The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 23, 1925, Page 2

a er SEES Page Two eiaal —_—_————— tiAG POWERS FEAR CHINESE DEM AND FOR ABSOLUTE CUSTOMS AUTONOMY WILL WRECK COMING CONFERENCE | (Special to The Dally Worker) PEKING, Oct. 21—The refusal by the powers of the demand to give China absolute customs autonomy may mean the wrecking of the Chin- ese customs conference to be opened Monday. This demand coupled with the renewed activity of the Chinese war-lords has spiked the conference as far as real results are concerned is the fear of the powers that are| involved in the present conference. One of the first proposals that will be presented to the conference by. the Chinese delegation will be the de- mand that China be given immediate absolute customs autonomy. China lost her customs autonomy in 1842 when she signed the treaty of Nank. ing following the opium wars, allow- ing England to fix the tariff sched- ule. The demand for a complete cus- toms autonomy is led by Dr. C. T. ‘Wang, who headed the Chinese dele gation that refused to sign the Ver- sailles treaty. The powers fear that Dr. Wang will be a strong factor in the Chinese delegation and that if the customs autonomy demand is not granted, he may wreck the confer- ence by leaving the meeting with the Chinese delegation. The expulsion of Saklatvala and the barring of Gitlow show who own the government. U.S.S.R. WILL EXPORT 10 ENGLAND 20,000,000 RUBLES WORTH OF GOODS (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Oct. 21.—During the next four months the Centrosojuz will export to England 20,000,000 of rubles’ worth of agricultural prod- ucts. Among the most important of these are furs and animal products. HOLD Leave these dates open so you can IN NEW YORK SAT., uf OcT. 31 MON., NOV. 2 Russian SAT., NOV. 14 ¥. WL. No. will be announced soon. RESCUE PARTIES HUNGARIAN WORKERS’ Yorkville English—Esthonian Yorkville Hungarian—Y. W. L. No. 4. Hung. Yorkville German—Y. W. L. No. 7, English Yorkville German Night Workers MANHATTAN LYCEUM, English Downtown Ukrainian Downtown Polish Downtown Y. W. L. Armenian—Y. W. L. No. 28—Russian—Oriental FINNISH WORKERS’ HALL, SAME DATE English Pe atag.! (Visit Both) Cremanicot BRONX WORKERS’ HALL, 1347 Boston Road, Bronx. Y. W. L. No, 1—Eng.—Y. W. L. No. 2—Jewish German Bronx Night Workers Additional Daily Worker Rescue Parties are being ar- ranged for Harlem, Astoria, Williamsburg and Brownsville with the co-operation of the branches in those sections and Watch for ‘em! Panama Labor Is Not Aided by the A. F. of L.’s Stand (Continued from page one) which draw their substance from im- perialist exploitation—have never shown any fellow-feeling for the low- ly Panamans. In fact when Gompers was in Panama last year, he propo- sed to Secretary of War Weeks that ;no Panamans be given employment in the Canal Zone (which is technically Panaman territory) above the grade | of laborers or messengers! The resolution introduced by Green, besides being a sham and a betrayal, perfectly expresses the unity of Green, Woll and the other A. F. of L. bureau- | crats with the United’ States govern- ment, and with American capitalism— that is to say, with American im- perialism. Their purposes are neatly summed up in another resolution a- dopted at the Atlantic City conven- tion, supporting the Monroe doctrine and going so far in service of Ame- riacn imperialism as to declare a “la- | bor Monroe doctrine” against “Euro- pean or revolutionary labor influence in Latin-America.” Side by side with Wall . Street’s “Pan-American Union,” the A. F. of L, misleaders have created .the “Pan American Federation of Labor” which supports imperialism at every point. This is “pan-Americanism,” the slogan of J. P. Morgan, Calvin Coo- lidge and William Green, alike! But it is not the slogan of American labor. The American workers demand soli- darity and support of their Latin-Am- erican brothers. And “support” means action, not two-faced resolutions. The presence of American soldiers in Pa- nama is a test for every self-respect- ing worker. What are we going to do about it? Build the DAILY WORKER X t/,3 attend each of the Dally Worker SAT., Oct. 31 HOME, 350 East 81st Street, Branches Co-operating: Czecho-Slovak Educational Alliance, Throop Ave., Brooklyn. by the Jewish Williamsburg. 66 East 4th St., N. Y. C. Branches Co-operating: Downtown—lItalian Downtown, No. 5—English 764 40th St., Brooklyn. Branches Co-operating: Isla ith Brooklyn—Ru: Boro Park—Scand, South Brooklyn Branches C-ooperating: 22—Jewish—Y. W, L. No. 29-—Russ | cabinet on Friday and will lay down | his financial program for meeting the FASGIST HEADS IN NEW ATTEMPT 10 BORAH ASSAILS pLure THE wonxeRs | |CODLIDGE PLAN ROME, Oct. 21.—The fascist coun- ON WORLD COURT cil, in which Premier Benito Mus- solini participated, has decided to Next Congress Forum for Big Battle expel the nineteen members from (Continued from page one) the fascist organization who were caught in the raids on the Florence lenged Coolidge’s sympathy for the thing. masons in which 3 of the masons were killed. Two of those who are held “responsible” are to be arrest- ed and tried. This attempt of Mus- Stands On Old Platform 4 Senator Borah made it plain to his hearers that he stands today where cemented the opposition to the 5 a let the league fascist dictatorship closer together |"¢ Stood in 1920—ggain: Elihu Root, the American represent- ative ,according to! Senator Borah, way which the ingenuity of these men (the jurists) did not’ provide for.” NEW SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL: FROM FRANCE LIKELY solini to curb his followers is chuck- led at by many of the Italians as | nothing but a bid for popular sup- port. Mussolini’s rule. has been most unpopular, Every time raids have been pulled off in Italy it has i and everything connected with it. He ve SPORE Fh: QUES Sie. A sabre he quoted fhe words of the framers of | , the world court against them to prove Pere RNA that it was an integral part of the league and that thedeague controlled its every act. Be 5 said: “We must fifst "consider that this new court is to be provided for as @ part of the system of which the league of nations is the entire part.” The world court, said Borah, is “tied to the league in every conceivable iWashington Plan Not to Be Accepted He then related that the league PARIS, Oct. 21.—The French gov-| Selects the judges, regulates the ernment will probably offer a new | #mount of their wages, pays them and all the attaches of the court and all expenses connected with its function- ing. The league fixes the conditions under which the court shall be open to other nations and no state or na- tion can use the court without the consent of the league. Proves League Connection Amassing a vast array of quotations from prominent members of the league and the world court, Borah clinches his argument with a state- ment of Sir Robert Horne who, while speaking before the’ interparliament- ary union the other day, said: “The United States has not formally joined the league of nations,! yet’ I am glad to say that she is likely ‘to give her adherence to the most important part of the league, the international court of justice.” Both the league and the world court have failed to function in the ques- tions confronting the world. He cited the Ruhr question, the eyents taking place in C&ina and the recent Locarno conference as proof that new organs of adjustment of disputes had to be sonstantly created, ” Assails Powérs on China The Chinese situation was seized \pon by Senator Borah as illustrat- ng the character i atl the league debt settlement proposal to the U. 8. before November 1st, it was an- nounced today by the foreign office. The tentative five-year temporary agreement, made between M. Caillaux and the American debt funding com- mission, is not likely to be presented to the French parliament. Strong Opposition M. Caillaux, it is understood, has found that public and official opposi- | tion to the five-year settlement terms so strong that it would be unwise to present this proposition to the cham- ber of deputies or the senate. New proposals are now being draf- |ted and it is understood that they | will be forwarded to Washington | thru the usual diplomatic channels, | The financial position of France is such that it seems probable that any new offer to the United States can not be more favorable that those which were made by M., Caillaux and his mission when in Washington. M. Caillaux will. meet with the present financial situation, and it is expected that the whole matter will be taken up by the chamber meeting on Oct. 29, | eee Washington Not Surprised WASHINGTON, Oct., 21.—No great surprise was occasioned here today by the announcement in Paris that the French government shortly will submit a new offer for funding its $4,000,000,000 war debt. Joseph Caillaux told members of the American debt commission before leaving here several weeks ago that the 5-year agreement would either be accepted or negotiations for a per- manent settlement renewed, and he apparently has chosen the latter alter- native, Serious Situation Seen Some of the more cynical members of the commission were inclined to believe that the new French offer re- Ported coming will be more of a ges- ture than anything else. French credit, French bonds and the franc have been hard hit since the failure of M. Caillaux to settle the debt here, and restorative measures are imperative from his standpoint, The failure of the internal loan also is considered very serious by financial experts here, No official cognizance of the report- ed new offer will be taken until it actually arrives. Until that time the treasury has taken the attitude that “the next move is up to France.” Dawes Plan Looms The decline of the franc and the general unfavorable Position of France may furnish the basis for a counter proposal by the United States to any proposition coming from ind the court: “Look over in Chi tonight,” he said. “China is a ‘member of the eague of nations. China is a member of the court, and has a distinguished Shinese sitting on that court. Eng- and is a member ofithe court, Eng- ‘and js a member of the league, Japan is a member of the court and Japan is a member of thevleague. France ‘s a member of the court and France is a member of the Jeague, and the league pledged them to respect the territorial integrity of nations, Court Does Not Act. “What is taking place in China? Why does not the league of nations raise its voice in behalf of the nation which is being aggressed against by the four great powers of the earth? “Why does not China, a member of the court, bring those nations to the court? Because they will not consent to be sued. “There in China the blood of Chinese children is being coined in dollars and cents by the foreign Powers. Children from 5 to 15 years of age work in the factories for from nothing to 12 cents a day. “The opium traffic has been fas- tened on China at the point of the bayonet. China has been denied the right to collect sufficient tariff to maintain her government. Chinese Murders “And, then, when their people pro- test, they are either shot down or tried in a foreign court, “And yet here ig this court of which every nation’ engaged in the THE DAILY"WORKER British Spy Head Bares Propaganda Methods of Capitalism’s Lie Service By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ODAY, the truth comes out, after ten years, about the gruesome story spread by the British during the world war, that the Germans boiled down the bodies of their soldier dead to utilize fat for fertilizer. British and German capitalisms are supposed to be close friends again, after the Locarno conference, so Brigadier General J. V. Charteris, who was chief of intelligence of the British army during the war, eases his conscience by confess- ing to the fake, and at the same time exposing how propa- ganda is used in the impertatist war game. * * Then as now, England was worried about China, feeling that the Chinese republic might drift to Germany's side. General Charteris joined in this worry. So, when photo- graphs came to him, taken from German soldiers, he exer- cised all the ingenuity of an American newspaper photog- rapher in doping them up to suit his own purposes. Thus on a picture of a train containing dead horses be- ing hauled to the rear for rendering, appeared the word “cadaver”. Another picture showed a train taking German soldier dead to the rear for burial. In German the word “cadaver” refers only to animals, but in English it is also used in referring to the human corpse. So the general trans- ferred the word “cadaver” to the picture of the train con- taining the dead soldiers, and the story was spread in China of this alleged desecration of the dead. ae ae Raia“ This canard caused a sensation. Scientific men dis- cussed it. The British house of commons debated it. When called to account, General Charteris declared that from what i knew of the German mentality, he was prepared for any- thing. The general, who made his confession before the Na- tional Arts Club in New York City, said others wanted to go still further and plant a fake diary in the pocket of a dead. German soldier, telling how he had actually been sent to work in the grease factory where his brother soldiers were being boiled down. . ° ° ° But the same crowd that listened to the British spy herder, will continue to believe all the fraudulent propaganda that this same British intelligence department is spreading about the Union of Soviet Republics, This was shown, for instance, in the effect that the publication of the fake “Zin- oviev letter” had upon the British electorate in the last par- liamentary elections. Great Britain fears the Soviet Union today much more than she feared the late kaiser’s Germany before and during the last war. Capitalism ruled in both countries and would continue to rule, no matter which side won, if’the workers did not seize power. But in the Soviet Union the British capitalists behold a challenge and threat to the whole social structure that supports the empire. It can be depended on that no fake that human ingenuity can. invent against the workers’ republic will proye too weird, for circylation by the -Spy system of this British empire. General Charteris admits the crisis that confronts the social system of his masters in England when he said: “| find in this country (the United States) a feeling that England is down and cannot win thru, a feeling that the present economic de- pression is too much for‘us, that the British empire will break up and England’s day is over. | appeal to all Americans to give England your sympathy in the present economic struggle.” American labor must turn a deaf ear to this plea, that is made on behalf of labor's enemy class in England. American labor must turn back the tide of malicious ropaganda that has been circulated against the Soviet nion, and that will be spread in greater quantities than ever in the days ahead, against Soviet rule. Nail the lies of the capitalists with the truth as it is known, now more than ever, by the workers, LABOR SPOKESMAN MUST SERVE TIME IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON UNDER THE CALIF, CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM LAW OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 21.—Miss Charlotte Anita Whitney, veteran in the labor movement of California, who must serve 14 years in San Quentin state prison as a consequence of the United States supreme court upholding the legality o fthe California criminal syndicalism law, sent word from Carmel, where she is living, to authorities here that she would give herself up. She was arrested five years ago just after addre: ing a public meeting. eae cera eat ei ST eI eladSeatcaet hehe AP MAKERS’ LOGALS or aee tt ecermeaain WIN ON INJUNCTION prenticeship in some trade in school and are thus equipped to serve their future master, tS CY ARCA, SEAN AR NES, NOH RCo France to submit to a survey of in- dustry and agriculture with a view of determining the amount France can pay to the United States. In plain words the American government is striving to bring about a condition where France will have to bow to the yoke of a Dawes plan, similar to that now imposed upon Germany. Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. UVEUOQGQOOVGQGGUUGNOGOUOOOOHOOOUUNOOOSQONNGGQUOGONUVOOOGOQOUOGGQQUEOGOOOTONOOEQONOOGDOT LEE DOWN WITH FASCISM! Workers! Come to the International Anti-Fascist Mass Meeting, WEST SIDE AUDITORIUM Corner of Racine Ave. and Taylor St. : Robert Mnior—Ralph ae Antonio Presi—Dr. Valentino Camera—Carlo Della Calce—Attorney Cairoli Gigliotti HAA = Speake: Friday, October 23, at 7:30 P. M. Chaplin controversy is a member, and the reason why they cannot use it is be- cause the wrongdoing nations will not consent to be sued, “If they will give the wronged na- tion the right to sué the wrongdoing nation, you will have a tribunal which will command the respect of the na- tions, “But now this court hag no jurisdic- tion until the militarists and the im- perialists and thosé who believe in war consent. 4 “That has been the trouble with all these peace programs—that the in- struments of peace, the machinery of peace, have been all along under the eontrol and manipulation of those who believe in war.” ‘ The Borah Remedy As 4 substitute for the present world court as an adjunct to the league Senator Borah proposes a new code of international law in which ‘war shall be specifically branded as a crime and those responsible for war shall be held accountable, The now court should have power to bring to the bar of justice any violating the code, The present court has no such pow- er and has not, during its existence, brought a single warring nation to the bar in defenseyof' its aggressive acts, , i sniopnseroeneidied SN 22h IN FIGHT ON ALCO CO, «Special to The Daily Worker) ST. PAUL, Minn.—Locals 10 and 12 of the Capmakers’ International who have been on strike against The Alco Cap company for the last nine weeks, have won out in the courts against the injunction re- straining them from picketing, and now are going on full speed with strike activities against this open shop boss, Economy Is Argument ‘Advanced to Justify Junior High Schools With the establishment of junior high schools for Chicago public school system for all seventh, eighth and ninth grade pupils a saving of $7,200,- 000 will be gained in 25 years, This is the latest propaganda advanced to drum up interest in junior high schools, The statement was issued by Julius F, Smitenka, chairman of the finance committee, The junior high school system is a means of depriving workers’ children of the benefits of higher education. In junior high schools higher educa- tion is eliminated and trades are The junior high system has been re- jected by the committee of teachers appointed by the Chicago school board to investigate them in cities where they are employed. This com- mittee of educators judged the system from the premise of education gained. But the business men sitting on the school board are not concerned with that phase of the matter. ‘Subsctibé’ For : Left wing news from the I. T. articles.—Cartoons. 1113 W. Washington Blvd, (me{malgamationist 60c a year—5c a copy—2!/,c a copy in bundles of 10 or more SEPTEMBER ISSUE (No. 4) OFF THE PRESS Story of strikebreaker Berry’s attack on Chicago Press- men’s Union No, 3, written by an official of the union.— Contributions from the rank and file-—Left wing news and The Amalgamationist DETROIT RACE HATE VICTIMS TRIAL OCT. 30 Charged with Marder of Klan Rowdy DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 21.—The trial of Dr. Ossian H. Sweet and ten others charged with first degree mur- der in the death of a certain Breiner who took part in a mob that stoned and fired on the residence of the Ne- gro doctor, will take place on Friday, October 30, with Clarence Darrow, a Chicago lawyer and Arthur Garfield Hayes of the American Civil Liberties Union defending the Negroes in their right to live in any part of the city of Detroit they may see fit. Climax to Race Hate Drive. This case is the climax to the race hate stirred up in Detroit by a group of “exclusive whites” who attempted to terrorize the Sweets into leaving the Garland avenue residence which they had built and occupied. The housing shortage in Detroit has become acute since 1920 as a result of the growth of the Negro popula- tion from 8,000 in 1911 to 80,000 in 1925. Attempts were made to segre- gate the Negroes in one section of the city, prohibiting their moving into any other section of the city. These at- tempts failed. Negroes began to move into other sections of the city and out of the districts that were badly neg- lected. Throw Furniture Out of House, tm June, Dr. A, L, Turner bought a home on Spokane avenue on the east side and moved his belongings to his . home, His home was stormed, the furniture loaded onto a van, brought into the district that was predomin- antly Negro and dumped there. Dr. Turner fearing for his life did did not try to re-enter the east side district. Dr. Sweet had bought a home site on Garland avenue and was building a house. When the house was: com- pleted he decided to move into the new home which he had built. During the period when his home was being erected, he received numerous letters that were signed “K, K, K.,” telling him to sell his home and stay out of the district. During the early part of September he decided to move into the new home. As the’ doctor, his wife, child, chauffeur and a friendly dentist moved in, a crowd of over 600 gathered in front of the house and began mutter- ing threats of lynching, etc. A squad of palice dispersed the mob, f Rowdies Throw Stones. The following evening a crowd of young boys of about 18 years of age began to gather around the home and throw stones at the house breaking the windows, As Dr, Sweet tried to enter his home with a number of friends they were forced to pass a gauntlet, being clubbed kicked and stoned until they got inside the doors of the house. There they found the wife and some visitors crouching in corners fearing to be struck by the flying missiles. The mob outside the house grew larger and someone in the mob fired shot at the house. The firing of the Shot at the occupants of the house was followed by a general rush on the house. In self-defense one of the eleven who were in the house fired a number of shots to scare the mob. One of these shot the prosecuting at- torney claims killed Breiner, Police Falsify Facts, Despite the fact that the police who arrived on the scene after the shoot- ing spent many hours in dispersing the mob that had gathered, in their report to their commanding officers they claimed that there were but 10 or 12 people in front of the house. On the strength of the police testimony that ammunition, guns and other death-dealing instruments were found in every room in the house, making it appear that the Sweet residence was an arsenal, Judge Faust, who has since died, refuged to grant them’ release on bail. Mra. Sweet has since been released on $10,000 bail. Klan Issue in Elections, It is believed that it will be hard to pick a jury as the mayoralty cam- paign is in full heat and the klan is the big issue, The Workers Party has Edgar Owens as a candidate in De- troit against the klansman that is running for office. OF | a U. Kalamazoo convention.— Chicago, Illinois i H t e site,