, April 5—From the great aumber of attacks of the authorities against the workers and peasants i) Bulgaria we mention the following cases: In Varna the Communist member ef the municipal council, Mitoff and Btanko Kaltschaff were arrested and taken to Sofia. No reasons of the ar rest are mentioned. In the office of the unemployment gupport committee in Sofia a search was undertaken. Altho tle search was completely without results,” the setretary of the committee, Maximo was arrested. In Varna a worker was | sentenced to ten years of imprison: ment on account of participation ir the September revolt. In Burgess three workers were sentenced to 12 years’ prison each for the same of. fence. The editor of the Sofia labor orgar Naschi Dni was interned in order tc make the appearance of the paper im- possible. The paper was confiscatec because it had criticized sharply the policy of the Zankov government. Even students were suspected anc arrested. The police came into the kollege in Sewliowo during the les tons and arrested eight students with. put giving any reasons for the ar- rest. The arrested students are ac dused of belonging to an illegal youth organization. The fascists are working hand ir band with the hangmen’s government The trial against the Communist member of parliament took place. Maximoff is accused of having incited to revolt. This accusation was com pletely destroyed during the trial s that the court was compelled to ac quit Maximoff. In the same evening fascists undertook an attempt agains the lawyer of Maximoff. During the fight they threw a bomb into his house. The next morning a piece oj paper with the inscription, “Death tc eh traitor!” was found on the wall. — Night and Morning to keep them Clean, Clear and Healthy Write for Free Bye Care or Eye Beauty” Book e 8.9 E. OhieSt., Chicago due to the devotion and true inter- +— national solidarity ot the workers and peasants themselves which made it possible that the small group of old Russian Bolsheviks who formed the I. R. A. were able to build up in this short period such a powerful. strong- hold of the world revolution. Everyone who really wants to sup- port his imprisoned comrades and in whose bosom a revolutionary heart is beating and who wants to join our ranks, should today throw a glance at the road which the |, R. A. has gone. at es Many Class Prisoners. The I. R. A. is no invention of in- dividual comrades, but it is the “legit- imate” child of its time, for never has the proletariat had so many vic- tims as now, in the “peaceful post- war period,“ in the time of: “recon- struction” and “reparation.” The I. R. A. was formed by a group of old Russian Bolsheviks who suf- fered themselves the tortures of the czarist prisons and Siberian exile. It is natural that the activity of the I. R. A. found a specially favorable ground in the Russia of the workers and peasants. While in the capitalist countries the white terror is not only directed against the high traitors” and the “political eriminals,“ but be- gins also to attack those who dare to support these “traitors,” the wave of general sympathy for the fighters of the world revolution grow in the So- viet Union. Already, one year after its formation, the I. R. A. had 500,000 members in Russia and at present its membership in the Soviet Union has grown to approximately 3,500,000. Still more significant is the growth of the collected sums: In January, 1923, the Central Cömmittee of the Russian Red Aid receſved 300 roubles and in Deceniber, 1924, this sum had increased to 250,000 poubles. ‘In the following months abdut’ the same am@pnts were collected At present there is no locality in Rüssla without a branch of the I. R M Overcame Difficulties. The activity of, the, J. R. A, in these two years was. certainly pat carried on under. favorable conditigns;, On the one hand, it was hampered by the continuous attacks. against the revo- lutionary organizations: and on the other hand by the extreme pauperiza- tion of the workers of the Central European countries |! Aid is particularly needed. However, despite these difficulties, the work progressed for the unlimited white terror, pafticulafly in the Baltic states (Esthonia, NN and in | OUR DAILY T FOR STOUT FIGURES. 5073. Bengaline or kasha would be good for this design. It consists of ¢ one piece straightline dress that nay be finished with short or long jleeves and a tunic with open fromts. The tunic may be omitted, or finished separate from the dress. The Pattern is cut in 7 Sises: (0, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 inches bust measure. The width at the foot of dress is 15% yeard. To make this jitylish model for a 40 inch sise will Fe require 5 yards of 54 inch material if nade with long sleeves. To make with mort sleeves will require 4% yards. fhe Tunic alone without sleeves re- quires 1½ yard. Pattern mailed to any address on wceipt of 12c in silver or stamps. FASHION BOOK NOTICE! Send l2c in silver or stamps for our -to-date Spring and Summer 1925 3 of Fashions, showing color plates d containing 500 desigus of ladies’, ‘and for serge, A SMART MIDDY COLLAR AND TI S WITH IN ONE. 4686. Plaided gingham is dere combined with white Indian Head. This is a good model for wool repp, also for linen and pongee. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sies: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10 year size requires 3% yards of 36 inch material. To make as illustrated requires 1% yard of plain material and 2% of plaid material 36 inches wide, Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Address: The DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washingten Bivd., Chicago, ii * „ „ NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—The terns being sold thru the DAILY ORKER —~ BR department are fur- aiahed by a New York firm of pattern manufacturers. Orders are torwarded by the DAILY WORKER every day as re- 22 and they are mailed by the man- acturer direct to the customer. The DAILY WORKER does not keep a stock of vatterns on hand. Delivery of t- terns ordinarily will take at least 10 days from the date of mailing the order. not become impatient if your pattera is delayed. Two years are a Abort tine. “However, when the hitewnational Red Aid looks back on its achievement during these two years it can state with great satisfaction that at the beginning of its third year of existence, it has taken its place in the ranks of the international mass organizations. It is certainly not only to the merit of the leaders of the I. R. A. that it was possible in thése 24 months to gather an army of four million members around the banner of the I. R. A. One of the Russian sections—the Ural section— said with justification in its telegram to the executive committee that it was phase after the congress. me Red International Red Aid strengthen our NEW YORK MEETING OF WORKERS’ SPORT =|. ALLIANCE, APRIL 15 NEW YORK, April 5.—A mem- bership meeting of the Workers’ Sport Alliance will be held in New York City, on Wednesday, April 15, at 8 p. m., in the Ukrainian Labor Home, 15 East 3rd St., Room 3. The meeting has been called to discuss the problems of the Work: ers’ Sport Alliance, and to plan the local campaign for the summer. All members should be present. Poland forced the proletariat to form its own protective organization. In order to combine the work of the individual sections internationally, in July, 1924, the first international congress took place. At this congress 20 countries were represented. The congress’ decisions provided the basis for the future activity. With regard to the practical éxperrences in the Soviet Union, the organizational prin- ciples of the Red Aid of the Soviet Union were made the example for the activity in other countries: Forma- tion of mass organizations, with nu- clei in all shops--this is the present task as the congress has formulated it. It is not sufficient to awaken the international proletarian solidarity among the workers—this feeling of class solidarity must take concrete forms. The congress stressed in its resolution that the work of the I. R. A. should not be neglected for a mo- ment. The congress endorsed at the same time the decision of the Execu- tive Committee of the I. R. A. that the 18th of March should be in future the Day of the Political Prisoners. Large Membership. The activity of the I. R. A. in the capitalist countries entered a new In most countries the establishment of the membership organization was started so that at the end of last year alone in Germany 200,000 members had been organized. The week from the first to seventh of December, the I. R. A. Week, led new fresh forces into our ranks... In Russia, a further million of members was gained by our organization. In other countries the organized support of our cause by many revolutionary fighters proved that no persecutidns are able to strangle the gigantic force, which is called International Solidarity. This solidarity does not only consist in material support pro- vided by the masses to the politcal prisoners. This material support is undoubtedly very considerable. In the two years of its existence, the I. R. A. has collected a total sum ot over $1,000,000 which was used for the support of the imprisoned com- rades and their families. However, a similar and even some- times greater help for the political prisoners is that moral which is given to the victims of class justice when they see that the proletarian masses take care of them with iove and at- tention. May the second anniversary of the organization, may the great manifes- tation of the solidarity with the pol- itical prisoners be at the same time a manifestation for the uniformity of our forces, for the unity of the In- ternational Red Aid. Jugo-Slavia Leans on British Banks BELGRADE, April 56—The Jugo- Slav state monopoly has just com- pleted arrangements with a consorti- um of English banks for a loan of £1,000,000, secured on the tobacco monopoly stores, for the purpose of financing this year’s crop. Last year’s loan for the same pur- pose was only for £300,000, for which the terms were more stringent. Much interest also is shown in the announcement of the agreement reached between Messrs. Blair & Co. of New York, and Armstrong, Whit- worth & Co., the Jugo-Slavia subsid- lary of Herman, Armstrong, Whit- worth & Co., for co-operation in a fi- nancing and construction contract un- der the external gold law of 1922, au- thorizing a $100,000,000 loan for con- struction of the Adriatic railway and other works. Prince in Africa BATHURST, Gambia, West Africa, April 5.—The prince of Wales arrived in the midst of West Africa's hottest weather and landed from the warship Repulse. He paid a visit to the Brit- ish governor. PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work hard for thei money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. _ MSS SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortschirtt Meets every ist & ird Thursday, Wieker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue. 30— (By mail)—At a special meeting WAGE dür Ad OPEN SHOP IN DISTRICT 18 Scab Scale Posted at Hil- crest Mine (Special to The Daily Worker.) HILLCREST, Alberta, Canada, Mar. at Bellevue tonight a motion carried by 82 to 128, to eléét a committee to interview the manager on geting more work. This means that the sub- district is gone, unless it can be stopt. A lot of the men are willing to take what they can getn. This knocks on the head the action taken at the mass meeting in Blair- more, where the hole sub-district No. 2 met. The miners paraded from Coleman, and Hillcrest and demon- strated their solida y against fur- ther wage cuts of, the operators. The Hillcrest mine Has closed down. with a new. wage scale posted up. This includes not only the wage scale but also the constitution of the so- called union the miners are to have. Some of the miners now realize what a company tition will mean to them if they accept it. This begins the’@rive on the sub- district. If one camp accepts, as Bellevue now accepts, it means only a matter of time for the whole sub- district to go. At the Blairmore meeting joint com- mittees were formed, also a press commitee to offset the company propa- ganda. President Sherman, the fake pro- gressive was at the meeting, and de nied the rumor that Lewis was nego. tiating a new contract, but Sherman gave no hope of help to the miners in their defensive action against the on- slaught on them by the operators. The new wage Scale with the cut, was read and met Ppith no approval at Blairmore. It is how in effect at Fernie and Michel, in British Colum- bia. Things are as bad as they well can be, considering that last year it was a den e field with a union shop. t 300 men are locked out at 8 crest. TRADE UNIONS RUSH RELIEF TO STORM VICTIMS Trainmen iM 54 Mem- , - S bers in Tornado CHICAGO, Hl., April 5.— Relief to the victims in southern Illinois of the recent torn is going down from many agen of organized la- bor. Railroaders e established a committee with hea@quarters at Mur- physboro, the town worst hit by the storm. The brotherhoods have sent large donations, including $3,000 from the railway carmen, $1,000 from the railway clerks, $2,000 from Labor, the rail unions’ weekly &hd other amounts from the engineerg, firemen and trainmen. The trainmen report 64 of their members k lea or injured by the’ storm. The carpenters ane raising $50,000 to rebuild homes of members. The Illinois State Federation of Labor solicits relief for the district from all affiliated unions, Secretary-Treasurer Olander acting as custodian. The Chicago Labor Defense Coun- cil is also appealing for funds to be distributed especially to the stricken militant miners thru the International Workers’ Aid. Southwest African Revolt May Spread to Other Colonies CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 5—The revolt in Southwest Africa is likely to spread, it is thot. Since the war Southwest Afrita, which was previously a German colony, has lost what independence the natives had under German rule. The rebels have appealed in vain te the league of nations for support. The revolters are called the Reho- both tribe. They are now well armed. Administrator Hofmeyer will attempt to crush the revolt, and has left fog the scene with an armed force which includes three airplaties. Under German rule the Rehoboths had their own parliament, but since the war they have been denied inde- pendence. + Jugo-Slav Parliament Meets. VIENNA, Austria, April 5—The | Jugo-Slav parliament has verified the | credentials of all but six of the new deputies. The parliament approved | the fascist Pashitch government's loans negotiated with the Blair group of Wall Street bankers. Beigian-German Treaty Signed BERLIN, April 5.—The great world war faded farther into the background of history when Germany and Belgium today signed a commercial treaty whereby commerce between the two nations will be resumed. ee — THE MINERS STILL LEAD! Detroit, Milwaukee and Philadelphia Climb. The miners of Pittsburg, Kansas are still in the lead. But last week shows signs of new leadership in prospect. Detroit particularly, by getting 30 new subscribers, has reached 10 per cent of its quota and a special May Day edition of 20,000 copies, besides a mass meeting for the DAILY WORKER on May 10 are sure To date to infmédiately place this city near the “top o' the heap.” Detroit with 50 has turned in most new subs. Philadelphia by bringing its quota to 14.8 per cent with a total of 32 new subs has risen to ninth in the standing with action in prospect that according to Comrade Lena Rosenberg, city agent, “will wake-up this sleepy burg to the fact that the best working clase paper has ar- srived to stay.” Where is YOUR local on this list? And what have YOU done to give it the subs that will mark your local as an energetic Communist center? If you are back of the official organ of our party—let your new subscriptions PROVE IT! Back up your city and branch agent with subs—NOW! THE RACE in the Second Annual Sub Campaign. At the End of Last Week Subs Percentage Sent In Quota Filled Pittsburgh, Kans. wa 7 10 70 West Allis, Wis. ‘ 4 10 40 New Orleans, La. . 10 40 Milwaukee, Wis. ... 36 125 33.3 Pocatello, Idaho 3 10 30 Omaha, Nab. 11 50 22 Mass, Mich. a 2 10 20 Trenton, N. J. 2. S..0 2 10 20 Monessen, Pa. . b 2 10 2 Philadelphia, Pa. .... 32 250 14.8 Revere, Mass. 4 30 18.2 Detroit, Mich. 50 500 10 Kansas City, Kans. .. 2 20 10 Johnstown, Pa. 1 10 10 New Brunswick, N. J. 1 10 10 Coverdale, Pa. 1 10 10 Madison, III. 1 10 10 Kincaid, III. 1 10 10 Brule, Wis. .... 1 10 10 D 1 10 10 Sunrise, Wyo. 1 10 10 Woodlawn, Pa- 1 10 10 Chisholm, Minn, 1 10 10 Miami, Fla. 1 10 10 Sistersville, W. Va. 1 10 10 Port Vule, Pa. .... 1 10 10 Salt Lake City, Utah 1 10 10 West Concord, N. H. 1 10 10 Jamestown, N. v. J 10 10 West New York, N. J. 1 10 10 Alliance, Ohio 1 10 10 Muskegon, Mich. 2 25 8 Rockford, III. 1 50 8 Worcester, Mass. 4 50 8 Christopher, III. 3 40 7.1 Providence, R. I. 2 30 6.6 Portland, Ore. 4 60 6.6 Denver, Colo. 3 50 6 Boston, Mass. 10 200 5 Buffalo, N. . 5 100 5 Superior, Wis. 3 60 5 Neffs, Ohio 1 20 5 Cleveland, Ohio 10 450 4.5 Pontiac, Mich. 1 25 4 Astoria, Ore. 1 30 3.3 Elizabeth, N. J. 1 30 3.3 Los Angeles, Calif. 11 150 2.7 Chicago, III. 41 1500 2.7 San Francisco, Cal. 4 150 2.7 Pittsburgh, Pa. 10 250 2.5 McKeesport, Pa. 1 40 2.5 Rochester, N. V. 1 50 Cincinnati, Ohio 3 50 1.5 New York, N. . 20 1500 1.3 Baltimore, Md. 1 75 1.3 Minneapolis, Minn. 2 200 1 Toledo, Ohio 2 200 1 St. Louis, Mo. ..... 1 100 1 Kansis City, Mo. 1 100 1 these active BUILDERS of the Communist movement have turned in new subs to build “Our Dally.” When will your name be listed? Monessen, Pa., Leo Kauppila (2). Philadelphia, Pa., Lena Rosenberg (6); John Kaspar Pittsburgh, Pa., Fred Merrick. Los Angeles, Cal., Sam Globerman (65). Detroit, Mich., N. Stoyanoff (5) A. E. Goetz (7). Muskegon, Mich., Walter Johnson Chicago, III., Attilio Gibertine. New York, N. V., Katterféid (3); Anton Foders; J, Lukeniuk, Cleveland, Ohio, Theo. Mitsos. Toledo, Ohio, N. Beck. Akron, Ohio, M. Chelovitz Neffs, Ohio, Adolph Rattay Pocatello, idaho, Allen Blomquist. Boston, Mass., Elsie Puitur. Milwaukee, Wis., G. S. Shklar. Seoretary. | | Patronize our * Among other subjects: the recognition of Soviet Russia; a view of the developments in Mexico; the Negro and the trade unions; the situation in the miners and the textile industry; a discussion of different views of Leninism— ‘plus poetry, photogrophs, cartoons and an inter- national review section—combined in the April issue (and as interesting as eleven other issues in one year) make THE WORKERS MONTHLY | well worth the subscription price of $1.25 for six months and $2.00 a year. : . FOREIGN MONEY - AFTER BANKRUPT MANCHURIAN R. R. Now Operates at Very Heavy Loss (Special to The Daily Worker.) HARBIN, April 5.— The economie position of the South Manchurian railway is far from being as brilliant as carefully arranged official reports purport to make it appear, according to the latest reports by the local Har bin papers. The inability of the rail- way to move on the shipments of | timber, which are regularly being sent by the Chinese Eastern railway, would by itself bear sufficient evidence to the unsatisfactory conditions evolved by the policy of the former line. Thus, there is actually a tie-up at the sta- tion of Changohun, where over one hundred and fifty carloads of timber materials have been accumulated, The reason, according to competent opin- ion, is solely the fact that the line lacks the necessary rolling stock, _ Finance Bad These transport deficiencies are partly due to the not entirely satis- factory financial condition of the South Manchurian railway. Indeed, the line owes more than 200 million yen in different loans, the bare pay- ment of interest on which absorbs | some 16 million yen yearly. It has transpired, for instance, that last year the directors of the South Manchurian railway tried to obtain a new loan from foreigners, who ae ceded to the request, but set such ex- tortionate conditions that the appli- cants themselves let the matter drop. This leaves the railway in a bad plight, as, while the enterprise natur- ally needs new funds for its develop ment, it is actually placed in such condition that it can count on its own receipts alone, derived from the exploitation of the line and associated enterprises. The plain fact is that, as , the administration itself compelled, thru want of ade- quate capi and circulating funds, to curtaiithe plan of new construction and eventually to refrain from in- creasing the rolling stock. Japanese Lose 7 Million Yen If any further proof of the above mentioned considerations were need- ed, it would suffice to note, as the local papers here pointedly remark, that even the Osaka Mainichi, whose views ought to carry weight, is most pessimistic as regards the whole si- tuation. What strikes any thoughful observ- er is that, under the depicted’ condi- tions, the directors of the South Man- churian railway should have found fit to embark upon a hazardous policy of working at a loss on a system of sub- sidies for attracting loads from the direction Harbin-Eggersheld (Vladivo- stok). Expert opinion holds that this struggle into which the Japanese line has entered will cost the latter not less than seven million yen or more, without bringing any substantial gain in return. <The little typewriter which has all the dig machine advantages including the one and only standard keys board, and fits in a case only four inches high Easy payment terms can be arranged when you Order from The Daily Worker 1113 W. Washington Bivd., CHICAGO, ILL. Dr S. ZIMMERMAN DEN SI 2232 N. CALIFORNIA AVE Phone ARMITAGE /46¢ MY NEW LOCATION Special Prices to Workers ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS. My Examination is Free My Prices Are Reasonable My Work is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist DELAY MEANS DECAY, om 7 — OR *
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Intellectuals as Informers Leo Wolman writing in the April 3rd issue of the Advance, organ of the Hillman machine in at- tempting to prove that the Freiheit and the DAILY WORKER distorted and falsified the story of the Chicago Amalgamated meeting of March 23, simply proves that not only the capitalists but * bliebe by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING 00. un W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, m. ~ (Phone: Munroe 4712) January;-1925—as the by which they considered it desirable that the Anglo-Russian Unity Committee should be set up. No definite date had as yet been fixed.py the British Trade — — (Continued rom Last Issue) The All-Russian Trade Union Con- gress and thé4British Delegation. The scene noc shifts to Moscow to * SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2 Dy mall: ff e ‘per ver 3 50. 8 months 2.00 months ‘ 2 Union Congress. The British Gen By malt (in Chicago only): their labor agents are able to hire mental pros- the Sixth All-Riissian Trade Union | . 55 eral Council met again a month later 13 $8.00 per year f 8d months _$2.60..8 montha | |, een ag rages gee We publish herewith the third instalment of extracts from the | [on Jan. 29, and finally and formally a . elegation m the 8 r a * ‘Aidress all mail and make out checks to He admits that members of the Amalgamated meee e present. The| Wee Sepplement..so the Monthly Circular of the Labor Research | decided to urge an immediate confer THE OAILY WORKER | were taken from their jobs for distributing the leaflet sent out by Local 5 of New York and then Department of the British Trade Union Congress devoted to further- ing world trade union unity. ence at the forthcoming meeting of definite atmosphere of friendliness the I. F. T. U. This decision was Chicago, Mines created during the visit of the fra- un W. Washington Blvd. eS er : : The Special Supplement began with a prelate ‘by A. A. Purcell, [ |conveyed-to the bureau in the fol J ; J. LOUIS ENGDAHL | matters notes a fact that no one has ever denied, that the gy Paes 2 dag ao * president of the ite i d b e of ‘Trade. e 9 1 . Business Manager Cajeago'focel of the “Tones (a denced by the extremely warm re- dam) and is composed largely of original documents; correspondence The Trade Union Congress Gen- ; ee. — — {Of America paid a deposit on Temple hall for the ception of the Russian delegates over between the Red International of Labor Unions and the Amsterdam eral Council, — a b Entered as second-class mail Sept. 21, 1923, at the Post- meeting called by thé blacklisted workers, many of and above all others, was carried] right wing officiaidom, reports of conferences, etc. London, 8. W. 1, ye Office at Chicago, III., under the act of March 3. 1879. whom are party members. further by a ep a visit on the part The publication of this Special Supplement, the vibes frank and January 31, 1928. ; ‘ Wolman says he was at Temple hall and saw the jof the British. The fraternal delega- militant announcement of its purposes by the president of the Amster- Dear Mr, Oudegeest soc — . huge crowd but no sluggers. Yet it was necessary tion (which lett London on Nov. 7, dam International, the complete exposure of the treacherous and dis- ‘ d 0 ; nese Ge wit 55 ‘ for the manager of the hall to pull a gun to prevent 1924, and was . six e Pea ruptive tactics of the right wing which it contains, all are indicative ae 5 flows ran 40 Years f or Class Conscious the forcible entrance of a gang of sluggers there to 3 oe bes ary A * 2 oy of the tremendous hold that the slogan of World Trade Union Unity eee the , — | di wreck the building. The manager wanted. to call ad chain tke W Fred Denne union ‘movement, the . e oe gerade which has been passing between So lers the police but the party members present would Rramley (secretary), John Bromley section of the Ametertam e en ; 2 J. F. T. U. and the All-Rugsian pa Had Private Paul Crouch of the American army | not allow it. Allan Findiay, Herbert smith, Ben . entral Council of Trade Unions at on of oceupation in. Hawaii been located somewhere in} Wolman echoes the capitalist press and assists * and 2 455 45 i 2 2 ee ve a un- ae bedi, gent ges pagers 3 cane fede 3 1 Tet N x , ; s 40 er resulted in a fur- ¢ na rence — e e eee 3 f 1 7 be 8 the frame-up of young Foster by saying n “The ther 0 such as| with representatives of the Russian co-ordinatjon of British and Russian| deeply impressed with the impor: mi agne, 10 noe eee Saye Heaps ggasi Dy gy coat of a worker in the shop was cut with A knife as the formation of an Anglo-Russian| trade unidn movement. activities there lay a guarantee df the nce of a conference between the pr discharge and perhaps a short jail sentence. a result ef his efforts to stop the distribution of ee e This. was strongly sup- ota dleikh toe Wes weehatens success of the international unifica-| representatives of the |. F. T. a ca As it happened, he was in one of the colonies off the circulars. ... Foster was held at $1,000 bail ported in his speech as fraternal dele-| , one eee wal tha tion of trade unions, and of closer re- and the All-Russian Council at M wi American imperialism and was given 40 years. for carrying concealed weapons.” gate by Mr. A. A. Purcell and other General Council of tke British lations between the workers of Great cow being held as speedily as pos , fri Private Trumbull. another active member of the The boy had no weapon, he was arrested on a! British delegates.. The British delega- Trades Union Congress, full power oe and the workers of the U. S.| sible. — by league, yet to be tried, will probably receive the| street-car as he was escaping from the attack made | tion held several, consultations, and te act jointly for the purpose of R. The General Council are also * same brutal treatment. on him by a gang of sluggers and the coat of the finally this letter was sent by them promoting international unity. “I have to state aleo (added Tom- | convinced that there should be no co ’ : hs i with ert 8 £ to Tomsky: With fraternal reetings and sky), on the basis of a personal let- waste of time in attempting to set- to These soldiers are charged w it 20 0 ert acts | Hillman tool was cut either by himself or one o Novo-Moskovekala, Gostinitsa, will ¢ * d your col- | ter received by me from the presi- | tle differences prior to such a con- pr simply with holding certain political beliefs of his fellows. November 17, 1924. one 0 ee fing» ind Scl | dent of the British delegation, Cem. | ference taking place, as the main in which the militarists do not approve. In other This co-operation with the police is given the] M. romeky, prt 5 rade Purcell, that they, likewise, | burpose, from our point of view, of words they are members of the workingclass first | highest endorsement by Wolman, who happened“ President, All-Russian Trade Un- ¥ ae conceive of unity as a unification | such a conference, is to settle dit. 4 and soldiers only incidentally. Even in the home; to be in Chicago the night of the meeting. 3 N ie ge ae | (Signed) PRED un AMLEY. of all trade union organizations, prea iin aaa 28 Pee = eee, a 8 3 we ut 4 : ar Comrade Tomsky, In re ° 5 ron ss for the conven 4 land this 18 consider ed a serious mae a He happenes also to be, as his article shows, a to your letter, dated ew. 16, 5 The All-Russian Congress of Trade i hl sorte er an 3 conference — 2 ti areas like Hawaii, set apart for intensive exploita- liar, an informer and the willing agent of anyone you handed to me, | have to Inform | Unions considered these proposals and this or that international.” formal discussion purposes at which 80 tion and for use as naval bases, such a frame of who will pay him a salary. you that the British delegation met the whole question of international both sides would be free to express ti mind is met with the severest punishment. this morning and directed me to trade union unity. After a vay ue Nie thes gee ee gla their representative opinion with- 05 The army is a special instrument of robbery and . reply to you as follows: cussion the congress unanimously poe ection A ab out being tied to any formulae or N Psi wean it . an organization on which the Changing Its Tune 1. The British delegation desire agreed to a declaration made from 2 of the General Council of the] constitution, it being — of | 00 ruling class depends for its protection from the ‘The Chicago Tribune has discovered a great] te Place on record thelr apprecia- the chair by M. Tomsky. This dec. Trade Union Congress the attitude of course that the findings of such a p 8 tion of the action taken by the laration declared it to be the duty off the British delegation to Russia was] conference should be considered ae ve outraged workingclass. change in Soviet Russia. To the story, which fails] presidlum of the Russian Trades the Sixth All-Russian Congress to unanimously approved, and their let-| preliminary to a mandatory con- is The trial and sentences of our soldier comrades | to show any specific retreat of the workers’ and Congress for the purpose of pro- meet half-way the steps taken by the ter of Nov. 17, quoted above, was fererice, to follow after reports of 0 in Hawaii shows clearly the class nature of this ‘peasants’ government it gives first page prominence] moting international unity in trade | Hull Congress of the British trade fully endorsed. ’ the preliminary discussions had a armed force of the capitalist state. in its Sunday issue. It generalizes about more union organization and action, and | unions. It gave full powers to the It will thus be seen that the British} been given to the body responsible t. There must be set on foot in the United States ljberal treatment of private traders but the New| Welcome the opppetunity tor con- All-Russian Central Council of Trade and Russian Trade Union Congress, for the final conclusions. > sultation. Unions (after negotiating with Brit- [each the leading body of their re- a movement of agitation and protest for the release | Eeonomic Policy, allowing private trade in retail ch TU, d r hk waeeas The council further directed thelr kers. It must be linked up ; t} asante to sell their grain 2. In recognition of our repre- ish i. U. C. Ge 0 pective internationals, had traveled) representatives to raise this ques- 1 of these soldier-wor ' lines and permitting the peasants 8 sentative capacity and being re- an Anglo-Russian commission, and far as a result of these negotiations | tion at the executive council meet- mi with the open preparation for another war by the direct after the government tax has been deducted, sponsible to the Trades Union Con- expressed the earnest desire of the towards their mon aim of unity. ing néxt week and trust you will, i) militarists seen in the flood of propaganda released has been in force for a long time—so long that most] gress General Council as represent- congress that said commission should | They had agreed to the idea of a free therefore, make provision for it on a thru the capitalist press, the movies, the radio and people have forgotten that the capitalist and so- ing the all-Britigh trade union rat formed not later 3 a . A and W 3 2 the agenda. ; : : . : ; ran.| movement, we wilh convey the pro- e congress expressed pleasure at jence” an un et.selves to i „ and major-generals are al- Priya" stathmin * posals submitted to us for the con- the declaration of the British delega | act jointly för the purpose of promot- ome ee pag i ; : — he to slaughter one another x4 ; 1 " sideration and decision of our coun- | tion that they considered this step to] ing unity. gto congress had g 8. alrman. f lowed to urge the masses 2 fans he Much water has passed under the ridge since] cn. be expedient, and would advotate it in adac * nite time limit FRED BRAMLEY, Secretary. “ g we can geese 8 ee to Le a t , the introduction of the NEP. The Soviet ok wed 3. We declare gur intention to 1 3 8 ‘ protection of soldier-workers who refuse to be mere ment has grown stronger by virtue of the complete] move quickly with regard to the n o 0 t machines which imperialism set in motion to mow acceptance of it by Pi Russian masses following | project and trust that the joint ac | [fr OU can have this valuable material on world trade. union unity, “f | Unions, Teeselschadesraat, Ameter- 1 down the workingelass. he liquidation of the counter- revolution. Abroad,] ten of the Russen end Britleh together with the summary of the report of the British trade union dam. - WE : the liquidation o ec trade unfon o izations will etim- delegation to Russia in 1924, in one pamphlet for your files. This way B 1 it has forced recognition from every great power nan efore considering what happenes j wae , ulate the progress towards interna- you can always have ready for reference this;impertant. publication at Amsterdam when the British dele- The F rench Crisis with the exception of the United States. In the] tional trade union, unity. of the Labor Research Department of England. Far East it has concluded treaties with China and p 8 : Japan, The Chinese Eastern Railway, the con- necting link between Soviet Russia and China, is operated jointly with actual control vested in the gates put forward their point of view in pursuance of the above decisions we must first consider a/ number ot other circumstances whi¢h had played The election crisis in Germany is followed by a cabinet crisis in France. The French government is forced at last to con- We are prepared to take the re- sponsibility of agreement with the Russian trade union movement such agreement to make provision HE DAILY WORKER has réceived a limited number only and re- quests are being filled in order received, Each copy selle at : a 5 l ten cents and can also be had from all authorized>DAILY WORKER their part in the preceding two sider what it has been trying to avoid ever since Sorte: hovernment for the promotion ef the following: Agents. OL ACHE months. > war—a taxation scheme that will give the!“ | , 8 To request the Amsterdam inter- 1 et something more than the ‘Alice in|. Japan has evacuated Saghalin island under the — won — . (To be continued) abe eder. a nies ea terms of the treaty and has entered into active trade with Soviet Russia. The working masses of China and Japan see in Soviet Russia a great trend and ally against the exactions of western A capital levy is proposed on fortunes of $10,000 and over which is expected to raise $2,000,000,000. The mere consideration of this plan is an indica- O My Love Is for Red Russia Now! Letters From Our Readers o reparations is considered an outside possibility and that the French population is to be told that it will have to bear the burden of the war debts. A striking illustration of the contradictions | which prevent any liquidation of the economic and political crises in Europe is contained in a recent | dispatch from France wherein one M. Dardel, manufacturer of railway equipment, urges the ces- sation of German reparation payments in kind on the ground that they are ruining French indus- try. Railway rolling stock, says this capitalist, | cannot be sold to England and America but only | | in.the Balkans where there is no prospect of pay- ment. Yet if the French market is closed to Ger- man commodities the reparations go glimmering. | So drastic taxation, the most hated word in the French language, is necessary. | The hand of the House of Morgan begins to show | itself, It will be recalled that shortly before the Dawes plan was put into operation a levy was made on German capital and the proceeds used to | stabilise the currency. Taxation was increased all along the line. The German government railways were handed over to a syndicate of private owners. The and Great French debt of $6,000,000,000 Britain man reparations were, Poti thes, ~ banker to America like the Ger- the major factor in internal The House of Morgan and the British x will has now become. act more or less as a unit in forcing some kind of financial reform on the French gov- ernment—Great Britain because she will no longer allow France a free hand in building a military machine that threatens her supremacy, the House of Morgan because it wants to extend American hegemony over western Europe. If the French in- Erna! ituation tends more towards chaos the Hobae of Morgan will be able to exact better terms for its next loan, Postponed by juggling of the budget, the negotia- tion of loans at a suicidal rate of interest, by en- -onvaging the belief that the German reparations would liquidate the indebtedness, by dreams of military conquest, France is. at last called upon to pay the piper. Whether the Herriot government falls and new elections are held or whether it receives the back- ing of the chamber and the senate, the French people have been jolted rudely out of a trance wherein was seen the pleasant vision of the con- quered bearing the full cost of the war. This is of immense significance of the French Communist Party and the whole revolutionary movement. These are a few of the reasons why the Chicago Tribune finds great changes taking place in Soviet Russia—changes which make possible American recognition. The changes that are taking place, however, are not the kind that the capitalist press would like to see but it is forced by the pressure of foreign policy growing out of the imperialist rivalries, to lay the ground for a complete reversal in the at- titude of the state department towards Soviet Russia. , The changes that are taking place in Russia have ‘strengthened the dictatorship of the workers and peasants, strengthened the Communist Party of Russia, the iron core of the Soviet government, and ‘strengthened the Communist International, the leader of the world revolution. World revolution and Soviet recognition are ‘much more closely connected than many ingenuous people think. The Course of Empire South Africa has abolished the preferential tar- iffs that gave British-made goods the edge on the products of other countries and another link in the chain of empire has been seriously weakened. All talk of the genius displayed for ruling by the Anglo-Saxons is pure bunk. Colonies and domin- ions are dependent politically upon the imperialist nation when their economy and finance is domin- ated by the colonial power. changes as it has changed in Canada, Australia, South Africa and to some extent in India, domina- tion sooner or later becomes a question of battle- ships and armies—not of ability to rule by kind- ness and understanding. The course of empire was on the upgrade until the world war. Then it hit the toboggan as the abolition of preferential tariffs by white colonies and the continual armed uprisings of the colored pboples prove. The American marines are still in Haiti. British imperial government has just sent machine guns, airplanes and tanks to crush an uprising of 600 Rehoboth tribesmen. Both are christian governments and hate and fear Communism. The colonial peoples do not share this hate and fear because they have found the Communist Inter- national and its powerful parties to be their allies in their struggles for liberation. 1861 tion that the receipt of large sums from German imperialism. | A orate ania Government. To the DAILY WORKER: Roger N. Baldwin, The New Leader, and others declare thatisince Soviet Rus- sia is now a “stable government” there is no longer need of suppress- ing criticism of the government or its methods. But there are several con- siderations left out of their reasoning. In the first place, itis a “stable” dic- tatorship. Quite an important item in the calculation. In the second place, the govern- ment is “stable” in the midst of hos- tile surroundings and internal opposi- tion, which is a tribute to the policy of “dictatorship.” In the third place, the government is still in the transition stage from capitalism to a Communist society, with the whole outside world, and many inside elements, opposed to the transition. In other words, it is an ! all other successful revolutions, t When this condition The | unfinished revolution, and as such, like it is bound to force its way to the goal. | Social-democracy at the present Stage, as a block in governmental af- fairs, would invite and inspire all sorts of opposing intrigues and united fronts in favor of bourgeoisie and cap- italist representatign in determining public policy: And. naturally, in a year or two land the country in Morgan’s | Wall Street dictatership with the rest of the so-called democracies. range (altho in the same time we or- ganized our English branch in Soutt Hibbing) they were celebrating the vietory of the reaction. Poor bosses! Soon their illusions had to die and the newspaper pointed out the oppo site, altho their police were watchin; the actions of the Communist leaders very close. The fiifty-two branches in Saint Louis county, the heart of the minine industry, are awaking, their activity has been stimulated by the trip of Comrade C. A. Hathaway, district or- ganizer. The language branches are uniting their efforts instead of being disunited as before. The comrades of one branch didn’t know that in the same town there are one or twce other branches. It is natural that in such a state oi | affairs their activity will be weak ened. There was no consciousness that the growing of our party and its influence depend on our co-operat- ive actions. After the first publie meeting in Chisholm I was surprised at hearing a few unknown workers calling me: “Hello, Comrade.” The result was workers joined our party. Each Communist effort, each action is not without results and knowing that we have to double ow energy. Of course, the reaction don’t sleep Our American, socialist party says and that is why we have to be ready it has “demonstrated to the workers its entire freedom from dogmatism.” That is to say, any particular idea or policy, but is free to join any labor element that has cut loose from the old paties, and is headed—no matter ‘where. What would such an attitude amount to in a revolution? And what is the opinion of such tacticians ‘worth?—L. D. Rat- liff, Los Angeles. — The Spirit of the Communists in Northern Minnesota. it no longer * | To the DAILY WORKER: In a country where the boundless, gloomy forests of Nothern Minnesota re peat the angry song of the frozen Canadian hills, together with the spring, grows and increases the infiu- ence of Communism. The bosses and their lackeys, e%dsperated, beat the alarm. When, fre months ago, their focal newspapers wrote that the red propaganda, after the big miner’: strike in 1917, - dead in the iron to meet it. Is there any power to stop a real Communist? No! There is a frésh example—Comrade Stanislav Lanzut- sky. Geo. Zaickov. “A Wonderful Paper’ To the DAILY WORKER:—wWhile 1 am also a subscriber for the Workers’ Monthly and feel that I am getting much more than my money’s worth, yet I find the Daily almost indispens- ible for labor news. You are getting out a wonderful paper, well balanced, newsy, incomparably excellent edit- orials and a “columnist” in O’Fla- herty that makes me often want to laugh and cry and swear at the same time. Perhaps you know all this already, eral years experience at “Goose Step” journalism on a daily papef and have — various times been mixed up with but, considering that I have had sev-| several propagatida weekly proposi- tions I see you getting out a better paper than I ever dreamed of. Don’t let mé ‘miss an issue of the Daily. Fraternally yours, * “Thos. J. Davis, Philadelphia, Pa. — Child Slavery Meets Approval of the West Virginia Capitalists CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 5.— The house of delegates of the West Virginia legislature has rejected the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution. The vote was 66 to 19. (Air: My Love’s Like a Red, Red Rose.) O, my love is for Red Russia now, Where workers rule the land; O, the Soviet’s like a melody, All workers understand. As free art thou, dear bonnie land So deep in love am I, And I will love thee still, dear land: Tho for that love I die. Tho for that love I suffer must Imprisonment or death, O, I'll sing thy praises thru the land While I’ve a living breath. We pledge our solidarity, While at the foe we smile: We clasp your hands across the sea, Tho it be ten thousand miles! FIRST OF MAY BELONGS TO LABOR! “Whether the capitalists and sand. Use the blank below. Workers Party, N. O. Enclosed please find $ “DOWN TOOLS ON MAY DAY” The First of May Is the Workers’ Own Holiday! “Whether the bosses like it or not, we the workers, must take it. permits or forbids, no wheel must turn, no hand must be laid, no back must bend to labor on the First of May! “Stand erect, men and women of the working class! Leave the fac- tories, mines and shops stand empty on May Day. “Put aside the needle, the hammer, the drill, the machine and all instruments of labor by which the capitalists rob and exploit you! Onto the streets on the FIRST OF MAY.” The above is from the leaflet: “Down Tools on May Day” issued by the national office Workers Party, for distribution on or before May ‘at. Order a supply now. Tell the working class about their own pots the most effective manner—give it this leaflet. a re Date 1113 Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. their strike-breaking government Price $3.00 per thau- leaflets
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%%% ee eee eA ; — wr? 3 ey ee 8 ns eee 8 ee, | up 5 ges . Daily Worker Annual Sub- 8 scription Drive Now on E a . 2 2 * in Full Blast! _— Batared as Seconé-class matior September #1, 1938, at at Chicage, e under the Ast of March 3, 1970. ee wees 0 5 = ; 8 age, bY mall, $6.0 por year. TUESDAY, 1, 1925 — inttnmane os. Ils Wr nrotiaren BAILY WORKER Price 3 Cents 0 3 n 8 ro er — 1 —— valk — a re — * * i AS WE SEE IT || WINSTON SAILS FOR = | ‘SUN YAT SEN ] FARRINGTON’S OF By T. . OFLAHERTY FRANCE T0 COLLECT £ 2 — ; : — MORGAN’S MORTGAGE HAT there is a limit to the insult- * bearing capacity ot even the much- abused sailor was demonstrated re- cently when the Seamen's Union in Kobe, Japan, against the exhibition of an American} film, which shows a catholic priest converting the wicked sea-captain. The seanren felt that the picture re flected on the character ‘of ern and threatened not to leave port with any vessel on which a catholic priest was a passenger unless the offending| — picture was withdrawn. The sailors} were quite right. A reformed burglar is bad enough, but the saints save us from a converted sea captain? 4 98 * s&s A TTORNEY GENERAL SARGENT ‘is txpected to be a firm law en- formally protested Fakers Stall F ight on : Scab Aid By SYLVAN POLLACK. (Special to The Daily Worker.) ‘NEW YORK, April 6—At the last meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council, representatives of the International Brotherhood of Team- sters, Chauffeurs’ peared before that body. Their spokes- and Helpers’ ap- WASHINGTON, April 6.—Further indication that the government is planning immediate steps to colléct some of the outstanding $7,000,000, 000 foreign debt was seen this after- noon in the treasury department announcement that under-secretary Winaton, new secretary of the debt funding commission, will sail Friday for London and Paris. FOR RIGHT 10 , FREEMAN THOMPSON AROUSES MINERS IN SPRINGFIELD, ILL headquarters here. (Special to The Dally Worker) SPRINGFIELD, lit,, April 6.—Efforts of the. Farrington-Lewis reactionary machine to break the backbone of the opposition within the United Mine Workers’ Union to the Jacksonville wage agreement, that is wrecking the porganization, is seen in the desperate move now on here to oust Freeman Thompson from his position as president of Illinois Sub-district No. 4, with Thompson is still holding on to his office here today in spite of the fact that dilinois District President Frank Farrington has arbitrarily ordered the banks to refuse payment on checks, and has ordered the miners’ union locals and the coal companies not to deal with him. co-operation of the sub-district secretary-treasurer, John J. Watt, who was Thompson has the hearty 4 p man said as follows: | ee torcer but he will not harrass busi- sf ) today forced to pay the rent of the ; Use Police to Break Union. . union’s office out of his own pocket. ness unneécessafily.” This is just on er . ; what we expected. What this little} “Chairman and Brothers: There is et- ine erp Lge ° «| The local unions in the sub-district hint means is that the workers will} a serious question that I want to bs bod — are standing solidly with their presi- get the heavy end of the club, While] bring to the attention of this y. $ le thar tack . At the present time Mayor Hylan and “4 , ; n business, when it steps over the chalk * ve * ¢ Contest State Law in 5 hat they know they are fighting not line drawn by itself, will be gently Police Commissioner Enright are us ah ** 7 7 ing the cit lice as a guerilla only the district organization headed tickled under the chin, with a tail fea- lu 2 thes sans ourts . N yy Farrington, but also the Interna- | ther from a Vermont turkey. Cal is] to break up our organization, includ | 0 doing very well for Wall Street, even] ns strikes that we conduct. Not only or ee ee ee 1 if he doés not say much. He keeps on] ‘he Teamsters’ Union, but organized NEW YORK, April 6—A court at: r | - : labor thruout the city is being dealt i tack upon the Texas “white primary“ Local Union No. 413, the local ot sawing wood y 8 * h | * with in the same manner. law, which specifically debars Ne John A. Walker, that the Farring- | 0 re 5 8 a ta “In the past the Central Trades and weer from voting in the democratic 5 3 is wien eh ached — UR American socialists ha e Labor Council had taken a stand to} Primaries and which will constitute 0 ompson's place, had publishes r reputation of being anti-militar- protest against the denial of labor’s the opening ofa general attack upon n full two columns display in a local | Gary and Morgan Dish 7 ists, but if that is a virtue it appears] rights, that is, in years gone by, but disfranchisement of coloréd people in ally newspaper a resolution dénounc- | Out Advance Ord r a their European brethren have lost| today this assembly wastes its time the south, has been started here. ing this move of the Farrington re- J ers 8 even that. The socialists supported | discussing petty politics of the demo-| F. ©. Knollenberg and R. H. Chan- action; pledging theif loyalty to unde tion of the om ye People from the heavy yoke of imperialism is dead. ae ,3), Ae. WE, ee ..eurteme equ nt immediately. , 7 e-par inan | . M. W. wer for the crime of 228 where — didate 2 4 * * wearlediy against the enslavement of the der to the mine owners contained in Morgan Men Want War. 4g 1 out this? 2 1 e the Jacksonville agreement that fail-; The make-up of the ordnance ad- 4 aviong! . ; , | 8 8 re v world sinks dete before ed to shorten the werkdax and — visoxx board suggests. what members * ew heaped scorn on this overgrown | vou come here and tell us this.” vere froth 15 wa any class ot vor the open @ * * for the en. of his people, whose 8 to the mine owners' sugges- of dig business will monopolize war ms lage, in the magazine ‘section of the ,of the, Carpenters’ Union, Pagar ace Me J te in th big fi age, | : disfranchise them. The constitutior fate la closely botind up with the revolutionary movement of the Inter tions that the best way to remedy | Prefi e next big fight of na o! DAILY WORKER. He claims it ie] was * 1 a taking 72 ality of the Texas statute and of ot! national proletariat. the problem of the mine worker was tions: P. E. Crowley, president of the : red not a world city” despite its posses. 5 e * — — — n My — : er similar statutes thruout the sout Altho not acGommunist; Sun Yat Sen realized the common interests to drive 200,000 members out of the New York Central raidroad; John I. wo sion of many features which dis-] Hxylan and Eurizut on the using or involved in the case. organization and close down many of | Downey; M. Friedsam; S. Parker Gil. the police to break strikes and inter- of the suppressed «working masses of China and of the working class 1. ö bert, f i tinguish large and wicked placer Appeal Case. of the world, and had the profoundest sympathy with the revolutionary the mine properties Thompson has bert RECS — of reparations in fering in union meetings, The otion where millions of human beings are : 2 Tune case of Dr. Nixon 1 b consistently fought for the shorter Germany, General James G. Harbord, was eagerly: seeonded. He pointed Ss now de- ideas of emancigation which Inspired the advance-guard of the world f * id , = huddled together. It is not easy to ing appealed from the adverse deci- workday, better wages and a militant|Iresident of the Radio corporation of fathom a poet’s mind, but if the out that it is the duty of the work- sion of the f proletariat. struggle against the mine owners, America; Herbert P. Howell; Samuel i i 0 e federal district court. , : | headquarters of the international ro-|°™ to oppose any administration that i Sun Yat Sen was not only a friend of the Chinese people: he re- (Continued on page 2.) McRoberts; Charles M. Schwab, chair- tarians is not a “world city” then, the #s5ts the working man and uses the mained right up to the end of his life a friend of the workers of the — man of the Bethlehem Steel corpora- N stockyards is a pertume factory. police — a8 3 4 rz BANKRUPT FRANCE West and of the toiling masses of the East. This love for suppressed > | tion; Guy E. Tripp, chairman of the fy leas — sy it) = rn A humanity was confirmed by Sun Yat Sen in the farewell messages he FASCISTI WOULD Westinghouse Electric and Manufac. } ted TRIKING printers, stereotypers and ene 14 * Stall : sent immediately before his death, in which he charged the Kuomintang turing Co.:; Willigm H. V codin, presi. mailérs formerly employed on the nr yes Party to carry on the fight against imperialism and warned it against : dent of the American Car and ' Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a Hearst| He was: followed by Lefkowitz of ; ' od Foundry Co.; and Colonel James L. | , ’ 4 8 making any compromise with the imperialist oppressors. ; publication, are still on strike. The the Teachers Union; one of the allies ; e women). In views. of Whe. death of the | Walsh. Gary. is not the only Morgan strikers are still holding out, but the of the local socialist party organiza- e 5 men in the group. 7 local labor movement, now officially tion, who said that the motion just courageous fighter for the freedom of the suppressed, close your ranks — specifications’ mena controlled by the reactionary elements introduted was too weak. So he and render support to the national liberation movement of the workers and designations of large quantities is not giving them any material assis. made a substitute motion to elect a — of China. Do not permit your bourgeeisie to rend and tear the Chinese of ordnance allotted for production ad: tance. The officials of the Seattle committee to interview Mayor Hylan Reaction Aids N Fi people. Be united in the defense of the 400 million toiling people of — to New York manufacturers by the Labor Council are expending their sur- and Commissioner Enright, and in- oo cw 1 China who are suffering under the foreign yoke! The Matteoti Trial Wor. chief of ordnance in Washington were plus energies and the Uttle brains 2 „ 2 9 2 nance Minister Long live the relentless fight of the working masses against world 1 exhibited at a recent meeting of a they possess trying to run the Com- o report back to a future session o ES imperialism! hundred New York producers whe 22 * ot * council. ae the 1 before any action was oii ae ena ce eee new finance Long live the international solidarity of the workers and peasants mOME Tals Arlt e rie kascle ona their hook ag rk for the meantime the employers are raisin . . 6, WhO Was aprpov- I . aly, a 1e TLascist ‘ars materials from Gary. * the rl with the rank and file. That's The substitute motion immediately fed by unanimous vote in the — 3 ool ittee of the C ist International. | Party is trying to induce King Victat how the battle goes in Seattle. found favor among the delegates who] ment, with the exception of the Com- t ne nen . 2 Emanuel to follow the usual custom 2 * „ n 1 we munists, evidently is relying upon the , of Italian monarchs and declare a gen RECALL NF CHINESE : political machine which has control) support of the l : sty this year, to mark the sa, NCQURSGRMO.by the Sight conduct of the local labor movement. Many ty e j e, 8 oy — J . 2 . l MINISTER T ed against the Communists in bloc to aid him in a possible over- twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign Seattle, by the labor takers, the Ohio of their henchmen took the floor and |throwal of Herriot, should thé latter : The fascists are anxious by this A SH K — state legislature has opened war on spoke in favor of the substitute mo- prove obstinate in the measures de method to get rid of the embarrass- OC 10 GOOLIDGE | “pink” teachers in state universities. tion. Monzie proposes and insist on his own PROTEST TERROR RIK | . of the Matteoti murder trials. — The resolution introduced in the leg Motion Scheme to Dodge Issue. remedy, a capital levy. These meas. The fascist leaders, Dimini, Phili (Special to The Daily Worker) islature has the following paragraph: du the other hand about six dele-|ures are as follows: | pelli, and others are now in prison 11 PEKING, April 6.—Alfred Sze “Whereas the iger mens are expel gates took the floor and spoke in fa- Financial inflation. POLAND IN DISPUTE Rome awaiting trial. Mussolini has] Chinese minister to the United ling Communists from their member-| vor of the original motion of Rosen. First—He will issue 45,000,000,000! e deen much embarrassed by the evi] States has been ordered by the ship, notably in Seattle and Minne- pee gt hag Carperters’ Union/francs (32,250,000 000) worth of new | dence implicating him in the Matteoti} Peking foreign office to leave Wash- apolis, where they have at timés been ald: 3 s is a scheme to stall and money in a special form, based on the murder. It has been shown that Mus-] ington M 9 ‘ , in control.“ The resolution in ques- » — issue. 4% the ge gt needs of commerce, which will be re- Congratulates Lanzut- Real 8 Needed to solini ordered the murders, as well as — 4a — — ee would report back it would be a] tired from circulation as ie tom would ba the parment ot . |. guoation = |uile, This amounts to tntstion| SKY ON His Release Unzen Fed cis and ian and other erer, nn, lily active in apy, socialist, atheistor} | Another delegate stated: „e which M. Herriot has steadfastly an. = ee. ohio, April 6—The miners| ° (Spécial to The Daily Worker.) Senator Accused of Complicity. WASHINGTON, April 6.—Reports Communist or any other organization should protest as men, not crawl. nounced he will not sanction * O 10, p 2 5 7 7 = : ‘ - lutlonists.“ Th ¢ We must show our independence.” Second—De Monzie, to bid t th of this locality held a mass meeting | CLARKSBURG, W. Va., April 6.— The fascist senator, de Bono, has] that Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese ot revoltuonis e fekers are Kivowitz of the C a W ApPil 1, to protest against Both Van Bittner, international or- also been accused of being an accom ] minister, has been ordered back to . iving their paymasters the lead, no vowitz of the arpenters’ Union,|support of the radicals proposes to} dee on AP p 9 — 4 bt as th » It of nO’ said he saw politics in these motions. | use “severe measures” to collect the| the death sentence imposed on Stan- Sanizer in charge ot the strike called plice in the murder of the socialist} China were received with consider- : ‘= s the result of a prearrange- Both of them should be passed and long overdue taxes from the 8 islav Lanzutsky, the Polleh Commun- by him for April 1 in the ten north- deputy, and the whole case is now be- able surprise today. Both at the L 4 * ot make action as strong as possible. war profiteer class, which has ee ist deputy, by the fascist government ern counties of 2 — 2 and the | fore the high court of the senate for state department and the Chinese D Mess DAVID LLOYD GEORGE He was loudly applauded by the dele-| enly refused hitherto to pay anything of that country. 5 following reso- 8 2 * examination. 1 to stated — — gates. However, this is recognized merel | tution was unanimously adopted: E —5 a The recent trial in Bologna assizes, mown Yor tne reported recall © { on yar ean nape President Sullivan asked the rep-}a gesture of de Monzie. in 3 We, the coa. miners of Neffs, Ohio, | wenn peng the situation, con- „nere the fascist Reparai: was. pro | © See. 3 9 7 nen resentatives of the Teamsters’ Union 1 protest against the attempt of the | fused RRO R * nounced not guilty, despite over “| know nothing about it,” Or. 7 r * Mrs which motion they prefered to have | pe forgotten capitalists of the werld to crush the Union 2 i |whelming evidence that he murdered} Sze said. . : , ’ i ti A meeting was he ere Frida , a - George on board ship while enroute ee ee ee oe aun] ro Increase Cost of Living for the — 5 te nae — — — evenin “ st ses from — — - There have been reports that Sze und Spain to England. The Herald Tammany Hall-Lefkowitz socialist ados. e best fig ore ORS EHTS © e cvening “07 courts are controlled by the fascisti] will become foreign minister in the : group supported the substitute mo- -" . working class into jail. mining communities and reports today. Chi uggested that the neck! rth Third—Consumers’ taxes on com- new Chinese government. , Bug ace was wo tion, they lost heart, and said they madities used by th We are happy that the demonstra- there are claimed to be very encour- ’ a lot of money and insinuated that be- too, supported it, and it was passed. sugar, etc — 8 tobacco, tions, held all over the world under aging to the union. This is the of. ing the ee cate capitalist premier Nothing ds settled and the fight must — Be: atta ‘ * mg — 3 the leadership of the Communist In- ficial statement of the international REVOLUTIONARY POLISH WORKER (Continued on page 2) go on. ©} ternational has resulted in the free- officers. ; — — of living by increasing] gom of Comrade Lanzutsky, who was The operators, of course, tell a dif- TO TELL STORY OF WHITE TERROR . arrested by the Polish hangmen of ferent story. George S. Brackett, * STOCK EXCHANGES OF ITALY ARE ve Fyn Sine industry Over to French imperialism, who tried to send | executive vice-president of the North- ON INTERNA TIONAL RED AID TOUR CLOSED 3 mae Capital. him to the gallows because he deliver- | ern West Virginia coal operators DOWN FOLLOWING SLUMP Fourth—De Monzie proposes to ed a speech before the railroad Work- | stated that 113 out of the 126 open The Int tional Red Aid and its P | abolish government ownership of ere of Przmysl. shop mines in the Fairmount region | ; ernationa ed Aid and its Olish section, the Conference to Aid CAUSED BY MUSSOLINI DECREE railways, telephones, telegraphs, and We extend our congratulations to | were in operation Friday, the third | Political Prisoners in Poland, are organizing a series of meetings with Com- all industries now operated by the] Comrade Lanzutsky and to the Polish | day of the strike, designed to call the | rade Tadeusz Radwanski, veteran leader of the Polish revolutionary move- ROME, April 6—Stock exchanges of Italy probably will close this week, feovernment. This is directly in line Communist Party and are sure that non union men aut. ment. as the principal speaker. with the desires of the reactionary} they will continue their work for the | Real Support Needed to Unionize Field | Comrade Radwanski will speak in Polish. The purpose of these meetings ostensibly for the Easter holiday, but really because of the slump caused bh tional bl 1 * b eee ene deerde ‘requiring 28 per cont deposits om ail except 7 pee ona oc, and more particularly liberation of the Pelish working class | Rank and file miners who belong is to expose the white terror of the Polish bourgeoisie, which is brutally | pend traiééetions. state ſot the p> mn — bankers, chiefly the] from capitalism. * the union are supporting the strike, | handling thousands of working class prisoners who have been thrust into — b a ö . ued on page 2.) ies Frank ®Sepich, Chairman. (Continued on page 3) | (Continued from page 2) { — — —
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+ pie 1 bed a * 1 : : * 5 n : Tae ae oe Force Donations to Get Advertisement tive Member Potts appeared before that unless the district council voted penters as the official hangman of the inquisition. was granted the floor and read a communication from Hutcheson instructing him to submit the following proposition to the district council: That the District Council conduct orderly meetings and that one William Reynolds be excluded from participating in any of its meetings. the Detroit District Council of Car- Early in the evening he It was further stated to accept these conditions Potts was to immediately suspend the district REYNOLDS AGAINST HUTCHESON| (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT. Mich., April 6.—On Thursday evening, April 2, General Execu- * 7 > . * IN ELECTIONS Business Agent Beats Up Old Union Member By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. End of the Teapot Dome’ Scandal Is Good Display of Capitalist Solidarity 1 the Teapot Dome scandal is wafted out of sight as thin smoke into the air. The “black satchel” in which Revokes Big Federal Union’s Charter 2 eee eee ; ‘ouncil pending reorganization and| Like desperate gamblers who re-“ Edward L. Doheny, Jr., carried the $100,000 bribe to Albert GREAT FALLS, Montana, April 6.— 9 i aa FARRIN T 8 take steps to amalgamate the various | sort to gun play when they see their B. Fall, secretary of the interior at Washington, in the steal- With the aid of contractors, the f Pa vigil aes ons are ging ocal unions into one. winnings being swept away, the ing of naval oil reserves, is carefully put away in the skeleton agents of the Anaconda Mining com- 9 contributions for southern Illinois Delegates were warned that in vot-| Harry Jensen gang in the Carpenters’ closet of American capitalism. The kept courts have spoken. | pany and wild cat stock promoters, a storm relief from their poorly paid ‘ing against this ukase they not only | Union, are now resorting to physical „ 0 Paul Smith, pie-card artist extraor- c employes, In order to get advertise J ar- rt 1 suspension, violence against those who do not With all the solemnity of American judicial harlotry, igi on age Fx d organizer of | ment Is revealed in the story of the 9 eee Pott. rn Neve Chief Justice McCoy, of the District of Columbia supreme e prt ae Vea 8 workers in the Pullman palace car ILLNI MINERS BE eee eee eee age whe Gene 1 — court, at Washington, proclaims that since Oliver E. an, bap mevement here when he ordered * shops, 110th St. and Cottage Grove cept that he wished that some one a run for their money. This was 2" assistant attorney general, appeared in hid grand jury | the lifting of the charter of Federal : 3 else had his job. Evidently even] amply demonstrated last week, when] room while the indictment was being returned, therefore | Union No. 17,767, because the mili- : The Pullman corporation, of which (Continued from Page 1) Hutcheson's agents find it difficult to a blustering oze fighter, by the| the legal attack on the oil profiteers must fall. Mind . ante in control of the union refused 4 i J. P. Morgan is a director placed con- „no are now diverting work to the [d his dirty work. name of Mark Taylor, business agent] Workers, this Pagan was an indictment “expert” in the pay o obey the orders of the Anaconda , ‘ tribution boxes thruout the car shops, non-union mines and closing down Reynolds Makes Statement. for the district: council, struck an old of the department of justice, presumably fulfilling the duties Mining company stoolpigeons and the J ; over which were hung large sigus the union mines. When asked for a statement, Rey- and infirm carpenter, causing him to] of his office. The two, special oil prosecutors, Owen J. | peddlers of fake oll stocks into whose t 1 announcing that the company was Faked the Returns nolds said that the fight was still a] tall down and Being severely injured. Roberts and former Senator Pomerene, had actually invited ands Smith intends to place the des- | contributing $2,500 in the name of fight to preserve the constitutional] The old man who was beaten by Pagan into the grand jury room. But the judicial mounte- tinies of the trade union movement ar the employes, and this sum must be] An arbitrary change in the results ;ights of members and the constftu-] the cowardly bully, Taylor, is Frank bank, McCoy. says, “No! Pagan should not have been in of the city. 4 ’ k the vote cast for Thompson in the j f h , 7. ys, . 8 Smi N raised. of the vote c 0 pS ion itself was the foundation of the] Larson, a member of Local 181, and the grand jury room.” So the whole legal attack on Fall mith, fresh from a victory. in g ; A Non-Union Shop union elections is the basis of the | Brotherhood. He said that such had a staunch supporter of the five broth- Solon Sinclair Dohen Jr., and the rest, breaks its frail Minneapolis, where he succeeded in 1 g At the end of the day the officials; attach on the miners’ leader here. been, is and would be his position ers who were illegally expelled from B J ſecal technicality that offers 100 | ting the charter of the trade coun- N of the company took down the boxes Thompson was duly elected according until the constitution was restored the local by Jensen's lackeys. The ance on the stonewall of lega enn ors cil with the aid of the notorious Citi- 4 K . 7 —— — — ~ «6 and counted up the money. The Pull- man employes are poorly paid. The company immediately fires all union men, as soon as they are found. A general wage cut for all piece work has just been introduced and the men have been ordered to “speed up.” So the men had no money to give. And the contribution boxes were found to be nearly empty. Seventy cents were found in one, a dollar and a half in another, and so it went. The Pullman officials were furious. The next day, the workers report to the DAILY WORKER, they were told that every man must work exactly un- till the whistle blew, even tho they were on piece work. Two men were reported fired from the carpenter de- partment of the steel shop for quit- ing work one minute before the whistle blew. The Pullman officials were “getting even.” Cheap Publicity Watchmen were placed thruout the to the official report of the sub-dis- trict tellers by a vote of 2,194 to 2,103. Without granting a hearing to Thomp- son or any other sub-district official, in fact, denying them a hearing when they demanded it, the Farrington-con- trolled district executive board threw out enough votes to elect Walker, Thompson's opponent, by a vote of 3,094 for Thompson and 3,279 for Walker. This is one of the most characteristic acts perpetrated by the Farrington machine and the miners here are up in arms against it. The demand of the miners for a special sub~listrict convention is also being arbitrarily rejected by the Farring- ton forces. > * * Thompson Still in Office. SPRINGFIELD, III., April 6—John A. Walker, tool of the Farrington-Lewis machine, in its efforts to grab the of- fice of Freeman Thompson, president of Illinois miners’ sub-district No. 4, received his second rebuff today when regardless of how many or how few supported him or how long drawn out the fight might be. He pointed out that Hutcheson ordered them to violate the law of the land as out- lined by the court decision which he (Hutcheson) had “prayed” for. The letter from “Czar Hutch” men- tioned the suspension of Reynolds al- tho every previous communication said expel. The crawfish in Indiana- polis are looking for a hole to crawl into. The Evidence. It developed from the discussion that the evidence“ upon which Rey- nolds was “expelled” was a letter from the Workers Party to its mem- bers said to have been signed by Reynolds. Reynolds is state secretary of the Workers Party and in that capacity writes letters to every coun- ty clerk in Michigan and the secre- tary of state. The Workers Party is running a full ticket in the spring election and Reynolds is a candidate attack was made at the headquarters of the district council. Time to Ditch Jensen. In view of this and similar inci- dents, not to speak of the collusion of Jensen and company with the con- tractors, the members of the Carpen- ters’ Unions here in Chicago are be- ginning to feel that it is time to change officials and retire the ex- booze fighters to their favorite haunts in the corner saloon or the “blind pig“ where they can indulge in their favorite diversion of fighting old John Barleycorn, who can stand more pun- ishment than feeble old men. In the coming elections the carpenters are determined to let Jensen and his gang know that they have had enough of them, and it will take more than a juggler with Asures to return Jen- sen as president of the district coun- cil, if the rank and file revolt against his tactics means anything. Turn Larson Down. per cent protection to capitalist crooks in their own courts. * * * * It well for workers to remember that it was this same “indictment expert,” Pagan, who drew up the fraudulent charges against the political prisoners of the working class during the world war. Pagan was lauded by the yellow press as the cleverest expert on indictments in the land. He would surely leave no loop hole thru which the worker-war prisoners could escape. He didn’t. Take the attack, for instance, on the Industrial Work- ers of the World. Scores of Jawyers, many of them not even sympathetic to labor, confessed that the testimony brought against the l. W. W. was of the flimsiest character, certainly not warranting a conviction. But Pagan's indictment against these workers not only stood as adamant, but a conviction was returned upon it by an ignorant and pre- judiced ury. : ALE The oil profiteers have never spent a minute i prison. The |. W. W., like other workers, were thrown into a foul jail immediately they were taken into custody under /Pagan’s indictment, the legality of which the courts never uestioned. After their conviction and while the case was under appeal, these workers were sent to the Leavenworth prison, in Kan- sas, that is like all other prisons in that it has never held a zens’ Alliance and the denizens of the underworld, arrived in this town with a fanfare of trumpets. He was cor- dially greeted and fulsomely praised by the Anaconda press and having thawed out under the beneficient rays of the copper barons’ benevolence, the disrupter loudly threatens to make the labor movement of Great Falls safe for big business. Picked Confidence Man. Looking around for some conve- nient collection of confidence men, that could be trusted to do the dirty work of the employers, his eyes rest- ed on the notorious purveyor of worthless stock in fictitious oil wells, Herbert Gallagher, secretary of the Smeltermen’s Union, an auxiliary of the Anaconda Mining company. This fellow, Gallagher, is as wel- come in the labor movement here as a pole cat at a picnic, but he smells alright to the seasoned nostrils of Paul Smith. ib J After laying down the law to the plant to intimidate the men. They he appeared to ask Thompson to turn for the office of regent of the univer- A * a, of r ete Rockefeller, q Gary, a Fall, a Doheny, a Sinclair, or anyone | membership of the Federal Union, were allowed only two minutes in the the office over to him. 4 It is obvious that unless his ae Lae 35 rcasglan wee.) else of the criminal rich. Prisons and jails are built for the {Smith wired to Washington urging toilets, which were — age e Walker appeared at the sub-district * n 2 * of the: 3 aa e working class. , revocation of the charter. The com- The large corporation office shortly after Thompson had re 8 1 „ laisant “progressive” n the workers to contribute to any ¢ . son, the exercise of his official duties | president be given a trip to Indiana- K meee Frank Morr cause which will bring the company advertisement, and the papers write the donation, “Pullman employes’ con. tribute $2,500.” This has been found a cheap way for the émployers to gain publicity. “We don’t mind contributing for the workers of Southern Illinois,” one Pullman employe told the DAILY WORKER, “But we like to do it in our own name. And these non-union corporations pay as much low wages we can’t afford ‘very much.” BANCRUPT FRANCE MAY OVERTHROW HERRIOT REGIME (Continued from page 1) Morgan interests, who have been put- ting pressure upon France for some time to surrender the French nation to much the same kind of a foreign financial control as the Dawes plan now squeezing German workers. In fact it is in line with the open hints that there ought to be a “Dawes plan for France,” made by various “American financial’ interests in the last few months. Dictatorship of Financial-industrial Capital. But the big thing de Monzie pro- poses is a practical dictatorship of the big industrialists and bankers, thru a “grand council” of these gentlemen who are to be the collective bosses over the parliamentary government in practice by proposing „programs“ ceived a letter from Farrington noti- fying him to relinquish the office un- der orders of the Farrington-Lewis controlled district executive board. Thompson told Walker he had no in- tention of turnitg the office over to him. He handed Walker a copy of the official report of the sub-district tellers declaring that he, Thompson, was elected. Walker was told to carefully study this report. Walker then left accom- panied, as he had arrived, by his brother, Lance Walker. Later Thompson declared: “I am in office. I shall remain in office until the membership of sub-district No. 4 tells me to get out.” Tom Parry, elected vice-president of the subdistrict with Thompson. joined Secretary Watt today in declar- ing for a finish fight against this at- tempted usurpation by the Farrington. Lewis machine. must not be made the basis of charges in the Carpenters“Uiiion.. The letter in question has never been submitted to Reynolds as “evidence” and it is Helga erg Answer Hutcheson. After extensive debate a motion to inform “His Highness” and the G. E. B. that the district council of Detroit intended to sustain Reynolds in his rights of membership and his priv- lege of participating in the meet- ings öf the district council as a dele- gate from his local union, was car- ried by a vote of 23 to 4. Again Hutcheson has his answer from the carpenters of Detroit. Some time it will seep thru his dense dome that the carpenters insist that the constitution be restored and observed. When that day comes perhaps he will withhold his dumb-bells from Detroit and settle this issue by quashing his frameup. A E SEE IT | By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. | (Continued from page 1.) was not such a bad job after all. Which is all to the gravy. But Mrs. George, perhaps after a few minutes consultation with her versatile hus- band threw the following neat little bombshell at the Herald, which you must admit makes a lot of noise, “IF you are curious as to the real value of my lost necklace I can enlighten you. It was not worth one- fortieth and probably not one-fiftieth of the gift made to your leader when he was prime minister by one of his COMMITTEE ON STREET MEETINGS WILL HOLD | FIRST SESSION TONIGHT The committee on street meet- ings, appointed by the City Central Committee of Local Chicago will meet tonight at 19 South Lincoir street, to make plans for the out- door speaking campaign which will soon open in this city. All members of the committee are urged to be at the above address at 8 p. m. POLISH WORKER ID TALK ON . polis to view the installation of “Czar” Hutcheson. This was in a nature of a reward for Larson, the gentleman who faked the @ecords during the Lmock. trial, of the, fre. . “expelled” members and who turned himself in- to a prosecutor, jury and judge. The mover of the motihn ‘thot it was good strategy to include the newly elect- ed president, hoping that he would carry Larson along. An amendment was made, astern > excluding Larson from the trip and insisting that the president only be sent. The amend- ment was carried almost unanimously only three members voting to give the miserable tool Larson a junketing trip to Indianapolis, If Larson is to receive any reward for his dirty work in Local 181, it must come from the “czar” himself. It is quite evident that Local 181 is thru with him. S8. L. Pp. Man With Fakers. Local carpenteß are commenting on the united front between Charles Sand, secretary of the district council and the Jensen gang. Sand is a for- mer S. L. P. man and a foe of “re- formists.” But he is reported to be pulling along nicely with Harry Jen- sen who is looked upon by the car- penters as a labor tool of the contrac- tors who use him to put low wage scales across on the membership. So the carpenters think they will give Mr. Sand his walking papers pretty soon. There is a general feeling among the rank and file that they have the votes to get rid of Jensen and his ma- chine. But they know from experi- ence that hard work is required to pry these fellows loose from the treasury. From now on until the elections take place, the progressive elements in the Carpenters’ Union are going to be — Look again, Workers! Judge McCoy, who found the legal loop hole thru which the oil; millionaires escaped, is a democrat, appointed by Woodrow Wilson. The looting of the oil reserves took place under Harding’s republican ad- ministration. Fall was a republican, secretary of the in- terior. Thus a democratic judge comes to the rescue of his fellow thieves in the republican party; blood brothers in crime under the profit-plunder system. The sham political twins of Wall Street here stand naked. + * * * One more look at the “black satchel” and the $100,000 bribe. That little incident took place November 30, 1921, more than three years ago. The capitalist courts have what is called the “statute of limitations,” which means that if the capitalist crooks can keep their crimes hid long enough, time makes them immune. There was a three-year limit on the “black satchel.” But when workers are brought to trial, their whole past is raised against them in the hunt for something incriminating. Unless they are good and docile slaves it is even a crime for them to have been born. a > * * * It is predicted that the civil suits in Wyoming will fall on a technicality just like the criminal proceedings in Wash- ington. The most important witnesses did not even take the trouble to appear in the Wyoming trial. They took special care to stay away, including Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. He was off in Mexico and South America arranging for Standard Oil's purchase of Doheny properties in these parts of the world. Why bother about an oil scandal at home! . * * 7 Yet in February gasoline production was the greatest in record for the United States averaging 22,800,000 gallons daily. Stocks on hand now stand at the collosal total. of 1 gallons. Yet that represents merely a 17-day supply. ) The cry goes up over the world for “Oil!” It was for oil that Rockefeller’s “Standard” opened commercial rela- tions with Soviet Russia, greasing the way for recognition by the United States government itself. It was for oil that Japanese imperialism recognized Soviet Rule. It is for oil that the American, British, French and Japanese imperialisms growl at each, heralding the onrush of the next world war. son, complied with the request and the charter was revoked. Now, Smith is visiting the local unions in Great to the Cascade Trade and Labor As- sembly who will support the reac- tionaries. The assembly is now un- der the leadership of Tom Logan and the progressive elements. The Federal Union is composed of workers in many trades, who are banded together for greater protec- tion into one organization rather than split into 57 crafts as Smith desired. Naturally the members refused to commit suicide and wired to Secre- tary Morrison that they would not divide and be conquered. The revo- cation of their charter followed. If the members of the Federal Un- ion do not join their respective crafts declared Smith, it means that “their sympathizers are with the ‘one big union’ principle as espoused by Fos- ter, Ruthenberg and Dunne of the Workers (Communist) Party.” Smith shows his colossal ignorance of the labor movement when he confuses the trade union policy of the Work- ers (Communist) Party with the sec- tarlans of the gambling concession, known as the O. B. U. that operates from Winnipeg, Canada. Smith goes around flashing instruc- tions from Jerry Sullivan, secretary- treasurer of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ International Alliance, au- thorizing him to chaperon any stray bartenders he may find into the fold of the per capita shark. Seat Employers as Delegates. Two contractors were seated as delegates to the central body after a long discussion during which the pro- gressives pointed out that the Cas- cade Trades and Labor Assembly was a body for workers and not for capi- which their combined pressure C&M | capitalist friends. I have no recollec. very busy. They want a real fighting thru the overthrow of capitalism itslef. That way his labor's 8 3 e tb believes force the parliament to approve. This tion that at the time of that princely | leadership, that will fight for higher The wiping out of the Teapot Dome scandal shows the at the capitalists are the best again is analogous to the control over itt, or since, you have rebuked Ram. wages and better working conditions solidarity of American capitalist impernalism in its struggle | ‘e248 the workers have and must be the German government quietly but say MacDonald as you do Lord Oxford TERROR RE | 0 N for the membership and not a set for world empire. Against that well-organized enemy the eneidered brothers. The two con. surely enforced by the closely allied and my husband. In that transaction of officials who spend their time ex- workers of the United States, like labor everywhere, must 8 n * wy big industrial and banking interests | he gave a betrayal ot his class and thi pelling good trade unionists. consolidate its powers under the standard of the Communist it was —. to the 1 ot Germany abandonment of the simple tastes oi (Continued from page 1.) — International — The International of World Labor's Vic- g It is evident that over these issues | his youth.” 8 „ Th to tri h he T determine their fitness to represent a split is coming between Herriot and | | 25 * M — at oak f Polish k Seattle Workers to * A eee Mee x : 2 eapot Dome profiteers them. This would be logical if they r ä rm H 8 . leads thru the overthrow of capitalism itself. That way lies | were workers, but it is strange that | run lady said a mouthful. Be- ers Who dare to protest against the ear oymposium on labor’s struggle. Smith did not apply the s support of the national bloc to force a „ f th e 2 gs pply the same kind of . crashing the. socialist | trayal of his class!” That should|‘Uthless oppression of the governmen Heresy Hunting logic to the Minneapolis situation support of Herriot and installing de- sting Uke a little bag of pismires, but Poland. e e West Virginia only the ten counties, and say that here he expelled several Commun- Monzie as premier in- -Ris place. the political hide of aljsocial-democrat eee ani dh Sinaia Taiia ities ‘insite SEATTLE, Wash. April 6.—0On met ‘ if Van Bittner wanted to win any- ists from the trades assembly after “France is Bankrupt” Says Herriot. 1s impenetrable. Wherever they se. learn she. South — resent condi- -*'Urday, April 11. the six Commun. Strike Still thing he would have called out the ur, locals had elected them repeat- Against this program, Herriot jg | cured office, they immediately picked — m Poland — N — — na ist delegates to the Central Labor | . whole state and district. edly. But Communists fight the bat- fighting by lifting the veil of secrecy up everything that was not nailed) "| f — B * nour Council against whom charges have In Dispute They feel that under such reaction- tles ot the workers against the capi- which has hitherto covered up French down or glued. The London Daily |” — 1 dns * preferred by reactionaries will ary leadership as Van Bittner, a fall- talists. It is much nicer for the labor bankruptcy. At a speech made at Herald lives in a glass house and can aber 3 K e 1 A : ei ; o be conduct a symposium on Heresy (Continued from page 1) ure of this strike may destroy what fakers to have capitalists run the cen- ene: not afford to throw any bricks a1 at a oe mys Hunting in the Seattle Labor Move- yet feel that without militant tactics|is left of the U. M. W. of A. in this tral body. This plan avoids strife, “The time of illusion is past. The [enone *** — and Phen — — Hor il — ment“ at the Workers Party Forum, already condemned by van Bittner, field, and open the way for the new — 1 to line the pockets of 53 — r i their female parasites until it first; klks —" in Painters’ Hall, Union Record Build-| | company union, which goes by the 2 2 n applies the rod to its owu favorites. 2 — 12, Detroit, Mich. (two meet-ling 1915 First avenue, at 8 p. m. In d Without any peal ald being given) name of the Mine Workers’ Associa-| The local labor movement is arous- | — : | > gs). view of the interest aroused by the | the non-union miners by the U. M.] gon. They are resolved to prevent ed over the actions of the imported owes its citizens 278,000,000,000 francs April 13 and 14, Cleveland, O. ’ IW. oe A to or anlze the d aid ö disruptionist and a bitter fight is in (613,900,000, 000). Add to that the for- T. U. E. L. Meeting in St. Louis. April 15, Erie, Pa illegal expulsion of those comrades “Ss ; m and aid this company union getting control. prospect. The militants do not in- eign debt, whereon we have held pour-| < * 3 | AP en Bay 3 from the central body, the forum is them to fight the double foe of hun- tend al 1 Sr. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.— Matters] April 16, Niagara Falls, N. T. expected to be unusually well at- ger and the company and state gun- Wadewerth for Wer Pear f | 225. low the trade unions to be pariers with England. A country pos ot vital importance will come before April 17, Buffalo, N. v. tended men armies, little of permanent bene-| W smashed by the stoolpigeons of the sessing such — Boating Gout ne longer the next meeting of the Trade Union| April 18, Rochester, N. Y. . Norman Tallentire, dis- füt will W . — * 2 employers, now led by Smith. holds the entize liberty of — comes. Educational League on Wednesday, April 19, (afternoon), Utica, N. T. trict organizer for, the Workers Party The rank and file union miners are] York A — di the — tie policies 23 2 2 April 8, at 8 p. m. at M. T. C. Hall, April 19, (evening), Fulton, N. . will speak at the forum on April 17 appealing to Van Bittner for real] ate” are proposing him as successor; CONSTANTINOPLE April 6. wo frankly 1 rastie 200 South Broadway. Wellknown April 20 to 24, New York district. and 24. His su ects will be, The backing to unionize the non-union|to John Weeks as secretary of w Turkish operations ainst th K remedy, Herriot only hinted at the trade unionists will talk on the his- April 25 and 26, Boston district. | World-Wide Assault on Communism” | fields. when Weeks resigns this — — destan . — 2 — 5 — need of a levy on capital. tory of the labor movemnet. All mili-; April 27, New Haven, Conn. ‘and “The Assault, on Communism in Why Limit the Strike? Wadsworth has been told that Gov. by snowstorms. The oR — 7 tant workerg of St. Louis are urged} April 28. Bridgeport, Conn. the Labor Movement.” The rank and file of the miners who] Al Smith will beat him if he runs troops have occupied Prianipalou_and Get a sub—make another Com-'to attend s meeting and are in-“ April 29 and 30, Chester, Pa. There is no charge for admission are now organized point out the folly again next year. The senator has munist ! vited to © part in the discussiop. May 1, 2 and 3, Philadelphia district. to these lectures ) * ; of calling out the non-unlon men in : not agreed to the scheme, E Boulinik and the are moving against | . - 2 Falls urging them to send delegates .
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strife, rets of arous- ported t is in not in- | to be of the „ — har 7 moters of the project fully contem- > ry MOR tng Fane ex. re . — 54 OD mau i= are ey! Is 4 | (T. U. : ts Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the bl TradeUnion Educational League | North American Section of the : RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS >|. (R. I. L. b.) PAGE Z. L.) 1 4 1 4 4 ‘ . 4 4 ‘ 0 1 1 ‘ 4 ‘ : ‘ ‘ 4 4 9 . COAL MINE. OPERATORS OF. PITTSBURGH DISTRICT LOCK OUT MINERS TO FORCE CUTS ‘ — —— — g PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 6.— Union miners in the Pittsburgh district are being locked out to get them to consider & wage cut. Mellon's Pittsburgh Coal Co. is the leading produtver in the field. Many operators began shutting down mines when the conference called by Ohio operators proved a dud and the union could not be enticed into discussing modification of the Jack- sonville pact. The lockout was sent for April 1. A Gentleman’s Agreement. The lockout will be informal. Bosses must not appear to halt production to gain more favorable conditions. As is no agreement and operators have Black Diamond puts it: “While there acted. individually in reaching their conclusion, there is quite a consensus of opinion that the thing to do is to close until the relation between prices and cost of production becomes such that loss can be avoided.” Then it lets the cat out of the bag: “In a sense,” it says, “the determina- tion now reached is an outcome of the failure of the Cleveland meeting to occur. It is no secret that the pro- plate closing mines if nothing should come of the overtures. Possibly they had in mind a plan to close at once when starting to make overtures and having the mines lie idle while the United Mine Workers’ officials and members were thinking it over.” Operators Dodge the Word “Lockout.” The Pittsburgh & West Virginia railroad, after a canvass of the situa- tion which showed that practically all the mines on the road were going to elose, started preparations to close the road as far as coal traffic is con- cerned. The closing of mines in the northern part of the district is ex- pected to be complete, in the rest ot the district more or less so. Black Diamond wants to be sure there is no suspicion that the op @rators are actually going on strike for better conditions. A lockout is not a lockout unless the operators call it a lockout. The journal says: “The operators who are closing their mines are not doing so in the spirit or form of a lockout, tho a practical result will be that the miners will lose what lit- tle employment they have had. The position is simply that of ceasing to produce because production is un- profitable.” That should furnish labor with a good precedent when the next big strike is necessary. The workers will not strike but will simply “cease to produce because production at exist- ing wages is unprofitable.” Four Million in Profits Laid to “a Loss.” A glance at Mellon’s Pittsburgh Co. which has closed and dismantled 16 of ite 50 mines in the district shows that altho it claims a loss from last year’s operations this loss is fictitious. With a production of 9 million tons the com. pany paid all expenses, all interest, depletion and depreciation charges and had a profit left over for stock- holders of $281,888. But this figure understates the profit. There have been excessive deductions for deple. tion since 1917 when the company had engineers revalue its coal reserves in order to put value behind the capital stock which was originally half water. The actual income remaining to the owners in 1924 after paying the cost of production was $3,865,401 or 430 a ton. And the company can keep on paying dividends indefinitely out of stored up surplus profits which amount to over $78,000,000 or more than the entire par value of both com. mon and preferred stocks. an Engineers Strike Alone on St. Louis Jobs ST. LOUIS. Mo., April 6—The hoisting engineers have been on strike in this city since April lst to enforce their demand for a wage scale of $1.65 per hour instead of $1.50. ey have tied up completely some of largest jobs in the city which in- es the new Masonic Temple on dell Bivd., and the new Jewish Noppital at Kings Highway and For- est! Park Bivd. usual, as in all craft strikes, the other trades remain at work, merely expressing their sympathy for the strikers. The carpenters, on April 2, came out on strike at the new Jewish Hospital. This, however, was not in sympathy with the engineers, but was the usual Hutcheson jurisdictional quarrel against the sheet metal workers who had been given the work of installing metal window frames. Hutcheson would consider it revolutionary if the carpenters had struck to aid the en- gineers, and probably would have re- voked their charter if they refused to go back on the job. But as long as the carpenters are merely fighting the metal workers and I STRIKE IN HOLYOKE TEXTILE MILL FOR INGREASE OF WAGES HOLYOKE, Mass., April 6—Three hundred and fifty workers are af- fected by a strike at the Hadley mills for a 15 per cent increase in wages. Mill officials admit that the past year has been prosperous for them. The strike is under the con- trol of the Holyoke Weavers’ Union, an independent organization. CONVENTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL UNIONS IN 1925 Left Wing } Must Note These Dates ‘rose The T. U. F. L. groups will take no. tice of the following list of conven- tions which take place. during 1925. Each group, in their réspective indus-' try should prepare for thes conven- tions by sup rting the nomination and election’ of left wing candidates who stand openly on the program of the T. U. E. L. Each local industrial group should report regularly to their respective na- tional conrinittees of prospective dele. gates. iy an Where there are no national com- mittees, these groups should report di- rect to the national office of the T. D. Bik. 3 = Convention of International Unions 1925. April 7-19, Pittsburgh, Pa., Amal- gamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America. May 1-10, New. York City, Cloth, Hat, Cap and ‘Millinery Workers’ In- ternational Union. May 4-14, Kansas City, Mo., Hotel Baltimore, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Hand- lers, Express and Station Employes. May 11:16. Niagara Falls, N. X., American Federation of Musicians. May 15.16, New York City, McAl- pine Hotel, American Wire Weavers’ Protective Association, (Executive Board Meeting). July 6-18, Baltimore, Md., Glass Bot- tle Blowers’ Association. July 6-13, International hood of Bookbinders. July 20-27, Washington, D. C., In- ternational Plate Printers and Die Stampers’ Union. August 10-15, Kalamazoo, Mich., In- ternational Typographical Union. August 10-17, Montreal, Canada, In- Brother- ternational Longshoremen’s associa. tion. 0 August 10-17, Montreal, Canada, Ho tel and Restaurant Employes’ Interna» tional Alliance. August 17, Seattle, Washington, In- ternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. August 17-19, Cleveland, Ohio, In- ternational Photo-Engravers’ Union. September 7-12, Kansas City, Mo., National Federation of Post Office Clerks. September 7-12, Boston, Mass., Na- tional Federation of Federal Em. ployes. September 7-12, Detroit, Mich., Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers September 14-21, Commercial Tele- graphers’ Union of America. September 14-24, United Brother. hood of Maintenance of Way Em- ployes. : Oct. 5-19, Seattle, Wash., tional Brotherhood of Chauffeurs and Helpers. Interna- Teamsters. Thousand Painters Strike. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.— Delaying the new alliance of Wash- ington builders, real estate men, bankers and commercial bodies which refused their demand for a raisé from $9 to $10 a day, the 1,000 members of the local union of painters’ and H 20 not the employers then they will re esive Czar Hutcheson’s O. K. een Nave e * MINERS WORKING| IN WATER WHILE! | LAW IS SCORNED ‘Union Officials Give No Hleed or Aid McDONALD, Pa.—Miners’ officials help to weaken the fighting spirit of the diggers and expose the organiza- tion to attacks from the operators, by refusing to take up the grievances, thereby playing into the hands of the coal barons. A favorite method of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. in attacking the men is refusing to drain water out of the rooms where the men work, , Here in McDonald we are forced to work in water because the company will not spend any money to install drainage. If you ever had to work in water you would know what it means either to dig or load under those conditions. Water splashing every time you strike with the pick or lift a shovel ful of coal, Wet Every Day, All Day and All Over. When we come out of the mine we are soaking wet from head to foot. In the winter our clothing freezes stiff and in many cases pneumonia is developed, which means death in some instances. But what do the op- erators care for the life of a coal digger and our officials agree with them. They claim there are 200,000 miners too many in the industry. This method is an easy way of eliminating some of the surplus. Altho the mine laws of Pennsyl- vania plainly state that, “The mine foreman shall see that the water is drained out of working places before the men enter, and that the working places are kept as free from water as practicable during working hours,’ yet.the operators refuse to conform with their own laws or pay any com- pensation. Our officials do nothin; either to have the law and the agree- ment enforced or force the payment for death or time lost as result of sickness from working in water. Rank and File Must Clean House. It is up to the rank and file miners to take the organization into their own hands. Officials must be made to fight for the interests of the miners and not the operators or we must throw them out and put men in these that will do’ so. Get an “Ad” for the Daily Worker. — 4 ; INERS IN WITH BOSS WAGE SCALE (Special to The Daily Worker.) OKMULGEE, Okla., April 6.— The superintendent of the B. and A. coal mine at Schulter, 10 miles south of here, is raising loud complaint be- cause scabs are not “given protec- tion” from the miners who refuse to go to work under the low wage scale of 1917. The mine has been forced to closé down. Ten days ago a flare up took place in which a scab was beaten and his supposed assailant arrested. Miners surround the workings and jeer the scabs when they quit work. The superintendent complains, “One of our men was beaten up in Henryetta and threats of violence have been made against all of them.” B. and O. Bill” Gives Left Wing Program an Introduction to Union the left wing in the Machinists’ Un. jon election is getting under the skins of the fakers. In a circular letter sent broadcast to every lodge in the country headed in large type “Note What the ‘Communists’ and the ‘Anderson Group’ are Doing,“ they make a flimsy attempt to discredit the left wing. The letter is supposed to have been put out by District Lodge No. 48 at Portsmouth, Va., at least it is headed the letters were sent are addressed by and addressograph with the number of lodge to which the envelope was addressed. Outside of the grand lodge there is very little possibility that any district lodge would go to the expense of having addressograph plates made for the entire country. The usual line of bunk and flag wav- ing is contained in the letter. These mutton heads can not answer logic anywhere. ö Thanks to their simple minds, the DAILY WORKER will be brot to the attention of every machinist lodge in the country. But, most of all, the statement of the left wing on thé elec tion ahd the eandidates will be known to every active machinist. The en- tire statement which the DAILY WORKER carried, is reprinted in the above-mentioned circular letter. A few statements of bull about B. & O. Bill” and that's all. the utter banbraptey of the official. dom. ar) 4 ead 2 |POSTAL EMPLOYES’ UNIONS: ‘NOT INVOLVED IN LOBBY SCANDAL; DEMOTED MAN WAS STRAW BOSS William Sansom, the Chicago postoffice employe demoted for paying a senate clerk to help push thru the salary boosts, ie not a worker in the trade sense of the word, but a subordinate boss. He was drawing a salary of $4,100 a year as assistant superintendent of delivery at Chicago until his suspension and now returns to the railway mail service at $2,450 a year. With five other guilty higherups he is a member of the National Associa- tion of Supervisory Employes. and second class postoffices. In pri Membership is restricted to bosses in first. / a vate industry this association would be regarded as a managerial group. The genuine trade unions of postal workers were not involved in the sen- the capitalist press of the country as an alleged stain on the organized pos- tal employes. Protesting against the whispering campaign the executives of the real unions issued a statement at Washing- ton signed by Thos. F. Flaherty, secre- tary Natl. Federation of Postoffice Clerks; Edw. J. Gainor, president Natl. Assn. of Letter Carriers; Wm. M. Collins, president Railway Mail Assn., and Victor H. Stonesifer of the Natl. League of District Postmasters. “The subordinate. clerks, carriers; and other postoffice workers are not eligible for membership in this or. ganization of supervisory employes,” the statement pointed out. “These subordinate groups have separate or- ganizations of their own, none of which are involved in these charges.” Being in the boss category the guilty men did not lose their jobs outright but were taken care of elsewhere in the service. Left Wing Support of Anderson Slate Defeats ‘B. & O.’ Bill The first returns in the election now under way in the Machinists’ Union for general officers shows the Ander- son slate, which is being supported by the left-wing, running ahead of the Johnston administration slate. In supporting the Anderson slate, the left-wing points out that they are not at all satisfactory to the militants, who accept the fighting program of the T. U. E. L. But as against B. & O.“ + Bill Johnston and his class collabora- tion administration, the Anderson group is preferable and they are urg ing the rank and file to support them. At the last meeting of the Machin- ists’ Lodge No. 199, the Anderson slate received 72 votes and Johnston 6. At the meeting of local No. 83, John. ston received 2 votes while the An- derson slate received 96. These are the ate scandal which was exploited by. Lumberjacks of 1 Bay Badly Exploited and Poorly Organized By 8. G. COQUILLE, Oregon, April 2.— The Coos Bay Lumber company last year cut wages twice, first time 20 per cent and the second 10 per cent, mean- while raising the board from $1.05 to -$1.25 a day. Labor organization is very weak here, and only about 100 workers be- long to the I. W. W. Last year when the Lumber Workers“ fndustrial Un; ion 120 of the I. W. W. demanded thai men be supplied with bedding, this was “given” but charged for. When a worker walks all over the country looking for jobs, he has no chance to carry decent bedding or to keep it clean if he does. Now they furnish two sheets and two blankets, but force the workers to pay $1 a week for the laundrying of these. There are about 10 camps of 200 workers each, and if one figures it up, the company collects about $8,000 a month for this laundry. The total wear and tear and laundry bill costs them about $1,000 a month; so the company makes the difference. The bosses used to make money on ns when were in the woods and awake, now they make money of us even when we are asleep. Ever since March 15, the camps have worked only five days a week. Many of the workers, altho they complain that the union don't do any- thing” for them, won't join the union and get action thru it. They expect somebody to come and do something for them, while they merely look on. They to the union, but are the first ones in- to town-—to lose all they have in a crap game. Lumber workers, join the Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union No. “get something for you” on a tray, the first guns fired in Chicago district by}union is what you make it by your col- the militants who are determined that Johnston shall be defeated in this in- ‘dustrial city. - * lective power. Line up and fight the bosses for moré pay and better condi- tions. The activity ot the Communists and}, that way. But the envelopes in which] This shows * „ — complain against paying dues 120 of | the I. W. W. and make it a union that will unite all lumber workers to fight | for your interests. But no union can THE DA ve LY WORKER EEO pp — A — BARBERS FORM I. U. E. L. GROUP TO AID UNION een Cin Aske Aid of Progressives Left wing movements, under the leadership of the T. U. E. L., are developing in almost every industry in America. The latest addition to this militant driving force that is de- termined to make the unions organs of struggle, is the International Pro- gressive Barbers’ Committee. Their proposed program of action is too long to print on this page, but the following are the main points cov- ered, which show that this committee understands the class nature of the struggle. 1. Organize the unorganized. 2. Working agreements to be Im- ited to one year. 3. International conventions to be held every two years. 4. Direct election of all interna- tional organizers and auditors. 5. Local officials to be elected yearly. 6. No racial discrimination in de- termining eligibility of applicants for membership. 7. Security against discharge with. out cause. 8. Admission of independent un- lons Into the International. 9. Opposition to organizing the bosses (international officials give aid to barber bosses in organizing em- ployers’ associations.) 10. Job control. 11. Amalgamation. 12. International unity. 13. Free the class war prisoners. 14. Independent working class po- litical action. 15. Recognition of Soviet Russia. All those working in this industry and not in touch with this committee should write to Joseph Giganti, 656 No. Trumbull Ave., Chicago, III., who is secretary of the International Pro- gressive Barbers’ - Committee. OPEN SHOP HELD IN CHECK BY K. b. BUILDING TRADES But Contractors Wait for Opportunity KANSAS CITY, Mo.—In spite of jurisdictional quarels and lack of unity among the building trades work- ers in this city, the “open shop” drive, inaugurated by the Kansas City Builders’ Association, has fallen flat. This is primarily due to the increase in building projects, a number of the largest jobs having to be completed at a certain time, with penalty clauses in the contracts if this is not complied with. 7 The arbitration proceedings re- ported some time ago, have been abandoned. Still the open shoppers” are busy. Meetings have been sched- uled for April 14th and 16th, and three speakers representing the American plan open shop conference will try to convince the Kansas City contrac. tors that it is best to place Kansas [ity upon an “open shop” basis. However, most of the large jobs, such as the $3,000,000 Sears and Roe- buck plant, and the new President Hotel, must be completed within : given time and this can only be done providing there is no labor trouble. And so the Butler Bros., Chicago con- tractors, as well as other large con- tractors, have agreed o hire only un ion help. This burst of prosperity is, of course, temporary. And Butlei Brothers will mount the “open shop’ band wagon when conditions become more favorable for the success of the so-called American plan. Let's hope that the progressive movement within the building trade: of Kansas City will strengthen its po- sition before the next building sea- son, so that instead of discussing ar- bitration as a solution of the problem they will be able to unite the building trades forces to frustrate by struggle any attempt to place Kansas City on an “open shop” basis. Get $2 a Month Wage, : Pay Fifty Cents to Government in Taxes LONDON, April 6.—Native agricul- | tural workers in Kenya (British East | Africa) get less than $2 a month ir wages and the British government | takes one-fourth of this back in taxa- tion. | Publication of this and other facts about British administration in this colony was termed “unfortunate” by under-secretary of state for the colon- ies, Ormsby Gore. | Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem- ber for your branch. 1 ' — — l — IC by Seer A, Page Three — — — — D ee ee * ers’ Government. — THE T. U. E. I. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. its Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal of Capitalism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm- pAir hi bbb A DAAAAAAAAA a : rTvTrOrererfrfrtTtrtrTjr,rsT\sT,-rr™ —— * PLAN TO DISSOLVE INDUSTRIAL UNION IN I. W. W. OPPOSED BY RED INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE rank and file. dustrial unionism which was the cornerstone of the whole structure of the I. W. W. until—behind the smoke screen of lies about Soviet Russia and the Red International of Labor Unions, the anarcho-syndicalist mis- leaders captured the I. W. W. and steadily diluted this, its basic ideology. Anarcho-Syndicalists Destroy Indus- trial Unionism. The Red International Affiliation Committee has repeatedly called the attention of the membership of the I. W. W. that such fatally wrong theory, persisted in and carried into practice, would tend to disintegrate and destroy the I. W. W. because it removed its positive and firmly scientific foundation. The anarcho-syndicalist leading group, consisting of some deluded fel- low workers and some artful dema- gogues full of spleen as a snake is ef poison have, in some instances, scoffed at our warnings or as in the instance of the petty-bourgeois fanatic who edits the Industrial Worker, en- deavored to shift the. blame for the admitted decay in the I. W. W. on to the adherents of the Red Interna- tional. A Stump Rancher in Distress. It is true that he failed to explain how the Red Internationalists caused the decay in the organization when they hold no executive office anywhere in the I. W. W. It is also true that the frenzied editor fails to explain how it happens that he holds the adherents of the Red International up to scorn as a mere handful of wretches with impotent and worthless ideas in one column, while in another he pays tribute to our power and the force of our correct ideas as being so potent as to be responsible for all the ills from which he admits the I. W. W. suffers. But if there were anything needed to prove up to the hilt that the cause of dissolution and decay, so far as it exists in the I. W. W., is chargeable directly to the anarcho-syndicalist theory and the leadership which fol- lows it and of which the editor of the Industrial Worker is a noisy part, it under the editorship of the stump rancher anarcho-syndicalist editor, of ism in the I. W. W. Confusion Upon Theory. It is quite true that the plan was really adopted by a “mass conven- tion" of General Construction Work- ers’ Industrial Union No. 310 of the I. W. W., held in Seattle on March 23 and 24. That is the fault of the mem- bership of I. U. 310 and indicates the complete confusion upon theoretical questions now prevailing in the whole I. W. W., with some honorable ex- ceptions. But it can scarcely be charged to the adherents of the Red International of Labor Unions that the space in the columns of the Industrial | criticism and with an approving head- line about I. U. ization on Job Lines.” Behold the Enemy! This kindly “advice” to abolish in- dustrial unionism in the I. W. W. was On the contrary it was given space by their bitter opponent. If a Com- munist had been editing the Industrial Worker, or even had an old-time revo- than print without opposing comment unionism in the I. W. W., of which we give the essential parts as follows: “No. 1. The membership of in- dustrial Union No. 310 shall be guided by this convention ruling and the constitution of the Industrial Workers of the World.” In point of fact the “and” should be ‘an or,“ as the ruling conflicts with ithe I. W. W. constitution, also, if the ruling carried, “Industrial Union No. 310“ would no longer be an in- dustrial union, granting the doubtful matter that it is so now. meat of the plan is as follows: “No. 3. The offices of secretary- treasurer, general organization com- mittee and the district offices shall be abolished and in their place there shall be branches. The said branches shall buy their supplies direct from The Red International Affiliation Committee has previously asserted that the I. W. W., where it is not utterly confused as to revolutionary theory, which must be the base of revolutionary practice, is following an anarchist tendency which is certain to destroy its effectiveness as a union by pacifism, decentralizaton and an insane distortion of genuine democratic control by the The Red International Affiliation Committee has many times pointed out that the theories of anarcho-syndicalism are diametrically opposed to the is the publication in the third and fourth columns, page 2, issue of April | 1, 1925, of the same Industrial Worker, | plan finds | WwW itori 1| orker, without a word of editoria tion in which the left wing has put up 310 advising Organ- ‘didates was E. Sabatelli, not printed by any of those terrible Communists or Red Internationalists. | lutionary industrial unionist been its | editor, he would have resigned rather | the plan (which is to go to referendum | in the union) for abolishing industrial | But the scientific theory of revolutionary in — | KEEP MAY 2ND OPEN FOR J. U. . L. MAY CARNIVAL AND DANCE NEW YORK, April 6—On May 2, Harlem Casino will be the scene for a workers’ frolic and dance! A grand May carnival and dance has been arranged by the Eastern District Trade Union Educational League and the Needie Trades See- tion, T. U. E. L. The entertainment committee an- nounces that this year’s affair will be a unique event in the history of the left wing movement and urges all militants to keep Saturday eve- ning, May 2, open for the Trade Union Educational League celebra- tion. general price.” Here we see the complete negation of industrial unionism. We see a “general headquarters” and “branches.” That is all that would be left of the I. W. W. and its boasted industrial unions if this plan wins ap- proval by the aid of the editor of the Industrial Worker. There are seven- teen other numbered paragraphs in this wondeful plan, but all only elabor- ate the above program of liquidation of industrial unionism. This after twenty years of “education, organiza- tion and emancipation!” i But not if the adherents of the Red International of Labor Unions can prevent it! And it should be noted that the first voice to be raised, the only voice to be raised, in “strenuous protest against this liquidation of the industrial unions of the I. W. W. is this article of the Red International Affiliation” Committee. And it should be noted that the anarcho-syndicalists are silent, and that even the element which wishes to be thought of as revo- lutionary is silent, tongue-tied. A Duty to Perform. Only the Communists and Red In- ternationalists in the I. W. W. really care to uphold the key principle of the I. W. W., the theory of revolu- tionary industrial unionism. Pvery- headquarters at a given where they must urge the membership of I. U. 310 to vote against the plan a plan for abolishing industrial union- | and to kill it overwhelmingly. For revolutionary industrial union- ism, RED INTERNATIONAL AFF NIK TION COMMITTEE, 1514 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. Progressive Miner Told to Get Off Ballot or Be Expelled 99 Years WILKESBARRE, Pa.—There seems to be no limit to the lengths the Lewis administration will go in order to re- tain their stranglehold upon the United Mine Workers of America. We are now in the midst of a district elec- their candidates against the reaction. ary district officials. One of the can- who was nominated for the office of secretary- treasurer. In Alberta, Kansas, and other places the progressives were defeated by the very simple process of removing them from the ballot and declaring the reactionaries elected by acclame- tion, In this district they even go a little further. They have notified Sabatelli that if he does not take his name off the ballot he will be expelled from the union for 99 years! This, as well as the other illegal of the Lewis administration, shows how seriously they take the last national election where, in spite of the machine control, they were forced to count 66,000 votes for the progressive candidates. This latest act of bureaucratic treachery will avail them nothing The strength of the progressive min- ers is growing every day, class con. sciousness among the miners is be acts ing awakened, and the day of the rule of Lewis is drawing to a close. Philadelphia, Notice! Weber Printing Co. 350 N. FIFTH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa.
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—ͤ— ek A ORD ¶ Gg 2 7 astra apne te ea eK o ** * * a r * J s : ee ws ö f r - e . 3 * * aten e Bion te 8 5 — * 9 ay ; : A ee THE O ALLY Re me ene bee hs : ——— — ae — , ee — Letters From Our Readers The Mask of Soclaliem Defined. have found in the “socialist” party : (The following is a letter from 2 loyal ally, a militant fighter for the worker to the treacherous — capitalist system, and as such they 1 7 party which hits these false leaders|Sive you every favorable publicity i By LELAND OLDS . 3 squarely between the eyes. The let- YOU desire. (Federated Press Industrial Editor) 3 ter is too good to require further in-“ The Chicago Tribune on March 3, How long could you live and support your family without doing a stroke | 0 troduction. Read it.— d. Note.) in a correspondence from Berlin of work? Not long unless you boast an annual income of over $5,000, which “to 6 * 1 ; . Thread Strikers Socialist party, Chicago, stated, unconsciously of course wer. Bran ds Capitalism ag | you don't. 9 to Months 40 9 Mad Folly ü b U the ommunis | Eugene V. Debs, chairman. it consciously it would not te The sharp division between great majority who e work to live : Will Read „Daily“ Sirs: In reply to your letter of [wuth— that The 9 3 and the minority whose re eee property entitles them to live indefinitely for C m | 3 March 17, 1925, appealing for finan-jthe “republican bourgeoisie,” an — i tics of the rker) | 1 By WILLIAM SIMONS, cial help to reorganize the socialist|speaks of the Communists as “true (Special to The Dally Worker.) r vee sci . 2 f ga e nec anes a Baad aie me cating ard 8 hil | Bietrict Organizer, Workers Party. party, I must frankly state that hence-|revolutionists.” This is the very; NEW.YORK, April 6.—“It is a cer- 2 —— * that the average in- 1 *. . 5 2 — f | * WILLIMANTIC, Conn., April 1—By forth you cannot, expect any help truth. tainty now that it is possible to con- a more than $5,000 includes at we ball ta Long Bay prison serving 7 Mail—aAs soon as the DAILY WORK- | whatsoever from me; that, on thecon-| To those of the “socialist” party ceive and to maintain a social order est à 11 x derived entirely from a term of six months for organizing | WOR was sold in the American Thread |trary, I shall do the best I can to who have true socialism at their heart, in which the waste, the exploitation, perty, While the income from prop the Leask workers ia. Anstralia éid j Co. town of Willimantic, a campaign tear down your false mask of social: [I should like to say this: Open your the ruthlessness, the mad folly of DP C wre. the capitalist papers ave slirieking for | against the Communists began. lem, so that the workers may see eyes and look behind the mask of the the system of selfishness in which we: = 5 even one month 'n rént his deportation upon the completion Respectable businessmen hastened to your true appearance behind the/“socialist” party, and, alas, you will in America live today shall be re- The amount of income derive’ from of his prison term. ZA · eee ĩ — "lennon aa 2 4 property below that level would not Demetriades arrived in Sydney from protection against the red menace. I | talism. ful tool of capitalism. And then, Faxten en to 6 roo — month’s rent. bine bh left Soviet as I .| forum, referring to Soviet Russia. Dp © even one Shanghai, China, having le have defirfite knowledge that such I became a socialist as soon when your hope is lost, you will sud Hibben recalled to his audience his] The amount of income derived from Russia a year ago. On his arrival experience in Russia during the fam- ine year and of the “new faith in the complaints were made to Chief of began to think independently, and denly find a relief—a relief to dis- , property in 1922 increases from an from China, Demetriades gave an in- : Police McAthur. joined the party (in Europe) at the] cover that there is one party in Am- average of $165 a year for the 2,471. ben conditions in China’ to future of mankind” Which he saw in ed — uh 18 INEQUALITY BETWEEN SMALL AND LARGE CAPITALISTS SHOWN BY LIST OF INCOME TAXPAYERS| favored upper tenth to soll their hands with useful labor and that fur- ther reduction in their rate is not necéssary to enable them to increase their wealth by further investment. The fact that this small privileged. class—just about 2 per cent of all listed by the census as gainfully em- ployed—can live in comfort without ever lifting a finger toward assisting in the tasks of the community makes Codlidge’s suggestion that they are The Pollce Get Busy. age Of 14. Believing in the princl-|erica to whom you can turn as the ples of socialism and believing that 181 persons who reported incomes be- being legally robbed by Uncle Sam as] which he declared, “The influence of : ti f socialism—the , My actions were st ~~ . n * the faces of the Russrans thru all|tween $1,000 and $2,000 to an oe tax gatherer absurd. Soviet Russia in China has 2 5 lite forme ta. 22 — — [ have done everything to help the] ft is the Communist Internationa) . . n . 2 eee 8 i tohed the telegraph office. But this Patty. But I do possess the courage vs., the capitalist international! . ,Seayphedetham> pad University of Boston “iy 4. which, b — t . Giger . 1 * on |to admit my mistake. I have been led f es the great fact that for the first 000. disposition again this land, which, be- Was not enough. ey oa n to believe that the socialist party rep Respectfully yours, time in history great masses of peo- Eighty-five Per Cent Must Work. me, but Communism must be kept out of Willimantic. So insisted the company-influenced Willimantic Chronicle, which has not dared to back the strikers’ demand for restoration of the wage before the 10 resents the principles of socialism. Realizing my mistake, I no longer wish to-have anything to do withthe socialist party—not that I am no longer a socialist, but because I have East Chicago, Ind. Quits Proletarian Party and Joins the S. Smulevitz, | ple really do control their own des- tinies, in Russia, and réally have gain- ed and kept unscathed the basic hu- man rights for which the Russian re- volution was carried thru.” He deplor- Workers Party. A total of 5,791,194 of the 6,787,481 persons reporting to the commissioner showed incomes, between $1,000 and $5,000. In other words over 85 per cent of those who made reports could Objects to Babbitt Title; Editor Fired BOSTON, Wassachusstte, April 6.— Boston University objects to being ing awakened, turns its glances to the country of the worker and the peasant, the only country which looks not to the frustration, but to the liber: ation of the oppressed peoples.” Joins Communist Party. called a “Babbitt- university” and won’t let its reserve officers’ training corps be attacked in the school paper, The Bean Pot. Consequently, Hen- ed to the forum the présence in Amer- ica at this time of impending recog- nition of Russia of so many ‘anti-Sov- not possibly maintain a family with- out being of some use to society in return. Comrade William Stepanoff, in a etter to the DAILY WORKER, de- ‘lares that he has resigned from the bound myself to the only party in Amertea that represents the true so calist principles—the Workers (Com- per cent cut. Editorially, it declared: “There is no room in Willimantic for Communism. Nor in this strike.” It While in Russia, Demetriades was a member of the social democratic party, but later joined the Commun: appealed to the strikers themselves to] munist) Party of America. Proletarian Party and has applied ee The. take shows by ee r 2 riette Perkins, editor, finds that free-| ist movement, and on his arrival in remove this menace from the city} You claim to be Marxians! What for admission to the Russian branch the average amount which flows in] om of the press is not in her school] Sydney, became a member of the (yours truly). irony! How-false! It takes one only [ot the Workers (Communist) Party. | the Communist International in a giv-| Whether the individual works or not, and is removed from office. Greek branch of the Communist Compelied to Move. to read the Communist Manifesto] Editor DAILY WORKER:— Dear ſ en country. also the average income tax paid: J. Party. I left town Monday at 5 p. m. to to realize that you ars the very op- Comrade: As a candidate for mem: The national office of the Prole- 1922 rom Average | Demetriades formed a Greek Work IJ attend a C. C. C. meeting of Local New| ponents of the principles outlined in] bership in the Workers (Communist) | tarian Party has a letter on file from Income group property tax ing Class Union in Sydney. The Greek Haven. As I rushed for the train, the this great historic document written |Party, Russian branch No. 1. 1902 W. the Communist International, which}, 1.000 tos 2.00 5 165 $ 11 consul then joined forces with the Chronicle struck me: “Strikers want by Marx and Engels. This document} Divisſon St. I wish to and do de, is a request that the Proletarian 2.000 to 3,00 ͥ· ũ e e 298 10 authorities in Sydney, and his arrest | No Help From Communists—William | raises the banner of revolutionary so- elare publicly thru the DAILY} Party, as a revolutionary party, unite 3.000 to . 721 40 followed. | Simons Under Surveillance ot Police.” | cialism and declares that the salvation | WORKER, the Communist organ, that) with the revolutionary Workers; 6 0 to 10000 2.200 180 Demetriades is now being attacked The next day, this contemptible sheet | of the workers lies in the hands of the] àm no longer a member of the Pro Partr. I was not allowed to see this) 100 to 25,0 6.900 818 by the newspapers. Truth,“ one ot wrote that I had left town, and im- workers alone. You have broken down |/¢tarian Party, local Chicago, to | letter. | 25 000 te 50.000 3 — ne SR 19.640 3.570 the vilest of Sydney’s kept press, de- plied that fear had driven me out. I|this principle by making an all- Which I belonged until this time. Time Wasters. „ aaa 12,000. clares, “Why should the Common- was back Tuesday evening. When I/ance with the LaFollette middle-class Not Recognized by C. I. Altho the Proletarian Party preach- 100,000 to 150,000 „eee se dee eee 83,000 n 32,800 wealth government hesitate for rr came to the room that I had rented capitalists. I no longer recognize the legal ex-| es a world’s united front, vet it would 150,000 to 300,000 ṹ0 140,000 74,200: moment in its plain duty. It must kor a week (the week was up), I was| In the leaflet, “Statement of Party4istence of the Proletarian Party and not take effective steps in favor of| 300,000 to 500,000 22864, 000 111,500 deport Achilles Demetriades, foreign informed that they were satisfied with | Policy,” you enclosed in your letter to] do fot accept its principles, which are it. Instead, the memfership of the 500,000 to 1,000,000 ũ ů ů) 483.000 239,00 revolutionary and pervert. This crea- me as a tenant, but they c@uld not me you state that the socialist party|in direct violation and opposition to] Proletarian Party waste time and en- r 1,408,000 740 5 ture is now in the hands of the law permit me to stay there any longer, has no regret for the part it played in| the program and constitution of the ergy criticizing and ‘denouncing not Wats hae? in Leng Bay prison, packed and ready because both the police captain and In the highest group are four 3 to be dumped back amidst the filth ° viduals whose incomes average about] Give your enn this copy trom which he sprang.” $11,500,000, with over $8,090,000 apiece of the DAILY WORKERbut be Comrade Demetriades has a broad entirely from property. After paying sure to see him the next day to knowWtedge of French, Russian and their income taxes they still had well Italian. After attending the college get his subscription. : over $4,500,000 of property income of Samsoundas, he went to the Uni- left, not to mention the $3,000,000 versity at Ekaterindar (Krasnodar), ; which they got from stock gambling the proceedings of that movement (LaFollette movement)“ There is no question as to the truth of this state- ment. I believe you! Trotsky once said that the alist parties in Russia would de dnl too glad to for- sake half of Russia, and |b may as well add that the “socialists” of America Communist International, I believe. The Proletarian Party has no de- finite position, is not recognized by the Communist International, as its section and the Commiinist Party of America, and such being the case, something must be wrong with the Proletarian Party. 7 only all the labor and political or- ganizations, including the Workers Party, but the Communist Interna- tional itself. Therefore, from now on I sever all my connections with the Proletarian Party, and have nothing to do with same in the future. ~ chief of police had instructed them to kick me out. I was compelled to seek other quarters. On the March. The prospect of being kicked from one house to another did not appeal strongly to me. I told the next one * 1 Bronx, N. V., Comrades, Attention. . — >| NEW YORK, April 6.— Class in the which he attended during the first 1 who I was. Nothing doing. He was as well as all ov Whe world, would] According to the constitution of the] Yours for the Workers (Commun- and other forme, of personal ante ek Third International , àt 1347 Boston | period of the Russian revolution. * dependent on others for his living. he only too glad e gerifice half of| Communist International, whipb, to ist) Party, the Comiiminist Interna- Two Per Cent Are Cai’s “Oppressed”| Road, Tuesday, April 7, and every — The next house I tried, no questions * my understanding the Prolétarian Party does not accept, only one Com- us them to capi- order to gain the working clas ‘alists, as LaFoll Friends. These figures show that the 1922 tax tional, and the workers“ revolution, asked, no lies told. Two days later, Willlam Stepanoff, 1008 W. Park Ave., when the landlady found out who it Tuesday thereafter; 8 b. m. Comrade 1. Stamler, instructor, for members of Talk it up—your shopmate will control of the other half. munist Party can be recognized by ! Chicago. 4 * lav rate was not forcing any of Mellon's the Workers Party and sympathisers. subscribe! N was she was harboring, I was told] It is true you i ty broken with e ITI TTT, Ter TT rer 1 5 that when the week was up (the re- ine C. P. P 4. But Phill is due to the | Ra erererereierelerereleler N III weejswvwssseeee ielerere LIIILILIIILILLIIIIEIEIIIEEEEEEE I ceipt was in my pocket) I was to out. fact that your hops to profit by sell ing the workers ta middle class capi talists has met, as You admit, with disappointment. You believed that “those who sow that shall they also reap.” Now you ought to realize that those who sow never reap and the reapers are those who never sow. The capitalist class in America is too strong to need assistance in their ef forts to crush the working class. So, henceforth, the “socialists” in Amer. ica will be compelled to do their work- ing class crushing and radical baiting indepe@dently. zs io sth nel This Is the Time For Action! T HE Communist movement is being mobilized. In this town of churches, with minis- ters and priests in abudance, a worker is driven from house to house, his | crime, the preaching of brotherhood of man on earth, the abolition of ex- ploitation of workers by capitalists. But there will be a merry chase. Comsenist propaganda will be carried on, despite the company’s opposition, : ' | and that of the labor misleaders. — —— WORKERS OF NEW Every worker convinced of the standard “bearer of Communism in this country—the only 9 Gommunist daily newspap obliged to accept the help of the “so- cialists” to crush the workers—hence . their coalition with reactionary capi- talist parties in those countries. ' — You “have no regret” for selling . NEW YORK, April 6.—-The workers | your party to middle class capitalists, of this city will tribute to the for you will again in the future make | A principles of Communism— whether in or as yet out of the Workers (Commun- Austria, Poland, France, and even in ist) Party —is being asked now and until June 15 to aid in building up the England that the capitalists are | in the world! The goal is 15,000 NEW SUBSCRIBERS by June 15 and it can be reached by a very simple task for determined Communists: the task of getting two new subscriptions to the DAILY WORKER. — — 1 — — 7 pay 14 You, a convinced Communist—are asked to get where it will do most good. In the shop and the union there is 7 1 — ou 1 on Sen, the noted jalliance with the capitalists—as soon one worker who will make good material in the ranks of organized, intelligent, revolutionary labor. With his 8 Minese rebel leader who for thirty |as they will need your help. As for : : 4s * years battled for his people against the present the American capitalists sub 1 * brick you can Make name Com 8 the forces of world capitalism and the | find it more worth while that you stay munist. Clip, determine—and send it in! — 0 native reactionaries, who are but the [without and work as “socialists” in . — 2 2 5 N tools of foreign capitalists, at a mass the wrecking of the American work And W hile The second part of the task assigned is better Bare a pear § 250~8 monte S200 JF montas 5 1 5 os NN 1 E. ing class. As “socialists” you have done if it can be accomplished like the first. If 0-fAeco ayear {4h E6morks f 25, 3 nentile ‘ street, New ork ity riday, fundertaken to wreck every true labor 0 ’ d ies ’ . April * 5 p. m movement; expelling labor delegates You Build the YOu CMs pe Inet By ey NEW SUBSCRIPTION TO BUILD | : Sun Yat Sen was a sincere friend from conferences whom you suspect ; ee Soviet Russia. He led |.c — e ther — I 5 M Pay for a sub out of your own pocket (if you can) THE DAILY WORKER 85 the Chinese, pogr and oppressed, upon greater service could you do for the abor Movement to convince another worker. “Our Daily” reach- 8 the field of battle and broke down the | American capitalists? 7 ing him every day of the week, giving him the NAME ) ~ solid wall of ( hinese feudal reaction. You call yourselves “socialists!” 2 . ti of the action of revol tionar labor | . Sun 1 at oon fought fearlessly against vou who have thrust the workers of For every $6.00 worth of mapa we 5 y . the imperialism of America, England Germany into the slavery chains ot bs ($8.00 rth in Chi- the*world over—and the principles that guide it 55 and Japan. He was president of th uns 0 0 wes a N i j . He president of the, the Dawes plan framed up by Gen will surely make still another Communist. 1 oe — ers and a Dawes, member of the capitalist inter. cago) we will gladly send : national revolutionary . , : ; - rere Nationar: uo N sod dc deny this? Have you a leather binder with THESE ARE TWO THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO 3 ed: not the “socialists” given their con- is j i r — he held under the gent to the Dawes plan? 1 fall to ees ~ patent clasp making all —and this is ices of every Communist until 0 9 1 7 N 00 2 he 34 Workers Party, Local — difference between the reactionary sheets detachable: with June 15 that wi — at least 15,000 new sub — — 5 — ; capitalists and the “socialists.” The scribers—-future members of the Communist ranks __ 1— — soclalists“ like to play the role of op- pocket for receipts and who will make 15,000 other Communist who in KA goo @ yer 7 2 2 First 3 Dance Er e the eran eee note paper for your use— turn will add greater strength that will lead i th th nl bee atve and imperialistie policies of their containing a full descriptive eventually to working class power. ; ; and Bunco Party reactionary capitalistic predecessors. ] fall C i Send this PROPAGANDA SUB to en will be given . catalogue ot a /ommunist " . ode,” 5! At the conclusion I wish to make 8 0 to Make Another Communist Saturday, April 11, 8 P. M. |the following request: That von books and publications What have you done to accomplish : at 1902 W. Division Street 2 — eres 2 N 2 from “The Source of All ' NAME . . other. lat rig ave you to ca ; ; ä | A FINE TIME ASSURED 7 rr? yourselves “socialists” when in real Communist Literature in such a simple task For SO great an | 5 ey + Seer 3 ALL ity you have nothing in common with This Country”—the DAILY * STREET. 4 | ; ; Music by |. Letchinger and his socialism? There are in America‘the | ° ? Midwest Syncopators, republican and democratic parties. | WORKER, 1113 W. Wash- accomplishment: ‘CITY ' STATE — First Class Union Jazz Orchestra. There is the American Legion, the | ington Bivd., Chicago, I . „ — Auspices: BRANCH NO. 5. v. W. . Chamber of Commerce, the Business | ‘ Admission 25 Cents. Men's Assn., etc. So what does it | * 1 matter if there's one more reactionary ) : * capitalist party or one less? Pray Vour answer to this is to clip—d etermine—get—and send it in to Eat at the call your- party anything but “social. 5 * 1 G LOBE | That your party is not socialist can A 11 2 D A | * W 0 1* K ic EY CAFETERIA best be proven by the fact that the ; rere rice American capitalist press no longer 4 W INGTON BOULEVARD attacks you, not because they have 113 W. ASH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 14th STREET, COR. IRVING PLACE made peace with socialism but be 1 a — cause they no longer see in you we | (Opposite New York Part) Headquarters) | representatives of socialism. They Verefeleieieeiereleieieicieicigiciciek sere III eres III ITT I I Nſeſeſeſef Pfeffer 7 — Plrermeren II rarer referee ee elcieleseagdaecedeceeecce)le; III fess | 6 : f *
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E * THE DAILY Wc ) ) Page IRISH WORKERS FORCED TO FEED ON DRY LEAVES i Daas ad On Ty LONG, WIN ie RAISE Packs LOW, CONDITIONS ROTTEN - (By The 2 Press) ' NEW YORK, April (Work in a model laundry need not, per se, be v — en injurious to health,” concludes the special bulletin of the New York state (Bz labor department on hygienic conditions in laundries and their effect upon ~ | f — : Ormanization( Campaigns the health of workers. But the report shows that about 75 per cent of steam Both Hillman and the 2 U ILD. Na RN AT 0 N K Famine Victims Aided laundries in Manhattan and Bronx are the lowest class with worst conditions Planned Elsewhere tor workers and consequently much {ll health among their employes. Bosses for Delay by Other Workers NeW YORK, (FP)—Joseph Schiese- “tt : * Many Women Workers. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Apri 6—Altho WHAT WILL YOU DO F OR MAY DAY? NEW YORK, April 6.—The famine | berg, general .secretary-treasurer of a “1 The Steam Laundry Workers’ Inter-|they generally were advised against | in Ireland is a fact, despite the de. | the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Your Union Meeting national Union is a comparatively any action at the present time, the | “en nlals of the capitalist press. 750,000 ) reports the strike of mail order fac- Raced young one but it has attacked the left wing element who control the 10. Make Your Decision Now! workers and peasants are living on tory workers of the eſty ot Baltimore problem of organizing the thousands cal of the Amalgamated Clothing dried grass. The cattle are dying and 9 First Tuesday, April 7, 1926. of unskilled and semi-skilled workers Workers in ‘Pittaburgh decided that the sheep are all dead. There is no settled, with the strikers’ pay raised W 5 ‘ : . an average of nearly fifteen per cent No. Name of Local and Place of Meeting in this growing industry. There are just now, While the busy season is The DAILY WORKER will have a special 12-page edition | peat or turf for fuel, since the rains ie. to union standards. More than 400| e Amalgamated Clothing Workers, many foreign and Negro workers, and on, is the time to strike to entorce on May Day. Our editorial department is now making pre- | ave made it impossible to dry it. new members were taken into the un- 1829 8. Throop St. most of the women are married. All/tne union demand in the shop of arations t ke this the beet ial i the DAILY [The Sshing industry has been ruined hl h a p O Make 18 e best special .issue e by a British dicate ion during the walkout, Fifteen nun. 39 “Amalgamated Clothing Workers, of them work such long hours and are Mitchel, the Tailor, and the Leeds WORKER has ever had. Th ‘lb ie! ‘articl y a British syndicate. red workers benefited. A side line| | Douglas Park Auditorium. so fatigued at the end of the day that company. Tus ‘strike involves 10 K eee STUCSS, CErs Fed With “Hangmen’s” Bill. activity of the union in Baltimore is 1 Amaldamated Clothing Workers. organization work among them is small shops. 3 toons and features of all kinds to send a thrill of pride down The Trish workers and peasants j the raising of funds ror an Amalga - 409 8. Halsted on me % 82 f- . Hillman Wants Delay. the spine of a revolutionist on this May Day—a day for the who have fought with arms in their mated library in that city. pa r* 2 oe. ers, | the a r ee * — Sidney Hillman, in advising against working class OUR DAY. hands against British imperialism, Organization drives are under way ee eee eee site ne strike ‘maintained for a negotiat- B 7 get their freedom“ in the form of ; in Cincinnati and Cleveland, two mar. 2?’ E 1 Werkers, bundles of their own wash usually. , ee for a little while longer ut what preparations have you made? What decisions || the Free State. This Free State has 4 kets the union is seeking to thoroly 61 Amalgamated e Workers, The laundries are in the worst sec. ng a 6 have you taken, how large a bundle will you want for your just passed a “hanging bill,” by which : 175 W. Was A. ti t the city and generally in old until the slack season would fit in| meeting and to distribute before it? ö organize. In Cincinnati an organiza- ] ir Asbestos 2 790 W. Wash- ons © o city and £ y witht no possibilities of a strike, and g ute before i any person continuing the fight for tion meeting was held with every * sin gton St. abandoned loft or garage buildings. een de ind rr Detroit is planning an order of 20,000. Other locals are hish independence may be sentenc- neery, Workers, 19 W. Adame &t., thus maintain peace in the industry. di : ed to deat} ** open shop represented. by committees 6:30 'p. 8 Washing Department Worst. The left wing however, thought sending in orders now and we want your order as soon as d to death, any person sheltering and it was decided to draw up a list] 7% dee Av "Shoe nets “| Conditions are worst in the wash- otherwise. possible. Decide to make May Day the day on which you — ae A 3 . the Irish of demands for each shop, the mat} 49 Brick and Clay Workers, Clark and ing department. Here only husky men] ‘his strike grows out of a griev- celebrate past accomplishments of our movement and a day of rb rites soggy 8 a mm tet to nne Brickiayers, 932 W. Monroe st. jare employed because of the severity ance pending since last year. Both) on which you begin another year of work to build our Work- This same F | mittees co-operating with the Cleve. 3 AN. L, re 1 on os ool St. of the work. The floors of the wash-| concerns have persistently pursued ers (Communist) Party. 2 0 8 2 tries to con ** land joint board. In Cleveland, a bet-| 86 Carpenters, Diversey and Sheffield.|ing rooms are almost inevitably flood- the method of contracting a great Get your. DAILY WORKER Committee and your local * * — 2 8 7 14 ter organized city, an enthusiastie] 141. Carpenters, 1023 E. 75th St. ed with water because the washing id a a opp, leader of the Irish Farmers 1 27 Carpenters, 9442 Cottage Grove Ave. deal of their work to outside and very] City Central Committee to decide a wide-spread cit | Union, declares that the Irish pe mass meeting was held of the em-| 272 Carpenters, Moose Hall, Chicago| machines are filled too full. Over-fill-| often to unorganized places. Em- 5 y sale Sey at the Irish peas- 1 ployes in the big Joseph & Feiss com- — 5 — ing also prevents adequate washing in and tree distribution. And be sure te Set enougn for: your hate Le 1128 Car arpenters, Moose Hall, La Grange, | Ing P ployment has therefore remained mass meeti Let ke M D OUR DAY leaves pany plant, biggest openshop firm the 2 of the clothes but the laundrymen put] very insecure. ing. Let us mann. to build N ; union is fighting there. Sewing up of | 727 W 4 14th st. Hall, North) much work on the employes that Bo Want Dela our movement by building “OUR DAILY.” Workers of All Countries Aid. these two markets will strengthen the i798 Carpenters, 8 pringfield an % 26th, over-filling is almost a necessity to oo V. Tell us how many copies you want. It will also help to Only the workers are helping the Amalgamated greatly nationally. 2 Herstel ters, 2001 Weet {finish the jobs by night. Lids are Last year the union placed an] secure new subs to fill your sub campaign quota. Irish workers and peasants. The Rus- 2 Monroe Street, Washington st. Wrongiy left off the machines so that | reement * og" bosses for all n | 5 eer German and British workers are ngineers, asnington work to be done in the shop. The : rushing ald to them. The Irish wort i Lak d oms are always steamy and P gy Bs 2 1 ＋ 3 . 10 ah “ea — * 3 suffer 1 bosses continued to delay the definite SC A B SCHOO L T R A IVI NG 46 N E AR ers in the United States wil help pea to a od 9 fonts . ” 5 ° 2 ned be. reply until after the busy season. ‚ their brothers and sisters in Ireland, P 6 Moa Garrtere,” 5140 W. Harrison + trom draft when doors are opened be Now these two companies have re- EXEC U TIVES” TO RE F [J 8 E R A ] 8 E as they helped them in the fight to Save 2 Workers 81 Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. cause of the eee 2 2 fused to sign this agreement until against British imperialism . rk, of- : $82 Machiniets, 7414 Wentworth Av faery N 20 that — dion ‘other shops in e city have been TO TH EI R KI N D N OW WAN TS CASH m BALBOA,’ Panama, April 6.— The] 4 Macpiniste, 4111 W. Madison St, results and eccidents are increased signed up. Tue strike is complete , Famine Relief Committee appeals to Panama national assembly has passed Marine Fire. and Oilers, 367 No. 5 2 Mg c and it is being ¢tvén full support from all workers in this country to contri- a resolution protesting the sentence} 320 N. 11408 Michigan: Ave. entiation is poor. the joint board in Cleveland, the man- La Salle Extension University, the open shop correspondence business} ute at once to the relief. Send all of two laborers to hang for an al- K* er er Seen St. Long Hours. ager of which ie being pushed ahead | college, offers $1,000,000 of preferred stock at 7 per cent thru the open shop contributions to 19 8. Lincoln Street, — 28 The * bi bent 180 Painters, N. K. cor. California and] Men in all but the best steam to give such support by the left wing | banking firm of Hell an’ Maria Dawes, the Central Trust Co. of Chicago. 3 III. Get your organization posed by United States district judge Madiso laundries (4 per cent of the total|of the union there. The La Salle is on the unfair list of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16% contribute. Agitate in the unions. | Guy Martin, under the Canal Zone law | 19; N * cor. Fiete and] number in Manhattan and Bronx) re because most ot its textbooks and other printed matter is done m what union] The noed ie great; people are stary- . Hö 225 . — . 8202 So. Chicago Ave. work 13 to 14 hours on Monday; 12 1 printers know as rat shops. The school ing. Do your part. ment is prohibited by the constitution | 975 painters, W. Oak St. or 13 on Tuesday; 9 to 10 on Wed- Bs is 50 8 a — ama 71 Paint rab Height Car- 4 caters to “near executives” and other 0 of Panama. An appeal has been made 277 ‘aon ters’ Ha 1232 W nesday; a few hours on Thursday and f would-be businessmen, according to to president Coolidge. $96 Piintere. #10" Ww. Harrison. i usually not at all the rest of the week. 52 Fre 3. G. Chapline who says The two men, Teofilo Vasquz and pl ct! * — — nroe and Peoria Sts. They must lift heavy loads and the * referring to the volume ot instruction Tr ade Unions Leiciades Mena Moya, are charged 46g 8 "Clerks, Fort Dearborn majority of them come to suffer from E by mail which the school is giving: 1 was found floating down the Chagres e A eg ee, e W. Weshing-|high ‘blood pressure and speeded-up “Annual gross sales for the past six in America river. The people of Panama are in- | 12345 Railway Clerks, 549 Washington St., K thi ; wie d t + ined K TEXTILE “CENTERS years have averaged $7,242,770.88. By nne at the déath sentenes 2:30 p mn the ironing department and wor : 1 The rakeoff each year to the pro- { b . 1605 Railway ‘Gierks, 5436 Wentworth . 14 — . m. “4 . “ m. e, 8 u moters averages almost a million, ac- Wm. Z. Foster 1 5 3 8 Stonabnen, 426 W. Sard St. ursday and little on ay; opt cording to Chapline. = ’ N. V. Working Children 10024 g 201 E. Geitleite tnese. none Saturday or Sunday. Seats for} NEW YORK,,April 6.--Several scat] Among the business problems that Jas. P. Cannon 8 ffer Ph sical Ills tors, Great Northern 1 them are the exception. Most oi tered strikes, hatextile workers are until recently were set to the aspiring and E. R. Browder NEW YORK CITY. April 6 against dratts because of the over. hundred and fitty, workers at the Had- was how to turn down an employe who | § ; pr — 17962 1 Ws drape Ationdante, es peated rooms. ‘There are no rest 165 mill, Holyoke, Mass., are striking asks for a raise and deserves it. but NO 1 g Half of New York’s working chil- 10 — 1 for a 15 per increase. The f * Taylor and Ogden|rooms and no lockers as a rule. The or à +9 pe een. to whom you don’t want to give it. dren of 14 to 15 years have physical Gi hake workers’ street wraps are hung or | Workers have independent union [ne student “almost-bosses” kept send. defects aggravated by work they are | 111 Upholsterers; “180 W. Washington ) which is taking advantage of the 7 4 Street. nails and become steamed during the . ing in various solutions of this im- of doing, State Industrial Commissioner; 7 waiters, 234 W. Randolph St. a mill owners’ statement that they have] portant problem until the vexed puzzle James A. Hamilton reports. Most of | 16171 Ward ya ee Paimer|°™% been prosperifig. Rug workers at ae AL 7 eee, Th e Little R ed the children in industry went to work (Note — ; otherwise stated all Uneanitary Conditions. Stephen Sanford & Sons plant at Rather Conitadibbias f Lib because their pay was needed at meetings p. m.) The ironing floor is seldom swept Amsterdam, N. @ are striking. re Pavey 3 ba iprary home. Those with flat feet must be : and the walls never painted. Some-| The cotton) tile workers at f tne 8 e eae 3. You can get this splendid ' 5 th on their feet most of the day; one | Give) opmate this copy | times the floors are left to rot so that Utica, N. V., a pted to de return-| ties shad such stur would have ti ? did first number of the pocket quarter of those with eye defects of the DMI WORKE but be they cannot be_,cleaned. None toc ing to work u the mayor’s com- 2 N — r library sure to become the most popular working class pub- work under eyestrain; more than R— clean milk bottles full ot water are mittee's proposal that they accept A n . ee lication ever issued in this country from your local DAILY half of those with heart defects work sure to see him the next day to] kept near the girls to supply drinking 5 per cent redygsions until May 30, ses of the school with the business WORKER agent. It ia: under conditions of nerve strain. get his subseription. water instead of having satisfactory | by which time committee expects patter of service, vision, ideals, mutual A most important statement of the American Trade Union ike 2 bubble fountains. The women suffer to have ascertaiffed thru accountants co-operation 2 the 3 Vision and Movement by three persons best qualified to write of it. it is a PE a ‘ more from colds than ordinarily and whether the Utica Steam & Mohawk eaises deserved but refused would not splendid analysis, of the present conditions in American organized OUR DAILY TA 11 EKNS develop flat feet and varicose veins | Valley Cotton Co, is justified in cut- mix well, in the virgin craniums of labor and includes the history and program of the new force rising | a * is —— —— ting wages for is workers. embryo Napoleons of business and in its ranks. m e¢arbon monexide absorption om A UNIQUE APRON MODEL “<A DAINTY FROCK FOR A N 11 finance, it was convincingly demon- If you have no local DAILY WORKER Aaent ae | rm TOT.” from the gas-burning irons. Sorter Agricultural Tax 1 : y f gent get it by , ERD are Hadle ta contract vargas ie R. The million that is wanted from the f * e 7 fectious diseases from handling soiled Reform Bill P assed investing public is to be ‘used to THE D AILY WORKER * clothing. by Soviet Executive) retire loans, buy the factory building Wee eee. Low Wages. that houses the school and supply partmen Wages for girls range from $9 a] MOSCOW, April 6.—The third ses-!some ready money, known in the busi. 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill. week for shakers to $24 for more sion of the central executive commit ness world as “working capital. skilled work, with much variation|tee of the Union of Soviet Socialist * — from laundry to laundry. Piecework Republics has been closed. 1 2 on various ironing machines pays up| The committee has passed the agri-| [74 5 2 sully to $40 a week, tho this is high. Men cultural tax reform bill introduced by 3 ESN eae 8 ö in the washroom make 320-332 a week the government. This measure will * ed 19 3 0 generally. The turn-over of labor in greatly alleviate the burden of taxa’ i * ft the industry is great, altho most ofjtion borne by the peasants. The re emin on or a E the workers tend to remain in laun- formed tax is to be about 40 per cent dries, shifting from one to. another. lower than the present rate. In fig- ures, it means that about 300 million Carolina Mills to rubles will be levied in the coming » 6 financial year as Against 470 million | Continue F ull Time Out of the lump sum, one hundred : 3 million rubles, are to be approtioned CHARLOTTE, N. C., April 6.—The | for the local village budgets... The tax | e stitching 3 8 proposed program of curtailment ot arrears are postponed till next year, thread Sas’ he very attractive for operations by Gaston county textile the arrears which have suffered from this model. It is also good for pongee mills, set for April 10, has been aban- partial crop failmte to be transferred plin and chambrey, as well as crepe doned, temporarily at least, it was an-|on those which have fared better. | | pti repp. : nounced. On the budget Question, the session — — N New orders justifying continued has resolved to s a fixed year! — in 3 Sizes: 2, . PPS yearty ü j ping 3 rg fick — * operations on a full-time basis have budget in 1925-26, with the provision — Abena yard of 38 inch material. ed the change in plans, it was that the further increase of the bud- == 4 ‘ 7 * aid : said. Gaston county has ninety-seven | get is to be based on the growth of — f ! ‘ — — 2 4. — Stamps. on cotton mills, operating 1.136,59 non-tax income iff, connection with N 8 1 | „ ‘The DAILY WORKER,. 1118 spindles and employing 20,000 per- the development ef state industries} rrr! He eats em alive! That's N . d ached W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ii. Sous. and commerce. 16 executive com- a Bolshevik; as represented in the Sone. + = Cretanme, ane unhrenens ee mittee also passed a resolutior| capitalist press. But do you know m 3 1 ee NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—The| F — recommending that cultural needs be how a Bolshevik really looks? Come 5 i\ und chintz or percaie and cambr e patterns being 2 Fo 12 allotted a large share in the expendi-|and see “Beauty and the Bolshevik,” ak * d als good in combination for this WORKER PeNow York firm of pattern ture part of tha Union of Soviet So | Wednesday, April 15, from 6 to 11 p. I E any user S a vice r ne. | manufacturers. Orders are torwarded by cialist Republics . m., at Wicker Park Theater, 1539 Mil. Sn 8 celved, and they are mailed by the man- After the closure of the session, the | waukee Ave., near Robey St. Benefit Anyone who uses a Remington Portable will tell you 1 0 ; ufacturer direct to the customer. 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The French islands in the West Indies and French Guiana on the northern coast of Southern America would probably be acceptable to our im- perialists—on their own terms. The possession of these territories would make easier the penetra- tion of Latin-America and, used as naval and military bases, bulwark American imperialism in the Caribbean. By a.process of foreclosure American imperial- ism can grab off valuable areas, not only in the western hemisphere but all over the world. But force or the threat of force is néeded to make foreclosures effective. This force is now being dis- played to the peoples of the Far East in the junket of the navy. It is not for mere pastime that mil- lions are spent on the cruise of the biggest fleet ever assembled in the Pacific. Capitalist press dispatches also announce that there is a feeling of irritation in official circles in Washington aroused by the dilatory tactics of the French government in reference to the foreign debts and contain more than a,hint that some pres- sure is being brought to bear in Paris. The French capitalists, now third-raters in world finance, in the midst of a first class crisis, are discovering that the memory of LaFayette is not going to be accepted as collateral or cash by the House of Morgan. The present situation, is full of promise for the French Communist Party which has shown such remarkable vitality in the last few months. The French masses have borne the oppression of their native capitalists, but they will not submit to a double slavery. The Straggle in Seattle The Seattle labor fakers have got themselves into a fine mess. They seem to have labored under the impression that when Communist delegates from unions are unseated in central labor councils that the fight is over. The youngest member of a Communist Junior group could have pointed out this fundamental error—that this marks the beginning and not the end of the struggle. If it were not for the war made on ‘Communists by the tools of the bosses in the labor unions we would have to devote more time to picking out slogans and issues with which to go to-the masses. Seattle is a fine example of how this works. From a purely local struggle the fight has taken on a statewide character and is a matter for discussion in all the units of the labor movement. This suits the Communists fine. They have no fear of the result of such a discussion. It may not result in their reinstatement, but all questions touching the reasons for the war on the Com- munist Party will be brought to the attention of thousands of to interest otherwise. Communists want the unions to engage in a militant struggle for the daily demands of the workers—wages, hours, better working conditions, more job contro! they the basis of working class power. intelligent worker forced to talk about concrete things, from the plane of abstraction. The fight for actual Communist le ~adership ex- The ,»strikers held a meeting that was broken up pressed in the election of Communists to offices | by the police, a number of the strikers were ar- in unions is only incidental to the main struggle n and the sentence is the result of the case to for bringing the Communist program to the date. masses. This the fakers will never understand. * * . Hylan’s Police and the Unions Supporting Tammany Hall in return for favors given their officials. has not gained immunity for the rank file of the police persecution. So intolerable has the persecution become, ing the form of dispersing meetings that the and New York unions from tak and protecting Union delegates were scabs. Teamsters forced to protest at the last meeting of the Central | Labor Union. They wanted action, but the fakers gave their plea a cold reception. It was Morris Rosen, a Communist, who led the fight on the floor of the Central Labor Union for war on police brutality, and it was Lefkowitz, a LaFolletteite, who made the compromise motion usual in such cases—the| appointment of a committee to interview Mayor Hylan. — 4 — — — — wearing out the We in Hylan’s office is not ot the way to do it, A few big meetings, agitation in all the unions, withdrawal of all support from capitalist parties, mass resistance to the breaking up of union meet- ings, will accomplish the purpose, but the whole labor movement must be mobilized for action. Aside from the evidence of the extension of police powers in the metropolis in the protest of the Teamsters’ Union, the incident is further proof that when in real difficulty With the bosses and their government even the most conservative unions find their readiest and most able defenders among the Communists. 7 The Cuban Strike It is easier to stop all industry in Cuba than it is in the United States, but the theory is the same solidarity of the workers against the capitalists. In Cuba this solidarity of the workers is a fact as shown in our news of yesterday. The largest sugar factories and railroads are tied up and a general strike of all Cuban lbor has been called. It will be recalled that last winter there were a number of deportations of “foreign agitators” car- ried out under the guidance of General Crowder, the representative of American imperialism in Cuba, and word went out that the Cuban labor movement had been purged of red influence. It appears, however, that in Cuba, as well as in all countries, the workers rebel without any as- sistance from outside when the pressure from above becomes intolerable. The Cuban workers are giving us Americans a lesson in class consciousness as well as helping us by carrying the fight to the imperialists. The struggles of the colonial workers become more and more important to the American working class as our ruling class extends its fields of robber enterprise. We owe to the Cuban workers the utmost sup- port we can give them because they are fighting our battles as well as their own. The American Siberia If the Russian revolutionists had received in the years before and after 1905 a letter from Siberia of the same tone as that we published yesterday from northern Minnesota they would have felt, just as we should feel, that the spirit of Communism, the will to fight oppression, was not dead. Northern Minnesota is the American Siberia— part of it at least. The Mesaba range country is the private principality of the steel trust and revolts of the workers have been crushed there just as brutally as were revolts of the Russian workers and peasants. The law on the Iron Range is the iron law of the steel trust. It crushes the feeblest attempts at ordinary trade union organiza- tion with the same ferocity with which revolu- tionary uprisings are put down. Yet on the Iron Range the Communist Party members are working—educating and organizing. Compared to the might of heavy capitalist in- dustry, their strength is little but capitalism de- cays while the revolution lives and grows. The workers of the Iron Range, schooled in the bitter struggles they have been thru, will play a mighty- part in Amf€rican labor and revolutionary history before the present chapter is closed. The Arica Plebescite The preparations are being made for the plebes- cite of the population of the Arica district, owner- ship of which is claimed by both Peru and Brazil and the reports from there are much like those from Silesia when the masses there were about to decide between Germany and Poland. A Chilean army is said to be burning and ravish- ing, terrorizing resident Peruvians and forcing them out of the disputed territory. Peru has asked for United States marines to supervise the ballot. Marines may or may not be sent, but it is quite certain that American imperialism will profit from workers whom it would be hard secure peace, prosperity and freedom from robbery by the bandit power to the north. want the unions to form | 1 So does every | When the f. heirs fight the ¢ ‘ommunists they are to descend |son, New Jersey, striking silk workers to prison for a pear. York labor can stop the open use of the the king's tea into the harbor and started the in strikes if it uses its power properly, but revolutionary war? the enmity between the two nations. Divide and conquer is the slogan of Wall Street. In Chile, American capital has grabbed the rich copper mines ‘and runs the government. In Peru it looks around to see what loot can be most easily secured. . Not by fighting among themselves but by uniting under the banner of the Pan-American Anti-Im- perialist League will the peoples of South America The Paterson Case The law passed in 1798 was resurrected in Pater- the other day to railroad eight If old laws can be found under which workers can be prosecuted, well and good. If they are not dug up by some enterprising research expert of the bosses, new ones are passed. Law is a convenient thing—as long as workers respect the measures passed in the interests of those who rob them. When they no longer look upon law as an impartial code but as the expression of the will of the ruling class, as Communists do, all the laws under the sun will not save capitalism and its government. Fortunately, the capitalist class, as in Paterson, forced from time to time to give concrete examples illustrating Communist teaching on the ‘role of the state. This method is hard on the victims, but it is the way we learn. is = Boston University removes the editor of the school paper for using the term “Babbitt” too pointedly and criticizing the reserve officers’ train. ing corps. Wasn't it in Boston where they threw a lot of THE DAL — | cul-de-sac at which it has arrived as 8 ke a WORKER * 3 ire (Continued 1 irom. last issue.) * L The Russian Trade Union Congress had been held from November 11 to 18. The speeches made at that con- gress by the British delegation—in line with the formal statements quoted above—were repeated in the European and British press, especially the representative speech of Purcell. chairman of the delegation. The new situation created by the cordial rela- tions built up between the British and the Russian trade tnions was com- mented on by several of the other trade union natjpnal centers. These comments, notably those from Switzerland and Austria, showed a 7 — press Attack. ii. ds striking tendency to look favorably, |: tho with reservations, upon the pro- posals of the British delegation. The press organs of the Second Interna- tional, however, took up a very defi- nite line, and, as will be seen in the sequel, by the time the matter came to be fully discussed two months later the continental trade union centers themselves had retreated from the tentative positions they had begun to take up at the beginning of Decem ber. Amongst the Second Interna- tional organs the most important in its attitude was Vorwarts, the offi- cial paper of the Gérman united so- cial-democratic party. Vorwarts de- clared the report of Purcell’s speech, of which the substance had been made public in England by the Mos- cow correspondent of the Daily Her- ald, to be a “forgery.” Immediately Purcell, in a special message from Moscow, confirmed the authenticity of the raport. Vorwarts, being unre- pentant, a full transcript in both Inglish and German was dispatched to that journal. The transcript was signed by Purcell as a proof of its authenticity. However, Vorwarts contented itself by publishing ex- tracts from the report, adding that there must be 1 1 in the short- hand. This was the Sanni up of an at- tack on the British delegation which has continued almost unabated ever since. In this attack Vorwarts was joined by Het Volk, the chief daily pa- per of the Dutch *séeial democratic party, in which there appeared a ser- ies of bitter attacks by Mr. Stenhuis executive member , the . while Le Popula the official fort- nightly of the Fremth socialist party, had a leading article with the head- line, “The. naive-.delegates of the trade wnions will @@@éive no one.” Again, in the International Press Correspondence ot Feb., 11, a Com- munist publicatiém, but one which on occasion is quoted by the secretariat of the I. F. T. U., %% And the state- ment that: “The January number of loyally kept. pee Urge © - . ot * — n id Od ing world trade union unity. between the Red International of | FOR WORLD TRADE | L We publish herewith the fourth instalment of extracts from the Special Supplement to the Monthly Gircular of the Labor Research Department of the British Trade Union Congress devoted to further- The Special Supplement began with a beta by A. A. Purcell, president of the International Federation of Trade Unions (Amster- dam) and is composed largely of original documents; correspondence right wing officialdom, reports of conferences, etc. The publication of this Special Supplement, the very frank and militant announcement of its purposes by the president of the Amster- dam international, the complete exposure of the treacherous and dis- ruptive tactics of the right wing which it contains, all are indicative of the tremendous hold that the slogan of World Trade Union Unity has gained upon the British trade ynion movement, the most powerful section of the Amsterdam International.—Ed. Note. Labor Unions and the Amsterdam the Hungarian social-democratic or- gan, Socialismus, has published a let- ter addressed by the German General Federation of Trade Unions to the Hungarian Federation proposing joint action against the English delega- tion.” But quite as much prominence was given to this matter in the columns of the British capitalist press. The attack was begun by the liberal Man- chester Guardian on Nov. 25, 1924, and pressed by the Daily News on Nov. 28 and Dec. 13. The Times, Morning Post and the Daily Mail also joined in the chorus, while the Daily Tele graph, Dec. 12, 1924, referred to the delegation’s activities as “an almost incredible record of treasonable mis- chief.” Against that attack in the columns of the social democratic and bourgeois press of Western Europe the British Trade Union Congress had no meane of defence. The delegation, wisely or unwisely, had pledged itself, before leaving for Russia, not to make any report, apeech or written article in- dividually until their full report had been submitted to and approved by the T. U. C. General Council. They had taken a pledge of silence, and (with one unfortunate exception at the end of January) their pledge was This pledge prevented also the official organs of the’ Trade Union Congress and of the British Trade Unions from answering the at- tack on their delegation—even when that attack was echoed in their own camp, such as the New Leader's re- mark on the delegation that “It is certainly creating incredible mischie! on the continent where trade un- ion and socialist papers are referring to Mr, Purcell’s ‘irresponsible and un- timely statements.“ While refusing to enter into any controversy, Mr Purcell, in an interview with the Daily. Herald representative, charac terized the campaign against the dele- gation: “The Manchester Guardian the Daily Mail, the Daiy News, Vor- warts and Het Volk. when this strange press combination was most nearly in agreement, it was furthest from the truth. „The German and British press—capitalist and al- leged socialist alike—have vied with each other in n the delega tion’s speeches. * Joint Meeting of the 1. F. T. U. and the Labor and Socialist Internationak © MYO This press campaign continued then during the whole of December. On January 3 and 4 a joint, meeting of the executive committee, ord. F. T. U. and the bureau of the labor and so- Pag or Agents. OU can have this valuable material on world trade together with the summary of the report of the British. delegation to Russia in 1924, in one pamphiet for your files. This way you can always have ready for reference this important. publication of the Labor Research Department of England. HE DAILY WORKER has received a limited number. only and re- . quests are being filled in order received. ten cents and can also be had from all authorized DAILY WORKER n unity, ade union Each copy sells at 5 rade Union rn cialist international was held at Brus sels. The joint meeting was presided over by Emile Vandevelde, who deliv. ered an attack on the British trade union delegation (not present. at the meeting), and declared that it was necessary for the joint meeting to discuss their activities, This discus sion was, however, postponed. On the second day of this joint meeting M. Vandevelde published an article in Le Peuple (central organ of the Belgian labor party), in which he said of the British delegation: They saw in Russia what they hoped and wished to see. Their ‘hosts, past-masters at this kind of game, showed them the “Patiomkin villages”* of the Soviet Republic. Undoubtedly, unable, as they were, to speak a word of the language, they had no direct contact with the people They saw; but they could neither ask questions nor in- quire. But this does not prévent them declaring unreservedly that the Bolshevist regime has succeed- ed. . it has been shown, here and else- where—in the Manchester Guardian, for instance—that the optimism of Purcell and Bramley is flatly con- tradicted by the official reports of the Soviets themselves. It will be seen from the section oj this supplement dealing with the ac- tual report of the delegation that these insinuations of M. Vandevelde are en- tirely unwarranted by the facts. The delegation had their own three inter preters with them as advisory dele gates, men with some skill, and inti. mate knowledge of Russia and of the Russian language; one of them, George Young, formerly of the diplo matic service; one of them Captain Grenfell, a former, naval attache at the British embassy at St. Peters burg; and one Mr. McDonell, who had not hitherto been associated with the labor party, but was actually, until re- cently, on the staff of the British for- eign office. This, however, is by the way. It will have been made clear from the citations given that what almost amounted to an organized campaign was being carried on in the newspa.- pers, and by the officials of the Second International. This does not apply on the whole, to the British represen. tatives, on the Second International. This campaign was to have its effect on the subsequent meeting of the general council of the International Federation of Trade Unions at Am- sterdam. s* A reference to the tricks of Pati- omkin (1739-1791), favorite and min- ister of Catherine II. of Russia. He built sham show“ villages in order to persuade his royal mistress of the progress of social reform in Russia. (To be continued.) Poli tical Murders in Bulgari oe can rele: dada say that in no other country in the world are political murders so frequent and numerous as has been the case in Bulgaria since the white-guardist government of Zan- kov came to power. Even the fascist regime of Musso- lini in Italy, the cruelties of Horthy in Hungary and the inflitary dictator- ship of Primo de Rivéra in Spain are. in this respect, far surpassed by the terrorist regime of Zankov. It suffices to relate the terrible fact that during the last few months 36 political murders and 151 other murd- ers were committed in Bulgaria, in order to realize that Bulgaria has esta- blished a record as far as political mirders are concerned. Even the Zankov government per- ceives that its regime of uninterrupted bloodshed and of unending political murders is calculated to discredit it abroad. It is therefore endeavouring by means of well-paid agents abroad to flood the European press with art- icles and reports aiming at belittling the importance of these facts and re- presenting them as the unavoidable result of the conspiratory arctivity, organized abroad, of Communists and “Moscow agents.” In addition to this the Zankov gov- erument has a defender in the Bul- garian section of the Second Interna- tional, The social democratic party has never, either in parliament, in its meetings or in its press, considered it necessary to protest against the mass murders of the Zankov govern- ment. Even today, whem the Zankov gov- ernment is seeking a way out of the a result of its own ‘terrorist regime, by an even greatef intensification: of the existing terror and by preparing a fresh provocation against the work- ing masses, when this terrorist regime is demanding fresh numerous victims on an even greater scale, the social democratic party remains true to its treacherous and provocatory role. The central organ of Bulgarian so- cial democracy Narod issues the following explanation and justification of the cruel deeds of.the Zankov gov- ernment which is unexampled in its cyinicism: * “Before the war human life was valuable, and the whole country was shocked when the press reported re- garding any murder. Now, after the mentally sick, the spiritual values have been choked in blood. Our epoch is bloody, indescribably bloody.” But revolting as this base attitude of the Bulgarian friends of Vander- velde and MacDonald, of Wels and Barmat, of Fritz Adler and Otto Bauer is, one must admit that it is thorough- ly consistent. The social democrats, during the time they were in the Zankov government, as well as after- wards when they were in “opposi- tion,” have participated in the bloody terrorist regime of the Bulgarian bourgeoisie against the working peo- ple of Bulgaria. There exists not the least doubt that neither the lies of the white- guardist Zankov government, nor the “theoretical” explanations and justi- fications of the trerorist regime on the part of the white-guardist social democracy, will be able to hide the real objects of the political murders and of the bloody anarchy in Bulga- ria, or as the actual responsibility for these horrors and atrocities from the eyes of the working people in Bulga- ria and from the workers and peas- ants abroad. The indisputable facts are as follows: 1. The Bulgarian bourgeoisie over- threw the government of Stambulis- ky, which possessed an overwhelming majority in parliament, by the mili- tary putsch of June 9th, 1923 and orga- nized the brutal murder of Stambulis- ky, Daskalov, Duparinov and many other peasant leaders with the imme- diate participation of all bourgeois parties, including the social demo- crats, in the new government. 2. In order to consolidate its pow- er, the Zankov government has pre- vented the legal existence of two pol- itical mass parties—the Communist Party and the Peasants’ League—des- troyed their press, closed their clubs, confiscated their funds and arrested more than 2,000 members of the Com- munist Party and of the Peasants’ League on no legal grounds whatever. It thereby provoked the September revolt of 1923. 3. The Zankov government (again with the participation of all the bour- geois parties including the social de- mocrats) took advantage of the defeat of the working and peasant masses who rose in defence of their right and liberties, in order to massacre in the prisons without any trial, thous- ands of workers and peasants who took no part in the revolt. Among them were the following who will al- war, it seems as ‘we all, rifle in hand, are hunting wn our fellow man. Our present lety has been rendered savage, We_have all become WM | ways be held in memory by the Bul- garian working people: Boris Sotirov, Dimiter Kandov, P. Savoff, St. Kirad- shiev, A. Popov, Petrunoy, N. Ginev, A. Schichkov, Maltchev, A. Chalat- chev, D. Stoilov, Jenu Markovsky, Iv. Uliev and many, many others. 4. Later on, agents of- the govern- ment murdered the former mayor of Samokov, M. Daschin, who after the September events was the only Com- munist leader of the workers in Samo- kov left alive. Petkov; a member of parliament and member of the Peas- ants’ League was also murdered. Dur- ing the court trial it transpired that the murder was committed on the order of the Zankov government. His successor in parliament, Comrade Hadji Dimov, was foully murdered in the open street. ‘Three months ago the well-known Communist worker from Plevna, Karavassiliev, disappear- ed without leaving any trace behind him after he had been arrested by the organs of “public safety.“ Two weeks ago the well-known Communist from Sofia, Waltcho Ivanov was murdered after his arrest by the police. Dim. Za- chariev, a member of the Chaskovo municipal council, was murdered, in the same manner. And lastly, the Com- munist member of parliament, Theo- dor Straschimirov, was murdered in the open streets of Sofia. Previous to this, Stojentchev a government min- ister had openly threatened him in parliament (in connection with his exposures of the terrorist regime of Zankov) that he would be murdered. According to the latest reports of the Bulgarian government agency itself, the women Communist Gitcheva, who was recently arrested, has committed “suicide” in prison. Thus we see—un- ceasing murder, murder. and again murder of the working class and of the workers’ and peasants’ leaders. 5. In order to annihilate the Mace- donian revolutionary organization and to smooth the way to an understand- ing with Pasic, the Zankov govern- ment made use of the Protogerov band, supported it in September 1924 with Bulgarians soldiers and murder- ed hostile Macedonian revolutionaries. : Under the protection of the govern- ment and with the co-operation of the Bulgarian embassies in Vienna, Bel- grade, Rome etc., this Protegerov gang is carrying out death sentences on Macedonian and Bulgarian revolu- tionaries living abroad. It was in this way that the well-known Macedonian revolutionary P. Tchaulev was foully murdered in Milan. 6. The Zankoy government has kept dp prison since the 12th Septem- ber (already 18 months), in addition — — — By G. DIMITROV (Moscow) to many other workerr- A peasants, the Communist member of pariia- ment Chr. Kabatchiev and the former Communist members of parliament A. Ivanov and N. Penev without any trial, as it is generally known that the accusationg against them are ab- solutely without foundation. 7. On the strength of the law for the defense of the state the prisons are being filled with Communists and members of the Peasants’ League. Those lawyers who dare to appear be- fore the courts to defend the accused Communists and peasants are sub- jected to terrible mishandling on the part of the officials and the fascist bands, Thus, after the trial of the Communist member of parliament Dr. Maximov, an attempt was made to assassinae his defender, Patev a bour- geois radicdl. A bomb was thrown into his house. The defenders of the ac- cused workers and peasants of Lom, Dr. Dugmedshiev, Al. Athanasov and A. Mevorach and others were brutally beaten. 8. As a result of its regime of ter- ror the Zankov government has rous- ed the whole of the working people against it, and is now organizing, with the aid of the credits specially grant- ed by parliament, the so-called “guer- ina“ for the persecution and innihila- tion of the “destructive elements” in the country. This “guerilla” posses- ses the right to arrest and to shoot without any investigation any one whom it considers to be a “dangerous enemy” of the state. The above-mentioned facts suffice to show that the responsibility for the political murders and the increas- ing bloody anarchy rests solely and entirely with the terrorist regime of Zankov. The Communist Party of Bulgnria is fighting with all its forces for the possibility of a legal existence anf for the legal struggle of the workers and peasants. It rejects the method of individual terrorism, not from senti- mentality but on account of its polit- ical futility, and relies for victory upon the collective united revolution- ary struggles of the masses. The method of political murder is the resource of the weak and desper- ate. It is precisely this method which the Zankov government is applying. as it is completely isolated from the people, as it has nine tenths of the people decidedly against it and, in spite of this, wishes to retain at all costs the terrorist power of the Bul- garlan capitalists’ and profiteers against the will of the people, — — — — Eat a re
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