The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 21, 1924, Page 1

—_ THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS' GOVERNMENT yp Vol. I. NowI82, ___ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: _ ————$—$—$——— LL TT ELE( EW In Chicago, Outside Chicago, AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. | age the Chicago Tribune is not so wt certain that Calvin Coolidge will be elected official janitor of the White House for the next four years. One of the Tribune's favorite political fore- casters has lost his customary assur- anco and now ventures to prophesy what will happen next year unless Silent Cal is elected. Chaos and dis- order! Militant democrats and pro- gressives threaten civil war if Cool- idge follows the advice of some of his cronies and continues to hold office indefinitely in case of a deadlock. Unemployment, starvation, etc. . ee Pas. ‘HE election campaign will not end on November 4 this year even for the capitalist parties. They will con- tinue to horse trade until March 4. ‘The Communists never end their poli- tical campaigns. On March 4, they count the noses of Communists and Communist sympathizers who can vote, draw a deep breath and start in on a new campaign. Election cam- paigns do not happen every week, but Communist campaigning never ends this side of the social revolution. 8 e ® HE big day for the Communists of the United Statesis not Nov. 4, but Nov. 7, the anniversary of the Russian revolution. In every city, town and hamlet where a Communist group exists, there will be a meeting or an affair of some kind to celebrate the greatest event in human history, the- establishment of the first prole- tarian government. Similar meetings cwill be held in every country in the world. Ours is indeed a world party. And every Communist in America, no matter how tired after the arduous la- bors of a campaign carried on under unusual handicaps, will put his should- ers, to the wheel and make the Novem- ber 7 meetings a huge success. . * . B is republican papers in Chicago, the Tribune, News and Post, have ‘all hopped onto the Jones bandwagon. Jones is the democratic candidate for governor of Illinois. Small is the re- publican candidate. What do capital- ist party labels mean now-a-days? Less than nothiwg. There is no difference between the two old parties and no fundamental difference between the LaFollette party and the two old ones. ‘Whatever difference appears now will fade away within a short time. They all stand for the capitalist system. ©. St MALL is rather fortunate in hav- ing the Tribune and News as op- ponents. The masses no longer heed those papers. The very fact that they oppose Small gives him prestige in (Continued on page 6) FOSTER EXPOSES LAFOLLETTE IN ELECTION DEALS Talks on Unemployment ard New War Threats (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 20.— William Z. Foster, noted ‘strike leader and Communist candi- date for president of the United States on the Workers Party ticket, in his speech delivered at New Star Casino here, was drastic in his criticism not alone of Coolidge and Davis, but par- ticularly of Robert M. LaFol- lette. Foster emphasized the com- ing unemployment crisis and the threat of anew war. Unscrupulous Politigal Trader. He said: “Robert M, LaFollette, the man who is being hailed as a Messiah by liberals, professional labor leadérs, and many misguided workers in the present campaign, is guilty of the most unscrupulous political trading ever witnessed in American politics. “Here in New York he is entering into a deal with Al Smith, the Tam- many candidate, with the socialist party in apparent agreement. LaFol- lette is to hand over the progressive and socialist votes to Smith, and in return Smith will knife Davis and throw his Tammany following to the Wisconsin senator. “LaFollette is posing as a martyr in California because there the su- preme court, influenced by the Cool- idge machine, refused to. allow his electors to go on the’ tallee Yet few days ago LaFollette agents, At- torney General Ekern (to whom he wrote the famous letter denouncing the Communists in thé St. Paul con- vention) and Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman, tried to pull the same stunt on the Workers Party presi- dential candidate in Wisconsin. It was only due to the aggressive action of the Workers Party and the wide publicity which it developed that forced LaFollette’s agents out of their untenable position and put the Communist candidates on the Wiscon- sin ballot. : Last Reserve of Capitalism. “LaFollette is the last reserve of capitalism, and he is performing the same historical function that Mac- Donald performs in England and Herriot in France. The LaFollette (Continued on Page 2.) by mail, $8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per year. SPOLANSKY IN NET AGAIN AS FACT JUGGLER Tampers with Truth in the Salsedo Case By MANUEL GOMEZ. Who killed Andrea Salsedo? Was it, as Jake Spolansky af- firms, fear of his own comrades, or was it hysteria induced by six weeks’ torture under the brutal police “third degree” that finally, in May, 1920, caused this mild-mannered young Italian idealist to fling himself from a window high up in.a building on Park Row, New York City? Once again, Spolansky’s CTIONS financial interest in playing up “conspiracy” has led him into tampering with dangerous, double-edged facts. The Labor Defense Council Happens To Know the Facts. As revealed here in the DAILY WORKER, they present: an indict- ment not only of Spolansky but of the whole degenerate police system, with its “confession” producing “goldfish rooms” in Chicago and its “chambers of horrors” in New York. In the Chicago Daily News of yes- terday, Spolansky tells of more fan- tastic plots; this time, for a change, Communist plots. He presents no evi- dence whatever, but to make his story seem realistic, he goes into detail about the homicide of Salsedo, which is one of the best-known cases in the history of the department; he retails, with fancy flourishes of his own, the old yarn fabricated by former Attor- ney-General A. Mitchell Palmer, when under fire for his “red raids” of 1920. As usual, Spolansky pretends to be telling the story for the first time. Spolansky’s Tale. Spolansky tells us how Salsedo, “an anarchist typesetter of Paterson, N. J.,” was arrested on evidence given to the detectives by a fellow anarchist by the name of Elia, and remained, “by his own free will” in the custody of the police over a period of weeks, during which time (says Spolansky) he “confessed to everything” an@ gave (Continued on page 2) On a Labor Faker’s Trail HIGH COURT UPHOLDS TEXAS STAND FARRINGTON SHOWN AS BOSS’ “INSIDE. MAN” Uses Union Constitution Against Coal Diggers By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. « (Article Eight.) The rank and file of the Illi- nois miners are firmly convinced that Frank Farrington is an agent of the Illinois coal opera- tors. When asked why, if this is the case, they continue to elect him, they grow resentful and declare that they have never voted for him. In fact, the writer traveled thru a hor part the coal mining districts of sstate and he did not meet a dozen miners who admit voted for Farrington. But counts the votes, which a big difference. There are many why the miners believe Farrington is a paid agent of the coal opera- tors. In the first place, they know he never works gratis. He always has had his out for the long green. His dealings with Frank L. Smith, the eandi- date for the rept nomina- tion FOR “STRICTLY WHITE PRIMARIES” (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The supreme court of the United States today affirmed action by Texas courts in holding legal “strictly white primaries” in Texas. A suit by C. N. Love and other colored citizens of Houston was brought against James S. Griffith and other members of the city democratic executive committee and the Houston election judges for ordering primary elections participated In by white citizens exclusively and denying the colored citizens a claimed right to vote for selection of candidates for city offices. The colored voters brought suit in the local court to restrain the demo- cratic executive committee from holding a strictly white ma 's primary. This court and other Texas state courts held the question was political and not Judicial and the courts were without jurisdiction, against Frank L. Lowden is evi- dence of this. According to Far- rington’s own testimony, he re- fused to move until Smith came across with the money. FARRINGTON IS (Note—In prévious articles it was stated that Smith wi democrat. He was a republican. Farrington, like Lewis, is a republican in poll- tics, tho he does not let political lines stand in the way of his deal- ings with the coal operators) Wanted Separate Pact. During the strike of 1922 Farring- ton, in opposition, to the decision of the International Executive Board tried to negotiate a separate agree- ment between District 12 and the coal . This plan was frustrated (Continued on page 6) Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge STRIKE OF 18000 MINERS THREATENS IN PENNSYLVANIA (Special to the Dally Worker) WILKES BARRE, Pa., Oct. 20.—A general strike of 18,000 miners at twenty collieries of the Glen Alden Coal company Is expected to break today due to the company’s utter disregard of the new wage agree- ment. The miners charge, thru their grievance committee, that the company is not living up to its agreemen with thé union. While the miners are working out final plans for the strike the com- pany is negotiating with John L, Lewis asking him to prevent the — THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illimois under the Act of Mareh 3, 1879. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1924 eB» 290 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO.,.4113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. ITSELF AT WAR WITH SOVIET RULE (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Anton K. arachun’s appeal for clemency, denied by Secretary of War Weeks, will be reconsidered as the result of a hearing given by, war department officials to Attorney Thomas M. Woodward and Roger. N. Baldwin, who are to file new briefs and present further evidence. years in prison for ertion, jun enlisted in the American forces during the war, altho he was He was sent to Siberia and forced to fight against his deserted, was captured, and was sentenced to serve 20 Woodward and Baldwin argued that Karachun could not be guilty of desertion to the authority of his own nation, nor be legally obligated to fight against his own people. But even if h e were guilty of desertion, the United States was not at war with Russia, and for desertion in time of peace the maximum legal penalty is 5 years imprisonment. He has already served 4 years. é Action by the partment is anticipated in 4 or 5 weeks. CANTON CITY Sun Yat Sen Chasing the Fascisti (Special to The Daily Worker) CANTON, Oct. 20.—Troops of Sun Yat Sen fully controlled the city today, altho fighting was in progress at the outskirts. ‘ore than 2,000 civilian cas- RS re- cent figh and looting. , .Fire started by the Fascisti has destroyed more than 1,500 homes. Refugees are continu- ing their flight toward Hong Kong and hundreds are pouring from the city. eee Chekiang Surrounded. SHANGHAI, Oct. 20.—The situation in the vicinity of Shanghai was un- changed today altho it was believed negotiations for the surrender of the Chekiangers enlistment of the Kiang- su armies would succeed shortly. More Kiangsu forces have arrived, completely surrounding the Chekiang- ers, who, however, still hold the north railway station, making resumption of rail service toward Nanking impos- sible. + 8 Chang Makes Gains. MUKDEN, Oct. 20. — Substantial Feng Tien gains on the outskirts of Shanhai-Kuan and Chin Wung Tao were claimed today. Despite a severe cold wave, heavy fighting continued with Wu Pei Fu personally leading his troops in a des- perate effort to check the Feng Tien advances. ROWAN FACTION KEEPS THELUL CASE IN COURT Convention Condemns the Injunction Sought While the |. W. W. convention now in session in Emmet Me- morial Hall was issuing a state- ment condemning the injunc- tion brot by the Rowan-Bower- /man faction, James Rowan was appearing yesterday before Master in Chancery Fred Bern- stein asking for a postponement of the case. When the temporary adminis- tration committee of the I. W. W., elected by the convention, asked Rowan “to withdraw the injunction proceedings from the capitalist Courts in the interests of the I W. W. as a whole,” Rowan refused point blank, de- claring he will go thru with the injunction. Griffith Withdraws Name. James Griffith declared in Bern- stein’s office yesterday that he wished his name withdrawn from connection with the injunction against the Doyle- Fisher group, as he recognizes the temporary administration committee's authority. The injunction hearing was again postponed by request of Rowan’s law- yer, William Bigelow. The Rowan group seem to be delaying proceedings as long as possible, the I. W. W. na- tional headquarters meanwhile being locked up by the temporary injunction. The statement sent by the conven- tion to the rank and file membership related what action has been taken Next Sunday Night and Every Sun- day Night, the Open Forum. GITLOW WILL GET _ HEARTY WELCOME AT REVERE, MASS, cial to the Daily Worker) REVERE, Mass., Oct. 20.—Ben- jamin Gitlow will speak here Thurs- day evening, at 8 o'clock, at Eagle’s Hall. Revere had a series of suc- cessful open air meetings during this campaign which has put the Workers Party in closer touch with the working masses. Especially ef- fective was the meeting with J. J. Ballam, candidate for governor of this state, who held the largest crowd we have had yet for fully two hours exposing the corruption of the two old parties and the be- trayal of the working cl: Follette. It was a ig! shoulder Communist talk and made clear to all workers that this sys- tem is crumbling and there is only one way to meet the situation, by the social revolution, Our campaign meetings have paved the way for a successful meet- ing for Comrade Gitlow Thursday night. Revere will close the elec- tion with this meeting and all preparations are re for a trem- endous demonstration. The city that earned a banner from the DAILY KER will not so far and asked the support of the membership in straightening out the controversy within the organization. Wastes Organization’s Funds. Fred Bernstein gave the wobblies something to think about when sitting as judge over the injunction case, he asked them why they didn’t settle their affairs out of court, but Rowan remained obdurate. “You are wast- ing all,the funds of your organization to no purpose,” said even the capital- ist judge, but Rowan declared he will go thru with his injunction against the Doyle-Fisher group. The temporary administration com- mittee, now conducting the affairs of the organization in the place of the suspended general executive board and the administration officers, an- nounced that George Williams has been appointed temporary business manager of the Industrial Solidarity and Industrial Pioneer, I. W. W. pub- ications, in the place of Frank Gal- lagher who resigned yesterday. Hold Up Audit. The auditing of all books and ac- counts of the I, W. W., by the conven- tion has been held in abeyance until the books of both factions can be se- cured and investigated. The griev- ance committee, which is to report on grievances not pertaining to the controversy, was told to get busy and hand in a definite report on which the convention might act. All suspended officers of both fac- tions have been ordered to appear be- fore the convention at ten o'clock thig morning and give their reports to the convention in written form, and to ~~ (Continued on page’ 3) al TPIT, SPECIAL DAILY WORKER ISSUES FOR NOV. 7TH Nov. 1 and Kev. 6 the Dates of Two Ex:‘tions Special editions of the DAIL © WORKER, in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the glorious Russian Revolu- tion, will be a feature of nation- wide celebrations that will be held by American Communists during the week of November. first to seventh. The DAILY WORKER will have two special editions for this working class celebration, one of which will appear Satur- day, Nov. 1, and the second of which will be issued Thursday, Nov. 6. Rally Our Best Writers. The pens of the ablest writers in the American and international Com- munist movement have been enlisted in the effort to make these special Russia’s Seventh Year numbers of the DAILY WORKER unparalelled in the history of celebration editions. This year’s anniversary is of partic- ular interest and importance to the workers, not only of Russia but of every other country, since it marks the definite rise to security and recon- struction. While the conditions of the workers of the European capitalist nations are becoming worse with the passage of days, while more .and more workers are feeling the bitter lash of starva- tion in the unemployment crisis in capitalist America, the workers of So- viet Russia are having their conditions bettered daily. Imperialist. powers, one after the other, are rushing to give belated re- cognition to the workers’ republic and any final doubt as to the stability of the Soviet regime and its retention of the confidence of the masses has been dispelled with the swift elimination of the last counter-revolutionary atempt in Georgia. Amorg the Contributors. Among those who will contribute to the special issues are: Stalin, sec- retary of the Russian Communist Party, William Z. Foster, Communist candidate for president, William - F. Dunne and J. Louis Engdahl, editors of the DAILY WORKER, Earl R. Browder, editor of The Workers Monthly, C. E. Ruthenberg, Workers Party secretary, Alexandél Bieiman, Max Bedacht, Oliver Carlson, ‘Tom John O'Flaherty, James P. Cannon, and a host of others. Workers Party branches all over the country are urged to send in their bundle orders for the DAILY WORK- ER special issues so that the amount to be printed may be calculated and no branches disappointed. Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. Join the Workers Party! 1. W. W, CONVENTION PLANS TO RE-WRITE ENTIRE CONSTITUTION The entire constitution of the |. W. W. is to be re-written from cover to cover, and the present constitu- tion of the organization has been laid on the table, following the ac- tion taken by the I. W. W. conven- tion in Emmet Memorial Hall, yes- terday. The convention passéd a report of the committee on constitution and by-laws declaring jolved that the constitution of the |. W. W. be re-written to conform to the prin- ciples of the preamble of the |. W. W. and that we accept the preamble of the |. W. W. written.” It ie admitted by the delegates that the constitution as it now stands is “inconsistent, contradicts itself in many Places, and in some parts conflicts with the preamble of the |. W. W. and the principles of a revolutionary working. clase organ- Communist Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW. Price 3 Cents ~ GERMANY elebrate Red Anniversary LOOKS AS IF U. S. CONSIDERED EBERT ISSUES DECREE ENDING THE REICHSTAG Means New Government After New Election (Special to The Daily Worker) | BERLIN, Oct. 20.—President Ebert, the socialist head of the German republic, this afternoon signed a decree dissolving the German Reichstag. This means a new govern- tuent and a general election. Compromise Fails Again. President Ebert’s action was prompted by the advice of his cabinet, all compromise having failed. The new elections will be for the people to determine whether or not they wish a nationalist government, | Chancellor Marx had spent the day |in an effort to extend the govern- ment coalition so as to include Ger- man nationalists in the cabinet. It had been hoped that dissolution of the Reichstag would be averted owing to the belief that such action would shatter world confidence in German financial and commercial stability. eee MacDonald in Hard Fight. LONDON, Oct. 20.— Premier Ram- say MacDonald, who is facing a hard fight for re-election to commons in the Aberayon district, issued an elec- tion statement today making direct ap- peal to the people to return to him to power. “I ask the country to give me power to carry on the work of the labor party,” said the manifesto. “If only a minority of the government labor- ites won it would rid the country of its confidence in the labor party. The ‘tories, gaining in confidence now are talking of securing a safe majority. SUPREME COURT FOR JURY TRIAL IN CONTEMPT CASE Decision Grows Out of Big Railroad Strike WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Strikers charged with contempt of federal in- junctions during the railroad strike |of 1922 are entitled to trial by fury, |the United tSates supreme court ruled today. A similar ruling was made in the case of persons accused of violating njunctions issued in other labor dis- | urbances. Claim Repairs Interfered With. The court sustained the right of Sam Michaelson and nine other rail- road workers to a jury trialona charge: of contempt in violating an injunction restraining interference with em- |Ployes of the Chicago, St. Paul, Min- |neapolis and Omaha railroad. They were charged with attempting to prevent repairs being made to locomotives. In another case the court said that S. C. Sandfeur, tried\in Kentucky without a jury for contempt of court, was entitled to a jury trial. He was charged withecontempt during a strike of employes of the Canoe Creek Coal company. Lower Courts Reversed. The circuit court of appeals in af- firming the district court held that the jury trial guarantee of the Clayton Act applied to the case, but held the act unconstitutional in this respect. The decision was reversed by the su- preme court. The supreme court of the United States today announced a recess from October 27 to November 17. 25 Dead in Movie Disaster ATHENS, Oct. 20. — Pickpockets were blamed by police today for the false alarm of fire and stampede which jeost 25 lives with 18 injured in a motion picture theatre here yesterday, Most of the victims were children, Mussolini Backs the Church, ROME, Oct. 20.—A special set of stamps, depicting the four principal Roman churches and the opening and closing of the jubilee will be issued to commemorate holy year, the govern: ment announced, . a