The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 12, 1925, Page 6

Page Six y THE DAILY WORKER THE DAILY WORKER. Re ene eee earns Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CQ, 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, DL (Phone: Monroe 4712) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall: $8.60....6 months ; Santen? months By mail (in Chicago only): ” $4.50....6 months $2.50...8 months $6.00 per year $8.00 per year Adress all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1118 W. Washington Bivd. 3. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE { anemone AILOFS MORITZ J. LOEB.......cmeem Business Manager Chicago, Iilinels tered as second-class mail Sept. 21, 1923, at the Post- Gace at Chicago, Ill, under the act of March 8, 1879. —$—_————————— ep 280 Advertising rates op application The Missing Teapot Witnesses Belated echos of the Teapot Dome scandal are to be heard if one listens carefully. The government is inaking an effort to convince the populace that is really going to punish“some- body for stealing the naval oil reserves in Wyoming and in Cheyenne a farcical trial of the enterprising thieves is in progress. All important witnesses are conspicuous by their absence. They are all busy men and have been called away on weighty affairs of the oil concerns they represent. Can the government interfere with the duties of officials of patriotic corporations like the Standard Oil company of Indiana of which R. W. Stewart, wanted as a witness against Fall, is president? Can it hamper the activities of officials of the Standard Oil subsidiary, the Prairie Oil and Gas company, of which James O’Neill, wanted as a witness against Fall, is the former head? Can the government have its agents secure and bring into court the former head of the Midwest Refining com- pany, H. M. Blackmer, who is also wanted as a wit- ness against Fall? Then there is a gentleman named Osler, head of the Continental Oil company, who with the other three and Senator Fall took part in a meeting held in the Vanderbilt Hotel in New York, November, 1921, at which Bernan Dawes, brother of the noisy one, was also present. Some consideration must be shown men of ‘such high standing in the business life of the nation. They cannot be treated like workers who have sinned by urging the overthrow of capitalism and organizing their fellows for the purpose of estab- lishing a workers’ and farmers’ government. O'Neill and Blackmer are in France. Stewart is on his way to South America. Osler is in Africa. All have heard the call of the wanderlust and lost no time in answering it—as soon as the date of the trial was set. It was at this* meeting of pals now forced to part that was arranged the purchase of $2,000,000 of liberty bonds of which $196,000 worth came into the hands of Senator Fall. The balance has not been found and it is believed that the four missing witnesses could tell much concerning their present whereabouts—and other things. It is obvious that this is a delicate matter— particularly so since one of the Dawes family is now vice-president of the United States. The trips that the witnesses have chosen are said to be of sufficient duration to allow for the last remnants of public indignation to be dispelled. This is a much better method than putting them on the witness stand and compelling them to lie about their bribery and theft. It does away with a lot of unwelcome publicity that might stir up the populace and precipitate further inquiries that could be nothing, but embarrassing to our honest, economical and business-like government. The prosecutions of militant workers, the rail- roading of Sacco and Vanzetti, the trials of the Communists in Michigan, the issuance of injunc- tions against strikers, will not be interfered with by the toleration shown the missing millionaires and their accomplices. ' Any precedents established are to be earmarked: “For millionaires only.” Every day get a “sub” for the DAILY WORKER and a member for the Workers Party. Communists in German Rail Strike The Communists are in the lead in the railway strike in Germany. ? The social-democratic union and government of- fieials appeared with proposals for postponement, arbitration, etc., anything to demoralize ‘and weaken thé workers in their struggle. The Com- munists raised the slogan of a general strike. The action of the yellow leaders is the more despicable in that they have not even their usual excuse that the railways are public property. The railways are in private hands and the workers are sweated for the international bankers since the Dawes plan brought its blessing for the capitalists and curses for the worker to Germany. Even the tyrannical government ownership of the Reich was too liberal for the allied plunder- bund. There is talk of the rise of German fascism since the death of Ebert, but if all the workers show as much militaney as the railroaders, fascism will Lave a tough time. If the American workers want to find out what Communist parties are, how they act in relation to the struggles of the workers, how in all of Europe they alone have a practical program of ac- of capitalism, if the American workers want to Free Speech and Counter- Revolution The petty bourgeois anarchist elements, with such super-intellectuals as Norman Hapgood, high- priced coryphee in the Hearst parlor house playing leading roles, have organized a “committee for re- lief of political prisoners in Russia.” They held a meeting the other night in New York, but a lot of rough working men who had attended because the combination of “political prisoners” and “Russia” led them to believe it was a revolu- tionary instead of a counter-revolutionary gather- ing, refused to listen to the attacks on Soviet Rus- sia cheered-the workers’ and peasants’ government and left in disgust. As usual, the counter-revolu- tionary lovers of freedom called the police just like their little comrade Abramovich does. It has been very hard for some of the so-called liberals, who are really anarchists in disguise, to keep from showing their true colors as enemies of the Soviet government. They have finally decided that free speech just like we have in the United States must be had by their counter-revolutionary kinfolk in Russia, They have looked clear across France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Esthonia, Finland, Lithuania, Roumania, Bulgaria, Jugo-Slavia, with their thousands of workers and peasants and mem- bers.of the Communist Party murdered and jailed, to Russia where the workers’ and peasants’ govern- ment imprisons its middle-class and capitalist foes as a matter of self-preservation, where even to these vermin amnesty. after amnesty has been granted. Their purpose is so plain’ that no amount of humanitarian phrases and hypocritical devotion to free speech in the abstract can disguise it. They are against the dictatorship of the working class, they are against the Communist Party and the Communist International and they are therefore a part of world capitalist reaction. . This same crew is holding a dinner on March 28. They have the infernal crust to announce in their advertising that the proceeds of the dinner are “to further the work of the Kropotkin museum at Moscow.” In the capital of the only country in the world where such a museum could be estab- lished, because of the power and’ toleration of the Soviet government, the murderers of the workers and peasants are being supported by individuals in this country so shamelessly that they capitalize! the name sacred to every revolutionist. It will be interesting and instructing to watch the development’ of the entente cordiale between the labor fakers, the agents of capitalist govern- ment, and these friends of “free speech.” All are enemies of the social revolution and will find a way to one anothers arms. Ohio Miners’ Problems The convention of sub-district number 5 of Dis- trict 6, United Mine Workers of America, now in session in Bellaire, Ohio, represents 18,000 workers. ‘This is quite a good sized union for the American labor movement,and the convention would be an important one even tho the sub-district were not a part of the largest union in the American Federa- tion of Labor. The left wing, organized around the Workers (Communist) Party and the Trade Union Educa- tional League has much strength in this sub-dis- trict. At the convention it has the task ef ac- quainting the membership with the left wing pro- gram and combatting the ineffective and “class peace” policies of the officialdom. The convention is meeting at the time the coal barons are organizing their forces for a new drive on the union. There is much unemployment in Ohio and the union fields generally. There is need for an alliance with the railway workers to fight for the interests of both groups. There is ‘the question of world unity of the trade union move- ment raised by the Red International of Labor Unions and sabotaged by the yellow bureaucrats of the Amsterdam International. There is the ques- tion of the recognition of Soviet Russia. There is the need for independent political action. There is the need for support of the strike of the Nova Scotia miners. There is the issue raised by the decision of the executive board of District 12 de- claring unemployment councils “dual organiza- tions.” In addition to these pressing problems of general interest there are many questions of a local character. The militants in the Bellaire convention have plenty to do. After it has adjourned they will have nothing to do but continue their fight for the left wing program among the rank and file but that is what militants are organized for, Outlawing War The Women’s Peace Union, at conference held in New York recently, decided to throw all its energies into securing the passage of a federal amendment making war illegal, This is the height of utter futility, Child-like trust and abiding faith in the processes of capital- ist democracy can go no further, In all probability the members of the Women’s Peace Union are supporters of the child labor amendment, but the ease with which the child rob- bers prevented its ratification seems to have meant nothing to them. War is a terrible thing, but there is something worse than war—the abysmal ignorance of the causes of war, the manner in which 4t is brought about and the role of capitalist government in war and peace. Capitalist democracy is organized not to give but to prevent the effective expression of the mil- italism wants war. To attempt to use the ma- tion and are ‘the only group that asks no rant {tai who are used for eannon fodder when cap- know of what fighting stock the American Com- munist Party is, let them read the news from Ger-| bring life and fire into the German labor move- many. They will find that°only the ii ve officer. ment \ chinery of capitalist goverument to outlaw war is like appointing a moonshiner as prohibition en S484) Send in that new “sub**totiay! STAGE SET FOR || BIG BATTLE AT MINERS’ MEET Progressive Is Elected;| Fakers Oust Him BELLAIRE, Ohio, March 10.—With the opening of the-annual sub-district convention of the«Bastern Ohio sec- !tion, the stage is set for a battle be- tween the progressive forces led by J. J. Hoge of thiswity and Frank Led- vinka, ex-socialist, subservient Lewis tool and present incumbent of the of- fice of district president. One of the big fights of the conven- tion is expected to take place over the failure of the telleys} report to declare J. Buksa, of Yorkyiile, elected to the office of trustee, Buksa is an old time miner, but because;he is paralysed, has not been able to work in the mines for several,years. But his fellow workers im< his local ,union think so much of ;Buksa that they keep his dues paid up for him. The fakers now; declare Buksa is not eligible to office in the ground that he is not working at his trade. But no objection was raised by the reactionaries when) Buksa’s candidacy was announced and none would be made now had he not been elected, and a progressive. The dishonesty of the fakers is proven by the fact that a supporter of Ledvinka, by name Hemsly, who is not working at his trade was declared elected by Ledvinka’s tellers. Thru the fact of his election as trustee Buk- sa would be a delegate to the next convention automatically and a teller. This is what the fakers feared most. Another Forgery Before the convention opened, the usual red fire campaign was organ, ized by the yellow socialist Ledvinka and his cohorts.© ‘A fake telegram after the fashion ofthe British tory forgery was produced in order to prove that the Communists were try- ing to capture the convention. This telegram was addressed to a pro- gressive in the Eastern Ohio sub- district and came from Cleveland. The name of Papcun’® member of the Young Workers League was signed to it. It happens that Ledvinka was in Cleveland on the very date this tele- gram was sent /and that Papcun denies having sent it. This was part of the campaign’launched by the fakers against Communist influence,at the convention. The convention heard the reports of the officers which were mainly tirades against radicalism, amalgamation, the nationalization of mines and against an alliance with the:railroad workers. Ledvinka the yellow socialist outdid all others in his fury against anything that smacked of progress. He railed against the progranr of the progress. ive miners but failed to say what their program demanded. He defend- ed John Lewis and asked why pro- gressives don’t go to non-union fields. Evidently this fakerybelieves that the sub-district is his personal property and that all those:4vho do not agree with him are trespassing on his pro- perty. ' War On Radicals The progressive miners retort by asking why John L. Lewis does not spend the union funds organizing the scab coal fields instead of draining the treasury in carrying on crusades against the radicals and progressive leaders like Alexander Howat, Dun- can MacDonald, ‘Tom Meyerscough and Jim MacLachlan. They point out that as a result of Lewis’ treachery, the open shop coal,operators are sap- ping the foundations from under the union, £ When the tellegs report on ‘the voting for officerg,in the last sub- district conventiong was made, J. J. Hoge asked why aytabulated vote was not sent to the locglyunions before the convention as pregeribed by the con- stitution. District President Lee Hall, in good jesuit style explained that the constitution did mot. specify when voting returns shonfd be sent. John Cinque, suiydistrict vice-pres- ident, attacked sttikes in his report and declared they gvere seldom justi- fled. He urged the,gnion label, tho sub- district officials wge scab paper for letter heads tho using union label on printing. nt Bie For Progressive Platform In a circulatiomdssued by the pro- sressives before the last sub-district election, the miners were urged tc support the progressive candidates. They stood for the progressive pro- gram and pledged to use the influence of the sub-district, office as well as the collective might of the miners ir order to secure the release from pris- on of Dominick Venturato and the other miners who were in Moundsville prison. This reminder of their treach. ery to the impr! miners infur- jated the officials, and they issued a tirade against thé progressives, en- deavouring to bolster up their treach- ery with a mountain of lies, The fact is thdt the only worth while support giv: turato and the to Dominick, Ven- victims of the iven by the pro- the Communist ‘lements in the organization, and cheir followers, =~ ‘ ' | | Plan (Continued from page 1) Cappellini, is Stanley Edmunds, who poses as a progressive, but the first plank in his platform is “100 per cent Americanism.” This shows what kind of a progressive bird he is. Neither Brennan nor Cappellini have any criticism of Lewis tho both candidates are firing their heaviest mud guns at one another. Traitor Speaks Cappellini spoke to a meeting of miners in the Pittston district a few days ago during which he urged co- operation with the employers as a solution of the unemployment situa- tion. He declared the Pennsylvania Coal company had mines working part time because they could not operate at a loss under the present union rules. He wanted the miners to join with the bosses in helping to operate the mines at a profit. most of the miners left in disgust and attended a rank and file meeting and demanded to have an explanation from their offiters as to what théy meant by a “fair day’s work.” Cap- pellini tried to explain: 54 Defends Operators L“There is nothing in the agreement between the United Mine Workers and the operators to compel the com- panies to operate the colliery if they feel that it is not a paying proposi- tion.” He then stated that the Ewen No. 6 colleries were not getting as much time as other colleries because of the great operating expense. “The officials of the company feel that the colleries can be operated without the company losing money, provided there is co-operation Bétween the company and the miners.” This is the renagade Cappellini who is now fighting for his political life with the miners he has betrayed. The program of the progressive miners on which they are waging the election makes the following demands: “The election of their three re presentatives to district offices; call- ing of a special international con- vention for the purpose of re-instating Alex Howat, Tom Meyerscough and other so-called progressives; national- ization of the mines; recognition of Soviet Russia; a six-hour day and five-day week; abolition of the conci- lation board; elimination of the exec- utive right to revoke local charters; and a revolutionary working class party striving for the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a workers’ and farmers’ government.” The progressive platform follows: “The general grievance comittee is in a position to expose the violations of the constitution by the union of- ficials and the violation of the agree- ment by the operators. The general grievance committee is close to, and responsive to the rank and file, there’ fore, our support should be given BRITISH WARSHIP- FITTED OUT FOR ROYAL CAKEEATER (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, March 10.— The battle cruiser Repulse which is taking the prince of Wales and his retinue to ape Town for his visit to His Majesty's South African reale state was not in- tended for a cabaret. Considerable diffeculty is being experienced in housing 200 trunks, 200 chests and several thousand bottles of choise in- toxicating drinks, , In addition to ninety servants, the prince is accompanied by. a small battalion of women. Ip view of the fact that there are 1,250 able bodied seamen on board the “Repulse” be- sides the prince's entourage, another army is required to protect the women for the prince, who must dance or he dua | GOES Square. The coffin rests under a glass ci After Cappellini got thru speaking, | r- cs me Coal Miners Support Militants | these committees, so that they will de- velop a militant leadership. Against Conciliators “Many years of experience with the anthracite fields that no just consider: ation or setlement of grievances has been received or can ever be ex- pected from this body. “Insofar as ‘we have repudiated the conciliation board, which cannot and does not understand the problems of the miners, we insist that when griev- ances are being discussed and settled the rank and file must be represented. “We call upon the miners of Dis- trict No. 1 to demand settlements of all grievances be made within 30 days, “We demand a minimum day rate for the contract miners and laborers that will assure us a day’s wages when we must wait for cars, timbers, tools and other material. “We demand the abolition of top ping. “The progressive miners contend the industry must furnish a living wage to every coal’ miner, and this can only be done-by a six-hour day with the same wages we receive while working eight hours. We also demand the five-day week. «**~ Rank And File Elections “The right to revoke charters should be denied union officials who outlaw thousands of miners who rebel against intolerable conditions. “We demand the district and the international-constitution be amended to provide for the election by the rank and file of all organizers and traveling auditors. trict No. 1 to endorse a call for ¢ special international convention to reinstate Alex Howat, Tom Meyer. scough, militant progressives into our union to help us in our fight. “There must be a fighting alliance between the men who dig coal and those who haul it. In the event of a national strike the miners and trans- port workers must help one another. “The only solution for major evils lies in government ownership and workers’ control of the mines under the direction of competent miners in the interest of society. Revolutionary Party Fr “We stand for independent work- ing ¢lass political action under the leadership of a revolutionary work ing class political party ‘striving for the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a workers’ and farmers’. government. “We demand an intensive organiza: tion campaign be started to bring every miner into the United Mine Workers of America. “We demand equal wages, working conditions ‘and rights in the union for young “The pre sive miners demand the unconditional recognition of .So- viet Russia, not only because trade with Russia would stimulate industry in this ‘country, + but also because the Russian | by their heroic strug- gles have 4 capitalist exploit- ation and the industries and run them jn the interests of the work- ing class. “The miners are un- conditionally. d to all secession and du f its. We musi ser cei a W. of A. and settle -our: differences and -pro- blems there in a practical and con- structive manner. Boy at Play Bleeds to Death GALESBURG, IIL, March 10.—While playing cowboy and indian with other lads, Harold MeWilliams, 10, of Mon- mouth, fell from a scooter and a but- cher knife which he Carried severed an artery in his leg, He bled to death while his young companions tried to administer first afd." * Give your shopmate this copy of the DAIDY WORKER—but be sure to Bee the next day to get his $ ; A to Make Lenin’s Tomb “World Shrine” lans for rebuilding the tomb of Lenin in Moscow into “an eternal shrine for all the world” are being made by the Soviet government. Architect Schusev says the mausoleum proper will be a marble cube, to symbolize eternity. The tomb is seen in its present state. It is located below the center of the Kremlin wall on the Red and the head of the dead Soviet leader is ‘visible to visitors. LEGISLATURE IN NORTH DAKOTA FAILS FARMERS Did Nothing for Poor Agrarians BISMARCK, N. D., March. 10.— The session of the North Dakota legislature has come to an end and it did not accomplish anything of im- portance for the poor farmers of the state. Among the workers generally there was: but very little interest in what was going on in the assembly, ayd its work throughout is but addi- tional proof of the Communist conten- tion that the political machinery of capitalism cannot be used by the workers to throw the capitalist rob- bers off their backs. Farmers Representatives Confused. It is surprising how many nonparti- san league legislators were really dis- gusted with the entire legislative pro- ceedings.. However, as it was, they did not even stand for thetr own pro- gram. When Comrade Miller intro- duced his bills and resolutions provid- ing for state hail insurance and the functioning of the Bank of North Dakota as a real bank for the farmers and the workers, thus merely giving expressio® to the ideas embodied in the original program of the league in North Dakota, the large majority ot the league legislators themselves vot- ed against these measures. The League Is Dead. There is talk now of “re-organizing” the league in North Dakota, but this “we call upon the miners of Dis*/™°Ve is sponsored for the most part by league office-holders and politicians who want to be close to the public trough. As an effective organization in the state the league is absolutely dead and it cannot be re-built on the oid Lasis, but this is somethii; the league pussyfooters refuse to see. The farmers and the workers of North Dakota, who are now in a state of doubt and hesitation as far as political and economic movements are concerned, will eventually discover that getting “immediate” relfef through the capitalist political in- stitutions is but an illusion. and will more and more turn to Communism as the only escape from the capitalist system that oppresses them, Our big task at present is to bring before them the inspiring message wt hope of the Workers (Communist) Party of America. IRISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN NOT PEACE POW-WOW * BELFAST, Ireland, March 10.—Poll, ing for seats declared vacant when membefs of the national group in the Dail resigned from that body, will take place tomorrow. The election campaign was not without excitement, and in the im- broglio Father O'Flanagan, stormy pe- trel of the Irish priesthood was one of the actors. O'Flanagan is one of the best orators in Ireland and has been engaged in politics since the Sinn Fein movement was founded. He has had several scraps with Irish bishops and the hard shelled pupit pounders detest him, The Free State parish priests de nounce him as a priest without a bishop but O'Flanagan gives as well as he recives. One of the principal issues before the voters is the “hanging bill” which the Freé State government is rushing thru the Dail. Graveyard Fire Destroys Church GILLESPIB, Ul, March 10.—Cateh- ing fire from burning rubbish in ‘a nearby cemetery, the $10,000 christ Jan church here was a mass of char. red timbers today despite the work ot fire departments from Carlinville, Sta unton dnd Benld, * ; ‘ > y 4