The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 22, 1925, Page 1

| | ers’ Government Vol. Il. No. 59. The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farm- SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Chicago, by mail, Outside Chicago, by RED INTERNATIONAL SENPS AID TO CHINESE TEXTILE 4 IKERS WHO FIGHT IMPERIA {ST BOSSES MOSCOW, March 2—(By Mail.) —An @ appeu of the Red International wr Labor Unions on the strike of 40,000 Chinese textile workers in Shanghai ways: “Forty thousand Chinese male and female workers, employed in Japanese factories at Shanghai, have struck work. They are struggling for most ele- mentary demands, as, for instance, the abolition of corporal. punishment, atc. Against the poor strikefs are arrayed in class solidarity the Chinese middle class, the Japanese employers, and British imperialism; they are. united against the despairing working people. The strike is looked upon as a crime; the representagives of the strikers are being arrested and tortured. “The Red International, in close solidarity with the strikers calls upon the workers of all countries to assist struggle, “The Red International calls upon the Amsterdam International, the Shanghai workers in their heroic its sections, as well as all other organized and unorganized workers, to respond AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O’FLAHERTY SS HE members of the Typographical Union formerly employed on the Post-Intelligencer, the Hearst publi- cation of Seattle have been on strike for several months, The pressmen, of course are manning the presses. If they quit, George L. Berry, will hire scabs to replace them. The Seattle Union Record supported the strikers and denounced the P. I. and Hearst week after week, A. B. Ault, a social- ist, is editor of the Record, It was once owned by the labor unions of Seattle but is now owned by Ault and others. se 8 the Record carried a half-page advertisement calling the attention of the public to the wares of the Post-Intelligencerman, the scab Hearst sheet, The Tacoma Labor Advocate calls the attention of its readers to the action of the Re- cord remarking: “However the adver- tisement may have brought some wel- come shekles to the till of the Record and as a privately owned paper, it can espouse the cause of profit for itself and enlightenment for its read- ers to better advantage.” This is scab- bery with a vengeance, but it is in harmony with socialist practice. ‘+ * AST week HE condition of Field Marshal French, Earl of Ypres, is, “giv- ing rise to great anxiety.” This is not ‘the. first gave rise to anxiety. When the Ger- mans were advancing on the western front in 1914 and the marshal was engaged with a little army of excite- ment-loving ladies, there was consid- erable anxiety in British government circles. ae 8 HILE in New York asylum for the criminally insane, serving sen- tence for murder, a man made his !n- vestment. of $20,000 grow to nearly $250,000. That is pretty good. It is more proof that neither brains nor virtue is required to accumulate wealth. Here in Chicago one of the most sensation- al trials in history is about to open. A young lad inherited a million dol- lars. It may be two millions by now, tho the lad never touched it except to spend some of it. The lad died of typhoid fever. His guardian is sug pected of causing his death. If he is exonerated, he will enjoy the-ever- growing fortune, willed to him by his ward, If he is found guilty others will share it, but none of them ever helped to earn a nickel of it. That was done by wage slaves whose names will never appear in the press. see AUL HARVEY of New York “au- thority on international affairs” spoke recently in Canton, Ohio, on “Russia and the Future.” In order to give you a line on an honest-to-god moron, a few gems from his output will prove illuminating. Here goes: “Bolshevism of Russia is the soci ism of Karl Marx, composed entirely of materialism, Democracy .rests on the spiritual conception of life.” Har- vey said: “Bolshevism is opposed to all forms of government” adding that ‘ ct is the distribution of goods ‘stable government is based on m . .,..0,.& (LESS the reporter for the local Canton paper is a bigger moron Harvey, the latter takes the pine- time Marshall French | +to the cry of the Shanghai workers with financial assistance, and with pro- tests against the Chinese; Japanese, and British capitalists, the latter play- ing a leading role in Shanghai. “The Red International sends for the Shanghai strikers thirty thousand rubles, of ‘which “fifteen thousand rubles were sent by the general coun- cil of the Soviet trade unions. “The Red International calls upon all workers to give moral and finan- cial asssistance to their Chinese brethren!” Signed: Exeoutive Committee of the Red International of Labor Unions, The Shanghai strike committee sent the following reply to the R. I. L. U.: “The strike committee of forty thou- sand textile workers acknowledge re- ceipt of your brotherly help and sends to the truly free workers of the world their fervent greetings, and pledge themselves to continue their struggle until the most oppressed workers of China are fully emancipated.” Appeal of the Workers of Shanghai. The strike committee of the textile workers of Shanghai has sent out the following appeal: “The Chinese textile workers, work- ing in the factories of Japanese cap- italists in Shanghai, are subject to un- interrupted persecution and suppres- sion. This has aroused the desperate hate of the workers. A strike has broken out, involving 40,000 workers in 22 factories. “The police of Shanghai, who are under English leadership, have, upon Japanese instigation, arrested 56 dele- gates of the strikers, thrown them in- to prison and subjected them to the most violent mishandling and tort ‘be tried by ‘These workers are to | martial. r “we of all countries! “We appeal to you for active sup- port! Help your Chinese fellow work- ers with all your means and all your strength! ‘The Secretary of the Strike Committee: Tchan, MASS ARRESTS OF COMMUNISTS THRUOUT GREECE Executive Committee Is Ordered Jailed . ATHENS, Grece, March 20.—In all towns’ of the country mass arrests have taken place. In Athens all edi- tors of the newspaper Risospastis were arrested. Against the members of the central committee of the C. P. orders of arrest have been issued. The central committee will be accused of high treason on account of its de- mand for the autonomy of Macedonia, The government is preparing 200 further arrests and deportations and intends to introduce an exceptional law against the Communist Party. In Tricola the police provoked con flicts in which six workers were killed and many wounded. The General Federation of Labor sent in connection with the arrests, a delegation to the prime minister and demanded the release of all arrested workers and peasants. The prime minister rejected the demand and de- clared that the government was deter- mined to maintain law and order by all means, One Killed in Mexican Trouble, $8.00 per year. mail, $6.00 per year. GAL REFUSES DEMAND OF HAITIANS THAT MARINES WITHDRAW (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20. White House visitors asked the president about the possibility of an early withdrawal of the Ameri- can military forces that have occu- pied Haiti since 1916. The execu- tive replied that this was “an in- teresting question,” the United States had merely sent in its ma- rines to safeguard lives and proper- ty and to preserve order, and had recently proposed to withdraw them, but the government of Haiti had urgently requested that the North American forces be kept there, This was astonishing, unless the request were a very confidential one by the dummy president, Borno, who is maintained by American bayonets at Port-au-Prince. Rus- sell’s annual report as high com- missioner of the country, just made Public at the state department, gives no hint either of an American suggestion of withdrawal or of Borno’s having braved the wrath of his countrymen by asking the ma- rines to stay. Cal Mixed on Geography. The explanation lies in the fact that the 100 marines in Nicaragua were ordered to withdraw, some time ago, and were left there an ad- ditional six months at the request of the Nicaraguan government. Mr. Coolidge cannot remember Latin- American geography. When asked about Nicaraguan affairs some months ago, he described the af- fairs of Honduras, SOVIET RUSSIAN INDUSTRIES ARE IN FINE SHAPE Sen Katayama Likes The Daily Worker By SEN KATAYAMA. (Special to The Daily Worker) PEKIN, China, rades of the United States! Thank you for the DAILY WORKER! I have been enjoying it very much. You have been making wonderful progress and are effectively fighting the exploiters. It is now nearly four years since | left America and since then many things have happened and passed on into oblivion, But the. movement grows every- where, as the Russian revolution has been growing every day, every month, and every year—strengthened and solidified, I can say from my personal ex- perience in the past three years that everything is improving and getting better. I travelled over 20,000 miles of railways, twice to the Caucasus, and five times over the Siberian rail- Toad to the North and West. Railways Repaired Every time I go thru conditions are improved and growing better. You can eat Crimean apples and grapes on the shores of Lake Baikal and even in Vladivostock, over 10,000 . miles away, and yet they do not cost much. You can get a pound of apples in Vla- distock for only 50 kopeks, even in January or February. It is the same way with the prole- tarian owned railways of Red Russia. The Russian railways have improved, and no longer need the help of the state. All the bridges destroyed by the white generals have been repaired with one exception—the bridge near Habarosk, and that will be completed this summer. In six weeks I am returning to Mos- cow. I send the workers of America my Communist greetings. Peru in Protest Calls Coolidge March 20.—Com- The Dever eiition « deal which is as @8 was ever presented on a golden platter to the gaping ly capitalist is the ice over which the labor fakers this city are flap- ping their wigs and caw-cawing like ravens over @ fat rabbit whose ears protrude from burrow, with his enemy the feriét, in close pursuit. One set of fayens, in this case rep- resenting the Jeaders of the Building Trades Couneilj have an understand- ing with the ferret, so they are for pouncing on “bunny” right away and putting him inside their belts. The other ravens led by Oscar Nelson, have not suceeeded in making them- selves properly understood, favor a waiting policy. They believe that fer- ret Thompson Would send out a sweet er rabbit tham ferret Dever. Hence the curses and ts and the charg es of treachery coming from the hos- tile camps of labor fakers. Just Business Men. The leaders of the building trades, don’t prete! care anything for the “public.” look on the ordi- nance as & ess proposition and say frankly: 'e should worry what the traction 1 ites get for their junk, we'll get/ours.” It means the expenditure of several millions of dol- lars in een and four or five millions im graft; besides it may mean the “ ion of the Dever crowd to city Rall. And this is an elegant city to ond as both the Dever and Thomp: eohorts will admit. sinking their noses mud, the whistles , the labor fakers ainment provided ‘barets, why should ‘Tribune-Dever gang “halt” for four years ter foundation than its cost to the taxpayers: And the taxpayers are the big fellows who own Chicago and the souls of thé leaders of the Chi- cago Federation: of Labor. Four! Lean Years. The real reason why the Oscar Nel- son-Fitzpatrick-Nockels combination is opposing the Dever ordinance is the brighter prospect for them in the (Continued on Page 3) MUSSOLINI IS REPORTED TO BE INSANITY VICTIM ‘Murderer y Matteotti Playing Macbeth LONDON, March 20.—Premier Mus- solini of Italy is not expected to re- cover. The fascisti supreme council igs considering the appointment of a triumvirate to take over the govern- ment. The latest report of Mussolini's illness is that he is suffering from a liver malady. A duodenal ulcer is said to have added to his troubles. Others say that: he is violently in- ane and is strapped to his bed. It is rumored that Mussolini is valling for lions: and tigers while in iis delirium. very once in a while ‘ve sees Matteotti approaching his bedside and hiseshrieks are ear-split- ting. Home Minister Federzoni, repre- senting the moderate wing of the fas- cisti is now acting head of the black shirt dictatorship. Mussolini's death it is believed, will be the signal for a nation-wide revolution. The settlement of the metal work- ers’ strike means only a lull on the a Double Crosser industrial battlefield. Other battles > JOHN TURNER CORRECTS DISTORTED STORIES OF SOLOVETSK PRISONERS (Special to The Daily Worker.) LONDON, March 20.—John Turn- er, one of the members of the Bri- tish delegation to the recent sixth congress of the labor unions of So- viet Russia, and whose failure: to sign the delegation’s report which praised the Soviet government and told of the advantages enjoyed by the Russian unions, was distorted and magnified by the counter-revolu- tionary and capitalist press in Eng- land and America, has issued the following statement concerning the statement that the delegation was denied access to the political prison- ers held in Soviet Russia. “Some newspapers are distorting my report on the position of the political prisoners in. U.S, S. R. My report was so interpreted as if the Soviet authorities did not allow me to see Solovetsk.. Such a interpre- tation is quite false, as | has given every possible opportunity for visit- ing the prisons and to carry on con- versations with the prisoners, as for instance in the Butirka prigon. “One may argue whether it is proper to establish concentration camps in such inhospitable parts as Solovetsk, but | do want to prevent a false interpretation of my report, since the British delegation was given every opportunity to inspect everything it wanted to see.” RUSSIA BUYS HUGE AMERICAN DYE SHIPMENT Also Increase U.S. Cot- ton Orders pullers: NEW YORK, March 20.—Russia has just contracted, thru the All-Russian Textile syndicate. for a large ship- American “branch. of the All-Russian Textile syndicate; is now at the Wil- mington plant of the E. 1. du Pont de Nemours company, arranging and in- specting for transport to Russia, 60,- 000 pounds of assorted American dyes to be used in Russian textiles, This is the first big contract the American dying firms have made with any European country, Cotton Shipment Increase Exports of American cotton to Rus- sia from American ports exclusive of purchases made abroad between Aug- ust 1, 1924 and March 3, 1925 total- eled 98,563 bales. In the same period of the preceding cotton season they totaled only 9,958 bales. Contest Oregon School Law. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.— The suppression of religious and private schools by the state of Oregon has been taken to the U. S. supreme court, which now has the law under advisement. The Oregon law, the constitutionality of which is challeng- ed, was passed by a referendum of the voters in 1922. * Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WO.KER PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL CENTS Including Saturday Magazine Section. On all other days, Three Cents per Copy. d } Price 5 Cents REVOLT BEGINS IN AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS AGAINST THE LEVIN CONSPIRACY WITH BOSSES The left wing militants of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers are not going to lay down before the assaults of the Levin-Hillman machine which is allied to the clothing manufacturers in an effort to destroy the fighting spirit of the union by driving all militant workers out of the trade. Thure- day night and Fefday morning saw a beginning of the mass revolt against the outrageous action of Levin in taking members of the union from their jobs and depriving them of making a living. The Left Wing Gives Battle. With the shops in an uproar of protest, a committee of fifty from one shop visited Levin’s office Thursday evening, demanding in no uncertain tones that he replace these union members on the job, from which he had taken them by purely arbitrary order, and Friday morning, to the consterna: tion of the Levin machine, clothing shop in Chicago was cover- ed by a brigade of left wing workers distributing thousands of leaflets call- ing for a mass meeting of all Amal- gamated members Monday evening at 8 o'clock in Temple Hall, Van Bu- ren and Marshfield streets, Against the distributors of these leaflets the Levin machine mobilized all their gangsters and thugs possible to procure. ' But it was all in vain, and unless the machine is equipped to maintain a standing army of over- whelming numbers, there is no: as- surance but that the unprecedented success of leaflet distribution of yes- terday morning will not be repeated as often as necessary. Gangsters Attack in Vain. A list of shops is being compiled showing the gangster resistance to prevent the workers in the shops from getting hands on the left wing leaflet whigh merely called them to Monday's meeting. Some of these shops are as follows: At factory “B” of Hart, Schaffner and Marx, the Levin gangsters beat up one left wing worker on the side- walk who was trying to hand work- ers leaflets as they entered the build- ing. The ‘same thing happened at shop “4, R and Q” of Hart, Schaffner and Marx. While at factory “W” of that firm, Louie Elet, a brother of an Amalgamted business agent: threaten- (Continued on page 2) every + STORM LEAVES 19,000 HOMELESS IN MINE AREA Known Dead Are Now Listed at 823 WEST FRANKFORT, Iil., March 20, —The list of known dead in Wednes- day’s storm has reached 823, with this total expected to be swelled when rural sections and smaller towns not yet heard from have reported. At least fifteen thousand have been made homeless, 9,000 in Murphysboro alone, and several thousand here. The miners’ houses at Orient, sur- rounding the large mines at the edge of this town, have all been completely destroyed. The miners who were working in the Orient mine, one of the largest in the world, felt the shock of the storm, many feet in the bowels of the earth. They rushed to the surface with an improvised hoist, the tipple and hoisting machinery having been (Continued on page 2) GEGAN MAY LOSE HIS TREASURED “COLLECTION OF ANCIENT HARDWARE (Special to The ‘to The Daily V Worker) NEW YORK, March 20.—Bomb squad Captain Gegan is likely to lose his choice exhibit of antique firearms with which he would like to prove that the three young men arrested in his raid on the Ukrainian Hall of the Workers Party were going to make the new American revolution. Attorney Joseph Brodsky expects to procure an order for the return of the guns to the theatrical costumer to whom they belong, because Gegan made this raid without a search warrant. and their case comes up March 30. Bail for the men is reduced from $30,000 to bees Six Die in Traction Wreck CARLINVILLE, Il., March 2.—Mo- torman W. N. Pelle, and five passeng- ers were killed and a score injured when an Illinois Traction company, Staunton cal interurban crashed head on with a work car this afternoon five miles south of here. The dead had not being removed from the scene of the wreck at this time, the injured persons were rushed to Springfield on a special car. Railroad officials here were unable to supply the names of the dead. GET A SUB AND GIVE ONE! BRITISH UNIONS MOVE TOWARD UNITY WITH SOVIET UNIONS OVER AMSTERDAM OPPOSITION (By INPRECORR.) MOSCOW, March 20.—The Pravda writes under the heading “A Step Towards a Real Unity of the Trade Union Movement”: “The conference and the ‘resolutions of the general council of the British trade unions are on the whole a step forward in the direction of trade union unity as against the Amsterdam maneuvering. Bramley proposed in the name of the British delegation: first, a joint conference of the delegations of the British and Russian trade unions for the purpose of examining the situation created by the Amsterdam resolution, the initiative should be withdrawn British unions. secondly, that in the question of unity ‘rom Amsterdam and entrusted to the “Bramley proposed besides that the British general council should call Fascist Kidnapping of Communist Aired in House of Commons LONDON, March 20.—The society of British fascisti is calling attention to itself by the kidnapping last Satur- day of Harry Pollitt, member of the British Communist Party and secret- ary of the revolutionary movement in the British trade unions. Pollitt was travelling from London by train to speak at a meeting in Liverpool. At a way station where the train stopped, a group of from four to eight men whom Pollitt des- scribes as “of a type of ex-army of- ficer,” hauled him out of the train, put him in a automobile and drove him to a lonely hotel. He was given food; but.was held until too late to deliver his speech. The conservative majority in the house of commons see no signific ance in this form of violence appear- ing in the British Isles, so reputed as the land of free speech and peaceful methods. These conservatives were quite elated over it, but so much an- ger, among the workers of Britain has arisen over it that questions were asked of the home secretary in the house, who has promised to pursue an inquiry. And the house of com- mons was placed under the necessity of tabling several interpellations from apple. He is further reported as hav- MEXICO CITY, March 20.—One was ing got the following off his chest: |killed and two were deh ta 6 together, in three months, a joint conference of Amsterdam and Moscow and that the general council should¢———————————. labor ee es RN are in the offing. “The people cannot destroy the Rus- sian government, @lse they would be struck down and executed. The gov- (Continued on page 3) © clash between a group of workers and a group of catholics, the disorders growing out of a schism among the catholics here, it was reported, FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES — LIKE ABRAMOVICH MEETING WHEN PREMIER HERRIOT ROILS CATHOLICS (Special to The Dally Worker) PARIS, March 20.—Only prompt interference of ushers and adjournment of the chamber of deputies prevented furious fist fights this afternoon when Premier Herriot’s response to an interpeliation on the religious question art school strike in raised a hubbub of dissenting opinion. “Herriot announced that it was France’s ‘intention to establish non- i pers Alsace as well as in the rest of France. The order re- al inte: sect pes (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, March 20—Hugh decision, signed by Président Cool parades and minor riots. Hughes and Coolidge decided that tory, which should have taken place jon was inhabited by Peruvians, must the Peruvians have been forcibly ex: pelled by the Chilean gcvernment. A large part of the Peruvian popula- idge, as arbitrator in the Taona-Arica boundary dispute between Chile and Peru, has been met by a general strike of protest in Peru, followed by the plebiscite in the disputed terri- by the terms of the treaty of 40 years ago, in the year 1895 when the reg- be taken now, when a majority of tion was deported by Chae just after formation of the league of na- HONGKONG WORKERS MOURN SUN YAT SEN AS POLICE ARREST 3 HONGKONG, March 20.—Mourn- ing here for Sun Yat Sen was or- dered by the Labor Federation, which declared a holiday and so ex- tensively picketed the town that there was almast complete suspens- lon of industrial activity. Crowds assembled outside the headquartera wf the federations, where ceremonial rites were per- report to the trade union congress the result of that conference. Up to the present the first two proposals have been carried. “The decision upon to the other proposals was postponed. The gen- eral council elected a delegation, con- sisting of ten members, who should negotiate with the general council of the Soviet Unions. The leaders of the delegation are Purcell and Bram- ley (secretary of the general council of the trade union congress.) “The British trade unions have thug begun actively to work for unity, contrary to the Amsterdam resolution which they interpret in the same manner as we do, Only a short time ago our British friends thought that our interpretation of the Amsterdam UNITED STATES SOLDIERS REFUTE IDIOTIC ANTI-SOVIET YARNS AND ARE JUGGED FOR THEIR PAINS (Special to The Daily Worker) HONOLULU.—For correcting absurd misstatements about Russia in the daily Honolulu Advertiser, three soldiers in the regular army are lying under military arrest at Schofield barracks, awaiting court martial, They are Walter M. Trumbull, Paul Crouch and Roderick Nadeau. Among the nonsensical statements corrected by the soldiers in their letters to the Advertiser was a dispatch published in that paper stating that Trotsky had banished “Kremlin, the minister of war.” The defenders of Ru 10 took exception to an editorial based on the Goldman charges, “Al three letters were irreproachable as far as army life is concerned,” writes Trumbull from the guardhouse of the 11th fleld artillery. “All of our papers, books, etc., have been seized and we have no opportunity to prepare for defense when the charges have been presented.” _>