The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 20, 1925, Page 6

ae i] tf Om ag ee | b wh 7% | THE olka Six E DAILY WORKER Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill, * tea Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail (in Chicago only): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months $2.50 three months i By mail (outslde of Chicago): $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, ays W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IIlinols J, LOU Is ENGD/ WILLIAM F, DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB ...Business Manager Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- under the act of March 3, 1879. cago, LL, Advertising rates on application. agents of the allied embassies. It is certainly a tribute to the political and executive ability of the Chinese Communists if they have solidified the nation to such an extent that the agents of the allied imperialists must single them out for special persecution in order to prevent a social revolution. This, however, is all poppycock. The Communists in China me] not organizing a social revolution. the Chinese workers and peasants to build a powerful national libera- tion movement, anti-imperialist in character, based on the broad masses of the Chinese population. foreign domination in the form of extra-territoriality (the inde- pendence of foreigners from Chinese law), against the collection of Chinese customs duties by foreign powers, the maintenance of circles of foreign power inside of China proper in the shape of treaty ports, etc., is of the broadest character, as seen by the support,of strikes and demonstrations of workers and students by the Chinese merchants. Every social group in China, with the exception of the biggest cap- italists and landlords and some of the military chieftains under Japanese or allied influence supports the liberation movement. The work of the Communist parties in semi-colonial nations such as China consists in stimulating the national liberation move- ments, in drawing the widest circles of workers and peasants into the struggle for the abolittion of foreign capitalist control. It was Lenin himself who said at “the attempt to give such movements a Communist or quasi-Communist character” must be combatted. The Chinese Communists are following this policy and would probably receive less opposition from the imperialists if they were merely carrying on a campaign for a social. revolution im- possible to achieve at present. It is not necessary that China abolish capitalism in order to cripple world imperialism seriously. to throw off the foreign yoke and establish herself as an independent nation, to abolish the special privileges that make the robbery of the Chinese masses sucha tremendous source of super-profit for the im- perialist nations. It is because Soviet Russia is a real friend and ally of the Chi- nese masses, that she appears in the role of an ally instead of an 4) “Spenemy seeking to rule and rob that the imperialist world is panic- 4; stricken. Of all the great powers only Soviet Russia honestly tries to unite the Chinese nation for freedom. This the Chinese Com- munists understand and point out and for this their severed heads go rolling in the filthy dust of the jail yards. But beheading Communists is a poor answer to the demands of the marching millions of Chinese workers and peasants. The Manchus could not rule solely with executioner’s axes and neither ‘will the imperialists be able to do so. Already the imperialist nations are considering the advisability of revising the drastic regulations by which they strangle China. This they have been forced to do by mass pressure. not relax because the most elementary needs of the masses are in- volved, the solidarity of the Chinese will increase while the rivalries among the imperialist powers become more acute as the prospects of easy pickings in China fade. Kellogg Rebuked Secretary of State Kellogg is either crazy or else he wished, on behalf of his Wall Street masters, to sound out public opinion in} Mexico and the United States on the question of armed intervention. Wall Street has had its answer if that was the purpose. In no quarter, except in the Street itself has there appeared anything but opposition in response to the insulting note of the mental defective who fills the office of secretary of state In any other country in the world such an arbitrary act would have been the cause of instant resignation once it was made public. elected persons automatically become dictators for a certain period of years without the faint responsibility to the citizenry that pre- vails in even the monarchial countries like England. Consequently Kellogg can continue to threaten war without any possibility of removal unless he begins to drive potential votes away from the re- publican administration. The incident has been useful. of anti-Mex gullible middle class, In Mexico itself it will probably unify a number of the con- flicting elements and it may convince the Calles government that the persecution of Communists and the smashing of unions, together with the alienation of the peasantry by the sabotage of land distribu- tion, is a poor way to prepare resistance which the Mexican masses evidently want, to the avaricious demands of Wall Street. The American populace is surprisingly inarticulate for a people _ that are literate, great public demonstrations against governmental acts of ¢ circumstances. A headline reads: “Police save moron from mob after he dopes boy in park.” After reading Kellogg’s statement on the Mexican question, we suggest that the moron be made secretary of state. He would be a decided improvement on the present incumbent. Samuel Insull, public utilities magnate, received a degree from Northwestern University. Chinese Communists Communists in China are the target of attack. According to the latest dispatches the governor of Hupeh is jail- ing and beheading members of. the Chinese Communist Party. The usual tales of a “Communist plot” are being given circulation by the an propaganda and the Communist bugaboo has not succeeded in completely fooling the American masses, nny are almost unknown, but on this issue the “people” have come as near speaking with one voice as is possible under the They are helping the rest of That the present drive against It is only necessary for. China This pressure will But this is America where It has shown that even the flood even the ARTICLE X, F the many insulting notes-sent to China during the war period by the allied legations, with the inten- tion of convincing her of her utter helplessness in the face of the solid front of the imperialist powers, the following, sent October 29, 1918, was typical, Each point is a studied in- sult as well as a warning that China’s only task in the war to aid the allies in eliminating Germany. It has been explained in an earlier article that China’s chief reasons for entering the war were to escape the payment of the Boxer indemnity to Austria and Germany, to secure badly needed loans and to insure herself a at the peace conference on an equal footing with the other powers, Japan particularly. HE loans that were made were diverted by the military govern- ors under allied domination to their own purposes. This served to inten- sify civil strife and weaken the Chin- ese nation, while the allies looked on approvingly. Nevertheless the first point in this note, with a shameless- | ness hard to beat, says: 1. At the commencement of China’s declaration of war against the central powers, the allied gov- ernments agreed to the postpone- ment of the payment of the Boxer indemnity and other privileges in the hope that the Chinese govern- ment would use the proceeds for the betterment of China’s industry wa certain high govern- ment authorities for party strifes. The “cer |, high government au- thorities” were’ the. tuchuns under Japanese or allied control. TT\HE second point was: 2. Although the war participation bureau has been established for some time in Peking, nevertheless it has done nothing to assist the allies, and it is rumored that part of the troops. who were originally trained for services In Europe have been misused for civil war in cer tain provincse of China. It is only necessary to say of this that the war participation bureau formed under allied direction had tak- en all such matters out of the hands of the Chinese foreign office. Fur- ther, when China declared war, no de- mand was made that she take an ac- tive part in hostilities. most minor matters China had no right to exercise her own judgment: 3. Without prévious consultation or ‘knowledge of| the allied powers, appointed Tai Chenlin as China’s representative to the vatican, HE Chinese wanted to make a complete separation between clerical affairs, certainly a very de- sirable if somewhat hopeless task, but the allied governments had no wish to see the Chinese dealing direct and economical conditions to the mutual advantage.of both China and the allied powers; but, to the dis- | satisfaction of the allies, it is report- | ed that the proceeds have been with the church authorities rather {than thru the allied embassies. The next complaint is an admission that the imperialist powers were wag- ing war on German business interests Point three shows, that the imperial- | ist powers considered that even in the | the Chinese government suddenly | rather than on German - military strength in the Far Hast: 4. The effective manner in which the Chinese government have acted towards the Ilquidation of enemy Properties in China is unsatisfac tory to the allies, in the case of the Deutsche-Aslatische Bank, ete. ‘T has been pointed out in previous articles that the Chinese had no quarrel with the German business in- terests as against those of other na- tions, that the Germany policy had been far more friendly and respectful of China’s integrity than had the other imperialist powers. 5. The movements of enemy sub- jects in China are not affectively scrutinized by the Chinese govern- ment authorities, so that dangerous Germans, such as Hanneken and others, are not interned up to the present time. It is sald that the recent dispute between the Ameri- | can-Mongolian Trading company | and the General Tien Chung-yu of Chabar was also mentioned-in this category, | HE above is direct interference with the internal affairs of China |in a manner calculated to arouse the | keenest resentment. China was, the- | oretically at least, an independent na- tion; she had declared war on Ger- many as one of the allies, but it was not the business of those nations how German subjects were treated by the Chinese government. The other point down to and includ- |ing Point 10 were similar instances of interference in China’s own affairs— pin pricks administered to inculcate the proper feeling of respect for the dominance of the imperialists. 6. The prohibition of Chinese subjects to trade with the enemies as promulgated by the last inet was not carried ‘out: by China, 7. It was known to everybody that the Hotel Du Nord was enemy prop- erty and it was used headquart- ers of enemy subjects In North China for their unlawful conferenc- es and activities against the allled cause; that the Chinese government did not do anything to close It until the matter had been many times brought to the notice of China by the allied legations in Peking. This is‘a strong witness that China does not intend to help the ‘allies to check German activities. 8. In spite of the protest of the allied legations, the Chinese govern- ment has done nothing to punish the Taoyin of Netho, of Heilufig- kiang, on account of his pro-Bolshe- vik German actions. 9. The lack of sinéerity on the part of the Chinese government au- thorities in cofiducting cases con- cerning allied subjects a and the arrested enemy was quoted as an example, because China refuses to permit allied con- suls to act as witnesses In the court. 10, The enemy internment camps are not properly conducted, and in consequence many dangerous Ger- mans are not interned at all. The action of the Chinese authorities in certain cases is quite unsatisfac tory to the allies. 8 aes next point is an example of un- paralelled inpudence. Civil war had been fomented by the actions of the allies and they were now com- plaining of the results of their own plots. FRENCH SCHEME TO OUST SPAIN. FROM NO. AFRICA Communists Show Riff War Planned in 1924 (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, France, June 18—The pub-| lication by the French Communist | deputies of a letter written by Deputy | Vatin Perignon, collaborator of Mar- shal Lyautey, military dictator of French Morocco, to the tatter’s| nephew, has created a sensation here| and forced the resignation of Perig- non. The letter gives definite evidence that the French government pianned the attack on the Riffians in 1924, for the purpose of not only tightening France’s hold on Africa, but to drive Spain out as well, Perignon’s resignation was accepted | by the chamber of deputies, in an ef- fort to repair the damage to Spanish- | French negotiations done by Perig- non’s “slighting reference” to Spain. Depend on Right. Painleve refused to discuss the Moroccan question before the chamber and denied the demand made by the Communist Deputy Doriot, declaring | that the fate of all Morocco was tied up in the Riffian warfare. | The vote on Doriot’s demand for an | interpellation was 436 to 34. Seventy-| four socialists abstained from voting, again demonstrating the swing to the right of the Painleve government which is more and more depending on the center and right parties for support. The vote on the Moroccan credits to finance the Riff invasion is expected to come before the chamber today. The ‘socialists wavering as usual, de- cided in a caucus that the 103 mem- bers of the socialist party should ab- stain from voting, but a change may take place at the last minute, Painleve has refused to reveal the status of the negotiations with Spain. .It was on his orders that the Communists deputies, Doriot, Vaillant- Couterier and Marty, were forcibly ex- pelled from the meeting fo the mili- tary, naval, foreign affairs and col- onial chairmen. Shouts of “traitor” were hurled at the Communists. They were expelled because Painleve feared they would tell the workers the truth of the Moroccan situation and the Spanish negotiations. To Attack Riffs. A large scale French offensive against the native Moroccans, includ- ing’ the invasion of their heart of their country, has been decided upon, Premier Painleve told the foreign af- fairs committee of the chamber of deputies. Painleve Admits Severe D “I must say to you openly,” Pain- leve said, “that the situation in Mor-| occo ig bad. Abd-el-Krim's victories have caused a tremendous impression | | thruout France's north African pos- sessions. For the first time our! armies there have suffered serious | setbacks. In order to prevent the | It’s no wonder the Genna boys got sore} must act and act quickly,” _ at the way they were neglected, and went on a shooting spree. had A bishop broke his leg while hiking in the Wisconsin weeds last) heavy casualties. week. Strange to relate he did not pray to god to mend the break. He went to a doctor. fo r the Workers Party. _ Every day get “sub” for the DAILY WORKER and a member | po, downfall of our colonial empire we It is felt here that Painleve told the deputies in confidence that France been severely defeated with The socialist leader, M,) vised his party “not to ral tion of socialist principle: voter in order not to spl cham- " when the Moroccan credits were YES, INDEED! CAPITALISM HAS BEEN STABILIZED (Continuegiteon from Page 1) fakers led by Oltas. L. Baine, secret- ary-treasurer of the union. Unconditional Surrender Baine declared 'that the matter of forming locals ofthe Boot and Shoe in Lynn would bé considered but in no way would the:Amalgamated Shoe Workers’ Union be recognized by the Boot and Shoe, and no action would be taken that would in any way be construed as being an amalgamation of or merging the two organiza- tions, Further stated that the shoe workers of dynn would only be admitted into the Boot and Shoe as individuals, and, the matter of the formation of a lgcal union would be taken up later, «yy Baine insists upon unconditional surrender of the Amalgamated to the Boot and Shoe, Admitting the work- ers as individuals means that the Boot and Shoe will select those to be taken in, and all militants objection- | able to the Boot and Shoe officlaldom will be excluded thru heavy fines being placed on them, The process of initiation will be carried on in the factories under the supervision of the bosses. The agreements with the bosses will be signed between the bosses and the ‘officials of the Boot and Shoe. Workers Pay For Having Their Wages Cut In essence ie agreements mean that in return the “union stamp” the bosses the Boot and Shoe to collect 26 cents a week from yeti. each worker in the factory, and an “adjustment” inswages will be arrang- N ‘ ed thru the medium of the state board of arbitration. The swallowing of the Amalgamated locals by the Boot and Shoe means that the workers will be tied hand and foot by the Boot and Shoe and that wage cuts and worsening of con- ditions will take place right away. In no sense is this a struggle be- tween two rival unions. It is a camp- aign of the shoe bosses to force the workers into their company union so that they will be unable to resist the wage cutting camp\ign which has been decided on. A Grovelling Committee A committee representing Stitchers’ Local of the Amalgamated also made a visit to thé Boot and Shoe office in Boston last Thursday. That this local should even send a committee to ask questions of the Boot and Shoe in a sign of the collapse of all opposi- tion to the incoming of the Boot and Shoe because the stitchers were the backbone of the fight aga’ | the Boot and Shoe for twenty years. This committee presented a list of questions to Baine to be answered for the benefit of the stitchers. These questions were pertinent as they dealt with the question of local autonomy, the right to strike, the election of local officials, and whether the Boot and Shoe would see to it that the workers on strike against the Capital Shoe Co. would be put back on their jobs. No Rights”’—Says Baine n answers of Baine ical attitude that the Boot | Shoe officialdom assumes toward questions, affecing the rank and. file ‘m the Shoe Bosses aa as Fake Union of the shoe workers. All the questions dealing with the rights of locals are answered by referring to the Boot and Shoe constitution. He also stated that the Boot and Shoe would do nothing to get the Capital Shoe Co. strikers their jobs back. About half of. the four-page answer deals with the pay- ment of dues and assessments. The fundamental» question asked were dodged because “Buine has ‘no -inten- tion of allowing my local autonomy whatever. The entry’ of the Amalgamated lo- cals as locals will not take place. The shoe workers must apply *s indivi- duals, and this will take place un- der the keen eyes of the factory man- agement. After locals are formed (and | this will take place when Baine and the bo: are Sure that the workers have lost all desitw to fight) if any local passes’ a ‘Tesoittion, or fights against grievances to the detriment of the bosses the local will be placed in the “Local O” list which means that the members have only the “right” to pay dues and attend local meetings but cannot do anything else. Brockton A Horrible Example It is not necessary to theorize on this possibility.. In Brockton where the Boot and Shoe dominates the si- tuation all locals are under “Local 0” and @ commission appointed by the head office conducts the business of the locals. This means that dues are collected every Saturday and nothing else, because fighting grievances is a wicrime in the eyes of the Boot and Shoe officialdom. Brockton today is a picture of what Lynn will be before many months, Ned aN bee > “11, Chinese bandits have been permitted to overrun the districts along the Tientsin-Pukow and Lung- hal railways, so that allied Interests are suffering greatly on account of these bandit activities, The last point is the gem of the col lection: 12. There Is still ample time for China to do something to satisfy the allied powers; as one of the members, the Chinese government will pay attention to the twelve points enumerated by the allied rep resentatives so as to gain for China equal rights of speech in the future peace conference in Europe, Over the head of China Point 12 held the threat of denial of represen- tation at the peace conference. There is no use denying that this was a pow- erful weapon and that it made. the Chinese comply with many of the de- mands of the allies which served only to put her almost completely at their mercy, VEN after the signing of the armis- tice the Chinese president was forced by a categorical statement de- nying China representation at the peace conference in the event of re- fusal, to issue order for the deporta- tion of German subjects and for the confiscation of German nronensy in China. It remains now only to Ce the! seizure of certain Chinese territory by Great Britain during this period and what happened at the peace con- ference to close this sketch of the process by which the Chinese nation and people were enslaved by the !m- Perialist nations. ' These subjects will be dealt with in the next installment. CHURCHES HIRE LABOR CRUSHER TO AlD BOSSES Put Bleachery on Non- Union Basis (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, June 18.—Practical help to manufacturers who “desire to work out plans for better industrial relations in their factories,” is offered by the churches affiliated with the Federal Council of churches, thru _ their “social service commission?’ Appointment of James Myers as field secretary for this work is announced at Washington headquarters. Myers has been in charge of indus trial relations at the Dutchess Bleach- ery, for the past seven years, as exe- cutive in conducting employe repres- entation and works councils, and in dealing with company housing, club work, medical association, night school, unemployment insurance, etc. Myers developed the Dutches plan of “scientific selection” of employes, gra- ding, transfer, promotion and central- ized discharge. He was hired to eradi- cate unionism for the bleachery. He has been a preacher and Y. M. C. A. secretary, The church commission will have Myers conduct conferences, in various cities, in which employers’ associa- tions chambers of commerce and church leaders will be represented. Unions will be invited as the poor relation of the gatherings. Woman Burned to Death in Southside Fire Trap A fire broke out on the south side shortly after midnight in a four-story brick flat building on 33d street near Cottage Grove avenue in which many are believed to have been burned to death. So far the body of a Negro woman was found amidst the ruins. The fire started on the upper floors of the building and spread very rapid- ly until the whole. building was in flames. The building, a typical, fire trap, had very narrow passage ways and fire escapes. Those who escaped frofa the flames had gone thru such a fieree struggle and were so excited that the firemen had difficulty in dis- covering what had happened. It is expected that a search of the building wil reveal many more vie- tims of the fire. * Teachers’ Meeting Tuesday The Chicago Teachers’ Federation will hold a special meeting next Tues- day, June 23, to hear the platoon school report by Mr. J. J. Zmrhal, dis- trict superintendent. Mr. Zmrhal was @ member of the platoon commission authorized by the board of education on Noy. 26, 1924, to visit platoon schools. The meeting will start at 4:16 in the Commandery Hall, Capitol Building, 18th floor, Randolph and State streets. Foreign Exchange. . NEW YORK, June 18,—Great Bri. tain, pound sterling, demand 4.8514; cable 4.86, France, franc, demand 4.6914; cable 4.70, Belgium, franc, de- mnad 4,68; cable 4.68%. Italy, lira, demand 3.71%; cbale 3,72. Sweden, krone, demand 26.73; cable 26.76, Ni way, krone, demand 16.92; a 16.94. Denmark, krone, demand 19.03; cable 19.05. Germany, mark, not quoted, Shanghai, tael, demand 71.12%; cable 78.00,