The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 17, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government BOX 4 NEw y; AS WE SEE IT Vol. Il. No. 211. ©) [°¢p Sm} By T. J, O'FLAHERTY. NE of the A. F, of L. delegates to the British Trade Union Congress, expressed the opinion that British la- vor is decidedly conservative and still follows the lead of MacDonald and the yellow socialists. Whether he was teonsciously lying or merely exhibt- ing his ignorance is doubtful. The American labor skate did not see the significance in the passage of a reso- lution against British imperialism, ‘the first time such a resolution was ‘passed at a British trade union con- regress. 2 0c Seat “TMPBHRIALISM means something +4 more to an English worker than it {means to a follower of LaFollette or ‘of William Jennings Bryan. To the \Yatter imperialism is something vague, lenything from shooting craps to man- | slaughter. But to the English worker it smacked of bread and butter for him, at somebody else’s expense, but hnard world that this is, the other fel- ‘low’s pain was not the English work- ers’ worry. The significance of the anti-imperialist resolution is not that the English worker has grown wings, but that he has lost confidence in the empire's power to fill his belly. see ‘ EN British labor is revolution+ ary enuf to satisfy us, there will be a red flag flying over Buckingham Palace and king George will be under the palace, very much so, But tak- iug thingd as they are, British labor *~awihtion Rates: so OR k do. Ky In Chicage, by mall, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. AFER ¢ AL SPANISH SOLDIERS MUTINY IN AFRICA; REFUSE T0 FIGHT THE RIFFS, OFFICERS SIDE WITH MEN LONDON, England, Sept. 15.—A crack Spanish regi- ment which embarked this week for Morocco has mutinied, a dispatch from Malaga states, the Spanish soldiers refusing to fight for the European imperialists. The officers are said a taking sides with the men. Several who did not, were illed. The Communists of France and Spain have been agitat- ing for the end of the Moroccan invasion, pointing out to the workers that they are being sent to Africa to rob the natives there and ey in a slaughter which benefits no one but the bankers of Europe. FIGHT EXPECTED IN THE CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR OVER WAR OF “MAJAH” BERRY ON PRESSMEN Refusal of the Ilinois State Federation of Labor convention to seat the delegates of Chicago Printitig Pressmen No. 3, whose charter was recently lifted by strikebreaker Berry, may be followed by the unseating of the unton’s twelve delegates to the Chicago Federation of Labor. The state convention seated Barry's delegates, instead of those sent. by No. 3, tho Berry’s fake union has nobody in it but a few strikebreakers outside of those who may be inveigh!- Y ed in by the fairy tales of Marks, Mc- Hugh and Brophy. No. 3 is entitled to send 14 dele- gates to the Chicago Federation of HE DAIL Entered. as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at ithe Post Office at Chicago, Minois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, RS FEA New York Harbor Tied Up By Big Strike of Seamen 4s making very good progress. Ihave|Labor on the basis of its per capita just glanced thru’a magazine called/and Franklin Union No. 4, about an ‘Trede Union Unity, and it contains}equal number. This combination ‘aritcles from the leaders of the Brit-| would prove a formidable bloc, as all ish trade union movement, that tes-|the progressive elements in the fed- SEATS AT ILL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1925 D IN ENGLAND —+ ad NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 15.—The strike committee of the Marine Trans- port Workers No. 510 of the I, W. W. states that strike developments are very satisfactory, particularly in New York harbor, Where the strike call of four days ago now has 900 men out on a three shift picket line with a tong list of shipa 100 per cent struck, an- other with 50 per cent of the crews out and additions being made hourly. The 150 efew of the Panama-Amer- ican liner Mongolia is out,-the Porto Rican liner San‘Lorenzo, the Morgan liner passehger Creole, the United American lifter Monticello, are all out 100 per cent. {Twelve American, six Scandinaviam, one British and one Belgian freighters are all struck; 100 per cent. An equally long list of ships could be given with crews off 50 per >” cent or more. Telegraphic reports to the M. T. W. headquerters indicate good response to the strike-call in all Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports. When the Mobile, Alabama, branch of the M. T. W, called off the crew of the first.ship the police raided the I, W. W. seamen’s hall and arrested Secretary S. Bagstevold, and port delegate P, Hjort, who are to be tried today. Several members of the M. T. W. at New Orleans have gone to Mobile and are meintaining the hall and making thé strike effective in that port. Mo- bile has been the scene of much per- secution of the I. W. W. seamen -ince tle 1923 strike. The authorities in- terfere in every dispute with arrests under the state “‘anti-boycott” law, but ‘have never been able to make RREP- Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO.,-1113.W, Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. convictions stick, Since the historic New Orleans con- ference, Which called together many of the marine uniors of Latin-America with the seamen of the I. W. W., the latter have been in communication with thirty-four of the largest long- shore and harbor workers’ unions in Latin-American ports. It is expected that most of these unions in the following ports will boy- cott scab ships upon call of the M. T. W. No. 510 of the I. W. W.—Buenos Aires, Rosario, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Valparaiso, Iquique, Antofogasta, Cal- lao, and Colj in South America; Hava- na, Cienfuegos, Santiago, Mantanzas, Nuevitas, Puerto Tarafa, Antilla and Pastelillo in Cuba; Tampico, Vera Cruz, Progreso, Manzanilla, Puerto tify to the new spirit that animates the workers in the “tight little isle.” The time will come when American labor will begin to march forward in like fashion, and when American cap- italism begins*to lose its grip as Brit- ish capital is losing it, our Jabor*tak~ ers will pay more heed to the masses - than they are<doing noWe i < -~ 2. £ . J, MCNAMARA was. scheduled to go on trial in Indianapolis yester- day on charges arising out of labor disturbances. With his brother he was involved in the trials that fol- lowed building trades © troubles that shook the nation several years ago. it appears that the employers, have “it in for him.” His brother is still in San Quentin. The employers never forget and never forgive. se UITE a commotion was caused in y Chicago thru the activities of Terry Druggan, a millionaire boot- legger from the “Valley,” who show- ed his contempt for the prohibition law in such a frank manner that the authorities were forced to lock him up. Terry and a pal by the name of Frankie Lake, according to under- world rumor have more human scalps to their credit than Sergeant Mike; O'Leary of world war fame, who killed 40 Germans in a day's work and threw a French bull over the fence on his way home to his dugout. _s 2 8 UCH records are not uncommon in Chicago. It should be remembered that the late and lamented. Dean} O’Bannion, attended to the last rites, of at least sixteen sinners, and found himself in such high favor that after every funeral in honor of one of -his victims, city officials, and police leu-| tenants attended banquets in Dean's} honor. Finally Dean was poushed off and the police chiefs felt mighty*sore because O'Bannion stocked a goo cellar and kept. a good table, [mee RUGGAN and Lake, became one of the newly rich after Volstead switched the signs on the liquor busi- ness. They did not endow universi- ties or subsidize opera stars like the Genna boys. They or their ancestors did not come from the land of song and stilletos. They came from the habitat of the wild potato and the blackthorn .stick, So they naturally took to keeping politicians, the army and. navy, or as much of it 4s made | its headquarters around Chicago. They were executives by instingt. "8 ESSRS Lake and Druggan, and a considerable section of the police force entered into an offensive and defensive alliance against law and or- (Continued on page 3) Chicago City Central Committee Meets Tonite The City Central Committee Work- ers Party, Local Chicago, meets Wed- nesday (tonight), Sept. 16, 1925, 8 p. m. at 722 Blue Island Ave, All dele- gates must be there, that he handed the “majah” a husky secondary in the everyday struggle eration would line up with them against Borry in case the fight gets on the floor. Gave Berry a Wallop. Fitzpatrick was no friend of Berry in the past. In fact, it is reported LABOR MEETING Reaction Musters 175 wallop oh the “JAWat the Montreal |. the steel strike ani made.some disparaging remarks it the strike and its leaders, particularly the radi- cals like William’ %, Foster, in Fitz- patrick’s presence. But Fitzpatrick may have changed his opinion of Berry .as he is willing to do about scabby Tom Rickert, the strikebreaker, who is 'supplying tinks opened with the usual by preachers and class col- tation speeches by politicians, in McGrath, president of the nh City Federation of Labor, opened ions. William B, Wilson, secre- labor in Woodrow. Wilson’s “sounded the keynote,” so to y warning of the “danger of olutionary movement.” of the morning session was K over to the only fight so far in which real issues were involved. The ‘Chicago Printing Pressmen’s Union NO,..; now in a fight with “Majah” George Berry, the most infamous 1a- Dor taker of the American ‘labor move- ‘Ment, was denied seats for its dele- Bates by the convention when Berry's recently organized scab local con- tested for the seats in the name of being regular reactionaries. They won, The vote was 175 to 55, Much bunk about Governor Small as a “friend of labor” was the other leading feature of the morning ses- sion. PROGRESSIVE MINERS IN THE ANTHRACITE DEMAND U. M. W. A. FIGHT FOR GENUINE DEMANDS to the International Tailoring com- pany with the sanction of Willian Green. The Plot Thickens, Another complication that makes the fight between Berry and No. 3, more delicate, as far as Fitzpatrick is concerned is the fact that. Harry Scheck, man of many schemes, is reading clerk for the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor and very close to Fitzpattick’s vest pocket. Scheck is agent for Clown cigarettes. He re- ceives the fags for nothing. They are supposed to be given away as samples, but it is reported that Harry turns an honest dime by selling them to the faithful. He is also secretary of the label league and so important (Continued on page 2) (Special to The Daily Worker) WILKES BARRE, Pa,, Sept. 15.—lIt is the second week of the anthra- cite strike. We travel far and wide over the region and not a car moves; not a colliery or washery is’ in operation. The union membership have re- sponded to the strike call 100 per cent, which was effective midnight, August 31, g 7 4 , 3 ‘4 John L, Lewis terms the strike a “vacation,” the capitalist yellow press says ditto, the operators chifié in with “suspension.” Everywhere it is evident the horrible word of ‘strike is ¢——-—______...__ taboo, begigning from the offices of coal operators, to the press down FRENCH DRIVE to. the bétraying officialdom of the union, Strike! is a nasty, word: there- fore none of these birds;of paradise want it used. Strike might get the workers in any angry frame of mind. All efforts are made to.maintain the (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, France, Sept. 15—The ad vance of the French troops in Mor- oeco, who under the command of Marshal Petain are attempting to con- quer the Riffian natives for the be- “tranquility” and “good, ,will” harped upon so much by Lewis and company. The tri-district convention formul- nefit of the French bankers, has been checked. The Frénch fave not yet been able to retaké'the territory with- ated certain demands. Some of the demands are constructive, necessary in the boundaries of Freich Morocco, the Spanish and valuable to the well being and happiness of the workers of the an- thracite field. Some of ‘the demands, They have not ‘Tread Morrocan border. “*"*” The rainy season Wi" next month if fought for and won, truly would bet- ter the miserable lot ofthe anthra- cite mine workers. Then some de- mands were formulated which are of the anthracite mine workers, - At this late day, from: all press ac- counts, from the speeches of the un- ion “leaders” the fact is all to evident | stop the operatidi the French that the concrete, burning needé and|army, which wit Bo tiréed either to (Continued on page 4) dig in for the winter it, : Bins . pare iy ad ‘ As mach as you can and As soon as you can Mexico and Salina Cruz in Mexico and San Juna in Porto Rico. a To save THE DAILY WORKER. COUNCIL OF A. F. OF L. TURNS FROM WORLD UNITY, REFUSES TO SEND A DELEGATE TO GERMAN CONFERENCE (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—(FP)—Although-the American Federation of Labor convention at El ‘Paso last November received a fraternal delegate from the General Federation of German Trade Unions—-Peter Grossman— and authorized-the executive council to send fraternal delegates to the meet- ing of the German labor federation this year, the council has decided that no such delegates shall be sent. The official explanation of the refusal to send delegates with a greeting to German labor is that “it would cost too much and set a bad precedent.” If the old custom of sending fraternal delegates to the British Trade Union SYRIAN NATIVES IN BATTLE WITH FOREIGN Congress and the Canadian Trade’ ened into a policy of greeting the German workers, it is argued, then the French and:Poles and Italians and Czechs and ‘Japanese Will demand CONVOY NEAR DAMASCUS visits from the Americans. American visiting delegates at Bri- LONDON, Sept. 15.—Arthur C. as a rule, take their _ very etd Milspaugh, American administrator ously, and they come home untaint- | § ed. They can understand the speech | genera} of Persian hears wan't of the country, and can prepare in-| Ported safe today after an escape teresting ,reports with a minimum of | from Bedoin natives sixty miles work. But if delegates were to be! from Damascus, a dispatch from Italy, they would have to get transla- | was killed and two injured when 100 tions of resolutions, speeches and re-| tribesmen, believed to be friends of ports, and would discover how far | the Druses, who have been in revolt, more serious is the class struggle in | ambushed a motor convoy. Burope than in America, Sixty travellers were in the con- ~ voy, auh'gh gave the natives a twen- and Labor Congress is to be broad- (Special to The Daily Worker) tish trade union congresses do not, sent to Germany, Franee, Poland, or | Halfa, Syria said*that one person ty ty f running flaht before Sey ‘Fete. A BOSTON DEFENSE BRANCH FORMED BY 52 DELEGATES Union Represented, Hold Mass Meeting (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 15--Fifty- two delegates attended the Boston conference for the formation of a local of the International . Labor Defense. A number of unions, frat- ernal organizations, and other work- ing* elass bodies were represented. An executive committee was. elected consisting of one representative from each union, also Harry and Alice Stone Blackwell and Helen Hayes. Comrade Wellesley was elected chair- man, and Comrade Harry Canter was elected secretary, Ella Reeve Bloor spoke at the mas# meeting held in the evening, empha- sizing the international and class character of the organization. Her address was much appreciated. Protest Against H.C. L. PANAMA, Sépt. 15—Members of} the General Syndicate of, Working: | men recently held a mass meeting in protest against the recent increase in the price of rice, and the increase “ days he NEW YORK EDITION , — Price 3 Cents BRITISH LABOR WON BY MOSCOW, IS BOSS WAIL Ramsay MacDonald Is Hope of Capitalists LONDON, Sept, 15.—The right wing elements of British labor are prepars ing for the labor party conference to be held soon in Liverpool, by Jaying down a newspaper barrage against the left wing in an effort ta wir back’ by counter-attack jthe ground. they! lost at the Scarborough conference pf, the British Trade Unién Congre when J. H. Thomas, Clynes and go) pany were routed by thé ety wings led by Cook, Purcell, Swales,» Hicks and Pollitt, BEX F Startling headlines declaring that British labor has bawed to Mose: are spread over the: pageg of thé cap. italist press. Practically every cap italist paper in England, fron} a liberal like the Manchester Guardian to the fascist Morning Post has joined the anvil chorus, Raat: , The Bosses’ Knights, Ramsay MacDonald, Philip Snow- den, Sidney Webb, and other socialist leaders are put forward by the em- ployers as the knight errants of democracy who are to save the coun- try from the Bolshevjk dragon, per- sonified by Gook, and his comrades. What got under the hides of the reactionaries was the passage of the antl-imperialist resolution. This is J. Bull's sore spot. The British ruling class could stand any number of I. L. P. resolutions congratulating the gimlet of production on its success. ful evolution towards the center of the capitalist cocoanut, when the milk of socialism would finally trickle into the mouths of the patient prole- tariat.that had waited for. centuries for the day when their aims would be realized without even the killing of a bed bug. They Groan In Anguish. The anti-imperialist resolution smacks too much of struggi¢, and every pot bellied capitalist, every perfumed harlot, every yellow social- ist pimp from the Isle of Wight to the Orkneys is inwardly groaning over the prospects for the future. The capitalists hope that MacDonald will carry the Liverpool parley, he be- ing on his favorite ground. The left wing is expected to have as its leader John Wheatley, who, tho a catholic in religion expressed a good deal of militancy and recently startled the British bourgeoisie by calling for ten million workers as volunteers in a defense force against the capitalist’s fascists. In addition to the big things that are making Britain’s imperialist couch anything but a comfortable sleeping place, is the little irritation caused by the insistence on the part of the Com- munist Saklatvala to attend the inter- Parliamentary conference which «is scheduled to meet soon in the United States. Two British capitalist M. P.’s have already resigned from the Brit ish delegation rather than defile them- selves in the Communist’s presence. Saklatvala, however, seems to en- joy the fuss his presence is creating and the governments involved in the parley do not seem to be able to find a plausible excuse for barring him. MANY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS IN PARTY'S REORGANIZATION DRIVE The dates of Workers (Commun- ist) Party membership meetings ar- ranged in the party’s reorganization campaign are as follows: District Date Boston—Sept. 27, New York—Sept, 25. Philadelphia—Sept 26, Buffalo—Oct, 4, Pittsburgh—Sept. 27, Cleveland—Sept. 27, Detroit—Sept, 27, Chicago—Oct, 3, Minneapolis—Sept, 27, 15. Connecticut—Oct. 4, An organization tour of the wese ern districts is being planned by the C, E, C. Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other party centers of the west will arrange mass membership meetings to be addr id by a rep. resentative of the Céhtral Executive Committee, Note.—Articles on party reorgan- ization by C. E, Ruthenberg and William 2, Foster on page four te an Fy Serer ren=