The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 12, 1925, Page 3

g Monday, January 12, 1925 BOSSES FEARIN THE REDS AVER FASCIST DEFEAT Keep Bloody. Mussolini in Power (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Jan. 11.—Dictator Benito Mussolini is able to keep the fascisti in power only be- cause the violence of the fascist party is backed by the large in- dustrial capitalists and the land- owners, opposition leaders here point out. “Mussolini is kept in power by the rich men because they regard his violence as the force that prevented Italy from being governed by a Communist dic- tatorship,” said a former liberal member of the fascist cabinet. “Between the dictatorship of the workers and that of the fascisti whom they can control, the powerful financ- iers chose Mussolini,” Charges Against Fascism. The Aventine opposition, which con- tinues to abstain from taking part ir the chambervof deputies’ deliberations in a new statement, charges Mussolini and his party with intimidations at elections, suppressing the opposition with violence, destroying free speech, promoting crimes against opposition leaders, suppressing the newspapers, arresting men on the sole grounds of political activity, and exiling opposi- tion leaders. The opposition declares that Musso- lini maintains an army at his personal service, and chalks the expense up to the government, and that he sets the fascist party's interests above the in- terests of the country as a whole. Afraid of Elections. Mussolini has definitely stated that there will be no election for many months, altho he earlier said that an election would be held before March. Mussolini’s excuse for indefinitely postponing the elections is that, “It will take five or six months to prepare the ballots.” The new electoral law, which will be passed by the chamber of deputies as soon as Mussolini gives the word to his majority, upon closer examina- tion, has been found to give the fas- cist supporters double and triple votes, . and hold the opposition . supporters down to a single vote. Law Disfranchises Opposition, According to the law, five classes of Italians are to receive three votes each. These include, royalty and the cardinals; those decorated with gold medals for military valor; those be- longing to the milftary or civilian or- der of Savoy, and the knights of la- bor, which is composed of rich men; high officers of state; those who ful- fill three of the eleven qualifications giving two votes. Those receiving two votes are, members of scientific, literary or art academies; professors and teache! those having higheschool diplomas; those with rank of knight in all or- ders of Italy; officers of the army and navy; those holding military decora- tions; those.who have held municipal offices; managers of newspapers; ad- ministrative managers of industrial, commercial and argricultural firms; and fathers of five children. Boycott Polls. Thus the Communists and social- ists, and all opposition adherents be longing to the industrial workers and peasants, will be confined to one vote. Tite Aventine opposition, in the face of this law which gives the fascisti supporters double and triple votes, are advising the voters to boycott the elections when held. Gabriele D’Annunzio, the warrior poet, is preparing to enlist actively against Mussolini, following the arrest of Major Vagliasidi, a war hero, by the fascisti. The fascist government refuses to release Vagliasindi, He was arrested for activity against Mus- solini, Employers Fight Child Amendment. PHILADELPHIA. — The Philadel- phia Textile Manufacturers’ Ass’n., is mailing its members a draft of its ob- jections to the child labor amendment. With the anti-amendment propaganda is a list‘of the senators and representa- tives from Philadelphia, si eee THE DAILY WORKER IT WAS A BUSY DAY AT THE CAPITOL WHEN HARRY WINITSKY STARTED THE DRIVE TO INSURE THE DAILY WORKER By H. 0. WATT. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11,—Comrade Harry Winitsky, of New York, accompanied by enthusiasm for the DAILY WORKER drive, blew into Wash- ington yesterday. No, it is erroneous to say that Harry “blew in.” No hur- ricane, nor cyclone, has been reported in the vicinity of the Capitol. Nothing short of a storm of the nature of a tornado could possibly lift Comrade Winitsky from his solid contact with¢é—————____________-—- mother earth. All There for DAILY WORKER. For the information of those com: rades in the sections of the country to which Winitsky has not yet pere- grinated let it be said that from every pore of Harry's huge frame there vi- brates intense fervor for the cause of the DAILY WORKER. A secretary of a chamber of commerce would term Comrade’ Winitsky a “live wire.” At a general membership meeting here Comrade Winitsky oiled the ma- chinery which is being put into opera: tion to assist in insuring the DAILY WORKER during the current year. The speaker appointed committees and issued instructions on how to proceed to procure a substantial fund as Washington’s quota in the ‘rive. The committees are at work and will report results at our next meeting. Altho remaining in Washington but one day Comrade Winitsky found time to visit several .of our sympathizers and some of our comrades who were unable to attend our meeting. He had no difficulty in persuading our gener- ous member, Comrade Brodsky, that the DAILY WORKER must live and procured from him a check for $100. The arrival of an official of the Workers Party, in Washington, al- ways results in inspiring our members to greater efforts—we look forward to the day when these leaders will come to Washington to take charge of the government bureaus. He Laurence Todd a “Pink.” Information concerning party activi- ties thruout the country is invariably sought from visiting officials, and Comrade Winitsky was subjected to the usual questioning. Amongst the many questions put to Winitsky was a query as to his explanation concern- ing the anti-Communist attitude adopt: ed by Laurence Todd, in his articles sent out from Washington. Todd is the correspondent of the Federated Press. Winitsky declared, in his vig- orous manner, that Todd is like all other pinks, he believes in revolution “when it is three thousand miles away.” One of our prominent local com- rades believes that the Workers Party should adopt a system of questioning each and every member of the party concerning Marxism. It is the belief of this comrade that any member who cannot reply to fundamental test ques- tions. should be placed on probation for two months and if at the, end of that time he again fails he must not be “tolerated” in the party. Comrade Winitsky was asked what he thot of is plan, Even the gods shudder when Comrade Harry Winitsky rises in his might and proclaims himself. “What in hell,” he declared, “does this comrade think the Workers Party is— a college? Theré* are millions of workers who have never studied Marx; don’t study Marx now and never will study Marx. Many of them are good workers; they are ac- tive in the party and they are will- ing and ready to fight and to die for the party. We need action more than we need study. We must not drive active members from the party, by hurling Marxian questions at them.” Anti-Labor Judge Breaks Loose on Bricklayer’s Union “Injunction Judge” Dennis E. Sulli- van has broken out again on his anti- labor campaign, this time the big stick of big business being wielded against the Bricklayers’ Union. Sul- livan fined Peter Shaughnessy, presi- dent of the union $500, and costs, and John J. Strech, business agent, to 30 days in the county jail for being ac- tive in labor disputes with the Union Lane ed company employes last lay. Sullivan issued an injunction at that time, prohibiting the union officials from, “intimidating” employes of the sewer construction company. Another business agent, John Campbell was fined $800 and costs, and John Charles L, Wilde, assistant financial secretary, was fined $50 and costs, PHILADELPHIA NOTICE HANS KINDLER Famous Celloist, will participate at the JUBILEE CONCERT of the FREIHEIT GEZANGS VEREIN Z. Haber, Director, Accompanied by Miss Ellengrig. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16th, 1925 At Witherspoon Hall, Juniper and Walnut Streets Tickets are sold at: The Fretheit Office, 340 South 6th Street; by the members of the Gezangs Verein and 621 York Avenue, OLGIN LECTURES ON ASPECTS OF OUR REVOLUTION Workers’ School Offers Talks on Tuesdays NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Much has been written and said about the eco- nomic and political aspects of the Russian revolution. He is truly ignor- ant today who does not know how the economic and political machinery of Soviet Russia functions, and what are the industrial achievements of the first workers’ republic. ‘ There is another side, however, to the picture of the new life being built by the workers and epasants of Russia—a side which has not received so much publicity, but is of the ut- most significance. To understand the full meaning of the Russian revolution we must be acquainted with more than the eco- nomic and politicab aspects of the revolution. We must know also what are the cultural achievements, what new cultural values have been created. This will be the subject of the third lecture in the series on the Russian revolution given by Moissaye J. Olgin at the Workers’ School of New York, 208 East 12th street. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8 p. m., Com- rade Olgin will speak on “The Cultur al Aspects of the Russian Revolution.” Workers who want to learn about Russia should not miss this lecture. Extensive discussion follows. Other lectures in the series will be EMME EXPELLED FROM ST. PAUL, MINN,, TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY ST. PAUL, Jan. 11—Julius F. Emma, avowed Communist, and O. R. Votaw, one of his supporters, were expelled from the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly Friday night after one of the bitterest fights in the organization, it was an- nounced today. Hughes ( Goes Out, Kellogg Is Picked; ’ Warren for ‘D. of J. (Continued from page 1) of the Hill and other railroad in- terests. Kellogg represented President Hard- ing in the imperialist convention of the Pan-American Union at Santiago, Chile, and during the Harding ad- ministration was wealthy enough to pay for the construction of a residen- tial palace costing $250,000 in St. Paul, Minnesota. In London, as am- bassador, Kellogg entertained lavishly in the Crewe house, one of the man- sions in the West End. “Beet Sugar Charlie.” The appointment of Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general ignored the protest of the whole Michigan con- gressional delegation. Warren was prominently identified with Harding’s campaign, and got the plum of am- bassador to Japan out of Harding later. He engineered Japan into the Washington “arms conference” and was selected by Coolidge last winter as one of the two commissioners to Mexico, which resulted in the com- plete surrender of Mexico to the con- trol of Yankee imperialism, Warren came from Mexico last June at Coolidge's request to act as chairman of the platform committee at the republican national convention in Cleveland, and was the one who told Gompers to take his hat and shut the door from the outside after giv- ing the old faker five minutes to beg for favors to organized labor. LaFolette has always attacked Warren as “Beet Sugar Charlle,” but then ft is to be noted that Rudolph Spreckles, LaFollette’s chief financial Supporter, is interested in cane sugar given as follows: Jan. 27—“The In ternal Controversies in the Russian Communist Party.” Feb. 10—“Proletarian Culture.” Feb. 17—“Proletarian Culture,” con tinued. March 3—“Modern Russian Litera ture.” Mare 10—“Modern Russian Litera- ture,” continued. ; March 24—“The Theater and the Russian Revolution.” April 7—“The Intelligenzia and the Russian Revolution.” Registration for the course is still This question brot Harry to hisefeet.. open. The fee for the series of lec tures is $1.50; single admissions, 2& cents. For registration and informa tion apply at office of Workers’ School, or telephone Stuyvestant 4634 AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) the socialists stop supporting, the Dawes plan, pleading for the ten hour day and in general putting up a united front with the capitalists, the Com- munists will surely win. The only thing we can get out of all this is that the Communists alone fight the battles of the workers and stand as the guardians of socialism while the socialists are the enemies of the work- ers and the executioners of socialism. se * T is interesting to note that James Ramsay MacDonald, leader of Brit- ish yellow socialism, arrived in Kings- ton, Jamacia, a few days ago accom- panied by a prominent British banker. MacDonald is taking the air so to speak after his defeat in the last elec- tion in Britain. He is not a Commun- ist of course, believes in domination of the workers by the capitalists, backed up by guns and battle cruis- ers; is opposed to Soviet Russia; is looking forward—to his next term of office as a capitalist flunkey. MacDon- ald was feted by the Kingston cham. ber of commerce. A es 'S is the way a typical British so- cialist acts abroad and at home for that matter. But while MacDon- ald is romping around the pleasant places of the capitalist world a dele gation of British trade unionists are giving enthusiastic reports of what . They declare Rus- sia is steadily improving under Com- munist rule while the conditions ir the capitalist countries of Europe are changing for the wor: Young and Full of Pep, ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 9.—The St. Louis Auto Mechanics’ Union, a com- paratively new organization, has won its first strike. A strike of seven weeks against the Pierce Petroleum corporation brings a substantial in- crease of wages, elimination of objec: tionable working conditions, and the 8-hour day. Lotase Be Lasth, Worker ta 42s production. Warren a Swivel Chair Hero. Warren attained fame and a medal for heroism during the world war, without getting anywhere near the trenches. He was made a major of the reserve corps in 1917, became as- sistant to the judge advocate general in 1918 ahd helped send to prison all the doughboys who went “absent without leave’ in-France, He became a colonel in July 1918, and without leaving swivel ichair captured a “distinguished service medal” in 1919. From 1914 to 1916 Warren was president of the Detroit chamber of commerce, and is known as an im- Page Three (Continued from page 1) program of public works, especially with a view toward relieving the un- employment situation. (a) Construction of adequate mu- nicipal subways, to be owned and op- erated as indicated above. (b) The so-called “Chicago Beauti- ful” plan to be completely changed to provide improvement and sanita- tion of working class districts, and-to be immediately inaugurated. 5. Abolition of private employment agencies. Establishment of public free employment bureaus by unemployed workers’ organizations and unions, op- erating at municipal expense. 6. The candidates endorsed by our party will support the above unem- ployment measures, and, further, will lead in the creation of councils of un- employed workers, for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the employers and the municipal authori- tles. | EDUCATION Education to be taken out of the control of the political servants of. big business and placed in the hands of teachers, students and working class parents. (a) Complete supervision over school policies to be voted in coun- cils of teachers and parents, which will decide what shall be taught in the schools, text books to be used ete, (b) Administrative matters in the schools to be in charge of joint coun cils of teachers and students, who wil) select all principals and other offici- als. (c) No discrimination againt indi- vidual teachers because of politica opinions. No interference with the right of teachers to organize in their Teachers’ Union. 2. Unequivocal rejection of thc platoon system. 3, We demand that all children in public schools of Chicago shall be fully maintained at the expense of the city thruout the year, not only as re gards text books, but also in regarde to food, clothing, transportation to and from school, vacation expenses, and all other expenses necessary to ¢@ healthful life while studying. 4. Improved schooling with adequate playgrounds. 5. Substantially increased pay for teachers. Money for increased wages to be obtained thru special assess- ments levied against wealthy tax dodgers and coupon clippers. | POLICE Abolition of use of police to break strikes, and their use in all other la- facilities placable enemy of unionism and an advocate of the “open shop.” Movie Operators Win New Demands: Without Striking The moving picture operators won most of their demands in a last min- ute conference with members of the Exhibitors’ Association, and the strike which had been ordered for midnight Saturday, was called off by business agent, Thomas Maloy. The members of the Motion Picture Operators’ Association had demanded a flat raise of ten per cent in the new contract with the exhibitors. Their representatives signed a two-year con- tract, which grayted the operators a five per cent raise the first year and a similar raise the second year, According to the theater owners, the motion picture operators’ union has no set scale, but demands wages in proportion to the size of the the- atre and the profits taken in. Workers Party and Y. W. L. of Phila. Will Meet Thursday An enlarged session of the indus- trial department of the party and the Young Workers’ League in Philadel- phia, Pa., is called for Thursday, Jan. 16, at the party headquarters, 521 York Ave. Branch industrial organizers, mem- bers industrial council and active com- rades in the trade unions will hear the industrial report given by Com- rade Baker, city industrial organizer of the party and Comrade Milgrom, industrial organizer of the Y. W. L. The first order of business will be the question of reorganizing the party on the shop nuclei basis. Question of unemployment and child labor cam- paign will be taken up beside the ay other pressing industrial prob- lems. ogee Politician Wanted * ° For Swindling Chicago Priest eee LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan, 11,—~ Thomas Carey, former “back o’ the yards” politician of Chicago, for whom 4 Warrant was reported to have been issued in Chicago, on charges of oper- ating a confidence game, is in this clty. Carey, who ran for mayor of Chi- cago in 1918, is wanted in connection with alleged loss of $6,000 represent- ing the life savings of the Rey, M. bor disputes. Maintenance of order during strikes, picketing, etc., to be exclusively in the hands of commit- tees elected by the workers on strike. 2. Abolition of private detective agencies, which have proved to be nothing but institutions of thuggery and frame-ups against the workers. 8. Prohibition of use of scabs; pen alty of fine or imprisonment for all employers using or importing strike- breakers. . | INJUNCTION | We demand abolition of the use of injunctions against the workers in la- bor disputes, and we urge mass viola: tion by the workers of any injunction that may be issued. | CONDITIONS OF LABOR | We demand the use of the city gov- ernment power of public health regu- lation, to compel the payment of not less than the union scale of wages to all workers employed in so-called private industry or in any kind of la- bor, with enforcement of eight-hour day and 40-hour week, severe penal- ties to be put upon employers violat- ing same. 2. Sanitation, safety devices, venti- lation, heating and all other condi- tions of labor in workshops to be sub- ject to the sole control of shop com- mittees elected by the workers, any employer violating regulations laid down by such committee, to be pun- ished as violating a city health or. dinance. 3. All factory inspectors to be se- lected by the labor unions. 4. Maximum six-hour day for women in industry; equal pay of women with men for equal work done. 5. Maternity maintenance of work- ing women during vacation of six weeks before and six weeks after childbirth—at expense of employer. In accordance with the consistent national campaign against child labor initiated by the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Commun: ist) Party, we demand the abolition of all ohild labor up te 18 years of children to be supported at mu: | expense, (a) Funds for this purpose to be secured thru taxes levied against cor poration profits and high individual incomes, 2, Young workers (youth). | young and old, ) ~ PROGRAM OF THE WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY IN THE ALDERMANIC ELECTION, FEB. 24 (b) Maximum six-hour day for all young workers under 21 years of age Five days of work a week. (ec) One month’s vacation for young workers each year, with full pay. 1 Party demands unqualified social, eco- The Workers (Communist) nomic and political equality of al! workers, irrespective of color, race or creed, 2, Equal pay equal work done, 3. Immediate and unceasing action against the menace of the ku klux klan, 4. No discrimination cgen: groes in matters of residence, sion to restaurants, theaters, ¢ vere penalties for landlords persisting in the practice of charging higher rents to Negroes than to whitgs. 5. We demand that the habit of of all workers for DETROIT |. A. M, GETS A DOSE OF BROWN’S EMETIC Lost Membership By ALFRED GOETZ. (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich,, Jan. 11—Thure- day evening, Jan. 8, District Lodge No. 60, of the I, A. of M., gave @ ban quet in honor of the installation of the officers of its component lodges at _ the Wolverine Hotel, Detroit, for the purpose of getting the members of the organization better acquainted with one another. When the eats had final- ly been disposed of and the dishes cleared away, the audience was treat- ed to what Chairman Batt called “a mental feeding.” The first speaker called upon wat President F, X. Martel of the Detroit Federation of Labor, who, after a few remarks intended to be funny, brought out the important point that the Chicago police in breaking into the homes of Negroes at will, be brot tc an immediate end. No. toleration of attempts to establish a caste system with the Negroes as an inferior caste by the arresting and terrorization of men and women of the two races for no other offense than friendly associa. tion in their homes and public places This must be made a political issue MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES Reduction of salaries of mayor, city council, municipal judges and other higher city officials to put them on a level with the average wage earner. 2 No interference with the right of any branch of municipal employes to organize in labor unions. Establish. ment of the shop committee system as a@ means of direct control of job con ditions by the employes of the various departments. CONTRACT LETTING Abolition of private contract system in the construction of public works; all contracts to be let thru the un- ions, with union working conditions, wages, hours, etc. HOUSING We demand that all rents be dras- tically reduced, and that the extortion and “unfair practice laws be in- voked to enforce this demand. 2. That the city government im- mediately begin construction of mod- ern apartment houses for workers, to be rented at the cost of operation— the construction work to be undertak:| en on a scale to provide employment for workers now unemployed. RIGHT TO VOTE Extension of the suffrage, giving ALL workers in Chicago the right to vote—present restrictions requiring citizenship, permanent residence, etc., being an obvious discrimination in fa- vor of the’ capitalist class. The above program of immediate demands touches issues which are vital to every working man and woman in Chicago. Every one of these issues is a direot outgrowth of the present system of production for private profit—that is, of capitalism. Because of the monopoly which the bosses maintain over the factories, machines, ete., the workers e ob: liged to toil long hours and for meager wages, while the goods that they produce are taken by the capi- talists. With schools, pre: ind po- (a) Equal pay for equal work for |, Bey a é I lice power in the hands of capitalism, it Is obvious that these elections do not offer any real opportunity for the workers. Capitalist democracy is nothing but a sham. There can be no real solution of the great prob- lems weighing down upon the work- ers, until capitalism is overthrown— until the workers sieze control of the governmental power and take over in: dustry. This will be accomplished thru the establishment of a Soviet re- public, a workers’ and farmers’ gov- ernment. mands set forth in our program to establish a united front with the Workers (Communist) Party in the fight for their realization, thru sup port of the aldermanic candidates list- ed below: Third Ward—-E. L. Doty, 3638 Ellis Park Ave. Eleventh Ward— Victor Zokaitis, 2956 Emerald Ave. Twenty-Second Ward—L. Cejka, 2827 S. Spaulding Ave. Twenty-Fourth Ward—H,. Epstein 3131 W. 15th St. Twenty-Eighth Ward—N, Dozenberg $21 N. Avers Ave, Thirty-Second Ward—Peter Lucas. 2014 Cortez St, Thirty-Fourth Ward—Harry Brook- er, 2708 Crystal St. Forty-Fourth Ward—J. W. stone, 2406 N. Clark St. John- chamber of commerce, the Rotarian and Kiwanis Club were continually having just such get-together meet- ings and that as a matter of fact {every banquet, every dance or social affair was being utilized to talk “shop,” and to cement the opposition to organized labor. He exhorted us to go and do likewise. “Radical Jags” Disliked by Faker. This seemed to be the keynote for all the speakers th&t followed him. They all harped on the same subject in precisely the same way, and in al- most the same words. Martel alse pointed out that the Detroit machin- ists passed thru, what he called a “radical jag,” during the war and that at that time their principle aim was to “save the world,” instead of try- ing to build up the organization, but, he continued, they are safely out of it now, they have now quietly set for themselves the task of organizing. This is all very nice, the only trouble is that Martel forgets that when the Detroit machinists passed thru that “radical jag” they got thou- sands of members into the unions and now that they are safely over it, the district numbers only hundreds, where formerly there were thousands. Brown’s Usual Platitudes. The main speaker of the evening, however, was Henry Brown, interna- tional vice-president.of the I. A. of M. Brown started by rehashing all the tiresome platitudes of the preceding speakers and finally branched out to [touch a few of the more important problems confronting the unions, He spoke in glowing terms of the-#.-amd? O. plan, which he claims should be the man who fathered it. This wonder- ful plan which is opposed only by those who do not understand it and which is merely “application of com- mon sense to industry” (capitalist common sense?), would ultimately do away with that “crude weapon—THE STRIKE.” Is it not marvelous? All we have to do is to use a little “common sense,” apply it to industry, gét the bosses to understand the advantage of it, to him ... and good-bye strikes and lockout, suffering, picket lines and injunctions! Simple, isn’t it? Too bad Johnston couldn't have thought of this remarkable plan before, The Fewer the Members, the Better the Union! There were many other things said by Brown, for he talked fast and long, but mone were so significant as this. He told us to stick to the or- ganization and, flying in the face of experience, he said that if times got hard enough the workers would be more than glad to join the ranks of the organization. He that he was not sorry to see that the rapid gains in membership which marked the war days were lost, as they represented a “mushroom growth” that could not be retained by the organization. The fact that most of those who Joined during the war left the organ- ization because of the do-nothing policy of the Johnston-Browm com- bine, was considered not at all by the speaker, who holds the ‘workers alone responsible for not being in the He said much more on he ‘ This gathering was called for the * purpose of inspiring the members of the organization to greater effort dur- ing the new year. But as an inspira: tion affair it was a flat failure, In- Stead of a short analysis, showing Dast mistakes and defects, we were treated to a long explanation of “un- fortun: combinations of cireum- sta over which we had to con- trol,” and “too much radicalism,” Instead of a clear clarion call to , gle, we were asked to apply common sense to industry and wait for the day when we could discard the “crude weapon of the strike.” Truly have the labor fakers of the Johnston machine shown their com: plete bankruptcy, their complete lack of leadership in the I, A, of M. FOR SALE! Tailor shop, steam-heated; old es tablishment; 344 Harrison Sty Oak Park, Ill. | | known as the “Johnston plan,” after ~~ | i Says He Is Glad Union " |