The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 11, 1925, Page 1

=| THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March. 3, 1879. s hs Le a» Vol. Il. No. 28 toy FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925 gsi: | 4 The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ NEW YORK EDITION and Farmers’ Government » caf Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKEE PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Price 3 Cents : ° In Chicage, by mail, $8.00. per y: > ~ascription Rates: Suisiae Giicuge: by. mall, 9600 per year. Sct The Workers Must Fight for a Labor Program | Against the President’s Capitalist Program -~ Manifesto of Central Executive Committee of Workers (Communist) Party aprons COOLIDGE has fulfilled his con- stitutional duty of informing congress upon the state of the union. His message to congress is a challenge to every wage worker and ex- ploited farmer of this country. The president speaking for the capitalist exploiters, the em- ployers, bankers, railrcad owners, grain and food trusts, declares that all is well in this country. “It is exceedingly gratifying to report” says the president in his message, “that the general condition is one of progress and prosperity.” THs view of the situation no doubt will sat- isfy the great corporations,which are coin- ing millions of dollars of profit out of the labor of the wage workers. - It is satisfactory to the railroad companies which, thru high freight yates levied upon the products of the farmers, enjoy “general prosperity” as the president mentions in his message. It will be satisfactory to the great banking houses of Morgan, the National City Bank and other similar institu- tions which are reaping rich profits here and abroad thru support of the government. But the workers and exploited farmers of this country will not share the president’s optimism. The 158,000 anthracite coal miners who have been on strike for three months in order to win an addition to their waves which will enable them to live like human beings and for improve- ments in their working conditions, do not agree with the president’s beautiful picture of capital- ism and “progress and prosperity. THE textile workers who have been forced to accept cuts in their wagesin.an industry pro- tected by high tariff granted by the govern- ment are not sharing the prosperity about which the president’ waxes enthusiastic. The more than a half million bituminous coal miners who for several years have suffered from long periods of unemployment and low wages and whose standard of life’ is now under attack by the coal operators; do not find things satisfac- tory as the president pictures them to be from the standpoint of the capitalist exploiters. The two million workers who could not find jobs thru which they could earn a living in the year 1924, the greater part of Whom are still unemployed, are not sharing in the prosperity of those who make profits out of the labor of the workers. THE clothing workers of this country who have had to fight against repeated attempts to cut their wages, who have had to meet long spells of unemployment are not as prosperous as those whom the president represents. very worker who thinks at all, knows that ths recent times in this country have been a period of vicious attack on the standard of life of the workers thru cutting wages and making > worse their conditions of work. They know that — there has been a drive by the employers to de- stroy the trade unions in order to make the workers helpless against the attack by their capitalist exploiters. The millions of exploited farmers who have been driven from the farms, the millions of ex- ploited farmers who are eking out a bare exist- ence under the exploitation of banks, railroads «and marketing associations who take most ale ee wflacsa boo the products of their labor, are nut sharing in the president’s “progress and prosperity.” HEN the president pictures the present time as one of “progress and prosperity” he is not speaking for the workers and exploited farmers. He is speaking for those who oppress and exploit the wage worker and farmer. He is telling the workers in the name of their cap- italist exploiters that they must not expect any- thing better than the conditions from which they are suffering. The Program of the Capitalist Exploiter. 'HE president, in his message, does not only express this general view in regard to the situation in this country, which will be resented and rejected by every wage worker and exploit- ed farmer, but every specific recommendation to congress made in the president’s message is a recommendation in the interests of the capi- talist exploiters and against the interests, of the wage workers and exploited farmers. The president presents a program to congress which will increase the wealth and the power of the capitalists in this country and asks the worffers to be satisfied with the crumbs. which may fall from the table. For the president and the class for which he speaks, the workers and exploited farmers exist only to serve and enrich the capitalists of this country. No proposal made to congress improves their standard of ij life, relieves them from the hardships, and suf- fering which is their lot under the capitalist TUWVEIL ROGKEFELLER ¢ Here is the president’s capitalist program: Taxation. THE president speaks at length about this question. He lauds the proposal of the con- gressional committee embodying, a new tax bill presented to congress. But does this tax bill take any burden from the back of the workers? The most important phase of the bill is the reduction of surtaxes upon the swollen incomes of the big capitalists. The Rockefellers, Mor- gans, Fords and all the other millionaires and billionaires will save hundreds of millions of dollars thru the tax bill offered to congress, but the workers are to continue to pay the tax on their moving picture theater admission tickets. The tariff which increases the cost of the neces- sities of life for the workers is not reduced. Every big capitalist will join in the hallelujah of joy because of the president's tax reduction program but the workers Just pay as before. Militarism—Imperialism. HE president boasts in his message “Never before in time of peace has our country maintained so large and effective a military force as it now has. The army, navy, marine corps, national guard, and organized reserves represent a strength of about 558,400 men.” In spite of this great-military force the presi- dent demands of congress “a sound selective service act giving broad authority for the mobil- ization in time of peril of all the resources of the country, persons and material, is needed to perfect our defensive policy in accordance with our ideals of equality.” » (Continneds.on, page. }4.) wang eee | UNITED STATES BAC : SAYS PARIS PAPER IN EXPOSE WHICH MAY LEAD TO NEW WAR: “OPENS TONIGHT) © VOTING PLAN ~ ‘ (Special to The. Dally Worker) PARIS, France, Déc. 9.—All Paris is engrossed in “war talk today because of events of the past few days. Following close upon the heels of the exposure of the spy activities of the British foreign office in Paris, comes a startling expose to the effect that the United States of America is supporting Turkey, not only morally, but materially in its dispute with Great Britain over the Mosul oil concession. It is the powerful backing of the Rocke- KS TURKEY, | Handicraft on Sale The third annual Chicago “Labor Defense” Bazaar begins tonight at NoNrthwest Hall, North Ave., and Western. The admission is free to all comers tonight. The local committee feller oil trust that enables the Turkish representatives to hurl] has atready announced its aim and defiance at Britain in the cguneil meeting of the league Of | purpose—to raise $2,000 for the Zeig- -_- = nations now taking place in|ter miners’ defense, and states that —_— AS WE SEE IT By T. vy O'FLAHERTY - actaeseg was dirty work done when the French police arrested three British spies and their French, female accomplice almost before the sound of Briand’s smacking kiss of amity on Austen Chamberlain’s cheek was lost \ . in the ether. The arrests) hung a lovely mud clot on the soulful right eye of the Locarno pact, which was 4 to sound the death knell of war be- . tween the European powers. We } know the wily and slippery diplomats J] of England and France will outlive * the shock but we tremble for the health of our pacifists, that the Communists VY is true warned the pacifists that the Lo- carno pact was merely an accomoda- tion betweet thieves, plus an alliance against Soviet Russia, The only ob- stacle in the way of an iron clad al- Hance is the incompatibility of inter- ests between the capitalist powers (Continved on page 2) ee For the Bazaar— | BRING DONATIONS! Geneva. the postponement of the Zeigler trial The Paris Midi, a newspaper of to Feb, 2 makes the need no less ur- wide influence and circulation, pub- lished the expose today in flaming gent—the danger to these militant progressive miners no less imminent. The bazaar committee reports a headlines on the front page, bearing | greater and richer variety of goods for the words “British intefests versus | sale, contributed and collected by the American oil interests.’ The article |pranches and members of the Inter- concluded with the query: “Will it |national mean war?” France Also Interested, Labor Defense—Local .Chi- cago, than ever before, Among the.at- tractions are articles made by class- war prisoners, a childrens’s booth, a That the impasse at Geneva means |"“honey-moon” shop—for workers, a the widening of the breech between.|literature and poster display, and var- Britain and France no one can deny,|0us counters of all sorts of useful It is also undeniable that the lead-|and desirable things, such as scales to ing oil interests of France are sub-| Weigh the baby, radio to entertain the sidized by and working with Standard | kids; toilet articles to clean them, with Oil against British interests in the] foodstuffs to feed ‘em, jewelry and middle, east, The Mosul oil- question | tings for the vain—literally thousands which appears as a struggle between| of things to choose bargains from, Britain and Turkey is the open form] says the committee, of a titanic struggle that is raging -Announcement of the great interna- between British and American oil in-| tional entertainment program for each terests. While the Turks have their |night—Friday, Saturday and Sunday— own national interests to serve, never-| will be made in the following issues theless it 4s a known fact that they|of the DAILY WORKER. cannot presume to challenge Britain unless they have powerful backing from a power equally ag great. That (Continued on page 4.) He will like it! Give your union brother a sub to The DAILY WORKER, TONIGHT! BOR DEFENSE CHILE GBMES PANNUAL BAZAAR’ BACK’ WITH A . | \@lass War Prisoners’| Demands Plebiscite by Febraary-1 (Special to The Daily Worker) ARICA, Chile, Dec. 9.—The ple- biscitary commission, headed by the august Gen, “Black-Jack” Pershing, meets this morning and it is expected all three representatives, including Senor Edwards of Chile who withdrew last week in protest against the de- lay, will attend. Make Demonstration. The Chileans.are to make a de- monstration outside the barracks where the commission meets. InSide Senor Edwards is:to present a resolu- tion demanding. that a date be fixed for registration and voting. This prot poses that the:committee which is supposed to look -after registration and supervise the’ election must re port by December110, and all arrange- ments must be completed by Dec, 15. Senor Edwards «will ask also that the registration boards for voters be opened by December 20 and remain open until January: 10, the plebiscitary vote to determine’ to which nation, Chile or Peru, thé disputed territory is to go, be held:on February 1, Get ’Em Used to It. It Pershing rejects these proposals, it is clear that»the United States is delaying the solution of the dispute while it keeps American armed forces in Latin-America in order that Latin- Americans become accustomed to their being bossed by U. 8. marines and soldiery. BUST IN TEMPLE OF .. STANDARD OIL TRUST (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 9. — A bust of John D. Rockefeller, the work of J. O, Davidson, was unveiled in the main halt of the Standard Oi! build- ing. ELECTRIC TRUST ASKS ‘FARMERS’ FOR ASSISTANCE Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of directors of the General Elec- tric company, which has been accused of controlling the electric lighting and power of the nation before the federal trade commission and has its eyes on the Muscle Shoals project and has ap- plications in Washington for 400 more water-power projects filed by its sub- sidiaries ursed the banker-farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion meeting here to support the “American manufacturing interests” in the development of water-power projects in America. Young also urged these large land- holders and bankers, who are making life miserable for the real farmers, to join the manufacturing interests in a drive to electrify the railroads, start- ing at congested terminals and extend- ing to mountain grades “where steam locomotives are inefficient.” ‘ ADMISSION FREE! Labor Defense Bazaar North and BRITISH WOODWORKERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN THE SOVIET UNION MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. Dec. 9—A delegation of English’ wood- workers is expected to be present at the woodworkers’ congress of the U. S. S. R., which will take place in January 1926. LEFT WING IN GARMENT WORKERS’ CONVENTION WHIPS MACHINE ON CIVIC FEDERATION AND FASCISM (Special to The Daily Worker) By J. W. JOHNSTONE, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—The special convention of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union today condemned the bloody Mussolini government of Italy and complimented the Italian locals of the organization for waging a fight against the fascisti in America who are the representatives of the enslavers and murderers of the Italian workers. The resolution was introduced by an Italian local and was amended by Delegate Rubin of the left wing, to include the de- mand that the United States government sever diplomatic rela- tions with the Mussolini govern-+- — ment. Dubinsky Tries Obstruction Dubinsky, chairman of the resolu- tions committee refused to Include the amendment in the committee's mo- tion. But the amendment and the -ommittee’s recommendations were inanimously adopted. Also by unanimou vote the conven- tion condemned the Civic Federation as the worst enemy of labor and de- manded that all labor official sever connection with it. Rose Wortis point- ed out that adopting resolutions and placing them in the’ minutes was not sufficient, that the delegates to the American Federation of Labor must have courage to make the floor and (Continued on page 4.) at the NORTH-WEST HALL, Western Avenues HELP WANTED! This Afternoon, Thursday, at North- West Hall, North and Western Aves. NEW YORK HIRES THREE LARGE HALLS FOR COMING LENIN MEMORIAL MEETING (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—On Jan, 24 a Lenin memorial meeting will be held, American Due to pressure from the Flag Association and other capitalist agencies Madison Square Garden has been refused us. We have therefore been forced to select a number of halls as there is not a single hall im the city large enough outside of the garden. We have secured New. Star Casino, Cen- tral Opera House and Millers Grand Asscmbly and have algo an option on three more large halls in the city. We can fill six halls with 20,000 workers and show the authorities they can not stop us from celebrat- ing the Lenin memorial nor can they stop the grawing numbers who will attend. A: for the Labor Defense Bazaar. For the Labor Defense— GRAND OPENING FIRST CHOICE ofthe Rich Assortment of Goods! ‘Do Your Holiday Shopping at BARGAIN PRIZES. HELP THE FRAMED-UP ZEIGLER MINERS! Thursday Afternoon or Early’ Eve- This Evening—as Early ning, at the very latest, to the hall. as You Can Come.