The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 3, 1924, Page 4

Page Four + HE DAILY WORKES Thursday, April 3, 1924 HANDS OFF--SUN YAT SEN WARNS WHITE LOOTERS Clash May Come With White Soldiery (By The Federated Press) HONGKONG, China, April 2.— Southern Chinese ports are overrun with trained fighting men. Sailors and marines of British, French, Ital- ian and Japanese nationalities pre- dominate, with a sprinkling of Amer- ican and smaller fry. The reason for this display of force is a threat by Dr. Sun Yat Sen to take control of the Chinese mari- time customs in the province and to apply any surplus which may be left, after some demands of the foreign financiers have been met, to the needs of the people of the province. Hands With Russia. But he also threatened to intro- duce a bolshevist regime into the province of Kwangtung, and talked of joining hands with Russia. Here more trouble arose, The Ital- jians without any warning announced to the other international birds of prey thru the Italian legation at Pe- kin that they had got their claws well into the prize by occupying the Canton customs premises. Immediately all the foreign gun- boats at Hongkong that could navi- gate the Pearl river, sped to Canton to keep an eye on the business and the actions of the other international “comrades.” Unions With Sun Yat Sen. Meanwhile, Sun Yat Sen cour- ageously took up the cudgels against the oppressors of the people. Under the guns of the foreign war vessels at Canton, the workers and business people have arranged huge protests against foreign intervention. No fewer than 250 guilds and unions have announced their determination to support Sun Yat Sen. On top of this; the Association of Chambers of Commerce in the Kwan- tung province decided to throw in their lot with guilds and unions and, if necessary, to organize a general strike, and boycott against all for- eigners in South China. If such an anti-foreign campaign starts in the south it may extend to the whole of China. Publisher Damns “Prussianism” of U. S. Book Censors (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, April 2nd.—Major George Haven Putnam, dean of American publishers, who is 80 years old tomorrow, launched an energetic attack on the censorship which en- ables the post office to put books on the blacklist at will. “It’s nobody’s business what a grown up man or woman wants to read,” said the major. ‘He related how a book seller came to him for cou:%e] when an important shipment of “Casanova” was recently seized in Boston. “Custom officers confiscated the classic on order from the treasury department,” stormed the old soldier. “That sort of thing is downright Prus- sianism. In fact it’s damn imperti- ence. “What do Watington officials know about classics anyway? . They seize Boccaccio, Rabelais and even Shakespeare. These literary gems might not be good for young girls or children, but who are these officials to decide for you or me our morality or reading matter? I do not know anything about their critical qualifi- cations.” Daugherty Grafting Aids From Chicago On Way to Testify Three Chicagoans have been sub- Ppoenaed to appear before the Sen- ate Daugherty Investigating Com- mittee in connection with the show- ing of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight pictures. The men are William S. Barbee, former loop theater owner, at whose place the pictures were shown; J. A. Bates, associate of Barbee, and Charles Weingeld, law- yer, who was consulted by Tex Rickard, fight promoter, in connec- tion with the showing of the pic- tures. It was also disclosed that the committee had summoned M. P. Kraffmiller, of the American Tank Car Company, and secretary to Sec- retary of States Hughes when the latter was governor of New York. Kraffmiller is said to have known Howard Mannington, involved in other phases of the Daugherty in- vestigation. HAT is evidently the opening gun in the fight of the oppo- nents of a class Farmer-Labor Party against the formation of such a party has been ‘fired by “Labor,” which is the organ of tne railroad unions and endorses the Conference for Progressive Political Action, The Conference for Progressive Political Action want the workers and farmers to stay away frora the June 17th Farmer-Labor convention, It wants them to put their hopes upon the July 4th C. P. P. A. con- vention, so that the taner if the ruling group so decides can again endorse one of the old party tickets and kill any opposition pledged to independent political action thru a Farmer-Labor Party. “Labor” in discussing the June 17th convention makes this clear. It says: “Some of La Follette’s friends are seriously disturbed over the prema- ture third party movements which are springing uj thruout the country. “They are particularly suspicious of a call for a third party convention to be held in St. Paul on June 17th. According to. reports reaching Washington, s majority of the mem- bers of the committee on arrange- ments for this gathering are mem- bers of the so-called “Workers Party,” 2 recognized Communistic organization, “Only 13 names were attached to the call and no attempt has ‘been made to insure a_ representative attendance, “La Follette is in no sense respon- sible for this call, and the men who are recognized as the leaders of the La Follette movement had nothing to do with it. “In these circumstances it would be the easiest thing in the world for Enemies of Class Farmer-Labor Party In Open Fight Against June 17th Convention By C. E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary, Workers Party the Old Guard to pack the gathering with its henchmen disguised as radicals, “Then they could nominate La Fol- fette on an impossible platform to the accompaniment of a series of ‘red’ speeches, All this is, of course, nonsense. The call for the St. Paul convention was signed by representatives of every state Farmer-Labor Party in the United States which amounts to anything. It is true the June 17th convention is not purely a conven- tion built wp around the personality of La Follette and subject to any whim he may express, It is a convention called by those groups which are in earnest in their | desire to create a Farmer-Labor Party which will represent the inter- ests of the exploited farmers and | workers on the political field, Line of Attack Indicated, The article in “Labor” indicates | that the hesitating, vacillating group behind the Gonference for Progres- sive Political Action, which some- times is for a “Third Party” and sometimes for rewarding the friends and punishing the enemies of labor in the republican and democratic parties are going to make the effort to kill the real convention of the farmers and workers, The opening of this attack means that the forces behind the June 17th PS convention must wage a more ag- gressive fight. For the Workers Party it means that all tts strength must be thrown into the balance in order to prevent the C. P. P. A. from deceiving and frightening the workers and farmers thru such propaganda, Farmer-Labor Campaign Fund Needed, It was because the Central Ex- ecutive Committee of the Workers Party foresaw this situation that it asked the members of the party and sympathizers to raise a $15,000 campaign fund in support of the class Farmer-Labor. Party. This fund is required in order to carry on a country-wide campaign of pub- licity in support of the June 17th convention. Organization work must be done to create local and state Farmer-Labor parties and to secure delegates from all organizations in- vited to attend the June 17th con- vention, Every party branch has been asked to raise from $10.00 to $25.00 according to its size. If the party is not to fail in its work in support of the June 17th convention and a class Farmer-Labor Party it must raise at least $15,000. Not only branches must support this fund, but every individual who has receiv- ed the subscription list should give his aid, These branches have sent in their quota since the last report: Detroit English Branch. Newark Greek Branch Massillon South Slavic San Francisco Lettish Branch. W. Frankfort Lithuanian Branch Elm Grove Russian Branch. Philadelphia Ukrainian Bran Yorkville Ukrainian Branch. St. Paul Russian Branch, Revere Jewish Branch South Chicago South Boston Lettish Branch. Raymond Finnish Branch. San Francisco Greek Branch.. What is your answer to this at- tack? Will you help the fight for the June i7th convention and a class T.U. E. L. Organizing Amalgamation of An enthusiastic District Confer- ence of the Food Workers Group of the Trade Union Educational League has decided to launch out into an. aggressive national cam- paign for the Amalgamation of all the Unions of the food industry. D. E. Early was elected National Secretary, and an enthusiastic wel- come was accorded Earl Browder, who greeted the Conference in the name of the National Executive Committee of the ffade Union Edu- cational League. Other speakers who gave the Conference important messages were A. Bush, National Chairman; Charles Keller, V. H. Sundell and Albert E. Stewart The Food Work- ers already have over 150 connéc- tions thruout the country in the various branches of the food indus- try, who will immediately take up the fight for amalgamation in their respective unions, Unions affiliated witn the Food Workers. Group include the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Interna- tional, the Bakers unions, Amal- gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers, Milk Wagon Drivers, Amalgamated Food Workers, and several other unions of the food in- dustries, German Bayonets Are Running Only ‘Against Workers (By The Federated Press) BERLIN, April 2—Some weeks go differences arose between the Berlin flour mill workers and the POLITICALS DIE The Food Industry| $1 QW DEATHS IN GERMAN CAMPS Seeckt’s Barbed Wire Prisons Described (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, April 2.—The following protest, describing the conditions in the German concentration camps for political prisoners, was addressed to General Seeckt by Ivan Katz, a member of the Prussian Landtag. He describes the camp at Munster, particularly: “The prisoners are confined be- hind barbed wire and twice a day for an hour are allowed to take a walk between the wire fences. Since their shoes are not in wearable con- round around the with slush and Gen. dition, colds, “The security and th wear. to wners. When the mill workers obeyed the ministry of labor and sent delegation to deal with the minis- try, they were suddenly arrested by Farmer-Labor Party? BISHOP SAYS HE’S FIRST IN ASKING OTHERS 10 FIGHT Willing to Be in Orator- ical Trenches Disciplinary action may be taken by Bishop Thomas Nicholson, head of the Chicago area of the Metho- | dist Episcopal church, agairist paci- fist students of Northwestern Uni- versity, and Northwestern College at Naperville, Ill, it was indicated today. The university and the col- lege are endowed by the Methodist church, Approximately 150 theological students of the university have signed pledges dedicating their lives to the abolition of war by means of “my personal refusal to sanction any future war, or to any form of military service.” The pledge cards were signed at a meeting in a class room at the university, During the meeting a telegram said to be from a pacifist group at Yale arrived, pledging support to the “world movement for peace.” Want Miltarism Canned. Students at the college favor the stand taken by the university men and a movement is under way to discontinue the reserve officers train- ing corps system at the school. Bishop Nicholson declared emphat- ically that the stand of the students was not the stand of the church. Makes Quiet Investigation. “If the flag is fired on I will be in the forefront of those demanding its defense,” the bishop declared. Bishop Nicholson is making a quiet investigation of pacifist activ- ities at both schools, it was learned, and strong steps are anticipated. The present agitation started on Sunday night when an Epworth league meeting in a Methodist church in Evanston. was turned into a pacifist demonstration, Rail Brotherhoods Demand Western Roads Raise Wages Wage scales and working rules for trainmen on Western railroads were considered at a meeting here today by operators and representatives of the rail brotherhoods. Eastern lines recently granted rail workers an increase approximating five per cent. There is some specula- tion as to whether the employes on Western lines will settle on that figure. Miners’ Local Gives Financial Boost to Farmer-Labor Cause The response to the call of the Workers Party for a ‘campaign fund to be used in the fight for organization of a mass Farmer-Labor Party thru the June 17th Convention at St. Paul is increasing in volume from day to day. The biggest boost given the fund comes from Local Union No. 5302 of the United Mine Workers of America in a remittance of $44.85 collected among the members of that organization, This amount was collected by S. M. Shulth and John Telawske by circulating the subscription’ list among the members of the organization mentioned, Dollars, half dollars and quarters subscribed by these miners, who realize the importance of the struggle for a mass political party which will fight the battles of industrial workers and farmers, brought up the total to close to $50. There are tens of thousands of workers who will welcome the oppor- tunity to make a contribution to the campaign fund for a mass Farmer- Labor Party. The money which is given to this fund means aid in making the ca: Siphennde aign to awaken the masses of workers and farmers reach tens of who are not yet supporters of the farmer-labor party movement and the organization of new groups in support of the movemen' Threat to Draft Labor in Next War Rouses Sam Gompers (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, April 2.—In a formal statement of its current legis- lative program of the American Fed- eration of Labor denounces the pro- posal for conscription of labor in case of national emergency as being “a more inimical piece of legislation than was ever before considered by congress.” It demands exclusion of Japanese by law yather than by the gentlemen’s agreement, and appeals for the soldier bonus. Discussing the proposed conscrip- tion of labor, the report says it is being advocated in radio propaganda talks, and its essence is the plan of paying to conscripted labor the same pittance allowed to soldiers. The A. F. of L. would be willing, it says, to agree to this if the members of the U. S. supreme court, of congress, the cabinet and the president would take the same $33-a-month allowance as salary, and would put all military offi- cers likewise on this rate of pay. The labor conscription radio speech of Major General Hanson E. Ely, commandant of the war college, sent out March 13 from here, said that this draft would dispose of labor troubles in time of war. The labor elements that were disposed to make trouble would simply be transferred to the trenches! On the other hand, the owners of resources would be “requested,” merely, to furnish at a fair profit the things the government might ‘need. If shipments were refused, the gov- ernment could decline priority in freight movements to the business of the unwilling firms, ¢ Rifles Shoot Sense Of Unity Into Vera Cruz Workers (By The Federated Press) VERA CRUZ, April 2.—The misery and suffering of the workers of Vera Cruz, divided into several hostile camps, has taught them ;a much needed lesson. All last year was marked by strikes in which one group scabbed on the other. Then the rebellion of reaction came. The workers were all mistreated, and their leaders hinsee ch ohana of which ‘oup they belonged to. a ewalve "epoosand workers, bakers, bricklayers, masons, millers, elec- tricians, cigar workers, railroad workers, workers of the. oil fields, firemen, fishermen, checkers, car- penters and longshoremen have just gotten together. They have elect- ed a commission to draw up a plat- form for a united front in the eco- nomic struggle against their ex- ploiters. Jap Militarists Plan Capture of Government Jobs TOKIO, April 2.—Retired ad- mirals of the navy and generals of the army met here to launch what may prove the foundation for a mil- itary grovyp in Japanese politics, The announced purpose of the meeting was to found a_ society to be called the “Kofukukai.” Its ob- ject will be to render assistance to army and navy candidates running for seats in the Diet and to foster military education in Japan. A number of officers are candidates for the Diet. Approximately 150 retired officers have “i their intentions of joining the “Kofukukai” movement. IMPEACH COOLIDGE! U.S, CONCESSION HUNTERS MAKING MEXICO LOUSY Sinclair and Other Yank . Freebooters on Job (By The Federated Press) MEXICO CITY, April 2—Hun- dreds of concession hunters have come to Mexico in flocks like crows. In return for the support the American government gave Obregon during the recent rebellion, plans are afoot to get control of govern- ment owned railroads, telephones and telegraphs, Captain Wolvine, of the Wolvine lines, in return for a loan of from 25 to 40 million pesos (1 peso, 50 cents), wants the concession of a tract in southern Mexico the size of the milstary forces and held until they promised that in so essential an industry as milling there would be no strike pending the settlement. Now a new situation has devel- oped. Again there are differences be- tween the bosses and the workers, and the ministry of labor has put into play its machinery of arbitra- tion. The mill owners. refuse to come. They declare they have fired all their workers and there is noth ing to arbitrate. In other words, the “essential” in- dustry of milling has stopped by ac- tion of the mill owners. But no military is at hand to arrest these gentlemen and to compel them to run their mills. Germany bayonets Tun one way only. Military Spain Breaks Promise. MADRID, April 2—Spain’s mili- tary directorate confesses that they cannot meet their promises. The Spanish directorate has been so busy conducting costly mulitary opera- tions in Morocco, that they have not met the Ludget promised the people in the last three months, AT LOW your DRUGS fics oners, “The fact that Germany has sent her political prisoners to concentra- tion camps has aroused the atten- tion of the whole civilized: world and has exposed Germany to con- But when it is tznown that the military power does . not even provide for these prisoners, but is consciously allowing them: to perish, he scorn of the world will doubtless increase in the face of such barbar- ous methods, the desires of other 0 to help Germany in its distress will subside, and the return of the Ruhr prisoners from France will be made impossible.” IMPEAC ‘tempt. YOUR This week's specials— Minnesota. On this land he would raise tobacco, rice and sugar, He” is willing to charge no interest on the loan if the Mexican government permits him to export all his prod- ucts duty free for ten years after production begins. Yankees Get Tobacco Trust. The house of Speyer, New York, is also making secret negotiations for a loan of 10,000,000 pesos, Ru- mors are afloat that the large to- bacco trust Buen Tono, has fallen into American hands. Americans are making many other propositions to the Mexican government—propo- sitions of ports and railroad lines, and even of a canal thru the Te- huantepec peninsula, which would greatly shorten the transcontinental distance’ as compared with the Panama canal, ‘ Big Sinchir Deal, B. Ross Jones, representative ot the Oklahoma oil interests, is try- ing to lease oil lands in the northern part of Tamaulipas. The Iumble Petroleum Company is starting work onbits newly acquired oil lands near Guerrero. 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