The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 21, 1925, Page 2

_ IRS: wae Page Two ANTI-FASCISTS MEET DESPITE ROUMANIAN ARMY Opposition to White Ter- ror Braves Troops (Special to The Dally Worker) BUCHAREST, Roumanta, May 19.— The gathering here of the opposition parties to the white guard govern- ment, brot a wave of terror as govern- ment troops invaded the city and pro- hibited parades of the opposition par- ties. The meetings marked the coali- tion of the anti-fascist parties. The meetings were held in the wholesale market district. Opposition deputies talked to huge crowds, while double files of helmeted soldiers herd- ed them into the streets and attempt- ed to intimidate the speakers, One opposition Bessarabian deputy, an old man, was beaten almost to death by a gendarmerie lieutenant, who later challenged another opposi- tion deputy to a duel when he pro- tested against the outrage. The capital was filled with soldiers, who patrolled the streets and barred the workers from the business section of the town, which includes the roy- al palace. This is the first gathering held by the opposition representatives. se Anti-Fascists Meet in New York. NEW YORK, May 19.—Speaking be- fore an audience of five hundred Italians, Vincenzo Vacirea, former member of the Italian parliament, de- nounced the fascisti. Vacirca déclared that the king has constantly aided the fascisti. He pointed to the king’s failure to prosecute the Matteotti murderers, and his declaration of am- nesty in Dec. 1922, when only those of fascist tendency were released. “King Victor Emanuel is alone respon- sible for the outrageous way in which amnesty was carried out,” Vacirca said. “The king has demonstrated his absolute subservience to Mussolini.” | Vacirca advocated the overthrow of the monarchy. Steel Mills Reduce Production as Orders Fall in Steel Trade (Special to The Dally Worker.) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 19.— Both iron and steel production will be decreased in the Youngstown district mext week, it was revealed today in axl announcement of operating sche- dues. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company will blow out its Hubbard blast furnace tomorrow, leaving twen- ty-two active stacks out of forty- three. Open hearth steel production NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BARELY HOLDING WHILE THE DAILY WORKER WAGE PAYMENTS FALL, SAYS U. S. LABOR REPORT WASHINGTON, May 19.—The department of labor announces that em- ployment in this country increased one-tenth of 1 per cent in April, as com- pared with March, while the aggregate earnings of employes decreased 1.7 per cent, and per capita earnings decreased 1.8 per cent. That an improved employment status, altho slight, should be accompanied by these decreases in earnings was due largely to the closing for one or two days of a part of the establishments #— in various industries for th observ- ance of certain religious celebra- tions, coupled, in a few cases, with the end of an industry’s season, as indicated by a decrease in full-time work, Thes preliminary figures, presented thru the bureau of labor statistics, are based on reports from 9,039 establishments in fifty-two indus- tries, covering 2,835,491 employes whose total earnings during one week in April were $74,764,225. The same establishments in March reported 2,883,187 employes and payrolls of $76,029,797. The East, North Central States and the mountain states alone of thenine geographic divisions gained both in employment and earnings in April, al- though the Pacific states gained about 3 per cent, and the South At- lantic and East South Central states gained very slightly in employment alone. The losses in employment were comparatively small, the largest be- ing decreases of 1.2 per cent in both the New England and the West North Central divisions. The decreases in payroll totals, however, were of greater size in four divisions, headed by the Middle Atlantic states with 4.3 per cent, and the New England states with 3.9 per cent. Hatband Textile Workers Get Raise by Fighting for It PATERSON, N. J., May 19.—Hat- band loomfixers, twisters and day workers are now enjoying wage ad- vances averaging 12 per cent as re- sult of their demands upon manu- facturers, Loomfixers and twisters receive $45 a week, $5 gain; and day workers get $40 instead of $36. Loomfixers are paid for holidays and are to get a week’s vacation with pay. Thru the Associated Silk Work- ers Union almost all workers in the industry in Paterson have now gained wage increases and better working conditions. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, May 19.—Great Brit- ain, pound sterling, demand 4.85%; cable 4.855%. France, franc, demand 5.1644; cable 5.17. Belgium, franc, de- mand 5.014%; cable 5.02. Italy, lira, demand 4.05%; cable 4.06. Sweden, krone, demand 26.72; cable 26.75. Norway, krone, demand 16.72; cable also will be curtailed. Mill executives | 16.74. Denmark, krone, demand said orders had been fewer, and ope-/| 18.74; cable 18.76. Germany, mark, rations are being kept in ratio to or-} unquoted. Shanghai, tael, 74,75; ders. cable 75.25. TT TUT LL TUM LLL ELL The Theory and Practice of LENINISM By I. STALIN. t UNITY (with photographs) 1113 W. Washington Blvd. A brilllant exposition of Communist the- ory and practice in the period of Capitalist Imperialism—during which our great teach- er, Lenin, lived and led. No book recently issued can be of more value or importance to the worker who would learn of Communism. This book by the secretary of the Russian Communist Party, who has been a constant and intimate co-worker of Lenin, is not only an extremely timely work, but also one that is destined surely to become one of the classics of Communist literature. 128 Pages—35 cents. New English Books Received: (Plebs Publications) OUTLINE OF ECONOMICS.. OUTLINE OF MODERN IMPERIALISM OUTLINE OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY... WHAT TO READ (A guide for worker students). WORK AMONG WOMEN (with photographs) The Daily Worker Publishing Co. Chicago, Illinois INJUNCTION GALORE FOR MINERS’ UNION IN WEST VIRGINIA WHEELING, W. Va, May 19.— Judge William E. Baker, In United States court today denied motion of United Mine Workers of America for dismissal of contempt charges pending against a score of members of the organization for alleged viola- tion of an injunction granted the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal com- pany. At the same time it was announo- ed a decree granting a temporary injunction, on a new application of the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal company against international pres- ident of the miners, John L. Lewis and nine other officials would be signed during the day. Calls on Soldiers to Unite with City Workers and Farmers (Continued from page 1) comfort in this “Paradise of the Pa- cific.” If the available land was used for bananas and essential foods, a few hours a day of pleasant labor would provide for a population sever- al times as great as at present and the remainder of the time could be used for study and recreation. But under capitalist rule, the only people who have time to enjoy the beauties of the islands are American plutes and our local bourgeoisie. The natives and orientals are wage slaves used to fill the chests of military im- perialism. But the day will come when Hawaii will be free from wage slavery and imperialism. eoel8 NOTE—The Labor Defense Coun- cil, 19 S. Lincoln St., Chicago, is agitating for the release of Crouch and Trumbull. Petitions and re- solutions demanding the release of the Communist soldiers, and con- tributions for their defense, should be forwarded to the Defense Coun- cil at the above address. Chicago City Drivers May Strike at Firing of 26 Union Members Twenty-six city electrical depart- ment truck drivers were suspended from the civil service yesterday after- noon in the climax of their clash with Commissioner of Gas and Electricity John T. Miller over claims of over- time wages. Each of the men, as he reported to the city’s garage was notified of his suspension and the preparation of charge to be filed against him with the merit boa. Several weeks ago, the drivers notified Commissioner Miller that they would enforce their demands for over-time wages by strik- ing. Miller had a stool pigeon out on the job to watch the men, and it was re- ported that the men put in about eight minutes a day over-time. If the charges are pressed against these drivers, the union may call out all drivers on strike. Federal Judge Can’t Find John L. Lewis in Suit of Co-operative INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 19.— Judge Robert C. Baltzell in federal court here today denied the applica- tion of William S. Howe, Chicago coal agent, for a permanent injunction against officers of the United Mine Workers and the East Side Coal Co., of Bicknell, Ind., to restrain them from interfering with the operations of co-operative mines in Knox coun- ty, Indiana. The temporary injunction granted Howe last week was dissolved. In denying the petition Judge Balt- zell stated he did not have jurisdic- tion in the case since John L, Lewis, president of the United Mine Work- ors is a citizen of Illinois. Howe charged the miners’ union had threatened to withdraw the char- ters of locals unless their members ceased working in co-operative mines, U. S. Destroyers Leave Lisbon. LISBON, Portugal, May 19.—Amer!l- can destroyers which have been here for some days, were enroute today to their home ports. Does your friend subscribe to the DAILY WORKER? Ask him! GERMAN SAUSAGE, said, by the moatrgiven It by some chit BERLIN, Germany, May 19.—-German sausage, the to workers by the millions of pounds, caused the death of elephant, which was given to the Berlin zoo a few mon jaa from stomach trouble after a week's illness, SHEPPARD BIDS FOR CAPITALIST AID AGAINST REDS Head of Conductors in Talk to Bankers (Special to The Psily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 19.—L. BH. Sheppard, grand president of the Order of Railway Conductors is against the Communists and militants in the unions, and he advertised the fact to the business men of Minnea- polis the other day at the Saturday Lunch Club in the Unitarian church here. “The conservative labor element of America is at the very front line in the fight to preserve the institutions and the traditions of the United States,” Sheppard told his audience. “The red element, is. attempting to gain a foothold by boring from within the ranks of labor.” Ah, Hal We're An “impotent Force.” The conservative officials, like him- self, Sheppard inferred, should have the support of American capitalists as they “and not forces far removed from the field of labor, are forcing the reds to remain comparatively an im- potent force.” An “impotent force” is not a curiosity to Sheppard. “It is only fair,” Sheppard pleaded to his audience of bankers and grain merchants, “that America should rec- ognize the fight we are making against the invasion of Communists and their ilk.” Sheppard said he could “point with pride” to the friendship between the O. R. C. and the railroad companies. It is remarked that Sheppard’s salary puts him nearer the Jiving standard of railway managers than that of work- ing members of his own craft, More Starvation Cure to Force Wage Cut on Miners in District 5 PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 19.—Forest Hill coal mine, the last of the union mines being closed for an indefinite period by the Pittsburgh Coal compa- ny, will cease operations in a few days, it is announced. It will be the sixteenth operated by the company to suspend operations within a few weeks. . 50 Per Cent of Babies +s < . Die in Infantoriums eee NEW YORK, May 19.—More than 50 per cent of babies under a year old in the infantoriums and foundling homes of New York state die, Dr. Henry Dwight Chapin, authority on diseases. and care of children told delegates to the Child Welfare Con- ference of America. The reason for this condition he said, was the mass system of handling babies, Plumbers Win Raise by Two-Week Strike PASSAIC, N. J., May 19.—Passaic plumbers won their two weeks’ strike with a new wage scale of $11 a day, bringing the weekly wage to $60.50, exclusive of overtime. About 125 plumbers were involved. Fight For Sex Parity SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 19.— Women’s organizations that have been fighting thru successive legisla- tures to place women on a parity’ with men in selection for jury service, won a victory in the senate today when that body passed, among 12 other bills, the three Hamilton mea- surers embodying the dominant issues. New Belgian Chamber Meets. BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 19.— It is expected the new premier, Aloys de Vyvere, will ask for a vote of con- fidence of the new Belgium chamber of deputies which was elected April 5, and convened today. It seems doubtful whether he can secure it. PANAMA CANAL EXEMPT FROM ARMS TRAFFIC CONTROL BY PARLEY (Special to The Dally Worker) GENEVA May 19—By a vote of 8 to 1, the delegates to the Geneva arms control conference today ab- solved the United States from any responsibility for arms shipments passing thru the Panama Canal In foreign craft. Article 5 of the proposed con- vention required nations to investi- gate “suspicious arms shipments” thru their territorial waters, but delegates rejected the article at the Instance of the U. 8. represen- tative, who de the Panama “interna- KIND FED TO tional aspects.” WORKERS, KILLS BERLIN ELEPHANT dind that 1 sold ‘fampe, an African ago, Mampe caused,’the veterinarians / Weis 8a Bad Day For Capitalism When Women Are Put in Trenches of Next War By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. a Lipo an admiring capitalist world lauds the energetic preparations for war being frantically urged by Musso- lini, the fascist dictator over Italy. Even the sending of women into the trenches to die for the Italian “fatherland” draws enthusiastic applause. ee All military dictators have pursued the successful stra- tegy of launching victorious wars abroad, if they could, in order to assuage discontent at home. Sometimes these wars are not successful. Then there is another story. The mili- tary junta in Spain has not met with much success against the oors in Africa. These same Moors are now giving much trouble to the French. If their triumphs are continued Italy may also be faced with another war in northern Africa. Italy has also a big interest In the restless Balkans. It Is easy to start a fight. keep alive a little longer. Fascist Italy needs to get into a fight to For this purpose Mussolini has reorganized the Itallan high command to secure a centralized control of both army and navy. His argument before the Italian senate was as follows: “The world situation renders it urgent that no time be lost and 1 do not wish to shoulder the responsibility before other nations for being unprepared should there be possible clashes.” The cabled reports state that thereupon, “The senate promptly passed the bill.” ° e Italy prepares for the next war. Mussolini gave the suffrage to women and at the same time prepared for calling women to the colors. Mussolini declares that giving the suffrage to women doesn't make any difference, either way. It only adds a new host of voters to the electorate. No doubt he thinks the same way about putting women into the trenches, believing that it is a good way to add to his available quantity of cannon fodder. Mus- solini is wrong in both instances. Granting suffrage to women may even prove a tempo- rary ally of reaction. women as well as of men. Class instinct dictates the hg | of Where class-consciousness do not exist to any very great extent, where the great masses of men workers vote to continue capitalism, there it can be depended on that the women of the working class will also give their ballot support to capitalism. But the drawing of women into the electoral struggle awakens their interest in public questions, draws them out of their natural conservatism, so that when they become conscious of their class interests, they will develop, like the men, into able proletarian fighters. , Similarly with the question of drawing women into the trenches. The New York Times says this will only happen when, “the nation's back is against the wall.” But if Mus- solini wants to try out his experiment successfully he had better put it over under cover of the first wave of jingoism that can be lashed into patriotic fury during the early days of “the next war.” Women, no less than men, will prove poor soldiers for a capitalist nation in the hour of its crush- ing defeat. In fact, women may even become the most furi- ous seekers of vengeance against the capitalist system that has thrown them into worse torture pits than were ever know to hell—the human slaughter house on earth. For the women who will be sent into the trenches will be the women of the working class, Thus in the hour of revolution, whether in Italy or else- where, the capitalist rulers would be faced with an armed working class, not only of men, but also of women, both knowing how to use arms. of their class. They will use them on the side Placing ballots and guns in the hands of women may look innocent at first sight. But in time it will hel lift the women of the working class to the side of their fathers, brothers and husbands in the struggle for the end- ing of capitalism. AS WE SEEIT -: (Continued from page 1) der charge and I can have the joy of seeing his neck broken on the gal- lows in Cook county jail. I promise never to offend thee by word or act if you will look kindly on your humble worshipper. *_e é¢(\H Lord! Fill the hearts of every moron and rape fiend in Chicago with an uncontrollable and accursed desire for evil things so that their frail bodies cannot resist the urgings of the flesh. Put knives, daggers, poi- son and germs in their way. May their eyes rest on one hand guns glittering prettily in pawn shop win- dows. Please don’t waste my time with bootlegging raids or forays on bawdy houses. Such crimes don’t de- mand the death penalty. Let us have murders, foul and atrocious, so that the hangman’s noose will dangle be- fore my Catholic eyes. For those fa- vors I promise your blessed mother to walk in thy ways, pay my respects and generous contributions to the church of which thou art the father.” *_* @ HE British cabinet is worried over * the advance of Communism in Great Britain. It is considering the advisability of refusing all Commun- ists permission to enter the country, The Communist Party of Great Bri- tain will hold its annual convention at the end of this month, The British ruling class believes it can stop the spread of Communism by repression, It cannot. Ideas can neither be im- prisoned nor deported. ne LL those who have teeth prepare to shed them now. But in shed- ding your grinders. don't make the mistake of leaving them in the pos- session of your dentist who may auc- tion them off to the manufacturers of dice. A missing molar may stand be- tween you and canonization. But for a molar held in trust by his house- maid, the late Pope, Pius X, might a bl ik do: ing in faith, By T. J. O'Flaherty have as little chance of getting can- onized as Billy Sunday. se © tel appears that there is a regular open season on canonizations in Rome just now. The vatican needs the money and any respectable coun- try will willingly pay a couple of mil- lion lires for the publicity accruing to it from the canonization of one of its sons or daughters particularly if said son or daughter had previpusly been slaughtered on a charge of heresy. Only a few days ago a French nun was canonized, She died unhonored and unsung and accomplished nothing remarkable unless, it was that she passed away without a love affair, something miraculous in France even for a nun, : CO Oa PE PIUS is now about to be amal- gamated with his tooth. It seems the boon of canonization cannot be conferred on an incomplete soul. Therefore, all the dead pope's affilia- tions will be gathered unto him even unto the last toe nail. A committee was appointed to look into the pope’s past, particularly into his night life. This committee 1s particularly anxi- ous to learn if the defendant saw visions, had dreams, worked miracles, or had divine inspiration. Mostly everybody who has in & smoked herring and drank coffee before re- tiring did those things. It should not be difficult to find an excuse for canonizing the deceased pope. ee HE following irreverent headline hits the eyes: “ ‘Faith’ Failure as provider, Wite Sues. This is the story of a husband who refused to provide for his wife on the ground that God would take care of her crea- tive needs. God didn’t and the wife is now telling it to the judge. The husband may be a candidate for can- onization. He jis not want- ma ge SPEED-UP’ FORD NOW FINANCIER ON WALL STREET (Special to The Dally Worker.) NEW YORK, May 19,—Thru the organization of the Guardian Detroit company with offices at 120 Broad- way; Henry Ford has taken his first step in the invasion of the banking field in Wall Street, and he eventual- ly will compete on a large scale with existing Wall Street banking institu- tions, This is the view of Wall Street leaders today, who are watching with interest the first evidences of the actual entry of the Fords into the New York banking field. The announced purpose of the new ly Guardian Detroit company {is to sell bonds, but it is generally believed in Wall Street that the Fords have a much more ambitious program. Ford has always been at variance with American bankers on one im- portant point, which is, the rate of interest charged on loans to industrial concerns, particularly to his own con- cern. He has also plainly stated that bankers were too exacting in the nature of the security demanded, Workers Face Death Going to Jobs in New York Subway NEW YORK, May 19.— Scores of passengers suffered minor injuries and pandemonium reigned in the in- terborough subway during the rush hour today when a short circuit stall- ed a train rounding a curve approach- ing Lexington avenue and - thirty- fourth street. Lights went out, the crowded train became filled with acrid fumes, and @ serious panic was narrowly averted as men and women broke windows and doors in frightened efforts to es- cape from the train. The fumes were caused by burning insulation. Women screamed and col- lapsed and men broke glass windows and doors with their fists. Despite the efforts of guards, many of the panic-stricken passengers clam- bered out thru the windows and made their way thru the smoke filled tun- nel to the street. Many of them fait- ed after reaching the air, and the vici- nity of the Vanderbilt Hotel resem- bled a miniature war zone. Clanging ambulances, police reserves and fire apparatus increased the confusion and appearance of disaster. Doctors and internes summoned from nearby hospitals treated dozens for smoke suffocation and minor in- juries. A short circuit came ata time when downtown trains were filled with office workers.. The accident tied up the entire line and thousands were late for work, Chicago Park to Get Improvement SPRINGFIELD, Il, May 19.—. The two Lincoln Park, Chicago, bond {s- sues were officially authorized today when Governor Len Small allowed the bills providing for them. to become laws without his signature, One provides a bond issue of $3,- 000,000 to pay half the cost of con- structing a bridge across the Chicago river and carries a referendum, The second provides for a bond issue of $4,000,000 for improvement and ex- tensioon of Lincoln Park. Governor Small did not act on the bills within the limit of ten days and they auto- matically became laws. The house killed the Thompson traction ordinance after 15 minutes of heated battling. The house commit- tee on public utilities reported it with- out recommendations. At the same time the committee fa-. vorably reported in O’Grady’s joint resolution providing for a commission of 15 members to investigcte the Chi- cago traction probiém. O'Grady ask- ed that a vote on the resolution be held over until Wednesday. Wilbur Orders Court Martial. WASHINGTON, May 19—Secre- tary of the Navy Wilbur today or- dered a court martial for the ranking officers of the submarine which went aground Jan. 15 off Naus- set, Mass., while enroute from Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, to New Lon- don, Conn. They are to be tried for “negli- gence and inefficiency.” WASHINGTON, May 19—During the month of April, 90,000 acres of public land in Colorado and Utah were classified as areas valuable for power sites. | MORGAN-OWNED FARM MACHINERY TRUST GETS “0. K, FROM THE COURTS 8ST. PAUL, Minn., May 19—The International Harvester company of America is not interfering with competition and need not dissolve, according to a ruling today In feder- al clroult court of appeals here to- day. The harvester trust, control- led by J. P. Morgan & Co, has fought In the courts for years to re- tain Its monopoly of the manufac tare agricultural maph Mais b ihe / : } f]