The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 22, 1925, Page 4

Page Four ——— THE DAILY WORKER MILITARISM NOW MORE EFFICIENT THAN BEFORE WAR General ; Says Cost of Killing is Cut Two out of every three dollars spent by the U. S. army before the war were wasted if one is to believe Gen. Kinsey W. Walker, chief of finance of the army. Speaking in Chicago he told his audience of railroad executives and bankers that the army is now getting twice as much out of the dollar as before the war, though the dollar to- day is worth only two-thirds of the prewar dollar. Statistically considered this means that one dollar in the army now goes as far as three dollars before the war. In other words Walker admits that two-thirds of the prewar expenditure might have been saved and the same results obtained with a little more economy and efficiency on the part of the war department. It further means that the $355,723,- 000 spent by the war depaNment in 1923 was really equivalent to an ap- propriation of $1,067,169,000 in 1913. The actual 1913 appropriation was $202,129,000. Therefore the war department in 1928, after the war to end war, was five times as militaristic as in 1913 before the Wilsonian crusade was sold to the country,—provided Gen. Walk- er was not talking through his gold- corded hat, as army officers speaking | to civilians often do. A Correction from Daisytown, Penna. In an article published in the DAILY WORKER of May 13, page three, entitled, “Miners in Pittsburgh Dis- trict Cheated by Bosses, Deserted by Union Heads,” bearing the date line from Daisytpwn, Pa, the following sentence appeared in the second para- graph: “These are non-union mines, where the wages have been cut to the 1917 scale.” The insertion of this sentence was an error attributable to some confu- sion in the composing room. It was not a part of the article sent us by our Worker Correspondent. The truth is that the mines are union mines, which was stated very clearly further along in the article where it was said that—“The local union of the U. M. W. of A. is very weak.” Retain Harding Collectors. WASHINGTON, May 20.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has sent let- ters to all collectors of internal reve- nue assuring them that it will be the policy of the administration to retain in office “all those x owe Te- cords have been satistactofiy,” it was announced today. The collectors are appointees of the late President Harding. Their terms expire this month. Talk it up—your shopmate will subscribe! LEIPZIG TRIAL OF COMMUNISTS REVEALED INTRIGUE OF POLICE TO WHICH SOCIALISTS CONSENTED VIENNA, May encious political trials. With regard was a continuous torture for the accused, mination and giving evidence, it was unique. tried so brutally and exposed itself so ruling class as this supreme court for was established after the murder of the reactionary murderers organizations who could work for years openly ay are the+ - in Germany and who to prominent supporters of Hindenburg’s presidentship. We will not deal here with the po- litical side of the trial and the sen- tence. The trial was typical of the most corrupt part of state life which was exposed in it-—the 5: stem of the police, Not less than three of the most important accused were in close connection with the police and the bourgeois lawyers could base their request for acquitment for the clients Diener and Konig on the argu-| ment that these did not really intend to commit the crimes, but played the role of agents provocateurs on the in- struction of the police and with close contact with it. The statements of these spies and those of the main witness of the prosecution, Neumann, provided the material for passing the sentences} against the other accused. This is the | method by which in Germany not only in this case but in dozens of other cases revolutionary workers are sent to hard labor. Army of Spies. The agents provocateurs were sys-| tematically trained in Germany after the war. In every situation where the workers prepared themselves for struggle, the police, supported by the bourgeois parties and by the social- democratic leaders, sent an army of spies against the working class in or. der to arrange plots, to provoke and then to be “discovered” by the police in a fit moment. By these methods two ends were attained: a number of revolutionary workers, victims of the spies, were delivered to class justice and the “exposures” of the spies were utilized to create a hostile spirit} against the revolutionary labor or- ganizations which made their suppres-| sion possible. Expose Police Intrigue. One of the best-known spy trials in Germany was that caused by the mur- der of the police agent Blau in the summer of 1919. The prosecutor tried to provide material from all kinds of | dark sources in order to prove that} the murder had been committed on the instruction of the C. P. and by its members and officials. However, the trial proved something quite different. The lawyers Rosenfeld and Theodore Liebknecht, with the assistance of statements of witnesses and of docu- ments, threw a light into the dirt of the spy system existing at that time} in the political police and among the} officers of the Eden Hotel (the hotel} where Liebknecht and Luxemburg were murdered) and several otMer re- actionary organizations. A disgusting picture of moral and political degen- eration was exposed. The spies car- ried on among themselves a bitter war and the murder of Blau was a re- sult of this struggle. As they had 20.—The great spy trial in Leipzig was unequalled in the post-war justice of Germany which was so rich of sensations and tend- to the durations of the trial which as well as the manner of exa- Never has a court in Germany openly as the executive organ of the the protection of the republic, which Rathenau—for the struggle against ; ments published, a terrible incitement | hesses—an extremely poor one. | bourgeois friends an agreement for succeeded in drawing a number of revolutionary workers into this affair, several heavy hard’ labor sentences were passed while the actual mur- derer was not found. The trial of Leipzig reminds in many respects very much of the Blau trial. Here also the only person who was killed -was the agent provocateur Rausch, and the main witnesses are spies or suspected of being spies. In the preparation of the trial an im- mense apparatus was built up, book- lets were printed, newspaper com- organized against the Communist Party and the result of the trial, was —apart from the above mentioned wit- And yet there is a prosecutor and a trial with the political title, the political assessors and a hostile chairman passing sentences as they have been passéd in Germany only against work- ers, sentences of unequalled brutality and with the purpose of annihila- tion. Socialists Betray Workers. With regard to this trial which is no glorious leaf in the history of Ger- man justice, but expresses the most ruthless class antagonism, intensified by the use of the dirtiest means against the accused—the point to the means of examination of Criminal In- spector Koppenhofer—the question must be put how long this cathpaign of “justice” against the German working class will continue. Since the be- ginning of this year motions for am- nesty are buried among the material of the legal commission of the reich- stag, to the joy of the bourgeois par- ties who are against every amnesty, and with the silent agreement of the social-democrats, The social democ- racy has repeatedly stated before the last general elections that they, too, would fight. for amnesty. If they. really meant this, they would have had the best occasion during the presi- dent’s election to demand from their amnesty. The social-democrats have not done that. It is the more the duty of the social-democratic workers to influence their leaders and froce them to stand for the liberation of the political prisoners. d With the example of the spy trial of Leipzig before our eyes, which shows the great role of the police spies in all trials against revolutionary work- ers, the call for liberation of the po- litical prisoners must be raised clearly and loudly by the German workers till it will be fulfilled. Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY WORKER—but be sure to see him the next day to get his subscription. The Loose-Leaf Folder is being given with- out charge to any worker who secures a year’s sub to the DAILY WORKER, for convenience in his work in the labor movement. The fol- der is of leather, with patent clasp and pocket for receipts, note paper and a full catalogue of allCom- munist publications. YOU CAN CHOOSE EITHER or WAKE UP: ~ DAILY WORKER SUB RATES: $6.00 a Year CITY: 1113 W. Washington Bivd. STREET: cnccsscossssssssssorsrs (Outside of Chicago) $3.50 Six Months $2.00 THE DAILY WORKER . Send the DAILY months. (And the WORKERS MONTHLY for ... months—mark cross) to: International Pros By G. dinoviev. Iv. The Democratic Pacifist Era, Fascism and Social Democracy. (Continued from last issue.) ei tendency for the British Em- pire to break-up is becoming more and more marked. The London Times, between the 2nd and 5th of February, published a series of articles entitled, “The Dominions in Foreign Politics.” For the first time, the leading organ of British imperialigm spoke openly of the ever increasing danger menac- ing the unity of the British Empire. The Times starts out with the failure to convene the imperial conference, which was to have been called to ob- tain the views of ‘the various parts of the empire upon the’Geneva protocol. This failure was dué to the fact that the dominions gerierally are hostile to all rivalries which may result in im- posing fresh burdéng upon them, and may give rise to fresh wars. The art- icle in the Times roused the greatest interest all overthe world and for weeks were reproduced in the whole of the British press. The British bourgeoisie is realizing that the dominions are slipping thru their fingers. Of the ten points, the point of Canada alone is sufficient to prove that the antagonisms between England and America are becoming increasingly acute. The question of the dominions, is assuming more and more an acute and urgent character. ONSEQUENTLY, to assert that a rapprochement is taking place be- tween England and America is mere- ly to present one side of the picture. On the other side, we see a continuous growth of antagonism, gradually as- suming a more and more acute char- acter. At the same-time, America is striving to take advantage of the an- tagonism existing between the various European states. ‘AIL the character- istic symptoms of imperialism, the proper calculation of which lays at the basis of the Leninist theory of im- perialism, are visible at the present time, Japan on the Eve of a Bourgeois Revolution HE Japanese situation is pregnant | with a bourgeois revolution, which is acquiring enormous significance in developing in Japan calls to mind the period of 1905 in Russia. Demonstra- | tions, the general growth of the peas- ant movement, the growth of the terrorist movement, all these are characteristic of the Japanese move- ment. But the working class in Japan | is politically weaker than were the workers in Russia in 1905. Numeric- ally perhaps it is about the same as the Russian proletariat was at that time, but politically it is weaker. For all that, bourgeois revolution is knock- ing at the gates of Japan and such a revolution, in our epoch~ must un- doubtedly hasten the liberation move- | ment in the East and by that, hasten the world proletarian reyolution. The Orient and its Significance to the World Revolution. HE third is the Eastern question. This is a particularly important question: the Eastern problem is maturing with a rapidity that we could never have imagined before. The Soviet republic at the present time has a common line of front with China. The growth of Sun-Yat Sen's party, the Kuomingtang, which sym- pathizes with us to a certain extent, is of enormous importance for the Comintern, In China, in Egypt, in the Dutch Indies, everywhere the movement is growing. In the concluding days of his life, Lenin paid more and more attention to the Orient. He clearly saw that from the East a large reserve army of the revolution was marching and that perhaps the revolution would change its route, and enter by other gates. The Orient, by itself, without the assistance of the western prole- Communist movement in the west— even if it has not yet led the working class to victory—will give to the struggle of the eastern peoples alto- gether different weight. WOULD like to remind you what Comrade Lenin said concerning the Eastern question before the war. | Already in 1911, after the revolution had taken place in China, Lenin wrote about progressive Asia and backward Europe. To many at that time, this comparison seemed a very strange one. Today, all see that it was prophetic. In a certain sense we have indeed today a progressive Asia and a backward Burope. It must not be forgotten that the East embarrass 900,000,000, the majority of the popu- lation of the globe. The enormous significance of the fact that this gigantic mass is begin- ning to move, must not be forgotten. Recall what a profound influence the first, second and third Russian re- volutions had upon the development of the Orient. If we desire to obtain @ general idea of the world situation, we must direct our attention, not only to Europe, but also to the Orient. The Consolidation of the Soviet Union HE next point characterizing the present political situation is that of the economic revival of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. What is the situation here? The union ha’ grown stronger. Its economics and political position has become consoli- dated. In the first place, the economic position of the unfon has improved. You will remember how happy Com- rade Lenin was at the fourth congress to report to you that we had accu- mulated ten million gold roubles and therefore, were in a position to make some progress in restoring the metal industry. Now, ten million roubles is not nearly so important a sum to us. You will remember how some of our friends in our opposition, more or less openly said during the fifth congress: Wait until the autumn, “they” (i. e. tariat, would be impotent. Only the the government of the U. 8S. S. R.) May 23 Is-Big Day in New York L te NCE. a year, the Young Workers League of New, York runs a Spring Ball of Youth. Im, the past, this ball has been the best. the revolutionary movement has oduced. This year, May 23 has been , as the day for the Spring Bali, and from the in- formation that been given out by the district o! of the league in New York, it looks as if this year will surpass all previous years, The program thus far arranged, be- sides a good band Which will provide the best dance mmusic, includes the following: { School Days—a play that will be presented by the Junior section. This is the best propaganda and dramatic work produced by’ the Communist movement. Social Amusements and the Work- ing class Movement—a talk by Com- rade Herbert Zam? An exhibition of wall newspapers— These newspapers, from all over the world, especially from Russia, are ex- tremely interesting! They will be ex- hibited in order to give the comrades instructions as to how to produce them. Chicago, Ilinois The © Workers Monthly A six month sub to the Workers Month- ly is being given with every year's sub for the DAILY WORKER to enable every worker to have the pleasure of this lendid working class magazine. The magazine or the fol- der can be had for a years sub to the DAILY WORKER or $6.00 worth of subscriptions. ($8.00 worth in Chicago). Three Months WORKER The selection of the winner of the set of books—The contest is at present going on, and the winner of Eugene Sue’s “History of a Proletarian Fam- ily Across the Ages,” a twenty dollar set of books, will be selected at this Ball. These are only a few of the induce- ments, All the notables of the party and the league have already promised to be present, and some of them may even participate in providing the en- tertainment—who knows? Cofnrades are urged to come early. No tickets will be sold. Admission at the door will be 50’cents. The place is 105’ Eldridge St. time is 8 p. m. + The Livingston, Mine Town, Sees Big Strike Film A feature of special interest in the movie show at the Hagle Theatre, Livingston, Ill., on May 26th, will be the picture of the Paterson (N. J.) silk workers strike‘and the part play- ed by the Workers Party in that struggle. The demonstration in front of the Polish Consulate against the Lanzutsky will also be shown in this “Daily Worker Film Edition.” The main picture will be “Polikush- ka,” made in Russia by the Moscow Art Theatre. A two reel slapstick complete the bill. Modernists Score Victory COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20,—Mod- ernists of the presbyterian church, today scored their first victory in the pre-assembly battle mit them to carry their fight to the floor of the general assembly. The church gen first meeting, vo! | ATTENTION! ESS than half of the New York ing tabulation which has just been ef AMOUNTS PAID BY BRANCHES FO. $121.50; beg cig $128; = Bronx No. 1, $16. $21.50; Bronx No, "$48 3, —Brownsville, ; —Coney Island, $9; total, elite S12 76; otal $12.75. CZECHO.- ‘SLOVAK, $20.75; total, $12.75. ESTHONIAN, $27. total! $27.75. wee aes Staten ind. $11.25; —Ja- $1.50; Harlem, $63.75; Innwood, $207" South Brooklyn, $47.25; total, GERMAN: —Jamaica, $0; —Yorkville, 42.25; —Night Workers, "$21.00; | West Harlem, —Bronx, $11.2 Wick, 875; Ridgewood, $14.25; —South Brooklyn, 0; Astoria, $7.50; total $100.75. GREEK: Downtown, 0; West Sid $69.50: total $69.50, HUNGARIAN: | — Downtown, | $2 255.5 Astoria,’ $5.25) total $109.50 : Downtown, $45; West side, , $11.25; —South Brooklyn, 0; Corona, $3.75; total threatened execution. of Stanislaus | §4’50: comedy, “Soldier Ivan’s Miracle”, will | g27. New: which will per- | 3 ‘al counsel, at its Mi Lal ices spite Bs. the general assembly an amendment | P of church law which will permit mi- ¥ hority reports of the judicial commis: | — sion to be submitted to the general assembly, Only ty pane marks 75. JEWISH: —Downtown No. 1, $150.50; —Downtown N 75; —Downtown 25 8.783, age —No. 1 amsl urg, se ge 0; Boro parks $12; total, 30.75; —Bronx fee South "Brooklyn, $26.25; Har 1 $264.7! tOSCANDINAVIAN: —Ha Sa, South Vor $55.50; tot SPAN / $28.50; total Ea oF town i West BORMAN me a Maton, $6.28) Staten Island, 0} sWilllameburg, ¥ we + No. 1, $14.25; No. 3, i Seas 0; ora %, a gens; NOW iceneitung, HieGins’ BOOKSHOP, $7.50; L. 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Subscribe for the DAILY ww] WORKER! pects and Bolshevization will then have a budget with a deficit of 400,000,000, and then you will see what a tight corner the central com- mittee will be in. But what actually happened? I am not revealing a state secret, when I saw that not only is there no deficit of 400,000,000 roubles, but on the contrary, we have™a res- pectable surplus (applause). If in 1923 ten million roubles obtained from foreign trade, was regarded as an achievement, I think that the surplus which I have just mentioned, will serve as a more striking confirmation of the consolidation of the Soviet union. Furthermore, the wages of the workers In Moscow, Leningrad and other towns, during the last threé months, In a number of branches of Industry, have exceeded pre-war Industry. This Is another proof that the economic position of the country Is gradually Improving. S you know comrades, our enemies are gradually becoming reconciled to this state of affairs and this has resulted in a number of treaties, re- cognitions etc. By this I do not wish te say that we are no longer confront-, ed by any dangers. There will still be intense competition on the econ- omic field. The stronger the Soviet republic becomes, the more inevitable will be the attempts on the part of the world bourgeoisie directly to attack us. The international proletariat must reckon with this possibility..It is quite possible that a situation will arise when the very progress we are mak- ing will compel the bourgeoisie to make aggressive plans against us. Hence, when we review the politic- al situation, we must not be deceived by the fact that a rapprochement has been established between England and America. We must, to a no less extent, take into our calculations the situation in the Orient and in our Union of Soviet Republics, which to a considerable degree also belongs to the East, or more correctly, is a bridge to the East. (To be continued) THE No. 4 WORKER CORRESPON- DENTS WHERE? Why? WHAT? WHEN? By Wm. F. Dunne. The first American book on this subject of increasing importance —with practical suggestions— written by the editor of the DAILY WORKER. LITTLE No. 3 PRINCIPLES OF COM- MUNISM Engels’ Original Draft of the Communist Manifesto. Translation and historical notes by Max Bedacht. The first appearance in English of a great historical document. RED No. 2 TRADE UNIONS IN AMERICA By Wm. Z. Foster, Jas. P. Can- non and Earl R. Browder. A history of the development of the organized labor movement and the left wing within it.... with its program. LIBRARY No. 1 CLASS STRUGGLE vs. CLASS-COLLABORATION By Earl R. 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