The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 11, 1924, Page 3

x Friday, July 11, 1924 MILITARISTS CRY FOR CRUISERS T0 PROTECT TRADERS British Want Canada to Help Navy By SYDNEY WARREN, (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) VANCOUVER, B. C., July 10—A section of the British fleet, headed by the $27,000,000 battle cruiser Hood, is at Vancouver on a ten-day visit to further the big navy propaganda of England's imperialists. This purpose has heen mae per- fectly plain., One of Vice Admiral Field's first statements on arrival was to proclaim “the great trade routes of the empire can only be protected by battle cruisers.” No effort has been made to disguise the fact that England’s swashbucklers resent Can- ada’s cutting of her naval expenditure and practically scrapping the embryo vy, consisting of one light cruiser 4nd two destroyers, presented to the dominion by the British war office to stimulate a big naval program. Want Canadian Navy. ‘As a followup to Field’s big navy talk, the Canadian newspapers carried an editorial sermon from the London Times which took Canada to task for not helping with ships and men. “No doubt the dominion government has its reasons for not following the ex- ample of Australia with its small but efficient navy, or New Zealand with its contribution of cruisers and men,” preached the Times, “but nevertheless it is permissible to hope that the visit of the squadron may help to breathe a little more reality into the inscrip- tion, He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, which is carved so deep above the entrance to the house of parliament at Ottawa.” Ally Japan. By a coincidence that seems sus- picious, Walter Moffat Marks, reac- tionary Australian politician, is here on private naval inquiry. This worthy, whose parliamentary career began in company with the labor ren- egade, W. M. Hughes, after the armis- tice in 1918, added his bit to the big navy cry by saying: “Unless this navy is kept up to the full strength allowed under the Washington agreement, it is my opinion the empire can no long- er flourish.” Referring to Japan, Marks made it plain that British imperialists had made a military ally of Japan in order to keep a large section of the Asiatic people in ecoonmic control. INDUSTRY GROWS STEADILY THRU SOVIET RUSSIA By ANISE. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) MOSCOW, July 9.—Russian indus- try is not now making the sudden and spectacular advances by which a year ago it seemed to spring from almost complete ruin into comparatively flourishing condition. But it inereas- es at a rate which in most countries would be rapid. In the past half year, 1923-24 the production of state indus- try in general has increased 28 per cent over the preceding half year. In a few industries there has been a@ decrease of output, notably in rub- ber goods, salt, clothing, silk and to- baceo. In some of these the decrease ‘-was deliberate, lest the market could not absorb all the goods. In certain basic industries the im- Provement has been marked, The out> ‘ put of coal increased 38 per cent; leading to a sales crisis in which , Many large state industries were or- dere at some sacrifice to go over at once from wood to coal fuel, to steady the market. The output of mines has increased 61 per cent, cement works 176, china ware 96, metal wares 76, electrical goods 67, chemical goods 55 per cent. In general, the increase has been about 28 per cent and this over a per- iod of serious difficulty . The first three months were marked by the crisis in distribution last autumn, -eaused by the low price of grain in comparison to the high price of prod- ucts. Hardly had this been partly overcome when the final stabilizing of all money in Russia put a severe strain on all industry. CHINESE HOLD BIGMEETING TO CELEBRATE FRIENDLY AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH RUSSIAN SOVIETS (By Rosta News) PEKING, June 7.—(By Mail.)—A big meeting, organized in celebration of the signing of the Russo-Chinese agreement, was held yesterday at 2 p. m. in the Central Park. Mr. Wang Chia- hsiang, M. P., presided and numerous members of parliament, representatives of the government and of various public organi- zations participated. Mr. L. M. Karakhan, accompanied by sev- eral members of the Soviet mission, was loudly acclaimed when he arrived, upon a motion of welcome by Mr. Yo Hsia-sheng, and the band struck a fitting tune. The band played again while the Soviet plenipotentiary representative was leaying the gathering. Mr. Hu Nan-hu, M. P., explained the object of the meeting, which was held first, to give an opportunity to the Chinese people, in the persons of their Parliament and public organiza- tions, to felicitate the Soviet Repre- sentative on the occasion of the first all-important step made on the way of approachment between the two peo- ples, and, secondly, to propose to both governments to adopt all necessary measures for a speedy settlement of all Sino-Russian questions, with a view to firmly establishing friendly relations between the two great na- tions and thus leading to the final goal, which is to attain the peace of the world. ‘ Koo Not Present. After a much approved speech of Mr. Wang Chia-hsiang, who stated that the relations of mutual friend- ship and trust between the two great neighboring republics were now put on a solid and everlasting basis. Mr. Shen Jui-ling appeared on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Wellington Koo, who could not be present himself owing to indisposi- tion, but had charged the speaker to welcome the Soviet Plenipotentiary on the occasion of thé conclusion of the first treaty with a foreign power on the basis of full equality and reci- procity. Mr. L. M. Karakhan’s speech was next and was to the following effect: “Together’ with all those present here and all the Chinese people I welcome the day of the signature of the Russo-Chinese Treaty. As far back as five years ago, the Soviet gov- ernment offered friendship and fra- ternity to the people of China. I do not wish to speak today of all those PICNIC given by difficulties and obstacles which we met on the way to an agreement, for we all rejoice at the latter having been reached. We must now do our best to see to it that our mutual re- lations be further developed and the Agreement, which has been signed, be instrumental in bringing a further consolidation of friendship and broth- erly feelings between the peoples of the two countries. Fight For Free China. “This Agreement is the best evi- dence of the fact that the promises given by the Soviet government five years ago, when it was on all sides surrounded by enemies and when the world Imperialists wished to suppress it, have been fully redeemed by the Soviet government today—when Rus- sia has emerged as a victor from the struggle and has become a powerful state both in the west and in the east. That in its present days of pow- er and might the Soviet government has lived up to: its previous promis- es, is the best evidence of the fact that it is guided by lofty principles, which are more endeared to it than petty material interests. However,” declares the speaker, “we do not con- sider our task as completed, and will fight for a further development of our relations and the national liberation of the people of China, which must be- come as free as the Russian people. “There is no need to talk here of the contents of the Agreements—it has been signed and is now a mat- ter of common knowledge, What I wish to speak of is that which is not written in the text of the Agreement, but which we must value and to which we must pay more attention than to anything else. Indeed, the treaty says that China must take a Place worthy of her and as an equal among the other nations of the world and that there must be done away with all the acts of violence of the Imperialists—including the former tsarist government. Oppose imperialists. “There are two principles on which it must be agreed. This Agreement must become your own program, the plank of your foreign policies. You must take an oath that what the Sov- fet government gave you of its own free will—for it respects the soverign- ty of the Chinese people, that you must take it by force from all the Im- perialistic powers on the same prin- ciples of equality and justice. We are firmly convinced that the great Chi- nese people will achieve this. “I have come here,” concludes the Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative, “to bring you the message of the Sov- iet.government and tell you that it will always be with you in this diffi- cult and long struggle. Long live the brotherly union of peoples of China and the Soviet Union! Long live the coming victory of the oppressed peo- ples over the world Imperialism! ” Soviet Speaker Applauded. The speech of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the U. S. S. R. was concluded amidst loud and long ap- plause of all the meeting. Dr. C. T. Wang followed Mr. L. M. Karakhan on the tribune and stressed some points of the latter’s speech. “The Sino-Russian Agreement. must now be developed,” he said, “in the interest of an everlasting friendship between the two nations and the ulti- mate victory of the Chinese people over world imperialism. By no other treaty with any foreign power had China up till now received so many rights, which she had been able to ne- gotiate on a footing of perfect equali- ty. Foremost among China’s acquisi- tions is the abolishment of the con- sular jurisdiction, for the existence of this institute as a flagrant encroach- ment upon the sovereign rights of the country. The Chinese people must now, like one man, strive for their greater unity and, ultimately, for greater unity among all the peoples of the world.” ‘ A number of other prominent speak- ers followed, and the meeting proved @ very successful affair. CLASS STRUGGLE GOES BRISKLY IN AUSTRALIA Carmen and Miners Are Militant By W. FRANCIS AHERN (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) SYDNEY, N. 8S. W., July 10—The strike of electric and cable street- carmen at Melbourne has ended. The 3300 men who ceased work because one of their number was dismissed, went back on the understanding that the dismissed man apply- for rein ment and be taken on again. Sub- sequently the man was suspended for one month. There was no victimiza- tion. eo. 0,6. ¢ Miners in New South Wales are threatening to cease work unless the owners install electric lighting sys- tems in the mines in place of oil lamps still exist. Workers in paper mills have had wages increased by 72c per week of 48 hours. Overtime rates have been fixed at time and a half for the first two hours, and double time thereafter. Double time is also paid for Sunday work, or during meal hours. #8 The pattern makers’ union has amalgamated with the Australian So- ciety of Engineers, the former func- tioning as a branch of the engineers, ee Russian workers resident in Austra- lia held a conference at Sydney to consolidated various organizations that exist as aids the economic advancement of Russia, ‘They decid- ed to form one organization, the Aus- tralian Association for Heonomic Ad- vancement of the Union of Soviet Re- publics. A central office has been established at Sydney. It was decid- ed to send a tractor to Russia, and to take charge of 30 children in one of the children’s homes in Russia, Brazen Injunction Judge Aspires to Seat in U. S. Senate DETROIT, July 10.—Judge Arthur J. Tuttle, U. 8. district court in Detroit, one of the bitterest labor injunction THE DAILY WORKER COTTON SLAVES IN FRAME SHACKS “WITH NO LAWNS Company House Dismal, Government Admits (Special to the Daily Worker.) BOSTON, July 10.—More than one- fifth of the cotton mill operatives in Massachusetts live in company hous- es, according to a report by the state department of labor based.on a can- vass of 187 cotton mills employing 46,776 workers. The majority of these company-owned communities were of the drab semi-detached frame house variety, partially provided with mod- ern conveniences and largely without lawns or garden plots. The report shows that the percent- age of employes living in company houses rises from 4% per cent in cities of over 100,000 to more than 41 per cent in towns of 10,000 or less. Approximately 22 per cent in all com- munities rented from the boss. The largest housing project provid- ed for 1,174 employes or 56 per cent of the average working force of the mills. The next largest project housed 572 employes in 87 company houses having 1,993 rooms. Rentals run from $1.13 a week for 4 rooms to $30 a month for a 9 room detached house obviously intended for some supervisor. Roughly speaking the majority rented at from $5.50 to slightly more than $10 a month. The lowness of these rentals is in part ex- ploined by the fact that, out of 62 communities covered, 16 did not sup- ply all houses with sewer connection, 50 did not provide baths in all hous- es, 40 included many houses without gas or electric light and 2 had no water supply. Only 25 of the com- munities reported general provision for lawns or garden plots. Millionaire Wants Government Pay for Conscripted Ship By MIRIAM ALLEN DEFORD, (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.—United States Senator Sam Shortridge is the guest of John D, Spreckles on the way home from the republican convention to California on the Spreckels yacht Venetia. This may sound like an item of in- terest only to readers of the society page, but—the Venetia bears on her smokestack two silver stars, proud emblems that during the war she sank two German submarines. Spreckels, the sugar king, is very proud of his yacht’s war record, and has written a book about it. Only, in his book he fails to men- tion that the boat was conscripted and that he is now suing the govern- ment for $147,405, alleged damages to the yacht during its war service. In other words, the people of the United States may have to pay nearly $150,- 000 to reimburse a multi-milionaire for lending his yacht unwilingly to them in the war that drafted their sons’ lives. Political Thieves Expect Freedom in War Fraud Charges WASHINGTON, July 10.—John J. Philips, former republican national committeemen from Georgia, and George Phillips, Jr., defendants in an alleged $1,500,000 war fraud case on trial here, will present no defense. Following refusal of Justice Bailey to direct a verdict of not guilty, theiqjwitding up a political class party of Phillips’ attorneys decided today to rest their case. They say the govern- ment’s prosecution has failed to show frauds. Only 67 Plutés Admit Million Dollar Incomes (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON July 10, — Sixty- seven Americans reported net in- comes of @ million dollars a year or more, and there were 161 others whose net incomes ranged from $500,- 000 to $1,000,000 for the calendar year 1922, as filed in 1928, says Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair in a pre- liminary report. New York, Pennsyl- yania, Illinois and Massachusetts, in order, had the biggest tax totals, in dollars, Illinois had more taxpayers than Pennsylvania, but their returns did not average so high, As against the modest number who enjoy incomes Indicating great wealth, there were 2,129,898 who reported net incomes from $2,000 to $3,000, and 2,471,181 whose incomes were between Page Three — Defiance to Twin Strikebreakers By BEN GITLOW. In the face of the agricultural and impending industrial crisis, Wall Street intrenches itself. Coolidge, the strike breaker, and Davis, the attor- ney for the house of Morgan & Co., became its candidates, respectively, for president on the republican and democratic tickets, The rule of the plunder bund, the continuance of Tea-| pot Dome government is assured. The milions of workers and. farm- ers who are daily being impoverished | thru capitalist exploitation and rob- |bery will continue to be savagely crushed under the iron heel of the | capitalist dictatorship functioning thru {the complete control of the United |States government by Wall Street. The millions of bankrupt farmers who will dare revolt because they have been robbed of their land and the products of their toil will be kept in submission, by force if necessary,| by the intrenched capitalist government. The coming industrial crisis, with its milions of unemployed, with its strikes and lockouts, certain as the open shop war now approaches, will} demonstrate to the workers that the government is a government of the capitelist minority. Coolidge ond Davis, ever ready to crush the aspirations of the workers, Wiil brutelly suppress every demand of the starving unemployed workers for bread end work. Coolidge snd Davis, both bitter en- emies of organized labor, both expe- rienced strike breakers, both suport- ers of government by injunction, will give their undivided support and that of the government to the open shop campaign to destroy and smash the unions. Foes of Workers and Farmers. Coolidge or Davis means for the ag- ricultural workers and farmer con- tinued bankruptcy, and hopelessness, For the workers, unemployment, starvation, long hours, savage exploitation, injunctions, gov- ernment strike breaking, low wages, the open shop and brutal suppression of any attempt on the part of the workers to assert themselves, For the capitalists, continued cap- italist rule functioning successfully as the dictatorship of the Wall Street plunder bund, continued Teapot Dome} government, with its wanton political debauchery and corruption, continued unhindered protection in the right of the capitalists to monopolize the wealth and resources of the country for their own aggrandizement, contin- ued unchecked permission to grind into dollars and cents the toil of mil- lions of unhappy working class chil- dren, continued free and unrestricted savage exploitation of the workers in industry. LaFollette for Capitalism. Against the moloch of capitalist rule enters LaFollette as an independent candidate for the presidency. LaFol- lette does not challenge the right of capitalism to continue. He only de- sires to regulate it. LaFollette is not the represntative of the workers, the exploited farmers and agricultural workers. LaFollette is the repre- sentative of the small bankers, well- to-do farmers, small business men and manufacturers. LaFollette is an en- emy of the workers and poor farmers. ‘When the workers and farmers were making a superhuman effort to organ- ize their forces into a Farmer-Labor Party that would fight in their inter- ests, LaFollette came to the aid of Wall Street and betrayed the Farmer- Labor movement. Labor Berayers With Him. In the LaFollette band wagon are labor union officials who have been the lackeys of the capitalists for decades and who have repeatedly sold out and berayed the workers. For 40 years LaFollette fought as an inde- SOCIAL WORKERS TOLD TO WISE UP ON CLASS FIGHT U. S. “Pussyfooters” Scolded in Meet (By The Federated Press.) TORONTO, July 10,—Social ‘work- ers in America were scored for their unfavorable professional spirit toward labor at the annual meeting of the National Conference for Social Work in Toronto. That there is widespread antagon- ism between social workers and or- ganized labor in the United States was admitted in the report submitted to the industrial division of the confer- ence. It created quite a rumpus in its outspoken appeal to social workers to stop pussyfooting and line up square- ly with the working class against the RESPECT LAW? WOMAN “MURDERER” SCOFFS IN PRISON WITH 1, W. W. By JACK CARNEY. SAN FANCISCO, July 10.—“Who can respect the law when we read and hear about Teapot Dome and the million and one scandals in of- ficial circles in the United States?” declared Mrs. Louise Peete, now serving a life sentence for the al- leged murder of a wealthy mining engineer. “There are persons here for of- fenses that are laughable,” she went on to state, referring to the impris- oned wobblies. “They are treated abominably. What business has a man here for criminal syndicalism, for example?” Speaking of life in San Quentin, she said: “it’s a corruption pit. 1 never thought human beings could be so far below animals in their conduct.’ bulwarks of private profit where they now serve as salvagers of fhe wreck- age of civilization. Roger N. Baldwin, New York, was spokesman for the committee that reported. Another re- port id to be submitted next year. “The whole fabric of a civilization based upon private profit, upon au- thority in the hands of a few,” the re- port read, “is being challenged as nev- er before by leading thinkers, pub- licists and even statesmen. There can be no question that a world-wide struggle is on between two systems of property—the old system of private profit and a new system conceived in terms of service to the community. “An industrial program for chang- ing the sources of social power cov¢'s the producers, participation by social workers in the social, industrial and business enterprises of organized la- bor, producers’ and consumers’ co-op- erative societies, both among farmers and industrial workers, aid in the of- ganization of various arrangements for increased working class/control in the shop; international co-operation between producing roups in the strug- gle against war and imperialism,” Smugglers Defy Immigration Law in Havana Traffic (Special to the DAILY WORKER) NEW ORLEANS, La., July 10.—A BANKERS LICK THEIR CHOPS Say Depression Has Its Compensations MINNEAPOLIS, July 10.—Faced by bankruptcy of farmers and collapse of bankers thruout the northwest, big business induced Louis Hill, son of the late James J. Hill, to head an Are-We- Downhearted expedition of 25 editors and reporters of financial and other subservient journals from the east. The explorers have returned from their trip to the Pacific. They found that the depression has its compensa- tions. The Cincinnati Times-Star man found, for example, that thousands of acres in North Dakota are purchasable “at a reasonable price.” Another editor discovered that the depression has “been a lesson.” A Boston scribe had little to say about the farmers but thought Tacoma, Seattle and other towns were a revelation. Two days of the prosperity hike were spent in Glacier national park where they pursued their investigation by being initiated into the Blaakfoot Indian tribe. smuggling gang which may deal in foreign workers for American capital- ists has been discovered, according to authorities who captured the schooner Abeona yesterday and took from it 14 Chinese and 12 Hungarians, one of them a woman. The “passen- gers” were discovered hidden in the engine room of the ship and were seized and taken to the immigration Their unanimous vote, as Louis Hill might have predicted before he organ- ized the booster expedition, is that the northwest is not busted. Federal sta- tistics in bankruptcy proceedings don’t count, Quentin Jailers Laugh at Court; lation. For 40 years his fight has been futile and accomplished nothing. The LaFollette candidacy is supported by lesser capitalists who are just as an- tagonistic to the workers as are the big capitalists, LaFolletteism means confusion for the workers and farm- ers, betrayal of their interests and the continued rule of capitalism. Workers Party Fights Enemy. The Workers Party of America is the only party that enters the 1924 |campaign with a program that is truly in the intersts of the workers. The Workers Party is the only party that challenges the rule of capitalism. The Workers Party enters the political jarena by calling upon the workers and exploited farmers to unite their |forces in a struggle against capital- ism. The Workers Party would de- stroy Teapot Dome government by destroying capitalism from which Tea- pot Dome goyernment arises. The Workers Party is the party of the workers. The Workers Party has no interests separate and apart from those of the masses that by their sweat and toil produce the wealth of the country. The Workers Party is the hcampion |of every fight on the part of the work- ers against their oppressors. The Workers Party stands for the unity of the workers and exploited farmers on the political field in a gen- uine Farmer-Labor Party. For Rule of Workers. The Workers Party stands for the rule of the workers against the rule of the Wall Street plunder bund. Against Teapot Dome government the Workers Party raises the slogau of a workers and farmers’ government thru Soviets. Workers and farmers: A vote for the Workers Party is a vote against Strike Breakers Coolidge and Davis and the betrayer, LaFollette. It is a vote against Wall Street. It is a vote for the liberation of the masses from impoverishment | pendent upon a program of trust regu-' capitalism. DAILY WORKER * MOST POPULAR PAPER AT MEET C. P. P. A. Delegates Eager to Read It The DAILY WORKER was most popular newspaper in Cleveland the during the recent Conference for Pro. uw gressive Political Action and the so- cialist convention, according to the following letter from one of the en- thusiastic workers, Saul Bergman: CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 10.— About seven years, ago, in my early ‘teens, I, like many other children of workers, had to peddle the daily dope which the employers are putting out for the workers. On July Fourth, I also went out to sell newspapers, but what a contrast! This time it was the DAILY WORK- ER, labor’s own daily. Capitalist Newsies Complain. It was nine o’clock in the morning, July Fourth, just before the conven- tion of the C. P. P. A. convened. The The newsboys were members of the Y¥. W. L. English branch. The newsboys selling the capitalist papers complained to me that they could not sell their papers and asked me what kind of paper the DAILY WORKER was that everybody was buying. Sell Literature Fast. We received 600 copies of the DAILY WORKER and sold everyone. The reason I mention this fact is be- cause Norman Hapgood, editor of Hearst’s (yellow) International maga- zine, in an article in one of our capi- talist papers, stated that as far as he could notice, no DAILY WORKERS were sold at this convention, Why even Johrson bought one. Besides selling 500 copies of the DAILY WORKER, other papers were disposed of: 50 Laber Heralds, Sov- iet Russia Pictorials, and 1000 copies of the Farmer-Labor Voice were dis- tributed to the delegates. Favorable Comment. Some delegates remarked that the DAILY WORKER was a good labor paper and should be supported by the organized labor movement. The second day two Y. P. S. L. members from New York (there are none here) started selling their maga- zine, Free Youth, and, after shouting their heads off all afternoon, they con- fessed to me that they had sold six copies, Yours for a real Farmer-La- bor Party, Saul Bergman. Hold on to Wob EUREKA, Calif. Puly 9,—Lauri Mammi, whose conviction of criminal syndicalfsm was reversed by the cali- fornia appellate court (though the three men convicted with him on ex- actly the same testimony had their verdicts confirmed) is still in San Quentin prison. The reversal was handed down on March 21, and the law provides that the defendant must station. Capt. Henry Ohlmutz of the vessel was placed under arrest after the coast guard cutter had captured the Abeona on its trip in from Havana, Isle of Man on Strike, (Special to the DAILY WORKER) LONDON, July 10.—A strike of all workers on the Isle of Man was called to demonstrate and protest against the terrific rents, overcrowding and the latest move of the landlords—evic- tion. All work was to be held up in the general strike. In some cases eight or nine families occupy one dwelling, and when they are put out judges in the country announces he is after the republican nomination for U. S. senator from Michigan. But he is not going to give up his present life job without foreseeing success, He has said he will not resign from the judgeship until after the fall primaries. He has also promised to be good and not do any campaigning while on the bench. Railroad shopmen who were on strike two years ago will not forget KARL LIEBKNECHT BRANCH, YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE OF AMERICA SUNDAY, JULY 13TH, 1924 i Brand’s Park $1,000 and $2,000 net. There were only 4,031 persons in the ocuntry with incomes of $100,000 or over, and only 682,211 with incomes of $10,000 or more among 110,000,000 people, Butter to Sold. MOSCOW, July 10.—The Agricultur- al Section of the State Planning Com- mission has fixed at 2 million poods the amount of butter to be purchased Italian Ships Frequent. MOSCOW, July 10.—Odessa reports that the number of arrivals of Italian steamers into that port has been steadily increasing ever since the sig- be released in 60 days. At this writ-|they have no piace to go. DAILY WORKER newsboys were AT CHEAP LAND quite noticeable around the hall the convention was being held. f the treaty with Italy. by State economic organs; of which Tickets, in advance, 350; at the gate, 50c Judge Tuttle and his savage contempt iar daliiad vl xf 260,000 ain are to be exported|ing 100 days have passed, and still —_—--—— 7 sentences in injunction cases. . Send in that Subscription Today, F, ~ Mammi is in jail, Send In that Subseription Todays ‘