The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 19, 1924, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and "arm- ers’ C tt AVol. II. No, AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHEATY. ‘HAT the present Ziwar Pasha gov- ernment of Egypt is a tool of the British government was demonstrated when the premier refused to convoke the national parliament on receipt of petitions for such action from the Hgyptian parliament. After the death of Sir Lee Stack—there is a widely growing belief that the assassination was connived at by the tory govern- ment—the British government sum- marily kicked the Zaglul Pasha cabi- net out and put their -handy man Ziwar in. But the Egyptians cannot always be held down by _ bayonets. British tyranny will some day see its Waterloo in that country. ese 8 ‘HE Riffiians are driving the Span- ish troops out of Morocco and France is anxiously watching for the opportunity to grab every inch of ter- ritory that Spain’s troops get their boots off. This may seem strange to liberals who believed that when Her- riot, the radical socialist became pre- mier of France, that country would call a halt on her impérialist ven- tures. But such is not the case. Lib- eral, conservative or socialist all gov- ernment heads under capitalism wil! do what their capitalists want them to do. They may differ on minor points but qn fundamental matters they will be as one. * * ‘RANCE is not the only country in- F terested in Morocco. Britain is. also keeping her eyes peeled for an opportunity to grab off more territory. So is Italy. They are ready to jump at each other’s throats in a quarrel over the loot. It does’ not seem to occur to any of them that the Riffians have any rights to their own country. While the robber powers prepare to claw each other they instinctively unite against Russia, the only country in the world that stands with the ex- ploited peoples. of the colonies in fight for their freedom. But Russia is a Soviet government led by Com- munists. 48 AMUEL GOMPERS is on his way to his last resting place between Messrs Carnegie and Rockefeller in Yonkers, two gentlemen for whom he had the greatest respect in life. Among the organizations to regret the passing of Gompers is the association against the prohibition amendment. In a statement issued by this organiza- tion they declared that Gompers’ death is a distinct ‘personal loss to its officers. Perhaps they were doing a little bootlegging on the side! Gompers as a rule detested demon- strations of workers for any purpose except to uphold capitalism, but there was one law he was willing to march against any old time and that was the prohibition amendment. OURTEEN. persons--convieted of cheating customers by short- weighting them were fined in a Chi- cago court a few days ago. The fact will not arouse much sympathy for those fined and yet this robbery is only a drop in the ocean compared to the defrauding of millions of wage slaves every day by the capitalists of this country. The difference is that the capitalists own this country and regulate the manner in which the rob- bery shall be conducted. Those who step outside the chalk line are out of Yuck: if they get caught. + -_* 8 BURGLAR who breaks into an apartment house and steals an overcoat is Hable to draw several years in jail. The'fact that he is such a cheap operator automatically means that he is not able to secure the services of a clever lawyer, But .when ambitious Americans get away ith millions, judges are unusually oft-hearted and doctors are willing to (Continued on page 2) Luss eal prs ROWTH 18 TREMENDOUS THIS YEAR, FIGURES SHOW (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec, 18.—There were 4,000 more children working In New York City during 1923, than the year previous, and 7,000 more ~anlldren in northern New York cit- jes than the previous year, the New York department of labor annou 2 “These figures do not include iitepat child labor, where no work certht® is furnished by the child labor- aS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: a a aaa Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per year, o> 290 PUBLISH ‘THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924 Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER YG CO., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., SHOWS FEAR OF COMMUN Pick Gompers’ Successor Today NEW WAR LOOMS IN BALKAN ROW OVER ALBANIA Italy Sends Warships to Seize Ports (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, Dec. 18.—The flames of another war are light- ing the tinder-box of the Bal- kans as Albania yesterday afternoon ordered a_ general mobilization to repel an alleged Serbian invasion. Italy, interested in using the revolt in Albania as an excuse to seize that country and make the Adriatic an Italian lake, is sending warships to the ports of Durazzo and Valona belong- ing to Albania. if the Jugo-Slav troops cross the Albanian frontier, Italy warns that she will “not permit it,” and will inter. fere. American and British oil corpo- rations are nosing around Albania, and their governments are playing secret maneuvers to aid them. That a new world war may start-in which millions may be slaughtered is a matter of no concern to the imperialist powers. Belgrade reports that the rebel forces of Ahmed Zogu are making swift gains and may seize Tirana, the capital, within three days. Se: troops. They report that the rebels have captured Bitzam and pursued the government troops toward Kruya, which was defended by 600 soldiers. After two hours’ fighting Kruya was captured, leaving only 15 miles be tween the rebel lines and the capital. Other victories are reported. FRENCH PREMIER ILL; MAY HAVE TO QUIT OFFICE (Sfecial to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Dec..18.—There are grave fears that the illness of Premier Her- riot, which has confined him to his room for several days, may prove serious enough to warrant his resig- nation. His mantle is expected tc fall on Paul Painleve, former premier, who would secure the support of the left bloc, which includes the radical so- cialists, republican socialists and so- cialists, but it is doubtful whether he could bear up against the attacks of the nationalists as well as Herriot. Pleads Not Guilty. The Poincare group are levelling attacks on the Herriot government and accusing it of lack of patriotism. To these charges the reply is made that the present government has taken diplomatic and military steps to en- sure the safety of the capitalist sys- tem in France. Much the same kind of an argument that was used in Eng- land by Ramsay MacDonald, But it did not save his political head, FRANCE STARTS RUMOR OF PAYING ENGLAND TO EXCITE THE U.S. (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Dec. 18.—The foreign of- fice said today that it wae without any information that France was backing the statement of minister of finance, Clementel, that France was about to pay its war debts, It is reported in Paris last night that France was planning to pay its debt to England before discharging Its obligation to the United States. “I want your sons!” “But—in 19}¢—?” “That was only a rehearsal.” WORKERS PARTY SUPPORTS THE . THE LEFT WING IN ITS MILITANT “STRUGGLE IN THE “AMALGAMATED’ “The Workers Party of Chicago accepts the challenge of the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers’ machine and stands 100 per cent behind the left wingers who have been slugged by orders of Sydney Rissman in the election, and will stand solidly behind the left wing candidates who are contesting machine control of the union,” says Arne Swabeck. district organizer of the Workers Party. “The Workers Party supports the left wing because only the left wing will make a serious fight to advance the vital interests of the workers.” The slugging Wednesday came when members of the union were distributing sample ballots, bearing the names of the left wing candidates, Philip Aronberg, running for general manager, and Hyman Epstein and William Savanovsky, business agents at large. Seven mem- bers of the A. C. W. were known to have been slugged by the “Scotch gang” who attacked under the direct orders of Rissman. Sam Simonian, member of Local 39, is one member who is now under care of a phyician. “The left wing movement. never is defeated,” said Arne Swabeck, “the Amalgamated machine will soon find that a few sluggers cannot take the union away from the membership and keep it very long. The city central committee of the Workers Party on Wednesday night voted solidly to back up the members of the Amalgamated in their efforts to break the control of the machine which uses violence against the membership that demands a policy of class struggle instead of class collaboration.” At 5 o'clock yesterday, the left wing- ers were out in force distributing bal- lots at the polls. Today a larger force will appear. This is the answer to ‘Wednesday’s attacks. Britten, of Chicago, Raises Cry of Yellow Peril in Congress WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—An- other step in the attempt of the Cool idge administration, backed by Wal. Street, to plunge the United States into another war was taken when Rep- resentative Fred A. Britten, Chicago called for an organized fight on the “yellow peril.” Britten declared his intention of bringing before the house of repre- sentatives a resolution calling a con- ference “of all white peoples of the Pacific. for a common defense against the encroachment of the yellow peril.” Britten is attempting to scare the people of the United States into a com- petetive armament race with Japan, whose countrymen have already been excluded from this country by con- gress. 31 MINERS REPORTED DEAD IN CRASH OF CAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA (Special to The Daily Worker) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 18—Thirty-one were reported dead in the orash of a mine cage at Raandfontain teday. ; my running for + GERMAN PARTIES HORSE TRADE IN CABINET DEAL Socialists on the Outside Sucking Thumbs BERLIN, Dec. 18.—Confronted with the difficulty of obtaining a new cabi- net, President Ebert requested Chan- cellor Marx today to resume negotia- tions with the various political parties with a view to bringing about a coali- tion. Demand Nationalists Have Seat. The recent elections have only made matters worse from a political point of view as no group has a majority. Stresemann and his people’s party have brought on the crisis by demand- ing that the nationalists have a seat in‘the government. The so-called democratic parties decline. On the other hand, there is strenuous objec- tion to including the socialists who stand on the side Mnes with teeth watering, waiting to be called to the government cushions. Retuse to Evacuate. Another matter that is causing con- siderable irritation is the refusal of the British tory government to evacu- ate the Cologne bridgehead on Janu- ary 10, The council of ambassadors meeting in Paris, decided that Ger- many has not fully satisfied the dis- armament and demobilization obliga- tions of the treaty of Versailles in re- gard to disbanding secret military formations. This action of the British is expect- ed to play into the hands of the ex- treme nationalists. World Wheat Crop Declines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. — A de- crease of about 440,000,000 bushels in the estimated world wheat crop, as compared with last year, is indicated by reports received by the department of agriculture today. The estimates for this year is 3,330,000,000 bushels compared with 3,740,000,000 produced in 1923, and 3,400,000,000 bushels al HEAVY VOTING ae es IN PITTSBURGH Nine Locals Bury the Fakers’ Ticket (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 18— According to the figures re- ceived by the progressive com- mittee from nine locals, on the voting for international presi- dent and other officers, the pro- gressives won an overwhelming victory. Of course the adminis- tration slate will be declared elected but the following re- turns prove illuminating. President John L. Lewis, 192; Geo. Voyzey, 848; Vice-President Murray, 224; Arley Staples, 767; William Green, 211; Joseph Nearing, 776. Fagan Badly Defeated. For. district officers the returns from eleven locals are: Pat Fagan, 334; William Guiler, 1,171; Vice-President Patton, 314; his progressive opponent Brajdich, 766; Mercantinni, reaction- ary candidate for secretary-treasurer, 360; Hargest, progressive, 785; O’Leary for international board mem- ber, 306; Harmison, 990. The heavy vote cast for. the pro- gressive slate is even better than the radicals hoped for. Even tho the of- ficial slate will again elect itself thru blue sky and reactionary locals, the heavy progressive vote proves that the propaganda of the militants is now telling against the reactionary incom- petents who are now at the head of the union and who are ruining it as a fighting instrument of the workers. . a Fakers Overwhelmed in Alberta. NORDEGG, Alberta, Dec. 18.—The victory of the progressives in this sec- tion was overwhelming. John L. Lewis received only 5 votes against 854 for George Voyzey. Philip Mur- ray got 30, while his opponent, Arley Staples, polled 325. William Green raised 19 to 334 for Joseph Nearing. eS, POWKATAN POINT, Ohio, Dec. 18, —Returns from Local No. 5497 give John L. Lewis 16 votes against 269 for George Voyzey; Philip Murray 19 against 267 for Arley Staples; William Green, 26 against 249 for Joseph Nearing. For sub-district presi- dent G. G. Hoge, of Bellaire, Ohio, progressive candidate, got 249 votes against 30 for his two opponents com- bined. ] 1 ALF. OF L. HEADS HOLD MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY Signs of Disagreement Are Seen (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The executive council of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor this afternoon announced a meeting for 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. At this time ‘a successor to the late Samuel Gompers as president will be named. Samuel Gompers’ death has found the leaders of the great international unions very far from agreement as to who ds the logical successor to his power. Indeed, the question at once arises as to how much of the power which he exerted can be transferred. When first the word came over the wires from Mexico that Gompers was dying, mén began to analyze the situa- tion and concluded that his death will weaken the movement for a time, no matter whom the ‘executive council may select to fill out his term. struggle for the presidency will im- mediately begin, and this will affect jurisdictional negotiations and organ- izing activities from now until the convention meets next year in At- jantic City, “Matthew -Woll, seventh vice-presi- and head of the photoengravers, has been the most active assistant to Gompers in the council during the past four years. Woll, like Gompers, represents a small union which has no Serious jurisdictional disputes. It is quite possible that the council will select him as president for this year, and will give him that much head start in the race for election next November. Some Eyes on Green. The only:other member of the coun- cil who might be chosen for the in- terim presidency is Green of the Unit- ed Mine Workers. If John L. Lewis, president of the miners, should enter the race, Green ‘would have to step aside. Tobin of the teamsters, treas- urer of the federation, has too many internal disputes on his hands to be a big factor in the.contest. Hutche- son of the carpenters could not get the support of the ‘other building trades, since his*union is outside the building trades department. Berry of the printing pressmen, is.at outs with a large section of the movement be- cause of his betrayal of his implied pledge to support the action of the executive council in the recent politi- cal campaign. John Donlin who re- cently resigned the headship of the building trades department and a good friend of Herbert Hoover is men- tioned, Favor Old Policies. Thus far there appears no reason to believe that the new regime in the federation will be more favorable to independent political action than Gom- pers has been. Localized opportunism, with a general anti-radical attitude be- fore the public, is the creed of the men who will carry on the work which Samuel Gompers so long planned and controlled. Textile Workers Get Wage Cut As Christmas Gift LOWELL, Mass., Dec. 18,—An- nouncement that wage cuts will be- come effective in the Massachusetts and Appleton mills here Dec. 29 was made today. Other textile plants in the city also have indicated that they will readjust wages on that date. In the case of the Massachusetts the re- duction was given as 10 per cent, rain, the body of Samuel Gompe: tion of Labor, was buried in Sleepy between Carnegie and Rockefeller. jodge of the masone Al Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! Price 3 Cents Chicago, Hl. OM LEAFLETS CALL ON WORKERS TO CRUSH FASCISM Muassolini’s Power Is Waning Every Day (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Dec. 18.—Leaflets have been broadcasted thruout all Italy informing the workers to be ready to revolt and crush the fascisti. The leaflets, asking the peo- ple to be ready for any emer- gency, were signed by “the committee of action.” Mussolini Warships Near Albania. Mussolini has sent an Italian war ship toward Albania. His plan, it is announced, is to capture the harbors of Durazzo and Valona, which would then give Mussolini dominating con- trol of the Adriatic Sea. In his allocution reviewing the lyear’s religious events, Pope Pius at- tacked the Communists, and warned against “radical influences,” thus showing his aid of the Mussolin reign of terror. The pope also attacked Soviet Russia. Thirty opposition members of the chamber-of deputies led by former Premier Orlando, refused to enter the chamber of deputies until the resigna- tion of Deputy Giunta has been ac- cepted. Giunta was implicated in fas- cist plots when his letters were printed in opposition newspapers. Fascist Deputy Resigns. Giunta has been charged with insti- tuting at Milan an attack on Deputy Eerni, who left the fascist party. The chamber déchned—to accept Giunta’s resignation, and the refusal of the op- position to take further part followed. Deputy Boeri, who was elected on the majority slate, has resigned from the parliament, after a stormy debate with {Premier Mussolini. “I am ashamed that I belong to the Italian chamber,” Boeri shouted. “After the interpretation given by the premier to the limit of liberty of political action allowed to deputies elected in the maiority list, I present my resignation as deputy,” Boeri wrote the chamber. Aids Russian Czarists. Pope Pius, who has been quietly sup- plying the Russian (emigre) colony in Rome, supporters of the former bloody ezar, with funds, intimated in his al- locution, his intention of continuing this support to the enemies of the Russian workers. “The conclusion must not be drawn from the benefici- ent work begun on behalf of the Rus- sian people that we wish to encour- age a form of government of which we are far from approving,” Pope Pius said. The pope made it quite plain that he jis anxious to support only those Rus- |sians in the counter-revolutionary |class who are vainly trying to disrupt the Soviet nation. Aid to U. S. Reaction. The pope urged all catholics to line up on the side of the exploiters of labor and to fight Communism. “We think it our duty,” he said, “To ad- monish and earnestly exhort all mem- bers of our faith and in special sense members of governments that, so far as they are lovers of peace and the public good and are promoters of the sanctity of the family and the dignity of man, they should strive with united effort to dispel from themselves and their fellow citizens the grave dangers and certain detriments of Commun: ism.” Pope Pius thus revealed himself as a follower of Sam Gompers’ clique which still controls the American Fed- eration of Labor. He spoke against workers’ control of industry, the only step which will liberate the workers, and threw out a Gompersian barrage advising “be mindful of your serious duty to improve the condition of la borers and the humbler classes gen- | erally.” GOMPERS BURIED BETWEEN ANDY CARNEGIE AND WILL ROCKEFELLER Special to The Daily Worker) TARRYTOWN, N. Y., Dec, 18.—Under a | len sky and with intermittent late president of the American Federa- Hollow cemetery here this afternoon Interment was in an elaborate sarco- Services at the cemetery were under the auspices of the Saint Cesile Mein.