The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 13, 1925, Page 2

eet » offer had been rejec' Page Two rn re: RED BAITERS IN MINNEAPOLIS IN INTERNAL WAR Anti-Communists F: ight Each Other Over Graft (Continued from page 1) within the anti-Communist camp it- self. Quarrel! Over Rich Graft. The battle has started over the easy graft connected with the ce- lebration of Labor Day, not labor's international holday, May First, but the holiday that American capitalism has set apart for its loyal slaves on the first Monday in September. On the one hand are the forces back of Robly D. Cramer, editor of the Minneapolis Labor Review, sup- ported by Chairman O. T. Anderson and Secretary Roy Weir, of the coun- cil, representing what is called the center grouping in the local labor movement. Against these forces are now ar- raigned the right wingers headed by James Fullerton, of the Typograph- ical Union, and T. J. Kelly, of the Plumbers’ Union. The Communist-led left wingers have so far played the role of in- terested onlookers. Plan to Shake Down Advertisers. The trouble started when the Card and Label Council, under the control of Fullerton-Kelly element, issued an announcement of the early public- ation of a “Labor Year Book.” Like all a sha kedown of the business elements for a bunch of easy money. This immediately stirred Editor Cramer into action. He sent out let- ters to all of his advertisers declaring that the Minneapolis Labor Review was the only official organ of the Min- neapolis labor movement, and it alone was authorized to receive labor ad- vertising. The letter was signed by Chairman Anderson and Secretary Weir, Tell of “Labor Day Editions.” The next meeting of the Fullerton- Kelly controlled Card and Label Coun- cil ordered the sending out of a letter charging that the last “Labor Day Edition” of the Minneapolis Labor Review was a private graft; that only $1,500 was turned into the paper, whereas, from $15,000 to $20,000 went to “outside men,” who put the edi- tion over. It was sharged that local men had guaranteed a much larger amount to the paper,\but that their by Editor Cra- mer. It was furthey claimed that this year’s “Labor Day Edition” was being let out in a similar manner, the getting of “ads” going to a man by the name Lewis, of Buffalo, New York. The Fullerton-Kelly crowd, therefore, urged all local business men not to advertise in Cramer’s Labor Day edi- tion, since most of the money went out of town. They were urged to patronize a 100 per cent home insti- tution, Editor Cramer then issued a long statement. He said that the Citizens’ Alliance started out four years ago to fight the Minneapolis Labor Re- view, sending out circular letters urging businessmen not to advertise in it. This drive was kept up year after year, without much success. Charge Alliance With Big Business. Editor Cramer now charges that the right wing is doing the job of the Citizens’ Alliance thru the medium of the Card and Label Council. He further charges that this group is lined up with the “socialist” rene- gades grouped about Thomas Van Lear and Lewis Harthill, that they are trying to destroy the Minneapolis Labor Review and make the anti-Com- munist, red-baiting sheet, known as “The Minnesotan,” the official organ of Minneapolis labor. Delegate Foflerton brought the mat- ter up at the last meeting of the Central Labor Union, but the adjourn- ing hour of 10 o’clock prevented any action being taken. It is noticeable that since the war on the Communists in the central la- bor body was started the attendance has fallen from about 200 delegates to the 30 delegates who attended the last gathering. Thus the organized front of the working class in this mi- Mtant labor center is being weakened in its struggle wih he open shop in- terests. Government Gives Railroad Trust a $147,028 Present WASHINGTON, May 11, — The Southern Pacific company won in the supreme court of the United States, its appeal from the court of claims of a suit asking $147,028 additional from the government for transporting troops and discharged soldiers dur- * ing the war period. }and Peasants’ Famine Relief Commit- imilar publications it was to be | AS WE SEE IT | By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1.) in the Chicago Tribune about a large consignment of “Moscow gold” for the Communists. It is reported that the hack rewrote it on orders from a for- mer disciple of “Skinny” Madden. se N the current issue, this illiterate dumbbell attacks the Negroes, who are trying to organize—for their own protection—a race that is oppressed racially and industrially; he attacks the amalgamation movement which the Fitzpatrick-Nockels crowd once gave lip service to; he tries to preju- dice the work of the Irish Workers’ tee; he takes a slam at the Labor Defense Council. There is no effort in behalf of the exploited workers that this omadhaun does not turn his mud guns on. But the radical movement has withstood the fire of the brainiest stoolpigons in the pay of the cap- italist class. The ravings of an igno- rant ink sprinkler will only leave a black splash on its shield. se HE workers of Melbourne, Austra- lia, will not welcome the Wall Street navy on the occasion of its forthcoming visit to the Antipodes. The labor council voted not to par- ticipate in the official greetings organ- ized by the bourgeoisie in honor of the war dogs of Morgan and company, tho no objection would be taken to the fraternization of the workers with the rank and file sailors of the Amer- ican fleet.» The Melbourne workers took this action as a protest against the imprisonment of their brothers in the United States under the espionage laws. Good for our Australian broth- ers! Long live this kind of interna- tional solidarity! see AX allegorical painting by an old artist almost caused a religious war at a recent meeting of the New York chamber of commerce. It was proposed that the picture be shown thruout the country in order to inspire religious feeling in the hearts of the /OUNG WORKERS LEAGUE N. E. C. IN FULL SESSION (Continued from page 1). great deal of activity had been con- facted. The campaigns on child labor, ar- rest of Hawaiian comrades, against en- try of religion in the schools, against the arrest of Comrade Lanzutsky and against Abramovich had all been par- ticipated in by the league. di, Favorable Organizational wth. The organizational growth was also commented upon favorably by all the comrades, there having been organ- ized since January 1, 1925, 21 shop nuclei and 10 branches. These were located principally in Chicago, Pitts- burg, New York and other districts. During this same period 10 nuclei col- lapsed, principally thru the activity of stool pigeons. Comrade Harvey, the acting editor during the past few months, reported on the necessity of developing the Weekly Young Worker; especially in the field of regular shop correspond- ence, general news correspondents. ete, For Leninist Education. The necessity of Leninist education was stressed in a report by Comrade Carlson, He pointed out the necessity of our entire membership receiving an adequate political-minimum of edu- cation and the importance of training leading functionaries so that the di- rectives of the national office would be applied more effectively. The future tasks of the league dur- ing the next three summer and pre- convention months was dealt with by Comrade Williamson. The tendency of laxity in the summer months was discussed aand definite tasks adopted for the membership to carry out dur- ing this period. These include nuclei organization to be closely connected with membership drives. Every branch is expected to increase its membership by at least 10 per cent before the con- tion. Other tasks included youth n and women of the nation | Venti y hie aca oa the road to hell—what | fractions in trade unions, anti-militar- with hip moonshine, bobbed hair and ist, junior and education. cross-word puzzles. But there are| Unity Behind the N. E. C. more gods than one, even if this fact f : On the basis of the Y. C. I. resolu- is not widely advertised in a christian] tion which called for close unity of country. There are protestants, cath-} the entire membership behind the N. olics and Jews in the chamber of}. C., it was decided 'to send Comrade commerce, and their respective gods | Williamson to the New York district fight like-furies on the slightest provo-| to assist the D. E. C. in its activity cation. For the sake of harmony the | 0d consolidation of the entire mem- embattled christians consigned the| ership behind the policy of the Y. picture of Jesus to the garret. CHINESE FAMINE HORROR BRING CANNIBALISM Report Millions Are Starving to Death (Special to The Dally Worker.) LONDON, May 11—Millions of Chin- ese in the province of Kwei Chow are famine stricken, many are dying on doorsteps where they beg in vain for food, while the roads are littered with dead, according to the Daily Express Shanghai correspondent. Sixty dis- tricts are affected. Stocks from last year’s harvest were exhausted long ago, the report says, and the people of Kwei Chow have been living on grass, after hav- ing stripped trees bare of leaves. Cannibalism has presented another solution to the food problem, and is prevalent in the villages. Many por- tions of the countryside have been deserted by migration of inhabitants, altho many died en route. Opium trafic in the stricken province is brisk, many wishing to “dream their way to death.” The situation, the correspondent re- ports is likely to become worse rather than better, for relief on any consider- able scale is impossible until the rice crop is harvested five months from now. The provincial treasury is de- pleted. (Continued from page 1.) ment for union organization devel- oped; many strikers acknowledged that, after all, that must be their first object. Representatives of the Ma- chinists’ District Council appeared at a couple of strike meetings ready to begin organization of all who were willing to join, but were compelled to withdraw when the silly stupidity of the craft union system threw down the bars of jurisdiction. One international union had already succeeded in organizing the few men of its craft who were employed in the plant and who enjoyed the eight- hour day. Another ugion was carry- ing on a so-called campaign also to or- The company accepted payment] *#nize the few men of its craft em- from the government for such trans- portation under provisions of its land grants, but later claimed that national guardsmen and discharged soldiers should have paid full fares because they were not “troops of the United States.” The Western Pacific Railroad com- ployed there. Crafts Objected to Strike Unity, Both these unions objected to the strike, fearing that their few men may be compelled also to throw down their tools, and, of course, it never oc: curred to them that even the most ele- mentary principles of solidarity de- pany had a similar claim for $11,055.| mands that they should have joined It also won its suit, hands with the rest of the workers Partial Victory at McKees Rocks C. I, and the N. B.C. Other organiza- tional readjustments were made as fol- lows: Acting national secretary, Bar- ney Mass; editor, Shachtman; busi- ness manager, J. Harvey. ‘The spirit of the meeting was fine and portrayed a definite determination to still further increase the activities which have been commended favor. ably by the Y. C, I. The tone of the entire meeting was one of constructive activity and the consoldition of the entire membership behind the program of fhe N. B. C. and the Y. ©. I. Small Attacks: ry Trustees. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 11.—Gov- ernor Len Small who now has a bill pending before the state assembly which would add new jobs to the state payroll totalling millions of dollars, declared today that he vetoed the sanitary district trustees’ proposal to increase the bonding power of the Chicago sanitary dictrict, because of their extravagance, Small condemned the “publicly no- torious extravagance” of the sanitary district trustees. The proposal to in- crease the bonding power from 3 to four per cent was embodied in the McCluggage bill, which Small vetoed last week. Small claimed that the sanitary dis- trict trustees were using the present income for other purposes than eradi- cation of sewage disposal. Manila Airplane Burns. MANILA, May 11,—Military author- ities today launched an investigation of the death of Lieut. John D. Barri- ger, found burned to death after his airplane crashed into a tree near Stot- senburg. Barriger was searching for three lost soldiers, in striking against a lengthening of working hours. According to the ethics of the craft system the only way open for union organization is for all the one hun- dred and eleven international craft unions to send their representatives there each to pick out their men and, meanwhile, by no means ‘encourage any united strikes which may cross the border of jurisdiction of one or the other. Shop Committee the Big Victory. Many strikers expressed their de- termination to draw the proper les- son from this experience. Altho they recognized that they did not gain their one big point—the shorter work day, they agreed that their next step must be organization, The basis lald during the strike will be worked out for permanency: A functioning shop committee represent- ed by delegates from each working department. A shop committee em- powered to take up all grievances of the men and empowered to call them to action when necessary, and to fur ther carry on for unionization of the plant, . Ad THE DAILY WORKER ai Independent Harbor. Boatmen of New York to Push Organization th ht as NEW YORK, May 11.— The Inde- pendent Harbor Bonen Union, at a special called membership meeting held Monaay, April#27, at Melcher’s Hall, 216 E. 12th 8t., voted to apply for a charter in the United Labor Council of Greater New York and vicinity and elect da - committee with power to. make the necessary ne- gotiations, This organization intends organiz- ing all harbor boatmen into one union and their president and delegate say that an intensive campaign of organ- ization will be started immediately. MONARCHIST AND WAR DANGER DUE TO SOCIALISTS (Continued from page 1.) democrats have payed the way for Hindenburg. “By dispersing the workers’ and soldiers’ councils, by splitting the trade unions, by shooting the revolu- tionary sailors and workers, by im- prisoning the bravest German prole- tarians, by crushing the uprising of the German workers in March 1921, by helping General Seeckt into the saddle, by the defense of the bour- geoisie with body and soul in 1923, and by shedding the best blood of the revolutionary proletariat, the social- democratic gentlemen have prepared the way for Hindenburg’s triumph. Comintern Proposed Election Alliance. “The Communist International had proposed to the German Communist Party to support the social-democratic candidate in the second election, if the social-democrats had retained their own candidate. But true to their role of loyal lackeys of tie bourgeoisie, the social-democrats dropped their own candidate in favor of the bourgeois favorite, Marx. “The social-democratic party of Germany tried time and again to eliminate from the arena of world his- tory the 15 million strong German proletariat as an independent political force. The vanguard of the German proletariat, however, refused to be misled, Once again the leaders of the social-democratic party of Germany have demonstrated before the entire world, that they are as doubtful re- publicans as they are bad socialists. “There can be no doubt whatsoever, but that the leaders of the social- democrtaic party of Germany and the Second Inte: will to put the 16 on th "German un- ists. They . try to deceive the masses. They will take up the cudgel against the vanguard of the German. proletariat time an again. “Hypocrites! Demogogues! A Record of Crime and Betrayal. “Has not the German social- democracy supported the butcher Zankov? Does not the Hungarian Soclal-democracy and a section of the Second International support the hangman Horthy? What is the difference between Horthy and Hin- denburg? Does not the right wing of the Italian social-democracy and a section of the Second Internation- al support Mussoifni? And is Mus- solini perhaps any better than Hin- denburg? Do not the social-demo- crats and the mensheviks in Es- thonia support the hangman of the Ethonian proletariat Laidoner? Does not the Polish sociafist party, as a party of the Second’ Interna- tional, support the hangman of the Polish people? Are mot the succes- sors of Gompers In America the supporters of the most brutal bour- geois reaction? Do not the leaders of the Second International, Mac- Donald and company, bow before the king? “Such are the fighters against mon- archy and against reaction! “The class-conscious workers of Germany and of the whole world must realize the ificance of Hin- denburg’s victory, workers who still follow in the footsteps of the so- cialdemocrats must come to the realization that fo tactics pursued by the social-d y, inevitably lead to the victory of world reaction. n Germany there is'a real monarchist danger. The workers and the Com- munists must see this clearly. Communists Always Take Sides. The Communists cannot adopt the viewpoint that it makes no differ- ence to us whether a monarcay or a bourgeois republic is in power. The Communists cannot remain indifferent to this question; they must take the lead in the real struggle against the monarchist danger,» “Once again the Communists offer their hand to the’ social-democratic workers, by proposing to them a united front for the joint revolution- ary struggle against the monarchist danger, “The political of Europe is be- coming ever blacker with the colors of reaction. In a series of countries reaction is advancing. Thruout the world the Communists are conducting a struggle for trade union unity, The Second International on the other hand {8 leading a Wild attack against unity, thereby demonstrating anew that it is the most Joyal ally of the bourgeoisie, t Socialists 0; Unity. “The same German social-democracy which is responsible for Hindenburg’s Yellow Press Circulates Fake About Betty Blythe To Jazz Up Its Readers By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘ODAY, another lie is added to this breed of the “Brass Check” press Butler, the American author, wrote his rapidly multiplying When Ellis Parker ‘Pigs Is Pigs,” telling of the amusing situations arising out of the rapid multiplica- tion of guinea pigs, he made thousands laugh. Millions of workers should laugh at the latest chapter of “Lies Is Lies,” as it applies to the falsehoods spread by the yellow sheets that depend upon their working class readers for an exist- ence. They should laugh at the hysterical antics of this frantic press in its efforts to attract attention. Then they should turn their backs upon it. They should turn all work- ers away from it. ° ° The latest episode in American “kept press” perversion took place when the canard was spread that Be Blythe, the American moving picture actress, had been kidnaped by Bedouins in the deserts of Palestine. Practically every “big business” sheet in the land gave that story big. headlines, while semi-nude pictures of the “movie queen given generous display. were also It was all supposed to produce an “Oh Gee!” kick for the blase readers of these publications, Hundreds of workers may die in some industrial accident and they would receive far less attention. Tens of thousands of workers might engage in some giant industrial struggle; but the day’s news would pass them by, except in the town where the strike occurred, and then it would only be misrep- resented. The editor would say, “Our readers are not in- terested.” CJ e.e * But Betty Blythe in the deserts of Palestine is “played up.” All the thrilling trimmings are put on to jazz up a list- less reading public. Two paragraphs are worth quoting here: “According to the cable received by Harding (John Harding, Betty Blythe’s London agent) Bedouins, flerce nomad horsemen who roam Palestine and Syria, attacked the automobile in which the star was riding. “Two Frenchmen who were riding with Miss Blythe, a Dr. Markus and Edward Jose, were wounded during severe fighting with the Be- douins, before the actress was dragged from the automobile and carried away into the desert. The cable said troops were immediately dispatched In pursult.” * @ Every editor who published the story knew it was a lie. But it went in just the same because it was “good stuff.” Investigation resulted in Miss Blythe being located at Mount Carmel. It was found that she had not been attacked, and the authorities at Jerusalem are reported as being highly surprised at the published story. It was claimed that this “newspaper fake’ was hawked among the newspapers of London, but they refused to accept it. Not until it was cabled to the United States did it receive circulation from the Ameri- can press. * @ The United States leads the world in the number of kept sheets that publish this sort of stuff. jor second, with only 10,000... ... papers. France is a It has 30,000 news- “Daily the tens of millions of copies of these employers’ publications with their insidious poison are spread among the workers. If the workers can be interested more in the fake escapades of Betty Blythe, in Palestine, than in their own prsblems, then capitalism is safe. But the workers in the United States, as in other lands, are building their own press—the Communist press—that fights for labor as the daily press of capitalism fights for the employers. Let the workers rally on the side of their Communist press—the DAILY WORKER. Let the capitalists read their own sheets. their influence will be gone. If the capitalists alone read them, The workers would then be near to the day of their liberation. triumph, is, of all the parties in the Second International, the fiercest enemy of trade union unity, “German workers! Have you not yet reatized that the ‘triumphant tac- tics’ of the socialist party of Germany are leading you under the yoke of the bourgeoisie and to the restoration of the monarchy? Have you not yet re- alized that the liberation of the Ger- man proletariat can be attained only thru unity of all workers in Germany regardless of party affiliation? “Of course, unity is to be under- stood not as unity under the flag of Stinnes, Barmat, or Wilhelm Marx-— but under the red banner of revolu- tion. The Comintern calls upon you to close your ranks, to effect the unity of the workers of all countries under the banner of the class strug- gle, and for the joint struggle against the monarchist danger. Add to War Danger. “Remember that the election of Hindenburg does not add to the pros- pects of peace, but on the contrary, increases the dangers of war. Re- member that only.the strictest unity of the international proletariat can avert these dangers. Hindenburg’s victory should give some thought to every class conscious worker. “If the tolling masses do not aban- don the social democracy even now, then they will help prepare with their own hands, new imperialist slaughters, new terrors and suffering. The great political lessons should not have been in vain. The road from Noske inevitably led to Hindenburg, but the road from Hindenburg must not lead back to Noske. Unity Could Win Soviet, “If the fifteen million strong Ger- man proletariat were not split and if it were to reject the counter-revolu- tionary tactics of the social-democrats of Germany, it could Iberate its coun- try from the yoke of capitalism, and build up a Soviet republic. Otherwise, the growth of reaction, new defeats of the working class, new wars and the di- rect restoration of the monarchy, are inevitable, “The Communist International calls upon you to close your ranks, to tablish a united front, in the struggle against the bourgeois reactionaries REPORT BUILDING STRIKE SETTLED BUT TERMS REMAIN SECRET The strike of the union building trade workers, employed on the twenty million dollar new market project being constructed by the McLennan Construction company for the Central Cold Storage com- pany, was reported settled yester- day, altho the building trades coun- cil officials were In consultation with the contractors and the terms of the settlements were not made known, The electricians, bricklayers, plas- terers, tile setters, plumbers, and iron workers went on strike a week ago against the open shop, in’ or- der to force the unionizing of the un- organized “Landis award” carpen- ters, cement workers and laborers working on the same construction job. Twenty-five hundred workers are employed by the McLennan com- pany. —_———— thruout the world, including the mon- archist reaction and for the struggle against advancing fascism; for trade union unity, and for a determined struggle against the danger of new wars. lown with the social-democratic lackeys of bourgeois reaction, “Long live the revolutionary strug- gle of the international proletariat. “Long live the unity of the prole- tarian ranks.” No Pay to Teachers For Overtime. NEW YORK, May 11.—Overtime without pay for New York's teachers is the request of Superintendent of Schools William J, O'Shea who is call- ing for teacher volunteers to super- vise school playground activities. Sixty school playgrounds are opening and a new order keeps school athletic centers open from closing hours till 8 p.m Your branch needs more members — Get a sub to the DAILY WORKER and “make another Communist.” NEGRO STRIKERS JAILED BY COPS OF WILMINGTON Given 30-Day Sentence for Picketing Mill (Special to The Dally Worker.) ‘WILMINGTON, Del., May 11—Ne groes employed at repair work in the Kiamensi Woolen mills here, who went on strike for an increase in pay from 30 to 45 cents an hour, were at- tacked by police. Seven of the Ne- gro strikers were arrested and five of them were sent to the New Castle county workhouse for thirty days, in default of payments of fines of $20.00 each, and costs. The Negro workers went on strike after Richard J, Cohn, one of the owners of the woolen mills, had yio- lently cursed them when they \asked for an increase in wages. The Ne- groes declare that Cohn made slander- ous remarks about their race, Immediately after the strike, Cohn sent in a riot call, and policeman Bowen, in charge of a squad of high- way police force, raided the striking pickets, and arrested seven strikers. The employer charged that the strikers “terrorized the community, throwing stones at the building, and driving the other workmen in the mili to the streets.” The Negro strikers denied the charge, and safd that their employer had cursed them and or- dered them back to work at the old pay. Those arrested were Edward Stone, Wilson Harris, John Hill, Sam Ellioti, Charles Bailey, Charles Brooks and John Miller. They were “tried” by Magistrate Tinsman, who found t#®m all but Brooks and Miller guilty of “inciting to riot,” on the sole testi- mony of the mill owner. > Se Crowd on South * ide Hears Problems of Negroes Discussed Robert Minor was the principle speaker at a tremendous street meet- at 30th and S. State St. where over 800 people mostly Negroes, listen- ed to the story of the persecution of Negro organizations by the United States government. Several Negro workers took the soap box declaring that these persecutions must be stop- ped thru the concerted action of Ne- groes, who must also ask the support of all organizations of white workers. Minor in his speech showed that it would not be possible to stop such persecutions except thru the establish- ment of a workers’ and farmers’ goy- ernment in this country. Minor told told of an article that appeared in the DAILY WORKER and was reprinted in the Negro World, which gave the Communist position for the emanci- pation of the Negro workers. The Communists do not believe that the Negroes can achieve anything thru the exit to Africa, but that it is a world situation and that the emanci- pation of the American Negro must be fought right here. Minor’s refer- ence to Abdel Krim, who is driving imperialism out of Africa, brought cheers from the great crowd. Norval Allen spoke for the Ameri- can Negro Labor Congress. After the meeting there was a great rush for,/ copies of the DAILY WORKER whi were all sold out in no time. re Governor Hits Ford Suit/’ JACKSON, Miss., May 11—Governor Whitefield of this .state publicly re- buked the state revenue agent for bringing a suit against Henry Ford for $12,000,000 damages, charging that the Ford Motor company violates the anti-trust laws, Whitefield, in a signed statement, laments the filing of the suit, and asks the revenue agent to drop the suit. The suit alleges that the anti- trust statutes of the state were vio- lated when the Ford company made contracts with local agents fixing the price for products of the firm, Search for River Dead, MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 11.— Maj, Donald H. Connolly, of the United States engineers, asserted today that the steamer Norman, lying at the bot.” tom of the Mississippi, 16 miles from here, with its cargo of human dead, would be jarred loose sufficiently late today to release the bodies of the vic- tims imprisoned within its hull. Preparing for this Possibility, a small fleet of fast motor boats will be kept patrolling the river while the rescue work goes on, on the chance that the bodies, if released, will rise to the surface, Profiteers Sell Shoddy Houses, NEW YORK, May 11, — shoddy buildings are the rule in America, it was brought out at the sessions of the American construction council at the Biltmore. Ninety per cent of the build- ing in the United States is done by speculators and done badly, said’ Walter Stabler, controller of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, Houses are dificult to heat and have to be rebuilt in 10 or 12 years, he declared. New Zealand's Premier Dies, WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 11,—William Ferguson Massey, pre- mier of New Zealand, is dead here to- day a long illness,