The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 19, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT ' Vol. Il. No. 155. — SUBSCRIPTION RATES: START COMMUNIS | SEEING THINGS Tm ‘Cwe'’s pe: (Tite py’s }! Poor Fellow Who Has Seen Better Days. Drawn Especially for the Daily Worker by K. A. Suvanto SOVIET RUSSIA’S AMBASSADOR TO CHINA DELIVERS ADDRESS TO UNIONIZED CHINESE TEACHERS AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. NY yésterday’s isstteof The DAILY WORKER, the ravings of B. C. Forbes, Hearst writer, was comment- ed on. He is one of the most vicious antilabor scribblers in the’ United States, yet his master poses as a friend cf labor. And he gets away with it, except in places like Seattle where he comes out openly and attempts to break the union. But to get back to his hireling’ Forbes. The latter has just returned from a trip to Europe and what he saw there almost broke his bourgeois heart. * @ OW those capitalist journalists can afford to take ocean trips and traverse the country writing pleasantly of things they observe! Mr. Forbes does not waste must time observing natural scenery. He is con- cerned with his master’s business all the time. And he is not narrow mind- ed. He sees beyond the interests of William Randolph Hearst and thinks of the system as a whole. Therefore, when he saw that the British workers were getting a swelled head because they thought they had come into their own, it grieved him. He should not feel so bad about the British Labor Party, but he. has reason to fear the growing militancy among the British workers. If their day has not come yet, it is on the way. 8 * * ‘ORMERLY, says Forbes, drink was the great cause of inefli- ciency among the British workers. Today the drinking evil is consider- ably reduced, but the desire of the workers to produce surplus values for their masters has not increased in in- verse ratio. T is tough, suggests Mr. Forbes. The war also had its effect. If Hearst gets to thinking that another war might induce the work- ers to kick over the capitalist system, perhaps he might call off a few of his seribblers. * UT the worst is yet to come. For- merly the British farmers were the most industrious workers any- where. Give them a look at the king once a year and they were willg to die in peace. Let the nearest Duke's daughter but smile on them and they were willing to bend their backs in (Continued on page 3) 'OWA GOES OVER TOP! HE Communist ticket will be on the ballot in lowa, The workers and exploited farmers of that state who have been ue Wp in hand, treading the new path and having in view the interests of all the east and the peace of the world. Referring to the Russian funds of the Boxer Indemnity, the speaker de- clared emphatically that those on be- half of whom he was speaking wished that those sums should be apportioned for educational purposes entirely. He concluded by an expression of heart- felt welcome and warm sympathy for Mr. Karakhan, who had himself signed the Declarations of 1919 and 1920 and who would now, in his capac: ity of first Soviet Ambassador in this country, carry into life the fraternal policy of the Soviet Republics. China Most Oppressed. Replying, Mr. Karahkan expressed his gratitude to the representatives of the Teachers’ Union for the welcome extended him. He declared that he never doubted that in the circles of the school of high learning Soviet Russia had her best friends: indeed, he can add nothing, states Mr. Karak- han, to the characterization Profes- sor Shu-lun gave of the Soviet policies in the Far East and the world at large and agrees entirely with the preceding speaker's words. “We have been attacked by the im- perialists of the world”—says Mr. Karakhan—‘and have conquered in this fight. The struggle, however, is not yet over; it is still going on, while its forms alone have changed. “We know of the struggle which you, the people of China, are carry- ing on, you who are one of the op- pressed peoples—the greatest people in regard to population, ancient cul- ture and future great historic role, You are suffering under greater op- (Continued on page 6) robbed and lied to by the capitalist parties and who are again being deceived by the blandishments of the bourgeois politician LaFollette will have the otcboy Mee castin Communist program represented by Wil president and Benjamin Gitlow, candidate for vice-president for a ballot for a liam Z. Foster, candidate on the Workers Party ticket, in the coming elections. lowa is the eighth state to insure that the Communist ticket will be on the ballot. Next state? . (By Rosta.) PEKING, China, Aug. 24.-At the reception given by the Teachers’ Union of the eight government schools in honor of Mr. Karakhan, ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics, Professor Ma Shu-lun delivered a speech of welcome, in which he pointed out, inter alia, that the policy of the Soviet government opened a new era in the Far East and that from now on the Republic of China and the Soviet Union could go hand iter SS FRIDAY TREASURY BOOZE SECRETARY FACES COUZENS IN QUIZ 2 Millionaires in Mock Warfare WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.— Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon and Sena- tor James Couzens of Michigan, whose epistolary argument over tax reduc- tion enlivened the revision of the rev- enue laws by the late congress, met face to face today before the senate committee investigating the bureau of internal revenue. Mellon was called before the com- mittee to give his advice with respect to the scope of the'inquiry and to be qestioned concerning the operation of the bureau and charges that the ad- ministration of the revenue laws re: sulted in wholesale graft. Mellon Feels Easy. Upon leaving the treasury depart- ment for the capitol, where two com- mittees are engaged in investigating his official activities, Mellon said that he felt “no uneasiness” over the Cou- zen’s inquiry and expressed the hope that the work of the committee would result in the formulation of recom- mendations for the improvement of the government’s methods of collect- ing and adjusting federal taxes, Other Investigations. In additions to the internal revenue probe, directed largely at Mellon, the house banking and currency commit- tee is investigating alleged duplication 6f government bonds by the bureau of engraving and printing, a branch of the treasury. Mellon is involved be- cause of his denials that duplications have occurred, in the face of repeated rtions by Charles B, Brewer, a special investigator, that he had du- plicated and “fraudulent” bonds in his possession. NEW YORK SPECIAL NOTICE... All New York readers are urged to follow closely the story printed in today's issue on Page 56, the fourth column. It is of the utmost importance for the Communist Cam- paign in the Empire State. EPTEMBER 19, 1924 One-Third of Delegates for Unity Proposal + (Special to The Cally Worker) ‘DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 18.— Ofé-third of the delegation to the convention of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists rose in favor of a substitute Igamation resolution pro- by the militant left wing sentatives in the name of r local unions. a vote of “Aye” and “No,” ity delegates voted in favor le Substitute and 140 voted st it. The roll call, which fought bitterly by John- president of the Inter- nal, was finally taken and fed a vote of 136 for the ition and 350 against. a Bloc Vote Defeats Unity Toll call vote was different from it count because of the “gang” ¢ it by the reactionary, grand- Seontrolied delegates. New York, "Was represented by only one ite, cast a bloc vote of 25 against ation. San Francisco, also ented by one delegate, cast 13 ainst the proposition. The is, which had suffered great- thting against the capitalist better conditions of work, uniting the forces of the les workers, The large locals, © pay-roll gang, were solidy Pirie ¥ po tl Delegate William protested vigorously against the tac- tics of Johnston, who rules the chair in the same high-handed manner that he used at the Cleveland meeting of the conference for progressive politi- eal action. Out of the Canadian del- egation of 29, twenty-seven voted for amalgamation. Peter Jensen, who introduced the resolution from Local 492, of Chicago, led the brilliant fight for ifs adoption. One after another, rank and file dele- gates rose and argued: “If you don’t amalgamate, you will soon have no organization at all. What have our officers done? We know very well; they have done nothing.” McNamara Attacks. Another delegate, A. T. McNamara, the business agent of the Pittsburgh district, told the story of the steel campaign, and charged that the loss of the campaign was due to the attempt to divide the workers into various un- ions. “You haven't a chance in the world to organize the Westinghouse of Pitts- burgh or New York, until you amalga- mate into industrial unions, and organ- ize them on that basis,” he said. “Amal- gamation is the biggest question be- fore this convention.” Ripberger, from Cincinnati, stated that all the metal trades unions in his district were ready for amalgamation. Jensen Beats Johnston. Before the vote was taken, John- ston made a desperate attempt to pre- vent Jensen, who had introduced the resolution, to make the customary closing speech on the question. This arbitrary action of the faker was de- feated and Jensen made an excellent plea for adoption. The vote was then taken, The resolutions committee, led by a@ one-time progressive, Lauderman, who has now gone over boots and all (Continued on page 3) TWO MORE BODIES ARE “RECOVERED IN CROSBY, MINN., MINE DISASTER CROSBY, Minn., Sept. 18—Two more dead bodies were dug out of the Milford mine here yesterday, bringing the total of known miners who were killed by the coal barons in an avoidable accident, to forty- one on February 5. The skeletons of Henry Maki, 33, who is survived by his widow and five children, and Alex Jyhia, who leaves a widow and one child, were dug out of the 165- foot level here today. It is believed there are other bodi till in the mine which have not yet been un- earthed, altho mining is going on as usual and the Milford company is doing a prosperous business. Long, of Montreal, ZZ 29 THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ilimois under the Act of March 3, 1979. in Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year, Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blyd., Chicago, Ill. Communist Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW. Price 3 Cents with enthusiasm yesterday at the an example set by district jurisdiction, to assemble the coming With the new names coming in, already on the ballot, the number of follows: District Candidate No. 1—Gordon Owens ......... No. 4—Joseph Podkulski . 1 No. 5—Harry Epstein .... No. 6—Frank Pellegrino No. 7—Sam Hammersmark No. 8—George Maurer .... No. 9—Jack W. Johnstone.. nouncement that the Workers Party ticket would be on the ballot in the state of Illinois. But that is not, of course, all; we must have every one of our con- gressional candidates on the ballot so as to give «those workers who have been giving such excellent support to Foster in the straw votes being taken in Chicago an opportunity to show where they stand. In these last few days, all efforts, every bit of energy must be con- centrated to get signatures on the Workers Party petitions for members of the congress. Every branch and election district should follow the 6 campaign manager, comrade Rose Karsner. She has called a meeting of the members of every single branch under her Sunday, Sept. 21, al 3322 Douglas Boulevard, where final plans will be made to go over the top. All members are specifically instructed to be present and get ready to push hard. and the state and national ticket signatures already obtained stand as Signatures obtained » 961 Signatures necessary 1200 1300 1000 3500 4000 800 1200 FOSTER, DAVIS NECK AND NECK IN YARDS POLL Chicago Straw Vote Is Making Progress Fifty-one workers in the stockyards of Chicago long enough yesterday durin the meager half-hour whic’ the company grants for lunch, to cast ballots for William Z. Foster in the straw vote which the DAILY WORKER is carry- ing on among the representa- tive industries. Robert M. LaFollette got a total of 118 votes. “Not that it will do any good,’ was the com- ment of most of these “third- party” adherents. Negroes and Irish Vote. A large number of Negroes, most of whom could neither read nor write, asked other workers to mark their votes for the candidate of the repub- lican party, sending the arch-faker’s total to 136. A group of Irish drovers —“You could almost see them cross themselves,” said one of the party canvassers—obedient to priestly ad- monition, gave Davis 57 votes. “T'll sell my vote for $5.00 to any- one,” were the words found written on two ballots. A large majority of the workers in the stock yards remain inside the plant for lunch, and could therefore not be reached by the party canvas- sers, A great many more sat about in the open yards just beyond the gates, which the iron rules of the slaughter-house forbid strangers to en- ter. Those who passed by the gates without casting their ballots expres- sed themselves as‘“disgusted with pol- itics as it’s played today. The gang in Washington won’t do anything for us, anyway,” was the remark most frequently heard. Martin Abern, secretary of Local Chicago of the Workers Party, ex- pressed complete satisfaction with the way in which the straw ballot is go- ing. “The straw vote not only gives an idea of how the sentiment among the working masses is runing; it also leads the workers to think things over and discuss the question among théem- selves. One has only to notice how the workers, after casting their bal- lots, gather into groups to talk of the merits of the various candidates to realize this fact. “In many ways a straw vote, if it is thorough, gives a much better ex- pression of sentiment than does the regular election vote, In the straw vote not only citizens, but also the foreign elements among the working class, and the thousands who are dis- ‘ qualified for some petty technical reason, are permitted to register an opinion. “The results of the straw yote show gressional district.” MICHIGAN CASE BRIEF ARGUES POR REVERSAL Hits Attempt to Punish Ideas With Jail Attorneys for C. E. Ruthen- berg, convicted of criminal syn- dicalism in connection with the Communist convention at Bridgeman, Mich., in 1922, have completed the brief to be filed with the supreme court of Michigan in the appeal for re- versal of the decision of the trial court. The brief was filed in the name of Frank P. Walsh and Humphrey S. Gray, attorneys for Ruthenberg, with I. E. Fer- guson as counsel. For the prose- cution the names of Andrew B. Dougherty, attorney-general; O. L. Smith, assistant attorney- general; Chas. W. Gore, prose- cuting attorney for the county of Berrien; Max F. Burger, spe- cial assistant prosecuting at-| increase in the c | other farm products may tend to les- prosecuting | torney, and George HW. Book- walter, assistant attorney, appear on the brief, which makes quite an array of legal counsel in this case. Call Law Unconstitutional. The main argument of the brief is that the Michigan Criminal Syndical- | ist Law is unconstitutional under the free speech provision of the United States constitution and the State of Michigan because it seeks to punish | the mere advocacy of certain ideas ir- respective of whether the advocacy of these ideas may lead to some overt act or any oyert act at all being com- mitted. Dealing with the character of the case, the Michigan supreme court is called upon to pass on, the brief de- clares “In no instance in American jurisprudence has it been held with- (Continued on page 5.) | Dakota, T COAST DRIVE HAVE YOU DONE YOUR DUTY? | The comrades of local Chicago and the rest of the district were stirred FOSTER OPENS WESTERN TOUR IN FARGO, N. D. Communist Candidate on Drive to Coast By JOSEPH MANLEY (Campaign Manager, Workers Party.) William Z. Foster, candidate of the Workers Party for presi- dent, will open his Western Campaign Tour tonight at Far- go, North Dakota. This tour ex- tends clear thu to the Pacific coast and back. That North which is a_ typical American agricultural state, where the population is eighty- five per cent farmers, should be the first to officially recognize the Workers Party on the ballot and that in this state Foster should open up his Western tour is indeed significant. It is indicative of the growth of the. influence of the Workers Party thruout the wheat grow- ing states. It indicates the dis- ease, the economic decay that is gnawing at the vitals of American capitalism. When the basic, economic causes are taken into consideration, is it not specially significant that the American farmers in the midst of harvest, farm- ers who formerly were the bulwark of American conservatism, will flagk by the hundreds to sign petitions to enable a Communist Party and its candidates to go on the ballot in. their state? i re aa The population of North Dakota is over haf? a million. Eighty per cent of this population are farmers, These farmers are indebted to the state to the extent of close to half a billion dollars. Capitalism’s financial system, typified by Wall Streét, has North Dakota in a strangle hold.» There are a total of 865 state and national banks in this stete. Over two hundred banks have closed their doors thru bank- ruptcy. The people of the state act- ually owe between fifty and sixty mil- lion dollars, the net value to the farmers of all the crops they raised last year, is not sufficient to pay the back taxes. The farmers of the state owe back interest on all their debts, of at least one hundred million dollars, These are some of the facts which lie at the root of the farmers’( and es- pecially the wheat growers’) discon- tent. It is probably true that the present price of wheat and sen the sharpness of discontent. It is also, no doubt, true that the candid- acy of Robert M. LaKollette will tend to confuse and mislead this discon- tent. It can be seen, nevertheless, that the forégoing facts of the causes back of this discontent are manifesta- tion of the inevitable proletarization of the American wheat growing and | farmer elements. The Communist candidates and the Communist program will receive many votes in North Dakota. The non-par- tisan league, which was the cause of the word BOLSHEVIK being intro- duced into the vocabulary of North Dakota, is dead. It is dead because it was not Bolshevik. Its failure can be. attributed to its petty reform pro- gram which did not get close enough to fundamentals to inspire the lasting (Continued on page 3) PLAN MONSTER MASS MEETING FOR GITLOW IN DETROIT ON SEPT. 28 (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 18—The Detroit Campaign Committee of the Workers Party calls attention to the Gitlow meeting which will take place Sunday, Sept. 28th at 2:00 P. M. in Arena Gardens, Woodward and Hendrie Avenues. The Campaign Committee, recognizing its duty to bring the message of Communism to the greatest number of workers, has engaged the huge Auditorium of the Arena Gardens for the meeting of our vice-presidential candidate, Comrade Ben Gitlow. The capacity of the hall is about 5000, and the committee has no doubt that it can be filled to capacity if every comrade and sympathizer will do his duty. Talk to your shop-mates, fellow trade unionists and every other worker you meet about the meeting, and urge them to attend. Detroit has shown on many occasions that a great portion of its that if every Workers Party member | Working class is eager to listen to the message of revolution. On the oc would get out and put a shoulder to|¢asion of the Lenin Memorial meeting the same hall was filled to capacity. the wheel we could get a party mem-| The first appearance of the Communist Party in the election campaign will ber on the ballot from every con-! undoubtedly bring thousands of workers to hear the message of communism provided they are informed of the meeting.