The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 2, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for ‘a Workers’ and Farm- Og I Ab AS WE" SEE It IT yd 7. J. O'FLAHEATY. Hi [Hi capitalist powers would like to ‘A form a close and unbreakable al- tance against Soviet Russia. They ven go to the extent of trying oc- } #ionally. And the fact that they are able to unite against such an ob- yious menace is strong proof of the ‘weakness of the robber s’ stem. After @ week of heavy headlines telling of wountry after country laying down the law. to the hated Communists and etter we had almost got ourselves in- frame of mind of believing that nother world offensive of capitalism against Russia was on, we find France pnd the United States in each other's $wool about the war debts. *ef sT is mighty hard for the capitalist powers to come to terms for even “fe short time. The bandits cannot fagree over the division of the spoils. While their interests as against the Mnteresta of the workers as a whole mre identical, they cannot stnp rob- ping each other. England and France ‘re bitter enemies. France now hates England as much as she hated Ger- many a few years ago. This means eapitalist France, capitalist England and capitalist Germany. The workers of these countries have no reason to hate each other. But they are driven to ‘war on each other by their own gov- @rnments. Thig government loaned billions of dollars.to Frante during the ‘war, France does not relish the idea ‘of paying it back, England has al- *ady began payment of its debt to (@ United Statea and is pressing gg to force Prance to come jo maa} a /APITALISM is {na bad way in » Europe. ‘The various governments, Of Taglaud and France até ti & desperate situation and it looks fone too good for France at this moment, The Herriot government is ‘not destined to have a long and pros- perous career and after it falls, things Are bound to be more exciting. Mus- solini is at the end of his rope polit- feally and may find himself at the end jof.# rope literally within’a short time. The ‘blackshirt dictator of Spain is try- ing to salvage a badly battered army in co, while King Alfonso is afflicted bunions from dancing at French watering “places. Germany does not ‘mow what to do and the small na- dons hardly know where the next meal is coming. from, tee eer -PNDBR these cricumstances it is Rot surprising that the rulers should get excited. They fear the workers. Russia went red when the “ezar’a.government broke down and it wtayed red. It is a simple matter for ‘Austen Chamberlain to organize a ‘Balkan alliance against Soviet Russia jut the Communist International is or‘| ganizing a Balkan federation against capitalism and it is meeting with suc- cess. There can be no peace in the eet until there is a federation of Republics instead of the pres- aggregation of capitalist govern- ruled by bandits, domination, selling suppressed issues. NORWAY PROSECUTES COMMUNISTS WHO STARTED REAL PARTY (Special to The Daily Worker) OSLO (formerly Christiania), Jan. 1.—The royal prosecutor yesterday arraigned the Communists ar ed last summer on charges of treason, Many. Communists were taken, among them the leaders Eugene Olavson and Comrade Scheflo. The arrests followed the split in the so-called “labor party,” which was for some time affiliated to the Communist International, but which continually refused to abide by its ‘decisions. The Communist Interna- tional was finally forced to ask that’ Communists withdraw from the la- bor party. Those arrested were those who withdrew aid formed the Communist Party of \lorway. OVERGAARD TELLS OF LEFT WING SLATE IN MACHINISTS’ UNION AND _ STRUGGLE AGAINST BUREAUCRACY By ANDREW A. OVERGAARD. During the month of January nominations of candidates for administra ‘offices in the International Association of Machinists will take place. ‘The left wing has issued a complete slate and is theyonly force which comes out with a definite and constructive program of action covering every of the struggle of the machinists in thid country. Program calls for a real militant campaign for amalgamation, for the of shop committees, for an extensive organizational drive to bring the unorganized machinists Lee RO DORE PORN tan oe union, It calls for independent slitteal sotion on the basis of the|the Johncton-Davidson bureaucracy of pi papers try to create revivai in the mining the ghost ruses to _ A Rews dispatch s tes that ‘he cen- ) mining industry yh “‘hun- of coal miners who wers out of for months getting back to work. (Continued on page 2) a “as against the class|©xpelling or suspending some of the of the Johnston| best fighters in the organization, when political field |they challenged thig reactionary lead- the | jous “B, & O,”| ership on the basis of policy, or for with the railroad companies. The| belonging to a political party and’ an a points out the necessity of|¢ducational organization, as happeno oFgpntsation for the col-|in the Toledo case. Complete free- gent the. tupid|dom of expression must exist in. toe | of ‘Ne- Association of ie Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Chicago, by m: The workers and farmers of Soviet Armenia recently celebrated the Fourth Year of their liberation from capitalist rule.. struggle was against Menshevik (Socialist) The. drawing reproduced above OUR COMMUNIST DAILY IN MOSCOW PASSES THE HALF MILLION MARK AND ISSUES BIG SPECIAL EDITION By ANISE. . (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) MOSCOW.—(By Mail.)—Few papers in the world have such a wide circu- lation as the Moscow Prayda (Truth), official organ of the Russian Communist Party, which is celebrating the passing of the half million mark. A whole special edition is devoted to the history and growth of the news- paper, from the days when, back under czardom, little newsboys were secretly Old photographs now reproduced show the confiscation of early numbers. Photographs of the present year show whole groups of workers crowding } ' 6.00 per year. POT ITI Their final around a comrade to listen to the reading of Pravda. Show Circulation Growth. Not only is the circulation one of the largest in the world, but probably each number is read by more people on the average than any paper out- side Russia. Workers are still poor, and some cannot read. so that copies often do duty for entire groups. In the. John Reed Children’s Colony on the Volga, with whose life I am fa- miliar. a single copy of Pravda is passed to all the teachers in turn. The same is true of thousands of reading homes in the rural districts. A graphic chart shows the growth of circulation during 1924, starting at 89,663 in December 1923, passing the 100,000 mark the following month, reaching 422,000 in October. and in December going to 506,745. It is per- haps the most spectacular growth ever known by any newspaper in the world. One reason for this growth has been the large number of contests carried on in the pages of Pravda, and touching the life of the remotest factory or village. These contests began more than a year ago on the subject of the Best Factory Manager. The success of this led to & contest on the Best School Teacher, the Best Sanitary Committee in factory or dwelling and several others, including at present the Best Reading-Hut. Gets Many Letters. The numbers of letters from worker and peasant correspondents has also grown spectacularly, partly stimulated by these contests. In January 1924, 690 such letters were published, in November 1108, During the year were published an Linn de of nearly 30 a day. Hundreds of greetings to Pravda have poured in from all over the Soviet Union as well as from Com- munist parties outside Russia. The tremendous growth is an indication, not only of increasingly good editing of Pravda, but of the general growth reading habits and pense, inter- FRIDAY, ANA 2, 1925 ared in a special anni ‘ “Chorurdajin Alscian: isi ofall eke Armenian Soviet Republic and Convajuniet Party, ition of of the Armenian NERS DEMAND NEW ELECTION IN $0. TLLINGIS Most Brazen Steal in History, Say Militants ecial to The Daily Worker) ZIEGLER, ll., “Jane 1-—The complete returns from the vot- ing in Local No. 992 for inter- national officers of the United Mine Workers of America, was: John L. Lewis, 214; George Voyzey, 634; Phil Murray, 225; Arley Staples, 587; Wm. Green, 303; Joseph Nearing, 514. In Valier the voting was: 411 for Lewis and 672 for Voyzey, 387 for Murray and 556 for Ar- ley Staples; 501 for Green and 312 for Joseph Nearing. Break Open Doors. “This was the crookedest election ever held here,” declared a prominent coal digger to the LY WORKER correspondent. “The steal was bolder and more open than ever before. Far- rington henchmen substituted 500 fake ballots in Buckner, where they took the door off the hinges and changed the votes. We are trying to get a special subdistrict convention and order a new election,” The vote for district president in Local 3613, Valier, was 372 tor Far- rington and 350 for Hindmarsh; 440 for Vice-President Fiswick and 405 for Hewlett; Secretary-Treasurer Nes- bit 383 against 406 for Louis J. Con- turioux. “ Dick Swift, recording secretary of the local, received 850 votes for the office of auditor, the highest vote cast by the local, oe. Le In Livin, LIVINGSTON, Ill, Jan, 1.—John L. Lewis ran a poor second to George Voyzey, his ‘progressive opponent, in the voting for officials of the miners’ union for the next term of office. Lewis only received 127 votes against 432 for Voyzey. Phil Murray, reactionary candidate for vice-presi- dent, got 124 to 424 for Arley Staples. William Green polled 200 to 343 tor Joseph Nearing. <> 290 Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Ms IN CHICAGO esperate Move FASCISTI HEAD OPENS ATTACK ON OPPOSITION Dictator Feels Self in Tight Hole (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Jan. 1.—Premier Mus- solini suddenly descended on the opposition and in a series of raids seized opposition news- papers and searched the homes of former members of the fas- cisti and promigent republicans. The action is looked upon here as proof that the black shirt dictator feels himself in a desperate situation and has de- cided to take the offensive. For Interests of Mussolini, The police excused themselves on the ground that their action was with he object of safeguarding the inte- “ests of the country. One of the houses raided was that of ormer deputy Alfredo Misuri, dis- sident fascist. Misiuri in a letter to the press made a vicious attack on Mussolini and declared that the search for arms was only a subterfuge. “I have in my possession enough weapons to defend the safety of my person and the inviolability of my domicile” declared Misuri “unless the state cheka increases in number the execu- toners which they throw wgaiast me next time.” The paper which published Misu- ri’s letter was suppressed. British-American Imperialists Still Make Trouble in China SHANGHAI, Jan. 1—Fighting be- tween troops of the revolting gen- erals, Chenlo Hsan and Sun Chuang Fang, has become more serious, it was reported today. There were more than 100 casualties yesterday. Chang Yuan Ming, military govern- or of Shanghai, sent 1,000 troops to assist Hsan and has surrounded Fang’s supporters in the arsenal, it| was said. The supposition is that) British-American imperialists are bribing generals to stir up turmoil and justify armed‘intervention. Swabeck to Speak at North Side English Branch Next Monday Open meeting of North Side English branch Monday night, Jan. 5, at Im perial Hall, 2409 'N. Halsted St. Arne Swabeck will speak on: “Strat- egy and Tactics of the Communist In- ternational.” BiG BUGS OF BRITISH BANKS LAND SECRETLY TO MAKE QUIET BEALS LONDON, Jan. 1.—Great Britain has not sent representatives to the United States to discuss inter-allied debts, the treasury department an- nounced yesterday, The Right Hon, Montague Collet Norman, governor of the Bank of England, and Sir Alan Garrett And- erson, a director of the samé bank, are in America upon “purely bank- ing business which has no connec. tion with the govern: ty it was stated. This is to be taken with a grain of salt, however, as routine banking business would be conduct ed by lesser lights, The statement of the British treas. ury "department followed the secret arrival of the two English bankers in New York late Tuesday. Their names did not appear on the pas- senger lists of the liner, Caronia. Other steps taken to shield. their “Identity led to a report that Phir pe) a LOSES TOOTH IN ANINESTY DISCUSSION WITH FRENCH COMMUNIST (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Jan. 1.—Fists flew inthe chamber of deputies today. during a discussion of the “amnesty law. Deputy Balantant attacked Deputy Reynaud with his fists and knocked out one of bcynaud’s teeth. Other deputies immediately separated the fighters, The amnesty law has been made a political issue by the Communists Ina nation-wide campalgn. WALL STREET PUTS SCREWS ON FRANCE Bond Prices Fall and Loans Are Held Up (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.— Administration officials were frankly hopeful today that out of the present flare-up in Wash- ington and Paris over the status of the French war debt of near- ly . $4,000.000,000 will come, some definite, concrete funding proposal from France that will end the controversy once for all. The highest officials of the government characterized the debt controversy as a greatest menace to the cordiality of Franco-American relations than | anything that has arisen be- tween the two countries in modern times. American Imperialism Punishes France. Congress is openly theatening to take ‘the’ bit in’ its teeth on the deb situation and even now it was pointed out, has ensued, French bonds are falling off, and a check has been put on the plans of some New York bankers for further French credits totalling around $200,000,000. There is a unanimity of belief ir eongress and in all government cir cles that the time has come for ¢ show.down on France's intentions. Try This on Your Grocery Bill. Members of the American debt fund ing commission have twice asked rep. resentatives of the French govern: ment to submit to Paris a settlement proposition based on a ten year mora torium and payments to run over aj century, the whole proposition to carry a low rate of interest, lower, in- cidentally than the government is pay ing on the same obligations. M. Jean Parmentier, who headed the French debt mission to this coun try two years ago and Ambassador Jusseran declined to even transmit such @ proposition to Paris, saying they were unauthorized to do so. These refusals, coupled with the Clementel report to the French par. Mament in which he camly character- ized the French war debt as “politi- cal” debt, operated to unite adminis- tration leaders here in the belief that the time has come for a showdown, Herrick to “Talk Turkey.” At the state department a repor’ was being awaited from Ambassador Herrick at Paris regarding his confer- ences with Premier Herriot and Fi nance Minister Clementel. Herrick requested these audiences on state de partment instructions. Neither had any note from the French government been received at the department. Such a note was re ported from Paris to be in transit. Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! Price 3 Cents KKK. MAKES THREAT: KEEPS PLANS SECRET It Is Felt Dry Drive Is Only Camouflage The announced intention of the Ku Klux Klan, of cleaning up Chicago, ridding the city of vice and booze, has. been openly made. Only the zero hour when the horde of raiders will be loosed by the invisible empire in all parts of the city remains a secret, Plain Spy System. An organization for carrying on the raids already has been perfected, ac as a result of Clementel’s hints | of repudiation, and the squabble that | cording to C. D. Fithian, chief of staff of the grand dragon and attor- ney for the realm of Illinois. It has units in every biock, Fithian says, and is organized by neighborhoods, and wards, Eventually, he said, it will be enlarged to cover the entire state and then the entire. nation. “We will carry on an espionage system so that none may escape,” Fithian declared. “The botleggers, gamblers and owners of disorderly re- sorts will not be able to guard against ls because they will not know who are spies. We will obtain information and Swear out warrants, have our men» bers deputized and then make raids. | We will have our organization so per- fect that we can send word to all klansmen throughout the city in an hour, “* Gran Dragon Fithian, made 2 Kieu heas~ lonroe Street, added these anriouseéno quarters at 76 that merely cleaning up booze is not the only purpose of the secret organi- |zation. He said, “That is not the only purpose of the organization. It will | become a great political power, one that can change the compiexion of \¢ elections in the matter of an hour or two.” CHARGE BRITAIN SEEKS TO KILL GERMAN TRADE (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLI Jan. 1.—Gustav Strese. mann was today the target of a broad- side from George Bernard, chief edi- tor of the Vossische Zeitung, who charged the former chancellor and present foreign minister with throw- ing dust in the eyes of the German people in his “Anglophile” utterances He pictured France as a friend of Germany, rather than the deadly enemy Stresemann pictured her. “Stresemann would lead the Ger- man public to believe England ‘inno- jcent as a lamb’ and France the incar. jmation of evil,” Bernard said. “The \contrary is the truth. “The British controllers’ complaints resulted in postponement of the evacu- jation of Cologne. British industries |demanded the destruction of German jindustries, which are dangerous com. ' petitors. “Stresemann’s close relations with Britain personally probably are re- sponsible for Germany's relapse into the old mistake of trying to profit by |playing France against England.” JUNIORS, A ATTENTION! Saturday at 2 p.m. sharp at 1902 W. Division street. the Lenin, -Memorial Chorus will meet and all Juniors who are members of this chorus must be there. Come on time and bring your books along. All Juniors who wish to join the chorus attend this meeting. Group leaders don't forget to send your Juniors. We start at 2 o’clock sharp! Don't come late! who CARPENTERS OF HIBBING, MINN., VOTE FOR COMMUNIST CANDIDATE (Special to the DAILY WORKER) HIBBING, Minn., Jan. 1.—The carpenters local here voted one hundred a poe oe soe Hs ee. per cent for the Communist candidate for president of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, giving 16 votes to Morris Rosen, Imamber ot the Workers Party and two: saree ty Hutcheson, the D by |