Daily Worker
December 16, 1925
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ees TE ae > S ’ at Chleago, Mlinols, der che Act of March 8, 187 NEW YORK EDITION Pane 16,1905 >” PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Published Daily except Sunray. be es be n piv ashington vd., Chicago; WORKER Ii. ” penta be The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Deo. te resolution No. 74, whieh was introduced by Senator Gore rah and a nite: “Resolved, that ors the recognition of the present. et government in Recia” is the subject of aS r. 7 * | a efi-w og F “no means. of: pnw ala ? th an attorney. Both were subjected: to.a gruelling cross-examination on the Cribben and Sexton stove shop strike and..accused of plotting to blow the firm out of existence. “People believed to be private de- tectives and known owners of the un- ae mber 2, and whisked i she ot- | ~ « Active Leader for Liberation. As general secretary of the Com- ymunist Party of Cuba, Julio A. Mella, has’ been the most active leader in the movement to free the island from Wall Street domination. He organ- ized the Cuban section of the All America Anti-Imperialist League, which has systematically exposed the relations of the American ambassador Crowder, to the Cuban government. In name the ambassador of a friend- ly foreign power, Crowder is in fact the representative of an im : overlord, Stenting Cuba as its priva hado, } dent of Cuba, is a mere tool of Crow er. . The United States government permitted Machado to elect himself president by fraud and now Machado is “making good” with his protectors. Workers and students have been de- ported wholesale for daring to voice “anti-American sentiments.” The case of Mella is of the utmost importance. It will show just how far American imperialism can or Can- not. go in its terrorization of an ostensibly free country. Protests are pouring into Cuba from all parts of Central and South America. It is now up to the workers in the United States. DEMONSTRATIONS BY USING TANKS Scotland Vara Head Favors Plan LONDON, Dc., 14.—Sir Basil Thom- son head of Scotland Yard, in his re- cent work “The Criminal” advocates the use of armored tanks against workers, who are on strike or de- monstrate for better conditions. The following excerpt taken from his book will give one an idea of the propanda that the ruling class is now placing in the minds of its defenders. To Crush Workers’ Demonstrations. “The mounted police were useful in their day, but the day has passed. The defence for them is that they are useful in controlling disorderly crowds, but a London crowd intent on mischief in these days would have the men off their horses in the first rush, since the modern paving gives no sure foothold for a horse, how- ever, he may be shot... The modern | appliance for dealing with disorderly ‘crowds is the motor-lorry filled with police and driven slowly along the line to which the crowd is to be kept, | or, in case of a mob bent on outrage, the light tank.” einstate members who were dis-| ese HGS Be phe Sp a charged during the stoppage against Suffragist Dies. the former administration is the | OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 14.—Mrs. Drap- | cause of the strike. Members of the | er Smith, 70, suffragist and republican union are urged to help picket this | leader, died following an eight months’ | illness. of contr respondents, errors in contributions. On Page 5 You Will Find— AGE five, every day, will contain suggestions to Worker their views on our Worker Correspondence page and their criticisms DAILY ibutions., in which an effort will be made to point out common Worker Correspondents are invited to write Also to ask questions. WORKER, 1113 West Washington Bivd., Cor- Address, Chicago, Iil. Editor, 14.—The |) ae
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4S ‘ BP eee oe ee oe . fisif by dl \ Plane oe tie ya be » Trt Pree 7 ae" z: b ‘ h ai aa mUat 2A A : - - ’ ag ‘ f aor, : a 4¥ Bi Bag 8 uF # ve 3x ) Pr, 4 , « ois Ee eh ak 2h “ . . v ~ "e" ae ‘ * > ? fos rs a Oe “2 RS a, 7 : : soe ae by Ras * oe —— » eZ Ss “4 “ Sse at Oi gta >> . c pee ny - Sale wy —~— a 4 Bal. e. : ate oe ee Oe Lie as 4 ’ tn Pr i, ky ‘ P Shows Wall Street Is Raling Caribbean (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.— Resolu- tions demanding of the state depart- ment an explanation of the powers ahd functions of Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, military governor of Haiti, and an account of his activities in pre- Yenting the holding of elections by “the Haltian people, and also a reso- lution declaring it to be “the sense of the senate” that American forces should be withdrawn from Haiti, have been introduced by Sen. King of Utah, democrat. Wants to Know. In his first resolution King asks for all correspondence that has passed between Gen. Russell and the Haitian t, and between any other agent of the American government and the Haitian government, with ref- erence to Haitian loans by American banks. He asks whether the state de- partment has instructed Russell to prevent the holding of an election next January, or to retain the present Haitian officials in office in default of such election. These inquiries are designed to pring out the fact that the Borno gov- ernment in Haiti is a puppet set up by the American military forces and obeying Gen. Russell, and that it has been made to negotiate a loan in Wall Street at high profit to American bankers and against the will of the Haitian people. Treaty Protects Bandits. — In his second resolution King de- clares that existing relations between Haiti and the United States have be- come unsatisfactory to Haiti and dis- advantageous to the United States. This is due, he holds, to American military and fiscal control of Haiti. The, purposes for which intervention, was ordered have long since been ac- complished, and it is now the duty of the United States to withdraw and to arrange an abrogation of any treaty or other agreement providing for the control of Haitian revenues by the United States, or providing for the intervention of the United State in Haiti’s political affairs. , This last clause refers to the trick clause in the Haitian treaty establish- ing American officials in control of ins Sgr + Repo and permitting the government to “protect” these American officials. Under this pretext American conquest of both Haiti and the Dominican republic was carried out. A A m Speech of Shapurji Saklatvala in the House of Commons. | | A bitter indictment of Brit- | ish imperialist domination, | given by Secretary Kellogg } as a reason for barring the | author from the United i | i States. | Add this splendid pamphlet to your library or give it to your fellow worker in the } shop and trade union. 10 Cents In lots of 100 or more—5 Cents. THE DAILY WORKER PUB, CO. 1113 W. WASHINGTON BLDV., CHICAGO, ILL. Furnished Room FOR RENT. All Modern Conveniences. For 1 or 2 men. Apply cio DAILY WORKER. He eee ee 22 NATION STIRS SHANGHAI; “DARE TO DIE CORPS” FORMED SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 14—Col- onel Yen Chung-chang, Chinese chief of police of the native city has pro- hibited public meetings following the formation of a “dare-to-die” or- ganization of militant national lib- erationists, who openly proclaim they will fight to the death against police and soldiery breaking up meetings of the workers and the national liberation movement, of which the Kuomintang is the lead- ing party. This is merely an indication of the growing spirit of the Chinese masses, stirring under the heel of alien imperialism, and kept from open revolt largely by native official repression. From Tientsin the report is that a preliminary skirmish between the troops of General Feng Yu-hsiang and Li Ching-ling, governor of Chi- hli province, Li’s troops won.. To- kio reports state the exact opposite. The railway and the motor road be- tween Tientsin and Peking is said to be cut in several places. Power of U.S, © Banks Shows Big | Growth During Year (Continued from page 1). 570,000,000, an increase of over a bil- iion dollars in 12 months. U. S. Gold Certificates. The low amount of paper currency of the United States as compared to the tr.mendous issues of Hungary and France does not mean that those countries are in a more favorable con- dition as far as money is concerned. Quite the contrary is the fact. The movement of commodities is so slow in those countries, the economic con- dition so shattered, that it takes an enormous amount of paper (fictitious) symbols to carry on the business of the country. . In the United States a small amount of currency only is required to circulate an enormous amount of commodities. Also the currency used as circulating medium here is for the most part composed of gold certifi- cates. Each yellow back in circula- tion is worth its face value in gold. This tremendous change has taken place since the war. The ordinary bank currency (green backs) is is- sued on the basis of 100 to 13 gold | dollars. The influx of gold at the close of the war caused a movement to- ward withdrawal of this currency from circulation and the issuing of new currency in the form of gold cer- tificates, edfh of which is fssued upon the basis of its face value in gold and can at any time be cashed on demand at the United States treasury for the full amount. Even this issuance of gold currency has not helped the situation here which is rapidly becoming alarming Because of the impossibility of find: ing places with which to dispose of the enormous surplus that has ac- cumulated. This plethora of gold makes essen- tial the tremendous sweep of impe- rialist conquest, and is responsible for the efforts to maintain and increase the power of the military establish- ment of the country, so that the work- ers may be mobilized to wage war against other countries in order that the bankers on Wall Street may be able safely to invest the wealth they have pillaged from the working class. Jewish Bakery Workers Thrown Out of Work in Dispute Between Bosses A dispute between the Jewish bake shop proprietors’ association and the retail grocery and delicatessen store owners has resulted in much hard- ship for members of the Jewish Bak- ers’ Union Local No. 237. The retail grocery and delicatessen shop proprietors refused to handle the bread baked by the members of the Jewish bakeshop proprietors’ associa- tion, as they claimed the price they charged for bread was too high and that they could buy bread from other bakers at a much lower price. When the bakery wagons, which had been sent out to deliver the bread returned with their loads, the bake- shop proprietors closed their shops and sent their union bakery workers home. The bakeshop owners and the fre- tail store proprietors have come to a temporary agreement and it is expect- ed that the men will be back at work in two or three days. Many of the union bakers fear that the agreement which the bosses have entered into with the storekeepers will result in an attempt to lower their wages. Build the DAILY WORKER. ATTENTION, CLEVELAND WORKERS! GRAND CONCERT and MASS MEETING SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19 at Carpenters’ Hall, 2226 East 55th Street. Speakers: C. E. RUTHENGERG, General Secretary W. P. M. OLGIN, of the Jewish Bureau W. P. The Freiheit Gezangs Ferein and Mandolin Orchestra and Other Musical and Literary Features. BANQUET WILL FOLLOW CONCERT IN THE SAME BUILDING. Auspices, Jewish Branch W. P. All Proceeds Will Go for The DAILY WORKER and FREIHEIT. ALIST MOVEMENT JN STRIKE EDISON PLANT Bosses Fail in Attempt to Recruit Scabs By A Worker Correspondent The successful picketing of the Edi- sonson Electric Appliance company plant at 52nd and 19th streets has re- sulted in a number of men failing to report for work yesterday morning, with some of them coming to the strike headquarters and joining the striking sheet metal workers. All that is now left in the plant is about a dozen scabs and an army of gun- men calling themselves deputy sher- iffs. Company Peddies Fairy Tale. The company, in its desperation, is trying to induce workers in its main plant at 56th and Taylor Sts. to submit to a transfer to the struck shop, telling them that there is no strike and that 'a couple of men, who quit work or were fired, were raising hell in order to get back into the plant. This fairy cale that the company bosses are tell- ing certainly jibes with the army of gunmen that are being maintained in the plant and that are used to escort the scabs to and from work. The company is also offering the men at the main plant higher wages if they will submit to the transfer, As yet none of the workers have been in- duced to scab on their fellow workers. The strikers are taking steps to ac- quaint their fellow workers in the main plant of the situation that exists in the struck plant. DAILY WORKER Tells of Strike. The DAILY WORKER was distri- buted yesterday before the main plant telling the story of the sheet metal workers’ strike. The ranks of the strikers remain firm and they are determined to carry on the strike to a successful conclu- sion. May Start Campaign. The condition of all the workers in, the electrical manufacturing concerns in Cicero is deplorable, and out of the situation that now exists may develop a general organization campaign to organize this important industry. Propose Investigattion of Spy System Bosses Use. Against, Unions WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Senator Burton K. Wheeler has proposed a congressional investigation into the espionage systems maintained in big industries against organized labor. Wheeler announced he would intro- duce a resolution in the senate Mon- day to authorize the investigation. It will call for an “inquiry into the ex- tent of the system of industrial es- pionage in all its ramifications” and authorize the investigating committee to “report to the senate what legisla- tion is desirable to correct such prac- tices as they may find inimical to the public welfare.” Soviet Court Frees Mother Who Slays Defective Child MOSCOW, Dec. 14—Olga Degtarova strangled her six-weeks old baby after she had found it was infected with a chronic disease which would render it insane, but would not cause its death for'many years. She was tried and sentenced to eight years’ impris- onment in the lower court. She ap- pealed. The higher court freed the woman, declaring she had acted ac- cording to her best judgment of the most beneficial thing for her baby. The court declared she had done the best thing for society. od cod BERLIN, Dec. 14—A majority of German parents of children suffering from incurable mental or physical disease are willing to have their chil- dren’s lives snuffed out, according to a study made by Dr. Ewald Meltzer, prominent physician and direetor of an asylum for imbecile children in Saxony. Dr. Meltzer reveals in a book, which he has just published, that he asked} 200 parents of his patients whether they would agree to the premeditated death of their children. One hundred and nineteen of the parents answered in the affirmative and only 43 were definitely in the negative. Bandit Robs Blind. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 14.—A youth walked into the little broom factory operated by the Missouri commission for the blind and took the weekly pay- roll of $200. A group of sighless work- ers, who are paid from $10 to $12 per week for their work were deprived of their week’s pay as a result of the holdup. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Great Britain pound sterling, demand, $4.84%4, cable, 4.84%; France, franc 3.61%, 3.62; Belgium, franc, 4.53, 4.53%; Italy, Jira, 4.03%, 4.03%; Sweden, krone, 26.73, 26.76; ‘Norway, krone, 20.37, 20.39; Denmark, krone, 24.88, 24.90; Shanghai, taels, 78.00. } r ae. 22 \ ey Je si tee of + ay ‘ 4S a 7 i 7 ‘ so Fas “ty _) Af ot) eae ; ; ¥ . ~ ‘ $5 Ee y- - b zt Sf roe im: atl oe . , yg . ¥ Na . against a power f et, p Sh ¥ We rink a —-—— talked about was bus : fact, tho hardly believabl of these hard-boiled bankers talked of the “traditional friendship between the 2 7 ’ - " . damned thing as everybody concerned knew very well. * *- + * thing that counts in business, and profits, There are approxi- mately .160,000,000 people in Russia and whether they support a Bolshevik government or not, whether they be- lieve in a personal god or in a chunk of dried cow dung, tifey | clothes and in other 1 things produced in Ani and if one so clined of their gold rubles in | of an American met christian god we with satisfaction ove anticipation of investi roast goose and cham. t 4 - ’ aid) rub his hands ar his belly m the the ruble in HE American were happy in -the thot was again ropping a ie number of rubles in the market. It is not so very long hat Mr. Bakh- mateff, the am without a country cut quite a figt son gave him $187,000,0¢ U. S. treasury to have a good time for himself and make war on the Soviet republic. But. those days are gone forever and the very bankers who supported Bahkmeteff, are now just as cordial to. the Bolshevik en- voys. Nothing succeeds like success. This maxim cannot be repeated too often in connection with Russia. es; ¢ © HE Associated Press dispatch said of the New York banquet: “The banquet was the first outspoken rec- ognition by American finance and in- dustry of the importance of Soviet trade and the etabifity of the Soviet government.” Mark’ these words well, and then note that Senator Borah has introduced a resolution in the senate calling for U. 8. recognition of Soviet Russia. This is one‘of the very big developments in American political life today. And m the red flag of a workers’ and ’ government flies over the embassy in Washington once occupied by the agents of the czar, no worker with a spark of the divine fire of revolution in his soul, can er aan see the mest powerful italist power ac- knowledge the’ might of the first work- ers’ republi ox signed. But things}do not stay. put, and never less that today. We are passing thru the period of the decline of capitalism in the world sense. The fact that America is more powerful and more stable ever before, is the exception ly 0 the rule. The interests of England clash with those of Germany and France. In fact the interests ofiall capitalist pow- ers clash with each other. But the major clashes maké the: front page, and. no matter how many Locarno pacts are signed; mo matter how many kisses the volatile Briand im- prints on the austere jaw of Sir Aus- ten Chamberlain, the war between the capitalists of France and England will not down. > * ® UTSIDE of the positive power of of the Red Army and the support of the European working class in gen- eral, this conflict of interests is So- viet Russia’s greatest protection against her foes. They are unable to agree on a policy of annihilation spells their ulti- en have we eystem car- mate doom. Hoy heard it said that. ries within itself germs of iis own decay! The ist system is such a bug-carrier. Nothing stays as it is. Change is the most constant phenomenon in life, (Capitalism is go- ing, but it will ta some kicks to get rid of it. In { diplomatic war bet Russia has the s wll worth watch ben England and It is a drama LONDON, Dec, 14 commission on ra way labor. there is certainty that the arrogant et- further unity in the ranks of the British unions. Especially it will tend to push the movement for an alliance with the miners and transport workers. Bar Association Will : Test Constitutionality of Illinois Parole Law The Chicago Bar Association has appointed a committee, which is work- ing out a plan to vacate the parole of Ira D. Perry, Jr., son of a millionaire manufacturer, who was sent to jail for the murder of a policeman during a holdup, and threatens to make the Perry case a test to the constitu- le law. | tionality of the new FPL LA ODLORL, ORIG TO Bor AR PRR Amey meme me ee — “ NT CRM ar ae NS Gctss BREE Ft ye 4 oe ew ag! eM is > ea. 2 , ‘ A ge sary 4 uP ge ac trree 4 a eit we ee ee dak Dia cai 4 hap Se iwiy he ee Laer ip r, Ret, | Se 4 Pe. - J 7a ne 3 ee + ut ee * : . ee a he me yeh e OR Re ete ; iy Ri aX By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. a : o> ate ‘ “+ y yim + —— | : “S te 2 - * dig? ODAY, the Hearst press discovers with horror that Wall Street is the “mysterious Santa Claus” that is feeding the national collegiate world court conference with finances. It announces this discovery to the world and bids it shudder. Arthur Brisbane and William Randolph Hearst have been so busy investing their surplus millions in New York real estate that they haven't had time to make this discovery before. Brisbane thinks “Andy” Mellon, secretary of the. treasury, is one of the greatest financiers of all time. He is —for the great rich. “Andy” could na doubt have given Arthur a little primer lesson on the économic forces that determine opposition to or support of the world court, th back door to the league of nations. — It is Morgan’s Wall Street that is in Europe with its loans and its Dawes plans, and it is’ Wall international banning clique, that wants” in the court and the league. Therefore, it p to put it over. : 4 ~ . . ° — 4% 5%} Mf It was not difficult to learn that Corl - TNE ES oy nt, gon | Lamont, son of Thomas W. Lamont, of the House of Morgan, is the figure- — head of the dominant New York group of ‘what is known as the “world court committee” of the ‘Councit f Christian Associations, that planned and carried out the collegiate conference at Princeton University, over which Woodrow Wilson presided before he started his political career that carried him to the White House, and to the Versailles peace conference as the chosen agent of American imperialism. It was under the direction of Aad ggl.. Lamont’s committee that organization work was carried on, a propaganda cam- paign launched and an army of speakers sent out to persuade the students of America’s goose-step universities and col- leges, with their faculties, that they should all be for the world court, The opposition,—championed b interests—lacking virility and organization, saw the world court adherents sweep everything before them in the fraudu- a referendums that were conducted in real Tammany yle. | They were not able to bring back the ghost of George Washington, to warn against entangling foreign alliances, to conjure up the past and glorify American isolation, divorc- ing the United States from the troubles besetting the cap- italist countries of Europe. ee ee _ The paid for demonstration of university students at Princeton is only another indication, and an important one, of the big efforts that are being made by the international bankers to put this country into the league and the court. It is the method of American finance capital to win congress » for its world domination schemes. That the movement is neither temporary nor sporadic is own by the confession of the most active court disciples at: “We were told we could have all the money we wanted to spend; the cdlleges don’t have to put up anything themselves until 1927.” New York backers (Wall Street) are to finance the first year of the permanent world court organization the students have started. They will finance the second, and others also, if we tig ; 5 this so that the United States may resume leadership of the world,” in the words of Bishop William .. Manning and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia pata puppets that jump and dance as-the dollar dic- e * © e Thus, in spite of the opposition of industrial American finance capital dr more into the world arena o with their diplomatic alliances wars. It is a challenge to America’s workers and farmers do the only thing open to them, develop their own i power in alliance with the workers of other gountries, and. thus prepare for the final test of strength that must result in the abolition of the profit rule that is even now purchasing the support of America’s educational system, like a harlot bought upon the streets, in order that the chains of the dollar may be shackled more firmly than ever upon all nations Thru the alliance of labor the shackles will be broken. American industrial capital, the United States more and greater competitive rivalries, and ententes leading to new _]|Unio Street, with its United States ides the coin _ * oe ee rare, eee atk Stove Company Frames Union >» (Continued from page 1) both union oficials, we suppose for the purpose of future identification. “The grand jury was in session at the same time, but refused to fall for such a blundering frame-up. Some friend of the‘union officials by ac- cident found out the predicament and called their attorney who threatened to take out a habeas corpus writ un- the Universal stoves, furnaces. In Desperate Straits. let-up on the strike. Tanges and “The Cribben and. Sexton firm is in desperate straits and this desperate move in another attempt to force a “Remember the ‘Universal’ stoves, Train at Central (Continued from page 1) ment of a labor party, for world trade union unity, for recognition of Soviet Russia, for amalgamating the unions into powerful instruments in the struggle against the employing class egation Meets Grand ~jand for the defense of every right of |\the workers to organize, to speak, to strike and to picket, — Plan Onslaught on Workers. “ “The pardoning of Gitlow must not deceive any worker regarding the in- _ }tentions of the capitalist class. At the very moment of the pardoning of mt pl 0 i the crea- “ L art | the capi- ‘enforce greater slavery foreign-born members of organized labor are being sentenced to long time imprisonment for defend- ing the right of freedom of speech, and for fighting for the interests of organized labor. The confirmation of the imprisonment of Charlotte Anita Whitney is again a demonstration that the capitalist class is pursuing a policy of persecution and oppres- sion of the workers. “The freedom of Benjamin Gitlow must be the starting point of a wide- spread agitation to arouse the work- ers to the need of energetic struggle against these gfforts of the capitalists to subjugate labor.” * * 8s Workers Cheer Gitlow. | NEW YORK, Dec, 14.—As Benje- min Gitlow, member of the Central Executivé Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party and standard bearer of the Workers (Communist) Party in the last mayoralty elections in New York City, stepped off the train, which had brot him from Sing Sing prison to this city, he was en- thusiastically greeted by a delegation of workers representing the largest unions in the city. Leaves For Philadelphia. Following the demonstration which lasted for a considerable period of time in the Grand Central Station, Gitlow. left for the International law; the W; tion of a,’ talfave “tah Jat Philddelphia, where he had been ‘invited to speak to the, assembled delegates. * + @ Admits Political Persecution. ALBANY, New York, Dec. 14.—In the memorandum accompanying the pardon of Benjamin Gitlow, Governor Alfred Smith admits that the convic- tion and imprisonment of Gitlow was for his political views when he states concerned, it was a question with him as to “whether or not he has been sufficiently punished for a_ political crime.” Did Not Advocate Anarchy. He then reviews the decisions of the judges in the, appeals cases and declares that “I am further moved to extend executive clemency from the fact that two justices of the court of appeals dissented from the convic- tion, and I assume it must be upon the same reasoning given in the Lar- kin decision which, in effect, was that (Continued on page 4.) Abd-el-Krim’s Terms of Peace to Paris and Madrid, Papers Report PARIS, Dec. 14.—According to the French press; Captain Gordon Cumming, Abd-el-Krim’s represent- ative in London, who arrived tn Tangiers recently foiuowing a con- ference with Abd-el-Krim, is due snortly in Paris and Madrid with full powers to negotiate a peace be- | Ladies’ Garment Workers’ convention _ that as far as the Gitlow release is” less suffliicieht evidence was produced for their immediate indictment. “We'll Get You Yet!” “This unlooked for move caused a scurry about, and after five hours of confinement both were turned loose with the threat ‘We’ll get you yet.’ “The incidents which led up to the ranges and furnaces, and will someone at at the meeting, where this com- munication is read, make the motion to select one or more committees to acquaint the dealers in stoves, ranges and furnacse. of the attitude of the Cribben and Sexton company and have them write this firm, demanding that they adjust the differences and treat tween the Riffians, France and Spain. South Side I. L. D. ‘Branch Will Hold Meeting Tonight The South Side branch of the In- rendered a report Which denies all pleas for a raise in the wages of rail-| japor-hating Chicago Tribune of Sun- It has been joyously ac-| gay, Noy. 29, which stated that the cepted by the capitalist press, but! state’s attorney was in possession of titude of the commission will generate | frame-up was an article printed in the {their employes in a fair manner. march to victory. tee into action. “Fraternally yours, Metal Polishers’ Union, Local No. 6.” evidence that the largest bombing ever done in Chicago was plotted to be done at the Cribben and Sexton stove plant, and was only averted thru the tender feeling of the bomber. ‘On acount of the policeman, who was watching the plant being the Saihien’ of six children, he did not want to make six orphans, ‘but was only wait- ing till a policeman was detail as a watchman who had no childken when the job would be completed,’ Expose Tribune Bunk. “The above is pure unadulterated bunk and the kind the Chicago Tribune has been indulging in for years, but an excuse for which there is an especial reason in the fact that full page advertisements are en = 100th Anniversary ing quite regularly for the Cribben and Sexton Stove company advertising ee “Brothers, we need your help in the Get your commit- SCOUUUOUEUEDUENGEOGOGEOAGOAAOOOUOONUUOUONUUOOGNUURLNGAONEOHAUQOQOQUUOUUOGDOUOUOUUOOEEOEEUUEOUOQOGOOOSNO0CO0OQHOOO00OOOOHUDUUTO een CELEBRATE 20th Anniversary 1905 Revolution SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, at 2 P. M. at Central Opera House, 67th St. and 3rd Ave., New York Prominent Speakers in Many Languages. — Excellent Musical Progratn. Admission 25 Cents. = Auspices: Workers (Communist) Party, Young Workers (Communist) z= = League, District No. 2. “AWONUUANUUUAEUUAOMEDOAEUUESUEUAULU ALE A LARLY EUSA ; rT ternational Labor Defense will hold a meeting tonight at the South Sie Community Center, 3201 South Wa- bash avenue, at 8 o’clock sharp, Many important matters will be discussed and it is urgent that every member attend the meeting. Decembrist Uprising 3
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rr Ss —_— —_—_ . —= Tl a . 4 | OP me phe de bath iat gots pes fy ae tire 04 2 am iat ty 7 Feteeiad Va. a ete. tig," Lis nA Aa alee a. ~ SEM | “TRIS es, _ North RED INTE the Activity and Interests of Devoted to | head Union Educational League (T. U. 8. L.) ONAL OF LABOR UNIONS (R. L L. U.) PP ey a TT votbenientigehisl A Ya # pny PAGE Pepi ages | ‘Section of hie _— » - Organs of i serblervetarcyvnntedll | THE T.U.E.L. . Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. ite Purpose Is to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation of Existing Unions, Organization of the Unorganiged, and by Replacing Reactionary and Class Collaboration Policies with a Unified Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Revglutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal = | | of Capitatism and the Establishment of a Workers? and Farm- 30 1 to The Oaity Worker) NEW YORK, Deo. 14.—(FP)—Years of American marine rule in Haiti and Santo Domingo are why no delegates from the twin republics will be found at the etarnedional marine union conference in Montevideo, March 15, sa Transport Workers’ Union which iss erican protectorate has scotched organized movements of the ‘workers, they state. Cuba is expected to send men from Camaguey, Havana and Santiago, though government opposition caused the original plan 4%. «8 & members of the Marine the summons, The Am- to hold the conference in island to be given up. Montevideo was selected because it is the freeest port im the western hemisphere. There is said to be less interference there with the civil lib- erties of unionists than anywhere else in the hemisphere, Also Montevideo has the advantage of proximity to Buenos Aires, and other La Plata ports and is veniently situated towards Brazil Chile. Reactionaries Oppose. The conference will be the second of its kind. The first was held last March at New Orleans when a pre- liminary coming together of the inde- pendent unions of the hemisphere was made and a tentative program was mapped out. The M. T. W. was __ given power to issue the next call, or- iginally set for next January but post- poned to March. The movement does not have the support of the A, F. of L. marine unions in the U. 8. A. or the Mexican Federation of Labor. But from the latter country delegates are expected from the independent unions in Tam- pico and’ Vera Cruz and. in South America the lines between the federa- tion and independent unions are less sharply drawn. Foresee One International. The purpose of the conference is to lay the ground work for united action, the M. T. W. announces—a general strike eventually to force standard wage scales and conditions of labor. There is no standard today and it is said that the highest paying Mexican boats offer far more enact wages than such American concerns as the Mungon line where wages are today being reduced as boats are purchased ‘from the U. 8. Shipping Board. Already some co-operative action is being taken, Sinee the last confer- ence there have been a number of cases where struck ships from Amer- ica were boycotted in Latin-American ports. The general feeling of the M. T. W. 4s that these conference under- standings are only a first step, that a). marine international, enrolling the union seamen of all nations of both eastern and western hemispheres bi ed. a resolution to co-operate with the ‘tment with the New York fur manu- rShachtman to Represent International. Union at the conferences to be held | mands contained in the new agree- } 4 if Ls hi G.E. B. Airey at Adopts Resolution NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 14. — Ac- cording to a statement by Isaac Wohl general sec’y.-treasurer of the Fur- riers’ International, the sub-committee of the general executive board of the International Fur Workers’ Union of U. S. and Canada, at its session held’ Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 1925, adopt- int board of Locals 1, 5, 10 and 15. ‘of New York in its efforts to obtain the Conditions for the fur workers of ‘New York, as outlined in the new de- ‘'mahds embodied in the new agree- facturers. “The sub-committee of the central executive board elected General Pres- d4dent: Brother O. Shachtman to repre- gent the International Fur Workers’ soon between representatives of the ‘joint board and the.manufacturers’ as- sociation. The first conference was scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 8, to take up the de- ment for preliminary discussion. The new agreement is to replace the pres- ent one, which expires on February| 1, 1925. Items of Agreement. The main features of the new agree- ment are: Forty hours a week, spread over five work days; equal div- ision of work; no overtime to be per- mitted at any time. The establishment of an unemploy- ment fund, to which the manufactur- ers shall contribute, and which is to be supervised by the union. The agreement contains 18 demands of the Workers. ' President Shachtman, who is tour- tis thru Canada, to review the strike of the fur workers, which is going on for over nine months, and other or- ganization matters in Canada and Detroit, will be back in time to parti- cipate in the conferences. Put a copy of the DAILY WORKER in your pocket when the desired goal. you go to your union meeting. THE GHOST OF RICKERT The ghost of Ricke And ready gun. And here, We know him yet To be the same. And as his tyranny (Dedicated to Sidney Hillman). By a Tailor Shop Worker. With blackjack hand’ These highest — of his rule— Though newly clad, Though different name, ‘We fought until we won; So now, O brothers! Let us fight All those who rob us of our right, With blackjack and a gun. rt now draws near, ' of yore |ing the highest level of the year. than \ cult. to / WORKER ga ty AN 1923, t OF EMPLOY) =NT LOWER THOUGH SLIGHT = : ~ INCREASE OVER 1924 REPORTED a. ont the year up to 1924. still out of work. ite LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. s thankfully received is the prevailing note in the monthly of the Illinois and New York state*la@bor departments. late have employers put enough men back to work to bring In both states thousands who had jobs in Illinois factories increased seven-tenths of one per cent and November, according to Statistician Cahn’s report. This makes ] level since Febru ary. © about 4 per cent more workers © vember, ~ Me payrolls than in No- but 8% per cent less 1923. The average for the first 1 months of 1925 is near- ly 4 per low 1924. “Indu | Sontinues on the up grade,” says the Illinois report. “Since July the fac for ss of this state have increased their working forces by about 4.2 per cent, 31,500 securing po- sitions t b: nie This is the optimis- tic view. re are still at least 85,- 000 fewer in Wiinois factories than there were in November, 1923. F Every 100 Jobs. Free employment officers thrnout the state reported 126 applicants for each 100 job “compared with 122 in October, A Year ago there were 140 me for every 100 jobs. " in November brot Wage of $28.46 to Illinois factory workers. In October the aver- age was $28.49, the highest point since the depaftment began its record ber, 1924, the work- .61 a week. Employn ‘In New York factories gained about’%-10 of 1 per cent be- tween and November reach- It now stands 4 per cent over Novem- ber, 1924. But it is 6% per cent un- der 1928, For the 11 months ended Nov. 30, employment in New York factories ‘aged 1 per cent below the same a year ago, Only Two to Brag Over. The importance of sustained activ- ity in the bufiding industry and of high production in the automobile in- dustry is Stressed by the New York labor commissioner. Employment in the comingrewmonths will probably hinge on tiflese, industries. ‘sora « @ The uncértaitities of the building situation aré“@ummed up by T. 8. Holden, stati§tician for the F. W. Dodge corporation; important finan- ciers of the if@ustry. Holden says: “The stimuliis'of the building short- age has been fTemoved, but it is en- tirely possibl@that the growth re- quirements Of 'the country may be- come larger than. we now conceive. The situation. stems unusually diffi- ; i@ whole it looks as if there is @ real reaction on the way, @ . out of the boom. It seems likely to develop fairly gradu- ally but unlikely to drop to extreme levels. It appBars to me that the building . total of 1926 will be less than that this*¥ear, but probably not a great deal 1668.” Automobile production is being cut down and no’@nme seems to know whether 1926°production can be held up to this year’s record. Employment in Detroit is’ still about 60,000 above a year ago. But the oversupply of used cars, the increase in the num- ber of cars, sold on time, which are being taken back because of non- payments, and the possibility that price cuts and liberal selling terms in 1925 have anticipated the normal 1926 market are recognized as unfavorable symptoms. | HOW TO BREAK STRIKES, TOLD BY U, $. GOV'T Proud of Itself Some workers may think that the United States government is a sort of “fair and impartial” arbitrator of their troubles and struggles with the bosses. But just what the govern- ment’s department of labor does in such cases can be well shown by the out in the department’s news letter the first day of December. Here is what they report on three strikes: Weavers, Providence, R. I. “A conciliator from the department of labor reports that after a two days’ conference with the B. B. and R. Knight company officials and striking employes, an agreement has been brot about. The trouble grew out of a demand by the company that the number of looms per weaver be in- creased. In the adjustment which was reached the employes accepted a ten per cent wage reduction as a substi- tute for the increased number of slooms. : Weavers, Biddeford, Maine. ufacturing company was averted. system, and this plan was objected to by the operatives. At an extended con- ference held at Biddeford, attended by representatives of the workers, the company, the -state labor commis- sioner, and two conciliators from the U. S. department of labor, an agree- ment was reached by which the weav- ers agreed to fully co-operate in try- ing out the new system. Radio Workers, Bronx, N. Y. “Employes of the F. A. D. Andra company, a manufacturer af radio sup- plies, went on strike for a wage in- crease of from 12% per cent to 15 per cent. The demands were refused, A conciliator from the department) a small minority of the employes of the company had gone on strike. They were induced to return to work at the old rates,” Structural Workers Gain. BOSTON, Dec. 14.—Structural iron workers of Boston, who struck for a raise from $1.10 to $1.25 per hour, have returned to work undér the old wage scale, but with an agreement for a bonus of 15 cents per hour. A at ee —_ Department ’ df Labor} labor department’s own words, given! = WG: FRIOINS U. M, W. BECAUSE IT 1S BUILT ON INDUSTRIAL LINES WHEELING, W. Va., Dec. 14. — Few workers among the ones outside those immediately engaged in the the battle against the non-union op- erators of West Virginia realize the significance of the recent injunction of Judge McClintic against the Unit- ed Mine Workers. Judge McClintic, in issuing the in- junction, said that he based his ac- tion upon the clause in the U. M. W. of A. constitution which, in his view, makes the union a monopoly. the clause is as follows: “To unite in one organization re- gardiess of creed, color or nationali- ty, all workmen eligible for member- ship employed in or around coal mines, washeries and coke ovens on the American continent.” This is industrial unionism, which William Green, president of the American Federation is set against as an upholder of craft unionism. Green, although he has issued state- ments of opposition to McClintic’s injunction, has no room to quarrel with a capitalist court for forbidding industrial unionism. WORK FOR A BIG DELEGATION TO SOVIET RUSSIA Kansas City Unionists Strong for Idea By E. HUGO OEHLER. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14.—The Trade Union Unity Committee, the enlarged former Purcell committee has started the task of financing, se- creased efficiency the company pro- | posed to install the multiple weaving unions in Greater Kansas City to the officers, E. B. Eastwood, /man, and Barny McCoy, lecting and sending a delegation from “A wire has been received from the! this district with the American: trade department’s representative that at a union delegation that will visit So- conference the threatened strike of) viet Russia and report back to Amer- 3,100 operatives of the Pepperell Man-| ican trade unionists actual conditions In|in the Union of Socialist Soviet Re- the interests of production and in-| publics. The committee is urging all trade send delegates to the unity commit- tee to help carry on the work and to bring unity to the movement locally. The committee urges all trade unions in nearby cities to get in touch with chair- secretary, Room 2, Labor Temple. The unionists of the nearby states are urged to get into thé saddle and heéfp direct this work to a speedy conclusion to enable us to have a fine delegation to go to Russia. Plans were immediately launched to increase the representation and to finance them. . Sub-committees were appointed to call on unions for this purpose. The committee is arrang- took up the case and found that only | ing a Christmas tree celebration to distribute baskets to the needy work- ers and to obtain funds for the financ- ing of the delegation. The committee meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Labor Temple. Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to vour shop-mate. CAP MAKERS Pl UP BATTLE 0} mm ee me Left Wing Ha Facsaaaedd NEW YORK CITY, (By Mail)* ion called a mass meeting to dustry was stopped for the @ The main question really before able was ordered into get a vote. ot confience from the meeting. serious. ing in the interests of the workers who are members, they work more ‘in tractors, This was pointed out by many left ficial. He forced the left wing to all speak first then let the machine use ment. The atmosphere and the voting the machine. , Many Abstain the machine got only 381 votes and voted against the machine, while all the rest abstained from voting, fear- They were afraid of voting against at all. If the machine would allow the de- mand of the Cap Makers’ section of the T. U. E. L. and the desire of the workers, there is no doubt but that all chine. Make Left Wing Stand Clear. The opposition made a clear and strong attack to which the administra- said that the present leaders were out only for themselves. Sazar made a sharp attack on the “work” of the administration. He pointed out facts showing where and how the machine is the open agent of the bosses. Soe did Borom. Eva Shafran depicted the ideologie- al difference between the right wing administration and the left wing rank in the union. work in union shops. trade evils. All left wing speakérs de- clared that they would keep on with Non-union workers terests. New York Plumbers and Gasfitters Refuse to Install Scab Ranges NEW YORK, Dec. 14—The mem- bers of the Gas Fitters and Plumbers’ Union here in answer to the appeal No. 6, of Chicago, refuse to install any ranges, furnaces, or heaters made by the struck Cribben-Sexton & Coe, istove manufacturing plant. LABOR IN THE FAR EAST (JAPAN) © and aggravated by laber disputes, the | permanent organ and at the same present period is said to be the worst time the execution of actual work on EDITOR’S NOTE:—yYesterday we told of the split forced by the re- formists in the Japanese General Federation of Labor and of the program of action of the left wing body, the Japan Labor Union Coun- cil or, Nihon Radokumia Hyogikai, whose general policy is one of class “struggle instead of class collabora- _ tion, such as the leaders advise in the reformist federation. Today we “read of the manner the Japanese left wing handles the pressing pro- blem of unemployment. * * ae ARTICLE HU National League of Unemployed. AN must not be judged by his words, but by his deeds. So we are more concerned with the actual deeds of the Japanese left wingers than with what they say in their dec- larations. Among the activities of the Nihon Rodokumiai Hyogikai, since its formation, there are two which are ‘most worthy of close attention. They are the activities aiming at the or- ganization of the National League of Unemployed and the organization of the Proletarian Party. The terrible state of unemployment in Japan is alarming even the mosé indifferent section&8 of society and hysterical cries are heard everywhere. For instance, the Japan Advertiser (June 22, 1925), which is a, semi-of- ficial organ of the Japanese bour- geois government for foreign propa- ganda, is forced to admit the critical condition of the country in an article entitled “Japan’s Depression Worst in History.” | In part it says: “With an army of unemployed of considerably more than 2,000,000 during the last year in Japan, swelled constantly by numbers who have been thrown out of work during the first six months of 1925, 4 Jjze a “National League of Unemploy- nation-wide depression that this coun- a statement issued by the social work bureau of the depaPtment of home af- fairs yesterday. A radical movement such as has never before been felt in Japan is expected to result from the constant wrangling betwen labor and capital and the prolonged unemploy- ment.” the organization of unemployed, such try has yet experienced, according to | as the registration of unemployed, ne- goitation with other labor organiza- tions, ete., were started. The unemployment movement in Osaka (Osaka is the largest industrial center of Japan, while Tokio is the political center), under the auspices of the Hyogikai, strated on July 10 with the broadcasting of leaflets and HIS is rather a bold admittance of fact on the part of the bourgeois organ. Under such circumstances the leaders of the trade unions were for some time feeling the necessity of organizing the unemployed on a na- tional scale, but owing | to the so- called “internal trouble,” Which: ‘finally split the General Federation of Labor, they .were not able to take con- certed action on even such a grave and common problem as ufiemploy- ment. The initiative for organizing the unemployed on a national scale, however, was taken by the left wing leaders in July, soon after the con- clusion of the “internal trouble.” On July 7, the eastern section of the aforementioned Hyogikai (Tokio) elected a “Commitee of A@tion Against Unemployment” and started to work out a wide-scale project for agitation and organization against unemploy- ment. At the mass meeting held on July 18 in Tokio under the’ auspices of the Hyogikai a resolution to organ- ed” was unanimously passed, Following this first successful meet- ing on the problem of unemployment, 12 similar mass meetings were held in | various quarters of Tokio and its vi- cinity within three weeks, all under the auspices of the Hyogikai. . EANWHILE, at the executive | ‘Meeting of\the said Hyogikai held on July 27, the Committee of Action | 7 placarding. On the 12th a mass meet- ing was held in the city park. On the following day the Osaka branch of the ‘Hyogikai invited all the local trade unions as well as the Japan | Peasant Union for a “conference ‘on | unemployment problems.” [ On July | 20, answering the c¥l of the Hyogikai, | 71 delegates representing 27 different ' labor organizations met and agreed unanimously to carry on the move-' ment against unemployment and to| establish a permanent organ for the) purpose. T is’ significant that to this memor- | able conference the Japanese Fed-| eration of Labor did not send its rep-| resentatives. Since the recent split, | the federation haa atively been sub- jected under the coWtrol of the reform- istic bureaucrats, who, from their ha- tred of left wingers, have been ob- structing all the attempts in which the latter are active. At the conference, great indigna- tion was expressed by some of the delegates at the non-attendance of the Japanese Federation of Labor, but at the suggestion of the Hyogikai and peasant representatives a delegation was elected to induce the federation to co-operate. The delegation suc- ceeded and at the second meeting of the committee on July 26, the repre- sentatives of the federation were present. | At that meeting several committees against Unemployment ‘was made a/ of action were elected and actual work ¢ y TANI _Japanese Delegate to the “Executive Bureau of the R. I. L. U. for agitation and organization -among | the unemployed were assigned to. each. Thus the movement against un- employment in the great local labor organizations regardless of their political tendencies. N another industrial center in west- ern Japan, Kobe, the unemploy- ment moyement, initiated by the Nihon Rodokumiai Hyogikai, was started July 22. On that day the city was placarded with various posters bearing slogans against unemployment and the offensive of capital. On the 24th a mass meeting was held in the largest meetitig hall in the city. a industrial | | centers of Japan initiated by the left. wingers has sucessfully united all the! the 25th a permanent local committee | on unemployment was elected. at. ever, that all these attempts been carried on smoothly. suppression by the government. Arrests and bloodshed are usual oc- currences at mass meetings. Often they are pulled down from the plat- form by armed police. brutal measures of suppression exer- are serving as ofl on fire. The revo- lutionary leaders of Japan are finding unexpected promoters of their agita- tional work in the very suppression by the police administration. O far the writer has not received information. as to the completion of the organization of the National League of Unemployed; or the opening of the National Congress of Unem- | ployed, whieh is the immediate aim .of the unemployment movement 80 en- |energetically started by the Hyogikai But it is simply a matter of time. There are yet two points to be re- membered in observing the future de- velopment of this unemployment movement of the left wingers. At the Oska conference held July 26, it was decided that “the movement shall not concern itself with the work bearing a character of mutual aid, but it shall be a protest movement against the government and other sources on the ‘question of unemployment.” This statement clearly indicates the char- acter of the movement as a political movement,. fundamentally differing from the movement of reformists. cised by police and the gendarmerie) NOTHER point to be remembered is the dual purpose of the move- Similar attempts by the left wing ote| ment, which its promoters are think- ments in the trade union have also | ing to attain. been made in other industrial centers tion of Labor, that is, the national and similar results have been arrived! unity of labor, has had no opportun- It is erroneous to suppose, how- | ity of realization since its first abor- have tion in 1922. On the) due to the failure on the part of the contrary every forward step taken by/|leaders to base the unity movement left wing organizations has met with) obstacles laid by reformists and with | The All-Japan Federa- The failure was partly on concrete and practical problems. This mistake has lately been ac- -knowledged by the left wing leaders ra By TANI ders to their reformist lackeys to or- ganize the new voters into an illusion- ary social-democratic party. Against such a danger and betrayal, the left wing leaders in the trade union move- ment are striving to organize the new political elements into a “proletarian party” on the basis of class distine- tion. | Fipdey last year preliminary work for the practical organization of a “Workers’ and Peasants’ Party” ‘and the unemployment movement hag | Within the labor organizations. Parti- at once been grasped by them for the|CUlarly in the Japanese Federation of basis for the national unity of the|Labor the work was going on with the speakers are not allowed fo speak | more than a few opening words before | trade union movement. This is why the present unemployment movement However, the! ’ | ; } ; started by the Hyogikai is so im- portant and needs close attention. Proletarian Party. [* Japan there is no “workers’ par- ty” nor any party legally represent- ing the interests of non-propertied classes at the present. (Since this was written The Proletarian or Labor Pary has been formed early in Decem- ber.—Editor DAILY WORKER.) The cry for a “Proletarian Party”, how- ever, has become loud since a year before last, when the extention of franchise became evident. This year in May the so-called “universal suf- frage” (a manhood suffrage with many limitations) was passed through the diet and the number of voters for parliamentary elections was increas- ed from 3,000,000 to 12,000,000, The new political factor thus creat- ed is already becoming the object of exploitation by bourgeois politicians on the one hand and on the other has become the basis of a new political definite results, ternal trouble” upon it. During and after the split, the. cen- ter of the oganizational work of the political party has shifted from the Federation to the Union and to the newly organized Nihon Rodokumiai Hyogikai. The reformistic leaders of the fed- eration, now being free to exercise their will after the expulsion of com- until the so-called “in- put a temporary check lead the party movement into chaos, advocated, they have begun to author ize the formation of local independent parties. Thus, under the tacit guidance of the political committee of the Japan- ese Federation of Labor, several small local parties have already sprung up ' force of the oppressed class. The | bourgeoisie, who have still to fight against feudalistic aristoc racy and landlordism, want to exploit the new politica] factor for the warfare against their internal enemies. For this purpose they are giving or- in different parts of the country. Ag a matter of course, these UBIO, parties are of no great force, their appearance at the critical me ment of the founding of a national _ party is certainly an obstacle and an active sabotage on the part of the re- formists against the coming Res. letarian Party.” (To be continued in next the interest of the bosses and the con- showed the mass of members oppose — She pointed out | their work for the membership’s in- OFFICIAL WOR Tet The officials of the Cap Makers’ Um wing speakers, among them H. Senay ‘ Cohen, Borom and Eva Shafran. Pres- 3 ident Zaritzky refused to allow alter- nate speakers, one worker and one of all the opportunity to close the argu- — From the entire audience of 1,800 the defiant left wing 154 who openly __ ing the terror of the administration, P the machine, s0 they would not yote those who abstained from voting would surely vote against the ma- tion speakers could not reply. Cohen — and file. Because of the lack of aclass struggle policy by the officials; there <= is a reflection on ‘the everyday work — = a Ds Ten St. <4 =. tS % i: sp of the Metal Polishers’ Union, Local * were started by Communist elements - Japan Peasante’+ be munists, have consciously attemted te thereby to a sabotage of the interests ~ of the working masses. Instead ef one national party of workers and peasants, which up to recently they =" Zaritsky’s Machine it ¥ strate their strength. The entire it a meeting was—whether the officials 7 Work For Bosses’ Interest 89 The situation in the union is very |” Instead of the officials work- igs a Ve . * %
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——en co = A aes ve Br LP LAI ORL sf oe f q t mission is 35 cents. ye Gate ey lorker (Csommunist) ce Am a any ear Labor Lyceum Secured for January 2nd (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 14.~—Ar- fangements have been ocmpletéed for the lecture of H. M. Wicks on “Locarno, a New Threat Against the Soviet Union,” to be held here on Saturday evening, January 2. The large hall in the Labor Lyceum at 35 Miller street has been secur and a good crowd is expected as Com- rade Wicks has spoken here a num- ber of times and the Pittsburgh work- ers know that when they listen to him they learn something that will enable them to better fight the battles of the workers. Young Workers prea - of Chicago to Hold a Big Affair Dec. 19th To raise funds to for > Freiheit and the Young Workers’ (Communist) League, the Y. W. L. together with the Freiheit Youth Clubs, are holding a concert and dance, Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 - Hirsch Blvd. An interesting program has been arranged and all those who come are assured of an enjoyable and instruc- tive evening. . In addition to the pro- gram which will consist of solos from the Freiheit Mandolin orchestra and poems and recitations, S. Canin, prom- inent singer, will also aid in entertain- ing the audience. There will also be recitations and a prominent speaker will address the audience. The doors will open at 7:30. Ad- Come, have a good time and at the same time aid in supporting the \Freiheit and the Young Workers’ League. > Section 3, Executive Committee Meets on Wednesday Evening +-—-The Section Executive Committee of Seetion Three, Chicago Workers (Communist) Party will hold its reg- wiar meeting at Vilnis, 3116 South Halsted street, Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 8 o'clock. All nuclei secretaries must attend this meeting as many import- ant matters will be acted upon. Y. W. L. Working in the Needle Trades Called to Meeting The needle trades fraction of the Young Workers (Communist) League will hold a meeting Saturday after- noon, Dec. 19, at 2 p. m., at 3118 Roo- sevelt Road. All league members who work in the needle industry, whether members of unions .or not, must attend this meeting which will take up important work in connection with the young workers in the needle trades. Find Druggist Not t Guilty. TAYLORVIVLLE, Ill., Dec. 14.—1In- dicted on a charge of murder due to) sale two years ago of alieged | poison booze, which caused the death | of. several Pana residents, Robert A. | the Smith, Pana druggist, was found not guilty by a circuit court ary. Y decision of the political com- mittee, which on November 14th adopted the unity resolution . for ending the factional struggle in the party and drawing the party in- to mass work, the resolution was submitted to the members of the Central Executive Committee with the request that they record their vote on the resolution. Under the decision of the fourth national convention of the party committee was elected on a parity basis at the convention with the un- derstanding that if the represent- atives of the Young Workers (Com- munist) LeaBbue changed after the Young Workers League convention the parity be maintained. The fact that such a change took place added two members to the Central PEx- ecutive Committee. The Central Executive Commit- tee, thus constituted, has endorsed the resolution of the political com- PA RTY’S CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENDO! i ; UNITY RESOLUTION OF THE POLITICAL C Bins Ba on thru Central Exec comes the re tl Executive Co tee, whelming nisjority t votes « the resolution | : t of unifyi and gaining the leadership of the 4 received in the vote of the member- ship at the various meetings thru- out the country. ' EW YORK, Dec. 14 — The mem- bers and District Executive Committee of the Workers (Com- munist) Party endorsed the resolu- tion of the Central Executive Com- mittee for the ynification of the party and again throwing the party into mass work by a vote of 460 against 233. The meeting at which the deci- sion._was made began at 3 p. m. and lasted until midnight, thus .giving full opportunity for debate on the resolution. Jay Lovestone and James P, Can- non representéd the Central Ex- ecutive Committee of the party. J. W. Johnstone appeared at the meeting and asked for time to speak in opposition to the unity NEW YORK MEMBERSHIP AND DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENDORSES THE C. E. C. UNITY RESO resolution. He was granted the floor by the C. E. C. representatives for an hour for-his attack upon the re- solution, thus giving him the op- portunity to present any argument he could, against the Central Ex- ecutive Committee proposal for uni- fication and development of mass work of the party. 2 Joseph Brahdy, who opposed the unity resolution une supported Johnstone’s position openly defend- ed Ludwig Lore, an expelled mem- ber of the party on the floor of the membership meeting. The membership meeting in New York was preceded by a meeting of the District Executive Committee which had been elected on a parity the Central Executive Committee..| mittee by a vote’ of 17 in favor and a Executive Committee now consists of 22 members. The | five opposed. . pia me Sec’y. ‘BF Ic cat trict Executive Comm after long discussion of the thity resolu- tion adopted the ution by a vote of 8 to 2. The N. ¥ paged vote of 2 to 1 in or a cessa- tion of factional st and suj- port of the Central tive Com- mittee in its efforts to unify the party and throw the party strength into the stfuggle against the cap- italists and in ork among the masses, is another great step for- ward toward ’ the ends which the Central utive Com- mittee is fighting “+, that is, to draw the party into the, mass strug- gles of the workers,.to throw its strength into these struggles rather than have them go into the faction- basis of 7 to 7 in Augpst, The Dis- al fights inside of the party. ABOUT EXTRA DUES PAYMENTS | HE organization department of the Central Executive Committee is advised of the fact that some units of the party are experiencing difficulty in figuring out the dues payments of those comrades whose earnings are over $100 a mon The constitution of the party (Art. 16, Sec. 2) states: “Each member shall pay 50c. per month dués, which shall be receipt- ed for by dues stamps issued by the Central Executive Committee. Members whose earnings are more than $100 per month shall pay addi- tional dues to the amount of 1% of their earnings above $100.” For the benefit of the financial sec- retaries, and for the party members generally, the following scale of dues payments is here given. This should be clipped out and kept, particularly by the financial secretaries, so that no confusion may arise when the matter of dues payments for the comrades making over $100 per month comes up. The Scale is as Follows: Comrades who earn from $100 and up to $125 per month, pay 50c. a pietith in dues; that is, one regular dues stamp. Comrades who earn from $125 and up to $150 per month, pay 75c. a month in dues; that is, one regular dues stamp, and 1 special .25c. stamp. Comrades. who earn from $150 and up to'$175 per month, pay $1 a month in dues; that is, one regular dues stamp, and 1 special 50c. stamp. Comrades who earn from $175 and up to $200 a month, pay $1.25 a month in dues; that is, one regtlar dues stamp, and 1 special 75c. stamp. Comrades who earn from $200 and up to $225 a month, pay $1.50 a month in dues; that is, one, regular dues stamp, and 1 special $1 stamp. Comrades who earn from $225 and up to $250 a month, pay $1.75 a month in dues; that is, one regular dues stamp, and 1 special $1.25 stamp. Comrades who earn from $250 and up to $275 a month, pay $2.00 a month in dues; that is, one regular dues stamp, and 1 special $1.50 stamp. — EE 7 Take this copy of the DAILY WORKER with you to the shop tomorrow. h i importance. of the Y. W. L. can be present. party unity and trade union work. | Attention! : Chicago Party Membership Meeting PARTY UNITY AND TRADE UNION WORK Tuesday, December 22, 1925, 8 P. M. SCHOENHOFEN HALL, 1224 MILWAUKEE AVENUE (Milwaukee and Ashland Aves.) | This meeting, in place of the section meetings, is of the utmost Every party member must be present. Only party mem- bers who are either in a shop nucleus or street nucleus and members Admission by membership card only. Representatives of the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party will speak on the resolution of the C. E. C. for i HOLD MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS IN THE DISTRICTS FOR UNIFICATION AND PARTY TRADE UNION WORK 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 ore trade union work, are being arranged. The following are the arrangements for the meetings to be held: bership meeting, Dec. 15, at. 1626 Arch St. PITTSBURGH, PA.—D. E. C. meeting, Dec. 16; membership meet- ing, Dec. 17, Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. CLEVELAND—D. E. C. meeting, afternoon of. Dec. 19; membership meeting, evening of Dec. 18, at Gardinia Hall, 6021 St. Clair St. CHICAGO—Membership meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p. m., at Schoenhoffen Hall; 1224 Milwaukee Ave. (Milwaukee and Ashland Aves.). These meetings are of the utmost importance and the comrades in the various centers must see to it tained. that the maximum attendance is ob- the young workers in industry and and shops. The page will League. SEND IN SPECIAL ORDERS be edited by What Do the Young Communists Want During December, the Economic Trade Union Month? This question answered in an entire page of The DAILY WORKER on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd. Special articles will appear on various phases of the conditions of r4 Bundle orders for league and party units 2c per copy. their special activities in the unions tthe Yourtg Workers (Communist) FOR THIS ISSUE. Vnemem ; — i SR ae rt a: Medea Specialist Blames Bad Cooks for Urge to Drink Intoxicants LONDON, Dec. 14—Drunkenness is encouraged by poor cooking, accord- ing to Sir William Milligan, well known specialist. Beer minimizes the effect of bad cookery and there would be less drunkenness if wives were better cooks, the specialist said. Democratic Head Asked by Hindenburg to Form New German Govt. (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) BDPRLIN, Dec. 14.—President Hin- denburg today charged Doctor Erich Koch, leader of the democratic party, with the responsibility of forming a cabinet, based upon a great coalition. Dr. Koch accepted the task. To Reopen Studio. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14.—Warner Brothers, motion picture producers, are to greatly enlarge their operations in New York, it was reported here and | will reopen the old Vitagraph studio | here. Former Premier Dies. | relodones. HELP SAVE THE DAILY WORKER! MADRID, Dec. 14—Antonio Maura, ‘former premier of Spain, died sud- 'denly on the estate of his son at Tor- ; at A 4 (Continued from page 2.) these men did not a@¥eckte anarchy, which is the absence of all organized government, but a ¢and radically. different form of. — govern- ment,” io * * «*. “Patriot” Fumes ®t Pardon. NEW YORK, Dec.'44.—in a@ state- ment issued by Captain George L. Darte, adjutant general of the mili- tary order of the world war, on the pardoning of Be clared that “in libera deliberately preaches the doctrines of | revolution, anarchy overthrow of this government, a man -who was just- ly convicted and such decision upheld by the United States supreme court,” Governor Alfred Smith had committed a serious error in hisiigudgment and then in denouncing the pardon he said that it was “a deplorable miscarriage of justice” ahd wouldi:mot meet the approval of “true’’ Artérican citizens. e.. 9 {Sera Back Syndicalism Laws. NEW “YORK, Dec.” 14.—A criminal anarchy law modéled after that of the state of New York and designed for incorporation in the laws of other states was presented for the approval of the general board of assistants of the Society of Mayflower Descend- ants, at its annual meeting by Addi- son P. Monroe, governor — of the organization. Introduce Bill in Legi idee. Monroe suggested that the recom- mendation be accepted and that State Societies of.Mayflower Descendants cause it to be Thtrod in their vari- ous state legislatures and endeavor to gecure its .passage. ot Swallows Pennies. BOLTON, England, Dec. 14—George F. Whittaker has to undergo another operation because he has a passion for swallowing pennies. An X-ray showed four pennies in Gegnge’s stomach. Only two months ag@, he underwent jan operation for the removal of seven pennies from his stomach. He says he can’t explain his @esgire for swal- lowing money. adi ‘ 4 To Test Validity of Syn- NX . * dicalism Law WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec, 14.—The supreme court has ordered a re-argu- ment before it of the jurisdiction of the court in connection with the con- viction and prison sentence of Anita Charlotte Whitney for alleged viota- tion of the California anti-syndicalism law. An appeal by Miss Whitney, was dismissed recently by the court on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. ard guments were then presented <P : counsel attacking the constitutional ty of the law and the court granted, ¥ int hearing. Polls Today oe Chi Amalgamated Joint Board Elections er} values (a pendil ‘has :** 3. duces, from the development of ex- change, the univéfsal equivalent. - al expression to the contrast ree use-value and value? 5. Of what apiaeauieulm it whe 2. Has a commodity a use-value to| its owner? Explain the process which pro-| 4. How does money give an-extern- | ther an article is proseeas for con a rig Commodities enter into rela-. tions with each other, not as ho use-value. lation with a cigar), but. my had qualititative —- of homogene- ous human 1 + © 2. The enticdstiel eharacter of the product of labor arises from its form the social character of labor, the mutual relations between the pro- In the election that is now. taking. place in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers for the Chicago joint board officials, the lines are drawn very clearly. On one side is the candidate of the left wing, and the progressive elements in the union, Nathan Green, member of the pantsmakers’ local, who is pledged to a program which _| Stands for progress in the union and against the present slugging and ex- pulsion policy carried on by the present administration. — * On the other side is the candidate ‘of the reactionaries and the die-hards in the union, Sam Levin, the present manager of the Chicago joint board, under whose leadership many of the active members of the union have been slugged and terrorized. Rah-Rah Boys Register a“ |O. K. of Wall Street’s World Court Proposition (Special to The Daily Worker) PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 14--A hand picked gang of sons of pluto- cracy selected from various universi- ties meeting here in what they term the “nationa! collegiate world court conference” went on record yester- day in-favor of the Harding-Coolidge- Hughes proposals by a vote of 244 to 6. Presidept John Greier Hibben, sut- cessor to oodrow Wilson as presi- dent of Princeton university is one of ‘the servants of Wall Street who ad- vocates the world court proposals and is carrying on propaganda in favor of the scheme in colleges and universi- ties, training schools for scabs and strikebreakers. Wireless Operators Declare Strike on British Steamships LONDON, against a five-dollar-a-month cut in wages, 5,000 wireless operators em- ployed on British -vessels have gone on strike. The wages of the operators range from $40 to $100 a monje. Un- less a settlement is reached shipping will be seriously affected. Union Pacific Profits of 1925 to Equal 1924 Union Paciffc earnings so far this year indicate that profits for 1925 will equal the records set in 1924, when the road earned $14.28 on every share of common stock. BOOKS BY LENIN | Can be had from the DAILY WORKER = CAN YOU COME OVER? * jobs. come, We're bway as blue blazes. our small office force and we need your help to fold . circulars, sttimp, address—and a hundred other little If you have a little time to spare at any time of the day—and you want to help The DAILY WORKER—step over to see us. Work is piling ‘up on a | We'll bid you wel- re 75 Cents Duroflex Covers NR eee ducers, expresses itself as a social relation between the products of la bor. 3. This appearance of. a@ social re- lation between the products of labor creates the illusion that value is a/ characteristic that resides within the commodity itself. This, however, is only an illusion. The value is an ex- pression of the equality of all sorts of human labor, of the social char- acter of labor. 4. The actual nature of the rela- tionship expressed in the exchange of commodities is a™iefinite social re- lationship between men. 5. Fetishism, in the religious world, is the idea that the products of men’s brains (idols, gods) are independent beings endowed with life, entering: in- to relations both with one another and with the human race; the fetishism of commoffities, is the idea that the pro- ducts of men’s hands (commodities) have an independent ‘existence when they become commodities, entering into relations both with one another and with their producers. 6. The actual process of exchange is the-means whereby the private in- dividuals or groups, carrying on pro- luction independently of one another, come into social contact with each other in the act of exchange, by means of which their labor asserts the individuals or groups are consci- Dec. 14.— As a protest Mihe is totally independent of whether ous of this fact or not, and knowledge of the relations so established does not change the basis of exchange, which continues to appear to the pro- ducers in the form of value as a char- acteristic of the products of labor. F iction | ; ‘ 1826. 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 significant of the new Russian writers. 12 mo, 320 pp. $2.50 form asa commodity, under which | .self' as a part of the labor of society; } the quantitative | portions in ch bas tnge rath them. = 8. The expression of all commodi- establishment of their character as values, actually conceals the social -character- of private labor, Bete this money form gives the absurdity of one concrete commodity standing -as the universal incarnation of ab- stract human labor. of production. 9. In feudal society the relations in the performance of labor are based upon personal dependence, and these social relations appear in their true nature as the mutual personal rela- tions of the persons and classes in that society. Under capitalism these mutual relations are disguised in the shape of social relations between the products of labor. 10. Marx’s statement ‘titat the formulae of bourgeois economists are the products of a society in which the process of production controls the men, rather than the men controlling the process of production, means that these formulae, being so diametrical- ly opposed to the underlying reality, disclose the complete lack of under- standing of the bourgeoisie of its own system; a system controlled by .men must. necessarily be a system under- stood by men, Watch the Saturday Magazine Section for new features every cc ee er ce a ee are BOO | Ss | ao WORKE RS Sociology week. This is a good issue to give to your fellow .worker. a nn Literature Economics D CEMBER THE. FOURTEENTH by DMITRI REZHKOVSKY. An intefise and gripping historical novel dealing with one of the most stirring episodes in Russian history,—the at- tempt to dethrone Czar Nicholas I in December, 12 mo. 320 pp. $2.00 CHAINS by HENRY BARBUSSE. 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yi 1 -port workers. Sends Information But It Only Conf uses By TOM RAY. _ ; (Worker Correspondent) MéDONALD, Pa.—William Green, | president of the American Federation of Labor has mailed out sets of ‘slo-: gans addressed to “Fellow Cieapns and Trade Unionists: He states that there are 158,000 iia’ miners on strike in the anthracite region. But he doesn’t mention that 10,000 miners remain at work taking care of the coal operators’ property. ‘means that the same results will come out of it as came out of the 1922 railroad strike, when nine crafts re- mained at work while seven crafts went on strike, = Information ‘Should Not. Confuse. We. have learned what the fatal re- sults of such A. F..of L. policies are, and want no more of them. Informa- tion should be mailed out, but not to . confuse the workers. Green advises us to study two pam- phiets by John L. Lewis on the an- thracite. But we remember the last international convention when Lewis told us he would see us in hell before he would give Alex Howat a hearing, at a time when about 80 per cent of the delegates expressed themselves in favor of Howat, Publie Sympathy Depends on Power. Green says that “public sympathy” is necessary. But he chooses to forget that the way the British miners won their strike was not by depending up- on the “public” but upon their own power, used in unity with the two other basic industries, the railwaymen and the transport workers. The British workers are not afraid of Communist leadership and as long as they have the power the “public” will favor them, just as over here the “public” favors those who have the physical force to rule. The American miners must ents their forces like the British did, so that they will all strike at once, then unite in an alliance like the British did, with railway workers and trans- And then, with mili- tant leadership they can get some- where. “THREE VALU ABLE FOR BEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORKER CORRESPONDENTS’ PAGE PRIZES OF FERED Three valuable prizes will be on the Friday, harin, “Historical Materialism”; page. Correspondents’ stories sent in this week. These will be published Dec. 18th, Worker Correspondent’s page of The DAILY WORKER. The first prize is the much valued book by ‘Nikolai Buk- land” by Leon Trotsky and the third prize the original of the cartoon by R. Logan, framed, the reproduction of which will appear in this — Hurry up and write your story and send it in. ers as well as party members are included in this contest. Any worker clin Be a Worker Correspondent. Send all contributions to: pMraeigg DAILY beige Ages 1113 West Washington Bivd., Chicago, III. offered for the three best Worker the second prize, “Whither Eng- Non-party work- EIGHTH WEEK OF STRIKE FINDS HILLCREST SILK STRIKERS FIRM: SCABS REPORTED TO HAVE QUIT e By ALBERT WEISBORD, WEST NEW YORK, N. J., Dec. 1 a Vieches Correspondent. 4.—The beginning of the eighth week in the gallant struggle of the silk workers in the Hillcrest Silk Mill in West New York finds the workers who are Those who have savings are ready to before going back defeated. out just as firm and solid as before. apent all of their savings and borrow Those who are in, need are being taken care of by the strike fund which has been raised and -which is large enough to enable even the full payment | A Silk Striker Boiler Explosion Sends Crew of 16 to Watery Grave VIGG, - Spain, Dee: . 14-—Sixteen): members of the crew of a launch at Boomas were killed when the boiler exploded. | Talks with Daily Worker SSL | By NANCY MARKOFF. NE of the students in the Chicago Worker Correspondents’ . class, who is also a Chicago correspondent for the Novy Mir, New York, the Rus- sian Communist daily in this country, gave a brief talk to the class on how the Novy Mir developed its Worker Correspondents. That account was very helpful to the class because the problems the Novy Mir faced were Similar to the ones we have to face in developing our Worker Correspond- ents. T takes a little time before a worker forms an understanding of what the job of a Worker Correspondent re- quires. At first he is inclined to think that, an easy flow of language or the eloquence of a college professor in oratory are essentials for the job. But when he sits down to reason it out with himself he realizes that the peo- ple he will write for are workers like himself, that they live very much the same as he does, that his worries and his problems are very ‘much like theirs—and once having reached that conclusion he is ‘well on the road for active participatio -in the class strug- gle as a Worker Cor- respondent. EXT in line comes the need to develop a nose for news. For instance, a worker will tell you that nothing ever happens where he is em- ployed that he can write about. But that very same worker will tell in the next breath that “in the store where —#of pickets on the picket line. | polite. How- ever, as the fight is becoming one of a fight.to a finish character, contribu- tions to the United Front Committee of Textile Workers of Hudson county, made payable to George Pearlman at the headquarters, 393 Broadway, Union City are very welcome. The boss is frantic. In spite of everything he is not able to get work- ers who will scab, at least he has never been able to get even ten per cent of the help he needs in the mill. And now it has been reported that the few scabs have not been able to face the steady picket line of the strikers and at least half of them quit work telling the boss they were tired of doing ‘his dirty work. Change of Front by Police. The determination of the United Front Committee of Textile Workers in pushing the case against the police for their illegal and brutal actions have ‘resulted in a change of front. on the part of the local judge, police, and mayor. They have become quite An offending policeman ‘has been removed from the force pending investigation after the papers had giv- en front page publicity to how the officer had forced someone physically |' to go into the mill as a strikebreaker. A big mass meeting has been staged with speakers: — Elizabeth Curley Flynn, Carlo Tresca, and Albert Weis- bord, Efforts will be made to make the mass meeting the initial force to stim- ulate into life mill committees in the other mills of the district so as to show the bosses that against their united front the workers have esta- blished an united front of their own. Worker Correspondents Join Celebration of 1825-1905 Revolts he works the employes pay more for food than the customers because they cannot take their lunch hour during the special sale price hour!” N the beginning it is better for a Worker Correspondent, if he is in doubt about whéther a story is news or not, to send it in and let the editor pass final judgment. F anyone has told you that we are averse to receiving cartoons for our Worker Correspondents’ column, | tell him he is misinformed. The fact is we are wishing very hard that some | more worker cartoonists would get on the job. Didn't Tell national. The Story Nosovitsky Jacob Nosovitsky, calling himself an inter- national anti-labor spy, has been publishing in the He fictitious pole Communist Party and the Communist Inter- C, E, RUTHENBERG will tell, in next Saturday’s Magazine Sec- tion of The DAILY WORKER, how the Com- munist Party of America discovered and ex- posed the clumsy attempt of Nosovitsky to spy upon the party and the labor movement —the story Nosovitsky DIDN’T TELL! | IT is interesting reading. Get next Saturday’s, issue of The DAILY | WORKER, Dece: i Or, ater >: . Subscribe now, nal be sure of 5 tile all of the fine, new features that are coming. newspapers a more or less of his attempts to spy on the Sentai oe ‘te } Saas The Chicago worker correspond- ents of the Novy Mir, the Russian }rogressive Womens’ organization, he Workers’ House and many other libor organizations joined the celeb- z tion arranged in memory of the 20th anniversary of the _ revolu- tion of 1905 and the 100th anniversary of the Decembrists uprising to be held in Chicago Sunday, December 20, at Schoenhofen Hall, cor. Milwaukee and Ashland Aves, | The following will participate in the ‘concert program: Russian String Or- 'chestra of the Workers’ House; Lit- huanian, Lettish and Jewish Singing Societies, soloists, etc., over 150 peo- ple in all. Speakers in English, Rus- sian and Other languages will address the crowd that is expected to fill the hall. Beginning at 2 p.m. sharp. The celebration is arranged by the Vet- erans of the Revolution of 1905. An admission fee of 25c will be charged for the benefit of the International Labor Defense. \ Millinery Workers of | New York Get Exactly What They Asked for By A Worker Correspondent NEW YORK CITY—Local 24 of the Milinery Workers unanimously de- manded the release of Benjamin Git- low from Sing Sing prison, at their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10 at Bryant Hall. The appeal for the pardon of Git- low was unanimously passed at a’ meeting at which more than 100 work- ers were present. This is one of the many demands that have been made by local unions of this city for Git- low’s release, i a a ee i ee te ee ee i i te te te te te te te i te te ee i i To those who work hard for thelr money, I will save 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street, | PITTSBURGH, PA, ’ po ——— By A Worker Correspondent Big firms like Montgomery Ward, Western Electric company, Taylor Trunk com Capper and Capper, Spaulding ‘Goods Store and many others o e, for advertising purposes; athletic teams out of the ranks of tt lorkers employed by them. The train and play after working Rours. The bosses ¢ i the propaganda that this is for the workers’ ig not true. Physical or one’s health when ation but that which fd.carries with it the ne’s job can not be Further physical day’s work, at the bench, or s img on one’s feet all day, behind . counter, waiting on cutomers can HOE de regarded as fun but only as thé“rankest form of ex- ploitation. iaez .~ The writer happened to be present at a game stagéd between the Mont- tgomery Ward téam and some school girl team. TR’ Montgomery Ward girls were so tired that they were more on the floor than on their feet. You could discern by the expression on their faces that they were in no mood to play, but they had to play or lost their jobs. Workers who “want to participate in healthful sports can now join a sport organization of their own where they will organige the games them- selves and have their say in booking the games ad of some official of the exploiting c who has the com- pany’s interests $d protect. For inform on how to join the Workers’ Sport Alliance communicate with Emma B idt, care of Erick- son, 4911 W. a on Pl., Chicago, Il. Prolet-Tribune, Living Newspaper of of Novy Mir By A i ce Correspondent Stident of .Chicago Class. About a year ago the Chicago group of the worker cérrespondents of the Russian Communist daily Novy Mir @ living news- paper. Some were afraid that it is too a ory job for the group. They were talking®about it the whole year until finally they collected enuf courage to start.> A few months ’a@go the first issue of Prolet-Tribune, ‘as the paper was named, was “published” at the Work- ers’ House. Althoc an admission fee of 35 cents was charged about a hun- dred workers att@nded the reading and enjoyed it. The news about the novel “paper” spread among the Rus- sian workers of the city. The second npmber was _ issued about about a month later in the same place. The hall was'crowded not only with workers, but the “intelligenzia” also made/fits appearence. The edit- ors of the local Russian newspaper, a few Russian physicians, and others attended, ‘There was too much copy and part of it was left over for the next issue. The unanimous opinion was favor- able for the worker correspondents. The comrades from nearby cities who attended were so enthusiastic that they invited the group to issue the living newspaper aleo in Kenosha and Pullman. This success encouraged the group so much that they decided to issue the paper periodically’ “once a month in Chicago and also’ in Pullman and other nearby places where they may be invited. They ‘also decided to low- er the admission price to 25 cents. The next regulér issue of Prolet- Tribune will be out next Saturday, Dec, 19, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W.. Division streéti It is planned to have also an article written by a worker correspondent of The DAILY Balas: Soldiers Used Pravda to Spread paganda in Dark Days of Czar Ses Do you know: That among the first Worker Correspondents for Pravda, the largest Communist newspaper in the world and published in Moscow, U. 8. S. R., were the Soldier Corre- spondents? They used their paper to agitate for the organization of a union of workers and peasants. ’ You can use your paper, The DAILY WORKER to agitate for the organization of a union in your shop. Send in your story. Then order a bundle of papers and see that they are read by your fellow workers. Your name and address with contributions will enable us to send you sugges- tions personally. Therefore, if pos- sible, let us have it. Your name will not be used unless you wish it. You need not explain why you don’t want your name used, | understand per- fectly. The Pravda has over one-half mil- lion circulation. Worker Correspon- dents did it. Send in your contribu- tions and watch The DAILY WORK- | BR grow! ll ty oe THE LEFT WING OF I. L. G. Ww. {AS SIGMAN WHIPPED IN SPITE OF FAKED CONVENTION MAJORITY | epee a | Garment Workers’ convention, in many sented by a minority delegation. . attending the convention. By J. W. JOHNSTONE. (Special to The Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 11—(By Mail).—The International Ladies’ ways, is unique as far as the Ameri- can labor movement is concerned. For the first time a left wing makes its appearance representing the: vast majority of the membership, but is repse- This situation is seen and felt by everyone Of course the Sigman machine makes a verbal bluff that they represent the membership, but the left wing has many times ‘during the convention served notice that the welfare of the union demands a new administration to be very uneasy over the situation. What the trump cards. will be is not yet visible. Two Irreconcilable Views. Left wing resolutions, such as world trade union unity, are being mechanically voted down and class collaboration schemes endorsed me- chanically by the Sigman’ paper ma- jority. ‘At this writing the officers’ re- port has not come before the conven- tion. On this report will center the struggle between the lefts and the rights. The administration is frankly for class collaboration and ¢ven lays the basis for another expulsion policy while the left wing, under the lead- ership of the Trade Union Education- alLeague,’ is determined *to compel the repudiation of the expulsion pol- icy and to turn the organization away from co-operation with the exploiters of labor and into the chennels of the class struggle. The fact that the left wing dele- gates represent all the large clothing centers, with the exception of Cleve- land, makes Sigman hesitate. He can- not repeat Boston. His manner thru- out the convention shows plainly that he would like to, but the membership has spoken and they are waiting to speak again if what they expect from this convention is not materialized. Green’s Soft Pedal. Bill Green speech to the convention was a plea for unity, a concession to the strength of the left wing. He even praised the radicals, altho it seemed many times that he was about to forget his role for the moment and talk about the radicals as. he would like to. Sigman undoubtedly told him the predicament he was in, so.the tac- tics had to be changed to suit the sit- uation. A left wing representing: the vast majority of the membership cannot, and will not, allow itself to be ignor- ed or pushed into the background Sigman’s strength lies in what is known as the “out of town) locals” and to the method of representation. Here are a few examples of how Sig- man gained the majority of delegates to the. convention and why he is so uneasy about his majority. The fig- ures are compiled by the research de- partment of the international so it is Sigman’s own figures I am using. Long Island and Eastern Department. Local No. Avg. Dues Paying Delegates Members in 1924 57 4 2 77 8 2 84 2 2 107 60 2 113 110 3 128 Ihe 2 134 2 (32 141 1% 2 8 197 17 In five sections of the country, with 37 local unions, with approximately 1,200 members the Sigman adminis- tration has 50 delegates. Relative Strength. Cleveland is the only center that Sigman controls. Six locals have an average membership of 1,470 with 14 delegates. Even here the left wing has three delegates out of the 14. Philadelphia with a membership of 2,119 sent a solid machine delegation, but the membership are supporters of the left wing. Most of the leading members of the T. U. E. L. have been expelled. Their return to the union means left wing control. Anyone who had doubts about the left wing’s claim should have attended the vecherinka given by the left wing delegates at which over 1,000 of the Philadelphia | membership attended. What strength the Sigman admin- istration has lies in Cleveland, and in Locals 10, 48 and 89 of New York Citye These three locals are large 1lo- cals with a total average membership of 11,490, and in these locals the left wing has substantial minorities. Where Left Has Power. On the other hand contrast this with the strength of the left wing. Remember these figures are compiled by the Sigman officials. Local 2, 12,000 members; delegates, 14; Local 9, 7,000 members, delegates, 11; Local 22, 12,- 000 members, delegates, 14; Local 35, 6,000 members, delegates, 10. Here we have only four locals with an aver- age membership of 37,000 with 49 delegates while Sigman has 50 dele- gates for 1,200 members. The left wing also controls Chicago, Boston, Montreal and many other smaller cen- ters.’ It can be readily seen, from these figures who it is that speaks in the name of the membership, and why the Sigman machine is weakening under the sledge hammer blows of the pro- paper majority will avail him nothing. The rank and file has spoken in un- mistakable terms, that they want and must have a class struggle program and a class conscious leadership. Order a bundle of The DAILY and the Sigman administration seems # < gressives and why the left wing frank- | ly tells Sigman that his convention’s | ! NEW DRIVE FOR LABOR PARTY NOW UNDER WAY: FURRIERS’ RESOLUTION The following resolution adopted in October by the Furriers’ Interna- tional convention is similar. to the one adopted on .Thursday by the convention. of the _ International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union conventien at Philadelphia: WHEREAS, The organized work- ers in their struggle for higher wag- es, shorter hours and .better work- ing conditions have found them- selves forced to combat not only the employers directly. but also the government thru all its agencies, . anti-labor legislation, Daugherty in- junctions, railroad labor boards, use of troops and police in strikes; and WHEREAS, The entire history of the struggles of the working class shows that so long as the powers of the government are allowed to re- main in the hands of the capitalist class, as at present In the United States, just so long will these pow- ers of government be used against the workers; and WHEREAS, it is necessary, in or- der for the workers to develop the political power of their class to build up a political organization of their own, a labor party which will draw the millions of workers into political activities and organize them for political struggles against the capitalists, and WHEREAS, The LaFollette pro- gressive movement, which is devot- ed to the interests of middie class business and large farmers, cannot serve as a party of the workers and poor farmers and has completely betrayed those workers who saw in it a substitute for a labor party; therefore be it RESOLVED, That the _ Interna- tional Furriers’ Union herewith fav- ors the formation of a labor party based upon the trade unions and in- cluding as affitiated sections all other political organizations of a working class nature, upon a local, state and national basis. “Christian” Poland ' Arrests 112 Peasants; Charge “High Treasen” GRODNO, Poland, I Dec. 14.—A hun- dred and twelve peasants were recent- ly arrested and forced to march long distances to the prison here. All of the peasants who were arrested are charged with high treason because of their demand that western White Rus- sia join the Soviet Union. a ‘i : i ‘Sages i “i ; Py Pore a r es ee Coolidge may be stubbornly determim- = ed to help Morgan and Mellon and = their allies in destroying the United ~~ row, partner of J. P. Morgan. MINE OWNERS IN CONSPIRA h Union in ite By LAURENCE TODD. WASHINGTON — (FP) — Calvin Mine Workers of America. Coolidge’s closest adviser, except Mellon and Hoover, is Dwight Mor- The Morgan and. .the Geo. F. Baker in- terests control the anthracite industry .. ¥ through the .Big Seven ‘ ‘ companies, . Morrow is in a position | to tell Coolidge of any major moves | anthracite by the anthracite Coolidge know this: That the anthracite operators, in- cluding Warriner and _ Richards, with Ivy Lee, their press agent, and Merritt, their counsel, held a secret conference Nov. 19, 20 and 21 in the Railroad club.in New York City, at which they agreed to make a . fight to a finish against the union? . That the big operators pledged the support of the New York banks to the smaller’ operators, to. tide them over the period of the fight, and that Geo. F. Baker, Jr., was present when this compact was made? That they took this action, re- solved to brook no interference by any public official, state or federal, after satisfying themselves’ that Coolidge would do nothing to spoil their plan? The Federated Press is assured that this*conference was held and these decisions taken. It is assured further that the sentiment of the group is expressed by one operator when he said that “This time we will stand for no politicians butting in; we let Mark Hanna and Roosevelt break in once, but that was enough.” The reference to Roosevelt and Hanna recalis the Roosevelt letter to Sen. Lodge, published last summer, in which T. R, told of having sent Elihu Root to see Morgan & Co, since it was obvious that Morgan was the power in anthracite. Root saw Mor- gan’s partners Geo, W. Perkins and Robert Bacon, and got “old Pierpont Morgan” on the telephone, with Geo. F. Baer. He induced them to agree to accept a coal commission which should make a settlement. That was in 1902. The strike had ee all sum- mer. Starve the union -coal saliche into submission, is the plan the U. §S. chamber of commercé offers. It is circulating this idea throughout the country. Now the business lob bies in the national capital are con- fident that—with Coolidge’s help and the help of the interstate commerce commission and a huge _ anti-labor majority in congress—they are about to witness the crushing of the strong- est unit in the American Federation of Labor. Nowhere in the administration, or among its business allies, is there any fear that the American labor movement will deliver a counter-blow. operators. Does | HELP SAVE THE DAILY WORKER! Young Workers League, Ger- man Br., Philadelphia, Pa. ....$ 25.00 Dillonvale, 0O., Czecho-Slovak W. P. 15.00 Karl Marx Br., Workers Party, Chicago, Tl. ............ 100.00 Pullman, Ill, Street Nucleus 1 6.00 Rose Grossman, Baltimore, Md. 3.00 Workers Party, Palidsade, | Re FE a eS eS Ge 6.50 Finnish Branch, Workers Party Berkeley, Calif. ...... 60.00 Today s Ho ener Roll a Werkers: ‘Dutch THE ROLLC DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Esthonian Br., Workers Party, Seattle, Wash. Py 1 Ba Finnish Branch, Workers Party Temple, Me. 10.00 Flemish Br., Workers Party, Detroit, Mich. Coe eee eee eens 262.50 30,206.15 Today's total Previously recorded Total to date $30,468.65 Chicago, Ill. ————— Sign my name to the list of those who have con- tributed to save The DAILY WORKER, I enclose §....... es Name: Address: a City: BUMS cacecaseossaree sssecceceuenonens WORKER for every mesting by | vy union
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bess Ad T WAMMGS by the DAILY WORKER PUBLIBHING co. w. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. Phone Monroe 4712 ae SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ba” es By mail (in Chicago only): By mail (outsids of Chicag>): # per year $4.50 six months | $6.00 per vear $3.50 six months $2:60 three months $2.00 three months “ sr “ Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Illinois J. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE { MORITZ J. LOEB '. Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- oe cago, Ill., under the act of March 3, 1879. Editors Business Manager | 4 ye - & yA 7 eh a7 : oy a ; + . ‘7 290 ' oy We or ¥ 6 - ‘ * ; i ‘ - : s * Advertising rates on application. Publicity Agent for Grafters Revelations at the trial of Colonel William Mitchell emphasize the fact that the capitalist class of this country engages in the buii- profit. Not the profit of the whole capitalist class, but each group of capitalists trying to loot the government treasury. hetewe ‘other groups beat them to it. | _ It is primarily the’ business of a capitalist government to serve the interests of the entire capitalist class. It is the executive com- mittee of the capitalist class as a whole, But occasionally it breaks down as various groups of venal officials ‘try to gain peculiar ad- vantages for one group of capitalists. To best’serve the interests of the capitalist class the government should be able to step in and | force any given group to yield to the welfare of the whole capitalist class. Such action frequently aligns powerful interests against the : party in power. A case in point is the present furore over the role c.% of aircraft in warfare. | For years the aircraft trust had been pillaging the government thru fraudulent contracts. Such frauds, involving millions of .dol- lars, admitted by the war department itself, have been awaiting prosecution, but the department of justice, under the notorious crook, Daugherty, and his successor, John G. Sargent, has refrained from prosecution, for reasons best known to themselves. In their desire to continue their looting the aircraft trust started a campaign with Colonel Mitchell as its principal publicity agent. In his zeal to serve the’ interests of his masters, Mitchell came in conflict with the general staff of the army and is now being court martialed. So powerfu! are his backers that his trial is a stage for melodramatic heroics. Lverything was going splendidly as long as testimony in favor of Mitchell was being presented. The papers whooped it up for Mitchell and a separate air service, . But the scene changed as rebuttal testimony began. . was soon taken out of the sails of the “hero,” fond by the aircraft grafters as “Colonel Billy.” Evidence was presented to prove that Mitchell, while in France, indulged in the most reck- less excesses, sending men to certain death as they flew over ter- ritory defended by the anti-aircraft guns of Germany. Another blast against the claim of the supremacy of air forces shook the case of Mitchell when secret German war documents, ob- a p % each’... ) by = 3 pat yy . (es ae * . F - ™ eR, ee 7 aint - bs Maar ieee $20 lee aie Sp oe 7 ~~ * 4 - ‘> oF f i Fe z 35.) ba) oe & - ee POG . i a . : \ oh * 2a LT 1) |. The “Saved.” As seen by a Soyiet cartoonist in the Russian railroad workers’ daily Gudok (Whistle). . 2 oy : a eee a ¢ tendency. | Class - ng for scientists and revolution- aries to have just as much patience and in the same way to try 606, and, if necessary, 6000 remedies to liberate mankind from the yoke of capitalism? (Loud applause.) . ~~ The idea that the proletariat by lib- erating itself is. liberating the whole world, is beginning, in numerous places, to penetrate the minds of peo-| the pie of entirely different points of view. Thus ag the Daily Herald reports, ious meeting: “0 “sometimes think that. the Rus- sia of to-day is endeavouring to ful- fill the Christian teaching which we ‘Christians reject. The slogan ‘Ev- ery one according to his need’ is a more Christian commandment than ‘Everyone according to his greed’. The former is the principle of com- munism, the second is ours.” — Thus sound ideas crop up sometimes at unexpected places. Of course we trine because we are materialists. Nevertheless we tell ourselves, in the opposition camp they speak of the superiority of our ideas: “The mole of history digs well.” | Professor Roman from India, who is taking. part in this meeting, used strong words in his speech when he said the arm of time cannot arrest the inevitable.. I said to myself that, though his terminolocy is different, he has in essentials reached the spirit of Lenin, and that the words “it is grant- ed to no one to prevent mankind real- izing the principle of freedom,” are very remarkable and symbolic. All this justifies us in regarding with confidence the future of science. There is still much that separates us from the scientists, but there is also much in common between us, the rep- resentatives of the proletariat, and the Pea We do not demand a program in common, but we believe that there are three points which might ynite us, These are: 1. A fight against new wars. It is clear to us all that forces hostile to mankind are already making prepara- tions for a new war. Can we, the workers ‘in the revolutionary © labor’ scholars, so that each in his own: way orks against the returh of new ars? (Applause). I believe ge we can 80 unite: © 2. I féel sure that every ' sdvtons scientist realizes the total -injury which arises’ from the anarchy which prevails’ in’ production, from™the lack of a systematic foundation in econo- mics, from the conflicts ‘and ‘rivalries which arise thereform, In the present stage of the development of material wealth; the time has come to abolish anarchy in production. The time has come for mankind to live according to a plan which is less dependent on blind chance and on the nature of the elements in production, less dependent’ on the conflicts in privileged groups which inevitably lead to wars. He who is prepared to join us in fighting against war, must “Iso be prepared to fight anarchy in production. I believe that, in spite of the differences of opinion between us we can, in the case in question, unite to help man- kind to get out of the anarchy of production and to promote the devel- opment of the cultural and material forces of mankind. (Applause). 3. The third thing, finally, in which we can unite, is an alliance of scien- tists with the working masses, with the working class. Yes or no? I ask the scholars. Has the time come to bring selence nearer to the masses an archbishop recemily: said at a relig- do not carry out the Christian doc-, movement join with the camp of the |: —— By Gregets Zinovieo and to make the ORE RE te of science accessible to the people? Yes or no? I am convinced that ail scientists, all the best of mankind cannot but be thinking of uniting with the people and especially with the working masses, _ hicgeose at ot all who work. ' I believe that ‘ines three petute: the fight against war, against anarchy in production, and for an approach be- tween science and the masses en be completely and un-onditionally ceptable to every scientist who wished to serve his people, to serve the whole world. ee The famous Russian scholar Prof. Timiryasev, ‘in his last letter to his — before - nie death: wee Fee viki are working for the wt f the people-and will bring t happiness. Full of enthusiasm for Lenin’s activity, Timiryasey wrote: “I send you my-warmest greeting and wish you continued success in your work for the happiness of mankind.” This was the first swallow from the’ world of science. Since time eight years have elapsed. The work- ers’ revolution has overcome all ob- stacles and has come nearer to the 4ulfilment of its program, to the elevation of the standard of the cul- ture and well-being of the people. There is no doubt that the Russian scientists will now reach us by vari- ous ways; they will sometimes wound us but they will reach the point at which Timiryasev arrived. The scientists of Leningrad expe rienced difficult times in the years 1918-1921, when the material situation of scholars was such that they had a right to be discontented. It was not easy for us*to witness these priva- tions. We did not close our eyes to the fact that the professors were suf- fering severely, and we were objective enough not to cherish feelings of en- mity when we were met by an obsti- nate refusal On the part of certain groups of scholars to understand our work, and saw how all our intentions were interpreted in an unfavorable sense. We were objective enough to realize that this attitude was. inevi- table and to grasp the fact that at } first we could not but talk. different uages. We understood that. the time would come, whether ip. one or in many years, when the best of them would recognize that we are in the | right, not only externally . but in es- sentials, when they would realize that | the working class had seized the power not in order to gain privileges for. itself, but in order thru its. victory to liberate the whole world. © The introduction of our revolution has now ended and the real program of the great revolution is beginning. Now we can really think of safeguard- ing not only the political, but also the economic side of the revolution:~ Ensuring the economic side of the revolution however theans raising our country to a height it has rachis i be- fore reached. We turn to our scientists and to the representatives of international science who are present with the re- quest that they will help us in this great work. We believe that it is their duty and their moral right to help the first revolution to raise itself to a cultural height which has never before been attained. We look to you to show that science no longer plays the part of the hand- nme of the bourgeoisie, but that of ..torch which lights the way for peo wnt mankind. Help this people of a hundred millions, and the work- ing masses will show you their true ~ f i ? f Ys “| gratitude. (Stormy applause). o