The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 27, 1924, Page 3

hI ‘ Friday, June 27, 1924 RUSSIA-U. S, TRADE TO GROW By JAY LOVESTONE, UNDER NEW CO. Amtorg Trading Corp. Established NEW YORK, June 26.—Trade be- tween America and Soviet Russia is to gain new impetus as a result of the creation of Amtorg Trading cor- poration with offices at 186 Liberty St, New York City, Amtorg Trad- ing corporation, which has been in- corporated in the state of New York for paid-up capital of $1,000,000, is a merger of the Arcos-America, Inc., and the Products Exchange corpora- tion, both of which had previously carried on extensive trade with Rus- sia and established solid business ®rnections with that country. Of these, the Products Exchange corporation, being an American cor- poration, had also been incorporated in Russia and held Soviet government licenses for carrying on trade in the Soviet republics. These licenses, as well as all business connections es- tablished by the merger firms, are transferred to the Amtorg Trading corporation, which will also have the exclusive right to act as the sole representative in America of the Rus- sian “Gostorg” (state export and im- port department) as well as of the Gostorgs of the Ukraine and the Cau- easian federation. At the same time the Amtorg Trading corporation re- celves the sole representation in America of the Arcos Ltd. of London, which is the selling and buying agent for the Soviet government in the United Kingdom. The direct connections of the Am- torg Trading corporations in Russia extend also to most of the greatest Soviet industrial concerns, such as the coal trust, the sugar trust, the Caucasian Oil Trust, the Electric Trust, Agricultural Machinery Syndi- cate and similar organizations. These commections, in addition to the ex- eat gained by the merged or- nizations, will furnish the oppor- nity for the American producers to /get in closer relations with the Rus- sian market and eliminate the inter- mediatory functions of German and British interests which have con- trolled most of the trade between America and Russia, owing largely to their superior knowledge of the con- ditions of the Russian market and their willingness to meet the credit requirements of the Russian con- sumers. The directors of the Amtorg Trad- ing corporation are : Isaiah J. Hoor- “““gin, Cidirman, (Rissian); John G. Ohsol, (American), Isaac J. Sher- man, (American), Paul J. Ziev, (Rus- sian). Officers: Paul J. Ziev, president; Isaac J. Sherman, first vice-president; M. I. Fainberg, vice-president; J. B. Fox, vice-president and treasurer; John G. Ohsol, vice-president; Boris M. Volynsky, secretary. Send in that Subscription Today. (Special to the DAILY WORKER.) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Convention Hall, June 26.—In sharp contrast to the Cleveland farce the show here is well-staged to give the effect of anything but a cut and dried affair. Now and then various state delegations punctuated the hus- tle and bustle of the moving, shuf- fling crowds with well-prepared dem- onstrations and voluminous volleys of cheers for their local sachems, black- beauties, and bosses as they entered the Garden. Here and there the band would jazz things up a bit by hitting up a na- tional or sidewalk air. Even on the platform small caucuses could be de- tected. Josephus Daniels was partic- ularly in evidence strutting about. Every possible step in the art of stage-setting and scenie#effect was taken by the democratic leaders to make the affair look real and living and to give the impression to the world that the convention delega- tion itself will decide the nominations and weighty problems. A Hard-Boiled Gathering. Mingling with the delegates and looking them over carefully convinces one that they are a mass of twenty- minute eggs-—hard-boiled. Hench- men of local bosses, congressmen, government officials, well-to-do mer- chants, bankers, manufacturers and senators are to be found in abun- dance, It was interesting to note that the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Indiana delegations were all herded together closely so as to enable them to work with machine-like precision and in unison. Georgia was leading the demonstra- tion for McAdoo. Cardinal Prays for Convention. Cardinal Hays was called upon by Chairman Hull to render the cus- tomary invocation. His Catholic emi- nence forthwith rose to the occasion and besought the big three of his firm—the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost—for heavenly benediction “on our beloved country in this dire- ful hour.” The cardinal thanked his masters for the political, social and religious equality reigning in the United States. Not, a holy word was uttered in behalf of economic equal- ity. The invocation was closed by a plea for unity. Then there was a shower of small silk, municipal and national flags from the four corners of the Garden where there were suspended huge pictures of Wilson and Cleveland fac- ing Jefferson and Jackson. Madeline Case, the beautiful prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera House, was the next to dominate the convention, She led the sweltering mass thru “The Star Spangled Ban- ner.” Democrats for Big Business. As Pat Harrison was escorted to the platform by a committee especial- ly chosen for the purpose, great noise filled the Garden. The work of a TOMORROW! TOMORROW! MOONLIGHT PICNIC OPEN AIR CONCERT Given by JEWISH DAILY “FREIHEIT” and Society for Technical Aid to Soviet Russia at STICKNEY PARK GROVE (Lyons, Illinois) 'This Sat., June 28 Come out for a day. of enjoyment in the fresh air together with the revolutionary WORKERS OF ALL NATIONALITIES! Dancing Singing Music Tickets in Advance 35c¢ Races Games At the Gates 50c To be obtained at the following places: “Freiheit” Office, 1145 Blue Island Ave.; Ceshinsky’s Book Store, 2720 W. Division St.; Cheski’s Restaurant, 3124 W. Roosevelt Rd., Soviet School, 1902 W. Division St. Russian Co-Op, Restaurant, 1734 Division St. DIRECTIONS: Take any car to 22nd street, take 22nd St. car to end of line; take Lyons car to Harlem Ave. in your neighborhood. Boys Wanted q Make money during your Summer vaca- tion by distributing THE DAIILY WORKER Exclusive territory given to first boys calling at our office Saturday morning between 9 and 11 a. m. The Daily Worker ashington Boulevard 1113 W. Washi (Between Curtis and May Streets) THE DAILY WORKER well-organized clique was dence. Pat lost no time in laying a sound financial basis for his keynote speech and for his party’s campaign, by de- claring that “The Democratic party is the friend of business, big and small, It cares not how large the scale or big the investment, what it is most concerned about is honesty in opera- tion.” The delegation met this re- mark with ringing applause. Administration Lashed. The Mississippi senator was rather harsh on the administration in his very first paragraph, which was heavi- ly dotted with the word, “corruption.” He made a biting attack on the Saturnalia of corruption character- izing the Harding-Coolidge adminis- tratoin. Fall and Daugherty were handled roughly. Pat made a special effort to impress the galleries that they came to see a real show. He declared: “This convention, composed of the militant representatives of the de- mocracy of the nation is no cold stor- age affair. “It is going to be red-hot highly sea- soned and well-prepared.” Judging by the weak applause which greeted this remark, the galleries took this morsel with a grain of salt. Soft Soap for Progressives. Harrison went on to boast of the victory, achieved by the democrats in in evi- putting over the Simmons-Garner tax proposal in place of the Mellon scheme. At this point he paid his respects and thanks to the LaFol- lette republicans for their complete surrender to his party during the tax fight in the last congress. It was a rather flowery obituary that Harri- son made in commemoration of the flight of the insurgents from the sen- T.U. E. L. HEARS ABOUT ST. PAUL (Continued from page 1.) (not to be confused with our own I. W. “Jack” Johnstone). Comrade Johnstone followed with a report for the Needle Trades group of the League, dealing with the election in the Journeymen Tailors, where the left wing candidate, Max J. Sillinsky,, is leading other can- didates in the early returns, although another election is not impossible, as th winner must have a majority against the whole field—and there are four candidates. Foster Speaks on St. Paul. In his first public appearance in Chi- sago for many weeks Wm. Z. Foster recounted the development of the Farmer-Labor movement up to date: That the Trade Union Educational League had led the fight for a Labor Party by its referendum on the sub- ject sent out to every local union in the country, was brought out, together with the fact that the Workers Party had taken the burden of forming a class party of labor away from the vacillating old Fitzpatrick group, which is now back in the Gompers fold, and St. Paul, instead of Chicago, has become the center of gravity, in the Farmer-Labor Party movement. The St. Paul convention of June 17th was described in detail, and every step to its final success was retraced. The labor fakers at the heads of the unions had done everything in their power to knife St. Paul, because it stood for real and permanent class organization. W. H. Johnston of the Machinists’ Union, the fake progressive and leader in class treachery through “co-operation” with the employers tried to kill St. Paul by diverting the movement to the C. P. P. A. at Cleveland. Gompers had issued a papal bull against St. Paul, but no one, nowadays, paying any at- tention to this drooling old reaction- ary, a better tool, someone in whom the mass of Farmer-Labor sentiment had faith, had to be used to assassin- ate -the movement—that was LaFol- lette, whose historic role of betrayal of the hopes of the masses was partly discharged with his vicious attack upon St. Paul on May 28th. Fears Class Party—Not “Reds.” La Follette was not afraid of the Communists as he claimed, said Foster. He really feared something else, the formation of a genuine class party of farmers and workers. He had always opposed splitting the old capitalist parties, He was regular—a republican, and he remains a republican. “La \the hosts of selfish interests, charged ate and house while the taxation fight was on. He said: “When the president and) his secretary of the treasury, with all! on the battle front of the American congress in behalf of the Mellon plan, Democracy and Progressive Republic- anism stood firm. It was ti, same ancient contest, and for the same old cause.” There was nothing stirring, nothing inspiring about the keynote speech. It resembled very much the inevita- ble, unavoidable record speeches, | summary speeches made by senate) and house whips during the closing sessions of congress. Republicans Exposed. | The crimes of the Republicans were| painted black. The bankruptcy of the Democrats, their equal guilt on similar occasions, their own graft and corruption, when they were in charge | of the administrative machinery of| the government were advisedly omitted. A reduced tariff was offered as the| hackneyed panacea for the high cost of living. The donkey party was patted on its back for its kicking into oblivion the Republican ship subsidy bill. Everything, every measure, every law enacted.that was good, that was constructive, that was against “spe- cial privilege’ was traced to Demo cratic origin, was conceived .. tne best minds of the Democrats and born in the stalls of the donkey. Only Democratic pressure compelled the Republicans to enact such inestimable blessings as the budget system! Even the Washington disarmament conference was dubbed a Democratic achievement. Playing for Borah. Here there was more stage play for Lovestone Says that New York Donkey Show Is Well Staged winning over the progressives and Republican insurgents. This time Bo- rah was the center of Harrison's at- tentions. Waxing eloquent in his compliments to the senator from Ida- ho, the keynoter declared: “The dis- armament conference was held not because of a Republican administra- tion, but in spite of the Republican administration. It was first suggest- ed by a Democrat, and urged by Dem- ocrats. “The fight was renewed by Borah, a Republican, yes, but one who wisely declined to become associated with the bankrupt Republican partnership in the coming campaign; one whose opposition to the reactionary control of his party has ever been constant and aggressive.” The veterans’ bureau scandal, the role of Denby and Fall, “secretaries of oil”; the department of justice inves- tigation, the appointment of Bascom Slemp, a trader and jobber in political offices, as the president’s private sec- retary, were all aired in thorogoing style by Harrison. Reassures Big Business. But the Democratic wizard softened a bit, with a strong reassurance to business interests regarding the real , purpose of the Democratic party in the present political situation, In an outburst of eloquence, Harrison said: “It is the brazen effrontery of this administration that challenges our at- tention, “They would halt these inquiries by hysterical cries and foreboding pre- dictions. They say, ‘You are hurting business! You are destroying confi- dence” Our answer is, ‘WE ARE HELPING BUSINESS! WE ARE RESTORING CONFIDENCE! WE ARE SAVING THE GOVERNMENT BY PERFORMING AN OPERATION TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE Follette’s whole ambition is roll up the greatest number of votes,” said Foster, “such a noble ambition!” The forma- tion of a permanent class Farmer- Labor party would defeat La Follette’s personal ambition. So La Follette tried to knife St. Paul. “If La Follette really had wanted to, if he really feared ‘Communist control’ he could have controlled St. Paul for the mere asking. All he would have had to do was to urge that delegates instructed for him be sent, and he could have had absolute control, the important com- mittees and the whole convention could have been LaoF'lette’s.” But La Follette did not want to control St, Paul, because it would have involved him in a genuine break from the Republican party and would not bring him so many votes as he could get as an “independent” candidate. So La Follette went out to assassinate St. Paul because he feared—not the Com- munists—but the demands of the mass of farmers and workers for an end of capitalist party politics and the crea- tion of a real Class Party of workers and poor farmers.” But such a party had been formed in St. Paul, despite the “Tin Jesus” from Wisconsin; Duncan McDonald, an in- dustrial worker, and Wm. Bouck, a working farmer, had been unanimously endorsed as candidates of the National Farmer-Labor Party, and another step in the series of steps necessary to make a great class party of labor, is taken. Everywhere in the ranks of labor, organized and unorganized, workers must support this party. Hungary Contracts Wtih Russia. MOSCOW, June 26.—Hungarian industrial circles are greatly satisfied | at the contract signed between the Berlin trade mission of Soviet Russia and the engineering works of the Hungarian private railway companies for the supply to Russia of agricul- tural machinery. It is pointed out that these orders have been placed in Hungary on terms similar to the German and English conditions. Smuts Successor Steps In. CAPETOWN, South Africa, June 26. —General James Barry Hertzog, lead- er of the Nationalist party, who beat General Jan Smuts in the last elec- tions, is now premier of South Africa, by grace of the Nationalist-Labor coa- lition, ITALIAN AND GREEK BRANCHES READY 10 RENT OUT NEW HALL Italian Nineteenth ward and the Chicago Greek branch of the Work- ers party have rented a joint head- quarters at 722 Blue Island Ave. The hall is in a fine, clean, new building and seats about 300 people. Workers party units and other or- ganizations are urged to take ad- vantage of this achievement of the Greeks and Italians by renting this hall for meetings, dances and other entertainments. Herrin Police Go to Trial Charged With Murder in Klan Riot (Special to the Daily Worker.) HERRIN, Ill, June 26.—Three Ku Klux Klan associates of S. Glenn Young went to trial here today, charged with having killed Caesar Cagle, a constable, during ‘a riot last Feb. 8. The three men on trial are Albert Jones, traffic policeman; Abe Hicks, police court judge, and Harry Walker, night chief of police. They were among the 55 associates of S. Glenn Young who were to have gone on trial June 9, but they demanded and got separate trials. The entire time of the court was taken up today with the selection of jurymen. With the town lined up as Klansmen and | anti-Klansmen, the job of selecting a jury promises to be a hard one. Sacco-Vanzetti Meeting. BOSTON, Mass., June 26.—A meet- ing to lay before the public the new developments of the Sacco-Vanzetti case will be held Sunday evening at 8 p. m. in Carpenter Hall, 558 West- minster street. at which Mr. Fred Moore, attorney in charge of the case, Prof. Felice Guadagni of Boston, and Miss Matilda Robbins will tell of the work being done to get justice for the two Italian workingmen who were “framed” by hostile courts. A meet- ing will be held in Providence, R. L., a week later. Mexico to Prohibit Gold Export. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 26.— The minister of finance will soon pro- hibit the shipment of gold to the United States, it was reported here. The reason given is the depreciation of Mexican silver. Under the Lash of Pinchot Monessen is a small town in the state of Pennsylvania, where our ‘liberal” Governor Pinchot rules. The police of Monessen, as of other Pennsylvania towns, pride them- selves on their ability to bulldoze workers into submission, and so prove that their proud state is truly “the home of the brave and the land of the free.” Free to do what the police or- der you to do. On June 13 the International Work- ers’ Aid committee of Chicago showed its film, “Russia and Germany,” at Monessen, thru a local committee, of which the most active workers were Morris Schindler and Oska Okonen, The police stopped the show and ar- rested these two workers, together with Charles B. Roberts, the speaker who accompanies the film. toured by the International Workers’ Aid. These men were charged with Yes, sedition, if how? Well, it doesn’ ' It's sedition just the same. You see, an American flag waved over one of the buildings at the Moscow agricul- tural exhibit, It was shown in this film. When this scene was flashed, the audience did not, throw up their hats and applaud furiously. But they did get enthusiastic when the Russian red army was shown, Presto! The speaker was guilty of sedition in Monessen, This film has already been shown in about 60 cities and towns. It has passed all state and other censor- ships that were necessary to be passed. But Monessen police authori- ties have keen insight. And they per- ceived that this film was not merely 4 picture, but a subtle method of prop- agandizing for the “overthrow of this great and glorious government.” And they further perceived that advocate “force and vio-|by the police lence.” For three days these “apostles of Moscow” waited in jail while their comrades on the outside sought legal help and bail. Finally they succeed- ed and the men were released on $700 bail each. The film was kept and caused the International Workers’ Aid much damage which they shall try to recover from those responsible for his loss, “The Monessen incident is not at all surprising. It is simply one more evidence of the kind of “justice, de- mocracy and freedom” which is dished out by “liberal” governors and other statesmen of America. While the arrest of the three men and the film cause the International Workers’ Aid financial loss, the whole affair has served as a spur and incentive to the workers of Monessen for activities which will assert their rights guaran- teed by the constitution of the United States, and which have been abridged authorities on June 13, q) Page Threw U,S. IS HELPING “ALLIES ENSLAVE senator | NATION ITSELF!’” The planning to operate on, Nor did he Dlanning to operate on. Nov did he| GERMAN WORKERS | | say a word about the sort of operation he had in mind. For World Court. Harrison made a flat-footed indorse: ment of the world court. He came out four-square for the foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson. This gesture on the Mississippian’s part evoked a skillfully organized and well-seasoned demonstration at the mention of Wil- son’s name, Many of the delegations began to march around the hall, The southern McAdoo states started and led the procession. The readiness with which the McAdoo crowd ed this oppor- tunity for a dress rehearsal showed very plainly that it was their candi- date’s strategy to pose as the sole heir of all the Wilson glory and in- fluence in the Democratic party. Me Adoo’s progressive pretensions n- bolize the last gasp of the dying Wil- sonian pseudo-liberalism. Capitalists Silence Kian Debate. The Klan, which had been adver- tised very widely as a splitting issue in the Democratic party, was not even mentioned by Harrison. This morn- ing an attorney for the big packing in- terests called on George Brennan, the Illinois boss, and asked him to lay off on the Klan as an issue. This agent of the packing trust was himself an Irish Catholic. Brennan had been posing as a bitter-ender in his opposition to the Klan. Property Rights Guaranteed. Harrison closed his address with strong raps at the Republican foreign policy, when he brought the house to laughter. “Show this administration an oil well and it will show you a for- eign policy.” He assured big business that the Democratic party is prepared to as- sume “in manly fashion our. responsi-| bilities to the world,” and that “it will wage war for the protection of the rights of property as zealously as it will battle against the guaran- tees of special privilege.” Hylan Closes First Act. The first act of the twenty-sixth Democratic national farce was brought to a close by a poorly deliv- ered address of welcome to the dele- gates by Mayor Hylan. Very little applause greeted his remarks eulo- sizing the unity of the Englishman and the Irishman, the Jew and the Gentile, the Protestant and the Cath- olic, in his city. Hylan’s attack on the “predatory intersts” of Wall Street aroused the weak applause of a handful in the up- permost rows of the highest gallery. The mayor's speech was taken. as an attempt on his part to paint him- self sufficiently black to become a dark horse in the nomination race. — ee Laundress Wanted. Best wages. Convenient laundry for work. MRS. H. JUDD, 661 Aldine St. Phone Well. 5075 PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. RASNICK ital Service ear 7th ENTER AVE., Cor. ‘Arthur’ St. for 20 Y 645 SMITHFIEL! tac et jone Spaulding ASHES B. PORTNOY & CO, ‘ainters and Decorat: mec aiNTEns SUPPLIES. 8 on New and Old Wi 2619 MILWAUKEE AVE., CHICAGO. 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WASHINGTON, June 26.—Colonel jJames A. Logan, American observer with the reparations commission in |Paris, will accompany Ambassador Kellogg, United States representative at London, to the allied premiers’ conference on July 16, which will dis- © plan. | President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes, up to the receiving of the in- vitation to participate, denied that |the United States would be represent- ed in any but an informal way at the onference, altho they repeated their desire to see the Dawes reparations |plan put into action as soon as pos- |sible, putting into operation the Dawes Kellogg Instructed. Ambassador Kellogg, however, has |been instructed to attend “for the |purpose of dealing with such matters jas affect the interests of the United \States and otherwise for purposes of information.” Premier MacDonald of England, Premier Herriot of France, Premier Theunis of Belgium have already sig- nified their acceptance of the confer- ence and affirmation is expected from turbulent Italy, altho it is not likely that Mussolini will attend or even |send a representative. Baron Hayashi will probably represent the Japanese government at the conference. More War Pacts! MacDonald and Herriot agreed to go to Geneva to the opening of the |League of Nations meetings in Sep- tember to attempt to get members of jthe League of Nations to unite in a defensive alliance which will ade- |quately protect France in regard to Germany. MacDonald refused abso- lutely to sign a pledge with Herriot which would guarantee French “se- curity” in the Ruhr. Herriot tried to persuade MacDonald that the 15 years’ French occupation of the Ruhr, under the treaty of Versailles, would begin only after Germany has begun reparations payments. Secretary Hughes will arrive in London about the time of the allied conference, but will not participate, according to official statements. He will attend the bar association con- vention. DETROIT, MICH. Mikel Shermaz,-N--Dyr- Naturopath & 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 HUNGARIAN RESTAURANT 215 S. Halsted Street WM. FRIEDMAN CO, PROP. MEETING PLACE FOR THE NEEDLE WORKERS Strictly Home Cooking and Baking eek, Mon- given to all persons transfer to the Amalga- 8 P.M. Chicago s Ys ra es! |