The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 29, 1924, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a-Workers’ and Farm- ‘ers’ Government SUBSCRIPTION RATES: wae * ‘INT ORDERED MURDERS ~% _ QESARE ROSSI, FORMER FASCIST CHIEF, IN CONFESSION (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Dec. 28.—The hero of world capitalist reaction, Benito Mussolini, Fascist dictator of Italy, is exposed by Cesare Rossi, former right hand man of Mussolini and secretary general of his, (government, as an instigator and head of Fascist murder bands who assassinated those who opposed him and terrorized the whole nation. This sensational expose is made in the form of a memoran- dum of Rossi, who is now under arrest on charges of murdering Matteotti, the socialist deputy in parliament. The long and detailed account given by Rossi of the plots engineered by Mus- solini for the assassination of his foes is a most lurid document and is published simultaneously in several papers together with convincing proof in the way of photographic reproductions of original documents furnished Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mati, $8.00 per year. | AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHEATY. —_—_ ORATCH a Hberal and you will find a reactionary. The Chicago ‘Tribune ostenatiously displays an editorial from’ the New Republic, in which the, American Communists are castigated for propagating Commun- ism, much to the disgust of the safiron- hued “radicals” of Greenwich Village. 'The New Republic indirectly suggests that those who fail to properly ap- preciate the blessings of America be deported to Russia “and help in the réal work of constructing a Commun- ist state.” This is only what could be expected from one of the leading journals of the intelligence that sup- Ported “LaFollette in the recent elec- tion. ss * *# New Republic rebukes Soviet Russia for not producing a Utopia out of the industrial.desert inherited from: the ¢zar’s regime and asks with a flourish of disdainful superiority, “What traveler returned from Russia reports any brilliant achievement in any. field, intellectual, artistic, educa- 2”.We can inform the “New Republié that even the Associat- ed Press, which cannot be accused of slopping over in its desire to play up Soviet Russia’s accomplishments, is responsible for a recent dispatch testifying to the great impetus given to ‘inventions during the past two years, since Russia got a position where the workers and peasants were mo longer confronted by hordes of capitalist hirelings from those “civil- ized” and “accomplished” capitalist countries, the praises of which our petty bourgeois parasites like to sing. eee bie E ass who wrote the editorial in the kept organ of jaded liberal- ism, stepped on ground that one with a little more knowledge might hesi- tate to tread on when he ventured the jibe that the Communists of Russia acknowledging the importance of capital as an agent of production in eir efforts to secure a loan. Well, young comrade could tell the Greenwich Village scribe that Com- munists have nothing in the world against “capital” which any novice in! economics knows to be that portion of as ‘product of human labor which is ‘ ‘ by the capitalists from the withers and is used to produce more wealth for the master class. What we t to is the system which enables ass, a small minority of the ion, to use this stored-up wealth to heap up riches ‘for them selves ‘and keep the masses in slavery. = se workers and peasants of Russia “being solemn idiots like the *k who turned ont the editorial against the ‘Communists at the orders of some manufacturer who is sub- sldizing tle New Republic, know that machinery and other kinds of capital sare’ needed in order to more quickly 4 bring the productive forces of the cers’ and peasants’ government to h point of efficiency. This “capi- ll not be used to exploit the vem Of Russia. It will be used in and the wealth thus cre- the ald of this “capital” in it appears, will add and comforts of the peasants of Russia. Oh, sad of the New Republic, Membership meetings at which by Rossi. Mussolini Ordered Murders. Rossi says in the memorandum that Mussolini personally ordered the as- saults on Deputy Misuri for making a speech. The order was given to General Balbe. Mussolini also ordered General De Bono, director general of the police, to frame up a beating for Minister Amendola for persisting In his opposition. Mussolini, so Rossi asserts, sent Rossi and some others to Milan to murder Cesare Forni, a faseist in- surgent. Also, Mussolini constented to the .deyastation of former Premier Nitti’s property by local fascists. Nine Thousand Workers Murdered. Nitti; it must be remembered, was merely opposed to Mussolini on capi- talist grounds, and was no friend of the workers, 9,000 of whom have been murderéd in the last three years, Thousands of workers are in prison and the unions have been crushed or turned into fascist organizations wherever possible. Only lately, how- ever, the shop committee movement has shown the workers’ resentment and the Communists are gaining rapidly. “Rossi says that Mussolini ordered | under Secretary Finzi to give three fascists 10,000 francs to go: to. Paris to assassinate a foe of Mussolini, while General De Bono furnished them false passports. The memoran- dum is a gruesome document, full of murders, conspiracies and dark deeds. It is a terrific blow at fascism. NEW YORK CITY, Dec, 28.—Mo! The course will consist of ten lec! Russian peasantry, the controversies the cultural aspects of the Russian: revolution, the theatre in Soviet Rus- sia, modern Russian literature, etc. Comrade Olgin, who needs no in- troduction to New York militants, is especially well-qualified to give such ja course. While a delegate from the Workers Party to the Fifth Congress of the Communist International he spent several months in Russia study- ing the problems and _ constructive achievements of the workers republic. His lectures will treat of vital as- pects of the revolution which it is essential to know in order to under- stand the full significance of the n life that is being built in Russia. At the next session of the ¢liks, on Tuesday, December 30th, Comrade Olgin will deal with “The Problems of the Peasantry in Soviet Russia.” This subject should prove of great interest to all workers. The relation- ship between the peasantry and Sov- jet government, between the agricul- tural and the industrial proletariat of Russia, has been one of the most fun- damental problems of the revolution. It is necessary to understand this problem to appreciate the achieve- ments of the Workers Republic, Extensive discussion will follow the lectures, which are given in English. The fee for the course is $2; single admissions, 25 cents. Remomber the date of the next lec- ture—Tuesday, December 30th, at 208 East 12th Street, N. Y. ©. representatives of the C. E. ©. and . a present the party policies, will be held as follows: ‘Thursday, January 1, at 2 p. m. by mail, $6.00 per year, PUBLISHERS IN FURY OVER NEW POSTAGE RAISE Coolidge Scheine Works; He Drops Out of Picture That Coolidge’s scheme, to throw the postal clerk’s fight out of the sen- ate into the newspaper publishers’ camp and thereby kill it without soil- ing his own hands, is working, is seen by the furore his proposal to increase postal rates on second class mail has caused among publishers. Publishers Up In Arms. The American Newspaper Publish. ers filed a protest today at the first hearing on the new measure. They charge the new schedule pro- posed to meet the postal pay. increases would “cripple the circulation” of their publications, They insist there is unfairness to them in hasty hear. ings on the new bill. They demand “sufficient” time (more delay) to study the report of the post office de- partment. Scores of publishers have telegraphed their objections. Mor: are expected to storm both house and senate. Tho Senator Moses swears the hear- ings will be closed next Tuesday at the Tatest, it can be easily guessed that they will not. Harry S. New, postmaster genera) whether naively or otherwise, is forg- ing ahead with his demand that maga zine and newspaper publishers make up the $68,000,000 necessary to pay the increase in pay. New Submits Figures. In making his argument he submits the following figures: “Tt cost 1.6, gents per piece to handle first class matter and third class mat- ter requires little distribution in the railway mail service, whereas daily and weekly newspapers receive letter mail service. It costs 145 cents per piece to handle first class matter. and 12.73 cents per piece to handle fourth class maiter. “With such a small revenue from second class and such a large service conferred upon it, it is inevitable that there must be a large loss, The cost je second class is 2.39 sot Der into believing that New’s facts and figures will force this bill thru over the heads of big publishers. All that will come out of it will be lifting the re- sponsibility off the shoulders of* Cool- idge and the senate and completely annihilating the post office clerk’s de mand for pay increase. OLGIN GIVES COURSE AT WORKERS SCHOOL ON RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (Special to The Daily Worker) issaye J. Olgin, noted Communist lec- turer and writer, is giving a course of lectures on the Russian Revolution at the Workers’ School of New York, 208 East 12th street, on Tuesday nights. tures dealing with the problems of the within the Russian Communist Party, PITIFUL STATE OF WORKERS IN BERLIN, GERMANY Dawes Plan Brings Them No Relief (Snecial to the Daily Worker) BERLIN, Dec, 28.—The following appeal has been issued by the admin istration of the City Refuge for the Homeless, in Berlin: “Day after day, early in the after noon, the four thousand and more mis: erable souls in this city who have no place to Jay their heads at night be- gin to gather outside the walls of the city refuge on Mroebelstrasse; wretch. ed, ragged, hungry creatures, “witt seareely enough to cover their naked. ness, many of’them barefooted; wait- ing until the doors open. No Rest; No Food. “And next morning they must gc again on the streets, not knowing whether or not some kind hand will give them a crumb of bread, whether some garbage pail will disclose a rem- nant-of food. One day like another— without rest, without work, without shelter, freezing, Citizens! In spite of your own want, there are others who are in still greater want. Have you not somewhere’ a bit of clothing which you do not itp seat need, or ‘which you can no longer wear. Thous- ands would welcome the least rag of eres She Will toot Rimselt | PRISON OFFIGIALS BAR DEFENSE COMMITTEE FROM SEEING VANZETTI aie (Special to The Dally Worker) BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 28.—The Sacco-Vanzettl Defense Committee was refused admittance to see Bar- tolomeo Vanzetti, 6n Wednesday, on the grounds that he is insane. Vanzetti has been removed from his cell In the Charleston state prison to th prison hospital. He will be examined by prison “sanity ex- perts.” Reports were being circulated by Charleston prison authorities that Vanzetti “was continually mutter. ing to himself and had barred the door of his cell against an imag- inary assailant.” It has not been tained whether the prison officials are en- deavoring to hold Vanzetti incom- municado on a fake Insanity charge, or whether some vioiénce has been practiced on his person, In an effort to hinder the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee’s appeal for @ new trial. Dever Helps Bosses Kindle War Spirit In Illinois Youth Mayor Dever is co-operating with the Kiwanis Clubs and other 100 per cent employers’ organizations . in militarizing the youth of the country. Dever has sent a letter to Mayor Bul- lard of Springfield introducing 100 boy scouts. The scouts are being sent to Springfield in order to try to kindle interest im militarism there. They willbe in charge of the Springfield Kiwanis Club. Mayor Bullard recently acted in the interests of the Illinois Traction com- pany in an effort to induce 500 strik- ing trainmen to return to work. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER, THE DAILY WORKE Matered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ulinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1924 << PORT WORKERS IN AUSTRALIA FIGHT OPEN SHOP Stewards Doomed Over Two Lunatics (By The Federated Press) SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 28— Waterfront workers at all Australian ports have declared a partial strike against openshop methods. Members of the Waterside Workers’ Federation have refused to work over- time—that is between 5 p. m. and & a. m-—until the labor agency at Syd- ney, thru which scab labor is being recruited, is abolished. The motion was carried at meetings at every Aus. tralian port. Some time ago, the fed. eral arbitration ruler that members of the Waterside Workers’ Federation should have preference in employ: ment. Notwithstnading this ruling the shipping owners continued to em- ploy non-union labor (principally re- turned soldiers). Coal-trimmers have thrown in their lot with the waterside workers, and the decision not to work overtime has been indorsed by the maritime trans- port group, the miners, and other key unions, Trouble has also broken out be tween the maritime unions and the Australian government in connection with the dismissal of 47 stewards from government-owned steamers and the engagement of nonunionists. The stewards were dismissed because they refused to look after two lunatics be- ing taken from Australia to England. The stewards contended that this was the work of guards and not stewards. When the stewards were dismissed the union refused to supply any more stewards unless the 47 men were re- instated, and an undertaking given that stewards would not be called upon to do the work of warders. WILLIAM GREEN WINKS EYE UP KENTUCKY MINERS’ UNIONS The unorganized miners of eastern Kentucky have many times pleaded in vain to John L. Lewis, president, and William Green, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ice, the latter recently promoted to Federation of Labor, to give them ai and Big Sandy coal fields. resident of the American in organizing the Hazard They have petitioned the national conventions of the min- ers’ union, they have sent personal letters, resolutions, and petitions to William Green and John L. Lewis. The answer has always been either absolute silence, or an excuse for further delay. At the convention of the United Mine Workers of America, > held in January, in Indiana- polis, Local No. 4106, of Flem- ing, Ky., presented a resolution stating: WHEREAS, the employes of the operators in the Hazard coal field, embraced in district 30, are at pres- ent living in a state of deplorable subjection and oppression at the hands of one of the most autocratic and detestable industrial despotisms In the country, namely, that of the coal operators in that particular field, and WHEREAS, we have good reason to believe that the employes inthat field ate discontented, restive and resentful against the autocratic coal barons, who are at present thelr complete masters, and that they are ready and willing to be- come members of the United Mine Workers of America whenever the opportunity Is presented to them; and WHEREAS, we can see no valid reason for the inexcusable delay that has been made in attempting to organize the Hazard coal field; therefore be it RESOLVED, that we respectfully call on our international president, John L. Lewis, to explain to the or ganization of the United Mine Work- ers at this coming convention In January, why no attempt has been made within the last four years to complete the organization of district 20; and be It further RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be placed on file and a copy forwarded to our International president, John L. Lewis,” (signed) Ls E. WHITEHEAD, £. M. STAPLETON, CROCKET STAPLETON, Committee. L. U. 4106, located at Fleming, Ky. Receiving no results from this resolution, the conl miners of eastern Kentucky submitted a petition tothe district 30, take this occasion to state our needs and grievantes to the in- ternational officials of the United Mino Workers of America and to the various delegates now assembled in convention at Indianapolis, Ind.; and respectfully request that action be taken thereon. “We here state that the time was never more ripe for organizing this field, as conditions have become so bad and wages so shamefully low that a spirit of rebellion has been eréated in the hearts of all coal min ers in this section and they are long- ing for an opportunity to break the chains of bondage that have been thrown around them by the imperial istic coal operators in this fleld. “We further state that Samuel Pas- coe, provisional president of distric! 30, to which position he was ap- pointed by John L, Lewis, interna: tional president of the United Mine Workers of America, has now held his present position for more than four years and fas never made any serious effort to organize the miners in this field, but on the contrary, for some reason, known only to himself LPHIA—Sunday, Jan. 4, 2 p. m., Machinists Temple, 13th and unde, dan, 4, 2 p. m., Dudley St. Opera House, 113 Dudley ' RGH—Sunday, Jan, 4, 2 p. m4 International Labor Lyceum, ah Jan. 4,2 p. mq Finnish Hall, 189 Grider street, on @ ‘wound—and there are so many |wounds.” “Lear mesee = checked the organization movement that was in progress at the time he became provisional president; and that on numerous occasions different ones of us have written to him, and others who live in different parts of this coal fleld have written to him about the organization of this field and he has treated all our letters, pe- titions, appeals and entreaties with in- difference or insolent contempt. “Wo further state that we believe it would be extremely to the advantage of union miners all over the country to organize this field, in view of the fact that wages in this field have been reduced to such a low figure that the operators in this fleld are in a much better competitive position than those of the central and other coal fields which are organized and paying the union wage scale. “We therefore respectfully request the international officials of the United Mino Workers of America to use al) their influence to see that prompt ac: tion is taken to organize the men who sr anwicicsvinet gig, Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925 Price 3 Cents NEW CAPITALIST DICTATORSHIP IN GERMANY AS ALLIES STAY IN RUAR PERILS DAWES PLAN (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Dec. 28.—The refusal of the allies to evacuate Cologne as provided in both the Versailles treaty and the Dawes plan, has created a political crisis in which the present social- democratic government nfay be overthrown by the workers led by the Communist Party of Germany. To save capitalism again as it has done before under General Von Seeckt, President Ebert will again turn over the nation to a white guard dictatorship and abrogate the German constitution. This is in line with all previous acts of the Geran’ oan democracy. Its acceptance of the Dawes plan, which means the enslavement of German labor, the violation of the 8-hour law and surrender of the national economy to American imperialism, is but the latest of a long series of betrayals of the German workers. Now the new dictatorship of Chancellor Marx, Foreign Min- ister Stresemann and Finance Minister Luther, is aimed to sup- peces. any. new, etlort of German tire workers to break the clutch of American imperialism in alli- ance with German capitalism upon their lives. Dispatches from Washington say that great anxiety is felt there. and. doubtlessly in Wall Street, over the insistence of the allies to remain in the Ruhr, as shown by yesterday's decision of the council of ambassa- dors to refuse to evacuate the Cologne bridgehead or Jan. 10 as promised in the Versailles treaty and later pledged in the Dawes plan conference at London. While the United States officially is “disinterested” in the dispute, as it is not signatory to the Versailles treaty, it is very much concerned in reality, because the additional loads upon Ger- many thru any added occupation threatened to upset the none to well- balanced arrangement of the Dawes plan, into which American capitalist- imperialism is involved up to the hilt. ‘The Lamont-Hughes Combine. With the endorsement of Coolidge and Hughes, the American bankers have put hundreds of millions into the ome ae for control of Germany and thru Germany of Hurope, on the “that oe ratification of the’ Dawes plan would “stabilize” Buro- pean capitalism on the basis of Ameri- can hegemony thru the Morgan banks. Lamont sat in the London conference with Secretary Hughes just outside the door, both striving to make Ameri can imperialism the leader of Euro- pean capitalism. Now the prospect of a serious split over the Rhine occupation carries with it the peril of wrecking the whole Dawes scheme. Continued occupation of Germany by the allies costs the allies not a cent, all expenses of millions of dol- lars a day are laid upon Germany, which is none too well off as it is. This extra load destroys just so much more of Germany’s assets which otherwise could be used for repara- tions. And if Germany don’t pay reparations, then the occupation is continued as punishment. A really excellent arrangement, A Nice Arrangement. How good it is (for the allies) may be seen by the fect that so long as France keeps her army in Germany, Germany pays every cent of the ex- pense; But once France brings them into French territory. then France must pay the bill for the army’s up- keep. The Coolidge administration feels that France is performing badly as a beneficiary of Morgan’s two loans by finding excuses for continuing the occupation. These excuses are regarded as very poor, especially the French stories of “concealed arms” in Germany. Wash- ington ridicules the idea that Ger- many can make war on France, Fear a Soviet Germany. Washington—and Wall Street—is a little worried. If the Dawes plan is so sabotared by the allies that German economy is upset, not only will the American banks be allowed to whistle for their money, but they will have to ask a Soviet Germany for it. For there is a great fear by Ameri- can capital that the occupation of Germany will provoke the German workers into accepting the leadership of Communists, especially as a con- current economic disturbance would drive them toward the left and the whole German nation would become a Soviet republic in alliance with Soviet Russia, Are You Going to the Open Forum Sunday Night? BAKERY TRUST ADDS 15 FIRMS TOITS MONOPOLY Cushman Interests in Monster Combine NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—The monop- oly of the baking companies by the Purity Bakeries’ corporation was practically completed when 15 plants of the Purity Baking company of Minn., the Tri-state Baking company of Michigan, the Banner Grocers’ Bak- ing company of Cincinnati, and the Grocers’ Baking company of Indianap- olis were merged with the baking trust. The plants of the companies which have just entered the new merger are located in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn.; Detroit, Flint Jackson and Battle Creek, Michigan; Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo, Akron and ae a os aay A ee, Ind. LA Cashman, and L ouch jr, who control numerous bakeries, are among the directors of the new bakery trust. The Irving Bank -Co- lumbia Trust company, is transfer agent of the stock, and the Central | Union Trust company is registrar for |the corporation. The controlled eom- panies do an annual business of $10,000,000. The authorized capital stock is $15,000,000 at 7 per cent; cumulative preferred stock $10,000,000 of class A and 500,000 shares of no par value class B stock. It wag announced in Washington that four detectives of the department of justice are investigating the mer- ger. The department of justice has been investigating the International Harvester Co., the U. S. Steel corpo- ration and other trusts since their formation a score of years ago, but has taken no concrete action, BOSS PRESS IN LIE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHINA PEKIN. Dec. 28.—The eapitalist press is carrying on a persistant and vicious propaganda against Chinese unity under the camouflage of defend- ing christianity. Great demonstrations are being held thruout China at which speeches denouncing foreign imperial- ism are delivered. The Chinese masses are susceptible to Communist teaching and they re- alize that the missionaries are nothing else but tools of capitalism. The Standard Oil company, for instance, subsidizes several missions and the same is true of every other trust that is seeking to exploit the resources and man power of China, Capitalism Learns. A common trick of the bourgeols newspapers and news agencies is to send out fake stories of atrocities committed by military leaders who are not on the payroll of the Anglo- American capitalist combination. General Feng, for instance, was once a great favorite of the allied im- perialists, but he disappointed them. Now, he is represented to be the last word in cruelty. Capitalist corre. spondents comb the records for in- spiration in writing him down as the Chinese Attila, SOCIALIST LEADER SHOWS HOW TO MAKE HA Y WHILE SUN SHINES kane to The Daily Worker PRAGUE, Dec. 28.—The leader of the social-democratic party of Czecho- Slovakia and the Czecho-Slovakian ambassador to Germany, Tusar, died recently in Berlin. which he had “saved” to the value of mere nae: Famer prow. vrommentts: penetters: It was discovered that he left behind him an twelve million Czechish iki sig’