The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 17, 1925, Page 1

rene ee a A — The DAILY WORY the Standard for and Farmers’ ~ . Vol, Il. No. 237, LEFT WING IN ACTION GETS ‘GREEN'S GOAT Amalgamation Resolu- tion Worries Fakers By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. STEEPLECHASE PIER, Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 15—‘Amalgamate the unions,” was the challenge that was thrown into the cohvention of the A. \Fe of L, here, when the resolutions committee brot up the declaration on Igamation, introduced by Detegate James V. Fitzsimmons, member of the ‘Moulders’ Union, sent here by the ton, Ohio, Central Labor Union. President Green was very much an- Moyed that anyone should dare speak Yor the resolution after the commit- had urged non-concurrence. His ation grew when he saw not jénly Delegate Fitzsimmons on the ‘floor ready to put up a fight for his {fesolution, but also Delegate Frank {Basky, of the Stone Cutters’ Union ready to support him. Mote For Scab Hotels. The amalgamation resolution came before the convention after a lengthy discussion on scab hotels frequented by A. F. of L, conventions, especial- ly the Strand Hotel here, non-union from cellar to roof, that not only houses the A. F. of L. headquarters and many delegates, but was also the scene of the gathering of the union label department meeting that wants $100,000.00 to carry on a union label campaign. The convention. voted against an amendment offered by. the delegates of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers’ Union, that urged that the convention city be changed hereafter by the ex- ecutive council if it is unable to of- ter union conditions. The report of the committee, of- fering to do better next time, as all A. F. of L. conventions promise was adépied, withthe” bullding~ trades workers incensed because they thot the hotel workers had not sufficiently stressed union conditions in construc- tion of hotels as well as the unioniz- ing of the kitchen and dining room help after the hotel was put info op- eration. A Necessity—Not a Theory. Delegate Basky referred to this petty bickering and craft divisions as he opened his plea for amalgamation. “Delegate Woll says that the com- mittee is not interested in theories,” said Basky. “Amalgamation is not a theory alone. It is a necessity. We have had debates here arising out of jurisdictional disputes that are leading to destruction. What are you going to do about it? “We are breaking down organiza- tions and throwing out organizations,” he declared in referring to the fight Tuesday between the Teamsters’ Union and the railway clerks. “That condition is a challenge to all you @elegates, How are you going to meet it? “Amalgamation provides for the or- ganization of the workers in conform- ity with the development of evolution in industry.” Well, Then; Go Ahead! Basky cited the repeated declara- tions in the convention that there has been a revolution in industry, that the nation is entering upon a super-power age, quoting especially from the speech of Blizabeth Christman, of ‘Women’s Trade Union League, that the times demanded new forms of organization. ‘tg you have the courage to carry these declarations into action, if you felieve in solidarity, then you will sup! this resolution,” declared Delegate Fitzsimmons, supporting his resolution, told of the disasters in various strikes, due to the division of workers in many craft unions, with their craft prejudices and jeal- ousies, He referred especially to the (Continued on page 2) Pei ( GERMAN ANTHRACITE UNDERBIDS WELSH IN BREAKING U. $. STRIKE: NEW YORK CITY, Oct, 15—The Wall Street Journal reports sev- eral cargoes of Welsh anthracite are to arrive in America shortly, while dealers in New York are nego- tiating with J. P. Royth and com- pany, representatives of German an- thracite. Costs of German coal are said to be a little lower than Welsh coal ‘and to be about the same as Pennsylvania anthracite. No for- eign coal has been distributed yet, but some has just arrved. THE CONQUEST OF PANAMA ~ BY MARINES Now Section of “Our Empire” By MANUEL GOMEZ, Sec'y. - All-America Anti-Imperialist League ARTICLE Il. “The name of ‘Panama,’ which is associated with the most not- orious financial scandal of the nineteenth century, is associated also with one of the most form- idable scandals of American di- plomacy.”—Carlos Pereyra, in “El Mito de Monroe.” How American troops happen to be so much at home in Panaman terri- tory was explained in the first article of this series, printed in yesterday's DAILY WORKER. I pointed out there that U. S. control-is not limited to the Canal Zone, as popularly supposed and officially propagated, but includes a protectorate,.over the entire so- called republic of Panama, definitely established by. ‘the. .written . - jtion of the “republic.” Panama is jthus an integral part of the American empire. New light is now thrown on what Professor Pereyra, member of the Hague permanent court of arbitration, calls “the most formidable scandal of American diplomacy”—that is, the steal of Panama from Colombia, in 1903. Scandal has long been connect- ed with the action of the United States government in this episode, but few have realized how great the scan- dal was. Rough-riding Teddy Roose- velt did more than simply foment a revolution in order to be able to lease a strip of land six miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama and construct a canal; he carried on a war of colon- ial aggression against the republic of Columbio, tore away 33,800 square miles of her territory, baptised it as the “republic of Panama” and then leased the Canal Zone from himself to cover up the nature of the proceed- ing. Canal Central Factor Of course the proposed canal was the central factor in the affair, Con- gress authorized the president to pro- ceed to construct a canal at Panama, provided he could secure a clear title to the property of the French com- pany which had previously obtained the franchise. The French. company was able to give a satisfactory title; the company was virtually bankrupt and was eager to boost its stock by a deal with the United States. But Panama was a province of Colombia, and the Colombian senate unanimous- ly rejected Roosevelt's terms for the lease of the Canal Zone. Whereupon Roosevelt, after consultation with the French company, decided upon a revo- lution. Proclaim Independent—Marines Land On November 3, 1903, Panama “pro+ claimed its independence from Colom- bia,” and American marines were im- mediately landed on the isthmus with instructions from the president to (Continued on Page 2) 50,000 ORGANIZED WORKERS SUPPORT WORKERS PARTY CANDIDATES IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Oct. 15—The conference for a united labor ticket called by the Workers (Communist) Party on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Manhattan Lyceum, met with an excellent response from the organized workers in New York. The socialist party and the socialist labor party have again proven by their absence, that they thoroly disregard the fundamental need for unity on the (Continued on page 5) ~ COMING Tues.-Wed.--Oct. 2--22--Henry F ord--Pacifist Turned Imperialist . im cht mail, . Rates: Guide Giicego, by al, F000 per year, ee et RAID BRITISH COMMUNISTS; ARREST SIX C apitalists Begin Attack on Labor (Special to The, Daily Worker) “LONDON, Oct. 15.—After a cam- paign in the capitalist press to raise a “red scare”, the British government last night; with Scotland Yard as sisting Home Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks, England’s chief “red baiter”, raided the offices of the British Communist Party and the Na- tional Minority Movement of the left wing labor unionists, arrested six officials of these movements and seizod all literature and files. Those arrested include Ross Camp- bell, editor of the Workers’ Weekly, Albert Inkpin, secretary of the Com- munist Party, W. R. Cant, William Gallagher, T. W. Wintring, and Hary Pollitt, the latter a prominent leader of the National Minority Movement and a member of the Boilermakers’ Union. First Step To Cut Wages The raids indicate a further step of British capitalists to prepare to de- feat the working class when the mine owners again try to reduce wages next May. Harry Pollitt, in explajning the po- sition of the Communist Party says in a recent issue of the Sunday Worker 3 Preparation For Next May “The period between now and next May is looked upon as a preparatory one in which the capitalists are pre- paring the greatest attack upon the wages and conditions of the whole working class that this country has yet known. “It was in this situation that the Communist Party issued the call to the whole labor . movement that it shéwld also prepare Tor wext May, and that one of the first measures to be taken was to commence a campaign among the forces, not for armed insur- rection, but to insure. that our com- rades in the forces should thoroughly understand the difficulties and strug- gles of their comrades in the factories and the unemployed, so that in the event of big strikes and lockouts, the workers in the forcés will refuse to be used as scabs or refuse to shoot upon their industrial comrades if the situation provokes such a neccessity. “The question before us, then, is not should the workers arm, but shall we educate the workers who have al ready got arms, so that they will realize they are part of the working class, and are prepared to act ac- cordingly. _ “If the workers attempt to resist the coming attack of the capitalists, it is impossible for the capitalists to ac- cept such a situation without resort- ing to every weapon they possess to defeat the workers. ‘In the last analysis they depend upon the obe- dience of the mass of armed forces. The mass of the forces are workers, drawn from our class. “We must remember our class is engaged in a life and death struggle. We must have not only the unity of the workers in industry, but unity of the workers in the forces as well. If our movement neglects this, we shall pay very dearly for it during the next two or three years.” These are the sort of arguments which have stirred the British capi- talist government to/attempt to sup- press the Communist Party before the crisis comes between labor and ca- pital next May. / May Expel Saklatvala « An” English financial writer who keeps Wall Street informed of British affairs, recently wrote that an at- tempt will be made to expel Saklat- yala, Communist member of parlia- ment, from parliament for sedition, under the precedent established by the expulsion of Wilkes in 1869, An indication of the close co-opera- tion between the recently engaged fa- scist O. M.S. and the suppressive for- ces of government, is the boast of ca- pitalist spokesmen that the O, M. §, is quartered at St. Stephen’s House, close by the quarters of Scotland Yard, The O. M. S. is headed by a dozen big capitalists, many bearing titles from the crown, When that argument begins at) foremost world-players have been in- lunch time in your shop tomor-| vited, including Dr. Lasker, Capa: row—show them what the DAILY | blanca, Marshall, Mimzovicz, Roti and WORKER says about it.. ‘ | Moscow in November, to which the Harry Pollitt Official of Boilermake Union and British Communist leader jailed in a raid by British secret service. MUTINY AGT OF 1197 BASE OF BRITISH RAIDS | «Special to The D; Worker? LONDON, Oct. 15.—It is learned that the government has warrants for twenty more Communists in- . cluding the .siiaerested last. night, all based on the ancient mutiny act of the British crown in 1797. Under this act the six arrested last night were charged in the Bow Street court this morning with “in- citing his majesty the king’s sol- diers and sailors to sedition.” The mutiny act was that under which the leaders of the Thames mutiny of the British fleet were hung at the yardarm, after, having for many weeks held contro! of the Thames with all ships flying the red flag and demanding better con- ditions for the sailors. That move- ment was led by Richard Parker. STEEL WORKERS OF PITTSBURGH TO HEAR ENSDABL (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 15.—The small group of left wingers who man- aged to break into the hand-picked congregation of the great “leaders” of American labor at the Americai Fed- eration of Labor convention at Atlant- ic City carried on a splendid fight for the recognition of working class Rus- sia, the amalgamation of the unions according to industry, the organizing of the unorganized, the admission of Negro workers into the unions on an equal basis with the white workers, the condemnation of the B, & O. class collaboration plan and their insistence upon other measures to make the un- fons better organized and more power- ful units to combat the capitalist class. The “fat boys” hated the Communists, who were the leaders in the fight to make the unions im America real fight- ing units, J. Louis Engdabl, editor of the DAILY WORKER will. speak to the workers of Pittsburgh at a meeting arranged by the Trade Union Educa-+ tional League at the Labor Lyceum, 85 Miller St., Saturday evening, Oct. | 17, at 8 o'clock on the American Fed- eration of Labor convention and the American Communist movement. Chess Tournament in Moscow MOSCOW, Oct. 15. — Preparations are in progress for the International Chess Tournament to be held in others, WORKER. Entered as Second-class mattst September 21, 1923, at the Post Omoe at Chicagy, Mllnola, ander the Act of March 3, 187% ’ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925 -HORTHY’S HANGMEN EREC * _——$—$—$$$ $$. T NE \ Published Daily except. Sunday by THE DAILY. WORKER PUBIISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, UL LIBERIA NEXT OBIECTIVE OF U.S. CAPITAL Firestone to Invest a Handred Million (Special to The Daily Worke.» NEW YORK, Oct. 15—The new $100,000,000 project of Harvey S. Fire- stone, president of the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, for developing rubber plantations in Liberia hailed in financial and manufacturing circles here today as an important in- itial step in breaking the monopoly of British and Dutch rubber growers over the world’s crude rubber producing markets, Firestone is in New York conferring with financial experts and laying plans for starting the undertaking. . *Civilize” the Jungles. WG FORMER LEGION HEAD AND BANKER GETS JOB OF ASST, SEC’Y OF WAR (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—Col. Hanford MacNider, former national commander of the Améfican legion, was appointed assistant secretary of war by President Coolidge. MacNider is a native of Mason City, la. and formerly vice-presi- dent of the First National Bank of Mason City, la. RAINS ASSIST RIFFS IN WAR AGAINST FRENCH Imperialist Troops. on Ciyilization is to be brot to the jungles and, according to; Mr. Fire stone’s report, employment is to be given to 300,009 inhabitants now idle. It seems that without investments of capital the natives manage to live eyen.tho they are idle. Henceforth, if everything goes all right, they are to have the privilege of werking for a living. ‘ Everything is to be “model.” There are to be model towns, model rail- roads, harbors and highways. Instead of the irresponsible life they have formerly led the inhabitants will heneeforth live in houses that look just alike. The greater part of their lives will be spent as dehumanized in- dividuals with numbers instead of names. Challenges England. Thru this venture Mr. Firestone hopes to ‘break the English-Dutch erude rubber monopoly thru which, it has been said, “England hopes to make the American auto owner pay her war debt to America.” Instead of the 3 per cent of produc- tion which America now controls, Mr Firestone hopes eventually to controi an output of 250,000 tons of crude rub ber a year—50 per cent of the world’s present production. Mr. Firestone described how he had sent out exploring parties of experts three years ago to look the world over for acreage suitable for rubber grow- ing, after he had been led to the de- termination to grow his own rubber because of the British restrictions which kept down the output of raw rubber and kept the price up. Tried Other Fields. Politics, difficult. laws and revolu- tions kept him. out of the Philippines, Mexico and Central America, but his agents reported ideal conditions in Li- beria. Having made this decision, Mr, Fire- stone met in New York Edwin Bar- clay, secretary of state for Liber: and a concession for the work was granted. Revisé Control. The work of rebuilding the country already has started. The corporation has let a contract to the J. G. White Engineering company of New York to build a harbor at Monrovia, the capi tal and principal city of Liberia. Thus American finance is taking up again the work of American citizens who in the middle of the last century were the creators of Liberia, as the government and civilized part of the country was originally founded by American Negroes—escaped slaves and freed men. who were sent to Li- beria by abolition societies. For many years America manifested a moral, if not actual, protectorate over Li beria. U. §, TREASURY WILL APPROVE WALL STREET LOANS TO CAILLAUX (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct, 15— If France agrees to the five-year | debt agreement carried back to Paris by Minister of Finance Cail- laux, the American government would “be inclined to regard with approval certain classes of private loans” to French industry and to the French government, it was an- nounced at the treasury. The loans under question are those Calllaux tried to negotiate on Wall Street. Rations FEZ; French Morocco, Oct. 15— France.and Spain have much to fear from the native tribesmen of Mor- occo. Heavy rain, mud, and swollen streams have cut off the French and Spanish imperialist troops in many sections from their base of operation. Troops Rationed. The armies of these two nations are now on rations that are ‘very scant. Food convoys are sent from the base of operation toward a detach- ment of French or Spanish cavalry troops. On the way the heavy food trucks sink into mud. Before the French and Spanish mercenaries are able to drag the heavy food supply wagons out of the mud, the Riffs have surrounded them and taken the supplies. - The imperialists in their despera- tion are now attempting to tral rt food and other needed articles by air- plane, Large nets are.erected at the posts and as the airplanes fly by, they swoop down and drop .their load. This system has not been able to feed any number of soldiers. Riffs Harass Imperialists. With the coming of rain, tne Riff Tribesmen have been harassing the lines of the French. and Spanish com- manders and havefmade. many serious dents. A The center of the battle front is solidly held against the imperialist shock troops. Attacks have been made at Sidi Bouroukba by the Rifflans where heavy losses were inflicted on the French cavalry. see Labor Party to Send Ambulance. LONDON, Oct. 15—The national, council of the independent labor party has approached the labor party exe- cutive with the proposal of equipping and sending an ambulance and other medical supplies to the Riffs. | hangman NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents ALLOWS + BIG DRIVE T0 SAVE LIVES OF CONDEMNED Bloody Reign of Terror On receipt of a cablegram that the bloody government of the Hungarian Horthy has inaugurated what promises to be second edition of the murderous regime of the fascist Zankov in Bulgaria, in preparing to try before an extraordinary court- martial several members of the In- dependent socialist party and Mathias Rakosi, a former commissar in the short-lived Hungarian Soviet govern- ment, the International Labor Defense has organized a nation-wide campaign to mobilize every available force in an effort to save the lives of the workers who have fallen Into the cruel clutches of the “hangman of Hun- gary” whose bloody. government is bolstered -up by the dollars of Wall Street. The outstanding figure among those recently arrested by Horthy'’s gen- darmes is Mathias Rakosi, a thirty- six “old revolutionist, who is marked for slaughter by Horthy be- cause of his participation in the Bela Kun government, Rakosi returned to Bulgaria ‘know- ing that there was a price on his head and he courageously proceeded to or- gani. the Hungarian workers for their liberation from the rule of the bourgeois tyrant Horthy. His arrest followed. Working Class Bravery. The conduct of Rakosi before the Hungarian court challenged the ad- miration even of his foes. Calmly and firmly he said in answer to questions “T. knew precisely what I was doing I knew that in case I would not suc- ceed, or something may interfere, that it may cost. me my life. I also know that no:exchange with other .prison- ers with Soviet Russia would be pos- sible and I had that clearly before me as well. I believe that the Buda- pest police would not be able to find me because it is not the first time since the fall of the Soviet govern- ment that I have been in Hungary.” And when asked to name his other associates he said: “I can no more remember, but even if I could I would not be ready to betray my comrades or deliver them over to the police.” But the police and the magistrtates continued to grill Rakosi expecting to break down his resistance by the third degree methods used by the capitalists in all countries in which they have power, Rakosi finally stated: “Gentle- men, you may question me as long as you see fit. I can only state that | was perfectly aware of the conse- quences, when I declared myself ready to go, thru this great task of mine. { know that the Hupgarian authorities (Continued on page 2) N. Y. COMMUNISTS OFFER TO WITHDRAW CANDIDATES FOR UNIFIED LABOR ELECTION FIGHT « (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Oct, 15—-The Workers (Communist) Party has proposed to the socialist party that both organizations withdraw their candidates in the united front formed in the Berlin elections by the Communists and left wing socialists as an example of what can be accomplished by united action, The statement continues: “The Workers Party sought to unify the political forces of the workers in New York City behind a united labor ticket in opposition to both the repub- lican and democratic. parties. The Workers ‘Party is prepared even at this late date to make such a united front. The Workers Party is prepared | to withdraw its candidates to achieve j such political unity among the work- j ers. It is now up to the socialist par- ty to show where it stands on the proposition. If the socialist party and Norman Thomas turn down this pro- posal then they are acting in the in- terests of the capitalist political par- ties by helping to further divide the forces of labor. In the face of the outrageous activities of the capitalist politicians against the workers, a soTid proletarian political front to capture New York City for the workers is ab» solutely necessary.” tenga emt wae = the municipal elections in favor of a united labor ticket. The statement issued by Benjamin Gitlow, mayoralty candidate of the Workers (Communist) Party, calls the attention of the socialist party to CANTON GOVERNMENT IN DANGER OF ATTACK BY TOOLS OF IMPERIALISM (Special to The Daily Worker) CANTON, China, Oct. 15.—The efforts of the counter-revolutionary tools of imperialism to crush the Canton nationalist government has led the Canton forces to mine the Canton river to ward off the attack expected from the presence of two Chinese warships sent into the vk cinity by the Peking government. Other signs of a war against the na- tional revolution is those given by the military movement of Chang Tso-lin, who has ordered 15,000 troops from Shanghai to an undie closed destination, If you want to thoroughly un. derstand Communism—study it. 4 +