The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 3

CITY GETS JUN FOR SKY PRICES UNDER CAR BILL Workers Party Has the Only Real Plan The Dever traction ordinance, which will be voted on by the workers next ‘Tuesday, proposes that the city shall buy at par value the traction bonds which have a par value of $67,000,000, while these same bonds ar quoted on the market at $46,000,000, The securities which the Dever or- dinance provides the city shall buy at par value, $31,000,000, are now quoted on the market at $22,000,000. Ten Per Cent Fee. The ordinance provides in addition that the bankers negotiating the sale to the city shall be paid a brokerage fee of 10 per cent, or a commission of $50,000,000 on the entire project. The city, under the ordinance, Guarantees to pay $162,702,535 for the traction certificates, and to pay five per cent on these certificates. There are $140,000,000 outstanding bonds of the surface lines due in two years, and there is only $20,000,000 on hand to pay for them. Demand Workers’ Control. The transportation system will be turned over to the city in bad repair, much of the elevated structures being practically junk. It is noticable’ that the politicians opposing. the ordinance have offered mo plan to meet Chicago's traction problem. The Workers (Communist) Party, on the other hand, has demanded that the traction system be confiscated by the city, and that the employes run- ning the traction lines be put in com- plete control, thru committees of the union employes. Economists Recognize Economic Progress of USSR Says Commissar MOSCOW, April 3.—Addressing the Plenary session of the council of con- gresses of exchange trade, Comrade Sheinman, people’s commissary of in- ternal commerce, dwelt on the main tasks actually facing Soviet trade. Pointing out the notable economic progress of the Union of Socialist Sov- det Republics, the speaker stressed the fact that there is not one serious eco- nomist ‘in Europe or America today who does not recognize the fact. The successful carrying out of the monet- ary reform, the lowering of the prices, the greater productivity of labor, the lowering of the primary cost of indus- trial products, and the relative stabil- ity of the grain market—all this prov- ed that, in spite of partial crop fail- ure, the situation was well taken in hand. These successes, the speaker declared, ought to be a basis for fur- ther achievements. Report Shows Trade Between USSR and Norway Has Gone Up MOSCOW, April 3—The Commun: istblad, organ of the Norwegian Com- munist Party, published at Oslo (Christiania), reports that trade be- tween the Union of Socialist Soviet Re- publics and Norway increased three times in 1924 as compared with the previous year, the purchases made by the Union reaching a total of about 50 million Norwegian crowns, which is about the pre-war level, Accurate payment by the Soviets has definitively eliminated any ap prehension that may have been felt in some of the Norwegian business quarters, and the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics enjoys full credit among these quarters, which no long- er ask, as they had to do before, for any guarantee on the part of the Norwe- gian government when selling on credit to Soviet trade organs and firms, All the banks, including the State Bank of Norway, now accept the bills of the Soviet trade mission. It is interesting to note that com- plaints ate heard among Norwegian merchants and industrialists that Nor- way’s trade with Poland is done at more or less considerable losses. GET A SUB AND GIVE ONE! General Strike of French Students Ties Up Schools PARIS, France, April 3.—The strike of the students in the University of Paris has spread and a general strike of students in the universities at Nancy, Bordeaux, Clermont, Fer. rand and Caen have joined the Paris students. The protest occurred when students objected to the appointment of a Her- riot politician to the lectureship in in- ternational law. The dean of the school was suspended because he manifested sympathy with the dem- onstrators. Most of the professors, in sympathy with the students, have declared that they will not teach classes during'the strike. The Communist students, who have been expounding Communist princi- ples during the demonstration, have a large following among their, fellow students. The strike is 90 per cent ‘effective, the few students who enter the school building being heavily guarded by police. March Building Permits Increase Over Last Year Permits for more apartment and residence construction were issued in March than in January and February according to Chicago building commis- sioner, Frank E. Doherty. In March 1925 permits were issued for the con- struction of 566 apartment buildings, while permits were issued dm March 1924 for 561 apartment buildings.. In March of this year permits: were issued for 1,074 residences, compared Does your friend subscribe to| to permits for 891 residences last the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! | March. be MMM TTT Number One-- i Is a task of no small importance. Getting a sub for the DAILY WORKER gi from your shop-mate or member of your union is a task for the very best kind of a Communist organizer. You must state, prove, convince—you must place before the uninformed worker every argument as to why he should sub- scribe to The DAILY WORKER—and to the Communist principles it advocates. But it is the task of every Communist. This is the field in which are found not only the future members of the Workers (Communist) Party, but also— ¥ This is the field and work in which are developed the highest type of Communist Organizers. Getting a DAILY WORKER sub is a task of no small importance! Try it on your | shop-mate—it will make a better Com- munist of you! If You Succeed—Use This Blank ec year FS. Zaente Pace 3 monte oe peyton ity "se 6 momtis § 2. NEW SUBSCRIPTION TO BUILD THE DAILY WORKER NAME STREET. CITY. JOBLESS MOTHER IN MILL TOWN SELLS HER BARY Advertises for New Mother in Paper LAWRENCE, Mass., April 3.—On front page of the Lawrence Tribune, issue of March 18, appears this ad- vertisement, “Pretty three months old baby girl for adoption. Mother not working, too poor to support. For further information write Box J-326, Box 627, City.” The mother, three months after the birth of her first child, has been going from employment offidée to employ- ment office. Her husband left town to look for work in another city. He could not find it. The textile mill barons of this town have been laying off thousands of workers, slashing wages, and putting other workers on part time, Genevieve was born in the heart of the struggle between the starving mill workers, and the child exploitaing mill owners, Begged For Work Her mother has begged in vain that the mill owners give her some work. no matter how long the hours or poor the wages; no matter how degrading the work. But the mill owners are locking the workers out, Genevieve’s mother can- not sell her strength, her labor, to the industrial lords of Lawrence, “The poor house for you,” they tell Genevieve’s mother, “and take your brat with you. In a dozen years we will help her. When she is ten or twelve years old we will put her to work in the mills.” The textile mill owners, who weave expensive clothes for the Fifth Ave. shops, like to take the employes young. “Mill broke” is the name that is applied to immature boys and girls who have had the spirit and ambition for education ground out of them at an early age. In the same page of the Tribune that the advertisement appears is a story about Genevieve. “In a hundred perhaps a thousand homes in Law- rence there are Genevieves.” But it would not do for this rag which is al- ways at the service of the mill own- ers to admit that it is the shadows of the textile mills which hang over Genevieve. Capitalism Inflicts Blight So the kept sheet of the textile bosses invents an excuse for the pov- erty of Genevieve’s mother. “Gene- vieve’s father hasn’t provided for her as other fathers have,” says the kept newspaper. But the citizens of Lawrence know that unemployment stalks abroad in the New England mill country, and in the other big industrial centers. And the starved workers are talking of making over industry and abolish- ing the profiet system. The advertisement on the front page of the Lawrence Tribune is an indictment against, the Lawrence mill owners, a badge of the blight the capitalist system inflicts on the work- i} ing class. Standard Oil Money to Help Ford Make pany, which will manufacture air- planes for Edsel Ford’s commercial airplane project, is backed by Allan Jackson, vice-president of the Stand- ard Oil company of Indiana, Philip K. Wrigley, son of the chewing gum king, and Marshall Field III. Edsel Ford has formed the All-Metal Airplane company of Detroit, which will use the airplanes made by the Stout company, to connect the prin- cipal cities in a passenger airplane service, it is said. Charge Klansman Kidnaped Girl. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3.—The former grand dragon of the ku klux klan in Indiana, D. C. Stephenson, was arrested here charged with as- sault and battery, attempted murder and kidnaping, by an Indianapolis girl. The girl is in a critical condi- tion, after having been taken to Chi- cago by the klansman. Weeks Gets “Sick.” WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.— Secretary of War John W. Week: who probably will retire from the cabinet before June 30, because of ill- is confined to his home here suf- fering from thrombosis. His condi- tion, while not serious, is said to have Coun’ Chicago, Illinois. Commercial Planes The Stout All-Steel Airplane com- detachable; with pocket for containing a full descriptive ca‘ publications from “The Source of All Communist Literature in This =the DAILY WORKER, 1113 West Washington Blvd., ASH {E| SEE IT HERTY. (Continged a, page 1) country is do! trying to do, Only workers who gle against the capitalists are with mercilessly. Doheny and Sinclair have been travel- ing around the world since they were indicted, but sands of workers are held in jail forjmerely being mem- bers of a working/ class organization. This is true p: ularly of members of the I. W. W. who are thrown into the jails of California on the slight- est pretext, INCE the Teapot Dome scandal broke loose, a {very important de- velopment has taken place in the oil industry. The Standard Oi] company has gobbled up most of the Doheny interests and it seems that Sinclair has walked into the Rockefeller par- lor. This means that Standard is now the unchallenged, king of oil on this continent and that means something. It is significant that the oll indict- ments were quashed a few days after the announcement of the new oil mer- ger was made, When the inner his- tory of the Teayot Dome scandal is written, it may be learned that Stand- ard Oil was rather pleased than oth- erwise, at the predicament in which its competitors found themselves. It may even be possible that John D.'s industrial octopus had a hand in in stigating the Teapot storm. . ed DMINIST! IONS do not always act impartiglly for capitalism as a whole. Sometimes a powerful group like the $tandard Oil company, or the steel trast or several power- ful groups working in harmony, de- cide to crush their rivals. The aver- age worker believes he is having a lot of fun and that “his” government is “whipping the money lenders out of the temple,” in good old J. Christ fashion. But this is a delusion. It is quite evident in the Doheny-Sin- clair case. The Standard Oil com- pany undoubtedly has the inside track in the present administration. It represents big, big, business. It is established and holds sway by di- vine right.’ If the Dohenys and Sin- clairs think they can play a lone hand, so much the worse for them. If they refuse to join hands in the big game, voluntarily, ways and means must be found to bring them to book. Hence the Teapot Dome indictments, ee INCLAIR OG and Standard Oil were scrapping in Persia. But no longer. They have buried the hatch- et. The burial took place since the Teapot Dome flurry. Doheny was the uncrowned ] of Mexico. He shar- ed power with King George of Eng- land, even while he was president of the American Association for the Re- cognition of the Irish Republic, on the nomination of De Valera. His father was a Fenian and Mrs. Doheny is highly honored by the pope for her benefactions to: the Mexican church, which by the way; came in very handy to Doheny in keeping the Mexicaa peons walking the ways of the lord and rendering unto Caesar that which Caesar says is his, in this case Do- heny. Therefore, the oil king was a good Irish republican. eee OHENY purchased the Mexican government outright, endorsed Calles a few weeks after that worthy paraded thru New York’s east side with red banners flaunted by Morris Hillquit and other socialist leaders who organized the parade. The wise Doheny evidently assumed that, Cal- les being yellow enough to suit the socialist party, should be quite safe for oll. While government lawyers were shadow boxing with Doheny's lawyers over the legality of the ofl steals, Doheny was in Mexico, advis- ing Calles. Evidently Standard Oil used the legal club to shake Doheny down, and having gone as far as de- ceny would permit, told its rival that if he signed on the dotted line, Rocke- feller would call off its dogs and find a judge who would detect some flaw in the indictments. Doheny signed and turned over his kingdom of Mexi- co to John D. vue .@ A Nip is not the way empires were fought for and won in olden times. Had a battle for such rich booty been waged six hundred years ago, Do- heny’s head would now adorn John D.'s pike on the portals of the gate leading to 26 Broadway and John’s retainers would quaff the flowing bow! and revel over the oil baron’s con- quest. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., would not waste his time, teaching Sunday school, but would very likely carry Doheny’s daughters—if he has any— into captivity, slay his wife and his mother and boil all Doheny’s male progeny in their father’s oil, The world does move just the same. And While You Build the Labor Movement— - For every $6.00 worth of subs ($8.00 worth in Chicago) we will gladly send you a leather binder with patent clasp making all sheets and note paper for your use— e of all Communist books and one at SUILDERS e. 2 WORK HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PREPARATIONS? Detroit to Have Real Mass Demonstration on May Day By EDGAR OWENS. HE Daily Worker organization In Detroit plans to celebrate May Day by making a mass distribution of DAILY WORKERS before the factories. The goal almed at Is a 20,000 distribution and there is every reason to believe that this goal will be reached. Some of the branches have already pledged substantial amounts to be applied towards the cost of the papers and others will be heard from soon. The recent distribution of a special Detroit Edition of the DAILY WORKER went to prove what can be accomplished by this method. It advertised our paper and lald the elemental basis for an approach for subscriptions, At this.moment Detroilt’s sub Ilst is at the highest point since the DAILY WORKER was established. A mass distribution such as is contemplated for May Day will go a long way In assuring that we will reach our quota In the national sub drive which Is now under way. There will be special articles dealing with the Industrial and political situation in Detroit which will give the May Day edition a local appeal that will be of great benefit to the party here as well as to the DAILY WORKER Members and branches are urged to keep In mind the Importance of the May distribution. As a method of effective propaganda the distribu- tion will overshadow anything yet attempted. While the mass meeting on the evening of May 1, at which Comrade J, W. Johnstone will be the principle speaker will draw a record attendance, It cannot be compared with the agitational effect of the distribution. The mass meeting will be attended by comrades and sympathisers. The distribution will reach many thousands who have not yet been touched by the revolutionary message of Communism. eoeee THE COMMITTEE REQUESTS— The Detroit DAILY WORKER Committee takes this opportunity to urge a whole-hearted support from the branches and the entire member ship in this great undertaking. Get advertisements. Make individual and branch contributions to cover the expenses involved. Get the report in of what your branch Is doing as soon as possible. Funds should be remitted not later than April 25th, so that there will be plenty of time to inform the DAILY WORKER of the number of the May Day editions Detroit will use. THE DAILY WORKER COMMITTEE. ee 8 @ NEW SUBS RECEIVED ON APRIL SECOND. CHICAGO, ILL.—Garfinkel, 2; Jas. Theodorov; Pauline Jaffe; Steve Luko. CHRISTOPHER, ILL.—Alex Reid. NEW YORK. N. Y.—F. Cammer, 5. BOSTON, MASS—J. Kraska. CINCINNATI, O—Goodman Block, 3. CLEVELAND, O—Henry Rejonen, 2 MASS, MICH.—Mary Nieminen, 2. COVERDALE, PA—Mary Kine. DAILY WORKER INSURANCE HAS BECOME HABIT IN NEW YORK CITY (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK CITY, April 3.—Altho the DAILY WORKER insurance drive is long since over, some of the branches seem to have “got the habit” and are still making payments, as can be seen from the following which has come in since the official closing of the drive March 5. It’s not a bad habit, at that. The DAILY WORKER hopes that they'll never get over it. English—Downtown $28.00; West- side $1§.25; Harlem $59.00; Bronx No. 1 $8.00; Willlamsburg: $13.00; Brownsvill8 $6.00. Armenian—$5.00. Esthonian—$4.00. Finnish—Harlem $31.00; $1.00; South Brooklyn $7.00. German — Nightworkers $12.00; Inwood Number Two-- oe * 7 if , Page Three ANTI-NEGRO U.S, OFFICIAL FIRED AFTER PROTEST Used Government Post for Race Hatred NEW YORK—(FP)—April 3—Yield- ing to the pressure of the Nations! Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Secretary of Labor Davis has agreed to cancel the ap pointment of Dr. W. A. Plecker, spe- cial agent of the department. Davis announces his decision in a letter to the association, replying to their pro- test against Plecker’s anti-Negro propaganda, The gravity of Plecker’s jffense was intensified by his use of the free mailing (franking) privileges of the department. In a pamphlet he dis- tributed mail free in wholesale quan- tities occurred such statements as the following: “Thee mental and moral char- acteristics of a black man can- not even under the best environ- ment and educational advantages become the same as those of a white man. “Let us turn a deaf ear to those who would interpret christian botherhood to mean racial equal- ity.” Davis said he didn't know whet Plecker was up to and said that the latter, because of his official position as registrar of vital statistics for Vir- ginia, had been designated as special agent without salary, but that his fed. eral appointment had been cancelled on receipt of the association's com- munication. Labor Gets Slapped by Illinois Solons Who Obey Employers SPRINGFIELD, IL, April 3—Laber measures in the Illinois legislature are encountering rough roads, particularly the injunction limitation bill and the woman's 8-hour bill The anti-injunction bill, whieh for- bids issuance of injunctions in labor disputes except to prevent irreparable injury to property, fell in the house of representatives by 74 against to 63 in favor. A motion to postpone fn- definitely by Representative Soder- strom of the Typographical Union makes it possible to call it up again if the outlook becomes more favorable. The woman's 8-hour bill, specially sponsored by the women members of the legislature, had so few friends in the committee that it was sent te the floor of the house without reopm- mendation, This indicates shipwreck ahead. Colorade Against Child Labor @fi! DENVER, Colo., April 3—The Cole- rado house of representatives has voted down the bill providing for ratl- fication of the proposed amendment to the federal constitution giving com- gress the power to limit the hours of labor of children under 18 years ef age. Bushwick $1.00; Ridgewogd $10.00. Hungarian—Astoria $17.00. Jewish—Downton No. 1 $15.00; Har- lem $6.00; Bronx No. 1 $2.00; Wis liamsburg $5.00; Boro Park $17.00; Both Beach 00; Coney Island $17.00» Jugo-Slav—$2.00. Lithuanian—Bronx $24.00; Borc Park $10.00. Russian—Downtown $15.00; Har- lem $28.00; Williamsburg $12.00; South Brooklyn $30.00. Ukrainian—Downtown $65.00. Nonmember $1.00. Young Workers’ League No. 1— $2.50; No. 6 $2.00; No. 12 $11.00; No 16 $2.00; No. .21 $1.00; No, 24 $19.00 We hope that April will see every member make good his pledge, an¢ every branch settle and balance its Insurance Policy account. Shepherd Denied Bail. William D. Shepherd today again was denied freedom on bonds pending his trial on an indictment charging murder for the death of Willlam Nel- son McClintock and the date of his trial was set for one week from today. GET A SUB AND GIVE ONE! CI MM LL Is just as important—but it’s easier. The second task that is asked of every Communist—in or out of the Workers (Communist) Party—in the Second An- nual Sub Campaign is very much easier. You have no doubt tried to convince; you have surely stated the Communist princi- ples and program to many workers you have met. You did this as the task of a Communist. But where you may have not as yet succeeded—let the DAILY WORKER do it; you can do it better with “Our Daily.” Pay: for a subscription out of your own pocket (if you can) to the worker whom you want to convince. 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