The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 19, 1925, Page 4

Core sve sceneries Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1118 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 MORITZ J. LOEB, 3 Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Iilinols J, LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F, DUNNE Entered as second-class mail September 21, , at the post-office at Chi- cago, Ill, under the act of March 3, 1879. Business Manager sim rates on isaac 290 Adver —=—— The Crisis in Great Britain The greatest crisis in its history impends-in Great Britain. Far more serious than the situation in 1919 which ended withthe col- lapse of the Triple Alliance thru the treachery of Hodges and Thomas is the present conflict, beginning also in the coal industry—the basis of British heavy industry. The government has set up a court of inquiry to investigate the industrial situation, but the miners’ union has refused to appear} before this body or accord it any recognition. This outright defiance of the tory government is an indication of the frame of mind in which the representatives of the miners will come to the joint conference with the railwaymen and transport. workers beginning today. This conference is the most important ever held by British labor, It is called to perfect organization of a new fighting alliance between these three powerful industrial groups. Other conferences of this kind have been held, but never have they convened when British capitalism was in such distress and the world situation so critical. The present crisis has been developing slowly since the ‘world war, if the word slowly is the correct term for a declining process that has ruined in a decade the foreign trade of what was once the greatest industrial and financial power on the globe. British capitalism had always had a heavy balance that made possible control of the foreign investment field until the world war and her foreign investments brought a steady stream of profit to the British capitalists. Raw materials from the colonies were brought to Britain in British ships, turned into finished commodities and. re- shipped to the four quarters of the earth in British ships again. British industry flourished and British labor was employed. But last year the British surplus for foreign investment had shrunk to $150,000,000 as compared with $900,000,000 in 1923. and this year the trade balance will probably be unfavorable to the ex- tent of $100,000,000. The process of decay is reflected in the statistics\of unemploy- ment. The percentage of workers unemployed in basic industries is: Coal, 15.8; coke, 12.1; pottery, 15; glass, 19.3; pig iron, 17.7; steel, 23.6; tin plate, 22.7; wool, 17.8; linen, 40.1; water transport, 32.6. Let us hear from C. T. Cramp, head of the National Union of Railwaymen and chairman of the British labor party. He says: Capitalism in Great Britain with its accompaniments of militar- ism and extreme nationalism, which wait’ upon it everywhere in its old age, is passing away. | believe it will disappear in ways which are not anticipated by those who first raised the standard of so- eae cialism, Some of us gravely doubt if ever again the adult population of this island will be fully employed. It may be that we shall have to contemplate the possibility of a shrinkage of population and a posi- tion more closely approximating that of Denmark or Holland, We agree with Cramp, the “moderate” socialist, that British capitalism is passing away, but that it will pass away in a manner “not anticipated by those who first raised the standard of socialism” is a foolish statement and could be made only by ofe who does not know what Marx, the founder of revolutionary socialism, said of the passing of cap “Capitalism came into the world dripping with blood and dirt from every pore and it will go out the same way.” British capitalism can be no exception to this rule. That it is not is proven by the steadily increasing misery of the British working © the atroeities committed upon the colonial peoples, their revolts against imperialism and the rapidly sharpening class conftict of which the present crisis is only one symptom. The British ruling class has held power cleverly—and ruthless- But it can no longer feed and clothe and house the millions of ly. workers who produced the wealth it seized.. Its world power was based on its great industry and a working class that would fight for the empire. Both are gone. ‘ It can be said safely that the present crisis, no matter what the immediate outcome, will be the least serious of those that will eccur from now on. Plundering of the colonies cannot be carried on while the working class at home is near revolt and inability to plunder China and India successfully intensifies the domestic ¢risis. All power to the British miners, railwaymen and transport workers. The British empire is passing, but the future belongs to the British working class. If population is to be reduéed let it be the capitalists, the aristocrats and their crew of hangers-on who are made to migrate or History has given the British working class the role of leading es the revolution in western Europe, of disarming the enemy of the European and colonial revolutions. It is not yet fully conscious of its mission, but that it intends to fight is shown by the militant at- titude of the labor movement in the present industrial crisis, the lead- ing part it is playing in the drive for world trade union unity in company with the unions of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and its support of the Chinese national liberation movement. Get a member for the Workers Party and a new subscription for the DAJLY WORKER. IT’S A CHANCE— That comes.but seldom. Beginning Saturday, July 25, the DAILY WORKER begins the '. serial publication— In a Uniform Half-Page Installment (So that you can bind it). ‘ (Continued from page a» followed, there came an outhurst of passion. @ “I suppose the state will be allowed to cross examine each witness,” Bryan asked quietly, waving his straw fan idly. “You will not,” thundered Darrow, who had leaped”to his feet. “This testimony is presented to the court for the purpose of inserting it in the record to show what the defense in- tended to present as its evidence,” State Gets Own Medicine, “We have a right,” Bryan continued, “to cross examine.” “No, no,” shouted Darrow. “We offer it to enlighten the court and if it does not enlighten the court, a Bryan cross examination would not do any good.” “Shall this case go.up on appeal,” Bryan demanded, “with only one side heard?” The politician was excited)? He for- got even to wave the fan, © “Shall this expert testimony of the defense be spread upon the record and the state shut out of any evidence?” he “demanded, “That’s what happened to us here,” was Darrow’s groweld answer, “What is the purpose of a cross- examination?” the court suddenly in- terposed. Turning to Darrow, he ad- ded: “Isn’t it for the purpose of bringing out the truth?” The scientists, professors Professors Ready to Spout "MIND | gan retorted, thumbing his famogp sug has no bearing he higher courts what has béen excluded here.” Defense Examines Own Witnesses. The court ruled out the state’s re- quest and the attornéys fathered be- fore the judge’s desk to determine how the scientific testimony would be taken. It was agreed finally that the defense should prepare»a brief by examining its own witn s and the court upheld the defénse’g request for an adjournment until Monday. Immediately afterijthe ‘recess, Dud- ley Field Malone, supplemented Dar- row’s fling at the j "There has hardly been a moi suggestion except the one for jourpment today, made the defense that has been grant- ed,” said Malone, “dn trial, sup- posed to be before @ col and jury because of objections raised by the state the jury has been permitted to sit in the courtroom only 15 minutes since the trial eshaa As a result of these developments, it was apparent the trial will end Monday or Tuesday at ae latest. Once the defense’s case ad on the record, there will } closing out- burst of oratory, th will retire, take one ballot and Tris in a verdict of guilty, in America’s “best” colleges, Clarence Darrow had stated for the defense, would attempt to show that “science and the bible do not conflict.” The professors, ranged in a prepared to seriously mouth such nonsense. row at the defense table, were They were used to teaching what they were told by the manufacturers who own their*schools and their jobs. It, came easy to them to “teach” at the order of the customers. | But Bryan saw to it that they did | not get this chance. Bryan had told the judge “science and the bible con- flict,” and taking his cue from Bryan, the “fundamentalist” Raulston bar- red the defense evidence. The defense attorneys had pleaded | for a chance to “reconcrle the bible with the theory of evolution.” They | had catered to the “modernist” preacher, and his boss, the “modern/ ist” capitalist. They had brot in goose step professors to attempt to show that evolution was “safe” for the masters, that science could be per- verted into a tool for the uses of the ruling class. | No Hope For Acquital. The court held that the testimony of the scientists would be “irrevelant and incompetent.” Tt would have been a death blow to the defense’s hopes for an aczuital of | Scopes. | Refuses to Hear Professors. The decision was rendered immedi- ately after the court was opened with prayer by Dr. C. G. Eastwood, funda- mentalist pastor of the Dayton meth- odist church, There was no objection from the defense as an exception was noted automatically on the record. In his first decision, Judge Raulston ruled that the only time expert testi- mony was needed in a trial was when the “ordinary man could not form an opinion.” He held tho, in the Scopes no such situation existed as the only: question was whether Scopes had violated the law by teaching a “theory which. de- fied the divine creation of man.” “If this is the only question,” the court asked, “then, why. call experts?” Bryan Proves Buffoon. Bryan had earlier in the trial lived up to his reputation as a buffoon when in his speech-he said, ‘‘Man’s a mam- mal; man is in a classification with elephants. How can those scientists teach such stuff?” Later he stated, horror stricken, “Eyolutionists deny by logic every truth of the Christian religion.” Church Must Not Dictate. Dudley Field Malone, in his. answer to Bryan’s sermon, drew applause when he said, “Are we to have our children know nothing about. science except what the church says they shall know?” Malone, however, endeavored to show that he was “just as good a Christian” as Bryan, and followed the line of the defense in endeayoring to shield religion from the contradictions of science. He tried to interpret the bible “symbolically.” Bryan Expert—On Politics. Malone dug into Bryan’s god-like pose, declaring that instead of giving his life to god, “Bryan, with a very passionate spirit and enthusiasm, has The Official Report of ienicereerenemeteeaeseny given most of his life to politics.” Malone was greeted with a ten-minute demonstration when he finished. Defense Wins One Victory. In his ruling, Judge “Raulston held that the only question involved was whether Scopes taught a theory which denied the divine creation of man and that no “experts” were needed to shed light on it. The session opened this morning with prayers as usual, and then came the court’s ruling. Later, when de- fense attorneys were objecting to the decision, the court announced that if he found he had made a mistake, af- ter reading the testimony of the scien- tists, he would reverse himself. Cannot Cross Examine Scientists. After another clash between coun- sel the defense won a second minor victory when the court/refused, the state’s appeal for the right to Cross examine the witnesses. agreement then was entered for adjournment of court until Monday, while the scien- | tists hurried away to “the mansion,” on a knoll overlooking Dayton to pre- pare their excluded .testimony. This strange procedure’ was taken first to preserve the record on the appeal to high jurisdiction, and_sec- ond, that the scientific theories on the origin of man might not “leak” in- to the jury’s ears. It was done with frequent clashes and after Clarence Dartow; ranking defense counsel, had openly charged the court with favor- ing the prosecution. , When that occurred, an ominous si- lence spread thru the court room. The spectators leaned forward in their seats, but the “bull dog” criminal lawyer from Chicago never flinched. Says Judge Favors Bryan. The judge's ruling had outraged de- fense attorneys. First, Arthur Gar- field Hays, then Dudley Field Malone and lastly, Darrow himsélf had attack- ed the decision. Darrow was mad. Snapping his suspenders, the Chica- goan growled: “It is strange that the court has sustained every motion made by the State and overruled every motion by the defense.” The court room was shocked. The state’s attorneys were samazed. The judge stood facing Dakrow, uncertain what todo. — “Does the attorney intend to reflect on the court?” Bana, asked in a low tone. “He has’ the right to decide that,” snapped Darrow, looking the judge in the eye. i GARY, IND., ATTENTION! ” The DAILY WORKER, Work- ers Monthly, Rabotnicza Tri- buna and Novy Mir are for sale at the Workers’ Co-operative Restaurant, 173: : Broadway. RUSSIA TODAY THE DAILY WORKER BRITISH THEY PLAY WITH FIRE “Cut Off the Hand” of New War, Says Pravda (Special to The Dally Worker) MOSCOW, July 17.—An editorial in the Pravda replies to attacks upon Russia by the English conservative press by warning the militarist wing of the conservative party that they “are playing with fire.” Britain of carrying on intrigues against Rus In every country and trying to Organize a united front against Russia and holds British diplomacy responsible for every inimical action against Russia by the great powers in the border states and the Balkans. New War And Blockade. The Pravda says information has reached the Soviet government that the British ambassador to France has proposed to Briand a joint break with Russia and an immediate blockade which would be guaranteed by the British fleet in the Baltic and Black Seas and on land by Poland, Czecho- Slovakia, Latvia, Rumania and Hs- thonia. Whether this is ordinary blackmail, says the Pravda, or should be re- garded as confirmation of rumors of a big plot against Russia, “we are not going to yield to blackmail. “If attacked, we shall repulse the foe in such a manner that the incen- diaries won’t derive any benefit.” Cut Off the Hand That Touches Russia! The Pravda calls upon the work- men and peasants to watch das and adds: “Thanks to the capitalists, a con- flagrative blaze may suddenly des- cend upon the laboring masses, who should be ready to cut off the criminal hand which set out to instingate the new adventure.” CAL TO GIVE FORD 200 GOVERNMENT SHIPS T0 PAY POLITICAL DEBT (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, July 17.—It was the expectation here that Henry Ford would get the 200 old ships which the government wants to sell. His bid of $1,706,000 is re- garded by Chairman O'Connor of the shipping board as “the best yet received.” The emergency fleet corporation will study the bids and then recom- mend to the shipping board that “the best” be accepted. Ford got his bid in late, but the. obliging shipping board held up awards until it finally arrived. 4 AS WE SEE IT (Continuéd from Page 1) knowing that Sam Insull’s employes were in a rebelligvs mood. «e's UINLAN carried on a propaganda against the idea of a strike and drew such a dismal picture of the financial situation of the company that the men, lacking leadership and knowledge that they could do nothing but accept. Using this vote as a club, the employers went to the elevated men but the latter stuck to their guns and refused to agree to the company’s terms. Twice they voted and twice they insisted on the paltry five cents per hour increase they asked for. It was then that the employers brot the faker Mahon from Detroit. es HAT: gentleman immediately got to work and gave a long interview to the press, to the effect that indus- trial conditions did not warrant an tn- crease in wages. One would imagine after Hetening to the wail of § this faker, that Sam Insull, the owner of the elevated lines was begging on the street corners for alms. The hun- dreds of thousands of dollars that Insull. can afford to subsidize opera stars. with, comes out of the bone and flesh of the elevated employes. Are not the men who perform the arduous work of looking after the passengers who patronize the “L” lines at least as much -entitled to consideration as the fat opera barkers and the female parasites that are supported in idle- ness at the expense of Insull’s em- ployes? eee MAB says that the split in the ranks of the surface and elevated men makes a successful fight impos- sible. But that split was caused by Mahon and his tool Quinlan so as to render a strike impossible, and dis- hearten the workers. Says Mahon: “An arbiter would strongly consider the fact that some 15,000 of the 20,000 street-car men had voted to re- new the old agreement and likely would: not: consider’ the demands of the elevated. men’ entirely justified. As long as the company officials on two occasions have refused to meet the demand and have cited industrial; conditions to back their refusal, I do not believe at this time and under ex- isting conditions it will be worth while to make a fighi or even to resort to arbitration.” 0.3: 8 [HE men’s leader simply say that as the company refuses to grant the de- mands made by their employes for a five cents an hour raise and have con- vinced Mahon that their earning pow- ers make an increase impossible, the men should not kick. Surely the company could not have a more use- ful.ally than such a leader. He is worth more to them than any one of their highly paid experts. If he suc- ceeds in forcing the company’s terms on the elevated employes, he will have saved in the vicinity of three quar- ters of a million of dollars a year for Sam Insull. That should .be worth something to Mahon. What is the price of this treachery? BIGGEST EVENT OF THE SEASON AS USUAL IS TO BE THE WORKERS’ PRESS PICNIC AT RIVERVIEW PARK Always the biggest event of the: picnic season, this year’s Workers’ Press Picnic promises to be bigger and. better than evér; at Riverview Park on August 2. It will take place August is a favorite month for picnics, as:about that time the mellow beauty of early autumn supersedes the sticky July weather that makes life so miserable for the workers who live in this sometimes windless city. The proceeds of the picnic will be devoted to the Workers Party Press. This is one of the greatest inducements to thousands of class conscious workers in Chicago, who realize the importance of having a labor press that will tell them the truth and of- fer them advice and guidance in their struggles with capitalist exploiters. One of the papers to be benefited by the picnic is the DAILY WORKER, the only Communist daily in the Eng- lish language. Thousands of work- ers who are not members of the Workers Party will want to help it live and grow in power and influence. They can help by coming to the pic- nic and adding their mite to the press fund. Foster to Speak. Of course, there are other induce- ments besides the call of plain duty. Every kind of amusement common to picnics will be offered. There will be speaking. Among those who will entertain the audience with talks on current events of interest to the work- ing class are William Z. Foster, na- tional ,chairman of the Workers Party; H. V. 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