The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 21, 1925, Page 13

wo BELGIUM BRUSSELS—At an _ extraordinary congress of Belgian miners recently held here to discuss the wage ques- tion, the delegation from the Knights of Labor, the militant miners’ organ- ization, affiliated with the R. I. L. U., was refused admission to the ses- sion. Four members of the latter or- ganization which wags holding a con- ference at the some time, entered the congress hall with the following com- munication addressed to the executive committee of the: reformist organiza- tion: “We renew our proposal for a joint congress of all miners’ organizations with the object of deciding on the means for struggle to be used against the mine bosses’ attack on wages, “The delegation of the Federation of Knights of Labor demands to be al- lowed to participate in the work of the congress, and the right to speak in defense of the stand taken by the miners organized in the national Fed- eration of the Knights of Labor .. .” Upon the return of the delegation with the answer of the reformist chiefs, the congress of the Knights of: Labor Jaunched ‘an appeal to all Belgian workers, and Particularly to the miners, to support the proposals for united resistance that they had adopted; calling attention to the prop- aganda caried on by the committee of action (Communists and Knights of Labor) for preparing the miners for united resistance against the mine-owners, and attacking the re- formists who ignored the proposal for a@ united front. But Accept Wage Cuts. The militant elements having been excluded from the congress by the Miners’ Union the chiefs had no dif- ficulty’in getting the delegates to ac- cept on behalf of the miners they represented the new 6 per cent wage- cut annou l.. a ‘ owners. It is not long since the bureaucrats of the Miners’ Union forced the Bel- gian miners to accept an 8 per cent wage-cut by sabotaging the grea‘ Borinage strike, which lasted for three months, and in which the min- ers displayed such a bitter fighting spirit and such steady resistance that the governor declared martial law.| Indignation against the yellow chiefs reached a great pitch at the time, and now a wide-spread revolt is ex- pected against this latest piece of treachery. BELGRADE—The relentless hunt ing down and persecution of the Communists and the Peasants’ Party by the Bulgarian government, and the utter impossibility of carrying on any legal action of any sort whatsoever, has resulted in the flight en masse of workers, peasants and intellectu- als to the mountains, from which, or- ganizd in “tehetes,” they are carry- ing on unceasing guerilla warfare against the government. These “tchetes” are composed of groups of 30 to 50 men, organized on a military basis, under the leadership of an elected commander. A_ systematic struggle against the fascists and the government is being carried on by the “tchetes,” weakening and disor- ganizing the government apparatus, and in these fighting groups the masses have a real and effective wea- pon against their oppressors. Bands of this sort have been formed in all parts of Bulgaria, and the government has never yet suc- ceeded in capturing any of them. The peasants and workers aid them in every possible way, thus render. ing the government's pursuit of them difficult in the extreme, Recently the government adopted a new method in its efforts to capture these revolu- tionary bands, proclaiming a reward of 200,000 to 300,000 leva for every member of the “tchete” taken. The Bulgarian government has already ap- propriated 20 million leva for this purpose, GERMANY. | BERLIN—The central organ of the German Communist Party publishes information revealing the prepara- tions being made by the government against the working class in antici- pation of a general strike in all the leading industries. The whole navy is in readiness, the army newly equipped with ammunition, and sub- marines are patrolling the coast. Agreements in’ the mining, metal. transport and a number of other in- dustries are just coming to a close. and the sentiment in favor of united action against the merciless exploita- tion of labor under the Dawes plan in the form of a general strike is gain- ing tremendous momentum among the rank and file of -the German workers. The government is doing its best to jail the Communist lead- ers and smash up the Communist Party thru the great anti-Communist “Cheka Trial” before the storm breaks, and the press is broadcasting warning against the Bolshevik dan- ger, and throwing out dark hints about yet one more “Zinoviev Letter.” Shop Committee Congress. The recent congress of shop com- mittees of the. Berlin-Brandenburg district demonstrated the extent of Communist influence in this impor- tant industrial district, and the readi- ness of the workers for the fight which is facing them. Of the 355 delegates present, 4 were social-demo- crats, 4 independent social-democrats, 1 syndicalist, 119 non-party, and 234 Communists. Comrade Ruth Fischer, Communist reichstag deputy, addressed the con- gress, recalling the treachery of the social-democratic government and trade union officials, and telling of the paramount importance of trade union unity in the coming intesifi- cation of the struggle. Im the course of her answer to an Sqgerzuption on of its prageitt misery.” . the part of a delegate opposed to unity, Comrade Fischer quoted a bit- ter attack by a leading organ of Ger- man heavy industry on the present unity tactics of the Communist Party, as fraught with the gravest danger for capitalist interests. Speaking of the new battle facing the workers Comrade Fischer pointed out that the much-heralded project of the trade union bureaucrats for a referendum in connection with the eight-hour day had vanished into thin air, that they were trying to dupe the masses by going thru the motions of formal re- sistance, but that this, like their whole opposition to the Luther government was the purest bluff. Welheim, a worker in the Siemens shops, and deputy to the Prussian landtag, recalled the conditions of reyolution under which the shop com- mittees were first brot into being, and showed the role that these councils might play in cases of strike and political crisis. Disillusionment of Masses. The session was marked by an in- cident significant of the disilliusion. ment and disgust with the _ social- democratic leaders that revelation upon revelation of their treachery and corruption is spreading among their former working class supporters Among the workers who took the floor was a member of the social-democrat- ic party, who works in one of Ber- lin’s great metal concerns. He de- clared that many workers now per- ceived the full treachery of the so- eial-democrats. The Ebert trial had finally opened their eyes. In the huge establishment where he worked there had been no meting of the shop committees for a year and _ three months, owing to social-democratic sabotage. In conclusion he said: “We want to work with you: We want to re-establish trade union un- ity, because this gives the only pos- sibility for the proletraiat to get out * “STEM ERS. Theteecak s Joidddddddddeicicic fefere. fe aperererere! 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A scandal is coming to light, the Sklarz scandal, which prom- ises edifying revelations quite up to the standards of thé Barmat affair, With the aid of the social-democratic ministers, Sklarz and his acvomplices stole about 300 milliard Austrian crowns which they used to further a number of crooked deals. The min- isters most deeply involved in the af- fair are Matasia and Schueff. The social-democratic press has not breathed a word about the matter, but the Communist Vienna Rote Fahne has been making up for the omission. At the same time that they are pro- tecting these grafters, the social-demo- cratic authorities are using the forces of the state against the Communists. Just lately they raided the secretariat of the Austrian Communist Party, and also seized the Red Soldier, the Com- munist paper for distribution in the army. The Communist Party, which has just been re-organized on a firmer ba- sis, recently held a great demonstra- tion against the Ramek cabinet, and against the expulsion of the Polish comrade, Baral, condemned to death in Poland, who has been living in Vienna for the past four years. PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. : q 1 afefelelclerelel Bidddodddd odode dodo eect