The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 25, 1925, Page 4

i a 1 é t a 0 Rasenrcas eroRrPsoanctd —mos tan age Four. * P COLLECTION POOR | AT S, P.. CIRCUS IN MINNEAPOLIS “It’s a Financial Bloom,” Moaned One Faker (Continued from page 1) the rest it is the second party. In Mexico President Calles is a social- fst. It is the greatest party in the world.” These sentiments on the part of Mr. William Henry, the social bally- ho artist of the travelling revival, Were greeted by a dumb silence, Senator Stockwell also spoke. The Senator.is a single taxer of long stand- ing. He spoke on the water power monopoly. He pointed out that it would not be very long, before three individuals in America would own all the electrical power in the country. As a solution for this situation, the ‘senator announced that C. D. Thomp- son, whom, he regards “as the great- est expert on public ownership” will hold a series of meeting in the North west dealing with the subject. Before Lynn Thompson, who ar socialist county commissioner, votec all of the county appointments tc members of the Lincoln Club, intro- »duced Debs, he made a collection talk for the proposed paper. He stressed the need for socialist propaganda, in which work he has distinguished him- Self, as averyone knows in Minnea- polis. Collection Simply Wasn’t There Thompson made an appeal for ten dollar bills. Of the five hundred people Present one person raised his hand. Further appeals brought no results. Then he asked for five dollars. There were three responses, but the ushers were unable to discover two of them. Then Lynn Thompson appealed for a general hat collection. In that section of the crowd where the writer stood, Murray King did not collect a single nickel. He stood amazed. The coliec- tion was a distinct disappointment. Mr. Birch Wilson of Reading, Penn., who is the financial agent of the Cahn venture, protested to a comrade in the following language: “Jesus, this meet- ing turned out to be a financial bloom. We didn’t collect $35.00." This collection is a good indication of the sympathy with which the at- | tempt to reviye the local socialist party met. Debs Is Disgusted ‘When Debs was introduced, it was noticeable that no great ovation was accorded him, as in former days. This was true because the class conscious workers of the city, knew that Debs was being used by the Bastis-Thomp- son group of socialist political parties. In fact, on the picnic grounds, the workers discussed this thing quite openly. Debs talked for an hour. He made the same speech that he has \been making over the country for the last | twenty-five years. It begins with the | chattel slave under the Roman patri-| cian, and then takes the proletarian family into feudalism and out of it in- | to capitalism. .The only new addition | to it is that part of his speech which | dealt with his war experiences. Re-| ferring to the question of unionism, Debs urged: “The workers must join the union of their craft and work for industrial unionism within them. Vo-| ting will not bring industrial demo-| crary.” This sentiment was greeted | with loud applause, as was his very brief reference to the workers in Rus- sia, when he said: “In Russia the workers have made a beginning.” Ignored World Labor Tt is to be noted that Debs had nothing to say concerning the strug- glo in China, Bulgaria and the situa- Jn Morocco. D speech symbolized the passing of@ great figure out of the revolution- ary arena of America. It was plainly evident that Debs himself was dis- gusted with his associates here in Minneapolis. He made absolutely no reference go-calied socialists of Minnea- ~ As far as Debs was concerned ot exist. This was a saving . ‘presence in Minneapolis. Mandred copies of the DAILY exposing the Bastis-Thom- treason, were sold. of the Young Worker by members of the Young be League, were also disposed of. The workers were really interested { THE DAILY WORKER OUR PUBLICATIONS - Extract from a Letter Sent by the Agitprop. Central: of the British Conimunist Party. HH Communist Review is thé offi- cial party organ, and the duties in- cumbent upon. it are implied in this designation. They may be approxti- mately stated as follows: It is the task of the periodical to provide for the consistent revolutionary elucida- tion of all actual political and social problems, thus educating the English proletariat in a revolutionary sense, and at the same time utilizing the natural reciprocal ‘effect of this edu- cation for developing within the ranks of the party ‘itself a profounder the- oretical understanding of the strate- gic and tactical tasks confronting the party, and a clearer,comprehension of the essential character of Lenifism as the theory elucidating the present phase of capitalist development. Merits and Faults of the Communist Review. N our opinion the best points of the Communist Review are the follow- ng: Suitably of method in the examina- ion of the many complicated econo- (CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY) mic and political problems of the pres- ent day. The periodical adopts the starting point some concrete facts falling within the experlence of the party members of average enlighten- ment, and easily understood by them. The periodical accompanies the taising of these problems by practi- cal and sensible suggestions for their solution, thus gradually training its readers not to drag any “moral” al- |lusions into the consideration of poli- tics and economics, but to judge of these matters solely from the class war standpoint. In this manner the Communist Review has succeeded in drawing a definite boundary line be- tween itself as a Marxist revolution- ary .periodical and the petty bour- geois sentimental press of the*so-call- ed English socialists, especially the | Socialist Review and the New Leader. The Communist Review makes it jits constant endeavor to widen the jhorizon of-the proletarian and party jleaders to the utmost possible extent, /and to emancipate them from the provincial limitation and narrow-mind- edness so prevalent in England of all | places. right method of invariably taking as | * 4 we faults of the Cominunist Re- view are approximately as follows: Compared with the | ment of the multifarious questions of politics and economics) the’ discussion of matters of urgent \mportance for the development of the party have been placed somewhat in the back- ground. Here we refer especially to the problem of the reorganization of the party on the factory nucleus sys- tem, the struggle against the Trotzky- ist deviation, the tendency to liquida- tion, and the tactical attitude to be adopted towards the labor party. Where theoretical questions have beén raised, their repnesentation and analysis has been merely descriptive. No attempt has beenymade to com- prise these questions;;systematically into conceptions. The:result has been that the functionaries|and most ad- vanced workers have/not been able to learn anything of the theory of Leninism as a consistent Marxist re- volutionary method forwthe proletar- ian struggle of our epoch. The whole complex; of educational questions is entirely neglected in the Communist Review, altho :the present tailed treat- LOTS OF FUN AND PLENTY OF ORATORICAL FIREWORKS PROMISED ON FOURTH OF JULY W. P. PICNIC The annual picnic of local Chicago of the Workers Party will be held next Fourth of July in Beyer’s Grove car line. , at the end of the California Avenue The main object of the affair is to make money with which to keep the wheels of Communist propaganda revolving for the next year. Such a frank statement of fact is is true that the organizers of the picn every kind of entertainment that peo-+— ple in ordinary circumstances can think of or procure, in order to keep the guests tickled intellectually and physically, as well as to make them forget the art of saving money for a rainy day and spend it while yet there is time. , eau yf Very many methods will be resorted to from music to soft drinks, franle |furters on rye and coffee with cream. There is usually more fun in spending money than in receiving it, tho on this occasion it is doubtful if those who give will be any happier than those who receive. There Will Be Talking. ,Last but not least, there will be speaking. Many people come to 4 pic- nic—strange tho it sounds—to hear speakers. Those who come to our July 4 affair will not be disappointed. Among those who will send the mess- }age of Communism to wrestle with the ether are James P. Cannon, mem- ber of the Central Executive Commit- tee of the Workers Party and Henry Philips, organizer of the American Negro Labor Congress. It should not be overlooked that the July 4 picnic will be as much of an anti-imperialist demonstration as anything else, with particular refer- ence to the struggle in China. Come early and bring your wives and children. Those who haven't got either, may be just as well off—but come anyhow. It will cost you onl; fifty cents to get in, but we hope it will cost you much more to get out. Your neighbor would like to read this issue of the DAILY WORKER. Be neighborly—give it to him! HOLD RUSSIAN PICNIC JUNE 28 AT RIMACK’S GROVE, LYONS, ILLINOIS A picnic will be given by the Workers House and the Russian Children’s schools. of Chicago and vicinity on Sunday, June 28, at Rimack’s Grove, Lyons, Illinois, There will be games, prizes, and Russian.and American dancing. Ad- mission with special free tickets will cost 35 cent: ind at the Grove, 50 cents. Free tickets may be obtained at the Workers’ House, 1902 W, Divis- jon St. 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Among Other Features in the July Special Anti-Imperialist Number of The Workers Monthly The Longest Procession in History By RUTH KENNELL Left Wing Advances in the Needle Trades By EARL R. BROWDER Party Trade Union Fractions By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER and Photographs of American Armed Forces in Action Against Strikers! THE WORKERS MONTHLY Chicago, III. deserving of financial recognition. It ic have made arrangements to provide |POLISH BRANCHES OF WORKERS PARTY HOLD FIRST DETROIT PICNIC DETROIT, Mich. June 23.—The Polish branches of the Workers (Communist) Party in Detroit will hold their first picnic on Sunday, June 28, at 16 Mile Road Grove, for the benefit of the newspaper of the Polish section of the Workers Party, “Trybuna Robotnicza.” This paper is:thevonly Communist paper printed ‘in the Polish language in this country. Every neader of the. DAILY, WORKER in Detroit is asked to at- tend this’ picnic. A good time is guaranteed ‘¢veryone. Directions: for reaching the picnic —Take the Woodward Fair Ground car, The busses will: operate be- tween the fair grounds and the grove. Or take the Flint Rochester Oxford and Imlay local cars to the Lyons stop. Autos should drive out Woodward Ave., to south Main St., along S. Main St., following the signs. TILEMAKERS MAY BET BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT Dever Lined Up Against Brick Manufacturers The city council today is expected to approve an amendment to the city building code allowing the use of hol- low tile in construction, since Mayor Dever has thrown his machine to the support of the tile and cement con- cerns. The building committee which supports the brick trust, recommends that no amendment be made, but Dever’s pressure is expected to win out for the tile makers. ‘ A dispute has been raging for some months between the brick and tile makers. The brick makers oppose any amendment to the building code which cut down their business, and the.tile makers are working for such an amendment. The local politicians were drawn in on one side or another, depending on which group of manu- facturers was able to wield an in- fluence over them, Exciting Time Is Promised for Los | Angeles Radicals The English branch of the Workers Party, Local Los Angeles, will hold the first picnic of the season at To- panga Beach, June 28th, 1925. This will be the first as usual the best out- ing where all friends of the revolu- tionary movement come together for @ real reunion, Tickets including transportation to and from the beach cost only seventy five cents. No proletarian trucks this time; but instead we will give you a real bourgeois ride on a first class bus. Your life is insured!!! Fraternally yours, Paul C. Reiss, Sec'y, Write the story about your shop —Order a bundle to distribute yithere, . On the Periodical “The Communist Review” (Communist Party of Great Britain) WILLIAM GREEN ment between the labor college and the W. E. A. could well have been used by the Communist Review for demonstrating the standpoint held by the Communist Party with respect to the education of the proletariat. The role played by the Communist Party in the trade unions and among the proletarian masses has been but little discussed in its theoretical as- pect, altho this is among the most important tactical questions at pres- ent. i Suggestions for the Improvement of the Communist Review. UESTIONS of party politics should , be dealt with more thoroly and in greater detail than hitherto. Spe- cial attention should be devoted to the theoretical discussion and explanation of organizatory tasks, the reorganiza- tion of the party on the factory nu- clei basis, the’ tactics of the party towards the left wing of the labor party, the relations of the, C, P. to the trade union movement; ete. Leninism, as the Marxist theory of the imperialist epoch, and as the me- thod of revolutionary © proletarian struggle, should be dealt with compre- difference in the Engligshclabor move: | hensively as a subjeet for propaganda and educational effort among the members of the party. No reliance should be placed upon the idea that other organs “sympathizing” with Communism, for instance, the Plebs, are either willing or able to perform this task for ug. It is only in our own party that our. teachings can strike root and develop. US elactaetas of proletarian educa- tion, of the conflicts with petty bourgeois ideology in the sphere of modern science and art, and above all | questions relating to the views. of life and standpoints of the people, should be discussed in the columns of the Communist Review. Propaganda among the agricultural laboreys of England is increasing in importance with the extension of the class front. It is noticeable that the labor party and the trade unions are also extending their efforts to coun- try districts. With regard to organization, we may observe in conclusion that the editors of thé periodical should at- tach eminent importance to securing a staff. of collaborators among the most advanced strata of the function- aries and members of the party. Ruthenberg to‘Speak Sunday, June 28, at Kansas City Picnic Ruthenberg, executive secretary of the Worker’s (Communist) Party who lately arrived home from his trip to Soviet Russia will speak at the Work- ers Party Picnic, Sunday afternoon, June 28th. All thinking people who want to know the true conditions in the union of Soviet Republics should not miss this opportunity. It is your chance to,enjoy a Sun- day’s outing and to hear, Ruthenberg tell us that which has, long been denied us. Bring the young folks and join them in sports, dancing, enter- tainments and have;a,good time. There will be refreshments and lunch served. Adults will beeeharged 25c. The Ruthenberg Picnie will be held on the Ladesic Farm,|West of Kansas City, Kans. Victory; Highway and Nearman Road. The Leavenworth car, with station at 10th. and Main St., will take you to rman station for 22c. a round to tba free motor service will take you @bout a ‘mile to the picnic grounds, ci You workers who do not want to sit under the shade frees, eat and talk of old times witli your friends and comrades can joitit the groups in games and dancing? The Young Workers League is taking it upon themselves to make this a Sunday of youthful activities. °° * €ome and bring alli who want to hear Ruthenberg. Come all who en- joy a picnic for you“are assnred a good time. ¥ Finnish Branch Holds Second Picnic June 28th in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa+—The Finnish branch of the Workers Party is hold- ing its second picnic of the season at the Maier’s Farm, 89th street and Tinicum Ave., Sunday, June 28. All members of the Workers Party and the Y. W. L, are invited to attend this picnic and participate in the many healthy outdoor games and sports that are always an outstanding feature of the Finnish picnics. Prizes will be given to the winners in the contests in discus throwing, shot put- ting, sharp shooting, broad and high jumping, and various other sports. The Y. W. L. sports committee will take a special interest in this picnic as it will give them a basis for the formation of a sports section in the Y. W. L. ‘ rT The picnicers will befurnished with | 72 of all strikers without discrimi- an abundance of healthy and whole- some food and refreshments that will |*¥8te™ on the wide looms; (3), beet of | S2ition by company of workers’ com- be welcomed after ayfew hours exercise in the open air. Take Chester car and get off at 89th, street. t Rush that Sub—¢ampaign ends July 1! o Doe Hold Klan Rioters CLINTON, Mass., eight men, most of them members of the ku klux klan, were held for the Worcester ‘country gtand jury, char- ged with taking part the riot pro- voked by the klansm ELLA REEVE BLOOR SPEAKS 10 DENVER WORKERS ON LEFT WING DENVER, Colo. June 23.—Mo- | were opposed to dropping the demand ther” Ella Reeve Bloor spoke here in the Labor Lyceum on the Left Wing movement in the trade unions, At the Labor Centennial, where 20,000 persons passed thru the car- nival during the week, the DAILY WORKER booth was one of the strongest attraction, “Mother” Bloor, Will Lietrich and other active members of the Work: ers (Communist) Party passed out copies of the DAILY WORKER. Mother Bloor made short talke to LBs i Ee oe ten ne 23.—Thirty | are fi here recently. | ignored the fact that wages in Shelton (Continued from page 1.) quitting when they saw a strike on. The few scabs are doing no work inside. Last January the weavers went out alone. This time, the twisters, loomfixers, the whole weaving depart- ment is out. It is a winning situation, KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23.—C. E.! the company having orders and de- siring to open the department. The Lady Enters Miss Wein.tock, the federal conci- liator, appeared on the scene. She was allowed to address the strike meetings. On Wednesday, she met with the strikers’ committee all after- noon till 8 p. m. On Thursday; she told the strikers at their meeting that the company officials stood firm, and she advised them to go beck on the old conditions two loom system, no wage increase, etc. She also advised a vote on return- ing empty-handed, by secret ballot. She asked the older workers with families to stand up, and say whether they wished to go back. On Friday, she got the strikers to take a vote on whether there should be any secret ballot. Unanimous re- jection. She told the workers she be- lieved the promises of the company; that it would consider later thé pos- sibility of granting a wage increase. Government Conciliator Tries to Break Strike the workers back failed. Saturday afternoon, after talking to the com- pany for several hours, she suggest- ed: that the strikers committee have verbal conversations with the man- ager, that the committee then get full power from the strikers to sign, and then return to the company and draw up a statement and sign. She pleaded being tired, and hoped that they would settle up quickly. The previous night, she tried to vamp the commit- tee. But her efforts failed completely. The committee got no power to sign. And nothing will be done till Monday morning at the strike meeting. Who Is She? Miss Weinstock in her own defense announced that her record as a labor friend was clear and that she could furnish references. She claimed to have worked at a machine for seven years. She was in Boston, hovering around labor circles. Then she went campaigning to help Senator Lodge, arch conservative, labor hater, and for her treachery secured her present strike breaking job. She went to Willimantic, and had to beat a retreat, when the company refused to budge. She went to Bridgeport, pushed the She asked on Friday if they would run two looms, and again, on condl- tion of higher wages. The mén re- fused. Friday, she told them that’ she had to take a train back to Boston that night, and wanted them to:settle the strike that night. However, she was on hand Saturday! eA Her Latest Plot Friday night, she called the strike committee together and tried to get them to agree to a compromise offer. Remember that up to now, the. com- pany has not made any offer to the strikers, except to return licked. And yet, this labor pretender calls on the strikers to give up a portion of their demands. ; Saturday morning, she announced that she had spoken with Mr. Blu- menthal, president, who informed her that McMeekan has the manager and authorized to settle all points except a general wage increase, which was the province of the board of directors, who were not disposed to grant the increase. She told the strikers she could get more from the company if she had the guarantee from the strikers that they would support some definite of- fer. She asked if they would accept two looms, for a two months trial, on a guarantee of 64c. an hour, with a bonus, a weekly guarantee of $38. A thundering response: “No.” “We want one loom.” She announced that she would make a public recommendation for (1) re- nation; (2), abolition of the two loom mitees (suggested by the strikers. . So far, she has not made her recom- mendation public. As to the wage increase, she argued that a change is coming in the tex- tile industry, together with a general demand for a 10 per cent increase. In Willimantic, she declared, the strikers ighting against a 10 per cent wage cut; and now is not the time for an increase, She ignored entirely the cut in January, which the present wage demand aims to restore. She are lower than in other centers. Preaches Slavery This company tool then announced that with real committees of the workers, they wouldn’t have to strike. They would talk for days and days around the conference table with the bosses. Then, seeing that the men for a wage incre) she did not press her original demand for a vote. She announced that if they kept the one loom system, it was a 100 per cent victory. To her statement that the workers are suspicious of her, strikers replied that their suspicion is due to having been fooled by the company last Jan: uary. The strikers generally feel that she was doing the company’s bidding in trying to fool them into going back. Company Agent Checkmated Her four day's endeavor to drive we t tna eee a et tet = Salt’s Mfg. Co. workers back to slave- ry, as will be shown in angther article. She then tried Shelton, to her dis- may. In Shelton, she bragged about her settlement in Bridgeport, but workers who had visited Bridgeport HOBNOBS WITH MILLIONAIRES Macy Gets Three Million More from His Wife NEW YORK, June 23—The ap- praisal of the estate of Mrs. Edith Carpenter Macy filed here, shows that Mrs. Macy left practically all of her estate to her husband, V. Hveret Macy. Macy collects from his wife over three million dollars in jewelry and securities. Macy is a vice-president of the Na- tional Civic Federation, and a close friend of Mathew Woll, vice-president of the American Federation of Labor. Macy maintained close connections with Samuel Gompers prior to his death, William Green, present president of the American Federation of Labor, has several times spoken at luncheons with Macy. Macy is a director of the American Tube and Stamping com- pany, trustee of the Central Union Trust company, and director in sever- al other corporations, DETROIT FEDERATION OF LABOR SENDS DELEGATE TO DEFENSE CONFERENCE DETROIT, Mich., June 23—At the last meeting of the Detroit Federa- tion of Labor, William Mullenhauer was appointed delegate to the Labor Defense Conference to be held in Chicago on June 28. recently gave her the lie. She still claims to represent the workers, and has faith in the company’s word. Last week; in Bridgeport, she com- plained to the writer about the article against conciliation in ‘the DAILY WORKER in connection with her visit to Willimantic; an article hearti- ly concurred in by the Willimantic strikers. Bridgeport vs. Shelton In Bridgeport, she succeeded with the support of a socialist in keeping the writer from speaking. But in Shelton, we were first on the ground. Comrade Ida Rothstien and the writer spoke to the strikers at several meet- ings, urging extension of the strike front to other plants of the company, warning them against conciliation a la Bridgeport, and condemning the pres- ent system. The DAILY WORKER issue, with the strike story, has been well re- ceived by the strikers. Most of the strikers are Polish, other nationalities ; represented being American, Hunga- rian, Ukrainian, Russian and Italian. 4301 8th Avenue International Picnic will be held at EMMETT’S PARK, Hertzel Road (Highway) 2. blocks north of C. N. R. station,- MERRITTON, ONT., CANADA JULY 1 (Dominion Day) Fellow workers! A large and interesting program has been prepared and ~ MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS will be heard. A first class orchestra has been provided for DANCING. refreshments, such as Soft Drinks, Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Etc. can be purchased at the grounds, Picnic Starts at 10 A. M. Admission Tickets 35 Cents In case of rain or bad weather a GRAND CONCERT wilt be held at the Ukrainian Labor and Farmers’ Temple, THOROLD PARK, Ont, ———————— ” The International Picnic Committee. been published without charge by the DAILY WORKER to assist the Nova Scotia Miners } Note:—This ad has BROOKLYN, N. Y., ATTENTION! CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY Meat Market “IN THE SERVICE OF THE CONSUMER. Bakery deliveries made to your home. FINNISH CO-OPERATIVE TRADING ASSOCIATION, Inc. (Workers organized as consumers) The International Committee hopes that workers from Hamilton, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wel- land, Niagara Falls, Chippawa and Port Colborne will all join together to make this picnic a success. are to be forwarded,to the miners of Nova Scotia, Restaurant Brooklyn, N. Y. The proceeds Children Free