The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 3, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farm- ers’ Government. Vol. II. No. 24% °° Ne ae AS WE SEE By T. J. O'FLAHEATY. ized by one of his readers. As is bis custom he recently borrowed a column full of comment on prohibition from that admirer of luxury, H. L. Menchen’s fulsome praise was the Mencken’s fullsome, praise was the once popular saloon Berger’s corre- spondent must be an enemy of beer taverns. She objected to a defense of the outlawed, tho far from dead in- stitution. AY bewibtay BERGER cannot be terror- Ti socialist, Berger, far from being dismayed by such castiga- tion in reply to the reader’s protest, ran the remainder of Mencken’s com- ment in his column (it saved him a lot of trouble) and wound up by at- tributing the alleged progressivism of Milwaukee, St. Louis, Toledo, Cleve Jand and other cities where the old German saloon flourished to such cities as Philadelphia and Boston were blue noses were more charac- teristic than red noses. . oe 8 London Daily Herald regrets that secret diplomacy is again in the saddle in Britain since the tories kicked the laborites out of office. ‘What the laborites were concerned most about was “democracy,” not the emancipation of the workers. Had they been revolutionists they would have done what the Russian Commun- ists did when they overthrew the Kerensky government, they would have opened up the archives and told the world the secrets contained there- fm. The MacDonald government gov- ernment did nothing of the kind. It Was as much concerned about pro- tecting the robber empire as any of its predecessors. Now it is.out in the cold, whining like a hungry whelp. ee 8 '4) H. Thomas, former colonial minis- i Britis: !2h0r faker setter and; mace oe ee see was no’class war in the army. But a ‘soldier writing in the Daily Herald takes issue with him. The soldier declares that officers were known to have nine course dinners in the trenches, while the fellows who did the fighting. the rank and file, were lucky to get a tin of stinking porter between them. And, continued the ‘soldier, “I have seen lads limited to one water-bottle of water for a day and they had to put a drop in a vase- line tin lid to shave with, too, and could not brew a drop of tea, while officers could get a bowl of water at any time they liked.” This was democracy in the war for democracy. *_*e * E Chicago Journal admits that unemployment is one of the big- gest single drains on industry and is the cause of more hardship than any other single factor, but it seems to be blissfully ignorant of the causes of the plangue. “There is something wrong ‘when a man who wishes to work must remain idle in a community which would be glad to use the product of his labor,” declares the Journal. Quite so. Quite so. The Communists have a cure for this “wrong” but they are rewarded for their pains by those ‘who own and manage papers like the Journal and other capitalistic institu- tions with jails + * ‘HERE will be unemployment until the means of wealth production, owned by a few, are owned by the workers who now operate them: and until wealth is produced for use and not for profit. So long as wealth producing machinery is privately own- ed it is in¢onceivable that the owners will allow that machinery to be oper- ‘ated only when such operation brings them profits. Thus we have shoe- makers without shoes, tailors without decent clothes, and building workers without houses tho they are perfectly willing to work, Temporary remedies to relieve unemployment will be tried, when the workless army grows to large proportions but these make- shifts do not remove the cause, Ofily “ie overthrow of capitalism con, do that. > |BSCRIPTION RATES: er erate: mien nerennnsamanae stench fice A MEXICAN REACTION GETS LIBERALS TELL BOR LURED T0 MINES BY LURID LES OF SHARKS Eastern Ky. Operators Fool Workers By ALONZO WALTERS. (Special to The Dally Worker) BLACKEY, Ky., Jan. 2— Many of the miners working in the seven coal camps surround- ing this town were lured to the Eastern Kentucky coal fields by labor agents and employment sharks in Alabama, Tennessee and other southern states, who said that miners were being paid 80 cents a ton for mining coal. As a matter of fact the Roekhouse Coal Co., Elk Creek Co., Ulvah Co., Maison Co., John P. Gorman and Bertha Coal companies pay 45 cents per ton for digging and loading coal with an average’ height of 40 inches from which eight inches of “jack rock” must be removed without extra pay. Rope Them in with Lies. Many of the men are induced to come to this coal field by the delib erate lies, exaggerations and misrep- resentations of southern labor sharks One of the stories these labor sharks tell their victims is that eastern Ky. is solidly organized. A coal dealer in Chattanooga, Tennessee is excusing himself for charging exhorbitant prices for coal by telling his custom- ers that the miners in eastern Ky. are paid $1.50 to $2.00 per ton for digging coal. One miner here told me he r quarters: here today more optimism that out and his total earnings for the eleven days were only $22.00. Out of this he had to pay for the cost of his powder, fuse, shooting paper, and assessments for doctor and blacksmithing upkeep. The coal operators zealously guard the miners and prevent agitation which might lead to a higher stand- ard of living. The mine superin- tendent of the Roekhouse Coal Co. drove an old man out of the coal camps who was distributing leaflets for a political candidate to whom the operators wero opposed. Wages Miserably Low. The day rate in the coal mines is from $2.00 to $4.50 per day. The wages of other labor are down to the same miserable level. Construction laborers working on the new state highway are paid 30 cents per hour. Laborers- working on the water line of Blackey are paid $2.40 per day Women work in the laundries for $1.50 per day. Blackey is a little mining town in Letcher county 21 miles south of Hazard, the center of this field. The coal miners in every camp I have vis- ited are strongly in favor of organiza- tion, but the United Mine Workers of American tunr a deaf ear to all their pleas. REPARATIONS NOW WANTED BY AMERICA; CONTESTED BY ENGLAND (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-—-Great Britain’s note to the United States contesting the right of this govern- ment to share In the proceeds of reparations secured from Germany under the Dawes plan, was received at the state department today. It was In reply to a note recently sent by Secretary Hughes, claim- ing the right in equity for America to share in these payments in si faction or American claims a Germany. “While the British reply was not made public, It is understood to be conciliatory in tone. In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. LET US 00 UNTO FRANCE AS WE ALL DO UNTO GERMANY WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan. 2.-— Considerable interest attached here to the suggestions of Finance Min- Ister Clemente! of France that the “Dawes plan” be applied to France's debts, |. @., they be figured on a ba- sis of France’s ability to pay. Some administration officials take the view that France is entirely able to pay her debt if she would bal- ance her budget, apply economy in government rigidly and cease spend. | Ing huge sums on military and na- And they counter- jan” suggestion to- day with sarcastic Inquiries as to whether France would be willing to have an International contro! com- mission go Into France and do the: things, as the control commission under the Dawes plan Is now super- vising Germany’s railroads and pub. lio utilities. The French and other war debts are due for further discussion in thé senate when It reconvenes after the holiday. U.S. FINANCIAL POWER HOPEFUL OF WORLD RULE France and Britain Being Conquered (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. — While administration officials choose to throw an atmosphere of secrecy around the numerous “conversations” and under- cover diplomatic of this activity. American financial power will emerge victorious over European capitalists. One-Half of One Per Cent! The terms reported to have been suggested by Chairman Ciementel, the French finance minister, are a 10- year moratorium on the French debt of $4,000,000,000 with an interest rate of one-half of one per cent, and all payments to be made within 90 years, did not strike a very responsive chord among officials here, but the opinion was expressed that they at least offer a basis or negotiation. France, it is believed, is desirous of funding her American and British debts simultaneously and on the same terms, on the theory that by so doing the enormity of her obligation will be more impressive to the financial world and work ultimately to her obtaining more advantageous terms than if she dealt with Britain and the United States separately. “Me Too,” Says John Bull. It is known, too, that Great Britain favors a three-cornered agreement, for the spectacle of France paying the United States first has aroused the British taxpayer to an extent that has made the British government extreme- ly desirous of obtaining some sort of, immediate settlement. Whether the United States will con- sent to a triple-headed discussion of the French debt remains for the time being problematical, Officials here point blank refused to comment on this phase of the matter, Scientists Tell of Damages Wrought by Tornadoes in 8 Years WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Tornadoes did more than $67,000,000 worth of property damage in the United States over the eight year period from 1916 to 1923 and resulted in the loss of 1,929 lives, Herbert C. Hunter, of the United States weather bureau, told the American association for the ad- vancement of science, here today. Arkansas, Dr. Hunter said, was the moves now going on Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ilinols under the Act of March 8, 1879. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925 BOSSES HOW TO SWEAT WORKERS Economists Show Their Color at Convention The convention of college professors, belonging to the American Economic Associa- tion, the American Statistical Association, the American Farm Economic Association, and the American Association for Labor Legislation, has adjourned after listening to some two hundred speeches by financial, labor, agricultural, and statistical “‘ex- perts.” 1 The professors, including a sprinkling of former members of the socialist party and fol- lowers of the LaFollette third party movement, discussed such subjects as how to get the most work out of the laborers at the least cost, how to prevent strikes, and how the employers can increase profits and reduce wages. Class Collaboration in Action. The packing trust was well repres- ented in the convention, as were other powerful financial interests. C. H. Crennan, of the Continental and Com- mercial National Bank, was in charge of the publicity. of the convention. L. D. H. Weld, of Swift and Co., was chairman of the committee on ar- rangements. The City Club, the Gor- don Club and the Woman’s City Club jandling of the THinois Federation of Labor, shoulders with the directors of large corprations, speaking ‘befere the American Association for Labor Legis- lation, which prevents all labor legis- lation it possibly can, on the subject, “Obstacles to Protective Labor Organ- ization.” Ernest G» Draper, treasurer of Hills Brothers Co., of New York, was chairman of the session at which Olander spoke. Serve Employers’ Interest 100 Pct. Liberals, socialists and former s0- clalists, LaFollette followers, and large employers formed a united front at this convention cf bourgeois and petty bourgeois intellectuals which discussed the “problems of labor,” only as they related to the interests of the exploiters and employers. Pau! T. Cherington, of the J. Walter Thomp- son Advertising Co. of New York, spoke on “Advertising,” and during the same session Howard Woolston, of the University of Washington, for- merly a member of the socialist party, disscussed “The Limit of American Population.” Olander, Florence Kelley, the former socialist, now in respectable company, and Blizabeth Christman, secretary of the Women’s Trade Union’ League, spoke side by side with Thomas I. Parkinson, listed as “first official draughtsman of the U. 8, Senate,” and Columbia professor. Warren H. Wilson, of the Presbyterian board home missions, Burchard, “educational publicity specialist” of Chicago, and T. N. Carver, at present on Coolidge's agricultural commission which is tell- ing the farmers that they are pros- perous, joined with A. A. Golden- weiser, of the socialist party, in dis- cussing how economics, agriculture and culture can be taught in the colleges so ag to best please the em- ployers an’ confuse the workers. H. Parker Willis, of Columbia Uni- versity, who writes articles for the Jargest Wall Street journals and John R. Commons, the “liberal,” LaFol- lette’s mainstay in Wisconsin and formerly a member of Frank P, Walsh's commission on industrial re- lations, made common cause with the'!# entering eleven candidates in the capitalists at this convention. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY wear 290 THESE COMMUNIST MEMBERS OF GERMAN REICHSTAG SENT TO PRISON DURING CAMPAIGN rubbed (1) Comrade Heckert, former member of German Reichs- tag, jailed on charges of “treason”; (2) and (3) Father and son .| Elsner, sentenced to long jail terms for “treason”; (4) Comrade low, swelling i; (5) Urb reelected to Reichstag while it in jail; (6) hbo Pfeifer, former member of Reichs- tag, in jail for “treason.” THESE GERMAN COMMUNISTS RE-ELECTED TO THE REICHSTAG IN SPITE OF WHITE TERROR TOP: Clara Zetkin; SECOND ROW: Koenen, Froelich, Ruth Fischer, Eichhorn, Geschke; THIRD ROW: Dengel, Rosenberg; FOURTH ROW: Katz, Remmele, Stoecker. WORKERS PARTY HAS CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION The Workers Party, Local Chicago, ‘Ward No. 11—Candidate, Victor Zo- kaitis, J. Manos, captain. Ward No. 24—H. Epstein, candidate. | William F. Kruse, captain. Ward No. 34—Harry Brooker, can- |didate, I. L. Davidson, captain. Ward No. 28-—Nicholas Dozenberg candidate, August Osol, captain. Ward No. 31.—Candidate not yet se- jlected. L. Candella, captain. Ward No. 82.—Candidate not yet se- jlected. M, Stolar, captain. coming aldermanic elections on Feb. Are You Going to the Open Forum ithe Sunday Night? Patronize our advertisers. THREE MINERS KILLED IN BLAST AS TENNESSEE STARTS OF F THE NEW YEAR WITH FIRST MINE DISASTER —— (Special to the DAILY WORKER) VASPER, Tenn., Jan. 2——Three men were dead here today, the result of a gas explosion at the Vasper Coal company's mine. The dead: Clayton Miller, 20; Tom Sims. 42; and Charles Woods, 55, The mine had been idle for several days and gas apparently had eccumulated. It le thought spark from the telephone battery caused the explosion, Piece Work Sweats Worker Better. An example of the gush that was spilled by these “learned” professors at the convention is seon in the speech of Elliot Dunlap Smith of the Den- nison Tag Manufacturing Co, Smith admitted that piece work is used sole- most frequent sufferer from such storms. Mississippi, however, paid a greater toll in lives lost with 257 while Mlinois had the highest aggregate property loss totaling $7,500,000. The only tornado during the period to take in excess of 100 lives swept over Indiana and Illinois. Do jailing Ride. Sealed in a fruit car, the bodies of two youths, aged about 18, were found today when the car reached from Virginia. out of employes, and that “profit shar- ing” and “employe representation” are thrown to employes as sops to secure “increasing richness of voluntary ef- ly to get the maximum production |aiqate. Robert Minor and ruary 24, 1925.- These elections wily) be of the so-called non-partisan char- acter, that is there will be no party designation or label. However, the Workers Party will enter candidates and make a real Communist cam. pai@h. Ward No, 3—Edward L. Doty, can- Gordon Ow. ens, captains. Ward No, 22,—Louis Cejka, candi- date. A. Overgaard, captain. Ward No. 35.—J. L. Engdahl, candi. date. N. Juel Christensen, captain. Ward No. 40.—-Walter Schuth, can: didate L. Herzon, captain. Ward No, 44.—1W. Johnstone, can- didate, Walt Carmon, captain. Other materiul will be issued to the press shortly. ara CENTS Including Saturday Magazine Section. On all other days, Three Centa per Copy. WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W, Washington Blvd., Chigago, Ill. Price 5 Cents USY WOLL’S ‘MONROE DOCTRINE’ OPENS WAR ONRADICALS Mexico Scene of Attack on Communists (Special te The Cally Worker) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2—The treachery of the American Fed- eration of Labor as exemplified by the remark of Matthew Woll of the executive council at the El Paso convention, that the unity established between the labor fakers of the American Federation and those of the Mexican Federation meant, “the Monroe Doctrine of Labor,” is bearing fruit in the vicious war upon Communist opposers of American imperialism in Mex- ico. It was announced today that Moro- nes, president of the Mexican Federa- tion of Labor (C. R. O. M.) and a member of the cabinet of Calles, is filing formal protest with the Mexican government against the “presence” in Mexico of Communists, “Says Morones to Morones,” Mr. Morones, the labor faker, files charges with Mr. Morones the govern- ment official against the “presence” of these Communists! Undoubtedly, after listening with judicial mein to the complaints of Mr. Morones the labor faker, Mr. Morones the govern- ment official will decide that the com- plaint is justified and recommend to President Calles that the “undesire- ables” be at once deported without further trial, as is possible under the Mexican constitution. The leader of the Mexican federa- tion have become ‘ American imperialism jointly with the whole Mexican government under Cailes. The bondage of the Mexican labor unions to the industrial and financial interests of Wall street was sealed by the subservience shown Gompers and company by the Mexican federation at El Paso and Juarez. The “Pan-American” Farce.: Following that, the farcical conven- tion of the Pan-American Federation of Labor was held at Mexico City, a “convention” of “Pan-American” labor which united only these two organiza- tions with one mythical labor body in Santo Domingo, the entire continent of South America being conspicuous by its absence. But in this convention also, the sub- jugation of Mexico, and—through the C. R. O. M.—of Mexican labor unions to the financial imperialism of the United States, was the most outstand- ing feature of the whole gathering, Morones’ Threat of Murder, At this meeting of the labor fakers of Mexico and the United States, Mo- rones mode two speeches, both deveted to attacks on Communists in the labor unions, one speech threatening that he, Morones, would “stop at nothing” to oust the Communists, who oppose the betrayal of labor to its capitalist- imperialist enemies, from positions of influence in the unions. He even then intimated that violence and murder if necessary would be used to crush the Communist Party of Mexico. The present action in beginning a war of deportations against the Com- munists, is, therefore, but the start of a bitter contest which Morones hopes will leave the workers of Mexico with- out revolutionary leaders or program to oppose his treachery, Fears Anti-Imperialist League. Particularly is the Morones gang in fear of the new Pan-American Anti- Imperialist League, which is organized to expose this “Monroe Doctrine of labor” and to rally—not two or three federations, but all—of the workers of ALL America, North, Central and South, to break the power of imperial- ist exploitation over the oppressed working classes of Latin America This fight will not be won in a day, and Morones’ early victories mean only the beginning of a long struggle. SO HE iSN'T EITHER IN JAIL OR IN EXILE, BUT MERELY IN BED (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Jan. 2—Leon Trotsky, Soviet commissar for war, still is in Moscow, a despatch to the Dally Express today declared. Health Commissar Semiashko told the Ex- press correspondent that Troteky was confined to his bed in his apart- ment In Moscow, suffering from catarrahal trouble, but that he was Improving, said the devpatch.