The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 25, 1924, Page 4

& » i é Sree : H i F i £ ; ; Page Four BALDWIN AWAITS SOVIET REPLY 10 BRITISH ATTACK Cling Desperately to Charge About Letter (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 24.—The Baldwin government is awaiting a reply from the Russian Soviet | vernment to the British note acking out of the Anglo-Rus- sian treaties. Rakovsky has declined to discuss the Baldwin note which again brings up the | « alleged “Zinoviev forgery.” The Baldwin government seems to be the only party to believe in the letter’s authenticity. Lie in Name of “His Majesty.” The foreign office has declared the belief that the “Zinoviev” letter is genuine, but is of course, unable to furnish any proof to satisfy the de- mand of the Soviet government. the London correspondent of the Chi- cago Tribune admits the letter to be a forgery. Austen Chamberlain, Baldwin's min- ister of foreign affairs, in a note to Ra- kovsky, declares, despite utter lack of proof, that “information in the pos- session of his majesty’s government leaves no doubt whatsoever in their mind of the authenticity of the Zin- oviev letter, and his majesty’s gov- ernment are therefore not prepared to discuss the matter.” Threat Against Recognition. Rakovsky, the Soviet representative in London, wrote to the British foreign office, declaring the Zinoviev letter to be an “impudent forgery,” and stated the Soviet government “will insist on an adequate apology and punishment of both private and official persons in- volved in the forgery.” The conservative press upholding the Ba'" government is praising Baldwii atagonistic attitude toward the Soviet government, which is look- ed on as an attempt to break off the de jure recognition established by the labor government with as good grace as possible. Fear All Propaganda. The Baldwin government has form- ally renounced the two treaties con- cluded with the Soviet government by Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Pon- sonby, the prime minister and for- eign secretary in the labor govern- ment. The note on the Zinoviev forg- ery also took the Communists to task for “failure to check propaganda ac- tivities of the Communist Internation- al.” Thus treaties which the two govern- ments had already signed, and which the MacDonald government had agreed to submit to parliament, are cancelled by the Baldwin government. It was the MacDonald government which refused to receive the Soviet note on the Zinoviev forgery, and ‘diplomatically” the Baldwin min- ister of foreign affairs has no know- ledge of the Soviet note. MacDonald Gave “Helping Hand.” It was, in fact, the MacDonald gov- ernment which objected to the “ac- tivity of the Communist International” and it was Ponsonby and MacDonald who laid the basis for the present at- tack on Soviet Russia by the Bald- win government. In his note of October 24, MacDon- ald observed that, “No one who un- derstands the constitution and rela- tionships of the Communist Interna- tional will doubt its intimate connec- tion and contact with the Soviet gov- ernment. Unity Against Soviet Rule. “No government will.tolerate an ar- rangement with a foreign government by which the latter is in formal diplo- matic relations of a correct kind with it while at the same time a propa- ganist body organically connected with that foreign government, encourages and even orders the subjects of the former to plot and plan revolutions for its overthrow.” Thus MacDonald, whose secretary of foreign affairs dispatched the above note to Soviet Russia, and the Bald- win government, took similar attitudes toward the Soviet government. NABISCO WHO OWNS THE PLANTS AND PROFITS NABISCO? WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF THE YOUNG SLAVES? Read Who Owns—Who Makes NABISCO A pamphlet describing the horrible conditions of the young workers in the plants of the National Biscuit Company all over the country. Read of the campaign of the Young Workers League to es all over the land. 5centsaCopy 25 copies for $1.00 $3.50 per hundred orgauize the young sl Order from the YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE OF AN me w. bid vince at Even | NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF ‘ LABOR DEFENSE COUNCIL MEET TO PREPARE FOR GREATER ACTIVITY At a special meeting of the national committee members of the Labor Defense Council held in Chicago the following agreement. between the council and the Workers Party was entered into. Agreement. 1. The Labor Defense Council will undertake to raise bail, conduct the legal defense and secure publicity in the cases of Workers Party members prosecuted anywhere in the United Oe nnnnern | States or held for deportation, when Party Activities Of Local Chicago Tuesday, Nov. 26. Roumanian Branch, kaarle. Clybeurn Aye. Ukrainian No. 1, 153: Chicago Ave. N. W. English, 2733 Hirsch Bivd. Irving Park English, 4021 Drake Ave. Thursday, Nov. 27. Labor Defense Bazaar, Workers Ly- eum. South Slavic No. 1, 1806 S. Racine Ave. Finnish Branch, Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted street. South Side English, 3201 S. Wabash avenue. Karl Marx Scandinavian, 2733 Hirsch Boulevard. Russian No. 1, 1902 W. Division St. llth Ward Italian, 2439 S, Oakley Blvd. 3ist Ward Italian, 511 N. Sangamon St. Mid-City English, Emmet Memorial Hall, Scandinavian West Side, Zeich’s Hall, corner Cicero and Superior St. Friday, Nov. 28. Scandinavian So. Chicago, 641 B. 6ist street. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE, LOCAL CHICAGO. Tuesday, Nov. 25, City Central Committee meeting, 2613 Hirsch Blvd. Wednesday, Nov. 26. Browder’s Class in Elementary Eco- nomics, 2613 Hirsch Blvd. Thursday, Nov. 27. Bazaar, Workers Lyceum. Friday, Nov. 28. Subject for discussion: “Seasonal Em- ployment and Low Wages in the Mail Order Houses.’ Area Branch No. 1166 as Washing- ton St. Peter Herd, speal Area Branch No. Pn ‘Blue Island | 3—3142 S. Halsted | avenue. Area Branch No. St. John Edwards, speaker. Area Branch No. 4—3322 Douglas Blvd. Oliver Carlson, speaker. Area Branch No. 5—820 N. Clark St. Area Branch No. 6—2613 Hirsch Blvd. John Williamson, speaker. j PARTY ACTIVITIES NEW YORK CITY The lower Bronx branches of the Workers’ Party of New York will hold a dance and entertainment on Thanks- giving Eve, Nov. 26,'at 8 p.m, in the Workmen's Circle Hall at 542 East 145th St. near St. Anns avenue. Ad- mission is 35 cents. Workers’ School in New York Celebrates This Saturday Night NEW YORK, Nov. 24—The Work- ers’ School of New York ' will cele- brate the opening of the season with a@ vetcherinka next Saturday night, Nov. 29, at the headquarters of the school, 208 East 12th street. Surprises are being planned which will make this vetcherinka different. Music, magic, fun galore—and a chance to get together with the in- structors of the school, to hear what the courses are all about. You cannot afford to miss the cele- bration. Come and bring your friends. The Workers’ School is your school. Boost it! Workers’ School in New York Invites You To An O’Neill Play NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The Work- ers’ School of New York has taken the Greenwich Village theater for a performance of Eugene O'Neill's latest play, “Desire Under the Elms,” on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24. All Workers’ Party branches, T. U. E. L. groups, and fraternal organiza- tions are urged not to arrange any other affairs for that night. The play has received very favor- able criticism from leading New York critics, and all who join the theater party can be assured of a real treat. New York Workers’ School. Register Now—208 E. 12th St. SERICA mieten Minole charges in such cases involve the Political or industrial opinions of these members. The Labor Defense Coun- cil reserves the right not to handle any particular case when, in the judgment of its executive committee, the case should be otherwise handled and the Workers Party reserves the right not to refer to the Labor De- fense Council any case which it pre- fers to have handled otherwise. 2, The Workers Party will aid the Labor Defense Council in raising money for the defense of these cases by such means as are agreed upon between the two organizations, and agrees to set up no other legal defense machinery without the concurrence of the Labor Defense Council. 8, Altho the activities of the Labor Defense Council are free from control by the Workers Party, the council agrees to discontinue its activities for Workers Party members at any time, when in the judgment of the Work- ers Party they are no longer neces- sary or desirable. Case of John Lassen. The case of John Lassen, editor of the New York Hungarian Communist daily, came up for consideration. John Lassen is charged under federal postal laws with sending unmailable litera- ture thru the mail. He had written and published in the paper a poem en- titled “To Arms, To Arms,” in which Coolidge, Horthy, the Hungarian tyrant, and other rulers were cited as objectives of proletarian attack. The New York branch of the Labor De- fense Council has engaged Attorney Joseph Brodsky to defend Lassen. The defense declares that the Jan- guage used in the poem is symbolic, Coolidge’s name having been used to typify the system for which he stands, Lassen is out of $3,500 bail. Under the postal law, the maximum sentence is five years, and $5,000 fine. The financial report disclosed that since June, 1924, nearly $4,000 has been paid out for legal and defense expenses and printing of briefs in the Ruthenberg, Kovakovich, Kush, Halo- nen and Vajtaurer cases. In July, August, September and October only $5,000 (approximately) was raised, at a cost of about 30 per cent. The funds came in mainly from Workers Party sources and worker’s fraternal organi- zations, but responses to appeals to the working class are not as good as previously. This is due to their in- creasing shortage of money and the pressure of other appeals. In the face of such a condition, greater efforts will be made to reach out into the progressive and liberal field for funds, as well as moral support. Local branches of the Labor Defense Coun- cil, especially in the larger cities, raise funds by running affairs, etc., but in many instances they take care of local cases, engaging legal aid, paying necessary costs, etc. In this they are encouraged. The meeting was attended by Ed- ward C, Wentworth, Roger N. Bald win, George Maurer, Moritz J. Loeb and Mary T. Ferguson. New Committee Chosen. Seven Chicago resident members were selected for the national execu- tive committee. They are Edward C. Wentworth, Wm. H. Holly, Mary T. Ferguson, Mortiz J. Loeb, George Maurer, David Rhys Williams and C. E. Ruthenberg. In addition George E. Hooker, Robert Morss Lovett, Hd- win J. Kuh, Jr., and Miss Catherine Lillie were approved as executive com- mittee members. It was decided that an effort be made to get one or two trade unionists on, also. It was decided to set up a legal advisory committee. Samuel H. Hol- land and Ernest R. Reichmann were approved as members thereof. The secretary was asked to keep in close touch with executive committee members for advice on such matters as appeals, printed matter, etc., which must not of necessity wait for deci- sions of the executive committee. The Labor Defense Council has benefitted considerably in the past by the advice and assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union and Roger Baldwin, and will continue to keep in close touch with them. Next Sunday Night and Every. Sun- day Night. the Open Forum, lished their innocence. They have not yet been sentenced. Judge Webster Thayer, who denied motion for a new trial, extended until December 1 the time for filing three other motions which are being pre- pared by the bese ei dom ita THE Lied SANS WORKER TEXTILE BARONS CHIEF FRIENDS OF CHILD LABOR Led Unscrapuloas Fight on Amendment in Mass. (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 24.— Belief by a delibarately misled electorate that 17-year-old boys and girls would not be allowed to wash dishes and make beds or do any other work if the child labor amendment were ratified is blamed by the national child labor committee for the failure of Massachusetts to approve the 20th amendment. Secretary Owen Lovejoy found that propaganda against the amendment had been so un- scrupulous and dishonest that an entirely erroneous idea of the proposed change in the con- stitution influenced the voters. Like Southern Mill Owners. New England manufacturers, partic- ularly textile: mill owners, are chiefly responsible as the mill owners in southern textile states have been for defeating ratification in their states. A national drive is being launched by the national child ‘labor commit- tee to give the facts on the 18-year provision of the proposed amendment. Lovejoy states that. congress is given only the power now possessed by states of prohibiting work of persons under 18 so that children may be safe- guarded as far as legislation goes against occupations morally and physically unfit: for them. ‘Twenty states allow children of 14 and 15 to risk their lives daily at certain dan- gerous machines,” says ‘Lovejoy. “In 39 states children under 18.are al- lowed to oil, wipe or clean machinery in motion, and 19°states allow children under 16 to perform this extra hazardous job.” Children Work Everywhere Children under 16 may work on rail- roads in 36 states, Lovejoy asserts; 29 states allow them to run elevators. Work in or around dangerous acids, poisons, gases, dyes, red or white lead, dust, etc. should be prohibited to children under 18 but 22 states have no laws on this subject and 14 merely prohibit Work of ‘children “un- der 16 in one or two of these oc- cupations. Prohibion of child labor in the par- ticularly dangerous occupations is the first and best method of preventing occupational diseases and accidents, declares Lovejoy for the committee, which has been working for child labor legislation. for 20 years. Bar Good Teacher From Y. W. C. A. for Color of Her Skin (By Federated Press.) NEW YORK, Noy. 24.—The Y. W. C. A. statement defining its policy on Negro participation in its activities vaguely dodges the test put to it: by the National Association for Advance- ment of Colored People in fighting for Lydia Gardine’s admission to the school of physical culture. The “acti- vities of. the colored branch, Y. W. C. A., are enumerated “and where more intimate contacts are involved,” ac- cording to the statement, “white and colored members of.the association are working together toward ‘a better understanding and a Christian consi- deration which shall insure equal op- portunity for all girls without regard to race, creed or color.” This is inter- preted as a denial of Miss Gardine’s application for entry to the school. Application Called For “Whites.” A few months ago Miss Gardine qualified for the teaching of physical vulture in ‘the schools of the Y. W. oc. A. Passing her examinations with high marks she was notified by the head of the department to call for final arrangements for the position. When Miss Gardine called she was greeted with “Why didn't you say in your application that you are a Negress.” She was told that that would make a difference and she would have to wait until they found an opening for her in a colored branch. READ THE DAILY WORKER, BILLS OF EXCEPTION ARE FILED IN FIGHT FOR SACCO AND VANZETTI (Special to The Daily Worker) 4 DEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 24.—Two bills of exceptions based on the pro- cedure during the hearings on a motion for a new trial for Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were filed in Norfolk county superior couft today. Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty of murder, altho they have estab- Vatican Condemned by Popular Party TURIN, Noy. 24.—The convention Facts For By JAY LOVESTONE. Workers Proportion of eligible voting population participating in the 1924 elections: Percentage Eligible Total Votes of Votes State Voters 1924 Cast 1924 Cast 1924 Alabama . - 1,176,310 206,500 17.5 Arizona ; 162,859 60,165 36.9 Arkansas M 897,119 180,000 20.0 California . 2,164,020 1,271,241 58.7 Colorado . - $51,637 331,615 60.1 Connecticut . . 679,749 370,744 54.5 Delaware ... 130,716 90,504 69.1 Florida .. 552,424 38,681 7.0 Georgia - 1,471,962 149,043 10.1 Idaho . . 242,005 129,338 53.4 Iinois .. . 3,638,323 2,342,065 64.3 Indiana . 1,772,596 1,376,569 83.2 lowa .. - 1,407,702 951,319 67.5 Kansas - 1,000,277 803,849 80.3 Kentucky - 1,304,520 796,391 61.0 Louisiana 924,735 126,000 12.5 Maine 426,605 198,649 46.5 Marylan 853,387 355,705 41.6 Massachusetts - 1,949,093 1,142,369 58.7 Michigan . 2,053,509 1,200,682 58.3 Minnesota... . 1,301,177 952,865 73.2 Mississippi ‘ 872,094 572,761 66.8 Missou' ie + 1,993,752 1,280,846 64.2 Montana . - 326,451 175,247 53.7 Nebraska - 707,287 454,264 64.2 Nevada ; 43,419 126,230 60.4 New Hamps'! - 237,457 167,674 70.6 New Jersey . - 1,645,608 1,077,699 65.5 New Mexico . 175,062 102,509 58.0 New York..... 5,355,624 3,243,583 60.5 North Carolina 1,274,209 474,000 37.2 North Dakota .. 305,854 © 220,360 721 Ohio ......... 3,451,738 1,968,613 57.0 Oklahoma - 1,078,150 512,037 41.5 Oregon ... . . 476,594 275,978 57.9 Pennsylva . 4,540,030 2,481,721 54.6 Rhode Island . - 300,692 211,851 70.4 South Carolina 806,880 65,000 8.0 South Dakota 332,461 215,236 61.7 Tennessee 1,328,146 280,000 22.6 Texas .. 2,383,836 706,000 29.6 Utah . 220,998 131,000 59.3 Vermont . 199,122 102,777 51.6 Virginia 1,243,482 167,500 13.4 Washington . 795,034 440,674 65.3 West Virginia .. 758,125 578,733 76.3 Wisconsin 1,401,767 817,686 58.3 Wyoming 113,197 70,000 61.9 Totals: .....ccssee 56,941,584 30,254,263 §3.1 * * * * New England States. . 58.7 Solid South 21.2 Industrial. .... Agricultural: Mountain Section Pacific Coast in favor of the United States. The same period last year gave only $126, 915,000 ex¢ess of exports over imports. Great Fail in Imports. How these compare with the previ- ous .year is shown by the amounts. Imports for the ten months amounted to $2,979,000,000, against $3,212,000,000 in 1923, while the exports were $3,- 651,000,000 comparéd to $3,339,000,000 last. year. “A Million a Day.” How the world’s gold supply is pil- ing up to suffocate American trade is shown by the imports of gold in the ten months reaching a figure of $289,- 584,000, against $250,317,000 in 1923; while exports were $15,284,000 and $27,185,000 respectively. Report Potteries at East Liverpool, O., ‘Completely Closed EAST. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 34.--The Potteries here, the chief industries 04 down, The celebration of the anni- versary of the Russian Soviet govern. ment was a great success, neverthe- less. Greeks, Germans, and many Ne- groes attended. The social meeting was held in the afternoon, followed by an informa’ and jolly supper party. In the eve- ning the business’ meeting was held at which 100 DAILY WORKERS wer sold, in. addition to many pamphlets Of the twenty short numbers on the entertainment program, seven were rendered by Negroe: A Greek comrade gave a Russian dance in fine style. Revolutionary Dos and pictures of Lenin adorned the walls, “The face of our great teacher seemed to look down up- on us with sympathy and approval,’" sald one Communist who was present. Churches Discuss S¢rikes. NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The right of jury trial in contempt cases arising out of injunctions against labor or- ganizations is the leading subject dis- Be rin os he teasceatons service jeral Coun: Affirmation of the town,.are almost. completely shut 67.7 55.5 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REPORTS BACK COMMUNIST CLAIMS WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—Verification of the analysis made by Communists as to the contradictory factors in capitalist society preventing any permanent recovery of capitalism on a world scale, is revealed by the statement made by the department of commerce. How a “favorable” trade balance may pile up into a most “unfavorable” concentration of credit is shown by the following figures: The last ten months, ending Nov. 1, shows a trade balance of $671,740,000 ALL PARTY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS JOT DOWN THIS DATE Fourth international bazaar for political prisoners of Europe, India, and America will be held jointly by International Workers’ Aid and La- bor Defense Council, Feb. 11, 12, 13 and 14. All organizations re- quested to avoid conflicting affairs. Rail Men Do More Work, Still Company Will Reduce Wages OTTAWA, Can., Noy. 24—In 10 years the number of railway employes in Canada nas been reduced by 13,017, while in the same period the mileage of Canadian railways has been increas- ed by 10,469. Attention is called to this fact by a memorandum to the Dominion railway board by the rail- way unions who are opposing a re- duction in freight rates, asked for cer- tain manufacturing interests on the ground that railway workers are over- paid. The memorandum draws’ the in- ference from the figures given that the railway workers in Canada, as in the United States, are giving propor- tionately greater service than before the war. The railway ‘unions further deny that railway wages are unduly high, and assert that.on the average they are not sufficient to maintain a fair standard of living: Before the war wages were 63.5 per cent of operating expenses, In 1923 wages formed only 60 per cent of operating costs. Protest Deporting of Strikers. NEW YORK.—“Such utter disre- gard of law and order by an officer of the law is direct incitation to mob violence,” the American Civil Liberties Union wires Sheriff Conn of Skagit county, Wash., provesiing against hiv deportation of 125 !. W. Wi strikers, of this|The victims are construction workerr dec aay tig alt= apr aan: ‘Wash. Tuesday,-November iat kad MORGAN FLOATS NEW BIG LOAN T0 STABILIZE FRANC It’s Just One Loan After Another for France (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Nov. 24.—The Mor- gan interests are ready to float the loan of one hundred million dollars to the French govern- ment, which was approved last week by the French parliament over the opposition of the Com- munists. The purpose of the loan was said to be to keep the French exchange stable. Substitute for March Loan The loan is a substitute for a loan of the same amount credited to France by the Morgan banks last March when the condition of the franc made the aid of Morgan necessary to the French government. This credit was for, three months, and put Morgan is a strategic posi- tion to enforce the Dawes plan. A statement was circulated by the gov- ernment that the loan had been paid, but this turned out to be a lie. The loan has not been repaid, but renewed at the end of each three months from March until the present date. Mor gan’s interest has been piling up and his grip on the French govern- ment growing continually stronger. The present operation converts the short term credit, which the French government admits had many condi- tions attached to it, into a twenty five year loan at seven per cent. Can’t Make Better Terms Finance Minister Clemental de- clared in the French parliament that Poincare had done the best he could with the short term note. Clemental said that he had asked J. P. Morgan if better terms were possible and Morgan said: ‘No. We wouldn’t have been able to place a longer term loan. It was essen- tial that the Dawes plan and the re-establishment of German finances should first be put on the road.” New York Workers’ School. Register Now—208 E. 12th St. HARVEY WOULD HITCH FARMERS TO CALVIN'S STAR (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— Colonei George Harvey, who is hopeful of be- coming secretary of state in the new administration, proposes in an edi- torial that the farmers can again be lined up for Coolidge if the adminis- tration will force a reduction of rail wages, thereby enabling the roads to reduce freight rates. He admits that this wage-slashing program will be un- pleasant business, but it “must not be blinked.” Harvey agrees with Coolidge that no special session of the new con- gress is desirable. If the president and cabinet have things their own way, from March until December, Coolidge can name a great many safe people to federal commissions and other posts where they will help to run the country regardless of the fact that congress may be hostile to them and the senate may reject their ap- pointment. The interstate commerce commission is one to which Coolidge can make recess appointments that will be of the utmost importance in forcing railroad wage reductions next spring. Want High Schools in Jail. SAN QUENTIN, Cal.—Prisoners at San Quentin have petitioned the board of prison directors for permission to establish a high school in the prison, College-bred convicts will sSecaait the faculty. The course of study be identical with that provided by the California board of public instruc- tion. The prisoners point out that their teachers would be much better equipped than most high school ulties. Classes would be held in pointed two members to invest the project. pe Moscow Coins Silver Rouples. MOSCOW—The new silver (50c) has made its appearance, . ing the smaller coins in Russia, It is a beautiful coin, almost as large as a dollar, bearing a worker and a peas ant pointing to-the rising sun, GREAT LABOR CARTOONS by such noted artists in bi ranks of Labor as FRED ELLIS HAY BALES WM. Ss. FANNING ‘ite in the December issue of the WORKERS he scan 3 ; e 4 evening. The prison board has ap-/