The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 22, 1925, Page 4

ey" Page Four THE DAILY WORKER Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. ¢ 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail (in Chicago only): By mail (outside of Chicago): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months $6.00 per year. $8.50 six months $2.50 three months $2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blivd., Chicago, Illinois J, LOUIS ENGDAHL \. ditors Business Manager WILLIAM F, DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB... Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the .post-office at Chi- cago, Ill., under the act of March 3, 1879, Advertising rates on application. Se 290 = Coolidge’s Accumulating Reasons President Coolidge; speaking before the annual dinner of the New York state association’ of commerce, not merely reiterated his adherence to the world court of international justite, but he repeated precisely what,Tum Dairy. Worxer has contended from the first. He pointed out that the rapid expansion of American ‘financial interests abroad constitute “accumulating reasons for our adherence to the permanent court of international justice.” This observation, tho brief, is illuminating. It is a suggestion of what will be the burden of the message to congress two weeks hence. It means a complete:about-face from the platform upon which the late Harding came into ‘office in1920. Within the short space of five years financé-capital ‘has completely triumphed over the indus" trialist policy 6f isolation, The isolationists under the leadership of Senator Borah are directly faced with the alternative of yielding or fighting, There can be no compromise on this question. Another’ part of Coolidge’s speech bears out Borah’s charges that the world court is the back door to the league of nations: What wé have been able to do In . ... relation to the different states of our union we ought to encourage and support in Its proper application.in relation to the different nations of the world. If that means anything other than endorsement of the league of nations we would like to hear the interpretation. The aftermath of Locarno,. the Italian debt settlement, the colonial wars in Moroceo-and Syria, the British threat to Turkey, the ending of the oil armistice in the Middle Rast, are events that impel the United States at:‘break-neck speed into the seething cauldron of the old world. For the workers of the United States this is a menacing threat. It means that the wage workers of this country, after creating the enormous power of the capitalist class by piling mountain high the surplus values that enrich that class, will be expected to shoulder arms and fight in the wars of imperialism in order that the yoke of Wall Street may be placed upon the workers of the rest of the world. It means, furthermore, that the leadership of American labor must devote its attention to European affairs and be able cor- rectly to estimate’ the trend of events. Such a reorientation’ is too much to expect from the fossilized leadership of the working class. If they devote any time to European matters it will be simply to repeat the monotonous shibboleths of their capitalist masters. In the coming world conflicts American labor, in order to resist the imperialist conspiracies, must follow the leadership of the ravolutionary vanguard of the working class— the Communists. . An Honest Foe Turns Friend. Tue Darty Worker has secured a copy of the report handed in to the 17th general convention of the Industrial Workers’ of the World by Gordon Cascaden, in which he eer his stand-of 1921 against the Red International of Labor Unions and urges that.the 1. W. W. affiliate, 4 . The conyention has ignored Cascaden’s communication, the dele- gates apparently.feeling that they can play the ostrich and* abolish facts by refusing to look at thent, But the membership of the I: W. W., and world labor generally will remember that the whole: opposi- tion among the IL, W. W. to Soviet Russia and the Red International was built upon *Cas¢aden’s ‘hostile report in 1921, when he was a delegate-to the first congress of the R. I. L. U. from the Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union of Canada, a I. W. We union in legal guise. At the congress the J. W: W. had another delegate, known variously as George Williams or H. Wilson, who tied up with the anarchist international of Berlin. Williams was extremely vicious against the Re I. L. U. and used Cascaden’s antagonistic report as a basis of his own more unprineipled report which has constituted the foundation of the whole stricture of slander and misrepresenta- tion built up by the anarchists in the I. W. W. against Soviet Rus- sia and the Red International of Labor Uniens. Williams is now in decidedly bad standing in the I. W. W., he having proven as dishonest:toward it as toward the Red Interna- tional. No one-ean impugn Cascaden on this score, .A member of the I. W. W. who. joined in 1906, he is still a member, honest and loyal. To those-who are cutious or suspicious, he says at the end- of his report: “I am not now a member and am not planning to be- . come a member of any political party.” Cascaden’s report of 1921-was the first attack against the Red International in the English language and in the western. world. It went into all lands. So his present report, which gives his reason for his change ‘of, positions, should also go everywhere, especially among I. W. W. In his own words he says. to them: “To you, fellow workers, | appeal; for on my report on the first congress of the Red International of Labor Unions (entitled ‘Shall Unionism Die?’) a number of members of the 1, W. W. made their . decision regarding Soviet: Russia.” 4 The Red Inéernational Affiliation’ Committee has announced that it will make the full report available to all who are interested. “Big Business—Right or Wrong!” is the White House slogan, emphasized in Cal Coolidge’s New York speech Thursday night. That has always been the rallying ery of organized dollars, Coolidge only helps give it a. little more publicity. Who is responsible for the. sluggings of members of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers of America? The membership ought to find out and place the blame where it belongs. Muksolini is grabbing at every straw in sight to save himself. But straws are uot sufficient to save a drowning man. ' Fascism will go down in spite of all attempts to keep afloat. Get a member for the Workers Party and a new subscription | |) for the DAILY WORKER. |. ' , ASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Repre- sentative Loring M. Black Jr of New York accompanied by a committee representing the Inter national Association of Machinists, called’ upon Secretary Wilbur to- day to protest against the awarding of any contract to. Chinese ship- building companies for. the con- struction of . propelling machinery for the SIX CHINESE RIVER GUN- BOATS AUTHORIZED BY CON- GRESS LAST WINTER, (Special dispatch to the New York Times). ee Ho many people know that the American government is building specially constructed gunboats for service in Chinese revers? The above dispatch is the usual method by which such information is conveyed to the American masses and the secrecy which surrounds such plans, until some unfortunate oceur- rence makes them public, is an indica- tion that the “open door” — policy hitherto followed in China {8 under- going some changes. ony The attitude of the officialdom of the International Association of Ma- chinists, whose sole objection to the plan for a gunboat flotilla in Chinese rivers, is based on the awarding of the work to Chinese firms, is’ quite n keeping with the general alignment of the A. F. of L. labor aristocracy with American imperialism. 6 Ng at gunboats are to cost $700,- 000 apiece—a total of $4,200,000 fér this form of “protection of Am- erican interests” alone. That Chinese workers are to. build the ma¢hinery for their own destruction is doubtless a typical example of the exquisite humor of American imperialism. The United States has played a clever game in China. Had. the open door policy been admunistered as cleverly as it was designed, the United States would today be not only 1, L. 6. W. U, JOINT BOARD PROTESTS GITLOW JAILING N. Y. Garment Workers Demand Release NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—The follow- ing is part of a resolution adopted at the last meeting of the New York joint board of the Cloak, Skirt, Dress and Reefer Makers’ Unions of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, protesting against the decision of the United States supreme court which sends Benjamin Gitlow back to Sing Sing and calls upon Governor Alfred Smith of the state of New York to free Gitlow: “Resolved, That we protest against and condemn the action of the Unit- ed States supreme court; urge the repeal of the criminal-anarchy law, for which end. we* will work; record ourselves as supporting the Interna- tional Labor Defence in fighting this case, and call upon all labor ‘bodies and working class organizations to line up soldily with us, and Free Gitlow “Be it further resolved, that we urge the governor of the state of New York to immediately free the defendant.” Bronx Workers Hold Daily Worker Party By SYLVAN A. POLLACK. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Noy. 19—A highly successful DAILY WORKER rescue party was held at Workers’ Hall, 1347 Bogton Roard, the Bronx, jointly by all the Bronx branches of the Workers (Communist) Party and the Young Workers (Communist) League. Comrade Frank Surtshin, the chair- man, introduced J. O. Bentall, who made a short'speech in which he point- ed out and stressed the importance of The DAILY WORKER, to the Ameri- can Communist movement, how joy- fully we helped in its birth almost two years ago, and how just as important it is to help keep it alive in this cruci- al time. A liberal response of bills followed this plea. The musical program included. vio- lin selections by A, Sakell; Josephine Jenena, pianist; and J. Smith, who sang folk songs. A substantial amount of money was raised for The DAILY WORKER, the exact amount not being known at this writing. $10.65 was added to the to- tal by the spirited auctioning of a chocolate layer cake. After the short program and the auctioning of the cake, dancing lasted until a late hour. When that argument begins at lunch time in your shop tomor- row—show them what the DAILY WORKER says about it. LiLo. SECRETARIES able to present totalling the minimum number of “to second class mail, Plea send in your orders for bundles of the LABOR DEFENDER, which will be off the press before the end of this month. We are applying for second class mailing rights. To secure this privilege we must be Rush your order at once by wire or special delivery to the Business LABOR DEFENDER, 23 South Lincoln Stre THE DAILY WORKER U. S. Gunboa western nation wh charged with she the Chinese people hand beneath the ' made itself felt fn as in the Boxer recent Shanghai strike.’ Many Chinese intellectuals and businéss men, how- ever, are inclined to overlook these incidents and hail the United States as a sincere friend. ~ Be the workers, under the leader- ship of the Kuomingtang, the Party of Chinese liberation, are not Illinois Commerce Commission Assists Gas Company Merger SPRINGFIELD, Iil.,3Nov. 20.—One of the biggest utility ‘mergers in Ill- inois in many years: was approved by the state commerce tommission when the commission ‘authofized the conso- lidation of the Weitemn United Gas and Electric company, the Southern Illinois Gas company and the Fox Ri- ver Electric Co. 4 The order authorizes the new com- pany acquire all stocks and bonds of the Aurora-Elgin ‘and Fox River Electric Co., and the Coal Products Manufacturing Co, The order also authorizes the new company to ac- quire all power and | of the Bigin and Fox River Co. The Western United Gas and Elec: The Chinese Wall of 1925 »| section of the movement which tht properties | bp. tric Co. is a Chicago concern which has held financial control of the pro- perties involved. : Form International Labot Defense Local : ve 71 in Yorkville, Ohio —_ (By Worker Co YORKVILLE, Novy 2 terest was shown by ¥lie Workers here at a meeting addressed by William J. White on the subjéct of the Bel- laire, O. fight for f¥ee speech. A branch of the International Labor. De- fense was formed, following White’s talk on what this érganization has accomplished. This town knows what a “free speech” fight means as it is the home of John Buska, who has been out on bail a year, following his arrest for distributing Communist literature. sspondent) 20+Special in- Refuse to Reinstate Despite the efforts made by politic- ians and business men of the Engle- wood district to have; Captain Michael Lee reinstated, Mayer Dever upheld the suspension of Leé which had been decided upon by the chief of police in an attempt to whitewash the de- partment for the -egcape of Martin Durkin, "p Among those who: demand the re- instatement of the pélice captain that is responsible for the-escape of the gunman is the Englewood Business Men’s Association, Which a year ago called the arrest of many Workers (Communist) Part “speakers and tried to bar workirig<class speakers from the streets in@nglewood. Cap- tain Lee was the servile tool ofthe business men and did follow the dictates 6f.the Englewood Babbits, TE Catch Some teen Fry. DANVILLE, IIL, Npy. 22.—Heetor R, Leboef and Henry By Granger, drug store owners, Kankdkee, Ill, were ar- raigned here before “United States Commissioner Ralph Jinkins, on charge of selling medicinal whisky without proper authorization, If you want to thoroughly un- derstand Communism—study it. the post-office officials with orders copies which entitl Publication ts For Chinese so enthusiatic—or forgiving. ‘They are the ones who have suffered most from imperialism of all the various brands and with their unions born of the recent struggies they form the leading is welding China into a solid bloc against all imperialist oppressors. The work- ers have had experience with the brutal methods of Yankee bosses in railway construction work and else- where. They cannot be fooled quite so easily as the intellectual and mer- chant class whose desire is for im- Rivers mediate peace eveh tho it means less freedom for the masses. MERICAN imperialism is not going to be content with penetration of Chinese seaports. It is driving for the rich interior of China and this can mean nothing but conflict with the Chinese workers and peasants, Hence the six new river gunboats. The United States possesses no extra-territoriality rights in China and, according to its offigial spokes- men, desires’ none. On the contrary, American imperialism 1s anxious that all extra-territoriality rights held by Great Britain, Japan and France be abolished. It is this seeming advocacy of the integrity of the Chinese nation and people which makés America ap- Dear as their friend, UT a nation which ‘builds men-of- war specially. adapted to the navi- gation of Chinese rivers’ and which by this means. can establish floating fortresses in the heart of ‘China, or rather in its arteries,’ is creating bases—economic and: military—whose very mobility makes them a greater menace to the Chinese and the Chi- nese liberation movement than the fixed bases of the other imperialist powers. é : 2 These gunboats can range the Chinese rivers at will, lay waste whole cites, demoralize Cltinese traffic and levy tribute more effectively than the Chinese pirates who terrorized travellers and -destroyed - Chinese shipping for years. It: could not be otherwise for the interests of Amer- ican imperialism, are directly in con- flict. with those of the Chinese masses. ‘E come now again to the role of American labor as played by the mmittee from the International As- sociation of Machinists. The American Federation of Labor recently sent a letter to President Coolidge calling attention to the disturbances in China and urging representation in an in- ternational conference for “labor.” 2 Workers By William F. Dunne Green cited this letter at the Atlantic City convention as proof of the friend- liness of American labor officialdom to the Chinese liberation movement. ‘We were skeptical about these pre- tensions at the time and the action of the machinists’ committee in de- manding the sacred right to build all propelling equipment for the floating fortresses of American imperialism in China without making any protest whatever against the murderous pur- poses for which they are to be em- ployed, is evidence that the A. F, of L, protest was merely a paper one and will remain so while the A. F. of L. and its affiliated unions continue to follow the flag of Wall Street. AID the spokesman of the Machin- ists committee: We... .. contend that these ens, gines should not be built in China, even on grounds of economy, when American machinists are competent to perform the work. If economy warrants the giving of such work to cheap Asiatic labor, then it would seem foolish for us to ex- clude oriental labor from admission to the United States, This is the way in which trade un- jonists, under the influence of im- Perialism’s labor agents,’ “protest”. against the contemplated invasion of the Chinese interior by an ‘American batlefleet. The most hopeful sign in this situa- tion is the fact that Chinese workers are able to construct and: install such intricate machinery as that required to propel gunboats. When they begin to build such machinery for the pro- tection of Chinese instead of Amer- ican interests—and the national’ 1i- beration movement ig evidence that this dévelopment is taking place—the Chinese revolution will be well on its way. In the meantime the demand for the withdrawal of all troops and gunboats from China be given the widest po- pular support. (Communist) Party CHICAGO SCHOOL NOW IN SESSION WITH CLASSES HELD EVERY NIGHT The following classes are being held now every night at 19 So. Lincoln St. unless otherwise noted. They are as follows: , Monday, 8 p. m., Capital, Volume 1, instructor, Earl Browder, Tuesday, 8 p. m., Imperialism, instruc. tor, Manuel Gomez. Tuesday, 8p. m., Elements of Com- munism, instructor,’ Oliver Caarlson, Wednesday, 8 p. m., American Social and Labor History, instructor, Wm. F. m., Aims and Pur- unne, Wednesday, *o Pose of the Y. . L.,» instructor, Marx Schatchman (at 1902 W. Div St.) Thursday, 8 p. m., Eelem of Com. munism, instructor, Max Bedacht. Fri- day, 6 p. m,, Elements of Communism, instructor, H. M. Wicks, Friday, 8:30 p. m, Public Speaking, in- structor, H. M. Wicks. Friday, 8 p. m., DAILY WORKER Correspodnents’ Group, _ instructors, Dunne, Engdahi, Carlson (at 1113 W: Washington St.) Sunday, 10:30 a. m., History of Inter- national Youth Movement, — instructor, John Williamson, *| will Developing» Worker Correspondents. Only Workers’ Correspondents can | give The DAILY WORKER a real mass character. The more such cor- respodnents the more effective our Paper and every live wire should help reach this goal. To aid in this work the Chicago Workers Correspondents’ group is be- ing organized. Those participating become part. of The DAILY WORKER staff and every militant should avail themselves of such op- portunity, Tonight the Chicago Workers’ Cor- respondents’ Group meets at 8 p. m. at The DAILY WORKER office, 1113 W. Washington Blvd. No fee is charged. “Every live wire is invited. It will be g@wworking group writing stories ifmmediately for our daily with the guidance of teachers who are assigned. Workers’ Correspondent Course Starts on Monday NEW. YORK, Nov. 20—Joseph Freeman, one of the most capable proletarian journalists, will give a course in “Workers’ Correspondence,” at the Workers’ School beginning next Monday evening at 9 p. m. The course is designed-to meet the needs of workers in unions, in the shops, and in,the party, along journal- istic lines. The problems of the pub- licity for a strike, the writing up of a left wing fight, the editing of fac- tory, shop and wall newspapers, the writing of articles which will be of aid in an organization campaign, pub- licity » for meetings, celebrations, etc., of the writing up of such meet- ings, will be considered, Hach type of worker registering will be led to specialize in the problems of his own shop industry or organization. The editing of trade union journals will also be studied. Every shop nucleus in the New York District should have at least one member in this course, as should every union and party unit. In addi- tion, all individuals who are interest- ed in participating in the newspaper work of their organization, should register at once. The fee for the course is $2.50 for three months, Other Courses Beginning Monday. Many other interesting courses are to begin on Monday evening. Of vital importance to all workers who would take an active part in the American class struggle are two courses in the “History of the American Working Class” and in “American Economic and Politigal History” to be given by Anton Bimba and Alexander Tracht- enberg respectively. BASS RARER eee Russian Branch Reorganized. The Chicago Russian branch of the Workers Party was completely reor- ganized at the last meeting of the branch’ held Thursday night. Every member of the branch is now a mem- DETROIT WORKERS WILL HEAR PAT TOOHEY ON GOL STRIKE MOKOAY DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 20.—The workers of Detroit are urged to at- tend the mass meeting which is being arranged for Monday evening, at the House of the Masses, 2646 St. Aubin, Nov, 23, at 8 o’clock, at which Pat H. Toohey, youthful lead- er of the anthracite coaldiggers will Speak on the present strike of the coal miners, / Philadelphia Notes, A special DAILY .WORKER com- mittee was chosen at the last meet- ing of the Distriet No. 3 executive. At its first meeting a campaign for 1,000 new subscribers was planned. To realize it, a.conference of repre- sentatives from ‘all street and shop nuclei, and trade union. fractions has been called. The DAILY WORKER.committee is also planning special affairs for every peity in the distri¢t, the admission charge to include a monthly sub to the DAILY WORKER—with machin- ery being. organized to follow up all subscribers for longer term subs. Prizes will be awarded to individuals securing the most subscriptions, N. Y. Daily Worker Builders Postpone Hike to December 6 NEW YORK, Noy, 20.—The hike of The DAILY WORKER Builders’ Club of New York which was to have taken place in Jamaica Woodson Sunday, Nov. 29, hag been postponed to Sun- aay, vec, 6, in honor of the Junior section of the Young Workers League which is to hold its convention on the 29th. ber of some shop or sfreet nuclei, A collection was taken up for The DAILY WORKER which amounted to $20, The branch was disbanded after a city bureau for the Russi: nuclei had been elected to continue the work in the Russian colony, é rs on November 29th, This postponement is made, not only because a hike without the Juniors would be incomplete, but also because the Juniors are a vital part of our movement in which all party members should be interested. Every ‘DAILY WORKER Builder should visit ‘the convention of the New York Ni ic cago Ak |Young Workers League 'In Dist. No. 6° Arranges |Education Week Protests | CLEVELAND, Nov. 20.—District Six jof the Young Workers’League has ar- jranged fhree mass meetings during so-called “Education Week.” They will be held in the following cities: Conneaut, O.—Saturday, November 21, 8 p. m. at Workers’ Hall, 943 Broad St. Speaker: Martin Gordon. Youngstown, Ohio—Sunday, Novem- ber 22, at 8 p. m, at Ukrainian Hall, 525 W. Rayen Ave. Speakers: Herbert Benjamin, Martin . Gordon. This meeting is held in conjunction with the celebration of the 8th an- |niversary of the Russian revolution, | which had been postponed. Philadelphia Young ‘Workers Hold Lecture. | and Dance Tonight PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20. — The Philadelphia Young Workers League Downtown English branch is giving a lectyre and dance an Saturday, Nov. 21, at 1527 South 6th St, Cleveland, O., Defense Meeting Sunday Night CLEVELAND, 0O., Nov. 20—Sunday night, Nov. 22, at 7:30 o'clock, a mass meeting for Labor Defense will be held at Moose Temple, 1000 Walnut street, Comrade F. G. Biedenkapp will speak on “Labor Conditions Under Capitalist Injunctions and the Crim- inal Syndicalist Laws.” Pittsburgh Nucleus No. 5 to Hold Meet Saturday PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20.+4 meet- ing of shop nuclens No. 6 is being called for Saturday evening, «Nov, 21, at 7 o'clock sharp in room/5 of the district 5 headquarters, mt Every member of the nucleus must attend this important meeting and he must be on time. Karl Marx Club Festival, On Sunday, Nov. 22, a festival given by the Karl Marx Scandinavian club will be held at the Workers’ Lyceum, |2783 Hirsch Boulevard. It starts at 4:30-p. m. with a program of music, singing, -entertainment and _refresh- ments, and winds up with a: grand ball. Dancing begins at 8:30, Every- one is invited. Tickets are 50 cents in advance and 65 cents at the door. WATCH THESE GOLUMNS FOR NEWS OF MEETINGS AND AFFAIRS IN YOUR CITY In line with the new policy of The DAILY WORKER for depart. mentalizing our news this section is aside for notices of all party activities and meetings. Organizers are urged to nd in announce- ments of mecti and affairs to take place, Pl make them short and to the point as space is very limited, Party members and sym- pathizers are urged to watch this column for news of activities in their localities, ;