The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 21, 1924, Page 2

Page Two THE DAILY WORKER Saturday, June 21, 1924 Workers and Farmers’ Platform Challen STRONG STAND TAKEN BY Fi-L. ON LABOR ISSUES Demands Smashing of Syndicalism Laws (Special to The Daily Worker.) ST. PAUL, June 20,—- Nine resolu- tions were presented to the platform committee and all but one adopted. First was a resolution condemning the imperialist war preparations now go- ing on. The resolution spoke of the Japanese exclusion law as passed as a@ war-making measure. Duncan Mac- Donald objected to this statement be- cause he felt a large portion of or- ganized labor favored the law, and because the big capitalist powers are opposed to it. Ta this connection Delegate Ryan of Tacoma, Wash., said he knew Al- bert Johnson, the framer of the ex- clusion law, and that he was an anti- labor man and always had been. Be- cause of the Japanese provision, the resolution was referred to a sub-com- mittee. No Child Labor. A resolution prohibiting child labor under 16 years of age was carried, but one providing that a six-hour day and a five-day week be enforced for all workers under 21 years of age was defeated because a similar provision was made in the platform. Two resolutions dealt with special legislation for women. One provided for the enactment of laws regulating industry in regard to the exploitation of women, and one called for polit- ical, social and economic equality for their sex. There was considerable discussion of the last, and it was re- ferred to the sub-committee. Release “Politicals.” Since the pay of postal employes has not been raised, the committee adopted a resolution to resist the pro- posed increase in parcel post rates, to be made on the pretext of increased cost in operating the post office. The Esch-Cummins law was con- demned, and the Howell-Barkley bill supported in the resolution on rail- road legislation. The repeal of all criminal syndical- ism laws, and the release of all pris- oners convicted under them, and under the espionage act was demanded in another resolution referred to the sub- committee for amplification. ; Heo to Grab Mexico for the U. S. By ELLA G. WOLFE. Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, “June 30-"The Mexican creole is not worth very much, but thirteen million Mexicans are Indian, good strong people, that would make worth-while our taking over Mexico.” This was a statement made to me this morning by a mem- ber of the American Chamber of Com- merce down here at present. That is their eternal attitude. Until we take Mexico the country will not amount to anything, nor will the people amount to a row of pins. When will the imperialist yankee get wise to his own stupidity and stop measuring human values in dollars and cents? No Mail to Canada. DETROIT, June 20.—No more re- gistered mail or parcel post packages will be accepted here for desivery in Canada during the postal strike, post- office oilicials said today. * | ROBLEY D. CRAMER | Kail “Sy Delegate to the Farmer-Labor con- vention and editor of the Minneapolis Labor Review. Robley- D. Cramer fought the “red baiting” activities of Gompers’ agents. CALIF BOSSES (Continued from page 1.) road lies open for the industrial workers and farmers to protect themselves from the ex- ploitation and oppression of the financial and industrial lords who rule the country: To organize a political party representing the interests of the industrial workers and farmers, and to enter into the political arena, to wrest control of the government from the hands of the financial and industrial masters who now rule this country. The Farmer-Labor Party frankly avows its purpose to carry on such a struggle. It declares openly that it is the Party repre- senting the workers in the mines, mills, fac- tories, and workshops, the workers upon the land, and the working farmers. It declares its purpose to take over the government in the interests of these groups, and to use it to build a social system which will give them a higher standard of living and which will have as its first object their happiness and well-being. ‘ The Farmer-Labor Party declares as its purpose to end the existing system of ex- ploitation and the rule of the privileged class. It calls upon all organizations of workers, whether in the industries or upon the land, GO NUTS AS WORS REFUSE TO DIE Defense Secretary Nails Hoof-Mouth Lie SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 20.— to make common cause with it; to join it in the struggle to free the farmers and in- dustrial workers from the greedy exploita- tion of these who now rule the country and _ Win for themselves the right to “Life, liberty and happiness” thru the establishment of a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government. Assistant United States District At- torney Fink announced today that there will be a general round-up of I. W. W.’s in Washington, California, Arizona and Idaho by the Department of Justice. They will be prosecuted under a sec- tion of the Sherman Anti-Trust law for alleged spreading of the hoof and mouth disease, blats Stone’s under- ling. “Lie,” Says Defense Secretary. When Jim Morris, secretary of the I. W. W. general defense committee, at 1001 W. Madison street, Chicago, was told of the statement of Fink he characterized it as “a barefaced lie.” Morris pointed out that scientists had failed to isolate the germ of the hoof and mouth disease and it was ob- viously impossible for anyone to spread the disease deliberately under the circumstances, The L .W. W. has warned workers and others to keep away from Cali- fornia because it is said that the hoof and mouth “disease is transferable to humans. Workers have also been ta- booing California products because of the jailing of more than a hundred union men under the criminal syndi- calism law. “This action must have been effective if the government was forced to make a fool of itself by charges of that sort,” I. W. W.’s said yesterday. “Because the syndicalism law has failed to stop our organization work among the workers of California the big lumber and shipping interests are forcing the government to try and stop us in another way. This latest stunt will fall flat as the criminal syndicalism law did,” Morris said. Another Near Disaster. SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 20,—An- other disaster due to the inefficency of social butterfly naval officers was narrowly averted here yesterday when two submarines sideswiped each other during underwater prac- tice. No injuries were reported. FROM ST. PAUL TO WASHINGTON WITH THE DAILY WORKER The representatives of the workers and farmers from all over the United States have organized a class party that is destined to sweep the political parties of capitalism from power aid place a Workers’ government in Washing- ton. During the next few months one of the greatest polit- ical battles ever waged in America will be fought with the Farmer-Labor Party leadin against the capitalist parties. Get into this fight NOW with the DAILY WORKER. Let your answer to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Illinois. Enclosed find § labor movement that will organize Bent in dy... Write plainly, in ink if possibl «we to Cover the list of ... to the DAILY WORKER taken on the list below. Thes: secured at the Special Rate of $1 for two months. let the workers and farmers know the truth about the attacks by La Follette, Gompers and the whole yellow press on the class farmer- Labor Convention starting June 17th: aFollette and his eo be a subscrip- tion to the fighting Communist daily. Make Your Answer Today! ubscribe now. subscriptions “subs” were This is my effort to its forces at the St. Paul Farmer- -|mously as the convention adjourned | A. Public Ownership There can be no genuine Public Owner- ship until the workers and farmers control the Government. It is only to the extent that there is a strong workers’ and farmers’ representation in the government, and only to the extent that the control and operation of the nationalized industries is in the hands of the workers and farmers that any bene- fits can be realized from nationalization of industry. The Farmer-Labor Party will car- ry on a struggle to create these conditions and for: 1. The nationalization of all monopolized industries, such as railroads, mines, super- power plants and means of communication and transportation. 2. The organization of the workers in these industries for participation in the management and direction of the industries nationalized, thus developing industrial democracy until industry comes under the control of those who produce the wealth of the nation, subject only to such control as will protect the interests of the producers as a whole. 8. We demand the repeal of the Federal Reserve and National Banking acts and in place thereof declare for the government ownership and operation of all banking in- stitutions at cost. B. Organization of Labor 1. The protection of the right of the in- dustrial and agricultural workers to organ- ize labor unions for the protection of their interests and the encouragement of such or- ganizations. 2. Legislation abolishing the right of the courts to issue injunctions in labor disputes. 8. The use of police militia and army to protect the workers in their struggles against the exploiters in place of the use of these instruments of the government to sup- press the struggles of the workers and farm- ers, as is the case under the existing capital- istic government. C. Social Legislation for the Industrial and Agricultural Workers 1, Bnactment of a law providing for the adjustment of the hours of work so as to afford employment to all workers in each industry, with the maximum workday of eight hours in all industries, 2. A federal constitutional amendment making the employment of children in in- dustry under sixteen years of age a criminal ——————— will do the spade work of intrenching the new party in the states and as- suring lasting national organization, The next great work of the party af- ter 1924 wil be the congressional cam- paign of 1926 and the state campaign of the same year, STRIKERS FIGHT MINE GUARDS IN RESISTING WIDNIGHT EVICTIONS (Special to the DAILY WORKER.) MORGNTOWN, W. Va., June 20. —A gun battle w: gress between mine guards and in the mountains north of here early today following attempts to evict strikers from com- Strong Men in Farmer- Labor Committee (Continued from page 1.) Sympathy was extended to R. H. (Dad) Walker, who is still confined at St. Joseph’s hospital suffering from blood poisoning in his arm. Congratulations were extended to everyone who had anything to do with the convention, from William Ma- honey and C. A. Hathaway, chairman and secretary of tue organization com- mittee, to the various officials of the convention, In respynse to the plen of chair man Taylor to the delegates to stand with me and pledge with me to work for a united movement, the conven- tion rose to its feet cheering unani-| ¥nlon workers sine die, Permanent Organization. After the 1924 campaign a national convention will be called for perma- nent national organization. All the above arrangements are only provi- sional. The postcampaign convention ued all night. town police, ) shortly after midnight and contin- There were no known casualties, according to reports to Morgan: offense and compulsory education and main- tenance at government expense. 3. A federal law providing for a minimum wage for all workers—the wage to be fixed in cooperation with the representatives of the trade unions. 4, A social insurance and old age pension law providing for adequate sick, accident and death insurance for all city and rural workers. Funds for the same to be secured thru increased taxation of incomes, excess profits, surtaxes and inheritance taxes and taxes upon unearned income. 5. A national maternity insurance law providing for adequate compensation for all mothers for a period covering one month prior to and one month after childbirth. 6. The abolition of residential restrictions upon the right to vote. 1. Land was created for all the people and we demand a system of land tenure which will eliminate landlordism and tenantry and will secure the land to the users thereof. 2. Public ownership of all means of trans- portation, marketing institutions and indus- tries engaged in the preparation and distri- bution of farm products, with participation of the farmers in the management of these industries. 8. Legislation for loans to farmers in dis- tress, without interest, thru government banking organizations. 4. The development of marketing organ- izations owned by the government, with participation of the farmers in the manage- ment, to finance and insure a systematic dis- tribution of the product of the land, with charges covering the cost of administration only. E. Women’s Plank We demand equal political rights for men and women. F. Negro Problem The Farmer-Labor Party recognizes the particularly vicious economic and political Oppression and exploitation of the Negro Race in America and pledges itself to extend its struggle to free all toilers to include the political and industrial emancipation of the ‘ Negyo workers and farmers. G. Unemployment 1. Enactment of a law prohibiting the em- ployment in industry of children under the age of sixteen. 2. Enactment of a law providing for ade- quate compensation during unemployment at regular trade union wages for-all city and rural workers. Funds for same to be secured thru the taxation of all excess profits, in- herited wealth and unearned income. H. Imperialism and Foreign Affairs 1. Immediate full diplomatic and com- mercial recognition of the first Workers’ and Peasants’ Government—Soviet Russia. 2. Immediate independence for the Philip- pine Islands. 8. The right of self-determination for colonies and possessions of the United States, such as Porto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands. The question of the relationship of the government of those possessions to the government of the United States to be de- cided by a plebiscite of the people of these countries, 4, The removal of United States marines and soldiers from Haiti, Santo Domingo, Nicarague and the full recognition of the right of these countries and Cuba to decide upon their own affairs, 5. Absolute non-interference in any other country for the purpose of safeguarding in- vestments or collections of debts of the financial interests, ————— Mexican Minister Sees World Taking Up Work of Lenin By ELLA G. WOLFE. (Special to The Daily w. MEXICO CITY, ‘June “30°” The Mexican reactionary press is up in arms against a pamphlet just /pub- lished by Ramon P. de Negri, the min- ister of agriculture of Mexico, Under the heading, “Words dedicated to Nicolai Lenin,” de Negri Says, “Soon- er or later humanity will be forced to adopt the work of Lenin and it will find itself obliged to discard the actual economic bases of society, be- cause the present system and the lack of equilibrium it produces re- dunds to the misery of the working classes all over the world. The fact that a cabinet minister can make such a statement in Mexico and still remain an honorable member of the cabinet would speak well for a brighter future for the Mexican worker and peasant if only the grin- goes would keep their hungry impe- rialist hands oft, reported in pro- ges Capitalist Class HERE IS PARTY PLATFORM | JESSIE B. KASTNER | WORKER TELLS HOW ELECTRIC COMPANY ROBS Lures Help with Big Empty Promises The DAILY WORKER has repeat- edly claimed that it is the only daily paper that represents the interests of the workers and gives voice to their aspirations. — fs Articles now appearing serially in teens ul the DAILY WORKER exposing the * open shop exploitation at the Western Assistant secretary at the St. Paul | Electric make big sales of this organ possible at the very gates of the fac- tory. One of the regular purchasers of ourf, convention. POLIGE SUED BY TORTURE VICTIM IN LOS ANGELES Mayor and Captain Hart Directed ‘‘Goldfish” (Special to the Daily Worker.) LOS ANGELES, Calif. June 20.— James Hart has sued the mayor and Police Captain Lee Heath for $50,000 charging that they tortured him last June while he was held as a suspect. The story Hart tells indicates that the Los Angeles police have methods of torturing prisoners which rival those used by the Chicago police in their “goldfish rooms.” The complaint filed in court charg- es that the police established a place at First and Hill streets for the pur- pose of inflicting torturing suspects without the possibility of interference. Hart’s complaint describes the equip- ment which consisted of marble slabs, shackles, straps and a tank filled with gas. The complaint charges that Hart was arrested on June 22, 1923, and at midnight taken to this room and under the direction of the mayor and the captain of police, “fiendishly tor- tured.” He says five men did the torturing. They tied his hands and feet and administered a gas tank to him. He was then put in a chair and tortured further, he declares. His health was ruined by the experience, “Tron Man’? of Italy... Now a Broken Reed (Continued from page 1.) cist secretary of the interior until last week, has been the foremost figure in the graft charges, which are more overwhelming than the Teapot Dome scandal of the United States. The fascist parliamentary executive committee turned down a resolution of support to Sig. Finzi and he will undoubtedly follow his former press bureau head, Cesare Rossi, and other involved fascist leaders who thot quickly, in fleeing the country. Standard Oil Again. Sig. Finzi was head of Italian avia- tion and helped Standard Oil of America make its 300,000,000 lire profits from Italy last year. Sig. Finzi negotiated, with the aid of the Rockefeller company, the tre- mendous oil concession which was about to be given to Harry F. Sin- clair’s Consolidated Oil (in which Standard holds much stock) when the present storm broke, hurried by this very deal. to Eugene Bechtold of the DAIL’ WORKER. It is highly significant ~ that this worker, as so many others, Placed confidence in our representa- tives, knowing that the DAILY WORKER is their paper. The story is as follows: “T was in a town in the South and wrote to the Western Electric com- pany applying for a position, stating how much an hour I would start at. They wrote back and told me that everything was O. K. and that my ap- plication was accepted. All that I was to do was to be examined and inter- viewed. “So I told my boss where I was go- ing to work in Chicago. I had a more- money job in Chicago. I came to Chi- cago and the Western Hlectric chief of department told me he didn’t see how he could give me the sum of money for which I asked in the appli- cation and he would not give it, altho this being after I had paid eleven dol- lars train fare to get to this job and gave up my other job besides, in a much cheaper town than this city. So instead of me getting what they promised me I was forced to take the job for five cents less an hour than they promised me. If théy would have told me in reply to my examination that they would not pay me that sum, I would have been better off, financial- ly and physically, to have stayed where I was. Striking Painters Win 5-Day Week and Wage Raise in N. JERSEY CITY, N. J., June 20.—Af- ter a six weeks’ strike the 4,000 paint- of Hudson .county, have won the 6-day week and a ly wage increase from $10 to $10.50. The new contract is for one year and the terms are the same as those previous- ly won by their fellow workers in the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers in New York city. Send in that Subscription Today! A 'BUY DRUGS AT Low YOUR PRICES, THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL $1.50—3 tubes Pepsodent Tooth Paste ... we! T6e—3 cakes Cuticura Soap... 596 Li FOR CONSTIPATION 25 CENTS AUSTIN-MADISON PHARMACY 1 MADISON STREET at Austin Blvd, We Deliver Free Phones: Oak Park 392, 571, 572; , Finzi first declared gambling in Austin 4117 Italy would be stopped, and at the} We speak and read: Lettish, Polish, same time he received some millions Lithuanian, ete. of lire from Monte Carlo and other French and Swiss gamblers. Later he allowed the Italian gamblers full play and it was said that he was well repaid by them. Deputy Matteoti had the facts on much of the big grafting by fascist officials and because he intended to show them up, he was killed. The outcome of the resulting situation is altogether doubtful, but the tremen- dous protest against fascist crime and graft seems to be sweeping the coun- try further toward a proletarian rey- George E. Pashas COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial Hall olution. CHICAGO Bulls for Bosses. ; CHRISTIANIA, Norway, June 20.— JAY STETLER’, Ss The chief of police has just dismissed 3 ten constables, one of them the presi- power hitiginh ; dent of the union, for declaring that poh * the policg, ought to be neutral in }1053 W. Madison St. Chicago strikes. Tel. Monroe 2241 Chicago Branch Agents! A most important meeting of Branch Agents will be held in THE DAILY WORKER Building, 1113 W. Wash- ington St., Saturday, June 21, at 3: Pe M.. / Marked progress has been made during the past month in boosting the hams. circulation and at the Saturday meeting new plans will be presented and worked out which will further impetus to the DAILY WORKER circulation, It is essential that every Branch Agent be present next Saturday. Workers Party branches which have not yet appointed their Branch Agents should arrange to have representatives present at the meeting and to elect their permanent agents at once. rapidly growing paper submitted the following un 2 ¥ ae