The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 24, 1925, Page 4

SS eae Four 7 HUGE PROFITS FOR CAPITALISTS DRIVE FOR SACCO- VANZETTI GROWS DESPITE S, P.ITES Worcester Communists) Call United Front Meet By SIDNEY BLOOMFIELD | WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 22.— The Workers Party of Worcester, Mass,, is rallying the local labor or- ganizations in a united movement to help save Sacco and Vanzetti from | the capitalist executioners of Massa- chusetts despite the opposition of the yellow socialists, who are everywhere yelping hideously against the Com- munists with whom they fear a united front lest they be exposed as the traitors that they are. At the Workmen’s Circles and the | unions where these elements are also | members they endeavor to smash the | united front of labor because the | Workers Party has sent out the call for a conference of all labor organiza. Hons. That the united drive will not be broken by the scurrilous attacks of these fakirs is plainly seen by the hearty response to the call of the Workers Party. Up to time of this report, the following organizations have elected two delegates each: Bakers & Confectionery Workers Union, International Ladies’ Garment Workers, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Workmen's Circle branches No. 670 and No. 703, Independent Workmen's Circle branch No. 7, Wo- | mens’ Trade Union League, United Co-operative Society, Young Workers | League, Italian Workers Society, He- brew Social Club, Independent Order of Good Templars, English, Swedish, Jewish, Lithuanian and Finnish bran- ches of the Workers Party, and sev- eral other organizations. Hold Planters for Peonage. JACKSON, Miss.—Three Mississippi planters are free on bail on a charge of peonage growing out of the alleg- ed holding of a Negro convict. The U. S. department of justice charger that W. C. Taylor with the aid of Wal- ter Prine and James Auding forcibly carried Primus Allis, convict, to work on Taylor’s plantation. Taylor is a former sheriff. SSS Dr. S. ZIMMERMAN DENTIST 52.N. CALIFORNIA AVE. Phone ARMITAGE 7466 MY NEW LOCATION Special X-Ra Prices —_ 7 to Gas Workers Given ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS. My Examination is Free My Prices Are Reasonable My Work Is Guaranteed Extracting Specialist DELAY MEANS DECAY DESPITE REDUCED OPERATIONS WHILE UNEMPLOYED GO HUNGRY By LELAND OLDS (Federated Prese Staff Correspondent) Welahty owners of industry don’ tion of workers regularly out of a job. With operations in many lines re-| duced to a point which would once companies in 1924 poured more money into the laps of stock-holders and bondholders than they knew well what to do with. | U. S. Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry for water and gas in homes, made 43 per cent on the common stock, American Locomotive made a net profit of $6,649,507 equivalent to 19.6 per cent on the common stock. This 19.6 per cent profit was made on or- ders which required an average of only 45 per cent of capacity opera- tion, American Steel Foundries, another | railroad corporation selling to rail- roads, showed a profit of $4,787,039 | equal to more than 17 per cent on its | capital stock. This company also. av-| eraged far below capacity thruout the| year. The two big can companies which get their share of every dollar spent for fanned vegetables, fruits, etc., came in for a generous slice. Ameri- can Can with a net profit of $11,341,-| 931 gave common stockholders a re-| turn of 20.5 per cent while Continental Can with a profit of $4,053,325 in a single year returned its common stockholders over a quarter of their entire investment. Cudahy Packing Co. turned over the largest profits in its history, $3,312,- 229 equivalent to $16.08 per share of common stock. But as more than $15,000,000 of the $25,800,000 of com- mon ahd preferred stock represents no cash investment by the owners the real return in 1924 must have been around 30 per cent. i, U. S._Gypsum, one of the corpora tions fattening-on the material which goes into building homes, shows a net Profit of $7,166,291 equivalent to 75 per cent on the common stock, Beef Trust Is More Powerful Than Ever, Says U. S. Commission WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22— The packing trust has concentrated its forces until now on the “big five” of the packers and has resolved itself into the “big two,” the federal trade | commission has reported to the sen-| ate. Swift and company and Armour and company now control the beef trust, according to the report, whith again recommends that congress or the courts take the stock yards away from this trust. Morris amd:com- j pany has sold out to the group of Wall Street bankers which also controls the Armour interests and other branches of the trust. . The federal trade commission re- commends that the refrigerator cars practically all of which are controlled by the beef trust, be sold. It asserts that Armour and Swift slaughtered 47.7 per cent of the total animals butchered last year. Settle for the Beauty and Bolshe- vik tickets. Bring the money and un- sold tickets either to 19 S. Lincoln St., or Room 307, 166 W. Washing- ton St. PHILADELPHIA, NOTICE! FIRST ANNUAL Daily Worker Ball The only Revolutionary Working Class Daily Paper in America Friday Evening, Feb. 27th NEW TRAYMORE HALL Franklin St. and Columbia Ave. DANCING TO 1A. M. Arranged by the Workers Part: TICKETS 35 CENTS 'y and Young Workers League, Local Philadelphia PROPAGANDA PAMPHLETS 25 CENTS EACH 5 CENTS Tevwan Hig + t worty over the increasing propor- have been severe depression leading Co., levying tribute on the demand a profit of $6.020,920 equivalent to EXHIBITION OF WORKERS SPORTS IN CLEVELAND To Celebrate Wind-up of Gymnasium Course By J. A. HAMILTON. (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb, 22.—Sat- urday, Feb, 21, at 7:30 p. m., and Sun- day, Feb. 22, at 8 p. m., the conclu- sion of a four-weeks’ gymnasium course will be celebrated in Carpen- tina Hall, 1303 West 58th St., by a gymnastic exhibition, including paral- lel and horizontal bar work; pyra- mids, bar bell drills; and calisthentcs by women. The course was participated in by students from Detroit, Buffalo, Con- neaught, and Cleveland and was con- ducted by the Finnish Workers’ Gym nastic club, a workers’ sport associa- tion affiliated with the Workers’ Sport Alliance, the Red Sport organization of the United States. The exhibition will be in the nature of a match be- tween men’s and women’s gymnastic clubs from various cities, as well as individual matches between the stu- dents; and will be for the team and individual championship of the terri- tory in the Ohio district of the Fin- nish Federation of the Workers Party. The Workers’ Sport Alliance, with which the Finnish Gymnastic clubs are affiliated, has for its purpose “to work for the physical and mental de- velopment of the working class men and women on class lines.” This exhibition will be well-worth the attention of the workers of Cleve- land who are -interested in working class athletics. Admission 50c. Cleveland Communists Discuss Shop Nuclei and United Front CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 22— A general membership meeting of local Cleveland was held Sunday afternoon Feb. 15, at which two important party questions were discussed, name- ly, the UNITED FRONT and the SHOP NUCLEI. Comrade Alfred Wagenknecht made a lengthy taJk on the general theory of the united front after which the membership engaged in general dis- cussion on this subject. Comrade Benjamin then made a talk on the general theory of the re- organization of the party on the shop nuclei basis. He pointed out that the only way the party will bé able to properly carry on its Communist work and draw the masses of the workers to us is thru this particular form of organization. |monument for thos@!/ who fell in the HNGS AT DUBUQUE AND CLINTON, IOWA Militants Heard First Communist Speech | ae (Continued from page 1) | lowing from this, the)tnading and cor- ruption growing out df; it, disgusted the rank and file withilpolitics. ¢ Labor Unions’ Mofale Shattered. During the war the “labor unions were active in Clingém ‘and built their | membership up until they were well | organized. Followimgathe armistice the spirit of the workers was at its height. They had just*elected a labor | ticket and sensed their ower. | About this time’ an agitation was | started for a soldiets’ “and « ‘sailors’ | | | war. A shaft was té%beerected in the park. But a few of:the»more far-see- ing leaders in the wnions urged that the money be spentaupon a building that could bring some use. and com- fort. The result was'the present “Sol- diers’ and Sailors{oLabor Temple” which is owned by the members of the unions, except for a small mort- gage still unpaid. Following the depression ‘in 1920-21 the unions lost heavily in membership, some locals éntirely disappeared. The spirit gradually but steadily went down until the morale reached almost zero. The, militants have once more stir- red themselves and the Clinton labor movement is now on the upward trend. The rank ‘and file are still un- responsive and the lass collabora- tion schemes, such 4s ,the infamous “B. and O. plan,” wi ype doubt be put into effect in the itethwentorn shops here where 1,000 “workers are employed. rane , The speakers stressed the necessity of the militants seat ing for leader- ship in the trade unions, and thru the unions, inspire and Jgad,the mass of the workers once more to the offens- ive against the opén shoppers. Clinton Will Have Local Soon. The inspiration of the’ workers’ and farmers’ government ffi Russia, as pre- sented by Comrade Sf¥@er in his ex- planation of the progrdii, practices and achievements of thé'Soviets, was listened to with close ‘attention. The structure of the Thindy International | \ was explained, as was’ the Red International of Labor Unions and the Agrarian International,of the peasants and farmers. ors Literature was given 4o all present, a number. promised to,girculate sub- scription lists for the Jabor Defense and also assist in the organization of future meetings for our speakers. Names and addresses were taken and there is good prospects for a live lo- cal in Clinton within fhe next few months. via Successful Meeting’ at Dubuque. Practically the same tonditions pre- vailed at the Dubuatie tieeting. Com. rade Coutts spoke bef ‘e the Trades and Labor Assembly thi night before, and the Painters’ Local just. before the meeting on the child labor amend- _ Another Meeting The hour being late and eveything ready for the schdeuled banquet there | was no further discussion on this question. It is hoped however, that another membership meeting will be held in the near future at which this question can be gone into further and at which practical methods can be dis- cussed for the organization of the shop nuclei in this city, The day was climaxed with the bani quet for which plenty of good things‘ were served and a general good time was had by all who remained. The only regret is that not more of the; party members were able tp stay. Help Insure THE DAILY WORKER qs offer of splendid pamphlets at a reduced price is to enable you to give them away to your shop-mate, your union Tell them to “take it home and think it over,” for 1925 ' THE brother and your Lit 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, III. \ Each contains valuable material—and if you haven’t got them all in your library, you should buy more than one set. Hach ‘ 1—RUSSIAN TRADE UNIONS. Enclosed set includes: 2—TWO SPEECHES BY KARL MARX IN ‘1850. 3—-SHOULD COMMUNISTS PARTICIPATE IN REACTIONARY TRADE U lai Lenin, _| 4—-UNEMPLOYMENT. By Earl R. ‘>. timely pamphlet!) 5—WM. F. DUNNE’S SPEEC! A. F. of L. Convention in 1 6—WHITE TERRORISTS ASK FOR MERCY. By Max Bedacht. (Just off the press!) NIONS? By Nico- |* Browder. (A H at the Portland q i CITY: complete sets of “Six Propaganda Pamphlets”. 7 bs | eee pamphlet only. STREET........... ment, unemployment and the revival of the labor movement, - Good publicity was had in the daily papers for these meetings both at Clinton and Dubtique. A thousand cards were distributed at Dubuque and five hundred at Clinton. The low 2bb to which the morale of the work- ers has fallen is shown by the re- sponse to such wide-spread publicity, here were less than fifty in attend- ance at each meeting. *? To those who understand the pro- @ram of the Workers Party this will cause no disappointment. Those who did attend were a part of the actual leadership of the workers, the mili- tants who inspire, organize and direct the progress of the masses. The local situation in Dubuque must be understood to appreeiate the sig- nificance of such a gathering. There are a number of large factor- ies, employing from 500°t6 2,000 work- ers, that are completely non-union and in which the workers are in an seat | iat DAILY WORKER erature Department ; vb —]—_ ot 4 DATES AND SUBJECTS OF CIRCUIT SCHOOL IN DISTRICT NO. 8 Max Lerner, who is conducting the Cireult School, will give the following lectures this week. All comrades are urged to attend and if they have not already done so to enrol in the class. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Monday, Feb, 23, 8 P, M., 221% S. 4th street, “Materialist conception of history” (Marxian method of analys- is). KENOSHA, WISC. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8 P. M., American. German hall, 655 Grand Ave., review on “Workers and Farmers,” the ex- ploited colonial people. GHICAGO, ILL. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 8 P. M. 2613 Hirsch Blivd., class. in “Elementary economics,” chapter X of People’s Marx, GARY, IND. Thursday, Feb, 26, 8 P. M., 215 W. 18th street, review on “Workers and Farmers,” the exploited colonial peo- ple. MILWAUKEE, WISC. Friday, Feb. 28, 8 P. M., 802 State rebellion in labor movement. St., “Trade union history and tactics,” hopeless state of docility. This reacts on the unions and makes them ex- tremely conservative. Under such conditions the Workers Party meet- ing was a healthful and hopeful sign of a rebirth of militancy as yet too weak and young to accomplish much. Here also the workers gladly ac- cepted our literature and promised to assist in arranging meetings for speakers. Dubuque has the spark that will kin- dle a live agitation and result in a good local ofthe Workers Party there also. Making Friends for the Daily. At all these meetings the DAILY WORKER is being distributed, most of the workers have heard of our party and seen our press for the first time. They already feel that our pro- gram is practical and inspiring and are interested in the courage , and daring of our party tactics. These meetings will be followed up with literature, and the circulation of the DAILY WORKER and the Work- ers Monthly will grow rapidly in this new territory, and with them the membership of our party. Iowa, which gave our party 4,037 votes last November, will soon be- come an effective unit in the Com- munist movement. Syri use Party Notes By FANNY GARDNER. SYRACUSE, N. Y.—A general meet. ing of all party branches and the Young Workers’ League was called Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15 at Educa- tional Hall, corner Jackson and Or- ange streets. Altho the Italian branch was not represented, consider- ing the numerical membership . of Syracuse, the meeting as a whole was fairly well attended. The chairman, Comrade Doroff, re- ported that the newly reorganized Jewish branch had voted to pay fifty cents a week as dues instead of the stipulated fifty cents a month. This he explained would help create a more adequate treasury to meet the growing demands of our papers and the defense fund. After a spirited discussion the comrades compromised by voting to recommend to their re- spective branches that the dues be increased to twenty-five cents a week, or one dollar a month. The Young Workers’ Wieague were exempted from this increase. A central city committee was cre- ated with Comrade Doreff as organ- izer and Comrade Charlotte Moskow- itz as secretary. Comrade Cohen was instructed to sign a year’s contract for the weekly rental of Educational Hall. Only Jewish Branch, Young Workers’ League, and C. C. C. meet- ings will be held here, as the member ship of the Ukrainian and Italian branches are too far removed from this location. The Young Workers’ League have organized a Sunday afternoon art class under the instruction of Com- rade David Perlmutter, a well. known local artist. Modelling, drawing, and painting will be studied by the young comrades, many of whom have shown special talent for this work. “Beauty and Bolshevik” Pleases 500 Workers at Minneapolis. Showing MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 22,— The “Beauty and the Bolshevik” and “Russia in Overalls” were shown last night at the Finnish Hall, Western and Humboldt Aves., N., to 500 work- ers. The pictures were very bighly re- commended by many of the attend’ ants and a great enthusiasm manifest. ed for the Soviet government. A col- lection was taken for defending the Michigan cases and enthusiasm aro: ed for the support of the Comm m= ists against the attack of capitalism, Branches—Settle for campaign fund | ai stamp books March 1; last date fort settlement . Saw ies i ty ! RUTHENBERG CASE NOW UP TO U.S. SUPREME COURT Syndicalist Laws a Big Danger to: Workers . With the formal forwarding of the court records of the Ruthenberg case to the United States supreme court from Lansing, Mich., as agreed upon by the. attorneys in the c: the con- stitutionality of the criminal syndical- ist law of the state of Michigan, and that of 34 other states, is now in the hands of the United States supreme court. Tied up with this is also the fate of the 32 defendants in the Michigan cases, and of many other defendants indicted under the criminal syndical- ist law of other states. Delay Minor’s Trial. The prosecution has not, as yet, called the case of Robert Minor which it had announced would be the next case tried under the criminal syndical- ist law of the state of Michigan. The calling of the case however, is optional with the prosecution and, the defense in the Michigan cases must be prepared at any minute to supply the necessary defense for Robert Mi- nor and any of the other defendants that will be called in this case. Nothing but the best defense will do, inasmuch as there is involved not only these particular cases, but a much broader principle than seems obvious to many of people who do not study the question closely. It is here not only a question of oye section of the labor movement, in this’ case the Communists, but also. of the labor movement as a whole—a question of whether the time will not come when these laws will be used against the labor unions and workers in any fight they take up agatnst the employers for the bétterment of their conditions, and the relief of their bur- dens. Cite Danger in Idaho. This has been brought sharply to the fore by recent rewording of the criminal syndicalist law in the state of Idaho, which has reported some time ago. ‘The rewording of’ the crim- inal syndicalist law in the state of Idaho isto such effect that it will prohibit all strikes and real organiza- tional action in behalf of the work- ers. The constitutidnality ‘therefore, of the criminal syndicalist law in the state of Michigan takes in the ques- tion of the constitutionality of the criminal syndicalist law in Idaho and various other states. Once a decision can be gotten that the criminal syndicalism law. of the state of Michigan is unconstitutional, it will be much easier to defeat the aims of the criminal syndicalism law of Idaho and other state laws which have teeth in them for the destruc- tion of the labor movement. Must Have Best Defense. Also, every effort must be put forth at the same time to fight for the free- dom of the defendants under these criminal syndicalist laws. In both cases, the best defense is necessary in order that the masters of this country may be shown that the work- ers are prepared on every and all oc- casions to combat any attack against them. If the workers ‘re strong enough in their response, the de- fense of these men in the Michigan cases and other cases coming up un- der these laws, the purposes of these laws will be defeated and the rest of the labor movement will be greatly aided thereby. e The Labor Defense Council, which is handling the criminal’ syndicalist cases in Michigan and under the oth- er criminal syndicalism or sedition laws, requests co-operation both mor- al and financial in fighting against these laws before the United States supreme court, which is now to decide on the constitutionality of the mat- ter, and before the courts in the vari- ous states, | N. Y. PARTY NOTES | West Side English Branch of N. Y. NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—At the last meeting of they West Side English branch Comrade Ben Gitlow spoke on shop nuclei. The shop nucleus organ- izer of District No. 2 explained how our present form of territorial organ- ization is a hangover from the social democratic scheme of organization. The question and discussion that followed, revealed the need for such discussion, and also brot out such in- teresting facts as the effect of such reorganization on language federa- tions and intellectuals, A moving ap- peal for active co-operation in the work of reorganization, closed the speak- er’s discussion. On March 2 the topie for discussion will be Leninism and Trotskyism. On March 16, the C, P. P. A. convention of Feb. 21 will be discussed, All are ‘fnvited. All, party and Y. W. L. and all friendly organizations are requested ‘Rot to hold nor allow any other af- fairs or May Day demonstration to be on that date. Participate in ind make it a huge demon- RR CS ier RO | es SNAPPY JOURNAL IS REVIEWED BY SNAPPY WRITER But, Abused Reader, It’s All Publicity! By WALT CARMON The brain child of ‘some noted wit was the only information that inquiry received at the DAILY WORKER on trying to discover the author of the Red Revel—a newsy little news-sheet, that in snappy, humorous fashion promised the radical world a ‘big Bolshevik blow-out on Feb. 28, © Must have Had A Shot | »,. ‘The little newspaper, The Red Re- vel, is hot stuff, and an open letter to William Z, Foster from William Green is (in the vulgar) a wow, Jt ends. up reading: “Your work «in amalgamating the unions ‘is inestime able. Lewis and M. Woll wish’ to: be remembered to you. Best wishes to my friend Bill Dunne.” This letter is in a column entitled: “Things: ‘That Never Happen” and we'll tell the cross-worded universe ‘it would take a shot of cocaine to ever imagine that they might. ba yi The main article in the little pro- pagandist, The Red Revel, titled: “Big Bolshevik Blow-out” promises so many features, it’s worth the price of ad- mission to see to what limits of blar- ney, an Irish press agent, will go. But if the blamed affair is up to spec- ifications the: writer of this review is coming in dark colored glasses. The Red Revel is the big yearly event of the raving reds and radicals. This year’s affair promises to surpass the ones of the past years in daring costume, gayety and originality. There are promises of a surprise or two in special features and a cartoon in the little Red Reyel, the newspaper now being mailed, carries this dialogue: “What's the matter, Rosie, have you checked your clothes?” and Rosie an-, swers: “Nix, I am out for that $50.00 prize at the Red Revel.” All Dressed Up The cartoon pictures Rosie wearing a heavy smile, And if that cartoon is a promise for the Red Revel—well, we take back our statement about coming with dark colored glasses. On such a happy evening we want to see the girls in smiles, In an editorial in this little paper, the editor says all there is worth saying in challenge to the skeptics: * “Revolutionists are supposed. tobe hard boiled chunks of protoplasm who go thru life with sour faces and grey hearts, always looking at the dark. side of life and never enjoying them.., selves. The Red Revel has succeed in knocking that fallacy for a string of hot dogs.” : You don’t believe it? It will cost. you only fifty cents admission to be convinced, so you may as well do as we will—let’s go and find out on Feb. 28 at West End Women’s Club Hall, 37 S. Ashland Blvd. | Underwood Tries to Put Thru Water Power Grab by March First WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 22.— Resistance to acceptance of the con- ference report providing for giving Muscle Shoals to some branch of the general electric power trust on a 50 years lease is still active in the sen- ate? i * It is now evident that a filibuster may defeat the whole scheme for the present session. Senator Underwood, in charge of the pending bill, is trying desperately to find a way to force it thru to final adoptipn before March 4, Red Revel m. querade Ball, 37 South Ashland Avenue Corner of Monroe and Ashland Bivd, February 28, Easy to learn Its ease of operation and beautiful work) ure. Easy “payment terms can be arranged when you Order from The Daily Worker 1113 W. Washington Bivdy — - vin CHICAGO, Say ee