The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 27, 1924, Page 2

Sac pags ‘Page Two KILLING OF 34 | DUE TO NEGLECT OF SALT FIRM Dam Bursts from Waste Not Disposed Of SALTVILLE, Va., Dec. 26.—Thirty four persons are know to have been killed, half a hundred were injured, and two hundred are homless following the breaking of a “muck” dam in the salt and alkali works of the Mathie- son mill settlement. The accident was caused by the accumulation of refuse and waste lime, which the management of the salt works had not properly disposed of. This lime muck was allowed to press against the dam until on Christmas eve the dam burst INSTRUCTIONS TO C. E. C. MEMBERS ONE—The representatives of the C. E. C. (majority) shall exercise presentation. theses can come before the meeting inundating the valley. below. The avalanche that swept down from the broken dam of the Mathie- son Alkali Works consisted mostly of Mme refuse. It was solid enough to sweep ahead of it houses, fences, barns and vehicles. The entire valley is covered with the half frozen slush, being from a few feet to ten feet deep. The company had made no provision to take care of the lime waste, which had been accumulating for years. It was made soggier and heavier by recent rains, but still was allowed to pile up against the dam. Many of the survivors have contrac- ted pneumonia, and the death list is steadly growing. Those in hospitals are suffering from severe irritations of the eye, nose and throat due to ‘contact with the alkaline muck water, but this is no novelty to the workers in the mill, 90 Per Cent of Kansas Miners Vote for Howat (Continued from page 1) tions give George Voyzey 86 against $ tor John L. Lewis. Arley Staples, 87 against 5 for Murray and Joseph Nearing, 86 against 12 for William Green. In Wyoming. RELIANCE, Wyo., Dec. 26.—-George Voyzey, progressive candidate for president of the United Mine Workers of America, defeated John L. Lewis, by a vote of 151 to 70. Arley Staples received 139 votes and Joseph Near- ing 130, against 92 for William Green. “* * For Lewis. JOHNETTA, Pa. Dec. 26.— The Lewis machine carried this small lo- cal by an overwhelming majority. The vote was 29 for Lewis, against 7 for George Voyzey. The voting for dis- trict officials was in the same pro- portion. “we Progressives Gain. PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26.— Reports from thirteen locals received by the Progressive Miners’ Committee give a total of 469 votes for John L. Lewis against 955 for his opponent on the progressive ticket, George Voyzey. Twelve locals give Pat Fagan, Lewis candidate for district president, 486 votes while William A. Guiler, pro- gressive, receives 841. American Bankers Buy Anglo-Chilean Nitrate Railroad LONDON, England. Dee. 26—A con- tract whereby Guggenheim Bros, have purchased the Anglo-Chilean Nitrate Railway for 3,600.000 punds sterling, has been completed and signed here. The Guggenheim interests, American magnates, have taken out a seven per cent mortgage on the asserts of the corporation. This marks another step of the Ame- rican bankers and industrial capitalists in cornering the South American-mar- kets. active control over the mass membership meetings and enforce the decisions of the C, E. C. regarding the same, They shall be held strictly responsible for the preservation of order and the taking of a fair vote, TWO—Should any organized resistance develop against the putting Into effect of these decision the G. E. C, members shall if necessary call upon the minority representatives to speak, together with such other comrades as may be necessary to preserve party discipline, THREE—The theses themselves shall stand as motions to adopt. Other theses may also be placed before the meetings. on In the following order (1) GC. E. G.; (2) minority of C, E. C.; (3) such addi- tional theses as may be presented to the meetings, and in the order of their These theses shall be voted FOUR—No business other than the discussion and the voting upon the (except the matter of the DAILY WORKER at the beginning, and the taking of collections to cover the ex- pense), unti! the matter of voting upon the theses has been disposed of. FIVE—The rule that only members belonging to the respective C. C, G.’s where the meetings are being held can vote, should be rigidly enforced. Care must be exercised to explain before the meetings that the reason for this rule is that all C. E. C.'s will hold their own meetings and that this rule prevents duplicate voting. Care should be taken of the arrangements at the door so that none may enter the meetings except those entitled under the arrange- ments. SIX—As soon as meetings are concluded reports, giving the number of all be sent to Chicago by fast telegram, votes cast for each thesis, Russian So. Brooklyn Branch for Majority Thesis Party Tasks After thoro discussion of the both theses, the branch voted unanimously in favor of the theses of the major- ity of the ©. E. C. There were two Russian comrades who were sent to this meeting to give both sides of the Points of view. Ukrainian Branch No. 1 More Than Two to One for Majority Ukrainian Branch No. 1, Chicago, voted on the party discussion, 23 to 10 in favor of the C. EB. C. majority, This was its second meeting on party discussion and was addressed by Wm. F. Dunne for the C. B. C. majority and C. E. Ruthenberg for the opposi- tion. Hammond, Ind., South- Slavic Branch Is for the Minority Unanimously The thesis of the minority of the |C. E. C. was unanimously indorsed by the South Slavic branch of Hammond |Ind. after a thorough discussion. The resolution, favoring the minority Position, passed by a vote of 11 to 0 The resolution declared: “The South |Slavic branch of Hammond indorses the tactic of the use of the class farmer-labor party slogan as a correct united front maneuver on the politi- cal field to build a mass Communist Party. We believe the effort of the Foster-Lore-Cannon combination of the C. E. C. to abandon the class farmer-labor party slogan is detri- mental to the Workers Party.”— (signed) Thomas Panian, secretary. Dauphin Park Italian Branch Is Unanimous For Minority Position The Italian Dauphin Park Branch, Chicago, by a vote of 21 to 0, un- animously endorsed the thesis of the | minority of the central executive com- |mittee presented by Comrades Ruth- jenberg, Lovestone, Bedacht, Engdah! jand Gitlow. The branch also voted unanimously to have each member buy at least a dollar policy to insure the DAILY WORKER. PARIS, Ill, Dec. 26.—Threatened hostilities between the city and coun- try peace officers as a result of Ku Klux Klan activities here, have blown over it is claimed, and all is quiet for the time being. RECIPE FOR WAR: TAKE TWO POUNDS OF IMPERIALISM, ADD PINCH OF NATIONAL HONOR, MIX (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKYO, Dec. 26.—Despite the att: itude of the United States, Japan does not regard the immigration issue closed. Information of a most reliable n ature was obtained today, that the Japanese government intends to reopen the question just as soon as it is considered the opportune time. Wanted: A “Favorable Opportunity” Foreign minister Shidehara is now engaged in a study of the form of the protest and the method of its presen- tation. It is believed ambassador designate Matsudaira will take instruc- tions with him to Washington to see the firet favorable opportunity to take the matter up with secretary of State Hughes. The press continually refers to the immigration question, declaring they cannot recognize the United States’ professions of friendship as sincere ag long as the ban prevails. The Real Reason. Only the iliegal Japanese Communist Party points out the real nature of this propaganda on “immigration” as @ blind for the actual conflict between Japan and the United States arising over the fight for control of China. Iu Japan, just as in the United States, the imperialists cannot lead the working classes into war by openly telling them that they—the big capi- talist-imperialists—want to grab China. In Japan, just a6 in the United States, the capitalists are making the ground tor coming warfare to appear as arising from “nationa! honor.” The Usual War Trap. The American workers are persuaded that their “national honor” will be ruined if a few hundred Japanese.are allowed to come in and work for the railroad companies. The Japanese workers are told that their “national honor” is ruined if these few immi- grants are kept out. A fine big war is brewing, but not about “national honor.” The war will be for the plundering of China. Of couse China has nothing to say about that, NEXT OPEN FORUM ON SUNDAY, JAN. 4, NONE NEXT SUNDAY There will be no open forum next Sunday, December 28, but on the following Sunday, January 4, Le- land Olds, noted economist, will speak at the usual place, the Lodge Room in the Ashland Auditorium, upon “The Men Who Own Amerl- ca.” Mr. Olds has for some time been connected with the Federated Press eervice and has given many inter esting lectures upon economic sub- Jects. Everyone wishing to learn the facts of who owns America, and what they do with it, is invited to attend the open forum of the Work- ers Party at the Ashland Auditori- um on Sunday, January 4, at 8 p. m. Take surface car to Ashland and Van Buren, or Metropolitan “L” to Marshicw. CHICAGO DEFENSE MEET POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY, JAN. 3 The defense conference is post- poned. It will meet Saturday, Jan. 3 (instead of Dec. 27), at 3:15 p, my at 722 Blue Island Ave, Christians, Always Hopeful, Thank God For Two Good Liars (Special to The Daily Werker) WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hughes were presented today with a memorial resolution from the Federal Council of Churches, thanking them for the “emphatic denial of the male- volent rumors” of war between the} United States and Japan. DATES AND LOCATIONS OF PARTY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. The dates and location of the meet- ings are as follows: New York—Sunday, Dec. 28, Web- ster Hall, lith St. and Third Ave. Speakers: C. E. C., James P. Cannon; minority, C. B. Ruthenberg. Chicago—Sunday, Dec. 28, Schoen- hofen Hall, Milwaukee and Division. Speakers: C. E. C., Wm. Z. Foster; minority, Max Bedacht. Detroit—Sunday, Dec. 28, House of the Masses, 2101 Gratiot. Speakers: ©. E. C., Hart R. Browder; minority J. Louis Engdahl. Cleveland—Sunday, Dec. 28, Hun- garian Hall, 4309 Lorraine Avenue. Speakers: C. EB. C., Alexauder Bittel- man; minority, Jay Lovestone. AUTO-BODY WORKERS STRIKE AGAINST WAGE CUT AT RACINE, WIS, (Special to The Dally Worker) RACINE WIS,, Dec. 26.—The body finishers In the Hupmobile body factory at this piace got a cut of wage rates of $3.00 on each car, The workers have refused to ac- cept this reduction of wages and are out on strike. The company Is up against a solid front, and is trying the trick of threatening to bring men from De- troit to scab. Detroit auto workers stay away from Racine! Make the Hupmobile company back up on its wage cuts! The Hupp Motor company Is list ed in the 1923 Industrial invest- ment guide for capitalists as having made a profit of $3,763,983 on the manufacture of 34,164 cars in 1922, and the profit in 1923 is reported still larger. Auto workers, fight against wage cuts!—Signed, “The Strikers.” BRAZIL REVOLT, DAWES PLAN AND U.S, JOBLESS May Sound Mixed But They’re All One SAO PAULO, Brazil (by Mall)— There is more than an interesting story in the incidental consequences of the Sao Paulo rebellion, when the rebels retreated into the states of Pa- rana and Matto Grosso. Desiring to cross the Parana river where the Sorocobana railway bridge had been blown up, their forces were confronted with no large boats fo cross the river and follow down it to the Paraguayan border. So the rebels ingeniously cut the whole upper part off of passenger coaches and converte’ them into barges by turning them upside down, sealing the ventilator: and other opening and sailing away town the river, The “Blessing” of General Dawes. But here is where’ international complications appear. And an ominous signal of what these supposed “far away” countries and their struggles mean to: workers in America and Eu- rope. The rebels seized or destroyed 80 much rolling stock of the Sorocoba- na railway that many new locomotives had to be ordered. Here enters the little arrangement known aS .the Dawes plan. German locomotive builders secured the big share of the orders over both Britsh and American bidders. The American locomotive works got orders for nine locomotives of a special type and the Baldwin works got an order for twenty, but the German manufacturers in a bid of $16,000 an engine as against an American bid for $24.000 an engine and received ‘an order for fifty loco- motives. Lessons In Internationalism, This leaves the underpaid, 10-hour day German workers in none to good a condition to be sure, but it also puts the metal workers of the United States out of job in spite of immigration acts and tariff laws—barring, of course, that the prayer of the metal trades department at E] Paso for more an? bigger battleships is not arranged to relieve the unemployed in slight measure. Fire Kills Two; Injures Two. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill, Dec, 26.- Two lives were lost and two persons seriously burned when fire early to- day, swept the two-story frame house of Joseph Schaefer. ROSEN, LEFT WING CARPENTER, MAKING | GOOD VOTE SHOWING That the left wing In the Car- Minneapolis—Sunday, Dec. 28, The-| Penters’ Union made an excellent atrical Employe's Hall, 818 Hennepin Ave. Speakers: C. EH. Cc, Wm. F. Dunne; minority, Benjamin Gitlow. Boston—Sunday, Jan. 4 (location to be announced later). Speakers: C. B. C., James P. Cannon; minority C. EB. Ruthenberg. Philadelphia—Sunday, Jan. 4 (loca- tion to be announced later). Speakers: c. E. Cc. Wm. Z. Foster; minority Benjamin Gitlow. Buffalo—Sunday, Jan. 4, Finnish Hall, 159 Grider St. Speakers: C. B. C., Earl R. Browder; minority, Max Bedachi. Pittsburgh—Sunday, Jan. 4, Inter- national Labor Lyceum, 805 James St. Speakers: C, B. C. Alexander Bittel- man; minority, Jay Lovestone. C. B. ©, James P. Cannon; minority, C. B. Ruthenberg. showing In the election is the gist of reports arriving from many locals. Newark, New Jersey, Local 1782, with 450 members went overwhelm- Ingly for Rosen with the exception of only a handful of Hutcheson’s ma- chine followers. In Yonkers, New York, Local 493 gave the following results: Rosen, 76; Hutcheson 76; Brown, 98. In Erle, Pa. the local gave Rosen 23, Hutcheson 21 and Brown 27. From the west comes the local at Pocatello Idaho, with 17 for Rosen, and only nine each for Brown and Hutcheson. Rosen everywhere ran splendidly If the union men knew of his policies, The labor faker Brown who ran to split the opposition vote, suc- ceeded in getting some support by fooling the membership into think- ing he was a progressive because he was running against Hutcheson. a ic Ma PI Ts ea RR SO I SE OE Te aE Ee By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL., TORAY. big business is making plans for a whole host of new mergers for the coming year. The 365 days of 1925 are going to be good ones for the great capitalists, As this year fades combinations ated Ganestiaations are rapidly going forward in bakery products, sugar, dyes, natural gas, grain and other products. But the best ih- formation tells us that this is only an inkling of what may be expected next year. The Coolidge administration will do nothing; except to silently acquiesce, in the best style of “Silent Cal.” * There is a law on the statute books of the nation called the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. It is supposed to prohibit the organization of mighty competition-killing trusts. But it has been used more against labor organizations than against consolidations of great wealth, It is felt, in the marts of the multi-millionaires, that the results of the last election constitute an edict to proceed with their trustification schemes. The great rich consider it a 100 per cent endorsement of their policies; the biggest of which is to strengthen their position against the working class. on ye But big capitalism is not entirely unafraid. It prepares its campaign with every possible. caution. The Coolidge administration at Washington must not start proceedings in the courts; not even fake litigation. That would hurt. A special Washington dispatch to the Chicago Tribune declares, that, “Any proceeding by the government against large industrial enterprises * * * * leaves the impression on the public mind that big business is the enemy of society.” * * * * But, at the same time, the masses must not be allowed to feel that the capitalist government at Washington, D. C., is merely the bond slave of organized dollars. So rumors are carefully circulated thru the subsidized press that the ‘overnment is on the look out for violators of the Sherman nti-Trust Law. It is stated that the department of justice and the federal trade commission are well informed on the whole situation. A government official is quoted as saying that, ‘The merging process is going on more rapidly than appears on the.surface, and has cropped out in only a com- paratively few instances.” - * ° e So the innocent public goes on its innocent way assured that the police dogs of the “trust busters” are on the job. They never wake up again until they find that some greater merger has been completed, and with the elimination of competition, left the way clear for unimpeded increases in prices. * * * * While the so-called public, with its middle class ambi- tions and prejudices, is thus lulled into slumber, the work- ers must be jerked wide awake. The concentration of great capital plunges an increasing number ‘of middle class ele- ments into the working class; thus weakening the struggles of the workers, if the raiks of labor are not held together by insoluble ties. The transportation, mining, metal and other great in- dustries are being drawn more and more under the com- plete domination of great finance, centered in Wall Street. The issue of the amalgamation of the organizations of the workers should be of the greatest importance with the coming of the New Year—the year of the greater centraliza- tion of capital. % Industry and finance are amalgamating their forces. They will get every possible support from their kept gov- ernment, at Washington, now in the hands of the Coolidge regime. The workers must amalgamate. They will face the brutal opposition of the whole capitalist government, bul- warked by reaction in their own ranks. But organized labor must go forward in spite of this strongly entrenched enem class, with all its supporters, It is amalgamation or anni- hilation. If there is to be any annihilation, it must be the annihilation of the capitalist class and all its supporters. BAKERS MUST ABOLISH NIGHT WORK, SAYS T.U. E. L. PAMPHLET There is no reason why the bakers should be forced to work at night, Amalgamated Workers Mnst Present Front to Amalgamated Dollars except the greed of the employers for more profits. Dr. Benzion Liber says in a pamphlet issued by the Trade Union Educational League on the subject of “Bakers and Night Work.” “It is a senseless and entirely unnecessary tradition that bakers must work at night,” sa; Dr. Liber. “What has been possible abroad should not not be impossible here. We should be ashamed to be behind Finland, Poland ee and the Scandinavian countries, where night work in bakeries has been to- tally abolished. “Do we really want our bread made by people who are inferior and de. ficient mentally °»4 ho are kept away from daylight as well as from intellectual light. Are we satisfied to let them mix their worry, their tragic life, their physical weakness en and diseases into our bread?” Liber declares that the statisticians of the Prudential Insurance Company place the bakers’ work in the list of the “unhealthy trades,” and they show that between the ages of 15 and 25 the deaths of bakers from tuberculosis of the lungs are nearly 25 per cent of the deat+s from all causes. Betweer the age of 25 and 44 their deaths from tuberculosis are 25 per cent of the deaths from all ca'ses. From the age of 45 and over thoir deaths from tuberculosis are nearly 11 per cent of the death from all causes. William Z. Foster, who wrote the preface of this pamphlet, declares “ni work is ruinous to the health of the workers and is not requir * by the technical nature of the baking in- THE PAGE OF MILITANT BRANCHES IN THE Militant Special Birthday Edition of the Dai'y Worker to Appear Jan, 13, 192 Only Names of Militant Branches Will nya Upon the Militant Page of this Big Special. Branches are Militant that emit for Insurance Policy Sales Before January 8 dustry. On the banners of the foo’ workers’ unions everywhere should br ween the slogan, ‘Abolition of Nigh’ 0 “In carrying on their struggl: against unhealthful night work th: bakers are making only a part of th: general fight of the working class tc Preserve its health in the face of th: anti-social schemes of exploitation en gineered by the greedy capitalists. “If the workers are ever to fin¢ their way to emancipation they mur combat all these attacks upon thei health by the employing class. A dr generate working class will never e jtablish the new society. The first re quisite for real battlers, whether ov the social, military or any other fiel of battle, is rugged health and virility The bakers must protect their physic al well being in their general figh for a higher standard of living. Nigh work in bake shops must go.” Latur0e Re Cast Werkeryta Mes Only Those Saturday, December 27, 1924 PROGRESSIVES — IN PITTSBURGH FORM COUNGIS To Defend Victims of Coal Operators (Special to The Dally Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec., 26—Pro- gressive miners held a conference here last Sunday and decided to wage a determined campaign for the release of the thirty eight victimized miners imprisoned at the Moundsville West Va,, penitentiary for participating in the mine trouble at Cliftonville on July 17, 1922, The trouble started when the ope- rators decided to run the mine non- union. The miners of the Avella section gathered and marched to Cliftonville in an effort to convince the strike breakers to join their ranks, As they neared the mine a shot was tired and both miners and mine guards began firing. Operators’ Tool Killed. Sheriff Duval, a too! of the operators was killed in the melee. Over 200 men were arrested and 48 of them were held by the state for prosecution. The miners were tried before a prejudiced court and a picked jury and sentenced to terms ranging from three to ten years, Counsel for the defense, advised them to accept trial in a body and plead guilty. The wife of one of the prisoners attended the defense conference and charged the: district officers of the union with betraying the miners of Cliftonville. Organize Committee. The conference organized the Miners Moundsville Defense Committee with a committee of seven men to direct the defense, William A, Guiler and Pat Toohey were elected chairman and secretary-treasurer respectively. Every local in the district will be visited. Resolutions and petitions are to be immediately spread thru the district. Locals will be asked to circulate the petitions, adopt the resolutions and contribute money for the defense. Every miner of the Pittsburgh district is urged to communicate with Comrade Toohey and receive petitions and resolutions. One of the prisoners is a Hungarian who cannot talk or read English. Hungarian workers should take note of this. Workers Party Issues Call for United Sacco-Vanzetti Front (Continued from Page 1.) oroper resolutions in their unions, vaternal societies and other working- class organizations and to secure the mndorsement of these bodies for the Sacco-Vanzetti campaign and commit. ees for its organization, It invites all other working class organizations to unite with it on this ssue and to arouse such protest from the masses that capitalism will not dare to murder these workers. It repeats that the cause of Sacco and Vanzetti is the cause of the whole working élass. The Workers (Communist) Party of America urges unity in this struggle and calls the attention of the work- ers to the manifesto of the Commun- ist International on the Sacco-Van- zetti case. Let us raise the slogan of full free- dom for Sacco and Vanzettl! Let us go forward together in mass protest and show to American capi- talism that Sacco and Vanzetti do not stand alone; that aligned with them are millions of workers who under- stand that their persecution is class persecution no matter how hard the capitalist executioners try to disguise the baseness of their deeds. is Money for the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti! Money for legal defense but with the understanding that le- gal defense without mass protest is useless! Sasso and Vanzetti must be freed by a jury of millions of their class— ‘he working class for whom they ought and for whom they are sen- enced to die. Ne The united front of all workers will ‘ree Sacco and Vanzetti! Their deaths will be the signal of our danger and the sign of our shame. Make Sacco and Vanzettl Day a Red Day for Freedom. Central Executive Committee, Workers Party of America, Wm, Z. Foster, chairman, - C. E. Ruthenberg, Secretaply, ———— all their energy safeguard the The DAILY WORKER is for ti Workers (Commmunist) Party | ody, ve the war slogan, “ slackers In our ranks.” Minneapolis has started a v ous campaign to raise its qu 3600.00 and each branch has assigned a sum to raise rd to its membership. : C. Skoglund, Twin City, WORKER Agt. ; C