The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 17, 1925, Page 1

i The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. II. ® 288. il ae Rates:, Outside Chicago, FIGHT ON EXPULSIONS IN LADIES’ GARMENT WORKERS’ CONVENTION By J. W. JOHNSTONE, {Special to The Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. before the International Ladies’ 15.—The expulsion policy is now| Garment Workers’ convention. Progressive delegates have presented a minority report dealing with the situation in the industry, condemning class collabora- tion and expulsion policy, and demanding referendum on policy| and elections of president, secretary and general executive board. The minority report shows that the demoralization of the union is due to the Sigman administration creating war within the union while making peace with instead of struggle against the bosses. Zimmerman introduced the AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O7FLAHERTY re ee Se A USSOLINI is going ahead. He is about to declare Italy an empire and make the little puppet Emanuel an emperor, perhaps with a raise in pay, This i good, remarks Arthur Brisbane, the doting philosopher of the Hearst press. The pope is of the opinion that fascism is better for him than either the rule of the workers or the liberals, but the holy organ grinder does not like the idea of for- cing catholics to join the fascist unions. The church should be the center of social life and not the state, says the pope. He means politicaNlife also. fs. @ D cera to reports, certain so- cialist elements in Italy have issued a statement demanding a con- certed war against fascism. It is about time. The Communists have been like voices crying in the wilder- ness calling for a united front, against the blackshirt regime, -The socialists: heard and heeded not. New, Musso- lini announces his decision to crush all. parties that make the slightest pretense of standing for the interests of the workers. Mussolini has lined up with the proponents of class- col- laboration in the United States; witH the Bill Johnstons and the William Greens. The only difference is that Mussolini-is more intelligent than the American sapheads who are uging the unions 4s tools of the capitalist class. see USSOLINI is opposed to class warfare and he is taking what he thinks are the necessary organization- al steps to eliminate the class strug-| gle. But Mussolini, who knows some- thing about history should recollect the story of the Saxon king who tried to hold back the tides with a broom. There is only one solution of the class struggle and that is the abolition of all classes thru the coming to power of the only producing class—the work; ing class. “Everybody a producer” will be the slogan of the future. There will be no class warfare then. It is interesting to note that the theory of class peace has now! become a uni- versal disease sponsored chiefly by renegade socialists, The pure and simple labor faker lacks the intel- ligence to rationalize his treason. see HERE is talk of a dictatorship in France, Strange how benevolent this dictatorship appears when it is considered necessary to save the skin of some capitalist power! It is sinful when the workers adopt it as a ne- cessary organ of government during (Continued on page 4.) //MELLA ON HUNGER STRIKE IS report. He,drew a picture ofithe struggle where Sigman com- bined with Breslaurer, ‘Heller and Laffger against progressives and was finally compelled to join with progressives against these _reaction- aries. He warned the machine that they would again issue leaflets and hold membership meetings until a class conscious fighting policy was adopted and enforced in the interna- tional, that Sigman’s administration and their policy must be repudiated. Challenge Gangster Practice. Rose Woris pointed out that Sigman had used police courts and gangsters, broke into offices at dead of night and that many members were crippled for life by these gangsters who had been paid out of the union treasury; that they had advised both custom ¢om- pany take out injunctions against workers. Antonini complimented the pro- good militant group and that he had opposed the expulsion policy. He defended Sigamn by trying to blame Langer, Breslaurer and Heller for the expulsion policy altho Sigman’s report Jays-basisformpame policy in the fu- the convention was over. agreement and thi ferred with the employers they would have agreed to civil war in the union, that expulsion policy was part of class collaboration and only benefitted the employers, that unity and solidarity can only ‘come with repudiation of ex- pulsion policy-and the adoption of a fighting policy against the employers. The committee on officers’ report endorses the general executive board report, commends it for its good work and lays basis for continuation of class collaboration and expulsion pol- icy. The debate will last all day. Montreal A. C. W. Wins Against Open Shopper NEW YORK—(FP)—Union victory is reported to the general office of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union from its Montreal organization where Gold Bros. had locked out the workers in an open shop effort. Union conditions again prevail after a settlement. Stands off Posse: YELLVILLE, Ark., Dec. 15. ——Trap- ped on Bonanza Mountain ‘neat Buf- falo, Ark., Arnold Comer,’ 16," charged by a coroner's jury with the murder of three persons at Buffalo yesterday, was reported standing off a ae th of onivere and citizens, Why not? Ask your neighbor to subscribe! + REMOVED TO. PRISON HOSPITAL. (Special to The HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 15.—Julio A. AS CONDITION GROWS SERIOUS ato The Bally w Workef) Mella was removed today trom ‘his cell to the prison hospital in a critical condition, He is continuing the hunger strike which he began eleven days ago ag a protest against his imprisonment on a framed-up charge to satisfy the American sugar combines. The Cuban government remains deaf to All pleas for his release. The International Labor Defense opened a campaign to save the. life of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban victim of American imperialism, now on hunger | STEEL TRUST THROWS 2,000 WORKERS ONTO STREETS TO STARVE (Special to The Daily Worker) WHEELING, W. Vaw, Dec, 140} 10 General Crowder: strike, when it cabled to General Enoch H, Crowder, American ambas- sador to Cuba that 200,000 American In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, gressives, saying that they were a} THE DAIL Entered as Second-class matt by mail, 36.00 per year. ture ‘and only yesterday Sigman de-| clared-war on progressives &s sdon anf Joseph Zack pointed out that oat sions always begin just before a new | if they. had’ éon-| ,| Workers affiliated with the I. L, D. would consider him responsible tor the possible death of the Cuban la; bor leader. Challenge Crowder. Here .is a copy of the cable sent “International The National Tube Co., a subsidiary | /Abor Defense representing two hun- of the steel trust, suddenly closed -dred thousand workers and affiliated _down its plant at wood, throw: P< workers out of employment, organizations consider you respons: bre (Continued on page 4) September 21, 1923, at shania OMice at Chicago, BER 17, 1925 is American Peasant Iifnols, under the Act of’ March 3, 1879. ae WORKER. [| NEW YORK | Diiwcbedsh TION Published Daily except "Sunday by THE DAILY WOR PUBLISHING CO,, 111: » Washington Blvd., C STRIKE TIES UP PRODUCTION AT EDISON PLANT ‘Scabs Unable to Turn Out Struck Work Production at the Edison Electric company, 52nd Ave. and 19th street, is practically at a standstill due to the strike of the sheet metal workers. It Was admitted by one of the scabs and also .by the so-called deputy, sheriff or plug-ugly, who was “guard- ing” the scabs, upon being questioned by one of the strikers yesterday, that the scabs were not able to turn out the work that had been performed by the skilled mechanics that are now on strike. Scabs Quitting Daily. The scabs are quitting the company and the number of wore at work con- tinually decreases while the strikers’ ranks increase, The only force that remains status quo since the strike was called is the army of gunmen that the company has hired, The company, in its desperation, is trying to induce the men in the main plant, which is located at 56th and Taylor St., to go to work in the struck plant. So far is has had no success, Strikers’ Solidarity Increases. The strike which is in its second week, finds the ranks of the strikers increasing, their solidarity unbroken and finds them just as determined as ever to win this strike. The picket line (Continued on page 4.) Severe Earthquake Shakes Khorassam LONDON, Dec. 15—Two hundred houses were completely destroyed, two pemsons were killed and twenty injured ‘in severe earthquakes that ik Khorassam in “northern Pers: Sunday, according to an Allahabad GOCLIDGENADDS TITLE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS TO MELLON WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Presi- dent Coolidge issued a prociamation designating Secretary of Treasury Mellon as director-general of rail roads, succeeding James C. Davis, | Des Moines, lowa, resigned. + DAILY WORKER DRIVE CLOSES Rash Remittances to Help Reach Quota! Tho The DAILY WORKER cam- paign for fundsvofficially ends today, the total raised te! date is almost $10,- 000 short of thesamount necessary to make the paperis) future publication j certain. The sumrrequired is $40,000, while only $30,628.26 has been re- ceived, Shop and street/nuclei of the Work- to bring the task of saving The DAILY WORKER to a successful con- clusion, All possible haste is requisite. Hundreds of dollars are still expected from rescue parties yet to be held and also from the sale of DAILY WORKER stamps in the hands of workers, and from funds not yet col- Mected or remitted by Workers Party secretaries, Hereafter, der the heading of “Honor Roll of © Workers Aiding Press,” the list of donations received will be published daily. With the paper not yet financially stable, added attention must be de- voted to the task of building The DAILY WORKER'S subscription list. Every Communistsa subscriber; every subscriber a builder—this ig to be the achievement of 1926, $10,000 SHORT ers Party are urged to make a final | effort to forward further contributions | LAFOLLETTE NOW IN FOLD OF OLD GUARD Has to Pretend He Re- mains “Prog” (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Dec, 15—Robert M. LaFollette, son of late leader of the Wisconsin insurgency, was formally assigned today to senatorial commit- tees as a full-fledged republican. He Was assigned to republican mem- |bership on the manufacturers, Indian affairs and mining committees by the republican committee on committees and will be given a share of republi- can patronage. His father served be- fore him on the manufacturers’ and Indian affairs’ committee, being chair- man of the former until ousted from the republican party in the senate last March, Altho now alligned with the repub- licans, young LaFollette is not ex- pected to Wecome a regular by any means. Reaffirms “Progressivism.” LaFollettee today announced him- self as an independent republican and renewed an oath of allegiance to the progressive platform of his late father, in a letter to the republican committee on committees. If the republicans of the senate de- sire him in their fold under the cir- cumstances, LaFollette said, he would be glad to accept the majority com- mittee assignment given him by ad- ministration leaders, . LaFollette sent his declaration of independence to Senator James B, Watson, republican, of Indiana, chair- man of the committee on committees. The letter said. “I am informed thru the newspapers of this morning that the committee on committees has voted to report my committee assignments to the sen- ate. Before this formal action is taken by the comniittee it seems im- (Continued on page 2) PAN SENDS MORE TROOPS INTO KOREA AND INTO KURUME (Special to The Dally Worker) | TOKIO, Dec. 15—The Japanese war department issued a statement explaining that the sending o1 two battalions of troops to Korea ard | four to Kurume was for the purpose of bringing Japan’s Manchurian for- ces to nominal strength. These troops, according to the statement, will act only to “protect” Japanese “lives and property” and “guard” the railway zone. BORAH SEES - SWING TOWARD RECOGNITION ‘New Forces Favor Rus- sian Accord | (Special to The Daily Worker) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. — That forces hitherto opposed to recognition of the Soviet Union are now changing | \their stand is clearly evidenced by | developments since the publication of | | the facts regarding the conference jof Soviet representatives and bankers jin New York last week. | Senator William E. Borah’s resolu- | tion, known as senate resolution No. | 74, will probably receive support that | will seriously challenge the stand of |the administration upon this issue. American bankers who jwith the Soviet representatives did | jnot do so because they have any love | for the revolution, but bec&use they are interested in investments in} ‘Europe and they how revlizesthat the ‘policy of trying to outlaw among the nations of the world will} |work disastrously for them, Hence, in sheer desperation, they are forced to strive to reach an agreemnt where- by they hepe to bring about more {stable conditions in Europe. |° Furthermore the industrialists who have commodities to sell on the world market feel keenly the pinch of ab- sence of trade relations with Russie for this group. Hope of Success. The recent favorable developments have made the Idaho senator not en- tirely without hope of succe - despite the fact the state department returned the usual stereotyped reply today to questions as to whether any change in the administration’s Rus- sian policy was imminent. This reply is: ‘There has been no change there is nothing to say.” The department declined to com- ment on the fact that Soviet spokes- men were entertained at the exclusive bankers’ club last week, or to explain how they got to the country—in view of the department's established policy of excluding all foreigners suspected of red or pink traits, as in the Karolyi case. Saklatvala Question Up. Critics of the state department in congress, however, are planning to raise the question in connection with the exclusion visited on the Karolyis by Seeretary Kellogg. They are going to ask why the department permits the ingress of acredited representa- tives of Soviet Russia, while denying entrance to: a Hungarian nobleman and a,;British Communist member of parlidment, Saklatvala, who merely expressed their belief in certain Mos- cow doctrines. Senator Borah will have more sup- port for Russian recognition in this session of congress than he has ever been able to muster in his previous efforts. and WASHINGTON, Dees 15.—The Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, to criticized today in a resolution ad conferred Russia | 8 | the a and consider the policy of the Coo-} lidge government a_ particularly foolish one. Borah speaks primarily Price 3 Cents hicago, GHT PINCHOT PLAN LEWIS MACHINE PLAYS BOSSES’ _ GAME IN UNION (Officials Determined to | Crush Miners’ Spirit By NORMAN. H. “TALLENTIRE. Workers (Communist) Party Special Organizer in the Anthracite Coal Strike Field, a) | (Special to The Daily Worker) | WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Dec. 15— |The strike in the hard coal district |has now lasted over one hundred |days, and many of the miners, who during the September days jokingly referred to the strike as a “vacation,” are now beginning to feel the pinch of poverty, and are glad to receive |relief from volunteer committees, or- ganized by petty business men and Se inpatiliers, and sponsored by the local police, and in one case by the | chamber of commerce. Beware of Pinchot Plan. The purpose behind the platitudes, and the stand-pat policy of the Lewis achine should now be plain to every | iner. Altho unfortunately the ma- | jority of them have unbounded faith jand follow blindly wherever “Lewis” leads. The acceptance of Governor Pin- chot’s propo: (which, with excep- |tion of the partial check-off, are noth- | ing more’ nor less than the operators’ |propositions wrapped up in eilver pa- |per) however, by the anthracite scale committee should sound a warning to every striking miner. Kill Convention Plans. It’s a long road from the interna- nel convention in the Cleveland mory, to the acceptance of Governor pint plan by the anthracite scale The, Cleveland. convention | | oy EN je ittee. the miners a progressive pro- gram, and a militant policy, demand- ing the nationalization of mines, six- hour day, and five-day week, with uniform contracts expiring simultate- j ously. The convention instructed a {sub-committee consisting of Golden jot District No, 9, Brophy of District | No, 2, and Mitch of Indiana to draw jup a plan for nationalization. When plan wa submitted, one of the most destructive er ms of it came ‘om the national office of the United Mine Workers of America, inthe form eee from page 2,) OPEN SHOP COAL MINES MERGE IN GREAT COMBINE Billion’ Dollar Firm Formed by Bankers NEW YORK, Dec, 15.—One repre- sentative of the bituminous coal op- erators today’ admitted that plans practically ‘have matured for merging leading interests in the West Vir- ginia and Eastern Kentucky flelds in- to a billion dollar eombine. It will be the biggest coal combination in the history of the country. The operators’ representative re- fused to allow his name to be used but admitted that the contract be- tween the bankers backing the mer- ger and the operators is practically ready for signing A majority of the more important operators in eighteen of the West Virginia fields and six or more of the Kentucky fields, which border on the Big Sandy River and Tug Ford are These fields have an available coal valuation of approximately $2,000,000,- 000 according to the engineer's ad- visory valuation committee of the United States coal commission, which figure of course includes plant values. U. S. Chamber of Commerce Throws Smokescreen About Pinchot Plan; Lewis to-Give More Concessions? proposal put forward by Governor settle the anthracite strike was mildly opted by the board of directors of the United States chamber of commerce. A part of the resolution follows:: “An.examination of Governor Pifchot’s proposal shows that it ‘ald; not propose that controversial issues should be arbitrated, On the other hand, the operators offered arbitration of all issues involved in ‘the controversy.” reported to be included in the deal... i i j i | | : f —