The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 29, 1924, Page 1

This Week Is Anti-War Week THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. I. No. 112. SUBSCRIPTION RATES U. S. SHOWS T CHINA-SOVIET AGREEMENT 18 NEW FORCE IN WORLD FIGHT OF WORKERS FOR ALL-POWER By JACK ARMITAGE. (Special to The Daily Worker) SEOUL, Korea—(By Mail.)—Of even more international importance than the Japanese-American immigration dispute is the completion of the Sino-Soviet agreement which, according to the Chinese foreign office, ranks as a second-class treaty. To the workers of the world this agreement is the most important incident in the East within the last 100 years. Its effect on the Occident will be far-reaching, not only diplomatically and finan- cially, but economically and industrially. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with the direct backing of the student move- ment in China has struck another telling blow for the economic emancipation of the industrial slave. Every effort has been and will be made to nullify the effect of the agreement. The upholders of imperialism in the East recognize the menace to their interests. For the time the Soviets are holding a strong hand, but it is not to be expected that the financial bandits who infest. China will dislodge their plunder without a desperate struggle, and the day may be close when the workers of the world will be looked to for assistance. In a previous article to the DAILY WORKER, comment In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Outside Chicago, by mail. $6.00 per year, || AS WE SEE IT i } | By T. J. FLAHERTY The Allied Conference now held in )» London is not proceeding as smoothly ‘| as should be expected, considering the | presence there of such first rate | agents of big business as Andy Mellon, | Secretary of the United States Treas- | ury; Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary i of State, and Owen D, Young, J. P. | Morgan’s D¥mocratic party unofficial || representative. The boys are making the Big Boss himself took ship and sailed for London. Of course, he in- j sisted that this voyage was planned \ several months ago, but so was the conference. Morgan will crack the whip over the recalcitrant Herriot and | Charlie Hughes may write ome of his ' pious notes to France suggesting that it would be in accord with diplomatic i} morality to come across with at least an | initial payment on the French debt. “What are you going to do?” Morgan will say to Herriot. “Give my loan the right of way over all other German indebtedness, or get ready to dodge Uncle Sam’s collec- tors?” That Morgan and the big financiers are running this country should no longer be a matter of doubt to even a hundred per center. The bankers wanted the League of Nations so that j they could run the United States and | the rest of the world frgm Geneva, their international headquarters. But }#he American “voters thought they | were pulling off a great stunt when | they voted James Cox into political obscurity and sent Warren G. Harding to the little green house on K street. | They voted against the League. But | Warren could hear his master’s voice fas well as Cox or Wilson, so he be- gan to talk about a world court. | That went by the board. The “peo- ‘ ple” simply would be true to Wash- _ington’s address. They would have no entangling alliances. They did go to war and get killed beyond the seas, but they did not have a chance to vote on that. * ‘fhe bankers showed considerable patience, but after Warren the Dumb died and Calvin the Dumber came inta power, Wall Street decided that pa- tience was no longer a virtue. It took he elephant by the trunk and, thumb- (Continued on page 3) ~ j ] | 1 | pugilist, at the White House, was that fellow?” ‘ See Page Three ia good deal of a mess of things, 9Q/ was made on the growing power of the Soviets in the East. That they were able to force the Sino-Soviet agreement past the strong diplomatic clique at Pe- king is, to anyone understanding the stranglehold which the diplomats have maintained for years, clear evidence that the Soviets have consolidated their position, Since the completion of that agreement “diplomacy” has shown its spite in every possible way. Not more. than a summary. of the negotiations is possible in this arti- cle, though enough can be said to in- dicate the importance attaching to them, more especially,in their bearing on'the great class struggle. For weeks all the diplomatic roosters at Peking had been crowing loudly within their walled enclosures. That “Red” across the way would never be admitted! Suddenly one fine morning all the crowing was stilled, for the announcement that the Sino- Soviet agreement .actually had been completed was an indication that the “Red” was on the wall. Moreover, he was a fine, healthy young fellow in the pink of condition and with quite respectable spurs. Nothing was to be gained by an open quarrel with him, so the diplomatic roosters commenced to threaten the Chinese bird. His wings and spurs were well clipped— the diplomats had seen to that years ago, How dare he venture into a strange enclosure without their sanc- (Continued on page 5) COMMUNIST WOMEN’S CONGRESS HEARD NEWS FROM MANY COUNTRIES (Rosta News) MOSCOW, July 28.—In the agenda of the International Conference of Communist Women, held in Moscow directly after V World Congress of the Third Communist International, there were included the reports of Mrs. Clara Zetkin on the interna- tional women’s movement, Mrs. Smidovich on the women’s move- ment in the Ussr, Mrs. Bertha Sturm on the women’s movement in the West and Mrs. Kasparoff on the women’s movement in the East. Be- sides these reports there were oth- ers containing information on the women’s movement in individual countries. CAL SCORES NO KNOCKOUT WHEN HE MEETS WILD BULL OF PAMPAS (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, July 28.—President Coolidge made a bid for the prize- fighter vote when he gingerly shook the hand of Luis Firpo, the Argentine Firpo asked his interpreter afterward “Who ' ° Nothing was said on either side concerning Firpo’s trouble with the immigration authorities at New York. DOWN WITH THE DAWES PLAN! DOWN WITH CAPITALISM THAT SACRIFICES WORKERS FOR PROFITS! THE DAILY WORKER. Entered “as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. “wif TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1924 GQBGm 290 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL This Week Is Anti-War Week Communist Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW. Price 3 Cents INDIAN MEDICINE MEN ARE BUFFALOED BY $$$ ALIENISTS Henry Snake, full-blooded Indian from the Peaca, Oklahoma, Reserva- tion, arrived today to listen to Franks case testimony. “My people,” he said, “want to know what's happening here. This story is more wonderful than any of our tribal legends. Our old medi- cine men say the devil is in Leopold and Loeb.” STRIKING CAR WORKERS WIN MORE SUPPORT RoofersJoin H egewisch Car Shop Strike By BARNEY MASS. With a greater number of pickets, the strikers in Hege- wisch succeeded in getting the roofers to come out on Strike. Rumors are heard that the men in the Standard Co. and other nearby factories, are also on the verge of laying down their tools and joining the ranks of the strikers. The men in all the car fac- tories have the same grievances and are treated in the same ruthless manner. Conspicuous by their presence were the extra number of bulls from South Chicago. On inquiring for the rea- sons of this large force of police, one of them answered: “We are trying to run the men back to work and to- morrow there will be about 30 more dicks added to the force.” In the usual manner the bosses are trying to institute a reign of terrer and co- erce the men into going back to work. Cops Search Workers. While the strikers were grouped together in small bunches on the cor- ner facing the plant, three burly cops told them to scatter out. However, before giving them these instructions each was told to hold his hands high up in the air and was searched for weapons. The methods followed by the police were similar to the treat- ment meted out to criminals. The intentions were to intimidate afid make the workers acquiescent. The DAILY WORKER newsie who was in the crowd held up his hands and jokingly kidded the cops about their procedure.” One of the officers asked him what kind of a paper he was selling. The reply was: “A Com- munist paper.” The cops refused to take a copy when it was offered to them by him. That the strike has developed can readily be seen when witnessing the concern of the bosses in having to resort to desperate measures to drive the men back to work. The history of strikes in the Calumet district in the past show that they have been yiolent ones. In Hammond some three to five men were killed, after the Police shot cold-bloodedly into the crowd. Need of Union Stressed. The strike meeting was addressed by Jack Johnstone, assistant secre- tary of the Trade Union Educational League. In a short and effective taJk, he showed them the difference be- tween a union and an organization such as the Workers Party. “We will give you the utmost support and help you carry this strike to a successful conclusion, but it is necessary to get the International Brotherhood of Rail- way Carmen active in this strike. We cannot shoulder the responsibility of it for we are a political organization,” (He was speaking in behalf of the Workers Party), but will help you in getting the union interested “and give them our full support.” Comrade (Continued on page 3.) peer situation in the election campaign, end- CLEVELAND HAS | GREAT ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION i Rathenkerg Says Seize War-Making Power (Special to the DAILY WORKER) CLEVELAND, July 28.—Be- tween 1, and 2,000 people assembled on the public square in Cleveland to, participate in the anti-war demonstration, under the auspices of the Workers y. C. E. Ruthen- berg, executive secretary of the Workers® Party, was the speaker. The yo Public Square was the me of many great anti-war demonstrations dur- ing 1917 when the Left Wing Socialist Party in Cleveland carried on a determined fight against the conscription law and against war. Audiences ranging from five to fifteen thousand people assembled every Sunday afternoon to! listen to speeches against war | and against .the conscription law. ; The last great demonstration held on the Public Square was the May Day demonstration of 1919 in which some 40,000 workers participated as march- | ers in the nerage and in the audiences the tare. : Last Meeting Attacked In opening the meeting, chairman Max Lerner called attention to the fact that the last time Comrade Ruthen- berg had attempted to speak on the stone block on the Public Square was on May Day when a great mass de- monstration of workers of the city was under way which had resulted in hours of street ‘fighting when the 100 per cent Americans and police authorities had attacked marchers. In his speech Ruthenberg said: “Ten years ago today the armies began to march upon the battle fields of Europe. It is for us to consider today the forces which set these armies in motion, and to find ways and means of preventing those same forces from again precipi- tating an Imperialist war.” The speaker outlined the develop- ment of Imperialism in capitalist countries, incidentally pointing out the Socialist betrayals is 1914 and con- tinued, Take Bosses’ Power! “The only workers who are not in PERSIA’S NEW PREMIER HAS BIG JOB PACIFYING FOREIGN OIL-ROBBER Reza Kahn, Persia, has the difficult situation of appeasing imperial America for the the new premier of murder of the vice-consul. Persia is one of those unhappy nations that the big oil-grabbing nations can’t leave alone. England and Standard Oil made a pact which Harry Sinclair is trying to upset. The Persian work- ers, however; are sympathetic to So- viet Russia and are hostile to the for- eign influences which tear their coun- try among themselves. J ORDER GERMANS TO LONDON T0 ‘BOW TO BANKERS (Special to the DAILY WORKER) LONDON, July 28.—Repre- sentatives of the Marx-Strese- mann government of Germany will be summoned before the inter-allied conference within a week in connection with the in- ternational bankers’ program for taking control of the indus- tries of Germany under the Dawes program, it was learned danger of an Imperialist war are the workers of Russia. If their Red Army fights, it will fight to protect the work- ers against attack. The Russian workers do not have to carry on Im: perialist adventures in Persia and China because they are producing for their own service and use their goods at home. “The one’ way to stop future Impe- rialist wars is to take out of the hands of the capitalist class the power to make war by wrenching away from the governmental power and establish- ing the workers’ and farmers’ govern- ment.” The speaker then launched into the ing with an appeal for support for the Communist candidates, Foster and Git- low, because they stand for the Soviets and the proletarian dictatorship against Imperialist capitalism and the capitalist dictatorship, which ,was cheered by the assembled audience. RUSSIANS REPORTED TO HAVE SETTLED DISPUTE WITH GERMANS ON RAID a BERLIN, July 28—The @Russo- German dispute, which has. been hanging fire since Russian trade headquarters were raided by Ger- man police several month jo, has been amicably adjusted. ‘mal announcement to this effect is ex- pected tomorrow, here today. The German delegates will be expected to stand up before the British, French, Belgian, Italian and American representatives and the officers of the Morgan and Bank of England interests and make formal pledges that their government will pass the legislation needed to put the Dawes plan into effect. It is ex- pected that after the Germans have given such personal and dramatic assurance that the French obstructionists will find it harder to maintain their posi- tion. In addition the Germans are needed for information they can contribute on the political and economic affairs of their nation. In particular they will be quizzed by the allied premiers on the strength of the German Com- munist movement and the possibili- ties of a revolutionary uprising against enforcement of the interna- tional financiers’ program, The decision to summon the Ger- mans was taken after conferences Secretary of State Hughes and Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon held with Premier Herriot, Ramsay MacDonald and M. Clementel, the French Minis- ter of Finance. Mellon and Hughes were the guiding spirits in these con- ferences. Their instructions were af- terwards voiced by MacDonald in a formal communication to the allied premiers, EETH TO PERSIA WARSHIP TO FOLLOW INSULT ~ NOTE TO OIL COUNTRY WHERE AMERICAN STOOLPIGEON DIED (Special to The Dally Worker) TEHERAN, Persia, July 28.—United States Minister Joseph Kornfield, today handed the Persian government an_ insolent note threatening the withdrawal of American diplomatic re« presentatives and the severance of all diplomatic relations. The American state department note is one of the most blunt and intimidating statements exchanged in diplomatic negotiations for a long time. The principal demands made by Minister Kornfield are: 1. Full reparation must be rendered instantly for the death of Major Robert Imbrie, the United States Vice-Consul at Tehe- ran. : 2. The Persian government must forthwith apprehend and punish all the persons directly or indirectly implicated in the tragedy involving Major Imbrie and his companion Mellin Sey- mour, 3. All officials and servants of the government who were present while the attack was being made and who failed to pre- vent it are to be punished immediately. 4. In addition to its readiness to punish the guilty and to pay a financial indemnity, the Persian government is called upon to remunerate “for the expenses of a warship to bring the body FERRED. NRE Sten SEE HAN TE TE of the Consul home, and also for a guard of*honor to be fur- nished by the Persian govern- ment as long as the body re- mains in the country.” Persian officials must attend the cere- mony. 5. Further increase in the number of guards protecting American officials and property is insisted upon by the threat- ening note. Imbrie Imperialist Agent. The United States Government regards the killing of Major Robert Imbrie as one of the most serious events in the course of its dealings in the East. The loss of Imbrie’s life has aroused the exceedingly strong Protest for two reasous. Major Im- brie has for many yea:s been an invaluable agent te Ainerican inter- ests in their numerous attempts to win concessions and ¢trategic foot- holds in the East. The imeident of Imbrie'’s death also involves the entire American oil policy in Persia, which is said to hold some of the most valu- able oil deposits in the world. During the war Imbrie served as a U. S. secret agent in Russia. Shell and Standard Combine. Last February the Standard Oil Corporation and the Royal Dutch Shell interests patched up a tempo- rary truce. A corporation was organ- ized representing these two leading oil trusts of the world, but giving the Standard Oil a majority of the board of directors. The Persian government was com- pelled to accept. this arrangement, be- cause it felt that any step tending towards a weakening of British im- Perialist influence was welcome. The British oil barons were, through years of experience, still the most dangerous despoilers of the country’s natural resources. Consequently, when the Sinclair Oil Company sought a con- cession, the Persian Madjless (Parlia- ment) lent a ready ear to the new American investors. The native gov- ernment was still maneuvering to pit the strongest possible forces against the British interests. Hughes Olly Part. While these negotiations were going on, Secretary of State Hughes at- tempted to exercise “peaceful pres- sure” on the Persian government to withhold granting any more oil con- cessions. Mr. Hughes was acting plainly in the interests of the Stand- ard Oil group. It is said that he felt that the Standard Oil majority on the board of directors of the new Shell- Standard Corporation was enough of a guarantee for United States oil su- premacy and that there was no need of further complicating the situation by admitting additional American competitors. Major Imbrie was regarded by the Persian authorities, and to a great extent by many people in the country, as friendly and active in behalf of (Continued on page 3) BOOST COMMUNIST PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BY GETTING NEW SUBS FOR “THE DAILY WORKER” [BIGGEST NEGRO ~ ORGANIZATION MEETS FRIDAY Garvey Tells Plans for 4th Convention Problems affecting the rela- tion of the twelve million Negroes in the United States with the social and economic structure of the country, are on the program for discussion, of the Fourth International Con- vention of the Universal Negro Improvement Assn., headed by Marcus Garvey, which meets in ‘Liberty Hall, New York, on Friday, August First. Altho the ultimate program of the Garvey organization calls for the establishment of a Negro Nation in Africa, with the gradual migration of the Negroes to that country, the convention realizes the neces- sity of dealing with American conditions until their final ideals are realized. The convention program, as an- nounced by Marcus Garvey, includes discussion of the following problems, which relate to American conditions of the Negroe: “Ways and means of educating white public opinion to the needs and desires of the Negro race;” “The tabooing of all propaganda in- spired to destroy the ideals of and the enslaving of the minds of the Negroes;” “Discussion of the promo- tion of closer minds of fellowship be- tween the black and white races of the world.” Kian Coming On Floor Under the subject of Humanity, the discussion on the anti-Negro organiza- tion of America—the Ku Klux Klan— will take place. The topic is announced by Garvey as, “Discussion without prejudice of the aims and objects of the Ku Klux Klan.” Other problems include:—“Discus- sion of the intra-racial problems of the white race as they affect the Negro;” |“Discussion of the sincerity of the League of Nations as a clearing house |for the ills of the world;” “Discussion of the Negroes’ share of the spoils of the world war, the new German de mand for the return of certain colonies |in Africa that were robbed from the |natives and taken from the Germans |during the last war;” “Discussion of the honesty of diplomacy in dealing with the rights, lands and liberties of (Continued on page 3.) See Page Three a “t 0 SANE te TREE SN OE