The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 20, 1924, Page 4

bop or RRSEE -oolidge and Hughes are trying to do. Page Four THE DAILY WORKER. ESS RS EA eR UA aC A ER RNG EN Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, with 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IL alities, of oppressed peoples. In the Egyptian BIg M AY STORE By C. R. HEDLUND, ingman’s home to protect it against RIFFEN (Phone: Monroe 4712) crisis we have seen the heavy hand of this im- {67 OD bless our American institu. |S!seers and ead of Rea tnoe camara oe g iali % Everyone knows also, how our insti- A cous cia Aad Haine ad age weansh: th: ith th IN CLEVELAND 0 ae is, may they grow better day | utions tolerate wholesale corruption “OLYMPHA” oD a ils The sooner the Filipinos get together w' e § WElby day,” were the dying words of igre 2.00....8 months | worki d f i f the United pes a ae Samuel Gompers.° Whi ‘Ameri. |{2 Public office without any serious at-| and a mixed cast of colored and white $6.00 per year $3.50...6 months $2. m working and poor farming masses 0! uel Gompers. ere can Am tempt’ being made .to punish the, cul page Eg . By mail (in Chicago only): $8.00 per year $4.50....6 months $2.50....8 months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Bivd. 3. LOUIS ENGDAHL t WILLIAM F, DUNNE wo MAitore MORITZ J. LOEB.......issecmecoe Business Manager Chleago, flinols — ®ntered as second-class mat! Sept. 21, 1928, at the Post- Office at Chicago, Il, under the act of March 3, 1879, <> 290 Advertising rates on application The U. S. and Japan There is a noticeable change in the Japanese Policy of the United States government. The quite open preparations of the navy department for war with the Mikado government and the bellicose declarations of admirals were given a sharp rebuke by President Coolidge, and. the enthusiastic recep- tion given by. Secretary of. State Hughes to the is not what its name implies, but is solely a league of loot and capitalist piracy. It is an imperialist clique that is the foe of the freedom of nation- States and line up under the leadership of the Com- munist International, the sooner will they get genuine freedom from Yankee imperialism. The Pope and Communism The pope, also known as His Holiness, delivered a broadside against Soviet Russia in particular and the Communist movement in general. Accord- ing to press dispatches the papal fulmination fol- lowed the return of the pontifical relief mission from Russia, but the truth is that His Holiness, as he sometimes styles himself, acted on the orders of the protestant foreign minister of the British tory government, Austen Chamberlain. The pope is but the servant of international capi- talism. He no longer makes and unmakes kings and princes. He takes their orders like a good and humble servant. In the international war of capi- talism against Soviet Russia, the pope is a valuable cog. He still exerts influence over the minds of THE DAILY WORKER STRIKE AGAINST Experiences of Workers Shows Need of “Daily” By J. A. HAMILTON, ‘Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, Dec, 19,—Seven mem- bers of the Waitresses’ Union, eng: ed in picketing the big May company department store against which the union has been conducting a strike for nearly three weeks, were arrested last night but were dismissed at once by the police court judge, and now It seems no one will admit responsibil ity for the arrests, Violated Union Rules. The strike was called because the company refused to discharge several members of the union who would not comply with the union rules to wear their union buttons while at work and were consequently expelled. The Cooks and Bakers have a joint agree ment with the Waitresses, and went out with them, and it is reported that can capitalism point to a more faithful servant? He exercised concern over the welfare of its institutions even unto his dying hour, However, in or der to appreciate and understand Gompers’ viewpoint, and to ascertain more clearly where his interests and sympathies were located, it might be well to just glance over some of these “American institutions” upon which Gompers called for the blessings of god. In the first place, these institutions which Gompers loved so well, had as early as in 1916, permitted 70 per cent of America’s wealth to become expropriated by 2 per cent of our pop- ulation, and since 1916, wealth concen tration has operated upon an ever in- creasing scale. As a matter of fact, wealth concentration is riding this country to destruction. When it be- came necessary for us to participate in the European blood bath, in order to save Morgan’s loan to the allies GOMPERS’ PARTING WORDS — prits. Of this fact we have had lots of concrete evidence since and during the world war. It is only the workers in the ranks who meet the mailed fist of our so-called institutions when they point out the workings and char- acter of our beloved capitalist institu- tions, the institutions which the now dead Gompers served as a bound slave, to the detriment of the Ameri- can working class, Gompers called for the blessings of our institutions, Can anyone imagine that in doing so, he had in mind the underpaid and unemployed wage slaves in the helpless craft unions in the A. F. of L.? Hardly. The poor workers whom he kept divided and unorganized were only useful to this capitalist flunkey in realizing his self- ish aims during his lifetime. The only use he had for the workers was to keep them in submission and ignorance, and furnish him with a salary of $25,000 a year, to enable him to live in luxury THE SOUTH SIDE PLAYERS Salesmen and Suckers A NEW RADICAL PLAY by ANDREW SHELLEY at Mt. Carmel Colored Baptist Church, 3721 FEDERAL STREET Near 35th St. “L” Station. TUESDAY, DEC. 23rd Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Perform- ance commencing at 8 p. m. promptly. Admission: $1.00, 50c and 35c Telephone your reservations early, Douglas 5923. appointment of Tsuneo Matsudaira as Japanese | millions of human beings, therefore the capitalist the May company is losing a large wea ine Gantt thes ee akon’ at the various pleasure resorts of 40 | —————$—— i i yarn- | powers keep him on their payroll. amount of trade because of their ef: |"0' ‘jerica and Hurope, For the last few ambassador to the United States is another warn-|P' Pp pay’ forts to t¥eak the en land our institutions of learning, join|summer seasone he ruled the A. 7 | SAASAAAAAAAAAAAannnnnnnnns ing to the fire eaters to adopt a less provocative tone towards the eastern empire. Why this change of policy? Of course, super- ficial observers will say that Coolidge and Hughes represent the elements in American capitalism that favor a more conciliatory attitude towards Japan. But that is not the way the machine works. Cool- idge and Hughes are the leading spokesmen and executives of big business and when they speak they speak for Wall Street. There are two possible explanations for the present attempt of the Washington government to conciliate Japan. One is the success of the Soviet government diplomacy in China and the need for bringing Japan into the international ring led by the United States and having 'for its object the more thoro exploitation of China by the capitalist powers. To make this possible China must be kept weak and the influence of Soviet Russia there must be killed. Japan has been drawn into a position of benevolent neutrality toward the Soviet policy in China, as a result of its strained relations with the United States. But capitalist Japan knows that the policy of Communist Russia will, in the end, prove fatal to its imperialist ambitions and Tokio, no doubt, would rather trust to the tender mercies of the American capitalist devil than to the deep sea of Communism. For Japanese capital- ism it is only a choice between two evils. It will choose the lesser if given a chance. That is what Another possible explanation is the United States quarrel with Britain over the division of the loot from Germany thru the operation of the Dawes plan. After all, England and the United States are the two leading world capitalist powers and are destined to fight for unquestioned world supremacy. Behind the flow of honeyed phrases, the desperate and deadly diplomatic war goes on. Sometimes the United States plays with France; again with Japan. The United States may fight Japan first, or it may fight England first. Of the) two England is the more powerful enemy and the most serious competitor for world supremacy. Soviet Russia is a direct challenge to capitalist rule. The capitalist powers’ are in an unhappy position. They have no more cénfidence in each other than a gang of burglars. But they have a well founded fear of Soviet Russia and much tho they distrust each other their dread of Commun- ism drives them together for self-protection. Perhaps either one of the above explanations is the secret of the soft pedalling on the war prepara- tions against Japan. Perhaps both are correct. And again, it is quite possible the change is more | National Civie Federation, The so-called pontifical relief mission to Russia, was an espionage and propaganda expedition, just like the American relief organization under Secre- tary Hoover. But these stoolpigeons were con- fronted with a well organized and highly dis- ciplined Communist Party that could not be fooled with fake charity stunts or purchased with capi- talist gold. The pope’s stoolpigeons held out while there was any hope left, and the vatican’s squirt of poison propaganda is proof that the organ grinder of superstition sees no chance for his bunk to find root on Soviet soil. So he withdraws his prospec- tors and makes an open attack on the. Workers’ Republic. The pope has been barking against Communism for many years, but yet the movement marches on, winning victory after victory. The pope, ally of Mussolini, and representative of the dead past sees the red tide of Communism rising. With cen- turies of the most astute kind of diplomacy behind him, he plays the game with a master hand, in a desperate effort to keep his head above the rising tide. He will fail. The victory of Communism, which is inevitable, will seal the doom of the pope’s business as well as of capitalism. In Good Company Forever When Gompers was alive and working overtime to enhance the dividends of the exploiters, we| never failed to point out the character of the com- pany he was in. We do not want to slight the memory of the dead. But we have at hand a statement of the | Chicago Tribune regarding the burial and final} disposition of the body of Samuel Gompers which is very instructive to the workers. Samuel Gompers is buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery alongside of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. There is historic justice in this burial. When Gompers was alive and working for the exploiters, he was constantly in the company of the open shoppers. He was a member of the one of the blackest labor-hating groups in the land: Even in hell or in heaven, as one might want to place Gompers, the former president of the American Federation of Labor continues to be in the company of those who were once the worst enemies of the working class. The added advantages to the unior in this strike because of the common action among the food trades is an object lesson for amalgamation. Th: other union employes of this store such as carpenters and electricians are compelled by their agreements to remain at work, while if all the classes of workers in the department store were included in one general retail store workers’ union, even tho it would be necessary to maintain various craft orgaifizations as well (but without ‘power to deal. with the company) the company could be met on more even terms than at present. “Bargain Basement” Is Hell-Hole. Of course most of the employes of this store are unorganized, even tho conditions are very bad: The May “bargain basement” is a by-word in Cleveland; it is especially in summe? a veritable hell-hole and the big sales are marked by the collapse of clerks who are overcome by the heat and the foul air. Time for Organization Work. Of course the May company em ployes ought to have completely or- ganized long ago but since they have not, such events as the present wait- resses’ strike would serve as excellent occasions to attempt organization, if we really had in the United States the fighting, aggressive labor move- ment we ought to have, The Cleveland Citizen, edited by the renegate “socialist,” Max Hayes, and circulating in large numbers among union men in Cleveland is carrying « big May company advertisement in spite of this strike. Hayes has ex- cused the presence of undesirable ads in the Citizen by saying he could not refuse them, but a labor paper con- ducted as it ought to be will -not be much troubled with: having to refuse such “ads” as May company. The workers of Cleveland mus‘ awake to the vital necessity of a press which is “labor” not merely becaus« it reports the news of union meeting but which has a fighting policy against the capitalist class and the capitalis system, The moral is of course, SUPPORT THE DAILY WORKER. And the Rabbi Wise, who did most of the loud praying at the democratic national convention, bade a rather enlightening farewell to the erst- while foremost lieutenant of capital in the ranks of the labor movement. The Rabbi eulogized Gom- apparent than real. Assassins are sometimes known to kiss their victims before they stab them in the back. financiers and soldiers.” Southside Branch Drama |and get nothing. By this I mean|none of the Juniors will miss another|{ nn" frees ® *° Tecelved This is a very fitting eulogy indeed. Gompers Club Puts on First Play that altho the worker makes| hike after they hear the reports of the aperonte See Alb: -aremmar ene was only another pillar in the imperialist edifice. | “hikers.” : Filipinos and “The League” The Filipinos, thru their labor department in the islands, have asked for information as to the steps that must be taken to secure membership in the league of nations. This effort is part of the cam- paign that is being waged by the Filipino nation- alists to secure complete national freedom. We have been in the front ranks of the move- ment for genuine Filipino freedom from the clutches of American imperialism. We propose to continue to be so until the last financial pirate or diplomatic or any agent of Yankee capitalism is driven from the Archipelago. We will do every- thing in our power to unite the workers und poor farmers of the United States and the Philippines for a victorious struggle against their common enemies—the exploiters of American and Filipino stripe. Consequently we are fully justified in rendering some advice and criticism to the Filipino nation- alists. Frankly, we believe that the Filipino in- dependence movement has been proceeding to a very large extent in the wrong way. We believe that this step now taken to apply to the league of nations for membership is largely a continuation of the ineffective tactics pursued by the Filipino representatives in the United States. The Filipino nationalists have spent consider- able energy in attempting to convince the Wash- pers in precisely the same fashion that he has time and again done in the case of “dead statesmen, Gompers did more than his bit in closest collusion with the statesmen, financiers and militarists of the employing class to perpetuate wage slavery and to extend the influence of capitalist domina- tion abroad. The rabbi was performing a good job when he blessed the Gompers body in the way he did. This blessing and farewell by Wise were the finishing touches to a career of service rendered by Gompers to the bosses of the United States. Christmas Gifts Textile workers in Lowell, Massachusetts, have received the comforting information that their wages will be “readjusted” on December 29. Of course, they will be readjusted downwards. The employes of one large mill have been informed that their meager standard of living »will be further reduced 10 per cent. . What has happened to the great wave of pros- perity promised the wage slaves by the Coolidge campaign orators prior to the last elections? The Communists pointed out that so long as capital- ism exists and commodities are produced for profit and not for the use of the producers, there cannot be any prosperity for the workers. When there is a market for goods, unemployment is reduced and wages may go up provided the workers use their collective power to force a raise. But when the markets are glutted, and the capitalists do not “SAL ESMEN AND SUCKERS" ACTED BY NEGRO CAST wo he South Side Players have been organized by some of the members of the south side branch of the Work- ers Party. They aim to bring the message of Communism to the people thru the medium of drama. Partic- ularly they wish to present it in such a way as to show the relation of Com- munism to the colored workers. One difficulty they have to meet is that there are no Communist plays which are intended to be acted by colored players and where he himself is not represented the colored worker habit; ualy supposes it is “for white only.” Andrew Shelley Is the Author. The initial prdouction had therefore to be specially written for the oc casion. Comrade Andrew Shelley wrote the book under the constant criticism of the colored comrades who are now acting it. The play is called “Salesmen and Suckers” and it pre- sents an analysis of the capitalist sys- tem, shows how it is destructive of art, tone carftsmanship, character and of life itself, and emphasizing its in evitable tendency to create wars. Tho initial performance will be on Dec, 23 at Mount Carmel church, 3721 Federal street, near 35th St. “L” sta- tion, Comrade Griffen in Leading Role. ’ In Comrade Elizabeth Griffen we in furnishing the propaganda to sell the war to the people. The country was swarming with government stool- pigeons, maintained at public expense to spy upon the workers, and to promptly arrest any one who possess: ed courage enough to protest against the rotten mess. Workers and farm: ers by the millions, were conscripted and hauled to European trenches to fight for capitalist interest against their will, while these same capitalists were permitted to stay at home and fatten their fortunes at the expense and misery of the working class, ¢ class which had no interest in the out: come of that war, and which were never consulted as to whether or not they wished to enter that war. Our present institutions also hold that the same class that was conscripted to fight the war, must also pay for the cost of conducting it, because these sacred institutions of ours hold that it would not be fair to conscript the dollars of the wealthy to finance their own war. Our American.institutions are con- tinuing to spend hundreds of millions annually to increase the strength of the army and navy. What are these armies and navies used for, if not as errand boys to protect the interest of the rich at home and abroad. Who ever heard of an American soldier be- ing stationed at the door of a work- of L. from a wheel chair at Atlantic City, pushed around by a colored ser- vant. In this one respect Gompers was at least. consistent, in that he always associated himself closely with the class he served, namely, the class who own and control America and its institutions. He even made _ provis- ions during his lifetime to be with them after his death, by securing a burial plot in the most fashionable graveyard in America, in order that he might remain in close proximity to Carnegie, Rockefeller and the rest of the exploiters of labor. Among all the different breeds of self-seekers which infest the American labor movement, Gompers was the one outstanding champion office holder of them all. The way he hung on to that job for over forty years was a wonder. He was a marvel in stifling every movement which mby have ef- fected his tenure in office. He car- ried with him an insane hatred for anything progressive from a worker’s viewpoint. He fought amalgamation of the present useless craft unions, He bitterly opposed working class po- litical action, as. well as recognition of the workers’ and farmers’ govern- ment of Russia. As a betrayer and misleader of labor, it will be hard to find his equal. Gompers’ parting words, were indeed, a fitting prelimin. ary to his exit. UNIT CHI JUNIORS, ATTENTION! Saturday, 2:00 P. M. Sharp! 1902 West Division St. All comrades who wish to take part in the chorus for the Lenin Memorial must be there. Juniors who were present at the last rehearsal bring their songs along! Come on time! Group leaders don't forget to send your juniors! How We Live Under a Capital- istic Government and How We Will Live Under a Farmers’ and Workers’ Government. By a Junior, Age 14. In a capitalistic government, of took place Suday, Dec. 14, was a suc- cess in every sense-of the word. The fun started as soon as we boarded the street car. What with our. songs and cheers the passengers “got an earful.” How eagerly and heartily the Juniors sang the “International”! How full of enthusiasm and pep they were! One could see what sturdy revolutionists they were in everything they did—from picking wood for a camp fire to playing their various games. A friendly and comradly spirit was present thruout the entire hike. Due credit should be given to Comrade Philip Boyer, sports director of the city, who arranged this hike for the splendid way everything was course, the capitalists rule. They} planned and executed. do nothing and get everything, while the workers do everything clothing, food, ete., in a word everything we need, he does not run the government, does not own the factories, and does not get his right wages. 5 Many shops are. not union shops. The boss then can fire any worker at any time he pleases, give him low wages and hard work for 9 hours or more a day and also employ child labor. In the capitalistic schools the children are told lies about Com- munism, altho the teachers are workers just as well as any other worker. . In the workers’ and farmers’ government the one who will work will run the government, own the factories and the one who will shirk will get nothing. “We have been naught, we shall be ali!’ Child labor will not exist! Work- ers will all have the same op- portunities. There will be strong unions and no bosses. Shop com- mittees will settle all problems. The workers will get vacations as often as they decide upon for the good of all. In school the children will be told the truth about everything. All workers, fight for a workers’ Those comrades who weren't there missed a great deal of fun. I’m sure What do you say, comrades, to hay- ing more outings of this kind? I hear the answer—“Always Ready!” T.U.E.L. BAL at WEST END WOMEN’S CLU 37 So. Ashland Blvd. where all the live ones will ce’ regular New Year's Eve style. 50c A PERSON ADMITS YOU to the last dance of the season and the first COME! Bring Your Friends! FREE EXHIBIT December 18-25th Open 10A.M.to8 P.M. FORSALE © RUSSIAN HANDICRAFT AND GERMAN DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS PROCEEDS FOR BENEFIT OF IMPRISONED WORKERS National Office International Workers’ Aid 19 South Lincoln St. Chicago (We are at the 1900 block west on Madison St.) aaeeeeaaadadadsaaaadaaaaad BOOKS FOR THINKERS SCIENCE, LITERATURE ECONOMICS, HISTORY, Any Book in Print at Once. Jimmie Higgins Book Shop 127 University Place NEW YORK CITY A Workers Party Book Shop The Walden Book Shop 307 Plymouth Court (Between State and Dearborn Just South of Jackson) CHICAGO LEARN ESPERANTO The International Language ” Esperanto and its Criti by Prof. Collinson. ig WORKERS’ ESPERANTO ASSN.,. 525 7th St., Rockford, il, + brate in Saturday, December 20, 1924 | . ree sea ITN j | tee have an actress of very great promise, who has already a reputation as a singer, She is a member of the Work- ers Party and she takes the leading role in “Salesmen and Suckers.” ® smiling faces, sparking eyes and Ploase come and help make it a} gay laughter mean anything, then lim , and farmets’ government! Fight tor Communism! Junior Hike Proves Great Success. ington government that Filipino freedom is in its one of the new year. own interest. That is basically wrong. Washing- ton is the enslaver and not liberator of oppressed nationalities, Washington is the citadel of world _ imperialism today. Likewise, the league of nations see their way elear to produce commodities at a profit, the workers are locked out and unless they have managed to save something out of their scanty wages for emergencies, they and their de- pendents face starvation. , 3 ra Auspices, TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUD. a fata brie LOCAL CHICAGO ‘ |