The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 22, 1925, Page 4

LABOR DEFENSE CALLS FOR RED STAR VOLUNTEERS Open Di amneian to Enlist 1,000 Workers “In every capitalist war there are casualties which are taken care of by the ‘Red Cross,’ a bourgeois class relief organization. In the class war also there are casualties—men jailed | or wounded or murdered, their fa- milies in need! We must have relief workers to take care of them. We need a working Class relief organization to match and outdo that of our capital-| ist enemy. We must mobilize the} ‘Red Star Volunteers.’” | This was the decision of the third | “Chicago Conference for Defense and | Relief” held at 722 Blue Island Ave. | A campaign to mobilize a thousand “Red Star Volunteers” in Chicago Whose duty it will be to attend all working class affairs, meetings, etc., and collect funds for the defense of C, E. Ruthenberg and his thirty-one fellow victims of the Michigan Syn- flicalist Case. Name, address, tele- phone number, what days or nights tan be given for this work! Old or young, men or women or children, all can and must help. Volunteers should send their enlistment to Wil- iam F. Kruse, 19 So. Lincoln St. Movie Tickets Sells Fast All delegates reported that tickets were selling fast for the showing of “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” at Ashland Auditorium, Thursday night, Feb. 5th. Several ads for the program were also handed in. All ads must be in Jan. 30th, every branch must put in its own ad. To Organize Language Conference Comrade Kalousek of the Czech Branch reported that her conference with the Slovak comrades for a Joint Conference for Defense and Relief, to embrace all Slavic language groups was successful. The South Slavik delegate reported that her branches would also favor this plan. The conference thereupon instructed the Slavic Conference Committee to proceed with the organization as fast as possible. Delegate Carlson of the Lakeview Scandinavian Branch reported that her language committee had begun functioning and that she would make a special trip to enlist the co-opera- tion of the South Side Scandinavians who thus far have been inactive. No reports from the Lithuanian, Russian, Italian, or Jewish Commit- tees. - Money Campaign Progresses Two collections from meetings were turned over to Comrade Maurer for immediate pressing needs of the Labor Defense. Prison Cell collec tion boxes will be prepared for use at all affairs and will be placed on dis- play at restaurants, and other gather- ing of the radical workers. | The next meeting of the conference | will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, 3:30 Dp. m. at 722 Blue Island Ave. SALZMAN TOUR IN DIST. 5 Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 23. Daisytown, Pa., Jan. 26-27. Monessen, Pa., Jan. 28-29. Bentleyville, Pa., Jan. 30. Marriana, Pa., Jan. 31-Feb. 1. McKeesport, Pa’ Feb. 3-4. E. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 5. Rural Ridge, Pa., Feb. 7-8. Dates for Houston, Cannonsburg, Meadowlands and other places will be published in a few days. Party Activities Of Local Chicago Russian Branch W. P. Meets Thursday. A meeting of the Russian Branch} of the Workers Party will be held this Thursday, at 8 p. m., at the Soviet | School, 1902 W. Division St. All mem-| bers who took petitions for the alder- manic campaign must bring them to this meeting. |Communists and non-party workers. | tempt to betray the workers; to call | cases. CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE WORKERS PARTY STATES ELEVEN MEMBERS DISCIPLINED The statement of the Workers Party on the disciplinary action taken against members who signed a statement injurious to the trade union left wing is as follows: The Workers Party has found it necessary to discipline a group of its members who gave a signed document Amalgamated Clothing Workers, during to the administration officials of the the elections within that union, which }document was used to influence the elections against the left wing and in favor of the reactfonary candidates and policies. At a time when union members are deciding by their votes within their labor union, between right wing candidates and policies on the one hand, and left wing candidate and policies on the other, it is the duty of Communists, members of the Workers Party, to+ support the left wing whether it be composed of Communists entirely, or whether it be a common movement of Under no conditions is it permissable for a Communist to give support in any way to the right wing and against a left wing group. To do so is trea- son to the whole progressive and revo- lutionary left. wing of the American labor movement. Some eleven members of the Work- ers Party, by signing a document at the solicitation of a right wing official while elections were going en, com- mitted such an act. The central execu- tive committee of the party has inves- tigated the matter fully. It finds that while there was some confusion exist- ing in the minds of many of these comradcs which caused them to make this mistake without having any in- tentions to injure the left wing, yeti these excuses do not mitigate the harmful consequences of the act it- self. The Workers Party cannot remain the unchallenged champion of all _pro- gressive and revolutionary elements within the labor movement unless it sharply rebukes and corrects all such mistakes as this one. The central ex- ecutive committee therefore called up- on the comrades in question to ad- mit their mistake as an assurance that the lesson of the present would prevent a repetition of the same thing in the future. The following comrades refused to admit that a mistake had been made, and defended their action in signing a document against the left wing: H. Schneid, K. Don, H. Witt, B. Weiss, and M. Sussman. They were thereupon declared ex- pelled from the Workers Party. Five others admitted that a griev- ous mistake had been com..itted which could not be defenueé and must be corrected. Their names and the disciplinary action on each ordered by the C. E. C. are as follows: I. Sonkin and S. Rissman, censure and reinstatement in party; J. Lie- berman, suspension for three months; A. Gavlin and M. Berson, suspension for six months. Comrade C. Rubenstein has not yet appeared before the committee. The central executive committee makes this statement to the party in the hopes that the damage done to the left wing movement generally may be offset to some extent by the lessons the party membership may learn from this incident. In the choosing of poli- cies and leadership within the labor movement, members of the Workers Party may never, under penalty of parting company with our organiza- tion make common cause with the right wing elements against the poli- cies and candidates of the left wing supported by the Workers Party, whether these have any direct con- nection with the party or otherwise, The Workers (Communist) Party ts always the party of the left wing, of the progressive and revolutionary workers. Central executive committee, Work- ers Party of America. William Z. Foster, chairman, Earl R. Browder, acting sec’y. Decisions of the Central Executive Committee At Meetings Held January 7, 12, 14 and 19. Close Party Discussion. Party dis- cussion was closed on January 9 in the press and no further general-mem- bership meetings other than those al- ready scheduled to be arranged. The issues in the. discussion are referred to the enlarged executive committee of the Communist International. Liquidation of Factionalism. Motion adopted to appoint sub-committee to work out plans to abolish caucus or- ‘ganization and to liquidate factional- ism in the party and mobilize the par- ty for active work. Campaign, Against Wage Cuts. Adopted a comprehensive policy and program of propaganda and organiza- tion to combat wage cuts. Conference for Progressive Political Action. Decided “to carry on an in- tensive campaign of criticism and at- tack against the forthcoming national convention of the C. P. P. A. on the ground that it represents another at- upon the workers to support the Workers Party united front cam- paigns; that we oppose sending of delegates to the C. P. P. A. by any labor organization.” Michigan Defense. Intensive mobil- ization of the party to support the La- bor Defense Council campaign toward the release of Ruthenberg and raising funds for the forthcoming Michigan Acting Executive Secretary. Com- rade Browder was elected acting sec- retary during the absence of Comrade Ruthenberg. . South Slavic Federation. C. E. C. upholds the decisions of the South Slavic Bureau and expresses the opin- A LETTER FROM JACOB DOLLA To the DAILY WORKER: DAILY WORKER. It seems hardest They are living in a state of chronic blood-thirsty steel corporation. The spirit. I am on the job trying to help circulate the among the English speaking workers. fright under the iron heel of Gary's foreign-speaking workers have more Several Hungarian families here are getting the Hungarian Communist paper, Uj Elore, and Slavic families are getting the Slavic Communist paper. Several German families take Volkszeitung. I am going forward preaching the gospel of our cause without fear. They may frame me up and send me to prison, but they cannot kill. my spirit nor my principles. We had another hearing- again yesterday. It has already cost me over $50. We have hopes of licking the steel corpo- ration again when the case comes to court in March. The case will come her—— before the Reading court, Berks coun- ty, where the steel corporation does not have justice by the throat as it does here in Lebanon. The workers are better organized in Reading. I herewith enclose a check for five dollars to insure the DAILY WORK- ER for 1925, The DAILY WORKER is OUR paper. It fights our battles and gives us the truth about the work- ing class.—Fraternally. Jacob Dolla, MILITANTS ATTENTION! The Chicago Trade Union Educational League is arranging several cam- paigns which will require the services of about a hundred people for the distribution of leaflets. If you recognize the necessity. of the battle against the labor bureaucrats volunteer for this work. Get in touch Washington St. or Tom Bell, 1113 W. Washington Bivd. Send in your name, address, and phone number. with Martin Abern, Room 303, 166 W. ion that all comrades involved in the differences are essential to the party and must work harmoniously together. Russian Federation. C. E. C. author- ized convention of the Russian section with full powers of a regular conven- tion and charges it with the special duty of preserving and strengthening Novy Mir as the daily paper. Lettish Section. Lettish . branches requesting convention are notified that this will be permitted immedi- ately after the party convention. Italian Section. Settlement of differ- tences existing 4vithin the Italian sec- tion arranged by a sub-committee of the C. E. C. im consultation with the Italian comrades was approved. German and Hungarian Section Con- ventions. Reports of Comrade Bittel- man on the two section conventions were approved and the bureaus elected by them were confirmed. Irvine Case. Matter of E. J. Irvine, member of Washington branch, who is engaging in active religions pro- paganda, issuing manifestos in the name of “Red Bahaism” and “Irvinism” brought before the committee with Ir- vine’s letters. The C. EB. C. declared. that Irvine’s activity and views are incompatible with membership in a Communist Party and instructed the Washington branch to drop him fro: membership. Campaign Against Abramovich, Em- issary of Second International. The C. E. C. ordered an active, persistent campaign against the propaganda launched by R. Abramovich, emissary of the Second International ahd Rus- sian counter-revolutionist, to America. Cleveland District Organizer. Re- lease of Comrade Lerner for educa- tional work was approved und Com- rade Alfred Wagenknecht appointed as district organized for Cleveland. EARL R. BROWDER, Acting Secretary, Workers Party Workmen's Circle Honors Lenin. OMAHA, Nebr., Jan. 21, — David Coutts and Tom Matthews, represent- ing the Workers Party, presented a large-sized, framed picture of Lenin to Workmen's Circle Branch No, 626 last Sunday evening. The occasion was the fifth anniver- sary of this live-wire branch. When the picture was presented the branch members and their friends arose and sang the International in expression of their solidarity with Leninism, Correction. The vote of the New York mem- bership meeting of the Y. W. L. was follows: N, Cc. majority 74, ement of the district executive committee 83, (the statemeht of Com- the vote of 83 was in support of a the New Yorw district committee.) Third position under the leadership of Comrade Glass 11. The latter votes | ath in favor of the N. E. C, state- ment dealing with organization, THE DAILY. WORKER CHICAGO CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY WORKERS (COMMUNIST). PARTY Candidates nomifiated by the Workers (Communist) Party for the spring aldermanic elections are as follows: 3rd WARD—E. L. Doty, candl- date; R. Minor and Gordon Owens, captains. Branches participating: South Side English, Englewood Eng- lish, South Side Scandinavian and Polish South Side. 11th WARD—Victor Zokaitis, can- didate; J. Manus, captain. Branches participating: Lithuanian No. 5, South Slav No. J, Ukrainian No. 1, and Y. W. L. No, 3. 22nd WARD—4. Cejka, candidate; A. Overgaard, captain. Branches participating: Czecho-Slovak Nos. 1 and 3, Lithuanian No. 6 Y. W. L. No. 4, Lithuanian No. 77, Douglas Park Jewish. 24th WARD—H. Epstein, candi- date; William F. Kruse, captain. Branches participating: D. P. Eng- lish, Italian West Side No. 2 and Y. W. L, No. 1. 28th WARD—N. Dozenberg, candi- date; W. Ozol, captain. Branches particlpating: Lettish and West Side- Scandinavian, 32nd WARD—Peter M. Lucas, candidate; M. A. Stolar, cgptain:> Branches participating: Ukrainian No. 1, Polish N. S., Russian, Y. W. L. No. 5. 33rd WARD—J. L. Engdahl, can- didate; N. J. Christensen, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Eng- lish, Karl Marx Scandinavian, and the Armenian Branch. 34th WARD—Harry Brooker, can- didate; |. L. Davidson, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Jew- ish, Italian Terra Cotta, Y. W. L. No. 6, and the Roumanian Branch. 44th WARD—J. W. Johnstone, candidate; Walt Carmon, captain. Branches participating: Finnish, Lakeview, Scandinavian, North Side English, German and Y. W. L. Lotare Tee Dash; Vonks fr Ms LENIN-MEMORIAL MEETING GREAT AFFAIR IN PHILA. Best Music, Speakers and Singers Philadelphia workers will have their first opportumlity to see the new Rus- jsian film “In Memorium—Lenin” at the great Lenin memorial meeting Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 p. m. at the beautiful Lulu Temple’ located at Broad and Sping Garden streets. Moissaye J. Olgin, well known and appreciated by the Philadelphia work- ers, will be the principal speaker at the meeting. Olgin’s ability to paint word pictures of the great accomplish- ments of Lenin and the Russian prole- tariat which he has witnessed while in Russia as the American delegate to the Commupist International, will be an outstanding feature of this great meeting. Oliver Carlson of Chicago, who is at present conducting a successful series of lectures on the “Elements of Com- munism” in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Chester, will speak in League in his usual magnetic style. Secretary of the Workers Party of Philadelphia, Comrade R. Baker, will act. as the chairman. The»Freiheit Singing Socitey under the leadership of Mr. Z. Haber will sing the famous Russian Pohorodny March which will give this great dem- onstration a true revolutionary spirit. Friend of the Freiheit Singing So- ciety who have followed the marvel- ous progress and development of this group of working class singers will not fail to be present at this meet- ing. For the first time the workers of Philadelphia will see the film of Lenin addressing the Russian workers in the first proletarian republic, and the tremendous, solemn funeral of this great leader and teacher of the world revolution; and above all the great spectacle of the May day demonstra- tion of the Russian Communists at the tomb of Lenin. The admission to the meeting will be 26c. The meeting will start promptly at 8 p. m. See “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” at Ashland Auditorium Feb. 5. the name of the Young Workers’|. RUSSIAN COMRADES 10 GIVE FINE CONCERT FOR LENIN MEMORIAL A Lenin memorial meeting will be held by the Society for Technical Aid to Soviet Russia and the Rus- sian branch of the Workers Party on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Soviet School, 1902 W. Division St. A beautiful concert appropriate to the occasion will be given and speakers in Russian will address the meet- ing. Besides the musical program the well-known and justly popular Russian actors, Pokatilov, Luganov, Lijes, Namgova and others will participate; It will begin at 8 p. m. sharp and admission is 25c. All who understand the Russian language are urged to attend. Are You Going to the Open Forum Sunday NORE a NEW YORK WORLD FIGHTS AGAINST CHILD LABOR LAW NEW YORK.— Owen R. Lovejoy, secretary national child labor commit- tee takes issue with the New York World’s prophecy that the child labor amendment is doomed to defeat. The World’s forecast was made in a page- length feature article, based on state- ments of governors and ‘the newspa- per’s own correspondents. Lovejoy shows that the enemies of the amendment have’ swamped the country with misrepresentation and caustitally adds that the child-slavers have had no lack of funds for this purpose. Emphasizing the need for federal protection of the child worker he cites the fact that 1,000,000 children under 16 are gainfully employed, with 400,- 000 of them subject to industrial dis- ease and accident, Jong hours, night work and deprivdtion of adequate schooling. None of the backward states have laws to protect theif little toilers, since the national child labor laws were suspended, he says, refuting the claim of the World and: other “states’ rights” opponents of the amendment that the séveral commonwealths would work out their own’ children’s salvation. Thursday, January 22, 1925 DETROIT WOMEN VERY ACTIVE IN LABOR DEFENSE Whole City 1 Rallies to Communist Aid (Speciat to The Dally Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 21.—Lenin Branch No. 553, Workmen’s Circle of Detroit, celebrated its tenth anni- versary Sunday, Jan. 18, by giving a sumptuous banquet in the auditorium of the House of the Masses. Representatives for many Jewish organizations were present to congra- tulate Lenin branch for the spirit which has always been manifest in this bnanch. Edgar Owens, district organizer of the Workers Party, was called on and he told of the efforts of the Labor Defense Council on behalf of Comrade Ruthenberg and the others indicted with him and ealled on the banqueters to rally to the support of the men: and women who were facing prison for their participation in the struggle in this country for the prin- ciples that have come to be known as Leninism, The response was $34.50 Working Women Aid Defense. The Women’s Educational Circle of Detroit is always on the job in sup- port of working class activities. They established an enviable record for themselves for famine relief. They throw themselves whole-heartedly into all the affairs given by the Workers Party. They are a constant source of support to the Fretheit. ‘ On the heels of Comrade Ruthen- berg’s imprisonment in Jackson these women pledged themselves to send $25.00 to the Labor Defense Council. They are now busily engaged mak ing preparations for the Defense Bazaar which will be held in the House of the Masses Sunday, March 8, under the auspices of the Detroit Fed- eration of Working Women’s Organ: izations which they are affilfated with. Russian Women to the Fore. The working women’s organizations of Detroit are rallying to the Labor Defense Council. The latest is the Russian Women’s Progressive Associa tion which adopted a motion at ita last regular meeting to send $10.00 for the defense of the victims of the class war, and pledged themselves to render yoeman service at the Defense Bazaar on March 8. Total of $3,580 Places District Eight First h Point of Returns District 8 has contributed a generous one-fifth of the total amount of policies so far purchased for the safe keeping of the DAILY WORKER. The district has 2,917 members and therefore it also, together with Dis- tricts 6 and 7, averages better than one dollar per member in remittances. The district membership must, mind. The minimum quota for District 8 is $8,751. short distance to travel. the members still have cover it on the run. * * Branches That Have however, keep the quota assigned in To reach this quota We hope they will se Helped Lay a Better Foundation for the Daily Worker fre: 1925 Bulgarian, Madison, III Bulgarian, Chicago, Ill. Czecho-Slovak, Chicago, II| Czecho-Slovak, Chicago, I! Czecho-Slovak, Chicago, II! Czecho-Slovak Women’s Branch, Cicero, Ill. .. Czecho-Slovak, Cicero, Ii Czecho-Slovak, Milwauke Czecho-Slovak, Christopher wi 50.00 24.00 44.00 8.00 25.00 25.00 English, Douglas Park, Chicago. English, Irving Park, Chicago. * English, Englewood, Chicag English, English, English, English, English, Dowell, Il.. 6.00 i English, Duluth,. Minn.. 36.00 English, Joliet, Ml... 11.00 English, Milwaukee, Wis... 39.00 English, Orient, Ml..... 4.00 English, St. Louis, Mo.. 6.00 English, South Bend, Ind. 4.00 English, West Frankfort, 20.00 English, Christopher, 11 9.00 Finnish, Kenosha, Wis.. 13.00 Racine, Wis... 15.00 West Frankfort, | 50.00 Finnish, Waukegan, HW 160.00 German, St. Louis, Mo, 4.00 German, Chicago, Hl 82.00 Greek, Chicago, HI. 25.00 Hungarian, Chicago, Ill. (Brookfield 5.00 Hungarian, Chicago, Il... 11,00 Hungarian, Milwaukee, W' 33.00 Lettish, Chicago, Il. 56.00 Lithuanian, Royalston, | 31.00 Lithuanian, Pullman, It 31.00 Lithuanian, Chicago, Il. (3) 14.00 Lithuanian, Chicago, II. (5). 33.00 Lithuanian, Milwaukee, Wis. 00 3.00 Lithuanian, Moline, Ill. 18.00 Lithuanian, Rockford, III 3.00 Lithuanian, West Allis, Wis.. 11.00 _Lithuaniin, West Frankfort, 1) 18.00 Polish, Chicago, IM. (20) 129.00 Polish, Chicago, HI. (28 36.00 Polish, Pullman, Hl... 20.00 Russian, Gary, Ind... 33.00 Russian, Chicago, tl. 71.00 Russian, Da 3.00 Russian, Ke wi 14.00 Russian, Milwaukee, wi 29.00 Scandinavian, Chicago, Hl... 9.00 Scandinavian, Rockford, |! 10.00 14.00 16.00 77.00 South Slavic, Kincaid, . South Slavic, Waukegan, ! South South Slavic, West Allis, W’ South Slavic, West Frankfort, Ill. South Slavic, Valier, Mh. South Slavic, Racine, Wi South Slavic, Mulkeytown, III. South Slavic, Kenosha, Wi: South Slavic, Milwaukee, W: South Slavic, Cicero, I! South Slavic, Christophe: South Slavic, South Chicago, III. South Slavic, Chicago, Ill... Ukrainian, Chicago, Ill. (Brnsd) Ukrainian, Calumet City, | Ukrainian, Chicago, Ill... Ukrainian, Milwaukee, Wi: “Educational Committee,’ Shop Nucleus 5, Chicago. Shop Nucleus 3, Chicago. Shop Nucleus 1, Chica DAILY WORKER Building, National Offic TOTAL REMITTANCES. * * must give it life and keep it alive. javic, Johnston City, IM. (Slov.) Christopher, 10.00 50.00 21.00 31.00 36.00 * * District 8 has 137 Wotkers Party branches. There are 77 brancches listed above, branches that realize that the DAILY WORKER is the cen- tral organ of the entire party and that, therefore, the entire membership \ The list of 60 branches that follow now must receive the attention of all active District 8 members. All members of these 60 brancches who ~read:this are obligated to bring the question of INSURING THE DAILY WORKER up at the. next meeting. * These Branches Have Not Yet Remitted a Single Dollar! ARMENIAN—Granite City, Ill; Chicago, III, BULGARIAN—Indianapolis, Ind. CZECHO-SLOVAK—Oak Park, Ill. ENGLISH—Shop Nucleus 2, Shop Nucleus 4, Chicago; Cicero, ey Gary, Ind.; Hammond, Ind.; Kincaid, wh; ;, Belleville, I1.; Zeigler, I1.; New Athens, Silvis, H1.; Springfield, I1.; Livingston, Il!.; Peoria, IM. Ill; O'Fallon, tl, FINNISH—Chica GREEK—South Bend,. Ind. ibe AUT In Racine, Wis, © ITALIAN—Chicago, IIl.; Chicago, Ill; Chicago, IIl.; Cicero, IIl.; Chicago, HI. , HL; West Allis, Wis.; Rock Island, Ill. Indiana Harbor, Ind.; Hammond, Ind; Ch leago, Wh; JEWISH—Milwaukee, Wis.; South Bend, ‘Ind.; Cilape: ML; Ch cago, Ill. LITHUANIAN—Aurora, IIl.; Chicago 77, Chicago 2, Chicago 47, North Chicago, Hl.; Cicero, Ill; Kenosha, Wis.; Racine, Wis.; South Bend, Ind.; East St. Louis, Mo, ROUMANIAN—Chicago, III, RUSSIAN—Kensington, Chicago; West ienkio Wh; HL; Indiana Harbor, Ind.; South SPANISH—Chicago, Ill. SOUTH SLAVIC—Buckner, Iil.; Indiana Harbor, Ind.; ast Chicago, ; nd, Ind.; Kansas City, Kansas, East Chicago, 1; North Chicago, IIl.; Lockport, HII; Whiting, Ind. UKRAINIAN—Chicago 2; West Hammond, Ind, -_ * »_ * Arne Swabeck, district organizer; Martin Abern, Chicago city secre- tary, and Thurber Lewis, DAILY co-operation of every active party should be active) in the attempt to ance drive in District 8, WORKER agent, must receive the * member (and every party member realize a complete job for the insur