The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 26, 1925, Page 5

1m | \ Rites: niin weaaiamna. 3 OE ATL ORE FREE STATER IN UNITED STATES IGNORES FAMINE Senator Moran Boosts Ireland’s Scenery (Continued from page 1) world, but they are particularly paine- taking in their efforts to conceal the real state of affairs here, and of course no mention of the extreme poverty all over the country, and the state of real - famine which actually exists all along the Western Seaboard, is miade. Mr. Senator Moran, who incidentally owns a@ hotel here in Dublin, is one of these gentlemen visiting America on behalf of the See Ireland First Cam- paign, and in an interview given to ,one of the American papers, denies; the fact that there is any distress or famine in Ireland, and his outpour- ings on this “Heaven on Earth” are played up to a considerable extent in the “Irish Independent,” that journal which is noted thruout the length and breadth of the land, for its impartial- ity, truth, and honesty, as any of the friends of the late James Connolly will testify. Milk and Honey for Plutes, Of course Senator Moran does not know anything of the poverty and starvation in this country, and as far as he is concerned it certainly is a land of milk and honey, he can travel all over the United States of America, and stop in the’ best hotels and “eat drink and be merry” at the expense of the people, and quite naturally does not see or know anything of the fam- ine conditions, under circumstances; but if he wants to know, we would urge him to take a trip this time thru the west of Ireland and visit such places as Carriatigue, Portacloy, Bal- lyglass, and around that way in Mayo, or Teelin, Killybegs, Ardara, Kilear, Dunglee, in Donegal, or perhaps he could induce some of the American tourists to visit these districts, where they could spend some of their super- fluous dollars to the great advantage of people in these districts, they will hear a very different story from that alleged to have been given to the American press by Senator Moran. The Workers International Relief know something of the real conditions and are doing everything possible to alleviate the terrible sufferings of these poor people, and every day. are receiving letters telling some harrow- ing tales of sickness and starvation, while Senator Moran tells of the beautiful scenery and lives on the “fat of the land.” On Verge of Starvation. .“Many families are on the verge of starvation here, and are simply living on black tea and dry bread, potatoes would be very necessary just now, the turf is as dry today as it was in Janu- ary, the potatoes are easiest cooked for them. The number of cases of fever are increasing, also there are cases of consumption, the doctor has prescribed cod-liver oil, again, do you think you could supply a little of.this? I trust you will do your best and ‘et me have some potatoes. Life is very hard here for the poor folk. Until the end of last month the Free State authorities were supplying bread and cocoa in the School, but this is all ended. “The wretched and starving chil- dren would be extremely grateful for bread and margarine if funds do not Permit the luxury cocoa, “No words of mine can express to you how much appreciated your kind- ness was with the poor semi-starving Peasants, I had to turn scores away | without anything for them, their sad, sorrowful tales of poverty is heart- rending. Poor creatures! Poor crea- tures! They try to conceal their ex- treme state of misery to the last. I have visited little thatched cottages where families live to the number of ten and twelve, huddled together in a Place unfit for human beings to dwell in.” The above are a few extracts from letters which are received daily at the office of the Workers International Re- lief, 47 Parnell Square, Dublin, and as the American say “sort of give the lie” to the alleged statements of Senator Moran on the great prosperity in Ire-|' land, We could quote from hundreds of letters to the same effect. Fortunately the Workers Interna- “The question of the, State is acquiring at the present a, particular importance both an theoretical and practical” Says Lenin, the great Communist teacher and leader in the preface to his famous book THE STATE AND REVOLUTION RED ARMY GUARDS SOVIET UNION AGAINST PLOTS FACET we 1 imcacanaiaachaniy 4A) ~HE*PAIEY WORKER OF CAPITALIST STATES, COMMISSAR FRUNZE SAYS MOSCOW, (By Mail)—In his report on the present condition of the Red Army, delivered to the Soviet Congress, Frunze, People’s Commissary of War and Navy, reviewed the gradual reduction of the Red Army from 5,000,- 000 to the present 562,000. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Frunze declared, had, compara- tively speaking, the smallest army in the world: 41 soldiers to every 10,000 inhabitants, against Rumania and Po-4+—— land’s one hundred each, and France’s two hundred (not including the col- onial troops). To every one thousand square kilo- meters there were 27 soldiers in the U.. 8. 8S. R., which compared with 560 in Rumania, 700 in Poland, etc, The cost per head of population for the maintenance of the army was less than 3 rubles in the U. S. S. R. as against 11 rubles in Poland, 13.5 r. in France, etc. Prepare New Anti-Soviet: War. Dealing with the failure of the pro- posals the Soviet government made to foreign countries relative to dis- armament, and referring to the in- crease of armaments of the great pow- ers, Frunze declares: that the false charges launched against the union for its alleged participation in the events in Esthonia and Bulgaria, as well as the latest preachings of gen- eral moral and financial boycott of the Union of Soviet Republics, ought to be regarded as tentative psychological preparation of foreign public opinion on the occasion of organizing a new intervention against the union. Such facts as the Helsingfors and the Riga Conferences or the resolu- tions adopted at the conference of the Little Entente at Bucharest, the mili- tary union between Poland and Ru- mania, are attempts at practical real- ization of the idea of an anti-Soviet block. Develop Defense Forces. This situation, stresses the People’s War Commissary, dictates the neces- sity of further improving the quality of the Red Army and a corresponding progress of military industry, which, without hampering the normal de- velopment of the economic situation of the country, would at the same time create a solid base of national defense. The development of the air fleet is also necessary. Then the speaker asked the con- gress’ approval of measures directed towards the gradual passage of the Red Army to a territorial system as one which corresponded in the most adequate manner to the interests of the population, tending to bring down the military expenses. Territorial troops actually constituted over one- half of all the system of the armed forces of the union, according to Frunze’s statement. Naval Expenditures Low. The speaker finally pointed out the necessity of further development of national formations of the Red Army as a factor of national cultural prog- ress of the various nationalities peop- ling the Soviet Union. In presenting the navy estimates, Frunze pointed out that these esti- mates provided for 32 million rubles only, as compared with 260 million rubles in the former czarist budgets. He remarked, however, that such esti- mates were inadequately low com- pared with the naval expenditure of foreign countries, tional Relief has, thru its efforts oe | able to relieve hundreds of families in Mayo and Donegal by supplying food and clothing, and also seed corn and seed potatoes in order to try and pre- vent a recurrence of the same famine conditions next year, and are at pres- ent providing for the school children in at least two of the schools in Mayo, we are not doing near as much as we would like, but are doing all we can as funds permit, and have certainly brot a little hope and comfort to many families in Mayo and Donegal. Half the cost of a trip to America would keep a number of families in comparative comfort for a consider- able time, and we respectfully suggest that at least some of the money squan- dered in advertising the beautiful scenery and wonderful hotel accom- modations be spent, in, saving the lives of the innocent victims of natural calamity and government incapacity, St. Louis Workers in Firm Stand with the Curlee Strikers ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 24.—Enclosed is a resolution regarding the circle strikers which was passed at the T. U. E. L. meeting at the Labor Ly- ceum. John Braun was chairman of the meeting and addressed the workers, outlining the league’s program and its policy in this strike. After his open- ing speech, this resolution was adopt- ed: Whereas, Members of the Trade Unions of St. Louis Workers Party and Young Workers’ League in mass meeting assembled hereby express our hearty support of the members of the Amalgamated Clothing Wrkers of America in their strike at the Curlee Clothing Co,, and Whereas, We feel that this strike is a just one and that the workers in order to better their conditions, are forced to battle with their organ- ized force against the bosses and their tools, the police press and etc., and that we condemn the actions of the police in slugging the strikers, and ‘ Whereas, It is the duty of all work- ers to belong to trade unions and work for the emancipation of the working class from wage slavery, Therefore, be it resolved that this body of workers pledge all support to the strikers and win as many workers to their support as possible. date, Mosco of 289 square kilometres. Your Union Meeting Fourth Thursday, June 25, 1925. Name of Loca! and Place wo. of Meeting. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Joint Peerd, Chicago, 409 S§. 180 W. Washington St., m. St. 342 'y Workers, 180 W. Wash- ington St. 454 Boiler Makers, 75th and Ori 480 ‘Boiler Makers, 18th and Ashland 344,,Brewery Workers, 180 W. W. - ington St., 2 p. m. i SOAR gan 804 Carpenters, 578 Carpenters, 1 W. Washington St. 15136 Commission Merchant Helpers, 126 Randolph St. Ww. Cooks, 166 Electrical, R. worth Ave. M., 71st and Cottage » 9223 Houston Ave. Engin » Morrison Hotel. Firemen and Enginemen, 9118 Commercial Avenu 9 iemen, S058 50 \\Firemen * p.m, men, Ogden 865 . Washington St. 793 R., age, Ss. Wi ent- FO) Engin Wentworth A 715 Firemen and bond Taylor. ve. 17010 Gas House workers, 180 W. Wash- ; n St. 33 Garment Workers, 311.8. Ashland 76a 8 mont Workers, 328 n St. ce of Way, 318 W. 63rd Roseland,, 11405 Micht- 473 263 1828 3 . mM. istrict Council, 1446 W. it. Dutt’s Hall, Chicago 2043 W. North Ave. "20 W. Randolph St. 417 «S. Halsted St., Si 307 Prei ( kre.), 180 W. Washi 301 Railway ‘Clerks, 648 W. ei a 576 Railway Clerks, 57 &. Van Buren 668 Railway Carmen, 445 $. Ashland ve. 964 Railway Clerks, 19 W. Adams St. 991 Railway Clerks, C. M. @ St. P. R. 3_W. North Ave. 424 Trainmen, 127 N. Fran- Avi Sheet Metal, Ogden and Tay Switchmen, oars and Taylor 17 Swite'smen, 9: S. Chicago A’ eters, Ashland and Van Buren Sts. Houston Ave. len and T: % jar 17616 Warehouse — Employes, ‘166 W. Wood Turn Union, Liberty Hall, W. Roosevelt Rd. Washington St. . nless otherwise are at 8 ». SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES stated all m.) Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortschritt Meets every lst & 3rd Thursday, Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue. Secret The Size of Moscow, MOSCOW.— According to recent is occupying a territory As com: SOCIALISTS CAME TO SHED A TEAR OVER S, P'S BIER The Corpse Did Not Even Wriggle (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, June 22—(By Mail) After several weeks of advertising and beating of drums, announcing the coming of the socialist Messiah who would lead the faithful into the promised ‘land! ‘of socialism, the “all- day conference” of the socialists of Minneapolis: Was about as dead a prop- osition as ‘wht ever seen outside a graveyard.’ One dozen «persons, that is the count, I swear it by my father’s beard, appeared to.pick up their rusty swords and resume the adjourned battle with the forces. of-evil, And a more dis- credited collection of takers never gathered under one roof, Man Lear Crowned King. There was' Murray King for in- stance, the champion red-baiter of the “Star” in whose breast the divine fires of revolt‘ did hot kindle until Van Lear gave him the toe of his boot and jerked him off the payroll. There was the red-baiter Albert G. Bastis from the sixth ward, the meter expert, and Lynn Thompson, county commis- sioner. Instead of being a conference to rejuvenate a sickly party it turned out to be @ funeral ceremony. It was generally admitted that the group of renegade ‘socialists that gathered there qualified for the role of pallbear- ers, The only workers visible around the Place, outside of a few Communists who managed to get in, were the work- ers who were repairing the car tracks near the building in which the confer- ence was held. Debs was disgusted with the crowd or rather with its smallness. He dwelt reminiscently on the glorious past of the socialist ‘party when crowds cheered hix words. “It is a strange thing that” as happened to the social- ist movement “here” said Debs. “Only a few years ago I spoke to cheering thousands’ inthe armory.” They Need the Money. Most of the local social partyites did not want the socialst party to enter Politics, but. 4t-should have a paper and carry om educational work. The main merit of this plan would be that it would provide a few very necessary jobs for deserving socialists, Gabriel Soltis, spoke during the open discussion. He reminded Debs that when he'was here: in 1923 his parting adviceto;the socialists was to enter a socialist candidate for mayor in the elections. Soltis charged the socialists ‘with’ having’ betrayed the workers ‘and sélling them to Leach, the ‘republican’ Candidate for mayor. He pointed out that they prevented Debs from holding a meeting in Min- neapolis dui the farmer-labor cam- paign of 1: iT, for fear his prison record m rt the “cause.” Debs in reply said, “If what you say is true comrade, it if -no wonder the social- ist party is dead here.” The Flowerpot Scene. The fakers were very much excited w.| over this bombshell of Soltis, and re- sorted to miény tricks. One genius by the name of Dave Shier, seized a flow- er pot and rushing up to Debs em- braced him vigoruosly and stuck the flower pot under his nose, hoping that it would prevent him from seeing Sol- tis. As Shier had already spoken to Debs the sudden uncontrollable gust of affection caused some surprise, un- til its object was learned. During the afternoon session, while discussing the policy of the promised “American Appeal,” the national weekly which is scheduled to appear next year, Soltis declared that any pa- per that would not stand for the unit- ed front of labor against capitalism, would not receive the support of the American working class, This drove William Henry into a frenzy. He said it would follow the policy of the S. P. and would support internationally, the McDonalds, Vanderveldes and the other traitofs “that Soltis denounced. Debs agreed’ With Soltis, but showed that he did fiét’understand the united front by making a bitter attack on the Communist: inging up the old gag that they sabotaged his release from prison and that they were too cow- ardly ot deféHid= armed insurrection during the Mithigan trials. After Debs wound up his attack on the Workers Party, the meeting ad- journed, having accomplished nothing except the offiéfal burial of the social- ist party of Minneapolis. Several of the socialists laughed as one of them was heard to remark: “Well, this is how Abe Cahan’s money is going. TO RENT. Red Week Saw Real Commanist Building Kansas City Communists Admit They Learned Something. During RED WEEK hundreds of new subs were received. More subs than usual are now coming from those Builders who were on the job. But subs secured were not the only thing that Red Week did to Communist Builders, E. Hugo Oehler, acting city agent of Kansas City, Mo., advising us of the successful organization of their campaign and pointing out their experienc ays: “The comrades have themselves changed their opinions re- garding drives, Formerly not very enthusiastic about DAILY WORKER drives, they now realize a feeling of revolt among workers that economic conditions bring to the fore. They did not believe that workers not previously knowing of Communism would meet us with such friendliness. Enclosed find fourteen dollars and five cards to be included with that which Comrade Buehler sent In for our quota. Some more subs will follow in a few days and others will send in cards directly.” 7 * # ® These Kansas City Builders went to the workers in their homes and learned that the DAILY WORKER is welcome—because the DAILY WORKER is voicing their demands and their aspirations. It is ALWAYS welcome—in the shop and the trade union and where- ever workers gather. Go there with bundles of the DAILY WORKER and get subs as other Builders hove done in The Second Annual Sub Campaign These subs were received on Monday, June 22: PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Samuel Weinberg (4); Israel Minkoff (4); Lena Rosenberg (3); A. Warreno (3); P. A, Lucas (2). NEW YORK, N. Y.—Geza Szepesi (12); M. S. Schneider (7); Lena Chernenko; Katterfeld; Fred Cammer; Schulman; Dora Kleinman; H. Puustinen; Jimmie Higgins. OAKLAND, CALIF.—P. B. Cowdery (13). CHICAGO, ILL.—Harrison George; Natalie Gomez; Chas, Schwartz (3); N. Dozenberg, DALLAS, TEX.—Konstantin (4). CINCINNATI, O.—L. A. Weeks (5). WEST FRANKFURT, ILL.—Tom Haka (3). WEST ALLIS, WiS.—Stanley Korade (3). PITTSBURGH, PA.—Fred Merrick (2). AKRON, 0,—A, J. Kolaida (2). CLEVELAND, .O.—J. Rankin; E. Schweitzer (3). MIINEAPOLIS, MINN.—Dan Stevens (6). PATTERSON, N. J.B, Leib (6). SPOKANE, WASH.—Geo. Bloxam (3). UKIAH, CAL.—John ‘Auert (3). ST PAUL, MINN.—C. H, Hedlund (2). BALTIMORE, MD.—Irving Sollins, WARREN, O.—M. Popovich. SAN PEDRO, CALIF.—Jean Stevenson. 7 * * ° These subs were received on Tuesday, June 23: LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Paul Reiss (10). OMAHA, NEB.—David Coutts (14). BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—Jos, Horwath. MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Chas. Varga (2); S. Zalek (2). KANSAS CITY, MO.—E. Hugo Oehler (4). CHICAGO, ILL.—Nels Kjar (2); H. L. Holman (2); John Hein- driksen. NEW YORK, N. Y.—I. Amir (6); Fred Cammer; Rose Baron; Jos. Caduch. WORCESTER, MASS.—Eteenpain (3). STAMFORD, CONN.—A. Sockol. DAISYTOWN, PA.—V. Kemenovich. SAN DIEGO, CALIF.—Walter S. Mitchell (2). ANACORTES, WASH.—D. Branham, PALMYRA, ILL.—Wm. B. Ridgeway. MT. VERNON, WASH.—W, Spohr. RUSH THOSE CAMPAIGN SUBS! Only six more days remain and only those subs will be included in the campaign quotas that arrive in this office no later than Tuesday, June 30. | : a Page Five : CANADIANS HOLD PICNIC TO AID MINE STRIKERS International A f f air July 1 at Merriton MERRITON, Ont., Canada, June 24. —An international picnic will be held at Emmett’s Park, Hertzel Road, here on July 1, Dominion Day. The International picnic committee, in charge of the affair, has sent out the following notice: “Fellow Workers:—The internation- al committee hope that workers of Hamilton, St. Catherines, Thorold, Welland, Niagara Falls, Chippawa and Port Colborne will all join together to make this picnic a success, The Proceeds are to be forwarded to the striking miners of Nova Scotia, “A large and interesting program has been prepared, and many prom- inent speakers will be heard. <A first- class orchestra has béen provided for dancing, and refreshments can be purchased on the grounds. “The picnic starts at 10 a. m. Ad- mission will be thirty-five cents, chil- drem free. In case of bad weather, a grand concert will be held at the Ukrainian Labor and Farmers’ Tem- ple, Thorold Park, Ont. Copper Mines of Soviet Union Are Rapidly Restored MOSCOW, (By Mail.)—It is learned that the copper works of Kyshtym and Tanalyk in the Oural, the Ridder zinc and lead enterprise, the mine areas of the Kirghiz steppe, which were the object of concession negotia- tions with Urqhardt, are now in the following state. The Kyshtym copper business is being rapidly restored. The works of Bogomilovo-iind Dektiarino, with theit annual production of 600 to 700 thous. tons have such considerable stocks of prepared and explored copper that, working at a normal rate, they could in a year and a half yield the above- mentioned amount of products, whilst in the course of the above mentioned preliminary negotiations the conces- sionnaires had maintained that it was impossible to complete the work of restoration before six years or so. The Karabash works will soon be restored and may eventually be put into opera- tion even during the current year. The Soviet government has decided to proceed immediately with the or- ganization of the Ridder business with the help of state means, estab- lishing this enterprise as the prin- cipal basis for the development of the zinc and lead production of the country and for the general exploita- tion of polimetal Altai ore. The sums assigned for the two year’s plan of work amount to five million rubles, out of which 1.5 million rubles are to be delivered this year before October. The preparatory work is already go- ing on. The program provides for the organization of a primary production amounting to 6,000 tons of metal yearly, guaranteeing the independent growth of the business in future. Consideripg its high rentability, the Ridder enterprise is expected to yield about 40 per cent on the capital. PITTSBURGH, PA, To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIS* 645 Smithfield Street. And It Will Happen Every Two Weeks! 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