The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 15, 1924, Page 2

“4 ‘ é = are a "OR SER MEAP ww ee BS Page Two THE DAILY WORKER TROTSKY SAYS MACDONALD IS TOO SENSITIVE British Premier Has Un- clean Record MOSCOW.—Leon Trotsky—back at work, and fully restored to health— dealt with his recent speech about Mr. MacDonald. “You ask,” he said, “whether the English press justly views my speech at Tiflis as an attack against Eng- land, or, to be more exact, against MacDonald. “I don’t know just how you mean the word attack, but MacDonald has frequently attacked the Soviet sys- tem and the tactics of the Communist party, and recently, as one of the leaders of the Second International, he declared that he was fighting against Moscow. We reserve the same right of criticism of MacDon- ald’s policy. “It is well known that MacDonald’s party fiercely attacked us for our pol- icy in Georgia. I have just returned from there, and am sorry that Mac- Donald cannot visit Georgia and learn the mood of the Georgian workmen and peasants. I doubt whether the mood of the Indian and Egyptian peas- ants can compare with the Georgians. What About the Lords? “MacDonald has frequently con- demned us for violating the methods of formal democracy. It is true that we place the predominance of the working class above formal democ- racy, but we had the right to hope that MacDonald and his party would place democracy above all. “To our minds the existence of a democracy with a house of lords con- flicts with the idea of democracy. But if we regard the workers’ rule above democracy, we also consider formal democracy an advance over the mon- archy and the aristocracy. This I also pointed out in my speeches at Tiflis » and Baku. “Is that an unfriendly attitude to- ward England? Does MacDonald’s criticism of the Soviet system and Communist policy signify an unfriend- ly attitude toward our country? “I cannot see why our continuing any serious disagreements regarding the Soviet system and the revolution- ary dictatorship and the English mon- archy and the church must interfere with our efforts to establish broad eco- nomic ties equally useful to both sides.” Fordtown Workers Gujlt._And ver: wilt ‘Uf Big Boss (By The Federated Press) DETROIT, May 14.—‘“Ford’s labor policy is well known to all who are close to Detroit, declares the Detroit Labor News, organ of the Detroit Fed- eration of Labor. “As one gets away from the city of the straits the ad- miration for his policy increases in geometric ratio. He doesn’t object to paying ‘high’ wages. He sweats his employes to make up for it. What he dislikes is independence on the part of his workers. Ford is the personifi- cation of the industrial autocrat. He will not tolerate anything but servile obedience. “His plants, therefore, have the at- mosphere of the well regulated peni- tentiary. “Not being able to tolerate indepen- dence and self-expression in his sweat- shop Ford naturally can not tolerate the unions.” Injunction Against Picketing New York Dives Is Issued NEW YORK, May 14.—An anti-pick- eting injunction against the Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ union in its strike at the Broadway cabarets and jazz joints of John Salvin has been made permanent by Justice Delehanty, New York supreme court. The un- ion, an independent organization form- ed on industrial lines, struck the cafes two months ago when the owner dis- eriminated against the union. Screams In Church, Police Are Called, Only Negro Baptism Seven persons living near the Afro- Methodist church last night were prompted to call police when they heard blood-curdling screams from within the church. The police ar- rived and found, not a murder, but a Negro baptism. Union Whips Alaska Packers, Friends Of Herbert Hoover SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.—The Alaska Packers’ Association has given in at last to the Alaska Fishermen’s union. Brought to terms by their failure to recruit non-union crews for the salmon season, the packers have signed a compromise agreement effec- tive for three years, granting %c a fish over the 1928 scale. The men had asked for a 1c increase, and the packers for a 1c decrease, Union con- ditions and recognition are to be in force in all canneries in Alaska under the control of the association. The compromise was offered by the union. HOWAT INVITED TO SPEAK 10 PEORIA MEET (Continued From Page 1.) ally would the chair entertafn a mo- tion to unseat them, Farrington stated that any protest would be entertained “in conformity with the laws” of the union. Thompson then repeated his ques- tion in more direct fashion. He brought out the fact that two years ago he protested against the seating of Mercer, and Tarrington rulad his protest out of order on the grounds that protest should have been made before the delegate had been seated. Farrington’s reply simply was that they would take care of that when the time came. FARRINGTON’S REPORT. Farrington’s defense of his appoint- ive power; his praise of the Jackson- ville three-year pact and his argument |for cheapening the cost of production were the major points in his report to the convention. Beginning with some ingenious jug- gling, he claimed that the miners were running their own union organization cheaply. Then he went on to tell of the 50 per cent of Illinois mines now idle with more than half of the rest on a less than half time basis. From this he drew the conclusion that things would get worse, unless they were able to cheapen production. Un- less the miners cut coal costs, he ar- gued, the work will go elsewhere. Lauds Jacksonville Pact. The Jacksonville agreement was lauded as a mighty achievement, but did not say how this three-year agree- ment, which is intended to prevent the union miners who endorse it, from taking action to force the unioniza- tion of the open shop fields which are now depressing their conditions. Again, in dealing with the necessity of the convention considering unem- ployment benefits, he gave no sugges- tions as to ways and means. Asktng the convention to decide de- cisively whether those unemployed should get anything from the union or not, he said that thousands of min- ers’ families were suffering from hun, ger and want. After this reference to the present hardships of the miners, Farrington went on to say that great progress had been made, quoting the 1898 wage scale in contrast with the present one. Pleads For Appointive Power. Defense of his appointive power came when he attacked the foes of that scheme as insincere. He insisted that the methods used to instruct dele- gates against the appointive method lacked fairness, saying that they were more concerned in smashing the Far- rington machine than anything else. Attempting to justify himself, he held up the examples of the tens of thousands of employes in city, state and the national government who were appointed, not elected by the people. Then he instanced the em- ployes of the Standard Oil, Steel Trust and other “successful” business insti- tutions that were not elected by the stockholders. The Soviet government was even cited—Farrington saying it was said to be the most democratic government of all—as having thou- sands of appointees. Wants Instructions Disregarded. Like many another man in a similar position, he argued against delegates coming instructed “with their hands tied,” saying such instruction prevent- ed “merit from prevailing” and urg- ing the delegates to “use their reason” and vote their opinion, no matter how they were instructed. He was in favor of democracy, Far- rington said, but thought that abolish- ing the appointive power was “going too far.” The miners’ union, he urged, was a “business institution and its policies to be successful, should be along the RADICAL SOCIALIST IS PLANNING FOR THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF CAPITALISM’S REGIME IN FRANCE PARIS, May 14.—“The first pre-occupation of a government of the left would be to assure financial stability with a regime of international entente and peace,” Edouard Herriot, leader of the radical socialists and likely successor to Premier Poincare, de- clared today. It is considered probable that Herriot will be the first invited to form a cabinet when the present government resigns June 1. Poincare is planning to withdraw from public life for a while and may ask a vacation from the senate. Andre Tardieu, who was defeated in Sunday’s elections, intends to abandon politics and go to the United States to enter business. His newspaper, the Echo National, will sus- pend publication Friday. TWO FORMER FRENCH PREMIERS AMONG POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO DOOMED POINCARE Aristide Briand Lou Paul Painleve Barthou Altho Edouard Herriot, radical socialist leader, is considered the most likely successor to Raymond Poincare as premier of France, three other men are mentioned as possibilities, Paul 2ainleve and Aristide Briand, both former premiers, and Louis Barthou. Painleve and Briand have been allied with the Poincare opposition. The Poincare government, unexpectedly defeated in general election, cannot be forced out until the new cham- ber of deputies meets on June 2nd. BLOWS AT REACTION IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS MAKES STANDPATTERS IN THIS COUNTRY TAKE NOTICE WASHINGTON, May 14.—The victorious sweep of liberalism in Europe is not being overlooked by American politicians, trying to pierce the veil behind which is hidden the outcome of this year’s campaign. The most thoughtful of them, with the examples of England and France before them, foresee States this fall same forces which have battled in the English and French elec- tions, Great Britain deposed from power her conservatives and near-liberals for a Labor government, frankly so- cialistic. France has just been swept by lib- eral sentiment. The American gov- ernment, insofar as its legislative ma- chine is concerned, is controlled to- day by the liberals, and in the coun- try there is a powerful surge of senti- ment toward them. Competent observers here are in- clined to believe that the United States will share in what appears to be a world-wide readjustme™, one of a series which have followed the war. Now comes another adjustment, a swing to liberalism, in some countries an extreme swing. It is evident in the United States, politicians find, and the most they hope to do is to limit it. President Coolidge and his group are seeking to do this by standing with the utmost firmness as the. apos- tles of conservatism. In the Demo- cratic party there is evident a desire to meet the liberal wing, if possible, by nominating some one with progres- sive leanings. This, however, is a natural consequence of the Coolidge conservatism and is simply the log- ical effect for political contrast. Both these parties are trying to ap- praise the real strength of the great third group, whose size and power nobody yet knows—a group as yet un- organized, for the most part, because of lack of leadership. Every day brings added evidence to political headquarters here that if leadership is furnished—if LaFollette will take hold—the liberal movement this fall will be so powerful as to de- termine the election, even tho the lib- eral candidate is not elected. The American liberals hold the bal- ance of power today, and in the light of what is happening abroad, some old party leaders here fear that after oe Pes Ue AES PAP NET ESPEN 5 lines of business practice.” No rules of order were adopted, tho that is always the first business before a convention. Farrington’s report goes to the committee. Preacher Springs Surprise. Something startlingly new in the way of a speech of welcome was heard in an opening address at the convention. Nearly 600 coal digger delegates were slouching in their seats as the Rev. B. G. Carpenter from the Peoria Universalist church was introduced. The expected prayer did not come forth. Instead the minister launched into an excellent description of the world’s misery. He said new ideas and new ideals are being born in the world. He called it the birth pains of @ new social order. “We cannot go back to the pre-war world,” he said. “The old order is gone forever and we must make way for the new. The ideal of profit in Business is wrong.” Carpenter said he was a radical and wanted to be put down as one. He did not make the usual qualifications, but urged the coal diggers to go to the root of things, as a radical does. He urged them to assume responsi- bility in the coming society. New ideals will never come thru govern- ments, colleges, or newspapers, but thru the mass of people, according to this preacher. “For the life of me I cannot under- stand how workingmen of one coun- try can be induced to go to war for the purpose of killing workingmen of other countries,” he said. To do away with wars, substitute service and brotherhood for profits in indus- try is Carpenter's advice. between the* GOVERNMENT RUSHES TO THE AID OF BIG SOUTH DAKOTA THIEVES SIOUX FALLS, S. D, May 14.— (United Press—A million dollars in cash was rushed into Sioux Falls by the Federal Reserve Bank today to save the city’s three remaining banks, a mighty struggle in the United | while the grand jury Investigates the {closing of five others within the past next November the liberals may turn|few months. The Dakota Trust and that balance into a position of real|Savings Bank locked its doors yester- dominance. day. JUDGE BARES. HIDEOUS RECORD OF KU KLUX KLAN IN TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, May 14—Testimony that shocked even the hard-boiled solons of the world’s political crime-capital, was brought out here yesterday when Judge Erwin Clark of Waco, Texas, former district judge and once general counsel for the Ku Klux Klan at a large salary, exposed the cruelties practiced by the Invisible Empire to the senate committee investigating the contested election of Sena- tor Mayfield, of Texas, whose unseating is demanded by a large element of Texas people. Gross Degeneracy. Unmentionable crimes were committed by the Klan, declared Clark. So atrocious were some of¢— ————————_______ those crimes and so gross was the language necessary to describe them that all the women in the audience were requested to leave the room while the former judge was recount- ing the acts of those who were osten- sibly organized to protect the purity of American womanhood. The Klan, thru its secret service, was able to intercept telegrams, listen in on telephone messages and judging by the manner in which Clark an- swered a question about the sanctity of the United States mails, the news- papermen had no doubt but the post- office also was under the domination of the hooded knights. Political Persecution. Immense Ku Klux parades were held in order to “make the negroes more amenable at voting time,” and woe unto the negro who did not vote as the local Klan official wanted him to. It was not an uncommon penalty for braving Klan wrath for a man to be castrated or banished or have both penalties inflicted for some alleged moral lapse. The truth is that ninety- nine per cent of the outrages com- ‘wiitted by the Klan against persons were for political or commercial reasons. $200,000 to soothe his wounded feel- ings and compensate him for the in- jury done his reputation by the libel- ous and slanderous attacks made upon his honor by the aforesaid gen- tlemen. MCNARY-HAUGEN BILL DEBATED BY EMPLOYERS Illinois C. of C. Meet Is Scene of Clash The pros and cons of the McNary- Haugen bill for farm relief, now pend- ing in congress, were debated today, at a meeting of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. George N. Peek, ‘president of the Moline Plow company, argued in fa- vor of the bill. James E. Boyle; pro- fessor. of rural economy at Cornell university, spoke against it. : Peek, who helped draft the bill, d *. clared that he decided for it follow- Klan Packing Donkey ing a survey of the plow company Convention In Behalf to find out “what was wrong with its farm business. Will “Relieve” Farmer. “T am conviced the McNary-Haugen bill will relieve the farmer, because it will give him better and more stabie prices,” he said. “Providing as it doe: for a federal board to determine the prices of farm produce, it will protect him against the low rates he has had to suffer. Of William McAdoo WASHINGTON, May 14.—That the Ku Klux Klan is planning to pack the democratic convention in New York in behalf of William Gibbs McAdoo was the charge made by Senator Un- derwood in a statement issued here yesterday. The Klan recently ousted Clark Howell in Georgia as national committeeman and elected in his place, John 8S. Cohen. Nathan Bedford T. Forrest, grand dragon, realm of Georgia, in his in- structions to the Klansmen who unseat- er Howell said is the earnest desire of Mr. McAdoo that his friends elect Major John 8. Cohen as national com- mitteeman.” The Klan connections of McAdoo will not make his fight for the presi- dential nomination easier at the New York convention, where he will face the more “invisible” empire of the Catholic Church and the gats of the bootleggers. the farmer gets some protection, and ducers.” tacked the fixing of pric farmer and consumer. Don't Like Price Fixing. eoee Klan Krooks Kuarrell. INDIANAPOLIS, May 14,—When thieves fall out lawyers fall in. This is the situation in Indianapolis where D. S. Stephenson, grand dragon of\the realm of Indiana Ku Klux Klaft is suing D. H. W. Evans, imperial wizard and several other goblins, and cyclops for libel and He claims it would take |ple.”. said. dom \4 trade. exported at low prices—the losses to sustained by the farmers—it would “Heretofore, the tariffs and laws of America have given more protection to industries than to farmers. It is time the prosperity of all the nation de- pends on the prosperity of farm pro- Boyle, arguing against the bill, at- the “dump- ing farm produce abroad as provided for by the bill,” and the expense the proposed board would require. He de- clared that the bill would harm both “Price fixing is bad economics,” he “It is against the principles of American commerce. It restricts free- “The dumping of produce abroad would have two bad effects, It would raise prices for the American consum- er. And, because, products would be put an added burden on farming peo-' surement Thursday, May 15, 1924 Benjamin Hooper, Anti-Labor Lackey, Heads Rail Board Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the United States Railroad Labor Board, has been re-elected to the chairman- ship. While Hooper stated several months ago that he did not desire re- election, he said today he had accept- ed the action of the board. Governor Edwin P. Morrow of Ken- tucky, member of the “public group,” proposed Hooper’s el n. Belief was general that Morrow would seek the post for himself. The so-called public is well repres- ented by Governor Morrow. A notor- ious reactionary, he is now using the troops against the miners in his state. SMALL LOCALS, 5,000 MEMBERS, BACK MACHINE (Continued From Page 1.) elected in an illegal manner contrary to the rule of the organization, tho ‘with the sanction of the officialdom. The unseating of George Halperin, Local 66, New York, at the Interna- tional Convention, brought to a close the first battle in the war of Sigman dictatorship against the left wing mili- tants in the organization. Sixteen delegates regularly elected by overwhelming majorities in their local unions have been ejected from the convention charged with member- ship in the Trade Union Educational League. That is the net result of a full week’s deliberations of an inter- national union which counts itself a big factor in the American labor movement. Most Active Expelled. The coast is now clear for the officialdom. By driving out these 16 men and women, the administration has eliminated the strongest forces of the progressive opposition from the convention. The unseated delegates have without exception, been amongst the most active supporters of the prin- ciples of amalgamation, class labor party, a trade union policy based on the class struggle. They have fear- lessly challenged the rule of a ma- chine which has, by its policies and tactics, led the International organ- ization into a condition of chaos and demoralization. This morning's session began, as usual, with the reading of telegrams. The administration carefully avoided reading a telegram protesting against the unseating of delegates which is known to have been sent from a pro- test meeting held last week in Cen- tral Opera House, New York, by sev- eral thousand cloaktiakers and dress- makers, Case Against Halperin. The credentials committee then recommended that Delegate Halperin be not seated on the grounds that he belonged to the League and had dis- turbed union meetings. An important point in the indictment was that, as a member of the Workers Party, he had not protested against the criticism of the International officials ap- pearing in the Freiheit, one of the official organs of the party. Delegate Halperin, in his reply, charged that a week had been spent in quibbling about technical charges while Sigman’s steam roller had pre- vented discussion on the real issue involved. ‘That issue, clearly dem- onstrated in his case, was the poli- tical view advocated by the militants in the union. “I am a member of the Workers Party,” Halperin stated, “and you op- pose the program and policies of that organization. That is why you want to put me out of this convention. Your crusade against the left wing in the International is a crusade against a political party, the Workers Party, which is gaining in influence amongst the workers of the International.” Deny Right of Appeal. Halperin charged further that the Sigman dictatorship was denying the membership their constitutional right of bringing their differences of view before the convention’ of the union. The convention, according to the con- stitution, is the highest tribunal of the organization to which members are privileged to bring any and all ap- peals. Yet Halperin is accused of be- ing disloyal and disobedient because he urged his local to pass a resolu- tion requesting the convention to re- consider the General Executive Bones the convention is supposed to express the will of the membership, Halperin committed a criminal act in making a motion in the Executive Board of his union, of which he is a member, that Local 66 delegation be instructed to decision outlawing the League. vote against the expulsion policy. 8. P. Tactics. perin concluded. vote of 192 to 35. of the last case against con- delegates, President Sigman to make a statement. He denied posing tested Tose that, “You are adopting now the tactics introduced by the Socialist Party in 1919, when, in expelling seven lang- uage federations, the first shot was fired in the campaign against the left wing movement in this country,” Hal- “But the Socialist Party has dwindled down to nothing ere Your pol Halperin was finally unseated by a ‘When the vote had been taken, dis- Aifferences of opinion were per- GERMANFASCISTI. PLANNING NEW DEMONSTRATION Communists Alone Can Cope With Menace BERLIN, May 14—'The defeat of Poincare has heartened the German monarchists and they are planning new demonstrations in the large cities. The only force to combat the monarchist organizations are the Com- munists. The social-democrats have completely bowed the knee in submis- sion to the ruling class. ‘The workers are leaving the social- ist party in masses. The surprising gains made by the Communists in the recent elections have enthused the ex- ploited workers greatly, ‘The Fascisti have not gotten away scot free from their attacks on the workers of Halle last Sunday. Since then skirmishes have taken place be- tween Red and White groups. The striking miners in the Ruhr demand the ownership and control of the mines by the workers. In face of the rising Communist threat to the bourgeoisie, the reac- tionaries are speking election allianc- es to put the Dawes plan into imme- diate operation. But tho bankers like to save civilization, provided they can make profit out of their altruistic la- bors they are not so anxious to drop their millions into the abyss which is yawning before Buropean capitalism at the present time. SUPT. M'ANDREW GOES TO TRIAL BEFORE BOARD Teacher Union Demands Czar’s Ousting The Chicago Teachers Federation members were eagerly waiting yes- terday afternoon to hear what action the board of education would take in its session on the charges preferred against Superintendent William Mc-\ Andrew. The case was due to come before the board meeting yesterday. It is understood that the teachers had sent in their lawyers’ opinion to the board on the matter of the Ble- mentary Teachers’ Councils. The teachers’ attorney’s report maintains that the question of holding teachers’ councils in school hours has already been finally settled, in accordance with the rules and by-laws of the councils and with the last decision of the superintendent. The superintendent’s supporters are expected to send in a report on the meetings of the Elementary Councils also, but whether they will take the stand the teachers’ attorney has, is doubtful. Miss Margaret Haley, business agent for the Teachers Federation, is determined to carry on the fight against McAndrew and his illegal methods until the superintendent is out. She is insisting that the charges she made against McAndrew on April 30th be acted on at once by the Board of Education. Demand That All Burns Stools Be Dropped From D. of J. NEW YORK, May 14.—A person outside the United States department of justice, and in no way connected with the Burns-Daugherty ring, should succeed William J. Burns as chief of the bureau of investigation, according to Senator Burton K. Wheeler in a New York interview. A similar de- mand made by the American Civil Liberties union, New York, in its cam- paign to oust the strike-breaking chief of government detectives, “It is true that Daugherty and Burns are out, but the department ij still filled with people appointed b; Daugherty, and there is need for a thoro housecleaning before the ma- chinery is clean,” Frank A, Vanderlip, former president of the National City bank, New York, told a meeting of the Institute of Politics and Citizenship, Brooklyn. SS aay secuted in the International, claim- ing that he had always been an in- dustrial unionist and had never been hindered in propagating his doctrine. Sigman Exposes Real Issue. Sigman’s brand of industrial un- jonism, however, is quite a harmless one that does not in any way threat- en the power of the officlaldom, In the course of his statement, Sig- man himself exposed the real issue involved in his attack upon the mili- tants in the International. The un- ion, he declared, is only an economic organization which cannot consider wing groups are attempting to make the union adopt their political views. For that reason there is no room for them in the International. This statement was the last bit of proof needed in the evidence which has been piling up during the debates showing the falseness of the official allegations that questions of principle were not involved in the contesting of delegates, Political questions. The so-called left ~