The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 19, 1926, Page 3

GRIEVANCE BODY FOR WITHDRAWAL OF MAINTENANCE Lewis Sabotaged Move for Many Weeks (Continued from page 1) morning by our committee, represent- ing 13,000 miners, demanding that you and your associates representing the miners proceed to call out all the maintenance men”, The wire wad signed by Tony Panue, chairman of the general committee and a recog- nized Lewis supporter. The miners of the Pennsylvania Coal company, 13,000 of them, were expelled from the United Mine Work- ers @ year ago by Lewis for going on an outlaw strike which tied up all collieries of the ‘Pennsylvania com- “ pany. Lewis was forced to reinstate all members after the strike dragged on a month or so. They, however, re- member this action of Lewis. This action on the part of the two general committees ip demanding the maintenance men be withdrawn signifies that at last, they are realizing the only definite means of terminating this strike is by a united front of all the miners of the anthracite field. The wire of the general committee to Lewis was sent direct to the Union League Club, as was the resolution « of the Wilkes-Barre general griev- ance committee, * Close Down the Washeries. By PAT TOOHEY. (Worker Correspondent) WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. 17.— The general assembly, composed of all general grievance committees in the Wilkes-Barre field at their meet- ing here Sunday night adopted a resolution by an overwhelmingly ma- jority demanding the withdrawal of the maintenance men and for a gen- eral strike, This’ action on the part of the as- sembly came after the discussion on how to close down certain washeries producing coal had been closed. It ‘was pointed out by several delegates that to do this would be impossible as long as the maintenanc@men con- tinued working and to win-the strike the withdrawal of the maintenance ‘men was absolutely necessary. Lewis Didn't “Deem It Necessary.” The resolution was before the as- ‘sembly for several weeks but no de- finite action was taken. When first presented they decided to notify Lewis “when he deemed it necessary to withdraw the maintenance men we will. support you.” A local’ union “drafted “a “resolution “favoring with- drawal, adopted it and forwarded a copy to Lewis in New York. He re- plied to the resolution by stating “it would be impractical to do this at the present time when the public is with us.” Lewis’ letter was read to the assembly. . The resolution adopted by the as- sembly was sent to local unions under the jurisdiction of that body some weeks ago, returned and was then approved of by a big majority. The assembly was not unanimous than andoeatnledlainet lin * * SENATOR WATSON NOW THE LEADER OF R. R, UNION LEGISLATION (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, — With the executives and employes of American railroads standing shoul- der to shoulder for the first time in history, spokesmen for the carriers and labor organizations today urged the senate interstate commerce com- mittee to hasten enactment of the bill setting up a new system of ar- bitration for the settlement of rail- road disputes. The bill is an out- standing example of class collabora- tion and is a new phase of such pol- icy in that it is to be fixed in the federal laws. Railroad presidents. and union la- bor leaders joined in praising the proposed legislation. The bill, in- troduced by Senator Watson of In- diana, has the approval of Presi- dent Coolidge. in adopting this maintenance men resolution. A group ‘of delegates fought against it atievery step. The assembly must not: be considered a radical gathering when they take such action as this;. far from it. The conservative temper of the meeting was marked by their action in com- mending Rev, Curran for his favor- able activity in “behalf of the miner.” The Resolution. The resolution in part follows: “Resolved, that in order to:wage our struggle effectively and to bring our fight to a quick, successful termina- tion, our tri-district scale committtee be urged to call a, general strike in the anthracite region’ including all maintenance men, thereby making it impossible for any scabs to continue to produce coal for market under the guise of maintenance work, Also, that we convey to our scale committee once again the assurance of our support in the aggressive fight for all our de- mands, and that we reaffirm our de- cision to reject absolutely the oper- ators’ proposal for arbitration,” By the adoption of this resolution the assembly virtually goes over Lewis’ head. Until now they have taken a passive attitude. The resolu- Sa USI ts Page Three Workers and Peasants Shown OA EPS In Gudok, official daily organ of the Russian railway workers. Reading Various Publications in Soviet Union While Flag Float- ing Over Factory Carries Greetings to the Fourteenth Congress of the Russian Communist Party LENIN MEETING tion, however, was greatly modified from that originally presented to the assembly. . Progressives Were Right. For many months the progressive miners have led a militant fight for the withdrawal of the maintenance men. During all these months of the anthracite strike it has been the maintenance men who have kept their fellow union members walking the street. In many places this is a major demand. of the miners. The action of the assembly in demanding for a general strike and withdrawal of the maintenance men, two of the chief demands of the progressive miners, is expected to influence other gather- ings and general grievance com- mittees, “The party is the Instrument for the dictatorship of the proletariat.”—Len- in, Hear the message of Leninism at the Lenin Memorial meetings. | POLISH BUREAU GREETS DAILY ‘ WORKER AS MASS ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS 'OR two years The DAILY WORKER has led the most conscious of the working class in America on the road of Leninism. The third year of its existence is marked by many gains, Let us then in the third year close our ranks, make more energetic, more decisive attempts to enlarge the influence of our DAILY WORKER, to work in the direction of .getting new subscribers for The DAILY WORKER, » In particular we enthusiastically greet the ever growing worker cor- respondents’. columns. We are calling upon all worker correspondents of Trybuna Robotniza that they should write their experiences from the shop, mine and factory, they should join in the work with The DAILY WORKER correspondents. On the second anniversary we extend our heartiest wishes that The DAILY WORKER should become a mass organ of the working ‘class of America. : We are sure that there are many Polish workers in América who will help to accomplish this goal. Forward to the factories, shops and mines with the Communist torch, our DAILY WORKER. Polish Bureau, Workers (Communist) Party, B. K. Gebert, Secretary, IN FOUR HALLS THE SAME HOUR New York Prepares Big Demonstration Jan. 24 NEW YORK CITY, Jan, 17.— The workers of this city will pay tribute to the greatest leader of ‘the oppressed masses that ever lived—Nicolai Lenin |at the Lenin memorial meetings ar- ranged by the Workers Party and Yo Workers League for Sunday afternoon, Jan, 24, “The halls thus far secured ate: Centeral Opera House, 67th St. and 8rd Ave.; New Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave.; Millers Assembly, 318 Grand St., Brooklyn; and Manhattan Lyceum, 66 E. 4th St., Manhattan. A musical program of revolutionary music is being arranged. gram will include the Freiheit Ge- sangs Verhein, Lithuanian Choruses, Hungarian Orchestra and Ukrainian Chorus. Benjamin Gitlow, Jay Love- stone and M. J. Olgin in addition to others will speak at all meetings. Ad- mission is fifty cents, the ticket being good for any of the meetings arranged, en MASSACHUSETTS, in. 24, Malnatis Hall, 4 Liber- Pp. m., Eva Hoffman. ynard—Jan. Walham 35 Walton St., & m, J. P. l. Lawrence—Jan. 24. Ideal Hall, 18 «+ H. J. Canter: Suomi Hall, 801 Pp. m., local Finnish com- iton—Ford Hall, Ashburt i Bert D. Wolfe, Jan. 22, 8 ae nad th Newton Upper Is—Russian Club, 48 via St., R. Zelms in Russian, Jan, 24, p.m. Lanesville—Finnish Workingmen’s As- sociation Hall, 1 Washington, L. Marks, Jan. 23, 7:30 p, m. Gardner—Al Schaap, Jan. 24, 8 p, m. ripreckton—H. 8. loomfield,’ Jan, 24, f m. Worcester—Beimont Hall, 54 Belmont St., D. Wolfe, Jan. 34. RHODE ISLAND. Providence— Russian Club Hall, 14 Randall St., Max Lerner, Jan, 24, 2 p.m. NEW YORK New York—Central Opera House, 67th St. and Third Ave., New Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Miller's Grand Assembly, 318 Grand hattan Lyceum, 66 Brooklyn, Man- East 4th St.: Jay Lovestone, Ben Gitlow, M. J. Olgin, W. Weinstone, Chas. Krumbein, Jan. p.m Jamestown—Jan. 31. Local speaker. Buffalo—J, Jan. 24, 2 p,m, Rochester—J, 0. Bentall, Jan. % ” 24, 8 p.m. Binghamton—J. 0. Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan 25. ndicott—J. 0. Bentall and Nat Kap- lan, Jan, 25, Syracuse, J.'0, Bentall and Nat Kap- lan, Jan, 26, Utica, 9., Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan. 27. Schenectady—J. O. Bentall Kaplan, Jan. 29. NEW JERESY Trenton—Jan. 24, Palace Hall, S. Broad St., 2:00 p. tH, Tailenti Frenton—N.H. Tall and Nat ire, Jan. 24, 1 The pro-| 2 Pp. m.* a *SBENNSVLVANIA Chester—Jan. Sons of italy Hall, 3rd and Verlin 8p. m. Erie—Loc: Philadelp! Spring Gard low, Je. \. Eri intall, Jan. 23. Socialist Lyceum, 605 James St., A, Jakira and D. E, Earley, Jan. 24, 2:30 (p.m. Giassport—Finnish Hall, James Otis, , 8 p.m i ‘dale—A. Jakira, Jan. 23, 8 p. m. Granjis Hall, D. E. Earley, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. . Uniontown—Creatian Hall, Ge cun, C. W. Fulp, Jan. 24, 2’p. m Verona—Ferry’s Hall, James 0: Pap- ) Jan, 4,8 Dp. m. Republic—Croatian Hall, Geo. Papcun, C..W. Fulp, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Rural Ridge—James Otis, Jan, 24, 8 p.m, nonsburg—D, E. Earley, Jan. 30, 8 Daisytown—Home Theater, Tom Ray, Jan. 31, 2 p.m. New Brighton—D. &. Earley, Jan. 31, 2/ 2» m WEST VIRGINIA Triadelphia—Tom_ Ray, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. Pursglove—Tom Ray, Jan. 31, 2 p. m. KENTUCKY Newport—Robert Minor, Jan, 21, OHIO O. Bentall and Nat Kaplan, | p m Attend The Lenin Memorial Meetings Cincinnati—Doyle's Academy, Court ang Central Sts., Robert Minor, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m Columbus—Robert Minor, Jan. 23, 8 m. Akron—Zigler Hall, Voris and Miami Ave., Robert Minor, Jan. 24, 2 p, m. Canton—Canton Music Hall, 810 E. Tuscon St., Robert. Minor, Jan, 24, 8 p.m. Yorkville—Miners’ Hall, J. Williamson, Jan. 24, 7 p.m, Neffs—J. Williamson, Jan. 24, 2 p. m. Toledo—Robert Minor, Jan. 16, 8 p. m Lorain—Jan. 17, 2 p.m E. Liverpooi—Brahti Steubenville—Brahtin, Bellaire—S. Amter, Ja INDIANA Gary—Turner Hall, 14 and Washington, Tom O'Flaherty, Jan. 24—7:30 p. m. South Bend—Work 1216 Hol- uM, joCook fax Ave., Tom Bell, E. Chicago—Colurn' ied Vernon St., Max Salzman, Jan. 24, Pp. m. ‘Jan. 24, 3p.m. MICHIGAN Detroit—House of the Ma: , 2646 St. Aubin, J. J. B: m, Jan. 24, 2:30 p. m, Grand Rapids—Workmen's Circle Tem- ple, 345 Mt. Vernon Ave, J. J. Ballam and Nat Kaplan, Jan. 23, be ee ‘“ all, 10 N. Terrace St., J. J. Ballam and Nat Kaplan, Jan, 22, 8 p. m. ILLINOIS, Chicago—Coliseum, Wabash and 16th it., C. . is eae! and William F, in. 24, opher—French Club near East Mine, Jack Johnston, Jan. 18, 7 p. m. Waukegan—Workers’ Hall, 517 Helm- holtz Ave., J. J. Ballam, Jan. 31, 2:30 p. m. Zeigler—Jack Johnstone, Jan. 19. West Frankfort, Lithuanian. Hall, 4th St., Jack Johnstone, Jan. 20, 7. p. m. MISSOUR Kansas City—Musicians’ Hall, 1017 Washington St., W. F. Dunne, Jan, 31. WISCONSIN Milwaukee—Freie Gemeinde Hall, 8th and Walnut St., Earl Browder, Jan. 24. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco—Jan, 24, Workers Par- ty Hall, 225 Valencia St., 2:00 p. m., Tom Fleming and W. Schne % Oakland and Berk » Work- Lima—Robert Minor, Jan. 18, ers’ Hall 1819 10th St.. W. Schneiderman, DUBLIN WORKERS GREET DAILY WORKER ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY ’ The following greeting was received by The DAILY WORKER from the James Connolly Workers’ Educational WORKER on its second anniver Club of Dublin, greeting The DAILY: ry and saluting The DAILY WORKER as the standard bearer of the American working class: “We have great pleasure in se gratulations on the occasion of the WORKER. “That the paper has justified treme hostility of the boss class, America’s fighting working cla nding fraternal greetings and con- second anniversary of The DAILY its existence is proved by the ex- We salute the standard bearer of jements. “For the secretary, “GEORGE W. DAY.” Supreme Court Hands Down Labor Decisions; Uphold’s Seamen’s Act WASHINGTON, Jan. 17—Labor lost one point before the federal supréme court just after the holiday recess, It lost in the Oklahoma “current wage” case. The state law requiring contrac- tors to pay wages, on road construc- tion, in harmony with current wages in the region, was held to be void, be- cause too unceftain in its operation. In the case from San Francisco in- volving Section 2 of the Seameti’s Act, the supreme court held that ves- sel owners must enforce that law. It requires at least two wgtches or di- visions of the work for sailors, and three watches of 8 hours each for firemen, oilers and water-tenders. Seamen cannot be held for desertion when they insist that night and day | watches be equally manned. FRENCH CABINET NEAR COLLAPSE IN MONEY CRISIS Herriot May Succeed Premier Briand (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Jan. 14—The tumbling franc threatens Premier Briand’s cabinet. Today the Parisian newspapers Pointed to yesterday's fall of the franc, as an ominous warning of what may happen if the political obstacles continue to be raised. “The franc’s fate is being decided in the finance commission and in the chamber of deputies’ corridors,” said the Paris Midi today. “If the Dow mer tenacity and the Briand strategy fail to crush the political obstacles placed before them, yesterday's slump will be but a beginning.” Herrlot May be Premier. The premier may take a bold step if the finance commission rejects the Doumer program and appéal to the chamber of deputies over the heads of the finance commission. Should he win in such a gamble however his ma- jority would be so small as to make his position a weak one. The strength shown by Edouard .' Herriot in his election as president lot the chamber yesterday seems to .|leave no doubt but what he would be the next premier if M. Briand and his government fell. Coolidge Charged with Introducing “Rule of Yesman” on Ship Board (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Pregident Coolidge was charged in the senate to- day by Senator Dill, democrat, of Washington, with destroying the in- tent of congress by introducing a “rule of yesman” in the control of the government's regulatory agencies. Dill also criticized the president for dismissing Bert E. Haney, of Port- land, Oregon, as a’ member of the United States shipping board. The “| président, he said, was exerting “exe- cutive interference” in the functions of the “regulatory bodies.” Alaskans, Angry at U. S. Government, Propose to Secede ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 17. Dissatisfaction with the refusal of congress to enlarge the powers of the territory of Alaska has resulted in a possible movement of secession from the United States by Alaskans, it has been reported here. This movement, which was begun thru the medium of anonymous letters, was at first treat- éd as a joke, but according to the lat- est reports it has gained considerable headway. Those who sponsor the movement ask that the United States relinquish Alaska and territorial waters and withdraw all future governmental ex- penditures, The secessionists advo- cate a government similar to that of Denmark with the proviso that a pres- ident must be the ruler. ‘ I. LD, MEET BiG SUCCESS IN NEW YORK Heretic Bishop Wants No Docile Workers By ROSE BARON, 1. L. D. Press Service, NEW YORK CITY—A large crowd attended a ng arranged by the Inter: r Defense, New York Sec the Pittsburgh, Zeigler 1eld Tuesday, Jan. 12, at no, 107th street and Pa nue Gitlow and Flynn Speak, Benjamin Gitlow spoke in detail about the Z r frame-up, where 20 union mine are facing long terms of imprisonment about the Pitts- burgh cases o munists who were indi ed with violation of sta lition laws. Their cases are now pending. He made an appeal to the audience to support and join the International Labor Defense. Elizabeth riley nn in her speech, gave the whole history of the Ric’ i Ford case. Ford was origin- y arrested for his activity in or- ng the hop pickers’ strike in Wheatfield, California, and after serv- ng 11% years in jail on a framed-up charge, has been rearrested, charged again with a murder with which it is officially admitted he had nothing to do, and he is now in danger of being railroaded to the gallows. Heretic Wants No Docllity. Bishop Brown spoke for an hour. Among other things “That the government and the church have been under the dominance of the idle, The idle class want the workers to be docile while they construct a govern ment for the idle and they want the workers to be reverend while they worship their non-existent, unreal, and therefore perfectly idle Christ, “I urge you to take over the gove erment and make it in reality a gow ernment of the people. When you will be in’ power, do not exclude the capitalists. Let them come into your working class society, and give them a chance to do as much work as any- body. I used to preach to labor and urged the workers to come to the church’s altar and repent. Now I am preaching to the church and urge it to come to labor's altar and repent.” Robert Dunn acted as chairman. A collection of $176.00 was made, The proceeds of the meeting will be used to help the Zeigler, Pittsburgh and Ford cases, Bandit Attack Leads to Special Congress to Give Calles Power (Special to The Dajly Worker) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17.—A special session of the Mexican congréss to give President Calles extraordinary powers to deal with banditry, as the result of the recent Guadelajara train robbery, is being discusged here to- day. Federal troops have already exe- cuted six of the bandits in Sunday's raid. This brings the total of deaths of bandits and their victims to twenty, All bandit victims have now been identified as members of the train crew and second class passengers, Two women were among the passen- gers put to death. Flyer Takes Sixth Vivtim, DANVILLE, IL, Jan. 17.—The sixth victim in twenty days was claimed by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois day- light flyer between St. Louis and Chi- cago today, when Fred Goodwin, of Homewood, drove onto the tracks at Glenwood. The train was running 70 miles an hour at the time of the accident, The Lenin Drive meana quick action—send your sub today! “The Story of the Earth of Civilization,” by Sa Sunday and Thursday at 7: Brotherhood College, Despla’ Washington Sts. Admission frei i WANTED: Furnished Room—Cicero or district, for single man. Comrades preferred, Write particulars to Box B, Dally Worker, STALIN SHOWS RUSSIA IN PERIOD OF TRANSITION (Continued from page 1.) ‘wealth to the total of seven and a half millions. This means that the share of nationalized wealth is extremely high, Nevertheless, one can describe our order of society neither as capital- ist nor as socialist. 'E speaker then went on to des- cribe further the character of our social order, This represents 4 transi- tional form from capitalism to social- ism. The private economic undertak- growing from day to day, The share of socialist industries is growing upon ‘the basis of its concentration and or- ganisation, thanks to the existence of the proletarian dictatorship and thanks to the circumstance that our transport, credit and banking systems in the hands of the state, Our renner subjects the private industry. other economic forms '~ ever more and more, The’ fate of the village is to follow the town and large industry. These are the conclusions which we must draw upon the char- acter of our social order, IS goreonl then dealt with the ques- tions of the state budget.’ The State budget has risen to four milliard rubles. In comparison with the year 1918, the total of the state budget to- gether with the communal budgets is 74.6 per cent, An important point is that the income from sources apart from taxes is greater than the income derived from taxes. The question of the profits of our state and co-oper- ative undertakings for the past year deserves jeular attention, The 6 r compared the for the years 1923-24 and 1924-25, The state ind and the united metal un 8 produced in 1923-24 a profit of 142 milton rubles, Of this sum 41 million fell to the exchequer. In the year the profit amounted to 815 million rubles and of this 173 mil- Hons" fell to the exchequer, That is 54 per cont, The state internal com- merce produced dn 1923-24 37 millions and of this 14 millions went to the e: chequer. 1924-25 produced a profit of only 22 million rubles in conse- quence of the price cutting policy. Of ‘this ten millions went to. the exche- quer, For the year 1925 foreign commerce produced 44 millions of which 29 mil- lions went to the treasury, The speak er discussed in detail the passive bal- ance of the foreign commerce. In comparison with the year 1913 the following must be observed: In 1923- 1924 we reached dn foreign commerce 21 per cent of the pre-war level. In 1924-25 26 per cent. This year has a figures | passive trade balance of 140 millions to show. This question deserves very grea attention, The 13th party congress gave in- structions for the creation of an act- ive trade balance, In not carrying Out these instriictions, the Soviet org- ans and the céntral’ committee have made @ great iistake. It is the task ee ee to cor | ther progreséimeans a developme! rect this mistake, 'N November of this year the central committee had already decided that the foreign commerce for next year should be closed with an active balance of not less than 100 millions. Our budget can only maintain its bal- ance upon the basis of an active trade balance, as no capital imports from abroad take place. From this depends the maintenance of a stable gurrency and the further development of our industry and agriculture. These are on the whole the statistics and consi- derations upon the character of our people's economy as a whole and up- on the role of socialist industry in relation to other economic types. The central committee stands upon the basis of meal ideas in the question of the sock : reconstruction, Weil questions of industry and agri- culture dd from the follow- ing factors: Soviet Union is still an agricultural,country. Industry has approached the pre-war level, ite fur- upon @ new technical basis, new ma- chinery and new factories. The trans- ition from the policy of a maximum exploitation of everything to hand in industry, to the policy of construct- ing @ new industry, demands great resources. Owing to lack of resources, the development of industry will not proceed as quickly as it has done up to the present, In agriculture, however, the exist- ing possibilities are by far not ex- hausted. Agriculture can continue to develop at the same tempo upon the existing technical basis, for this reas- on the balance of industry in the future will for a very long time not be in accordance with the balance of agriculture, for agriculture has potent- ial possibilities in it which, have not yet been utilized. The task of the party in this connection is to raise the level of the state large scale in- dustry and-¢6 overcome the diffcult- jes, and further, to raise the level of the provincial type of Soviet indus- try, Withowt® development of indus- trial forces in various districts, with- out @ connection of the interests and advantages of the center with the interests and advantages of the prov- ince, we cannot solve the problem of developing the constructive initiative in the distrfts, the problem of the speedy industrialization of the country. After an overpro- duction of firing material we are now faced with the question of a crisis in firing material and industry is developing more strongly as the production of firing material. The Soviet Union is approaching that stage upon which Russia under the bourgeois regime stood, that stage at which the firing materials were no longer sufficient and an importation became necessary, The firing mater {als balance was not in accordance with the industrial balance. It is our task to increase the development of the firing materials economy, to im- prove its technique so that it can overtake the development of indus- try, ' A CERTAIN disharmony exists be tween the metal balance and the balance of our economy as a whole, In a. comparison between the minimum demand for metal and the maximum possibilities of metal production, there is a difference of some ten millions, The speaker pays particular attention to this factor. The metal industry is the basis of all industries, and its balance must be brought into agreement with the general balance of industry and trans- port, With regard to the lack of agree- ment between the balance of qualified labor power and the industrial bal ance, the demand for qualified labor power in industry as a whole for the year 1925-26 totals 433,000 men, We can only satisfy this demand to the extent of one quar oe @ NOTE: — In the next instalment, Stalin will show the predominance of state commerce in comparison with private capitalist commerce, * |