The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 16, 1924, Page 3

Friday, May 16, 1924 THE DAILY WORKER Page Three RUSSIA REFUSES TO RESTORE PRIVATE PROPERTY SOVIET ENVOY IN LONDON WARNS BRITISH BANKERS TO KEEP HANDS OFF REVOLUTIONARY INSTITUTIONS (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON. (By Mail).—M. Rakovsky, the Soviet Charge d’Af- faires, delivered a stinging reply to the city bankers who pre- sumed to dictate the terms on which a commercial arrangement between the British government and the Soviet republic would be arrived at. Comrade Rakovsky was backed up in his stand by the great mass of British labor. Russia needed money, he said, because of the demand for payment of pre-war debts. Soviet Russia would not tolerate any suggestion that loans would be purchased by the surrender of one tittle of the freedom gained by the Russian workers and peasants thru their revolution. Mr. Rakovsky stated that he was well satisfied with the progress of the negotiations. To come to an agree- ment both sides must make conces- sions, and there was no time so favor- able for them as the present. He proceeded to deal with the bankers’ memorandum, which, he said, was “obviously aimed at break- ing off the negotiations.” The memorandum, he observed, had two parts. The first was an impor- tant statement of facts about the Brit- ish money market. The second “is an absolutely inadmissible attempt to interfere in our internal politics.” Altho the memorandum demanded non-interference in each otler’s home affairs, in paragraphs 3 to 5 it made an attempt on the very foundations of the Soviet Socialist state. “The memorandum demands the re-establishment of private prop- erty. The memorandum demands the abolition of the monopoly of foreign trade. The memorandum demands a change of our code. Our answer to such an attempt is a cat- egorical ‘Never!’ “Intervention has failed, altho it was backed by a coalition of 14 states. The same fate inevitably awaits every attempt at intervention in a new form —and that is the end for which the memorandum is actually making prop- aganda.” Russia’s Resources. An attempt at such intervention would deeply harm Russia, and could not benefit Britain. Intervention in the past had only increased British taxes and unemployment and reduced British trade. The intention of the memorandum ‘was to destroy the chances of a loan to Russia. “I must state in all frankness that, should we not be re- quired to pay off. certain liabilities, ‘wé would not ask for a loan.” Russia ‘by herself had been able to restore 70 per cent of her pre-war agricul- ture and 35 per cent of her pre-war industry. But if they are faced with the payment of pre-war debts, then they must say in advance: “You must help us to do it. “We cannot act like certain other states which have formally recog- nized their debts but never paid off a penny.” Britain herself had no reason to consider the present volume of Rus- sian trade sufficient. “Let me just point to,one example: You intend to carry out an enormous program of housing for the working class. Is it not quite plain that most of the timber needed for the purpose could not be obtained on profitable terms from anywhere but our coun- try?” Capital Is Safe. It was the intention of the Russian government to leave the larger por- tion of the loan in England. /“We have a detailed plan made of orders referring to different branches of British industry. “Our loan will be used, in fact, for the increase of Anglo-Soviet trade. | also want to add that the amount of the loan we are asking for is much smaller than what had been mentioned in the house of lords from private conjectures.” The bankers should consider wheth- er they were prepared to help the small investor and enable him to get back pert of his money invested in pre-war loa) “It is not true “that the loan invest- ed in Soviet Russia runs any risks. 1 am able to say that these loans, far from having less, will offer more guar- [rar eparIne T— ASHER PORTNOY & CO. Painte d_Decorators PAINTERS" S ed es Estimat DETROIT, MICH. Mikel S , N. D. Nasuropesy & Chiropractor When other methods fail try Nature's road to health, Hours: 11 to 4 and 6 to 8 P. M. 4863 VAN DYKE AVENUE, betw. Forest and Gratiot aes Granulated, use Mi If th - antees than other loans contracted here on the English market,” The Soviet would not restore prop- erty to former owners. The sugges- tion was disposed of at thé Genoa conference. But practical business offers would,»be made, one: of which might be to lease owners their for- mer businesses as concessions. “The reported view that the Soviet government is not in favor of attract- ing foreign capital is absolutely false. I can categorically state that atthe present time more than ever before the Soviet government will consider with the greatest favor any serious offer in this direction. “Coming back once more to the question of the liquidation of pre-war debts, I must say that this question could be solved satisfactorily only subject to a consideration for our counter-claim—that is to say, on con- dition of real help being extended to us and interested circles, taking into account the ruin brought upon us by intervention and which we are now warding off with so much pains.” The War Cloud. Turning to the question of disarma- ment, Mr. Rakovsky said that Rus- sia’s pacifist policy was the best evi- dence that the loan would be used for productive purposes. Every small in- vestor was interested in seeing that his money was not used to aid mili- tarism. “Since the nations prepare for war, it means that there will be war—if not tomorrow, then the day after to- morrow. And, in raising the question of disarmament we do not serve the will of the working masses of the Soviet union alone, but firmly believe that we meet the wishes of all na- tions. And more particularly we are convinced to meet the desire of the working masses in Britain. “An agreement between Britain and the Soviet to that purpose, an agree- ment which will be certainly joined by many other states, will become the starting point of an active and decis« ive policy of disarmament. “There are certainly many condi- tions which must be taken into con- sideration in the question of disarma- ment, such as the territorial extent of the country, the volume of popula- tion, etc. But these are questions of detail, to be dealt’ with at a future ewnference. Here we have only to set forth the principle.” Bare Real Estate Stealing by “Best” Washington Folks (By ‘The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, May 15.—Back of the “best families” who try to domi- nate official society and work the so- cial lobby in Washington, always in the interest of special privilege, is the real estate ring. Just now the city is much disturbed by revelations of the crooked financing of real es- tate companies, resulting in extortion- ate rents. Senator Ball, chairman of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, has reported some of the facts. He finds that there are mortgages amounting to $9,000,000 more than the last sale price of 32 of the larg- est apartment houses in the city; that many of these houses are mortgaged for more than $1,000,000 above their actual cost. This has been done by making fake sales, transferring the buildings from one dummy to another. Ball named apartment after apart- ment with the figures of cost and debts, proving this statement. These disclosures came out during a struggle to renew the rent law, un- der which a rent commission regu- lates the charges which may be made for housing. The real estate ring is against its renewal. Aged 80 But Plans To Lead Procession And Has Hair Bobbed SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 15.—‘“T don’t propose to be a tail-ender,” Mrs. Catherine Nichols, 80, said when hav- ing her hair shingled and curled in the latest fashion. Night and Morning Have Clean, Healthy Eyes ero Itch mn or Dir Soothes. he ASL Re Write tor Free &ye Book. Murine Bye Remedy Co., 0 Enst Ohio 6t., Chicaso N. Y, FARM-LABOR| PARTY ENDORSED BY MORE UNIONS State Convention Comes Next Sunday NEW YORK, May 15.—The latest group of organizations to send in their credentials to the state sec- retary of the Buffalo Labor Party which are sending delegates to the state convention of the Farmer-Labor Party of New York state which is to be held at Schenectady on Sunday morning, May 18, are as follows: Branch 585 of the Workmens Circle, Branch 24 of the Workmens Circle, The Glove Workers, Union, Electricians Local 2, District 1 of the of the Amalgamated Metal Workers, Cuttters Local 10 of the Amalgamated Shoe Workers, Local 1 Bakers Sec- tion of the Amalgamated Food Work- ers, Brooklyn Local of the Barbers Union and the Buffalo Central Trades Council. There are many local unions and other organizations which have elect- ed their delegates but have failed to send in the names and the credentials of their delegates, while there are other organizations sympathetic to the Farmer Labor movement which have not as yet elected their delegates even tho they have been represented at the City convention. The time is very short for action and what is needed is that every organization immediately elect their delegate. This convention for the formation of a state Farmer Labor Party will be a success, if each organization interested in a Farmer Labor Party in the state of New York act on this call immediately and elect its del- egate. All credentials should be sent to the state secretary, Mr. Frank Herzog, 63 Leroy Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. All contributions to carry on the work and help defray the expenses of the convention and organization work, should be made payable to W. J. KELLY, 81 East 10th Street, N. ¥. C. By GERTR thoroly with Red Army soldiers. Three speeches brought out armies. One speaker was a political commissar of the Red Army, who cares for the politi- cal education of the new sol- diers. The second was Stewart, delegate from Great Britain to the Communist International. The third was a rooky (himself in person). And from all the speeches the fol- lowing impression comes: In the good old czarist days, the raw recruits were taken far from their home en- vironment, beaten into disciplined soldiers, taught nothing but blind obe- dience, and kept ignorant. Red Army Like a School. The Red army, on the contrary, is run like a school. The soldiers are trained; but also taught why the train- ing is necessary. They are taught by, friendly teachers, who have sup- ited the tyrannical officer of the army of autocracy. The soldiers min- gle with the civil population and are kept in touch with their homes. They are given a careful political training, which makes them realize what they are being trained to defend. Naturally, coming almost entirely from peasant or proletarian stock, the pirit of the Red soldier, conscripted to fight for his own interests, is dif- ferent from the soldier in the capital- ist armies, conscripted to fight for the wealthy under the guise of national patriotism and often driven into the army by starvation. Rookie Talks Internationalism. The recruit at the mixer spoke on international affairs from the class conscious proletarian point of view. He hoped that the MacDonald gov- ernment in England will show the workers that only by having their own army can they gain release from capitalist rule. He told how last Oc- tober it seemed that Germany would soon be free, but that afterward they realized it was a miscalculation. Then came the lighter part of the program, rollicking tunes played by a string orchestra, the members of which were the workers and soldiers of the Kremlin; plaintive folk songs d brisk army marches, sung by student soldiers; comic recitations which made even those people laugh who couldn't understand Russian. And after, it all came the dancing Russian formal steps, mixing with the American fox-trot. It certainly turned out to be @ mixer—American and English girls trying out Russian folk dances, with the burly Russian soldiers, in their uniforms, trying to. fox-trot and one-step, — ee FOLEY FOLLOWS MURPHY AS TAMMANY SACHEM IN 14TH STREET WIGWAM NEW YORK, May 15.—James A. Foley, son-in-law of the late Charles F. Murphy, is the new chief of Tam- many Hall. ‘The surrogate finally acceded to the demand of the organrzation that he accept the mantle of the fallen leader and assumes his duties at once. His resignation from his sur- rogateship is expected today. Foley was virtually drafted, Tam- many leaders admitted, and only ac- cepted the leadership after Gov. Al- fred E. Smith had visited him per- sonally and asked him to accept. ‘ Schenectady Ready For N. Y. Farm-Labor Convention Sunday SCHENECTADY, N. Y., May 15.— Preparations for Sunday’s state con- vention of Farmer-Labor groups are well under way. Hundreds of dele- gates from labor unions, farm organ- izations and independent political party crowds are expected to assem- ble here, The local trades assembly held a convention of hopeful groups on May 11 to help pave the way for the com- ing Sunday’s meeting, which was called by the Buffalo Trades and Labor assembly and the New York Federated Farmer-Labor party. A state Farm- er-Labor party will undoubtedly be launched at Sunday's convention. Know of No Break. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 16.—Na- tional headquarters of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers here said to- day no word had been received by offi- cials that negotiations of engineers and firemen of western lines for “the New York Central increases’ had been deadlocked. Chairman of workers’ committees of the western lines have the brother- hood’s approval to negotiate and will report to officials here whatever action they take finally, it was said. ROOKY IN SOVIET RED ARMY TALKS INTERNATIONALISM TO FOREIGNERS; HE LIKES HIS JOB HAES! SLER (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) MOSCOW; May 15.—Americans and English in Moscow got a good idea recently of how a rooky feels when he joins the Red Army. The Anglo-Saxon section, Political Emigrant Club, had a mixer where the English-speaking foreigners in Moscow mixed the contrast between the treat- ment received by raw recruits in the Red Army and in capitalist NEGRO BOURGEOIS LEADER QUIZZED ON SANHEDRIN Miller Challenged By Ignored Workers RICHMOND, Va., May 15.—Dean Kelly Miller, chairman of the recent All-Race Sanhedrin held in Chicago, spoke here on “The Meaning of the Sanhedrin Movement,” in Reformers’ hall, and made no mention whatso- ever of the vast mass of Negro work- ers and farmers who were scarcely recognized at Miller’s Sanhedrin. | “ The Negro “leader” lauded the late President Wilson as a statesman, and Gandhi as “the greatest spiritual lead- er since Jesus Christ.” He suggested that a lesser Sanhedrin be held in Richmond, and showed by the basis of representation for the regular 1925 Sanhedrin that it would be packed with his well-favored bourgeois ele- ments. Why No Workers’ Delegate? When Miller concluded his soft talk, Thomas J. Stone took the floor, with permission to speak three min- utes, and briefly stated his great in- terest in the Sanhedrin as he read of it from day to day in the DAILY WORKER. He asked Miller two questions: Why no representation of the Negro farmers and workers was on the provisional executive commit- tee of the Sanhedrin, when 90 per cent of the Race were of these classes, and why the Sanhedrin had not recognized the unqualified support given to the Negro liberation move- ment by the Communist International. Miller failed to answer Stone's first question, and to the second he re- plied that he was in favor of “Social- ist” ideals, but his Race was too weak to co-operate with unpopular foreign movements, and that the Negro must unqualifiedly support ‘standard American institutions.” Syndicalism Terms To End SAN QUENTIN, Cal, May 15.—Two criminal syndicalism prisoners who have served their terms will be re- leased in May. They are John Golden and Harry Williams. Boost The DAILY WORKER, if you are # worker, It is your paper, s KLAN ATTACKS U.S, SEAMAN IN FULL UNIFORM Disliked Their Parade, Say Moron Kluxers (Special to The Daily Worker) NILES, Ohio, May 15.—Members of the Ohio State Police, organized and directed by the Ku Klux Klan, arrest- ed a seaman from the U. S. Navy here last Friday night during a Klan par- ade for alleged interference with their parade and took him to their klan meeting and compelled him to kiss the flag. The seaman was in uniform and was escorted by state policemen. Organized labor in Ohio for years has been opposing passage of the state police law and here comes along the nightshirt boys, after digging up an old law allowing farmers to organize for the purpose of protecting them- selves against horse and cattle thieves and organize the Ohio State Police. In the steel towns hundreds, if not thousands, of state police—men tote a tin badge, gun and handcuffs. Klan organizers are raking in easy money making State Policemen at several dollars per head. Col. BE, A. Watkins, Baptist preach- er of Youngstown, editor of the Klan organ, called the “Citizen and Colonel” in the British Army during the World War, which was attached to the Brit- ish Spy Service is reported organizer of the State Police. The DAILY WORKER, in the near future, will expose the new White Ter- ror in Ohio and lay bare the giant con- spiracy against labor being hatched up by the Ku Klux Klan. Organized labor in Ohio must demand an inves- tigation of this armed menace and have the law repealed. The Farmer- Labor Party in Ohio at its coming con- vention, must make this one of the issues of the campaign. A complete investigation must be made or robed and armed Klan policemen will con- front labor when they strike against their masters. ANOTHER CROWE STRIKE BOMB IS MERELY A DUD When David Krause, one of the striking garment workers, was ar- raigned in S. Clark St. police court yesterday, he was charged with as- sault and battery. The charge was placed against him after the states attorney’s office had held him for more than four hours Wednesday and then released him without letting him know the charge against him. Crowe's men acted in such a serious and secret fashion that everybody who had heard about the case thought that Krause was going to be charged with murder, at least. When the clerk of the court yester- day read the charge against Krause, R. J. Rieker, his attorney, burst out with: “Good God! is that the charge? I thought that he was going to be charged with train robbery, at least. The states attorney's office labors and brings forth a misdemeanor charge. We will take a jury trial.” Sixty strikers will be brought be- fore the Honorable, the Solemn, the Dignified Judge “Dennie” Sullivan to- day to answer to contempt charges. It has been some time since Judge “Dennie” has tried any strikers for contempt and it is felt that he will be in his usual ugly form today. But the strikers are not worrying. They see that no one has yet lost a leg for being in contempt of “Dennie.” 5 Labor Lines Up : For Peoria Meet : On This Sunday Chicago labor unions will be well represented at the Illinois Farmer-La- bor convention, which will open Sun- day at the Labor Temple in Peoria, Ill. Three locals of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers have elected dele- gates and forwarded credentials to the organization committee at Peoria, Carpenters, moulders, boilermakers, and other local unions have sent in credentials for their delegates. Scores of miners attending the convention of the Illinois mine workers will attend the convention representing their lo- cals from all over the state. The Belle- ville Central Labor Council and the Winnona Labor legion have elected delegates and forwarded credentials, Many co-operative and fraternal bodies have responded to the call, It is hoped that immediately follow- ing the convention, the newly organ- ized Farmer-Labor political group will start a campaign all over the state boosting the June 17 convention at St. Paul. The best efforts of the reactionary labor leaders in attempting to sabo- tage the convention have proved un- availing. The workers want a real class party in the coming election and are eager to take part in any move that promises to help build one. Sunday Not Yet In Heaven; Don’t Want To Meet Jesus Now ROCHESTER, Minn., May 15.- Still strong enough to bellow, “The Lord is my shepard, I should worry,” “Billy” Sunday arrived‘here to go into a sanitarium. Threatened with im- mediate entrance into heaven early this week in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday | hired a special train and rushed off} to the best doctors he knew of to prevent his meeting his friend, Jesus, before he was darn good and -ready to meet him. Sunday’s doctors said that his condition was better and more than they had hoped for, but not more than he deserved. Sunday thanked God for that. COOLIDGE HITS SOLDIERS BONUS WITH VETO AX Says Country Owes Nothing To Vets WASHINGTON, May 15.—Enact- ment of the bonus would delay tax re- lief, the foremost need of the nation, President Coolidge told congress to- day in a special message returning the bonus bill without his approval. “We have now reached a financial Position where we may lighten the tax burden,” said the president, “but if we now confer upon a class such a gratuity as is involved in this bill, we delay tax relief indefinitely.” The president said the provisions of the bill were not in harmony with any recognized principles of national finance. Consideration for the whole country outweighed in his mind consideration for a class. Veterans themselves, he said, would be better off if not burdened by the taxes involved in the bonus bill. “Certainly the country would,” the message read. “We have hardly an ill day that can- not be laid directly or indirectly to high taxes.” The president said he could not re- cede from his purpose to do what he could to bring about tax reduction. The expenditures in this bill are against the interests of business, Mr. Coolidge declared. We owe no bonus to the able-bodied soldiers of the world war. Patriotism cannot be bought or sold. Service to our country means sacri- fice. This bill would condemn people who are rich to turn over money to those who are poor. On a division, the house late today voted 112 to 109 to vote immediately upon the proposal to override the president’s bonus veto. Majority lead- er Longworth demanded a formal roll call. Germany To Sign Booze Pact With U. S. Next Week WASHINGTON, May 15.—The Unit- ed States and Germany next week will sign a liquor treaty identical with that which has been negotiated between this country and Great Britain, it was learned here today. Negotiations over the pact have been brought to an end and secretary Hughes and ambassador Wiedfeldt are expected to sign the document formally as soon as it is put in shape. Double-faced Parsons Denounced. NEY YORK, May 15.—Hardly a day has passed in New York in the last two months without an inflammatory speech against pacifists and radicals by generals of the United States ar- my and officers of militarist organiza- tions. Rear Admiral Charles P. Plun- kett, commandant third naval district, has shifted the attack to the churches, which are for peace in times of peace and for war wnen war is declared. Of “concealed pacifist” parsons he says: “There is hardly one of these men who are condemning war who did not stand in their pulpits during the war and egg us on. What can they do during peace? They can keep their mouths shut if they can’t do anything else.” LABOR FIGHTING TAX ON WORKERS IN YOUNGSTOWN IK. K. K. City Heads Pull Occupational Levy YOUNGSTOW May 15.—The United Labor Congress went on rec- ord tonight opposing the occupational tax passed by city council calling for a tax ranging from $3.00 to $15.00 per year to be placed on workers in the different industries. The purpose of this tax is to fill up the coffers of the city treasury and keep the pork bar- rel politicians on Easy street. Labor will fight the Ku Klux Klan adminis- tration now ruling Youngstown and contest the legality of the tax in court. A month ago the pork barrel brigade tried to put this tax on the employers who raised such a howl that the ad- ministration devised the present tax of shaking down the workers. City council passed the ordinance as an “emergency measure” and the mayor signed it immediately, so it’s now a law. The barons are having a mer- ry time ing steel workers in Far- rell and passing laws compelling them to pay for the right of working in “their” towns. The big question now confronting the politicans is HOW to collect the tax. Labor leaders hotly scored the Kluxer adminstration and favored an- other Boston Tea Party. Steel workers now pay a Garbage Tax of $4.00 yearly to have their garb- age collected (if they have any), this coupled with the Occupational Tax, makes their lot a hard one that is mighty near the breaking point. The workers announce that they will go to jail before they pay the tax. A storm is brewing in the Empire of Steel. Telephone Trust Probe Demanded By Gouged Consumers (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, May 15.—Congression- al investigation of telephone rates and service in the United States including a probe of the American Telephone and Telegraph company and the sub- sidiaries of that trust, is demanded in a petition sent to congress and Presi- dent. Coolidge. by the City-Rerliament__.° of Community Councils of the City of New York. The petition points out that states and localities have not been able to cope with the domination of the A. T. and T. and its twin trust, the Western Electric company. New York City is contesting in the courts the latest 10 per cent rate increase by the local subsidiary. Coolidge Will Take Parting Shot At Jap Exclusion Bill WASHINGTON, May 15.—A Japan- ese exclusion, effective July 1, this year, was scheduled to come up in the house today, for a final vote. Af- ter its adoption by the house, it will go to the senate and men the com- pleted bill goes to the president. Yesterday the president called to the white house leaders of both par- ties in the house in what was under- stood to be a last and futile attempt to sécure postponement of the exclu- sion dates. Ten Hours by Request. OCEAN FALLS, B. C.—The lumber bosses are taking advantage of the present slump in the lumber industry of this province and are attempting to re-introduce the ten-hour day in the logging camps. The Pacific Mills, Ltd., of this place has a clause in the employment con- tract which reads: “I agree to work ten (10) hours per day, if required by the company.” This clause would per- haps protect the company if the pro- posed eight-hour act passes, NEW YORK, May 15.—“Nice, ripe’ eggs!” shouted a truckman who de- livered two dozen dinosaur pellets, more than 1,000,000 years old, to the Museum of ural History. How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. them to subscribe today. Stenographer. tions in first letter, Sabet! WANTED A Live Young Militant (Man or Woman) to fill an important position in a radical organization. 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