The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 1, 1925, Page 1

NEW YORK EDITION | Vol; I. No. 18. AS WE SEE IT By T.’J. O)FLAHERTY. ROFESSOR TIMOTHY A. SMID- DY, is the Irish Free State min ister plenipotentiary at Washington. What he does besides drawing his salary, 1 don’t know, The British am- bassador takes care of Ireland, it be- ing one of John Bull’s other islands. The Irish, like most people, like to be tickled around the gills with a feath- er, and England having goaded them into a state of chronic obstreperous- ness, finally decided to present them with a bauble in the shape of the Irish Frey @ta%, ‘Whe next thing was to allow them to send a “plenipoten- Mery” to’ Washington. #6 ¥ anybody thinks Ireland is satisfied with a few concessions, that some- body is greatly mistaken. , Politically speaking, Lreland is as temperamental as Ganna Walska. The British gov- ernment is about as popular in the Emerald Isle as a prohibition agent “back o’ the yards,” in Chicago, When the Prince of Wales. announced re- cently that. he would like to honor Ire- land with his presence, the happy pop- ulace began to shine dp Ts artillery and foxes, hares and rabbits grew so bold- that they jostled the people off the city sidewalks. Their natural en- emies ~vere waiting for the prince. David P. changed hie mind. \ *_* © ‘HE king of England would -be as safe in that part of his dominions as a catholic missionary in the pal- ace of the imperial wizard of the ku klux klan. The Irish took all the titles and are hungry for more. . But to get back to Smiddy. This country has spoiled a good many Irishmen and Smiddy\is now on the casualty list. There is an organization in existence known as the George Washington Sulgrave institution. Its object is to clear-up the air relative to the little the United States from German tyr. anny, because prithee, was not the commander of the American armies of English descent, and the then King George a German? ‘HIS movement is very popular on Long Island, New York, on Bea- con Hill, Boston -and in Picaddilly. London, but the people on the banks of the Liffey and the Shannon are not enthusiastic about it. Professor Smid- dy, having existed in this country for some time, knew vo better than to ac- cept an invitation to be guest of hon- or of the Sulgrave institute. As soon as the news reached Dublin, Smiddy was advised that he had better go to @ one arm lunch, instead. That's how the situation stands at present. - * 8 S long as Ireland is under the ham- mer, we might as well devote the rest-of this column to it. The trade union movement has gone thru a very severe crisis within the past two years. From 1916 to 1921 the member- ship of the Irish Transport and Gener. al Workers increased from a few thou- sand to over one hundred thousand. Because of favorable economic condi- tions it was able to secure some wage increases and owing to the glam- or lent to its name by James Connol- ly, the leader of the Easter week rev- olution, it was looked upon as a revo- lutionary organization.- In fact its of ficial organ, the Voice of Labor, talk- ed glibly of the forming of Soviets and the organization of Red guards. eee FER thé war there was a revolu- ‘tlonary sentiment thruout the ranks Of the organization end in sev- eral places the workers seized factor- jes and hoisted the red flag. These the advent of the British labor party ito office, @ wave of industrial depres- ston hit Ireland and the bosses openod jan offensive against the Transport (Union. Severe losses in membershiy land wage cuts resulted. Be ‘HERE was a considerable sentiment in the Trans: but it had no leadership, (Continued on Page 45 ft wing Union mmun: RAISING C In some districts where there is in the price, the weight of the loaf In the course of the last three 23 cents a bushel for rye 22 cents, bread in the course of a few weeks, to lift the price, perhaps in a couple SUBSCRIPTION RATES: _anplh et! the colonies’ since, aaa ‘to prove that Britain freed MALL bakeries in New York City have raised the price of bread 2 cents a loaf and the price of rolls 4 cents a dozen. Many of the large bakeries declare they will raise the price of ‘In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago. by mail, $6.00 per year. SUNDA SPLIT LOCAL NO 5, AMALAGMATED IN WAR ON LEFT War onMilitants in New York City (Special to The Dally Worker) BIG BAZAA Joint bazaar arranged by the Intern: @ success. The German branches of agitation committee are mobilizing all NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 30.-—| the comrades and sympathizers of th: The war against. the left wing movement. I addition, the Queen in the Amaigamated Gothing . County Labor Lyceum is arranging fo: Workers of America is on in the }a booth and also contributed $50 tc |New York organization. the cause. Locals 1, 3 and 164 of the The board of directors of the New York joint board has de- cided. to break up Qperators’ Local No. 5. ‘This local, one of the largest in the New York organization, is led by the Receipts Must Be Big. left wing. The decision of the board| With the co-operation of all the of directors proposes that Local No jcomrades in like measure, there is 5 be divided into two locals. One ¢/not the slightest doubt that the bazaar Brooklyn local made up the members| will net a fine sum of money for the who live in Brooklyn and the other|relief of the political prisoners in the old local to include the members |Europe and Asia for the defense who live in Manhattan and the Bronx. |of our comrades before the capitalist Such e move is against the constitu. ‘courts of this country. tion of the Amalgamated which strict Don’t forget the place and dates: ly provides that there can be only|Lyceum, 86th St. and Srd Ave., Feb. one local for a given branch of thc |11, 12, 18 and 14; And don't fail to indistry im the city. The board of {tell all the children about “Juntor ‘directors thru this move hopes to cre |Day.” This is the day of and for the ate a local of Brooklyn members, the {little kiddies. They? will show that leaders of which will be loyal to th« |they are just 2s good revolutionists trolling group in the New York|—if not better ones—as their elders. The children will come enmasse. SOVIET MINING TS STUDY. am ‘giving active support. Comrade Pel- ilegrini will have a glass-blowing booth land will turn out fancy glassblown ar- ticles right at the bazaar, 1 jcon ‘joint board. A leadership that*thr New York joint board can be assured | will carry out its orders particularl against the rank and file and the lef {wing. Tlic splitting of Local No. 5 iby the organization of another operat- jor's local is only a move to substi jtute in the near future Local No. F with, the new. So that the left can be exterminated by this tion maneuver and a conservative |’ right wing leadership put in its place This move by the board of directors will greatly demoralize the organize tion, This move is directly in the in terests of the manufacturers. It not only splits the local but the whole or. ganization as well. First because it gives the bosses ap opportunity to defy the~will of the rank and file as expressed thru their} NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 30,— logitimate organization Local No. 5. |Ore-mining and metal indus- Second, it sets into motion’ one o | tries experts representing Rus- the bitterest factional struggles or |sia are making a three months the part of the rank and file agains |study of production in the the disruptive tactics of the official |United States preparatory to dom of the New York organization. |ordering equipment for Russia. Third, it nullifies the constitutior The engineers’ headquarters and opens the way to ~organizatior are in the offices of Amtorg Maneuvers for political purposes. tha! Trading Corporation, 136 Liber- i splits the organization and divides the t t, Ni York. membership. The rank and file of the whole Am algamated when they learn of this ac |Shilov of the group are president and on the part of the board of director: |member, respectively, board of direc- |will show their resentment. However |t0fS, Consolidated Platinum Industry {whether the rank and file will be ablc |(Uralplatina). Nikolai Kuzmin and |to thwart the disruptive tactics of th: Alexander Strikhnin represent the jofficialdom will be seen: One thing is Machinery Construction Trust of Len- certain and that is that not a thing ingrad. Serge Podiakonov represents will be left undone to stop this viciou: |the supreme council of pulic economy, and disruptive decision being en |‘irector state ore industry, and collab forced. ‘ oration of the state planning commis At this time it is interesting to| Sion. knwo what led up to this action May Order Machinery. egainst Local No. 6. Local No. 5 for} The Russian delegation will inspect some time was carrying on a fight|larger works in this country where against the leaders of the New York! dredges and other mining equipment joint board for their action in the J fare constructed which might be used Friedman case. The firm of J. Fried |in Ural platinum mines. The Russiai man without cause discharged tw: |engineers will probably place orders workers from the shop. Local No. f |for machinery to rehabilitate heavy in demanded that the workers should b |dustries and for re-equipment of fac immediately taken back to work |tories, : When the firm refused to take thi! qne men state that Russian indus- discharged workers back the mer |trieg have shown gain in production working in the shop went out on strik: lor over 50 per cent, in 1924 over 1923. demanding that the union rules it |The Ural industries have gained by reference to the rights of workers against discharge be lived up to bowen production in a few oath lige lrtienand oe Genera! Conditions Much Better. k to work with the threat that if Increasing prosperity of the Russian ey did not obey his orders that a Population is creating a larger demand (Continued on Page 2.) for industrial products and because of economic measures adopted prices Bffective tomorrow the Standard o11|4"° lower for finishing goods, the company, of Indiana, has announced | '@!esation says, the price of gasoline will be raised one cent a gallon. BIG. GAP ITAL INVITES SMALL CAPITAL 10 PLAY ON ITS SIDE (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-—An ine vitation to the LaFollette insurgents ‘nm congress to recant and return to the republican fold, coupled with a warning that if they do their oxpulsion from the party juld. be permanent, created a furore In the souse today and widened the breach in republican ranks, May Order I Machinery for Heavy Industry © (By The Federated Press) much competition Instead of a raise and rolls hag been decreased, weeks the price of wheat has risen The big bakers are also preparing of weeks, | ~ GERMAN ORGANIZATIONS AND. UNIONS VERY ACTIVE IN SUPP R FOR LABOR DEFENSE PRE EAS Ss (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—All the nationalities are Defense Council, There will be German, Russian, | Finnish, Lithuanian, Greek, Armenian, Indian, Japanese @ | This is REAL internationalism as only the workers can A Glass Blowing Booth, The German organizations are taking a lively part in: Alexis Smolnikov and Peter Droz- | Y, FEBRU, IRGE T OF ational Workers’ the Workers P= ;Amalgamated Foodworkers also are] % —s (Special to The D: ST. JOSEPH, | —Max Burger, expert” for the department of Justice, slip- ped into St. f * peated and is quietly at. collect- ing documents and evidence from the h county court records of the trial used in against of the ent of the Work An attempt to shut the Workers Party out cf local polities in Cleveland was directed against Severino. Scraps of Paper. A publicity campaign was. stated about Severino’s connection with the Michigan eases.. When this failed to serve its purpose activites were begun to take Severino’e citizenship papers away. A number of hearings were held but when thé councilmanic campaign jcame to an end the matter was drop ped. Severino, by the way, is an ac | tive trade unionist in Cleveland, anc jhas been an influential member of the |Bricklayer’s Union for years. Max {Burger was the governument agent \who handled this affair in Cleveland jin 1923. Me is busy again. The case against Severino has been revived— |this time with the intention of deport ing him. Plan to Cut Cases. It is no secret in St. Joseph that the case against Severino is being brot |back to life for only one purpose: tc make a beginning for deportation pro ceedings against all the Michigan de, fendants who can be placed under the jurisdiction of the labor department The purpose is plainly to cut down the number of cases before the Michigan courage that the remainder of the de- fendauts who ere not deported can be rushed thru their trials. Several Finks Testify, Mex Burger has been assigned thir job. Last week he held a deposition hearing in Chicago oi the Severino case. Tho first goal is to take Sever ino’s citizenship papers away from him. Depositions were made by a number of department of justice ag- ents among whom were several wel! known red-baiters, Louis Loebel, James Peyronnin and August Loula. This part of the hearing consistec merely of one fink asking other flnks questions, 1, E, Ferguson was called in as ex- pert on Communism. He was asked to identify documents, one of which was the first manifesto of the Com- munist International. Ferguson ans- wered that since several documents of that nature were brot to the coun try in various languages he could not identify “exhibit No. 6,” tho mani- festo. Other Workers on List. Burger ia diligently taking photo- static copies of the documents used in the Michigan trial to be used in pro ceedings ugainst Severino in the Unit ed States district court at Cleveland, to tako Severino’s citizenship away After that Burger will turn the case over to the department of labor which has. always been liberal in deportin; any alien against which there is th least scrap of evidence, Similar action against ther de fendants in the Michigan cases is ce: tain to come if the present movi | against Severino succeeds, ‘of the thirty-| <p SECRECY AND EAPULSIONS THE RULE IN MPLS. Communists and T. U. E.L. for Open Assembly (Special te The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 30.—Meeting behind carefully guarded doors, in an executive session, the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly Wednes- day night voted non-concur- rence in a resolution presented by Painters’ Union No, 186, de- manding that Dan W. Stevens, twice unseated as a delegate to the central labor body, be given a fair and impartial trial on the charges that in a speech before he assembly Stevens had slan- dered the officiaidom of the American Federation of Lahor. Despite the fact that a large num- y of rank and file members of the ‘ade union movement had gathered to listen to the proceedings, the reac- tionary chairman ordered the galleries cleared. Left Wing Fights for Open Hearing. Immediately progressive delegates launched a fight against the move to exclude the sympathetic visitors, contending that labor union members have the right to know what is taking place in their central body. J. O, Johnson, Communist, and a delegate from the Carpenters’ local, took an appeal trom the decision of the chair, demanding a roll call vote, but the move was finally defeated and the visitors ordered irom the meeting. Mors: Expylsicns. j 0 d b c Workers (Communist) Party, the reac- tionary element challenged the creden- tials presented by Lathers’ Union No. 190 for Walter Frank. A committee composed of Franklin W. Hynes, Arthur Axsen and Leenert Boerbeck, was appointed to hear the charges against Comrade Frank. The complaint insists that “as a member of an organization opposed to the principles of the A. F. of L., Frank is not entitled to a seat as delegate to the Trades and Labor As- sembly.” Upon the demand of Com- rade Frank the complaint was changed specifying the Workers Par- ty as the organization in question. The committee’s report is to be presented to the next meeting of the assembly. Honest Delegate Fired From Job. Delegate A. D. Harris, Boilermakers’ Union, who opposed the wave of re- action at th dismissed from his position, according to rumors in circulation here, Accord- ing to reports, Harris’ wife and family have had to appeal for assisiance to the commissary fund of thé labor as- sembly. Delegate Harris had charged that Robley D, Cramer and Budd L. Me- Killipps had called at his home de- manding that he line up with the fokers against the Communists in the local fight. Mass Meeting Calied. Undaunted by attempts on the part of the labor fakers to keep the truth from the rank and file of the Min- neapolis trade union movement, the Trade Union Educational League call- ed a general mass meeting Friday evening at the Unitarian church, 8th strect and La Salle avenue, The three Communists’ who have been denied seats In the Trades and Labor Assembly, have been‘named as speakers for the occasion. They are: Dan W. Stevens, Painters’ Union No. 186; ©. A. Hatt vay, Machinisis’ Local No. 91, and Walter Frank, Lathers’ Union No. 190. Jack Bradon, Machinists’ Local No. 91, will act as chairman of the meeting. At this meoting the program of the T, U. E. L. will be fully explained, as well as the reasons why the reactionaries (Continued on page 2) SO THIS 1S DENGCRACY AND NOT DICTATORSHIP? PAGE EMMA GOLDMAN! (Special to The Poily Worker) NEW YORK.—Suits planned against officials of the Missouri & Northern Arkaneas rairoad and members of the mob which lynched &. ©. Cregor at Harrison, Ark., dur- ng the shopmen’s strike in January, 1923, have been dropped because plaintiffs feared reprisale by rail- road representatives, ae last meeting has been! Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. HARVEST STREET GAR WORKERS HELP BOSSES AGRIRST BUSSES IN BOSTOR BOSTON, Jan. 30.—Street railway employes will join with the compan- jes In seeking legislation whieh would class jitneys and motor buses as common carriers and subject them to the same regulations as electrio cars. At a recent conference In Boston spekesmen for 30,000 employes piedged thmemselves to aid the man- agements in support of a bill now before the legislature. RUTHENBERG IS FREED IN TIME Appears on Program at Big Lenin Memorial (Special to The Dally Worker) C. E. Ruthenberg, national ex- ecutive secretary of the Work- ers Party, has just been released from prison at Jackson, Mich., under bail of $7,500. His release comes just in time for him to address the gigantic emonsiration which has been arranged for the first anniver- sary of the death of Nicolai Lenin Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p. m., at Madison Square Garden. List of Other Speakers. Resides C. E. Ruthenberg, Comrades gue Keeipbein, and. Jen. Aition are’ awalting che Weenkancd ve the capitalist courts, will also speak a the Lenin meeting. Comradé~M. J. Olgin who has recently returned from Russia will be one of the speakers The other speakers will be Jack Stachel of the Young Workers’ League K. Radzi, in Russian, and an Oriental speaker, Y, Nishimura. This is not the first time that Ruthenberg has spoken in Madison Square Garden before masses of Nev. York workers. It will be’ remembered that he was the principal speaker on the occasion of the wonderful demon {stration given Comrado Martens, thc first envoy from Soviet Russia to Am erica. Then again last year the rec lord-brenking meeting on the occasior of the death of Lenin. This year again his voice will resound thru the old rafters of the historic Garden. Tickets Going Fast. In addition to the speakers, there |will be a splendid musical program jwith the Freiheit Chorus with hun- jdreds of well-trained voices under the | direction of Lazar Weiner, symphony jorchestra of 100, and Mme. Nina Gus sieva, dramatic soprano who will ren (der fine vocal selections at the Gar. jden, It is reported that tickets are go- ing fast. It is advisable that all those who want to be assured of getting into the Garden get their tickets in advance. Socialist Is Prussian Minister BERLIN, Jan. 30—The “Socialist” Braun, was re-elected today a: premier of Prussia. He received 221 votes and his nationalist opponent Kries, received 175, There is smal difference between them in practic: except for the fact that the “socialist pretends to act in the interest of th working class, while the ationalis has no such pretensions, Conducted by ONSIDER this morning the sad at his girl in the dark, HE knew what he was doing, bu And nothing happened. How, like this young man, are a Like him they are moved by nob! Like him they “obey that impuls: And like him they make a fatal They discuss vociferously, debate ty meetings and whenever they meet sity of “reaching the masses,” “bu tactic,” ete., etc., but they never me: the ma don’t. Get at leost one member of the for The DAILY WORKER, Tell at least one worker who TO SPEAK INL. NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 30.— New York Daily Worker Builders’ Corner Make up your mind to do your winking where it can be DAILY WORKER on the news stands evory day, CENTS Including Saturday Magazine Section, On all other’ days, Three Cents per Copy. Price 5 Cents BREAD PRICE 10 SOAR THO GRAIN RESERVE IS BIG Gamblers Reap Millions in Specuiations The price of bread Is exe pected to be raised thruout America as a result of the spe- culation of grain gamblers in wheat which boosted the price of May wheat over two dollars a bushel. The price of bread and flour has already soared in London, Flour has gone up in price in merica and is expected’ to go er next week. At noon yesterday wheat was $2.05 a bushel om the Chicago board of trade, May Wheat at $2105, The wheat now selling at $205 & bushel left the farms at 65 cents and more less than it is now selling for, grain speculators here say. Most of the farmers were forced to sell their iast harvests of grain immediately and could not hold it for high prices, be- cause of their bankrupt conditions, The farmers did not profit m the wheat advance which made miilions for the grain speculators, nor will they profit in selling their summer wheat. The future price of wheat, (July and September wheat) is 35 to 40 cents ess per bushel than the price of May wheat, indicating that to a large ex- tent the present price of May wheat, has been artificially brought about by grain spechlators. The price of wheat after the i ae harvest, when the fermers-wil! ott immdatately, 4 eeded ready’ can ie again be lower. “ secure much The Workers Must Pay. Thus the world price of bread and fiour has been boosted by gamblers, and the public will have to pay the millions of profits made by the wheat gamblers. While the Baltimore and other warehouses are bulging with grain, the price of wheat continues to rise. According to E. F. Rosenbaum, one of Chicago’s biggest grain dealers and in charge of the exporting business of the Grain Marketing corporation, which is backed by Barney Baruch and a clique of Wall Street bankers, Russia is not buying wheat in Amer ica. He declared that such rumors were being spread by wheat gamblers to influence the market. Up until No- vember, the demand for wheat was un- stimulated, Rosenbaum said, but since then the speculators artificially ad vanced the price of wheat. ; Flour Price Goes Up. In Chicago flour has increased in price from $11.25 to $11.50 per barrel while 24 pound sacks went up three cents In price. Flour is expected ta reach $1.60 per 24 pound sack in the near future, In August flour was only $7.70 per barrel. From Italy comes the report that the crop is sixteen million quintall of wheat short on its wheat needs for the coming year. A quintall is ap proximately 200 pounds, Rosenbaum pointed out that the price of wheat on the Antwerp and other foreign exchanges is much bee tow the price of wheat in Chicago, “Unless the wheat prices recede to the world level, so that we can dis pose of our surpluses,” Rosenbaum said, “the price of the crops that are harvested in May to September will be depressed, causing the farmer nore suffering.” KATTERFELD, plight of the young man that winked it SHE didn’t, great many of our party membera, 4 le aspirations, 6." error. interminably and resoundingly in par another party member upon the neces ilding a mass party,” “united front ntion the matter to a single member of sald masecs outside our party ranks, They are winking in the dark. THEY know what they're doing, but non-Communist ma to subscribe is not a party member to buy the