The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 23, 1925, Page 1

™ AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHEATY: RESIDENT William T. Cosgrave, of the Irigh Free State, finds joy in contemplating scenes of «i 8, particularly those mellowed by time and. traditién, While returning to Dublin from a brief visit in France, Cosgrave was a guest of honor and in replying to a toast got the following sweet morsel off his chest: “We all cherish deep in our. hearts.the memo- ty of the many pleasant occasions when the: blood of Ireland and of France poured forth on the same bat- tefields against the same enemy.” Several Englishmen who were present did not appear to relish the prospect of a revival of the happy occasions which Mr. Cosgrave served up to the Winers a la carte, ; Rok oe "HERE is an alleged labor paper published in Minneapolis, with the rather ambitious title’ of “Minnesota.” Its principal aim is to get the Com- munists out of the trade-union move- ment, and it looks as‘if it had a man’s job cut out of it. Not alone does it see “red” whenever: a Communist whoves in sight, but even a pale pink gives it the creeps. A recent issue of this rag raves about the defeat in- fiicted on the A. F. of L. disorganizer, Paul Smith, special representative from Washington who has put in three years in Minneapolis, in an effort to wreck the locai labor movement. eee able to expel 0, A. Hathaway as ‘ake a thoro cleanup on the Minne- central body. They picked on Stevens, secretary of the. council, Delegate Mauseth, but found ‘when it was too late that they had \grabbed two hot potatoes. ‘When the ‘votes were counted, Smith and: his ithugs were in the and the as- sembly refused to oust Commun- ts. eee dish rag called “Minnes6ta” is clean med. It doubts the reac- tionary sincerity of Cramer and has ly with the radicals. We will not byt th suspicion that he is'secret- any time applying balm to the the Zinoviev for all we care, tho it uld be tough on the latter. The kers are sore because the Commun- ists in Minneapolis gave them an wful drubbing. There is nothing now ett for them to do but to lift the of the Minneapolis Trades and bor Assembly, says the fake sheet. cannot beat the Communists in fair battle on principle before the ank and file. Paul Smith is now gone issue of “Minnesota” is an eulogy pf the B, and O. plan. It rather IPTION RATES: MILLIONS FOR CHURCH WHILE TOILERS STARVE Bulwark of Capitalism Gets Blessing from Cal (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Jan, 21.— Twelve thousand people were séated snugly in Madison Square Garden Sunday listening to ap- eals from the fundamentalist ishop of the diocese of New York for a donation of $15,000,- 000 to complete the cathedral of ‘St. John the Divine, while multitudes of cold and hungry women and children of the 1 of of, common decency, said: working class were shivering in rickety tenement houses thru- out the city and all over the country, victims of capitalism anddestined to lifelong exploita- tion and suffering. A United Front of Exploiters, Never, in the history of New York has there been such complete co-op- eration between all sorts and condi- tions.of men to carry out the program of combined religion and commercial: ism as when the array of representa- tives of greedy and tyrannical capital- ism swung into line for the building of-one of the most elaborate cathed- among. whom “were Mayor iFranklin D. Roosevelt, Elihu Root Nicholas Murray Butler, Justice Finch, ‘George W. Wickersham, Hugh Frayne lesser and about 200 bigger and |Mghts of this city. If at any time there ‘doubt that capitalism Square Garden meeting doubt. at Washington loud voices sounded. to you the telegram which I have re us that the well-being of our country upon morality and religion.” Sage, as follows: “WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17,1925. Hon Edw. R. Finch, appelate division supreme court, Twenty-fifth street and Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. construction of the cathedral for re ligious worship. I trust the effort: Played. by the Police’Band, which, in addition to donating its service as musical entertainers, gave one hun- dred bucks to: show that the blue- to bear any who had bro- were not going we but we are not here topro held, beginning at 8 p. m. sharp. Questions: New York Edition of DAILY WORKER, and Shop Nuclei. Young Workers League members will also be admitted, All members should arrange to attend. - ° 2 dames apy ait * apriinseen tess In Chicage by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicage. by mail, $6.00 per year. Hylan, been any|Communist Message to using relig- ion. as a handmaiden the Madison elled that From the brains of Wall Street to the strikebreaking president| york edition of the DAILY Forgetting the depths of moral ob- iMquity to which officialdom of the na- jtional capital has fallen and the utter |Mumber of readers who already disregard for. everything that savors|refuse to take the capitalist Justice Finch|papers for their everyday in- “It gives me great pleasure to reac ceived from the man who more than any, one else has called us back to the faith of our fathers and reminded ourselves and our children must rest He then read the president’s mes- “It is gratifying to know of the in- terest of the American people in the being made for this purpose will meet represent jely differing opinions on religious one of them. We see about Casino, 142 Second Avenue, N. ¥., a Special New York Edition (By Dent: fn N While the Capitalist Diplomats T: Mn me ty my ie | it) =) ae e * inning , , York edition a new Fésponsibility devolves upon the class conscious workers of New York. The task Is now not merely to sell the DAILY WORKER, but aiso to help produce it, Not only to circulate the news, but also to furnish the news every day. 3 For this purpose The DAILY WORKER needs workers’ corres- pondents in all workingclass organ- izations in New York. Every party branch, every T. U. E. L. group, every labor union should have its correspondent to give the living news of the labor movement to the DAILY WORKER. All such organ- izations are requested to select cor- respondents at once. Bring the mat- ter up at the next meeting. But it is not necessary to wait for official action. Any individual mem- ber willing to help should immedi- ately get in touch with J. O. Bentall, the New York DAILY WORKER editor, at 208 East 12th Street. Tele- phone Stuyvesant 4634, All_news material should be mail- ed to him at night, or brought in personally or telephoned during the forencon, as it must leave for Chi- cago every day at noon. Rea! news items are wanted, not editorials, essays or articles, but news, of the labor struggle. Not the siush that fills columns of the capi- talist press, but news of the fight of the workers for better conditions, for a more abundant life. TEXTILE MILLS WET WITH MARY Labor in Metropolis The first issue of the New WORKER is printed today and} will be welcomed by a large} formation. . Under the management of the New York cify agent of the Daily L. B. Katterfeld, the paper has increased in circulation and is at present to be found on almost every news.stand in Greater New York. Increases Its Interest. With negotiations for a New York edition completed “The Daily” will be of greater interest and will gain new readers and hold them more easily than before. Agent Katterfeld plans to double the news stand sales every month and has the cooperation of a loyal force of workers both in the Workers Party and in the trade unions. A news gathering force ghas been organized to gather interesting ma- terial from every possible source in the city, and the School of Journalism is putting its students into the practical field at once, thus cooperating with the department of the Daily in a most useful way. “Daily” Is Great Power. The DAILY WORKER is considered the greatest power in existence for building up the revolutionary move- ment in America and the Communist Party which has assumed the leader- ship of the tolling masses in their struggles for emancipation from the exploiting class. (Special to The Daily Worker) Do They Use the Union Label? NEW YORK, Jan. 21.— Buy union hats and caps. No excuse for scab headgear any more. The United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers’ Union is pre- paring a catalog of retailers selling union label goods, the catalog to be sent free to organizations of the work- “Jers everywhere. The catalog will tell you whether the merchant around the “leorner has union label goods. Max Zaritzky, president of the union, says the drive is being conducted in co- operation with the Union Label Trades Department of the A. F. of L. New York “L” Crash Hurts 18, NEW YORK, Jan, 21.—Kighteen pereons were hurt, three seriourly, when a 6th avenue elevated train late yesterday crashed into another train which was standing at the station at 8th avenue and 116th street, — © vailing in the standin of the Bedford. Deep resentment is felt st majority acth jority from carrying. ies A Rule to Broak pam pecially is this - (Continued from page 8 oes Dail Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! Price 3 Cents SOVIET RUSSIA MOURNS DAY GF LENIN’S DEATH School Children Come from Great Distances (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Jan. 21.—Thou- sands of visitors streamed thru Lenin’s mausoleum all day to gaze upon the features of the dead Communist leader, Nicolai Lenin, on the first anniversary of his death. Many of the visitors to Mos- cow were school children from | all parts of Russia. The Krem- lin walls above the resting place of the founder of the Soviet state were draped with red flags. - A large black and white portrait of SHALL STRIKES NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 21.—In the midst of the con- fusion and ora pre- lew weak and divided textile unions, the out- fact is that the rule merican Federation of Textile Operatives requiring. a two-thirds vote for a strike, is blocking a general strike of the 41,000 cotton workers of New among the rank and file of workers at this ral- and some that the officers of the un- jon counted the ballots falsely in or- der to prevent even the two-thirds ma- Lenin was hung on the Kremlin wall above Lenin’s mausoleum. trait was flanked with gilt numerals *1924-1925,” marking the end of the lst year of Lenin’s death. The newspapers printed articles telling of pole meg and the his- ory:of the founging of_the Third fCommunist) International by Lenin. Thousands of pamphlets explaining Geninism were distributed to workers and peasants visiting Mos- sow to view Lenin's remains. Fac- ‘ ork and all i¢ thruout Rus- of’ respect for Lenin. All official buildings, and Soviet The por-} the | the MOSCOW FEELS THAT RECOGNITION BY U.S. IS GOMING VERY SOON (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Jan. 21.—World af- fairs demand that the United States recognize Soviet Russia, George Tchitcherin sald here yesterday. “It Is impossible permanently to | preserve the artificial system of separation between the two biggest countries in the world, which was created by. Secretary of State Hughes,” Tchitcherin said. “The entry of the’ Union of Soviet Social- ist Republics into the circle of the Pacific brings it face to face with | America on the same ocean. “America will find herself in a cul-de-sac if the absurd estrange- ment from the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics is maintained.” NOTORIGUS PET OF CAPITALISTS BOOED INN. Y. Workers Give Him Cold Mit at Meeting (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 21,—Hissed at every statement that misrepresented) Soviet government, Raphael) Abramovich, leading counter-revolu- ach supperter, of. the Second In- ternational, fourd’that the workers of New York were in no mood to accept buildings in foreign countries. were draped with red. The stores and res- taurants were closed for the day. OFFICIALS OF RilNERS’ UNIGN TRY 10 BLUFF Coaldiggers Vote on District Strike” (Special to The Daily Worker) WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 21. —The joint grievance commit- tees of District 1, U. M. W. of A., were meeting here today to de- termine their course in view of the failure of the district offi- cials to call a special district convention as provided by the U. M. W. of A. constitution to settle grievances against the operators and against the un- ion’s district officials headed by the renegade radical, Cappel- lini. It is nearly certain that 60,000 men will strike. These officials, together with the so- called “special commission” appoint- ed by John L. Lewis to “investigate” the district situation, are bending their chief efforts to keep as many away from today’s meeting as pos- sible. However, it is expected that a general strike of the district will be voted. Locals in the district, ninety-four in all, have been holding daily sessions to give each man a chance to vote on a strike. The vote has\een compiled and will be made public today at the session of the grievance committees. Prophesy No Response. The international eunuchs of John L. Lewis, joined Cappellini in sneer- ing at the meeting, prophesying that thegeall to strike would not be re- sponded to by the minors, Rummy Senator Lies Low. WASHINGTON, Jan, 21-—Senator Bdward-I. Edwards, democrat of New Jersey, charged with being the “bead” of the New Jersey rum ring, will not ttend the Jersey city liquor trial niess his testimony is requested by e noon, Wat Ro, “responsible party,” he said this after- sit down before finishing his speech amidst unmistakabie disapproval of his mission to this country, at a meet- ing in the New Star Casion, Sunday afternoon, / Storm of Protest Greets Him. On the platform were the old guard of the forces of reaction in this city, among them Morris _Hilquit, James O'Neal, Judge Panken and B. Viadeck of the Forward. A storm of protest broke out when Abramovitch assailed jthe Soviét government for refusing to allow the counter-revolutionists to flood Russia with their propaganda and déclared that free speech is de- nied by the Bolsheviks. So keen were the workers who had some to hear the arch enemy of the first workers’ republic that when the speaker, apparently by mistake, said his propaganda and was. compelled to) T RULE JAPAN GRANTS RECOGNITION 10 SOVIET RUSSIA \Treaty Provides Full Trade Relations (Special to The. Daily Worker) PEKING, China, Jan. 21.— Japan has formally recognized Soviet Russia. The treaty signed | by the.two countries provides full diplomatic and trade rela- tions. Japan is the twenty-first nation to recognize Soviet Rus- sia. The treaty was signed by Soviet Ambassador L. M. Ka- rakhan, representing Soviet Russia in the far east, and M. Yoshizawa, Japanese minister to China, and provides for ex- tensive trade relations between the two countries. Japan is given concessions, providing for the exploitation of half the Sagha- lin Island coal and oil deposits during which Russia receives 10 to 15/ per cent royalty on oil, 8 to 10 per cemt on coal, and 20 per cent on ofl gushérs. & Treaty Ratified Soon. The treaty is expected: to be ratified | by both’ the Soviet government and thé tionist, pet of the socialist party and) Japanese governments within the next two . ag as_both governments have, ‘been ept informed as to the proposed contents of the treaty during the months of negotiations carried on by | representatives of the two countries The treaty provides for mutual concessions to the nationals of one country residing in the other, and grants trade privileges to such indi- viduals. All Russo-Japanese treaties signed before 1917 are cancelled except the treaty of Portsmouth which eneded the Russo-Japanese war. | Japahese Evacuate, The Japanese agree to» evacuate northern Saghalin im the spring, leaving Russia in charge of the vast area which is rich in natural resources. Big Effect on United States, The recognition of Soviet Russia by Japan is expected to, have a profound effect in forcing recognition of Soviet Russia by the United States govern- ment. Japan is given a supply of of] thru the terms of the treaty, which that the peasants came to the rescue and sitpport Of the revolution, pro. longed applause followed, which se angered the speaker and the chair man that police were called to stop tho deménstration. Introducing the speaker the chair- man stated that Abramovich had been imported to this country by the socialist party to be toured by it for four months collecting money for the counter-revolutionary attacks against Soviet Russia and at the same time get members for the party. This was a sign for a demonstra tion, but less than twenty-five per cent of the audience arose and the other portion scon had them seated by a vigorous “sit down.” Thugs Guard Yellow Socialist, President Weinberg of the Work- men’s Circle, greeted the guest by say ing that tho city government ought tc welcome him and give him the keys to the city in the name of the mem- bership. There were renewed cries o “not from me.” “I am a member of the Workmen’s Circle, but I am not going to give my consent to counter. reyolution,” Another outburst against the bosses, of the meoting. Thugs were present in goodly num- bers placed as ushers and watched every member of the audience, attack ing those who were. in opposition to the speaker, causing several fights. After two hours of slugging the police were ordered to take the place of the slugrers and drog out the hall those who disagreed with the sentiments expressed by the ant!-Soviet element. One ‘member’ of the Workers Party was beaten up and another of the Young Workers’ League was so badly clubbed that he bad to be taken te the hogpiteal, By mistake @ supporter of the Second International outfit. was cracked over tho head by one of the police and had to be taken home, ou buy, get an “Ad” DAILY. Wo KER. ome ore is badly needed by the United States, The aim of the American capitalists to secure control of the Pacific, is seriously threatened by the Russo- Japanese treaty. \Great Britain recognized Soviet Russia on February 1, 1924, and the Wall Street journals declared that “The London trieaties are a blow to American diplomacy.” Following clase on the heels of England's recognition, Soviet Russia was recognized by Italy on Feb. 7, Norway, Feb. 13, Austria, Feb, 20, Greece, March 8, Sweden March 165. Then came another severe blow to the American capitalists, when China re- cognized Soviet Russia on May 31, thus undoing the American intrigue that had been carried on for control of China. France Falis Into Line, On October 26, France, which under Poincare had made it’ known that Soviet Russia would “never be recog- nized,” gave Russia recognition, and sent an ambassador to Moscow. Krassin come to Paris to represent the ; Soviets. An agreement was said in the pregs at the time to exist between France and America stipulating that America would take her policy toward Soviet Russia from France. Following the recognition of Soviet Russia by France, Secretary of State Hughes resigned and Senator Borah, who favors recognition of Soviet Russia, became important in the councils of Coolidge. Unselfish Imperialism. N. Y., Jan, 21.—With the modest be- ginning of the Dawes’ plan mortgaging Germany under its belt, the United States {s taking the next step effec- tively to control the economic fate of the world. Walker D. Hines, formerly director of the railroads in the United States, will make a survey for the league of nations of the river trafile on the Rhine and the Danube for the pur- pose of promoting river commercial traffic, a term of fifty years, in return for ee ice \ of a +