The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 24, 1925, Page 5

THE DAYLY WORKE GHIGAGD POSTAL || “Wile Progrons ix Fac areccation CLERKS DRIVEN LIKE PRISONERS Government Gives No Cause for Patriotism By CARL HAESSLER, (Federated Press Service.) Conditions in the prison shirt and pants shops exposed by Kate Richards O’Hare can be little worse in some respects than those prevailing in the mailing division of the Chicago post- office. Other large cities are probably equal offenders, under the pressure of President Coolidge’s economy ad- ministration, Postal clerks speeded up beyond endurance in vile rooms under intol- erable discipline may sometimes envy prisoners who at least cannot be dis- missed when they fail to satisfy their exacting task masters, Keep Tab on Toilet. The Chicago mailing division, where all of Chicago’s outgoing mail and sone inbound mail is handled, ap- proaches the old Prussian military se- verity in its discipline over the clerks working there. No clerk may leave his post even for a minute or two for any reason without special permis- sion. An accurate detailed record is kept of the number of times he asks leave to go to the toilet or elsewhere. After two months in the service clerks are regularly told, regardless of their output that they are not working efficiently enough. They are threatened with removal if they do not speed up in 60 days. A host of efficiency experts, tabula- tors, inspectors, statisticians and fore- men are dogging their heels, giving drastic demerits for any errors and sometimes depriving them in this way of their statutory $100 a year raise. Snoopers Invade ‘Homes. The overcrowding of the large corps of workers into a badly ventilated room with insufficient air space forc- es the sickness rate high above nor- mal, Heavy dirty mailbags are hurl- ed into the room, raising a thick chok- ing dust.’ Because of the many men and women suffering in consequence from colds and throat troubles the postoffice* maintains another small army of inspectors to visit homes and make sure that the sick leaves are not fraudulent. As usual, the. postoffice instead of removing the cause of the trouble, piles on more inspectors to cope with the results. Negroes and Filipinos, discriminated against in other employ- ments, will soon begin to outnumber the. whites who cannot stand the Strain:in the mailing division and are dissatisfied with the low pay. Chicago postal clerks are organiz- ed in Local 1, National Federation of Postoffice Clerks, * A good book on Communism will make you a better Com- munist. (Continued from page 1) take’ amoteof the names of the in- terrupters: . Every trade union drew up a “red list” containing the names of Com- munist. disturbers of peace, and took care that these lists came into the hands of the Horthy police. * What was it caused the Hungarian social democratic party to expose it self to an extent unexampled even in Hungary? Why did the Horthy social democrats, even at the risk of ex- posing themselves in the eyes of the very small upper section of the labor aristocracy, carry out shameful and criminal denunciations? The situation in Hungary has brought about a crisis such as has never been experienced before in the economic life of the country. Unem- ployment, the misery of the masses, discontent and’ desperation are grow- ing from day to day. Neither the social democratié’ party leaders nor the trade union bureaucracy consider it necessary even to pretend to do anything in the interest of the work- ing class. They declared quite openly that the present time is not suitable for even the smallest struggles. The trade union bureaucracy supported strike breakers against the fighting workers, and, in spite of the enormous profits of the employers, have ac- quiesced in wages being reduced month by month. The discontent of the working class against the lackeys of the bourgeoisie increased. Hun- dreds and hundreds tore up their party membership cards and thous- ands withdrew from the trade unions, in spite of the efforts of the revolu- tionary trade union opposition to prevent this, There was a movement going on in Hungary which was bound to cause the creatures of Horthy to fear that the ground would give way under their feet. They also realized that this movement would obtain a lead from the growing Communist Party of Hungary, which is providing the movement with proper aims and giv- ing it a definite direction. About three months ago the con- gress of the Tailors’ Union adopted by an overwhelming majority a re- solution welcoming the alliance be- tween the English and Russian trade unions, and calling upon the work- ers to fight for revolutionary trade union unity. After the Marseilles congress of the II International the Budapest Shoemakers’ organization held a meeting which was attended by 2,000 members, and which in a most impressive manner demonstrated in, ‘po favor of revolutionary trade union unity. The meeting expressed ‘i disapproval of the counter-revolution- ary attitude of the trade union coun- cil, and instructed the delegates of the Leather Workers’ Union to vote at the international congress of the leather workers in Paris for the: admission of the Russian trade unions. . The Hungarian social democracy; which not only has a decisive in- Help Us Out! A great amount of work has to be done in the office. More work than our office can speedily handle. 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Cut in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40,42 44 and 46 inches bust measure, A 3% inch size requires 4 yards of material 40 inches wide with % yard of con- trasting for collar bands and puffs if made as illustrated, The width of the skirt at the lower edge is 2% yards. Price 12c, moran Sora pce i Sess | GR ries dein oe th LY W Bich aoeey Se WORKER does not ory stock ors id. Delivery . e = is > > raft , : pet Fepbstiss a s f pe one R et ae fy Page Five. treet == cain = é 1 ‘ eames finn Head Refuses ee ; £5 wtb FORD WORKER Visas te Workers’ Horthy' Police Fail to Get “Confession fluence in the trade unions, but is Missi n to Russia (Continued rom page 1) munist Party allied) themselves with TELLS MATES organizatorily connected with them, A ag our cause and Ti~have! devoted my|the members from the social demo- | felt that all this meant the beginning of the end.. They decided, as the trade union papers announced, to take “determined action.” This ‘“deter- mined action” has now been carried out. Within the last few days the executive committee of the Shoe- | makers’ Union has been dissolved and | all prominent revolutionary members expelled, while the trade union coun- cil has arbitrarily set up a commis- sion to take the place of the dissolved executive. But thi’ was not all. All the spies and detectives were set to work. The trade union bureaucracy and the social democracy worked quite openly hand in hand with the Horthy police. It has now come to light from official reports that the trade unions and social democrats employed dozens of people, who not only worked in the Hungarian socialist labor party, but who also managed to smuggle into the ranks of the Communists as spies. In this manner they succeeded in getting on the track of our Comrade Rakosi, who led the Communist move- ment in Hungary, and in having him, as well as over a hundred other com- rades, arrested. By means of fearful tortures the police succeeded in ex- torting “confessions” from some com- rades, And by means of lying fabri- cations bourgeois society in Hungary was “rescued.” The “Nepszava, the organ of the Hungarian social democratic party, was overjoyed. It deciared that the social democracy could itself have settled with the Communists, but every line betrayed its satisfaction. Its joy, however, was somewhat pre- mature. Comrade Rakosi behaved he- roically before the police. The police did not succeed, even by means of the most fearful tortures, in extracting a “confession” from him. He admitted that he had come to Hungary in order to carry on Communist propaganda and to organize a strong Communist Party. To this work he had devoted his life, and because he knew that he had. contributed something to this work he considered that he had not lived in vain. In the face of his tor- turers he delivered an impassioned speech against capitalism and against the Horthy regime in a tone which even won the respect of the jailers. The replies given by Rakosi to his questioners had such an effect that even the newspapers of the “race Protectors” (fascists) reported - his Statements, which at once brought about a complete change in the logrom mood, Only the Nepszava kept silence regarding them. But this will not help the heroes of the pact with Horthy, the allies of the hangmen. The attitude of Com- rade Rakosi has called forth a fight- ing mood among the working masses th Hungary, so that the social demo- cracy and the Hungarian bourgeoisie ‘will soon realize to their cost what a real Communist means even in prison. By his heroic bearing Comrade Rakosi had not only made a deep impression upon the working masses, but has rendered an indisputable service to Communism, The working masses Percéive not only the act of devotion, but also the direction in which they have to fight. As a result the Hungarian revolu- tionary labor movement is entering on a new phase. The glorious me- mory of the Hungarian proletarian dictatorship is again revived, not only among the masses of the industrial proletariat, but also among the poor peasants, and this means an in- destructable gain for the Communist Party. The road and the direction have now been indicated, not only by words but also by self-sacrificing acts, and this means a serious step forward for the victorious revolution. Strike Against Jersey Woolen Cuts, PASSAIC, N. J.—Three hundred and eighty employes of the Passaic Wor- sted Co. are striking against the 10% wage cuts applied this fall to 10,000 workers in New Jersey woolen fac: tories. fae To Save THE DAILY WORKER FOR RENT Beautiful Front Room for One or Two Comrades In modern South Side apart- ment. All conveniences, priv- ate, no other roomers, Inquire at information desk, DAILY WORKER Office. To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street PITTSBURGH, PA, “ HELSINGFORS, Oct. 22.—The gov- ernor of the Finnish province of Hju- land has refused yisas to the Finnish trade union delegation to the Soviet | Union. The delegation has been ready \to go t- Russia for a month now, but it is hizdered and sabotaged in every possible way by the Finnish author- | ities. | The delegation will protest to the |ministry of the interior against the action of the governor. | The newspaper, Social Democrat, is ‘carrying on a campaign against the journey of the trade union del-gation |to Soviet Russia ,but fears that the ‘prohibition of the governor will be used for agitation purposes, Your Union lileeting Fourth Friday, Oct. 23, 1925. 237 Bakers an@ Confect.oners, 3420 W. Roosevelt. Road. 122 Blacksmiths, 64th and S, Ashland Ave. 429 Boiler Makers,:105th and Ave. M. 434 Boiler Makers, 55th and Halsted. 683 Boiler Makers, 62d and Halsted. Building Trades Council, 180 W. Washington, St. Carpenters’ District Council, 180 W. Washington St 2200 Carpenters, 4839'S. Halsted St. 14286 Commerejal ‘Portrait Artist: 1p W. Adams St. 9 Electricians, 2901 W. Monroe St. 182 ctricians, 19 W. Adams» St 683 Engineers: (Loc.), Madison and Sacramento, 845 gineers, 180 W. Washington_&t 674 Firemen and. Enginemen, 5428 Wentworth Ave. 45 Fur Workers, 17117 Gardeners and Florists, Village Hall, Morton Grov 21 Garment Workers, W. Wash- ington St, 6 p.m. 84 Glass Workers, Emily and Marsh- field. 118 Hod Carriers, 1850 Sherman St., Evanston. 7 Janitors, 166 W. Washington St. Ladies’ ‘Garment Workers, Joint Board, 328 W. Van Buren St. 4 Lithographers, 8. Ashland Blvd 113 Machinists, S. Ashland Blvd. 199 Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd. 492 Machinists, 55th and Halsted Sts 746° Machnists, S. E. cor. Lexingtor. and Western. Machinists, 53d Pl. and Halsted. Metal Polishers, 119 S. Throop St. 637 _ Painters, School and Sheffield Ave. 73 Pattern iérs, 119 S. Throop St. 5 Photo Enravers, 514 W. Harrison 310 Plasterers, 180 W. Washington St. 663 Plumbers, 5212 S. Halst.d St. 612 Plumbers, 9251 S. Chicago Ave. Railway Carmen, 59th and Halsted Railway Carmen, Blue Island, Il. Railway‘ Carmen, 52d and Robey. Railway Clerks, 9 S. Clinton St. Rope Splicers, 5508 Milwaukee Ave. Teachers (Men), 315 Plymouth Ct., :30 p.m. Telegraphers, O. R. T. Cort Club, Atlantic Hotel 111 Upholsterers, 159 N. State St. 301 Watchmen (Stock Yards), 3749 8. Halsted §t.. 9 a. m. Local 269, A. C. W. 2nd Friday, 1564 No. Robey. (Note—Unless otherwise stated al) meetings are at 8 p. m.) every Journalist Impressed ° by U.S.S:R, Efficiency MOSCOW, Oct. 22—(By Tass.)— Mr. Victor Morleau, the very jwell: known French jotrnalist who visi Nijny Novgorod, fair lately, said “to a Tass correspondent: “I have found that all rumors spread abroad about Nijny Novgorod fair not being>'properly organized were void of any foundation. The fair was in a brilliant condition. I was delegated here» by the National French Export Union in order to es- tablish trade relations between French industry and U. 8S. S. R. I came to the conclusion that French industry could make very successful business in the Nijny Novgorod fair.” Negro Star Gets Good Hand. NEW YORK—Paul Robeson, Negro star actor, touring England in the Emperor Jones of Eugene O'Neill, gets a hand from the London Daily Herald, organized lahor’s paper, say- ing: “And that Mr. Paul ba mt is an exceptionally powerful actor there is not the slightest doubt. His per- formance was tremendous.” hear the best ment. 35 cents, all else free. GRAND OPENING of the American Negro Labor ‘ Congress Sunday Evening, 7 O’clock, October 25, Pythian Hall, 207 East 35th Street. will last for one week. Business sessions in the day, meetings. Different program each night. jpeakers of both races of the American Labor Move- Elaborate musical program. Grand International Ball and Program. Saturday eveniny, 8 o'clock, October 31, Lovett Fort-Whiteman, National Organizer. National Secretary. whole life to the sérvice 6f this cause Nothing interests me which is not connected with this cause.” This answer of Rakosi surprised even the deputy police president. It had to be admitted that he had not spoken out of a lack of human feeling, but out of a fanatical love for h life's aim, which completely dominat- ed his mind and thoughts, “After all that has passed were you not afraid of returning to Hungary?” asked Hetenyi. “To mention nothing else you must have realised that there would be a warrant for your arrest on the charge of various serious crimes, ranging from high treason and murder to interference with personal freedom?” Rakosi edly: “I was quite clear about everything when Ideclared my readiness to fulfil my mission. I realized at the outset that, in the event of a failure, I had to reckon with consequences which would threaten my life. I also knew that I should not be sent back to the Soviet Union as an exchanged prisoner but I did not let this. interfere with ny decision. | much -rather relied .pon the Budapest police not being ble to find me. As a matter of fact, his is not the first time I have been n Hungary since the overthrow of the Soviet republic. I have already been here five times; twice I was in Buda- pest, it is true only for a short time, ind on the other occasions I was in the provinces. On the occasion of my first visit I felt sure that I should be able to return to Russia as an ex- change prisoner. But I now believe that there will not be anybody for whom I could be exchanged. Without | wishing to flatter you—I do not desire to create the impression that I wished | threby to improve my position—I must declare that I did not think that | the Budapest police had progressed so much in the last few years. At the nost I feel certain stings of con- cience that I have not worked better and more cautiously; and now I can say that I regret that I did not com- mence my work earlier as { have been arrested so soon.” After these declarations of Rakosi the court proceeded to deal with the} actual matters in question. Rakosi | declared that he was not prepared to submit any confession. He also refus- ed all information, At the most he was only prepared to make some re- marks regarding the evidence collect- ed up to now by the police, if it was submitted to him. re When it came to questions as to the principles of Communism, Rak6si was quite willing to answer, in fact it even came to a social-political dé- bate between him and the police officer. As he said, he was prepared to place his ideas in the necessary. light. He declared as follows: “The object of my journey was to. set going Bolshevist propaganda and organization.” To the question what share he, that is to say the Communist Party, had in founding the Vagi Party, he made the following answer: “The part played by the Communist Party in the formation of the Vagi Party was, that a section of the Com- replied calmly and resign- Aid Clothing Strike, NEW YORK—A special $2-a-week assessment has been voted by the Cutters’ Union of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union for the In- ternational Tailoring Co. and J. L. Tailor & Co, strikers who number about 1,800. Cleveland members of the Amal- gamated are assessing themselves one dollar each for the same cause ani an advance $500 check has been forwarded by the Cleveland joint board. Come and To close the event, a Admission to dance, H. V. Phillips, City Shoe Hospital Work Done While U Wait All Work Guaranteed. Give Us a Trial and We'll Give You the Satisfaction.. * MEN'S SHOES FOR SALE. _.” JOS. ZELINSKI, Prop., 8411 Jos. Cabipar, qitlete \ Hamtrami cr and endeavored to influence the working class in a revolutionary direction, At that time I was, as a matter of fact, in Moscow; this may have happened just about April.” se * The official 8 Oraiujsag (Hight O'clock News) describes the cross-} examination as follows: “Rakosi’s imprisonment seemed to have pulled him down considerably His eyes were sunken and his face was pale when he entered the room of the deputy police president. When Rakosi was asked with whom he had frequented when in Vienna, and who of these people were at present in the hands of the Budapest police, Rakos{ did not reply at once, but declared after shortly considering the matter: “Pardon me, but I can- not remember anything more, but even if I could remember anything, I should not be prepared to betray my comrades to the police. ze It was in vain that the deputy president addressed further questions to the former people’s commissar re- garding the names of those Com- munists with whom he was connected; Rakosi firmly stood by his refusal to give information and did not recognize anybody with whom he was confront- ed. Finally, when he was weary of the long cross-examination, he declared in a somewhat irritated tone: “You can keep questioning me as long as you like. I can only say that | 1 was quite clear regarding everything when I declared my readiness to carry out my mission. I also know that the Hungarian authorities will condemn me according to martial law, and that perhaps I shall not even escape the death penalty. But under no circumstances will I deliver my friends to any police in the world..... You sit now, gentlemen, and enjoy yourselves as if you were in a box at the theater, because you have in your hands a people’s commissar of |the Soviet republic, but I repeat, you are making a tremendous mistake if you believe that I will make any de- clarations to you which could facilitate the examination. You can do what you like with me: you can even hang me, gentlemen, but you will not get me to say anything.” This emphatic declaration of Rakosi wags disregarded by the police officers and they asked him other questions. They wanted especially to get out of him what was the actual object of his journey to Budapest. “The propagation of Bolshevist ideas and to set going the work of organiza- tion,” replied the former neople’s commissar, “the work of organizing ‘and of recruiting I took on myself.” From his emphasis upon the word “I” it is to be seen that he wishes to take the whole responsibility for the organ- th of the Communists upon him- self. HOLD ’EM! Leave these dates open so you ca RESCUE IN NEW YORK Yorkville English—Esthonian Yorkville Yorkville Yorkville German Night Workers Polish Downtown Y. W. L. No. 5—English Armenian—yY. W, L. No, 28—Russian—Oriental SAT., OCT. 31 MON., NOV. 2 iy FI SAME DATE (Visit Both) SAT., ‘ NOV, 14. Additional Daily Worker ranged for Harlem, Astoria, will be announced soon. HUNGARIAN WORKERS’ HOME, 76 Throop Ave., Brooklyn. English Coney i Lithuanian Boro Park—Scand, South Brooklyn BRONX WORKERS’ HALL, Y. W. L. No, 1—Eng.—Y. W. L. No. 2—Jewish Y. W L. No, 22—Jewish—Y. W. L. No. 29—-Russ German Bronx Night Workers with the co-operation of the branche: Watch for ‘em! HOW TO WORK Only a Nucleus Can Beat Flivver King (Worker Crcamicndink) JERSBY CITY, N. J.,, Oct. 22— I have read an account in The DAILY WORKER of a shop nucleus in action jin the Ford Detroit plant. As I am working in the Kearney plant, I can appreciate the difficulties experienced by a small number of comrades at- tempting to function, What suprises me jis that they have not been ferreted out on account of the large distribution of DAILY WORKERS. Every Ford plant has a private police system of guards, which report all occurences out of the or- dinary, uses provocative methods and certain susceptible individuals as stool pigeons. They are very careful in getting a worker just right as an account is sent to. Detroit regarding every dis- charge. Petty officials are kept just as shaky regarding their jobs as the ordinary worker, This is a deliber- ate policy on the part of the com- pany to keep every one on tip toe do- ing their “best” and more then their best with the threatening whip of dis- charge snapping all the time. I have noticed during the war and after the armistice there was a cer- tain independent spirit amongst the men in the department of the final assembly, who would not stand for abuse or too much overtime. This, remarkable to say, was tol- erated by the company and the best results were obtained by men who performed important operations which were key positions on the conveyor along which the cars were assembled. These men would act together and in this way controlled production. The foreman and the superintendent were afraid to discharge them for fear of falling down on the production de- manded by home office at Detroit. Ford “Efficiency.” But when the labor market was be- ing oversupplied by returned soldiers, they, sent an “efficiency man” from Detroit, who went thru every depart- ment and discharged twenty and thirty men at a clip. Taking this as a cue, I suggest that members and sympathizers should work themselves into key positions which can be done as those jobs are generally hard and taxing and are not. desirable, but this can be over- come by acquiring skill. As the fore- map will, when he finds a worker not pliable or undesirable, attempt to replace him with another. Don’t teach anyoné but comrades tricks of the trade, The nucleus is the only way to se- cure some power and control in the Ford organization. = se n attend each of the Dally Worker PARTIES SAT., Oct. 31 350 East 81st Street, Branches Co-operating: Hungarlan—Y. W. L. No. 4, Hun; German—Y. W. L. No. 7, Engli: Czecho-Slovak Educational! Alliance, by the Jewish Williamsburg. MANHATTAN LYCEUM, 66 Hast 4th St., N.Y. C. Branches Co-operating: Downtown Ukrainian Downtown in Downtown—Italian Downtown NNISH WORKERS’ HALL, 764 40th St., Brooklyn. Branches Co-operating: Island—English Boro Park uth Brooklyn—Russian So. Brooklyn 1847 Boston Road, Bronx. Branches C-ooperating: i ; Rescue Parties are being ar- Williamsburg and Brownsville in those sections and