The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 20, 1925, Page 3

eerie SOVIET RUSSIA WILL NOT JOIN BRIGAND LEAGUE Litvinov Nails Lies of Capitalist Press MOSCOW, U. 8S. 8. R., Dec, 18.— When asked as to what the attitude of the Soviet Union was towards the league of nations and the Locarno peace pact, Maxim Litvinov declared that all the rumors and comments ap- pearing in the world’s press, alleging that the Soviet government has aban- doned its former attitude towards the league of nations and the Locarno treaties, are baseless, The spreading of such rumors, coinciding with the signature of the Locarno agreements, is evidently prompted by a desire to encourage acceptance of the agree- ments by that section of public opin- fon which suspects the possibility of their being used against the Soviet Union, League, Alliance of Powers, The Soviet government, he declared, continues to consider the league of nations, not as a friendly union of nations, but as a masked combination of “great powers,” disposing of the fate of the weaker nations. The en trance of Germany does not alter the league’s nature, for it is clear that certain nations have the intention of: turning to their profit Germany’s par- ticipation, in order to execute their Plans generally, and their hostile de- signs against the Soviet Union par- ticularly. The Soviet government, said Lit vinoy, more than any other govern. ment, is interested in peace on the basis of the independence and selt- determination of all nations, and it would welcome the creation of an in- ternational organization thru which each nation could effect its national sovereign rights, League Fails to Function. The Soviet government considers the league of nations to be least of all an approach to such an organiza- tion. The league has not only failed to preserve the right of weak nations against violence and military outrages by stronger powers, but no serious steps have boen taken on the question of disarmament, in which the whole of humanity, and particularly the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, is keenly interested. The Union of Socialist Soviet Re- publics, the country of the toiling masses, cannot share responsibility with the league for sanctifying the oppression and exploitation of other nations, To Stand Aloof, M. Litvinov, in conclusion, said the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics firmly intends in future to stand aloof from the league of nations and all similar organizations, George E. Pashas COZY LUNCH 2426 Lincoln Avenue | One-half block from Imperial Hall PHONE DIVERSEY 0791 CHICAGO Se TTT nnn TTT GRIGER & NOVAK GENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchandise 1934 West Chicago Avenue (Cor. Winchester) Phone Humboldt 2707 Admission Detroit Workers, Attention! “The Adding Machine” A Drama of the Worker Under Capitalism will be played by the DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE CO. THURSDAY, DEC. 24, at 8:00 P. M. in the HOUSE OF THE MASSES, Gratiot and St. Aubin Avenues, Detroit, Auspices Daily Worker Press Club. General Admission 75 Cents, tii tt CELEBRATE i 20th Anniversary 1905 Revolution 100th Anniversary Decembrist Uprising SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, at 2 P. M. at Central Opera House, 67th St. and 3rd Ave., New York Prominent Speakers in Many Languages. — Excellent Musical Program. 500 Minneapolis, Minn., Police Out to Find 3 Gas Station Robbers By FRANCES M. DICKEY (Worker Correspondent) MINNEAPOLIS,, Minn., Dec, 18.— Five hundred regular and special Minneapolis police were on the trail of the three holdup men who robbed three gas filling stations. A serious charge will be placed against them if caught, for robbing the oil interests is a terrible crime. The capitalist papers howl about the crime of robbing filling stations, but does this same reptile press ever expose the robbery of the workers by the oil interests? When the workers learn to organ- ize their might against the class which lives by their blood, they will not rob filling stations, they will then take the earth, which rightfully be- longs to them. STUDENTS WILL POLL PARENTS ON MILITARISM College Undergraduates Against Training By SYLVAN A. POLLAK. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Dec, 18. — The latest development in the anti-military training struggle of the students of the College of the City of New York, who recently by an overwhelming vote placed themselves on record as opposed to its continuance, is a ref- erendum of the 6,000 parents of the undergraduates, which is being con- ducted by the Students’ Council to ob- tain their opinion on the matter. The vote of the faculty of the college was 65 to 16, in favor of the compulsory course in military science. President of the college, Mezes, said that so far as the faculty is concerned the refusal to accede to the students’ demand is final and the matter will now go to the board of trustees for final action. 7 President Frederick Kraut, of the Student Council, said that as soon as the vote of the parents was complet- ed, the results would be tabulated and presented to the faculty, British Unionists Collect Funds for Karl Marx Statue LONDON, Dec. 18. — The editorial board of Trade Union: Unity, consist- ing of Albert A. Purcell, Edo Fimmen and George Hicks have issued a call to workers’ groups all over the coun- try for funds to raise a statue to Karl Marx at the, Highgate Cemetery in London. The board requests that all dona- tions be sent to George Hicks, Trade Union Unity, 162 Buckingham Pal- ace Road, S, W. 1. Women Cannot Serve on Illinois Juries SPRINGFIELD, lL, Dec. 18—Wom- en cannot serve on juries in Illinois, the supreme court ruled. In giving its decision the court reversed the decision of the Cook county superior court. Rail Labor Bill Not Ready, WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec. 18. — Details of the compromise legislation which the rail labor organizations have been negotiating with a commit- tee from the Assn. of Railway Bxecu- tives, are not yet completed, The main point agreed upon is abo- lition of the United States railroad labor board and the setting up of direct committees of adjustment be- tween management and unions, 25 Cents, Auspices: Workers (Communist) Party, Young Workers (Comsuntst) # League, District No. 2. > THE DAILY WORKER Workers Write About the Workers’ Life UNITED GARMENT UNION OFFICIALS AID EMPLOYERS Persecution of Active Workers Continues By A Worker Correspondent PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec, 18, — The officials of the United Garment Work- ers’ Union have again demonstrated their collabroation with the bosses by having three girls fired for daring to oppose their flunkeys at the recent election. Aid Bosses’ Candidates. An organizer by the name of Burk- son was sent here to engineer the election so that the officials favorable to the bosses would be elected, This stool pigeon did his work in the most contemptible manner possible, Altho he and the bosses are Jewish, they continually played upon the religious prejudices of the workers by pointing out that the candidates that opposec the machine were Jews and the work ers supporting the candidates, being Jews never were satisfied with wha they got. Just before the election th floor-lady and boss went from girl t: girl telling them that they should no vote for the “Bolsheviks.” The girlr had never heard of Bolsheviks before and now are getting an education as to what Bolshevism is. Grili Small Girl. A few days before the elections a leaflet, issued by some of the mem- bers of the union, was given out to the workers as they went out of the shops. The bosses assaulted those dis- tributing the leaflets and dragged a 14-year old girl into the shop, where she was grilled and later warned not to distribute the leaflets again. The leaflet pointed out that during the present administration the following miserable conditions were put into effect: Union Conditions Lost. 1. Reductions in prices on some operations were enforced before the expiration of the agreement and noth- ing was done to prevent it. 2. Workers were fired without cause and were not reinstated. 8. The sanitary conditions of our shops are becoming worse from day to day. Just think of our wash rooms, dressing rooms, ventilation, etc. What was done to better them? 4. No effort was made to organize the open shops of the garment indus- try of Pittsburgh and vicinity, thereby weakening our chances to better our conditions. Nothing was done to achieve closer unity with the other organizations of the needle trades of Pittsburgh. After the elections took place three of the active workers, one a candidate for business agent, were fired from the shop. This act shows the bosses and the labor fakers working hand in hand to crush those who dare to fight for union conditions. Youth and Age Discuss the ‘Terrible’ Soviets By A Worker Correspondent. A small group of men were seated } PRIZES FOR CORRESPONDENTS! VERY week The DAILY WORKER is presenting three prizes for the best stories sent in during the week by its worker cor- respondents. Announcement of this week's prize winners appeared in Friday’s Issue. Next week's prize winners will be announced, and their contributions published on the Worker Correspondents’ Page in Thurs- day's issue, since there will be no paper on Friday, Christmas Day. The prizes offered are as follows: FIRST PRIZE—‘“Flying Osip,” stories of New Russia, some of which are mow.appearing in the New Magazine Section of The DAILY WORKER. SECOND PRIZE—Leon Trotsky’s “My Flight from Siberia,” in which Is told the story of Trotsky’s escape from exile. THIRD’ PRIZE—An original cartoon framed, a reproduction of which will appear on the Worker Correspondents’ Page. Send In your contributions immediately. Address, Editorial De- partment, The DAILY WORKER, 1113 West Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il... ; WALL NEWSPAPER] , connesronpenrs’ cLass HAS ARRIVED IN AMERICAN SHOPS The DAILY “WORKER correspond- ent of the Mofey machine shop has sent us a copy’of’their shop bulletin. We print it in full here. This bulle- tin will give our correspondents a concrete example of the role of the factory wall newspaper in the daily struggles of the workers. Morey Wage Slave Bulletin. Because the boss found 3 copies of the last issue of Morey Wage Slave on their benches. That issue carried the message of A. A. Purcell calling upon us workers to agitate, educate and organize. These three words alarmed the boss 80, that he fired three workers from the shop. The boss knows what he is doing. He is class eémscious. We, the work- ers, do not kmow our interest. We are not class ‘eonscious. This little bulletin has many things for our interest. {It gives facts about the miserable «conditions in which we work and live.:Jt also shows us the way to better our working and living conditions. me Read this carefully, fellow workers. This bulletin ‘speaks for our cause. Our boss hates ‘to see workers be- come class conscious. For he wants men with strong backs and weak minds. Because. the less workers know the more he can rob them and get away with it. And whoever dares to put us wise tothe game the boss plays, gets the-gate, as the other three workers did—unless we get the shop organized. Them the boss will stop his present tactics and gives in to our important demands. No boss can ybe a friend of his workers. Friends do not rob, do not submit us to working under most un- sanitary conditi@ms. Friends don’t act like slave holders as Mr. Himoff is doing. meetin for his own class. Workers have one enemy, one fight and one victory. Workers of the world—unite for the victory. ‘i Learn about your working condi- tions, read the only labor daily news- paper—The DAILY WORKER. It is the only English daily that fights for around the stove in a little country) the workers and gives facts about our town store of Marietta, Minn., “soak-| conditions. ing up heat” as one of them expressed it, when asked what he was doing. The always loquacious proprietor began making conversation. “IT hear that Bill Haywood has left Go to 108 East 14th St., New York City, and ask for this valu- able paper, The DAILY WORKER. Grubich Wears a Poster Russia. Says he would rather be injand Pickets His Shop to prison in Leavenworth than a free man in Russia.” “Seems to me you must be on pret- ty intimate terms with Bill to know of his whereabouts and also his opinion of Soviet Russia, When is Bill planning on coming back?” This from a youth among them. “No I read it in the Journal,” replied the man behind the counter and he began a frantic search for the choice bit of news. “Oh save yourself the trouble,” said the young man. “If you saw it in that paper it ‘must be so.’ I read in the Journal several years ago that the Soviet government could not exist for ten days, but of course that was only a slight miscalculation.” “These capitalist owned newspap are always talking about conditions being so bad in Soviet Russia, They’ve nothing to brag about conditions in France, in. England, Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Italy but you never~ hear any complaints about those countries. Do you know why? Because a govern- ment exists in those countries in con- formity with the desires of our money mad plutocracy and since this is so the newspapers of this country which | I are but instruments in their hands do ‘not consider the deplorable status of the workers in the capitalist ‘coun- tries, If I want reliable information about Soviet Russia I read a working class paper and not a capitalist paper. I choose to place no reliance in the prostituted ‘Brass Check’ press, I read The DAILY WORKER.” Bootlegger Asks for Convoy. ST, PAUL, Minn, Dec, 18—Police were appealed to by a had-working bootlegger for protection. Morris Goldberg told officers hi-jackers re- Heved him of $3,500 worth of holiday Nquor near his home, h Tell Workers of Strike By A Workef Correspondent NEW YORK,‘ Dec: 18.—For four years Abraham Grubich, a tailor and a member of Locai=No. 2 of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers’ Union. worked for the firm of Herman & Her- man of 77 Stantom Street, this city. Last week Gfiibich’s bosses dis- covered that theyycould take the work that Grubich wa€ doing and send it to a small tailor.shop around the corner where the work would be done cheaper. Grubich noticed that from day to day the amount of work given him was dwindling and eight days ago he was fired. The result is that he is on strike and is every day out in front of his former employer's shop with a card on his back; explaining to the people who pass that he is on strike Grubich is very confident that he wil! win out soon, peleleferefererererel E International Dances a Admission peeemeeren IN CHICAGO GROWS IN SIZE AND ENTHUSIASM On Thursday night the class in Chicago Worker Correspondents pitched into work that is very pro- mising for the immediate future. Workers from the building trades, millinery workers, taxi drivers, milk drivers, and a young apprentice in radio construction were among the new members to join the class. They all joined the “Living News paper”, appointed a secretary whose immediate duty is to send an arth cle to The DAILY WORKER explain- ing the “Living Newspaper.” This article will appear in the Monday issue, The most exciting period in the class was the one in which the con- tributions by the students of the class were criticized. Everyone joined. At the end of the session the instructor, J. Louis Engdahi, editor of The DAILY WORKER, pointed out some of the rules to be observed in writing. Everyone of the 14 students present pledged himself and herself to send in a number of contributions for the com- ing week. Class Meets in New York Monday. On Monday Dec, 21, at 8 p. m. the New York Worker Correspon- dents’ class meets at 108 E. 14th street, Joseph Freeman, instructor, has sent us a message that the class is getting under way. it will be observed that a correspondent from New York won the first prize. More New York workers should at- tend the class and enter next week’s contest. Factory Nucleus Elects Worker Correspondents * 5 . for Organization Drive “By A Worker Correspondent NEW YORK City—Every member of Factory District Nucleus No. 1 of Section 5 arrived on time for the first meeting at a lunch room in the dis- trict, After a discussion of the new form of activity the following plan was unanimously adopted: First, distribution ef The DAILY WORKER in the cloak and suit and millinery districts on Thursday noon every week. Special articles by the worker correspondents on conditions in their respective shops and a dis- tribution made of the paper at the shop. A drive for new members will be made among the many sympa- thizers in the various factories where the comrades are employed. The com- rades are enthusiastic about the new method of approach to the workers. From all indications our first meet- ing, 1st District No. 1, Section 5, will build up a large powerful group of Bolsheviks whose presence will be felt by the bosses in the milinery and cloak and suit districts. The following campaigns will be energetically car- ried out for a labor party, for inter- national trade union unity, for recog- nition of Soviet Russa, for the build- ing up of the International Labor De- Safaeeayere etesere Tole el srererereveverel Detroit Workers, Attention! GRAND INTERNATIONAL Y COSTUME BALLY New Year’s Eve.; December 31 at the HOUSE OF THE MASSES, 2646 St. Aubin A AUSPICES WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASS'N. fense. Two worker correspondents, one for the Fretheit and one for The DAILY WORKER, are to immediately write a series of short articles on conditions in their respective trades to demonstrate how imperative it is that the workers support us im the above demands, become members of the Workers (Communist) Party, the only party that is fighting for the working class. Detroit. International Menu 50 Cents. si WORKERS PICKET STATE CAPITOL EXPOSING BOARD Corrupt Administration of Labor Heads Hit By A Worker Correspondent BOSTON, Nov, 18—A group of mem- bers of the Workers (Commutist) Party picketed the state capitol today bearing banners, exposing the cor- rupt administration and personnel of the state board of labor and indus- tries here. Following are some of the demands the placards bore: Consumption for the workers, profit for the boss in Cambridge Radio fac- tory. Berry Box and Packing Co, is vio- lating state labor laws. Workers Party calls on organized labor to act. Meade must go. Sweep Switzer out, Workers Party demands imntediate investigation of the state department of labor and industries. A number of capitalist press report- ers interviewed the picketers, photo- praphed the demonstrators and car- ried away with them s copy of Mon- day’s iksue of The DAILY WORKER which set forth the facts of the case at the Cambridge factory. Consternation was caused within the State House by the pickets. Bare- headed clerks rushed out into the streets to ascertain how serious was the expose, The traffic policemen on duty, at this point, a very busy corner were called into the State House and were told to ignore the pickets. The immediate result of this was that the department ‘hastened to “cover up.” Already an order has gone out to the owners of the factory. Meade and Switzer are taking all steps to protect themselves. Other disclos- ures of the manner in which this de- partment “protects” ‘the workers are forthcoming, and it will take more than a politician's ‘alibies to satisfy the workers. The demand for a sweeping investi- gation will be taken up on the floor of the Boston Central Labor Union. It is expected ‘to bring far reaching re- sults, As was expected, the kept press minimized the demonstration. The photographs were suppressed and only a bare mention. wasmade of the mat- ter. The names. of, the factories were concealed and, the state department was given space in which to publish a lying denial of the charges, But this will not fool the workers in the shops. Hundreds of copies of the DAILY WORKER were distribut- ed, and the workers realize that the only paper that will fight for their interest is the DAILY WORKER. Bill Favoring Seamen Introduced in Senate WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—A bill has been introduced in the senate favor- ed by the International Seamen’s Union of America establishing a con- tinuous discharge book system for able seamen in the merchant marine. This book would give to each seaman a record of his employment which would not be at the mercy of a hostile master in case of industrial dispute, Page Three New York, Attention! The “Novy Mir” Ball D. Dobkin The famous tenor, Lidia Savickaya Soloist of the Boston Symphony. Plerre Matheo Soloist of the New York Symphony Damrosha (on oboe and English horn). Hilda Shaket The famous interpreter of classic dances, All Will Appear at the “NOVY MIR” CONCERT and BALL Where? Park Palace, 110th St. and 5th Ave, ‘When? Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, Who Will Be at the Ball and Com cert? All, All, All, Get Ready—@uy Your Tickete In Advance. DON'T FORGET. THE DANCE Given by ZWOOKY RODINY For the Benefit of Tuberculer Child ten of the U. &, S, R, MASKED BALL : THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 MIRROR HALL, 1136 N. Western Avenue, * Meet the New Year with Us and Help the Children. SS Genova Restaurant ITALIAN-AMERICAN 1238 Madison Street N. E. Cor. Elizabeth St. Spaghetti and Ravioli Our Specialty Special Arrangements for Parties on Short Notice J. KAPLAN MERCHANT TAILOR Suits Made to Order at Reasonable Prices 8646 ARMITAGE AVENUE Phone Albany 9400 PARRRAARAARARARAR RRA RA REE Furnished Room FOR RENT. All Modern Conveniences. For 1 or 2 men. Apply clo DAILY WORKER, ‘To those who work hard for thelr money, | will save 60 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURGH, PA, Get a Bundle! ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 A full page of YOUTH NEWS: conditions of young workers in industry—the life young workers lead—and the latest developments in the youth movement. A Page Edited by the Young Workers (Communist) League 2 Cents a Copy. THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago Rea Tickets in Advance, 35¢ Chicago, IIlinois Attention! TTH ANNUAL YULETIDE FESTIVAL given by the UNITED WORKERS’ SUNDAY SCHOOLS of Chicago Sunday, December 20, 1925, 3 P. M. at WiCKER PARK HALL, 2042 W. North Avenue Children’s Program—Concert During Afternoon DANCING DURING EVENING IN LARGE HALL. At the Door, 50c a Person, eee aeetoree