The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 19, 1925, Page 5

— LA iietsainennnarnnpneniieecentevinin NENG. ik rttamansieseENt an enon ERR ONTENRDORNIYE SRNR RRC eear ) THE DAILY CITY CENSORS | { REFUSE PERMIT FOR LABOR FILM Mayor Dever Refuses to Act on Appeal The Chicago board of motion pic- ture censors, which for several years distinguished itself as more or 3 “liberal” in its rulings, has recently taken on a frankly reactionary color, and as a result, is faced with several court actions and many administra- tive appeals, It recently, banned the International Workers’. Aid film, “Prisoners for Pro- @ress” on the ground that the pictures of the storming of the Bastile, might “tend to ineite to riot and disorder.” Practically every scene in/this film has been passed by this same board @gs part of one picture or another, but the combination and titling seems to be too strong for those professional protectors of Chicago's morals. This fact, that the titling and editing alone can be the basis of the objection ought to place the matter clearly within the supposed guarantees of freedom of expression, and if the de- cision is upheld in the courts will go far toward showing the workers the true hypocrisy of those guarantees. Dever Does Not Act. The decision was at once appealed to the chief of police, who in the case of “Russia and Germany” cast the de- ciding vote to permit the picture to be shown. The chief evidently refus- ed to interfere because the censors once more replied that the appeal would be denied. Under the ordinance the mayor has the last word, so ap- peal was at once filed with him, thus far without action. From Mayor Dever’s attitude to- ward other fights it would seem that the question will have to be settled in the courts. On the same day that the first appeal was denied, Famous: Players-Lasky Co. sent out a manda- mous writ to compel the mayor to is- sue a permit to their Zane Grey pic- ture, “The Thundering Hord.” Many films have been slashed and butcher- ed almost beyond recognition, end- ings have been changed and whole se- quences botched: Will Show Film March 29, This labor film, “Prisoners for Pro- gress,” is to be shown at the Inter- national Unity demonstration at Ash- land Auditorium, Sunday afternoon, March 29. It shows the Paris up- rising, the Russian revolution, the po- lice brutality in breaking up workers’ demonstrations in Germany and France, and the efforts of American workers to help the victims of this capitalist violence. American condi- tions are also shown, the police in- timidating strike pickets in Paterson and Chicago, the militia in Herrin with machine guns covering/ the streets, the great prisons of Leaven- worth and Sing Sing, inside and out, together with many of their political inmates, Haywood, Browder, Ruthen- berg, Gitlow and others. If the courts line up with the censors, and the po- lice so other ways will be found to Place the facts shown in this film be- fore the workers of Chicasu. This film is only one of fourteen feature numbers on this gala program that will mark the answer of Chica- go's workers to the attacks of Abram- ovich, Mackenzie, Gordin and the other malignors of Soviet Russia. The meeting on the 29th will be a monster demonstration for the recognition of Soviet Russia that will make all the counter revolutionists’ efforts seem very puny indeed. Supreme Court of California Rules I. W. W. is Iiegal SACRAMENTO, Cal.—The Califor- nia supreme court puts its seal of approval on the criminal syndicalism act by confirming the sentences of 26 men arrested during the San Pedro strike in 1923, and convicted of crim- inal syndicalism. J. C. Robinson is re@pesed becausé he was not in Los Angeles at the time of the arrests. The decision was based on the testi- mony of W. E. Townsend, a profess- ional witness, who was not present at the trial. For some time the sec- ond district appellate court has held ‘what mere membership m the I. W. W. id\ not sufficient evidence for convic- tion, the third district court that it is, In this decision the supreme court agrees with ‘the third district (Sacra- mento). No charge except member. ship was made against any of the men. Chicago, Notice! The local DAILY WORKER AGENCY (Thurber Lewis, Agent) has moved to 19 SO. LINCOLN ST. Phone Seeley 3562 Call or write for all Communist Books and bryy ined YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE MEETING ON CHILD LABOR.NEXT SUNDAY ce ‘Earl R. Browder, acting secretary of the Workers Party of America, and Barney Mass of the Young Workers League will be the principal speakers at a mass meeting to be held on Sunday evening, March 22, at 8 p. m., in Northwest Hall, corner Western and North Ave., to discuss “Child Labor in the United States.” The child labor amendment was defeated in 28 states, and tho child labor is Increasing thruout the country, the official labor movement which should be interested in It, is taking no action. The meeting on next Sunday evening will be held under the auspices of the Young Workers League Admission is only ten cents. South Side Reds, Old.and Young, Have Social on March 21 The south side branch of the Work- ers Party,,and Branch No. 3, of the Young Workers’ League, two of the liveliest Communist units in local Chi- cago, are teaming together to run an affair at the south side Community House at 3201 S. Wabash Ave. on Saturday, March 21. The affair has three purposes: Organizational, finan- cial and recreational. Judging by the pep and enthusiasm with which the members of both branches are work- ing it promises to fulfill all three. In the past, the south side branch has been able to rally large num- bers of. Negro workers to its mass j meetings. At the last one held, 23 ap- Heations for membership to the party were made. This affair it is expect- ed will result in additional members being won. . Branch No. 8 of the Young Work- ers’ League is steadily winning young Negro workers into its ranks. It al- ready numbers Negro members, each of whom are working hard to bring others into the league. It is their belief that once the Negro workers find out that the Communists harbor no race prejudices, and that they fight for the interests of all workers, irre- gardless of color, they will join the Workers Party and the Young .Work- ers’ League in large numbers: These Negro comrades are striving pmight and main to bring out-a large ‘repfe- sentation of their shop. mates, and friends to the affair, so they, tar meet bonafide Communists, both black and white, and find out what fliéy ate like and what ideas they stand for: Com- rades from other branches fe, urged to turn out and bring there best-prop- aganda arguments along.,“.°, The program Which hes ‘been ar- ranged for the night... is,;.a speech. There will be plenty of muster (classi- cal. and jazz) furnished by, the- Koung Workers’. League... orchestra, Also there will be some speech making by several well-known. Cqmmuniét’ ora- tors whose especial virtues “are brains and brevity. ‘ LABOR DEFENSE AND RELIEF COUNCIL 10 MEET FRIDAY NIGHT All delegates from trade unions and fraternal organizations as well as those from Workers Party ¢ expected to attend the Defense and Relief to be held next Friday night at Greek Workers’ Hall, 722 Blue Island Ave., 8 p. m. sharp. P A well-attended committee meet- ing was held last Saturday at which the details of the March 29 affair ‘were gone over. Posters and tickets should be gotten from the local of- fice, 19 8. Lincoln street, Grecht, Carlson and Kovecs, Speakers for Philly Commune Day PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 17.— Philadelphia Communists and sympa- thizers will hear the stories and the lessons of the great Paris Commune and the Hungarian Soviet Republic, on Saturday, Marob 21, at 8 p. m., in the Eagles’ Temple, corner Broad and Spring Garden streets. Oliver Carlson, Rebecca Grecht and J. Kovecs will be the principal speak- ers at the commemoration. The speakers will point out that the ruthless extermination of the pro- letarian revolutionists after the de- feat of the Paris Commune and the Hungarian Soviet Republic is still being carried on in all the capitalist countries of the world. An appeal will be made to sup- port the International Workers’ Aid and the Labor Defense Council as the revolutionary defense organizations of the proletariat. 8 Write us a letter—tell us how you work, what are your. wages and shop conditions—and then order a bundle for distribution in your shop. AN ON-THE-MINUTE PAMPHLET IS BEDACHT’S “WHITE TERRORISTS” EXPOSING WORLD’S ABRAMOVICHES “The White Terrorists Ask for Mercy,” cays Max Bedacht in the title of his new five-cent pamphlet.. Do they get it? They do not—he gives them the “hell” they deserve. This little pamphlet is-particularly timely. It carries today's date line. Six months from now or perhaps a year changed conditions may place it on the shelves of history, but today it is: hot from the griddle and effectively deals with a problem of the minute. Recognition of Soviet Russia has been conceded by practically every nation except the United States, and now even Wall Street is growing restive, Hughes is out. A change 1{ expected and it can hardly be for the worse, so reactionary has been our diplomacy.. -A last-ditch campaign against recognition is-waged by pseudo- liberals who raise the cry of the im- prisoned Russian counter-revolution- ists. This pamphlet tells clearly who they are and why they are imprisoned. It strips the lies from the horror tales now in circulation in anarcho-bour- geois circles by quoting uncensored letters from the prisoners themselves. And finally a summary of prison con- ditions in*the “white hells” of the capitalist world, Poland, Bulgaria the Baltic states, Germany—and the United States. Our*workers on the firing line in the shops and mines and local unions are going to face this question many times during the next few months. This pamphlet is a crushing answer and should be sold widely. ‘Willlam F. Kruse. nner ant Airplane Plants Get U. S, Money. “WASHINGTON, March 17.~ The war department has awarded $70,000 to the Curtiss company and $60,000 to the Douglas company for the experi- mental observations airplanes manu- factured by each company, and the de- velopment work involved in producing these planes, which were considered safer and more maneuverable types for general observation use than the war built DH ty; Fascisti Aid Corporations. » ROME, Italy, March 17—The fascist party denies the charges that the gov- ernment is seeking to control banks, commercial firms and the stock ex-|™unism, Roscoe A, Fillmore. change, The government announced it has} Get a sub for the DAILY The Little Red Library The Workers Monthly The Daily Worker decided to tax only the dividends paid by .companies. Sums placed in re- serves by corporations will not be taxed by the feacisti, « et NEN APRN ‘ dala LeTTeRs FROM READERS| Comrade Dies in, Kuzbas. Centerville, Nova Scotia. To the DAILY WORKER: Will you allow me a few lines of space in your paper to express my appreciation of a good comrade who has passed on. I am today in receipt of a letter from Comrade A. J; Woomer, now of the Kuzbas colony, in Siberia in which he tells of the sudden death of Comrade Walter J. Lemon. Comrade Lemon went to Russia in the spring of 1922. During my stay in Kuzbas in 1923 I knew him well dent and one who could understand and explain, instead of rail at, the many discouraging factors that were met in building up Communism in Russia. Under conditions in which the senti- mentalist broke and wanted to get back home to America for the chew- ing gum, movie shows and pork chops, men of Lemon's type stood solidly and helped to build up Russian So- viet industry, Seeks His Relatives. Comrade Lemon was born in On- tario, Canada, and was about 55 years of age. He lived for years in Salt Lake City, and was active in the so- cialist party until the split when he joined the Communist Party. I am desirous of getting in touch with his people in Toronto or elsewhere, A staunch’ comrade’ has passed on. He was always ready to turn out at any time and help at any job— always on hand for the Subbotnik, the volunteer labor: on Saturday, always considerate and courteous to the, Russian workers and peasants, Men ‘of his type won the respect of the Russian people. Yours for Com. WORKER from your shopmate and you’ will make andther mem. ber for your branch. SL and found him a sound Marxian stu-| Pr WORKER Local Chicago Wednesday, March 18, Italian Cicero, Circolo Giovanile Hall, 14th St. between 5ist Ave. and 50th Ct. Italian Terro Cotta, 2475 Clybourn Ave., 3rd Fl, care Bottazzi. Czecho-Slovak No. 3, 2548 8. Homan Ave, City Centrat!Committee 722 Blue Island Ave., 8 p. m. Thursday, March 19 South Side Hnglish, 3201 8S. Wabash Ave. 7 81st Ward Italian, 611 N. Sangamon Meeting, St. South Slavie-No. 1, 1806 S. Racine St. Russian, 1902 W. Division St. Friday; March 20. Polish North Side, 1902 W. Division St. Lithuanian No. 5, 3142 S. Halsted St. Greek Branch, 722 Blue Island Ave. Saturday, Maroh 21. Social and Dance, Community Hall, 3201 8. Wabash*Ave., under auspices of Y: W. L. Area Br. No.3, and South Side Br. of WP. Admission 25c, : }Communists Have : Prominent Place ‘ “Leas in Art Exhibition NEW YORK, March 17—The So- ciety of Independent Artists, whose show opened at the Waldorf-Astoria roof garden on March 6, have a lot to congratulate themselves upon. Their present show is‘one of the most un- usual ofes that have ever been pre- sented in New York. In the first place there ig.its size—actually a mile of, pictures have been hung. Then there ig, the variety—everything from.the megkest and mildest con- servative. to.the wildest and most dar- ing abstraction, From the point of view both of ex- cellence and sincerity; this year’s ex- hibit surpasses,anything the society has yet attempted. There are two, features that will be of special interest to party members. One of the features is the work oi comrades and:;sympathizers, among the more prominent of whom are William: Scanning, Rose . Pastor Stokes, Mawnice- Becker, Walter Speck, L.. Lozowick, Fred Gardner, Jay Van Eveta*and several others. The other feature ‘is the low admis. sion price of 26 cents. The show closes March 29 A detailed criticism of the pictures'' will be submitted later. . Carlson to:‘Speak at Harlem Forum of Workers Party NEW Y¥ORK; March 17.—The Har- lam open ‘forum continues every Sun- day evening at the Harlem , Section headquarters of the Workers Party, 64 Hast 104 street. “On Sunday eve- ning, March 22) Oliver Carlson will Tead ‘the discussion on Working Class Education. ° Comrade Carlson, whose specialty is’ edu¢ation, was in Soviet Russia and in England, where he saw working class education both in a capitalist country and a proletarian country. He will tell of the contrast, and discuss working class education in this country. The rest of the program is a very interesting one as regards both speak- ers and topics. Itis as follows: Mar. 29, Can there be Prosperity for the American Workers?, H. M. Wicks; April 5, Religion as an Instrument of Capitalism, H. Bourgin; April 12, The Family, Jeannette Pearl; April 19, The Capitalist, Labor and Communist Ludwig Lore; April 26, Prolet- cult, Eli Jacobsvn. Workers Party Observes Spring at Harlem Dance NEW ‘YORK, *March 17.—The best way to celebrate the spring is to go to the spring festival and dance to be given by the Harlem English branch, Workers Party on Saturday evening, March 21, at the Harlem Casino, 116th street and Lenox avenue, The music will be the best, and will satisfy everybody, as- there will be American jazz qggwell as dance mu- sic of all nationalities. Everybody, even the poorestcan afford to be there, as the admission charge will be only fifty’ cents, including ward- Chicago, Notice! On Sunday afternoon, March 29, at Ashland Auditorium, there will be an international unity demon- stration and benefit entertainment. No branch is permitted to arrange any conflicting dates of any kind whatsoever. Affairs already fixed must be changed. The complete Strength of th® party must be mobilized at this affair as a fitting answer to the Abramovich attack. Je J Weicicic ele _ 5 _ As If the Revolution Was Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning! Wits all the preparations that are being made in our offide, all the hustle and bustle and movement—you would think the revolution was scheduled for tomorrow morning! The regular force and many volunteers are busy. you will recive in The Second Annual Sub Campaign HESE are the tools with which from March 15 to June 15 you will build labor movement in this campaign for 15,000 new the revolutionar subscriptions to the DAILY WORKER. With these you will go to your shop and your union inside and out of the party and to every place there is a worker to “get a sub.” Thousands of others will be doing it with you in every city in the country—and locals will be trying to outdo each other in accomplishment. But This Way it is Much Easier! 7° help you to teach the worker more easily we will send without charge to any worker os SPY branch a bundle of the DAILY WORKER for one week to be distributed when you are out to “get a sub” and for door- to-door campaigns to worker's homes around your branch. ~- DO'IT THIS WAY Decide how many copies of the DAILY WORK- -ER you can use. Fill out the coupon below and send it in.. When you get the copies, stamp them “sample copy” and place on them also the stamp pf your branch and its meeting place. Use these for door-to-door distribution ‘every day for one week—then on the following Sunday morning go to the same homes to get your subscriptions. This is practical, constructive work to build the Communist movement in this country which you are sure to do when you “Build the DAILY WORKER.” Comrades:- For branch .... » send WITHOUT CHARGE pies of the DAILY WORKER for distribution to get subs in the Second Annual Sub Campaign. Send them to: ' Comrades are folding, addressing, inserting, stamping the special sub card folders that fered fafarararerarel efefesler selelel: eielele seiisidveseieiceeieeeld! faraieral Tr are spaleralaierereral eres fararerared J, 2feferes efererel Sefeferererere