The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 12, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT / Vol. Il. No. 201, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: NEARLY FORGE In Chicago, by mi Outside Chicago, THE DAIL ‘ail, $8.00 per year, by mail, $6.00 per year. State’s Attorney In AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. ENATOR LODGE is dead. His passing will not be missed by the American working class and even the capitalists he served so well do not find him indispensable. During his political career he was always on the side of big capital and there is no outstanding achievement to his credit in any walk of life.. He was an astute political trickster and very valuable to.the ruling class. But his name will be forgotten three days after, the rave closes on him. a ee MMA GOLDMAN, counter-revolu- tionary anarchist, is.now in Lon- rdon. She intends to write her auto- i biography, which will no doubt have _@ ready sale among the wealthy in- ftelligentzia who get a kick out of ,Deople like Emma Goldman, knowing them to be quite harmless critics of the capitalist system. Indeed, the anar- chists of the Goldman type and the italists have very much in com- ‘mon. Bmma asserts her love for the United States. We may expect a move on the part of the American Defense Society to get her back here again as one of the many sinners: against capitalism, who wish to make atone- ment fora consideration. «+ * USSIAN czarist refugees in France have appealed to Premier Herriot Zor succor in, this ‘their, trying hour. ‘The.red flag of the ‘Communist Re- public is flying oyer the palace where ‘the exiled vermin ‘held out for the past seven, years. Inside the ‘palace are the employes and envoys ot the Soviet “te in vane ranse ‘te recog- nized. the workers’ government, and tho the ruling class of, France has not changed it mental attitude toward the Soviet Republic, business is, business, and the czarists can suck their aris- tocratic thumbs. peat ty BRE is a big war on in France between the catholic church and the Herriot government. The catholics are allied with the royalists and the extreme reactionary. nationalists, rep- resented by Poincare, Herriot be- longs to the school that booted the religious orders out in 1905. He is a mason, and the French masons unlike the “British and American variety, ers not required to believe in a per- & nal God and are inclined to be 1 Seistic: The catholic. bishops are row out for Herriot’s scalp but it is tyore likely they will get the worst pf. the duel! . o se T the rate things are going, it ‘would not be surprising to see Tis Holiness either committing sui- cide, taking a ship to America or turning the handle of a hurdy gurdy for a living. In the event of the down- fall of the Fascisti dictatorship, which mow seems a certainty in the near tuture, His Holiness might be asked (Continued on Page 6.) Qpen Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashland Auditorium. Editor's Note.—Every. day until publication has been completed, the DAILY: WORKER will publish a new chapter from the book, “Len- jny The Great Strategist of the War,” by A. Losovsky, secre- ‘ of the,Red International of @ nions, The first chapter “h Redtercriot a Hero.” It b as follows % pee s-* ™& \ By ‘A. LOSOVSKY. 2 are epochs in human history hen single individuals incorpo- ‘rate the experiences and historical be of. whole classes. History de- yelops by curves: and as the — class struggle develops in intensity these history knows of many ex- of gifted statesmen, thinkers, poll and diplomats. But all of them Ge till ney have been represent- atives of feudal and capitalist ng rapt ‘Only in the 19th century when the proletariat came. to feel it- as a class do we find the reflec. of its interests in the genius, Lenin is the direct su essor “we consider closely Lenin's in nea miter. At ISOLDIER DEAD | GET 2 MINUTES FROM WALL ST. Clerks Work as Usual in Washington, D. C. (Special to the Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY,.Nov. 14.— The stock exchange suspended business of laying a financial and commercial basis for the next war for two. minutes yes- terday in order to doff its silk hat in formal comemmoration of the last war. In most of the Wall Street offices the brokers and bankers had their clerks take the slack up early so that. two minutes could be spared for “the dead.” =k ae Keeping Busy with Coolidge. WASHINGTON, D. C—The fact that the hypocritical observance of Armistice day has become a mockery of the soldier dead is shown by the lack of any public demonstration at the national capital. Coolidge even refused at the eleventh hour to declare a holiday and let the government employes off for even half a day. Because these workers needed their pay and their jobs too much to indulge in a patri- otic spree, they stayed on their jobs. This made ‘attendance at the . ful of idle politicians. Even these parasite; semed to lack any enthusiasm. Coolidge and a few of. the Teapotters motored out and laid a wreath (paid for by govern- ment money) on the tomb of the “unknown soldier” who, doubtless, if he could have broken thru the mar- ble, would have introduced himself A LEADER NOT A HERO with unmistakable indignation at the hypocrisy of capitalist governments. Nobody even made'a speech de- nouticing the “reds” at the tomb of this unfortunate victim of American (Continued on page 3) IF SOCIAL WASHINGTON WANTS A BALL SILENT GALVIN IS. WILLING WASHINGTON, |N Nov. 11—Presi- dent Coolidge is not in favor of holding an ‘inaugural ball at the White House on March 4, the day of his inauguration, but will attend if the ball is held. That much .of the plans for in- augural day were made known at the White House today. The inaug ural ball four years ago was called off by President Harding after plans for the affair had been prac- tically complete. last decades the first question that appears is, whether we Marxians ought not to revise our theory re- garding the role of single individuals in history. For is it not a fact that Lenin has been a living illustration of the theory of the heroes and the masses and did he not, by the activi- ties of his life, disprove the correct- ness of the materialist conception of history? We must consider this prob- lem at the very outset ™ order to relieve ourselves ‘of any false idealistic conceptions that we it entertain. The truth is that the greatness of the genius of the most outstanding strategian of the class struggle can be correctly ,appreciated only from the point of view of the class whose lead. er he was. The Marxians who enter the study of -Lenin’s role in history are under no necessity’ of abandoning their theory of the relation between heroes and masses, Quite the contrary. Only on the basis of the materialist conception of history, only thru a so- ber analysis of the forces in the class struggle, can ‘we correctly appreci- ate the role which Lenin, the greatest thinker and, revolutionist, has played in the international, labor movement and in the Sqterpationsl: revolution, Tamorrmaram In Preto Cay Waa: oan ton national cemetary a mere hand-| “When a feller needs a a McANDREW WILL TAKE Pl ae | NOT TAXES FROM WEALTHY PROPERTY OWNERS #, Entered as Second-ciass matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Ofice at Chicago, Ilinole under the Act of March 3, 1879, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1924:&>*” Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKUIR PUBLISHING CO., ARMISTICE DAY eague With Underworld 1113 W. Washington Blvd., That the school children of Chicago will next be called upon to do with fewer pencils and copy books to help Superintendent McAndrew keep his promise to big business, that their tax dodging will not be interfered with, was made known in a new school eceonomy proposal coming from the head of the public school system. Superintendent. McAndrew has made a recommendation to the finance CONVENTION OF LW.W. IS OVER: MET 4 WEEKS No Real Settlement of Controversy Reached The 16th general convention of the Industrial Workers of the World adjourned yesterday without any real settlement of the controversy after 26 days of sessions in which the funda- mental issue of clarification of revolutionary policy was left until the last day and then thrown into discard by a motion to refer the matter of revolu- tionary principles to the incom- ing general executive board. That this failure to take an un- equivocal stand on the matter of revo- lutionary principles is a victory for the right wing reformists and marks a milepost in the transformation of the I. W. W. from an anti-parliamen- tary revolutionary political party into a union, is the opinion of many ob- servers and members. Three Reports on Policy. The policy commitee which early in the convention had been instructed to present an interpretation of the pre- amble, postponed its report until the last day, after the constitutional al-| terations providing for machinery to put policy in effect had already been| completed. The convention's. busi- ness was taken up hind side foremost. When at last policy came up, the careless left wing, as usual, had failed to agree and two revolutionary inter- pretations were offered by two revolu- tionary delegates, one as a majority, report submitted by Fred Mann and one submitted by Charles Gray. Against these two P.'J. Welinder of. fered a minority report of the most’ astonishing — pacifist-anarcho-syndteal- ist nature. It could well have been. (Continued on page 3) prin Bands ech a t ity “*committee of the board to cut 10 per cent per capita on school supplies this year. This reduction will bring the cost of school supplies this year, for an additional 20,000 pupils, to approxi- mately the same amount that it was last year, $960,000. Every year the board faces a de- ficit in funds and with this depleted financial situation it must meet the needs of a body of pupils which grows faster than the school’s income. The growth this year, on the basis of last year’s expenditures would cost $2,- 500,000 and the increase in revenues amount to less than $1,000,000. The school defigit is now $15,000,000. Fewer Pencils; More Buildings? McAndrew’s juggling of figures to reduce expenses will appear like a cross word puzzle to most of us in view of the fact that this afternoon he will argue with the members of the board of education at their regu- lar meeting at 650 S. Clark street for an expenditure of $170,000,000 in the next ten years for the building of 165 new school houses, the bulk of those to be used for junior high schools. MUSSOLINI IN BIG CRISIS AS ASSEMBLY MEETS Threatens to Kill Off the Opposition (Special to the Daity Worker) OME, Nov. 11.—Mussolini will face one of the most critical days of his career, when parlia- ment meets as scheduled to- morrow. The opposition parties are not expected to attend. Mussolini is threatening to turn his black shirts loose on the country unless the opposi- tion breaks \down. Division of Opposition Helps. Mussolini's only hope for the pres- ent is the inability of the bourgeois opposition to organize for disciplined action. The war veterans’ organizations have issued manifestos declaring their in- dependence of parliament and refus- ing to support either the fascist ma- jority or the opposition. War Vets Absent. In an interview to the press, Mus- solini said he was holding his black- shirts back. Mussolini addressed a meeting to- day of the fascisti supporters in the chamber. But the legionnaire depu- ties were absent as well as the lib- eral leaders, Giolitti, Salandra and pone RINE tr cay in Defies Opposition. The fascist premier expressed the hope the majority would keep faith with the government and said the threatened absence of the minority from the chamber would not keep parliament from functioning. | “Fascism must be cleared of dis- turbing elements, and peace among the citizens restored,” Mussolini said. Trouble beneath the surface in Ital- ian politics will come to light, it is believed on the reassembling of par- liament tomorrow. Fascist and oppo- sition deputies are in constant con- ference and itis certain the opposition will carry out its threat of boycot- ting parliament, not even troubling to attend the sessions. Parisian Printers On General Strike For Wage Increase PARIS, Nov. 11.—Parisian . typo- graphical workers ordered a general strike today in support of their de- mand for a wage increase. There were indications that many evening news- papers would be unable to publish. Lodge’s Death Raises League Hopes. URBANA, IIL, Nov. 11.—Greater possibilities that the United States may enter the league of nations were seen here today by. J. M. Athers, professor of political science, at the University of Illinois, as a result of the death of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, its bitter opponent. BANKRUPT FARMER WITH FAMILY FOUND STARVING IN A CELLAR (Special to The Daily Worker) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., Nov. 11.—James J. Bolz, his wife and four small children were taken by, county authorities from a vegetable o jar on the Leonard Everett farm and removed to the Grandview farm juvenile home, The family, in rags and without food, came from Minneapolis, leaving there August 4 for the south in a one-horse wagon. Father; mother; Mary, 10; Dorothy, 7; Bobbie, and the baby, nine months, were sleeping on the cement floor of the cellar with almost no covering. They had been living there two weeks. Work has been provided for Bolz by a farmer near the juvenile home. NEGRO ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES FIGHT ON RACE SEGREGATION NEW YORK—The National Assoc- iaton for the Advancement of Colored People announces a nationwide ser- ies’ of demonstrations against racial} segregation. On November 30, the | Sunday following Thanksgiving day the demonstrations will start with a mass meeting at Washington, D. C. James Weldon Johnson, national sec- retary of the association, Louis Mar- shall, famous New York attorney, who served as counsel for Leo Frank, will be among the speakers, The “black belt” of American cit- ies will be the principal objects of attack, A judicial decision against segrega- tion is announced by the association’s New Orleans branch. There a seg regation law providing that neither Negroes nor. whites might live in a district inhabited by the other group with consent of a majority of the group, was declared invalid. COOLIDGE AND CHAOS FINDS OMAHA HUMBLE Cal--1s- Crowned; Rail Barons Tarn Off Serfs (Special to the Daily Worker) OMAHA, Nebr., Nov. 11.—A lay-off affecting 164 employes of the Union Pacific railroad here, becomes effective this week it was learned today. Another cut of 150 men is expected within the next thirty days by those in close touch with railroad affairs. A general falling off in railway business now is given as the reason for the lay-off. Now That Election is Over. The roundhaquse force will be cut fifty-six men, the freight “car repair yards thirty-eight men, and thirty en- gineers and forty firemen also will be temporarily discharged. The lay-off was not wholly unex- pected in railroad circles, Whether or not the other seven railroads here will follow the Union Pacific’s lead and retrench also, is not known. This lay-off is the first to be experienced by the employes of the Union Pacific system since last spring. The unemployed problem in Omaha territory was roaching the acute stage just prior to election. There was some slight relief for two or three weeks, but conditions are once more becoming seriqus. Chaos For Workers Is Coming. The packing plants, the largest in- dustry in this district, are constantly reducing their forces, Hundreds of unskilled laborers appear at the gates looking for jobs which now pay from fourteen to seventeen dollars a week. Many of them have to kdep pace with Piece workers for ten hours and more each day, The majority only work part time. The whistle still blows at 3:30 PD. m., just as it did when the union eight-hour day was in effect, but has ‘fo meaning for the workers now, The building trades have many un- employed, the so-called boom has passed and but little construction work is being planned. i Subscribe for “Your Daily,” the DAILY WORKER. ET US ANSWER COOL- IDGE’S ANTI-RED WEEK BY ADDING 2,000 NEW MEMBERS TO THE WORK- | ERS PARTY. | Price 3 Cents Chicago, Ill. | CROWE IN PACT WITH O'BANNION NOTED GANGSTER » Killers Gunmen Helped Clinch His Victory The relations 1s between State’s Attorney Crowe and the under- world was brot out clearly to- day when it was revealed that Dean _ O'’Bannion, notorious killer and highwayman, who | was killed in his florist shop by three gunmen, worked for Robt. E. Crowe in the: last election campaign and helped to carry several wards, hitherto demo- cratic, for his newfound repub- lican friends. This and the dropping of in- dictments against members of the Lundin-Thompson machine by Crowe as a result of a pre- election agreement proves con- clusively that the strikébreak- ing state’s attorney is not so much concerned with uphold- ing even capitalist law and order as he is with serving his masters and building up his own political machine with the aid of the murderers and robbers of the underworld at the bottom and the wealthy malefactors at RO HO is fe os King of Criminals. When Dean O’Bannion, notorious gangster, killer, hijaker, burglar boot- legger and philanthropist succumbed to the ministrations of three business rivals, Morgan Collins, chief of police, declared that the Windy City’s areh- criminal was dead. The career of Dean O’Bannion, since he first burst into the limelight in Chicago affords an interesting subject for speculation, on the workings of law enforcement under capitalism. Accord- ing to statements issued by the police, Dean is responsible for no less than 25 of Chicago's most sensational under- world killings. He was ance caught in front of a safe in the Chicago office of the Typographical Union. There were $35,000 dollars in the safe and Dean O’Bannion was after the money. No- thing happened to him except being arrested. The case was dropped. Stealing Booze, Quite recently O’Bannion was im dicted with Lieutenant Mike Grady of the detective bureau and others for stealing liquor from a government warehouse. Nothing happened, and everybody involved was exonerated. One of Dean O’Bannion’s partners was a gentleman known as “Dapper” Dan McCarthy. The latter was form- erly business agent for the Plumber's Union and was one of those whose name was mentioned whenever a murder took place in Chicago’s under- world. McCarthy and other men of his calling were in the habit of calling at State’s Attorney Crowe's office when ever they were wanted. On one occa- sion McCarthy had his picture taken in Crowe's office, with two of the states attorney's aids. The, Reason for Immunity. Why did not State’sAttorney Crowe prosecute Dean O’Bannion and the other gunmen who took human life om the streets of Chicago with as little concern as if they were merely shoot- ing ducks? There are several reasons but two are sufficient. The first is, that the sluggers em ployed by the manufacturers in labor disputes are recruited from the ranks of the protected gunmen: This is nof the kind of work the gangsters like best but they must do it in order to buy protection, With the ald of the (Continued on page 3) ‘you can at William Z. Foster, recently the Workers Party’s candidate for the presidency, has written a most in- article on his drive, en- “Campaigning for Commun- and it is going to appear in the coming magazine section of the DAILY WORKER, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1924, Of course, you will want to read it—that is taken for granted. And that Isn't all! Not by any means. There will be, besides the : y well chosen photographs and car- toons, the first of a series of ar- ticles by Max Shachtman, ona little discussed subject—the Communist movement among children. “Keep- ing Them Young and Red” is the name of it, and it speaks fer itself. Alexander Bittelman will analyze the results of the recent election and you can bank on some keen stuff when you read it. Jack Johnstone, ding militant in the American labor movement, Did You Ever Run for President? E do not ask you out of mere curlosity nor to gather statis- tics, but in order to whisper a secret to you. If you haven't run for < Siow will write on the problems facing the convention of the American Fderation of Labor to be held soon at E!] Paso. And— But what's the use of telling you all that’s going to be in the maga- zine section? We'll bet a fur coat against a mark that you will pro- nounce it one of the best Issues that has yet come off the press. Oh, yes, don't forget to slip the good word to your friends. They'll thank you for it. . Ka