The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 31, 1924, Page 1

| | ~~ THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND 191. FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT “Vol. Il. No. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. THE DAILY WORKER. | -Mntered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Poot Office at Chicago, Iilineis under the Act of March 3, 1879. ‘FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1924 seize 220 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER BH ss MEA Se aha CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. [Communist Candidates | Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW. | Price 3 Cents GREATEST COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN Workers Party and LaFollette Statement by the Central Executive Committee of the Workers Party of America. ARTIN W. LITTLETON, speak- Ing at’ an American, Defense Society dinner In New York City, sought to prove that the progressive candidate, Senator LaFollette has the support of the Communists arid the “Reds.” This charge by Little. ton has since been taken up by newepapers and Is being spread over the eountry. The Workers Party has no brief , to defend Senator LaFollette against accusations of this character. It does, however, hold a brief to defend Communism and the Workers (Com- munist) Party against any insinua- tlen or suggestion that Senator La- Follette’s candidacy can or will aid it in realizing itsgaims in the United States—that is, a proletarian revolu- tion, establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat, thru building a Soviet government, and the trans formation of capitalism into a Com- munist society. ~ The basis of Mr. Littleton’s charg- es is an article entitled “Are We For LaFollette,” by C. E, Ruthen- berg, executive secretary of the Workers Party, which apepared in the Daily Worker of April 10, of this year. ‘ This article, after repudiating everything that LaFollette stands for, and declaring categorically that no Communist could be for LaFol- lette in the following terms: “We AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. ussia by France. Yet the pod rated Papers relegated it to a few lines in inconspicuous parts of the papers. This was no mere coincidence. France was Russia’s chief enemy in Europe, at least her most open enemy. In my opinion, England is the most ef- ficient and smooth conspirator against the Workers’ Republic while the Unit- ed States is the most, implacable and boneheaded. But France did the dirty work openly and spent millions financ- ing wars and rebellions against the Soviet Republic. eee OW, France has followed Boris Savinkoff in deciding that the power of the Russian workers and peasants cannot be broken. It makes the best of a bad situation. Charles Eyans Hughes must receive the news with a shudder. His last hope is gone and when Japan makes a treaty with Moscow, as‘is expected in a few days, the bearded Baptist and Silent Cal, will be alone in their isolation, but for Switzerland and a few other po RMR of little importance. The capitalist papers did not want to feature this néws tho they made much of the British foreign office forgery, and editorialized on the Soviet Re- public's lack of morals and respect for treaties. eee ‘ROM the start The DAILY WORK- ER branded the alleged Zinoviev note as a forgery. It was just as crude as the bunk William J. Burns was in the habit of putting out. The capitalist “papers lied consistently about the incident. They claimed that France was holding up Russian recog- ‘nition on account of the “plot.” The DAILY WORKER correspondents in Europe sent the news and time has proven that it was correct. Now even Ramsay MacDonald’s ministers admit that the thing was a forgery. The moral is, that anything appearing in \ the capitalist press should be held guilty until proven innocent. oe * ENATOR King of Utah, a Mor- mon, if that is anything to be proud of, delivered a speech in Salt Lake City recently, in which he stat- ed that Kerensky could have stamped out the Russian revolution, if he had gotten after it in time, “He was a (Continued on page 6) are not and cannot be for LaFollette because we are Communists and when we say we are Communists we say that the road to the emanci- pation of the workers and exploited farmers from the oppression and ex- ploitation of capitalism is thru a proletarian revolution, Soviets and the dictatorship of the proletariat and not thru a LaFollette govern- ment,” continues and makes the fol- lowing statement of policy: “What has been said above does not, however, answer the, question whether we shall support LaFol- Jette If he is nominated on a.farm- er-labor ticket. Should that, come about, and it seems very likely, then we will unquestionably support La- Follette in the election campaign along with the masses of workers and farmers who are behind the farmer-labor’ movement. We are against LaFollette. We know that the political victory of the workers and exploited farmers lies over the dead body that is politically of La- Follette. We will say this to the working class of this country.” The conditions here laid down, on which the Workers Party conceived it was possible that it might accept under protest the candidacy of La- Follette, was that he be a candidate on the farmer-labor ticket. This policy was further empha- sized by the Workers Party at the St. Paul farmeriabor. convention at which it made the following declara- tion: “The only basis upon which the Workers Party will accept LaFol- lette as a candidate is If he agrees to run as the farmerlabor candidate, to accept that party’s platform and CAMPAIGN MEE Dunne Tells Farmers About Soviet Russia By WM. F. DUNNE, (Specia’ to the Daily Worker) RAYMOND, Mont. (By Mail.) —Morning. The branch line train stops. A few passengers alight from the single day coach. Two elevators, a general merchandise and a hardware store, a pool hall, a restaurant and a half-dozen houses, a long, low tower hall. So this is Raymond. The fields of amber wheat stubble stretch in an unbroken line to the horizon. Miles away is the smoke of a belated threshing rig. So this is Raymond, Montana, and there is to be a Workers Party meet- ing! There is no mistake because in the windows of the two stores are the bills—“Vote Communist!” and the pic- tures of Foster and Gitlow look out across the prairie. On the counter of the hardware store are dodgers advertising the meeting. At dinner in the little restaurant there are eight people. In the whole village there are no more than fifty living beings even tho one counts thi dogs and a tame cayote that is chain- ed up ba&k of the restaurant. But at Night! Night. The little town is lighted by the glare from a hundred. automobiles. The one street is crowded. Farmers and the:s families have come from fifty miles around. The town hall is crowded with 400 men and women. Kerosene vapor lamps. are hung up and sunburned neighbor greets sun- Chicago Workers! its control over his electoral cam- paign and campaign funds.” The Workers Party has carried on a campaign for two years for the fermation of a farmer-labor party. Its aim and object was to create a party representing an alllance be- tween the-workers of thé city and the workers of the land who would enter the political struggle fighting for their class interests. With such a party formed on a national scale, standing on a platform into which was written the class interests of the industrial workers and farmers, it was not a question of principle with the Workers Party who happen- ed to be the candidate of such a party. The essential thing was the formation of a class party with a class program which represented op- position and a struggle against the capitalist system and the capitalist parties, If Senator LaFollette was ready to be a candidate for the presidency of such a party and on such a plat- form and the great majority of those organizing and supporting such a party desired him as a candi- date, then the Workers Party was ready under protest, however, to ac- cept his candidacy. But even then, it declared its purpose of relentiess- ly criticising him and that the suc- cess of the workers’ and farmers’ movement would only come “over the dead body (politically) of Sen- ator LaFollette.” The Present Situation. The® situation which came about however, was not that described above. Senator LaFollette is not the candidate of a farmer-labor party. Senator LaFoleltte is not burned: neighbor, There are more women perhaps, than men. form. The speaker ‘1s "tatrodiosd in a few well-chosen words and for an hour and twenty minutes the audience alternately applauds and listens in perfect’ silence. Like to Hear About Russia. Every reference’ to Soviet Russia brings an outburst of approval and the Communist program provokes stormy applause. A collection of $40 is taken and the meeting thrown open for questions. And such questions—questions that gladden the heart of a Communist speaker, because they relate directly to the daily problems of these men and women—questions that show not mere curiosity but real attempts to find a way out, questions that show thought and study. The chairman announces that the floor will be cleared for a dance and that the restaurant will be open until |- one a. m. to take care of the hungry ones, Questions Asked and Answered. Men and women crowd around and shake the speaker’s hand. More ques- tions are asked and answered. “If you had time for another meeting in the southern part, we could carry this county for Foster and Gitlow,” says a farmer who has been in the fore- front of every struggle for the last seven years, “Fifty women have told me tonight that it’s the Communist ticket for them,” says another. Every few minutes someone slips up to the speaker and assures him that “this crowd is for the Workers Party candidates, Bill,” and then asks a question himself. It is half-past two in the morning when the speaker answers a last question and is driven across country to Plentywood, The pictures of Foster and Gitlow and “Vote Communist!” are still in the store windows and show up well in the glare of the headlights as the corner is turned and Raymond left behind, Pension for Garibaldi’s Widow. ROME, Oct. 30.— The cabinet has assigned a pension of $435 annually to the widow of Garibaldi. » TOUGHT! COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATION! Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Boulevard Speakers: HAMMERSMARK, SWABECK, LOONIN, SCHUCHTER AND OTHERS running on @ ptaftorm representing the clase interests of workers and farmers. Senator LaFollette is not the oandidate of’a party which is fighting against ¢apitaliem. Quite the reverse. Rudolph Spreckles, the multi-miliionaire San Francisco banker; one of the most ardent supporters of LaFollette, a member of ithe joint national com- mittee running the LaFollette cam- paign, states the situation quite clearly in telling why he Is for La- Follette, He says: “Today | am fighting for Bob LaFollette, not be- cause | am socialistic or radical, for | have quite a st@ke in the capital- Istlo system and § want to save that for my children. If reactionary In terests continue to ignore the will and well-being of the masses, upon whose sanction atl property rests, the masses may some day rise up in their wrath and destroy.” Spreckies is fér LaFollette be- cause LaFollette. will save capital- ism. The Workers Party's aim is to destroy capitalism, it is. against LaFollette and considers LaFollette a danger to ‘the Tabor movement of the United States because LaFol- letteism is creating the illusion that labor can gain something for itself thru his candidacy and the move- ment of which he is a part. Where- as, actually, LaFolletteism and the LaFollette movement can only be- tray labor as did Scheidemann in Germany and MacDonald in Eng- land. LaFollette and LaFolletteism do not represent the Industrial work- ers and farmers. it represents the independent businessmen men of the type of Rudolph Spreck- els, who want to save capitalism because they are making big profits out of the exploitation of labor. LaFolletteism represents the revolt of Independent business against big business and not a movement of la- bor againet capitalism. it Is be- cause the Communists really see that LaFollette is trying to destroy the movement of workers and farm- el for independent class action against the capitalist dictatorship in this country that the Workers Party, when its aim of creating a great mass farmerlabor party was not realized, nominated its own Com- munist candidates, Willlam Z. Foe ter and Benjamin Gitlow against the candidates of Wall Street, Coolidge and Davis and the candidates of the Ittle capitalists, LaFollette, LaFollette and LaFollettelsm is doing capitalism its greatest serv- ice. It is endeavoring to mislead and destroy the movement of the in- dustrial workers and farmers for a class fight, thru a class political party againet their exploiters and oppressors, by making thie move- ment the tail of the progressive movement which is a supporter and an upholder of the capitalist sys- tem. In place of supporting LaFollette and LaFolletteism the Workers (Communist) Party considers it its first great task to destroy the LaFol- lette illusion and to clear the way for a class movement of the workers and farmers against capitalism. Central Executive Committee, Workers Party of America, William Z. Foster, Chairman, Cc. E, Ruthenberg, Executive Sec retary. GAIN SEATS Liberal Party Ready for Undertaker Bulletin. LONDON, Oct. 30—With only 25 more constituencies to be heard from, the election returns show: Tories, 392; Labor, 150; Liberals, 39; others, including Communists, 9. The Tories are expected to win 400 or more seats. . . . (Special to the Dally Worker) LONDON, Oct. 30.—One of the most impressive facts aris- ing out of the British general election is the almost complete annihilation of the liberal party; its old chief Asquith going down to defeat in Paisley, a consti- tuency that had steadily gone liberal for over ninety years. The conservatives appear to have a parliamentary majority, tho the labor party polled more votes than it did in the last election. The Communists have. elected at least one candidate on the Commu- nist Party ticket. He is Saklatvala, a Hindoo. He won ont in the Battesea constituency, Tories Blustering. Conservatives are in high glee and are already boasting of adopting a more vigorous foreign policy, strong- ly hinting that the mew government will call on France for payment of its debt to England. Threats are also made to talk plain English to Rakovsky, the Soviet. en- ‘oy. But it should not be forgotten Rakovsky speaks French quite fluently and is very welcome to come to Paris and occupy the patace former- ly used by the czar’s ambassadors to the French metropolis. “We will hand Rakovsky his treaties and tell him to take them home and burn them,” said one tory fire eater today) But tempers: will have a chance to cool off before the tories come into office and while the labor party has lost in the parliamentary sense it emerges from this election stronger than ever. The strength of | labor under capitalism is never mani- fested’in the houses of parliament. It is outside in the and on the streets and it is admitted here quite generally that the temper of the Brit- ish working class has risen to such -}an extent within the past year that the battle for supremacy between the workers and their masters is certain to grow in intensity as a. result of this election Father than the reverse. Fascisti Booster Elected. Whe ‘etéctisi“or “Winston Charen, the favorite leader of the British fas- cisti is the cause of considerable com- ment. Formerly, a liberal Churchill ran this time on the tory ticket. He is one of the most rabid anti-labor baiters in England and the leader in the move for a united front between tories and liberals against labor. While the labor party did not lose as far as votes are concerned, it is generally admitted that MacDonald’s subserviency to the capitalists true to his social-democratic role, impaired the fighting efficiency of the labor organization. The right wing leadership can be blamed for the extent of the conserva- tive gains. In therfirst place, the Com- munists were refused membership in the labor party. This was done to show the capitalists that the Mac- Donald government “was not under the heel of the Communists.” The half- hearted defense of the Campbell ac- tion, the capitalistic attitude toward the Anglo-Russian treaty and finally, the muddling over the Zinoviev forg- ery, placed himself and his followers in a defensive position. Trying To Be Good. MacDonald lost prestige thru his ef- forts to prove his loyalty to the capi- talists. It is common talk here that after he put thru the Dawes’ plan, big business was ready for a new deal. It is safe to say, however, that the withdrawal of the Campbell prosecu- tion and the signing of the Russian treaties, both as a result of pressure from the left wing in the labor party and trade union movement was the real cause for the sudden decision of the capitalists to get rid of the labor government, They did not fear Mac- Donald, but they feared the masses behind him. The reactionary elements in the north of Ireland are cheered over the prospect of a tory government. It is quite possible that new disturbances in Ireland may result over the bound- ary question. Right Wingers Beaten. Out of a total of 545 seats report- ed, the tories are credited with 359; labor, 137; liberals, 37, and other par- ties, 12. The total membership of the house is 615. Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashland Auditerium. AS POLITICAL advance for the Workers Party election struggle on a national the country. candidates in three other states on third of the states of the country embracing the larger part of the industrial sections will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for Communist candidates thus expressing their support of Communist prin- ciples. Great Communist Propaganda Campaign. During the past two months more workers have heard Communism dis- cussed than ever before in a similar period in this country. Comrade Wm. Z. Foster, the presi-| dential candidate, has addressed over | fifty large mass meetings thruout the} country having travelled from the At-) |lantic to the Pacific and return. Benjamin Gitlow, the vice-presi-| dential candidate, has spoken before some seventy-five audiences covering | a large section of the country. In ad-| dition scores of other speakers, na- tionally and locally, , have addressed great mass meetings at which the workers has been presented. Publie meetings have not, however, been thé only means of Communist propaganda. The literature distrib- uted free and sold by the party has reached even. larger .masses of work- ers.. The national organization has distributed thru the party units some two million leaflets dealing with the issues of the campaign. A million copies of the national platform of the party were distributed and hundreds of thousands of copies of ‘leaflets on “Workers’ Rule vs, Capitalist Dicta- torship,” “Work or Wages For the Unemployed,” and the address to the socialist voters. In addition to these leaflets distributed free, 40,000 copies of the three pamphlets issued by the party for the campaign have been sold. These include the “LaFollette Tilusion” by Jay Lovestone, “Unem- ployment” by Earl R. Browder, and “Parties and Issues in the Campaign” by Alexander Bittelman. 10,00 copies of the program and constitution of the party have also been sold, bring- ing the total of pamphlets up to 50,000. Not Votes But Communists. The efforts of the Workers Party have been not merely to have the worker vote for the Communist can- didates, but to win their support for Communist principles. That this aim of the campaign has been achieved is indicated in the new members who have been brought into the party and the new party branches ‘which have been organized during the campaign. Both the number of mem- bers and the application for charters | has increased materially as a result of the widespread propaganda for }Communist principles carried on dur- ing the campaign. A Stronger Party, The Workers Party went into the campaign with no illusions as to the result. I- knew, however, that it could ‘Compaunists’-claim for support of the} achieve one thing during the cam- paign and that was to build a stronger Communist Party in the United States. Efforts have been directed towards that end. The result when the elec- tions are over will show that for it the campaign has been a victory, be- cause the Workers Party will be stronger in membership, stronger in New York Workers! ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, IS NEW MILESTONE FOR WORKERS PARTY FACTOR IN U. 5. By C, E. RUTHENBERG "eR Executive Secretary, Workers Party. The greatest Communist propaganda campaign ever staged in this country is coming to aclose. This campaign spells a new as a political factor and also in the field of bringing to the working masses an understanding of Communist principles and tactics. Altho the Workers Party has never before entered into an scale it has been successful in placing its presidential candidates on the ballot in thirteen of the states among these being both of the great industrial centers of. In addition it has been successful in placing local or state so that the workers in at least DEBATE BETWEEN TWO WORKERS ON SATURDAY IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Special to the Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 30— Great excitement is stirring here In anticipation of the big debate to be | held on Saturday evening, Nov. 1, at 8 p. m., at the New Labor Temple, 416 N. Franklin St, between two working men, both active in their trade union. The subject for de- bate is, “Is it more expedient for the labor movement to support Robert M. LaFollette rather than William Z. Foster.” Sander D. Genis of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers tax- ing the affirmative and Clarence A. Hathaway of the Machinists’ Union in the negative. A big crowd is expected. ers Party members be there. Work- political influence, stronger in the number of workers who stand behind the party and support it in its strug- gle’ to abolish ‘the capitalist system in the United States by establishing a workers’ and farmers’ government which will use its power to build a Communist society. The Wokers Party will go on from this, its first great campaign for Com- munism to greater achievements and greater victory in the future until the time comes when it will face Amer- ican capitalism. as the leader of the working class of this country in a decisive struggle for power. United States Tries To Bully Persia to Kill Three for Imbrie WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. — Increas ing pressure is being brought to bea on Persia by the United States for carrying out the death sentences im- posed on the murderers of Major Rob- ert W. Imbrie, American vice-consul, it was admitted by the state depart ment today. No formal note hes been dispatehed, however, the (representations being conducted by direct contact with the Persian foreign office. Three men were convicted and sen tenced to death for Imbrie’s murder, and only one of them has been exe cuted. It has been reported to this government that the other two have been commuted to short terms of im- | prisonment. Wall Street: Money Bulls Gore Each Other Over Roads NEW YORK, Oct. 30.— A terrific fight involving hundreds of millions of dollars, between B®. H. Harriman and the Gould interests for railroad \Supermacy was revealed here today for the first time by Edwin Gould, He was testifying in the suit for an ac jcounting of the $82,000,000 Jay Gould estate. jbefore a refree, in the collapse of the The fight ended, he testified, Gould lines. THE FINAL COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATION! WEBSTER HALL, 11th Street, Near 3rd Ave. Speakers: CANNON, GITLOW, OLGIN, POYNTZ, LORE, WINITSKY, TRACHTENBERG