The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 6, 1925, Page 2

oy +s \ Page. Two UNITED MINE WORKERS’ UNION REPORTS SHOW LEWIS” FRAUD IN PACKING LAST CONVENTION By ALEX REID (Secretary of the Progressive Miners’ Committee.) Two very important reports are now published by the Inter- national office of the U. M. W. of A., which it is the duty of all members in the union to study deeply, as it exposes one of the ways that the Lewis machine has kept its power, defeats the will of the rank and file, and is destroying the union at @ rapid rate, far more rapidly than the miners realize. In the vote cast for the resolution to take from Lewis the ap- pointive power at the International convention in Indianapolis, the report shows that the same forcés which were against the appointive power of Lewis, were the forces that were lined up solidly with Alex Howat for re-+ - Bb instatement into the union of| What happened in Colorado? This all the expelled progressives. district was represented at the con- Mlinois Solid for Progressives. hii peegaion 4h estes et the pay me a+ | TOL and who casi ocal union votes. a erate he gpl eae The repost further shows that there thé miners’ unton and a one. hundred | “"* 27 local unions with a total paid per cent organised district, voted |"? membership of 224 in the entire almost solidly against the appointiter Hale —Thnale Dal, enuf to allow all power of Lewis; and remember that) | Milinois is Lewis’ home state, where the miners know him best. The vote iP from Ulinois was 856 votes against | Lewis and 97 votes in his favor, A careful perusal of the votes cast from the districts where a one hun-| dred per cent organization did not ex- ist, in the report recently published, showing the local unions that are ac- tually existing in these districts, will explain why the progressive forces | were defeated by a few votes on im-| portant measures in the last interna- tional convention, and clearly proves that the convention was packed by delegates from these districts—from blue sky or non-existing locals. Fine Lot of Blue Sky Locals. For instance, District No. 4, or the Collinsville coke region, wes repre- sented in the convention by ten locals, and in secretary Kennedy’s report we find that only four local unions exist and that there are only twelve mem-} bers in all four! Under the law of the United Mine Workers, these ten local unions are existing illegally as there cannot be tem members in each local union. They most likely consist of nothing more than International officers and organizers. In District Nine, a com- parison shows that only 92 local un- fonss exist but that one hundred and two local unions were represented at the last International convention and! ! few of these local unions cast less | § than four and five votes each, Machining Up the Vote. The votes in District Ten were cast |i by three men, two who were on the] 4q pay roll, the other a rank and file; ¥ member represented one local union} ]| and voted against the machine, but Sam Caddy and Martin J. Flysik, pay roll officials, represented five local unions, and cast them solid for the} t machine. t] | a Ma 1 N° worker—AND can truthfully of Communist princ has studied and led these classics writt(..—vy-our-greay wuvaws wae leader V. I. Ulianov (Lenin) State and Revdlution...cccscccsscseeesse« covorecenses ROG Imperialism—Final Stage of Capitalism..........15¢ The Proletarian Revolution, or Kautsky, the i Renegade ...... 250 Infantile Sickness, or “Leftism” in Commun. Should Communists Participate in Reaction- ary Trade Unions 5e The Daily Worker Publishing Co. “The Source of All Communist Literature” 1113 W. Washington Blvd? Chicago, Ill. | wust GERMAN TRADE UNION DELEGATION COMING 10 STUDY INDUSTRY HERE Representatives of nine German trade unions will arrive in this country Sept, 25, to study conditions in Industry, It was announced yes- terday by Hugh Frayne, General Organizer of the American Federa- of Labor, The party will visit New York, Washington and Atlantic City, in the latter place attending the convention of the American Federation of Labor to be held Oct. KELLOGG SPEECH TIES STRING ON CHINA FREEDOM Hints Obscurely at Secret Agreement DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 4,—Speak- SOUL es vuuncuny CHICAGO St. Louis, Mo., Attention! Phone Forest 8749. Joe Kaizer Candy Co. HOME MADE CANDY ICE CRE/.M PHILIP RACHEFF, Manager 4975 EASTON AVENUE St. Louis, Mo. To those who work hard for thelr money, | will gave 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTISS 645 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURGH, PA, at SPBA JAMES P, CANNON of Junior speaker, LIGHT LUNCHES International Youth Day. Demonstration SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 8 P.M, NORTH-WEST HALL, Corner North and Western Aves, MAX SHACHTMAN of the Young Workers League, ADMISSION 26 CENTS, Auspices, Young Workers League, Lo: E DAILY WORKER STRIKE CUTS ANGLO-FRENCH CHANNEL LINE Majestic Sails Only by Supreme Effort LONDON, Sept. 4.—The British sea- men’s strike, calietagainst a wage cut of $5 a month, Spread yesterday to the channel boats and tied up tourist traffic between England and the continent, , Crews of steamers from Southampton to Havre and from Caen to the ChannelIsiands are com- pletely tied up and tourists bound to France are unable to.get across. The ship owners have, in the case of the White Star Jine¥ Majestic, won a temporary victor, ‘The boat sailed from Southampton on schedule, how- ever, only as a result of heroic efforts to get scabs toman her. And these scabs got through"the pickets only by ot going to. the docks at all, but “being taken in two tugs to Cowes road, where the Majestic picked them | up as she got away from the harbor. Scabs Have Hot Job But these scabs, who are furnished by the national employment associa- tion for ex-service.men, a part of the British fascist movement similar in strike-breaking taetics to the Amer- fean legion, are not expected to be over joyful at the job of shoveling Civic Federation Head Has List of Favorites That Labor Must Fight By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. B Dae ey printed copies of the recent red-baiting speech of Ralph. Montgomery Easley, chairman of the executive council of the class-collaborating National Civic Federation, are laid upon the desks of the officials of labor in Washing- ton, D.C. “Open Shop” Easley assures these officials, not only of the American Federation of Labor, but of the mine workers’, carpenters’, machinists’ and ladies’ garment workers’ unions, to mention a few, that he has drawn both inspiration and en- couragement for his attack on the Communists, from their war upon the militants in their respective organizations. The agent of the great employers recognizes as his best aids in battling labor's progress the officials of the trade un- ions supposed to fight labor's cause ageinet the exploiters. * But Easley will not be satisfied with inspiration from Green, Lewis, Johnston, Sigman and Hutcheson. Nor will he stop by merely accepting their applause. His printed speech is a clarion call to these traitor labor officials to support him in winning legislation from the next congress, that convenes in December, “for punishment of persons who utter or publish ideas favorable to a forcible change in our form of govern- ment.” That means an energetic attempt is to be made to get the legal sanction of congress, not only for the imprisonment of Communists and the censorship and suppression of Com- munist publications, but to make ruthless war against all militant trade unionists who recognize the class struggle and seek to develop the trade unions into organs to carry on this coal in, the belly of a great ocean liner, a place compared to which hell is a summer resort. The Majestic sailing is being used as propaganda to spread the false re- port that the strike is broken. Yet the Majestic is only one of hundreds of |ships in many ports, and all efforts | had to be concéntrated on her to get |her out on schedule. Other ships are |tied up, and news from Southampton | tells of another great liner losing her crew. The Sun Don’t Set on This Strike In other ports the strike is spread- ing and from all corners of the Bri- tish empire news of its force is re- ceived. Australia, New Zealand and Africa all report serious tie-ups. What Does Kellogg Mean? WASHINGTON; Sept. 4.—Interpret- ation of the Detroit speech of Secre- taty Kellogg on China’s chance of getting back her national sovereignty, by diplomats in Washington, is that he no longer feels that there is need of prompt action in line with the (Chinese demands fade in a note to ‘the powers on Juné 26. That note has not yet been an- swered by the joint conference of diplomats of the foreign powers in Pekin. It was a demand for restora- tion to China of the national rights gradually taken from her by armed jforce during the past hundred years. Haney vs. Coolidge WASHINGTON, —(FP)— Bert E. Haney of Oregon, member of the ship- | ping board, refusés to resign at the demand of President Coolidge. He re- sents Coolidge’s statement that he, Haney, is violating the terms of the federal shipping law in trying to get rid of Admiral Leigh Palmer, head of | the emergency fleet corporation. Bert | BE. Haney has a recess appointment for his second term on the board, but he will either he summarily removed or will be replaced by a new selec- tion when congress meets. Poison Reports Unfounded. LONDON, Sept. 4—Reports of an attempt to poison King Boris of Bul- garia, published in Rome, were with- |] out confirmation here today, and of- | ficials of the Bulgarian legation were inelined to discredit the reports. According to a Roman newspaper King Boris,is under the care of court Physicians, after it was discovered that a dish prepared for him con- taimed typhoid germs. Cholera in Jap Ports. Tokio, Sept, 4—Asiatic cholera which recently made its dread appear- ance in Japanesé ports is increasing, sixteen cases having been reported in Yokahoma, More than 50,000 have been given anti-cholera injections and all precautions are being taken against an epidemic, Foundry Plant Destroyed. * Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 3—Damage estimated at $50,000 was done by a fire that swept the Peerless Foundry company plant ‘here early today. A section of the plant was destroyed before the flames finally were brot under control. Origin of the blaze was undeterminéd. — If you want to see the Com- munist movement grow—get a sub for the DAILY WORKER. the KERS: the Workers y: struggle. Co-operation of the reactionary and class-col- laborating heads of the trade unions with the bosses in get- ting this legislation is the logical development of their mil- itant-baiting policies. ° e e Easley raises the world situation as a nightmare with which to frighten timid labor spokesmen to his side. He says: vein cabled news from all parts of the globe might lead éne almost to conclude that Moscow is beginning to make good its threat to produce world revolution.” Easley then cites developments in China, India, Persia, the Balkans, in England, France, fascist Italy, Japan, Moroc- co and Mexico. But none of these developments, growing out of the im- mediate struggles of the workers of these countries, should frighten American labor. If they put the white imprint of fear on the faces of Easley and his friends that is reason why they should flush red the faces of all labor with joy and hap- iness. . Every gain of subject nations and oppressed peoples is a help to struggling labor in the imperialist home countries. And all thinking workers everywhere felt the thrill of en- thusiasm grow greater and greater as the British coal miners laid down the law of the class fight to the British coal barons. > * ° ° “Only the labor traitors can be won by such arguments as Easley advances. The favoritism of dite Bosses’ agent must put the stamp of treason upon all who receive it. The next congress will be used to pass legislation streng- thening the capitalist state, wherever it has shown indications of weakness, This means a more successful war against the workers, if the plan succeeds. It is not too early to start the counter-drive of labor. Exception laws against the toiling masses, legislation against the foreign-born, the strengthen- ing of the police power of the state, must be bitterly opposed. This means opposing and ridding the labor movement of all class-collaborating traitors, the Greens, the Berrys, the John- stons, the Hutchesons, the Sigmans and the Lewises. Eas- ley’s mailing list of favorite labor leaders contains the names of those trade union officials that the workers must not only fear but fight. ; CAL AND HOOVER TURN ALASKA OVER TO GUGGENHEIM AND SALMON TRUST WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.— Congressman Free of California is going to de- mand the tearing up of the government’s railroad in Alaska, built at a cost of nearly $60,000,000, it is learned, A dozen years ago there appeared no reason why Alaska should not rapidly gain in population and wealth, and it was demonstrated that much of the interior would produce food- stuffs. But the Guggenheims had the only Senator of Rhode ; Island Ordered Textile Pay Cut steamship line rynning to Alaskan ports. The Guggenheims were charg- ing extortionately high freight rates on all goods shipped into the terri AUBURN, N. ¥., Sept. 4—(FP)— United States Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island gavo the order for the 10 por cent cut of the employes of tory from the United States. The Wil- son administration did not establish the proposed government shipping the Auburn Woolen Co., it was learn- ed after the workers went out on strike. Superintendent Clark told a line. The Harding administration did nothing. The Coolidge administra- strikers’ committee that he would put their demands up to. Metcalf. The tion sat tight, while the Guggenheim orders for the cut, he said, came from freight rates slowly checked Alaska. the Providence offices of the Metcalf A majority of the population have returned to the states. Business is interests the senator heads and which own the Auburn company. stagnant, Washington seems to have abandoned Alaska t othe Guggen- heims and to the California fishing trust, which takes the salmon from the sea just off the mouths of the Alaska rivers. } The latest move has been an order from Secretary Hoover, closing the shallow fishing waters to the coast In- dians’ fishing boats, so that the In- dians are starving. buster. In Rhode Island he is known as the father of the 2-loom system for it was under his leadership that the number of looms per weaver was doubled years ago. Cappellini Faces Two Fights, SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 4.—Rinaldo Cappellini, president District No, 1, Unitgd Mine Workers, is not only con- ducting the anthracite strike in his district, but is defendant in a fraudu- lent election charge brot in the courts against him by W. J. Brennan, for- mer president and defeated rival, Cap- pellini first was elected on an anti- On account of Lal the meet- ing of the Progressive Building Trades group scheduled is postponed. Members will be notified of the next meeting, ; Lewis platform, but has since co-op- erated closely with the internatio: A m on ig In the Communist Party, in indus- president of the miners. ; try, education, the home—in all Big Bakery Closed by Strike, NEW YORK.—A hundred per cent strike and effective picketing is up the big Fleischman Vienna Baker plant. The firm declared ¢ shop since control was purchasi the General Baking Co, a by adn, Senator Metcalf is an old line union || What women are doing in Soviet Russia— phases of life. With a special addition of a pro- gram for women’s study circles, ¥ The only book of its kind issued. PEASANTS’ TRIAL INBESSARABIA AIMS AT SOVIET Five Hundred Charged with Rebellion BUCHAREST, Sept. 4.— The trial of the five hundred Bessarabian peas- ant revolutionaries has opened in Kishinev. The peasants are charged with participation in the revolt in Tartar-Bunar (South Bessarabia) in September, 1924. They have been confined In prisons under unimagin- able conditions since that time. The trial has been postponed time and again to allow for extensive “ex- aminations” by the “Siguranza,” the Roumanian secret police. These ex- aminations have been exposed as a® serious of vicious third degrees in which physical torture played a prom- inent part. Long Trial Looked For. The indictment consists of 600. pag- es of matter. It will take weeks be- fore the peasants become acquainted with the charges against them since © in addition to the lengthy documents, few of the peasants understand Rou-, manian, the official language. 800 wit- nesses will be called by the state and it is expected the trial will last two and one-half months. The Tartar-Bunar insurrection was a revolt against the oppression of the Boyar landowners who came into, power with the Roumanian occupa- tion. Shortly after the war, Roumania, taking advantage of the civil war in Russia, occupied Bessarabia which had belonged to the latter country. The, Bessarabians fought bitterly, against the incursion and have re- . peatedly’ arisen against the occu- pants. Every movement so far, how- ever, has been defeated by the supe- rior armed forces. of the Roumanians, Theslast revolt was that of the Tar- tar-Hxnars and in addition to the ar- rests more than 1,000 peasants were killed in its suppression. Anti-Soviet Campaign. The present mass-trial of the Tar- tar-Bunars is not the first to be staged by the Roumanians in Bessarabia. There have been a series of such trials since the occupation, altho the present one is the largest thus far. The Bratianu government is bitterly ~ anti-Soviet and the main basis of the case against the peasants consists in the charge that the Tartar-Bunar peasants formed an alliance with the Soviets to aid them in their insury rection. /The yellow press is aiding the prosecution by carrying on a vin- dictive press campaign against Sov- iet Russia, The main defendants in the case are the peasants Ninin and Sismon, who were at the head of the revolu- tionary committee that led the revolt last September. Feeling is running high among the workers and peas: ants of Bessarabia as the result of the trial and its attendant persecu- tions. It is only by means of the most brutal terror that the Rou- manian government is able to keep the Bessarabians in leash. New ar- rests are.always on the order of the day. It is thot in many quarters that the present trial is giving a power- ful impetus to the already strong movement for Bessarabian indepen- dence from the domination of the Roumaniam Boyars. Arctic Vessel Disabled LONDON, Sept. 4.—“The Island,” the vessel in which Grettin Algarson sailed in from Liverpool on June 22 on an expedition to the Arctic regions, has been sighted partially disabled off Victoria Land, according to an Oslo dispatch to the Central News. ‘The propeller blade of “the Island” has been broken, the dispatch said, making her navigation almost impos- sible. THE DECLINE OF, CAPITALISM By E. 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