The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 24, 1925, Page 2

ores. Page Two CHICAGO LENIN MENIORIAL MEET HUGE SUCCESS Big Auditorium Holds Throng of Workers The world Communist move- ment is building a monument to Nicolai Lenin far bigger and more lasting than any shaft of marble or granite, J. Louis Eng- dahl, editor of the DAILY WORKER, of workers who packed the Ashland Auditorium Wednesday death of Lenin. Engdah! outlined the achieve- ments of the Third (Commun- ist) International during the night to commemorate the past year. death of Lenin,” said Comrade Eng- dahl, “But to build a stronger Com- munist movement under the guidance of the teachings of Lenin, That is our monument to his memory.” The Party First. “The Communist Party must come first above all other considerations,” Harl R. Browder, acting secretary of the Workers (Communist) Party told the audience. “Lenin always empha- sized the fact that the creation of rev- olutionary sentiment is not enough. The revolutionary sentiment must be crystallized by organization if the world Communist movement is to be strengthened.” “It was only eight years ago tha’ the workers began to hear of Lenin,” continued Browder. “Outside of a small circle his‘name was unknown Then the capitalist press began tc write about the ‘strange fanatic’ wha was causing so much trouble to th Kerensky government. “His fall was predicted in the near future, but the predictions of the cap‘ talist press did not materialize an¢ Lenin did not fall but established th first workers’ government in the his- tory of the world. ‘ it Lives and Grows. “Then the prediction mongers got busy again and the Soviet regime wa: given a few weeks, then a few months and then a few years to live. But much to the chagrin of the prophets of evil and the capitalist class the So viet government continued to live and grow. i; “The capitalist press then predicteé that the Soviet government depended on the genius of one man, Lenin, that when he died the Soviet government would surely pass into history. Ever some good friends of Soviet Russia feared that the death of Lenin would mean the end of Soviet power. But the hopes of the capitalists and the workers were both unfounded. Lenin died, but his work remained, and the told the thousands | SOME EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES AT LENIN MEMORIAL MEETING Earl R. Browder: Lenin’s work changed the face of the world, he taught the way in which revolu- tion should be made thruout the world. Lenin stressed the fact that revolutionary sentiment alone is not sufficient, that it must be crystalliz- ed into organization, Browder fin- ished his speech by appealing to all those who wanted to help finish Len- in’s task to join the Workers (Com- munist) Party. eee Barney Mass, of the Young Work- ers’ League: Lenin has set a prece- dent which has become the ambition of the young workers under the banner of the Young Workers’ League and that ambition is to estab- lish the Soviet government in Am- erica. Gordon Owens, representing the Communist Negroes: There is only one solution of the Negro problem and that is the social revolution, ee Thelma Kahn, of the Junior Groups of Chicago: There are “Len- inists” (Juniors) wherever you go— spreading their propaganda even as far north as Iceland. They spread Communist propaganda, they carry on Communist activities and they are an important part of the inter- national Communist movement. se J. Louis Engdah!: to our great leader we build a monument, not of stone, but we build a monument— the organized American Communist movement. America’s Communists are making progress under the guid- ance of and thru the lessons taught us by our great teacher, our great leader, our great comrade, Lenin. achievements of the Soviet govern. ment since his death prove that his work is indestructible.” Arne Swabeck, District Organiger of the Workers (Communist) Party, act- ing as chairman, said: “One year after Lenin’s death, Jap- an has recognized the Soviet Repub- lic and the United States is sure to follow. One after another the capi. talist powers have been obliged tc drop their haughty attitude and com: to terms with the power they had vowed never to deal with. “Tho Lenin lies cold in death he is as potent today as when his voice ané pen were active in guiding the revolu- tionary movement in the struggle against the enemy. Lenin leads th« Communist movement today and Len inism is the guide of the Communist International, the greatest monumeni that could be built to Lenin’s mem- ory.” It was young Thelma Kahn, who spoke as a representative of the Jun- jor section of the Young Workers League who received the biggest ova- LENIN MEMORIAL MEETINGS Friday, Jan, 23. Niagara Falls, N. Y., at 7:30 p. m., Hippodrome Hall, corner Pine and 19th Sts. Speaker to be announced. Springfield, Conn., Victory Hall, 841 North St., speaker, William Simons. Stamford, Conn., Workmen's Circle Hall, 49 Pacific St. Saturday, Jan. 24, Chicago, at 8 p. m. at Soviet School, 1902 W. Division St. corncert and Russian speakers. Philadelphia, Pa., at 8 p. m., at the Lulu Temple, corner Broad and Spring Garden Sts. Speakers: Olgin, Baker, and Carlson. South Bend, Ind. at 8 p. m., at Workers’ Home, 1216 W. Colfax Ave. Speaker, Manuel Gomez. Milwaukee, Wis., at 8 p. m, at the Auditorium, 500 Cedar St. Speakers: Foster and Max Bedacht. Seattle, Wash., Painters’ Hall, Un- ion Record Bidg., at 8 p.m. Speaker: Norman H. Tallentire. Passaic, N. J., 82 President St. Sunday, Jan. 25. Washington, D. C. Play House, at 8p.m. Speakers: Oliver Carlson and Comrade Macintosh. Gary, Ind., 215 W. 18th Ave.,at 2 p. m. Speaker: Thurber Lewis. St. Paul, Minn. Commonwealth Hall, 435 Rice St., at 8 p.m. Speaker: Earl Browder. Minneapolis, Minn. Humboldt (Fin- nish) Hall, 1317 Western Ave., No. at 2p.m. Speaker: Earl Browder, Denver, Col., at 8 p, m., Machinists’ Hall, 1715 California St. Speakers to be announced, Omaha, Nebr., at 2:30 p. m., Labor Lyceum, 22nd and Clark Sts. Speak- ers, J. E. Snyder, David Coutts, David Reznick, Tom Mathews, B. M. Mishkis, Grand Rapids, Mich., at 2:30 p, m. ‘Workmen's Circle Temple, 347 Mt. Vernon Ave. Speakers: WH. A. Kosten and Bugene Beshtold. Newark, N. J., Labor Lyceum, 2 p. m., 704 S. 14th street. Hartford, Conn. Labor Educational Alliance, 287 Windsor Ave., at 2:30 p.m. Speaker: Joseph Manley. Detroit, Mich. at 2 p. m., House of the Masses, 2101 Gratiot Ave. Speak- er, Robert Minor. Boston, Mass, at 3 p. m., Scenic Auditorium, 12 Berkeley St. Speaker, John J. Ballam. Cleveland, Ohio. Engineers’ Audito- rium, Ontario and St. Clair. at 7:30 re Speaker, Bonjamin Gitlow. i Youngstown, ©., at 2 p. m., speak- ers, Ben Gitlow and others. Los Angeles, Cal., at 2 p. m., Blanch- ard Hall, 233 S. Broadway. Speaker James H. Dolsen. ° Easton, Pa., at 2 p. m., Lithuanian (Bakers) Hall, N. 7th St., near North- ampton St. Speaker to be announced. Dowell, lil, at 2 p. m., Rex Theater, Union Ave. Speaker, John Mihelic. Bridgeport, Conn., at 8 p. m., Work- men’s Circle Hall, 310 State St. Speaker, Sadi Amter. Akron, Ohio, at 2 p. m., Zeigler Hall, corner Voris and Miami Sts. Superior, Wis., Workers’ Hall, cor- ner Tower and 5th. Speaker to be announced. Tacoma, Wash., Labor Temple, City Hall Annex, at 8 p. m. Speaker: Nor- man H. Tallentire. East Pittsburgh at 2 p. m., Work- ers’ Home, corner Hlectric and North Aves. Speakers, Joseph Knight and A. Blagelavich. Revere, Mass., Eagle's Hall, Shirley and Walnut Aves, at 8 p. m. Speaker, I, Amter, January 26, Dillonvale, Ohlo. Spenker: min Gitlow. 7 p. m. January 27. Yorkville, Ohio. Speaker: Benjamin Gitlow. 7 p. m, January 28, Bellaire, Ohio. Speaker: Gitlow. 7 p,m. January 29. Powhatan Point, Ohio. Benjamin Gitlow. 7 p. m. January 30, Neffs, Ohio. Speaker: Gitlow, 7 p. m. January 31. Christopher, til, French Club, at 7 Pp. m, Speaker: John Mihelic. Sunday, Feb. 1. New York, N. Y» at 2 p. m., Madi son Square Garden, Speakers: Foster and Ruthenberg. New Haven, Conn. Hermanson’s Hall, 158 Crowm St, at 8 p. m. Speaker, Joseph Manley. Buffalo, N. Y., at 8 p. m., Labor Ly- ceum, 876 William St. Speaker, Ben- Jamin Gitlow. Portland, Ore, 227 Yamhill St., at 8 Dp. m. Speaker: Stanley Clark. Elizabeth, N. J., Sunday, Feb. 8, 7:30 Pp. m., Turn Hall, 726 High street. Erie, Pa, Russian Hall, 166 B, 3rd St. Speaker: Benjamin Gitlow, 2:30 DP me, Benjamin Benjamin tion of the evening. Standing on e@ table so as to be seen by the audience, Comrade Thelma sketched the life of Lenin from the time he was denied admission to the university because his brother had been executed as a revolutionist, until he headed the vic: torious Communist revolution and founded the Soviet government of Russia and the Communist Interna tional. Lenin Aided Oppressed Races. Gordon Owens, the well known Ne gro Communist, told of the work of Lenin in cementing the oppressed races to the revolutionary movement. The Red Star pageant, given to the music of the Young Workers’ League orchestra, made a profound impres sion on the large audience. As the curtain rose, the stage was flooded with red light. The orchestra played the revolu- tionary funeral march as a huge red star in the center of the stage sud: denly flashed with light, and a ham- mer and “sickle appeared on the star under which the letters flashed in elec tric lights, “Lenin Is Dead.” Then as the orchestra changed the tune to the Internationale, there ap- peared on the star in large letters, the slogan “Leninism Lives.” The audi- ence responded with a tremendous ovation. Lenin and the Youth. Barney Mass of the Young Workers’ League, told of Lenin’s work in found- ing the Young Communist Interna tional, of working class Communist youth of the world, of which the Young Workers’ League is the Ameri- ean section. Comrade Mass declared that Lenin had said that the task of the revolutionary youth is to learn “It is with that spirit that the clas: conscious youth of the world are pre: paring to aid in the overthrow of capi talism,” Comrade Mass declared. He reminded his hearers that Lenin dis pelled the idea that there was no room in the revolutionary movement for the youth of the world. “The world Communist movemen’ has made great progress during the past year,” said Engdahl. “Twenty: one capitalist nations, much agains their will, have been forced to bow tr the Russian Soviet government found- ed by Lenin. Now Japan has been forced to recognize Russia, and the United States must soon follow.” Engdahl told of some of the future tasks of the Communists. The next war will be fought over control of the Pacific, he declared. Soviet Rus- sia 1s glad to sell oil to Japan because Russia needs the money to strengthen its| workers’ government, but the Japanese navy, with all its oil, cannot stave off the establishment of the So viet government of Japan by the Japanese workers. The new offiensive of the capitalis government of the United States war described by Engdahl, who told how C. B. Ruthenberg, executive secretar: of the Workers (Communist) Party was sitting in the hell hole of a prisor at Jackson, Michigan, on the annivers ary of Lenin’s death because he dared to defend the Communist movement in this country. Comrade Engdahl told of some of the triumphs of the American work ers. He told how the left wing ele ments of the large trade unions, led by the Communists, are meeting the attacks of the bureaucratic rule of the labor takers, and how the workers oi New York hissed down the Jewish daily (socialist) “Forward,” stool pigeon Abramovitch when he attempt ed to slander the Soviet government CHICAGO CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY Candidates nominated by the Workers (Communist) Party for the spring aldermanic elections are as follows: 8rd WARD—E. L. Doty, candi- date; R. Minor and Gordon Owen: captains. Branches participating: South Side English, Englewood Eng- lish, South Side Scandinavian and Polish South Side. 11th WARD—Victor Zokaltis, can- didate; J. Manus, captain. Branches Participating: Lithui No. 6, South Slav No. 1, Ukrainian No. 1, and Y. W. L. No. 3. 22nd WARD—L. Cejka, candidate; A. Overgaard, captain. Branches Participating: Czecho-Slovak Nos. 1 and 3, Lithuanian No. 5, Y. W. L. ' No. 4, Lithuanian No. 77, Douglas Park Jewish. 24th WARD—H, Epstein, candl- 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, candl- date; W. Ozol, captain. Branches participating: Lettish and West Side Scandinavian. 32nd WARD—Peter M. Lucas, candidate; M. A. Stolar, captain. Branches participating: Ukrainian No, 1, Polish N. & Russian, Y. W. L. No. 5 33rd WARD—J. L. Engdahl, can- didat N. J. Christensen, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Eng. lish, Karl Marx Scandinavian, and the Armenian Branch. 34th WARD—Harry Brooker, can- didate; 1. L.. Davidson, captain. Branches participating: N. W. Jew. ish, Italian Terra Cotta, Y. W. L. No. 6, and the Roumanian Branch, 4th WARD—J. W. Johnstone, candidate; Walt Carmon, captain. Branches participating: Finnish, Lakeview, Scandinavian, North Sido English, German and Y. W. Le THE DATEL . | rod dete Y wo RKER RUSSIAN CP. MAKES RULING IN TROTSKY CASE “Fails to Admit Error” in Note to Central (By Russian Telegraph Agency.) MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—The Centra’ Committee of the Control Commissior, of the Russian Comimunist Party, ip plenary session, has examined the resolutions of the party sections re garding the attitude of Trotsky. letter from Trotsky was read in whict he regrets his inebility, owing to hit illness, §> attend the session of thc committee. Trotsky declares in hi: letter that he has kept silence in or. der not to injure the party, but denies vigorously all the accusations regatd ing his attempt to revise Leninisn and to belittle the role of Lenin. He fails, however, to substantiate this statement beyond the fact that i: would arouse unnecessary discussion. He himself regards “Trotskyism” as ¢ political tendency ended long ago. Re: garding the accusations against him of being a pessimist with respect to the development of socialism in Rus sia and the procrastination of th revolution in western countries, Trot: sky said: “Despite the difficulty arising from capitalism surrounding Russia, thc economic and pelitical resources o the Soviet Union are very great.” Trotsky asserts that he had not fore seen his digeussions would be inter preted a8 a political platform. He hat not foreseen that his book, “The Les- sons of October,” which has provoke¢ 80 much diseussign, would be inter preted as a political platform. Incon- clusion, Trotsky declares: “Regarding the accusations agains’ me as to my aspiration towards an ex ceptional postion in the party, and my failure to submit to discipline, refus ing the missions entrusted to me b} the Central Committee, I reply cate gorically that Iam ready for any task in any post or outside any post, an¢ under the control of the party. It i: useless to emphasize that, aftep- the recent discussion, it is in the interes of our cause that I should be reliever of my functions as president of the revolutionary war council. I should add that I remained in Moscow unti’ the plenary session of the Central Committee only for the purpose of submitting explanations, if required.’ Decision of Central Committee, After an exchange of views, the Cen tral Committee, with the exception of votes < Commission, with two votes abstain ing, unanimously resolved: First, to ask Trotsky to submit to party discipline effectively and no only in words; second, that the direc tion of the army should be based or the authority of the whole party, and also, in view of Trotsky’s statements that it is necessary to relieve him of any further work on the revolution- ary war council; Third, to conside: Trotsky’s future participation on the Central Committee at the next party congress, warning him, however, tha in case of any violations of party dis- cipline, the Central Committee will b: compelled, without waiting for th« congress, to consider Trotsky’s re maining in the political bureat as im possible, and that the question shoulé be considered as to whether he shoul not be refused the right to participate in the work of the Central Commit- tee; Fourth, to consider the discussion as closed. The resolution of the Central Com- mittee declares that the iron discip- lino of the party was always the guarantee of the success of the Com- munist Party. The repeated attacks of Trotsky ‘against Bolshevism com- pels the party either to renounce thir jaraitee, or to put an end once for 1 to these attacks. Considering the attacks of Trotsky as prosaging + party split, the imperialists are al ready drawing practical conclusions in spite of the fact that the interna tional position of the Soviet Union is stronger than ever. Discussion Always Exposed Tendency In all his previous discussions Trotsky was the spokesman of petty bourgeois tendencies. His anti-Lenin- ist evaluation of the role of the peas ants in the revolution, particularly. constitutes an actual danger to the party, which is working to insure the alliance between industry and agricul: ture, in order to make the peasant masses participate In the Soviet pol. iey to effect relief to agriculture, de: crease taxes and to realize other measures of Leninism, Trotsky’s attitude undermines the confidence of the peasants in the polit teal bloc of the workers and peasants The Red Army and Fleet, to which Trotsky should be an example of dis- cipline, sees quite the opposite. The Central Committee appreciates Trotsky's assurance that he is willin; to do any work which the party will impose upon him, but points out tha’ Trotsky in his decleration does not ad. mit hie errors, but continues to main tain Kis anti-Bolshevist attitude, thus making his submission @ pure formal “a A the: Central Control] Red Flag of Soviet Rule Going Up in Tokio Where Waved Emblem of Czar } By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL } TODAY: the flag of the departed Russian ozardom fails to fly over the Russian embassy in Tokio, the metropolis of the island realm of the Japanese mikado. Soon the red flag of Soviet rule will be raised in its stead; its folds flung to the breeze to the strains of “The International.” Thus the crimson standards of the workers’ revolution establishes a new frontier in the Pacific. ) The strongholds of the ¢zarist emigres fall one by one. Before imperialist France was forced to recognize the So- viet power, the czarists maintained their grip in the Russian embassy in Paris. It was the center of their machinations against workers’ and peasants’ rule in Moscow. They con- spired and schemed, cajoled and pleaded with the capitalist powers of western Europe, for jyst one more attack on the bins hg dictatorship. But the memories of Wrangel, udenitch and the rest of the counter-revolutionary crew, were too vivid in the minds of Paris and London diplomats. France followed England in recognizing the established red rule of the Russian masses. * * * * It was very significant for instance that two brothers should meet at the Tunisian port of Bizerta, when the red Russians came to relieve the white guard Russians of the ships they had stolen from the Soviet Republic following the Wrangel adventure. One of the brothers was the Bolshevist Admiral Berens, chief of the Russian naval mission, who came to the French port in Africa, with the consent of the French capitalist government, to take the Soviet ships home again. It was his own brother, one of Wrangel’s white guard admirals, that he had to deal with. * °* ° . As in Paris, so in Tokio. The Russiah embassy in the Japanese capital has been the seat of czarist intrigue in the orient against Soviet rule. It was thru Vladivostok that world imperialism poured its armies into Red Siberia. The armed forces of the United States were there, with those of Japan, England, France and all the rest, bulwarking the bloody white guard attempts of Kolchak against the work- erss’ and peasants’ power. But red rule pressed back its foes. Every soldier fighting under a capitalist flag was driven from the shores of Siberia. The emblem of Soviet rule was raised again over Viadivostok. Soldiers of the United States mutinied in the face of the dirty task that Wall Street had assigned them. They did not come home as the conquering heroes of an ambitious imperialism. Instead many of them sit today as military prisoners in the American bastilles of the nation’s Pacific ports. Only the Kolchak emigres reaching these shores were received with glad acclaim. They at least represented the ghost of something that might have been. Imperialist Japan today stands humbled. The red flag \ Over the Soviet embassy in Tokio is the herald of “The New “Day” for Japanese as well as Russian labor. Goto, the Japanese baron who led the campaign for the recognition of Soviet Russia, says that no country can afford to remain aloof from Soviet Russia. He predicts that the United States will be the next to recognize Soviet rule. Capitalist nations cannot live without developing relations with the Russian Soviet Republic. Yet, neither can they live thru recognizing it. For recognition of Soviet rule means the acceptance of the victory of the workers and peasants in one great nation; a victory that must spread to all nations; ending in a world-wide triumph. Today the czarist flag is lowered at the Russian embassy in Tokio. Capitalism will try to hide its tears and _ do its mourning in secret. For it knows that another | outpost of its rule has fallen. It knows that the day of its © doom draws ever nearer. ; JACK JOHNSTONE WILL SPEAK ON A. F. OF L. CONVENTION AT THE NEXT MEETING OF CHICAGO BRANCH T.U.E.L. Jack Johnstone, assistant secretary of the Trade Union Educational League, will report on the El! Paso convention of the American Federation of Labor at the next regular monthly meeting of the Chicago branch of the league. The meeting will be held on the last Wednesday In January at 8 p. m. In North West Hall, corner of Western and North avenues. - Comrade Johnstone reported the El Paso convention for the DAILY WORKER and traveled to Mexico with, but not as guest of, the labor fakers who accepted President Calles’ of Mexico Invitation to witness the inaugural ceremonies in the Mexican capital. expire at the same time, Hundreds will expire tion expires. Just to Remind You of the Rates: Outside of Chicago—86 a year, six months, $2.00 three months. in Chicago—$8.00 a year, $4.50 six months, $2.60 three months | FORGOT! During January and February of last year hund- reds of workers greeted the birth of the first Eng: lish Communist daily newspaper in the world with a subscription, Later, shorter term subs came that ENRIGHT WANTS FINGER PRINTING AND HIGHER PAY PoliceHead Grows Poor on $10,000 Per (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Two ambitions dominate PoliceCom- missioner Enright on his return from Palm Beach and South America: sone is to have his salary increased from $10,000 to $20,000 a year and the other is to have every inhabitant. of New York City and every arrival from outside whether visitor or permanently locating, summari- ly fingerprinted and recorded in the police register. Looks Too Raw for Hylan. Comptroller Herman A, Metz mada the proposal of the raise in salary, but it looked so raw that Mayor Hylan suggested that it be put over till an. other meeting of the board of esti. mates. ‘The fingerprint proposition is, how. ever, getting new life. Enright saw a beautiful system in the highly civiliz- ed states of South America where ev- ery citizen has to carry a fingerprint card with his photo attached. The same system should be introduced in- to New York, says Enright. It would cost only a dollar a head to get finger. printed and a dollar for photos and the graft gang would have some twelve million more dollars to play with while they enjoy the pastime of harrassing the workers and especially those who are foolish enough to think other thoughts than those dictated by J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefel ler, Jr. Enright goes into ecstasies over what he saw in Buenos Ayres. There all honest people have their cards. || Without the card no one can get a job. If the jobseeker has a card, it ir at once referred to the police to see if he is a member of a union and {i he is an agiator, His record spell: his fate. Fight on Organized Labor. If he has not already secured <= card and applies for one, he canno get it if he is found to have unior affiliations or if he is considered : radical. To stamp out all labor organization: and drive from the city all who advo cate higher wages for workers—no’ for policé: commissioners—must ge the boot, according to this advance: step in civilization, : . LONDON, Jan. 22—Reports from A’ bania today stated that Hogu Ahmed revolutionary leader, had proclaime: a dictatorship and replaced the stand ing army by militia. Movies for Workers “Beauty and the Bolshevik” an “Russia in Overalls” will be shown a the following places: Galloway, W. Va.—Miners’ Unio Theater, Jan. 23. Zeigler, Ill, Jan. 28. Chicago, Ashland Auditorium, Fe! Pittsburgh, Pa. N. Music Hall, Feb. 7. South Bend, Ind—White Eag! Theater, 1125 W. Division St., Feb. 1 St. Paul, Minn.—444 Rice St., Fel 8. Carnegi Milwaukee, Wis.—Pabst Theate March 7. San Francisco, March 21. Lenin Memorial reel to be show at the Lenin meeting in Philadel, on Jan, 24. ’ Latare Te ast, Menkes yoy ’ i Yours may be among these. ‘ in two months and if they are not renewed it will be a blow to “our daily.” Don’t wait for a card with the picture adjoining to describe your feelings when you fail to get the DAILY WORKER. Don’t wait until your subscrip- “I forgot” is the usual excuse—but don’t make it | RENEW! Send in your renewal today to The Daily Worker 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill.