The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 9, 1924, Page 1

‘Vol. Il. No. 122. THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year, GBB. 290 THE DAILY WORKER. | Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of Maroh 8, 1879. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1924 Published Daily except Sunday by THH DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill CENTS Including Saturday Magazine Section. On all other days, Three Cente per Copy. Price 5 Cents GERMANS SURRENDER TO MORGAN Garvey Movement Bows To Ku Klux Klan "DEBS BRANDED | DESERTER BY -S. P. VETERAN Terre Haute Socialist Denounces Betrayal The following letter was re- ceived by William Z. Foster, Workers Party candidate for president, from an old friend and associate in the Socialist Party of Hugene V. Debs in Terre Haute, Indiana. The let- ter speaks for itself: Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 5, 1924. Dear Comrade Foster:—It was with intense interest that I read your and Debs’ letters of July 15, 23 and 30 respectively. I have been in the socialist party with "Gene for twenty years (1900 to 1921). He educated me in the move- ment, here in Terre Haute, where I have just been one of the “Jimmy Higgins’s” and don’t claim to be only a “Jimmy” yet. ’Gene learned me the class struggle. I will neVer forget the first time I went to his office at 1102 Wabash ave. and asked him for socialist literature. He gave me the literature and one of the finest lectures on Marxian economics I have ever listened to since, (that was back. in® December 1900) and ever since he has been an inspiration. <to..me, to always stand straight up and fight with and for my class, both politically and industrial- ly, “to never compromise,” to always march straight forward under the “Crimson Banner” of the world revo- lutionary working class movement, to all times be an example for my class. On Tour With Debs. In 1916, when the socialist party of the Ffth Congressional District of In- diana (Terre Haute) ran ’Gene for congress, I was the one given the honor of driving him to and from his speaking dates thruout the district. He rode in the front seat with me, so I never lost an opportunity to study and analyze the revolutionary quality of his talk with others in the tear seat of the car. I seldom talked to him. I never for- yot my responsibility to the socialist movement of the whole country— (Continued on page 2) AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. N American society woman has achieved a great success in Lon- don. The most exclusive are talking about her and the green-eyed god- dess is busy. The name of the new celebrity is Mrs. W. Harry Brown of Pittsburgh, and Washington. She actually succeeded in arranging a breakfast for the Prince of Wales at 4 o'clock in the morning. The social top-notcher is so elated over her ac- complishment that she is negotiat- ing for Grosvenor House, the duke of Westminister’s magnificent London home. The Duke, like many of the European nobility has a title and some old castles, but very little else, but his title is still good for a square meal so long as the American work- ers make millions for American capi- talists so that their wives, daughters and soul mates can spend it on down and out bars ange and gay princes. Mpa rtaitay cagneanad papers are angry because Charles Evans Hughes skipped Rome during his fly- ing trip thru the rest of Burope, Be- ing a lawyer they claim, was one very good reason why Mr. Hughes should visit the Eternal City, the original lawgiver. They should not hold Mr. Hughes too strictly to account. He had a-big job on his hands and the business was transacted in London, Paris and Berlin and not in Rome. Anyhow, Mussolini made the mistake of murdering a millionaire socialist deputy, and in those days when the socialists are so useful to the inter- (Continued on Page 4,) GOT THE DOPE ON BOB? WATCH MONDAY’S PAPER FOR LOVESTONE STORY “LaFollette talks ten times as radical as he votes,” says one who has worked with the Wisconsin Senator for many years. Another competent political observer de- clares that LaFollette has grown less radical with years. Who are some of the “angels” be- hind LaFollette’s political drive? What did LaFollette do towards stopping the war?.. Was the Wis- consin Senator really opposed to the war? . Concretely, what has the Wis- consin senator ever proposed or done to help the workers and poor farmers free themselves from the clutches of their capitalist exploit- ers? These and many other questions importance to the work- of vital Ing masses will be answered in the series of articles on the presiden- tial candidates that Jay Lovestone has prepared for the DAILY WORKER. The first article will appear in our Issue-of Monday, August 11. Start right. Read them from be- ginning to the end. Provide your- selves and your shop mates with the necessary facts and informa- tion to make your case for the working class. Mail us your double order today. NEGRO WOMEN APPLAUD KLAN. DENUNCIATION Natl. | eID of Colored Women Indict G. O. P. With a ringing denunciation of the Ku Klux Klan, and of the Republican party for its faflure to take action against the Klan, Robert W. Bagnall, field organizer of the National Associa- tion for the Advancement of Colored People, brought to its feet the crowd of three thousand colored women who packed the auditorium of the Wendell Phillips high school, where the Nation- al Association of Colored Women is this week holding its fourth biennial convention. “Our debt to the party of Abraham Lincoln is more than paid,” cried Mr. Bagnall. “Where the Republican party isthe Ku Klux Klan, as it is in Indi- ana, it is the duty of the Negro to look out for his interests by aligning him- self with some new party.” And the six hundred delegates from afl parts of the country, and the South Side women who had come to hear them, shouted applause. For Mixed School. Bagnall’s statement came like a bolt out of the blue after two days in which the convention dragged on with talk of religious welfare and missionary work, of movies, women’s clubs, and Y. W. C, A. homes. With one exception, problems peculiar to the Negro had remained untouched. That exception was the advocacy by Miss Roberta Dunbbar, Rhode Island school teacher, of mixed schools, in which Negro and white children have the same classrooms and the same teachers. Miss Dunbar’s suggestion aroused a lively discussion. Southern delegates of the professional middle- class Negro group argued in favor\of segregation on the ground that trained Negro teachers might be denied em- ployment if mixed schools became the rule. This is the same argument that wrecked the resolution denouncing school segregation which working-men and women of the Negro race tried to put thru the Negro Sanhedrin con- ferenge in February. Denounce Caste System. The Me of Southern whites, that Negroes are entitled to less education because they pay less taxes was effect- ively nailed by’Mr. Bagnafl when he stated that three-fifths of all the wealth of the south is produced by. Negro labor, which gets little if any of the benefit of its labor. i Crying out against white supremacy and the caste system, Prof. J. J. Cor- nelius, of Lucknow college, India, un Sonoma on page 2) PRESS PICNIC IS YOUR PLAN FOR TOMORROW Don’t Miss Party Fete at Riverview Are you all set for the Work- ers Party Press Picnic to- morrow at Riverview. Park? Rain or shine, you won't want to miss the fun. Everybody will be there. You can throw all the “bricks” you want -at the presidential nominees of the three old par- ties and throw all the bouquets to the real workingclass candi- dates, Foster and Gitlow. Lydia Gibson drew the .clever cari- catures of the capitalist family: Cal, Hell-an’-Maria, Johnny, Charlie, Bob, Burt; so you can have targets for your ire against the bosses. There will be special Workers Par- ty and Young Workers’ League tick- et sellers from whom you are to buy admission into all concessions. And don’t forget to patronize the Work- ers Party refreshment booths. The Juniors will be delighted with all the possibilities of fun at River- view; so be sure to encourage them to bring their parents along. C, E Ruthenberg will be the chief speak- er and will tell a lot of good news about the campaign for the Workers Party ruout the United States. There will be special stunts ar- ranged by the various party papers which are to profit by the proceeds of the picnic and the big dancing pavillion will be irresistible with the splendid orchestra that has been en- gaged. If you think you can afford to stay away from this mammoth Press Pic- nic, try it, but you'll never hear the end of it from the people who were wise and went! Pittsburgh T. U. E. L. Asks How Long Labor Spy Beattie Remains PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 8.—“How long,” asks the local branch of the Trade Union Educational League, “will organized labor stand for this condition?” (Presence of labor spy Robert W. Beattie in the Central La- bor Union). The T, U. E. L: has pub- lished in leaflet form the exposuré of Beattie’s twelve year career as a spy for the employers. The expose was printed in the Pennsylvania Labor Herald and the DAILY WORKER. Beattie has been shown to be the agent of the big metal bosses, under supervision of the Steel Trust. He took part in the steel strike of 1919 by trying to sabotage all action for the workers. He is secretary of the Central Labor Union and has not yet resigned. Gitlow Sees “Bob” As Capitalist War Leader in Crisis (Bx The Federated Press) BALTIMORE, Aug. 8. —- Benjamin Gitlow, Workers Party nominee for vice-president, told an anti-war pro- test meeting here, Sunday night, that LaFollette would betray the workers into war, if the Wisconsin senator were chosen president. Just as Wood- row Wilson talked peace and made war, so, in Gitlow’s opinion, LaFollette would find himself leading the Ameri- can workingmen into the logical fruits of capitalist world- struggle, if he came into the White House. The business interests underlying modern capitalist society would dictate policies; LaFol- lette as a®capitalist office-holder would take his orders; war would be jinevi- table, RIVERVJEW—RAIN OR SHINE “AUGUST 10th—SUNDAY PRESS PICNIC DAY MASSACHUSETTS STATE LABOR HEAD EXPELLED FROM CARMENS’ UNION BOSTON, August 8. — William Walsh, president of the Massachu- setts State Federation of Labor, was expelled from membership Amalgamated Association of Street and Railway Employes, by action of the executive board of the organiza- tion, with headquarters in Detroit. The charges against Mr. Walsh were not made public, but William A. Mahon, president, promised a + statement later. STEEL BOSSES ADMIT FAILURE AT HEGEWISCH Super Closes Plant as Strike Gains Deciding that all attempts to operate the Western Steel Car Foundry company plant. at Hegewisch during the strike was useless, Superintendent C. Bock yesterday noon closed down the plant. Strikers hailed this confession of the com- pany’s kness; the action -bosses’ boast ‘that they were not alarmed by the walkout. The Hegewisch plant Phas | more than 2,000 men and is an| important unit of the Calumet | steel industries to which the) International Brotherhood of Railway Carmen is directing its attention. Hammond Meeting Tonight. This evening the union will hold an important mass meeting at Ham- mond, Ind., in Stroble’s Hall, Colum- bia and Morton Avenues. Organizer Edmond K. Hogan, now in charge at Hegewisch, will conduct the meet- ing and ‘lay the foundation of a un- ion movement in Hammond. Superintendent Bock closed the plant after a meeting of the com- pany stockholders issued orders to reduce the overhead. No production was coming from the plant—with the most important department closed— and expenses were continuing. Stock- holders declared that the strike was causing grave losses and instructed the offidials to take the proper steps to get the men back. When C. Buckley, efficiency man- ager, told a committee of strikers that the superintendent wanted to hold a meeting with the men in front of the gates. The strikers turned him down. The committee had gone to seek Bock himself and wanted to know why he refused to see them? They mistrusted ‘his proposal for a meet- ing in front of the gates.' If he has an offer to make to the strikers, he can see the Strikers’ representatives, they declare. Organizer Hogan spoke at the reg- ular daily strike meeting. He was followed by Jack and Ida Me@Carthy Send in that Subscription Today. in the | FACTS OF BIG GARY DISASTER Steel City “Officials in League with Trust SILENCE VEILS | (Special to the Daily Worker.) GARY, Ind., August 8—At least three men, and probably from nine. to fourteen, were killed in the explosion which wrecked No. 5 blast furnace of the Illinois Steel corporation here early this week, workmen in the United States Steel cor- poration plant charge. The company, controlled by the Elbert J. H. Gary interests, re- fuses to divulge any informa- tion and continues to deny that more than one man—Walter Nystrom—was, killed. “Tt takes from nine to four- teen men to run a blast fur- nace,” one experienced steel | worker told the DAILY WORK- ER. “The furnace was running \full capacity when the explo- jsion completely demolished it. There were undoubtedly several more killed besides the general foreman, the only man re- ported found by the company.” Mayor R. O. Johnson told the DAILY WORKER he agreed with the | policy’ of the Gary Steel Works in sup- pressing the news of accidents. He said he would not investigate even_if jit were established that the company |is hiding the death of several of the employes. A police captian in Gary confided to a friend that he knows of two colored men who were killed by the terrific blast which epmpletely demolished the million dollar blast furnace. The attitude of the city officials is: “We have to take the company’s word. “The Post Tribune policy is all right,” Mayor Johnson told the DAILY WORKER when told that many workmen charge that Gary's only local paper is under the thumb of the steel trust. “What's the use of advertising these deaths. You know and I know that when the men go to work in the morning in the steel mills they are taking a chance on getting killed. Any day somebody is liable to get killed. What’s the good of the company advertising when anybody gets killed.” SEATTLE MACHINISTS TAKING AMALGAMATION ISSUE TO CONVENTION SEATTLE, Aug. 8—A radical pro- gram will be presented at the Sep- tember 8 quadrennial convention, Internatoinal Association of Ma- chinists, by the Hope lodge of Seattle. The convention in Detroit will listen to the following demands by the lodge: Amalgamation of metal trades unions; request of Samuel Gompers to work for recog: nition of Russia; reinstatement of expelled radical members; condem- nation of the Baltimore & Ohio co- operative plan in shop work. INTERNATIONAL MINERS PROPOSE GENERAL STRIKE TO STOP WARS (Special to The Daily Worker) PRAGUE, August 8.—If the plan of the British miners’ delegation goes thru the International Miners’ Congress, the coal diggers will authorize an Ifternational committee to declare a general strike of all European miners in the event of war. of war and will The miners are definitely against the recurrence ik the committee to work out plans of action for the miners to take to prevent hostilities between nations. The economic power of the coal miners is tremendous if they maintain their international solidarity and would go far towards pre against other workers if it is not corrupted by capitalist influence. The International Miners’ Congress. which is now in iting war ion here, is also considering the reduction of working hours, wage guarantees for miners, and will take steps to carry out the resdlution formerly adopted against the importation of coal into countries where the miners are on strike for better wages and grnditions. PHILLY BULL NEEDS SHOOTING LESSONS; STRIKERS WINNING (Special to The Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8.—A po- liceman firing at strikers in front of the Cohen plant at 320 Cherry st. brought excitement Into the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers’ walk- out for a 15 and 20 per cent wage increase and the 100 per cent union shop. Fortunately none of the strikers were injured. Solidarity of the 12,000 strikers is superb. The workers are confident of defeating the employers. WALL ST. MAN BIG NOISE AT LONDON PARLEY Plan Is to Pay as the French Evacuate (Special to the Dally Worker.) LONDON, August 8.—Owen D. Young, head of Morgan’s General Electrical company and proposed U. S. representative on the Dawes plan tribunal of three, sat today with the allies’ financial experts to discuss the apportioning of Germany's an- nual payments. One-twelfth of the first an- nual payment is expected to be paid When the French begin their so-called “economic eva- cuation” of the Ruhr district. This “economic evacuation” by France of a part of Germany is exchanged for the economic control of all Germany by the allied nations co-operating thru the Dawes plan. German representatives at London have surrendered to all the demands of the international bankers. Their present debate is over the French de- mand for continued military occupa- tion of the Ruhr for two years and complete military control over Ger- many’s armaments and the demilitar- ization of the security police. The Germans are urging that the security police are useful against’ the proletariat in revolutionary crisis. French reply that allied troops will give the necessary assistance in such repression. e+ Balk at Chemical Payments. LONDON, Aug. 8.—Germany’s dele- gates to’ the allied reparations con- ference balked late today against making payments in kind with chem- icals after 1929, altho they agreed to an extension of the time in which coal and coke payments should be made. The council of fourteen met at 230 o'clock to take up the reports of the efforts of the expert’s committees which dealt with the reports of con- ference committees numbers 2 and 3 Obstacles were encouraged in con- nection with the report of conference number 3, relating to the transfer of reparations fronf' Germany to the allfés, which probably will have to be ironed out by the council. If it has sufficient time the council will take up the question of Ruhr evacuation. France has offered to evacuate within two years. Klansmen Confess. ARDMORE, Pa., Aug. 8.—Four men, self-confessed Klansmen, were arrest- ed and charged with unlawful assem- bly and inciting to riot in connection with the shooting of Patrolman Fran- cis Ray and Albert Miller, during a recent Klan demonstration. Two of the prisoners are postoffice clerks, one a member of the police force of low- er Merton, and one a brother of the Commander of the Ardmore American Legion Post. The prisoners admitted their participation in the Klan attack on the Negro Boy Scout Camp in Up- per Darby. INEGRO LEADERS SURRENDER TO HOODED ENEMY Back-to-Africa Bod y Fears to ) Fight Here By ROBERT MINOR (Staff Writer, Daily Worker) NEW YORK, August 8.—The Universal Negro Improvement, Association in its fourth annual |convention publicly went on re- cord as acknowledging that it fears to fight the Ku Klux Klan. The excuse given is that the Negro is going to Africa; hence he need not fight for his rights in America. There is now hardly any room for doubt that Marcus [Garvey president of the Negro organization, two and a half years ago in an interview with a sub-head of the Ku Klux Klan at Atlanta, Ga., entered into an agreement with the Klan. This was brought out with start- ling circumstantial evidence during the debate, when Bishop George Alex- ander McGuire of the African Ortho- dox Church, tried to lead Garvey into committing himself more openly. Klan On Floor. President-General Garvey, as chair- man of the convention, had intro- duced the subject of the Kian with peculiarly guarded language, repeat- ing that according to the agenda the subject must be discussed “without prejudice,” and warning that “we must be very, very careful, very, very guarded and very watchful how we discuss it,” in order not to “get ourselves into trouble.” He read two documents of the Klan itself, showing the Negro as being similar to “ba- boons and monkeys,” regretting that he was not still in slavery, “the place where he belonged,” and reflecting the regime of stark terror and degra- dation for the Negro which is the program of the Klan murder organiz- ation. As Garvey read, it was diffi- cult to determine whether he meant to terrorize the audience, or whether he wanted to show th@terror of the Klan in order to appeal to the con. vention for a manly stand against its crimes. But when the leader finished read ing, it was still doubtful what posi- tion he meant to take. Garvey Challenged. Bishop McGuire arose with a curi- ous air of challenge. Speaking to Garvey directly, he said, “You are our leader, sir, in this respec® as well as in others. You have given us the advantage of you@direction in the other subjects that were up for dis- cussion. In the matter of forming the Negro political union we have fole lowed you. In the matter of the deifis (Continued on page 2.) — GALL ROSALIE EVANS A “HOLY TERROR” TO HER MEXICAN TENANTS (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, August 8 —In- formation brought to the Pan- American Federation of Labor from Mexico City indicates that the death of Njrs. Evans at the hands of bandits or personal enemies may have been due in part to the fact that she cultivated quarrels with her Mexican neighbors upon every occasion. She was a Texas woman who married an English bank manager in Mexico, and she ruled his ec after his death in a defiant feudal fashion, going out of her way to impr upon her tenai and em- ployes their racial inferiority and economic helplessness. The Mexicans described her as a “holy terror,” and for that very reason hesitated to enforce the agrarian law of eminent domain for the sale of part of her lands to in. dividual peons. | gee THE OUTING OF THE SEASON! DAILY WORKER PRFSS PICNIC AT RIVERVIEW PARK, SUNDAY—RAIN GR SHINE I