The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 20, 1925, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Il. No. 214. Sufuccianes Rates: ieaten box In Chicage, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by. mail, $6.00 per year. HE DAILY asians as Second-class matter September 21, 1933, at be if SUNDAY, S' it Office ae Chicago, Hlinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879, BER 20, 1925 >” Publishe PUBLIS: WORKER. NEW YORK EDITION 1d Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER JHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Price 5 Cents FiGh: JARRING OF COMMUNIST SEAMEN WINNING STRIKE AS BiG FULL DEMANDS OF |. W. W. UNION SB Haka ab. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 18.—The general strike of the sea- men, called and led b: the Marine Transport Workers’ Industrial Union of the I. W. Ww. has won a partial victory when yesterday the first break in the ship owners’ resistance was made by the French arid Danish tara company completely capitulating to the damands of the I. W. W., granting a $15 wage raise for all categories, the eight-hour day (three watch system), 60 Gents an hour for overtime, better food and comforts and so on. On the basis of the agreement signed by the company, it at once shipped a full crew out of the M. T. W. hall for the steamer Bornholm, which had been tied up since the strike began.. The SO ott | AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY OOR old Kellogg got himself into another jam when “he dutifully obeyed the hint of the British foreign office, to bar Comrade Saklatvala, the Hindu Communist and member of the British parliament, from the country. The British rulers’ dear souls wish to retain a reputation for liberality in the matter of free speech as long as they can afford the luxury, but they don't like refractory men like Saklat- vala to go abroad and shed a little light on the way things are going behind the imperial curtain, 7. @ AMES RAMSAY McDONALD and Arthur Henderson are coming to this country shortly. No effort will be made to cancel their visas. It is quite likely that MacDonald will receive an official welcome: He is a socialist and his views on India are kosher. Ditto, Mr. Henderson, who will speak forthe ‘socialist party,” Those gentle- men may arrive in this country on scab ships if there are any available. Saklatvala is a Communiét and his main business, in fact his only visible means of lon, is devisnig ways and means to §verthrow British im- perialism and incidentally all imperial- ism, er) |AKLATVALA is from India, which has often been called)the key to the British imperial arch. You know what happens to an old stone bridge when the keystone is pried loose. That is what will happen to the Brit- ish empire when India is jimmied loose from the rest of the stricture. A pile of ruins will be the result, with the British ruling class under the Tuins. There is a good deal of sym- pathy for the Hindu nationalist move- ment in the United States, and Com- rade Saklatvala would be sure of a good audience for his Communist views on the situation in India, ‘ee HIS is not the first time that the American government has stepped in to assist the British in persecuting Hindus. The conduct of this govern- ment towards Hindus during and im- mediately after the war was notorious, Towards Ireland there was a_différent attitude because there are millions of Irish votes in the United. States, yet a few Irish republicans were treated roughly by Washington on orders from ‘the British government. The. threat- ened deportation of Mayor O’Cal- laghan of Cork was an example of the _willingness of the American govern- ‘ment to aid the British ruling ‘class in ‘Keeping their subject iil in the yoke. i “ee \7HILE Kellogg was in London as YY ambassador, it is reported that he did everything except act as pot- ‘poy to the British aristocracy. He might have essayed that function but x the lively competition, . Other rican ambassadors to the court of ‘ames found themselves in com- plete accord with the empire's attitude towards, “inferior races” but. they. werd not without some culture which: enaMed them to mix on terms of equelity with the “superior” British (Continued on page 3) A agreement, of course, affects all ships of this company which is one of the largest trans-Atlantic shipping concerns. Mystery of the Majestic. Another item of shipping is of the first importance is the apparent dis: appearance of the great White Star liner Majestic, the mystery of her whereabouts showing that the I. W. W. and Communist pickets who hailed her at the docks when, she brot in a yellow socialist cargo in the form of Morris Hillquit, and the continuous wobbly picketing since then, has had an effect on this ship, one of the (Continued on page 2) BRITISH TRADE TIED UP TIGHT BY SEA STRIKE Up; Owners Frantic SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Sept. 18.— The crew of the Royal Mail company’s liner Arlanza, due to sall today from Southampton to Buenos Aires, refus- ed to accept the wage cut of $5 a month- and left-the board of trade of. fice without signing on the article: The British army -transport De; shire which was supposed to jeave f India, Wedn y, with military uni is tied up here also. Capitalist authorities now t that the “situation is alarming, i the strike threatens to tie up the supply of raw material for Britain and may cause a price raise of com modities, Also, German, French,’ Dutch and Scandinavian. companies are taking advantage of the British strike and are making bids to cap- ture British trade. Idle Ships Ruin Empire Trade. Fully one millions tons of British shipping are tied up in seventy ships held up by the strike at South Afri- can, . Australian ang New Zealand ports. Thirty-three overseas ships with a total tonnage of 325,574 are ly- ing idle in. Australian ports alone. Melbourne is panic stricken by cables from England that liners running to Australia may cease until the strike is over. Shipping company officials met in London Wednesday and ordeted a drastic curtailment of sailings, ‘be- cause they had to, the strikers hav- ing ordered “curtailment” pr sly. The companies admit it will be many months before shipments return to normal, even if the strike ended at once, Cargoes Rotting. Many ships due to sail under the “curtailment” order are figuring only to get away with “scratch” orews tak- en on at the last moment. The White Star liner Homeric, which left South- ampton Wednesday for America, got a only by shipping British fascist seabs with no knowledge of seafaring at the scab hole in the picket line at Cowes Road. Serious financial loss- es ‘are’ being’ inflicted on exporters and perishable cargoes for importa- tion are rotting in dominion ports. A serious shortage of fruit is certain, MINERS’ INTERNATIONAL MOVES TO STOP SCAB COAL SHIPMENTS _ BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 18—The Miners” International in conference. at this city is seeking to prevent the export of coal from Belgium to the United S$! during the anthracite strike, and has ordered an investigation “as to whether shipments of Welsh mnthrasieeiary being made to the United States. Reports from New York say that large: coal dealers are planning to im- port 60,000 tons of anthracite a month ee shia if the strike In Amerien is | A: a not settled In two weeks, wn Hoover Aid Admits Soviet SHIPPING COMPANY GRANTS THE Union Shows Big Progress BERLIN, Sept. 18.—Soviet Russia sho N. Haskell, former head of the American relief.in Russia, said today upon his arrival in Berlin from Moscow, where he has made a several | 100 PER CENT AMERICANISM RITISH TRY TO USE CHINA AGAINST U. 8. Will Give Up “Rights” Upon Conditions (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Sept. 18— That, Great Britain is realizing that her imperial- ist interests make necessary that she hold out some bait to the Chinese to offset those balts off by Ameri- can imperialism and the Japanese, not to speak of the influence gained by Soviet Russia, is seen in the an- nouncement today by Austen Cham- berlain concerning Britain’s attitude toward China. That any “concessions” have a good stout string attached is, of course, a feature of the announcement to be read in between the lines. Chamber- lain, foreign minister in the tory cabinet, said: Two or Three “Ifs.” “We are ready to surrender our special rights in China, if China can guarantee our people ordinary pro- tection and common justice. Great Britain has no territorial ambitions. “Great Britain is willing to carry out the letter and spirit of the Wash- ington conference upon two condi- tions: First, there must be initial good will and the putting aside of lit- tle suspicions engendered by those who see opportunity in other people's troubles, without regard for the pros- perity of China herself. Second, China must make peace with herself and be united under a central authority.” Dig At Yankee Imperialism. While. the capitalist newspapers try to interpret that the arrow di- rected at “those who see opportun- ity in other people’s troubles means Soviet Russia,” political observers are chuckling at this artful ambiguity which covers the real shaft directed at American imperialism which has deliberately played the Chinese Britain to gain a foothold for in interest in China, “ottiér condition that “China (Special to The Dally Worker) § “improvement all along the line,” Colonel William leeks exhaustive study in conditions. 'WORKERS PARTY TO HOLD HUGE PROTEST IN NEW YORK AGAINST THE BARRING OF SAKLATVALA bla RS (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—The Workers (Communist) Party is holding a He demonstration in Union Square here,, Monday evening, Sept. 21, at five o’clock, to protest against the refusal of Secretary of State Kellogg to admit Shapurji Saklatvala, Communist member of the British parliament, to this country, Saklatvala was a delegate to tRe interparliametary union to be held in Washington early next month, but his passports were KELLOGG'RALSELY QUOTED ‘SPEECH, IS SAKLATVALA’S CHARGE (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Eng., Sept. 18.—Amer- jea Is getting: a worse and worse name for Intolerance owing to the United States officials, Shapurji Saklatvala sald in commenting on the action of Secretary of State Kellogg in barring him from. the United States after he had been chosen as a delegate to the inter- parilamentary union in Washington. “The American workers see the meaning of S logg’s action.” “By preventing my entering, Sec- retary Kellogg has abused his power. He has grossly interfered with the rights of the inter, mentary union, as a delegate to which | was to speak in America. T shall go to Amerfea if | can.” “If 1 got to the United States | would prove Secretary Keljogg a liar and a defamer in ten minutes. The speech of mine in the British parliament quoted by Secretary Kel- logg has been-falsely reported. Mr. Kellogg is deceiving the American public. Kellogg’s act is illegal.” Saklatvala sent a telegram of protest to Senator William McKin- British government. The Civil Liberties Union has sent Secretary of State Kellogg a telegram protesting the action of the state de-. partment. The Workers (Communist) Party, local New York, has issued a state- ment, showing that Saklatvala was barred because he is the champion of all workers oppressed by British im- perialism, and calling on all New York workers to attend the mass meeting on Monday. The statement, follows: The Will of Morgan vala, the British Communist member of parliament by the state department from entrance into the United States to attend the inter-parliamentary con- ference in Washington next month as an official delegate js a blow aimed to , (Continued on page 3) NATIONS’ LEAGUE ACTS AS LACKEY OF IMPERIALISM Mast Await Masters’ Voice, Admission . (Special to The Daily Worker) 2 2 GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 18.— | That the league of nations is merely | the servant. of the European imperial- Hi icularly the British empire, was again demonstrated when the | British delegate told the league as- sembly that they must wait before A T j | | | N OI iy | acting on a “disarmament” conference | until the allied premiers meet and for- | mulate an anti-Soviet agreement, the Steamroller Flattens | Everybody But Bosses , so-called “security” pact. The allies (Special to The Daily Worker) will meet at Lucerne on October 5, and the Hindenburg. government has been invited to send representatives. Sir Cecil Hurst, the English dele- gate, admitted the failure of the league to take any independent act- CHAMPAIGN, il, Sept 18—The jHlinois State Federation of Labor |Convention proved Wednesday that it is the most reactionary ever held by |voting down ahy measure that would challenge the capitalist system or ion. “I am convinced that the league’s position and prestige would be ser- even make an attempt to se¢ratch it a little. iously endangered if its efforts in the direction of disarmament constituted Every sesolution that — contained any clause which mentioned struggle nothing but an unbroken series of was overwhelmingly defeated by the failures,” he continued. “We cannot risk a third failure.” reactionary machine controlling the convention. The league of nations functions as Scab Unionist Heads Committee. the lackey of the world imperialist powers, in dominating the small and weak nations and exploiting colonial peoples, and hatching anti-Soviet The resolutions committee of which George Slater of the scabby United Garment Workers’ Union is chairman, does not report favorably on any resi- plots. Hurst’s speech shows that the league takes its orders from the cap- italistic governments. FORMER ESTATE 6WNERS MUST LEAVE UKRAINIA, ~ IS ORDER OF SOVIETS jlutions that smacks of progress. “The committee recommends non- concurrence,” is repeated again and again by Harry Scheck, Clown cigaret ley of Hiinols, chairman of the Am= erican group of ‘the interparliament- ary union, MOSCOW, Sept. 18.—The Soviet government of Ukrania has issued a decree ordering the expulsion from Ukrania, by January 1, of all former oo must be united under a central au- thority” sounds: logical to the un- thinking, but thersinister meaning of it is that Britain demands that the Pekin government; as a condition pre- cedent to release from the clutches of Brtain, wipe out by force of arms if necessary the Canton South China Republic, which is the center of all real nationalist revolution. words, if’China “wants to be free” it must destroy the only force which guaranteos its freedom. In other | estate owners or lessees, together with their families, Only those who have served in. the rad army will be permitted to remain, a. news dis- patch reports. |peddler ousted from the Pressmen’s |Union. Instead of discussing the merits of the resolutions all the lick- |spittles of the Walker-Olander. ma- chine attack those, who have intro- duced the resolutions and play upon prejudice and ignorance. Overgaard Fights for Labor Party. The first resolution defeated was |No. 21, introduced by Delegate Over- gaard, Machinist Lodge 390, Chicago, for organizing a labor party. Delegate Overgaard reviewed the istruggle the railroad workers went NEW YORK CITY, Sept. revoked by the Coolidge administration at the request of the Peay ee rN de SAKLATVALA WAS BARRED FOR HIS SPEECH ON INDIA “The barring of. Shapurji Saklat- British eae Pet of Colonial Mis-Rule (Special to The Oatly Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18-—~ While the state department clung to its contention that Shapurji Seklat- vala, Communist member of the Brit- ish parliament, was barred from at- tending the interpariiamentary union, to which he was a delegate, because of his “Communistic attachment it is now definitely known that Saklat- vala was denied admittance because of a request of the British govern- ment. Itself unable to prevent Sakletva’ coming, and afraid that he would ex- pose the fearful exploitation of the workers of India by British imperial- ism, the Baldwin government asked the state department to deny the Com- munist a passport. Secretary of State Kellogg, after a conference with President Coolidge, acceded to this request, Exposed Imperialism Several congressmen declare that in the next session of congress they will attempt to have a law passed curbing the autocratic powers of the secret- ary of state to bar foreign visitors. Senator Borah of Idaho, who critic- ised the exclusion of the Indien mem- ber of parliament, made public what Washington generally considers the real reason for Britain's aversion to his visiting the United States. In a speech in’ the house of com- mons, Saklatvala flamingly denounced British mis-rule in India, in which he contended that if Britain practiced in England what she is practicing in his country “There would not be a man or woman who would not rise and fight to the bitter end to proclaim their rights, Saklatvala’s Crime “British imperialism must go ff humanity is to progress. You call us ‘seditious’ when we protest against these things. But when you rise In revolt in this country against the rul- ing classes it is called ‘the spirit of democracy.’ In India, it is ‘sedition, conspiracy and propaganda.’” Commenting on this, Senxtor Borah safd: * “f think anyone who reads his speech will conclude that Saklatvala’s crime was discussing conditions im India.” One of the utterances of Saklatvalay to which Kellogg made objections was, “We declare that war is a part of the capitalist system and can there- fore only be abolished with the over- throw of capitalism. This means that the “whole working class movement must be organizationally and ideolo- gically ‘prepared to fight war by the transférmation of the imperialist war when declared into the civil war and the’ seizure of power by the working class.” I. L. G. W. JOINT BOARD DELAYS REINSTATEMENT IN BIG SHOPS (Special to The Daily Worker) 18—The work of reinstating the discharged thru, the fight against the infamous Daugherty injunction and the present strugglés that organized labor is Japaneso Dist Building Burns TOKIO, Japam, Sept. 18.—Both houses of the ‘temporary Japanese faced with. parliament building were burned to-| He pointed out that organized labor day. The building, a single story | will not gain anything by. begging wooden structuray covered five acres capitalist politicians for fayors as near the center ofthe city, The cause |they always turn againgt Jabor after of the fire is unknown, ACongiawea on page oy) \ LONE Daten te Rises aM nee tbe workers is proceeding slowly, according to the report of the Joint Commit tee of Action, and altho about one-half the shops have been settled, this affects only a small percentage of the workers out on strike. The larger shops have not yet been-adjusted and therefore the majority of the workers are still not back on thelr jobs. The Joint Committee of Action did not send pickets to the shops yester day morning, and peace negotiations are now waiting for the joint board to fulfill its promise to reinstate all workers who were discharged during the past 15 weeks for thelr support of the Joint Committee of Action,