The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 23, 1925, Page 4

ELLON UNITES | WITH GARY T0 SLASH TAXES Cut Will Affect Large Incomes Only (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21.— Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, one of the richest men in the United States and the owner of the aluminum trust, opposed the exemp- tion of these whose incomes are less than $5,000 annually before the ways and means committee, of the senate, now in session discussing a proposed tax reduction program to be present- ed for ratification in December, Mellon Presents Program Andrew Mellon presented his pro- gram before the ways and means com- mittee in which he recommends that the rate of taxation on large incomes be lowered to half of their present taxation and the rates on incomes be- low $150,000 receive minor decreases. The program presented by Andrew Mellon of the United States treasury differs but little from that presented by the national industrial conference board, located in New York which is controlled by the steel and building interests. The small texpayer gets little consideration in either of those programs. Closed Doors In Appeal Courts The industrial conference board in- sists that the features of formal court procedure and the publicity attendant thereto be eliminated in connection with cases that appear before the board of tax appeals. The large cor- porations realize that a closed court would enable them to get great re- ductions in taxes upon appeals. Program of “Liberals” The recommendations of many of the republican and democratic lead- ers in the senate favor leaving taxa- tion of large incomes at the present rates and the exemption of tax-payers whose income are less than $5,000. Mellon put up a desperate fight to convince the committee of the neces- sity of placing the payment of the war debt on the shoulders of the small tax-payers saying: Government on 5 & 10 Basis “It must be remembered that great businesses have been built upon small returns and large volume, The most conspicuous example which comes to my mind is the 5 and 10 cent store. “As a matter of policy it is advis- able to have every citizen with a stake in his-country, Nothing brings home to a man the feeling that he personally has an interest in seeing that the government revenues are not expended, as the fact that he contri- butes individually a direct tax, no matter how small, to his government.” To Pay Debt to Bankers The treasury head also made known that he intends to have the war debt which the United States owes the banking interests paid in this genera- tion by using the surplus which ac- cumulates in the treasury department to pay off some of the debts. SOUTH SLAVIC CONVENTION UNANI- MOUS FOR C. E. C. AND COMINTERN ‘The convention of the South Slavic section of the party took place in Chicago during the four days: October 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1925, There were 29 delegates present who represented 1,360 members of the South Slavic section. The first order of business taken up by the convention was the report of the Central Executve Committee which was given by Comrade C. E. Ruth- enberg, general secretary of the party. Comrade Ruthenberg reviewed the world political and economic situation and showed that the partial and temporary stabilization of capitalism was only a temoprary change in the curve¢— showing the general decline of capi- talism and the development of the pro- letarian revolution, He pointed out that it°was exactly in this period of a seeming lowering of the,revolutionary spirit of the working masses that it was neces y to take up the question of Bolshevization of the existing Com- munist parties. After having treated the general situation, he took up the situation witihn the Workers Party, reviewing the work of the party dur- ing the last 18 months. He empha- sized that the factional conflict within the party was not to be looked upon as an evil but as an incident in the Bolshevization of the party and in the clarification of its policy, that the party followed a correct Leninist line, Comrade Ruthenberg pointed out that the errors made by the former C. E. C. majority represented a tend- ency to return to the sectarianism which had dominated the party during the first two years of its existence —1919-1921. The discussion in the party on this question and the final decision of the Communist Interna- tional, supporting the labor party pol- icy was a decision against the new wave of sectarianism in the party and should make certain that the party would not again fall into this error. Comrade Ruthenberg also pointed out that the fight within the party de- veloped into a struggle between the right wing elements supporting sec- tarianism and the left wing which was following the line of the Communist International. It was the policy of the Comintern, as was shown in its decis- ion, to separate the Communist ele- ments from the right wing and to a Leninist line of policy. The fact that this was not achteved in the national convention of the party was the basis, in the opinion of Com- rade Ruthenberg, of the decision made by the Communist International, sup- porting the present Central Executive Comimttee majority as more loyal and closer to the views of the Communist International. After analyzing the party situation, showing that this situation was part of the process of Boshevization of the party, Comrade Ruthenberg took up the concrete fact of the reorganization of the party, handing in detail the plan for the organization of shop nuclei and the role of the language fractions in the party after its reorganization. The speaker showed that the lan- guage fractions will be even a more effective instrument in carffifig on party propaganda among the various language groups than the language federations which had previously ex- isted. Upon the conclusion of the speech by Comrade Ruthenberg, resolutions similar to the resolutions adopted by the various membership meetings in support of the C. E. C. and the C. I. decisions was submitted and after dis- FIRST ISSUE OF NOVY MIR, LIVING NEWSPAPER BY CHICAGO WORKER CORRESPONDENTS IS HUGE SUCCESS The first issue of the living newspaper “published” by the worker cor respondents of the Novy Mir was a huge success, Altho the hall was not crowded, a fairly good audience listened to the reading of the different news Stories and articles all written and read by the workers themselves. There was also some good poetry and jokes, mostly at the expense of the local counter-revolutionists and their newspaper. After the reading was over criticism was invited from the public. Some criticism. came forth from the audience. eS At the invitation of the chairman, a test vote was taken and the audience unanimously voted for the continuation of the living newspaper, Vote for the Workers 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. OLGI CARL BRODSKY JULIUS CODKIND soesveewesnsersesneene DiStrict Attorney «County Clerk seen REGister -Borough President ....8th Assembly District 17th Assembly District ..8th Aldermanic District 17th Aldermanic District cussion was unanimously adopted by he 29 delegates present. Cc. E. C, Statement on Federation Situation. Comrade Ruthenberg in the name of the Central Executive Committee also presented to the convention a state- ment of the C. E. C, in reference to the controversy which had been going on in the South Slavic section, The statement took up the charges made against the majority of the bureau by Comrades Fisher and Michalachky in relation to the party discussion, the policy of the bureau, and in relation to work in the fraternal organizations. The statement fully upheld the bureau on the question, and called upon the convention to take a united stand against the enemies of the party and the South Slavic section who were en- deavoring to use the discussion within the section for the purpose of a fight against the Communist movem@nt among the South Slavic workers, hs statement was unanimously accepted by the convention in connection with the report of the bureau which was submitted by Comrade Cuchovich, The remaining two days were de- voted to discussion of the question of Bolshevization, reorganization of the South Slavic section, the line of the general reorganization of the party, the question of the work in fra- ternal organizations, work in support of the labor party, support of the In- ternational Labor Defense, and the campaign in defense of the Soviet Un- ion. On all these questions resolu- tions were adopted laying down the line of work for the South Slavic com- rades among the South Slavic work- ers of this country. Particular emphasis was given to the question of reorganizaiton of the party in the South Slavic section. The convention was unanimous for the reorganization on the basis of shop nuclei and street nuclei and for the establishment of the language frac- tions in place of the present existing | language federation, The convention without a dissent- ing vote elected a new bureau of four- teen members. This bureau consists of eight comrades who will live in Chi- cago and who will constitute the exe-! cutive council to direct the day to day work and six from the country at large. The Executive Council con- sists of the following comrades: C. Novak, L, Zinich, F. Boric, F, Krasich, M. Roikovic, T, Cuckovich, M. Gor- eta, and S. Loyen. The other mem- bers of the bureau are A, Kraznorich of Detroit, J. Vrdjuka of Pittsburgh, G. Levnaich of Canton, O., V. Crnich of Christopher, Ill., Popovich of West Allis, Wis., and F. Sepic of Neffs, Ohio. New Bureau Organizes. The new bureau of the South Slavic fraction organized immediately after the convention by electing C. Novak as the secretary, L, Zinich as editor of the paper with Comrade Loyen and Boric as associate editors. -help P: tae To Save THE DAILY WORKER |300 yards trom lds THE DAILY¥A WORKER RIFFIANS GET GOOD LAUGH AT INVADERS! COST Made Heavy) Attack on| Barren Hillside | | (By | artillery ADJIR, Spanish Morroco Mail)—The combined air, and heavy guns of the island fort of Alhucemas were directed against a hillside where thousands of Riffi- | ans were supposed to be shelling the town of Adjir. Deseprate French-Spanish Attempt. | For three weeks one‘third of the | combined forces of \the French and} Spanish fleets rained heavy shells on this hillside. Airplanes dropped | their bombs. Heavy -guns boomed | from the island fortress. The news-| papers of Europe were filled with the} “heroic deeds” of the French and Spanish soldiery. When one goes behind the lines and learns what really was happen- | ing on the hillside, a good laugh at the frantic efforts of the French and Spanish imperialists is produced by the tale the Riffs tell. Seven Artillerymen Draw Fire. The garrison which defended this | hillside consisted of but seven fight-| ing soldiers. Besides these seven ar-| tillerymen there were .a cobk, a 12- year old boy, and two telephone op- erators. Little did the French and Spanish commanders realize that the bombs and shells that rained on the hill- side exploded on barren desert soil with little effect on the defenders of the hillside. Riffs Bluff Imperialist Generals. The French and Spanish generals have labored under the impression | that the region about Alhucemas Bay | was heavily garrisoned by the Riff tribesmen. Abdel-Krim has main tained but 100 artillerymen in this region who are the crack shots of his forces, but this small group of artil- lerymen have raised much havoc with the invaders. | Concentration at Moro Nueva. | Here the Spanish fleet dttempted to land 5,000 soldiers at Wad Lau| Tgizas and Sidi Daiss, after unsuc- cessful attempts of landing. The Riffians concentrated their best in- fantn forces here, dug themselves in and battled with the invaders. In spite of four days’ heavy fighting, the Spaniards have been unable to drive | the Riffians back any further than the shore. Heavy losses of life have been inflicted on the Spanish invaders. Mayakovsky’s Last Meeting in Chicago Draws Great Crowd More than 1,200° eople packed Schoenhofen Hall té)listen to the sec- ond and last lecture ;in Chicago by the famous Russian~'poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky. The attacks on Maya- kovsky in the local Russian counter- revolutionary sheet helped to swell the crowd. He gave'a neat “trim- ming” to these whiteguards in a short but sharp reply to theit attacks, The beautiful and strong poem on the death of Lenin made a deep im- pression on the audience! The other poems brot cheers and applause. He answered questions and also took up @ collection for the Novy Mir which brot about $60. Taggers for the International Labor Defense sold $16.76 worth of tags at the meeting. Whitewash Tobacco Trust NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—The United States circuit court of appeal today held that the American Tobacco com- pany had not violated the Sherman anti-trust law, nor had it acted in re- straint of trade in refusing to sell goods to wholesalers who in turn sold to retailers at a price not allowing a |Texas Legislators PEORIA NS Aceon aca i _——————— Here Are New Officials of Young‘Workers League Elected by the National Convention The convention elected the follow- ing comrades to comprise the new National Executive Committee: Sam Darcy, Sam Don; Will Her- berg, Nat Kaplan, George Papcun, M. V. Phillips, Al Schaap, Jack Stachel, Herbert Zam, Pat Toohey, Max Shatchman, John Williamson, Max Salzman, Peter Shapiro, Joseph An- gelo, Sam Winokur, Morris Schnidler, Valeria Meltz, John Harvey, William Schneiderman, Jay Lovestone, repre- sentative C. E. C. of the Workers Party. The elected: Harry Fox, August Valentine, Mor- ris Yysem, Carl Weisberg, Sam Eron- berg, David Milgram. The following are elected: Emma Blechschmidt, Ralph Fisher, Domenick Flaiani, Nat Kutisker, Sam Milgram, Julius Rubin, Anna Thomp- son, Tony Wishtart, Ben Ruben, Mike Zalesko, Norman Bernick, Jack Reyn- FINLAND BUYS LARGE QUANTITIES OF GRAIN FROM SOVIET RUSSIA LENINGRAD, Oct. 21.—Finland purchased during the present year from Soviet Russia 5,000,000 poods of grain. The first carloads of grain are already arriving in Finland. The fruit markets of Finland are largely stocked with Russian fruit. | following are the candidates the alternates to Impeach Governor for Misuse of Funds FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21.— Impeachment proceedings will pro- bably be started against the “Ma” Ferguson, woman governor of Texas and her husband for the misuse of public funds. Husband Runs Office Tho Mrs. Mirian A. Ferguson was elected governor, the actual work of the office is being carried on by James E, Ferguson, her husband. All appointments of the various state of- ficials has been done by the husband who receives a salary three times tha of the governor from the Sugarland | Railroad company. Since “Ma” Ferguson was elected, the state highway commission which the husband appointed has spent over $20,000,000. Tt is also charged that Ferguson solicited advertising for his newspa- per on the stationary of the executive mansion, forcing advertisers to pay as high as $2,000 for an advertise- ment. Fear Graft Expose. The governor refuses to allow the state legislature to meet fearing that impeachment charges will be prefer- red for waste of public funds, ineffi- ciency of management, letting con- tracts to highway bidders to the highest instead of the lowest bidder. At the. last session of the state legislature the solons passed a law allowing the speaker and fifty mem- bers of the legislature to call a spe- cial session for impeachment pur- poses whén the governor refused to do so. Moves are now under way to | Season. | lecture on “Proletarian Culture,” Com- have a special session called, Railroad Monopoly Don’t Like Buses; Asks Injunction BELLEVILLE, Ill, Oct. 21—The Chicago & Alton railroad, thru W. G. Bierd, receiver, has applied to the Belleville circuit court for an injune- tion to halt motor bus operations be- tween East St. Louis and Jacksonville. The petition asserts the busses are hurting railroad profits, commensurate profit, Build the DAILY WORKER. (Communi WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE LEO HOFBAUER BELLE ROBBINS. ABE EPSTEIN. NOAH LONDON JOSEPH MANLEY ELIAS MARKS .... CHARLES ZIMMER AARON GROSS... FOUR MORE RED NIGHT For a Labor Party Against Injunctions For Lower Rents and Living Coste For Municipal Ownership and Worke On each of these nights we will hold from twelve to fifteen meeting in the respective section Control of All Public Utilities Recognition of Soviet Rugsi SAM DARCY ............ JOSEPH BORUCHOWITZ. FOR COMPTROLLER FOR THE BRONX: MAN .25th 29th FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd— ..Borough President 4th Assembly District 5th Assembly District .7th Assembly District istrict Attorne’ County Cler egister Aldermanic District Aldermanic District BROWNSVILLE, Stone Ave., cor. Pitkin Avenue. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th— UPPER BRONX, Longwood Av Avenue. , corner Prospect For a United Labor Ticket Against Child Labor —_ Sehosle for Workers Children ——~-—-———-— For MORRIS ROSEN . MARGARET UNDWUS ....:.::. EDWARD LINDGREN SAMUEL NESIN............. BERTRAM D. WOLFE. JOHN D. MASSO. BORIS LIPHSHITZ , SL olds, Gilbert Greenberg, Germinal Al-| lard. At the first meeting of the N. BE. C. it organized itself into the following} committees: National secretary: Herbert Zam. Secretariat: Herbert Zam, Nat Kap- lan, Max Shachtman. Politbureau; Herbert Zam, Nat/| Kaplan, Sam Darcy, Will Herberg,| John Williamson, Max Shachtman,| Max Salzman, (Candidates; H. V. Phillips, John Harvey). Orgbureau, Sam Darcey, Herbert Zam, John Williamson, | National Organizer: Sam Darcy. Editorial Committee: Nat Kaplan, Sam Darcy, Max Shachtman, (Candi- date, Will Herberg). Acting Editor: Max Shachtman, | Industrial Organizer: Nat Kaplan. Negro Organizer: H. V. Phillips. Agitprop Director: Will Herberg. N. E. C, Representative to Party C. E, C.: Jack Stachel. (Candidate, Herbert Zam). Springfield, Mass., to Enjoy Entertainment and Aid Our “Daily” SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct: 21—Our DAILY WORKER Rescue Party will | be held on Friday evening at 8 o'clock, | Oct. 23, at the Workmen's Circle Hall. | Tho the comrades immediately upon} receiving word have donated (not all) seventy dollars, they are not satisfied | with the small amount raised and have arranged this affair to raise more |money. Let no class conscious worker who understands the value of the revolutionary press miss this affair! A celebration mass meeting will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Liberty Hall in honor of the 8th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. A well- known speaker will be sent by the na- tional office. This celebration should draw a large attendance from among the many friends and sympathizers of the Soviet Union. ee 8 Educational Work. The Jewish branch of the party is carrying on systematic agitational work in a number of fraternal organ- izations. The Jewish Culture Club, an “impartial” organization of the Jewish | youth, has invited our branch to sup- ply them with speakers for the winter Comrade Abramovitch will rade Jack Feldon on the “First, Sec- ond and Third International,” ‘and Comrade Benjamin Levine will deliver a series of six lectures on the “Wo#d’s Labor Movement” which will also cover the Red International of Labor Unions and the Trade Union Educa- tional League. The same work is car- ried.on in other- organizations like the Workmen's Circle, ete. Philadelphia Workers to Celebrate Victory of Russian Revolution PHILADELPHIA, Pa., O@. 21— The workers of! Philadelphia will cele- brate the eighth anniversary since the victorious Russian revolution on Fri- day, Nov. 6, at 8 p. m., at the Labor Lyceum, 6th and Brown St. The speakers will be Comrades Jay Love- stone, Norman Tallentire and others. The Freiheit Singing Chorus had made special preparations for this occasion and will sing some new re- volutionary songs. Admission will be 25 cents. Tickets can be obtained at 521 York Ave, and at the Freiheit office, 426 Pine St. Needle Trades in Pittsburgh PITTSBURG, Pa.—An important meeting ‘of all Workers Party mem- bers in the needle trades industry will be held at the Workers Party headquarters, Friday, Oct. 28rd, 8 p. m. All party members who are en- gaged in this industry must attend without fail. This applies to all tai- lors, garment workers, cap makers, and furriers, t st) \N. Y. Y. W. L. to Discuss Bolshevization and the Question ‘of Loreism | NEW YORK, Oct, 21.—The Young Workers’ League here is undertaking | in earnest the task of bolshevization. A general membership meeting has been called for Sunday, October 25, at 2 p. m., to take place at 105 El- dridge street. At this meeting Comrade William W. Weinstone, general secretary of the Workers Party for District 2, will lead the discussion on the question of the expulsion of Lore and the remov- al of Askeli from the Finnish organ, The Tyomies, are the general tasks and the bolshevization process. The organizational steps which have been taken against Lore and As- keli shows that the Communist move- ment cannot tolerate within its ranks opportunists whose main aim is the undermining of the Leninist role of the party and league. The meeting will make clear that in order to pre- vent any manifestations of Loreism, we must not only take organizational steps but must also carry on a per- sistent ideological campaign against all forms of opportunism. Thug the league will become permeated with a Bolshevik ideology. This meeting marks the beginning of the ideological campaign of the Young Workers’ League here against all forms of opportunism in the Com- munist movement. Philadelphia Prepares for Reorganization The political committee of the Philadelphia district is on the job and taking positive steps towards reorgan- izing the district along the lines of organized first. The city has been shop nuclei. The city of Philadelphia will be re- divided into five industrial sections. These are: (1) The Southern, (2) the Central, (3) Western, (4) Northern, (5) Chester. Members of the organization com- mittee will visit all the branches in these sections and will complete the registration in preparaton for the or- ganization of the membership into shop nuclei and stteet nuclei. Special speakers will attend all branch meetings and explain fully the reorganization program of the Cen- tral Executive Committee, Milwaukee Workers Announce Lively Fall Festival and Dance MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 21— A fall festival and dance will be held by the Workers Party, local Milwau- kee, on Sunday, Nov. 25, at Miller Hall, 802 State St. A fine program has been arranged. From the minute the ‘affair starts at 2 in the afternoon the fun begins. The dancing in the afternoon will be followed by a regu- lar entertainment in the evening be- ginning at 8, at which there will be Speeches recitations and a play ar- rangéd by the junior groups. A mem- ber of the N. E. C. of the Y. W. L. will be one of the principal speakers.- After the entertainment, dancing will be continued. Admission will be only 35 cents. All workers are invited to participate. Philadelphia, Attention! PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 21.—Do you want to have a good time? If so, come to the masquerade party and dance given by the Rosa Luxemburg (Wes: Philadelphia English) branch of the Y. W. L. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3952 Girard Ave., at 8 p. m. Much effort has been put by the branch to make this affair the greatest moral success ever achieved by any Y. W. L, affair, Besides the fun of the many beautiful masks we will have dancing, singing, games, refreshments, ete. Everything’ combined for 25 cents, You may come as a Red Guard, You may come as an Elf, You may come as a Worker, Or come ‘as yourself, Party! FOR PRESIDENT BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR BROOKLYN: seeneneenneeersreneenaseceebecensseenens seteseeseeseene ROQISTOF .Borough President 14th Assembly District ..23rd Assembly District s35th Aldermanic District ssssseeeenee 50th Aldermanic District nN AEE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th— 4 _WILLIAMSBURG, G SATURDAY, OCTOBER rand Street Extension. 31st— DOWN TOWN, Tenth Street, corner Second Avenue, For World Trade Union all adjourning at 10:30 p. m., to the Grand Wind-Up Meetings noted above. —————________. Unity f For a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government naan thi als + ‘ wr. ss A ACR SCT