The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 27, 1925, Page 1

Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER for 1925! Vol. I). 13. a 4 AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHEATY. GLENN YOUNG, one of the fa * vorite murderers on the payroll of the ku klux klan, met his Waterloc in Herrin, the town that made him in- famous. Young was a bully and like all bullies, a coward. His hooded brag- garts and assassins never attack ex cept when they havo the advantage of eaverwhelming numbers on their side »“"¥as while surrounded by foes that ca Thomas met his death in the lat. est Herrin hostilities. According to reports, Young and his gang of mur- derers ‘went after Thomas when they heard ho was in town. As soon ag they caught sight of him they fired but before he droped, Young and two other klan killers bit the dust. se ‘HO an agreement was entered into; between the klan and anti-klan forces, that both Thomas and Young should stay out of Herrin coututy for a stipulated period of time, the klan chief hus teen back in Herrin writing his autobiography, which consists chiefly of %is accomplishments in the murder line. Yeung was ons vf Len Small’s lieutenants in the recent elec tion campaign and apparently was the real ruler of Herrin. Capitalist gov ernments pretend to frown on violent extra legal activity, but when: thi: force 4s exerted) on. the -side of the capitalist system, it is winked at, How lopg would Glenn Young.and his. as. sassins be allowed to operate .if they were union organizers? sen. @ COMMITTEE composed of mem- bers of the executive’ council’ of the American Federation of-Labor wil! meet in Miami, Florida, to consider the form, of @ memorial’ to be built» to Samuel Gompors. It is fitting that the committee should select. a famous watering place to discuss plans for honoring their late leader, But At might got a suggestion for a memorial out of this. -f RBAIN LEDOUX, also known as “Zero” has a fine nose’ for pub- icity. If Rafael Abramovich, the yel low socialist stoolpigeon of the Rus- sian counter-revolutiontsts wants tc break into the capitalist press, regu- larly he might do-worse than spen¢ some of Stanley Baldwin's. money on Zero. Ledoux gets a headline in the New York papers annually by pulling off some spectacular stunt at the ex- pense of the unemployed. He is us- ually satisfled with that, but he is get. ting more ambitious every year. sf P bib he helped to get some pub- licity for the New York bomb squad recently, and a great deal more for himself, he announced that he would leave the unemployed to their fate. His work wos not properly ap- Preciated. Sounded like the swan song of a tired and misunderstood radical. But not for long did Ledoux suffer the agonies of obscurity. He announced that he would marry a well known ac- tress. The actress was duly appreci- ative of the proposed honor but said it was kind of sudden and thot that it (Continued on page 4) SUBSCRIPTION RATES: en nt nena oss eanemmente ener eee Ae Outside Chicago, tof i'l ot 22 3 cane : Leer x 6 - " ° \ ’ OMAHA LABOR RALLIES 10 UNITED FRONT Fight on Child Labor Unites 14 Groups (Special to The Dally Worker) OMAHA, Nebr., Jan. 25.—As the direct result of the activity of the local Workers Party and Trade Union Educational League militants, particularly Comrades David Coutts and Tom’ Mat- thews, more than fifty delegates of local trade unions and other workingclass organizations par- ticipated in an enthusiastic con- ference last Thursday evening at which was formed a united ‘ront on the child labor ques- sion, under the name of the ssociated Committees for Ra- fication of the Child Labor Amendment. Fourteen Organizations Unite Among the organizations represent- ed by delegates were the Stonecutte two locals of Electricians, Iron Mould- ers, Sheet Metal Workers, Bricklayers, Carpenters, Plasterers, Plumbers, Workers Party, Independent Cinb, Workman’s Circle and Women’s Union Label League. ss ‘Financial support. was unanimously pledged, and # vigorous campaign to ee Pe was commended without exception, the oniy hint of a complaint being from an organization which was overlooked in sending out notices of the Conference. Permanent Organization The following officers were elected by. the conference: Chairman, T. A. Edwards; Secretary, David Coutts; Treasurer, Ray: Owens; Chairman publicity committee, Tom Matthews; Chairman Visiting committee, Chas. A. McDonald. Every -organization represented, chose a member on the Finance-visit- ing committee, thereby actively parti- cipating in the program of activity ahead of the Conference. FIVE WORKERS KILLED AT CONSTRUCTION CAMP OF STOWE AND WEBSTER (Special to The Dally Worker) SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25.—Five men are dead, two more hovering on the brink of death and another suffering from less serious injuries today, victims of a landslide at the Stone and Webster construction camp of the Baker River power plant at Concrete, Washington, MASS ARRESTS IN JAPAN GREET __ WORKERS’ AND STUDENTS’ DEMANDS (By Rosta News Agency) MUKDEN, Jan. 25.—According to the Japanese papers in Dairen and Changchun, important political dis. turbances have occurred in Tokio anc Nagoya. Mass errests were effected by the gerdarmerie, The movement has spread to the workers and students, the latter being against militarization of high schools Proclamations are being everywhere distributed in enormous quantities calling to overthrow the present gov- ernment. The center of disturbance was at Nagya, where tho local garri- SPEAKERS: Foster Olgin — Gitlow AND OTHERS. Rathenberg son could not cope with the insurgent: bei had to be re-inforced from out side. The Nagya gendarmerie authorities pretend they have unearthed a new plot against the regent, which: has given them an excuse for mass ar- rests. In connection with the pre Posed visit of the empress to Kyoto and Oswka, the police have roundec up in both these places some four thousand “politically dangerous ele ments,” and the minister of justice Proposes to deport these “dangerour characters” to some remote = island: belonging to the empire. n Stachel In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per. year. TUM. militants Sun. Afternoon by wail, $6.00 per year, TURKISH FOOTBALL PLAYERS ENTHUSED BY SOVIET GREETING | MOSCOW, Jan. 26—The .Con- stantinople papers have published enthus! le comments by the Turk- ish football playere just returned from Soviet Russia, on all they saw in the course of their visit and the reception they met with, The Turkish sportsmen declare they were the object ‘of special care not only of their hosts, but of all the authorities and. the population, wherever they went. In considera- tion thereof, the public and sport- ing circles im Constantinople are contemplating to give a grand wel- come to the Soviet team coming to Turkey on a'return visit. MINOR’S TRIAL NOT POSTPONED, SAYS MAU Department of Justice Demands Action ction of the of- of the Fancy Union in taking Bonool, 7 Strike N All names of union. were | ; and the pn from the hallot, could only vote headed by the insky, manager. of this’ union is with the names for machine $125-a-week O printed sample of the militants, were distributing these as a pgainst this arbi- The state of Michigan, which |teeey-cea ta ian fle eaet is handling the cases arising out | bureaucrats. convention in ‘Bridgeman’ in [sextant co} in - man in}! ne: Shes am tovthe: >the ee along a G Mai 1 e man, ev! secretary of the Labor Defens Be ae akan statement made 8€ | shook one of the girls by the shoul Council, which is handling the ‘ders. and threw her in @ ditch, say- defense of Comrade Minor and jing, “Are you a member of this un- his co-defendants, ion?” Berrien County Prosecutor He took the ballot from the hands George Brookwalter, last Thursday, jof the other girl and threw it on the in a statement sent out over the As- street, indignantly. sociated Press wires is reported to Gets Aid of Thugs. have stated that further trials of the Communists arrested in the raid would Pr rae Ph Raab rHiivege repel be postponed until the United States, ” supreme court made a decision on the, |the usual “union” ‘thugs, to defeat th constitutionality of the criminal syn- | {¥9 Women. He shouted wildly that dicalist law of the state of Michigan "¢ was going after the police force in under which the arrests were m: 9, | Mitton to this small army. Wolin- and Comrades Ruthenberg and Foster |**¥; however, was recognized immedi- tried. ately by his cane which he evidently Ruthenberg’s case will be reviewed |¢#tFied not only for the purpose of by the supreme court as # result of-a | keeping up his $125 a week style but writ of superseadeas granted by Just- |for pfotection against women who ice Brandeis. inight. be lurking on doorsteps. Arranging for Ruthenberg’s Release | ‘The militants, however, were not On Ball daunted by his rough-house actions, Comrade Maurer was in Lansing, | but will do everything to bring thei: Michigan, when the Associated Press |Own leaders to the front in order to sent out Brookwalter’s statement. He |make the union a real force in the (Continued on page 2) fight against the bosses who now have the support of the union aristocracy Allies Send ‘Reply’ to, that is fighting for their life to. main Germany, tain their present prestige. Not to Say Anything (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Jan. 25.—The allies. sent to Germany today an identic note in reply to the German note which pro- tested the failure of the allies to evacuate the Cologne zone, The note was ‘sald to be formal in its tone and does not make a complete answer to Germany. It does not con- tain either, it was said, detail’ of the * allies’. charges that Germany’ has|, Y. W. L. of Harlem Notice, violated military provisions of the|, NEW YORK, Jan. 25—General mem- Versailles treaty. This de! jbership meeting of Harlem and York- charge is awaiting the completion of | ville branch of Y. W. L. will he held the allies’ report being put up by the|on Friday, Jan. 30 at 64 Enst 104th military control commission. 8t., New York City, — , THIS IS LENIN WEEK Read Lenin’s Works! Go to the Lenin Memorial Meeting! Join Lenin's Party—the Workers (Communist) Party! * What Else Could You Expect . AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 25.—Fighting against the organized machine of the manufacturers, representatives of la- bor unions and of women's organiza- tions tried to get the committee of the state senate yesterday to vote for the child labor amendment but were de- Seated 5 to 1 which was of course to he expected since the committee is composed of bosses, at 2 P. M. ! r| using a copy > 290 Published Dally:except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKUIR PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, lll. 5 for “The Daily -EVEN PARIS BUYS INSURANCE POLICY FOR DAILY WORKER Paris, France, isn’t supposed. to be gay any more, nor does it. of late furnish any inspiration for gen- erosity. Besides, it’s a-long. way from 11 Rue Scribe to. 1113 West Washington Boulevard But Saturday the result of a little burst of galety In old Paree reached “the DAILY WORKER in the form of a five dollar bill. “This may be a little late for your birthday party, but we are sure it can be used to good advantage,” write the senders. “We have just heard about your drive to insure the DAILY WORK. ER for 1925. We wish you a most successful year.” The note was from Carl and Laura Brannin, formerly of Kansas City, Mo. and Seattle, Wash., who are spending some time in Europe. RUSSIA TAKES SAKHALIN FROM IAPAN, MAY Countries to Confer on Old Debts 4Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Jan. 25.—The Jap- avacuate Sakhalin by May 1, the treaty signed betwoen Rus- sia and Japan provides. Both Russia and Japan agree to re- strain natives of their countries from acts which would endan- ger the order and security of the other country. According to the treaty, loans nego- tiated by. the czarist government are to ‘be discussed at a later conference. The two countries will also confer on the work now being carried on by the Japanese in Sakhalin, and on the 1907 fisheries agreement. A treaty on commerce and naviga- tion, based upon freedom of travel and residence, will also be discussed by the two nations. The Japanese are pushing the build. ing of large types of submarines and destroyers, it is learned here, nov, that they have made arrangements for a larger supply of oil. The Soviet ambassador to Rome, M. Jereniev, has issued a statement declaring that the pact between Rus. sia and Japan is of world wide impor- tance, and that the attitude of the United States toward Russia may be attected by Japan's recognition. “The past was achieved despite the intrig- ues of our enemies,” Jereniev stated. PAINTERS’ LOCAL 194, OPENS ART _ EXHIBIT TODAY Painters ‘local 194 has invited the workers of Chicago to'visit an exitbit- fon of; Decorative Art, which wii! be displayed in Garfield Hall, 10 South California Avenue, beginning todey and continuing until Friday, January 80th, inclusive. The exhibition is open to the public from 10a,m, to 12 p.m. . All exhibitors are artist. members of local 194. Prizes will be awarded by popular vote of attendance. The prizes are: First, $200.00; second: $100.00; Third: $60.00. IAL MEETING sFeb.1 Madison Square Garden I9 BUILD ‘DAILY IS SPIRIT OF N.Y. MEETING Every Branch Mobilized for Action NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 25.— Much enthusiasm was aroused at the general membership iresca M of the Workers Party at the Stuyvesant Casino when L. E. Katterfeld, agent for the city of New York for the DAILY WORKER, reported that the daily was now on almost all the news stands and that the first eopy of the special New York edition had arrived. Map Out Circulation Drive. Definite plans were laid before the meeting to increase the circulation of The DAILY WORKER and a resolu- tion embodying these plans was unani- tously adopted. A report on the insurance drive showed thet many of the branches had gone far toward meeting their quotas and some had already. gone over the top, with promise to double their amounts. Those ‘branches that had not already done their sharé were threatened with a visit by the agent at their next meeting and asked to ex- Plain their inaction. After Katterfeld had finished, the chairman called on J. 0. Bentall to present the matter of getting news material for i New York edition. A lively etal active party -mefibers has already been’ organized and the work well systematized. Volunteers from all parts of the city are ‘busy getting the activities’ of workers wherever they dre and happenifigs in the unions and party branches will be reported regu- larly. Every Worker A Correspondent. All workers are invited to send in news items ‘that reflect the life of the Masses and make The DAILY WORK- ER a power for organization and edu- cation. Send all items te The DAILY WORKER, 208 E. 12th St., New York. Resolutions adopted: 1. This meeting recommends that in each branch and organization of the party T. U. EB. L., nucleus, etc., there’ shall be’ appointed a responsi- ble comrade to furnish news for The NAILY WORKER. 2. This meeting officially instructs the department heads to furnish news for The DALLY WORKER. 3. This meeting asks that volun- teérs in every branch of the party fur- aish' news and reports for The DAILY WORKER, Qne Sub Per Member by Feb. 1. The following resolution was also passed unanimously: Local New York, in general mem- bership meeting assembled on Jan. 23, resolves to meet the circulation requirements laid down for the con- tinuation.of the New York edition of The DAILY WORKER, that is, a 10 per cent increase ‘in -circujation and doubling the newsstand sales. To this end: Every member shall try to get at least one new subscriber to The DAILY WORKER during Lenin week —before Feb. 1. ‘ ‘ Every mémber shall ask at least one ‘person. to\ buy The DAILY WORKER on some newsstand every day. Every member is’to buy for himself or to sell some non-member, at least one DAILY WORKER policy. All party officials and party com- mittees are instructed to do all in their power to put this resolution in- to effect. Until this task is successfully ac- complished The DAILY WORKER is to be the first order of business at all branch and other party meetings. FREIHEIT Adm TICKETS ON its -and! FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PARTY HEADQUARTERS NEW YuRK EDITION Price 3 Cents WORKERS PARTY SECRETARY WINS LIBERTY ON BAlL U.S. Writ and Bond Ars Signed C. E. Ruthenberg, secretary of the Workers Party, will bq freed from the Michigan state prison at Jackson, Mich., by noon or early afternoon today, on a writ of supersedeas issued by the United States supreme court. So states George Maurer, ged- retary of the Labor Defense Council, who is on his way ta Lansing, Mich., this morning te complete the arrangements. The writ was signed by Justiag Brandeis and mailed, together with Ruthenberg’s bond, to the Michigan state authorities at Lansing on Sat urday. Unless unforeseen misadventure interrupts, the documents should have arrived in Lansing Sunday and be act ed upon Monday morning. The re lease of Ruthenberg upon bond, pend- ing the decision of the U. S. supreme court upon the case, will come at once the Michigan state authorities official- ly communicate the order of release to the prison warden at Jackson. BLDG, LABORERS OF CLEVELAND FORM NEW LOCAL Revolt Against Reaction Builds No. 66 (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 25.—Long continued dissatisfaction on the part of the membership of Building La- borers’ Local No. 10 of this city has culminated in the organization of a jnéw local, which has just received a charter from the International as No. 66, and has opened headquarters at 1028 Walnut street. This crisis came. with the election of officers in December. On Dec. 19 the nominations were held, and the reac- tionary machine put up Chas. Smith, former business agent of the Building Trades Council, for president. Smith's eligibility was protested on the ground that he was only an honorary mem- ber in the union, never having been a@ working member, and having been (Continued on page 4) Amter Leads Off N. Y. Discussion On Trotzkyism, Wed. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The New York Downtown English Branch of the Workers Party has initiated an elaborate educational program for the next few months. The first ses- sion in this program Is a discussion of the question of Trotskyism, which is agitating the Russian Party and the entire International at the pre sent time. Comrade Israel Amter will lead the discussion, which wil! take place at 208 East 12th street, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN 28. Members from other branche well as others Interested are invited to attend. The remainder of the educational Program includes the following topics: The American Labor Move- ment and the Task of the Left Wing; The International Situation; The Agricultural Crisis; Left Wing Com- munism; The Economic Situation; The C. P. P. A. Conference. Dates and speakers for these lec tures will be announced later. Edu- cational meetings are held every two weeks, CHORUS—400 VOICES ission 50 Cents SALE AT ALL WORKERS