Daily Worker
December 4, 1925
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—_ J - ae -derated Shop Crafts, sao ‘ Iuinola, und the Agt of Mngeh 2, 14 NEW a EDITION By WILLIAM F, DUNNE. (Special to The PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 2.—The biggest and best demonstration of the tirst session of the convention of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union came early when a motion by Julius Hoehman to protest the imprison- of Benjamin Gitlow was amended to provide for a telegram of greeting seeey and carried unanimously by a rising vote. ‘proused a storm of la Z te Hochman was able seth weg 9 floor meant and to anticipate my wishes.” A motion pledging support of every possible kind to the anthracite minérs was carried " a rising vote, evoking enthusiasm setond only to that of the / Daily Worker) hter by informing the convention: understand what my attempts to . AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY ; eee NE of the most interesting cart- Obns of the day is the one in The ‘Chicago Tribune depicting a collec- Aion of statesmen signing the Locarno pect: with beaming faces. This means, > = vo more war according to the editors, of the capitalist papers. Just‘the same those smiling statesmen are watching out for poison in their soup. They keep their daggers handy. It would not be surprising if history recorded that the only tangible result of the Locarno pact was, is, or will be, the ornamental garter given to. Austen ae cay nes by a grateful king. . * * r is nibs to see a fat German bour- geois representative signing his name to the treaty while his former foes sta behind him looking like: ferge 2 ren mye for their share _ . ee niihes of's sanded wae veteran on seeing this and similar cartoons. The boys who went’ forth to. battle for “democracy” were trainéd to kill’ Germans, to wipe out the entire race so that democracy would have a chance. Those christian lads ‘were placed in front of dummies mate to resemble human beings and order to stick their bayonets into them as they should stick them into the quivering flesh of a German soldier yet they gut to France, oe ~ *” degen was patriotism... The nearer the soldier approached the hyena in ferocity,:the nearer he came to being a once hundred per cent Amer- ican. The Germans were a bad lot those days. Every time the face of von Hindenburg appeared on an Am- erican screen, the morons hissed. The same morons cheer the same face now. The noble Von is now president of the country, our 100 per centers swore to wipe off the face of the earth. He supports the Locarno pact and the international bankers are duly grateful. There are many les- sons to be drawn from the happy re- union of Europe’s capitalist nations, but fortunately .that°ftennion cannot be lasting. The conflicts inside the (Continued ‘on page 3) LABOR DEFENSE PROTESTS GITLOW ~ SAILING FRIDAY _ Fo Deman nd Repeal of Syndica ist Laws aR be Gitlows member of the @éntral Executive Committee of the Workers ‘ (Communist) Party, and Anita Whitney are the latest victims of the Criminal syndicalism laws that were enacted to be used against those workers who dared to organize against the employing class, Today, it is the Communists that are being persecut- ed, tomorrow, it will be the other ac- tive members of the unions, ‘who will be victimized by the syndicalism laws. The workers of Chicago will be able to raise their protest against the con- tinued imprisonment of Benjamin Git- low and the attempt to send Anita Whitney to jail and demand the repeal of the Syndicalism laws at a mass pro- test meeting which is being arranged by the International Labor Defense at the West Side Auditorium, Racine and Taylor Sts., Friday evening, December 4 at 8 p. m. -The speakers will be Robert Minor, Pete Jensen of the Fe- - Gitlow m William H. Holly. Fred Mann and otion. A telegram of greeting to Debs was also sent by rising vote. + Molly Friedman moved to send a tel- egram of greetings and support to Philips Davis of Chicago, in jail for the 1924 strike, and included in the motion a telegram of gratitude to Fitz- patrick, Nockels, Oscar Nelson, Walk- er and Olander for aiding the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers. strike. k moved to separate the two points. This was done and a telegram to Davis was endorsed byt rising. vote unanimously, while thc other telegrams received only a per functory majority show of hands. A telegram of sympathy and. sup- port were also sent Sacco and Ven- zetti and Thomas Mooney. Fight for Credentials. The struggle between the left wing and the machine began with the re- port of Schneider of Local 62 for the credentials’ committee. The report after giving alist of sum8 owed to the international bythe various locals and mentioning charges preféred against the whole delegations, recom- mended the seating of all délegates partition! pests gh Regn conyentio mmittee, - ¥ J y h af re - 4 > » ayn . : ‘ : rT ey “hi si> We oe — ee 4 be. ™ * ’ " ' ns “ 4 Ms " ' ve cd oe Le - or Eo a e .a of : a pe teorgs 2 am trom machine locals urging, ‘peace, harmony, unity, sunshine and piness”-is intended in all probab to bring” the faked charges against such progressive Lo- cals as 2,/9, and 22 before a hostile appegls cominittee by seating a ma- jority of machine delegates which will mg such a committee, was challen- ged immediately by Hyman after Fa- bysach moved to refer the report back. Hyman charged that the report of the credentials ‘Committee which claimed | no power to’) S on the charges made | (Con ntibi ued on nee 2) ‘TMSSissiPpY CanmiaL— | COURTS ARE COLLECTION AGENCIES FOR FOR EMPLOYERS (Special to The The Daily Worker) CLARKSDALE, Miss., Dec. 2.— That the criminal courts of Missis- sippi are being used for the collec. tion of private debts by corporate interests is evidenced by the min- utes of Justice S. J. Avery’s court at Jonesville. Thirteen Mexican men and women were brought to this section to work on the Barksdale plantation at Jonesville, but before they left their native country they signed a legal document binding themselves to labor at a stipulated sum and to refund the amount of transportation advanced by the own- ers of the plantation. On their ar- rival, they- discovered that better wages and conditions existed else- where and quit; later they were ar- rested charged with obtaining mon- ey under false pretenses and viola- tion of contract. The case was fin- ally compromiséd in court when the Mexicans agreed to refund to the Barksdale ingereate $90 and “costs.” |} power SPECIAL SESSION. OF LEGISLATURE ON COAL STRIKE May Pass daw to Open . a. 5 ’ Coal Mines. (Special to The Daily Worker) HARRISBURG, Pa., accept the peace plan of Gov. Gofford ‘Pinchot in the wage controversy prac-'} Vealty assures the ror a of an extra | Dec., 2.—The refusal of the\anthracite operators to Sr mr ubiished. Dal Daily exce HING CO., 7% ér by THE DAILY WORKER ashington Blvd., Chicago, IL. its Bosses; Re Daily Worker) Pa, Dec. 2. — tply to the operators’ “ope of Governor ration committee ‘strike is of an ‘that jeopardizes the of the Miners’ Union. the threat of William man of the anthracite lating committee, that Ju a year if neces- ordemsto defeat the demands of the miner® Lewis refrains from at. would strengthen the pee in its struggle for It is ne wl hecon ng clear that the one imt Pidtive of the mine | darons f troy the union in this beste ‘The se ment embodying the refusal of Bijehot’s offer makes that aim Le . Pinchot’s proposal was nted the oper&tors y wanted except that mye to recognize the fe union. This they re- et thrown down the and his machine. Cringes. ig to the threats of pbilizing the miners ids, instead of call- snance men in the 8 who are working on henng the mines will BE aan 2 oF wnt - iba Th , of the pay s chief eanciliiee. that the! p operators had turned down industrial peace and declared war.” Just what sort of legislation, if any, the Keystone solons could write ‘into the statute books, to bring about a, resumption of negotiations between ‘tthe operators and miners is problem- actical. There is no precedent for this. The governor has made no state- ment concerning the calling of a. spe- cial session of the legislature but it | was freely predicted today that the situation in the anthracite industry would bring a definite announcement CZECHO-SLOVAK MISSION PRAISES RUSSIAN WORKERS’ ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHOLE-HEARTED CO-OPERATION MOSCOW, U. S. S. R—(By Mail.)—The Czecho-Slovak workers’ delega- tion which had been in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics for more than six weeks issued a statement thanking the workers’ organizations of Soviet Russia for, their co-operation in their investigations of conditions in the Soviet Union and declare that. they were allowed to move freely while they were inthe Soviet Union. ~jn the statement, which was signed by every mem- ber of the delegation, it points out that they talked to whomever they desired to, went Where they wanted to and did as they pleased without any inter- ference’ onthe part of the Soviet government. In the following statement, which the delegation issued, it points out that +. ont ‘aie fraternal support of your org vi we have been en- abled ‘pbend ,last six weeks to see thoroly into the various fields of your economic, cultural and social life in various. parts of your gigantic coun- try. We were able to sée all that we wanted to see to speak with everyone with whom we wanted to speak, to examine everything which interested us and we met with no difficulties in this whatever. “We thank you for your hearty wel- Add your hundreds of abolition of. ism laws. ae: eee eee "=. «2 , -_ other workers mand the freedom of Git- low and Whitney and ‘the anti-byndical- come and for your hospitality. “The Soviet Union is a state in which thé workers and the peasants rule. Tremendous Changes. “In consequence of the revolution- ary upheavals, there have been tre- mendous changes in the social and economic life of Russia. Whilst in all bourgeois countries, finance and indus- trial capital has occupied an ever moré decisive position, in the Soviet Union (Continuea on page 5) ne ee wee ee ee ew + ee CHICAGO WORKERS! voice to*the thousands of who de- Anita i Ase die eel ever when | 4 ¥ saanaitcbaiion: Sidichtesd sahie to | fight the battle’ against the anthracite Lewis hides bis cowardice and treach- ery behind the: plea that this public make its desites known in order to change “the &rrogant attitude of the operators.” Knowing perfectly well that the public never makes its desires known on anything for the reason that it is not a unit but composed of all classes in ‘society, Lewis ean safely hide be- hind such a brainless formula. Sorelyy Disappointed. Lewis is said to be sorely disap- »ointed at the failure to conclude the itrike on the basis of the Pinchot pro- posals. Unquestionably that is his de- soft berth as lieutenant of the cap- italist class while the miners~-con- tinued to slave under the miserable conditions they endured before the strike. Progressives Active. In spite of the terror against them conducted by the police, the courts and. the Lewis gangsters under the direction of Rimaldo Cappellini, presi- dent of one of the districts here, the progressive .miners are waging a struggle in th@ anthracite to rescue the ‘strike from the certain defeat into which it will. gink if Lewis and his compromising, hesitating, treacherous policy triumphs among the rank and file. Just awakening to the serious situa- tion confronting..them the miners in and a deep distrust of the officials permeates theiriranks as they realize the truthfulnes# of the charges of the progressives and Communists that Lewis is endeavoring to use the strike so’ that he may remain the agent of the mime owners. The miners are coming to realize that Lewis never fights for them against the mine barons, but only against them whenever they strive to defeat the mines owners. If you want to thoroughly un- derstand Communism—-study it. DEMONSTRATE! PROTEST! December 4, 1925 AGAINST “THE IMPRISONMENT OF Ben Gitlow and Whitney a oe Bae, “gi ptt . : & AUSTRIAN BANK EAGER TO INCREASE VOLUME OF TRADE WITH RUSSIA VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 2-—In or- der to increase the growing trade with the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, the Austrian National Bank announcces that it will In the future handle Austrian bills of ex- change on Soviet Russia due in six months, whether in shillings or for- eign currency, buying them at 75 per cent of their value. Austrians have been wanting to, do this for a long time, and pressure’ from England, which is heavily in- terested in the National be hith- erto prevented it. Inability to negotiate bilts of ex- change has greatly hindered the de- velopment of Austrian trade with Soviet Russia, because the Soviets demand six months’ credit and mon- ey is so tight in Vienna that few business men are able to grant such credit, The National Bank has also decided to list Russian currency in the foreign exchange. MILITARY PRISON TEACHER FINDS NEW RED SCARE “Soviets Kill Prisoners to Avoid Trials” (Special to The Daily Worker) ALCATRAZ, Cal., Dec. 2—Discover- ed—a new Bolshevik atrocity. The old myths of wholesale murder, national- ization of women, wars between the Bolshevik leaders and even the dis- pute between Trotsky and “Kremlin, the ‘war minister,” ave, all been ex- No Trials in Russia. “In Soviet Russia, if one violates a law, or is even suspected, he is forced by the police to sign his own death warrant and is shot on the spot. There is no trial.” This “in- formation” was given to the military prisoners at Alcatraz by C. F. Stanby, 4 San Francisco attorney, who is con- ducting an educational (7?) class here. This class is not called a course in Hearst journalism, as one would nat- urelly suppose. It masquerades un- der the name of “business law.” Stanley must think the prisoners are so ignorant that they will believe any mythological tale of the bosses. In the militarist propaganda (alias ‘business law”) course, he _ states sire as it would then assure him a4/jthat Bolshevism-—and anarchism mean the same thing and that a Bolshevik is one opposed to all government. “Some countries would put yeu in prison for complaining about condi- the anthracitesare becoming restless | tions,” said Stanley, Perhaps he is | well aware of the fact that a resident ,of San Francisco would not need ‘o walk three feet to find himself in one of these countries. Part of the so-called “business law” course is devotion to the noble art ‘of war and willingness to be used as ‘cannon fodder for the bosses. Stan- ley, the capitalist-militarist instructor, cautions his pupils against all anti- war organizations such as the Quak- ers. He thinks they should receive the hate and contempt of all loyal |slaves of Morgan. Stanley has not yet reached the question of what should be done to the Communists who pro- pose war against capitalist wars. Useless Bunk. Many of the military prisoners here expressed the horrors of the last war. They thot they were fighting for free- dom; but they found their reward “in the loss of the little freedom that once was theirs. Militarist propa- ganda for the purpose of creating more cannon fodder for ihe next war will meet with little success here. What do you earn? What are con- ditions in your shop? How do you live? Write a story fer The DAILY WORKER. Come to the Protest Mass Meeting Friday, Dec. 4, 8 P. M., at West Side Auditorium (Racine and Taylor) Speakers: Robert Minor——Pete Jensen, of the Federated | Shop Crafts—F red Mann and Wm. H. Hollys ' Come and Bring Others. Auspices » . ) . tin ———— oo >» =: ithe action of the Chilean government. their spore are beown and are 7 {Special to The jolt today when randum on ‘the’ Whole Daily Worker) - WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2—General Pershing’s imperial- ist crusade into Chile and Peru under the boa of arranging a plebiscite at the behest of President Coolid became known that the “Chilean mini Berne, Switzerland, had filed a formal protest against American aggression with the — of nations, in the form of a memo- na-Arica question. | It is Well known here in Washington that Pershing is there not for the purpose of organizing the preliminaries for a plebis- cite to determine the settlement of the territorial dispute over Tacna-Arica, but in order to prevent such a settlement as an excuse for permanent American occupation. control of the territory so that the he fields may find an out-. vere r at received a The objective is perialism. an outlet profitable to American im- perialism. Affront to Coolidge. Because of the delicacy of the situation comment is withheld here among official circles, but the admin- istration is distinctly displeased over It is a direct affront to Coolidge as it exposes his game in Chile and Peru. American imperialist adven- turers, operating in Central America, connived to induce the governments of Chile and Peru to request a plebis- city under the “neutral” protection of the United States. This request was answered by sending the swaggering war monger, Pershing, down there to keep things in such a state of uncer- tainty that the resultant disorder could be utilized for American invas- ion. Naturally Coolidge and his govern- ment cannot but resent the fact that pwr, * J | the ‘Shouts of nations will take 20 is problematical, as it would mean & direct clash with the present United States government in- terpretation of the Monroe doctrine. Charles Evans Hughes, while sec- retary of state, interpreted anew this document, adopted, in 1823, to mean that the United States had the right of control over, both the North and South American continents. Whether’ Burope will oppose the United States in this stand depends entirely upon the ability of Europe at this time so challenge the American government. Both Chile and Peru are members af the league, $6 ithe United States cannot object to**the league stepping into the controversy without challeng- ing all the Central American nations holding membership in that body and thereby assuming a belligerent atti- tude toward the rest of the capitalist world. League Is Futile. While the futility of the league is well known, the publicity attendant upon the protest of Chile will result jn the exposure to the whole world of the conniving of Pershing and Coo-| lidge. Recent European squabbles in the league have Gonyinced statesmen of its impotency when it comes to set- tling any dispute, even of the most minor character. The DAILY. .WORKER sub- scription list is a‘ Communist honor roll. let profitable to American im-* _cross-examinat Is your name on it? EXPERT WITNESS FALLS DOWN’ IN KORACEK TRIAL Judge Intercedes for “Star” Investigator PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2.—Much mer- riment was caused In the court room during the trial of Edward Koracek; member of the Machinists’ Union and active trades unionists charged with violation of the Pennsylvania state. sedition law, when the stan witness for the state, Seay suai ts rq MYer, ‘When the Sige i gait ae called her attention to the discrepancy infher “expert” testimony, she became excited and tried to explain away her testimony. Judge Intercedes. The Prosecuting attorney was very much excited at this falling down of the star witness. Judge Prather en- tered into a lengthy explanation and tried to aid Mrs. O’Connell in ex- plaining away her discrepancies. He stated that Mrs. O’Connell was trying to “re-establish her reputation and accuracy.” As soon as the court opened At: torney Marshall made a motion that the seventh count on the indictment. charging Koracek with membership in (Continued on page 2) TUBERCULOSIS CLAIMS MORE ILLINOIS WORKERS THAN OTHER DISEASES SPRINGFIELD, TIll., Dec. 2—Ac cording to the weekly report issued by the state director of health, tuber- culosis holds the highest disease rate among Illinois workers. Bagge were 491 cases of tubercu- osis, 357 of searlet fever, 200 of pneumonia, 128 of diphtheria, 160 of measles, 66 to typhoid, 13 of smallpox and only 7 of influenza reported to the state board of health for the past week, INTERPARLIAMENT ARY COMMUNIST CONGRESS EXPOSES CAPITALIST AIMS AGAINST RUSSIA IN LOCARNO perialist powers of Hurope to divorce Soviet Republics and to make greater possibility. a war Germany, Saklatvala of England, and The first session of the congress elected Cachin of F BRUSSELS, Belgium.—(By Mail.)—The first session of the Interparlia- mentary Communist Congress, in which Communist members of the various parliaments in Burape participated, was devoted to an expose of the real purpose behind the Locarno guarantee pact, which is being used by the im- Germany from the Union of Socialist on the Russian Soviet government a rance, Stoecker of Overstraeten of Belgium as members mentary Communist Congress. tm the presidium of the Interparlia- International Labor? Defense. | and | declared i connected with the guarantee In the discussion on the Locarno | pact, Comrades Stoecker, Cachin, Sak- | latvala, Overstraeten and a delegate from Poland participated in the ex- posing of the real nature of the pact discussed ways and means of combatting the aims of the pact which the imperialist powers devised at | Locarno. Cachin, who was the first to speak, that the pacifist illusions pact must be fought. He pointed to the armament race of the great capita}- ist powers and their mutual didet,. (iis (Continued on page 3) Grw .. / ak uate OR OP eee eo ~~ Cea me _— - — _— nt
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¢ it LS (Continued from page 1) was a clear evasion of responsibility and without precedent jin conventions. He characterized the maneuver as a plan to disfranchise 75 per cent of the union membership and was interrupt- ed by Sigman who warned against spectators participating in demonstra- tions. Hochman raised a point of or- der that Hyman was not speaking to the committee report but Hyman was allowed to continue. Refuse to Recognize Fake Charges. Hyman then stated that the mem- bership for which he spoke would re- cognize no fake charges, would ap pear before no such appeals commit- tee and that the whole procedure was a violation of the recently concluded peace agreement. | He said that in the war conducted by the administration against the New York membership that not only trade union ethics had been violated, but that the rules of so-called civil- ized warfare had also been abrogated. He concluded amidst great applause. The convention then adjourned as the hall could not be obtained for an afternoon session. The credentials committee reported 285 delegates with two fraternal delegates, Martin Plat- tel of the German Needle Trade Work- ers’ Union who has credentials from Amsterdam as well.and Davidovitch from the Russian-Polish Needle Trade Workers’ Union. » Of the 285 delegates, 100 are said to be progressive and supporting the New York locals. Dubinsky Speaks for “The Machine” | By WILLIAM F. DUNNE. (Special to The Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. many cogs meshing badly, went 2.—The Sigman machine, with into action today with Dubinsky of Local 10 as its first spokesman. The strong fight of the pro- ives yesterday on the credentials report brought results which deprived Dubinsky’s speech of any real punch as he had to announce that the credentials committee did not mean what it said about charges against Locals 2, 9 and 22. In other words, Dubinsky in the name of the machine in- formed the convention that the faked charges against: these three progressive locals would be quashed if the left wing would cease the exposure of the machine’s artificial delegates and crooked electiog methods. Portnoy, of Local 22, answered Dubinsky by saying that the progresives could stomach his abuse in view of his long step backward on the credentials report. Portnoy showed by facts and figures from previous convention proceed- ings that the credential committee had violated the constitution. “You have and we can prove that you have 50 delegates representing only 700 members.” Portnoy in con- clusion evoked prolonged applause by stating “the joint action committee is on the job” and that no favors from the machine were wanted by the pro- gressives. Zimmerman characterized Dubinsky as “a cheap actor.” Dubinsky Barred Candidates. It was amusing, said Zimmerman, to find Dubinsky who had arbitrarily ruled every eligible progressive can- ~p@didate from the ballot in Local No. 10 now posing as a defendant of the constitution. “Our bosses,” said Zjm- merman, “are the rank and file. We are not here to split the convention or to split the union. The progres- sives came here to heal the wounds caused by the expulsion policy of the machine” referring to Dubinsky’s statement that the credentials com- mittee had been misunderstood, warned the administration that a con- tinuation of such actions would cause the membership to misunder- stand just as the membership misun- * derstood the expulsion policy and re- volted against it. Antonini of Local No. 89 made a clever speech supporting the machine but playing to ‘the left wing he hinted’ that before the convention was over he might incline more to the left. Antonini is undoubtedly open for a deal on the basis of office. Fight Bosses and Officials. Morris Rubin of Local No. 2 made an eloquent speech concluding with the remark that the machine charged Zimmerman with membership in the Communnist Party but that altho he himself belonged to no party he was proud to fight side by side with Zim- merman because he was fighting the bosses and the machine for the mem- bership. “We learned a long time agd that we must fight the bosses,” said Rubin, “but last summer we learned that we must also fight some union officials and for the same reason we have to fight bosses—so that we can build our union.” Rose Wortis gave a summing up of the policy of the progressives and stated that it was necessary that a complete exposure of the crooked acts and artificial delegations of the machine be made. The progressive bloc is well organ- ized in the convention and the ma- ¢ghine has been badly shaken by the debate in which not one word in apn- swer to the charges of illegal elec- tions has been made. Unidentified Man Is Killed by Klansmen | MARION, Ill., Dec. 2—No identifi- cation had been made as yet of the body of a man about 25 years old | which was found in a ditch along the | road between here and Herrin. The | body riddled with bullets, was found | by Otis Sanders, a farmer, at a high- way point which is not traveled very much. The body bore a note stating: “He | stole from his friends.’’—‘K. K. K.” TOLEDO WORKERS HEAR PAT TOOHEY ON MINE STRIKE Coaldigger Urges Need of Triple Alliance By FRED DAVEY. (Worker Correspondent) TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 2.—Despite the heavy downpour of.rain, the meeting arranged for Pat H. Toohey, youthful leader of the anthracite miners, in the banquet hall at the Labor Temp): here, was well attended by worker: who desired to hear of the condition: in the anthracite fields and about th problems that face the miners . wh eae es s@3 oe BERLIN BUILDS BATHS | TO OUTRIVAL THOSE IN (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Dec. 2—The magnifi- cent baths of ancient Rome will be rivalled by baths proposed for Ber- lin. tt Is proposed to build a bath- ing pool, heated and flooded with ultra-violet rays, giving Berlin a Riviera of its own, Interparliamentary Congress Exposes Capitalist Plot (Continued from page 1) ences and described the attempts of Great Britain to attach Germany to her policy. Stoecker declared that the actual wire puller in Locarno was America, bat that England also had strengthen- ed her position there. “American cap italism wishes stable conditions ir | western Europe and the interests oi England demand the forcing back oi French dominance on the continent,’ declared Stoecker. “The chief mean- dng of the Locarno pact is the forma- tion of a capitalist bloc against So- viet Russia. The German bourgeoisie had sold Germany's sovereignity in Locarno in order to maintain their class ascendancy inside Germany. The German nationalists do not carry on any opposition of principle to the Locarno pact but an opposition in order to be able to obtain better terms for themselves in the inner political game. “Locarno is a war pact against So- viet Russia, and the stronger Soviet Russia becomes, the stronger will the contradictions between England and Russia become and the stronger will the sympathy of the colonial people for Russia grow. Instead of disarm- ament, we see overywhere a race in armaments. The workers are better able to recognize the dangers of the Locarno pact than many think. . “A significant sign of the spirit of the workers against the Locarno pact is the fact that neither the Marseilles congress nor the London executive session of the Second International was able to. arrive at any final deci- sion with regard to Locarno. The an- ti-bolshevist policy of the reformists is becoming ever more difficult to carry out. Locarno is also a pact against the European workers. The workers must place the security pact of the international working class against the security pact of the cap- italists.” Saklatvala the distrust e workers niddle class which must be utilized. Jn the basis of the pact text he show- 2d that it must inevitably lead to new wars. England could observe the danger of a bloc between: Germany, Soviet Russia and the colonial peo- ples and was therefore working to secure Germany’s removal from such ‘a bloc and its entry into the league of nations. In this it has been suc- cessful in Locarno which means a conspiracy of England against Soviet Russia. Overstraeten of Belgium declared that the Locarno pact was not only a war pact against Soviet Russia, but also an offensive against the colonial peoples, against the working masses of the East. The Polish comrade pointed out that the economic consequences of the Locarno pact must’ be realized and stressed. For Poland the Locarno pact meant the sale of Poland to for- eign capitalists. The slogan of the working class against Locarno must be the demand for an alliance with Soviet Russia. Workers of Lima, O., Form Local of I. L. D. By SCOTT WILKINS. (Worker Correspondent) LIMA, O., Dec. 2—A meeting was arranged to consider the question of International Labor Defense. F. G Biedenkapp a national representativ« addressed the gathering. He not only interested his audience on the Gondi tion of the working class of the world and their need of defense, but con- vinced them that International Labor Defense has the most practical and far reaching: plan ever proposed in this countrry, to meet the persecution inflicted on the working class. A motion was carried to form a lo- cal organization,’ which resulted in every person present taking out mem- bership. Aside from the Labor Defense, this meeting was represented by those di- rectly interested in organized labor, and the results will be a benefit to the general labor movement here. Russian Agricultural Expert Will Study Microbiology Here (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Mrs. Anastie Rokiky of Leningrad, an agricultural expert, arrived on the Royal Mail liner Araguaya. She holds a fellow- ship from the Leningrad Agricultura! ‘nstitute and will go to one of the Rockefeller farm experimental §sta- tions in New Jersey, where she wil! ‘tudy the effect of microbiology on igriculture, et ROME: WORKERS STARVE tressed in his speech ot Bh and the. ? | ony | | Oe ae teak a ole ee » gies Bite NS a 4 Pe , ay IS 4 ee wee : Vase 4. 6 ie aA. 0: yp ae st ae ‘| Be * 4 “ae on a -'@ 7 ty . ‘ Unite in Denouncing o Vee Fascist-Clown Me. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Dec, 2.—The threat of Vice-President Charies G. Dawes to take the stump “senators of all political faiths if they fight his proposal for a revisigh of senatorial rules met with a war ception to- day from returning senators. Republican insurgents and demo- crats*dropped their little private rows to join in “bawling ‘out! the vice- oresident. The oF rtion of the vice-president’s cams , which met with favor, was his pl isan action—and the 10n-partisan in dere iis plan and his 4 of senatorial nari Couldn't ¢ : . vice-president was dem Senator T. H. Caraway, Arkansas, who said: “Senators cer- tainly will be iz ‘ with the pro- posal of a presiding joffieer, who did not know énough ’ organize the senate properly and’ who couldn’t keep awake long enough to vote.” . Senators of all faiths and shades of political opinion were, united in op- posing Dawes and his plan to change the senate’s rules. sal Republicans Pan Dawes. The attitude of administration lead- ers to the vice-president’s challenge was indicated by Sehator Wadsworth, republican, of New York, who said: “Mr. Dawes is weleome to come to New York at any time.«If I am nom- inated, he will find f opposing the republican candi@&te for senator in New York. I weleogié/him.” The western ‘ain was ex- pressed by Senator“McNary, repub- lican, of Oregon, who said: “I hate to see the vice- ent leave the republican party. BugI/ think he will be back long before tke rules of the senate are materiallygchanged.” The insurgent ‘bloc _.“welcomed” Dawes to their ranks.” “The vice-president) = ¢ nd 4 "i § D WORKER | ati v i sf ; . . 4 uae te alee z $ Ae co * mM iz { : « tis t ’ £ e : x | - x, : wed ‘ . . - ee - c “4 » 2) a THE DAULL = “ aT : ; S v' ‘ 7 7? ' se ‘ ‘ ’ Tet * x. Fad had. Sys. ay wah AAS rt oy hs tig ~ ie ~ Rigaig i af a TY os + : Rade “PE? he 40s no iy be eee ee : 32 wer Pear "2 +) aaa i “oe 4 re me et) “ F x #) ‘ Jas, 5 oar ae, Ge e (3 Bt, mF we “ yes —_— 5 . é ; % : * tea ‘ wk. 4 By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. © B fycanhd one of the big tasks of the Workers (Communist) | Party is the organization and development of an able and efficient army of worker correspondents, who will keep pour- ing an endless volume of valuable material into the editorial office of the party’s official organ—The nice pees This is something that cannot be accomplished thru some sporadic or nahoctt activity. It must be brought about thru. careful, painstaking work, that never ceases, Our s days out of the “Daily” ars six times‘every week. Six won pees fans message to the ex strength and it carries its working c “power of that me ration | ‘The DAILY WORKE this country. Communists must organize groups and classes of wofker correspondents everywhere, enlisting large. num- bers of nonparty workers in this working class activitys. A call has gone out to members of the party’s district cessful realization of this paramount task. Some one must bring up this question in every party nucleus,.even when all others fail. a The great aid rendered by worker cor building the revolutionary press in Russia, e ally during the dariint days of czarism, furnishes one of the brightest pages in the history of the Russian workers’ and peasants’ struggle for power. American workers must write a similar page in the history of the American proletarian revolution. Capitalist newspapers are written by hirelings of the profit system. These mental slaves pour out the kind of propaganda the exploiters wish the workers to read and be- lieve. | eta. ti Thru their worker correspondents, the workers tell their own stories of wrongs suffered, the methods employed thru which they hope to attain relief, and the victories achieved on the hard road t6 emancipation. Thus they provide in gteat part the contents of their own press—the Communist ress. as . In New York City, Chicago and elsewhere groups of worker correspondents have already been organized for study and active work. Every city in the country that has an active Communist organization must organize similar classes. Even the shops, factories, mills, mines, where there is no Communist organization, the workers may appoint some among them to write up and sent in their stories to Ton BAL: ORKER. ’ ndents in there is any doubt at all as to’ hOW'to proceed with this important activity, the editorial rtment: of The DAILY WORKER will be glad to give all information and render all assistance possible. Every day several’ columns of worker correspondence now appear regularly. Once each week, on Fridays, a whole page of worker correspondence appears as an established feature of the paper. But all this _ must be developed and perfected until The DAILY WORKER becomes really a mass paper, the accepted spokesman of broad masses of America’s workers. .Workers everywher must co-operate with The DAILY WORKER in order to help it achieve that purpose. be - Oe ee ee ae eee —_ -—- aE ‘ :7 Among EO © a &, Literature the oR Economics Sociology Ltt WORKERS DECEMBER THE FOURTEENTH by DMITRI MEREZHKOVSKY. An intense and grippin historical novel dealing. with one of the mos stirring episodes in Russian history,—the at- tempt to dethrone Czar Nicholas I in December, 1825. 12 mo. 320 pp. $2.00 FLYING OSIP—Stories of New Russia. Eleven short stories writ- ten since the Revolution, reveal- ing the new literary trends, and presenting the work of the most Fiction CHAINS by HENRY BARBUSSE. A new novel by the renowned author of “Under Fire.”. A mov- ing love story is woven into the narration of Man’s age-old strug- significant of the new Russian | gle for progress. 2 vols. 12 mo. writers. 12 mo, 320 pp. $2.50 | each 304 pp. ~ $4.00 Literature LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION by LEON TROTSKY. A brilliant criticism of present-day literary groupings in Russia, and a discussion of the relation -of art to life. A fearless application of materialist dialectics in an analysis of literature and art. 12 mo. 256 pp.» ~. © $2.50 HISTORICAL MATERIALISM—A. SYSTEM OF SOCIOLOGY by NIKOLAI BUKHARIN. All the social sciences closely scrutinized and interpreted from the materialist viewpoint. 8 vo. 320 pp. $3.25 WHITHER ENGLAND? by LEON TROTSKY. A brilliant analysis of the factors which threaten England’s economic supremacy, and a shat- tering prophecy of England’s approaching economic and political de- cline. There is a specially written “Preface for America,” prophesying the coming struggle between England and the United States. ® 12 mo. 192 pp. $1.75 MARXIAN ECONOMIC HAND- FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN. BOOK by W. H. EMMETT. A ITY by KARL KAUTSKY. A de- ,complete elementary primer con- | tained investigation into the origin taining all the essentials for un- of the Christian Church, from the’ derstanding Marx’s “Capital.” materialist viewpoint, amply in- dicated and supported by quota- tions from the greatest ecclesias- tical authorities, Catholic and Pro- testant. Large 8 vo. 480 pp. $4.00 | Economics There is a glossary of 700 eco- nomic and other terms, and valu- 8 $3.25 able addenda and appendices. vo. 350 pp. A. DAILY WORKER 1113 PUBLISHING CO. W. Washington “The _ Source of All Bivd. Communist Literature” Chicago, Hl. ot i ee . (Continued from page } in Pittsburgh. = Advertising Poster Evidenee. i The prosecutor then had Mrs. O’Con- nell take the stand to identify “evi- : ’\dence” seized in. Koracek’s home. One of the pieces of evidence that caused many in the court room to | smile was a poster advertising the "= in different localities. Another was an advertisement for a Cannon meet- ing. Both of these were objected tq. by Marshall as having nothing to do “~~ with the issues involved. The judge ruled in favor of the prosecutor on this point. |. -, The prosecutor then proceeded to introduce a copy of the ABC of Com- munism which was publikshed by the Detroit Educational Society,a number jof translations of dther books tha were also published by the society, an order for three thousand party programs and a number of defense letters that were seized. | Isaac Ferguson objected to these as irrelevant. The judge who had made many rulings in favor of the prosecution, now declared that he would pass “judgment” upon the evi- dence presented as to whether these books, pamphlets, and other “evi- dence” should be submitted to the jury. Introduce Water Spigot. A box containing a number of Workers Party buttons, a number of washers, a water spigot and other trifles was introduced to show that Koracek violated the state sedition laws. When the defense attorneys called Mrs. O’Connell’s attention as to dis- crepancies in her story and she be- came confused and the judge inter- ceded in her behalf, even the chief of the stoolpigeons, Lennon, was forced to laugh. 1 Stoolpigeon Testifies. | : Lennon, who was the chief of the department of justice here and planted . (Continued on page 4) DAILY WORKER Rescue Parties GO TO ’EM! ST. PAUL Saturday, December 5 Commonwealth Hall, 455 Rice St. Where you will meet a group of intelligent workers—and where you are sure to enjoy yourself. | Admission 25 Cents. | PHILADELPHIA Saturday; December 5 A SPAGHETTI PARTY—Italian Hall, 1601 S. Camac St., 8 p. m. —A dinner—a gay party—good friends to meet.. Admission free. — KANSAS CITY Sunday, December 6 Hall to be announced later. NEW YORK | Saturday, December 19 Harlem Casino, 116th St. and Len- nox Ave. SAN FRANCISCO | Sunday, December 20 Music, dancing, at 225 Valencia St., at 8 p. m. BOSTON (Announcement later) t ‘ 4 + , ‘y ' » ( Pg . : es oe wi aa “ : ves A 4 - ee ae d ra oe - 1g A ieee ae PN AL ey ; ey ae NO TRB ans ek Coen Pe NE Suet ; ‘ sy " * i . . —~ he ‘hae Py e | : i Ke yi a? aries Te “4 ae. , / ov ‘ei: Oe Se : Met oe >. bier oo i Bad Pot apa ‘¥ Meee eT tS 4 ¥ y > s iy Peter uo ® a ak a ‘ im -~— =P
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Bee Bes A, Wy + . s 2 wy it 2% ete - . ay ? a9 veld ee od y yi = AE okay Saks. oh ‘ > ’ on ~ 4 -* _ chamber is. d inflation in French currency since Jan. 1, 1925, will total 17,500,000,000 fre This will seri- ously dep “the franc, 148 rie ‘More Taxes. As evidence of Iris intent to fight inflation, Finance’ sr Loucheur ask the + deputies to front’ the’ Bank of France wi ce ae ‘ Loucheur’s | finance bill which M. ct yg been drafted will probably fore- le _cast the fortunes’ of the Briand gov- *#ernment. , Padus of thd. Mosdece bity threthe chamber is the first act upon the “program. of the Briand ministry, altho “the question of France’s external > “debts ts being wdiely discussed. But “it is learned that M. Loucheur, while anxious to reach settlements upon the’ debts to the United States and Great Britain, will not make and overtures ‘in ‘this matter until he knows what fonds he may have available for debt 8 creme é ieaball Will Complete Sentence at Alcatraz Prison on February 4 ALCATRAZ, Cal, Dec. 2—Walter ’ M. Trumbull, or sentenced to 26 years at hard labor for his defense ~~ of Hawaiian workers but cut to one year as a result of public protest, will be released Feb. 4, upon completion of sentence. 4 x —— s Will Not Send Berenger. PARIS, Dec. 2.—Thé ‘cabinet has not yet considered sending Senator Henri Berenger to Washington as am- bassador, to replace M. Daeschner, the foreign office announced. | LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. oren E. Womack, steel worker; Was in- stantly killed when a tank exploded under air pressure. Womack came here from Red Oak, tovea, last Jan- nuary. if “€ a te . . i ql gf “a vit eu i“ wes P tf . * tke. | x +- 7 PR Che Ree Naeem eae ; rho : we Ls APERS BUENOS AIRES: Dec. 2.—Object- to the weight of Buenos Aires In addition to protesting a against the weight of newspapers, the boys ‘also demand larger profits and op- pose night editions. ‘VIRNNA, bec. 2—To fight prema- tite olf age and to promote rejuve- nation, 4’¢orporation has been formed here to inaugurate a rejuvenation re- eeakeh Agatitute. oo Negro Worker Loses _ His Life in Fire er CITY, Mo., Dec. 2. — A Negfo garage employe was burned to death an@ damage to several build- ings estimated at $10,000 was done by a rt ‘of undetermined origin here. din | 1 pa _ Need More Than Nose. Bis fact. that a prohibition agent’s tells him there is a scent of alcohol in the air is not sufficient evi- dence upon which to base a search warrant. This decision by U. S. Com- missioner James R. Glass dashed hopes of internal revenue, custom and prohibition officials that a raid upon the plant of J. B. Scheuer & Co. might reveal evidence not only of liquor law violations but evasions of incomes taxes and of smuggling. Abolish Honor System. TALLAHASSEBD, Florida, Dec. 2— Announcement of the partial abolition of the Florida honor system on the tate prison farm at Raiford came as a Gtetinet yansbaste a today. a “Shiek” “Repleniaties Wardrobe. PARIS, Dee. 2—Rudolph Valentino left Paris for London,to have his oa a replenished by English as he will face divorce court yopenetings here. —_— Ligudr-Filled Gandy. NEW YORK, Dec. 2—Dry agents seized two thousand boxes of liquor- filled candy ‘and arrested five girls who were filling the boxes in a fac- tory. pits aad |" ihtaaglitiaesaieeiiandis ioe’ bai mistake, in reporting the iat ea, to. Chicago this month of the general president of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, The DAILY WORK- ER gave the name as George McElroy, instead of Edward Flore. Put a copy of the DAILY WORKER iin your pocket when you go to’ your union meeting. 7 KILLED WHEN CONVICTS MAKE BREAK FOR LIBERTY IN INDIA ata RANGOON, India, Dec. 2—Geven were killed and twenty-five wounded in a battle between police and prisoners following an attempt by the convicts to make a break for liberty. “3 7% pers, newsboys have gone on | ? einen bP >= = Tne 8S RAK iaine': i a [AS WE SEE IT/ ‘er a 7.54 262. 00s™ ge* Bee i a $0 pe SR Pree yt ess TRAP ere VE Pees > he FIRST TNE IN YEARS SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 2— The’ people of his home city think so much of President Coolidge and the party he represents that they defeated the republican party mayor by an overwhelming major ity and elected in his place William M. Welch. Northampton has been republican for many years. But on this, the first election after Coo- lidge became president on the re- publican ticket the people who know him voted .democrat. Read—Write—distribute The DAILY WORKER. (The third installment of Labor in the Far East deals with the textile workers and their struggle against the capitalist offensive. The first in- stalment dealt with facts which show _ that the workers’ strike has become _ the backbone of the entire nationalist * emancipation movement. The second instalment .dealt with. the revival of China’s labor movement in pies =: 2s. s By Le. HELLER. ARTICLE IL. HE first place in the Chinese labor movement from the point of view . of activity and organization has until ' Jately been held by the railwaymen, ~~ > seamen and miners. To be sure, there have been sporadic strikes of textile workers in the past as well, but they were generally short-lived and owing to weak organization, ended as a rule in defeat. The main cause of the or- ' ganizational ‘backwardness of the tex- ' tile workers is the domination of fe- ' per cent of all the workers. male and child labor. It will suffice to state that in many of the largest textile factories women constitute 90 In the silk industry the percentage is still higher, reaching even as much as 99 per cent. About half the workers con- sist of children. This explains why Shanghai, the foremost industrial center of China, where is concentrated one-third of the entire industrial proletariat of the country, has not until recently played any noticeable part in the Chinese labor movement: Of the 500,000 workers of China, the cotton workers (160,000) and ‘silk workers (80,000) constitute nearly one-half. In addition, the next largest. group are the porters (100,000) also not easily given to or- the rise of the nationalist movement in Northern and Central China, did the backward Shanghai proletariat begin to move. HE birth of the first trade union organizations among the Shanghai textile workers dates back to. the sec- ond half of the past year. The first to be organized were~the workers of certain Japanese textile factories, where men constituted a _ relatively high percentage. There were four such factories and they formed the nucleus of the Shanghai textile work- ers’ organization. The Japeness capitalists immedi- ately saw a menace in the organiza- tion of trade unions and started a de- termined offensive against them. The biggest. Japanese textile company, Nagai-Wata, owning 13 textile factor- ies in Shanghai and two’ in Tsintao, began systematically to replace the men by women, increasing at the samé time the standard of production, and discharging, under various pre- texts, ‘the most active men. This led to the February strike, involving all the factories of this company. De- spite the cry raised by the entire im- perialist press over this strike, de- spite all intimidations and provoca- tions, despite attempts to corrupt the strike leaders and despite even the formidable intervention of the Japa- nese ambassador, the strikers held out valiantly and after 11 days of struggle came out partially victorious. This success served to raise the prestige of the union very high in the eyes of the workers and in a very short time, the union movement made good progress, membership growing from 2,000 to 10,000. broke out in the Japanse textile fac- tories of Tzintao. The Japanese capitalists decided to show their teeth in Tsintao, a small town in the province, only recently | Shantung evacuated by the Japanese, where Two months later, in April, a strike | LABOR IN THE FAR EAST they found it more safe politically to use force and easier to browbeat the workers. The most ferocious meas- ures were employed, including mass arrests and deportations, beatings and shootings. Things came to a head when a Japanese warship entered the Chinese port of Tsintao to crush the Chinese workers. In response to these events a second strike was declared in Shanghai by the textile workers, in solidarity with the striking textile workers of Tsin- tao. The Japanese capitalists then de- cided to apply the same ferocity in Shanghai. Clashes followed, in which the Japanese foremen killed one and wounded 30 Chinese workers. N May 30 a peaceful demonstra- tion, held by the workers and students in protest against the mur- der of Chinese workers by the Jap- anese, was fired at by the British po- lice of the foreign settlement of Shanghai. This served as a prelude to the Shanghai events, which rever- berated loudly in every country, lead- ing to the unheard of rise of the na- tional movement that is still gripping entire China today. In this rise, as in a nutshell, is reflected the entire nationalist and labor movement of the last decade. During that period the movement was having its ups and downs. First in the stormy onrush on the political stage of the student movement in 1919 and in the splendid activities develop- ed by the young Chinese proletariat such as the strike of the Hongkong seamen in the spring of 1922 or the Shanghai strike in 1924, and then would go down during the period of reaction underground, engaging there in invisible activities and gathering volume and energy for the next out- breaks. Their mainstay are the strikes in Shanghai and Hongkong. We shall therefore have to dwell at sons length upon these strikes. | sas te. ' ir iualom and More Production feat Congiliian —Let me tell you how we Riissian workers live and work now that the power is in our hands, and to compare our life with what it was before the revolution. I will speak only of the work in the steelrolling mill, and of the life of the workers of°éur factory in Moscow (formerly*® the “Houson,” now the “Sickle and Hammer”), because our life and work are characteristic of the industries thruout the Union of Republics. In former times we used to work in our mills in two shifts of twelve hours each. We used to work because we were goaded by fear, not from any love for the work. For every mis- take the worker was punished either by a blow or at best by a fine, losing about five rubles or ymore in fines every month, At the close of a hard-working day we had no facilities for sensible re- creation. We had no clubs of our own; the theaters were too expen- sive for us, and the secondary schools were only fer the intelligentzia—not for the woriters’ children. In the same way thé sporting clubs were in the hands ofthe bourgeoisie, and the only thing idft to us were the beer- shops, the ‘gdévernment vodka shops, card gambling and fist fights. Many of us succumbed either to these plea- sures or tothe dope of the priests, who told us to await the kingdom of heaven. ‘a A New Life. Afer the October reyolution of 1917 we began to lead quite a different life. It is true athat at first, harassed by the white guards who were aided by your capitalists, we experienced great hardships. We starved while our transportywas in a state of chaos; our factories ‘were at a standstill, and most of us fought at the front. Our own factory, which employs 4,000 people, had hardly 400 at that time, and any kind of production was out of the question. But now we have raised owr pro- duction over that of 1913, and we work less hours than we did then. All this is done without any compulsion, but by our own good-will and efforts. I feel that to produce in eight hours upon an old bench the quantity that used to be turned out in twelve hours on a new one is quite a big victory, and you will muraly share in our jubi- lation, ; We now neon our Own club, with an endless variety of circles—dramatic, choral, musicad, art, radio, and sport. There are sconas of members in every circle, but im the sporting circle we footballers in the whole factory, and even these played in the bourgeois club. The New Generation. Our sporting grounds are full of children during the day, and in the evening after work the adult work- ers engage in physical culture. Our youngsters are all pioneers and ,com- munards, robust and happy fellows, growing up under good _ conditions and in health of body and mind. They are some day to take our place. Our entire life, our production, our failures and our tasks are reflected in the columns of the newspapers. Since the newspapers cannot possibly give us all the space we need we run our wall newspapers in every factory. The news to the newspapers is com- municated by ourselves, so that there can be no garbling as is done by bourgeois reporters. Therefore, dear comrades, we wish you to get the same as we have— namely, all power in the hands of the workers. With fraternal greetings, Pogozhenkov (Non-party correspondent, Moscow). i aD. workers’ (Continued from page 1) capitalist system cannot be ha ized. HE capitalist system is sliding to its doom. All the efforts of the capitalist doctors cannot save the pa- tient. They can halt the process of disintegration—that’s all. But not for long. Austen Chamberlain won 4 garter and Britain regained the di- plomatic leadership of Europe which she has been compelled to share with the United States and France since the end of the war. This will make the ‘ories and the Mberals and the right wing of the labor party feel good. They will quaff goblets of sparkling Burgundy to the old empire but the old empire has seen her best days. = a > S Leon Trotsky points out in his book: “Whither England” the United States has the skids greased for Great Britein as a world power and anybody with even one »pol- itical eye in his head can see the fine hand of British diplomacy trying to maneuver the capitalist states of Europe against the capitalist government of the United States. In the meantime the diplo- mats of the Soviet Union are not idle and Trotsky declares that is regret- table that the Soviet government should be obliged to spend a lot of money on the red army, the rey navy and the red fleet. Trotsky is right, but the workers and peasants of Rus- sia must defend their country. - * « HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE does not think very much of the artist- ic “capabilities of the citizens of Oshkosh, Iowa, but on the whole it believes the American people have perfected the art of good government. What the devil? Only a few days after the explosion (political) in our local county jail, and so many other scandals, municipal, state and nae tional, that the space alloted to this column could “be taken up for a year relating the incidents of known cor- ruption with which the government of this country reeks! Not that the cap italist politicians of this country are more venal than those of any other country. No, they are as much alike as a family of pole cats. Perhaps they are more brazenly corrupt. . © t E learn that the Soviet govern- ment pumped half a pound of lead into several Soviet officials who made free with the profits from some of its industries. Could such a thing happen in America? The culprits would stand a good chance of being in the next cabinet. Good government in America! , ior the more clever of the robbers. tn times of prosperity all the robbers get something. out of it. But honest government! There is no such anima!) under capitalism. Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Great Britain pound sterling, demand 4.84%; cable 4.84%. France, franc, demand 3.86%; cable 3.87%. Belgium, franc, demand 4.52%; cable 4.53. Italy, lira 4.02%: cable 4.02%. Sweden, krone, demand 26.73; cable 26.76. Norway, krone, de- mand, 20.28; cable 20.30. Denmark, krone, demand 24.87; cable 24.89. Ger- many, mark not quoted. Shanghai, taels, 78.00. Postpone Merger of United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2—Plans for merging the releasing interests of United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, two of the biggest motion pic- ture producing organizations have been abandoned. Joseph Schenck of United Artists announced that the plan had been given up. He denied that efforts of Charlie Chaplin had blocked the move. The United Artists is owned. by Schenck, Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. \ —s<. JAPANESE WORKERS CONVENE DESPITE REPRESSIVE ACTS OF MILITARIST GOVERNMENT To Fight illegality. One of the first acts of the conven- tion was the discussion of the repres- sive measures taken by the Nippon department of the interior against this organization of the Japanese workers. The organization has decided to fight the attack of the government under its “peace preservation act.” The department of the interior op- poses the Proletarian Party because of the militant stand expressed in the following program around which masses of workers are rallying: 1. National ownership of land. 2. Legal approval of the privilege that workers and farmers are able to work in their movement in unity. 3. In case of strike, the workers can legally defend themselves from employers. 4. Enforcement of 8-hour work day. | 5. High taxes on variows forms of . —- (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKIO, Japan, Dec. 2.—Despite all barriers thrown in the path of the Japanese workers, they have assembled here in a convention of the Prole- tarian Party where they plan to lay down a program under which they can rally the Japanese workers in a struggle against the capitalists of Japan and the imperialist powers that are entrenching themselves in the Far East. 6. Guarantee of minimum standard of living for unemployed. 7. Abolition of the house of peers. 8. Abolition of the peace preserva- tion act, under which the department of interior has been able to use repres- sive measures against working class organizations. 9. Reformation of the general suffrage bill that the age limit must be reduced to 18 years of age. 10. Absolute reduction of the army and navy. Rh? __TO BEGIN WORK Sunday Mastings Started in Pittsburgh By W. C. FRANCIS. By A Worker Correspondent PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 2—Meet- ings of the. local branch of the Amer- ican Negro Labor Congress will be held every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St, ac¢ording to plans made at a recent meeting to hear the report of the dele gates, following the Chicago meeting. The reports included discussions om the following subjects: “Obstacles, Confronting the Congress and What f& ™~ Bs is all Abont,” by Wm. Scarville; “Trade Union Movement and the Negro,” by C. W. Fulp: “Cooperation of the American Negro with Mexicam and other Workers,” by A. Rodriquezy “Explanation of the Constitution and Resolutions, as Enacted by the Com gress,” by W. C. Francis; “Negre People as a Working Class and Thelr. Historic Background,” by E. H. Care athers. That Negroes must emphasize that their struggle, along with that of ah workers, is a class struggle and not a race struggle, was brot ont in am interesting talk by Tom Ray, meme ber of the United Mine Workers. Workers’ Angle Wins Negroes. The meeting was a success, and the future can be judged from the way the colored workers were absorbing the interesting facts that gave birth to the A. N. L. C. At present, many of the Negroes are reluctant to be come members due to the fact that in the past they had been used only to pull the chestnut out of the fire for their white brothers and au they ever received were promises. The fact that the alliance is made up of the working class and not the governing class “whites” creates @ different situation. Negro workers are adjusting their thinking caps, and will not accept any advice from that same gang that disfionored demo cracy. LEWIS BLIND TO UNION WEAKNESS By A Worker Correspondent NEW EAGLE, Pa.—lIn a recent issue of the Monongahela Daily Republic, John L. Lewis, president of the It is a good government }iaited Mine Workers of America, fet ». lowing a “personal investigation o mining conditions in this state” de- clares that the Pittsburgh Coal Co. has made a “pjtiful failure” in the at- tempt to operate its mines non-union. In another column of the same is- sue, we find a statement of the Pitts- burgh Coal Co. claiming that 198 men are employed at Midland No. 1, 205 at Banning No. 1, and 271 at Ban- ning No. 2 Every one of these “pitiful fail ures” as Lewis calls them is a nail in the coffin of the Jacksonville agree- ment and a victory for the scab Op . erators. If John L. Lewis had checked up the conditions of this part of the state properly, he’ would have found that there are more than the Pittsburgh Coal Co. repudiating the Jackson- ville agreement and that mines sup- posed to he working under the Jack- sonville agreement are encroaching on the men to such an extent that the Jacksonville agreement is practically non-existent. For instance, at Mar- ianna, the miners are being treated like a lot of barbarians with a wire | fense around them just like a slave per, on — Mimicipel Tuaberculeae Sanitarium Denounces Use of Tubercular Cows and the Directors general and con- sulting staff of the Municipal Twher- culosis Sanitarium, meeting at the Hotel Sherman, adopted resolutions declaring that the Chicago milk sup ply is menaced by tubercular cattle, Pasteurization is not sufficient safe- guard against possible infection with tuberculosis, ard many infected cattle are being shipped into Ulinois, the resolution asserted. Sse School Board to Request Council for Tax Increase The school board will bring a fe quest to the city council meeting 6n Monday for an increase of approxim- ately $15,000,000 in taxes annually which it wishes refered to the voters at the April primary. This would re quire an increase in the tax rate of from $1.92 to $2.92 on each $100 of assessed value or half of the full value of property. The board claims that this extra money is needed to take care of its deficits amounting at . present to $20,000,000 and growing annually at the rate j million dollars, of from 3 to 4 + oe -- Read ~ December Issue of the y wonvens wowraty NOW! a SS nar
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LL _jtfom formed in the various schools. a a a RR a ia ll eal vy SOX | % fhe 4 P x bers Organize Drive To accomplish the two maim tasks set by the Young Communist Interna- tional for all sections of the interna- tional for the month of December which are: 1, To bring every league. member into a trade union. 2. To form a youth fraction in every union, the District. Industrial Committee of the Young Workers League has called meetings of com- rades in every trade. Every member of the league who récognizes the necessity of carrying on our work in the unions will not let anything stand in the way of at- tending these meetings, which will be as follows: EEDLE TRADES: This includes comrades who work in the men’s and women’s.clothing industry, the millinery workers, fur workers, etc This meeting will be held on Thurs- day, Dec. 3, at 8 p. m. at 3118 Roose- velt Road, RINTING TRADES: This includes all comrades whe work in com- posing, press and bindery rooms, or other department. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p. m., at 19 S. Lincoln St. UILDING TRADES: This includes all comrades working in -the building industry, such as carpenters, painters, bricklayers; etc. The meet- ing will be held at 19 S. Lincoln St., Saturday, Dec. 5, at 5 p. m. FFICE WORKERS: These com- rades will meet at 19 S. Lincoln St., Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2:30 p. m. ISCELLANEOUS TRADES: This includes all comrades working in trades not otherwise listed, such as shoe workers, leather workers, auto drivers, textile workers, musici- ans, food workers, etc. The meet- ing will be held at 19 S. Lincoln St., Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p. m. LERKS: This includes all depart- ment store workers, mail order workers, and clerks in small stores. This meeting will be held on Sunday, Dec, 13, at 2:30 p. m. at 19 S, Lincoln St. Here the specific problems of the students will be discussed and frac- | DETROIT YOUNG WORKERS TO STAGE “FROM OFFICE BOY TO PRESIDENT” SOON (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 2.-—The Young Workers League of Detroit will open its campaign for $500.00 for the building of the league and its official paper, The Young Worker, on Dec. 13 at 8 p. m. at the House of the Masses, 2646 St. Aubin; with a playlet, “From Office Boy to Presi- dent” and a dance. The playlet is a satirical comedy ridiculing the theory that any ambitious young American can become president. This play has been staged in many parts of this country and Canada and in every place has achieved a great success. Dancing begins at 9 o’clock sharp. The Young Workers League in this city is making a drive to raise $500.00 in order to: put it on its feet financially. The campaign will begin Dec. 13, and end with the demons- tration on Liebknecht Day. . During, the interval there will be a concert. and donations will be solicited from party branches and sympathetic or- ganizations as well as from individ- uals. Donations will be received at the Y. W. L. headquarters, 2646 St. Aubin, Detroit. ENTER UNIONS hicago League Mem- LOVESTONE AND CANNON ‘ON TOUR OF DISTRICTS FOR UNIFICATION AND PARTY TRADE UNION WORK are being arranged. 8 p. m., at 113 Dudley St. 9 to 13 incl. ing, Dec. 17. tained. NEW YORK—D. E. C. ~eree and membership meetings, Meetings of the District Executive Committees of the various dis- tricts as well as membership meetings in the main, party centers on the two vital questions of unfication of the party behind the Central Execu- tive Committee, and the intensification of the party’s trade union work, The following are the arrangements for the meetings to be held: DETROIT—D. E. C. meeting, Dec. 5; membership meeting, Dec. 4. BUFFALO—D. E. C. meeting, Dec. 6, membership meeting, Dec. 6, 2 p. m., at 159 Grider St. BOSTON~--D. E. C. meeting, Dec. 7; membership meeting, Dec. 10 a. m., at 213 Williams St.; 8, PHILADELPHIA—D. E. c. meeting, Dec. 14, at 521 York Ave.; mem- bership meeting, Dec. 15, at 1626 Arch St. , PITTSBURGH, PA.—D. E. C. meeting, Dec. 16; membership meet- CLEVELAND—D. E. C. meeting, afternoon of Dec. 19; membership meeting, evening of Dec. 18, at Gardinia Halil, 6021 St. Clair St. These meetings are of the utmost importance and the comrades in the various ceriters must see to it that the maximum attendance is ob- as Worker C orrespondents Meet: Thuarsuay develop this important activity. 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. correspondents is being taken up in the party units thruout the city and many comrades have been especially selected to join the class and help HE next meeting of the worker correspondents class in Chicago will be held Thursday night in the editorial rooms of The DAILY WORKER, The question of developing worker Ri i 8 NEW YORK, Deo. 2—On Monday, Dec. 7, a course in “History of Revolutions” with | as instructor will School. This is a study of ience and tactics in past revolutions and of the revolutionary prospects for the present and Keller has spent many making special events of the and the reason for | 1918-19 and '23. : Owing to a c section members were to be held in ( for dates later on in th These meetings which were to be held were on the su tion and trade union Definite dates will near future and the watch these columns tor such inforth- ation. EXPERT WITNESS FALLS DOWN IN Judge lateoandes for “Star” Investigator (Continued from page 2.) stoolpigeons in the unions, was then called to the stand as an expert wit- ness. He was questioned on the Work- ers. Party, the Communist Party and the Communist International. He tried to prove that the object of all these organizations was the overthrow of the government, etc. Ferguson then made a lengthy argument against the admission of the evidence of the so-called expert as his testimony was nothing but hearsay and that such _4testimony cannot be interposed be- fore the jury, but that the jury must be presented with concrete ani actual facts. | Case Built on Hot Air. So far the state’s case has been built upon wild charges that cannot be supported by evidence. The work- ers attending the trial are interested in the proceedings as they realize that the right to organize is at stake. 4 * * Defense Springs Bombshell. PITTSBURGH, Dec: 2.—When the attorneys for the defense of Edward Horacek, active member of the Ma- chinists’ Union and now on trial for an alleged violation of the state sedi- tion act, threw a bombshell into the ‘court proceedings showing that the indictment under which Koracek was imprisoned did not show any specific charges as to the violation of the sedition law and that the only crime mentioned was organizing, a motion to quash the indictment was im- mediately made by Isaac Ferguson. The judge overruled the motion to quash the indictment and showed him- self in doubt as to whether the trial should be continued. Judge Regainst Composure. The judge after he had regained his composure then stated that the case would continue to the end if the state desired so and then later declared that he would have the trial go thru to the end. Judge Prather, who is on this trial and is one of the visiting judges from another county, intimated KORACEK TRIAL! q that the defendants, in case the jury sonvicted Koracek, could on a motion ‘it _decided whether or not the indictment should be quashed before other defendants for a new trial have were brot to trial. acek were catalogs, lished in Ohio in 1919. The Jury. men. There is but one a machinist. pn the jury. jury: Philip Emmett, Kirk, housewife; chinist; foreman; Cochran Fall, Nesbit, housewife; Frank. B: Dyer Chris Berbman, Donnelly, realtor; retired, and Donald Hamilton, sales man. inspector; WASHINGTON — (FP) reme court holds. pealed from a Chicago court The supreme court says it can. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2,—China wil expert for the department of com there. The United States attorney general for the Pittsburgh district, who was romerly assistant prosecuting attor- ney in the Blankenstein case was then called to the stand. He was used to identify some documents ‘that were taken in the raid on Koracek’s room. Among the “documents” that were introduced as evidence against Kor- subscription blanks, copies of the Weekly Worker, and a copy of the old mianifesto pub- The jury which was sworn in to try the case of Edward Koracek is composed of a clergyman, a foreman in a metal factory, bitterly opposed. to radicals, and a number of aged wo- industrial worker on the jury. . This .worker is The prosecuting attor- ney objected to allowing a brakeman, a miner and a young: saleslady to sit The following individuals are in the Lena ma- Harriet Watson, housekeep- er; Arthur G. Fry, minister; Cordelia engraver; Edw. F. Moony, salesman; W. B. Wm. Greenwalt, Santa Fe Wins Long Hours Decision. — Federal nine-hour legislation for railroad em- ployes in yard service does not pro- tect a yardmaster, the federal sup- The Santa Fe ap- which ruled that the company could not work a yardmaster 12 houfs a day British and Japanese Industries Hit. use customs autonomy to protect a great expansion of textile manufac- turing, and will cease buying cloth from Britain and Japan, says a re- port from F. R. Eldridge, Far East merce, just returned from a survey The following classes are being held now every night at t at 19 South Lincoln St., unless ot wise noted. They are as follows: * Monday, 8 p. m. C Kai, Volume 1, instructor, Earl Br Tuesday, 8 p. m., ¢ thlitem, in- structor, Manuel aa Tuesday, 8 p. m., Eidihents of Communism, instructof, Gliver Cari- son, Tuesday, 8 p. m., engiién, 2644 Le Moyne St. = Wednesday, 8 p. m. rican So- cial and Labor hi Instructor, Wm. F. Dunne. Wednesday, 8 p. Ri ainme and Purpose of the Y. W, Max Shachtman (ac | sion St.) instructor, Thursday, & p. 4 horint ; of . Communism, ian a Be- dacht. 2 oF neces Thursday, 8 p. m., ns spondence, Editorial RR Daily Worker, 1113 W. Washi ‘Bivd. Instructors: J. Louis Engd@a@hi, Wil- liam F. Dunne and Oli¥GF Carison. Friday, 6 p. m., Elements of Com- munism, instructor, H.’ Mo Wicks. ’ Friday, 8:30 p. m.. P&Blic Speak- »| ing, instructor, H. M. s. Friday, 8 p. m., EnglfsH, 2644 Le Moyne St. Ida Daiies. * © Sunday, 10:30 a. mi History of -| International Youth Mevément, in- structor, John William Bor ct! ene. Teachers to Co SPRINGFIELD, IIL, . 2—Teach- ers, approximately 32,0 in number, will be represented at the convention of the Illinois State Teachers’ asso- ciation which will be held in this city Dec. 28, 29 and 30. Bach official dele- gate will represent 100 teachers in some one of the fourteen state divis- “lions. The convention -will, decide upon policies for the next year, out- line a legislative policy and discuss their problems of the preceding year. ‘i tt Court Punishes paddlers NEW YORK, Dec. 2—-William Le- vine and Gaspero Pulespeddlers, left their horses unblanketed.in a driving rain for fifteen minutes... As punish- -|ment they were order _ by Magis- trate Levine to stand tless, coat- less in the rain for a similar period, Zeigler frame-up case of 15 we have the money. involved. National Office, 23 South Lincoln Street, Chicago, Ill. union miners. The *» Emergency Cal To All Members and Friends of International Labor Defense: Two big cases are scheduled to come to trial on November 30th. The Pittsburgh raid case of 10 workers and the The lawyers in each of these cases will not proceed with the defense unless FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MUST BE RAISED BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH We call upon all members of the I. L. D. to rise to the test and raise this sum. friends and neighbors to contribute. Much depends on the outcome of these two trials. entire working class is on trial. Rush Your Collection and Make It as Big as Possible. Fraternally yours, INTERNATIONAL LABOR DE@ENSE, J. P. CANNON, Executive Secretary. ; no é , Contribute all you can and get your a. — Not merely the 25 workers $93 +e. ‘ aka Workers ing the parade of shivering, thinly ‘business. So they formed an organ- “of unifica- | with reams of propaganda which tells \ set in the |charity should shun them like the should | plague. 2 eu SAVE THE DAILY WORKER! |their fate during the winter months. Says a statement issued by the Mid- | at as early a date as possible. men population is swelling rapidly as seasonal jobs are terminated in .the middle west’ and northwest. cheaper rooms in the lodging houses are all taken. .. men. ere yaa i; Rs mi 4 far i ll ¥ ‘eee ae a Unite to | Fight Their| © Competitors Anyone walking along lower West Madison street these frosty days see- heer the hope toilers. clad and hungry looking individuals may be moved to tears of ‘sympathy produces ‘such results but certainly never would guess that these down and outs are the cause of a bitter feud between human vultures who feed on them. The fact is that deny are the cause for a terrific .competition that has sprung up between charitable organ- izations that prey on the misfortune and wretchedness of the Madison street hoboes of Chicago. The fight has become so severe between these religious business men that they have come to thé “peeple” wjth their prob- lems. Other wise guys have gone into the revealing the entatives of the ization known as the Mid-City Wel- fare council. Any charity organization which refuses to join up is fought Bruno, Galileo, why those whe give theif money for Incidentally the propaganda gives some interesting information on the statue of the jobless workers and capitalist order. The difference work and that of City Welfare Council: “West Madison street’s homeless theories by facts; The 4 As winter advances and temporary jobs become more scarce there will be real distress among the homeless men.” This tells us what they do for the “There is a group of men hang- ing around Madison street which re- fuses to work because free food is to be had from these badly run missions (their competitors). We insist that applicants for help PERFORM SOME USEFUL SERVICE / ABOUT THE MISSION” (our emphasis). And then: “There is imperative need for the municipal lodging house’’, the Mid-City Welfare council declares, But the council does not even use any of its money for the operation of the lodging house for: it calls on_the mayor to provide for the operation of the welfare station. it as ideal, the Republics, country, Sheedy’ Resigns Office. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—Joseph E. Sheedy has resigned as _ vice-presi- dent of the Emergency Fleet corpora- tion. He was in charge of European work for the corporation. real science, Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to vour shop-mate. . iietiiay j ~rmy een = ha s6aRtt th ua inae(ianiaiin usta Siem g c > a viele alee Euetnine eet tiany a nn ee i ae L wataatgeas + > , i ina Uta vinty iniiad aT at Lutitaiiaitt suit ain ae “ ¢ : se | =. s Stet = ef ~ 7 SS ar tear Cs lA f . > : i: _ a , = ; ~~ i a Say. tee gece ae ke "¢: = aa Sica = => a = aE ‘ tae res em 7 General view of the Academy of Sciences of the U. &: SLR. pression of ‘this Russ chicas a: Tek Genome - Soviets Based on Science. The activity of the Soviet govern-. ment was based on the methods em- ployed in scientific work. The great for them or to revolt at a system that{ scientists had pierced. the veil of mysticism and dissected the myste- ries of nature into their component parts, discovering the elements of the solar system and the forces: of yature. The Soviet government had torn off the veil from the capitalist system, showing the nature of the exploitation of the majority by the minerity, and fact that. the ‘cateh- phrase of “national defense” served only as a.cloak for the interests a handful of rich people. The were rebels against all the old super- stitions; they were proud of that in the eyes of the ri they were the same crim turbers of the divine order as had onde been in the eyes of- unenlighten- ed society such people as Giordano Diderot and others. The Soviet government: .believed in. the formula of “everything: moves” which is atthe bottom of scientific development. .In the name of.this for- mula had been overthrown the old ment consisted in that the former was taking place in the laboratories, and the latter’ before the whole world. Science had taught us to verify viet government was following the way of science, being unafraid to sub- mit to the world’s sults of its work. ing the fact that the contemporary Russian reality was not considered by nevertheless claim a record of great economic, social and cultural achieve- ments in the Union of Socialist Soviet and the o actual participation by t é “masses of the workers in the government of the The Soviet government had never ‘ ; AX, + nee —at A Fae { +. ~ - * ) I; Pie ae te r "7 Jory re an . ans Mrs & q , af = J 1D RA TES * — bg wa " Scien thal plenary: Need of the Mc cated to the 200th anniversary of the Moscow was renamed the Academy of the Union of ates at the Grand Theater, at Which Russian and foreign scientists — that of Sek Soviet seta ot +— = of repres- Soviet government’ the fact | , ng classes and dis- BES y GH ey meh ‘wARBUSSE, between scientific the Soviet govern- | Our Readers’ Views | here again the ity DAILY WORKER, judgement the re- * Without conceal- government could lization of From the day I fact that my ‘first ; and the defense were mistaken. game. an asset—to Wall Ft. Slocum, N. Y., aier comrades the low workers. “traitor.” normal desires, I “guilty” of it. Since childhood, ers. S. Military’ fréim a For this scious of the neeessity revolution to abolish wage slavery and ‘bring economic freedom to the work- To The DAILY WORKER: In a recent article om Soviet Russia in the Comrade Manuel interests in entered the army duty was to my bet Taal re of government, and the increase of }sites against their fellow im the prosperity of the toiling masses. In this there was close Connection be- tween the ~worker’s revolution and Only under the Com- munist order could science gain a real leading position. The representatives of world science should therefore at- tentively watch how ‘the’ ‘socialist commonwealth was being” “built for the first time in the world’s history. bandits of other countries. But they I understand od At all times, I ais a liability dit Street! At Bragg, N. C.. (where I enlisted), . at. and in Hawaii, I spent much time explaining to my sol- true character of the capitalist system that endeavored to use us against our own interests and for the perpetuation of the wage enslavement of our relatives and fel- “crime” the. agents of Wall Street branded me a Of course, they ignored their own efforts to make all soldiers traitors to the working class. is treason to oppose the efforts of those who seek to ruin the lives of millions so they can fratify their ab- If it am proud to be Gomez spoke of me (and -Comrade | ‘Walter M. Trumbull) as having beer; guardians of Wall Street’s Hawaii—before our decision to help... the oppressed natives in their strug- glue against American imperialism. Evidently, Comrade Gomez believes that before a conversion to Commun- - ism, I was, like many other soldiers, an ignorant tool of capitalism—yn-. ge aa of the class struggle. Such a guess fs far'from the facts. ne until I was ‘dishonorably discharged. . and sentenced to serve 40 years at wanted to. destroy the science deve- fhard labor, I never lost sight of the loped: before the Octobr rvolution; it wanted only to wrest it from the hands of the exploiters and to lead it out of the cul de sac in which it had been landed by the capitalist system. The goal of Soviet physics and chemistry | were not machine guns and new me- thods for the destruction of human | masse; beings, but the perfection of | the order mae }class—the. workers—and that my im- - rialist bosses THOUGHT I was just a tool to help suppress any effort to gain freedom on the part of slaves. To the army czars, I was but’ ain in a machine to enslave the r the se v my fellow - I have been con- - of a social Would Wall Street’s power be any stronger with several thousand more™ such “guradians”’? Paul Crouch, U. Alcatraz, Calif, Scott Matthews df, Fear Poisoning. The body of William Beck, late singer with the Chicago Civic Opera company, was placed in a vault follow- ing continuance of an inquest until December 23 to permit analysis of the vital organs. Altho heart failure was believed the cause of death, attorney Benjamin <A. Ehrlich, a_ personal friend, reiterated suspicions that death was not natural. Beck, he said, had enemies and recently was given wine which made him ill. WASHINGTON, Must Return “Fees.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 2. — Re- presentative Otto Sonnemann, met defeat in his effort to escape payment of $3,541.61 received for “special” work for Attorney Leon Oscar Carl- strom while Sonnemann was a mem- ber of the “ gagptrmnae and $600 at- torneys fees. Start on Illinois Waterways, SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 2.—Two links in Illinois waterway project now are assured, the director of the state department of purchases and supplies, has announced that bids for work at Ottawa and Joliet will be received by the state January 6, Work will begin | Treasury Departmet to ‘Curtail’’ “Blood of the’ ain” ve Dave Haag iExpettes gers are going to find it difficult to get sacramental wine’ hereafter. The treasury department has décided to cut the allowance for Jewish families and christian churches in half. er pure food adm Dunne administration killed by a Misso train at Ware. county. * . Killed by. Train. MURPHYSBORO, Ill.,, Dec. 2.—W urphysboro, form + egg under the ,. was instantly iri. Pacific passenger i eae in Union Dee. 2—Bootleg- A FEW COPIES OF March of the Workers and Other Songs—with Music Published by the Young Workers League of America. -R. W. Postgate’s Revolution . From 1789 to 1906. R. W. Postgate’s The Builders History Alexandrov’s Dictionary Russian-English and English-Russian. -WANTED- NEW YORK, . Dee. 2—Dave Haaa has been expelled ‘from the Harlem English branch of the Workers Party for untrustworthiness.—J. Sorensen, Branch Organizer. Your neighbor will appreciate the favor—give him this copy of e DAILY WORKER, smh mee oe WORKERS’ BOOK SHOP, 19 SO, LINCOLN ST, CHICAGD, ILL - TT COE r : < ¥ a ‘ is . ‘ SSSESRSREER - is SEESZELRE G2FSLFFES PREROSryRdes ESSSSSREBSTES . tr 4
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is led as one state whole. _ Boom Benefits Workers. “Whilst in the years 1920-21 a de- generation of industry was observed, the last four years have shown a tremendous improvement which in situation of the working class, an in-| crease in wages, the building of work- ers” sanatoriums, children’s homes, etc. In capitalist countries the cost of the workers, their wages and their social gains. —_,, “Decisive and exact figures show that in 1926, 300,000 new workers. will be engaged in the Soviet. shops, And with this the unemployment will fall. capitalist countries. The matin rea a whole, the Soviet economy. is a transition period to a pure and sys- toqnaend socialist economy. ‘Prevent Intervention. “It” ihe international ‘eilitial class, conscious of its proletarian duty, prevents an intervention against the Soviet Union by force of arms, and the construction of the economic rela- | tions between the various Soviet re- publics proceeds, then the’ realiza- tion of a socialist economy will be speeded up. Already the Russian pro- letariat is class conscious enough to prevent any return to capitalist: econ- omic forms. ; Russian Trade Unions. “The Russian trade uniofis are not merely organizations for thé protec-| tion of the interests of the workers and for the betterment of their stand- ard of life, they are at the same time decisive partners in the economic and political life of Russia, in the making 1} ment of commerce. According to the | days or less per week. (Federated Press me brot the ee “4 praasn ‘OF By LELAND OLDS. 4 oe oe FM, ore ee ty af ah industrial Editor) ptcy explodes the con- by the profit motive / actuated for the capital necessary to modern industry. In capitalist Poland the textile industry has gone steadily downhill with one important section today operat- than one-eighth of prewar, while in Russia a steady gain has within striking distance of prewar production. The critical condition of the textile industry in Poland today is shown department, important Polish cotton mills are reducing operations to three This is not due to lacksof demand but to lack of operating’ capital in a country where in the Polish-woolen industry. This is shown by ‘the department in the fol- tg figarés covering operations in the Bialystok district, where a once flourishing industry making broad- tings, military cloth and cloth; evercoa ean aboer gaye was concentrated: “Pollan ‘Wool Industry. «Spindles Looms Workers operat operat. empld. ee 450,000. - 2,300 12,000 $1928.i0055 70,000 §=—:1,200 =~ 6,300 4.1925. > 5: .12,000 270 ~=—s_1,590 | Pet. of prewar’ 8% 12% 18% Very ‘different has heen the experi- ‘| ence of: the: Russian textile industry Piee. & oe Pree ae practically eliminated help from for- eign capitalists. This is shown by Russian government figures covering its growth since 1921: - Number of Workers. Cotton Wool Linen Wiatbees 132,553 38,539 35,497 1922-23........ 181,824 43,696 48,816 /1923-24........ 218,316 48,493 53,211 1924-26........ 256,012 57,000 58,532 Looms Working. 1921-22........ 50,225 5,218 4,616 1922-23........ 93,692 6,916 8,020 1923-24........ 123,338 8,695 9,735 1924-26........ 134,052 9,376 10,708 The production of finished cotton goods in Russia is officially estimated at 65.4 per cent of the 1912 total. woolen goods at 82.7, and linen at 107.3. Cotton spindles operating have increased from 1,974,121 in 1921-22 to 5,333,580 in 1924-25; woolen spindles from 202,640 to 400,000, and linen spin- dleg from 172,784 to .208,067. J of laws, in the education of the youth, . etc. “The shops councils are the really decisive factors in the shops; their powers are far greater than those of similar bodies in all other countries. Together with the red directors, the shop councils hammer out a correct economic leadership in the interests of the people’s economy. The shop councils’ elections take place with all of the workers in the shops participat- ing. The shop counctts are respon- sible to the workers for all their ac- tions. “Social ‘Yngurance is developed to an exemplary extent and sick pay- ment. appro es to the average wage of | “workers. Permanently disabled workers are provided with a pension ‘the. amount of their former wages. e other forms of social in- | surance also satisfactory. The regulation. ‘9f, the. question of materni- ty are at, a Jevel unknown in any ed | Capitalist country. The workers them- | selves have to pay nothing for this social insurance, the contributions to these ends. are made by the state or by the private . capitalists. ‘Eight-Hour | Law Enforced. |. png eight-hour day Is everywhere | and without. exception, except where the hour wid by orter, carried out. For work in i ‘ies dangerous to health there is a ate, 10ur day. Young work: ers in all industries work only a six hour day... to work only four hours per the other four hours are devoted, ith full pay, to instruc- tion in the. particular trade. The worker is taxed only when he earns over 75 rubles. a month. The sitwa- tion of the workers in certain indus- trial branches absolutely. satisfac- @rage wage, particularly the average wage of skilled workers is higher..than | in Czecho-Slovakia. Various foods. are cheaper in Russia than in Czedtro-Slovakia while various necessaries are more expensive, ‘. 5304. Cut in 6 sizes: 34, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size requires’3% yards of 40 inch plain material, and % yard contrasting for facing revers, collar, cuffs and vestee as illustrated. Price 12c. HOUSE DRESS FOR WOMEN. 5104. Cut in 8 sizes: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 5, 52 and 54 inches bust measure. A 42 snch size requires 4% yards of one material 36 inches wide. width at the foot is 1% yard. Price 1Z¢, “.ICh LTO PATYERN BUYERS—The sot Lesion Sold woru the DAILY . hati. ices Pallern department are fur- u*.vew ork tirm of pattern . WUiders are torwarded vy \s Ji iW every day as re- and tiucy are inalied by the Man- ser direct to the customer. The ALLY WORKER dues not heep a stock at Hh anhes | OUR DAILY PATTERNS _| The: INFANTS’ SET. 5031, Cut Ly one size. If made as illustrated the Dress will require 1% yard of 36 inch lawn or nainsook, and 2% inches wide for the ruffle. The Gown will require 1% yard of 27 inch material. The Sack % yard of 27 inch material, and the Cap % yard of 18 inch material. Price 12c. GIRLS’ UNDER WAIST AND BLOOMERS. 43 Cut in 6 sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10 year size requires % yard for the Waist, and 1% yard for the Bloomers of 36 inch material. Price 12c. P hs PR oan NOTICE! eng. Sliver ur Stamps for out ven ce udee sant and Winter, 1926.26, Book of penton. ve tote color platen and 500 designs of | the “In consequence of the speedy ad- vance of industry a still further bet- terment in the situation of the Rus- sian working class is to be expected, whilst in the other countries the standard is sinking’ steadily. Soviets Educate Masses. “The Soviet government is carry- ing on a gigantic work of enlightment amongst those. masses of the people who were held in ignorance by czar- ism. The Soviet authorities have great achievements to show in the struggle against illiteracy. Apart from the widespread new school system upon the principle of the work school, the Soviet government is carrying on an intensive cultural work thruout the trade unions, the party organiza- tions, the numerous workers’ clubs, circles and libraries. “The serving of prison sentences in Russia has nothing in common with the bourgeois -prison regime. All prisoners have a possibility of work paid at the normal trade union rates, imprisoned peasants are allowed two to three months leave of absence to tioned sentences, binding over, etc., and frequent release, are the rule. National Minorities Free. “The solution of the problem of na- | ‘ionality in the Soviet Union can be ‘egarded as an example for the whole vorld. Each nationality has complete tutonomy and full possibility for in- dependent economic and _ cultural levelopment. The constitution of: the Soviet Union guarantees to all its members the right and the possibility at any time to leave the Union. Na- tional oppression no longer exists, the official courts, bureaus, the schools, etc., use the language of the people whatever they may be. “The delegation has seen that the international working class has been Systematically deceived about the real situation in the Soviet Union by Spread of lying reports and calumnies. To Dispel Capitalist Lies. “We shall tell the Czecho-Slovakian working class the whole truth and nothing but the truth about your con- ditions of life, and we shall utilize all of our powers in favor of international trade union unity. We hope that the fraternal connections which we have established will be lasting and will jhelp us in our struggle to defeat cap- italism and establish socialism.” , | SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortechritt Meets every ist & 3rd Thursday, Wicker Park Hall, W. North Avenue. @ecr etary. Instruction in English Foreigners and others wish- ing to improve. Georgiana Bonita, 1843 Lincoln Ave. Tel. Diversey 6089. | The sharp contrast between the failure of the Polish and the success of | under a worker dictatorship which |. carry out the harvest work. Condi-/ | Recently tion for journalists in order to ex- plain to them the attitude of educat- ors to the tarig} question and to learn the opinion of » journalists. Wang Chung-Hui, jurist and a mem- ber of international tri- bunal returned from The Hague opened the meeting. note in all the tariff autonomy not as a favor, but as t of the Chinese ro | ed to Fight. The | Leang Chandcha, a dean at the Normal] Univers- the sincerity of the great _ particularly of Great Britain, Japan and America, because their proposals are not in accord with their declarations of willingness to recognize the tariff autonomy of China. Speaker declared that the Chinese péople were prepared to fight for tariff autonomy and, were prepared to Make any sacrifice neces- sary. They to tolerate further obstructions the way of the real- ization of 8 just aspirations. Wang Chung-Hui declared that the special privileges of the foreigners in China were ing to the interests of the coun Unequal treaties are obsolete, peaker quoted article XIX of the! ne of nations’ coven- ant which at unequal and inap- plicable must be revised. The ‘and it would be a pity if the tariff rence results in new difficulties or intensification of the old ones, -— Professor. », head of the Ching- wa college that the diplomats recognized | _ autonomy in prin- jermost feelings of the TH OF NEGRO, ‘CONGRESS IN AMERICA I haven’t enough room.” the log. If I make another move, | By C. O'BRIEN ROBINSON. In the days when the Indians were being slaughtered in order that the white man might seize the power in this country, an old Indian chief held a council with a certain English pioneer in regard to the condition of the Indians in America. Im the course of their conversation, which they held seated on a log, the old chief continually said to the white -man, “Move over, The white man complied with his request until he was at the end of the log; then he protested: “I can’t move over farther; I am at the end of will fall off.” / To this the old chief responded: “That is just the position of the In- dians. You have asked us to move over'to give you more room until we are at the end of the log. One more move and we will fall off.” In the attitude of the reactionary elements of the United States, we re- verse this analogy with reference to the work of the American Negro La- bor Congress. The congress is forc- ing the reactionary elements to the end of their log and we wonder just where they will “fall” when they “fall off.” The capitalist press with refer- ence to the racial problem in the United States has been forced to “move over” a bit. They are facing an issue that is driving them to con- cessions that they just “hadn’t thot of before.” They now say that the condition of the Negroes must be im- proved in the United States to pre- vent the “blacks from turning red.” What a noble cause for granting the Negro his constitutional rights! What a generous motive for protesting against lynching and segregating! What depth of sentiment and magni- tude of purpose! An organization has been started to show the Negro his power as a part of the working class. This organiza- tion has been bold enuf to tell the Negro that his salvation lies in his own power to demand emancipation and that this power is in his indus- trial strength. This organization has told the Negro that he should have the right to vote, the right to good living conditions; that he should not be discriminated against, segregated, lynched and oppressed; that by recog- nizing his struggle in common with the workers of the world he can be truly emancipated. This organization even has suggested, subtly, that de- mands and commands bring greater returns than pleas and requests. Strangely this message to the work- ing class caused the reactionaries to really «‘move over.” A boys’ club ap- pears on the south side of Chicago to “train” the bodies, “elevate” the mor- als and. “sanctify” the souls of the Negro boys. ciple as recognized Wilson’s} ‘nis, of course, is another contri- 14 points, the problems of the! pution to the institution of racial sep- last war oo“ unsettied. In the) ,ratism designed to divorce the inter- nreae p BpORS. remain | osts of the working classes—the white | Threaten te Extend Likien. The prominent economist, Professor Mayulin, dagkaped, that the abolition of the,! jwas a domestic ques- tion of Chigg,mconnected with the nese wish ta, abolish the likien be- causs it affectg,Chinese merchants and not foreignerg,and it can only be abol- ished when tani autonomy has been obtained. Its abolition can therefore not be made a condition for granting the tariff autonomy. The speaker threatened that sf the powers refused to grant traif.qautonomy to China then the likien would be made to affect not only Chinege merchants but for- eign merchants also. All the other professors spoke in the ‘same strain. Another ig Stunt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Unit- ed States army a a «nan an attempt next year to break the world’s alti- tude record now held by Callizo of France, Maj. Gen, Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army service air service, announced. Pastor in Jail. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Dec. 2.— George H. Litweon, former baptist __-| minister and af one time a pitcher of the Pittsburgh National League Club, is serving thirt days in jail for dis- orderly conduct.” He was arrested for smashing dishe? in his home, Established‘Radio Monopoly. BRUSSELS. Belgium, Dec. 2.—The Belgian government has taken ovei control of radio thru the establish. ment of a National Radio company in which the majority of the stock is held by the government. That workefmext door to you may not haye @mything to do to- night. Hand"h?f™ this copy of the DAILY WORKER. IN THE ‘December Issue OF THE Workers Monthly 25 Cents a Copy) $2.00 a Year—$1.25 Six Months - The A. F. of L. and World Trade Union Unity—by Wm. F. Dunne Professor Carver Makes a “Rev- olution"—by C. E. Ruthenberg Cartoons by Maurice Becker, Fred Ellis, J. de Miskey, and and Other Articles. Wm. Gropper. = -_ - lll THE ITALIAN Dr. V. A. CAMERA announces*the opening of his own office at | 835 East 75th Street, cogner of Maryland Ave. General practice of medicine and surgery with spettal care for social- ll i) ~i > = question of tani autonomy. The Chi-, from the Negro. However, the politi- clans behind the move will be quite successful dn addifig this little “vote- getter” to their repartee when they start the cigar deluge and pink tea campaign. Innumerable publications North and South, Negro and white, have sudden- ly awakened to the fact that if the Negro “turns red” it will be “Ameri- ca’s fault and not Russia’s.” Really, it is astounding, to say the least! Op- portunists seize upon the work of the American Negro Labor Congress to tell the ruling class represented by the national political machines, that the Negro had better be “salved up” a little by the Americans, or somebody else will show him a way out, and he will. take this way. The bosses have thrown a crumb on the water and now a whole bakery (has come floating back. The most dangerous weapon in the world is be- ing used against the ruling class— thought. A cordial invitation has been issued to the Negro—not to get thrifty, not to “get closer with the Lord,” not to “quit looking at the clock,” but to think. The bosses are trembling in their boots for fear that the Negro will accept this invitation and start thinking. The hangers-on and para- sites of the bosses, represented in the Negro race by opportunistic race lead- ers, are going to get a nice handout of brand new jobs—even if they are in a little segregated department— and the Negro race on the whole will enjoy a campaign for the “let-up” of racial oppressions, which campaign will be conducted by those desiring o capitalize on the sentiment stirred 1p by the American Negro Labor Con- gress. The congress, however, is not gul- ible and will not be deceived by these false moves. The Ameri¢an Negro Labor Congress, compared to its plan ‘or future agitation, has not started making demands and issuing com- mands. The Amefican Negro Labor Congress is on the “moving” end of the log and somebody has got to move over. E. W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Six Places 169 N. Clark | 118 S. Clark 66 W. Washington | 167 N. State 42 pe a ep | 234 S. Halsted ONS, i¥aKnuson 8616-7 eeectatedieas E. W. 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—— cE a a aS cy A aa i iT Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING co. 7. Washington Blvd,, Chicago, III. Phone Monroe an: wh. SUBSCRIPTION RATES mi mail (in Chicago only): By mail (outside of Chicago): 0 per year $4.50 six months | $6.00 per vear $3.50 six months * $2.50 three months $2.00 three months ° a m a , o* eighth anniversary of the. October re- ont pvantey:: We huta wbaducted ear 1 '* F E ce gE SEF g Ht 5 H : g : ? 9 is beginning to blossom, not as a™ privilege of a few and a small group, but as the accepted right of the masses. ‘The dictatorship which was established in Red October is an ex- pression of the will and approval of millions. A light shines in the life and work of the Soviet Union, which awakens the exploited and oppressed peoples of the _East fills them with hope and a desire for liberty. - =. ~ : > > - A , = - ’ > A « 4 . ~ ~ ¥q F : ‘ : ay ~~. 2 gt) eee oie Fl 5a . é re Sse te ¥ Pe ode Sy - 4 ’¥ * S shag Wi vi Sd fai » ” this. f Be ‘ hi , 7% si ~~ ie shia coach , hostile ziustce out of ‘wor | to’ the Soviet U peri is d r planning: its struggle against Soviet iia. The guarantee pact is a a vt important part of its armament. The aim of the guarantee pact is especially to impede collabora- tion between Germany and the Soviet Union, it, is. to. forge @ hostile ring war a united and firmly welded front. ‘The guarantee pact is the answer of The. Soviet Union is a symbol and an peyemry deat aod t0 snsblo-toeea ahae | Think of the bloody lessons of around us and to create for the future | Central Europe a , tack with full force the tou ‘peoples of northern Africa and Asta. | guarantee pact is represent to the masses as a ce peace. In reality it is ial ac an instigator an | wars, @ new Satlongue og pb ‘te workers. . Brothers and sisters! Do not. yourselves be again’ yed by | speeches about peace and de , war days! Think of the lessons oft peace of Versailles! Ponder ¢ . a vation wages and endless d : If you love peace, if you the attack of predatory e it is destroyed | by an t workers’ front.. The pimiveranty. of the Oster | volution must weld together all hon- est revolutionary ‘Proletariants — the slogan ne The Unied Front of the or Fight Against the Guarantee Pactt Defence of’ the Soviet Union! . Defence of the Revolutionary | of all Colonial and Peoples! ts Fight Against the White Terror ond Fascism; Long Live the Union of Sootalit Soviet Republics! Long Live the Prolétarian World Revolution! international imperialism om the grow- The Executive Committee ot the Communist Inte | (Special to The Daily Worker) POLAND (By Mail)—More than 50 per cent of the territory of the Polish republic contains purely Ukrainian and White Russian populatiqns—. east- ern Galicia, Volhynia, Polesia, Kholm- stchina, and White Russia on the west-‘ ern side of the famous Kurzon line. About 30 per cent of the populatio of the Polish state is composed of Ukraimfian and White Russian peas- ants; their Jangia@ges, religion and customs and traditicns have nothing in common with, Poland. On,the con- trary, for them the Poles are: the synonym of the !sndowner—oppres- sor. There Polish “Irishmen” there- fore hate Poland and feel drawn to- wards the Soviet Union and to the independent republics of Soviet Ukra- ine and Soviet White Russia. There they have national unity, there there is complete political and cultural free- dom, there the peasants have the land, which in Poland is concentrated in -he hands of foreign landowners. AVING seized western Ukraine, (east Galicia) and western White Russia’ by force, the Polish imperial- ists are holding on to them by force. » Polish Ukraine and White Russia are now in the position of some Afric- an colony. There is a military ad- ministration and practically a state of martial law. The power of the secret political police knows no bounds. The peasant lands are taken away from them by force and distributed among “deserving” Polish generals and sel- diers. Taxation oppression is unpre- cedented. The Polish administration absolutely tramples on the rights of the local population to their native language. All this has led to such a state of affairs that even the regime of white terror, which reigns in Pol- and proper, is a kind of ‘ideal order which the Ukrainian and White Rus- sian peasants dare not even dream of. The Polish bourgeois occupiers wipe out this discontent for the Polish au- thorities by force, -The prisons are always full up, while behind the walls of the segget police stations, scenes .take place which surpass the tradi- tions of the czarist regime, and which ome Se} 9 is indeed the direct. encestor of Pol- ‘ and of the landlords and) capitalists. Children Political Prisoners. Not only the most proifiinent public men are arrested, not'only individuals “suspected of Com m,” but also the entire’ popelation Ue ‘whole +il- «Regge men and lages, encluding bis children. the. district of Novogr soavehes and arrests er In Vothynia® about fT, workers and intellectual w governorship about 1008 In September of ei over 1,000 pebple were arrested,” including 13- year old children, int ‘HR’ Bielostotsk district. Fi be* -> In general this stiagele against children is one of thegmost vile and most savage methods of struggle on the part of the Pores and against the’ workers ts, na- tional “nd liberation mgovements in the eastern provinces of Poland. There is a tremen number of juveniles imprisoned for * political “crimes.” The following facts are characteristic of the attitude of the prison administration to these “crim- inals.”’ The newspaper March 9th states: “We. have received a letter from Bielostok signed by the parents of children who are detained in Bielo- stok prison as political criminals. In their letter the parents tell hew their Volkszeitung of children are beaten jm treated. Fine after fine is cted and the children are not allawed to receive food from home. Th isolation cells for | slightest of- ence, They are no plowed to see their parents for loug, periods. Bt by prison adminégtration does not even want to be #esponsible for inflicting such heav¥ punishments on the young prisoners//@ho, as a result of this terrible regiitte’ become seri- ously ill. They are #¥stematically de- prived of the rights‘ which ordinary political prisoners én§éy.” Beatings Break Chif@ren’s Eardrums. In Strye (eastern°@Mlicia )—accord- ing to an interpolatiffin the sejm by the Deputy Skrziptiseveral young _.are put into —— ths Ps es ~ _ AMERICAN DESTROYERS ON W.AY . TO SHANGHAI TO “DISCUSS” CHINESE INTERNAL SITUATION ot onpt : . ' MANILA, P. 1L., Dec, The destroyer McCormick, ers. more destroyers would be sent. os. (Special to The Daily Worker 2.—Three more American destroyers that were stationed here have left teday for Shanghai. os Bi left the harbor at Manila last Satur- | day for Shanghai, in order to-enforce the opinions of the American imperialists on the Chinese internal situation on the Chinese work- At the time that the McCormick steamed out of the harbor, it was stated that if the situation became worse in Shanghai, that three Conditions instead of becoming more to the liking%of the Amer; ican @mperialists have become worse and now three more destroyers _ will be near Shanghai to exert their - _ “civilizing” influ e on the jrebelWlis Chinese workers. ! \ | SMR A Y» Ma @ pS a: ‘5 jin a most merciless manner. | miteh, pointed out in the . Polish Bourgeoisie Attacks and- workers have been arrested includisie 17-year old Becker, 16-year old Hoff- ner, and 16-year old Gliava. They are arrested as a result of information given by a trade union secretary, the Polish social-democrat, Kraxitsky, who at the same time is an employee of the political police. All these young people were beaten up by the police Becker was ill treated most of all, and was hardly recognisable as a result, The White Russian deputy, Bre- fact that-twa@ pupils of a V sian high school have Sia by the ooties to such an extent that their eardrums have been broken. Stanislavov (eastern Galicia) in the April 24th number: 7 “In a street in the suburb of Kni- ginin-Kolonia a number of school boys gathered together to play on the man- dolin. An agent of the secret police, Kozlovsky approached them and cried out to them to disperse. He threaten- wrote fusal they would shoot. When one of the school boys, Veselovsky, son of a railwaymen, said: “fire, if you have the right to,’ Kozlovsky drew out a Browning and fired at Veselovsky, wounding him.” Schools Secret Police Stations. HE Polish schools in the Ukrainian white border provinces are no yetter than the prisons and the secret | police stations. ‘beaten up. The newspaper Polonia published in| ed them that in the event of their re- $ “it tye iene, & Here it: scones read: in the sejm interpolation of the White « club dated December .4th of last year: “On November 6th‘ ‘the*White Rus- sian club asked the*nfinister for pub- lic instruction a question concerning the ill treatment ‘of éhiliren: by a teacher in ‘Polish. school in the vil- yehildren. “Heré:ts--a, which eo ‘mother ‘debnalbens her eight- ryear old little girl was :beaten’ until she- lost consciousness; +.) | “On November 22f4, a Saturday, the eight-year old girl Maria Dukhovitch was beaten first witha Tiler, then her head banged against’ the*wall and was fiially thrown to tke ground, the teacher sitting on her head and beat- ing her back with his fists until the chitturned black in the face.” “The “bloody offeris e’ Polish. bourgeoisie aga not even waver before the court of “Vigil- ant” justice. N November 17th the ‘official Polish telegraph agency sent out a tele- gram in which it was stated that a court case had come up in Lwvoff in eastern Galicia in connection with,a 19-year old bootmaker, Rechweld. The latter was. handed over to the court for having brought 25 kilogrammes of Communist literature into Lvoff. Rech. ound wes Sata with “state treason” | and in accordance with a legal code of the former Russian empire, inherit- ed by-independent Poland, he was It was only because of the youth of js: accused that the “tender” court muted his sentence to 10 years servitude. wank: British Trade Union Delegation. That is how the Polish Sermons is : ish Ukraine and White Russia, | the governmental circles and promin- ent politicians of Poland dare to de- nounce,as low slander the charges about white terror in Poland, which the working class organizations and liberal sections of the bourgeoisie are raising, in. western Europe. IRTUNATELY the British work- @rs have reliable facts in their hands which the Polish hangmen will not be ‘able ‘to deny. If the “Polish bourgeosie continues ‘to insigt that it is the victim of a campaign of -slander on the part of ‘Moscow”: Communists, Germans, and Jews, let it. agree to a special com- mission being sent to Poland by the British trade unions, which can be convinced on the spot as to whether the white terror. exists in Poland or not, as to whethér the Polish bourge- oisie is really petsecuting the White Russian and Ukrainian peasants and workers, and as to whether or not their children are being B niu Up. : BY WILLIAM F. KRUSE. HE life and love of the poor and pretty ~“cigarette girl” has long been associated with Bizet’s “Carmen” and the colorful city of Seville. Love and hate are woven into immortal tragedy through the media of. music and drama. It remained for the film producers of Soviet Russia to give us, not a new “Carmen”, vor a film “Carmen”, but a new filmed “cigarette girl’ who ought to be even more. satisfying to tees of melody. For this Russian cig- arette girl is pretty and slender and intelligent, and she is surrounded with a cast of peerless comedians ina fast moving story jammed full of unex- pected quirks and twists. a fine five-reel comedy that needs kind produced anywhere in the world, and its absence of any trace of direct propaganda will make it*more readily saleable than the more Seriopis pro- ductions. At the same time the true picture it gives of modern life in Mos- cow; with all the well known streets and buildings used as location, will make it more than welcome to the strictly radical working class diences. , est episode are all that could be desired, the acting perfect full of ingenious twists, and t pape prsnnoerapn cotta peneaeteabereeny on the lovers of laughter than are the plump operatic damsels to the devo- “The Cigarette Girl of Moscow” is make no apologies to anything of its" au- “LUG wee that élways. verges om): ‘and nccasion- ally trespasses into, thesdomain of the slap-stick.. ae B betsy: Soleneva, is’ a *Heatifal and talented heroitie, atid “M%"Zeretelli, the leading mau, is “adeqhately hand- some, strong, forlorn; masterful and sentimenta] as the S¢PHpt! demands. The outstanding player is Igor Iljins- ky, who makes - the *“®w*/cormedian” easily the star of the plece*- a love- lorn, fool .who worships ‘the (cigarette damsel in vain and;#saly contents himself with | the: arfifly heed and weighted? “vamp.” Obtsftiifding also in a long list of exedslient éomedy parts. is. that of the ‘Atiefiean film magnate, “Mr. Cornedbeef”,) With the straw hat and shell-rims. of Harold Lloyd and. the face? avd figure of “Fatty” ‘Arbuckle.. Keen satire is spent on this character, cigarettes taste better to him because the box bears the American flag (on& of the most widely distributed of Russian brands), he thinks he can buy any- thing he sees with good: Yankee dol- lars, and spices his skirt-chasing with a ludicrous streak. of conventionalism. The story. hinges around a pretty cigarette seller whose looks .win her a place in the movies. Her admirers are three, the cameramian who can “shoat” no scene in which she does not appear, the clownish’ @lerk who Photography is excellent, continuity}Cannot smoke but buys «stacks and of story and richness of human- inter- | Stacks of cigarettes from the dame as an excuse to speak. te. her, and nally the. fat and fli edbeef. Ke -_—_——— Russia Creates New Comedy “Carmen” Film Pokes Fun at “Mr. Cornedbee “3 from. America and Shows Many Lessons from Western Comedy Technique. cow, and when this is screened (a film within a film and very well done) the girl is found-to monopolize 8¥éry scene, So he is fired altogether. é ips girl also turns against him and Cornedbeef - has things his own way, buying fine clothes on the girl's approval, and hiring as his secretary the love-lornj clerk, now turned would- be scenario writer. Interesting com- plications ensue _when he purposely mistranslates the ‘proposals of his em- ployer-gival; and finally, after count- less side-splitting by-plays the girl tires of the movies and fake rescues and murder plots, so goes back to selling cigarettes, where with anothéen riot, arrest, wedding and movie show the film comes to a happy end. This picture shows how much the Russian directors are learning from the American films; they are copying much of the bad as well as the good: All the comedy tricks, the fat man breaking the wagon, the pie slinging, the *boob wandering into -the movie lot, the fat girl who would be a vam the rescue of the movie dummy, a these things prove lessons learned trom Mack Sennet and Al] Christie— if not from the old “Essanay.” But the combination of these elements in- ‘oO @ smooth unflagging tale, the ming)- ing of roaring laughter with touching pathos and deep human Sympathy, these show the influence of Charlie _| Chaplin’s latest work. This film will be welcome entertainment to. workers and movie-goers all over ee world, threatened with the death sentence, cameraman to shoot a scenic of Mos- , LP ee eed i < 23 EES LSS PC LR ELIE GE EE IBLE = SARA eet nomeeens meee <a % stad i —_——e ae evs a : PE ee ee Ee Lene Oe nae nee a er ee “ ‘iw - , JS — << oj bP ©O fm 85 = et of OH ~~ a. a a a _ ey aes ef gee Oho b ¥ e} it ri t 4 iT P 1 n b os 2 \ gr — 4 ws