The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 28, 1925, Page 4

| Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ml. Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall (In Chieago only): By mall (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 Blvd, Chloago, Iilinols J, LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB......cssseeveeesserseee | SESS a Sat cL et NRE NEL Sn SSIES Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, IIL, under the act of March 8, 1879. Advertising rates on application. Mobilize for Defense The Labor Defense conference meets in Chicago Sunday, June 28, to enlarge the scope of its activities and take the first steps in building a mass organization in the United States for the relief of class war prisoners and their families. The constitutional guarantees of free speech, free press and free assemblage have been wiped out by the decision of the supreme court in the Gitlow case. Criminal syndicalism laws of the most vicious nature are on the statue books of most of the states and even during the comparatively quiescent period in the American class struggle, indictments, prosecutions and convictions of militant work- ers under these laws have continued. There is also the growing use of the injunction by the capital- ists and its extension to prohibit practically every form of mass pro- test whether it be of a clearly political nature or merely an attempt by the workers to remedy bad working conditions. The class struggle has reached an acute stage. In Europe cap- italism clings to its privileges only by the open and broadest use of its police powers. In Germany, Finland, Esthonia, Poland, Bul- garia, Rumania, Italy and Spain, the jails are filled with the best fighters from the ranks of the working class. Thousands have been killed in open struggles with the mercenaries of the ruling class or murdered secretly and in cold blood. In France the Painleve government is warring on the revolu- tionary workers. In England the restriction of the liberties of the masses is shown by police raids on Communists, the granting of ex- ceptional powers to the secret service and the encouragement of fas- cist activities by the authorities. In India British imperialism fills its dungeons with partisans of the independence movement. In China all imperialist nations are warring on the Chinese workers, peasants and students. In the Philippines we read of the slaughter of native workers by the soldiers of American imperialism. In Hawaii, Crouch and Trumbull, private soldiers, have been jailed for having political opinions contrary to those of the officer caste. In Cuba and Haiti American imperialism rules by bribes and bayonets. In Mexico, Wall Street smashes unions, shoots and jails workers with the aid of its puppet government. In Chile and Bolivia the working class is forced to enter an armed. struggle for its very existence against the tyranny of governments in the pay of American imperialism. Surely as day follows night the workers in America will find themselves faced with a sharpening of the class struggle. The Amer- ican ruling class will outdo all toher exploiting groups in brutality when it begins to assault the working elass systematically. Sparodic ~wesend- isolated cases with which we are all familiar have shown that the American government has nothing to learn from, but can teach the rest of the rulers effective methods of suppressing the masses. The defense of the workers who are jailed, the support of their families and the families of those who are killed by the murder bands of American capitalism is a sacred duty the working class . ditors ..Business Manager. <> 200 owes itself. To centralize such work, to build an organization broad enough, active enough and disciplined enough to see to it that no working class fighter or his dependents, no matter to what section of the working class he belongs, suffers needlessly because of lack of funds for defense and food, is the task of the Labor Defense Council con ference. . A . Bring Battleships and Businessmen Home The association of American citizens in China has sent a cable to the state department urging energetic action in conjunction with the other powers against the liberation movement. The full text of the cable is published elsewhere in this issue but far more interesting than the cable itself would be the names of the Americans, and the financial and industrial concerns they represent, dominating this organization. lf would probably be the choicest collection of servants of big capital compiled recently and its publication would give the Amer- ican workers a good idea as to who it is clamoring for a policy of blood and iron in China. Incidentally it may be remarked that the news of today shows that the imperialist powers are conducting their activities in China in the accepted American style—by circulation of the wildest rumors of plots, bombs and coming massacres. In this noble work the marines haye been enlisted.. The Chinese celebratoin of Dragon Day was selected by the agents of imperialism to scare the foreign resi- dents to death and one enthusiastic correspondent compares the marines to Paul Revere because they rushed from house to house in the foreign quarter distributing mimeographed copies of a call to arms. But the festival passed without any casualties except the daily quota of Chinese workers and students shot by foreign troops. yy Meanwhile, millions of dollars are being raised for support of the strike thruout China and the Chinese government is sticking by its thirteen demands which we published yesterday in full. ‘ The modest character of these demands is in itself proof that the imperialist powers have stripped the Chinese liberties which in this _ country are called “natural rights.” Of little comfort to the imperialists is the short dispatch tell- ing of the refusal of Sikh troops under British officers to fire on the _ Chinese. The Sikhs are Mohammedans, the picked soldiers of British if imperialism, and when they are affected by the rise of the Chinese liberation movement it symbolizes the spread of revolt against im- | perialism thruout Asia. The request from American businessmen in China for military action against the Chinese masses is therefore equivalent to a demand for war on the Asiatic peoples. The workers of America need to exercise the utmost vigilance to scrutinize the moves of the state department as never before. The only way to stop war is to stop it before it begins. Demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all We have said this before and we repeat it now: If the businessmen who have been robbing the Chinese workers d aiding in the murder of the Chinese strikers and studens, do not t to come home on the battleships let them shift for themselves or swim home. etntittilatinh ¥ PLEDGE FIGHT ON MACHINE OF INTERNATIONAL Shop Chairmen Show Faith in Members (Continued from page 1) the support of the membership on the job. The resolution’ was adopted unanimously. It reads as follows: Shop Chairmen’s Resolution. “We, the chairmen of the cloak and dress shops of New York, gathered Tuesday evening, June 23, at. Man- hattan Lyceum, at the call ‘of the Joint Committee of Locals 2, 9 and 22, adopt the following resolution: “Considering that the struggle which the three locals are carrying on against the machine of the Joint Board of the International is a strug- gle for the interests of the workers and for a union led by workers; and “Whereas, the machine leaders are using all base means to maintain their power and thus to deceive public opin- ion into believing that the member- ship are with them; and “Whereas, they are using terrorism in order to get from the members statements or resolutions to show that the membership are with them; and “Whereas, they are using provoca- tive means to try to convince the public that this is a struggle against Communists in the ufion; and “Whereas, the machine-is beginning to persecute the workers.in the shops who refuse to carry out its orders because they do not represent: any- one; and “Whereas, they have not even the courage to call the membership to union meetings, but carry ‘on their work by secret means, as ‘tonight's secret meeting shows, which they called by special letters in Beethoven hall, to. chosen members, not to the entire membership; . “Be it resolved, that the.: shop chairmen of the cloak and | dress shops adpot the following resolution: Condemns Machine; Pledges Struggle. “We severely condemn the provo- cative behavior of the machine clique; we declare that if they had the least bellef that they represent the mém- bership and that we have. faith in them, they would not be afraid to call us to meetings; we declare also pub- licly that the only ones in whom we have confidence are the-leaders of the three suspended locals. “We further state that this struggle is not a struggle of Communists, as they say, but this is a struggle of the members against a group of para- sites who assume the right to raise dues, to levy assessments, to call strikes themselves and settle them on their own terms, and in other ways to go whatever they wish—and from whom we have long struggled to rid ourselves, “We declare further, as the chair- men of the shops, that their terror- izing against-certain workers -in the shops will not help them. We will attack them’every time they ‘will-at- tempt to take away the workers’ bread. “We declare further. that not only do we agree with the three” locals who are carrying on the struggle against the’ machine, but that this struggle belongs to all of us, and we will carry it on until the end. “We pledge ourselves to help with all our strength and also financially the three locals to carry on the strug- gle in whatever way the Joint Action Committee of the three locals will de- cide upon. “Down with the corrupt leadership. Long live the cloak and dress makers’ union led by the workers.” AS WE SEE IT (Continued from page 1). on the course of world histofy. And when one of the Chinese students de- clared that “not from the imperial- ists but from the workers of the worla will come peace, prosperity and free- dom” the applause .was spontaneous and hearty. The revolutionary move- ment is indeed world wide and all the Dower of capitalism cannot prevent it from being successful, : see X Ms workers of the United States must not allow their ruling: class to crush the Chinese; Mexican and other people under, their irom heel without a struggle. ‘ In. this’ conhec- tion the campaign of the All-Ameri- can Anti-Imperialist League should be supported by all workers, This cam- paign will be speeded up during “Anti-Imperialist Week,” which ends on July 4, the anniversary of the American * declaration. of independ- ence, which yet remains to be written for the working class, This league has a very important function to per- form, and as American imperialism marches on, trampling on the rights of the workers at honte and the peo- ple pf weaker nations, the need for an alliance between the exploited American workers ard the victims of American imperialism will become clearer. Today we are called on to protest against the use of American military and naval forces in China. Tomorrow it may be in Mexico, MINNESOTA BANK CLOSES ST. PAUL, Minn, June 26—The deposits aggregating approximately $115,000, was closed reserves, The bank had a capital of $10,000, H : AMERICANS ORGANIZE FARM COMMUNE ‘HERALD’ IN THE SOVIET UNION WASHINGTON), .June 26.—One hundred Jewish: immigrants from the United States have organized a communal farm galled “The Her- ald” near Moscow, according to ad- vioes to the Russian Information bu- reau heré. The colonists are most- ly from New York City, with a few trom New England, and some from Chicago and middle-western points. They have a grant of 1,080 acres. British L: ‘Facing ae 7: Crisis; Nears Clash ¥ with the: mployers ym (Continued from Page 1) miners, and the federation executive, headed by A. J. Codk, the left wing secretary, has called @ national dele- gate conference-for July 3rd, at which ie union will debate the situation and adopt a plan of action. There has been an increase in the number of unemployed miners of 67,100 since November. Railway Workers Also Attacked. Not only thé, miners, but also the railway workers are being attackea by the employers, who want to in- crease hours and decrease wages 14 per cent. A conference between the companies and the miners is now go- ing on, being convened yesterday. So far nothing has come out for publica- tion. In view of the seriousness of the unemployment situation, threatening as it does to aid the employers in an attempt to destroy the British unions, the Trade Union Congress has been called into special sesston for July 24th to discuss unemployment. The labor party has decided to move a vote of censure against the Baldwin . government for -.failing to remedy unemployment. The motion will probably be debated next Mon- day. * tt Dawes Pian Rulns British Mines. The coal industry is reported in great depression, and certain fields in South Wales and Newcastle, which depended mainly‘on export, were hit by the Dawes plan and the Ruhr in- vasion. : x France is receiving reparations coal from Germany and can send it on to Italy and still undersell Great Britain. The Lens mines have been reopened, and this increased compe ‘tition, combined with the increased use of oil, lignite and other fuels, have hit the British mining industry a terrific broadside, especially the Dawes plan. Union Delegation Visits Baldwin. A delegation from the British Trades Union Congress, including A. 'J. Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, called upon Premier Bald- win Tuesday at 10 Downing street. The deputation discussed the unem- ployment situation with Baldwin for two hours, and demanded that, as u partial remedy, Great Britain pro- mote instead of obstruct trade with Soviet Russia. The miners’ dele- gates demanded nationalization of the mines. An official statement issued follow- ing the conferenceystated on behalf of Premier Baldwin, that the gov- ernment would not consider national- ization of the mines—using the ex- cuse that the govérninent thought it would increase the cost of produc- tion. As for Ruséia, Baldwin said that Russia had mever taken more than a small percentage of British trade, but that the government would “welcome the return of Russia tothe community of nations and Russia’s entry into the league. of nations.” “Last Resort” Says Premier. Pressed in the house of commons as to the attitude of the government in the clash between the employers and the workers in the mining ana railway industries, Premier Baldwin said: “It is essential, in my opinion, that every opportunity, be given to those engaged in an industry to settle these matters for themselves if they can, and the government should only intervene in the last resort. This point, I am glad to say, has not yet been reached; it may not be reached and it would be premature for me to make a statement-on the subject.” Hi Our Reader Views Why Call Them Ma To the DAILY WORKER:—I have for the last 45 years been protesting in my mind thejappropriateness of using the term “master class” in our discussinos and Mterature. By doing 80 we leave the uninitiated open to the thought that we .recognize the ex- ploiters as our masters. Aside from the above implication this continuous dangling of a master before us is so repulsive, There are other terms we can use for the same purpose: the rich, the idle, the bourgeoisie, tl mployer, the moneyed class. I don't know whether Marx used the term or not, Let me hear from other comrades on this question. I would consider “moneyed class” the most appropriate usage.— J. M, George. ; State bank of Willow River, with pecause of depleted > Call the Textile Workers of East to Conference, Aug. 9 MILITARY IS IN (Continued from page 1) System in the cotton, wool and silk CONTROL OF THE General Pangalos to Be alone is the army of unemployed be- ° ing tremendously increase, but the P. remier or War Head wages of the weaver—in spite of the golden promises that the more looms LONDON, June 26. — The Greek the operates, the more money he revolution was not peaceful and the | makes—are on the average decreas- resignation of the Michaelakopolous ing. Today the weaver to tend all his government. was forced only after the} jooms needs roller skates. fleet had opened fire on the palace, ‘By all this method of relatively according to a Central News dispatch |gmall and’ frequent wage cuts com- quoting the Belgrade newspapet} hined with the tremendous increase in Pravda. M. Papanastassious, former production per man—will aggregate a ports to the contrary. That the revolution was not entirely bloodless was indicated in dispatches, to the Evening News, whose Athens killed and twenty wounded, dency. premier, is striving to form a cabinet, | total cut in wages in many cases as the Belgrade paper adds, despite. res high as fifty per cent. Too Many Unions—To Little Unionism Notwithstanding the many unions correspondent reported that two were |i" the textile industry, only a com- paratively small number of textile M. Papanstassious’ decision was ane workers are organized, and they are nounced after a meeting of the presi- divided largely upon the basis of their particular craft, or the section of the There was a strong possibility, it|imdustry in which they are engaged. was said, that General Pangalos, whd| THis situation must not be tolerated. led the military movement that over:| The textile workers must be rallied threw the government, will accept/the | 26ainst their oppressors—the textile premiership. Pangalos was formerly bosses. The existing unions must be generalissimo of the Greek army and amalgamated into a powerful Textile at one time held the office of minister} ‘dustrial Union. Pending this amal- of war. But whatever government finally gamation, all textile workers and their. organizations must be brought toge- emerges it is believed certain’ that {ther in a great and all embracing Gen. Pangalos will be minister for | Uited front. war with Admiral Hadjikiriakos at the head of the navy department. 100 TEACHERS TO BE GRILLED BY SUPT. MCANDREW The latest move in Superintendent McAndrew’s petty war on Chicago school teachers to intimidate the militant fighters is his picking on 100 teachers who have been marked in- efficient by his principals. Their in- efficiency can better be understood by the statement of one of the principals who, when pressed to ex- plain the low rating he gave to a teacher, was forced to admit that he never had visited her class nor ob- served her work. This method of calling teachers who have been discriminated against by principals before the superin- tendent and his assistants for a grilt- ing is the first in the history of the school system of Chicago and the teachers are eagerly waiting to hear just what kind of an inquisition will be conducted. Liberal Control of Nova Scotia Whipped Badly in Election HALIFAX, N. S. Juné 26.—A con- servative government with an over- whelming majority in the provincial legislature today prepared to take over the position of power in Nova Scotia after forty-three years of liber- alism, Returns from the election yesterday showed forty conservatives were elected out of the total of forty-three seats in the house, Provincial Premier E. H. Armstrong and all his ministers went down in defeat. Fund Nears $30,000 With the receipt of $183 from the Finnish branch of the Workers Party in Chicago, the 1925 insurance fund for the DAILY WORKER was pushed almost to $30,000. The ietmized list of remittances for the past week is as follows: Finnish, Chicago, IIl.. $103.00 Finnish, Ashby, Mass. 3.00 Lithuanian, Worcester, Mai 12.00 Finnish, S. Royalston, Mass. 10.00 Slavic, Export, P: 7.00 Polish, Detroit, Mich. 27.00 Ukrainian, Minneapolis, Min: 3.00 | Finnish, Winlock, Wash.. 6.00 Waterbury, Conn., C. C. 10.00 Russina, Detroit, Mich.. ones Englewood English, Chicago. Army Aviator Killed MINEOLA, N. Y., June 26.—Serge- ant Douglas F. Logan, a chief rigger, of Bisbee, Ariz., was killed almost in- Stantly today and three other aviators slightly injured when a Martin bomb- ing plane crashed to earth at Mitchell fiield today. Both propellors were shattered. A piece of one of them pierced the fuse- lage and plunged into Logan’s chest, . Aldermen to Europe. The city council has voted to send a commission abroad to “study Eu- ropean traction methods” and will endeavor to have the finance commit- tee ppropriate the necessary funds. Harbors and other municipal projects will be studied. PHILADELPHIA, NOTICE! A most important meeting of all Daily Worker Agents will take place on Wednesday, July 1st at headquarters 521 York ave. For further information, call Market 5098, All interested workers are asked to attend—this will be an organizational meeting where aw sistance will be welcomed. Be there —or have a substitute present. Wage cutting, unemployment, mi- sery and suffering of the textile work- ers caused by this latest.campaign of the organized bosses must be resisted. To lay the basis for effective resist- ance to this organized campaign of the employers, and to rally the militant spirit of the textile workers, a mass conference has been called to meet in New York City on Sunday, August 9, at 108 E. 14th Street, at 11 a, m. Every Militant Welcome All militant textile workers from unions, shop committees and mills thruout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England are in- vited to be present at this confer- ence. Make it truly representative of the masses of textile workers, both organized and unorganized. All cotton mill, woolen mill, silk mill, tapestry, hosiery and knit goods workers are welcome. Textile workers elect your delegates and send them to the textile workers conference at New York City, August 9th, 1925, International Committee for Amalgamation in the Textile Industry. Dever For Militariztion. Mayor Dever, who last year raised objections to the militaristic “de- fense dy” progrm, has issued a proc- lamation calling for universal observ- ance of the mobilization day, July 4. PAY DEBTS, SAYS ~ BUSINESS HEAD —+— Dawes Plan Has Them Up in the Air BRUSSELS, June 26. — If Presi- dent Coolidge thinks he is the only spokesman for American capitalism, it is because he did not hear John O, Leary, president of the American chamber of commerce laying down the law to the European representa- tives at today’s session of the Inter- national chamber’ of commerce. O'Leary speaking for American busi- ness made it quite plain that the United States would not tolerate for a moment the attempts which have been persistent since the congress’ opened, to bring about not only can- cellation of the interallied debts but repudiation of the Dawes plan as well, as a means to that end, In addition to O'Leary, Parker Gil- bert, Dawes plan agent spoke. O’Leary told the congress that the debts must be paid and that the Dawes plan must be maintained. He said that the Am- erican business men don't Mke th idea of being represented in Europe as mercenary people seeking only to make profit out of Europe’s misfor- tunes. O’Leary’s speech was in reply to that delivered the day before yester- day by Sir Joseph Stamp, ex-British member of the Dawes committee. Sir Joseph made the Dawes plan look like ten cents by the time he got thru. It was a case of “tales I win; heads you lose.” If Germany is expected to pay reparations under the Dawes plan, she must be allowed to flood the mar- kets of other countries with her goods. This means the curtailment of produc- tion in creditor countries. Which means stepping into the fire from the frying pan. In A Dilemma Germany cannot provide the sur- Plus required by the Dawes plan un- less a much enlarged demand for Ger- man goods is created abroad. He said that German exports must be expand- ed to the greatest possible extent; payments in kind must be extensively used; Germany's creditors could re- ceive bonds of neutrals for whom Ger- many would execute public works not Possible to finance otherwise and Ger- man railway, industrial and other bonds could be sold in the internatio- nal market. In this way only can the allies collect from Germany, declared the Briton. The capitalists are sitting between — the two horns of a dilemma. Withont the Dawes plan or something like it, they cannot collect any reparations and with it, they can collect them, only at the expense of their own in- dustries. ‘ . RUSH IN YOUR CAMPAIGN SUBS! Only Four More Days Remain! Today, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June 30.—and the Second An — nual Sub Campaign Is closed. The second united attempt to build the standard bearer of Communism in this country will have finished. ‘ Send in your subs—RUSH—and in. the Special Anti-Imperialist Issue of July 4 we can answer American capitalism's, mobiliztaion day with a if show of what Communist Bullders have done, as a promise of taking all power In the future. Build—rush your subs in to fill out your local quota and order a bundle every day next week—and especially the issue of July 4, which — will include the total accomplishments of The Second Annual Sub Campaign These Builders sent in new subs on Thursday, June 26: DENVER, COLO.—Ella Reeve Bloor (14). OAKLAND, CALIF.—P. B, Cowdery (13). . CLEVELAND, O.—P. Luchachie (11); E. Schweitzer (2); W. Karath, : YOUNGSTOWN, O.—W. Metcalfe (5). NEW YORK, N. Y.—A. Gusakoff (5); Katterfeld (4); 8. Wolkoff; Sarah Pecker, PHILADELPHIA, PA—Lena Rosenberg (4); Liza BELLAIRE, O.—T. Rack, @ NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Wm, Simons. ¥ ST. PAUL, MINN.—Sam Wolfe, BUTTE, MONT.—Fred Klick. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Dan W. Stevens (3). PITTSBURGH, PA.—Fred Merrick (3). CHICAGO, ILL.—Sirocky (2); Shop Nuclues 5; Kirlofsky. 7 * * * T . . . * G ey Two Philadelphia Builders in Battle Iphia—a fight to prove themselves bob ter Builders. Comrade Samuel Weinberg and Comrade Minkoff are staging a campaign of their own. City Agent Comrade Lena berg, who wishes that she had more such comrades to assist her, writes: “Comrade Weinberg turned in five subs and Comrade Minkoff Last night they met at the office P Comrade Weinberg with four more new. subs which he at a union meeting, and Comrade Minkoff also with four A real fight is on in Phila three new ones. “The longer this battle between them will do for “Our Daily” and our party, so time,” _ ‘This Instance of Communist building is _ Local Philadelphia has been near the top of the: iy whole three months—and one reason why Ph Leve Rosenberg, x ®)