The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 19, 1925, Page 1

DAILY WORKER for 19251 << Vol. IivNo. 32) illicit: wre . 5 AS WE-SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY HERE are two very important trials taking place in Germany. One is of the Hamburg workers involved in the 1923 struggle against the German fascist government; the other is the so-called Cheka trial in Leipzig. The star witness for the state in the latter is an epileptic by the name of Neu- mann, a police spy. So far he has proved nothing except that he hatched @ perfectly good plot under the tutel- age of the police. Nobody was killed by the “terrible” Cheka, but here was the plot. se 8 EFORE the trial started the press prepared the public for startling revelations, but the results to date are not cheering for the enemies of the working class. Like the latest “Zino- viev” forgery it was a crude job. Of course the courts are the creatures of the German capitalists but even courts cannot make a case out of the whole cloth. The government, headed by the social democrat Ebert has a perfectly good, plot on its hands, bombs, germs and other liabilities. It wants, the head of the German Com- munist party. That is the object of the trial. But it will not succeed in this conspiracy. The head of the German Communist is set on the powerful shoulders of the revolution- ary section of the German working class. se 8 'HE Polish government has a bad case of political nervousness. Its ‘ecret police arrested a German count on suspicion of being chief of the German espionage system in Poland. The Polish government is but a tool of France and acts under French in- structions. It's remarkable that the count has not been accused of being a Soviet spy. But that may come in due time. se 8 ‘HE workers of Jerusalem greeted Lord Balfour of Britain with a general strike. It is not known whe- ther the lord appreciated the demons- tration or not. Balfour is in Jerusalem to open a Hebrew university. The Hebrews were given a little bit of desert to play with, in return for sup- tense of Egypt. Britain, tho a christ ian nation, is satisfied to allow the Jews to protect the sacred sepulchre, and extremely willing to protect the handful of zionists who suffer im the holy and smelly city of Jerusalem, from their enemies, who according to the foxy Arabs are none other than the British. 2 see 'HE capitalist papers: have finally learned that “Bill” Haywood is still in Moscow. A few weeks ago when the capitalist press first pictur- ed Haywood, like the hero in the “Shooting of Dan McGrew” coming in- to the office of a Y. M. ©. A. agent in a town in Armenia, footsore and wea- ry, his whiskers coated with ice and “wearing a shirt that was blackewith dirt.” The DAILY WORKER pointed out that the story was a deliberate Me concocted by the Chicago Tribune liar- who is stationed in Turkey. es: ¢ 'HE enemies of Soviet Russia and the revolutionary movement were only too willing to credit the yarn. Among those papers that accepted the clumsy capitalist fabrication as truth, was the Weekly People, of New York, official organ of the few petty shop- keepers who compose the socialist labor party. The Weekly People is edited by a very stupid person, who happens to hate “Bill” Haywood bit- terly. She immediately hopped onto the story, and got ahead even of the capitalist hacks. While the latter were satisfied with representing “Bill” as a disappointed radical, who prefer- red Leavenworth prison to the Lux Hotel, the S. L. P. scribbler prepared an itinerary for him under the auspi- ces of the department of justice lect- uring on the evils of Communism. Now that even the capitalist papers admit that the story was a fake, it re- (Continued on page 2) siarneste OF POLICE QUITS; TRAILING BAUER Richter Involved in the Barmat Scandal (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Feb. 17.—Another “ao- cialist” grafter fell by the wayside to- day when Herr Richter, president of the Berlin police, was compelled to resign, because of his connection with the Barmat scandal. “The social democratic party has been so seriously injured by exposur- es that it realizes the necessity of giving itself a coat of whitewash ‘by expelling the detected crooks. Financed “Socialist” Campaigns. The Barmat brothers were engag- ed in business in Amsterdam before and during the war. They got in close touch with the German “social- ists” and helped to finance their poli- tical campaigns. By so doing they se- cured favors from the reactionary, or ‘socialist” labor leaders, chiefly con- sisting of immunity in strikes. When the “socialists” came into power in Germany, they handed over the keys of the treasury to the Bar- mats and the “socialists” and the Bar- mats helped themselves. The arrest- of a small grafter led to the detection of the social democrats and the ar- rest of the Barmats. Otto Bauer, first’ chancellor of the German republic, was expelled from the reichstag and is now ousted from the social democratic party. Bauer Enemy of Communists. Bauer was one of the bitterest ene- mies of the Communists. It is signi- ficant that while the social democrats are being publicly disgraced for their involvement In graft scandals the Communist Party is being persecuted by the government for its efforts to overthrow the capitalist system. Communists here, point out that in every country in the world where the social democrats came into office, mmediately to the p ; “socialist,” Ramsay MacDons cepted a bribe of $150,000 from a tory biscuit manufacturer. Im comparison to this, social democratic weakness, they point to the revolutionary recti- tude of the Russian Communists who have remained unshaken in their hon- esty and their devotion to principle, tho surrounded by a hostile work and by a capitalists class willing to spend millions in bribes. The Flu Gets Mussolini. ROME, Italy, Feb. 17.—That Pre- mier Mussolini is ill was learned here when the senate was forced to post- pone an important debate om the army reorganization bill because of Mussolini's absence. Later it was learned that Mussolini is sick in bed at his home, afflicted with influenza. The senate passed Mussolini's elec- toral bill without amendment by 4 vote of 214 to 58. JUST ONE MORE | FAMILY IS BROKEN - UP BY THE MILLS PASSAIC, N. J., Feb. Sindor worked atl day in. Botany Worsted Mills after sending her girls, Helen, 8, and Anna, 7, off to school. Louis, her husband, works nights at Frostmann & Huffman and minds Louis, Jr., 5, and sleeps by day. At the textile mill one of the women began calling Julia Sin- dor “gypsy’s daughter” in the way the employer encourages to keep his workers divided by national and rac- jal pride. The taunt grew too much for Julia and maybe the work. One morning Louis came home and found his wife and three children dead in bed with all the gas jets open. 17.—Julia | DEMONSTRATE AGAINST RELIGION: IN SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 17.—School Superintendent Dr. O'Shea will soo! find that he will not so easily succeed in introducing religion into the New York public schools. This was clearly shown at yesterday's protest meeting at Labor Temple, 243 EB. 84th street, which was arranged by the conference to combat religion in the New York public schools. This protest meeting initiated a which the Workers Party instituted in New York to combat the attempt of the churches to capture the New York public schools. The speakers at this meeting were Lore, Poyntz, Schuler, Anna Louise Strong and others. The enthusiasm with which the speeches were received is the best as- surance that the parents of the chil- drow will onnoge potsoning the minds campaign Protests Dumping of Sewage. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.— Protest of the Illinois valley against further diversion by the Chicago sanitary dis- trict, of Lake Michigan water into the Illinois river for sewage disposal, was made today to President Coolidge by Representative William WH, Hull of of their children with religious dope. | Peoria, Aes t Va a » by mail, $8.00 per year. ‘icage, by mail, $6.00 per year. POOR MOTHER GIVES BIRTH 10 BABY GIRL ON TIN LIZZIE TOUR GALESBURG, Ill, Feb. 17.—Knox county's first “hard road baby” was declared today by physicians to be in perfect health. The youngster, a girl, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neal, who, with their two ghildren were touring the country in a dilapidated automobile. A hastily constructed shack of can- vas and papers was erected along the highway for the mother. Altho its funds had been depleted, the family did not ask for aid, medical attention was provided by citizens of Wataga, a nearby town. WORKERS OF BRITAIN AUD IRISH PEASANTS Look to United States for Assistance DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 17.—The Irish committee of the International | Workers’ Aid is taking steps to re- {lieve the distress caused by the fam- ine of the west coast of Ireland. Tales of suffering pour into the com- mittee’s- headquarters daily. Funds are being raised in England, Scot- land and Wales as well as in Ireland, but the committee expects the big- gest part of the needed ass! ince to come from the United States. News that the Workers Party of America and the American section of the International Workers’ Aid,, had organized an American committee for Irish famine relief was received here with rejoicing. The Free State gov- ernment is inclined to look upon fam- ine publicity as a serious offense. The government feels that its standing with the international bankers will be impaired if the impression goes broad that Ireland is a country sub- “to. perio * oi happens to the poor peasani and fishermen. Unused Opportunity. It was expected, however, that the leaders of the Irish labor party would take some steps to bring succor to the stricken famine victims. But the leader of the I. L. P., Tom Johnson, rose in the Irish parliament last week and called attention to the unfavor- able publicity Ireland “was receiving as a result of “exaggerated” famine reports. This lackey of imperialism, Promised the Free State government assistance in any measure it saw fit to take. : Patrick Hogan, the minister of agri- culture, admitted that there was ab- normal distress this year. He hoped the press correspondents would keep silent and let the government handle the situation in its own way. The Labor Faker. Tom Johhson was the only labor leader in Ireland who opposed the stand taken by the Irish Trade Union Congress against the world war. Since Connolly's death he has assum- ed the political leadership of the Irish labor movement, or its right wing. He has supported the Free State government ever since its intep- tion and is now its most trusted la- bor lieutenant in putting up a good front to the international bankers.. But Johnson does not represent the rank and file of the Irish labor move- ment, who are ready to help the peas- ants to the best of their ability. But there is terrible unemployment in Ire- land rendering assistance from the in- dustrial proletariat almost impossi- ble. Heartless Capitalist Lackeys. Even the Irish governor-general, Timothy Healy, admitted in a public speech, that “fires were quenched on hearths for the first time in one hun- dred years” as a result of the destruc- tion of the fuel supply. Yet despite this admission, the labor leader, Johnson and the Free State govern- ment of Cosgrave and the “execution gang” talk of “exaggerated reports,” New York Militants In the ‘Amalgamated’ Are on the Job Big NEW YORK, Feb. 17.— A merry fight is going on in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union No, 5, with the reactionaries attempting rash methods in their tactics. A proposal to grant a charter to a new local is considered as a measure to obscure the real issu and the mat- ter is not yet settied. The election of officers has resulted in an overwhemling victory for the left element and the suspended dele+ TRIAL BY JURY ? * * ' Rail Strikers — RENCE TODD. (Federated Ppess Staff Correspondent) N Feb. 17.—Judge of the federal district Louls ie under threat pnt on a long list of fange from the main- Khankruptoy ring” where- friends enriched them- E tyranny toward kers. iam of the house ju- fe, himself as hard- by he and railroad al Chai diciary col boiled as jonaries generally come, has } the unanimous ~esolution subeomm testimony ait —with the ol this judge off # Gillet committee that a ous purpose of kicking e bench. ids England. Speaker lett has for more than a month been Obstructing progress in the case. His latest move is to send the. judiciary committee’s resolution to the foot of the unanimous consent calendar, imatead of giving it the privileged. that.is generally ac- corded an hment issue. The result is proceedings against English killed until next win- ter. ominent Lawyers. Hawes of St. Louis of- , resolution demanding a English’s court. It rules committee after to recognize Hawes secure immediate ac- mous consent. Chair- ie rules committee sat §&. Then formal charges Gillett by Thomas M. es A. Karch, promin- o had been debarred E for a moti@ tion under man Snell 6 on it for ens in the f to a sub-commit- idiciary committee, to ered a list of 71 wit- ould testify to illegal or gts by the judge and his “bankruptcy ging.” A unanimous re- aprpoved by: the full committee. Grahan offered a resolution person- ally, but Gillett forced it back, as not being a formal report from commit- tee. It came back again as a report, and went to the bottom of the calen- dar. English Fought Strikers. The charges set forth that Karch, for example, was counsel for the striking railroad shopmen in 1922; that he had been federal district at- torney in that court; that Judge Eng- WORKER. Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1925 -<<>>™ Published dally except Sunday. by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IIL ENGLISH DENIED |Urge Airplanes, Radio for RAILROAD LABOR NEW YORK EDITION Piice 3 Cents Strikebreaking Police GRAND PRIZE CONTEST TO SECURE 15,000 DAILY WORKER SUBSCRIBERS IN NEW YORK CITY, BY MARCH 15 Free Trip to Next National Workers Party Convention for Winner N_ cofinection with the Paris Commune Pageant, concert and ball that is to be held in Madison Square Garden on March 15, under the auspices of the Workers Party and Young Workers’ League with the co-operation of the entire Communist press a grand prize contest has been arranged. The comrade selling the largest number of subscription tickets for this affair will get a trip to the next national convention of the Workers Party, with all expenses paid. Second prize will be a $25.00 library of Communist books. Third prize a gold plated Lenin watch charm with suitable engraving and fourth prize, a silver plated Lenin watch charm. Two Hundred Dollar Radio Outfits for Branch Headquarters, The branch selling the largest number of subscription tickets will re- ceive a hundred doliar radio outfit suitable for branch headquarters, and the branch selling the second largest number will recieve a $25.00 library of books. Exactly the same prizes will also be given to the branches selling the largest number, of subscription tickets in proportion to membership. This means that small branches have just as good an opportunity to win prizes as the large ones. The subscription tickets will sell for 75 cents, the price of a one-month’s subscription to the DAILY WORKER. With each subscription a ticket to the Paris Commune Pageant, concert and ball, lasting all afternoon and evening on Sunday, March 15, in Madison Square Garden, will be given as a free premium. No tickets will be sold separate from the DAILY WORKER subscription. Thru this plan it is hoped to secure fifteén thousand new readers for the official organ of the Workers Party, the DAILY WORKER, in New York. The rules of the contest are very simple. Only subscriptions paid for by close of contest, 9 p. m. Sunday, March 15, will be counted. Each 75 cent card paid for on that day will count one point. Every 75-cent subscription paid for by March 14, will count half a point extra. Subscriptions must not be held up, but turned in to the DAILY WORKER agency, 108 East 14th St., New York, as fast as sold. Paid employes of party institutions are not eli- gible for the prizes. Folders have been printed containing all necessary information and five of the 75-cent subscription cards with the tickets for the affair. Every mem- ber selling the five receives a free ticket for himself, and every .member is expected to do at least this much to help pack Madison Square Garden and secure 15,000 readers for the DAILY WORKER. The subscription tickets will be at the next meeting of every branch. Attend the meeting and get yours. If your meeting does not occun within a week, you should come to the district office, 108 East 14th street, and get some subscription tickets, instead of losing time waiting, and start selling MEDIATELY to have an even start with other comrades in this race be Who Ban wecdHiplish the most-foP our cause By March 15. . HERRIOT WOULD BETRAY WORKERS - TO SAVE REGIME “Socialist” in Vain Deal with Plutes (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, France, Feb. 17.—Premier Reaction Frightened; Calls Off Dressmakers’ Election in New York NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Frightened by the publicity given in the Freiheit and ih a circular broadcasted by the national committee of the needle trades section of the Trade Union Educational League, the reactionary officials called off the election of man- ager and business agents that. was to have been held here Thursday, for the dressmakers department of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ | Herriot told the French chamber of Union. deputies, amid storms of disapproval, All the present business agents that he had made concessions to capi- tal, and that he would abolish en- alled together and compelled to bahcche : forcement of the income tax on cor- lish denied the shopmen the right of sign a statement condemning the jury trial, and disbarred Karch trom|Frejneit and the league for the op- practice in his court when Karch| position to the slate of the official- showed him the law that guarantees; om. The executive board was also jury trials in such cases. Later, when Karch’s appeal to the supreme court was nearing argyment, English withdrew his ban on Karch. Meanwhile he had savagely persecut- ed the strikers. In one instance he answered the plea of “not guilty” by a striker whe had no counsel, by saying, in sub- stance: “I consider you one of the most dangerous men ever in this court; such erimes as yours are hot- rible beyondibelief; I shall give you full and fair-trial next term.” Champloned Scabs. It is also dharged that Judge Eng- Msh summoned into his presence the county attorneys and sheriffs in his district, denounced them in vile lan- guage for the activity of the shop strikers, and said’ he would run the civil government of their comrades by deputy marshals of his court unless they did better. He threatened mer- chants who had refused to sell goods to scabs, in similar fashion, English held stock in three of the five banks designed by him to receive funds of bankrupt concerns under his jurisdiction, He is accused of sharing with Charles B. Thomas, his referee in bankruptcy cases, the takings of the bankruptcy process. port for investigation was made and asked to sign this denunciation, but had not done so at a late hour Thurs- day. The statement issued condemned the present manager and business agents and called upon the members to vote for the other candidates. With the information of the incompetency of the men now in charge placed in the hands of the rank and file it was considered necessary to postpone the elecfion till a future date. But the militants are wide awake and will not let the reactionary element continue in control. TMPANESE UNEMPLOYED OFFIGIALLY_ REPORTED TO NUMER 3,400,000 TOKIO, Feb. 17.—A report shows there are 3,400,000 unemployed in Japan. Officials point out that, whereas Great Britain has a bigger number, it has colonies to absorb them, whereas Japan has no colonies and no emigration.openings, making its position the worst in the world. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER. PULLMAN FARES ARE REDUCED; FARMERS’ FREIGHT RATES KEPT UP (By The Federated 8) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—By a vote of 56 to 8, the senate adopted Sen. Robinson's Pullman car: Proposal for abolition of the 50 per cent surcharge on Sen. Howell fought it because freight rates for far- mers were not given reduction first. Railroad senators voted for it be- cause the surcharge has seriously injured the amount of business done by the Pullman car service, Besides, it is the “better” c) 8 that does most of the riding in parlor and sleeping cars. The amount of surcharge collected last year was about $40,000,000, Reduced cost of Pullman travel will greatly increase the number of sales of Pullman tickets, porations. Herriot admitted that France is fac- ing a severe crisis due to the fall of the French france and the difficulty of securing enough money to meet the 1925 budget. He declared that “de- crees must give way to increasing pro- duction and creating economic im- provement.” The capitalists, while accepting the promise of Herriot that he will no longer enforce the income tax, are reported to be as strongly opposed to his radical socialist government as ever. Herriot’s government is ex- pected to fall soon, judging from the cold reception given Herriot when he pleaded for unity of all parties, in his chamber of deputies speech. Bulgarian Fascist Government Attacks Communist Party SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 17. — At a meeting of the cabinet today it was decided to immediately enact a law prohibiting Communists from holding seats in parliament and suppressing all Communist newspapers. The fascist government is making the murder of Prof. Nicolas Milev, Bulgarian minister designate to the United States by unknown assailants, an excuse for attacking the Commun- ists, SUN YAT SEN NEAR DEATH, MOVED FROM AMERICAN HOSPITAL PEKING, China, Feb. 17.—Sun Yat Sen, who Is critically ill here, is being moved by friends from the Rockefeller hospital to the confis- cated home of Wellington Koo, for- merly minister to America. The cause of the change from the American hospital has not been stated, LEGISLATURE IS SCENE OF STATE COSSACK FIGHT Bill Failed to Pass Last Year (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb, 17.—Pro- paganda of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association for a state constabulary, such as is used to break strikes in Pennsylvania and other states, came to a head late today when Senator Dunlap introduced the state police bill in the senate. The state police bill was defeated last year, due to the protests of or- ganized labor. Plan to Use Air Planes This year’s state police bill is ever more menacing toward the workers than was last year’s bill. Dunlap’s bill provides for airplanes and the radio, which in case of strikes in Il- linois, could be used to intimidate the strikers, as was done when airplanes flew, over the miners of Mingo county in West Virginia. ‘The governor is given the power to appoint the head of the state police, and once appointed, the commander may retain the job for life. State troopers must be passed on by the commander before admittance. Bill Rejected Last Year The police bill was rejected by the Illinois legislature for three succes- sive times. Due to the intense pro- paganda of the Illinois chamber of commerce, and the employers associa- tions for passage of the bill, however, it is conceded to have a better chance of passing this year than ever before. FUNERAL: SERVICES OVER COLLINS 10 END RESCUE WORK CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 17.—Funer- al services were held for Floyd Collins this afternoon after it was definitely decided to abandon the at- tempt to extricate Collins from his underground tomb. The shaft will be filled in and sealed. General Denhardt announced that the troops would leave Sand Cave tonight. Dr. William Hazlett of St. Luke's hospital, Chicago, wormed his way thru the narrow crevice at the bot- tom of the shaft and finally reached Collins. He officially pronounced that Collins had been dead from two to five days. Dr. Hazlett is the only physician who has been able to reach Collins’ prison in the 18 days effort to rescue the cave explorer from the boulder that pinned him In Sand Cave, NEWSPAPERS ARE AGAIN ATTACKED BY BLACKSHIRTS Mussolini’s Condition Said to Be Grave ROME, Feb. 17— A new wave of newspaper suppression swept Italy to- day. At Bologna, fascisti attacked the office of Resto Del Carlino because the editor had ceased to be a fascist. The raid was opposed and ten persons were wounded. The Corriere Della Sera, at Milan, was suppressed this morning. It was one of Italy's forempst newspapers, Three Rome daily papets stopped publication yesterday. It was charg- ed they printed events of the munici- pal election furnished by the opposi- tion leader, Amendola. Premier Mussolini, who is in bee suffering from an attack of influenza, is qaid to be in a grave condition, Mussolini, during the past week has suffered many fainting spells. Mus: solini 1s being attended by his phy- siclan, Prof. Bastianelli, who attend- ed the late J. P. Morgan during the American financier’s last illness in Egypt and Italy. Opposition circles in the senate charge that Mussolini is feigning ill hess to escape embarrassing discus. sion on the army bill, which would increase the fascist! militia troops and decrease the size of the army, Mussolini was expected to debate thig bill in the senate, where it ig sald to meet much opposition.