The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 1

“Workérs’ Education Bureau, sveat fits. The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard ~_ AS WE SEE IT By T. J..O’FLAHERTY,. NLY a few months ago, the cap- italist press'gave page after page of their valuable advertising space to the story of Floyd Collins’ incarcera- tion in an underground’ prison, and the attempts of the military to rescue ‘him. The work went on for three weeks and the newspapers gained in circulation, and an increase in circu- lation means an increase in advertis- ing rates. Today we read that Collins’ body is free and the story gets only a few paragraphs. *_ * © T should be remarxed that. the boasted ingenuity of the military faile@to release Collins.” This job has since been done by a practical miner and his body was released from the heavy boulder that held him down. We pointed out at the time the cap- itdlist papers were filled with senti- mental slush about one man who lost his life in a hole underground, that thousands of miners are killed every year while earning a living for them- selves and their dependents and pil- ing up profits for their masters. Most of those fatalities are preventable, but the capitalist press lets the worst of the mine disasters go with a head- line or two. The god of profits must not'be irritated. se 8 NOTHER socialist publication has come a cropper. This time it is the Polish daily, Dziennik Ludowy. Of course it has long ago lost any claim to consideration as an organ of so- cialism. It is interesting to note that while socialist papers are running into hard luck, Communist publications are growing in power and influence. Com- -munism is on the up grade, while so- cialist parties are going the other way. The only parties that fight for social- ism today are the Communist parties. ‘2 8 ‘ORKERS’ education is a very im- portant question and one that should receive the greatest consider- ation from the working class move- ment. There is more than one kind of education. There is learning for the sake of learning, a luxury which only the parasite classes can afford. Then the kind of education that tries and succeeds in making the workers useful tools of capitalism, with minds trained to hum in harmony with thé ee eo There is also the kind ettueation ‘that worker his place in society, besides putting at his disposal the concen- trated experience of the-human race, tepresented by knowledge stored in books. eee HBRE is more to it than. that. Workers education not alone ~ teaches the workers these things but ‘*it gives Him the necessary urge to use’ the knowledge acquired to trans- late aimsinto achievement. We com- ménted’ in ‘a recent issue on the which reftised the privilege of attending its convention to Communist educators. When Scott Nearing mentioned the ‘olass struggle at the same convention, the labor fakers who control it threw Yet Dennis Batt, recently prominent member of the proletarian party eulogized this pernicious dope \nstitution. Official organs of American trade unions are so uniformly react- ionary on this question, that it is a pleasure to read an article on work- \ng class education, like the one that (Continued on pzge 3) GOVERNMENT SHIPPING - BOARD OPEN SHOPPERS BREAK MARINE STRIKE PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 24.— The strike which the Marine Trans- rt Workers’ Union called on docks controlled by the Jarka Stevedoring corporation for the right to wear their union buttons on ithe job has -been called off and an organization campaign is being substituted. Representatives of the union said that the strike showed that jtheir recently revived organizatidn is again at the fighting stage but that to sustain a long walkout they would have to gain more members. The, crisis in the strike came when shipping board docks joined the Jarka policy by forbidding but- ton men the privilege of -passing. The union was weakest on these shipping board piérs, \ ~ pene _THE DAIL LONDON LABOR DAILY EXPOSES BULGAR ‘PLOT’ Czarist Agents Wrote Terror Letter (Special to The Dally Worker.) ‘LONDON, April 24.—The London Daily Herald, official dally organ of the trade union movement of Great Britian, has exposed the forgeries of documents alleged to be instructions from the Communist International to Bulgarian Communists to assassinate officials of the Zankov government. The alleged letter from Zinoviev set the date of the uprising for April 15. That this letter, actually came from Berlin and was the work of czarist plotters acting in concert with the Zankov government is the belief here. The fake document was found on an alleged Soviet agent last April, Another Forgery. The document was headed: “BE, C. C. I., Central Section, Department For Foreign Relations.” The Herlad points out that the Comintern has no such department and says: “As long ago as March 24, long before the document was published, before it had been ‘captured,’ the Berlin Rote Fahne issued a warn- ing that a fake was being prepared, tho for what sinister purpose it could not surmise. “It had discovered that a white ex-officer, now working as a secret agent, a man known sometimes as Gutschinski, sometimes as Brisch- evski, living at 96 Ansbacherstr., Berliny had printed at a printing works in Lutherstrasse, Berlin, thou- sands of copies of forged Third International note paper. This Gutschinski forgery bore the same damningly impossible heading, ‘E. Cc. €. 1, Central Section, Depart- ment for Foreign Relations.’ ” The capitalist press of England and the continent with a few exceptions have joined the chorus that lays || the bomb explosion in the cathedral giihe- the feet of the Communist Interna- ryt ave Wit, ut are bis aware fag |i haar De bat a. pees cate be served by lying. The recent British election campaign is a case in point. © (Continued on page 2) Silk Workers of Paterson Demand Wage Increases (By The Federated Press) PATERSON, N. J., April 24—Get- ting higher wages is catching in Pat- terson among silk workers since the successful strike of the broadsilk weavers and the more recently won nerease of the hatband weavers. Loom fixers, twisters and day workers in the Associated Silk Workers’ Union are asking increases up to 1214 per cent in wages. Loom fixers ask a minimum wage of $45 per week instead of $40, Twist- ers ask $45 instead of $40 average for piece work. Piece workers’ rates are increased proportionately and pre- paratory workers are seeking $40 weekly instead of 82 cents an hour, Sun Yat Sen Meeting Held in Nova Scotia (Special to The Daily Worker.) HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 24.— The Chinese National League of Hali- fax held a memorial meeting to their late president, Sun Yat Sen, in their rooms here, to which they invited the members of the Communist Party, Very impressive addresses were made by the president and others of the Chinese comrades, and Joe‘ Wal- lace of the Canadian Communist Party expressed the regrets of the party and conveyed the message of the Com- munist International on the demise of the great Chinese leader. A splendid feeling of interracial solidarity was evidenced, Kopp Arrives in Tokio TOKIO, April 24.—Victor Kopp, re- cently named ambassador to Japan by Soviet Russia, arrived here late yesterday. WORKERS PARTY DEMANDS TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BE GIVEN CONTROL OF LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Special to The Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES, April 24.—Demanding that the school system be changed so that “the ghildren are taught to be citizens in a society based upon production hy F use and not profit,” Samuel Levin, Workers. (Com- e member of the board of @ducation, has attracted the attention of “thousands of Los Angeles workers to the Communist pro- gram. The program “acihands that textbooks be revised to conform with ‘estab- lished facst, that, igo Personal gain as goal be abolished, that” labor . (Continued on page 4.) icago, by mail, $8.00 per year. ie Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. war Gags Thaelmann, }monarchist candidate for president in Aids Capitalists (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Germany, April 24.—The Sunday's election contest. Field Mar- shal von Hindenburg, and the republi- can-socialist-catholic coalition, repre sented by candidate Wilhelm Marx, havé united to preserve the power of the German industrialists and the foreign imperial#@ts. * Avunited attack was made by both candidates at the last minute of the campaign, inst the candidate of the Communis' rty, Ernst Thaelmann. This attack was based frankly on the desire to preserve power for the bour- geoisie, and prevent a workers’ and peasants’ revolution. Marx Against Workers’ Revolution. In defending the exploiting system which at present prevails, Marx, in his last campaign speech declared, “The German republic has often been described as the product of revolu- tion whereas it is really a protec- tion against threatening revolution.” The government-controlled broad- casting station tonight was to be used by the two candidates representing the capitalist class for fifteen minute radio speeches which were to be heard by five million people. Hindenburg was to speak first, followed by Marx. Government Gags Communists. Ernst Thaelmann, a stevedore, and the only representative of the work- ing class in the presidential election, demanded ‘the right to speak as well as the other two candidates. In an- swer to his request, minister of posts, Schiele, who permitted Hindenburg and Marx to speak, replied, “Parties or groups behind candidates allowed to broadcast have no intention radical- ly to change the German constitution- al form of government. But according to an article appearing in the Com- munist organ, Rote Fahne, no guaran- tee for retention of the present form: of government is contained in the party platform,” Strike of 10,000 Bakers Leaves the : a Mexicans Breadless MEXICO CITY, Mex., April 24. — About 10,000 bakers and employes of bakeries went on strike here today, The bakers’ union includes Mexico City and the federal district, embi ing nearly 100 towns and villa which will go without bread tomor- row. LWWORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at thé Pode ‘Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUNDAY, APRIL Ss” ~ GENEVA, Sultzeriand;-Aprit 24.— Soylet Russia's refusal to participate in the league. of*nations conference for the control of-traffic in arms has vexed the league official The draft of the con ion; prepared by the league’s disarmament commission, Provides that it will not be opera- tive until ratified by twelve powers, ° among them Belgium, the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia. Any treaty approved by the United )States delegates would also have»'to be ratified by the senate. ‘Soviet Russia refused to partici- pate on the grounds that the league of nations is a, capitalistic body controlled by a few large world im- perialist powers which attempts to keep the smalier nations under their yoke thru the league. 17 MINERS DIE: CAUGHT IN FIRE IN IDAHO PIT Three Bodies Removed : Cause of BlazeUnknown SPOKANE, Wash., April 24.—All hope of saving 17 miners who are trapped in the fire; swept 2,000 foot level of the He mine at Burke, Idaho, was abandoned today, accord- ing to word received here. Fire broke out im the mine at 11:10 Pp. m., last night:and quickly swept thru the mine. At 4:25 this morning rescve crews from the Hercules and Morning mines had taken out three bodies which were found on the 1,600 level. The upper levels of the mine are reported filled with poisonous gasses making rescue work precarious. Origin of the five had not been de- termined at an early hour today. Rescue Crews At Work Rescue crews had penetrated to the 1,600 foot level and were working feverishly to reach the men, who are 3,000 feet back from the shaft. Thirty-three men were in the mine when the fire broke out. Nineteen escaped before smoke and fire closed the shaft. > Mexican Newspaper Quits. MEXICO CITY+-The newspaper El Globo has suspended publication, its publisher, Felix Balavitini, announc- ing that opposition of a cabinet mem- ber had estranged lmivertisers, WHEELER TRIAL mrt! GOES TO JURY, TESTIMONY ENDS Final Arguments F: hed to at 2 Hours Apiece (Special to The Daily Worker.) GREAT FALS, Mont., April -24.— The trial of Senator Burton® K. Wheeler of Montana, for alieged mis- use of office; speeded rapidly to a close in federal court here today. Wheeler is accused of illegally re- ceiving after election to the senate a $4,000 fee from. Gordon Campbell, Montana prospector, to handle govern- ment oil permits before the interior department, Both prosecution and defense hay- ing rested, final arguments began to- day and the case was expected to reach the jury before night. Limit Arguments Judge Frank S. Dietrich did not set any limit on the length of arguments, but each side agreed not to consume more than two hours apiece, John L. Slattery, United States district attorney, handled the final argument for the government, includ- ing both the opening and closing statements. Final addresses of the defense were delegated to Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, Wheeler's colleague, and William F. O'Leary, Great Falls at- torney. Completion of the arguments and the courts’ instruction to the jury will bring to a close one of the most acrimoniously contested criminal cases in Montana history. Few be- fore have attracted such attention and held so continuously the interest of the entire state. The trial has been in progress eight days. Opposing coun- sel repeatedly clashed bitterly, con- stantly interposing objections and motions to bar testimony and evi- dence, Judgé Dietrich frequently was (Continued on page 2) POLITICAL PRISONERS IN MOUNDSVLLE PEN REFUSED DAILY WORKER The political prisoners at the Moundsville, W. Va, penitentiary, have prohibited prisoners from re- ceiving any Communist newspaper In the mails, according to a letter received by the DAILY WORKER, “We haven't seen any DAILY WORKERS since jast October,” says this letter from a_ political prisoner, “Radnik was coming for a time, but now that too has stop- ped.” Published. daily except Sunday by THE DAILY Rd er sper PUBLISHING CO,, 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, lL LOCAL DECLARES Including Saturday Magazine Section. On all other days, Three Cents per Copy. Price 5 Cents THAT “JACKEY’ WALKER, FARRINGTON APPOINTEE, IS NOT MINERS’ UNION MEMBER apie akg (Special to The to The Dally \ Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 24.—It is revealed in a decision of Local No. 413 of Sangamon Mi appointed by Frank Farrington, ne No. 2 that “Jackey” Walker, president of Illinois District 12, U, M. W. of A.; to take the place of Freeman Thompson, illegally removed from the presidency of Sub-District 4, is not even a member of the United Mine Workers of America. It appears from the decision of Local 413’that “Jackey” Walker paid no .dues since September of last year and became a delinquent on December 31, a membership since then. Not a Member, Says Decision. The decision, formally rendered by the committee empowered to act by the local union, is, in full, as follows: “We, the committee elected to in- vestigate the case of John A. Walk- er wherein it was alleged that he allowed himself to become a delin- quent member of the United Mine Workers of America, after a thoro investigation into every available angle beg leave to submit the fol- lowing decision. e find that John A, Walker's membership in Local Union No, 413 United Mine Workers of America, expired on the 3ist day of Decem- ber, 1924, because of the non-pay- ment of dues on or before that date, for the months of October, Novem- ber and December, 1924, and that he can only be reinstated into mem- bership in the United Mine Work- ers Union by complying with Article 14, Section 2, International Consti- tution, “We therefore notify all local unions, United Mine Workers of America, that John A. Walker is not a member of the United Mine Work- ers of America, and is therefore not empowered to handle any matters pertaining to the United Mine Work- ers of America. And we so decide.” ‘ Nesbit Refuses Records, That the Farrington machine is put in a tight,hole by the ridiculous, not to say illegal, action of Farrington appointing as sub-district president a character so lacking in union loyalty as to fail to pay his dues or arrange for exonerationyis shown.by the auto- cratic and overbearing attitude of Wal- ter Nesbit, secretary-treasurer.of Dis- trict 12, when+asked by the local union committee for further facts on the.standing of Walker during 1924. Nesbit flew into a rage and refused show the committee his books, al- tho under the U. M. W. of A. rules they had a legal right to examine all records. How Many Days Did Jackey Ever Work? The local committee, armed with credentials with full power to act, visited Nesbit’s office and informed him of their mission, asking informa- tion from the record as to how many days John A, (Jackey) Walker worked in May and June while acting as board member. Nesbit tried to ignore the question (Continued on page 3) NEGRO’S ANTI-KLAN BILL REPORTED ON FAVORABLY IN HOUSE SPRINGFIELD, Hil, April 24.— The bill aiming directly at the ku introduced into the house entative William E. King, a Chicago Negro, was reported fa- vorably by the judiciary commit- tee and is now before the house for action. The bill requires that copies of its bylaws, regulations and all its documents and membership lists shall be given to the secretary of state. “This bill drives specifically at the ku kiux klan,” Representative King declared, “which, as far as | can learn, disguises all its actions, even to the admission by individual members that they belong to it, and which further carries to extremes questions of race and religion.” nd has not legally re-established BARBERS’ UNION OFFICIALS GAG THE MEMBERSHIP $4 Raise a Fairy Tale to Cover Betrayal By JOSEPH GIGANTI. (Member of Local 548, J. B. I. U. of A.) Tomorrow afternoon the boss-in- spired arbitration award will be read to the journeymen barbers of Chicago assembled in mass meeting at Car men’s Hall. No one, according to the officials of the union, will have a right to object to the award. There- fore all that a journeyman barber slave, after working twelve hours 2 day at his chair, all week long, may do, is to come to the meeting, hear the infamous award read to him and then quietly go home, A Perpetual Gag on Membership. The authority for this gag rule is- a clause in the contract which pro- vides that if master barbers and journeymen fail to come to an agree- epba third person is called in and thie decision of the arbitrator is to be final and binding. And, as an official of thy journeymen blandly puts it, “In this way we will have a perpetual contract.” To the progressives this Means a perpetual eniendenee on the whims of the bosses. The hullaballo raised over the $4 raise is a crude attempt to gloss over the betrayal of the barber workmen. It is a well known fact that the ma- jority of barbers working in Chicago have received a minimum wage of $30 a week for more. than a year, It is true that the preceding contract called for a $26 minimum wage, but this wage was scrapped long ago when the bosses were forced to pay $30 because of labor shortage, The hours of work, according tethe award, remain the same. This, de- spite the strong rank and file niove- ment for seven o'clock closing. The officials of the barbers’ union are ig- noring the rank and file demands when they propose to jam down the throats of the workers this shameful contract. Members Must Protest. The members of Local 548 nmst voice their protest in such manner as will prove to their officials that they will have the final say in. such mat- ters that will affect their everyday life and livelthood, Jurisdiction Again Divides Building Trades of Chicago Construction of the new $17,000,000 produce market at Fifteenth street and Racine avenue appeared yesterday to be halted indefinitely by the strike of thirty-five ornamental iron workers. Arbitration so far has been unsuc- cessful, The.dispute is one of juris- diction,, the sheet metal wrokers and the ornamental iron workers being un- able to agree. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER! : 65,000 JOBLESS WORKERS WALKING STREETS OF LOS ANGELES, CALIF.; ORGANIZE UNEMPLOYMENT attest (Special to The Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 24.—Sixty-five thousand unemployed in this city, who are in dire need, have organized themselves into the Los Angeles County Unemployment League and elected a committee of fifteen to interview the city administration with the object in view of securing relief, were juggled with by the mayor, board of supervisors, city council by. referring it from one to the other with the statement that the above could do nothing for the unemployed, until finally the finance committee of the city council has at last given the committee of the unemployed a héaritig before a crowded council chamber with unemployed and other spectators with Murphy and Bush as spokesmen. The city of Los Angeles, according to Brother Murphy's statement at this hearing, has $50,000,000 on deposit in the banks of Los Angeles for (Continued on page 4.) bat