The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER. eR ea ct IR a il cA Ag cls alii Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IL (Phone: Monroe 4712) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail: : 06.00 per year $8.50....6 months $2.00...8 months By mali (in Chicago only): 98.00 per year $4.50...6 months $2.60...8 months Adress all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1118 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, tilinele d. LOUIS ENGDAHL oh Aina renalnindaontin sont DBT UOt Nt tacit dncacit SLAM F. GUNND {nanan nen FAILOTS MORITZ J. LOEB......nscmmenne Business Manager —— @ntered as second-class mat! Sept. 21, 1928, at the Post- Office at Chicago, Ill, under the act of March 3, 1879. GH 290 Advortising rates om application Washington Discusses a Treaty The senate foreign relations committee of which Senator William E. Borah of Idaho is chairman met to discuss the treaty signed between the gov- ernment of Japan and the Union of Soviet Social- ist Republics. An official report of the proceedings was not made public but it was unofficially hinted, after the meeting, that more, than one member of the committee used strong language in discussing the policy of Secretary of State Hughes in his con- -duct of the state department, with reference to the United States attitude towards Russia. It was intimated that this policy of hate and hostility was mainly responsible for the compar- atively strong position which the treaty with Rus- sia gives Japan in the Pacific. Without a suf- ficient supply of oil to provide fuel for the Jap- anese navy, it was admitted by U. S. naval offic- ers that the Mikado’s navy would never dare risk a contest with the naval forces of the United States. The concessions granted to Japan on Saghalien Island, guarantees Tokio against any shortage of fuel for her navy and strengthens her immeasurably either in her negotiations with the United States or in the event of war. The senate foreign relations committee fears that besides the published clauses of the treaty there is also a secret alliance between Moscow and Japan. As capitalist statesmen can think only in terms of bourgeois diplomacy, it is not surpris- ing that they should suspect some agreement be- tween the two governments in view of the world political situation. All the capitalist powers with- out exception are hostile to the Soviet government for very fundmental reasons, and even tho Japan is a capitalist power, it happens that her interests in the Orient conflict so violently with the two strongest imperialist powers that the Mikado’s government is for the moment diplomatically isol- ated. Therefore the logical step for Japan to take, from the point of bourgeois diplomacy would be to form a defensive and offensive alliance with Moscow. British diplomacy now-aims at driving the United States and Japan into hostilities. It has been the historical policy of Britain to dispose of her foremost naval and commercial competitor. Navies, as a rule are built for the protection of trade and trade routes. The growing shipping trade of the United States and her expanding im- perialism demand a larger navy. This brings her automatically into conflict with Britain. It would be to Britain’s advantage to get Japan and the United States navies into a mutual an- nihilation contest, with Britain playing a role that would enable her to step in at the opportune moment to her advantage. The foreign policy of Secretary Hughes is now undergoing a critical examination by the senate committee on foreign relations and his willing- ness to commit the United States to Britain’s anti- Soviet strategy has led to developments which do not look good to many prominent senate leaders. The Soviet-Japan treaty brought the implications of this policy dramatically to Washington’s at- tention and the decision of a member of the for- eign relations committee to discuss the question on the floor of the senate indicates the deep impres- sion the latest big development in world policies made upon the United States government. Teapot Dome Again The honorable millionaire’s club known as the United States senate got its last kick out of the Teapot Dome scandal when by a vote of 40 to 30 it adopted the report by T. J. Walsh, of Montana, condemning A. B. Fall and others, implicated in the leasing of the naval reserve oil lands to Doheney and Sinclair. This vote means very little except that it marks the falling of the curtain on the great scandal that thrilled two continents last spring, so far as the senate is concerned. The solons have spoken for the record. Doheney and Sinclair have the oil. Fall has the graft. Everything is well on the banks of the Potomac. The road is now clear for another graft orgy. Vienna socialists have been forced to sell their great bakery founded fifteen years ago and cap- italized at 1,000,000,000 Austrian crowns. This gigantic concern once supplied 40 per cent of Vienna’s bread. The Austrian socialists are broke financially and politically, The workmen’s councils were also dissolved Exit social-democrats! The Soviet government was invited to send dele- sates to the opium conference. Tchitcherin replied in diplomatic language that the conference was no place for a representative from an honest govern- ment, The Soviet government was putting down the opium traffic, not merely talking about it. The German Republic T otters Dr. Luther, chancellor of the new Germen cab- inet and well known monarchist admitted in his second speech in the reichstag, since his govern- ment assumed power that he and his colleagues discussed the question of changing the form of the German government, but decided that it “should remain a constitutional republic.” This means nothing less than breaking the news gently, that the Luther party has in mind a resoration of the monarchy. His speech created a sensation in the reichstag, but Luther was not worrying about that. The re- public which was born out of the blood sacrifice of the German workers has proven itself to be an instrument of capitalism just as the monarchy under the kaiser was. Luther knows that the German working class cannot be as willing to fight for the preservation of a sham republic today as they were during the Kapp uprising. He also knows that the monarchist elements have gained strength since that time, under the benevolent policy of the social democratic president and the socialist party of Germany. What a commentary on the accomplishments of social-democracy! Those capitalist bootlickers boasted that they saved Germany from the grip of a dictatorship when they crushed the proletarian revolution and blocked the path of those who aimed to establish the rule of the workers thru a Soviet republic. The corpses of the revolutionary lead- ers of the working class were offered by the social democrats as proof of their abiding faith in capi- talist democracy. Today the government which they held up before the eys of the masses as a horrible example of working class rule, the Soviet government, is strong and powerful, with a stable leadership enjoying the confidence of millions, while the German republic, monument to social democracy is tottering on the brink of ruin, with the social democrats helpless and discredited play- ing the role of discarded political prostitutes. The battle going on in Germany today is be- tween two extremes, the monarchist-fascist-jun- ker-industrialist reactionaries against the Com- munists, who do not make a fetish of democracy. Both sides know it is a fight to the death, between the capitalist system which the former are pre- pared to fight to preserve, and Communism which the latter will fight to establish. The Communist Party will lead the masses to fight for a republic in Germany—but it will be a Soviet republic. A vegetarian expresses the opinion that there is little difference between a capitalist who works children long hours in a factory and a Communist who eats meat. It could be said with greater justi- iication that there is little difference between the brain that houses such intellectual offal and a garbage pail. The Busted Balkan Alliance After the tory government assumed power in England, the first important move of the foreign office chief, Austin Chamberlain, was to tour Eur- ope in an effort to form an anti-Soviet alliance of all European countries that British diplomacy could rope into such a scheme without endangering any of the imperial interests. Judging by the propaganda that followed in the wake of Chamberlain’s visit, the attempt was crowned with success. Paris, Rome and every cap- ital city in the Balkans broke into print. It looked very dark for the Bolshevik government. But the excitement resulting from the publicity lasted less than a week. Then the fog cleared and the crooks began to talk about the things they were most interested in, that is, their immediate graft. Chamberlain made a special effort to fix the Bal- kans against Soviet Russia. He got the Yugo Sla and the Bulgarian governments into a vonfere and one of his proposals was the reorganization of the Wrangel army, the remnants of which are still in Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavia. These bandits were used by the Bulgarian government to crush the peasant uprising in 1923. Another part of the Chamberlain scheme was that King Boris of Bulgaria should marry Princess Lieana of Roumania. Since then this proposed marriage has been called off. Perhaps the Queen of Roumania is of the opinion that King Boris’ head is none too stable. ‘ Bishop Fan Noli, head of the Albanian govern- ment was informed by Chamberlain that England would aid him against his adversary Ahmed Bey Nogu if it expelled the Soviet representative from Albania. Chamberlain’s plot was not confined to the Bal- kans alone; Turkey, Afghanistan and Finland were ineluded. Unfortunately however for the ambi- tious plan, the robbers could not come to terms and even England was compelled to disavow the actions of the foreign minister after their failure was patent. ‘A diplomatic denial usually means less than nothing, but in this case it meant that the power of the Soviet government was im- pregnable. OMRADE LENIN: Hard and unassailable as he was to all those who were our enemies, the bourgeoisi working class in southern sun, nd the social-traitors, he could be and was lovable not only to the in general, but to each individual worker and toiler with whom he came in contact. The sons of our class he warmed b Lenin was a comrade to eac the ron of his great love, which was like the and all of the workers whom he met. Simul- taneously he was a teacher, a brother, a leader and a friend.—Zinoviev. THE WE DATS we RKER Abramovich Exposed as Enemy of Soviets (Continued tron from page 1) rule of a puppet czar directed by the big imperialists. You did not forget yet, I am sure, the bloody doings of the armies of intervention, the brutal system of the infamous ‘cordon sani- taire’ invented by Clemenceau, Lioyd George and Wilson to strangle the Russian masses either to submission or to death, nor will you ever forget the terrific campaign of defamation and character assassination that was carried on by the capitalist and men- shevik press of the world against the leaders of the Russian revolution. “But the Soviet government is still in power. It is mow stronger than it ever was before, interally and ex- ternally. The economic system of Russia is continually improving, in spite of the tremendous difficulties that must be overcome at every turn of the road, Why, the mere fact that ussia’s monetary system had been anally stabilized without the help (in fact, against the sabotage) of the mighty capitalist powers of the world, should be proof sufficient of the strength and resourcefulness of the Soviet government. Emissary of the “Kulak” “Then again, one niust note with great satisfaction the harmonious and fraternal relations that exist between the Soviet government and the poor peasantry. Mind you, I speak here of the poor peasantry, and not of the village exploiter, the peasant capital- ist, the ‘kulak.’ It is the former, the poor and to a certain degree, the mid- dle peasants, that count. And with these the workers of Russia and the Soviet government are in a close and unshakable political and economic al- liance—an alliance wihch forms the very basis of the Russian government of workers and peasants. “As to the rich peasantry, this group is quite naturally opposed to the pre- sent order of things in Russia. It is among these peasants that the counter revolution, one of whose spokesmen is R. Abramovich, is now in America, is building its nests. But that shouldn't worry us. The revolution must suc ceed not because of them but in spite of them. The growth and concentra- tion of the Russian proletariat and the consequent th of the Russian Communist are the best guar- antees that the Russian revolution will triumph in spite of all difficulties: “Internationally the position of Soviet Russia is very favorable. With- in the last few months a number of important capitalist countries, chief among them England and France, were compel! to grant recognition to Japan is about to do And even.the govern- ‘States, the. last bulwark of uncompromising opposi- tion, is noticeably beginning to give way. The resignation of the pious Hughes is quite symptomatic in this respect, America Becomes the Center of the Russian Counter-Revolution. “It is important to realize that the Russian counter-reyolutionists are be- ginning to feel quite uncomforable in Europe and are therefore gradually shifting over the center of their ac- tivities to the United States. America is fast becoming the center of the Rus- sian counter-revolution. The American labor movement must be careful to draw the proper conclusions from this very important fact. “We must inquire first into the reasons for this change in the base of operations. Why is it thai during the past year the United States have been ‘honored’ by so many notables from the white guard Russian colonies of Europe? Why is it that so many czarist officers, generals, diplomats and politicians have migrated recent- ly into the United States? A Nest of Vultures. “There are three basic reasons for this change. First, the capitalists of the United States are becoming the actual dictators in the affairs of the world. «from this it follows that he ho is looking for favors at the hands |of capitalism generally must first se- eure the good will and approval of American capitalism. Second, the de- feat and failure of the schemes and conspiracies of the Russian counter- revolutionists in practically every cen- ter of European imperialism, And third, the growing power and influence of the Communist and miltant trade union movement in all the European countries, “These three factors, in addition to several others of lesser importance, have combined to bring about a situa- tion which made it vitally necessary for the Russian counter-revolution to transfer its center of activities to the United States. Where these conspira- tors and plotters were formerly oper- ating in Constantinople, Belgrade, So- fla, Prague, Berlin, Paris and London, they are now shifting their base to New York, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles. America, the center of the center of the Russian counter-revo- - |tution. A Menace to the Labor Movement. “The American working class, the American Jabor movement, and every Progressive element in Aemrican so- cial life must take cognizance of this important fact. It will be a. fatal mistake to adopt the position that |these migrations to the United States of Russian counter-revolutionists and the visit of such emissaries of reac- |Hon as that of R. Abramovich, are of ‘no concern to the American masses generally, that it is the business only of the Russians, Nothing will prove more disastrous to the working masses iit see and to the progressive forces of this country as a whole than such an at- titude of alofness and neutrality to- ward the reactionary machinations of the Russian counter-revolutionists in the United States. “Why? First let us remember that wherever the Russian counter-revolu- tionists succeeded in establishing a base of operations, they invariably strengthened the reactionary forces of that country against the forces of labor and progress generally. Ask the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Czecho- Slovaks, the~Germans, French and English about the reactionary pressure exercised by the Russian counter-revo- lutionists upon the internal affairs of those countries. To Aid Reaction Here. “I might remark, in passing, that it is generally quite difficult to separate the home affairs of a country from its foreign affairs. This is particularly true with regard to problems of a country of such world importance as Soviet Russia. . It. is conceivable, of course, for a capitalist government to foHow a policy of aggression (dip- lomatic, economic or military) toward Soviet Russia and at the same time attempt to pursue a ‘liberal’ policy to- ward the labor movement at home. But this dualism of policy, if 1 may use this expression, that is, aggres- sion abroad and ‘liberalism’ at home, cannot continue very long under the present phase of capitalist develop- ment, the phase of imperialism. It was quite possible in the old pre-im- perialist days. It might work for a short while even now, but such dual- ism must inevitably disappear, giving way to reaction at home as well as abroad. “From this it follows that in the measure in which the Russian counter- revolutionists, now concentrating in the United States, will succeed in swaying the American government to their side, this will produce not only aggression and hostility toward Soviet Russia but also an intensified offens- ive against American labor and against the progressive social forces in America generally. Aside from the general atmosphere of suspicion and disturbance that will necessarily be created in the United States by the continuous plottings and conspiracies of the Russian counter-revolutionists, an atmosphere very favorable to capi- talist reaction but extremely unfavor- able to the labor movement, aside from this, every successful move of these conspirators against Russia will also spell severer and more cruel at- tacks by the government of Strike- breaker Coolidge and ‘Open Shopper’ Dawes upon the safety and well being of the American toiling masses. The American working class must there- fore be on its guard. An Agent of World Imperialism. “It is in the light of the foregoing that you must consider the arrival in the United States the other day of R. Abramovich, leader of the Russian counter-revolutionary mensheviks and henchman of the Second International of Scheidemann, Noske and Ebert. “What is the significance of Abram- ovich’s coming to America, particular- ly at this time? It is very much worth while inquiring into this matter. You will find that the Russian counter- revolution, altho disgracefully defeat- ed, is still alive and active. You will also learn something more vital and important; namely, that the so-called Second International, the agent of of world imperialism and the flunkey of ‘Open Shopper’ Dawes, is now em- barking upon a new crusade against the revolutionary and militant labor. movement to crush all opposition to the ‘successful’ enforcement of the “The mission of R. Abramovich, ac- tive counter-revolutionist and repre- sentative of the Second International, must be analyzed and considered very carefully, What does Abramovich want in the United States? The Program of Abramovich. “You have read the statement of the central executive committee of District 9 Campaign Speeds Up LTHO this local of ours is only a small one, less than twenty mem- bers, we realize the necessity of the DAILY WORKER, and we will stay In the drive to the end. trying to ‘clean up’ our quota.” This letter from a Finnish comrade In Orr, Minn., expresses the spirit ~ of District 9. Indirectly, it also explains why so many branches have not yet Teported in the policy campaign. are sprinkled thruout the territory innumerable other smal! branches of north Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, separated from the general labor movement as well as from each other. How can they be united in an amalgamated campaign to bring the Insurance drive to a clean-cut victory? Of the 88 branches In the district, only 32 have a record of achleve- ment. Their total contribution amounts to $674.00 ae compared to a quota of $5,766. But they are just getting into action! From Newberry, Mich., comes their slogan, “We will continue selling the policies until they are gone.” The Duluth, Minn., Finnish branch has set the pace by remitting $71.00, closely followed by the St. Paul English branch with $68.00, The sole Ukrainian branch in this district, after dispqsing of its first $50.00 books, sends for another, just as these comrades have conquered the rock and iron and barren earth of this region, we are assured that they will conquer their District 9 quotal * * Branches in District 9 That Are Leaders in Drive to Insure The Daily Worker Czecho-Siovak, St. Paul, Mint... Duluth, Minn. Hancock, Mich.. English, Rochester, Minn. English, St. Paul, Minn.. English, Superior, Wi: Finnish, Ahmeek, Mich. Finnish, Ashland, Wi Finnish, Bovey, Minn. Finnish, Brainerd, Minn. Finnish, Ewen, Mich, Finnish, Chisholm, Minn, Finnish, Cromwell, Minn. Finnish, Duluth, Minn, Finnish, Gilbert, Minn. Finnish, Hancock, Mich,. Finnish, Ironwood, Mich Finnish, North Ironwood, Mic’ Finnish, Marengo. Wi: Finnish, Newberry, Mich, Finnish, Orr, Minon...... Finnish, Palidade, Minn. Finnish, Red Granite, W Finnish, Superior, Wi German, St. Paul, Minn. Jewish, St. Paul, Minn Lettish, Bloomville, Wi: in, Mineapolis, Minn. .... » St. Paul, Minn.. South Slavic, Chisholm, Minn, Ukrainian, Minneapolis, Minn... English, English, TOtAL ssssvssssassssesssrnseessensosscssonssnssnsovensscensssscossnonscoocoossssesersseseesssss@O7 488 *. * Branches Not Yet Reporting Remittances ENGLISH BRANCHES, Hancock, Mich.; Owen, Wis. FINNISH BRANCHES, Ahmeek, Mich.; Aura, Mich.; Bessemer, Mich; Chai 1, Mich.; Iron River, Mich.; Ishpeming, Mich.; Kreetan, Mich.; Marquette. Mich.; Michigamme, Mich.; Munising, Mich.; Negaunee, Mich.; Ontorogon, Mich.; Pelkie, Mich.; Ramsey, Mich.; Rock, Mich; South Range, Mich. (North Hurley) tron River, Wis, (Oulu); Owen, Wis. Wentworth, Wis.; Masi jault St. Marie, Mich.; Trenary, Mich.; Mich.; Angora, Minn.; Arthyde, Minn.; Florenton, Mini Minn.; Nashwauk, Minn.; Tamarack, Minn. (Wright); inelps, Wis.; Mich.; Deflance, Mich.; Green, Mich.; Her- man, Mich.; Cloque, Mich.; International Falls, Minn.; Mahtowa, Minn.; Markham, Minn.; Cloquet, Minn, (Saima); Pine River, Minn.; Ely, Minn. JEWISH BRANCHES, Minneapolis, Minn.; Duluth, Minn, LETTISH BRANCH, Minneapolis, Minn, RUSSIAN BRANCH, Duluth, Minn. SCANDANAVIAN BRANCHES, Minneapolis, Minn.; West Duluth, Minn, SOUTH SLAVIC BRANCHES, Carson Lake, Minn.; Ely, Minn.; Gilbert, + eee ~ ; our party, It tells you in few and plain words what Abramovich wants to achieve, Let me enumerate his am- bitions. “1, He wants to arouse prejudice and sentiment against Soviet Russia in order to strengthen the reactionary opponents of recognition and to pre- vent a possible commercial and poli- tical reproachment between the Unit- ed States and Russia. “2. He wants to mobilize and gain the support of the reactionary bureau- crats in the A. F. of L. against the movement for international unity of the trade unions initiated by the Red International of Labor Union, and he will fight particularly against the re- cently formed ‘Anglo-Russian Unity, Committee’ of the trade unions of those two countries. “3. He wants to strengthen the re actionary wing in the American labor movement against its left wing, its militants and Communists. “4. He wants to assist the Amert- can bankers and the American govern- ment to convert our labor movement, to the support of the Dawes’ plan, which means the support of the im- perialist, plundering ambitions of American capitalism, and “6. He wants to collect money for the Russian counter-revolution. Coincidences and Developments, “These are his main tasks. Now, please consider, in connection with the above, the following coincidence of facts. “Gompers died. This meant the re: moval from the political scene of one of the bitterest enemies of Soviet Rus- sia and one of the most trusted agents of American imperialism in the labor movement of the United States. The forces of reaction and capitalism in the American Federation of Labor have thereby been considerably weak- ened. “Then, what happens? R. Abram- ovich comes to the United States. He is a ‘socialist,’ a ‘labor’ man. He is an ‘expert’ on Russia. “He is on friendly terms with the reactionaries in the A. F. of L. He can gain their ear. He will give them the latest dope on Russia and international de- velopments generally. He will bolster, them up, solidify them, and in this way Abramovich will be fulfilling one of the duties of the dead Gompers. ‘Accidently’ Abramovich arrives in the United States just in time. A Flood of Lies Expected. “Another coincidence. Charles B, Hughes is being retired from the of- fice of secretary of state, which means again the removal from a powerful position of an uncompromising oppon- ent of the recognition of Soviet Rus- sia. New winds are blowing in the air, There is talk about a coming change in the attitude of the Amerti- can government toward Soviet Russia, Then, what happens? Abramovich comes to the United States. Altho he has been out of Russia for years, he is supposed to possess valuable knowl- edge on conditions in Soviet Russia. He will talk. He will enlighten. He will tell stories about the persecu- tion of ‘socialists.’ He will paint terrible pictures of the ‘slavery and oppression’ of the working masses in Soviet Russia. He will relate brilliant mythology of how Georgia has been “crushed” under the iron heel of the Communist dictatorship. “He will probably enrich our knowl edge on the ‘persecution and oppres- sion’ of the Jews in Soviet Russia, And . . . oh yes, I nearly forgot Comrade Trotzky. Abramovich will also tell us something about Comrade Trotzky. How the latter is being held in strict confinement, under heavy guard, for fear that he might divulge to Abramovich some terrible secrets of the ‘oppressive’ rule of the Soviet government, Menshevik Opposses Labor Unity. “Abramovich will tell us all kinds of stories, but in’doing so he will have only one purpose in mind—to continue the noble work of Charles -E. Hughes, You see, comrades, it is merely ‘coin- cidence’ that Abramovich comes to America at the very moment: when Hughes is about to retire from the of- fice of secretary of state. By this I don't mean to imply that Coolidge will appoint Abramovich to the Dos!- ‘ion of secretary of state. No, far be it from me to imply any such thing. What I do mean is this, that Abram- ovich will be made very good use of by every reactionary and enemy of labor in the United States. “Then, a third coincidence. The British trade union delegation, head- ed by Purcell, which recently. visited Soviet Russia, was greatly impressed by the strength of the Soviet govern- ment, the continual improvement of the economics of Russia and of the general conditions of the working classes, and particularly by the fact that the Russian workers are actual- ly learning to govern and rule in the interests of the masses and bays exploiters. The report delegation is extremely favorable 4 Soviet Russia and to the Russian Com- munist Party. “Furthermore, while in Russia tho British trade union delegation joint- ly with the trade unions of Soviet Rus- sia formed what is known as the ‘Ang- lo-Russian Unity Confmittee’ for the purpose of promoting the movement for international unity of the trade unions thruout the world. You will recognize, comrades, that this is an event of first class importance. It sig- nifles the beginning of an alliance be- tween the workers of Russia and Mng- land which will have far reaching consequences in the development of the world revolution. (The conclusion of Bittelman’s ad- dress will appear In Monday's lesue.)