Daily Worker
October 24, 1925
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— — eee 74 $ * 1 — 5 reer Rates: So rr ‘sat Oflce at Chicago, Mlinols, under the Act of March 3, NEW YORK EDITION 2 . N „ 1 A5 8 2 per year. ' 7 1 rf aa - 1 i 2 * x * N 43 +i i OCTOBER 24, 1925 ea” 1 Publisned Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER . PUBJISHING CO. 111! er ngton Bivd., Chicago, I Price 3 Cents Members in Fear of losing Jobs At a meeting at which less than half of the membership of the Bank Clerks’ Union was present, Joseph Shafir, president of the Bank Clerks’ Union and à clerk at the Amatgamat- ed Trust and Savings Bank, was ex- pelted from the union thru the activi- tles of the renegade Communist, Duane Swift, now publicity director and business getter of the Amalga- mated Trust and Savings Bank and Nat Tulshin. Held in Amalgamated Bank. This meeting which was called to expel Shafir for introducing a reso- lution for the recognition of Siviet Russia, world trade unity and against class collaboration at the American Federation of Labor convention at At- lantic City was held in the Amalga- mated Trust and Savings Bank, in- stead of the Federation Building ere the meetings are fegularly held, at 5 o’clock making it impossible for any of those who work in other institutions to attend. Members of the union that had never attended a meeting since they joined the union were on hand instructed to cast their vote against Shafir. Many of the workers in the Amal- gamated Bank who-were with Shafir did not attend the meeting as rumors flew thick and fast that anyone vot- ing with Shafir would find themselves out ot a ob. The chief signers ot the cbmplalnt N Shafir were Duane Swift, Nat TWO nad signed the complaint one of them 4 the telephone operator, who upon being questioned why she signed | REIGN OF TERROR} ot the complaint answered: “Well, they gave it to me, told me to sign it and I did.” Didn’t Know What He Signed. The other signer did not know why Shafir was to be thrown out of the union and on the floor asked the chairman of the meeting, Duane Swift, what the resolutions were about. The chairman of the meeting rar things to suit himself. When a ques tion of violation of the Americar Federation of Labor came up, an item that appeared in one of the local yellow sheets was read as conclusive evidence that Shafir had violated the constitution of the Bank Clerks’ Union and the American Federation of Labor. The charges calling for the expuls- ion of Shafir were not given Shafir before the meeting, at the meeting nor after the meeting. When the charges. were read, the reader omit- ted the names of the complainants and upon Shafir’s insistence the names were read very reluctantly. ‘Clerks Terrorized. Duane Swift, who very willingly gave an interview to a so-called lib- eral working as a reporter for The Daily News, refused to say a word to the representative of The DAILY WORKER. In attempting to inter- view the clerks in the bank, the sterotyped answer was: “See Duane Swift or Nat Tulshin and they'll tell you about it.” When asked whether they had any opinions of their own or must have all their thinking done for them by bank officials they would glance hastily to the other side of the room where the heads of the different departments sat and would then ad- mit that it it were not for Shafir they would still be working 60 hours per week instead of the 39 hours they are working now and getting over- time pay for extra work. Most of them thot the punishment too severe, but when asked why they did not vote against the expulsion would shrug their shoulders as much as to say “We've got to live, so what could we do?” Russian Workers and Peasants Greet Czech Delegation (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Oct. 22.— The Czecho- Slovakian workers’ delegation recent- ly arrived to the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics by way of Kolosova, where hundreds of workers and peas- ‘ants greeted their entry. constitution | — G aaa! Ie. „5 — or New York Police Arrest Five More Pickets (Special to The Daily Workér) NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Eugene’ V. Debs publicly declared his protest against the threatened execution of Mathias Rakosi, and his comrades by the hangmen of Horthy, fascist dicta- | tor of Hungary. Five more workers were arrested while picketing the Hungarian consulate in this city. These are the latest outstanding de- velopments in the campaign against the Hungarian white terror. a While picketing the Hungarian con- sulate five workers were arrested by the New York police who apparently are deeply concerned over the unen- viable notoriety received by the mur- der government of Horthy, as a result of the agitation against his latest per- secutions of the workers. This is the second batch of arrests made by the police in this case, fifteen others having been taken to the police station last Saturday. The five pickets were detained four hours and given a suspended sentence by the judge who read them a severe lecture on the impropriety of creating | sheviki.” 14 IN HUNGARY GOES FORWARD N SPITE OF HORTHY PERSECUTION class. By A HUNGARIAN COMMUNIST. For weeks past the Hungarian social-democratic party has been using poverty endeavor to destroy any possibility of revolutionizing the working Right from the earliest days of the white terror it has employed for Ithis purpose the method of shameless denunciation. But it must be said that in recent times it has surpassed itself In this respect. of the independent socialist labor party appeared at the international so- «| eclalist congress in Marseilles, they were openly denounced. by Payer as “Bol- When the working masses attended a public meeting of the social- democrats and called their leaders to account for their treachery, bureaucrats called in ‘Horthy’s police to deal with the revolutionary workers, described them as being hirelings of Moscow and called upon the police to (Continued on page 5) When the delegates these FRANCE LOSES 2,176 MEN AND $47,900,000 IN WAR ON RIFFIANS PARIS, Oct. 22—The French losses In the war against the Rif- fians in Morocco have up to Oct. 1, anfounted to 2,176 killed, including 37 officers and 8,297 wounded, ‘ac- cording to the report made by Pre- mier Painleve before the finance committee of the chamber of depu- ties in an appeal for more funds to carry on the war. hundred workers in a “foreign coun- try.“ York section of the I. L. D. comment- ing on the judge's statement declared, public turmoil over the trial of a few (Continued on Page 2) Jans of all lands to join in the Rose Baron, secretary of the New. Russian Workers Call Against Horthy Terror MOSCOW, Oct. 22.— Protest meet- ings are being held all over the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics protest- ing the attempted legalized murder of Mathias Rakosi and the frame-up trial of the 100 aera Commun- ists. The workers and peasants of the Soviet Union call upon the proletar- world- wide protest against the revival of the Horthy terror in Hungary, and gave the best representatives and fighters of the Hungarian working class from the :gallows and long pris- on terms which the American-made Horthy regime has in store for those that dare to oppose its ruthless per- secution of the Workers. for World-Wide Protest | CHINESE WAR MAY INVOLVE WAR ON SOVIET Open Big Conflict (Special to The Daily Worker) PEKING, China, Oct. 22.— The en- trance of General Wu Pei-fu into the arena as a challenger of Peking and its chief supporter, Chang Tso-lin, has filled the delegates to the tariff con- ference due to start here next Mon- day, with grave doubts that their decisions will give any “possible good” to China. For exactly opposite reasons, Wu Pei-fu agrees with them, he having declared from Hankow that the cus- toms conference would “do China no good” until the country has been uni- fied and Chang Tso-lin, the “war lord of Manchuria,” driven back to Man- churia. As Wu has now claimed that he has eighteen provinces behind him and 200,000 or more soldiers in front of him hot on the trial of Chang’s fleeing troops, his guess is as good as the guess of the diplomats. Japan May Declare War But grave complications loom on the horizon if Chang is driven back. If Feng Yu-hsiang joins the revolt and the nationalist revolutionary forces unite all these elements in a drive against Peking, Chang and their in- trigues with imperialists, Japan will prepare for to intervene in Manchuria to hold on to its big interests there, particularly the South Manchurian railway and Port Arthur. Japan is fully anticipating that if she does invade Manchuria to aid Chang, will be with 8 dung j re. Jap going to give the best reason f thes invasion that passes current inthe’ capitalist press,—that is to d that Bolshevism threatens to capa China, and Japanese absolute mq ar- chy must go to the rescue. The Old Exense 7 Nor is Japan going to stop, even, if to justify her invasion she has fo de- clare war on Soviet Russia, using as a pretext the excuse that Soviet Rus- sia and the Chinese revolutionary. na- tionalists have an alliance. This possibility was pointed out as long ago as last May by Count Michi- masa Soyeshima, who spoke at the International Round Table conference in Chicago, predicting a war with So- viet Russia. It is significant, too, that this comes at a time when France, England, Germany and other Euro- pean nations, have joined in a so- called “security pact” aimed to bring peace among themselves, and a war on Soviet Russia. Hard Problem for Japan Japan is hard hit, even as it is, by the civil war now going on. Unless it is short-lived, it is certain to cost Japan many mililons of yen in lost trade. With business already de- pressed, it would be a hard blow, and Japan is anxious lest she have to risk a war on.Soviet Russia, which her interests might require in spite of the fact that it would not bo a popular war. End Martial Law. SOFIA, Oct. 22.—The cabinet has decided to terminate the state of mar- tial law which has been in force since the bomb explosion in the Sveti Kral Cathedral on April 16, in which more than 150 persons were killed. — Japan Desperate, May E BULGARIA. Press Fanning the Flames of Hatred In Balkan Strife were killed, retired. frontier. ported is exploited into flame. (Special to The Daily Worker) VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 22.—Official announcements from Sofia, Bulgar capitol, state that the Greek forces crossed the Bulgarian frontier this morning, bombarded the city of Petritzi, killing five, and occupied frontier posts Nos. 9, 10 and 11. The Bulgarian soldiers resisted with all the power at their command, but were outnumbered and after the five soldiers At first, reports were to the effect that the origin of the trouble was the unprovoked slaying of two Greek soldiers on the The Sofia dispatch now charges the Greeks with ex- pelling Bulgarians from Greek Macedonia and Thrace. The usual propaganda of half-starved orphans being de- the press in order to fan the war GREEK AND BULGARIAN RULERS ARRANGE WAR FEARING RISE OF WORKING CLASS TO POWER Greece and Bulgaria. The po- litico-economic situation in those two countries has been such for the past three year, that only a war would prevent, or rather postpone for a time, the complete collapse of the various bourgeois-dictatorial regimes that fol- low one another with the rapidity of a moving picture film. Especially is this true of Greece, where sin the world war has ended, we have had ver a half a dozen changes ot gow- fernment, eath of which tried to sink its claws more firmly into the pecks of the working class. Both governments feel their grasp Standing the massacres in Bulgaria and the imprisoning and exiling of the Communists and militant workers (Continued on page 3) Tennessee Convicts Escape NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 22.—Earl Foster, a life termer, A. J. Smith, and William A. Hopkins, convicts at the Tennessee state penitentiary, escaped today, by short circuiting electric wires strung along the top of the wall, and climbing over on a ladder. KU KLUX HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED NEAR THE HOME OF KAL KOOLIDGE WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Grand headquarters for the ku klux Klan have been finally established in the capital, a few blocks from the white house, it was learned today. The klan has leased the upper floors of the reconverted mansion at Seven- teenth and | streets, formerly oc- cupied by the late Senator Frank B. Brandagee of Connecticut, who com- mitted suicide there. By C. CHRISTIE. According to dispatches from Athens, a war is being cooked now and will soon be ready to be served to the peoples of the two antagonistic Balkan states, > HORTHY POLICE FAIL TO GAIN ‘CONFESSION’ : upon the workers’ weakening, notwith- |. Degree Methods The following description of the cross-examination of Comrade Rakosi is taken from the Pesti Naplo, a bit- ter anti-Bolshevist- Budapest paper. The methods employed by the Buda- pest police presidium in obtaining evi- dence are sufficiéntly well known. The “delinquent” is tortured in the most cruel manner until he signs a previ- ously prepared protocol, which, of course, containg all the usual bogey stories regarding plans for bomb outrages eto. * * > At the cross-examination of Rakost the deputy police president, Hetanyi called upon him to give particulars regarding himself. Rakosi stated that he was born in Adony near Miskolcs and was 36 years of age. He had passed thru the Orient Academy. His mother tongue was Hungarian, and in addition he could write and speak six foreign languages. He mentioned proudly that he had two brothers whom he had won for Communism, “Are your parents alive?” asked Hetanyi. “I do not know. me greatly. It does not interest I am only interested in (Continued on page 5) SOUTH-SLAVIC SECTION PLEDGES $1000 FOR THE DAILY WORKER Bureau Prepares Big Drive to Save the DAILY WORKER. |WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY DEMAND RELEASE OF RAKOSI Demonstration arranged by New Yor Horthy and endorsed the demands for fre Section of International Labor Oefense where 3 of workors a om of Rakosi and the other victims of the terror. ROR onc: pplauded the denunciation and exposure of On Monday October 19th the South Slavic bureau held a special meeting to consider the condition of The DAILY WORKER, The appeal sent to the bureau by the organization department was acted on favorably and the plan pro- posed was fully endorsed. The South Slavic comrades showed that they earnestly accepted the call for help issued by The DAILY WORK- ER, by immediately getting down to work to save the leading party organ. First of all, each member of the bureau pledged himself to pay $5 to The DAILY WORKER campaign fund. Secondly, the bureau pledged itself to raise a minimum of one thousand dollars, inside of the coming month. The Radnik, as the official organ of the Workers Party, printed in Croa- tian, as well as all other agencies of the South Slavic section Will be mo- bilized for the fullest use to help save The DAILY WORKER. The South Slavic comrades have been amongst the best elements in the party, responding most favorably to the appeal of The DAILY WORKER for funds which will enable it to live, - ’ ™ . Na Dekes Thad’ * * me eget +S. 9 ae . ore 1 2 Foe] * be 3 2 3 2 * — * ea * ets
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— nan F 2 tr eat 9 4 Damascus Arabs Battle with French DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 22—Gen. Serrail, the French high commission- er in Syria under the league of na- tions mandate, has sent an urgent appeal to Paris for 15,000 troops fol- lowing the uprising of the natives in Damascus against the ruthless repris- als which the French carried on against the participants in the upris- ing of Hama. in the reprisals at Hama, 700 Arabs were killed to sat- isfy the French lust for Syrian blood. Organize Protest Demonstration. When the natives of Damascus heard of the reprisals they organized lareg protest demonstrations in the mosques and on the streets, which later resulted in armed fighting be- tween the French soldiers and the natives in the Musselman quarter of the city. For twenty-four hours the native held the French troops in a narrow strip separating the Musselman quar- ter from the “Christian” quarter de- spite the heavy bombardment from the surrounding hillsides by French artil- lery and the armored tanks, machine guns, and light cannon that were in action in the city reinforced by air- planes circling overhead dropping bombs on the rebellious Arabs. The Musselman quarter of Damas- cus is a mass of ruins. Homes were destroyed by cannon and fire after the French had battered thru the Arab lines. When France talks of the atrocities committed in Belgium by Germany let her remember the atroci- ties she has committed in Syria and Morocco. Gen. Sarrail in his desperate appeal for more troops points out that the forces commanded by General Gamelin will have to remain in Djebal as the mountaineers are looking for a weak- ening in French forces to go on the warpath again. French Casualties High. French casualties in Syria have to- talled 6,626 killed, wounded and miss- ing since France took over the man- date in 1920. It has cost the French regime from 1920 to 1924 2,000,000,000 francs ($100,000,000) and up to the present month of October it has cost her 197,000,000 francs ($9,850,000) for 1925, reported Premier Painleve to the f- nance commission of the French chamber of deputies on the question of expenditure in the Syrian war. French Gold Loan Fails to Reach Minimum Set After Intensive Drive PARIS, France, Oct. 22.—The gold loan which France expected to raise has fallen far short of the quota. The French government launched the loan one month and a half ago with the intention of raising at least 22,000,- 000,000 francs ($1,100,000,000) and as high as 30,000,000,000 francs ($1,500,- 000,000). The loan was floated on a four per cent gold basis, yet after its original period of one month to be raised passed, the time allotted to fill the quota was extended twice. In the en- tire period France was only able to raise 6,000,000,000 francs ($300,000, 000) or just a little over one-fourth of the minimum quota which she had set. The franc has dropped to the new low of 22.61 to the dollar, which is the lowest level since Morgan stepped fn and saved France from bankruptcy with his $100,000,000. The cabinet fearing a defeat in face of such a condition, has deferred the opening of parliament until October 29. “Speed-up” Postal Work. BOSTON—The “speedup” system for handling mails was denounced by the Boston local of the National Fed- eration of Postoffice Clerks at its monthly meeting. Build the DAILY WORKER | OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE. U. S. MAY BREAK ( eee J : the miners are still showin WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 22.—That W mity “federal officials” in statements to the press, say that prob- ably the government will have to intervene in the ahthracite coal strike, after all, the cold weather having settled down early while no signs of giving up their demands. on anony- It is suspected that this significant observation of federal officials has added meaning in view of the announcement in recent issue in the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, in the special “Bankers’ Issue,” insisting that ari attempt be made to strikebreakers. open the mines with scabs, depending on hunger driving some men back, and on the ready swarms of gunmen and professional WOOLEN MILL WAGE CUTTING STARTS STRIKE Passaic Mill Workers Begin Walkout PASSAIC, N. J., Oct. 22.—The first resistance to a program of cutting wages in all the local mills was shown when 380 workers walked out of the Passaic Worsted Spinning com- pany in strike against a ten per cent wage cut, which the company refused to rescind after protest. Attack On Wages The attack on wages has been made on the workers of four plants previ- ously, including the Botany Worsted Mills, the Garfield Worsted Mills, the Mills. Up to now the workers have made no strike movement. But when the Passaic Worsted Spinning com- pany workers struck, the resistance began. In an interview the strike committee says: “Last Monday our committee ap- peared before Mr. Holdsworth and told him that we were the poorest paid mill in the city and therefore it would work a hardship on us to accept a ten per cent decrease. He told us he would take it yp at a meet- ing of the directors. At the time we went out, all but the third floor spin- ning department went back to work until this morning, to wait for an answer. “This morning the answer came at 11 o'clock. It was to the effect that the mill owners would have to decrease our wages ten per cent. So we simply put on our hats and coats and walked out. The mill is closed down this afternoon as the result. Some Bobbin Throwing. | “The third floor spinners refused to go out at first, but they finally agreed to after we had gone up there — Pitkin Worsted company and the Gera and there was some bobbin throwing. The foreman in that department was hit on the head after careful aim by one of the workers and he threaten- ed to turn the fire extinguisher on us, , but he finally agreed to go out with the rest of us. We are determined to stay out until we hear they will not cut us ten per cent.” Building Tradesmen Plan Work in Soviet Russia’s Rebuilding DETROIT, Mich., Oct, 22.—A meet- ing of the Cooperative Construction company of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, an organization of workers in the building trade, who intend to go to Soviet Russia to build houses for the workers instead for the speculators, will be held Satur- day Oct. 24th at 8 p. m., at the House of the Masses, Room 6. Information can be obtained from A. M. Katz, sec’y., 1610 Collinwood, Detroit, Mich, German Nationalists Vote Against Locarno BERLIN, Oct. 22—The first obstacle to the successful execution of the Lo- carno security pacts arose today when German nationalists deputies met and decided to vote against the Locarno pacts when they are brought before the reichstag for ratification. Strike Against 28-Loom System. WARE, Mass.—Weavers of the Otis Co, textile mills are striking against the 28-looms-per-weaver system insti- tuted by the management. 5,000 COAL MINERS STRIKE IN SPAIN WITH THE METAL WORKERS PLANNING WALKOUT IN SYMPATHY PARIS, Oct. 22.—Despite a rising employment more than 5,000 coal miners have gone on strike for better living conditions. Thousands of metal workers are preparing to walk out in sympathy with the coal diggers. * — * r RN rr You will hear the truth about the fas- cist sanguinary repression in Italy, and all over the capitalist. dominions. .o*t eee r 4 Se Se - 2 5 as *e e444 84448 8 4444444077874 FS N “ “7 FIFTEEN WORKERS WHO WERE ARRESTED IN. PROTEST ARE RELEASED NEW YORK CITY, Oct, 21.—The fifteen workers who were arrested in New York Saturday for picketing the Hungarian consulate in protest against the arrests and death sent- ences of workers in Hungary by the Horthy government, were arraigned Saturday afternoon and sent up for’ trial in the night court where they were released on parole for tie night with order to appear for trial Sunday morning. The fifteen prisoners, Samuel Levich, Max Rosenberg, Eugene Razler, Samuel Einwehner, Antonia Wechsler, Russel Blackwell, J. Mill- er, Lena Chernenko, Louis Schwartz, Joseph Nester, Lenora Diamond, Florence Rauh, Lena Starkman, and Julius Fischman took the op- portunity of their temporary free- dom to attend the ball of the inter- national Labor Defense held Satur- day evening at The Lyceum, 86th street and 3rd avenue. The ball was attended by.a large throng of workers and upon the ar- rival of the prisoners they were giv- en a rousing ovation. Rose Baron, secretary of the International Labor Defense, explained the circumstanc- es of the arrests and described the conditions of the white terror in Hungary and the threat of judicial murder hanging over the heads of Rakosi and other Hungarian work- ers. The pickets were greeted on their entrance by the enthusiastic singing of the International by all the workers present. The prisoners were arraigned the following morning and received a suspended sentence with $20 fine. Chie Shop Taxi Boss Tries Wage Cut But Meets a Strike Call By. WORKER CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 22—A strike to take effect at once was call- ed Monday by a co wuittee of drivers of the Guardian baxi corporation The strike is the result of a notice to all drivers by the company that the company will pay a commission of 40 per cent to the drivers only if they should book $75 a week or better. Un- til last. week the company has been paying 40 per cent to the drivers if they had worked six days per week. All those drivers that only worked five days received onry 38 per cent. The company is a new company in this city and has been advertising for drivers for the past three months. They never were able to hold the driv- ers because of the poor condition of the cars. The cars are supposed to be new, but many of the old timers in the hacking game know differently. The cabs are the rebuilt cabs that were seized from the independent owners who could not meet their notes. The Guardian Taxi corporation is financed by some large corporation and one of its main bosses Jesse Don- ella. Donella has always been known as a open shop boss. He was presi- dent of the City. Taxi Service in 1922, when that company refused the de- mands of the mogul checker drivers for an increase in commission of five per cent. The men went out-on strike and in less than two weeks they won. Donella also was one of the bosses of the Quaker Holding company. The men on that job early this year went out on strike for an increase in pay from 35 to 40 per cent. The strike lasted three hours and the men again won. Donella was at one time a gar- age superintendent of tne open shop Yellow Taxi corporation. If the company does not give the men the increase that the men de- mand a meeting will be called of all taxi chauffeurs in a day or two call- ing upon them to support the strik- ers. The Guardian company has three garages and employs about sev- en hundred drivers. Take this copy of the DAILY WORKER with you to the shop tomorrow. G 7 Dns. 7 a 1 Fears Rakosi C harges, Is Accusation The refusal of the state department to permit Countess Catherine Karoly! of Hungary to enter the United States is directly cohected with the of the independent Hungary, and the attempts of the Wall Street backergjof the Horthy government to veil these procedures with secrecy, declares James P. Can- non, secretary of the International Labor Defense. | a vise for her passpart by the United States consul of Paris by order of the state department, Countess Karolyi is in no way connected with the revo- lutionary or labor moyements of Hun- gary, but is a representative of liberal bourgeois elements who have been op- posed to the Horthy martial law regime. . The International Labor Defense has wired to Frank Kellogg, secre- tary of state, pointing out that the re- fusal to admit even the bourgeois. op- ponents of the Horthy murder regime to enter America, is proof of the fact that the American backers of the Horthy regime are afraid to let the American people know even a slight inkling of the actual state of affairs in Hungary. The telegram signed by James P. Cannon, secretary of the In- ternational Labor Defense, is as fol- lows: “Frank Kellogg, Secretary of State, “Washington, D. C. Today's has been refused permission to enter the United States by, order state de- partment. Why does the state depart- ment deny the American people the opportunity of hearing eyen the bour- geois political opponents of Horthy while the representatives of the blood- thirsty Horthy government which is financed and supported by Wall Street are received ith, open arms? “The Horthy, government maintains itself against the will of the Hun- garian people by wholesale imprison- ment, torture, and murder of workers and peasants. At this moment, Mathias Rakosi and more than one hundred members of the independent socialist party of are con- fined in Horthy’s .torture chambers and facing court-martial and execu- tion. : “The American people would join this protest if they knew the facts. Are the American . supporters of Horthy afraid that Countess Karolyi, who is in no way identified with the revolutionary and labom movement of Hungary, might nevertheless give some slight inkling of the actual state of affairs there? “(Signed) J. P. Cannon, Sec’y, “International Labor Defense.” we * Politicians Turn Cold Shoulder to Mellon Tax Proposal WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. — Secy. Mellon's reception before the house ways. and means committee, when he proposed that surtaxes on the biggest private incomes be cut in two—from 40% to 20%—and admitted that he would like to see them cut to a max- imum of 15 per cent, was far from cor- dial. Even the republican majority of the big committee showed coolness toward some of his suggestions, as they contemplated the effect Mellon’s proposals would have on the republi- can party vote. The democrats were evidently pleased that he had taken go reactionary a position. Two days of hearings showed that the committee would accept only a ‘modified form of the Mellon proposals and that the democrats would present a minority report which would force further concessions. Mellon's demand for repeal of the inheritance and gift taxes, and his further demand for the repeal of the publicity clause in the income tax law, were met with quiet smiles from the opposition to this mouthpiece of big business. Countess Karolyi has been refused, issue Chicago Tribune states Countess Karolyi, of Hungary, OER LI: F =o Ty ry * y aa Wank emia as Ve Hae = re 1 P SO . a ra? wre 7 1 4 * n i 2 n vie » ee Wie: Rie * to Win t 2 z “Et ployers 7 the Youth for Role of Strikebreakers By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. my TW: i ry Jensen meager news arrives of the opening in Great Brit- ain of a series of so-called training centers for unem- ployed juveniles in the great industrial city of Birmingham. The announcement is made by Sir Arthu Steel-Maitland. Since his lordship is the labor minister of the “Labor Minister” Sir Arthur — Baldwin tory government, that would place him about on a par with Coolidge’s secretary of labor, James J. Davis, the Pittsburgh millionaire. oo 8. Oe 7 oe : When the capitalist press in this country publishes this bit of news, it tries to leave the impression that this move of the Baldwin government is an altruistic effort to solve the unemployed problem. The boys are given thoro train- ing as apprentices in the big Birmingham munition works, that has been transformed into a so-called training school. A start has been made with 400 jobless boys from 19 to 25 years of age. Another center will be organized at Newcastle, to train boys for work on the Asa matter of fact, even farms. at this distance, it can readily be seen that these schools are but training centers for strike- breakers. The British army of jobless is rapidly approaching the two million mark. of decreasing. A large percentage of the And it is a different sort of usually finds in the United States. It is increasing in numbers, instead jobless belong to labor unions. unemployed army than one It is an army of jobless that does not scab. Arthur A. Purcell, fraternal delegate of the British Trade Union Congress, to the recent American Federation of Labor, pointed out this fact with some pride. Few blacklegs come from the work. ranks of those who are out of Instead these jobless hold meetings declaring their solidarity with workers on strike, and join in the picket lines of the strikers. — * Under these conditions it is difficult for the bosses to standard of living. organize an army of strikebreakers to take the places of those workers using the strike weapon to maintain their It is in this dilemma that the employers have evidently fallen back on their “training centers” for boys, unemployed boys, whose minds can be poisoned with jingoism, making them pliable material to be moulded into strikebreakers, just as fascism wins carefree youth, ignorant of its catspaw role in the hands of labor's enemy. , * * * * ‘ It is inconceivable that the products of these “training centers” could be of much use in a national industrial up- heaval, in the mines, on the raitroads, or on the docks. But these strikebreakers could probably be useful in combatting the local struggles of workers Where smaller numbers are engaged. They could thus be considered as auxiliaries for the infamous “O, M. S.“, the organization for the mainten- ance of supplies, the fascist: ployers hope to resist s Britain’s organized workers. with which British em- ih. Thus the British capitalists;até not interested in solving the problem of unemployment. They can find no solution under capitalism, even if they had the for it. The organization of these “training centers” another confession by British employers the future. 1 Instead, they are trying to meet the ing out of unemployment, an idle working class, contented and, with winter coming on, * * * * These “centers” must fail of their cause youth in Great Britain is being won, slightest desire to look conditions grow- hungry, dis- desperate. is only of their fears for purpose be- in increasing numbers, to the standards of labor’s struggle for power. Bri- tish labor will successfully meet and overcome even this maneuver of its capitalist enemy. 300 Taxi Drivers of New York on Strike -_--_-— NEW YORK, Oct. 22—Over three hundred taxi drivers employed by the Guardian Taxi Corp. are out on strike. The vote to strike was taken Sunday night at a meeting of chauf- feurs. The demands of the drivers are as follows: A flat rate commission of 40 per cent, regardless of the days on the job instead of the old system of work- ing six days for 40 per cent. The drivers are against the new program of the bosses which would give the men 40 per cent only if they booked $75 a week or over. A Mr. Smith representing the com- pany offered the men 40 per cent provided they worked six days per week this pffer was flatly turned down by the drivers. All the night men at the E. 18 St. garage are out and it is expected that in the morning the day men will follow them. SOVIET LABOR UNION DELEGATES TO VISIT MEXICAN CONVENTION ' (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Oct. 22.—Dispatches from Moscow announce that the Russian unions will be represented at the convention of trade unions in Mexico City. The executive bureau of the Soviet trade unions yesterday announced it had accepted an invitation to send a delegation. ; Workers! We Must Crush Fascism: * The bloody “black shirts“ are a menace to the working class of the whole world; the workers must unite internationally to crush such mercenaries. Come to the West Side Auditorium Racine Ave. and Taylor St. es el „ ’ i bs] * o ee rr Istogge f DAUGHERTY INJUNCTION BACKERS LAUD GREEN’S ANTI-COMMUNIST STAND WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Praise for his anti-Communist stand at the recent convention in Atlantic City has been given in a letter to WII- liam Green, president of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, by Mrs. John D. Sherman, president of the General Federation’ of Women’s Clubs. During the railroad shop strike of 1922 the General Federation or Women's Clubs’ national officers joined in a round-rcbin statement approving the stand of Atty. Gen. Daugherty in enjoining the strikers. Many College Workers, NEW YORK—The New York Uni- versity employment bureau announces the placing of 1,539 students who are working their way thru school in whole or part. Unionists have long complained against the tendency of these college workers to work cheap and break down union standards in partially organized trades. | The attack on Gitlow is an at. tack on the workers of New York. fully future onslaughts by (Continued from page one) that the workers acting under the direction of the International Labor Defense were fulfilling their interna- tional duty to their class brothers in Hungary in protesting against the threatened executions of a former peoples’ commissar and hundreds of others who are members of the inde- pendent socialist party. The picketing of the consulate is entirely legal and constitutional and will be continued despite the illegal conduct of the police and the courts until there is definite assurance that the proposed judicial murder of Rakosi and his com- rades is cancelled, said Comrade Baron. The inscriptions on the banners carried by the pickets attracted much attention. Some of them read: “De- mand the liberation of Horthy’s vict- ims”; Rakosi shall not be murder- ed”; “The workers of America de- mand Rakosi’s freedom”; and Wall Street finances Horthy; on Wall Street lies the bloody guilt,” * „ # NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 21.—Altho unable to join actively in the protest against the atrocious white terror raging in Hungary, Eugene V. Debs, socialist party head, has expressed himself unequivocally in opposition to the Horthy regime of torture and death being visited upon the Hun- garian revolutionary workers, as may be seen by the following telegrams be- tween the New York International La- bor Defense and Debs: New York City, Oct. 15, 1925. Eugene V. Debs, Academy of Music, Brooklyn N. v. Life of Rakosi, Hungarian Com- munist, imperiiied. One hundred Hungarian workers are facing exe- cution. International Labor Defensé arranged protest meeting this Satur- day afternoon at one o'clock, Union Square, Invites you to participate speaking, International Labor Defense, New York Section, Rose Baron, Secretary. Hotel Casey, Scranton, Pa., ct October 17, 1925. Rose Baron, Secretary International Labor Defense, New York City. Dear Comrade.—it is with regret that | find myself unable to attend the protest meeting to be held to- day in behalf of the Hungarian comrades to which you have kindly invited me. | fully share with you the indignation and resentment you feel at the atrocious outrage with which these Hungarian comrades are threatened and were it possibie I should certainly attend today’s ‘protest demonstration in thie be- half. Hoping your meeting may be largely attended and have all hoped for results, | am (Signed) Eugene V. Debs. At the meeting the following reso- lution was adopted: “Whereas, The United States gov- ernment has seen fit to admit within its borders Gustav Gratz, George Lu- Ckacs and other representatives of the government of Hungary to the conferences of the interparliamentary union, and . “Whereas, These delegates repre- sent the Horthy regime now in con- trol of Hungary which has been re- sponsible for the slaughter of thou- sands of innocent workers and peas- ants since 1919, and “Whereas, The Hungarian White terror instituted by the Horthy gov- ernment has committed most barbar- ous and cruel atrocities against the workers, and “Whereas, The Horthy government of Hungary has arrested Mathias Ra- kosi and one hundred other workers whose sole crime was the protection of the interests of the workers and peasants of that country, and “Whereas, This attack upon the workers and peasants of Hungary is but a part of a world-wide reign of terror which the capitalists of the world are seeking to put into effect. “Therefore, Be it Resolved by this mass meeting of workers of the city: of New York that we demand that the imprisoned workers and peasants of Hungary be immediately liberated, and that the present inhuman reign. of terror be ended. “And, be it further resolved that we demand the immediate liberation of Rakosi and the Hungarian workers. This meeting further demands that the imprisoned workers of all white terror countries——Poland, Bulgaria, Esthonia, Germany, Italy, be liberated. “This resolution to be sent to the state department, the Hungarian con- Build the DAILY WORKER: Antonio Presi, Dr. we VBVVTW7BWAAWA SY, + n ee Tonight 7:30 | SPEAKERS: Robert Minor — Ralph Chaplin torney Cairloi Gigliotti, Carlo Della Calce. * Rr . sulate, the inter parliamentary union and the press.“ rr . . . . . ͤ K. . . ̃ͤc . ¾¼Üꝗͤ . . . ]] rr ͤ re NN Mass Meeting * Rr ð e sess seset ety Valentino Camera, At- re . r
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Precautions. T a ken Against Expose (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22— Secretary of War Davis has notified Col. Mitchell, critic of the war and navy departments’ management of the air service, to appear on Oct. 28 be- fore a military courtmartial for con- duct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.“ Col. Mitchell had charged the war department with g inefficiency in the management of the air service and had hoped t he would be cited for n Fears Exposure. The war de ent, fearing that Mitchell might prove ‘something that would make some of the affairs in the war department take on the odor of Teapot Dome, has cited him with vio- lation of the 96th article of war which is a blanket charge made to cover any incident such as the “disorderly con- duct charge” used by the police to arrest any whom the policeman de- sires to without any real evidence against the arrested party. Testimony “Irreievant.” Any effort on the part of Mitchell to prove his charges will result in the testimony being called “irrelevant” and thus stricken from the record. Court to Make Example. The court is composed of 12 general officers and -1 colonel, to make an example of Mitchell. The trial will occhpy bnt little time, as the charges are drawn, the personnel of the court picked and the attitude of the officers and the war depart- ment set. His “conduct” will un- doubtedly be punished by a severe reprimand by the war secretary and dismissal from the service. | Scientist Claims Civilization Dates Back 25,000 Years Man had a civilization some 25,000 years ago, according to Dr. George L. Colli, curator of the Logan Museum of Beloit College and professor of an- thropology, who has returned from his study of the early Magdalenian Ns ples in southern France. Early Civilization: „Not only did the Magdalenians have @ civilization, but there is every reason to believe that it came to them from the west— probably from the now submerged Atlantis,” ‘said Dr. Collie. “The Magdalenians were highest of the Cro-Magnons, and they are one ot the few peoples of whom we find traces in France,” said Dr. Colli. “Their caveg run back into the cliffs for more than a mile; and the walls are adorned with numerous paintings in colors, most of them depicting the wounding of a huge animal— cave bear, cave hyena, the mammoth, and the reindeer. Page Judge Raulston. We anthropologists now believe that man originated in Africa, the only continent on which are found the chimpanzee and the gorilla. We are intent on following down what- ever clues are to be found there, and even now, the Logan expedition is on the way to Mount Tamarassent, lofti- est mountain of the Sahara, where dwell the Toureg tribe. They have never been studied, and we hope for success this time because we have a friendly member of the tribe with the expedition.” Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. whose duty is on the roll did not show up, (the branch was instructed to do his or JRKER RESCUE 5 PA SATURDAY NTE “kw lon, ost. Oct. 22.—The first 6 he ous sections von rege under the r units of the Workers Party will take place this Saturday evening, Oct. 24, at Sokol Hall, 5256 East 72nd street, New York. The German section of the Work- ers Party has charge of the ar- rangements, with the co-operation of Yorkville branches, English, Es- and fhe’ Vo Hungarian, Czecho-Slovak Workers’ League. A 00 gram is promised, pre- ceding the dance. Admission is fifty cents, Call for tickets at The DAILY. WORKER office, 108 E 14th street, and sell them io all your friends. Banker-General Sets Heart on Air Fleet for Illinois Bosses Major General Milton J. Foreman, commander of the Illinois national guard and commander as well of the Foreman National Bank, has “set his heart“ —if such an organ can be, ascribed to either a banker and a ma- jor general, on an aerial squadron for the 33rd division, of which he is com mander At the summer camp of the guard, held at Camp Grant, Foreman provid. ed one of the finest demonstrations of airplane training in connection with infantry and artillery action ever given, so say the banker’s admirers, Among these admirers was one Wil- liam Randolph Hearst, who, tho a democrat (sometimes) and politically at sword’s points with the banker general who is, of course, a republi- can, became so enthused that he gave $1,000 in prizes to the fliers. This all comes out in connection with the convention of the national guard association, which meets today in the armory of the 122nd artillery at the foot of Chicago avenue, with almost every guard officer in the state attending. It is not stated in the an- nouncement what an aerial squadron for the Illinois guard is going to do, or wheteher its planes are to protect the population of Illinois from some unknown invader who has not heard of the great Locarno “peace pact” or if they are to drop bombs on that section of the lower classes who dare, disturb the order of capitalist soeci- ety by striking against wage cuts and, 80 on. e Mid-City I. L. D. B in First Meeting G Future Work Laid Out 5820 The International Labor Defense is going to grow swiftly in Chicago, if; indications of branch meetings al- ready here are anything from which, to judge. The Mid-City Branch held its first meeting Wednesday night at 741 Blue Island avenue. While for some reason many of the 40 members the branch has ten new members or 80 and all present were active and in- terested in planning future work. The branch elected two new mem bers on its executive committee to fill vacancies. The executive commit- tee now consists of Fellow Workers, Edenstrom and Henry, and Comrades Castrell and Greenwood, with Com- rade Marguerite Browder as corre- sponding secretary and fellow worker, Gordon as chairman. Each member of her best to bring in one new member for the November-December period, each to receive a contribution blank and application card. Until the branch is more thoroly organized to put on its own enter- tainments, the members are to assist actively in city affairs. The next meeting will be the third Wednesday in November at 741 Blue Island Ave. gue N Beginning 5:30 P. M. n * if You Live in Detroit COME OVER SUNDAY! CONCERT AND PACKAGE PARTY Benefit of Freiheit Given by ' WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE CARPENTERS HALL, 935 Alger Ave., near Oakland Sunday, October 25, 1925 25 Cents Admission — J =o” .********* >*o«°«** @* « *« © * ** * * ** * *% 4747474479747 4488 S448 4 Oe OS Se NEW YORK, ATTENTION! Sunday, October 25, 1925, at 2 P. M. At Yorkville Casino, 210 E. 86th St. The last appearance of the Russian poet Viadisair Mayakovsky before his leaving for the U.S. S. R. An entirely new program. 1. About new literature and Mayakovsky, speeches by Burliuk, Olgin, Radwansky and Shachno Epstein. New poems: Five poems by request. Answers to questions. n Lecture by Mayakovsky on The Poets of the U. 8. 8. R. Part of the play, “Mystery-Buff.” Part of the poem, “The Man“ —Mayakovsky in heaven. Odessa and New York, and others. Balkans Again Flame with War Talk (Special to The Dally Worker) SOFIA, Bulgaria, October 22.—The, bestial Zankov government, lackey of French imperalism, now has some- thing else to do besides. murdering in its foul dungeons the flower of the working class of this nation, with one of its border towns, Petrich, in the hands of one detachment of Greek troops and another line advancing on Poroy, for the purpose of occupying it. This move on the part of Greece is in reprisal for the killing of two Greek soldiers, an officer and a sentinel, in an attack Monday night on a Greek frontier post near Demirhissar. An ultimatum from Greece to Bulgaria demanded the payment within 48- hours of 2,000,000 French gold francs ($400.000). The demand also include the punishment of those responsible kor affair and. an official apology. Peace Hope a Miracle The hope of world peace voiced after the Locarno conference thus goes a-glimmering. Scarcely had the echoes of the cheering over the “dawn of peace” died down, that the roar of the guns already sounding in the dist- ance from the colonial wars of the French and Spanish, were drowned with the new outbreak in this part of world. The sincerity. of the French and British at Locarno is evidenced by the fact that two nations, one backed by Britain the other by France, are, less than a week after the conclusion ot the Locarno Gonference, engaged in border warfare. League Called Upon Zankov has already called upon the league of nations council to act in the matter, protesting that the Greeks fired upon his troops first and that ‘they returned the fire in self-defense. Italy may become involved in the ‘situation ag there is widespread un- rest in Albania, where the masses are seething with revolt against the ‘ploody fist of Mussolini. Scutari is a hot bed of anti-fascism and Italian troops may insist upon passage thru both belligerent nations. This may cause serious complications in case Italian troops engage in conflicts with- in the borders of either nation: Brit- ain is apprehensive and can be relied upon to come to the aid of Greece if ge necessary. Such action would involve her with both Italy and France. Out of this struggle may start the next Europeon war, just as an upheaval in the Balk- ans heralded the last great war. ‘Woodlawn Property Owners’ Head Quizzed on Church Bombing Fred Helman, 6332 Green street, an organizer for the Woodlawn Property Owners’ association, was quizzed for several hours last night by Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Savage in an effort to fix the blame for the bombing of the Bethesda (Colored) baptist church by some of the “protective” as- sociations formed to terrorize the Ne- groes attempting to reside in this section of the south side. Helman was allowed to go, but he may be questioned again as his testi. mony was by no means satisfactory as to his organization. Russ Trade Mission Visits Agricultural College at Urbana The Russian delegation which is in the United States buying livestock to be used for breeding purposes in So- viet Russia was at the Agricultural College at Urbana where they saw how the American colleges train students in agricultural science. S. Perferkovitsh stated to a representative of The DAILY WORK- ER that the first boatload of sheep and hogs has just left New York City for Soviet Russia. The second ship leaves next week carrying the remain- der of the 5,000 sheep purchased tc Soviet Russia. Discover New Bootleg Ring. A huge bootleg ring, the activities of which have blanketed the middle west, and involving five railroads, breweries in Pennsylvania and other eastern states and fifty individuals, including officials and members of the Chicago police department, has been uncovered by federal officials here. LA. tid 1 it hte ig? * * a 4 4 * * * ts 1 i 13 es * re Rod * ARIS, 29— The French bud- be 36, 172,000, 000 ase of 2, 902,000,000 —— . ee 1926 budget, accord- ing to Lucien Lamoureux, reported of the chamber of commerce com- mittee. M. Lamoureaux said that the new budget will provide for re- ceipts of 3,530,000,000 francs raised by new taxes. UNION OF, SHED BY BOSS IN HOSPITAL Harry Winnick, business agent of Retail Clerks’ Union Local No.195, is in the Cook county hospital following an attack with a razor upon him by Meyer Ossey, one of the owners of the Ossey Brothers’ department store, while he was on the picket line in the struck Ossey Bros.’ store, Maxwell ind Halsted Sts. The union had Meyer | Yssey arrested who was later released n $3,000 bail. The employes of the Ossey Bros, store walked out ofter the union repre- sentatives failed to get the heads of the company to sign an agreement with the union. The Ossey Bros.’ store was the only one of the Max- well St. businessmen’s association that refused to sign the old agreement with the union. All of the others sign- ed the agreement granting a mimi- mum wage scale of $40 per week, and $25 minimum to the women for a 54 hour week. Pickets have been placed at the store carrying banners telling prospec- tive purchasers that the store is un- fair to union labor and that a strike exists. Meyer Ossey. one of the owners of the store, in his desperation seeing that no purchasers were entering his store attacked the business agent with a razor attempting to kill the business agent that notfied the clerks of the failure to make an agreement with the store and called the strike. ’ Rulers Plan War Fearing Rise of — (Continued gre page one) | of Greece. These two peoples were senniasnnl the biggest ‘patriotic dupes in the past, and it wes easy to arouse their ever it was felt necessary. Since then times have changed. Twice already has war been averted within the year thanks to the stand of the Communist Party of Greece. One of these; was a war against Turkey and the other a war with Bulgaria; one being urged under the pretext of the exile of the former Greek patriarch from Turkey, the other for the killing of a Greek merchant in Bulgaria. For the determined stand of the Communist Party of Greece in these threatened wars, its members are be- ing persecuted. Many of the comrades face execution, more will be jailed besides those that are in jail today and others Jexiled to small and de- serted islands. But a war there must be, and, no matter who will win it, both govern- ments know that a war is to their best interests. It is the only means that will divert the attention of the workers from their grievances to the interests of the fatherland” and thus avert the catastrophe which is hang- ing over the heads of both govern- ments. One cannot say to what extent the Greek Communist Party will resist the efforts of the Greek rulers to throw the workers into a war with Bulgaria. The Communist Party of Greece has been outlawed: After the trial of the entire central eexcutive committee that has just been post- poned, and the suppression of all its newspapers, the Greek party is in the same position as its Bulgarian sis- ter party. ; But the workers and peasants of both countries have been well edu- cated during the past years of activ- ity of the Communists, and it is cer- tain that the military laws and court- martials will not prevent them taking a definite stand against this new plot- ting of the bourgeoisie. The war is being cooked, but it is not certain that it will be served, eat- en and digested by the Greek and Bulgarian workers. On the contrary, it may be rehashed and forced into he stomachs of the capitalist and andowing classes of those countries nd thus give them the fatal indiges- ion which will mean their downfall. All members who are functionaries of the Chicago Young Workers League are once more urged to at- tend the special functionaries’ meet- ing to be held tonight, Friday, Oct. 23, 1925. No regular branch meetings will be held on this night in order that the members of the branch executive com- mittees, officers, of the city executive committee, delégates to the city cen- tral committee and officers of the ~ various branche may be able to at- CHICAGO J. M.L. MEMBERS, ATTENTION been. called by the district executive committee. Very important problems will be re- ported on at this Meeting and all com- rades will undoubtedly participate. The problems invelve the future and growth of the Chicago league, and the report will include the questions of the development of the political and organizatio ork of the league here. All com are instructed to be present tonight at the Workers’ Hall, 1902 W. Diviéion St., at 8 o’clock sharp. Be there on time! . ‘deh ten {IT the Working Class sentiments against each other, when- ap MISSION SAILS FOR AMERICA Fascist Braggart Gives ‘Orders to Volpi ROME, Oct. 22.—“Italy intends to face her obligations according to the strictest justice,” declared Count Vol- pi, finance minister, as he left Rome today with the Italian debt mission to the United States. Count Volpi and the Italian mission sail from Naples at two o’clock this afternoon, and all were in an opti mistic mood as they departed from Rome. “For reasons of propriety and con- venience I cannot forecast the discus- sions at Washington,” Count Volpi said. “Italy adopts an unequivocal atti- tude—that of a debtor, who, though having become indebted for a great common cause, not only does not in- tend to refuse to own her obligations but on the contrary intends to face them according to the strictest just- ice.“ Count Volpi’s reference to negotia- tions “upon principles already accept- ed by the United States” was under- stood to refer to President Coolidge's promise that debts should be settled upon a basis of the capacity of the debtor to pay. Capacity to pay and the right of each debtor nation to settle its debt to the United States upon an inde- pendént basis—these are the under- lying principles of the Italian debt policy, Count Volpi, finance minister, Said. Count Volpi will san tomorrow with the Italian debt mission for the United States to negotiate a settlement of Italy's debt. “Italy, like the United States, enter- ed the world war when the fight was at its climax and when the outcome of the war was most uncertain,” said Count Volpi. “This established a sen- timental bond between the two na- tions. “In the settlement of debts the fun- damental rule is absolute autonomy for each. debtor nation and independ- ent negotiations with each other. “We have studied the general scheme of the previous settlements between the United States and Eng- land and France and Belgium. I can say that the Italian government won't deviate much from these lines, while keeping in mind the different position of each debtor dnd its capacity for payment.“ Count Volpi has made his final ap- pearance yesterday before the cabinet and the italian debt policy was fully discussed. Mussolini Gives Orders The Italian mission will take with it statistics showing Italy’s capacity for payment. It is also understood that Premier Mussolini also insists that Italy shall not pay more annually to the United States than she receives in reparations from Germany, While it is realized that this demand may cause a hitch, inasmuch as the United States debt funding mission has heretofore insisted upon keeping the question of debts and reparations separate, the Italian mission is under orders to stress its point. Ida Rothstein Speaks in Cleveland for the Needle Trades T.U.E.L. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 22—A well attended meeting of needle workers, arranged by the Trade Union Educa- tional League, was held here last night, where Ida Rothstein spoke on the present situation in the needle trades industry and particularly in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. The machine was well represented and many questions were asked, which developed a lively discussion and the meeting turned out with big enthus- iasm for the left wing. / — = Hartung Is Suspended. Samuel F. Hartung, instructor of English at the MeKinley high school who eloped with his sixteen year old pupil was suspended from the teaching staff of Chicago schools after failure to appear for a hearing called by the superintendent of schools, William McAndrew. Shop i Give Big fel — to Save THE DAILY WORKER made several previous DAILY WORKER fund. issue is printed. under this form of organization. increased immediately. HIS issue of THE DAILY WORKER is dedicated to Shop Nucleus No. 1 of Detroit. has always been foremost in the work for extending the influence of THE DAILY WORKER. This nucleus It has donations to save THE The last remittance of $51.00 pays for one roll of the paper on which this 1 EMBERS of the Workers Party who have had the good fortune to be part of shop nuclei which have already been formed have no doubt noticed the effective work which can be done for THE DAILY WORKER In many instances where shop -nuctetl have been formed the effectiveness of THE DAILY WORKER has been In all shop nuclei members should consider THE DAILY WORKER, its preservation and extension as one of the most important tasks before it. Every nucleus should set an example to the other party units in this work to show what can be done by the Bolshevik 23 of organization. Fred Steinal, thru English Br., W. P., St. Paul, Minn. $ 2.00 Boston, Mass., Lettish Br. W.P. 6.00 l. McCormick, Denver, Colo. 5.00 J. I. Whidden, Denver, Colo... 1.00 West Chelmesford, Mass., Scan- dinavian Br., W. P 9.10 Polish Br., Cleveland, O., W. P. 11.00 Jesse Glick, Brooklyn, N. Y....... 1.00 Fred Vigman, thru English Y. W. L., Philadelphia, Pa 2.00 J. Sturdevant, San Francisco, Cal. 5.00 Ukrainian Br., W. P., Rochester, N. V. 5.00 Steve Gorgeff, Detroit, Mich......... 6.00 Alex Kozma, New York 5.00 D. Lowy, Union City, N. J.. 2.00 Semon Ovian, John Malovian and Armenak Markirai, of Granite City, III. 9.00 M. H. Ess, Cleveland, EERE 2.00 M. Jacker, Oakland, Cal 2.00 Mowi Peterson, South St. Paul, Minn. 1.00 P. Babich, West Allis, Wis......... 10.00 A. Domencich, West Allis, Wis.. 15.00 Sympathizer, thru English Br. W. P., Detroit, Mich . 50.00 Hungarian Br., W. P., Akron, 3 25.00 Italian Br., W. P., Akron, Ohio 9.00 South Slavic Br., Barberton, O.. 5.00 Membership es Barberton, Ohio 18.75 John and Mary Chukan, Ken- osha, Wis. 4.00 Miton Harlan, San Francisco.. 2.00 L. Levi, St. Paul, Minn 2.00 DONATIONS FROM NEW YORK English No. 1, Bronx 6.50 J. Lapides oe B. Roenfeld 2.25 V. W. ., No. 22 . . 10.00 Aranka Waldner 50 Harry Fox 2.00 Jewish No. 2, Downtows . 6.00 Bertha Jagen dort 21 German Yorkville 25.00 Jewish Williamsburg .................. 10.00 German Night Workers 11.75 English West. Side 3.00 A. Koniak, English L. B. . 5.00 David Dubinsky y 1.00 Theodore Plecan 7.00 Shop Nucleus No. 9 12.00 1 1.00 English Downtown, Katz............ 3.25 Lotario Bardone 6.00 Samuel Siegal 10.00 Finnish South Brooklyn—Wm. Peterson, $10.50; Nestor Mat- tlala, $7.25; N. Valentine, $7; Gus Lindberg, $5.25; total. 30.00 c 1.00 Louis Braverman 3.25 Manhattan Lyceum 10.00 Jose F. Sobers ............ 2.05 English Williamsburg ............... 7.00 Scandinavian So. Brooklyn.......... 14.50 S. Taymour 2.25 Matilda Schneider 9.00 Premier Shoe Co., Woodheelers 2.60 Premier Shoe Co., Lasterers...... 3.60 John Kasper, Armenian 5.00 Gorman, English Downtown ......... 1.00 May Gostin ...... 5.00 Louis Hirschman 5.50 Finnish Staten Island ............... 15.47 % % „ „ „„ „%„%„%„%„%„%„%„ „ CO COO CCR ORO EER ERP SERRE A 2 2 a ee * Mar ee ee . ‘neti Se KG - * * e a W 5 e Shes". 7 EO OO PO OO — D 0 Eugen Schneider Shop Nucleus No. 27 és — English Lower Bronx 4.0 Samuel Halpern — SO Frances Gross . BO Philip Rivkin Te Jewish Brownville ä English Harlem — 44.50 Shop Nucleus No. 31 „ 5 English Harlem 2.0% English Lower Bronx . 38.0 James Gralton ............ . Te Harry Fox . 2 | English Lower Bron 44 Milgram, Hungarian Y 68.0 A. Stahler — 1.8 L. Lang „ Ethel Cooper „ SO Shop Nucleus No. 4 10.0 Today's total 3 646.7% Previously acknowledged. , 13,434.42 Total to date Workers’ Festival Given by German Section in New York NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 22.—¥or the benefit of The DAILY WORKER and the International Labor Defense the German section of this city is arranging a proletarian festival on Saturday evening, October 24, in 80 kol Hall, 525 E. 72nd street. The members are doing their ut most to make this affair a success realizing only too well the urgent nec essity of the maintenance of our daily and the International Labor De fense. 314,08 1.27 An interesting program, compris ing mass recitations and proletarian plays by the members and the Junior section of Y. W. L., es, musical selections and vocal rend itions by the Uthman Singing Society. has been arranged. Dancing will con clude the program and everyone is assured an enjoyable evening. Ad- mission is only 50 cents. Everyone who has the welfare of The DAB WORKER and the International La bor Defense is expected. Comrades, do your part. Come to The DAILY WORKER New York of fice, 108 East 14th street and get some tickets to sell. chelp! smc To Save THE DAILY WORKER — — N a N In this space each day will be recorded the names of those who have provided print paper to save THE DAILY WORKER. Fill out this form and rush it in to 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Here are Funds to Buy Paper for Our Daily i ———— — Hungarian dane Wednesday Was A Big Help / — — — —
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sub-committee of the sh reorganization commission ‘first session on October 19. | plans for fully acquainting entire membership of the Finnish with the problem of reorgan- and hastening the regrganiza- ot the Finnish units of our party, agreed upon. Comrades Puro, Sulkanen and Lovestone dre present at this meeting. 8 m essence, the plan is as follows: __Nearly one hundred of the most rtant Finnish branches in the = have been selected for being d ed by a representative of the sh reorganization commission. branches are to call special igs at fixed dates. At these the only order of business be Teorganization of the party the basis of shop nuclei. ' Special articles on specific phas- the 1 problems will tten in the selected comrades. hear g A section of all our Finnish larefjailies will be set aside for discus- moOS8Gjon, and answers about organization tings, nt 3 innish press, by organization department, will keep the entire press fully informed ot the progress of the work. 6. Speakers have been selected to address the branches of the federation on the question of shop nucleus. 7. Fach of these speakers is be- ing given special material in the Fin- nish language dealing with the prob- lems of reorganization. 8. Representatives of the D. E. C.’s of the party and. the reorganization commission of the Finnish section will be present at all district confer- ences of the Finnish section which are to be held soon in preparation for the national conference of the Finnish section. Amongst the comrades who will write special articles on the reorganiz- ation of the Finnish federation, will be the following: C. E. Ruthenberg, Jay Lovestone, J. P. Cannon, H. Puro, E. Sulkanen, Earl Heino, R. Pesola, Taavi Heino, Aaro Hyrske, Axel Ohrn, E. Parras, K. A. Suvanto, S. Kankaanpaa, K. E. Heik- kinen, F. Burman. Among the branches that will be visited by speakers of the Finnish re- ven. Speakers: Martin Hendrickson, on regular tour; Hj Sjoman, Theo. Maki. Ohio and Pa.: Canonsburg, Daisy town, Glassport, Monessen, New Castle, Pittsburgh, Clarksburg, Ash- tabula, Cleveland, Conneaut, Fairport, Warren, Detroit, Grand Rapids. Speakers: Sulkanen, on regular tour; Puro, Finberg, Karhu, Juvonen, Kainu, Poytsia, Ahola. Ilinois: Chicago, Rock Island, Waukegan, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ra- cine. Speakers: man Upper Michigan: Copper Island district: Ahmeek, Bessemer, Eben Junction, Green, Hancock, Herman, [ronwood, Ishpeming, Marquette, Mass, Negaunee, Newberry, No. Iron- wood, Paynesville, Ramsay, Rock Sault Ste. Marie, So. Range. Speakers: Oscar Gorgan, Heikinen, A. F. Heiskanen. Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bovey, Brainerd, Chisholm, Cloquet, Crom- well, Duluth, Ely, Florenton, Gilbert, Hibbing, Markham,. Minneapolis, Nashwauk, Orr, Virginia, Brantwood, Sulkanen, Puro, Bur- Maissi By B. LEVINE SPRINGFIELD Mass, October 22— Eleven bakers in eee of the Jacobs Baking Co Springfield, Mass., are out on strike? The firm has broker ifs agreement with Local 404 I. B. & C. Workers’ Union by hiring nomunion labor and by forcing the union men to sign in- dividual agreements with a security of five hundred dollars each. Jobs Costs $500.00 The play of the firm was to fire a baker—let him go idle a few weeks and then — him to sign the agreement and put up the security in order to get back the job. It took the employes some time to get wise to the tricks of the firm, and now they are conducting a vigerous campaign to unionize the shop. * Co-operative Gets Trade Springfield, Mass. has only two Jew ish bakeries, the r one is the Jewish Women’s Cooperative Bakery doing the largest amount of business of any cooperative bakery in the coun- try, according to statistics furnished by the bureau of labor ‘statics. The cooperative is lending all possible financial and moral aid to the strike. A conference of eleven Jewish labor Meen has been writ — new forms under our party will function after the reorganization, and the general acquiescence and agreement upon these new forms has made the task of reorganization much easier than was expected. Comrades from whom ideological if not organ- izational opposition might have been looked for have taken in the main a thoroly Bolshevik attitude, few and far between, and isolated almost en- tirely in the German and Finnish "federations, are the voices that raise themselves against this far-reaching change in our basic organizational form, But there is more than a change of form involved in our party reor- ganization. Form is of basic import- ance, but only as a means toward an end. This is no derogation, that the means be correct and adequate is the first requirement toward ever reach- ing the goal. But in providing the means we must not lose sight for a moment of the immediate end, in this case an energetic unending campaign of Bolshevik mass activity in which our party shall use the full ability and energy of every member in the aiid the | on “getting caught.” as cowardice is absolutely wrong, we don’t want our caught, we don’t want cause outside the shop t helpless as outside the union, th fore we must tell them in detail only what to do but Blow dy "tt nd we must learn rice 5 45 — experiences the best for carrying on this 11 HIS pessimism Ee itse also in the form ot the assump- tion that we must lose the major part of our membership. of reorganization. That fo Dar lose some is undeniable, and also un- avoidable. Elements, eak, unassi- milatéd. and unassimilable, will. drop out. But by far the largest ‘part of our proletarian elements will, not to get 3 i — — i ai 45 of vegetation under the old system. The reorganization will broaden these only remain but will be heartened remains unorganized—the new — — Comrade Puro, who is di- ee commission ar ethe fol: 8 1 W k. E. organizations endorsed A strike and . “sudet oar by the change to increase’ their| form will end this. Furthermore at- owing: , id N 8 8 — — Deore eae |’ Massachusetts: Abington, Ashburn- | Heikkinen, Matti Tenhunen, John Mil- | Para ed ing — ot all its 800 meme jeadership. . . the section, will take charge of this col- ham, Ashby, Boston, Chester, Clinton, ler, Axel Ohrn, V. Boman. judge the problem of reorganization f The owner of the Jacobs Baking Co. TT is clear that the old · territorial lely from the view point of Man- gin for the first time Communist Rocke Mountain: Diamondville, : | solely e e ‘ a 2 1 8 8 me e 8 — is Mr. Magazine who is vice-president I form of organization is the heritage | hattan or Chicago. The metropolis is f agricultural activity by American * — en 2 te + Quincy, Townsend, Worcester, Keene,| Speakers: Leonard Luoto. of the Specialty Retail Bakery Own-| of the social-democracy, that its polit-|important, in times of stress, its con- Communist farmers. striphop nuclei organization steps a 5 Lebanon, Milford Newport, W. Con-| California: Eureka, Cotati, Fort ers’ Association, an association of | ical basis is one of exclusive reliance | trol is vital, but American industry is} A few months more will see our = Oe 2 order to ** oe mod cord Wilton Bragg, Reedley, San Francisco, W. Jewish bakers to help break strikes upon the bourgeois democratic pro- not confined there, nor is the Amer-| party re-formed. For these new forms, F spittional examples to the * 3 aes pikes Kalle Heino, on regular | Berkeley. and fight the union. This association | cesses as the limit of working class |ican proletariat. And precisely in the the fruit of world-wide revolutionary surrades. — are 3 85 se WN N L Olga Oike- Speakers: Julius Hyrskymurto, J. has supplied the flrm with scabs from actiyity. But we must also consider sticks“ where some prefess the experience, we must immediately — a party are found, and mus, Aaro Hyrske, Wm. Marttila. Sjolund. an independent union in New York. the direct result of this form of or- greatest pessimism on reorganization,| map out the new activities that will — —— ** can be applied. plar 5. The Finnish reorganization com- bo a on, in co-operation with the Fin- ish district executive committees, cus und the district executive commttees New York: Jersey City, Newark, Brooklyn, Jamaica, Inwood, New Ro- chelle, New York, Port Chester, Stat- en Island, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Newfield, Rochester, Scotia, Oregon and Washington. Astoria Marshfield, Portland, Svenson, Aber- deen, Hoquiam, Ilwaco, Juanita, Kala- ma, Raymond, Seattle, Wilkeson, Win- lock, Woodland. Open air meetings are held daily and the Communists are taking active part in bringing the strike to a victor- ious end. ganization in the stultifying of the everyday activity of any working masses so organized—the tendency toward ingrown sectarianism, to con- centration upon the most petty details the change will come far less as a matter of form, and far more as the matter of activity. Let us consider district nine, .the stronghold of the very Finnish com- definitely line up our party with the other powerful Communist sections to whom this work is bread and blood of very existence. No pessi- thism on loss of old members should ' Ha- Speakers: E. Parras, John Wuürres. ets | of club activity as a substitute for |rades among whom the most skepti-| be tolerated. Whom will we ? — 2 the party, as well as the C. E. C. Spencer, Erie, Collinsville, New 1 —Williamsburg Branch revolutionary action among the eism is ee. regarding * Those elements that would be —4 re masses. ization. In that district of the sixty- munists anywhere save at the place of line | N ew York League N eet Changes Its F. ormer The general agreement upon the | odd towns in which 5 have any or- industry? They are no materia) for f atre HOW TO ORG ANIZ E A SHOP NUC LEUS U ° A °° Hall for Big Affair need to change to the new forms | ganization, in over fifty there are only our revolution which must come Ger Be n Miah on Trade nion ctivity should be utilized to lay out immedi-|a single branch (Finnish or South from the workshop. Those who be- ties By T. G., Member Shop Nucleus No. 9, De , . NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 22.—The ately some of the new tasks, new. Slavic) — hence the immediate long” for reasons of social or lingual f Mol : address of the Rescue Party” which functions and new methods of the problem of reorganizing into an in- gregaridusness? Our “worker clubs” HIS is the problem which is now|great effect on our fellow workers. NEW YORK CITY—Comrade Sam is being arranged by. the Jewish new basic organizational units. Un-|ternational branch does not exist. will give this, perhaps better than tor 1 before every member of our party] This is much better than the meet- ford: the present time. Most every one wile our comrades knows that this is mo e most important issue before our enijarty~ Therefore, I will try to give Wa, little information how we organized t shop nucleus. E The first thing we did was that we tal.alied a meeting of some comrades iNfge knew were working in one shop. daWe came together and the first order bt business was how to come in con- 19¢act with the workers working in the (Sactory where we were employed. We MQjid this because we very well knew 19 hat the shop nuclei are organized for reſhe purpose of getting in close con- R@act with the workers employed in the chactories. of What did we discuss? We were dis- zussing the working conditions in the actory, how the workers are working, F. hat they are talking about, and what vould interest them mostly. Finally ve came to the conclusion that we vill issue a shop newspaper in which ve will line out the things the work Ws are confronted with. Sou of the comrades may say that it was easy for us to issue a news- Fyaper, because we know the language O¥ery well, but I wish to state that mur nucleus is today still composed of OComrades who have all been born in hZyrope and not one of them knows Othe language well. We simply elected | Committee to make a draft of some- Ching like a leaflet and then gave it Po a comrade “who knows how to do Pt“ for correction. The party organ- Gzation department helped us along u this, and today we have got out the ings of the territorial branches where most of the time is wasted in reading yard long communications, or how many “hot dogs” are we going to buy for our next entertainment, whether second number on the program, etc. HE long communications, entertain- ments, singing choirs, dramatic clubs, etc., will in the future be the work of the auxiliary and language clubs and not the work of the Com- munsit Party. The work of the Com- munist Party is to lead the workers in the everyday struggle against the capitalist system. With this I do not want to say that from now on we are going to have any entertainments or singing and dramatic clubs. We will basis, with our sympathizers who are not yet ready to join the party, but who are willing to work for the party, Springfield Comrades Determined to Make Good on Rescue Party SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 22—As soon as our Comrade Bloom received the telegram from the DAILY WORKER telling of the serious finan- cial condition the paper is in, she called a meeting phoning the com- rades and going out in a pourning rain to call on comrades to get them out that very same day. In the same spirit at the meeting that night the assembled comrades our singing choir shall be the first or have all this only on a more broad Don, District Organizer of the Young Workers League in District 2 an- nounces the calling of a Trade Union Conference of all members of the League for the purpose of discussing the tasks of the Communists in the unions. The conference will be held Monday evening, October 26th, at 5 p. m., at 105 Eldridge Street. Comrade Benjamin Gitlow, member | of the Central Committee of the Workers Party, will lead the discus- sion. All League members and par- ticularly those who are members of the trade unions have been urged to come. Fü conference will strike a blow at the journalistic conception of be- coming a mass organization. It will point otit that the Young Workers League must assume the leadership of the struggles of the young workers by actually participating in their daily struggles. In order to frustrate any tendency which may manifest itself to leave or refuse to join the reformist trade unions, it will point out that the trade unions are the mass organiza- tions of the working class and it is essential to work within them and to revolutionize them. The question of the greater exploit- ation of the young workers, the lack of attention on this score by the trade unions, the organization of the unor- ganized young workers into the trade unions with lower initiaton fees and dues will be discussed and acted upon. ,2zague will proceed with the further Organization of Communist youth frac- tions, so that the struggle on behalf of the young workers in the unions 14th Street, New Yor Williamsburg Branch of New York for the benefit of the DAILY WORK- ER and the Freiheit was erroneously given as Barbers’ Union.Hall, 56 Man- hattan Ave., Brooklyn:’ This_ has been changed to a larger hall. This “Rescue Party” ‘will be held at the Educational Alliance, 76 Throop avenue, Brooklyn, Saturday evening, October 31. There will be splendid entertain- ment and dance. Admission is 50 cents. Tickets may be had at DAILY WORKER New York pee 108 East Polish Police Rape 17-Year-Old Communis Suspect in Lemberg LEMBERG, Poland, Oct. 22.— (Ira) According to news received by the executive committee of the Interna- tional Red Aid the Lemberg “Defen- sive” (political police): arrested a 17- year-old girl R. K. The girl had been arrested because she was suspected of being a member of the Young Communist League. She was raped by the police agents. Her lawyer Doctor Stustinki made explanatory statements about this fact to the authorities. A medical examination verified the rape, yet the perpetrators are not punished. Six Mills of Lumber Trust Closed by Big ‘prototypes, usual.” Such is not to be the role of’ pa less this is done there is grave danger, especially among the more institution- alized. elements of our party, that an attempt will be made to continue the sterile clubroom gymnastics that now take up so much of our time. Under menshevik control the Soviets and the duma remained dual debating societ- ies while the tzarist state administrat- | tivity. Furthermore, the ‘overwhelming mass ‘of these towns contain each but a single industry, chiefly mining or | farming, and often but a single estab- lishment, so that the problem of the ‘shop, nucleus reorganization is less one of new forms than of new ac- A capable — in this now, under Communist leadership, and no longer possible for non- Com- munists’ decision of our party affairs. Party membership is no cheap thing, it is the accolade of the revolutionist. Ours ‘shall be reorganized in new form, it shall fight with new weapons and go forward to new achievements. ors, reinforced by their democratie continued “business as” the nucleus; we are changing our basic unit in order to effect a change n our work, o chievements. T ust be, new activity under the new orm, and we cannot allow it to evelop entirely instinctively and un- ided. Our organization corps must ve ever alert to guide our firing linet veryday work in the truggle. Particularly at the be- zinning must every experience be nalyzed and its fruits made available o all, especially myst the first falter- ng steps be set in the right direction 0 that our members will develop that confidence and enthusiasm for the new forms that are essential to our party’s growth in numbers and influence. 12 and space prevent any detail- ed consideration of new methods of work at this time, no doubt many articles will follow on this subject. Almost the only concrete instruction on work heretofore issued to our nuclei has been that regarding factory or shop newspapers—“wall papers” or bulletins. An excellent measure, but Foc’ a — — 1 methods and our re will be, there n the shop, mine, and mill in its“ everyday Fer Desire to Learn Is y eee for Courses in ” — ey - 1825 9 58. 8— sf „„ : YORK, Oct. 22 ee ‘reached the office of the New York: ‘Workers’ School requesting in- formation with regard to the English courses to be given at the school be- ginning'this week. It has been asked: (1) What are the qualifications de- j}-manded from anyone wishing to take the courses? (2) How many evenings a week will English be given? (3) On what feature will the chief cata be laid? te ese and other similar questions have been communicated by mail and telephone to the office of the Work- ers” School. The Workers’ School takes this op- portunity to answer these and other questions that may arise later. (1) dn the first place, any com- rade desiring English instruction is requested merely to register his name and pay the tuition fee $3.50 (or $2.50) for three months and he will be as- signed to a suitable class in accord- 1 (2) Zlementary instruction will be given twice a week (four hours). In- termediate and advanced instruction will be given once a week (two hours). (3). ‘The chief stress will be laid on oral expression. At present the international branches and shop nu- clei will be unable to function well, unless the comrades are able to ex- press themselves in English. Conse- quently oral English will be given primary importance. It should be understood that com- rades who will register late or join the classes late will not be in the same favorable situation as those co es who will start work at once. It N therefore urged that all registra- tion be completed at the earliest pos- sible time. Further details can be ob- tained at 108 E. 14th St., Room 34. Russ Handicraft Wins Popularity in Paris MOSCOW, Oct. 22.—(Tass.)—Mr. I. I. Potapov, the agent of the celebrated handicraft organizations of Sergiev in the province of Moscow, has returned from Paris, where he was in charge of the Russian handicraft section at ance with his relative command of * a . bude a , ; th i irst issue of our W orkingmens Shop immediately took up a collection and the Trade Union Educational St rike for a Raise much less an activity in itself than an English. The Only qualification re- peak dae eee Gt ren. devs. (This is the name of our pa- [which netted $40. After that discus- League will be organized and effec- ) : evidence of other activity on the] quired is that he be serious in his isfaction on th att: The chief slogans in our paper|sion on what to do at once to help} tive. part of the nucleus and its members. | efforts and willing to take the courses sie ta osteo atc re “Join the union,” “United front for labor party.” Let's better our work- ag conditions.” Those are the things very worker will understand and we ye of the opinion that it will have a The DAILY WORKER followed and it was decided that we run our rescue party’on Friday evening, Oct. 23. Ours will be a dance and package party and cost of admission will be 25 cents. Your neighbor will appreciate the favor—give him this copy of the DAILY WORKER. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 22.—Six Grays Harbor plants are now closed by the saw mill strike, which has been in progress three weeks for a 50-cent raise to $3.75 a day. The participation in every current of labor unrest, the discovery of griev- ances and exploitation of them to sharpen the mettle of the workers and increase Communist prestige, the in- offered and that he should realize that the Workers Party will be a really powerful factor only when its membership will speak the language of this country. n sian exhibits. Millions of visitors showed interest in the new products of Russian peasant handicraft display- ing the new, Soviet life. There were large sales, and big orders were book- ed on these products. 1 BENJAMIN GITLOW FOR MAYOR FOR MANHATTAN: -:DWARD M. MARTIN WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE Sheriff LEO HOFBAUER FOR COMPTROLLER FOR THE BRONX: Vote for the Workers (Communist) Party! CHARLES KRUMBEIN FOR PRESIDENT BOARD OF ALDERMEN MORRIS ROSEN .. iy F OR BROOKLYN: r Ff NE SRR RR Sheriff V District Att e . District Attorney : 5 JJ%ͤũ k REN - County Clerk = MARGARET UNDIUS e an... ee e eae Register e ese 060 County Clerk NOAH LONDON Register ROSE PASTOR STOKES... neee. Nr . MV ß et nes eee l ane eee eee Borough President // » »A—³¹A Ath Assembly District = SAMUEL NESIN. . .... ipeegeesdegseneesseneecesennepennenennen. 14th Assembly District ati sates colaisikc’ ltdk ahaa ae) ssembly District CHARLES ZIMMERMANMWMW ..... . Sth Assembly District eee 17th Assembly District Sam DAA V . . eee e egg wel ... 8th Aldermanic District JOSEPH HORUCHOWIT Z 25th Aldermanic District JOHN D. MASS. ...... n.. „ eeeeteiSth Aldermanic District r LE a TN 17th Aldermanic District AARON GROSS... hrc eee 29th Aldermanic District C ͤ ²˙ i tee eet 5Oth Aldermanic District 88 FOUR MORE RED NIGHTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd— BROWNSVILLE, Stone Ave., cor. Pitkin Avenue. SATURDAY, TOBER 24th— UPPER BRONX, Longwood Ave., corner Prospect Avenue. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th— WILLIAMSBURG, Grand Street Extension. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st-— DOWN TOWN, Tenth Street, corner Second Avenue, the respective sections, all adjourning at 10:30 2 m., to the Crand Wind-Up Meetings noted above. On each’ of these nights we will hold trom twelve to fifteen meeting in For Municipal Ownership and Workers’ Control of All 14 5 Utilities N Child Labor AT AS vs For a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Recognition of e ussia or Fit Schools for Workers’ Children For Commutism — — — , 2 3 patel . 1 7 — — Sor a Labor Party Against Injunctions ‘or Lower Rents and Living Costs Ror a United Labor Ticket For World Trade Union Unity — % ** 9 l abe canvas * . boy tee ee . — 222 a ~ “ — — * r : — . rr 1 irs PEL ABBE AR ag OO LNG LAER LE A eee . * N
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and 2 years. quires 2 yards of 27-inch material. By CARL HAESSLER, (Federated Press Service.) Conditions in the prison shirt and pants shops exposed by Kate Richards O’Hare can be little worse in some respects than those prevailing in the mailing division of the Chicago post- office. Other large Cities are probably equal offenders, under the press of President Coolidge’s. economy ministration, Postal clerks “speeded up bee endurance in vile rooms under intol- erable discipline may sometimes envy” prisoners who at least cannot be dis- missed when they fail to satisfy their exacting task masters. Keep Tab on Tollet. The Chicago mailing division, where all of Chicago’s outgoing mail and gonie inbound mail is handled, ap- proaches the old Prussian military se- verity in its discipline over the clerks working there. No clerk may leave his post even for a minute or two for any reason without special permis- sion. An accurate detailed record is kept of the number of times he asks leave to go to the toilet or elsewhere. After two months in the service clerks are regularly told, regardless of their output that they are not working efficiently enough. They are threatened with removal if they do not speed up in 60 days. A host of efficiency experts, tabula- tors, inspectors, statisticians and fore- men are dogging their heels, giving drastic demerits for any errors and sometimes depriving them in this way of their statutory $100 a year raise. -- §$noopers Invade Homes. The overcrowding of the large corps of workers into a badly ventilated room with insufficient air space forc- es the sickness rate high above nor- mal. Heavy dirty mailbags are hurl- ed into the room, raising a thick chok-. ing dust. Because of the many men and women suffering in consequence from colds and throat troubles the postoffice’ maintains another small army of inspectors to visit homes and make sure that the sick leaves are not fraudulent. As usual, the. pestaillice instead of removing the cause of the ‘trouble, piles on more inspectors to cope with the results. Negroes and Filipinos, discriminated against in other employ- ments, will soon begin to outnumber the. whites who cannot stand the strain in the mailing division and are dissatisfied with the low pay. p Chicago postal clerks are organiz- ed in Local 1. National Federation’ of Postoffice Clerks. A good book on Communiam will make you a better Com- munist. — ie “Fe wa 2 . 3 ae ae be 2 crea J Pu . d * a 278 90 . e 3 1 oe ace N 1 8 7 7 * « “ 2 C ess in F — 1 ear Contin from page 1) take a note of the names of the in- pters. : trade union drew up a “red list” containing the names of Com- munist disturbers of peace, and took care that these lists came into the hands of the Horthy police. Wat L social democratic party to expose it- self to an extent unexampled even in Hungary? Why did the Horthy social democrats, even at the risk of ex- posing themselves in the eyes of the very ll upper section of the labor aristoc „ carry out shameful and criminal ‘nunciations? The asituat in in Hungary has - | brought about & a crisis such as has never experienced before in the N life of the country. Unem- ployment, the inisery of the masses, discontent and desperation are grow-| ing from day to day. Neither the | social demoeratié party leaders nor the trade union bureaucracy consider it necessary even to pretend to do anything in the ‘Interest of the work- ing class. They ‘declared quite openly that the présent time is not suitable for even the smallest struggles. The trade union bureaucracy supported strike breakers against the fighting workers, and, in spite of the enormous profits of the employers, have ac quiesced in wages being reduced month by month. The discontent of the working class against the lackeys of the bourgeoisie increased. Hun- dreds and hundreds tore up eir party membership cards and thous- ands withdrew from the trade unions, in spite of the efforts of the revolu- tiohary trade union opposition to prevent this, There was a movement going on in Hungary which was bound to cause the creatures of Horthy to fear that the ground would give way under their feet. They also realized that this movement would obtain a lead from the growing Communist Party of Hungary, which is providing the movement with proper aims and giv- ing it a definite direction. About three months ago the con- gress of the Tailors’ Union adopted by an overwhelming majority a re- solution welcoming the alliance be- tween the English and Russian trade unions, dnd calling upon the work- ers to fight for revolutionary trade union unity. After the Marseilles congress of the II International the Budapest Shoemakers’ organization | held a meeting which was attended by 2,000 members, and which in a most impressive manner demonstrated in, Ig favor of revolutionary trade un nea unity. The meeting expressed’ 2 of the counter revolution ary attitude ot the trade union coun- a and instructed the delegates of the Leather Workers” Union to vote’ at the international congress of the admission of the unions. The Hungarian social democracy;# Russian trade which not only has a decisive in- * Help Us Out! A great amount of work has to be done in the office. More work than our office can speedily handle. If you can A spare a little time—c’mon over. 182 OUR DAILY PATTERNS CHILD’S ROMPERS. Cut in 3 sizes: 6 months, 1 A 6-months’ size re 4977. Price 12c. GIRLS’ UNDER GARMENT. 5253. Cut in 6 sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10-year size requires 1% yard of 36-inch material if made with “shaped shoulders.” With cami- sole top 1% yard is required. Price 120c. FASHION BOOK NOTICE! various mple the home the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. Wrap your lunch in a copy of} par * Party. To this work he had devoted | The replies given by Rakosi to his leather workers in Paris for the ert on a new phase. fluence in the trade unions, but is organizatorily connected with them, felt that all this meant the beginning of the end.. They decided, as the trade union papers announced, to take “determined action.” This deter- mined action” has now been carried out. Within the last few days the executive committee of the Shoe- makers’ Union has been dissolved and all prominent revolutionary members expelled, while the trade union coun- cil has arbitrarily set up a commis- sion to take the place of the dissolved executive. But this was not all. All the spies and detectives were set to work. The trade union bureaucracy and the social democracy worked quite openly hand in hand with the Horthy police. It has now come to light from official reports that the trade unions and social democrats employed dozens of people, who not only worked in the Hungarian socialist labor party, but who also managed to smuggle into the ranks of the Communists as spies. In this manner they succeeded in getting on the track of our Comrade Rakosi, who led the Communist move- ment in Hungary, and in having, him, as well as over a hundred other com- rades, arrested. By means of fearful tortures the police succeeded in ex- torting “confessions” from some aon. rades. And by means of lying fabri- cations bourgeois society in Hungary was “rescued.” The “Nepszava, the organ of the Hungarian social democratic party, was overjoyed. It deciared that the social democracy could itself have settled with the Communists, but every line betrayed its satisfaction. Its joy, however, was somewhat pre- mature. Comrade Rakosi behaved he- roically before the police. The police did not succeed, even by means of the most fearful tortures, in extracting a “confession” from him. He admitted that he had come to Hungary in order to carry on Communist propaganda and to organize a strong Communist his Hte, and because he knew that he had contributed something to this work he considered that he had not lived in vain. In the face of his tor- turers he delivered an impassioned speech against capitalism and against the Horthy regime in a tone which even won the respect of the jailers. questioners had such an effect that even the newspapers of the race protectors“ (fascists) reported his statements, which at once brought about a complete change in the rom mood. Only the Nepszava kept silence regarding them. il But this will not help the heroes of the pact with Horthy, the allies of the hangmen. The attitude of Com- rade Rakosi has called forth a fight- ing mood among the working masses ih Hungary, so that the social demo- acy and the Hungarian bourgeoisie ‘will soon realize to their cost what a Weng Communist means even in prison. By his heroic bearing Comrade Rakosi had not only made a deep impression upon the working masses, but has rendered an indisputable service to Communism. The working masses percéive not only the act of devotion, but also the direction in which they have to fight. As a result the Hungarian revolu- tionary labor movement is entering The glorious me- mory of the Hungarian proletarian dictatorship ig again revived, not only among the masses of the industrial proletariat, but also among the poor peasants, and this means an in- destructable gain for the Communist Party. The road and the direction have now been indicated, not only by words but also by self-sacrificing acts, and this means a serious step forward for the victorious revolution. Strike Against Jersey Woolen Cuts. PASSAIC, N. J.—Three hundred and eighty employes of the Passaic Wor- sted Co. are striking against the 10% wage cuts applied this fall to 10,000 workers in New Jersey woolen fac, tories. 75 80 N LADIES’ APRON 5145. Cut in 4 sizes: Small, 34-86; SF medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 3% yards of 27- inch material. Price 12c. LADIES’ DRESS. 5254. Cut in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40,42 44 and 46 inches bust measure, A 38 inch size requires 4 yards of material 40 inches wide with & yard of con- trasting for collar bands and puffs if made as illustrated. The width of the skirt at the lower edge is 2% yards. Price 12c. patterns be TO Pg Ok gg BUYERS—The sold thru DAILY WORKER” the Bie rn 88 are tur- of patterns nd. Delivery of t- ‘terns at a wit take a -help! * * a, To Save THE DAILY WORKER | FOR. RENT ) Beautiful Front Room for One or Two Comrades uin modern South Side apart- ment. All conveniences, priv- ate, no other roomers. Inquire at information desk, DAILY ? WORKER Office. } b F =-_ -- —— ~~” — -_- - - — To those who work hard for their money, I will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street i ogy he date of eng not become impatient delayed. . PITTSBURGH, PA, Visas Workers 1 sib to Russia HELSING Oct, 22 —The gov- ernor of the F 8, province of Hju- land has refu visas to the Finnish trade union delegation to the Soviet Union. The delegation has been ready to got. Russia for a month now, but it is hi: dered and sabotaged in every possible way by the Finnish author- ities. The delegation will protest to the ministry of the interior against the action of the governor. The newspaper, Social Democrat, is carrying on a campaign against the journey of the trade union del-gation to Soviet Russ but fears that the 3 of the governor will be used for e purposes. Tour Union Meeting | Fourth Friday, Oct. 23, 1925. 237 Bakers and Contect.oners, 3420 W. 122 errs 64th and 8. Ashland 429 Boiler Makers, losth and Ave. M. 434 Boller — 55th and Halsted. 533 — 62d and Halsted. ng Trades Council, 180 W “Washingt Wet Council, 180 W. Washington 2200 e 4 “ § Halsted St. 14286 Commercial 1 Artists. 15 9 Electricians, 2901 W. Monroe St. 182 Electricians, 19 W. Adams» St. 683 ge (Loc.), eames to. 845 Engineers, 180 W. Washington gt 674 Firemen and Enginemen, 5428 e. 45 Fur Workers, 17117 Gardeners and Florists, Village Hall, Morton Grove. 21 Garment aoe 175 W. Wash- ington St., 6 R4 = Workers, 118 ued ‘Carriers, 1850 Sherman St., Eva 7 Janitors, | 166 W. Washington St. Ladies — 1 8 Joint Board, 328 W. Van Bur 4 Li graphers, 639 S. Ashland Blvd. 113 Mu N * „mix and Marsh- h and Halsted Sts cor. Lexingtot. and Western Machinists, 53d PL. ant. hime yr ] Ushers, 119 8. 1 Sve 3 Throop St. ors. 14 W. Harrison P. m. W. Ne St. 297 Railway | Railway Carmen, Pie Island, III. Railway 8 8 and Robey. Railway Clerks, 9 S. Clinton St. pe S 55 508 3 Milwaukee Ave. 1 (Men). 315 Plymouth Ct., 30 p. m. Telegraphers, 1 R. T. Cort Club, 0 Hotel 111 Upholsterers, 159 N. State St. 301 atchmen (Stock r er 3749 8. Halsted St., 9 a. Local 269, A. C. W. —Meets every 2nd Friday, 1564 No. Robey. (Note—Unless — otherw ise stated al) meetings are at 8 p. m.) ES? ST i by U.S. S. R. Erie MOSCOW, Oct. 22.— (By Tass.)— Mr. Victor Morleau, the very known French jotirnalist who Nijny Novgorod, fair lately, said to a Tass correspondent: „ have found that all rumors spread abroad about Nijny Novgorod fair not being properly organized were void of any foundation. The fair was in a brilliant condition. I was delegated here by the National French Export Union in order to es- tablish trade relations between French industry and U. S. 8. R. I came to the conclusion that French industry could make very successful business in the Nur Novgorod fair.” Negro bine Gets Good Hand. NEW YORK—Paul Robeson, Negro star actor, touring England in the Emperor Jones of Eugene O'Neill, gets a hand from the London Daily Herald, organized lahor’s paper, say- ing: “And that Mr. Paul Mp is an exceptionally powerful actOr there is not the slightest doubt. His per- formance was tremendous.” and ö to place his ideas in the necessary pon the Budapest police not being 42 3 (Continued page 1) our cause and ve devoted my whole life to the 's@rvice of this cause. Nothing interests me which is not connected with this cause.” This answer of Rakosi surprised even the deputy police president. It had to be admitted that he had not spoken out of a lack of human feeling, but out of a fanatical love for his life’s aim, which completely dominat- ed his mind and thoughts. “After all that has passed were you not afraid of returning to Hungary?” asked Hetenyi. To mention nothing else you must have realised that there would be a warrant for your arrest on the charge of various serious crimes, ranging from high treason and murder to interference with personal freedom?“ Rakosi replied calmly and resign- edly: “I was quite clear about everything when I declared my readiness to fulfil my mission. 1 realized at the outset that, in the event of a failure, I had to reckon with consequences which would threaten my life. I also knew that I should not be sent back to the Soviet Union as an exchanged prisoner but I did not let this interfere with ny decision. I much rather relied ble to find me. As a matter of fact.“ this is not the first time I have been n Hungary since the overthrow of the Soviet republic. I have already been here five times; twice I was in Buda- pest, it is true only for a short time, ind on the other occasions I was in the provinces. On the occasion of my first visit I felt gure that I should be able to return to Russia as an ex- change prisoner. But I now believe that there will not be anybody for whom I could be exchanged. Without wishing to flatter you—I do not desire to create the impression that I wished threby to improve my position—lI must declare that I did not think that the Budapest police had progressed so much in the last few years. At the most I feel certain stings of con- science that I have not worked better and more cautiously; and now I can say that I regret that I did not com- | mence my work earlier as { have been arrested so soon.“ After these declarations of Rakosi the court proceeded to deal with the actual matters in question. Rakosi declared that he was not prepared to submit any confession. He also refus- ed all information. At the most he was only prepared to make sonie re- marks regarding the evidence collect- ed up to now by the police, if it was, submitted to him. 2 When it came to questions as {the principles of Communism, Raké i was quite willing to answer, in fact it even came to a social-political ’ ae: bate between him and the polices. officer. As he said, he was prepared flight. He declared as follows: “The object of my journey was to set going Bolshevist propaganda and organization.” To the question what share he, that is to say the Communist Party, had in founding the Vagi Party, he made the following answer: “The part played by the Communist Party in the formation of the Vagi Party was, that a section of the Com- Aid Clothing Strike. NEW YORK—A special $2-a-week assessment has been voted by the Cutters’ Union of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union for the In- ternational Tailoring Co. and J. L. Tailor & Co. strikers who number about 1,800. Cleveland members of the Amal- gamated are assessing themselves one dollar each for the same cause anc an advance $500 check has been forwarded by the Cleveland joint board. 5 nightly mass meetings. ment. Elabor 35 cents, all else free. GRAND OPENING of the American Negro Labor Congress Sunday 3 7 O' clock, October 25, hian Hall, 207 East 35th Street. Congress will last for one week. Different program each night. hear the best speakers of both races of the American Labor Move- 4 musical program. To close the event, a Grand International Ball and Program. Saturday evening, 8 o'clock, October 31. Lovett Fort-Whiteman, National Organizer. National Secretary. Business sessions in the day, Come and Admission to dance, H. V. Phillips, 8411 Jos. Catipar, City Shoe Hospital Work Done While U Wait All Work Guaranteed. Give Us a Trial and We'll Give You the Satisfaction.. * MEN’S SHOES FOR SAE. JOS. ZELINSKI, Prop., Hamtramek, Mich. + phi 4 munist Party allied themselves with the members from the social demo- cracy and endeavored to influence the working class in a revolutionary direction. At that time I was, as a matter of fact, in Moscow; this may have happened just about April.” „ — The official 8 Oraiujsag (Eight O'clock News) describes the cross- examination as follows: “Rakosi’s imprisonment seemed to have pulled him down considerably. His eyes were sunken and his face was pale when he entered the room of the deputy police president. When Rakosi was asked with whom he had frequented when in Vienna, and who of these people were at present in the hands of the Budapest police, Rakos{ did not reply at once, but declared after shortly considering the matter: “Pardon me, but I can- not remember anything more, but even if I could remember anything, I should not be prepared to betray my comrades to the police. It was in vain that the deputy president addressed further questions to the former people’s commissar re- garding the names of those Com- munists with whom he was connected; Rakosi firmly stood by his refusal to sive information and did not recognize anybody with whom he was confront- ed. Finally, when he was weary of the long cross-examination, he declared in a somewhat irritated tone: “You can keep questioning me as long as you like. I can only say that was quite clear regarding everything when I declared my readiness to carry out my mission. I also know that the Hungarian authorities will condemn me according to martial law, and that perhaps I shall not even escape the death penalty. But under no circumstances will I deliver my friends to any police in the world..... You sit now, gentlemen, and enjoy yourselves as if you were in a box at the theater, because you have in your hands a people’s commissar of the Soviet republic, but I repeat, you are making a tremendous mistake if you believe that I will make any de- clarations to you which could facilitate the examination. You can do what you like with me: you can even hang me, gentlemen, but you will not get me to say anything.” This emphatic declaration of Rakosi was disregarded by the police officers and they asked him other questions. They wanted especially to get out of him what was the actual object of his journey to Budapest. “The propagation of Bolshevist ideas and to set going the work of organiza- tion,” replied the former people's cOmmissar, “the work of organizing ahd of recruiting I took on myself.” From his emphasis upon the word “I” it is to be seen that he wishes to take the whole responsibility for the organ- izing of the Communists upon him- self. col WORKER. TELLS MATES HOW TO WORK Only a Nucleus Can Beat Flivver King (Worker Correspondent.) JERSBDY CITY, N. J., Oct. 22— 1 have read an account in The DAILY WORKER of a shop nucleus in action in the Ford Detroit plant. As I am working in the Kearney plant, I can appreciate the difficulties experienced by a small number of comrades at- tempting to function. What suprises me is that they have not been ferreted out on account of the large distribution of DAILY WORKERS. Every Ford plant has a private police system of guards, which report all occurences out of the or- dinary, uses provocative methods and certain susceptible individuals as stool pigeons. They are very careful in getting a worker just right as an account is sent to Detroit regarding every dis- charge. Petty officials are kept just as shaky regarding their jobs as the ordinary worker. This is a deliber- ate policy on the part of the com- pany to keep every one on tip toe do- ing their “best” and more then their best with the threatening whip of dis- charge snapping all the time. I have noticed during the war and after the armistice there was a cer- tain independent spirit amongst the men in the department of the final assembly, who would not stand for abuse or too much overtime. This, remarkable to say, was tol- erated by the company and the best results were obtained by men who performed important operations which were key positions on the conveyér along which the cars were assembled. These men would act together and in this way controlled production. The foreman and the superintendent were afraid to discharge them for fear of falling down on the production de- manded by home office at Detroit. Ford “Efficiency.” But when the labor market was be- ing oversupplied by returned soldiers, they, sent an “efficiency man” from Detroit, who went thru every depart- ment and discharged twenty and thirty men at a clip. Taking this as a cue, I suggest that members and sympathizers should work themselves into key positions which can be done as those jobs are generally hard and taxing and are not desirable, but this can be over- come by acquiring skill. As the fore- man will, when he finds a worker not pliable or undesirable, attempt to replace him with another. Don’t teach anyone but comrades tricks of the trade. The nucleus is the only way to se- cure some power and control in the Ford organization. HOLD ’EM : | IN NEW YORK Additional Daily Worker will be announced soon. Leave these dates open so you can attend each of the Dally Worker RESCUE PARTIES HUNGARIAN WORKERS’ 7 SAT., Oct. 31 HOME, 350 East 81st Street, Branches Co-operating: Yorkville English—Esthonian Yorkville Hungarian—Y. W. L. No. 4. Hung. Yorkville German—Y¥. W. L. No. 7, English Yorkville German Night Workers Czecho-Slovak Educational Alliance, 76 Throop Ave., Brooklyn. SAT.., we the OCT. 31 Jewish Williamsburg. MANHATTAN LYCEUM, 66 East 4th St., N. V. C. MON Branches Co-operating: . English Downtown Ukrainian Downtown NOV. 2 Russian Downtown—liItalian Downtown Polish Downtown V. W. L. No. 5—English Armenian—Y. W. L. No. 28—Russian—Oriental FINNISH WORKERS’ HALL, 764 40th St., Brooklyn. SAME Branches Co-operating: DATE English Coney Isiand—English Boro Park oe Finnish South Brooklyn—Russian So. Brooklyn (Visit Both) Lithuanian Boro Park—Scand. South Brooklyn BRONX WORKERS’ HALL, 1347 Boston Road, Bronx. SAT Branches C-ooperating: NOV 44 V. W. aos No. 1—Eng.—Y. Ww. 3 No. 2— Jewish V. W I. No, 22—Jewish—Y. W. L. No. 29— Russ German Bronx Night Workers ; Rescue Parties are being ar- ranged for Harlem, Astoria, Williamsburg and Brownsville with the co-operation of the branches in those sections and Watch for ‘em! *
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* SUBSCRIPTION RATES > GaSe wall (in Chicage only): By mall (outeide of Chicago): 00 per year $4.50 six months | . $6.00 per vear 23.50 six months 3 — months $2.00 three months — i * 1 Address all mail and make out checks to 8 “THe DAILY WORKER, 1118 W. Washiagtes & Bivd., Chicago, nns J. LOUIS ENGDAHL | — WILLIAM F . DUNNE f MORITZ J. LOEB Business Manager Bntered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, III., under the act of March.3, 1879. — — N Advertising rates on application. 3 bo 2 . . Now Comes the Italian Mission Count Volpi, the Italian finance minister, and his entourage are on the high seas bound for America with the hope of settling their national debt to the United States. The use of the:term “settlement of the debt” in this case, as in the case of the other nations sending missions to these shores, is ambiguous. What they really seek is some means of assuring the United States that they can adjust their in- ternal economic condition so that loans may be granted them. Italy, like France and the other debtor nations, needs loans. It dare not embark upon the perilous road of overdinflation of cur- rency. In that direction lies disaster. Only thru securing loans can she hope to maintain a stable currency. The United States is the sole source of loans in the world today. And while controlling the major portion of the world’s gold supply, this country cannot transcend economic law. This enormous supply of gold cannot remain fallow. It must be used or the economy of the nation will stifle under its weight. It was not because of any disinterested concern for the welfare of Europe that the government at Washington last May sent a note to all nations whose debts are not settled, demanding that they send delegations here for the purpose of making satisfactory arrangements to handle the debt. This note, containing belligrent implications, had the effect of shaking the already tottering currency of both Italy and France. It was precisely the result desired by Wall Street. France came, the debt question was discussed. The French finance minister, Caillaux, with all his much vaunted Wizardry had to face the alternative of accepting humilating terms that would place his government under the complete financial hegemony of the United States, and face personal political eclipse at home, or pro- erastinate with the hope of getting better terms. His failure caused the decline in the franc on the exchanges of the world. Now, in spite of his efforts, he faces a critical political situation. He is confronted with the imperative necessity of raising. internal revenue sufficient to uphold the franc until he can again come to the United States with new proposals. His efforts in this direction may drive him from office. The right parties in France assail him for his proposal to raise taxes, while the left radical socialists denounce him for refusing to advocaté a capital levy. When the next French mission arrives, Cail- laux will probably have been retired to private life. Meanwhile the currency crises will become acute and an American fact finding com- mission will leave for France to take an invoice of the country pre- paratory to a Dawes plan for that nation. Italy is in the same fix. Count Volpi will discover that Mus- solini’s plan to evade falling under the domination of America| imperialism by insisting that Italy pay no more annually to the United States than she receives in reparation from Germany will not work. If American imperialism could be satisfied with such an arrangement it would be much simpler for all the allied nations to turn over their reparations claims to the United States and make her a collection agency for the world. It is not merely collecting debts that concerns the United States, but means of disposing of the enormous gold influx. Just as the debtor nations must have money, so this country must dispose of money—not charitably, but profitably. She will be able to do that after she has bankrupted the debtor nations, just as one powerful group of private capitalists bankrupt others preparatory to gobbling them up. As we have said before, the native bourgeoisie of the debtor countries will resist this development for a time. Then, after the heads of a few political puppets have fallen, the native capitalists submit, and become faithful vassals of American imperialism, ex- ploiting the working class for the glory of Morgan, and in return re- ceiving a portion of the loot for acting as slave drivers and policemen. It will be the working class that will bear the burden. The one alternative to a Dawes plan for France and Italy is the revolution. By rising and overthrowing their own capitalist class they will at the same time strike a blow at the imperialists of the United States. American Destroyers in Egyptian Waters Americans who believe in the legend that the government is a peace-loving, high-minded institution, the carrier of democracy and light to the world, have of late received some rude jolts. Following the naval invasion of China, the shooting of workers in the trade halls of Panama City, we now have the spectacle of American destroyers “of the Asiatic squadron” traversing the Mediterranean Sea from Gibraltar to Damascus to aid the French in their colonial war against the Arabs in Syria. This aid to the monsters of French imperialism who, within the week, have executed 700 Arabs, is concealed under the contemptible excuse that Americans and their property must be protected. Pro- tected from what? The Arabs? Heaps of corpses, victims of French gallows and firing squads, brand the excuse of the American state department an infamous lie. American destroyers are aiding the imperialist nations of Europe because this government is financially interested in those nations. Their power rests, in an enormous degree, upon their colonies. The destroyers are in the port of Alexandria to aid the French suppress their colonials, because a successful revolt in the colonies will cripple Frauce and endanger the investments of the House of Morgan. The American workers should as one man demand that the United States government keep its hands off Syria and every other nation where suppressed people are striving to oVerthrow a hideous and debasing thralldom. The fiery cross of that moron aggregation, the ku klux klan is to flame forth from the highest tower in Chicago. That particular branch of protestantism founded by the maniac, John Wesley, known as the methodist episcopal church, has erected an office build- ing 565 feet high on which it will place an illuminated cross which can be seen a distance of 15 miles. The reports do not state whether lighting rods are to be placed upon it to guard against an accidental thunderbolt that Jehovah might swing in that direction. A number of soc jalists have receiv ed endorsements by the capi- talist non-partisan political organization in New York known as the Citizen’s Union. Is that not equivalent to being endorsed by cap- * profound Year 1849 1909 times. Year 1849 1859 1869 1879 1889 1899 1904 1909 1914 1919 —— 2 0 23**5*ä„ 2 „ „„ „ „„ „ „ „„ „ „ „„ In the course of 70 years, the num- ber of wage workers in industry was multiplied almost ten times. last five year period alone, the number increased by more than the total of the post-civil-war years. The increases in total population for the same per- iod was from 23,191,876 to 105,710,620, a multiplication of less than five astounding rate. While it is welbknown United States has been undergoing a ation for the past several generations, from an agricul- tural country’ to the position of fore- most industrial and financial power in the world, yet the tremendously high speed with which this transformation has been proceeding is hardly realiz- ed. Study of statistics up to 1920, with allowance made for the geomet- rical increase in the years since that time, will bring a realization that the period 1920-1930 in the U. S. will mark a profound revolution, sults of which are hard to imagine. Growth of Industrial Proletariat. Following is a table of the number of wage-workers engaged in manufac- turing and mechanical industries from 1849 to 1919: Number of Wage transfo Workers 1,311,246 2,053,996 2,732,595 4,251,535 6,615,046 7,036,247 9,096,372 6,946,570 8,763,233 957,059 5.306.143 5,468,383 | that the the world-re- Including hand and neighbor- hood indus- tries. + Factories only. Growth of Capital. Capital of manufactyring establish- ments grew, during this period, at an A comparison of the census of capital for each census pe- riod is very instructive: Capital (In millions of dollars) 533 1,009 1,694 2,790 6,525 9,813 12,675 18.428 22,790 44,466 eben seems hardly necessary to 1: j — In the!” . The emphasize this t ic growth. The capital of ind in the middle of the 19th century unge ty more | than 80 times in the course of 70 years. „ ot e Valeo. the process of be pie x" Growth in Size of Factories. Comprehensive statistics on size groups of manufacturing establish- ments is very meagre. What there is available is only for the years 1909, Surplus values produced in the 1914, and 1919. This is sufficient, same period show the same phenome-| however, to show the trend of de- nal increases and reveal the dynamic | velopment. center of the whole process which has Olassification by number of wage- study of this table reveals many more “eek than 4050600 eee Board. in 1909, 258 out of every 1000; in 1914 only 221; in 1919 omnly 119. A such interesting and instructive side- lights on the growth of large: seule | | production. Within the same 10 ‘youd period we find that the group of large plants (million dollars and over per year) of 1919 or bes Peres Of course some workers are employed in factories of allowance wot ab . for the] more than 1000 workers. Over 70% higher * of years, but ot all workers are in factories which this is a very factor indeed |empley more than 100 workers. Some compared with the rate of increase of 16,000 establishments concentrate surplus values. within themselves the overwhelming Production and Rate of Exploitation. | bulk of manufacture, Extremely interesting also is the] Still more illuminating are the course, of wages ahd production per | comparative figures of three periods, worker, and the rate of exploitation | of establishments grouped according whieh is shown in the ratio between] to value of product per year: increased its proportion of all values 3 the giant system of Ameri-| workers per establishment is avail- produced from 43.8% to 67.8%; of the n Values able only for the year 1919. This total values added in manufacture, it Surplus shows the following: a 7 7 — Year Wages WA ' rp 2 7 In thousands, t dollars—000. : om fed) 5 5 a 5 fe 4250 os 1849. 236.755 463.982 227. E SE E 8 * 1 1 378,878 854,256 475,378 sf £ 5 Gn, Si ee teem | (ee e & & BORO 3 1.381.218 1218 1.319.145 se | 52 +. | Sees oy 99. 2,320,938 1 3,335,5 ww 2 u d. 718 as 1904 00. 2,610,444 6694 3.683. None 5 37,934 12.4 Sree, „2 1 Sree Sore ate 513.875 | to 5 workers.. ——— 141.742 48.8 311,576 a) 5 : 15131888282 2498 14.288.258 2 56,208 . N renn 1 2828 Re . e 21 to 50 workers . 25,379 8.7 829, 105 132 — 10,985,895 151 ° 14.867 7,256 51 to 100 workers... se — 18 4.2 344 Tt 4 0,985, 25,853. , 101 to 250 Workers wee, 0,068 ‘4.45 581,763 3 It would take almost 70 years lik 251 to 600 workers........~ 3,590 1-2 126,895 e that of 1849 to produce as much sur- Over 1000 wate... 1,021 3 2,397,596 i R plus value as that onthe single year More than one-fourth of ail the“ increascu its proportion from 35. 7% to 62.3%. All of this great swing ot the con- trol of production. to. the great mono- poly and semi-monopoly. organizations, the trusts, syndicates, combines etc., 4 was not brought about by the world“ The same process was clearly | war. and rapidly going on in the entire 60 years since the Civil War. But the} | whereas. previous enumerations w E AP sb ie» - 1920. census was pray! in mid in ‘the summer. It is pa 45 ne increase of 1.286% apt creased to 569 out of every 1000. On the other hand the smaller establish- ments all sharply decreased in rela- tive importance; all plants produeing cluded in the census. The biennial census of manufacturés was tab- lished only after the war. There can hardly fail to be a profound connec- 4 ß Producin „ , .“ Of . 87, 1 1 chan 88,000 65,4 97. 93,349 45,813 129.623 142.420 age — Surplus | $2:000 to $20,000............ 87,440 87.931 86,988 249,722 429,037 470,006 Feat br ‘ed Worker Valea 20,000 to 3100,00 77,911 814 57,27 793,528 999,510 1,090,449 ; 100,000 to $500,000...... 9,647 25,847 27,824 1.719,82. 3,002,071 2,896,532 1 R 8 ** Pet “eo ay 1,000, 9,208 320 1,114,615 1869 . 2 302.00 880.00 125 — > and over...... 10. 414 3,819 3,060 5,172, 712 2,476,206 2,015,629 cosnenee . * 105 275.791 268.491 9.096.372 7.036.247 6,615,046 — n The. “full significance of the above 1904 2 477.00 1151.00 141 figures may not be apparent at first World War did tremendously accele- 1914. 1 rae ke 1 ras glance. A little analysis will make it rate the process, and caused a ‘leap 1919....... 1162.00 2750.00 14 clearer. The largest plants, in 1909, forward in a few years that would 133 12 345 1 — „ employed 305 out of every 1000 work- otherwise have required two decades ers; in 1914, thi It is unfortunate that the crucial] ef very 1900: PgR eat 1550 re 2 years of the world war are not in- : : Changing Composition of Population. A comparison of the ratio of various octupations to the total population, the National Industrial Conference tion between the Spanish-American war of 1898, and the jump of the rate of surplus value from an even 100% | 10,000 French Casualties in the NH in 1889 to 144% im 1899. This con- nection is in the nature of both cause and affect. The pressure of accumu- venture in world-impe alism, and the lating surplus Mga was the force that carried the 20 into its ‘the| résulting = — AA industry and PARIS, Oct. 22—The — — in Morocco up to Oct. 15 were 2,176 French soldeirs killed; including officers and men, and 8,297 wounded, Premier Painleve announced this evening. These figures in- olude both native and French expeditionary troops. Premier Painléve stated that ‘the Moroccan war has now cost 950,- _ 600,000 Paper france. sn! tions. of 1922. ers. strike. the othe split. ers, work. build a 1 fight me. facturers’, competitor. italist system, By CHAS. KRUMBEIN, Workers (Communist) Party Candi date for President of Board of K ' Alderman. | bosses or the workers, of big business, democratic or repub- lican, representing the class interests of the bosses present you with a lot of phoney issues for the purpose of beclouding the real issues. cialist party, claiming to you, refuses to fight for your most elementary needs. even agree to a united labor ticket in this election which would unite labors’ forces to offset the power of the capitalists. outstanding need in the struggles of the workers at the present time is unity of action. The best argument for the need of unity on the part of the workers is to point out how the bosses maintain power through their and how on the other hand the defeats of labor are due to its lack of unity. Big business is united in its mani- employers’, etc. organiza- Whenever they have a struggle on their hands with the workers they | show this unity because the recognize their class interests. illustration: Two large r hand the K Operations RK ERS of New York City you ‘are again .confronted with a municipal election. Those asking for your support represent either the The parties The so- represent They would not united The most consolidations Let us use an]. h ig railroad strike 7 23 | for them and for trade union unity. trunk lines, the New York Central and the Pennsyl- vania running from New York City to Chicago thad a large number of their workers on strike. continuously competing for business. One would think that one of them would come to an agreement with the striking workers, and the through re- suming maximum most of the business.away from its But this was not done because they know that their inter- ests differ from those of the workers and that they must act unitedly to defeat the workers, which they did. The unity of the railroad owners with the assistance of the government was responsible for the defeat of the work- The government, be it national, state or city, being part of the cap- comes to the aid of the bosses as was so clearly shown during the above mentioned railroad Injunctions were issued and the armed forces of the government were used against the strikers. Both are take On workers were Only part of the railroad work- that is certain crafts, went out on strike while the rest remained at HE above lesson should be enough to teach the’ workers that they must amalgamate their craft unions into powerful industrial unions and party so that they can ectively on all fronts. — — — 7 22 8 — e ee — — — tee nr e — r „ Workers! Your: Int a be spent exclu tor agricultural machinery and iregion of hus 4 4 tt sts Demand Unity! | ik Wide pate n e hes Clty jtons bes to tine the firet. stab is would have been iderably furth-| uniting the workers thru amalgama- : through a unitéd labor ticket for tion on the economic field and a labor election. The. t party and on the political field. The Com- lenchmen in the unions are re-|m sponsible for the disunity of the workers in this campaign. They refus- ists and their sympathizers are the only ones, as has been shown in the past, that will make a militant ed to consider the proposal of the fight for these elementary needs of; Workers (Comm Party for althe workers. united labor ticket, for this election. finds If the organized workers and their A e ee eee, ee eee sympathizers of New Fork City had a labor party to wage their fight on the political field they would be able to make themselves felt: Even if at present they were not successful in carrying the elections chy a large vote for their clags demands it would be considered as a protest*that would get them more material gains than the Class collaboration polſey of the labor fakers of “rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies” would ever get them. Furthermore, labor, united politically could carry on a fight at all times for their interests. As for in- stance, #f an injunction is issued, or the police are being used against strikers a real fight could be made be it electton time or not. Nothing is gained without a strug- gle. This was recently shown in New York City where tens of thou- sands of the members of the Interna- ‘tional Ladies“ Garment Workers’ Union carried on a splendid fight which finally culminated in a victory f internatfonally. Everything possible, should be done by the American work-+ ers to bring to this country the spirit, and the determination for world tradé uniow unity which has received such a good start by the 11,000,000 workers-of England and Russia thru their world trade union unity conference. The workers in uniting and fight- ing for their most pressing needs will learn to fight for their complete eman- cipation from capitalism which is the cause of all their troubles. This must and will be done when the workers, united for action, will replace the capi- talist system with a workers’ and farmers’ government. Support the Workers (Communist) Party as the leader in your struggles for your immediate demands and as the leader fer the finai struggle for the solution of all your troubles thru supplanting the capitalist regime with a, workers’ and poor farmers’ govern- ment. Remember it is better to vote for ! 5 what you want and not get it, rather Supporting the Workers (Commun- than to vote for what you do not want ist) Party ticket in the coming elec- and get it. . | Agricultural News from Soviet Russia V * Agricultura Machines and implements for 1925-26. MOSCOW, Oct, 22 According to the department of internal commerce the U. S. S. R. will require in 1925-26 agricultural machines and implements valued at 120,000,000 rubles. The English-Rugsian concern “Arcos” is commencing to erect dairy fac- tories in Siberia. WMW the spring of 1926, 22 factories will have been built All of them will be equipped with up-to-date machinery. New Agricultural Experiment Fields and Stations. The following number of stations will be established in the coming agri- cultural year of 1925-26: Four hundred and fifty experimental and 1,200 exhibition stations for flax and hemp; 250 fields and. 675 stations for potatoes; 80 fields and 205 stations for sugar beets; 150 fields and 390 stations for oil-making plants; 135 fields and 390 stations for medical herbs; ang six plantations for tobacco. Li oe by 1 ; 25,000,000 Rubles for Agricultural Machinery for the. Central 10 Region of the R. 8. F. 8. R. 11 he 1 executive committee of the peoples commissariat of the R. S. F. S. has allotted 25,000,000 rubles to improve agricultural methods applied Ri the central region of the R. S. F. S. R. This money will so do they apply nationally and“ tion of left wing socialisfs and the a KOS! MURDER SUNDAY . n pa,, Oct. 22.— Philadelphia Workers (Commun. st) Party will hold a protest mass meeting and demonstration on Sun- day, Oct. 25, at 8 p. m. at the Mer- ‘‘eantile Hall, 849 N. Franklin St., to demand the immediate reepal of the death sentence against our » Comrade Mathias Rakosl by the “murderous Horthy Hungarian gov- pyerament. The speakers to address the meeting will-ibe Norman Tal- entire, Alex Bail, Rudolph Baker and Eber. ° |Szechenyi White Guard Minister in B. S., Fears Publicity WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.— Count Laszlo Szechenyi, minister from Hungary, has received from the International Labor Defense in Chi- cago, a protest against the persecu- arrest and threatened execution of Rakosi, a former commissar under the Bela Kun government of 1919. Clarence Darrow, Upton Sinclair, and leaders in the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberals thruout the United States are bomb- arding Szchenyi with telegrams to the same effect. They ask that the min- ister to Washington notify the dicta- tor Horthy in Budapest that American liberals demand that the terror against Hungarian liberals shall cease, in the name of humanity. Szechenyi is a white guard, and fully sympathetic with Horthy’s me- thods. That is why he was sent to Washington. What he fears is not the telegrams that may be sent him, but whaj may be published here. He also fears the International Labor De- fense will start picketing his office, gation when Lanzutsky was threaten- ed with death last Spring. To Popularize 3 MOSCOW, Oct. 22.—A special con- ference was held at the State Publish- ing House under the chairmanship of Mr. Lunatcharsky, the people's com- missary of education, to work out plans for the publication of popular editions of classics of Russian and foreign literature. There are to be published about 100 volumes in 1295-26. The Russian classics will include Andreyév, Vere- sayev, Gorky, Gogol, Morelenko, Les- kov, Mamin-Sibiryak, Nekrasov, Re- shatnikov, Saltykov, M. Trotsky and Nepansky. Among the ‘foreign class- ies will be Byron, Betanger, Heine, Shalley and Aeschylus: °°: inn in 1870 and 1920, has been made by as was the case with the Polish le- The decrease in proportion of sea- tarers is a reflection of a now-passing phase of American development—the period of the conquest of the conti- nent, when American energies were turned inward. The new position ot the U. S. as dominant power in imperialism is tll beginning, to change this, with the U 3 as a challenger of of the seas. But ‘he saben onda giants of steel and steam require rela~ they were in the early days ot Amer ‘ica. Railroad workers, in the increased proportion amounting to 220%, re- flect the growing importance of trans- portation as productign becomes more integrated, more national (and even international) in its scope. Summary. _From all of the foregoing, ore Nene of supreme importance emerges: The torces of capitalism are hammering out, in the United States, the largest, class conscious itself, and -ef its historie er to over the control and e ot society... - 30 1 independent Workmen’ 8 Circle of Buffalo, N. 2 for Rakosi Freedom BUFFALO, Oct. 22— At a mass meeting arranged by the Independent Workmen's Circle branches of Buffalo, Friday, Oct. 16, in the Labor Lyceum, a ‘ ‘ae ja resolution demanding the release lot the more than one hundred Hun- garian working class fighters was adopted. Comrade Nathan Bass spoke in the name of the International Labor De- tense, telling about the Horthy terror government and its policy of exterm- ination of all working class opposi- tion. At the conclusion of his speech the following resolution was unanimously adopted and telegraphed to Hungarian minister at Washington: “Laszlo Szechnyi, “Hungarian Embassy, “Washington, D. C., “In mass meeting assembled under the auspices of the Independent Work- men Circle of Buffalo, we protest the imprisonment, torture and threatened. execution of over 100 political prison- ‘ers including Mathias Rakosi, peo ple's commissar in former Soviet gov- erhment of Hungary. We demand no court martial, no executions, and immediate release of workers held by the Horthy regime. “Signed: Dardick, Shalowitz, and Urman.“ 7 Oe ite Bulgarian Toilers Get Stiff Sentences From Court-Martial SOFIA, Bulgaria, and the rest to imprisonment from 8 to 15 years. The Sofia court-martial judged the case of a group of students; one of the accused has been sentenced to death and 8 others to penal servitude for 10 years and more. Workers’ House to Present a Tolstoy Play Saturday Night cd “Ot Ney Vse Kachestva” by L. N. Tolstoy, and “Vyigraly” by E. Veru- yustchy, will be presented next Sa- turday night, Oct. 24, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. Some of the best local Russian players are participating. At the same affair a raffle will take place, A violin,’ a ladies’ purse and 3 * in this ‘ > 4 > Sui N nee 1 8 5 all — . 2. — — DD If you want to roughly un- derstand Commi tudy it. a ladies’ wateh will be raed gl. by this Workers in 1920 1870 2,266 6 . 7,580 77,320, 25% Farm laborers* 37,544 74,848 —50 2 Raſlroad Workers 12.818 3,995 -|-220 “* deckhands 519 1,470 —65 ®. Domestic 28 servants noes 16,285 25,337 — 36 bd Barbers and N 1 manicurists ... 2,045 621 -|-229 ™. Office employes.. 26,691 1,926 ~|-1286 ba + This figure Anderes the actus: decline ot farm la n Oct. 22. — The court-martial in Acushehouk recently concluded the case of an illegal Com- f munist district organization. Four of , the accused are sentented to death IR ee ek aio Re ae aad “a . * 5 Co err , a RS a ee ae — —ũ——6——ñ:æ ee Rr RY
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4a 4 ä ͤ— — — “make. the world safe for democracy.“ wm 8 2 Germans had been a * 3 nn ac 23 SECOND SECTION | ment will appear every Saturday la The Daily Werker. By WILLIAM E. DUNNE. af ARTICLE i. TH the decay of British. indus- of L. as the labor outpost of. Ameri- 5 can imperialism. ‘To understand the full significance of this new alignment we must re-| call some as the incidents which trade unions and not only a powerful influence but, with their advocacy of labor in politics and with some of the traditions of 48 and 73 remaining, an influence for good. In many centers the German emigrants. bad been the organizers of the trade unions. , With the war all this was changed. Gompers' latent nationalism, always inclined more to the pure and simple trade unionism of Great Britain, fitted | in well with the wave of hatred aroused against the -“horrid Huns.” Everything German, including Ger- man trade unionists and German trade unionism, was cast into the outer darkness. HERE were no more uncompromis- ing haters of the German social- democrats and their unions that the fand the German trade union fraternal bureaucrats of the A. F. of L. The whole machinery of the unions be- came a spy-hunting agency under the direction of the department of justice and the army intelligence service and woe unto any union man with a Ger- man name who even opined that wag- es were a little too low in comparison with the mounting living costs. He was very lucky if he escaped lynch- ing. and the organization of the Commun- jist Party of America had created new | menaces for the valiant social-patriots to remove this blemish by admonition powerful influence in the American Class Stru A. F. of L. r is the first of. a series of 3 on che proceedings of the A. F. of L. convention, which will deal with The 1 me F. of L. and International Relations,“ The A. F. of L. and the Unorganized Workers,” The A. F. of L. and the ” “The A. F. of L. and the Left ss e nd Militarism. ” etc. : Brea after the Russian reren in the unions to fight, the British la- bor movement remained as the apo- theosis of all that was safe, sane and Anglo-Saxon except for its aberration in the matter of a labor party. The charitable Gompers tried many times and advice without heat or hatred. UT, largely because of the efforts. of the ish ‘trade unions, Great Britain ized Soviet Russia. Then came the Dawes’ plan and duty called the A. F. of L. for labor among the hated Huns that the fruits of the ly that haiti: capitalism was bank- rupt. He spoke warmly of the first workers’ and peasants’ government and stated that he was “proud of the achievements of class in Rus- sia.“ Green's speech in Wir was a deli berate insult to the British trade unions and a wholesale condemnation in the most bitter terms of the Rus- siam revolution and the Soviet gov- ernment. he Federated Press ren Wllose reports of the convention are marked by an effort to find something encouraging to the liberal elements while at the same time not antagoniz- ‘ing the * conservative, n: > _ =. N * 92 3 n Relations So much for the reception of Pur- cell’s proposal for recognition of Sov- iet Russia. UT the final insult was reserved for his urgent plea for world trade union uni The Federated Press reports 1 The proposal for world trade union unity was denounced in much the same terms as that for Russia recognition. com $s report, however, contained the interesting information that the “British work- ers have sent us a message urg- ing our sympathetic consideration of the proposal contained in this resolution.” Replying to this ap- peal, the committee ANNOUNCED A MONROE DOCTRINE FOR AMERICAN LABOR AGAINST “AGGRESSION BY PROP A- GANDA.” 1 ate The Pan-American Fe Feed of Labor, continued the report, is the recognized international labor movement of the Americas. Thru it the American republics give expres- =" os * * 7 — 7 3 2 * oo * we . . * = — - "The Entrance to the 2 : E onvention ö t- * to Wall Street thru social revolu- tion. The ‘reformist leaders of Germany submitted to American imperialism. but the British workers not only have spoken out against the Dawes’ plan, but have entered into the drive for world unlon unity, side by side fwith the All-Russian trade. unions, to ‘smash this slave scheme. O more the duty of ‘the A. v. ot L. is plain. The proceedings of the Atlantic City convention no doubt that cost what it may, the A. F. of L. has made a united front against the British and Russ trade unions and world trade union unity with the right wing of the Amster- dam International, the reformist sec- tions of the German trade unions. The tment accorded A. A. Pur- cell, fraternal delegate from the Bri- tish Trades Uniot Congress and chair- man of the Amsterdam International, delegates, during and after the con- vention, is proof of the where state- ment. URCELL made what is probably the most brilliant and closely rea- soned speech on the need for world trade union solidarity ever delivered at an A. F. of L. convention. He pointed out the menace of the Dawes’ plan and the danger of new imperial- war for democracy nt und he deat : eaved — ECOGNITION of Russia, the proposal of the Anglo-Russian Unity Committee for a world trade union congress to arrange a plan for international labor co-operation. were, . . defeated . And it is doubtful” if whether these left ing proposals have been assailed in harsher language at any previous convention the resctutlons committee on the Russian recognition proposals, rend by Matthew Woll and accepted by the convention, WAS A DECLARA- TION OF AGGRESSIVE ENMITY . . . “THE AMERICAN FEDERA- TION OF LABOR DECLARES 1718 HOSTILITY NOT MERELY IN A - DEFENSIVE MANNER, BUT IN A — ist wars and told the delegates plain- VITAL. AND AGGRESSIVE MAN- NER.” The next paragraph goes so far as to commend for its courage in refusing recognition the Ameri- can government whose administra- tion chiefs’ (Coolidge and Dawes, W. F.-D.) were opposed by labor in the 1924 campaign. Willlam Green . spoke as emphatically against a diplomatic rapprochement with Russia as had his predecessor, Samuel Gompers. He denounced Russian institutions as autocratic and praised American institutions as free . . . said he would fight attempts to change American institutions. (Emphasis mine, W. F. D.) - TIONALE OF. AUTOCRATIC 125 the report of son to the 3 and ideals of their wage earning masses and the American people are determin- ed, that it shall 80 continue. NEITHER THE, REO INTERNA- cow 1 ANY. OTH OF AMERICAN TARR” (Emphasis Mine, W. F. D.) ! The gist of this is: et the Bri- tish labor movement beware! The A. F. of L. will fight all attempts to make it part ofthe world trade union movement, but it reserves the right to follow the flag of American imper- ialism whenever it leads! Brotherly resolutions on matters of vital interest to workers the world over are denounced as “aggression ‘by propaganda.“ One additional comment 18 nseded; The Pan-American Federation of Labor includes me United States, Mexico aud Porto Rico. It is this ‘imperialist tool that the 4 F. of L. hails as the “recognized labor movement of the Americas.” ET us turn now to the speech of Fritz Tarnow, representing the German trade union delegation, and the reception accorded him. One searches in vain in the remarks of this reformist bureaucrat whose party of the Second International pre- (Continued on page 8) This magazine supple | ~ * 1 . 4 * 5 —
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_blishment of the Third International. ) In the chamber of. deputies Doriot By AMY SCHECHTER (Associate in Research Department) : ERE in the United States we real- ize the significance of the Riffian’ war and the Syrian campaign against the Druses as typical attempts on the part of French and Spanish imperial- ism to dominate and exploit colonial peoples, but the implications of the war in relation to the workers and peasants of the attacking countries have not been fully brought home to us. The fact is that the international nightmare of “the next war” has al- ready become a hideous reality for the French proletariat, they are already reliving those days that we have al- lowed to become Murred to a merci- ful dimness in our minds because it is intolerable to remember them. Looking through the columns of the French Communist press we see the spectacle of the world war being re- enacted—the colossal tragedy and stu- pidity of workers and peasants killing | bugs and being killed for the furtherance of their masters’ imperialist aims to their own deeper enslavement; savage repression at home, graft and incom- petence and brutality at the front - the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie in its war-time nakedness. between the way in which the French worker faced the situation in 1914-18, and the way in which he is facing it today, lies an immense and vital difference—a difference inj which is summed up the progress of the workers’ movement since the esta- In 1914-18 the French worker went into the war a dupe to the patriotism | the zeal for “La Gloire” that his mas- ters, with the able assistance of his, socialist betrayers, had used all the forces of press and propaganda to instill inti him; or at best, in dumb, vague protest against the forces that were engulfing him. Out of the tra- vail of monthg and years upon the field of battle Im tl beginnings on a revolution and of iaternationalism—bpet- inatinct- ak ive, groping and unformulated. In| Under Fire, Henry Barbusse, the Com- munist leader of the French organiza- tion of war veterans, has unforget- tably portrayed these birth-pangs of internationalism. on the battle fields of the world war. Today the French worker no longer faces war as an in- dividual, doomed to the ignmomy and loneliness of inarticulate and disre- garded suffering. He faces it as a member, more or less comscious, of a class, with his own class parliament- ary representatives, his own class press, his own class party and view- point and slogans, — ; and the other members of the Com- munist parliamentary fraction have revealed the war game move by move, shown up the offensive against the Riffs as a Banque de France adven- ture, interpreted “La Gloire” in terms of cold cash. Now that Painleve re- fuses, because he is afraid, to re- convene parliament, the Communist press goes on with the fight against“ the campaign of French imperialism, abominable treatment of the soldiers at the front. ‘ The anti-war propaganda of the tion of the French proletariat in this “next war”: letter of a group of soldiers who are taking part im the campaign against * of the officers, who are making life hell for us here. “In addition to having to work eighteen hours a day, we lack food, we get no rest, the sleep which is 80 necessary for us is refused us despite | the regulations. 5 „We are commanded by a drunkard who is continually threatening us with all sorts of things. rim.) Pe eS My . * Hoty 4 „ * a 2 a . * yaa As * : * 1 nary rr ee. ar 8 F — 1 N ö * 25 Green, the “greatest” president since the days of Sambel Gompers os boys are being massacred thru the stupidity of incompetent. leaders. parture shall arrive at the firing line You “We have just passed three trains * camp, at some 200 to 500 meters dist- ance, men and horses are buried, but „tomorrow evening we _ —— 5 4 8 rl 8 4 7155 E 2 there, and to die there. We read l'Humanité every day, and we thank you with all our hearts T. U., non-party workers and peasants ; 5 tl 12141 HE : g f 1 Fe! Hi if cowardly leaders. Since the congress many letters have been sent im to the class were brought out in unmistak- able terms. 888 At 3:30 a. m., we have reveille. and 8. . , with the object ot getting senseless war in Morocco. Let those From 3:30 on we have the job off in supplies, a business that goes un- ‘who have interests out there go and breaking stones in order to level the | der en er im the {defend themselves!” ground, with a brute, Sergeant Meu- Newspapers. - men, one Workers’ d Peasants’ meee | . te Conareee “For punishment the thing here is among Te on ee flogging with sand-bags; after that we is dead from a wound. | Individual eee are locked up in stinking cells where “Today the Riffs are making active | With their consciousness Rike Riese we are devoured by mosquitoes and] preparations for the September offens- | !™Perialism, a1 : ive which was delayed on account of enemy, are extremely significant: as “We do not know whether you are} the unbearable heat. > ogg 5 —— — asquainted with the tuation and with| ‘During the daytime there is a her. wide ee . e | ee ' ind the | great Workers’ and Peasants’ Con- ; se | |gresses being held thruout France to- The Head of the A. F. of L. ae Oe ee 4s: Bey the resistance is revealed. These com - — * ' — gresses are being organized by the 3 g * pa central and regional committees of * action, the united front committees » = ne Feen
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' / ) : e — — ee ee eee crime waves. No one expects a chief executive of | _ this country to understand the eco- of crime and propose the only effective means of abolishing it —the revolution. It is not too much, tho, to expect nH 11 b 1 f : nit 1715 dese that breed crime also breed ignor-| ance, the basis of religion. Remove those conditions and both crime and ‘il H : faite 15 a 1 fi f f a 5 f f eames are equalled by his ability ar a caustic writer described these su- | perior people” in letters to some of his ‘joemadante whe had been sont to New England thusly: “Notwithstanding all, the public is ascribed to them great- er adoration to money than they do. . . Such a dearth of public spirit and want of virtue, such stock- jobbing and fertility in all the low seoisie? Our unequivocal reply would e: Yes! But the revolutionary founders of this country represented capitalism in its infancy.” They had the courage to fight the revolutionary battles of their day against an ignor- ant and vicious tyranny. Today, how- aver, that class whose supremacy they fought to establish has outlived its usefulness. From being a revolution- ary class 150 years ago, it has now be- come a bulwark of reaction, upon production, and a new class created within the process of capital- (George Washington, Writings, Vol. itt.. pp. 264f, 413.) Thus we have the first president’s ist production itself has rose to chal- lenge it There is a vast difference between being a representative of the revolu- tionary bourgeoisie at the close of the 18th century and a representative of the bourgeoisie in the year 1925 when t can only exist by the most fright- ful despotism known to the history of mankind. It is the difference between | Negro Delegates at the A. F. of L. Convention ; ann. eiae „ % secrangread They felt rather lonesome but there will be 1 ‘more of them as the power of the left wing grows. 4 120 b lowest depths of their phantom hell. T was not the puritan founders oi New England whose religious con- victions formed the theories of the American government. Tho it was to their interest as a part of the rising bourgedisie to fight against all th KKK. to pay the soldiers in action, the New from duty, took privates with them superfi-|and worked them on their own farms while both drew pay from the contin- ental army. Washington, whose military achieve- 5 4 a rientate 1 _§ ution of future problems thru a study 85 of the prototypes of the twen- ty-ninth president. We wonder what sort of pen picture Washington would lraw of Coolidge after reading his latest utterances. It was the Paynes, Jeffersons and }WVashingtons, not the religionists of New_ England that mene the revolu- “possible. this point some „ per cent American is likely to arise and the determined revolutionist and the tool of reaction. Coolidge by his utterances proves that he has no conception of the his- tory of the government at the head of which he stands as a puppet. So long as he is simply a megaphone for the powers that direct the executive com- ‘mittee of the capitalist class at Wash- ington, his pathetic lack of knowledge is not revealed. But on those occa- sions when he is not under, the guid- ance of Wall Street we see “thé real shed = gt ot ie down east Yankee with all the amazing stupidity of that elan. FOR BIG TASK ORKER’S SCHOOL REVIEWS PARTY HISTORY IN TRAINING COMRADES OF BOLSHEVIZATION Oct. 23.—Demand for the party training course at the New York Workers’ School is proving to be much heavier than expected and at least two groups will have to be started. Even at that, all of those applying tions are expected. previous preparation. ‘cannot be admitted as over fifty applications have been received and only twenty-five’ will be admitted to each of the two groups. Many more applica- Admission will be made on the basis of activity and +... 3 One ot the sections of the party training course is a course in Party History and Preblems,” instructor, William W. Weinstone. The aim of this course is highly political: To eading comrades for a 80. of present and past ones. This course will seek to familiarize the membership with the origins of the Communist movement; its social- ist background; the left wing strug- gles in the socialist movement, which | are the roots of the ideology prevail- img in the American movement. It will deal with the various groupings ‘which existed within the movement; their contributions toward the move- ment and how they affect party atti- ‘tude today; the ideological struggles and the causes for them, such as the split in the left wing, the struggle be- tween the C. P. and C. L. P., the C. P. Jand the U. C. P., the workers’ council group and the Communist Party and struggles to date — treating these struggles from the Marxist-Leninist standpoint. The course will aim to show the development of the party toward a Bolshevist party and will treat of the obstacles leading toward it and how to avercome them. In each period of the party his- tory, the problems will be taken up and discussed from the viewpoint of the Communist International. Effort will be made to relate the C. I. view- point at the various congresses with the party attitude toward such prob- lems as the party organizational structure and the federations, the le- song and illegal organization; the unit- ed front and labor party; trade union work; agrarian and Negro work and imperialism. No one can understand the task of bolshevization of our party without a knowledge of the party history and problems. a fetter - eres — a —
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; S > co n * i faa eee SARs T the Chicago conference of party based solely on residential area. 2 : functionaries there were asked] he shop nucleus which is to be based many questions involving the prob-| solely on the industrial area, the place lems of reorganization. Very likely of employment. 5 these problems will be faced by the UESTION: What about. those who, comrades in the other districts. Their U 4.4 in the transportation ‘tol solution is, therefore, the concern of qustry? the ae ‘membership © n . e Answer: If a comrade works coubtrr= chauffeur or truck driver, he will . Some ot these ehe and, an- 1 ber ot 2 shop 3 eee, swers follow: nis place of, em 10 UESTION: What is to become of the branch property and the money which some of the branches have in their treasury? Answer: Upon reorganization every branch secretary should bring all a or her records up to date and these over to the district org Every branch, before it disbands ‘as a party unit, that is, before its mem- bers are Organized into shop and street nuclei, should liquidate all its debts to such party institutions as The DAILY WORKER, the district and national offices, ete. If there are any funds after such debt settlements, the remaining money shall be divided as follows: Fifty per cent to The DAILY WORKER; twenty-five per cent to the district office and twenty- | n The street nucleus is ee . that there are three or at gh members employed there. 8 the comrade in question may be at- tached to another shop or to a street nucleus. a If a comrade works as a railway TD shop hand, maintenance of way man, locomotive fireman or locomotive en- gineer, etc., in the transportation in- ‘dustry, the procedure will be along the same general lines. The round- house, the railway or freight station is to be the point of organization for the party members employed in any ‘capacity on a particular railway or system of railways. 0 UESTION: In my particular place there are three party members. Are we to go into a shop nucleus or a street nucleus? 288 ty TE 8 85 328 8 ate of 2 15 3 i at ne : propagate Comunism omer, them. . Obviously it is impossible to call tra ig « publicly such workingmen’s clubs par- they work and ty fractions of a particular nationality. 1 4 1 ‘fi Such me s will not draw to us the non-party elements we must have in these clubs. How can we ask a non- party member to join a party frac- ary per cent to the national office of party. leases” where branches party members own property, like buildings, the present of the particular Answer: Of course, you are to go into a shop nucleus. Don't wait for anybody to come ,around and try to organize you. It is your job to take the initiative and proceed to organize branch in question shall constitute a body for taking over the property, in- to which body only party members shall enter as bona fide members, ir- respective of their nationality. In cases where non-party members are yourself at once into a shop nucleus. Immediately get on the job and make your nucleus active. The first task is for each of you individually to get one or two new members into the tion? If a worker is not a member of the party fraction. The principle of . traction work ap- plied in the trade unions, in the benefit societies, in the co-operative societies, and in other working class organizations is to be strictly adhered to in the work of the Communist frac- tions in these workingmen’s clubs. of the party he cannot be a member be held after the section registration meeting has been held. This meeting should be given over completely to disposing of the affairs of the branch as a branch; for example, bringing up all accounts to date, settling debts with party institutions, putting the records in 8 for the district of- fice, etc, party bers particular | nucleus. You will se -how your shop) -"° —_ _ co-owners of branch club rooms, etc., nucleus will grow, how much new] f our party members should form a Com- biood you will * te your group thru 0 munist fraction in the owning body your being active, in aceordanes - wirh can dus ae ety under the instructions} s mstructions, given in the d. B. C.|' 4 aa 833 ot re Pas Auta _ i Se 0 EARL R. BROWDER be furnishing British — with UESTION: . Some of our members Se A a rye * the United States more capital, by about 40 per cent, = of Chicago into six sections sup-| the Iny ent of than Britain herself is doing i i wt they to our branch here. Where Is this division on an 9 re aud owned'| V 4 3 wifi they be attached to:? a parliamentary. basts f- 5 owned 1 swer: After our party is reor- eee ne 5 America — to f ganized on the basis of shop nuclei, ‘This does temporary. not 5 N no one will be allowed to live and mean that this division may not be work in one city and be a party mem-| permanent. Our analysis and classi- Rube Sauk ety ‘ ber in another city. Every comrade] fication of the information gathered At the pod of 1925, the inter penser 1925. They ——— 3 will hold his membership either in a trom registering our membership will national debit balance of the U. 8. — ere er mt yt shop nucleus, that is on the basis had changed to a credit balance, con- nited States .... 4.300, 000,000 s decide the final lines of sub-division Of Great Britain’s new capital flo- of being connected with a party unit] in the cit sisting of: | in his place of employment, or in a] The — AS or temporary, sub-divi. Government loans 12 billion dollars. tations, only one gd b for- ö street nucleus, that is, on the basis " Government loans to | eign countries. merican, almost ; a party unit located in the section] based Ny Nine months Page yg a where he works or lives in a partic- 3 eee, Ne Beas Capital invested i. of 1925 7 Pe 1924 ular city. Il in election campaigns. Total foreign bonds and notes 81,039 018,000 652,00 Ho ＋ \UESTION: How will migratory] (\VESTION: The prestige of our“ Foreign governments — 726,628,000 50 376,000 7 . N hold their W —— in branch in the (name of nationality} . Foreign corporations, .. 190, 250,00 12 84,000, 1 the party of his being connected with a party unit in the residential section where he happens to be living. No one will,] iamentary sub-divisions after reorganization, be permitted to un mere attach hmiself to the party on the mere basis of having friends in or fond recollections of a bee par t baer ere . es nor *. Nn he «a ache able to be à party. member in that city. Everyone will have to be a member of nswer: The 1 shall si the E e migratory. workers Who i sire to belong to the party: 1. They shall be eonsidered „ na · tional office members of the party, be- ing connected with the party center and working under instructions of the C. E. C. thru one or several n departments. 2. These ‘migratory worker-party members shall immediately notify the party district organizer of the ter- ritory in which they happen to find themselves at any time, 3. After such proper and liber the street nuclei. notification. of. the district organizer | by the migratory worker-member, the latter shall fully. exercise all his party membership rights in any unit of the Likewise, this district in question. . migratory worker-party member shal then be prepared to discharge all du- ties and tasks which may de as- signed to any party members. of the districts at the time in which he finds himself there. ° UESTION: Will the eee e branch be based solely on resi- dential or on shop location? Answer: The international branch is simply another name for the street | ality. sion is based on the location of in- dustry, on transportation facilities and on à recognition of the existing par- setting up new sections we must not apparatus functioning in election cam- paigns. That is why we must in sub- dividing the city into certain in- dustrial sections also take into ac- count the parliamentary lines so that, as much as possible, our subdivisions lot language branch is omitted) colony is great. The disappearance of the pression on the colony. May we not; then, after reorganization maintain the present branch and call ſt the Workers Party? Answer: Under no eireumstances should any of the existing language branches maintain themselves as branches, in name or in fact, ‘atter| party reorganization. The only party units, in name as well as in fact, after party reorganization are Se shop. and The present language wand are to become fractions of the party in the workingmen’s clubs which they are to organize. These workingmen’s clubs will consist of non-party prole- ‘tarians as well as party members. These workingmen's clubs will not be units of the party. These working- men’s club will serve as rallying cen- ters for our party, as recruiting fields. where the members of our party | speaking a particular language will have additional opportunities to win over for Communism, to draw into the party, workers of their own nation- 1 In organizing our shop nuclei and in branch as. such . wilkshave a bad im“ (language) branch or fraction ot then guaranteed private investors, 9½ billion dollars, Which is not to mention the volume ot 8 financial investments in And in 1925, this movement of Am- -erican capital abroad has gone on at an accelerated pace, In the first nine months of this year, over one billion dollars has gone abroad on bonds and notes. The report of the Wall Street Journal (October 17th) gives us the n figures: 25 per cent was foreign. American capital is abroad, with a vengeance, and entering in one way or another, every field of exploitation in the world. And contrary to the traditions of the era of Mark Twain, this new American traveller is not “An Innocent Abroad.” The world is new dealing with an America hard as nails, shrewd in business, filled gance of the noveau riche. And the 3 The governmental mene were, 1 tributed as follows: 3284.300000 . Canada, $212, 972,000; Latin-American countries, menen: enen $75,000, 000. . Decline of Great ‘Site: REAT BRITAIN is on the pel a to ruin.” This is not a Commun- ist prophecy: It is the statement of Sir George B. — — Sere in The „Outstanding 8 0 the [decline ‘witth-brings forth such wails from British capitalists, is the inabil- ity of British finance to play the lead- ing role in the export of capital. Formerly the financiers thru- out the world, h the world’s in- dustry in pawn, today Britain cannot even meet the demands of her own colonies. Canada and Australia come to Wall Street, instead of going to “the City” for their loans. During the nine months of 1925 while the U. S. was exporting capital of over a billion dollars, Great Britain showed the following: Foreign governments, none. Foreign corporations, $8,000,000. British possessions, $177,500,000, The United States is thus seen to " [American working lade | long be called upon to s to enforce “the will and property of this new Worla-traveller. 5 Detroit W to N Freiheit Benefit E Te This Sunday Evening " DETROIT, Mich. 0. Oct. 23 on Sun- day evening, October 25th, the Wo- men's Educational Circle of Detroit, federation of working class women's organizations, is giving a concert and package party for the benefit of the Freiheit. The affair whl be held in Carpenters’ Hall, 935 Alger Ave. near Oakland. An exceptional „ has been arranged and some of the best talent in Detroit will participate. The Women’s Educational Circle is justly famous for the manner in which they attend to the hunger needs of their patrons and all who are fortunate enough to be present Sunday evening are assured an enjoyable time. Fest- mission is 25 cents, n | which is affiliated with the Detroit | ivities will begin at 5:30 sharp. Ad- A
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“drifted down onto, the corridor et pines, along these beautiful lines fan- tastically picturesque. — A group was | | standing motionless and all the more restless and the life of our train. seemed even the more noisy, deserted | as we were here, Piaget erage ~ call her here, so serious and with such wise eyes, and the lively, man- nish Comrade Antipova. a There are ten men waiting to be bandaged in their wagon. But they also have a wagon with seriously wounded cases, with whom they must remain all the-time. “Bvinka, come and drink some tea,” came the cry from the campfire. But even while these words were pronounced the others undrs would not leave her work. And so they went on working until the evening. And tomorrow, perhaps, there will be more fighting, and Evin- ka, without having had time to rest, will go out with the detachment right she ister Antipova is iene and we 8 apg allow her to enter the front Ken tne ik is great Ev: ies arink- noise and joviality. They are ing tea and making jokes. They of them, * also ; by habit and simply through this morio- Many ‘of us in this 8 tars, among whom there seems to be jst a oma * * ‘i self-restraint we did ‘not W — ya made all ot us keep order, even | including Antipova. peasantry up to your own level, you are descehding to- their level, they have towards perfection.” The commander of the detachment, the worker Melnikov, energetic and fearles, was an example to us in everything. But Eva sometimes ing found it worth while arguing with him and we began to wonder whether we ought to imitate him in the ,wall of the wagon among the wounded when we woke her up. We had to go to an attack on the line. Under shelter there was an armored wagon boarded up and rein- forced with sand. Eva had to go with us. The raw, dark night came on. Care spreading * We had already gone a few versts. Suddenly a sharp noise, mingled with the cries of people, heard in front of the line. la” kin the embankment, and Anyone ot a e on two, with somebody’s 1 The n dan yet more you are extinguishing any aspirations? swearing. Evinka was sleeping, lying against be sent 1e pova, who has already ¢onie down and be | tween the volleys of rifle fire, when the puffing of engines. Their train has arrived, but they are frightened to move away as 9 7 do not know the line. Will we be able to give the an in time? Our armored train is per- haps on the Sarapool branch line. Yoicé of Melntkov shouting away in front: “Quickly, sister, ‘sister. | saw how her silhouette appeared sud- * drew Melnikov onto the same thing. I can hear them whisper- ing about it on the right. Slowly, from behind, indistfiict sounds arise. The whisper runs along ‘the sand bank: The train is com- ing.“ We feel in the dark that the ar- mored train is drawn up behind the firing line. There is general liveli- ness. The line increases its fire. Eva is in command. . “Bravo!” they whisper in the front line. Eva is on the engine. tense. But the night is not terrible, mander of the armored train is, shout, We only fear that the youth will not ing across to her. first-time they have come under fire— When we crept out in front of the these Bashkir volunteers. 12 Bert 88 guns n the train wor 8 2 N “areas nadine In between the flashes = front, we conspires and consults with Dmitriev 3 me F ‘ silent. was et sy a se station. 1 | 00d Bra along to Dmitriev. Dawn will bring along the armored train. 7 3 Hold out.“ The armored train, narrow and built of boards, with a double wall between which is a bank of sand, is at the station. I think to myself: Suppose it will be difficult for the engine to bring it along here. I don’t know This thought deeply touched me. I began searching in the dark for one of the platoon commanders: quiet- ly. calling out, so that Melnikov could be quickly replaced. “Comrade Dmitriev took over com- mand. of the Whites. We move forward. I did not witness their death. But they fell beneath the hands of the whether the crew is ready. White Guard beasts. This is what “You had better take Taroshin with was Communicated about them during . | the last days. “No, it does not matter; I will be Antipova in the last fight for the able to manage.” |} Occupation of Ijevsk was all the time ‘And she departed. ~ in the firing line. She did not wish Groans can be heard in the firing to leave it. There were not many line. Most of those operating in tront men in the company, and the Whites are wounded. were fighting stubbornly. When she The groans have a bad effect on | Was hit in the chest by a bullet she many. . succeeded in crying out: 1 down to tHe. tine asking that} I am only wounded, comrades, you behind: to Anti- me.“ is working behind the sandbanx. } Eva arrived safely in U ka. The minutes go by slowly. No one] In March, 1919, Kolchak, renewing can tell what will be ahead. Will | his attack, threatened Ufa. Eva, who there be strength to hold out? In the left town at the last minute, was morning we still will be too weak. caught by the Cossacks. The Whites will be able to notice our| AM exasperated Cossack lack of numbers. | dared to ask her: Dmitriey sent the news down to the] “You are a Communist?” firing line that the armored train will| Tes, a Communist,” firmly replied soon be along. Eva, On those rare occasions when be- These wild beasts fell upon her with coarse invective, and with blows there came sharp minutes of pause, of their swords a terminated Eva’s we tried to listen anxiously. From the life. officer And thus they are no more. These thoughts seemed to set the head afire. Everyone is thinking the ‘The com- The morning started with a fight between our armored train and thaſt go forward, don't waste time over Os) Petloetdian ec eee ft 1 vf » 8 Helen was a Hils pare wis she went the first day to work at trimming-shop. , A new life to 7 new habits to form, new ideals to e. . Her heart throbbed while was going’ up in the elevator. girls bending over them sewing end- less yards of colorful laces. Her fu- ture companions! She greeted them all mentally and smiled indefinitely. - hard.“ she said sympatetically. a few days you will de turning out: e fo disentangle the thread and not see- ing the forelady around, she was greatly comforted when a girl offered her assistance. It was May, who worked not far from her. } “It is only the beginning, that is “In: piles of work and ‘wondering: re you did it. gu It was encouraging eee Helen wanted to work like the others. She became: sonstions of the pleasure Her smile vanished with the appear jot producing. ance of the forelady, a thin little woman with a tired and angered ex- pression on her face. She took Helen to an unoccupied machine and hur- riedly showed her how to manage it. Her dry voice harmonized with the rythmical rattle of the machine, which she operated masterfully. To her He- len was one of many, whom during long years of experience, she taught the trade. Just an object, a human object. eB Helen felt humiliated. Left alone with a piece of cloth to practice on she became wholly occupied with the problem how to master the machine. It was difficult, for the machine ran stubbornly and heedlessly its own way. It became a fight between human in- telligence and thoughtless power. She had to move her fingers rapidly to fol- low the machine’s lead. Only little by little the intelligence began to win. In a moment of depression, unable The: forelady approached them and is a lot of deck to be ‘eee — 2 Many times afterwards May came to see how Helen worked. Helen was eager to know about the factory and May was ready to relate details of work May answered negatively. properly: I am disgusted.” Seeing He- len’s anxious look she continued. I they know eit. Still I get only 18 dol- lars being here a year already. So I am taking it a little easier. They are mad, but I don’t care.” “Why don't vou ask for a raise!“ May’s sarcastic laughter was the only answer. “I keep kicking and kicking all the Pes 1 > | Whites’ side can be heard from afar} — = RRRYEELDMAN ; 74 — ca time. All I get is a dollar raise at the } all can.” best.” . „Not all—I shall not be with you.” “But they cheat: vou!“ exclaimed “These are the eternal dumbells,“ Helen. scoffed May after her. “Of course. That is wiat they are doing all the time. Just imagine: we get $12 in the beginning, they pay for the few days of learning too, then Jou be sure not to er any raise for a long time.“ In their exitement they- talked laud- The time passed quickly. Turning toward the window Helen could see the big e of a bun. Aer slowly nearing 12. ETS Then it run the men rang its 170 and the machines with a swishing factory lite. Asked if she liked her “I'd like it much better if they paid! am one of the best workers here and 7 It attracted the attention of a | May. to realize at least that you can not | fight: the bosses.” | Why not?” said Helen. “We all”— fer glance encircled all the girls—*we 7 ert 8 1 2 passing girl, who nnn. addressesd „Again the same theme. You ought: their work and hurried for lunch. He- len put her rag away too. Around her was noise, loud talk and laughter. It was the new life” and she was part of it. She rose and her face bore a definite decision. She must be strong to fight for better „„to fight, to fight N Negro I Labor Congress Asks for Artistic Taleni| lr of October 25 to 31. ing of the programs to be given at during the evening sessions of the ö The Arsbitosin Negro Labor Congress, which will dpen at Metropoli- tan community Center, 3118 Giles avenue, Chicago, on Sunday, Oct. 25, has issued an appeal to all colored and white workers to participate in the evening programs which will occupy every evening during the week Every white and colored worker is called upon to aid in the arrang- the large mass mectings to be held congress. Recitations, monologues, classical dancing, singing, instrument playing—all these forms of talent Will be welcomed by the arrangements committee. Any worker desiring to assist in this work will please get in touch with A. Andrew Torrence, chairman of the arrangements committee, at | the American Negro Labor Congress headquarters, 3456 8. Indiana Ave. noise stopped. The workers put away . a{ 1 * a
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ee oo) 2 Geers „pus social strata of the bourgeoisie. (Continued from page 2.) national, and their message of solid- arity was received with the greatest enthusiasm. “We are with you,” they | crushed by repression. ... The sailors of the Courbet and of the Paris are paying dearly for their demand for cost, the sailors and soldiers will go on with the struggle against the war and against capitalism.” France al- ready has her soviets of workers, sol; tinied in July of this year against the rotten conditions on shipboard, and hundred were non-party, and about a hundred socialist, the congress organ- ized a demonstration to be held before the Polish embassy in protest against che execution of e in Pol- and. The police who had forbidden the demonstration met the procession with drawn swords and revolvers, and ‘ said, “The soldiers and sailors are suf-| de fering and dying... They are being better conditions. Whatever the er r Seis l eee A ; ; es 6 Lee ee 8 * * 1 Saree 8 = N * 2 . 8 om 5 e S wae is 8 ba s 1 oh Pate alert . aa e Nes ~ 1 * . 1 5 ny 5 — ag — — , 5 re 12 — 9 * Re: } 3 1 > . rey ’ . ae ¢ 1 <i . MN 4 — 7 F ° — ＋ 2 8 5 at * — 8 1 ö 1 * = . sae Oh 8 1 * 2 2 t * 3 A Tei y 7 ’ * N * — + Aine! ee ea - on repressive to get a faithful picture of French im- perialism in action, sent a commission of enquiry direct to the theater of ! : a 8 i the crowds of Marseilles workers who a number of the demonstrators and of | tate the work of the deputation - stoolpi; and organ- yo posed of bourgeois parliamentary ized a “spontaneous” hostile demon- is puties and journalists which is stration which was duly broadcasted ] thing that may well give us courage in Morocco, and which it knows by the French bourgeois press. and hope for the future. More than be depended upon to see and to All the .capitalist newspapers in a first step has been taken toward only what ought to be seen and writ- | France are carrying savage attacks on] turning the imperialist wars of na- ten, but has paid the expenses of the {the commission of enquiry, some, the — By EDMONDO PELUSO (Rome) 2 disintegration of the opposition parties takes its course and is be coming more and more accelerated, and at the same time the fascist re- gime is strengthening and consolidat- ing itself. The monarchy has now quite gone over to the side of fascism and has taken with it the general staff of the regular army and the high officials, and finally the var- ho vaciflated a Ittle after the mur- der of Matteotti, have at last recogn ized that at the present moment fascism alone can protect and defend their interests. The anti-fascist movement has thus. under the lead of the “democracy” been completely defeated. The bloc compounded of very heterogeneous ele ments, which the opposition formed against Mussolini’s regime, continues to crumble away gradually. The con stitutionalists who paid homage to th. king on the occasion of his jubilee im spite of the fact that he had left them ( 1 , socialdemocrats and ph: oe gree In order to satisfy the threats remained nothing but threat- and at the last meeting of the “ened tine bloc, they showed, by unanimous- ly passing the not to parliament, that their fate “democracy.” It is, as a matter of fact, obvious this however is true of the repub- lican, sucial-democratic and max- Imalist leaders, it does not apply to the masses who follow them. + proletarian elements of these parties come to us, take part in the formation the Communists to 4449844 posal made by these anti which they belong, want to act, and see that the Communists alone oat now take the lead in the fight against fascism and carry it thru to a success ful issue. 22 proposal for alliance which the Communists have made to the re | gublicans, socialist (both the unitar- luns and the maximalists) and to the Tendencies of Many |. 1 parties, in] th Ee g : : ii . the F witelel iecoaany ae eotatine on a line pursued, since the events of last year | makes it possible to take up again] of action for the fight against fascism endangered the existence of the fa the ine sketchéed at that time, in or- It laid down the following funda- seist regime. When we remember that der once more to set in motion the] mental co : the Communists Party of Italy at that r 1. The control of the workers over time proposed to the opposition par- tion by the parties to which they are] industry as the only means of fight- ties to constitute themselves as an attached. Since the tactics of the against the plutocracy which opposition parliament, which would past year have made our party the finances fascism. have been the first step towards an third factor in the political life of} 2. The land to the peasants. open fight against the usurping and | Italy, this proposal of an alliance will] 3. A fight for the formation of a oppressive regime, but that the Aven- , Ree whieh , tine rejected it, fs it not e. mat] masses who are eager to defeat fas-| be formed — haseee the eee. | tte represdlita hd e e the } eism, round the Communist Party off ers“ and peasants’ committees and to the so-called proletarian parties, a general strike, which was also re- | NEAR THE END OF HIS ROPE (Secretary of the Progressive Miners’ Committee.) writer of this. article stood in Springfield one evening some time Communist Party of Italy — —— Commas | raid | + the | secutions of the Communists increas- ed. It is obvious that the potitical of the Illinois mine workers’ organization. It was a very significant occur-| situation in Italy will be entirely changed if, as we believe, the opposi- . A large collection of miners. were proceeding towards the district office | — Ree go enon cared of the union with a grim look of determination on their faces. Miners could bi seen 1 en of the Pan ing, oh ree Having been prevented from dach side of it, and in front of it, the miners had resulted im determin. | Open! while many were seen to go up into | tion to have the facts he building, to the headquarters of and as Farrington's tool, the chief faker, Firrington. I looked long the block and noticed three po- , : licemen there, and realized the E — Pp portance of their presence at that par- Farrington. b= anti-monarchistic, firm ticular place at that particular time. 1 B | : RDINARILY, you cannot see any under great restraint to keep from tee of action of Sardinia declares it- ; pitching the drunken board member elf ready to accept the and policemen around there, as the thru the window of the local union corner is not very busy, and their building presence at this time showed that]... — ae iets they were prepared for something to stand up for them the pa : i zg F fF to the district office and bring Far- : situation ts special. Not knowing what the de- rington to the local willingly or oth- of the maximalists whe do not monstration was about, 1 asked a ferwise, to explain his position and his know what to answer: while the lead. miner if a meeting of unusual im- ers will, im no way, work hand in hand portance was taking place at the dis- E trict. office, and he informed me as | follows: | “Brother, there is surely a meet- I watched the crowd about an hour Lg ev their meeting I found out that Farrington’s tool, Joker“ Young, | Hf 1 iu 5 a 1 2 os 2 F : b ; | committee of action of Sardinia (au- a deposed check whom jall of the king of traitors, Frank | : Young had betrayed. The meeting of Farrington: To Save THE DAILY WORKER ot act- | of | the shops of the im re- The 2 alone — in order to fight the anttwar less Riffian villages, and, in general, ; | the news, and had the arrests and per- ) = + * 0 9
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' he DAILY ing on a similar I have no definite report unt collected except that ish Miners place on the fighting g raised from non- Doles After Too Much Coal — — — is that a considerable por- t AN 3 3 — tiee the are ofthe group as w 1 comrade raised $45.00 last Sun- ging (Special to The Daily Worker) MADRID, Oct. 23.— An oevr-produc- tion of coal has produced a serious unemployment crisis in. the Asturias day and several other teams worked ive on Scie ipod an fri The directory announced that it had decided on an unemployment dole to “St. Paul is carry campaign. province, with 3,000 miners out of party members. work. best of tion of on the amo ö ap- one file l 77115 e l 18155 vist Ag ae a: 1 101 0 saa So ee er » py . *. ö er, organization department, Comrade Hathaway, in 1 FUNDS FOR THE DAILY WORKER ganization of the party to go over the top and take its line to save The DAILY WORKER. by 25 members (every . was present). 1 e ee eee, eee national organkation department has just received a report from — district office showing that the response to the call of T WORKER is certainly being met. CAMPAIGN TO RAISE IMMEDIATE. In reporting on the progress of the district to mobilize along the lines The ot the plans laid down by the — 3 WAGING AGGRESSIVE the IT. further objected against this plan that “Tt is dangerous to permit the shop nuclei under the direction the discussion of the ‘United 2 44809 00 the week before as the in the | proximately three hundred a2 * — — 1 i 5 Ne ee fa 8 7 * * N . 8 n Te: * . a. > ae * ne N 5 — * n W * e ee eee o 2 y + Co 1 ot a he “ a ee See 5 8 7 = N * r eR ie 1 7 iF > 8 N 7 ö tye tte eae 7 5 el she s vats 1 . 1 ee 0 1 a * a . n A 858 nce 6 fi designee aie aaa Wilt Offer The one chosen by the shop nucleus 8 8 Minneapolis has just sent in begin 81 shop nucleus that political will lesson on the content of that|the Minneapolis district o 3. The instructions on how to pres-| “Immediately upon the receipt 2 the training course will re- 7 he is to give in his shop nucleus. A 1 aN 8 r R 2 6 54 ane f l : ger " > 2 rae * * ö Rar. SH ee — Be Trnined in ö 2 where will you get so many teachers?” i 4213 3 * , * — 4 * 4 133 4 * oes 2 * wt . , * ci — 5 £ 4 * a — „ Lily K = z eg - =o Ca. 7 4 7 3 — eS ~~” „ vr 2 * . ~ ay 8 2 ae BA ä Sow : | ww 5 4 : * Lae * 0
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Fans an equal person, and therefore that she is equal befo * pin! asa eee * er 7 rd ae * rern a 2 3 7 1 . 85 A 5 * f ta ee + By MORRIS BACKALL. “T7 RESTIANKA” (Peasant Woman) is a magazine issued monthly in Soviet Russia that represents and re- flects the needs, problems, strivings of the woman in the villages of So- viet Russia, It is a magazine that con- tains articles, short stories, reports, and illustrations, also letters written by the women of the village that are scattered all over the big land that is now consisting of socialist Soviet republics, and forty nine languages are spoken in this land of Communist life and. activity. Who does not know the life of the Russian “Baba” in the former times in the Russian villages? The peasant woman was a slave of slaves. She worked together. with She raised children, she cooked the meals, spun the cloth, kept the se of — husband the mujik in tilling the household and was the object of the anger and drunkenness, darkness and beastality oft the mufik. The Russian péasant was illiterate, was kept in subjection, worked in a pri- mitive surrounding, and the tragedy of his life was the double tragedy of hig wife, who suffered equally as he Also because of her lower place in Spocteey She was not considered she felt the beating of her husband and the insult of life in a degree that is hard to imagine. The Soviet equality to the woman in the village, in the life of building up the work-} ers’ and peasants’ republies of Soviet Er = as orld Fe Be fh tograph of a | Peasant general convention that was held in Moscow in March of this year of workers among the peasant women. The delegates were simple women of the villages, among them we find Krupskaia and Kalinin. They de- liberated about the problems of the woman in the village, not only how to get her interested in the Com- munist movement, but first of all, to get her to understand that her Pesition in life is now d on equality in the e¢otiomie, political, and | cultural spheres. She is not any more. the inferior slave of the husband, of officer ot the village, but she has ul Aud the privilege to partici- ..all Soviets and the elections, re the law, that she has the right to stand up against the insults of her husband, of the kulak (rich peasant), or the fac- tory owner. In the report of this convention the active workers in the villages demon- strated the great spirit of awakening government brought : z =. - „ * * a those that give information how to improve their agricultural activities — and their “house and home problems. openings of these Lenin corners. In “Krestianka” we find very many letters sent in by peasant women. They are coming from b es, from Caucasia—Cossack These letters represent the bit“ A revolution goes on in the village, the past did not disappear yet, the hundreds and hundreds of years of darkness, prejudices, illiteracy, domi- nation of priests is yet felt very much. It could not disappear entirely yet. The mujik looks with suspicion when his wife goes to the election the village or village district Soviets, Many quarrels occur on ac- count of it. The women were ridicul- ed at the beginning and many peas- ings at which speakers explained the new spirit and position of Soviet Russia. The meetings of women discussed the needs of the life and existence of the village community, raise the young generation. * * > — . 115 8 1 them a how a peasant woman, she has to devote her life for her sisters and goes to a large town to study in a workers’ school. The whole village goes out to .give her a send off and everybody is ex- pecting to receive letters of instruc- 2 the community in its needs. home in some cases drunk, and still beats his wife. A kosac woman tells in detail that her whole body is cov- ered with wounds and that she went to the court of the district and the the Russian peasant woman of today has a protection against the brutal- ity of those that are yet ignorant of the equal rights the Krestianka enjoys that goes on in those little nuts in Soviet republics. . among the poor peasant women in regard to education. : ‘Peasant women go to the elections of the village Soviets, put up their eandidates, are elected to these So- viets and spread propaganda for it. They are judges in courts of the vil- ‘lage and village district, they take an interest in education, they feel that as mothers they must be in a position to be able to help their children in their work in schools. The little school houses that are to be found now in a great deal of villages contain a “Lenin corner” decorated with red ribbons, with a little library. Who are the ones who organize those corners? The peasant women. They donate pounds of flour, bushels of wheat, sell it, and for this money they buy the necessary books, magazines for the Lenin corners in the schools of the villages. After a long, day of hard toil on the field, after they put their little children to bed, the peasant women get together in these school houses and study with the teacher that was oceupied all day with the children, or the teacher reads to them the news of the Soviet papers, especially the articles that The peasant women organizes as- sistance for the poor children of the village that have no clothes or shoes to go to school. They co-operate with the teacher of the village school, they help in the building up of the new educational system in their land. They organize nurseries for the suni- mer when they are busy on the field, and the school teacher or the organ- ization worker is left with the chil- dren, : | It is remarkable to note the tune of ences that are held-of the Russian peasant women. The frank state- ments of their situation demonstrates to us how in Soviet Russia out of the depths of the villages grows a woman that is looking realistically about her position in life. The reports of these conference are full of description how their husbands treat them, what they demand, what they do, and what they hope for their future. There is also short stories in the “Krestianka magazine. They picture to us the yet poor conditions of the Russian villages, but, it is full of heroism and success how these simple péople are ready to sacrifice their = — 4, - ’ - 7 9 is d - Celebrations are organized at the villages, from White Russian villag- a K (mode of life) of thé present village. somehow, the women orghnized meet- | well as the men and in addition, they 7 her energy a ‘Keep the village. community | 8 N an de- E 7 8 * 5 tion of what to do in order to serve] judge issued a divorce immediately | and divided the belongings in half so] . the district and gubernatorial confer- | ae. oe - * Med R ~ ey i 7 ? 8 g lit i — * treet i ‘dungeons of the German rulers, sub- to solved in Europe is the re- _. storation of a sound economy. . . This is the same view that is held Jen and they are busy restoring a “sound national economy” in Germany —for everybody. but the workers. German delegation. came to study “economic and social cond} | tions existing,” in the words of Fritz Tarnow, and after his denunciation of the Bolshevists and his Dawes’ plan estimate of the needs of the moment we need not be surprised to find President Green saying in reply: — | want to call upon all our na- tional unions, our. state and central bodies, our local unions everywhere to meet these brothers as they trav- el from place to place and extend to | fully. acclaim the action of the At- The greatest problem which has . by Schwab, Morgan, Dawes and Mel 0 tor bread, every peasant was | italistic : stretching hie-hand with bread to the dualit; of women in economic, hild. wh 1 the child satisfied its „ eee sense. * a hunger 8 8a ordered to The peasant woman of today visits take the back to Its uncle, but the working women in cities, becomes the youngster cried again, and 5 the factory lite, union The tel lantic City convention in the field o y | mternational relations “a triumph for rews archaeological expedition arrival from the Orient Report that many interesting relics of prehistoric man were unearthed in the dition sent by the New York museum 2 ot natural history. | bringing with them is the only living specimen of the Asiatic ten feet from tip to tiv. them every facility for making the most comprehensive and all embrac- ing study of the problems in which they are interested. URCELL also is to make a tour of the United States. But he speaks on world trade union unity. So when the Washington Post, organ of the e administration, demanded his deportation, President Green did not even protest. Neither does he ask the co-opera- tion of the affiliated labor bodies in The e Walden Book Shop 307 Plymouth Court (Setween State and Dearborn Just South of Jackson) CHICAGO arranging meetings for Purcell upon - > + + + + & & + + + bb Ab Ab A SD A A A A DAD A A into Mongolia were in San Franeisco on their way to New York following their yesterday. Gobi desert by the third Asiatic expe- Among the things the expedition is black condor | now in captivity. This bird measures * — — Wü * 7 — 1