The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 15, 1925, Page 5

POSTAL WORKERS DEMAND CHANGE IN BUREAUCRACY Department | Has Been .Speeding Workers (Speciat to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, May 13—(FP)— Presidents Collins of the Railway Mail association, Gainor of the Letter Car- riers and George of the Postoffice Clerks, with Secretary Flaherty of the Postofiice Clerks, have been address- ing meetings of postoflice workers on Postal policy, and have aroused a gen- eral determination among them. toask congress to fix the fundamental poli- cies of the service. At present the policies are dictated by the bureau- crats in the department, to the detri- ment of the public and the workers in the service, Collins states that since 1914 the department has taken 2,600 railway mail distributors from the cars, and that there are 1,260 less men in rail- way mail service than at that time, altho the business handled is 100 per cent greater. The number of mail cars is less, by many hundreds. Rédil- way mail is sent to terminal railway postoffices for slow distribution and for forwarding after delays of from 8 hours to several days. Magazines published in Washing- ton, for example, take two weeks to reach offices in New York State. De- partmental policy here is injurious to good service, while the postmaster general Woasts of big “savings” in dis- tribution. Unemployment Dole for Jobless I. L. G. W. Begins on June 8th NEW YORK, May 13.(FP)—A reg- istration office for workers eligible for unemployment insurance under the pact between employers and the International Ladies’ Garment. Work- ers’ Union cloak and suit branch is opening at 6 East 29th street. Payment of unemployment benefits becomes effective on June 1, Workers who have lost nine or more weeks work since Feb. 1, 1925 are eligible for benefits and will receive irst pay- ment June 8. Chinese Actors in New York Theatres NEW YORK, May 13.—(FP.)— Chinese actors evidently do not ac- cept the standards of unionized Amer- ican actors in Actors Equity, because they work seven days a week, five hours anevening, The Chinese troupe which has played for two years steadi- ly in the Bowery playhouse is return- ing to China for a vacation, however, and a new group is coming to take its | place. A second Chinese theatrical company will open in the old Thalia Theatre, New York, which has been used by Italian players for years. (Continued from Page 1) which resulted. in several killed and many injured among the native work- ers. The injured demanded compen- sation. Their. right to this was. be- yond dispute, The company refused to grant compensation. Thereupon the Riff people revolted against this act of open robbery. The native workers of the. French company of North Africa rose at the same time against the capitalists. The French author- ities succeeded in quelling the revolt of the natives. Exploit Riffians The Spanish .authorities made use of the events in Morocco as an excuse for carrying on an imperialist policy. Another factor which played a certain part in this connection was the fact that a year later, if 1910, Alphonso XII, “the idiot on the throne,” was egged on by courtiers, and of course before all by the greedy Spanish and other capitalists, to an imperialist undertaking against Morocco in order to conquer “new countries for the fatherland” and to appear, in history as Alphonso the African. The Spanish officers, who, as a re- sult of the former colonial wars, were in very ill repute, desired an oppor- tunity whereby they could freshen up their faded military laurels. Morocco seemed to promise an easy victory. With the help of the army chiefs there was founded a “Colonization company for the Rif ‘Area.”* The colonizers, immediately and without any compunction commenced to ex- propriate the Rif people for the ad- vantage and benefit of the capitalists and of the army. chiefs and officers. Prospectors had announced the ex- istence of rich mineral treasures in the Rif district. The blood of the Spanish soldiers and of the Rif popu- lation which was shed for years in Morocco was coverted into fat profits. The mining company of the Riff re- cently distributed its dividends for the year 1924: 75, pesetas per share instead of. 50 pesetas in 1923. The miserably paid labor of the native mine workers serves to compete with the labor of the miners of Spain and to depress their already scandalously low wages still further. The crisis In the mining industry, is becoming more acute. This is characterized by a striking fact, reported in the finan- cial journals: A treaty has been con- cluded with German firms, according to which the latter will purchase 650;> 000 tons of pig iron in North Africas Krim Will Not Be Bribed ‘ Since 1921 the Morocco question has assumed another character for Spain. Hitherto Spanish imperialism had only encountered thé hostility of some of the native tribes, who carried out.scattered. revolts. without any ¢o- ordination and without political aims, Spain combined military action with so-called “civil” action, which con- sisted in bribing the more influential tribal chiefs in order that the latter should betray their people and their cause. This policy was specially made use of the native leaders Roghi, Mu- ley, Hafid and Reisuni. They carried on a prosperous and, for them, a very profitable trade with the colonizers; in fact one of their methods was from time to time to provoke a revolt among the tribes against Spain for OUR DAILY PATTERNS A SIMPLE APRON, 5106. Tho waist portion of the hack 4s fastened to the front of the apron, and holds it securely and comfortably in place. This style is good for per- cale, gingham, drill or rubberized cloth. ‘The pattern is cut in 4 sizes; Small, 34-36; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium siz requires 24% yards of 36 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on re- ceipt of 12c in silver or stamps. oe NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS—' bell sold thru the DAILY onic pattern department are furs Shhed by. 8 New. York fri of ie Orders are torwarded by the, LY WORKER every as rer A DAINTY LITTLE FROCK FOR A LITTLE GIRL 5099. Challie with plaited frills of crepe de chien and tiny buttons is here shown. The dress is cool and comfortable. may ba developed in any of this sefson’s pretty materials. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. A 4 year size will re- quire 2% yards of 32 inch material. This style: would be’ pretty in dotted Swiss or in linen, . Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12¢ im silver or stamps. « eee FASHION BOOK NOTICE! eet ag ‘Spring and ov ing 1925 Me Saran te raat or et ise and comprehensive article on dress: ri king, also some points for the needie trating 30 of the various simple eereta Valuable hints to the home Adirens: The DAILY WORK) W: Washington Bivd., a Chicago, iil, PITTSBURGH, .PA. To those who hard for thelr money, | will save 60 per cent on all their dental work, — DR. RASNICK bdathltdd 646 Sm Street. Send Youth to Die in Morocco the sole purpose of extracting fresh bribes from the Spanish masters. The appearance of Abd-el-Krim at the head of the Africans changed the the whole significance of the Morocco question. Abd-el-Krim is the leader of an independent movement of the Rif-Kabyles, The corruption policy proved a complete failure with him. Abd-el-Krim perceived that the most advantageous thing was to defeat the Spaniards, He therefore seizes from them the weapons and money he requires in order to carry on the fight and to found the Rif republic. He is not pre- pared to bargain away the freedom of the country. The English capitalists who wished to colonize the Rif dis- trict by means of granting loans, know ‘this very well, Abd-el-Krim has recently adopted a hostile attitude towards Reisuni, the agent of Spanish imperialism and Muley Jussef, the sultan by grace of the French colon- izers. British Imperialism Trembles, Abd-el-Krim reckons with the sym- pathy and the solidarity of Islam, which rightly sees in the victorious war of the Rif-Kabyles against the Spaniards a war of independence. At the last Islamic conference, which took place in Balgaum (India), over 2,000 Muselman delegates voted for a proclamation of solidarity with the Rif-Kabyles. A correspondent of an American newspaper recently visited Adfir, the capital of the Rif republic, and had an interview with Abd-el- Krim. The latter, so states this journ- alist, daily receives numerous mess- ages from the Mohammedan world and from secret societies in London} and India. The Daily Herald, the organ of the English labor party, considered it necessary when commenting upon this article to call the attention of the Foreign Minister Chamberlain, to the danger threatening English im- perialism! An attempt is being made to re- present the Abdel-Krim movement asa revolt on the part of savages. This is an old method adopted by the imperialists in order to bring dis- credit upon the movement for eman- cipation of the colonial peoples. -The Rif-Kabyles appreciate civilization, the advantages of which they have begun to learn, more than the eivil- izers. After the defeat of Annual (2921,) when the Spanish army re- captured the lost territory, they found that; the Rif-Kabyles had spared all the> public buildings built by their enemies. In the course of their raids the’ Spaniards frequently find among the ‘natives, European furniture, sew- ing machines, safety razors, Kodak cameras and gramophones.. The new | Sofentific expedition which have been dble'to penetrate into the independent dra Have been excellently received. All those who have visited Adfir are astonished at the extraordinary chan- ges which Abd-el-Krim has brought about in the capital town of the Rif- Kabyles. He is endeavouring to “mo dernize” it, In this work he is sup- ported by his brother, a man of great eulture, who completed his studies in Madrid, where the sons of the Spanish intellectuals are educated. The Spanish army has learnt to its cost regarding the military talents of Abd-el-Krim, Since the liberator of the Rif took over the conduct of oper- ations, the Spaniards have suffered defeat after defeat. Their losses are very great. Thousands of Spaniards fell last November. The military censor has maintained silence over their death. But one correspondent was able to write: Spanish Workers Perish “In a period of 20 minutes there were 234 killed in Xatura, I counted them... And Xatura was only an episode of the retreat, which accord- ing to official reports had only cost 15 dead! I estimate the total losses of the Spaniards at 3,900 men.” It is thus that the young workers of Spain are perishing. After the recent Moroccan defeat Primo de Rivera wished to win a vict- ory at home. He has obtained it. He has thrown inte prison hundreds of Communists, who declared their solidarity with the Rif people. When it became apparent that the military defeat in Morocco was a com- plete one, the idea was suggested of a civil” intrevention and of a “protect- Our imperialists know that them- selves. A Spanish journalist has stated why these half measures will fail: “Because the Spanish guns and the bombs from their aeroplanes have made more holes in the interior of the Rif than did the German and allied artillery in the plains of Champagne.” Court Favors Kansas Politician. TOPEKA Kan., May 13—Jonathan M. Davis, former governor of Kansas, now on trial here on a charge of con- spiracy, won the first point in his fight for freedom when Judge Mc- Clure of district court ruled out refer- ences in the state’s opening statement regarding the Fred Pollman case, Pollman, former banker of Lacygne, is alleged to have ben offered a. par- don for a consideration of $2,500, ‘The court's ruling is not final, how- ever, as it pertains only to mention of this testimony in the opening state- ment. The, battle over its ad- missability will come when the state offers such.testimony on the stand. hus M900) oe et Does your,friend subscribe to the XY WORKER? Ask him! / 4 THE DALY a REDS MURDERED BY ESTHONIAN WHITE TERROR 2) con Socialists Take Part in Base Slaughter (Special to The Daily Worker) REVAL, Esthonia, May 13.— The Esthonian bourgeoisie is murdering more workers.and peasants. Since the first of December hundreds of work- ers and peasémts have been foully murdered. A¢ecording to the reports of bourgeois papers, a whole number of political trials-are about to be held in which hui is of workers and peasants are {0° be tried, solely be- cause they ht hands which have been hardened by toil and lead a mis- erable existente in the “independent republic.” Bf ye A few days 0” the military court of Reval sentenced to death Comrade Welt and Comfide Ulgekutt for hav- ing, it is stated, taken part in the revolt of Decemiber 1, 1924. Get Death Sentence. The two condemned comrades were peasants and; active workers in the Esthonian peasant movement. Com- rade Welt wasea tenant farmer. ,.Al- ready in 1920:he worked among; the peasants of Parnu. At the elections in 1923 he was -put forward asa can- didate for parliament:in two constitu- encies on the united front ticket of the workers and peasants. Comrade Welt enjoyed enormous influence among the peasants. He was a leader under a heavy burden of taxation and are fighting for their emancipa- tion. When at the beginning of. 1924 the parliamentary fraction of the unit- ed front were arrested, Comrade Welt took the place of these arrested and steadfastly continued the struggle for the interest of the Hsthonian peasants and their allies;the workers, until he was himself artested. Comrade Wigekutt was a peasant from the Isle: of;Osel where he had been for: severa@l:years a well-known worker among the village poor. The great majority, ef*the population of the Isle of: Oseb:consists of land poor Peasants. They elected him on the united front tieket of the workers and Peasants as a substitute deputy to parliament, Socialists!Aid Hangmen. The Hsthoniai’ bourgeois demo- cratic murdi ants have workbit & th letari all . countries must carry out an energetic protest action against $he.. murderous. fury of the Esthonian bourgeoisie, in which the “socialist” international is parti- cipating. This, ig all the more neces- sary as the Esthonian “democratic” coalition government, in which the so- cial’ democrats are, participating, is preparing, after the bloody vengeance of Daoémnbes to get rid of further workers and peasants by “legal” means. At the military courts there come forward as “eye-witnesses,” drunken spies’ Who make monstrous assertions, ing the ‘criminal’ character of the aceused. No witnes- ses are allowed"to come forward on behalf of the aecused, and when the accused refer, to people who can give evidence in their favor, these people are straight away arrested and brot before the court as “equally guilty terrorists.” The base and monstrous character of the Esthonian white justice is in- describable. Down with the Esthonian hangmen! Long live the solidarity of the work- ers and peasants of. the world! Polish Consul Is Recall rotest Of Soviet ets ae MOSCOW, May 13.—Replying to Foreign Minister. Chicherin’s note Protesting against:the murder of the Polish officers Wieczorkiewicz and Ba- ginsky (who were to be exchanged for Poles arrested ‘in Soviet Russia) and demanding w-strict investigation of the case and severe punishment of the murdererd,*-the polish minister at Moscow, Mr/Kentchinsky, while expressing regrets at the murder, at the same time "voices his “regret at the charges prefetred in this case by bs government’ of the Union of Sov- let Socialist Repttblics,” Poland Refuses to Talk He further stafes that the determ- ining of the lity and the Severity of the, punishment for the murder is a ma’ of the internal affairs of Poland, whose government does not consider possible to continue the correspondence on this question, Polish Consul Recalled However, in his reply, which was handed to the Polish representative today, Mr. Chicherin its out that, having officially agreed to the ex- change of the above-named officers, the Polish had by that very fact ad that the Soviet government goncerned with their hen could not be fate and, indifferent to of the working peasants, who suffer | New York and Kansas City Lead Today THESE BUILDERS SENT IN NEW SUBS ON MAY 12 ST. LOUIS, MO.—H. Stoltz, KANSAS CITY, MO=-Hugo Oehler (3); Eleanor Massey (3). ST, PAUL, MINN.—Frank Rabe (2). YOUNGSTOWN, O.—N, P. Kodrea. NEW YORK, N. Y.—Katterfield (3); Horwitz; Malkin. Karklin (2); Lb. Cooper (2); DETROIT, MICH.—N. Stoyanoff. PITTSBURGH, PA.—F, H. Merrick (2). CHICAGO, ILL.—Gabriel Simansky (2). BALTIMORE, MD.—Philip Chatzky. “POTTSVILLE, PA.—Peter Billick. First Returns in From Daily Worker Week COMRADES, IT WORKS! In Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and a thousand other cities thruout the country workers who have never seen the DAILY WORKER before, got acquainted with it during the past week. With only very brief preparation, the total distributed went well over 75,000 copies and never was the message of Communism so widely spread as during this week. Many locals just insist that they continue it during this week also and are now doing it. And now subs are beginning to roll in. In most places the homes covered with sample copies will be visited during all of this week, especially where the territory has been large and the members few. But very indication brings ever brighter. notice of the splendid work done. Such a great way to build the Communist movement by means of the DAILY WORKER is sure to be used again soon. New York is going to have a giant distribution during the week of May 25 to 30—and a drive following it to gather in subs. The actual results of the past week’s distribution, if no greater than they are right now are well worth a full party mobilization on this plan. We have in the past, and we are now reaching the worker in the shop and the trade union. And now, periodic- ally, we will follow the worker to his home with “Our Daily” for we have found a new and effective means of building the Communist movement which we have TRIED and found that IT WORKS! Our Readers’ Views Miners Lose Jobs for May Day. To the DAILY WORKER:— The “| minets of “Bentleyville organized ‘a May Day demonstration for May ‘st. ‘A-committee waited on the general superintendent of the two mines out of.the ten here that are still working 2 days a week and told him that the men would not work on their holiday, May ist. The committee also called on the burgess for a permit to parade. The burgess told them to go to some other town on May 1 if they wanted to..parade. He said he absolutely would not issue a permit for, the May Day parade because that would get him in bad with the city council. More Freedom in Europe. The general superintendent told the committee if they wanted to celebrate May 1, they had better go to Europe. When the committee made its report at the miners’ meeting, the miners de- cided to hold a protest meeting in- stead of a parade at 2 in the afternoon, on May 1. Also that no one was to report to work on that day. When the general superintendent heard of this he ordered the two mines to work on May 1. To make a real test case out of it these mines were shut down 3 days before the first. On the first of May the one mine known as the Ellsworth Mine No. 1, was 100 men short out of a shift of 500 and the other mine. known as the Acme Mine No, 2, had only 145 men working out of its 500. The gen- eral superintendent ordered the Acme Mine No. 2 closed at once and all the men to remove their tools on May 2. On that very same day he opened one of the other mines that had been shut down only recently, be- cause he said, “There are no reds at the Marianna mine.” But he is mis- taken. If anything, there are more reds there than at the Acme Mine No. 2, This. shows the complete control the .bosses have over the lives of workers. They can throw men out of work whenever they please. But if the. miners lay off one day for their own holiday they are punished. Our “good” officials of the United Mine Workers of America are standing pat with the local operators and say that it is not more than right. But we Communists will show them that or- ganized under the Communist Inter- national, we will some day get rid of this bunch of labor fakers and es- tablish a real workers’ and farmers’ government for the benefit of the workers,—Adam Getto. Foreign Exchange. ¢ NEW YORK, May 13.—Great Brit- ain, pound sterling, demand 4.84%; cable 4.85%. France, ranc, demand 6.1944; cable 5.20, Belgium, franc, demand 5.04%; cable 5.05%. Italy, lira, demand 4.10%; cable 4.10%, Sweden, krone, demand 26,72; cable 26.75. Norway, krone, demand 16.78; cable 16,75, Denmark, krone, demand 18.78;,,cable 1880,. Germany, mark, unquoted, Shangbaly tael, demand 76.00; cable 75.60, | ese MARA & Your Union Meetin Second Thursday, May 14, 1925. Name of Local and Place of Meeting. Brick and Clay, A. O. U. W. Hall, Dolton, Ill. Carpenters, 113 S. Ashland Blvd: Carpenters, 6416 S. Halsted St. Carpenters, 1440 Emma St. Carpenters, South Chicago, 11037 Michigan Ave. Carpenters, Ogden and Kedzie. Engineers, 9223 Houston Ave. Federal Labor Union, 2110 N. Robey Firemen and Enginemen, Spring- field and North Aves. Hod rriers, Harrison and Green Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. Van Buren St. Marble Polishers, 810 W. Harrison Nurses, 771 Gilpin Ave. Painters’ District Council, 1446 W. Adams St. Painters, Dutt’s Hall, Chicago Heights. Paper Rulers, 59 E. Van Buren St., 6:3 & m. Park Employes, $10 W. Harrison Railway Clerks, 55th and Black- stone. Railway Clerks, 3124 S. Halsted St. Railway Clerks, Harrison and Green Sts. Railway Trainmen, 64th & Univer- sity, 8:15 p. m. Signalmen, 180 W. Washington St. Teamsters, 9206 Houston Ave. Wood ‘Turners’ Union. Liberty Hall, 3420 W. Roosevelt Rd. (Note—Unless otherwose all meetings are at Ley m.) (Note—Unless otherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) 17301 4 1269 1344 877 130 m2 SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortechritt Meets every ist & 3rd Thursday, Wicker Park Hail, 2040 W. North Avenue. Secretary. Another Mine Closed Down. MONESSEN, Pa., May 13.—Several hundred men again joined the ranks of the already big army of unemployed workers when the Gallatin mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. closed its mine at Gallitin, Pa., near here. Rumors are that the Montour Ten mine near Li- brary is to close down soon, Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem- ber for your branch, writers of the women in the WORK AMONG WOMEN many attractive photograph WOMEN AND SOCIALISM By AUGUST BEB’ 1113 W. Washington Bivd. Communist Books For Women COMMUNISM AND THE FAMILY... By ALEXANDRA KOLLONTAI, one of the most brilliant MARRIAGE LAWS OF SOVIET RUSSIA................15 Cents Report of women's activities in Soviet Russia—with society in the past and the future. The Daily Worker Publishing Co. ‘ Page Five CRAB WORKERS’ FILM BUT CAN'T SUPPRESS MOVIE An audience of over 400 in Milwau- kee cheered and roared their approval of the stirring new two-reel motion | picture of the International Workers’ | Aid, called “Prisoners for Progress. | The picture showed scenes of the French and Russian revolutions, of demonstrations in France and Ger- many broken up by police of strike- breaking by public and private offi- | cials, of political prisoners and the | bastilles in which they are *confined. Moron Mauls Film. This was the second attempt within | three days to show this film, the first, at.the May Day celebration in Freie Gemeinde Hall, haying been ruined, apparently by sabotage. Tho the film had been run thru, without a hitch or break in a private projection room on the morning of May Day, the pictures were clear and steady and brilliant, | and the committee member» who saw the showing was flushed with antici- pation of the effect on the big crowd at the celebration where the film was to be the principal and pleasing fea- ture. When time came to show the film | the operator seemed very ill at ease. Himself a strap’ lad, he had with him ‘two husky friends, potential bodyguards. No sooner had the first titles flashed on the screen when the film broke. That was not so serious altho it took an exceptionally long time to fix it. Then anotyer scene and another break. After thi; had | been repeated nine times within three minutes of running time the chairman announced that the picture would have to be dispensed with for that evening, since something seemed to have happened to the film during the day. Comrades Take Legal Action, The reporter for one of the. local capitalist papers smelled the trouble when he wrote a facetious report in his sheet the next day. The Com- munists, he wrote, would like very much to find out just who was respon- sible for the capitalist plot against their movie revolution. The operator also hinted at the cause of the trouble when he said that someone must have tampered with the film, ang asked if there were any “enemies” who could be held responsible. The film had been in the custody of his employers, who also furnished the projection, all day. Legal action for damages is con- templated by the local comrades. The film was taken to another com- pany and inspected, and it was found that aside from the first hundred feet that had been butchered in the at- tempted showing the night before, the film was in excellent shape. So an- other show was immediately arranged the following night, and this time the film showed clearly and without hitch or break before an even more enthusi- astic audience. ‘ This little episode shows that our enemies recognize the power of the working class film as a weapon of our movement, and that they will do everything in their power to check its influence. Where censorship prevails it is used to choke off such pictures. Where there is no such restriction other means are sought. The Mil- waukee comrades have run every film ever issued by our movement, some of them twice, and now they are waiting for more. Such occasions as this one in Mil- waukee are very rare, happening per- haps in one out of two hundred shows, but where possible they should be | guarded against. Any locals seeking movies as fea- tures of their meetings, or as complete programs for education, entertainment and the raising of finance for worthy labor causes, should communicate im- mediately with the International Workers’ Aid, 19 S. Lincoln St., Chi- cago, Ml. E, W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Seven Places 62 W. Van Buren | 42 W, Harrison 169 N. Clark 118 S. Clark 66 W. Washington | 167 N. State 234 S. Halsted PHONES, HARRISON 8616-7 yi ston Baked read Fine je Cotfes Commiczeary and Bakery: 1612 Fulton &t. Phone West 2549 Communist International. sneds Conts status in "Chicago, Hlinois