The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 15, 1926, Page 6

i F “Saturday afternoon, January 16, at one o'clock In the Cooper Union, call at 3 i * “Page § Six TH ” THE THE DAILY WORKER P05 Puttined wy tk, by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, I. Phone Monroe 4712 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By melt Gn Chicago oniy): By mall (outside of Chicago): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months | $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.50 three montha £2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Hlinole a nt A RIOR J. LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB......cssscsconssornssser belie eieninemceneneee normosmic nein me Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi- cago, Iil., under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates on application. <> 390 . Leninism in the United States Thruout the whole world the latter part of this month the ad- vanced section of the working class will participate in Lenin memorial meetings and demonstrations. These meetings are not for the purpose merely of reviewing the life awd achievements of the in- vincible leader of the proletarian revolution in this, the final stage of capitalism—the era of imperialism. His illustrious contribution to working class emancipation looms so large that mere demonstra- tions can add no lustre to it. And as the revolutionary tide rises ever high the influence of the life and work of Lenin will increase. ‘We commemorate and review the history of Lenin in order that we may learn to apply, in the preparatory struggle for the revolution, his tactics and strategy to every class. And in his work and writings are to be found answers to all the problems. Here in the United States the memorial meetings, while recall- ing the achievements of Lenin, will be utilized to popularize his con- tribution to the working class struggle so that we may profit by it in the great conflicts that are now developing. The long drawn-out strike of the anthracite miners, now reach- ing a crisis, requires the firm direction of workers trained in Lenin- ism. The treacherous role of the reactionary officials can best be forcibly brought to the attention of the workers by the application of Marxist-Leninist tactics to the struggle. “ The devastating agricultural crisis, causing deep political rum- blings in the corn belt of the middle west and extending to the cotton belt of the south, can be utilized to the advantage of the exploited masses if Leninist tactics are applied to link up the farm revolt with the struggle of the industrial proletariat in the cities. Inextricably bound up with this crisis is the struggle for a labor party that will mobilize the impoverished agriculturists behind the organized polit- ical power of the industrial proletariat. New drives against the foreign-born for the purpose of register- ing and classifying the whole working class must be combatted; the question of recognition of the Soviet Union is becoming more and more a political issue of the first magnitude, not merely for the workers to whom it has always been of major significance, but to other elements in this country; the fight against wage cuts, unem- ployment, class collaboration and for all the elemental demands of the working class can only be met on the basis of Leninism. In every large center of population and in scores of smaller places thruout the United States, in the period from January 22 to February 1, Lenin memorial meetings will be held, and all workers should atend in order that they may learn to become better fighters for their class. Pacifism in Schools and Colleges ~ A tempest has been aroused over the recent publication of an article by Superintendent of Schools William B. McAndrew, of Chi- cago, to the effect that certain pictures regarded as patriotic should be kept out of public schools, because of their effect upon the child mind. One of these objectionable pictures is the fife and drum illustration ealled “The Spirit of ’76.’ In a somewhat vague state- ment Andrews objects to similar pictures. Publication of his objections evoked the wildest denunciation from all the patriots for profit—agents of the military intelligence department of the government, posts of the American legion, daugh- ters of the revolution, military officers, agents of the armament and munitions manufacturers—who joined in one clamor of denunciation. It seems, however, that McAndrews himself is not a pacifist, but a militarist, an officer of that strikebreaking, scab herding aggrega- tion know as the state militia. He advocates military training in the publie schools and upholds other forms of perverting the youth of the nation so they will be ideal soldiers—cannon fodder for im perialism. At present it seems that McAndrews is one of the more modern nilitarists. He r to himself as a “military pacifist.” This ix coming to be a familiar phenomenon in American politics. Pacifists, almost without exception, are the most effective supporters of im perialist aggression, because they conceal war preparations beneath pacifist phrases, This is clearly revealed by the role of thé pacifist crew in support of Morgan’s proposal to get the United State: into the world court where new and more devastating wars will lx hatched. More significant than the furore over McAndrews is’ the ‘actio1 of student bodies at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ‘demandin; abolition of military training in colleges. This anti-militarist senti is rising in all American colleges. The slightest familiarity with the history of the last war and a superficial observation of enrrent his tory is sufficient to expose the real character of the imperialikt wars of aggression today and create hostile sentiment against them. Nothing is more destructive of every semblance of manhood and inielligence than the life of a soldier in an imperialist army. The most degraded, unthinking and mentally undeveloped dolts make the best soldiers and it is not surprising that people with~even a modicum of intelligence resent being barked at by some imperialist satrap in shoulder straps. This revolt against militarism is only beginning and will ere 1 tong give the pay: -triots much uneasiness. What is the matter with France? There hasn’t been a new cabinet for a couple of weeks, However, we can expect one any day. et a member for-the Workers Party and a new subseription for ¢ the, DAT. DATLY Wi ORKER NEW YORK A. C. W. DEMONSTRATES AT COOPER UNION ON SATURDAY NEW YORK CITY; Jan. 13—The open war of gangsterism and terror gainst the rank and file membership of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers by the Hillman machine is to’ be publicly exposed and a vigorous protest registered at the great mass meeting of clothing workers to be held here The action committee which Is speaking in behalf of the membership is Jevitng all foot of the A. C. W. in New York to attend, oroblem that confronts the working } | E DAILY WORKER The New Threat to Mexico All-America Anti-Imperialist League, Qe newspapers have rediscovered the Mexican bandit. So long. quiescent, he is again robbing trains and indulging in cruel massacres on the front page—precisely at the time when Gzother section of the same page is given ever to stories of the threatening U. S. ete of protest against Mexico’s new petroleum and land law. The coincidence is net sur- prising. To those familiar with the history of U. S.-Mexican relations it means another assault of American imperialism against the republic to the south of us. The cause is to be found in Wall Street's objection to the petroleum and land law; the banditry is brot in to supply atmosphere. Senor Aaron Saenz, Mexican minis- ter of foreign affairs, declares that his government, which has bowed s0 often before the insistence of Wall Street in the past, will not give in to the latest arfogant demands. He points out that the note delivered to him last week by Ambassador Sheffeld is nothing less than an insult to Mex- ican sovereignty. The note hints at a withdrawal of recognition by the Coo- lidge administration unless Mexico re- vises her law and permits free ex- ploitation by the American interests. “Mexico will sustain her rights as a sovereign nation,” Senor Saenz af- firms, “and will pass such legislation ce she pleases, the Mexican courts be- ing cable of deciding if the legisla tion is inyutious to foreign interests.” S a matter of fect the petroleum and land law is merely putting in- to effect article 27.,of the Mexican constitution. It has.been part of the fundamental law of the republic for nine years but its application in sup- plementary legislation has been re- peatedly prevented by .pressure from the United States, now worked out and approved by an overwhelming vote of both houses of the national legislature limit the rights of foreigners to hold land in Mexico and limit foreign investment holdings in Mexican corporations. They provide, however, that foreign corporations may operate in Mexico unhampered on condition that they agree to accept the same treatment as Mexicans before the law—that is, on condition that for the purposes of the law they agree to be considered as Mexicans, to accept the judgment of the Mexican courts and to refrain from invoking the ~intervention of their governments. Opposition to the law indicates that American capitalists are not will- ing to discontinue their tactics of ap- peuiizg to the U. 8S. government when- ever they get criss-cross with the Mex- ican courts, It means that they will leave no stone unturned to maintin The regulations | themselves in a privileged pusition. Current Events (Continued from page 1) prompted Mr. McAndrew to beard the militaristic lions of this tough city, particularly as his job is very much at the mercy of those very lions, Judging by the cut of McAn- drews’ jib, his cognomen and parti- cularly his associations, he is probab- ly a member of the English-speaking union, which is one of the many simi- lar organizations financed by British imperialism to make things easier for its interests in the United States. eee cANDREW, it should be noticed is in favor of military training in the public schools. He is not op posed to teaching the kids under his control how to drive their bayonets into workers during strikes, but he does not want them to think too harshly of the British red-coats who were driven out of this country by the colonists. McAndrew is a col- onel in the Illinois national guard. He calls himself a “military pacifist.” Therefore, his anti-militarist sincer- ity must be taken with a grain of salt. _* # rs EVERTHELESS, the furore caus- | ed by his public statement shows what a burning issue this question | of military training in schools and colleges is. Recently there has devel- oped thruout the country a growing | opposition to compulsory training. The students im several colleges have al- | ready voted against the practice. This is a fighting issue with the imperial- ists, and the radical -workers should take full advantage of the interest aroused in order to reach the chil- dren and the students with the Com- munist position on militarism and pas cifism. eo #8 HE proponents of military training in the public schodls insist that the youth of the nation will not be brutalized as a result of it, and in an attempt to prove the case one of our capitalist newspapers published a pic- ture of a group of young lads rush- ing to the charge in mimic warfare, with drawn bayonets. The look on their faces was indescribably horrible, demoniacal. No doubt, the command- ing officer advised them to act as if they were about to drive their bay- onets into the flesh of a number of “heathen” Japanese. ee Cee do not expect that swords will be turned into plough- shares as long as capitalism exists. Our objection to military training in the public schools is chiefly based on the fact that this training is designed to fit these young workers for the service of capitalism, It is useless to indulge in mawkish sentiment about the horrors of war until we get rid| of capitalism. It is quite evident that the American capitalists are actively | weparing for war. It is very unfor- | unate that outside of the Commun- sts and their closest sympathizers, he rest of the working class move- nent is blind to the danger. Raisa in The Jewess and Garden in Carmen This Week-End at Opera Friday evenin, Jan, 15, at the Chico- so Civie Opera will be devoted to a special, and the only performance of ‘The Jewess.” This great | music rama, so popular in former years, will psain be presented on the same lavish scale that made {t memorable. {ts great beauty, emotional force and dramatic power have made this opera one of the greatest drawing vehicles on the opera company's repertoire. An all-star cast wiil make this’ eve- ning one of the most eventful of the entire season—Raisa, Macbeth, Mar- shall, Mojica, Kipnis; Serge Oukrain- sky and his ballet, The conductor will be Polacco. Saturday matinee will bring forth another brilliant cast in a long awalt- ed revival of “The Marriage of Fi- garo,” with Muzio, Mason, Pavloska, Lazzari and Steel. Conductor, Weber. Saturday evening “Carmen” will be sung at popular prices—-75 cents to $3 with Mary Garden in one of her greatest roles, The. cast will include | ground, In Memory of 1905 EXICO has’ suffered sufficiently for her. great natural wealth and her proximity to the United States. The latest note from Washington was the most unkindest cut of all; it was di- rected at a government that had worked overtime to keep on the good side of Wall Stret, to such an extent that it has become known as “a Wall Street government.” Only a few weeks have passed since President Calles handed back the National Rail- ways of Mexico (under government control since the time of Carranza) to the foreign investors, It was de- manded that he make things still bet- tér for the investors by smashing the Mexican railroad’unions, and he com- plied. He ‘sent Minister of Finance Pani to NewYork to negotiate with the Housé’of’Morgan a substitute for the Lamont-le'lé Huerta agreement. pe SCHMIDT, commander of the revolutionary fleet that raised the red flag on ‘the Russian cruiser Ochakov (pictured above) in the revolutionary days of, 1905 at the Black Sea base, Sebastopol. d and shot by He was court- the czar’s government. (Continued from previous issue.) The International bor Movement and the East. T the same time"We see that the revolutionary m@ement, overcome a whole number of difficult- ies—and it has met_with the most serious difficulties duping this year— is beginning to gain; in in strength, and that on a new basig; here and there even on the basis improvement in economic affairs, }ut it is growing and has at the sameime undoubtedly to overcome the most serious difficul- ties. The Communigt. Party of Ger- many has passed thru its most serious crisis this year, It has, however, be- gun to recover in recent times and has proved the enormous vitality which is inherent in Communism in Germany. The Communist Party of Germany received almost 400,000 votes at the municipal elections in Berlin, This proves that Communism in Ger- many is standing on firm and solid The elections in Hessen and in numerous other districts show the same. The elections in Czecho-Slo- vakia in which our. received a million votes are of _gnormous signifi- cance, There can no doubt that Communism has je a tremendous force in Czecho-Si ia and is the second strongest f in parliament, In Belgium we hi comparatively small party and a si enemy in the Ansseau, Banklanoff, and Freund. This will be mpanied by the Ouk- rainsky ballet. tor, Grove: shape of the Belgian labor party. The Belgian mensheviki have man-| ized in the thnks ot-ahe.figcond Inter. imate $1,090,000." rok » having. aged to penetrate into the life of the working class. The Belgian and Aus- trian social-democrats are the strong- ;est menshevist parties and they have so managed that almost the whole life of the worker and of his family are under their influence. It is hardly possible for a working man’s child to be born without the trade union and the party being on the spot. They have their own banks, their own hos- pitals, their rich and powerful co-op- erative society, their own theater and cinema, in a word, they understand their job, But even in these two coun- tries the Communists can record suc- cess in recent times (in Austria among the youth), JN my opinion therefore, comrades, ‘European Communism has left be- jhind it "its most difficult years, its most serious crises, We know that these crises were inevitable. We also know that our party passed thru. its most difficult decade between 1908 and 1917. International Communism is how pasisng thru a period of this sort. At the same time we can observe a powerful revolutionary movement in the East, which is of tremendous im- portance and proves that Lenin's diag- nosis with regard to how the world revolution will proceed, has proved to be perfectly correct. In this sense, events in China are of the greatest significance. Up to now, they have only roused millions, soon they will rouse tens and uth js of millions. The labor res which is organ- He let Morgan into the National Bank of Mexico, and‘atranged for payments on the Mexteam'external debt. But Sanitary Conditions (Continued from page 1). supposed to eat thelr lunch on the killing floor—it is against the health tules—but ‘the “locker-rooms are so filthy, cold and smoky that the work- ers refuse t6 go in there and eat. They sit down on slimy benches, coated with blood, and eat thetr lunch. Sonie do ‘Mot even bother to wash their hands as it means that they will be unable to eat their lunch, sharpen their knives and be ready to start when the chain starts up. Two Towels for 200 Workers. IN the morning two towels are placed in the washroom. This wash- room is used by. over 200 workers. The towels are so dirty inside of ten or fifteen minutes that it makes one feel sick to his stomach to just look at them. The towels are so dirty that one refuses to wipe his shoes with them, let alone his hands or face. At noon these towels are taken away and two more are placed on the rack. These, are dirty in no time. The workers, donot get individual towels and the company conference board re- fuses to take this matter up as it means Jegs.profits for the food barons. As soon as.the men quit work they rush into, the locker rooms, change their clothes as quickly as possible and rush out of the “yards.” All day long they. are driven by the boss, straw bosses and the speeded up chains, and, at: the close of the day, they are driven by the stench, the filth and, slime in the locker rooms. As twQ, workers stand in an aisle dressing, jt. is an easy matter for workers in the offal department to come hy ith their dirty aprons and rub the,slime and stinking refuse onto those .who are dressing. The offal workers, haye complained many times and have asked for a locker room and a washroom. ‘of their own, but have never had their demands listened to. Must Stand in Muddy Water. All day. long the workers in the hog killing. department are forced to stand in muddy, water. The shoes they wear become water soaked and rheumatism is a common, ailment here. Many of the workers are afflicted with what they call,tmucle bound.” From stand- ing up.nine and ten hours per day, the muscles in the legs are so over- strained that cramps result shat give the worker all kinds of pain, It is an easy matter for the workers on the killing floor to cut themselves. Their knives—which they must furnish themselyes—are sharpened so that they have, a finer edge than a razor. Their bands are wet all day long and it is an easy matter for the worker— whose eyes are blurred by the con- tinuous passing of over 500 hogs be- baba his eyes every hour—to cut him- self. national,’ does” not understand movement. HE ‘mor éihent in the East is the biggest, gun directed against the capltalig Pah kaed “The movement in the Bi turning the germ of the European revoli| into the germ of a world revolution, Without the East, without those massed mililons which are now, before our eyes, resisting the imperiatists’“yoke, there can be no talk of’ d ‘world ‘revolution. If we cati take all these factors into consideration, ‘we must say: “Good, we will eall’ the sent situation of capitalism ‘stabilization; but no one can maintdin® that this stabilization will last, that it/will secure captalism sade cataclsyms.” The most far- ‘heal Oil Company Ordered to Pay Its this Strikers $1,000,000 MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12.— One reason why the Wall Street imper- jalists still regard Mexico with suspi- cious eyes and are not yet and prob- ably never will ‘be satisfied with the surrenders of the Calles governme: on many ‘points, is seen in the d sion of thé Mexican supreme vourt dering therAguila Oil company to the strikers wages for the time they have been locked out by the company va Parnes a on demands that were und justified, The sum will approx- By Manuel Gomez Wall Street is insatiable, particularly! where there is oil, Backed by the United States government, the. Ameri- * can financial oligarchy demands that Mexico tear up her constitution and turn over all her resources to Ameri- can exploitation. HAT is what the note delivered by Ambassador Sheffield asks for.. And that is something that no Mext- can government can grant, ff it does not wish to lose every vestige of sup- port among the masses of its own peo- ple, The Mexican workers are in @ mi#tant mood. They have just forced the British-owned Aguila Oil company to pay out 2,000,000 pesos covering full, wages during the entire period of the-recent oil strike. The govern- ment appears to be taking a strong stand in the face of the insulting U. 8. note. Every enemy of imperialism on the American continent will sup- Port its attitude. from Bad to Worse In the first aid room they have a doctor and a number of nurses to take “care” of those that have heen injured in the plant. The doctor's nerves are all shot—some say that he was shell-shocked in the war—and his hands shake so that it makes the worker who is being treated fear for his hand and fingers. The treatment he gets is not of the best. The shacklers, who must take the dirty hogs and shackle their hind legs and place them on the chain, look as tho they rolled in manure all day long. These workers have an apology for a bathroom. In a small room the company has placed the dressing room, the toilet and one shower bath for these workers. The shower is far from adequate to wash away the stink that goes thru the workers clothes to the skin. Roof Leaks. The ceiling of the locker room ft the pork department leaks, Every time they wash the floors. above, the muddy water drips down on the clothes, the lockers and on the work- ers below. These matters have been brought before the workers -“repres- entatives” many times, but nothing has been done by the conference board? Nothing has ever been done by the company. Sanitary conditions such as that of the workers in the hog killing, cut- ting,trimming, offal and cooler rooms can be found in all of the other de- partments. The workers are forced to work under the worst of conditions. No attention is paid to bettering con- ditions of this kind. The only time the company ever betters conditions is when the Workers protest in force- ful terms or if it méans>a saving and more profits for the meat packers. Rheumatism, chronic colds, pneu monia and other pulmonary diseases, including tuberculosis, can be found among the men on the floor that are killing and preparing foodstuffs due to the unsanitary surroundings in which these men are forced to work, eat and dress. In tomorrow's DAILY WORKER the wages paid and the hours worked by the workers in the “yards” will be dealt with. Wages in the packing house industry are the lowest of amy industry and attempts are being con- ‘tinually made to lower them still further. Hours in the packing in- dustry are longer than those worked by workers in other industries, The other industries have the eight-hour day but the ten-hour day and the nine- hour day are common things in the packing plants and. attempts are now being made to lengthen the work day to 12 and 14 hours, tion of the International Situation seeing capitalists regard the present | situation in their country as something transient, something unstable. Never- theless, we must not close our eyes to the fact that the development of the international revolution has not pro- ceeded as fast as we expected. Inde- termining our tactics, we must, of course, always take into our calcula- tions the worst that may happen. We must however clearly recognize that this stabilization is only transient, | It will be shaken, it will be weakened by those subterranean blows which we observe in the capitalist and by the growth of our Union, (To be continued in next iasue:). Ancient Spanish City on Edge of Precipice. After Severe Floods LONDON, Jan. 13—The ancient ¢ of Priego in the province of Cordol Spain, literally stands on the edge of @ precipice, according to a dispateh from Madrid, Severe floods and landslides have swept the city downward to ihe of a ravine, which is three re|jfeet deep. the dispatch says \j quarter of the city now the edge of this ravine, Many in the city have collapsed, ce ai }) ) \| 4 |