The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 16, 1925, Page 4

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Ramsay MacDonald Some of our readers believe we are too severe in our strictures on James ‘Ramsay MacDonald, presbyterian divine and prominent socialist who became a, figure of international importance ‘when the British, ruling class handed over to him the reins of government of the empire at a time when the tories and liberals were unable to extricate them -out of the morass in which they were floundering since the end of the world war. MacDonalds record while premier was a series of betrayals of the workers whose support;gave him value in the eyes of the capi- ialist class: One of MacDonalds greatest pieces of disservice to the workers was his espousal of the Dawes plan, which helped to give the German ruling class a respite from the dangers of a proletarian revolution... That the capitalist class of the United States, those who benefitted most from the Dawes plan, appreciate the services rendered by MacDonald can be seen from the following news item that appeared in a recent issue of the London Daily Herald: “The Pligrims of America are anxious to do honors to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and the central feature being planned is a big dinner in his honor at New York, In September. The invitation, sent by cable by Mr. Frederick Cunliffe Owen, a vice- president of the Pilgrims, reads: “The Pilgrims: of the United States, headed by their president, Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, and by my fellow vice-president, Elihu Root and Charles E. Hughes, both former secretaries of the state, and speaking eapecially in their name, would be grateful to you to settle upon an ap- proximate date when, as early as possible after your arrival in New York, . in September, we may have the pleasure of welcoming you at a large dinner in your honor, to express our tribute of the admiration to the great statesmah, who, as prime minister, contributed so vastly to the adoption of the Dawes project, upon: the success of which the whole world depends so much for tHe economic and political maintenace of international peace, “Mr. Kellogg, the secretary of state, will be present.” The three men whose names are mentioned above: Chauncey Depew, Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes are three of the lead- ing tools of American capitalism. Depew was a former president of the New York Central Railroad and now on the board of directors, Elihu Root was former secretary of state and is Wall Street’s fore- most legal expert. Charles Evans Hughes is a Standrad Oil tool apd former secretary of state. He is a bitter foe of Soviet Russia. There is little doubt that one of the objects of bringing Ramsay MacDonald, the yellow socialist to thé United States, is to counter the effect of the presence of A. A. Purcell, delegate to the convention, of the American Federation of Labor. oviPt Russia. We offer the invitation of the Pilgrims to Ramsay MacDonald as the best possible evidence that our charges of treachery to the working class levelled against MacDonald were true. When the known enemies of the workers show admiration for an alleged work- ing class leader, it is time for the workers to drop that leader. It is a safe: prediction that Hughes, Depew and Root will not invite Premier Rykov of Russia to a Pilgrim banquet. A Tale of Two Pats : Pat O’Hara is cooling his ‘heels in a San Francisco prison wait- ing for 4 ship to transport him to New Zealand, or in other words | “back to where he came from.” Pat is not a Sicilian, an Armenian or a Russian. As the name indicates he belongs to the ancient order | of hibernians, which was highly praised by Calvin Coolidge rec cently | for its contribution to the upbuilding of this country. Pat O'Hara} however is a different kind of a hibernian to the kind Coolidge} praised. Pat isa member of the Marine Transport Workers’ Union, | and therefore not a desirable citizen. What a difference there can be between two Pats? Another Pat! who came from Dublin in'1909 is considered a very desirable citizen. | Roche is the rest of his name. He did not join a labor union, but} he joined the police force’. Now he is one of the touted aces of the investigation bureau of the internal revenue department and breaks | frequently into the newspapers with stories of having captured | criminals who are trying. to cheat the government. Of course, it may be only a question of time when Pat. Roche goes the way of other aces, Some day it will be his turn to get canght. But at the present time he is‘in favor. He is the kind of a Pat that the American cap- italists like. He is the kind that Calvin Coolidge had in mind when he praised the Irish race for their contribution to the upbuilding of the United States. Pat Roche came to America with the intention of becoming a useful tool of the master class. Pat O'Hara decided to throw in his lot with. the: working class. movement. Pat O'Hara is in jail waiting deportation. Pat Roche is staying ata good hotel waiting promotion. Amalgamation Is the Answer The meeting of locals 8 and 4 of the International Printing Pressmen’s and; Assistants’ Union, scheduled for this afternoon in Chicago should be the starting point for a great drive to amalgamate all the unions.in the printing industry. The fight of the pressmen to get rid of Berryism is only one phase of the task. ‘After all, the main job is to get rid of capitalism. Of course the Berrys and other scab herders must be elminiated. No progress is possible with them The two locals, comprising the pressmen and feeders, are plan- ning to amalgamate, This move is fearéd by Berry as much as it is feared by the bosses. Both have the same reasons for opposing amal- gamation. Both thrive on the disunity of the workers. Berry is aided in his plans to keep control fo the union by being able to play one local off against the other. The capitalists know that with the unions united under one guiding body their power will be increased. The more. powerful the workers are, the worse for the employers. We hope that the good example set by the pressmen and feeders in Chieago*will be followed by other unions in the printing industry. » ft ESE ores The “workers Jearn who their friends are when they are in a struggle With the bosses. While the réaetionaries are collaborating with the employers the Communists are fighting for the workers. Purcell is a warm friend of}. MacDonald is a bitter and slimy foe. Free sick and death 1 | Our ¢ Liquidating Loreism 'T will assist our party to more fully absorb the value of our recent expe- riences in the needle trades, the strug- gle to liquidate Loreism, if we have a clear idea of the conditions which brot the sharp, open struggle at the precise moment that it did © occur. Nothing happens by accident, and it is impossible to understand the par- ticular phenomenon unless one knows something of the forces that brot it about, as well as the conditioning elr- cumstances. Such a knowledge in the case of the needle trades will help to equip our comrades for similar strug- gles that must occur in other fields and at other times. Why did the C. E. C. find it meces- sary openly to take issue in such sharp mannner with the leading com- rades in the needle trades left wing in the months of March and April? Granted the harmful deviations (dealt with in some detail in my article in the Workers Monthly for August), why did ‘the ‘struggle against them come to a crisis at this precise mo- ment? Objective and Subjective Causes of the Crisis. |. HE immediate factors that forced the crisis were of two kinds: Ob- jective, that is, the conditions in the industry and the relations of forces between the bosses and the workers Our Educational Wor 'T is not necessary here to talk ex- tensively about the necessity of education for the membership of the Workers (Communist) Party. It is sufficient to point out only a few out- standing facts. anes per in our party not more eal ‘active members, Not we ar ee activ rin the pay digathedtbn; bcc -ef-our party, outside of its everyday organizational activities. This _great bulk of our membership-ts dormant. Potentially, it has wonderful Possibilities. arousi them from their-stumber—and bring them into~acitve partici e Com: ist nt! n e achieve this great victory? have some members that do not belong to other labor organ- izations and as yet do not conceive the necessity of belonging to them. They must be made to understand that itis not sufficient for a.Commun ) the Workers Party must organizations uni ns, “co-oper- enefit socie: ties; 6te. FSO that the party can have connections” “with and carry’ on its. ‘Work Inte "Organized masses of the working=class’’ But again the sam: question arises: How can it be done’ Hundreds of our comrades who ar: active in Communist work, go about blindly, make mistakes which are not permissable for a Communist, who has at least a little bit of understanding of his or her duties. Of course, we cannot avoid mistakes entirely, Every- one can make and does make mistakes and commits blunders, but I have in mind such mistakes which ean be ‘avoided with at least a bit of Com- munist education, Here is one exam ple: Two of our comrades in Law- rence, Mass., had a quarrel among themselves. They. belong to a labor organization which is controlled by o in the our party, but in which our enemies are very active. One of them im- mediately preferred charges against the other comrade in that outside or- ganization instead of settling the matter in the Workers Party branch. enemies immediately became judges to settle the differences among our party members. What a calamity: And both of these comrades are ac- tive members, both of them are. val- uable to our movement. How can we! eliminate such mistakes? HERE is also a very old but at the same time a very new problem before our party at the present time. That is the problem of reorganization of our party, not only on shop nuclei basis, but also to make the party one unified body in place of a federation of federations. The Executive Com- mittee of the Communist Interna: tional addressed a long letter to our party on this question. It outlines and explains the steps that our party must take in order to achieve this goat. But can we put it into ierect success fully? All these facts and dhieditoaa are very important. .They loudly cai) upon the party for their solution. You cannot solve these problems thro disciplinary measures alone, You may use these measures but the desir- able results will not be attained, The only sure and effective means of solving ‘these problems are educa: fional means. But, of course, this is only talking, and we have talked on this question continuously for the last few years, How much practical work have we done in this field? Very, very little, H, yes, we have established the Workers’ School in New York City. We have also’ arranged several educational classes in Chicago and in a few other larger: cities. many members, of one party: roathed. with. Only adh bi THE DAIL WORKE rs yer and between the va ary officials and the workers; and then the sub- jective, that is, the conditions exist- ing within the ranks pf the left wing. Many comradesof the needle trades have had a long record of deviations and resistance to ‘the leadership of the party. But in the past these dif- ferences have been overcome without a headon collision, altho the struggle has been often sharp. This settled tendency to stray away from the revo- lutionary line of policy, however, early in this year, entered into a period which stimulated it to energetic schemings upon oppoft nist lines be- cause of the shaking-ip going on among the bureaucrats, because of the impending struggle Between the offi- cials and the left. ing, and because R to cause the sudden emergence of right-wing deviations that resisted the correction of the party. First, there was the inclination already existing among a circle of leading comrades to develop right-wing conceptions and to struggle against the influence of the party. Second, and more decisive in setting the time for this struggle, the needle trades comrades were encour- aged to resist the C. EB. C. by (a) the factional situation existing in the party which weakened the power of the ©. E. C.; (b) the open political support of an organized political group within the party, led by Poyntz, which immediately took the struggle out of the needle trades and made it a general party problem; and (c) the indirect but most effective support given to these right-wing tendencies of the crying ne f for & dig battle against the employers to protect the interests of the workers—a tangle of forces which would cheer the heart of every active-minded left-winger for its opportunities for Yevolutionary ad- vance, but which at ‘the same time stimulated all the illusions of oppor- tunism, the idea that something could be gotten by deals, without a fight. This was the objective basis for the sudden succession of right-wing mis- takes that were made inythe closing months of 1924 and the first part of 1925, in the needle trades left wing. Subjective factors also entered here of our veaat ees And I am quite con- vineed that i @, long, Jong ee will, be. able to reach}. theseMasses with our present educa- \siomaf’ classes or with the Workers’ School. We must do somiething elso in the meantime. We must do some- thing immediately. I want to submit herewith an edu- cational program for our perty for the coming year, PROGRAM. _ 1—Our Higher Education. 1. We should maintain and strenth- en our existing educational classes in various cities and build up such classes in the larger cities where they do not exist and where there is suffi- cient material for them. 2. These classes should be under the supervision of educational direc- tors, appointed by the district execu- tive committees of the various dis- \ricts. The district educational direc- “ltor is resposible for the conduct of wpthese classes in the jurisdiction of that particular district. He reports regularly to the D. BH. €. about his work and the success of thése classes, He maintains contact with the nation- Al educational director and receives ‘rom him every assistance possible. 3. As far as possiblethese classes nould have. a ee curriculum ‘hruout the party. ‘ke curriculum should be carefully. prepared by the national educational director. 4, The district educational director may, if he finds necessary, -establish such classes in other languages, not only in English, But,it is advisable to induce the comrades of various sec- ‘ions who can read and speak ‘Eng- lish to join the English “classes: Note 1. I do not submit a: draft of “ao curriculum for these classes be- cause it is necessary to have reports from the now existing’ classes so that by studying them carefully it will be possible to find out‘ what subjects must be taken up during the coming year. Note 2. I do not speak abo&t the Workers School in New York, because that is’ a special problem for the C, E. Cc. i. Our Elementary Education, 1. The convention of the -Workers Party should decide that the months of November, December and January be spt aside for intensive educational york in the party. ~ (a) Every comrade should devote at least one night every fee for educa- tion. (b) The brarich ofxbniser skould keep very strict record of every com- rade as to his or her attendance. Only on very important grounds can a com- rade be excused for failure to attend wh educational meeting. (c) The leader of the educational meeting may be elected by the branch or shop nuclei, or where there is no suitable comrade for such work the C. C, C. or the D, # ©. sends one. The leader must sti the subject very carefully, prepare and deliver a short talk on the subject, then let the members discuss it, .If the leader can- not answer a certain, question or if he is not sure of correctness he should immediately write to the D. B. irector for information. 2. Subjects to be studied Huron three months. (a) Thé Communist Party. (1) Membership and form of organ ization. (2) Its role before the revolution, Ith (3) Its role during the revolution, (4) Its role after the overthrow of e rule of the bourgeois. —/ (5) Party distipline. * (6) Communist work in other labor ganizations, (b) Communist work in the trade nions, : . (1) What is a trade union: its mem- rship and its role in tl gles of the masses, | rs by the minority comrades who at- tempted to turn the struggle against the right-wing tendencies into an as- sault all along the line against the C..E. C. itself. - Here was a combination of forces arrayed against the centralized lead- ership of the left wing movement which had all the appearances of being very formidable indeed. How were all of these obstacles to be overcome, and the menace of Lore- ism liquidated in the work of the needle trades left wing? (2) Communists’ these struggles. (3) Why Communists must join trade unions and be active in them, (4) Our attitude towards the leader- ship of the trade unions, (5) Our program of amalgamation and labor party in the trade unions. (6) Communist factions in the trade unions. (7) The left wing: T. U. B, L. (8) Our attitude toward the split- ting of.trade unions and dual union- ism. participation 3. Assistance from higher party units, (a) Thé national educational dire tor should work out a short outlin for every subject; the C. BE. C, should] supply every educational leader witl it. (b) The C, EB. C., as far as possible, should sell the books on these sub- jects at cost price to the members, Note 1, The outlines must be trans- lated in various languages so that the language section comrades can use them. Note 2. Where comrades cannot all | come to a meeting the same evening, on account of party work or other im- portant reasons, the branch or shop nuclei can divide itself into two or more groups in such a way that every comrade could participate in these educational meetings. ‘Note 3. The curriculum is limited to two subjects for the following rea- sons: (1) because they are the most important subjects to be studied and understood by every member, (2) be- | cause we can accomplish more by tak- ing fewer subjects at one time and concentrating our attention to them, IVl. Preparation, 1. The party press immediately af- ter the convention should carry on in- tensive agitation explaining to the membership the importance of the ed- ucational work. should induce the comrades to ci i themselves and be ready to gladly participate in that intensive education during these three. inonths. 2, The C. E. C., the district commit- tees and the C. C, C. are to see to it that every branch should make neces: ary arrangements for these educa- ional meetings in advance. — . BIMBA. P. S. It should be understood that educational work among the party inembership must go on the whole year around. But I think it is neces- sary to carry on intensive education for a certain period of time and find out how much success can we obtain by these new methods, AND ONE BIG TIME PHILADELPHIA, Don’t let anything keep you from com- ing to the public festival on Sunday, Aug. 16th, at Sylvan lake, Burlington, N. J. If you do you will regret it for. the rest of your young life. For this affair has got them all beaten. So says the arrangements committee, and says this earnest group of comrades: “‘It must be so, for it is being run for the benefit of the DAILY WORKER: and Ul Elore.” Here is the story in a nutshell. ‘The workers of Philadelphia, Trenton and Roebling have gotten together and fixed up an affair that will be the talk of the town. Every conceivable enter- tainment and sport has been provided ival one big treat. athletic contests, ancing contests, .bathing,, fishing, boating, and a first (Class orchestra and dancing all day: "An such eats! |. tunism dnd factionalism. Criticism of PUBLIC FESTIVAL SUNDAY, AUG. 16th Pa., Aug. 14, —+ The Worse of, Criticism and Ideo- logical. Struggle. (HEN the general membership of the party understands’ the ex- tremely grave situation that was cre- ated for the entire movement by this unheard-of combination of forces, they will at the same time understand how necessary was the drastic action that the C., BE. C. took. Nothing but a sharp knife wielded with a heavy hand could cut thru this tangle of oppor- the sharpest nature and ideological struggle of the most unrelenting sort could liquidate the menace. The C. BE. C. appplied the weapon, Before a meeting of garment work: ers; members of the party in ‘New. York, the C. BE. C. presented a reso- lution stigmatizing in harsh words the mistakes of the needle trades com- rades. When Comrade Gitlow, of the minority, tried to turn the meeting into an attack upon the C, E. C. in» stead of helping to correct the needle trades comrades, the C. E. C. prompt- ly placed an Official censure upon Com- rade Gitlow and called him to order. When, in Chicago, the opportunists within the left wing of the A. C.’W. of A. led by Schneid, tried at this same moment to establish their be- trayal as the official policy of the left wing group, they were expelled from the party. The entire ideological struggle was taken before the mem- By LOVETT FORT-WHITEMAN, - National. Organizer American Negro Labor Congress. HE attention of the National Com- mittee calling the American Negro Labor Congress has been attracted to an editorial appearing in the August 11th number of the Chicago Tribune in which the writer supports the warn- ing issued by Mr. William Green, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor against Negro labor unionists taking part in the American Negro Labor Congress to be held in Chicago in the month. of Ortober. Mr, Green charges the American Negro Labor Congress to be supported by the Com- munist element in this country and constituting a great danger to the working class, The Chicago Tribune in substantiat- ing the attitude of the head of the American Federation of Labor argues that no greater dis-service could be rendered the race than the promotion of Soviet doctrine among the Negro people of America. We, of the Ameri- can Negro Labor Congress have not jassumed a definite position in respect to the social situation in Russia at this time, nor is the American Negro Labor Vongress a Communist affair. True, the Communist element thruout America have here and there proffere their sympathy. and support for work towards developing the Congres; and the Communist group are onl some among many constituting t mést progressive elements within ‘ti labor movement of America who ha’ taken 4 helpfuland fraternal attitu towards the work of bringing abo the American Negro Labor Congre’ HE Negro working class in Ameri: suffers all the social abuses of tl working class in general, but ph racial persecution. We well kno that ‘the ruling class in this count: as in all capitalist countries is bett able to maintan itself thru keepin: e ranks of the workers divided, eithér on caste, racial or religious is- sues, In India with its three hundred and twenty. million people, England is able to hold power thru ever keep- ing alive the caste sentiment, in Ire: land it is Catholic against Protestan ‘in the West Indies, Mulattoes again: blacks, and here in our own “free” Unite, tates, it is white against black! r. Green and the Chicago Trib charges that the American Negro Labor* Congress has for its Policy the intensifying of interracial ‘bitterness. He well knows that that is absolutely untrue; it is merely a thin ‘shield to protect his own skin from the growing reaction thruout the labor movement against the policy of restriction on the part of many unions in the American Federation of Labor. The Negro Labor Congress is actuated HUNGARIAN GOULASH, PAPRIKA FISH, AT PHILADELPHIA The children have not been neglected, and many interesting games and at- tractions have been provided for them. Valuable articles will be given away. Just listen to this: An $800 touring car, a $300 parlor suite, a $120 radio set, a $60. goldwatch, and 96 other valuable articles. If you miss this affair it won't be the committee’s fault, Tickets, $1; children free. Here's how to get there: By boat: Take the Wilson line boat (Chestnut street pier) at 9 a, m, to Burlington, At Burlington committee will await you. | usses: At Camden ferries take Sylvan Lakes park bus; it takes you direct to the park. Bus leayes every 30 minutes. By trolley: At Cam- den ferries take the Trenton car; get off in Burlington at Broad street. Then take the green car and. get off at 13th street, - Walle ‘left one square to, the Hungarian goulash Nila ‘paprika fish! feaceet ome ne park © % a “By Earl R. Browder Mershtp of the party that was: 7 involved. Some comrades thot that th C.. EB. C, acted in a harsh manner. True, the actions were drastic, but the entire future, the integrity of the left ‘wing was at stake. Any hesitation or half-heartedness at that moment on the part of the C, B. C. would have been a disaster, a complete break- down of our movement. The vast majority of. the membership under- stood this immediately and supported the policy of the C. E. C. Loreism Is Being Liquidated. 5 tl out of the struggle has already come this welcome and healthful result: Our movement has been al- most completely immunized from the poison. of Loreism ,in its most open forms, The organized combination of forces within the movement whi made Loreism a menace is being broken up rapidjy. The party mem- bership has been educated to a ce} jtain extent, and is being constantly educated further, in thé dangerous na- ture of the opportunistic deviations. The party as a whole is also learning how to combat Loreism effectively. This article is a small contribution to the struggle, the end of which can only be the complete elimination of all groups within the party which fight against the line of the Communist In- ternational, [The Negro and World Changes by the desire to build up in this coun: try a sentiment of common interes’ between white-and black workers, t eradicate the practice of Negroes be~ ing constantly used as strikebreakers, resulting always in race riots and thy intensifying of racial antagonis; The Negro is the most oppressed group in our American life and he is fastly coming to see that the causes responsible for his degradation resides in the social system. It is quite well to say that there is some degree of prosperity among a small section of Negroes in our northern cities, but what about the great masses of the race residing in the southern states, where they are denied every element- al right vouchsafed even the most-un- developed racial groups residing in any other section of world society. The Negro is admonished to. be loyal and support American institutions. Loyalty has no virtue within itself; it all depends upon that to which ong is loyal. Is there any virtue in th slave being loyal to his master Lynching is one of America’s instit tions. Should the Negro not seek “with all means at his hands to under- mine this institution? Likewise, with Jim-Crowism, political disfranchise- fegro Labor Congress ‘can by no| means be interpreted as a Bolshevik | movement among Negroes, but we are! certainly not ignorant of this fact that the Jew, before the Russian revolution, | was. the Negro of Russia, and there’ was no country_jn the world more | | / dustrial discrimination, saab; segregaton, etc, The American | aflicted with racial problems than old — sian capitalism having been over- thrown, causes of racial problems thereby having been removed, the Jew is no longer confined to the Pale set- tlements, the Moslems of Turkes no longer being compelled to ride in Jim-crow cars and denied educational facilities, but each and every one the many racial groups residing in Russia entering into the full currents f the political, egenomic and cultural ife of the nation¥ Again, we have tio» definite policy expressing out attitude towards. Sovietism, but the Negro in this country has seen one government overturned (Suthern confederacy) and jeans- suffered because of its ¥ ican Negro Labor Con- sress marks the beginning of a new epoch in the life of the American Negro working class. It shall en- deavor to set the Negro upon a new road of political thinking and to bring nbout a self-orientation and an under- standing of a common interest and a common enemy for the working class the world over regardless of race, color, or clime. , Pastor Held on Serious ye “ MONESSEN, Pa, Aug. Ppika The Rey. Dr. C. P. Diaz, pastor of the First Spiritualist church of Charleroi, was arrested on a serious charge. He “was held for court under a $500 bal on a charge of sodomy by Mrs. Alic Webb of this city in behalf of hi 15-year-old son. “It is likely that the minister will receive a long jail sen- tence, as other evidence has been un- covered of his actions in the past years. Gary Railway Grows. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Alig, 14.—The public service” commission today authorized the Gary Street Railway Company to buy three transportation lines for a total of $1,027,606.80, : More Blood in the Coal, WILKES-BARRE, Pa.,, Aug. 14.— “(FP)—Another worker ag the result of the Dorrance ‘explo- sion, bringing the total it, Sev- eral others are so badly injured that they are expected to die, czarist Russia. But today, seyen years — after the Bolshevik revolution, Rus- <