The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 3, 1925, Page 1

ros Celebrate Anti-Imperialist Week by Distributing a Bundle of Daily Workers in Your Shop or Neighbor- 47. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 7% In Chicago, by mati, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.0C per year. Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ulinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1925 TEXTILE OPERATIVES’ UNION IN BOLD STROKE FOR AMALGAMATION AND ALL PROGRESSIVE MEASURES By TOM BELL. (Special to The Daily Worker) BIDDEFORD, Me., July.1.—The final session of the conven- tion of the American Federation of Textile Operatives here laid down a strong progressive policy to be followed by the union in the coming year. Campaigns for the establishment of the 48- hour week, organization of the unorganized, for recognition of Soviet Russia, nationalization of mines and railroads with work- ers’ control, against the multiple machine policy of the manufac- turers,’and the amalgamation of the independent textile unions are the measures decided upon. During the depression in the textile industry since the end of the war the A. F. of T. 0. has maintained its standing better than any other textile union. But the vast mejority of the textile i: * workers are not in any union AS WE SEE IT. By T. J. O'FLAHERTY RTHUR BRISBANE was as sore as a boil because the dewspapers gave stich prominence to the story of the Santa Barbara earthquake. Not that Arthur is against publicity on general principles. On the con- trary, he is strong for it and has no equal in the art of calling attention to desirable real estate lots, unless it be the equally well known William Jennings Bryan. Brisbane’s ire was aroused because he owns considerable of the so-called “golden west” and prospective customers might decide to risk their sinuses with the fogs and soot of Chicago rather than with the heaving bosom of sunny Cali- fornia. © HB “trained newspaper man” who} is doing Russia for the Chicago Tribune, is continuing to contribute, to the gaiety of this city, The second _dispatch that came from Moscow via Berlin, contains the astounding news that the president of the Soviet Union, Comrade Kalinin, admitted that Com- munism was dead. This is the way the Tribune headwriter contorted the text. What Kalinin actually said was that the Soviet Union was preparing the ground for Communism, and that the dictatorship of the workers and peasants -was a necessary pre-condi- tion for such preparation. ‘2 8 NOTHER newspaperman tells us that the Soviet Union is prepar- ing to install a first class telephone system thruout the country and’ is inviting British, and American com- panies to do the job. This is taken as proof that Russia is becoming “cap- italistic’ and prosperous. Where do those sapheads get the idea that ef- ficiency is the handmaiden of capital- ism? It is true that capitalism has developed industry, but according as that development took place the in- herent contradictions in capitalism increased until today capitalism is another word for chaos. see OOK at Great Britain! Over 1,500, 000 workers unemployeé and the number increasing at the rate of thou- sands per week. But British cur- rency is stabilized! And in France where the franc is going down like a dose of castor oil, business is boom- ing, there is no unemployment .and French automobiles ere being rushed into Poland, because the sickly franc is a better friend of the manufac turers than the stalwart and healthy pound sterling. +" SN’'T this funny? Of course, .the French manufacturers will get theirs in thesoler plexus in the future. .But at present they do not care any more than the German manufacturers cared when the mark was doing nose dives. The French workers are employed nowadays and receiving bundles of Paper for their pains. But in the near (Continued on page 6.) SPEAKERS: James P. Cannon munist) Party. C. T. Chi Chinese Students’ Alliance, Ella Reeve Bloor © the DAILY WORKER. Member C, E. C., Workers (Com- On 3,000 mile coast-to-coast hike for even tho there has been a myriad of unions in the field. The convention decided to have all textile councils under its jurisdiction establish active organization commit- tees and commence a wide spread campaign to organize all unorganized textile workers in these centers. On the question of the introduction of the multiple machine system by the manufacturers the convention in- structed the incoming executive to wage a campaign against the propa- ganda of the manufacturers for the multiple machine system. Under this system the workers are being speeded up to an unendurable degree. So great is this speeding up that a large army of textile workers are permanently un- employed owing to making one work- er do the work of several. This policy of the bosses is supplementary to the campaign of wage -cuts conducted against the workers during the last few years. Favors Russian Recognition The convention went squarely on re- cord for recognition of Soviet Russia by a resolution calling on the United States government to enter into full diplomatic and commercial, relation}: with the Soviet government. Another resolution calls for the nationalization of the mines and railroads with workers’ control. . Stands for Amalgamation The question of greatest immediate importance facing the convention was the relationship of the union to the Federated Textile Unions of America. There were two points of view on this matter. One that stood for the with- drawal of the A. F. T. O. from the federation. The other viewpoint held that this was purely a negative policy and that while the federation was useless to (Continued from page 2) “GET OUT, PAY AND APOLOGIZE” DEMAND CHINESE AT CANTON CANTON, July 1—A representa- tive of the Chinese foreign office of the Canton South China republic, arrived in Shameen, the foreign quarter, at 3 o'clock Monday after- noon bringing five demands by the Chinese government. They Includ- ed: That the British and French con- suls apologize and be replaced by others. That the leave. That Shameen be handed back to foreign gunboats all ion for all deaths. And that the naval officers apolo- gize. The French gunboat Marne ar- rived today and landed a party of reinforcements. All foreigners sta- tioned outside of Shameen are com- ing in. There are fourteen foreign gunboats in port. —_———_ Write the story about your shop— Order a bundle to distribute there. and Fourth SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1925 Auspices, Workers (Communist) Party, Local Chicago. In the quest for “prosperity” the internat Chinese while ‘AMERICAN IMPERIALISM “HELPING HAND” CONF. =" sigs nest gang of imperialists is giving eternal peace to the prosperity out of China. ROBBER POWERS TO CRUSH CHINA] CTRIKERG CAIN WASHINGTON, July 1.—An international conference to revise China’s treaty relations with foreign powers, and to make another attempt to main- tain foreign imperialist domination over China will be called soon by the United States. Announcement was made here today that Secretary of State Kellogg is preparing to carry out the work of the Wi issuing an invitation to Great Britain, + Japan, France and other nations to join with the United States in extend- ing a “helping hand” to the Peking government. Whether the Peking government is to be invited to sit in the conference as an equal is not revealed, probably it is not considered at all, in view of the “helping hand” announcement. Abolition of ‘the extra-territorial privileges now enjoyed by foreign powers in China—one of the sore spots which have led to recent anti- imperialist outbreaks in Canton, Shanghai, and other cities—will be the chief object of the conference. Put One Over; Now Must Back Up. In signing the China treaty at the Washington conference, the powers on the surface agreed to give up their territorial rights, but at that time the Chinese government, being secretly bulldozed by the imperialists indicat- ed that she was “not yet ready” for the withdrawal. Secretary Kellogg has now been ad- vised, however, by Dr. Alfred Sze, minister of the Peking government here, that China is anxious to have changes made in her treaty regula- tions and is-ready to go ahead with the program outlined here in 1921. U. S. Bids for China’s Friendship, Versus Japan. It was learned at the state depart- ment that the conference call might not be issued solely by the United States, but by China, with the active support of this government. This is construed as a counter claim to Japan’s (Continued on page 2) BRITAIN DOUBTS THAT CHINA SHOULD OBTAIN ‘ ANYTHING BUT BULLETS LONDON, July 1—The United States has taken the initiative in the Chinese crisis. American sug- gestions have been made to the British that a semi-favorable reply be sent to recent Chinese demands to the powers. These have been received here with some doubts and the British reply to the American proposals is not likely to be made immediately although the subject will come up at the cabinet meeting. today. Homesteads. Open in Wisconsin. WASHINGTON, July 1 >A 200 acre tract of public land recently dis- covered by surveyors in the state of Wisconsin as belonging .to the gov- ernment has been thrown open to homestead settlement, it was an- nounced by the interior department today. Underwood to Withdraw. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 1.—Sen- ator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama will not be a candidate for re-election after the expiration of his present term, it became: definitely known to- day. PART VICTORY ashington armament sensi by Hold Ranks Solid; Co. Signs Agreement By WILLIAM SIMONS (Special to The Daily Worker) SHELTON, Conn,, July 1. — The striking weaving room workers of Shelton employed in Sidney Blumen- thal’s have returned to work. It was understood by the workers that the |terms of the company would come before the strikers at their meeting Monday morning; but Saturday night, the strikers were hastily summoned to a meeting on Sunday morning. The strike was called off on the basis of a written agreement signed (Continued on Page 4) FRENCH CABINET DENIES MOVE TO PAY U.S. DEBT PARIS, July 1.—The French foreign office today denied, as premature, the accuracy of statements in French newspapers that M. Daeschner, French ambassador to the United States, will be instructed to announce his government’s readiness to sign a debt settlement thru the commission shortly to be sent to Washington. “Such statements in the Paris morn ing press are premature,” said an offi- cial at the foreign office. alifornia and e, car to end of lin ER. Published Datly except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKUR PUBLISHING :CO., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL *¥ , NEW YORK EDITION siamese newcomers fee Price 3 Cents Capitalist Peace and Prosperity in ine : ‘COPS AND SLUGGERS ACCOMPANY FEW SCABS 10 AND FROM SHOPS IN YELLOW CABS; STRIKERS FIRM Members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers on strike against the International Tailoring Company and the J. L. Taylor Company, both owned by the same people, yesterday morning at their headquarters in Hodcarriers’ Hall, gave a rousing demon- stration to a gray-haired veteran of the class struggle, Tillie Kazack, who after a year’s idleness had secured work in one of the struck shops, only to walk out with her fellow workers when her employers decided to break with the union and run “open shop.” ® re have been thru nine strikes here in Chicago,” declared the old rebel, “and I am willing to go thru nine more if I live long Another ovation was given to striker Frances De Spencer, an Italian girl, who was arrested for appealing to a scab not to help the bosses re- duce the standard of living of the workers. The striker was taken to the police station and immediately re- leased on bail. The police took the Strikebreaker with the striker. The pickets jerred at the scab and cheered their comrade. The arrested pickets who appeared in court yesterday morning asked for a jury trial and the trial was post- poned. Among those arrested yester- day was Charles Weinstein business agent of Local 39. Enthusiasm among the strikers is running high. The DAILY WORKER reporter noticed that the rank and file are not content to leave for the formu- lation of plans to their leaders, but | discuss methods of winning the strike among themselves. Volunteers show up as early as 6:30 in the morning awaiting assignments. .- Accompanied-by Sluggers . The few seabs that come to work in the morning are accompanied by sluggers and motorcycle policemen, One slugger accompanies every scab on the inside of the taxi and -motor- cycle policemen protect them on ‘the outside: There is no crowdingone scab to a cab. All the cabs” ‘are yellow! Miss Molly Friedman of the’ Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, and Frank Rosenblum, chief of the Western Organization Division (Continued on page 6.) 'GAL CUTS TAXES "OF RICH AT WAR VETS EXPENSE One Billion Spent on War, Figures Show WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.—The dollars to be saved by the government by means of President Coolidge’s “economy” policy, is to be clipped from expenditures thru discharging government employes, and paring down payments to ex-soldiers, the fig- ures for the fiscal year just ended, show The war and navy department's figures show that in the year which ended on June 30, the United States spent $350,000,000 for army expendi- The war expenses during the last year were thus over one billion dollars, President Coolidge has already tak- en steps to close the war veterans’ vocational training schools, in order to be able to cut down the high «in: come taxes of the millionaires at the expense of the ex-soldiers. The United States treasury now has $3,675,000,000 in sight to spend dur- ing the next year. NTN TN ee eT TUS ET TREE TT TTT TEST ETT ETT TTT ESTEE NTT TTT T ETE UN 8 NN E———ee SEES SSS SSS eee SSS SETS STE Anti-Imperialist Demonstration By of Hands Off China! Annual COMMUNIST PICNIC at BEYER’S GROVE, (Take California Irving Park Blud. je—walk to grove.) Leb greater part of the 300 to 400 million | tures and $326,600,000 for the navy.; REFRESHMENTS ADMISSION 50 CENTS | enough. I think I am a good American citizen because I am constantly in the struggle on the side of the worker: she said | amid great applause. + | Striker Gets Ovation TREDISTRICT ‘MINERS’ MEET AT SCRANTON Important Policies Up for Settlement (Special to The Daily Worker) SCRANTON, Pa., July 1—The Tri- District convention of the miners, covering the Pennsylvania hard coal regions, in session here today is face |to face with the most important ques- tions ever confronting them, at a atime when the coal industry of the United ‘States is in a crisis. What is-done at this, conyention Will have a great bea¥ing on the Con- ventions to follow immediately in the other districts of the UJ. M. W. of A. and likewise on the intiustry. Progressive Program Popular. ) The program of the Progressive Miners has received the indorsement of the rank and file miners in the Tri-District. The presence of John L. Lewis, and the vice president, Murray, with the secretary-treasurer, Kennedy, proves to the progressive miners in the convention that the reactionary machine of the U. M. W. of A. is standing with its back to the wall in a superhuman effort to save the fak- ers’ faces and jobs, knowing the ex- pulsions of Edmunds and over 1,700 miners must be contended with in the convention, with the endless treachery of Cappellini and his outfit also a major issue. Question Lewis’ Presence. Many here are wondering how ft comes, that the whole international officialdom can sojourn in Pennsyt- vania, when their attention is re- quired in West Virginia, Nova Scotia and other districts on strike, and our |brothers starving, and where the money is coming from. It is not forgotten that Lewis stat- jed the reason of the postponement of } the constitutionally-provided conven- jtion, and his violation of the -consti- |tution in refusing to allow the mem |bers to know how they voted, was }because of lack of finance. |. The convention will deal with the most far reaching policies in its his- }tory, among them being a change of ‘rates and methods of mining coal. ee Want Tonnage Rates. Payment by the ton instead of by }ear for coal mined has long been’ a jdemand of the minefs, and in this }demand they are supported by every miner in America, An increase of wages will be de manded to meet the increase in the cost of living. The wives, and eveu the children of the miners have been (Continued: on-page 2) SPORTS GAMES DANCING