The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 3, 1924, Page 3

Wednesday, ore 2 ie 3, 1924 LOEB T0 SPFFD Sharing Responsibility DAILY WORKER DRIVE IN OHIO Cleveland Dail 'y Worker Insurance Meet Sunday (Special to The Dally Worker) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2.— Moritz J, Loeb, business man- ager of the DAILY WORKER, will take up the question of in- suring the DAILY WORKER for 1925 here. A special meet- ing of DAILY WORKER agents and active party members and Sympathizers, to be held Sun- day, Dec. 7, at 7 p. m., at the party hall, 5927 Euclid Ave., has been called for this purpose. All DAILY WORKER branch agents and membership drive committees must be present at this meeting, as well as comrades who are interested in building the DAILY WORKER and the party membership. A roll call wil} be taken. * Trade Union Educational League Meeting. Sunday, Dec. 7, at 10 a. m. the regu- lar meeting of the T. U. E. L. Local Group will be held at the party head- quarters. The convention of the Am- erican Federation of Labor will be discussed and plans laid for trade un- ion activity for the coming months. All party trade union members and sympathizers must be present at this meeting. * Entertainment and Dance Saturday. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 2.—The next regular social and entertainment of Local Cleveland of the Workers’ Party will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 8 p. m. at the party headquarters, 5927 Euclid Ave., Room 13. Party members and sympathizers are invited to come and bring their friends and acquaintances. Donations of fruits and cakes will be heartily ac- cepted, also the services of comrades who play musical instruments of any kind. There will be dancing and other forms of amusement. Pay $3,063,952 to Elect Coolidge; Call It Good Bargain WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The repub- lican party boasts the expenditure of "$3,069,952" to -elect:-“Cautious Cal” Coolidge. They claim they expected to have to stake much more of their plunder but they managed to get by with that little sum thru the very efficient handling of their manager, William M. Butler, famous for his ex- ploitation ability in his textile mills at Bedford, Mass., which within the last two weeks has cut wages down ten per cent. Butler issued a detailed statement which will be filed with the clerk of the house, .This statement discloses that sixteen labor exploiters made con tributions of $10,000 each and thirty- nine donated amounts ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Employers Meet Here to Consider Enslaving Youth Organizations of the employing class met yesterday at the Sisson Ho- tel to consider how more effectively to spread their propaganda among the boys’ organizations of this country. The purpose was announced as “co- ordinating the work of various boy up- lift organizations.” The conference was called by the rotary international, and included representatives of the lions, kiwanis and rotary clubs and other agencies of the exploiters of labor. The problem of child labor among children of schol age, was of course, not seriously taken up. Only up- holders of the present system of wage slavery were allowed to speak, and no problems of the children of work- ers were broached, Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge Room, Ashland Auditorium. THE DAILY WORKER N.Y, SOCIALISTS Today As We Will Share | DEBATE WHILE Victory on the Morrow) PARTY IS DYING ILLIONS of workers and poor farmers were bludgeoned by the bosses during the recent election, Workers were induced to give their vote to Coolidge for the promise of steady work. Farmers were threatened by the bankers with mort- gage foreclosures and the calling in of overdue notes. Coolidge did not have to make any speeches, Coercion and intimida- tion spoke louder than the words of an army of republican campaign orators. The bosses have the workers in hand. It Is out of their hands and from under the influence of their yellow press that we must take them. The DAILY WORKER is helping wonderfully in this work. Wher- ever it circulates it covers their yellow with our red. it a virulant fighter. year to come. In making the DAILY WORKER responsibility gladly. Every member must give his share. We must continue We must keep it safe and make it sceure for the safe we intend sharing the Every sub- division of the party must subscribe its quota, There will be members of our party, who, because they are out of work or for other reasons, will not be able to purchase a $10 INSUR- ANCE POLICY. POLICY. A few will not find it possible to buy a $5 INSURANCE BUT BY FAR THE GREATER MAJORITY OF THE COMRADES CAN GIVE FIVE DOLLARS, MANY CAN GIVE TEN DOLLARS, TO INSURE THE DAILY WORKER FOR 1925. We want every comrade to center his aim upon the purchase of a $5 policy. We must raise $50,000. Every party federation, every district organization, every city committee, share of this sum. every branch will have to raise its QUOTAS WILL APPEAR IN TOMORROW'S DAILY WORKER. We'll share the victory tomorrow! Let’s share the responsibility today! BRITISH PRESS URGES MEX PACT; RIVAL INTERESTS FIGHT FOR OIL By CHARLES ASHLEIGH (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 15 (By Mail.)—It is perhaps something more than a coincidence that, while there are now appearing leading articles, in various British dailies, on the ever-engrossing subject of oil, there seems also to be a commencing a movement for the recognition of Mexico by the conservative government. This desire was well expressed in a front-page article in the Daily Ex- press, of November 12, The arguments for the recognition of the Mexican republic are there given with that ¢—-———————__ frank regard for economic advantage which is sometimes manifested by the press, and which is infinitely less nauseous to read thaff the marshalling of a series of humanitarian and ethical reasons for the recognition of a power which has previously been outlawed. It is understood, the Daily Express says, that recognition will be urged upon Downing Street, not only by the city of London (the bankers) and Brit- ish industrialists, but also by various of the Dominions,, whose trade has been suffering by the incertitude en- | gendered by the present situation. It is likewise urged that every oth- er country has already recognized Mexico, including the United States, which was, at first, rather shy, but which, since, has not only recognized the sister republic, but whose bank- ers have raised a loan to enable Mexi- eo to discharge er indebtedness, In this vast country, with its 16,000,- 000 inhabitants, and enormous natural wealth, there are extensive British holdings. It is estimated that Great Britain has £150,000,000 invested in Mexico. Of this sum, £10,000,000 is in oil; and £70,000,000 in Mexican railways. Britain Feels Trade Loss. While the absence of Mexican con- sults in Britain, and of British consuls in Mexico, and other effects of non-re- cognition, are hampering the trade re- lationships of the two countries, Brit- tain’s competitors are rushing exports and representatives to the rich mar- kets of Mexico. This, naturally, has caused some alarm; and certain pow- erful industrial and commercial inter- ests in Britain are now complaining loudly that it is absurd for Great Brit- tain to be the only power not accord- ing recognition to Mexico, which re- cognition, by the way, has been with- held since 1917. Canada, also, is badly handicapped by non-recognition, and has already entered a protest to the British foreign office against the continuance of the present policy. Oil War Intensified. It is evident, by the Daily Express article, and other similar signs, that British oil, and other industrial inter- ests, are being forced to the adoption of a more militant attitude, in the Mexican field, against the encroach- ments of American capital. And, for ‘this campaign, they must needs be on the correct diplomatic terms with the |Mexican government. It but means |the continuance of the duel which, during many years, was fought in Mexico between the United States and_ Great Britain, between Standard Oil and Shell, or the Cowdray interests. This duel was the basic cause of much upheaval of a political nature, in Mexi- co, the two contestants each backing his own party in the field. And, al- tho the pleas for recognition by Brit- tain all adduce the argument that Mexico is now quite peaceable and “safe,” who knows how long it will be before one or the other of these two conflicting forces will be stimu- lating new internecine warfare among the hapless people of the rich Mexi- can territory? The workers and peasants of Mexi- co must soon realize that there is only one struggle for them, and that is the struggle against foreign imperial- ism of any and all origins, and also against the Mexican bourgeoisie which supports either side. lerorAane 45 4 e Candy Prizes Offered for New Members (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec, 2.—The New York socialist party, badly bent if not broken from the severe blow de- livered to its organization during the LaFollette campaign, has called a general membership meeting for December 10, at which the party policy to be followed in the Decem- ber 12 meeting of the executive coun- cil of the C. P. P, A. will be discussed. It is also reported that the deser- tion by thousands of socialist voters of the Reverend Dr. Norman Thomas for Al Smith will be brought up on the floor, despite opposition from Hill- quit and others, connected in a finan- cial way with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union officialdom, who considered themselves under an obligation to Smith because of his arbitration of the wage conflict be- tween the employers and the workers, Prizes For New Recruits. So demoralized has the S. P. or- ganization become that prizes are now being offered to the members bringing in new recruits. These prizes vary from pink silk flags to boxes of candy, walking canes, wrist watches and radio sets. The financial condition of the New Leader is also expected to come up for discussion. It is reported that the Jewish Daily Forward, which gave the Leader a year’s subsidy when it was organized, has decided not to subsidize it any longer. Oneal and Figenbaum assured Cahan that the New Leader would be selfsupporting within one year. But the facts prove otherwise. Communist Baiting. The paper has no paid subscription list to speak of and having no organ- ization to back it up, no policy to at- tract the workers, it is obliged to fall back on its only function, a Commun- ist baiting sheet, and the American expression of the Second International. The third party in the minds of the socialists would be an out-and-out petty bourgeois party, a new socialist party with all the socialism left out. The opportunists of the Hillquit type intend to squeeze themselves into the progressive nest along with LaFollette and his petty bourgeois brood. The Amalgamated Leaders. The leaders of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers are playing the usual game of giving lip services to a farmer-labor party, but paving the way for their customary platonic re- lationship with political parties, They declare that a national farmer-labor party is just what they want, but if they don’t get what they want, they will not participate at all. They will not actively work to bring about what they want. The campaign of the Workers Party in New York under the Communist banner was a severe blow to the re- mains of the S. P. Tied up to the LaFollette chariot, undistinguishable to the masses from the bourgeois pro-| = gressives, the socialist party lost the remains of its political organization while the young and virile Workers Party was left the undisputed leader of the radical workers. This was one = of the advantages gained by the Workers Party in the election that counts more than votes. Rome Interested in Palestine. ROME,—Altho the Vatican has been reserved concerning the reason for |= the present visit of Monsignor Bar. lassina, patriarch of Jerusalem, became known in catholic circles today that his mission dealt with the relig- ious situation in Palestine. ONE-SIXTH OF THE STRENGTH OF ONE-TENTH OF OUR PARTY By WALT CARMON. EN we first told a comrade about it he laughed at us. But we thought he had no vision and we told him so, And he told us we had a pipe-dream! If we had—we stil) have it. Surely, it is possible to get a circu- lation of 50,000 for the DAILY WORKER within the next year. not? We made a gain of 5,000 in six ‘i VHT ca LAN that you brot up this m: meeting. For that tells interested in the column. weeks! yourself: On Oct, 4, the average daily circula- tion of our paper for the week was 12,402. Six weeks later, for the week of Novmber 8 it was 18,121—a gain of 5,719 and an average weekly increase of 953. That pace would give us in fifty-two weeks of one year a circulation of approxi- Now just figure it out for Why | mately 50,000. Surely, this is not im- possible! We will maintain, as we did the other day to our comrade, that he cer- tainly has no vision. He argued (and it’s true!) that we had a lot in our, favor. We initiated a drive for sub: scriptions during an election cam- paign which is a most favorable period. That's true. But it is also true that this proved the workers will read the DAILY WORKER and enjoy it, It proves that the DAILY WORK- ER is a paper in which a worker finds his interests defended and fought for. we ask of our comrades is one- of the energy they expended in for every week in a period just one year. That is but little to ik of a Communist—in view of what we can gain. And, we still hold our opinion in the argument with our comrade—that this is no pipe dream. Have you ever thot of what a circu- lation of 60,000 for the DAILY WORKER would mean to our party— in the labor movement? That means three times the present circulation of if maintained |to ers; three times the power of our fight Have you thought about it? Think it over! And we can do it, as. we did it with only one-sixth of the effort of about one-tenth of our party who partici- pated in the drive of the Bricklayers “Build the DAILY WORKER” a greater circulation by 5,000 in six, short weeks. Just look at these fig- ures of the circulation of our paper— there's a lesson of action in them: Can we make it 50,000 in one year? The answer lies entirely with you! The DAILY WORKER is a most sensitive living thing. When you stop your efforts for it, it grows weaker, When you talk to your shop mate— your union brother—when you turn in your own renewal—it grows stronge: and more powerful. Today the DAILY WORKER ‘is yet in its infancy. “The kid looks like a fighter,’ you say. Yes, but it can't be without constant attention. Feed it the subscriptions on which it will be- come a full grown fighting unit of © militant labor movement that must grow with it--and you will soon find it has helped to bring closer to reality your dream of working class power. Page Three AS WE SEE IT By T. J, O}FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) while you are going thru the Moroc- can’s pockets” is the British-French agreement in essence. But pacts be- * ‘HE New Leader, New York social- ist organ, is subsidized by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. This may call for furious denial from the editors of that organ. But the facts speak for themselves. In the latest issue of that paper to come to hand, several large advertisements appear in it, boosting the virtues of the traction trust and its democratic management of the lines. Money is money, whether it is given in a back- room or for political advertising. We also note from postoffice figures that the New York Daily Forward’ owns more than 2 per cent of stock in the New England Leader. It looks as it Abe Cahan now owns whatever is left of the 8. P. ‘ EO KORETZ is the gentleman who became famous when he amassed a fortune of several millions by selling fake stock in an imaginary oil project, and then took to his heels when he felt he had reached the end of his tether. Several ambitious citizens, just as mentally crooked as Koretz, turned over their cash to him, hoping to get rich at some other body's ex- pense, They were left even without an oil can. Now Koretz, who, play- ed the role of philanthropist in Nova Scotia, returns to face the wolves. see FREACHERS will use his career as a text for Sunday sermons. They will argue that honesty is the best policy and that God punished this wicked man for his sins. But it is more than likely that the most elo- quent preacher, who orates most elo- quently on this text, has the price of his preaching invested in some capi- talist venture which sweats profits out of the bodies of workers. God, evi- dently, has no objection to this form of robbery. While holding no brief for Koretz, it is well to point out that what the capitalist’s courts object to is not the amount of money Koretz got away with, but the manner in which he amassed it. *_e € ORETZ, instead of working within the capitalist scheme of robbery, adopted a code of his own and put his more ancient competitors at a disadvantage. Charles G. Dawes played with Lorimer and the result of their act was that thousands of in- vestors lost their savings, But Dawes played the game according to the code. Koretz is an outlaw. ature Tee Ist, Worker Mees *. it} brick back - tween thieves stay put only as long} ARMY DICTATORSHIP IN ESTHONIA (Continued from page 1) cers who were playing “judge” “deciding” whether the Commu: were “trying to overthrow the govern ment” of Esthonia or not. One prisoner, who was a Commun ist member of parliament, made ¢ and as they serve the interests of both |speech attacking the court itself. He robbers.’ Therefore, look out for an-|was seized, dragged from the court other Anglo-French explosion. room and shot down without even the pretense of trial, other than the or. der of execution signed by his “judges.” It is this cold-blooded mur- der which roused the Esthonian party to fighting pitch. When the “trial” was rushed thru in the most disgrace- fully illegal manner and 138 w received heavy sentences years upwards, thirty-nine ge the uprising occurred. At 5 o'clock Monday morning the surprise attack began with the capture of the railroad station ‘e a cabinet member, M. K killed. For an hour the fight raged around the cadet school where arms, desi the Communists, were stored. cadets surrende the building arms to the Comm mandeered two airplanes Many of the gover t were taken and held fo 2 hours, while the casualty list of army officers, cadets and police is known tc be more than double the 19 dead and 40 wounded reported by the minister of war, The Communists who sur d by The and rendered when their ammunition ran out, were executed at once without trial. White Guards Fear Soviet Workers. Great apprehension exists in both Latvia and Esthonia as ‘to what the Russian workers will do. When Kingissepp was murdered by white guards, and again last spring when the wholesale raids and reprisais be- gan against the Esthonian Commun ists, the whole mass of Russian workers, in civil life as well as in the Red Army, could hardly be restrained from sweeping over the border and blotting out the white guard govern ment of Esthonia. Only their realiza- tion of the international complications such action might involve, withheld them. Next Sunday Night and Every Sun day Night, the Open Forum, Judge Backs Up Bank. LONDON, Dec. 2.—Lord Darling, presiding justice in England's most amous blackmail case returned ade on for the Midland Bank today, refusing the claim of Charles Robin- on to $625,000 he said he has with- drawn from the bank on a forged check. New York Workers’ School. Register Now—208 E. 12th St. Down in New Jersey, t’other day, a missionary rose to say the business end of the shebang had figured what it cost his gang to save a lost and wandering soul and anchor it in heav en’s goal. To put Americans in heaven it cost per soul four fifty-seven, while foreign heathen were set free for bucks two hundred sixty-three. To put at ease my restless self I got Karl Marx from off the shelf, to see if I could figure why the heathen got so cheaply by, to see why it takes less of gold to get the alien in the fold, why home-folks cost so goddam much to free us from the devil's clutch. And presently L come to see that Thad hit the right idea. "The foreign labor is so cheap that it don’t cost a awful heap for missionaries living well in distant lands in which they dwell. I now remember someone sed NN: See the Man? What is the man doing, fawther? Heis carrying “bricks,” darling. Why is he carrying “bricks,” daddy? To BUILD with, my chicken. What is he building, poppy? A great Labor daily, light of my eyes. And how does he do it, popper? The same way I’m up!x&!? He heaves this going to shut you ne THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Blvd. RATES PE00 @ year §3.50-6 montis £200 3 months Zt CHICAGO -§ F.00 ayear F450 6 monks §. NEW SUBSCRIPTION TO BUILD THE DAILY WORKER y in some book somewhere that I read, that in old India for example, a preacher’s income sure wuz ample so that by spending but a dot he could stock up with help a lot. The cost of servants wuz so small, you didn’t have to work a-tall. You had a gang to take your hat, to make your beds, to fry the fat, to nurse the kids, to wash the clothes, for which you paid—well, goodness knows. Such help don’t need much clothes atall—(enuf so preacher will not fall). Thus costs are kept right down to bed for underclothes and overhead. It sure is time we should rebel at how the furriners raise hell. In tex- tiles, rubber, iron, steel, they make us Yankee workers feel the awful un- derming power of working for few cents an hour. Competing with us from our birth, they’re not content with things on earth, but put salva- tion at a cost that, damn it all, will make us lost. Hi Chicago, IIlindis 50, F montis