The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 24, 1924, Page 3

Seamer sane Monday, Nove November 24, 1924 T HE DAILY WORKER Page Threo Labor Dukes Keep On Attacking Communists ‘OFFICIALS OF | MINERS SILENT ON RELIEF PLEA But Many Talk for the “Wilson Memorial” By J. W. JOHNSTONE. (Special to The Dally Worker) EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 23.— It was a dreary day in the American Federation of Labor convention outside of the he nificance given it bythe speak- ers from Mexico as told in my dispatch from Juarez where the Mexican Federation of Labor is meeting. The resolution offered by Soderberg of the Journeymen _Tailors’ Union condemning the Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers’ label was softened by amending it so as not to men- tion the Amalgamated by name, Altho Lewis, Walker, Farrington and Green were all present when the resolution asking rélief for the strik- ing miners’ families was’ introduced, none of them arose to plead for the relief of the miners. But many offi- cials spoke up for the American Le- gion endowment fund and the ‘““Wood- row Wilson Memorial.” All passed unanimously. The Crocodile Weeps. When the report of the executive council upon child labor labor was taken up, Green, Walker, Woll and Duncan tried to put some semblance of lite in the convention by an ex- hibition of glycerine tears. over the “poor child.” Duncan and Woll staged a fake disargreement. Duncan claimed that Massachusetts was a “progres- sive” state and the reason that it de- feated the child labor amendment was because it “interfered with state’s rights,” and—besides—the New Eng- land textile mills would not be able to compete with the black belt of the south. Pretending Something Important. Woll disagreed viciously, saying that it was state versus national patriotism. _ He almost told Duncan he was wrong! Johnny, Walker came in by. saying that some people actually imagined that the passing of the child labor amendment to the constitution meant stopping child labor. Far trom it, said » Johnny. The amendment only meant to “regulate” child labor, If achild was below average educationally, it meant that the child would go to school certain hours—while working. The need for extending this “bless- ing” to labor fakers is apparent from the make-up of the delegate body. Lewis and Stone. Compromise. On the resolution condemning War- ren §. Stone for running scab coal mines, a cOmpromise was reached by leaving the quarrel in the hands of the executive council to reach an ad- justment. Lewis himself spoke for the substitute resolution, Fraternal Delegates Hailed and Hit. The fraternal delegates received DAILY WORKER SENDS MORE CLOTHING TO DESTITUTE MINERS Another large crate of clothing will be sent thru the DAIL. WORKER to the destitute miners of Southern Illi- nois who have been out of employ- ment for many months. This clothing is being shipped from the DAILY WORKER office to Ross White, Ses- ser, Illinois, for distribution among the. miners. Most of the clothing was collected by Comrade Evelyn Mack, of 6523 8, Talman St. Any other persons wish- ing to send food, clothing or money - to the Southern Illinois communicate WORKER. to the Sport International. Workers (Special to The without a demonstration against the - «like... tions” supposed to show Russia's “By ANISE. a \ (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) OSCOW, Nov. 23,—In view of the niany comments being made in worker's press abroad concerning prisoners in Russia, there past autumn almost an epidemic of visits to Russian jails, es; - around Moscow. The latest. was the tour of inspection made by land, Germany and Austria were among the visitors, French and Swede Visitors Praise Jails. “propaganda system,” Gopher Prairie in Danger! Chart number one has a title— “From Moscow to. Main Street.” It shows everything. is dominated from the “political bureau” in Moscow as a beginning. Next comes the Russian Communist Party on equal line with the Communist International and the Red International. Then comes the Workers Party and something called the “United States Communist Party.” From the Red International the line runs to Wm. Z. Foster and the Trade Union Educational League. ‘The rather amazing assertion is made that the “political bureau” con- trols the “world’s, spy organization,” the “American. section” of which is the “Friends of Soviet Russia.” That would probably be, in the minds of the astute Bolsheviks, the best name to use for a disguise of “Moscow spies.” “Communists Control Workers’ Party!” The second chart is circular. Inthe center is the Communist Party. This directs everything. The title over it reads—“How the Net is Spread.” The Communists are good fishermen ac- cording to this chart. They control the Labor Defense Council, the Trade Union Educational League, the feder- ated farmer-labor party, the Civil Lib- erties Union, the Garland foundation. the Federated Press and—who would think it?—the Communists are said even to control the. Workers’ Party. Wm. Z. Foster is the link between all these organizations. The third chart is a kind of chain showing all the “important” links of the Communist movement, among them the League for Industrial Democ- racy, the Civil Liberties Union, the Garland foundation, the Federated Press, the general defense committee of the I. W. W. and nine Communist papers as the last link. So we see that Jim Rowan, of the I. W. W., and Sam Gompers, of the A. F. of L., are in agreement about the “Communist presents and were made to under- stand that they were to remember who gave them. A. B. Swales of Britain drew a gold watch. C. T, Cramp of England received a diamond ring for the unemployed in the East End of London to look at when he gets back ‘ome, Grassman was given a watch and chain and Gompers’ hand. A Touching Scene for Grassman, While Gompers held on to Grass- man’s hand, Sam spoke up and said that American workers ‘entered the war under “selective service” quite voluntarily, but the German workers were forced into it. Now that they have a “democratic republic” they could take their place with “other peace loving people” like us, who go to war voluntarily. In reply, Grassman almost kissed Gompers’ hand, and to rub it in, Gom- pers added a short speech in favor of restricted immigration, saying that “We must safeguard ourselves by keeping these hordes of underpaid and undeveloped workers out, we cannot allow them to break our living stand- ards.” The watch and chain given Grassman was probably to make up for the loss of the eight-hour day by German workers, due to the treach- ery of Grassman and the other social democrats, Unemployed Seek Redress. COBLENZ, Germany, Nov. 23—Un- employed and needy workmen of Coblenz have petitioned the govern- ment demanding redress in the mat- ter of inadequate relief, favoritism pede to government employes, high -and. furniture forfgeitures. They They demanded fal pay while unem- has been especially in the di from Norway, Sweden, France, BOLSHEPHOBIA AT A. F. CAN ONLY VENT ITSELF IN PRINT By J. W. JOHNSTONE. only part time employment. F. OF L, MEET Daily Worker) EL PASO, Nov. 23.—The convention of the American Federation of Labor Communist movement would be like » Well, like any other impossible thing. As there are no Bill Dunne’s to throw out, the Bolshephobia must vent itself in print. Among the many charts in the lobby of the convention—which is, bear in mind, held in “Liberty Hall,” are three showing all the alleged “connec- influence.” Lies Old Enuf to Vote. In addition to these, all visitors at the convention are presented with the pamphlet on “Soviet Russia and Bol- shevism” which was printed as a four- teen page editorial in the American Federationist of February of 1920. This pamphlet is a very edifying mess of gabble and garble about So- viet Russia. It starts off by accusing which accusation has its amusing an- gle, the “Nation,” the “Dial” and the “New Republic” of masquerading as “journals of opinion” when, really and truly, they are not detached “from Russian influence and Russian pay- rolls.” This pamphlet is the first—and the last—great “intellectual effort” of Sam Gompers to speak coherently about Soviet Russia. In it he quotes many mensheviks and other counter-revolu- tionists, and proves—actually proves! in Lenin’s own words; that Lenin did not believe in the humbug called “de- mocracy.” Shot Bourgeoisie for Arson! As an illustration of the awful way the bourgeoisie was treated by the Bolsheviks when the civil war was hot, is the quotation alleged to be taken from “Izevestia” of August 16, 1919, which reads: “I warn all that in the event of repeated cases of ar- son, I will not hesitate to adopt ex- treme measures, including the shoot- ing of the bourgeoisie hostages, in view of the fact that all the White Guard’s plots directed against the pro- letarian state must be regarded not as the crime of individuals bat as the offense of the entire enemy class.” This was supposedly signed by an “acting commandant of the fortified district of Petrograd, B. Kozlovsky.” And surely the Russians allow no de- mocracy at all when the bourgeoisie can’t be permitted to enjoy their “re- peated cases of arson” without get- ting shot for it. The case against the Soviets is pretty strong. Sam Gomp- ers Says 80. Concert and Mass Meeting by Council Of Working Women (Special to the Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 23— The work- ing class women of this city will cele- brate the first anniversary of their or- ganization on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 8 p. m., with a child ‘8 concert and mass meeting at the Stuyvesant Ca- sino, 140 Second avenue near 9th St. In addition to the entertainment there will be addresses by Moissaye J. Ol- gin, William Weinstone and Margaret Undjus of the Women’s Committee of the United Council of Workingclass Women. Have Done Good Work. The United Council of Workingclass Women has been organized for one year and during this short period, has been a real active force in the strug- gles confronting working women. Re- cently it has devoted itself to collect- ing funds for the Paterson strikers’ families, even conducting a tag day for that purpose. This meeting will review the work done during the past year and outline the future activities of the organ- ization. It is an excellent meeting to attend to get better acquanted with the aims and purposes of the coun- cil. All working class women are in- vited to attend, bring their men folks and children and friends. Tickets 10 cents, Tickets sold for Beethoven Hall will be accepted. Unemployment in West Indies. TRINIDAD, British West Indies, 23.—Unemployment is wide- Car Shops on Fire. BRITAIN TORIES JOIN MORGAN IN PLANS FOR WAR Signal to Hughes for Anglo-American Unity By LAURENCE TODD (Federated Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— Britain's tory government, working in perfect accord with the plans of the Morgan banking group, has called a halt on the disarmament program agreed upon at Geneva and is talking vaguely of offering a substitute plan which will hold the British empire together. In political circles in Wash- ington this is held to mean that Morgan & Co. have decided to have Coolidge and Hughes call a disarmament conference early in the spring—preferably in March, when congress is not in session—and relegate the league disarmament conference to a merely European significance. English-Speaking Powers’ Pact. This British tory move may be the signal for Hughes to proclaim his de- sire for closer Anglo-American unity —virtually an alliance of the two Eng- lish-speaking powers—or it may sim- ply be a warning to continental Eu- rope and Asia that the league of na. tions cannot hope to exercise real power in international affairs so long as it does not ask for instructions from -Anglo-American financiers. In either case the authority of Morgan & Co. has been asserted; France and Italy and the rest of the continent can protest as they please, but they must obey if they want credits in future. And France needs another loan. So do her satellite states—Poland, Rou- mania, Jugoslavia, Czecho-Slovakia. Another arms conference at Wash- ington would be held under tory aus- pices, and under the eyes of the all- powerful international bankers. It would ignore the league of nations, and would presumably set up a new series of barriers to discussion of so- called domestic questions such as the issue_of immigration. Only a miracle of-fopegight would prevent it from lay- ing the basis for a war on the Paci- fic, since it would seek to dictate to the Chinese and Russians and Japan- ese without giving them an equal voice in the discussion. Nobody in Washington thinks that an invitation to Russia to take part in a disarma- ment conference in America would be issued by Hughes or Coolidge. Won't Admit Conference. To date, the administration has re- fused to admit that it plans to call an arms conference prior to the one which the league plans to hold next June. British politicians are trying to smooth out their own disputes as to how such a gathering shall be ar- ranged, and the bankers have not spoken the decisive word. The most that is known is that the two govern- ments are expected by the bangers to stop the Geneva disarmament move- ment and discredit the league, while building up what appears to be a de- finite alliance of the Anglo-Saxon em- Pires for control of the Pacific. Because the appropriation commit- tees of the house are now preparing the army and navy budgets, the ad- ministration will not talk of disarma- ment in precise terms that would re- strict the expenditures for warships and munitions and staffs for the com- ing year, Army and navy lobbies are busy, propaganda for a bigger navy and stronger army is being hammered home in the administration press, and the usual rake-offs are in sight. When this little matter is settled Mr. Hughes will get the floor for his appeal to the selected powers to come and talk about reduction of armaments. The Amalgamationist Appears. The Amalgamationist, published once a month by the national com- mittee for amalgamation in the print- ing trades is off the press with its initial issue. The committee intends to reach the printing trades workers “with the proposal to amalgamate Dresent-day obsolete craft unions in- RADIO MESSAGE REVEALS 50,000 IMMIGRANTS STRANDED IN EUROPE (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—Confirming information already given out by the Central Bureau for Technical Aid to gency committee on Jewish refugees, of the sufferings of 50,000 prospective are held up in European and Cuban ports by the quota, Marshall's committee is raising money to assist these immigrants and is endeavoring to get the U. 8. gov- ernment to act on behalf of the 8,000 in European ports and 5,000 in Cuban who have already secured visas from American consuls. The visas were properly secured before the quota law took effect but the immigrants were unable to leave until after the new law began operating and then found their visas of no value. The barracks in which the immi grants in Cuba live can be compared only to the Black Hole of Calcutta, says Marshall. The steamship com- panies lured the immigrants to Cuba and now the people are stranded there in an alien land, strange climate, with no friends or advisers and no way of earning their living. Conditions in Southampton, Cherbourg, Antwerp. Hamburg, Danzig, Libau, Reval, and other European ports is equally bad and in many cases the aliens are har- tied to leave the country altho they have spent all their savings to reach the port and await transportation. “Congress has the power to enact a joint resolution by which the sign manual of our government, as exempli- fied in the visas which have been placed upon the passports held by the 8,000 (in Europesn ports) may b¢come effective,” Marshall aserts. His or- ganization is attempting to have the immigrants taken to friendly coun- tries where they will be able to make a living if the United States will noi, 1onor its own agents’ rightfully made visas, Managers, national council of Jew- ish women, resolved to petition con- gress for action enabling these immi- grants possessing visas to enter the United States. Rich Farmers for Child Labor. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—Informa- tion that American farms are bur- dened by a total indebtedness of $14,000,000,000 is contained in a state- ment issued by the officers of the Na. tional Grange, holding its annual meeting here. The grange, which is |dominatea by the richer farmers, hag declared against ratification of the child labor amendment to the U. S. constitution. Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashland Auditorium. national. C, E. Ruthenberg Alexander Bittelman Jay Lovestone Fred Ellis “The Struggle for Unity in the World Labor Movement” By A LOSOVSKY, General secretary of the Red Trade Union Inter. Soviet Russia, Louis Marshall, emer- broadcasted by radio a graphic story immigrants to the United States who HERE’S THE LOWDOWN ON LUMBER CAMP IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (Special to The Daily Worker) VANCOUVER, B, C.—Here is the spotlight thrown on camp condi- tions in British Columbia in the parlance of a Canadian lumberjack: “E, L. Kinman, Jarvis Inlet. This is a haywire, skyine outfit, at the head of Jarvis Inlet, run by a typi- cal jippo with a 50 per cent scis- sorbill crew. The yarder crew have their dinner in the woods. Chokermen, hook-on, and un-hook men $4.75 per day, maybe two bits more if you have a pull. Firemen and wood-buckers $4 a day. Work on Sundays. No gasboat at the camp. Board and blankets $1.35.” AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O')FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) flourishes a letter from mayor-elect Smith, in which he states that the sup- port given him by Batt, will be an inspiration to him while in office. Batt was a member of the executive com- mittee of the proletarian party and the serverance of his relations with hat little group was not made public intil publicity in the DAILY WORK- 2R smoked out the P. P.’s. Batt was one of the three “Proletarians” who appeared at the first convention of the Workers Party to hurl scorn at it because its program was “reformistic.” oe 8 'HE usual recriminations that fol- low defeat are now endangering the unity of what is left of the so- cialist party in New York. Norman Thomas is angry because he was knifed, in his run for governor. The New Leader, socialist party organ, is scheduled fér an early demise. The promises made by O’Neal and Figen- baum to the Jewish Daily Forward, have not materialized and Cahan in- tends to withdraw his subsidy. The paper has no paid circulation to speak of and the few advertising contracts it took over from the daily Leader, will not be renewed. Its theatre advertis- ing does not pay, except in compli- mentary tickets. Edited by Earl R. Browder. By WM. Z. FOSTER. “A Visit MILITANT COAL DIGGERS APPEAL TO MEMBERSHIP Official Gangsters War on Progressives * in (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 23.—The progressives of district No. 5 are out to inform the miners of the conditions within the district. Matters of vital importance will be discussed in all of the mining sections. Mass meetings are so far arranged for in Daisytown on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2 p. m. in the Finnish Hall, Walkertown, Pa., where William Guiler, candidate for presi- dent and Pat. H. Toohey, candidate |for district teller will be speakers. The following Sunday, Nov. 30, meet- ings will be held in Canonsburg, Meadowlands, Marianna and Bentley- ville, on Dec. 7 in Springdale, W. Brownsville, Avella and Vestaburg. Threats of Violence. Fagan and company are trying their utmost to keep off the ballot or expel all of the progressive candi- dates that dare to challenge the offi- cialdom. These pay-roll artists, in place of adjusting grievances that are piling up, travel in gangs from local to local threatening to beat up or ex- pel members who dare to uphold the rights of the coal diggers. Every possible opportunity is used by the officialdom to co-operate with the employers against the rank and file not only in the affairs of miners but also those effecting the entire la- bor movement of western Pennsyl- vania, One of them, Robertson pub licly said: “I have the utmost confi- dence in Beattie,” a labor spy and stoolpigeon tried and expelled by the Pittsburgh central labor union as be- ing in the employ of a detective ag- ency for 12 years, and on top of this they bitterly attack those that helped to expose and convict Beattie. The membership should know of these betrayals of the officialdom. Only after the rank and file learn of the actions of their officials and in whose interest they are working will they throw these leeches out of their soft jobs. Bosses to Lobby Against Amendment. ST. LOUIS.—The openshoppers’ union of this state, known as the As- sociated Industries of Missouri, will turn its heaviest guns against ratifi- cation by the legislature of the child labor amendment. A powerful lobby will invade the legislature which op- ens Jan. 7 it is announced. =SUUUVTSUTEGECOUO04G4000000EUUGEOEUGOOQNEEOUUOOOOOEUHOONEUUGOOOOESOUEROOOOOOEUOOOQOOEOOOOUAGOEREOGOREULEEEOO UH & READY THIS WEEK! = The December Issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY Combining the Liberator, Labor Herald, and Soviet Russia Pictorial This issue of the greater Labor journal includes “Three Stages of Our Labor Party Policy” An important analysis of a question before the workers today. with Sun Yat Sen” By A. WAGENKNECHT. An interesting account with additional sidelights on the struggle in China. Other Contributors Tom Mann Tim Buck * Harry Pollitt Harrison George Hay Bales in interesting and important articles on the Labor movement Bertram D, Wolfe Jack Lee Rose Karsner Including Splendid Labor Cartoons BY Wm. S. Fanning On News Stands 25 Cents a Single Copy Subscription: $2.00 a Year, $1.25 Six Months aaa eae RRR RRRaRRRRRRRaRRREEEnREEEEREREEEERaAaameeeee The French visitor wrote in the book at the jail: “We would be glad it THE WORKERS MONTHLY oi ae side eum cotter ta alle fith, bau aes fy vt Official Organ of 1113 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, Illinois y & The Swedish delegate wrote: “One cannot use the name jail for these places; it would be laughable to compare the houses with the jails of tree democratic THE WORKERS PARTY For the @nclosed Funan BONd me THE WORKERS “White Terror in E Sweden. Here is a humane regime and respect for personality.” and MONTHLY £0f..ssescoeesreenssneesODthS, _ Russian Prisoners Look Better Than German Workers. Can "euneet é| The German delegate wrote: “These are not jails but rather houses of et prey eee hath in: te whald. tas ble Ss Sanininholn. THE TRADE UNION = | NAMB eoesssssssnetnese * _ find suéh extensive libraries and sport grounds in connection with a EDUCATIONAL ADDRESS eesssssssssvvvssnnnsnensnse Paral ‘kers.” oe Mire: OF Tyas te Orta secede. Dadhpcsra ter condition than German wor' Mf the wwe ‘m: ber = MONTHLY—“and will get other art sit LEAGUE.