The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 22, 1924, Page 4

\ SON. AER ERNE 5 te es Page Four GITLOW EXPOSE OF WOOL TRUST WELL RECEIVED New England’s Textile By JOSEPH MANLEY. » @ampaign Manager, Workers Party. Psa Benjamin Gitlow, vice-presi- ential candidate of the Work- rs Party, in his present tour hru the New England states, is loing much to give direction nd conscious leadership to the evolt now brewing against the merican Woolen Company and he textile trust. His election ddresses give the Communist rogram in reply to that of New ngland capitalism. Gitlow’s meeting just held at faynard, Mass., and Provi- dence, R. I., both principalities owned and controlled by the American Woolen Company, were a great success. At May- ubljc Square, right in front of he American Woolen com- pany’s mill. Exposes Textile Trust. pregated. fention to Gitlow’s ruthless exposure of the methods of “Charley” Wood, ind the American Woolen company. pMany of the bosses from the mill were present and their consternation at the effects of Gitlow’s speech on the ‘owd, was apparent. Gitlow showed that the American Woolen company is heavily interested fin the political success of Coolidge pnd the republican party. The inter- est is best typified by the famous schedule K,” the republican protect: ive tariff policy under which the huge profits of the American Woolen com. many have been piled up. The Ald- ich family, large stockholders in this ompany, have reaped a fortune from he workings of the Payne Aldrich ariff bill. This protective tariff com- bined with the tyrannical exploita- lon of its workers enabled the Am- srican Woolen company to pile up net profits of over nine million dollars last year. “Charley” Woods, the czar of the American Woolen company, complains about the poverty of the woolen indus- try. Using poverty as an excuse | eA great mass of textile workers con- | They paid the closest at-| KLYSHKO, RUSSIAN MEMBER OF FOREIGN TRADE IS IN PEKING councellor of the embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and, concurrently, trade representa- tive of the Union In China, arrived at Peking accompanied by members of his staff. Mr. Klyshko was born in 1880. He is an old member of the Russian "revolutionary movement, and has played a prominent part in the dip- lomatic and foreign trade service of the Soviet government since the October-November revolution in 1917. Mr. Klyshko was, first, sec- retary and, then, deputy chairman, of the Soviet trade delegation in London, which, under Mr. Krassin's chairmanship, concluded the Russo- British trade agreement of 1921. Previous to that he was secretary to the Soviet peace delegation which signed the treaty with Esthonia. And in 1923, he was chairman of the So- viet delegation upon the negotia- tions with Rumania for the conclu- sion of a commercial treaty. During the last year and up to his present appointment in China, Mr. Klyshko was a member of the col- lagium of the People’s Commissar- iat of Foreign Trade, dealing es- pecially with the regulation of ex- ports from and imports into the Un- ion of Soviet Republics. His arriv- al in this country is expected to have a most favorable bearing on the development of economic and trade relations between the Soviet Union and the Republic of China. « WHEN R, R, MAKE MORE CARS THEY MAKE MORE DOUGH 'Companies Wearing Out U. S. Gifts in 1921 (By Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21—Manufac- ture of cars for steam railroads by 130 private contract companies in the United States was 217 per cent great- er—in the number of cars—and cost the railroads 109 per cent more, in 1923 than in 1921, according to a re- he has cut the wages of Die WOFKETS 2A Y! reece sea per cent since 1920. Now he talks of the necessity for a further cut in wages of 20 per cent. Creates Sensation. The revolutionary speeches of Git- low, both at Maynard and at Provi- flence, have created a sensation in the ranks of the textile workers. The past struggles of the textile centers have been in many cases of a mass character and have had all the char- acteristics of the class struggle: Git- low’s emphasis on the class struggle as a basis for militant industrial un- ions aroused stormy enthusiasm. He marshalled facts that demonstrated the control of the government by the Textile Trust and Wall Street, and the necessity for a pulitical struggle against capitalism. Former syndical- ists and socialists were present at these meetings, and if one is to judge by their expressions, new develop- ments can from now on be looked for} in the class struggle in New England. The sincere socialists of this.section Know that LaFollette cannot break up the textile trust, and many syndical- ists formerly opposed to political ac- tion are beginning to see the point to such arguments made in the speeches of Gitlow. His expose of the control of the old -parties and the government, by the financial oligarucies such as the Amer- ican Woolen company, clearly proved to his audiences the necessity for a the department of comme: The increased investment in pa: senger cars was’ only 17.7 per cent, but the increase in investment in freight cars was 131.2 per cent, as be- tween the 1921, when the private com- panies were wearing out the rolling stock they received from the govern- ment, and were fighting the striking shopmen, and the year 1923, when the ears that had gone thru the strike were junk. The investment in new cars against $176,774,656, in 1921. The report shows that the number of wage earners employed in making these steam railroad cars in 1923 was 76,438, as against 45,121, in 1921. The wages amounted to $123,047,237 in 1923, as against $67,745,689, in 1921. This same force produced other goods also, the whole output bringing the companies a gross profit of $55,500,- 000, in 1923, as against a gross profit of $53,800,000, in 1921, The average wage in 1923 was about $1,600 per year, for men having steady work, while in 1921 it was about $1,500. Morgan Watchman Dies Because He in 1923 was $369,924,942, as] THE DAILY WORKER 3 Eee rr eS SPECIAL GOES TO ERIE, PA. Orders Rolling in From Many Other Cities Orders for the Special Cam- paign Editions of the DAILY WORKER have climbed well over 100,000, in addition to the orders which have already been filled. From every section of the country requests are piling in for the special editions of the DAILY WORKER which contain an entire front page of local news in addition to the regular five -~pages of news, editorials, articles and other features of the DAILY WORKER. Los Angeles is the latest to fall in line with an order just received by wire for 1,000 copies of the special Los Angeles Cam- paign Edition. New York to the Front. New York has sent in the largest order for 50,000 copies of Special New York Campaign Editions which will be sold at Foster’s meeting on October 19 as well as at street meetings. The Chicago office of the Workers Party has ordered 10,000 copies of the Special Foster and Gitlow edition of the DAILY WORKER to be sold at the mass meeting in the Auditorium, October 12 where Foster and Gitlow are both scheduled to speak. Chicago will order other editions later. “Special” to Erie, Pa. The Erie Campaign edition of two thousand copies has just been sent out. This edition carries a front page story announcing Benjamin Gitlow’s address to a large mass meeting to take place at the Central Labor Union Hall, 1701 State Street, on Wednes- day evening, Sept. 24, and other spe- cial Erie news on the front page. Not only are the various party branches ordering City Editions of the DAILY WORKER, but in the larg- er cities the Workers Party offices are ordering state and county editions as well. -Detroit, giving the other party branches a mark to shoot at, has or- dered four editions, including two Michigan State Editions which will be sold and distributed to the smaller towns of the state, and two Detroit editions. A Wisconsin state edition of state showing up LaFollette as a poli- ticlan with personal ambitions who represents only the middle class busi- ness men, has been ordered by the Milwaukee office of the Workers Party. 50,000 Copies to Philadelphia. Philadelphia is going to put some fighting spirit into the Quakers by selling and distributing a Special Philadelphia Campaign Edition of 50,000 copies. New York not to be outdone, is ordering a splendid edi- tion to advertise James Cannon's mass meeting on October 2. The Communist message, by means of these Special Campaign Editions of the DAILY WORKER, is being broadcasted to tens of thousands of workers in every section of the coun- try. In and around Chicago, as well as in the other industrial centers, spe- cial attention is being paid to getting the DAILY WORKER into the hands of the factory workers right at the work-shop gates. A Special Lake County Edition, which is being pre- pared, will be distributed to the steel workers and railroad shopmen in Gary, South Bend, Hegewisch, Ham- mond and other Indiana Steel towns near Chicago, Fifteen thousand cop- (Continued from Page 1.) less alert to present problems, In these days of giant financial and in- dustrial combinations, on the part of the employing class, and their flerce attacks upon the labor movement, we must be ever on the alert, strength- ening and perfecting our own policies and organization. Foremost in the minds of many del- egates to this convention is the prop- osition of establishing of a home and pension system for aged members. This is an important issue, no be- cause it is occupying the thoughts of so many members, and because every proposal for strengthening the union nd bettering conditions finds justifica- tion and support in the advocacy of a home for aged members; it is also of great importance because the neces- sity of such a home brings vividly be- fore the delegates the class nature of the society/in which we liye, and the bitterness of the struggle between the working class and the eapitalist class. The desire of the membership to es- tablish a pension and home fund is a fine gesture of solidarity. But at the same time we must be clear in our own minds that it is not a solution of any fundamental problem. It brings jout the problem for us to see—that the capitalist system of society, after using the carpenters up to the age of 60 or 70 years, throws us on the scrap- heap, leaving us to charity, our chil- dren, or our union to support, Pension funds can not solve the problem, how- ever, for the problem can only «be solved-on the basis of the class strug- gle—by building up power, political and economic, in the hands of the workers, Any assistance to our members can only be as strong as our union. Are we making our union more powerful every day? Are we doing all that we could to build a powerful protection for the workers against the encroach- ments of the greedy bosses? One mo- ment’s reflection wil convince each of us that we are lacking in this erspect. Building Boom Almost Over. We have been depending almost en- tirely upon the extraordinary powes placed in our hands by the building boom. This boom is drawing to a close. When building operations slacken, as they are already doing and as they will do much more in the fu- ture; when unemployment begins to show its face among the building tradesmen—what then? We have been fortunate in the past, considering the chaos that exists among the or- ganized workers of our industry, but luck will not carry us thru the future. Strong as the Brotherhood has be- the-DAILY-WOR! cee ns take away the eight-hour day from. which will” istratea “thruout the | greater w “that the- man workers, it means also a blow the penters. In Chicago, for example, carpenters are the lowest paid me-| chanics in the industry, receiving only $1.25 per hour, while others get from $1.37% to $1.50. In spite of the car- penters’ skill, the strength of the un- ion membership, the expense of keep- ing a huge chest of tools, yet we find only too often the carpénters at the low end of the wage scale among building trades mechanics. The Disgraceful Chicago Agreement. The Chicago agreement, signed by President Hutchinson, is a disgrace to the Brotherhood of Carpenters, and is an example of the kind of policies that weaken the movement. It is an “open shop” agreement. It was entered into one day before the district election of the union, without the membership having a word to say about its pro- visions. This was done for purely factional political reasons. The agree- ment provides for recognition of the union under such conditions that make the union a part of the “open shop- es; to surrender these points is class collaboration—which means to let the boss run the union. Amalgamation by Industry. The bosses in the building industry are being solidly organized by the great financial interests behind them, for the purpose of fighting and break- ing the unions; they are determined to establish the “open shop,” and are ready to spend millions of dollars to accomplish their purpose. They are using contractors’ organizations, citi- zens’ committees, arbitration courts, and a thousand instruments and de- vices to do this. But their biggest weapon is their own unity, against the divided condition of the unions of the building trades workers. No single union, standing alone, can put up a successful battle against the bos&es, once the building boom slack- ens down considerably. Only a fool shop” drive will not soon be upon us again. The carpenters cannot stand alone. Our officials recognized our weakness, already, when they agreed to the lower wage of $1.25 in Chicago, instead of ingisting upon $1.50, and gave up hard won concessions What can we expect when depression ‘sets in earnest? The only answer is to be found in closer unity of the building trades, leading to a final amalgamation into one powerful industrial union. The carpenters must affiliate to the Build- ing Trades Department, and propose and fight for the amalgamation of all building trades unions into one indus- trial union, with departments to pro- vide for the necessary branches and trades, but uniting all our power against the bosses, Break Away From Capitalist Parties. One source of defeat and corupption in our union, and of division of forces in the face of the employers, is the practice of entering politics in sup- port of the same candidates and poli- cies as the employers. The republican and democratic parties are controlled from top to bottom by the same class which is trying to destroy our unions; the so-called progressives are merely republicans and democrats fishing for discontented labor. votes without pledging themselves to anything. The carpenters must make a complete break with this ridiculous and anti- quated policy of “rewarding ffiends and punishing enemies,” and adopt a clear-cut policy of labor participation of politics, as a class and independent of the capitalists and middle classes. International Affiliations. Labor's struggle against capital- ism is world wide. When Morgan is able, by means of the Dawes plan, to against the eight-hour day in America. So with all other international prob- lems. The workers must unite across national boundary lines. The carpen- ters must affiliate with the Interna- tional Federation of Building Work- ers, with headquarters at Hamburg, Germany, and strive for the inclusion therein of all building trades unions, including those of the Workers’ Soviet Republic of Russia. The slogan of the international united front, as fought for by the Red International of Labor Un- ions, must be energetically supported. Party Activities Of Local Chicago Monday, Sept.°22. Special meeting of all branch campaign managers and active comrades in branches of Congressional District No. 5, at Room 303, 166 W. Washington St. Douglas Park English Branch, 3322 Douglas Blvd. John Edwards speaking pers” strikebreaking machinery. The Chicago agreement gives con- tractors the right to use scab material (except prison-made), which is a be- trayal of the inside carpenters, sur- rendering a hard won fruit of previ- Was Fired by a P. «lies of the Lake County Campaign Edi-|0us strikes. It compels carpenters to GLEN COVE, L. L, Sept. 21.—Chas. A. Price, watchman on the J. Pierpont tion have been ordered. Sell “Daily” at Stockyards. The DAILY WORKER was sold at revolutionary political party and the/Morgan estate, was charged with) The Western Electric gates, where participation in political struggles.| Sleeping at his post, He was dismis-|Foster polled such a big vote this Textile workers of New England as a|%¢d. result of the Gitlow meetings and our|@fter his discharge. Price dropped dead six weeks| week. Said Dr. J. B.|DAILY WORKER presidential straw Yesterday, following up the election campaign in that section, are| Connolly, health officer of the town-| vote, Chicago Workers Party volun- beginning to realize that the textile | Ship: trust and Wall Street owns the govern- “He took the loss of his job very|of the stockyards. teers sold DAILY WORKERS in front Several hundred ment which has repeatedly smashed|™@uch to heart, and since leaving Mr.| copies of the DAILY WORKER have their strikes. be conducted with these facts in mind. | S™@dually.” The deceased Morgan sentinel had|ing day. The straw vote serves as Gitlow’s meetings are carying the mes- sage of Communism to the workers of New England. f COUNTER-REVOLUTION OF MENSHEVIKS FALLS BEFORE RED ADVANCES pecial to The DAILY WORKER.) been stationed at a concrete bridge| an ‘The future strikes wil)|Morgan’s employ his health declined| already been sold at factories where the straw vote was taken the preced- introduction to the DAILY over a 15-foot strait that separates| WORKER, and the whole plan works East Island from the mainland. His|to give the Communist principles the employer has such guards posted at| widest advertisement during the elec- all the strategic points around his es-| tion campaign. tate under a semi-military discipline, Price denied the charge but was giv-| at en no appeal. One Fake Drops Other For Third. SIOUX FALLS,, 8. Dak., Sept. 21.— DAILY WORKERS were also sold the Davis democratic meeting Thursday night. Workers Urge Clemency. ANDERSON, Ind., Sept. 21—A_ peti- CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 21.— [An announcement that Gov. W. H. {tion urging clemency for Bernard McMasters had deserted the LaFol-|Grant, under sentence of death at Georgian white guards disguis Mensheviks, have met verses in fighting with the Soviet troops, who have been ysing aero- planes, tanks, armored trains and who have retaken many strategic points held by the Georgians. PITTSBURGH, PA.. DR. RASNICK DENTIST lette nonce himself for fold and would publicly an-|Chicago for the murder of a policeman, the Coolidge- | is being circulated among factory Dawes ticket at the meeting here to-|workers here. More than 100 signa- night greeted Gen. Charles G., repub-|tures- already have been obtained, it lican vice-presidential candidate om|is said. “4 his arrival here today for his second address in the agricultural midwest. Editor Di Spanish Seek Peace. PARIS, Sept. 21—The Spanish directory today sent a demand to Ab- LONDON, Sept. 21.—J. Y. McPeake,|dul Krim, leader of the warring, riffs editor of Nash's Magazine and Good |in Marwcco, that he enter negotiations Housekeeping, died here today at ajto ffect a settlement of hostilities, ac- private hospital, following an opera-|cording to an unconfirmed dispatch to tion for gallatones. the Petit Parisien from Tangier. work with scabs of other trades, even under protection of police or gunmen, threatening expulsion of members who refuse, individually or as groups and Navenwost Het, Wantern locals, to work under such conditions, | William Such expelled members, it is provided, an agent of the union, coming instead per hour as a maximum, a higher fig- ure being prevented in any case be- cause mere quitting of a job is con- sidered a breach of contract. to by the contractors and President Hutchinson, is a complete surrender to the notorious Landis Award, de- signed to break the building trades unions, and which the carpenters had previously fought so successfully. Job Control. THE union must have other control over the job besides a set wage scale. The real strength of a union can be measured by the amount of job con- trol that it exercises, Pp: A policy like that of the Chicago agreement, that surrenders all job con- trol, must be reversed. T! system must be stopped. The right of hiring and firing must be controlled agents of the union, ' There must be union regulation of the materials of work. Scabs of all trades must be eliminated from the in- dustry, These are the policies of class struggle—of fighting against the boss cannot be reinstated without the unan-|New and experienced teacher. imous consent of the Joint Arbitration | mercial ‘Ave. Board. The job steward ceases to be] .Czecho-Slovak No. 1, 1825 8. Loomis This Chicago agreement, entered in|ton St. . speed-up DF tho Rint class in Three “Se! on “Conditions in Europe.” BRANCH MEETINGS, Northwest Jewish, 2642 LeMoyne Ave. 19th Ward Italian, 1103 S. Loomis St. Italian, Cicero, 1402 S. 50th Ct. Tuesday, Sept. 23. Roumanian Branch, 2254 Clybourne Ave. Ukrainian No. 1, 1532 W. Chi Ave. Russian, Pullman, 11453 South Park e. Northwest English, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. Irving Park English, 4021 Drake Ave. Wednesday, Sept. 24. L. ‘al Group, North Aves, F. Dunne, just returned from e C. L, will speak. the 5th Con, of ‘English Class, 722 Blue Island Ave. Polish, 8715 Com- South Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 25. under the jurisdiction of the arbitra-| Class in Trade Union Tactics and Con- tion board. Wages are set at $1.25|4¥ct 722 Blue Island Ave. Thursday, fept 25. 11th Ward Italian, 2439 8. Oakley Blvd. jeandinavian Karl Marx, 2733 Hirsch Scandinavian W. S., Cicero and Su- perior St. Scandinavian Lake View, 3206 N. -Wil- Friday, Sept. 26. Scand. South Chicago, 641 YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE ACTIVITIES, Monday, Sept. 22. Class, 2613 Hirsch Blvd, 8 All members working in shops attend, Tuesday, Sept. 23, Pullman, 10701 Stephenson Ave. Irving Park Branch, 4021 Drake Ave. H bag ooo Sept. 24. North Side Branch, N. Hals' Englewood Branch, 6414 8, Halsted St Marshfield Branch, Hebrew Institute, Taylor and Lytle. Shop talks. Every Thursday. ranch, 2733 Hirsch B, 61st St. Industrial p.m. Maplewood Blvd. ‘hols: Every Friday. “Tiyitch” (Russian), 1902 W. Division by the union. The stewards must be wis rd Luxemburg, 1910 W. Roosevelt Jolin Reed, 1224 8. Albany Ave. Wert Sige, sat2 Douglas Hive, Educa. meeting. ersch Lekert, 2618 Hirsch Blvd. The ry of American Labor Movement, |. Backal. i) I Bran - at the ren oh 0 Sede: in or a faker will say that the “open’ LATEST ‘DAILY’ (Carpenters Can Lead Thru Fighting Policy Democracy in the Union. A menace to the life of the carpen- | ters’ union is the recent attempts to stifle free speech and press, and to violate the inner-union democracy, seen in the expulsion of eleven mem- bers of the Los Angeles locals. These expulsions were made in an effort to prevent agitation for amalgamation, for a labor party, and for other pro- gressive measures now before our un- ion, The problems of the labor move- ment cannot be solved by suppressing discussion, Progressive measures cannot be killed by punishing those who advocate them. The class strug: gle exists, not because a few “radi- cals” agitate about it, but beéause of the very structure of society. And when reactionary officials try to expel members for their opinions on policy, then the very life of unionism is in danger. Freedom of opinion and ex- pression in the union must be protect- ed, whether the opinions be held by a majority or a minority. The minor- ity must be guaranteed the right to advocate its views, and to try to con- vince the majority. The convention must reinstate the expelled members if this vital principle is to be protect- ed. A Strong Union—A Strong Policy— A Strong Fight. These and hundreds of other ques- tions will come before the carpenters in convention. Upon your decisions will depend whether the future shall be full of achievements and advance- ment, or whether it shall witness: de- feat and a falling back. If approached in a narrow craft spirit, with jeal- ousies toward other workers and dis- trust, ifattacked frem any point of view except faith in the solidarity of labor and the necessity for relentless strug: gle against the capitalist class, these Problems cannot be solved. Only by adopting the line of class struggle—a strong union, a strong policy, and a strong fight—can the next big “open shop” drive be stopped and defeated, and our union begin its triumphal march forward toward a workers’ and farmers’ government. So let us band together all the forces of progress in our union, and fight for these, among other, vital and necessary policies: Repudiate such policies of surren- der and class collaboration as those shown by the Chicago agreement! Fight for the establishment and Monday, September 2)924 TOLEDO S. P. GOING OV TO ELEPHA \ “Socialists” Leave lor the Juicy Plums (Special to The Daily Worker)| OLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 2 Former socialists in this city re now fast falling into the poki- cal camp which more nearly ts the ideas of the yellow socialits of the present day. } Men who used to call therj- selves socialists have thrown the mask and deserted even the LaFollette shirt-tail socialist party of today, joining the re- publican camp. - Hand Out Plums, Harry Curtis, who at one time represented the socialists in the city council, has just been given the juicy political plum of auditor by the re- publican adininistration. Curtis was appointed to fill the vacancy left open by the retiring auditor, who quit to make room for Handsome Harry. Yellow socialists ‘seem to either fall into the Coolidge camp or else get some fat job as fake labor leader, as John Walker did when he deserted the workers on the political field in Illinois, to become the well paid re- actionary president of the Hlinois State Federation of Labor. Another renegade socialist here is now a lead- ing republican ward politician, Robert T. Haworth who was at one time candidate for mayor of Toledo on the socialist ticket is now republi- can ward chairman. Haworth is said to be looking around for a juicy re- publican plum just as Curtis did, in order to secure his reward for be- traying the workers, ‘ But the prize unripe quince inthe renegade soctaliat orchard is-Thomas Devine, who at present is running for congress on what is known as the independent progressive ticket. He has been a socialist councilman for several years. Devine is running against, General Sherwood, the La- Follette candidate for congress. Was Canned by Left Wing. Devine, who posed as a socialist un- strengthening of job control! Affiliate to the Building Trades De- partment as a step towards greater unity, and final amalgamation of all building trades! Propose and fight for the amalgam- ation of all present separate crafts in the building trades into one industrial union, with departments for the branches and trades as found neces. sary or desirable! Break away from the captialist pol- itical parties, and support independent Political action of the workers as. a class! | A national campaign to organize the unorganized must be started imme- diately! Restore democracy in the union! Reinstate the expelled members! Support and sympathetic solidarity with the first workers’ republic, So- viet Russia, and demand recognition by the United States government! Abandon the policies of class col- laboration, and conduct the fight against capitalism upon the lines of the class struggle! With good wishes for the victory of the progressive delegates and meas- ures before your convention, we are, Fraternally yours, The Trade Union League, ¢ J. W. JOHNSTONE, Acting Secre- Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. Educational til he was found out and expelled by the left wing immediately after the split, will be remembered as one of \the most active Liberty Bond sales- men during the world war. Devine marched in the preparedness parade at that time and did his best to in- viegle the workers into the slaughter. . He himself, however, took no chances of getting wounded or messed up in action in France. Devine was elected for councilman in a strong Ku Klux Klan ward. De- vine is known as “street car Tommy,” because he supported the traction company in voting for a raise in fares. When Devine took office Toledo was known as the “three cent fare town,” but with Devine’s help, the street car companies raised the fare until it is now ten cents. In a speech before a Womans’ club some time ago Devine praised the Present administration, headed by Mayor Bernard Brough, as the best administration Toledo ever had, altho Brough is a Kluxer and a reactionary republican. In his recent speeches he has been appealing to the people to “stop calamity howling” and sup- port the Ku Klux administration, Workers here suggest that since General Sherwood is known as the “Bob-Cat” candidate for congress that Devine should be called the “Tom- Cat” candidate. Join the Workers Party! THE TALE OF THE By MAX SHACHTMAN. NCE upon a time, many years f ago, there existed in this coun- try a political organization that was called the Socialist Party. The basis of its program and aims was that there was absolutely nothing in com- mon between the workers on the one hand and the capitalists on the other. They believed in the class struggle and even wrote about it in their pa- pers and books. Very often they would actually speak of this class struggle. They maintained that this govern- ment was a capitalist government, and that it didn’t” matter a piper’s squeak whether an honest man was in office or whether he was a second story man, They said that “good men in office” would not solve the prob- lem, and that the thing that was _nec- sary was & complete change not only in government but inthe system of society in which we are all unfortu- nate enough to live, They believed in doing away with capitalism dnd inaug- urating the co-operative common- wealth. i But that, dear children, was many years ago. O, many, many years ago. Today, the funny little thing that is left of the Socialist Party has col- lected unto itself a number of freaks. Amongst these is a erend, by SOCIALIST PARTY Thomas, whose nearest approach to the class struggle has been the edit- ing of a sports newspaper with an al- leged socialist appendage, The New Leader, which died a quiet death, . In @ speech made by this honorable and learned man, who is now the candidate of the socialists for the governorship of New York State, he lets loose the following original stream of English: “Eternal vigilance is the price of clean government.” The reverend is touchingly gener. ous. If the capitalist will only be clean, and not exploit the workers in such a silly, open fashion, will not use the government so openly to beat down the objections that the workers have to getting cuts in wages and increases in the working day, then Dr. Thomas is perfectly willing to share the man- agement of this fair land with him, In the meantime, Dr. ‘Thomas is vigilant. Every evening before he dons his nightie he lights a lamp and says a prayer for clean government and hopes that the workers will for: get that there is or should be or might be such a thing as a clase struggle. Then he goes and makes up another speech for the Socialist Party, ' What we started out to say was that once upon a time there existed @ political party which believed ix the class struggle. Once upon atime, Not now. Pi ea