The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 26, 1924, Page 4

THE DAILY WORKER Tuesday, February 26, 1924 REBEL MINERS BETRAYED BY LABOR RENEGADES West Va. Victims De- clared “Guilty” By THOMAS MYERSCOUGH. (Special to The Daily Worker) The delegates to the recent miners’ convention had to wait till they got home and back to the picks before they knew what business was trans- acted during the two hours of the last day’s session. Not only did they fail to hear any ryling made on the| vote on the Howat case, but they also failed to hear the reading of the most brazen document of all that were read into the records of that ne’er to be forgotten convention. This document, labeled resolution No. 734 and signed by P. T. Fagan, Wm. Patton, Wm. Hargest and Carl Wolcutt, all of District No. 5, Pitts- burgh, is the rankest kind of be- trayal of the men who led the strug- gle for the preservation of their union in the little iso1ated mining town of Cliftonville, W. Va., during the 1922 strike. This is another sample of the begging that makes it impossible for workers to do any- thing besides beg. Here is the resolution addressed to Gov. Morgan: “WHEREAS, There are forty-two men, incarcerated in the Moundsville, W. Va., penitentiary charged with complicity in the march of the min- ers in Brooke County, West Vir- ginia, and “WHEREAS, These men have now been in prison for many months leav- ing their families and dependents in want and destitution; therefore be it “RESOLVED, That we petition the Honorable E. P. Morgan, Governor of West Virginia, to pardon these men *so that they may take care of their families, and can again mingle with their fellow men, as we believe they have been sufficienly punished, as they were victims of communistic and anarchistic propaganda. Hence, we appeal to you to temper justice with mercy, and liberate these broth- ers now in the penitentiary at Moundsville, in your state.” It is hard to understand the acts of men whose duty it is to protect our membership, yet who, in a docu- ment like the resolution addressed to Gov. Morgan, of West Virginia, ad- mit that the men were guilty when they ask that “justice be tempered with mercy.” What do they mean by justice? What do they mean by merey? The Cossacks of Pennsyl- vania collaborated with their like from West Virginia, they hounded the miners on both sides of the bor- oo iet, the. Rennsy Cossacks in West Se th and the West Virginians in Pennsylvania, and it made no differ- ence to them, they took all the min- ers who didn’t look good to them regardless of whether they took part in the riot or no» They picked them up on the Penn- sylvania side of the border, drove them to the line and pushed them into the waiting arms of the West Virginia authorities. It wouldn’t be so bad if the men who signed the resolution were ignorant of the facts in the case, but it appears that it suddenly dawned on them that they were in a red baiting society and that they could put it over. They didn’t even think of the poor pris- oners beforé they left their homes, else the resolution would have come up when the committee was making its report. | Homa 800 pyewea. (pe. evan Man, Ms ipapia u akg OKCTPEHHBM BbINYCK a dose uram tar wa eek ee cre mane (985 Coan a SE OED PAUATEAMCTRERHOE. COGGRERNE,) neBivn see 2 epecnas fea ssumaene ad ee ‘erro, Nang ase tee SESE Sage Pom ae eB se FRBECTHA Tae ope Seeds Pawecarees me Sastpa, 23 audaps, aeArey chexyomMA IKCTpeHTMA BIN, cK, Howe 600, “ SKCTPEHHBIN rasan" sawKe AMET: BbINyCK by hewn aww tars COOSA rE rd es ee be HE above are the reproductions of the first pages of the combined | ment of a committee for the organization of the funeral was first announced “extra” editions of the Moscow “Pravda” and “Isvestia”, the two Mos- cow Communist dailie: ‘s, containing the first news of Nikolai Lenin’s death. Copies of these issues have just been received by the DAILY WORKER. These issues are dated Tuesday, Jan. 22, and Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1924. Lenin died on Jan. 21st, at 6:50 p. m. These were two-page editions, the Jan. 22nd issue appearing with the second page blank. The Jan. 22nd issue merely carries the short official communique announcing to the people the sudden death of Comrade Lenin. .It also publishes the terse remarks of President Kalinin on the death of Lenin. The full report of thé physicians who attended Lenin are also published, together with the proclamation of the lith All-Russian Congress of Soviets declaring Jan. 21st a day of mourning, and the announcement of the Mos- cow Soviet closing all places of amusement for one week. .The appoint- jin this issue. was dated Jan. 23rd. This was a two sign¢d by the central executive commi: The second extra was a combined edition of Pravda and Isvestia and page edition. The first page is taken |up with appeals to the members of the Communist Party and all workers ittee of the Russian Communist Party. The ‘executive committee of the Communist International also has an appeal to the workers of the world. The 11th congress of Soviets appeals to all the toilers of the Union of Soviet Republics to stand by the revolution. The Communist Youth of Russia are of their organization, appealed to by the central committee The Red soldiers and sailors are asked to observe revolutionary discipline and keep the mighty spirit of the Red army alive. taken up with announcements of the The second page is arrangements for the funeral. Free Lance Writers Declare War on Moron Scenarios Charging that closed monopoly ex- ists in the scenario field, which oper- ates in favor of a few authors who are supplying 90 per cent of the sereen stories that are produced, one hundred free lance authors have joined in the incorporation of the “American League of Freelance Authors,” which will have its na- tional headquarters in Chicago, in the Capitol building. Short story and scenario writers all over the country will be asked to co-operate in a naticnal campaign to break the alleged monopoly which is declared to be keeping the names of new writers off the screen, and which is also accused of being responsible for “an epidemic of immoral, censor- able, and mediocre films which have aroused the antagonism of movie patrons everywhere.” It is understood that an organized drive will be made on film producers who are said to have permitted an association of “professional” scenario writers to establish an “open shop” which closes the big studios to new writers. DETROIT, Feb. 25—Edgar Ow- ens and Max Sillinsky spoke at a tailors’ organization meeting in the Labor Temple here. The union is conducting a drive for 100 per cent organization in this town. GREAT MEN. By IDA DAILES When we hear about great men, what do we think of? Most of us think of the great men our teachers tell us about in school, and we be- lieve that these men are great be- cause our teachers tell us about them in such a wonderful way. These great gnen that we learn about are — great soldiers, generals and colonels. Let us think hard and try to find out whether these men really are great, George Washington, General Lee, General Grant, General Sherman, Na- Nanage and such men are the ones we most about. Do you know what means to be a great man like this? means to be a great killer to know how to kill more men than others know how to kill, That may be ter- ible, but our teachers tell us that these men killed because, at that time, it was right to kill. Was it? Yes, it was right for them to kill be- me a their country was either a king or a group of rich people who wanted to become more powerful or more rich, So they gave these killers a lot of money and praised them very much, and made great men of them. But there are other great men that our teachers don’t speak about. There great men who are very r while they live and who work hard to i rr who work in the fac- other men, like themselves, the world a better place to have very little, and sometimes even starve or die young because they live in such, poor homes and work in fac- tories where they get all sorts of dis- eases. So Karl Marx thought of a way that the poor people could take the factories and farms for them- selves and not let one man be the boss over many workers, while he does nothing but enjoy himself. He thought of a way that all the good things in the world could belong to the workers who make them, so that their children would not have to go to work while they are very young, but could go to school and grow up to be clever and educated and healthy men and women. And Karl Marx wrote about these things in books so that workers could read about them and learn how they themselves can make this world a better world. I hope that each one of us, when we grow up, will read these books and teach our comrades, the other work- ers, to read them. Another great man was Nicolai Lenin. No doubt you have all heard about him, Millions of workers in Russia are mourning for him as they would for a father, for it was he who taught them how to make Russia their very own land. Many workers in other countries of the world are also very sad because this great man died. in was the head of the Russjan rnment——and, guess how much pay “he got? Just $50 a week. Do you know that President Coolidge gets about $2,000 a week? Lenin was great because he did not care to get things only*for himself. He wanted all the workers of Russia and all the workers of the world to get the good things, and he did not care if he had to die to help them. We should learn all about the lives heroes of the working up to be more great man Send The Daily Worker To Victims of Capitalist Law Now In United States Prisons If you are one of those persons who would like to boost the DAILY WORKER, but think that all the people you know would be against it, here is a/chance to get a subscriber for the DAILY WORKER at ek gen rates. We will send the DAILY WORKER to any political prisoner in the United States for one year for $3. You send us $3/and we see to it that one political] on Important Measure prisoner gets the DAILY WORKER for a year. The men who are in prison the workers deserve your ¢onsideration. by keeping them informed of what is happening in the world thru the DAILY WORKER. Here is a complete list of all the political prisoners in this country. Select a name and send us $3, and tell us to whom you want the paper sent. We will do the rest. AT 818 JEFFERSON AVE., MOUNDSVILLE, wW. VA. 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Sullivan This list includes the boys who were sent to prison in California for viola- tion of the criminal syndicalism law, the men who were in the armed march into Logan County, West Vir- ginia and were sent to prison as a result, it includes the boys from Cen- tralia who by defending their union | hall re the ge ciey once for all stop Lage. from raiding union and radical halls, and beating up the workers they found there. Send them the DAILY WOR: a year. Do it now. Marries While “Dead”. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, Feb, 26— John P, Adams, who left. a suicide note in 1916 following an alee shortag® in his accounts “with | Century Boat Club where he a ‘oroed fuel fa’ tine: t0 bese turned just in time. vent. Cora feats whom he Mivorena years before ss disap ae pga on a $1,000 a policy still held on hig life. { Work Dally For “The Daly?” R for Don't forget the workers in prison! |i BRITISH RULE IN INDIA FACES SERIOUS GRISIS Government Defeated (Special to The Daily Worker) CALCUTTA, India, Feb. 25.—A crisis that may shake British rule in India. to its foundations has broken here on the morning of the British Labor Party’s coming into office. The ‘political future of Ramsay Mac- Donald and the conservative wing of the British Labor Party depends to a great fegree on the way in which he jhandles this powder magazine. The Government of India was de- feated.in the Imperial Assembly of Delhi on the Home Rule issue. The |Swarjists or Dominion Home Rule |Party introduced a resolution calling \upon the viceroy to initiate a round |table conference representing all In- dian political parties and the Indian government. This would draft a con- stitution to be submitted for approval to the newly elected Indian Parlia- {ment and to the British Parliament. ' The British government opposed this and were aided by conservative |Swarjists. The progressives won by ‘a vote of 76 to 48. The British gov- ernment as usual offered a milk and water sop in the form of a fake in- quiry to determine whether the present constitution was working all- right or not and to learn whether it was possible to amend it or not. This was similar to MacDonald's proposition. tp ropean papers favoring the British: government predict a com- plete breakdown of the present ad- ministration. The bill which brought about’ the defeat of the government provided for the immediate transfer of all de- partments of government to the con- trol of the Indian legislature. For- eign affairs and defense were except- ed, the former being delayed pend- ing reconstruction of the British Empire and the latter for a period of ten years. Sir |Malcolm Hailey, representing the British Government was the chief spokesman against the resolu- tion for more freedom for the dus. He read a_ statement from Ramsay MacDonald which conclusively that colonial subjects of Great Britain can expect no allevia- tion of their conditions from that imperialistically-minded capitalist ey. The statement is as follows: “The British Government notes with t concern the distrust shown by advocates of constitutional reform regarding the good faith of the Brit- ish Government and its attitude tow- ard constitutional progress. _ The British Government associates itself with Indian constitutionalists toward responsible government, but that aim can only be realized by co-opera- tion in nine the act to be admin- the interests of good Mies ofa Hinde Silat so long as for bed they aan the British capitalists in jing their countrymen, | “Married” Again. Ziegfeld’s milli is p sc seat Jessie Reed, Flo dollar maniquin, By D’'FERRIER The Freiheit Workers’ Art The- ater of Chicago produced its first play, “Menschen,” by’ Sholom Alei- chem. The production was a great success. Those who took part in the play are all devoted comrades, workers who have to labor hard during the day for their existence and that of their families, active union workers, members of the Arbeiter Ring (Workmen’s Circle), all of. them Workers Party comrades. And with all these activities they find time to devote themselves to culture, to drama, It is hard work preparing plays and producing them, but. these workers do it all with enthusiasm, because in this way, they can dispel the black-yellow Socialist «“Forward” atmosphere which hovers so thickly about the Jewish workers, After the highly successful pro- duction of the first play, the “Frei- heit Workers’ Art Theatre” is pre- paring to produce the newest revo- lutionary drama, and +those taking part will go into the work with the same devotion, energy and idealism as they did for the first play. Feathery Robot Comes Near Singing Swan Song of Pekin Ruler By ALFRED V. FRANKENSTEIN. Igor Stravinski’s symphonic poem, “The Song of the Nightingale,” was played for the first time in Chicago at the concert. of the Chicago Sym- phony orchestra, at Orchestra Hall last Friday and Saturday. The pro- gram of the work is almost as beauti- ful as the music. It tells how the emperor of China holds audience with a nightingale, and is charmed by his music. But when the emperor of Japan sends the Chinese ruler a mechanical nightingale, the living bird is discarded. But the potentate falls on evil days, and death sits on his pillow, while phantoms haunt his room. He calls for music, but the mechanical song bird is broken, Sud- denly appears the banished singer, who charms Death and his evil spirits away, and revives the life of the emperor. The courtiers come to bury him, but remain to celebrate his recovery, while from far away comes the song of a fisherman, welcoming home his nighaingale. Now the remarkable thing is that Stravinski tells this story, consider- ably in detail, in his music, so that it is a marvel of modernism. Weird and peculiar h@rmonic progressions. new and wonderful, but terrifically dificult, instrumental effects abound, while the Chinese scale is frequently THE THEATRE BRITISHRADICAL DAILY WORKER Ashleigh Sends Praise Across Atlantic “The first numbers of the DAILY WORKER have just arrived in Eng- land. The paper is splendid. May it grow in power and circulation, The British militants show great interest in the DAILY and wish you all suc- cess.” Charles Ashleigh, ex-political prisoner and deportee, writes from London, England. 4 Enthusiastic words are coming from all sides, and with them sub- scriptions to the DAILY WORKER are arriving so fast that they are swamping the business office. Th't is being written at 8:30 p. m., and the girl who makes out the addresées that gets your paper to you has been working since 9:00 this morning and yet is Sahin, because so many subs come in in every mail. The sub boosters in Detroit are keeping her busy. They don’t seem to care how much work they cause as leng as they get the subs. Wilson Editorial Rang Bell. “Your editorial ‘Wilson, Morgan’s War Lord,’ brings you a new sub- scriber for six months,” writes C. R. Hiblund of Minneapolis. “The new subscriber is a machinist on one of the railroads here. On my way to he gave me the money for a six month’s sub at once.” “The DAILY WORKER,” contin- ues Hiblund, “is performing an in- calculable service to the American working class, by spreading, instead of manipulating true information. Your editorial writers not only show a great background of fundamental knowledge, but they are also crafts- men in the art of word-building. The DAILY WORKER fulfills my every expectation, and receives my un- qualified support and endorsement at every opportunity. May the DAILY WORKER never swerve from its true course, but serve as a beacon light to guide an exploited working class safely into the harbor of commun- ism.” * What Sub Booster Says.* “T have been very busy so I could only get $13 worth of subs since the DAILY WORKER sstarted. I will do better in future because the DAILY WORKER is getting better with every issue.”—E. H. K., Craf- ton, Pa. ee: ee ** © © used. The whole effect is that of a whimsical tale, told by figures cut out of green jade. Big Man—Much Sound. - The soloist of the day was Felix Salmond, a British cellist, and a newcomer to Chicago. Salmond is a big man, tho probably not more than seven feet tall. His musicianship is as big as his physical makeup, for, he possesses a tone huge in volume, and exceptionally fine and clear in qual- ity. His execution, as he leans way over the big sound box of his’ instru- ment and seems to embrace it, is bril- liant and perfect. Salmond played a concerto by Lado. It is dark, sooth- ing and restful music, tho not par- ticularty great. The concert opened with a Scotch march by Debussy . It is attractive music, spirited yet delicate. Rather than a piece of Scotch music, it is the impression of an exceedingly re- fined Frenchman of the coarse tunes of the bagpipes. Got His Germans Mixed. Following was Beethoven’s first symphony. Had this not been la- beled Beethoven on the program, it would not have been recognized as such. It is perfectly good Mozart, and, like Mozart, it is light hearted, joyous music, and delightfully old fashioned and out of date. Here is not a trace of the sombre and pas- sionate soul that» was the mature Beethoven, g The concert closed with excerpts from “The Damnation of Faust,” by Hector Berlioz. The unimpressive invocation of Mephistopheles, two graceful and pleasant little dances, and the tremendous, fiery, Rakoczy march constituted this number. Next week Claire Dux will be the soloist. She will sing arias by Mo- SS See play ers Symphony, ex- cerpts from Schrecker’s epee “The Treasure Hunters,” in which Miss Dux will assist, and small works by Mozart, Satie, and Schillings, Ukrainians Will Start Tri-Weekly Paper in Canada Ries to The Daily Worker) WIN G, Man., Feb. 26—The Ukrainian workers and weekly newspa| 1. It was decided of the Ukrainian Labor Temple As- seciation here recently to issue the “Ukrainian Labor News,” which has been published since 1919 as a semi- weekly, three times a week. This pane: serves the third largest na- reac- north to put down the = | probably are “The DAILY WORKER is one of the best written papers in this coun- try. It is not verbose, it is not ob- secure. It is clean, ' clear-cut and every word hits the mark for which it wag aimed. I am sharing my pa- per with three other people who do not feel they can afford to pay for it just now.’—Elsiephene Merriam, Denver, Colo. Old Guard Gloomy at Mellon , Bill’s Defeat in House (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.— Deep despondency has settled upon Gillett, Longworth and the Old Guard hierarchy in the House, at their de- feat on every outstanding issue of the tax bill by the combined progressives and democrats. The vote of 221 to 196 by which the Mellon surtax rates were rejected in-favor of the 44 per cent proposed by the Democrats, was a fatal blow to the morale of the administration crowd. This was fol- lowed by awote of 162 to 112, by which the progressives and democrats made the income tax rates apply to profits from the sale of stock divi- dends, regardless of when sold. Then they whipped the administration a third time, by extending the benefits of the 25 per cent reduction on earned income to farmers and small business men. The vote was 141.to 134, A feature of the tax debate has been the frank discussion of the Big Business character of Secretary Mel- lon, the extent of his bank and oil and rail holdings, and the enormous profits he has recently received from ventures that depend upon favorable legislation. Frear of Wisconsin ex- ed how Mellon’s Gulf Oil Co., or le, had paid a stock divi- 00 per cent, and that the value of the stock then jum; from $400 to repented share, iney of Illinois point out that $2,100,000,. 000 of stock dividends were distri- buted in 1922, following the leader- any of Mellon in his oil company in- jon. Greeks Report Effort to Rid Bulgaria of Rule of King Boris ATHENS, Feb, 25-—The, Greek and revolt was said to northern r e revolt, LONDON, Feb. 26.—The ar- + Bulg: fan legation a stal to- to the effect that reports Siicion to have sent of a emanating from Athens, untrue. wee ‘The Land for the Users! ENTHUSIASTIC FOR «: work I showed him the editorial and - —= es u|