The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 3, 1924, Page 2

® ¥ Page Two THE DAILY WORKER Thursday, July 3, 1924 4 Fe pCa * i ees oe RL NEGROES MAY SUPPORT THIRD PARTY AS BiG MEET BREAKS FROM OLD PARTY BETRAYERS By ROBERT MINOR. (Staff Writer, Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, July 2.—With haste apparently due to a desire to affect the simultaneous proceedings of the democratic convention at New York, the leaders of the annual conference of the National Association for the Advamcement of Colored People here on Monday rushed thru the quiet afternoon session a “public statement” which might be interpreted as a hint of Negro support for the democratic national ticket on condition of the nomination of Al Smith. The prominence of James Weldon Johnson in the work of drawing up the statement, taken in connection with Johnson’s speech last Sunday in which he indicated his intention to support Smith if Smith is nominated, lends color to this interpretation. Leaders’ of the Negro conference frankly admitted their reason for rushing the statement thru was to get it into the press im- mediately. was finished in five minutes, | after being presented a day ear-| lier than the scheduled time for the committee’s report. For Farmer-Labor? Besides this vague hint of Al Smith (if it can be so interpreted), there is much more to the document. It strad- dles between the Gompers’ “punish your enemies and reward your friends” | policy, to be applied by Negroes as a group, and the meagrest suggestion of the possibility of the Negroes going over as a group to a “third-party” to be composed of “other submerged classes.” “The document contains a medley of suggestions, including the absurd state- ment that the “northern wing” of the Democratic party has “treated us with great fairness.” Instead of offering the remedy of putting under national jurisdiction alb questions affecting sectional persecution of Negroes, the statement merely cites the brutal in- justices to Negroes under southern local and state laws as an additional reason for pursuing the Gompers’ “non- partisan” policy of splitting between Democratic and Republican “friends” and enemies. However the document suggests that a movement or party of “submerged classes” may give the Negro “a chance to vote more directly for economic emancipation,” and “save us from a choice between half-hearted The whole matter* friends and half-concealed enemies or from the necessity of voting for the same oppression under different party names.” mm. he statement is a mixture of hints and alternatives. Judged as a statement of policy, the document is entirely worthless—it is no statement of policy. The importance attributed to it here is a “déclaration of in- dependence from the republican party.” This valuation can be understood only in the light of the fact that the Negroes have been steadfast and ab- solutély unquestioniig followers of the Republican party for seventy years. Repudiate Republican Allegiance The full text of the statement follows: “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Fifteenth Annual Conference assem- bled believes that the pressing pro- blem before the American Negro to- day is the use of his vote in the ap- proaching election. “We face the two old parties and a possible third party movement. The Republican Party, which has always commanded the great majority of our votes, has, during the last two ad- ministrations, reeognized our right to a voice in the’ party counsels and made some effort to carry out our wishes in legislation and administration; never- theless, although in power in all branches of the government, it has specifically failed to pass the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, to abolish segre- gation in the government offices at ‘Washington, to take any action with régard to “Jim Crow” cars in inter- state travel, to withdraw our military forees from Haiti, and to make a loan to Liberia. “The Democratic Party appears to us in two distinct parts. The northern wing of the party has recognized our demands in many states and treated us with great fairness. But this north- ern wing is at the absolute mercy of the “solid South” with its “rotten borough” system depending upon the distranchisement of the Negro; with its segregation and “Jim Crow” legis- lation, its mob law and lynching, and its denial of proper education to Negro children. Both Cater to K. K. K. “Both parties are catering to the Ku Klux Klan, that secret fomenter of religious intolerance, race hate and midnight murder, whose spread is the greatest proof of national decadence and the greatest menace to democracy. “It is manifestly impossible that under these circumstances the enfran- chised Negroes of the United States should vote a’straight ticket for either of these parties. Our voting must be primarily a matter of individual can- didates for office. In order to vote effectively we must know the records of such candidates. We must demand of them clear statements as to their attitude toward matters of vital in- terest to us. We must remember that we are electing in the approaching election and other near elections not simply the President of the United States but members of Congress and of the state ; state officials, judges, members of school boards and other local officials. We must especially keep in mind the fact that the emancipation of the Negro today is more largely a |matter of state law and local ordi- |mance than of national enactment and that the interpretation of the law by the courts and the administration of the law by officials are just as import- ant and often far more important than its actual content. “We need, therefore, to redouble our agitation and our efforts in court action and law administration, and we need especially to us@¢ our ballot in order to reward our friends and to punish our enemies. We must utterly ignore party labels and vote for the man who will best serve us and our country. Should Problem “The need for such determination is shown in many ways but perhaps more especially by the continued attitude of this nation toward the education of Negro children. We have no adequate common school facilities and we have continually put forward by United States government, state and local of- ficials and the great philanthropic foundations, not only undemocratic segregation in education, but the astonishingly undemocratic doctrine that Negroes should have no voice in the education of theif own children but that their schools and colleges should be dominated by their enemies. We have repeatedly asked Federal aid for education and in answer we have now a bill before Congress which seeks to grant it but which is a travesty on justice and would perpetuate in local school systems these very discrimina- tions against which we vigorously pro- test. “Nothing will more quickly bring the old parties to a char realization of their obligations to us and the na- tion than a vigorous third party move- ment. Such a movement may save us from a choice between half-hearted friends and half-concealed enemies or from the necessity of voting for the same oppression under different party names. Such a movement may give the American Negro and other sub- merged classes a chance to vote more directly for economic emancipation from monopoly and privilege and a fairer chance to work according to ability and share more equitably in the social ineome. Learn How to Vote “Finally, may we remind the new immigrants to the North as well as Negroes living there that the greatest significance of this migration is the increased political power of blagk men in America. We have at last found an effective method not only to punish the mob, the segregationalist and the disfranchiser through economic boy- cott, but also a chance to gain for our- selves new political power in order to vote our people into freedom. “But this means nothing unless it is used with far-reaching intelligence. We must learn to vote; we must study de- mocracy and government; we must not be ashamed, any of us, to confess our ignorance of the machinery of the American government and of the methods of its political life. Let us earn what voting means and for whom to vote and how to vote ourselves into free, modern, industrial democracy.” She Got What She Wanted. NEW YORK, July 2.—Madeline De- ver, beautiful ex-follies girl, was awarded $20,000 in her breach of promise suit against Philip M. Shaw, wealthy New York broker, by a jury here today. Miss Dever asked $100,000, alleg- ing the middle-aged broker proposed to her without telling her he was a ——-— you know, Labor and elected two de ference. more progressive unions in Chica Painters Back Local Painters’ Union, Local 275, is after the reputation of being the most wide-awake organization in Chicago. On Monday, June 30th, a call was issued by Duncan McDonald for a conference to organize the Cook County branch of the Farmer-Labor Party, to be held on July 20th. On Tuesday evening, July 1st, Local 275 of the Painters, met jates to represent it at this Cook County con- Local 276 has about 800 members, and has long been one of the dependent political action for the workers, and will be on the firing line In the coming presidential campaign, Chinese Cabinet Quits. LONDON, July 2.—-The Chinese cab- inet resigned today, according to Pekin advices. Japan Jolns Conference. TOKYO, Japan, July 2.—Japan has accepted the allied invitation to be present at the July conference when the Dawes plan for the handling of Germany will be brot up and provi- sions for its enforcement worked out. British Flyer Reaches Bengal. RANGOONBN, July 2.— Major Stewart MaClaren, British contestant in the race to be the first to fly around the world in an airplane, ar- rived safely at Tavoy, on the bay of Bengal, Friday afternoon, according to messages here today. Morocean Rebels Active. “MADRID, July 2.—The Riff tribes- men have renewed their attack on oc- cupying Spanish troops in the west- ern Moroccoan region and have made an assault on the Hofbridge. Many Spaniards were killed and wounded. In A Socialist City. MILWAUKEE, July 2.—A health de- partment nurse and a laborer are off the Milwaukee city payroll as a re- sult of the city service commission ruling to employ none but American citizens. Neither of the fired workers had taken ‘out second papers. S. “War” Kicked. MADRID, Spain, July 2.—A mani- festo has been sent by Spanish in- tellectuals protesting against the “war the United States is waging against the Spanish language in the Philip- pine schools.” Air Mail Service. NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., July 2.— The first east-bound plane of the new government transcontinental air serv- ice arrived here safely last night and got away safely for Omaha. Frank Yeager, the pilot, reported weather conditions ideal. More Brutality His Remedy. SACRAMENTO, Cal. July 2.— A whipping post for Catornid! is advo- cated by Charles S. Morrill, superin- tendent, state bureau of criminai iden- tification and investigation. “Figures for the fiscal year ending July 1 show an alarming increase in all types of crime,” he says. Not Instructed Yet. LONDON, July 2.—The offices of the American Consulates in England and in other countries are still being besieged by large numbers of emi- grants, who are desirous of obtaining visas for America. The only answer they receive at thése offices is: “We have no instructions concerning the new immigration rules.” Escaped—Alive or Dead? EAST MOLINE, Ill, July 2.—Henry D. Setzer, cashier of the First Trust and Savings Bank here, has disap- peared bank officials announced to- day. A note left by Setzer and held by poliee, indicates he committed sui- cide. Bank officials said that a shortage in Setzer’s accounts has been dis- covered. Setzer’s abandoned auto- mobile was found in Moline early to- day. Shocking! Priest Is Papa! JERUSALEM, July 2.—‘LaJuive,” the opera by Halevy, hag been pro- hibited in Jerusalem by the Palestine government, as a result of the pro- tests of Catholic circles here. The government hesitated for some time before ordering’ that no further per- formiainces be given. Cardinal Giori was the chief com- plainant against the opera, Aaiming that the last act in which a Cardinal is depicted as the father of a child is shotking to the religious feelings of the Catholics. In demanding the prohibition of the opera, the Catholic leaders referred to the article in the Palestinian Mandate forbidding plays which may be insulting to any of the religious communities. ALL ABOARD International is the word to spread, International is the word to sing International picnic is the place to go, On Friday, July 4th, it is, Berwyn Lyons car to Stickney Park, Where all creeds and races min- gle and laugh, Sing and dance, make merry and strive, International Solidarity—our aim in life. By GABRIEL SIMANSKY. Send in that Subscription Today. Party » It is a staunch supporter of in- BRENNAN SAID TOFAVOR DAVIS FOR PRESIDENT Morgan Man May Suit Klux and Anti-Klux (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) NEW YORK, July 2.—It is re- ported here on what seems good authority that the man selected by George Brennan as the demo- cratic nominee is not Al Smith, the Tammany candidate, but John W. Davis, West Virginia, former ambassador to the Court of St. James. This information comes from one who is in very close touch with Brennan and who “‘spilled the beans” while his reserve was considerably loosened by the spiritual papulum that flows freely among the elect in the Tammany governed metropolis. The Brennan confidant—his name will not be revealed, as he exacted the promise—stated that two days before Brennan left his home in Chicago for New York, he held a conference be- hind closed doors during which he announced his choice. The Klan fight figured in Brennan’s strategy as one of the weapons used to smash McAdoo. This along with the Doheny oil was considered sufficient to put the lid on the oil can. Recent developments would seem to attest to the correctness of your correspondent’s information. The up- ward swing of the Davis boom, the rapid decline of McAdoo and the an- nouncement of Smith that he would accept second place on the ticket with aay other Democratic nominees would seem to point to an agreement between the big guns of the reaction- ary elements in the Democratic par- ty, to put the Wall Street Davis, flanked by a Catholic pseudo-progres- sive across at the psychological mo- ment. Of course, even Brennan’s plans do not always work out according to the master’s desire, but the dope svems to be straight. YOUNG WORKERS HELP ORGANIZE CANDY MAKERS By BARNEY MASS No sooner did the YOUNG WORK- ER, official organ of the Young Work- ers’ League, make its appearance at the gates of the Bunte Factory, than three hundred and fifty copies were sold without any effort. The employes came running over to the league members who were selling the YOUNG WORKER, and enthusiasti- cally purchased them. 7 The national office of the Young Workers’ League has received many calls, asking for the Bunte edition of the YOUNG WORKER. The reception given the YOUNG WORKER, shows that even the so- called flappers and cake-eaters view tite seriously and are susceptible to the propaganda of the league. The newsies of the Young Workers’ League carried on many personal con- versations with the girls and boys as they came pouring out from the shop. For the first time, the YOUNG WORKER is being sold in large num- bers to the young proletarian. Lunch Hour Inside Factory. Having but little time in which to eat their lunch, the employes are un- able to even get a little fresh air. at noon time. The company has its own cafeteria and the employes remain inside until it is time to return home after their day's toil. Only those working in the office get the oppor- ‘tunity of purchasing their candy bars etc., at the neighborhood drug stores and confectionaries. Discrimination between the office help and those working in the plant is evident, and their psychology is also fundamental- ly different. The former feeling su- perior and outwardly try to make the impression of being satisfied, whereas the latter are sympathetic and show interest in anything concerning their conditions. Meeting.to be held Regularly. Mass meetings will be held regular- ly in the evening at the Bunte’s choco- late shop, with speakers from the Young Workers’ League. At first it was contemplated on holding these meetings in the afternoon, but in view of the above this change had to be made, ‘ Secure Aid of Union. The Young Workers’ League is go- ing to negotiate with the union and enlist their help in the drive to or- ganize the factory. It is the opinion of all who have been out at the Bunte’s that an organization campaign of getting them into the union would be highly successful, Send in that Subsoription Today, King LaF ollette By C. E. RUTHENBERG, CCORDING to William Hard, Sen. LaFollette is writing the announcement which will make him a candidate for Pre- sident. This writer, who has been so close to the La Follette forces that his statement may be considered a semi-official view says of LaFollette’s purpose, “His candidacy will be personal independent candidacy on a platform which he himself will make and publish before ‘the Convention at Cleveland can make a platform for him. “He will imply that he intends to be the candidate of no convention and that he intends to bind himself to no platform except his own.” Thus spoke the kings and emperors in the days of their autocratic rule. They made their own laws, they were respon- sible to no man. Robert M. La Follette will ask the American voters to restore the divine right of the individual to rule. He will be subject to no party. He will write into his platform only what he thinks is good for the American people. There may be some people in the United States who want a king to rule for them. The small business men, the profes- sional groups, the well-to-do farmers, belong to that class that has no power of coherence and organization and are no doubt ready to accept prayerfully the promise of King Robert LaFollette to rule the nation for them. But are the organized workers and exploited farmers ready to abdicate.in favor of one-man rule? Are they willing to let Robert M. LaFollette say what is good for them and to permit Robert M. LaFollette to put into practice what he thinks is good for them? LaFollette in effect is telling the exploited farmers and industrial workers: | will write a platform proposing what is good for you. Depend upon me to put that platform into practice, he says to those who suffer the rule of special privi- lege in this country. You are too ignorant to know what you want. Youaretoo ignorant to work for what you want. Let me, King LaFollette, take charge your saviour. of your affairs and | will be Are the exploited farmers and the industrial workers ready to accept such a saviour? If they were, they would undoubtedly find that their saviour was but another agent of those who now exploit and rob them. They would find that the measures which he advocated were futile, useless measures so far as saving them from the oppression and exploitation under which they now suffer is concerned. _The time is past to crown new kings — even tho it be a King LaFollette. Kings are always the representatives of exploiting special privileged groups. Those who bear the burden of work and suffering have never been able to win anything for themselves thru the efforts of kings. What they have won, they have won thru their own organized efforts. LaFollette, in assuming the airs of a king, is serving warning on the movement of workers and farmeks that it is not thru a LaFollette that they will win relief from the condit- ions against which they are fighting. A Farmer-Labor Party solidly organized will be a strong weapon in their hands, Thru it they can wield the power of their number in the po- _ litical arena. LaFollette makes the issue A Farmer-Labor Party or King LaFollette. The workers and farmers will answer by great mass Farmer-Labor Party. WALL STREET TIRES OF DEADLOCK (Continued from page 1.) time you ever ran for president and I'm sorry.” The speaker on the floor said his name was Joseph F. Fitzpatrick of Jersey City. “Allow me to answer the gentle- man’s question,” Bryan started again. Defends Doheny’s Men. “You have said Senator Walsh is the greatest investigator in the Unit- ed States. Senator Walsh has ex- posed the fact that McAdoo was em- ployed by Doheny.” “Til answer the question,” . Bryan promised. Some one yelled “Give hi mtime— give him twenty years.” “Are you not as willing to wave an answer as you were fo ask a ques- tion?” Bryan asked. “The gentleman asks about Mc- Adoo’s retainer from Mr. Doheny. Let me answer that,” continued, “McAdoo's retaindr had to do with oil in Mexico. But I'll go farther than that. If any oil has ever touched W. G. McAdoo, the intense and fer- vent opposition of Wall Street washed all the oil away. “No man who allows Wall Street to influence his action has any right to criticize McAdoo. “I want to present an issue larger than any man,” Bryan said. “Is Youngstown, Ohio, in Mexico, where he got $200,000 for getting tax. es back?” interrupted Dennis Dun- levey of Ohio. “You dodged to something else— you are not willing to hang the case on oil,” Bryan retorted. That Italian Coal Contract. “How about the coal contract in Italy—do you excuse that too?” shouted another heckler. “The same old dollar bill?” several shouted. “The bar associations have the right to disbar him if he has been acting unethically,” Bryan continued speaking of McAdoo, “But I want to speak of something more important than men.” Bk “You're killing the chances of every man you name,” came cries from the floor. Once the delegates got after Bryan on the oil issue, he did not regain his stride. His speech rather trailed off at the finish. Bryan eulogized Wilson's son-in-law as an embodiment of the election hopes of the democratic par- ty because he was a “progressive.” Avoiding such terms as ‘worker: and “farmers” Bryan declaimed his belief that the “people” would sup- building a has walled hundreds of tlie delegates into a bitter-end attitude against the K. K. K. candidate, Bryan pleaded that the nomination of McAdoo would bring the party together. It was the veteran’s supreme ef- fort of the convention, but it lacked the fire which had lingered in his oratory until 1912. His tongue lacked the magic which could still the storm seas of a divided convention and his speech was delivered in the gaps of the uproar that greeted his remarks. Helped McAdoo a Little. The Commoner’s effort, however, rallied to McAdoo some of the doubt- ful delegations and the Californian’s stock rose to 444 as the 38th ballot was counted. Smith registered 321 and John W. Davis went down to 105, Managers of each of the candidates are officially taking a fight-to-the-end attitude, but the conferences now go- ing on will loosen the deadlock, party managers are hoping. Threats are said to have been made by the party contributors that unless this happens end a satisfactory candidate chosen son, Swabeck Discusses Tonight Militants’ _ Trade Union Tactics The second of a series of lectures on “How to conduct yourself in a Trade Union” will be given tonight at the Soviet school, 1902 W. Divi- sion St., by Comrade Arne Swabeck, party organizer and member of the Painters’ union. Fighting members of trade unions are learning how to carry on in scien- tific®fashion in this class in trade unionism and Communist tactics, held every Thursday evening. Comrade Swabeck has‘ arranged that the lec- tures shall cover in four or five weeks the chief points that party members of unions must know to do effective work, The first lecture, given last week, explained the types of union- ism found today. The second lecture, which takes up the question of how a Communist can best introduce revolutionary ideas in- to his union, will be given tonight. Comrade Swabeck knows how to take advantage of the ins and outs of union constitutions, how to tackle a reactionary official, how to judge the Peculiar psychology of particular port him because they demanded a |sroups. “progressive” and he was a “progres- sive,” Again dodging the Klan issue which Unionists who attended last week voted the discussion an invaluable @id to Communist work, i professors. “|the labor movement, but we cannot agree with those who preach a doc- trine of love,” is the statement con- that wants to endorse LaFollette as speedily, that the donkey will have to get along on slim fodder this sea- individual, letting him run as an TEACHERS OPPOSE FACTORY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATION Denounce _ Rocekfeller Influence Attacking the Carnegie and the Rockefeller foundations for their op- position to expenditures for education, and for their attempts to impose a system of industrial education on the public schools, members of the Amer- jean Federation of Teachers, assem- bled in annual convention at the Web- ster Hotel, went on record as opposed to the introduction of factory methods and business stardardization in the schools. “Such institutions as the Rockefel- ler foundation exercise peculiar under- ground influence on the schools,” said Miss Jenny A. Wilcox of Chicago. “The board of trustees of the founda- tion will hint that the public is spend- ing too much of its money for educa- tion. Within a few weeks the board lof education of one city will decide that teachers’ salaries are too high. In the cities of a neighboring state the directors of the board will sud- denly begin to consider the merits of the platoon system—which is simply a money-saving device.” Condemn War. “The Rockefeller foundation has been particularly eager that children be trained to take jobs in factories and in offices, instead of being given general education.” Reconstruction of courses in the schools to eliminate teaching tha makes for war and the attitudes that lead to war was recommended to the convention by the committee on legis- lation. The convention condemned war as “a menace to civilization.” The committee also advocated the creation of a world court to develop an, international code and that a ref- erendum be taken before any war is begun. Platoon System Coming Up. How to take part in the class war politely, and make over the industrial system without breaking any of the rules of etiquette, was explained to the convention by representatives of the Brookwood Labor College at Ka- tonah, N. Y., by means of pamphlets containing speeches of Brookwood “We advocate work in tained in one of the circulars. The platoon system will come up for discussion at an early session of the federation. Senator’s Ship is Sailing into the C.P. P. A. Storm (Continued from page 1.) LaFollette’s candidacy as an inde- pendent. . Miscellaneous Adherents. While the C. P. P. A. is largely a political organization of the railroad brotherhoods, a miscellaneous lot of delegates from other organizations are expected in Cleveland. All the po- litical groups, such as the Committee of 48, Single Taxers, etc., who have some hobby as their panacea, will at- tend this Convention. Compared to the June 17th Farmer-Labor Conven- tion, representing the rank and file of the industrial workers and the exploited farmers of the country, this will be a hodge-podge gathering of groups with various class interests, all of whom look upon LaFollette as the Moses who will lead them out of the wilderness. It is more than likely that the group independent candidate, will dominate the Convention and nothing having any resemblance to a new party will come out of it. Electric Stations Increase MOSCOW, July 2.—In 1917 there were 561 electric stations for public use, according to official figures made Out of this amount only 18 At the be- about ich 345 public. were in rural districts. ginning of this year there 1,000 electric stations, of are in rural districts, INTERNATIONAL MASS MEETING TONIGHT T0 DEGRY FASCIST RULE Workers of Chicago, raising your voice with the rest of the workers of the world in protest against the brutal murder of the Socialist Deputy Giacomo Matte otti by the black Fascisti officials of Italy? Then you'll be at West Side Auditorium, Racine and Tay- lor sts., at 8 p. m. tonight to show it. . J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the DAILY WORKDR; Max Salzman, secretary of the Young Workers League; Nat: Goreta, of the Jugo- Slav federation; Alvaro Badillo and Enea Sormenti of the Italian; and Antonio Presi, editor of “Il. Lavoratore” will speak at the big international mass protest meeting, \ ‘ are you » )