The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 16, 1924, Page 4

* 1830." Page Four 6 POOR WORKERS FACE THE LORDS OF STEEL TRUST Fight Against Tyranny is Battle to Finish By W. J. WHITE. (Special to The Daily Worker) FARRELL, Pa., Sept. 15.—In one of the most beautiful farming communi- ties in the industrial part of western Pennsylva' in a hamlet of some 2,500 souls, one of those historic bat- tles of the working class is being fought. Two workers have already been convicted; but the defense has remained firm, with the result that the outlook for ultimate victory is much improved. Late in January of this year, the police of Farrell, Pént, raided the local headquarters of the Workers Party South Slavic branch, confiscat- ing a good many dollars worth of radi- eal and non-radical literature, for which the Farrell Communists will never be reimbursed. The notorious Federal dick, Lennon, was called in from Pittsburgh to examine the litera- ture for “radicalism.” Raid Workers Homes. That was not all. Farrell is a steel trust town and it was enough. A few days later the police raided the homes of 13 workers, with warrants charging “Sedition against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” The police were un- able to locate all of the 13 and ar- rested the following: Tony Kovaco- vich, Andy Kovacovich, John Radias, Tony Marich (all members of the Workers Party) and John Sarich and Andy Dugan (not Party members). Free Speech Not for Communists. Andy and Tony Kovacovich were tried before a jury of Mercer County farmers last May. The power of the Steel Trust was everywhere manifest behind the scenes. Despite the fact that not one scintilla of evidence of conspiracy was brot out, the two Com- munists were declared guilty of violat- ing of sedition law of Pennsylvania. The spirit of the trial was that free speech for Communists is not permis- sable in America. Now, however, the tide appears to| be turning, altho any sign of weaken- ing in the defense will spoil every- thing. The prosecution has “found it convenient” to agree to a tacit under- standing that none of the other Far- rell defendants are to be brot to trial until the appeals in the two Kovaco- vich cases are disposed of. With proper financial support, there is a te -~+-chance to win the appeals, which would probably mean that there would be no more trials. One of the remaining defendants, Andy Dugan, who was in jail for weeks because he could not secure the $2,000 cash bail, has at last been re- leased on his own recognizance, thru the good work of Attorney I. EB. Ferguson of Chicago. Ferguson of Chicago, Attorney. Arguing before Judge McLaughlin on the motion for a new trial in the Kovacovich cases, the defense pointed out the legal absurdity of considering the Workers Party an outlaw organiza- tion in steel trust territory, while it is a recognized and lawful political party everywhere else in the United States. Attorney Ferguson showed that the Workers Party has its candidates, William Z. Foster and Ben Gitlow, in the field for president and vice-presi- dent, and that the Party will have state tickets in about 20 states. The Workers Party is now printing ghous- ands of papers and pamphlets and books in its own plant, on its own printing presses, in its own building, and all this is recognized by state and federal statutes. Ferguson made a strong point for the defense when he proved that the imported federal gumshoe artist, Len- non, posing as an expert in all things radical, had’ been allowed to testify in a manner which implied that the Workers Party was an “underground” party, a circumstance which is directly counter to the facts. Attacks Pa. Sedition Law. ‘What stood out most in Ferguson's argument before Judge McLaughlin was his well-documented attack on the constitutionality of the Pennsyl- vania sedition law. He cited Stevens’ work on criminal law to show that this authoritative commentator consid- ered “sedition obsolete since the year The brutal Pennsylvania statute, he showed, was the product of the hysterical condition of our law- makers during and immediately fol- lowing the world War. The Kovacovich case will come up again in October. The Farrell cases, involving six hard-working Pennsylvania steel work- ers, is a fight for elementary rights’ against the arrogant autocracy of the steel kings. The fight must be fought to a finish. The Labor Defense Coun- cil, which is collecting funds to de- fond the workers, calls on workers . everywhere to help with their dollars. All contributions should be sent to Room 307, 166 W. Washington St.,| ‘ed an extensive labor program, which Chicago. 1 Hold Young Wreckers. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Sept. 16.—|tlomn among the Negroes for the first Juvenile authorities here today were| time, and in getting it discussed in holding John Davis, 12, and Louis|¢ennection with the Workers Party in From “From the Fourth to-the Fifth World Congress, Report of the Execu- tive Committee of the Communist In- ternational,” Pages 76-80. “Since the Fourth Congress the Communist movement in the United States has made great progress. The Fourth Congress was obliged to dis- cuss the question as to whether the |American Communists should aban- don the illegal party and concentrate its Communist activities in the Work- ers Party. The Fifth Congress, how-| | ever, will take up the question of how the Workers Party can carry out com- plicated maneuvers within the mass movements of the workers and farm- ers. “The fears expressed by the com- rades who considered a separate il- legal party indispensable for Com- munist activity in the United States, were dispelled at the congress. Even before the decision of the congress reached the American comrades, the problem was being cleared up in America so that at the Second Con- vention of the Workers Party, which took place on December 25, 1922, as- surances could be given that the con- flict raging within the ranks of the party between the supporters of the illegal organizations and those of the open party, would shortly disappear. The Central Committee of the Com- munist Party, which assembled di- rectly after the convention of the Workers Party, adopted a resolution for the gradual liquidation of the il- legal party. The convention of the Communist Party, which took place April 17, 1923, dissolved the illegal Communist Party. Develop Centralized Party. “With the elimination of the faction- al struggle, it became possible to gather the half-dozen Communist groups, which had existed inside and outside the party, into a solid, cen- |tralized party. | “The united front was the basis of general policy-of the Workers Party of America. The party succeeded in finding the special forms which the united front must assume in America and in adjusting these tactics to American conditions. “The first great campaign of the party was the struggle for the sup- port of the Communists who were ar- rested at the illegal Commiunist Par- ty convention in Bridgeman, Michi- gan. The party succeeded in organ- izing Labor Defense Councils in all the large cities and industrial centers, which rallied ten thousand workers. “A second very important activity of the party was the fight against the exceptional laws, which the American government is planning against the f.reign-born workers of America who comprise the lowest strata of the pro- letariat. The Workers Party was the only political party which concerned itself with the struggle, and the Coun- cils for the Defense of the Foreign- .born Workers, which were organized by the party, have developed into or- ganizations that embrace several hun- dred thousand workers. Discusses the T. U. E. L. “In the Trade Union Field, the par- ty developed its activity in the Trade Union Educational League, which is the American section of the Red In- ternational of Labor Unions. This league, which is under the leadership of the Communists, is active in the left wing of the Trade Union move- ment. The principal campaign car- vied on in the Trade Union field was the campaign for the amalgamation of the craft unions into industrial un- ions, and the propagnada for the Farmer-Labor Party. The labor aris- tocracy at the head of which stands the Gompers clique, is fighting the Communists most bitterly and not a Trade Union convention goes by at which the question of “Moscow” is not brought wp. It is evident: from the capitalist press, and that of the American Federation of Labor, that the question of Communism has be- come the principal point of conflict within the Trade Union Movement. “During the past year the Party took up the fight against American | Imperialism and strongly supported the important movement for the inde- |pendence of the Philippines. It is to |the honow“of our American party that ft received the openly-expressed thanks of the mass organizations of |the Philippine workers and farmers for this fight. Of course, the Party taust enlarge and increase its activ- tty against Imperialism, “The Workers Party took part in the ‘Race Conference’ of the Negroes which took place in February, 1924. This conference was a mixture of the petty-bourgeoisie, fraternal, and La- bor organiations. The Negro mem- jbers of the Workers Party and the African Blood Brotherhood submit- wae rejected by the petty-bourgeols elements, but the Communists suc: aveded in bringing up the social ques- which it has conducted a great cam- paign, is the question of the Farmer Labor Party. The question of the form of the united front in Ameriea centers around the Labor Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. The world war, the consequent development of strongly centralized government power, the brutal interference of the govern- ment in the Labor disputes, the great agricultural, crisis which is driving millions of‘farmers from their farms, has thrown up a strong mass move- ment which may split the non-capital- ist classes from the two great histori- cal bourgeois parties. This great new movement is flowing in two channels. One is the so-called Third Party move- ment, which wants to combine all classes whose interests clash with those of, the class of big capitalists, fe. the/town petty bourgeoisie with the industrial workers, the rich farm- ers with the exploited tenants, The other movement is flowing in the di- rection of a class party of the indus- trial workers and the exploited farm- ers. The Workers Party takes part in the second—the class party; on the other hand, the Socialist Party, which is the American Section of the Second International, is affiliated with the petty-bourgeois Third Party. “This complicated situation and the necessity of maneuvering in this great and in many ways novel, mass move- ment, has caused differences of opin- fon in our American Party, and the question of the tactics to be adopted in the Farmer-Labor movement will be submitted to the Fifth Congress for decision. Party Still Young Here. “The Workers Party is a young Party, without revolutionary tradi- tions, but in the agrarian question, in the question of the relations be- tween the working class and the farm- ing class it has found the correct revolutionary orientation. The Party has set up an agricultural section, has sent organizers among the most ex- Ploited sections of the farmers who are going bankrupt, founded a paper for the farmers and issued the slogan of the Workers and Farmers govern- ment with great success. There is still some opposition in the Workers | Party to the work among the farmers, but these old, mistaken social demo- cratic traditions will be completely eradicated. The Party is taking into its ranks only the really Communistic- ally inclined farmers, so that out of the 2,000 members of the Party, not less than 85 per cent are industrial workers. The non-Communist farm- ers who want to fight against Imper- ialism, finance, capital, and the trusts, are being organized by the Workers Party into the Farmer-Labor Party which was founded in Chicago, July 8, 1923. At the inaugural convention, which will have an important place in the history of the American revolu- tionary movement, there were over 700 delegates, who represnted 600,000 industrial workers and farmers. The Socialist Party betrayed this impor- tant movement, and even the so-called “progressive” Trade Union leaders of the Fitzpatrick group, -went over to Gompers at the eleventh hour, and did not take part in the founding of the Party. The formation of this Fed- erated Farmer, Labor Party and the break with the}Fitzpatrick Group, also caused differences of opinion in the American Party. The. Executive of Comintern in its letter of December 7, 1923, endorsed the founding of the Federated Farmer-Labor Party and also sanctioned the break with the Fitzpatrick Group, The Executive at that time wrote: United Front Tactics Right. “'The Workers Party has applied Communist tactics correctly in seeking a united front of all forces to fight the Capitalist system in the United States. It has sought a united front not only on the eco- nomic, but particularly, on the po- litical field. That Gompers and the reactionary Trade Union official- dom oppose it because of their anti- quated treacherous policy of “re- warding the friends and punishing the enemies of Labor" in the Capi- talist parties; that the Socialists, having renounced every revolution- ary idea, and lined up with the re- actionary forces of the country, also oppose it; and that a few so-called “progressive” Trade Union leaders of the Middle West have betrayed the workers and gone over to Gomp- ers, that they denounce the ideas they once stood for, and, therefore, also oppose the united front,—is creating the best basis for the united front policy . . The organization of the Federated Farmer-Labor Party was an achievement of pri- mary importance. The coming to- gether of the militant farmers and workers for the attainment of politi- cal power against the control of the Capitalist parties revealed an awak- ening consciousness and a rising Boodish, 9, following their confession | the entire Negro Press. that they attempted to wreck a Penn- sylvania railroad fiyer by placing a heavy car knuckle on the rails. Ne tee et at tae lh Takes Up Farmer-Labor Party, “The mob’t important problem for spirit no longer to tolerate political domination by the bourgeoisie,’ “At the same time the Executive did not over-estimate the importance the American Communists around of the establishment of the Federated bi ae THE DAILY WORKER Report to Fifth Congress of Communist International Discusses United States + Farmer-Labor Party and immediately said: “‘In the Federated Farmer-Labor Party are organized only a small’ por- tion of the militant workers and farmers, The united front of all proletarian and farmers’ parties and organizations for the fight against Capitalism, is the demand of the hour. The Communists must spare no effort to bring this about. This is all the more necessary in view of the presidential elections of 1924. Delegates representing 600,000 ex- ploited workers and farmers took part in the inaugural convention of the Federated, Farmer-Labor Party, but until now the Party was unable to organize this great mass in its ‘own organization, The affiliated workers and farmer organizations have only 190,000 members. That is only a beginning but it a great achievement forja Comimunist Party which has only 25,000 members. The Workers Party now has two important tasks in the Farmer-La- bor movement: (1) To attend the June 17 Congress of the class party of the workers and exploited farm- ers, and there unite the greatest possible number of proletarians and farmers. (2) To endeavor to crys- talize a Communist mass party out of all these mass movements.” Laud Starting of “Daily.” “Since the Fourth Congress the Workers Party has forged a very im- portant ideological weapon. Thru the aoenetand enthusiasm of its mem- bers, the Party collected 100,000 dol- lars and founder a daily paper In the English language, “The DAILY WORKER” which already has its own building and printing plant, is the first |and only Communist ¢aily in the Eug- | Mish nguage.. The Party has also is- ued rxist literature, uot «nly on ‘suetal Coiamunist questions but alse the sencrete conditions of America, jana thus they made good that vhich |the S»eial Democrats of the Secoud Internatiemal neglectet io do for dea jad ‘That the Party is actually on the road to becoming a party sf the masses is excellently illustrated ty the fact that not iess than 30,000 workers attended the meeting which our party held in New York jn)gem ory of Lenin. “The Party is recognized as a sym- pathizing section of the Communtet International.” The Situation in America. From speech in reply to discussion on report on the work of the Execu- tive Committee of the Communist international delivered by Chairman, Gregory Zinoviey. He said: “A few words on Comrad Amter's speech on the American situation. i must say that Comrade Amter ‘often does the American movement a bad turn. The situation in America is dif- ficult. The Execptive Committe has complete trust in the American Cen- tral Committee, headed by Faster and Ruthenberg, two of the best men tn America, Both the groups formed round these two leaders mast unite end work together without friction. We know that the situation is serious there, but the line of action has been found and it wili be followed honestly and revolutionally. ) Must End Factional Struggle. “The American and English com- rades both require aid. If a tendency toward the right is to be seen among them, we must understand that it is net the same as that among the Ger- Riso comer: . As far as the ques- tion senceras the English and Ameri- oan cenridss, 1 1s to be explained fy thelr youth and inexperience. ‘Thoge are young parties. Comradely and not faction struggle Is what ‘3 required here. The Executive Com- mittee will see that the faction strug- «ie in America will be brot to an end co that these young parties receive the needed help. Only sericus results van cnune frem this.” Ys —A You can get sample copies of the DAILY WORKER any time at the DAILY WORKER office. THE DAILY WORKER, Workers Party DAVIS owe VOLES; Democratic Party eaesnssnssenesecsneses The workers employed in the shop o AdArOCes srcssosccssssrsnnsenesersrsennsnstbvnsoonoensses RUSSIAN SHEET IN CHICAGO HAS OWN LIE FACTORY Takes Its Dope Right Out of the Sky By M. A. SKROMNY. Not being satisfied with the reprint- ing manufactured “news” about Soviet Russia, which comes from ‘Berlin, Riga, and points west, the local Chicago Russian counter- revolutionary sheet, Russky Vestnik, went into manufac- turing business on its account. A few days ago the readers of this yellow sheet were informed with a big four-pica headline about a great split taking place in the Workers Party of America. The party is going to pieces, the leaders are in panic, and much more to the same effect, cried the paper. Do they have any facts? They don’t bother about such trifling matters. ‘ Facts Tell Different Story. In vain did the readers look for facts, figures, or any proofs about the “split.”- It was just a trick borrowed from the big yellow newspapers. Un- der the headline about the split were the usual attacks, insinuations and les. Couldn't they get the facts? Of course they could! But the facts tell just the opposite story. ‘The facts prove that the Workers Party is grow- ing stronger every day. Five thou- sand new members joined the party within the last few months, and the campaign has just been started. The first time in the history of the United States, the Communists participate in the presidential elections. This alone is sufficient proof of the growth of the party, and those who care, can see it. But the gang of the white-guard sheet does not care about facts. What they care about is to slander Soviet Russia, to slander the Communists. Weep For Counter-Revolutionaries. In another article in the same sheet they cry about the “political prison- ers” in Soviet Russia. “Save the pol- itical prisoners!” Do they give the facts as to why they are in the pris- ons? Do they remind the readers about the murders of Volodarsky, Urit- sky, the attempt to murder Lenin, the bombs thrown at the sessions of the Executive Committee of the Commun- ist Party, the thousands of Commun- ists and non-party workers executed by the white-guards and anarcho- Machno bandits? Oh, they don’t bother\about such trifling matters. ies To Talk For Labor. In still another article this sheet attempts to talk in the name of labor. There is a Soviet School on Chicago. During the hot summer months there wasn't much activity in the school. As usual there were some deficits. At present the activities are again be- ginning, as it was already reported in the DAILY WORKER last week. But the local counter-revolutionary sheet, that knows everything that is going on in Soviet Russia, does not know it, and therefore proposes a “conference of all” to talk over the matter of tak- ing over the building of the Soviet School, for the use “of everybody.” The czarist diplomats abroad took hold of the Russian government build- ings and refused to turn them over to the Soviet authorities. This sheet proposes to do something like that with the Soviet School. The building of the school is at present the head- quarters of many labor organizations. The doors of the school are wide open for every labor organization, but not for “everybody,” as this sheet wants it. There is no room for the counter- revolutionist organizations, for the czarist generals, for the white-guard emigrants. Workers Reject Brass Buttons. This is what bothers the local sheet. They are “everybody's” paper, they are interested in “everybody.” But the Russian workers are not! They don’t give a snap for the brass buttons and gold epaulets of the czarist colo- nels and generals, and they are going to keep that gang out in the cold. The counter-revolutionary sheet may bark and cry, may fret and lie, it won't help any! NOTICE! CLEVELAND READERS! The DAILY WORKER is sold daily at Schroeder's News Stand on E. Su- perior, opposite the Post Office, WORKERS’ STRAW VOTE 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. «have taken a straw vote ‘on the presidential candidates, and the vote was as follows: WM. Z. FOSTER sissies VOLES} LAFOLLETTE sccssssssssn votes; No Party COOLIDGE .. Republican Party | certify that this report is correct: Tuesday, September 16, 1924 THE POWER COLUMN 7 and inspiration of every conquests, Twice every week—this column uncovers to your view the motive power behind the DAILY WORKER. Here for the interest reader—and especially the WORKER agents and committees—are tried and proven sugges- tions and accomplishments to drive the DAILY WORKER to further DAILY Here is POWER—the power of brain and effort of men and . women of the working class who not only believe—but ACT! ELLING the truth is sometimes a difficult thing to do. Especially when we must admit that in a Communist Party of so many splendid successes some units have fallen woefully in the campaign for building the DAILY WORKER. But they have—in a most sorry fashion. That is, SOME have. © Others have been a joy to the Party and the DAILY WORKER. Many units have risen to the occasion in a fashion that shows clearly why the DAILY WORKER has in reality become “The National Labor Daily.” Among these are the South Slavs. Here is the most recent accomplishment of South Slavic Branch No. 17 of Detroit: They have sent in 17 subscriptions totaling $55.50. Among these were six 3 month subs, nine 6 month subs and two for one year. ‘This is the record for ONE branch. Regarding this splendid performance Comrade Edgar Owens, organizer for district No. 7, writes: “Now read that and weep. The 17 subs above the dashes are due to the splendid efforts of our South Slavic Branch, and | indicate what can be done if our membership will set about in real earnest to build up the sub list of the DAILY WORKER. Put your most eloquent penman on the job and let him write a booster story for our South Slavic Branch.” The writer of this column has found the “eloquent pen- man”—in Comrade Owens. And the accomplishment speaks for itself in such glowing terms that even real eloquence does not do full justice to these comrades. Here is ACTION —and results for our branches to envy. But the story does not end here. The followin: day’s mail brings this letter from the Daily Worker agent of South Slavic Branch No, 17: “Please send me 25 copies of the DAILY WORKER everyday for selling in our colony. Fraternally yours, JOE KRAINA.” No more simply this brief note. These comrades are actually TOO BUSY TO WRITE. This would have been a happy ending to the story of the South Slavic branch of Detroit—if we were not dealing with a Communist branch. So we must change our ending somewhat to conform with facts. The day following, the branch agent DOUBLED his order for a period of two weeks to cover a Croatian convention. : * As we uncover some of the POWER that drives»the DAILY WORKER, the following letter arrives to make this issue of the POWER COLUMN completely a South Slavic Edition: “West Allis, Wisconsin. “Dear Comrades: Enclosed you will find a check for $14.00 which is for the following purpose. made a collection among the lected is for subscriptions to Our branch has members and the money col- the following names. here are 14 names and*we ask you to send them the DAILY WORKER followed by a letter in which they should be urged to subscribe some of them if not all. to OUR paper. :Please notify us how long you can We think we will get send them the DAILY WORKER for one dollar so we may VISIT THEM ALSO on this matter. S. POPOVICH, Sec’y So. Slavic Br. No. 63, of West Allis.” Words won't do justice to these accomplishments of our South Slavic comrades. But at this point—to other Party units we repeat with Comrade Owens: { “NOW READ THAT AND WEEP!” WALT CARMON, Circulation Manager. AID TO-ELECTION NEW YORK CITY CAMPAIGN GIVEN PARTY ACTIVITIES BY FEDERATIONS Foreign comrades organized into federations connected with the Work- ers Party are not allowing an imper- fect knowledge of the language to hinder them in their work for the Communist candidates, but are step- ping into line with the English-speak- ing comrades and swinging into action in the campaign. Work of the federations is being carried on in connection with the work of the English comrades. The DAILY WORKER is being sold in connection with foreign language party papers, and Russian, Polish and Slavic comrades co-operate with speakers from the party in conduct- ing street meetings. Circulation Increases. The circulation, of “Novy Mir,” or- gan of the Russian federation, of Rad- nik, organ of the South Slavs, and of the Polish paper “Trybuna Ribotnic- 2a” have all increased since the begin- ning of the campaign. In the districts in which a great pro- portion of the population is composed of foreigners, a federation comrade usually accompanies an American comrade in going from door to door and getting signatures. Nearly the full quota of signatures which the federations have been ordered to ob- tain has already been-placed on the petitions. es Military Gang in Chile Speak. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—The mili- tary junta, which has assumed control of the government of Chile, has issued a proclamation denying any intention of establishing a permanent military regime, the state department was ad- vised today in a despatch from Am- bassador Collier at Santiago. Vienna's Metal Workers Out. VIENNA, Sept. 16. —- A strike of about 120,000 metal workers began to- day in Vienna, Altho the manufac: turers attempted to negotiate with the workers, they did not yield to the metal workers’ demands and the work- OPEN AIR MEETINGS. Wednesday, Sept. 17. Norfolk and Grand St.—H. M. Winitsky and Jewish speakers. 110th St. and 5th Ave.—J. Codkind, J. Zack, A. Chorover. 115th Bt. and Madison Avenue—J. 8. Poyntz and Spanish speakers. Prospect and Fox St.—Joe Padgug and D. Benjamin. ‘Thursday, Sept. 18. Houston and Clinton St.—H. M. Winits- ky and Landy. 7th St. and Avenue A—C. Brodsky, Russian and Ukrainian speakers. 35th St. and 8th Ave.—M. Hartman, D. Benjamin. 106th St. and 5th Ave.——Wm. Wein- stone and Jewish speaker. Intervale and Wilkins Ave.—R. Grecht and Jewish speaker, Balvietae Uishals. to Union Labor Cannot Get Ads in Yearbook (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—-Protests by the state organization of bakery work- ers are responsible for the cancella- tion of unfair bread advertisements that have hitherto appeared in the yearbook of the New York State Fed- eration of Labor. The ads were ob- tained from the United Bakeries cor- poration, the Certified. Bread concern and the Freihofer Baking Co., all of them unfair to union bakers. The money paid for these ads was re- funded to the concerns with the no- tice that hereafter only union bakeries will be allowed to advertise in the yearbook, “ Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. RUBBER STAMPS AND SEALS IN ENGLISH AND IN ALL| FOREIGN LANGUAG! INK, PADS, DATERS, RUBBER TYPE,Ere, NOBLER STAMP & SEAL CO, 73 W. VanBurenSt, Phone Wabash 6680 wactiCAGO fl —, | \