The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 15, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS' GOVERNMENT Vol. I. No. 127. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 7,000 NO THE DAILY WORKER. “Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 8, 1879. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924 Outside Chicago, THE BANKERS’ Drawn c | AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O’FLAHERTY ee ea © | N American jazz band will accom- pany the Prince of Wales on this tour of the United States. It is re- _Vorted that the Prince prefers to trot to American jazz than ride to the hounds, which should materially in- ase his popularity in America. His Royal Highness will have to conduct himsélf with more than his ordinary decency while traveling as the future king of England, weather and other circumstances permitting, but when he gets into Canada, he will cast aside his princely responsibilities and turn himself loose as Lord Renfrew. It’s great to be a prince these days. Wondér if he ever wakes up at night and run@ his fingers over his Adam’s apple t€@jsee if the connection with the upp tory is alright. a ee ORE casualties in the Sudan. Ten ‘Egyptians killed by British sol- ders. What were these Egyptians trying to do? Just trying to free the country which they claim is their own, from the British army of occu- pation. In. fact, the British admit that the country rightfully belongs to them, but the Ramsay MacDonald government insists that the masses c. Egyptians prefer British to native rule and that furthermore British capitalists have invested so much in the Sudan that an army must be lopt there to protect it. This is Ram- say MacDonald pacifism. And yet we are criticized for exposing this hypocrisy. Pd "“HERE is mutiny among the Egyp- tian troops. These troops were seruited from the Egyptian popula- on and their task Was to help the h enslave their people. But they waking up. They are rebelling inst their degrading task. This ans Ganger and grave danger for tw British Empire. A prominent ch banker predicted during the days of the world war, that Eng- would come out victorious from th) struggle, but that disintegration wold set in shortly and the mighty (Continued on page 2) iWELVE TO TWENTY WORKERS BURIED BY TONS OF BURNING HAY (Speciai to the Daily Worker.) KNIGHTS LANDING, Calif, Aug. 14.—The bodies of from twelve to twenty itinerant laborers are buried Leneath a smouldering pile of 750 tons of hay destroyed by fire early today when fires razed a large barn, the property of River Farms Com~ pany. r t 1 t a 1 I r 1 Send (n that Subscription Today. SMOKE SCREEN especially for The Daily Worker. MILLIONAIRE ‘ANGELS’ BACK Labor Gets Back Seat in Campaign By JAY LOVESTONE. (Fourth Article.) When Senator LaFollette will be waging his campaign most energetically, there will be many vital subjects which he will not dare to talk about to the workers and poor farmers whose votes he is after. And in the election campaign. of LaFollette, as in the case of Coolidge and Davis, what will be left unsaid will count mush more than that which will be the cause of the loudest talk. In his “progressive” campaign Sena- tor LaFollette will net say a word about the fact-that since his advent into politics he has been supported by a heaven full of “angels”—bankers, sugar kings, manufacturers, oil at- torneys, wealthy merchants and multi- millionaires ranging from the notor- ious lumber baron Stephenson in the early days to the international finan- cier Vanderlip today. The Wisconsin Senator will find little time to tell the workingmen and bankrupt farmers that he still has at least one firm foot in the republican and democratic parties which are owned outright by Wall Street. Little mention will be made by the LaFollette boosters in the coming months of the kind of machine that their presidential candidate has built up in the “Model Commonwealth of (Continued on Page 6.) his multimillionaire supporter. Morgan & Company. associate. full. greatest financial institution. in Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, by mail, $6.00 per year. POLICE BEAT UP STRIKER IN PATERSON Strike Grows as 7,500 Silk Workers Quit (Special to the DAILY WORKER) PATERSON, N. J., Alig. 14.— Police brutality against the striking silk workers began here today with the arrest of Joseph Hattab, while picketing at 47 Godwin St., and the beat- ing up of another worker who was arrested for picketing at Fulton and Straight Streets. Chief of Police John M. Tracy is also doing his best to spread the im- pression that the strike is a fizzle, and yet at the same time he has spread a huge network of policemen in front of all the important mills, with instructions to be prepared to “cope with disorder,” which means anything from chasing a picket away to shooting down strikers. 7,500 Men Out. That Tracy is lying about the num- ber of workers that have come out can be seen here plainly by any one. On the second day of this strike against the powerful textile trust, 7,500 workers from more than 250 shops have come out under the lead- ership of the Associated Silk Work- ers. As is usual, a commissioner of con- LaFollette Has “Angels” VERY successful, every big capitalist politician has his “angel,” Woodrow Wilson had his Thomas W. Lamont of the firm of J. P. Coolidge has his “angel” in Dwight w. Morrow, Morgan's intimate When we call the roll of LaFollette’s “an: First and foremost there is the sugar king, the multimillionaire Rudolph Spreckles. Then there is the international banker, Frank Vanderlip, formerly president of the National City Bank, the world’s Among the lesser satellites in LaFollette’s political orbit we find the millionaire W. T. Rawleigh, owner of the biggest proprietary product concern in the world, the farm newspaper magnate Dante M. Pierée, and the western oil attorney, James H, Baldwin, : ciliation, sent by the United States department of labor, is on the This ‘tleman, John: A. Moffett, working together with the Chamber of Commerce of Paterson in an at- tempt to organize the manufacturers so that they may be able to meet the striking workers as an organized body. The object of the conference is the effecting of a compromise which the workers have learned to mean surrender to the will of the em- ployers. Communists Well Received. Il Lavoratore, official Italian organ of the Workers Party, is being well received by the strikers who speak that language. Its reports of the strike are read with eagerness. Francesco Coco, member of the Workers Party, addressed an enthusi- astic meeting of the strikers yester- day. Adolph Lessig, chairman of the striking workers, predicted that by noon tomorrow the entire industry would be tied up, with 15,000 workers out. He warned the men against vio- lence and predicted that the strike would be short lived and successful. “The mill owners,” said Lessig, “cannot afford to keep their mills idle long.” 20,000 Coal Miners Strike. BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 14—A crisis in Belgium's coal industry has been precipitated thru the walkout of 20,000 miners of the 36,000 in the Mons basin, the men refusing to ac- cept a wage cut of 10 per cent, Strike Settled in China. CANTON, China, Aug. 14.—The strike of native domestic and office workers in Shameen (the foreign quarter), which was called thé night of July 15, has been settled. 8,” we find a heaven BRITISH GET BIG ORDER FROM SOVIET RUSSIA FOR FARM MACHINERY The Centrosoyous—Union of Rus- sian Co-operatives—has placed a large order for agricultural machin- ery with English firms which will run into tens of thousands of pounds sterling. Despite the lying reports of the capitalist press of a falling down in grain’ production in Soviet Russia, Frank A. Wise, director of the Cen- trosoyous, says their grain export departments are now completing an arrangement with the Russia-Brit- ish Grain Company for the export of 2,000,000 tons of grain during the coming year. UNITE DRIVES ‘OF PARTY AND DAILY WORKER Campaign for Members and Subs Combined The securing of petitions to place Workers Party Congres- sional candidates and_presi- dential electors for Foster and Gitlow on the ballots has been combined with the DAILY WORKER subscription cam- every Workers Party . thru-out the country in- have been issued to o take sample Y WORKER and supscription blanks with them when canvassing for sig- natures to election petitions. Everyone who signs the Communist petition is a prospective subscriber to the DAILY WORKER and the election campaign will have been successful if these sympathizers are made acquaint- ed with the DAILY WORKER. Have Great Opportunities The Foster-Gitlow campaign, inclu- ding the securing of petitions, has opened such great opportunities to ad- vertise the DAILY WORKER that the time set for securing subscriptions will be extended, Moritz Loeb, business manager of the DAILY WORKER, an- nounced yesterday. The numerous street campaign meetings and Foster and Gitlow mass meetings will also be utilized to greatly increase the circula- tion of the DAILY WORKER among the workers thruout the country, Com- rade Loeb announced. Every street and mass meeting con- ducted during the campaign will be used to sell and advertise the DAILY WORKER. No speeches should be made that do not mention the DAILY WORKER and what it means to the working-class of the country, and every meeting should offer the DAILY WORKER for sale. Effort to Disbar Lawyer Who Has the Goods on W. R. Hearst NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—Steps to dis- bar William J. Fallon, well-known criminal lawyer, were taken in Gen- eral Sessions by Judge Alfred J. Tal- ley, when Charles W. Rendigs, a juror who was charged with accepting a bribe from Fallon, was given a sus- pended sentence. Fallon Was Acquitted. Fallon was acquitted by a jury on the bribery charge, despite the bitter attack made on him by the presiding judge. Mr. Fallon’s defense was that the New York American framed him because he had in his possession the birth certificates of three illegitimate childrén of a well-known movie ac- tress. Hearst, for very obvious rea- sons, wanted to destroy Fallon be- cause of this knowledge. Rendigs, who was sentenced to ten years in Sing Sing, testified against Fallon. Because of his tance to the state and the federal governments Judge Talley had Rendig’s sentence suspended and gave him his freedom, probation period to last for one year. Send in that Subscription Today. COOLIDGE DOES HIS STUFF AND ACCEPTS G. 0. P. Hears About Nomina- tion and Talks (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, August 14.— President Coolidge was in- formed this evening that the republican party wanted him to run for president of the United States, and Coolidge said he'd be willing to take the job. That was the form of events in the launching of the Coolidge campaign. Actually it was the public staging of Coolidge’s first effort to befuddle the great issue of all political cam- paigns so far as workers are concerned—whether capitalism shall rule or the workers. Coolidge Good Bragger. Coolidge bragged about all the great and good things that have been ac- complished by the republican party for the good of the country. The Dawes Plan, by means of which Morgan is to enter as senior partner into the Euro- pean system of exploitation, and thru which the Germans are to be per- manently enslaved, came in for high praise. In this Coolidge stands on the same ground as MacDonald, the “La- bor” premier, and the socialists of Europe. Coolidge’s other issues may be sum- 'marizéd briefly as follows: The de mocrats are very extravagant, while the republicans have saved money; restriction of immigration was given to Gompers; protective tariff is the source of “high wages”; the Washing- ton Conference guarantees peace and good will on earth; government owner- ship and control is a bad thing; the United States should enter the League of Nations, but thru the back door— the World Court; domestic affairs are the chief concern, and Coolidge pledges himself to promote the “financiaf wel- fare” of those who have the finances; Latin America is loved deeply, and Coolidge will continue to look after its welfare with the aid of marines and battleships; the farmers are told that they must work harder, diversify and co-operate, and then all will be well; the Negroes are congratulated on their patience and told not to lose it; and the whole world is assured that Cool- idge and the republican party are the natural rulers of America by grace of,God and the “best citizens.” Read It If You Like It Any person who wishes, for reasons of scientific investigation or abnormal interests, to read the text of the stupid speech can get it free from the dis- pensers of intellectual dope for the workers, Russian Crops Gain. MOSCOW, July 8—(By Mail.)—A notable improvement of the crop con- difions is reported from many parts of the Soviet Union owing to rains having fallen in those districts. The grain surpluses in Ukraine during the current season are estimated at from 200 to 220 million poods, as according to the data of the “Gosplan” (State Planing Commission.) Published Daily xcept Sunday by SOUTH SLAY COMRADES PUSH PARTY CAMPAIGN FOR FOSTER, GITLOW “We are pushing the Foster-Git- low election campaign in co-opera- tion with the National Office of the Workers Party,” said M. Goreta, secretary of the South Slavic Fed- eration. “Petitions are being circ- ulated, funds are being raised and we are supporting all Foster-Git- low campaign meetings. Comrade Goreta said the South Slavic Work- ers Party paper, “Radnik,” is devot- ing considerable space every issue to the Communist election cam- paign. WHEELER CASE OF OIL BRIBE COMES UP SOON LaFollette’s Sidekick Goes to Trial (Special to the DAILY WORKER) GREAT FALLS, Mont., Aug. 14.—The case of Senator Bur- ton K. Wheeler, running mate to Senator LaFollette, on the charge of accepting a fee to rep- resent oil interests before the Department of the Interior and the Commission of the General Land Office will soon come up. It will take its regular course the same as any case in the fed- eral court calender, according to United States District Attor- ney John L. Slattery who ar- rived in Great Falls tonight from Helena. No Favoritism, Says Attorney Mr. Slattery stated: “There is no distinction as between defendants in our court and the Wheeler case will be tried in Great Falls at the coming term of the federal court which will start September first. Judge George M. Bourquin will preside at this ses- sion and jury trial will start Septem- ber 8th.” Assistant attorney W. P. Meigh and Ronald Higgins and stenographers also arrived in Great Falls along with the attorneys and for the next three weeks will be busy preparing the Wheeler case which promises to be a sensa- tional one and which is being watched with great interest in Montana. Wheeler in Pretty Mess Wheeler is involved with Campbell in oil deals in the Kevin field where he is claimed to be interested with Camp- bell and Senator Booth in extensive oil holdings. In fact, Wheeler is re- ported to have lined up a million dol- lors for Campbell in the summer of 1923 from some Eastern oil men with whom Campbell came in contact at Wheeler’s summer home at Lake Mac- Donald in the Glacier National Park. Mr. Campbell made the preliminary negotiations with James Baldwin, Wheeler’s law partner at Butte a year ago last July, with whom he made a date to see Wheeler. Baldwin is now the Montana man- ager of the La Follette campaign. YOUNGSTOWN LABOR FAKERS ARE CHALLENGED TO DEBATE FOSTER ON INDORSEMENT OF LA FOLLETTE (Special to The Daily Worker) YOUNGSTOWN, O., August 14.—Fake labor leaders here who have endorsed LaFollette, have been challenged by Wallace T. Metcalfe, to state their reasons publicly off the same platform with William Z. Foster, the Workers Party candidate for president who will speak at two great meetings here. themselves in the great struggle of th Reports have it that they are s silent. The fake labor leaders who well remember the sorry figure cut by eel workers in 1919, are keeping ‘ed, that even their present scant following, reinforced as it is by former socialist supporters of Eugene V. Debs, will desert them in face of the widespread popularity amongst the rank and file of the Foster, eel workers of the Mahoning Valley for William Z. Foster will speak August 17th at Avon Park, Girard, Ohio, 2 p. m. and again in the evening at Ukrainian Hall, 525/2 West Rayen Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio, 8 p. m. a> ORDER YOUR BUNDLE OF THE DAILY WORKER'S FIRST SPECIAL CAMPAIGN ISSUE—SEE PAGE THREE ~<s=1 ! TH DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. W OUT IN SILK STRIKE Communist Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: * BENJAMIN GITLOW. Price 3 Cents ORGANIZE FOR FIGHT AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT Workers Party Seeking Relief for Jobless The Central Executive’ Com- mittee of the Workers Party has sent instructions to all units of that organization to immedi- ately begin a campaign for re- lief of unemployed workers. This campaign will take the form of the organization of Unemployment Councils to be made of unemployed workers, representatives of trade unions and labor polit’cal groups, which will carry on the agita- tion for relief for those who suffer because they, are unable to secure jobs. Party Issues Statement, The statement sent out by the Workers Party declares: “All industrial reports in the United States indicate a continual- ly spreading unemployment. In the textile industry, the mining indus- try, the automobile industry, unem- Ployment has already reached the stage where hundreds of thousands of workers are suffering because of inability to secure jobs. .It is a conservative estimate that at the present time two million workers are without jobs in this country. “The only way that relief can be secured for these workers is by de- mand upon the employers and the government for the creation of un- employment fifnds to pay union wages to unemployed workérs: This pressure can only be exerted if the unemployed workers, togeth- er with the trade unions, labor po- litical groups and other labor or- ganizations, unite and make a mass demand thru meetings, demonstra. tions, etc., for the creation of un- employment funds and the payment of workers to whom industry is un- able to give jobs. “The form of organization for this agitation is the Unemployment Councils.” Urge Organization of Councils. The statement instructs all units of the Workers Party to immediately initiate fhe formation of Unemployed Councils in those places where un- employment has already reached great proportions, such as the textile industry, the mining industry, and, in certain cities where the automobile industry is strongly represented. Work in preparation for the organiza- tion of similar councils is to be con- ducted thruout the country, Resolutions are to be introduced in all trade unions and other labor bodies which contain the demand for the organization of Unemployment Councils. The Workers Party will also make the unemployment situation one of the major issues of its political cam- paign. LaFollette and Wheeler, who claim to be running upon a labor platform, have nothing to say on the issues of unemployment. The LaFol- lette platform, sent to the Conference for~ Progressive Political Action at Cleveland, is silent on this question. The election platform adopted by the Workers Party, for which Foster and Gitlow will ask the support of the workers, contains the following dec- laration in regard to the unemploy- ment situation: Make Industry Pay. “Compel industry and govern- ment to pay wages to unemployed. Industry in the United States is slowing down and the workers face another period of industrial crisis, with millions of unemployed unable to earn a living. The Workers Par- ty declares that industry must sup- port the unemployed to whom it cannot give work, The govern- ment must take the accumulated profits of industry, must levy ex- cess profit and inheritance taxes to create an unemployment fund to be administered by the workers for payment of union wages to workers without jobs. The Workers Party will initiate the organization of Unemployed Councils to fight for these demands,”