The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 25, 1925, Page 1

Insure the DAILY WORKER To the Last Spike! Before March 5 Vol. II. No. 38. AS WE SEE IT , By T.. J. O'FLAHERTY Thar RATES: TMENION DEMANDS age 9 Box. 150 'HE expected has happened. AVE leaders of the memberless st ist party agreed to bury the corpse in return for the doubtful advantage of being first in the organization of a nameless political party “resolved” by the nondescript collection of disap- pointed radicals and adventurers that were thrown up by C. P. P. A. The socialist party sold its heritage for the promise to pay of a bankrupt. It is significant that the miscarriage should make its appearance in a hotel, situated in the old “levee” district of Chicago. D> 56; UST for a feather to put in Hill- quit’s cap, the organization that was once the representative of the revolutionary working class move- ment in America is now degenerated into an “educational society,” and, oh shades of Marx! what education the socialist party renegades will offer the workers! Hillquit has a reputation for being a brilliant leader. He is clever. But it is the cleverness of a lawyer skilled in sharp practice, ee 'HERE was nothing else for the so- cialists to do. They have compro- mised themselves out of existence. They brazenly admitted that they re- nounced their principles. Their lead- ers laughed cynically when Commun- ist visitors reproached them with lack of even common political dec- ency. There were a few delegates there who sincerely wanted a labor party. They applauded Hiliquit, thinking he meant to stand by his guns. But Hillquit’s resolution de- claring for a labor party was only a trick used from time immemorial by hagglers at a fair. They usually ask much more for what they have to sell than they expect to receive. bd ._* X EVERAL of the right wing dele- gates (Hillquit occupied the ex- treme left wing of the articulate sec- tion of. the convention) objected to the use of the words “social and in- dustrial democracy” but Dr. Norman Thomas, in a very ministerial man- ner announced that this term was quite popular, and inferred that it didn’t “mean anything ~atiyway>” Tt would be quite unpleabant to go forth into the political wilderness‘ without some principles, the Dr. averred. "*# Y this time the right. wing dele- gates were getting suspicious of everything that came from the social- ist faetion. Hays of New York, who seemed to be a little party of his own, and was waiting for his chance to establish his reputation as a founder of at least one party, succeeded in slipping over a short motion that com- mitted the conference to the forma- tion of a party before it had time to say “Jack Robinson.” This made the right wingers leary of new inovations, so they even got suspicious of Nor- man Thomas’ principles. Thomas is a@ most polite individual and very mild except when he is irritated by the Communists. ses AMES O'NEAL pointed out that “social and industrial democracy” was quite alright, that it was even used by such respectable organiza- tions as the A. F. of L. and the C. P. P..A. This did not satisfy a white haired delegate from Idaho, who thot the term was used by the C. P. P. A. in the days when it was sowing its wild oats. Now that it was dead it was unfair to saddle it with the indis- cretions of its youth. ae PERSON with the heavenly name of Western Statr was particularly severe on the socialists. He is now a lawyer in the District of Columbia, and is rather proud of the fact that he got rid of his principles early in the season. He now looks with ill- concealed contempt at the late arriv- als, like Hillquit and Oneal. Another person who hammered the socialists was Will Durant, a typical Greenwich Village freak, with a little streak of hair running down from his lower lip to the tip of his chin. v, #16 ARLY in the evening the boys and girls were more or less polite but as midnight approached and nothing was being acconiplished tongues be- gan to loosen. The socialists were now getting the medicine they had prepared for the Communists at bere lar conventions. Of course the social, ists disavowed all intentions of cap- turing the delegates! But unfortun- ately Delegate Johnson from Mary- land attended the St. Paul June 17 convention and saw the Communists get a half: his fellow delegates of that little drama, Other delegates hinted that the socialists would earn the undying gratitude of the conference and per- haps of humanity in general if they did what the brotherhoods did, that is, remove themselves decently from the — “page 2) New YORK 4 ‘NDIA ihe oAINES Whitewashing Begins in Mine Disaster (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) SULLIVAN, Ind. Feb. 23.— The whitewashing of the owners of the City Coal company mine began today, following the recovery of the charred bodies of the 51 miners killed in the explosion in the mine here last week. The report of Deputy State Mine Inspector Albert Dally to the coro- ner’s inquest is expected to be that the “explosion was accidental and unavoidable.” “The disaster emphasizes the need for stricter state laws governing the operation of Indiana mines,” John Hessler, president of District No. 11, ofthe United Mine Workers said. “For a miner to go down into a mine that does not have a safety exit or manway is absolutely suicidal, and yet some of the mines in the state operate without this safeguard. ” Pass Safety Laws Too Late “Had there been no escape shaft at the Sullivan mine, the toll of death would have been far greater. “This is the answer to the house of representatives at Indianapolis in adopting a committee report that per- mits operators and owners of commer- cial mines to produce coal without providing a second outlet of escape.” A conference of general assembly- men has been called to consider mine safety regulation for: Indiana. The senate passed such a Dill, but it was amended in the house to omit pro- visions necessary to safety. State mine leaders were invited to attend this conference. Hessler was asked to speak and present the min- ers’ views on safety legislation. Sims conferred with Governor Jackson, in an effort to have the rules suspended and rush a bill thru both branches of bt state legislature for the appro- sary fr ihe eo the state Asie] =. na pa Two Hundred ‘Orphi Over two-hundred children were or- phaned by the catas' Most of the dead miners had Jai families. Under the state workmen’s compen- sation laws, the families will receive only $13.50 a week for five years, af- ter which they will receive nothing. The mothers and wives: of the dead miners declare this: is: small ,consola- tion for the loss of their menfolk. Poisonous fumes were still pouring from the mouth of ‘the mine pit to- day. The rescuers encountered nu- merous “squeezes,” Where the roof walls and ceilings squeezed together and threatened to block the narrow passages of the 350-foot deep mine. The mine, typical of. Indiana mines, was considered dangerous and badly equipped. Blames Qpen Lamps. All the mines of the surrounding country were closed down while the miners flocked to Sullivan to render what relief they could. Indiana has no law prohibiting the use of open flame miners’ lamps, and it is the unanimous opinion that one of these lamps ignited gas which caused the fatal explosion, Secre- tary Work of the department of the interior, declared, “Several hundred thousand open lights are carried daily in the coal mines of the country, each lamp being a hazard to life and property thru fire or explosion. Open lights have been responsible for many coal mine disasters in the past.” Indiana mines’ are noted for théir gas pocket formations, and it is these open I'ghts*-which ignite the lamps, causing the explosions. The state ‘legislature has appropri- ated ten thousand dollars for the fe- lief of the tamilies-ef'the vil It will be Beveral days, Dally said, before ‘ming inspectors can enter the mine in safety, Black damp and deadly gases” still are abundant in the brea 8 Her a4 arteries, he said, making pection at present im- possible. Miners Nei ébcaped with thelr lives, today express amazement that the en. tire tipple’ was ‘not blown from the mine. They described how two bla shook the pit, the first caused by ig: ition of an accumulation of mine es and the second an explosion of a still larger volume of gas com- pressed by the vacuum which followed the first blast. Two separate invéstigations were to be launched to determine responsibil- ity for the explosion, Representing the state, Inspector Dally planned to be- gin tomorrow hearing witnesses. The state’s investigation will extend over a period of several days and will in- clude visits to all entries of the wrecked coal mine. Proseeutor N, K. Harris also an- nounced he would profe the blast. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER, In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year, ARREST KLUXER FOR STEALING FUNDS OF KU KLUX TREASURY (Special to The Daily Worker) _ SIGOURNEY, lowa, Feb. 23.—H. W. Brown, ku klux klan organizer, was at liberty under $1,000 bonds today, following his arrest on a charge of embezzlement as a re- sult of his alleged failure to turn Into the klar treasury its share of membership fees. Brown is sald to have been carrying on a kian membership drive in Keokuk coun- ty for six months. Send Houghton to London WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.— Alanson B. Houghton, the United States ambassador to Germany, was formally nominated today by Presid- ent Coolidge to be ambassador to Great Britain, succeeding Frank B. Kellogg, who is returning to the United States to become secretary of state. Yesterday lions of dollar union and head celebrated the’ United States Dever ‘told’ ing a lie. D tionary period, ai letters: and © Washington ac in the Indian plying rum to Got Vo Washington burgess in’ hi nia by buy! voters than money to sup Me out whole tavé and barrels of is, declare that his first victory Vere by liberally sup- ndians. ja With Rum ed his election as county in Virgi- ‘e rum for the opponent had the fashington bought dispensing barrels , and bewailing the high price it public office; At one tims THE LO) © buy his way into ington was worth RECOGNITION IS BOUND TO COME, SAY SENATORS . Declare Hughes Policy . ‘ Is Discarded oie (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.— While Senator Borah denies that he intends to go to Moscow to study and observe the Soviet government—and possibly get some business now going to England or Japan—previous to making his fight for recognition of the Soviets by the United States, it is known that he has had several con- ferences with President Coolidge on the subject of recognition, Leaders Scorn Hughes, Policy Talk Administration leaders in the sen- ate are positive that there will be a new policy towards Russia soon after the new administration is inaugur- ated, regardless of the reports that the old isolation policy of Hughes will NOR WASHINGTON, FIRST ERICAN CAPITALIST WHO or Dever, who is aiding the traction barons to steal mil- ffom the city, Charles Moderwell, enemy of the ‘teachers’ the board of education, and other professional’ politicians hday of George Washington, father of capitalism in the he first Teapot Domer School children the old gag about Washington never tell- got to tell them that all honest historians of the revolu- £ Washington’s own ¢+——_—___ close to a million dollars, which in those days, was a fabulous fortune. Washington acquired his fortune first by marrying a rich widow, and second by acquiring thru. unscrupulous methods thousands of acres of land in western Pennsylvania near what is now Wheeling, W. Va. Washing- ton’s «agents drove the Indians off these-lands, and also drove white set- tlers from their homes at the point of a gun. Washington acquired forty . thou- sand acres of rich land by secretly sending his agent, William Crawford, (Continued on page 2) NG ARM OF THE DAWES PLAN ~NEW YORK YORK EDITION Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKIUR PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. BLOOD-MONEY FOR REPARATIONS WRUNG FROM DORTMUND DEAD (Special to.The Daily Worker) PARIS, Feb, 23—Five months of Operation of the Dawes plan have Proposed 394,561,000 gold marks, of which sum 108,000,000 marks wae received during January aloné, ac- cording to reports of Parker Gil- bert, agent general for reparations, published today in Le Temps. No- thing is said of the conditions these payments force on the German workers—nor the 138 dead at Dort- mund recently. The period ended January 31 and the money was distributed 161,000,- 000 marks to France, 85,000,000 to Great Britain, 38,000,000 to Belgium, 32,000,000 to Italy and remainder to the small powers. Uncle Sam, is going to get his from now on, in fact he has all the powers of a pawn-broker over Europe, and at Paris recently forced the allies to agreed to divide up the loot. It Puts Up the “Open Shop” Sign in the U. S. A. “MODEL MINE” NO. 9, AT NOKOMIS, ILL, CLOSES INDEFINITELY (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) NOKOMIS, Il, Feb. 23.—Scores of coal minersiin this vicinity are leaving for othenicamps. That they have begun drifting away, say “old timers,” augured an inedfinite shut- down of mine-of No. 9, belonging to the Illinois and Indiana Coal corpor- ation as a remult of the storing of mine machinery, the drawing of fires and the séaling of the mrne. It has been considered the “model mine of Iino is inevitable andbthe sooner the bet- ter for this nattom, He argues that other nations are taking advantage of the American policy of non-recogn- ition and are obtaining valuable trade concessions. The recent agreement whereby valuable ore and ofl lands in Sagha- Hen Island were turned over to Japan by Russia for certain concessions, it is believed, is a big factor in the be followed. Borah, it is rumored, may be among appointed on a commission to sia, as ‘was the ¢ase in Yebognition, Borah, however, refuses jay what his talks with Coolidge i ve resulted in. coo gBorah After Business It sis Jmown that Borah is firmly convinced that recognition of Russia move to modify ‘the American policy. War Vet Dies in Flames GLOUCESTER#: Mass,, Feb. | 23,— A crippled war veteran was killed, two firemen injured and 15 men, wo- men and childrem fled for their lives when fire sweptythe Belmont hotel here today, Thesloss was estimated at $100,000, NEW CONFAB T BRING VICTORY, SAY STRIKERS Street Cleaners Are Con- fident of Result A conference between commission- er of public work: rague, represent- ing the city, and Michael Carrozzo representing the 2,500 striking street cleaners and garbage collectors will be held in City Hall at 5 o'clock to- morrow, afternoon. This conference is. expected to terminate the strike, which has lasted for a week, and has completely tied up the city’s street cleaning and gar- bage disposal system. Rubbish litters the street. Barrels, boxes and cans can be seen on almost every block overflowing with gar- bage, ashes and rubbish. Papers and debris have drifted away from alleys where they were piled in sqme cases many feet high and the rain is press- ing the dirty mass into the streets and sidewalks. Gutters are stopped- up. The strikers have given Carrozzo full power to act for them, but reject- ed the compromise offer of Sprague, to raise their pay ten cents a day. As one of the street cleaners said, “That's not enough toWuy @ loaf of bread with,” i bevalve \ These meetings of the Chicago T, Senate Hands Blow to Sen. Underwood's Muscle Shoals Bill WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.—The Un- derwood Muscle Shoals bill was dealt a stinging blow in the senate late to- day, Upholding the ruling of the chair that the conferees injected new legis- lation in the original bill, the senate voted to send the measure back to conference where’ eonsiderable delay is expected before it can be, brought out again for final action. The voté was 46 to 41. Price 3 Cents ABRAMOVICH IS KEPT OFF PUBLIC PLATFORM HERE Socialists W o n’t Lei Him Speak in Open Raphael Abramovich, anti-Soviet agent of the Second (socialist) Inter- national, now spreading propaganda in the United States against the First Workers’ Republic, was the honored guest of the national convention of the socialist party, which convened yesterday in the Douglas Park audi torium. Abramovich Didn't Speak Sunday Abramovich sat on the platform at the socialist mass meeting inday in the Ashland audorium, where Debs was the main speaker, but the social- ists did not dare put him up to speak before a public gathering. It was the obvious intention of the socialists to make sure, Sunday, at the Ashland Auditorium that their spy would be able to ma a speech in at least one American y, even tho only for a few seconds, without being compelled to quit because of workers’ demonstrations against him for his slanders against Soviet Russia. How- ever their plan was abandoned when the socialists leaders became con- vinced that the audience was com- posed of workers who were for So- viet Russia and would tolerate no vilification of the Workers’ from the lying Abramovich. The meeting was dead. The speech- es of the leading sociali: such as Republic | Oneal, Viadeck and Kirkpatrick rous- ed no enthusiasm. Only when Debs mentioned the necessity of defending class war prisoners was there ap- plause. When he spoke of the Com- | munists and supporting them in their fight against the criminal syndicalism laws, an outburst of applause came from all over the hall, much to the distress of the socialist leaders, the end of the meeting the work ers in the audience started singing the International, and shouting: “Down ‘with “Abragnovich,* and “Whyy didn’t Debs speak of Soviet Russia?” It will be impossible for Abram- ovich to speak at a public meeting in Chicago now that the revolutionary workers know he is here. He will be forced to vent his spleen against the Soviet Republic in private to small audiences of socialist leaders and trade union bureaucrats. Morris Hillquit opened the conven tion Monday and after a few words in- troduced Eugene Debs, who is chatr- man of the party. Hiliquit then introduced Abramo- vich, as “a delegate front the Russian social-democratic party.” After Abra- movich spoke, declaring Russia to be “oppressed by the Communists,” Hill- quit translated the speech and com- mittees were elected The socialist delegates present showed their approval of Abramo- vich’s hackneyed attack on the work: ers’ and peasantss government of Russia. Makes His Stock Speech. Abramovich made his stock speech, calling for “democracy” and attack- ing the Soviet government as a “dic- tatorship.” The tool of the Second International, and counter-revolution- ist for once during his tour, was per- mitted to finish his Mes. At every pre- vious start in his speeches before American workers, Abramovich has been forced to swallow his words and stop talking, because of the disap- proval of his audiences: But Abram- ovich found in the socialist delegates a sympathetic audience. Johnston Hopes for Rebirth. William H. Johnston, president of the Machinists’ Union and chairman of the disbanded C, P. P,.A, conven- tion left with a handful of La- Follette followers, after the bolting of the delegatés representing the rail- (Continued on page 2) REPORTS ON SITUATION IN BUILDING, METAL AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES, AT GENERAL T. U. E. L. MEETING, FEB. 25 The next regular monthly meeting of local Chicago of the Trade Union Educational League will be held on Wednesday evening, February 25, in North West Hall, corner Western and North avenues, Comrade Jack Johnstone, secretary of the national committee of the T. U, E. L., will tell of the present situation in the Carpenters’ Union, Hutcheson is leading a campaign of expulsions in Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles. Reports on the activities of the militants in the uniong in Chicago will be made at the meeting. Particu- larly interesting are the reports re- garding the situations in the metal, printing and building industries. Fol- lowing the reports, discussion will take place in which those who are interested are invited to take part. U. | invited to’ attend, where E. L. are gatherings of all trade union militants who are fighting for progress in the unions. The problems confront- ing them in their struggle are dis- cussed and every militant, irrespect- ive of the ttion he belongs, gets a comprehensive view of the situation in every union. Readers of the DAILY WORKER ae well a8 all trade unionists and members of the Workers Party are en ectertinenorntioneti Sito. DY, treed