The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 18, 1925, Page 1

h , LAWRENCE UNION Dally Worker Annual Sub- cription Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN ON IT! Vol. II. No. 134. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: THE DAIL Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1928, at 7& Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 8, 1879. Outside Chicago, by © “Rk °.TO FIGHT THE RULE OF Wl STREET IMPERIALISM The Workers (Communist) Party has issued an appeal to all workers and poor farmers oppressed by the far flung tentacles of American imperialism to join with the Communists during Anti-Imperialist Week, June 29 the domination of Wall Street ov to July 4, in protesting against er the subject peoples. The colonial and semi-colonial peoples of the world have demonstrated that they are no longer defenseless, Revolt against the domination of foreign capitalism flames in China. *co French imperialism has met AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. HILE Calvin Coolidge was saying many nice things about peace, his secretary of state was preparing a public statement on the Mexican situa- tion, which for truculence and brutal frankness has not been equalled by even the famous Austrian ultimatum which was the diplomatic introduction to the catastrophic world war. Coo- lidge took a slam at the jingoes, by the way, and thus won the plaudits of pacifists of the Villard type, but last Saturday this same Coolidge, while taking a week end cruise on the May- flower had as his guests “Black Jack” Pershing, who led the wild goose chase after Villa in 1914 and General Le Jeune of the marines who also knows something about landing’ Wall Streét’s armed forces in Mex- ico. : + * * \ EITHER did Coolidge neglect the publicity end of his offensive against Mexico. He invited that no- torious pen prostitute, Arthur Bris- bane, to spend the week end with him on the Potomac river. Arthur will express his gratitude for this most favored treatment by slamming Mex- ico. In fact he has paid his debt already in his column in the Hearst papers, ’ sem T does not take much political acu- men to smell a rat in the presence of Pershing and Le Jeune on the pres- identiat yacht last Saturday, ~ People inthe know have no hestitation in saying that Pershing’s famgus chase | after Villa was not for the purpose of catching the bandit but merely an ex-) plorative mission, with the object of) getting acquainted. with the probable! route of a real invasion, that would | plant the flag of Wall Street over the | southern republic, ** 8 ERSHING did not eatch Villa but there was no hard feeling. Per- haps “Black Jack” was able to en- lighten Coolidge on the necessary) steps to be taken in case the question got out of the letter writing stage. Le Jeune could tell him how many marines would be required to make ‘Wall Street's threat stand up in Mexico. Brisbane could be depended on to show that it“was in the inter- ests of civilization for America to invade and conquer Mexico, a a JT things are not going so well for imperialism nowadays what with things as they are in China and Mor- occo. Calle’s note was all that could be desired in the way of a two-fisted eeceptance of a challenge. Strange (Continued on Page 5) ROTTEN MESS OF GLASS PEACE IN ‘Union Meeting Aids . Only the Bosses By FRED E. BEAL. ’ LAWRENCE, Mass., June 16.—Last Tuesday evening at the Oliver school hall an open mass meeting was held under the auspices of the .Dyer’s and Finishers’ Union local of the United ‘Vextile Workers’ Union, (U. T. W.) “to diseuss the industrial problems that are now facing our city and to ascertain if possible the cause of the great depression which has caus- ed thousands of our citizens to be thrown out of employment.” Tho thousands of textile workers hers are taking Senator Butler's word for it that the “textile industry is passing thru @ singular and trying period,” few textile workers were The fifty citizens seated in the {ful little school hall were composed largely of business men and sky pilots. The chairman of the evening was Michaet Gullfoyle, prest- (Continued on Page 4) ———————e Don't you be a campaign shirker— get subscriptions for the DAILY WORKER! In Moroc- its master in the gaHant Riffian defenders of their native soil. And now the Mexican workers and peasants openly defy America’s Morgan-Rockefeller exploitation, The Soviet Union stands the guid- ing light of the oppressed peoples of the world, a bulwark of strength to the exploited workers suffering under American imperialism. The victims of Wall Street imperialism will rally to the call of the Workers (Commun- the American “government’s domination, The manifesto of the Workers Party declares: brutal Celebrate Anti-Imperialist Week! MERICA’s Independence Day is not to be surrendered to the capi- talists and the militaristic freebooters fatter all. ’ A new factor has appeared upon the scene: The All-American Anti- Impeialisrt League—which has an- swered President Coolidge’s proclam- ation of “mobilization day” by a coun- ter proclamation declaring the week of June 29, to July 4, to be “Anti-Im- perialist Week” thruout America. Representing predominantly national liberation, labor and student organiza- tions of Latin America, the league has issued a call to all anti-imperialist elements to unite-{n making “Anti- (Continued on page 6.) Italy Not Ready to Enter German- Allied Agreement PARIS, June 16,—Italy informed France today that while she is “in sympathy” with the proposed German “security” pact, the matter is still're- garded as being in an embryonic stage, and consequently Italy will re serve her final decision until the nego- tiations have produced something more concrete. A communication outlining the Itali- an position was received at the French foreign office today in’ re- sponse to a copy of the French note to Germany, of which a copy has been sent to Italy. The French answer to Germany's “security” pact proposals will be pub- lished in Germany Thursday. Foreign Minister Stressman receiv- ed the note from the French ambassa- dor today and turned it over to the German foreign office for translation. Belgian Fund Commission. BRUSSELS, June 16. — Belgium plans to send a debt-funding commis- sion to Washington before December 20, the foreign office announced today. Definite announcement of the per- sonnel of the commission will not be made until the formation of a New Belgian cabinet, the foreign office said. Distribute a bundle everyday during Week? In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. ist) Party for a united front against | mail, $6.0C per year. AVENTINE DEPUTIES TO RE-ENTER CHAMBER “UPON ADVICE OF KING (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Italy, June 16.—On the advice of king Victor Emanuel, the Aventine opposition, which has been away from the parliament for a year In protest against fascist acts of violence, will return to the chamber on Thursday, it is announced. One hundred and forty deputies will re-enter parliament at that time. FINSH FIGHT AGAINST RIFFS, PAINLEVE ORDER Socialists Vote for French Invasion (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, June 16.—The chamber of deputies voted Premier Painleve a vote of confidence today, 436 to 34, The premier reported on his visit to the Riffian front and insisted that a defeat for France in Morocco would endanger all the colonial interests of the country. The Communist bloc voted against others, but the socialists supported Painleve in his war oh the Riffians from the foreigners. The report of Premier Painleve, who just returned from an airplane trip along the French lines in Morocco, to the cabinet, shows that Painleve has decided on an aggresstve warfare against the Moroccans on their own soil. Painleve recommended the, ap- pointment of Gen. Daugan as com- mander-in-chief of the invading forces, with Marshal Lyautey remaining as resident general, and the speeding up of negotiations with Spain for a combined assault. Painleye’s report included a rec) | relieved of his command, “in an effort to take the sting of defeat from the French army Painleve declares that Colombat “made an over-hasty evacu- ation of Ouezzan” Minister of Marine Emile Borel told the cabinet that Louis Malvy, who conducted the discussions with the Spanish a month ago, has left with a delegation for Madrid, where the Franco-Spanish conference will be re- sumed Wednesday. The French have sent their own warships to Spanish waters and are selves, attempting to ‘blockade the Riffians and cut off their supplies. Small Whips House to Pass Political Bills; Labor Ignored (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 16—With Governor Small’s “club” hanging over its head, the house, today passed the | Weisbrod bill providing that candt- dates’ names be rotated in alphabetic- al order on election ballots in Cook county, The vote was 78 to 30. The governor had threatened to veto the McClugage bill increasing the Chicago sanitary district's bonding power if this “pet” bill was not passed. Women’s eight hour and other labor Bills were ignored by the governor. the government and so did a few" who are trying to free their country) now patrolling the Riffian coast them- | soto 290 ORRER, Published daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicage, Ill. |, NEW YORK ¥° EDITION Price 3 Cents Commi sts Rally to Mericon Labor's Aid WASHINGTON, D. C., June 16.— The note of ident Calles of Mex- Ico, Informing the state department that Mexico 1 ind no foreign in- terference, be officially ignored by the Coolldge ernment, it was made known here. © The state’ department professes to see in the Calles note an empty ut- terance meant to win Calles support at home. “It 4s mot what Calles says but what he does that counts,” said one state department official. The demand of the Coolidge govern- ment, as expressed in Kelloggs’ de- claration, “American property and life in ico be protected,” will be allowed jally, to rest for sever- al weeks, but meanwhile, the Coolidge agents will quietly investigate to de- termine whether or not Calles has taken the hint to crush militant labor | with a firmer hand. The agra in Mexico have taken over mich Of the land, and Calles is now ordered drive these Mexican | peasants a’ f or pay the American capitalists es. The note ts also seen as & that the militant labor unions, especially the oil work- ers and who have struck against American exploitation, be de- stroyed. : ‘The Communist Party of Mexico is holding meetings thruout the country protesting i nst the dictatorship of Wall Street imperialism and demand- ing that sueh exploitation cease. The Communist® have rallied to the sup- | port of mii “labor in Mexico. It has not been announced whe- ther or not ambassador Sheffield will be sent baek t9 Mexico. Sheffield has been acting je agent of the Stan- dard Otl--Coolldge government in Mexico. 5 i | ‘ Union men in twelve trades will go on strike when work is started .on the. new forty-story Jeweler’s build- ing, if the “citizens’ committee to en- \force the Landis award,” an agency which hires nonunion men, and the |“Landis award” contractors adhere |to their announced intention of defy- ing the ultimatum of the Chicago building trades council. ~ | The council, thru its president, Patrick Sullivan, announced that work will be stopped on new con- jto work alongside union men. The jeontract for the Jeweler’s building was let after Sullivan’s announce- ment, and union men in the follow- ing trades will therefore be called on strike, architectural iron workers, jasbestos workers, bricklayers, comp- josition floor finishers, electrical |workers, macihnery movers, mantel jand tile setters, plasterers, steamfit- ters, stone cutters, and structural iron workers. The ‘citizens’ committee” an- }nounced that-it will furnish nonunion labor to attempt to break the strike on this and seven other new con- struction jobs Which have recently been awarded to “openshop contrac- | tors, The Allies barking at another Bolshovik “¢ tho S$. 8. R. ANOTHER CRIME OF THE RUSSIAN REDS rocity—the mechanization of: agriculture tracts let which permit nonunion men | things Chinese. SENTENCE MEANS DEATH 10 SUGAR STRIKE LEADER Jailing of Manlapit HONOLULU, Hawali, June 16— Pablo Manlapit, the leader of the striking Filipino cane-field workers, | lost his case before the supreme} court of the territory, the decision| being rendered on technical grounds. | The opinion declared that the appeal | was filed one day too late and the ad-| o:tional time granted for preparation) of the case was not legally authoriz- ed and the appeal therefore without merit. Manlapit was committed to Oahu prison on Friday, May 29, to serve a sentence of two to ten years at hard labor. Manlapit is a slight, nervous man, very high strung and intense. His ‘health has been broken by the strain of the prolonged strike and the bur- den of responsibility resting on his shoulders. During his trial he was confined for several days to the hos- pital from hernia brot about by lift- ing heavy sacks of rice, the staple food of the strikers. A sentence of hard labor, with the attendant bru- tality which goes with it, amounts to a sentence of death if rigidly, en- forced. The sugar barons assumed ..that Manilapit's removal would end. the strike, but this is’ merely another proof of the stupidity of those..who control the big industries. They have made a hero and a martyr of him in the eyes of his countrymen, jand his final sacrifice has united, all} factional differences and silenced all criticism. There is menace in the situation that the sugar planters fail to see. Manlapit’s influence has heretofore restrained the Filipinos from acts of violence; with that influence with- |drawn and their cup of bitterness overflowing, no man can tell what the reaction will be. COAL MINE OUT OF BUSINESS BUT TENEMENTS STAY Miners Now Slave in the Steel Mills By WORKER CORRESPONDENT. MONESSEN, Pa., June 16—One of | the oldest mines in the Monongahela | Valley passed out of existence when | the Equitable mine at Webster | closed, and the tipple was. torn down | and taken away. The mine has given employment to hundreds of men for the past 50 years, but now the only remains as a black past, and a dark hole in the side of a hill. The old red houses that are owned by the coal company are to remain where they are by the request of some business men—because the men have got jobs with the steel trust. ‘These houses are not fit to live in, but still the miners have to call it a home, The local papers had a great deal to say about this mine, all about its present owners, etc., but not a word to say about the number of men that have been killed or crip- pled for life piling up profit for the coal barons, Nor, had they a single word about the strikes that these) miners have fought thry to get a) shorter day and at least a little bet-| ter pay. | Now these miners are working in| the steel mills 10 or 12 hours a day or else they have given their strength to the other coal operators. 74 Million Dollar Incomes. WASHINGTON, D. C,, June 16— Incomes reported to the government | for tax purposes..were $26,336,337,843, | the internal revenue bureau reports. Million dollar ingomhes were seventy- |four. P Straggle Not Ended by | thruout all China, it would be a mis-| (Special to The Daily Worker) nese. The foreign negotiators wish to save their faces by holding out on some of these demands, tho willing, perhaps, to grant the return of the mixed court. Chinese exchange speculators started feverish buying of gold } bars today following the rumor |that an understanding will be | reached that will end the strike | tomorrow. However, in ddition to the fact that anti-imperialist sentiment is seething |take to regard the subsidence of the | disorders as evidence that the crisis is over. Nothing would be further from the truth. Have Program to Rally Masses. On the contrary the present strike movement is only one step toward the objectives of the Kuo Min Tang Party of liberation from foreign dom- ination, and the even partial victory of the present strike movement will be consolidated and the movement organized for further campaigns. The leaders insist that their pur- pose is not “anti-foreign” in the nega- tive sense, but simply patriotic in that they desire the right of the Chin- ese people to be master in their own | house. Apparently, the leadership has definite aims around which to rally the masses. The efforts for national liberation proceed broadly as fol- lows: 1. To overcome the doubts, and timidity of the older political lead- ers (and the corruption of some (Continued on page 2) NOVA SCOTIA MINERS STILL WAR ON BESCO Hungry and Desperate Mass Rebellion (Special to The Daily Worker) HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 16.— Trouble continues at the Besco colller- jes in the Cape Breton region after the battle between the company gun- men and the striking miners which left the strikers in full control. The provincial police, ‘shich distin- guished itself for brutality against the steel workers in 1923 are on the ground in force, along with several hundred troops, but evidently are being held in restraint for fear on the part of high authorities of a desperate war to the death. Infamous Stool on Job It is known that the gang of gun- men who charged the miners on picket last Thursday killing one and wound- ing many, was commanded by Captain Noble, a notorious stool pigeon who Canada in 1918-19 in stooling on the dragged a slimy trail over Western lumber workers and who appeared as an armed thug for Besco in the 1923 steel strike. The effort of Besco to force a wage cut by lockout and cutting off store credit wds generally condemned even by liberal capitalist politicians. Even John L. Lewis had to admit that Besco. “spurned” every offer of the miners. At the time he stated as follows: Even Faker Lewis “The conference called by the pre- mier has been in session five days, (Continued on page 2) Oysters Did Not . Kill William, Miss Pope Tells Jury fiancee of the dead whom Wm. D. Miss Pope, Billy McClintock, Shepherd is accused of murdering, resumed the stand this afternoon. She was questioned about the dinner on the South Side November 3, 1924, and said her cousin and his fiance were present and neither of them were made ill by the oysters. It had been aserted by the defense that McClintock was made ill from eating oysters at this dinner, She was excused after having been en the stand four hours. Great Powers Weaken As Chinese Remain Firm In Fight For Their Demands SHANGHAI, China, June 16.—The crisis existing shows no signs of abating, altho the for- eign negotiators conferring with the Chinese over the latter’s demands are anxious to find some way to make concessions without injuring their dignity and their superior attitude towards all The three principal demands, punishment of the police, indemnity for the victims slain by them and a return of the “international mixed court” to Chinese jurisdiction and control are + being insisted upon by the Chi-+ es eH: ‘i FARMER’S HOMES ‘SOLVING SOVIET CROP PROBLEMS |Peasants Learn New | Agricultural Methods By ALFRED KNUTSON (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, (By Mail) The farm pro- blem in Soviet Russla is a big pro- blem but the Soviet govetiment is solving it in a practical way. 80 much ignorance and slavery have been in- herited from the time of the czars that it requires almost superhuman efforts to bring about reconstruction in the field of agriculture, Among the many institutions that have been and are being established by the Soviets to raise the cultural level of the farmers the Farmers’ Homes are of great importance. 171 of such homes have already been esta- blished in the Soviet Union and their number is increasing. Provide Farm Libraries Good, spacious buildings are pro- vided for these homes and the farm- pers can get much information and aid from them, There is information on crop production, cattle raising, horti- culture, fruit’ raising, what kind of | building to have on the farm and many other things that pertain to agriculture. The homes contain a lecture room and a library where the farmers can receive up-to-date and scientific know- ledge concerning farming. It is true that some things may yet be lacking in this respect when judged by Amer- ican standards, but it is significant that such a good start has been made and that the Soviet authorities are doing everything possible to make these homes even more useful to the farmers. Agricultural Exhibits Connected with these homes are also a museum, hospital, lodgiig rooms and a dining hall. Meals and lunches can be had from 10 kopeks (5 cents) to 40 kopeks (20 cents) and the services of the doctor are free to the farmers. The museum contains many varieties of Russian farm im- plements and here is also found ex- hibited wheat, oats, flax and other grain, orticultural products, fruits, etc. Many objects made by the farm- ers themselves are placed of exhibi- tion in this museum. The now famous Lenin corger has also found its way into the Farmers’ Homes. Busts and portraits of Lenin are plentiful and his useful saying and slogans relative to the revolution and agriculture cover the walls. Eventually—and the time fs not far off—a tremendous transformation is going to take place in Russian agri- culture. “The revolution has cleared the decks for action. Two Building Unions of New Jersey Unite on Wage Raise Issue TRENTON, N. J., June 16. — The building laborers of Bergen county, N, J., and Rockland county, N. Y., have gone out on strike for an in- crease from $7 to $8 per day. The bricklayers are supporting the labor- ers by striking in sympathy, Fully 500 men are affected, A large number of contractors not associated with the Master Builders’ Association have granted the increase, but the Assoc! tion members are’ holding out against the increage, Mexican Escapes Gallows. SPRINGFIELD, Il, June 16.—Sen- tenced to die on the gallows for the murder of a young Mexican girl who spurned his love making, Jose Ortiz, 22, after previous futile attempts, to- day found favor in the eyes of the supreme court when that body man- damtised Judge T. N. Green, of the Peoria circuit court, to open the bill of exceptions that Ortiz might set forth additional grievances, ey Se