The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 14, 1925, Page 2

1a , Pip aie ” Pen ee the Page Two eevee nari “crs wna mas ena | DETROIT AUTO WORKERS STAND BY COMMUNISTS Denounce ‘Syndicalism’ Laws Protests and resolutions are being sent in to the Labor De- fense Council from all over the country, demanding that C. E.| Ruthenberg be freed and pro- testing against the prosecution of Robert Minor or any of the others who were indicted along with Ruthenberg. i: The Auto Workers’ Local No. 127 of Detroit expressed its stand as follows: Drive Against All Workers. “Since the world war many states have passed so-called ‘criminal syndi calism’ and ‘criminal anarchy’ laws. which are in violation of the spirit of the bill of rights of the United States constitution, and are instruments of the employing class tyranny over the workers and their organizations.” After sounding the warning that the railroading of Ruthenberg, Minor, Fos- ter, Dunne and the other 28 Michigan defendants, well-known fighters in the ranks of the labor movement, will be only the beginning of a general capi- talist drive against the entire labor Movement, the union resolves to pro- test against and condemn the action of the Michigan supreme court and tc support the Labor Defense Council. They call upon all labor bodies and working class organizations to do like- wise. Their petition urges the gov- ernor of the state of Michigan to issue an unconditonal pardon to Ruthenberg, and they protest against any further prosecution of those indicted along with Ruthenberg. Their resolution was adopted Jan. 9, 1925 and is signed by A. S. Weaver, chairman and R. 8. Swann, secretary. Funds for Legal Battle. Already a number of working class organizations and unions have realiz- ed the importance to labor of a great counter-offensive defense fight against the railroading of the Michigan de fendants and are sending in their con- tributions to the Labor Defense Coun- cil. The United Mine Workers of Am. erica, Local No. 705, O'Fallon, Ill., sent @ check for $25.00. ,The joint educa. tional committee of three lodges—N. c. S&S, C. S. L, and 8S. N. B. S., of Christopher, Illinois—sent a money order for $25.00. The Workingmen’s Sick Ben, and Ed. Federation of New York writes “Enclosed find $25 which is all we can possibly give at this time. We would like to send more and promise to contribute again as Soon as we can.” The Workingmen’s Sick Ben. and Ed. Federation of New Pittsburgh, Pa. donated $25 and prom- ises “The decision of oun executive committee is that we are going to send you every month $25.” The Labor De- fense Council has issued a call for $10,000 before March 1. All workers and working class organizations thru- out the country are asked to respond generously and NOW! Bronx Concert and Ball. Saturday, Feb. 28; good music, good concert; proceeds to raise funds for section, and for library at Workers Hall. Comrades keep. this day in mind. Federation Secretaries Will Read This Because It Is of Vital Party Interest Bi fe other day a comrade told us that whereas most of the party * federations had to support their own federation dailies and week- lies, therefore he thought it would be no more than right for the English branches to take over the support of the DAILY WORKER. We answered by informing the comrade that the DAILY WORKER was not the organ of the English speaking membership of the party, that it was the organ of the entire party, that it was THE PARTY ORGAN, the official spokesman of the party and the C. E. C. This means but one thing. That is, that altho every party branch must help support its language daily or weekly, over and above the support so given must also go a consciousness of the VALUE of the DAILY WORKER to the party, the recognition of it as the CENTRAL PARTY ORGAN, and loyal support for it. The table below gives the number of branches in every party fed- eration, the number of branches in each federation that have already HELPED TO INSURE THE DAILY WORKER FOR 1925, and the num- ber of branches that have not yet sent in EVEN A SINGLE DOLLAR. It Is to the branches that have not yet remitted that we ‘call the attention of the federation secretaries. It becomes the task of every federation secretary to secure an immediate response from the branches that have not been heard from. It is of VITAL party interest that EVERY BRANCH take part in the campaign to safeguard the DAILY WORKER for the coming year. Total Federation Number of Branches Finnish 172 South Slavic 92 Russian 75 Jewish 69 Hungarian 43 Lithuanian 68 Lettish 8 Polish 26 Greek 18 German 35 Ukrainian 55 Armenian 20 Czecho-Slovak 23 Italian 71 Bulgarian 8 Roumanian is Scandinavian 19 Esthonian 6 ENGLISH Branches 151 Branches Branches That That Have Remitted Not Helped 80 92 56 36 47 28 28 4 14 29 20 48 6 g 19 7 6 12 9 24 11 ’ 44 8 12 9 14 10 61 " 6 2 3 4 9 10 3 3 93 58 There will go into the mails today, a letter to every federation secretary giving him the names of the branches that have remitted. Every federation secretary will thereupon send a letter to his branches, requesting those that have not as yet helped to do so at once and re- questing the branches that have already remitted to complete their quotas. Beginning tomorrow, we will publish byiistricts, the names of the branches in each district, the amounts each branch has contributed to the insurance campaign, the names of the branches that have not yet helped to INSURE THE DAILY WORKER FOR 1925. NORTHERN MICHIGAN TO BE SCENE OF AIR WAR GAMES IN FEBRUARY WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Plans are being prepared for extensive winter maneuvers—the first ever held by the army air service—in northern Michigan in the latter part of February, it was announced, today by Brigadier General William Mitchell. All available planes of the air service will be mobilized for the meet which is to held to acquaint army aviators with first hand knowl- edge of conditions encountered in the snow and ice. All supplies for the encampment will be transported by air, airdroms will be selected by scouting planes unacquainted with the topography of the country and supply bases will be established as tho the ships were warring in a strange country. Lature The att Harker Mes ne ayers tas ms} We received an essay by Com- rade Helen Petras on Lenin. Comrade Helen is 10 years and a member of the LaFayette Nucleus of Chicago. This group of Juniors has promised to write essays for our column on Lenin, Liebknecht, the Communist Par- ties of the world and the Work- ers’ Revolution. These essays will appear in our column as we receive them. We're so glad to| get these essays. For you know we are quite sure they will make the rest of our little Juniors get busy and write something for our column, To repeat what kind of contri- butions we want for column. Tell a story (no matter how short or how long, but tell it), about anything that happened to you while you were at school or walking along the street or talking to your playmates, Other children will surely be glad to hear about it. Tomorrow I shall tell you a Story about an experience I had One day on my way to the DAILY WORKER office.—Ed. Note. NICOLAI LENIN, By Helen Petras, Age 10. Who was Lenin? Many chil- dren ask us this question. Lenin was a_ revolutionary leader, a Communist, and our Comrade Lenin’s brother was a revolutionary leader also. Len- in’s brother was killed by the czar’s soldiers, and this was the beginning of Lenin’s awakening. He went to college and there he taught all his student friends Communism. When he finished college he went to a Karl Marx college, In the revolution of 1917, Lenin took an active part. He could not come to many meet- ings because he was being hunt- ed by the czar’s police who wanted to do the same thing to him that they did to his brother. So, tho he was very active and all his words were law to the comrades, they did not see him very often. Some did not see him at all, but they all studied his teachings. The Communists won the revolution and Lenin became premier of Soviet Russia. On Jan. 21, 1924, Comrade Lenin died and was mourned by all the world. Lenin was a teacher and let us all remember his teachings and keep his spirit. Forward to a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government thruout the world! AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O*FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) the sons of poor men, they un-| doubtedly have been hanged. Money is an aid to “justice” and is so tempt- ing that even an anarchist who hates the world so much as Clarence Dar- row is lured by its wiles. oe ‘HE French ambassador to Russia tells the Soviet government that the workers’ republic would make quite a hit with small French holders of czarist bonds if it consented to pay those debts. He does not use the language of a dictator. While the French representative was expressing himself in this fashion in Moscow, the Roumanian secretary of the state for Bessarabia was conferring with Kras- sin, Soviet ambassador in Paris, over the dispute between Roumania and Russia on the Bessarabian question. 16 8 ESPITE the iron ring of enemies which capitalism has formed around Russia, the Soviet republic is strong enough to compel even the foremost military nation in Europe to come to terms and to talk the lan- guage of peace rather than war. The Balkan anti-Bolshevik federation neck to waste much time on less pressing problems. In America, ers, is too busy trying to save his Charles Evans Hughes. bitter foe of Soviet Russia retires, and Washington now is of the opinion that the United States will follow the lead of the rest of the capitalist world and recognize the workers’ republic. Not such a oad week for the Soviet government. 0. «®t f7VENERAL SMEDLEY BUTLER, \J airector of public safety in Phila- lelphia, and Magistrate E. P, Carney raided the fashionable Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Quaker City recently, What they discovered caused the judge to demand the revocation of the hotel's dance license. The magistrate expressed amazement that one so par- ticular about law enforcement as Butler should exhibit such caution when confronted with the case of a wealthy joint like the Ritz-Carlton, The general tried to plant his knuckles on the judge’s nose and his honor threatened to make dents in the warrior’s countenance, Friends separated the law enforces and their faces were saved for further exhibi- tions of hypocrisy. Losses on Leviathan. WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.—Lo: early operation of the 3 Leviathan by the Emergency Ship Corporation was charged today before a house investigating committee by Shipping Board Commissioner BE, C. Plummer. There was overstocking of provisions resulting in losses of thou- sands of dollars and inefliciency in the steward’s department resulting in great destruction of chinaware and linen, Plummer said, next Worke: THE DAILY WORKER TEXTILE WAGE GUT IS FACING TALK OF STRIKE Force the Longer Day on the Workers . (Continued from page 1) the 41,000 textile workers of the city’s mills, Andrew Raeburn, secretary New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers’ Association, announced the cut after the association’s meeting. The announcement of the cut makes New England textile wage reductions practically unanimous. Amoskeag mills in New Hampshire led off with Lawrence, Lowell, Rhode Island, and Fall River mills following. No mark- ed increase in the amount of work has been promised in any‘of the mills, al- tho some have resumed five-day week or full-time operation. se @ The T. U. E. L. Issues Statement. CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 13.—The Trade Union Educational League today is- sued a statement upon the critical sit- uation in the textile unions and the industry. The statement says: “We warn the textile workers against any surrender to the bosses on the wage cut, as experience proves that any such surrender will be fol- lowe by another attack on wages or on hours. That the New Hampshire mills are now beginning to increase the work day from 50 to 54 hours should be a lesson to the unions of the American Federation of textile opera- tives in Fall River. The wage cut be- gan in New Hampshire. Fight or Lose More. The T. U. E. L, and all the militant textile workers of New England will support the weayers’ and spinners’ un- ions of Fall River in joint and close action with the United Textile Work- ers’ Union in a solid front against the wage cuts. Communists will rally all their forces as they did for the broad-silk workers in Paterson to aid strikes of the text- ile workers. * The T. U. EB. L. points out to the mistaken workers in the Fall River carders’, yarn finishers’ and slashers’ locals of the A. F, T. O.—and to all other textile workers who are think- ing that the easiest way is to surren- der, that any acceptance of the cut The T. U. E. L. and the) will bring more cuts, and increases of hoyrs., i Prey + 4, "No Division; No Besertion! Moreover, this division of the workers’ unions in the face of an at tack by the unified bosses is desertior under fire and ‘destructive of the un- ions you have, Poor and weak as they are, they will be destroyed, just as the power of the railroad shop unions was destroyed by one union accepting cuts, breaking unity, then another, and an- other, until a capitalist open shop of- fensive practically wrecked them. The 7. U. E. L, urges the textile workers—Force your little unions to unite on the one issue of fighting the wage cuts. Take the lead, militants! Call on the lagging locals for united effort! Where no unions exist, or where they will not struggle, call the workers into meeting and form shop committees that will take up the fight. For unity, build a solid fight- ing front! Rally the unorganized masses to the struggle! Permit no betrayal by officials! Stand by your guns, fight the wage cut! Fight any increase in hours! Signed—National Committee. Trade Union Educational League. Raw Vegetable ‘~ Fiends Razzed in Baby “Daily” (Continued from page 1) was furnished, this role being played by a young comrade, Loeb Is Some Magician. Comrade Loeb declared ‘the dead- line was reached and he pressed the imaginary button that sets the big press in, the DAILY WORKER plant humming, several young comrades ran thru the hall shouting “Read the Baby DAILY WORKER; ten cents a copy.” It was a work of art even tho some of the editorial department came in fo: merciless lampooning. It was edited by @ well known humorist in the busi- ness office who evidently is a meat’ eater judging from an amusing ‘para graph on a local trade union militant who lived exclusively and ostenta- tiously on carrots and turnips—raw— for a period, a rather short period we are informed. A good little review of this paper would be incomplete without quoting it entirely. Sufferers Suffered More, Those who had not yet recovered from the party discussion had» salt rubbed into thelr wounds during the evening by being invegiled into a dis pute over the respective merits of the majority and minority theses and then getting arrested and fined five cents for each o i ‘ M Music was furnished by a Young Workers’ League band, It was snappy and modern, Everybody had a merry time and are looking forward to the Party inmen( which will be held on Feb. 28. This ir Wednesday, January 14, 1928 $15,000,00 Is New Yor By J: LOUIS ENGDAHL. 6 Hungry Children and 0 Cathedral k Contrast TODAY: New York City offer 's another one of those many startling contrasts that weli to the surface out of the teeming lives of its millions. Downtown, the family of the dead Vincenzo Castiglioni, sits about the coffin of the father, killed in a building ac- cident. There is the widow with six children, and another baby coming in February. They had to borrow 25 cents to get something to eat, and they don’t know where the money is coming from to pay the undertaker. ; Uptown, where the lights bishop of New York, William T. shine brighter, the episcopal Manning, smugly directs the campaign to raise $15,000,000 that will be spent to build an- other gorgeous religious structure, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. oe * # New York's millions of workers, kept going endlessly on the treadmill of capitalist explo itation, will give little heed to this contrast; the tragedy in “Little Italy” and the ambitious schemes of one of religion’s most repulsive harlots. The thing that should startle New York’s workers, how- ever, is the fact that organized labor’s officialdom is allied on the side of the aristocratic ecclesiast and not with the dead carpenters’ family. Instead of resenting the conditions that suddenly pauperize a whole family, the: official labor regime takes its place with the church, one of the powerful pillars upholding the capitalist social structure. For this they receive the blessing of heaven's annointed prince on earth. The blessings may fall on the heads of the labor fakers, but no bread comes to the mouths of the starving Castiglionis. It is significant that Man ning’s $15,000,000 cathedral, a monument to the black reaction of the nation’s metropolis, is not only endorsed by the Buil ding Trades Council, but also by the Ceritral Trades and Labor Assembly. That makes its unanimous, except for the United Hebrew Trades. Cahan, Sigman and Kaufmann could no doubt be persuaded, without much difficulty, to join hands and Youngs. Reaction is all of * & with the Coughlins, Quinns, one stripe. * * Just now official labor is making pretenses to opposition against child labor. But the church is one of the most powerful instruments for combatting any move to take chil- dren out of the factories, the mi lls and the mines. The Castiglioni children, because of the tragedy that has overtaken them, will be pushed strial machine, while the episcopal leaders will look on and praise 100 per cent Americanism. into the nation’s great indus- bishop and the labor the beneficent institutions of In life the Castiglioni family, with the wages paid the father, had hardly enough for the meager necessities of life. Then a “green” concrete floor eight stories, in one of the c' buried him under tons of brok' mediately knocking at another dropped the bread winner ity’s latest sky scrapers and en stone. Hunger began im- tenement door on Prince St. * * ‘ All these things the Castiglioni children will remember as they grow up. They will not be drawn toward Manning's cathedral, or any other church edifice. They will be of the 27,000,000 boys and girls in this country who reject all reli- gious mummery. These child ren, as they grow up, will be- come part of that section of the working class that will make war on the labor allies of bishops and other. princes of the church reaction. They will develop into militants who will in time turn to the Communist movement, that alone makes war upon the capitalist state breeding the startling contrasts of the $15,000,000 cathedrals and hungry children. Supreme Court to Hear the Appeal of Ruthenberg Saturday | (Continued from Page 1.) understand that there is a reason why the leaders of capitalist courts have put the leaders of Communism be- hind the bars, in filthy cells for the mere fact that they assembled to- gether. and expressed their opinion in favor of the working masses,” “We as miners know that the Com- munists are the only group in the country today that are fighting on the side of the rank and file miners and all other workers. We know that if the atrocities against the workers, such as the cold-blooded murdering of the miners in Pennsylvania, continues, there will be a catastrophe in this country that will be remembered by those who are committing murder and putting honest people in prison. We also hold that the blood of our two brothers—Sam Pace and Steve Frely, who’ were murdered in the hard coal fields—is dripping from the hands of Cappellini and his ‘international’ masters.” Lettish Comrades Help. The Chicago Lettish branch of the Workers (Communist) Party has sent the following telegyam to Comrade Ruthenberg. “The Lettish branch of Chicago greets you as a class war prisoner, and stands by you in this hour of persecution. We wish your speedy return to our ranks and pledge to do everything possible for your de- fense. (Signed) F. Zelms, secretary, 4017 Park Ave.” In his message to the legislature last week, Governor Groesbeck told of the overcrowded condition of Michi- gan’'s prisons, and admitted that they are badly in need of additions and repairs, Youngtown, Ohio, Helps. Five hundred dollars has been con- tributed by the Labor Deferse and Free Speech Council of Youngstown, Ohio, for thé Ruthenberg defense. This organization was active in rais- ing funds for the Workers Party free speech trials at Farrell, i) Set Oct. 5-9 for Legion Convention At Omaha, Neb. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13.—With the national executive committee of the American Legion in session here it was announced today that Oct. 5 to 9 has been set for holding the seventh national legion convention in Omaha. National Commander Drain today was expected to announce the,appoint- ment of committees to handle plans for the Omaha meeting. WORKERS PARTY CALLS FOR WAR ON WAGE CUTS Urges United Front to Stop Slashes _, (Continued from page 1) and slogans and shall demand that the executive bodies of the unions put these measures immediately into effect. Lae 5. The industrial department of the party shall prepare such a resolution and transmit same to all connections. 6, Comrade Harrison George is to, be commissioned to prepare draft of pamphlets on wage cuts, to be ape proved by political committee, Organization. 1, In those industries where wage cuts are already announced or seem to be imminent, the district organ- izers are instructed to put into effect the following program: a, Hold special conference with party members in respective shops and organize our members to carry on propaganda in shops for a united front of all unions in the industry to resist wage cuts. In the process of this work, organize party shop nuclei. b. Wherever possible, our com- rades in these shops shall organize shop meetings and have resolutions passed against wage cuts and for amalgamation, shop committees and a Policy of class struggie. ec. Hold general mass meetings of workers for same purposes. d. Call upon federation district or- ganizers to assign language speakers and organizers to work under super- vision of district organizers. e. Prepare outline of speeches for our speakers. The main burden of these speeches must be against wage cuts and for amalgamation and the united front. Other issues should be injected. particularly defense of class war prisoners and united front with the Workers Party to fight for the immediate demands of the worker. f. In critical situations send daily reports to the national office on the developments of the industrial sijyg- tion and the progress of our work. 2. In resisting the attempts of the employers to reduce wages our gen- eral policy shall be three sided: (1) To stimulate the masses to meet every wage cut with a militant strike; (2) To secure the leadership of these strike movements, whether they are conducted by the trade unions or the unorganized masses; (3) To keep the Workers Party program closely be- fore the discontented masses at all times. Central Executive Committee, Workers Party of America, Wm. Z. Foster, Chairman, Earl R. Browder, Acting Executive Secretary. READ THE DAILY WORKER SUN GETTING OVER ATTACK OF CHILLS, OBSERVERS REPORT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Altho over fifteen billion years old, the sun which has been suffering from a severe indisposition for a couple of years, was reported officially as “greatly improved.” ' Latest advices from the Smith- sonian institute solar observatories in the nitrate desert of Chile and Arizona, show the sun's two per cent under averay Ph, a at" PGLIKUSCNKA ivan Moskvin of the Moscow Art Theatre as “Polikushka,” to be pre sented tomorrow, Thurgday, ROBsevelt wy