The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 6, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ QOVERNMENT Vol. Il. No. 144. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: HERRIOT DECLINES P AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. ‘HE American capitalist goyern- ment has decided to give the Pershing defense plan a test on Sept. 12. On that day the militarists will try to inject as much war madness into the systems of the American people as possible. They feel that another war is not, far in the future and now is the time to prepare the ground for it. The “war to end war” has just been called off and Morgan fs making almost as much money out ef the peace as he made out, of the iwar. When peace jis played out, then ‘Morgan will tell his political-and mili- tary servants to bring on their darned war. But readers, this is not a dic- \tatorship. you live in a free country! se 8 HE YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE does not intend to join in the howl for another feast of human flesh and blood on September 12, That or- ganization will carry on a national campaign against war on Sept. 7. Not alone in America but in every country in the world the youth move- ment affiliated with the Young Com- munist International, will urge the workers to: fight against the capital- ists and their wars. At these meet- ings the young workers will be told that the only way to get rid of wars is to get rid of capitalism. When the war bugles ring out, the young are the first to be grabbed and placed in front of the cannon. What a glorious pros- pect for the young workers of Amer- ica! To have their lives ‘suddenly blotted out by shrapnel, poison gas, bomb, bayonet or any of the other weapons of death that are fashioned by our Christian capitalists for the destruction of human beings. oe © ‘A. RTHUR~BRISBANE once had a reputation for being somewhat of @ radical. His daily column in the occasionally. But of late years Bris- ane has coddled to the rich, particu- Jarly Rockefeller. Some days Arthur will tell us that the workers will rule the world in the future. On the fol- lowing day he may venture the opin- ion that they never will, because they cannot unite. He praises Coolidge be- cause he is silent and wise. He for- gets himself a few days later and suggests that Calvin’s silence is due to a good sized brain vacuum. see RISBANE may be crazy in his de- clining years, but not so that the real estate agents can notice it. Bris- bane is wealthy. It is common knowledge that he receives a large salary from William Randolph Hearst for his editorials. But it appears that ‘he is even wealthier than people sus: pected. A news clipping announces that Arthur is putting up buildings that will cost millions. One apart- ment and bank building on the corner of Park Avenue and 57th Street will cost $2,500,000. Another on the same street will put Arthur. a trifling $350,000 back. A little farther east on 75th Street the famous columnist is planning a twenty story office building while at 102nd Street and 5th Avenue he is building a $300,000 twenty story garage. It is not gur- prising therefore that radical Arthur should at times advise his readers to purchase real estate in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles. , ** 8 6t{AJO gardener has ever shown more tender care for any root than the Socialist government has for capitalism. Every effort to injure it thas been strongly avoided. There has not been mich done to strengthen or foster capitalism but that failure has been so obviously owing to inefficiency or sheer timidity and not to hatred of the evil thing. Speecties delivered by the Socialist ministers in parlia- ment and outside at assemblies and deputations of financiers and business men have breathed the very essence of sympathy for property, credit and individual enterprize.” > OP a HIS is David Lloyd George talk- ing He pays eloquent tribute to the socialist leaders of+the Labor Party government for their fidelity to capitalism, so far. But being a poli- ticlan with an unquenchable thirst for another draught from the Downing Street cellar, Lloyd George warns the capitalists of Britain, that MacDonald is only a, wolf in sheep's clothing, only waiting his chance to sink his fangs in the jugular vein of the capt- talist lamb. Nobody knows better (Continued on page 3) This is a democracy: and) Mutered as Second-class matter September 21, 1922, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ulnois under the Act of Mareh 8, 1879. ‘SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1924 <<a» Outside Chicago, by anaes ATS NANCE TI in Obicago, by mail, $8.00 wire ka ements cesta ~ er year, mail, $6.00 per year, —— Published Daily except Sunday by THH DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING OO. 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IL Alexander Howat Out for Foster MINE WORKERS’ LEADER STANDS FOR COMMUNIST Makes Public, Statement at Springheld By KARL REEVE (Staff Writer, Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 5. —‘Il am for Comrade William Z. Foster for President of the ot Be Tit abated aE ME tee Mt United States,” Alexander Howat thundered out to the audience at Foster’s meeting in Carpenter's Hall here. owat spoke at the ‘request of Foster and John Watt, chair- man, after he had been spied in the audience. “I have watched Foster for many years,” Howat said, “and the capitalist press lies about him and misrepresents him to the public. Foster has for many years done his part for the workers of this country and I am for Foster for President be- cause he has stood staunchly, both against the capitalists and against the reactionary trade union officials for the working class.” Refuses To Support Bob. “I have in my grip a letter I re- ceived two weeks ago,” Howat con- ca. is reactionary official tells me that unless I endorse LaFollette\ for president, he can no longer support me in my fight for justice in the miners’ union. He says he hears I’m supporting Bill Foster, and if I com tinue to do it, he will withdraw his support from me. “Foster and I are alike in the re- spect that if the time ever comes when a reactionary official of a union tries to dictate to us who we should vote for and what our political views should be, we tell him to go to hell. “LaFollette had his chance to do something worth while for the work- ers in St. Paul on June 17, He had his chance to come out for the work- ers by indorsing a class farmer-labor party. And he denounced us and in- sulted every delegate to the St. Paul convention. Well, if LaFollette doesn’t want my support. I am not | begging him to take it. I hope Bill |Foster wil be elected president of the United States, if not this year, in the next presidential election.” LaFollette For Capitalism. Foster declared that LaFollette is a capitalist candidate because he is in favor of prolonging the system of wage slavery. The system of wage (Continued on page 2) ENGDAHL, BROWDER AND WILLIAMSON AT I. Y. 0, DEMONSTRATION SUNDAY Large numbers of workers, es- pecially the young, are expected at the annual demonstration of Inter- national Youth Day in Chicago to- morrow, at Northwest Hall, to be held under the auspices of the Young Workers League. J. Louls Engdahl, editor of the DAILY WORKER, Earl R. Browder, editor of the Labor Herald, and John Williamson, member of the ex- ecutive committee of the Young Communist International, are the significance of International Youth Day thie year and the problems which confront the working class youth of this country. The Young Workers League or- chestra, the best of its kind in Am- erica, will render a number of revo- lutionary selections, which, together with other excellent numbers, will embellish the program to a rebel’s taste, . Young workers and old, come In maoses to thi eting! The hat |e situated at North and Western avenues, and admission |e only two bits, 28 cents. MORGAN'S OFFICE BOY IN BERLIN WORKING ON THE GERMAN WORKERS (Special to the DAILY WORKER) BERLIN, Sept. 5.— Owen D. Young, head of the Morgan-control- led Western Electric Co., has just reached Berlin for the purpose of taking over the organization of the practical and technical side of the Dawes plan and the London Agree- men’ ; Mr. Morgan, whose little heme Is on the floor right now, is assured of results by having his personal agent, Young, right on the spot look- ing out for all the little details with which such an important gent as J. P. Morgan cannot be bothered every minute of the day. While Young is perfecting the plans for the enslavement of the German and international working class to the 12 hour day, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morgan are preparing for a swell time in Scotland where the King and Queen will carouse with them. In the meantime Ram Mac- Donald wears his silk breeches and the unemployed continue to “unem- ploy.” WORKERS HOOT BLACKSHIRTED WORLD FLYER tind ae a prominent official of New York Communists in Anti-Fascist Move (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—Two thousand workers, headed by Comrade Enea Sormenti, pro- minent member of the Italian Federation of the Workers Par- ty, fought their way into the New York Central station last night and hooted Antonio Loca- telli, notorious Fascist sympa- thizer, who arrived here for a warm welcome at the hands of American society leaders after his. unsuccessful attempt to. fly around the world. The demonstration was or- ganized after Comrade Sormen- ti, who is associate editor of “Tl Lavoratore,” daily organ of the Italian Communists in America, had finished address- ing a mass meeting of “Italian workers in Manhattan Lyceum. As the meeting was about to break up, word came that Loca- telli was to arrive on a late train, ~ Recall Fascist Telegram. The workers immediately recalled the telegram which Locatelli sent to Mussolini when he left Italy on his flying expedition: “Italy should be ashamed to maké an outcry because of the death of that traitor, Matteotti!” Within a few minutes, the Italian men and women were marching thru the streets towards the railway sta- tion, while hundreds of sympathizers joined them on the way, so that when the workers began to throng into the station, the guards were powerless to hold them back. Hoot Locatelli. Defying the police who tried to break up the démonstration, the work- ers waited until someone in the crowd caught sight of Locatelli, Then a roar went up from the throats of the masses: “Down with the Fascisti! Down with the murderers of the workers!” It was necessary for the police to break thru the crowd and convey Locateli, thru a side street, to a wait- ing automobile in which he was taken to a hotel. The official welcome to the black- shirted airman will be dispensed with since the wrath of the Italo-American workers is feared by his official hosts in this country. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER, CANT ROUSE OLANDER ON JOB CRISIS Says Miners Must Push Issue to the Front On the eve of the assembling | of the 42nd Annual Convention of the Illinois Federation of Labor, at Peoria, Monday, a indications were that the fed- eration officials would have no recommendations to make on the burning question of grow- ing unemployment, especially the tremendously urgent job- less problem among the 100,- 000 coal miners of the state. While President John H. Walker was in Springfield, Ill, yesterday, preparing for the convention, Secretary Victor Olander, in Chicago, passed the buck completely over to the miners themselves. Up to the Miners. “It will be entirely up to the coal miners themselves to bring recom- mendations to the convention for the relieving of the unemployment situa- tion, and every other pressing condi- tion if the Mlinois coal mines,” Sec- retary Olander told the DAILY WORKER, This is significant in view of the fact that President Walker is a mem- ber of the coi ners’ union, and close- ly associated with President Frank Farrington of the Illinois miners. Secretary Olander, however, ex- plains the peculiar attitude that he, as an official, takes toward his duties. Olander States Views. “The officers of the unions in the American Federation of Labor,” said Olander, in all seriousness, “never make recommendations to the mem- bership.. The pressure comes from) the men themselves.” . Secretary Olander’s record has been} quite the other way around. His job has been sitting on the lid trying to prevent the rank and file from put- ting its desires into ffect. When pressed for a statement of his personal opinion on the grow- ing unemployment, especially among the coal miners, Secretary Olander repeated tha the would be governed entirely by the opinions of the men on the job. “The men in the trade,” he said, “they know best.” 600 Delegates to Attend. It is estimated that. 600 delegates ONLY TEN DAYS LEFT! SPEED UP! Signatures to Place Workers Party Candidates on the Ballot in Illinois Coming in Faster. WATCH THE FIGURES GROW! ONGRESSIONAL District No. 1, Gordon Owens, candidate, and District No. 8, George Maurer, candidate, made the biggest jumps in the num- ber of signatures obtained to place Communist candidates on the ballot in Chicago and Illinois. grew from 50 to 125, Owen’s list jumped from 200 to 425 and Maurer’s list An additional 100 signatures were raised for the Presidential Electors (Foster-Gitlow electors) and also the State ticket bringing up the number to | 675. District No. 6, Frank Pellegrino, candidate, also spurted from 125 to} 225. Other Districts remain virtually at a standstill. No doubt many com-| rades have delayed sending in their filled-out petitions. However, this job | the comrades are asked to shoot in| armament conference. their signatures as fast as they get the petitions filled out. There are only ten days left in which the Party expects the comrades | NationsAssembly, Premier Her- to get the necessary signatures to get all the Workers Party candidates on is not a press popularity contest, so the ballot. The following is the result to date: Signatures Signatures obtained necessary Dist. No. 1—Gordon Owens .. 1200 Dist. No. 4—Joseph Podkulski .. 249 1300 Dist. No. 5—Harry Epstein 22 1000 Dist. No, 6—Frank Pellegrino .. 275 3500 Dist. No. 7—Sam Hammersmark 277 4000 Dist. No, 8—George Maurer 800 Dist. No. 9—Jack W. Johnstone 1200 Presidential Electors (Foster-Gitlow elec- tors) and Illinois State signature: 2000 LEFT WING TO HAVE PLAN AT ~ PEORIA MEET Foster Flays Walker and Farrington (Special to The Dally Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 5.— John Walker, Frank Farrington and the other reactionary Illi- nois labor leaders who are ex- pected to be present at the Il-) linois State Federation of Labor convention at Peoria, Monday, do not represent the interests of the workers, Wm. Z. Foster told the DAILY WORKER to- day. Fakers Have No Solution. “In the face of a grave in- dustrial crisis and a severe un- employment situation,” said Foster, “these so-called labor TERROR REIGN IN PATERSON SILK STRIKE 107 Men and Women Are Arrested By H. M. WICKS (Special to The Daily Worker) PATERSON, N. J., Sept. 5.— Police terrorism is rampant in Paterson as the strike of the Associated Silk Workers nears the end of its fourth week. One hundred and seven men and women strikers were ar- Saturday Magazine Section On all other days, Cents Including Three per Copy. Price 5 Cents ACE OFFER FRENCH HEAD AGAINST NEW DISARM MEET Rejects Fake Pacifist Plan of MacDonald (Special to The Daily Worker) GENEVA, Sept. 5.—Premler Edouard Herriot, elected on a pacifist platform and now head of the French republic, today came out in direct opposition to the suggestion of Ramsay MacDonald for a world dis- Addressing the League of riot declared that the proper place for disarmament discus- sions was within the League. He declined the offer to work for another Washington Con- ference. Means Disarmament Death This statement is generally regarded as the death knell, for a goodly period of time at least, for another interna- tional parley such as is desired by President Coolidge and Ramsay Mac- Donald, Britain's premier. It is recalled that the last “disarm- ament” conference held in Washington didn’t do very much disarming so far as could be noticed. On the contrary, it seems that the results of that con- ference have been the greater arm- ament and the improvement of the ef- ficiency of the British and American armies and navies. Ag the Washington conference, Great Britain was forced to recognize Amer- ica as an equal on the seas for the very first time, as was evidenced br. the 5-5-3 ratio that was decided Thit was a decided blow at Britian’s age old supremacy of the waters, and was not to the liking of the British Imperial- ists. Ramsay Sweats For Empire MacDonald, who is now for the maintenance and spread of British imperialism with a vigor that has not been surpassed by any predecessors, is anxious to have another “disarm- ament” conference out of which Eng- land is expected to come as the victor. Herriot, who represents very ably all French imperialist ambitions, is very wary of MacDonald’s proposition, especially since the Dawes plan adop- rested here today and herded |tion has marked quite a signal defeat into all available patrol wagons ; for French political policy in the Ruhr, and commandeered busses|and is generally considered to be a while engaging in peaceful heavy blow to French hegemony in picketimg of the Gilt Edge Mills, |®urepe. American high finance has definitely assumed a leading position 107 Arrested. |in Europe with the adoption of the This morning a picket line of one| Dawes slave plan by the powers. thousand marched around the mill of | Sorosky Brothers and this afternoon! Lord the pickets divided and picketed two/ ing aft Herriot Pops Mac Parmoor, of England, in speak- leaders can give no solution to the open shop drive of the ém- ployers, . will attend the Peoria convention. In spite of the fact, which is emphasized by Secretary Olander’s declarations, that the state federation is of little aid to the coal miners, nevertheless, a large delegation of coal miners is expected to be in at- tendance. Many of these delegates will come from districts where the “The trades unions are dwindling in membership, unemployment is ram- pant, millions of workers are unor- ganized, and yet the labor leaders spout class-collaboration, and advise either cheapening of production or some fantastic scheme of electriza- mills, the Edwin B. David concern ; and the Gilt Edge Mill, where the as-| sault by the police took place. | Philip Diamond, one of the prop- | er Premier Herriot, repudiated his idea of force being necessary to in- sure arbitration, but Herriot later directly contradicted MacDonald’s con- }demnation of force, declaring that rietors of the Gilt Edge, was a striker force, alone assures justice and makes in 1913, but later became a capitalist | arbitration possible. henchman, being appointed commis-| This is considered France’s defiance sioner of public works, and later, com-|to England, being a veiled declaration missioner of finance in Paterson. |that France intends to maintain any |of its economic interests in the face mines have been completely shut down, and where there has been no work for months. Secretary Olander had an opinion, however, on the State Cossacks, again being urged by the Ilinois“Chamber of Commerce, (Continued on page 2) PENNSYLVANIA MINERS CHEER GITLOW ATTACK ON FOES OF WORKERS PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept, 5—Hun- dreds of miners and their families packed the Finnish Hall at Walkers- tion which cannot be effected and which would not better conditions for the workers. Left Wing At Peoria. “There will be a left wing in the Federation of Labor convention at Peoria next week. They will offer the only program, in my mind, which will solve the problems of the rank and file workers. That is; a demand that the labor leaders institute a drive for organizing the unorganized workers, that unemployment be eliminated by institution of the shorter work day, that where unemployment occurs the industry itself take over the burden and pay unemployment benefits, and that a strong workers and farmers town, Pa., to hei jamin Gitlow, rn vice-presidential candidate of the banat ai pled ia pert sha Workers Party, and cheered to the roof the Communist’s denunciation To ch Germany. of Collidge, Davis and LaFollette as the foes of the workers of Amer- ica. The miners applauded the Com- munist platform, and Soviet Russia and contributed liberally to the campaign in spite of the fact that many of them are unemployed. The LaFolletteites can have their Sprec- kele and Vanderlips, but the Com- munists depend for their financial support upon the workers in the mines and mills and factories. BERLIN, Sept. 5.—The German gov- ernment announced today that the in- terallied control commission will be- gin final and general inspection of German armaments on Monday to as- certain whether they are within treaty limits, The government appealed to the people not to interfere or cause trouble. Join the Workers Party! Boss Orders Raids. | He ordered the police to raid the} pickets and the publisher of one of} the local kept rags, the Press-Guard- ian, also assisted the police in their attack upon the strikers. Many Signed Up. The strike today is in its fourth week and many mills have been and are signing up every day. But some of the larger mills ate prepared for a stubborn fight affecting some eight thousand strikers. The local strike committee has made an urgent appeal for funds which are badly needed and sym- pathizers of the men on strike are urged to contribute as much as they can. of British opposition with the use of all its military strength to the extent of war. Communists’ Prediction Borne Out This bears out the predictions of the communists who have always pointed out that no real disarmament is possible under capitalism which obliges the various governments to maintain and increase their military, naval and air forces for the purpose of defending the economic and finan- cial interests of the capitalists of their various “fatherlands.” It is expected that the entire propo- sition of disarmament will be turned over to a special new committee where it will die a slow and peaceful death, unnoticed by anyone, The Communist Candidates—Look Them Over! EORGE MAURER, Workers Party candidate for congress from the Eight Congressional District, Chicago. Born California, 1895. Age 29. Member Office Workers Union No. 127582 Joined 1. W. W. in 1917, Joined Soolalist Party in 1917, Communist Party In 1921 and Workers Party at formation. : Arrested In 1918 for refusal to register, served time In Military Prison, Former secretary of Workers Party, Local Chicago; member District Executive Committee, Dist. No. 8, W. P. Secretary of Labor Defense Counoil.