The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 26, 1925, Page 1

/ The DAILY WORKER Raises = the Standard for a Workers’ egg 3 * and Farmers’ Government Vo ate & oO &5 (2) k, o. 6, OR a Subscriptio 2s , . g Se + Vol. II. No. 168. “So ,® Chicago, RED ARMY OF SOVIET UNION IS READY TO REPULSE ALL ATTACKS AGAINST WORKERS’ REPUBLICS (By International Press Correspondence.) moscow, July 10.—(By Mail.)—The campaign of the English reaction against Soviet Russia, the preparations of the English government to es- tablish a united anti-Soviet intervention front, form the chief points of in- terest in the political life of the Soviet Republics. The newspapers point out that at present English intrigues are pro- ceeding in all Europe for the purpose of drawing the dependent governments into the anti-Soviet action. The Isvestia reports that the English government has made a proposal to ithe Latvian foreign minister that Latvia should take part in the anti- Soviet intervention. The English fleet according to this»proposal will occupy the Baltic ports, whilst Latvian troops take part in the action against the Soviet Union. The same proposal, it is said, has also been made to Poland and Es- thonia. It is further reported from authentic’ sources that special representa- tives of the general staffs of England, France, Czecho-Slovakia, the Baltic nnn States and Rumania will take part in =,|the maneuver of the Polish army at |the end of August near the Ukrainian | frontier. At the same time a’ military | agreement is to be concluded between | Poland and Czecho-Slovakia against AS WE SEE IT By T. J, O'FLAHERTY 4ge, by mail, $8.00 per year. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at SUNDAY, SIGMAN FAILS by mail, $6.00 ‘per year, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jul from foreign imperialist oppres: Labor, has received a cabled appeal from th American labor movement for aid in the strugs Office at Chicago, to (Special to 7 y 24.—Willi Daily Worker) Green, president | Ane: ILY 26, 1925 ) STOP MEETING ih 0 Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, ed 200 Green L. for Help of the American Federation of nton South China Republic, appealing thru the of the Chinese people for national liberation “We demand the keys to our own house!” the cablegram begins in its appeal—"not for re- vision, but abolition—of the treaties of vi B.&OBILL PLANS POGROM OF EXPULSION Intends to Oust All Rad- icals from Union Having stolen the election from ,his opponent, J. F. Anderson, “B. and O. USSOLINI is in for more trouble as a result of the attempted as- sassination of Deputy Amendola, the leader of the Ayentine opposition, so- called because they have refused to participate im the parliament which is controlled by Mussdlini, but fol- lowing an ancient custom retreated to the’ Aventine hill, The occasion for the new burst of violence on the part of Mussolini’s assassins was the ex- oneration. of General De Bono, of the death of Matteotti. The Aventine op- position published documentary proof that. Mussolini was_a criminal partici- pant in Matteotti’s murder and that the exoneration of one of his tools was an obyious whitewash. -_e * HE fascisti gunmen immediately got busy, and “Deputy Amendola, was left for dead, after being pum- meled for several minutes by fifteen fascists. That he got away with his life is due to his powerful physique and to the feeling on the part of his issajlants that he was dead. This is Vable to be the straw that will break t fascist camel’s back. But Mus- solini will not go down without a bit- ter struggle. The rope awaits him and he/ might as well sell his life as dearly as possible. * IOMMENTING on Mussolini’s_ re- gime, the Chicago Tribune, declar- ed that the days of dictatorships are over and that Mussolini was very much of a washout ever since he ac- complished the only good deed of his career, and that was, the overthrow of the reds. The Tribune says that Lenin and Mussolini, once they seized power, spent the rest of their time trying to maintain it. This is sheer nonsense, but it may go down. with some of the Tribune readers. It is true that Mussolini has been attempt- ing to pose:as a Lenin, but in this he is about as successful as a moron . (Continued on page ¢.) ** the Soviet Union and Germany. ‘ Bil,” the ex-Salvation army drummer, Russians Discuss British Threats. The imperialist threats of England occupy the lively attention of wide circles of the working class and peas- antry of the Soviet Union. Today a mass meeting of the Red Army sol- diers of the Moscow garrison address- ed a declaration to M. V. Frunse, Peo- ples Commissar for the Army and Nayy, in which, amongst other things, they said: We are strong and we are alw: prepared to fight. At any moment are ready to take up our situation for battle and to smash back those’ who attempt to distrub the peacéful re- construction of Soviet Russia.” Will Defend Revolution, A declaration of the same meeting was sent to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia which said that in case the firm peace policy of the Soviet power should be in vain | and the Soviet Union be.compelled to | defend itself by force of arms, then the Red Army of-the Soviet... Union| would be prepared to prove its} readiness to fight for the .achieve- ments of the November, 1917, revolu- tion, o (Tories Compromise on Program for the Building of Warships LONDON, July 24.—Premier Bald- win announced tonight that the com- promise reached in the cabinet re- garding. naval construction called for the laying down of two cruisers in October, two in February, next and three annually thereafter during the normal life of the present parliament, This compromise ended a controversy that for a time threatened cabinet who claims to be president of the In- ternational Association of Machinis' issued a ukase which calls for th expulsion of all members of the Work- ers Party and Trade Union Education- al Léague from the organization. Johnson has already expelled And- jerson and it is reported that “Salva- tion Sal” intends to expel every prom- inent supporter of Anderson before he gets thru. But it is not believed: that The Fake Executive. The executive council, by grace of fake ballots, having met in Washing- ton, decided to warn all locals that they must expel all Communists under pain of losing their charters. The council also decided, we learn from the capitalist press, that a complete reorganization of the field staff would take place and that several organiz- ers and local business agents would be dropped. This means that all or- ganizers and business agents who sup- |ported Anderson will be taken off the payroll. Endorse Company Unionism. Among other decisions reached by he Johnson crowd was the endorse- ment of the B. and O. class collabora- tion plan and a decision to spread it to other railroads. Johnson and Davison have a lot of union funds at their disposal and they have no intention of relinquish- ing their graft to a rank and file ma- jority. But it is reported that the rank and file have not yet said the last word. “Salvation Sal” may soon learn the lesson that is now being taught to Sigman. CHICAGO WORKERS WILL resignations, Get a bundle for every meet- ing of your trade union local. BETRAYED SHOE WORKERS CALLED BYT.U. E.L TO UNTE AGAINST WAGE CUTS AND LONGER HOURS “By TOM BELL, ’ (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., July 24.—The wage aust J campaign of the shoe manufacturers continues uninterrupted in this district. The union leaders are not supplying a program to the workers for fighting the wage slashing. On the contrary the officialdom of the Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union are refusing to fight the bosses on this issue. In Haverhill, where the Shoe Workers’ Protective Union holds sway, am “impartial arbitrator” whose salary of $10,000 a year and expenses is paid half by the union and half by the bosses, has been deciding for some time if the wages of the work- : (Continued on page 2) RAISE PROTEST AGAINST WHITE TERROR IN POLAND Today, council Alxeander Krzynski, who is repres- enting the Polish government, the workers of Chicago will raise their voice of protest against the im- Prisonment, torture, flogging and murder of thousands of workers and peasants in Poland by the govern- ment of the bourgeoisie. It will be an open air demonstra- tion under the auspices of the Chi- cago city central committee of the Workers (Communist) Party in front of Smulski’s Northwestern Bank, at Division St. and Milwau- kee avenue. It was on this corner that Com- trades Biedenkapp and Marek were arrested last Saturday night, and kept in jail until Sunday morning, All other street meetings have been called off to allow speakers and party members to concentrate on this important protest meeting. when the Chicago city "Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two will make a better Communist of you. ‘Hé will have.an easy job: nee officially welcomes Count | thrust down the ist powers, 0 equal treaties will at once cut the vicious roots which have been nourish all our evils. Peoples of the world, we appeal to you for justice!” | Addressing the head of the A. F. lof L, whose approval of the Coolidge | proposal for a’ eonference of the nine powers to “consider the possibility” of mere revision of the unequal treat ies, has aided thé Scheme of American imperialists to check the rising tide of, national réyolution with promises of future favors the Canton govern- ment, controliéd by the Kuomintang | party, takes issue with the hypocritic |demand of Coolidge that “China must put her house im order” before the treaties can be even revised. “We are c ‘says the cable to \Green, “that s0_ as the unequal treaties exist, will not be able order. and. that our in- changed on the ito put her house: “Therefore we di | ternational status pin the exercise of - OWNERS FORCE GREAT STRIKE 'Million Miners Fight | Wage Cut Attack (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, July .24.—British capital- ism grows more apprehensive hourly, in spite of the hope extended by the call of W. C. Brigeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, to get both the coal operators and the coal“miners togeth- er to avert a walkout of 1,200,000 Bri- tish miners already ordered to begin at midnight one week from today. After the order to the miuers of all districts to cease work on July 31, the executives of the Miners’ Fed- eration announced that they had plac- ed their case in the hands of the Gen- eral Council of the Trade Union Con- gress. The council has asked for an interview with Premier Baldwin. The order to cll all miners from the pits GreatBritain was issued | after the coal operators, persisting in| | their tearing up ofethe contract, and | persisting as welldh their demand for a wage cut and fondonger hours, had | posted at the pit “heads in South | Wales and elsewhere, defiant notice | that on Angust 1,)they would reduce wages and lengthensthe hours. | How the mine strike may involve | the whole of British industry by the | joining in of the»mew great alliance and the support ofthe Trade Union Cengress, may be»seen in the expres- sion of the Londotf Times editorial to- day, saying that the strike would be a “disaster of immeasurable magni- tude.” Workers’ Family Wiped Out. SUPERIOR, Wis., July 24—E. T. Wettmaack, section hana, and his four children, were burned to death early today when fire destroyed a Sov Line section house at Harlin, Mrs. Mettmark was badly burnea and was taken to a hospital. She may not re- cover. The fire was caused py the er plosion of a keroseme lamp. Subscribe for the({DAILY WORKER. abolition of un-+— throat of China by the imperial- JOINT BOARD OF NEW YORK A.C. W. BEGINS POGROM Hires Sluggers to Beat Up Members NEW YORK, July 24.—In Arion all In Brooklyn a meeting was called of Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Local 2 membership to discuss im- Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1413 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. NEW YORK EDITION Price 5 Cents LEADERS OF LOCALS 2, 9, 22 NEW YORK COUNCIL OF ACTION T0 ADDRESS GARMENT LABOR TODAY Afraid to allow the rank and file to hear the story of the be- trayal of the New York Ladies’ Garment Workers by the Sig- man-Perlstein machine, their local lieutenants of Chicago, in cahoots with the management of the carmen’s union hall, the i Ashland Auditorium, were able to cancel the agreement for the rental of the hall, despite the fact that a deposit had been paid and a receipt received for same. However, the meeting will be held in the Workers’ Lyceum, 2783 Hirsch Boulevard. Hyman, Portnoy and Zimmerman, lead- ers of. the Joint Action Committee of the New York garment workers, will tell the story of how the Sigman-Perlstein-Feinberg gang have hired east side sluggers and gunmen in a last despe- SAR ADC SEE 7 TR SES Ne ROE NED jrate attempt to retain their strangle hold upon the organ- C ‘ARRY FIGHT | ization. | Seventy-seven regularly elected of- ficials of the three largest locals of |New York have been arbitrarily re- | moved and a reign of terror is now | being conducted to try and force the rank and file to accept a gangster leadership. This is being resented vigorously and successfully. | The “crime” that the seventy-seven | officials have committed was to point portant union questions. The main) out to the rank and file that the agree- item was the strike in the Interna-/ mnet reached between the Sigman- tional Tailoring company, the negotia-| perjgtein-Feinberg combine, the mil- tions of the union with the manufac-)jjonaire socialist lawyer Hillquit, and turers on the agreement, some plans’ the governor’s commission was a of the New York joint board of the! bosses’ agreement and against the in- Amalgamated, and other matters. |terests of the dressmakers, urging The tailors came. But at the en-| them to refuse to accept it, at the trance they were met by a guard) same time putting forward a number of sluggers and police, who were) Present to prevent the entrance of! anybody not kosher. To the same! meeting later on came some members | of Local 5 who thought they would | be permtited at the meeting to hear the action of Local 2. It is generally) permitted for members of one local! to attend meetings of other locals! without the right of vote. But since most of the members of Local 2 were not permitted inside, the few mem- bers of Local 5 were certainly not admitted. Police and Gangsters Attack A. C. W. Members. The members of Local 5 kept quiet, but the tailors of Local 2 pro- tested. Their argument was that they are members of the local, and that! the questions to be decided affect them | also, And so the gangsters got to work One tailor, whose name could not be learned, was murderously beaten up.} Others also received goodly portions. And as if that was not enough, the police finished the job. They did not arrest the gangsters, Instead, a group of those who were not admitted were beaten up and arrested. Police arrested Sam Lipzin, Nelson, Julius Lifshitz, R, Gabel, Isen, Gross, | Schwartz, and Levin. They were all| held at the police station, where the time of trial’ was set for Thursday morning. Joint Board of Amalgamated Exposes Itself. This act presents itself as a good example to show what the joint board machine of the Amalgamated in New York is capable of. The leaders: of the joint board argued for a long time that the board has no money. Lately the board has also decided to put a tax upon the membership of two and a half dollars. But they still find money in the union. treasury to pay for strong arms to attack their own membership. And still more, they permit themselves to carry thru such a job even at a time when the union is on strike against some firms, and when the power of the tailors has to be united in order to defend the strikers in the struggle against the injunction bosses. Cold Wave Hits Madrid. MADRID, July 24.—Madrid shiver- ed today in an unseasonal cold wave, accompanied by snowfall. Open air shows closed up and winter furs were worn on the streets. Paying the Price. SCRANTON, Pa., July 24.—Today’s coal mining casualties include Wal- ter Namulski, with a broken back from fall of root and Joseph Rokue, with severe abdominal injuries trom the same cause, of demands that would alleyjate the conditions of the workers and strengthen the organization.. Of course, Sigman says they were removed from office because they al. lowed. @ Communist to speak from their’platform on May Day. This flim- sy and ridiculous excuse deceives no one, but brings out clearly the desper- até straits that the Sigman machine finds ftself in. They Know Perlstein. + The'Cliicago Ladies’ Garment Work- ers kndw Perlstein and his long rec- ord of disruption in Chicago. This needs"H6 rehearsing. Most of the members know Sigman and Feinberg almost @s well, but if they don’t, Zim- merman, Hyman and Portnoy will en- lighten them at the meeting Satur- day, These three represent the future type of American trade union leader- | ship that is gradually pushing itself forward in the mining, metal, cloth- ing, building industries, etc. The Chicago garment workers should turn out en masse to this meeting, join the more than thirty thousand members of New York in Protest against the disruptive and demoralizing activities of the Sigman- Perlstein-Feinberg machine. The Chi- cago members of the I. L. G. W. U. must demand: The reinstatement of the seventy- seven illegally deposed officials of Locals 2, 9, and 22 of New York City. The immediate resignation of Sig- man, Perlstein and Feinberg. In order to get to Workers’ Lyceum, take any car to California Ave., North and Hirsch Blvd, TO CHICAGO New York I. L. G. W. Talk General Strike NEW YORK CITY, July 24.—Chi- cago members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union will be urged to join in the demand for the resignation of President Morris Sigman, when members of the Joint Committee of Action of Locals 2, 9 and 22, of New York address a mass meeting in the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Boulevard, on Saturday afternoon. Louis Hyman, chairman of the Joint Committee of Action, and C. S. Zim- merman, its secretary, will tell of the suspension, trial and expulsion of the Executive Committees of Locals 2, 9 and 22; the raids on Locals 2 and 9; the beating up of pickets by repre- sentatives of the Joint Board, and the way in which workers are being dis- charged because of their sympathy with the suspended locals. Sigman Machine Must Go. “We are coming to Chicago,” says Mr. Hyman, before leaving today for Cleveland, “to let our members know the true causes of this fight, and just what has happened since we were suspended on June 11. When they learn the truth, I am certain they will all join with us in our fight against our corrupt officials and their powerful political machine, and will back us in the demand that not only President Sigman, but Vice-Presidents Perlstein and Feinberg and all their henchmen must go. “We shall ask the workers to help with the defense fund that will en- able us to continue this fight to a finish; and we shall call on them to denounce not only the action of the New York Joint Board, but the policy (Continued on page 3.) BATTLES OF I. L. G. W. U. LEFT WING ON SIGMANITES TOLD IN TABLOID 1, Seven workers arrested near the dress shop of Metches & Her bert, where the workers are on strike. 2. Lawyer of the machine gangster who made the attack on Stupe- kevich demand of the courts that they should be fined for disorderly con- duct. Joint Action Committee's lawyer demands a trial. 3. Feinberg sends a letter to the bosses asking their help. 4 Cloakmakers of the contracting shops, who work for the Frederick firm, are requested to report to the complaint clerk in the office of the Joint Action Committee. 5. Scab manager of Local 2 bores the examiners with a long speech So that they should not be able to reject the pogrom action of the machine, 6. Great demonstration of the cloak and dressmakers to be held Saturday in Chicago at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Boulevard, Speakers from the Joint Action Committee. Machine persuaded Ashland Auditorium to refuse hall contract. Note new meeting place. 7. Stormy gatherng of cloak contractors decides to send out the governor’s commission report to a referendum vote. Fakers are now bluffing about new elections in Locals 2, 9 and 22, as they bluffed about the referendum. 9. Action Committee is calling on all cloak and dress makers to collect money for the de se, as much and as quickly as possible.