The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 10, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER may be out, but he is seldom or ever down and out. When Harry Daughérty was shown the way beck to the little: tewn in Ohio, where he banked the money. secured from the bootleggers- and. other pioneers in in. dustries not yet legalized,..well mean- ing but not sufficiently sophisticated people said; “The fellow’s goose is cooked,” But Communists smelled a big rat in the premises and cautioned a policy of watchful waiting; watch- ing Calvin Coolidge who gave him his walking papers and waiting until af- ter the election: se 'HERDE is no good reason to recap- itulate the events that led up to the evacuation of Washington by Daugherty. Those who do not already know the! details are yet too young to, be given.any stronger - nourishment than pastuerized milk. What we are concerned with fs proving that Daugh. erty’s removal was only a piece of po- litical stage-play. made by Coolidge in order to save his person. from tho odium cast on the administration thru the exposure of the greatest orgy of corruption that ever intrigued. the Am- erican people. Intrigued’ is the word. 7 8 @ OOLIDGE, slowly, and with poor grace, yigided. to the clamor for Daugherty’s rémoval. Daugherty was personally sore at the way in which he was booted out of the department of justicefor doing the right thing by the gang. He was merely, the goat. Communists pointed out at the time that in the event of ‘Coolidge getting back into the White House the presi- dent would find a way of de.oiling and politiéally delousing the former at- torney general. se 8 Se STERDAY’S newspapers tell. us. that Harry Daugherty, former at torney general of the United States. was one.of Calvin Coolidge’s guests at the White House. The event was not given wide publicity and may pass unnoticed porent by! the amp ony UR capitalist editors detest dicta- torship in general and one dic. tatorship in partuclar.. The particular one as anybody whose brain is not addled. with cross word - pnzzies will be guessed immediately. It is the dic- tatorship of the proletariat in Russia. But there are half a, dozen capitalist dictatorships existing in a more or less precarious condition thruout Eu- rope and ‘our capitalist moralists dc Mot expend much indigantion on them. Take’ the Italian specimen ‘for in- stance. . 28 O= of the reasons why our be- whiskered secretary of statedoes not ‘recognize Soviet Russia is be. cause that government was not elect- ed ‘by the votes of capitalists of all descriptions, legalized swindlers. as well-as by the votes of the workers. The Russian government, born out of ® revolution, grants only to those who participate in the. production of the nation’s wealth the right to vote. In America, it is for all practical pur- poses the. other way around. "* «© USSOLINI'S dictatorship is praised because it saved Italy from the “menace of Bolshevism” that is from the nie of the workers. It is puite clear that it is not dictatorship our American capitalists fear but the kind that dictates for the workers and not-to them, Mussolini is skating on thin ice’ at the present time. His dic- tatorship has hit a snag. It could not help'doing that. Even a first class braih could mot avoid disaster, His friends on the American cepitalist pa- pers who objected so strenuously tc the suppression of the bourgeoisie in Russie, finds words of praise of Mus. solint even when he is trampling on the freedom of the press which our edi- toriil ostriches worship so dearly. Of vourse they do not object to the sup- pression of Communist papers, Benito was their idol while his show was running smoothly. Even now they have a soft spot in their hearts for ba . Auto and Bus Collide : Causing Injury and Death to to Passengers GALBSBURG, IL, . IL, Jan. 9. — Two were killed and two injured when a motor bus, carrying ten porsons, was in collision today with a small touring car occupied by four Burlington rall- road workmen betwen this city and Monmouth, The dead are: Everett Kissick Harold McKnight, both Burlington em- ployes of Monmouth. A third o¢eupant BSCRIPTION RATES: COMMUNISTS IN LIEBKNECHT DAY DEMONSTRATION Tell of Class Murders the World Over The Communist youth | all over the world will commem- orate the martyrdom of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem- burg, who died six years ago—| martyrs to the brutal violence of the German white terror, backed by the corrupt remnants of social-democracy. Meetings will be held today and tomorrow in all the princi- pal cities of the country. Meeting at Northwest Hall. The speakers, at the Chicago meet- ing, in Northwest Hall, North and Western Ave., tomorrow night, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. will be John William- son, national secretary of the Young Workers’ League; Alexander Bittel- manj member of the central executive committee of the Workers Party; Peter Herd of Chicago, and Barney Mass, member of the national execu- tive committee of the Young Work- ers’ League. The Young Communist Internation- al is making its voice heard round the world in the. Liebknecht meetings, against the persecution of the social- ists and fascist preachers of violence and-oppression of the workers against the class justice of the capitalists, the Communists are raising the slo- gan of “justice administered by the workers.” An important feature of the pro- gram of the Chicago meeting will be the speech’ of Al Galatski, represent- ing the junior groups, and a recita- tion by Ida Middleman of the junior section of the Y. W. L., who will re- cite Charley. Ashley’s poem, “Lieb- knecht.” The Young Workers’ League orchestra wir Siraish She musical pro- '|gram, © List of Other MaeBige: fa , York City—Jan. ii, Star Ca- sino, “orth St. and Park Ave., 2 p.m. Speakers, J. Stachel, H. Zam, M. Spec- tor, S. Don, and Ludwig Lore. Tab- leaux, dancing, singing. Violinist, Mischa Lifshitz. ‘Music by Lithuanian mandolin orchestra. Buffalo—Jan. 11,8 p. m., 159 Grider street, Party and league speakers. Detroit, Mich.—Jan. 11, 2 p. m. Speakers, Max Schactman, editor the Young Worker, and others. Milwaukee, Wis.—Millar’s Hall, 802 State St. 2 p.m. Speakers, John Ed- wards and others. Cleveland, Ohio—Jaites Hall, 6006 St. Clair St., Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Speak- ers, Nat Kaplan and Oliver Carlson. Kenosha, Wis.— German-American Hall, 8 p.m. Speakers, Robert Garver and others. Baltimore, Md.—Progressive Labor Lyeeum. Party and league speakers. Philadelphia, Pa—Eagle Temple, Broad and. Spring Garden St. Jan. 10, 8 p.m. Speakers, Oliver Carlson, L. Lore, and H. M. Wicks. Pittsburgh, Pa.— Speakers, Salzman and others. South Bend, Ind.—Jan. 11, 2:30 p. m., 1216 ‘W. Colfax Ave. Speakers, Harry Gannes and others. Gardner, Mass.—Casino Hall, 65 Main St., Jan. 11, 8 p. m. Speakers, Sid Bloomfield and others. Erie, Pa.—Jan. 11, 8 p. m. Party and league speakers. Providence, R. I—Jan. 11, 8 p. m. Speakers, William Simons and others. Hibbing, Minn.—Jan. 11, 8 p. m. Party speaker. Other meetings have been arranged but the time and locations have not yet been received by the national office. All readers of the DAILY WORKER should attend these meetings and bring their shopmates. Max “in Memoriam—Lenin” to be shown dan. 15 at Gartner's Theater, THANK YOU, COMRADE ALLEN! In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1925 COMMUNISTS AND LEFT WINGERS. IN MINNEAPOLIS GIVING FAKERS REAL FIGHT FOR THE ASSEMBLY (Special to The MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 9—The Comm Daily Worker and Jett rwing» forces in the Minneapolis labor movement are. filing. @ complete slate: of candidates in the elections for the Minneapolis Trea and. Labor Assembly to take place next Wednesday, Jan. 14. In putting forth these candidates, Union Educational League does so on the basis of a program designed to strengthen the local trade union move: ment. Unions Losing Members, Since the “open shop” crowd launched their attack against the un- ions in 1921, the unions have been con- tinually going down until today many locals are mere skeletons of their former selves.. The group in contro of the central body at the present time are interested only in “killing” the “reds”—but never in building the movement. They are now going to be forced to tender an account of their activities to the rank and file members of the local unions. The left wing program is a constructive program-its. adop. tion means the giving of life and vital- ity to the working class movement in Minneapolis. During this coming week {t will be taken into all local unions in the city where the rank and file will have ar opportunity to pass judgment and in- struct their assembly delegates. The slate and program ts as follows: Minneapolis Trades & Labor Assemb: ly Elections, Jan. 14, 1925, For president—George A. Thornton, Painters’ No. 186. For vice-president—Carl Skoglund, Railway Carmen No. 299. For recording secretary—Dan’ W. Stevens, Painters’ No. 186. For financial secretary—J. O. John. son, Carpenters’ No. 7. Editor, Minneapolis Labor Review— V. R. Dunne, Bookkeepers’ No. 17661, Sargent at arms—Oscar Lilja; Blacksmiths’ No. 205. Register clerk—L. <A. Roseland, Carpenters’ No. 7. Trustee—William Mauseth, Machin: |, ists’ No. 91. Program. In giving its endorsement to — foregoing candidates, the lett * a Organigation: 1 launching of an detgutiteation cam- paign to build and strengthen the trade union movement. We urge all (Continued on Page 2.) BRITISH AND AMERICAN SAILORS GET TRUTH ABOUT SOVIET RUSSIA (By Rosta Telegraph Agency.) MOSCOW) Jan. 9.—It is reported from Odessa that a meeting was held at the international club there in honor of the English sailors from British ships anchored In the port. A report was made in English on the internal and external situation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics. In the discussion that followed the report several English speakers declared that during their stay In Ode: they had been amply satis- fied as to what an amount of false- hood was circulated on the Soviet- Republics by part of the English press, and that now they. knew themselves that the Soviet power is really the power of workers and peasants defending the interests of the proletariat not only of Russla but of all the world. eee Twenty American sailors from the steamer Nobles, which has brot to Novoroseyisk Fordson tractors, technical materials for the “Azneft” (Azerbeidjan ,Oil Syndicate), have come on a visit to Tiflis. They have been greatly interested in every- thing they have seen. In conversa- tions with their hosts, the American sallors have stated that the work- ers in America are openly agitating in favor of recognition of the Sov- let government. the Minneapolis section.of the Trade [HAMMOND MACRRRISTS BACK ALL THE LEFT WING NTC IHSTON HAMMOND, ind, Jan. 9—Local 'M., in Its last meeting entire left wing slate ation of officers of the ong opposition put up n group. Their slate re- three votes and Bill Co. were not success- mentioned. The boys lay the present admin- in perce.” who is candidate for is also president of represented his loca! sonvention held in DAKOTA ai GREET on Issues ALFRED KNUTSON. to The Dally Worker) N. D., Jan. $.—Farmer | of the state legislature difficulties of forcing the } fo consider measures pom to the work- $s apparent that me . to she fore is ence be- en the office-holding non-partisan pi and the I. V. A. (independent voters’ association), is to be seen by the compromise arrangement agreed on in the senate the first day of the legislative session, Under this agree- ment, control and jobs are divided and the. non-partisans will drop contests of senate seats. There is much talk of harmony, Lieutenant Gov. Maddock (leaguer) declaring “that the senate would do much good for the state by working without bitterness of feeling.” Sorlie, the new non-partisan governor, is al- so for “co-operation.” All this, of course, simply means that the ex- ploiters of the farmers have the up- per hand. it is common talk among the rank and file leaguers tn many parts of the state, who are still imbued with the militant spirit, that there is no funda- menial difference between the “rival” political factions in North Dakota, The Communist Legislator, To offset this degraded compromise and political trading, A. C. Miller, the Communist member of the legislature, is rousing @ considerable enthusiasm among the farmers for: the Workers | Party program which {fs fundamentally based upon the need for unity between the poor working farmers and the in- dustrial workers, Comrade Millen stresses this great need and the broad nature of the class struggle which these poor farmers and workers must fight together against exploiting classes. He is in- troducing a resolution for tha recog- nition of Soviet ‘Russia and for the ratification ‘of the child labor amend- ment and the taxation of big incomes to defray the expense of educating the children ef workers and poor farmers, Program Touches Immediate Needs. These moasures of A. C. Miller touch the immoiiate needs of the great mass of poor farmers, and a fine response is given his bills for com- pulsory state bail insurance with a THREE DOLLAR remittance from H. Allen of Berkeley, Cal., for a subscription to a political prisoner has been applied to a six months sub for the DAILY WORKER for Joseph Wallace, a Prisoner in the Moundeville, W. Va. jail for participation in the famous March of the Miners In 1922, We are sure the gift of a subscription of a fighting working class newspaper to a fighting miner will be a welcome one. Thank you, Comrade Allen! i Au Northwest Hall North and Western Aves. ices: Young Workers Sandee Local Chicago INTERNATIONAL Kari Liebknecht Day + Sunday January, 11, 8 P.M. flat tax to be levied on all tillable land; all tax titles to revert to the state and the proposal that all public funds be deposited in the Bank of North Dakota and state-owned branch banks established, one in each county. reece Alsace Registers Earthquake. BELFORT, France, Jan. 9.—An earthquake was registered in Alsace today. The sho¢k was recorded ‘at 2:40 a.m, SHr NG CO., hed Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKHR 1113 W.. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il, DAILY WORKER HARRY WM. DAUGHERTY, USTED CENTS Including Saturday Magazine Section On al! other days, Three Cents per Copy. Price 5 Cents HAS MADE THE | FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BOSSES. QUAKE Incalculable Strength to the Working Class Militant workers all over the country have begun to celebrate the first anniversary of one of the most outstanding events in the history of the Communist movement of America and the world—the founding of the DAILY WORKER, the first Communist daily newspaper to be printed in the English lan- guage. In New York an excellent concert on Potomac avenue. is ag’ supre in disgrace only & few months ago: His walking papers were where professionals will rehder fitting revolutionary entertainment will be given at the New Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave., on Sunday evening Jan. 11. At 9 p.m. a grand ball will start, with splendid ‘entertainment in between. The entire staff of the DAILY WORKER will be present at the first birthday party given in Chicago, Mon: day evening, Jan 12, at Imperial Hall, 2409 N, Halsted St. This celebration 4s reported in another column. The DAILY WORKER has been a thorn in the side of the capitalists, the labor fakers, and all other enemies of the working class, but it has been ® bright red star of hope to the toil. ing workers of America. The DAILY WORKER has stood side by side with striking workera on the picket lines thruotit the country. Playing a prominent part in the Chi- cago Ladies’ Garment Workers’ strike the strike of the Paterson, N. J. silk workers, the Pullman and Hegewisch carbuilders’ strikes, and many other skirmishes of the class struggle. The DAILY WORKER has been an incal- culable power for strengthening the written by Calvin Coolidge. Killing Big News. Daugherty’s appearance at the re- ception had big news value, but It was not played up by the capitalist press. Those versed in political strategy declare that Coolidge and the big busi- ness elements he serves have a very warm spot in their hearts for Harry Daugherty and furthermore that their hard. business heads tell them that he. was and is and can be in the future a very useful man for them. Breaking the Strike, They cannot forget that he was largely instrumental in breaking the shopmen’s strike in 1922 thru the use of all'the necessary governmental powers to do the job. Since then, rail- Toads have not bean bothered with any serious strikes and the railroad shop craft unions are but pitiful car- ricatures of their former selves, Big’ business wants the “public” to get used to the presence of Daugherty in Washington. The next election is a long -way off and democrats and “progressives” were interested in get- ting Daugherty’s scalp only because working’ class in the left wing fights in the carpenters,’ machinists,’ min- ers,’ and many ‘other trade unions: .| Wherever the workers have battled ‘|for-power, the DAILY WORKER has been at hand to press the immediate demands of the workers in their every. day struggles. The DAILY WORKER has been the standard bearer of the American Communist movement, ral lying the workers to demand control of industry and government, and the overthrow of the employing class. When the call came for the DAILY WORKER readers to establish a fund to insure the DAILY WORKER for 1925, the response was immediate and substantial, and the workers are con- tinuing to respond. Celebrations of the DAILY WORK- ER’S first birthday are being held in they believed such an operation would bring them votes. Expecting More Trouble. Big business knows that {t is not thra with . troubles. © But. it is taking precautions. Daugherty secured a wealth of experience during his term of office. He is one of the white-haired hoys of big business. He “does his during those trying days when a word from him could have knocked the G. O. P. elephant for a row of giggling donkeys, Daugherty will be rewarded. WORKERS PARTY Los» Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, Rochester, Buffalo, and all prin- cipal cities of the country. Night Shirts Are Asked to Join in Church Revival PARIS, Hl, Jan. 9.—A_ long step toward church unity has been taken BRANCHES READY FOR ‘SUB’ DRIVE Get Readers and Voters at Same Time The DAILY WORKER special Chi- cago subscription drive is in full in Paris, six protestant churches hav- \swing. All party branches are sup ing united in a three weeks’ evan- {gelical campaign. Pastors of the various congregations are speaking and converts are to affiliate with the church of their choice. It is understood that members of the ku klux klan have been urged by) the leaders to attend the services as | individuals and aid in the campaign. GLGIN 10 LEGTURE AT WORKERS? SCHOOL OW TUESDAY, JAN. 13 (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan, 9.—On Tuesday, Jan. 13,,Molssaye J. Olgin will lect- ure at the Workers’ School, 208 E. piled with the special sub-card folders |containing five one dollar subs. The joining of the subscription drive to the aldermanic campaign has presented an opportunity to get real action on house to house work for the DAILY WORKER. Every party mem- ber is instructed when he carries his petitions about in the precincts to have with him and try to sell, sub-cards from his subscription folder. Put Workers In Charge. Either the secretary of the branch or the branch DAILY WORKER agent has charge of the folders. A strict record is being kept of everyone tak- ing a folder from the branch. Every member is expected to return either the folder or the money. The campaign captains in the wards lath street on “Cultural Aspects of the Russian Revolution.” This is the third lecture in his series on Russian revaluation given on alter. nate Tuesdays. Registration for this series is still open. in which we have candidates have an additional supply to make certain that every petition worker Teceives a folder. Below are printed the quotas of the (Continued on page 2) Resalts of Membership Meetings MILWAUKEE, WIS.—At a genera’ | membership meeting held here last Thursday evening, to discuss the immediate tasks of the party, the theses of the C. E. C. (majority) was endorsed by a vote of 63 to 13. Max Shachtman, A. Bittelman, Peter Herd and a Junior Y, W. L. ORCHESTRA SPEAKERS: ADMISSION 50c stuff” as he is told and it was un-/ fortunate that he had to be made a/ at of, but he kept his mouth shut/ | peserze Vayzey. his. IS AGAIN “SILENT CAL'S: ADVISER (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.+The expected has happened! Harry M. Daugherty is again quite at home in Washington, not in the “little green house on K street’’ but in the big White House Harry Daugherty, once the head of the powerful department of justice and chief of the law enforcing agency of big business, n back on the job, tho unofficially—yet. President Calvin Coolidge, is selecting a new attorney-gen- eral to. succeed Stone ‘who was elevated to the United States e court to succeed McKenna. among those doing the selecting. Among the guests at a reception given by the president on Thursday night, was Harry M. Daugherty, who left Washington 3 Harry M. Daugherty is MINERS’ UNICN VOTES HEAVILY AGAINST LEWIS Progressives Display a Surprising Strength (Speclal to The Dally Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 9— Election reports from the min- ers’ union locals continue to show a heavy vote for the pro- gressive candidates. How the reactionaries man- age to sneak in despite these returns is a mystery only to those who do not know the ways of the labor fakers. A little better organization on the part. of the radicals will. take care of that deficiency. Five locals in this district give 109 votes to John Lewis and 332 for opponent; 12) _ votes for Murray ‘and 824 for Arley Staples; 137 for William Green and 819 for Joseph Nearing. For district officials the vote was: Pat Fagin, candidate for president. 163; William Guiler his opponent, ceived 255 votes. The other progres re. \sive candidates defeated the reaction- aries by approximately proportion. the same eee Voyrey Beats Lewis. WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 9.—Local Union 4917 gave John L. Lewis three votes while George Voyzey, progres- sive, received 42 votes; Philip Murray received 8 and Arley Staples 36; Wil- Ham Green received 18 and Joseph Nearing 27. ef Don’t Think Much of Lewis. COLLINSVILE, Ill, Jan. 9.—The members of Local Union 4648 do not think so very much of John Lewis judging by the result of the elections. The returns show that Lewis polled only 160 votes to 358 for George Voy- zoey, his opponent; 203 for Philip Mur- ray; 336 for Arley Staples; 248 for William Green; 236 for Joseph Near- ing. In Local 685, Lewis received 178 votes and Voyzey, 372; Murray polled 175 and Arley Staples 352; Green got 226 and Nearing 303, MEMBERS OF Y, W. L. IN N. Y.! REMEMBER THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING The general membership meeting of the Young Workers’ League was arranged in New York City prior to the conclusion of the discussion In both the league and the party and it Is expected that every member will attend the meeting which has been arranged for Friday, Jan. 16, in Stuyvesant Casino, 142 Second Ave. The position of the national exe- cutive committee of the Y. W. L. on the future outline of work and the political policy of the party will be presented by Comrade John Will- jameson, executive secretary of the league. it is imperative that every mem- ber of the league in New York City be present at this meeting as it will be of the greatest importance. it is expected that the activity of the New York. league will Increase manifold ater @thoro discussion of the immediate tasks that ile before the Young Workers’ League on a national scale, This meeting will be limited to members of the Young Workers’ League only, Admission will be by paid up membership card, 5 Comrades, of New York City. cancel ail other meetings Immedi- ately and prepare to attend the gen- eral membership meeting en masse. tn i ne ne ee ; 5 |