The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 22, 1925, Page 4

-AE DAILY WORKE PRISONERS OF GLASS JUSTICE —WRTETOI.L.D. [Labor Defense Body Finds Many Friends International Labor Defense, the new non-partisan workers’ defense or- ganization founded in Chicago on June 28 last, received many letters from prisoners in all parts of the country. These letters disclose a gumber of workers being persecuted “for their labor activities that before had not been generally known. Among them are four members of the Sea- men’s Union who have been in pris- on at Thomaston, Maine, since the Seamen's strike of 1921. Other letters tell of workers being framed up. One prisoner for instance, who is at McNeil’s Island, Wash., writes that copper plates were plant- ed in his room and that in conse- quence he is now serving a long term for counterfeiting, all because of his working class activity. Reports similar to this have come from state and federal prisoners in California, Minnesota, Iowa and Kan- Sas. International Labor Defense is investigating all such cases to ascer- tain their true nature. A complete list of all class-war prisoners is be- ing compiled by the organization. Its national committee recently de- cided to raise a fund to send at least $5.00 every month to all working class prisoners confined for their ac- tivity or their Opinions. McCormick Tired of Work. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 20.—Fow- ler McCormick, son of Harold McCor- mick of the International Harvester company, who gained much publicity by masquerading as a real worker (for a few weeks) has quit his job in the company’s Milwaukee plant. He will now go to Africa on an ex- pedition to recuperate from the ter- rible ordeal of working eight hours a day. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER. | | The Daily Worker Publishing Co. has just secured from the publishers the complete stock of this new edition of the thrilling story of escape from Siberian exile written by one of the revolutionary movement. The edition includes an introduction of the histor- ical days of the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the events leading to the imprisonment of Leon Trotzky and others. A map of journéy made, an autographed photo of the author and the binding of board covers in two colors make this book a worth-whlie addition to your library. PRICE $1.00 The Daily Worker Publishing Co. 1113 W. Washington Blvd. THE. RAILROADERS NEXT MY FLIGHT FROM SIBERIA LEON TROTZKY 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. | | NEW YORK, July 20.—The Novy | | Mir, Russian daily, 30 Union Square, is arranging a “Knock-out,” a festival jat Coney Island will the greatest and liveliest affair of the which be season. Its main features will be remember- ed by all sport lovers. Date: Sunday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until midnight. Place: Danceland Garden, Surf Ave., fear 21st street, Coney Island, New York. 1, Picnic—The best garden in Coney Island, where all Novy Mir guests with their friends jin groups will find a resting place. Regular dinners will be served there at re- duced prices by the Russian Village restaurant, under the tunes of a won- derful Russian string orchestra. 2. Bathing—The famous Washing- ton baths occupying an entire block have been secured. Ocean bathing, swimming pool, steam rooms and an athletic _ field. Calisthenic exercis Swimming in- structions without extra, charge, ten- nis, handball, basketball and other sports. P 3. Contest of Bathing Beauties— A parade on boardwalk (special per- mission of police procured) will be led by the famous Broadway star, Miss Fawn Gray. All will march to the garden, where prizes will be awarded to the most beautiful bathers. 4. Afternoon Classic Program— Russian Village string orchestra un- der direction of Mr, Shtempel, gradu- ate of Moscow conservatory of music; j twelve numbers. Two bands of mu- sic will play intermittently. 5. Fletcher Rivers Cast — The “Pompadur” Review, Miss Lorna Standist director and pianist. b) The Spanish Review, sectette. ce) The Russian Symphony orche- stra. Miss Lena Jeffcatt, soprano; Grace Constance, piano solo; M Miss | RUSSIAN COMMUNIST DAILY GIVES “KNOCKOUT” FESTIVAL AT CONEY ¢ Cesin, violin solo; violin solo, Willie Baker, ,executive acrobatic dancer. The Menplig brothers, Buch and Winigond, soft shoe dancers. Miss Peggy Spielman, oriental danc- er; Miss Nita Karmen, toe dancer; Jenny Solan, toe dancer; Theodore Snook, nature and classic dances; Hilda Green, songs and dances. 6. Concert Program. 1. Quartet from opera “Czarskaya Nevesta,” music Ruminsky-Korsakoff. Cast, Mashir, Dmitrieva, Basmanoff and Tulchinov. 2. Trio “Nochevala Tuchka Zolo- ta: music by Dargomishsky. Cast: Mashir, Basmanoff, Tulchinoy 8. Duet from “Pickovaya Dama” music by Chaikovsky. Cast: Mashir and Dmitrieva. 4. Duet, “Vanka-Tanka,” music by Dorgomishky. Cast: Basmanoff and Tulchinoy, 7. Dances—and dances and dances tight into Monday. Here we will all Meet and eat and drink and bath and play games and be merry. SEATTLE TURNS OUT TO DEMAND CHINA FREEDOM Tsang Says New Motto Harry Greenburg. (Special to The Daily Worker) SEATTLE, Wash. July 20—Cheering for Soviet Russia, for the mass move- ment of China, the Kuomintang and the Communist movement, more than fifteen hundred workers assembled last night at Washington and Occi- dental Avenues at an open air protest meeting and demonstration against | war with Soviet Russia and against imperialist war on Caina. The meeting was held under the auspices of Seattle City central com- | { | rrr rrr) most brilliant writers in the Chicago, II. | P- \ | STE bai. mittee of the Workers Party. The speakers were Paul K. Mohr, secret- ary Bakers’ Local Union, Jean Stovel, ;& well known woman in the local la- bor movement, Y. Y. Tsang, presi- dent of Chinese student club and Nor- man H. Tallentire, district organizer of the Workers Party. The Kuomintang participated by a special delegation and gave its endor- sement of the meeting and its aims. Morris Hansen of »ainters’ Local Union, and well known trade unionist in the local labor movement, presided and opened the meeting by telling of its aims and purpose, Unionist Speaks for Labor Paul K. Mohr, veteran in the local labor movement, approving of, the aims of the meeting, spoke at length on the situation and events now taking place said that labor is determinedly against imperialism and capitalist war and ageressiop on China and Soyiet Russia, and expressed the sympathies of labor with Chinese strike and the workers Soviet Republic. Jean Stovel spoke against imperial- ism and invasion of China and against capitalist war on Soviet Russia. Y. Y. Tsang gave an elaborate ad- dress on the Chinese situation, stating that the movement in China was not a movement against other nations but a struggle for independence and self determination of the Chinese people. “China for the Workers” Say Tsang He said that the slogan China for Chinese, employed for about thirty years, is now being substituted by the slogan of “China for the workers.” He said that the capitalists and im- perialists of the world call Bolshevism bad because Bolshevism stands and figths for humanity. Tallentire Speaks Norman Tallentire gave an eloquent speech on the situation in China, the aggression and preparation of capital- ism for another war and its desire and provocation of Soviet Russia to war, ending by urging the audience to rally to the standard of Communism by joining the Workers Party and to be prepared to resist capitalism, A collection of $27.50 was taken up. Resolutions setting forth the continu- ous crossing of Soviet Russia borders by bandit bands and gangs of murder- ers from Poland and other neighbor- ing capitalist nations with intent to Provoke Soviet Russia to war and pledging support to the Workers So- viet republic were adopted by unani- mous raising of hands. Resolutions expressing sympathy with the strike in China, and pledging support were also adopted unanimous- sy, the meeting adjourned with three rousing cheers for Soviet Russia, three rousing cheers for the Chinese mass movement, the Kuomintang and three more cheers for the Communist move- ment. Workers Defense Expensive. More than $6,500.00 was paid out during the months of June and July by the International Labor Defense to defray legal expenses in ten cases of working class persecutions. Most of these were deportation cases against foreign born radical workers but the biggest item is the Pittsburgh trial of Fred Herrick and nine other CHICAGO, ILL. [been advanced, Communists for which $4,000.00 has POLICE BREAK UP ‘HANDS OFF CHINA’ MEETING Shanghai ‘ee New York All the Same (Continued from page i) American worker in its danger of a new war and the greater exploitation of the American workers. Police interferes. Manley was speaking/for not more than 10 minutes when the police sergeant informed):the chairman, Krumbein, that a;lamguage of the speaker would WG, ta; be modified “because he was speaking against the constitution.” Manley e¢oncluded his speech pointing out jthe friendly rela- tions of Soviet Russia to China in contrast to the imperialists and told of the renunciation by, Russia of any territory robbed from China by the old czaristic regime Because of this, the imperialists were opposed to Russia as the leader against the oppressors of the sub- jected nations The demand of “Stand by Soviet Russia” was roundly ap- plauded by the workers. Mamey’s de- mand of “Hands Off China” was enthusiastically applauded by the audience. Throws Speaker Off Platform. William Weinstone was the second speaker. He told of the killing oi more than 70 workers, and the wound- ing of 300 in Shanghai, of the bitter exploitation of the Chinese workers who were sweated more than 12 hours a day. He also pointed out the long oppression of China by the Great powers, the policing by foreign troops, the limitation of .customs duty, the draining of the treasuryand continual fomenting of civil war as a pretext for interference. Weinstone had hardly;;spoken 15 minutes, when again :the police sergeant informed the chairman that the meeting could not go on as the speaker was “talking against the U.S.” Krumbein advised the sergeant that the police had been informed of the meeting by letter and telephone and | he had received the usual “alright” !from the police captain to hold the ;meeting. The sergeant then threaten- ed that Weinstone would have to be the last speaker ,or otherwise he would arrest the chairman and break up the meeting immediately. When he received Wo assurance from Krumbein that.this would be done, he proceeded °to the platform lana ordered Weinstonexto stop speak- ing. Weinstone asked the police sergeant upon what authority. Where- upon the sergeant ' brandishing his club and followed by, his policemen, exercised his “authority” of force and violently pushed the platform over, throwing off the speaker, The audience which had grown larger and larger during the meeting and which numbered. several thou- sand, indicated their protest against this arbitrary conduct. of the police by loudly booing the, sergeant and closed in about the platform in pro- tection of the speaker. The police re- serves then followed'and dispersed the audience with their clubs, arrest- ing two comrades whordid not instant- ly comply with the orders to move on, Workers (Communist) Party De- nounces Police Action. In a written statement issued to- night, the district office of the Work- ers (Communist) Party denounced the arbitrary and high handed action of the police in breaking up the meeting. “The Workers Party,” the statement declares, “exercised the right of free speech granted by the constitution in holding this meeting against the viol- ence. in. China and the campaign against Soviet Russia. It is quite fit- ting and glaringly shows up the real significance of events in the Orient, that a meeting agaifjst the shooting down of workers in ®@hina should be forcefully broken up bby police action in the United States ’ “The ‘American imperialists are be- hind the plunder and suppression of the Chinese people 4nd they are in- terested in having the action go un- noticed. The eth impo will con- tinue fighting thé Gimperialism in China and elsewheré Which is leading the world to a new war and will go on speaking on the streets of New York Jaudly demanding :the freedom of China from the {mperialist yoke, despite the cossack action and violence of the New York police.” Picnic July 26 af’ Verona, Pa. VERONA, Pa., Softth Slavic branch of Verona, Pa., and Russian of Pitts- burgh, Pa., will arrange pienic toge- ther on Sunday July 26, on F. Gajda Farm in Cheswick, Pa, We invite Workers from Western Pennsylvania to attend this picnic which is made for benefit to the Radnik and Novy Mir. We will have speakers in Rus- sian and South Slavic language. é VOLUNTEER HELP WANTED Volunteer help wanted every afternoon and evening of this week at the International Labor Defense office, at’ 23 Sou Lincoln Ave, Come and give as much time a8 you can spare. Very important. Re | AS WE SEE IT (Continued from Page 1) trail of the night shirt prowlers. One is from Mt. Pleasant, N. J.; the other from Middletown, Ohio. One carries the caption: “Pastor Faces Charge.” The other reads: “Girl sues man, for attentions shown her.” The pastor who faces the charge, is a Presbyter- jan minister, and he is accused of paying suspicious attentions to a woman not his wife, with the use of profanity and activities in the ku klux klan. iT E second culprit is not a minister, strange to say, but he is a member of the ku klux klan. His offense is forcing his attentions on a young girl in a way “not becoming a married man who is the father of seven chil- dren.” It goes without saying that neither of those two kluxers believes that man ascended from a monkey or even from a gorilla. It is more likely that they accept the bible, hook, line and sinker as the divinely inspired word of god. It is more than likely that they are champions of William Jennings Bryan and foes of science. But they don’t seem to be able to keep out of harm's way, despite their piety. * * i haa Metropolitan Insurance Com- pany has printed a neat little folder to be sent to each of its 22,000,000 pol- icyholders, containing an attack on the movement for the pubtic owner- ship of private utilities. This ques- tion hag nothing to do with life insur- ance, but it has a good deal ot do with the business of the officials and stock- holders of the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company. That company has grown immensely wealthy in the pur- suit of one of the easiest “grafts” in the United States. : ee . sie insurance companies are among the biggest holders of bonds in privately owned public utilities, such as railway, gas and electric compan- ies. Together with the banks, the in- surance companies dominate the transportation industry. How do they get the money to do this? By the most contemptible form of panhand- ling. The insurance companies par- ticularly those that write industrial, or weekly payment policies, which is the principal field of the M ‘opoli- tan, get millions every yeér from Poor people, w1o are compelled to let their policies lapse because they can- not keep up payments. ee oe Ei beaes insurance agent who induces a worker to take out a policy, on which he pays a premium of, let us say, twenty-five cents a week, receives as a commission for writing the pol- icy, fifteen times the weekly premium. In order to insure that the company does not pay this commission out of its existing funds, the agent’s com; mission is spread out over a thirteen week period. Should the policy | holder drop the policy for any reason, the agent loses his commission, even tho the policy is in force’ for ten years, and some other agent, than the one who wrote it, is carrying the busi- ness on his books, that unfortunate agent is charged with that $3.75 that his predecessor drew ten years prev- iously. *. *. *. Dee this time the policy holder Pays in about $130. But after pay- ing in all that money, there is no re- turn unless the policy holder is wise enuf to take advantage of the paid-up feature of the policy which the com- panies were forced to adopt after a long fight. The insurance companies cannot lose. Their rates are so “loaded” that only epidemics like the influenza plague of a few years ago, cause them any loss, They use their poorly paid agents as propagandists of prosperity bunk and hocus pocus pa- triotism. . . . y olaenn device of the Metropoli- tan to fleece their agents out is to refuse payment of commissions on Policies written on colored people, on @ weekly payment basis. The excuse is given they don’t want colored busi- ness, but can’t very well reject it. However in order to discourage the agents from writing it, they penalize them by refusing to pay the usual commissions. They claim their re- fusal to accept colored business is due to the alleged high mortality rate among negroes, Insurance agents who have spent many years working in colored districts say that this alame excuse. The grafting Metropolitan sees a chahce to get the money of the Negroes without any cost except the small fee the doctor receives for mak- ing the physical examination, Pe ae ee 4 i yn insurance agents in several cit- ies made several\eftorts to organize a few years ago, In Boston, the agents in the biggest offices were ready and held meetings at which of- ficials of the company were hooted out of the halls. The American Federa- tion of Labor, however, refused to grant them a charter on the ground that they were not workers or produc- ers. They were let down just as the Boston policemen were let down by Gompers and company. There are more than fifty thousand insurance agents working for the so-called in- dustrial or weekly payment compan- jes. They visit the homes of the working class. If they were members of the trade union movement, they would make splendid propagandists for the organization of the workers into unions. If for no other reason efforts should be made to get them inside the ranks of organized labor, 4 REO ESINT AEM y oora rahe FS ronson xix soma NORTHERN OHIO WORKERS PARTY HOLD ANTI-IMPERIALIST MEETING CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 20.—The biggest mass outing of the season is to take place at Willough Beach Park (east of Cleveland, near Willoughby) on Sunday, July 26th. It is to be a district picnic and all locals and branches of the party in northern Ohio will co-operate to make it a red mile stone in the progress of the party in District 6. The prize athletic events will be under the direction of the Young Workers League. Bathing, dancing and other amusements will be provided for all who want to spend a day of+ Ley rest and fun upon the shore of Lake} pring more comrades into active party Brie. work. There will be many other speakers, for a most complete discus- sion has been arranged for, How to Get There. Willough Beach Park is reached by interurban electric cars from the Cleveland Public Square at the post office. Cars leave every hour at ten minutes to the hour, and can be boarded at any car stop going east on St. Clair Ave. Admission at the park will be 25 cents. A special round trip and admission ticket can be secured for 75 cents at the district and local office, 5927 Buclid Ave., Cleveland. Mass Meeting in P. M. The major event of the day will be the afternoon mass - meeting. No comrade and worker in northern Ohio will want to miss hearing Wm. F. Dunne dnd Ella Reeve Bloor speak upon Chinese-Soviet Russia incidents, news of which has recently filled the capitalist papers of the entire world. The threat of war against Soviet Rus- sia because of her growing power among ‘the revolutionary nationalists of the Far Bast, and the meaning of events in China, which will be the sub- ject of all speeches,—will, it is hoped, ORS ER IESE i \ ‘ } } RUSSIA TODAY The Official Report of the British Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia THE DELEGATION aes (FROM THE INTRODUCTION) was cmoposed of me» whose political tradition tended to make them critical of the Communist philosophy and policy, and who had each an expert knowledge of, at least, one of the branches of industry under inspection. Further, the advisory Delegates ‘were men who had long official training in inquiring into and reporting foreign countries, and who had a thorough knowledge of the language and of Russia under previous conditions. HOW THE DELEGATION WORKED Scan There was no difficulty in getting contact with opinion of every shade. Each member of hte Delegation had an authorization which enabled him to enter into any Government building, fac- tory, club, hospital, police court, prison, or private house with- out any guide and without any previous notice. These author- izations were made full use of by those members who spoke the language and knew the country. The Delegation came well provided with means of getting in touch with opposition opinion and was kept continuously in contact with it. Ba WHY THE DELEGATION REPORTED (FROM THE INTRODUCTION) (FROM THE INTRODUCTION) We have placed on record the results of our Jabors in the hope that what we have to say will be of interest and ‘use to those who desire to ‘understand Russia and who are prepared without bias to examine the consequences which arise from the control of this great country by the workers who reside in it and who have secured this control by facing indescribable dangers and going thru suffering unparalleled in the history of world con- flicts between race and race, class and class, and one form of civilization and another. THE COMPLETE REPORT Will be printed serially fgr the first time in this country (together with charts and maps) In a uniform Half-Page Installment BEGINNING SATURDAY, JULY 25 While These Special Offers Are Being Made! OFFER No. 1 A two month's sub to the DAILY WORKER for $1.00. Just the thing to enable every worker to jin reading the great historical document of British Lax bor. 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