Daily Worker
November 18, 1925
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* | \ ‘ 4 * \ 55 Fm ‘issued a statement concerning the meaning of the reigu of terror against “the members begun by the officials of the Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers of America. The statement points out the means the workers should Barone bars sags Preparation for a surrender of their shop » eonditions.. It reads 8 * A STATEMENT - ro v CLOTHING \ wit sses. lar Needed of the union were fol- 3 . 8 ae 1 8 8 52 at regu ſowed on Sunday by a raid upon a private r of es- sive 5 from various shops, which had met at Biltmore Hall to discuss ‘ways and means of fighting “where gangsters entered with workers present against the wall, and then proceeded to beat them up and to wreck the hall. 29. Man 5 were seriously injured by the murderous ; several were severely beaten over the head with blunt ; One man is reported to be losing an eye as the 3 e terrific beating administered. isgraceful reign of terror occurred durjng the presence ago of President Sidney Hillman. If it was not ee out under his orders, he surely knew at least what was It must have had his consent. It can hardly be passed the result of some local quarrel. it has ev appearance of being + doe gate tae national, official | icy of the administration 1 the un ee We call to your attention that it was exactly this de kind ‘of tactics that were Morris Kaufman 1 * a oyers. . fe ey i Robe cannot “escape the peapensibility for. assaults. “Thess who committed them are hired by the ere and one of the thugs was himself a business agent. Their are known, and will be furnished upon 9 any com properly authorized by the union. They cannot escape, 155 from the meaning of these assault; the meaning that they, can only be a preparation for putting over more wage cuts on the alread 5 suffering workers in the clothing industry. * orkers in the men’s clothing industry, such events as these in your union require an immediate. protest and action to remove such conditions. . \ a Demand the struggle against. all wage- cuts! Demand the cessation of thuggery against the e Demand the punishment by the union of those who com- mitted these assaults! Demand the removal of all offiicials who are implicated in these pogroms! NATIONAL COMMITTEE, TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE, \DELEGATES TO C.F. OF L. FIGHT SAKLATVALA BAN L. — AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O' LAHERTY — D C. Stephenson, former grand dra- gon of the Indiana ku klux klan, was found guilty of the death of a young girl and sentenced to life imprisonment. He raped the girl}, prior to her death. This makes the ten thousandth kluxer who was found“ guilty of a crime having its origin in sexual irregularity. Yet the K. K.} K. was organized to protect American womanhood from the assaults of non- Nordic races who evident.y ace not acquainted with the fine art of se- duction as practiced by the sadists and evangelists who infest the ku klux klan After Delay By ARNE SWABECK-; in the Chicago Federation of Labor meeting held last Sunday once more an effective protest was voiced against the/barring of the British Communist Shapurji Saklatvala, mem- ber of parliament from the Battersea district, London, denied admittance to the United States by Secretary of State Keilogg where he intended to participate in the congress of the interparliamentary union. «The protest grew in volume as the delegateb one after another put them- selves on record emphatically oppos- ing the action of the executive board turning down a resolution of protest against this exclusion which had been referred to it. Fitz Attacks Communists The board members under the lead- -ership of President Fitzpatrick tried to justify their reactionary stand by launching an attack upon Communist delegates and the Workérs (Com- munist) Party. While a glance “at the background of this clash will reveal that the methods of the present trade union bureaucracy is everywhere the same. it also shows how deep is con flict between these methods and the class interests of the rank and file workers. (Oontinued on page 3 HIS man Stephenson was once a great power in Indiana poliiics. Moroms have votes and the grand ‘dragon had the morons eating out of his hand. During the last interna- tional convention of the United Mine Workers of America, held in India- napolis, I was reporting the sessions for The DAILY WORKER. A meet- ing of the ku klux klan was announc- ed for the purpose of stating the klan’s position toward the miners’ union. I attended that meeting in the company of a native-bora, Amer- ican of English descent and a Jewish writer, whether born here or not, I do not know. The Jew and myself were out of luck, so I thot, but I, passed as a native of Belfast and my Hebrew companion had a nice little beard that looked for all the world like the one worn by miniature edi tions of Jesus. Tho the Kluxers hate (Continued on page 2) ns in their hands, the HEL ; ments;’ ster free! , Fight N on-Concurrence: 2 the workers, were shortiy after der the pleasanter r r on Cuts . 7 ggressors. Talk among the members shows their conviction that the slugging, be- ginning both here and in New York on the same day, Friday, ang in Chi- ego at a meeting W spoke, is the start of a sterism to terrorize the 3 8 initiative and prevent any resistance to the wage cuts being put over un- name of “readjust- Also in New York. Last Friday’s meeting of the Amal- |gamated membership in New Tork was also a scene of official disruption with workers slugged by gangsters. In New York the trial of the of- fitials’ gangster, who beat up Isadore Auerbach at a union meeting in the Forward Hall on Friday, took place in Essex Market court. At the trial thectawyedfor the K. G | |W. Bushel, tried to make a charge} against the beaten up union member] and asked the judge to set the gang-} €vidence Too Strong. The beaten up member, however, had strong evidences on his person, such as black eyes and bruised face, | and the judge realized that the unlon- F the latter, N : * , * N oe a ’ ä * . ? . * 5 4 . * ö : 7 * 0 2 ¥ 41 ~ 5 : : : EA] A NO ] Hi E H LM. M. DELEGATE AT CONVENTION! Cascaden R Meet; ; The 17th general convention of the Industrial Workers of the World has enlarged itself by seating an alternate to the designated delegate along with Schultes of the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union, being seated with Roger Francezon, the regular delegate, thus twelve delegates in all. International relations entered the discussion yesterday morning when a letter from Mangano, editor of the I. W. W. paper in the Italian language, Il Proletario, was read, stating that a meeting of 22 Italian I. W. W. in the east proposed to the convention that the I. W. W. affiliate to the Berlin In- ternational Workingmen’s Association known as the anarchist international, providing, however, that the anarchist international would expel from it the emergency program split from the I. W. W. which recently affiliated to the Berlin group. Berlin Not Popular. Discussion of the letter was not at all favorable to such action, but was cut off by a rule that the convention entertain no motions from duals. „Gordon Cascaden an old timer“ in and a delegate in 1921 to the figst congress of the Red In- ternational from the Lumber Workers Industrial Union of Canada, bitterly antagonist report given out on his return was used as the chief basis for all attacks on the Red In- termational and expulsion of its sup- porters, visited the convention yester- | the I. W. W. day morning, Cascaden was reported to have dis- tributed copies of a report to the dele- gates and to the I. W. W. press, the nature of which was only hinted at as being quite significant to the question of international relations. The DAILY WORKER unfortuhately could not ob- tain a copy at the hour of going to press, but hopes to get one for pub- lication. The reporter was likewise unsuc- cessful in the effort to obtain from the chairman a copy of a resolution proposed by a branch of the I. W. W. in Canada. Considerable of the time Monday was spent in discussion over. constitu- tional changes and grievances — See Effort to Stop Fight : The members of the Amaigamated| . Clothing Workers’ Union whose meet- ing at the Biltmore Hall at Division St. and Hoyne Ave. was ra gangsters of the Hillman mi 5 * 7 4 Hillman N a ; 7 5 ? : ° * ot gang- * 1 4 1 „ > making indivi- whose — ot ae a . 3 — 2 9 pe Daily e UBLISHING CO. Pee is Ww. 1 THE DAILY WORKER Blvd. Cnlons, DE UNION COMMITTEE x ENDING DELEGATION TO NY ACHIEVEMENTS OF RUSSIA rh trade * to The Daily Worker) in Beethoven Hall, Sunday afternoon, unani- ' the formation of an American trade union i also voted that the committee continue to work for will be held December 20. Committee has ie Purcell mass meeting on Tuesday evening the com- ) favoring a delegation to Russia. odie —— on the committee and to 5 h ) conference represented 183,000 trade unionists of New held in reserve to accomodate the expected crowd union committee to organize the Pur- “This resolution will be all labor con- : ers Try to an's Hand rial of Mathias de ar in the government, and g ot the in- Wet, those arrested 8 hours after the ; re © handed down by labor organ- all over the 1 s execution dy the ac- the Soviet government of Rus- -his release in ex- Rakosi returned recently to Hun- gary to reorganize the workers who have been pe uted and demoraliz- ed since Horthy selzed power. He was arrested almost immediately af- ter he entered Hungary. Court mar- tial trials were immediately arrang- ed and speedy executions promised. So great was the storm of protest aroused by Horthy’s bloody program that he postponed its execution. Floods of cablegrams poured in on him from every part of the world. Even the Prussian diet, refused to receive the Hungarian minister of education until the proceedings against the former people’s commis- sar, Rakosi, were stopped. The mo- tion to this effect was passed with the votes of socialists, Communists, democrats and centrists. Ih the United States @ vigorous campaign under the direction of the International Labor Defense was car- ried on. A committee of liberals headed by Upton Sinclair and Roger Baldwin, sent a cablegram to the Horthy government, demanding the cancellation of the proposed death sentences, and civil trials, instead of court martial. Mass meetings, demon- strations were held in the large cities. The Hungarian legation in Washing- ton and the consulates in New York and Chicago were picketed. This stop- ped Horthy’s bloody hand for a while but evidently he has not yet given up his intention to murder his political opponents. The British trade union movement and the labor party protested against the threatened execution of Rakosi, yet despite this, Ramsay MacDonald leader of the labor party paid a com- plimentary visit to Horthy a few weeks ago and banqueted with his foreign minister. This act was con- strued by the European trade union. ists as an endorsement by MacDonali of Horthy’s persecutions of the work- ers. The International Labor Defense declares that it will renew its cam- paign to save Rakosi with redoubled energy. Great Lakes Waterway Conference. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 16.—Several hundred northwest leaders are aske by Gov. Theodore Christianson to at- tend a Great Ldkes-St. Lawrence waterway conference here January 5 and 6. Imperialists Want to Dominate Mexico (Special to The Dally Worxer) MEXICO CITY, Nov. 16—The Mexi- can house has passed almost unani- mousiy the bill of the Calles adminis- tration concerning the limitations put upon foreign property holdings. in Mexico. It now goes to the senate. The bill which is to be a part of Article 27 of the constitution is dis- turbing the great corporations holding oil and mining properties, as well as agricultural holdings. It provides that foreign property rights shall continue until the death of the owners, providing the owners accept the obligations of Mexican citi- zens so far as the property is con- cerned. 6 ot whit N N rern Hits Big interests. The bill also provides that more than fifty per cent of corporation stock shall be held by Mexican eit zens, and it is this phase of the bill ge is; causing a flurry among the American companies, the capital h runs into many lang. Mexico to allow citizens to purt#dsé none has a victrola, a radio or a piano (Special to The tion is a typical anthracite mini seen a cross section of the anthrac ians, Poles and Slavonians. But By WILLIAM F. DUNNE. (Article IV.) Daily Worker) MAHANOY CITY, Nov. 16.—This little city of 15, 000 popula: community and here can be strike. The overwhelming majority of the population are Lithuan- the local authorities are Ameri- cang—or Irish, which for all practical purposes offers the. best advantages in the anthracite. God Grants No Credit. There are 26 churches here. It is a matter of public knowledge that a miner who does not attend and con- tribute to one of the holy 26 has a time getting credit at the stores he needs it. These miners who ‘aré bold enough to refrain from pub- lic worship in any of the forms prac- u here are looked upon with Sus- 75 and are unwelcome guests even tithe boarding houses. But numerous as are the brethren of Christ, they are outnumbered by the bootleggers. Almost every other door in the business section seems to be a saloon. This does not include the “speak-easys” whose proprietors appear to be of a somewhat lower caste than the owners of the open saloons. Study the Bootleggers’ Caste System. The reason for this caste distinc- tion I was not able to discover, but it probably springs from the fact that most of the latter are crippled miners who have taken up this method of getting a living and are therefore not of the legitimate rank of the high priests of Bacchus. The distinction between th® Ameri- can elements in the local unions and the foreign-born is quite clear here. The foreigners are supposed to pay their dues and keep their mouths shut. Their applications for strike re- lief are given scant consideration. In common with the prevailing opinion thruout the United States among the native-born and more privileged workers, it is said in Ma- hanoy City that “all these foreigners have got money.“ Strike relief regulations are very “miners. Th this is comsidered as evidence that he fifty or more per cent of the stock now held by thousands of coupoh clippers all over the United States and other countries, and that the stock in Mexico industry owned, a countries will be depreciated the market. Ambassador Sheffield is playing: 0 watching game of silence. Points to U. 8. Hypocrisy. adding Mexican newspapers are pointing out how autocratic the Unit ed States has been in its treatment of Mexico, citing the letter of Secre- tary Kellogg to the Mexican govern- ment last June 12, threatening inter- vention to Mexico because of alleged “violations of international obligation and failure to protect American citi- zens in Mexico.“ This threat against the sovereignty of Mexico was followed by long sig- nificant silence by the U. S. in spite of wide protest by Mexicans at the imperialist domineering attitude of he U. S. government. Leading Mexican papers point out that. there has been no especial change in the treatment of American citizens, and that if the U. S. govern- ment thot it had a case in June it still has the same complaint, so it asks Sheffield to speak up. His sil- ence will be taken to mean that he has no case now, nor in June. Race Line Drawn in Prize-Fighting by Safety Decree By A Worker Correspondent CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 16.—Safety Director Barry, the eminent preserver of order in this city, who recently got into trouble by arresting all the Chinese residents of this city, and upon protest by the Chinese ambas- sador at Washington, had to apologize for his rideiulous actioh, has made a un for their labors; conducts investiga- tions of all requests for relief three and his family need no relief. From Bums to “Big Strike Boss.” A committee composed of three Americans who receive $2.75 per hour times per week in one of the local unions. Said one foreign-born miner: Before strike these committeemen just bums, standing round street cor- ner, hanging out in saloon, never Work. Now they big strike boss.” This is the strike relief apparatus of two of the biggest locals in this section where about 20,000 miners are normally employed. Foreign Workers Victimized. The manner in which the financial affairs of the unions here are handled is evidence of the general looseness of the whole organization. It should ings, attended by any considérable number of the rank and file, are few and far between at any time. The local, district and national officialdom make the meetings unpleasant for the foreign-born miners so that the more delicate internal matters can be handled without unpleasant interrup- tions by the membership: By rea- son of this state of affairs strange things occur. The following is one told me by a miner who has worked here for 11 years: Local 1333, having about two thou- sand members, had accumulated in its treasury a sum in excess of the keep. Some of the surplus had to be disposed of or it would be requisition- ed by the district. officials. Three trustees were appointed and $22,000 turned over to them. How the Bartender Became This was eight years ago, ' (Continued on page 2) Rich. two of Protests Force County new decree. A white boy will not be allowed to | batter the face of a Negro boy—or vice versa. A Chinese boy will not be allowed to knock in the face of a white boy in q prize fight—or vice versa. No, siree, not in the nn city of Cleveland. If Chinese or Negro prize fighters | insist upon trying out their prowess, | | they must do it with members of their | |own race. White prize fighters must be preserved from the infamy of get- ting beaten by a black or yellow boy. Let the whites, blacks and yellows | batter the faces of members of their own race. Racial pride demands that the white race be preserved from the ‘indignity of black eyes, bleeding noses, and knockouts administered by a member of a “lower” race! And that, as the safety director that’s stated, Saved once mores Board to Investigate Cruelty in Almshouse be understood that local union meet- j amount local unions are allowed to MONTREAL HAS ENTHUSIASTIC. Trade Union Unity (Specia!i to The Daily Worker) MONTREAL, Nov. Purcell, president of the Amsterdam International Federation of Trade Unions and fraternal delegate to the American Federation of Labor con- vention at Atlantic City from the British Trade Union Congress, was enthusiastically received by the French and English workers that at- tended his meeting here. Purcell's plea for unity on the trade union field was loudly approved by the assembled workers. The necessity for trade union unity was strongly felt by the French and English work- ers as their forces in Montreal are scattered and weak. The existence of catholic unions further divides the rade unionists besides the craft un- ionism of the A. F. of L. unions. At the end of Purcell’s speech, all of these workers rose as one man and loudly cheered Purcell and world trade union unity. When Purcell spoke of the achieve- ments of a demon- eral minutes. The meeting was arranged under the auspices of the Montreal Trades and Labor Council and John Foster. its president, acted as chairman of the meeting. James Simpson( vice president of the Canadian Trade Union Congress and leader of the Canadian labor party made a brief address in which he praised Purcell and the mis- sion which he is performing in the United States and Canada thru his series of meetings on world trade union unity. > th. @ Big Meeting in Boston. BOSTON, Nov. 16.—The same hall that a week before had listened, half filled, to the very polite speech of (Continued on page 2) | EXECUTIVE BUREAU OF. RED INTERNATIONAL 10 MEET ON DECEMBER 22 (By Tass Telegram.) MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Nov. 16.— The Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions has been called to assemble on Dec. 22, in Moscow with the following agen- da: 1. Report of the executive com- mittee. The next tasks of the trade union movement. This report will be given by A. Losovsky. 2. The Anglo-Russian Committee on World Trade Union Unity. Re- porter, Tomsky. 3. The trade union movement in China. Reporter, a representative of the All-Chinese Trade Union Fed- eration. 4. Pacific Ocean trade union con- ference. Reporter, Heller. 5. Trade union work in the U. 8. Reporter, Foster. 6. Trade union work many. Reporter, Heckert. 7. The trade union movement in Japan. Reporter, a representative of the revolutionary trade unions of in Ger- RHINELANDER, Wis., Nov. 16.—A] Japan. thoro investigation of charges of 8. Organization. Reporter, Lyse. cruelty to inmates of the county alms- 9. The struggle for the eight- house was ordered by the Oneida] hour day and socialization. Report- county board after many protests had] er, Schuman. been reeeived. 10. Miscellaneous. b 1 CHANG TSO-LIN’S TROOPS KILL . 3,000 WHITE GUARDS IN MUTINY Special to The bers about three thousand, and reports were killed. — * Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 16.—Several thousand Russian white guardé, attached to the Shantung forces of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, were killed by mutinous Chinese soldiers yesterday according to dispatches received here. The Shantung troops fired on a brigade of white Russians, which num- state that the majority of the Russians | Workers Cheer | World | 16.—Albert A. stration ensued whith lasted for sev f
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oO bore n n a —— — * Wis 4 * ‘ r a is Cag Bae. gig ae LE „ rte r . Lr r — . aR — rno Pacts to Be Ratified te (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, Nov. 16—Parliament re- ae assembled today after a three months’ ee * tint . — Ae, yoni 1 F 8 ay 7 1 a . 5 a Gtk SH 4 * * 2 7 international affairs. problem to be discussed is the ques- recess, to take up discussions of vital The principal tion of the extenion of the British mandate over irak. (Mesopotamia) 75 — nich; expires soon., Colonia Secre- mery will propose. that. the house of commons approve Great Britain’s extending its mandate over irak for a period of 25 years. The present mandate was of only four years’ duration. The question of Mosul oil is in- volved in this mandate and becomes pt great significance in view of the recent withdrawal of the American trust, Standard Oil, from the Mosul group because Britain promised Ger- many twenty per cent of the oil pro- duction of this area. Locarno Comes Up. Altho a separate order, the ratifica- tion of the Locarno pacts cannot be separated in the field of international diplomacy from the mandate of Irak, because it was thru the Locarno pact which provided for Germany’s en- trance into the league of nations that the oil deal was made as a bribe to Germany for her support in the league council, where she will receive a permanent seat and vote in the in- terest of Britain. It is not expected that there will be any serious difficulty in ratifying the pacts, tho some opposition will be encountered from the laborites of the Clyde. Lady Astor was present, waiting for the doors of parliament to open so Bhe could get a prominent seat well up in front in order to continue her favorite pastime, basking in the lime- light. People are speculating on the attitude of this American born nabob when the break comes between Brit- ain and the United States. To Pardon Criminals, AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 15.—Gover- nor “Ma” Ferguson, who is threat- ened by impeachment for “mismanag- ing” state funds, is laying plans to pardon 100 criminals in Texas jails on Thanksgiving Day. Abandon Hope for Miners. CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 15—Hope has been abandoned for three miners entombed by an explosion in a new prospect coal shaft at Kirkpatrick. , 7 hal 1 Nr ae r . 7 e * i : Victimize Foreign - Born (Continued from page 1) the trustees are dead and the third, with the $22,000 still in his posses- sion, and for which no accounting is made, is a bartender at the Moose club. The miners wonder ocassionally if and when they will get their money back but no one has the temerity to put the question in view of the known consequence of such an act. The surviving “trustee” continues to dispense liquor to the patrons of the Moose club, drives a big car and is a highly respected citizen whose support is much sought after by am- bitious politicians around election time. , The 26 churches of Mahanoy City have been mentioned. ‘They are of various denominations but the catho- lic church is dominant. Its influence is everywhere but the ku klyx klan has its follewers as well. So omni- present is the religious atmosphere and activity that it dvershaddys the class issues to a large extent. It is in this little valley where the cross is on so many buildings that the re- action of workers against the meth- ods and aims of its followers which brings them to sympathy with or tol erance of the equally. vicious klan can be understood. Cross and Double Cross. A Russian miner whose sympathies are with the left wing told me that “My two buddies are klansmen and I don’t see so much bad in their fight on catholic church. That church ver’ bad. Priest tell boss every- thing he hear ‘bout miner.” As in Scranton, the lack of all work- ing class education in the unions and the suppression of all class issues in time of peace and strike by the union officialdom seems to be prepar- ing in the whole anthracite territory a religious war which will further di- vide the workers. FURRIERS’ LOGAL FINDS OUT WAY TO GET RESULTS Gives Left Wingers a Free Hand The left wing furriers of Local 45 fare pleased at the success they have with aiding the union when the busi- ness agent, Millstein, is out of the way. 1 This worthy, while absent at the convention allowed the left wingers to do a good job with the Lewitz shop on the south side, where 40 workers had been working overtime for no extra pay for some three years. Millstein could never get around to the Lewitz shop, and even when the matter was supposed to be placed in his hands, he was much too busy play- ing politics. And then, besides, Mr. Lewitz is the uncle of the labor editor of the Forward. So why should one reactiongry bother another one? But the left wingers took advan- tage of Millstein’s abselce to do something. And what they did was this. They made Mr. Lewitz pay $530 back pay for the overtime he had made the workers put in, and the shop is all in good shape now, thanks both Millstein. UXBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 15.—Weav- ers at Waucantuck Mills are striking against the introduction of the mul- tiple loom system. The employers tried to increase the number of looms operated from six to eight per worker. AS EE SEEIT . By T. J. O'Flaherty | (Continued from page 1) the Jews, Jesus is their visible mean of support. * * HE meeting got under way and the local kleagle introduced a lec- turer—he went by some weird name —who told of his exploits in a New Jersey city, which was infested by Jewish pawnbrokers, Irish policemen and Roman catholic priests. He cleaned them out after a hard tussle and was then looking for more worlds to conquer. * * EEDLESS to say the rogue was lying. Priests, policemen and pawnbrokers will be eating steak and onions, this side of Communism. After the lecturer finished, the local kleagle read a letter from this same Stephenson, who is now sentenced to life imprisonment. It was addressed to the members of the klan in the United Mine workers’ Union. The miners were instructed to co-operate with the employers and to take a de- termined attitude against strikes, and to form mine committees for the pre- vention of strikes. Stephenson was at that time a large mine owner. 1. ITH the aid of the K. K. K. ma- chine Stephenson was able to dominate politics. He amassed wealth. He built himself a yacht that was reported to have cost 250,000. His home in Indianapolis was a palace and his cellar would make the teeth of the driest prohibi- tion agent water. It was stocked with the rarest of wines and the choicest of liquors. Stephenson was an ardent prohibitionist, a fiend for law and or- der and a determined crusader for the sanctity of the home. But alas, poor Stephenson! Perhaps the devil tempted him once too often. Perhaps the pope of Rome wove one of his spells around him. Whatever the trouble was, this hundred per cent American tired of the pleasant paths of seduction and wandered into more dangerous fields. He is in the toils. But if anybody thinks that his present condition will convince a kluxer that their former dragon is not beloved of the lord, they simply don’t know the first thing about the mechanism of a moron’s mind. * * IHE Chicago klan held an organiza- A tion meeting recently in a hall near Kedzie and North avenue. An “alien” found his way in.bytinvitation. The local organizer—who gets three dollars per head for every new mem- ? ber—made an eloquent speech and then called for applications. During his speech he praised the mothers of the race to the skies and deprecated anybody who would take any step without consulting his mother. When he called for joiners all those not already in the bed sheet order arose except the undesirable alien. The kleagle asked him why he refused to join. He answered: “After listening to your eulogy of the mothers of thé race, I have been convinced that I Should not make application to join even your noble order without my mother’s consent.” — HE kleagle's eyes filled with tears and his voice trembled with emo- tion as he patted ther“ alien“ on the back and said: “Oh god, I wish there were millions like you.” “So do I,” murmured the alien fervently. Every- body else in the hall who was not already enrolled paid ten dollars for the privilege of mouthing some idiotic phrases, weaning bed clothes in the open air, cursing the pope, the Jews and the Negroes. This is the klan and former grand dragon Stephenson is a worthy representative of it. * ¢ „ FP a free-born Italian subject takes the liberty of calling Premier Mussolini a dumbell, he may receive thirty months in prison. This is the latest decree of the gentleman whose debt mission received so much con- sideration a few days ago at the hands of our republican administra- tion. The latest flare-up in Italy, over the alleged attempt to assassi- nate the assassin, was nothing else but a dodge to cover up the murder Mussolini’s cutthroats. With the loan which Mussolini expects to get from the House of Morgan, backed by the United States government, the fascist chief will be able to maintain his power for some time to come. HE American government “refuses recognition to Soviet Russia be- cause ninety per cent of the popula- tion have imposed a dictatorship on about the ten per cent that formerly owned the country apd all its wealth. But towards Italy where the dictator- ship is of the many by the few, our government extends the hand of friendship filled with dollars. After all it is not a question of dictator- ship that prevents our capitalist gov- ernment from recognizing the work- ers’ and peasants’ government. It is the kind of dictatorship, to the left wingers of Local 45 and and the absence of Business Agent |. of the socialist deputy Matteotti by | LET THE MINERS BREAK THEIR OWN STRIKE,” IS VIEW OF CAL GOOLIDGE WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16— It is not at all a secret, in fact it is being the boast of the Coolidge ad- ministration that it has no reason for interfering in the anthracite coal strike so long as the miners’ union scabs on itself by mining bi- tumious coal. A nationally known press service of the capitalist newspapers in send- ing out the following frank admis- sion of this aid given to the op- erators by the union in the follow- ing words: “With the bituminous mines work- ing full blast, and thus fore-stall- ing anything approaching a na- tional fuel crisis, President Coo- lidge and his advisers this year determined to be spectators instead of principals.” ENGLISH MARINE | UNION SUPPORTS ‘UNITY MOVEMENT Workers Greet Purcell Meet in New York 4 NEW YORK, Nov. 16.— Albert A. Purcell, president of the „ Federation of the Trade Unions, ceived the following message from 7 for world trade union unity: Strive for Unity. Jam of the opinion, after the seven years’ experience of international trade unionism since the war, that there is still a certain percentage of blind international war prejudice still rampant in the international trade union movement. Individual opinions are being printed and published delib- erately with the object of trying to influence the workers internationally, that the opinion is the national or in- ternational opinion of the rank and file. Whilst such conduct is allowed to continue. International trade union unity will not only be difficult, but al- most impossible to obtain. The move of the British Trades Union Congress to try asd deal with this great prob- lem must commend itself to every genuine trade unionist no matter what his nationality may be. “The British trade union movement is the parent of the great internation- al movement, and it must not allow itself to be put out of the house by one or two very naughty and recalci- trant children. Since 1918 it has done its duty to its offspring both loyally and generously, and all that it is asking is for unity, loyalty and comradeship in return.—I, therefore, wish your effort every success, and will certainly do my bit to bring about international unity amongst all | countries.” Escaped Youth Leader MOSCOW. Nov. 15.—After his escape from the persecutions of the Zankov police, Comrade Rossin, the secretary of the central committee of the Young Communist League of Bul- Faria, has arrived in Moscow. On the question about the terror and the spirit of the masses, he said the fol- lowing: terror which humanity has, known has not yet ended. Zankov prepares a new bloody campaign and we know that our arrested comrades are threat- ened by death without trial. Zankov said in parliament that the terror must root out the Communist move- ment completely. Zankov will con- tinue to maintain the atmosphere of working class and the peasantry is terrible. The wages are ridiculously small, the prices terribly high and al- most in all workers’ families the per- secutions had robbed them of one of their bread earners.” Padlock Elks’ Club, NEW YORK, Nov. 16.— The New York headquarters of the Elks' Club, Lodge No. 1, consented to a, peace padlock” for six monthg — Joseph Cotter, general president of the Amalgamated Marine Workers of England, in regard to the campaign Describes Zankov Terror “The first period of the most bloody | murder, because the situation of the. a Nike 2 4 1 1 $ é 4 { ** Fight Non-Concurrence After Dele (Continued from page 1) Subsequent to the barring of Sak- tren the resolution of protest was introduced in the Chicago Federation ot Labor signed by delegate Andrew Overgaard, the speeches made by many delegates supporting the resolu- tion at that time showed that they clearly perceived the dangers to the working class in the collaboration of Mr. Joynson Hicks, the representative of British imperialism, and Secretary Kellogg representing American im- perialism, To them proof had been furnished that, despite the gathering war clouds. on the world horizon, in opposing the interests of the workers, the various national capitalist groups are quite capable of acting unitedly. A Workers” Representative Saklatvala, an avowed Communist, had announced the purpose ‘of his coming to United States as one of making propaganda for the interest of his class and these delegates ac- cepted the proposal of refering the resolution of protest to the executive board with the understanding it would be sure of being endorsed, tho per- haps revamped and reformulated. After several weeks’ delay, the executive board, however, recom- mended nonconcurrence. Last Sunday, Anton Johannsen, del- egate of Carpenters’ Local No. 1367 protested this action, stating that he did not want to become a party to the joint designs of the representa- tives of the British and American im- perialism, that the issue involved was primarily one ot. free speech which the Chicago Federation of Labor must at all times fight for. , Delegate McCabe, of Painters’ Lo cal No. 180, joined his protest toge ther with Delegate Walt of Structur- all stated that they had been led to believe that the intention in propos- ing to refer the resolution to the executive board would mean favor- able action with perhaps some changes in phraseology. | si The writer also spoke stating that international working class solidarity lemands that the Chicago Federation of Labor puts itselt on record op- representatives. Delegate McVey, Union, while trying to, defend the executive board still believed the ac- tion had been unwise and even ad- mitted that Chicago Federation of La- bor was going backward; particularly on the labor party issue. Some of the members of the exec- utive board spoke, others rallied. to their support. For instance Delegate Flora and Ben Feris who made no ef- fort whatever to defend the board action but merely indulgéd in attacks on Communists. | Peak of Reaction The peak of reaction, however, was dent Fitzpatrick. From start to finish a tirade against the Communists, with ho explanations of why Chicago Fed- eration of Labor should become a tool of world imperialism by rejecting the protest resolution against the barring of the British working class repres- entative, Saklatvala. “These Communists,” said Fitzpa- trick, “while bringing resolutions here seemingly for the workers are using this hall and this audience for their propaganda and are using all means to destroy us.” This is the stuff usually peddled. by ‘abor fakers from the very highest ranks who assume that they are the trade unions and chat criticism of them or their wrong policies is an at tack upon the unions. What They Do. The Communist Party and its mem. bers in trade unions or in delegate bodies has definitely declared its in- tention to fight relentlessly against all the so-called trade union leaders who by their actions collaborate with the bosses and directly oppose the in- terests of the rank and file members of the unions. President Fitzpatrick by his stand against this protest resolution has once more taken a step against inter- national working class solidarity. Can't Fool Them Forever The sentiment in the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor clearly demonstrated that it is becoming increasingly diffi- cult to fool the workers by the state- ments that a good proposal coming from the Communists thereby be- comes a bad proposal, It is precisely the complete failure of the present trade union leadership to voice the needs of the organized workers, to bring forward a concrete program for the gtrengthening of their ranks for more effective fight against capitalism’ and the growing exploitation which necessitates that the Communists stand up and fight against this failure and propose the medsures which are needed. The measures which will not only serve as a means to gain temporary relief, but will increasingly strengthen the working class and lead it to ever a greater struggl“ al Iron Workers, No. 1 and others who] reached in the speech made by Pres- Class 8 ee . N K Wh: tei ; a ae bad l 14 pin 2 so Din i ion Political Act By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. * 4 7 ’ as . „ n Pa ; : are threatened in . pollticsl alignments in the — part as N.. of renewed efforts by Tam- , to fasten - nationally organizatio win the 1928 convention. the workers and farmers to take ned pos- of the divisions that may arise to break new this political Toray. democratic many Hall in cratic arty York ity. democratic national ully, adding to the jon,“ one of the chief é h editorial states the Tammany hopes when it ur democrats to turn their backs on the radical southern mocrats of the west and throw in their lot with the conservative demo- crats of the north and east. This is an ambitious progr am. The Tammany Hall out- fit, with its following in New England, the Taggart machine in Indiana, and the Brennan organization in Illinois, present a wet, Catholic front, while the southern democracy is dry and pro-klan. These would look like insurmountable differ- ences. But evidently some basis of operation has been found. No doubt the common conservatism of the democrats in both sections, aided by the industrialization of the south, with a resultant influx of foreign-born. It is certainly to the interests of Tammany Hall’s ambitions to straddle both the liquor and religious issues nationally, thus overcoming this obstacle. What it may do locally is an entirely different story. * . Western Pro for instance, is now planning a tour of Montana. Evidently Montana has had its fill of Ne armer-labor movement in Montana re candidate on the The Ford myth has also ated toward the clearing of the political labor conference has been held ‘in Oklahoma, while others are planned for Arkansas and Texas. * * . Even the north-east-south alliance of democrats cannot prove a stable proposition. Tammany Hall, Taggart, Bren- nan build their power on the foreign-born vote and middle class support thru a pretense to “radicalism.” Al Smith and Hylan in New York, like Mayor Dever, of Chicago, always parade as “progressives,” even as “friends of labor.” The alliance with the former slave-holding aristocracy of the south must unmask this double-dealing aggregation that has its Wall Street connections just as surely as the republican party, only in lesser degree. . New political alignments are pending. Class conscious workers and farmers must see to it that every possible ad- vantage is taken of all developments to build for independent political action of the oppressed thru the formation of a labor the west, another aid party, and the alliance of the growing bloc of exploited farm- * df Wall Street 4 skies. Thus a farmer- a ers with it. Oregon Senator Wants | Ship Board to Protect Pacific Coast Swindle WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— Senator McNary of Oregon, registered a vig- orous protest to President Coolidge ‘oday against abolishing the shipping yoard. McNary, speaking for the ship yard owners of Portland and the Pa- tific coast wants to retain the pres- nt regional members because he chinks one-man control might work o the detriment of the coast. In reality, he and the interests he serves imagine they can get more “contracts” out of the government with thir own men on the board than with control in the hands of one man representing the shippers as a whole. Railroad Employe Dies. DANVILLE, III., Nov. 16.—Frank O. Tiffany, 64, Wabash railroad employe on trains between Chicago and De- troit, who was taken ill on his run two weeks ago, is dead at the rail- way employes’ hospital here. Tiffany suffered a heart attack. King Tut in Gold-Box. CAIRO, Nov, 16.—Untold wealth has been found in the coffin of King Tut- ankhamen. An official communique announces that even the coffin itself is of pure gold. Fear Lynching. CENTERVILLE, Md., Nov. 16.—An extra guard was thrown around the Centerville jail to prevent threatened attempts to lynch Joshua Tiller, 25, Negro, charged with criminal assault upon, a four-year-old white girl. BOSTON LABOR “JAMS HALL AT PURCELL MEET Trades Unionists Want World Unity 7 (Continued from page 1) Arthur Henderson, was jammed to the doors on Sunday by workers, mostly trade unionists, who accorded Albert A. Purcell, president of the Interna- tional Federation of Trade Unions, the best ovation of his American tour. The great difference between the two speeches and meetings be- came a topic of common observation. Professor Harry Dana, who attended both meetings, remarked that Purcell had twice as many people who had ten times the enthusiasm as a Henderson elite gathering. } “The working class everywhere should be bound together by such ties of solidarity and common interest that any section of it in any part of the world moving forward should have the complete support of our class as a whole,” declared Purcell. “This ap- lies now to Russia, and equally to * * 4 ~ * 4 st, 1 ah bet ad 11 * Den * N uot Ds - ~ nt tan rns 1 * Pr tie PF 4 a 1 7 n r 1 f der the strain, when he was informed she was dying. The gentleman arrived at the hotel and was arrested. The lady with $10,- 00 worth of jewelry was taken to the hospital where she died. N Family Noncommittal, Mr. Walter Hood, the husband from Birmingham, has arrived in Chicago. Hood is attorney for various corpora- tions, including the Alabama Power company, and is wealthy. His rela- tives had nothing to say other than the couple “seemed to be getting on pall right.“ Cashin said he was a friend of the family and that he registered with Mrs. Hood, as matter of “convenience” so he could visit her without inter- ference. The explanation was super- flous. It is only the few instances of this sort that come to light that enables [the working class to get a glimpse of the dissolute lives of the parasitic bourgeoisie. — LOS ANGELBS, Nov. 16.—One man narrowly escaped death and $300,000 damage was caused thru the breaking of a tank of molten glass at the fac- tory of the Technical Glass company. the plant. A. L. Andrews, an electri- cian, was burned but not fatally. Druse Rebels Capture BEIRUT, Syria, Nov. 16, — Rebel Druses have captured the village of Merdejoyoun in a fierce battle with Sengalese soldiers of the French forc- es, newly arrived to aid in the terror against the inhabitants of Syria. More than 40,000 French soldiers are al- ready in Syria and thousands are pouring in every week in the desper- ate drive against the national strug- gle for freedom. Federal Embargo to Create Flower Trust WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Many op ponents of the federal degree esta- blishing an embargo against the im- portation of narcissus bulbs after Jan. 1, 1926, attended a hearing before the federal horticultural board of the de- partment of agriculture and voiced strenuous objection to the decree. ees Burglars Rob Safe. DANVILLE, III., Nov. 16.— While workmen were engaged all night in removing @ barber shop to a new lo- cation, burglars entered a meat mar- ket next door in the heart of the re- tail district today, removed the safe from the front office to a rear room and battered it to pieces escaping with $1,000. * Fellows Dodges Posse. ASHLAND, N. H., Nov. 16—“ Dell“ Fellows, escaped Tennessee convict, broke thru a cordon of two companies of national guardsmen, led by Gov. John G. Winant, sheriff, deputies and China and India.” This declaration brought a storm of applause excelled only by the demonstrations given the speaker when he closed a ringing ap- peal to the workers of this country to join the ranks of the world move- ment and to stand by Soviet Russia. Sylvester McBride, chairman for both Henderson and Purcell, closed the meeting with a fine tribute to Pucell and his mission here, Purcell asked the workers of Boston gation to Russia ) . posses of citizens after the searchers, 1,000 strong tried for hours to cap- ture the mountain outlaw in the woods: of Meredith. Discover Leprosy Case. +} BREST, France, Nov. 16— TWO cases of leprosy were discovered here. Martino Cippriani and a sailor from the vessel, “New Caledonia,” victims of the disease, have been iso- ‘lated by the authorities. Every pre- to aid in the sending of a labor dele- caution was being taken to prevent further outbreaks, eit ie hy YE 9 9 1 * “party” then after that hour he left for the fashionable Drake Hotel ‘where he was scheduled for a “party” with the members of the Olympia Fields Golf Club. At three o’clock in the morning the gentleman telephoned to the Plaza to learn how his drinking companion of the early evening was holding up un- ap Be Fire followed the blast and destroyed Another Syrian Town * — - — N
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strikebreakers . is * RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS 5 (R. I. L. U.) PAGE Gta ey 14 Llc the Activity and.tnterests of te. | Trade Union Educational League * T. UV. B. L.) North Section of the = THE T. U. E. I. Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. its Purpose ts to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by | . Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Organs of Revolutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal ; of Capitalism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm- atta TERNA1 LI LAUDS FRENCH “OR STRIKE AGAINST WAR "IN NORTHERN AFRICA AND SYRIA MOSCOW, Nov. 16.—The following telegram sent by the executive bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions to the French C. G. T. U.. praises the French workers for their strike against the wars in Morocco and yria and bitterly condemns the strikebreaking role of the C. G. T. of Fr section of the Amsterdam International Federation of Trade Unions: “The executive bureau of the Red . International of Labor Unions sends its warmest greetings to all French workers who took part in the protest strike against the wars in Morocco and in Syria. This protest strike was an earhest warning to the ruling class in France and in all other countries. It means that the year 1914 has gone forever. With the aid of the Com- munist,,"rty and the unitarian trade unions, the broad masses of the French proletariat ‘have grasped significance of the military under- takings of the third public. On the 18th October they declared this pub- licly in ringing tones. This protest strike which met with the bitter re sistance of all bourgeois sections, re- presents great progress in the Frénch working class movement. Unmask Bourgeois “Democracy.” “During this strike the bourgeois ‘democracy’: showed its real national fascist face and gave those workers who still believed in the left bloc and in the bourgeois democracy a neces- ary and inevitable lesson. The so- klalist part and the reformist C. G. L. T. played a particularly disgusting role in the strike. They acted as open unashamed strikebreakers. It is dif- ficult! to say whether the fascists or the reformists have acted most shamefully in their attacks upon the It is however clear that the trade unions were faced with a united front of the from the monarchist Leon udet to the re- formist Leon Jouhaux. Strikebreak- ing is always mean and shameful treachery. The strikebreakers know this and carried on their business in the dark, pocketing their 30 pieces of silver the while, they did not dare to do their work openly and tried to make a principle out of their strike- breaking. Reformists Play Strikebreakers. “But the French reformists under the leadership of Leon Jouhaux, the vice-president of the Amsterdam In- ternational have altered all. this. They offered themselves publicly as and sabotaged the strike side by side with the police and fascists. In their descent, the 3 have sunk to the level of the [OHO MINE LOCALS NM SUPPORT OF STRIKERS IN THE ANTHRACITE (Special to The Daily Worker) NEFFS, O., Nov. 16.—The United Mine Workers’ Locals No. 1840 of Shadyside, Ohio, and No. 2526 of Neffs, Ohio, have passed a resolu- tion in support of the anthracite strikers and against the interven- tion of either the federal or state government. Financial support was also pledged. These locals have 500 members and 300 members respectively, —— H—— strikebreakers and play their role openly. Despite the wild campaign of calumny carried on by the bourgeois, fascist and reformist press, despite the organized efforts tö break, strike, hundreds of thousands of Dy ers have had the courage to defy he bourgeois fascist-reformist bloc, ‘dnd to fling their protest and scorn. into the faces of their enemies. 2 “Let the French bourgeosie rage, themselves completely, let them lie about you, nothing can that it was the Communist the unitarian unions alone raised themselves in protest the robber colonial war, and tha honest workers in the reformist dr. ganizations took part in the strike, despite the direct orders of their lead- ers. Bi and Workers Did Duty. 1 The French section of the Red In- ternational of Labor Unions has done its duty in accordance with the prin- ciples of the international. And the C. G. T. has also acte according to the principles of its nen by strikebreaking. “It would be interesting to learn the o ‘ions of the International Federa- tions of Trade Union in Amsterdam upon the attitude of its French sec- tion to the wars in Morocco and Syria. “Long live the, heroic strikers! “Down with the strikebreakers!” | headquarters. composed of recruiting branches, let the French reformists discreitit large. e fact consist. of fifty or more members en- gaged in any particular industry, in a oh | certain locality. . der the jurisdiction of a chartered in- IN RECRUITING BODY Change to ‘te Upon a Referendum Ballot The 17th general convention of the Industrial Workers of the World has, in the opinion of many members, taken a backward step toward the old “mixed locals” and away from the industrial form of organization, in the adoption of a resolution turning the smaller industrial unions into what is called a “general recruiting union.” This action was taken despite a strong sentimeré existing in the con- vention itself against “mass union- ism” as was shown by the argument upon another resolution of similar tendency but less definite, which aimed to abolish the office of branch secretary in favor of the setting up of joint secretaryships, such secre- taries to be credentialed direct from general headquarters. Vote Down Joint enn Proposal. The resolution proposing this joint secretary provision, was voted down by the delegates. In the debate upon it most of the delegates statéd that it would tend to create a sort of mass unionism and take the attention off the creation of industrial unionism and would, in effect, make the I. W. W. a sort of political organization. Some held it would disrupt the indus- trial unions entirely. Despite this clear view of the tend- ency against industrial unionism com- tarial proposal, the delegates never- theless failed to realize the same tendency in more definite form com- ing from the direction of 885 proposal for recruiting unions. The counter proposal before the convention was for the affiliation of local industrial unions direct to the general headquarters, and, of course, the leaving of the smiall industrial unions as at present in a department under the gg hice of 1 general The Recruiting une Proposal. The resolution as adopted by the convention, subject to referendum, reads as follows: “1. All industrial unions now in the department of the small industrial unions shall be merged together into one recruiting union, which shall be known as the general recruiting union of the I. W. W. “2. The recruiting union shall be in dustrial branches and members at “3. Industrial union branches shall General recruiting union branches shall consist of, twenty or more members in any certain locality employed in those industries not un- dustrial union. “5. Members at large shall be those members who are now or who in the future shall care to become mem- bers of the I. W. W. and who are not in the vicinity of a chartered indus- trial union branch or a G. R. U. branch. “6. The members of the G. R. U. shall elect their own secretary-treas- urer and except as otherwise stated, shall have the same rights as any; chartered industrial union. “8. The R. U. shall elect their own member to the G. E. B. of the I. W. W. ing from the direction of joint secre- i 3 INIT ED TEXTILE UNION TS POLICE INTERFERENCE HILLCREST SILK MILL STRIKE NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—The Knitted Garment Workers’ Union, Local 55, United Textile Workers, of New York City protests the interference of the police in the strike of the Hillcrest silk mill workers and the fining of Weis- bord, organizer of the United Front Textile Committees of West New York, in the following resolution addressed to the mayor of the city of West New York, N. J.: Dear Sir: . “The following resolution has been passed by this organization: “Whereas we have been informed that two pickets, textile workers of the Hillcrest Silk Mills of West New York have been arrested for picket- ing the Hillcrest Silk Mills, thus de- nying the right of labor to peacefully picket a plant on strike, and “Whereas we have been further in- formed that violence has been used by the police of West New York against the workers and against the organizer of the United Front Com- +-~ mittee of Textile Workers, and “Whereas Brother Weisbord, the organizer of the United Front Com- mittee of Textile Workers of West New York has been arested on a trumped-up charge of diserderly con- duct in connection with the activity in the strike, be it “Resolved by Local 55 of the Un- ited Textile Workers that we protest against these actions against organ- ized labor, and be it further “Resolved that copies of these re- solutions be sent to the press and to the mayor of West New York.” kept in the G. R. V. headquarters as g to industries, dership in all in- wn at all times. ; a degree of organ- ization of sev or more branches and at least 3,000 members attained in any industry, a convention shall be called and they shall be issued an industrial union charter.” Red Internationalist Viewpoint. The above proposal originated in the conference of small industrial unions held November 1, where against it and the alternate proposal of local industria] unions, Harrison George, took the point of view of the Red International of Labor Unions. This views holds that in the indus- tries where the I. W. W. is really a pro- paganda group among workers already organized, such I. W. W. should ally themselves with the revolutionary left wing of the unions organized around the Trade Union Educational League, winning the confidence of the workers by constructive work in and for the existing union, while simul- taneously leading them on to indus- trial unionism and to the goal of pro- letarian revolution. This view did not contend that the small industrial unions should be liquidated as entities, nor did it re- n ee their members give up their I. W. W. cards, but that, as propa- ganda bodies, they should become con- structive factors in uniting the work- ers, ceasing dualist attacks upon exist- ing umions, which antagonized the whole labor movement and should, in- stead, seek the realistic road to the goal of attaining one union in each indugtry, completely organized and |revolutionary in action. Wodid Injure Industrial Unions. {CFE CSe wrt A ‘ „ oe vention, would tend not only, to be- come à political body, but would act as a pirate upon the réal industrial unions,:; It would have no genuine economic base dn industry and would tend to absorb members into it who actually belonged in functioning in- dustrial union branches. This view, however, had no spokes- man among the delegates of the pre- sent general convention. Russian Woodworkers Send 500 Roubles to Strikers in Jugoslavia MOSCOW, Nov. 16.—The Russian Woodworkers’ Union has decided to send 600 roubles to the striking 9. Membership records shall be wood warkers in Jugo-Sla via. 1917 WAGE CUT SCALE FOLLOWS STARVATION CURE; But Militant Miners Fol- low T: U. E. i. By TOM RAY PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 16.—With conditions growing worse in the Pitts- burgh district, the Pittsburgh Coal company has opened up two more mines under the 1917 scale, the Bells mine at Carnegie, and the one known as No. 10” at Library, Pa., which is the largest coal mine owned by this outfit. Reports are numerous that some- thing unusual has happened to the fakers leading the U. M. W. of A. These come from miners who have al- ways supported the treacherous pol- icies of John L. Lewis by swinging to the right instead of the left, sup- porting the policies of the chamber of commerce—the 1917 scale movement, led by the renegades E. S. McCollough | and Mike Halapy. Of course, the miners have made a good fight, but when we consider seriously, six months is a long time to fight against starvation. Many miners have become discouraged over the long road to victory. With the results of the A. F. of 1 convention and nothing done on be- half of the miners by the most un- grateful fakers in all history, the proceedings of that convention proves conclusively that there is no hope under their rule for the workers of America. William Green says we are not an industrial nation and that the time is not opportune for any changes in the A. F. of L., while the operators are tearing the guts out of the U. M. of A., the backbone of the A. F. of L. and nearly every other union suffering the attacks of the capitalist class. But the militant minority goes for- ward, tho small in numbers, under the leadership of Foster which will some day lay Green on the scrap pile, along with his fatter brothers who have to be wheeled around Atlantic City’s scab hotels by colored work ers receiving the magnificant sum or 20 cents an hour. Green, the miners, thank the leader- ship of the T. U. E. L. for their splendid work, while they have noth- ing but contempt for you and your kind, who serve the bosses while the Disemploys Workers —— ne ——2 — — — * 1 * and Lowers the Wage CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 16.— That the advance of machinery and the speed-up systems are putting work- ers in the unemployed army while working those remaining on the job at life-wrecking speed, is shown by the testimony of employers of non-union shops in this city. Seven hundred men in a nut and bolt factory are doing as much work as 1,250 men did in 1920. Other bosses report the same trend. Wages, how- ever, are about the same or less than five years ago. ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED IS U. L. C. SLOGAN Maihberiance eo wei Power Workers Organize By PATRICK J. MeCLELLAN NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 16—A well attended mass meeting of building maintenance and power plant work- ers was held at Labor Temple, at which Chester W. Bixby of the United Labor Council of Greater New York, P. P. Cosgrove of the Shoe Workers’ Protective Union, Thomas Barker formerly of the Australian Transport Workers and J. O. Bentall, were the principle speakers. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Amal- gamated Public Service Workers’ Union, which announces that other meetings will follow in various sec- tions of the city. Plans have been laid to organized the unorganized workers who consti- tute the big majority of the workers in the industry, and amalgamate the existing unions in the industry into one industrial union, covering all workers in light, heat and power plants thruout Greater New York. In addition to the mass meetings in different sections of the city special educational meetings for the mem- bers of the union will be held every two weeks at the union headquarters at 350 East 81 St., the office for the drive is open daily at 350 East 81 St. Announcement for the second mass meeting will be made in a few days. 120 to Unionize Negro Laundry Workers NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—A campaign to organize the Negro laundry work- ers into the union has started in Har- 4 where thousands of Negro work- ers work 10, 11 and 12 hours a day for a small wage. The trade union committee for or- ganizing Negro workers, as a first step in its campaign to unionize the industry, has started to agitate for the union in the fraternal societies and churches. It is also using a mov- ing picture film to bring home to the Negro workers the necessity of or- ganization. The laundry bosses -have taken away the Saturday half-holiday that the laundry workers at one time en- joyed n Harlem, which the union promises to restore. i The committee plans to organize the Negro teamsters and chauffeurs in Harlem and also the painters that decorate and redecorate homes and stores, after the drive on the laundry workers. Pa ERS FEW UNIONS GETTING RAISE And Theat Lib Living Costs Are Going Up Too By LELAND OLDS. Union painters have continued te advance their wages thru 1925, ac- cording to the report of the U. 8. de- partment of labor on union wages and hours. In 13 of the 40 cities covered by the report union rates for painters May 1, 1925, were materially higher than in 1924. In not a single city did the Bro. of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers take a cut. Extending the comparison back to 1920 we find the painter’s minimum hourly rate raised in 27 of the 40 cities while 4 cities show lower wages than in 1920. Some of the increases were considerable including a gain of 31.3c per hour in Pittsburgh and 30e in Cincinnati. In general the union has materially improved the living standards of its members the last 5 years. Painters have the 44-hour week or better in every city except Richmond where 48 hours is still the rule. They lead the other crafts with a 40-hour week in Boston, Newark, New York, Portland, Scranton and Seattle. Since 1913 hours have been reduced in 19 cities. Chicago tops the list in painter wages with a minimum of $1.50 an hour. Pittsburgh follows with $1.438 and New York with $1.313. Chicago has a gain of 20% over 1920 and 131% over 1913, Pittsburgh 28% and 162%. The lowest painter scale ig 550 in Charleston, S. C. Minimum hourly rates for union painters in 15 cities in 1913, 1920 and 1925 were: 1913 1920 1626 Baltimore 30.375 30.90 $1.00 Boston 50 1.00 1.10 Chicago 65 1.25 1.50 Cleveland . 50 1.125 1.25 Denver 50 1.00 1175 . 45 1.00 1.125 Kansas City ....... 60 1.00 1.25 Los Angeles 438 875 1.00 Minneapolis. .50 140 1.00 New Orleans. 40 75 85 New Tork. 50 1.125 1.313 Philadelphia ..... 425 1.00 1.00 ae ere | 1.00 1.30 San Francisco... .563 1.063 1.044 Beetle i nicmaniaw 10 1.125 Union painters secured increases since 1924 in Baltimore, Birmingham, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Kansas City, Little Rock, Minneapolis Pittsburgh, Scranton, Seattle an Washington. Their rates of pay »e materially below the average in lanta, Charleston, Fall River, Jackggiy ville, Manchester, New Orleans, Rim y mond and St. Paul. All except the Iai are either in the south or in low wag textile centers in the north and the rates are 90c or less per hour. The average of the 40 cities was $1.048 May 1, 1925, compared with $1.013 in 1924, 93.9c in 1920 and 46. 7e in 1923. The present rate is 34% over 1924, 11.6% over 1920 and 114.4% over 1913. When that argument begins at lunch time in your shop tomor- row—show them what the DAILY WORKER says about it. Report by Comrade Lozovsky to the Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions. HE present state of the French trade union movement is due to the general economic and political conditions in France as a whole. The outstanding features of the present situation are the sharpening of the financial crisis and the political struggle in consequence of the colo- nial war. A general drive to the right is still going on. All in all French industry is making ends meet: there is no unemployment in France; the stream of foreign workers, now amounting to nearly three millions, flows on, allowing the industrialists to extend and cut down industry as the need arises without complications. On the. other hand, however, this immigration of foreign- ers is reducing wages and lowering the economic standards of the French working class, and this is a question that is beginning to play a big role in the French workers’ struggle to better their position and is now attracting serious attention. HAT are the basic features in France’s position to-day? The most surprising thing is that there is not that confidence there was in her after-war prosperity. The masses are in a rather anxious frame of mind, lack faith in the government, and there is a feeling that the lesser wars, the little colonial disputes in Moroc- co, Syria, and elsewhere, may pos- sibly drag France into bigger con- flicts and so directly affect the exist- ence of the masses. Such a feeling of disquiet is making for an ideolo- gical crisis inside the right wing of * the labor movement, both socialist and trade union. The French socialist party and the French General Confederation of La- bor form the organic basis of the “left block” which is at the moment, conducting a war which has never been popular while the reformists of the socialist fraternity are support- ing the government in this war. This official support of the French govern- ment’s war policy is abhorent to the masses and as a result some interest- ing phenomena have lately made their appearance in the French labor movement, Numerous congresses of workers and peasants have been held in France during the past three months, meeting in the Paris district, in Bordeaux, in the north and in the south. HESE congresses have been re- presentative of wide sections of the workers, including not only work- ers under the influence of the unitary and socialist unions, but non-party. workers as well. It is difficult to state exactly how many workers were represented, but there was one thing these congresses did do and that was to attract fresh strata of the workers to participation in political life who had never hitherto taken any active part therein. This series of congresses amply proves that there is a decidedly for- ward move taking place in the French labor movement, set going by the sharpening of the struggle of ideas going on inside the reformist organ- izations. Left socialist tendencies have appeared within the socialist parties, while a left wing opposition federation of Labor, and which despite has been formed inthe reformist Con- | its unformed character, does reflect the dissatisfaction with the policy of the reformist trade union leaders to be seen in working class circles. Corelation of Forces in the Trade Union Movement. UT of the twelve million workers and employees in France only one million are in the ranks of the two confederations of labor; in other words, only one-tenth of the workers of France are in any way organized in unions. The old historical tradi- tions of the French labor movement are to blame for this state of affairs, there never having been big organ- izations or a trade union movement counting its members by the million. This is to be explained by the specific structure of the unions, their peculiar line of policy and by the fact that they have preferably organized only the active sections of the working class. The broad non-party masses with their passive attitude to political questions still continue on the whole to. stand apart from the trade union movement. As far as membership goes, both confederations had much about the same numbers at their last con- gresses. For some few months prior to its congress our Unitary Confed- eration was by far the stronger, but before their congress the reformists did their utmost to get all reformist elements over to their side and on the eve of the congress the National Teachers’ Union with 70,000 members joined the reformist Confederation of Labor, an event which had a great political effect. ‘fy must be noted that generally speaking our Unitary Confederation is steadily growing and becoming’ in- creasingly working class in character, | N { The Two French Trade whereas the reformist C. G. T. is being increased by the enrolment of the civil service elements and clerks. The more C. G. T. moves to the right the more it attracts the conservative and reactionary elements * the labor movement. The Unitary C. G. T. has some 500,000 members and the reformist C. G. T. about the same number. During the past year C. G. T. U. has not grown to any great extent numer- ically for many reasons: firstly, be- cause our tactic is not to cause a break away of either individuals or whole organizations desirous of join- ing our Confederation of Labor from the reformist trade union movement. We advise them ,instead, to stick to the reformist confederation and carry out our tactics inside. Again, the slow numerical growth of the C. G. T. U. is in a certain measures due to the fact that the French trade unions provide nothing in the way of strike or sickness bene- fits. The slow development of the C. G. T. U. is, however, compensated kor by the growth of the left wing inside the reformist confederation. The Two Congresses. a congresses were opened on the same day. And thereby hangs a tale. It was decided to hold the congress of the Unitary Confedera- tion of Labor in Bordeaux. But when the reformist Confederation of La- bor announced that its congress would be held in Paris in September our comrades resolved to transfer their congress to Paris likewise hold it in September in order to have both congresses sitting simultaneously for the purpose of establishing contact and setting up a united front. Thereupon the arrangements com · miners live in despair. Union mission of the reformist confedera- tion fixed on August 26th as their congress date so as not to have the other congress meeting alongside theirs. Determined to have both con- gresses sitting at the same time, the C. G. T. U. again altered its congress date. This put the reformists in a very awkward position since they would have had to change their con- gress date again, which would have shown that they were clearly afraid of the Unitary Confederation, so they decided to open their congress on the day appointed in spite of the fact that the C. G. T. U. was going to meet in congress on the same day. HUs both congresses were opened in Paris on August 26th in differ- ent parts of the town. Our comrades had previously proposed to the re- formists that the two congresses be held in the same building but in different halls so as to have a sort of fraternization, as it were, but the re- formists declined to consider the pro- posal. A general idea of the two con- gresses is to be gained from the re- ports of a contributor to the more than moderate paper, “Le Temps,” who attended both. This is what he gays: The Congress of the Unitary Confederation of Labor gives one the impression of a pre - War congress of the General Confe- deration of Labor. There are the same proletarian persons, the same speeches about revolution, the same talk of the overthrow of capitalism, exactly as if noth- ing had changed. With the reform- ist congress it was quite dif- ferent. There it was to be seen Qa 4 —— — that statesmen were in session, mén for whom the interests of the community ‘play a very great role.” This opinion of the bourgeois writer on such a reactionary paper sufficient- ly characterises the fundamental features of the two congresses. HE first act of the C. G. T. U. con- gress was to write the other con- gress proposing that a joint session be held to go into the question of unity, failing which it was proposed that a mixed commission be appointed for this purpose. It was further pro- posed that the reformists should hear a delegation from the unitary con- gress. This proposal caused an uproar at the reformist congress and a battle began around the question of whether the delegation ought to be heard or not. Although the leaders were most decidedly against any such thing, the eongress majority was giving the delegation a hearing. When this was made known to the C. G. T. U. congress our comrades (a proof of the ardent French tempera- ment), rose as one man and sang the Internationale. They thought that since the reformists had decided to give them a hearing the majority were in favor of unity. But it is one thing to listen to proposals on unity and quite a different thing to adopt them. ; * * * HIS letter of the C. G. T. U. to the reformists was the start of a struggle of ideas at the congress of the reformist Confederation of Labor. The question of unity was not on their agenda as a separate question, but all the same out of the six days’ proceedings three days were devoted to this burning question. in favor of| N ongresses Unity can be left out of an agenda, but to pass the question over in silence is impossible. All efforts to set up the united front in France have failed, in so far as its consolidation has had to de- pend on the leading lights in the re- formist movement. It would be wrong, however, to say that the attempts to establish the united front have pro- duced no results as far as the masses are concerned. HE workers’ congresses, the crea- tion of the central committee of action, the opposition to the war, the struggle agair%t Caillaux’ financial plans, they have all helped to make of the Communist Party and the Unit- ary Confederation a rallying point for the dissident elements inside the re- formist movement. What was the strength of the op- position at the reformist congress? When the votes were taken it was found that ten per cent of the unions represented voted for unity. If, how- ever, the clever pre-congress prepara- tions be taken into consideration, the way it was ideologically worked over by the leaders, the organizational wire-pulling, and all the specific pe- culiarities of French congresses where it is extremely difficult to determine the number of workers represented and the acual relative strength of the various groupings during the vote taking, it will be realized that the ten per cent, that voted for unity re- presents the will of a far bigger per- centage in the subsidiary organisa- tions of the reformist confederation, (End of Article I.) The second and final article deal- ing with the two congresses of the French trade union movement will be given in tomorrow’s issue. Watch for it.
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tie al 8 e . Nn . —— eng + - * „ : destin Set) Pn ane Senne: say aD ee at has , here to show up the boss r of American Education k. The meetings are as follows: & James street. Speakers: Joseph . 19, 8 p. 1 Soc. Lyceum, i y and Tryhar Nov. 22, 8 p. m. Labor Lyceum, 35 ‘Miller street. Speakers: Frieda Try- Nov. 19, 7:30 p. m.— Home Theater, ‘Daisy town. Speaker: George Papcun. All workers are urged to attend PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 16.— working class children of Philadelphia will protest against American Educa- tion Week at the mass meeting and concert to be held at 521 York Ave., mear 5th and Spring Garden St., on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21, 1925 at 4 p.m. All workers’ children must at. tend this meeting. The meeting is held under the auspices of the Junior section of the Y. W. L. of Phila- delphia. An attractive program has been pre- pared by the Juniors. Young Workers League as well as Junior speakers will address the meet- ing. All workers must send their chil- dren to this meeting. Admission free. A good book on Communism will make you a better Com- munist. ‘What Is . Bulshevization? By HERTZ BOURGIN. ize your ranks! is the mandate of the Com- munist International to the Workers Party of America. Bolshevization has thus been defin- Bols ty. And the reorganization of the Workers Party on a shop nuclei basis is, practically, the first step toward the realization of the Comintern’s mandate. Bolshevization of the party means, of course, the inoculation of its mem- bership with Bolshevism. And a ques- tion arises: Is not our Workers Party a Com- munist one? Are not Communists Bol- sheviki? We come thus to the question: What is Bolshevism? Who is, by right, a Bolshevik? There is a confusion in the minds of the general public as to the mean- ing of Bolshevism. And not only of the general public. There is enough of confusion in our ranks, too. Many a comrade consider the es- sence of Bolshevism in devotion to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This is, truly, a wrong conception of Bolshevism. That devotion to thé Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is an inseparable attribute of a Bol- shevik, nobody will deny. But an at- tribute is not the substance of a thing. The substance of Bolshevism had existed prior to the very forma- tion of the Union of Sovſgt Socialist Republies. Besides, one may be a devoted friend of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics not necessarily sharing the doctrines of Bolshevism. There are other comrades, who locate the essence of Bolshevism in the centralized form of a Bolshevist party mechanism and in strict party MILWAUKEE CELEBRATES THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF BOLSHEVIK VICTORY „ MILWAUEEE, Wis., Nov. 16.—An enthusiastic meeting of several hun- dred workers celebrated the eighth anniversary of the Russian revolution in Milwaukee last Sunday evening. The audience was thoroly proletarian in character and viewed the celebration as an inspiration for the struggle against American imperialism. The program was opened by the singing of the International by the Freiheit Singing Society, which has developed into one of the best choirs in the city.“ 2 itely placed on the agenda of our par- Comrade G. S. Shklar, speaking for | the party, brought out the signific- ance of the Russian revolution, point- ing out that the Russian revolution stands today as a monument to the correcteness of the Communist prin- ciples and the bankruptcy of social- democracy. Plechanov and Lenin. In 1905 Plechonov stated that the *ssian workers should not take up ‘s but Comrade Lenin, in the face of reaction and temporary defeat, set out to draw the essential lessons of this revolution, pointing out that the Soviets were born from the revolu- - tionary struggles and will become the historic form of proletarian class power.” Comrade ShW®lar then led up to the 1917 revolution, when the Bol- sheviks mobilized their forces and struggle the death blow not only to ©zarism but also to the rule of the land owners and capitalism. The speaker further outlined the development of Soviet Russia in the past eight years and spoke of the tremendous strides on the economic fiield and in the socialization of the industries and agriculture. Trade Union Unity. He also spoke of the revolutionary situation in England, Europe and the colonial countries, citing the move- ment for world trade union unity, and other manifestations of growing class consciousness of the workers of the world. The speaker pointed out the necessity of the American workers to rally to the support of the struggle against imperialism. The party in Wisconsin must carry on a fight against the treacherous middle class LaFollette movement and the S. P. and for the slogan of a united laor party. The importance of drawing the Negro workers, the most exploited of the working class, into the ranks of the revolutionary movement was emphasized and the American Negro of a beginning towards this. _Against Loreism. ~ In closing Comrade Shklar spoke of the bolshevization of the party pointing out that while the enemies of the movement rejoice at the ideo logical struggle within the party and think that the party has become weak- ened by it, that quite to the contrary it has grown stronger, having purged elements led by Lore and his follow- ers of the right wing. Sylvia Seléndich spoke for the Junior groups of Milwaukee, and point ed out that Leninism stil lives today stronger than ever before in the power ful movement to overthrow the cap italist system and called upon the workers to send their children to the Junlor groups. Comarde Edwards, in speaking for the Young Workers League related his experiences in Soviet Russia and the wonderful achievement of Rus- sian workers in building up their army, and their industries and ad- ministering them for the benefit of the toiling masses. The Russian-Ukrainian choir sang revolutionary songs and the Funeral March in honor of Comrade Frunze, the former Red Army commander, and other revolutionary fighters who died in the struggle. Labor Congress cited as an example discipline. mistaking the outward, tho in- ganization for the very soul * Bol- shevism. Still other comrades define Bolshev- sent conditions. But It is, in general, occulate somebody with capabilities. They are inborn, conviction or revolutionary ardor. Besides, no Bolshevik elaims infall- ability in the appreciation of a situa- tion. As a human being, the most il- lustrious Bolshevik has his limita- tions, and is not, consequently, im- mune against errors in the applica- tion of past revolutionary experience to a new situation. What are really the essential traits of a Bolshevik? It goes without saying that a Bol- shevik adheres to Marxian teachings and acts accordingly. Unlike the men- shevik, who contents himself with talking revolution, class struggle, etc., a Bolshevik strives to materialize these precepts of Marx, Engels and Lenin. In the second place a Bolshevik is always with the masses, participating in their everyday struggles. The Bol- sheviki ultimately triumphed in Rus- sia, altho not being in a majority, solely because of their close contact with the masses. The tremendous in- fluence exhibited by the British Com- munists at Scarborough was gained by having had penetrated the workers’ organizations. Thirdly, a Bolshevik while penetrat- ing the thick of the masses, does not, nevertheless, level himself down to their standard. On the contrary, he goes to the masses with the purpose to elevate them up to his own revo- lutionary standard. While participat- ing in the daily struggles of the work- ing class, he does not fail to inject | — into them revolutionary issues. For—and this is another character- istic of a Bolshevik—a Bolshevik thinks only in terms of the prole- i tarian revolution. He does not let him- self to be swayed from his path of ac- tivity by any consideration of bour- geois democracy, comfort, kinship, career and the like. And the last—but by far not the least—characteristic of a Bolshevik is action. An inactive Bolshevik is a misnomer. The moment a Bolshevik eeases to be active, he forfeits his Bolshevist birthright. The enumerated requirements and qualifications are the acid test of a Bolshevik. How many of us will stand the test? Hence the urgent necessity of the bolshevization of the party. And if I were to define bolsheviza- tion, I would say: Bolshevization is adoption of the party, thru a Marxian education and constant activity within the working masses, to its task of leading them to the proletarian revolution. In short: Bolshevization aims at the Sonversion of the Workers Party into a party of professional proletarian revolutionists. This conversion ought to be per- formed long ago. It must at least be done now. The sooner the better. The party strife wrought havoc to the morale of our ranks. It has torn asunder every party branch in two hostile camps. The existing branches ceased to serve the purpose. They be- came obsolete and clog the way to bolshevization. Luckily, with the reorganization just started, the Workers Party gets its way cleared for its rejuvenation and conversion into a true Bolshevist par- ty, worthy of the name of: The American section of the Com intern.“ We have here a case of dispensible form of a Bolshevist or- ism as a capability of application of past revolutionary experience to pre- even this con- ception is hardly satisfactory. Cap- ability can be required from a leader, not from each and every Bolshevik. impossible to in- not acquired by — The . the living newspaper “published” by the work- er correspondents of the Novy Mir, will be out next Saturday, Nov, 21, at 8 p. m., at the Workers’ House, Russian friend of Chicago held 82 abet cele- bration of the 8 Russian n Workers' Hall, at avenue. Comrade Kowalsk Polish, outlined situation of the Communist movement thruout the world in general and in Poland in particular, He cribed how the Grabski government tortures Ukrain- ian, Russian and lish class con- scious workers. 3 He then appealed to the assembled workers to be more, active in the par- ty and carry on educational work among the masses, He also urged Workers (Communist) Party to join those who were not members of the the organization. He was followed by Comrade War- anisia, who spoke in Ukrainian. Following the talks by the two com- rades a small Was presented called “A Picture From Life.” The play depicted a scené in a Polish prison and urged = of all workers the Ukrainian West Chicago who spoke in 1902 W. Division St. The issue mett with enth ic approval of the Russian fs of the city. Many new corr ents. joined the Chicago group of the Novy Mir. A ‘twenty authors will participate in second issue. Admission is e 15 cents, If you understand thé Russian lan- guage, come over. not, tell some * anniversary of n Education Week — a great success. Vea twa from the hall because of the were turned away from the first meet- ing the Young Workers League is ar- ranging another anti-American edu- on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 1347 Boston Road, Bronx, N. V. There will be pro- minent speakers to address the meet- ing and all workers are invited. Juniors of Los Angeles 1 LOS m 1 Nov. 16.— What promises to be one of the most inter- esting entertainment of the year in Los Angeles, is a concert arranged by the Junior Section of the Young Workers League of Los Angeles. The first performance will take place on Saturday Nov. 21st 2:30 p. m. at the Cooptrative Center, Brooklyn & Mott Sts. This will be especially for Juniors and their friends. Admission will be we Sunday night. Nov. 22nd. 8:15 D. m. in the same hall, adults will pay 50 cents admission. The program is worth many times that amount. More ‘than 50 Juniors will participate. “The Goosling,” a ballet, the “Goosestep” a military march, “School Spirit” a play in two acts, “A y in a Factory” operetta; and “The Rose Bush” a play- let, are some of the outstanding numbers. e Juniors reflect in their concert the gles against the capitalist public school system of America, which they are carrying on daily. In the previous concerts the Juniors of Los Angeles have set a record for unusual merit. — Karakhan Returns to China. MOSCOW, Nov. 16.— L. Karakhan, | the Soviet ambassador to China, has left for Peking after a stay of two months in Moscow. ‘MEET! NEWARK G fi Ne y ERAL MEM. ERSHIP was held on Wednesday, Novi‘ 11, at Newark. Bert eel was at on the’ N BWARK, N. i Nov. 16.—The first general Newark District to consider the problem of re to address the embership meeting of the zation and bolshevization, yceum, 704 So. 14th St., ting on bolshevization the Labor and idbslogy, Lees ee * party would be really on road to- ward becoming a e He descri the last Posi. eo the zatio sis and party “as a bende pointed out that it had not vet been entirely liquidated but merely chang- ed its form and lost its acuteness. difference in function between the old territorial branches ‘and the new shop nuclei were than taken up in detail and all the problems of specific indus- tries and categories of workers, of housewives, and professionals, of building trades workers and wunem- ployed, etc., were gone into. Misunderstood Work. The general discussion revealed that the City Central Committee of Newark had entirely misunderstood the nature of reorganization and had planned to reorganize the whole dis- trict into one big international branch, the only change would therefore have been the partial removar of federa- tion lines, but the territorial basis would have been kept. Comrade Wolfe entered into this matter in de- } tail and showed that the big factories n and around Newark made it an ideal industrial region for shop nuc- 899 The structural differences and the leus organization, and the other * 4 was then rejected by the speakers who had sponsored it. To! Intensify Activity. In the name of the District Execu- itve Committee of District No. 2, Comrade Wolfe described the plans being laid for intensifying the activi- ties of the Newark section by creating a sub-district there, by the District Executive Committee’s paying more attention to this sub-committee, by sending special comrades from time to time, and drawing in comrades from Newark to observe the higher party units in New York City. The next general membership meet- ing of Newark will take place some time in December. A more complete mobilization of the membership will be sought for and registrations will be taken and shop nuclei and working area sections will be formed at that meeting. When that meeting is called, it is imperative that every member of the party in Newark (there are about 200) be present if they do not want to run the danger of losing their party membership and being lost to the party. Special plans were sug- gested for a more complete mobiliza- tion at that meeting. Hundreds of workers had to be turn. In order to rally those workers who cational week meeting to take place 7. changed their character! Josef Weiss would be allowed to enter were heard by a number of other nen term Buparpsr, Hung ness oe the Budapest no prisoners had been maltreated or Hungarlan social-democrats, Nepszava, reports on Dot „The prisoners were seriously maltreated and the fate of the arrested Communists, — left socialists and Comrade Rakosi: Gives Lie to Horthy. , x = “For days the police has stated in a. om propaganda-like manner that not one . diction to that we have mt | liable information that the officials of j the state police who are working in the Budapest police presidum have not ity of the arrested have been tortured, beaten, trodden upon in the most re- volting and inhuman fashion. The ar- rested engineer Josef Weiss was t beaten mercilessly. If the lawyer of the prison and speak with, his client, he would see on his face the ed spots caused by the beating. He would then see on the forehead of the sec- retary of the Vagi-group, Josef Mit- terer, a long swollen bruise..-One can- vot explain away with any paragraph of the penal code why the neck of the arrested Bela Mahler is covered with the traces of strangling. Also the arrested Josef Papa was very seri- ously. maltreated. These maltreat- ments were led by the notorious de- tective Nyiri who threw him to the floor, trod upon him, and, standing on his stomach, turned hi round on his heel. The arrested Ni us Petri were treated excellently. In contra - The major.- w * * 7 tortured * : 5 v — and 5 2 OTR. ah, - — * N 2 8 * * 1 EW er : r te? 4 5 7 N > fee owt 5 — The Building Trades Council sien | the same resolution, with the excep- tion that it cut out the demand for was boxed on his ears for six times.] repeal of the law, thus making their The arrested George Toth is charged with nothing but being the brother of the arrested socialist woman, Hamann When he protested against this treat- ment, he was taken to a special cell and returned the next.morning to his former cell in a terribly beaten state. On his wrists and hands there were traces of terrible blows. “Stefan Frisch, the son of a well-to- do factory owner, was terribly beaten, altho there was not the least suspicion against him. Paul Vandor was beaten on his face and body. His screams prisoners. Ludwig Stemmel washed off traces ot blood in the prison toi- let. In a similar way the prisoners, eri, Goegoes, Zeinert, Josef Winkler and Paul Juhasz were treated. The arrested Lucacs was hanged up by his feet and terribly beaten by the detectives.. A brother of the arrested socialist woman, seriously ill and suffers from inflam- mation ot the kidney, was taken to the police station out of bed, brutally | treated, only because he refused to about the vale, meres, by bie sister. woe oh Mission Saw. — ‘all these tl ie reports, le. The prisoners w were her in one room and were poo fronted with a society, led by. the vice-police-president, Hetenyi. They « BS declared that this was the British : mission. The gentlemen entered the room and before the open door stood ‘detectives and policemen, whose fists, sticks and rubber clubs the s prisoners knew already. The: vice- } = police-president pointed to the prison- ers with a great move and said: ‘None of you has been maltreated, isn’t it sa? None of you has been beaten, isn’t it so? If anything has happened to ahybody, he should say so now.’ “None of the arrested moved. With a fixed glance they looked at the door where the detectives and policemen were standing. The society looked for a moment at the sad figures and then left them with a kind good-bye. To these witnessess the police refe now and asks them to state that the prisoners have not been maltreated.” Bourgeois Paper Confirms Story. The bourgeois organ Vilag. also confirms that the prisoners are being tortured. The minister of the interior Hamann, who is} ov. 1, at 8 clock at the Miner? is suing the paper for ibe, * =. = action only a personal appeal for Miss Whitney. The complete resolution. has been adopted by Viking Lodge No. 59 a Good Templars, also. Arrest Four Hundred Workers and Peasants in Dalmatian Raids BELGRADE, (IRA) Nov. 16.—Over four hundred workers and peas- ants. in Dalmatia were placed under arrest and atcused of membership to the Communist Party, which is illegal in Jugo-Slavia. Fifty persons will be tried for high treason and for infring- ment of the law on the safety of the state, according to which mem- bership in organizations hostile to the state is punished with twenty years of hard labor or with death.. The arrests took place a few 8 before the expected visit of the Jugo- Slavian king in Dalmatia. Biedonka * Sp i THUR „ FROM THE 9h) THRU Af CONVENTION By C. E. Ruthenberg. A review of the develop- ments in the Workers (Com- munist) Party thru its many stages, and a summary of the various problems encounter- ed—from the first differences on the Labor Party policy to the fourth convention. 10 CENTS. DAILY WORKER PUB. CO, 1113 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, * The Workers’ School aims to pre- pare working men and women for more capable activity on behalf of their class in the unions, the Workers Party and other proletarian organiza- tions. While workers of every des- cription are admitted to most of the courses, the school is not “non-par- tisan.” Its curriculum is based on the assumption that Marx and Lenin in their works and deeds have given the proletariat a science of under- standing, organization and action which directs it along its march to- wards power and emancipation.. To turn out “Marxist-Leninists” for lead- ership in the working class move- ment—that is the fundamental aim of the gehoo!l, courses mentioned below are open to any worker quaiified to take them, with the exception of courses marked “for selected students only.” Additional courses will be offered la- ter where there is sufficient demand for them. The Workers’ School will also undertake to establish branch schools in each important quarter of the city and in nearby cities where a course in the fundamentals of Com- munism and a course in English will be the basic courses offered. The following courses are for se- lected members of the Workers Party only: Party Training Course. This course is for party function- aries, active trade unionists and lead- ing party workers generally. To gain admission members must prove acti- vity and sufficient previous prepara- tion to qualify them for taking the course, Those in doubt about eligibil- ity can confer with the director of the Workers’ School. The training course will be given one night a week for a period of six months. It is limit- ed to one night so that the most act- ive workers can attend. sist of two groups of 25 workers each as follows: Group !|.—First three months. Marx- ism and Party History and Problems. Second three months, Leninism and Work in the Trade Unions. Group Il.—First three months. Marxism and Our Work in the Trade Unions. Second three months. Lenin- ism and Party History and Problems. Fee for the course: $4.00 every three months. Marxism—Leninism Instructor, Bertram D. Wolfe. Two three-months, once a week courses. Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Party History and Problems—in- structor, Wm. W. Weinstone. Three | ‘ * — It will con- | | } months, once a week, Tuesday even- ing. Our Work in the Trade Unions— Instructor, Bert Miller. Three months, once a week. Wednesday evening. Group I. Begins November 17 at 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. Group II. Begins November 18, at 6:30 to 9530 p. m. Shop Nuclei Training Course. The Workers’ School will train one worker of each shop nucleus, prefer- ably the organizer, to lead political discussions in his shop hucleus, in the form of a course in the “Funda- mentals of Leninism” in which the theory and practice of Leninism in their concrete application to the Am- erican party in general and the needs and problems of the shop nucleus in particular. The course in the cen- tral school will both deal with the matter taught in every shop nucleus and the manner of teaching it or lead- ing the discussion. The shop nucleus will select the comrade to take the training course, exact attendance from him and pay his fee. Shop Nucleus Training Course— Begins November 18, Instructor, Jack Stachel. Two courses given every other week for a period of six months. One will take this course op alternate Wednesday evenings, the other group on alternate Friday evenings. Fee 4 Schedule of Courses at New $2.50 every three months, paid by the shop nucleus. Party Training Course. The party training course consists of three courses: Marxism and Lenin- ism — Party History and Problems — Our Work in the Trade Unions. Brief outline of each course is given below: Marxism and Leninism. Part |. Marxism. This course will deal with the origin and the philoso- phical and economic aspects of Marx- ism. How Marx out of utopian social- ism, metaphysical materialism and Hegelian dialetics welded a scientific basis for socialism, his participation in the revolution’ of 1848 and the les- sons he derived therefrom, his activi- ties in the first international and his conflicts with the anarchists and La- Sallean social-democrats, the funda- mental economic concepts of Marxism leading up to the accumulation of cap- ital as a basis for understanding mo- nopoly and imperialism, the revision- ist and opportunist attacks on, and distortion of Marxism, and finally, a study of Lenin as a Marxist, in which the roots of present day Com- munist theory and practice will be shown to be imbedded in Marxism— these are the basic elements of the course. Part II. Leninism. Following dir- ectly from the study of “Lenin as a Marxist” 4 Part I, and from the study of capitalist accumulation, Part II. will begin with study of the econ- omics and politics of the era of trusts, monopoly, export of capital, imperial- ism, and the polemic with Kautsky concerning “super-imperialism.” This will be. followed by a study of class divisions and class struggles in the imperialist epoch: the colonial peo- ples, the ponsantry and the petty- bourgeoisie; and then à detailed study of the proletariat, the aristo- cracy of labor, opportunism, revision- ism, and the break of Lenin with the Second International. The proletarian revolution, its basis in objective and subjective conditions, the relation be- tween workers and bourgeois revolu- tions, the revolution as a problem of power, Bonapartism, Luxembourgism, Trotskyism will also be taken up and after consideration of the Russian re- volution and the \Communist Interna- tional as “products” of Leninism, the final subject will be “A Party of Lenin.” Party History and Problems The aim of this course is highly political: to orientate leading com- rades for a solution of future prob- lems thru a study of present and past ones. This course will seek to familiarize York Workers’ 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- ing 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 between the C. P. and C. L. P.—the C. P. and U. C. P. the Workers’ Coun- eil group and the Communist Party and struggles to date — treating these struggles from the Marxist-Leninist stand point. 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 overcome them. In each period of the party history, the problems will be taken up and discussed from the viewpoint of the Communist International. Effort will be made to relate the Communist In- ternational viewpoint at the various congresses with the party attitude toward such problems as the party or- ganizational structure and the federa- tion, the legal and illegal organiza- tiom; the united front and labor par- ty; trade union work; agrarian and Negro work and imperialism, No one ‘School can understand the task of bolsheviza- tion of our party without a knowledge of the party history and problems. Our Work in the Trade Unions. (1.) The American trade union movement, its growth and structure. (2) Organization of the unorganized, the difficulties involved and the meth- ods to be employed. (3.) Amalgama- tion, why it is necessary, the difficult- ies involved, campaigns and methods employed. (4.) Shop committees, the need for the shop committee, its func- tions and its growth in industry. (6.) Class collaboration. What it is? Mani- festations in the Amertcan labor movement. How to fight it. (6.) Strike strategy—a round table discussion led by some of our leading trade union- ists, whose names will be announced later. (7.) The technique of wage and price negotiations, agreements—Alex- ander Trachtenberg, formerly statist- ician for the I. L: G.-W. U., and Harry. Wander. (8.) Labor and the law. A study of legislation and court deci- sions affecting labor. (9.) Politics in the labor movement. Tne various pol- itical tendencies in the American la- bor movement. (10.) The fight against, reaction and reformism. The phases of the struggle and the methods ent’ ployed. (11.) The world trade unien movement. (12.) Our program, of a ivity ip the trade union mov * FEE 2 N 8 22 ~~. ar ey
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ey scorr TT NEARING | 8 — has been some difference of as to whether the soviet re- public fs stable. Many ot these opin- came from Vienna or Helsingfors. Others were written in Moscow. Let me answer the question from the cifcumference of the soviet re- —Viadikavkaz, a city in tho were attacking the ment from the south—and the “reds” who finally defeated the white armies. Vladikav!kaz still bears many signs of the conflict. More than one build- ing stands roofless and th ge Along the railroad are the wrecks of hundreds of burned freight cars. The cement wall surrounding the railroad shops is loop-holed every few feet. It was behind this wall that the workers 2 their battles. Workers and peasants with whom I talked all preferred the red“ army to the white. e well disciplined. The white soldiers plundered and burned indiscriminate- ly. Second, because the landlords and capitalists came with the whites, while the red army symbolized work- ing Class control of the factories and more land for the peasants. Peasants in the neighborhood of Viadikavkaz have nearly twice as much land as before the revolution. Workers have not gained so much. They are earning only as good a liv- ing as in prewar days. But the fac- tories and shops are “ours.” They say this with pride as they show you about, introducing you to foremen and superintendents who only a short time ago were workers at the bench, and who are trained like the other work men and are “comrade” to all. They take -you into the 12 Treading rooms scattered through the Fallroad shops and into the splendidly equipped workers club. Cooperatives abound in Vladikavkaz —bakeries, diningrooms, the like. Again they are “ours” with a phrase of contempt for the private stores along the same street. l ple in proportion to the number of folks in the family: A visitor to Vladikavkaz has only one possible impression of the new social system: It is there to stay. The former owners are gone, leaving a noisome trail behind them. The new owners feel an intense pride in their property. Their economic and social interests compel them to defend it, mot because Moscow says so, but because it is “ours.” stores and some gur * * ain onl A ‘ws & x ihe 4 : i 705 * ‘uy N 1 17 „ A 5 YORK, Nov. 16—The Working ‘Women! Join the United Down with High Rents! we are compelled to fight for them,” the whole house broke into applause which the chairman declared was en- tirely out of place and wer be ee ersbat Assai Landlords, That’ the housing condition in New fathers had ‘expected to find out was emphasized by every witness called ing this subject. It has been the hope of the landlords to convince ‘the city emergency measure during the war must be ‘repealed and in the mean- time be made inoperative. © © would not run too high against the | pulse of those who are in touch with the poor in their everydey life. Untermeyers Etonomics. Every witness declared that housing conditions were very bad. meyer admitted as much. But he said i sahd or two and then pay “like rent” them and make a lot of money. When all the workers had done that they selves. But be did not intimate who would rent from them ff all owned houses, a singular omission not fully explained. 1 A priest followed and he got up his ire to a considerable degree as he denounced thé “landlords who ‘suck the blood from the poor by criminally tio — workers have to live in was Unfit for Cattle. Tt leaked out in uncomfortable ‘tor- rents that hundreds of thousands in that are a disgrace and that are not fit for cattle to live in. 42. the witness es In most of the cases it was shown chal Sanit ed’ goes Gp tae ts Sunny posed to be in force. Witnesses from different clubs wearing fine silks and costly fur coats spilled tears over the poverty of the poor, but none except the representatives of the workers’ unexpected ways that wages paid to * . . PATTERNS 90 JUNIORS’ AND MISSES’ DRESS. 5118. Cut in 4 sizes: 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. As illustrated a 16-year size requires 2% yards of 40-inch material for the skirt, and 2 yards of 32-inch material for the blouse. If made with Aong sleeves the blouse Will require 2% yards. Price 12c. LADIES’ DRESS FOR STOUT WOMEN. 5227. Cut in 9 sizes: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 54 inches bust measure. A 46-inch size made as in the large view, requires 3% yards of 54-inch material, with 6 yard of con- trasting for the collar. With short sleeves 6 yard less is required. Width of the dress at the foot is 1% yard. — 12. FASHION BOOK NOTICE! Send i2c in silver or stamps for out up-to-date Fall and Winter, 1925-26, Book of Fashions, showing color plates containin 600 designs of ladies’, tes, and children’s patterns, a con- ‘and comprehensive article on dress - ing, also some point. for the needie the ous le valuable hints to the home. &.. ’ stitches), al * — a es ** Ba ! 2 ie | | 1 + S226 LADIES’ APRON. 5226. Cut in 4 sizes: Small, 34-36; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. medium size requires 2% yards of 32 inch material. Price 12c. LADIES’ NIGHT DRESS. 4586. Cut in 4 sizes: Small, 34-36; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 4% yards of 36- inch material. Price 12c. E TO PATYERN BUYERS--The patcerns being sola chru the DAILY WORKER pattern department are fur- nished by a New York, firm of pattern manufacturers. Orders Are forwarded by the DAILY WORKER every day as re- ceived, and they are mailed by the man- ufacturer direct to the customer. The DAILY WORKER does not keep a stock of patterns on hand. Deliveiy of pat- terns ordinarily will take at least 10 days from the date of mailing the order. Do not become impatient if your pattern is Wrap your lunch — copy of the DAFLY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. — York City is worse than the city! before the committee now investigat- ze — 8 ; pos te 5 4 * . N % . 2 „ E * * JEN’S ODC ON ONDITIONS OF WORKERS De eee Daily Worker) (io end session of the aldermanic housing ; committee received a thrilling jar when the big banner carried by the repre- sentatives of the United Council of I [before an audience that crowded the Iseription: Working Class Women was unfurled aldermanic chamber, carrying the in- Council of Working Class Women in Their Demand That the City Build Homes and Rent Them at Cost. We Refuse to Be Herded Into Firetraps and Un- sanitary Death Holes for the Profit of the Landlord! When Kate Gitlow finished her testimony by saying.that “We only de- mand decent houses at a rental that the workers can pay, houses with light and air, houses that are clean and decent, and we are going to have them if *. FORMER BRTISH OWNERS GET CONCESSION ON LENA GOLD FIELDS IN SIBERIA MOSCOK, Nov. 16.—The Lena gold fields have been restored to their former owners under a conces- council that the law now supposed to protect the tenants enacted as an foreign office, respecti jor Frederick Davis G sion signed by the M. Dlerzinsky and M. Litvinoff, for the supreme council of national ee and the ly, and Ma- n, for the To make sure that public sentiment officials’ if this were done, the: com- mittee is calling various heads of associations and clubs to sound the Mr Unter- that the other workers should buy their own houses. Pay down a thob- and after the houses were ¢lear rent would be able to be landlords them- ‘high rents and rotten sanitary condi- His description of the ‘hells worthy of a Bolshevik. But he had not the slightest remedy to offer. oat? eae Gee the city of New York live in Houses “They should e ee cried one ot cases more than doubled, in spite of the emergency law, that is still “sip themselves could suggest a remedy.’ It leaked out in considerable and girls working in the Grand Central, were 32.98 per day and that railroad OUR DAILY Al former British owners of the Lena company. The concession covers more than 200 miles of gold bearing land along ‘the River Lena in Siberia; a mil- lion and a half acres of iron and copper deposits, with blast furnaces and big industrial plants, known as the Sissert property. on the western edge of the Uraid, and three quar- ters of a million acres of Altai prop- erty in South Siberia, whose depos- its of gold, silver, copper, lead and zine are yet impossible to estimate. The Lena and Sissert properties have already been turned over to the British concern, which has con- siderable American backing for de- veloping * workers paid over 45% of their earn- ings for rent. One well-dressed woman deplored that the landlords are not entirely ih favor of the law that is hampering them in their skin game, and cited a meeting of landlords. Where lan- guage against the law an e govern- ment was “many times worse than anything ever uttered by Ben Gitlow who is now serving time in Atlanta.” The kind lady did not even know where Ben is. Comrade Unjus cited cases where there were several families in one house and where sanitary conditions | were so horrible that inspectors can ‘not stand the stench and so miss reporting them. “Houses built by the city for the workers and rented at cost, is what we want,” said Comrade Unjus, representing the Workers Party in the United Council of Work- ingclass Women. The investigation has aroused the ‘people of New York and the demand made by the workers is taking hold. The daily press has carried a number of reports, usually colored in faver of the landlords. |Religious Bigots to Teach Adam and Eve Myth on School Time SAULTE STE. MARIE, Mich., Nov. 16—Religious bigots here have suc- ceeded in getting the board of edu- cation to agree to allow students to leave school on Wednesday afternoon following recess time to attend churches of their own choosing to listen to bible talks. The students are to be given special credits for attendance at these bible school meet- ings by the public school officials. To Figure Evolution. A mass meeting is being called of all parents by the board at which the ministers will try to get parents en thused over the prospect that the doc trine of evolution will not corrupt the “morals” of their young children Switchmen’s Union to Call Wage Conferenc« Thomas C. Cashen, internationa’ president of the Switchmen’s Unior of America, announced that a meet ing of the union’s chairmen has beer called to revise wage scales and working conditions. He did not an- nounce the date. While the switchmen’s organizatior is independent, it is believed that i will co-operate with the Brotherhoo of Locomotive Engineers and th: Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireme. and Enginemen in seeking a wage ad- vance. Taxi Strikers Get Benefit. BOSTON—(FP)—Novy. 16. — Bigh 1undred striking Checker taxi ea Irivers are receiving their secon strike. benefit from the Taxi Drivers Union. Committees from the union are canvassing all local unions affiliat ed with the Boston Central Labor Union for financial aid. To those who work hara for their money, I will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIAT 545 Smithfield Street PITTSBURGH, PA. 4 2 i 4. 4 1 1 0 J | * 15 “AUC if N ih Now a Workers’ Club By SCOTT NEARING ‘VLADIKA , Caucasus—(FP)— Traveling across the northern Cau- . ge hat poh Pa «WW N 7 5 * . *. to which we were going, Vladikavkaz. “You will stay only one day?” a carshop worker demanded, “surely you must see We are doing there! Some talk followed and the matter was arranged. The train was getting into town about seven in the evening and there was time to lose. N We went trata the workers club —along the main et to a great building that! gnce been a private house before it wrecked during the occupation of the town by Deni- kin’s forces. Now it is remodeleé. There is a fine auditorium seating 800; a well equipped library with a large reading room; a cafe and dining room; offices; @a@mmittee and class clubhouse is a big flower garden and an open air theater that has been in use all summer for concerts and plays. The whole Clubhouse is elec- trically lighted, freshly decorated, well appointed and Spotlessly clean. “We did the whole job ourselves,” one of the railroad workers said, “It has taken us two years. We have a sport club and gymnasium just around the corner. You must step in ane see that, too. * There are more pretentious club- houses in the United States, bit few better adapted to educational and so- cial purposes. I have seen these clubs. They belong to business men, bankers, lawyers and doctors. My conductor in this club was a wood- worker in a railroad carshop. Of course he spoke no English and we had some difficulty talking. To bridge the gap we had picked up a tall, un „ o* of our fel - lows oe am From 1912 to 1916 this aug ma ten 1 le weaver in the gon, Washington and) ‘British lumbia. He remem- be ust e h English to act as interpreter. So he shouldered his bundle at the station, came’ over to the club with us and went around ex- plaining. It was a motley group as wor en. logical pate oops. ‘ 8 nad once built : profit- ear w the w of ‘od t and the ers were oS and mane the 5 ot thelr labor. Even No — in Nals By MARTIN A. DILLMON. ST. LOUIS—-(FP)—The findings of the Rev. F. W. Burnham, president United Christian Missions of St. Louis, on his visit to Russia are variance with the blood-and-thungér stories fed the American peopley “The streets of Moscow are actu the streets of St. asserts. With Mrs. Burnham he spent two months in Russia. “Not only are there fewer burglaries and holdups in Russia than in the United States, but there are practical- ly no beggars or tramps, and public Officials are as adequate and com- petent there as here,” he says. The Missions of which Burnham is head are international, with headquarters in St. Louis. The organization’s annual expenditures are $3,000,000. Burnham went to Russia to study *hurch organizations, Although there s no prohibition law in effect in Rus- sia now, there is practically no drunk- ‘nness and no loafing. Everybody has o work,” he says. “This year’s grain rop in Russia is a bumper one. ‘hough it is difficult for a foreigner get in, once inside he finds travel onfortable, food adequate and the tussians friendly and hospitable.” Medical Attention Free to Workers in the Land of Soviets ROSTOV, Russia—(FP)-——For work- rs medical attention is virtually free 1 Russia. Drug stores are city insti- utions. Hospitals and sanitariums re public establishments. A worker in ill health goes to the loctor assigned to his industry or ‘hop. After a physical examination. f the worker is found in chronic ill tealth he goes to a hospital or sani- ‘rium and stays till he is well, free of ‘arge with railroad fare paid both ‘ays. This is not charity. It is a publie „stitution, just as the public schools nd public highways are public in the Inited States. Each industry contrib- tes to these health and insurance funds in proportion to the sickness or accidents existing in the industry. When a worker falls a victim to acci- dent or sickness, the health institu- tions of the soviet union act to pro- tect his health just as a fire-engine in the United Siates acts to protect prop erty. Sf II ELECTIONS DOOMS AND VON HINDENBURG’S REGIME By KARL REEVE (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Germany (By Mail.) —The definite swing to the left in the eh, cipal elections here, in which the Communist Party of Germany polled over: 260,000 votes, demonstrates thet as far as the German working masses are rooms and à day nursery. Behind the had wt 4 9 f * n 4 yw é 1 5 “a a sige £4 - he N * * Pee a q 9 2 * ‘ pas ae 8 4 +i 1.7 THE LEF „ * N 1 concerned, the robber pact signed at burg regime are doomed to go. The election took place amid increasing demand that the Luther cabinet resign and persistent rumors that the reichstag would be dissolved. Both ed Locarno, and the monarchist Hinden- die are wary about openly supporting the Locarno pact in the face of the mood of the workers, who denounce the agreement whereby they are further enslaved by allied imperialism. Communists Get 43 Seats. The results of the election, con- ducted on the system of proportional representation, give the Communist Party, 43 representative in the city administration, as compared to 73 socialists and 47 for the German na- tional peoples’ party, the monéfchists. The Communist Party came within ten thousand votes of leading the na- tionalists, and thus becoming the second party of Germany. statement demanding that the social- ist representatives support a program of, the immediate demands of the érkers, or brand themselves once more as merély another one of the bourgeois parties. There is a possibility of the work- ers having a majority in the city parl- iament says the Communist Party statement and if the socialist repres- entatives earnestly have the interests of the workers at heart they will sup- port the workers’ demands, The Ber- lin workers have sent a majority to the city hall. Now then dt is neces- sary for this majority to represent the will of its constituents. Immediate Demands. The proposed immediate demands which the Communist Party calls on the socialist representatives to sup- port include: The eight-hour day and higher wage rates for the “Ungestel- len” (government employes); con- struction by the state and city of relief of the unemployed this winter, and definite steps to reduce the high prices which are further increasing. The Communist Party of Germany will direct the sharpest criticism to- ward every attempt of the socialists to build a block with the bourgeois parties, the statement adds. The pre gram of the Communist Party of Ger- many, against the Locarno pact and the Dawes plan and similiar moves to enslave the German workers and form an alliance against the workers and peasants goVernment of Soviet Russia, and demanding the workers’ control of industry and the govern- ment, then summarized. The results of the elections show that hundreds of thousands of Berlin workers understand that the Com- munist Party of Germany is the revo- lutionary fighting organization of the working class. A large number of the Communist voters are not yet members of the party. The Commun- is§ party points oyt to these workers that merely giving their votes is not enuf, and calls on them to enroll in | the revolutionary fighting front of the German proletariat to join the Com- munist Party. Monarchist Imperialist Ambitions. The monarchists coalition, which won the last presidential election by promising a firmer stand against al- lied imperialism, altho their leaders frankly admitted to imperialist ambi- tions of their own, has now fully ex- posed itself. The petty bourgeoisie who were promised they would get back the money they lost in the war, have now again been disillusioned. While Hindenburg, and other old goosesteppers speak at the graves of kings where the monarchist flag is displayed, the Luther government docilely accepts the Dawes plan. yoke and pays the allies by raising the prices charged the workers for food and ‘other necessities. voted for Hindenburg because he pro- mised them relief, are now calling for relief from the receiver.” The signing of the Locarno pact has been a heavy blow to the prestige of the monarchists, who by so doing accepted an agreement which more the nationalist and socialist parties The Communist Party has issued a houses for the workers, to be rented | to them without profit, measures for As Comrade Leon says “Those Who | You Union Meeting | Third Tuesday, Noy. 17, 1926. Name of ey + mos and Place ng. Bricklayers, “912 WwW. Mon re Piversay ae and ene ttield. Moose Hall, eld and 26t Washington „. . N 5438 8. alste pes | Employes, Great Northern te Glove Workers’ Joint $30 p.m 1710 N. Winchester Aven, Hod Carr Nele 225 K K., Chi- Harrison St. 4% 0 S en Ladies’ Garment’ Workers, 328 W. an Buren St. Fire and Oilers, N. Marine N. Cla Painters, Randolph St. Painters, Ma Moa Chica go Carpenters, Spr 132 cor. California and dison. 6414 S. Halsted St. N. W. cor. State and : Painters, Painters, 55 th. ainter W. Oak St. ainters, Trumbull and Piasterers, Monroe and if om vl and den Ave. erio . Die Stampers, 19 W t. armen, 75th and Drexel 724 . Railway. 1047 —ͤ—7 Clerks, 9 8. N St. 2219 e Clerks, 509 W. Washing - 703 Teamsters, 189 N. State St. 7 Waiters, 234 W. Randoiph St. 111 N. te woh A Union, 180, Wasn n 39 Amalgamated 9 Workers, 182 Nes Sede Workers, N (Note: Unless 112 stated, all meetings are at 8 p. m.) openly enslaved the German masses than the Versailles treaty. Socialists and Locarno. But still the socialists refuse to take a firm stand against the right coalition. The socialist leaders an- nounced they would “not accept res- ponsibility for the Locarno pact UN- LESS THE NATIONALISTS J}AGREED TO SHARE IT.“ The resignation of the three nation- alist cabinet ministers was a gesture to pacify the workers by seeming to oppose the pact, but at the same time to save the Luther government. In order to make it easier for the Luther government to enforce ratifi- cation of the Locarno treaty, it was decided that only a majority, and not ja two thirds vote of the reichstag, would be required for. ratification. The swing to the left in the Berlin elections may force the socialists to insist on new elections and the dis- solving of the reichstag, altho so far they have only “threatened” to op- pose the Locarno pact if new elec- tions are held. q Employment Service Report Gives Lie to “Prosperity” Fables (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16.— All is not so rosy in American indus- try as the organs of the class like to paint conditions in this country,.according to the October re- j service which shows that many work- ers in southern cotton mills have been working on reduced schedules. These cotton mills in the south were opened by the textile bosses of the north in an attempt to slash the wages of the northern workers and also to break up whatever union organization the workers in the south might have. The report also points out that there are many workers in Pacific coast cities, especially in San Diego, Los Angeles and Seattle, that are tramping the streets with no pros- pect Top, a job. ; The ports of the local agents of the au in various States show a tendency on the part of highly skill- ed workers, who are thrown into the ranks of the unemployed; to accept work on road building and at com- mon labor in order to make both ends British Trade Union movement. capitalist f port of the United States employment | | the present system. 14 © abe | CELL TALK "Ss PRAISED ny ~ SCHLOSSBERG 3 tn New York City Unity Meeting (Special: to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 16. — Carefully marking off on his calendar “Novem ber 17, New Star Casino, A, A. Pur cell,” Joseph Schlossberg, general secretary of the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers of America, today e. pressed his great interest in the Pur- cell mass meetings arranged for Tues day, and said that every worker in- terested in the cause of labor ought to attend. Altho it may not be possible for him to aecept.the invitation of the trade union committee to be present at the final cOnference of union rep resentatives which will meet in Bee- thoven Hall on Sunday afternoon, Mr. Schlossberg gave the mass meet- ings his heartiest support, saying: World Figure. “Purcell is today one of the lead- ing figures in the International Trade Union movement, as well as in the He is bringing to us an inspiring message of international working class unity. His address delivered at the A. F. of L. convention aroused widespread in- terest, It was the first time that mem- ory OEE bers of the American labor movement received such a ringing message from their fellow workers in other coun- tries. Purcell as president of the In- ternational Trade Union Federation of Amsterdam is working to bring all trade unions of the world into one body. All workers who are in- terested in the cause of labor should come to hear Purcell. “Personally, I have followed the efforts of the British workers for in- ternational trade union unity with in- tense interest. The fact that our British comrades have taken the ini- tiative in this work is to me most encouraging and full of promise of success.” BRITISH LABOR READY TO BOYCOTT MUSSOLINI AS WELCOME TO LONDOR (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 16. — Premier Mussolini of italy will come to Lon- don for the signing of the Locarno treaties on December 1, the Ex- change Telegraph says, denials from Rome notwithstanding. 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4 1 1 * n tap hin SP are iy ee see Shy 5 22 Tb tat „ me 4 efit * aS . > 8 8 A r N ee * 9 ere r — atta tee pas rern, “ 2 2 a, e — U ; - + ip: 15 1 N / n 1 e ee di A ty the DAILY. — PUBLISHING CQ. ton Bivd., Chicago, III. The tf # on. ut Phone Monroe 2 ity Piet eee o,f gy — — By mail (in Chicago only): i _, $4.50 six months 2 three months SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall (outside of Chicago): $6.00 per vear $3.50 six months $2.00 three months 4 Address all mail and make out checks to Fus DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Iilinols Be hie ie IJ. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB g Editors Business Manager — as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, III., under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates on application. Ie. 7 0 A Topic for Patriotism Day Today, the second day of education week,“ is devoted to patriot- Im. Simultaneous with the celebration of this day in publie schools, illegal. — there comes the announcement that Federal Judge McClintock, oper- ating in the West Virginia soft coal fields, has declared labor,aniens That this ruling has the endorsement of the government is seen from the comment of the Washington Post, edited by the notori- ous Ned McLean, who was involved in the Fall, Denby, Daugherty, Roxy Stinson series of scandals beginning with Teapet Dome and trade. McClintock rules that the Miners’ Union has alwaga ion an Z illegal organization and hence,government officials can have no dealings with that organization. In order to erush the organization Patriotism Day. in West Virginia by governmental force, it is necessary for a legal decree to clothe the act of suppression. means that the government cannot deal with the miners thru negotia- tions, but should crush them by force. The implications of such a decision are a solemn thought for The McClintock decision It will require a veritable avalanche of sophistry and patriotic buncomb from the pen prostitutes on the capitalist. papers, aided by the droolery from the flabby lips of the skypjlots to dispel the con- tempt all intelligent workers hold for the McClintocks, their deci- ‘sions and the capitalist government at Washington that permits such time-servers and labor-baiters to sit upon the federal bench. Incidentally this decision is one more argument in favor of a labor party, with spokesmen in congress that can initiate impeach- ment proceedings against this buzzard judge. Not that his impeach- | ment would be realized, but congress could be used as a forum from which to speak to the masses on the outside and expose the fraudulent character of the United States government. a . Boosting the Coolidge Myth The delectable business of perpetuating the myth that Cal Coo. b t England had offered Germany a lidge is a great man goes merrily no. The latest contribution comes from Mrs. John D. Sherman, president of the federation of women's clubs in Washington: The child culture club of Ogden, Utah, asks : the esteemed lady: “Is it disrespectful to refer to the president of — the United States as ‘Cal’?” She replies: „Calling Mr. Coolidge ‘Cal’ does not indicate e nie forcefulness.” It sug- 1 gests a hurry to get acquainted, and is an effectionate term applied in approval of a leader who is himself ep stn a little austere in ending with the whitewashing of the department of justice. The Post intérprets the McClintock decision as nullifying. the Gompers inter- pretation of the fourth section of the Clayton Act, which says that the labor of a human being is not an article of commerce, and hence thru combination cannot be considered a monopoly in restraint of 1 Simce Coolidge’s woeful ateplay of his ignorance of history at the speech before the congregational church convention in Washington, where he exposed to the world the fact that he did not understand even the rudiments of the principles upon which this government is supposed to rest, he mythmakers have had to work overtime. Slated to be discarded because he was too colorless for the ‘office even of vice-president, the insipid Down East yankee found himself catapulted into the presidency by the death of Harding. A deliberate campaign to create a giant out of a peewee was launched. Coolidge was so bewildered that he was dumb. This confusion was seized upon by press, pulpit and other means of publicity to create the idea that his silence was the brooding of a gigantic intellect. : For capitalism in its final stage, where governmental officials are mere marionettes, performing every act in response to those who hold the strings, Coolidge is the ideal president. deal rudely with the Coolidge myth. But history will Its final verdict will unques- tionably be that his silence denotes plain stupidity, nothing; more. Mexico’s Proposed Land Law A new law, restricting ownership of land by foreigners, passed the house of representatives in Mexico City by an almost unanimous vote. any marked alterations. * government inspired. It is now before the senate and will probably pass without Spokesmen for the measure state that it is The probability is that the Calles „ serving the in- terests of Standard Oil. cern known as the Mexican Eagle Oil company. of ‘foreign « capital altogether, is making a move against the British con- It is certain that Mexico does not contemplate the n out but the bill is intended simply to Yestrict the investments of one imperialist group in favor of the other. : silty Mexico has, since 1910, ben kept in a continuous 5 with done pappet president replacing eee in rapid suecession ;Madero, Vina. Huerta, Carranza, Obregon, ‘alles thrown. on to the stage “of history by either nr pet Oil or the Mexican Eagle - playing the game either of the U. S. eontrol of the oil production of the world. Mexico will not merely restrict, but will prohibit foreign cap- italism’s ownership of land when the workers, revolutionized by the inrush of foreign capital and the industrialization of large sections of that nation, rise in their might and proclaim their own rule, in- stead of being used as pawns in the imperialist struggle between Britain and the United States. or Britain—in the world struggle for As proof that royalty and brains are strangers, consider the prince of Wales. On a recent tour he tried to make speeches, written for him by paid diplomats. When the prince came to the word “nucleus” he pronounced it “knuckles,” with the intonation of a coster-monger. There is no member of the Communist Junior leagues that cannot give the prince lessons on the pronounciation of nucleus. We wonder what would happen if he tried to say “shop nuclei”? —ͤ—Iũ—̃— S — — Now. that Morgan is to float more loans to the Italian govern- ment Mussotini may obtain a new lease of life for a short period, un. til the loans have been “invested” in munitions with which to murder . ag ab eucuiies. fais mak 1 a 3 * . va 24 ? — HEN England secured control of the Mosul oil district the Stand- ard Oil company raised such a storm of protest that an armistice was sign- ed in the form of a gentlemen's agree- ment whereby the United States con- cern was to receive twenty per cent of the future production of those fields. Now, as the aftermath of Locarno, comes a decisive break Between Eng- land and this country over the ques- | tion of Mosul oil. The armistice is ended. The struggle in the Near East between the two leading imperialist nations of the world breaks out anew in a more malignant form. It is not confined to Persia and Turkey alone but involves the other imperialist na- tions of Europe. A short time after the elose of the Locarno conference there came to light a new alignment on the question of Mosul oil. Britain’s mandate is soon to expire so energetic action had to be taken to perpetuate it. The question will come up in the council of the league of nations. France, bound by economic ties to Standard Oil, and receiving a share of Mosul oil, resents this extension of the time period of the mandate. Before the sixth ansorebly of the league France had things very much her own way. With the support: of j other nations she easily dominated. But at the sixth assembly every meas- ure adopted was reached thru a com- promise with British interests. This diplomatic triumph of England paved the way for her calling of the Locarno “security” conference. Called with the two-fold purpose of creating a bloc of European nations against the Soviet Union and at the same time resisting the stranglehold that Wall Street is obtaining upon Europe, the final results, still in the womb of history, will unquestionably | o reveal the fact that its one achieve- ment was a triumph for England against America. HE contradictions within European capitalism prevented the realization of the British foreign minister’s(Cham- berlain’s) hopes of preparing a uni- 4 fied struggle against Russia on the basis of the Locarno pacts. The econ- omic dependence of France and Italy upon the United States prevents their uniting with Britain in its second ob- jective. But, in spite of this, upon the basis of the Locarno pacts Britain is moving against the United States. A few days after the Locarno con- ence there came to light the fact per cent share in Mosul oil on ndition that Germany was to join | ica the league and support England in its demand for a 25-year extension of the Mandate. This move was deeply re- sented by Standard Oil because the Rockefeller interests desire to wrest Mosul oil from Britain and place it in the hands of Turkey. France backs * 810 Bes trol, Ou has bitterly opposed the roads stood |of British oil and has utilized its power in F and the Near East ~ |to overcome control. Is withdrawal of the soon give way to a logical extension, the politics of F though at present the most ot the world struggle between 4 ‘and United States for control 7 oil supplies of the world. This strug- gle has been raging since 1919, when Standard Oil set out to, conquer new oil fields and found that the Royal | Dutch Shell controlled by Britain had been quietly getting control of most of the awailable ply of the world outside .the U States, and a por- tion inside, Since that time Standard Oil has used every copceivable means within its power to overcome its rival. In 1922 the United States concern, operating thru a subsidiary, the West Indies Oil company, was on the verge of obtaining a valuable concession aoe Persia, when the Anglo-Persian oan a British concern step- and secured the oil by claiming a prior concession to the property. A siight gain over England was made in the Argentine in South America, but in May of that year, the Royal Dutch Shell secured another advan e over Standard Oil by signing an agreement with Leonid Krassin, acting on the Soviet delegation at the Genoa con- ference, to the effect hat a flveear concession in the Baku oil fields. would be granted the Royal Dutch Shell and its subsidiary, the Anglo Persian concern. Concessions, in Rus- sia, tho of temporary advantage to the nation securing them, cannot be viewed in the same light as conces- 4 N it- ‘securing of a mon- opoly _by 2 -other nation and be- Britain tried to decisively subdue Turkey in 1921 by back- ing Greece against that nation, it was Oil) were at war and the Turks and Greeks furnished the soldiers to fight the battles. England’s maneuvering within the | tetighe. of natidibs Ws, an vate d in its securing preponderating influence Im the sixth assembly was the be- lated reply to the defeat of Greece. Also the early expiration ofAhe four feverishly to strive for adyantages over France that would insure a con- tinuation of the Irak mandate. The best way for Britain to secure 4 perpetuation of its own mandates st the will of France is to dis- mandates. That accounts for the policy of “neutrality” on the part of Britain in the fierce struggle now raging between the Druse tribesmen and Syrians on one side and the French butchers on the other. 5 The British press is strangely silent on this matter. Some capitalist edi torial writers and European political correspondents have evinced amaze- ment that Britain maintains a consist- ent policy of refraining from severe criticigm of France in the Syrian af- fair. They, in their infantile minds, accustomed to analyzing the words of bj y the French administration of ) statesmen instead of the acts of the governments involved, construe this silence to be one of the beneficial re- sults of Locarno. But, while main- taining “neutrality,” the English press inadvertently exposes its h nd by ad- vising the English authorities in Pale- stine to avoid anything that could arouse suspicion that the English are behind the revolt of the Druges. This protestation of innocence is very sus- picious. We think Britain, like the Player queen “protests too much.” Last week in the article on Manda- tes in Syria and Irak” the present writer said: “While. Britain had a, hand in the Riff affair there is noth-|' ing to indicate that the revolt in Syria was encouraged from that source.”. We pointed out that Britain had everything to gain from the defeat of France jn Syria; the transfer of con- trol of territories so that a Cape to Cairo railway and a further extension to Calcutta, thereby uniting the con- of} tinent of Africa with that of Asia, car de realized;—also the preparing of e case t France on the grounds that she is incapable of n also to secure the more France (with the backing of Standard | year mandate for Irak forced Britain |. — Standard Oil, from Asia favorable concessions from the Soviet | but w government for exploitation. Standard 1 — can “force Britain to dis portion of her — prodivts, This creates ‘another incentive for England to control Syria. At the same time this struggle over oil, the with- drawal of Standard Oil from the Mo- sul group, the bloody struggle in Syria, the strategic position of Beirut as the natural terminal for Mosul oil eloquently explains the American naval maneuvers in that region. It explains why United States . battle- ships traversed the distance of the Mediterranean to Alexandria, from thence to ‘Beirut, on the pretext of destring to “protect American lives and property. Can anyone doubt for a moment that these warships are there for any purpose other than as 8 0 threat to Great Britain? mh ee In Palestine the British ferent: nie. minen on the border. In the port Beirut American destroyers mena- preparing to oust France, the agent of In driving relentlessly toward “this ob- uses every strategem at her . The attack of Gréece against was unquestionably the work tain, who wants to strengthen B 0 ner front against Turkey, with the Ga of subduing that nation, securing — e shoal of we captur- the mandate in Syria, so that Britait | he cae — — — 3 45 * lay in the harbor. Britain is é . — ae „ United States or remain rg . 25 same applies to Australia. Bag penetration of American fina ‘ ital in both these British d favors their entering the confi the side of the United States. is so geographically situated that. she could not successfully wage war againts this country. Australia, be- cause of.the fear of Japan, will Sat pelled to unite with the United in the struggle. be The last world war, a struggle | tween combinations of imperialist : tions, thru reducing to secondary tions all of the principals except t cleared the ground for the next war, a struggle between these two colossal powers, wherein all the rest of the world will be pawns of one or the other. — The close of the oil armistice in the Near Bast revives the war for ‘oil, which inevitably will lead to an- other world conflagration. These sinister preparations must be exposed by Nd revolutionary’ wo of all countries and every effort rected toward building an invine proletarian force that will ch the power of capitalism. meekly playing the role cannon fodder for the im Panama and LKS who imagined the occupa- tion of the city of Panama by qur „gallant boys in khaki’: constituted an invasion were under an illusion. The entire “republic” of Panama is under American rule all the time. The recent episode waz merely an applica- tion of “martial law” for the purpose of breaking a strike of decidedly un- American Panamans and restoring im- perial law and order. The slaughter of five natives was just a “regrettable incidént.” Readers of The DAILY WORKER may be interested to know what the republic of Panama looks like now that it is back to normal. N the first place there is the strip of Panama territory known as the Canal Zone, ten miles wide, running straight across the. middle of the country and competely dominating it. «. Contrary to popular belief, the Canal Zone is not legally a possession of the United States but is part of the „republic“ of Panama. Certain it is, that in 1904, with the concurrence of Roosevelt’s “big stick” and the United States navy, the zone was “leased” to the U. S. in perpectuity. But Panama has never received a single penny of rental. The rent money is stored up in a Wall Stret bank to cover interest payments on the 30-year 5% per cent loan that American bankers forced upon the protesting “republic,” Sim- ilarly with the 510,000,000 that the U. S. was supposed to have paid over to Panama in return for the concession to build and operate the Panama canal. This money is invested in New York state bonds; the Panamans can neither change. the investment, nor touch the principle or the interest. The entire net income of this “consti- tutional fund,’ as it is called, is pledged to cover interest payments on another Wall Street loan—the 5 per cent serials of 1915. However that may be, an American governor runs the canal zone as Unit- ed States territory—with a 100 per cent American military administra- tion, an American post office, Ameri- can fortifications, and American sol- diers and marines. A Panaman work: er can not even get a job in the Canal Zone, except at unskilled manual la- bor and at the very toweat rate of pay. AF course, the soldiers and marines Vado not stay in the Canal Zone. ‘ton the rest of the “repub- whenever the Canal Zone admin- ‘ey e lic” stration thinks it, advisable. That ‘ ‘ * 6 — — { 's in e With thb’ treaty of 1903 -whereby Panama was foreed to -ecognize our “specialsrights” as the zuarantors of Panaman indepen- jence.” 95 Gt e It was with reason that Roosevelt called the treaty of 1903 “a historic stage in the develépment ‘of the Monroe Doctrine.” Let us consider the territory of Panama (exclusive of the Canal Zone) under the present conditions of peace and normalcy. Customs, finances and police are under the direction of Americans. The Panama railway is owned by the United States govern- ment. Revenues from the liquor ex- cise are pledged against interest pay- ments on the 8 per cent “national de- fense loan” of 1921. (N. B.—Any at- tempt to institute prohibtion in Pan- ama, in accordance with Yankee pre- cedent, would no doubt mean another hurried military . invasion from the canal zone.) N The total amount of private prop- erty in the “republic” of Panama was officially estimated about two years ago at 833,175,501. Of this, $5,000,000 or more belongs to the United Fruit company, which has its own railways, lands and equipments. By arrange- ment with the dummy Panama gov- ernment, the Goodyear Rubber, com; pany has exclusive warehouse facili-4 jes for rubber in Panaman ports. The, American Foreign Banking corpora ion and the International Bankin; ‘orporation (both controlled by the“ Wall Street money trust) have their branches in the, republic“ and dom nate the movement of financial capi- tal there. Two- thirds of all the capi- tal invested in, a is American capital. MERICAN „Sig business“ has thus an enormöus stake in the little pseudo-republie where the Panama hats come from. Has not this at least a little to do with the deter- mination of the U. S. government to guarantee Panaman independence 80 religiously, even from the Panamane themselves? Is not American imper- ialism simply a phase of the develop- ment of American capitalism toward the monopoly of whatever sections of the earth it can lay its hands on? I have not touched at all the ques- tion of imports and exports between Panama and the United States, but when that is taken into consideration as well as the factors mentioned above, it wilk be plain that Panama has no more independence economic- the spread of American imperialism ally than she has politically. Like * other states of the Central American and Caribbean region, she has been, impressed into the American econo’ mic system, dominate Wall Street, and is as truly a part of it as IHinois or California. With the difference, however, that she is one of the colonial divisions of the system —that she is a subject nation, ex- ploited under imperialist slavery, and her sons and daughters are obliged to toil under the most abominable conditions to produce super-profits for the imperialists. It is the super-pro- fits from subject nations like Pana- ma that make it possible for Ameri- can capitalism to continue its ex- ploitation and pauperization of the American working class. For this reason, if for no other, every class conscious worker in America, must be a supporter of the growing Panaman movement for freedom from Ameri- can rule. UT it would be extremely superfi- cial to assume that American financial interests in Panama itself furnish the only, or even the main reason for the enslavement of this little dependency of American imper- ialism. Panama must be looked at in connection, first and foremost, with thruout Latin-America, and secordly, with the development of American im- yerialism over ali the world. The 2?anama canal provides the key to the ituation. The project of the canal was what aspired the original robbery of Pan- ima from Colombia, in the imitation evolution staged in 1903. The pro- ject was an old one, but it did not ac- quire irresistible momentum until a certain period had been reached in the economic and political develop- ment of the United States. To say that the canal was wanted for trading purposes is to repeat an obvious truth, without at the same time throwing any real light upon the juestion. The fact remains that it vas only after America’s entrance on ‘he worid political stage that things began actually to happen in Panama. After the war with Spain, the Ameri- can empire included Hawaii, Samoa and the Philippines, Porto Rico in the Caribbean and Cuba, a protector- ate, close at hand. In the words of President McKinley, the building of the canal was intended to afford “that intimate and ready intercommunica- tian between our eastern and western zeaboards demanded by the annexa- E eee n of our “infra. by the lords 01 lished under the titlé tion of the Hawaiian Islands and the * — — ~ Re * — „ — f 1 934 1 4 + 8 * 122 1 ARs 8 : 4 Hair © nos and commerce in the Pacific.” | . the United States is an em- pire stretching out everywhere in ‘he ‘Atlantic as well as in the Pacific; in Europe, Latin-America and the Far East. “Imperialism implies an indus- trial method of international seizure and monopoly: it is therefore, a form of business in which big guns are re- quired no less than salesmen and credit men —to protect and extend the monopolized areas. Imperialism and war are inseparable and there, are millions of workers who can be use as cannon fodder. The various units of the American empire have, been pieced together with that idea in mind. | Latin-America is the economic base of American imperialism, and the Panama canal is its. central strategic base. ‘The entire Caribbean ha Central American region has its strategic as well as economic’ importance for American imperialism.” A serſes of naval bases beginging with Key West, ida, and in uding © Guantanamo Lat the southwest’ of Cuba), Por- Rico, and the ‘Virgin “stands, give 915 Inited States absolute control of the Caribbean. The ‘treaty of 1907 with, Santo Domingo gtwes the U. S. he. right to build “a ftiival base at za mana Bay; the, treaty’ ‘of 1915 ‘with zafti gives her the same right tc he. Mole of St. Nichdfas; and th 3ryan-Chamorro treaty erf 1916, per- mits her to build naval Bases in the 4 of Fonseca and tue Corn Islands ft, Nicaragu ua. * is. significant ‘tha au the’ mot wholly fantastic volume rééently up: “of “The Gr Pacific War; A History of the Anferi- cah-Japanese Campaign ‘of 1931-33,” the starting point of the war is con- nected with the blowing up of a Jap- anese steamer in the Panama canal and the consequent suspension of communication betweem the Atlantic and the Pacific. The author, H. C. Bywater, is a leading British naval authority, and he knows whereof he speaks. OT without reason are the Ameri- can military forces in Panama concentrated in the Canal Zone. American imperialism will cling to the “republic” of Panama in the face of everything. There is nat another of her possessions that she would not give up before this? she guards jealonsly against the sMghtest unset- 1 er a > a 7 * ; N. ae — 1 eee i x capitalist agitation that tends to de- stroy the present balance of forces, strikes of ragged and hungry laborers against extortionate rents, any work- ing class or peasant disturbance at all—will be put down as callously as Great Britain would put down a simi- lar disturbance at Suez. Panama is the pivotal point. of the entire structure of American im- -perialism outside of the United States. In the face of this, what mean the protests of the little people of Pan- ama who only want freedom?. al We Correct An Error. NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 16.—To the Editor of The DAILY WORKER: One of The DAILY WORKER'S New York correspondents was seriously mis- informed in a report published in the New York edition of The DAILY WORKER of Friday last, Nov. 13, to the effect that the Norwegian steamer [Start had been tied up at Pier No, 8, army base, South Brooklyn, for two days by a strike for a wage increase under the direction of the Inter.” national Seamen's Union. According to correcting reports just received, there is no foundation for the above report given to our corres- eg) Two port delegates of the W. W. Marine Transport Workers’ bete Union No. 510, Bryan and Peterson, bring the word personally hru the former to The DAILY VORKER, New York office that the crew: of this. ship, the Start, positively is 100 per cent J, W. W., that ‘these two delegates themselves stamped up the members of the crew while im port, that there was no demand for an in- crease of wages or other dead and mo trduble of any description while the ship was in port and es 4 the ship sailed on Nov. 12. The erroneous report was particular- ly obnoxiots to the wobblies at this time, strike in support of the international strike of seamen, the officials of the I. S. U. at all the ports of the country were reported to have given the ship- ping masters and the crimps active co-operation in fighting the strike and the wobblies have been more activé than ever in lining up sailors in the New York port, since the recent strike was transferred to the job, Fraternallx, N. R. Richards, If you want to thoroughly: a tling influence on the peninsula. Anti enstand Wann e it. because during their recent, 2 et RES a mn r 32 7 . — SER a hat — f ~ = — —— — 2) state * * W.. a / *