The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 20, 1925, Page 2

BANKERS PLAN Page Two PRIVATE ARIY TO SHIELD GOLD Financial Institutions| Like Fortresses By CARL HAESSLER, Thousanas of rounds of ammuni. tion, rifles revolvers and machine| guns, together with fortressdike | strongholds guarding treasure vaults | in the bowels of the earth are con- stituting the new armories of the rul- ing bankers of Illinois. The immense equipment of weap- ons and explosives, of barred vaults and massive masonry make their pre- datory predecessors of Florence, Pisa and Venice, the legitimate pirates of the renaissance, look like penny pro- fiteers in Tincan alley. Illinois bankers bemoan the loss of $325,000 taken from them by lesser bandits in 73 robberies last year, Seiz- ing the pretext they are arming their own bands with government firearms, duly purchased, and enrolling their gunmen as certified Killers under the sheriffs of the Illinois counties. Testify to Bankers’ Fears. Labor men may wonder why so much money is to be spent and so much blood spilling threatened for the sake of $325,000 a year, less than many a bank president has embezzled without breaking his institution. The answer is that armed bands under highly organized private con- trol, like that exercised by the Illinois Bankers Association, are useful for other occasions than an occasional bank robbery. The vaults of banks are built nowadays not so much to guard against the hasty safe blower who must work and get away in a hurry but against popular mobs. The ‘SHOP NUCLEI MEETING IN NE YORK THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON NEW YORK CITY, March 17.—A general membership shop nucle! organ- ization meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon, March 21, at 2 o'clock | sharp at the party headquarters, 108 East 14th St. importance, nuclei, is only a beginning. Party of America. GIVE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT IN BIG JOB STRIKE Wie Schedules Rule on 40 Per Cent NEW YORK, March 18.—The twen- ty thousand or more New York dress- makers who remained idle at their machines in order to force jobbers to live up to their agreement with the union are now resuming work with the jobbers assenting to their demand for acceptance of the minimum wage scale guarantees. The stoppage ordered by this larg- est local of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union held up work on 75 per cent of the spring and Easter dresses for women of the whole United States. The jobbers, after repeated confer- ences with the union and with the contractors who were co-operating with the union in the stoppage, are promising to enforce minimum wage schedules for at least 40 per cent of the work on each garment. The union’s proposal to establish @ permanent price-fixing committee, to settle schedules on all dresses by representatives of jobbers, contrac- vaults are made to withstand mob as- saults lasting a week or more, They testify to the fear the exploiting bankers have of the masses when the endurance limit of exploitation has been reached. Want Private Army. For this reason the bankers do not merely want state police for which they are lobbying at Springfield to- gether with the other employing cor- porations. But as the ultimate ecot- omic power in modern Illinois they also want their private army, their private artillery, their private armor- ies and their private supremacy. Will they get it? They now have it. ‘Decide This Week on Deportation of Chaplin’s Mother WASHINGTON, March 18.— Sec- tary of labor Davis announced today he would decide before the end of the week whether to deport Mrs. Hannah Chaplin, mother of Charlie Chaplin, the screen star, or permit her to re- main in this country another year. Does your friend subscribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! tors and union workers rejected for the time being. Jobber and contractor will contin- ue to make out price schedules’ by bargaining and the workers, after their shop chairmen compare the of- fered schedules with accepted mini- mums, will agree or refuse to work at the rates. Haggling will settle the prices for the 60 per cent of the work for which no schedules are provided. The jobbers agree to ‘give the names of non-union shops in which they are having work done ‘so that the union can organize them, Get a sub—make another Co munist! 2 Mention of Dance Brings Applause at Commune Meeting NEW YORK, March 18.—There was much applause at the Madison Square Garden Paris Commune Pageant when the chairman announced the big Spring Festival and Dance of the Har- lem English branch, W, P., local New York, to be held the coming Saturday evening, March 21 at the Harlem Ca- sino, 116th St. and Lenox Ave. It is held for the purpose of organizing’ the party members who work in the factories that are situated between 14th and 42nd St into shop Already over eight shop nuclei have been organized in the city. Comrades who work in this section must be sure to be on hand at this meeting, so that all the comrades can be organized into shop nuclei thus forming the first shop nuclei section in the Workers (Communist) This meeting is for party members only. BENJAMIN GITLOW, shop nuclei organizer. ~ This meeting Is of great This Labor Body Does Not Control. Its Unfair Landlord The Illinois Federatoin of Labor, the Chicago Federation of Labor and many local unions are having the un- comfortable experience of being housed in the same building with a restaurant branded as unfair. Hutche- son’s chile parlor on the ground floor of the Federation building at 166 W. Washington street was put on the unfair list by the cooks and waiters. The embarrassment is increased by tho fact that the accusing unions have their local joint board in the same building. The building is not owned by the labor organizations which are simply like the unfair bean counter. That the “unfair” charge is hurting the chile business is evidenced by the frantic care with which the stickers have been scratched off building walls and street- car poles for hundreds of feet in every direction. Cyclone Sweeps Thru Illinois Mining Section DUQUOINH, Ill, March 18,—Bmer- gency phone colls were received here this afternoon indirectly from Desoto, ll, for nurses and doctors, following a cyclone that swept thru that village leaving in its wake widespread des- truction, Railroads reports turned over to the Red Cross here carried definite in- formation that all but two houses at Annapolis, Mo., had been demolished and that two persons are known to be dead. The population of the vil- lage is listed at 106. 2 Two Killed, Score |. Hurt in Iron Mine Dynamite Explosion (Special to The Daily Worker.) NEWBORGH, N. Y., March 18— Two persons were killed and the lives of a score were imperiled by an ex- plosion of three boxes of dynamite at the bottom of the Forest of Dean iron mines at Fort Montgomery, fifteen miles south of this city. The two men killed were Lorento Papetto and Daniel Smith. Constan- tine Desantis received burns about the face and body, and is in a critical condition. Get a sub and give one away— it’s a double-barrel campaign. No. 1. “Trade Unions in America” By Wm. Z. Foster, Jas. P. Cannon and Earl R. Browder. Is a brief statement on the trade union movement In America and a history of the development of the Left Wing with an ex- planation of the structure and program of the Trade Union Educational No. 2, THE DAILY WORKER This little pocket size propaganda giant is destined to become the great- est feature of working class publica- tions ever issued in this country. Get these first two splendid numbers of the little library which you are sure to carry in your pocket always, “Class Struggle vs. Class Collaboration” : By Earl R. Browder. Is a study of all the methods of labor bureau- eracy to divert the workers from militant struggle with the B. & O. plan, labor banks, Insurance schemes and workers’ education, 10 CENTS A COPY Twelve copies for a dollar. Get a dozen for your shop from your local DAILY WORKER agent or The Daily Worker Literature Department 1113 W. Washington Bivd, Chicago, Ill. May Break. Diplomatic Relations Soon (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, DP. C., March 18.— Diplomatic relations between Ameri- ca and Peru are soon to be severed by the South American country, re- ports from Lima state. Peru is thor- oly aroused at President Coolidge’s Tacna-Arica award, and the president of Peru has written Coolidge, charg- ing him with favoring Chile in the award of the disputed territory. Cool- idge is said to have favored Chile in order to further the interests of American capitalists who hold large property interests in South America. The Peruvian ambassador here, Hernan Velarde, has threatened to withdraw and return to Peru, and it is thought certain that no new am- bassador will be appointed unless the Coolidge award is amended. Students and workers are holding huge demonstrations in the streets of Peru’s principal cities, denounc- ing the domination over all South American countries by American cap- italists, protected by the Coolidge gov- ernment, and demanding complete in- dependence of the South American countries from American imperialism. Forelgn Exchange. NEW YORK, March 18—Great Brit- ain pound sterling, demand 47714; cable 477%, France, franc, demand 5.20%; cable 5.21, Belgium, franc, de- mand 56.06%; cable 6.07, Italy lira, demand 4.07; cable 4.07%. Sweden, krone, demand 26.91; cable 26.95, Nor- way, krone, demand 15.37; cable 15.41, Denmark, krone, demand 18.14, cable 18.18. Germany, marks, unquoted. Shanghai, tael, demand 74.00, cable 74.50, West Virginia Mine Explosion Came in Wake of Open Shop (Continued from page 1) bodies were found in the mine, and rescue officials attempted to revive hopes by declaring the report of the finding of the bodies of the two miners near the foot of the shaft were false. The disaster, waa admitted to have been caused by” allowed to fill tht all safety ; rumor had been. that the ex- plosion was ¢av yy a bomb placed in the mine 8 the mine res- cuers scoffed idea. The entire 1s thought to be on fire, The blast wrecked the struc- ture above the mine, the debris filling the mine shaft and blocking rescue. The mine is ownéd by the Bethlehem Mines corporation: The electric light plant was wrecked by the blast, and it was several hours before it was again put into operation. One of the two main fans was started, and the rescue men started into the shaft. ° Miners rushed to the scene from all sections of the Fairmont mining field and aided in the rescue work, while the families and friends of the dead miners crowded around the wrecked shaft. “It is the worst explosion I have ever seen,” R. M. Lambie, chief of the West Virginia department of mines, and head of the rescue squad, said today. “There is a small chance of any of the men being alive. We will not give give up until we come to them, dead or alive.” . Goose Step Faculty Applauds Mussolini (Special to The Daily Worker.) LOS ANGELES, March 18—The goose-stepping trustees and profes- sors at the University of California, Southern Branch, applauded heartily and enthusiastically as Professor Du- Bois, of the University of Rome, de- fended Mussolini’ and his fascist dic- tatorship. It isnot known whether the professor is traveling in this country for the fascist cause, but he justifies their bloody rule as tho he was one of them. He was permitted to speak at the» university as a dis- tinguished lecturer, with the idea, no doubt, of poisoning the minds of the students. At a meeting of the faculty, Dr. E. C. Moore, reactionary director of the university overruled the wishes of about half of the professors present by refusing permission for a talk by | Scott Nearing, om the grounds that was “dangerous” and had an “abnor. |mal mind.” The other half of the | professors agreed with this silly ex- cuse, no doubt the same men who ap- | plauded the fascist cause so heartily the week before, | Thus Mussoling is welcomed by | "hese depraved beings, and ‘danger. ,ous” ideas are carefully quarantined | ond kept from the reach of students who might eatch the epidemic. Employers Lobby Cossacks SPRINGFIELD, Ml, March 18. Seven hundred business men, two hundred from ;Chicago, poured into Springfleld in a mass attempt to in- fluence the legislators to pass the state police bi, which would give them a forcewith which to break strikes, cavussrepsane Housing Outlook Grows LENIN SCHOOL Worse in New York City,|'' GOING AHEAD Capitalism’s Pet Jewel By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL ORANG New York City, the nation’s metropolis, stands before the country confessing, not only that housing conditions within its borders are steadily growing worse,’but that it is helpless to remedy the situation. This product of capitalism—the modern city—is unable to provide evén the elemental need of shelter for its inhabitants. The state housing commission innocently reports to the legislature at Albany that housing conditions in New. York City are steadily growing worse instead of better. It declares the housing situation generally to be beyond relief. thru private enterprise operating for profit. Tenement House Commissioner Frank Mann of New York City frankly states that: ; “For the average wage earner the supply of low and moderate rental apartments has not as yet been met. To my mind the future holds no promise for any relief In this respect.” - . * . The needs of the workers are few. They are not per- mitted to have many under capitalism. A little to eat, some clothes to wear, a hole to live; that is all. New York, the richest city in the capitalist world fails in providing all of these. The housing report to the state legislature makes no mention of the thousands who endlessly walk the streets, sleeping in parks: alleyways or out-of-the-way corners, It does not concern itself with homes for “The 36” who were found huddled together just the other day in a subway sta- tion. The case of these is turned over to the police. They are arrested. It is a crime to be homeless. Yet capitalism spawns many homeless. . . ° e The housing commission only concerns itself with work- ers who have fairly good jobs, who work hard from day to day, who earn up to $2,500 per lt For these new con- struction makes no provision. They constitute two-thirds of the population, and for them, “new construction has brought no improvement in housing conditions.” In other words, to get attention from the housing profiteers in New York City, one must earn more than $2,500 annually, in order to pay the bandit’s toll. But that is not within the reach of the masses who labor. . oe ee What happens? The commission tells even that. Fam- ilies are forced to move out of apartments, even those built before the war, and find “something cheap” in what is called an “old-law tenement.” Listen to this: “Conditions in the old-law teneménts are worse today than before the war because of depreciation of the propertie: Landlords make no repairs. There has been increased crowding in these old-law tenements. In spite of the fact that 29,000 apartments in old-law tenements have been destroyed or converted to other use since 1916, there are as many apartments occupied today in such houses as there were in 1916.” ¢ Yet it is the great capitalist — of New York City that likes most to denounce Soviet Russia for not ne com- letely solved its housin; P iotsei Yet the fact is that loscow, in the Workers’ public has a housing program and is carrying it out, the conditions under which its freed workers live; while. York City, the tarnished jewel of this capitalist republic, has not only made no pro- gress since before the war, but promises conditions steadil growing worse for the wage slaves practically held in leas within its confines, The point for workers to hold clear is that there is no release under capitalism, The old party representatives in the state legislature reject even state aid for public housin; enterprises. The sole hope, even if this scheme were looke: upon with favor would be to decrease rents. Yet, even if this hope were realized, it would give the great employers an ex- cuse to cut wages. It has’been done before. Decreased rent, decrased wages. Some unions contemplate going into the housing busi- ness for their members. This would bring similar results, in addition to creating another barrier between the organized and unorganized workers. ‘ The New York Housing Commission states the situation correctly when it says there is no relief thru private enter- prise operating for profit. It did not take the next step, however, pointing out that there is no relief under capital: ism—which is the profit system- The real housing problem before the American work- ers and poor farmers today is the tearing down of the capital- ist structure and the building of the new social edifice— COMMUNISM. That will be the first effective step in the effort to solve the question of suitable shelter for all. Filling Madison Square Garden the second time almost within a month, on the occasion of the “Paris Commune” anniversar: would indicate that New York's workers are moving in this —- Labor everywhere over the land wishes them speed. Dyers and Cleaners Plan to Take Vote on Strike March 23 Strike| votes will be taken by Chi- cago Cleaners’, Dyers’ and Pressers’ DAILY WORKER GETS PROCEEDS OF RED VS. LIBERAL DEBATE Union 17,742 at a mass meeting, Mar. 23, in the employers with whom they are negotiating do not make an ac- ceptable offer before then. The agreement expired March 15, The industry is 97 per cent organized and 1200 unionists would walk out. The 400 laundry drivers organized in Local 712 of the Teamsters’ and Chauffeurs’ International would prob- ably strike in sympathy, Firefighters Seek Raise. ST. LOUIS.— City fire fighters of St. Louis, seeking a $25 a month in- crease of wages thru ‘the referendum after being turned down at the city hall, filed petitions with 17,000 more than the required signatures, If the people vote favorably April 7, the firemen will receive $180 a month, This will still be below the average for the country. Senate Adjourns WASHINGTON,,,March 18,—The sixty ninth senate adjourned this afternoon following,a fourteen day special session sensationally érammed | with political pyrotechnics, KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 18— A debate on the subject, “Resolved that the Soviet government is the only hope for the American work- er,” will be held on Monday eve- ning, March 30, at Woodman Hall, 1616 Grand Ave. J. E. Snyder, national organizer of the Workers (Communist) Party, will uphold ti irmative side and John L. Jones, executive sécretary of the Jackson county liberal club will attempt to present the nega- tive. bs The proceeds will go to the DAILY WORKER. Admission is only twenty-five cents, Arabs Strike Against U. S, Bosses. ‘CARTHAGE, Tunisia, March 18,— Arab workmen here went on strike to- day, demanding an increase in wages of one franc per day. They have been receiving 7 francs and demand 8, The Arabs are employed by Amer- ican excavators, and declare that they are driven by the American bosses more strongly than any other employ- ers. Thep complain that an inspector is kept constantly watching them and urging them on to work faster, — FULL SPEED Sessions Are Proving Most Successful The first few days of the Chicage Intensive Training School which open ed here Monday morning with an ad dress by Comrade Dunne, who wel. comed the students in the name of the Cc. E. ©. and the. District, already bear out the predictions made before the school opened. The Lenin School is a distinctive feature in our work. The enthusiasm of the students, the atmosphere of the school, the close attention paid to everything presented, the relationship of the comrades who teach, with their classes, all point to the success which already marks this experiment. The school has over forty comrades attending. A number of the comrades asked to attend were unfortunately unable to come for one reason or another. As has been already an- nounced in the DAILY WORKER, such comrades as Comrade Corbishly who is in a hospital and others who are unable to get away from the work they are doing among the miners and in other industries, have written in that they would like nothing better than to take advantage of the school if it were not for the difficult position in which they were. School Elects Its Officials. The school is conducted by the stu. dents themselves in consultation with the director of the school. A commit- tee of five was elected as a house and general committee for the school, and Comrades Weisberg of Cleveland and Chelovsky of Chicago elected chair men for the afternoon and morning sessions of the school respectively, Comrade Melz was elected secretary. Thus the school is going ahead full speed with its program of education both theoretical and practical. Monday night the comrades of the school visited the North Side branch and Tuesday night had the opportu. nity of seeing an Abramovich meet ing in action. Last night they visited the City Central Committee, It is planned to arrange a tour around Chicago with a visit to the most important industrial sections including the stock yards, etc., in or- der to give the comrades from out of town a birds-eye-view of Chicago in dustrial life. As to social side of the school we hear from all sides that the Chicago comrades are making all sorts ot plans to make the short stay of the out of town guests as pleasant ag possible, Today the schedule of the school will be as follows: 9 a. m. Trade Union History and Tactics—Dunne. 10 a. m. Party Organization and Functioning—Abern, 11 a. m, International Movement Bedacht. 12 m. Lunch. 1 p. m. Leninism—Gomez. 2p. m. Elementary Marxlan Eco nomics—Lerner. Bittelman to Commence Course Tomorrow at 11 a. m, Tomorrow, Comrade Bittelman, sea retary of the political committee of the Central Executive Committee will commence his course on the History of the Communist. Movement in Amer. ica during the 11 o’clock hour. No one is more fitted to give this course than Comrade Bittelman, who has been in close touch with most of the period he is to handle and has been in the thick of the development of the movement since its start. Comrade Bedacht, who has been lecturing during the 11 o'clock hour, will finish the rest of his course on the International movement next week during the one o'clock hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ang Saturday. Unlawful Freight Rates to Be Probed by Commerce Body WASHINGTON, March 18. — The interstate commerce commissioner to- day ordered an investigation all the freight rates in the United States, It is understood that the commis+ sion will start this work almost ime mediately. The purpose of the investi. gation, the commission said, is to de | termine the extent and manner in which the rate structure of the rail- roads subject to the interstate com- - ce act is in any respect “unlawe Probe Grain Speculation, WASHINTON, March 18.—An im mediate investigation of recent wide fluctuations in prices of wheat and other grains on the excahnges of the country was ardered today by Seo retary of Agriculture Jardine. Teachers inst Supervision. Members of the High School Tea chers’ council went on record as op posed to the present plan of autocrat ie supervision of teachers in effect under the regime of Superintendeng McAndrew, in the high “af