The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 19, 1925, Page 3

TURKISH KEYMEN IN PRISON FOR CALLING STRIKE Arrested After Protest Against Long Hours CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, July 17.—The government telegraph oper- ators at Samsun and Adana, leading cities of Asia Minor, and other places, have been arrested for going on strike. They will be tried before the independence tribunals, whose favor Ite punishment is public hanging. The telegraph operators struck af- ter their demand to Premier Ismet Pasha that they be relieved was un- answered. All but six of the opera- tors were ill with malaria and they were required to work twenty-four hours a day on altrnate nights. No substitutes were sent and they “MOTHER” BLOOR COVERS FOUR THOUSAND MILES HITCH-HIKE CROSS COUNTRY TOUR (Special to The Daily Worker) TOLEDO, Ohio, July 17.—Arriving in this city on schedule on her cross- country - Communist - organizational tour, Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor has completed to date, 3,898 miles of hitch hiking without payment of a cent of railroad fare. The veteran sixty-year old fighter, coming with her welrxnown smile and her readiness to battle for Com- munism arrived at an opportune mo- ment to speak at two large street meetings arranged for her in behalf of the seven Commuuzst ‘candidates entered in the local municipal elec- tions. “This will be a glorious opportun-. ity to put the Communist viewpoint before the workers,” Mother Bloor stated in an interview. “And the workers of Toledo are also going to hear about the only Hnglish daily in this country that states their posi- tion everyday. Yoy bet I mean the DAILY WORKER,” she added em- phatically. TO DATE ON HER 7 sie OF THE RUHR BY END OF JULY, ANNOUNCED eign office announced today. It had been earlier occupation of the Ruhr, rocco. GRAND RAPIDS WORKERS HOLD FRENCH WILL BE OUT PARIS, July 17— The military evacuation of the Ruhr will be com- pleted by the end of July, the for- announced that evacuation would be carried out by the middle of August, that being the time limit embodied in the Dawes’ plan for continued military The troops arc being sent to Mo- Yesterday at two o'clock in the af- ternoon a group of children met with Mother Bloor to organize the first Toledo Junior League and the second which this veteran Communist agita- tor and organizer has welded together on her tour. The first of twenty members organized in Denver, is func- tioning and growing steadily. In Columbus, Ohio, from. where Mother Bloor has just arrived, a new English local of the Workers (Com- munist) Party has been formed with Harry Schier chosen as secretary and Kalman Burke appointed as city agent for the DAILY WORKER. As usual a number of new subscribers went on strike. Twenty-six of the key- men are now being tried, and others are being brot prisoners from other Asia Minor cities. The authorities charged that the strike was a “threat against the gov- ernment.” The telegraph operators are paid from $45.00 to $70.00 per month. White Guards Reach Australia, Cannot Go to United States FINE MEETING Minor Demands “Hands Off China,” in Speech By VICTOR TOZER, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 17,— That the Grand Rapids Workers Party local is fully capable of arrang- ing effective meetings even at very short notice was proven by its great open-air demonstration with the slo- gans “Stand by Soviet Russia" and “Hands Off China” held at North Park along the eastern bank of Grand THe DATUY, WORKER (ORK LABOR DEFENSE JOINS INTERNATIONAL 2 Launch New Body NEW YORK, July 17.—At the meet- ing of the Labor Defense Council, merged with the International Labor Defense and atlopted the new name. This was done for the sake of hav- ing a uniffed, inclusive organization to carry on the work of defense of the militant workers of this country who are sent to jail for participation in the class struggle. Comrade Rose Baron, who was a delegate to the conference held in Chicago on June 28, at which the In- ternational Labor Defense was form- ed, made a full report on the confer- ence, which was approved. She read the constitution that was adopted there and that provides for individual and collectivé membership; members [pay 10c, pér’ month, while organiza- tions may affiliate by paying a contri- bution, Workers In Shops Basis The basis of the organization are the workers in the shops, trade unions and fraternal organizations. The new organization is one of the best united fronts of the working class in protec- tion of its militant fighters; it brings Calls Conference to 1 rns. BUILDERS “AT WORK What Are You Doing This Sunday? GOING TO SEE ANY “OLD TIMERS” YOU KNOW? Tomorrow's Sunday. Tomorrow you may not have anything In par ticular to do. Perhaps you would accept this suggestion: Why not take a trip to visit some of your friends and fellow workers in town? If you haven't seen them for a while—so much the better. Talk over old times-—the old job—and ask them if they would like to subscribe for the DAILY WORKER, Every worker will be “pleased plenty” to hear about the coming serial publication of RUSSIA TODAY—The Official Report of the British Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia, and no worker will refuse to sub- scribe at the special rate (only untli August 1) of two months for one dollar. 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To Speak With Foster at Warren. From here Mother Bloor will pro- ceed to Warren, Ohio, where she will share the platform at the local pic- nic of the steel workers on Sunday. together with the best known organ- izer and steel strike organizer, Wm, Z. Foster. Changes in the tour will be made FOREIGN EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, July 17.— Great Bri- tain, pound, 4.85%, by cable 4.86%; France, franc 4.70%, by cable 4.71; Belgium, franc 4.614%, by cable 4.62; Italy, lira 3.68%, by cable 3.69; Swe- den, krone 26.85, by cable 26.88; Nor- way, krone 18.00, by cable 18.02; Den- mark, krone 20.99, by cable 21.01; | within the next few days to allow Germany, mark, no quote, Shanghai, | Mother Bloor to reach the mining re- tael, 78%, no quote. gions by next week. phe NOW READY! A new pamphlet containing the PICTURES OF THE DELEGATES AND NUMEROUS DRAWINGS & CARTOONS also manifesto, resolutions and constitution of the first conference of the INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE | Every worker should know the facts about this history- making conference. ORDER NOW! Single copies 100 ORDER NOW! In lots of 10 or more 5c International Labor Defense, 23 So. Lincoln St. Chicago, Illinois THE RAILROADERS' NEAT STEP A study of an important problem in one sec- tion of the American Labor movement. Also a study for the interest of every worker to understand the new forces rising within it. Written by an outstanding figure in the ranks of American Labor. 25 cents The Daily Worker Publishing Co. , 1113 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. CHICAGO, ILL. Comrade James Stoker, educational director of Y. W. L. of this city as first speaker, made a special appeal to the younger workers in the audience pointing out that it will be they who in this imperialist conspiracy for an- other war will be called upon to un- dergo the miseries of the next, and greater slaughter, and that only by aligning themselves under the banner of the Young Workers League of America will they be able to actively participate in the activities of the enly organization with a program of gombatting all forms of capitalist militarism, “Bob Miner Principal Speaker It was with a great ovation that -| Comrade Minor was greeted upon his being introduced by Eugene Bech- told, the local organizer, who made a brief address outlining the policies of the Workers (Communist) Party in relation to the imperialist moves of the United States and other capi powers against Soviet Russia and rev- olutionary China. _ Altho this was Bob Minor's first ap- arance in this city the workers owing of him thru his many arti- ‘| eles and cartoons in Communist per- ‘iddical: ned in rapt attention to his keen analysis of world imperialism and vivid portrayal of the role played by America in its determination to crush the first workers’ republic and its bloody onslaught against China in an attempt to suppress the growing class consciousness of the Chinese proletariat. A special feature of the demonstra- tion was the numerous questions which the speaker encouraged and very ably entertained, questions rang- ing all the way from the present wage cut and open shop campaign to the dictatorship of the proletariat were given detailed attention with the historic mission of the Communists | always in the foreground. GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchandise 1934 W. Chicago Avenue (Cor. Winchester} Phone Humboldt 2707 ETHIOPIAN HOTEL Turkish Coffee Shop and Genova Restaurant ITALIAN-AMERICAN 4 1238 Madison Street N, E. Cor, Elizabeth St, Spaghetti and Ravioli Our George E. Pashas COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial Hall PHONE DIVERSEY 0791 CHICAGO etait their families will be taken care of, After discussion of the report and the constitution of the International Labor Defense, the following resolu- tion was adopted: Merge Into |, L. D, “After hearing the report of Com- rade Ros@ Baron on the conference held in Chicago on June 28, 1925, at which thg: International Labor De- fense was formed, the Labor Defense Couneil of, New York City in meeting assembled on July 14, 1925, decides to merge with the new organization and to adopt its name. “The New York section whole- heartedly pledges its support to the new organization, and will do every- thing in its power to build up. Comp- lying with the principles and organi- zational ideas underlying the Interna- tional Labor Defense, the New York section will seek to mobilize the work- ers of New York City in the trade unions, fraternal organization ete., re- gardess of (political affiliation, creed or golor, 1 jer that all- victims of the class struggle may be given the aid essential for carrying on the fight. CallN. ¥. Conference “The New York section of the Inter- national Labor Defense calls on all friends and sympathizers to assist it in building up’ an organization worthy of the working class of the struggle against exploitation and oppression who are inearcerated in the capitalist prisons of the United States and other parts of the world.” After adopting the new name, it was decided to call a conference on Sun- day, September 13 in order to launch the new organization on a broad scale. Comrade Baron was unanimously re- elected secretary. To Run Workers’ Movie The International Labor Defense will run the outing and movie that was originally planned by the Labor Defense Council. This outing will take place at Pleasant Bay Park on August 23, and promises to be one of the biggest affairs of the sei Tickets cost 35¢ and it is expected that all comrades and sympathizers will exert their best efforts to make the outing a huge success, The next meeting of the Internation- al Labor Defense will take place on August 4, and all branches must elect delegates, so that the language sec- tions may be built up and brought into the local conference, Chicago Letts Go Restaurant Into the Movies 1216 Wylie Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Why a full-fledged workers movie Proprietors: department should be located in Chi- Abdul Rasuel Sydney Franklin | °#8° without being fully used by the movement was a mystery to the Lett- ish Workers Party branch, so at their last picnic they hit upon a new scheme to draw a crowd. Speeches and games were “old stuff,” but every- body welcomes a chance to get into the movies. So they invested in a movie film and charged it to adver- tising, It drew the crowd and offered an hour's novel diversion. Specialty And when, in a few weeks, these Special Arrangements for Parties on films will be sshown at their head- Short. Notice quarters as part.of a “Workers’ Film Night,” everybody who appears in the film will bring out all his wife's rela- tives to see the show, Pictures of the crowd, of the shooting gallery where Red Army target practice is indulged in, of bar and dance hall, will be very welcome, And a political tinge, pro- phetic of the future, is given when the capitalist “dummy” candidates, Coo- Bryan, Davis, are by solid Bolshevik knocked over baseballs. Give this ¢opy to your shop: mate, Rush that Sub—Campaign ends July 1 ste i il Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two will make a better Communist of Huge Debt Burden MELBOURNE, Australia, July 17.— | You. In 1901, the total public debt of the Australian continent was $1,017,591,875 In 1918, it had grown to $1,604,078,435, while by June, 1924, it had increased to $4,832,293,695. Thua, between 1901 and 1924, it had increased nearly five- fold. In 1901 the population of Au tralia was 3,826,286; in 1913, 4,872,069 and in 1924, it was 5,867,500. The debt per head of population was $268 in 1901; $331 in 1913; and $823.50 in 1924. The taxation per head increased from $15 in 1901 to $23.50 in 1913 and to $61 in 1924. The huge increase in the public debt and in taxation between 1913 and 1924 was mainly due, of course, to the war. Australia’s total war debt is $2,400 000,000. ( ee Amalgamated Food Workers GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 81 East 10th Street, New York, N. Y. THIS IS OUR } x S EMBLEM. , a An Industrial Organization For * All Workers in the Food Industry AUULUUEEOUAOAAUEUOUUUUEANAGEECUUUUGAUEU ELE UU ASEEU UALR PITTSBURGH, PA. 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