The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 30, 1924, Page 2

Page Two Sees eran gunman meme see eres es Mer renee pon sane NN nN LEWIS BURIED | BY MINE VOTE IN O'FALLON Progressives Have Big Lead in West Va. (Specia! to The Dally Worker) O'FALLON, ill, Dec. 29.— Local Union 705 does not think much of the agents of the ccal operators in official positions in the coal miners’ union, judging by the vote cast for the pro- gressive candidates. Frank Farrington. received only 69 votes while his oppo- nent John Hindmarsh got 145 votes. John L. Lewis received only 80. George Voyzey, his pro- gressive opponent, polled 230 Philip Murray got 93 votes while Arley Staples got 206. William Green received 118 votes and Joseph Nearing 177. But why should Farrington worr; about votes? His favorite boast is T don’t give a God damn whether any of you fellers vote for me or not; I'l! your next president anywe eee BAXTER, West Va., Dec. 29.—The returns from local 4046 give George Voyzey, 87, Lewis, 86; Arley Staples 81; Murray, 89; Green, 90; Nearing 24. eee MT. CLAIRE, West Va., Dec. 29.— John L. Lewis polled 22 votes to 48 for George Voyzey. Philip Murray re- ceived 20, while Arley Staples got 50 votes. William Green, 24; Joseph Nearing, 44. ee WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 29.—The coal operators ably assisted by the officials of the union and particularly by Rinaldo Capellini, who sold out tc the operators shortly after he was elected by the radical vote of Distric' ho. 1, are desperately trviuge to drive the striking miners back te work. In the meantime the coal operators of District No. 2 are trying to reopen discussions with the union in an effor to bring about a reduction in wages despite the Jacksonville pact. Plots New Revolt In Mexico Under U. S. Protection (Special to The Daily Worker) MExiCO CITY, Dec. 29.— Jose Is- mae! Aguado, former congressman, whe acted as secretary to De La Huerta in Vera Cruz, was arrested here today. He arrived from the United States ten days ago. He has been lodged in the military prison. Guadalupe Sanchez, leader of the De La Huerta revolt in the state of Vera Cruz, is reported to be in New Orleans where he went to confer with rebel leaders on a renewal of the rebel campaign. Tho America claims to be friendly to Mexico and savagely represses working class rev- olutionists, it lets Sanchez travel freely and conspire without let or hindrance. Burst in Gas Pipe Causes Panic, GALESBURG, Il, Dec. 29.—Four persons had been overcome and entire families were fleeing late today when a big gas pipe broke in the residence district of Galesburg. Scores were en- @angered by the spread of the gas thru sewer mains and along water pipes. A 12-Page Issue On the First Birthday of the DAILY WORKER. W FINNISH FEDERATION BUREAU SUPPORTS C. E. of the party to sustain this decision. July 8, last. The question now bef actual basis for such agitation in ex istence? The minority in its thesis says “yes.” The majority in its thesis says “no.” We also say emphatically “NO,” because our first experience does not warant bnother trial at this time. Our energy and means can be used to a better advantage in building up our own party organizationally and ideologically to a party of action so i will he able to undertake success- fully maneuvering on large scale when necessary and beneficial to the Com munist movement of this country There are no shortcuts to Commun. tsm in this country anymore than The party has now come to the end of party agitation and organization, in fact the end of the road was reached C. MAJORITY THESIS The Finnish Federation Bureau, Workers Party of America, unanimously decided to support the C. B. C. majority thesis and urge the Finnish members the road in its farmer-labor ore the party is; shall we start this farmer-labor party agitation with its reckless maneuvering to follow all over agdin, in time when there is no#+—— |there has been*anywhere else, and if the workers of this country are not |yet ready to accept the leadership o |Communists we have to continue tc |participate in their struggles under our own name until the time we have established confidence, of our move. |ment and leadership, among the work ing masses and in the meantime build our own party. There is ample fleld to participate in the struggles of work ers outside of the farmer-labor party issue, (which is not at all a Commun- ist issue) as much as our usefu forces permit. Signed: K. F. Tuhkanen, Chairman Fahle Burman, Secretary. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INDORSES MINORITY, 76 TO 45 NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 29.—The 2 by a vote of 76 to 45 Comrades Ruthenberg, Lovestone, Bed: membership meeting held Thursday, Young Workers League of District No. went on record for the minority thesis of acht, Engdah! and Gitlow at a general Dec. 18 at Stuyvesant Casino. Comrade Oliver Carlson, official representative of the National Executive ments for the majority thesis Comrade Jack Stachel the district or- ganizer of the Y. W. L. of district No. 2 presented the position of the minor- ity of the ©. E. C. of the Workers Party, which has been accepted also by the D. E. C. of the Y. W. L. of the New York district. There was a great deal of interest- ing discussion and then the rebuttal followed, which did not begin until 12:15. First Comrade Stachel sum- med up for the minority and then Comrade Carlson for the majority. Two resolutions were introduced, one favoring the majority position and the other for the minority. The reso: lution in support of the minority the sis was passed by a vote of almost two to one, 76 to 45. The resolution adopted reads as fol- lows: “Resolved that we, the members of Young Workers League, District No. 2 in membership mecting assem- bled Dec. 18, 1924, declare that. we favor the application of the labor Committee which has accepted the majority position, presented the argu- and ¢——_———_________. party policy as a maneuver of the Workers Party in the united front tactics. “Be it further resolved that we condemn the prevelant manifesta- tions of petty factionalism so de- structive to our movement, and en- dorse the appeal of the Y. C. I. and the C. I. for a united, harmonious movement, in which’ differences of opinion will be vigorously main- tained, but in which able comrades will not be prevented from contrib- uting their services to the move- ment in an effort to punish them for holding minority opinions.” Comrade Stachel was elected chair- man of the meeting and Comrade Her. bert Zam as secretary and vice chair man. Altho there are about 600 members in the New York League, only 121 members voted at this meeting. The statement of the N. B. C. of the league has not yet been discussed or voted upon at any general meeting. Detroit South-Slavic Branch Unanimous For Minority Thesis DETROIT, Mich—At a_ special membership meeting of our branch discussion of both thesis, the C. EB. Cc. and the minority, the following resolution was adopted unanimously, 28 to 0. “The South Slavic Branch 17, De troit, Mich. Workers Party of Am- erica, does, after a thoro discussion of both the C. E. C. and the minority theses, approve and stand with the theses of the minority (Ruthenberg Lovestone, Gitlow, Bedacht, Engdahl) @s a real Communist policy for our future work.” Yours for Commun ism, Tony Gerlach, Recording Secre. tary, Branch 17, W. P. of A. TOKIO, Dec. 29.—Twenty-siz were killed, 253 injured and 77 warehouses and other buildings wholly or partly destroyed in Saturday's explosion gf gun powder in transshipment, it was officially made known today. 'HE issue of January 13 will be heaped full of facts and features—al! gally attired with cartoons to best celebrate the very first birthday af the DAILY WORKER. Comrade Bob Minor’s splendid cartoons will be a leading feature. A review of the past year of American labor In general and the Workers Party in particular—plus the part the DAILY WORKER has played In both—will be another feature. Special contributions by Wm. Engdahi, T. J. O'Flaherty, Manuel writers in the labor movement will eclebration. 2. Foster, Wm. F. Dunne, J. Louls Gomez and others among the best add their share to the first birthday Give this issue to a worker and you assure the DAILY WORKER @ new reader—and your branch of the party a new member. BUNDLE ORDERS MUST BE IN BY SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, PR 2 CENTS Make your order as large as remittance attached to this blank, ICE PER COPY possible and send It In with your THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill. Here are my birthday greetings In a remittance Of G.ccsescrsserrsnee for which you will send me a bun of the January 13 issue. AC OFAOP Of sssserrssserersssseesrrem COPles NAME ....sssosssseroonssessnnsensonversrcesannnnisee ss renneneeconanamn enservasversesaccemuaaneneunsisees masses eneueses GT REET srccrrsersosrrsesersorsereessrreorpuntnesscescoventnenecvonsstnsserserssevoryreenesesesesornvssmnsssenaents CITY ova. STAT Besssssccesrsssessanesrocorerr held Sunday, Dec. 21, after a thoro| Chicago Mid-City _ English Branch 15 To 2 for Majority The Mid-City English Branch of Local Chicago, Workers Party, after discussing the theses of the C. B. C. majority and minority at both the December 11 and December 26 meet- tigs, voted at the latter meeting, by a vote of 15 to 2, to adopt the follow- ing resolution: “WHEREAS, The Mid-City English Branch, Local Chicago, of the Work- ers Party of America, having thoro- ly discussed the theses of the Central Executive Oommittee and of the min- ority, and having heard speeches from both sides, hereby “RESOLVES, That it supports the viewpoint and the thesis of the Cen- tral Executive Committee as the only pvogram of our party’s tasks which ‘ollows the Communist line of revo- lutionary struggle as against the thesis of the minority, which is a dangerous deviation that may engulf the party in opportunist maneuvers harmful to our Workers (Communist) Party and therefore harmful to the Communist International and the world revolu- tion.” South Slavs of West Allis, Wis., All for Majority Arne Swabeck, district organizer, announces that the South Slavic Branch at West Allis, Wisconsin, of 39 members, has voted unanimously to support the thesis of the C. E. C. majority as against the minority. Chicago South-Slavic Branch Unanimous For Minority Thesis The Chicago South Slavic branch unanimously indorsed the minority thesis by a vote of 27 to 0, after @ therough discussion at the branch meeting Wednesday night. Comrade Max Bedacht supported the minority thesis, and Comrade Earl P. Browder spoke for the majority. A previous hvanch meeting had unanimously in- dorsed the minority thesis, after a rank and file discussion but since ne majority ©. E. C. member spoke, it was decided to hold another discus sion to give the majority a ehance to State their position more fully. The following resolution was passed‘ “We, the South Slavic branch, hav: ing heard Comrade Bedacht, repre senting the Marxian group, the minor: ity of the C. B. C, and Comrade Browder, representing the Foster-Lore section of the C. B. ©. voting for the majority thesis, do hereby reaffirm ou: previous decision in favor of the C E, C. minority thesis.”—Signed: Louis rrtol, THE DAILY WORKER 30SS PEN HACKS | LOGK HORNS ON MONEY QUESTION Scribes of Easy Virtue Entertain Miners By THOMAS MYERSCOUGH, PITTSTON, Pa., Dec. 29.—In addt tion to reporting on their efforts, to have the rest of the miners of District One join them in thelr demand for justice at the hands of the greedy coal operators, the men who consti tute the general grievance committee of the “outlawed” employes of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., were treated to an interesting verbal cross-barrag¢ by the two writers for the capitalist sheets, who are in attendance at al! the sessions of the committee. Journalistic Hacks Quarrel. It appears that when the men de eided that they would issue full pag advertisements in the local papers setting forth all their grievances, the men who scribble the stuff for public consumption found themselves in ¢ place where they would have to show their sentiments. One of them, wher offered the advertisement for his pa per, felt that, inasmuch as the men were on strike, he could well do with out the commission which is paid while the other one possesses 28 Philosophy that says “Money is mon ey, no matter whence it comes,” so when the bills for the advertising | were presented, there was a decided |difference in the amounts and thir needed explanation. Scribes Swap Epithets, It was during this process of expla- nation, that the two scribes came near to locking horns and when the Wilkes- barre Times-Leader representative told the other one that “he would have more than Myerscough on his neck” if he wasn’t careful. The reference was occasioned by the manner in which I was forced to attack that in dividual for his lying attack against me in his article of a previous day. Steps are being taken to assemble ¢ meeting of all the general grievance committees at an early date, whe1 pressure will be attempted to get re- sults, with a general strike as the al- ternative if sufficient support is se cured for the venture. THOUSANDS MEET IN ATHENS TO "FIGHT FASCISH: Communists Take Lead in Huge Demonstration (Special to The Daily Worker) ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 29.—-Thou- sands of workers crowded the large Alhambra theatre here in a huge demonstration. against the fascisti movement of Greece which is led by Kondylis.’ The government sent sev- eral hundred troops to guard the vicinity of the theatre. Antoniades, representing the organization of 14,- 900 ex-officers of the Greek army, Dledged the audience that the ex-of- ‘cers will not allow fascism to make their organization a tool of the Greek capitalists. “The ex-officers wili not be again the tools of the capitalist class, which is behind the fascisti movement in Greece, but will unite with the work- ing class to which we belong and will fight capitalism,” said Antoniades. “The employing class wants us to be! strikebreakers, but we refuse to fight our fellow workers. We who carried on the imperialistic wars of the Greek exploiters in Asia Minor and else- where know that we were not fighting in the interests of the workers of the capitalists. We must unite the forces of the workers against fascism.” P. Michaelides, speaking for the 8u,000 Greek tobacco workers, de- nounced the new move of the Greek capitalists to spread terror among the workers by means of fascism. He pledged the support of his organiza- tion against the onslaughts of the white terror. the DAILY WORKER in almost all of the leading party locals thruout the country. izational workers of our daily thru whose efforts full-time DAILY WORKER agents were named to devote all their energy toward bullding the DAILY WORKER Only Communists Fight for the Needs of the Whole Working Class By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL, ODAY, and day by day, the New York Times, petted pup- pet of the plutocracy, is patting itself on the back because of $226,205.13 raised during the holiday season for what it calls the “Hundred Neediest Cases,” This is the New York Times that is one of the biggest allies of the police in organizing pogroms against the dis- content of the unemployed; that helps rally brute force in the war on the jobless. * * ° * The New York Times says it raised $3,630.88 in 1912, when it made its first Christmas appeal. It prides itself on the fact that this amount has increased more than 60 times; until it is now close to a quarter of a million dollars, This year’s contributions, proclaims this mighty organ of “The House of Have,” will take care of more than 300 needy cases, That is about the number of jobless and homeless men that Urbain J. Ledoux marched into the Camp Memorial Church, on New York’s East Side. So the Times and Ledoux are about on a par insofar as their forms of philanthropy are carried out, * * ° * The New York Times had on its side, in addition to its own big capitalist and middle class readers, such other or- ganizations as the States Charities’ Aid Association, the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, the Charity Organization Society, the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, the Catholic Charities and the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, all of which are bulwarked by “the best people.” This aggregation is of course jealous of its claims to the right to “protect” the poor. It claims a monopoly. Charity is a good paying business, especially when in the hands of the churches. * * * It can therefore be easily understood that the American Board of Applied Christianity in New York should issue a statement “advising churches, if applied to for their shelter, to refuse the same,” To be sure the churchmen are shocked that the gilded interior of their handsome edifices should be soiled by the presence of the poor, but they are also jealous of the fact that Ledoux is trying to compete with them in the exploita- tion of misery. ‘ * * * * This situation only emphasizes the fact that tinkering with the nation-wide, and world-wide problem of unemploy- ment leads no where. Charity is a narcotic for doping unrest growing out of poverty. Ledoux’ annual outbursts around the holiday sea- son, with pleas for the jobless, merely confuse the situation. The fight for the unemployed is the fight of the whole working class. It is a struggle in which the employed as well as the jobless must participate. It is a drive against the whole capitalist structure that must have its organiza- tional roots deep in the laboring masses. * * * Only the Workers (Communist) Party puts forth a pro- gram of action in the present jobless crisis; rallying the masses for their own protection, for aggressive action as a class. k The New York Times talks about its “100 Needy Cases,” and feels it is doing a service, But that service is in the interest of its class—the capitalist clase. * The Workers (Communist) Party fights for the needs not only of a asin 100, but of the many millions of robbed and exploited workers and poor farmers. It fights for the interests of its class—the working class. It is under Com- munist leadership that the proletarian masses will win the victory over its class enemy. Rally the workers everywhere in the present crisis for the Workers (Communist) Party program in the fight against unemployment. BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN PRINCIPAL CITIES . tary town with reason for mental gymnastics. A successful drive Is sure to give them a keener appre- ciation for real literature. In Duluth, Comrade Korholen, city agent for the DAILY WORKER has welded a committee of the local English and Finnish comrades that is already beginning to send In subs, Cleveland and Detroit, always big towns on the DAILY WORKER map of live cities, are swinging Into line to begin th w year in a Builders Get Into Action. HE new year will see an Inten- sive subscription campaign for Coming as a result of an organ- tour by various field subscription fuesday, December 30, 1924 , TT CANADIAN BANKS. BURGLARIZED BY THEIR OWN HEADS Their Assets” Liquid: Hootch Mon! By SYDNEY WARREN, (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) VAwCOUVER, B. C., Dec, 29.—The banking combine of Canada is uneasy over the growing demand for a revi- sion of the dominion’s banking act that would compel all banks to guar- antee the funds of each depositor up to $3,000 and are broadcasting thru the brass check press of the country a series of articles by Sir John Willi- son, chief lackey for the ultra-tory. and financial interests ’ This plutocrat argues that such a guarantee would destroy the financial , acumen of Canadian banks and impair business incentive. He claims that depositors placing their funds at a very low rate of interest in. banks chartered by the dominion govern- ment are not entitled to any security »yeyond that given in an ordinary buei- 1ess venture, Since 1900 the business of Canadian banks has increased 1,100 per cent while their capital has grown only 84 per cent and the number of banks decreased from 40 in 1900 to 14 to- day. The available liquid assets of Canadian chartered banks to make secure the money deposited, with them are $47,000,000 less today than 25 years ago. The Home Bank failure cost. hun- dreds of small depositors, mostly workers, their savings. At Fernie, B. C., the miners lost over three-quar- ters of a million dollars with ‘this institution and are at present destitute facing winter. :: The banking interests have system- atically subsidized the press of the dominion with their advertising pat- Tonage and \their loaning powers. A / few months before the Home Bank failed every one of the large daily v newspapers printed the bank's balance sheet showing a net profit of $232,- 539.17 and an item saying: "The thanks of the shareholders should be tendered to the general manager, the assistant general man- ager, and the other officers of the bank | t — for the efficient manner in which they have respectively discharged their duties during the past year.” A few morths later the whole of this bank’s reserves were wiped out, $2,000,000 of its capital disappeared and its liabilities were in excess of its wssets by $9,500,000. The two direc: cors of this bank, who were most ac- tive in wrecking it, received sentences of 6 months and 18 months, with the chance of an early pardon, Chicago Meeting Is Enthusiastic for * the Daily Worker | (Continued from page 1) 4 possible moment and to sell insur- ance policies in maximum before January 8, in order to have all Cleve- land branches appear upon militant’s ~ page of January 13, anniversary: issue of the DAILY WORKER. The meeting also pledged whole hearted support to the work of in- © creasing the number of subscribers in Cleveland realizing that the party increases membership and influence in proportion to the increase in ers for the daily. It was to make every member of the party . daily builder and to set minimum two thousand subscribers the imme- diate goal. id eens eats emcee! ‘ ; Post Cards in Colors Something New and ‘Different. Use them for your regular respondence. Have a set your album, No. 1—Lenin directing the No, 2—-Lenin, when 16 years” No. 8—The Red ee Be the Socialist Soviet R No, 4—The of Greece took a leading part in this meeting. .the Negroes a beach on the Ana- Potomac Park, strength, the first three months of the coming year promise at least a doubling in size of the present cir- /culation, Chicago has now under way a drive for subs that is including ever more branches of the party and by the first of the year will include all of the 60 branches in full swing. A stream of subs is already coming thru the office of City Agent Com- rade Thurber Lewis, Comrade Merrick of Pittsburgh, newly appointed city agent has in- itlated a drive to immediately stir Into motion the comrades of the town where steel is king. Philadelphia not to be outdone, has under way its own drive led by Comrade Levine, who Is devoting all his energy to this work, The Twin Cites, St, Pau! and Minneapolis, under Comrade Skog: lund, are beginning to hum. Here District Organizer Comrade Hatha- way is lending a hand by participat- ing a ly and urging all local comrades to give their best efforts to this work as a basis for a full- fledged membership drive that Members of the Communist Party GAL COOLIDGE GIVES NEGRO WORKERS JIM CROW BATHING BEACH WASHINGTON, D. C,, Dec. 29.— After three unsuccessful attempts, Col. C. O. Sherill, in charge of pub- lle buildings and grounds in the Dis- trict of Columbia, succeeded In fore ing segregated bathing beaches upon the Negroes of Washington. Last year Sherill on two occasions offered the Negroes a beach on the Virginia side of the Potomac, which they refused. Later Sherill offered costia river in the southeast section of the city, They refused this also, But It took Coolidge to do It. Fol- lowing President Coolidge’s signa: ture to the bill which appropriated $72,000 for the projeat, the beach | promises much in results, will be co! for the Negroes. Boston, with Comrade Zelms In it le located In the tidal basin, East | the lead, is beginning a drive of its _ | own that Ie sure to flood the lite ' ¥ emblem i} No. 5—Trotsky, commander of the Soviet Red Army : fashion that promises an increase of at least double the present cireu- lation for the DAILY WORKER. These locals, and others with lo- cal campaigns in prospect are those having realized the absolute neces- sity of a large local subscription list for the official party organ as the only basis on which a growth of the local can even be thought of, ' ONE CARD 5 CENTS- . : ’ 7 M In lots of 10 or more, 2c per 1% in lots of 100 or more, = Send money order, | age to . Literature i WORKERS PARTY OF 1113 W. Washi Chicago, (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Dec. 29.—Alexander Ker- ensky is living here on money sup- plied him by disgruntled monarchiste and friends of foreign imperialism. He is editing a paper composed most- ly of violent invectives Peasants in choosing the bai and the yey ged ot tariat instead is ance with the Pool ga aplang Kerensky recently sald he would i at Schoenhofen Hall,