The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 27, 1925, Page 6

Page Six * THE DAILY WORKER. 8 8S oo headache et sR Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1118 W. Wushington Bivd., Chicago, IL (Phone: Monroe 4712) McAndrew’s Hypocrisy The school teachers of Chicago who have been resisting the autocratic rule of superintendent McAndrew since he was appointed to his present post, may be excused for rubbing their eyes in wonder when they read in the papers last week, that the local school czar favored granting them an increase in wages. That the teachers are en- titled to an increase and a big increase nobody but a miserly bourgeois taxpayer will deny. But that McAndrews is serious in recommending the increase is not so certain. Why? Ever since McAndrews came to this city to as- sume his duties as superintendent he has waged a vigorous campaign to smash the teachers’ coun- cils. He wanted complete control over the schools and he bitterly resented the teachers—those who are charged with the task of preparing the children of the workers for their role in life—having a voice in the manner this training should be done. The very idea of a union among the school teachers was SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall: $3.50....6 months $2.00....8 months ly mail (in Chicago only): $4.50....6 months $2.60...8 months 96.00 per aces $8.00 per year Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER $913 W. Washington Bivd. 3. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNB MORITZ J. LOEB....... Chicago, tlinels Hatters Business Manager Entered as second-class mati Sept. 21, 1928, at the Post- Office at Chicago, Ill, under the act of March 8, 1879. ne EP 290 Advertising rates on application Is It Going to Be a Funeral? The Conference for Progressive Political Action is scheduled to hold a convention in Chicago on February 21. Opinions differ, whether it is going to be a funeral or the scene of another political miscarriage. One fact is obvious. The only party, if party it is, in the United States that takes a serious in- terest. in the coming conference is the socialist party. This outfit has been snatching at straws ever since it lost its proletarian’ trunk to ‘the Communist movement, but every new straw that blows its way, only serves to inveigle it farther into the treacher- ous politieal currents which have led to the brink of destruction. The railroad brotherhood leaders, the real power in the C. P. P. A. would rather lay the baby on the shelf for a few years, or at least until the next con- gressional elections. ‘They don’t want to be both- ered with any kind of an organization that re- quires even a litle activity to keep it alive. These labor fakers have frowned onthe organization of a Third Party and let it be known that they were opposed to the February 21 conference. This leaves the socialists, William J. Johnston and a few nondescripts like J. A. H. Hopkins of the Committee of 48—which is dead by the way—in favor of holding the convention at all. It is likely tht Johnston will express benevolent aspirations toward the ideal of a Third Party, but what can an honest man do with the railroad brotherhood officials running scab mines and de- manding pay ‘boosts for railroad officials, that they have no time to waste on third parties. Sidney Hillman, of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers will say, if he says anything, that his or- ganization is in favor of a class labor party and néthing less will satisfy them. This will give the wily Sidney, the necessary “radical” coloring and cover up his policy of eliminating the class strug- gle on the industrial field thru banking operation. The labor parers that reaches the exchange desk are not excited over the future of the C. P. P. A. or any kind of a new party, third, fourth or fifth. It seems they ‘have not yet recovered from their LaFollette debauch. Senator Wheeler is off the third party reserva- tion for good. La¥Follette is almost as silent as “Cal.” Only the poor socialist party is looking around for a place to lay its head. Unless all signs fail it looks as if it would have to sieep on a bench. The Workers (Communist) Party points out that the C. P. P. A. is worse than useless as a means of fighting their battles. It is merely a pol- itical liason officer between the labor fakers and the bourgeoisie. The workers must fight it. General Persing is on a tour of South America. He danced the tango in Argentine. Should fortune frown on him, he could be assured of a job as come- on in a first class cabaret. Lots of people think he is a better cake-eater than general. The Opium Smoke Screen Lord Cecil, British democrat and winner of a prize for telling the choicest collection of palatable lies about the great mountebank Woodrow Wilson is express his lordly indignation at Geneva be- eause the American delegates to the opium con- ference impolitely stated that England was insin- cere in her attitude on the opium evil and her pledge at the Hague convention was only a scrap of paper. This almost led to a scrap. The noble lord picked up his hat. and was about to buy a ticket to London, when some other delegate caught him According to those in the know, lords and dukes gall and wormwood to this lackey of big business and he-used every trick he knew of, to break dowa their morale. He first made a frontal attack and he had to retreat. Since then he has continued the fight, using whatever tactics he thought would best suit his purpose. So far he has been iefeated But he is persistent. Having failed to win by a frontal attack, he tried a flank move. Having failed to break the solidarity of the teachers by threats and cajolery he decided to play his hest ecard. He recommended an increase in salary, to prove that he was the teachers’ friend and that they could accomplish more for themselves by being loyal to him and junking their organizations than by fighting him. In other words, by recommending something that he cannot deliver, he hoped to create a division among the teachers which would enable him to destroy the councils. The school committee will not sanction the pro- posed salary increase. McAndrew knows that. The city council would not approve of it even if sanctioned by the school committee. McAndrew knows that. But when his recommendations are rejected by. the representatives of the cipitalists on the school committee and the city ceuncil, McAndrew can go to the teachers and say: “I did the best I could for you. Can’t you see now that I am your best friend.” _ We do not believe that McAndrews will sue- ceed. The man who tried to save money for the tax dodgers by cutting out the penny lunches of the school children, cannot fool the teachers by his present streak of generosity. There are many other angles to the school situation which will be dealt with later on, but McAndrew’s hypocrisy deserves special treatment. Mussolini and the Wild Beasts The freak section of a local capitalist paper recently carried the yarn that Benito Mussolini, murderer-in-chief of Italy, took a fancy while riding thru the zoological gardens in Rome to enter the lion’s cage and remain with the animals for fully thirty minutes, while his appearance in- dicated that he was in deep thought. His action excited the curiosity of the audience which quickly gathered to witness this novel. form of entertainment, but as no explanation of his conduct was given by the dictator, Rome and all Italy are still “up in the air” for an explanation. An article in the London Daily Herald, how- ever, from the pen of a correspondent who was driven out of Italy by the fascisti, may shed some light on the incident. It is stated that immediately prior to Mussolini’s latest attack on the opposi- THE DAILY WORK AGAINST SCHEDEL RE-DEPORTATION At the last meeting of the Work: men’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Branch No, 51, consisting of 304 mem- bers, the followng resolution was pass: ed in protest against the re-deporta- tion of John C. Schedel. : Resolution on Schedel Case. WHEREAS, the following facts re: garding the case of John C. Schedel have been called to our attention: * John C. Schedel was one of the vic- tims caught in the net of ex-Attorney General Palmer’s “Red Raids” of 1920. In January of that year he was seized in his Fort Wayne home, sep- arated from his wife and five small children, and deported to Germany The sole charge against him was'mem' bership in the Communist Party ot America, The separation was bitter for both Schedel and his family. The young baby died. Mrs. Schedel ‘broke down under the strain of ‘her griet and hardships, and temporarily lost control of her mind. She was a pa- tient at the East Haven Asylum, Rich mond, Indiana, until 1923. ‘The ‘four children were placed in the’ Allen County Orphanage. Naturally, Sche- del made every effort to rejoin hi wife and family. Finally, after, nearly five years, he sucseeded in making’ hir way back into this’country. He was immediately arrested and now “facer a possible five years in fail, followed by deportation to Germany.. He. ir now out on bail an@is working at hir trade as piano-polisher in the same factory where he had long been em. ployed at the time of his arrest. And WHEREAS, we are informed that Schedel’s case is about to be brought ‘to the attention of the department of labor and department of jujstice; and WHEREAS, we are convinced that unless the prosecution of Schedel i: checked, injustice will resul to Schedel and his family in that fur- ther or permanent exile and separa tion, even though legally justified would be very inhuman; and WHEREAS, there is no reason why the present administration should up- hold the 1920 deportation policy of the Wilson administration; and WHEREAS, above all, this.is a casc in which the ordinary routine of ad ministrative action should be temper- ed by or give place to humane consid- eration, therefore be it RESOLVED, that we call upon and petition the United States governmen‘ to forego prosecution of John .C. Sche- del, of t Wayne, Indiana, on ac count of re-entry into the United States after deportation and to se aside the original order of deportatior egainst Schedel in case number 54, 709,978, Department of Labor, 80 tha he may remain in this: couatry wit) his American-born wife and four Am erican-born children; and further, tha‘ we send copies of this resolution tc Attorney-General Stone, Secretary 0’ Labor Davis, the Federation of Labor and tho Labor Press. Branch No. 51 of the Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund “which consists of 304 members approving this petition.’ 4 B. DEUTSHCHMANN, President. 0. STOCK, Vice-President. tion, he was visited by a delegation of extreme fascists led by Roberto Farinacci, an ex-socialist and the most bloodthirsty of the blackshirts. Farinacci, speaking for his prize cutthroats, warned Benito that unless he stopped flirting with constitutionalism that he would be superseded and the manner in which this task would be aec- complished was suggested by Farinacci, as he care- less like drew his hand across his throat. Mussolini immediately decided to give the op- position parties 48 hours within which to shut up. He suppressed several papers and gave his assassins permission to go on an orgy of rape, son and murder that lasted until their momentary passion for crime was satiated. It is quite likely that Mussolini took a ride thru the park after this meeting and seeing the lion’s cage visited the animals in order to quiet his nerves after his experience with his fellow beasts. He’s a Hopeful Cuss : ¢ “You feel that there is still hope of civilizing by the coat tail and pulled him back to his seat.| this commercial, imperialist, good-natured America of ours...” writes Oswald Garrison Villard in act just like ordinary people when they are angry|a circular letter. sent to readers of The Nation. or soused, which they are quite frequently, par-|The bible says that “hope deferred maketh the ticularly the latter. heart sick” or perhaps one of the prophets said The opium conference is funny, to disinter-|it. Itis a wise old saying but it does not apply to ested observes, but a tragic farce to the sufferers! Villard.’ His fountain of hope never runs dry. from the opium curse. Those sufferers are mainly| Villard has reached the summit of optimism if the Chinese on whom ‘the “opium evil was’ forced |he expects to civilize imperialism even by the fine by England at.the point of,cannon. Britain had|English that adorns the pages of The Nation. Im- a double motive in this criminal act. One was to|perialism is a beast of prey and can no more be dope the brains of the Chinese and render them | “civilized” than a skunk can be trained for the easy prey for British exploitation, the other was |drawing room. to enable British business men to make profit out| The only way to “civilize” imperialism is to de- of traffic in opium. Profit is‘at the bottom of the|stroy it. How America can be “good-natnred and opium curse, and the same is true of ninety per|imperialist” at the same time is a puzzle to us. cent of the evils that afliet the human race. As William Howard Taft in response to the ques- When the Soviet government was invited to at-|tion: “How can the unemployment problem be tend the opium parley, Tchitcherin informed the|solved” answered, “God knows. I don’t.” conference that the workers and peasants govern- ment was taking steps to abolish the opium curse} The Soviet government is putting grand opera|o not merely talk about it. The Soviet government is| thru a delousing process. One, entitled “A Life of concerned with the welfare of the ‘working class|the Czar,” will be called “Seythe and Hammer” of the world and not with coining profit out of|A similar operation on most of the stars would not their misery do any harm, FRED. KELLERMANN, Recording Secretary. AH. SCHEUMANN, Treasurer. HENRY STUTE, Financial Secretary. Capitalists See in Finnish Athletes Good Material to Exploit NEW YORK, Jan. 25—Capitalism 'HRU. the chinks of the smoke- blackened’ door came the all-too- certain smell of cabbage. We were admitted by a smiling red-faced man. He waved us in with a fork as he ex- plained that he was doing the cooking while. his wife finished the Saturday’s shopping. When we told him that we wanted him to sign a petition to nom- inate a candidate for alderman, he asked us who was our man. “Jack W. Johnstone,” we replied, “a working man who has been active in the labor unions for some ten years in Chicago.” “Sure I'll sign,” he agreed, putting down his fork for our pencil. Meanwhile, we became aware of a new odor that entirely eliminated the cabbage. What was it? No, it wasn’t merely ham; it was something with a“kick” in it . . . (just a gentle, legitimate one), in fact, we finally recognized it as nothing else than claves, but it’made us feel as cheer- ful as did the new signature on the page. which our genial host returned to, us. “We want you to read our candi- date’s program,” we said as we hend- ed, over a copy of Dec. 17 DAILY WORKER. “If you know enough about him, you'll be. sure to vote for him.” “The DAILY. WORKER!” he ex claimed. ‘Well, I'm glad I signed. | read this paper almost every day. You see, I belong to a union, and four of us fellows chipped in and bought « subscription and we pass the paper around. Sure, I'll vote for Johnstone if this paper supports him.” That’s what getting signatures for olection petitions means; going right into workers’ kitchens—seeing what they eat and what they think and what they read. And tho from the outside a house-to-house canvass for signatures may smell as bad as, say, cabbage—one the inside, it’s spicy as cloves with adventure. Each new face peering from behind a new door gives a feeling of wonderment. For instance, there was the hard- faced girl who looked at us with sul- len eyes'as we explained our purpose. She listened, but no change of expres- sion relieved her sternness. “What does non-partisan mean?” she finally interrupted us. “It means that nominations aren't made. by separate parties,” we said, “but by collecting signatures, like this.” ° “Then you aren’t republican or democrat?” she persisted. “No,” we assured her. “That's all I want to know,” she re- marked, as she melted into a smile and jotted down her name. We were too surprised to answer for a minute but then we pressed on her two copies of The DAILY WORKER, over which nodded smilingly. Of quite a different type was the “lady” with the Pomeranian pup in her arms who “wasn’t interested in politics.” Likewise, another “lady,” who, tho she was well made-up, show- ed pouches of age under her eyes, as well as elsewhere, “Tho I have just been old enough.to vote for a short while,” she informed it (it certainly was news) “I-have neg- lected to register.” - Probably because we, too, appeared like “ladies,” men seemed quite will- ing to sign, whether they had regis- tered or not, or whether they had signed other petitions. At least two other candidates had been circulated before ours, Judging from the re- marks of many voters we met, they had signed. both without scruple; but we, didn’t allow duplication on our petitions. We knew that a candidate that would fight for the workers could not “get by” except according to the letter of the law (if even then) tho scapegoat politicians could safely com- mit legal. murder. Forty signatures we obtained alto- gether in our trip around one petit bourgeois block. Sprinkled in as sea- soning to take off the “flat” taste (they were all apartment houses) was the housewife who would vote for any union man, “right or wrong”; the vaudeville performer, who dramatical- ly told us that “the world wouldn’t move without the working man”; -and he worried-looking little seamstress, vho anxiously asked us if we. knew ‘what church Mr. Johnstone went to.” The “church” didn’t matter to any- one but the antiquated dressmaker, however. Our magic word was work- ing man, we found. And on the basis of this class appeal, we could sepa- rate the ignorant from the wise in a cross-section of precinct 44. Ku Klux Klan Is Again Active in Indiana Senate INDINAPOLIS, Jan. 25.— Despite their recent defeats, Ku Klux Klan forces in the senate were to press their program of school regulation be- fore the senate today. The chief contest was expected to arise over a minority report from the education committee by Senator Sims Klan member of Terre Haute on his bill stipulating that public school teachers must Be graduates of public, common and high schools. ‘The Klan is attempting to abolish catholic edu- cational organizations. Indianapolis Comrades Notice! INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 25—We are arranging a Lenin Memorial Meet- ing for Sunday eve, Feb. Ist at Sangerbund Hall, 49% S, Delaware St. Alberg Berg and J. Zimmerman will be the speakers,, We will also -have an 46 Nel Pe a ree se FS == | FRIENDLY CHATS WITH WORKERS | N.Y, FARMERS © SCHEME TO KILL CHILD LABOR LAW They ‘Love’ Children So Much at Harvest Time (Special to The- Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 25—-Altho the re publican and the democratic candt dates during the last election cam paign came out flat-footedly for the child labor amendment, both of the parties are now trying to sabotage it The New York farmers—that is to say the up-state members of the New Yor? assembly—are outspokenly against i today, now that it comes to the ques tion of ratifying the amendment. Governor Smith is trying to side step the amendment by submittting toa popular referendum, in this wa; ridding himself of any burden tha may fall upon him and ensuring th support of less factional elements {: future elections. The assemblyme: themselves are opposed to the amen¢ ment, for it would take some hun¢ reds of thousands of children out ¢ the factories and away from the farm and the bosses and farmers do ne like the prospect of having to pa higher wages than are paid the littl children who toil'10, 12 and 14 hour in the sweatshops. The farmers “love the little children, espectally durin the harvesting season. They can hir whole’ families for a pittance—an that means profits for the exploitin farmers. Hence, they are opposing a spect: referendum during the spring, but ar fighting for a postponement till a tumn, when their work is over an they can vote as a mass against tt amendment. The New York assembly can be e pected to accept the “suggestion,” e pecially as the assemblymen ther selves would rather that the amen ment be thrown into the waste bask and not face them as a spectre in tl fall elections. Seager ler gneeeaed Hush Attack on Edwarda. | JERSEY, CITY, N. J., Jan. 25. Allegations made against United Stat Senator Edward I. Edwards duri: the trial of ten, Weehawken policem: on charges of aiding in rum smugglin will not be presented to the grand jut it was announced today by Prosecut Milton. Save on Public Textbooks. PHOENIX, Ariz—The direct 5: tem of handling state taxt books sulted in a saving of $86,526.29 to A zona state as compared with the pr: ious year when the private distri! tion system was in effect. MOR aim hull By ALFRED V. FRANKENSTEIN ‘The thirteenth program of the Chi- cago Symphony orchestra, given at Orchestra Hall last Friday and Satur- day, was completely given over to Brahms. Three of the German mas- ter’s compositions were played, the overture “Academic Festiva,” the third symphony and the second piano concerto. © This program illustrated beyond a doubt that Brahms was at his best as a composer of pieces in small forms. When he wrote in the large forms, especially that of the concerto, he was more or less of a flat fire. The “Akademis Fest” is com- posed of four student songs woven together in a freely consttucted over- ture. It smells of good beer and bad cigars. It is very German and very lively. ‘The symphony and the concerto can sees in sport, just dollars. The prow- ess of Paavo Nurmi and the other Finnish athletes, who beating the rest of the world’s picked athletes, is re- garded as worth not less than $10,000,- 000 to Finland. Leonard Astrom, Minister of the Re- public of Finland, came to New York to present to Charles E. Mitchell, president of-the National City Bank, the Order of the White Rose. Mr. Astrom said’ that the victorles of Nur- mi, pera ai and ‘other Pinns had Finland. more advertis- ing else in a century. It had si he said, even the: De- claration of Independence of Finland, in this respect. p ia Mr. Mitchell said his observa- tions had similar; ‘that Amer- icans were electri by the ‘accom. Plishments of | of athletes, and men who. had never. devoted much thor to. id has begun questioning one-another about the country how it was able to pro- duce so @ group of field’ anc ‘track at Results of this inquiry were such, he said, as tmmensely to enhance’ the oredit rating of Fin- land, Purchasers of bonds of Finnist @ total number not been officially estimated, but it was admitted hun- dreds haye died in the past three [sae x eve the situation nia be considered together. The concerto is far worse than the symphony, but both suffer from the same defect in the composer. Johannes Brahms lacked sustained inspiration. He could write deep, profound, stirring, wonderful melodies gixteen meagsyres long. After that his flow of melody’ went dry. These short, undeniably great melodies make up some of the finest songs, waltzes and short piano pieces in the literat- Beginning of Symphonies Best ‘But when Brahms started out to complete a s¥mphony he struck a snag. After the statement of a cap- tivating theme at the beginning of every movement of his four sym- phonies he had to fall back on his pro- ‘ s knowledge of musical science to finish the job, The result is that the short melody of the opening is in- variably variated and juggled about in so many ways that variation ceases to be’ variation and becomes distor- The composer Chaykovski express- es this unsatisfactory quality in Brahms as a symphonist by a clever metaphor. ‘The letter in which it ap- pears is quoted below. The concerto mentioned in the‘first sentence is Brahms’ only violin concerto, but the criticism of this work applies to all ‘|the symphonies and concerti of the German, Says Chaykovski: “The concerto of Brahms does not please me better than any of his other works, He is certainly a great musiclan, even a master, but, in his case, his mastery overwholms his in- spiration, So many preparations and circumlocutions for something which at ’ entertainment and musical numbers. ought to come and charm us at once, —and nothing does come but boredom. His music is not warmed by any gen- uine emotion. It lacks poetry, but makes great pretensions to profundity. These depths contain nothing; they are vold, Take the opening of the concerto for instance. It is an intro- duction, a preparation for something fine; an admirable pedestal for a statue; but the statue is lacking, we only get a second pedestal piled upon the first. Brahms... never express- es anything, or when he does, he fails to express it fully. His music is made up of fragments of some indefinable something, skillfully welded together. The design lacks definite cantour, color, life.” This opinion of Chaykovski is per- haps a bit exaggerated, but is never- theless true in the main. As we said before, the piano concerto of this program was far worse than the symphony. It is one of the worst concerti ever written. Except for the third movement, (there are four instead of the conventional three) and parts of the first, there is little music in it at Olga Samaroff,.who played the solo part in, the concerto, knows how to play the piano. There seems not the slightest effort in her work. She play- ed thru this long and difficult concerto without misplacing a hair. This does not mean that her work was lifeless. It was simply effortless, unposed, beautiful piano playing. world tour, at “Don Quixote” her newest offering— one tor which she and her helpers ransacked the art centers of Spain—- will be the opening performance, and day and Sunday of the same . “Don Quixote” is given in a’ prologue “Fairy, Doll”; Saturday evening, “Don ‘ PROCESSIONAL . A REVIEW. By SYLVAN A. POLLACK NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The Thea Guild's latest production, “Proc sional,” by John Howard Laws now ‘playing at the Garrick Thea’ New York, is undoubtedly one of most frank presentations of the cl struggle that the American thea has yet seen. A strike of the West Virginia min is used as the background for a p which actually lives up to it’s na for we see the procession of agents of the capitalist state pass fore us. It is presented satirica for in an unvarnished form the An ican .authorities and Henry Du might protest. It is not howeye: pink, pacifist affair, but a real, blooded, rebel play. The principal figure is Jim, lee of the striking miners, who is arret by the sheriff, owned body and : by, and working under the pers« direction of the mine owners.