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

ov, eToment, Page Four LABOR PREMIER UNDER FIRE FOR MEXICAN CRISIS British Gaverinent’s Foot in Oil [ (Special to the Dally Worker.) LONDON, June 19.—Criticism of Premier Ramsay MacDonald and the Labor government for their bootlick- ing attentiveness to British oil inter- ests in Mexico has increased enor- mously since the Mexican government has again politely offered to let the English agent provocateur, H. A. C. Cummins, depart in peace—if he will gO soon, MacDonald has shoved the whole Mexican recognition issue aside since he has headed the government and shown no interest in behalf either of the workers of England or of Mexico. Bows to Bosses. His action is being condemned as one of the most glaring failures of the Labor government to safeguard the people as opposed to the capitalist- imperialists, particularly the oil barons of the Shell company. President Obregon of Mexico Has been rudely ignored by MacDonald most of the Labor premier’s critics agree. The premier promised months ago to settle the British-Mexican sit- uation; but instead he allowed the “archivist” Cummins to remain under the protection of the British legation in Mexico City, from where Cummins sent out the most treacherously false reports on Mexican conditions. Lies Slavishly. Cummins’ scurrilous and wholly un- oficial notes to the Mexican foreign relations secretary have come to light in the present crisis, brought primari- ly by Cummins’ lying reports on the case of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, wealthy haciendo owner, in which Mexico took a determined stand ‘to get the vicious British agent to leave the country. English readers have been amazed that the British government, especial- ly under a Labor premier, could allow such vilification by its representative | to continue. Mexico has made every proper move to get England’s diplomatic attention, but the big business of British peers has each time stepped on recognition, according to the critics of the govern- ment. In the present instance Mex- ico has again been polite and given the lying British agent another chance to leave the country without being de- ported, altho for more than two years he has been a constant offense and source of danger to the Obregon gov- n The Chilean minigter’s interven- tion is held responsilfle for this last condescension on the part of Mexico in granting Cummins another chance. MacDonald’s appeal to the United States secretary of state, thru Am- bassador Kellogg, did not win the La- bor premier any respect. It was too obviously a move of the British big bosses to get their American col- leagues to stir up another rumpus in a@ Mexico that is trying to stabilize itself constitutionally, since it has not yet reached the position of a real workers’ government. | It is expected that Sir Thomas} Hobler will go to Mexico soon, as pre- viously plapned, to make an investi- gation and report to Britain on the advisability of recognition. Cummins’ departure is anticipated, unless Mac- Donald allows himself to stoop even lower in kissing the feet of the Brit- ish capitalists. FOR RENT. Furnished house for a couple or two girls for the summer. I am leaving for the country. Could spare room if desired after my return. H. Rob- bin, 2703 Potomac Ave., Armitage 7879. PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering exert, Ang Service for 20 16,°o THFIELD. st. a Near ith Ave. CENTER AVE., Cor. Arthur St. SATURDAY AFTERNOON 2 P.M. _—__—[——_—_—_——LL es POLITICAL MUMMIES HEADED BY GOMPERS PLAN TO BLOCK FARMER- LABOR STAMPEDE TO ST. PAUL By ARNE SWABECK. Chicago District Organizer Workers Party. The June 17 convention and how to effectively stop the stampede of farmers and industrial workers to that great gather- ing was the subject of a conference held at Washington, D. C., participated in by senators, congressmen, labor leaders and other “forward looking citizens,’ at which Sam Gompers presided, according to a story appearing in the St. Louis. Post-Dispatch, by its Washington Correspondent. It further stated that various measures had been discussed without disclosing the nature of Or iemmtniin ie YORK, ATTENTION! ‘iunnimmunnnienn: TWO WEEKS MORE to the WORKERS PARTY EXCURSION To Bear Mountains on the Beautiful Steamer “CLERMONT” JUNE 28th Get your tickets in advance. Don't wait until the last minute. ADMISSION: $1.10 For Sale at WORKERS PARTY OFFICE, 208 E. 12th St. JIMMIE HIGGINS BOOKSHOP, 127 University Pi. these measures. It is therefore quite evident from what source Senator La- Follette’s attack upon the June 17 convention and upon the effort to build a mass party of the producers of this country have been inspired. No One Man Party. The real issue of this year’s, presi- dential campaign is equally feared by. reactionary, standpat labor leaders and itical champions of small busi+ ness. The real issue, as far,as the farmers and industrial workers are concerned, has passed beyond the stage of the pure selection of a stand- ard bearer of the LaFollette. type which may register a feeble middle class protest against the present cor- rupt system of government. It has become expressed in the mass. revolt, the mass break-away from the old cor- rupt parties and the orientatién to- ward a class party which can effec- tively engage in the struggle to wrest control of the government from the hands of Wall Street. Press Supports Fakers. This the middle class politicians and reactionary labor leaders know. It is just what they fear and are ready to fight to prevent. In this éndeavor they are being ardently supported by the boss controlled daily press. For weeks their dope sheets have been busy telling the workers and farmers to stay away from the June 17th con- vention because LaFolletté will not be there. Only the DAILY WORKER is bringing the real issue before the masses of toilers—the need of the formation of a class Farmer-Labor party, whether or not LaFollette cares to go along. The great importance of the DAILY WORKER, particularly in this situ- ation, we may not yet be able to fully realize. But one thing we cértainly do know, and that is that we have not one moment to spare to. put the DAILY WORKER in a position where it may flash the truth from one end of the country to another, into every workman's home. All the readérs of the DAILY... WORKER should. form. one great, solid army of activé boost- ers, each reaching a new reader every day of the year. Grape Nuts’ Wild Words. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June19.— Bill J. Bryan who is here recuperating from the Republican convention on a diet of grape nuts said that the Demo- erats will adopt such a radiéal plat- form that all third parties will wither and die when they read it. They will |then all join'Tammany Hall and work for the return of the Democrats to | power. TECHNICAL AID-FREIHEIT PIGNIC POSTPONED 10 JUNE 28—TAKE NOTE The plenic planned for June 8 by the Society for Technical Ald to Soviet Russia and by the Freiheit was postponed on account of the bad weather to June 28, at Stickney Park, Lyons, Ill. Those who had tickets for June 8 can use them on June 28, Those who have not yet procured tickets may get them at the Soviet School, 1902 W. Division St.; Rus- slan Co-op Restaurant, 1734 W. Division St.; Fretheit office, 1145 Blue Island Ave.; Cheski’s Restau- rant, 3124 W. Roosevelt Road. Political . Prisoners Have Birthdays in the Jails; Remember Them (Special to the Dally Worker.) MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 19.—Po- litical. prisoners ‘in the jails of America still have birthdays even tho the misery they are forced to face may make them regret their first birthday. You can lighten their long hours and make them realize there are a few humans in the world if you send them a greeting, the National Prison Comfort club says. They ap- peal to .workers to send at least a card of greeting to the men in prison for their beliefs. Here is a list of politica! prisoners whose birthdays occur in July. Do your duty and feel better. At Pittsburgh, Pa., Western District State Penitentiary—July 4, Jacob Dol- la, A-12891, At Boise, Idaho, Box No. 58—July 5, Joseph Doyle. At Represa, Cal. Folsom Prison— July 4, Warren Billings; July 26, James Price. At San Quentin, Cal, San Quentin Prison—July 3, T. O. Kleiberg, No. 38119; July 18, William Flanagan, No. No. 37897; July 26, H. R. Hanson, 38114; July 30, Jac. Varela, N. 28133. At Midway, Texas, Route No. 1, care Ferguson Farms—July , 28, Charles Cline. Cora Meyer, national secretary, in- vites friends and sympathizers to send birthday cards and letters (money is advisable for gifts) to these political prisoners. Books and publications to be sent directly from the publishers. Political prisoner Cisneros writes: “Words cannot express my apprecia- tion for what comrades are doing. THE DAILY WORKER NEW YORK CITY Party Activities Seoond Annual Exeoursion. The Workers ‘party second annual excursion wjll be held Saturday, June 28, on the beautiful steamer Clermont to Bear mountains. A sea court has been arranged with Harry M. Winitsky as Chief Judge. Ben. Gitlow, Corgrave, Lifshitz and others will act as, cops. Besides these we'll have the Cheka.on the job, the names of.whom. we are unable to divulge. .Lawbreakers. will have to beware! A wonderful ‘orchestra has been hired to liven up your step. There will be plenty of moonlight dancing on the main floor, as well as on the upper deck. The Williamsburg F.F.L. P. Symphony orchestra will be heard in a concert with several pre- election numbers, Sam ‘Nesin will act as conductor. This will be a grand gef-together party for all comrades and their friends. ( The boat will leave Pier A, Batter Park, at 2:30 sharp.’ Tickets are $1.10 each, and-can be had-at any of ‘the party papers or at the Workers Party, 208 E.°12th street. All those desiring tickets should make sure to get them early. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold, Do not be disap-; pointed if you: wait till too late, and fail to get a ticket. Party Activities Of Local Chicago BRANCH MEETINGS. Friday, June 20. Polish, North Side, 1902 W. Division St., Chicago, Tl. Lithuanian No. 5, Milda hall, 3142 S. Halsted St. Greek branch, 722 Blue Island Ave. The third annual picnic of the Workers party, Local Chicago, will be held Friday, July 4, at Stickney Park Grove, A very elaborate program has‘ been arranged, consisting of speakers, of whom Comrades James P. Cannon, assistant executive secretary of the Workers party, will .be the main speaker; dancing, music, games, re- freshments, etc. To get there, take any car to end of the 22nd St. line. Then take a Lyons- Berwyn car to Stickney Park Grove. Admission is 35.cents and 50 cents at (My tenth year in prison.) Am sure they will never regret their efforts.” the gate. GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE. COMMUNIST BISHOP BELIEVES IN CLEANING UP CAPITALIST CHURCH FO. R FOR WORKERS’ REV OLT By CARL HAES HAESSLER (Federated Press Staff Corresporident) GALION, Ohio, June 19.—Why doesn’t Bishop William Mont- gomery Brown get out of the Protestant Episcopal Church. If this impressive prelate, who has promoted himself from bishop of Arkansas, finds that his Communist and Darwinian doctrine is unpalatable to his aristocratic sect, why bother with the eccles- iastics any longer. A special board of bishops have found him guilty of heresy and sentence bl be pronounced Oct. 14. He will probably appeal. Wants to Clean-up Inside. The founder of Christianity, he explains, did not get out of the Jewish church but tried to reform it from the inside. No true missionary runs away from the spot where he is most needed and where, the bishop asks, are missionaries more needed than in the capitalist Protestant Episcopal church. ; Brown and his invalid wife live in a spacious home near the center of Galion. The hammer and sickle, so- viet emblems, are imbedded in the cement walk and are part of the lan- ers Aid, for proletarian relief in Eu- rope. “The laborers of Russia,” Brown says, “have turned the country right side up, so that they themselves are above and the capitalists below, hav- ing the privilege of remaining down to idle and starve or else to crawl up to work and live, but not to rob, war and enslave. World Revolution Begun. “A worldwide revolution has begun and is spreading over the earth. Why? Because a world wide economic sys- tem for feeding, clothing and housing the people has broken down so that tern decoration at the porte-coc! The inscription, Labor Has Given! Us This Rest, is prominently displayed. It is reminiscent of the dedication of his book Communism and Christian- ism which led to his heresy trial. The book, now tfafislated into 10 lan- guages, including Chitpse and Rus- sian, is: gratefully dedicated to the Prole- tariat from whom Bishop and Mrs. Brown are sprung to whose un- requited labors (not to the good providence of a divinity) they owe thelr wealth, leisure and opportu- nities. Use Wealth to Help Workers. They do have weglth, being large coupon-clippers, but the wealth is all used to help destroy the system that brought it to them. Much of it has been devoted to printing, translating and distributing Communism and Christianism, which the bishop fondly calls his “little preacher.” Some of it goes regularly to the Friends of Soviet Russia, now the International Work- CAL'S CAUTION FAILS TO HELP WORKER GET CONNECTED WITH FOOD NORTH ANDOVER, Magss., June 19.— Unconscious from starvation, Charles Lavette, a 73-year-old ma- chine shop veteran, was picked up by police and taken to the Lawrence municipal hospital. He had tramped so long looking for a job and un- able to find one or to get food that it was hard to revive him at the ( it must be supplanted by a new sys- re./tem. This war is between the work- ing class and the capitalist class.. Re- ligion is used against the workers by the possessing class in every coun- try.” Hence the bishop’s famous double slogan on the cover of this book: Banish Gods From Skies And Capi- talists From Earth. Bid for Friendship of Big Farm Bosses DENVER, Colo., June 19.—The Ki- wanis Clubs of the United States in session here will adopt changes. in their constitution to permit the or- ganization of big farm bosses into Kiwanis clubs. This is seen as an ef- forth of the organized Babbits of the country to try and counteract the in- fluence of the -farmer-labor moye- ment. ST. PAUL DELEGATES SHOW KU KLUX KLAN CONTROLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS By ALFRED V. FRANKENSTEIN, (Special to the Dally Worker.) ST. PAUL, June 19—The Ku Klux Klan completély domitiates the. church, schools and politics of the state of Oklahoma, according to Daniel Cobb, dele- gate from the Laundry Workers’ union of Oklahoma ORs to the Farmer- Labor convention here. Cobb, ‘former secretary of the Socialist. Party in Oklahoma, upon the graduation of his daughter, Flora Cobb, from the normal school @ month ago, sent out a circular letter in an attempt to find a teaching position for’ her. BRASS CHECK SHEETS that it was futile for his daughter to attempt to teach in Oklahoma, be- cause the school boards were domi- nated by the Klan, and required pros- pective teachers to be members of the Koo Koo organization. The Farmer-Labor movement in Oklahoma was sabotaged by the crooked Oklahoma Leader machine, Mr. Cobb said. He and J. E. Snyder, member of the Workers party, were instrumental in calling a state con- vention, The Leader gang got control of the convention and unseated Sny- der, on the pretext that he was not a citizen of the state, but actually be- cause of his Communist connections. The convention voted to send a del- egate to St. Paul. But the machine in control set aside the convention’s de- cisions and decided in favor of the convention of the.Conference for Pro- gressive Political Action, to meet in Cleveland, July 4., This forced Sny- der to obtain, credentials from inde- pendent farmers, Cobb to get his from the laundry. workers, and three other delegates to get credentials from other local unions. Send in that Subscription Today. SHOW HOLD THEY HAVE ON BAY STATE COURTS BOSTON, Mass., June 19.—Deal- ing a body blow to labor protective laws» in Massachusetts,’ the state supreme court has declared uncon- stitutional legislatidn « empowering the minimum commission to compel newspapers to’ publish its findings when employers refuse to obey decisions favoring ‘the, work- ers. Jaw, that publicity and public opinion would enforce rulings of the commission. Now employers thru ‘their advertis- ing control. over capitallét newspa- pers can prevent - publitation’ of damaging evidence’: and decisions against them. The supérior court. in the test case found the Boston, Transcript guilty of refusing the commission's advertisement regarding unfair practices of the L. P. Hollander Co. The supreme court has’reversed the deci: Short Items From Soviet Russia Co-operatives Growing. ODESSA.—The Co-operative move- ment in Odessa is steadily growing. On’ July 1st, 1923, there were 12,125 members in thé co-operative organiza- tions, at present there are over 40,- 000, or 88 pér cent of the workers of Odessa. The business of the co-oper- atives has grown immensely. Thirty- one per cent of the goods was sold on credit. * Mass Production of Tractors. CHARKOFF.—In about October of this year will be ended all the pre- liminary work for the mass produc- tion of tractors at the Charkoff loco- motive works. ‘There will be 550 benches and over 4 thousand workers in ‘the. tractor department. The plan dalls for the production of 500 trac- tors during 1925 and 1200 tractors during 1926. The cost of the tractors will not be higher than those bought abroad. * Increased Production. CHARKOFF.—The big demand for agricultural machinery helped the Ukrainian Agricultural Machinery Trust to incréase production. During March of this year machinery for hte sum of 685,000 rubles has been pro- duced. During April of the same year machinery for the sum of 1,070,000 was produced. Le Iya Womens Farmers’ Commune. ROSTOV-ON-THE-DON.—In the vil- lage of Alexandrovsk, Rostov district, an agricultural commune was orga! ized of 24 families. At the head of 20 of these families are women. A great majority of the commune is composed of women. . . Population Growing. DON BASIN.—In connection with the growing of the coal industry dur- ing 1923, the population of the Don Basin increased by 42,479 people. There. are two and one-half more births than deaths in the city. Send in that Subscription Today. BELGIUM AND FRANGE AGREE TO HELP DAWES CHOKE GERMAN WORKERS (Special to the Daily Worker.) PARIS, June 19.—Premier Her- riot of France and Foreign Minister Hymans of Belgium have decided upon the application in principle of the experts’ plan in its entirety, with, according to the latter, “the precautions demanded by the pres- ent situation.’ “There is not the slightest cloud between France and Belgium,” M. Hymans declared today. “We shall work in accord for the application of the Dawes''report. The skies are all clear.” UNCLE WIGGILY'S TRICKS expect Mrs. Mouse, and loves || Swiss cheese! ) € Knighties ‘Arrive Only to Find Head . Nighties Had Left CARLYLE, Ill, June 19.—The case of Carl Shelton, charged‘ with assault with intent to kill Glenn: Young, prom- inent. Ku Klixer and; his wife. was laid over due to the absence of Young. The preliminary examination will therefore come up later in the month. During the day the town had been filling up with known Koo’ Koos, armed to the teeth, who. awaited the arrival of their moron chief, Glenn himself. They came in automobile loads and were greatly disappointed to learn that the defendants had quietly left town after the saute a of the continuance. Send in that Subscription Today. Diploma Mill Dec Guilty. Adcox... involvedsi, {A ithe » “diploma mill’ expose. of a St. Louis paper, today was guilty of bribéry in connection with the activ- ities of the. mill, by’ a jury in circuit court. The jury set a.sentence of two years in the penitentiaty. The state charged. Adcox bribed B. P. Jolly, supérintendéht.of schools, in St. Charles county near hére, to issue to Bernard Adler a certificate of a high school education. Adler was to use the certificate to obtain admit- tance to a médical college. How many of your THE DAILY WORKER. them to subscribe today. Send in that inca! et Today. ‘mates read Get one of Saturday, June 21, Tickets in Advance $5 Cents haan Tickets 50 Cents St. Louis, Mo., June 19—Dr. Robt. medical. ec Sixth Annual PICNIC UNITED WORKERS’ SUNDAY SCHOOLS t OF CHICAGO AT BRAND'S. PARK, 3259 Elston Avenue Near California and Belmont Aves. Guinness For Children—Concert-Dancing NEW YORKERS, ATTENTION! “Rain or Shine For a Good Time Come to the MONSTER ALL-DAY OUTING, PICNIC AND DANCE of the Metal Workers of America let No. 1, Combined Locals SUNDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1924 - at ASTORIA CASINO, form. Schuetzen Park Steinway Avenue and Broadway, Astoria, L. I. MUSIC BY ORIGINAL ORIENTAL Fg “ BOWLING—DANCING—-SPORTS Tickets on $i Head Wes Stahl Jimmy Higgins eves e versity Pl:, New York City. Friday, June 20, 1924 CAPITALISTS KILL DEFECTIVE GIRLS IN BURNED HOME Abused Girl Sets Fire That Killed 24 (Special to the Dally Worker.) LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 19.— It’s too late for any investigations now at the Playa del Rey home for feeble minded girls, but the other municipal and state institutions of California could well stand an inquiry. The sad truth of the cause of the fire which destroyed the flimsy wreck of a buiid- ing in which the girls were kept and snuffed out the lives of 28. children and a woman has come to light, Abuses In Home. “They didn’t treat me right,” cried Josephine Batholomew, a 15-year-old inmate of the Hope Development School, as she confessed that she put the match to sacks and kindling in the basement of the home on the night of May 31. “I didn’t like things at home; 80 I set the fire.” Because the girl is mentally def. cient, no charges will be pressed against her, but charges of criminal negligence ought to be placed against the authorities responsible for-the-evil conditions which prevailed in the school. The girls were kept in a rickety old beach pavillion which had long before been condemned as un- safe, Prunes and Prisone. As usual in state institutions, par ticularly those which are supposed to take care of the poor, the defective, or the insane, the inmates are herded about as tho they had no feelings, are given the cheapest food obtainable, and are subjected to the nagging of bullying attendants whose strongest qualification is physical size. Governor Friend Richardson obe- dient to his capitalist bosses has cut the budget of the state so that none of the necessary welfare institutions were given adequate funds. The offi- cials of the various institutions then took out their wrath on the helpless inmates placed in their charge. The power trust lackeys who run the jails never tire of abusing the hundreds of workers, chiefly members of the I. W. Ww. 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