The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 22, 1925, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER Mexican Labor Traitors Work Fast os Sith te A a sl I te Manan ec Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, DL (Phone: Monroe 4712) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall: $3.50....6 months ; ee months By mail (in Chicago only): 7 $4.50....6 months $2.50....3 months $6.00 per year $8.00 per year Address all mail and wake out checks to THE DAILY WORKER 1913 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, IMlinele J. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE MORITE J. LOEB. .ossss0e eons GItORS mon Business Manager Qntered as second-class mail Sept. 21, 1928, at the Post- Office at Chicago, Ill, under the act of March 8, 1879, <=> 200 The British Unionists’ Russian Report The 600 page report of the official British trade union delegation to Russia, compiled after ex- haustive investigations into all phases ‘of economic, social and political life, has caused a panic in reac- tionary trade union and socialist circles as well as in the upper levels of capitalist officialdom. Only extracts of the report haye been published in the United States to date, but enotgh to deter- mine that it is a history-making document. The report marks the real beginning of the sweep of the influence of the great Russian trade union movement into the English speaking capitalist na- tions. Upon the immediate issue of world trade union unity the report will have, has already had, a tremendously favorable effect. What the British trade union delegation actually discovered was that the Russian workers and peasants are just the same as the working class in the Anglo-Saxon nations with the difference that they have defeated capitalism. Having settled this to their own satis- faction, by the cautious British method, the ques- tion of method becomes secondary—that is the British trade unions, seeing the victory and the fruits thereof, place in its proper perspective the charge of tyranny and terror hurled at the Soviet government and the Communists by the capitalists and their propagandists. The British trade unionists are practical per- sons. They are after results and when they see results obtained by the workers and peasants in Russia they are more than inclined to believe that the end justifies the means. This same conclusion will be reached by every worker when he has had an opportunity of knowing and weighing the achievements of the Russian working class led by the Communist Party. Here is the nub of the whole question. It ac counts for the loud wails produced by the British trade union report in the capitalist and socialist "press of the whole world. It accounts also for the fact that the American Federation of Labot did not dare to publish the report in its official organ, but instead gave space to the maunderings of J. Turner ; . —the Ben Reitman of Great Britain. The main question asked world capitalism and its labor faker and yellow socialist allies by the British trade union report, not in so many words / but in every paragraph of the document; is: “Why are conditions for the workers and peasants of Soviet Russia improving every day while.the con- ditions of the masses in all capitalist nations grow progressively worse?” The answer is that in Soviet Russia the land, factories, mines, forests and the government belong to the workers and peasantry. This is the answer that will be given by every worker who reads the document, but for capitalism the question is un- answerable. It dare not tell the truth. To do so means to surrender. It is going to be mighty interesting to watch the capitalist class try to suppress the British trade union report and to follow the sinister process by | which the agents of capitalism in working class | organizations will try to distort its revolutionary Advertising rates op application import. Where Is Mussolini? | / Five weeks have gone by since Mussolini came | down with the “flu” and he is not yet back on the} job. A strike of 100,000 metal workers has ended} in a victory for the strikers and the political pot, as a consequence, boils more furiously than ever. Meeting after meeting at which Mussolini was billed to speak have been held or called off with- out his putting in an appearance. The last official bulletin announced that the re- covery of the black-shirt leader was complete, but that was a long time ago.and nothing has been said about his health sinee. A number of huge strikes of workers in other in- dustries are in process of organization, the cost of living is going up steadily, but Mussolini still has the “flu.” When the chief hangman of the Italian workers took to bed immediately after disclosures of his homocidal degeneracy, we stated that his illness was more political than physical and branded it as a bad case of cold feet. As time passes it is evident that we made no mistake. Even tho Mussolini returns, his halo of honor and mantle of mystery have been disarranged badly. There is talk of other leaders for the fascist bands and internal dissension among the inside murder clique is growing daily. Mussolini posed as a “hard guy.” But his attack ‘ of “flu” has shéwn that he is no superman and his . long retirement, after his récovery was announced, is beginning to-be taken as evidence that he is not the personification of Roman valor. ‘ The working*elass of Italy, led by the Communist Party, will write the last chapter of this episode in Italian history. CON It attempting to turn ovér the railways of Mexico to Wall Street, President Calles let the workers know who the real masters of their country are. Lest there be no mistake about it, the railwaymen are required now to take an oath of allegiance to the government so that no strikes may interfere with the profitable operation of the roads by their capitalist owners. The railwaymen’s union is te be disbanded and they become simply employes of the Wall Street- owned Calles government. The forces. are to be reduced by the discharge of 40,000 workers—for whom the Wall Street masters make no provision— and the greatest economy is to be practiced so that the American imperialists will have no cause for complaint. Says Calles to the railway workers: Rumors of a proposed railway strike do not In- timidate the government. We will place the railways under orders and nothing will stop us. Railwaymen must accept the new order.... They will not remain members of the union, but will be considered as federal employes. .... The government proposes to readjust the railways, running them a short time economically, giving them economic stability, then returning them to the company. The same appeals are being made to the German railway workers who groan under the Dawes plan —the European expression of American imperial- ism endorsed by the social-democrats. The Calles government is the idol of the socialist hangers-on in this country; with the labor imperialists of the American Federation of Labor they join in praising it to the skies. ‘ When the American Federation of Labor officials crossed the Rio Grande after the last convention the result was only less disastrous to the Mexican workers than an invading army. We knew and said at t hetime that all the talk of international friend- ship was fo rthe purpose of weakening the Mexican labor unions—making them easy prey for the Wall Street bankers. At that time we did not think that the results of the betrayal would materialize so quickly. But here they are. President Calles himself, the “labor president” of Mexico, is breaking up the most powerful union, that of the railway workers. The labor traitors lose no time in getting results for their masters. s The class-conscious workers of Mexico and the United States must unite under Communist leader- ship against imperialism and its agents in the labor movement. Slavery for one means slavery for the other. Every day get a “sub” for the DAILY WORKER and a member for the Workers Party. Premature Rejoicing The imperialist press of the world rejoices now that Sun Yat Sen has been buried. Until his body had been laid to rest the rulers of France, Japan, England and the United States could not bring themselves to believe that such good fortune as the death of the great leader of the Chinese in- dependence movement had come to-them. Now they are jubilant and the Far Eastern cor- respondents of the organs of world capitalism are predicting the disruption of the Koumingtang Par- ty which Sun Yat Sen led. They see also the weakening of the influence of Soviet Russia in China and some of them are bold enough to say that the Chinese Eastern railway will return to im- perialist control. Rivalries for the exploitation. of the Chinese masses and natural resources have been forgotten for the moment while a pen of thanksgiving is sung. The wish is father of the thought. Sun Yat Sen builded well and his party of the Chinese people will not end with his death. Like all Chinese, Sun Yat Sen thought much of death and prepared for it. He knew that organization can replace in- dividual leadership and he worked to that end. Then there is the Communist Party of China with its active workers trained in the Communist school—the Far Eastern University—busy with the task of organizing the best elements of. the Chinese masses. The Communist Party of China works in closest contact with Koumingtang—its organizational experience is ‘at the disposal of the Chinese independence movement. The loss of Sun Yat Sen will make the task of combatting imperialism in China more difficult; but it will not déstroy or even check it. Sun Yat Sen’s Funeral Describing Sun Yat Sen’s funeral, the capitalist press service from Pekin says: Ambassador Karakhan and other Soviet representa- tives were the only diplomats:in the parade.... M.~ Karakhan presented a huge red wreath. All the Soviet men wore red and black bands. The coffin was borne by members of the Kuomingtang. ‘Two things are noticeable in the above dispatch ; First, that the imperialist diplomats did not care to honor the leader of the rack ap party of the Chinese people who had fought them up to the very hour of their death and kept. China from falling entirely into their clutches. Second, the name of the party of revolutionary Chinese nationalism is spelled in small letters by the capitalist press.. They would like to haye the western world believe that it is a sect and not a strong and determined party, ‘ But the representative of the workers’. and peasants’ government of Russia were at the funeral. They brought the sympathy and understanding of the Russian masses to their Chinese comrades. Imperialism has no weapon as powerful as this. Get a member for the Workers Party and a new subscription for the DAILY WORKER, mw THRE DAILY WORKER SCHOOL LECTURE Begins Monday Definite arrangements have already been made with the comrades who teach the various courses in the Chi- cago Lenin Training. School for the compilation and ‘the publication of outlines of their lectures in the near future in the DAILY WORKER. It will take a little while to compile these outlines, as already thirty lec- tures have been. delivered in the school (including today) but;we hope to have them all in rt order. Organization Course bysAbern Closes Today. : The course conducted by Comrade Martin Abern, distr{ct organizer of the Workers Party, closes today. This course has been highly satisfactory and has been recefved™ with a great deal of close attentforf’and enthusi- asm by the comrades of the school. Starting from an outline of the role of the party, it“went into detail on the necessity of wtiscipline in the en co organization, the comparison of our present form of organization to the shop nuclei basis which is now the task of the party to attain. Structure and. Function. Then Comrade Abern outlmed the duty of the various cgmmittees of the party as well as the various func- tionaries of the branch and higher units. The organizational work in connection with the united front tac- tics of the party and every other phase of organizational activity as re- lates to any organizations participat- ed in by the party was taken up. All in all, the course tho given In but six lectures covered a most com- prehensive field and brought many a detail to the fore that will be es- sential to keep in mind for the com- rades in the course, all of whom are in active party work dnd expect to carry on even greater activities after the course, we ‘The outline of the dbove course will be completed shortly: and will be either ready mimeographed for the students or printed<ig the DAILY WORKER. “a Today’s schedule is fs follows: 9 A. M—History? and Tactics of Trade Union Movement, Dunne. 10 A. M.—Party Organization and Structure, Abern (last tecture.) 11 A. M—History of American Communist Movement, Bittelman. 12 M—Lunch. 1 P. M—Leninism, Gomez, 2 P. M—Elementary Marxian Eco- nomics, Lerner, 5 Public Speaking Course Starts Mon- day, 10 A. M, The ten o'clock hour, up to now taken up with Comrade Abern’s course on Party Structure and Organ- ization, will be taken up beginning Monday by the cofifse in Public Speaking conducted by Comrade Thurber Lewis. This course will last for the six remaining days. Com- rade Lewis is well fitted by years of training on the platforth and in party work to conduct this course. The course will be practiedl, consisting only of one or so ures the rest of the time to be deyoted.to speak- ing on the part of the students, Professor Concludes a Little Liquor Is Good for the System CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 20,— Looking back over a fruitful life, as a faithful servant of capital, Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard university, was visited by relatives and close friends today, his ninety-first birthday. This is his health formula: “T attribute my health and my long continued capacity for active experi. ence to a sound "aan never im- paired by serious 4 se or accident, a calm temperament, the habit of tak- ing daily exercise, ‘afid a slight but never regular use of stimulants, like tea, coffee, alcohol tobacco.” ———— ee Bankers Have Another Daily, NEW YORK, M > gel ‘Another daily organ of us tne goes on the news stands a, © American Banker, chatiges from: the weekly tc the daily basis. Néw York, the finangial capital of a rs if not the world, now has fived fll sized daily Papers devoted ex ively to the news of the financial: world. Write us a letter=tell us how you work, what aré your w: and shop conditi - nn order a bundle f li ation in your shop. gF O’FLAHERTY SPEAKS TONIGHT AT COMMUNE MEET IN MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 20.— Thomas J. O'Fial YY, of th DAILY WORKER, will be the main Speaker here Saturday night, Mar. 21, at the celeb of the 54th anniversary of the Baris Commiune, at Miller Hall, 802 street, The meeting will, sd) un the auspices of | munist) Party, La LN G4 INITIATION OF DAILY WORKER SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE GETS BOOST AT CHICAGO PARTY C.C.C. MEETING The two successful demonstrations by the party against the counter- revolutionary ‘spy and tool of the Amsterdam International; the launching of a series of meetings and distribution of leaflets by the militants of the Trade Union Educational League as an immediate consequence of the Levin-Hill- man machine removal from the job of many Amalgamated comrades for distributing an appeal and protest leaflet of Operator’s Local No. 5, New York; the increase in the sale of literature and the DAILY WORKER at the union and other meetings, thru. the éfforts of the city propaganda committee in charge of Comrade Thurber Lewis, and the initiation of the DAILY WORKER subscription drive; the very auspicuous and successful opening of the Intensive Party Training School started by the district executive com- EXTENSIVE TOUR mittee; and the coming International Unity Demonstration, March 29, at Ashland Auditorium, were among the main features of discussion at the city central committee meeting, Workers (Communist) Party, local Chicago, on March 18. Demonstrations Against Abramovich Enthuses the Party. The party membership and organ- ization responded and conducted two strong, emphatic and successful de- monstrations against the counter re- volutionary Abramovich, the secre- tary reported. (See capitalist press and labor press for details.) Poli- tically, these were of great value for the party. It engaged the party in a most important phase of political ac- tion, experiences of great value for the future. The spy, Abramovich, was not allowed to spill his poison before the workers and only the thugs, socialists, and other illiterates heard him—a consolation he or they may have gratis, Our party members got concrete evidence and experience, thru clubs, fists, gun and rifle threatening, etc., of the close alliance of the socialist fakers with the capitalists ‘and capi- talist police, gunmen, ete, Political experience was gained, enthusiasm of the party members increased, and party prestige enhanced. Party and Needle Trades Members Getting Into Action. Our members in the needle’ trades who want effective action, are getting ready for mass meetings and: leaflet distribution in the campaign against expulsions, for the reinstatement of the expelled in the Amalgamated and International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers. Many members of the party and others were removed fromi‘ the job in Chicago by Sam Levin, Amalgamated reactionary official, for distributing thousands of the leaflet issued by Lo- cal No. 5, New York, Amalgamated Clothing Workers. (Read DAILY WORKER for details). A protest meeting has been called at which the rank and file, removed from the job, will speak. This meeting, which all of the party must back up, will be held Monday, March 23, at Temple Hall, Marshfield and Van Buren Sts. Pluggers announcing this demonstra- tion were distributed Friday morn- ing at the factories by party mem- bers and party students attending the training school. These volunteered at the C. C. C. meeting. Then, too, preparation is being made for the immediate: distribution of the leaflet on the coming agree- ment in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. National protest’ meetings are also being arranged, There is every indication that the Hillman ad- ministration will have its hands full as the T. U. E. L. and party militants inctease their campaign to expose the Hillman and Sigman machines be- fore the membership. United effort and action will build the left wing, the Trade Union Educational League, in the needle trades. Discussion was lively at the C. C. C.; after that, even livelier action is expected and the party will take every measure to push the work irrespective of any obstacles. \ Propaganda Committee Increasing Literature Sales, The propaganda committee on the DAILY WORKER and literature is getting results, increasing its sales of the Workers’ Monthly, DAILY WORKER and other literature at un- ions, meetings, etc. At the Abramo- vich meetings, large numbers of the daily sold, and the Bedacht pamphlet, White Terrorists Ask for Mercy, to the extent of 700, distributed. All branches have been given union as- signments to cover. In the DAILY WORKER subscription drive, the English branches have challenged one another on a daily sub contest, Let's hear from the language branches. Build the DAILY WORKER! March 29 Ashland Auditorium— Everybody There—Unity Demon- stration. The party membership is expected to get full force to make a huge suc- cess of the International Unity .De- monstration, commemorating the Paris Commune, demanding the re- lease of the class war prisoners of the working class, extending aid to the starving workers and peasants of Treland and holding a counter-demon- stration against Abramovich. This gathering, to be held Sunday, March 29, 2 p. m., is a big party un- dertaking. The city central commit- tee members are going into the branches to get the party and the sympathizers out. The Irish poster parade by our comrades. thru the loop will help. Party Branches Asked to Donate Means for Party School Students ). The intensive party is ae RED 10 PREDOMINATE AT SOUTH SIDE DANCE SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Black! White! and Red! great combination, No we are not writing about the colors of the glorious flag of Squee- dunkdom. We are merely indicat- ing the political and racial features of the forthcoming Dance and En- tertainment given by the South Side Branch of the Workers Party and Branch No. 8 of the Young Workers League. The revellers will be com- posed of black and white workers— with RED political ideas. The members of the South Side branch have established quite a re- putation as actors and entertainers and they have promised to perform their “prettiest” Saturday night, March 21, at the Community House $201 §. Wabash Ave, Just what the nature of their act will be they refuse to divulge, but they assure us it will be worth the two bits ad- mission, and then some to see it. We pass on the information to you out of considerations of altru- ism and discretion, In case you miss out on the affair do not burden us with lamentations or reproaches. I's a | are elated. The out-of-town students, for whom lodgings have been pro: vided, however, did not come here as millionaires plentifully supplied with money. They are miners, mill workers, etc., who have been unem- ployed but who recognized the need of the party school and came. The city central committee adopted a re- solution that the larger party branch- es shall contribute the price of the meals each day, which amounts to about $15.00 per day. Send in your share for the meals to the local party office, 19S. Lincoln St. New members for the Workers (Communist) Party were accepted from the following branches by the city executive committee: Greek, 2; N. W. English, 1; Irving Park Eng- lish, 1; S, S. English, 6; N. S. Eng- lish, 2; Englewood English, 1; Hun- garian, 1; So. Slav No. 1, 2; Finnish, 2; Nucleus No. 5, 1; Letts, 1; total 20. These must first attend the class on the program of the Workers (Com- munist) Party before finally being ad- mitted into the party. Time did not permit a full review of the T. U. E. L. work in the car- penters, printers, machinists, but de- tails will be printed on the T, U. EB. L. page concerning the work of the comrades therein. The anti-injunction statement and resolution sent by the party to all labor unions and organ- izations in Illinois, must be taken up by the party members at every op- portunity, as well as the other reso- lutions in connection with the united front campaigns of the party. May Day at Temple Hall. May day celebration this year at Temple Hall, Marshfield and Van Bu- ren Sts, May day committee meets next Tuesday at 180 West Washing- ton St, 8 p. m. Branches send full delegations, ; Next meeting of the city central committee on Wednesday, April 1, at 722 Blue Island Ave.—Fraternally, Workers (Communist) Party, Loral Chicago, Martin Abern, Secretary. Japanese Concert and Dance. NEW YORK, March 20—The Young Workers’ League, Branch 5, and the Japanese branch of the Workers Party are running a joint concert and dane on Saturday, March 28, 8 p. m. at Workers’ House, 108 HB. 14th street for the benefit of the DAILY WORK- ER and the Young Worker. A won- derful program has been arranged, of Japanese songs, sword dances and in- terpretative dancing. Music by a at sunion jazz band. Admission 35 cents, Party Activities Of Local Chicago Saturday, March 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 W P. Admission 25¢, Frolic and dance, Liberty Hall, 49th court and 14th street, Cicero, under auspices, of Cicero brothers of. A and Y. W. L, Admission 35 cents, 'been held in this steel ARRANGED FOR MAX SALZMAN Will Speak in Many Mining Camps CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20.— An extensive tour has been arranged for Max Salzman thru the mining districts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In addition he will speak in a number ‘of other indus- trial centers, His dates are as follows: Akron, Ohio, March 21-22. Yorkville, Ohio, Margh 25. Tiltonville, Ohio, March 26, Dillonvale, Ohio, March 27, Bradley, Ohio, March 28, 2 Dillonvale, Ohio, Y. W. L. theeting, March 29, Martin’s Ferry, Ohlo, March 30. Bellaire, Ohio, March 31. Neffs, Ohio, April 1. Dilles Bottom, Ohio, April 2. Powhattan, Ohio, April 3. Triadelphia, W. Va., April 4, Bellaire Young. Miners’ Conference, April 5. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6-7, McDonald, Pa., April 8. Bentleyville, Pa., April 9. Marianna, Pa., April 10. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 11. Pittsburgh Young Miners’ Confer ence, April 12. E. Liverpool, Ohio, April 13. Youngstown, Ohio, April 14-15. Warren, Ohio, April 16-17, Cleveland, Ohio, April 18-19. Ashtabula, Ohio, April 20-21. Conneaut, Ohio, April 22-23, Buffalo, N. Y., April 24-25-26. Erie, Pa., April 27, PITTSBURGH PARIS COMMUNE MEET FOR MARCH 29 PITTSBURGH, March 20—The les sons of the Paris Commune will be ex plained to the workers of Pittsburgh, Pa., by Wm. F. Dunne, editor of the DAILY. WORKER, March 29, 7:30 p. m. at tho International Socialist Ly- ceum, 805 James street. Arrange ments are being made for a Paris Com mune celebration, which despite the late date, is expected to draw a large audience. It is the first time in sey- eral years that such a celebration has been held. Several successful meetings have city lately. Good support was rallied here for the Sacco-Vanzetti defense on Sunday Robert Minor and Epstein spoke to a packed house exposing the lies of the agent of the Second International Abramovich. In addition to the lecture a good program of entertainment is being prepared, including recitations, a mu- sical program by a string orchestra, and singing by the German and Hun. garian workers’ choruses. . Admission is free. ve ARE YOU YOUNG? If so, you are not immune from contagion. You cannot be vaccinated against spring fever. Spring fever Is contagious, Beware—and grow old. Or succumb and come to the spring fever costume dance, on Saturday, April 4, 1925, at 1347 Boston Road, Bronx. It is arranged by Branch 1, of the Young Workers’ League. Music, Youth, Dance. And you be there! Internationalists, Attention! You must come to the next Anti- Nationalists’ Concert and Ball, on Saturday, April 11, 1925, at 1347 Bos- ton Road, Bronx. Given under the auspices of the Workers Party Eng- lish Branch No. 1, Bronx. Admlesion 50 cents, Does your friend subseribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! NEW YORK WORKERS —~ SCHOOL HAS TRAINED SPEAKING TEACHER NEW YORK, March 20—A gen- eral course in public speaking will be given every Tuesday evening, 8 p.m. at the Workers’ School, 108 East 14th street. The instruc- tor is Carl Brodsky, one of the best Party speakers in New York, and well equipped to train others. The primary purpose of this course is to develop Propagandists who can effectively present the Communist position in their activi« ties in the party and the trade un-. jons. Last-y election campaign showed the great need for trained Speakers, Comrades are pr to register so that we may. have a bigger and better corps of speakers for the coming, campaigns this sui mer and fall. i re ae For registration and A re any day or ey