The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 3

i BOARD PROTESTS SAKLATVALA BAN Demand Admission of Communist NEW YORK, Oct, 9—The New York Joint board of the Furriers’ Union at its last meeting unanimously adopted the following resolution against the exclusion and demanding the admis- sion of Shapurji Saklatvala, Commun- ist member of the British house of commons: “Whereas, Secretary of State Kel- logg has instructed the London con- sul general to revoke the visa granted to Sahpurji Saklatvala, a member of the English parliament representing the organied labor movement of that country-at the interparliamentary un- fon at Washington, theréfote be it “Resolved by the New York joint *woard of the Furriers’ Union repre- “senting Locals 1, 6, 10 and 16, that we vigorously protest the action of the secretary of state in excluding Shapurji Saklatvala as an act hostile to the interests of the organized la- bor movement of the world, as an act of unauthorized and unjustifiable’ dis- crimination against the foreign-born workers and es a high-handed at- tempt to limit the freedom of speech in the United States; and be it fur- ther ‘Resolved that we demand the im- mediate admission of Saklatvala into this country and the removal of all restrictions which may have been in- itiated. by the secretary of state without the authority of ° congress against those seeking admission to this country; and be it further “Resolved, that copies of this reso- lution be sent to the secretary of state at Washington, D. C., and to the press. Boston Checker Taxi Drivers Win Strike (A Worker Correspondent.) BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 8.—~Taxi_driv- ers in the employ of the Checker Taxicab Co. of Boston, who have been out on strike since September 19, returned to work Oct. 2, when the company granted to the workers an increase in ‘wages of one dollar a day and @ nine-hour work day and fifty cents an hour for overtime. The strike which-was started on midnight Sept. 19, was originally meant as a protest against the com- pany because of the order to the driv- ers to purchase uniforms and caps. Upon consultation they found they ‘were, the lowest paid driverg in the city of Boston and therefore, changed their plans and demanded an increase in wages and a nine-hour day. This is the second strike of taxi drivers in Boston and each strike was won, The first strike was when the drivers of the Premier Taxi company walked out on strike also for an in- crease in wages and after a struggle that lasted about three weeks, the men won the strike. Cotton Production Increases in America WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—Based on reports up to October 1 a probable yield of 152 pounds of lint cotton per acre for the United States and a to- tal production of ‘14,759,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, was forecasted by the crop reporting board of the de- partment of agriculture. The estimated yield per acre on Sept. 16. was 143.5 pounds, while the final estimated yield for 1924 was 157.4 pounds. The total cotton pro- duction last year was 13,627,936 bales. BABAPAAAAARARAAAAABAAABASD DON’T FORGET Hirsch’s Restaurant 1603 CENTER AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. Just Opened. eaepni Sanitary! Excellent Service! | tomorrow, ATTENTION! [0 Tet hin eon ae cae aera iter—e FURRIERS’ UNION |" me nm ss nooner WELVE-HOUR DAY AND\SUNDAY WORK FOR FORD WORKERS NOW THAT THE GOV’T DOES NOT FOOT. HENRY’S BILLS (By WORKER CORRESPONDENTY DETROIT, Mich., Oct, 9.—-At the Ford plant, the world’s richest corpora- tion, the workers are going thru a sweating period being expected to work 12 hours a day even including Sunday for straight time, Everybody hag read the advertisements and publicity articles in the capitalist papers about the improved Ford car. For 8Hour Day When Govt. Paid. This same Henry Ford, during the war, was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as arbitrator in a wage dispute at Bridgeport, (onn., where he recommended a basic 8-hour day and time and a half for overtime. Ford paid time and a half overtime in his plant during the war only when the government footed the bill. We older men well remember the booklet issued by this company some years ago. It ran something like this: “The Ford Motor company does not consider the making of cars its chief object, only primarily being interested in the making of men.” Looking at the tired faces at quitting time one is struck by the hypocrisy of “it all. Those faces more nearly suggest the “breaking of men.” A couple of years ago when busi- ness was slack the capitalist papers carried long articles to the effect that Ford would inaugurate a five-day week in his plant as one day of rest was insufficient for his workers (an admission that the men are over- worked). But now when business is booming working~his men overtime and Sunday does not seem to affect his conscience. That Much Advertised Bonus, When Ford wanted to squeeze out the minority stockholders he was very much interested in his employes and doled out the so-called bonus which act was heralded around the world a few years ago. Now, since he controls all the stock, it does not bother his conscience one iota when he receives $100,000,000 profit in one year with a little extra change of $400,000,000 in the banks. Fellow workers! Let us ditch this cowardly Ford spirit of leaving our welfare to the tender mercies. of Henry. Let us stand on our manly spirit and jotm the Auto Workers’ or Machinists’ Union, Let us have something to say about our life and the products of our toil, Let us quit feeling like jelly fish, but let us feel the power that comes with organization. + Don’t say, we can’t buck the great Bord Motor Co, You read a few months ago what our foreign-born brothers in Copenhagen, Denmark, did. A worker accidentally upset Some paint on a car body, he was laid off for the ‘offense. Withm an hour every worker at the plant quit work demanding his reinstatement. The Great FordeMotor Co, complied immediately with the demand, and all returned again to work. That is the power ‘of organization, United we stand, divided we fall, God knows we workers are falling fast in this great land of Rockefeller, Morgan and Ford. Moscow Workers Get Higher than Prewar Standards of Wages MOSCOW, Oct. 9—Taking the aver- age wage of a worker in the last quar- ter of 1924 as 100, the average wage of metal workers in January, 1925, was 103.8 per cent, of chemical work. ers 107.5, of workers in the food in- dustry, 110.3, in the fobacco industry 107.4, in the leather industry 110.5, in the printing trade 102.5, in the tex- tile industry 100, the general average being 103.5 per cent. As compared with pre-war wages, the situation ig as follows: (in pre- war rubles): 1913, 27.1; October, 1924, 32.71; November, 1924, 31.14 and January, 1923, 32.77, Thus we find that‘on the Moscow average the pre-war wage has already been exceeded. — Take this copy of the DAILY WORKER with you to the shop ATTENTION! MASS MEETING Members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union are invited to attend this meeting, at which the latest developments and the settlement of the controversy in the LL. G. W. U, in New York will be explained. To Be Held Monday, October 12th, at 8 P. M. \ ASHLAND AUDITORIUM (Small Hall) Corner Ashland and Van Buren. ) apcaioees IDA ROTHSTEIN, a member of the I. L. G. W. U. and a representative of the National Committee of the Needle Trades Section of the T, U. E, L. . All Needle Trades Workers are Invited to Come to this Meeting. Under the Auspices of the Needle Trades’ National Committee, T. U. E. bs ADMISSION FREE. , il 5 ning et Winter |- Season! Third Annual Youth Bal TONIGHT---OCT. 10 ROOSEVELT HALL, 3437 W. Roosevelt Ra. in 1819,1 That car is the cause of all that sweat, ARREST MEXICAN UNION MAN; ALLEGE PLOT T0 ASSASSINATE GALLES MEXICO CITY, Oct, 9—A mem- ber of the Railway Union, a con- ductor, is under arrest with two others—tho one escaped by leaping thru a car Window on the way te this city—for a rumored “plot to kill President Calles,” Police state that they discovered the alleged plot in the state of Jalisco. Members of the group are reported to have formed what they call the “new army” composed of the enemies of the present govern- ment. Right Wing Gangsters Break Up Big Meeting of Workmen’s Circle HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 9,—Right wing gangsters of the Workmen's Circle broke up a meeting called by the left wing action committee Satur- day night, The right wingers were out in full force and showed from the start that they were going to break up the meeting. The meeting held at the Labor Bdu- cational Alliance and the speaker was to be Duroskkin of New York, who was once a member of the executive committee of the Workmen's Circle but was made a member at large by the right wing machine, The chairman of the meeting, a member of the left wing action com- mittee, was introducing the speaker when the right wingers began to show their, stuff. They wanted to know who, this left wing action committee As, what right they had to call a meet- ing and their trump card was that the meeting should elect a chairman. This was ridiculous since the ma- jorityjot’ those present were not mem- bers,.of; the left wing. Their main object was just to keep the speaker from starting. ‘““fwo Hours of Disruption Whéh ‘the speaker, after the air was filled with argument for some two hours, tried to get on the plat- form, some right wing strong arms led by Sacks, grabbed hold of him, Finally he got on the stage. But it Was €vident that no meeting could be héld'sfnce it was almost midnight. The r t wingers were afraid to hear whilt’the speaker had to say. He was there {0 ‘criticize the bureucratie of- ficfaldoin of the Workmen's Circle. The chairman then announced that ‘this “meeting (?) was over and that all left’ wingers who wanted to hear the Speaker should go into another hall in the building. And He Went Right Out Again We-had hardly gathered in this smaller hall when a few right wing sluggers began to break thru the door. One little right ‘winger, Hur!- vitz, a boss painter and a little runt was the first thru the door but he went right out again by the collar. Wé eaw it was impossible to g0 on, so we left the building and went over to a member's house where the speak- er gave a brief address, explained the situation and urged the left wingers to keep on the fight with added cour- age. Best Members Are Left Wing The most~ active members of the left wing action committee are old members in the Workmen’s Circle and members of the Workers Party. The left wing action committee is going to strengthen itself here in Hartford so the next time the right winger sluggers who try their stuff, will get back their own medicine, On with the fight, brothers, to take the Workmen's Circle out of the hands of strikebreaking petty bourgeois, “Passing the Buck” Favorite Pastime in Washington Meet WASHINGTON, Oct, 9.—~Sugges- tions made by delegates to the inter- parliamentary union's conference that the Washington government again take leadership in promoting a reduction of world armaments were answered. by Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio. Referring to the. desire for a new limitation of armaments conference, Mr. Burton said “various propositions looking toward the same ideal are be- ing considered in various Huropean conferences and it would be an in- trusion for our president to ask for a conference in Washington now.” Music by I. Letchinger's Excellent ine Shaliestia~the Mid- ADMISSION 35c—Tickets may be segu office, the local W. P. office ot: from Y. W.,L. members. TDEPT. OF NAVY GUILTY. IN CRASH OF SHENANDOAK Commander's Widow Exposes Political Trick (Continued from page 1) by the navy department. This revela- tion fell like a bombshell upon the court of inquiry which has obviously been trying to. whitewash the navy department and was received by them in dead silence, The board's surprise was, in fact, so great that its mem- bers conferred in: Whispers for ten minutes before they resumed the in- quiry, Terrorism Didn't Work. This revelation is in flat contradic- tion to the statements alleged to have been made by Mrs, Lansdowne repudi- ating similar. expressions made ‘the morning after)the disaster. It developed today that agents of the navy department tried to take ad- vantage of the widow in the first hours of her grief in order to ter- rorize her into refraining from ex- posing the political trickery of the Coolidge administration that cyncaily sacrificed the lives of members of the navy in order tg increase its political prestige among the voters of the Middle West. Wilbur is Silent, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur main- tains silence regarding this latest as- sault. upon his department, while democratic congressmen in Washing- ton are gathering every scrap of material available on the disaster in order to launch an investigation of the recent series of naval disasters, the latest of which was the sinking of the submarine S-51, in which all but three of the crew perished like rats in a trap. Brands Wilbur Liar. The name of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur was brought into the investiga- tion by MrsLansdowne who testified as follows: 9 | “Secretary Wilbur was quoted in the press as ‘saying that my husband had made no protest against going at this time, and@ one of my principal rea- @ons.for appearing before this court is to emphasize the fact’that my state- ment has been substantiated by of- ficial correspondence read into the court record. “The main’ points in this corres- pondence as I see them are all em- bodied in a’ letter to my husband from the chief’ of naval operations, dated Aug. 12; 1925, in which the recommendations of my husband are disapproved as follows: Had to’Fly Over Fairs, “1. Recommended “that the flight be made at thé end of the second week in September. Disapproved, be- cause state fairs occyr during first week of month and must be flowm as scheduled. “2. Recommendation that a trial flight be made first to Detroit to test out the new mooring mast there be- fore making the long swing around over the state fairs. Disapproved, be- cause its necessity was not apparent to the department in spite of the de- finite reasons for the recommenda- tion given as follows in a letter from my husband to: the chief of naval operations, Aug, 4, 1925: Fe id. Possible Defects. “‘In view of the fact that the suc- cess of carrying out this proposed itinerary and schedule necessitates landing at the Detroit mooring mast it is recommended that the Shenan- doah make’a trip to Detroit during .the last week in August to test out the functioning of this mast. It is pointed out that this mast is of a new type, Thus in case of failure to func- tion properly of either the mast or gear the Shenandoah could carry suf- ficient fuel to safely return to Lake- hurst, and any defects or deficiencies be edied prior to the middle western flight.” Production Increases in Russ Factories MOSCOW, Oct, peegstober 19, tion “of «a wor! 9.—For the period » the daily produc- amounted on an average to 7,0’ bles, in October 1924, it went up»to 7,20 roubles, in November to 7,60 roubles, in Decem- ber to 7,66 roubles, whilst in Jan- uary 1925 it amounted already to 7,87 roubles, eens 4 To Save THE DAILY WORKER West Syncgpators, REFRESHMENTS OMHE BEST KIND. Miss It— DANCING UNIML 1A. M, ‘ It Will Be red at the DAILY WORKUR Auspices, Young Workers League, Local Chicago. JAPANESE WORKERS UNION SENDS PROTEST AGAINST SAKLATV ALA EXCLUSION | TO JAP DELEGATES NEW YORK, Oct, 9.—The pW RET se Workers’ Union of New York City composed of over 200 Japanese workers employed in various trades, at their last meeting passed a resolution to he sent to the Japanese delegation at- tending the interparliamentary ynion congress, In the following resolution, sent by telegram to the delegation, the Jap- anese workers score the attempt of Secretary of State Kellogg to exclude the Communist member of the Bt ish house of commons, Shapurji Sak-| latvala, for a speech in which Saklat-) vala defended the workers of all lands against the -exploitation of -the im- perialist powers: Resolution. “Japanese Delegates, Interpaliamentary Union Congress, “Washington, D, C. “Exclusion of Saklatvala, Commun- ist-member of parliament of England from your congress, because of revolu-) tionary statements in behalf of en- slaved Hindus, is nothing but a dis- Play of dirty capitalistic policy, “Time after time the people of England endorsed the Communistic views of Saklatvala thereby he enjoys! the privileges in the glorious English + parliament. “However, there is a tendency among some English representatives to willingly and shamelessly dishonor | the English empire by accepting the exclusion handed down, Incidentally they brand themselves as the staunch supporters of capitalist class whether | consciously or unconsciously, “As one of the Asiatic nations, Japan, especially the Japanese work- ing class, has nothing in common with the English ruling class policy of en- slaving India. On the contrary, she is predestined to stand by the Hindus’ ery for justice and self-determination. “The Saklatvala case is the acid test of your. political views—whether you are with the ever aggrandizing inter- national capitalistic plunderers or have you the heart to side with the down-trodden people+of Asia. “Your honor as the representatives of the Japanese people demands you pay profound attention ‘to the Sha- purji Saklatvala case. Please, remem- ber you are sitting in the very place christened after the avowed revolu- tionist against English imperialism. “Y, NISHIMURA, “Secretary Japanese Workers’ Union of New York.” Labor Defense’ Grand Ball Coming Soon in Chicago; Jot Date Down CHICAGO, Oct. 9—The Chicago lo- cal committee of I. L. D, is busy with plans for increasing the membership, getting more collective affiliations of workers’ organizations, raising special pledged sums for the: Zeigler defense and preparing extra, attractions for the grand ball and dance to be held October 24 at the new Temple Hall on Van Buren and Marshfield for the benefit of the defense. ‘Tickets, plug- gers, etc, are being widely distrib- uted. The admission price—in ad- vance—is only 50c and includes ward- robe. Branches Are Active. Reports made at the last meeting of delegates from branches ‘were very encouraging. Most branches had substantially increased their mem- bership since organizing a month or two ago and were arranging special meetings. The Bulgarian branch has done very well. It started with 19 members and has already held two thass meetings, one of which was at- tended by over 100 Bulgarian work- ers, one-third of the entire Bulgarian population of Chicago, It now has 20 members, Slovak Workers Society No. 16 (250 members) and Machinists’ Union No. 337 (400 members) have recently af- filiated to the Chicago I. I,. D. The work here is getting up steam. Rival Imperialisms Leave One Little Question to Hague THE HAGUE, Oct. 9.—The rival interests of two imperialisms over a little island in the eastern Pacific is the subject of the Hague tribunal's mediation to settle the dispute bet- ween the United States and Holland as to which owns the island of Las Palmas, half way between the Philip- pines and the Dutch Archipelago. Both governments have agreed to leave decision in the matter to Max Huber, a citizen of Switzerland who is, acting as president of the rather ignored “international court of just- ice” at the Hague. vrata J. KAPLAN MERCHANT TAILOR Suits Made to Order at Reasonable Prices 3546 ARMITAGE AVENUE Phone Albany 9400 Don’t a Real Event! ; 1 ey ~ ee elapse ster een weer ecueb ee oo eter! |Peasant Taxes Fall | to Quarter Prewar Taxation in Russia The deputy chairman of the coun- cil of people’s commissaries, Comrade Tsuriupa, has given somé interesting |figures on the burden of taxation of the peasantry in Soviet Russia in | his report at the last party conference by the Russian Communist Party. Be- | fore the war direct taxes amounted to | 1.80 rubles per head, whilst indirect axes to 4,5 rubles per head. In addi- tion there were payments to the peas- ant bank, etc., amounting to 4.01 ru- bles. Thus the total burden of taxa- tion previous to the war was 10.37 ru- | bles per head, Taxes Fall. ~ After the revolution the burden of taxation approximated this sum only jin ome year, the year 1920-21, It {amounted at that time to 10.30 ru- bles per head. In the following years there was a steady lowering of the burden of. taxation: in the year | 1921-22, it amounts to 6.11 rubles; in 1922-23, 3.98 rubles; im 1924-25, 3,96 rubles per head. In the coming budget year the bur- den of taxation consisting of the pro- posed indirect taxes and the general | agricultural tax will be only 2.77 ru- bles per head. Putting the general amount of direct and indirect taxes in the year 1912 at 100, the situation in the years 1920-21 is as follows: + 1920-21, 100; 1921-22, 60; 1922-23, 48; 1923-24, 37; 1924-25, 42; 1925-26, 27, The peasant taxes, direct and indi- rect, will amount during the current year to about 44 ber cent of the pre- war taxes, and the general burden of taxation of the peasantry will be only a quarter of pre-war taxatiah. But it must be taken into consideration that the purchasing capacity of the ruble is much smaller than before the war. The direct taxation of the peasantry will be only a quarter of pre-war taxa- tion. But it must be taken into con- sideration that the purchasing capac- ity of the ruble is much smaller than befor ethe war. The direct taxation of the peasantry thru the. general agricultural tax has been reduced in ti current budget year from 470 million rubles to 300 million rubles, that is to say, by about 40 per cent, Philadelphia, Notice! Weber Printing Co. 350 N, FIFTH STREET, MISHA OLGA SAMARO ACADEMY OF MUSIC FEODOR CHALIAP “TFIND COLOR LINE AIDS BOLSHEVISM SAY IMPERIALISTS British . Missionaries Make Discovery (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, Oct. 9.—Some imperie} ists are discovering that the oppressed races and their colonial countries are inspired by the fairness and equality with which they are treated by Soviet Russia. This is admitted by po one less than Vigcount Willingdon, ex- pert on Indian affairs and ex-governor of Bombay and Madras, The honorable viscount observed i a@ speech given to a church congress that the world war between christian nations in which some 10,000,000 were slain on the battle field, had net een- vinced the colored races thet the white man's system of social govern- ment was flawless and his moral life higher. Quite on the contrary, and the viseount went on: “I am convinced that the white races must realize the necessity of treating all colored men in a spirit of absolute equality giving up ther at titude of color guperiority.” Take this copy of the DAILY WORKER with you to the shep tomorrow. yf George E. Pashas re COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial Hell PHONE DIVERSEY 0791 CHICAGO Madison Pharmacy Inc. 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