The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 31, 1924, Page 2

Page Two NEGRO BODY NOT BACKING LA FOLLETTE His Enmity to Labor Party the Reason {fpecial to the DAILY WORKER) NEW YORK, July 30.—Sen- ator LaFollette and his support- ers have forfeited the support of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People because they refused to form a labor party. This was made clear by sec- retary James Weldon Johnson in a statement repudiating the story that the N. A. A. C. P. had endorsed the Wisconsin sen- ator. Mr. Johnson's statement cites the recent Philadelphia convention, where the Negro organization condemned the two old parties as “the same oppres- sion under different party names.” The N. A. A. C. P. secretary then quotes the convention declaration of political faith urging a new political movement to “give the Anterican Negro and other submerged classes a chance to vote more directly for eco- nomic emancipation from monopoly and privilege and a fairer chance to work according to ability, and share more equitably in the social income. Labor Party Is Negro’s Hope. “It is perhaps needless to add,” continues Mr. Johnson, “that the kind of third party movement we are hop- ing and looking for did not materialize in Cleveland. But that does not alter the fact that a vigorous, progressive third party, similar to the Labor Party in England, would be the Negro’s political salvation in Amer- ica.” . Negro Appeal Against Klan Ignored, The convention in Philadelphia last month sent the LaFollette convention a friendly formal political address and telegraphed an urgent appeal that the alleged “third party” convention take a stand against the Ku Klux Klan. Chairman Johnston did not permit either communication to be read to the Cleveland convention, both being completely ignored. Cc. P. P. A. Silent on Color Line. Bitterness is also expressed at the Cleveland convention’s neglect to pro- test against lynching, segregation, dis- franchisement, the color line in labor unions and the numerous other spe- cial abuses heaped on the Negro race. It is freely said that the LaFollette movement will do nothing for the Negroes as long as such constituent parts of it as the railway brother- hoods and the machinists’ union com tinue to bar Negro workers. Demand Labor Program. Disappointment is general among American Negroes at the failure of the C, P. P. A. convention and its standard bearer to offer a labor pro- gram. Negroes have advanced in their political thinking to such an ex- tent that they realize their interests lie with the labor movement. They see in the labor struggle for political and industrial freedom the hope of their race, of which 98 per cent are of the exploited farm and labor classes. “Inexpedient,” Said Bob. It is recalled that in 1920, when Senator LaFollette was offered the Farmer-Labor Party nomination, the senator turned it down for the ex. Pressed reason, among others, that the platform offered him demanded in a mild way political equality for Negroes. Mr. LaFollette: at that time declared such a demand to be “inex- pedient.” Japanese Raise Tariff Wall. WASHINGTON, July 30.— The De-} partment of State was notified by the American charge D’Affaires at Tokio | that the Japanese government had | Passed a new foreign tariff law, pro- | viding for a levy .of a uniform duty | of 100 per cent ad valorem on lux- uries such as shoes, toilet articles, Phonographs and other supplies. Mo- tion picture films are not included among the articles covered. Hindu Workers Suffer. | LONDON, July 80. — Many lives | RUSSIA OPPOSES ROUMANIA ON Bessarabia is a fertile and rich and a population of 2,000,000, mostly Russian. gave the province to Roumania but settlement. Before the world war Turkey had ceded it in 1812. RULE OF RICH BESSARABIA LAND in oll region of 17,000 square miles The treaty of Versailles Soviet Russia never recognized this Bessarabia was Russian territory. Roumania is part of the Little Entente, but Jugo-Slavia and Czecho- Slovakia have told her that the Bessarabian issue lies between Russia and Roumania only. The April conference between Russia and Roumania at Vienna broke up when Roumania would not discuss Bessarabia. The Russians log o a LS uteRov pireem KIEFF ° iP hie ,) oC «nev SCALE of ‘MILES’ asked for a plebiscite in the disputed province so that the Inhabitants themselves might say under what government they would live. mania refused. The upper left picture Is of King Ferdinand, who has been touring Europe in an effort to get loans for war on Russia. nor France would help him this time. Trotsky, Soviet minister of war. Neither England The upper right picture is of The real rulers of unhappy Roumania now are the brothers Bratiano who have attempted to seize all oil somewhat of a fascist dictatorship, Peasants in Bessarabia is terrible. lands for themselves and to set up The oppression of workers and GERMAN COMMUNIST DEPUTIES RAIDED; GERMA N UNION LABOR PROTESTING DAWES TAX PLANS By LOUIS P, * LOCHNER _ (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) As Communists, they have been made the subject of a simul- taneous raid launched at the committee rooms and individual lockers and desks of the parliamentary delegations both in the reichstag and in the Prussian landtag. The state’s special attorney “for the protection of the republic” is combing the country in quest of incriminating evi- dence about alleged murder organization of the Communists. He suspects that the evidence is hidden with the Communist ———————___ members of the state and fed- eral parliaments, since these enjoy parliamentary immunity which thus far has included not only their persons but also their! committee rooms artd persons. There seems to be a direct com. munication between the raid last May on the Russian trade mission in Berlin and the present assault upon parlia- mentary immunity. “se Not a little comment has been ex- cited over the election of Ivan Katz, Communist, as chairman of the Reich- stag judiciary committee. When the president of the Reichstag first read out the name, many members thought he was cracking a joke. But it soon developed that the election had taken Place in a perfectly regular-manner by the members of that important com- mittee. It is stated that the members are crease of population, the Reichstag deliberately “played a joke. An ex- treme nationalist was chosen chair. man and a Communist vice-chairman, It is jokingly stated that these will have to agree on how many 100 per cent Teutons and how many Jews shall be ushered intp the German world annually, S :¢.:% The German trade unions of every Political shade are up in arms over the government’s disregard of them in shaping the laws to put into effect the Dawes. reparations report. In a joint ‘memorial to the cabinet they demand that they be heard before it is too late. In their note they emphasize that all indications point to a sort of Mellon basis of taxation that shall let the Possessing classes off easiest. They emphasize the fact that the drafters of the Dawes report themselves call have been lost, scores of towns inun-|trying the tactics of loading responsi- regia to.the rosany orgs and injus- dated and thousands of houses de-|bility upon the Communist representa- oaulacwtebrnncinnih ais yA stroyed by floods in South India, ac- cording to dispatches trom Bombay. | At least 10,000 houses have been wrecked, and distress is acute. | tive by way of silencing him. Time will show who was cléverer—Katz’ eneMies in electing him, or Katz in accepting. In the case of the unimportant com- Polish Minister Leaves, MOSCOW, July, 30.—Mr. Darovsky, Polish Minister at Moscow, who has been appointed Minister of Labor in Send in that Subscription Today, ‘mittee on policy regarding the in-| the Polish Cabinet, left for Warsaw. TONIGHT HEA THE DAILY WORKER ICARMEN'S UNION | ENTERS FIGHT IN HEGEWISCH SHOP Striking Woshers Get Union Organizer The Brotherhood of Railway Car- men yesterday took over jurisdiction of the strike of the carbuilders in the Hegewisch Western Steel Car company, John Hogan, district organ- izer of the Brotherhood, being placed in charge of the strike. At the same time officials of the company were weakening, offering the men a raise of three cents a car. Men who haye been inside the plant announced yes- terday that only 300 out of 2600 em- ployes are working. Men Must Fight. Hogan took charge of the strike af- ter the strikers committee had invit- ed the Carmen’s Union to organize the men, and take charge of the situ- ation. At yesterday’s strike meet- ing Hogan spoke to the strikers, ex- Plaining the necessity for organiza- tion into a permanent organization, if the btrike is to have lasting bene- fits for the workers. Hogan told the men if they wanted better conditions they must continue to fight for them themselves, and with the co-operation of the Brother- hood of railway carmen, they would win their demands of 45 cents a car. More Pickets. The strikers are preparing to tight- en their picket lines in the event of the wholesale importation of scabs, as was done when the car builders of the Pullman company went on strike. In the Pullman strike scabs were imported from all over the country. Most of the men brought in were good union men; were told that there was no labor trouble, they were obliged to pay their own fare, and were forced to hire an at- torney to get back the money used upon false promises of the Pullman company. David Bentall, who was attorne for the Pullman strikers has been r tained to take care of any legal di culties which may arise in the Heg wisch strike. Bentall forced the Pu! man company to refund the transpo tation of the men brought to Pu! man under false pretenses. CHARLIE BRYAN SHOWS SELF, CAL ARE MILITARISTS Governor of Nebraska Speaks of Defense Day (Special to The DAJLY WORKER) LINCOLN, Nebr., July 30.—Govern. or Charlie Bryan showed up Presi- dent Coolidge as a great militarist to- day. It is part of Charlie's little poli- tical scheming for the votes of Ne. braska farmers, who have not been too fond of war. Charlie wants his German farmer friends to put him in line for the White House, for there is actually a chance of his riding in from the probable division of the electoral college. Governor Charlie doesn’t object tc National Defense Day as a day foi mustering all the “regular” army units, but he doesn’t like the “mili- tary gesture” of the day as President Coolidge, the thorogoing tool of big business, wants to put it over, Char- lie says Coolidge doesn’t seem to know what's going on when he claims “the day” is only a “defense” mobi- lization. Charlie remembers the or- ders from military headquarters which told him how to carry out the whole mobilization of his state, in- cluding all the workers in mills, shops, factories, offices, and maybe even on the farms. Charlie objects to the “economic loss” from such a suspension of in- dustry and tagged on his complatnts about the encouraging of the “militar- istic spirit in this country” and the misleading of “the people of Europe by requiring civilians and high school children to participate in a war-like demonstration.” Charlie shows up Coolidge as a whole-way militarist, the obedient instrument of the biggest capitalists who order wars when they need to expand their markets and make the workers fight as well as pay for the battles. But in a show-down, if the “armed fact” of war came upon him, Charlie Bryan, the half-way militarist and the peace-time “pacifists” would all climb onto the same band-wagon with little Cal and shout bloody mur- der to “the enemy,” while they sent the workers off to fight. Send in that Subscription Today. At Wicker Park Hall, 2iow.xos1v. EARL R. BROWDER, Editor ‘‘The Labor Herald” MAX SHACHTMAN, Editor “The Young Worker” More Gold For Loeb Murder Trial; Sears Stock Goes To $105 By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘TOPAY: shares of stock in Sears, Roebuck & Co. are sell- ing at $105.00 apiece. That’s good—for Richard Loeb. It means that the father, Albert H. Loeb, will have more money to spend to save his son, now on trial for murder, from the noose. In his confession, Loeb declared that the murder of young Franks gave him pleasure, AND KEPT HIM BUSY. He said: “IF | HAD BEEN BUSY | MIGHT NOT HAVE DONE It is the confession of a shirker. a * * * Young Loeb’s father is vice-president and treasurer of Sears, Roebuck & Co., also a director. The tens of thou- sands of “Sears” slaves, and the millions of farmers who purchase the “Sears” products, at good prices, quality con- sidered, have taken care that Loeb, the father, has gotten his dividends, to keep his, especially the son, Richard, in idle luxury. IT.” ok * * a There is no union in the huge plants of the Sears, Roe- buck & Co., in Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Dallas, Texas, The workers are not permitted to organize. They are forced to toil the long workday, the year thru, in order that young Loeb might indulge himself in leisure, as he pleased. And he chose to murder to satiate the desire for a thrill. : a ee oy Both Moody's “Rating Book Service,” (1923), and the “Bankers’ and Investors’ Manual” (1923-24) declare that the Sears, Roebuck & Co. is “considered to be the largest mail order house in the world.” Because the farmers got fairly good prices for their wheat in the war days, the profits of Sears, Roebuck & Co., in 1919, piled up to $20,082,067.00, of which a goodly chunk went to the Loeb family. The Loeb family didn’t get this because it aided in the processes of social production. It is a family of parasites. Even the father is reported not to have given much attention to business for several years. “Vice-presidencies” are usual- ly decorative positions, drawing good salaries, but demand- ing no exertion. * * * * Every day 75,000 pieces of mail come into the business offices of Sears, Roebuck & Co., from its 6,000,000 custom- ers. All this mail is handled by young, nerve-wrecked steno- graphers, file clerks, correspondence clerks, and other’ specialized workers, all straining at their jobs in order to turn out the work demanded by “The Sears’ System.” Boys and girls, young men and and young women of the work- ing class are forced early into the “business machine” in order that all the children of Loeb, and all his kind, may play thru all their days. * a * And the millions of farmers, out over the country, are today sweating and toiling, early and late, in the fields, in order that they may buy some of the necessities of life, from Sears, Roebuck & Co., because “Sears” sells cheap. “Sears” can sell stuff cheaply, because the stuff they sell is cheap, and they sell in huge quantities, goods made in their own factories and shops, also non-union. * * * *. . In 1921 the shares of Sears, Roebuck & Co. stock sold down to $60 apiece. But now they are up to $105, nearly twice as much. The workers and farmers, who make the “Sears” stockholders rich don’t know what “Sears” stock is selling at. They can't give it a single thought. They are too busy helping to coin dividends on that stock, dividends on common stock, dividends on preferred stock, extra stock dividends, all the dividends that help make the rich grow richer. * * * * The slaves and victims of “The Sears System", thru their toil, kept young Loeb in idleness and in juxury. In idleness, young Loeb had to have something to do, and so he turned to murder for excitement. Young Loeb is now on trial for murder and it is the workers and farniers, thru their labors, who are paying for the so-called “Million Dollar Defense.” All this under the social order called “Capitalism”. If the workers and farmers like to go on being victimized un- der this social system, all they have to do is acquiesce. But if they want to help abolish this insane system, just as crazy as its products, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, then they can co-operate with the workers and farmers thruout the world, daily increasing in numbers, who are marching for- ward in the struggle to build the new social order, the Com- munist Society, where classes will disappear, where all will gladly do useful labor, and where no one will turn to wanton murder to give a thrill to a life of idle luxury. Forget Class in National Enemy. APID hate of the enemy nation, not of the enemy class, was the note of the soclal-democratic “Peuple,” of Brussels, August 18, 1914: “On the day of the final victory of the oppressed, this hatred will hold up to the scorn of mankind, without pity and without sentiment the Teutonic race, and this race will surely atone for its terrible sins thru many generations.” Plekhanov’s “Righteous War.” “"I"HAT which Russia demanded for Poland, was almost Identical with the aims of international social-democracy. Nothing can be truer than this,” MANUAL GOMEZ, Chairman “THE NEXT WAR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS” Auspices: Workers Party and Young Workers League, Local Chicago ADMISSION FREE. The-zday, July 31, 1924 LW. W, MAKES NO ANSWER TO RLU, APPEAL International Issuc Is Still Facing Wobblies The general executive board of the I. W. W. has taken no action on the appeal for affiliation with the Red In- ternational of Labor Unions which was transmitted to the board in May. The appeal was made by the Red International. It consists of Harrison George, Mike Novak and H. R. Rich- ards. Their letter, addressed to the mem- bership and the officials, took issue with some of the latter who oppose internationalism. It stated that only the most backward members of the working class do not perceive that the class struggle is international and that therefore workers must have a real international ofsaction. The com- mittee urged affiliation to the Red In- ternational because it stands for revo- lutionary industrial unionism, as op- 'tribute our appeal, address the Re posed to organization by crafts, a principle shared by the I. W. W. No Political Alliance Involved, The committee pointed out that af- filiation with the Red International by the I, W. W. will not involve al- liance with political parties because the Red International of Labor Unions is not organically connected to the Communist International. The mutual representation between the two was dissolved some time ago, and this re- sulted in affiliation of other revolu- tionary unions which had, like the I. W. W., objected to their unity. “Our board has received no direct communication from the Red Interna- tional,” said Tom Doyle, secretary- treasurer of the I. W. W. “The com- munication from the special commit- tee has not been acted upon.” es 6 R. |. A. C, Reiterates Stand. When notified of the above state- ment of Secretary Doyle, Harrison George, chairman of the Red Inter- national Affiliation Committee, said: “The statement of Fellow Worker Doyle that the G. E. B. hag received ‘no direct communication’ from the R, I. L. U. is merely an evasion and an excuse—a very poor excuse—for the admitted fact that no action has been taken. This committee stands ready at any time to lay its authoriza- tion from the executive bureau of the Red International before the G. E. B. When, on May 9, by order of Secre- tary Doyle, the editor of Industrial Solidarity acknowledged receipt of our appeal and our request for its) publication so that the membership, might form a fair opinion on the sub-. ject, no question was raised of the competency of our committee. “Undoubtedly this excuse is the in- direct reply to a second communica- tion sent Secretary Doyle and Chair. man Fisher of the G. E. B., asking what had been done by the G. E. B., what measures had been taken tc bring our appeal to the, membershir and stating that our committee could not allow official indifference to pre vail against the need of the working class to understand and to affiliate tc the R. LL. U. Red Appeal Refutes Charges “Not only has the G. E. B, taken nc action upon the appeal, but the appea itself was not printed for considera 4 tion by the membership, nor even wa: one word permitted in the I. W. W papers which would inform the mem bership of the existence of the ap peal. This, in spite of the fact tha thousands of books, pamphlets and ar ticles falsely attacking the Red In ternational have been published anc distributed by the I. W. W. headquar ters. Since our appeal for affiliation explodes all these previously mad: objections, flatly denying that th: R. I. L. U. desires the I. W. W. te “liquidate,” etc., it is important tha the membership hear read this ay peal and discuss it. In one way o another the Red International is gc ing to get its message to the I. W. W membership, Affiliation Means Rebirth. “There seems to be a most peculia idea prevailing among I. W. W. off cials that they are, in suppressing an censoring all sentiment and discussio favoring the Red International, saf guarding the membership from som unmentionable peril. m the wa the organization is declining it seem they are safeguarding it to death, Th committee does not see this with an pleasure. If the I. W. W. affiliat with the R. I. L. U: it will experienc a rebirth. All who want to help di: International Affiliation’ Committe: 1514 West Madison street, Chicagi Illinois. yore Spree we ‘we