The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 29, 1925, Page 4

mcastill ii Page Four HYDROELECTRIC POWER WINS IN SOVIET GEORGIA Lenin’s Program Being Gradually Worked Out By GERTRUDE HAESSLER. (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) TIFLIS, Georgia (By In ‘less than a year t e city of Tiflis, the capital of Georgia, | which one always remembers in connection with lazy eastern bazaars and slow-plodding don- keys and camels, will have an up-to-date government power station. Not only will Tiflis as well as the villages for miles around be lighted by this plant, but its in- dustries will be completely elec- trified. The conditions under which the men are working on the plant 12 miles from the city are as near model as temporary construction camps can be. The men work 8 hours a day in three shifts, about 1,000 men per shift. A hospital gives free medical and sur- gical aid, arranged on approved sani- tary lines. Daily baths are provided for all. The general laundry arrange- ments are adequate and convenient. In fact, bathing and general cleanlines aré a striking feature of the camp. ‘Wages compare favorably with any part of Russia. Co-operatives run by the union furnish food cheaply. At their union clubs the men organize entertainments or read in the librar- ies, attend Classes and have opportun- ities for lectures on economic and political conditions. The new machinery for the power house is set up and everything is awaiting completion of the huge dam which will convert 36,000 horsepower from the river. The possibilities for techneal pro- gress in modernization which will be opened by the completion of this power plant are almost inconceiveable. Where narrow wagon ruts serve as the only roads, there will be cement highways for automobiles and truck transport. ber alone, which is being used ex- elasively now for fuel for factories, lighting and tramway power, and haul- ed to the city from the mountains on oxcarts, will be enormous. The in- dustries will expand, transformation facilities perfected, the railway elec- trified, and the rich supplies of raw materials made more accessible. The wealthy Caucasus districts are easily accesible only around their fringes from the Black Sea on the west and'the railway on the south and north. The actual riches must be carried down to the civilized centers by water, buffalo and oxen. One reaches the larger and richer mines only on’ horseback. But all these riches will be easily accesible thru the power plant. Len- in’s general program for the electri- fication of the whole Union of Social- St Soviet Republics is being gradually realized, | BALTIMORE NOTES | BALTIMORE, Jan. 27.—The Lieb- knecht meeting arranged by the Young Workers’ League as a part of a nation-wide campaign to commemor- ate the deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht was a great success. | Comrade R. Baker, city secretary of | Local Philadelphia, was the main speaker for the evening. Several com- rades of the Young Workers’ League recited and spoke. Collections were made for the Ruthenberg Defense and the DAILY WORKER. A resolution supporting the Ruthenberg Defense was carried. This resolution is a sym- bol of the solidarity of the workers of Baltimore. It is evidence that the workers of Baltimore are awakening to the fact that the well known lead- ers of the labor movement must be defended from capitalist “justice.” It is evidence that the workers of Balti- more are aware of the importance of the Labor Defense Council, It is also evidence that the local comrades are on the job in attempting to organize the Labor Defense Council. Karl Liebknecht said that he who has the youth has the army. This is very true. The Young Workers’ League of Baltimore, realizing this fact, has started the organization of the Junior Young Workers’ League. The prospects of having a branch in the near future are very good. We want these youn, mrades to become our active “army.” The English branch of the Workers’ Party has been reorganized on a good working basis. A new secretary has been elected and the branch has started to function. The meetings of the English branch are to take place every Saturday, at 7:30 p. m. at the Progressive Labor Lyceum, Asquith and Lexington streets. wet eer nnn ne ee eee Res. 1632 8. Trumbull Ave. Phone Rockwell 5050 MORDECAI SHULMAN Arrorney-at-Law 701 Association Bullding 19 S. La Salle Street CHICAGO Dearborn 8657 Mall.) —/ The conservation of tim-| Central 4046-4047 | THE DAILY WORKER NEW YORK WORKERS MUST RALLY IT A ROUSING D Vijtauer is an excellent speaker, and spoke at many meetings before work ers of Czecho-Slovakian origin. At a meeting in Chicago, he defended the Soviet regime, and explained to the workers present the nature of the struggle that led to the overthrow of the czaristic regime and the Kerensky government. He showed the analogy between the struggle in Russia and that in other countries. That was his “crime,” On the basis of the evidence given by a spy, he was arrested and is held in Ellis Island for deportation. The Labor Defense Council is con- |ducting his case and also has in |charge the case of John Lassen, editor of the Elore, the Hungarian labor |paper. Lassen was arrested in Novem- ber, 1924, for publishing a poem which he wrote. ‘Lassen, too, is a well- known revolutionist, having been forced to flee from Hungary because of his activity. The Horthy govern- ment, which is a vassal of the French —and the American — government would like to lay hands on Lassen. The American government, it would appear, intends to do the Horthy fas- cist government that favor. Horthy Hits At Workers. Horthy’s government is one of the vilest governments in existence. Dur- ing his regime, Horthy has broken up all the labor organizations in the coun- try. Workers’ clubs, newspapers and trade unions have been suppressed. / campaign of terror was carried on jagainst the labor movement, for Hor- thy can rule only if the workers are denied every right that even the “con. |stitution” of Hungary “guarantees.” |These guarantees are the same as in \Italy, Roumania and Jugoslavia. They jare on paper, but the capitalist gov- jernments “interpret” them as they | please. This is simflar to the “guarantees” jof free speech, free assemblage and |free press in the United States. One jmeed only look at the coal fields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. where miners’ meetings are disrupted by the police, where the press is sup- pressed. The Lassen and Vijtauer cases are the best evidence of “free speech and free press” in the United States. U. S. Falls in Line. One of the glowing examples of “free assemblage” in the United States is embodied in the case of Charles E. Ruthenberg, secretary of the Workers Party, who has been sen- tenced to three to 10 years in the Michigan penitentiary, for attending a convention of the now dissolved Com- munist Party, which was held in Bridgeman, Michigan, in August, 1922. There was no evidence produced that any “crime” was perpetrated at the convention. Ruthenberg’s conviction and the intended trial of the other 32 indicted for the same “crime” will re. quire a big fund to conduct these casey and save these revolutionary workers for the labor movemeint, The Labor Defense Council together with the In- ternational Workers’ Aid, has arrang- ed a four days’ joint bazaar, which will take place at the Lyceum, 86th St. and 3rd Ave., New York City, from Feb. 11 to 14. If all prognostications prove |true, a large sum of money will be raised, thus ensuring proper defense of the accused. Open Shop is the Goal. | If these workers are sent to Prison, |the capitalists of this country will be encouraged to carry on their open shop campaign against the whole or- ganized labor movement. Hence it be- comes the duty of the trade unions to support the defense of these victim- ized workers will all energy. If there is not complete solidarity of all work- ers today, the entire labor movement of this country will be demoralized and crushed. The wage cuts that are being imposed on the textile workers and miners are indications of what faces the labor movement. There must be an “all-together” in defense of working class interests, Joint Discussion on Last Elections by S. P. And W. P. in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wisc., Jan. 27—The workers of Milwaukee will have an exceptional opportunity to attend an interesting discussion between the socialist party and Workers Party on the subject of “The Results of Last Presidential Elections.” The Workers Party will be repre- sented by G. 8. Shklar, Local Milwau- kee organizer and the socialist party by L. Wolfson, associated with the Milwaukee Leader, The discussion will take place on Friday, Feb. 5 at Labor Lyceum, cor- ner 8th and Garfield, and will start at 8 o'clock sharp. Admission free Everybody welcome. Trying to Fight Dope. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—A new ex- tradition treaty with Canada, tighten- ing the government's barriers against the illegal narcotic trade, was favor. ably reported today by the senate for- omen nemmenene Sign relations committee, TO LABOR DEFENSE BAZAAR TO MAKE FINANCIAL SUCCESS NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—In spite of all endeavors of the Labor Defense Council to procure the release of Emanuel Vijtauer, editor of the Obrana, the Czecho-Slovakian radical labor paper, he fs still detained on Hllis Island. Well-Known Revolutionist. Emanuel Vijtauer is a well-known revolutionist. the revolutionary movement of Czecho-Slovakia and came to this country in December, 1928. As a matter of course he immediately joined the revolution- ary movement in this country, soon becoming the editor of the Obrana. Ce a RSEEESEe euNnAeisLe Lannie CRO He was very active in GLEISSER, TRANSLATER OF EPSTEIN’S ARTICLES “LENIN AS | SAW HIM” In publishing the articles “Lenin as 1 Saw Him” by Schachno Epstein, editor of the Freiheit, we failed to give credit to the translator, Leo Gleisser. This was due to an oversight on our part that we greatly regret. SENATE THROWS STONE BACK AT ITS COMMITTEE Secret Session Acts to Stop Scandal (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—In an ef- fort to avert a public scandal over pres- idential appointments the senate this afternoon returned the nomination of Harlan F. Stone, as an associate jus- tice of the supreme court, to the judi- ciary committee for further investiga. tion. Puts Over Motion in Secrecy. This action was taken in secret ses- sion to avoid a fight on the floor of the senate over charges that Stone is per- secuting Senator Burton K. Wheeler, democrat, of Montana, by attempting to indict him in the District of Colum- bia while another indictment awaits trial in the Montana federal court. Warren Waits on Stone Promotion. The nomination of Charles B. War- ren, of Detroit, as attorney general was “shelved” today by the senate ju- diciary committee to await the out- come of a fight against confirmation of the promotion of Attorney General Harlan F. Stone to the supreme court of the United States. ~The committee “indefinitely post- poned” consideration of Warren’s nom. ination after a sub-committee headed by Senator Borah, republican of Idaho. reported it could not approve the ap- pointment. The Borah committee investigated Warren's record for a week and its report was filed “without recommenda- tion.” Four Workers Die on Foundation Job for 32-Story Skyscraper COLUMBUS, O.,Jan.27—Four men were killed here today while working on the foundation of the proposed 32- story American Insurance Union sky- scraper, West Broad ‘street. They were asphyxiated. The dead include: John Smith, home believed to be in New York. A. Boen, address unknown. John McCarthy, Columbus, foreman. Unidentified man. The tragedy occurred when two of the men fell off a ladder into a 120- foot foundation shaft. The third work- er sought to rescue his companions, but died in the attempt. The fourth man then went down into the shaft, and he, too, was overcome by the deadly gas, and died. St. Louis, Mo., Lenin Memorial Meet Next Sunday ST. LOUIS, M., Jan. 27.—A Lenin Memorial meeting will be held here Sunday evening, February 1, at the Labor Lyceum, 1243 Garrison St. Com- rade Mihelik, sub district organizer of district 8 of the Workers Party will be the principal speaker. There will also be speakers in for- eign languages. Chicago Painters Back Labor Defense Painters’ Local Union No, 637 at its regular meeting held Jan. 23rd, 1925 discussed the “criminal syndicalism” laws in the various states of this coun- try, and the sentence of C, BE, Ruthen- berg by the Michigan state supreme court. After the discussion a resolu- tion for adoption was introduced by the following members of the local, Hans Johnson, O. A, Sandine and Harry Granat. The resolution was adopted with only one vote register- ed against, DELEGATION OF SOVIET RUSSIA ENGINEERS HERE To Study Metal Industry and Buy Machinery NEW YORK CITY, Jan, 27.—Repre- sentatives of the Soviet Union ore- mining and metal industries recently arrived in this country will spend here about three months studying methods of production with a view toward placing orders for equipment. They have established their headquarters in the offices of the Amtorg Trading Cor- poration at 136 Liberty street, thru which all their orders’ will be placed. Among the arrivals are Messrs. Alexis Smolnikoff, president and Peter Droz- shiloff, member of the board of direct» ors of the Consolidated Platinum In- dustry known as the Uralplatina Messers Nikolai Kuzmin and Alexan- der Strkhnin representing the Machin- ery Construction Trust of Leningrad, and Mr. Serge Podiakonoff, represen- tative of Supreme Council of Public Economy, director of the state ore in- dustry, and collaboration of the State Planning Commission. WIIt Inspect Works Here. The primary purpose of the arrived representatives all of whom are en- gineers specialized in the respective industries is to inspect some of the larger works in this country where dredges and other mining equipment are constructed which might be in- troduced in the platinum fields in the Urals. In addition considerable orders are contemplated for the needs of the rehabilitated heavy industries and for re-equipment of the factories. In this connection it was pointed out by the | members of the delegation that during ;the past year the Soviet industries have shown a gain in production of over 50 per cent above the production of the preceding year. The industries | have been working at 40 per cent of ;the normal pre-war level. Particular 'gains have been made in the produc- | tion of pig iron, the output in the fis- |cal year 1923-1924 by 110 per cent. The output of steel increased by 60 | per cent over the preceding year. The lindustries are advancing with rapid |strides toward attaining the pre-war level. The average productivity of in- dividual factories and works has al- ready been brought up to 90 per cent of the per-war normal. In the Ural in- dustries the process of consolidating the works in fewer plants so as tc eliminate economic waste has been practically completed and the plants working at present are constantly in. creasing their output. At the same time work on a large scale has be- gun to re-equip the existing plants along the most modern and efficient lines. Progress in Meta! Industry. An important factor in the recon. struction of the metal industries is the increased consumption on the internal markets. Thanks to the economic measures adopted during the past year it became possible to lower consider- ably the prices for the finished prod- ucts. On the other hand the increased Prosperity of the population created a larger demand for industrial prod- ucts, Large orders have been coming in from the co-operatives and individ- ual communities. The Ural industries are now provided with orders for all their ready supplies as well. as for their total output during the year 1925 which is to be increased by 50 per cent against the output of the past year. During the three-months’ stay in this country, the delegation will visit the largest centers of the metal industries and the most important ore mining centers and gold and platinum fields. Correction to the Correction. In the January 23 issue there ap- are the following under the cap- fon of Correction: “The vote of the New York membership meeting of the Y. W. L. was as follows: N. E. C. majority 74, statement of the district executive committee 83+ (the state ment of Comrade Kaplan was not pr: sented and the vote of 83 was-in su) port of statement drawn up by : group of the New York district exe cutive committee.) Third position under the leadership of Comradc Glass 11. The latter votes were in favor of the N, EB. C. statement deal ing with organization.” I want to make the following correc tions to the correction. 1. The vote was N. E. ©. majority 73, and the statement of the D. B. C, 84, 2. The statement of the D. EB. C. was an indorsement of the theses sub- mitted by Comrades Ruthenberg, Bed acht and Lovestone for the minority of the C.. C. and by Comrade Kaplan for the minority of the N, B. ©, 3. The statement of the New York district executive was not drawn up by a group of the D, EB. C. but was accepted by-all but two votes of the D. E. C. at one of its regular meet- ings.—Herbert Zam, secretary at the membership meeting. Results of General Membership Meetings KANSAS CITY.—The general m: Kansas, and Kansas City, Mo., voted fi 33. minority. jembership meetings of Kansas City, for the majority 9 and for the minority William Browder spoke for the majority and Comrade Osachets for the * * ALAMEDA CQUNTY, California—Majority 70; Minority 3; Joseph D. Brahdy 1, THE JUNIOR “RED” STARS OUTSHINE ALL VOLUNTEERS Stick on the Job Four Days at Bazaar The first activity of the new work- ing unit of our Labor Defence forces, “The Red Star Volunteers,” proved that these active spirits are an inspir- ing and essential help to our cause. Recruited largely at the Lenin memo- rial meeting, they got on the job the very next day at the Bazaar of the Jewish Workers Relief Committee, and for four days kept the Ruthenberg appeal before the thousands of workers who attended, as well as collected sub- stantial sums to help finance the Mich- igan cases. Juniors Most Active. Most active were the youngest “vol- unteers,” members of the Junior Young Workers League. These boys and girls waited their turn to don the striped prisoners jackets with which our col- lectors were furnished, and there were few present who were overlooked in these youngsters’ tireless activity. When they came to some loyal com- rade who had already given and bought beyond his powers they invited partici- pation “in spirit anyway” by suggest- ing that all pennies in their “cust- omer’s” pockets to put into the collect- ion box. Party and Y. W. L. members, young and old, also took their turns at this work. Volunteers Wear Prison Suits. At the Bazaar run by the Lettish branch for the benefit of the DAILY WORKER, a special defense collection was taken up,amounting to $21.00. The striped suits of the “Volunteers” cent- ered attention on the new raids made by our capitalist enemies on the Com- munists, as. the vanguard of the mili- tant workers. Some old-timers told stories, later, of the “red volunteers” in Latvia and Russia, who volunteered even to take the place of active re- volutionary leaders who were sent to prison. Work Is Lots of Fun. Our “Red Star Volunteers” are not called upon for such heroic’ service— yet. Their work is easy, and enjoy- able. It consists of attending social and other affairs arranged by working class organizations, and there collect- ing funds and arousing sentiment on behalf of our party’s and other class war prisoners. Anyone, young or old, party member or sympathizer, who offer even one night a week, or even a few hours during the day, for service in this fight to beat back the capitalist jailers, should communicate with the local Labor Defense, 19 S. Lincoln St., Chicago. Many more volunteers are needed, literally hundreds ‘of them. Last Saturday at least a fifty dollar collection was lost by lack of sufficient forces to cover, simultaneously, all running affairs. The army behind the Labor Defence—the Red Star Vol-} unteers—needs YOUR help. Sun Yat Sen Seriously Ill. PEKING, China, Jan. 27.—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, head of the South China Republic, was taKen to the hospital to be operated on for an abcess on the liver, a dispatch states. His con- dition is said to be serious. Dr. Sun Yat Sen was one of the leaders in the formation of the Chinese republic. 4 West Allis Juniors Hold Lenin Memorial MILWAUKEE, Wisc., Jan. 27—The West Allis Junior groups held a Lenin memorial meeting, Sunday morning at their headquarters, 55th and National Aves. - Among other numbers on the pro- gram, Comrade Shklar, district organ- izer for the party here, spoke on Len- ins’ life. He pointed out to the Jun- jors that among the great lessons that Lenin’s life taught us, the follow: ing were what the Juniors should take special care to learn: First: To study the class struggle well, Second: To learn to understand the people and know what the workers want, Third: To learn to speak so that we can tell the workers the things that we have learned, in @ way that they will understand. And last but not least, devotion and love for the workers and hate for the capitalists or oppressors of the work In commemoration of our great leader, the West Allis Juniors chang: ed their name and will be known after this'as “Comrade Lenin's Stu- dents.” This group has now over seventy members and each meeting sees them growing in numbers and spirit. And their slogan is “Always Ready!” AN APPEAL, Can anyone help the Marshfield Junior group out of their difficulty? The Marshfield Junior group is one of the most active groups in the city, tho composed mainly of children whose Parents are not Communists. Only one member of this group comes from a Communist home and that home is too small and crowded to hold 15 children. These fifteen children have’ been denied admission to any hall in their territory which is Paulina to Robey east-west; Roosevelt to Polk, north- south. Does anyone know of a meeting hall or home within the above territory where ‘this group can meet one night each week. (If meeting hall it must be rent free.) Telephone ,The DAILY WORKER, Editorial Room, Monroe 4712 and ask for Editor Junior Column. A Brilliant Book working class. national working class movement. Paper, 50 Cents Order 1113 W. Washington Blvd. “DICTATORSHIP vs. DEMOCRACY” In which Trotsky explodes the sham pretenses of so-called bourgeois democracy and explains the character of the dictatorship of the Kautsky and the later social-democratic criticism at the hands of this most brilliant writer in the inter- THE DAILY WORKER Literature Department ; Have Another! Vas pigs wee GARY WORKERS HOLD MEMORIAL LENIN MEETING Interesting Speaker Gets Two Encores GARY, Ind, Jan. 27.—The Lenin memorial meeting in Gary Indfane, didn’t have many people in attendance, a half hundred or so, but it was a real meeting. Comrade Thurber Lewis, of Chicago, was the speaker. He gave a short biographical sketch of Lenin,.a review of Lenin’s pre-revolutionary activities, an account of Lenin’s role in the revolution and a resume of the great leader's contributions to work- ing-class thought. When he finished, the crowd didn’t show any inclination to go away. Liked His Stuff, The embarrassing condition of in- decision that pervaded the hall while the crowd sat there and the meeting ‘was presumably over was broken by a comrade who arose and suggested that Lewis make another speech dwelling more at length with the movement in this country, Comrade Lewis rose and made speech number two. At the conclusion of the Second speech much the same disin- clination to leave gripped the audience, Third and Last. Another comrade arose and asked that the Trotsky controversy in Rus- sia be given a few moments of ex- planation by the speaker. Comrade Lewis began speech number three about the movement for a reorienta- tion of the policies of the Russian Com- munist Party of which Trotsky is the spokesman. At the conclusion of the third address the crowd finally consented to leave. “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” is coming to Ashland Auditorium Feb. 5. LENIN MEMORIAL MEETING IN LOS ANGELES SUCCESS By SAM GLOBERMAN. (Special to the Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 27—The Lenin Memorial meeting here was a success, one hundred and fifteen dol- lars being contributed forthe Mich- igan defense by the audience which enthusiastically greeted the speakers. Comrade Dolson came from San Fran- cisco to deliver the principal speech. The other speakers were Comrade Rudic of the Russian branch, Com- rade Schnelderman of the Young Workers League, Comrade May Glob- erman of the junior section of the league, and Comrade Busch, who act- ed as chairman, by Leon Trotsky school come in for warm Cloth, $1.00 from Chicago, Illinois Of the thousands of Tool Boxes in circulation many have, no doubt, begun to show signs of wear and “tear,” so to speak, In that case—‘have another!” Tool Boxes don’t come under the 18th amendment. There is no prohibition on the number you can have—if you want them for workers. Or if you have a Tool Box that shows “tear” —it’s alright — “this one will be on us”— Have Another! Send for it to The Daily Worker ‘ 1113 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, Ill.