The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 11, 1924, Page 3

Tuesday, November 11, 1924 “GOMPERS MOBILIZES TO AID “OPEN SHOP WAR ON LABOR DURING “ANTERED. WEEK” By KARL REEVE. (First Article.) Doddering old Samuet Gompers, superannuated president of the American Federation of Labor, has again lined up with the foes of labor by allowing his machine, headed by “clown prince” Matthew Woll, to endorse and give nation-wide advertisement to “Education Week” in the public ists and all militant labor. schools, aimed at the Commun- This is not the first time that Gompers‘has lined up with the — American Legion, which is pro- moting “education week.” In October, 1923, just after Gom- pers’ followers had expelled Wil- liam Dunne from the Portland convention of the A. F. of L. for be- ing a champion of the working class, Gompers rushed down to San Fran- - eisco, where he was the guest of the American Legion convention. This was the same convention which had invited Mussolini to attend at the Legion’s expense, to tell how he kept the capitalists in control of Italy by murdering workers, Gomp- ers was disappointed, however, as his colleague did not accept the invita- tion. But Gompers had good com- pany at the American Legion conven- tion. General Joseph Haller, the Polish autocrat, was also a guest of the Legion at the San Francisco conven- tion. Haller, fresh from his bloody work in Poland on behalf of the French bankers, made’ practically the Same remarks in speaking to the “le- gionnaires” as were made by Gompers. Haller strongly urged “100 per cent Americanism, even of the foreign “born.” First Aid to Legion. Gompers told the convention of the American Legion, “The American Federation of Labor stands side by side with the American Legion in everything,” and then boasted of his help in the world war “to make mil- lions of dollars safe for American plu- tocracy.” Gompers is now making sood his pledge by releasing the ma- chinery he controls, to boost “educa- tion week” in co-operation with the National Security League, the National Education Association, the American Legion and the bureau of education of the U. 8. department of interior. A resolution condemning the Ku Klux Klan by name was defeated by a Yote of seyén to one in this same convention which heard Gompers promise the undivided support of or- ganized labor to the legion. Gompers’ support of.the American Legion ante- dated the San Francisco convention by two years, for Gompers formed an open alliance with the legion at the 1921 convention of the American Fed- eration of Labor. The American Legion is promoting ‘education Week At the request of the employers in order to teach anti-un- ionism to the school children, and to inculcate into their immature minds that all workers must be docile slaves who never rebel against capitalistic oppression. Ever since its formation the American Legion has broken up peaceful meetings of workers, opposed strike movements, displayed on all oc- casions hostility to the aims of trade unionism and loyalty to the employ- ing class. Gompers Goes the Limit. Gompers, in the Cincinnati conven- tion of the American Federation of La- bor, held in 1921, invited the com- mander of the American Legion to ad- dress the convention. a Gompers went further than that, and invited this labor hatitig organiza- »tion to set up trade union branches of the American Legion, thus opening (Continued from Page 1.) Brother Weddell received 1456. A. M. Jennings of Granite City, the progressive candidate for secre- tary-treasurer received 1621 votes ae for D. J. Davis. Jim Strong, of Canonsburgh, Pa., received 1522 votes against 612 cast Leonard. * AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. (Continued from Page 1.) sia. Occupying such a strategic po- sition, he would be able to advance the cause considerably. Russia has plenty of, enemies in Washington. There are many czarist aristocrats now washing dishes. Some of them may have learned how to cook. For a five dollar gold piece they would not hesitate to take anybody's life. And the enemies of Soviet Russia have loads of money. ef RS. JENNIE REED of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced to drink 25 glasses of water each day for thirty days, by a judge who is probably an enemy of the medical porfession. The woman was arrested ~forty seven times for drunkeness. If she does not use the water for a chaser she will have good reason to thank the judge. sf. 8 'ASTERN democrats are charging McAdoo -with knifing Davis. The DAILY’ WORKER pointed out that at the very time McAdoo was supposed to be getting knifed in the John Hop- kins Hospital in Baltimore, he was actually running around the old haunts in Washington, which were frequented by himself and his ad- venturous’ father-in-law, the late Woodrow Wilson, during the early part of .the latter’s administration. William Jennings Bryan suggests an alliance between the Democrats and the progressives. Norman Thomas, the socialist candidate for governor .of New York, calls on Taminany Hall, to prepare for the S. P. embrace, by first cleaning. itself of its Southern affiliations, while Gompers to tell the American Federation of Labor con- vention at El Paso, that his non- partisan policy won a glorious victory in punishing the democratic party for treating him with contempt. ¢ eee ILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST congratulates Calvin Coolidge and Al Smith over their victories. Heartst likes Al Smith about as well as Smith likes Volstead. But Hearst changes his policy frequently even if he does not change his» mind. Dur- ing the 1920 gubernatorial elections in New York he boosted Dudley Field Malone, the farmer-labor party, can- didate for governor until a few days before the election. His cartoonist caricatured Al as the bosom friend of bootléggers, thieves, and all-round criminals. But he suddenly dropped Dudley and found that Al was the personification of civic virtues. see E question “what is the socialist party going to ‘do next?” is fre- quently asked nowadays. The correct answer is liable to be just “nothing!” Berger is kicking because the social- ists in Wisconsin voted for governor Blaine who was endorsed by LaFol- lette, and forgot all about their own candidate, William Quick, Berger is now learning that his united front policy with LaFollette was the story of the lion and the lamb. The La- Follette lion is now picking his teeth with the S. P. lamb’s tail. Berger said, LaFollette was a socialist, therefore it was only natural that the mem- bers of his party should look on the LaFollette movement as a synonym for the socialist party. Such fighters as Jack McKeown, Jim Ward, Bill Clark of Warren, 0., King of Pittsburgh, Bill Gray of Pitts- burgh, G. A, Wilbur of McKees Rocks, Sam T. Baker, John Stose, Wagner, Jim of Canonsburgh, along with A. M. Jennings and Weddell of Granite City and Bill White of Girard, O., are in this fight for a bigger and A. A. ot L 8. & T. W, he & Co. tremble THE DAILY WORKEA ee “ent orm COUNTESS PASSES ACID TEST OF LOYALTY 10 THE CAPITALIST ‘GLASS NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.— Catherine Countess Karolyi of Hun- gary told an audience here that she is a very misunderstood woman. She stood up for the reign of white terror in Hungary, and declared she was not even pink, let alone red. Coutess Karolyl was a) little “in bad” when she land cause the National Security League charged her with being red. But the countess explained that she had only ad- vocated that the dirty linen used on the bandages of wounded Hun- garian soldiers should be washed. The countess, however, was not appreciated in Hungary. She heatd of the gold that poured into the purses of nobility who had been kicked out of foreign countries, The countess felt she would be ap- preciated if she Came to this coun- try and told the tapitalists here how proudshe was of the bloodthirsty capitalist reg 8 of Europe. Countess Karolyi was perfectly willing to advocate in this country the perpetuation of the rule of the employing class which has reduced the workers of Hungary to such miserable destitution. But S, Stanwood Menken, super- American of the National Security League, heard about the dirty linen episode and had the countess in- vestigated at Elllis Island. The count speeches since landing have been vicious enough against the working class, however, and the danger of deportation has been removed. Menken will allow Count- ess Karolyi to replenish her purse by continuing to denounce the work- ers. CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS HEARS SOVIET DELEGATE Says Big Opportunities Exist in States ‘ederated Press) By The NEW YORK, ‘November “16.—The co-operative movement is “the hand- writing on the wall for interna- tional. capitalism” according to George F. Keen, fraternal delegate to the Fourth Co-operative Congress the Co-operative Union of Ca- nada. The congress is in session in Greenwich House, New York City, and Keen brought the greetings of the Canadian Union at the opening session. “The British labor govern- ment was one of co-operators,” he claimed, “and came out stronger in the election in spite of defeat. The time is coming, and I believe within the next ten to fifteen years,” he de- clared, “when Britain will be a great co-operative commonwealth.” Soviet Delegate Speaks. Jan E. Jansen, delegate to the con- gress from the All-Russian Central Union of Consumers’ Co-operatives (Centrosyus), brought the greetings of the Russians personally to the first session. He mentioned the 25 years’ growth of his organization and said that the Russians saw in the United States the opportunity for the co- operative movement to develop on an equally large scale as the Rus- sian. Dr. J. P. Warbasse, president of the Co-operative League, welcomed the delegates and Mrs. Warbasse, who with him just has returned from a tour of Europe studying co-operat- ives, read greetings* from foreign co-operatives which had been invited to send fraternal delegates. Delegates from all over the United States then reported upon the progress of their own co-operative enterprises. One of the most interesting reports was that of Frederick Fouron of the Franklin Co-operative Creamery in Minneapol- is, Minnesota, which has become the biggest milk concern in the city. K. E. Grondel told of the growth of the United Co-operative Societies of Pitts- burgh, Pa. which do a month- ly business of $25,000. Leo Lelievre, representing the Soo Co-operative Mercantile Association of Saulte St. Marie, Michigan, told of the $50,000 monthly business of their seven stores. Other delegates had reports of varying success, The Co-operative Educational In- stitute of Brownsville, New York, one of the places visited by the deletgates during the congress, is unique. B, L. Deachy, alternate delegate, says that the aim of the school is a Workers’ University and at present students are being prepared for colledge en- trance, No Change in Mind. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—No state- ment was issued by President Cool- idge on the eve of the Massachusetts referendum on the child labor amend- ment, appealing to the voters of his state to endorse that measure for rati- fication by their legislature. In an- aswer to questions, the White House merely let it be known that he had “not changed his mind.” Last December, in his message tc congress, and before business had Up against it, Coolidge favored ) | amendment. M’ANDREW LETS DROP ANOTHER SCHOOL SCHEME Will Recommend More Junior Highs to Board Directly upon the heels of the school board's brilliant schemes to reduce the cost: of education taking it out on the working b pa children and the teachers | comes another recommendation from McAndrew which will be presented before the board meeting on Wednesday after- noon to spend $170,000,000 of the school money to erect 165 schools, mostly junior high school buildings. This means that the children will be crowded in the class rooms, kin- dergartens will be abolished, teachers will be dropped and with that money the board will put over its pet scheme, the junior high schools for which pur- pose McAndrew was brot to Chicago. McAndrew, it must said, is doing his job. “Junior high schools” a teacher told the DAILY WORKER reporter, “is the bosses pet scheme for reduc- ing the cost of education and doing away with higher education among the children of the working class. Thru them it will be possible to reduce the actual cultural education of each work- ing class child and employ the last two or three years in scheol in train- ing them to work in shops and fac- tories. Only the children of the wealthy, whose parents can afford to keep theni in school for the full edu- cation period, will be given a cultural education. “This is the scheme nearest to the hearts of the big business interests of Chicago, so we will hear on Wednes- day afternoon their man Friday, (Mc- Andrew) argue for the expenditure of $170,000,000 of the children’s school money, their parents’ tax money, to make better robots‘of thém for their employers. “Instead of continually going on their knees before the mayor, begging him to do something for them, if the Chicago Teachers’ Federation would stand up straight and do something for itself, maybe McAndrew would take notice that they are a force to be seckoned with. “The Chicago. Teachers’ Federation would get nruch niore effective results by calling a joint meeting with par- ents and explaining to them what is being put over in the city of Chicago. They could work together with the parents. and put a few kinks in the cherished schemes of the bosses to robotize the children and the teachers. “Let’s have less Hobnobbing with mayors who have proven on previous occasions what can be expected from them and let’s have some really effec- tive protests,” Minor’s Speech Stirs Los Angeles Crowd at Russian Celebration (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) LOS ANGELES, Calii., Nov. 10.— Robert Minor was the principal speak- er at the Seventh Anniversary of the| Russian revolution celebration held in | Sympohony Hall. The hall was pack- ed to the doors and Minor was at his best in his speech and analysis of the Russian revolution and Communism. He roused the crowd to such enthusi- asm that many new members were secured for the party and stacks of literature were sold. Subs to the New Workers’ Monthly and DAILY WORK- ER were also sdld. Fred Biedencamp was chairman and Ella Reeve Bloor was one of the speakers, She received a rousing wel- come back to California. Movement Lively. The movemrent in Los Angeles is in a very healthy condition.. The wind. up meetings of the campaign were exceptionally lively in the Bay Heights district where emmissaries of Abe Cahan and the LaFollette move- ment appeared at every street corner and regularly got their hoots and jeers from the crowds. - ‘ On the eve of election a great truck load of speakers covered the big cor- ners. William Schneiderman of the Young ‘Workers’ League acted as chairman.” Fred Biedenkamp of New York, together with Levine and Moth- er Bloor held the crowds until a late hour, ri — * Two Lame and Dirty Ducks, WASHINGTON.—Will Harry Daug: herty be recalled to the Coolidge cab- inet, as a consequence of the “vindi- Jeation” claimed’ by the G. O. P. as the meaning of the reactionary victory at the polls? His friends hope that he may be given another chance, but they con- cede that Coolidge is likely to pick new men for vancancies in the of ficial family. may be given an appoinntment to some high salaried job, such as the federal trade commis sion, and young Teddy Roosevelt wil! be consoled by @ diplomatic appoint: ment if ‘he wants one. p Se Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lo a Page Thred INCOME TAX RETURNS SHOW BIG AMOSKEAG CO. LIED ABOUT PROFITS (By The Federated Press) MANCHESTER, N. H., Nov. 10.—Publication of Amoskeag Manufacturing company’s income tax return showing a profit of $5,000,000 made by the big eotton and worsted mills instead of a loss of $2,800,000 as the treasurer's report showed for last year has set the whole town falking. Workers are more than ever resentful of the 10 per. cent wage cut re- cently accepted by the so-called company union representatives in view of the suddenly revealed profits of the+— concern. First assistant postmaster general, in a political rally in this com- pany town of Manchester, attempted to defend Amoskeag’s profits by stat- ing that they came from investments in wool. rank P. Carpenter, member of Amoskeag’s board of trustees and bit- ter protestor against the present man- agement of the company says that the profit-in-wool story is “stuff and non- sense,” that at best the advance in wool prices could have been only partly responsible. On the difference between the treasurer’s valuation of the mills at $3,000,000-and the city as- sesor’s valuation of $37,000,000 Car- penter says that the value of the mill depends upon its income producing power, and “if you can’t make money at the plant it is valueless.” He is interested in the company’s suit for tax rebate, however. ‘ Attorney William S. McCarthy, state senator-elect from the district, de- clares that he will introduce a resolu- tion in the next session of the legis- lature authorizing an investigation of Amoskeag’s finances. TEACHERS CLAIM ECONOMY PLANS MUST BE FOUGHT Urge Mayor to Reopen Fight on Tax Dodgers Declaring that the recommendation of the™school board to inerease the size of the overcrowded classrooms in the elementary schools would render the education of Chicago's children very inferior, the Teachers’ Federation at its last meeting denounced this pro- posal together with the other econ- omy plans recommended by the school board. ’ They appointed a committee to cal) on Mayor Dever to remind him of his own statement to the city council on July 2, 1923 in which he pointed out the “alarming extent of tax dodging by big property holders in Chicago.” They will also remind him that at this time he issued another statement in which, he pointed out that if this con- dition were remedied it would not be necesary to cut down school operating costs as the sch6®1 treasury would re- ceive the money it is being robbed of by these tax dodgers. The mayor will be invited to attend a teachers’ mass meeting in the near future to discuss the situation. Meet Herbert Myrick Who May Be One of Silent Cal’s Cabinet (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Herbert Myrick, of Springfield, Mass., ' pub lisher of a farm journal of the ex- treme reactionary type, waited scarcely ten days after the death of Secretary Wallace to deliver to all press correspondents in Washington ¢ printed account of his own achieve ments, labelled “For Who's Who 1924.” With this self-started boom tor a cabinet job came a,more elabo- rate tribute to Myrick and his publica tions, filling some four columns of magazine space. Myrick’'s latest achievement was a fight against ratification of the pro- posed child labor amendment in Massachusetts, It is understood that Secretary of War Weeks isto resign in March, {i not earlier, and that when he goer young Roosevelt may be made secre: tary of war. This will leave the cabi- net witbout a Massachusetts represen: tative, aud Myrick might be chosen. Are You Going to the Open Forum Sunday Night? 87,648 Mexicans Came To U. S. in Year in Long Hunt for Jobs NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—87,648 Mexi- cans, nearly all of them workers, came into the United States in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, announces the Federal Couneil of Churches. The number coming this last year was nearly seven times as many as came ten years ago. Many of the Mexican’ immigrants are now working as skilled mechan: ics-—-machinists, boilermakers, print ers, carpenters, phimbers and other craftsmen, But most are semi-skilled or unskilled laborers. Aeroplanes Make Successful Flight Moscow, Nov. 10.—Five aeroplanes, purchased in the U. 8. 8, R. by the Afghan government, have made a flight from Termez to Cabul over the high mountain ridge of the Hindu Kush, The aviators,“ who have thus made the first flight over this unexplored route, were officially and enthusinstic: ally met in the Afghan capital. . SHOP NUCLEI ENDORSED BY LOCAL CHICAGO Plan Membership Meet to Discuss Situation At the city central meeting of Workers Party Local Chicago, Wed- nesday, Nov. 5, a lengthy discussion on the reorganization of the Workers Party on the shop nuclei basis took place. The keenest interest and en thusiasm was displayed for the reor- ganization and a thoro understanding and willingness to proceed to the work of organizing the shop nuclei. Chicago comrades are plainly awake to the absolute necessity of building the political party of the Commun- ists on the job. With this enthusias- tic response from the Chicago com rades, reorganization is bound to be effective. After the discussion the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “The City Central Committee of the Workers Party, Local Chicago, having heard and discuesed the re- port presented by Comrade Abern on the question of shop nuclei, wholeheartedly endorses the decis- ion of the Communist Intermational and of the Central Executive Com- mittee of the Workers Party for {he reorganization of our party in shop nuclei and declares that this is an important and necessary step toward the bolishevization of our party.” Five shop nuclei are already organ ized and functioning in Chicago. Motion was also unanimously adopted to hold a membership meet- ing as quickly as possible on the shor nuclei question. Membership Meeting Planned. A membership meeting of Party and League will take place within the near future in order to analyze the recent elections campaign and to pint’ out the future tasks of the Work- ers Party. Seventeen New Members. Applications of 17 members were accepted from the following branches: North Side English 3, ‘Northwest English 1, Douglas ‘Park English 2, Mid-City English 1, Hungarian 2, Fin- nish 1, Italian, No. 1—2, Lithuanian No, 3—5. Among the union members were members from the Chauffeurs, Office workers, Boilermakers, Jani- tors, Carpenters and Clothing work- ers, Lenin Memorial and Kari Lieb- knecht day will be celebrated in Chi- cago on Wednesday, January the 2ist Branches shall not hold any conflict- ing affairs on that date. T. U. E. L. Groups Report. Very good meetings of the metal trades, building trades and Amalga- mated Clothing Workers T. U. E. L.} groups were reported. Meetings were more largely attended and poli cies in the various union organiza tions taken up. Every group mem- ber must exert every effort to attend meetings of his group. For meetings of various groups see other columns of the DAILY WORKER. Branches are being visited steadily with reports on the various theses adopted by the Fifth Congress of the Comintern. Another special edition of the DULY WORKER was distributed in Chicago for Novemhber the 7th cele- bration, With the elections campaign over greater stress will be laid on the in- dustrial and trade union work in orde) to further the Communist pogram also shop nuclei organization, will be on the first order of business. Meetings of City Central Committee will be held, first ond third Wednes- day. The next meeting will be on the 19th of November, Workers Party—Local Chicago, Martin Abern, Secy fubscribe for “Your Daisy,” the DAILY WORKER. Lettin’s Case Comes Up in Philadelphia -€ourt This Morning (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10—Joseph Lettin, member of the Workers Party who wat ‘rested on election day for distributing handbills containing Com- munist propaganda, will be arraigned before Magistrate Pennock tomorrow. Lettin narrowly escaped death on November 4, when a gang of pay-tri- otic business men beat him up and chased him into a street crowded with heavy traffic. Philadelphia capitalist newspapers are making much of the fact that Let tin has not taken out citizenship pa- pers, altho he came here from Rou- mania twelve years ago, Next Sunday Night and Every Sun-|proprty is to be secured by day Night, the Open Forum. an BUILDING UP WORKERS’ POWER IN SOVIETLAND Anise Gives Proof of Red Thoroness By ANISE. (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Oct. 19.— (By Mail.) am just back from a \trip down thru the provinces, whet | went especially to see the John Reed children’s colony which | am helping to put on its feet with gifts from American friends. ‘wo or three little events will be of interest in | America. The first is the tale of a plate! Speaking of respect for private | property——here’s an example. Three months ago, on my way. to Saratov, I had breakfast in the Tambov railway station, Just as I was getting on the train I remembered that I had left my white enamelled plate behind in the diningroom. [f wanted to go back, but the con- ductor warned that there wasn’t time. So just as the train pulled slowly out of the station, he leaned from tha platform and called to an officer of tha G. P. U., the state police which man- ages order on the railroads: “This comrade left a white enameled plate in the dining room. She is coming back in five days. Get it and keep it for her.” I came back in five days, but my |train passed thru the téwn during the night and I did not care enough about |my plate to claim it. But three }months after, when I was again en youte for Saratov via Tambov, I re lated the story to my fellow travellers, “{ am going to get my plate from the G. P. U. in Tamboyv,” I said. Anise Gets Her Plate. They Maughed. So did I. I did not knew whether the G. P. U. officer had ever found the plate; certainly no one could expect it to be kept so long. And when I reached Tambov, and ex- plained the situation to a new G. P. U, man on the platform, he also grinned broadly. But I insisted. “Go to your office and see if it isn’t there?” I said, “I want to write to America how they look after private property in Russia.” He went. And five minutes later, just as the train was again pulling out of the station, he came running, bear- ing aloft in his hand the identical white enamelled plate, which he hand- ed to me amid the grins of all the on- lookers. And I am passing the tale on to America, as one little sample of the orderliness of Russia. Machinery For Use. I've one other tale, about the mam ager of a Soviet farm. I went to sea him on behalf of the John Reed Chik dren’s Colony, to know whether we could have the extra buildings which they were not using, the agricultural repair shops, blacksmith shops, the stables, field kitchen, and above all the mill. | I might as well confess that I had j Just been having my fill of small town |polities. If any American workers | think that petty wire-pulling and mean |politics is forever banished when @ | worker's government comes into pow- er, I suggest they take a look at their own trade unions and working class lorganizations and they'll get another idea. Well, we had been going thru a row between the Young Com munists and the Women's Section of the party and the Teachers’ Union, ag to which should supply our colony string of deserving unemployed who needed the jobs, It seemed that we had no right to choose the teachers we thought good for the children, but had to take the teachers whose organ izations needed the jobs. I was feek ing @ bit disillusionued about the die tatorship of the proletariat, and I pre pared for another fight with the mam ager of this Soviet farm. Not a bit of it! He cheerfully mad@ us a lst of the buildings they didn't especially need, and said that he would recommend “to headquarters that we should have them. Then we came to the mill. He wanted the mill, and so did we. We saw ourselves feed- ing two hundred children from the proceeds, and he saw himself making good the deficit on his bad harvest. He Was Convinced. We explained to him just how we intended to operate it. We told him we had no taxes to pay, and we had two good miil-stones of our own for repairs, and we could do the repairing in our own workshop, and operate the mill afterwards cheaply as we would only keep two full time workers, and would handle the rest of the job with the older boys, while he would be com pelled by union rules to pay many the time. He turned to his other work and I went out to mine, thinking that, in spite of all the disillusions of small other land on earth where anyone siders that your right to a plece o with teachers; they all had a long + tmen who would be idle a good deal of town politics, there is after all, no —