The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 21, 1925, Page 1

| is ‘Vie ik Daily Worker Annual Sub- cription Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN ON IT! By PAUL Vol. II. No. 110. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: E.cRre SOLDIERS MUST UNITE WITH THE WORKERS AND POOR FARMERS T0 WIN OVER BOSSES, SAYS CROUCH CROUCH. (Special to The Daily Worker) - “ 27TH INF. GUARD HOUSE, Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, May 19.—Walter Trumbull and | wish to express_our appreciation for the support of the DAILY WORKER and the workers of the country in general, in our fight for the right of United States soldiers to be something more than slaves. The army authorities have sentenced us because we defended the Soviet Union against the stupid attacks of the Honolulu cap- italist press, and because we dared to have opinions of our own. Today I received three copies of the DAILY WORKER, dated April 21, 22, and 23 respectively. et Rendle Sai aR 2 Sa eG AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. 1G corporations writé. their adver- tising today as if they were di- vinely ordained to serve the masses and not to make profit out of the pro- duction and sale of some commodity. ‘The Chicago Surface Lines, the finest collection of junk in the country, ex- plains that an attack on its properties is an attack on the “people” because the “people” own the lines. There are no “barons” among the owners of the street car lines, we are told in large, attractively placed advertisements. se 8 ‘H are informed that the only revenue available to the street cars is from fares. But what about those who own the lines? Some of them also own public utilities that sell power to the car company. Take Samuel Insull for instance. Sam owns the elevated lines. He also owns the gas and electric companies. He supplies juice to the elevated at a large profit, that he could afford to Tun the elevated at a loss. It’s easily worked. His books may show that his elevated is running at a loss while his electric company pays 12 per cent dividends and large bonuses~besidés. to ployes, but he is not so gen- erous with stock in his electric and gas companies. oe @ HE Standard Oil company of In- diana writes very pretty advertise- ments. It does not bother about whether the flivver owner purchases its ofl or not. What else can he do? It tells us how useful the big indus- trial organizations are. That their first and last consideration is service to the “people.” Profit is the last thing they think about. Of course, wealth is the reward of virtue. There is never anything said about the thou- sands of slaves in the employ of the Standard Oil company, who help to make this efficiency possible. *** HERE is not a tiger in the Lincoln Park zoo who will not envy state’s Attorney Crowe for the next few weeks. The county prosecutor is ne- ver happier than when there is a pros- pect of some human being dangling at the end of a rope within his juris- diction. Crowe is a Christian; in fact he of the most Christian of all Christ- jan faiths, the Catholic faith. We can imagine that Crowe’s morning pray- er goes something like this: . 7 * @ HH Lord! Give me this day my daily quaff of gore. In thy in- finite mercy see that thy humble servant's prayer is acceeded to. [ pray that some crazed moonshine victim slits his meek wife’s throat so that my police can arrest him on a mur- (Continued on page 2) It is encouraging to us to read of the world-wide progress of Communism—the march in the by mail, $8.00 per year. ‘ jeago, by mail, $6:00 per year. SHIPPING BOARD 10 RECOMMEND SCRAPPING SHIPS WORTH MILLIONS WASHINGTON, May 19,—Ten- tative decision to recommend that 200 of the 890 tied ships of the gov- ernment mrchant fleet be sold for scrapping has been reached by the Sub-committee of the shipping board in charge of scrapping, it was learned today. Pending a report from the Emer- gency Fleet Corporation carrying a recommendation as to the specific ships thus to be disposed of, the sub-committee is withholding its report to the board. It is understood that 150 of the lake boats and 50 othér types will make up the 200 ships to be scrap- ped, JENSEN LOSES direction of the coming world revolution. I have made an application for a new trial because of the numerous vital errors in the trial record. In the event that a new trial is held, I hope to have civilian defense counsel, with newspaper representatives present so that false statements cannot be given out by authorities: Action in the fed- eral courts is now under considera- tion. If I am successful in obtaining a new trial, Comrade Trumbull will make application for a new hearing as part of the evidence as testimony giv- en at my trial as read from my re- cords. Soldiers Must Have Freedom. George W. Wright, head of the A. F. of L. in Hawaii, and who is also a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union, recently visited us, and promised to give us all possible assistance. If possible we would like to obtain the co-operation and assistance of the. International Red Aid in a legal fight for liberty of thought and speech in, the army. Of course, we are anxious to obtain our release from prigon but that alone will not end our fight. Our FIRST ROUND IN ELECTION FIGHT : Swats Militant; Gets Swatted in Return Harry Jensen, president of the car- penters’ district council, returned to his corner last Monday night, a de- feated contender for the honors in an impromptu bout with a progressive carpenter who was passing out cam- paign leaflets for the ticket opposing j Jensen in the forthcoming election for district officers of the carpenters’ dis- trict council. This is how it happened. A car- penter was. passing out election leaflets at a meeting of Local No. 1367, an inside local which meets downstairs at Wicker Park Hall. Local 181, to which Jensen belongs, meets upstairs. Jensen approached the man’ with the leaflets and tried to pull them out of his hands, saying he was a disrupter. This the progres- fellow soldiers must be given intel- lectual freedom. Comrade Trumbull and I are work- ingen. en sailors and marines. Practically all) soldiers to whom we have mentioned the proposed union have expressed their approval and a desire to join such an organization. Of course, it would be met with open hostility by officers. But the day is near when soldiers will realize the unity of their interests with the aspirations of the workers and poor farmers, and en- slaved colonials. The most difficult thing is to break down race preju- dices. Hawail, Land of Oppression. There are few —places where the evils of capitalism are as apparent as in the Hawaiian Islands. Nature has provided well for every necessary (Continued on page 2) 4,000 BUILDING TRADES WORKERS IN GARY FIGHT OPEN SHOP COMBINE (Special to The Daily Worker) Building construction at Gary, Ind., was at a standstill to-day as a result of the stand of fifty mem- bers of the Gary Bullding Contrac- tors’ association in supporting the master plumbers in refusing an sive denied, adding that he did not sign a scab agreement, as did Jensen. Lost His Morale. “This retort the the” progressive with his fist. The prégressive retaliated with a rught to the jaw which gave Harry as good a glimpse of the planetary system as you could get from one of those mam- méth telescopes that can sometimes Be’ seen on the street corners. In (dther and plainer terms, Jensen saw stars. Then his hand went automatically to his hip pocket, but the automatic did not come out. Harry must have done a little thinking in the mean- time, tho members of Local 181 deny this allegation indignantly, claiming that Harry is incapable of committing such an offense. Whether he did or not, he decided to throw up his hands. ‘That was about the only use he could make of them, Up Went the Fins. Jensen was given erédit in the Chi- cago Tribune for being a scrapper. He figured in a brawl a few weeks ago in the Federation building, and history has it that had not his enemies taken to their heels, Harry would have laid them low with his trusty paws. Yet, last Monday night those same mitts were pointed to the ceiling, while their owner squealed the piteous alibi, that he was sick. Carpenters say that a man who can neither think, fight nor talk intel- increase of $1 a day to plumbers. Between 3,000 and 4,000 members of the building trades are idle. The building boom there ap- parently is doomed to remain at a standstill until the master plum- bers surrender to the union, KU KLUX KLAN TRIES TO DIVIDE WORKERS OF NORTH DAKOTA BY BOMBING AND RAIDING HOMES By A. C. Communist Member of the WILLISTON, N. D., May 19.—The MILLER, « lorth Dakota Legislature. merican section fo the world fas- cisti, better known as the ku klux klan (organization of the businessmen of the world), has reached its arm out into the plains and badlands of western North Dakota. A few days ago thfs organization set up their flery cross and touched off a couple of bombs. In order to make believe that the stunt they pulled was 4 warning for the Catholics to be good ¢———-——_______________ they set the thing off in the vicinity of Father O'Neill's home in this town. All of the blind piggers and boot-| 4 rs were chucked behind the bars. ikewise, the Moose club, a hangout for the highest paid workers, was tak- en into camp. Everything was clean- ed out except the Elks’ home. Only the “best” people now will get moon- shine and home brew from the most The workers, no matter whether their training has been Catholic or Protestant, must not let their ranks be divided over the fake klan organ- ization, They have no quarrel with ' each other. The real issue that all working- m must consider is, “Shall there a Workers’ Republic with all ma- inery of production and distribution collectively owned, wherein the pro- ceeds of labor will go to those who labor?” Or shall we maintain the present system where nearly all of the pro- ceeds produced by the laborer are taken from him by the few who in- dividually own the machinery of pro- duction and distribution? If the klan really stood for free- dom of speech, sanctity of the home, law and order; as they claim they do, why ates‘they afraid to debate with the Communists? ligently has no business being presi- dent of the district council. About all he can do is respond to the boss’ whistle and play poker. Unless all signs fail when the votes are counted shortly, Jensen will whistle goodly to his job, bs Martial Law Lifted In Spain MADRID, Spain, May 19.—The state of martial law which has prevailed in Spain since Primo de Rivera took over the government by establishing a military dictatorship in September, 1923, was declared formally lifted by a decree of King Alfonso. This does not mean a change inthe military dictatorship, as the country is still controlled by de Rivera and his followers. f England Active In League é GENEVA, May 19, — The British government is considering buying permanent headquarters for its league of nations officials, it is announced here, England figures its budget for league expense would be lessoned by housing its delegates in its own offi- cial residence. England uses the league to gain influence over the small and weak nations. Earthquake Shakes Tokio, TOKIO, May 19. — The heaviest earthquake of the year rocked the Tokio district this morning. The shock lasted nine minutes. No dam- age has been reported. The center of the disturbance, was believed to be Sagami Bay, which was the center of the great shook of September, 1923, ant'of “Czar” Hutcheson. He struck ferent enterpris {Special to Nhe Daily Worker) PARIS, Frarge, May 19. — The French losses the attack on the Riffians holdii were 1,600, the { the heights of Bibane ommunist newspaper $ ap iieiak newspa- the silence of the hich suppressed all xtent of the casual- i¢ French in their Riffan’s native land news as to t! ties suffered by invasion of th it Party is conduct- tings thiuout France, st the invasion of 'rench imperialism. ery and reinforce- just come up, the aye made a counter- ern front, inflicting losses - against the protesting North Africa Using field ments which Rifflan troops” attack on the h Madrid state that (between M. Malvy, of the interior, and or, Primo de Rivera, d into a debate as to ofy won from the na- Gans shall be divided. roring to secure the ell as permission to Morocco line. B disclosed, however, lila, after tl while Spain main in Sp put in his b and insists in the inv a slice of territory § right to participate BIG BIZ MEETING U. S. Chamber of Com- merce Opens Session WASHINGTON, May 19. — More than 2,000 representatives of Amer-| ican industry began the thirteenth an- nual meeting of the United States chamber of commerce here today. Big business» was present in full force and powerful rail, oil, steel and automobile magnates hogged the spot- light from the: small merchants in informal discussion of the financial, industrial and commercial interests of the nation. Credit and Finance System Big Item. The keynote of the meeting was expected to be the federal reserve banking system. A wide variety of papers, some urging revision of the law—and others its retention without change, were to be read during the four-day convention. The meeting proper will not start until tomorrow morning, when the general sesion will be opened formal- ly. Nomination of directors featured the meeting of the national councillors today. Approximately 15 of the total of thirty-three will be elected at the present sion to guide the destinies of the organization for the next two years. Bill Taft Dedicates Scab Building. Chief Justice’ Wm. H. Taft of the supreme court will be the main speaker at exercises tomorrow night dedicating the $3,200,000 national chamber building, built by open shop labor. “More than 1,400 chambers of commerce, fepresenting 759,000 dif- -were officially listed with new arrivals hourly swelling the total. Richard F) Grant, president of the organization, was presiding officer. AUTO SLAVES BOOST STOCK OF NASH MOTORS GO. TO HIGH FIGURE NEW YORK, May 19.—Nash Motors common stock sold at $401 on the New York Stock Exchan; today. This is an advance of 208 points over the January price and a gain of 304 points pver the low — price of last year. The sensational advance is due to the phenomenal gain in earnings of the company In the last two years. Current searnings are said to be at the rateof $43 a share and current production is 40 per cent ahead of last yemr, according to an official statement by “ett c. W. Nash, br ; Agricultural Export, ‘| months ago when Danish employers ESB 290 ORKER. t Office at Chicago, lilinois under the Act of March 3, 1879, Published daily except Sunday by PUBLISHING €0., THE 1113 Ww, LABOR DEFENSE COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNITED FRONT TO SAVE A. V. SEVERINO FROM BOSSES “JUSTICE” CLEVELAND, O., May 19.—An attempt is being made by the United States department of justice to secure the cancellation of the citizenship papers of A. V. Severino of Cleveland, Union; member of the Workers (Communist) Party; and a naturalized ci of the United States, since 1915. The government maintains, in the torney Bernstein, that when Severino ship, that he was “attached to the prin: States,” he made a declaration that The petition claims that Severino “has a believer of violent revolution and #————_——— armed insurrection directed against the government of the United States and all other governments founded up- on the capitalist system of economy.” The petition prays therefore, “that the certificate of naturalization and citi- zenship of the said Angelo Vincent Severino be set aside and cancelled.” Hearing May 27. Action in this case began with the filing of the complaint by the govern- ment on October 10, 1923. It seems that Severino’s beliefs, dangerous as | they may sound, are not really held | to seriously threaten the peace and safety of the nation, for the case has | not been rushed to trial. The date member of Local Ni , Brickla Zen petition of United States District At- stated in his application for citizen- ciple of the Constitution of the United was “untrne, false, and fraudulent.” been, since the year 1907, and now is, TEACHERS’ UNION. FIGHTS RELIGION IN THE SCHOOLS Work After Hours (Special to The Daily Worker) for hearing has finally been set for May 27, 1925. It is under the juris- <Gaahinied on Series, On BARS 6.) 200,000 DANISH . WORKERS’ STRIKE ">: GRIPS COUNTRY Chief Trade, Idle (Special to The Daily Worker) COPENHAGEN, May 19.— A gen- eral transport strike completes the tie- up of economic life in Denmark. Ship- ping, railways and street cars are in- cluded. The transport strike means that in addition to the stoppage of manufacture all ‘agriculture export will cease. The conflict began nearly two offered a 10 per cent cut as,answer to union requests for wage increases to match the increase in living, costs. Negotiations broke down and the metal trades employers locked out their workers. The general workers’ union answered with a strike ,but at first the transport workers refrained from participation. The entry of these workers brings | ties | unity, powers that they might legally | than toleration is required of us, e |the forbearance that induc: to forego, in the interest of seize under our form of government,” says Henry R. Linville, the Teachers Union in a letter to the | New York city board of education protesting against the proposal schools with training after school hours. “It is hardly conceivable,” Linville writes, “that the injection of religious controversy into public school admi- nistration certainly would paralyze nerve of education.” religious the trunk sanction of the school system to efter- school religious teaching is being made by certain clergymen. Linville, speaking for the Teachers declares that such an effort of separation of church and state on which the country was founded. Religious instruction after school has been going on in Brooklyn for two years. with protestant, catholic ‘and Jewish church offidials co-oper- ating. BOSTON FORMING the total involved to over 200,000, Nor- wegian transport workers have called | a sympathetic strike to prevent Dan- ish shipping from being transferred | to Norwegian ports. Damage Suit of Klan Raper Thrown Out of Ind. Court INDIANAPOLIS, May 19. — The} $125,000 damage suit brought by D./ C. Stephenson, former K. K. K. leader in Indiana, against Hiram Evans, ex- imperial wizard of the klan, following the burning of Stephenson's yacht at | Toledo, Ohio, last year, was dismissed by Judge Robert C. Baltzell in federal court here today. No one appeared when the case was called for trial and Judge Balt- zell ordered it stricken from the docket. Stephenson, facing trial on June 2, on a murder charge growing out of the death last month of Madge Ober- holtzer, 28, asserted in bringing the FAMINE RELIEF BOSTON, May 19.—Joseph Manley, {member of the national excutive | committee of the Irish Workers and | Peasants Famine Relief Committee will be the principal speaker at a con- ference scheduled to meet here on Wednesday evening May 27, in Paine Memorriaf Hall, 9 Appleton St., for the | purpose of organizing a local branch of that organization. A call has been sent to all trade unions and workingclass organizations | conference. The provisional secretary is Dr. H. A. Gibbs, 376 Boyslton Street and the other members of the com- mittee are Dr. George W. Galvin, pro- minent physician and former candi- date for mayor of Boston on the soc- Ever Hopeful of G. action that Evans had conspired to destroy the yacht by fire. Witness Against Shepherd, Alleged ° Killer, Vanishes Disappearance of an important state’s witness came to light today as William D. Shepherd, entered Judge Thomas J, Lynch’s courtroom for the second day of his trial for the alleged. murder of William Nelson Mc- Clintock, his millionaire ward. The witness is Robert White, for- merly connected with “Dr.” Charles C. Faiman’s national university of sciences, the man who before Fai- man’s sensational confession is alleg- ed to have pointed out Shepherd as a visitor at the school. Shepherd issued a statement to the press declaring himself innocent, Divorce Mill for Rich Uncovered. PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 18—~A di- vorce mill, with headquarters in New York, that “sold freedom” to the un- happily wealthy married and made Rhode Island “the little Reno” of the United States, was under investiga- tion by a grand jury today, More than 100;divorce cases, al- leged to have been fraudulently ob- tained, some involving prominent per- sons, Were included'in the probe. O. P. Promises, Tries for Eight and a Half) SPRINGFIELD, HL, May 19.—~— A bill regulating the working day for women to eight and a half hours, was introduced in the house today by Mrs. Lottie Holman O'Neill, of Downer's Grove. The republican platform in the last election stood for an eight- hour day, but the republican legisla- ture under Small’s control has already killed an eight-hour bill, The new measure is not so uncom- promising as the eight-hour bill which was on roll call twice and each time failed to muster a constitutional ma- jority. president of | LOCAL FOR IRISH | ence between foreign Minister Briand ialist ticket; Michael Moore, Mary) Carpenter; James Lacey and Casey | Blockland. DAILY WORKER Washington Blvd., Chicage, Ill. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents FRANCE YOKED TO MORGAN BY U §. DEBT DUNS Cal Brings Pressure for Wall Street (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, France, May 19.—The drive NEW YORK CITY, May 19.—“More | en | 3 majori- | to| | the could further religion; it| The attenmpt to introduce official | Union, | un- | democratic and violates the principle | J. ments. Three of the cabinet members, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Secretary of State Kellogg and Secretary of the Treasury An-. ;drew Mellon, are also members of the American debt commii n, De- spite the constant pressure being in Boston to send delegates to this} It exempts all canneries, mer- | cantile establishments in municipali-| ties of less than 7,000 population, and graduate and student nurses. Other hospital employes, however, come un- der provisions of the bill. The measure was referred to the committee on industrial affairs. | of the Coolidge government to collect | the four billion dollar debt owed the United States by France, is an at- ek to enforce a “Dawes plan of ‘or France,” is the prevail- ing opinion here. Coolidge is apply- ing the screws in the final drive for | the submission of the French capital- | iste to the Wall Street bankers, and Dopesters Try to Get in| the French government is squirming. However, just as the Dawes plan payments of Germany will be taken from the workers, so the French in- dustrial magnates will see to it that what money paid the United States comes out of the toil of the already impoverished workers. There i Coolidge s its much hostility toward the government here, which way into the newspapers. “Borah, whose name ought to be Shy- j lock, thinks we are prosperous be- cause we have no unemployed,” says Liberte. “Does he think there hould be unemployed in a country which has lost a million and a half Ss in the war? France, bled » Must call on foreign labor.” “They are using war debts to force accept a guarantee pact with- reservations our interests“dic- 8 this paper, commenting on the fact that Coolidge’s drive to collect the debt ju t the time when France was beginning negotiations with Germany for a “security pact.” There is no doubt that the Coolidge government is exerting pressure, thru s debt collecting activity, to place a Dawes plan” yoke upon France, and e the French nation as subserv- ient to the Morgan banking syndicate Germany. The debt gives the American bankers controlling the Coolidgé “government” the power” t6 make France bow to any new “dis- armament conference” when the time comes. Proposals will be submitted to Great Britain and the United States on the debt Jement about June 1, it - was announced following a confer- and finance Minister Caillaux. ee 8 Cabinet Meets on Debts. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19—The cabinet meeting today discussed the attempt to secure foreign debt settle- brought on foreign countries to col- lect 12 billion dollars owed the Unit- ed States, this commission has not held a meeting for many months Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has departed for “on a vacation,” it is an- However, it is admitted vey will hold conferences ls of debtor nations. I. L. G, W. AGREES T0 MEDICAL EXAMINATION; BLACKLIST FORESEEN (Special to The ‘Daily Worker) TORONTO, Can., May 19.—Union workers employed by members of the Toronto Cloak and Suit Manu- facturers’ Protective Association must take a medical examination to show freedom from contagious dis- eases according to the agreement reached by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and the manufacturers. Those who pass the examination will be given a health certificate; others cannot work in shops of the association. Workers are appre- hensive lest the examination open up a method of blacklist identifica- tion as similar methods have done elsewhere. Such examination is often a fake, and the militant workers are de- prived of a chance to make a living by refusing them a “physically fit" oarntoets Charles S. Dewey, Europe, nounced. TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN SOVIET TORONTO, Ont., the Canadian government. Canada, May 19,- Union during this period totalled millions of dollars, (Continued on pege 5.) UNION AND CANADA SHOW INCREASE -Trade between Canada and the Soviet Union showed a big increase from December, 1924, to May 1, 1925, despite the handicaps of customs and other obstacles thrown in the way by The supplies bought in Canada by the Soviet Some of the principal | \