The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 14, 1925, Page 1

| ——_—_———_——, D Vol. Il. No. 53. SUBS. aily Worker Annual Sub-~ scription Drive Starts on March 15! GET IN ON IT! ‘THE UNIONS, URGED BY COMMUNISTS, IS OPPOSED BY THE SOCIALISTS (Special to The Daily Worker) ‘ BERLIN, March 12.—The conference between the Dawes Plan railway administration and the unions of striking railwaymen, which was to be held yesterday, was postponed until today. Each side seems undisposed to yield and the menace of a complete general strike hovers over all Germany. The postponement was made, supposedly, to enable the unions to formu- et q ~~ y by Minall, $8.00 per year. icago, by mail, $6.00 per year. ~ Prance 4 late definite,proposals and to prepare to spread the strike to, all German AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY HE royal German republic is in serious danger. It would be noth- ing short of a scandal to rob it of its fig leaf, but present indications are’ that the nationalists will inherit it from the socialists, who to give cred- it where it is due, kept the fig leaf constantly ,repaired. The socialists have decided to run their own candi- date for the ‘vacancy created by the death of Herr Ebert. The right wing of the catholic party are pledged fo the nationalists, who hanker for the job of official undertaker to the royal German républie. eae N the meantime the German work- | ers are getting properly fleeced to pay the Wall Street bankérs for their irouble in salvaging the mark and putting a prop under German indus- try. The Communists have a candi- date in the field, who stands for the overthrow of capitalism and the es- tablishment of a Soviet republic. The Communists care less for the royal German republic than do the nation- ilists, yet they are the only real re- publicans in Germany, When they come into power, the German workers will have a real republic and not a sham one. They will own and control it. ees ovUIs LOUCHEWUR, eminent French financier in the sense that all financers are eminent, that is, emi- nent robbers, in an. interview “pub- \ clared that hillion franes in order to enable the treasury to pay its obligations. " What a genius this man Loucheur is! And is it not strange that no other French capitalist expert thot of this solution before? It appears that the French government faces the problem of find- ing funds to meet the maturity of 23 billions worth of securities due this year. Four billion francs is much less than 23 billion, but it- is better than nothing. The credit system may be puzzling, but you've got to hand it to a bunch of burglars who can make it ‘work, even for a time. see AMUEL VAUCLAIN is president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He is,a man with a temperament that sizzles like that of Vice-president Dawes. It is not widely known wheth- er like the explosive general, he takes an afternoon nap or not when there is an important directors’ meeting. But he does a lot of ‘talking particu- larly about the dissatisfied American workingman, who he declares, is the best paid worker in the world. “What we need,” said Samuel, “is more of the spirit of sacrifice,” This came partly thru the nostrils, much after ihe manner of a labor faker exuding prosperity bunk to an audience of unemployed trade unionists. A Pol- ish woman lost her husband, he said, without specifying what kind of a husband. She lost her factory. He thought this was terrible. You could see the sad look in his eye. eee AUCLAIN went to bring her con- “You must feel terrible he said. “No,” she proud- ly replied, “we still have our country.” lf the American workers could only feel this way, when they see their jobs taken away from them, when they see their comrades killed in a preventable industrial disaster, when they sée judges issue injunctions against them, prohibiting them from \ptriking for more bread and butter, vthen they see their wives and chil- dren cold and hungry, while the wives and children of the employers revel in luxury and idleness—then every- thing would be nice. But they don’t feel that Way and they will not. They (Continued on page 6) _M. J. OLGIN and BE “PARIS COMMUNE” A One-Act Dramatic Spectacle. 15,000 in the Cast. N GITLOW rail workers. Socialists Try to Avoid General Strike. The officials of the Berlin unions, who are counter-revolutionary social democrats, have refused to meet with the delegates of the shop committees of railway workers, which are rank and file organizations largely. under Communist leadership, on the excuse that these shop committees. are not recognized by the agreement between (Continued on page 6) DAILY WORKER. Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 8, 1879, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925 Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1923, at thie/ FOUNDING OF PARIS COMMUNE CELEBRATED IN MANY U, $. CITIES The Chicago workers will celeb- fate the 54th anniversary of the Paris Commune at the | ternational Unity demonstration, March 29th, in the Ashland Auditorium. In- eluded in the program will be the Paris Commune pageant, profes- sional singers and dancers, and en- ‘semble number including gymnasts, cHéruses, bands and dancers. There will be three very short speeches, an Irish play, and a motion picture. The proceeds will go to the Labor } Defense Council. In Buffalo the celebration wil be in the. form of an International So- cial and Dance, to take place Sun- day, March 14 at the Labor Lyceum, 376 Wiiliam Street. The Young Workers League of Springfield, lll. will hold a gala ju- bilee celebration on Sunday evening, March 15 at the White Dental Par- lor, 2232 South Fifth St. Many other. cities are celebrating the founding of the workers Com- mune in Paris in 1871. PARIS COMMUNE PAGEANT IN NEW YORK OW SUNDAY Workers Hold Big Red Press Benefit NEW YORK, March 12.—The 54th anniversary of the commune, will be commemorated im New York City by a gigantic’ demonstration and favor- ing the recognition of Soviet Russia, to be held at Madison Square Gar- der. Sunday afterhoon, March 15, The Russian Soviet government is the direct heir of the ' lion-hearted Communards of Paris,“who for’ two months ruled the great metropolis of France, and in’ the demands of the American workers for recognition of the Soviet’ Workérs’ and ‘Peasants’ Republic, they pay honor to the 30,- 300 brave mem and women of the French proletariat who fell victims to - BEFORE THE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA ‘ WHAT WOULD BECOME OF ME wiTHOUT THIS weapon 2! But Take a Look at Him Now. the bloodthirsty slaughter of the bour- geoisie with theiricforeign interven- tion and their murderous Versailles “p> 290 SUN YAT SEN IS DEAD IN CHINA; SOVIET FLAG ALONE AT HALF MAST PEKING, China, March 12—Sun Yat\Sen,.who died here this morning after a severe illness which became worse following an opera- tion at the American Rockefeller hospital on January 26, was the first president of the Chinese republic. He overthrew the Manchu rulers in 1911 and became president. However, he was forced to flee from the Chinese war lords and later established the republic of southern China with its capital at Canton. The flag of Soviet Russia is the only foreign flag at. half mast here. A conference of Kuomintang leaders of north Central China will probably be held here soon. Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WOAKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL REYNOLDS NOT GUILTY, SAYS DETROIT JUDGE Decides Hutcheson Has No Case DETROIT, Mich., March 12,—In | Spit of all the efforts of the agents of Hutcheson to place William Rey- ‘nolds, president of Carpenters’ Loca Union 2140, and vice president of the Detroit District Council, into jall for defying an injunction they had secur Penters’ union meetings, Judge Or- mond Hunt today dismissed the con- tempt proceedings and dissolved the injunction. Had a Right to Violate Injunction The defense of Reynolds was not that he had not violated the injunc- tion, but that the injunction violated his rights. Therefore, he had refused to recognize it and had broken its prescriptions without regard to con- sequences. Reynolds, however, feels that the verdict of the court is rather a mat- ter of indifference and comes along behind time, as he cares much more for the verdict of the membership of the carpenters’ union, which had over- whelmingly supported him and una- nimously condemn his illegal expul- sion. by Hutcheson. Fakers the Ones Who Went to Court How the fakers feel about it, ifi¢lid- ing Hutcheson alone with the,/local reactionaries, James Sharrock, ‘Sam Botterill and Harold (Jelly),“fish, they do not disclose, but as théy ate capitalist court, as plaintiffs, they ought to be satisfied with the result, But they are today a disappointed looking lot of failures. The trial began on March 3, when (Continued on page 2) STEEL TRUST T0 TOMORROW! E begin publication of special articles on the great Communist newspapers of the world. The first by Alexander Bittleman will deal with Pravda, the great organ of the Russian Communist Party. This will. be thlowed by an article by Max Bedacht on Rote Fahne, official organ of the Communist Party of Germany. Other articles will deal with the famous Humanite of France, the Greek Communist daily and others. \ “ oh 4 butchers. Admission to thé) pageant may be secured by taking a regular one month's subscription to the DAILY WORKER, or one of the foreign lan- guage Communist papers. Many ex- cellent prizes have+been offered for the individuals and organizations sell- ing the most ticket-subscriptions to the pageant. The doors of Madison (Continued on page 2.) BE PROBED FOR HUGE TAX GRAB (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 12.—In the face of charges that the government has missed out on the collection of more that $800,000,000 in corporation taxes, through excessive post war amortization allowances, the case of the United States Steel corpora- tion will be reopened by the bureau of internal revenue, it was disclosed today in the testimony before the Couzens investigating committee, It is specifically charged that the steel corporation saved millions of dollars thru liberal amortization al- lowances, Japan Seeks Aid of Coolidge to Regain Chinese Railroad (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKIO, Japan, March 12.—Ambas- sador Matsudaira upon assuming his duties in Washington, will endeavor to secure Coolidge’s aid in wresting control of the Chinese Eastern Rail- way from Soviet Russia, In order to accomplish this, he will seek to have the nine power treaty made at Wash- ington with regard to Chiifa put into effect. This treaty stipulated that the railway remain as it had been previ- ous to the Chino-Russian treaty. Are You Among the 15,000 Who Will Be at the PRESS PAGEAN 2 P.M. to 5 Midnight SUPPORT YOUR PRESS! ed against his attendance at any wrt to ones who took the matter into the| 30,000 DRESS MAKERS STRIKE ON THE: JOB — | 2,000 Bosses Find Boss-| ing Is Vain NEW YORK CITY, March 12.—The key of successful struggle by the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, the rank and file committee of 300, formed to organize the shops, has opened the door to a new fighting tactic in the stoppage of work, which yesterday began in about 2,000 dress and waist shops, where 30,000 workers sat idle at their machines, while bosses raged and cursed and vainly implored them to work, and about 2,000 shop chairmen met at the Stuy- vesant Casino and Webster Hall. The shop chairmen met to discuss further action to force thé members of ‘the Wholesale.Dress Manufac- turers’ association, including the job- bing houses, to.live up to the agree- ment they signed. To Standarize Wages The agreement signed last month provided a specified price be placed on piece of work. In this way, it pro. posed to put every manufacturer on the same labor cost basis and cu‘ out the haggling over prices on piec« work. In many shops this part of the agreement is being ignored. The union.officials, whom, the besses have depended upon to stop any con- certed militant action, repeatedly re ported that they had “madé éfforts” | to get the bosses to live up to the ag: |reement, but could do nothing. } No Retreat from What's Won! The stirke on the job was the result and the rank and file committee of 300, responsible for organizing the shops ig determined not to lose the shops after they are organized, by per- mitting the bossés to violate the ag- reement. The shop chairmen are shaping their tactics in conformity with this purpose. Today the workers are reporting, as they did yesterday; but today, as yes- terday, they will’ sit at their machines without doing any work, and will con- tinue to do this until the manufac- turers come to time. Kansas Bars Japanese. TOPEKA, Kans., March 12.— The senate passed the Japanese exclusion bill prohibiting Japanese from owning or leasing land in Kansas, The bill now goes to the governor, England Rejects Geneva Protocol. GENEVA, Switzerland, March 12.— Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minister officially declared today be- fore the league council that his coun- try declined to accept the Geneva protocol. 500 COMRADES FE hundred comrades are wanted for an ‘all day rehearsal in con- nection with the Paris Commune act Saturday March 14, at 67 St. Marks Pi., commencing at 4 p. m. 7 We have made the arrangements in order to accommodate the hundreds of comrades who have not yet attended the rehearsals, Comrades should make it their duty to.come on Saturday. The NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents PROGRESSIVE ‘COAL DIGGER ~ SCORES FAKERS | Whiff of Fresh Aid Kills | “Red Plot” (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) BELLAIRE, Ohio, March 12.—In a reply to a tirade of abuse levelled ogainst the progressives in the Unit- ed Mine Workers of America, by im- ported fakers, from the Pittsburgh district, J. J. Hoge, candidate for sub- district president on the progressive ticket speaking at yesterday’s session of the eastern Ohio miners’ annual convention, declared that the progres- sive elements in the miners’ union alone, stood for and advocated a na- tional campaign against wage cuts and offered a program that would sol- idify the miners’ organization and se~- cure for them the co-operation of the workers in the vitally important rall- road industry. Pat Fagan of Pittsburgh, one of the most loyal lackeys of John L. Lewis made a vicious attack on Alexander Howat, the man who smashed the Kansas Industrial Court act, even the he had to spend several months in jail in so doing. It was Howat who built up the Kansas district and fore. ed the coal operators to come to heel, until John L., Lewis and his machine in conjunction with the coat barons, railroaded Howat from office in defi- ance of the membership and have kept him out of office since despite the fact that 95 per cent of the mem- bers have steadfastly voted for him, Patsy Fagan’s Song. Another point of Fagan’s attack was the opposition of the Workers Party to LaFollette in the recent national elections, LaFollette was a trade union candi date declared Fagan despite the faci that the Wisconsin senator refused to have labor write even a line of his platform-or do anything else ex- cept pay the bills. If the Workers Party deserves. condemnation for op: posing LaFollette because he was not a representative of labor, what about Fagan’s boss Lewis, who was on the Coolidge campaign committee? The Workers Party proved that LaFollette was only a bourgeois politician who represented the petty bourgeoisie and that section of the labor bureaucracy that had not made a good bargain with the republicans and democrats. The Workers Party alone stood for the interests of the masses of work- ers. Delegate Hoge differed very Strong- ly with the official viewpoint. The plan of the reactionary machine was very carefully laid, he sara. He want- ed to know where or how the leaflet issued by the progressive miners in behalf of their candidates violated the miners’ constitution. He wanted to know if wanting a union 100 per cent organized was treason. He favored an alliance between the railroad workers and the coal diggers. Any amount of dust raised over the fight with the scabby leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers would not weaken the crying need for working class solidarity, not alliances between fake leaders but between the rank and file of all labor unrons, the men who do the work; not those who sit (Continued on page 2) A DAILY WORKER sub means ¢ another Communist. ARE WANTED! CONCERT and BALL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN work is both easy and pleasant, but what is more important is a pro- Paganda act and afl comrades Participating are going to help bring out the propaganda lesson of the Paris Commune even as any speaker can do it. To the front! Do not fall behind in this effort to get out the 500 workers. Come and come on time for this rehearsal, Also bring all your friends who are ready to help. On Sunday all participants in the mass scene will have a mass jal at Madison Square Garden starting at 9 a, m, ‘ reh Freiheit Gesang Verein (400 Voices) Folk Dances by Ukrainians, Hungarians, Armenians, and ‘Greeks. Hungarian and Freiheit Orchestra (100 Artists) ~~ GRAND BALL in the evening.