The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 20, 1925, Page 5

COMMUNISTS 10 PICNIC HERE ON FOURTH OF JULY Bosses Will Propagate for Militarism Calvin Coolidge is receiving the Plaudits of socialists and pacifists be- cause he refused to place the seal of his offictal approval on the plan to make the anniversary of the armist- ice, that terminated the world war, an annual. defense day. Canny Calvin showed his sympathy for militarism by turning July 4th over to them. That day, formerly devoted to mak- ing speeches glorifying American cap- | PUTRID CORPSE OF S. P. PAST SAVING (Continued from page 1.) Pastis-Thompson group. We are con- fident that even if Debs knew the truth concerning their malodorous Political history.eyén he would not lend himself to be used by them, as a cover for their down right political rottenness, What is that record? It is known that Minneapolis a few years ago; was a big center of radical labor, Today, it is the scabbiest town in America. Both the political and the economic arms of labor, have suf- fered deep wounds which are still bleeding badly, as June 8 showed. The Bastis-Thompson “socialist” trea- son is responsible for this. As the result of twenty years of constant socialist’ propaganda, based upon the waging of the class strug- gle, Thomas Van Lear, was elected italism and paying lip loyalty to the declaration of independence, will be henceforth used by the bourgeoisie as. an occasion to inoculate the minds of the American masses with the virus of capitalist militarism and to gra- dually organize them into the military machine which our ruling class. is building up to defend their loot against the working class, whom they know sooner or later will demand their rights and insist on getting them. But the workers are not idle. While the capitalists in Chicago with their myriad publicity agencies will inveigle large numbers of workers to their de- monstrations, celebrations and milit- ary exercises, the most class con- scious of the workers will keep aloof from the capitalist show and partici- pate in their own demonstrations. Cannon, Will Speak In Beyer's Grove, local Chicago of the Workers’ (Communist) Party will hold its annual picnic. This will be more than a gathering of merry- makers tho fun will be on the menu. It will also be a demonstration against American imperialism, and the au- dience will have an. opportunity of hearing Comrade James P. Cannon, member of the central executive com- mittee of the party speak on the pres- ent situation in Europe. Comrade Cannon’ was one of the represent- atives of the party at the last meeting of the enlarged session of the execut- ive committee of the Communist In- ternational held in Moscow. Don’t make any other engagement for July 4. All roads lead to Beyer’s Grove, at the end of the California Avenue car line, Admission is 50 cents. Infant Mortality Rate Is High in Maine Mill Town PORTLAND, Me.—(FP)—The only future disadvantage to textile manu- facturing in Maine, according to the group of Maine bankers financing the Hill Manufacturing Co. of Lewiston, is the possibility of a 48-hour law. The bankers point out that Maine is the best textile manufacturing state in the union because of its skilled oper- atives, water power and mills in good physical condition. Maine workers can be employed 54 hours a week, an hour less than southern mill oper- atives. The situation of workers in Lewiston is being investigated by a committee of legislators because of charges that the infant mortality rate was so high in a mill city. Women who work in Lewiston mills are weak- ened physically and cannot give their children the proper care. | Oar Daily Patterns A TWO PIECE DRESS. 08) ite ENT) ) 5188. biannel, washable broad cloth or tub silk would be nice for this design. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. A 12 year size re- quires 2% yards of 40 inch material, with % yard of contrasting material for collar, tab and cuff facings. owe Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 22c in silver or stamps. NOTICE TTERN BUYERS—' Bt SNe ot alts is 8 that they “had a very agreable con- ference, and adjourned to meet on socialist mayor in 1916, He was sup- ported by six socialist aldermen in the city council. Treachery of Van Lear. The very first thing that Van Lear did as mayor, was to cut loose from all~socialist and labor control. He became’ sufficient’ unto himself. He struck a political alliance with Frank McCormick, the democratic leader of the underworld elements. In this de- sertion of the class struggle, Van Lear commanded the loyal support of Bas- ‘is and Lynn Thompson, When Van Lear was put under fire, in the party for his capitalistic alliance, it was Bastis and Lynn Thompson who ral- lied to his defense. This support of Bastis, together with that of Lynn Thompson, now county commission- er, but at the- period in question, so- cialist member of the school board, strengthened the hand of Van Lear greatly. Notorious “Star” Steal. So that in 1918, Van Lear, as a can- didate for re-election, conducted this campaign in connection with the cor- rupt clements represented by Frank McCormick, and abandoned all politi- cal relations with both the socialist and labor movements. He was, of course, defeated. He has suffered two crushing defeats since then. When it was proposed after 1918, that a campaign of exposure be in- stituted against Van Lear, before he wrecked labor's organization, it was the socialist alderman headed by Bas- tis, who stopped the party wheels from rolling in that direction. Thus Van Lear was left free to consumate the notorfous “Star” steal. That steal could have been prevented, had the Bastis-Thompson leadership been true to its trust. The class cons¢ious workers of the city and state, naturally looked to- ward these socialists to act as the watch dogs of their interests in the Star. They were in an excellent po- sition to do thet;-asward leaders» of the working class: But they failed the working class miserably, for the simple reason that they favored Van Lear's policies of class collaboration and desertion. They were, in fact, until quite recently, his political henchmen. And Albert Bastis is even now in his power, for divers reasons known to others besides Bastis. Socialists go Over to G. O. P. In 1923, a wholesale betrayal of the political interest of the working class was put over by this socialist gang. Dick Wiggin and the inimit- able Bob Cramer were the chief oil- ers. The debacle of June 8, this year, is rooted in the treachery of 1923. In that year the entire socialist la- bor group went over to the republican candidacy of.Leach. The socialist al- dermen constituted the central com- mittee of the still lingering S. P. They sabotaged the nomination of a united socialist labor candidate for mayor. The class conscious workers were as- tounded at this action. That was the next step taken to demoralize the political strength of labor. Bastis, who is the intellectual and practical leader and tactioian of the socialist group in and out of the city council, was openly rewarded by the capitalists for his part in the be- trayal of 1928, by their refusal to op- pose his election in the sixth ward. His seat was not contested. This brilliant strategy of Bastis, brought its full fruits to, the workers, when five of the six, aldermen up for re- election, were defeated on Junge 8, this year. Nevertheless, Bastis poss 8 the gall to affix his:name to a call for the grand revival én masse, of the dead socialist corpse, which, when it lived, “he did so much to kill. Debs cannot purge the tribe led by Bastis, of its political filth. Debs Shields Such Filth, That part of the working class which is politically conscious, knows full well that if Debs is to be honest with the working class movements, it | is his revolutionary duty to lash these | traitors as he did in the past. How- ever, since Debs has permitted him- self to be made a pawn in the yellow hands of the Cahans and the Hill- quits, nothing of such a nature is ex- pected of him, we must confess, When Paul J. Smith, Sam Gompers’ | representative, opened his drive on | the left wing in 1921, had the Bastis- Thompson group really been social-| ists, Smith could have been stopped at that time. However, instead of blocking Smith, whose reports on the various Reds in Minneapolis, found their way into the archives of the de- partment of justice, they consorted with Smith and became his secret allies. Socialists Vote For Scab. Lynn Thompson as a socialist mem- ber of the board of county commis- sioners, voted to let the contract for the construction of the Mendota bridge, to the big rat firm of Kuss | Construction Co. This firm is actively hostile to all union labor. But the board has a so-called labor majority of three. Common labor is paid thirty cents an hour, The skilled crafts are getting forty cents per hour. No union workers are allowed on the job. This is a sample of Thompson's interest in the working class. Not only that, but all of the county appointments were handed on a sil- ver platter to members of the Lincoln Club, which ig the political expression of the Citizens’ Alliance. Lynn Thompson voted approval for all of them, as the record shows. It is a favorite pastime of Thompson, to hide under the past red mantle of Debs, and let the workers gaze at him while he is doing that. Thompson is as socialistic as a yellow lemon is a red apple. His treacherous actions as a member of the board of county com- missioners, have inspired even the re- | actionaries in the unions to protest | against him on more than one occa- sion. Thompson is a whitened sepul- chre of fakerism. Opposed United Front. This Bastis-Thompson outfit reject- ed the united front proposals of the Workers Party, on the question of mayor this spring. It was a proposi- tion to unite ‘all working class ele- ments on a labor candidate for mayor. These tactics would have netted the workers a candidate, However, these gentlemen turned down the unification of labor, for the capitalist method of splitting the workers. The. socialist labor alder- men gave the workers two republican candidates; Leach and Elwell. A united front would have saved all this. This, then, is the gentry that Debs is coming to save. It certainly is a bad megs that Debs has on his list. It is indeed a very regretable thing to behold—Debs in this last role of his. He ought to have heen spared the task of throwing his former red mantle, over the hideous political car- casses of these political fakers. But Debs is not privileged to fool | the workers consciously or uncon- sciously. The class struggle is inex- orable. And if Debs can stand up for these tools of capitalism, then Debs is acting against the best interests of the working classes. No man is great- er than the working class. In fact, Debs himself, in the past, used to em- phatically stress this sentiment. Communists Are Workers’ Defenders This treachery is not something pe- culiar to the Minneapolis socialists. It is world-wide. It is the work of the Second International. Witness England, Germany and France. The only socialism that is socialism today, is the socialism of the Communist In- ternational. The S. P. of Minneapolis died in 1923. Debs comes here to revive it again, so that the Bastis-Thompson gang can continue to betray the work- ers under its banner, as they have in the past. No real socialist; no class conscious worker, will become a party to this move. The Workers (Communist) Party is the place for all class conscious workers imbued with genuine social- Our PETA, Views Daily Worker Gets Their Goat To the DAILY WORKER: Please do not send the DAILY WORKER to me any more because the hotheaded K. K, K.’s want to lynch me for this pa- Since Easter I have received only six copies and these were torn to bits epd smelled of whiskey, They must have soaked the papers in it—A, B., Huntington, Ark, Conference Is “Pleasant” WASHINGTON —(FP)— Following a conference in the office of Secretary of Labor, Davis, June 16, with the xecutive boards of the Bricklayers and the Operative Plasters’ Interna- tional Union, during which he tried to wet them to agree on terms of settle- tion over plasterers, Davis announced Pareto ok. ptoet ie More Looney Gas? NEW YORK,—Chemical, a trade paper of the chemical industry, re- ports that 25,000 pounds of ethylene dibromide, for mixing with tetra ethyl lead in fluid for use in gasoline, is being shipped from Germany to the Ethyl Gasoline corporation. The Ethyl Gasoline company announced the withdrawal of the looney gas be- fore the surgeon-general's conference at which organized labor protested the sale of the dangerous fuel. New Jersey filling stations still advertise with big signs that tettra ethyl lead gasoline is on sale. ‘4 SHOW)LOYALTY History Has Never Seen Such ‘Parades (Continued from page 1) triumphantly forward towards the vic- tory that they know to be theirs. To a worker this is all really very, very wonderful and it is impossible not to be impressed by such a great historical event. », On May Ist fens of millions of workers and far, ers in the Soviet Union march w inspiring hope and determination tothe strains of the “International.” In Moscow, Lenin- grad, Kiev, Karkéff, Tiflis, Irkutsk, Vladivostok it is all the same—the workers turn ollt enmasse to pay homage to labor's (Breat international holiday. wi Mass Demgnstrations. Such mass demonstrations by work- ers on such a large scale has never taken place before in all human his- tory. Three features in particular char- icterized the May demonstration that | saw at Kiev: (1) the great number of participants, “(2) the educational character of the parade and (3) its in- ternationalism. Kiev is a city “of about 460,000 and yet the number of workers who ac- tually took part in the parade was conservatively estimated at 400,000. To me it seemed as if the whole city and the surrounding territory were on the move. Youth Take Part. The young pioneers, boys and girls, the builders of the future Communist society, marched by the thousands through the streets singing jubilantly and at intervals telling us in no un- certain tones that they were ever ready to defend,the cause of the revo- lution. The red army -boys, dressed in neat, good uniforms let it be known in thunderous hurrah, that they were a working class army, prepared to de- fend the Soviet Union against attacks by counterrevolutionists. Thousands of, banners and flags were to be seen. representing various kinds of labor unions and organiza- tions, factories, .clubs, societies, schools. A Ukrainian choir: of 600 voices was stationed on one side of the street, by the reviewing stand, enlivening the occasion with. revolu- tionary songs. Even the aged and the; crippled workers,had come out on this day to givs%expression to. their feelings of solidarity. The parade bes to teach the workers something. “It was an educa- tional parade. There was, for in- stance, the blacksmith with his anvil | and hammer, the tarpenter with his | building tools, the weaver with his loom, emphasizing the necessity and the importance of building up the in- dustries in the “Workers’ Republic. Health, sanitation, literacy were not forgotten, as was shown by the floats and the many appropriate slogans on the banners. The parade was order- jly thruout and’ fio one seemed to leave the line of march despite the fact that it required hours of contin- uous walking. It was a good example of working class discipline. International Solidarity. The first of May is. of course, an international workers’ holiday and the demonstration at Kiev clearly showed that this was so. Groups of Germans Poles and other nationalities, who have found an asylum in the Soviet union, marched with fire in their eyes alongside the Ukrainians. One la banner had inscribed on it “Workers of the World, Unite” in several langnages, and another almost seemed to shout “Down with Hinden- burg.” The work#nd purpose of the International Red'Aid-was expressed by a float bearing a prison with im- prisoned workers/"appealing to the workers everywhere ‘for aid against oppression and the ‘white terror. Na- tionalism had no “place in this Kiev demonstration. Soviet Republic Safe. After seeing Ruggia and noting the temper of the workers and farmers one cannot help.get the conviction that the new Warkers’ Republic is safe from its enemies and sure to grow in influence_and power. ne ol Don't you be a tampa in shirker— get subscriptions, for the DAILY WORKER! Fire Fighters Join Union WASHINGTON —(FP)— Fire fight- ers at Lorain, O., have joined, 100 per cent, the new union resisted by the city commission there, according to a report to headquarters in Washington, big business. A propaganda novel read after you have enjoyed it. 2 Months to 100% THE DAILY WORKER, Literature Department 1113, W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. THE DAILY. WORKER BUILDERS AT CLEVELAND BRANCH AGENT GETS ROUGH Talk This Way to Your Branch Comrade Paul Lukachic of Cleveland is one of those raré Builders who never takes a lay-off on the job of Communist building. Subs have been coming from this comrade in a steady stream and on special oc- casions he is always to be relled upon to double his efforts. During RED WEEK, he gave his branch rough freatment. He heaved a challenge to the whole branch that or every sub that the members got altogether—he alone would equal the number with subs turned in, by himself, “So the more subs my branch membership gets, the harder | wiil have to work to make good”, he writes the DAILY WORKER. “But there’s more fun making good on a hard job”, he adds, “and I'm going to do it or break a leg trying.” Here’s an example of what a real Red can do during REO WEEK— and here is inspiration for other Communist Buliders. ¢ ee 8 IN THE SECOND ANNUAL SUB CAMPAIGN These Reds are making RED WEEK a good deal redder with subs sent in on Wednesday, June 17: MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Dan W. Stevens (8). CHICAGO, ILL.—Sam Hammersmark (2); G. Gugich; G. K, Gebert. ROXBURY, MASS.—J. N, Sager (3). NORTH COHOES, N. Y.—Edward Hechchel (2). MUSKEGON, MICH.—Walter Johnson (3). CLEVELAND, O.—L. Levine (3); J. A. Hamilton (2). LANESVILLE, MASS.—Uno I. Sajti. POTTSVILLE, PA.—Peter Bilicik (4), DUNDEE, iLL.—Ray Kellogg. CANTON, O.—R. Kristofich, BLAIR STATION, PA.—Sabich Hassan (8). BUFFALO, N. Y.—J. Soininen (4); T. R. Sullivan. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Eugene Bechtold. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Lenea Rosenberg (2). SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH,—Ella Reeve Bloor (5). NEW YORK, N. Y.—David Reisky (4); Ed Monson; Szepesi Cera; Jimmie Higgins Book Store. DOROTHY, W. VA.—Marcus Haniotas. PHILA. WORKERS PREPARING FOR | .. Saree JULY 4, PICNIC. 3 cze<:: Broom Make Building Tra Washington. ters, 175 W. Washington. 2705 W. 35th St. Dist, Council, 180 w. hington St. Your Union Meeting 175 W. Washington 10 W. Harrison Council, 180 St. w. PHILADELPHIA, |Pa., June 18—} 1 The Philadelphia »Labor Defense Council and the Workers Party have arranged a joint Picnic for Saturday, July Fourth at Burholme Park, rt . 1.W. Monroe St, 141 W. Lake This picnic will be a emonstra-| 779 Electricians, R. R., 5824 S. Halsted tion of solidarity to the number of| 564 Fire a FEA asinomen, wees s workers now before the courts of a Philadelphia as well as an opportun-| 84 Emily and Marsh- ity to the Communists and their| 225 Hod Carriers, Monroe and Peoria {sympathizers to again enjoy cooling uo s. \grass and the ample shades of one of rd, S2e'we Van Buren “gape jthe most beautiful natural parks of| 83 Machinists, 113 $. Ashland Blvd. | Philadelphia. 113 Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd. 273 Painters, 2345 So. Kedzie Ave. The Philadelphia Labor Defense| 637 Painters, School and Shefield Ave. Council has handled a number of very | ,3§3 painters: sia ngiana Ave- M. important defense cases during the last few weeks among them thirty \State sedition cases, most of which have been satisfactorily settled by having them nolle prossed. Five cases are still pending and a number of deportation cases are about [to come up. All of these cases date back to May 1921 and the difficulty of creating in- terest and enthusiasm for the defense of these cases Mes in the fact that most workers have forgotten about | them. In addition to these cases the Labor Defense Council is handling the case of Carlo Previlligio a worker who was arested during an anti-fascis- | ti demonstration and is now being held for court on several charges, in- cluding deportation. This Defense Picnic will be a means of creating new interest in. these | cases and a help in raising the badly needed funds to defray the legal ex-| penses. The Communists and their) Week of June 15 to 21 is a sub to sympathizers well remember Bur- | ‘make another Communist.” Ke a, * holme .Park as an ideal picnic ground | Throop St. Us a Carmen, Village Hall, Kol- jay Carmen, 5445 8, Ashland Ft. Dearborn Hotel. en, 1536 E. 64th St. men, 3349 North ve. road Trainmen,. 9120 Commer- and Labor mmercial Ave. tage Hands, 412 Capitol Bidg. 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Colorado City on Hike June 21 DENVER, Colo., June 18.—"Mother” Ella Reeve Bloor, who is hiking) ac- ross country addressing mass meet>> ings on behalf of the DAILY WORK- | ER, will arrive here in time to speak jat the “DAILY WORKER Picnic,” to {be held near Morrison on Sunday, |June 21. | Comrade Bloor has addressed large ;meetings in California, Nevada, Utah jand elsewhere on her cross country | trip. The letter advertising the picnic states: “The Workers Party is growing steadily both locally as well as na- tionally. Former sincere socialists and members of the Industrial Work- {ers of the World are becoming inter- ested here.” “Take note of our activities; we shall have a booth at the Labor Cen- tenalin which thousands of union men will visit during the week of June 14th to 21st at 5th and Broadway. At our booth copies of the DAILY WORKER will be given away free { and literature will be sold.” “On June 21st we shall have a pic- |nic near Morrison at which Ella | Reeve Bloor will be the main speaker. Tickets are only 10c., if you furnigh your own transportation. If not we |shall furnish such for 40c. difference. jIf you wish transportation leave word |at Book Store, 1407 Arapahoe St.” Fight Over Artic | WASHINGTON, June 18.- |to the United States, the | government has reiterated its claim | to all land lying between Northern Canada and the North Pole, it was learned here. The note was sent in connection with the MacMillan expedition, Can- ada is offering to give McMillan every possible aid while he was in Canadian territory, but does not want him to claim any land for the United States. A cet Polish-Germany Trade War. 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