The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 8, 1925, Page 4

Pi —— )fabor organizations for this purpose )But the socialist party in its servility BASE TREACHERY ~-OF MENSHEVIKS Menshevik Leaders Aid| \ Bourgeoisie (Special to The Daily Worker) | MOSCOW, Oct. 6—(, R. A.)—In| ‘Tiflis a numerous group of Parisian ‘emigrants who have left the ranks | of the menshevik party has arrived. ‘The members were greeted heartily. | The emigrants, amongst them mem-| bers of 15 and 20 years standing in the menshevik party, declared that they coulg no longer reconcile the policy of the Georgian emigrant lead- ers with proletarian honesty and they | therefore preferred to return aid take | part in the socialist reconstruction of | their country instead of serving as thé instruments of irresponsible con- spirative intrigues of the emigrant leadets ported by the international bourgeoisie. The returned told how Gtordiani and Tseretelli and their followers use ali methods including denunciations to the Parisian police, to smother th spirit amongst the Georgian emi- grants towards a return to Georgia. Marseilles Hears Issue. workers? ‘group amongst the} emigrants requested th es congress of the Second In ational to appoint a commission | to go into the question of the present | relations between it and the emigrant | The congress, however, left the request unnoticed, for it had the | | effect of drawing the attention of the 5 the counter-revolutionary n of the Georgian social | has Ukrainian Se FEW months ago there was a feeling among some members of the Ukrainian section that, on ac- count or language difficulties, the re- organization of the party on the basis of shop nuclei would mean a step backward in our work, opinion that the reorganization should wait a little longer. Now, however, after all the discussion on that point, after the experience of the last strug- gle within the party, in which it was possible to pitch one part of the lan- uage sections against the other, not on the basis of political differences but on the basis of petty squabbles in the sections, or language. branches, the opposition to the reorganization almost disappeared in the Ukrainian section. There is this typical view in regard to language difficulties: If some ¢com- rades have enough time to make out of a branch meeting a “laundry” for ny diffegont kinds of “9 points,” then they should have enough time to translate, if necessary, some com- munications or speeches at the meet- ings of shop nuclei, and international | branches, We cannot, however, overlook that here are also in Ukrainian section ome comrades who, altho not’ op- posing the reorganization, take a. pes- simistic attitude toward it. This is probably more-or less the case with other sections of the party. The cure for this malady will be the raising of Communist consciousness of these comrades, and increasing their ex- cy. .The “group directed itself | also to the league for human rights and to the national conference of the | French social-democratic party with | result hers’ delegation, at present which is studying both the ul and political situation of the discussion with | s from Paris. perience in ghe work of shop nuclei. i sa last party discussion is to be looked upon as the first step in the direction of raising the Communist coysciousness of many members. In spite of the fact that from the very beginning the discussion went astray because seme comrades could not refrain from calling names, and from ing to discredit utterly the op- Posite side, it was the first party dis- It was their| ction and Party Reorgatization + |FULL INFORMATION REGARDING MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS BEING HELD IN REORGANIZATION DRIVE Workers (Communist) Party membership meetings arranged in the party’s reorganization campaign with the following dates: the speakers signed to be held on CHICAGO, ILL.—Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Northwest Hall. C. E. Ruthenberg and Martin Abern. NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Sunday, Oct. 11, 2. p m., Labor Lyceum, 38 Howe St. J. J. Ballam and William Simons. An organization tour of the western districts is belng planned by the Central Executive Committee Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other party centers of the west will arrange mass member- ship meetings to be addressed by a representative of the Central Executive Committee, ae cussion which induced practically all Branches to try to have some point of view in regard to the problems of the party as a whole. Now the party as a whole is more before the eyes of our members than ever, The ‘dis- cussion also helped us to see clearly where our weak spots were, what is to be cured and what is tobe cut dut of in the organism of our party. Con- sequently, the work of reorganization will benefit from the last party discus- sion. ‘We expect to have practically “all Ukrainian comrades in the new form of the party, They are all proleta- rians, working in shops, factories, mines, steel works, etc. From their experience in the last few years, they know what it means to have a good nuclets in a union and other kinds of workers’ organizations. They are able ‘to understand the meaning of a nucleus in a shop, They now see why it is necessary to make the shop nuclei the basic units of the party. Almost all of them have been in the United States for the last ten years. They cannot make a polished speech in English, that’s true, but they can come to some understanding with — Ce other workers in their broken English. It will be a little difficult at the be- ginning, but it will be better and better with every meeting of a shop nucleus, a to. the future activity among Ukrainian workers in the United States, we say to our comrades that the reorganization of the party will not stop it but on the contrary it will help us to broaden that activity on the basis of the daily struggleS of all workers on the economic and po- litical field. The shop, the, most im- portant recrufting ground for the par- ty, was until now practically ignored. Now the attention of our membership will be turned toward the shops. We will be able to more easily get, the wprkers under our influence, and into our party in greater numbers than heretofore. The place of almost ex- clusively social activity of our lan- guage branch members will be taken by their serious Communist activity in the shop nuclei. All other necessary activities among different nationalities will, of course, remain., Nothing of those activitles is taken away. On the contrary, the need for Communist work will be greater. PRODUCTION HIGHER THAN LAST. ~ LAST YEAR BUT LOWER THAN IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO IN AUGUST By LELAND OLDS ae (Federated Press Industrial Editor) Marked gains compared with 1924 in employment and wages appear in the August report of the U. S. department of labor covering factories thru- out the country. The 8,029 concerns reported 8.4%. more employes, total wages up 12.4% and average weekly wages higher by 3.6%. In concrete terms these percents mean over 600,000 more workers with jobs, an increase of over $20,000,000 in total weekly wage payments and an increase from $25.20 to $26.11 in average weekly pay. Must Be “ Goin’ to Rain Some Mo’” Manufacturers of rubber boots and shoes lead with increases of 61.3% in number employed and 63.6% in total wages. tories report 38.4% gain in employment and 48.8% in wages. relatively small industries. How 15 of+ Agricultural implement fac- But these are the larger industries fared is shown in| that altho the workers. are getting the following percentage figures. Those starred indicate decfeases. Gains over August, 1924 ment rolls wages Automobile 0.1% 36.9% 5.2% Auto tires 29.1 2.5 Boots & Shoes .. 9.7 3.3 Car building *5.0 01 Clothing, men’s.. 9.9 44 Cotton goods .... 10.6 3.8 Electrical equipment ...... 2.5 5.6 3.1 Foundries and machine shops 6.0 12.6 6.2 Hosiery and knit good .... . 32.0 16.2 Iron and steel ..12.3 16.5 3.7 Lumber 10 2.0 Meat packing *4.3 15 Printing .... 5.3 2.2 Silk goods 25.5 ,. 6.7 Woolens and Worsted8 wn... 3.1 *2.0 *5.0 Production Higher Than Last Year. These gains reflect an increase in production over August, 1924 reported by the federal reserve board as 15%. Factories were averaging 94% of full time in August, 1925, compared with 88% in 1924 and 85% of full force this year compared with @% a year ago. But production must go still higher to bring full employment. The 15% over 1924 is still 15% under August 1923, Employment is still 10% below the level of August, 1923, and total wage payments are 8% lower, Combining wholesale price figures with production figures it appears Platform of the Workers (Communist) Party of N. Y. campaign against the captalist class | direct sale of fuel, ice, bread, milk and (Continued from page 1) r political machines, both 1 backed by the immense all Street, supported by prostitute press of New and presenting a united front gagainst the workers whenever the slightest interests of their capitalist Masters is threatened; the worker: gfe divided into many political frac tions. The bulk .of them still supports the ca parties. There is not one TYepresentatiye in the city government ‘to voice the will of the worker. The tnity of labor’s forces into one power- rty of all the producers, a Labor ble of fighting for the wor- is the immediate and yital ity of the workers: of New York, as it is of the workers thruout the lant. Non-Partisan Policy a Sham. The sham non-partisan policy im- possed upon ‘the workers by the cor- rupt labor bureaucracy at the service of capitalism and its political parties, is a fundamental obstacle in the way of the building up of the labor party MWhis policy has divided labor's forces and has chained the local labor move- Ment to the tail of Tammany’s cart. The labor bureaucrats have become Part of the. local capitalist political machines and. have sold their in fluence and their alleged power to deliver the vote of labor, in exchange for soft. jobs, graft and occasional po- litical nominations. The slogan, “re- ward your friends and punish your enemies” has meant in practice the dividing of the workers and their be. trayal to their enemies by corrupt la bor leaders for a price.This policy has Poisoned the mind of labor, made it @m easy prey to class collaboration Shemes in place of uncompromising Struggle for its own interests. The complete eradication of this policy is ion of life and death for the The complete divorce of la- bor from the capitalist parties and the establishment of a policy of indepen dent political action of the working lass in a labor party is the imme- © task of the workers of the city if New York. United Labor Ticket. | ‘The Workers (Communist) Party for the past three years been the Oremost fighter for the formation of Tabor party. At the earliest oppor- ty this year, it proposed to the 7% ers of New York the formation of @ united labor ticket for the present npaign as a first step for the com- unity of labor’s political forces @ labor party. It proposed to the et party, at its conference in the calling of a convention of all the labor bureaucrats and in its pplete heedlessness of the elemen- needs of the workers, gave no wer tovthis proposal. Therefore tlie ist party must bear jointly with labor bureaucrats the responsibil- for dividing the forces of labor and nting the realization of a united ticket against capitalism. The ers Party has therefore been led to put forward its own can- But it realizes the crying for working class political unity, continues to call upon the so- t. ty and all other labor ups in ‘together for a dalted haber | ‘or the immediate needs of the divided and exploited workers. The Workers tty stand&’ ready to withdraw its candidates in favor of one united la- bor ticket at any time during this cam- paign. Workers of New York, raise this demand for a united labor ticket leading towards a labor party in all of your organizations and compel the la- bor buréaucrats “and treacherous so- cialist leaders to cease dividing the workers. Out of this campaign must emerge concrete steps towards the formation of a labor party. The Issues of the Campaign. The Workers (Communist) Party, while continuing its fight for a united labor ticket enters the campaign un- der its own banner and with its own candidates and calls upon the workers to unite under its banner in the: fight for the following general demands of the workers of America and the vital needs of the working class of New York City: General Demands. A labor party and a united labor ticket. Recognition of Soviet Russia. The building of the trade unions in- to mass fighting organizations thru amalgamation, and the organization of the unorganized and thru world trade union unity. Freedom for the Philippines, Santa Domingo, Hawaii, Haiti, etc, Hands off China, For a workers’ and farmers’ govern- ment, Injunctions, the Police and the Courts. 1. We demand the abolition of the of injunctions in labor disputes. The city government must in no y interfere with or limit the right 8 ¥ jot striking and picketing. The police must not be used against the workers in labor stuggles. 4. We demand the’ repeal of the criminal syndicalist law and the re- lease of all workers imprisoned, bé- cause of their activity on behalf of the’ working class, Traction and Public Utilities. 1. We demand municipal owner- ship and workers’ control. thru Date ticipation in the management of all public utilities such as: street car lines, elevator railways, subways, gas works, light and power, telephone, ete. | Housing. To relieve the terrible housing si- tuation we demand 1. The construction of dwellings for the workers by the city to be rent: ed to them without profit. 2. The fixation by the city of a low rent stale, based upon the earnings of workers’ families and their ability to pay. 3. The encouragement of workers’ cooperatives for building construction by exemption from taxes and other fees and by loans from the city, 4. These demands express only two of the most pressing needs in the housing situation. We further favor all measures such as non-eviction, compulsory repairs, ete. which will curb the landlords’ profit greed and help solve the housing problem. The Cost of Living, 1, We demand the establishment of city markets which will sell food and other necessities at cosi, 2 The establishment by the city ‘Ot ‘stores in workers’ quartera for the other necessities at cost. 3. The encouragement of workers’ cooperatives through credits, loans and preferential treatment. Unemployment. 1. We demand the establishment of a system of unemployment insurance. 2... Maintenance of the unemployed by the city at trade union rates until work can be found for them. 3. The complete elimination of the employment agency sharks through the establishment of a city monopoly in job‘placements, with workers’ con- trol of the agencies thru participation in the management. s4se0Two weeks pay for all workers dismissed from their jobs. Municipal Employees. ,J. We demand the right of or- ganigation and the right to strike for all muticipal employees of every ca- tegory- 2. “They shall receive the prevail- ing,,union ~wage, the forty-four hour week and regular adjustment of their “Waist to keep pace with the rise of the*cost of living. . Labor Protection Measures. 1, We demand the initiation of a full program of labor protection le- gislation including workmen’s com- pensation for all trades, unemploy- ment insurance, etc. 2. Special legislation for women including the eight-hour day, mini- mum wage, equal pay with men for the same work, prohibition of night work, mother’s pensions, the establish- ment of municipal day nurseries, and leave of absence with full pay for eight weeks before and after child birth. Child Labor. 1, We demand the abolition of all child labor under the age of 16. 2. A system of compensation for those families upon whom such a law would work a hardship. Health. 1 Introduction of full regulations to prevent accidents and industrial dis- ease thru prohibition or limitation of industrial ‘devices, ghemicalts, etc. which speedily destroy health of work- ers or bring on fatal results. 2. ‘The regular, systematic inspec- tion of factories and industrial estab- lishments to enforce the regulations to prevent industrial accidents and disease. ‘To insure such adequate in- spection gnd enforcement of the re- gulations, labor ‘to have adequate re- presentation in the bodies of inspec- tion. The violation of these regu- lations by employers shall be punished as a criminal offense. 3. Regular complete medical exam- ination for workers by competent physicians in the employ of the city, thru local clinics,open at night in the workers’ quarters prepared to give special attention to the treating and checking of industrial diseases. The Schools, 1, We demand the immediate con- struction of sufficient schools to ac comodate comfortably all children ot school age in their immediate neigh- borhood, without) partetime, 2. The immediate increase tf the teaching force and the maintenance of the ratio of one teacher for every 30 pupils. 8. Adequate the sineionalery vonOH achers and 4. The formation of teachers’ coun- cils, democratically eleéted and con- trolled, to panticipate in the admini- stration of the “school and the se- lection of supervisory officers, 5 Full, maingenance for all workers’ children up to age of 16, where pover- ty woul 6therwise compel such child- | tig ren to leave school before that time. 6. Free and adeqifite dental, me- dical and other health treatment for all pupils,» 7. Abolition of religious and mili- tary training inthe public schools. 8. The unrestricted right of teach- ers to organize in labor unions. No teacher shall be .expelled for holding beliefs inimical to, the present capita- list system. } The Workers’ Government and the Overthrow of Capitalism, In proposing the above demands the Workers Party points out that even such elementary demands of the workers can only be realized and maintained through the establishment of a workers’ government. We propose them, not as a complete expression of the aims of the working class, but as an expression of their most element- tary needs, knowing that the workers, in struggling for these demands, will inevitably came to understand that they cannot be realized and Tnaintain- ed under capitalism, but only through overthrow of the capitalist system, the establishment of a government of workers and poor farmers and the adoption by this government of such measures as will lead toward the in- troduction of a communist system, of society. To this full dein the Workers (Comnfuhist) pledged. In calling upon the workers of this city to support the candidates of the Workers’ (Communist) Party, .we once more point out that they must choose ‘between candidates that re-. present their class interests and those who directly or indirectly help to maintain the capitalist system. The two parties of big business stand di- rectly for capitalism, for Wage slavery, for government by injunction, for the open shop, for poverty, ignorance and misery for the workers, And for wealth and senseless luxury for the capitalist. ngs The socialist party which also calls for ,working class ‘suppett in this election and pretends to be a party of the workers, is, in reality, a pacifist, social reform party most dangerous to the workers because it destroys their fighting spirit, is the ally of the labor bureaucrats who are wrecking the unions, sponsors class colaboratiow'| policies in place of the class struggle and is tying the workers to the poli- tics, ideology and leadership of small businessmen and professional ele- ments. This party, during the course of the past year, has again and again allied itself with the labor bureau- crats and served as their tool in at- tacks upon the militant workers, The Second or “Socialist” Interna uonal, of which the socialist party is a part, has behind it a history of ten years of working class betrayal of the slaughter of revolutionary workers and the chaining of'the working cli of the world to capitalist imperialism. This party, so meek! and gentle in its dealings with and apologies for capi- talism, has shown™Wnbelievable ener- Party is gy, in fighting the militant section of the working class. It has blocked every effort for labor unity. It has this year abandoned even its platonic acceptance of the labor party idea, has:discarded all semblance of mili- taney and makes no pretense of be- ‘a party of class struggle. The socialist party is not a party of work- ers; it.cannot and will not serve their needs. The Workers (Communist) Party is the only party that provides the means by which the workers may free themselves from exploitation and wage slavery, which is their lot under the exploited masses against the capi- nominating its candidates and carry- ing on its campaign, it aims to unite the exploited masses against the cap)- talist system. The support of the Workers (Commufist) Party by the working class of New York means the preparation of the workers for their liberation from exploitation and op- pression. Rally to the Workers (Com- munist) Party and hasten the day when the workers shall rule and thru their rule attain to freedom. . Vote and ‘work for the Communist ticket! For mayor, Benjamin Gitlow; for president board of alderman, Charles Krumbein; for comptroller, William W. Weinstone. Contribute to the cam- paign fund, Workers (Communist) Party, 108 E. 14th St., New York. Downtown English I. L. D. Branch Holds _Meeting Thursday NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Downtown English Branch No. 4 of the Interna- tional Labor Defense will hold it: meeting at Manhattan Lyceum, 64 East 4th St., New York City, Thurs- day evening, Oct. 8, at 8:30. * An interesting speaker will deliver a talk on the conditions and defense ‘of the political prisoners, Plans will also be laid for the future work of the International Labor Defense branch, All members must attend. Sympa- thizers are invited. Pittsburgh Unionists to Meet Thursday Eve PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct, 6—A gen- eral meting of the Trade Union Edu- cational League will be held Thurs- day, October 8, at 805 James St., N. 8. There are a number of very important and urgent questions to be considered, Every militant if the trade union movement is requested to attend, ” 12.4% more in wages they are turning out a’ product for which their employ- Employ- Pay- Average |ers receive from 20% te 25% more than they received a,year ago. Labor is producing from 7% to 11% more value per $1 of wages than it did in Aug, 9924. This explains the higher profits which are being noted in a majority qf the financial reports this year, Pullinan Porters to ‘Organize Union on New England Roads {Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Oct. 6—Of 400* Pullman porters employed on Boston & Al- bany, Boston & Maine-and New Haven railroads into Boston, 300 listened eagerly to the message of general or- ganizer of the Brotherhood of Sleep- ing Car Porters. The American Federation of Labor and the big four railway brotherhoods are supporting the new organization of Pullman porters which aims to better conditions for the men, The Pullman company union is opposed by the new group because it does nothing for the workers. FAILURE TO ACT : ON BiG MERGERS CAUSES SCANDAL Aluminum and’ Bread Trust Under Fire (Special to The Daily Worker) ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-—-Tho mem- bers of the federal trade commission who seem to have violated a rule of secrecy imposed by the three other conservative members, disclose that a complaint lodged with the commis- sion several months ago concerning the $400,000,000 Ward Baking Co. merger has not been acted on, Neither has the department of justice concern- ed itself with the matter altfough it was brought to Attorney General Sargent’s attention, The complaint charged that the General Baking company, as the new combine ‘is known/ will operate 157 baking companies in every important city in the United Statés, This will give the Ward trust a monopoly that will control the price of bread thru- out the country. It was also charged that a similar situation exists in the aluminum in- dustry where mergers have resulted in.a huge aluminum combine of na- tion-wide proportions. Both of these will doubtless form the basis of an investigation forced by “progressive” republicans and de- mocrats who see the chance to create a scandal that may rival the Daugherty investigation. To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street PITTSBURGH, PA. RATIFICATION RALLY Workers (Communist) Party ~ Mayoralty For a Labor Party Against Injunctions For Lower Rents and Living Costs For Municipal Ownership and Workers’ Control of All Public Utilities For Recognition of Soviet Russia WILLIAM W. Candidate for Comptroller CHARLES KRUMBEIN Candidate for President of Board of Aldermen ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG Candidate for Pesident of Boro of Manhattan * JOSEPH MANLEY Candidate for President of Boro of Bronx ROSE PASTOR STO! Candidate for Register New Yor! , BERTRAM D. WOLFE "Candidate for Assembly, 23rd District, Kings JULIUS CODKIND Candidate for Alderman, 17th District, Manhattan JULIET STUART POYNTZ SHACHNO EPSTEIN © Chairman: JACK STACHEL Campaign For a United Labor Ticket Against Child Labor For Fit Schools for Workers’ Children For World Trade Union Unity For a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government : For Communism Thursday, October 8th, 1925 | at 8 P. M. sharp Park Palace 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, ; New York City. SPEAKERS: : BENJAMIN GITLOW Candidate for Mayor WEINSTONE S County Auspices: Workers (Communist) Party, ; Local New York +" 108 East Fourteenth Street, New York City