The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 29, 1924, Page 2

Page Two THE DAILY WORKER = PRINTERS SHO DECIDED DRIFT TO COMMUNISM Workers in Big Shop Cast Big F oster Vote William Z. Foster, Commun- ist candidate for president, re- ceived 14 per cent of the entire vote cast at the Cuneo-Henne- berry Company plant, the largest printing shop in Chi- cago. Of the 222 votes, Foster re- ceived 32, LaFollette 114, Cool- idge 56, Davis 19 and Andy Gump 1. Under the LaFollette Illusion. The 114 votes cast for LaFollette proves the strong hold the LaFollette illusion has on the imagination of the more enlightened workers in this plant, well as in almost all the others visited The Cuneo-Hennebery plant takes in two large buildings at 455 W. 22nd St. Several thousands of people are employed in these buildings.“ The large bulk of workers, however, eat their lunch inside the shop, only very few coming out of the building at the noon hour. When the news of the straw vote became known to them, the live wires, after eating their lunch, came out to talk to the comrades at the gate. In- telligent and wideawake, these work- ers eagerly discussed the campaign, the candidates and the DAILY WORKER. The idea of going to the shops and factories to get a true reg- istration of labor’s opinion on the present campaign especially appealed to them, and some of them even took ballots into the plant to their shop- mates. Voting Creates Excitement. The sidewalk in front of the plant was buzzing with excitement as little groups circled around the straw vote squad. In the conversation one out- standing fact was prominent, their complete severance from the two old parties. ‘ Why the Communists are putting up a candidate against LaFol- lette was the question put to the com- rades. The discussion and debates rallied around these two points. Would a worker be throwing away his vote on Foster, and what are the immediate ; covering the subjects of American Communist History; benefits to be derived from the LaFol- ‘ette campaigu? No one rooted for Coolidge’ or Davis. The whistle blew and they hurried back to work with promises to read the DAILY WORKER and learn more about the Workers Party of America. With the Cuneo-Henneberry shop the DAILY WORKER straw vote cam- paign in Chicago terminates. There were 6,003 votes cast in all. Out of these 629 were for Foster, 2,361 for LaFollette, 2,555 for Cool- idge, and 458 for Davis. This straw‘vote registers the opin- ions of the workers of Chicago more clearly than any straw vote taken in the city of Chicago, even more so than the vote that will be taken at the election polls, because it gives the trend of political development of the workers right in the factories, whether they are eligible to vote or not. Father Killed at Work; Widow and Children Starve (Special to the Daily Worker.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 28—A widow and her six children, one a baby in her arms and the oldest not quite 14, victims of capitalist greed, tell a story here of hardship and hunger. The husband, John Churnkno, was employed by the Pittsburgh Gas Coal company until June 10, when he was killed by an explosion at the plant. The little family, bereft of father and provider, started out for Milwaukee on the small sum secured from the sale of their few belongings in hope that in Bob LaFollette’s haven some work would be found for their mother. But all doors were closed to them, there was no work for the widow, and the little family, now without funds nor hope of a chance to work, wend-| ed their way to where they came} from, Pittsburgh. They were found by a policeman) late one night, huddled close together on the street, At the police station the | widow related a story of hardship and | suffering and of not a thing to eat for three full days. The Pittsburgh papers give a long account of the woman's plight, the! generosity of two citizens who fed the | principal industries in Chicago shows family at a restaurant, and the kind- hearted policeman who made them comfortable at the police station. But not anywhere is the question raised: Why were not the widow and chil- dren of John Churnkno provided .for when he was killed in an explosion in the factory of the Pittsburgh Gas Coal company? Republicans Clash With Police. ALTONA, Germany, Sept. 28.—A po- liceman was killed and three work- men and a woman were wounded in clashes between Hitlerites and repub- licans. |home with the presidential bacon or MANLEY DECLARES STRAWS SHOW THE PROLETARIAN WINDS BLOWING TOWARD COMMUNISM IN U.S. A.\_ By JOSEPH MANLEY, ‘ (Campaign Manager, Workers Party.) ESULTS of the straw balloting being conducted by the Workers Party of Chicago are indeed significant. The results of these ballots show a remarkable and rapid growth of a real revolutionary, proletarian movement in American’ industry, which to a surprising degree con- sciously recognizes that Communism is their only refuge from the moloch of American, trustified industry. The comparatively large vote being polled by Robert M, LaFollette in these straw ballots is not surprising. On the contrary, it is exactly the political phenomena that one acquainted with American political life in the past can only expect to now develop. It represents the last gasp of bourgeois democracy in its own homeland. EXPLAINS PROLETARIAN STRATA. The straw balloting shows that underneath this bourgeois democratic layer lies a basic, proletarian strata that is rising in revolutionary revolt against American capitalism. The proof of this lies not alone in the personal popularity of the head of our ticket with millions of Indus- trial workers, but rather in the conscious realization by the same workers that the political program of the Workers Party is the only effective method of opposing American capitalism, no matter in what guise It presents itself—whether in the name of Coolidge, Davis or LaFollette. These straw ballots have a highly educational value, both to the masses of workers who participate and to our party itself. These ballots give us direct contact with the masses of workers as no other method can. In an effective and direct manner it projects into the minds of the workers while actually on the job, a conscious realization of their predica- ment and has the tendency to make him develop a political choice. ‘ On the other hand they give those party members who conduct the balloting a direct contact with thei workers which is of inestimable value and enables them to develop “the common touch.” OTHER CITIES SHOULD GET BUSY. The straw balloting being conducted by the Workers Party of Chicago is an election achievement and can very well be. imitated by other city and district units of our party. THE STRAWS SHOW CLEARLY THAT THE PROLETARIAN WINDS ARE BLOWING TOWARDS COMMUNISM. CHICAGO WORKERS PARTY OFFERS CLASSES IN COMMUNIST HISTORY, ECONOMICS AND WORLD IMPERIALISM Designed to equip workers with facts and understanding for the struggle against capitalism, the Fall Study Classes of the Workers Party, Local Chi- cago, are to begin early next month, with a series of four different courses, Imperialism, the Final Stage of Capitalism; Elementary Marxian Economics and Advanced Marxism. Classes will meet once a week. They are open to Party mem- bers and to the workers in general. away. Each class is in charge of a comrade who is thoroly familiar with his subject, and the instruction is undoubtedly the best ever offered in the history of the local organization. The¢—————__________ instructors are: James P. Cannon, Earl R. Browder and Max Bedacht (all members of the Central Execu- tive Committee of the Workers Par- ty), and Manuel Gomez (member of the District Executive Committee). Following is a brief outline of the. various courses of study: ELEMENT- ARY MARXIAN ECONOMICS, in- structor, Browder. Meets every Wed- nesday, 8 p. m., at 2613 Hirsch Bivd., beginning Oct. 15, Takes up the process of production; shows where the boss’s profit comes from; ex- plains the meaning of such terms as “value,” “price,” etc.; analyzes the fundamental law back of the so- called Law of Supply and Demand; studies wages and the cost of liv- “Is la- Enrollments should be sent in right sia; coal, oil, iron and the next war; the catastrophic collapse. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNIST MOVEMENT; instruc- tor, Cannon. Meets every Tuesday, 8 p. m., at Technical School, 1902 W. Division St., beginning Nov, 11. Studies the roots of the Commun- ist moyement within the old social- ist party, I. W. W., etc. Treats the reaction of American working class to the Russian revolution and the founding of thé Comintern; the left wing in the S. P.; the split; the Communist Party and the Commun- ist Labor Party; the © “under- ground”; the Workers Party; bat- tle in the trade unions; “united front”; labor party policy; contem- Porary radical movements, The courses of study will cover a period of from 12 to 14 weeks. The tuition fee is $1.50 for one course; and 75c for each additional course. Enroll now, by communicating with the Workers Party, 166 W. Washing- ton St. In addition to the above-mentioned classes, the educational program of the Workers Party, Local Chicago, in- cludes several classes which are al- ready in progrss. Among them are the class in Tade Union Tactics, in charge of Arne Swabeck, district or- ganizer of the W. P., and the class in English for Foreign-Born Workers, in charge of Andrew Shelley. Both of these classes meet at 722 Blue Island Ave. It is still not too late to regis- ter for them. Comrade Swabeck’s class meets every Thursday night and Comrade Shelley’s class, every Wed- nesday night, 8 p. m. sharp. ing; answers the question: bor a commodity?” ADVANCED MARXISM, instructor, Max Bedacht. Meets every Sunday, 10:30 a. m., at Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd., beginning Oct, 12. After a general survey of Marx- ian theory, goes into history of the- ories of surplus value, following with analysis of the basis and func- tion of capitalism; positive and rela- tive surplus value; law of capital- ist accumulation; industrial and fi- nance capital: trusts; mechanics of international exploitation. IMPERIALISM, THE FINAL STAGE OF CAPITALISM; instructor, Manuel Gomez. Mleets every Sun- day, 3:30 p. m., at Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blivd., beginning Oct. 26, Struggle for empire. Rule of the banks; monopoly and decay of pro- ductive forces; export of capital; exploitation of colonial peoples; British Empire contrasted with one of the great empires of ancient times; foreign investment and for- eign policy; Dawes plan; how Wall Street fights for domination in Eu- rope, Mexico, South America and China; imperialism and Soviet Rus- The semi-centennial convention of the American Bankers’ Association opens here today. Dwight P. Morrow, of J. P. Morgan and Co., will address the first general session tomorrow morning. AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. (Continued from Page 1.) better conditions and showed them how to organize in order to render not. The G. O. P. can lose nothing|their numerical strength effective. by keeping the oil cans hidden away _* «@ until after the ballots are cast in No- vember. © is very vocal and blustering in his challenge to the “subversive forces” that are seeking to jimmy Coolidge out of the white house. But when the gallant general is asked to say a few words about his relations with the crook Lorimer, he is as silent as a clam except when he must say something and then he resorts to abuse. Dawes is one of the biggest wind bags in America and the most brazen and empty headed demagogue. Ce Sa HE remarkably heavy vote cast for William Z, Foster, in the straw ballot now being taken, in the that a goodly minority of the work- ers are not carried away by the La Follette propaganda and that despite the vicious attacks made upon the Communists by the capitalist press, the socialists and their labor faker al- lies, the workers who do their own thinking know that the, Communist program is the only one that will bring about their emancipation. The personality of William Z. Foster, is also responsible for the heavy Com- munist vote. He alone of all the presi- dential candidates stands forth as a revolutionary leader, who has battled for the workers in their struggles tor International Press Pageant a Friendly organizations please keep ENERAL CHARLES G. DAWES|r. GreaterNew York . waits Wwonnth Conpip October 91934 HAT NEW YORK BRANCH will have its name embroidered in gold upon the beautiful Red Silk Bol- shevik Banner that is now being made by the comrades of the Lithuanian Women’s Alliance? What branch will earn the distinction of being recog: nized as the best working branch in Greater New York when our presi- dential candidate presents this ban- ner at his meeting on October 19th? Will the words “Workers Party” or these three magic letters “Y. W. L.” be placed upon the banner at the close of the DAILY WORKER subscription contest? Who knows? Comrade Malkin, the newly elected DAILY WORKER agent of the Down- town English Branch says HE knows. He claims there is no question about it at all. His branch will win the Red Banner. And he hands in half a dozen subs to prove it. But Comrade L. Hirschman~of the Harlem English Branch thinks he has a word or two to say about the mat- ter, and slams in a list of ten new subs, just to show us what's coming. And he must be taken seriously, for under his inspiring leadership the Harlem English made the best record in the DAILY WORKER drive a year ago of any branch in the whole United States, and they are now determined to keep the laurels. They'll have to go some tho, for the Williamsburg English comrades are also girding their loins for the fray. At the last meeting they elected Mar- cel Scherer as their DAILY WORK- ER agent, and he'll have the active help of every member of that live ybranch in the effort to put it. ort, the And the field will not be left to the English speaking branches alone. Among the various language branches that have entered the lists there is the Harlem Jewish, which at this writing has sold more subscriptions than any other branch since the contest began. This is due largely to the spelndid work of Comrade Lena Greenberg, member of the Furriers’ Union, who has sold twenty subs for the twenty day that the contest has been running. She says that she’s only just started and to watch the “fur fly” when the other members of the branch also get busy. Among the branches of the Young Workers League there’s also some- thing stirring. The best individual record in the city to date is made by a member of the League, Comrade Bleeker, of Jewish Harlem No, 10, who has 21 subs to her credit, and Branch No. 12 in the Bronx seems particularly determined that “Youth shall win the day,” as well as the Bol- shevik Banner. The contest is warming up. 171 subs were secured in the last ten days and the rate is increasing from day to|‘ day. The total now stands at 286, se- cured by 56 comrades in 25 branches. This indicates what we may expect when the other 2,500 members and the other 50 New York branches pitch into the game, as THEY SURELY WILL before the final award of the Banner. The mark set to be reached in or- der to place the DAILY WORKER on the New York news stands will be far surpassed. Instead of the mere 500 subs by October 19th, we theref now raise the slogan’ AT LEAST 0} SUB ‘PER MEMBER in EVERY branch. The record on September 20 stood as follows: SECTION 1—English D, T.. 9: English W. S., 3; Jewish No, 1, 5; Jewish No, 2, 2; Russian No. 2, 12. SECTION | Il—Harlem English, 35: Czecho-Slovak, 1; Harlem Jewish, (27; Hungarian Yorkville, 1; Scandinavian, 2. SECTION Il—English’ No. 1, 4; English B., 1; Jewish No. 1, 4. SECTION IV—English Williamsburg, 13. SECTION V—English Brownsville, SECTION VI—Boro Park Mnglish, 7; German So. Brooklyn, 1. y No,'1, 5; Branch No. Y. W. L.—Bronx 2, 1; Jewish Harlem No. 10, 21; Branch No, 12, 19 Branch No. 14, 6; Branch No. 24, 6; Russian No. 28, 2. Juniors, Brownsville, 4. Sent direct to Chica, and not yet credited to branches, 53. * Unattached, not to be credited to branches, 46, Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. . Keep March 15th Open in New York Paris Commune Celebration at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, March 15th, afternoon and evening. this date in mind. City Executive Committee, Workers Party, New York City, What of This Rising Flood of Discontent -of Labor Everywhere? By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. TODAY: Europe is recovering from storms that swept over it during the past week. Not revolutionary storms. Only the storms that nature visits upon the earth, in greater or less intensity. But even these storms had their political significarice. It was noted that the devastation wrought in the remainder of Europe was forgotten by the capitalist press as it heralded Wave LENINGRAD NINE FEET UNDER A TIDAL Even this calamity, fallen upon the metropolis of the Soviet Republic, must be hailed by the subsidized press of the money kings, in the hope that it may help tear down the rule of the Workers and Peasants. . It is true that terrific winds did sweep the waters of the Baltic Sea up the Neva River, and into the canals of Lenin- grad, so that they did overflow, almost to the highmark of the floods of Nov. 7, 1824, a century ago. * * * * But Leningrad, like the agricultural districts hit by drought again this year, issued no appeal for help- to the capitalist world. The Russian workers and peasants are helping take care of their own. F.!A. Mackenzie, the Rus- sian correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, who never loses an opportunity to slander Soviet Rule, says in his cabled correspondence, that Moscow is pouring foodstuffs into the city. Mackenzie tells how martial law was declared on Wednesday morning, but admits that “public order was so good that it was'possible to end the martial-law period on Thursday evening,” less than two days after. “Fascisti” Dawes never heard of such “law and order” in the United States. * * * * It is interesting to read the decress that were issued: “Every person was ordered to clear the street in front of his house, before clearing his own rooms. Every provision store was ordered to reopen and remain open until mid- night and was forbidden under heavy penalties to raise prices.” American business would consider this last decree a greater calamity than the flood itself, no matter how great the proportions of the disaster. Mackenzie continues: “These orders were strictly obeyed, as | can personally testify. It was good to see pro- letarians, bourgeois, Communists and whilom aristocrats working side by side with the eagerness of volunteers, pumping out basements, collecting wooden paving blocks that had floated everywhere and generally cleaning up the city.” ¥ * * * Se But the Associated Press must have its final fling, de- claring that “spotted typhus has broken out in this storm- swept city, adding horrors to the flood.” If all the plagues that the Associated Press has visited upon Soviet Russia, since the Bolshevik Revolution, in 1917, had been realities, the whole face of the earth would have been swept bare of all humanity. But even in this Associated Press dispatch there breathes the hatred of capitalism, ho ing against hope, that somehow, sometime, no matter how, Soviet Rule will be destroyed. But that is a forlorn hope. s : * * * * It may be well to compare the discipline, courage and zeal of the Russians, in repairing the damage left by the flood at Leningrad, with the growing insubordination ram- pant in the Dutch army, for instance. It may be taken for abot that the spirit of the Dutch soldiers isn’t much dif- erent than that of the conscripts in the standing armies of other Western European nations. Perhaps it would be a good thing for American 100 per centers, who are so eager to show their pay-triotism; for the youth in the high schools, colleges and universities, who are having military drill forced upon them; for the victims of “Goose-step Day,” for the intended victims of the ap- tse “Anti-Red Week” arranged by the American egion head of the Bureau. of Education at Washington, to read what happens in little Holland, when the workers are called upon to do military service, to prepare for the next war. This report is als found in the cabled correspondence of the Chicago Daily News from Amsterdam as follows: “This year the fall maneuvers of the Dutch army in the southern. Provinces have sadly disappointed those Dutch officials who are con- stantly urging the necessity of stronger military forces in the Neth- erlands. “The maneuvers were characterized by acts of insubordination and even revolts among the-troops. The outbreaks were of a rather mfenac- ing character, showing the profound aversion of Dutch soldiers to mili- tary drill. FIGHT WITH MILITARY POLICE. arms and in prog there reluctant soldiers and the military inst their officers, the men protesting against the conditions in the cantonments, which had been partly inundated by the heavy rains of the last few weeks. “The military authorities intervened energetically, but in many cases were obliged to give way and order the evacuation 6f the camps. OFFICERS AFRAID OF ASSASSINATION. + * “In some cases the night exercises were canceled, the officers having declared that they were afraid to be with the men in the dark. “Meanwhile, the maneuvers showed many of the modern military means of defense and interesting specimens of strategy in the Dutch lowlands. They culminated in the presence of Queen Wilhelmina, who watched the movements of the troops in the co y of British, French and Belgian military attaches and representatives of the Swedish and Danish armies.” we * * * We might go ahead and compare this condition with the enthusiasm that prevails within the ranks of the Rus- sian Red Army. But that must wait for another time. Suf- fice it to say, that the Russians have something to live for. Famines and floods are temporary obstacles to the well- ordered advance of the new civilization that is rising in the land of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, The workers and peasants of Soviet Russia not only have something to live for, but they have something to fight for. They have their Red Army to protect the fruits of their triumphant revolution. \ In the rest of the world the workers also have’ some- thing to live for. They live to struggle to achieve their victory. They have something to fight against. * They must fight capitalist misrule until it is crushed. The rising flood of labor discontent that is sweeping all nations must in time engulf Morgan's Wall Street rule everywhere. he destruction ea go by this flood will be hailed with , enthusiasm and joy by all workers. Labor will clear away the debris, willingly and gladly,‘and in place of eo ruins of the — capitalist order, build the new social order— the Communist Society, aspiring to the highest welfare of all mankind. A / Mondey, September 29, 1924 UNMASK DEVER AS HOSTILE TO THE TEACHERS Mayor Has Power to Give Supt. Big Blow The organized teachers of Chicago, in appealing to Spring- field for aid in their struggle against an autocratic super- intendent of schools and a big business board, expect to find a legislature frienaly to their in- terests and disposed to help them to keep their union: intact, Nora O'Connor, organizer for the Chicago Teachers’ Federa- tion, told the DAILY WORKEK yesterday. The state legislature has again and again proved itselfy friendly to the Chicago teach- ers, it is claimed. . It is pointed out that it helped them secure a teachers’ pension fund in 1907. It helped them to keep this fund when it was attacked by business men and other political enemies. It helped them two years ago to secure a better system of pensions than they have had previously. Backed by 8,000 Teachers. _ “The legislature can’t resist helping us when they hear that the representa- tive we send them is the spokesman for eight thousand people,” is the way in which Margaret Haley, business agent of the federation, @xplains the attitude of the Springfield boty. Extreme disappointment has been expressed among the members of the federation with the attitude of Mayor Devergsin whom members of the fed- eration placed high hopes at the time of the last city election. _ Devet has the power to appoint four new members, for members whose terms have expired, and swing the balance of power in favor of the teachers. Of these four, three mem- bers are extremely inimical to the teachers. The fourth, John Dill Robert- son, who was appointed to the board in spite of the fact that he had just been exposed by the American Med- ical Association as the head of a fake diploma mill, the Bennett Medical College, resigned when he was of- fered a more lucrative job in the service of the government. Dever is Evasive. Dever’s attitude since the beginning of the open break between the teach- ers and Superintendent McAndrew, has been non-committal and evasive. Officials in the mayor's, office answer all questions as to what Dever intends to do by such statements as: “What can he do? What do you expect him to do?” It is hoped that Dever will give a definite statement of his position to the committee of three teachers, ap- pointed by the members of the feder- ation, who will visit him early this week. Fear Attack on Wages. The fears of the teachers that the attack. on councils would be followed by an attack on salaries has been heightened by the receipt of a letter by the principals of the schools, sent by Superintendent McAndrew and ask- ing that a commission be appointed to revise the salary schedule. Miss Haley has made public the fact that a letter written by the Teachers’ Federation and asking that the board «consider the abolition of the system of secret markings, was suppressed by the superintendent at the last meeting. The secret mark- ings given teachers on their examina- tions have for years been the subject of bitter controversy between the rank and file teachers and the board. Jack Johnstone to Speak at Imperial Hall on Thursday A campaign rally of interest to working class voters will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, at 8 p. m, at Im- perial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted, near Ful- lerton, and will be addressed by Jack W. Johnstone, Workers Party candi- date for congress in the 9th con- gressional district. Johnstone, who is ’ a well known militant in the labor movement, having been secretary of the Stockyards Workers’ Council many years ago, and today a delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor as well as assistant secretary of the Trade Union Educatjonal League, will explain the stand of the Workers Party on the numerous problems con-, fronting the workers of America to- day. Admission is free and all workers are urged to attend in masses, your wives and youngsters, Hear a working class candidte! . Taft Waddies Home, QUEBEC, Que., Sept. 28. — Chief Justice Taft of the United States Su- preme Court will leave here tomorrow for Washington, after spending the summer at Murray Bay. Subsoribe for “Your the DAILY WORKER, Daily,”