The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 9, 1925, Page 1

Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Il. No. 230. “The /orkers of the World Hold the World’s F uture in Their Hands”---Purcel 1 US. ADMIRAL TALKS PEACE TO CHINESE Bat His Pacifism Re- veals Morgan Menace (Special to The Daily Workers SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 7.—Agents of. American imperialism are making plain to representatives of other pow- ers on the eve of the judicial investi- gation into the Shanghai rioting of fast May, their determination to con- tinue an independent polley in rela- tion to China, Justice Finlay Johnson, represent- ing the United States government, has serious differences of opinion with the British and Japanese judges and is reported to be very skeptical of the “constructive results” of the inquiry. He feels that America should not have agreed to participate owing to the possible adverse effect of Chinese opinion om American interests. This attitude is the logical result of the ‘whole “American orientation toward China as enunciated in the famous “open door” policy formulated in the interest of the Morgan banking com- bine, which insists upon its activities in this part of the world being un- hampered by any pact with other powers. Imperialism Disguised as Pacifism. A dinner given in honor of his de- parture was the occasion for Rear. Admiral Charles B, McVay, som mander of the United States Yangtze | patrol to glorify American imperial- ism with pacific phrases. In a speech on that occasion he asserted that the purpose of the American navy. in Pacific waters was to protect Amer- ican citizens and property and after specific instance in whcih American citizens were endangered had sub- sided, American nayal forces must re- turn to their ships and could no lon- ger be used for police duty on shore. Shows Mailed Fist. Altho MeVay and Admiral Thomas Washington are to return to the United States, the naval detachment will remain in Chinese waters to be ready “for action in case American property is again endangered. The admiral in severe criticism of thgse participating in the internation- settlement for their failure to pro- vide sufficignt police protection and insisted that it was necessary to make immediate plans to strengthen the forces of suppression “owing to the inability of the Unitetl States in the future to interfere in civil dis- turbances arising from economic con- ditions.” Thus, while Justice John- son is wary of the advisability of joining the British and Japanese im- perialists in fixing the blame for the Shanghai riots, Admiral McVay de- nounces other representatives of the powers for failure to create a strike; breaking agency powerful enough to crush any future moves on the part of the Chinese masses against the for- eign exploiters of labor. Boasts of Saving City. ‘In an effort to justify the. presence of part of the United States naval forces in this vicinity, Rear Admiral McVay asserted that without maval “protection” the Shanghai riots would have resulted in the city being looted and burned to the ground, He stated that ‘without foreign naval -interven- tion on the Yangtze intrenational com- merce would be impossible and as- jerted that the presence of. . these “forces were still required and pre- d further trouble because of the eatening moves of the rival Chi- e military forces, jo, While the battleships of the rican fleét crawl thru the waters], that wash these shores, the eyes of the agents of the House of Morgan turn menacipgly not only upon the Chinese workers, but afko upon the rival imperialist powers, Six Million In New Coins MOSCOW, Oct. 7.—The government has decided to issue new coins for six million roubles. The new coins will be made ten per cent alluminum and ninety per cent of copper. Work has already been started in the mint. The size of the new money will be much tess than before, Subscription Rates: Entered as Second-class matter September 21, In Chi: Outside "Og Or ry | my FALL OF FRANC BRINGS MORGAN TO THE RESCUE (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Oct. 7.—The alarming de- cline of the franc, following failure of the debt negotiatiéns in Wash- ington, has caused the French gov- ernment to take steps in an effort to check It. The finance ministry will avail it- self-of funds from the Morgan loan as a means of retarding the fall of the franc. It is plain to experts on finance that in spite of M. Caillaux’s much heralded reputation as a fin- ancial wizard, he can do nothing but accept aid from Morgan in order to stabilize, even temporarily, the france. The use of the money placed at the disposal of the government by Morgan means the further ascend- ency of finance capital in European affairs and presages the time when France will be a vassal of the U. S. Meanwhile the government of France is making a feeble gesture against the fall of the franc by selecting a commission to invest igate the activities’ of speculators with a view to restraining them. If the fall continues, however, there will be no need to restrain them, as speculators do not gamble on a per- manently failing market, BANKS DEMAND FRANCE CANCEL INTERNAL DEBT “Repudiate o or We Lend Nothing’ NEW YORK, Oct. 7—Premier Cail-|_ laux was- forced to leave America without any assurances that the loan he sought in Wall Street will be granted. The American bankers f to grant such a loan, as France has an internal debt of 300,000,000,000 francs on which she must pay inter- est annually. The French government faces an annual debt of 16,000,000,000, francs. The New York bankers realize that France will not be able to meet the interest payment to her own banking class, let alone pay American bank- ers for their investments. The Ameri- can bankers suggested that France cancel three-fifths of her internal debt as one of the terms on which they would grant the $400,000,000 loan to the imperialist power of France. Fall of Caillaux Cabinet. To repudiate three-fifths of the in- ternal loan means the fall of the Cail- laux cabinet and any other cabinet that might attempt such a moye in capitalist ruled France. Wall Street insisted that France must show her ability to pay~before they will grant her the much-wanted loan. Pr ae) England Sore. LONDON, Oct. 7.—England is much displeased 0: the turn of events in the Franco-American debt negotia- tions. The granting of a moratorium to France for five years does not co- incide with her plans. She also feels that the terms were much too lenient on the French. 5 Too Lenient on France. _ In the arranging of the Anglo- French debt settlement, France re- ceived very lenient terms from Eng- land on the French. fear that the terms to be made at Washington would endangér the currency and stability of the country, In the negotia- tions it was also agreed that the Anglo-French pact could be reopened by France if the terms she received in America would be hard for her to meet. England desires to reopen the ‘settlement, but due to the fact that Franco-American debt settlement is not a final one, cannot do so. She would raise the annual demands on France. The leniency that the French {m- perialists received at the hands of the American bankers has angered British capitalists still more for they are to pay 40,000,000 pounds sterling or, $200,000,000 to the American bankers while France pays only $40,- 000,000. The English bankers regret jetting France bargain the Anglo- French settlement down to 12,500,000 pounds or Tereciannh fe, by mail, $8.00 per year. cago, by mail, $6.00 per year. OMce at Chicago, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1925 Ulinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879- ES asa W. VA. JUDGE JAILS PICKETS WITHOUT TRIAL Denies Counsel; Charge | Board at Jail (Special to The Daily Worker) FAIRMONT, W. Va. Oct. 7— Too | poor f6 hire legal counsel for their | defense, fifty-three union miners be- gan pleading théir own cases In the | Marion county circuit court here to- | day, when Judge Winfield Scoth Mere- | dith refused to appoint counsel for their defense because the expense of” such counsel would have to be borne by the county. Have Heard of Constitution. The miners are charged by this | same judge with having violated an | injunction he issued against picketing | the mines. } They claim that their rights under | the constitution permit them to pick- | et and their action conforms with the interpretation of “Segal picketing” | made recently by Governor. Howard ° M,. Gore of West Virginia. A Compulsory Boarding House. Some months ago, this sathe judge charged 60 cents a day for room and board in.jail to stjking miners he sent to jail for similar picketing con- trary to his injunctions. When the pickets appeared with- out counsel, Judge Meredith became indignant, saying he believed their action was concerted, but that orders of the court must be obeyed and if he found it necessary he would use all the forces of the state to ‘stop the strikers from ‘picketing and up hold his injunction. The .miners made a 4 Northern West Virginia. 0.2 FA AND BOSSES AGREE TD OUTLAW ALL BUT FASCIST UNIONS ROME, Oct. 6.—An agreement, | tantamount to giving fascism a monopoly- over labor, was reached today betw the Ital indus- triali association and the fascist party. . The agreement provides that the indu: lists’ association recogniz- es the fascist labor organizationseas the exclusive representatives of the working cli Future negotia- tions between the working class threat to fill the jails of A. A. Parcel, Chnisnien of the Iptereatonal ‘BRITISH \F ASCISTI OPENLY LONDON, Oct. gency.” Federation of Trade Unions. of the Genius My Class sae pi i Rassid.”—Purcell fo Adal ua JOIN POLICE FORCE TO AID... SUPPRESSION OF rie pret (Special to The Dally Worker) 7Emulating their Italtan prototypes, three thousand British fascisti, operating in the vicinity of Liverpool, announce that they are joining the police force as special constables, “to serve in times af emer- The anticipated “emergency” is taken to mean a Communist up- rising, which the ruling class has been conjuring up for the past few months. The British faseisti parade in black shirts, and indulge in fantastic patriotic maneuvers, but thus far have not been taken very seriously. But their latest and the industrialists will be corn ducted with fascist labor organiza- tions. This outlaws all other union bodies, including even the socialist and catholic unions. American Imperialist Interests Lay Hands of Conquest on Brazil WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7.—Dr. Jose Mattoso Sampaio Correa, the head of the Braziliah delegation to the interparliamentary union and in- fluential member of the Brazilian sen- ate, in an interview here gave fulsome praise to the American. naval mission in Brazil, which he ,declared, had “done wonders” in reorganizing and systematizing the Brazilian navy and training the personnel. That such activity by American im- perialism is not without its motive, may be judged from the fact that financial circles were all agog yester- day with the news that a big loan is intpending to the Brazilian govern- ment. So strong a tonic was this on the market that the Brazilian money unit, the milreis, went up like a sky rocket 63 points. 4 Hunger Drives Irish Workers Into Insane Asylums, Avers Head BELFAST, Oct, 7—"Hunger has driven 70 per cent of the patients into this asylumn,” declared County Councilor Keegan before the commit- tee of Mullingar Westmeath mental hospital. Another member declared that the workers in his district were obliged to subsist upon food which was a men- ace to health and a disgrace to civ- ilization, 9): ; move which will give them police powers is indicative of the fact that the ruling class of Great Britain has decided to finance them and has handed down -orders to the police to admite them in an official form. Drill at Police Stations. The Liverpool police in a declara- tion asserted that all fascisti who volunteered would be enrolled as special constabulary. Fascist spokes- men say they will maintain their identity as a special unit of the po- lice force, with their own officers in command. Large numbers will henceforth be on) duty at police sta- tions day and night and their drills will be held at the police stations. This action followed the declara- tion of the bombastic home secretary, William Joynson Hicks, that all “loy- al Britons should ‘join an organiza- tion for the maintenance of sup- plies.” This is interpreted to mean that the government is officially be- hind the fascist movement and is pre- paring for a reign)of Violence against labor in the coming struggles in the spring. Challenge Will Be Accepted. Indisputably it is the growing in- fluence of the Communist Party over the masses of labor in Britain that stimulates such fasetst, action on the part of the government officials, Real- izing this and having the lessons of the rise to power of Mussolini before them, the British’ révolutionists are determined to accept the challenge of the blackshirts, When the house of commons con- venes next month there will be a se- vere attack upon the home secretary for encouraging organized terrorism against the working class of England by the Communists. Certain laborite elements are, expected to join in the attack on the government for permit- ting fascism to gain a foothold, tho the MacDonald group is not likely «* (Continued:on page 2) Frisco Waiters on Strike at Palace and Francis Hotels SAN’ FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.— The waiters at the St. Francis and Pal- ace Hotels are now on the third week of their strike for an increase in wages. The labor-hating Indus- trial Association has entered the fight to smash the waiters’ strike and force them back on the old terms. The Progressive Culinary Workers’ Committee is on the job and has is- sued an appeal ‘calling on the cooks and kitchen help to join\ the strike against the intolerable conditions, Riffians Pounding Away at Tetuan with Captured French 75s LONDON, Oct. 7.—Riffian artillery continues to pound Tetuan, according to dispatches from Tangier, with the captured French 75 mm. guns: Spanish airplanes have. been un- able to locate the cleverly concealed batteries on Mount Zitoun. Riffian forces are being concen- trated in an offensive in the Djebala district for an attack on the Spanish forces. Russia at Teheran Fair. TIFLIS—By Mail)—The Union of Socialist Soviet Republics is taking part in the Persian agricultural exhi- bition which was opened on Sept: 15 in Teheran, Soyiet exhibits are’ of agricultural machinery, PUBJ.ISHING CO., ORKER. Publisned Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, DL NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents [PURCELL IN MASTERFUL SPEECH URGES WORLD TRADE UNION UNITY BEFORE LABOR FEDERATION MEET By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Special to The Daily Worker) STEEPLECHASE PIER, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 7— American labor today heard ‘the call for world trade union unity and the ‘demand for friendly relations with the workers of the Union of Soviet Republics from the lips of A. A. Purcell, a frater- nal delegate from the British Trade Union Congress. It was the first tithe that such a message had been brought across the Atlantic by a spokesman of European labor. Tt was in sharp contrast with the red-baiting speech by Fritz Tarnow of the German delegation, who had not a friendly word to say for Soviet Russia, nor a sincere word to utter to promote the inter- FRANCO-GERMAN DEADLOCK AT ‘PEACE’ CONFAB Stresemann Gives As- surances to Russia (Special to The Daily Worker) LOCARNO, Switzerland, Oct. 7-— The security pact conference has reached a deadlock on the question of the eastern frontiers of Germany. Like the various conferences that have gone before and have broken upon the Irreconcilable contradictions between the capitalist nations, the present conference finds Itself con- fronted with “obstacles it cannot over. come, despite the fact that the leaders of the various groups continue to ex- clue optimism. In the Geriman thesis, presented by Foreign Minister Stresemann, the de- mand is made that the eastern pacts | become a matter for negotiation. This is interpreted by Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, to mean re- servation of the right to reconsider and alter Germany's eastern frontiers at some future time. Want to Stop Discussion Briand, in a long speech, traced the history of the negotiations and con- cluded that the existing treaties be respected and not considered as topics of discussion at the conference. In a belligerent attitude he held that Ger- many accepted the Locarno confer- ence on that basis and no other. The French foreign minister was supported in his stand by Emil Van- dervelde, Belgian foreign minister, and one of the luminaries of the Sec- ond (Socialist) International. Sig. Scialoga, of the Italian foreign office and Austen Chamberlain, British fore- ign minister, also supported the stand of Briand. This combination is surely a sight for the gods—Briand, renegade syndicalist and now lackey of French imperialism; Vandervelde, king’s min- ister and hero of the socialist interna- tional; Scialoga, fascist emissary of Mussolini, andthe British tory, Austen Chamberlain—working as a ynit to silence discussion ‘of the question of German frontiers, The German delegation seemed quite-depressed over the turn of af- fairs and would hot discuss the de, tail of the-occurrences of the session beyond stating that Germany and France are in a deadlock over that question. Complications, Over Rhine A further conflict’ between German and French policy ‘arose over the question of the proposed Rhine pact. The French insist ‘that in no way shall the pact interféte with the right to take penalties from’the Germans in case of default or breach of the treaty of Versailles. The German dele- gation concedes the right, but insists that France should not be tne sole judge as.to what constitutes Sreach or default, contending that in the ffture such cases be submitted to arbitration, The fact that the British delegation has*refrained from taking, a stand on the question leads to speculation that Britain is really behitd Germany in this move. In unofficial conversations the British have suggested a com- promise on the Rhine question, but (Continued on paye 2) ———* national solidarity of labor. Purcell’s two big arguments may be summed up as follows: FIRST—Great changes have taken place in the world since the war. Capitalism is organizing Internation ally. Laber must have Its world of ganization. American labor must come into the world fold. SECOND—Labor Is assuming vast responsibilities {n the Soviet Unten, American labor must atand by and ald the Russian workers [mn the “closest fraternal relations.” Urges Delegation to Russia Purcell urged that the American Federation of Labor send a delegation to Soviet Russia, just as the British Trade Union Cqngress had done. He was a member of the British delega- tion. His speech in part follows: “I want our two great labor move- ments to come closer and still more closer together—to be linked together in steel-like bonds of friendship and solidarity, mutually helping and in- spiring each other, coming to each others assistance in days of trial and ity; giving each other encourage ment to tackle those formidable tasks with which we are confronted, engag- ed in a rivalry—if rivairy there need be—of organization, of the spread of ideas of building up and strengthen- ing our movement. “The call I want to make is a call tor the unity of the world’s workers— or the world brotherhood of all those who toil. I make no apology for mak- ing that call. I consider it my highest duty and my finest privilege to make that call here and now, at this great convention of American workers. “Over there, in Europe, fust as here in the United States and in all other parts of the world, many things are happening, great changes are taking place. “Things do not stand stil. Things have not stood still with the world, or with any part of the world. The world is today a vastly different place to what it was even at the con clusion of the great war. Appeals for Trade Union Unity. “I have been in Manchester and London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, Ber- lin, Moscow, Vienna. I have visited these places as a workman and as a representative of our trade union and labor organizations. I have been brot into contact with labor union officials and leaders of all kinds, and with or- ganized workers, I have spoken at countless conferences and meetings marched in processions, participated in demonstrations. I have felt the pulse of our great movement; heard, as it were, the beating of the mighty heart of the toiling millions, and in London, Berlin, Moscow and Vienna, and in many other towns and cities, I have watched the serried ranks of the hosts of labor go marching past. It is impossible for me to convey to you the surge and thrill of ft all—to give you any idea of the sweep and passion and power of it all. ‘I have been made to realize that there is growing upon this old world of ours a vast and tremendous vital force, a gigantic confraternity of labor a world power, possessed of incon- ceivable potential strength, profound and pregnant with the genius of a new human mode of life and culture. “This I say, is growing up, taking shape, coming into being. It is only half articulate as yet. Its power is dispersed, and in many cases, unreal- ized. Its strands have yet to be gathered together. Its forces have yet to be centralized, reorganized and rendered capable of full expression. But there it is. “The call I want to make to you, our fellow workers of America, is to (Continued on page 6)