The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 7, 1925, Page 1

Daily Worker Annual Sub- scription Drive Starts on March 15! GET IN ON IT! Vol. II. No. 47. LL AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. | HARLES GATES DAWES, vice- president of the United States and by grace of that office presiding officer, of the senate, is in for an ex- citing career in that capacity unless all signs flicker out. As was to be expected from one who holds the trammels of bourgeois red tape in ill -concealed contempt he threw the dignified senators into consternation with a speech such as the “general” might deliver before the Minufe Men of the Constitution. He denounced the senate rules that enable a few senators to filibuster and hold up important business. He spoke in such a vigorous manner that the sen- ators decided right off the reel that they would have to put Dawes in his ylace quickly. see AWES is the white haired boy of the capitalists. He knows what they want. They want as little gov- ernment interference as possible. They want as much efficiency in the conduct of the political institutions as they insist on their industrial and financial institutions. Yet, they can- not insist too strongly on what they would like—an open dictatorship in- stead of the veiled one which now operates. There are too many ob- ‘tacles in the way, It is significant that while senators frowned, expressed their displeasure’ or laughed, five of the biggest men in the industrial and financial life of the United States visited Dawes and complimented him on his speech. se 'HE senate rules will change, tho it may take a little time. Big business is now in the saddle and it will make its iron hand felt. Dawes it its man. Coolidge is a useful little mannikin, who will pose as the official saint. Dawes will do the dirty work. The old-fashioned senators don’t like this situation worth a cent any more SUBSP2PTION RATES: than Giolitti and Nitti, liked the rise of Mussolini in Italy. But the réal battle of the future in America will be between the two extremes, the extreme reactionaries who big capltakand the extreme radicals, or the Communists who represent the interests of the working class and the new social order. owe APHAEL ABRAMOVICH will have a hard time trying to explain the extraordinary demonstration organ- ized by the workers and peasants of Georgia on the occasion of the visit of the representatives of the Soviet federal government to Tiflis the cap- ital of the Georgian Soviet republic. The demonstration was in honor of the holding of a session of the federal (Continued on page 2) ‘ Comra more comrades and donate same Phone: Seeley 3563, “ace| IME AILY Deen ws ae a? YORKER. | Entered ¢ as second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the. Post OMice at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. v8 SHAFFER CEN PO BOX EIGHTH AVE ve YORK uy IRISH KELIEF NOW IN MOTION Support Coming from All Directions The machinery for raising money for the famine stricken workers and peasants in the west of Ireland is now inmotion and funds are reaching the national office of the Irish Work- ers’ and Peasants’ Relief Committee from all parts of the United States and from Canada. ; Contribution lists and ‘leaflets. are now off the presses in the . DAILY WORKER printing plant and readers are requested to order’ supplies at once. Among the Irish organizations that haye so far voted to help in the fam- ine relief work are the Leitrim Work- ers’ Educational Society of New York and the Irish Workers’ Republican Club of Chicago. The former thru its’ secretary, James Gralton, sent $25.00 as the first donation. and or- dered a bundle of contribution lists. The members of this society come from one of the countries most se- verely hit by the famine. Donation From Unemployed. An unemployed worker from Penn- sylvania sent in a donation tho he needs every nickel he can lay hands on: But this isthe spirit that the American working class has always displayed when the call for aid from their brothers and sisters in other countries was sounded. Several mass meetings are being ar- ranged in many parts of the country. The San Francisco branch of the In- ternational Workers’ Aid got on the job immediately and erranged an af- fair for March 29. Ella Reeve Bloor, veteran of the class struggle and on speaking platform, has been appoint- ed organizer for Irish Famine Relief work in San Francisco and vicinity. Mass Meetings Arranged. Big demonstrations will be held in veland on erstin 29. {n Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. ——— 180 R DIST. I. W. W. nama weiaies AT NEW RICT 8, WORKERS (COM. - PARTY, ISSUES STATEM. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925 JNIST ) T ON PENDING ANTI-INJUNCTION BILL @ Workers (Communist) Party of Tilinofs thru it# district office has issued the following statement on the anti-injunction bill now before the state legislature. It calls attention to the necessity for bill by every worker and workers’ organizations, 'The # ie support of this ment is accom- panied by a resolution which will be introduced in all mionss and other working class organizations by the members of the Workers (Communist) Party. The statement is as follows: TO ALL LABOR UNIONS AND WORKING CLASS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Dear Sirs and Brothers:— The Mlinois state legislature has now before it the anti-injunction bill which passed the committee by a vote of 17 to 13 and now goes to the whole house for final action. Although passed by the committee, itis freely predicted by supporters of the manufacturing interests in Illinois that the. bill will be defeated, as it has been in the past. This is true, unless the forces of militant labor compel the passage of the anti-injunction bill, What Injunction Means Working men, organized and un- organized understand what the in- junction means when employed against the workers on strike, on the picket line, etc. We, laboring men, know that the injunction has only been a weapon of the boss to be used against the work- ers. When workers have been on strike and the boss has failed to make them come to terms, then the boss briags out this reserves—the capital- ist courts, with their injunction either preventing the strike, attempting to limit the scope of the strike on the matter of picketing, and so on. Or, if the occasion demands, as the min- ers, building trades workers, stock- yard laborers and others only too well know, the boss calls for further re- sources from his capitalist govern- ment and then out come the militia, soldiers, thugs and gunmen. The anti-injunction bill pr@sumably Tecognizes the right of the union to use to the fullest extent the powers of the organization against the manu- facturing and capitalist interests. Position of Party . money,” then company might The loon ‘to ‘Confer ORLEANS END ISOLATION AND BAR ATTACKS ON POLITICAL ACTION ; —_—_— NEW ORLEANS, March 1 (By Matl)—The conference of marine trans- port workers of the western hemisphere, called by the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union -510 of the I. W. W. convened here this afternoon at, the M. T. W. hall on-Ibervilie street with eleven delegates present, to- Party Members! Show Your Hospitality! Lodging for some 30 comrades from out of town will be needed during the duration of the Party Intensive Training School in Chicago. The school will last for two weeks commencing March 15 and lodg- ing for the comrades will be necessary for that period. in Chicago who can spare accomodations for one or party school immensely. If you have such accomodations ple: , in touch with the district office immediately at 19 So. Lincoln St. COMMUNIST APPEARS BEFORE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE TO for this party work will aid the get OPPOSE SLAVE LAW PASSAGE (Special to The Daily Worker) HARTFORD, Conn., March 5.—In the senate chamber, at a hearing before the joint legislative committee on labor, William Simons, District Organizer of the \W6tkers Party for the state of Connecticut, warned the manufacturers that thelr attempts to prevent strikes will be in vain. House Bill 883 was under consideration, declaring illegal “unwarranted industrial warfare”, -granting those injured or threatened with injury all the ]. 4 appropriate civil remedies in law and equity. The bill does not go so far ‘ the Kansas Law tendered harmless py the striknig miners, In Connecticut, LONDON GARMENT WORKERS FIGHT FOR UNION WAGE LONDON, March 5.—Employes ‘in the wholesale clothing industry in London are agitating for higher wages, and the Tailors’ and Garment Work- ers’ Union threatens>a strike unless the employers’ associations ceases its drive on the garment workers and pays union wages. Bernard Sullivan, organizer for the anion in London, declared that in some firms employes have been dis. missed because they insisted on re- ceiving union wages, Demands for higher wages have been submitted to some of the employers. Mass meet- ings have been held by the London cntters, demanding the union scale of} - ae } 4 he paradise of the open shop inter- ests, the large brass, silver, and metal factories are practically without or- ganization, There is no need as yet for the Kansas law. Open Shoppers Sponsor Bill. Ralph ©. Wells, attorney for the Conn, Mfgers. Ass'n. and the Open Shop Conference, came forward as the father of the illegitimate bill, stating gether with several visitors of.the various organizations interested. Hector McRae, member.of the M. for the Gulf of Mexico, called the meeting to order and Bob Hayes of the T. W. general organization committee E,W. W. was elected permanent chair- man, The committee on credentials reported and the following delegates were seated: Four Latin American Unions Present. Tomaso Deogracia, Transport Work- ers’ Union of Argentine. Simon Zambrano, Sailors’ and Fire men’s Union, Gulf of Mexico, from Vera Cruz. Manuel Sanchez, M. T. W. 510, Tam- pico branch. Lloyd Stroud, M. T. W. 510, Galves- ton, Texas, branch. J. Molendyk, M.-T. W. 510, Mobile, Ala., branch. Bob Hayes, M. T. W. 510, New Or- leans, La., branch. W. Harney, M. T. W. 510, Port Ar- thur, Texas, branch. W. Canfield, M. T. W. 510, Houston, Texas, branch. Hector McRae, M. T. W. 510, Main office. Francis Benavides, men’s Unfon, Ecquador. Manuel Alonso, Laborers’ and Stev- edors’ Union, Cuba. Two Peruvians Denied Seats. Juan Beltram and Antonio Saurez, from the T. I. M. of Peru, were denied seats in the conference, as the creden- tials committee declared their creden- uals were irregular. The following committees were elected: Ways and Means, Simon Zambrano, Lloyd Stroud and Molen- dyk. On Resolutions, W. Canfield, Francisco Benavides and W. Harney. Applaud Mexican Consul. The Mexican delegates were intro- Longshore- SHIPPING BO STEAMER LINE BETWEEN SOVIET RUSSIA AND U.S. Special ‘Dall eci t ir) SAN PRANCIED. Mavens” in. auguration of a new shipping serv- ice between San francisco and So- viet Russia has in announced by the U. S. shippii ard. The shipping board vessels will operate between San Francisco and Viadivostok, carrying general mer- chandise .and.» passengers. /Service will start immediately. UTIGA STRIKERS STAND FIRMLY AGAINST CUT Company Tries to Get Speed-Up Contract ( —h— (Special to The Daily Worker) UTICA, 'N. Y.; March 1.—(By’ Mail) —The strikers of the Utica Steam and Mohawk YValléy mills held a meeting STARTS Saturday morning at the Labor Temple. The strike tee reported that last Thursday, the mill officials called the conimittee to the office for a con- ference which lasted about two hours. The mill company officials, J. A. Me- grago and his three superintendents, told the comm! that if the work- ers would work more machines, so that the mill “wouldn't lose alone. They said.that they would not settle without the general committee would attend a conference. So the general committee’ was called and after a conference it held a meeting at the Labor Temple and wrote a letter to the mill officials. This letter stated that the strikers would return to work if the company would revoke the order of the 10 per cent cut in wages, without other con- ditions, after which:a joint conference could be held. The company refised to revoke the cut, asking the strikers to return to work “under protest” and promising a conference on the cut after work was resumed. The committe refused to surrender. This report was made in ‘English, [Italian and Polish and after many strikers had spoken against the pro- »osal of the company, a vote was taken on the report, It was 100 per cent to continue the strike so long as the 10 per cent cut was not revoked. Deny Charter to K. K. K. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 5.—De- nial of the ku klux klan the right to a charter in Missouri as a bene- volent organization was recommend: ed to Judge Charles R. Pence, of the circuit court this afternoon by 8S. B. Sebree, appointed by the court as master. Will Help to Rob Farmers. WASHINGTON, March 5.—William A. Jardine of Manhattan, Kans., for- mer president of the Kansas agricul- ture college, was sworn in at 10:50 a, m. today as secretary of agriculture succeeding Howard M. Gore, who re- signed to become governor of West Virginia. Lure Mexioans ‘to Morocco. LONDON.—General Juan Merigo of Mexico, who has ‘arrived in Spain, has offered’ to form: two legions of 1,200 men each in Mexico to serve in Morocco, a despatch from Santan- der to the Daily ‘Pélegraph said to- day. R =" RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA MAIN JOB OF KELLOGG Senate Razzes Dawes for “Impoliteness” (Special to The DAILY WORKER) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.— The most important international business left to Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, by retiring Secre- tary of State Charles Evans Hughes, was said by state department em- ployes to be opening up of relations with Soviet Russia. It is rumored that as soon as he can do .it gracefully, President Cool- idge will. send a “commission of, in- quiry” to Soviet Russia to determine the basis for recognition of Russia by the United States and the negotia- tion of a trade treaty. Hughes has left for a trip to Ber- muda, where he hopes to forgét his mistake in refusing to deal civilly with the Soviet government. Kellogg had a 45-minute conference with Pressident Coolidge, immediately af- ter being sworn, into oxice, but re- fused to disclose the subjects dis- cussed. “We talked about a lot of things,” Kellogg said. “Progressives” Get Gate. The committee on committees of the new congress will enforce Cool- idge’s policies by keeping the “pro- gressive” republicans off of all com- mittees in both the house and senate. Included in the house blacklist are the Wisconsin representatives and Representatives LaGuardia of New York, and Keller of Minnesota. The “progressives” are begging to be tak- en back into the fold as “good repub- licans.” The senate mildly, criticized Dawes today for his “impoliteness” during his inauguration yesterday. Senator Reed of Missouri sarcastically moved in view of Dawes’ unconventional an- tics that the irregular swearing in of new senators be legalized. This mo- tion was unanimously carried. Sena- Ashurst of APizoin Dawes’ actions as “unseemly and un- timely.” Republican leaders forced an early adjouriment'to save Dawes from further “razzing.” To Approve Trust Lackey. One of the. first acts of the short session of the senate is expected to’ be the approval of Charles B, War- ren, sugar trust lawyer, as the new attorney general. The Latisanne treaty negotiated by, Hughes with Turkey, which the previ- ous senate refused to ratify, is ex- pected to be quickly pushed thru by the new republican majority. The nomination of Harry S. New of Indiana, as postmaster general was confirmed by the senate this after- noon. Columbia Houses Some Ducks. The close connection between Nich- olas Murray Butler, head of Colum- bia university, the large corporations, and the Coolidge administration which .was brought out by the ap- pointment of Harlan Stone of the Col- umbia law school as attorney gen- eral, was further emphasized today. Immediately after Kellogg took over the reigns of the state depart- ment, it was announced that Charles Cheney Hyde, solicitor of the state department, who went out of office with Hughes, was appointed profes- sor of international law at Columbia university. At the same time Phil- (Continued on page 2) American Locomotive Company Pays Well =for St Stockholders NEW YORK, Marc March 5.—Directors of American-Locomotive Co., declared an extra-dividend of $10 a share or the common stock and increased the rate of dividend om that stock from six to eight per cent today. The extra dividend is payable in four quarterly itistallments, of $2.50 each. The quarterly dividend rate on the common stocks was boosted from 1%4 to 2 per cent. be STEEL TRUST GOVERNMENT OF Published daily except-Sunday by THE DAILY WO..KER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. MILWAUKEE TO SEE ‘RUSSIA IN OVERALLS’ SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Since some papers printed an In- accurate notice of the coming movie show in Milwaukee, this correction should be noted: The show program Includes two films, “The. Beauty and the Bolshe- vik” and “Russia in Overalls.” It takes place this Saturday, March 7, at Pabst Theater. Matinee at 2 Pp. m, evening show at 8 p. m. Tickets 35 and 50 cents. This will be the only showing in Milwaukee. The showing is under the auspices of the International Workers’ Aid. BRUTAL ATTACK ON CROWD AT EBERT FUNERAL Successor May Require Two Elections (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, March 5.—So accustomed to brutal treatment of crowds of work- ers are the German polfce under the regime of Ebert, the socialist presi- dent, that even at his funeral ceremony they lost their heads and, mounted on horses, rode violently and deliber- ately into the dense crowds on the Potsdamerplatz, trampling down women and children while thousands shouted curses at them and women screamed with pain and terror. Tt is estimated that about 200 peo- Dle were trodden beneath the police horses’ hoofs, scores of women and children had to be carried away un- conscious by ambulances and friends, and in spite of the sharply cold weather, hundreds of persons fainted in the stampede to escape ‘from the attack of the police. ‘Meanwhile preparations are being made by all parties for the election on’ March 29. As there.are so many parties, and no one May get a majori- ty over the others, that is, an absolute majority of the total vote cast, this election may be in the nature of a primary, and “the “highest enes- may Jater-have to run again to determine ‘he, final election. ~NEW YORK | YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents JOBLESS DEMAND WORK OR PAY AT OAKLAND MEET Organize Committee to (Special to The Daily Worker) OAKLAND, Cal., March 5.—The unemployment situation in Oakland has grown so acute that unemploy- ment committees have been formed. A meeting will be held tomorrow by the Alemeda County Unemployment Committee, of which R. L. Buck is chairman, where the unemployed will call upon the city council to furnish immediate work. At a mass meeting of unemployd workers a few days ago, 500, jobless gathered at Castle Hall, despite a driving rain. The board of education, hearing of the meeting caused the announcement to be made from the platform that between $20,000 and $30,000 worth of work would be start- ed immediately. The work is moStly for painters and laborers consisting of maintenance and repair work. The meeting passed a resolution petitioning the legislature for un- employment insurance. J. A. Wood, representing the Hoisting and Port able Engineers and Ed Delaney of San Francisco were the speakers. They urged city and county depart ment heads to take action similiai to that taken by the board of educa tion. Copies of the resolution were sent to the California assemblymen and senators. Tlie Alameda County Unemploy- ment Committee has issued a state ment, which says in part, “Realizing the dire situation confronting the wage workers in Alameda’ county at the present time, we have.called upon the board of supervisors and the Oak land City council urging them to take this. matter up and to immediately open up work so that the citizens now living in the county who are un- gitiPloyed, should be given at least three days work each week at $5.00 per day. So far no action has been taken by either the board of super- visors or the city council.” \KIRKWOOD FIRED FROM COMMONS Demand Action of City__ | FOR HECKLING CHAMBERLAIN ABOUT _ THE NOW FAMOUS ‘ZINOVIEV LETTER’ LONDON, March 5.—All the laborite members walked out of the house of cémmoris today in protest against the suspension of laborite member Kirkwood. The tories cheered as the laborites marched from the chamber. that it did not change the law, but merely clarify it, There were no large strikes, he said, during the last years, but he added, smilingly, “in time of peace, prepare for war”, The bill, he remarked, hypocritically, “would be of more . benefit, perhaps, to the em- ployés than to the employers,” Clause’ A “would prevent strikes of “police,” ‘firemen, and other city éniployees. He referred to the Boston police strike as a classic examiple'of the danger of such If the employees were not treated justly, they‘could resign, he suggested, or elévt a new board of aldermen, On polit B, he inquired, “How can | rig on Page 4) 4a . ae duced by S. N, Del Toro, of the Mex- ican consul general's office, who in a speech wished the members of the conference success in their work, He was loudly applauded. Chairman Hayes stated that the ob- ject of the meeting, quoting a commu- nication fromthe New York head- quarters, of the.marine union of the 1, W. W. as follows: “To the Delegates Assembled: “We, the!:members of the general organization,;committee of the Mar- ine Transport Workers Industria! Un- a8 world, tha Industrial Workers of you, and are pleased on page 4.) PENNSYLVANIA BARS WORKERS PARTY MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Special to The Daily Worker) SCRANTON, Pa., March 4.—Scranton Communists had another taste of the iron heel of the Pennsylvania coal and steel trust government when the police prevented thesholding of a membership meeting of the Workers Party on Sunday evening, March 1. After two weeks of careful preparation, the Communist miners:from the many outlying towns of the Scranton district came to their membérship meeting only to find the hall closed »by’the order of the police department and were forced to stand out in the «pizzling rain until the police forthe second time refused to permit the wong to take place. In the meantimerthe numerous churches of Scranton were ipeiitted to hold their meetings sand services undisturbed. But the indouttivhte » “pirit (Continued on; page 3 Kirkwood was suspended after a stormy scene for heckling Austen Chamberlain, secretary of foreign affairs, regarding the “Zinoviev letter” while Chamberlain was speaking on Britain's foreign policy. N.E.C. OF Y.W.L. QUICK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISTRICT 8 INTENSIVE TRAINING SCHOOL LERNER By MAX Following close upon the announcement that the Party Intensive Train: ing School would commence March 16th, the Young Workers League nation« al office has made arrangements whereby Young Workers League members in the Chicago district and in some of the distriets close by, would be given an opportunity to attend this intensive training course. Some ten of fifteen comrades of the Young Workers League are being chosen outside of those already selected by the Chicago district. will be a number of comrades from the mining fields, Detroit district, the Cleveland district, ete. The arranke- ments that ‘will most likely be made will be the same as in the case of those who have been selected by Dis- trict No, 8 except that supplementary courses. will be undertaken for the Young Workers League members at- tending, to equip them for special work in the League. This decision of the Young Workers League marks another step forward in this work. The Young Workers Lea- gue appreciates and realizes the ne- cessity of this work for its member- ship as part of the general work of the Young Workers League and takes every opportunity in this direction. It might be added that the national office of the Young Workers League had had under consideration the ques- tion of a school of its own in Chicago for the purpose of doing the same work for Young Workers League members outside of Chicago as the Intensive Training School of District No. 8. The decision, therefore, of District No. 8 came in time to save duplica- tion of effort on this score, It might be added that the decision of the Y, W. L, national office in respect to tak- ing advantage of the present, Intens- iye Training School in Chicago is, but a step in the program of educational work to be carried on by the: Young Workers -League. It is planned by the Y. W,.b, to start several more schools of this, character in the future for comrades in the Minnesota district and jg other (Continued on page 6) There WORKERS MEET AT PITTSBURGH TO ANSWER SPY PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 56.—A rousing mass meeting will be addres- sed here by Robert Minor and M. J. Olgin, on Sunday evening, March 8, at 35 Miller Street. The meeting has "heen called to re- ply to the lies ofRaphael Abramovich, the “socialist” spy, who attempted to incite a riot a few days ago at his meeting here. ‘dmovich was un- able to proceed with his lies, the workers in the audience calling him “traitor,” and “murderer of Karl Lieb- knecht and Rosa Luxembourg.” Robert Minor, the well known Com. munist cartoonist, writer and lecturer has just completed an extended tour for the Labor Defense Council. Com: rade Minor will be next of the Michi- gan defendants, who inctude most of the leaders of the Workers (Com- munist) Party, to go to trial. At the’ Abramovich meeting here three hundred workers were denied admittance to the hall by the gang- sters and police placed at the ent- rance by ‘the socialist party of Pitts. burgh, which conducted the meeting. Six workers were arrested, including one girl,.after a mass demonstration for Soviet Russia in front of the hall which the police, at the request of the socialists, tried to break up, i x