The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 8, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. II. No. 198. AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. OST people who know anything about China, and they are compar atively. few, thot China had a republic an form of government since tle Man- chu dynasty was overthrown. And it had—after a fashion. But a olvil war is a great scavenger and part of the rubbish brought to light by the battl- ing generals, Chang and Wu Pei Fu, and their assistants, is tie “boy em- peror” who was drawing the rather generous. allowance of $4,000,000 a year in & poverty-stricken country. . . . T took a christian general by the name of Feng to drop this monarch- ial specimen into the back yard and cut his pay to the proportions of that of an American movie villain. Dur- ing these years that China was sup- posed to be enjoying the blessings of republicanism—we write this with a sardonic grin—the poor workers of the celestial kingdom, were licking their chop sticks, while the “boy emperor” ‘waa worrying his head off trying to find @ way of spending his yearly pay check. see HNERAL FENG is reported to be a christian. Let us hope there is a Chinese brand. If there isn’t and Feng is akin to the tribe of which Am- erica boasts, the difference between what the young ex-emperor will re- ecive from now on and what he re- ceived in the past will not lighten the load on the backs of the Chinese work- ers, but it may give Feng a heavier pauneh. eee LL things considered, things are moving in China. ‘The capitalist papers tell us that the Chinese were just ag fond of their little boy emper- or with his $4,000,000 salary as when the Manchu dynasty reigned. Peculiar how the masses are always supposed. to adore their rulers. The Russian ’ Masses loved their little father! But today there is a ton of granite on his chest; or where his chest used to be, and ‘the Russian masses that he form- erly tyrannized over are breathing freely and going about with smiles on their faces. The American workers are supposed to revere the little nin- ecompoop in the White House, while the British slaves are praised for their loyalty to the crowned specimen of senility, who was born with a golden crown in his royal cradle. Bunk with- out end! ss ¢ 'HE boy emperor of China is lucky, so. far. But revolutions have a queer way with them. You can never tell what they are going to do next. The Chinese revolution is: not yet over by any means. Foreign capitalist pow- ers prevented the revolutionists from the job. But there are revo- lutionists yet in China whose appetite for the head of reaction is not whet. ted. Watch Sun Yat Sen. We cannot vouch for what he is going to de next or whether he will always be true to proved faithful: to the trust reposed in him. If had Yat Sen is successful plans, it is possible the "boy United Mine Workers of Amer- fea, is going to be rewarded for his services to the G. O. P. by the post of secretary of labor in the Coolidge cab- inet! James J. Davis, the present in- SUBSCRIPTION RATES: TRUTH A THE DAILY WO Bntered as Second-class matter September 41, 1988, at the Post Office at-Chicago, [lincis under the Act of March 8, 1879. ALL ITALY IS STIRRED BY NEW FASCIST CRIMES Province of Parma Is in State of Siege (Special to The Dally Worker) CHIASSO, Italo-Swiss fron- tier, Nov. 7—The province of Parma is today in a state of siege, and the governors of Trent, Milan, Turin, Verona and Trieste are preparing to estab- lish a rule of martial law in a desperate effort to quell the up- risings which have been flaring ip ail over Italy as a result of the shooting by Fascist militia of twelve ex-soldiers who were taking part in Armistice Day In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mall, $6.00 per year. selebrations in Rome. Fire On Celebrators. The demonstration of Nov. 4, the day on which peace was declared be- tween Austria and Italy, in 1918, was organized by Italia Libera, a liberal association opposed to the fascisti re- gime. The organization aroused the wrath of the blackshirts by. refusing to participate in the anniversary cele- bration of the fascist march on Rome two years ago, and by launching an appeal to the workers of the country to’ oppose the holding of the black- shirt™4jubilee.” While the sympathiz- ers of the Italia Liberia were match- ing thru the Piazza del Popolo, in Rome, a gang of blackshirt militia opened fire on them, killing one and wounding eleven. A tense situation has resulted. Gen- eral Varini of the militia has. chal- Garibaldi toa duel as | — lenged General @ result of Garibaldi’s manifesto charging the militia with responsi- bility for the attack in the Piazza del Popolo. Deputies Violo and Ponzio San Sebastino, up to now staunch sup- porters of fascist rule, have resigned from parliament following a visit to Mussolini, during which they attempt- ed to make him give up the dictator- ship. The fascisti, in their turn, are deter- mined to crush every attempt at re- bellion, even tho it be only symbolic. An ex-soldier in Brescia visited the graves of a number of ex-soldiers, and attempted to decorate the graves with red flowers and photographs of Giaco- mo Matteotti, socialist, who was slaim by a gang of fascist. Blackshirts seiz- ed the soldier and tore the flowers and photographs,from him. Mass Revolt Evident. But beneath the mere legal form of rebellion—beneath official visits to the premier and resigtiations from the parliament, runs the current of mass revolt. Labor organizations and the Communist Party are going about their tasks of organization with re- newed vigor, preparing the working class for the struggle which is immi- nent. Parma, the province which has been placed under martial law, is the center of syndicalism in Italy, and has been the scene of constant fight- "ling against the fascist government ever since the blackshirts. establish- ed themselves in power. In Parma, and in other labor and peasants’ cen- ters, workers’ organizations have launched manifestos, telling the work- res that now, if ever, is the time to raise She red flag and to take up arms against their oppressors. sumbent, will devote all his time to his fraternal organizations. That is business. The canny Welshman gets one iron man, or one dollar for every sucker he ropes into the Loyal der of Moose. It is said that Lewis not play a conspicuous part in the el@etion campaign owing to the fact that he wanted to keep on the right side Of the miners who supported La- Follette, because the worthy John L. intends to enter the lists against Gompers for the office of president of the American. Federation of Labor. That is Lewis’ greatest ambition, as he, in a lucid moment, confided to a friend of mine. = . . OHN L, /awie gets his reward if the Washington gossip means any- and this gossip comes from au- (Continued on Page 2.) ¥ The strictest.censorship has ,been established thruout the country. For- eign correspondents attempting to send news“thru the regular channels have been stopped. - Plenty of Broadcasting. WASHINGTON, Nov, 7.—From two eight radio broadcasting stations ‘© operating nightly in large cities of the United States without serious interference in the reception of pro- grams even by tiny crystal sets, acting Secretary of Commerce Stephen B. Davis declared today. Another Klan Parade, DELAWARB, Ohio, Noy, 7.—Parade of 25,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan as a prelude to a conclave of ‘the order will be held here tomorrow night, it was announced today. “LOONEY GAS” CHIEF FOR STANDARD __ OIL SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY BAYWAY, N. J., Nov. 7—Dr, Matthew Mann, chief chemist in, the ethy! sy gas factory of the Standard Oil company, has been taken to the hospital “looney gas” symptoms. Five workers died last week from the same Organized Ce SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, ‘For the Soviets! Communists Answer Coolidge’s Anti-Red Week ‘0 ALL PARTY MEMBERS AND BRANCHES:— Dear Comrades:--The department of the Interior of the national government has announced that President Coolidge will issue a proclama- tion declaring the week of November 17-23:as American Education Week, and calling for a nation-wide observance of this weck, in the public schools, thru mass meetings and other methods. The character of this celebration is indicated In the program which has been adopted for the various days of the week's celebration. One ef these Is “Revolutionists, Communists and extreme pacifists are a menace to these guarantees,” referring to the guarantees of the Amerl- can constitution. Another Is “The red flag means death, destruction, poverty, starvation, disease, anarchy and dictatorship.” From these and other quotations It Is apparent that this “Education , Week” is directed against the Communist movement in the United States and Is to’be a period of agitation for American democracy and against- the Communist program. “Forward to Soviets!” The central executive committee of the party has decided on the “Forward to the Soviets” week as a_ counter-demonstration against this agitation directed against our movement. You will find enciore.’ a circular containing the program for “Educational Week” as developed by the bureau of education of the national government and in a parallel column, day by day, the party slogan for the same day. The party press will carry, during the “Forward to the Sovigts” week, each day, the slogans of the bureau of education and In a paraticl column the slogans of the party, and all party members should conduct agitation during this week, day by day, In accordance with the slogans set forth in the party schedule. This agitation should be conducted in the shops, in the unions, thru distribution of party literature, the party press, etc. The party will Issue a special leaflet, “The Soviets vs, the American Constitution,” of which every party unit should order a supply for dis- tribution during this week. The price of this leaflet will be $2 per thousand. You will find an order blank enclosed herewith and we urge you to send In your order promptly. Build Party Membership The principal task set for the party branches by the central executive committee to increase the party membership during this “For the Sov- lets” week. We have just gone thru a great campaign agitation but we have not, during this campaign, emphasizgd the organizational side and built our party membership. We have prepared the ground for Increasing the party membership during the semen? and. It is now our duty to party branch to add at least two new pect ge alee tryg tg the “For the Soviets” week. Our slogan Is “Let’s answer Coolidge’s Anti-Red Week by adding two thousand new workers to the party mem- bership. Answer Coolidge by making Communists.” Arrange Mass Meetings Each city central committee, or where there is no city central com- mittee, an unattached branch of the party, should hold at least one public mass meeting during the “For the Soviets” week, at which speak- ers should discuss the issues as set forth in the party slogans as against the Anti-Red Week slogans. Comrades, let us make of this “For the Soviets” week a week of Communist propaganda and organization. Let us answer Coolidge by building our party. Let us answer the attempt to foster the Illusion of democracy in the minds of the workers by propaganda to familiarize the workers with the Soviets. The time is short for action, Organize your forces and make your Anti-Red Week demonstration an impressive event. Fraternally yours, Cc. E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary, Workers Party. SOVIET GOVERNMENT WARNS THE CAPITALIST POWERS TO KEEP PAWS OFF RUSSIAN ISLANDS (Special to The’ Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Nov. 7.—George Chicherin, Commissat for Foreign Affairs in the Soviet government, today dispatched notes to the foreign ‘powers formal- ly announcing Russia’s claims to all the Arctic islands off the northern coast Russia threatens to “demand satisfaction” from all governments of Siberia. supporting claims in opposition to those of the Soviets, Ss iaitabbas died ‘oh Dispute. Charge Doheny Got Contract to Save the WASHINGTON, ‘Nov. 7.—The Unit- ed States is not involved in any dis- pute with Soviet Russia over island territory in the Arctic, it was learned here today. Officials believe that the Soviet note sent to the powers is simply a reiteration of the blanket Russia claim for all territory in the Arctic regions. The American flag has been raised over Herald Island, a small island near Wrangel, by Captain Louis Lane, of the schooner Herman, but the United States has made no formal claim of ownership, and while no official state ment has been made on the question, it is not believed the United States will press any claim it might have, GRAY-HAIRED WOMAN HOLDS HOME AGAINST LOADS OF POLICEMEN A Qray-haired women of 6565, armed with a revolver and backed up by two pugnacious bulldogs, held time emergencies. «© serve, Robinson said, Room, Ashland Auditorium, Students Fight Red Baiting. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7.— i 2h Oil for the Navy LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 7.—Cross examination of Admiral J, K. Robin- son, in the federal court trial of E. L. Doheny oil lease cancellation suit here today, brought forth testimony that the Doheny oil interests received their second Pearl Harbor fuel oil tankage contract thru the navy’s desire to protect the naval oil reserves from drainage of outside wells and to pro- vide fuel oil storage needed for war The Doheny contract was made be- cause former Secretary of the Navy Denby wanted the Elk Hills naval re- serve oil kept for the navy’s use and not drained off by privately owned wells operating just outside the re- Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge The United Students’ League recently or- ae for the purpose of combating 1924 «tg? TORIES FORGED “RED” LETTER TO BRITAIN MacDonald Committed Grave Blunder (Special to the Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 7.—The com- mittee appointed by the British labor party government to in- vestigate the alleged Zinoviev letter, has concluded its in- vestigation and reported that after a careful study of the evidence in the case, it is con- vinced the letter is a forgery. Had not Ramsay MacDonald been so exceedingly anxious to attack Russia and the Com- munist movement, he would not have fallen so quickly for the frame-up. The facts, as given out semi-offi- cially, appear to be as follows: The British admirality had a very efficient espionage service in Mos- cow, from which it secured documents from time to time. Other departments of the British government had its own service there, including the foreign office. Laid Snare for “Stool” It seems that Soviet cheka was on to the activities of the British ad- mirality stoolpigeon, and when they discovered his business a special let- ter was put where he could photo- graph it as atest. Things happened just as the cheka expected and the British spy photographed the fake let- a re and sent the pictures to London, i re oe Tice: ice in London | ‘hold “Of the jumped at) the opportunity to ve that the Soviet government was violating the Anglo-Russian treaty. It never oc- curred to Ramsay MacDonald that his government was violating the treaty in having spies and agents provoca- teurs in Moscow spying on another labor government, and a real labor government at that. The fake document got into the hands of the conservative party and into the office of the Daily Mail, a tory paper. On hearing this, Mac- Donald decided to publish the forgery accompanying the publication with a sharp protest note to the Soviet representative in London. MacDonald _Bungled. The latter immediately branded the letter as a forgery.as did the Com- munist Party of Great Britain for which it was supposed to be intended. MacDonald at first publicly stated that the letter was genuine, but changed his mind afterwards. His muddling hurt the labor party con- siderably during the election. Had he come out boldly and exposed the forgery as a plot of the tories to dis- credit the labor party, he could have turned the thing into a boomerang. As it is now, the tories are in power and can blame the affair on some con- venient goat. The committee that investigated the letter could not be accused of having any Communist'leanings. They were: KER. 5° =" Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., OUT ‘ZINOVIEV LETTER’ CENTS Including Gaturday Magazine Section. On all other days, Three Cents per Copy. Price 5 Cents 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ml. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, POLLS GOOD VOTE FOR COMMUNIST TICKET ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov 7.—The vote for Foster in this city was 375, in the county 29, total 404. The Ital- jan ward gave the Comunists 64 votes. The capitalist prese said be- for the election that we would get less than a hundred, SOVIET ENVOY TO PARIS TAKES OVER EMBASSY Finds Jewels, Silver, Bat No Documents F (Special to The Dally Worker) ~/ PARIS, Nov. 7.—Christi: Rakovsky, Soviet envoy in Pari making preliminafy arrange ments with the French govern ment prior to the arrival of Leonid Krassin, Soviet amb sador to Paris, today took ove! the Russian embassy, the splei did palace which was once thi seat of Russian nobility In France, the home of intri and the rendezvouz of Parisian society. : i Today the red flag of revolu<i tion flies triumphant over the palace of the Czar’s diplomats, and the representative of the — of Russia is in posses- on. They Wanted to Make Sure. 1 was Informed that In the pre- cinct where | voted, that five votes for William Z. Foster were counted as republican party votes. It Is the 6th precinct of the 39th ward, ad- dress, 3407 Milwaukee Ave. — A Reader, Chica: RED FLAG FLIES ON 7TH YEAR OF SOVIET VICTORY World Labor Celebrates Bolshevik Triamph Seven years ago the proletari- at of Russia dared to challenge the stupendous powers of world capitalism. Today, after passing thru the chill years of famine and pestil- ence and the vengeful ring of fire and steel in which,all cap- italist nations joined hands to} crush and starve and murder them, the workers and peasants of Soviet. Russia stand triumph- ant. They are the ruling class! For Workers’ Victory. From Vladivostok to Leningrad, from the sub-tropics of Turkestan to the icy stretches under the arctic cir- cle there files aloft the red flag of proletarian revolution, proletarian freedom, proletarian dictatorship! Over an area of one-sixth of the land surface of the earth, today is the day of days. ‘In Soviet Russia to- day, millions are marching in unend- ing processions. Red flags dip and wave above them. The buildings are aflame with scarlet streamers. And everywhere is the name of the man and the picture of the man whose genius held the starved and fighting workers true to their historical mis- sion thru every sacrifice—Lénin! Spirit of Lenin Lives. Lenin is dead. But Leninism, the spirit of the great strategist of the class war, lives and inspires the workers of all the world. Lenin was sentimental speeches concerning the brotherhood of man. He taught only not a soft man. He did not make the brotherhood of the workers. To them he directed, not tearful laments at their misery, but a call to arms! A call to revolution! A challenge to the whole capitalist world! Today in every nation of the earth Leninism inspires the workers to fol- low the lead of the Russian workers and -peasants. The starving slum dweller of London or New York, slink- ing with white face from sweatshop to An Amusing Incident. Rakovsky had as his guide a French officer who was imprisoned for espion- age in Moscow during 1919. He re- minded the Soviet envoy of the inci- dent and complained of the disagree- able experience he had in the Russian prison. Rakovsky shrugged his shoulders and smiled, saying: “I was no better off, for I was kept more than @ year in a filthier Roumanian prison with a policeman threatening to shoot me every second day. I escaped death meroly thru the switt ection Ue Rus, sian battalion on the front. It turned. Bolehevist and car- ried me off in triumph to Russia and Iam now an ambassador. The chang- es of destiny are always queer.” Found Valuable Treasure. Rekovsky found silver and plate in the embassy worth about $1,000,000. The Kerensky gang who have occu- | pied the palace for the past seven years got away with much treasure which the French government may have to account for. The Russian envoy was disappoint- ed when told that it was quite’ likely the czarists destroyed the secret docu: ments which were hidden in the ar- chives. While Rakovsky was looking ever the new Soviet embassy, French Com- munists were holding large meetings, celebrating the 7th Anntversary of the Russian Revolution. Vote te Trade With Russia, MOSCOW, Nov. 7.—Christiania re- ports that in its closing session the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) passed unanimously a bill empowering the government to guarantee credits to the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics for the purchase by the latter in Norway of salted fish. Hoelz Candidate for Reichstag. BERLIN, Nov. 7—Max Hoelz, now serving a sentence of twenty years in the penitentiary, leads the Communist Ramsay MacDonald, Arthur Hender- son, Viscount Haldane, and Lord Par- moor, They questioned chiefs of the secret service, the foreign office and the military intelligence, but these gentlemen refused to disclose the source of’ their information on the ground that it might shut off a val- uable source. of information and jeopardize the lives of British spies in Russia, They refused to tell how the conservatives and the Daily Mail got possession of the fake document. Communists Were Right. It is now generally admitted even in labor party circles that the Communist explanation of the reason why the reactionaries allowed the labor party to assume office, was for the purpose of putting over the Dawes plan, which would be impossible under either a tory or @ liberal government owing to the hostility of labor. The King’s socialists of the Second International accomplished for the master d¢lass what their older political servants were unable to accomplish. Now that the dirty work is done, the labor par- ty leaders are turned out into the cold with a loud “haw, haw,” and the Zinoviev forgery was part of the plot old woman companion from their red baiting propaganda in the pub-|hatched by the tories to accomplish second floor flat. lic schools invites mem) of the |the end of discrediting the Mac- The police were summoned by | Workers Party and of Young | Donald government with the unthink- two deputy sheriffs who had sought | Workers’ League to mass | ing masses. to serve a writ of dispossession and Eee ee had been met with active resist- ars’ Hall, 208 Hast 18th, treat at 8:30 Next Sunday Night and Every Sun- day Night, the Open Fecum. | list of candidates-atlarge for the siretinay serkine: work, the Germen |p io. mechanic, guant-eyed, slaving under the Dawes’ plan, the vaquero of the Pampas, riding under the stars of Argentina, the black plantation slave, naked and sweating under the whip in Ceylon—all these and millions more turn their eyes to Soviet Rus- sia as to the dawn! It is the dawn! The red dawn of a new world! Workers of the world, the,voice of Marx, the hand of Lenin, beckons you to a new day! Workers of the world, unite, under the banner of the Communist International! Open Forum, Sunday Night, Ledge Room, Ashland Auditorium. BRITISH TORY CABINET TAKES OVER TASK OF RUNNING THE EMPIRE LONDON, Nov. 7.—England’s tory. government headed by Premier Stanley Baldwin, began to function this afternoon. It will meet to- morrow to formulate policies. The Seats of office were transferred from the retiring laborite cabinet to the new Baldwin ministry at Bueking- ham palace at noon, Young Workers! Take Notice!. Fifteen thousand copies of the special edition of the YOUNG WORKER are off the press, It Is now our task to sell them. Every live member of the Young Workers League will be present at the meeting, Sunday, Nov. 9, to get instructions on how and where to sell them. ‘anches Nos. 1, 4, 6 and 6 will meet at 3322 Douglas Bivd. Branches, Nog. 2 and 3 will meet at 722 Blue Island Ave. Both meetings are being held Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. Branches Nos. 2 and 3 will work together on Philipsborns the first week and on the Chicago Mailing Order House the second week. BISMARCK, N. D., Nov. 7.—North Dakota fell definitely into the Cool- idge column today when tabulations from 1,965 of the state’s 2,160 pre- cincts gave Coolidge 90,903 LaFollette, 82,609 and Davis, 15,503, the second week, The other branches witt " work on Seare-Roebuck & Co. the first week and on Honeoye 600, i