The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 29, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Il. No. é wee ise 8 as) ny AS WE SEE IT By T. J, O'FLAHERTY Login JUDGE JAMHS B. WIL- KERSON entered an order for the receives of the Chicago, Milwau- kee and St. Paul railroad not to pay the $600,000 interest due on the $20,- 000,000 promisory note of the rajl- road, held by the United States direc- tor of railroads. The order was issued on the ground that the nate is secured by $82,000,000 refunding bonds and mortgages over railroad property that has depreciated more than 50 per cent since they were issued, so that there is now no tangible assets behind the note. oo. * re jg the gentleman who issued the famous injunction in the shopmen’s strike of 1922, on ap- sain of the then attorney general, Harry M. Daugherty. He is a good friend of the railroads. This is a very cute way to get $20,000,000. Whet is the use "ot having judges unless they @o the work? If a judge proved as joniont in the case of a striking work- held for violation of some statute, ald be considered a public men- ace by Dress. see gern is a oaftoon in yesterday's Daily represents Soviet Russia endeavoring | to find favo¥ in the eyes of the rest of the world. The cafteonist was so badnkrupt in originalfty that he had to fall back on the old reliable whiskers to bring home his point. The idea for the picture had its origin in a recent dispatch from the Associated Press representative in Moscow, to the effect that the Communist Party of Rugsia, which is the ruling party, pasged a resolution that will give mote favored living conditions to the so-called white collar workers. ce PPE canitaliet tripe Hounds" saw in | this another step. towards peace, with capitalism on the part of the Soviet government. As if there was any incompatibility between white collars and clear brains or Bolshev- ism! It merely indicates the increas- gusubscriotion Rates: Sutsiae’Giicoes, by pail. 96.00 bce year. News, of Chicago, Which | agreed to abandon our opposition to ing stability of the Soviet regime and the fact that the “white collar” elements or the industrial and com- mercial experts who did not coddle to the new order, have finally ac- cepted the Soviet rule as a thing of power and permanency. se. BS (ea trying to look respectable now —see my collar is white.” These are the words the artist puts into the mouth of the alleged Bolshevik. And the “rest of the world” is made to reply, “not very well—your whiskers are in the way.” Perhaps’ most of the readers of the Daily News will see no connection between this cartoon and the interview with a Japanese news- paperman that appeared on the previ- ous day. The Japanese statesman said that his country benefited very much from its treaty with Russia and because of its recognition of the So- viet power. This was dangerous stuff and must be counteracted. ees HAT a false impression this car- toon conveys? One would im- agine that Soviet Russia is not recog- nized by a single country in the world. As a matter of fact all the great powers except the United States | at least two years’ experience. But. and most of the small powers have | even if the law were not enforced, the The liberal sup-|fact remains that anthracite cannot. recognized Russia. ply of hirsute adornment which the cartoonist attaches to his mythical | Mntered as Second-class matter September 21, 19: SATURD. AACITE CO ORKER. | Pont OMoce at Chicago, Ulinols, under the Act of March 3, 1879. AUGUST 29, 1925 L STRIKE NEARS PUBLI MINE WALKOUT. [—__o-taFe IS SURE; PEACE EFFORTS FAIL Committee Prepares for Anthracite Tie-up (Special to The Dally Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 27.—The | INDIA BRING ON YOUR JOHN BULL ! | stitutes for anthracite and bituminous (fuel in case of a stoppage. Russian is supposed to represent Bol- shevism, and this is the obstacle to respectability! What is making So- (Continued on page 3) Forty Dead in Japanese Floods, Fece Water Famine TOKIO, Aug. 27.—As meager re- ports trickled in the verncular papers estimated the death toll of the series of floods which have swept Japan at approximately forty, Several mountain villages are re- . ported to have been wiped out by great landslides, The city of Yokohoma faces a water shortage due to the collapse of the « poaiity STRIKE ORDER DUE ANY-TIME; FIXING UP MAINTENANCE CREWS PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27—The strike order for the anthracite tie-up probably will be issued within the next few hours, it was definitely learned this afternoon. The union sub-scale committee was only awaiting the decision of the conciliation board in regard to “maintenance erewe” before broad- casting the order to suspend work. es eat reservoir supplying the muni-| time.” sub-scale committee of the anthracite | miners went Into session here today to make the final arrangements for a suspension of work in the hard coal | fields. All hope of averting the iesu- | ance of the strike call for a walkout | on Sept. 1st has been given up. | John L. Lewle, president of the Unit. | ed Mine Workers, delivered his last | ultimatum today. He said: “Uniess the anthracite operators withdraw | their statement that they will yield | to nothing and reject everything that | disturbs one factor of mine costs, a strike is Inevitable.” No Wage Increase. ‘The operators agree to reopen nego- tiations on the condition that “it is distinctly understood that we have pot | the check-off and wage increases, both of which we believe to be unsound and unwarranted.” Last minute efforts of a “no-strike” committee representing the business men of the hard coal belt have .nded in dismal failure. Secret conferences at the Sterling and Bellevue-Stratford hotels between the citizens’ commit- tee, headed by John H. Uhl, and the belligerents netted nothing but state. ments by both the miners and the operators reiterating their former po- sitions. Strike Order Tomorrow. ' The"ettizens™bmimittee had held a conference with yesterday and became panicky when: Lewis left for Philadelphia and nounced that he was preparing strike order. They followed him bs the Quaker city and again attempted to “bring the minérs to reason,” but) with obviously small success. How- | ever, Lewis announced that there wi still time for the strike call and that | it would not be issued today. ‘ It is assumed that the order for the tieup is prepared and the meet! day of the sub-scale committee mi: it almost certain that the call will out tomorrow. Washington Busy. 3 The administration at Washington, according to recent word, is convi that a suspension on Sept. Ist is mi avoidable and is laying plans to am the situation. Talk about the govern- ment being powerless to interfere with the conflict when it breaks is shown to be nothing more than talk by news of the activity of the mterstate com- merce commission. The I. C. C. is checking up on all surpluses and is making arrangements to give clear right of way to all sub- No Scabs. One thing in favor of the anthracite diggers is the small chance of their being replaced by scabs. There is a Pennsylvania law which provides that all workers in anthracite must have be successfully mined without, experi- enced hard coal diggers and the Penn- sylvania anthracite fields are the only ones in this country. Following a propaganda campaign in New England led by John Hays Hammond, former head of the United States coal commission, for the use of substitutes for anthracite in break- ing the coming strike, a new story !s being circulated in an attempt to frighten the miners and re-assure users of anthracite. This last cam- paign of publicity comes from. a spokesman of the Pittsburgh Coal company, the largest bituminous oper- ators in the country. “Smokeless Pool” It runs like this: “In the event of a strike in the hard coal fields of Pennsylvania, an ample supply of ‘smokeless’ bituminous fuel is ‘on hand to allay the suffering public for some On top of this there is the (Continued on page 3) sites swodnane Lewis.at- Hazelton!” ees EGYPT ! RYING PAN ‘SECURITY’ ai ; WOULD ISOLATE SOVIET UNION Moscow Papers Expose Plot of Entente (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Aug. 27.—That all the campaign in favor of the so-called guarantee pact is a link in the chain of measures which the entente pow- with Great Britain as their ring- ler, are trying to carry thru in their frantic efforts to isolate the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and by splitting the Union and Ger- many to create a single united front inst the former and start against it a fresh system of blockade—is the view held by most of the leading joviet papers. The Izvestia remarks that it is frofn this angle thatsmust be viewed the queer idea emanating from and en- dorsed by certain English politicians that Germany must be allowed to arm. After a searching analysis of the actual ‘world situation, the leading Moscow organ comes to the infallible conclusion that this desire and at- tempts of the British government to tear off Germany and move her against the Soviet Union constitute one of the main factors of today’s international policy. This, writes the author, gives the clue to many an otherwise complex and intricate phase of the actual diplomatic relations. Weather Hits Pole Expedition. WASHINGTON, August 27. — The MacMillan Arctic expedition, hurry- ing southward, is encountering more severe weather than on the trip north- ward, according to dispatches today ‘to the National Geographic Society. The airplane carrier Peary was an- chored yesterday in the harbor at Akpahni. There was a big blizzard for 24 hours with a 60-mile wind and high seas. The flgship Bo®wdoin is at Saunters Island. - IRISH RAILWAY OFFICIALS ASK WORKERS TO STARVE TO SAVE THEIR PROPERTY (Special to The Daily Worker) DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 27—The directors of the Amalgamated | Southern Railways have issued an appeal to all the employes to agree to a voluntary reduction of 5 per cent in wages. The appeal carries the promise that if the workers will accept the reduction the direc- tors will give themselves a reduc- tion too! PACT AGAINST SOVIET BOOSTED BY SOCIALISTS Communists E x pose “Security” Note (Special to’ The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Germany, Aug, 27.—While the Communists are denouncing the “security pact” negotiations a bloc of the European countries against So- viet Russia, the socialists have piaced| their approval on the proposed anti- Soviet alliance, “The conclusion of an anti-Soviet war pact is imminent,” says the Rote Fahne, note to Germany leading up to direct negotiations. “The Hindenburg gov- ernment bows low to the western im- perialists and complies with warlike measures against the Soviets.” The socialist paper Vorwaerts, in championing the anti-Soviet combine of England, Germany, America and France, says: “The French note shows decisive progress.” In addition, the socialist organ urges the Hindenburg government to enter the league of na- tions, which has as its main task the subjection of 4he colonial peoples and the weaker nations, and the anti- Soviet campaigy commenting on the French) PRESSMEN MUST HAVE PROGRAM TO FIGHT BERRY National Campaign Is Necessary for Victory This is the concluding article of a series exposing the crooked career in the trade union movement of George L, Berry, president of the In- ternational Printing Pressmen’s and Assistants’ Union. see ARTICLE 13. The capitalist class in all countries have cleverly created a division in the ranks of the workers by setting up a favored group that is catered to more or less at the expense of the great majority of the wage slaves. This policy has been carried out by the British government and other col- onial empires among the subject peo- ples. In India, Egypt and South Africa, the first tactical move of the British to break the solidarity of the people whose land and wealth they coveted was to shower favors upon the ruling classes and make their dew found loyalty just as profitable for them as their old independence. “Divide and conquer” has been the motto of the oppressor and exploiter from time immemorial. This policy is followed by the capitalists among the workers. Organizing the Skilled, The American Federation of Labor, under the leadership of Sam Gompers and the grand dukes that he trained, was mever very much concerned with organizing the unskilled workers. It confined its organizing activity main- ly to the skilled or semi-skilled and only bothered with the unskilled when a spontaneous revolt brought them to the point of organization and the per capita looked good to the greedy sharks that dominate the coun- ceils of the A. F. of L, Besides this division among the workers, the.employers have another weapon, That is, the caste of labor leaders, that has recently become com- (Continued on page 2) Published Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER [NEWYORK | a ae ON Price 3 Cents ISHING CO, 1118 W. Warhington Bivd., Chicago, Tl. ‘WORKERS PARTY CONVENTION IN SESSION APPROVES REPORT OF CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The report of Comrade Alexander Bittelman for the Cen- tral Executive Committee upon the past activities of the Workers (Communist) Party, occupied the foreground in Wednesday's opening session of the party's Fourth Convention. A stenographic report of this speech will be published in the DAILY WORKER. A digest of Comrade C. E. R lished later. uthenberg’s speech will be pub- The following is a very inadequate+ summary of Bittelman’s report owing to stenographic difficulties: During the 20 months of the present C. EB. C, there have been no severe disturbances and no big mass strug- gles. This background must be kept in mind. The mood of the masses was depressed. Third, the sweep up and then the decline of the LaFollette movement had seriously hampered our party. Added to this was the continual internal fight that lasted nearly 20 months. The speaker divided the period as (Continued on page 2) Kuomintang Party in Cleveland, Ohio, Greets Convention Chinese Send Greetings. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 27.—To the Workers Party National Conven- tion: | We appreciate most sincerely your | righteous purpose. We believe your aim ig for humanity. The Chinese may forgive, but they can never forget those brutalities and exploitations which caused by the con ng and imperialiats. Our workmen wanted fair treat- ment. Our nation wanted cancellation of those unfair treaties whieh jeop- | ardize her growth. Realizing that our common great enemy, imperialism, will not grant such.demands unless—thru your co- operation—we can together defeat im- perialjst designs. Therefore, we earnestly appeal be- fore you to solve these problems in the light of the awakened moral con- science of the world. Hoping the con-| vention will lighten the burden of the toiling masses, allow us td congrath- late your achievements and success. (Signad) Kuomintang Party, Cleveland Branch. Chinese Delegate Seated. It must be remarked in connection} with the interest aroused among the | Chinese in this country by the conven- tion that the convention has seated as | a fraternal delegate Mr. L. P. Jin, edi-| tor of the Chicago Chinese Daily News and former secretary to Dr. Sun Yat Sen. eee Japanese Greetings. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27.—To the Workers Party Convention: Revolutionary greetings from your comrades in arms struggling for the abolition of capitalism and for the establishment of a Socialist Soviet Republic of the world. Long 1We the leadership of the Com- munist International! Long live Soviet Russia! Long live the Workers (Communist) Party of America! SIGMAN LIES, GANGS FAIL 10 BREAK STRIKE Militants Not Fazed by Joint Board Terror (Special to The Daity Worker) NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—An organ- ized campaign of terror has been launched by the Joint Boar@ against those members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union who are picketing shops where workers were discharged after the general stoppage called by the Joint Commit- tee of Action last Thursday, ‘Women gangsters appeared this morning in front of several striking shops, and large strong-arm squads Were seen wherever there were picket- ers. One of the women gangsters at- tacked Marie Kuthy in front of the Roth Costimes, Inc. at’ 550 Seventh avenue, and when Anna Flint, another of the discharged workers from the same firm, ran to her rescue both girls were arrested and the attacker was allowed to escape. Lena Weber was also arrested. All three girls were charged with disorderly conduct and their cases were postponed until Fri- day. Arrest and Discharge Six. In front of the Seisser Dress Co. at 18-15 East 22nd street, Helen Horn, the discharged chairman of the shop, together with Jennie Locker, Frances Cohen, Gussie Abrams, Max Berger and Sarah Bernstein, were arrested while peacefully picketing. They were charged with disorderly conduct, but their case was dismissed. At 32 West 18th street, where the Principal Cloak and Suit House was being picketed, Harry Rose was so badly beaten by gangsters that it was | necessary to call'an ambulance, and after being given first aid treatment he was taken to a private physician. There was no policeman visible at the time of the assault and no arrest was made. This is the way in which the Joint Board “protects” the workers accord- ing to its boast in the press. These methods have not succeeded in set- tling the difficulties in any of the 26 shops called on strike by the Joint Committee of Action. A report also reached the Joint Committee of Action today of an at- tack made last night upon H, Rabino- witz of 607 Hast 15th street, a mem- ber of Local 2. Rabinowitz, who 1s (Signed) Japanese Workers Asso- clation of California. (Continued on page 2) NEW YORK, Aug. 2\.—August 20 in the history of the labor movement. machine. Processions of workers, thousands workers arched down to the Board office, with various protest in- scriptions held aloft, Sigman and his gang were watching the procession thru the windows. “Boo!.. Boo!.. Boo!” rang out the voices of labor, This was the greeting the Sigman gang received. Protest meetings were held in six- teen halls. An indescribable spirit prevailed there among the workers, They embraced each other, “Coniradés, this is our victory,” heard in every part of the hall. | The tremendous, overwhelming pro- was York streets, their faces radiant with determination. Joint +— | test meeting with thousands of work- WORKER IS INSPIRED BY MILITANTS’ . PROTEST STRIKE AND DEMONSTRATION IN N. Y. AGAINST THE SIGMAN MACHINE By GERTRUDE PINCUS, Worker Correspondent. will be marked down in golden letters Thousands of cloak and dressmakers went down in a strike to protest against the oppression of the Sigman of them, were marching thru the New The procession ot ers assembled on Union Square was the most picturesque sight. The workers marched past the Datly Freiheit building with cheers and wav- ing of red handkerchiefs like so many bright stars. This was the way they greeted their own daily organ that hdg been with them thruout the strug- gle. Yes, the future {s with the toiling masses! If forty thousand workers in one industry can raise their voices against the old and decayed leader- ship, what about the others? A 5 ‘ j