The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 2

“Page Two NOT BULWARK CAPITALIST RULE Refuse to Pledes Not to Fight for Labor (Special to The Dalty Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 13.— The Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly took its first action inousting all Communists from seats as delegates gates at its regular meeting night. On motion of Delegate Hines of the Typo- graphical Union, a former member of the socialist party, the assembly asked special A. F. of L. Representa- tive Smith to obligate every delegate in accordance with the new by-laws adopted at the last meeting. Smith took the floor and stated that the executive council of the A. F. of L, had made a decision that the Workers (Communist) Party was a dual and revolutionary organization and no members of such organization can be delegates in the new assembly. He further reiterated his former state- ments that all Communists better get out and stay out. Skoglund Leads Party Defense. When the credentials of Comrade Carl Skoglund were read as a dele- gate from Carmen’s Union No. 299, a question was asked as to whether he was a member of the Workers Party. Comrade Skoglund took the floor and stated that he was a member of the Workers (Communist) Party, that the Workers Party was the only political party fighting for the class interests of the workers, and finally that he would refuse to take the obligation of the assembly so long as it contained a provision pledging support to the present strikebreaking capitalist gov- ernment, He proceeded to read a statement setting forth his position as a Com- munist. This ‘statement was listened to attentatively by the overwhelming number of delegates and many gave expression to the thought that the righ wing was going too far in their attack. When the reading of the state. ment was almost completed, Delegate Speilman raised a point of order, charging that the speaker was spread- ing Communist propaganda. The ob- jection was sustained by Chairman Anderson, Comrade Skoglund being ruled off the floor and asked to leave the hall. The Left Wing Walks Out. Immediately following this, Smith called on all delegates to take the obli- gation. J. O. Johnson, L. A. Roseland, Walter Frank, Robert Peterson, George Thornton and William Mau- seth, together with several delegates who are not yet members of the Workers, stated that they would not take the obligation, that they would continue their efforts to build, strengthen and unify the trade union movement by working in their locals, and then left the hall. The left wing forces announce that they are going to launch an immediate campaign to carry their message to the rank and file workers of Min- neapolis. An extensive program of constructive activity has been mapped out, which provides for the holding of two large mass meetings. The first is to be held at the Jupiter Hall, 2614 Lincoln 8t., N. B., on Friday, February 27, at 8 p. m., and the second to be held at Camden Auditorium, 1616 Forty-first Ave. No, on Tuesday, March 8, at 8 p. m. ‘The statement submitted to the as- sembly by Comrades Skoglund and Frank on the reason why the Com- munists would not take the counter- revolutionary obligation, will be pub- Ushed in the next issue of the DAILY ‘WORKER. Greeks and Turks Mobilize Armies On Thracian Border VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 13— The Greek government is rushing negotia- tions with the Pachitch fascisti dicta- torship of Jugo-Slavia for a treaty of friendship, at the same time that they are massing troops on the Thracian frontier to be ready to at- tack the Turks. Turkey is reported to have evacu- ated Adrianople. The Greeks are heavily fortifying their borders with reserves. The Turks are also mobil- jing thetr forces. ne oe ee, STANDARD Oi BOOSTS PRICE 10 10 30 CENTS * PER BARREL IN ONE DAY PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 13.— The Jos. Seep company, purchasing agents for the Standard Oj) company, here, today announced increases of 25 cents a barrel in Cabell, Somerset medium and Somerset light and 10 cents a bar- rel in Ragland oils. The new prices are Cabell, $2.20; Somerset medium, $2.30; . Somerset light, $2.45, and Ragland, $1.30 a bar- rel. Later in the day the agency an- nounced. Corning grade oil would be advanced thirty cents to $2.26 a bar rel, There will be no addition increas- es announced today, the agency stat- ed. Prices in other grades were un- hanged. COMMUNISTS WILL! SHUTS BLOOMINGTON RAIL SHOPS BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Feb. 18.—One hundred elghty employees of the Chicago & Alton Railway shops were out of work here today, suspended, officials sald, because of the siump in coal traffic’ due to inroads of cheaper non-union fuel from Kentucky and West Virginia. A retrenchment program was then in effect in other departments, It was also said. LOW WAGES FORCE FAMILIES TO aia STINT SELVES ON MILK WITH THE CHILDREN AS WORST SUFFERERS By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) How low wages force workers’ families to stint themselves on milk is shown in a survey of milk consumption in Philadelphia by the United States department of agriculture. The department found that members of families with very limited in- come consumed an average of only .51 of a pint a day. Families in which the husband made fairly good wages consumed .60 ofa pintaday. Families of salaried and professional men with good incomes averaged .78 of a pint a day per per- son. Wealthy families in the best re- sidential sections purchased .81 of a pint a day for each member. That members of well-to-do families can consume 60 per cent more milk than poor families is important to the health of the community for a major- ity of the children grow up in families with low incomes. But it is also im- portant to the dairy farmer. A gen- eral advance in the spending power of the working class would mean a material increase in the demand for his products. If low income families could afford as much milk as the wealthy, the milk consumed by the average family of five in a year would increase by about 68 gallons. Multi- ply this figure by several million and you will see what better wages would mean to the dairy farmer. R, R. STRIKERS BEAT UP SCABS AS BOSSES HIDE Chinese Workers Give West a Lesson PEKIN, China, Feb. 13.— Railway strikers have tied up the lines con- necting Pekin and Shanghai, demand- ing better treatment from the rail- way management which they claim robs them continuously with deduc- tions, fines and underpay. At Tsingtau, strikers and sympa- thizing workers attacked the crew of scabs going to the rescue of two other trains stalled by the strikers. The rails were torn up and the train of strikebreakers blocked, while twenty scabs were badly beaten, including one Japanese business man who or- ganized the scab crew. Masses of the workers of Shang- tung demonstrated before the quar- ters of the governor, demanding the arrest of the railway management staff, who were in hiding to avoid the wrath of the workers. The. governor tried vainly to persuade the strikers to let one mail train go thru each day. The workers are very determin- ed and militant. Educators Meet Here To Discuss How Best To Serve the Bosses The vocational educational associa- tion of the middle west, an organiza- tion comprising officials in the public schools of eight states, is holding its convention in the Sherman Hotel. All the members of the Chicago board of education were present sit- ting at the speakers’ table and Super- intendent William McAndrew made a speech. McAndrew was in his element. This is not sarprising, knowing how keen he is on vocational training in the public schools. But on this occa- sion he chose to lay low on that sub- ject. Rather he beamed forth with quotations from Presidents Washing- ton, Adams, Madison, Monroe and Lin- coin to make his point that citizenship must be the underlying principle in education. But McAndrew did not make clear just what this organization was driving at as others did. For instance, Eeverett S, Lyon, of St. Louis, branded the commercial courses in high schools as utter fail- ures because they did not give pupils the mental equipment to carry them to business success. J, C, Wright, of Washington, said the junior high school was the only remedy for exist- ing ills in the educational system. The ilig referred to were very obvious. ‘They were the method of wasting cul- tural education or working class chil- dren, A more efficient method for serving business was the vocational training of the junior highs which starts training them as soon as they are thra with the “three R’s, Finnish Branch Will Hold Masquerade Ball Saturday, February 21 The Finnish branch of W. P. of A., local Chicago, is arranging @ masque- rade bail for Saturday, Feb, 21, at Im- berlal Hall, 2409 N, Halsted St. Cash prizes will be given contestants in best costumes depicting Communist principles, and for pretty and comical costumes, A good time is assured to all atioading, HOW WOULD You: LIKE TO TAKE TRIP TO BERLIN? Hear of Dawes Plan in Action at Forum “Hell an’ Maria” Dawes may be the next president of the United States, after Silent Cal goes back to Vermont and resumes going to bed at nine o'clock with an oil lamp to guide his footsteps. Then again he may ‘not. The cussing armchair general may never go down in history as a presi- dent of the United. States, but his name will be written in the book, be- cause of his connection with the in- famous plan that forces the German workers to pay the allied reparations at the expense of long hours and a lower standard of living than they had previously. Divided on Dawes Plan. This is where Max Bedacht horns in’ on the question. All of us heard the Dawes plan talked about more or less. Some are for it; others are against it. The German socialist lead- ers are for it. The Communists are against it. Some of the German bour- seoisie are against it; others are for it. Britain accepted it as the lesser of two evils; so did France. But both countries do not feel too happy with it. What is this Dawes plan? How does it affect the working class of Europe? How does it affect the working class of America? Whose plan is it? These and other questions will be answered | limits mem! tomorrow by Max Bedacht, member of the central executive committee of the Workers Party, who will speak at the open forum, in the Lodge Room of the Ashland Auditorium tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Student of German Situatlon, The title of Comrade Bedacht’s sub- ject is “Europe Under the Dawes Plan.” Besides being well qualified to explain the theoretical aspects of the Dawes plan from the standpoint of world imperialism, Comrade Be- dacht has made a special study of the German situation. He has been in Ger- many recently and is personally ac- quainted with many of the most prom- inent figures in the Communist move- ment in that country. Thomas J. O'Flaherty, member of the editorial staff of The DAILY WORKER, will act as chairman. | Hospital Closed to Wor! | (Continued from page 1) of the warden, The same Is true of workers afflicted with contagious di- seases. The contagious disease ward, already overcrowded, been closed to Chicago’s sick workers. A frightful condition greets the eye in the Cook county hospital, the only haven for the workers of Chicago who are worn and broken In industry and who receive such low wages they have no money for hospital bills. Beds are in every hallway and corner of the hos- pital. Nurses are bleary eyed and cross, with nerves taut from over work, In the tuberculosis section, de- signed to accomodate at most 170 persons, there are over 200 patients. “As a result of our overcrowded condition convalescing patients are discharged much lier than they should be,” the warden said, “Many of them return soon.” One session of the annual congresc on medical education and puitic health, to convene here March 9, wil! be devoted to hospital service, (, W. W. ELECTION PUZZLE: FINALLY SHOWS RESULTS But Discussion Is Just Beginning After two weeks of continuous 1a- bor the ballot committee to count the results of the general referen- dum ballot put out by the I. W. W. after its Sixteenth General Conven- tion which ended; last November, has ended its task of counting a total of 1,260 ballots. These are all who vot- ed out of about 80,000. members. The result was.delayed and is still the subject of much discussion which is shunted into the internal and little read General Office Bulletin, conflict developing within the committee and spreading to the general executive board, over the question of counting 16 votes from Ashtabula, Ohio, which would have altered the election of the new general secretary-treasurer. 879 to 587 With 16 Doubtful. 8o much in doubt is the election of Arthur Coleman who, with J. I. Turn, er, stood for the office, that the offi- olal organ of the [. W. W. cryptically tates that 579 votes “were counted” ‘or Turner and 587 for Coleman. It appears that the 16 ballots of Ashtabula would have given the office ‘o Turner, and the stubs of these vallots, showing in duplicate detail how each member had voted were sent to the Chicago office, but the ballots themselves were burned by the branch secretary. To Count “Balicte” Not Votes. Much bitterness developed over the counting of these votes. The mat- ter was at least temporarily settled by Turner renouneing his claim to be elected by such narrow margin, and the ballot committee deciding that since it was a “ballot” committee and not a “stub” committee it would not count the Ashtabula .yotes, Neither candidate ran upon any issue of pol- icy or of principle and this accounts for the narrow margin, it being large- ly a question of personal influence. The vote to expel! the “injunction- ites” carried quite overwhelmingly, this being a clear matter of policy. Fred Bowerman was expelled by a vote of 1,110 to 212. James Rowan was expelled by 1,098 votes to 219. The other expelled members are P. Dy Ryan, Charles Anderson and Harry Trotter. There were 78 questions left to referendum, the large majority being inconsequential changes in the con- stitution, Among the more important were one the claut which actual wage workers and a similar abolition of job branches. Both were defeated. Queer Contradiction on “Politics.” Two questions of considerable im- portance which are being subjected to sharp criticism are those relating to the political activities of members. One amendment carried, prohibits any member from becoming an officer of a political party. But tho they may not be an officer of a political party, the carrying of Question No. 75 per- mits any member to become an elect- ed official of the capitalist govern- ment, even if nominated and support- od by & capitalist political party, such as the republican. It is recalled that im such case there would be a violation of the prin- ciple enunciated at the first or 1905 convention which forbids’ members from accepting salaried jobs to up- hold capitalism. Nome Diphtheria Epidemic Abated WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.— The Nome diphtheria epidemic has abat- ed, Governor Done of Alaska, report- ‘ed today to Secretary of the Interior ‘Work. The governor said no new cases had developed for five days and that there was ample anti-toxin on. hand to meet possible emergencies in the future. —__ Say Students Poisoned. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 13.—Ohio estate university atithorities are con- vinced that the deaths of two stu- dents from strychnine poisoving and the narrow escape of four other stu- dents were due to*the work of a de- liberate criminal, Dr, E. F. McCamp- hell, dean of the Ohio state university college of medicine, said at noon to- day. It's your paper—Build on it! WHO IS THE C. P. P. A.? In Whose Behalf Are The Can Acting? What Is It All About? ou Answer? Listen here! The so-called conference for progressive political action (Cc, P. P. A.) will hold a conference in Chicago, Ill, on Feb, 21. The capital. ist press will give them plenty of publicity, but what kind? That you know. But how about telling the workers of the ships, mills, mines, factories and rallroads—the truth about this ©. P. P. A. outfit that does not and will not do anything for the workers, except to raise false hopes which never will be fulfilled? Why not expose these fakers and class colla The National Office of the Workers Party publish CONFERENCE FOR PROGRESSIVE INTERESTS OF THE B 4 Order a supply of the: rationiste? a leaflet: ‘THE POLITICAL Aorn SERVING THE ete at once and put them gut among workers. The price ls $1.00 per thousand. Order at ono, trom National Office, Workers Party, 1118 Washington Bivd, Chicago, HL 4. WORKER Rumblings of Soviet Recognition Heard On Eve of Cal’s Inaugural By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL Toy: the question of American recognition of Soviet Russia continues to furnish the underground rumbling in Washington as preparations proceed for the inauguration on March 4, of “Cal” Coolidge as president for four years more of these United States, The biggest event of March 4 inaugural but rather the retirement of Charles Evans Hughes * will not be the Coolidge as secretary of state. Not until Hughes has been put into the discard will the drive toward recognition and trade rela- tions with the Workers’ Republic take on real life. * Thus the propaganda sent out from Washington be- comes daily of increasing importance. Especially so when it comes from the typewriter of Norman Hapgood, formerly editor of several magazines, then American minister to Denmark, but now a hack writer for the Hearst publications, with Washington as his stamping grounds. Hapgood may be said to have the ear of the Coolidge administration, writing what is really going on behind the scenes, rather than taking his information from the stereo- typed declarations that are often handed to the press. For instance Hapgood confesses that, “In spite of what has been given out, the approaching retirement of Secretary Hughes DOES MEAN a ps in our policy toward Russia.” It is well for readers of the DAILY WORKER to keep this in mind as repeated statements will no doubt come from Washington during the next few weeks claiming the Cool- idge administration has no intention of bending before So- viet rule, ‘ see e But Hapgood’s dope is ag hope: from another view- oint. It helps grease the skids by which American capital- ism may slide gracefully into Russian recognition. At least that seems to be its intention. Both Stalin and Zinoviev are already being denounced by Hapgood for preparing the pitfalls that might make re- cognition impossible. Similar propaganda was spread in England, France, Japan, and practically all the other 23 cap- italist nations, that have recognize Soviet rule, before this recognition became a fact. *-* @ 8 Stalin is charged with being a “narrow-minded bigot.” For a Communist this charge, coming from a capitalist writer, is a compliment. Translated into the language of the working class it means that the secretary of the Russian Communist Party, the guiding power in Soviet Russia, is unswerving in his loyalty to Communist principles. It_is charged that Zinoviev “more than anyone else spoils Russia’s attempt to get outside economic help.” This only means that world capitalism feels more than ever the rowing sting of the Communist International, of which Sincae is the head. It is an admission from this capitalist propagandist that Soviet Russia stands loyal to the world revolution; something that sends a chill spasm of fear down _ the backbone of. the whole American capitalist system. Pa, ara speaks iby ( bpheray he admits that the Cool- idge administration, “after March 4th will be seeking not for excuses to hang back but rather for opportunities for re- cognition and trade.” The Russian Communists will make no compromise. The surrender will come from Washington and Wall street. Soviet Russia can get on its feet economically in time with- out foreign aid. The Workers’ Republic welcomes such out- side aid as it can accept, without injury to Soviet rule, to hurry the job. But trade and diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia cannot help capitalism wipe out the conflits within itself that hurtles it toward its day of doom. Recognition victories for Soviet Russia help spell the final triumph of the world social revolution. COLLINS PARTE FROM DIGGERS BY SOLID ROGK Tests Show Shaft Will Not Hit Cavern CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb, 13.—Solid limestone separates Floyd Collins, en- tombed for over two weeks in a cre- vice of Sand Cave,,from the outside world, long hours of digging and drill ing disclosed. The core drill, sunk ‘from the bottom of the shaft, which as reached a depth of fifty-four feet, bit down thru four feet of muck and then struck solid Nmestone. The dig- gers must sink the shaft thru solid rock to reach the level at which Floyd Collins is entombed. Many Workers Prey ~ To Tuberculosis Get No Relief Under Law (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 18,—No relief Ic offered buffers at emery wheels whose lacerated lungs make them a ready prey to tuberculosis in the Miller silic- osis bill, an amendment to the state compensation law, now before the New York legislature. The Miller bill makes workers at only a limited number of trade ible to compensation for silicosi: disease that afflicts men who inhale sharp edged rock dust particles, Miners, quarrymen, tunnel workers, stone masons, granite cutters, pottery workers and flint knappers are made eligible for comipensation, but there the matter ends, with thousands of affected workers unprovided for, No thing fs done for glaziers, bevelors machinists, buffers and emery polish ors, with other workers at affecte: | a ee Wr Aer det ee Pt Find State Insane Hospital Overcrowded SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 18.—A legislative committee today invest igated housing conditions in the Dun ning State hospital for the insane which is said by assemblymen to be in an extremely overcrowded condi- tion. The committee declares that buildings destroyed by fire a year age have not been replaced. A recent session of the state legis- lature passed a resolution authorizing the appointment of this investigating committee to survey housing condi- tions at the institution. A member of the legislative committe said that the investigation is preliminary to a move in the generaly assembly for an ad- ditional appropriation to relieve the overcrowded conditions by construct-| unist candidates, ing more buildings, Defective Equipment 1994 WAS FAIRLY SUGCESSFUL WITH ITS BANKRUPTCIES Commercial and Finan- cial Failures Given WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.— Commercial failures in 1924 number. ed 20,615 concerns and 757 banks, the federal reserve board announced to- day. Liabilities involved totalled $548,- 224,559, exclusive of banks, whose capital stock and surplus aggregated $46,642,000. Some of the banks will reopen without loss to creditors: or already are reorganized. Liabilfties of commercial failures were slightly above the total for 1923, according to the board, and consider- ably higher than the level for years prior to 1920, In 1922 there were 23,676 commercial failures with $636,- 896,000 liabilities, while 19,625 firms collapsed in 1921 with record: Mabili- ties of $627,402,000, Figures showed that in 1924, 1.01 per cent of the commercial concérns of the country failed but that only 3.2 per cent of failures were firms whose insolvency involved $100,000 or over. In the fourth quarter of 1924 there were 5,389 failures, an increase over the preceeding quarter. Total indebt- edness, however, was considerably lower than for the other period, Of the bank failures 79 per cent were not members of the federal re- serve system; of member banks 129 were national and 34 state banks or trust companies. The greatest pro- portional of bank failures occurred in the Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City districts, Cappellini Is Now Charged by Miners With Grave Offense (Continued from Page 1.) to appear. It is freely stated that Cappellini would risk his life by ap- pearing before any body of miners in this district at the present time, so, bitter is the feeling against him, The renegade radical who was showered with honors and money by the honest workers of District 1, only a short time ago, is now the most hated man in Pennsylvania. Is Lewis Against Brennan. William J. Brennan, former district president, who was defeated by Cap- pellini for that office in the last elec- tion is a candidate for his old ‘job. It is reported that Brénnan was fired .| by Lewis for refusing to accept a(po- sition in Pittsburgh and for persist- ing in running against Cappellini. It is a fact that Brennan was notified by Lewis that his connections in an official capacity with the international organiation were terminated. When Brennan first announced his candi- dacy, Lewis let it be known that this action did not meet with his approv- al, so he arranged a sinecure for him in District 9. Brennan refused to leave, saying that this was a plot te disqualify him as candidate for prest- dent of District 1. He is said to have informed Lewis that the only way he could be removed from District 1 would be for the international chief to fire him. This has been done, at least ostensibly. But the miners are skeptical. Some believe this is a ruse of Brennan’s party to line up the anti-Lewis vote, hoping to grab the anti-Cappellini vote anyway. Militants here believe that Lewis is secretly behind Bren- aan who is much closer to the arch- faker than Cappellini. Should Bren- nan be elected there is no doubt but another telegram will be received congratulating him on his victory. Progressives Preparing. The progressives are preparing to put their own candidates forward as they have no more confidence in Bren- nan than they have in Cappellini. They know that the only candidates who can be trusted are those who take the position of Trade Union Edu- cational League and the Workers (Communist) Party without reserva- tion. The tremendous vote’ counted ‘They want hon- est, constructive and fighting leader- ship and the Communists alone can proved that, Supplied Troops} STANDARD OIL AGAIN WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18,—Hd- die Rickenbacker, aircraft expert, sharply criticised the planes and -quipment furnished the American ‘ilers during the war, declaring they were antiquated and defective. “I never saw an American plane at ‘he front,” sald Rickenbacker, who testified before the house aircraft in- vestigating committee. 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