The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 6, 1925, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER WW Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 2118 W. Washington Blyd., Chicago, TM. Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mali (in Chleago only): By mail (outside of Chicago): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months | $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.50 three months $2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Hlinols J, LOUIS ENGDAHL Bitors WILLIAM F, DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB, .vssommrnersmmenenree BUSINGSS Manager PEELE se at neh Si een echt Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, Il, under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates on application. Labor Day Annually, on the first Monday in September, the labor fakers trot out the union membership for no other reason than to show the capitalists that they can make trouble unless properly taken care of. They exhibit the trade unionists in the same manner and for the same reason that a ward heeler exhibits his followers at a picnic or a stag party. A successful picnic, demonstration or banquet given by the ward heeler in his own honor means a bigger slice of graft from the men higher up. May Day is the international holiday of labor. It has revolu- tionary significance. On that day the workers of the world join to- gether in emphasizing the world-wide struggle against capitalism. The American labor fakers.have dropped May Day as the interna- tional holiday of the workers, even tho the motion for the first inter- national celebration of May Day was made by representatives of the American trade union movement. The first Monday in September is not intended to symbolize the class struggle. It is now a day set apart by the labor lieutenants of capitalism to give windy speeches on class collaboration and to tell the workers that the interests of capital and labor are identical. Until recently organizations on strike were given the leading posi- tions in labor day parades. But reactionary labor leaders no longer take kindly to strikes. They savor too much of the class struggle. So corrupt have the labor leaders become that even demonstra- tions on the first Monday in September are frowned on.‘ Picnics are supplanting parades. Soon church services will supplant mass meetings. The capitalists and their labor lackeys do not like to see the workers get together even in the fall of the year. It smacks too much of elass division. They don’t like trade unions, even tho now under the control of the reactionaries. They know that the radicals are working inside the unions, and they also know that the radicals On this Labor Day, the capitalists and the labor fakers will advocate class peace. Communists will advocate the class struggle. Today the victory is with the reactionaries, but just as sure as wage exists, the day will come when the labor» movement will the present reactionary leadership and embark on the road that will to revoluiion, to the overthrow of capitalism and ti the of the rule of labor on its ruins. Labor and Politics James Duncan, vice-president of the American Federation of Labor, before the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, wraned the against labor’s participation in politics. “Don’t be too gay this third party stuff,” said Duncan, “we have tried it in the and {tisn’t worth it” What was referring to was the half-hearted support given by the bureaucracy to the LaFollette campaign. When Duncan objects to labor’s participation in politics he means that he is opposed to the workers having a political party of their own, which would establish a cleavage no matter how narrow, with iis parties of cap- italism, This does not mean, however, that Duncan is opposed to partici- pation in politics. No, indeed. The labor fakers have always participated in politica, to their own personal advantage. Their devotion to “non-partisan” political action simply means that they prefer the present arrangement, whereby they can barter their in- fluence with the workers to whichever capitalist party has the fat- test roll. Duncan passed over the question of a political party of labor with a few flippant and inane observations. He was not so reticent on the liquor question. The American workers would fight to make the sale of beer legal, he said. They would be satisfied with 2.75 beer, but with nothing less. Having thus shown his deep interest in the class struggle Duncan finished his remarks and went out to slake his thirst. The vice-president of the A. F. of L. made one statement during his speech which is worth reeording. He stated that American labor secured advantageous legislation by keeping out of politics, but that in England the case was different. Labor there had some of the brainiest men in the world. Is lack of brains among the grand dukes of the A. F. of L. responsible for their objection to independent working class political action? The answer is an emphatic “No!” Tho not endowed with anything approaching genius, the American labor fakers are not opposed to a labor party because their think tanks are semi-vacant. They can barter the pin vote at a better price under the present arrangement. In striking contrast to the drooling of Dkncks was the speech of a British.fraternal delegate, The British leader talked about the class struggle and said that the British workers might declare a general strike if the capitalist government brought on another war. This merely proves that British capitalism is nearer its Water- loo than American capitalism. The same forces that pushed the British labor leaders to the: left are operating in the United States. Those forces are preparing the ground for a labor party, for the social revolution and for the political internment of the Duncans, Greens and the rest of the eae crew that now fatten on the labor movement. 3 _ Another crisis for world imperialism has broken out in the Mosnl oil fields of the Near Hast. It’s just one gusher of woe after another for the capitalist nations, this time Great Britain. The Danger Signal sent ‘out by the DAILY WORKER should . find a ready response from every one of its many readers. Mobilize the party for action! That is also an invitation for all workers who believe in Cotamunism to join the ranks. Every effort will be made to wave the flag energetically enough over the remains of the Shenandoah dead to prevent any waning of pay-triotic interest in thé militarist arm of the American capitalist government, Get, id member for the Workers Party and a new subscription | for the DAILY WORKER. _ WANT VICTIM TO AGREE TD OWN FUNERAL Imperialist P owers, Send Note to China WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 4.—The cynical attitude of the imperialist || powers toward China’s demand for || national liberation from infringements of its sovereignty-by the swarm of foreign exploiters and their various governmental armed forces, is shown by the identical notes sent to China yesterday by every one of the nine nations signatory to the Washington conference of 1922. Blaming China After dilly-dallying for years over | the conference agreements while China was growing more and more | impatient for even these fake modi- fications of alien imperialist control, and while the rawest autocracy was inflicted upon the Chinese to such a degree that the natural result was the | Shanghai explosion and a wave of anti-imperialist anger—while all these may be fully charged to the imperial- ist powers themselves, these nations in the note sent to China stating that delegates to a tariff conference were soon to be named, added the follow- ing: “We desire to impress on, the Chin- ese government the necessity of giv- img concrete evidence of its ability and willingness to enforce respect for safety of foreign lives and property and to suppress disorders and anti- foreign agitation which embitter feel- ing and_ tend to create conditiong un- |: favorable for carrying on of negotia- tions.” Want Rebels’ Blood Going further the robber powers made it clear that what they. want is armed suppression of militant na- tionalism, such as that expressed by the Canton government. Mere esta- blishment of courts and enactment of laws would not be enough, they de- clared, to satisty their desires that “disorders and anti-foreign agitation be suppressed.” In exchange for such counter-re- volutionary suppression of the Chin- ese people by the Chinese government, the imperialist bandits are gracious enough to promise that when their commissioners meet, they will con- sider “what steps, if any, may be taken with a view to relinquishment of the extra-territorial privileges.” Hold Red Affair Over Birth of a Son to Communist ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 4—A Red celebration will take place here Sun- day evening, Sept. 6, 7 p. m., at the Labor Lyceum, 1243 North Garrison Ave., in honor of the birth of a son to Mrs. H. L. Goldberg. Heat Kills in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 4.—While many sections of the country basked in refreshing September cooltiess, a relentless heat wave that descended on St. Louis the fore part of the week, liad claimed eight lives today. Scores of prostrations were reported as the mercury climbed to new heights. The weather bureau announced no immediate relief in prospect. The mercury has hovered around the hun- dred mark since Tuesday. Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Great Britain pound sterling, demand 4.84%;. cable 4.84%. France, fran¢e, demand 4:6814; cable 4.69, Belgium, franc, demand 4.4414; cable 4.45. Italy, lira, demand 3.99; cable 3.99%. Sweeden, krone, demand 26.80; cable 26.83.. Norway, krone, demand 21.05; cable 21,07. Den- mark, krone, demand 25.09; cable 25.11. eGrmany, mark, not quoted. Shanghai, taels 79%. CHINESE SEAMEN SEEK AID FROM THE renee WORKERS OF ENGLAND The following telegram protesting the shooting down of Chinese students by the British police in China was sent by the organized Chinese Sea- men of Shanghai to the British labor members of the House of Commons: Mr. Ramsay MacDonald: House of Commons, London, Foreign municipal police cowardly fired on unarmed students, lecturing in Shanghai protesting arrest of follow-students who participated in memorial service of workers shot by Japanese in recent mill strike. Seven killed instantly, thirty died afterwards, over hundred wounded. Outrageous, indiscriminate shoot- Ing continued several days. Whole nation indignant, resorting to peaceful striking, demands jus- tice, Your cooperation in securing pun- ishment of guilty police and remov- ing imperialistic foreign oppression earnestly requested, THE WHOLE BODY. OF CHIN- ESE SEAMEN. SHANGHAI, JUNE , 10th, 1925, P, S. The above telegram is most | probably concealed by British cen- sor at Shanahe! COMMANDER OF WRECKED SHIP OPPOSED FLIGHT Bodies of Crew Looted by Curious Crowds LAKEHURST, NeJ., Sept. 4—Lieu- tenant Commander Zachary Lans- downe, commander,of the naval: diri- gible Shenandoali, who met his death when the ship" was wrecked near Cambride, Ohio,-had@-opposed making the flight to Scott Field, Il, from here, his widow said today. “Captain Lansdowne had opposed making the flight at this time,” Mrs. Lansdowne said, “He knew the situation in the Ohio valley at this season, having been born in Greenville, Ohio. He asked the Washington officials to post- pone the flight until a more favorable season. He was strenuously opposed to making the flight now.” It was later denied by naval officers that this statement had been made. Twenty of the survivors who ar- rived here via Philadelphia, walked painfully with-a™timp: All were -cut and bruised. wee Mangled Bodies CALDWELL, The log book of, the Wirigible Shenan- doah is missing; ana it is believed to have been take’ by. souvenir seekers, who are also accused of looting the bodies of the 14 dead members of the crew of the wrecked ship. The bodies are being prepi for shipment to their homes or;.fo “Washington from the undertaking Yooms of C. A; Dye of Belle Valley. © Thirteen of fhé dead were killed in the fall of the control car. Twelve were killed outright. They were hor- ribly mangled. The thirtheenth, ma- chinists mate Calestino Mazzuco was found unconscious with an eye gouged out and a fractured skull. He died a few minutes later. The last body to be found was that of Lieutenant E. W. Sheppard, who fell out. ** & Officers Would Sacrifice Life WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 4— Naval officers here are opposed to the abandonment of the naval air station at Lakehurst, oF any change in the navy’s aviation yprogram, which has been suggested those who deplore the loss of life When the Shenandoah was wrecked, 5 * The naval offigers declare that “it will never be possible for the navy to develop aerial detivities unless it 4s understood that Jife will be lost.” No trace has heen found of the sea- plane which was forced down on a San Francisco to Hawaii filight. The flight of the PB-L over the same route has been postpopied by the navy. Turn Out lomatic Cadets. WASHINGTON — (FP) — Its first class of cadets been graduated— 17 strong—by foreign service school of the department, All but three, who @re retained at head- quarters, were ,assigned as vice-con- suls abroad. A ‘Negro who passed the entrance examinations last spring was immediately graduated and sent to an African post without being permitted to enter the class, Teamsters Convene in Seattle, Sept. 14 SEATTLE—Two hundred fifty dele- gates are ex} at the convention in Seattle of International Broth- erhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers, whigh opens Sept. 14. The strike the postal employes. in Shanghai, , has come to an end as the in ie of wages and the recognition of =the trade union de- manded by thes ‘strikers have been ob- tained, Ohio, September 4.— | FALL SEASON OPENS AT WORKERS’ HOUSE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 The winter activities in the Workers’ House, a united front or- ganization in which Russlan workers’ organizations participate including the Russian branch of the Work- ers Party, the Russian Co-operative Society, etc., will begin Saturday, September 19, with a performance in the Russian language. “Na Boy- kom Mieste” will be presented on the stage of the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. Rooms for meetings and the big- ger assembly hall are available for friendly organizations. Call Hum- boldt 1573 for information. PRESSMEN MEET | 10 PLAN FIGHT ON MAJOR BERRY Strikebreakers Plan to Organize Dual Local ‘Tho. their chfrter is revoked the members of Local 3, International Printing Pressmen’s & Assitants’ Un- ion, the Chicago local that has borne the brunt of the fight against George Berry the international president, are meeting Sept. 5 to discuss war plans. The revocation of the charter by. Berry will be followed by the reor- ganization of the local along Berry lines, according to International Vice- President Shuford Marks, a Berry lieutenant with headquarters in Chi- cago. The decision by the interia- tional is the climax to a dispute that broke out when the local refused to permit the Cuneo-Henneberry and the Cuneo Printing plants, among the largest job plants in Chicago, to cut the crews,on the big presses from two skilled pressmen and 2 helpers to one pressman and two helpers, the “| first gun in an employer campaign to speed up the print shops. Berry wanted the men to go to work on the speed up basis while the union nego- tiated with the boss. The union thot it better to negotiate first and walked out unofficially when the employers | started out to execute their program. Berry ordered the men back to work and when they did not go he called on other union pressmen to take the Places of the strikers. Formed United Front, Another element of disagreement was added when Local 3, the press- men, formed a fighting pact with Lo- cal 4, the assistants or feeders, sham ing with the younger men its $100,000 war chest. Berry looked with disfa- vor on the move and also disapproved the ‘tactics of the local unions when at}, » a membership meeting they jeered and cursed two international vice- presidents, Marks and Wm. McHugh, off the platform, A long history of antagonism to Berry whom the local accused of mis-|’ handling of thousands of dollars of in- ternational funds, lies behind the rev- ocatéon of the charter. The Chicago revocation and proposed reorganiza- tion follows a similar coup by Berry in New York in 1923 when an unau- thorized strike of newspaper press- men compelled the big papers to ap- pear in a single joint edition with thelr nameplates appearing one after the other on page one. 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