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Page Four JAPAN AROUSED OVER HAWAII-U. S. WAR MANEUVERS Mass Meetings Demand Protest to Cal (Special to The. Daily Worker) TOKYO, Dec, 9.—The proposed 1925 American battle fleet maneuvers in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands are arousing the keenest public senti- ment against the United States thru- out the Japanese empire, with sever- al of the newspapers actively stirring the Tokyo government to protest to Washington against the forthcoming naval demonstration. Several public meetings already have been held, attended by Japanese notables, at which the United States has been accused of desiring to make the Pacific Ocean “an American lake.” The newspaper Jiji, commenting on President Coolidge’s message to con- gress, declares: “The proposed Pacific maneuvers of the American fleet will constitute the greatest menace to the world’s rest.” The Jiji adds that somebody should call President Coolidge’s attention to the gravity of stirring up internation- al unrest at this time. Diplomatic Lying. However, in spite of the alarmist faction of the Japanese press, the conservative journals do not regard the purpose of the United States as imperialistic, tho they do seriously question the wisdom of the proposed Hawaiian maneuvers. Neither the Japanese foreign office nor the navy department will com- ment officially on the American Paci- fic maneuvers. Inflammatory speech- es on the subject unofficially made by Japanese naval officers have been sup- pressed, the navy department dis- claiming all responsibility for these utterances. Likewise, statements at- tributed to Admiral Okado to the ef- fect that Japan was unconcerned at the Hawaiian naval demonstration have elicited word from the navy de- partment that these statements were also unauthorized, Okado having had no permission to speak for the gov- ernment. - FOR CHICAGO ONLY! On all matters pertaining to the DAILY WORKER, and all party literature address all communica- tions or see THURBER LEwiIs, Daily Worker City Agent, Room 307, 166 W. Washington Bivd. KENOSHA, WIS., ATTENTION! Look! Look! A Big Social A Box Social and a Raffle By the YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE KENOSHA, WIS, Dec. 13, 1924 AT 8 P.M. CERMAN- AMERICAN HOME Admission Free. All Welcome. Colds That Lead to PNEUMONIA ‘We have known men and women who have taken cold compounds, syrups, ereosates, plasters, etc., with no abate- ment whatever of the trouble. these same people tried DRUG- METHODS they made quick re- coverles from their colds, Pea oneal yr Theor SSoent, try le jropractic an jectrotherapy (natural, drugless methods). Consultation and advise free to all comrades on matters pertaining to health. DR. J. J. SCHOLTES Cor. W. 25th & Wade Ave, New York, Attention! FIRST OF THIS SEASON GRAND CONCERT AND BALL given by the Russian Harlem Branch, W. P. of America Saturday, Dec. 13, 1924 at 62 EAST 106th STREET. Ticket 50c, Beginning 8 P. M. THE DAILY WORKER WHERE DO YOU STAND? (Continued from page 3) LaFollette because they were told and they themselves believed that they are voting for independent political action. If this is not an indication of the sentiment for independent politi- cal action on the part of the workers, then what is it. Of course, these masses were fooled by socialists and labor bureaucrats, but their sentiment is there nevertheless, If there are conditions, that is the industrial crisis and acute class strug- gle which create the sentiment for in- dependent political action, and if there is such sentiment among many mil- lion of workers and poor farmers (as the votes for Mr. LaFollette showed) and if we raise the slogan only when there is a sentiment for it, then, where is the ground for the majority propo- sition to get rid of our slogan “for a class farmer-labor party’? Further, let us assume. that the masses do follow and will follow the leadership of petty bourgeoisie from the LaFollette camp; let us further assume that a definite political third party will be organized very soon com- posed of those two elements, that is, of petty bourgeoisie on the one hand and the workers and poor farm- ers on the other, will we not work as hard as we can in order to split the labor wing from the leadership of the petty bourgeoisie? Will not the slo- gan “for a class farmer-labor party” be the most effective means to help us accomplish that mission? What slogan does the majority pro- pose to raise before and at the Janu- ary convention of the LdFollette movement? The socialists, the Amal- gamated people, the representatives of various state farmer-labor parties will speak (and mostly only speak) for a labor party. How and by what means will you most effectively unmask them and prove to the masses that they are not sincere, that they are on- ly talking and would never fight for a class labor party? With our slogan “for a class farmer-labor party” we will compel them to open their cards and appear before the masses. as trai- tors and phrase mongers. Now we come to the slogan: “Fight against leading the masses back to the old parties.” Even the majority supports this slogan and have raised it in their statement on the results of elections. It is a correct slogan. But what do you propose to these masses in place of the old parties? Where is your logic to call upon them not to go back into the old parties, not to follow Mr. Gompers who leads them there and at the same time not to tell them, in practical language, where they should go. By not telling them where to go you are practically urging them and ask- ing them t> remain with the LaFor lette movement and follow the lead- ership of the petty bourgeoisie. Fur- ther, you are helping the LaFollette movement and working for its suc- cess. So what becomes of your cry that we must fight the LaFollette movement? You see, you are not sin- cere when you say.you are going to fight the LaFollette party. You de- liberately and conscientiously are de- livering the masses to this “third party.” The majority says that the advice of the Comintern to break with the policy of the “third party alliance” was a correct one and they were and are very much satisfied with it. I say you are not, or at least, you were not satisfied with this advice. Comrade Foster stood and fought for that al- liance. He said that we should not oppose the nomination of Mr. LaFol- lette. He even went so far as to ex- press himself that we ourselves may advance his nomination. He said that it is of prime importance to break the small bourgeoisie from the old parties. The LaFollette movement will also disrupt Mr. Gompers’ non-partisan policy in the American Federation of Labor. And that is what we are after. Once I put the following question to Comrade Cannon: “What do you think will happen, if the C. I. rejects our ‘third party alliance’?” He answered: “It would be a very great blow for the Workers Party and the farmer- labor party movement would be en- tirely disrupted for many years to come.” And now, because the C. I. did not approve this “third party alliance,” the authors of the majority theses are ready to get rid of the slogan “for a class farmer-labor party” altogether. Do the majority theses openly reject the united front tactics? Of course, not. These authors are not so child- ish to do so. On the contrary, they declare that the “united front policy remains the central tactical means for the class struggle and for building of the Workers Party into a mass Com- munist Party.” But the thing that we are supposed to do now is “to start & movement from below,” “form a united front from below, of the work- ers and poor farmers with the Work- ers Party.” But did anyone ever pro- pose a united front from the top? Do you call the Chicago convention (July, 1923) a united front from: the top, or the St. Paul convention of last summer? Do you call our participa- tion in the farmer-labor parties of Minnesota, Montana, Washington, West Virginia, Buffalo, etc., a united front from the top? Would it have been a united front from the top if our party would have proposed to and fought for a farmer-labor party in the convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor? Would that be a unit ed front from the top if we would propose the slogan “for a class farm- er-labor party” to the January con- vention cf the C. P, P. A. if no one is proposing a united front from the top, so why all that talk about the united front from below? The united. front from the bottom must finally come out to the top, or your united irent policy is nothing else but a farce. In the shops and factories the Communists «'« always and continually in the “untied front” with the workers, so much so that we do not call it a united front at all. When we talk about the united front we have in mind a unity of action of different organized groups of workers on certain. definite issues. The ma- jority goes even further, entirely for- getting that at the beginning of its theses they had denied that there is left any sentiment for a farmer-labor party, and admit that there might’ be such a sentiment. Here is what they say: “As the class struggle develops and our campaign against LaFollette- ism progresses there will be found in a number of localities organized labor bodies ready to break their alliance with the petty bourgeoisie and to en- ter election campaigns as labor or- ganizations.” What does the majority propose to do in such cases? Will we reject the united front with these bodies as be- ing from the top. Of course, not. First we will try to win their support for the Workers Party. If we are\not suc- cessful in this attempt, then we “will propose united fronts for election pur- poses.” In what form these “united fronts” occur, the majority does not know. It may be “under the auspices of labor congresses, councils of action, labor parties, etc.” So, after all, we will have a united front in elections, and not one, but many of them! They will be scat- tered in different localities and under various auspices. But we must not and will not strive to unite these sev- eral united fronts into one united front; we cannot allow them to de- velop on the national-scale, because that would require a national “aus- pices” and a national slogan. The ma- jority rejects the slogan “for a class farmer-labor party,” so in place of one united frent we will have many of them masquerading ourselves under various names. We are not going to attack the LaFollette movement on the national scale, but we will begin to eat it up piece by piece in differ- ent localities! Such is the policy of the united front as is proposed by the majority theses and wnich the mem- bership is asked to accept. I come to the point of the majority theses on the industrial work. What is the ‘primary object of our industriab work? The majority does not point out. The minority theses say: “The mobilization of the party for industrial work and its active ‘partici- pation in industrial struggles must have as its primary object the devel- opment of political activity of the working class.” And again: “The raising of political slogans in connection with all industrial strug- gles thus directing these struggles towards political objectives and de- veloping political action by the work- ers.” Why that very important omission in the majority theses? Do you think it slipped out unnoticed? Far from that. Those of us who have follow- ed the leadership of our party for the last year must have noticed the systematic tendency in our industrial work to get away from the political issues as much as possible, or at least to neglect: as much as possible this Political. objective. Today we are getting rid of the slogan “for a class farmer-labor party” and say nothing about the political phase of our indus- trial work. You see, we cannot go too far at a time. Tomorrow we will ad- vance the idea that industrial work is sufficient in itself, that it exists for its own sake and that political issues are of secondary importance, and finally the political movement itself is of no value to the emancipation of the working class. Do you think for a@ moment that this omission has no background, has no tendency, or an idea or aim behind it? Just let us abandon the constant and dystematic fight against the syndicalist tenden- cies in our party and you will see what will become of our party in a year or two. The last point in the majority thes- es oh which I want to offer my criti- cism is on the question of opportun- ism in our party. First they speak about the * “Second-and-a-Half Inter- national tendencies” as represented by Comrade Lore’s group. I do not like to question any one’s sincerity in the Communist Party, but the ma- jority certainly did not live up in the past, according to its present declaration. Here are some well- known facts: During the last ten or eleven months, they did not raise a finger against the Lore group in Dis- trict No. 2 where this group f& very influential. On the contrary, Com- rades Foster and Cannon fought tooth and nail everyone and everybody who opposed the Lore group. They con scientiously and openly piaced the leadership of District No. 2, the larg- est and most important district of our party, in the hands of that group and now when the e comrades come along and declare that the tendency of the Lore group is dangerous to our movement and that we must fight it, how can anyone take this declaration seriously? — Then the majority finds opportun ism in another camp, in the “tend- LITHUANIAN PARTY PUBLICATIONS GIVE AID 1M “DAILY” DRIVE The Lithuanian Communist news- papers, “Vilnis” and “Laisve,” are running special stories in each is- sue, giving much space to explain- ing the drive to insure the DAILY WORKER for 1925, according to Comrade Mizara, secretary of the Lithuanian Federation. The Lithu- anian Federation has been given a quota of $2,283 as its share in rais- ing the $50,000 fund to build the DAILY WORKER for next year. “Our quota has been set on the of 761 members,” said Com- rade Mizara. “I am sure we can go over this figure, by soliciting help from subscribers to our papets, as well as party members themselves. We have appealed to ail our branches to end money coming from insurance policy sales direct to the DAILY WORKER office.” ency to make the farmer-labor party an end in itself and to relegate the Workers Party to the background.” And again: “This farmer-laborism op- portunistic tendency within the, Work- ers Party means death and .destruc- tion to the Communist movement in America.” If there is such a tendency within our party we must crush it right now. But where is it? Who are the repre- sentatives of this. tendency? Before I read the theses of the majority I thought this tendency is represented by this very group. I know, for in- stance, that to the very last date. be- fore the St. Paul convention, com- rades Foster and Cannon were very. enthusiastic, if not the most enthusi- astic, exponents of the “third party” alliance, but now since they have de- cided to get rid of the farmer-labor party slogan, they discovered that someone else is more opportunistic and more dangerous to the party than they themselves. And who are they? Of course, those who stand for the, continuance of that slogan; that is, the authors of the minority theses. But I abso- lutely fail to find anything in the mi- nority theses that would “relegate the Workers Party to the background” or that would say or claim that “the farmer-labor party is an end in it- self.” On the contrary, I find the following emphatic declaration: “The party must never hide its iden- tity in these united front maneuvers. It must stand out openly and boldly as a leader and initiating and conduct- ing the united front struggle. “The united front tactics does not mean that the party shall not carry on campaigns in its own name and under its own leadership, It means precisely the reverse. Our im- mediate campaign must be one of agi- tation. Whether the left-class party elements will be eventually actually organized into a farmer-labor party fighting class battles of workers and farmers is not the essential question at present. The inevitability of the formation of the farmer-labor party is not the basis of our campaign. We use this slogan as a means of agita- tion and to establish contact with workers who are moving towards in- dependent political action, to win them for the Workers Party and to build our party. ee % Can anyone honestly say that this shows a tendency to relegate the | UNEMPLOYMENT VERY SEVERE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO) Many Jobless Workers Attempt Suicide (Special to The Daily Worker) By GEORGE PAPCUN. CLEVELAND, Dec. 9.—Despite the optimistic reports of the chamber of labor |" |fakers, unemployment in this city. is jinereasing daily. |already reached the stage of starva- commerce, seconded by local Many workers have tion. Local labor leaders are attempting |to dissipate the discontent of the un- employed with promises of jobs—in the spring., This will hardly satisfy the 33,645 workers who applied at the city employment office for work dur: ing October and November and who now presumably remain unemployed. Colored Workers Hit. These figures do not include the many workers who have ceased mak ing what they found useless calls upon the employment office. The }colored workers are the hardest hit They are compelled to wait around the employment office for days at a time and when a job does come in to hear “white workers wanted on this job.’ The consequence is that there is much bitterness among them and a genera? discontent with both the industria) and social conditions which militate against them. Suicide Evidence. Reports such as the following now make their regular appearance in nearly every issue of local capitalist sheets: “Joseph Novotny, 39, of 8872 EB. 66th, slashed his throat in an effort to com- mit suicide. He was despondent asa result of inability to find employ- ment. Elsie Sindelar also attempted to take her life for the same reason. John Mencin committed suicide by hanging himself in a garage in the rear of his home. Police assert he was despondent because unemployed.” Shut down factories, and factories displaying “No Help Wanted” signs are the reasons for these suicides and for the many more that will probably be committed in this and every other industrial city as the winter weather becomes more severe. St. Paul Aids Novy Mir. ST. PAUL, Minn. Dec. 9.—The District .Committee of the Russian Section of the Workers Party District No. 9, (St. Paul) will give it first en- tertainment of the winter in the form of a grand masquerade ball to be held on Sunday evening, Jan. 10, at Vic- toria Hall on Thomas and Arundel Sts This affair is being offered for the benefit of the Russian daily, Novy Mir. It is the first time that an entertain- ment of any kind has been run by the District Committee for. this purpose. They ask that all party members re- serve this date and not to-arrange other doings that will conflict with this one. A good time is assured, with good music and prizes for best cos- tumes. All readers of the DAILY WORKER and the public are invited. St. Paul Readers, Attention. A hard time dance will be given by Workers Party in the background! the City Central Committee, of St. Or is there anything in the minority theses that can be interpreted to mean that there is a tendency to make the farmer-labor party an end in it- self? It seems that the majority is trying to blame some one else for its own sins. The minority correctly points out that it was the Foster-Cannon group that “considered the formation of a farmer-labor party as a goal in itself and were ready to sacrifice the bringing under the leadership and the influence of the Workers Party of a left wing farmer-labor. party group.” The membership of the “Workers Party should reject the theses of the majority and accept the theses -of the minority. tz tae Paul at Commonwealth Club, 435 Rice St., Saturday evening, Dec. 13. There will be a kangaroo court and novelty entertainment. Come prepared for the occasion. The cow-bells begin ringing at 8 sharp. Railway Clerks’ Silver Anniversary. CINCINNATI.—The Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station employes observes the 25th anniversary of its birth Dec, 26. It was founded in Se- dalia, Mo., as the Order of Railway Clerks of America, The triennial convention of the brotherhood opens in Kansas City, May 4, 1925. ATTENTION! All friendly rapninetions are requested not to arrange any affairs on SATUR- DAY, DEC. 27, as the Society for Tech- nical Aid to Soviet Russia. pertormenes on that te at 1 So" hool, 1902 W. Division St. “Coal Miner Kort,"" a revolutiona: drama, will presented in the Russian language. EAR Comrades: We kids in Hamtramck organized a Junior Section called “Young Rebels.” We learn all about the difference between the capitalists and th workers, and all about the way our fathers and mothers have to work because they be- long to the working class and live in a capitalist country. But we do not only study, but also have sports and games and parties. - Before we kids became “young rebels” we thought there was nothing nicer than being rich and having lots of clothes and we wished we could be rich too, but now we feel different going to work for Communism which will enable everyone to have what they need and no one will have what doesn’t belong to him, Really there is nothing that can give a child a better feeling than to work for Communism. Every boy and girl of the working class ought to join a Junior Group. I am sending this letter to the DAILY WORKER because I want you to print it so that many little children will learn about our club, ‘ We are very busy just now arrang- ing an entertainment in which all of us (there are 25 in our group) are going to take part and we have com- ‘bout such things. We know how/mittee meetings and verything to seople become so rich that they have|make it a big > kowski, - more than other people and we are success.—Z, H, Ma Party ‘Abiiiiias Of Local Chicago Wednesday, Dec. 10. Class in Hlementaty Economics, 2613 ch Blvd. lewood English Branch, 6414 S. d St. ho-Slovak No. 1, 1825 S. Loomis echo-Slovak No. 2, 2237 S. Kolin Ave, Douglas Park Jewish, $420 W. Roose- velt Rd. Enlarged City Executive, Room 07, 166 W. Washington St. Thursday, Dec. 11. ovak No. Berwyn, Roosevelt and Slo 1900 S. Union Ave. 722 Blue Islané Ave. 0 S. Oakley Biva. View, 3206 N. Lake » Indrott. West, Sidé, cor. Cicero and Superior. Scandinavian Karl Marx, 2733 Hirsch 3lvd. Russian Branch, 1902 W. Division St. Friday, Dec. 12 Scandinavian 8. Side, 641 B. 6ist St. Lettish Branch, 4859 Thomas St. Saturday, Y. W. L. dance, | Nort North and Western Aves, «kw 13. west Hall, cor. All friendly organizations, T. U, E. L. groups, party branches, language federations and Y. W. L. branches! Arrangements have been made for the following major city affairs. Do not arrange conflicting affairs on. these days: T. U. E. L. Ball—Wednesday, Dec. 31, West End Women’s Club Hall, Monroe and Ashland. Karl Liebknecht Celebration—Sun- day, January 11, Northwest Hall, corner North and Western Aves. Auspices Y. W. L,, Local Chicago. Lenin memorial meeting—Wednes- day, Jan. 21, Ashland Auditorium, Van Buren and Ashland. Workérs Party, Local Chicago. The Red Revel—Saturday, Feb. 28, West End Women’s Club Hail. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE ACTIVITIES, LOCAL CHICAGO, Wednesday, Dec. 10. Class in Elementary» Economics, 2613 Hirsch Blvd. Friday, Dec. 12. Area Branch No. 1, 6p.m., 180 West Washington St. Discussion on N. E. C. statement. John Williamson, speaking. Area Branch No. 3, &pim,, 722 Blue Island Ave. Discussion of N. &. C. state- ment. John Edwards, speaking. Area Branch 3 Pp. m., 3142 8. 8 Halsted St. Activity mepting. Area Branch No. 4, Ep. m., meeting, 3322 Douglas Blvd. Area Branch No. Pp. m, activity Area Branch No. 6, 8 p. m., 2618 Hirsch meeting, 820 N. Clark St. Blvd. Discussion of N. E. C. statement. Max Shachtman, speaker. Saturday, Dee. 13. Y. W. L. Dance, Northwest Hall, cor. North and Western Aves. PARTY ACTIVITIES NEW YORK CITY Bronx Open Forum. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Bronx Sec- tion, Workers Party, is organizing an Open Forum to be held every Sunday evening, commencing Dec. 14, at 1347 Boston Road. Prominent lecturers and speakers will hold forth each Sunday on questions of the day. Ludwig Lore will open the series with a lecture on Dec. 14, on the “After- math of the German Blections; Mos- saye J. Olgin, will follow on Dec. 21, with a lecture on “Revolutionary Aspects of Russian Culture”; and Harold Ware on the “Russian Peas- antry.” Others will be: William W. Weinstone, Solon DeLeon, Juliet Stuart Poyntz, Emanuel Elston, Re. becca Grecht, etc., ete. Watch these columns for further announcements. ee Bronx Readers, Attention! “A. B. C. of Communism,” every Tuesday night, at 1347 Boston Road. Dr. I. Stamler, instructor. All mem- bers of Bronx Section, Workers Party, who have joined the party within a activity year, must attend this class. Others invited. English, Elementary, Monday night, at 511 East 173rd St. S. Felshin, in- structor. . Advanced English, every Friday night, at 511 East 178rd St. Ely Jacob- son, instructor. HELP! HELP! —e We are swamped — again. There is just a tf of work piling up in our. and our small force is struggling hard to get it done. If any comrades have a day, an hour or a minute to spare, COME ON OVER— GIVE US A HAND! ‘NEW YORK, ATTENTION! HEAR LUDWIG LORE Wednesday, December 10, 1924 ee Roll Call Is your local here? Then look for your branch! If it’s not here—elect a Daily Worker agent at your next meeting. ° Present! NEW HAVEN, CONN. Captain: Albert Klein,.........:.: City Agent German. .... Otto Bruening Ukrainian J. Chudowich Italian... Dominic Esposito Jewish... Polish. Finnish Jewish... .-S. Gendelman . |. Sokolov BALTIMORE, MD. Captain: Sam Cohen, City Agent Branch........ weve red Aqualans English. Ernest B. Fiedler Russian...... -P. Suvorov Finnish....... .K. E. Tissari MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Frank... Captain: Walter haus vasovciateacd tls eed enied City Agent Scandinavian..Helmar Anderson Lettish And. Butler ..W. A. Harjun -Herman Hoffman Scandinavian..............H. Seklund dewish....................Leo. Walewich ST. PAUL. MINN. Captain: Max Fleishman... Jew ish English. ST. LOUIS, MO. H. Stolz, City Agent ~ Y. W. L. Branch.........A. Brown Capt English. German. sonCarl Mink Ye We becsecresssesse Carl Tuzzolino Elmer McMillin yy