The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 10, 1924, Page 4

Page Four Special Detroit Communist Election Campaign Page THE DAILY WORKER cH Friday, October 10, 1924 MICHIGAN HITS NEW BLOW AT ‘WORKERS PARTY Bridgeman Convention Saw First Attack By CYRIL LAMBKIN. DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 9.— The state of Michigan has just struck its second blow at the Communist movement by ruling the Workers Party off the ballot. The first blow was struck more than two years ago when it joined with the federal gov- ernment in raiding the conven- tion of the Communist Party at Bridgeman and arresting many pi the leaders. Blow Will Prove Boomerang But just as the first blow not only failed to accomplish its object of des- troying the Communist movement, but on the contrary strengthened it, so the second blow will prove a boom- rang that will strike back at the @apitalist class. The Michigan election law contains @ provision that the state central committee of each political party is to be elected at the first party con- fvention held in the odd years, Ob- (viously, this is meant for established parties and not for parties appearing jon the ballots for the first time. As j@ matter of fact, such was the inter- (pretation given our party representa- jtive by the office of the secretary of igtate. | The party held its state convention lat which it nominated 15 electors and four candidates for state offices and lelected a state central committee. The ptate central committee certified the fmominations to the secretary of state and the 83 county election commis- pions. | LaFollette Ticket Gets 0. K. | Such, in fact, was the procedure followed by the LaFollette forces. But lthe LaFollette ticket was not ruled the ballot. Without doubt, the capitalist go- ment was glad of the opportunity to bar our party from the ballot. However, there is reason to believe that the state government which re- Presents the big capitalists intends indirectly to strike at LaFollette also. The politicians have not the courage to strike at him directly. But they reasoned that if we go to court and get an adverse ruling it would apply to LaFollette as well as to us. The party has engaged counsel and is going to fight to enter the elections in this state this fall. There is a bare possibility that a favorable order will be had. It is more likely that the decision will be unfavorable and we shall then have additional proof that demooracy is an illusion. PITTSBURGH, PA. DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Expert D. for 20 ¥: 645 SMITHFIELD S’ 4627 CENTER AV: Night and Morning to keep them Clean, Clear and Healthy Write for Free “Eye Care” or “Eye Beauty” Book Marine Co., Dopt. 1. .,9B. OhioSt.,Chicage llaam Z. Foster is here. the meeting. Editor's Note: In the following ar ticle, written especially for the DAILY WORKER, William Z. Foster, candi- date of the Workers Party for presi- | dent, states the Communist position on the co-operative movements. Fos- ter declares himself in favor of the | co-operative movement, when they are } run by real workers’ and farmers’ or- | ganizations. Foster points to the co- | operative movements in Soviet Russia }@s an example of co-operatives used | as a means for strengthening workers’ | | and farmers’ control of government. j oe By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. Communist Candidate for President. N the matter of co-operatives, I would say, speaking as the candi- DO NOT EXPECT PRINCE AT FOSTER’S MEETING IN DETROIT NEXT WEEK DETROIT, Oct. 9—The Prince of Wales will be in Detroit the day Wil- The prince Is coming for a part of the day Oct. 14. Foster will speak here the night of Oct. 14. The prinoe is not expected at Dunne’s Dates W. Frankfort, Il.—October 16. Christopher, Il.—October 17. Du Quoin, Tl.—October 18. Madison, {1,—October 19, afternoon. St. Louis, Mo.—October 19, evening. Belleville ictober 20 Collinsville, Hl—October | 22, Springfield, Il.—October 22. date of the Workers Party, the party of the Communists, for president, that I am whole-heartedly in favor of gen- uine co-operative organizations of the workers. The Communist movement, thru its leadership of the most power- ful co-operative movement in: the world, that of Soviet Russia, has prov- ed its devotion to the co-operative movement as a part of the general jmovement of the working class for jemancipation from capitalist exploita- |tion, and also the soundness of its leadership. Co-operatives, when based solidly upon the needs of the exploited mass- es, controlled by them, and run for service and not for profit, have proved themselves powerful instruments in the hands of the workers and working farmers in the struggle against the |gigantic organizations of the big cap- italists. It is necessary, however, that the co-operatives shall be controlled and |directed by the rank and file workers jand working farmers, and not by the | capital the professional bourgeois |experts and intellectuals. Otherwise, the co-operatives will cease to be ef- f ve fighting organizations against the enemies of the working class and will be turned into organs of class col- laboration, attempting to reconcile fundamental class conflicts, and there- fore sabotaging the struggle against exploitation. Genuine co-operatives always work in the closest contact with the political and economic organ- izations of the workers and working “LAW AND ORDER” AS SHE IS DETROIT, Oct. 9.—The Detroit police department, accompanied by col- umns of publicity in the local press, conducted a city-wide “clean-up” lasting 72 hours, all policemen working 12 hours a day Instead of eight. were 1,165 arrests, of which 278 were prohlbition cases. There The day after the “clean-up” ended 11 stick-up men working In three gangs robbed corporation paymasters of $26,391, in the hour between 11 and 12 o'clock. and assist in their daily struggles. All labor union members, unorganized workers, and working farmers should do everything in their power to build such fighting co-opera- tives, which, in addition to their every- day tasks must militantly favor a workers’ and farmers’ republic as a necessary pre-condition to the full de- velopment of the co-operatives. In conclusion, the Workers Party | pledges its most energetic assistance, in every field of action, to the co-op- erative movement, upbn the basis of the class struggle. We point to the glorious achievements of the co-opera- tive movement in the Union of Social- ist Soviet Republics as the proof of the soundness of our program. The thome of the most powerful and highly farmers, Foster Urges Real Workers’ Co-ops. developed co-operative movement in the world is Soviet Russia, where the power of the capitalist class has been broken and the foundations are being laid of a Communist society. Freiheit Singing Society Dance! The Freiheit Singing Society of Chi- cago announces that it will hold its annual dance on Saturday night, Oct. 11, at Roosevelt Hall, 3437 W. Roose- velt Road, and invites every Young Workers League and party member to come and join in the merrymaking. The Freiheit dances are always a success socially. Come and meet the bunch. Get a “sub” for the DAILY WORKER. doin the Workers Party! Extensive Ac By MARTIN ABERN. Fifty-six new members were taken in by the Workers Party, Local Chica- go, at the City Central Committee meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 7, which indi- cates that the membership drive is now on in earnest in Chicago. This meeting was the best attended and most lively one that has yet been held. Future signs point to even great- er activity. New members taken in were from the following branches: Douglas Park English, 1; Northwest English, 4; North Side English, 5; Irving Park English, 2; South Side English, 2; Englewood English, 1; Spanish Branch, 8; Lithuanian No. 56, 3; Greek Branch, 3; Ukrainian No. 1, 8; Italian 3ist Ward, 1; Russian Branch, 1; Lake View Scandinavian, 1; Finnish, 8; Italian W. 8S. No. 1, 1; Lettish, 5; Lithuanian No. 2, 1. A goodly number of union members were included in the 56, among them being four painters, machinists, typo- graphical, tailors, bricklayers, furriers, windowwashers, musicians, one each. There were also a number who will have to join unions. Spanish Branch Organized. A Spanish-speaking branch of eight, made up mainly of Mexican and Central American comrades was organized by Comrade Gomez. The branch looks very promising. All but one of them are stock yard workers. Comrade Tom Bell, T. U. E. L. local organizer, reported in detail on the in- dustrial activity in the various groups. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ group was in the best shape and was carrying on an excellent struggle in the union and in the shop, especially in conmection with the election cam- paign, was collecting funds for Foster and Gitlow and getting out propagan- da. Discussion on policy in trade un- j ions arose on the action of the Amal- gamated Food Workers’ group fail- |to put up a Communist candidate and a Communist program in the elections. |The matter was referred to the City | Executive Committee to bring in a de- | tailed report at the next C. C. C. meet- | ing. | In the case of a pecullar situation also existing among a number of party machinists the city executive commit- tee is also to take up this matter for final action. Strengthen T. U. E. L. More than ever the reports indicat- It is there that minds are open to t facing the working class, It is in organizer and fighter for the work fighter for the middle class. be added to that. possible to place It's up to you tories. Sell them everywhere. As revealed in an Analysis LaFollette, by Jay Lovestone. By Alexander Bittolman. It’s a gem, No worker should first reading this pamphlet... Unemployment— _ ers today. In lots of 6 or more at 35 per cont LITERATURE Workers Party of America 1113 Washington Blvd, Stir the Shops! The very best place to carry on a working class campaign is in the shops and factories where the workers gather to earn their living. that stand for concrete solutions of the problems of bread and butter most clearly, for example, the difference between Foster, the union (Editorial Daily Worker.) THE ABOVE “HITS THE NAIL” on the head. Nothing could THESE PAMPHLETS in the hands of the workers you work together with in shops and fao- Now is the time. The LaFollette Illusion— Parties and Issues in the Election Campaign— Questions and answers, how the dif- ferent parties view the conditions affecting the working class. nd How to Fight It, by Earl R. Browdor. This with the most important issue before the work- he measures, parties and candidates the shops that the workers will see ers, and LaFollette, the lawyer and reader, to do everything physically of the Political Role of Senato: Single copy... go to the polls this year without » 60 jount. Place your orders at once. DEPARTMENT Chicago, Ill. ed that the T U. E. L. groups must be strengthened and built and the min- ority movement in the unions organ- ized against the reactionary and bu- reaucratic union leaderhsip. This re- actionary leadership, recognizing the force of a revolutionary opposition is using every effort to break down the left wing movement. Our party com- rades must fight back and organize more strongly than ever within the unions and continue the struggle to win the trade unions to Communism. At the next general meeting of the T. U. E. L. the machinists’ and carpen- ters’ international conventions will be taken up as well as the policy of the left wing in the next national convention of the American Federation of Labor. Meanwhile, un- ion members, get to your group meet- ings; failure to attend will result in party action. Shop Nuclei Among Clothing Workers. A program is being worked out to organize shop nuclei among the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers party mem- bers and in the next few weeks it is expected that a number of shop nu- clei will be in existence. Thus the first actual and practical steps toward reorganization will have been taken. Some branches have not yet sent in their industrial registration. Only about 70 per cent of the registration in. To properly handle industrial trade union and shop nuclei work, we must have complete industrial regis- tration of every member. Shoot in your industrial registration. Thé Young Workers League dele- gate reported that the Chicago Young Workers League was doing better work than at any time during its ex- istenc® The league was reorganizing completely on a basis of the working area branch as a preliminary to com- plete reorganization on shop nuclei basis. The reorganization is to be completed by November 1, and 22 new nuclei are to be established within three months after the reorganization. A factory campaign on all mailing or- der houses is to be started in Novem- ber. Election Campaign Activity Increasing A detailed report on the last activi- ties in the election campaign was giv- en by Comrade Abern. re On the whole, he said, the Workers Party in Chicago had responded well to the campaign to place Workers Party candidateson theballot. Allofthe candidates went over and in the con- gressional districts we were success- ful in obtaining sufficient signatures to place five out of seven candidates on the ballot. (See other columns of the DAILY WORKER). All the districts made excellent at- tempts in the work, Dictrict 5 alone not doing by any means as well as it should have. The Young Yorkers League did especially good service in this campaign and in every district were responsible for a large share of signatures. The league is to be con- gratulated for its efforts. Dictrict 1 did a good job, the Englewood Y. W. L., South Side English and Scan- dinavian doing the best work. District 4 also went over, with a number of individuals, reported Com- rade Zokaitis, being mainly responsi- ble for putting Comrade Podkulski on the ballot. District 6, altho failing to get its candidate on the ballot, did very well towards the end of the campaign and if the comrades in that district had started out as well, there is no doubt that they would have gotten the dis- trict over. District 7 made the best job. This district where Comrade Hammers- mark was candidate was the best or- ganized; altho having the most signa- tures to obtain, 4,000, the job was done. Karl Marx Scandinavian was one of the branches that did excep \men’s Circles and lett wing teade pn- tionally well. District 8 went over, with the Mid- City English and Russian Young Workers League doing the main part of the work, and Italian, Greek and Polish comrades contributing their share. District 9, Jack Johnstone candi- date also went over. The North Side English, Finnish branch and Karl Liebknecht Y. W. L doing the best work, tho there were contributions all around from the rest of the branch- es. Altho the party organization re- sponded well to this first part of the campaign there were many organiza- tional defects, due mainly to our in- experience in this kind of Communist parliamentary activity. In future work of this sort we can be certain that even much better results will be obtained because of these experiences and the possibility of organizing the work much better beforehand. Never- theless we can feel that a good start has been made and now the job is to put over the second part of the Communist election campaign, Abern concluded. Many Meetings Being Held. © The congressional districts are now holding meetings in all of their dis- tricts for the candidates. District 1, Gordon Owens, candidate, will have a very large meeting Oct. 30, and will also distribute at that time, 20,000 leafiets on the Negro workers. District 9, 7 and others have already organized meetings. These are in ad- dition to regular street meetings be- ing held and which, as Comrade Maur- er reported, were still being held very successfully in many sections of town. Branches must see to it that their delegates get to the congressional dis- trict meetings and participate actively in this work. Foster-Gitlow Meeting on Sunday. On Sunday, Oct. 12, the big election mass meeting of the year will be held at Ashland Auditorium at 2:30 p, m. Comrades William Z. Foster, Benja- min Gitlow and William F. Dunne to be the main speakers. 30,000 DAILY WORKERS are to be distributed for this meeting and com- rades are requested to call at the lo- cal office to receive their share for dis- tribution at factories and from house to house. This special Chicago edi- tion also contains the state and local program which will very likely be is- sued in leaflet form. To help at this meeting, we also wish the branches to send as many girls as possible. They should report at 1:30 at the Ashland Auditorium. The straw ballot carried on by Workers Party, Local Chicago and the DAILY WORKER was very success- ful and was an excellent means of car- rying on our propaganda, getting clos- er to the factory workers and getting the DAILY WORKER before them The special DAILY WORKER Chica- go edition will be distributed at the factories where we hed held the straw balloting. Poll Watchers Needed for Nov. 3. Poll watchers will be required for the November 8 elections. Branches are asked to send in the names of comrades who will be able to act as poll watchers on that day. It should be easy to get a day off since it is common for workers to get off for that purpose right along. This is very im- portant if we are to make certain of registering the full Communist vote. Comrade Korn has replaced Comrade Karsner as campaign manager in Dis- trict 6, as Comrade Karsner has taken over other important work. As a suggestion tu the campaign managers, it was mentioned that wherever possible they got slides in the movies advertising the Communist candidates. Left Wing Conference Active. Tho left wing conference of Work- ionists are active in the Foster-Git- low campaign, raising funds, holding meetings and carrying on other prop* aganda. They are staging a parade Sunday morning for the Foster-Git- low meeting. They expect to raise $1,000 for the campaign. Get Campaign Funds. It need not be detailed here how great is the expense of a campaign. All branches have not contributed as they are able to. Local Chicago can and must do a great deal better. An urgent appeal is made that the branch- es push the sale of the campaign stamp books as well as other means of raising funds and send in the money at once to the local office. Thousands of dollars more should me in from Local Chicago. We are sure that the comrades wish to increase the cam- paign activity and will therefore re- spond. Collect funds in your shop as the Amalgamated Clothing Workers party members are already doing. Collect it from your friends, from house to house, get it any way you can, but get it and send it in. At all the meetings comrades must make certain to have application cards and to have the speaker make an appeal for membership. Where brnches have not yet done so, they should elect a committee which organ- izes a drive for new members, outlines } work for every members in the branch and sees that members and the branch as a whole are functioning. Earn your merit stamp! Get a new mem- ber or a subscriber to the DAILY names. NAME STREE: (Of: SEM ARNON aH 5 Pt tivity of Chicago Communists 1s Shown at 6.6.C. Meet WORKER. DAILY WORKER-Labor Defense Bazaar. The DAILY WORKER-Labor De- fense Bazaar to be held Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 is going ahead well. Local Chi- cago will also get 25 per cent of the proceeds, At the last meeting of the bazaar committee a very large attendance was at hand. Branches, however, should make sure of sending regular dele- gates to the next committee meeting to be held Saturday afternoon, 3 p. m., Oct. 18, at 722 Blue Island Ave., Greek Hall. Branches shall also take note that the Labor Defense Council has ex- tended its scope and is now handling all Workers Party cases. Much money is needed. Comrades paying their as- sessment this month should purchase as many additional defense stamps as they can, The South Slav branch reports that they are selling stamps for the cam- paign fund as well as doing other work. The Jewish Central Committee is organizing an educational program for the branches and also will havea Sunday morning open forum in two places. More Educational Activities. In addition to the open forum and the regular courses to be given in Chicago, there are to be other edu- cational activities. Recommendations of the educational council were ac- cepted: First, that all new members coming Party Activities Of Local Chicago Branch Meetings Friday, October 10, Scandinavian South Chicago, Gist St. Lettish Branch, 4359 Thomas St, 641 COMMUNIST STREET MEETINGS IN CHICAGO. Friday, Oct. 10. Roosevelt and Homan—Auspices D. P. Jewish branch. Speakers George Maurer and others. Wilton and Belmont— suspices North Side Y. W. L. branch. Speakers Karl Reeve and others, North Ave. and Fairfield—Auspices Northwest English branch. Speakers Arne Swabeck and others. Lawrence and Sawyer— Auspices Irving Park Workers Party and Young Workers’ League branches. Speakers Pete Herd and others. course of three lectures to be given quarterly. These lectures are to deal with the elements of Communism and the program of the Workers Party. Thus we will make certain that new members will be better acquainted with the Communist position. In addition, lectures are to be sent to the branches on questtions based on the decisions of of,the Fifth Con- gress of the Communist International. In this way in addition to the regular courses in education, branch educa tion can be extended. The city central committee meet ing indicated that the activities of the party were extending in all directions and that the party as a whole and its branches were going forward. Indus- trial activity must be increased many fold, and is now receiving more atten: tion than ever before. The DAILY WORKER must be built at all costs This is the big job before us. To aid in that direction the proceeds of the November 7th Soviet Anniversary Cel- ebration will be given to the DAILY WORKER. Every member of the party is ex- pected to become a member of THE DAILY WORKER BRICKLAYERS’ UNION, by subscribing to the DAILY WORKER or getting another worker to subscribe. Membership in the Bricklayers’ Union is compulsory and comrades who fail to join this union by getting subscribers in this organiz- ation drive to build up THE DAILY WORKER BRICKLAYERS’ UNION must answer to the party. Get into the drive. Build the DAILY WORKER. GET into the member- ship drive. 56 new members at the last meeting is better, but it is only a start. INTO THE UNIONS! OR- GANIZBE against the reactionary bu- reaucracy and win the unions to Com- munism. Build the Workers (Com- munist) Party! Next meeting of the City Central Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 722 into the party are to attend a special Blue Island Ave. ARE YOU IN THE D.W.B.U.? This is an active, live section of the Labor movement (The DAILY WORKER Bricklayers’ Union) who Until November 7 are carrying bricks to “Build the DAILY WORKER.” The first brick you send us automatically places you in this union. “We'll tell the world’ who every live member is by printing their We want YOU on the list. YOU’RE HIRED! 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