The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 23, 1924, Page 5

Tuesday, September 23, 1924 TO CELEBRATE — ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST INTL. Daily Worker to Have Special Edition The sixtieth anniversary of the foundinng of the First In- terhational will be celebrated September 28 by special Com- munist eee and special sditions of the Communist pub- lications in every country thru- out the world. The Central Executive Com- mittee of the Workers Party has just issued a .statement, an- nouncing the celebration of the founding of the First Interna- tional in 1864 under the leader- ship of Karl Marx. : Special Number of Daily. A “First International Anniversary Number” of the DAILY WORKER, with special articles by Communist writers will be issued September 27. The entire Saturday magazine section on that day will be devoted to ar- ticles describing the history and sig- nificance of the First International. The Central Executive Committee of-the Workers Party, in issuing the communication just received from the Communist International declares: “The anniversary is to be used for strengthening the ranks of the party ideologically and organizationally, for encouraging international solidarity, for the revolutionary working class, for unmasking the treacherous Second International and for strengthening the bonds between the Communist parties and theworking masses.” “The Central Executive Conimittee of the Workers Party endorses the proposal of the Executive committee of the Communist International and calls upon all party units to make an event of this celebration. Party units in their party meetings closest to Sept. 28, discuss the slogans as set forth in the communications to the party from the Communist Interna- tional, and where ever possible mass meetings should be held on Sept. 48.” Big Coin In Sewing Machines. NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—The Singer Manufacturing Co., producers of sew- ing machines, announces approximate- ly. $18,000,000 net profits for the past year. At Elizabeth, N. J., a few miles from New York, the Singer company has one of its largest plants, with a speed-up system hardly exceeded any- where, OUR DAILY PATTERNS 4615. This portrays a one-piece straight line model, with a sleeveless overblouse in tunic style. It is a good model for combining two different material. Velvet and figured crepe, or lace would be a good contrast. Or satin with brocaded silk or chiffon. The pattern is cut in 5 sizes: 34, 36, 88, 40 and 42 inches bust measure. A 88-inch size requires 6 yards of one material 40 inches wide, To make as illustrated requires 2% yards for the tunic and 8% yards for the dress and facings on the tunic, The width of the dress at the foot is 1% yard. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER 1924- 1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. _ Subscribe’ for “Your Daily,” ~ the DAILY WORKER. Bae TERROR RULES IN BRAZIL | (Continued from Page 1.) has been raided. An effort -was made to suppress its movement and its lead- ers were arrested. Police and detec- tives are on guard and swarm about the Federation building day ‘and night. It is interesting to note that this labor organization is almost of the same character as the General Federation of Workers in Mexico. The buildings of many local unions are also under constant watch and their leaders in continuous fear of being arrested and thrown, into prison without any rhyme or reason. Our streets are filled with police, soldiers, and spies. Anyone who is at all suspected is watched every min- ute of the day. The Communist Party members. are hounded like dogs. Members of the Centfal Exe- cutive Committee of the Party are compelled to live under cover. There is a strict censorship over and against every move and movement made in behalf of the working class. Indeed, there is so much of fear, that one tends to be afraid of his own shadow. Your correspondent has time and again felt the cruelties of the iron heel. I have had the most difficult job: in getting connections with Communists because of the bru- tal terror. Two Jail Ships. . In the Bay of Rio de Janeiro there are anchored two prison ships. These are somewhat larger than an average American lake ship, which accommo- dates at most twenty-seven men. But these Brazilian prison boats serve as a jail for more than a thousand pris- oners apiece. The holds of these ships are cemented, and closed so that no air or light ever reaches those who must lie on the cold cement and starve, Of course, this is murder. ,It is known that not only military lead- ers who have revolted against the government, but that also labor lead- ers are being thrown into the holds of these ships to starve, or die of tuber- culosis. The city of Santos is under martial law. Sao Paulo is also under martial law. The city of Pernambuco which, only a few days ago, was considered one of the safest, has now esponsed the cause of the revolutionaries. Here and there outbreaks occur. No one knows what the next day will bring. The censorship is so strict and he propaganda of the government is so intense that the population is kept complete¥ignorance. Many really believe that everything has been set- tled long ago. The other day it was reported that a revolution broke out in Para, and other northern parts of Brazil. The revolutionary armies have placed themselves in the state of Sao Paulo, not far from the dity by the same name. In some instances, this army 4624. Here is an old friend with new features. This is a splendid style for remodeling or to use in combina- tion with other materials, {t has the new high collar and a smart sleeve of the “Peasant” type. The pattern is cut in 7 sizes: 34, 86, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure, A 38-inch size reqiires 4% yards of 82-inch material, Pattern mailed to any addre: receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER 1924- 1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. wit The See WORKER, 1113 RK on ea fod toe mane * Bea has gained the sympathy of the pro- letariat, Raid Communist Meetings. The meeting places ‘of the Commun- ist Party in Santos and Sao Paulo have been raided, the furniture and literature have been destroyed. The comrades are being terrorized and forced to leave the cities because of their being hounded day and night by the Brazilian gendarmarie, The Cen- tral Executive Committee has been unable to maintain constant communi- cation with the various locals. Just now the only local that is in a healthy condition is the one in Rio Grande do Sul. Recently the oligarchy “discovered” a bomb in the post office. This bomb was of its own make. The authorities however claim that the Communists manufactured it. As a result several comrades were arrested. These pro- vacative methods, so often used by the United States government, are be- ing copied by the Brazilian dictators. Notwithstanding this intolerable persecution, the membership of the Communist Party in Rio is growing. Its influence is rising even more rap- idly. The syndicalist elements are be- ginning to side with the Communist Party. More and more the workers are learning the truth about their leaders and about the great sacrifices being made ‘by those belonging to the Communist Party. The field of bat- tle, against the white terror is now principally occupied by those of great courage and revolutionary spirit. The latter are to be found mainly in the Communist Party. The Brazilian Party is only four years old. Its legal existence was lim- ited to the first four months. Its pres- ent membership totals twelve hundred and is organized in shop nuclei. The strongest section of the Party is in |Sao Paulo where the greatest indus- trial development is to be found. To- day, however, most of the Commun- ists have deserted the city, except those who could not make their get- away. Industry here is relatively speaking still small. Modern machin- ery has not been fully introduced. Small shops predominate. Tho indus- try has not yet been trustified as completely as in the United States and other countries, foreign capital is very strong, and controls every rail- ‘road in the country. -A Canadian company controls the railways in Rio and pays the most miserable wages. This British corporation has great in- fluence with the government and exer- cises a decisive voice in its policies. American Finance Is Here. The National City Bank of New York has great branches in every port and city of Brazil. Numerous other American enterprises of considerable strength wield great influence on the government and really dictate its poli- cies. Let us consider the recent revolu- tion and try to trace its origin. First | of all it should be understood that this revolution can in no way be con- sidered a proletarian revolution. It is | a@ military revolution, but not a Fas- cisti outbreak of the type that took place in Spain and Italy. This is true despite the fact that all the proclama- tions and propaganda resorted to by the Fascist leaders in their attempts to give a Fascist coloring to the) revolution. A few military officers who were in ppposition to the present government were imprisoned. This struck terror in the hearts of other officers who feared that the same fate would be- fall them. Here we have the immedi- ate cause of the outbreak. Also, here and there were a few members of the working class involved in the revolu- tionary activities. The military rebels do not have a definite policy to guide them, If there were a well organized Party, with sufficient strength, it could step in and formulate a poltcy which would win for these leaders the sup- port of the intolerably exploited masses, and give an entirely new turn and character to the revolt. It was precisely this fear that was up- permost in the minds of the Brazilian government leaders, and _ incited | them to resort to the most brutal sup- pression and murder. This also ac- counts for the latest attempts to break up the labor movement and to imprison its leaders. On the whole, however, the masses seem to be in- different to the military movement. The present Brazilian government would be much better off if it would not resort to suppression of the workers’ organization at this time. To Translate Lovestone. In conclusion let me say that I have conferred with the leaders of the above mentioned Federation of Labor, They all appear to be very much in- terested in a general revolutionary Pan-American conference. They cer: tainly will participate in it. We are ure planning to translate the pamphlet on American Imperialism by Comrade Jay Lovestone, My next reports will deal with the present situation in Santos and Sao Paulo, the centers of the recent revo- Jutionary activities. Wi ROUMANIA MAKES PREPARATION FOR MOVE ON RUSSIA Is Tool of Imperialism in France (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) BUCHAREST, Sept. 22.—The.ma- chinery’ of the international anti-Sov- iet oficialdom, which {ts operating here, continues to send out rumors of Bolshevik raids on the frontler of Rou- mania. Roumania French Fool. It is understood that Roumania is the instrument of France who is at the head of an international conspir- acy to throw the Roumanian workers into a war against Russia. The government of Roumania is said to be strengthening its forces in Bessarabia, presumably in preparation for an attack on the Russian border. Bessarabia is now under the control of the Bratiano government of. Rou- mania, having been carved out of Rus- sia against the will of the Bessarabian people, shortly after the Russian revo- lution. Officers of the Roumanian army have for years been under the training of French army officials, and France has given financial aid to the Rouman- jan government. The money which France uses for this purpose is sup- plied by loans from J. P. Morgan. The proximity of Roumania to Bul- garia, a country in which the Com- munist party is showing enormous strength, is understood to be another reason for the desire of France and of other capitalist countries to keep control of Roumania. Some Interesting Views on War by a 100 Percenter (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) SPRINGFIELD, Il., Sept. 22,—Mrs. George T. Palmer, president of the Illi- nois Federation of Women’s Clubs had a copy of the DAILY WORKER hand- ed to her and the first thing she saw was a cartoon which pictured the hor- rors of war. ‘This made her very mad. She immediately sent her pic- ture to the capitalist press here and issued a statement which was given wide publicity. It would be a terrible state of af- faits not to have any wars to send her husband and sons to, she said. She admires a fighting man. Then she blamed Germany for the militarism thrust upon the world, She wound up this very consistent reasoning by giv- ing her position on war. More wars and more preparedness for war, she said, will completely wipe out mili- tarism. Maybe she believes in a fu- ture pacifism after all the men are killed out. But war was not the only subject this intelligent lady discussed when she sent her picture to the press. She also has an opinion on other things. |For instance, she called the American |Civil Liberties Union a wantop out- rage and she said she did not want free speech and free press in America. She said she was a 100 per cent Amer- ican. ILLINOIS SHOPGRAFTS WORKERS IN 27 MONTH BATTLE AGAINST BOSS SALEM, Ill., Sept. 22.— For 27 months the shop crafts on the Chi- cago & Eastern Iilinois have been holding out in their strike against the road, which is attempting to maintain its equipment with strike- The Salem Federation of Railway Employes, comprising the shopmen on strike reports that the side traéks of the road all over the systém are crowded with bad order cars, Poor equipment and lack of business caused the company to op- erate at a loss all summer. Wrecks resulting from bad equipment and miserable shop work are reported frequent. The C. & E. 1, shopmen walked out with their fellows all over the country in July, 1922, as a protest against wage cuts, farming out of contracts and destruction of union working conditions. UNCLE WIGGILY’S TRICKS OVERWORKED MANICURISTS FORM | night. | Pagano and Mario Adinolfi, an- }union and an organizer in the ;Journeymen Barbers’ Union. | Pagano and Mario Adinoffi, an- jother barber, are assisting the /sirls in their new venture to improve |the vile conditions which have exist- ed so long in the hairdressing shops |and beauty parlors. With the barbers’ {union now admitting women barbers \to its ranks, the day may come when |the manicurists and beauty parlor workers will join the barbers in a na- |tional union. Adinolfi would not pre- dict, when interviewed, but shrugged |his shoulders and said, “Maybe. We must organize the girls here first?’ Gurley Flynn Helps. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, always ac- tive where there is a chance to help organize the workers, addressed the first meeting of the beauty parlor girls and may speak to the meetings plan- ned for the immediate future in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Gurley Flynn told the girls not to mind the efforts to poke fun at the new union. She pointed’ out that the Actors’ Equity, the barbers’ union, and almost all un- jons were mocked and taunted by newspapers and antagonistic interests, but that in the end the workers found their organizations commanded re- spect and won them better conditions. The manicure girls themselves were all in a hubbub about the new organ- ization and the chance it will give them to win better conditions from their employers. All sorts of tales of long hours and meagre wages were told in the meeting and.in the little groups after, What a Tip Means. “If a fellow gives you a fifty cent tip, he wants something for it besides a good manicure. It means a luncheon engagement at least.” “The women don’t tip at all in our beauty parlor and the men who come in just kid us and leave a dime.” “We get only $10 a week and if I make $18’ with tips I’m doing well!” “And I paid my boss $50 to learn the business and then didn’t get a raise in a year!” “We don’t even get the holidays off in the beauty parlors. The manicur- ists who work in the barber shop*at least get that much of a_ rest—or chance to do their little household duties,” “Let’s get an 8-hour shift and if the beauty parlor bosses want to stay open half the night they can use two or three shifts of girls. I never get a chance to go anywhere or see any- one except in the shop and you can’t talk to your friends there.” Plan Training Schools. These were some of the bits of con- versation floating around the hall. The girls are planning to have their own training schools and eliminate the hold-up agencies which train so poorly and then don’t get their pupils jobs. The tipping system was vigorously condemned but the girls reiterated that their living depended upon tips, “I wish we could get away from the tipping system and get real wag- es. Tipping makes us feel so servile sometimes and it puts such a false valuation on service,” commented one of the girls. Want No Monkey Competition. ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 22.—The fact of evolution received a serious set- back in Georgia, when the committee on education in the lower house of the legislature reported favorably on a bill to withhold’ state aid from any school or othér institution that teach- es evolution. Georgia is one of the most illiterate states in the Union. Fascisti Fail Again! TURIN, Sept. 22—The fifth an nual nationat congress of Italian jur- ists and lawyers, meeting in Turin, despite Fascisti opposition today re- affirmed the principle of complete li- erty for the press. INDEPENDENT UNION TO CARRY ON DRIVE FOR GOOD CONDITIONS By ESTHER LOWELL. (For Federated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—Proof enough that.the manicurists {and beauty parlor girl workers work overtime is shown by the scheduling of meetings of their new union for 10 o’cclock at The first meeting was held in Styvesant Casino with an enthusiastic crowd of girls present in spite of the fact that most | of them were dead tired after their long, hard day of work. The neat new charter of the Independent Beauty Parlor | Workers’ organization was exhibited to the gathering by Anthony} | Your Union Meeting | | Fourth Tuesday, September, 23, Name of Local and No. Place of Meeting 183 Boot and Shoe Workers, 1939 Mil-| waukee Ave. 21 Bricklayers, $12 W. Monroe St. 378 Brick and Clay Workers, Paving Inspectors, 166 W. Washington St. | Calumet Join Council, 514 W. 17th Street. 58 Carpenters, Diversey and Sheffield 141 Carpenters, 1023 E. 75th St. 272 Carpenters, Moose Hall, Chicago Heights. : 461 Carpenters, Witten’s Hall, High-| land Park, Ill. 1786 Carpenters, Springfield and 26th. « Clerks, Grocery, 59 W. Van Buren 16 Street. Conductors (Sleeping Car), Capitol Bidg., 10.2, m. P tricidms, 505 §. State St. tricians, 741 S. Western Ave. Engineers (Loc.), 5058 Wentworth Avenue. 402 Engineers, 180 W. Washington St. 645 Engineers (Loc,), 2433 W. Roose- velt Road. 826 Engineers (Loc.), 2647 W. 35th St. Egg Inspectors, 418 N. Clark St. Federal Employes, 64 W. Randolph St Federal Union, 3046 W. 26th St. Firemen and’ Enginemen, Ogden and Taylor. Hatters (Trimmers), 166 W. Wash- ington St. 8 Hod Carriers, 225 E. 15th St., Chi- cago Heights, Il. é 6 Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison St. Hod Carriers, 62nd and La Vergne Avenue. : Hod Carriers, 814 W. Harrison St. Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W ‘Van Buren. Leather Workers, 777 W. Adams St. Leather Workers, 777 W. Adams St. Machinists, 2548 S. Homan Ave. ts, 4126 W. Lake St. 6234 Princeton Ave. s, 175 W. Washington 381 Ele 1030—E le: 302 Street. Meat Cutters, 9206 Houston Ave. Marine Fire and Ollers, 357 N. Clark. Musicians, 175 W. Washington St., jing or sending to the WORKERS’ SCHOOL IN NEW YORK NOW HAS NEW BUREAU To Collect Data for Use of Party Workers NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—The Work- ers’ school is organizing a clipping ser- vice for party campaign workers and speakers. Data is being compiled on various’ phases of the labor move- ment and tendencies in politics with the aim of building up a permanent file of clippings to be available for ready reference. Aid Is Urged. All comrades and sympathizers are urged to help in this work by bring- chool any print- ed matéer they may be able to part with. Not only Communist publica- tions, but back numbers of the Call and any other socialist and labor pub- lications are welcome. While old copies of the DAILY WORKER, the Mass the Liberator, Soviet Russia, Soviet Russia Pictorial, Communist International, or International Press Correspondence are very important for records, the Nation, the New Re- public, Current History, the Federa- tionist, and Wall Street » Magazines may also be used to advantage. Immediate action on this is very necessary. Facts and comments are needed bearing upon a great variety of subjects, including Fascism, imperi- alism, labor disputes, immigration, capitalist courts, Soviet Russia, the Second and Thirdyinternationals, etc., etc. If the material cannot be deliver- ed by those who have it, the school will send someone for it when so noti- fied. In addition, the active assistance of a number of comrades is needed in entering these clippings and carrying on other research work. All volun- teers are urged to report for clipping and research service every Saturday at the headquarters of the school, 208 E. 12th St, Room 1, Saturday has been set aside as Mobilization Day at p. m. Nurses, Funk’s Hall, Oak Park. Painters, 20 W. Randolph St. ’ Painters, N. E. cor. California ani Madison. Painters, 6414 S. Halsted Painters, N. W, cor. State and 55th. PAINTERS, 220 W. OAK ST. Painters, Trumbull and Ogden Ave: Plasterers, Monroe and Peoria Sts. Plumbers, 1507 Ogden Ave. Plumbers, 18 W. Washington St. Plumbers, 4111 W. Madison St. Railway Carmen, Odd_ Fellows’ Hall, Blue Island, Ill., 7:30 p. m. Railway Carmen, 11037 Michigan ‘Avenue, Railway Carmen, 5324 S. Halsted Street. : Railway Clerks, 549 W. Washington Street. fi Railway Clerks, Moose” Hall, Chi- cago Heights. Railway Clerks, 5438 S. Halsted St. Railway Clerks, 509 W. Washing- ton St. : Railroad Trainmen, 3359 W. Madi- n. ters’ District Council, 220 S. St. Ashiand Blvd. Teamsters (Auto), 220 S. Ashland vd. 8, 180 W. Washington St. Waiters, 234 W. Randolph St. (Note—Unless otherwise stated meetings are at 8 p. m.) Five More Victims of Race Riots Are Tile all Paroled from Pen) NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—Five more Negroes, former members of the 24th infantry have been paroled from Leay- enworth penitentiary, where were serving life sentences, the Na- tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People announces. The men were serving life sentences for the so-called Houston riot during wartime. Forty-nine of the Houston men are still imprisoned out of the 67 originally sent there. Four have died, the others were paroled. Thir- teen were hanged on evidence, which the N. A. A. C. P. declares would never have hanged white men, The troyble started with insults and vio- lence offered to colored girls in Hous- ton by white soldiers. Cline’s Hardships Are Lightened. DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 22.— Charles Cline, life term prisoner for an alleged murder in connection with a freedom expedition against the Mexican dicta tor, Diaz, has been transferred from the prison farm to the main peniten- tiary at Huntsville. The labor press of the country reeently carried appeals to have the sick man transferred back from the inhuman prison farm.to the work he was accustomed to within the walls, oe) A LAUG they | the Workers’ School, and this should q{enlist the co-operation of comrades interested in developing a real edu cational institution of the party in New York. Banker Frames \ Cotton Growers of California . (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) IMPERIAL VALLEY, Cal., Sept. 22. —A banker of the Imperial Valley ob- tained a large loan from the larger banks in Los Angeles, to finance the cotton growers this year. In the contract that this banker drew up with the growers, he insert- ed a clause that in case the Los An- geles bankers crowded him for money on their loan, he reserved the right to sell some of the farmers’ cotton at the market price. However, he told them that this was not a likelihood. Later, when cotton was down to 25 cents, this banker notified the farm- ers that he had to sell 25 bales of leach one’s crop, as the Los Angeles banks demanded payment of part of |the loan. This constitutes the entire crop of a good many growers, and under the ex- | pensive methods of farming in the Im- perial Valley, the crop has already cost the farmers 25 cents per pound to raise. Farmers say that if they live up te their contract, they will have to har- vest the crop and get nothing for the work of harvesting. Since then, cotton has gone up, and after the harvest cotton usually goes much higher, so by helding the cotton 60 days the bankers will double their money, Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Expert Dental Service for 20 Ye 645 SMITHFIELD ST. 1627 CENTER AVE. WANTED—Comrades, men and wom: en, earn extra money, spare time, send stamp for particul S. Cruden, Box 66, Xenia, Ohio. HH FOR THE CHILDREN S “TM put_a rubber cord on Squeakie’s block.” |: