The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 26, 1924, Page 2

Page Two SIGNS LEAGUE'S DEATH WARRANT, British Ralers Out for More Plunder (Special to the Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 25,—What- ever else may be said for the present British government, it cannot be accused of contribut- ing to political somnolence. The tories are acting up to their traditions. Truculent notes fly in all directions. Armies and navies are dis- patched to Egypt, the annexa-/|?° tion of the Sudan is planned, Egypt is to be denuded of all its independence, and at the same time the foreign minister, Austin Chamberlain, has stowed the league of nations away in a closet. The threat of Hgypt to take the question of its badly battered inde pendence before the league hastened the tory cabinet’s determination to junk this piece of excess furniture. The famous “peace protocol” on which Ramsay MacDonald the pseudo pacfist figured to uphold his pacifist camouflage, was too much for the old tories to swallow. It is now on the historical dump heap. Britain feels much healthier today than when her rulers allowed Ramsay GRAND OPENING NIGHT CHICAGO FIVE-DAY BAZAAR. AND DANCE WEDNESDAY; BIG DAY THURSDAY A fine program of entertainment has been arranged and a wealth of goods and articles collected for the booths at the five-day bazaar and dance to be held Nov, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 at Worker’s Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd, A special committee of Local Chicago, Workers Party, is in charge and promises all who come more than their 4+—— money’s worth in bargains and a good time, They also point out that those who jattend and patronize the affair will |help to forge dollar-weapons against American Czardom, because the pro- ceeds go to the DAILY WORKER, of- | ficial organ of the Workers! Party, and |the Labor Defence Council which is en | ed in defending many ‘important jcases of Workers Party members under prosecution. AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. (Continued from Page 1.). capitalist system could not do it in a better way than to purchase a five or ten dollar insurance policy in the DAILY WORKER. This is the kind Wednesday, Nov. 26. Grand Opening. rebtpanleaigge: shopping that, should be } Admission free. Donations received. ae First chance at most choice ware. Thursday, Nov. 27.) (‘Thanksgiving ovine * gis ann erated ih ay) afternoon and evening, Dancing rector of the. veterans: bureau, 1s ns at 8 p.m. Lettish- Orchestra, }20W on trial. The campaign strate- nian chorus in. costume, Polish giste:of the G. O..P. took.good care Junior Interpretive: Dancers, KS “eb oft ear og ete Banquet at 6 p. m. Russian “‘Balalaika” |#@"’ing appo h Oreck . National Dances by Hmma election. | Now that Silent Cal fs sate Blechschmidt and Elsie Newman, Li- rab tite yey Montane thuanion Children’s. chorus. 7 eee Friday, No. 28. Dancing, South Sla- 4 vie Orchestra, Czecho-Slovak “Market,” |()N® of the unconsciously funny , Testa Bellandi, well-known Italian Ba- ritone and mandolin soloist, N. Giovan- nini, guitarist, Finnish Gymnastic Stunts. Special night, also for German and Hungarian workers. Saturday, Nov. 29. “BIG DANCE.” Freiheit Singing Society, Danish Workmen's Orchestra, Games and Con- tests, Special night also for Scandina- vian, Greek, Spanish, Bulgarian, Arme- nian and Rumanians. Sunday, Nov. 30. — Afternoon and Evening — Swedish National Dance in Costume at 4 p. m. Musical Pro- men who sends over anti-Russian propaganda to the Chicago Tribune relates a yarn about the British spy system in Russia. A high. official of the Russian government is supposed to be on the British payroll for a number of years. He was trapped over the “Zinoviev” note, but the funny thing is that nothing happened to him, not even the loss of his job. What about all the heads that are chopped off in Russia for the mere fun of it? It looks as if the liars have gone to the other extreme. EXTRA! A. F. OF L. SHOWS SIGNS OF CLASS LOYALTY But It Was a Sign Only; Defeat Russ Recognition (Continued from Page 1.) ple of Russia are in control. As a climax he arose to oratorical heights and prevaricative depths and shouted, “Russia has all the necessary re- sources; why in hell don’t they work!” Andy Furuseth said he would speak but neither for or against the resolu- tion. But speak he would. It was ¢ stupid resolution Andy said. He pointed out that the czar borrowed money for aggressive warfare and was overthrown, Kerensky borrowed money for war and the Soviets over threw him also. Then they repudi ated the debts of both the czar and Kerensky. América, England and France had sent troops to collect these debts, he said, but it was too big a job. Some nations are now trying t collect by using diplomacy, But thir resolution, it was too stupid to vote upon intelligently. Woll Uses Sammy's Tricks. Matthew Woll, crown prince to King Samuel the First, pointed out that the resolution did not ask recog: nition. But he was against it any- how. The committee, he said, had not considered recognition. He “remind- ed the delegates” that Grassman said that recognition of Russia brot on an attempt to destroy the “democratic THE DAILY WORKER When Rebellion Against Capitalism Stirs You, Turn to Communism By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. 'ODAY, writers for the yellow capitalist press are writing long editorial sermons on “the enemies of society.” Communists have been forgotten, for a few moments, as the kept editors try to hide with printers’ ink some of the festering sores of their decadent social system. * * + * The Hearst press, that sold its opiates to millions last year at a profit of $10,000,000, not only calls Leo Koretz, master swindler, who took $3,000,000 from his dupes, “an enemy of society” but a “Benedict Arnold in his own group.” * * * * Then there is William J. rents ace of postal inspectors, picked for his ability to protect the wealth of the profiteers as it passed thru the mails, but now himself convicted as “the brains” of the nation’s greatest mail robbery. A jury has declared that it was he who led the bandits who stole $2,000,000 worth of registered mail shipments of currency from a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad train at Roundout, Ill., just at the edge of Chicago. * * * J This front page grist of the day’s news is paralleled by State’s Attorney Crowe's promise of indictments in the shooting of Eddie Tancl, underworld czar of Cicero. It was noticed that Crowe’s election poster alone graced the front of Hawthorne Inn, the Tancl resort. * * * ae What horrors for respectable business! If the Leo Koretz kind are given free reign, the business of the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, or the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce will be sorely hurt. Koretz did not cover up his deals with the proper finesse. Wednesday, November 26, 1924 POWERS CLASH OVER BRITISH WAR ON EGYYPt Tories Ditch | League of Nations (Continued from page 1) class, who claim that they have not abolished Egyptian independence, but simply insist on running it, owing to the failure of the Egyptians to run it to the satisfaction of the British. They have not abolished the “condominium” in the Sudan, but have only removed disaffected troops. * *# * Warships on the Way. LONDON, Nov. 25.—The super- dreadnaught Iron Duke and several other warships are on their way to Egypt. Premier Zaghoul Pasha has resigned. Zirwar Pasha has succeeded him, The Hgyptian chamber of deputies has decided to send protests against the British ultimatums which followed the assassination of Sir Lee Stack, to all countries of the world and to the league of nations. The indemnity of $2,300,000 was paid to the British by Zagloul before he left office. ¢ British marines took over the cus- toms in Alexandria. The opposition to Zagloul’s government accused him of weakness and of failing to protest the country’s dignity against British insults. Capitalist Press Disturbed. MacDonald to keep house while the|eram, Y. W. L. Orchestra, Dancing, republic” of Noske and Ebert; that Th i . ~ Le 4 . e ill probably go to prison. He old leaders were recuperating. They|Vocal selections, Auction, Prize New York Workers’ School. the Bagtlen ‘detegation sal pais Eth bycdlesoA os hice z Mere cpisibier, meg The London capitalist press is prac: no longer want to be fettered by a| Awards. Register Now—208 E. 12th St.|useq recognition to put poison in the tically unanimous in supporting the league to which every ‘Tom, Dick and Harry can refer their grievances. It has become a confounded nuisance. Chamberlain to Hold Caucus. At the present time the empire is not a unit at league conferences. The colonies have been known to act inde- pendently. Before Chamberlain goes to Rome to the next meeting of the league council, he plans to call a meeting of the dominions, with a view to establishing the unit rule, which means that the “mother country” is to speak for her goslings. Chamberlain took a wicked wallop at the league, which is practically the only one of Wilson’s fourteen points to maintain a semblance of animation at this date. The tory foreign minis- WILLIAM Z. FOSTER TO DISCUSS EL PASO CONVENTION AT NEXT MASS MEETING OF THE T. U. E. L. The next public meeting of the Chicag ction of the Trade Union Edu- cational League will take place on Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 8 p. m. in North West Hall, corner North and Western avenues. These meetings are one of the activities of the left wing movement in the local trade unions and are held for the purpose of unifying the struggle against the labor fakers. The forthcoming meeting of the Trade Union Educational League promises to be of unusual interest as it will be addressed by William Z. Foster, national chairman of the Workers Party and leader of the revolu- tionary forces in the American labor movement. He will speak on the result of the A. F. of L. convention at El Paso. Workers Party members and left wing trade unionists are urged to attend and bring as many as possible British labor movement and had suc. ceeded in defeating the “labor” gov- ernment. This statement referring to some supposed attack on Russia by the fra- ternal delegates Woll made up out of whole cloth, as the British and Ger- man delegations had said no such things as Woll stated. But Woll is a@ good understudy for Gompers and he proceeded with more of the same talk. “Until a government of the people and by the people and for the people is established in Russia,” he declared “instead of a government based on murder, we will fight any kind of re lationship,” echoing Lord Curzon. Frey Offers an Apology. “food speculator.” Then he could donate a little to charity, hold a few church memberships, and get his name in “Who's Who in America.” But he failed to live up to the accepted rules and now he is dubbed a “Benedict Arnold.” ° * ° * No doubt one of the greatest weaknesses of the Amer- ican capitalist government is its inability to protect its mails. Nowhere in the whole capitalist world are there so many and successful mail robberies as in this country. The Fahy trial and conviction is only an incident. It reveals that the men hired to protect the mails are themselves the plunderers of the mails. Every mail robbery is immediately hailed as “an inside job.” Big business arms its employes in the mail service with guns to protect its treasures in transport. It exercises the same precautions taken within its banks and other aoe financial institutions. But this does not stop mail robberies any more than it ends bank robberies or the defalcation of “trusted employes.” us brutal action of the government against Hgypt. The editorial comment in the great dailies show extreme ir- ritation over the suggestion in con- tinental journals to refer the mat- ter to the league of nations. The Daily Mail declares the sug- gestion to refer the question to the league “audacious and absurd.” The Daily Telegraph remarks that the re- lations between Egypt and England were similar to those between the United States and Cuba. SECRET SESSIONS HELD TO DISCUSS ter, points out that the league, -far| to the, meetings; :. ss00)2: Delegate of the Molders’ Un- ages from being a world league is not ever ~ fon, afosé td forthe distur aid, eee pelle ha one bara ae roby peondhotra MC ANDREW PLOTS @ Buropean affair and shows a com- ance in the taker's dove cote.| BS 'taken. He no doubt found many aids among the great plete lack of a sense of reality in as suming to run the world without the co-operation of the United States. The tories figure on arranging their affairs so that Britain and the United States can run the world to their own ad vantage and satisfaction, for the time being at any rate. League Can Do Odd Jobs. The league is not to be assassinated immediately however. Things are not done so obviously in the diplomatic world. Chamberlain leaves sundry odds and ends to be looked after by the league, such as the holding of con- ferences to regulate the white slave traffic, the alcoholic content of moon- shine and other such harmless studies. On the heels of Chamberlain's de- cision comes the information that Admiral Jellicoe, commander of thr royal navy during the world war is or his way from New Zealand with a bag of information and suggestions ar to imperial naval requirements in th: Pacific. Apportioning the Expenses. The admiral claims that $100,000, 000 worth of steel flotilla is required by the empire to protect her interestr in the Pacific. He has evolved a scheme to apportion this sum among the colonies, including Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India. India INJUNCTIONITES CANNOT USE ANY OF LW. W. FUNDS Judge Sullivan’s Ruling Has Rowan Worried The Rowan-Bowerman faction in the I. W. W. suffered a humilating setback in their injunction case yes- terday in Judge Sullivan’s court. The judge ruled that one group of officers in any organization could not sue an- other group for organization’ funds and that therefore the general ex- ecutive board had no right to the funds of the I. W. W. treasury. The money belongs to the organization. The injunctionites, who have been persistently pressing their case thru hearings in Master in Chancery Bern- stein’s office, were presented with a bill for court expenses. Rowan asked jfor a hearing in Judge Sullivan’s court ‘from which the injunction was pro- cured and the hearing brought the above ruling. JAPAN REGARDS COOLIDGE PEACE MEET CYNICALLY Points to the Naval War Games in the Pacific TOKYO, Nov. 25.—Japan looks with a cold eye on the proposal for another disarmament conference, emanating from Washington. The foreign office expresses a willingness to send dele- gates to such a conference if sum- moned by President Coolidge, but makes it quite clear that any attempt to muzzle the guns of the Japanese navy would be met with stern oppo- sition. The proposed conference is looked upon as another act in the anti-Jap- anese game now being played. Japan’s confidence in the sincerity of the United States’ peaceful pretens- ions is not increased by the fact that the United States is arranging for gi- gantic naval maneuvers in the Pacific and that Admiral Jellicoe of Britain has just finished a four year study of British naval problems in the Orient. He said that the resolution war ‘pushed thru the Molders’ convention during a turmoil.” He added that “Since the virus of Communism had come into my union by the borers from withih, it had adopted a rule to expel all Communists and members 0! the Trade Union Bducational League if caught preaching their doctrines.” He asserted that the “contradictions and stupidity of the resolution was the work of incompetent creatures who rushed it thru the Molders’ con- vention and that the membership was opposed to it.” Silent on Sabotage. The fact of the sabotage of the resolution, probably to make it sound “contradictory and stupid” by the om- mission of the two sections quoted above, was not admitted by Frey. That it was deliberately done is the consensus of all the newspaper re porters at the convention. Sam Gompers, smelling a chance to show his servility.to the anti-Soviet policy of 7 s ican government, said that “full accord” with Sillinsky’ that we should not interf + 9.2 kind of govern: ment the . .an people want. But he claimed ment they at they have a govern: ensky government was “a choice of lid not choose. The Ker- masses of underpaid workers, At this moment the letter carriers are trying to exert pressure on the next congress, seeking an increase in wages. They set forth that they have not received an increase in the last 12 years. The increase granted postal clerks by the last congress was quickly vetoed by the strikebreaker president. There are many who, if they can't win the daily needs of life in one way, will find other ways to do it. They don’t always follow in the footsteps of the poorly ee department store girl, who returned the jewelled bag of a rich patron, containing $6,000, that she could just as easily have kept, and then had to steal a little, valueless trinket, in order to bedeck herself as she thought best. Others strike higher. Especially those who have the assistance of the “big bosses’ of the old political parties. Along with “Bill” Fahy we find that James Murray, one of Chicago’s west side democratic bosses, was also convicted, * * The shooting of Eddie Tancl also lifts the underworld into capitalist politics. State’s Attorney Crowe will do noth- ing. His political machine has as some of its most prominent mainstays such as Dean O’Banion and Eddie Tancl. Such as these co-operate side by side with the spokesmen of big business. When it comes to old party politics, it isn’t a far cry from the czars of “LaSalle Street,” bgires great financial district, to the czars of the “river wards” and of Cicero's underworld. ° e e ° All these conditions are inherent in the diseased capital- ist social system. There is no cure for capitalism except extermination. The big robbers at the top, whether Rocke- fellers or Morgans, stealing billions, beget the little robbers Superintendent of Schools McAn- drew, has been holding secret meet- ings with the board of education mem- bers, is the charge made by the Chi- cago Teachers’ Federation. The fed- eration held a special meeting yester- day at the Studebaker Theater at which these underground tactics were discussed by McAndrew. They Bring Forth. The after effect of these closed door conferences have manifested them- selves in two reports submitted to the school board recently. One is the re- port of Robert E. Strickler, recom- mending the ousting of teachers over 57 years of age. This would throw 600 teachers out of work with no chance whatever of getting anything else to do, since they spent most of their lives in the schools. Another feature of this report is that teachers’ salaries are to be gov- erned by merit rather than by seniori- ty. With a boss controlled school board the teachers say they under- stand what the “merits” required will be. This proposal will save the board $75,000, Real Issue Avoided. The other recommendation made in the report by Nelson B. Henry, secre-- tary of the finance committee, recom- mends increasing the size of the class- es which are already packed to burst- alone is to furnish $10,000,000) Judge Sullivan’s ruling makes it| Tokio newspapers mirror the gov-jthe people,” Sam asserted, “the first annually. necessary for the Rowan group to/jernment’s view that a plot against |and only suffrage enjoyed by the Rus- all the way down the capitalist — ladder, bo the very oat Basalt the board $1,000- The practical demise of the league |either procure the money independ-}Japan is in the making. They point sians.” This bottom. he yellow press can only veneer this repulsive annually, No suggestion is made of nations removes the last vestige of camoufiage from the faces of the war- ring imperialist powers. England is again on the war path, brazenly an- nouncing her right to rule as much of the world as she can grab, allowing no obstacles in her path that can be removed by diplomacy or force of arms. New York Workers’ School. ently or drop the case, They now owe for three sessions and the stipulation made by Bernstein is that future hear- ings must be paid in advance. In all probability when the case comes be- fore the master in chancery again: it will be thrown out of court, Rowan went west. The story goes that when he reached Spokane and tried to speak before the lumber workers of No. 120, he was thrown out of the hall bodily. to the proposed United States war maneuvers next summer and the dis- patch of America’s most powerful bat: tle armada to New Zealand and Aus tralia on a visit simultaneously with the naval exercises as an open chal- lenge to Japan’s sea power in the Pacific. Under the circumstances, it is not surprising that Japan should regard the suggested disarmament in Wash- ington in much the same light as @ ment by work’ Sam rose to such action. “If You Kne. Continuing, Go: Sillinsky only had yon shown to the senal this question, he would know there was indisputable evidence the Soviets took advantage of bie social system with an ugly os The task of destroy ne and building a new social order 4 ois of labor; that suffers most, that has all to gain by the change. But the change can only be made, the victory can only be won under the inspiration of Communist principles and with Communist leadership. When rebellion against the capitalist social order stirs within you, turn to the Com- munist movement; turn to its organized a in the United States, the Workers (Communist) in either recommendation how to re- trieve the large sums of money stol- en from the school treasury by ‘the large property owners in Chicago.. The meeting at the Studebaker The ater will be reported in Thursday's issue as the meeting was still going on when we went to press. Next Sunday Night and Every Sun day Night, the Open Forum, Register Now—208 E. 12th St. A WORLD OUTLOOK of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century—all these served as the basis for determining the causes oi the weakness of the working class movement, Furthermore he studied with the same care the mechanism oj modern society and the forces at the disposal of our enemy clas: As the result of his study of capitalist society its forms and method of organization, the unity of the bourgeois classes ar against the disunity of the working masses, he had found the prime reason for our defeats, for the vic tories of the bourgeoisie, and had ar. rived at a correct appreciation of the methods of struggle of the workins class, friend to Russia,” continued Gompers “It sent a friendly committee to con- gratulate Kerensky and give Russia message of good will. It went on warship with a labor man aboard,” Sam's slogan in foreign relations is “Hands off America.” He did not mention that the un- speakable yellow socialist, C. B. Rus- sell, was the “labor man” sent to Rus- sia, and that the “message of good will” @ bore was an insistence that Rus- sia continue the war, sacrificing count- less lives on the fronts for the secret treaties of the Czar and Poincare re- garding forcible annexation of con- quered territory. Nor did Gompers say that when the Russian workers turned the war into revolution that American sent many “committees” it they were military commit said that Hayes was mistaken, the recommendation was for dent political expression by sxtend- f Non-Partisan Stand Is Readopted by A. F. of L. Convention (Continued from page 1) The last election, Hayes stated, proved that the workers want a party. Hayes declared labor has no lead- ers on the political field and that the lethargy shown by the international pedestrian would look on an invitation from a sauve highwayman to park hie artillery in a gooseberry bush and step inside the ditch for @ crap game Japan is not biting. Oliver Carlson to Speak in Wilmington, Del., Friday Night WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 25.—Oll- ver Carlson of the Young Workers’ League of Chicago, recently returned from an extensive trip to Europe dur- ing which time he lived in Germany, France, England and Russia, to study the revolutionary movements there. will be the principal speaker here Fri- day night, The meeting which has been arranged by the local branch of che Workers’ Party will be held at German Hall on Hast 6th street be tween French and Walnut at 8 p. m. No charge for admission, g recognition to destroy the lal ernment, that the Bolsheviks i : E Hf movements of the whole w bu it was an advantage to recognize Russia, why did the labor party con- demn Russia in the last election.” Who Forged Letter immaterial, “It did not matter whether the so- called Zinoviev letter was forged or not,” according to Sam, “it was couched in the language of the So- viets, All are the sam: John Ross Campbell, Communist edi- tor of England wrote, he wrote just like this letter. And when charged “he did not deny or modify his lan- guage.” Therefore, the English party was “compelled to expell munists.” From Gompers’ utterance one z g Editor's Note——Every day until publication has been completed, the DAILY WORKER will publish a new chapter from the book, “Len- in: The Great Strategist of the Class War,” by A. Losovsky, secre- tary of the Red International of + Labor Unions, The twelfth chapter is entitled, “A World Outlook.” Pee ENIN never limited himself to the study of the labor movement of Russia alone but studied with the same vigor all social conflicts in Bur Dope during which tho working clase ' defeat, The great French tion, the conspiracy of Baboeuf, it movement, the June days the Paris Commune, the strikes during the end America was more democratic than England where they had a king rul- ing by divine right. Woll declared that the last election was a national referendum vote and showed that labor did not want a la- bor party. Anyhow, almost every de- mand had been realized thru “non-par- tisan” action, With only two votes in opposition resolution 49, offered | Tomorrow—"True Proletarian In- ternationaliem.”