The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 6, 1925, Page 3

OS A I AMIN Page Throo Doors of Soviet House Thrown Wide Open to German Workers CRMRAD MICHAEL. FRUNZE, Commandant of the Soviet Army and Navy, in greeting the delegation of the German workers visiting the Union of Soviet Republics, declared: “We are ready to accept all advice and suggestions, for we know that you are friends who are advising us. We open the doors of ouir Soviet House wide be- fore our honored guests and declare from the bottom of our hearts, WELCOME.” P WORKERS FROM | Chief of Soviet Red Army and Navy A GERMANY LAND AT LENINGRAD Blacklisted Dele gate Offered Putilov Job (By INPRECORR) MOSCOW, July 15.—(By Mail).— Immediately upon the arrival of the ; German workers’ delegation in the ' Leningrad harbor, a meeting attended | by thousands of people took place. The fepresentatives of various trade Unions greeted the German comrades and urged them to make a detailed | study of the life of the working cl: in the Soviet Union. A member of the Franco-Belgian trade union delegation which is in| Leningrad on its return journey, Ver- Baiche, also greeted the German dele- gation and declared: Will Destroy Bourgeois Lies “We urge the German comrades to give the same careful attention to the struggle of the Russian working class as the Franco-Belgian delegation has done. We have recognized the im- mensity of the achievements of the Soviet Union and are determined to destroy the bourgeois lies about the workers’ country.” Putilov will take Blacklisted Delegate In the course of the meeting the chairman declared that he had learnt that a member of the German delega. tion, Kurt Berholdt, has been dis- missed from his shop for participation in the journey to Russia. The information called forth thé greatest indignation amongst the mas- ses, Berholdt, was greeted with storms of applause, The representative of the Putilov Engineering Works who was present- ed declared that the works would of- fer with joy the comrade a position as a metal worker. MICHAEL FRUNZE Michael Frunze, chief of the Soviet Army and Navy, in welcoming the delegation of German Workers to the Union of Soviet Republics, said in part: Mexican Government “Looks for New Note from Coolidge Soon Cee at “Many German comrades havé MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4—Both the American embassy and the Mexican government today were expecting that Ambassador Sheffield, on his return to | Mexico, would bring a note clarifying Secretary's Kellogg's policy regarding Mexico, Either the diplomat will bring such a note, it was believed, or coincident with his start south, after conferences with President Coolidge and the head perhaps come here with the idea given them by the bourgeois and so- cial democratic press, that here there is a wild and cruel dictatorship, which suppresses every initiative, every freedom and every creative attempt. Will Find Freedom for Workers. “Let the German comrades discuss this point with any workers, in any of the state department, Secretary ]°¢Cupation, in any part of the Soviet Kellogg will issue a formal declara- ) Republics. tion of policy. . Calles expects the next declaration of the United States to specify what Kellogg meant by his mention of dan- } ger to lives and property and rumors ‘of revolt against the Calles govern- ment. Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Aug. 4.—Great Britain pound sterling, 4.85%; cable 4.85%. France, franc, 4.74; cable 4.74%. Bel- gium, franc, 4.58; cable 4.58%. Italy, lira, 3,65%4; cable 3.651%. Sweden, krone, 26.85; cable 26.88. Norway, krone 18.30; cable 18.32. Denmark, krone 22.69; cable 22.71, Germany, mark, not quoted. Shanghai, tael cable not quoted. 78.50; They will learn from them that nowhere in the world is there such freedom for the toilers as there is with us, and they will also understand that in the circumstances, with capitalism surrounding us,. and with the exisctence of tens of thous- ands of organized Russian, Georgian and other white guards, with the ex- istence of social revolutionaries and menshevik _ countér -revolutionaries, which any capitalist government can buy for the struggle against the workers’ and peasants’ republic, it would be stupid and treacherous to let the sword of the proletarian dic- tatorship fall from our hands. “The German comrades will fur- therbe convinced of the depth of the warm sympathy, not only or the pro- letariat, but also’ of- all the toiling ————$—$______. 2 MONTHS H Special Subscription Offer to THE DAILY WORKER has been extended during the month of August to enable every worker to read the serjal publication of that great document “Russia Today.” ‘ ass This is only one of many features every worker will find if he subscribes and the special sub rate makes it much easier to get: your shop-mate’s subscription at 2 months for $1.00 (Mark Cross) [ NAMB: “RUSSIA TODAY” . THE DAILY WORKER | °™*""" for 8 mos. (6 mos, in Chicago) } CITY: ..... 1113 W. Washington Blvd. THESE OFFERS ONLY sebbesnneneneenanenenenenaneennaneenscssecerernnsensennnrsenees masses of the Soviet Union, for the German proletariat and the whole German people. “They will see that each of our workers is deeply convinced that the result of the struggle between capi- tal and labor will be decided by the unification of the efforts of the pro- letariat of the Soviet Union with those of the proletariat of Germany, finally and incontestably. Welcome Advice of Friends. “They will hear our workers ask again and again with wonder how it is that a considerable section of the German working class still alows itself to be led by the Soviet Union- hating social democracy. Our Ger- nian comrades will hear very many other things. I as strongly convinced that this will prove useful to us and to them. “We on our side are ready to accept all advice and suggestions, for we know that they are friends who are advising us. We therefore open the doors of out Soviet house wide before our honored guests and declare from the bottom of our hearts—Welcome!” Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two will make a better Communist of you. 0 SER an PUESS SU a ree TEE Ese RDFa OOS ot FO RE ‘~ » NOCKELS’ LETTER TO JACK JOHNSTONE FITZPATRICK, | NOCKELS TOOLS OF 'B. &0. BILL’ Also Bared as Allies of Signjan Machine (Conti: he from Page 1) ally. In fact,fithwas the left-wing that pushed this action upon Fitzpatrick and Nockels. A.number of local unions had already? @dndemned the United Garment Workers, and the fact that | it would have come up in the meeting | of the Federation any way pushed the Executive Board into action, Without question this action aided the striker® atleast morally. But, it does not go far enough. The strikers need and want the active support of the labor movement. A call from the A. F. of L. for mass picketing would assure the sucéess of the strike. But instead of this practical step, they passed the buck to Bill Green, aid | promptly told them to keep their nose out of that sittation. Which they are proceeding to do. The Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers have been very good to the Chi- cago Federation of Labor. A cali for financial support has always met with a quick response. And the:least that could have been done was for the Chi- cago Federation to give them moral support. Nockels Condones Scabbing. However, Ed, Nockels at the meet- ing of the Federation let it be known that he at Jeast condemned Rickert and his scabbing policy with fingers crossed. In fact, he admitted publicly that if he was in the same position as Rickert he would do exactly the same thing. £ As for the letter condemning the Communists—that was for the pur- pose of offsetting any accusation that | might be made by the reactionaries, thru whose grace they retain their present positions, that they were in e left-wing in condemn- 7 ig tactics of the United It also expressed tthe left-wing ed" them to officially ake such “ac! They would rather iave had a ber of private confer- ences with’ sides to the controv- ersy stretch over the entire strike period. The sending, of this letter to the local unions is a public declaration, to the reactionarfes that control the la- bor movement, that they are good and kosher, that they have learned their lesson and will never again stray from the fold, and that from now on orders will be orders and will be carried out. Sunk to Low Depths. The labelling’ of the Labor Defense Council, the Irish Workers and Peas: ants’ Relief Committee, the American Negro Labor Congress, etc., as Com- munist camouflaged organizations, shows the depths that these once mis- named progressives have sunk to. The Tammany Hall trickery of Fitzpatrick and Nockles is shown in the following exerpt from the letter mentioned: “They (the Communists) principally use a letterhead having big, bold type, ‘Labor Defense Council, National Of- fice Federation of Labor Building, 166 W. Washington St., Chicago,’ and then immediately under this in faint type- writing they have ‘new address, 19 S. Lincoln St.’ Only one person in ten thousand would look close enough to see the fraud.” This is to create the opinion that the Labor Defenge Council never had manent record of the first years of progress of the world’s first workers’ government. Both can be had during August only THE DAILY WORKER Chicago, IIlinois , ] Enclosed $...0:....0. Send the offer marked to: PHONE MAIN 2032 DIRECTORY DEPARTMENT Bederation of [fabor E, N. NOCKELS, Secretary LEGISLATIVE COMMITTER JOnM OmEE eek | Oe odes heller ad be (lf 2yplatlory bet aie al-l ha Y OWH an COLP 4 dpnintté Do Silas Md in the Machinists’ Union. Zz he 4 A “B. & O. Bill” William H. Johnston used Nockels as Tool in His Effort to Expel His Opponents an office in the Federation of Labor Building while the truth of the matter is that the Labor Defense Council had its national office in the Federation of Labor Building from 1922 until May, 1985, and quite naturally they used up the old letterheads. As for it being a Communist organ- ization, Buck, the editor of the “New Majority”, was the chairman of the Labor Defense Council ever since it was organized and only relinquished this position when he moved to Wash- ington, . The labeling of the American Negro Congress as a Communist organiza- tion by Fitzpatrick and Nockels will receive the whole-hearted support of every exploiter of labor in the coun- try. They want to keep the negro un- organized. By propaganda they have for too long built a wall of race pre- judice between the white and the col- ored workers. The American Negro Labor Congress is making a success- ful drive which is bringing a better understanding between white and Ne- gro labor and which can only result in bringing large masses of negroes into the labor movement. Against Negro Workers. It is all right to talk about equality ior the Negroes and as long as it re- mained in the talking stage Fitspat- rick and Nockels were for it. But as 8 MONTHS Subscription to THE DAILY WORKER and “RUSSIA TODAY” in book form, bound in durable durofiex covers, allows you not only to secure a longer term sub to THE DAILY WORKER —but you can also get “Russia Today” in UNTIL book form to SEPTEMBER 1 THE DAILY WORKER soon as the Negroes tired of a mere talkfast decided to organize and thru orgenized effort abolish Jim Crowism and fight for social, political and eco- nomic equality, and Nockels, who like the twins Daughtery and Palmer, raises the red scare, sends a letter to every union in the city of Chicago ] which practically asks them to con- demn the American Negro Labor Con- gress. It is true that in all of the organiza- tions mentioned in the letter Com- munists play their part, in some they play a leading part. The Communist work within every working class or- ganization and very naturally in this stage of development of the American labor movement, always find them- selves in the minority. The writer along with W. Z. Foster, Joe Manley and other Communists are very well acquainted with Fitzpatrick and Nockels, having worked in close touch with them for many years. Never for a moment were we deceived with the progressive mantle that they donned for a short spell. The ques- tion was always at what point will they turn tail and run? As long as they were assured of suf- ficient support in the Chicago tion of Labor to insure them their official positions, they were quite will- ing to pose a8 progressives. ‘The success of the Russian revolu- tion, the betrayal of the German revo- . vee, keep in your library as a per- for $5.00 (Mark Cross) 2 Month Sub lution, the rise of military and fascist dictatorship thruout the world, dis- pelled the wrong conception held by the many revolutionary groups that existed in America as to how the world’s proletarian revolution would be achieved, out of which developed the Workers (Communist) Party, This followed by the rapid and for the first time, conscious development of the left wing movement under the leadership of the T. U. E. L. which drew the class lines much clearer Putting to the test all those who con- sidered themselves radical, from the mildest progressive to the conscious revolutionist. In other words, histori- cally speaking, an abrupt and quick realignment of forces took place. Those merely posing as radicals quick- ly scrambled back into the reaction- ary labor official family. No Fundamental Difference. The personal antagonism that existed between Gompers and Fitzpatrick and Nockels, which to a very large extent forced them to assume a progressive pose, made them rather reluctant to go back into the arms of Gompers, so official pressure had to be brought to bear, Ideologically they never differed fundamentally from Gompers. The difference that existed was more « personal one than of policy. The Chicago Federation of Labo: took the lead in many progressive moves, such as the demand that the Canadian government release Trotsky and allow him to proceed to Russia, the recognition of Soviet Russia, the Mooney case, the organizing campaign in the packing houses and the steel Defense of the Michigan cases, mation, Labor Party, etc. But it is a mistake to think that Fitzpat- rick and Nockels initiated or even ac- tively supported any of these moves. Their support was passive. In other words, they did not oppose them. However, Gompers demanded a showdown. In a speech made in the Morrison Hotel Gompers frankly told the reactionaries that they must take over the Chicago’ Federation of Labor. It was rumored around that Gompers was going to send a special represen- tative to organize against the progres- sives and to remove Fitzpatrick and Nockels if they continued to kick over the trac ke Progressives. This greatly perturbed these two pseudo progressives. They immediate. ly began to count those who would support them. Nockels very abruptly ked the writer where the reds would stand if a fight between them and Gompers took place and he was Promptly told that the reds would fight against the reactionary Gompers policy and would support them ff they made a clear cut fight. However, some. thing happened that made them change i their minds very quickly and scamper Lack into “respectability”. There is no doubt that many labor officials, whO were opposed to all the progressive measures passed by the Chicago Federation of Labor, but who because of personal friendship had supported Fitzpatrick and Nockels served notice upon them that they would have to line up, abandon their passive support and enter into an open campaign against the progressives and if they refused to do this, somebody else would take their place as presi dent and secretary of the federation. So they decided to eat crow and the letter sent to local unions condemning the progressives, raising the red scare by following the bureaucratic lead and labeling the mildest progressive or- ganizations as being a Communist camouflage is only one of the many goosesteps that they have made in order to prove to the Powers-That-Be that their conversion has been com- plete. Nockels goes out of his way to as- sist the discredited Sigman, Perlstein, Feinberg reactionary machine in the Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, and publicly announces that it was he who got the management of the Ashland Auditorium to refuse to give their hall to the officials of Local 2, 9, 22 of New York City because they were progressives. In spite of the fact that the hall had been rented and paid for. This he did at the request of the local Neutenant of Sigman, Perlstein and Feinberg. Compelled to Resign. Nevertheless a successful meeting was held in another hall and the story of the betrayal of the New York cloak and dress makers told to the rank and file of the Chicago garment work- ers. Since then Perlstein and Feinberg have been compelled to resign and the overwhelming majority of the mem- bers of the I. L. @. W. are now de manding the resignation of Sigman. Nockels at least, if not Fitzpatrick, has also aligned himself with the crooked Johnston administration in the Machinists’ Union, About three weeks ago, much to my surprise, Nockels phoned me at the office of the Trades Union Educational League asking an interview on a very important matter. A few days later 1 dropped into the Federation Building. Nockels was not there, but he had left bis pink haired lieutenant, Charles Wills, a Johnston supporter to do Nockels’ dirty work. Wills in a very nonchalant way handed the writer an envelope con- tainag two letters, one written by Wm. H, Johnston to Ed. Nockels ask- ing him to try and get the original letter written by M. J. McMahon, a member of the General Executive Board of the Machinists’ Union to @ (Continued on page 4)