The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 25, 1925, Page 14

Views of Our Readers on ‘Many Subj ects socialists now unite with the catholic party—a party that has always been extremely antagonistic to every fea- ture of socialism. “When thine enemy kicks thy behind turn it to him again.” Oneal sees in the Communists loss of strength in the late election in Germany a disintegration of Commun- ism. On the same page, in an other connection, he says, labor unions and socialist parties in Europe organized and failed many times before they be- came permanent institutions, And also on the same page, “That the workers do not vote for their party shows that there is much- education needed.” Oneal logic, eh? In criticizing the Soviet regime Ro- ger N. Baldwin says socialists are imprisoned “merely for their opin- fons” and names Ward as one of his witnesses, Then later in his article he ‘quotes Ward as saying, “Politicals are-imprisoned for counter-revolution- ary activity.” Now which is it, Mr. Baldwin? Commenting on the smallness of the Communist vote in our last elec- tion Oneal dubbed it a miserable fia- sco. Hilquitt told the C. P. P. A. at Chicago that the British Labor Party polled only 26,000 votes in its first round. In the preface of the Unity Bulletin issued by a department of the British labor congress, A. A. Purcell, presid- ent of the international labor con- gress, says the so-called socialist press of Europe cannot be depended upon to give an unbiased view of condi- tions and developments, An English writer in the Labor World said the report of the delegates to the Moscow convention was very popular with the workers of England. How- ever, Oneal says, (New Leader March 28, page 12) “Many British trade inion ‘leaders”,are sapheads ready to gubstitute 'emetion for fact as the basis of judgement. Yet, the party led largely by that bunch of sapheads was the Oneal-ideal of what our Amer- ican labor party ought to be. The issye between. the socialists and Communists seems to be demo- cratic pacifism versus revolutionism. Each claims to have the same end in view. Naturally at the present stage of the class struggle the milder method is the more popular with the proletariat. But the wise forecaster will take into account ‘capitalist de- velopments toward despotism, and the inability and failyre of democratic pacifism to check the development. This narrows the question to one point, to-wit: Is revolution the logic- al product of despotism? If so (which history affirms), then logically the Communists hold the strategic posi- tion, and will be the dominant force at the final struggle. The only possible escape from this conclusion is, will pacifist democratic methods fail? But here the wise fore- caster will take into account the magnitude and strength of capitalism in its world-range; its absolute control of the means of subsistence, the tool of production; the utter failure of fifty years of struggle against mono- poly domination of every feature of industrial and economic activity; and its oft demonstrated ability, thru in- dustrial or economic pressure, to sand- bag any political movement that threatens its supremacy in the gov- ernment, With very best wishes, L. D, Ratliff. Editor the DAILY WORKER:—A beautiful spirit of brotherly affection often ctops out where least expected. “Having shown their strength” in the late election, says Oneal, the German Dark Jugo-Slavia. To the DAILY WORKER: My se clusion from comrades of the United States for almost six months and the inconvenience to connect up with our newspapers has set me far in igen in understanding world events, ins the’ Communist ranks. I have been’in the Balkan’s newly formed “country, . Jugo-Slavia. It is Hot merely impossible for one to exist there on account of the bread famine. The greatest hardship is to live without ayorneye. I mean the working class press. Skate Straight to Hell. Jugo-Slavia is in a desperate con- dition. Its workingmen are. oppressed worse that in any other country in the world. Its minister of education does the work of education with guns and by police, Its army appears on the streets like a row of forgotten and ignored beggars. The soldiers wear the cast off shoes, pants and coats of the French colonial soldiers. The African French heroes are large and heavy set and their feet are tre- mendous in size compared with the small build of the Serbian soldiers. Can you picture to yourself an army of Jugo-Slavian soldiers skating along in their ski-like footwear looking every bit like-a row of punished con- victs?. With their ski they are surely skating to hell! The soldiers are kept under close surveillance. Not one of them is per- mitted to go out alone even for a few minutes. It is too dangerous They may find a leaflet on the street that a Bolshevik may have dropped. Daily Worker an Inspiration. Upon my return to Vienna I found a good many copies of the DAILY WORKER and RADNIK which were a real treat. I notice that you have some Abramovich chap with whom you have to fight and I notice you’re certainly’ knocking him off the stage from which he wants to spread anti- Soviet sentiment.. He surely must be a very “honest” socialist. . These “Honest” Socialists. The American working class have not yet had the opportunity to learn what a real “honest” socialist means but the European worker certainly certainly knows them well. The “hon- set” socialist butchered the proletariat of Europe some years back and keeps the working class of Europe on the brink of starvation and degradation. Nevertheless, the mighty Communists the world over will surely find them wherever they may be and they will recognize them no matter what mask they hecad hide behind. SEM, BOHM, © Vienna, Austria. Frisco Remembers Sun Yat Sen. To the DAILY WORKER:—A local paper carried an announcement of a Sun Yat Sen memorial meeting so a friend of mine and I decided to pay our respects to the organizer of the Kuomintang. Arriving on the scene before the stipulated time, we encountered a tremendous crowd of enthusiasts, whites as well as Orientals. Right there our hopes of getting into the hall went glimmering, but to view the masses of young China—boys and pirls—marching to the solemn re- quiem of their beloved dead, augers well for China’s future. One did not have to understand Chinese to com- prehend the eloquence of their tri- bute. The “Arm of the Lawless” was there in full blast, enough to keep order at a Dempsey-Gibbons go at nothing a seat. They displayed their usual brutal stupidity; why a Caucasi- an should pay his respects to an Oriental was so far belond their ideo- logy as to be incomprehensible. We lament the passing of Sun Yat Sen, but his influence, we trust, will grow more powerful in death than in life, for, after all, it isn’t the physi- cal stature that measures the great- ness of a man, but his devotion tc truth and justice. Dr. Sen stood forth ag the illuminator of his people's minds, China’s greatest liberator. And so this Easter day, in honoring Sun Yat Sen, we add an increased devotion to those in whom the fire of liberty and truth burns with an undying flame. Sun Yat Sen, we salute your mem- ory. Comrades, hands across the sea. |—Arthur. E. Patterson, Sen Francisco, QQ s , Police Control and: Bribes | . To the DAILY WORKER:—By an act of the board of alderman the taxi license bureau was taken over by the Police department. The bill was spon: sored by Mayor Hylan and the reason his honor gave to the board of alder- men for tlie change was, that there were too many men in this city with criminal records operating taxis and that the taxi license bureau had not the means to cope with the situation. The mayor also stated that the claim of favoritism to the Yellow Taxi cor- poration was false and admitted that his son-in-law’s brother, Carroll Sin- nott was employed by the Yellow Taxi corporation, he also admitted that a brother of Carroll Sinnott connected with the firm of Sinnot & Canty car- ried the insurance for the taxis of the Yellow Taxi corporation. The full ‘text of the mayor’s statement issued, is as follows:— “Of course I have no control over where my son-in law’s brother or any one else may work. I presume Mr. Sinnott has a family to support and that he must work some place if he is to make a living. This attack upon the Sinnots is merely a barrage be- hind which a great deal of sentiment against the police supervision of taxi operation.” After a bitter fight put up by the independent taxi owners, who charged that the mayor was ‘| pushing thru the law to favor the yellows and who stated that if the law was pased the yellow would be showered with all kinds of favors, the law was passed. The inspectors in the old license bureau were ac- cused of being inefficient and incom- petent and that the police department would be able to handle the matter, and they certainly do know how to handle the matter (money). Yesterday four inspectors of the new. license bureau were arrested and charged with selling license plates and accepting bribes. This charge was made by two taxi owners. The new department is still in its infancy and we already have an.example of capitalist police efficiency—A Com- rade Taxi Driver. Demand for Organization. To the DAILY WORKER: How much does Gimbel Brothers pay their omployes? It is needless for me to inform the comrades that the tailors of New York are ‘havitig™ a mighty bad year and I am one of them to be affected. How- ever I know that before the holidays when the boss is making big profits we, the workers, will get a crumb. On Wednesday, March 8, I bought a Jewish Morning Journal where Gimbel Brothers had a spacious advertise- ment for alteration’ men. When I came up to their magnificent depart- ment store I had seen everything that the workers of New York are in need of but do not have it. Nevertheless I went up to the fifth floor where the em- ployment office is and after waiting for half an hour the employment of- ficer appeared. and asked me if I am able to fill out an application in Eng- lish, to which I answered in the affirm- ative. But when I asked him how much does Gimbel Brothers pay an hour, he announced that they pay $30 a week. Comrades it is not that $30 a week Amalgamated GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 81 East 10th Street, New York, N. Y. EMBLEM An. Industrial Organization For All Workers in the Food Industry {is a starvation wage. JE they needed me only for a day or two to help them make a few thousand dollars. And the tragedy is that they did get a few men for this starving wage. It is about time that the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers’ Union of America and the International Ladies’ Garment, fWorkers’ Union should get busy and*organize the tailors in this deartment store in New York and Chicago, The hundreds of boys and girls working in these stores and also the elevator girls should be organ- ized. Long enuf were we working and starving. Which union official would not boast of the accomplish- ments of the needle trade unions in New York, the stronghold of the un- ions, so many department stores as well as most of the clothing stores in Division St. and so many shops are unorganized? Yours for better trade union organ- ization. H. P., Brooklyn, N. Y. The Red Laugh, To the DAILY..WORKER; In the March ‘21 issue of the’ Weekly People: Lread with disgust the socialist labor x party appeal to Secretary of Labor: Davis for the release of Comrade Voznovik a member of the S. L. P. who is to be deported from this coun- try under charges of being a Com- munist, The S. L. P. does not demand its constitutional rights as a class con- scious revolutionary organization to have Comrade Voznovik freed, but gives a provocative explanation that_ it doesn’t believe in Communism and the Workers Party which believes in violence. The appeal states that Voznovik doesn’t believe in Communism. How does the S. L. P. explain that it want- ed to join the Communist Interna tional? Its delegates went to Russia for observation and practically dis- agreed only on one point that is ad- Momo ul direct action in this coun- I, as an. S$; L. P, member, do not approve the expression in the appeal. After all we are the nearést in thot and action with the W. P. and the future will bring unity among the 8. L. P. and the W. P. over the head of the S. L. P. leaders. Our membership will exceed them in practice and logic and realize that the time is rotten ripe for a united front against our mutual enemy and stop fighting each other. The S. L. P. always compares Lenin to DeLeon, but why don’t: the S. L. P. adhere to Lenin’s tactics?) When he was convinced he made a mistake he ‘admitted it but the S. L. P; never, } ‘Fraternally yours, L. PLUTT. — Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem. ber for your branch. _ Food Workers