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Page Four a DEPORTATION OF | VAJTAUER HELD ~ UP FOR REVIEW Law Puts the Oust of Proof on the Defense The Labor Defence Council, nation- al headquarters in Chicago, is just in receipt of certain legal documents per- taining to the deportation case of Emanuel Vajtauer, editor of the Ob- Tana, a Czech Communist newspaper, which reveals the manner in which the immigration act of May, 1924, works, Vajtauer was arrested for a depor- tation hearing in Chicago on April 4, 1924, as a result of an “anonymous complaint” from a so-called “union man,” to the effect that editor Vajtau- er was “inciting the people against the government and convincing them that their only hope was in the Gom- munist Workers Party of America. Case Held Up For Review. In August, 1924, he was ordered de- ported, and in February, 1925, sent to Bilis Island. The case was appeal- ed and in April, 1925, the writ was dismissed by Judge Hand who re- manded Vajtauer for deportation. However, deportation has been held up for review by the U. S. supreme court, and a few days ago Vajtauer was released from Ellis Island on $2,000.00 bail. ‘ Thruout the hearings of the case be- fore Judge Hand‘of the United States district court of New York, Vajtauer availed himself of the constitutional provision that allows a defendant not to answer questions that might in- criminate him. Vajtauer’s hearings began before May, 1924, when the act was passed. Defendant Must Prove He Is Innocent. The prosecution, United States at- torney for the commissioner of immi- gration, introduces section 23 of the above act, which says in part: “In any deportation proceeding against any allen the burden of proof shall be upon such alien to show that he entered the United States lawfully.” The burden of proof on all other mat- ters is left to the government. The prosecution completely fell down in proving its case against Vaj- tauer. The judge admitted that. But at the same time he was forced to take cognizance of section 23 of the immigration act. Judge Hand said, “A refusal to furnish evidence for whatever reason and a reliance solely on the defendant’s passport does not meet the burden of proof or require the government to go further.” Constitutional Rights Infringed. In other words, section 23 is design- ed to give the prosecution in deporta- tion cases full leeway and while it does not prohibit the use of the con- stitutional provision that allows refus- al to answer incrimipating questions, it nevertheless makes it dangerous for the defendant to avail himself of it and at the same time takes upon himself the complete burden of proof. The Labor Defense Council is con- tinuing the fight against Vajtauer’s de- portation. The case, which is the usual deportation frame-up of the | United States department of labor, will be carried to the limit. Anyone wishing to contribute to the legal fund for the carrying on of this and many other cases can send donations to the Labor Defense Council, 19 South Lincoln St., Chicago, Ill, ———. YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE ACTIVITIES. LOCAL CHICAGO, Monday, May 11. City Executive Committee meeting, 19 S. Lincoln street, 6 p. m. sharp. Tuesday, May 12. Working Area Branch No, 3, 3201 S. Wabash avenue. War Comes.” Wednesday, May 13. City Central Committee meeting,| P. m., 2613 Hirsch Blvd. All dele- gates must be present Thursday, May 14. Activity meeting of Working Area Branch No: 4, at 3118 W. Roosevelt Road. Activity meeting of Working Arg Branch No. 2, at 1910 W. Roosevelt Road. “When the Next Friday, May 15, Activity meeting of Working Area Branch No. 1, Room 506, 166 W. Wash- ington St. Activity meeting of Working Area Branch No. 5, 19 S. Lincoln St. Activity meeting of Working Area Branch No. 6, 2613 Hirsch Blvd. Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY WORKER—but be sive to see him the next day to get his subscription. 1 bookkeeper, 1 stenographer, subscription solicitors, 2 to 6 hours per w Revolution. Apply: New York Office, 108 East 14th stre Help Wanted: Male and Female clerks, 3 addressers, 5 clerical workers (general), 7 advertising so- licitors, 29 speakers to visit branches and union meetings, 37 news stand inspectors and collectors, 43 workers’ correspondents and 117 Previous experience helpful, but not essential, Time required: » Salary plus commission, payable AFTER the 12 to 2 p.m. or 6 to 8 p, m. to L. E. K,, DAILY WORKER RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS H AILS UNITY—SWEDISH KEYMEN APPROVE] BRANCHES (Spectal to The ANGLO-RUSSIAN Dally Worker) MOSCOW, May 10.—-After hearing the report of Comrade Melnitchansky on the London conference of the British and Russian trade unions, the ex- ecutive bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions adopted the follow- ing resolution: “The executive bureau expresses its deepest satisfaction with the results of the Loiidon Trade Union Conference. The rapproche- ment between the British and Russian trade unions constitutes an import- ant step forward on the road to international trade union unity, and shows concretely that unity is not a phantasy but a reality that can be attained. “The executive bureau of the R. I. L, U. considers the rapprochement between the British and Soviet trade unions very important, and it calls upon the revolutionary trade unions #— of all countries to support unreserved- ly and with the greatest energy the joint advisory committee formed by these trade unions, in all its efforts to bring the workers of different tend- encies together, in all its efforts to bring the workers of different tend- encies together, and to restore the unity of the national and international trade union movement, by creating single trade union organizations in each country and a single militant international comprising the trade un- fons of all tendencies and in all parts of the world.” Swedish Union For Unity. The Swecdish trade union delega- tion of postal and telegraph work- ers, which has made an exhaustive study of the conditions of their Rus- sian brothers in Leningrad and Mos- cow, has left for Stockholm. Before their departure, a farewell reception took place in which participated the central committee of the Russian Un- ion of Postal and Telegraph Work- ers, the representatives of the Russ- ian shop councils, and the Swedish delegation. Mattelin, member of the Swedish delegation declared that after taking into cognizance the positive as well as negative aspects of life in the Sov- iet Union, the Swedish delegation has come to the conviction that the prog- tess made by the Russian proletariat THE VOICE OF LENIN TO BE HEARD IN CHICAGO SUNDAY, MAY 24 Something new and different is being arranged by the Russian branch of the Workers Party for Sunday, May 24, at the Workers’ Home, 1902 W. Division St. It will be a Lenin Evening, with Comrade Nicolai Lenin as the chief speaker. This is no joke, as the talk by Com- rade Lenin will be heard from a Phonograph record, ‘as well aa Speeches by Comrade Lunachar- sky, Trotsky and others. Comrade Alexander Chramov, na- tional organizer of the Russian Sec- tion W. P., who is touring the Unit- ed States, will bring the records to Chicago. He will also speak on Lenin as a leader of the masses. A good musical program is also being prepared. Tell your friends about it. Let them listen to the voice of Lenin! Remember the date, Sunday May 24, at 1902 W. Division St. LABOR DEFENSE MAKE FUND CAMPAIGN All Branches Asked to Co-operate The national office of the Labor De- fense Council has just received a check for $60 from the Denver de- fense secretary with the information that it represents the proceeds of two affairs; one, the defense meeting at which Anna Louise Strong spoke, and the other the celébration of the seven- tieth birthday of! Inge Skgidstad. Honor Veteran, All members of the party in Den- ver had been invited to the birthday celebration of this comrade who is one of the oldest in the Workers Party of Denver, having been in it since its organization. A collection appeal at the birthday celebration resulted in $26. The New York Labor Defense Coun- cil branch sold about $180 worth of Labor Defense ‘buttons. They have organized systematically for tagging with these buttons at all affairs. Fight the Deportation Menace. The Labor Defense Council calls upon all other branches of the defense and all sympathetic organizations to run affairs for the benefit of the de- fense, and to buy and sell the buttons. Workers everywhere are reminded that the Defense Council is now en- gaged in a wide campaign against the deportation menace, for which ample funds are needed. The new address of the Labor De- fense Council is 19 South Lincoln street, Chicago, Ill. Comintern’s Statement on Bulgar Blast | | es (Continued from page 1.) in the field of economic reconstruc-]escribed to it in connection with this tion was very considerable, and that the five members of the Swedish dele- gation were returning to Sweden as friends of the Russian revolutionary proletariat. The Swedish delegation presented the Russian fraternal organization with a memorandum, which, among other things expresses the hope of the Swedish delegation for the consolida- tion of the conquests of the Russian revolution, and the closest co-opera- tion between the workers of the Sov- iet Union and the workers of all coun- tries, thus enabling the international proletariat to fight successfully against world capitalism. The joint resolution which was adopted unani- mously, declares: “The Russian and Swedish Unions of Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Workers greet and results of the Lon- don trade union conference, and con- sider them the most important step to intermational trade union unity tak- en until now. It is necessary to unite the postal and telegraph workers in- to a single international. The efforts of the Russian union to be admitted into the international should be sup- ported.” Bulgarian Party 5 Branch Organized in Milwaukee, Wis. (Special to The Daily Worker) MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 10.—A Bulgarian branch of the Workers Par- ty has been organized in Milwaukee, Wis. The branch is made up of good virile elements with a thoro know- ledge of Marxism and Leninism. The branch is organized at the time when white-terror is raging in Bulgaria and is a worthy answer to the internation- al imperialism, Most of the members of the branch have been formerly connected with the socialist labor party and have been fully disillusioned with the op- portunistic policy of that sectarian group. The Bulgarian federation re- presents the backbone of the socialist labor party and as these elements are learning a great historic lesson from their experiences in America and Bul- garia they are leaving the organiza- tion and join a real effective revolu- tionary organization following the same principles and tactics as the Communist Party of Bulgaria. The failure of the socialist labor party to establish relations with the Communist International and also the failure of S, L. P. to recognize the need of proletarian dictatorship as has been clearly demonstrated in the course of the Bulgarian reaction, are the chief reasons why these members are leaving the socialist labor party. It is expected that the branch will rapidly secure support of all Bulgar- ian workers, 1 typist, 1 news editor, 2 filing et. Telephone Stuyvestant 8100, event, and in connection with the alleged date fixed for the Bulgarian uprising are absolute forgeries. Becoming More Insolent. The sworn enemies of the Comin- tern who are carrying on a holy war against Communism, are becoming daily more and more insolent. The executive of the Comintern calls upon the workers of all countries, to organ- ize an effective defense against the murderous fascist Tzankoff; govern- ment. The bloody Tzankoff govern- ment alone bears all responsibility for events in Bulgaria. No white terror is capable of halting the strug- gle of the workers and peasants for their liberation. The sympathies of the progressive workers of all coun- tries go to the workers and peasants of Bulgaria, and to those of their Champions and heroes who in their just struggle did not shrink before death, s #8 Pravda’s Comment: MOSCOW, April 23—(By Mail)— Pravda writes: “The governmental terror and the blood-reeking dictator- ship of Tzankoff’s hangmen have driven the peasantry to such despair, that conspiratory organizations grew up spontaneously, which executed some of the heads of the Tzankoff re- gime with the sword of terror. As they bravely raised the sword, they themselves met with death. In face of the hangmen and the gallows wait- ing for their victims, it is not our task to reproach the militants for hav- ing chosen the wrong weapons in their struggle. Almost the entire bourgeois press epened up a furious, dishonest, inso- lent and slanderous campaign. The calumnious campaign against the Communists is taking on all forms. Everywhere it is claimed that Moscow had its hand in the Soffian explosion. The American, French, Italian and German press is shouting about the “strategy of Moscow,” and the “con- spiracies of the Comintern.” The bourgeois hirelings: know well that the Comintern has nowhere and never propagated individual terror. The ink- coolies know that the Soviet has had as little to do with the explosion in Sofia as any other government. They know that individual terror is the inevitable consequence of the mad Policy of the Tzankoff régime, which rested on the bayonet. In Bulgaria it is impossible to rule against the workers and peasants. In Bulgaria it is impossible to rule solely with hangmen; it is impossible to rule by means of a bloody armed struggle against the people. The Cowardly German Bourgeoisie. Even Zankoy should have realized this truth, The hired. press calls the Communists the agents of Moscow. The attitude of the so-called “demo- cratic” press in Germany is nauseat- ing. At the time when the Ruhr was occupied, the whole world was spit- ting Germany in, the face; only the Soviet government protested against the action of the entente imperialists. But now, when forged letters and documents fabricated by the police are being spread against Soviet Rus- sia, the German press is shouting itself hoarse in its effort to imitate the Anglo-American press. We Com- munists are categéfically opposed to individual terror. ~ We have always said, and still say to the followers of the Comintern: Resist all provocation: your policy on the masses! let anyone mislead you! Organize the m against the infamous ac- tions of the government! Thus the Communists speak openly before the whole world. They are with and for the people against the enemies of the people. It was so, ii is so, and it shall remain so! and base Do not nina Sesheniants galas SM Bronx Has a Communist Library eee Bronx headquarters of the Workers Party, at 1347 Boston Road, New York City, are ahum with commotion. Bookcases are being made and overhauled; chairs, benches ind tables are being built; everybody 8 busy; and everybody is talking ‘bout’ the Bronx Library. Comrades ‘re looking over their personal lib- ‘aries, scratching their heads and wonderinghow many good books they can spare for the Workers’ Library. Subscriptions are being sent in for the Workers Monthly, and some of our periodicals and daily papers, and by and by the Bronx library will be- come one of the finest Communist libraries in the country, The Jewish Branch No. 1 has collected $12.23 for the library fund; besides numerous books have been promised by in- dividual comrades. One comrade in the Russian branch has promised to donate over $100 worth of Russ books; others have also pledged them- selves to do likewise, The English Branch No. 1 has donated a subscrip- tion to the International News Service, and many of the individual comrades have promised books and money. Special credit should be given to the Young Workers League branches who are working with might and main to make the library issue a success. They have already contributed over 200 volumes, and promise to do much more, Comrades of the Bronx, this appeal is addressed to you. If you want the Communist center of the Bronx to contain a real working Communist anne, brary, we call upon you to come down to the headquarters with all the books and money you can gather to- gether and help us in the work. The library committee meets at head- quarters on Tuesday, May 12. If your branch has not elected a delegate and you are interested in this work, be present yourself’ and let us have your counsel and help in this matter.— Library Committee, Bronx, Olgin-Guthrie Debate Arouses Great Interest NEW YORK,’May 10—Wide interest is being showh in the forthcoming debate betwéen Moissaye J. Olgin of the Workers Party and Professor William B, Guthrie, of the College of the City of New York, to be held on Sunday, May 17, 2 p. m., at Central Opera House, 67th street and Third avenue, The subject to be dealt with—Re- solved that the Rusian Soviet system is superior to parliamentary democ- racy—involves the entire. question of proletarian dictatorship versus capi- talist democracy, The debate is held under the joint auspices of the Trade Union Educatitinal League and th Workers Schooh Admission is 50c. Tickets may, obtained at the of fice of the Workers Party, 108 Kas 14th street; Fretheit, 30 Unio: Square; Jimmie Higgins Book Sho; 127 University Place, THE oat WORKER How ‘We Live and Work Editor’s Note:—This paper {ts printed for the workers, poor farmers and those who work and sweat under the present system of soci: oe of this country where labor is rofit. AILY WORKER. ‘0 WRITE TO US. We want the workers and farmers : o Seg Fite gee es ake itm 0 reflect the life of the wide laboring mass T This new department "HOW WE LIVE AN’ over the country to read the interesting and be able better WE WANT OUR READERS D WORK” will Ln apes as often as there will be sufficient letters from our readers about the Ii make the lette: Bedi g aS in other sections of the country. ni ee From a Rank-and-Filer URING the slow season in the dressmaking trade, I wanted to go somewhere to meet new friends and to get some new subscribers for our DAILY WORKER.. So I took a posi- tion for five days in a hunting and fishing club for millionaires. I had to wait on table for those vampires who live on the sweat of the workers, and I am quite satistfled with the re- sults, comrades! First of all, I want to picture to you the life of the employes under the system of the capitalistic bloodsuck- ers. The headwaiter has been in this country for five years and in this place for four years, employed as a slave-driver in order to protect. the pocketbook of the capitalist class. There are girls waiting on from 35 to 40 people, one 17 and another 18 years of age. The menu is so long that a girl must carry from 25 to 35 lbs. of food in and out at one time. There are also six officials and two bosses in the side hall who had to be served at the same time, and every other day one of the girls had to take charge of them, At breakfast, the waitress makes her own orange juice, and she usually has five or six more orders; she has to take a big lump of ice from the box and crack it, and also to polish the silver and glasses. The dining room which accommodates 200 people and the side hall have to be swept and dusted by the girls. The sleeping quarters are nice and clean with good beds, but after the girls are thru working, they have to take care of their own rooms. In re- gard to the food, the employes get the left-overs of the guests’ food, and when there is nothing left,.they make a very poor, so-called “lamb stew” which they serve two or three times a week. Last Sunday, I had the pleas- ure of tasting it. It must have boiled out, as it had no taste nor strength and was very stale. I spoke to the headwaitress about the condition of the employers’ work and food. I wanted to convince her that the workers will ruin their health under their present system, but she answered: “Nobody has to stay who does not want to, as we can always get help that will be satisfied.” (Continued from page 1.) premature as he was not discharged until April 7, 1925, when he was*sen- tenced. Crouch was not a “teacher in an army school.” Our Esperanto ¢lass had. no connections with army schools or the military authorities; and notwithstanding all official state- ments to the contrary, we were®ar- rested about 1:30 p. m., February 19, "25. The news of our sentences printed in the DAILY WORKER offers re- freshing contrast to the methods of the Associated Press, despite the wealth and organization of the latter. The reason for official efforts to keep our arrests secret until after the trials, so newspaper men would not be present, is now obvious to all who understand the class rule of the Amer- ican government. We were not great- ly surprised at efforts to frame us. But when false statements regarding our arrests, etc., were given the pub- ‘ie press and a very inaccurate sum- mary sent to Washington, there was no longer any doubt that army offi- zers intended to keep us “framed.” Records Destroyed by Government. We have just received the so-called ‘records” of our trials, that is the car- bon copies. They are distorted be- yond recognition in many places, docu- mentary evidence of the defense is omitted altho forged documents ob- tainable from the state department pertaining to the Third (Communist) International are included. ) Discover 78 Lies. Altho we have not had sufficient time to make a thoro examination, we discovered 19 errors and omissions of vital importance in the record of Trumbull’s trial and 59 in that of the Crouch trial with a far larger num- ber of probable errors. Of course, we cannot remember the correct an- swers given by other witnesses as well as thofe given by ourselves, but it appears that all testimony in the Crouch case is badly distorted. It is significant that more than 90 per cent of the “mistakes” are favorable to the ‘prosecution, If we had legal (not military) de- fense we believe the distorted nature of the court records would be sufli- cient grounds for a new trial as there exists no accurate record of our trial (as far as we know) for use by the reviewing authority. Oriental Workers Under Lash. There are few places where Com- munism is feared as much as in Hawaii. Class distinctions are sharp- y defined and»the ruling classes (the dlantation over?) rely upon ignor- nee, the power of Yreligion, Buddhist, !ormon, or Catholic, and prejudice ad misunderstanding between races .o keep the oriental workers under id working conditions under which our masses struggle. bringing out facts which may not be known to Try to ‘Try to make them short and to the o* “Yes,” I replied, “they probably will, but it should be your duty to protect the girls by taking their part, to change the system, and in the four years you have been employed here, you could have improved the condi- tions a little.” But she shouted, “If I ever said anything, I might get kicked out. .<. used to work in a nice big place in New York and I had to work much harder than the girls do.” I want to mention that this little slave-driver is a woman of about 28 years of age, small and delicate. She has absolutely no apearance as a headwitress! But the management thot she would make a good slave- driver, and comrades, I can assure you that they were not mistaken, The girls in the dining room get $30 a month, hardly any tips. They have a nine-months’ season with no Sundays or holidays off. There are over 100 people employed, most of whom are from the surrounding country, much, or otherwise they would get discharged and they can’t possibly find work out there, as the next town from Glen Byre, Pa., is Holley, 20 miles away, and the city workers just come and go. One of the employes ‘said that I was the first one there who spoke up for their rights. I spoke to six people who seemed to be very intelligent and found a good understanding at the end: I told them that what I spoke of were the Principles of Communisim that many of the workers misunderstand. We need and must have good food to keep our strength, as we are those who have to do the work! The six people gave me their ad- dresses and I am quite sure that I will get some subscribers for our DAILY WORKER. I have convinced two wo- men of Communist ideas, and the im- portance“of our paper. One I have al- ready introduced to the Downtown English branch and have also sent $2 for a 3-months sub for our paper. As soon as this is published, I will send each one a copy of The DAILY WORKER. Wake up comrades and get busy. Spread our true friend, THE DAILY WORKER! ety. It is a paper of the workers, by the workers and for the workers. We want to reach every bein xploited for private gains, for Crouch and Trumbull Expose Kept Press Lies he lash of the “white” dictatorship. The local authorities make no se- aret of their alliance with the ruling class against the proletariat and the army is intended as the last resort— the inner wall—of capitalism. So the thought that Communists are within the “inner wall” sends a spasm of fear and hate down the spines of army officers who think Americanism is identical with capitalism. And be- cause of this fear and hate we can- not and we do not—expect any mercy from the agents of the “white ter- rors.” is Comrade Andrade’s Létter. We read the letter of Comrade Juan Andrade in the DAILY WORK- ER. If there were‘ more workers like Comrade Andrade, the dawg of the world revolution would be much near- er. It is quite.evident that Merino Gracia, Angel Pumarega and Fran- cisco Vall, who proved traitors to the proletariat, belong to the type of Abramovich. We do not understand how any Communist can recant his principles, even‘in the face of life imprisonment or death. Let them go ~-we will be better when we are free from all such. U, S. Worse Than Fascist. It is interesting to compare the treatment of political prisoners in Spain a monarchy, where one can continue to edit a Communistic pub- lication, with the United States where we, for example, are not permitted to give news about our own case to a local capitalist: newspaper. Despite public addresses by Amer- ican officials in which: they speak of Communism as something foreign that could not touch the United States the fact remains that nothing is fear- ed as much by American capitalists and plutocrats as the Red movement. We noticed a letter published in the Honolulu Advertiser by a Harry Wong, in which he denounces the ad- herents of the late Dr, Sun Yat Sen. Threaten Sun Yat Sen Followers. His statements are untrue and the Chinese consul placed his flag at half mast at the request of his govern- ment. But the letter is significant in view of the fgct that a number of Chinese Inhabitants of Honolulu, who were known as supporters of Dr, Sun Yat Sen, received letters with threats of death if they attended memorial services*of the liberator, The audacity of Corp. Fisher, the government spy, is seldom equalled. Despite the attacks we made upon an article by Isaac Marcosson in the Saturday Evening Post of Jan, 24, '25, Fisher testified that Crouch advised him to read the article because it ex- pressed his own viewpoint. This testi- mony was a base falsehood! Therefore, they can’t md | | THE GOOD THINGS in the MAY ISSUE THE WORKER MONTHLY GUDOK by Wm. Z. Foster An article written in Russia about a great newspaper in thi world’s first workers’ republic, (With Photographs) Revolution in Trade Union Terms by Wm. F. Dunne A Communist analysis of th British Trade Union Delegatio: Report on Russia. (With Photographs) Communism on the Streets of America by Earl R. Browder From Communist theory to a tlon in the stronghold of wort capitalism. (With Photographs) May Day in Americ by Harrison George A great day of the working clas: traced thru the progress of Ameri can organized labor. Coke Miners in Revolt: by Arne Swabeck The uprising of the “men whax) dig in the bowels of the earth’—+ a picture of the class struggle to« day. . The Fight for Unity in Minnesota by C. A. Hathaway A history of the struggle of the mid-west farmer and industrial worker on the political field—and a proposal for the next step to be taken, The Pan-American Anti-Imperialist League by Manuel Gomez Further light on American tm- perial and the rise of the work- ing class for unified action in Latin America to gombat the rule of Wall Street. The Déath of Sun Yat Sen . * . by G. Zinoviev The president of the Communist International writes of the passing of a great rational revolutionary figure, The Lenin School ~ in Chicago by Thurber Lewis An interesting account of a new experiment in American working class education. The Slaughter of the - Workers in Halle by Peter Maslovsky THe murder of workers in a country where the working class is gathering forces to assume power. CARTOONS © including one of two pages by Robert Minor BOOK REVIEWS by Floyd Dell—Moissaye Olgin— Martin Abern POEMS, INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS, PHOTOGRAPHS SINGLE COPY 25 CENTS Subscription $2.00 a Year —— $1.25 Six Months THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago Enclosed § for, smonths sub to the Workers Monthly, NAME ... : . a STREET .. OITY sie