The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 1, 1925, Page 2

Page Two IRISH FAMINE VICTIMS WITHOUT FIRE FOR DAYS Free State Government Fails to Act ENNISKILLEN, Ireland.—(By Mail) —~In the mountainous region of Fehnadarragh, in South Fermanagh, farmers and their families in 27 town- lands are in a desperate plight owing to the complete failure of the potato and oat crops, and the want of fuel. The whole area is famine stricken. Wor the past three weeks, hundreds of people have been enduring the pange of hunger, and some of them would have died of sheer starvation ‘were it not for the efforts of a local relief committee and the kindness of some shopkeepers, who continue to supply them with food on credit. In the best of seasons the district is poor and barren, and there fs very Uttle employment for agricultural la- borers. The farms range from five to fifteen acres in size, and are, there- fore, uneconomic. Most of the land is of the very worst quality—wet, bog- sy, and unproductive, and can be worked only with the spade. Terrible Plight. Im 1923, there was a very poor po- tato crop, and last year both the po- tato and oat crops were a total fail- ure. Pig-teeding nad to be altogether abandoned owing to the scarcity of feeding stuffs, and many owners were obliged to sell their cattle to procure food for themselves and their fami- ies. Owing to the wet summer and aut- umn, the turf which had been cnt in “the spring could not be saved, and the people have been obliged to ent down trees and brambles for fuel. In some places even wet timber cannot be obtained, and for days familes have been without firing of any kind te oook whatever food they possess. In Wretched State. Most of the farmers have been un- able to pay their rents for the past ‘three yoars, and recently a represent- tative of the ministry of finance of the northern government visited the ‘district to make inquiries as regards \the non-payment of the rents. This official afterwards told the secretary of,the Fermanagh county council that the people were in such a wretch- ed state that he could not ask them for money, but, instead, he had to give some of them money to enable them to get a decent meal. * The following cases are typical of ‘the destitution which prevails over the district: Farmer living on six and a half Iriah acres of land. Has four chil- dren. “Since November 1,” he says, “I have not had a single potato to put into my mouth.” The population has appealed to the government, but so far with no re- sult, Barton Thinks It Over DES MOINES, Ia., Feb. 27.—James F. Barton, state adjutant of the Amer- foan Legion, announced today he would make known on Monday whe- ther or not he will accept the post of national adjutant, tendered him here recently by National Commander James A. Drain. Spend Your Sunday Evening at the Open Forum. Y.W.L publishes The Young Worker A weekly newspaper giving a national and world view of the militant youth movement. $1.50 A YEAR. and The Young Comrade ACommunist children’s monthly ‘paper to educate and delight our little rebels. 60 CENTS A YEAR. and the children of a Communist should have both 1 FROM YOUNG WORKERS i UE OF AMERICA ‘ } W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill, (Continued from page 1.) employing contractor and leading fig- ure in the socialist party. Barred Workers Demonstrate. These barred workers, who merely wished to extend Communist greet- ings to Rafael Abramovich, counter- revolutionary hero of the socialist party, were hot so easily dispersed, however, and the cops had the undig- nifled job of aiding the socialist lead- ers chase the workers up and down the block as they marched back and orth in columns, mutitantly holding their lines, singing the International and cheering for Soviet Russia. The street in front of the hall was filled with high-priced automobiles of the many cockroach businessmen who made up a good percentage of the audience of 400 passed by the social- ist real estate contractor “immigra- tion inspector” at the door, So This is Comrade Rafael! When finally the conquered hero came, he came completely surrounded by the capitailst government, guarded like the emperor of China in the holy walled city. Police rode with him inside his taxi, and a squadron of mo- toreyele police surrounded his cab on all sides with gleaming stars, brass buttons and an aura of capitalist au- thority. “So this is the great social- ist leader of the Second Internation- all” the workers howled from the sidewalks, Inside the hall, chairman Weinstein, the manager of the Jewish Forward, introduced the traitor as “a man from a country you all- know,” being afraid to mention the magic name of Soviet Russia, The name alone might have started something, so Weinstein pass- ed it up, Dodges the Maglo Word. Most remarkably, Abramovich, also avoided the delicate subject, talking for an hour without ever mentioning the name of Soviet Russia or its Police Again Back Abramovich leaders. He confinew his remarks to the differences in the labor move- ment of today. But, queerly enough, every time he made passing mention of the word “Bolsheviki” or ‘“Com- munism,” a large portion of the audi- ence applauded vigorously. ‘When this happened, Rafael, like unto Milton’s character of that name who was sent to teach Adam how to behave in the garden of Eden, cau- tioned the audience that it was not the time to applaud, that it displeased him and he would not tolerate it. Attacked by Coalition. But when, for the eighth time, the mention of “Communism” brought forth applause, socialist thugs, ably assisted by the police, attacked Sam Holsman, an auto worker, beat him up and threw him out along with an- other worker, Other workers rushed to Hotsman's assistance and one fifth of the audi- ence sprang up with ories of protest at the brutality, began to sing the In- ternational and called all workers to leave the hall. About a hundred re- sponded and were marched out be tween two lines of perspiring police, Another Brilliant Failure. Outside, in a blinding blizzard, these ejected workers joined the throng on the sidewalk, singing revo- lutionary songs and shouting “Down with reactionaries!” “Down with Abramovich!” “Down with the traitor- ous Second International!” Three more workers subsequently were thrown out, one with a head bleeding from socialist sluggers. If all the workers of Cleveland who stand willing to fight for the work- ers’ and peasants’ Soviet government had been admitted, Abramovich would have had an jeven more memorable reception to add to his series of bril- Mant failures to gather aid in this country for the murderers of Russian workers, ————— eSSFSFSSFSFFFFSSSSSSSSFsFsffsesem 2,500 Striking Street Cleaners Are Ready for Long Struggle (Continued from page 1.) fective so far. The city employes en- tered the twelfth day of their strike with no attempt by the city to haul away the garbage that has been piling up on the streets and alleys where workers live. The wealthy people have hired private firms, who are not yet affected by the strike, to haul their garbage and ashes, but the city has made no move to give the men their demands and clean up the filth that threatens to spread disease in working class districts. The strikers bought several hundred copies of the DAILY WORKER at their meeting, where over 500 fore- men were present, and expressed their gratitude at the support given the strike by the DAILY WORKER. Of- cials of the union, interviewed at their headquarters at 156 West Wash- ington street, declared the DAILY WORKER editorials on the strike were splendid. Twenty-five hundred workers are involved in the strike. The unions in- volved are affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. Workers to Stick. Carrozzo visited A. A. Sprague in the afternoon, it was learned, and Sprague is said to have gone into his private office and closed the door in Carrozzo’s face. “There will be no backing down on our part,” Carrozzo said. “Our men will pay no attention to the order to go back to work. Sprague has warned that the men will lose their jobs. The civil service, however, means nothing to us. Our men don’t seem to get the benefit of pensions and other advan- tages from it.” Kept Press Shows Colors, The newspapers have taken a de- cided turn against the strikers. The Chicago Tribune, in an editorial, de- clares “city policy den‘es essential public employes the right to strike.” The kept press is printing daily re- ports that the union officials and strikers are in danger of being jailed to prevent the strike, and the Tribune boasts that “a dose of a jail cell in an outlying police station will bring the union officials to terms.” The Workers (Communist) Party, and its official organ, the DAILY WORKER, has been consistently sup- porting the city employes in their de- mands for a decent wage. IMPORTANT MEETING FOR PARTY MEMBERS IN BUILDING TRADES A meeting of all party and Y. W. L. members in the building trades will be held Sunday, March 1, at 10 a. m,, at 722 Blue Island avenue. Does your friend subscribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! INDIANA’S WORKERS GIVE FOR RELIEF OF MINE BLAST VICTIMS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 27.— Contributions coming from all parts of the state, representing almost every hamlet and city, have swelled the Sullivan mine disaster rellef fund to $37,000. Fred Bays, chairman of the re lief committee at Sullivan wired ac- ceptance of an invitation to attend a community dance here tomorrow night at which it Is hoped to raise $7,000 to add to the relief fund, Days sald Elmer Davidson, sole survivor of the trapped mine crew would accompany him. This city already has contributed $23,000. Explosion at Open Shop Quarry Kills y Mexican Workers DEL RIO, Texas, (By Mail) Feb. 24.—Eight Mexican laborers were killed outright, fifteen were injured— some fatally, and assistant super- intendent Harshaw, the quarry fore- man and his assistant were also kill- ed today by an explosion at the Southern Pacific’s rock quarry 60 miles west of this place. A small blast accidentally set off a large blast. The dead were brought to Del Rfo and the injured were treat- ed at Langtry. This was an open shop job. Harshaw was head of what the company calls the “safety com- mittee.” He isn’t any more, British Mine Leaders Flay Frank Hodges (Continued from page 1) ing secretary of the Miners’ Interna- tional, and the continental labor fakers recently tried to get rid of Cook as secretary, and substitute Hodges. The plan did not succeed owing to the opposition of the British miners whom have not forgotten Black Friday when they were betray- ed by Hodges and J. H, Thomas. Interesting Developments Interesting developments are taking place in the movement here, The old trade union leadership that supports the yellow socialists MacDonald and Snowden are losing out to the Purcell, Cook, Bramley type who favor closer relations with Soviet Russia, The London Daily Herald, which ts now controlled by the General Council of Trade Unions supports Kirkwood and the left wing of the labor party in its attack on the Prince of Wales’ junk- eting trip while the New Leader, of- ficial organ of the independent labor party, (socialist) defends the prince and those who stood by him. A weekly called George Lansbury's Weekly makes its appearance. to- morrow. It is expected to take up the cudgels against the New Leader and support Cook. PROMISE CANADA $800,000 GERMAN BLOOD MONEY UNDER DAWES PLAN MONTREAL, Feb. 27-—Canada within the next few weeks will receive approximately $800,000 ae its first installment under the Dawes reparations plan, government circles here were informed today, Great Britain received 86,000,000 gold marks, of which Canada will receive 4.36 per cent. OF CARPENTERS’ DISTRICT BODY Detroit Members “Hold Protest Meet Sunday DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 27.—Faced with wholesale indignation among the Detroit carpenters at his illegal expulsion of Wm. olds, vice-pre- sident of the Deedee District Council czar Hutcheson, ‘international pre- sident, has revoked the charter of the District Council, “This is causing « storm of resentmeat among the rank and file of the affiliated locals. Saturday Reynolds, against whom the local lickspittles’ of Hutcheson had sued out an injunction in a ca- pitalist court erdefing him not to at- tend any meetings of carpenters, wil! face the judge who granted the in- Junction on a of “contempt of court” because Reynolds, not being expelled according ‘to the union con- stitution, continued atending his lo- cal and district union meetings, Revolt Sweeping Untons. The carpenters of Detroit are up in arms at the autocratic actions of Hut- cheson and his tools, and as similar despotic crimes against the members are occuring in many cities, a wave of rebellion is sweeping the union all over the country, The Detroit carpenters, in view of the fact that Hutcheson’s latest act of revoking the district charter 1s seen to prelude the setting up of a fake one which he and his tools can control, and in view of the probabil- ity of locals being required to adhere to such a council on pain of having their local charters revoked, are bott- ing with anger at Hutcheson and Swearing that they. will never surren- der to his outrageous and illegal des- potism. Mase Meeting Sunday Afternoon. On Sunday, March 1, all Detroit carpenters and other interested build- ing trades workers are invited to at- tend a mass meeting called to regis- ter a united protest: The meeting will be held at 2 o’elock in the after- noon at the House.of the Masses, and Nels Kiar, one of thevearpenters also illegally expelled by Hutcheson from Local 181 of Chicago, will address the meeting and outline a plan of action for Sighting the union \autocracy. WORKERS: MUST PROVIDE POSTAL SALARY RAISE The workers are*to pay for the raise in salaries to “postal employes. If the postal bill which finally pass- ed the house and senate is not vetoed by President Coolidge, the workers themselves will have to provide the funds to raise the pay of the postal employes. Charges on postal‘cards will be two cents apiece instead of one cent, and parcel post rates have been increas- ed to provide the salary increase for the poorly paid postal workers. The senate and house refused to consider taxing the incomes of the wealthy to pay for the pay increase. Like Benito’s Ship of State. LONDON, Feb. 27.— The Italian steamer Citta Di Elona was reported in distress today off the Bay of Bis- cay, her bridge smashed and rudder carried away. One of the crew was killed and two injured, the distress messages said. The liner Jarvis Bay was standing by. Turk Government Cheers Up CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 27.—A turn in the tide against the Kurdistan forces was heralded by the govern- ment today with the announcement that federal troops had recaptured the important elty of ‘Kharput and the town of Elaziz. 7 rier Ashore —The liner Mont Laurier has run asi , Said a central news dispatch ved this evening in London from Queenstown, Ireland. Tugs were stand! by the vessel, which flashed dis signals earlier in the day. * —— i LONDON, Feb, 7,—Barth tremors of short duration were felt today in several towns in ,Notts county, ac- cording to dispa from Notting- bam. No damage was recorded, NEGRO, “SUSPECTED” OF GRIME, LYNCHED BY MOB LED BY COUNTY OFFICER SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. 27.— Because he was of hav ing NLA. Y: ugh, a state highway guard, Ji iry, a Negro, was lynched y by a white mob after being. inded by a de- puty sheriff. The authorities made no effort whatever to save Airy from the mob an@ permit even the On the contrary, jo wounded him In the ghastly Liner Mont Li LONDON, Feb. actively led the murder of thelrivietim, Diplomacy in Overalls Puts Recognition Issue Clearly to Cal’s Crowd By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL oT ORAY: the Coolidge administration at Washington, bend- ing toward the recognition of Soviet Russia, studies a declaration by C, G. Rakovsky, representative of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics in Great Britain, as follows: “That under no circumstances, at no price, can we consent that our country, that our Union, which was created by the greatest Re- volution the world had ever seen, and at the price of innumerable sacrifices, that this country, which we are determined shall be a Land of Promise for its free tolling masses . . . formed Into a European China. should ever be trans- “There will be no difficulty In coming to an agreement once the other countries recognize this fact, and are prepared to bargain with with us as equais with equals.” * @ There is no duplicity about this Soviet diplomacy that talks straight from the shoulder. Rakovsky made his de- olaration in the open,—to the great gathering of the All- Union Congress of Teachers, at Moscow. Rakovsky unveil- ed before the teachers the duplicitous face of capitalist diplomacy. Rakovsky showed that the foreign offices of the imper- jalist nations were continually prating about the payment of the czarist debts and Bolshevik propaganda. He must have had Washington in view, since these issues have been the keystone of the American capitalist attack on Soviet rule. Rakovsky laughs at these two question as being res- ponsible for the timidity, in Washington, and other capitals, to fully recognize the Bolshevik power and open full trade relations with the Soviet Union. Instead fakoveny says: ing “The real reason for this was essentially the unwil inéss to recognize the Soviet Union as an equal, independent state, the desire to subject her fo the same fate Germany, to apply to the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics some such scheme as that of the Dawes There is the issue ably set forth. World imperialism opposed Soviet rule from the start. At first the great imper- lalists, busy fighting the kaiser, thought Soviet rule would fall in its first weeks, or months. It didn’t fall. Then milit- ary intervention was resorted to. Armies were hurled against every Soviet frontier. But they were hurled back in defeat. Now this latest offensive the diplomatic war against Soviet Russia in an effort to Chinafy it by crushing it under the weight of some Morgan-Dawes plan. The defeating of this offensive was the great achieve- ment for Sovie rule during 1924, when more capitalist na- tions were forced to recognize the Workers’ Republic than in all its previous existence. The greatest victory was the forcing upon the MacDonald labor government, in England, of treaties recognizing the “complete economic and politic- al independence of the U. S. S. R.” That Is the basis on which France was brought into line; it is the basis on which negotiations will be resumed, with the present Baldwin tory government in England; it is the proposition that the Soviet diplomats put on the top of the table for Morgan’s lackey statesmen at Washington to ponder over. This is not only the shirt sleeves diplomacy that Roosevelt liked to talked about It is two-fisted work- ing class diplomacy that*has a wallop behind it that makes five-sixths of the world, still under capitalist sway, stagger before the one-sixth under * Workers’ rule. s Rakovsky explained the basis for further victory this year when he told the Soviet school teachers that: “lf you want us to pursue a right line In international policy make it possible for us to do so by strengthening the internal position of the U. S. & R. Do what you can to develop the productive forces of the country. Raise the cultural level of our peasantry. Create an Irresistible base and rear force for our diplomacy and then It will un- doubtedly win further successes In 1925.” Thus Soviet Russia carries the truth about its struggle to its own masses of workers and farmers. In its attitude against Soviet Russia, the American gov- ernment has depended for its strength upon the most de- liberate, carefully planned and costly propaganda campaign of lies and misrepresentation that the world has yet seen. The truth, supported by the enlightened power of labor, will win. Lewis Is Wrecking Miners’ Union (Continued from page 1) 000 miners out of the industry. But the operators can do it if they will. We challenge them to make the start. To Cut Union in. Two. “The United Mine Workers of America has a membership of more than 600,000 men who are employed only a part of the time. The union the operators, the industry, the pub- lic, and the nation would be better off if there were 4,000 fewer coal mines and if there were 200,000 fewer miners with steady employment for all of them. But so long as the coal operators continue to hire more men; so long as they refuse to reduce their working force to a proper basis; so long as they insist upon keeping open these 4,000 useless mines; so long as they persist in their attempts to op- erate every possible mine, even at 40 per cent of full time, just so long must they assume responsibility for the demoralization that exists in the coal business.” / As will be shown in subsequent ar- ticles, getting rid of 200,000 miners has not benefited the organized coal diggers any, There are approximate ly one million coal miners in the Unit- them are digging coal in scab pits and John L. Lewis and his reaction- ary policy is chiefly to blame. The solution for unempoyment among the miners, so far as any solution can go under capitalism is the nation- alization of the mines and the six-hour day. Small Rushes Vote to “Cal.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 27,— Charles §. Deneen, republican sena- tor elect from Illinois, received his commission today appointing him to the unexpired term of the Senator Me dill McCormick, Deneen was appoint- ed by Governor Small, so that Coo! idge could use his vote in the senate on Monday. Three Trainmen Die In Wreck. GARNER, Maine, Feb. 27.—Three trainmen were killed today when a freight locomotive on the Maine Cen- tral railroad plowed into the rear of a potato train. Firemen were called to extinguish a fire which started after the crash. Traffic was tied up for several hours, Talk it up—your shopmate will ed States but the great majority of ' subscribe! ARAB CHIEFS PLAN MOURNING DAY AS GREETING TO LORD BALFOUR JERUSALEM, Feb. 27—~Arab executives have proclaimed as a day of mourning the day upon which Lorid Balfour arrives for a visit to the holy land. They have cabied Balfour that, since they cannot agree with hie polley anent Palestine, he will be given ne reception by Arab chiefs. COSTUMES WILL DAZZLE GUESTS AT RED REVEL Masquerade Ball Takes Place Tonight The Red Revel masquerade ball, which is the talk of radical circles in this city for several weeks will be held tonight in West End Women's Club Hall, 37 South Ashland Blvd, corner of Monroe St. The Red Revel is an annual event in Chicago, at least for the past three years. This year promises to outdo the others by many hundreds of cos- tumes and general hilarity. The music has been carefully selected with a view to rendering the feet of the guests incapable of remaining station- ary. Those who wish a quiet evening conversing entertainingly with their friends can get out of the range of the music. The arrangements com- mittee has taken steps to satisfy everybody if such is possible. Ready For Execution One of the most important induce ments is a midnight surprise concetv- ed and prepared for execution by three sprightly girls whose names will be held incommunitade for the time being, in order to heighten the mystery. What the surprise will look like, even the publicity agent cannot reveal. Suffice it to say that it will be daring but decent. The surprise will be staged just one hour after the unmasking. This will insure unob- structed vision. Prizes will be given to the best group and individual costumes, Many of the costumes are original and re- lated to the class struggle. But you had better come and see for yourself. All guests are expected to be mask- ed, Masks can be secured at the door. Needless to say the committee has provided refreshments of a very high order, including delicious sandwiches endorsed by the Amalgamated Food Workers, and coffee that carries the Greek label. If you have not secured your tickets already you can purchase them at the door, KLAN MURDER IN HERRIN SUBJECT AT OPEN FORUM Thurber Lewis, who investigated ku ‘klux klan activities in southern Illinois for the DAILY WORKER, will speak next Sunday at the Workers Party open forum on “The Truth About Herrin.” Comrade Lewis had a very exciting and interesting experience In carrying out his assignment. He interviewed representatives of the warring fac- tions and unearthed proof that con- firmed the suspicion that the ku klux Klan was supported by the business elements for the specific purpose of destroying the local organization of the United Mine Workers of America. Ran Booze Joint. That the enforcement of the prohi- bition law was merely a screen for anti-union activities of the klan is shown by the fact that Glenn Young, the leaing klux raider, ran a moon- shine parlor on Madison street, Herrin. During his investigation, Lewis talked with klansmen and anti-klans- men. He interviewed Sheriff Galligan and the successor of Glenn Young, a veteran Kentucky feudist who was surrounded by revolvers and gunmen when Comrade Lewis approached him. ‘What Sheriff Galligan, the widow of Ora Thomas, the state’s attorney who prosecuted the Willi: s0n mine cases, and others had to say about the war in Herrin and Williamson county will be graphically told next Sunday by Comrade Lewis. The lecture will be delivered in the Lodge Room of Ash- land Auditorium, corner of Ashland Blvd. and Van Buren streets. Important Meeting Thursday! A meeting of all party and Y. W. L. members in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers will be held on Thursday, March 6, at 8 p. m,, at 3118 W. Roose- velt Road. ° Red Revel Masquerade Ball, 37 South Ashland Avenue THREAD TRUST FACES STRIKE AT BIG MILL; MC MAHON STALLS IT WIEKIMANTIC, Conn. Feb’ — The Willimantic milis of the Amer- ican Thread company, the largest mill of the thread industry in Amer ica, may be closed by a strike, as the workers have voted in favor of a strike if the attempt to enforce a wage cut of 10 per cent is not stop- ped and the old wage allowed to stand. : The strike vote was taken ten days ago, but the workers have ben held down to their jobs by T. F, McMahon of the United Textile Workers Union, who has ised them to try to get a conference with the aompany agents. ¥. las