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THE DAILY WORKER February 4, 1924 THE DAILY WORKER. Yupushed by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. (Phone: Lincoln 7680.) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail: $6.00 per year $3.50. .6 months $2.00..8 months By mail (in Chicago only): $4.50..6 months $2.50. .8 months $8.00 per year Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1640 N. Halsted Street J. LOUIS ENGDAHL........0ee ee eeee ees Editor WILLIAM F, DUNNE. .... Labor Editor MORITZ J. LOEB...... Business Manager Entered as second-class mail Sept. 21, 1923 at the Post- Office at Chicago, Ill, under the act of March 3, 1879. <a 104 Where Brother Lewis Failed Said John L. Lewis to an Associated Press correspondent after the United Mine Workers’ convention: “The complete rout of the radical influ- ence demonstrates that the overwhelming majority of the membership of the United Mine Workers organization believe in con- structive progress thru the instrumentality of orderly procedure.” Leaving for a moment the debatable ques- tion of the “complete rout of the radical influ- ence” we wish to call attention to the monu- mental gall of Brother Lewis. It is quite pro- bable that the majority of the miners do believe in “constructive progress thru the instrumental- ity of orderly procedure” but that is the one thing they do not get from the Lewis adminis- tration and did not get at the Indianapolis con- vention. The actions of Lewis and his henchmen at Indianapolis demonstrated—to use a - favorite word of John L.—that the machine is absolutely unable to lead the membership of the United Mine Workers but has to depend for its lease on power upon the most open and shameless violation of every democratic principle in the organization. Even -with the army of paid organizers, its control of the organization press, the economic pressure it can put upon those who challenged it, the Lewis machine could not muster a major- ity vote on matters on which the membership were thoroly informed such as the Howat case, the basis of representation of local unions to the convention, etc. Had the Lewis machine not arbitrarily dis- regarded majority votes on these questions it would not be in control of the organization to+ day. Constructive progress? Orderly procedure? hese terngs, coming from the lips of Brother Lewis will Wound a fittle queer to the majority of the delgates who know that on the Howat case none but the payrollites voted for the machine and that Lewis, despite his strong-arm squad and his dozens of able speakers did not dare let Howat have a fair hearing. If one thing is certain it is that if Lewis had had to depend on orderly procedure in Indiana- polis the radicals would have captured the con- vention with very little trouble. The majority of delegates were not with the machine, the majority of delegates voted against the machine and the “orderly procedure” of Brother Lewis consisted of ignoring this fact in a manner that astonished and disgusted even the cynical capi- talist press correspondents. As far as the Progressive Miners Inter- national Committee in concerned Brother Lewis played right into their hands. Whenever any privileged regime is forced, under the pressure of those whom it rules, to abandon openly all pretense of adherence to democratic principles, that regime is doomed. The length of the period for which it will con- tinue to hold power is conditioned only upon the extent to which the rank and file take ad- vantage of the new situation and organize the forces of discontent that the tyranny of the rulers have let loose. Lewis is a demagogue and for a while he ruled because of his ability to play upon the prejudices of the membership. The difference between a demagogue and a tyrant is slight and Lewis soon was forced to become a tyrant. As a tyrant over his little domain he ruled at Indianapolis but the weakness of his position forced him to go to lengths that have brought on revolt. The rank and file of the delegates understand better than ever before the necessity of organ- ization and thanks to Brother Lewis the left wing in the United Mine Workers is now some- thing more than a nucleus. It now is a broad movement embracing all the honest, militant and intelligent delegates— some 1187 aceording to the post-convenion re- gistration—and the thousands of the rank and file who have confidence in them. Brother Lewis is not a clever labor politician. A good one suppresses the membership and still keeps it satisfied, prevents any organized discontent. The failure of Brother Lewis to do this at Indianapolis can be taken as indicating that “constructive progress” will take place in the United Mine Workers “thru the instrumentality ef orderly procedure” but that in two or three yaa in less time—it will not be Brother 8 who will be its director. If anyone in the good old U. S. A. has eause for complaint it is the oil company pro- Chicago, Illinois Advertising rates on application. Wilson, Morgan ’s War Lord Death was not.kind to Woodrow Wilson. It waited until the respect of millions had turned to hatred, until his fame had become infamy, until the brilliant, altho superficial mind, had become only a reservoir of personal hates and perjudices. Woodrow Wilson perpetrated the greatest betrayal of the American people for which one man could be held responsible. He plunged this nation into a war that had not even the nationalistic justification of acquiring more territory for expansion. He did this horrible thing four months after he had been elected on a pacifist platform and he did it because he had become the abject tool of the finance- capitalists—the House of Morgan and its allies and subsidiaries. Elected because he was thought to be a liberal—the liberals still think so—he and his administration abrogated every hard-won | privilege of the American people; free.speech, | free press and free assembly became a myth. He seduced and subsidized, terrorized and coerced, into the service of American capital- ism, every weakling in the liberal and labor ranks. He turned the American trade union movement into a gigantic heresy hunting or- | support of the greedy and murderous militar- ists and profit-mongers. He and his administration gave the United States conscription for foreign aggression, food-restrictions for the benefit of food profit- eers, an army of spies and agent-provocateurs to prey upon the working-class and political prisoners to fill the jails and penitentiaries. He could make war but he could not make peace—because his masters did not want peace without profit. He left America in tri- umph and returned in disgrace—a babbling fool with feeble excuses on his lips. He made war on the Russian people without scruple and under the guise of friendship. He sent more than one worker’s son to death in Siberia that the Czar’s loans might be saved for Wall Street. \ Woodrow Wilson’s venomous sputterings di- verted the populace for a while and then he was forgotten until death, tired of the cruel game it had played, stretched out its hand and took him. Wilson will sleep in the same clay that clasps the bodies of the thousands of workers who died for lies he told, for the high- sounding slogans he voiced with his tongue in his cheek, and he will be mourned less than the most humble of them. If Woodrow Wilson is buried by those whom he sezved, his coffin will be furnished by the House of Morgan and on its lid should be the dollar sign with a vulture tearing at the body of an American worker in the uniform of the national army that made the world safe for the blackest section of the American capitalist class. We doubt if even those who owned him will mourn him. Oar Aristocratic Navy Much_capital has been made by the de- fenders of pure American democracy of the supposed fact that in the United States there is no military caste. Recent events in the development of Amer- ican militarism have been knocking the bot- tom out of this supposition. But the most dam- aging blow yet struck at this unfounded con- tention has been delivered by the state of affairs in the navy. An analysis of desertions from the navy in the period of July 1, 1922, to November 30, 1923, shows that more than 80 per cent of the deserters are fromthe enlisted men consti- tuting the rank and file of the navy. It is a well known fact that many workers and farmers were talked into joining the navy as a means of helping themselves out of their daily grind. The fact that less than 10 per cent of the deserters are from the petty officer class and their superiors and almost 90 per cent from the rank and file affords indisputable proof that the United States Navy, like all other navies, controlled by capitalist govern- ments, is onganized along lines definitely cal- culated to cater to and develop an employing class ruling personnel. These figures bring out in bold relief the fact that the workers ganization and made it an instrument for the| | THE LOAD ON FRENCH L S| ABOR’S SHOULDER Looks Just Like the Burden of America’s Workers. to” Righteous Indigantion Ry J. 0. BENTALL A wave of righteous indignation such as has not rolled forth upon a tat skin. 3 When Congress sponsored the air the ‘shores of civilization | craft swindle, whereby private in- since the days of the proposed ston- | terests made fraudulent planes that ing of the. woman, caused the death of every aviator Jesus charged with al led| that ventured up in them, the to defile her body, ‘ seaahes men efile » is against the rocks of respectability by the tempestuous New press, with the dignified of a fundamentalist injured innocence of the High Priest Kaiphas. The “Times” is wounded, “The World” is grieved. The “Globe and Sun” is hiding in the shadows of shame and disgrace. The “Journal” and “American” go limping about with a broken heart. “The public morals of it!” mourns the “Times” above a cluster of edi- torial penitences. ; All because the thieves in high places in our glorious. ernment plundered the people by g away the Tea Pot Dome to ts lair Oil Company for a song—that turned into a howl. Because the thieves did this ugly job? Not at all, But because they ‘were found out—or rather because they fell out. It is a sorry tale, Not that it is unlike other tales of pirates, ex- cept that it has been told, as most tales are not. Secretary of the Interior. Arthur B. Fall, while in the Harding cabi- net simply gave away one of the richest vil lands in the intry to a féllow by the name of Harry F. Sinclair. In return for the favor Sinclair gave Fall some _ hundred thousand dollars, which was cheap. Pinhead members of the capitalist game would not keep their mouths shut about this particular piece of plunder, or nothing would have been said. The whole transaction was in keeping with the entire program of the officials at Washi and in no way unusual, In fact, it is a yery small matter when looked upon in the light of other doings at the ‘ork or the infuriated joining the navy are given poorer treatment} Capital. than the members of the employing class. In this fashion a definite aristocratic capitalist naval clique is being built up. No one need be astounded at this condition. The present condition in the United States Army and Navy flows out of the class rela- tionships existing in the country. It is dis- tinctly to the interests of the employing class to build up a militarist and navalist caste. The navy desertion figures prove beyond a doubt that the American capitalists are successfully building up such a caste against the workers. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, speaking in Kansas City the other night, stated that his brother Quentin had Whatever the faults of the Roosevelt tribe ‘or instance: When the sanctimonious Congress gave Woodrow Wilson ger aye to use as he pleased, and which he pleased to use in brawls in Paris, where hotel s in one night of Wilsonian jarity reached over $275,000; which he pleased to use for the purpose of sending an army of American sol- diors to the borders of the new-born Soviet Government of in vi- olation of all law decency. For instance; When the sanctimonious “gave” orders to the shi to make a couple of ‘worth of wooden battle ships and other useless hulks, that were sold later on for less than an Indian's trast ig trus' doll Vi The lars} out. The whole whole sorry affair costing the peo- ple billions of dollars, and costing hundreds of men their lives. Swindles, concessions, “gifts,” frauds, grafts, intrigues, thievery, public looting, treasury raids, op- pressive legislation for the ‘work- ers, ironclad protection for the mas- ters—ail in one long infamous se- ries of acts of officials in high places. And whenever did the sanctified press come out in protest against it? Where have our editors and preachers and university presidents been all this time? Why have not our “best people” raised their voice and cried for a cleansing? Oh, “The Public Morals of It!” Why this late lamentation? Does it take so many years for the news to reach the editorial desk of our metropolitan papers? Slow service, ‘we say. Or shall we go back to the ston- ing story again? Pharisees were there. Priests and high priests were there, Lawyers and lawgivers were there. “The best people” weit there, Their sense, of purity and high mor- ality had been outraged. This wom- an had been caught in adultery. The law was clear. She must be stoned. These innocent accusers demand her removal from their holy environs, Also they demand revenge. Also they want to trap a man who mixed with publicans and sinners, There was dignity in that crowd. Much righteous indignation oozed forth from that crowd. Who shall dare to dodge the issue? “We got you this time—both of — you,” ey sneered, Jesus was either to con- demn or defend her. He did neither. He knew that the stoning was not demanded because she was a “sin- fel woman,” but because she had refused her body to some of these refined hypocrites. © That them and they wanted her stoned, There is something that peeves the wailing and self-righteous press besides the sinfulness of the com- mon grafters at Washington. Here it is: “They will see the danger of un- confidence in the integrity of public men.” Imagine what would jppen the people should find out the truth about these “public men.” As far as the press is concerned, it will be a long time till the pearls find mess well hay if smeared over. For Recognition of Soviet Russia! from Moscow: Sinclair only quite recently made a trip to Russia and Chas. E. Hughes has been called “Standard Oil Secre- NEW LIGHTS ON RECOGNITION The oil scandal has various angles that are not unrelated to the question of the recognition of Soviet Russia. tary of State Hughes” by Jay Love- stone in a startling article “Soviet Russia in the Headlines” in the new issue of SOVIET RUSSIA PIC- TORIAL, The facts of a new agreement, are mentioned in this article, between Russia and the Sinclair Oil Company, whose head has chosen this as the most suitable occasion for a vacation in Europe. Comments of the author on Sena- tor Borah’s answer to Senator Lodge in their recent debate on Russian Recognition and, the unexpected pro- gress and soundness of the present Russian economic position answer the lies of the daily press on these ques- tions. All phases of the subject of Rus- sian recognition have been touched on in this many sided and interesting article. ’ One reading this article is touched by another note concerning the maga- zine in which it is published. Plenty of photographs dot a series of other articles from one by that most whole- hearted advocate of Russian recogni- tion, Paxton Hibben, to another by Jessica Smith, a delightful picture of a visit to a Russian children’s home. SOVIET RUSSIA PICTORIAL justly merits the praise it receives. Work Daily for “The Daily!” CAN A CHILD BE A FIGHTER? Article No. 10 The international communist chil- dren’s movement has already ob- tained a quantity of valuable ma- terial dealing with the military abili- ties of the children. This is especial- ly true in Germany, where more than thirty thousand children are organized in the Communist Children’s Groups. In many schools there have been con- flicts between our young comrades and the teachers who attempted to prevent the children from distribut- ing their papers and from woaring the badges with the Soviet stars, The children understood, however, how to maintain their rights and to defend themselves. They declared that they had a right to distribute their papers as long as nationalist, religious and other literature was be- . |{mg distributed in the schools. “When prohibited from wearing the Soviet stars they replied that they would decisions the children declared ao One | school strike. “Lenin is dead,” they shout, Nor know not why They can, but Lenin cannot, | Here and There | VULTURES With chilly eye and open beak, The vultures wait. “Lenin is dead,” they shriek, Dumbly elate. “Lenin is dead,” they ery, Or anyway, “He's sick, and soon will die,” And then, “Hooray!” They wait not till the eorpse is cold Trese scavengers, But pick it’s eyes for gold While it demurs. Cannot die. —L. CM “Strange as such a statement may seem at this writing, the American people do not get their gasoline from teapots.”—Chicago Tribune. Maybe not. But they have it tak- en away from them by the oil cans, And now Mr. Fall announces he is thru with politics. Ah, so he found it out at last! ‘ CURRENT. FICTION { (The Week’s Best Smeller.) “American labor does not favor entrance into the League as a pan- acea” but “as the most promising means hitherto provided” for putting the relations between nations on a democratic and scientific fogndation for lessening the probability of war.”—Samuel Gompers. Hh ae RED REVEL is on February The way some of these supposed progressive senators are now voting this is a good time to remind you about “the chips off the old bloc.” Not to be outdone by The DAILY WORKER we have our own two special correspondents at the miners’ ‘convention—selling literature as a sideline. We have already received import- ant bulletins, The first reads: “So far we got into the pay only once and even then without having our names mentioned. Hope to do better.” Another special over our private wire proves the mettle of our cor- respondents: “We are resting up after a hard day’s work. One look at Lewis and his gang and we worked like hell.”— Nat and Kitty. The success of our correspondents i has moved Earl Browder to this , touching bit of verse: Two young champ. lit. agents from Cheigh Went to Indianapolis, I. And sold papers enuf To astound Myerscuf And give Lewis a pain in the eigh. With all the, dirs tir-the~oil; the- Republican acne has some trou- ble in running.—The Pen Pusher. Send in your contributions, r Secretary Denby, concerning the leasing of the oil lands belonging to the navy, says: “I would do it all over again tomorrow.” That’s no bull!—And it’s worth a herd of full blooded cows. Mr. Sin- clair please take notice! The Chicago Tribune is given to the rankest errors. For those de- ceived we print the original state- ment and correction. As was: “Samuel Gompers, who labors for the workers, was 74 years old to- day.” (Jan. 27). As is: Samuel Gompers, for whom the workers labor, was 74 years old today. And despite his age Sam says: “I could not keep still if I wanted to.” This isa crime! To think a man of his age must always be on the jump. Those Reds are heartless! And the worst of the lot is this mov- ing DAILY WORKER. AGITATOR. =. Education. The Young Communist League of Germany organized a counter campaign and the children refused to sing nationalist songs. In. many places the memorial service eclebrations were completely boy- cotted, The school struggle consists first m protests and manifestations of in- dividual. children. It is true that many of our young comrades have been severely punished for this. Eventually, however, they win over larger masses of children—as in eases just mentioned—to united ac- tion. By such united mass action the Social Democratic Minister »|the class consciousness of the chil- dren, their.solidarity, their knowledge of the political relations of the ruling class, are made deeper and wider. The school is for the children, what the shop is for the adult workers. It is their field of action, the place where they form a united front, : (Watch for Article No. 11, “The child as agitator and propagandist.”) Rich Loot Returned. NEW YORK—Following the amaz- ing return of 237 pearls estimated n the brie yr tea lap “probably been killed because his airplane: ° nih Macc ron ial vy Fn wi waees was a bad airplane” and advanced this as an Eve Dead Lenin Increases the P. arty the teachers proceeded to use dis- argument for preparedness. wee ciplinary measures to enforce their effects of Premier , be worth as high as $120,000 moters who were sentenced to prison f. may be superfluous modesty is evidently not| of the first notable ; Lenin's death has been « flood of ap-| Other conflicts resulted (we spoak| fe Mrs. ©, P. Hugo Sel sc feanda.wetore tie Weise scead be Fon one of them, Most Azhericans ‘will, we. he: areata) Penge «Ay pltpoatee Mareen: Yetrosed. iaakovs again of experience in Germany) Buttale manufactu vig wife, at @ Their more resourceful competitors in the| lieve, feel somewhat coldly toward the Roose-| enter the Communist The il btlecs he porsaitted in ssany sansa, eae te beeen) rps iy go Sew /yeie’s ove patty. hare ovat B eabinet are still at large. velt demand that we should have the most up-| It is even reported that will Tikely be increased from |celebrations and to sing nationalist ve co eh the $00,000 loot to-date fighting machinery available for the | b*\e™ 400,000 te foundation f's eepivel co ncrs |s0ngs. 08 the occnsston of the Ruhr | was about to be recovered, Join the Workers Party. protection of that office-holding family. new energy, and ‘the Communist Party. arranged in the Germa or aries Werk Daily for “The Dally).

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