The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 17, 1925, Page 2

Page Two LOCARNO PACT UTTERLY FAILS OF OBJECTIVE Patched Up Affair to} Save Faces (Special to The Daily Worker) LOCARNO, Switzerland, Oct. 15.— A compromise, leaving everything much as it was before, seems to be the final outcome of Locarno, Ex- ceedingly pessimistic is the mein of the allied statesmen as they continue the bluff that the “security” confer- ence has been a great success. ellor Luther, the German minister, was informed’ by telegraph here that President von Hindenburg and the cabinet had ap- proved the draft of the Rhine treaty and the “gen on’ greement” un- der which Germany can enter the league of nations. German Demands Win Day before yesterday Austen Cham- berlain, British foreign . minister, threatened any power that dares break the conference with adverse world opinion and was openly defied by the Germans. Seeing the deter- mined stand of the Germans, and real- izing that he himself would face vi- triolic attacks at home from the op- position to the tory government he backed down on insisting that France guarantee the eastern frontiers of Germany, Instead of this proposition the question will be taken up under the provisions of the treaty of Ver- sailles. . Article 16 of the league, which provided that any one of the sign- atories had a right to march troops across the territory of another in case of aggression by a third, although left intact, was-rendered inoperative in case of Gerr Germany rejected the terms of article for fear ‘rance would march troops across her territory to aid Poland in case of a conflict The tentative agreement provides that in thé event of a quar- rel, France shall not be permitted to arch troops across Germany to Pol- d until after the league council has 1 declared Germany at ce Germany will have a permanent seat on the council, such unanimity could never come about. Poland Peeved Poland deeply resents this turn of affairs, but is powerless to act. The plenary session yesterday was ad- journed “be se of the Poles stub- bornly refusing to accede to the new turn of affairs. Finally, in private discussions France assured them that she would undertake to look after the interests of the small nations on the eastern border of Germany. France Loses. The alteration of the Rhine fron- tier in favor of France has been her goal since the war, but this agree- ment deprives hér of that right. Eng- land and Italy act as guarantors to see that that frontier is not disturbed. Germany Cologne zone and reconsideration of the Saar question; a plebiscite is to be arranged and the inhabitants vote on the question of affiliation to Ger- many or France. She also gains on the question of punishment in case of alleged defaltation on reparations to France, The league, instead of France, is to decide on questions of fatlure to fulfill the treaty. France can console herself with the knowledge that she can reduce her military budget, since the military (Continued from page 1) | building and metal trades. The com mittee report upheld the decision of the Scranton. convention, many d¢ cades ago, to the effect that it wag not the purpose of the A. F. of L. to super- impose any definite form of organiza- tion wpon the American trade unions. Socialists Quit Sacco-Vanzetti Fight. | Needle trades delegates, mostly “so- cialists” sat mum as the resolutions committee stepped on two~of their resolutions. Some of them were seen to vote in favor of the committee's report, declaring patriotically for zens’ military training camps, while | not one of them raised a voice tor | the Sacco-Vanzetti resolution that had been presented by the delegation of the International _Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. Delegate Antonini sat especially si- lent as Delegate Woll declared for the committee that such resolution had been introduced before, and the committee. resented having the same matter come up again. The commit: tee never considered that Sacco and Vanzetti stand nearer to the electric chair now than ever before. Woll Favors Capitalist Crimes; poses»Red Army., It was in reporting the resolution citizens’ military training camps introduced by the cap makers, that Delegate Woll again turned his guns on the Communists and the Union of Soviet Republics. “Pacifism is obnoxious to the A. F. of L.,” said Woll. “These camps aid in the upbuilding of mind and body. They do not inculcate a spirit of mili- tarism. We are opposed to the paci- fism that says we must not prepare. We are also opposed to the pacifism that preaches the overthrow of our government by force and violence. These pacifists do not condemn the red army of Soviet Russia numbering 1,750,000 men.” Furuseth—A Frightened Capitalist. Communists were again taken to task in a speech by Delegate Andy Furuseth on a resolution from the seamen’s delegation criticising the outlaw strike of the British Seamen’s Union that brot results in many parts of the world. Furuseth carelessly ad- mitted that the strike was a protest against collaboration between the bosses and the union officials to re- duce wages. But the thing that worried Furuseth was that the Communists, as he de- clared, not only planned to use the seamen to sabotage international commerce when desired, but as car- Op- on gains evacuation of the | riers of red propaganda that could not go thru the mails. He laid this before: the delegates as if he were a frightened capitalist revealing some diabolical red plot. In spite of the bitter attacks of thé Printers’ Uiiion against public printer George H, Carter, including the charge that ‘he had organized a spy system against ‘the printers, the convention merely voted an investi- gation. “Same As Before,” Says Foster. Resolutions were adopted favoring force wfill be withdrawn from German territory. Main Objective Collapses. The main objective of the “security” conference was a bloc against Soviet Russia, which was far from being realized. Neither will the pact so patch up conflicts in Europe that the imperialist powers can devote all their energy to throttling colonial peoples. Not one of the foreign ministers in- volved dared face their opponents at home with complete failure, so they patched the thing up as best they could, hoping against hope that it would weather the storm and keep their parties in power. LEFT WINGIN ACTIONGETS GOAT OF PRESIDENT GREEN he control of the navy, referfing an nvestigation of conditions In} Porto Rico to the executive council} advis- ing against the establishment of a radio broadcasting station as foo ex- pensive, opposing a ship subsidy and then ending the day’s session by de- feating the progressive resolution against class collaboration. William Z. Foster, secretary of the Trade Union Educational League, spent a few hours in the convention, on his way to New York, visiting with quite a number of the delegates, “I cannot see much difference between this and previous conventions of the American Federation of Labor,” he said. COOLIDGE TAX PROGRAM AGAIN IS THREATENED Faces Rivck al Middle West Section the release of the Virgin sich from (Special to The Daily Worker) “ WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—A real fight crystallized today over the Coo- lidge-Mellon plan of reducing federal taxes in the forthcoming session of congress, With the actual work of framing the new revenue measure only ten days away, there is developing an align- ment of southern democnats and west- ern republicans that thréaten material modification of what President Coo- lidge and Secretary Mellon believe should go into it. This same com- bination accomplished the defeat of the original “Mellon plan” two years ago. The four chief points of the admin- istration’s tax program are: 1. Reductions that, while affording relief, will not interfere with the treasury program of writing off the war debt in 25 years, Abolish Income Tax. 2. Total abolition of the federal in- heritance tax. 8. Reduction of surtaxes on big in- comes from. 40 per cent to 20 per cent. 4. A less pronounced ‘reduction of the normal rate on small incomes. Democrat Program. Against these proposals, the demo- crats will set up their own program, generally as follows: 1. Extension of the time for writ- ing off the war debt from 25 years to 62 years—the period over which all of the foreign debtors are discharging their obligations to the treasury. 2. Maintenance of the federal in- heritance tax, altho at reduced rates. 3. Reduction of the surtax on big incomes from 40 per cent to 25 per cent. 4. Raise the exemption on the “lit tle fellows” to $3,000 for single men, and $5,000 for married ;men. This program, in the opinion of Rep. John N. Garner, democrat, of Texas, the ranking minority member of the ways and means committee, would af- ford the widespread relief intended, and at the same time “give the little fellows justice.” Should the democratic program be followed, it would result in a tax cut this year of about double the $250,000,000 which Secretary Mellon has set. This, however, would be taken care of by alteration of the treasury program to paying off the war debt in 62 years instead of 25. ty CHE DAILY¥«WORKER SECRET REPORT PROVES BRITISH SEAMENBETRAYED Havelock Wilson Made Wage Cut Offer (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Oct. 16.—National Or- ganizer Shinwell of the Amalgamated Marine Workers Union, has made public the verbatim report of the proceedings of the National Maritime Board on July 3, when the British seamen had their, wages reduced $5 a month, The verbatim report, which had come into Shinwell’s hands by un- revealed means, justifies every word of the charges made against Have- lock Wilson and the officers of the National Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union. When Wage Was Cut. Mr. Shinwell added that the charges made by his union, were: 1, Of having accepted a reduction of wages without consulting the mem- bers of the union; 2, Of betraying the trade union movement at a time when there was a prospect of:an industrial upheaval in this countrys The report showed, ‘said Mr. Shin- well, that when the Maritime Board met on'July 3 no specific demand had been’ made by the employers and that Mr. Wilson offered the reduction of £1 a month, The chairman (Sir F. Shadforth Watts) had opened by saying that the business of the meting was to discuss the present position of the shipping trade, He went on to preseit a gloomy picture, adding: “You understand, of course, that we have our orders ... to get a re- duction—as substantial a reduction as we can get, but I do not think any useful purpose would be served by starting to make a demand... .” Mr. Havelock Wilson ‘replied with announcement, said Mr, Shinwell: “With a view to helping this board along, we convened a special meeting of our delegates last Sunday at very short notice... . ~ “Now we come this morning and we are going to say to you: ‘Last year you were good enough to give us an advance of £1 a month... . We will give up that £1 at once,’ without any argument, without any alarming statements about what is going to happen, and so on.” Commenting on this Mr, Shinwell (who dee! + eS the Sunday meet- ing referrer a meeting. of, union ome sail Fg showed clearly that the redtiction Was proposed by Mr, Wilson and agreed upon without any consultation with ‘the members of the union, “Danger Men.” Turning to his sedondjpoint—betray- ing the trade union, movement—Mr. Shinwell drew attention to the fact that Mr. Wilson hadi gohe on to com- plain that men who were not in his union were being employed on liners. Mr. Shinwell descibed, that as a grave statement for a trade union leader to make, particularly at. a time of crisis such as ekisted in July. He added that many of the so-called “danger men,” although out of Mr. Wilson’s union, were members vf other unions. . Mr. Shinwell added that the pro- ceedings of the Maritime Board also confirmed the statement of the Marine Workers’ Union that, if the ship- owners had a case, it had never been heard, nx DRIVE TO SAVE LIVES ‘| (Continued from page 1) are in ee to ‘convict me and rea 4 dinbt even escape execu- tion, b cacbice this I will hever betray P ‘Weliver my comrades to the police, You gentlemen are undoubt- edly content to have in your hands a people’s commissar of the former Soviet republic, but I repeat you are fooling yourself if you believe that I will give any information whatever which would even to the slightest, degree facilitate your investigations. You may do with me whatever you see fit—yes, you may string me to the gallows, but I will tell you noth- ing.” Wall Street Government. Rakosi served for a period as sec- retary of the Communist International and without doubt this is another reason why the Horthy government, the tool of Wall Street and British bankers, is anxious to send him to the gallows. It is generally believed that the ar- rests of the independent socialists and of Rakosi in Hungary is the prelude to another orgy of murder that may surpass in hideousness the blood carnival of the infamous Zankov in- Bulgaria. In an effort to thwart the plans of Horthy, the labor movement all over the world and the sympathizers with the working class movement among the professionals, are protesting against the plot to slay the flower of. the leadership of the Hungarian work- ing class, , The International Labor Defense of the United States, under the signature of James P. Cannon, national secre- tary, sent the following cable to Bethlen, Hungarian foreign minister: “In the name of 250,000 liberals and workers affiliated with International Labor Defense we demand immediate liberation of the recently arrested workers, especially of Mathias Rakosi, former peoplés’ commissar of Hun- gary. New, persecutions and death sentences of workers by the Hun- garian government will cause great indignation among the American peo- ple. The cries of the tortured prison- ers will be heard at protest meetings and demonstrations which we are or- ganizing thruout, America,”- A World-Wide Protest. The Workers’ International Relief with headquarters in Berlin telegraph- ed to the Hungarian government de- manding in the name of four million adherents that the persecutions of the Hungarian workers stop. The tele- gram was sent in the name of such in- ternationally known people as Henry Barbusse, France, George Ledebour, Germany, Qlara Zetkin and several others, The prisoners in the clutches of the Budapest police are subjected to the most cruel tortures that the most de- praved bourgeois tools can conceive of. British labor papers recently car- ried a story of the drowning of a Hungarian social-democrat on the or- ders of Horthy because he dared to mildly criticise the Horthy regime. This social-democrat was taken from his office and after being subjected to physical punishment, was thrown into the river and re Unless the Horthy government convinced that the workers of tue. world mean business in protesting against his new reign of terror, there is no doubt but he will glut his vengeance on the workers by stringing their leaders on the gallows. A Call For Action, The International Labor Defense, according to a statement made by James P. Cannon, secretary, to the DAILY WORKER, has issued instruc- tions to all its affiliated bodies to call meetings of executive committees at once and decide on definite plans to help save the lives of our Hungarian brothers. The suggestion is made that local unions be appealed to and mass meetings and street demonstra- tions be held, Among those who are invited by the International Labor Defense to join in the protest against the murder of Rakosi and his comrades are: Upton Sinclair, Eugene V. Debs, Scott Near- ing;-David Rhys Williams, Alice Stone Blackwell, Bishop Montgomery Brown, Robert W, Dunn, Ellen Hayes, Robert Whittaker; EB. C. Wentworth; A, T. McNamara; Roger Baldwin; Frank P. Walsh; Senator Borah, Senftor Brook- hart, Oswald Garrison Villard, Bessie Beatty and Alice Riggs Hunt. The Chicago local of the Interna- tional Labor Defense has arranged for a mass meeting on next Tuesday eve- ning, October 20, to protest against the Horthy persecutions. The meeting will be held in Prudential Hall, corner of North Ave, and Halsted, St. The speakers will be Rev. David Ryhs Williams, James P. Cannon. and R. Sauser of Hungary. BELLAIRE AND YORKVILLE, 0,, MINERS MEET Discuss Bituminous Aid to Anthracite : BELLAIRE, O.—The attitude of the bituminous miners to the anthra- cite strike will be decisive if the pres- ent situation continues. The anthra- cite miners are fighting their fight alone, without the aid of, any other or- ganized workers. The bituminous miners are working in great part full time; new mines are opening. The soft coal miners are beginning to feed their families properly. But how long will this last? If the anthracite strike is broken, the soft coal miners will be the next. Then the open shop campaign will begin all along the line. What are the bituminous miners go- ing todo? Are they going to support the anthracite miners now, or wait till they themselves are attacked? This is the question that will be taken up at the mass meeting in Bel- laire, on Sunday, Oct. 18, 7 p. m., at Bohemian Hall, 41st St. and Harrison St., and on Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p. m., at Yorkville at Miners’ Hall. Comrade I. Amter, district secre- tary of the Workers (Communist) Party, District 6, will speak at both meetings. All miners should be present. and help to decide this. burn- ing issue. COSTUME BALL IN NEW YORK SATURDAY NITE (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—A colorful costume ball, with prizes and ex- cellent music will be given by the New York section of the Interna- tional Labor Defense on October 17, Saturday evening, at the Lyce- um, 86th St. and Third Avenue. THE CONQUEST OF PANAMA BY MARINES (Continued from page 1) prevent the landing of Colombian troops within 50 miles of Panama. Four days later the republic of Pan- ama was recognized, in marked con- trast to the time-honored precedent of U. S. governments of making haste slowly when it came to the recogni- tion of revolutionary governments! Before the 15th of the month, Buneau Varilla, the resident manager of the French ¢éompany in Panama, was re- ceived at Washington as envoy extra- ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the republic of Panama, Staging a Revolution It is well known that on Nov, 8, Assistant Secretary of State Loomis had wired to the American consul in the city of Colon: “How is it that we hear nothing of the revolution?" (This was before any revolution had broken out). “Have patience. The revolution has been delayed a little; but it will take place at 6 p. m.” And it did! A treaty was promptly signed with the new “republic” by which the United States secured the right of way for the canal on the same terms that had been offered to Colombia. The treaty also gaye the U. 8. gov- ernment—by the way, as it. .were-— complete supervision over powers of Panama, And en the “newcomer in the family of nations!’ adopted its constitution, in. 1904,. its position was found to be that of a plain protectorate of the United States. Panaman People Betrayed’ The Panaman people had nothing to say in the process by which they suddenly found themselyes part of a colonial possession, The. whole mat- ter was cooked up with the aid of a handful of bootlicking politicians and renegade officers, No native adminis- tration in the country has ever been the true representative of the people of Panama. The presidents have all been miserable-hand-picked lackéys of Wall Street, working in the shadow of U. § guns always at hand in the Canal Zone. Rodolfo Chiari, the trai- tor who co-operated with General Las- siter in bringing about the present strike-breaking invasion, is a typical example, (To be Continued) North Side Defense Meet Meeting of North Side workers. will be held tonight at the Radical Book Shop, 826 N, Clark St., at 8 p. under the auspices of the North Side Branch of, the International Labor Defense. All readers of.the DAILY WORK- ER residing in the North Side are welcomed at this gathering which will be of great, interest, dealing as it will with the subject of the defense of class-war prisoners in America. Admission will'be free, The speak- er of the evening will be S. T. Ham- mersmark who will explain why the workers must organize for their de- fense on the political field. If you want to thoroughly un- derstand Communism—study it. ENGDAHL’S SPEAKING TOUR THIS WEEK-END TAKES IN THESE CITIES Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 p. m.—PittsBurgh, Pa. , Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2 p. m.—Warren, O., Hippodrome building. Sunday evening, Oct. 18, 8 p. and Walnut street, m.—Cleveland, 0., Insurance Hall, 11th Vote for the Workers (Communist) Party! BENJAMIN GITLOW FOR MAYOR FOR MANHATTAN: EDWARD M. MARTIN... ARTHUR S. LEEDS... FRANK J. VAN PRAET. ROSE PASTOR STOKES ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG REBECCA GRECHT... MOISSAYE J. OLGIN. CARL BRODSKY... JULIUS CODKIND. Ben Gitlow Wm. W. Weinstone Chas. Krumbein A. Trachtenberg Joseph Manley Edward Lindgren Leo Hofbauer Morris Rosen Belle Robbins For a Labor Party Against Injunctions For Lower Rents and Living Costs M. J. Olgin Elias Marks eaeeerersenaeonees oneenes Ch Rebecca Grecht Sam Darcy J. Boruchowitz Aaron Gross Carl Brodsky Julius Codkind sossnee OHO iFE District Attorney -Courity Clerk son Ogister ~ ‘Borough ‘President 8th Assembly 17th Assembly District 8th Aldermanic District «17th Aldermanic District SIX RED NIGHTS » Zimmerman Bertram D: Wolfe WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE LEO HOFBAUER BELLE ROBBINS ABE EPSTEIN... NOAH LONDON JOSEPH MANLEY ELIAS MARKS .... District SAM DARCY AARON GROSS... FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th— LOWER BRONX, culminating at 138th St., corner St. Ann’s Avenue. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th— HARLEM, 110th Street, corner Fifth Avenue. On each of these nights we will hold from twelve to fifteen meetings in the resp. section, all adjourning at 10:30 p. m., to the Grand. Wind-Up Meetings noted above. Abe Epstein Rose P. Stokes Noah London Margaret Undjus John D. Masso Boris Lipshitz Juliet 8S. Poyntz Harry M. Wicks J. 0. Bentall Ben Gold For Municipal Ownership and Workers’ Control of All Public Utilities Recognition of Soviet Russia CHARLES ZIMMERMAN JOSEPH 0 a akg FOR COMPTROLLER FOR THE BRONX: 25th 29th District Attorne’ see Cler e; Aldermanic District Aldermanic District ; FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd— BROWNSVILLE, Stone Ave., cor. Pitkin Avenue. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th— Avenue. L} For a United Labor Ticket Against Child Labor****** ~For Fit Schools for Workers’ Children ‘ MORRIS ROSEN MARGARET UNDJUS . EDWARD LINDGREN .. SAMUEL NESIN cs BERTRAM D. WOLFE JOHN D, MASSO,...scssnsegene BORIS LIPHSHITZ «sion CHARLES KRUMBEIN FOR PRESIDENT BOARD OF ALDERMEN hs | BROOKLYN: gr rane) ..Borough President sessed 4th Assembly District dssesngnnonnessnnaenen 35th, Aldermanic. District assesses 0th Aldermanic District — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th— WILLIAMSBURG, Grand Street Extension. UPPER BRONX, Longwood Ave., corner Prospect SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st— DOWN TOWN, Tenth Street, corner Second Avenue, Mary Hartman E. Shafran § BP ot, K E R $ A ‘ L. Landy 8, Freeman Chas, Mitchell L. Chernenko P. Cosgrove Joseph Brahdy } George Siskind G. Schulenberg Ben Levy 1. Hurwitz Warshofsky Kate Gitlow E. Elstone ° Wilkes J. MoDonald Carrie Katz Jack Stachel ” Louls Baum Joseph J, Padgug Benjamin R. Nevins M. Garvitt ah Otto Hulswood = Simon Felshin | \)' Edward Mitnick ih Gordon A. Chorover - A Markoff Irving Potash Edward Royce R. Fishbein G, E. Powers Jack Jampolsky - George Primoff M. Scherer 8. A, Pollack H. Schlachter For World Trade Union Unity ig Fora nbn and Farmers’ Government For Communi ism