The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 25, 1925, Page 6

Page Six THE DAILY WORKER Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail (in Chicago only): By mail (outside of Chicago): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months | $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.50 three months* $2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blivd., Chicago, Illinois J, LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F, DUNNE MORITZ J, LOEB... Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, Ill., under the act of March 3, 1879. Editors -Business Manager Advertising rates on application. <i 290 = Left Wing Statement in I. L. G. W. U. The statement issued to all locals of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union by the executive boards of Locals 2, 9 and 22, has put the officialdom and its gangsters on the defensive. It is the statement of men and women who are fighting for their union against one of the most corrupt and brazen conspiracies ever engineered by a desperate faker in the American labor movement. The questions at issue are seen to be matters of record, a long list of indefensible acts against the interests of the union membership culminating in the betrayal of the whole union in New York state to the governor’s commission and the bosses, are ¢ited. The statement proves that the elementary trade demands of the workers have been disregarded, the membership and the union treasury plundered to support the administration court and courte- sans and that this treason and corruption has masked itself behind a campaign to purge the union of “reds.” In other words the Sigman machine has taken a leaf out of the well-known book by the late United States attorney general, Harry Daugherty, entitled “Saving the Country for Fall and His Friends.” The Sigman machine is out to save the union for themselves— so they raid the local treasuries first. The left wing, in bringing the issues directly to the membership, has broadened the struggle and defeated the plan of the Sigmanites to establish a wall around New York and isolate Locals 2, 9 and 22 from the rest of the union, The machine must either accept the challenge of the three locals as the major issue on which the election of delegates to the next national convention will be based or admit its crookedness. Like all the reactionary groups in the American labor movement the Sigman machine will continue its disruptive tactics and try to seat only its sworn servants in the convention. But the member- ship is going to have its say and from present indications the Sig- manites cannot count on the support of more than 25 per cent of the rank and file. oe Imperialism’s Internal Weaknesses Yesterday the news was that Chang Tso Lin, military chieftain in the pay of Japan, had threatened to make war on the Chinese workers and students in Shanghai. Today, the news is that serious mutinies have broken out among Chang Tso Lin’s troops—cause and effect are plainly seen in this incident. Such is the power developed by the national liberation move- ment that Japan can no longer rely on her mercenaries. of the common enemy, imperialism, ~ personified in the minds of Chinese masses by Japan and Great Britain, particularly, with France and America taking second place in the list of foes, the old methods of dividing and conquering the Chinese nation are not| recognize thé union of Socialist Sov- | workable. After all, the troops that the tuchuns use are Chinese and the activity of the Kuo Min Tang and the Communists is bringing into being a sense of national, racial and class solidarity formerly lacking. The great thing that is taking place in China is not the drive against imperialism in the form of strikes and boycotts, but the rise of a sense of power among the workers, peasants and students of which these actions are the expression. China is not a cowed and beaten nation any moré. Dissension still exists between the republican south and the militarist north, but the imperialist powers are themselves applying the pressure that is welding the factions into one solid resistant mass. Japan is faced with a difficult choice. If she insists that Chang Tso Lin proceed with his attack on the Chinese masses the leadership in the north will automatically pass into the hands of General Feng. Tf on the other hand, she decides not to use Chang the liberation movement will soon be of such proportions that it will dictate its own terms to Japan. It is because of this difficult position, complicated by a rising and restless labor and revolutionary movement at home, that Japan has not as yet joined in the attack with the rest of the imperialist powers in a wholehearted manner. The entire Chinese situation as it affects Japan is enlightening in its demonstration of the internal weakness of the imperialist policies of the great powers. . . . . Debs in Minneapolis It is reported that Eugene V. Debs, speaking in Minneapolis at one of those ludicrous mass conventions pf the moribund socialist party declared for industrial unionism and praised Soviet Russia. This is all well and good. But—- Eugene V. Debs is lending the lustre of an honored name to a party that never misses an opportunity to stab Soviet Russia in the back; to a party that ance paid lip service to industrial unionism but now makes common cause with the most reactionary wing of the American labor movemerit in brutally persecuting the Communists, the only element in the trade union movement that has a program for the industrialization of the craft unions thru amalgamation; the only element that is working to transform the unions into fighting organs of the class struggle. ’ This is not the first time Debs championed industrial unionism. As far back as 1905 he exposed the weaknesses of the craft union form of organization. He showed that it was out of date and should be discarded for the more modern form of organization. But the socialist party, even in its palmiest days raised the cry of “no inter- ference with the labor unions” which meant no interference by the radicals. This slogan did not prevent the unions being made the tools of capitalist politicians. This is the ery raised by the reaction- ary Sigman today as an excuse for his campaign to drive the left wing members out of the I. L. G. W. U. If Eugene V. Delis is seriously desirous of advancing the cause of industrial unionism, there is a way in which he can be of great service. He can support the program of the Trade Union Eudea- tional League which is the organ of the left wing elements in the trade unions movement in the United»States. Debs cannot serve in- dustrial unionism or aid Soviet Russia, by allowing himself to be used ax a come-on by the discredited cast-offgeef the moribund social- ist party. bh Snap out of it “Gene!” THE DAILY WORKER +h oan advertisement reproduced from the New York Times, which ap- pears herewith, is a striking illus- tration of the role played by the capi- talist government in the present im- Perialist era of capitalism. The “Imperial Russian Government” in other words, the bloody autocracy of the czar, floated a loan for fifty million dollars thru certain New York banking houses in 1916. These bank- ing houses handled the loan because they made a profit out of it. The in- vestors who put their money into the loan did so because they wanted the 6% per cent interest which the czar's autocratic government offered in or- der-to secure the money. These in- vestors knew what the czar’s govern- ment was. They knew that it main- tained itself on the backs of the Russian workers and peasants thru the knout, exile, imprisonment, and execution. Still they were willing to loan their money to this czarist auto- cracy in order to get 6% per cent interest. Since this loan was made to the imperial. Russian government, this “Imperial Russian government” has disappeared from the face of the earth under the blows of the workers and peasants whom it oppressed and exploited. .In its place the workers have created the Soviet government and .the dictatorship of the proletar- iat. Naturally, the proletarian dictator- ship is not particularly interested in repaying the loan made to the “Im-| perial Russian government” in order to help that govertiment maintain its system of exploitation and oppression. They have repudiated the debts of the bloody czar government, refused ther the product of their toil in or- der to pay up the debts of this gov- capitalist inyestments, the American | ernment. The Bankers at Work. HE advertisement in the New York ‘Times shows that a commit- tee has been formed in which the big | banking houses of New York city are | represented, for the purpose of col- lecting the debt of the “Imperial Rus- sian government” from the Soviet government of Russia. All who invest- ed are urged to participate in the committee and turn their claim over | As an encouragement to the to it. holders of the certificates of the im- perial Russian government, the bank representatives who sign their names to the advertisement declare: “So far as has been announced, the position’of our government re- | mains unchanged in its refusal to re- cognize* the’ Soviet government with- out some satisfactory adjustment of the obligation of the former Russian Im the face !government to the citizens of this | country.” Here we have frankly and boldly stated thé real: reason why the Unit- ed States government has refused to iet Republiés The bankers blandly tell us it's all a matter of dollars and cents. ‘If the Soviet government will promise to pay the debts of the | | IMPERIAL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT $50,000,000 614% Three Year Credit Dated July 10, 1916 To Holders of Certificates of Deposit and Participation Certificates: As you have heretofore been informed, the Committee duly filed with the Department of State in Washington the claims of holders of the above Certificates of Deposit. The present Government in Russia has been recognized de jure by Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, China, Japan, and several other countries. An agreement in regard to the settlement of debts due to nationals of Great Britain by the Russian Government was signed by the plenipatentiaries at the Anglo-Soviet Conference in London. This Agreement, however, was not submitted to the House it ‘ommons for ratification, one of the reasons being that the payment of any obligation was made con- tingent updn the granting of a further loan to Russia. SAM, BILL COLLECTOR - bloody imperialist Russian. govern- ment, then the United States, govern- ment will change its attitude. Altho Mr. Hughes in his announce- ments has on numerous occasions giv- en high-sounding moral reasons why the government of the United States does not recognize the Soviet govern- ment of Russia, the bankers tell the truth aboutit. The proletarian dicta- torship in Russia can buy the recog- nition of the United States govern- ment if it will agree to pay the Ame- rican capitalists the loans they made to the bloody czarist regime. The Role of the Government. HE role which the United States is playing in relation to Russia as evidenced by this incident is’ the gen- eral role which capitalist governments are playing. They are the bill col- lectors of the capitalists—the guar- antors of the capitalist investments, There are*some indications of a disposition on the part of the Soviet Republic to conform to the well recognized practice of all great nations to the effect that recogni- tton of extérnh} obligations is a fundamental requirement of sound gdverhment; and this leads us to hope tha there may ultimately be an adjustment by the Soviet Republic of all its ‘external obligations. So far a# hs been announced, the position of our Gov- ernment rémfins unchanged in its refusal to recognize the Soviet Government without some satisfactory adjust- ment of the obligations of the former Russian Govern- ments to"¢itizens of this country. Although! this Committee already represents substan- tiatly $40,000,000 of the above $50,000,000 it has no author- ity toact on behalf of holders who do not deposit. There- fore, it has been decided to extend the opportunity to those whoshave not deposited their Participation Certifi- cates to make such deposit now under the terms of the original Agreement. Deposits may be made. by sending Certificates to one of the Depositaries, either The National City Bank of New York, 55 Wall Street, New York City, or the Old Colony Tfust Company, 17 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Certificates must be endorsed in blank by the registered holders and the signature guaranteed by a bank with a correspondent in New York City, or by a member of the New York or Boston Stock Exchange, or acknowledged before a Notary Public with a Connty Clerk’s certificate attached, showing the authority of the Notary. Holders of Participation Certificates, whose claims are | not filed with the State Department at Washington, may “ be seriously prejudiced, since it is believed that any adjustment of this debt can be made to the best advan- tage torah the Committee, As th» Committee has heretofore announced, the mem- bers are serving without compensation and the total dis- bursements of the Committee to date are nominal. In order to be in a position to take advantage of any favorable developments that may ensue, it is essential that the Brdtective Agreement be further extended. A») formal consent to the extension will be mailed to all de- *} positors, 0 are requested to sign and return it, without delay, to the Secretary of the Committee. New York, June 11, 1925. so ws CHARLES E. MITCHELL, oa ‘ President, The National City Bank of n New York. Chairman. THOMAS COCHRAN, of J. P. Morgan & Co. HAROLD STANLEY, President, Guaranty of New. York. SHEARMAN & STERLING, LLOYD W. SMITH, ‘Counsel. of Harris, Forbes & Co. ‘ 7 CHARLES S. SARGENT Jr., of Kidder, Peabody & Co. FREDERICK W. ALLEN, of Lee, Higginson & Co. ALBERT H. WIGGIN, President. Chase National Bank , Co., WILLIAM W. HOFFMAN, Secretary, 55 Wall Street, New York. AS WE SEE IT (Continued from page 1.) concessions given them by Governor Small in‘ return for the votes they were able to swing to him in the last election,..The most important were the passage.of the injunction limita- tions bill and the kiliing of the state police bills. The workers should not rejoice too soon, or imagine that their troubles can be solved in a capitalist legislature or any other like institu- tion under capitalism. Strikes will take place in the future and it is more than likely that the bosses will find ways and means of getting around the anti-injunction bill. The only worth while insurance against the bosses in their own organized might. ** HORTLY after John L. Lewis told the Hocking Valley (Ohio) miners that he would stand on the Jackson- ville.pact as bravely as the boy who “stood-on the burning deck,” sheriff's deputies were patrolling the coal min- ing district in Pomeroy, where the mines are being cleared preparatory to operating them on a non-union basis. This is what is happening all over the country, while Lewis blatan- ly boasts that he will not consent to a modification of the wage agreement in favor of the bosses. The miners would like to modify it in their own fayor but Lewis refuses to let them even fight against wage cuts. The oper- ators are allowing Lewis to get all the comfort he can out of an agree- ment that exists only on paper, ex- cept in a few sections of the country. ee wo Lewis plays the role of oper- ator’s lieutenant, the British miners under the leadership of A. J. Cook, come out with a stiff demand for the nationalization of the mines. Cook, is secretary of the British Miners’ Federation which has a mem- bership of about one million. He calls himself “a humble disciple of Lenin.” Lewis is a subservant disciple of Mor- erence. (Signed) Fred E. Beal,,, gan. mate. Seoretary. Cae yr rr ERROR YEE. \ LSND A BMNRIEORNREN—MEREDNMl INN 1 BE SURE TO READ NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST i By MIRIAM ALLAN DE FORD ; SMALL HAS.NO DEFENSE AGAINST CHARGES OF GRAFT, COURT TOLD SPRINGFIELD, an, June 23—The defense in the state’s civil proceed- ings against Governgr, Small for an accounting of money in his control dur- ing his term as statevtreasurer has “assumed as facts” everything it wants the courts to believet . Such was a blariket statement contained in a reply brief filed in the the collectors of the capitalist,profits, What the American government is doing for the Wall Street. banking houses in relation to Russia, it is also doing in relation to Mexico, Ni- caragua, in Haiti, in Santo Domingo, and everywhere else where the Ame- || rican capitalists have made their in- vestments or desire to make their in- vestments. In order that it may act, as the bill collector and guarantor of the to suffer further, refused to give fur- ‘| government is spending hundreds of nillions of dollars a year to maintain .n army and navy ready and fit to enter into the struggle to collect for the big American banking houses. It was to collect and guarantee the investments of the American capital- ists, particularly Morgan & Co., to the allied countries, that the United States government entered the world war with its sacrifice of the lives of American, youth and the destruction of billions of wealth produced by the American’ workers. It will be to collect and guarantee By C. E. Rathenbe the investments of the Amet financiers that the United States » enter into the next world war tow) J which imperialist capitalist nations! are drifting. \ Fight Imperialism, T is to rouse the workers to the dangers for them in this policy of the United States government that the Workers Party has set aside June’ 29 to July 4, as Anti-Imperialist Week. Tt has called upon all units of the party to arrange mass meetings and mass demonstrations against the gov- ernment as the collecting agency of the capitalists. It-has urged the workers to demonstrate their opposi- tion to the policy which leads to the sacrifice of lives and wealth involved in war. There is only one way in which the dangers of destruction of ltves of the working class, the destruction of the wealth they produce, the conse- quent destruction of. their standard of life which spring from impe! m can be avoided. : The Russian workers’ and ¥. government which is refusing to the debts of ‘the bloody impertalist | Russian government. has shown that | way. The Russian workers and. peas- ants have ended imperialism and the consequent ‘oppression, exploitation and sacrifice of the workers’ lives by putting out of existence the imperial Russian government. and establishing the proletarian dictatorship. The answer to capitalist imperial- | ism is the proletarian dictatorship. The answer to a bill collecting and investment guaranteeing government is to wipe it out and build in its place a government which has.as its first and fundamental aim to improve the standard of life of those who produce the wealth of the country. The Russian workers and peasants have shown the way to the workers of the world. YOUNG COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON WORLD’S YOUTH TO END CRIMES OF IMPERIALISM IN CHINA MOSCOW.—An appeal issued by the executive of the Com: International to the young workers, peasants and students of the protesting against imperialist atrocities in China, reads as follows: “On May 30, British _gendarmes among demonstrating students. in Shanghai instituted a It was as representatives of the liberation of China from the yoke of imperialism, and solidarity with the striking workers of Tsingtau that these victims were murdered. ‘ China's Strike Wave. “For the past half year China has been the scene of an enormous strike wave, The Chinese worker is the most oppressed and exploited prole- tarian in the whole world. He is tak ing up the fight for the most element- ary rights. The British, French, Jap- anese and American imperialists are fighting. among themselves for the division of the loot, but they unite as soon as the toiling masses rise for the struggle. 4 “Chinese workers are shot by Jap- anese in Tsingtau. The students of Shanghai raise their protest against the Japanese massacre. British police in turn shoot upon these students. Such bestialities, such outrages on the Chinese people can be put an end to only by a victorious national revolution, which would, with the aid of the proletariat, the revolutionary peasantry and the progressive intel- state supreme court today by special state’s attorney, Charles W. Hadley, in ligentsia of the whole world liberate reply to a brief previously filed by the+ attorneys. | “The defense in its statement of facts, ignores the evidence in the case and has failed to discuss the “big| fliye” packers’ notes and the Grant! Park bank deals. In fact, the defense assumes as true everything it wishes | the court to believe and completely | ignores the issues of the case,” Had- ley’s brief declared, TEXTILE WORKERS PASS RESOLUTION PLEDGING LAWRENCE, Mass., June 23— The following resolution support- ing Benjamin Gitlow’s defense, was adopted by the Lawrence United Front Committee of Textile Work- ers at their regular meeting held here. WHEREAS, Benjamin Gitlow, a class conscious worker in the la- bor movement, has by decision of the capitalist U. S. supreme court been ordered to serve the remain- der of his 10 year sentence for his working class activities in 1919, WHEREAS, Comrade Gitlow who Get $50,000 in Mining Town SHULLBURG, Wiss June 23—Ban- dits beseiged this Httle lead Mining town today, blasted? 6pen the vaults of the First National’ Bank and esca- ped with money andimegotiable secur- ities worth $50,000, \ © ea eae Taxes to Pay Wall Street BRUSSELS, Belgiim, June 23,— New tax laws must¥®be voted to en- able Belgium to palits debt to the United States, Prettiér Poulet said ‘n his inaugural me§sage to the sen-! ate and chamber of Gépucies this after- noon, 00: aided it materially to a successful. conclusion and thereby encouraged the workers to further rebel against Ladd Also to Lie in State WASHINGTON, Juhe 23.—The body of Senator Edwin FO Ladd, of North Dakota, who died yagterday in Balti- more, will be brought to Washington this afternoon andyqwill lie in state today and tomorrow’at an undertak- ing establishment. barons, be it pie RESOLVED, by the Lawrence \ United Front Committee of Textile Workers in regular meeting this 18th day of June, to offer our sup- port and our pledge to work for the freedom of Comrade Gitlow, that he | may continue his activities in the labor movement, and be it further RESOLVED, that a copy of this — resolution be sent to the DAILY WORKER, the only workers’ daily published and that a copy be sent to the local capitalist newspapers.” UNITED FRONT COMMITTEE OF TEXILE WORKERS OF LAW- Child Health Conference in Chicago. ‘The fourth annual health education conference of the American ,Child Moealih Association is being held at the Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago. Give this copy,,to your shop- IN THE JULY ISSUE OF THE WORKERS MONTHLY OUT ABOUT JUNE 25 ‘ in the Lawrence 1922 textile strike »|: China from the imperialist yoke. Fight Against Capitalists. “Young workers, peasants, sailors, soldiers and students! “Fight against the barbarities of SUPPORT TO BEN GITLOW | |°":desand ‘n2""srscuaton of Chine by the foreign troops! “Demand the due punishment of those guilty of the massacre—thru the tribunal of the Chinese people! “Demand the liberation of the ar- rested students and trade union leaders! “Support the Chinese liberation movement—just as you have supported Soviet Russia! ~ “Demand the annulment of the robber treaties against China! “Soldiers and sailors! Do not shoot upon the Chinese workers, peasants and students, but turn. your weapons against the oppressors of. your Chinese brothers! 3 *“Hands off China! Long live the liberation of China! Fraternal greet- ings to the Chinese workers, peasants and students! Honor to the martyrs their ensiavements by the textile | of imperialism! Disgrace. and curse upon the British and Japenese hang- men!” v--cne Write the story about “your shop— Order a bundle to distribute there, 7,000 SILK WORKERS STRIKE FOR RAISE AND | “MEET WITH VIOLENCE SCRANTON, Pa. June 23.—(FP) —Nearly ‘1000 silk workere employ- “ed at Dickson City mills are striking for a $3 weekly wage. increase, ‘bringing their rate to $15, Three ‘factories are affected... | Striking girls went to Blakely to ‘persuade employes of the Amaiga- “mated Silk Co. to join the ,strike. Several girl strikers were injured when Burgess Jack Davis threw a mine Sprag Into their midgt in an effort to disperse tl bs * . Young Workers to ¥ Hold Educational Talks in New York NEW YORK, June 23.—In order to carry out effectively the summer pro- gram outlined by the N. E. C. sub- committee on education for the Young Workers League in the New York dis- trict the following lectures on timely subjects have been arranged, The exact Gate for the lectures will be published in a few days. The lec- tures are the following: 1, Militarism, Pacifism and the Role of the Young Communist League. 2. Content and Method of Commun- ist "ducation. - 3. Fundamentals of Communist Or- ganization. 4. Economic Struggles of the Ame) ican Working Class Youth. ih 5. The Role and Relationship * * the Party and the League to One A. other. \ These lectures will be given not only in English but also in Jewish, Hungarian and Russian. An extensive outline to be used by the speakers has been prepared by the committee, Hot weather must not stop this im- portant work of Communist educa- tion. Every member and sympa- thizere is expected to attend the lectures and patricipate in the discus- sion that will follow. Our Readers’ Views Liked “The Outcast.” To the DAILY WORKER:—J read Liam O’Flahertyt’s story, Outcast,” and wish to congrat 3 Comrade O'Flaherty for such a splen- did piece of work. However, waka and South Bend are with other equality notorious whi: elephants, that I am in hopes “ 4) workers will rid themselves of. “. they will” as ‘the capitalists selves are teaching them to keep thei» eyes on the ground and not on } skies, as unemplyoment is in: and wage cuts are the order.of the day.—Ear! Kirk, Mishawaka, Ind. . ee To the DAILY WORKER:—In your Centralia editorial, in which you say, “Surely there is some way,” ete—I think the next state election cam- paign in both Washington and Call- fronia should be centered around the slogans, “Release Class War Prison- ers” and “Repeal Criminal Syndical- ism Law,” to the exclusion of all slogans and the subordination other immediate demands, Such a campaign -would cause the labor fakers, liberals, ists and anarcho syndicalists to | some tall maneuvering or to fall | line. What do you think?—J! e Jaraw. ah igs RETRO A87g , ‘| Goviet Fleet Practices == LONDON, June Rote Soviet Baltic fleet has # banged maneuvers, a dis; states. wi