The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 18, 1925, Page 1

Fes ATE The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government heat Cg 50x Share 7 NEw {396 p Vol. Il. No. 212. = Subscrit sine wey? : =~" ge SEA STRIKE TO Franco-Spanish Armies Defeated | “THE CHECK.WEIGHMAN” FRENCH BACK, HALT ATTACK ON ADJIR, WHIP SPANISH TROOPS (Special to The Daily Worker) MADRID, Spain, Sept. 16—The Riffians have administered a severe defeat to the French imperialist army and have recap- tured the important position of the Bibane Heights, while at the same time they have alarmed the Spanish bankers by causing the landing force on the shores of Alhucemas Bay heavy losses. The Spanish government officials have been unable longer to hide their fears that the landing in the shores of Morocco will nail, $8.00 per year. : Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Bowe Office at Chicago, by miail, $6.00 per year. it BRR 9 ae rene rNR Bnet) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, ORKER. Minols, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1925 <<” LINE prove disastrous. AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY O8H who favor peace and har- mony might as well engage a va- cant lot in a quaker graveyard and lay down and die. It seems the dove of peace, unlike the other birds of the afr spoken of in scripture, has no place to lay his head except on the chopping block. If there is any place| on earth where peace could find a welcome, one would expect that place to be the league of nations, which was organized to make war on Mars, but! even there the discordant notes of disagreement rend the ether. ee ANCE and a certain number of small nations favor the refer- ence of all controversial matters to arbitration, while Britain, Japan and Italy, bar out almost everything save swearing on the Sabbath, using garlic for perfume and eating fish fried ala Gréecé. “This is wlso- the position 0! the United States. Those powers evi- dently have projects that cannot brook arbitration. Britain for instance wants the oil that is buried in the ground in Mosul. Anyhow there is a rift in the league loot and two defi- nite wings have been formed, none of them right. They are both wrong, se * CCORDING to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, a former army stool- pigeon by the name of McEwen, told the Kiwanians of that city that the reds are spending millions of dollars to spread the “menace” of Commun- ism thruout the United States. The idea is a good one but unfortunately the gentleman is exaggerating con- siderably. If the money is available somebody is holding back on us. We would not have the slightest scruple about using it, but it simply isn’t there. Again we appeal to our read- ers to send in their dollars and save the DAILY WORKER. Let us alltry to make good the optimistic assert- fons of McEwen. se LITTLE news item in a capitalist paper tells us quite nonchalantly that a defunct bank has paid its de- positors fifty cents on the dollar. None of the bank officials are in jail.; There is no stigma attached to their names. But if a couple of highway- ten held up the bank and got away with half the bank’s deposits what a howl would come from the bankers! They would call for more state po- lice, and pictures of bank employes learning to use machine guns would appear in all the newspapers. We always held that if there was any bandit shooting to be done the banks were entitled to the first considera- tion. ‘ om Se ACE is a worthy aim but all «those who talk peace are not ecessarily prophets thereof. A peace eant is planned in New York with . Frank A, Vanderlip as patroness, ‘The mushy Frank Crane was engaged There are per to farina on the blessings of peace and others interested in the same sub- ject : Norman H. Davis, Judge Gary, Henry W. Taft, brother of the beefy ex-president and Thomas W. ‘(Continued on page 4) sistent reports that the landing was unsuccessful. Spanish Troops Exposed. The Spanish troops are now in an exposed position, and have been un- able to secure supplies from the trans- ports because of rough weather and the heavy Riff attack. Before them is a difficult terrain, and the rainy sea- son is bearing down on them. Thru the strict censorship set up by the Spanish government, it has now leaked out that the drive on Ad- jir, capital of Abd-el-Krim’s forces, has been foiled due to a mutiny of! crack Spanish regiments, and the at-! tack of the Riflans on Tetuan, which is still in danger. Spanish Put td Sea, F The official Spanish communique admits that the landing of ammuni- tion has been prevented. “The Rif- fians have stubbornly resisted the continued disembarkment of ammuni- tion at Alhucemas Bay,”* says Gen. Vallespinosa’s dispatch. Dispatches from Tangier declare that the Spanish forces which landed at Morro Nueva are being harassed nightly by the Bipens. and that their food and ammunition. supply is low. ‘The Spanish ships/-heve—put- to-sea in face of the Riffian attack, WO PROGRESS AHEAD INILL. LABOR MEET! Triviality ~ Rales with Reactionary Control ty CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Sept. 16—The’ greatest danger confronting the Aim- erican labor movement is the develop- ment of a revolutionary movement in this country, and this must be fought effectively by organized labor, declar- ed William B. Wilson, who was secret- ary of labor in the cabinet of Woodrow Wilson, This capitalist politician, pictured by the labor fakers of the Illinois Fe- deration of Labor convention in ses- sion here as a great hero, could give no greater insult to organized labor than to appear before them as a “friend”—a friend who had deported foreign-born workers as a purely ‘sup pressive measure against. the labor movement. a 4h Mutual Admiration $ Rep. Soderstrom, who i to have the credit for the ant tion or rather the “limitation” of the injunction law, also spoke ‘and paid great tribute to Governor Small and at every sentence, gave his blessings to “Honest John” Walker ahd “Vic” Olander. hay This eloquence in praising those la- bor fakers was accepted by’ Honest John, who of course’ gave his‘ compli- ments back to Soderstrom as the great savior of peoples rights in the state legislature, with the appeal to vote right in the next election, Partly Right Complimerits were also given to the ‘preachers by President Walker who stated that labor and the church’ is (Continued on page 2) Pr co ins OO Mlle 3 os =. AEN PEASANTS’ INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON FARMERS OF WORLD TO TAKE OVER LANDLORD RIDDEN (0-OPS MOSCOW, (By,Jnprecorr.)—The presidium of the International Peasants’ Council has addressed a letter to the control of the agricultural co-operatives of which they form the majority, and throw out the wealthy landowners who now run, them for the beneat ot (Continued on page 3) peasant masses, urging them to take * 12,032 miners killed in the anthracite mines: in the last 20 there were 94 miners killed or injured. Army is trying to induce the Bowery ‘bums to scab, But “even a Bowery ie ® = }>um has a sense of honor,” accord- ‘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. 26. Philadelphia—Sept 26. Buffalo—Oct, 4. Pittsburgh—Sept. 25. Cleveland—Sept, 26, Detroit—Sept, 27, Chicago—Oct. 7, . Minneapolis—Sept. 27. 15. Connecticut—Oct. 4. An organization tour of. the west- ern districts is being planned by the C. E, C. Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other party centers of the will arrange mass membership meetings to be addressed by a rep- tesentative of the Central Executive Committee. Note.—Articles on party reorgan- ization by Elis Peterson, editor of Ny Tid, on page four today, PNegT Sens Consolidation In Finance. IN ATTEMPT years. Every day worked in 1925 TO BREAK STRIKE The International Tailoring company, whose 800 employes, members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union, have | been on strike for the past twelve weeks, yesterday again adver- ticed for strikebreakers under the banner of the American Fed- | eration of Labor. The company displayed a large sign aboye the second floor of its building at-847 West Jackson Blvd., which proudly boasted, “All employes are members of the United Garment Workers, affiliated with the American+ oa Grow!” Organized Scabbery of A. F. of L. T0 BE MIL of L. union immediately offered its KED BY services to the. Ititernational bosses, | W AL and the name of the United Garment Pam's court in an-attempt to secure an injunction against picketing. Federation of Iabor. ‘Watch Us CAILLAUX LEAVES When the strike’ started, the A. F. Workers was used before Judge When this failed; the scab “union” (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, France, Sept. 16—Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux left this eve- SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 16.—jfurnished strikebreakers to the em- Stockholders of the American Invest-| players, under a ‘signed agreement. ment company looked with favor to-; Now the International, unable to hold day on a new financial institution that|the few strikebreakers obtained, is is to result from the proposed merger | endeavoring to attract honest work- of the local concern with the Con-|ers by displaying the name of the A. tinental Discount company, Moines, Ia Two-thirds of the stock- holders in a special meeting Tues- day, favored the alliance. Mistaken for Melon Thieves. Mo#INNVILLE, Ore., Sept. of Des|F, of L. on its building. Appeal Fine of Picket. The fine of $25,000 and costs placed against Rose Cicdle, striking employe of the International, in the municipal 16—| court, Room 1106, City Hall, is being John Hamblin, of Portland, was shot] appealed by the attorneys for the and killed instantly near here today,| Amalgamated. and his father, Frank Hamblin, a resi- Rose Cicole was one of seven strik- dent of Minnesota was paralized when | &TS hailed into court yesterday, charg- Wounded in the leg by farmers who thought they were melon thieves, Courses for Teacher. MOSCOW, U.S. 8. R.—During the current educational year there is to be an increase in the number of training courses for national minorit: begga ba iA German seminary is teachers, € ¥/ ing, to! ‘The cased of the five other strik- opened at Odessa. Training courses} ers were not called yesterday. These the | are alsq to. be; organized for Polish|are William Scarman, Dominic Ca- ed with picketing in a “disorderly” manner. William A. Cunnea, the union’s\ lawyer, immediately made a motion to vacate,.and the case will be heard on September 19. Abo Vioomgert, another striker charged with violating the Cuthbertson anti- injunction law by “violent” picket- discharged. = (Continued:on page 2) ning for the United States, with a definite proposal of a debt settlement, made by the cabinet, in his pocket, to bargain with the Coolidge adminis- tration on terms of France's settle- iment of her war debt to the United States. | Caillaux said .that he America’s “big heartedness” and “spirit of fair play.” But Wall Street jhas forced France to come begging at Coolidge’s door for terms, and if France gets any better terms they will be at the expense of guarantees of market and other concessions ac- corded American’ big business. cee Borah Wants Full Payment. WASHINGTON, D. C,, Sept. 16— France is “better able to pay her war debt than is Great Britain, and should be accorded no better terms, Senator William Borah of Idaho, chairman of the senate committee on foreign re lations, told President ‘Coolidge in a conference at the White House, relied on Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO,, 1118 W. Washington Biva., ———¥ | | NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents Chicago, Ul. R OLYMPIC SHIPS OF ALL NAT CREWS TO STRIKE AS THEY DOCK AT N. Y.; PICKET LINE GROWING (Spectal to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 16.—The general strike of seamen on sea-going ships is rapidly intensifying as ships enter the har- bor. When the Morgan liner Creole arrived from New Orleans yesterday, the whole crew struck. When the freighter Callagasas | docked at Yonkers 80 per cent of the crew walked off; from the | Grace liner Santa Teresa, 50 per cent left. The Danish steamer Rolf is still without a crew, the mates and engineers leaving her yesterday, When the liner Olympic pulls in today, the Marine Transport Workers of the L W. W. expect to get a large part of her crew to strike. Over half of the crews of three oil tankers just+ " 7 arrived have answered the first call. ‘ How They Walk Off. All hands came off the Howick Hall, including the Japanese stew- ards. From the Danish steamer Bornholm came all hands, some mates and engineers also. From the Icehall, 75 per, cent of the crew, from the Josea, 60 per cent, from the Hawali- an, 40 per cent of the crew struck at once. More is expected from the last three ships. The picket line of the M. T. W. is growing larger, with more men lining up in the union daily. It is particu- larly noticed that the strike is raising the prices of scabbing. Shipping agents are trying to ship men at $75 a month for able seamen and fire- men. This is about $12.50 to $15 more than existing rates. Union Scabbing Not Effective. | The men aré not being fooled by {this maneuver, lowever, as they jknow that this would last only for one month and is given merely to break the strike. The officials’ of the International Seamen’s Union, together “ipa the Salvation Army, are doing alf they can te the strike. When the ste “Express- crew walked off 100 per cent the I. 8S. U. delegates entered into negotfitions with the skipper, according to infor- mation: given by the M. T. W. strike committee, with a view to supplying I. S. U. men to.scab, but to date had been unable to get the members of the I. 8. U. to ship out as scabs. The M. T, W. reports many of these I, 8S. U. members are joining ,the M. T..W. and going on the picket line. Holy Scab Herders Busy. , As seamen can scarcely be found even by the I. S. U., the Salvation ing to the strike committee, and the efforts of the Jesus screamers were in vain. The following are the ships listed as completely tied up on Sunday: From American lines, the Huron, Pipestone County, Steel Scientist, Padsany, Cape Cod, Ponce, Cuyampa, Sucarésco; from the Norwegian lines, the Anna Neilsen, the Sesktant and the Vika; from the English lines, the Japan Prince; from the Danish lines, the Rolf and the Diana. Rumor Majestic In Trouble. Affected 50 per cent are the Repub- lic, the America, the Sarcoxie, the Waukegan and the Henry Grove -of American registry; the Loghton, an English ship, the Vavirno, an Italian ship and the Rotterdam, a Dutch ship. These reports are from picket cap- tains up to Sunday after five days of strike. The White Star liner Majestic, which , boasted of its beating the Southampton picket line when she left the British port, was supposed to leave at 10.a. m. from New York, but she left two hours late and drop- ped anchor off Sandy Hook, according to reports reaching the strike com- mittee and is seemingly laying by to get more crew from off shore. In spite of police interference, the cops and officers trying to stop them, the crew of the Cuyampa was struck just at sailing time. Threatens to Arrest Parents of Striking Children Under 16 Boonton, N. J., Sept. 1 —Threats of arrest have been made to parents of the school children on strike here who are under 16 years of age. About 350 boys and girls attending the Boonton high school have gone out on a strike demanding the rein- statement of their principal Albert S Davis who was dismissed by the board of education. These threats have been sent ont by the board with Build the DAIWY WORKER |the announcement that the dismissal with subs, |will not be rescinded. LEAGUE FEARS CRASH OF WORLD IMPERIALISM Broaches Conference to Fight Soviets (Special to The Daily Worker) GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 16.— Deegates to the league of nations as- sembly here, admit that economic con- ditions In Europe, are in many re- spects growing worse, despite seem- ing financial betterment. They are proposing fantastic artificial regula- tions to bolster up the declining capi- talist states of Europe. Premier Painleve, on the opening day of the assembly, said that “eco- nomic forces, if left unrestrained, might cause a new war.” Louis Loucheur, the French dele- gate, who proposed the resolution for a “world economic conference’’-of.the capitalist powers, said that “since the,end of the war, Europe has been a prey to an economic crisis.” The “economic conference” is prp- posed in an attempt to counteract the growing prestige of Soviet Russia, and to check the décline of the Eu- ropean imperialist powers. LABOR DEFENSE UNIT LAUNCHED INN. Y. CITY Gitlow Makes Report; 29 Unions Present (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Sept.16.—The confer ence called by the International Labor Defense, which took place at the La- bor Temple, was a tremendous suc- ces: It was attended by 124 dele- gates, 29 from trade unions, 28 from Workmen's Circle branches, 9 from miscellaneous organizations and 56 from branches of the International Labor Defense, which had already been formed, ‘In addition to the 29 trade union delegates there were two from the |. W. W Great enthusiasm was manifested at the conference at the idea of an all-inclusive labor defense organiza- tion, Comrade Ben Gitlow, who acted as chairman of the conference, made a report on the conference held in Chicago, at which the LL. D. was formed, “You remember the Palmer raids, the Lusk committee, you remem- ber the recent attacks on the foreign- born workers. In Zeigler, Illinois, workers face a sentence of 20 years (Continued on page 3) Italian Makes Another Hop. MANILA, P. L, Sept. 16.—Command- er De Pinedo, the Italian aviator, who is making a flight from Rome to Tokio, hopped off today for Apparri. De Pinedo has been held up here for a considerable time, due to unfavor able weather and necessity for re pairs to his machine. Marked Unemployment In Mexico, MEXACO, Sept. 16—There is mark- ed unemployment here at present. The closing of the sugar mills for the season and curtailment of the manufacture of alcohol on account of high taxation placed this year by the federal government upon the manu- facture of alcohol, are a few of the reasons offered to explain this com- lition,