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tage Four COMMUNISTS USE STAND IN TRIAL FOR “SOAP BOX” Tell Worvester Court Capitalism’s Ills (Special to the Dally Worker.) WORCESTER, Mass., June 26.— Thomas Paine Abbott, veteran labor leader and Communist of this city, was arrested and fined $50 for insist- ing on the right of free assembly, which the constitution of the United States and the bill of rights of the state of Massachusetts are supposed to guarantee. At the conclusion of the regular Sunday afternoon open air meeting conducted by the Workers party Eng- lish branch of Worcester, a few young boys, filled with all the distorted ideas about “patriotism,” etc., as all products of the public schools are, de- manded of Abbott whether he is an American citizen, to which query he proceeded to reply, when up bobs a copper with the command that Ab- bott “shut up ’n’ git the hell outa hea.” Abbott refused to obey, and re- minded the cop that because he wears a blue uniform and brass buttons does not mean that he can order any one about as he pleases, depriving a per- son of his civil rights. “Disturbing Peace.” Having no charges upon which to make an arrest, the copper, in true rowdy fashion, grasped Abbott (who is about 74 years old) by the collar of his coat and proceeded to jostle and pitch him about until the Salvation Army arrived to conduct their daily search for-the missing Jesus. The arrival of the soul salvagers thus gave the officer the alibi that Abbott was “disturbing the peace,” and arrested him. By this time the crowd began to de- nounce the actions of the cop and de- mand that he leave Abbott go, but the cop was determined to make the ar- rest. Hundreds of workers marched en masse to the police station, attract- ing every one en route to the station. H. Sidney Bloomfield, who went along, put up the money for bail. On Mon- day morning the courtroom was filled to capacity with workers. The cop stated before the judge that Abbott told him he and the law could go to hell, and a lot of other pure lies, the products of his own imagination. Abbott when called to the stand made an excellent agitation talk, while Comrade Bloomfield, who was one of the witnesses, led the specta- tors with loud applause, until the bailiff, threatened Bloomfield with ar- Taignment Oi Charges ot “disturbing the peace” of the hoary judge. Belongs Here; Can’t “Go Back.” Among other things, Abbott told the court that the speaker of the after- noon meeting, Comrade Bloomfield, discussed the demerits of the capital- ist system and its politics and corrup- tion as typified by the republican and democratic parties, and urged the abo- lition of capitaligm and the institution of a Workers Soviet republic, which Abbott said he “heartily endorsed,” and when the youngster told him if he did not like this country, he ought to go to Russia, Abbott told the court that he was born in Charlestown, Mass., under the shadow of Bunker Hill; that he is a lineal descendant of Thomas Payne, the author of the “Age of Reason,” and prominent in American history; that just as Payne fought the Tories, he has dedicated his life to fighting capitalism and its mis- ery and injustice. He told the court that he could never degrade himself to the depths of depravity as did the cop who false- ly stated that he told him and the law to go to hell because, Abbott said, “I don’t believe there is a hell and did not say the words that the officer at- tempted to put in my mouth.” “Those that believe in it say it, though I some times wish such a place would exist, 0 that some of those who act as did the officer, could go there. But I did say that because he wears a blue uni- form and brass buttons, does not give him the license to order anyone about as he pleases. Communist Rally in Court. The three witnesses, H. Sidney Bloomfield, Michael Zeiper and Paul ®Skers, used the witness stand as a platform and the audience as a ‘Workers party rally by delivering ex- cellent talks against the “ordered” during their testimony. At one when Abbott was denouncing ye capitali item, the judge joined and said, “It’s quite a common topic days,” to which Abbott replied, “You bet it is, and when it gets to be ‘More ‘common’ you will see a ‘Com- ‘munist’ in your chair.” The judge, not knowing what to do, ‘conferred with the clerk, who, in his _ Grone-like tone, murmured, “Five dol- fine.” Comrade Abbott appealed. superior court will doubtless drop the entire matter, but if it is taken up y the Workers party of Worcester ‘will give the courts the fight of their Worcester is a reactionary , but the Communists here are a bunch and able to fight capitalism in and out of court. Builders Win Wage Increase. ROCK ISLAND, Ill, June 26.—A ‘wage raise of 12% cents an hour in building trades here, in Moline and j (obama is the result of a week's cement finishers, THE DAILY WORKER PROVE RUSSIAN COMMUNIST UNITY (Continued from page 1.) ment the favorable balance of our foreigtf trade. In view of the newly arisen interna- tional situation and in particular in view of the obstinacy which is shown by the international bourgeoisie in all its sections in the attempts to compel the Soviet Union to pay compensation for the Tsarist debts and for the na- tionized property of the big foreign capitalists, the congress regards it as particularly necessary to inform more carefully and more systematically the working population of the Soviet Un- ion, and especially the rural popula- tion, regarding all important decisions of the party and of the Soviet power concerning questions of international policy. Hail “The Soviet Union.” The congress notes with pleasure that the work of forming the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics has been conciuded wi uccess and that there- by a 2rm basis has been created for r and peaceful common ife of all nationalities living within the Soviet Union. The congress instructs the Central Committee of the party to keep a careful watch in order to preserve the rights of all nationalities of the Sov- iet Union, without exception, accord- ing to the decisions of the Twelfth Congress of the R. C. P. concerning the national question. The congress states that the New Economic Policy carried out by the party has proved the appropriateness of the tasks which the party had set for itself. Upon the basis of this New Econo- mic Policy a general economic revival has become distinctly visible: agricul- ture is undoubtedly on the upgrade, the state industry is growing and its concentration is going ahead, wages are gradually increasing and certain successes have been achieved in rais- ing the working capacity. Against the disparity between the prices of agricultural and industrial products, the party has been and is conducting a successful campaign. Up- on this basis the confidence of the working class in the R. C. P. is grow- ing and is becoming continually more firm and unshakeable. The party sees no reason for a re vision of the New Economic Policy and regards the systematic work for the strengthening of the socialist ele- ments in the national economy as be- ing the immediate task on the basis of the New Economic Policy. Consolidate the Peasantry. An unaltered task of the party re- mains as heretofore the strengthening and consolidating of the confidence of the peasantry in the proletarian state by means of the realization of a num- ber of effective measures for the eco- nomic collaboration (Smytchka) of town and village, for the promotion of peasant economy (agricultural credits, etc.) and by raising the cul- tural level of the countryside. The congress states that the C. C. of the party has carried out at an op- portune time a far-reaching currency reform which has considerable import- ance for the whole economic construc- tion work of the socialist proletariat. The firm carrying out of this most weighty reform will serve as a basis for the recovery of tne whole econo- mic life of the Union of Socialist Sov- jet Republics. The congress states with satisfaction the successes achieved in this sphere and instructs all organizations to secure the most precise and strict carrying out of all decisions of the central organs re- garding the currency reform, having regard to the fact that difficulties in this sphere are not excluded and that they can only be avoided by the ex- ercise of a maximum of discipline. The congress notes with approval the timely initiative of the C. C. of the party in such fundamental questions as those of interior trade and co-op- eratives. These questions will be- come the central ones for a consider- able period of time. Upon the correct policy of the party in these questions will depend the further successes of the economic construction work of the Soviet Union. The congress states that the C. C. of the party clearly perceives the growth of a new bour- geoisie (unavoidable MH the present epoci of the Nep) and is carrying out all appropriate economic and political measures which this fact requires. Recruiting Campaign Was Success. The congress notes with particular satisfaction the political initiative and the work of the C. C, om the occasion of the Lenin Recruiting Campaign for new party members, After a halt had been made in the process of declass- ing of the proletariat, after the Soviet power had attained the first consider- able successes on the economic front, it became possible to attract into the ranks of the party hundreds of thou- sands of new members—workers from the bench. The R. C. P. was and re- mains a workers’ party. The connec- tion of the party with the great mass of non-party workers is growing and strengthening. The time is approach- ing when the whole fundamental mass of the proletariat of our union will enter the party. The congress in- structs the ©. C. to carry on its whole work in this direction so that the overwhelming majority of the party members will in the near future con- sist of workers immediately engaged in production. The congress calls the special at- tention of the whole party to the nec- essity of increasing the work among the temale workers and peasants and jto elect thém to all elected party and | Bend In Subscription Today. ee ee Dm . ps NRA TN CES | a -| try. of the special attention which the C. C. devotes to the Communist Youth League and to the whole work aniong the Worker and Peasant Youth. The increase of the political activi- ty of the working masses confronts the party with the serious task of drawing the broad masses into the ac- tive work of the Soviet, the trade un- ions and co-operatives, The congress instructs all organ- izations of the party to pay increased attention to getting into closer touch with the better portion of the coun- try and town teachers, the agricultur- al experts and other strata of the working rural intelligenzia. For this purpose the party must, in the first place, devote serious attention to the bettering of the material situation of these strata. With a correct line in this question the party will soon be able to render these strata the inter- mediatories of the fundainental ideas of the party and of the Soviet power for the broad masses of the peasan- In particular all party organiza- tions must devote sufficient attention to the preparation of the First Soviet Union Teachers’ Congress, and there- by strive to secure at this congress the attendance of an overwhelming majority of rural teachers from the various localities so that the congress shall fulfill in fact the formidable task which is imposed on it by the whole situation. Revival of State Industry. As regards the revival of state in- dustry, the most important task of the coming period is the raising of the metallurgical industry. Now that the fuel supply has been secured, now that the transport has been improved and now that the currency reform has been instituted, it is the turn of the metallurgical industry. To further the production of the means of pro- duction within the Union means to create a real solid basis of Socialist Economy and to free oneself to a con- siderable extent from the necessity of sending large orders abroad. The congress instructs the C. C. to devote serious attentions to this problem. The Congress instructs the C. C. to devote still more attention than hitherto to the work of the electrifi- cation of the Soviet Union in order that everything possible may be done for the realization of the whole scheme of electrification work, which is of such considerable importance for the consolidation of our economy and thereby for the consolidation of Socialism. The congress welcomes the steps taken by the C. C. for the carrying out of the fully matured reform in the War Office and the further strengthening of this office with party workers. In connection with the role of the territorial ‘formation’ for the defense of the country, the congress calls the attention of the party to the necessity of a mosf energetic work for strengthening the Communist in- fluences in these formations. The con- gress instructs the C. C. to take a number of measures for increasing the number of Communists among the Red Soldiers and Sailors. The congress notes the regular fruitful work of the Plenum of the C. C. and of the joint sittings of the Plen- ums of the C. C. and the C.C. C. Ex- perience has proved that the enlarg- ing of the C. C. by nominating to it party workers who are most in con- tact with the masses, has rendered great service to the cause. The con- gress considers a further augmenta- tion of the C. C. and of the C. C. C. to be necessary. Reducing the State Apparatus. The congress is of the opinion that the work of reduction and simplifica- tion of the state apparatus must be given special attention by the C. C. The congress regards as an immedi- ate task of the party the improvement of the work of the organs of Co-opera- tism, of the trade and of the credit in- stitutions, as well as their being staffed more by Communist workers. The congress considers it necessary that the Communist High Schools shall be given still more all-around support by the party than hitherto. The congress instructs the C. C. to pay full attention to the work of im- proving the High Schools. By serious work, by propaganda of Leninism and by enlightenment over questions in dispute, the party will be able to se- cure for itself the best elements among the studying youth. ‘The congress is of the opinion that the supervision of the membership of certain groups of party nuclei is opportune and will be of great use to the party. The congress instructs the C, C. to safeguard the party unity and the line of Bolshevism pursued up to now from any deviation in such a deter. mined and firm manner as hitherto. Now that the party has lost comrade Lenin, the securing of the full party unity has become a thing of still greater importance and necessity than ever before. The least tendency to fractionism must be combatted in the most severe manner. The firmness and the homogeneity of the R. C. P. on the basis of the unshakeable prin- cipl of Leninism appear to be the most important precondition for the further success of the revolution. The Vote Is Unanimous. Upon the question being put: who is for the resolution? All hands were raised. On the question being put: who is against it, or who is abstain- ing from voting? No hand was raised. The chairman declared the resolution to be adopted unanimously, where- upon there was an outburst of ap- RAILROADS NET 101-2 PERCENT ON COMMON STOCK Low Wages, High Rates, Mean High Profits Low wages paid railroad employes coupled with high freight rates have enabled 18 leading railroads to pile up profits during the last 10 years at jan average rate of 10% per cent a year on their common stock, accord- ing to figures published in the Wall Street Journal. This means that between 1914 and 1923 total profits amounted to more than the entire value of their common stock which was in many instances heavily watered. 12%. Per Cent Last Year. Profits of the year 1923 represented a return of 12% per cent on the ag- gregate capital stock of these roads or more than half again as large as the return in 1914 when the common stockholders got an average of 8% per cent on their nominal investment. The rate of profit in 1923 contrasted with that in 1914 and with the 10- year average is shown for the several roads in the following table: 10 yr. 1914 1923 Avge. ——Per cent—— Atchison 73 154 12.6 Atlantic Coast Line.10.6 18.6 10.9 Balt. & Ohio... 5 129 4.7 Canad. Pacific 12.0 12.5 Ches. & Ohio... ~4.7 124 85 Del. & Hudso: 10.8 11.0 10.1 Del. Lack.& Western 31.3 14.1 29.8 Great Northern V2 85 Illinois Central ... 13.6 114 Louisv. & Nashvill 11.5 124 N. Y. Central... 8 16.9 9.8 Norfolk & Western. 8.8 13.8 11.5 Northern Pacific. f 5.2 83 Pennsylvania ............ 6.8 10.3 7.9 Reading ..... 17.4 18.3 °20.0 Southern Pactfic. .7 12.9 109 Southern 101 3.3 Union Paci: 16.1 141 With two exceptions the year 1923 carried every one of these railroads over the 10 per cent profit level and all except four show profits larger than those of 1914. In connection with the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern it should be pointed out that a 100 per cent stock dividend in 1921 doubled the amount of stock out- standing. In other words the 14.1 per cent return in 1923 really represents a return of 28.2 per cent. On $3,750,000,000 Capital. These 18 carriers report outstanding common stock with par value in ex: cess of three and a quarter billion dollars or approximately’ 45 per cent of the combined common stock of all the railroads of the country. They will continue to make excessive profits as long as the failure of the country to create a national transportation system enables them to prevent a reduction of rates on the ground that it would bankrupt the weaker roads. Widows of Soldiers When Hungry Can See Fine Monument, Free! MUNICH, Germany, June 26.—The commercial value of all the widows and orphans of the world war in Mun- ich is only that of one monument. The city fathers have just voted to appropriate 30,000 gold marks toward the erection of a monument to the heroes of the world war. At the same time they have voted to hand out an equal sum to the enfire aggregation of widows and orphans for whom the monument will be a constant remind- er that they have lost their provider. ADMISSION FREE McDonald Opens Campaign at Chicago Meeting Duncan McDonald, nominated as the Farmer-Labor Candidate for President of the United States at the June 17th Convention at St. Paul, will open his campaign in Chicago on Wednesday, July 2, at 8 P. M He will speak on the “Farmer-Labor Party and the ‘Oil Parti at Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Ave. Duncan McDonald is very well known in the labor movement thru- out the country. He has been president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and also of the Illinois miners. He is highly regarded by the workers and exploited farmers of the country, but not by the capital- Duncan McDonald was the unanimous choice of the delegates at the St. Paul Farmer-Labor Convention as the candi- date for President on the Farmer-Labor ticket. able and popular speaker and workers attending the meeting on July 2nd will enjoy hearing McDonald tearing the hides off the donkey and elephant supporters, thick-skinned and bone-headed tho they may be. Rally to the support of the WORKERS’ CANDIDATE FOR PRES DENT! Hear Duncan McDonald Wednesday, July 2nd, at Wicker Park Admission is free, _ ists and their lackeys. Hall, 2040 W. North Ave. RONN FREED A BOMB FRAME-UP IS SHATTERED Finnish Workers Party Member Exculpated (Special to The Daily Worker.) SUPERIOR, Wis., June 26—Bomb charges against Eskel Ronn, Workers party member and manager of the Co-operative Central Exchange here, were thrown out of court when prose- cutors failed to appear at the munici- pal court hearing. Ronn’s bail of $1,000 was refunded. The collapse of the frame-up against this active worker in the rad- ical movement came when prosecut- ors realized that they would not get away with their absurd conspiracy. The charge connected Ronn with the bombing of a store and postoffice at Chatham last October. The authori- ties alleged that a motion has been made and passed at a meeting of the Eben’s Finnish Workers party local to blow up the building of the private storekeeper and that Ronn addressed the meeting. He was arrested in Su- perior. Ronn has never attended nor ad- dressed any meetings in that locality, nor could the authorities get any evi- dence that the local had ever made or thought of any such motion as the one alleged. McDonald is a very Ukrainian Council Commutes Sentences Of Kiev Prisoners (Rosta News.) MOSCOW, June 26.—The presidium of the All-Russian central executive committee has granted the petition for amnesty of the sentenced in the case of the Kiev “Center of Action.” The capital punishment sentence passed on the accused, Gzebakoff, Edinevsky, Yakovleff and Vinogrado- va, has been commuted to ten years’ imprisonment, while the various terms of detention to which other ac- cused had been sentenced have been reduced by one-half. In the explanatory note to this de- cision it is being pointed out that the sentenced have repented their coun- ter-revolutionary attempts, which had utterly failed owing to the hostile at- titude toward them on the part of the peasants and workers, as well as the Ukrainian and Russian intellectuals. «At the same time the All-Ukrainian C. B. C. reaffirms the full guilt of the accused, who have been convicted of high treason and espionage, altho their criminal action did no substan- tial harm to the Union of Soviet So- cialist Republics. Auto Industry Report Shows Unemployment Hitting Detroit Shops DETROIT, June 26.—The number of workers on the payrolls of mem- bers of the Detroit ployers’ asso- ciation has fallen to 202,153. At the Ronn and party members denounced | peak of employment in February the the arrests and charges as a conspir-jtotal number employed was 242,331. acy against the rising co-operative] As members of the association employ movement and the trials promised to|about 2-3 of the industrial workers discredit the prosecutors who had lent|in the city the lay-offs since the auto- SSS PHILADELPHIA YOUNG WORKERS! FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC Given by The English Branch of the Young Workers League of Philadelphia SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1924 at BURLHOME PARK Take car No. 50 on Sth Street and get off at Burihome Park about 7500 North. CLEVELAND, 0., READERS, ATTENTION! JOINT PICNIC of English Branches, Workers Party at SLIVA’S GROVE On Frog Road, (1 Mile East of State Road) SUNDAY, JUNE 29, ’24 ' SPEAKING—DANCING—REFRESHMENTS ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS themselves to private business. the case against Ronn was dropped. Sweden Has Much to Learn. MOSCOW, June 26.—Mr. Bruse; visz, representing the big Swedish pa- per Tagez Juhette, has been staying in Leningrad for some days, during which_be had many conversations with public men and press representa- tives. The Swedish journalist states that in his country they have no cor- rect idea yet of Russian realities, and public opinion in Sweden is often mis- led by private letters received by Swedish capitalists from their friends in Russia. Mr. Brusevicz was greatly im- pressed by the reconstruction work performed at Leningrad, and in par- S ticular the work done in the field of |= EXCURSION To Bear Mountains on the Beautiful Steamer “CLERMONT” JUNE 28th public education. Send in that Subscription Today. REFRESHMENTS SERVED sie rou to par, 8) ge ogee ha ‘then “iq miles on Frog’ Road. to’ plenie So mobile boom began to decline must have reached a total of around 60,000. MONMOUTH, Ill, June 26.—Fire of unidentified origin early today gutted the press and composing rooms of the Monmouth Daily Atlas, oldest daily newspaper in Warren, Henderson and Mercer counties. Friday, June 27, 1924 AUSTRALIA WILL TAX WORKERS TO FINANCE EXPORTS Nation Given to Trusts by Government By W. FRANCIS AHERN (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) SYDNEY, N. S. W., June 26.—On the pretext of developing the re- sources of the Australian continent, the land is to be turned into a parad- ise for the profiteers while the work- ing masses are to be driven back to- wards the status of industrial helots. The wealthy producing interests and exporting capitalists are to be assist- ed in the marketing of their products by making the Australian people pay the cost involved. According: togsn official statement made by the Aus- tralian Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) this will be done, per medium of bounties from the national treasury, allocation of tariff revenues, sub- sidies to help pay freights, etc. The people of the continent are to find the whole of these subsidies by way of taxation. Since taxation is borne by the workers, this means that the workers are to be penalized for the purpose of enriching the capital- ists. There is another aspect of the mat- ter. With the establishment of a big export market, the home market will be neglected, while home prices will be boosted up. According to the Australian prime minister, “it is a condition precedent to any government assistance that every exporting industry shall thor- oly organiize itself.” This fore- casts the formation of trusts, rings and combinés, to standardize and con- trol prices. What this will mean to the workers of Australia is already instanced by the upward trend of prices following the formation of trusts and combines where the indus- tries have already been “thé ‘oughly organized.” U.S. Socialists Ask Cal and Charley to Boot Fascist Envoy) WASHINGTON, June 26.—President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hughes are in receipt of a letter from the Socialist Party of the United States which demands the immediate expulsion of the Italian ambassador, Gelasio Caetani, because of the scan- dalous situation in the Fascist gov- ernment of Italy. The American of- ficials are asked not to accept any other representative’ of Italy as” Tong as Mussolini and Fascism remain in control of the government. The mur der of the socialist deputy Matteotti and the graft exposures have shocked Italy and the world. Send In that Subscription Today. WANTED—A teacher to give private lessons in English grammar and correct pronounciation. Address, The Daily Worker, C. 5. 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