The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 20, 1924, Page 4

Pe Page Four TRACHTENBERG IS POLITICAL MAGNET-CARNEY Warring Radicals Unite To Hear Him By JACK CARNEY. SAN FRANCISCO.—No lecturer within recent times has created such a widespread interest in Soviet Rus- sia and Germany as Alexander Trach- tenberg, in his recent visit to this district. His lectures were attended by every section of the radical move- ment. Socialists, Anarchists, Wob- blies and Communists packed his meeting, bombarding him with ques- tions and displaying an interest rare- ly witnessed in this land of orange groves and criminal syndicalist laws. His masterly analysis of the situa- tion in Germany, together with his graphic description of the situation in Russia, left a deep impression on his auditors. At his last lecture he was over one hour answering questions. His answer to the question, “Why do the Russian workers submit to the dictatorship of the Communist par ty?” created a wonderful sentiment. He pointed out the transitory nature of the dictatorship. He showed how the Russians had died for the revolu- tion and those who remained did not view the dictatorship in the light of an autocratic institution, rather a means with which to achieve thelr ul- timate freedom. The Rotary club of Palo Alto called a special meeting and invited Trach- tenberg to address them on the pos- sibilities of trade with Soviet Russia. Due to the lack of time, Trachtenberg was unable to accept their invitation. Trachtenberg visited San Quentin and delivered greetings from the Mos- cow Soviet to Tom Mooney. He also spoke with Matt Schmidt. “It is grat- ifying to note how these men are so familiar with what is going on out- side,” said Trachtenberg. “They showed an intimate knowledge with what was going on and were highly pleased with the contact established by the Workers party with the labor movement.” Local comrades are highly en- thused with the work of Comrade Trachtenberg and feel that many such speakers should be routed along the Pacific coast, so that the com- rades will not feel that they are liv- ing in a world of their own. The local press was sympathetic. Frequent requests for interviews with ‘Trachtenberg were made. Trachtenberg Tour List of Western Dates. The list of Trachtenberg’s western dates follows. Addresses of halls and hours of meetings will be pub- lished later where they are not given here: Tuesday, May 20, Butte, Mont. Saturday, May 24, Superior, Wis. Sunday, May 25, St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 26, Minneapolis, Minn. Baptists to Swallow Hell. ATLANTA, Ga., May 19—The South- ern Baptist convention in session here is expected to go on record as unal- terably opposed to the modernist trend of the church in the world. The con- vention plans to state clearly its po- sition as that of the “Fundamental- ists,” believing in the literal truth of the bible. ING A COMFORTABLE MO) OR DAY DRESS 4672. Linen, repp,, gingham, serge or chambrey would be good for this model. The closing is reversible, so that the dress may be worn buttoned from right to left or left to right side. The Patter is cut in 7 Sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 88 inch size requires 4% yards of 36-inch material. The width at the foot is 1% yard. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 10c in silver or stamps, DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washing- ton “ita Chicago, 11. | |handful of lackeys of the THE VIEWS OF 0. To the Editor of the DAILY WORK- ER: It’s no more a secret that the social democratic misleader Anthony Nomec of Czecho-Slovakia will tour this country the coming fall, also Dr. Edward Benes, the minister of forergn affairs in Czecho-Slovakia, will tour this country. Both birds are bitter enemies of Soviet Russia, but enthu- siastic supporters of Russian counter- revolution and of the Hastern Democ- racies, or world imperialism. After the split in the Social Demo- cratic party of Czecho-Slovakia the overwhelming majority joined the Communists. With the bourgeois So- cial Democracy remained small busi- ness men, lawyers, policemen, and a capitalist system. These lackeys claimed to be the rightful owners of the Workers’ Home (Lidovy Dum) and of the lead- ing official Party Organ, People’s Right (Pravo Lidvu) in Prague. The Communists tried to capture said Home and Organ by force and this movement led to the attempt to establish a Soviet System in Czecho- Slovakia. Of course, the Social Demo- cratic Fascist fought desperately side by side with the police, gendarmerie, and troops against the Working Class of Czecho-Slovakia. Anthony Nemec’s capitalism triumphed. Thousands of Communists were persecuted and thrown in prison and the Social Demo- cratic bourgeois became ministers and statesmen of capitalist Czecho-Slo- vakia. Trouble Breeding Alliance. The brother of Dr. Edward Benes, a former grammar school teacher, Vojta Benes, now General School In- spector in Czecho-Slovakia, was the chief organizer and ruler of the Bo- hemian National Alliance in U. S., which exploited the poorest Bohemian workers without mercy, ruled them with an iron fist. Officials of the alli- ance drew senseless high salaries, toured around the whole world for a good time, aroused bitter war spirit and national hate among Bohemian workers to add more millions to the war profiteers. Because Vojta Benes, once loved, now hated in this country, does fear to come over here, his broth- er Edward, will visit us, altho he has done the same destructive work in France as Vojta has done over here. During the Russian revolution the Bohemian National Alliance has done all possible dirty work to help to over- throw the Soviet system and to re- establish the old tyrannical czarist Sickly Socialist Warrior. Josef Martinek, the editor of the Delnicke Listy, (Workers’ News), the Menshevik and White Guardist coun- ter-revolutionary Cleveland weekly in Bohemia, went several times for the National Alliance to Russia to incite the Bohemian Legionaires against the Bolsheviki and to save them for coun- OUR DAILY PATTERNS ter-revolution. But the legionaires re- volted against the Kolchak-Martinek crew and openly joined the Russian revolution. The above mentioned editor was ex- pelled from the Socialist party for his bloody war spirit. Today the party membership is glad to have him in its line. Czech Communists Strong. The Communist party is the strong- est party of Czecho-Slovakia, despite Emma Goldman, grandmamma Bres- kovskaja, Kerensky and thousands of Russian White Guardists and counter- revolutionary Russian so-called “stu- dents,” who live in Prague, draw big pensions for doing nothing else but iy A POPULAR MODEL. 4687. Serge, jersey cloth, linen or poplin could be used fdr this style. The sleeve may be in wrist or elbow length. The Pattern is cut im 4 Sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10 year size requires 4 yards of 36 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 10c in silver or stamps, DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washing- ton Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMER 1924 BOOK OF FASHIONS. Every new subscriber increases the influence of the DAILY WORKER. you are # worker, it is your, papers LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS UR READERS ON praise the capitalist order of society and denouncing the working class. Martinek makes his adherents believe that the Communists in Czecho-Slo- vakia are wiped out and that the so- cial democratic party is the strongest party. Now the elections in Russian Car- pathia (a province of Czecho-Slovak- fa) proved again that the working class, despite persecution, breaking up Communist meetings, etc., is not will- ing to vote for capitalism any more. Two-thirds of all votes were given for Communism. The Communists elected six representatives into the senate, the social democrats only one. All the millions of Czecho-Slovak crowns donated by the government for social democratic propaganda are thrown away. The social democracy has lost the last fhch of ground at home, therefore, the government must send its saviors to the United States to save the last social democratic stronghold, the “White Island” around the Delnicke Listy in Cleveland, Ohio. The social democracy is business. Otto Bergler was a good business man in the Bohemian National Alliance and at the same time a social demo- crat, therefore, he became the ambas- sador of Czecho-Slovakia in Japan. But in the embassy was such corrup- tion that Dr. Benes was forced to dis- charge his former National Brother from the Bohemian National Alliance and from the embassy. Spravedinost Sued for Truth. The Communist daily Spravedinost in Chicago, published Dr. Benes in- formation, why Otto Pergler was dis- charged from the embassy, and this social democrat has sued said Bo- hemian daily for $100,000 indemnity for his lost honor and reputation. The leaders of the Delnicke Listy (Workers’ News) in Cleveland, own stores, businesses, houses and automo- biles. The social democratic minis- ters and statesmen in Czecho-Slovakia own palaces, factories, automobiles. Their watchword is: “Get rich quick; to hell with the working class,” Mr. Pergler's dirtiest part is, that he wants the hundred thousand dol- lars for nothing, not from a rich pa- per at home, (all papers brought Dr. Benes information about Pergler’s dis- charge) but from the sweat and blood of uncounted Bohemian American workers, who have built up and keep up the Communist daily, Spravedinost in Chicago, Illinois. He did not yet collect the money and it’s a question if he will return a social democratic capitalist as his friend, Voska and others did. The Cleveland Bohemian bourgeois daily, “Svet” brought the news, that investigation is pending against the editor of Spravedinost, Dr. Vajtauer, for deportation. This news is originat- ed from the “Svorvorst,” a bourgeois Bohemian daily in Chicago. Dr. Vojtauer is active at said daily since last December. He took part at the conference of the Third Interna- tional in Moscow, later he was active at the Communist daily (Rude Pra- vo) “Red Right.” He is spreading a Communist propaganda and therefore ne is dangerous to the social demo- cratic capitalist system. Gompers’ watchword: “Reward your friends—punish your enemies” must work. Deport honest Communists— reward the famous ring leaders of the oil scandal. I don’t know if the last news is not only a bluff—but we are free to starve, to go to jail—to be deported and to lose our citizenship any time if we are not satisfied with capitalist exploitation. Yours for free- dom, ANTHONY HALAMEK. Cleyeland, Ohio. HUB READER LIKES WORKER. The DAILY WORKER: I enclose check for six dollars for a year’s subscription to the DAILY WORKER. Please send it to this same address until June 1, and then to Lisbon, New Hampshire. The paper has become snatepeniable to me. I think it is a wonderful achievement to have created such a paper in so short a time. I hope the day is not far distant when it will be published in Boston, New York and other cities, as well as in Chicago. The magazine supplement I consi- der an especially excellent feature. and it is convenient to have the ar- ticles of that character on a separate sheet, so that one can put them aside for reference. With all good wishes to the paper, Katherine Rand Stevens. RUBBER STAMPS AND SEALS IN ENGLISH AND IN ALL FOREIGN LANGUAGES INK, PADS, DATERS, RUBBER TYPE,Erc, NOBLER STAMP & SEAL CO, 73 W. VanBurenSt, Phone Wabash 6680 ATTENDED GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS UNION MERCHANDISE 1934 W. CHICAGO AVENUE (Cor. Winchester) Phone Humboldt 2707 JAVA WORKERS, PEASANTS WITH COMMUNISTS Proletarian Leaders Win Strong Support (Special to The Dally Worker) ROTTERDAM, Holland, April 22.— (By mail.)\—An unusual tribute to Communist organization ability is paid in a recent issue of the capital- ist daily, “Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant.” Writing from Java, the spe- cial correspondent of that paper speaks as follows of the Communist movement in the Dutch Hast Indies: Communists Lead Java’s Workers. “The real people’s movement in Java is to be found since the begin- ning of last year more and more in the Communist party of Indonesia (P. K. I). More than any other group, the P. K. I. his secured the real in- terest and support of thousands of the people, where other groups have failed. Many causes can be given, among others, those of a personal character. Sarakat Islam (national- ist) lost the greatest part of its fol- lowing to the P. K. L; Buddhi Utome continues to be a class union, and the new Javanese union is still further removed from the real masses. But the P. K. I. is mostly composed of workers. There are thousands of workers on the railways, the work- ers of the machine factories, the peo- ple who are connected with the pro- cess of industrialisation, who are led mostly by non-intellectuals and very rarely by leaders of high social stand- ing, into a movement which, owing to the simple and uninvolved char- acter of its slogans, can be easily un- derstood by the uneducated masses. Peasants Join Workers. “In the Preanger province, more and more frequent meetings are held in small villages, and the’ peasant, whose burden has become heavier by the imposing of new forms of taxa- tion, who sees the opportunities for work decreasing, who is suffering also from recent bad seasons, comes to these meetings and listens attentive- ly to speakers from the town. So in a remote village in the heart of the province, hundreds of peasants could be seen at a meeting where above the tribune floated the emblem of the Hammer and the Sickle. This meet- ing was only one of many. “Tho openly anti-Dutch and de- manding absolute independence as its aim, nevertheless, the P. K. I. puts forward demands which are directed towards immediate improvements, and the ‘Communist’ character of its doctrine is put far enough into the background to win the sympathy of the crowd.” Sec. Davis Ignores Debate Acceptance On Immigration ALLENTOWN, Pa. May 19.—Sec- retary of Labor Davis has not seen fit to answer the acceptance of his challenge to debate that was sent him by Fred Merrick, delegate to the State Federation of Labor con- vention, which has just ended here. Merrick is also a member of the ex- ecutive committee of the Western Pennsylvania Council for the Protec- tion of the Foreign Born, and wished particularly to debate the immigra- tion question with Davis. Davis defended the administration’s immigration policy and offered to de- bate any one on President Coolidge’s friendship to labor. Merrick took up the defy and suggested debating here while the state labor convention was in session, or any other meeting to which the secretary of labor would agree. 250 Greek May Day Prisoners Released When “Reds” Demand ATHENS, May 5.—(By maiiJ—The 250 Communists who were imprisoned on May Day for their participation in the labor celebrations contrary to gov- ernment orders, were unconditionally freed yesterday upon the protesta- tion of the Communist Party. A gen- eral strike had been threatened if the workers were not released at once. The Communists have been develop- ing their power here ufitil the ruling class of Greece is forced to accede to their demands when they have the backing of the mass of labor. How many of Pee! shop-mates read THE DAILY WORK Get one of them to subscribe today. a WIGGLY’S TRICKS THE DAILY WORKER PIRATES ARE AS NUMEROUS IN CHINESE WATERS AS OIL THIEVES INU. S.; NO LONGER INTRIGUE CHINKS By JACK ARMITAGE | HONGKONG, April 15.—(By Mail.) —Piracy in China waters, particularly in the immediate vicinity of the British colony of Hongkong, has reached a pitch unparalleled since the days of the Caribbean buccaneers. For months past Hongkong newspapers have retailed stories re 4 + of pirates, until the ‘public, ex- of pirates maintained a Steady rifle cept when the exploit has been | fire, more than usually daring have almost lost interest. The latest attack on the S. S. Tai Lee—the second within three months —is more in the nature of a challenge to the government of the British Col- ony than an ordinary piracy. On each occasion the raid on the “Tai Lee” has been particularly auda- cious. In the first attack—which was minently successful—the pirates shot, and mortally wounded the British captain, besides placing a number of Indian guards hors, de combat. The last attack on the “Tai Lee” was even more daring than the first, as on this occasion the Tai Lee was acting as armed “mother ship” to a convoy of large river steamers. There has been much dissatisfac- tion, and many suspicions expressed regarding the Hongkong Government's action—or rather, lack of action—in piracy suppression. The latest outrage but serves to show how utterly puerile the piracy prevention regula- tions are, Everyone—outside of the official clique and the shipowners—has been in agreement that the regulations are ineffective, for vessels carrying six and seven hundred passengers are not even provided with wireless. The Officers’ and Engineers’ Cuilds—on whose members the brunt of the fray has fallen—hove been persistent in their demand that a Naval escort be provided on pirate infested runs, and that the system of locked grilles, which merely sct as death traps in case of accident, should be replaced by wiroless. The latest picatical exploit has spur- red the Guilds to direct action and, as the result of a lightning strike the somnolent authorities have “been pleased” to provide an armer Naval escort. Considering that many lives have been lost, dozens of people wounded, and-some hundreds kidnapped and held to ransom, this modicum of pro- tection was long overdu Fierce Battle on Armed “Mother Ship” Leaving Kongomoon for Hongkong at her usual time on Friday, April 11, all went well with the “Tai Lee” till she had proceeded down river to with- in some nine miles of Kongmoon. ‘Without warning, the vessel was greeted with a fusillade of bullets from the river bank on the port side, and a few seconds later firing com- menced on the lower decks. Some thirty pirates who had boarded the vessel as passengers first gave their attention to the engine-room staff, and the second engineer (Mr. Lewis) who was on duty at the time, found the muzzle of an automatic pressed against his chest. The Ship Disabled. The engineer was ordered to remove certain parts of the machinery, but instead of obeying he jumped to one side. The pirate fired at point blank range, but, fortunately he missed. Two other pirates who had entered the engine room opened fire and the second engineer dived for the shafting tunnel. One of the freebooters took up a position at the tunnel door and emp- tied the contents of his revolver in Mr. Lewis’ direction. Miraculously, he was not struck, but he kept quiet until his would-be murderer, evidently satis-' fied that he could not have escaped, moved off. The next thing the hunted man heard was the voice of a European po- lice sergeant shouting, “Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lewis!” He came out of the tunnel and more shots were fired in-his direc- tion. Presently the shooting in the engine room died down and he made his way to the stokehold, where he found that all the fires had been drawn. A Streak of Luck, By sheer‘good luck the vessel drift- ed past the point where the pirates had intended to beach her. In this the robbers made their only miscalcula- tion, for the tide, which is very tricky, was still on the ebb; not on the flood as the pirates had calculated. Those aboard firmly) contend that this was the only thing which prevent- ed the vessel falling into the hands of the attackers. By this time the San Ning (the second vessel in the con- voy) had managed to turn back, and the bandits realized that the game was up, for both vessels had negotiated the most dangerous part of the river. Those pirates who were aboard plunged headlong into the river, where they were a mark for rifles and the machine gun on the ship. At least nine were killed outright, their bodies floating down the river, while it is asserted that many more were wounded, The desperados from the ship hay- ing reached the shore, a terrific fire ‘was opened by their companions on the bank. One lady passenger on the S&n Ning, who ‘had taken refuge in her cabin, was shot thru the head and killed instantly, while, in spite of the fact that everyone on the vessels had sought covor, seven others were wounded. Steam was again raised on the “Tai Lee,” and both vessels made their way to Hongkong, where a rigorous search was conducted without anything in- criminating being discovered on any of the “Tai Lee’s” 600 passengers. Where the Blame Lies. Many individual stories are related of hair’s breadth escapes, but the foregoing is, in brief, the story of the latest piracy near Hongkong. Even tho the pirates were on this occasion repulsed they robbed a number of Passengers before plunging overboard. For such outrages. as this, which is only one among dozens, those en- gaged in the arms traffic must be held to blame. That much of this nefarious trade is conducted from.America is cer- tain, for the seizures of arms on Amer- ican ships in Hongkong have been numerous and large. Get into conversation with. any Chinese Seamen’s Union official, and he will tell_you that Chinese seafarers pay huge sums in cumshaw for the privilege of working on the China- America run. That the venture proves profitable is shown by the number who retire after a few years. But: what of those who supply the arms in America, and of those others who, in cases bearing general mer- chandise marks, export huge consign- ments of arms and munitions to China? There is an arms embargo agreement, but in spite of that official statistics indicate that there are over 1,000,000 armed men in China. In this huge number no account is taken of the tens of thousands of pirates and bandits who make a comfortable living by preying on the populace. ‘Who, then, supplies them? ‘Certainly not Chinese arsenals! The fact of the matter is that huge fortunes are being made out of this illicit traffic, and there is a decided suspicion that “reputable” firms, thru their Chinese comprado are mak- ing immense profits. by supplying any- one who has the ready.cash to pay. When we have a repetition of the Boxer outrages—of which there seems a distinct possibility—the blame must rest on those who supply the arms. Pelf For Blood. The debt of blood will no doubt again be collected in pelf, affording but another opportunity for the ex- ploitation of the people who, as a na- tion, are entirely innocent. Were the foreign governments but honest in their protestations a stop would be soon put to the whole busi- ness; and, did they so desire, the Powers, without much trouble, could lay by the heels those in the game. But the capitalist is playing a hand which is centuries old—he gets his cut both wa) On the Upper Deck. Realizing that the lower decks had been attacked, the officers on the top deck at once prepared to resist. After the second vessel in the convoy had been signalled in Morse code and Verey lights discharged, the guards were placed behind the iron grilles with guns trained on the sides of the vessel; the police on the port side and the ship's Indian guards on the star- board. The Captain, Chief Officer and the Pilot remained at the helm, doing their utmost to prevent the vessel drifting ashore, from which hundreds Baltic Steamship Service Revived. MOSCOW, May 18.—After an inter- val of 10 years, the Volunteer fleet is inaugurating ervice again between Odessa and Hamburg. The ships ply- ing between these points will call at all important Méditerranean ports. A ST TETAS RE NG A ht \ \ Tuesday, May 20, 1924 FRENCH TO MEET TO COMMEMORATE “BLOODY ‘WEEK Reinemher. Mists 0 Paris Commune NEW YORK, May 19.—Commemo- rating the “bloody week” of May 22 to 28, 1871, “in which 36,000 French workers were shot’ by the reactionary government of Thiers,” the French branch of the Workers party, Local New York, will hold a concert and mass meeting in Bryant hall, Sixth avenue, between dist and 42nd streets, at 8 p, m., Saturday, May: 24, M. J. LeGoff will be chairman, and the speakers will be J. S. Poyntz (in English), Leon Mabille (in French), Httore Frisina (in Italian), and Har- ry Winitzky. An excellent musical program will complete the evening's celebration. “The working class must comme’ }- orate their martyrs,” reads the cird ¥ lar sent out by the French branch | advertise. their demonstration, and’ lists to be remembered: the Paris Commune, March 18 to May 28, 1871; the May, 1886, tragedy of Chicago; the October, 1917, Russian revolu- tion; the 1918-1919 Spartacus move- ment in Germany; the autumn, 1920, occupation of the factories by the workers of Italy.” Tickets for the Saturday meeting are 25 cents and may be procured at 208 East 12th street, or at 127 Uni- versity place, or at 133 West 5ist street, New York. Legion Would Stop Fight. NEW YORK.—The New York state board of the American Legion wil try to stop the Gibbons-Carpentier fight in Michigan City on May. 31, Billy Gibson announced. The Legion offi- cials want to put on the Tunney-Car- pentier match, which Gibson had made, he said. MEMBERSHIP, ATTENTION! Continuing the work of familiariz- ing the party membership with the united front policy of the party in re- lation to the Farmer-Labor party; the central executive committee has ar- ranged a series of meetings at which Comrade James P, Cannon will speak on the question of the party labor party policy. The meetings arranged will be held in the following cities: May 21—Philadelphia, Pa. May 23—Buffalo, N. Y. May 24—Pittsburg, Pa. May 26—Cleveland, Ohio; mass meeting, Labor temple, 2536 Buclid avenue, at 3 p. m. May 26—Detroit, Mich.; House: ef- the Masses, 2646 St. Aubin, corner Gratiot, at 8 p. m. Every party member is urged to at- tend these meetings and branches to see to it that at least some members of the branch attend so that\a further report can be made at the branches. Party Activities Of Local Chicago BRANCH MEETINGS. TUESDAY, MAY 20th. Ukrainian No. 1, 1532 W. Chicago, 3rd floor, Ukrainian Club. ussian Pullman Branch, 11453 8. Park Avenue, Pullman. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ist. Mid-City English, Emmet Memorial me Taylor and Ogden. Park Jewish, 3420 W. Roose- pis bert; Ehglew Engl 6414 S. Halsted. PR ogg Slovale, No. 51, 2548 S, Homan venue. Czecho Slovak, Women's Cicero, Ma- saryki School, 57th Avenue and 22nd Place, Cicero. Czecho Slovak oo: No. 1, 1825 8. Loomis St., 2nd fi THURSDAY, ‘MAY 22nd. Italian 19th Weed. be od % Eerie. Scandinavian W. Zeic! House. Bea 2733 Hirsch Finnish Branch, 2409 N. Halsted, Im- Hall. ‘Wednesday, May pst, Gomente Renest Tttlinger “will ‘spe: fore the North Side English Branch. of ioe Yor Workers League at Imperial 2409 Halsted Street on the subject, “tne Need for a Labor Party,’ CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING. The next tae wil of the City Cen- tral Commitee will be, held on art day, May 201 Hirsch Blvd., rs "There will be a lively * meetin, and special re- ‘on the Illinois Miners’ conven- the State Far: Lal ‘aback, Martin ee "addition ‘aoe a portant business to attendance at the City Central yim Helegaten ate awake to the: tack thet le e fa the City central Connie ‘cf real body of Local ‘Workers Outsiders are invited to attend these meetings. LAUGH FOR THE CHILDREN | : ' |