The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 18, 1924, Page 4

Page Four WASHINGTON IN BIG RALLY FOR “THE FREIREIT Raise Sum of $2,186.26 for Communist Daily By H. O. WATT (Speciai to the Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.— The spirit that shows the way to ultimate working class vic- tories was prominently dis- played at Community Hall, in this city, when members of the Jewish Branch of the Workers Party opened their hearts, and their purses, in the drive for the perpetuation of the Communist Jewish daily newspaper, the Freiheit. From an audience of 300 per sons the splendid sum of $2 186.26 was collected. The names of the contributors to this worthy cause follow: N. Puzrin $250; H. Colodny, $200; S. Feinstein, S. Gutkin, $100; H. Gurevitz, J. Castelman, $100; J. Minkin, A. Kolodne, $100; S. Malakoff, H. Stohlar, $7 $100; B. Bialek, $75; S. Shinberg, $50 $50 M. I. Kune, $100; B. Piotnick, $50; S. Smith, Jackerson, $50; L. Colodny, Smith, $50; J. Altman, $50 IN. Sha- L. piro, $50; H. Bachrach, $50; S. Sid- man, $50; E. Sherman, $25.00 H. Rinis, $25: S. Rowbitzky, $25; L. Brown, $25; M. Nimelstein, $25; J. Furash, $25; S. Levin, $10; Collection, $71.26; total $2,186.26. Spirit Was Obvious One of the many misfortunes of the writer is his inability to understand the Jewish language. This report, however, is possible because the spirit of the gathering was obvious—and in- terpreters were ready and obliging. In opening the meeting the chairman, Comrade Samuel Feinstein, described the rout of capitalism in Russia and offered evidence of the stability of the Soviet government and of the increas ing competence of the workers under proletarian rule. Comrade Rubin Saltzman, business manager of the Freiheit, spoke at length of the establishment and pro- gress of the Jewish daily. He des- eribed the purpose of the present drive and of its assured success in purehasing a modern building at No. 80 Union Square, New York, in which publication of the paper and the ad- ministration of party affairs will be conducted. Pandemonium broke loose when the speaker announced that Com- rade Dr. Julius Love, of Philadelphia had contributed $5,000 to the Freiheit fund. So great was the anxiety of the comrades to assist in the move- ment to keep the Freiheit in the fight for Communist victory that they ac- tually fell over themselves in their haste to deposit their contributions with the chairman when the call for hundred dollar, donations was made. When the collection was made the father of a large family dropped a dollar bill in the hat and the writer happens to know that this comrade hasn’t a scuttle of coal in his cellar and that he has litle prospect of buy- ing necessary fuel before cold weather sets in. This is the spirit which moves mountains and which will move capitalism to its final an- nihilation. ; Olgin Gets Big Greeting. Comrade M. J. Olgin, who recently returned from a six months trip thru Soviet Russia, was greeted with thunderous applause when he began betrayed Their first conversation betrayed the fact that she was not fastidious A a distance she had appeared unusually neat, immaculate. But upon their first face-to-face meeting he discovered that her teeth were not clean. And he soon lost interest. So many people overlook this one matter of fastidiousness. And do so in spite of the fact that in conversa~ tion the teeth are the one most noticeable thing about you. Notice today how you, yourself, watch another person’s teeth when he or she is talking. If the teeth are not well kept they at once become a liability. hes Teeth datoriag Paste Ly mad teeth a new _ You will notice the improvement even in the first few days. And you Anotw it is cleaning yh de So the makers of Listerine, the safe antiseptic, have found for you also the really safe dentifrice. What are your teeth wetgiy, aaiaae bie q LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE Large Tube—25 cents AMERICAN SMELTER TRUST DOESN'T LIKE WAYS OF MEXICANS (Special to the Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17.—Rather than give the workers a certain per- centage of their income, and the right to audit the books of the com- panies for which they work, the American Smelting and Refining company has announced that it will gradually close down all its affil- lated companies in the state of Chihuahua. An amendment to the labor laws there was passed by the local legislature granting the work- ers a certain percentage of the net income. Several mines operated by the company have already been closed. it is estimated that in this way more than 10,000 have been thrown out of work. his address. Comrade Olgin told of his interviews with Russian working- men, who compared present condi- tions with pre-revolutionary days. The speaker’s remarks were inter- spersed with incidents of the. strug- gles of the past seven years. He ex- plained how, prior to the revolution, working men who attempted to ed- ucate themselves were persecuted. They dared not be found with paper and pencil in their possession and taught themselves to read and write by using coins and learning the let- ters stamped thereon. This educa- tion of ambitious workers, was in most cases, accomplished in prison, where they came in contact with other victims of the czar’s dictator- ship. The prisoners, when liberated thru the revolution, had acquired suf- ficient knowledge to become leaders of the Soviets and were made man- agers of factories and other indus- trial enterprises. The speaker stated that Americans have done business with Russia to the amount of sixty million dollars during the past year and that the coming year will show a business of two hun- dred and fifty million dollars. In face of this fact of immense commercial importance the present attitude of Secretary Hughes in his prejudice against the working class is bound to undergo a radical change. Hold Nepmen in Contempt. A prominent local anarchist, who seems unable to comprehend the full meaning of worker's control, stated that he had received letters from Russia containing information of the effect that the children of Nepmen are not given equal educational rights with working class children and asked BALDWIN SEEKS CITIZENSHIP FOR WAR POLITICALS CourtsTake Civil Rights from 1,200 Prisoners. The citizenship of 1,200 polit- ical prisoners, taken from them by capitalist courts, must be restored, Roger Baldwin, direc- tor of the American Civil Liber- ties Union, declared in a speech here at the New Liberal Club. Baldwin _ said the election showed that the American cap-|} italists are in the saddle stronger than ever, due to fear displayed by the workers. Bald- win said: Reactionary Propaganda Effective. “The election displayed a wide- spread fear of change and an unthink-! ing allegiance to the propaganda for things as they are. It reveals the bankruptcy of political discussion as well as the effectiveness of conserv- ative propaganda. “In the local elections thruout large districts, the intolerant propaganda of the Ku Klux Klan demonstrated its power to hold together a middle class majority, fearful of all minorities. It represents an utter disregard of in- dividual and minority rights. It is headed for the same type of commun- ity control by force and terrorism which characterizes the Italian Fas- cisti. “This sweeping conservative victory is a part of the world-wide fear of chaos and distrust of untried propos- als in the hands of the organized la- bor and radical movements. It re- flects the consolidation of the capital- istic system. Increasing unity of the labor, radical and farmer movements makes resistance to suppression more effective. Capitalist Machinery Intact. “The machinery of capitalistic sup- pression is intact. The many laws and court decisions which created it are ready for use when any emergency arises. The extent of its use depends entirely on the temper of the control ling business interests and the Comrade Olgin if such is the case. In reply the speaker stated that the workers of Russia look with contempt upon the Nepmen and that if these bourgeois merchants desire the bene- fits that come from co-operative effort, they have but to go to work with the workers. It is only a question of time when the Nepmen will be eliminated anyway; they are tolerated at present as a necessary evil. Machine Tender Meets Tragic Death at Filer Fiber Co. MANISTEE, Mich, Nov. 17,—Ed- ward Jennerjahn, a machine tender in the paper mill of the Filer Fiber company, was-instantly killed in the shop when he came into contact with a large pulley, which the company had been “too busy” to protect by a rail- ing. Jennerjahn was caught in the pulley, carried around one or more revolutions, and hurled to the cement floor. When the officials of the Filer Fiber company found their employe, his body was broken and part of his head was gone. Evidence given at the inquest has proved without the shadow of a doubt that carelessness of anything other than their receipts was responsible for the death of Jennerjahn, just as it has been responsible for the death of hundreds of other workers. Company officials tried to shift the blame to “drink,” but the ruse failed. They were finally forced to admit that altho a railing was absolutely neces- sary for safety, they had never at- tempted to install one around the pulleys. “The matter had been talked of, but it had never been recommended by the state inspector that this be done and work therefore was delayed until shop employes had time,” was the statement of one of the officers of the company. Under the state laws, the company could not be prosecuted unless the state inspector gave definite orders. No law suit threatened, so the paper bosses “put the matter off.” strength of resistance.on the part o* those attacked—chiefly organized la bor and the radical movements. “That temper at present is one of wide-spread intolerance, but so secure in its power that it does not resort to force to accomplish its ends. The Ku Klux Klan is dominant in large sec- tions of the country. Tells of Gitlow Case. “There are still issues to be clean ed up from the war. 1,200 persons prosecuted under the espionage act for mere expressions of opinion have lost their rights of citizenship. They must be restored. An agitation for the release of the 106 political pris- oners, all of whom except 12, are held in California, is being undertaken. The United States supreme court still has before it a decision on the con- stitutionality of the laws under which they are held, in the case of Benjamin Gitlow, the Communist. The decision in that case, expected shortly, will de- termine the fate of the 34 state laws penalizing radical opinions. Califor- nia and the non-union coal districts continue to be the seat of the chief invasions of freedom of speech and assemblage, together with a few cities like Philadelphia and Boston, where the mayor or police officials havé ar- bitrarily banned meetings they don’t like.” Congress Will Taboo Railroad Legislation At Its Winter Session WASHINGTON,—No railroad legis- lation at the winter session of con- gress, is the program of the adminis. | tration. Although the Howell-Barkley rail- road labor bill is on the calendar for early consideration in the house and senate, the republican leaders have reached an understanding—approved by the railroad lobby—that obstruc- vent a final vote on the measure be- fore March 4. They expect the new congress to be more responsive to the demands of the rail companies. JAP WORKER DIES MARTYR TO LABOR’S STRUGGLE FOR POWER (8 Th TOKYO, Nov. 17.—Dalsuke Nambe of the Ru: jan revolution on his lips. jamba, today for an attack on a member of the royal family, ly Worker) a Japan ie worker, was hanged here He died with praise Namba’s execution has stirred the country. Hundreds of thousands at- tempted to get near the prison in which he was confined, and to get near the place of the hanging. Newspapers are discussing the matter in leading articles, It is generally admitted that Nam- ba’s “trial” was a farce. It was known that he was’ sympathetic to the Soviet government of Russia, so that his at- tack on a Japanese prince was seized POE eer ts A e A R sentence would be was understood at the beginning of the trial. ‘When sentence was imposed, Nam- ba cried: “Long Live the Russian Revolution.” The courtroom was im- mediately thrown into the wildest con- fusion, most of the workers chee: on merely as an excuse, What the ‘loudly. Pe b tive tactics shall be employed to pre- |: THE DAILY WORKER and inspiration of every conquests. Twice évery week—this column uncovers to your view the motive power behind the DAILY WORKER. at reader—and WORKER agents and committees—are trie tions and accomplishments to drive the DAILY WORKER to further Here for the in clally the DAILY and proven sugges: Here ig POWER—the power of brain and effort of men and women of the working class who not only belleve—but ACT! We Have a Friend in Kansas City— OME people imagine Communists as such ornery, cussed creatures, As persons convinced of a certain social theory and that like bigoted Jesuits they undeviatingly adhere to its theory and practice. On the basis of such criticism the Communists are most heartily hated (and feared!) by the fakers in the Labor movement—and most generously snubbed by a good many liberals. But the rigid adherence to the straight and narrow path of the Communists in their theory and practice has also gained us many good friends who are not yet in the movement but who are willing to “Build the DAILY WORKER," interests of the American workers. eeing in it the strongest weapon to promote the Comrade Nelson Sorenson, DAILY WORKER agent in Kansas City, has found such a friend who modestly insists that his name be withheld. It’s a real case of modesty when you See What a Builder He Is! On the suggestion of Comrade DAILY WORKER be sent for two Sorenson he was willing that the months to 100 workers who were anxious to get THEIR paper but could not pay at this time for a sub- scription. He paid at once one-half of the subscription price of all. At this stage enters our Building Agent in Kansas City. Comrade Sorenson is busy now trying to get renewals on all 100 subscriptions. On all those who are still unable to pay for renewal when their subscrip- tions expire this true friend of the Labor movement will pay for the second month of the subscription they received. Of all those subscriptions renewed the DAILY WORKER gladly loses the cost of one month’s subscription and has gained thru the favor of our Kansas City friend—a worker who will no longer stay without HIS paper if.he can possibly manage it. This notice is a grateful acknowledgment to our Kansas City friend and an appreciation of the efforts of our Kansas City Agent, Comrade Sorenson, whose plan our friend thought so well of. Here Is a real suggestion not only for individuals who can and would like to help the movement in some constructive fashion. Here is also a plan that units of any organization, including Workers Party branches could well adopt. This is constructive BUILDING with immediate results!—like the building work by other workers who have secured NEW subscriptions in the last two and a half days—on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. Is your name among The Builders of the Labor Movement YOLO, CALIF.—R. Ochoa. BELLEVILLE, ILL.—J. Randal. BROOKFIELD, ILL.—Steve Lajcik. DETROIT, MICH.—Edgar Owens (3). CROMWELL, MICH.—John Pohl. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—H. Seklund, Leo G. Walewich. KANSAS CITY, MO.—Nelson Sorenson. ST. LOUIS, MO.—Philip Ginsburg. NEW YORK, N. Y.—Wm. Peterson (Brooklyn); Ida Kopp (Bronx); Franklin P. Brill, 3 (Williamsville); James Graiton; (Floral Park); Katterfeld, 5. Hartman Bros. ALBANY, N. Y.—Dr. N. Goldberg. JAMESTOWN, N. Y.=-O. Beldner. CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Benjamin Smith. - BELLAIRE, O.—John Zatezalo. CLEVELAND, O.—Henry Reyonen. SANDUSKY. O.—Chas. Litz. EASTON, PA.—A. Hoffman. MAHONEY, PA.—Alex Sacauski. PITTSBURGH, PA.—Bill Scarville. WOODLAWN, PA.—M. Resetar (2). SEATTLE, WASH.—J. Lawrie (2). HANNAH, WYO.—Fred Williams (2). AUsefal Hint Jor ‘7 Worker’s Household It really costs the DAILY WORKER a good deal to keep our readers advised by post card and letter that their subscription has expired. takes time and help and money (and we sure need the last item!). It But every issue, if you get the DAILY WORKER by mail, tells you on the address label when the subscription expires. Take a look at it and act on the sugges- hint—take a look at the label. Use this little household tion and save us the sometimes necessary inconvenience of giving our time and our help and our money (we'll tell the world we need it!) to advise you that your subscription to YOUR paper is expiring. Periodically we may suggest other useful household hints but this time act on the suggestion and look on the label of THIS PAPER you are reading—if you got it by mail. the DAILY WORKER.” Ad Renewals also help greatly to “Build P) $.—The December issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY will soon be ready. New features wilt gladden the hearts of those who already have or will subscribe before it appears. HUNGARIAN WORKMEN’S SOCIETY SENDS $230 TO INT. WORKERS’ . AID FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS NEW YORK CITY, Noy. 17.—The International Workers’ Aid which has begun a drive for the political prisoners in Europe and India of which there are hundreds of thousands, has already received a regponse from the Hun- garian Workmens’ Sick Benefit and Educational Federation which has over 4,000 members, in a contribution of $230. This represents a tax of 5c per member and is contributed in response to an appeal made in behalf of the Roumanian workers, The Hungarian Workmens’ Sick for Russia and Germany, and now assures the committee of energetic support in behalf of the persecuted workers in Europe. The International Workers’ Aid, whose local headquarters is at 208 B. 12th St. is planning a conference of revolutionary workers which will be attended particularly by Worke: Party and other organizations’ d ates, on November 30 at the Workers’ Home, 208 Hast 12th street, at 2 p. m. sharp. As a first undertaking it will hold a bazaar on February 11, 12, 13 and 14, which will be run jointly with the Labor Defense Council on behalf of prisoners in America and Europe. Local committees representing na- tional sections are being formed which will work particularly for po- litical prisoners in Re Greece, Benefit and Educational Federation has been active in all the drives made by the International Workers’ Aid, | ganized and others are in process of formation, The International Workers’ Aid of New York calls upon all workers who have supported them in the last drive to participate energetically in the new campaign. Trades Council Hits Prison Garments. DANVILLE, IUl., Nov. 17,—Prison- made aprons, overalls and shirts in local stores will be called to the atten- tion of the merchants by the Danville Trades and Labor Assembly. Mer- chants who persist in stocking prison- made goods will feel the disapproval of trade unionists who believe that convict labor should not compete in the open market with free labor, driv- ing workers out of jobs, and infecting consumers with loathsome diseases. READ JHE DAILY. WORKER. C0-OPERATORS BET SHOCK IN SOVIET MOTION Resolution Is Beaten by Narrow Margin By WILLIAM WEINSTONE. The fourth Co-operative Congress which was held in New York City on November 6 to 8 was a dull, uneventful gathering. It was attended by about 50 delegates from various parts of the country. The first two flays of the congress passed in a, fu- tile discussion of bookkeping and con- trol. The congress showed itself to be completely divorced from the life of the workin? class of this country and failed to touch the Vital problems of the movement. Had it not been for a resolution on Russian recognition introduced by the militants which came up on the last day, it would have been difficult to distinguish the con- gress from any general gathering of liberals and professionals. Proletarian Note. The resolution introduced by the militants, calling upon the American government to establish recognition and enter into relations with the Sc- viet Republic, was the first proletarian note struck at the congress. The res- olution committee bringing in its re- port stated that the committee was divided and left the matter open cal decision to the body. The representp; tives of co-operatives, coming from proletarian sections such as the Fin- nish co-operatives of New York, Min- nesota, Wisconsin, whose representa- tives are militants in the labor move- ment and supported also by the dele- gates representing other co-operatives having a distinct proletarian member- ship, came out energetically for the adoption of the resolution. Among the delegates representing co-operatives with a petty bourgeois membership, there was consternation when this res- olution was reported. These delegates would have rushed from the hall in terror if it were at all possible. Feared Soviet Motion. Despite the fact that the Russian co-operatives are the most powerful in the international movement and a delegate of which had greeted the congress at the very opening, the mere mention. of the Soviet government aroused fear and trembling in the hearts of these petty bourgeois dele- gates. The working class representa- tives spoke vigorously and well on the issue, but they were not in suffi- cient numbers to carry and the reso- lution was tabled by a vote of 19 to 14. Some of those who voted against de- clared their sympathy for the Soviet government but had not the courage to adopt this resolution. Their argu- ment was the stock argument of all reformists that “politics” must not be mixed with the movement: Working Class Connections The co-operative movement showed itself to be in the very earliest stages of organization. The movement has not yet taken root among the workers and the lack of vision, the reformistic petty bourgeois leadership which this resolution showed dominated the movement, is to a great extent re- sponsible for its weakness. The militants who introduced the resolution on Russian recognition also presented a resolution on the relations of trade unions and co-operatives in which it called upon the co-operative movement to establish close bonds with organized labor, to assist striking workers and in general to-serve as a weapon of the class war. In that way it could prove to the working class that it was an institution which should be supported by the working class and grow in organization and influence, | The resolution furthermore called upon the trade union movement to give material support to the organiza- tion of co-bperatives and issued the slogan, “Every trade unionist a co- operator and every co-operator a mem- ber or active supporter of the trade unions.” This resolution caused a division in the resolutions committee but when it was reported to the floor it was passed without discussion or a dissenting vote. It was unopposed by ELE MARXISM—Dr, J. Mindel | ORGANIZATION GENERAL COURSES: -ENGLISH—Eli B. Jacobson, Workers’ School, 208 New York Readers, Attention! WORKERS’ SCHOOL WORKERS PARTY OF AMERICA, DISTRICT No. 2 208 EAST 12th STREET COURSES BEGIN DECEMBER 1- REGISTER NOW! PARTY TRAINING COURSE: NTS OF COMMUNISM—W. W. Weinstone INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST MOVEMENT—W. W. Weinstone AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT—A. Trachtenberg TRADE UNION TRAINING COURSE: HISTORY OF AMERICAN TRADE UNIONISM—Solon De Leon ; PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRIES—A Symposium CURRENT EVENTS—Ludwig Lore yy PUBLIC SPEAKING—Carl Brodsky q Information and registration at office of ~ , Telephone Stuyvesant 4634, Tuesday, November 18, 1924 BLIND FARMER MUST WORK ALONE TO KEEP WOLF FROM HIS BOOR (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) LOGANSPORT, fnd., Nov. 17.— The farmers in Indiana are going thru a wild orgy of “prosperity.” Right here in Logansport there ie one of the “prosperous.” He is blind, he is without help, he is “prosper ing.” Taylor Coffel is 50 years old. He became totally blind 14 years ago. But he is doing alone every bit of his farm work, his only aid being two horses. “Love of labor,” say the local newspapers, in attempting to explain Coffel to their readers. the majority of delegates not because they understood the significance of it and saw that the failure of the co- operative movement to serve the class struggle was the paramount cause ot its weakness, but because they feared that another discussion similar to the intense one held on Russian recogni- tion would again divide the congress. In Reformists’ Hands In the election of officers the diree tion of the movement fell again into the hands of petty bourgeois liberals and trade union bureaucrats. It is not to be expected that they can make any vigorous campaign to establish the co- operatives in any sections of the coun- try. The resolution adopted on rela- tions with trade unions would call for such a campaign. The first action of the executive committee should be to send a ringing appeal to the American Federation of Labor convention meet- ing on November 17, to start action in forming co-operatives in order tg meet the strikes, unemployment and period of depression in store for the working class in the coming months. But little can be expected of the pres- ent executive committee in this direc- tion. The co-operative movement is weak today because of the bureaucrats and reformists. The left wing are not or- ganized and cannot impress their mili- tancy upon the movement. The Amer- ican workers need the building up of this instrument for the successful waging of the class struggle. The Communists should give the movement their earnest attention and by their energetic participation and direction build up the movement. “Every Communist a Co-operator” should be a slogan that the party ought to adopt and in the coming year help to give life and vigor to the co- operative movement. Mining Towns Booking “Beauty and Bolshevik” The mining towns of southern Illi- nois, notwithstanding their long siege of unemployment, are eagerly grab- bing dates for the new Russian fea- ture film, “The Beauty and the Bol- sheyik.” Here are three dates that were fixed in a single day: St. David, Ill, Opera House, Nov. 18. Dowell, Ill, Rex Theater, Nov. 23. West Frankfort, Ill., Majestic Thea- ter, Dec, 3. The first two are direct rentals ot small theaters and the last is a big show house that is running the film on a percentage basis. It will only be a matter of a few days before thea- ters are secured in Chrjstopher and Zeigler, Ill, and many other locals in the coal belt here and in Ohio are seeking dates. The accompanying picture, “Russia in Overalls,” is of special interest to these mining towns because it shows the Kuzbas Colony to which many American miners have migrated. Dates can be secured from Interna tional Workers Aid, 19 S. Lincoln St., Chicago, Ill. Organize in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 17. — The knitted outerwear workers are organ- izing in Philadelphia under the aus- pices of the Federated Textile Unions of America. Meetings are being held every Friday evening in the rooms of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ union and as soon as 200 members are signed up for the new union, a charter will be issued the local, E. 12th St., Room I WF.