The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 6, 1924, Page 3

Monday, October 6, 1924 Sess seneceenenones LA. | na WHEELER APES | IN WITH THE DOLLARS! .|/PAFT'S COURT CLAIM WOOD'S SILENT CALVIN ON QUESTIONS Refused to Testify Against Himself To the DAILY WORKER:— Two capitalist candidates for vice-president have paid a visit to the Twin Cities within the last week. One of them, Mr. Dawes, pleaded for voteq in order that the constjtution might be saved from destruc- tion, the other, Mr. Wheeler, tried hard to leave the impres- sion with his hearers, that if he and his running mate LaFollette were elected, corruption in gov- ernment would come to an end. The excuses for the election as offered by the one were as flimsy and foolish as those of- fered by the_other. Neither one had any remedies to offer the producing class for the present economic ills. The big question uppermost in the minds of both is, the elevation to a high and important public office. Both Fail to Answer. While addressing their meetings in the Twin Cities, both Wheeler and Dawes were confronted with certain questions. Both of them failed to answer. The questions to Mr. Wheeler were submitted by the writer in typewritten form, but they might as well have been addressed to the “unknown soldier” as far as the reply was concerned. The questions sub- mitted to Mr. Wheeler were as fol- lows: “1, What material difference will it make to the toilers in the industries and upon the land, whether Mr. La- Follette s elected president of the United Siates or Calvin Coolidge? “2. Profits lie at the very basis of all capitalist production. It cannot function without profit. Profits result in growing wealth concentration and poverty, misery, crime, and corrupts our public officials, our institutions of learning and the public press. The above evils are the effects which flow from our present system of wealth production for profit instead of use. What remedy have you for these eco- nomic ills? “3. By what means do you pro- pose to obtain government ownership of railroads? If by floating tax-free bonds to buy the roads, who are go- Ing to buy the bonds, and who are go- Ing to pay the interest on the bonds? Represent Eeconomic Groups. “4. If political parties represent any- thing at all, they represent the inter- est of certain economic groups. If that is true, how can you, as a mem- ber of the democratic party represent- ing the banking and land-owning in- terests, and Mr. LaFollette, a member of the republican party, representing the manufacturing interests of this country, how can you both properly represent the economic interests of the farmers and workers who are both being exploited by the very ele- ments you represent as members of the republican and democratic par- ties? “5. How was it possible for Mr. La- Follette who is now seeking the votes of the farmers and workers, to make common cause with organized wealth and reaction, and its servile press, in attacking the June 17 convention, a convention to which every worker's and farmer’s organization in this coun- try has been invited. “Please read each question before you attempt to answer it. There will be many workers present at your St. Paul meeting tonight who will be in- terested to hear your answers to the above questions. Please avoid gener- _alities as much as possible as well as the calling of names and isms in your ‘wswers.” Wheeler Was Mum. The above questions were signed and delivered to Mr. Wheeler at an open air meeting, which he addressed at seven corners in Minneapolis just before departing for the auditorium meeting scheduled at St. Paul that same evening. Mr. Wheeler, true to the form of the class he represents, did ndét answer the questions. He found it-more easy and convenient to point to the corruption of those hold- ing the office he and LaFollette is COOLIDGE MANAGERS TRY TO BLEED WORKERS IN U. S. CIVIL SERVICE (By The Fi WASHINGTON, Oct, 5.—Investigation of charges that campaign funds are being collected by the republican party organization from civil bey employes has been started here by the National Civf Service Reform League, THE DAILY WORKER [" is denied, unanimously, that the Campaign Fund Stamp Books and the Contribution Lists sent to party members and sympa- thizers were broadcasted as samples of the excellent printing our own DAILY WORKER printing plant can produce. The Campaign Fund Stamps are to be sold, in the shop, in your neighborhood, at meetings, EVERYWHERE. The bright, presentable, educational, appealing Contribution List is to be used to get contributions with, EVERYWHERE. If either of these “money getters” is still resting serenely in one of your thirteen pockets (talking to the men) or in the north- west extremity of your vanity case (talking to the women) then OUT WITH IT AND INTO ACTION WITH IT. Working men and women are willing, anxious to give to the|Once more the U. S. supreme Workers Party campaign fund. This is verified every day by the|court is to hear arguments on exceptionally long lists of 25 cent, 50 cent, $1.00 and $5.00 con-|the famous Coronado Coal Co. tributions sent in on the official contribution lists. hs \ * A total of $16.45 was obtained on list 9344 by M. 8S. of Valier, Ill, from 30 workers. * The American-Lithuanian Workers’ Literaturé Society of New Britain, Conn., denated $25.00 out of its treas- ury. Geo. L., Wilton, Cal. Ukr. Br., W. P., Minneapolis R, Stiegler, list 13816. Matth. Winkler, list Frank Zamek * $ 1.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 4.00 “Here is my response to the LaFol- lette campaign manager for a contri- bution. Am sending $5.00 for Foster and Gitlow, the standard bearers of the Workers Party which in the near future will unite all intelligent work- ers and farmers under one banner for the. overturn of capitalism.”—A. M., San Pedro, Cal. *¢ V. Shrtic, list 6057 * $5.00 S. H. Babcock .. 5.00 Johanna Cozier, list 2259: 10.00 5.00 Angelo Lachinsa, list 22604.. eee ® The largest number of contributors and the largest contribution for the day came on a list circulated by J. Dulinskas. Upon his list No. 11840, a total of 85 workers contributed 947.00. 8 se A. Sampalinsky, list 6698 B. Poleshook, list 12471 J. G. Reinmiller * Dillonvale, Ohio, not nearly so large a city as Akron, Youngstown, Cin- cinnati, sets an example. Thru the activity of J. K. Jr., Local Union 2059 contributed $10.00. The Y,. W. L. branch at Bradley contributed $5.00. And J. K. Jr. upon list 21743 col- lected $15.05 from 27 other workers. A ieee “Am a little late with my remit- HEARS ATTACK ON THE MINERS Davis Appeared Last Time for Mine Owners (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.— suit for damages against the United Mine Workers of Amer- enclosing $20.50 form those who have |jca, paid me and am keeping list for fur- ther use.” This from F. BE. M., Con- cided that the tact, Nev. tact, Nev.? Who ever heard of Con- And yet here is a com- Two years ago the court de- lower courts were wrong in holding the sen- rade who has contact with dozens of |¢ral organization of the United workers even in this far removed|Mine Workers of America re- | place. CH gi Be Morris Weinzweig, list 948 Geo. Eral South-Slavic Br., Frankfort, IIL. $ 1.00 1.00 15.50 Geo. Nome ... 1.00 English Br., Astoria, Ore. 3.00 1.00 Osias Bercy, list 11492 « A. M. of Cleveland, Ohio, collected a total or $35.00 from 24 workers. There are about 500 other comrades in Cleveland who might do as well. eras E. A. of Revere, Mass., sent in the most interesting list. In large letters he wrote at the top of the list: “Please pass it along.” The list then travelled thru. the shop, workers signing both their names and the numbers the boss knows tnem by. A total of $5.05 was in this way col- lected in ten and 25 cent pieces on list 24453. * J. Creidenburg .. J. Jensen, list 676 IA. L.- DB le D S. Rukavina Anton Lohberger ** * One dollar each from sixteen work- ers totalled $16.00 on list 504 sent in by M. J. B., Mansfield, Ohio. aes woe “I am-sending money for Campaign Fund Stamps. Have not sold them all as yet. Will send the rest of the money after I have. We have re- ceived more money than we have sold stamps because many workers do not care to take their stamp but con- tribute anyway. A total of $38.95 has been collected so far.”—Marko su- tance due to conditions here. Am| nak, These mess es and remittances PROVE that money is WAITING FOR US, if we but go to the workers with the means the national office has provided for making collections. INTO ACTION TODAY! In with the Dollars! seeking, but Wheeler failed to inform his audience what benefit would be de- rived by the farmers and workers by merely changing office holders, and leave the source of the corruption un- disturbed. Neither LaFollette nor Wheeler has any intention’ to abolish corruption in public office. Neither of them is so ignorant as to really believe that such a thing is possible under the present system of wealth production Under the present capitalist system it pays to bribe and corrupt public of. ficials, and as long as it pays to bribe them they will be bribed. LaFollette prates about honesty in government. Where is he going to get these honest fellows? $25,000 Labor Skates. Perhaps he intends to fill his cabi- net with some of these $25,000 a year labor fakers, who fatten themselves at the expense and detriment of the labor movement, and who expel mem: bers of their unions because they hae pen to write an article on amalgama- tion or some other needed change which happens to be nauseous to their political nostrils. It would be interesting to know how many labor leaders we Mave in this country who would not sell a “Tea- pot Dome” for a hundred thousand dollar loan without security? We might also add, that a man who like LaFollette will stab to death an hon- est attempt on the part of poor work- ers and farmers to start a class politi- cal party of their own, cannot lay any strong claim on being honest. All there is to the LaFollette movement, is that LaFollette wants to be presi- dent of the United States. G. R. HEDLUND, Minneapolis, Minn. ited Press) rvice ‘with a view to indictemnt and criminal prosecution of the offenders. Willis B. Dye, chairman of the republican ways and means committe for Indiana, has been sending letters to federal civil servants in that sti reminding them that “voluntary contribution is very much needed,” and he adds, “for your further consideration will state that the uniform amount from the revenue department is $50. Please forward your check to the party collector.” Civil Service Commissioner Wales has notified federal employes to dis- regard any such implied threats, and to notify the commission of all attempts to collect money from them for campaign purposes. He says the Dye letters law, whieh provides a fine up to $5,000 and imprison-| 5» ‘campaign funds, by mali or in person, violate the spirit of f i) a, GET SOLDIERS FIRE ON TAMPICO WORKERS STRIKE IS CALLED All Unions Aroused by Atrocious Act from Tampico report that a serious situation has arisen from an encount- er between a federal terminal and striking workers. As a other sanguinary clash. According to the official report of on the strikers and the latter retali- ated. Two soldiers were severely wounded and many were slightly in- jured, while numerous strikers were also wounded. While the fight was going on three launches containing more strikers the bank and prevented them from landing. The labor unions in Tampico have telegraphed to President Obregon, protesting against the action of the military, and the atmosphere is now so charged that the proposed demon- stration is causing apprehension among the business element in Tam- pico. Militarism in New Zealand. sponsible for damage done dur- | ing a strike, conducted by Local Union No. 21 in the Arkansas | field, to properties of the com- | pany and to its business. | Kicked Back and Forth. The supreme court held that the company had not shown that the strike was called in order to inter- fere with interstate commerce, and hence it was a case for the state courts. Going to back to the lower court, the Coronado concern argued that it had gathered new evidence showing such conspiracy to interfere with in- |terstate commerce by means of the strike of some years previous. The pany, which has now appealed. claims that Local Union No. 21 itself violated federal anti-trust laws by ob- ; structing the mining of coal. Million Dollars Tied Up. Over $1,000,000. of the funds of the |claim involved in the first suit. W. Davis appeared before the supreme court as counsel for the company, the last time the issue was argued. DARK PROSPECTS FOR FARMERS IN “GOLDEN WEST” Mass Meetings Protest Against t Debt Plan .. By H. M. BARTHOLOMEW. (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) SASKATOON, Sask., Oct. 5.—The reception of the debt adjustment plan of the Farmers’ Union of Canada by the provincial government of Sas- katchewan, has met with quick re- sponse from the rank and file of the} Mass meetings have been | farmers. held in many places to protest against this rotten tactic of the “farmer” gov- ernment. with indignation. Desperate Situation. The situation among the farmers of “the golden west” is desperate. Debts ere mounting and seizures will soon become the order of the day. And in (Special to the DAILY WORKER.) | this desperate plight the farmers are MEXICO CITY, Oct. 5.—Dispatches| ‘emanding immediate action to pro- tect themselves from the invasion of predator” interests. In this fight the Sturgis Lodge of the Farmers’ Union detachment | is taking the lead by circularizing all guarding the Mexican Gulf Petroleum | lodges of the union with the follow- ing resolution: Whereas, we, the members of the result a general strike is threatened | styrgis local of the Farmers’ Union with a demonstration by workmen of Canada, are in no way which, it is feared, may lead to an-| with any plan of debt adjustment satisfied that has to date been published; And whereas we are especially dis- the captain commanding the troops, | satisfied with the plan outlined in a group of ‘strikers approached the|“The Western Producer,” under date company’s terminal. The troops fired |of September 18, 1924; To Protect Agriculture. And whereas the time has come when a definite plan of action must be in readiness in order to protect the agricultural industry during the present season; “ Therefore, be it resolved, that we, came down the river to aid their com-|ine members of the Fi : panions, but the troops formed along | o¢ Banana, ‘armers’ Union go on record as favoring the use of organized resistance to hinder any or all who purpose mak- ing seizures, carrying on foreclosures ete., until a living wage of $800 per lower court decided against the oon It United Mine Workers of America| were tied up for years by the damage | John | The farmers are boiling | quarter-section ofland shall have been secured; as has been laid down by 9 ame OCTOBER LABOR HERALD IS NOW OUT; CONTENTS OF INTEREST TO MILITANTS The October issue of The Labor Herald is now on sale. As usual it is filled with articles of the greatest importance to militant workers, and particularly those who are active in the struggle against the reactionary bureaucracy of Gompers and Co. Wm. Z. Foster contributes his views on the present political situa- tion in an article entitled: “LaFol- lette, Gompers and Debs.” , This ar- ticle brilliantly deals with the poli- cies advocated by LaFollette, ifie middie class leader; Gompers, la- bor faker; and Debs the sentimen- talist. Tim Buck, delegate from the T. U. E. L. Canadian section, and the Canadian Communist Party to the congresses of the Communist International and the Red Labor Union International, contributes an article dealing with the decisions of the recent congress of the R. I. L. U. In “Infantile Leftism in the O. B. U.” Jack Johnstone deals with the problem of the One Big Union of Winnipeg, and shows what havoc the “infantile leftism’” of the leaders of this dual union has wrought in the labor movement of Western Can- ada, Even this partial list of the con- tents of the October Labor Hearld should whet the appetite of every militant sufficient to force him to secure a copy of this revolution- ary magazine. Secretaries of all local T. U. E. L. groups are asked to call at the local office, Room 203, 166 W. Wash- ington St. and get their bundles of the Labor Herald. WAR DEPARTMENT SPIES ON ALL ARMY OFFICERS Cost $50,000 to Watch Paxton Hibben (By Federated Press.) NEW YORK, Oct. .5.—Espionage is the most extravagant and wasteful hobby a government can inulge in, Capt. Paxton Hibben told the League for Mutual Aid at the Civic Club in an address on the subject of his trial by a military court which has been tem- porarily suspended during the absence of Brig. Gen. Barclay Parsons, presi- dent. of the court. Costly Espionage. “It has cost at the very least $50,000 since 1917 to have me watched, my mail opened and tested for secret writing, my apartment broken into and my effects searched, my move- mets checked in the United States and abroad, and hundreds of reports com- piled on my life from the time I was born to date, and all for nothing. Not one single thing has been found that would connect me in any way with subversive activities of any kind. The very bomb squad detectives assigned to follow me and report on what I said at meetings to raise funds for the relief of starving children in Russia were forced to testify under oath that I ‘had been guilty of no radical utterances.’ Hour by Hour Report, “Hundreds of others have been simi- larly watched at like expense. I have been informed that the military intelli- gence division of the war department has a detailed hour-by-hour report on every single general officer who served in France—where he dined, whom he dined with, what they talked about, and, in the case it was a woman, where—if at all—he left her after dinner was over. The most in- timate personal details are officially collected and filed away in a file that could conceivably be of use only to a blackmailer. This is what the mania for espionage leads to. Started with Burns. “Even'the rabidest 100 per centers don’t get their money's worth out of such espionage. For in my case, the espionage began at the instigation of William J. Burns, who was working for a foreign—the British—government, and the question at issue in the be- ginning was not in the least whether I was a good American or not, but whether I was a good Britisher, who approved of everything England was doing in Ireland and elsewhere, back the members of the Farmers’ Union|!" 1916 and 1917. Burns was the cost- we beg to make the following sug- gestions: ; 1, The broadcasting of the demands of Canada in their annual convention; |!iest investment the United States In the case of organized resistance | Vet made.” Independence Day Is DOreary MEXICO CITY.—Sept. 16, Mexico's WELLINGTON, New Zealand—The | the union by means of speeches, |Day of Independence, was celebrated National Peace council of New Zea: land protests against the action of the military authorities in sending re- cruiters thru the schools of the coun- try. “Such an invasion of our scholastic institfitions, by any person or per- sons having for their object the in- fluencing of scholars to enlist in either the army, navy or air forces, is subversive to the best interests of and an unjustifiable intru- sion into the sanctity of the educa- tion system of New Zealand, and is deliberately devised for the ais artic leaflets and posters; by long lines of cadets colorfully at- 2. Appeals to all farmer and labor tired, a weary soldiery and a shabby organizations asking for help; 3. Definite organizational ma: stance, There is every reason to believe that this appeal will meet with a y response from the organi farmers of the debt-ridden west Canada, 'T STAMP BY GETTING A N MEMBER FOR TH cavalry. There was little enthusiasm a work |in the people as the military bands among the farmers with a view to kept the soldiery in step. Not a cheer was heard as the hundreds of uniform. ed’ men filed past. Tho Mexican is WA zed | political manifestation halt the size—| of/and the people would have cheered, themselves hoarse in the capital or the large cities. The Mexican of the EARN YOUR COMMUNIST MER |rural provinces is different, neither 'W | political nor military parades exite| “Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. Page Three WORDS AID TO | FILIPINO STAND Show Elections Held in Islands Were Orderly (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—! Governor General Wood, in his last annual report to the Secre- tary of War which has been! transmitted to congress thru the President of the United States, has strengthened the| claim of the Filipino people that | a stable government has al- ready been established in the Philippine Islands, the condition precedent imposed by congress to the granting cf Philippine independence. Quote General's Own Words. Governor Wood, despite his known |opposition ‘to Philippine independence and to their claim that a stable gov-| ernment has already been establis in the Philippines, said in his 1922 nual report: | “During the year general elections were held. They were the most or- derly elections ever held in the| Islands. f% can be stated that thruout} the Archipelago, there were no seri- ous disturbances. All parties admit n. that the elections were failry and honestly conducted. The number of complaints have been strikingly) small.” | In his message to the Philippine leg-| islature, Governor Wood. had the fol-| j|lowing to say: | | “I congratulate you and thru you| |the Filipino people, on the orderly and | |lawful conduct of the recent ejections |which, notwithstanding the keenness) \conducted. with due regard to the |rights of the candidates and with the} |which would be a credit to any peo- |ple.” Of previous elections, similar| |commendations were made by previ- ous governors-generals. Filipino leaders declare that the | Filipino government is entirely self- | supporting and has been so since the jestablishment of civil government in jmow chief justice of the supreme jcourt of the United States. The teras- jury of the United States has not and {is not now contributing a single cent jas aid in the administration of the |Island, the Philippine government be- ing entirely supported from taxes paid by the Filipino people. Pachene ‘This Was Sent Out by Press : Agent of LaFolletie | WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Why don’t | Coolidge hire a hall or a ball park |for his political meetings, instead 0’ | | using government property, rent free? | That question is being asked more | and more disgustedly by his opponents |as “Cautious Cal” stays inside the big jiron fence of the White House grounds, and invites crowds of pil- jgrims to trample down the grass and wear out the floors of the official resi- dence. Photographers and radio en- gineers keep him before the public as |constantly identified with the White House. His campaign advisers have discovered that with a president, as with hereditary royalty, there is au- thority drawn from the mere fact of being seen and heard against a pala the Islands in 1901 by William H. Taft, | How | About : Eternity? OUR OFF-HAND ANSWER WOULD BE— After we are dead, there will be lots of time! But after we are dead, time does not mean a thing to us! Today, to a REAL COMMUN- IST, there are not enough hours in the day nor days in the year to commit a satisfactory num- |ber of “crimes” against capi« talism. Today, to a Communist, time, every minute of it, is divided |into definite hours and days for definite tasks. HERE ARE ~~”) IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE CALENDAR of the struggle and the appearance ot OF EVERY REVOLU.- }a strong new party in the field, ware} TIONIST AND AN INSPIRING : IAS. : October 12th | Every party branch will hold a special meeting on this date. Every party member will attend. Every party member will place an order for a 50c litera- ture unit; composed of 137 pieces, with the branch secre- tary. THIS LITERATURE. | UNIT CONSISTS OF 100 Campaign Leaflets.. 20c¢ 25 Campaign Stickers.. 5e 2 Campaign Pamphlets.... 15¢ 10 Daily Workers.......... 10c The branch secretary will at once send the total number of orders placed by the individual members to the national office. MONEY MUST ACCOMPANY, ALL ORDERS. The national office will rush to the branches the literature, ordered. “i tial background. The fact is that not even Theodore Roosevelt ever used the executive mansion as a political sounding-board. nor did Woodrow Wilson ever think of employing it as a rostrum, as Cool- idge is doing. They went out among the voters, and their party committees October 26th November 2nd hired the halls. The political race was made from scratch. Coolidge i ts | |upon the handicap start. It impresses | the crowd, he believes, and gives him | a pretext for refusal to be heckled on | his record. Soviet Russia Very Busy in Developing the Use of the Radio| (Special to The Daily Worker) LENINGRAD, Oct. 5,—Soviet Rus- sia is energetically fostering the de- velopment of radio within her bor-| ders. There are now forty sending | stations, each with a radius of 2,000 miles, and these commercial stations | are being rapidly supplemented with a/ network of ‘smaller broadcasting sta. | tions operating on lower wave! lengths. The manufacture of radio supplies is a government monopoly and prizes | are offered for inventions adapting ap- | paratus to special Russian conditions. | Tho Russian workers hail the radio as another means of wiping out bar- riers between city worker and peas- ant, between literate and illiterate and between the diverse language groups. Broadcast programs are under super- vision of the commissariat of educa- tfon, under the direction of its head, A. V. Lunacharsky, All sending ap- paratus is under strict government control to prevent anti-working class use DURING THIS WEEK EVERY PARTY MEM.- BER WILL DISTRIB- UTE LITERATURE, 22,000 Communist cam- paigners will go forth with Pieces of Literature Naam Three Million Workers