The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 15, 1925, Page 4

Page Four ” THE DAIL¥seWORKER Organization Meetings Worker (Csommunist) Party | | Social Affairs Resolutions Pittsburgh Workers’ School Starts with Class in Communism PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec, 13,—In re- sponse to the call sent out for the organization of a class in Hlements of Communism, thirty-five comrades at- ~ tended the meeting at the headquar ters, 805 James St. and enrolled for the class, This enrollment will form the basis for two classes, an elementary, and and advanced class. The classes will follow the outline sent out by the agitprop department of the party. Comrade D. E, Barly who was sent to Pittsburgh from Chicago by the Central Executive Committee of the District Office, took charge of the class. He gave an outline of the en- tire course, and submitted questions to be answered at the next session on Wednesday Dec. 16th, 8:30 p. m., at 805 James St. A class in the History of the Amer- ican Labor Movement, and a special class for the training of party work ers will be organized -within a short time. Plans are also being made for classes in some of the other towns in the district. |HOLD MEMBERSHIP are being arranged. The following are the arrangem PHILADELPHIA—D. E. C. meet | MEETINGS IN THE DISTRICTS FOR UNIFICATION AND PARTY TRADE UNION WORK | Meetings of the District Executive Committees of the various dis- tricts as well as membership meetings in the main party centers on the two vital questions of unfication of the party behind the Central Execu- tive Committee, and the intensification of the party’s trade union work, ents for the meetings to be held: ing, Dec. 14, at 521 York Ave.; mem- bership meeting, Dec. 15, at 1626 Arch St. PITTSBURGH, PA—D. E. Cc. meeting, Dec. ing, Dec. 17, Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. CLEVELAND—D. E. C. meeting, afternoon of Dec, 19; membership meeting, evening of Dec. 18, at Gardinia Hall, 6021 St. Clair St, CHICAGO—Membership meeting, Tuesday, December 22, 8 p. m., at Schoenhoffen Hall, 1224 Milwaukee Ave, (Milwaukee and Ashland Aves.). These meetings are of the utmost importance and the comrades in 16; membership meet- the various centers must see to it that the maximum attendance is ob- tained. NEW YORK YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP MEETING ENDORSES UNITY RESOLUTION NEW YORK, Dec, 13.— At the general membership meeting of the Young New York Workers Will, Workers (Communist) League, the resolution of the Central Executive Com- Celebrate Anniversary of Revolution of 1905 NEW YORK, Dec. ec. 13.—The workers of New York City and vicinity will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Russian revolution of 1905 and the 100th anniversary of the uprising of the Decembrists on Sunday afternoon. Dec. 20th at Central Opera House, 67th St. and 3rd avenue, at 2 o’clock. The workers will not only celebrate but will come together in order to} learn the lesson from the Decembrists who represent the beginnings of the modern struggles of Russia and the revolution of 1905 which was the be- ginning of the 1917 Bolshevik revolu- tion. Prominent speakers in many langu- ages, and an excellent musical pro- gram will make up the program. Ad- mission will be twenty-five cents, The celebration ts being arranged by the Workers (Communist) Party and the Young Workers (Communist) League of District No, 2. New York Will Hold Liebknecht Memorial Meeting, January 19 NEW YORK CITY, Deo, 18—The Younk Workers (Communist) League of this district has succeeded in se- curing Central Opera House for Fri- dya, January 15, 1926, for a Lieb- knecht memorial meeting. A fitting program is being prepared for the oc- ecasion with the Young Pioneers League participating in full force. Philadelphia Plans Liebknecht Memorial PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Deo, 13— On Jan. 15, 1919, Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were foully murder- ed by the hired assassins of the Ebert- Noske social-democracy. A mass meeting for the commemo- ration of this historic date will be held on Saturday night, Jan. 9, at Fratern- ity Hall, 1628 Arch St., Philadelphia, |a vote of 198'to 34. }meeting was recently hailed by the step towards the unification of the C elements to support the unity resolu- tion and combat the right wing ten- dencies manifesting themselves in the party. Comrades Jay Lovestone and James P. Cannon, both members of the Cen- |tral Executive Committee of the | (Communist) Party were | Workers | given an ovation when they appeared. mittee of the Workers (Communist) Party calling for unity was adopted by The unity resolution which was adopted by the New York membership Young Communist International as a ‘ommunist forces in the party and the league against the right wing tendencies and it called upon all Communist + Jack Stachel led the discussion on the unity resolution showing to the memberghip the necessity of unity in the party and called upon all mem- bers present to vote for the resolu- tion and unite in the fight against the Eeignt Dobie in the party and league CENT IN SHOP By MARTIN ABERN, Twenty-eight shop nuclei and forty street nuclei are the results of the reorganization of local Chicago, Work- ers (Communist) Party on the basis of shop and street nuclei. The total gumber of members who registered former dues-paying membership. There were, of course, many more members on the records. Virtually all | language and English branches, with the exception of the Lettish and Fin- nish branches, responded heavily to the reorganization. \In the Lettish and Finnish branches only about 30% of the former membership have come into the reorganization thus far. How- ever, from the Finnish comrades especially, members are now coming | in. For both .of these at least 50% CHICAGO MEMBERSHIP IS 90 PER AND STREET NUCLEI return can in time be expected. The | ected difficulty, rseponded very well | With the exception of the 31st ward. |Generally, comrades who failed to |register at the time of the section to fill in their cards now. The shop nuclei range in size from 3 to 23 members. The shop nuclei are organized in steel plants, railroad shops, department stores, clothing shops, concentration groups, Pullman car builders, automobile plants, print- ing ‘shops, manufacturing concerns, electrical companies, stock yards, Ghi- cago Surface Lines, machine shops, and Harvester concerns, One hundred and eighty members are organized. into 28 shop nuclei, PARTY REORGANIZATION MOVES FORWARD RAPIDLY IN DETROIT (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 13.—Carrying out the program Of action outlined at the meeting of the reorganization c with Comrade Lovestone on Saturday, Monday evening, two Tuesday evenin, tional registration was taken up and ommission of District 7 in consultation Dec. 5, two section meetings were held ig and two Wednesday evening. Addi- provision made for the assignment of the comrades to the shop nuclei and international branches. Section membership meetings will be held agian on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The reorganization commission is calling in the books of all the branch NEW YORK WORKERS, ATTENTION! The “Novy D. DOBKIN,-the famous tenor LIDIA SAVICKAYA, soloist PIERRE MATHEO, soloist of the New York Symphony | Damrosha (on oboe HILDA SHAKET, the dances age All Will Appear at the “Novy Mir” Concert Where? Park Palace, 11 Oth St. and 5th Avenue When? December 24, ( Who Will Be at the Ball a Get Ready! Mir’ Ball of the Boston Symphony and English horn) famous interpreter of classic * . and Ball Christmas Eve.) ind Concert?——All, All, All. Buy Your Tickets in Advance.| SUNDAY, DECEM Admission MLL CELEBRATE 20th Anniversary 1905 Revolution 100th Anniversary Decembrist Uprising at Central Opera House, 67th St. and 3rd Ave., New York Prominent Speakers in Many Langua: ; Auspices: Workers (Communist) Party, Young Workers (Communist) q League, District No, 2. BER 20, at 2 P.M. . — Excellent Musical Program. 25 Cents. —* financial secretaries and will send notices to all the members in Detroit to attend their respective section meetings, At these meetings the in- ternational branches will be formed and the members assigned to their branches and shop nuclei. The reor- ganization will be completed by thé end of December and Detroit will be- gin the new year with an organization based upon the new constitution. Eleven Shop Nuclei, Detroit has eleven shop nuclei or- ganized and functioning at the present time. This number will be substanti- ally increased during the current month, The manufacture of automobiles is the basic industry in Detroit, the fac- tories employing upwards to 300,000 workers. The industry is open shop. To Organize Auto Workers. Local 127, Auto Workers’ Union carried on an intensive organization campaign during the year and while the membership of the union increas- ed, it was not enough to make a dent in the industry. The union is making ambitious plans to continue the or- ganization work and the party nuclei will be a decisive factor in this cam- paign, As the party inaugurated its program for the intensification of industrial activity we look forward with confidence to the role of the nuclei in the organization of the un- organized auto workers in Detroit, Young Workers League Dance Coming Jan. 15 NEW YORK, Dee. 13—The Young Workers League District No. 2 will hold a Liebknecht memorial meeting on Friday, January 15, at the Central Opera House, 67th St, and 3rd Ave. A fitting program is being arranged with the Red Pioneers participating. The proceeds to go towards building a weekly Young Worker. Read—Write—distribute The DAILY WORKER: 40 |membership meetings are beginning | was 930, which is nearly 90% of the| }which is about 20% of the member- | ship. Nuclei membership is divided as follows: One department | members, Ten clothing shop nucleus, 28 mem- | bers. One conceutration group, 5 | bers. | Two steel car building companies, 28 members. | Three railroad shop nuclei, 22 mem- bers. Two printing nuclei, 19 members. Four electrical, harvester, etc., man- ufacturing concerns,! 398 members. One Surface Lines nucleus, 3 mem- | bers, ) One machine shop/nticleus, 5 mem- bers. c One stock yards ‘tucleus, bers, " | To each of these ‘Shop nuclei has been attached at least one specialty active comrade or pf&rty functionary |to aid in the work of the shop units, especially in the issuing of shop but. wtins, The shop nuclei are locatea for the most part in large plants em- ploying thousands of? workers. Shop and Street Nwuciei Activity. The shop nuclei ‘are’meeting regu- larly now; the members in them greet the ‘reorganizatfoh entnustastic ally and in every instance alreaay \jaid out a detailed program of worr. |Seven hundred and ®ighty of tne members are at present in 40 street \nuclei, which is am average of ap- proximately 17 members per sireet nucleus. Street nuclei cannot con store nucleus, 8 | mem- mem- Developing t in over 25 members and when they ee over that they are divided, thus Javing a basis for further growth. Even in this brief period of organiza- tion, comrades both in the street and | tiop nuclei express themseives gen- | evally satisfied with ‘reorganization. ‘he spirit of responsibility ts cevelop- i ¢ in the street nuclei (International Branches) and shop nuclei. The comrades feel that they cannot } be so lax as they have'been in their | former language or English branches. Work is demanded of'them. The nu-| clef respond, as old wits never did | | Previously, to communications from | alian branches, from whom was ex-|the party office. Connebtions are main-| revealed today, \tained more easily. |: Possibility of placing our hands ony’each member of the shop or street nucleus and drawing all into party (work has been greatly increased. The ‘street nuclei/| are expected also to aid in the work | of shop nuclei, such as-in the distri-| bution of literature and hop bulletins that shop nuclei members may not be | in a position to distribute at the time. | Nuclei Beginning DAILY WORKER Drive. ¢ _ A number of nuclei ane -alyoady ‘or- dering bundles of The (RALLY WORK-} ER for shop distribution and are in- sisting upon each member being. a subscriber to The DAILY WORKER. Other nuclei have made it mandatory | that a specific amount, of literature, | besides The DAILY 'ORKER and) Workers Monthly, must, be purchased each month by every member. A ful- ler report on work being conducted now by the nuclei, street and shop, will follow. The trade union registration of our membership is now completed, and shows that out of the 930 registered members, 340 are listed as members of the trade unions, or nearly 35 per cent, The needle trades, metal trades and building trades show the best average of union membership in our party,—-95 members in the various trade unions in the needle trades, 61 in the A, C. W. of A, and 20 in the I. L. G. W. U., and the remainder divided among the millinery workers, journeymen tailors, cap makers and furriers. Forty-six are listed in the metal trades, 37 to the machinists and the remainder to the Moulders, metal polishers, sheet metal workers and pattern makers, Seventy-four are list- ed in the building trades, 36 carpent- ers, 16 painters andy the remainder among the painters,,laborers, wood turners, sign paintens, etc. Twenty are listed in the printing trades, and the rest of the members in the Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union, street and} electric railway, egg inspectors, laun- members represe| the sentiment off the entire local Comintern. 75 Cents Duroflex Covers Worcester, Mass., C. E. C. Unanimous . for the Party Unity Resolution woncestiog: Mass., Dec, 13—The city executive committee of the Workers (Cofimunist) Party of this city, consisting of seventeen ‘ing all the members of the city, after hearing the reports of Comrade Lerner and Bloomfield, members of the district executive committee of District One, unanimously voted to adopt the unity resolution.of the Central Executive Committ organization is the second largest organization in District One. The resolution of the city executive committee also calls for a determined struggle against all deviations from the SS LAFOLLETTE ON PROBATION IN COOLIDGE RANKS - iCan Comat in lnand Stay on Good Behavior (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Dec, 13.—Senator Robert M. Lafollette, wil be ad- mitted to full republican standing in the senate, it was learned today, administration leader: This peaceful solution of the new senate’s first insurgent row, it was id, was agreed upon after Senator William M, Butler, of Massachusetts, chairman of the republican national committee and spokesman for Pres. Coolidge, withdrew his opposition to LaFollette. Butler was reported as willing to admit LaFollette on proba- tion to the republican ranks, but in- sisting upon his punishment if he bolts the party on any strictly partisan issue. Senator James E. Watson, of India- na, who led the fight against La- Follette, however, was reported as opposing the compromise. Watson id to feel LaFollette’s speeches nh enatorial campaign, which in- sluded attacks on Coolidge, were suf- ‘cient cause for his removal from the sarty. Watson stood virtually alone in his opposition. was He May Be “Regular.” A majority of administration lead- ers, it tion can be drawn between young La- Follette and his father’s record. “After having been elected as a republican, given republican commit- 5 including an import- hip, and republican patronage, the nior LaFollette went out and led a rd party in the last presidential campaign in effort to defeat his own party,” id one re- publican spokesman. “That defection merited punishment. Young Bob has never done that. If he does in the future, then it will be time enough ant chairman: | to punish him.” The fight against LaFollette, it was was stirred up by William J. Campbell, millionaire chairman of the republican committee of Wisconsin, who came to the capitol and demanded that young LaFolle be read out of the republican party. | BATTLES GOING ON IN SOUTH AFRICAN STRIKE OF MOZAMBIQUE LABOR JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 13.— Serious disorders have broken out in connection with the general strike in Southepn Mozam- bique. Rioters have wrecked a rail- road train and stabbed the English railway superintendent, Further de- tails are lacking. dry workers, Teachers’ Federation, journeymen barbers, united wall pa- per trades, press writers, railway car- men, musicians, draftsmen, electrical workers, watch & clockmakers, bank) employers, track repairers, United Mine Workers, teamsters, waiters and food workers, cigar makers, milk dri- vers, I. W. W., window washers, elec- tric and elevated workers, bakers, janitors, leather workers, newspaper drivers, butchers and coopers, etc. The unorganized membership has been listed by trade and industry and a drive will set in a short time to call meetings of the unorganized members to get them into the unions. It will be mandatory to every eligible com- rade to join such a union or else to show reason why he should remain any longer in a Communist’ Party. On the whole, the reorganization to date has been ‘successful, Organ- izing and carrying out of the activi- ties and programs of the party is now the order of the day. The phase of party bolshevization has been carried out to a degree. The Chicago member- ship can be further expected to res- pond to the need for joint activity in every phase of the party work. membership. The Worcester city line of the = FAIRY TALES ORKERS CHILD Sent Phaapald to Any una of the U.S, as} |a result of a compromise reached by learned, believe a distinc- | | 300 Hast 81st street, recently passed SoViet Russia, one calling for the rele! | to affiliate to the International Labor The conference ‘was attended by membership of 5,000. Among other actions of the conven- |tion it was decided to donate $500 to uj Elore, the Hungarian organ of the Workers (Communist) Party of Amer- lica. William Weinstone, member of jthe Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party, ad- |dressed the conference upon invita- tion by the drganization, His address on the tasks of the Hungarian work- jers was received with great enthus- jasm, Recognize Soviet Russia In the following resolution which calls forthe United States govern- ment to recognize Soviet Russia, it {points out that the reason recognition has not been granted Russia, was be- cause the bankers of Wall Street saw jin the only workers’ and farmers’ gov- ernment a menace to the rule of the | capitalists: “Whereas: United recognize the government of Soviet | Russia, | Russian workers and peasants, ard | “Whereas: The Soviet government jis in existence for more then seven jyears, growing stronger. every year and being recognized by practically every nation, and “Whereas: Recognition is refused by the American government for the |sole reason that the bankers of Wall Street look upon Soviet Russia as a menace to the class rule of capitalists; therefore, “Be it resolved; That the Hungarian Workers’ Benefit and .Educational Federation in- convention assembled on Dec. 5 and 6, in the City of New York demands the recognition of the Soviet government by the govern- {ment of the United States.” Unconditional Release of Gitlow The Hungarian workers’ fraternal organization in another resolution de- mands the unconditional release of Benjamin Gitlow, membér of the Cen- tral Executive Committee of the Work- ers(Communist) Party and standard bearer for the Workers (Communist) Party ifi the mayoralty élections of New York City. The resolution fol- lov “Whereas: Comrade Ben Gitlow has |been. imprisoned by the courts of the capitalist class for his work in the in- |terests of the working class, and “Whereas: Ben Git'ow. member of |the Workers (Communist) Party fo: years has been one the leaders in |the-class struggle for the emancipa- | tion of the working class, therefore | “Be it resolved: That this. conven- | tion of the Hungarian Workers’ Sick The government of the | Benefit and Educational sends its fra- | jternal greeting to Comrade Gitlow, and be it / : “Further resolved: The convention ~|demands of Governor Smith the un- conditional release of Ben Gitlow from prison.” | Join Labor Defense | This convention also passed the fol- lowing resolution in which it points | out that the International Labor De- |fense is an international organization for the defense of workers who are persecuted by the capitalist class and that as the Hungarian Workers’ Sick Benefit and Educational Society is composed of workers it affiliates itself with the International Labor Defense and will pay a per capita of one cent per member per month. “Whereas: The International Labor Defense is an international organiza- tion for the defense of workers, perse- cuted by the ruling capitalist class for their activity in the interests of the bes king class, and ereas: Tile membership of the Hungarian Workers’ Sick Benefit and Edueational Federation is composed of wage workers, who in many in- stances are persecuted for participat- ing in strikes nad for picketing, there- fore “Be it resolved: That the Hungarian Workers’ Sick Benefit and Education- al Federation joins the International Labor Defense, paying one cetit per month for every member of the organ- ization.” New York Party Calls Marine Workers’ Meet NEW YORK CITY, Dec, 13. — To members of the Marine Unions, Sea- men, Longshoremen, Dock Workers, Tidewater Boatmen, etc.: All party members who are includ- ed in the above category must be present without fail, at an important meeting of the Marine Fraction, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, at 301 W. 139th street. Signed, Bert Miller, In- dustrial Organizer, Dist, No. 2. States stubbornly refuses to | the Soviet Republic of the | + OE hayony ‘ i auntie i HUNGARIAN WORKERS’ ORGANIZATION FOR SOVIET RUSSIA RECOGNITION AND RELEASE OF BENJAMIN GITLOW NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The ungavlay Workers’ Sick Benefit and Hanes: tional Federation at its latest annual convention held in the Workers’ Home, resolutions favofing the recognition of ase of Benjamin Gitlow and a decision Defense. De 70 delegates, who Ree ae a RETAIL GROCERS’ HEADS NAMED IN BOMB PLOT QUIZ Business Men’s Society Officials Indicted Official and members of the execu- tive board of the Retail Grocers, Fruit and Delicatessen Stores’ Business Men’s Association were named in @ true bill returned by the grand jury on a charge of conspiracy, Among the |officials named are Phillip Goldberg, Louis Becker, Max Drozdowitz, Jack Fox and Joseph Clancy. A number of witnesses appeared |who have small stores on Chicago's west side who testified that the heads ;of the retail merchants’ association threatened them with bombings and other punishments when they refused to join, Owners of real estate on the west side also testified as to the manner in which they were terrorized when they jattemptd to let vacant stores. The as- sociation, % was pointed out, restrict ed the number of markets, grocery stores, etc., in a certain territory and it also determined the prices that the merchants could charge for their wares. The association also controlk ed the opening of new stores and be- fore a dealer could open a stord he must recive the sanction of the as- sociation and if he failed to do this, he sugered severe punishment. One of the witnesses testified that she had great difficulty in getting wares delivered to her store by the wholesale merchants because she was not a member of the businessmen’s society. A new bill was also voted against the Retail Cleaners’ and Dyers’ agso- jciation charging extortion and threats on the part of the officials and mem- bers of the board. Cleaners’ official reported accused are: Same Ruben, president; Charles Goldstein, secretary and treasurer; Albert Borris, business agent; Harry Beyers, business agent, and Morten Swee, William Jennings, James Jones, Sam Harris, Michael Edelheit, Reuben |Goldberg, Benjamin Hirsch, Marcus |Gross, members of the eXécutive com- | mittee. Several Hurt When “Choctaw Limited” Jumps Its Tracks LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 13—One |man was seriously injured and a score or more slightly hurt, when Rock Is- lund passenger No. 42, teh “Choe taw Limited,” eastbound, was derail- ed at @ sharp curve two miles east of Roland. Five coaches on the train were cyerturned, the engine and baggage elone remaining upright, German Budget Calls for $42,500,000 Tax Increase on Workers BERLIN, Dec. 13.—In order to meet the proposed budget, which will soon be submitted to the German reichstag the tremendous taxation that the workers are now forced to carry will be, further. intensified by 170,000,000 marks (about $42,500,000). The pro- posed budget balances at 7,419,500,000 rks, Of this sum 600,000,000. marks will go for the payment of repara- tions. TO UNLOAD LOUGHEUR TO SAVE BRIAND FROM CABINET FALL, REPORT PARIS, Dec. 13.—Maneuvers are under y to put the skids under Finance Minister Loucheur to save the Briand cabinet from overthrow. iccording to the talk of political Sages today. Loucheur's financial program is so unpopular that if he is kept in the cabinet, the whole cab+ Inet will be overthrown, Hence the desire to unload him. HELP SAVE THE DAILY WORKERG Cloth |