The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 2, 1925, Page 2

Page Two a Ro a eReRER ENE REC eC R—aRimmR QUEER CREW (F THOUSANDS EXPECTED AT NEXT NO PROGRESS’ | | | SUNDAY’S COMMUNIST PRESS | SCABS ARRIVE PICNIC AT RIVERVIEW PARK | Final arrangements for the fourth annual workers’ press picnic to be next Sunday in Riverview Park, are now complete and nothing is left IN VICTORIA =: Czarist Officers Toil in| the Stokehold VICTORIA, B. C. July 31.—The Em- press of Asia arrived here recently from the Orient with the queerest col- | lection of stokers than ever handled a slice bar, and a weird assortment of ses" s of Hong Kong. Most of the scabby, stokers were y officers in the Czar'’s/ ney are picking the lice elves in the gutters of Orien- tal cities or else performing any fifthy job that the older professional human vermin turn down. In return for their strikebreaking work on the Empress of Russia, the steamship company hired a Russian general and his wife to give the scabs a@ send off. The grimy scabs were allowed to kiss the lady’s hand. But they looked as if they would rather be given the keys to the red light district. Several workers gathered to have a good look at the ex-officers who were Kicked oui of Russia by the Red Army. The Chinese Rebel While the white guard scabs were osewlating the anatomy of lady some- thing or other, another scene was being enacted in one of the berths where a Chinese sailor was held pris- oner on a oharge of being an agitator. The Chinaman was branding the Czar- ist scabs as “worms and vermin.” The prisoner managed to make his voice heard thru the port hole of the berth. He shouted that it was all the same the world over, the bigger the com- pany the less money they pay and the worse the conditions they impose on their slaves. Victoria workers commented on the difference between the militancy of the working class in the land of the rising sun and the attitude of these sycophants of a decayed master class. WIIl Get Order of Boot But the worst was yet to come. Ten of those white guardist seabs ran away, from the ship in Vancouver and the entire police force, mounted and on foot is chasing them. When they are caught, instead of being allowed to kiss a female parasite’s paw, they will be introduced to a boot in the po- sterior. This is the way such lice are usually treated by the master class, and it serves them right. Perhaps the “saviors of civilization from Bolshevism” were not satisfied with kissing a lady’s hand, as a re- ward for their scabbery. A rape or two would be more in their line, J. KAPLAN MERCHANT ‘TAILOR Suits Made to Order at Reasonable Prices 2046 ARMITAGE AVENUE « Phone Albany 9400 j % “a PITTSBURGH, PA. - a Who work hard for their will gave 60 per cent on Re: all thelr dental work. DR, RASNICK * .PaNTI8., 648 Smithfield Street. _. ETHIOPIAN HOTEL 1, © %fwrkish Coffee Shop and “Bt Restaurant 9216 Wylle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. » Proprietors: {te ‘Abaut Rasuel Sydney Franklin |rent events. undone to make the affair the greatest success of its kind held under the auspices of the Workers Party in Chicago. Thousands of workers who are not members of the Workers Party read the Communist press. Those workers realize the value of the Communist papers and are willing to support it. Because of that, thousands outside of the membership of the party are expected at next Sunday’s picnic. Where there are crowds there is usually ! fun. picnic will be Next Sunday's | rendezvous for radicals who do not often have the chance to come to- gether and talk informally over cur- There are reports that a Soviet republic will be declared in Canton, Chima, tomorrow. This will | bring big headlines in the newspapers. It may bring a big war. Perhaps the capitalist powers will protest against) the formation of another Soviet re- public in China, despite their devo- tion to the “right of self-determina- tion.” So you see this picnic is not tak- ing place. at a slepey historical mo- ment. Current history is throbbing with life. Why should we not be awake? And why should we not be on the job, raising money to keep our press alive, so that the truth about those great world happenings will be brought to the senses of the American working class? Hear About Labor Movement. It will not be all play and no work at the picnic tho the work will be in- teresting as well as instructive, and not onerous. The hardest work our guests will have is Spending their money. That comes easy to some, to others it comes hard, particularly to those who haven’t any. But how any- body can refrain from loosening up under the influence of oratory, music, singing, games, and all-around good cheer, is beyond my comprehension. As for speaking! William Z. Foster, chairman of the Workers’ (Commun- ist) Party, will explain the latest developments in the struggles of the workers against the exploiters, na- tionally and internationally. . Ella Reeve Bloor, who has just hiked her way across the United States and is now looking for new worlds to con- quer, will tell of her adventure on the road, and how easy it is for anybody who is not deaf, dumb, blind and paralized to get subs for the DAILY WORKER, Negro Speaker. H. V. Philips, organizer of the Amer- ican Negro Labor Congress, will tell of the phenomenal success which has crowned the efforts of the Negro rad- icals to unite the Negro masses against the persecution and exploita- tion of the white capitalists and their labor lackeys. William F. Dunne, editor of the DAILY WORKER, will preside. The speaking program..could hardly be improved on, and those who want to enjoy a forensic treat will not be dis- appointed. One of the best orchestras in town is engaged to supply the music. The grove is conveniently located at Bel- mont and Western avenues. Admis- sion is only 50 cents. Purchase your tickets now, either at the office of the DAILY WORKER or at the Workers Party local office, 19 South Lincoln St. ATTEND TONIGHT’S OPEN AIR MEETINGS BY WORKERS PARTY Tonight's street meetings under the auspices of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party will be held on the follow- Ing corners: 12th and St. Louls—Speakers, J. Louls Engdah! and others. 22nd and Troy—Speakers, Bledenkamp and others. 32nd and State—Speakers, Victor Zokaitis and others. Division and Washtenaw—Speakers, D. E. Early and others. Fred a ee ee ee Amalgamated Food Workers GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 81 East 10th Street, New York, N. Y. * THIS IS OUR EMBLEM An Industrial Organization For All Workers in the Food Industry uur uuttsitnocvvutricrivnutttvunrceticc nt In the August By ARNE SWABECK,. Issue AS WE SEE IT | (Continued from page 1) precariously with capitalist jackals baring their fangs against it on all sides. Today prosperity is marching along in Russia and no doubt the eyes of the exploited British working class are turned to the east and perhaps they are making up their minds, that after all the empire holds out no fur- ther hope for them. Let us hope so. 8 8 HE Milwaukee Leader, not having anything good to say about Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, decided that a policy of silence was preferrable to risking the wrath of those babbits who believe no ill should be spoken of the dead unless the dead happen to be revolutionary. But the Leader was born under a lucky star, says John M. Work, and the opportunity to join the Bryan chorus was presented when the London Times took a stab at the dead revivalist for his opposi- tion to the United States’ extrance ipto the world war. 6 ee HE Milwaukee Leader admits with the London Times, that “Bryan’s stand on the world war, especially after our (emphasis ours—T. J. O’F.) country got into the war was not ad- mirable.” That is, Bryan was not as enthusiastic about the war as Victor Berger, who contributed a couple of his relatives to the crusade for de- mocracy. But of course, that is some- thing for Americans to criticise him for. What right has a British for- eigner to butt in and criticise one of our great men? This is the Milwau- kee Leader—a socialist paper! Strikebreakers Are Persuaded to Quit Struck Garment Plant (Continued from Page 1) able to construct their beautiful build- ing because of the profits made from the employes. “They turned that money made from your work into ce- ment,” he said. “The union expresses the desire of the employes for a de- cent living.” Samuel Smith, business agent in the Kuppenheimer shop, said that this strike is as important as the 1910 strike. “Then we were building the Amalgamated, now we are fighting to maintain our strong organization,” he said. J Cowardly Deals Fail The Amalgamated will follow the International to Moline and Rock Island if they try to carry out their bluff of taking over the Boone Woolen mills there. These mills are under a receivership, and the consent of the received would have to be secured if the plant were taken over. The International has from the start Played the cowardly role of spreading rumors and of running to the police and courts in futile attempts to break the solidarity of the strikers. First they used the method of police viol- ence, and when that failed they ran for an injunction. They made a deal with the United Garment Workers, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, to se- cure scabs, but that move also failed to produce suits. Now they are spreading rumors of a move to Rock Island, but this will not break the ranks of the strikers. fe @ Picnic in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, July 31.—The Amal- gamated Clothing Workers are hold- ing a picnic at Cedarburg, north of hefejon Sunday, August 2. Chartered cars ‘will carry garment workers from THE MAKERS AND MASTERS OF STEEL Milwaukee, Coal Mine Strike Order Is Suspended in Great Britain (Continued from page 1) pit to another. All miners quit in- stantly when his discharge was or- dered and soon the whole field was involved, the second largest anthra- cite fleld of the world. “Red Propaganda”—As Usual. Tho the capitalist press makes their usual charges of “red propaganda,” one can see that the Welsh miners, living in wretched shacks, toiling at hard and dangerous labor for less than $15 a week, do not need any propaganda more than the knowledge that most of the mines they work in is owned by the Duke of Northumber- land, who is one of the richest nobles of England. Another new Sub—Makes an- other Communist, of the Workers (With two pages of striking photographs) Sede Bee LEWIS REPORTS AFTER'3 WEEKS Anthracite Miners May Strike About Sept. 1 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 31.— Flat announcement that “No progress of any character” has been made in the Joint negotiations of anthracite operators and mihera to avert a hard coal strike Septertiber 1 was made this afternoon by Johf Li. Lewis, interna- tional president “of the United Mine Workers of Amertca.” The negotiations have been under way here since July 9! Little has been done eccept to “énjdy the luxurious hotel and the sight of bathing beauties along the famous board walk. “It is regrettable,” said Lewis, “that no progress of any character has been made by the conference. “The operators: occupy their time- honored position of)denying every- thing and yielding’ nothing. They con- tinue to mouth their ancient phrases about wage reduction and arbitration. “It is obvious to everyone that they have no intention of arriving at settle- ment before the present contract ex- pires.” teed The statement of Lewis was taken as virtual admission that the contro- versy is developing a situation that may result in federal intervention. FEINBERG ‘FELT SICK’, PERLSTEIN WAS OBSTRUCTED’ So Says Sigman in “Of- ficial Reasons” NEW YORK CITY; July 31.—Ac- cording to the statement appearing in Women’s Wear—the organ of the garment manufacturérs in the New York market—Mofris’'Sigman, presi- dent of the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union, has assumed managership of the ‘joint board and will be “assisted” byoa committee of the general executive board, including J. Breslau, S, Ninfo, J. Halpern and Dubinsky, together .with as many other vice-presidents of the I. L. G. W. U., as Sigman may call in. The manufacturers’ paper, which states that“ information is that Feinberg ‘stein will retain their posts as vice-presidents in the Intrenational,” gives. the reasons for the resignations of these two worthies from the joint board. Feinberg “Felt Sick.” “Officially,” says Woman’s Wear, the reasons given for Feinberg’s re- signation that “for several months he has felt the rapid approach of physical exhaustion to the pressure of work connected with both his office and his appearance before the special media- tion commission.” * Also, says the paper, “He did not wish to feel that retention in of- fice would in any| Way hinder the union in its fight on the Communistic elements within the union.” “The reason given,” says the bosses’ paper, “for Mr. Perlstein’s re- signation, is that~ne felt that he could not get the necessary co-opera- tion within the union in carrying on his work, He felt that he had been ob- structed in the work he set out to do when he took over office in the joint board.” Feinberg and Perlstein White Elephants. Sigman is said to have replied, when asked what connection there was between the demands of the left wing membership and the resignations of the two joint beard officers, that “the only connection is that the fight against the Communists will now be carried on even more vigorously.” How either Feinberg or Perlstein was previously preventing this desire of Sigman, Czar Sigman failed to say. But Sigman announced that meeting of the new joint board with himself in command will take place at once to consider the further measures against the left wing, and a Sstate- ment may soon be issued as to what this meeting of the joint board de- cides. Holding Up: Banks No More Risky Than Warring for Morgan Reports were eived here today that four men armed with pistols and shotguns late yestorday held up the People’s State Bank of Graceville, four miles north of Morris, Ill, and escaped with $2,000. George Barton, the cashier, was the only man in the bank at the time of the robbery. Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, July $1.—Great Brit- ain, pound sterling, demand 4.85 5-16; cable 4,85 11-16, France, franc, demand 4.74; cable 4.74%, Belgium, franc, de- mand 4.6440; cal 4.61, Italy, lira, demand 3.66%; 3.66%. Sweden, krone, demand 26,87; cable 26.90. Nor- way, krone, demand 18,37; cable 18.39. Denmark, krone, timeand 22.79; cable 22.81, Germany; mark, no quote. Shanghai, tael, demand 78.12%; cable, no quota French Imperialism Picks Socialist for Outpost of the Empire in the Orient By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘ODAY, Alexander Varenne, “socialist,” is appointed by the French empire to the post of governor-general of French Indo-China, as French Communists are being indicted for warring on French imperialism in Africa. i if It is declared that Leon Blum, the “socialist” parlia- mentary leader, is very angry, declaring that Varenne must either quit the party or refuse the office. But such anger is always short-lived. Greater crimes have been committed by the “socialist” against the workers in aid of labor’s class enemy. ; i The French workers and peasants will refuse to distin- guish as between Blum and other “socialists” in the French chamber of deputies supporting the war against the natives ‘of North Africa, for instance, and Varenne, one of their num- ber, accepting a lackey’s job in Asia at the hands of the same imperialists who are warring against the Riffs. They can- not but look upon them all as agents of labor’s enemies. * * * * Indo-China is a strategic outpost of French imperialism in the Orient, especially in view of the developing Chinese situation. It is within striking distance of Canton, where the revolutionists of South China have established them- selves. It was the Yunnanese, from the neighboring Chinese province of Yunnan, who were the catspaws of the French in their efforts to seize Canton, under cover of the crisis developing in the north following the murder of striking workers at Shanghai. But these French mercenaries were decisively crushed by the Cantonese troops, the fighting arm of the Kuomintang, organized by Sun Yat Sen. * * The appointment of the “socialist,” Varenne, to his Asiatic post indicates that French imperialism is planning new maneuvers. " With the aid of the French “soci ” party, it is carry- ing European capitalist “civilization,” with bayonets, poison gas, air attacks and other weapons of modern warfare to the defenseless men, women and children of the Riff. But its attack has met with signal rebuffs. This same imperialism will try to tell the workers and peasants of France that it is carrying “civilizaiton” to the “barbarous” peoples of Indo-China and other Asiatic depen- dencies under the direction of its “socialist” governor-gen- eral. But it will fail. The French masses will know it for the same murderous exploitation. If the “socialist” party in the United States were a power, which it never will be, it is as if Morris Hillquit got “oper shop” General Leonard Wood's post as taskmaster over the Philippines, and the “socialist” congressman, Victor L. Ber- ger were placed in charge of Wall Street's interests and the sugar trust’s affairs in prostrate Porto Rico. This new face of the French “socialist” party, that joined on the imperialist side of the world war, that has helped establish the Versailles peace, and backs the Dawes plan, should prove interesting to workers everywhere, as typifying in all nations “socialist betrayal of the workers’ cause. ‘ .Varenne’s appointment will have one salutary effect. It will expose clearly to subject peoples the colonial policy of the whole Second (Socialist) International. It will prove more than ever to oppressed peoples everywhere that their only reliance is in the Communist International and in the Union of Soviet Republics. It was to this MacDonald that the Chinese workers ap- pealed when British guns were shooting them down in Shanghai's streets. But they appealed in vain, until they made their grievances plain to the masses of labor in the British Isles. Varenne’s appointment will one salutary effect. It will ex- pose clearly to subject peoples the colonial policy of the whole Second (Socialist) International. It will. prove more than ever to oppressed peoples everywhere that their only reliance is in the Communist International and in the Union of Soviet The rise of French imperialism in the Far East, that has brought more than 17 millions of colonial slaves under its lash in Indo-China alone, seems near its zenith, even with “socialist” aid. Out of the north comes the liberating power of the pro- letarian dictatorship that spells disaster and defeat for all imperialist aggressions. General Strike of Building Trades at East Liverpool, Ohio (Continued from Page 1) Mother Bloor gave the strikers the DAILY WORKER for dsitribution and to aid in welding the ranks of the men on strike. 1 and 2, and to the following cities during the coming week: Monday, August 3, Dillonvale, Ohio; Tuesday, August 4, Yorkville, O.; Wednesday, August 6, Neffs, O.; Saturday, August 8, Coshocton, O, Time of Their Lives Last night Mother Bloor addressed a body of workers at the Labor Temple, bringing to them the message of trade union unity and struggle against the bosses as voiced by the DAILY WORKER. A good number of subscriptions were given by the work- ers altho the strikers and other work- ers from the potteries of this city have been without work for months. The potteries form the main dustry of this city. All have been closed down for some time throwing most of the city’s workers out of em- ployment with no prospects in sight for re-opening. jl During her stay in this city, Mother Bloor attended the Junior group outing arranged in her honor, and found a growing lot of little rebels of the local workers led by Sarah Verven, organizer, and Mildred Croxall and Mabel Waters, who are among the spirited youngsters giving life to the work, From this city, two meetings call Mother Bloor to Cleveland from where she leaves to continue her hitch-hiking trip to Steubenville, Ohio, on August Thirty-five Juniors are having the time of their young lives the first week of the Red Scout Junior Camp at Colman Grove, Elgin, Ill.,,on the banks of Fox River. They have swim- ming, eats, and everything in regu- lar camp style. They took a big chance going out without enuf money to run a week, but I am sure every party member his going to chip in just as much as tho’their own kids were out there. The Juniors are worth every cent we spend on them, Greetings to the Junfor Scouts! And the Junior Camp! May it grow and become a regular yearty outing for the future leaders or the Com munist Party. Make them happy. Give and give now, for 75 are going out to the Junior Camp next week— that is, if you do your share.— Uncle Sam, TOKIO, July 81.—Formation of a cabinet from members of the Kensoi- kai party was expected to follow the resignation today of all members of the Kato government after hot tax argument, By WM. Z. FOSTER. PHILADELPHIA CLOAK MAKERS 500 I. L. G. W. Members Repudiate Sigman (Continued from Page 1) Joint Committee of Action, was in- troduced. He spoke much different than the offitials that we are used to hearing, who deliver polished speeches but never mean anything. He spoke like a cloakmaker who speaks to cloak- makers about the conditions in his trade and union. It is such as Hy- man the Cloak and Dressmakers of the I. L. G. W. U. want leaders of theirs to be, and not $250 a week gentlemen who have already forgot- ten what a worker looks like, He said, “In my opinion when the workers of a union elect an officer or executive board and this officer or executive board refuse to carry ou the decisions of the workers, then the workers should come and demand that he resign, or that he be re- moved. But this did not happen. “The workers did not want these three executive boards of Locals 2; 9 and 22 to be suspended. It was their wishes that we carried out, in spite of the officials of the ¥. L. G. W. U., and it is for that that we were suspended, not by the members of the I. L. G. W. U. but by execu: tive board that has no members in back of it but is patd py the in- ternational to stay in the Joint Board to vote the way the officials of the I. L. G. W. U. want them, Build the Union by, Breaking Ma- | chine. He further pointed out that Pen- stein stated that they have an agree- ment with.the bosses, and they will jhelp the bosses by discharging those workers who refuse to carry out the orders of czars of the International, but when they do so, what happens? Every time one of our followers is discharged, not only all the workers of that shop, but workers of many other shops come and picket until the boss is forced to take this worker back. They can see that their threats mean nothing to the workers who now know thetr power and are going to use it. When the corrupt machine will be broken, then we will build our union and the cry of the officials of the I. L. G. W, that we are trying to break the union is nothing but so many words, for the members of tne Inter national know who are the breakers and who are the builders. After he finished speaking, he was asked to introduce a resolution by the~Philadelphia Cloak and Dress- makers that they pledge full support to the Joint Committee of * Action both moral and financial. : This was passed by everybody standing up, nobody remained seated and amidst great applause the meeting was ended. Much encouragement was instilled in the workers of the Cloak and Dressmakers of Philadelphia who have already’ experienced the Po- groms that the Sigman machine can make when more than one hundred members of the union were expelled and many taken off their jobs for no more reason than the three locals of New York were suspended. George E. Pashas COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial Hall PHONE DIVERSEY 0791 CHICAGO Genova Restaurant ITALIAN-AMERICAN 1238 Madison Street N. E. Cor, Elizabeth St, Spaghetti and Ravioli Our Specialty | Special Arrangements for Parties on Short Notice GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchandise 1934 W. Chicago Avenue ° (Cor. Winchester) Phone Humboldt 2707 LL ML In the August issue of THE WORKERS MONTHLY— THE LADIES’ GARMENT WORKERS AWAKEN HYMAN WINS se) . a