The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 15, 1925, Page 3

>, NORWEGIAN LABOR DELEGATION PLEDGES RUSSIAN WORKERS TO WORK FOR TRADE UNION UNITY (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, U. S. S. R.—(By Mail)—The Norwegian workers’ delegation which has been touring the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and is now leaving for Norway, in a declaration issued just before the left the Soviet Union pledge themselves to work in harmony with the Anglo-Russian committee to bring about world trade union unity. In the declaration they point out the trade unions of Russia are numerically stronger than any other unions in the world and that they have a deciding voice in the management of the affairs er of the government. Recelved Full Co-operation, “The Norwegian workers’ delega- tion consisting of 13 delegates repre- senting all shades of political opinion ~ in the Norwegian working class move- ment elected on the basis of the de- eision of the Norwegian Trade Union Congress, Wishes to express its hearty thanks for the fraternal hospitality which it has received. We delegates visited many towns and districts, nu- merous factories and industrial under- takings, workers’ clubs, schools, hos- pitals and sanitoria, We have had numerous. discussions with trade union officials and Soviet representa- tives, these treated us as friends and class comrades and gave us every pos- sible assistance in visiting the insti- tutions chosen by us; they also gave us all possible information upon the working conditions and upon the con- struction of their organifations. “The Norwegian delegation draws the following conclusions from its visits in the Soviet Union: “1, All organs of the Soviet power are working energetically together with the trade unions, political and co-operative organizations of the work- ing class in the building up of the economic power which was destroyed by the war and civil wars. This work of reconstruction is developing rapid- ly in agriculture, in transport and in commerce. We have seen that the workers whom we met were without exception directly interested in the reconstruction of indsutry and that they used all their forces to reach this aim. In this connection the standard of life of the working class is rising. Task Accomplished. “2, The Russian working class and peasantry have carried out the tre- mendous task of taking the power from the bourgeoisie. They have been successfully maintaining this power and defeating all the enemies of the Soviet system, “We have seen that the last task, that of building up a socialist society, has been brought perceptibly nearer to its solution, This work has but recently begun, but already produc- tion, commerce, finance, imports and exports are being carried on system- atically and everywhere there is a firm Delegates of the Norwegian 2 Metal Workers to Soviet Russia From Sweden FRITJOF EHMAN Chairman of the Swedish Labor De- legation to Soviet Russia. of electrification is proceeding rapid- ly. 4 “It is in the interest of the interna- tional working class that this work should proceed without interruption or interference on the part of the capi- talist powers, Any attack upon the Soviet Union is an attack upon the working class and must be fought with all means. “3. The delegation considers the two most important results of the vic- torious revolution: the growth of the workers’ and peasants’ co-operative movement and the growth of the trade union movement. The latter are ab- solutely and relatively, numerically the strongest working class organiza- tions in the world. Trade Unions Big Factor. “The trade unions in the Soviet Union enjoy great authority amongst the working masses and in their rela- tion to the state power than the trade unions in any’ other country. The THE DATEY WORKER CHRIST OR MAHOMET AN EXCUSE OF COMING WAR OVER MOSUL OIL WELLS GENEVA, Dec. 13.—Strenuous ef- forts at mediation in the Mosul dis- pute are in progress here today. | Tewfik Bey, Turkish foreign minis- ter, who had announced that he would leave for Angora, has decid- ed to remain here for a time in or- | det to keep in touch with mediation efforts. | The Turkish delegation has been in touch with the British delegation | and there has been an exchange of views on the possibility of the two nations reaching an agreement over the control of the Mosul oil fields. If no agreement is reached there will be as expected, a war, in which | England will propagandize the west- ern world with tales of how the “heathen” Turks are abusing chis- tians. —— = 4 ter the housing conditions, to create and develop maternal protection, etc., the workers’ sanatoria, the state pro- tection for the unemployed and the sick, and the tremendous work car- tied out by the workers’ clubs for physical culture, etc. The trade un- ions are carrying out a _ gigantic work both socially and culturally, and their work is a splendid example | for the trade unions of all countries. | “The delegation has observed a strong wish amongst the workers of the Soviet Union and inside their trade union organizations, for the re- establishment of international trade union unity. This wish was clearly | expressed in the factories and in the E. H. Heinriksen, Leif O. Foss and Otto H. Berntsen. determination to create order and se- curity in economic and social life. “Whilst in the capitalist countries finance and industrial capital is all- powerful, and controls both economic- ally and politically, in the Soviet Union, workers and peasants are at the helm and are carrying out an heroic work for the improvement of the situation of the working class. We have seen gigantic work in the rais- Ang of the standard of productivity. New machines are being installed, new factories being built, the process 1905- This Relesavial fos 1917 By Alexander Trachtenberg ber trade unions take an active and im- mediate part in the reconstruction of the workers’ and peasants’ republic. They work energetically and system- atically for the increase of the work- ing class standard of life, _ “The delegation is firmly convinced that the economic and social political Policy and activity of the trade unions is in complete agreement with the in- terests of the working class. A work- er coming to Russia from a capitalist country knows how to estimate the efforts which are being made to bet- Issue The First Negro Work- By Robert Minor Class War or Class Collaboration By Max Bedacht Professor Carver Makes a “Revolution” By C. E, Ruthenberg yds of the Workers | Monthly numerous workers’ meetings where | we were present. | “From the twenty-three trade un-| ions of the Soviet Union only one, the union of the foodstuffs industry is affiliated to the existing international union, whilst the other Soviet trade unions are barred from their interna- tionals. “The work of the All-Russian Trade Union Council which is carried on thru the Anglo-Russian Unity Com- mittee is meeting with great hindran- From Finland Left: Lechtinen, secretary of the Me- tal Workers’ Union. Right: Laund, editor of the Metal Worker. ces. The delegation declares that these hindrancés must be regarded as damaging for the whole world prole- tariat. For World Union Unity. “The Norwegian working class sup- ports the efforts of the Anglo-Russian committee for international trade un- jon unity. This unity is necessary in order to counter with united forces the attacks of capitalism and to assist the working class in all capitalist countries to conquer the state power, and thus to create the basis of its economic and social freedom as this has been done by the workers and | peasants of the Soviet Union. | “5, The Norwegian workers’ delega- | tion will make a complete report upon | its impressions and observations in the Soviet Union, it will publish this report in the whole Norwegian work- ers’ press and will send it to the trade union organizations of other coun- tries. In this way, we hope to strengthen the fraternal relations be- tween the trade union organizations of these countries and to pursuade them to affiliate to the Anglo-Russian committee and thus take part in the work for the creation of the interna- tional unity of the trade union move- ment.” Naval Station Gets Orders. WAUKEGAN, Ill, Dec. 13, — Or- ders making the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, near here, one of the most important naval depots in the country were received by Capt. John F, Hines, commandant, from the navy department, All recruits from middle western and Pacific coast states will be sent to the Great Lakes station for train- ing, instead of to the San Diego, Cal., station, it was announced. Wall Street’s Congress Convenes By J. Louis Engdahi SOVIETUNION TO PURCHASE 18,000 FARM TRACTORS Russia Lays Plans to Manufacture 2,000 MOSCOW, JU. S. S. R., Dec. 13. Leon Trotsky, chairman of the con- cessions committee in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and form- erly commissar of war, in an article in the Moscow Izvestia points out that today Russia must buy machinery and tractors from abroad and that she will buy 18,000 tractors in the coming year | but that the Soviets do not intend to keep on purchasing from abroad all of the time but will build machinery in the Soviet Union. To Build Own Tractors. “During the coming year we expect to import 18,000 tractors and produce 2,000 in our own factories. Eventually we hope that the tractors will be re- placed’ by tractors made in huge fac- tories owned by workers instead of by capitalists,” writes Trotsky. In discussing why the Soviets will spend $250,000,000 on the red army and navy during the coming year, he declares: Conspiracies to Blame. “If we were not surrounded by en- emies, if the American government would not try to interfere in our in- terior affairs; and if the world court were not holding sessions in Europe, then we might use this 5,000,000 of gold roubles for the purchase of more tractors. But even with this handicap we are approaching the prewar level of production both in industry and ag- riculture. But we want to reach the American level.” The use of machinery has becomo quite popular on the farms and the peasants are jubilant over the success they are having with their tractors that some hawe named their sons and daughters Fordson. On this point Trotsky tells:the peasants: “Ford is.an American capitalist and millionaire';and an exploiter of the proletariat;- We must learn how to build tractors: from him, but we must not dishonor:the sons and daughters of the revolittion with his name,” Russia Achievements, Regarding ‘the achievements of the Soviet govefnment Trotsky reported that 80 per cent of the industry is still nationalized, that the government is controlling id per cent of the interior trade, 100 per cent of the foreign trade, 100 per cent of transport, and 100 per cent of the banking system. Number of Prisoners in Chicago Bridewell Increases 300 Per Cent The number of inmates at the Bride- well “House, of Correction” has in- creased 300 per cent since 1923. Sup- erintendent Ritchie V. Graham report- ed to the council finance committee, In 1923 the, daily average population consisted of 800 inmates. Last year it averaged 1,750. This year the av- erage has been 2,305, Use Dehydrated Vegetables. Because of the shortage of funds, dehydrated vegetables are being used in soups. This resulted in a saving of $600 last month. Compete With Union. The daily output of crushed stone is to be increased after January 1 from 100 to 400 tons and the num- ber of bricks increased from 33,000 a day to 50,000, Graham asked for an appropriation Of $623,295 to operate the Bridewell next year. Comptroller O’Brien rec- ommended he be given $519,655. American Mercenary Is Cited by France for Killing Babies PARIS, Ded. 13.—For his mas- sacre of Rif_an tribesmen, who are fighting for the independence of Mor- occo from the domination of French imperialism, Colonel Charles Sweeney of Spokane, Wash., is being raised at the recommeniation of Marshal Pe- tain to the rank of high grade officer of the legion of honor, This American mercenary, who is being cited bY the French govern- ment, was in Charge of the Sheriffian air squadron which murdered thous- ands of innocent women, children and babies in thé’ mountain villages of Moroceo, ¥ Le Wages Go Down, But Living Costs Mount Higher and Higher WASHINGTON, D. ©., Dec, 18.— Tho wages are continually being cut by the bosses, the cost of living mounts higher and higher. Retail cost of food showed a sharp rise during November, ranging from 2% in Wash- ington and Boston to 5% in Louis- ville, Ky., and Butte, Mont. the de- partment of labor announced. Other cities reported inéreases as follows: Bridgeport, Céfumbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City, “Mobile, New Haven, Omaha, Peoria, Portland, Me., Rich- mond, Va., and Rochester, 4%. s 1s sep ni Vee | Peking Teachers Call for Aid (Continued on page 3) ers. By the unscrupulous wars, by the finances extended to the militarists and by utilizing the civil wars which haye resulted, the imperialists have brought our country into a state of absolute helplessnesse and defense- lessness toward the exterior. With force, political trickery and intrigues ‘the great powers have spun a net of agreements which rob China of her national independence absolutely World War Slogans “England, France, America and Ja- pan carried off the world war under the slogan ‘The right of self-deter- mination of all nations, freedom for the cultural and economic development | of all peoples,’ but it is these same |powers which forcé our people before |foreign courts on Chinese ground atid | compel them to tolerate extraterritori- | ality of snatched districts, foreign con- trol of our customs and finances, ex- ; traterritoriality for foreign citizens, ete. “It is these same powers who make our right of self-determination a bloody mockery, rob China of her freedom with rifle blows, force suffer- ing upon her and treat her citizens | shamefully | Unequal Treaties. “Our dead leader, Sun Yat Sen, jtermed the agreements which have been forced upon us, unequal agree- ments. The whole of the Chinese peo- Ple demands the abolition of these un- equal agreements. The customs slay- ery which the powers have forced on- to our country ruins its finances and limits {its economic development in| |the greatest degree. “The customs diplomats are now discussing in Peking the future form of the customs. “The whole Chinese republic re- sounds with the cry of our people: ‘Away with the unequal agreements!’ ‘Down with the customs slavery!’ ‘Complete customs autonomy for| China!’ “But the diplomats, the most zealous representatives of the capitalist groups in their own countries close their ears to the cries. Just as their imperialist masters in Great Britain, America and Japan, they regard China as a half-colonial country for the supply of raw material, as a mar- ket for the disposal of surplus pro- ducts, as a field for capital invest- ments, as a source of cheap labor power. From this point of view the (Continued from page 1) and declared that the delegation would carefully and conscientiously study the situation in the Soviet Union and present a true picture of the workers’ country as seen by the elected representatives of the working youth of various shades of political opinions as against the net of lies spun by the bourgedis press. . The speech of Chu Chan Min given in | Chinese was greeted with great en- | thusiasm. Chu Chan Min declared in the name of the revolutionaries of Southern China that the October revo- lution was a necessary preliminary for the freedom of the eastern peo- ples and that every political and eco- nomic success of the Soviet Union, each acquisition of the international | working class movement is received | by the Chinese masses with strained | attention, as such successes make | their own struggle for a human exist- ence the more easy. In his concluding speech Kameney said that he hoped that the foreign workers’ delegations had come to Rus- sia not merely to examine the suc- cesses achieved and to learn the truth, but also to learn from the ex- perience of the Russian workers how capitalism can be overthrown, the workers’ power defended and a social ist economy built up. Will Not Retreat. }of the west and in the whole world! ;masses of the west, to recognize the Worker Missions Feted in Moscow u lits idea of intervention, on the con- of the German working class youth trary it is now engaged in organizing Page Three gtr EE Rt AE, representatives of the powers are to chain China by a customs policy in accordance with the profit greed of the imperialist powers. They want a customs policy to render the exploita- tion of China more easy, a customs policy to prevent China’s economic development. If these aims are real- ized China will be driven to the verge of the precipice. Aid Chinese Struggle! “Friends of China! WORKERS WAGES: ON UPGRADE IN SOVIET RUSSIA Reach 95 Pct. of Pre- War Standards (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.,Dec. 13.—When ‘Toilers in all countries! | ‘Peasants in the whole world! | “The Chinese people are carrying) jon a despairing struggle for life or death. | “Her intellectuals, her workers and| her peasants are forced into the most) terrible sufferings which will be in-| creased if the imperialist are able to| realize their new plans. But the masses of the west will also be im- mediately affected by an unlimited ex- ploitation of millions of our people thru imperialism. “Intellectuals, workers and peasants We have heard from your ranks the eall ‘Exploited, of all countries unite to crush imperialism!’ This slogan is in accordance with the needs of the hour. The Chinese people are struggle valiantly with its deadly enemy, imperialism. Down with the customs robbers! Rely on Workers. “We rely upon you, the toiling necessity of a common struggle with us. We are convinced that the masses of the west will no longer pefmit their imperialist governments to car- ry on the exploitation and robbery of our country. “We who send you this brotherly greeting in the name of the struggling | Chinese people, rely absolutely upon | your active solidarity. We are deeply convinced that no intellectual, no Peasant and no worker of the west will hesitate to extend support to the exploited and oppressed people of China in their difficult struggle against world imperialism. “Down with the unequal treaties! “Down with the customs robbery | and the customs slavery! | “Complete customs autonomy for | China! “Down with imperialism! “Long live the alliance of the ex- ploited classes of the west with the oppressed peoples of the east!” new international conspiracies against the Soviet” Union. “The international solidarity of the toiling masses will support and main- tain the gains of October! “Long live the international soli- darity of the international proletar- iat!” The October celebrations in which the working population of Moscow demonstratedin immense processions, started with a meeting of hundreds of thousands in the Red Square where a flag from the German Red Front Fighters’ League was presented to the Moscow proletariat. The cele- bration took place in front of the Lenin mausoleum. Tomsky as an hon- orary member of the Red Front Fight- | ers’ League handed the flag to Mich-| ailov, the secretary of the Moscow | 110.8 the new economic policy was intro duced the average wage of workers im Soviet Russia was only about 30 per cent of the pre-war wage. But the reconstruction of industry brings with it a gradual rise in wages. In the food industry wages are now 128.5% of the pre-war level, in the chemical 113.6%, in the paper industry in the leather industry 107.8%, in the printing trade 100% and in the vood industry 86.1%. “The industries which lag behind ares/ the metal industry—76%, the oil im dustry 65%, the mining industry 65%s railways 67% of the pre-war level, Wages are on an average about 95% of the pre-war lev On the whole w continue on the upward grade. The new tariff agreement with the Central Porcelain Trust provides for a wage increase of 10%. The new wages tariff in the rubber industry provides for an ine crease from 5 to 7%. The new tariff agreement in the em gineering industry provides for wage increases of 5-14% and an average in- se of 11.6%. ere has been a 12% wage of post and teleg and workers on October Ist. and above this a further increase of 8% is contemplated. indus rise in the Senate Gets Report on Mismanagement of Mellon’s Department (Special to The Dally Worker? ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13—The meth ods of the internal revenue depart- |ment in the handling of the tax cases of the Gulf Oil corporation, the Stand- ard Oil company of California and the Sinclair Consolidated Oil corporation were severely: criticized in a report handed to the senate by the commit tee charged with investigating the mishandling of tax cases in the in- ternal revenue department. It is pointed out that the govern- ment lost $4,509,835 in taxes from the Gulf Oil corporaltion from 1915 to 1919, while Andrew W. Mellon held a large interest in it. Internal Revenue Commiissioner Blair and the solicitor of the bureau” had been defied by division chiefs in efforts to settle the Standard case, in- volving $3,378,000 in taxes directly and $25,000,000 in directly. It also charged the tax cases of S. G. Kennedy and T. A. Springer, who made a profit of $6,000,000 on the sale of Oklahoma oil lands in 1916, was “kicked around from pillar to post un- til the statute of limitations ran out and no tax was assessed against that profit.” The American Mining Congress Sides with Anthracite Operators WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 13—The stand of the anthracite operators in committee of the Rusisan Communist | Party. The latter read a letter from | the league in Germany declaring: | “The Red Front Fighters’ League | which has won the confidence and re- | gard of broad masses of the proletar- | iat in Germany in difficult days, sends | this banner to the Moscow proletar- | jat on the occasion of the eighth an- niversary of the October revolution as a sign of revolutionary class solidar- ity which binds the Russian and Ger- man proletariat. Unfurl this banner “The toilers of the West and of the East have found their way into the country of the workers and no power in the world will be able to close this way,” declared Kameney. “We are proud of the results of our eight years’ of struggle. We are prepared to re- linguish our pride in that moment when we are no longer the only So- viet power.” The session adopted an appeal to the toilers of all countries which said among other things: “On the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the workers’ and peasants’ republic, and after four years of peaceful work in which it has almost reached the pre-war level of economy, the working population of the Soviet Union remem- bers with gratitude the fraternal as- sistance of the international working class in those difficult years which le behind it. Without this fraternal as- sistance, the present successes would have been impossible. “In the eighth year of the existence of the Soviet Union, numerous work- ers’ delegations have visited it and convinced themselves with their own eyes of the reality of the successes of socialism, The truth about the first workers’ country is breaking thru, the international solidarity is being strengthened. The Soviet Union was and is the chief support of the inter- national proletariat in its struggles. The sucesses of the Soviet Union strengthen the international prole- tariat. And from this comes the in- exhaugtible hate of the international bourgeoisie against the Soviet Union. Bourgeois Intervention, bourgeoisie has not given up “The at the grave of Lenin as a proof that millions of German workers are pre- pared to defend with you the legacy of | our great teacher, To Answer imperialists. “We shall answer the plans of the imperialists at Locarno by the estab- lishment of a free union of an inde- pendent socialist Germany with the first proletraian state of the world. Over the frontiers we extend the hand of comradeship to you, “The class conscious proletariat will defeat capitalism and unfurl the red banner of victory. “Long live the work of Lenin! “Long live the first proletarion state of the world!” ————————__ _ __ SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES ‘auen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein ortechritt Meets every ist & 3rd Thursday, Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue, Secretary. . OLGIN, of the J ATTENTION, CLEVELAND WORKERS! $ GRAND CONCERT and MASS MEETING SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19 Mer: at Carpenters’ Hall, 2226 East 55th Street. Speakers: C. E. RUTHENGERG, General Secretary W. P. The Freiheit Gezangs Ferein and Mandolin Orchestra and Musical and Literary Features. BANQUET WILL FOLLOW CONCERT IN THE SAME Bi Auspices, Jewish Branch W. P. ~ their controversy with the miners was endorsed today in a resolution adopted by the American mining congress. In supporting President Coolidge’s recommendation for settling industrial disputes by arbitration, the resolution said: “In order to terminate the pres- ent intolerable situation in the an thracite region, the operators have offered to submit all matters in con- troversy, without reservation, to @r- bitration.” The congress gave not a thought to the demands of the miners nor did it consider the terrible loss of life in the hard coal mines, all it was interested in was “production of coal.” Second Pittsburgh Is Planned in Illinois » GRANITE CITY, Ill, Dec. 13—Ae > over two hundred members of the Mli-_ nois Chamber of Commerce toured thru here plans were discussed a hpilding @ second Pittsburgh, which would take in the territory stretching from Alton, thru Belleville, Granite City to St. Louis. Near To Raw Materials It was pointed out that some of the — finest coal that is dug in the country — can be found only 85 miles away from — the proposed site of the steel mili and that the site is only 90 miles away — from the iron ore deposits of old Irom © Mountain of Missouri and that the de- mand for steel and castings is com. tinually increasing thru the valley here. * jewi jureau W, P,