The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 22, 1926, Page 2

Page Two KELLOGG WANTS MEXICAN DEAL KEPT SECRET Oil Outfits Sue to Re- . tain Land (Special to The Dally Worker) MEXICO CITY, Jan, 20. — The Mexican government today awaits re- action to the statement of Foreign Minister Saenz that the new land and oil law is not retroactive or confisca- tory. It is probable that the Mexican reply to the American protest against the law will be deferred until it is learned how the foreign minister’s statement is received in Washington. Meanwhile efforts are being made to speed up the requests for injunc- tions made by some forty ofl com- pany representatives, asking that the operation of the law be suspended. This legal point will probably be taken to the supreme court and if it upholds the law then it is expected that the United States will take more definite action, in combination with other nations affected, The Mexican government will stand upon its contention that the law is within keeping of its rights to govern its own domestic affairs and protect it natural resources for the benefit of Mexican nationals. Foreign diplomats in Washington are watching the Kel- loge-Saenz exchange with close at- tention. Mexico Outwits Kellogg. ‘There were a few smiles today over the manner in which the Mexican foreign minister circumvented Kel- logg’s demand for strict secrecy con- terning the correspondence between the two governments, At the time of the transmission of the American protest, and in the ex- changes leading up to it, Kellogg in- sisted that the Mexican government not make anything public that passed between the two governments, The Mexican government blandly acquiesced, and then proceeded to beat the state department to the pub- ticity punch by issuing a “formal sta- tement of Mexico’s positions which~is, of course, not a document that passed trom one government to the other, but which nevertheless is a para- phrase of Mexico’s answer to the state iepartment.” And it was published, moreover, before the formal Mexican reply was handed to the American ambassador. Mexico’s diplomacy is almost “open diplomacy” as compared with the secrecy observed by the Wall Street agents in the state department soncerning the exchange. Sub-Section Two of Section Four to Hold Educational Meeting Sub-Section No. 2, of Section 4, Chi- tago, will hold an educational meet- mg Thrusday night at American Mu- sician’s Hall, 777 West Adams street it 7 o'clock. Manuel Gomez will speak m Lenin and Leninism. Postpone Disarmament Meet. GENEVA, Jan. 20—The preliminary lisarmament conference scheduled to neet on Feb. 15 will probably be post- yoned until Germany has entered the eague of nations, it was learned here oday. Delayed thru the necessity pearance. volumes to m tion will allow. teacher. , LENIN Organization Volume 1 in the ’ LENIN LIBRARY careful research and thoro plan- ning—Volume One in the Lenin Library soon makes its first ap- | It is the first of probably six ¢ their appearance in as rapid a publication as the voluminous research and transla- | The Lenin Library will contain all of the collected speeches and | writings of our great leader and (Continued from page 1) O, plan”? Recognition of the union officials as the agents of the employes and perfection of the machinery for efficiency of the road plus the empty promise that both sides shall share in the consequent benefits. Of course there are some differences which bring about a struggle between the company union and the B. and 0. plan, namely competition, which takes the form of a struggle to see which }can best serve the interest of the em- ployer, Whom has the B. and O, plan bene- fitted, the workers or the bosses? The operating expenses of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dropped from 82 per cent to 78 per cent from.1922 to ‘while net profits increased from $23,000,000 to $43,006,000. The operating expenses was further reduced to 77 per cent in 1924. What did the workers receive in return to giving up seniority and other protect- ive rights and helping the company to weed out the brothers who were not efficient enough? What was the work- ers’ share of the increased . profits? Nothing, with the exception of the re- cognition of our officials.. This kind of co-operation can easily be accepted oy the railroad owners because itworks sven better for their profits and is not a bit dangerous for capitalism, How About Unemployment? Another achievement gained for the workers by this wonderful scheme was the loss of employment and in- crease in layoffs. In May, 1925, the speed-up system had worked so well that the railroad announced a reduc- tion of shop forces. This operation was repeated in August, when 7,000 men were laid off at one time. Our officials assured us that more employ- ment would result by the adoption of the “B. & QO.” plan, but have failed miserably to prove this claim. What has been the effect upon the, members of our unions? Has this plan done anything to strengthen the morale of the membership? On the contrary, it has helped to destroy all the interest in the union’s affairs due to the fact that the men are now only thinking of how to run the shops upon more efficient basis. We are paying effi. ciency experts out of our own treas- uries to help make more profits for the bosses. Naturally, such a plan can easily be accepted by the railroad carriers who are interested in killing the un- ions as effective instruments to fight for the workers. Let us ask our offi- cials the question: If our efficiency experts discover that 50 men can do the work of 100 men in a certain de- partment, what are we going to do with the remaining 50 brothers? They are naturally going to be laid off, The business of our-uniong is to fight for the elementary needs of the workers and not to become speed-up experts. This plan is nothing less than a company union in disguise and the railroad workers must defeat it. Defend the Right to Strike. Now we are asked to endorse the so-called Watson-Parker bill, which has been agreed upon by the officials of the unions and the railroad execu- tives presided over by the notorious President Atterbury of “The Pennsyl- vania.” This proposed legislation means that the railroad workers give up their right to strike and leave their grievances in the hands of mediation and arbitration boards selected by the “Strikebreaker” Coolidge and should =- ON == of Volume 1 in the Lenin Library contains some of Lenin’s most impor- tant contributions to Communist theory. Here are practical and most necessary teach- ings of a great leader— on immediate first steps “on organiza- tion,” Add this to your Library $1.50 Attractively Cloth Bound 300 Pages Library Edition TH WORKERS MUST SMASH “B. & O. PLAN” OR BOSSES AND LABOR LEADERS WILL CRUSH UNIONS arouse every intelligent and class con- scious railroad worker to an energetic protest to defeat this new betrayal. Brothers: Have you forgotten the betrayal and the shameful handling of the railroad strike? If not) help fight against this new surrender to the bosses. The bitterest labor haters and politicians are hailing this so-called peace with joy. The very fact that the plan agreed to by the officialdom of our unions in a meeting under the chairmanship of Mr, Atterbury is to be introduced in the senate by Jim Watson, life long enemy of the labor movement, is suffi- cient to condemn it. It is in reality nothing but a “No Strike Law” in @ | guise. When Atterbury begins to a jcept the policy of our officials it is |time to get rid of those men who have betrayed our trust in them and \\surrendered our union to the railroad | bosses. | The answer to these attempts on the part of our so-called leaders must be to organize a mass protest against | this new legislation and demand the amalgamation of all the railroad un- ions into one fighting organization which will be able effectively to fight and improve our conditions on th railroads and reduce the number o hours instead of developing speed-up systems aided by our union officials, Fellow workers: Prepare to put at the head of your unions, officials who will fight against the employers, who will solidify the unions, who will force the employers to respect the labor movement. Fight to abolish the “B. & O. plan” and company unionism. Fight to estab- lish real labor unions on the railroads of American, or unions which will win better conditions for the railroad workers and unite the railroaders with the miners and the rest of the labor movement. Railroad workers, you must choose between class collaboration and slav- ery on the one hand or class strug- gle and victory over the railroad boss. es on the other hand. You must choose the road of struggle and vic- tory. Chicago Committee For Amalgama- tion In the Railroad Industry, ete, Current Events (Continued from page 1) ers thruout Montana and all thru the northwest. *“* * 4 ges Producers’ News, the official organ .of the Sheridan county’ Farmer-Labor Ptirty, is the leading farmers’ paper in Montana, It is put- ting up a stiff fight against the frame- up gang. The only other, paper in the state, to my knowledge, that makes a fight against the capitalists and their henchmen is Great Falls Town Topics. And because of that William Winterowd, the editor and the busi- ness Manager were arrested charged with lbelling somebdy. Town Topics has carried on a vigorous campaign against the open shop elements and against the reactionary labor leaders. Persecution is the price of loyalty to the producing classes. But that is only for the time being. There will come a change. But it must be made by the workers and farmers, se * HE gentleman who declared that the Communists “expended” $700,- 000 on Communist propaganda in Am- erica during the last eighteen months must have taken his figures from Mr. Joseph Wise, former employe of The DAILY WORKER Publishing Co, Joe is a master at figures and seeing quite @ number of workers engaged in car- tying on Communist propaganda he figured out that according to the sche- dule in vogue among the reactionaries in the labor movement, the weekly payroll would amount to about ten times to what it acutally is. Then Joe added a few hundred thousands for good measure. The only thing that worried us was that the news might bring} in an influx of applications from the labor fakers who would serve any cause unless the personal danger is prohibitive, provided there is money in dt. one | Soa R. HOOKER, speaking re- cently in New York before the 1ational republican club, told his audi- ence that he had recently examined the budget of the Workers Party and discovered that the organization had spent almost enough money to bribe a republican cabinet granting that the Teapot Dome schedule still stands un- impaired. It cost only somethink like $126,000 and a herd of cattle to get Teapot Dome from Fall and the con- sideration for which the other officials did their share in the deal remains a secret, But it is safe to say that $700,000 would make quite a dent in any cabinet. Among those present was William Green, president of the Amer- jean Federation of Labor, Mr, Green extolled the virtues of Samuel Gom- pers and John Mitchell. E DAILY ‘WORKER MEXICAN LABOR RAPS AMERICAN IMPERIALISM Workers Protest Forces Cuba to Free Mella (Continued from page 1) the Mexican section is now more firm- ly established than ever, We succeededjim setting up a real anti-imperialist gnjted front in Mext co. Without distinction of tendency .|or affiliation, practically, all workers’ and students’ organizations joined with us against American imperialism and the servile, Cuban government. The powerful failgoad workers’ con- federation, the (independent unions, and even the Mexican Regional Federa- tion of Labor (CROM) itself, decided to take up the fight on behalf of the Cuban Communist leader and his com- panions, Not content with itself send ing cables of protest to President Ma chado and committees of protest tc the Cuban ambassador in Mexico, the uilroad workers’ | confederation in- tructed all affiliated district councils ud local unions to,do the same. New York Shows Police Pets of Capitalists Are Given Careful Nursing By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. poder. an infant uproar in the New York police depart- ment over the expenditure of “funds” reveal the tender care with which the capitalist class nurses its ‘law and order” machinery. No such solicitude is shown for ordinary wage labor. The recent demand of the Chicago police for wage in- creases showed that they were receiving $2,200 per year. They wanted $300 per year more, to total the $2,500 received annually by the New York police, Workers thruout all industry would consider this a princely stipend. The average wages for all workers in New York state and Illinois, among the highest in the nation, are almost $1,000 below this figure. * * * ° But even the higher paid New York police, who keep constant watch on the property treasures of the richest city in the world—riches owned by the capitalists—must receive added attentions. Richard E. Enright, former police commissioner, de- ‘clares that $30,000,000 in pensions and $3,000,000 in public subscriptions to various police “funds” had passed thru his hands in the last eight years. There is a “Police Relief Fund” Even the fake socialist government of Calles, now being hard pressed by Wall Street, was obliged to enter in- to the protest movement, so intense was the general feeling that we were able to develop. The Cuban embassy was virtually besieged by delegations that came from all parts of Mexico to protest wainst the imprisonment of Mella and the others, and to demand that their protests be transmitted to the Cuban government. Nor was the ‘Unit- od States embassy, the official expres- sion of American imperialism in this country, neglected. Press Aids Workers. The daily press’ devoted column af- ter column to the ‘Mella case and thus presented us with the opportunity of carrying on a tremendous agitation. We were, helped by the fact that American imperialism is already hat- ed among the Mexican masses, and because we preseitéd the case, in ac- cordance with the instructions re- ceived from the seGretary of the All- America Anti-Imperialist \League, as an assault of thé!» American sugar consisting of approximately $1,700,000, of which “widows and orphans of members of the department, as well as mem- bers of the department who are sick or in distress . . . “are the sole beneficiaries. There is also a police recreation camp in the Catskill mountains, “operated as a convalescent camp and recreation resort.” This camp fund has numerous sub- sidiary funds under the titles of “Police Recreation Camp Chapel Account,” “Police Recreation Camp Building Fund,” “Police Recreation Camp Hospital Fund,” “Police Recreation Camp Emergency Fund,” and if there are any more they are not listed. * * * * Not only is the physical and spiritual welfare of the New York police, as in other cities, well attended to, but $7,000 was even raised by “private subscriptions by a few prominent citizens” to have the history of the department written up by the son of a former New York mayor, It is also significant that the powder trust multi-million- aire, General Coleman du Pont is the president, and Louis G. Kaufman, head of the Chatham and Phenix Bank, treas- urer, of the Police Hospital Fund that amounts to another $50,000. Then there is the “Arch and Freedom Fund,” under the direction of Rodman Wanamaker, department store king, raised for the purpose of establishing a war memorial, and last but not least the “Aeroplane Hangar Fund.” ° * * * The attentions showered upon the police should open kings supported afPlegalized by their lackey, President Senate S When the agiati ‘was at its height the Communist rator, Monzon, ip- troduced a resolujpn in the Mexican senate providing that an official cable- gram of protest ment of Mella be resolution was adopted and the cable sent. Similar cables were sent, at the insistence of our section of the Anti-Imperiaist League, by the cham- ber of deputies, by President Calles and by the municipal government of Mexico City. Onwthe day following, Mella was set at liberty, There were a number of comic in- cidents in the campaign. The Cuban ambassador presented a most amus: ing spectacle; he was frightened out of his wits, believing that the work- ers of Mexico were going to murder him if Mella were kept in jail, and he made such lurid representations before his government as to have re- sulted in, according to the press, an estrangement of relations between the Mexican and Cuban governments. “Viceroy” Is Angered. Another curious spectacle was that presented by Ambassador Sheffield the envoy of President Coolidge wh: is appearing as the undisguised envo of Wall Street in his protests agains‘ the new Mexican oil and land laws. The Mexican section of the All-Ameri- ca Anti-Imperialist League sent a cu. mittee to Sheffield to protest agains Mella’s imprisonment, declaring tha American imperialism would be re sponsible for the death of Mella i: case he should die, weakened as h already was by his heroic hunge: strike. But the “viceroy of Mexico” became greatly angered. He informed us that Americans had nothing to do with the Mella business, that Cuba was a free country and.that he was surprised ot our “inpertinence.” Oth- er delegations—committees of work- ers—that went tg the U. S. embassy to protest he refused to see. We are not discontinuing our cam- paign now that .Mella has been re- leased, In common with the other na- tional sections of the All-America Anti-Imperialist League, we are car- rylag on the fight for the liberation of the twelve others arrested with Mella, and who are still in jail. We are sending out mimeographed bulle- tins almost daily, ha pRB ME. Bi ER IE AOL EASES on RR rn lca oa ERS The Best Writer in France— the eyes of the workers in the mines and steel mills, on the railroads and everywhere thruout the nation’s whole factory system. Read today's story of conditions in the stockyards and see how vastly they differ from the easier road laid out before those who find.a place in capitalism's police system. here is a reason for this. The great army of unem- ployed, that stands — at the gates of the nation’s stock- yards, for instance, makes it easy to discharge any worker guilty of displaying the least sign of discontent. The food barons are not afraid of the unorganized, helpless stock- yards’ workers. But capitalism cannot afford to permit its police to harbor even the least discontent. They might see behind the sham of so-called property rights, They might not wield the club so energetically that must fall upon the striking worker in order to beat him into “his place.” It is hoped that the police will fight for even greater privileges. Let them organize a labor union to stiffen their demands. But let all workers learn the lesson that they get nothing from the employers that they do not fight for and win thru the mobilization of their own strength. Workers 100 per cent organized can not only make demands upon the bosses, but see that they are complied with. Becoming con- scious of their class interests and their class power, these workers will realize that their goal is the ending of the cap- italist system that so carefully plans to continue its exist- ence. The police pets of the exploiters will avail them not at all against the popular revolutionary movement of the workers and farmers. NEW YORK 1. L. D. BAZAAR COMMITTEE IN NEED OF FUNDS (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 17—All those who have received a letter from the International Labor Defense office here with a combination ticket are asked to bring their dollar immedi- ately to the office of the bazaar com- mittee, 108 East 14th street, Room 22 $2,000 is urgently needed for preparation for the bazaar that will be held Feb. 10 to 13 inclusive as our treasury is empty. Friendly Organizations, Attention! All labor organizations of Chicago are requested not to arrange any da’ to conflict with the Polish workers’ celebration in Chicago on March 7, 1926, of the second anniversary of their fighting paper, Trybuna Robot- nicza, organ of the Workers (Com- munist) Party in the Polish language. Lenin Memorial Meetings MASSACHUSETTS, Quincy—Jan, 24, Mainatis Hall, 4 Liber. ty St., 7:30 p.m. Eva Hoffman. Maynard—Jan. 24, Waltham St. 35 Walton St., 2:00 p, mu J. P. Reid. Lawrence—Jan, 24, :30 p. m., H. J. Canter. Jan. 24, Suomi Hall, 801 30 p. m., local Finnish com- Essex Si Fitchb Man St., rade. Boston—Ford Hall, Ashburton place, Bert D. Wolfe, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. Newton Upper Falls—Russian Club, 48 High St. R. Zelms in Russian, Jan, @¢, 7:30 p. Lanesville—Finnish Workingmen’s As- sociation Hail, 1060 Washington, L. Marks, Jan. 23, 7:30 p. m, Gardner—Al ‘Schaap, Jan. 24, 8 p. m Brockton—H. §S, Bloomfield, Jan, 24, 7:30 p.m. Worcester—Belmont Hall, 54 Belmont St, Bert D. Wolfe, Jan. 24. RHODE ISLAND. Providence— Russian Club Hall, 14 Randall St., Max Lerner, Jan. 24, 2p, m. NEW YORK New York—Central Opera House, 67th St. and Third Ave., New Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave, Miller's Grand Assembly, 318 Grand St., Brooklyn, Man- hattan Lyceum, 66 East 4th St: Jay Lovestone, Ben’ Gitlow, M. J. Olgin, W. W. Weinstone, Chas, Krumbein, Jan, 24 2 2p. m Samestown—Jan, 31. Local ap Buffalo—J, O, Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan. 24, 2 p.m, eso. Bentall, Jan, 24, 8 Rochester— _ m. P'einghamton—J, 0, Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan 25, Endicott—J. 0. Bentall and Nat Kap- lan, Jan, 25. Syracuse, J, ©, Bentall and Nat Kap- lan, Jan. 26, Utica—J, 0, Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan. 27. Schenectady—J. ©. Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan. 29. NEW JERESY Trenton—Jan. 24, Palace Hall, 8. Broad St., 2:00 p. m., Tallentire. Trenton—N.’ H, Tallentire, Jan, 24, 1 p.m PENNSYLVANIA Chester—Jan. 22, Sons of Italy Hall, Srd and Verlin Sts., 8 p. m. Erie—Local speakers. Philadelphia—Lulu Temple, Broad and Spring Garden, Jay Loveston en Git- low, M. J. Olgin, Jan, 23, 8p. m. Erie—J, O. Bentall, Jan, . Pittsburgh—Iint’l Socialist Lyceum, 805 James St., A. Jakira and D. E, Earley, Jan. 24, 2:30 p. m. Pittsburgh—Jan. 31, 8 p. m., at the Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. Speaker: D. E. Earley. Glassport—Finnish Hall, Jan. 23,8 p.m. Coverdale—A. Jakira, Jan. 30, 8 p, m. Avella—Granjis Hall, 'D. E. Earley, Jan. 23,8 p.m. : Uniontown—Croatian Hall, Geon Paps cun, C. W. Fulp, Jan. 24, 2’p. m. Verona—Ferry’s Hall, James Otis, Jan. 24, ) 2 p.m. Republic—Croatian Hall, c._W. Fulp, Jan. 24, 8 p. m. Rural Ridge—James Otis, Jan, 24, 8 m dames Otis, Geo, Papoun, P-carinonsburg—Faleon Hall, Jan. 80, 8 p.m, D. &. Earley. Daisytown-—-Home ‘Theater, Jan, 31, 2 p.m. A Jakira, New Brighton—D, &. Earley, Jan. 31, 2 p.m, WEST VIRGINIA Triadeiphia—New York Bazaar Hall, Tom Ray, Jan, 24, 2 p. m. Pursglove—Union Hall, Tom Ray, Jan. 31, 2 p.m. KENTUCKY Newport—Robert Minor, Jan, 21, OHIO Lima—Robert Minor, Jan, 18 Cincinnati—Doy Academy, Court and Central Sts., Robert Minor, Jan, 22, 7:30 p. m. Columbus—Robert Minor, Jan, 23, 8 .m. Pe aicron—Zigler Hall, Voris and Miami Ave., Robert Minor, Jan. 24, 2 p, m. Canton—Canton ‘Music Hall,’ 810 &. Tuscon St., Robert Minor, by Pp. m. Yorkville—Miners’ Hall, J. Williamson, Jan. 24,7 p.m. Neffs—J. Williamson, Jan, 24, ‘CY m. ne 16, pm. E. Liverpooi—Brahtin, Jan. 24, 3p.m. Steubenville—Brahtin, Ja Hall. Speakers: John Wililamson, Con Okraska and R. Serich, Toledo—Robert Minor, Lorain—Jan. 17, 2 p. 24, 8p.m,. Bellaire—S. Amter, Jan. 24, 2p. m. Nefis—Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. at Dernack Baltimore Meeting Friday, BALTIMORE, M4d., Jan, 20.— The Workers Party wili have a Lenin memorial meeting on this coming Fri- day, Jan, 22, at the Conservatory Hall, 1029 E, Balto, street, at 8 p. m., with Jay Lovestone of the central execu- tive committee and Norman Tallen- tire, district organizer, as the main speakers. A musical program will be included. LENIN THE GREAT STRATEGIST SEE CLASS WAR by ALosousky -- HENRI BARBUSSE she, Bezons” Author of “Under Fire,” “Chains,” Eto, now running in Ready About . February 15 Order Now! Receive First Copies off the Press! “ow. A complete guide for the footsteps of the American worker on every problem to face him, CHICAGO FITZGERALD BEAUTY SHOP Marcel Waving Hair Tinting Shampooing Facials Manlouring Scalp Treatments! Open Evenings by Appointment, 16 E. 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