The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 22, 1925, Page 1

{ pO SL SES TEE ean aR The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. II. No. 292. Be $ AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY INGLAND gets the* Mosul oil trom the league of nations but Turkey may get more than the can. After what Abd-el-Krin did to France and Spain, it is not the part of wisdom to build a tall edifice on the presump- tion that the Turks are going to melt way like butter on a hot plate when the armies of the league of nations hove in sight. Which armies by the way, will be composed ninety nine per cent of Britain’s forces. The Turks are in a fairly good position to thumb their rather elegant nasal ap- pendages at the British. ‘#8 ALL Street. wants to ease the United States into the league of nations via the world court. Rather an interesting line-up in - congress. The DAILY WORKER alone of all the daily papers gives the economic background of the opposing forces: How thin the line that separates the democratic and the republican par- ties? The great bulk of both are for the league because the international bankers are for it and the House of Morgan controls both parties. On the other hand a few sengtors who re- present the middle and far west in- dustrialists are fighting against en- trancé into the league. The Coolidge administration is Tun by the bankers and it looks as if the bankers may win this fight, et 8 HE “impartial investigator” who dug up the atrocity stories for England is Gen. Laidoner of Esthonia, who was chiefly responsible with the murder of the Communists in that country recently. Britain keeps Estho- nia’s financial head above water and Laidoner did not feel like biting the hand that feeds him. A noble soul (Continued on page 6) HECKERT HELPS BUILD LEFT WING.IN GERMAN | TRADE UNION MOVEMENT «em HECKERT Member ;of the Central Executive Committec of the Communist Inter- national and an active leader in the German left wing trade union move- ment, o. Vn te. ~ Maye ps Ra thy mast B Na, Bie 2 ae ge « In\Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Stion Rates: dusise Chicago te sen) Ber3! per year. } ¢ > LEVIN COUNTS THE VOTES WW ANALGAMATED Members Take Figures with Grain of Salt | The election of joint board officials in the Chicago Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers have just come to an end, It will probably take another: few days before the results of the election will be announced. There is no doubt that the officials will try to use the figures of the election as a proof for their constant cry that they still enjoy the “full confidence” of the membership, that there is no Place for an opposition in the Chicago Amalgamated, that their policies, pro- gram and actions of last year are ap- proved by the membership. In this, as well as in all previous elections, the figures of votes cast do not mean everything. For not un- til the membership cast their votes overwhelmingly for the progressive program will the disparity between the votes cast and those counted, that; has been a notable characteristic of previous elections, continue to pre- vail. (4 #, Po = pee - . With Grain. of Salt. The class conscious elements: in tlie Chicago Amalgamated are not so naive as to accept the figures given by the elections committee as the correct ones. Good and sound judge- ment will be used by this element as to the strength of the opposition to the present leadership. This election is significant. It is significant in more ways. than one. Not only will the results of this elec- tion be used by the officials as a licétise. to-proceed with an intensifi- cationvof the-same policies “and tac- ties of ‘the Spast, but. they. will also utilize it as a counter-agent to the very disturbing upheaval in the New York membership. * ‘Machine Busy. It must “be said that the Amalga- mated machine is the most powerful and centralized organization td be found within any union. In order to pile up as big a vote as their unpo» pularity with the rank and file will permit, the’ ‘machine has and is util- izing all their forces. Business agents, shop chairntan and lieutenants get on the job with all the vigor and energy at their disposal. Sample ballots, printed at union expense, marked out for machine candidates are distri- Wuted by the shop chairmen. Shop | chairmen are instructed to watch and see that people vote and how they vete, Kuections judges are appointed that can be depended upon by the machine, The opposition candidate happens to te a worker from the~shops, HEARST HAS JIM CROW NIGHT AT CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT IN BALTIMORE (Special to The Daily Worker) BALTIMORE, Md., Dec, 20—Ne- gro visitors to the Hearst Baltimore Evening American and Evening News Christmas exhibit, who were in line waiting to enter, were pulled out of line and told that there was a special day set aside for “nig- gers” and that they could not en- ter. \ Following repeated insults of this type, many of the Negro societies met in conference and Issued acall to all Negroes to keep away from tne Hearst exhibit on the day set aside for “niggers” and to with- draw their, subscriptions from the Hearst papers, SOVIETS WILL GIVE PLAN T0 GENEVA MEET But Suspect War Move Camouflaged as Peace (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Dec. 20—Dispatches from Moscow show’ that the Soviet govern- ment is fully aware of the new angle of British imperialism’s diplomatic preparation for making war on the Soviet union by all sorts of hypocrit- ical overtures for peace, the latest of which is the invitation by the league of nations to the Soviet government to attend the preliminary conference on “disarmament” to be held at Ge- nova, on February 15, next, E War Disguised as Peace. “Under the camouflage of pacifica- tion,” states the Izvestia, an adroit move in a diplomatic game is being carried on by Great Britain. The Izvestia says, according to dispatches, that Soviet Russia will gladly parti- cipate in such conferences, but the charge is made that the conference’ was set for Geneva purposely make Soviet participation difficult, \.since Soviet Russia has a strict boycott on Switzerland since the unpunished as- sassination at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1923, of the Soviet Ambassador Vaslav Vorovsky. “Refusal to participate, however,” says the Izvestia, “would be playing ifto the hands of the league of na- tions and would brand the Soviet union as an enemy of peace.” That the Soviet government is cer- tain to participate is the conclusion from expressions of opinion quote® as coming from a high official at Mos- cow. But the Bolsheviks are fully aware of the hypocrites they are deal- ‘Office at Chicago, ——— ag rr i ae AG /3 See Mi 60 TOWAR TO DEFERD MOSUL Leaguesof Nations (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Dec. 20.—With the Turkish national assembly sitting day and night trying to determine Turkey’s. sourse of action In the face of the decision of the league of nations giv- ng the Mosul oil land to Great Brit- ain’s hands by presenting it to the puppet kingdom of Irak, the possibil- ity of war looms in the Near East between Turkey and her possible He] ing with. ‘This, too, is indicated in{@llies and Great Britain backed by has had to face many difficulties in| in, omcial statements, which are the league of nations. the campaign. He was refused cre- dentials for watchers w take care of his vote during the counting of the ballots. His supporters were refused places on the election committee in spite of the fact that wreen, the can- (Continvet on page 2) LOCAL 39 OF THE A. C.W. HOLDS ELECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIAL quoted as follows: Will Present a Concrete Pian. , “While we are still skeptical of the European nations’ real desire for dis- armament, we are willing to make an- other effort to establish general peace and econoniic co-operation among all maitkind. “With this end in view, we are ready to put before’ the conference a concrete and definite plan represent- ing the Russian workers’ desire for peace, a new social order and a firm \ ; it became known Saturday that elections for officials of Local “ae chee (Continued on pawe 2) opposition to the machine slate. aye feria Pr oducers ss ake No / "s ae Fi arr ge adnate i a a ing time oh Sides in Milk War yee tial umen democracy the rule, ‘Now; however, Ie te the seat of{ TRE COOk County Milk Produocry 1 association held their annual meeting { sahgeteris In the A.C. 'W. : 5 at the La Salle Hotel and elected of- ! In Local 39 today progressivism is even yet given some lip service, but it/ficers for the next year. When the only amounts to words over the corpse. Meetirigs are packed with sluggers| question of the controversy between and members terrorized and beaten up if they try to raise their voices for|/the milk producersvand the health real progressive measures or in any opposition to the machine. That only| authorities was raised, the conference by a rumor leaking out could the membership learn that an election in the| “decided not to take a ge ee: ls local was coming today, is added proof of the highhanded way of running! Wutil a thoro investigation can be ., of the matter, things now used by the machine. . ft wi ickly formed ition slate t inst Le cecal “on prvgoienten-thettrm ‘enue tlw” Hilt 1; ganille i 4 aw yee sak ‘A the local was adopted. . Among others run by the left wing for the Joint Board are Meyer Ber- le Sléfchi MOSCOW, U. 8. 8S. Rs Dec. 20-—- while Abe Lerner and Fannie Slofchick are Lice ieclaks: Gab: stean: eet h ‘son, Anna Fox and |. Sonkin; standing for the Executive Board and Mandel Yaglovsky for the Grievance meraber-of She’ persiainin “ot the Rules sian Communist Party, following: his Board. for the! acceptance of CdOmmunist discipline, The whole progressive and left wing slate is pledged to a fight abolition of gangsterism and to bring back this great local union to its proud / and js inducted into the active politi- jitlon of former days when it was really an instrument of the workers. | cal work of the party. NEW YEAR'S EVE IN CHIC ont This possibility of war is made very realistic by the words of Tewlik Rushdi Bey, Turkish foreign minister now in Paris. He says: “Mosul is Turkish, and Turkey is prepared to fight:to defend Turkish territory, despitesthe league of a- tion’s award off Mosul .to Irak and Great Britain. Weare being threaten- ed on our own .soil,” Concerning thes report that Great Britain was considering making offers of loans and concessions to Turkey if it would acceptithe theft of Mosul, Tewfik said: “It Great Britain offers reasonable terms we will aecept them; but if she offers unreasonable terms—well, what would the Uniteil ‘States do if Japan seized some of is territory? Fight, of course, A Britiste Promise. “The basié of thé Turkish grievance is the promise made by the Marquis Curzon in the Lausanne treaty confer- ence, that Mosul never would be dis- posed of without the consent of Tur- key. Why, then, should it be neces- ‘sary for Turkey to go to the league? “We don’t care about the league of nations or the Hague tribunal deci- sion, They mean nothing in our lives. “1! would be a fit subject for an insane asylum if | even expected a just decision from the league of na- concluded the Turks’ foreign ir in no uncertain language. Tewfik Bey, when asked if he had visited Tchitcherin, the Soviet com- missar of foreign affairs, now in Paris, stated that he had seen Tchit- cherin, but. would not speak of what was discussed. ¢ THE BRAZEN TONG | [CHICAGO T. UE. L. WILL Tewfik Bey Scorns the WORKER. Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. HOLD FOURTH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL The Chicago group of the Trade Union Educational League will hold | ‘its Fourth Annual New Years’ Eve | Ball at the “Italian Hall, 643 North Clark St. on Thursday night, Dec. | 31st. The dancing starts at 8 p. m. Thursday evening and winds up at 2 o'clock on New Years’ day. All of the proceeds of the affair will be used to carry on the work of the left wing groups thru 1926. All cordially invited to attend. Sweet Case Defendants Released on Bonds (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Dec. 20.—All of the ele- ven Negro defendants in the Sweet case are out op bonds ranging from $5,000 to $10,000, Dr, Ossian H. Sweet and Leonard Morse have been releas- ed after a bonds, Mrs, Sweet has been released on her recognizance, thus releasing the $5,000 bail bond put up for her. It is expected the new trial for the eleven Negroes accused of muydering a white hoodlum, who was in the mob that stoned and fired upon the Sweet residence, will come the early part of January. Miners Lose Right to Decide Use of Timber WELLINGTON, New Zealand (FP) —For 13 years, miners employed in the state coal mines in New Zealand have had the right to decide what | timbering should be used to make their working places reasonably safe against accident. The government, in order to cheapen production, has now filched this right from the miners. A strike is now in progress as a result of the government's action. UES OF MAMMON militant trades unionists are | bitter fight on $10,000) | Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. | | | | “THAN SCABS AT EDISON C0. But Production Fades as Scabs Vanish The strike against the Edison Elec- tric Appliance company conducted by | the Sheet Metal Workers is now en- tering the third week with the ranks of the strikers remaining solid and | the picket line unbroken. The company is now working the few scabs overtime and promising to |play the role of Santa Claus but in spite of all the promises there are fewer scabs working now than in the beginning of the strike and produc- tion is yet paralyzed, The company is employing more special deputies or gunmen than scabs in order to make the outside world believe that work is being performed. ‘These professional strike-breakers are prowling around the sidewalk sup- posedly to protect the company’s pro- perties but in reality to prevent the strike pickets from ,talking to the scabs, These plugg-ngglies follow you in the street cars and the elevated trains in order to preyent you from heaving a peaceful argument with those scabbing. The Edison Appliance Co. is a notorious open shop concern and a subsidiary of the General, Electric Co. The struck plant is;logated on 52nd and 19th St. in Cicero. Senate Confirms Cal's Appointments. | WASHINGTON, Dec..20,—The sen- ate has confirmed nearly.a thousand appointments, including postmasters, | Judges,, collectors, and appointments in the diplomatic corps. MOSCOW ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CELEBRATES 200TH ANNIVERSARY MOSCOW-—(By Mail.)-—At the opening of the 200th anniversary celebra- tion of hte Moscow Academy of Sciences, the Central Executive Committee of the Council of People’s Commissaries‘of the Union of Socialist Soviet Re- publics changed the name of the Moscow Academy of Sciences to Academy of Sciences for the Union of Socialist Professor Karpinsky, head of the Soviet Republics. academy, in his opening address wel- comed the heads of the Soviet government that were present, and also the (Continued FOR THE T.ULE.L.BALL AT ITALIAN HALL, 643 N nee” on page 3) CLARK ST. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents FARMER LABOR PARTY FORMED Meeting Agrees on Plan for Northwest Drive By ALFRED KNUTSON (Special to The Dally Worker? BISMARCK, North Dakota, Deo, 20 —Despite all of the desperate efforts | of several of the old time, die-hard, | fossolized nonpartisan leaguers to prevent the formation of a farmer tabor party, a farmerlabor party was formed at the gathering of North Da- kota farmers here. : The resolution which was sponsor- ed by the Williams county delegation and was allopted by the conference calls for the organization of the party along class lines, The platform of the newly organ- ized farmer-labor party among other things, declares for the public owner- ship of railroads, coal mines and wa- ter power; the reduction of tariffs and the gradual abolition of chattel ang farm mortgages. A ¢ommittee of five was elected to lay plans for the calling of a confer ence of the northwestern and the Pa- cific northwest states sometjme in March. GLASSES OF WORKER CORRESPONDENTS 10 BE ORGANIZED BY WICKS During his tour thru the East, which started yesterday in Grand Rapids, Comrade H. M, Wicks will devote considerable time to the or ganizing of worker correspondents’ classes In the various cities that he visits, This is some of the most import- ant work being conducted by The DAILY WORKER anid the party. It is essential that proletarian writers be developed so that a great staff of field correspondents can be created that will know how to handle all labor news in a manner that will appeal to the working class. All worker correspondénts and _ those who want to take up this work should attend the Wicks meet- ings and remain afterwards to take up this question with Comrade Wicks. The following cities will be visit ed: Detroit, Buffalo, New York, Phi- ladelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo. Time and place of lectures announced elsewhere in today’s paper.” WORLD UNITY OF WORKERS NEEDED TO FIGHT BOSSES Wake Up America! Cry British Unionists: By TOM MANN. Special London Correspondent for The Daily Worker. LONDON, Dec, 20.—The capitalist international combine formed at Lo- carno has now been termed the treaty of London, and it is alleged great and\ glorious results will accrue therefrom, Sir B. Pares-has been lecturing at the school of Slavonic studies, where Sir Benjamin. gave an address on re- Admission 75 Cents, 1 } cent information as to conditions in Russia. He said “The Russian Com- munists had a great victory at the Trade Union Congress at Scarborough, but that had been followed by a re- verse, and the Locarno pact hit them far harder than the resolutions of any political party or the prosecutions of | Communist agitators.” A principal ob- ject of this treaty wr pact beyond doubt has been to put a fence round Russia and at least to attempt her isolation. eg ig World Trade Union Unity. It is of the utmost urgency that the workers should without delay esta- blished a united international. Read- ers of The DAILY Wox«rr will be aware of the understanding arrived at between the British trade unions and the unions of Soviet Russia, and (Continued on page 3) Pe cluding Wardrobe, Dancing U aM, Refreshments Seryed,