The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 9, 1925, Page 1

Daily Worker Annual Sub- scription Drive Now on. in Full Blast! GET IN. ON IT! Vol. Il. No. 75. “Su AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O')FLAHERTY HOULD all the maimed, : crippled and paralyzed war. veterans of Italy who fought and bled for King Emmanuel, follows the example of Giovanni Piroli, his majesty might have to take an organ around. the streets and grind it for a living. Else he might commit suicide, which would be more befitting to his rank and per- fectly satisfactory to us. What Piroli did was to appear before the king’s gate tattered and torn, a: mutilated wreck of what was once a man. ee IROLI asked to see the king, and unless we are being spoofed by a cub reporter, the gateman was un- usually obliging. He hied forth. to Emmanuel and told him what he saw at the portals. The next reel brought the crippled relic of humanity to the king’s presence. The hero told his king what had happened and then made the polite suggestion that com- pensation for his valor was in order. He hinted that an iron cross or a new pair of Boston garters would not fill the bill. see HE best is yet to come. After Piroli returned ,from the war, at least all that was left of him, a greedy landlord came along and evicted him from his cottage. It appears that the landlord was selling hot dogs on the market place in Rome while the hero was ducking Austrian bullets. While the hero was away fighting for his king, the landlord was getting glori- ously drunk but remained sober long enough to purchase the cottage in which the hero was born. There is: a moral, right here if you care to paint or otherwise adorn it. Evidence that aman may accumulate wealth de- spite an occasional sniff at a whis- key glass, while’many strict teetotal- lers @ie with dry whistles because they each lack the price of a glass of orangeade. se ‘HEN the hero returned he was so sick that he could not marry a munition maker’s daughter or even a red cross nurse. In fact, this was his only gain from the war. The land- lord forgot about the cottage for a few weeks while he celebrated the vic- tory of Italian arms over Austria, but when his small chan e. scanty, he wi his rent. The sight of @ Derais hero almost gaye him the hiccups, but he smothered his desire to kill when informed in trembling Vofee’ that 'Pi- roli had no money, . nothing but a breast full of patriotism. At that the landlord had a lot of patience. ae HE landlord, exercising his consti- tutional right as an S. L. P. man would say,: refrained from reverting to barbarism and realized that he was on the civilized plane. He did not kill his tenant, but evicted him with- out further discussion. Attempts of the tenant to point out that hé was a wounded patriot kept the landlord’s temper at the boiling point. Who- ever heard of a patriot getting his re- ward anywhere but in the neck and Piroli got it twice in many faba places. se 8 O much for the landlord. The cur- tain falls for a moment to indicate the passing of time and Piroli is shi- vering beside his sovereign after hay- ing told his ale. “What can I do for you?” said the sovereign between sobs, inwardly hoping that Piroli would be a decent fellow and ask for a drink and a Camel cigarette. oe when the monarch was hit up for the (Continued from page 2) DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT WRECKS ERIE TRAIN, KILLING THE FIREMAN GREAT BEND, Pa., April 6.— J. K. Loohm, fireman, was killed and William McGill, engineer, was injured, and passengers in a west bound Erie passenger train were thrown from their seats here today when the locomotive plowed thru two cars that jumped the track from an east bound freight In front of the passenger trarn. A broken brake beam caused the t freight cars to leap into the th of the passing train. “we caw tay gn eps TOUCHING sony OF IRISH FAMINE Peasants Dy ying for| Want of Food Robert Stewart, a leading member of the British Communist Party, and | now secretary of the Workers’ Inter- national Relief in Ireland has written the following story of conditions in the famine region in that country which shows the necessity for im- | mediate action on the part of the American workers if thousands of poor peasants and workers are to be saved from death thru starvation and disease caused by hunger. The DAILY WORKER urges its readers to get busy at once and send in contributions to the Irish Workers’ and Peasants’ Famine Relief Commit- tee with headquarters at 19 S. Lincoln St., Chicago. * #8 By ROBERT STEWART Thanks to the Workers’ Internation al Relief and their effective relief on the west coast of Donegal, many families face the perilous future with a little more hope in their hearts, I have just returned from a survey which included the area from Teelin to Dungloe, a stretch of mountainous country covering roundabout a hun- dred miles or more and taking in the villages and towns of Teelin, Kilcar, Killybegs, Ardara, Lettermacaward, Glenties, Dungloe, etc. Personal ob- servation confirms the reports of our committees thruout the area. The people have been taugh to hide their misery and veil their poverty as a thing to be ashamed of or to furtively beseech their “betters” for a moiety of their charity. The advent of the W. I. R. has changed that attitude. The surprising fact that people like themselves in other lands have heard of their trouble and have sent food, fuel and clothing to them, has awakened not but courage, where bad RUMOR PERSHING SLATED AS NEXT WAR SECRETARY Weeks to Be Out by Mid-Summer WASHINGTON, . April 7.—Rumors that Gen. Pershing would be named as the next secretary of war, to sti- multe a fascist “loyal” spirit thruout the country, were afloat in Washing- ton within an hour after it became known that John. W. Weeks, present head of the war department, had suf- fered an attack of thrombosis (para- lysis), and would probably soon re- sign, Later news of Weeks’ condition in- dicated that he would be only tem- porarily crippled, and that he might be strong enough to serve out the present year, but it was admitted that he probably would be out of the cabin- et by midsummer. Pershing has been ordered to Peru to have charge of the Tacna-Arica plebiscite, in case the Peruvian pro- test at the Hughes-Coolidge award in that land-grabbing case does not be- come a flat rejection of the plebiscite plan, His selection to head the war department would require the appoint- ment. of another man for the South American job. “Traditionally, the secretary of war has been.a civilian, This act may de- termine President Coolidge against the selection of Pershing. On the other hand, he may decide to set an- other precedent for enlarging the scope of choice to be employed by the White House. If he finds, however, that Pershing is a candidate for the presidential nomination in 1928, the genéral will go to South America, LEFT WINGER, TAKEN FROM JOB BY LEVIN, STUMPS AMALGAMATED OFFICIALS IN HOT CATECHISM (By a Member Taken Off the Job.) , The reactionary officials of the Amalgamated in Chicago are making a hollow pretense of democratic and legitimate procedure in dealing with the militants taken off the job for having distributed the leaflets issued by Local 5 of New York. They are calling in the militants one by on cross: examining them and trying to scare them into promising to “behave”; that, is to quit fighting against the class-collaborationist policy of the Hillnen- Levin machine, This week I received a communication from the union notifying me to appear before the board of directors of my local union. On arriving ‘at “the \ SPentianed. on page 8) OU | ‘n Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Ne eS LM by mail, $6.00 per year. France Coming Under Dawes Plan x ve | THURSDAY, “APRIL =* Published dafly except Sunday by THE DAILY WO..KER PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL Se wah WY CA 20 eg CONSPIRACY BETWEEN LOS POLICE AND THE YELLOW § (Special to The Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES. —(By Mail.)—Rafael Abramovich had» strong under- Standing with the police force of this city, but that did/mot save him: from having his anti-Soviet lies stick in his throat when he tok the platform at a meeting in the Central Labor Temple to slander the workers and myrasnt of the first workers’ and peasants’ government in history. The collusion betweengthe yellow socialists, the police: and the canitalist press was apparent when, two hours open, the notorious Los Angeles Times appeated on the streets with a headline: “Local Reds Plot Man’s Death” and giving as the basis for this provocative falsehood, a fake let- ter alleged to have been received by Abramovich during the day. The Fake Letter. The fake letter threatened to shoot the yellow stoolpigeon as soon as he opened his mouth against Soviet Rus- sia. Of course, the screed was written by one of the rats accompanying Abramovich on his tour or by the handy scribes of the department of justice who are adepts in forgery. ‘The meeting was called to order by Hassell, president of the Central La- bor Council who announced that the officials of the Central Council and the socialist party made an agree- ment with the police department, whioh would insure adequate protec- tion. Then the hypocritical C. J. Taft, of the Civil Liberties Bureau; spoke. He outlined the policy on the Abramovich question, which is the policy of the Jewish Daily Forward and of the yellow socialists. Abramovich outdid himself in slan- dering the Russian workers and peas- ants. He said that 60 per cent of the women in Russia were prostitutes. This statement inflamed the minds of his audience and shouts of “Liar! Liar! Defamer of women!” were hurl- ed at him from all over the hall. A young girl dressed in red stood up im the gallery and sang the Interna- tional. Used Clubs Freely. From the time Abramovich started until midnight, he was not able to make himself heard beyond the sec- ond row of seats. The police used their clubs freely and were kept busy ejecting men and women from the hall who were pointed out by the social- ists. One officer was heard to remark (Continued on page 2.) Carpenters’ Locals of Philadelphia Endorse Detroit PHILADELPHIA, Pa,—At the last meeting of Carpenters’ Locals Nos 1075 and 1050 both these unions en- dorsed the resolution sent out by the Retroit Local No. 2140 condemning the oxpulsion policy of the Hutcheson ad istration, and demanding the rein. stitement of the expelled, before the meetingt was scheduled to WOMAN SLUGGED AND DRUGGED IN TRACTION VOTE Gunmen hei in Car Steal Election A woman election worker was slug- ged, bound, gagged and drugged, sev- eral alleged gunmen, said to have been creating a reign of terror in various districts where bitter contests had been waged, were arrested, and some cases of ballot stealing and less- er fighting were reported today as Chicago, in general; went lethargically to the polls to castiits vote on its much-heralded traction ordinance. The woman victimn! was~Mrs. Bar- bara Gileson, 30. SHé was found un- conscious in the garage at the rear of her home. At achospital she told police she had been truck down as she was about to take out her car to carry, voters to the polls. In the suburbs—-Evanston and Oak Park—it was predicted from a can- vass this afternoom'that the Sunday movie and entertainment ordinances would be defeated 2 dr 3 to 1. The customary reports of gunmen touring various ward, kidnaping and slugging election workers, stealing ballots, and terrorizimg: voters, poured into police headquarters during the day. BODY OF SUN YAT SEN, LEADER OF THE CHINESE WORKERS, IS PRESERVED (Special to The Daily Worker.) PEKIN, April 7.—The body of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the president of South China, was permanently preserved in oll today. The body of the) Chinese leader was placed in a giats coffin filled with mineral oil. u®urchase of 15 gallons of oil to prewerve the Pe: was made | U3, |GAPITALIST PRESS USING RIPPLES TO BOOST SALES Park Cork Legs Until Day’s Work Is Done (Special to The Daily Worker.) TOLEDO, Ohio, April 7.—An_in- stance has just come to my notice, where a one-legged cripple can be made to produce more profits than a man who has two legs. For over two years the two largest Toledo papers, The News-Beo and The Blade, have been giving premi- ums for new subs. Each paper employs a crew of solicitors, who were furnished with premiums to entice the reader to drop one bunk sheet and take the other one. More Circulation. It seems the circulation manager of one paper has been hard pressed with the necessity of getting more circulation and at the same time cut- ting down expenses in his ~ depart- ment. He has discovered by experiment- ing that he can increase circulation faster by using cripples as solicitors. This came to the writers’ notice in the following manner: The writer answered the door the other day, when a cripple with only one leg asked me if I would not sub- scribe to The News-Bee, which he was soliciting for. I have no use for the “capitalist sheets, but I wamted to know how business was, so I asked the solicitor what premiums they were giving. He ‘said he did not get any prem- iums to work with and never had any trouble in getting business. I thought perhaps The News-Bee had at last stopped giving premiums, so I inquired of other solicitors and was informed that they were all using premiums, but the cripples who had to work without them. ‘The other solicitors say that the crippled solicitors get twice as much business as they do with premiums. This solicitor who is crippled has a cork leg that he puts on after he is thru working. Sixty-One Per Cent of Telegraph Operation ‘Is Done by Machines. CHICAGO, April 7.—-About 61 per cent of the Western Union Telegraph Co.'s telegraph business is now handl- ed automatically, the corporation's annual report for 1924 states. This is an increase over the previous year, i BRITAIN PUTS PRESSURE OF GREDIT AND FRENCH SECURITY ON HERRIOT (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, April 7.—The French cabinet crisis today was holding up negotiations toward a security pact, as well as negotiations toward set- tlement of the French debt. The foreign office stated it had received no information regarding the new French financial policy and could not confirm reports that France intends to settle her debts in order to restore her credit abroad. INVITE HOWAT TO SPRINGFIELD MINERS’ PROTEST Kansas Fighter Ruled Of Ballot by Machine (Special to The Daily Worker.) SPRINGFIELD, Il!., April 7.—Alex- ander Howat, veteran leader of the Kansas coal miners, has been invited to speak at the protest demonstra- tion, this Sunday, at Reservoir Park, to protest against the effort of the Farrington-Lewis regime in the Unit- ed Mine Workers’ Union to usurp the presidency of Illinois Sub-District Four, to which Freeman Thompson, spokesman of the militants, was reg- ularly re-elected at the last elections. Howat is himself a victim of the same vicious tactics that are being employed, in the ‘attempted ousting of President Thompson, to break the power of the opposition in the min- ers’ union to the betrayal contained in the long-time Jacksonville wage agreement. Howat Candidacy is Rejected. But -Howat's name was not-even al- lowed to go “pallot in the race for the iru ‘Of the Kansas dis- trict; altho hi8- ‘nafile was placed in nomination by YR J local union in the state. In order to ‘Akintain an appear- ance of legalism, effort was at first made by the ia pa machine to force the Kansas ation to keep Howat off the ballot. When this fail- ed, then the Lewis-Farrington got busy and struck;Howat’s name off he Kansas ballot. Springfield Miners for Thompson. The Farrington-Lewis machine knows that the coal miners of the Springfield sub-district are of the same kind as their Kansas comrades. If there was any complaint against the election of Thompson, as presi- dent, it should have been lodged with the sub-district organization. This was never attempted. Instead the Farrington controlled district executive committee, in star chamber session, and in violation of the laws of the organization, took up the attack on the vote cast by two of the militant local unions, denied a hearing to President Thompson, or any other sub-district official, and rendered its decision declaring its tool, John A. Walker, president of the sub-district. Tell it to the Miners, District President Farrington de- clares in a letter to Sub-District Presi- dent Thompson that he must get out, let Walker take his place, and if he doesn’t like the decision he can ask for an appeal. Howat and others who have fought the Lewis-Farrington machine in the past know what it means to take an appeal against the decision of this crowd. The refusal to let Howat pre- sent his case before the last inter- national convention of the United Mine Workers’ Union was perhaps the greatest crime ever perpetrated against a member of the miners’ un- ion. New and startling facts as to many other crimes of the Lewis-Farring- ton dictatorship in the miners’ union will be revealed by the speakers at Sunday's demonstration, which it is expected more than 5,000 miners will attend, Join the Workers Party! NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents MORGAN IS MOVING IN ON FRANCE Herriot Favors Giving Up Roads and Post (Special to The Daily Worker.) PARIS, France, April 7.—The cham ber of deputies today referred to the chamber’s committee on finance, the law proposed by the new minister of finance, de Monzie, which would en force the Dawes’ plan of the Morgan bankers on France. Herriot Consents, The consent of Premier Herrioi was given to the law, which would give French finances entirely into the hands of the American bankers and the French industrialists, and the law was then submitted to the cham- ber this morning, after having been discussed and approved by the cabi- net. The cabinet discussed the law at two conferences before submitting it to the chamber. While the de Monzie proposal con- templates a voluntary contribution of ten per cent of all wealth, it likewise provides for a forced levy if the volun- tary contribution is not forthcoming The de Monzie proposal would abol- ish government ownership of all in dustries now operated by the govern- ment, and established a practical dic- tatorship of the bankers. Made Clementel Resign. The de Monzie proposal adds fresh proof that Clementel was forced to re- sign as finance minister at the de- mand of the Wall Street bankers, showing the control over the French government held by Morgan and com- pany. ‘E-GERMANY PAYS WE ARE RUINED’, SAYS FRENCHMAN Dawes Plan Strangles French Industry (Special to. The Daily Worker.) PARIS, April 7.—The impossibility of, making the Dawes’ plan work is beginning to dawn upon the manufac- turing interests of France. The lat- est complaint of M. Dardel, president of the syndicate of French manufac- turers of rolling stock sums up the whole situation in the phrase. “If Germany pays we are ruined.” The industrial chiefs of France foreseeing the ruin of Franch indus tries by the inflood of German goods received on the reparations account are making representations to the government to accept only merchan dise not interfering with products manufactured here. An Unsolvable Dilemma. In the case referred to by M. Dar. del thru a letter written to the min- ister of finance, reference is made to the Weisbaden agreement providing for the delivery by Germany to France of 4,500 passenger cars, rep- resenting a value of 80,000,000 francs (about $4,000/000), which Dardel com- Plains should have been spent with French industries. The letter stresses the fact that France today is in a better position than ever to manufacture rolling stock and railway supplies, as during the war most of the factories in the north were destroyed and others were constructed inthe south to take care of the. war needs. Since the armis- tice the northern factories have been reconstructed bigger than ever. Only Market has no Money. The Jetter states that the French factories are able to build 5,000 loco- motives annually, while the French roads do not need more than 100. It addg that the overproduction is ac- céitidated by the German deliveries of many times the needs. “We cannot sell to England, Ger- many and America,” the letter says, “Our only clients are the Balkans, who cannot pay.” COMRADE RADWANSKI WILL MAKE FIRST SPEECH ON TOUR TO AID POLISH PRISONERS NEXT SUNDAY The first meeting arranged by the International Red Aid and its Polish section, the Conference to Aid Political Prisonersiin Poland; at which Com- rade Radwanski will speak, will be held Sunday, Aprilid2)-t op. m., at Inter. national Worke: ’ Home, 3014 Yemans St., Hamtnamek, Mich, There will also be English, Ukrainian and Russian s: !