The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 3, 1924, Page 3

Saturday, May 3, 1924 ————————<<<$<—=—— 2 STILL JAILED FROM PALMER'S MAY DAY PLOTS Sacco - Vanzetti Await Workers’ Action By KARL PRETSHOLD. The workers in dozens of foreign countries when they celebrate May Day this year will remember two workers who are in American prisons facing death as the result of a plot of the United States Department of Justice to scare the country into fits on May Day, 1919. The country was scared, one man was murdered by the Department of Justice and to cover up the crime two workers were framed up and today, four years after their arrest, are in danger of the electric chair. They are Nicola Sacco and Barthelmo Van- zettl. Salsedo Tortured. Wililam Flynn and his agents of the department rigged up a little bomb plot for May May 1919. All the big Politicans got nice little bombs in the mail-the morning of the first of May. February 25, 1920, Robert Elia was arrested because another May Day ‘was coming around. He was charged with having something to do with the bombs sent thru the mails. His friend Andrea Salsedo who tried to hire a lawyer for him was arrested for his pains. Salsedo was arrested in the early part of March. He was beaten and kicked and given the “gold fish.” It was kept up for two months. Elia in an affidavit tells of hearing the screams of Salsedo on March 8th. Weeks passed. Both men were con- tinually tortured. Elia later told of how Salsedo gradually lost his mind. Salsedo Killed. On the morning of May 3rd, just four years ago, Mr. Von Wedenholt of Bergenfeld, N. J., on his way from work saw a body drop from the win- dow of the 13th floor of the Park Row building where the Department of Justice had its New York office and where Elia and Salsedo were impris- oned. Salsedo had found freedom from torture. At the morgue Mrs. Salsedo was told, “He is yours now to do as you like with,” The authorities did not even bother to hold an inquest. Sacco-Vanzetti Arrange Protest. But Salsedo had friends. While he was imprisoned they were trying to get him a lawyer. Two of those friends were Nicola Sacco and Bar- thelemo Vanzetto. Vanzetti had come to New York from Boston just a few days before tdying to get Walter Nelles to act’ as lawyer for Salsedo and Elia. When they heard of the’ murder they turned their energy into arrang- ing protest meetings. On May 5th they were arrested in Massachusetts and questioned for hours about their radical connections. Both Sacco and Vanzetti had des- troyed all literature that would con- nect them with the radical movement. They had seen what it meant to be ar- rested as a foreign-born “red.” The Department of Justice was anxious to nip the protest against their killing of Salsedo. Elia was rushed to Ellis Island and deported because he was the only per- son who could tell what had happened on the thirteenth floor of the Park Row building during the long weeks he and Salsedo were confined there. Frame-up of Sacco-Vanzettl. It remained only for the Depart- ment of Justice to stop the spreading of the story of Salsedo’s death among his countrymen. After being held for many hours Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with killing a pay-roll guard and robbing him of $18,000. The Department of justice was saved again. But the workers of the world learned the story of their frame-up and also of the murder of Salsedo. Where one worker would have heard of the killing of Salsedo if Sacco and Van- zetti had been permitted to hold their protest meetings today, hundreds of thousands know the story of that murder and how the authorities tried to cover it up by killing two more workers. Today the workers of the world are not only celebrating May Day, they are also demanding the freédom of Sacco and Vanzetti who face death because the bosses and their agents hate May Day. Christians, Pacifists Plead For Nation To Enter World Court WASHINGTON, May” 22k huge delegation of church, peace, and law organizations beseiged Congress td- day with a plea for American partici- pation in the world court. The court crusaders appeared at the opening of the hearings before a spe- cial Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, which is considering various proposals for American participation in legal adjudication of world affairs. James G. McDonald, head of the foreign policies association, in open- ing the session, urged that the Senate take steps guaranteeing full American " adherence to the International Justice Court, now sitting at the Hague. enteeereesianael Do you want to help the DAILY WORKER? Then get a new sub- seriber. a et it 8 te ERE sk ie eh Ear RN at nie issipresestlinetntteshensisnteioesinaitinntisbiiimnepneslosacartonienenetesgse iene corseninonibiansicasanianictonientoramnaatgjamtinnpememctestion CN Be ct ac Sc EN Se A Ca a feo Dt Re SEO eM ot, RE DNS DAI A ES Al AA 5 aA eC Ter ee Oe MEXICAN WORKERS i THE DAILY WORKER GIVE FOUR DAYS TO CELEBRATING GREAT INTERNATIONAL LABOR HOLIDAY By JAY LOVESTONE. (Special to the Daily Worker.) MEXICO CITY, Mexico, April 80.—At a session of the Central Labor Council of Mexico City, I was somewhat surprised at the apparent ease with which the labor body was working, in view of the recent turmoil in particular and the youthfulness and in- experience of organized labor in Mexico in general. The proceed- ings went on. very smoothly and were handled with despatch. The chief subject of debate for the sixty odd delegates crowded into the small room, was the problem of organizing suc- cessful May Day demonstrations. unions after local union showed that there was widespread inter- est amongst the masses for making the international work- ers’ holiday one huge demon- stration of the solidarity of the oppressed masses. To an Amer- ican accustomed to “‘Anti-red” denunciations bearing the Gom- per’s union label every May first, and to July fourth spreadeagle orations on the Labor-Capital peace day in September, this attitude of the Mexican work- ers was most refreshing. Russian Posters on Wail, As a matter of fact the whole at- mosphere surrounding the delibera- tions was in most striking and wel- come contrast to the staid and stifling atmosphere so characteristic of the average American central labor body. On the walls of the meeting room there were posters inscribed in Rus- sian, showing how the working and peasant masses of Soviet Russia re- pelled the world capitalist reaction, and how the Red Army was leading the working class to victory. In the chair of the presiding officer there was seated an almond-eyed Mex- ican who was an example of the type reared in the union of Spaniard-In- dian and Oriental. Amongst the dele- gates one could see the native Indian, the Spanish, Mestizo or Creole and the American or “Gringo! types. Here and there were to be seen women del- egates. The representatives of the various local unions come to the meet- ing in their working clothes, in their overalls, in their tattered garments. The salutations “Delegate” so and so. and “Brother” so and so were signi- ficantly absent from the deliberations of the Central Labor Council here. The Mexican workers address each other as “companeros” or comrades. The communications from the various Jocal unions to the central body called “La Federacion de Sindicatos de Obreros del Distrito Federal” all ended with the slogan “Salud Y. Rev- olucion Social.” In the English of our trade union movement this would be the shocking closing of “Greetings and Sociat Rey-*rt*=¥."* ~ May Day Strike Planned. There was considerable discussion over the question of taking the work- ers in the ice factories off their jobs on May ist. The owners had made the plea that these workers should stay at their posts because of the hos- pital needs for ice. The delegates would brook no such ruse by their bosses. They were determined to present an unbroken front in the May 1st demonstrations. A special com- mittee was appointed to see to it that there would be no scabbing in the ice factories. Opposition from the ice bosses will very likely be encountered. One dele- gate reported that’ his employer had decided to run the ice factory on May 1st, that he had proudly boasted of his having no fear of a strike since he had already gone thru four strikes and had managed to “fix” them with bullets. In order to make sure that the bosses would toe the work, dele- gates from the chauffeurs, flour mill workers, transportation workers, de- partment store clerks, and other un- fons volunteered to organize them- selves into squads to prevent the ice manufacturers from violating the in- ternational holiday. Remember Haymarket Victims. All in all, the May Day celebrations planned by the Mexico City organized workers will last four days. Mass meetings, theatrical performances, concerts, parades, a demonstration to commemorate the murder of the an- archist workers in Chicago in 1887, an address by Luis N. Morones, presi- dent of the Mexican Federation of Labor, to be released to the workers of the whole country on the radio, are part of the auspicious program. Extensive preparations for the cele- bration of the workers’ international holiday are also keeping busy large sections of the unorganized masses of workers and peasants. The writer had the good fortune to take in a rehear- sal of a great mass chorus of thou- sands of men, women and children, Crowded in the “Platio”, a sumptuous arena in the court of the “Secratavia de Educacion, Publica,” were thou- sands of workers and farmers dressed in their overalls and working clothes, singing under the directions of their leader who was preparing them for the inauguration ceremony to make the grand opening of the National Stadium on May ist. The colors of the variegated shawls covering the Indian women blended in charming effect with the sad strain running thru the powerful mass tones. In music and color, in art and literature, the spirit of the masses bears the wholesome imprint of revolt against capitalist imperialist oppression. As one looked down upon this vast mass of genuine enthusiasm he could not but be impressed with the power- ful wave of revolt that these oppressed people will sooner, rather than later, let loose against their exploiters. Communications from local Mental Robot Factories Will Shock Liberals This Side of Revolution (By The Federated Press) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 2.— English colleges have more academic freedom than America’s goosestep in- stitutions, Bertrand Russell, British Socialist and professor, replies to President A. Lawrence Lowell, Har- vard university here. The argument started over an interview with Rus- sell published in the college paper, Harvard Crimson, charging that cone trol by capitalist trustees was respon- sible for the ban on radical speaker's like Debs, Foster and Nearing by the Harvard union. “Any one who cares more for aca- demic pursuits and the advancement of learning than for political prop- aganda would wish to see the govern- ment of universities in the hands of men of learning rather than uneducat- ed millionaires,” saps Russell. After pointing out, that learning is less re- spected than wealth in this country, he concludes: “A university should be primarily a place of learning and education, where whatever propaganda may oc- cur is neutralized by opposing prop- aganda, Under the existing system, however, the propaganda of one side prevades everything, while that of the other can only creep in thru an oc- casional cranny.” DAVIS ATTACKS FOREIGN - BORN WAGE SLAVES Defends Washington Robbers Speaking before the rich men’s clubs of this city in a lecture cam- paign in favor of his move to finger print, photograph, and deport foreign- born workers who do not accept the present order of things, James J. Davis declared that the only means to cut down the overdevelopment of industry is to keep out undesirables. How such a policy would prevent overdevelopment while thé entire machinery of production is in the hands of the capitalists who are not by any means hard up for their labor supply, not to speak of the high stand- ard of efficiency to.which machinery has been brought in recent years, is not clear to the average person. But Mr. Davis is not an average per- son, He is a member of the Coolidge cabinet and can see nothing wrong in the high handed burglarious activities of practically the entire cabinet a con- siderable number of whom have been unceremoniously kicked out by Coo- lidge in an effort to save the Repub- lican Party from being wrecked be- yond salvation, and to make his re- election at least a possibility. This is the Mr. Davis who was hoot- ed by the delegates to the recent min- ers’ convention in Indianapolis, when he appeared to lecture them on their duties to the employing class of this country. A foreigner himself, like Gompers and other renegades to their class he is now the most bitter enemy of the foreign-born workers who are robbed of the fruits of their toil by the capitalists in America. In his address to the City Club, Mr. Davis grew very red in the face and denounced the investigations in Wash- ington. He particularly defendeu sfar- ry M. Daugherty who, he declared, was hounded because of his prosecu- tion of “reds.” Davis commented on the fact that John L, Lewis, Gompers CHICAGO COUNCIL FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN BORN WORKERS NOW ACTIVE IN AGITATIONAL DRIVE In order to organize the working class for the protection of the foreign born workers, a council has been formed in the city of Chicago composed of local unions and other working class or- ganizations, with a total of seventy thousand affiliated workers, The aim of this council is to organize a class protest against the drive of the employers and to nay the ranks of the workers against any such drive. The drive of the employers against the Foreign Born workers has culminated in a number of anti-alien and immigration bills now before Congress which go as far as to demand the registra- tion of aliens in this country and give to the Secretary of Labor the power to deport any aliens, which he regards undesirable, and to import any class of labor which may be necessary for the in- dustrial needs of the country. Owing, however, to the exigency of the political situation and due to the fact that this is an election year, and if such a bill were adopted it would mean the defeat of the party advocat- ing it, the Employing Class of this country have agreed to the passage of the Johnson Bill, which while on the surface a much milder bill, and which does not call for the registra- tion of Aliens in this country, yet is as vicious an Anti-Labor Bill as could be found and one that must be fought by the Militant Workers in order to safeguard their interests, The Chicago Council for the pro- tection of Foreign Born Workers has thruout its secretary addressed the following letter to Congressman John- son the originator of the Johnson Im- migration Bill which has now passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate, “On behalf of the Chicago Coun- cil for protection of Foreign Born Workers composed of Local Unions and other working class organiza- tions, with a total of seventy thousand affiliated workers, I am instructed to protest against the final passage of the Johnson Bill HR 6540. ‘We protest the final passage of the Johnson Bill because if its im- migration clause, stipulating that applicants for immigrants certifi- cate shall furnish to the consular office copies of his military record, and prison record if any, as well as copies of all available public re- cords concerning him, kept by the Government to which he owes al- legiance. We protest the passage ot this bill for its stipulation that the documents furnished shall be Permanently attached to the ap- plication and become part thereof and for its further stipulation that copy of immigrant’s photograph is to be permanently attached to their immigration certificate as well as to the fact that this bill give the consular officials the power to select those immigrants they desire, and reject. those whom they regard as objectionable. All th Provisions it is clear to us are made for the purpose of establishing a system of selective immigration, threatening prospect- ive immigrants to accept a status of submission so they may be used by the employers in their endeavor to smash the existing labor organiza- tions and lower the conditions of lite of the workers in this country both native and foreign. In view of the impending final adoption of this Johnson Bill, we call upon the Industrial Workers to unite their forces with the ex- ploited farmers, into the building up of a great Farmer Labor Party, which will be able to settle ac- counts with the politicians who serve the Employers, and in the future to prevent the passage of Jaws inimical to labor. In order to effectively take part in the drive for the formation of a Class Farmer Labor Party, the Council for the protection of Foreign Born Work- ers at its next regular meeting has as @ special order of business the elec- tion of delegates to the Farmer Labor Convention at St. Paul, June 17th, as well as electing delegates to the State Farmer Labor Meet at Peoria, May 18th, In addition to this a Mass meeting will be held Friday, May 9th, under the auspices of the Council for the protection of Foreign Born Workers at 8 P. M. 3322 Douglas Blvd. at which speakers from the Chicago Fedéfa- tion of Labor, Socialist Party, and Workers Party, will protest against the drive made by the employers on the Foreign Born Workers. Slaves Peep At New Hubby Who Manages Wife’s $50,000,000 ASHEVILLE, N. C., May 2.— Two of the oldest families in the United States and Great Britain were united here today with the marriage of John Francis Cecil and Miss Cornelia Van- derbilt. Cecil announced his resignation from the British Dipiomatic Service before the ceremony and after a hon- eymoon in Europe, will return here to help his bride in administering her vast $50,000,000 estate. After the ceremony more than 1,000 people attended a reception at Bilt- more House. Hundreds of employes and tenants of the estate were includ- ed in this number. pn ps ot Ni it Study Women Voters Determine BUFFALO, N. Y., May 2nd.—Birth control was defeated by an over- whelming vote as a subject of study for the National League of Women Voters after a spirited debate on the convention floor Monday, |Stone by Benjamin C. Marsh of the Page Three NN and conservative labor leaders did not join in the cry for Daugherty’s head but that the major part of the cam- paign was traceable to Moscow in fluence which operates thru the Work ers Party and uas for its principal mouthpiece the DAILY WORKER. Mr. Davis called on business men to take more interest in affairs and join with conservative labor for harmony between employers and employes. PATRIOTIC SUGAR PLANTERS REVOLT | of Providence held a very successful Workers Party Of | concert in one of the largest halls in Providence Raises | that cit Up to date, the German . . Societ have raised over $700 for Big Relief Fund| the relief of German Workers and By HELEN A. SEIGL | children. | A series of bazaars have been held PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 2 The| by the Providence Russian Women’s comrades in Providence are busy with| branch for the Ruthenberg defense the plans for a picnic on May 4th. | in the Michigan case, They have also | collected $17. ‘| Under the direction of the German | °°!ected $17.00 for German relief. AT LOW | branch, the United German Societ es | BUY —<—<—— DRUGS PRICES HY N 6 A R | A N THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL | YOUR | $1.50—3 tubes Pepsodel IN-CUBA PROVINCE Four Veterans Held By Zayas Government (Special to The Daily Worker) HAVANA, May 2.— Hhe Zayas 215 S. Halsted Street WM. FRIEDMAN CO. TABLETS PROP. = — MEETING PLACE FOR THE NEEDLE WORKERS FOR CONSTIPATION 25 CENTS AUSTIN-MADISON PHARMACY Strictly Home Cooking and Baking government today took drastic steps to put down rebellion which has brok- en out in the Province of Santa Clara. Orders were issued for arrest of all leaders of the patriots dnd veterans’ association, the organization consi- dered responsible for the rebellion and four men were taken in custody in Havana. They are Mario Garcia Velez, brother of General Velez; Car- los Alsugaray, wealthy sugar planter and vice-president of the veterans’ as- sociation; Dr. Oscar Soto, a lawyer and secretary and treasurer of the as- sociation, and Federico Moraleu, lead- er of the movement in Havana. The government announced loyal troops had clashed with the rebels at Juan de la Yeras, ousting them from the city hall, which they had seized. The rebels sustained numerous ca- sualties. Packers Hid Big Profits And Got Away With It (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, May 2.— Warning | has been issued to Attorney General Farmers National Council, that the| progressive farmers will oppose any modification of the consent decree un- der which former Attorney General Palmer dropped the anti-trust prose- cution of the big meat packers, “Palmer entered into a shady col- lusion with the packers, on the con- sent decree, to prevent any real packer control legislation,” says Marsh. “When the fiasco of a packer control bill was finally enacted and entrusted to Secretary Wallace to 1 MADISON STREET at Austin Blvd. HELP WANTED We Deliver Free Phones: Oak Park 392, 571, 572; LEARN THE BARBER TRADE Austin 4117 20 lesson book, $1.00. ©, D. Raymer,| We speak and read: Lettish, Polish, 1330 F. First Ave., Seattle, Wash. Lithuanian, etc. SSS SSS Ss Well- Known Insurance Salesmen ek. 7h S. M. HORVITZ 3359 Hirsch St. Phone Roosevelt 2500 HARRIS COHEN 2645 Potomac Ave. Office: 737 W. 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Round-World Flight KASHIWABARA BAY, Murile Islands, Via Tokio, May 2. — Two cutters landing from the Japanese and American destroyers here to es- tablish a base for the American round the world airplane flight, were caught in a gale Sunday and driven ashore. One was from the American de- stroyer Ford and the other from the Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze. Japanese and American officers and men struggled together in the water finally saving their boats. No lives were lost. Warned Women Seek Forbidden Floyd Dell Book DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 2. — Floyd Dell’s “Janea March” has been the most pouplar book at the library since Miss Hermine Schmed told the local Chamber of Commerce to shun it. Miss chmed, hailing back from Cal- fornia, warned the Iowans to avoid ocialist literature and ban Socialist speakers. 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