The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 11, 1924, Page 5

Monday, August 11, 1924 THE DAILY WORKE Worldes Labor R BOLSHEVIKS WIN BIG DIPLOMATIC VICTORY IN CHINA Russian Envoy Ranked Over Allies’ By ANISE. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) MOSCOW, August 10.—The anouncement that Russia has appointed Karakhan as ambas- sador to China means_ that while England, France, Amer- ica and Japan have been watch- ing each other jealously as to which should secure the chief position in the diplomatic corps at Pekin, Russia has walked in and taken it. In her knowledge of diplomacy, Russia was not born yesterday, or even six years ago. The diplomatic corps in Pekin _has a strong hold on the gov- ernment. Elsewhere diplomats | are merely foreigners; in China | they nearly run the show. And the president of the diplomatic corps is, by rule and tradition, the senior member of the corps. No other country has favored China with an ambassador. They send only ministers, The allied lands have been considering appointing an ambassa- dor, but have been prevented by mu- tual jealousies. France did not wish a Briton as chairman of the diplo- matic corps and vice versa. Suddenly Russia, which had stolen jone march on the diplomatic corps \ by, getting a treaty of recognition with China behind their backs, steals another. China announces in the | morning that she would be pleased to receive a full ambassador from Rus- | sia, and will send a Chinese ambas- | sador in exchange. And before eve- | ning Russia announces that Karakhan |is ambassador with all necessary pa- | pers. | Ambassadors precede ministers in | rank. . And even if all the other pow- ‘ers now appoint ambassadors, Kara- | khan is still the senior amba: dor, |and thereby president of the diplo- | matic corps in Pekin, | Mexican General Strike. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Aug. 10.—The | city of Orizaba is completely tied up with a general strike. No business is being transacted. Street car lines are stopped, bakeries are closed and even jhotel keepers must do their own | slavey work. | Orizaba is in the heart of a wealthy joil and lead mining state and it is | quite likely that the foreign capital- ists, following the example of the Brit- ish oil concern, El Aguilar, are dis- regarding the provisions of the Mext- can constitution which gives the work- ers protection. 4646. This style is especially suited to stout figures. It is in slip on style, The sleeve may be in wrist length, or cut short in shaped outline, The pattern is cut in 6 sizes: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust mea- sure. A 42-inch size requires 5 yards of 36-inch material. For collar, tac- ings and vest of contrasting material s-yard is required. ‘The width at the is 2% yards. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. SOVIET OIL TRUST HEAD IN N. Y. (Continued from page 1) tion the Oil Trust has already com- menced the work of replacing the old worn-out equipment and organizing the industry in general along more ra- tional and economical lines eliimnat- ing the wasteful methods employed by private owners of the oil fields in pre- war times. This policy has been amply justified by the results attained. In spite of most unfavorable conditions the oil industry in the Soviet Union has made rapid progress toward reaching the pre-war level of production and thera is every indication that the pre-war mark will be exceeded before long. The average monthly output in the Baku, Grozny, and Hmba fields is at present about 5,000,000 barrels. The Azneft is exploiting not only the old oil wells but is concentrating consid- erable attention on the cultivation of new fields which are already yielding most satisfactory results. The in- tensified drilling works cover an area of about 18,000 feet monthly. As a result of this work the rich oil fields of the Soldatsky Bazar and Suru- khany in Baku were opened up while in the extensive filling in and drilling work which is carried on in the Bibe- Aibat Bay (also in the Baku region) new and exceedingly rich gushers were discovered quite recently, some of them yielding from 10,000 to 15,000 barrels a day mostly of high grade oils. On Sound Basis. Thus the Soviet Union manifested its economic strength and succeeded in restoring its oil industry without the aid of foreign capital which seemed indispensible at the beginning of the reconstruction work. As a mat- ter of fact the oil industry in the Soviet Union is now on a sound basis and it will depend on its own re- sources. The Oil Trust proposes to lay par- ticular stress on the extraction and production of the more expensive oils, especially lubricating oils, for ex- port purposes. In this connection it is being planned to develop a large seale production of refined oil prod- ucts and the proper equipment for the distilleries. Exports Increase. The export prospects are much bet- ter now than in the beginning of the fiscal year (October, 1923) which wit- nessed a general slump of prices on the world oil market. Notwithstand- ing this unfavorable condition at the beginning of this fiscal year, the ex- ports of Soviet oil during the first half of the fiscal year (October, 1923 —March, 1924) increased more than two times as compared with the same period of the preceding year, amount- ing to 3,000,000 barrels of benzine and lubricating oils. This figure does lit- tle justice to the export possibilities of the Soviet oil. But it shows that Russian oil is gradually regaining its position on the world market lost dur- ing the war. Ne Pending negotiations furnish assur- i ance of greatly increased exports in pennant } as ea 4830. Dotted percale with trimming of white linene or organdy, would be good for this model. It will also be pleasing injcrepe, or chambrey or in gingham. The pattern is cut in 3 sizes: 6 months, 1 and 2 years. A 1-year size requires 2 yards of 27-inch Eyres To make collar, belt, cuffs, leg! and pockets of contrasting material will require %-yard 36 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps, Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL AND WINTER 1924-1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. Address: The Daily Worker, v0 the near future. Considerable quanti- ties of fuel oils are now being exported to England, Italy and Africa. While Mr. Serebrovsky was in London on his way to America a contract was closed with an important foreign con- cern for the export of large quantities of fuel oil for the English Colonies. In addition to the export prospects the domestic market offers improved opportunities owing to the develop- ment of industry. The growth of the purchasing power of the peasantry in connection with the financial and monetary stablization was an addi- tional factor in the marked increase of kerosene consumption which serves as the main source of light in the Russian villages. During the first half - the fiscal year the domestic con- stimption of kerosene was 15,000,000 poods. Famine Denied. In this connection Mr. Serebroysky emphatically denied the current ru- mors of a general famine in Russia. Although some regions have been hit by the drought, still the total yield of srain will not be less than in the last year owing to the increased acreage. He pointed out that the Oil Trust is extending its production of kero- sene to meet the increasing demands of the peasant market, and he also mentioned the preparations made by the Oil Trust to supply the peasants in the Fall, by the time the harvest will be gathered, with kerosene lamps which are now being purchased in great quantities in Sweden. Oll Fleet Grows. Mr. Serebrovsky further pointed out that the expansion of the export ne- cessitates the increase of the Soviet Oil fleet. While orders were placed with Russian plants for the construc- tion of new oil tankers it was one of the objects of Mr. Serebrovsky’s visit in England and Sweden to negotiate additional orders for tankers to be purchased abroad. The European business circles have shown keen in- terest in Mr. Serebrovysky’s mission and a number of leading firms have manifested their readiness to execute diverse orders for the Oil Trust on advantageous financial terms, grant- ing four years credits. Mr. Serebrovsky expressed his con- fidence that the volume of business between America and the Soviet Un- ion would greatly increase if normal conditions for trade between the two countries would be re-established in the nearest future. He also related of the high esteem and the feelings of friendship entertained by the peo- ple of Soviet Russia towards the peo- ple of the United States. Mr. Serebrovsky left Moscow late in June, visiting Sweden and England on his way to this country. Your Union Meeting cond Monday, Auguts 11, 1924, Name of Local and Mi Boiler Makers, sana s. Halsted se 01 Boot and Shoe Workers’ bem Pad Sutwatikee 5B on re} ‘orkers’ joard, 1100 'W. fist St, re Bere, Workers’ 1700 W. 2ist St. ridge re A Penararsl tea: ‘Work- Butchers, Hebrew, $420 W, Roos el rew, . a Cap Makers, 4008 1 ean a] ers . Garpenters, 2705 - 38th. Se Carpenters, 4039 W. Madison St. 2040 W. North Ave. eee 8. C., 9139 Commercial 6 Garpenters, 505, 8, State St, ve. 222 Nae ‘Wauke- it. ington St. 180 W. Was! ¥ Ge. Re), 2483 We Roose: Ave., ™m. Firemen and _ Engineme! Fireoen and Otises, ns We ic: me! * bm vr ad Neldog’s Fall ‘ins lotel and Restaurant Empl’ re ‘Ba. 166 W, Wash! aM » Van Buren Ladies’ Garment, 338 Lathers, 725 8. Western Av Longshoremen, 355 N. Clark St. in) inists Dis. Council, 113 8. Ash- Moulders Conf. Bd., 119 8, Ree Be eee nt . Palnten , iiith-and Michigan Ave. Printers 32 8. le Ave. ters, 20 W. Iph ti ea Carmen, Cicero an Railw en, 6252 8. ies cine: "oh nemet Railway Carmen, and Balti- Bgiway. Cierks, Counetl, 165 a ison St, Raliway Clerks, 649 W. Washing- if wiety Qa MEE ta. i Eat! Buren and Raih COLORADO PUTS WORKERS PARTY CANDIDATES UP Workers Develop Fine Fighting Spirit (Special to The Daily Worker) DENVER, Colo., Afig.10.—The state convention of the Workers Party nom- inated a full ticket to run in the fall elections and made plans for carrying on an active campaign for the only working class candidates in the local and national field—the Communist nominees. The state ticket is as follows: Wil- liam Dietrich for governor; candi- dates for lieutenant-governor to be named by Pueblo or Trinidad; secre- tary of state, Albert Kiefer of Denver; for United States senator, James A. Ayres of Rio Blanco, Garfield County; for attorney-general, Sidney Smith of Denver; for congressmen, Nelson Dewey of Edgewater, Jefferson Coun- ty, and Louis Zeitlin of Denver; for state legislature, Helen Lowie Die- trich, G. C. Jeffries, John Lendwehr, Dorothy Fil, Isabel Hutton, J. Fer- schler. Anti-War Meet. Fred Kauffman, Orlo McSwain, J. B. Hil, John Nohar, I. Hutton were nomi- nated’ for the presidential electors. Ella Reeve Bloor, Louis Zeitlin, and James A. Ayres addressed ffie con- vention. An enthusiastic anti-war meeting was held after the convention and everyone stayed for the picnic supper. Norman Tallentire made a stirring ad- dress and Ell Reeve Bloor made a col- lection and announced that a branch of the Young Workers League would be organized at the Labor Lyceum on August 14. Juniors Ready. Ten “Juniors” were already present and eager to join the League as soon as it is formed here. “A real ‘revival’ of Communist sen- timent is in progress in Denver,” states Ella Reeve Bloor, organizer, “and all comrades are pledging them- selves to work hard for the DAILY WORKER, for the state and national campaign, and they are already lining up for the Foster meeting of Octo- ber 7.” The state platform adopted by the Colorado Workers Party is: State Platform Workers Party of Colorado Municipal ownership of public utili- with workers control of the man- ag ent maintained thru committees e icted by the wor! in the shops. . Union labor to be employed on all ublic works (road ‘building, etc.). No farming out of contracts; construction to be undertaken directly by the state or municipality under the direction of the workers’ control committees. » Protection for mothets before and after childbirth, and equal pay for equal work for all working men and women. 4. Abolition of child labor; mainte- nance by the government of all children during the perlod of education up to the age of 16. Education to be under the control of teachers’ councils. 5. Abolition of the power to issue in- junctions; guarantee of the constitutional — to organize, strike and picket. . Absolute social, economic and ra- cial equality for Negro workers. 7. Ina ration of public works; gov- izure of closed factories to ernmental ent at regula es. of r whom work cannot be found; lishment of control committees of to prevent sabotage by the em- to regulate production and in- accot ves ne "3 = a no eviction for non- ‘ment of rents by Py Land the unemploy: was created for all the people and we demand a system of land tenure which will eliminate landlordism and tenant ang, will secure the land to the re ‘art; dustrial workers an 10. Establishment of far ’ government and the substitution of the present jomaites it dictatorship with the dictatorship of the proletariat, farmers. @ workers and More Oil. DANVILLE, Ill, Aug. 10. — Oil struck on the Thomas McCormack farm near Longview turned out to be oil alright, but of sparing quantity. Only five barrels a day are now flow- ing and it is believed this will go down to about three and a half barrels a day. The McCormack well may only be on the edge of a big oil pool drill- ers believe. Anti-T. B. Meet. MOSCOW, Aug. 10.—An all-Union anti-tuberculosis conference will be held at Kharkov, Ukraine, in the mid- dle of August. A special anti-tuber- culosis exhibition will be organized and attached to the conference. or | sink 500 COAL MINERS SLAUGHTERED THRU USE OF UNSAFE MACHINERY (Special to The cording to an official statement by the “An open-type electric used in a gaseous mine in West Vir- ginia,” says the report, “was the prob- able cause of the death of 27 miners. A half-safe type of electrical coalcut- ting machine used in a gaseous mine in Pennsylvania was the probable cause of the death of 36 men. An un- approved, unsafe type of flame safety lamp used in a gaseous and dusty mine in Utah was the alleged cause of the death of 171 men. All three disasters happened within the past six months, and would seem to have been avoidable if proper equipment had been used.” So far as known, no disasters have been caused by sparks or flashes from equipment that has been approved by the bureau, While the report does not say so, it is evident that the reason why safe equipment is not installed in the mines is that this installation would reduce the net profits of the operators for a few months. LIBRARIANS HIT PLUTE CONTROL OF U.S, READING Carnegie’s Dead Hand Rules the Shelves ATLANTIC CITY,N. J., August 10— Censorship of the American people’s reading matter “by predatory inter- ests,” thru control of public libraries by private foundations, being estab- lished all over the country, was charged today by the Librarians Union in a report to the executive council of the American Federation of Labor. The charge was leveled primarily at the Carnegie foundation. An in- vestigation of the charge was ordered by the council. Chief points of Union charge follow: 1.—That Carnegie libraries are not controlled by municipalities. 2.—That such libraries are con. trolled by boards of trustees In no sense responsible to the people, but appointed generally by the founda- tions themselves, or with their ap- proval. 3.—Such control under the terms of the Carnegie contracts, Is perpet- ual. 4.—Public moneys appropriated by cities and states, pass out of the control of the givers immediately Upon their donation and are admin- istered by the foundation or their trustees. 5.—That there is rapidly coming into being a system under which only books approved in a certain manner may be \placed on founda- tion library shelves. the Librarians Frisco Employers’ Association Sick On Third Birthday SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.—The In- dustrial Association, anti-union strike- breaking annex of the Builders’ Ex- change, is celebrating its third birth- day. It boasts of having broken the building strike in 1921, “thereby abol- ishing all artificjal and autocratic unfon rules,” but forgets to mention that since that time the unions have come back strong and made the Am- erican Plan practically a dead letter, It blows a trumpet over its non- union trade schools, but fails to state that contractors are refusing to take the badly trained and inefficient grad- uates of these schools. The Indus- trial Association also claims credit for the spread of employes’ group in- surance, thus giving credence to the union assertion that this form of in- surance is an anti-labor scheme, Send in that Subscription Today. coal drill # Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Five hundred coal miners have been killed in 26 recent coal mine disasters and fires because of the use of unsafe elec- trical apparatus, altho the bureau of mines has for 14 years been conducting tests of every sort of electrical apparatus and machinery for the mines, ac Unemployed Workers bureau. “Unity,” Slogan of Red Congress of Labor Unions (Continued from page 1) congress is no mere unity declaration. The congress chooses 17 persons to constitute a negotiations commission under the guidance of the Profintern. The task of the commission is to keep in touch with the Amsterdam Inter thru negotiations. The resolution is adopted with only two votes against it. Heller (Russia) reports on the tasks of the Profintern in the colonies. The crisis in Europe increases the flow of capital to the colonies and strength- ens the exploitations of the Bast. The backward technique and inability to compete of native capital brings about a co-operation with foreign capital for the increase of profits and the ac- cumulation of capital. The labor or- ganizations grew up spontaneously after the Russian revolution, but they are as yet ill-informed and they en- dure the heavy economic pressure and the pressure of governmental power. The peasantry and _ handi- craftsmen are an aid of the working masses. The united front is coming into being in Japan, Java and South | China. The time of spontaneous up- risings are gone. Only strongly found- ed organizations hold out hopes for success. The most important demands are: the right to organize, freedom to strike and social legislation. The tasks are to achieve a co-operative movement, schools and clubs for their support, and special organs for the co-ordination of the colonial with the national movements. The Amster- dammers seek to obtain a binding to- gether of Japan, India, North and Central China. The mass feeling, however, is for the Profintern. The trade union movement has made good progress in the last period of time. In the discussion Nguyen-ai-Quack (Indo-China) presented a report on the social situation and on the condi- tion of the working class of his country. Tany (Japan) amplified the reports of the speakers by indicating the progress of the working class move- ment in Japan. He pointed out the war possibilities between Japan and America, Radin (China) reported that the social condition of the working class under the pressure of foreign capital has become demoralized. The press appears only illegally, the working class is robbed of its leaders, who are either killed or arrested. The Chinese working class movement pos- sesses revolutionary spirit. Semaoen (Indo-Asia) stated that the wages for the native workers was insignificant. Unemployment in the colonies makes worse the cenditions of the working class in Europe. Joint work between the colonies and the mother countries is imperative. Ismeil (Turkey) and Roland (Tur- key) pictured the situation of the Turkish working class, and Kebir Sade (Persia) did likewise for that country. Wilson (England) stated that dev- elopments drive the conolies to revo- lution. The tasks of the Comintern are to support the strikes and the na- tionalist struggles. of the colonies. The demands of the hour, especially in India, are: The question of wages, the eight-hour day, the woman prob- lem, child labor and political rights. Renaud (France) spoke of the great economic importance of Central Africa, Black troops are being used against European workers. The task is the sending of permanent agitators into Indo-China and Madagascar. In closing, Heller showed the great eagerness of the colonial proletariat to co-operate with us. The character of struggle assumerd by the colonial working class movement is a result of the lowering of the material con- ditions of the workers there. f ~ ‘ootball JOBLESS PICK UP REFUSE FOOD IN CLEVELAND DUMP See ‘“‘No Help Wanted” BY GEORGE PAPCUN. (Special to the Daily Worker.) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 10—Thou- sands of unemployed workers are walking the streets and crowding the |parks of Cleveland, being compelled |to beg from door to door, and restau- Jrant to restaurant, and the most un- |fortunate are on reduced to the ex- tremity of picking over the garbage at the dump near the East Ninth |Street Pier. Here can be seen at all of the day men searching for of meat, bread, fruit, anything h will support existence even tho ood” is in various stages of de- cay and infested with maggots. The more fastidious take their meal some jdistance away and often cook it, along the beach, but many eat it right on the dump where ,they find it. The police are endeavoring to re- duce the large number of homeless men who- make the public parks their home day and night, and quite often a patrol wagon load is taken to the police station, to answer, to the charge of vagrancy. However, this does not cause the victims much worry as they are thereby assured of shelter and food at least for a few days. It is practically impossible for either a resident of the city or anew- jcomer to obtain any kind of employ- ment. The employment offices are crowded, with an occasional shipment, jupon payment of a fee, to an out of |town point. In going about the city, jonesees over and over, the sign, “No Help Wanted.” Mussolini and MacDonald in African Grab (Special to The DAILY WORKER) ROME, Aug. 10.—A decree ratifying the Anglo-Italian Jubaland conven- \tlon will be published within the week by the minister of the colonies. The new territory will be called Transjuba and will be administered by.a high commissioner. Jubaland is part of the Kenya Col- ony of British East Africa and ad- joins Italian Samoaland. Premier MacDonald, England’s imperiali8t so- cialist, and Benito Mussolini, black- shirt dictator of Italy, may the divi- sion of empire in May. Italy got 34,000 square miles of land; what England got has not been announced. In the Kenya Colony conditions of government have been sadly unjust ever since the British came into con- trol. There is a group of Hindus who emigrated there and who’ have not found British rule any more hospi- table to them there than at home. The problem is further complicated by the native blacks, most of whom are kept in virtual slavery to English imperialists. Italy has been no better master across the line and will not improve the conditions of the inhabitants of Somaliland while enriching herself at their expense. St. Louis Butchers Enjoined Against Peaceful Picketing ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.—Another strike breaking injunction has been dished out in St. Louis. The victims are the union meatcutters who have been con- ducting a successful and orderly strike against an anti-union meat company. Circuit Judge Falkenheimer, notorious for similar writs against workers, not- ably against the striking waitresses three years ago, issued a temporary injunction prohibiting peaceful picket. ing of the struck shop. Send in that Subscription Today. ror INSURANCE or ANY KIND CARL BRODSKY 1123 Broadway, New York City Tel. Watkins 3626. ‘