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’ Page Bwo >” NEW BLOOD BATH OF CHINESE SHOT DOWN BY BRITISH RIFLES SETS SMOLDERING CHINA AFLAME (Special to The Dally Worker) SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 3.—The opinion of the imperialist nations that the upheaval of the Chinese people against foreign oppressors would subside if Peking diplomats only would stall along and delay settlement with mere promises of future fair dealing, is seen to be a completely mistaken estimate of the Chinh- ese national liberation movement. Eyery da delay and every new deception only embitters the Chinese and adds new fuel to the flames. British Using Rifles, Killing Four Yesterday, when Chinese workers at Nanking demanded the wages due them from the International Export Company, a British ¢ oked by clubbing and insults| anu finully ared upon by Baitish | with rifles, killing four Chin- ese. One Britisher was also killed in the melee. ben began to round up h thruout the city, capturing one | ern, they were prov- *————— WILLIAM J, BRYAN WAS MEMBER OF KU KLUXERS, I$ CHARGE Rekeocohaien akte UM. W. OFFICIALS TENY PLEDGE 70 AID BRITISH, LEWIS NOT INTERESTED ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Aug. 3. Denial thag the Unicea mine Work- ers of America had promised to ald in the genera! strike of the British’ miners, was made here on Thursday, while the British strike was still expected, by Phil Murray, vice-presi- dent, and Thomas Kennedy, secret- ary-treasurer, of the U. M. W. of A. when asked about a report from Paris that the American Mine Work- ers’. Union had pledged itself to “carry out any action the Miners’ International would ask.” Lewis, when asked, said he was sleepy and was going to bed. So much ror his interest in the British miners’ strike. The report from Paris on Tnurs- day last quoted M. Vignez, secretary of the Miners’ Internationa! as nouncing such a pledge haa heen made in response to a cable sent the U. M. W. of A. by Frank Hodges. This is now officially dented by Murray and Kennedy, who add that they “are unable to explarn Mr. Hodgés’ remarks.” Evidently no re- ilance can be placed upon the offl- THE DAILY GREEN UPHOLDS SGAB POLICY IN GARMENT STRIKE a Praises Renegades for : : A Scoring Communists * (Continued from page 1) ; Was the reason, delegate Wright of the printers, tho not a member of Berry's union, rose to a point of order against delegate Lichenstein. He said that the painter was not speaking to the question, and in elaforgtion of his point, declared that thé} object of the federation’s action was to,“bring about peace in industry” while + 4 ygpiaes remarks were liable to/¢reate more turmoil. Chairman Fitzpatrick declared the point well taken and motiohed Lichen- stein to proceed, which ,Lichenstein did to the approval of a large number of delegates who - applauded his speech. ie Finally the painter finished his re- marks and peace reigned supreme un- til the clerk read Green’s letter. The portion referring to the Communists 1s WORKER Raise Class Struggle Standards Against This Nonpartisan Betrayal By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘ODAY, the officialdom of the American Federation of Labor stands recommitted to its worm-eaten non-partisan political policy. In following LaFollette last year it wandered just a little from its “reward our friends and punish our enemies” position held for years under the leadership of Gompers, who confined the working out of the policy to the capitalist parties alone, fighting all attemtps of the workers at class political action. * s . But gone are the days when this policy of political class- collaboration can be put over with impunity. Gone with the death of Gompers! Gone with the passing of LaFollette! Gone with the wrecking of the hope, towwhich American labor has desperately clung, that something good can come out ofthe Wall Street parties, especially because they con- tain some so-called “good men”. Five million men and women, mostly workers, voted for the In the August Issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY I-The Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers Awaken By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER A struggle in the needle trades as @ prelude to a new era in the in- dustry. An article of the greatest interest to every worker. 2-The Makers and Masters of Steel By ARNE SWABECK An unusual account of steel—and all that goes into the making of it and the workers that make it. A great article with two. pages of striking photographs from the steel district. 3~LaFollettism With |) .out LaFollette . By MANUEL GOMEZ ‘The LaFollette movement without and taking him to the university, vy ‘ LaFollette-Wheeler “progressive ticket” last year because Z ? wile the others fled to the refuge of Whiter eens B gee x Mae cials of the U. M. W. of A. xo sup {the old boilerplate that every stool-} they thought it was kek with the Fonualicay and demo- ark ANON) ADS sayy vs aivine nie " sue.| William Jennings Bryan a ku klux | port the struggle of the Britisn or | pigeon in the United States knows A future, and the battle for working foreign warships. American blue-| ,jangman? cratic parties. There was to be a new deal of some kind. class political party, these timely Jackets from the U. S. gunboats land-| ed to post a guard over foreign prop-} erties. | This question was being asked here following reports from Qhio that klan chapters there had -held any other miners, ENDING OF HARD better than a craw-thumping bush babtist knows the old testament. But what he had to say about the Amal-|, gamated was plenty. Those who ex- Instead of building their own labor party the workers were duped into accepting this burlesque of a bourgeois third party. Today.these workers stand disillusioned. They must make and important factors are analyzed by the author. 4-The Consolidation Food and water are being cut off| memorial services for him and car h . from the British by the Chi: boy-| ™ A pected Green to favor the entrance of| the next move. They will not all go backward. ety Bel ieccar ai'tieludes ports. 2. par rg Bealslieoeiny ee" Une the Amalgamated imto: the American The announcement of the A. F. of L. bureaucracy that it of the Revolution Soviet Unionists Arrive at Shanghai.| 972 ae a eer COAL SITTINGS Federation of Labor were over san-| is going back into the camp of the capitalist parties comes ary Government A delegation of five from the All-| wpsm the commoner. was a men. guine, if Green’s letter means what| quick on the heels of the declaration of LaFollette, Jr., that of China Russian Trade Union Council arrived | it says. he wants to take the here in response to the invitation from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to investigate the Shanghai strike situation. The head of the del- egation, addressing a meeting of Shanghai unfonists, greeted them in the name of the Red International of Labor Unions and declared that the workers and peasants of Soviet Rus- sia are deeply interested in the condi- tions of the Chinese workers and peasants. The indignation of the Chinese peo- ple is increasing at the continued de- ception and slighting of the Chinese by the foreign diplomats. They are asking why the original report of the diplomatic commission which investi- gated the Shanghai massacre was sup- pressed, and are charging that Britain and other imperialist powers are now I ber, because they had “heard his name in councils,” but they were uncertain. Members of the Bryan family declined to discuss it, | AS WE SEE IT (Continued from page 1) prince, and another thing, the’ im- perial power of Germany is only ‘hit- ting on one or two’ cylinders” while the British empire managed to jog along on four. There are thousands of German workers who would’ also like to travel around a bit but they cannot eat sauerkraut and pay ttavel- ing expenses at the same time. ~ SEEMS CERTAIN ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 3— Early collapse of the conference be- tween representatives of the anthra- cite miners and operators, who have been meeting here for three weeks considering the miners’ demands for increased wages, was foreseen today as the result of the demand of John L,. Lewis, international president of the Mine Workers, that the operators end their “shadow boxing” and sena representatives empowered to act. Unofficial word reached here from Samuel D. Warriner, chairman of the operators’ committee, whois at Lan- caster, Pa., that the personnel of the It frankly states that the Chicago Federation of Labor was not acting in accordance with neither the letter or the spirit of the laws and usages of the A. F. of L. when it supported a “dual and seceding union” against the United Garment Workers, which is affiliated with the A. F. of L. The Amalgamated was refused admittance to the A. F. of L. Green continued, and they can never returm until they first make terms with Rickert and company. ws The Philadelphia convention, Green declared warned all bodies, affiliated to the A. F. of L. to give no recogni- tion to the Amalgamated, Who char- tered the Amalgamated? ‘Who. gave them jurisdiction over certain work? How can the A. F. of L. recognize an organization it did not charter? These lace of his father as republican senator from Wisconsin. Both moves are indications that their spon- sors feel the masses will forget and return to their serfdom in the political citadels of the capitalist foe. The whole political development since last November's election has sharpened the cleavage between labor and capi- tal in the arena of politics. The twilight zone that might have been presented ‘by a third party has been swept away. Wil-+ - liam Green, the present head of the A. F. of -L., a democrat like Sam Gompers before him, is trying vainly to call into being another such a twilight zone in the resurrection of the non-partisan policy. This political strategy never appealed to the workers in the cities, and the poor farmers got their fill of it in the betrayals of the Nonpartisan League. The fight of the rank and file of the unions against class- collaboration policies, and their instinctive revolt against the expulsion, suspension or discipline of militants, is sufficient By TANG SHIN SEE The Chinese situation most inter- estingly explained by one who has been a part of it. 5—Twenty Years After By HARRISON GEORGE The I. W. W. for twenty years and its future. A colorful and keen article on this once great organ- ization. 6—Factory Committee Chairman Com- rade Shishkin By MOISSAYE OLGIN “A picture drawn from life,” in the world’s first workers’ government. operators’ committee would not be indication that the workers do not intend to readopt the de- A story from the shop in Russia, preparing a whitewash of the blood- Ee: N were some of the questions Green 4 A itten by an author whose Rus- F there is any luck attending 'the | Changed. hurled at the Chicago,-Federation of grading role of meek lambs in:the oft-repeated labor tragedy bhi gr Si have attracted nation- thirsty municipal council in a ney/in- quiry. Charge Whitewash of Shahghai Council, Cc. T. Wang, membgr of the Chinese a ied by tke Peking government stapes: “Why a judidial inquiry now? Had such an inquiry started immediately after the deplorable affair in Shanghai it would have been very proper. Being a lawyer, I would have supported it. However, the diplomatic corps took a different course when it appointed a special commission of inquiry which | went to Shanghai, investigated and re- | ported to the diplomatic body, “The Chinese government was duly informed that the Itadan and French ministers and the American charge d'affaires would represent the inter- ested powers in dealing with us. The Chinese govefnment agreed in this case. Suddenly the French minister declined to serve. The report was pigeopholed and the matter was al- lowed to drift while the Chinese in Shanghai suffered the great hardships. British Ignore Chinese Soverelgnity. “after more than a month Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minister, announced in the house of commons that a judicial inguiry would be in- stituted without even troubling to in- form the Chinese government regard- ing the change in the procedure. Nat- urally the Chinese are justified in ask- ing why this change was made.” While expressing admiration for the British people, Wang declares that the British’ government's proposal for ju- crown prince, he should be thank- ful that he is not the son of the czar of Russia instead of the son of kaiser | Wilhelm. He would now be :perform- ing useful service to some part ‘of the Soviet Dnion, by contributing -ta. its fertility. No doubt the carcass, of a prince makes good fertilizer. .The price was lucky that yellow social- ists and not Bolshevists ruled the po- litical ang economic organizations of the workers when the revolution that sent his father to Holland broke in 1918. But perhaps the prince might live to see another revolution. “If he does unless, he has a fleet pafr Of legs, it is not likely that he will live to write its history. Russian Red Army Chief Greets German Workers’ Delegation (Continued from Page 1). tunist social democratic leadership and which cripples their revolution- ary energy and readiness to fight, will be destroyed. “The German comrades will see the working class of Soviet Russia which is building up its Soviet house with determination and decison. They will be convinced that despite the greatest cultural backwerdness, despite the greatest material and technical difficulties, this work is not going badly. Show Both Good and Bad. This was regarded here as meaning that the conference would break up soon after the next session, scheduled for next Tuesday, reconvenes. Lewis is declared to be determined to end the sessions here unless the operators send representatives -who will not, have to report back to higher officers. A strike call is certain to go out, it was reported here, in the event the negotiations are broken off. It is believed, however, that the federal government will step in and attempt to bring about a settlement immediat- ely if such action is taken. And Lewis, in that case, would again betray the miners by giving in, it is thot Union leaders have accused the operators of desiring a strike so that surplus coal stocks may be “worked off” at famine prices. The operators, however, have denied this and coun- tered the miners’ charged with a sug- gestion that the miners continue to operate the mines pending a decision of outside arbitration. The present wage agreement will expire at the end of this month. At the present there appears no pro- spects of a new contract being signed before September 1. Thousands Attend Workers’ Press Picnic (Continued from Page 1) WORKER would have carried off first prize if entered. The complete list of the Communist papers taking part in the contest, and a number of votes cast for each is Labor. nay The ethical aspect ;of the case— meaning the scabbery--was not in- volved Green. insisted, [it was only a matter of rules e. He was in offic: ree duties, and whi fortunate conditions in the jo clothing market” he warned, the local central body that “dual and seceding organiza- tions can only return to the fold of the A. F. of L, after preliminary agree ment with the officers of the union from which they seceded.” During the discussion ‘Which follow- ed reading the letter, delegate Lichen- stein again took the floét and aroused the wrath of delegate Fitchie of the Milk Wagon Drivers’ ‘Union. Fitchie rose to a point of order ahd proceeded to make a speech, extoriating the language of delegate Liéhenstéin, who was talking for honest trade union- ism. “We have been list@tiing to this kind of talk for five yéars and it is about time it should Btop” declared Fitchie, a giant hulk of a man who very rarely attends the sessions of the federation. While he was getting his anger off his chest a delegate shouted “sit down.” and a consider- able section of the delegatés applaud- ed the suggestion. But this is just the way Fitchie could not be induced to sit down. His 250 pounds of beef and muscle hurtled madly across the floor inviting the hardy wight who urged him to resume a sitting posture to re- veal his identity. When’the animated mountain of protoplasm was in front vers. This is what William of “The Lion and the Lamb”, in which the lion and the lamb are supposed to lie down together in peace and harmony, ac- ° cording to the best precepts of the National Civic Federation. The experience has always been that the lamb has been found inside the lion; the workers betrayed to their exploit- ‘ ‘ reen and Matthew Woll, and others of the A. F. of L. executive council, which also includés T. A. Rickert, head of the United Garment Workers of Amer- ica, that is leading the strikebreakers against the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers’ strike in Chicago, are trying to do in the political struggle. Rickert’s scabbing in the industrial war now raging in Chi- cago’s clothing industry, that received the condemnation of the Chicago Federation of Labor, is typical of the political ——? espoused by the A. F. of L.’s non-partisan political policy. Against the class-collaboration of their officials, the work- ers and poor farmers will raise the standards of the class struggle more vigorously than ever. Against the endorse- ment of “good men” on the democratic and republican tickets the energetic fight for the labor part; enlisting the broadest eta of those A yidks ee those. whose sufferings are in- crease e alliance of the labo i creteallets: r bureaucracy with the The readoption of its once discarded “non-partisan ag by the A. F. of L. officialdom, is a challe ae to prado ganized workers that will be answered quickly by a closing of ranks in the class fight against all labor's oppressors, Daa mn emma aaa eR Re acme cers rare nese to Sorderberg stating that the ques- tion of labels was not at issue at all in the case. scabbing, he said. Fitzpatrick, com- menting on Green’s reference to the history of the conflict between the two unions, said that the Chicago Fe- deration of Labor, obeyed the order of the A. F. of L. to disaffiliate 35,000 KLAN MURDERED WOMAN FOUND IN It was a question ot WELL, IS CHARGE wide attention, 7-The Organic Com- position of Capital By KARL MARX A letter to Engels for the first time given in this country. “It will be recognized by all students of Marx- ian economics as a profoundly im- portant document” advises the in- troduction to this valuable feature. $8—Lewis Performs for the Anthracite Miners By ALEX REID The secretary of the Left Wing miners again so ably shows up the reaction and treachery of the lead- ership of the miners, and offers the remedy. 9-Opportunism With- in the Trade Union Left Wing By EARL R. BROWDER A serious and keen analysis of the forces at play to hinder revolution- ary progress. No worker should miss this most valuable article. 10—American Mineral Concessions in the Soviet Union Another step in the reconstruction and progress of the workers’ gov- ernment in Russia, # “On several fields of our economy, |® of the chairman’stablé, with delegate | Sarment workers who broke with ae ‘ AND — & dicial inquiry “outrages decency and |we have reached already the pre-war |Siven below: Wri Rickert fi he local . She H Op) oy ight impeding hi progress by ickert from the local body. “And we ‘ justjce,” and gives Great Britain the |jovel,. and in some cases: we: haye! Vilnis seems vowornonh 4,200! hanging on to the of his coat, a| Will continue to obey the orders of posed K K K 1 Another Generous Installment of ‘ appearance of wishing to whitewash | pa.soq it, In one or two years. we|Rovnost Ludu +--ee0,256 | hardy delegate rose afd said: “I told| the American Federation of Labor and and Been Threatened The History of the ' members of the Chinese high commis- Novy Mir . 1,025 Miss Stallman had By Fred Ellis, Maurice Becker, rades also the shady sides ‘of the at it was time | that the Amalgamated strikers would received a threat-|] 8Y . sion assume a similar attitude. Tamioretiion exe Gatiordaatiare ere 155] scabbery in the Amefican Federation |De unwise to rely much on the assist-| ‘MINE message signed “K, K. K." ae Plage tanaemUas RYEee Anfu Party Meeting Disfavor. these. with us. For instance,iwe are| /o22208 - 515] of Labor died a violet death and his | ance they may expect to receive from omas Seaman, brother-in-law of In spite of this pro-liveration senti- Empros 541] international union officials like Fitzpatrick and Nockels |‘*@ dead woman, who found her body the Shanghai municipal council. He inquires whether the report of the dtp-lour, whole economy. Taking, our poy-| ftelheit. .... 3,354) tural iron warkers, appeared ‘to have} that policy may lead us.” he said. MATTOON, Ill, Aug. 3.—The ku Russian Communist en ee or ‘erty andl backwardness into consider- qoaeee Works ta a soothing effect on tHe angry Fitchie Delegates With Amatgamat Klux klan here today was charged Party Pry i oe * By GREGORY ZINOVIEV Can the government impose its will} surrounding bourgeois world, this is| YOUNs Comrade 1,193) changed his mind about eathing up | majority of the delegates stood on the Cora Stallman, 48, whose body 4 sey upon another without the latter's con-| 0 oan success, Uj Elore ... 1,548] the delegates for lunch. . |matter. ‘They are against union | “#8 found in a cistern on her sister's CARTOONS sent?” Mr, Wang demands. The other ment showing definitely in such high places, the Peking government is more and more arousing against it the hostility of millions of Chinese be- cause the provisional president, Tuan Chi-jul, is lining up with the imperial- ists and is supporting Chang Tso-lin in his efforts to suppress the Shang- hai strike, The political party of reaction among the Ohinese, the Anfu clique, controls Tuan Chi-Jul, a weak per- sonality, and it is claimed that the hope to reach the pre-war level, in ation, and the opposition of the entire “We shall show the German com- only just beginning to. carry Ne the work on the land properly, as earlier we had neither the strength nor the means, nor the time for it. We have now accumulated certain means and in the immediate future we hope to see a very great step forward in the villages also.” Fascist Violence Overcomes Opponents Votes at Palermo Il Lavoratore 1,916 Workers Monthly 1,468 Volkszeitung Ukrainian Daily New: Slovenia Stradneek Delnik Amalgamationist (printing trade) Progressive Barber Progressive Building Trades Prog. Metal Trades Worker. 590 500 465 455 320 295 238 189 140 you sit down.” This delegate a struc- and he retired to his’ chair, having Lichenstein, contintied to talk and help to put the tin hat on it, He wore Amalga- mated labels on his clothes and he said the members of his 1ocal were heart and soul for the Amalgamated in the present strike.’ He also accused Rickert of selling hif'label to convict labor contractors. Perhaps this may be news to the noted crusader against convict labor, Kate Richards O'Hare who is now on the payroll of the United Garment Workers and of the National Garment Manufacturers’ As- to follow its policy no matter where There was Do question where the strikebreaking. who give lip service to the honest trade unionism yet are willing to follow a rotten policy “no matter where it leads.” © Edward Nockels finally moved the previous question and Green’s letter was referred to the executive com mittee. Several local unions, having offices in the Federation Building were de- clared in arrears with rent, some ot them for over three years. with M Tt is equally clear use of from the “invisible empire. when a corone} attempting to coerce or persecute farm home Saturday shortly after resting in a. sitting position at the bottom of the cistern, revealed that he, Miss Stallman and others in the community who had not encouraged the klan, had recently received mys- terious messages purporting to come Belief that Miss Stallman, a gradu- ate of the University of Oinclnaatt drowned herself because of fear in. spired by the messages, was dispelled examination showed id, Henry George rschell Bek and E. Merrill Root Book Reviews Photopraghs International Review ‘25 Cents a Copy $2.00 a Year $1.25 Six Months fa there was no water ‘in thi Neither were there any tg violence, Vital organs were to be sent to the university of Illinois chemists at Urbana today to determine whether or not poison had been administered, Klansmen tried to disprove connec. tion of their membership with the apparent murder. i —_—_—_—— _ For Rent: : Front bed-room. Joe Tripp, 1306 Mill street, Chicago ad The delegates stood in silence for one minute in memory of John Sulli- van of the Flat Janitors’ Union, who died recently. Nomination for delegates to the next convention of the Illinois Federas tion of Labor will be held at the next meeting and elections will take piace at the meeting after, “Pink haired” Charles Wills, busi ness manager of the Federation News, was silent last Sunday. It is reportea that the machinists panned him for his fulminations against the progress- iyés in the union, ‘ ¢ Gry nt iia Ni “XK sociation, A Monocled Delegate Earlier in the discussion delegate Sorderberg of the Journeymen Taliors, a well dressed gentlamen (that's what some of those fellows call each other) expressed his indigation against the Amalgamated and that the only labels the A, F, of I, recognized were those of the orgamization and Rick- ert’s outfit. Soderb Notice! To allow for special meet- ings for election of delegates by branches and shop nuclei to the Chicago City Conven- tion, the City Central Com- mittee meeting of August 5th, Wednesday, is called off, Workers Party, Local Chicago, Martin Abern, Secretary. real ruler is Tsao Ju-lin, a crafty pol iticlan of the Anfu clique known all i over the orfent as “Japan’s best 3 friend.” ROME, Italy, Aug. 3.—The fascist party, following its usual policy of ruling over elections with bayonets and olubs, took the municipal elec- tions at Palermo altho the opposition had the overwhelming majority'ot the votes. The fascists took 50 seats by violence, and the opposition was al- lowed thirty. During the election the fascists at- tacked the headquarters of the opposi- tion and one of their number was seriously injured. - THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1113 W. Washi in Blvd, Chicago, Hil. For the enclosed $.. Workers Monthly for NAM sisrrsssseere Speed Naval Armament. NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 3.~-That the United States government is speed- ing its war preparations is shown by the arrival at the Norfolk navy yard of the battleship Texas, to un- dergo modernization. Several other large battleships will also be remod- oled, Street wi BY we