The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 31, 1925, Page 5

SOLDIERS FACE ~ FIRING SQUAD FOR COMMUNISM Spies Frame Up 8 Reds in Hawaii (Continued from Page 1) Phen Domagalski, 21st infantry band, drum major; Simon L, Schwartz, bugler corps, 11th field artillery, a young artist; and another man in the llth field artillery. These charges against all of these soldiers are “radé: cal fdeas;” or “member of Hawaiian Communist League.” b Patil Crouch who; before his arrest was a regimental supply clerk in the 21st infantry. Creque and Trumbull have. been framed up, the two “wit- nesses”. against them being secret service spies who unsuccessfully tried to join the Communist League, and the three. Communists are in danger of the, firing squad. The “evidence” against Creque consists of his com- ments in his diary which the detect- fives stole, and articles in the DAILY WORKER. Spy Stole Letter A letter written by the Hawaiian Communist League to the Third In- ternafional at Moscow, never reached its destination as it was taken from the United States mails by the spy, who was acting under orders from the assistant chief of staff of the United States army, Hawaiian division. The letter declared that the Hawaiian Com- munist League accepted all the rules and principles of the Third Interna- tional, and sent the greetings of the class conscious workers and soldiers of Hawaii. The spy sent out by the United | States government to frame up the soldiers, Corporal Hugene M. Fisher, was not admitted to the Communist League, and whatever “evidence” he has to show is either manufactured or stolen, Not Secret The Hawaiian Communist League is not’and hever has been secret organ- ization. Comrade Crouch was arrested Feb. 19, afid taken to the guard house, charged with “violation of the 96th articleof war on four specifications,” including ‘the charge that the league is a secret organization, that he “ad- vocated the overthrow of the govern- ment,” and. that the letter to the } Communist International “violated the law.? Comrade Crouch and his fellow prisoners are without legal aid -with- out funds, and are being treated abo- minably. Comrade Crouch is in the prison ward of the hospital, suffering from ulcer of the stomach: His treat- ment has been brutal beyond descrip- tion,» «« In the guard house he was not per- mitted to write his parents, and up un- til the present time has not been al- lowed ‘to have a comb or shaving brush. He is being forced to use the one safety razor blade for shaving which he had been using when ar- rested. He has not been allowed to secure any of his personal posses- sions. Comrade Crouch’s mail has been withheld from him. Army Tries to Surpress Case He ‘was forced to work when he was 80 ill his fellow soldiers had to carty him to his post. He has been threatened with personal violence by the brutal provost sargeant. On Feb. 28, Comrade Crouch was moved to the hospital ward. He is not permitted to have any money. The army officials are trying to surpress all publicity with regard to the ease. Pittsburgh, Ras, Lobds! Fills 70% of Its Quota in the Second Annual Sub Campaign. JAPANESE WOMEN SLAVE IN MILLS 12 HOURS A DAY Guarded to’ Cut’ Off Escape : OITA, Japan, March. 29.—Oné mil- f lion Japanese women and, .girls are kept virtual prisoners in -Japanis .silk | . and cotton factories, where they’ are forced to labor 12 hotrs & Qa¥ ‘for 40 cents a day. BRS: One such factory” tie¥é; dwned ‘by a foreign corporation’ which? dwis’ 42 such factories, is typical?'"Pie4actory is enclosed by an eight foot®Wall to prevent the escape of the 15,000%¢itls who are Housed ‘withTn 218 Swalla, Sentries stand guard over the gates. The girls live in cramped ‘tuarters provided by the factory>’ They work from 7:80va> m. “to °7:30-spe am, with no Sunday rest. Overseers stationed’ thtudit the®fac- tory ‘keep the girls working at’ ‘top speed. . Girls as young tis" ¥ ahd*10 years of age’ are madé® to” Tabor in these textile ‘mills. * ST fie Union Officials.of.’; é Sweden Compromise to End Big Lackout (Special to the Daily Worker.) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Maréh’ 29— The lockout in Sweden of thé workers in five industries, affecting 130,000 employes, was called off yestéday af- ter a compromise agreement between the officials of the general labor fed- eration and the assdciation of employ- ers. The union officials had previous- ly refused to call a national general strike to assist the locked out work- ers, as demanded by the rank and file. “Lenin-- _ The Great Strategist FRENCH MINERS FELL =| 1,000 FEET IN GAGE TO DEATH AT BOTTOM NANCY, March 29,—Ninety min- ners leaving a shaft in the Sarre and Moselle mines at Mériebach, Lorraine, Thursday, were preoipi- tated from a_height of 1,000 feet when the elevator cable broke near the surface. : The miners were traveling up from work on a three-deck elevator when the cable gave way. In spite of immediate rescue s the miners have not yet been reached. Altho cries were heard at the pit's mouth these are believed to have come from miners in the galleries below who witnessed the tragedy, in which all are believed to have perished. Production Declining -: But Still Higher Now: Than It Was in 1924 WASHINGTON, March 29. — Re- ports from the federal reserve dis- tricts summarizing general business and ‘financial conditions, show that production in basic industries declin- ed in February and’ the early part of March from the high output of Janu- ary, but continued above the level of a year ago. Despite a decline in the prices of agricultural commodities, the average of wholesale prices rose slightly. The index of production in twenty-two basic industries, which is adjusted to allow for differences in the number of working days and for seasonal vari- ations, declined 3 per cent in Febru- ary, but continued to be higher than at any time since the peak reached in May, 1923. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER! About This Book of the Class War’ by A. Lozovsky. In a splendid introduction Alexander Bittelman, member . of the central executive com- mittee of the Workers Party, says: “What must you do? What can YOU Do? 15c EACH We have received a new stock of this splendid pamphlet by the secretary of the Red 1113 W. Washington Blvd. des He has built a party and led a movement which already con- quered for the toiling masses one- sivth of the earth’s surface. He ought to know how you do those things. Ask him and he'll tell you.” International of ‘Labor Unions. * aie Order from your local DAILY WORKER agent‘or by mail from THE DAILY WORKER Chicago, Illinois “Turn to Lenin, he'll tell you,» THE DAILY WORKER BIG BUSINESS ‘DEFLAGES’ THE WHEAT, FARMER Knocks 55%tents Off in Two Months Will the recent break of 25% cents @ bushel in wheat in three days and the steady decline to a level 55c be- low the middle of January wake the farmers up to the fact that they were ‘|}duped by a S€titious price situation into electing Coolidge? According to 4Griswold in the Chicago Journal of GComnierce, “the olifest trader on the exchatige has noTecollection of a sit- uation that is comparable to this.” “In a normal’ ‘niarket,” says Gris- wold,““no exaggeration of opinion, no digtértion of matket'news could drive a sfrigle wheat option close to the pre- war level and then chop 55c off the price,” before the Option expires. Of course this market: had been rigged to take the wind out of the farmer- labor combination+ A month ago the New York Times pointed out that the term world short- age of wheat had**been somewhat loosely used. It said that, excluding Russia, production would be about 3,100,000,000 ‘bushels which compares very well with* 3,742,000,000 in 1922 and 3,106,000,000 in 1921. The esti- mated yield nevér reached 3,000,000,- 000 in any other postwar year. The department of agriculture now says that there is enough wheat on hand in the country ‘to meet domes- tic requirements for feed, seed and flour, allow for exports equal to those from March 1 to June 30 last year and leave a carryover of about 51,000,000 bushels.” It points out that in the first eight weeks of 1925 Australia and Argentine furnished the world market 50 per cent more wheat than a year ago and that the world’s commercial stocks Feb. 1 were 375,000,000 bush- els, the largest since the war except 1924 and Pay oun under that year. Also Percent more acre- age has been sown to winter wheat than in 1924. The high prices around election did not go to the farmer. He delivered his wheat between July and Feb. 1 at an average of $1.24 a bushel, most of it having been sold far in advance of the boom, Wheat. headed for over $2 was only an election promise. It fooled many into believing that it would hold unti) the next crop.. But the hope gave Coolidge. the west. Children Born After - Revolution Make High Comparative Showing MOSCOW—(FP)—Tests. made by the. state research institute of the children born of employes of the Peter Alexiey textile factory, show that the average physical condition of Russian infants is higher than before the revo- lution, Three month old babies show sounder and greater physical develop- ment than six month old babies in pre-revolutionary days. The tests in- cluded chest and head measurements, height and genéral power of resis- The anxiety generally felt in Rus- sia for the health of the generation born immediately after the revolution When thewhole’’ nation had been physically and nervously sapped, is diminishing. Tests, made throughout Russia prove that the weakened con- dition of mothers after the revolution was no greater than their constantly weakened condition in pre-revolution- ary days, caused by the permanent strain of poverty and insecurity. The experts making these tests do not ascribe the improvement to improved physical conditions of life, for these have not bettered sufficiently as yet to cause so great an effect, but to the Improvement in the outlook on life of the parents, ther greater security, their relief from, constant anxiety, and the generally. wholesome mental life which’ the workers are leading. Ohio Bill, to Dope Children of Public Schools, Is Killed COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 29.—Ad- vocates of the Buchanan bible bill, bien would force public school chil- dren. of Ohio to read ten verses of the bible every day in the public schools, were defeated in the senate. The senate calendar committee, by a vote of four to one, refused to place the bill, aimed to dope the minds of the children, on the calendar for ac- tion during the’ closing hours of the bresent session of the senate. The bill ig said''to be dead so far as this session of the legislature is concerned, altho it has already pass- ed the house. a r all. in this country” — go, Illinois. A MINING TOWN LEADS! Communist Organizer Shows How. T is quite appropriate that a town in the rebellious Kansas coal fields should lead the campaign to “Build the DAILY WORKER.” Pittsburg, Kansas, home of militant miners’ who are supporting Alec Howatt, in the still unorganized Communist territory turns in 70 per cent if its quota with one blow in the second week of the Second Annual Sub Campaign. Comrade J. E, Snyder, organizer working in this territory sends in the subs that are a response to his message of what the DAILY WORKER means to militant miners, We look forseven greater sup- port from here before the campaign is ended. * New Orle: where Communism is still umheard of, one lone Red turns in four subs to fill 40 per cent of his quota and we look to this militant, J, C. Das, to finish a brilliant beginning. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Is doing nobly with 22.4 per cent of its quota already filled and Comrade Shklar, local secretary and DAILY WORKER agent threatens that Milwaukee will lead again as it did In the first week. Tom Mathews, who is greatly the reason for so much Communist activity on “main street,” with a batch of auba filled 22 per cent of the quota for Omaha, Nebraska, Most cities have not begun to stir yet. New York. whieh has turned in a couple thousand short term subs thru @ special campaign, will soon be busy thruout the branches on the present campaign and like Chicago and Philadelphia will soon be racing for leaderahip. These locals and individuals are building for Communism. Are you? Perform the simple task of getting at least two NEW subs before June 15 and your local will be among the lead- ers. The quotas set give equal opportunity for all locals—GET IN THE CAMPAIGN. THE RACE in the Second Annual Sub Campaign. These Active Builders were among those who have turned in NEW subs to swell the total above. They have turned in subs arriving at the end of the week and if your name is not in the list—WILL IT BE THERE SOON? Chicago, Ill, M. Gomez, 1; D, E, Earley, 1; A. E. Valentine, 2; I, L. Davidson, 1. Philadelphia, Pa., William Kogerman 1. Pittsburgh, . Fred Merrick, 4. West New York, N. J., A. T, Zaparka, 1. Cleveland, Ohio, Theodore Evanoff, 1; H. Reyonen, 1. Portland, Ore., Harry Scolnick, 2. Boston, Mass., Albert Weisbard, 1; Elsie Pultur, 1; Robert Zeims, 2. Astoria, Ore., Nestor Williams, 1. Saskatoon, Sask., Can. 1, Detroit, Mich. J. Mazzanto, 1; N. Stoyanoff, 8. Oakland, Cal., A. C. Makutinas, 1. “ Los Angeles, Cal., 8, Globerman, 2; M. Molnar, 1. Milwaukee Wis., G. S. Shklar, 2. Salt Like City, Utah, Willlam 8, Dalton, 1. Superior, Wis,, Ellen Limponen, 2. Elizabeth, Pa., Harry Janolewiez, 1, And While You Build the Labor Movement— For every $6.00 worth of subs ($8.00 worth in Chicago) we will gladly send you ase binder with patent clasp making all sheets detachable; with pocket for f om and note paper for your use—containing a full descriptive catalogue of mmunist books and publications from “The source of all Communist liter- The DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington, Blvd., vf) 9 Page Five res LOOSE BUSINESS DEALS OF SCHOOL BOARD EXPOSED As the time nears for a showdown between tne organized teachers of Chicago and the proposed company union backers in the superintend- ent’s office and the board, charges and evidence of administrative inefficiency and joose business dealings pile up. Instead of meeting the congestion of children in the schools, the school authorities have allowed the seating shortage to become over 3,000 greater than last year when 76,619 pupils had no proper accommodation. This {s certified to the board’s finance com- mittee by its firm of accountants which urges the board to get down to business in the following words: “This condition, the great serious- ness of which is exemplified by the fact that the board will actually lose ground during 1925 in the matter of overtaking the seating shortage, calls for an early consideration of the whole problem of organization.” The Chicago Teachers’ Federation graphically points out why children must do without seats in school. It runs a full page advertisement show- ing that the taxable property in Chi cago is valued at $40,000,000,000 but that $36,000,000,000 of this illegally escapes taxation, The board of education says, pla toon the school; the teachers say. stop tax-fixing and tax-dodging. The company union of Supt. McAn- drew, who wants to replace the teach- er councils by planting himself, a couple of his assistants, some princi- pals and assistant principals among ; the rank and file meetings, is still awaiting a favorable time to put it over. Dectir Tele Birth Control Conference We Need More Babies NEW YORK, March 29.—The sixth international, neo-Malthusian and birth control conference in session at the Hotel McAlpin received quite Subs Percentage | q jolt when Dr. Louis I. Dublin, sta- Sent: In: Quota Filled tistician of the Metropolitan Life In- Pittsburg, Kansas ... or 10 70 surance company told them that the New Orleans, La. ... 4 10 40 figures presented in their arguments Milwaukee, Wis. 125 22.4 in which they contend that all our Guahk Neb. 4 50 22 shiners troubles are due to over population were incorrect, Fgeatello,, Ind. x a = He then made a long. speech to Miami, Florida Sith ona 10 10 prove that what the country needed * Sistersville, W. Va. .. 1, 10 10 to cure its economic and: social ills Port Vule, Pa. .....-- a 1 10 10 was more babies. Salt Lake City, Utah .. a 10 10 “I cannot consider the underlying West Concord, N. Hy... + 10 10 causes for the decline in the birth rate Jamestown, N. Y. ..- 7 10 10 except to point to the very obvious West New York, N. J. . 7 10 10 influence of the widespread knowledge Alliance, Ohio 1 10 10 of contraceptive methods. Every doc- Allie, Wi 3 30 10 tor, every nurse, every druggist, and West ” every social worker will, I believe, ad- Chisholm, Minn, 1 10 10 mit that such knowledge is wide- Woodlawn, Pa. 1 10 10 spread. Contraception is more wide- Rockford, Hl. . 4 50 8 ly practiced here than in any country Philadelphia, Pa. 18 260 7.2 in the world except Germany and Kansas City, Kans. 2 20 6.7 | Austria.” Portiand, Ore. 4 60 6.6 Pit Sanger replied briefly to Dr. ublin's criticism. Superior, Wis, 4 se : “Every objection brought forward,” Buffalo, N.Y. . 4 100 3 at “ 20 500 4 e said, is an old story. If he will Detroit, Mich. .. stay with us he will find every objec- Pontiac, Mich. 1 bid . tion answered before the conference Denver, Colo, .. 2 50 4 is over.” Providence, R, |. .. 1 30 3.3 Revere, Mass, ; 2 3 |Want State Board Astoria, Ore. . 1 30 33 e Elizabeth, N. J, 1 30 33 of Education for Boston, Mase 7 200 35 Illinois Schools Pittsburgh, Pa. . 7 250 28 Los Angeles, C 4 180 27 SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 29—The San Francisco, C: 4 180 27 creation of a state board of education MeKeesport, Pa. 1 40 25 to consist of seven members and to Worcester, Mase. . 1 50 2 have supervision of public school mat- Chicago, MI. ... 23 1500 1.6 ters, is before the state legislature The proposal was in the form of a Baltimore, Md. . 1 75 1.3 recommendation coming from the edu- Cleveland, Ohio . 4 450 9 cations ene mission. New York, N. Y. « Lf 1800 4 Under the plan members of the Toledo, Ohio ... 1 200 bd state board of education would be ap- Minneapolis, Minn. .. 1 200 5 pointed by the governor from each of the seven supreme court districts. “It is the intent of the commission that this board shall be the policy making body for public education in Illinois,” the commission says in re commending the bill. “It will be without administrative powers over school districts. Matters of public education are now distri- buted among various officials, boards, and departments. The commission holds that these scattered functions should be combined and placed in charge of a state board.” Child Labor Law Killed in the New Hampshire Senate CONCORD, N. H.—The New Hamp- shire senate, without a dissenting vote- concurred with the house of represen- tatives in rejecting the proposed child | labor amendment.