The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 22, 1926, Page 4

neKinin _ Meetings _ maintain divisions among the work- Organization Workers (Communist) Party THE DAILY WORKER Social Affairs Resolutions For an Italian Workingclass Daily (HE Italian section of the Workers (Communist) Party is making an attempt to mobilize its forces for es- tablishing an Italian daily for the in- terests of the workers in this coun- try. This very important work is be- ing launched in spite of the fact that it is already being attacked by ene- mies of the working class whose pur- pose it is to lead the workers into lass collaboration policies instead of directing the fight of the workers on class lines. Because of the millions of exploited Italian workers in this country, who have no organ to officially represent them, the Italian section of the Work- ers (Communist) Party is being urg. ed by numerous workers of other lan- Guages to initiate the move for such a@ daily. The following reasons afe several of the few that force the establish- ment of a paper to fight for the in- terests of the laboring Italian work- ers: Free Field For Fakers. There are 100,000 Italian workers organized in the labor unions in this country. The greater percentage of those organized are in the I. L. G. W. U. There were 45 Italian delegates at the last convention of this union. Under the influence of the bureaucra- tic leaders of this union all except two of the Italian delegations voted for the class-collaboration policies of Sigman. In the Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers, the Barbers’ Union, building trades unions, miners’ union, etc., and also in the unorganized industries there are compact masses of Italian workers under the absolute influence of the reactionaries, workers who have never been reached with propa- ganda which would make them class- conscious and help strengtlen their power in their fight against the capi- talists. The instrument by which these masses of workers can be pene- rated and their Class consciousness as workers be aroused is an Italian laily in this country that truly and honestly will represent their class in- terests, Yellows Have Publication, The bureaucracy in the labor umions understand the important role pliyed by an Italian paper circulated.athong Italian workers in unions. To hold.on to the influence exercised by the labor fakirs on the Italian section of organ- jized workers, the bureaucracy not on- ly established the Italian chamber of labor, but also started publication of the Nuoyo Monda, an Italian daily, while the progressive wing of the labor movement, which is peppered with progressive Italian workers, has not this instrument by which to mobilize the left wing and hasten thes down- fall of the dynasty of the labor fakirs. The Nuovo Monda is the paper of the labor bureaucrats, It not only car- ries on a systematic campaign against ithe Workers (Communist) Party but i also against the progressive move- ment in the unions and calls.the work- ers in the progressive movement de- stroyers of labor unions. To coun- teract such malicious propaganda it is essential for the workers to have a paper of their own. It is necessary to have an Italian daily to lead the workers in the fight for the demands initiated by the progressive move- ment in the unions, for the recogni- tion of Soviet Russia, for an Ameri- can delegation of workers to Soviet R for world trade union unity and for a labor party. The Italian workers need a daily that will openly fight the fascisti by proletarian methods, that will fight the capitalist regime which in its death grip gave birth to the fascisti dictatorship. There is in the United States an anti-f movement which has the solidar’ of Italians. tive factor is the Communist element. But many times the bureaucrats use the anti-fascist platform in order to influence the Italian workers for their purposes, In his anti-fascist statement, Mr. Green, goes against a great part of the Italian workers who are led by the Communist Party of Italy. The statement of Mr. Green is more-a declaration of war against Commun- ism than a statement against Musso- lini. And we will remember that Mr. Green, a month before his anti-fas- statement sent a message to the American debt commission asking them to be very reasonable towards the Mussolini debt commission. Mr. Green a Klanist. And Il Nuovo Monda supports Mr. Green. Il Nuovo Monda published this statement without any comments. The klanists in America have also proclaimed themselves anti-fascists. Why? Not because the Mussolini government is a reactionary govern- ment which destroyed the unions and massacred workers but. because the Mussolini government is a servant of the pope. And Mr, Green is a ‘klanist, We need a daily to,.tell the workers these truths. We need it in order to reach the masses,and draw them into the class struggle, ‘We must instruct the. workers that the anti-fascist fight,.is an anti-capi- talist fight. We must tell them that y of hundreds of thousands| only the overthrowing of the capital- In this movement the ac-|ist system can save them from fas- cism. For these purposes we need the daily. It is the duty of the work- ers of other nationalities to help us in order to accomplish this task. The party has given its support. The most representative elements of the progressive movements are with us. All’ the Italian workers are prepar- ing themselves to answer the reactien- ary bureaucracy by forming progres- sive groups and establishing a prole tarian daily which will fight for the interests and privileges of the work- ers. Reorganization Progress Among Our Finnish Membership By HENRY PURO, Secretary of the Finnish Fraction Bureau. 'T is not an easy task to reorganize @ mass organization like the Fin- Dish seetion of our party. There are, aside from the tasks of ideological preparation, many practical problems, which have to be dealt with and solv- ed. However, within the last three months, great progress has been made towards the complete reorganization of the Finnish section of our party. First of all, the opposition, which was very strong at one time, to reorganiza- tion has been largely won over by our | strong ideological campaign. The con- vention of the Finnish section cleared nearly all the remaining organized op- position and laid the basis for a very favorable atmosphere for the reorgan- ization. Since then, reorganization has ~ progressed, in some sections at a great pace; in other sections more slowly. As actual reorganization according to party instructions is to be carried thru regular party channels, that is, thru district offices and city commit-! tees, it is impossible for me to give}, a detailed report as to how complete-| ly reorganization has been carried out! amongst the Finnish comrades and) how many shop and street units have| been actually organized. The new/ units are no longer language units and | all the reports of their establishment | have gone directly to district offices. But I will try to give a general pic- ture of the situation in those parts, | Where former Finnish language) branches existed. District No. 1—Worchester: former) Finnish branch members organized with the other comrades into 5 shop nuclei and one street nucleus. Work- ers’ Club organized. Language frac- tions in process of organizing. Fitchburg—Some shop nuclei organ- ized in textile mills as early as the first part of November. Gardner, Quincy, Lanesville, W. Concord and some other branches nearly complete- By ARNE SWABECK. Article Hl. HE system of industrial enslave- ment of the workers in the United tes is reaching ever higher degrees perfection. Experts are being main- tained by the large corporations to work out new fangled schemes to Strengthen their grip on the toiling inmates of mills and factories. So- clally and politically their domination is as great, whole townships often be- ing controlled by one or a few cor- porations. An elaborate machinery using sys- tematic, altho oftentimes crude, meth- ods and operating with the workshop as a basis has been created. It is there the first links of the chains are being forged and by way of suggest- ing how to approach the problem of organizing the workers for the strug- gle to break this control it is best for the present purpose to look a lit- Ue closer at these first links and find out how the shop nuclei can become instrumental in helping break one af- ter the other. or 5. Blacklist System, Spies and Spe- cial Police. ‘These are some of the most crude methods of maintaining control. blacklist has become an and works with brutal eflicienc; Spies swarm in the shops. “Sucker The institution ly reorganized and Workers’ Clubs formed. Maynard, one of the biggest industrial branches in the district has not yet sent in its report. Reorganization work in District No. 1 has been delayed to some extent be- cause of insufficient co-operation until recently of the district office with the Finnish branches. D. O. has been away. Many isolated Finnish branch- es in this important industrial district need the help of the district office. The party must pay more attention to this important district and assist thru the district office the reorganization of the Finnish members. District No, 2. In Brooklyn, Jama- ica, Port Chester, Inwood, New Roeh- elle and some others smaller branch- es, members have reorganized to a large extent. New York City Finnish branch reorganization has been, so jfar, very slow, but special efforts will be made to get more former members into newly organized units. Workers’ Clubs in District Two are in forma- tion. Language fractions fnust be or- ganized at once. District No. 3, Baltimore Finnish branch members are just forming sev- eral shop nuclei with other comrades in the steel mills, Philadelphia Finnish branch in, pro- cess of reorganization, if not already reorganized. District No. 4, In Buffalo Finnish branch about 90 per cent registered and majority will join new ‘units: Smaller branches, like Scotia, Spen- cer, Newfield, Rochester and Erie, are yet to be reorganized. District office must assist them, District No. 5. In this district Fin- nish comrades have worked in very close co-operation with district office and some Finnish branches have been successful reorganizing hearly 100 per cent of former language branch mem- bers into new units. Language frac- tions and Workers’ Clubs have just been formed thruout the district, District No. 6, In this district, also, reorganization of Finnish branches has been carried out successfully with the close co-operation of the district fear into the hearts of those who be- come rebelfious and whip the discon- tented ones into line. Workers ap- plying for jobs by big corporations are required to submit their whole lite history and in many cases swear to never having belonged to a union or intending to join one before their ap- plication may be considered, Physical descriptions and finger prints are tak- en down on,specially prepared blanks which are compared to the employ- ment office blacklist. Workers with the slightest spot of rebellion on tlieir record are rejected. The Montana copper trust perfected these methodsto the notorious “rustl- ing card” system. No worker could find employment without having such a card from his former job and the issuance of cards was firmly control- led, Good union men or class con- scious workers need not apply. These are precisely the means which extend into governmental ad- ministrations and become the basis ot exerting political control by the big corporations, It has 80 far been a small matter to whip voters into line to follow the capitalist dominat- ed parties and whenever a little extra intimidation was found necessary it was promptly applied. Aided by the power of their wealth the corporations put their own tools into office to let them grind out and execute laws pro- are being especially favored to help ers. Company guards and special po- lice § being employed to help put tecting the privilege of exploitation. When shop nuclei members starting from the practical experiences, in shop, political district or city really office. Some isolated Finnish branch-| es—Ashtabula, Fairport and others, must be given special attention and ance. Workers’ Clubs and lang- uage fractions have been organized and others will be organized. District No. 7. Detroit Finnish branch, which has been the largest single unit in the party, was reorgan- ized 50 per cent some time ago, and a special commission is completing the reorganization. District No. 8. Very small percent- age of Chicago Finnish branch is re- organized. In Waukegan two shop nuclei and three street nuclei have been organized. Some smaller Finnish branches in this ditrict have not yet made their best efforts in reorganiza- tion. District No. 9. Duluth and Superior Finnish branches completely reorgan- iged. In Mesaba Iron Range and agri- cultural regions of Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin, comrades are just making special efforts to proceed for complete reorganization. Also in sub-districts in Copper Island and Marquette, comrades are working hard to organize former branches into new units and to form Workers’ Clubs and language fractions. District office is too far away and has very loose connections with isol- ated Finnish branches. But there is no doubt that Finnish comrades in this large district will complete re- organization within a short period. Workers’ Clubs have been formed in many localities, District No, 12. From this district we have very meager reports. But in some of the biggest Finnish centers, as in Astoria and Portland, comrades are working for reorganization. District No. 18, We have no actual reports, but as the atmosphere there has been very favorable for reorgan- ation, we assume that the Finnish branches there are well on the way in reorganization with other ‘ational office territory. Reorgan- ization partly carried out in South Dakota. Organizer will be sent soon com- by the Finnish fraction bureau to the Rocky Mountain district to assist re- organization there, Finnish branches in national office territory are very much isolated from the rest of the party and even from its Finnish sec- tion. This makes reorganization very difficult, A good sign, however, is that comrades are very eager to come in line with the rest of thé party. Within another thrée ‘Months, I am certain, the Finnish séetion of our party will be almost ¢cOmpletely re- organized into new uilits, It is diffi- cut to estimate of what percentage will join to newly offanized party units, But judging fréim the senti- ment that has been c¥eated thru the bolshevization propagah@a, we can be rather optimistic. ¥* In order to complété © reorganiza- tion and also to pre the ymembe: ship for bolshevizationg:our press. is carrying on a very campaign. Also, we have had tly eight reg- ular speakers and organizers in the field. In addition to them, all.eleven Finnish district offices-are sending out many speakers duying every Sat- urday and Sunday. It is now important,}that in those regions and localities ere Teorgan- ization is most difficylt and where isolated Finnish branches exists, that district organizers give special, assist- ance to reorganize Finnish comrades and try to attach as”“many English speaking comrades to..the newly or- ganizéd units as possible. This would assist reorganization and strengthen the portion of the membership and at the\same time would greatly help comrades to overcome the language and other difficulties. Of course, close co-operation is needed in every district. But parti- cularly | recommend sending a~field organizer to Minnesota, Michigan, the Iron and Copper Ranges and the sec- tion around Duluta and Superior. Also in Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire and Maine, a section which is very important as a industrial district, efforts must be mad@ to gain more English speaking me: bers.” (Set out to expose the interlockings of this system of enslavement the class nature of capitalist society, becomes particularly apparent. The practical examples are so simple that few workers will fail to understand. In addition most of them have felt the effects in their every day life and ex- planations thus become easier. Of course, plenty of difficulties will arise in taking up a fight against these le vers of capitalist control, But Com- munists learn how to overcome such obstacles and the fight will, wher correctly pursued, naturally exten from the shops to an active entry 0. the field of political struggles, Ther. could be no better way of showin the workers from their own experies es that they must unite to build a 1. bor party and, act politically indepen dent as a class. 6. Bosses’ Welfare Associations. These institutions are the first steps toward company unions and thus to- wards more complete enslavement of the workers. So-called welfare asso- ciations, of various ‘kinds are organ- ized in all up-to-date factories either for sport, social or benefictal purpos- es, They are always organizen by the bosses with especially fitted agents put in charge. Collections of financial contributions are carried on in their name, bulletins, _ papers and some- times magazines are published in thelr name but under editorial con- trol of the bosses. The object is gen- erally statedsto be to promote the good feeling and cultivate a “family Opportunities for Shop Nuclei Work spirit” which in o1 words means to delude the workers, to make them believe that they are part owners of the plant and thus get them to gub- mit to any conditions which may be imposed,” With the cultivation of this “family spirit” follows various “bonus” sys- cems which enables the corporation to appear munificent ,and keep wages at a lower level, rahe stock selling plans, altho possible only. to better aid workers, has very much the same soject. The United: States Steel cor- voration claims that» 60,000 of its em- noyees hold corporation stocks, ‘Such vorkers naturally find themselves ull nlore obligated to protect the in- ‘rests ot the owners of the concern ithout having the slightest voice in -e management or in determining wages or working conditions in the plants, These workers as a rule ob- tain little or no additional material gain for themselves but they can easily be turned against their. le: fortunate brothers in any real conflict within the industry : Shop nuclei members must turn such hideous schemes inside out for a complete exposure, No matter how cleverly they are devised we must be able to show theWorkers that it is only by their united class efforts that improvements can’be gained and not by false illusions off boss generosity Hach battle engagéW in by the work- ers, no matter hoW small, will help prove this contention. ; (To be eotitinued.) Waukegan, Minois, 4 Plans Intensive Drive for The Daily Worker (Continued from page 1.) nothing to lose but your chains! In this work of awakening the multitudes, our strongest weapon is our daily newspaper, The DAILY ORKER. The more we can distribute of The DAILY WORKER, the more workers will acknowledge it as their paper and will join the Workers (Com- munist) Party. This month we are having a special drive for ‘he distribution of The DAILY WORKER—the Lenin drive— the purpose of which is to have every worker do their best to secure new subscribers for the paper. In numer- ous districts thruout America these drives are already under way. Comrades!. This is work which asks for interest, and sacrifice! Every- where, where these drives have not been arranged as yet, it must be done immediately with promptness and vigor. In places, where our paper has only a few—even but one subscriber —it is the duty of the reader to try to secure more, Let us set for our goal: Enlarge The DAILY WORKER subscription list at least three times this month. In Waukegan plans have been laid to begin a determined drive. It is not merely a hope or veiled promise, but a serious decision which will be car- ried out. At present there are but only 15 DAILY WORKER subscribers in Waukegan but we have resolved that by Feb. 1 this number must be at least three times larger. If this resolution is made in every district, and carried out, than the continuation of The DAILY WORKER will be made a certainty. Then we will no longer have cries for help and contributions and our paper will be independent. When we arrive at our goal we will not stop there, but will continue with greater enthusiasm to go onward. Monday, Jan. 11, the Young Work- ers League branch of Waukegan had a meeting in which they made the above resolution amid great enthusi- asm. Our young comrades will ‘lead this drive. One of the older comrades suggested electing a committee to push this work. As a result a com mittee of 8 was appointed. Out of a large number of nominees the follow- ing were elected: Alfred Backman, Elmer, Johnson, Eva Erickson, Helmi Jacobson, Urho Karjala, Hilma Makela, Taimi Maki, Irma Wiitanen. Young comrades! You have begun a large and noble work. You have added one more link to the chain. The sound of.the death knell of cap- italism is drawing nearer. Put forth all your efforts and energy! Older comrades! Act as instructors of the young comrades! Arouse their interest! Try in every way to broaden their activities. If success doés not come the first day or second, jt is your duty to encourage the comrades to strive onward! We must not weaken! We will watch weekly, the progress made by our comrades in this DAILY WORKER drive. Two Meetings in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 20.—Two big Lenin memorial meetings will be held in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Jan. 24, and January 31. The meeting on Sunday, January 24, will be held at 2 p. m., at the Socialist Labor Lyceum, 805 James street, N. S. The meeting on January 31, will be held at 8 p. m. at the Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller street. Among the speakers who will ad- dress the two. meetings are: D. HE. Earley, district educational director of the Workers Party; John Stose, Pres- ident Canonsburg Central Labor Un- ion; George Papcun, member Nation- al Executive Committee of the Young Workers’ League; A. Jakira, district organizer of the Workers Party. There Will also be speakers in vari- ous languages. A splendid musical program has been arranged for both meetings and Freeda Truhar of the Young Workers’ League will recite. Both meetings are arranged under the joint auspices of the Workers Party and the Young Workers’ League. PlentyWood, Mont. Meeting. PLENTYWOOD, Mont., Jan. 20.—A Lenin memorial meeting jwas held in this agricultural section today, ad- dressed by John Gabriel Soltis, on the subject of the work of the immortal leader of the world proletariat, with special reference to his great contri- bution on the alliance between the farmers and workers. Farmers from great distances at- tended the memorial gathering. “The Stor of” b Sotgeray by Sun hoon Veena ington Sts, "and “History im Bail, every iy at ES ACD m., at esplain Fiiniasios Tree lati EW. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS ix Places | 118 S. Clark 66 W, Washington | 167 N. Sta 42 W. Harrison 234 S. Hal: HARRiSON 8616-7 ay; Bleck, ation = 169 N. Clark Commiceary he Bakery: 1612 Fulton ¢t. Phore West 2549 ICK AND DEATH BENEFI SOCIETIES Brogen:Keanead: oracheeeee Verein Fifty crab , Present Demands to Board of Education NEW YORK CITY.—Fifty women, some with children, came as a dele- gation representing Williamsburg, Harlem and the Bronx to the board of educa- tion on Tuesday afternoon. When they arrived at the building at 500 Park Ave., and asked to be taken to the 7th floor where: the board meets, the elevator man who apparently had instructions, did not take them up. The women with the children were compelled to walk up the six flights to the 7th floor. A rumor was spread in the schools among the children that if their mothers went to the board of educa- tion, they. would be arrested, the at- tempt being to start a panic and prevent thé mothers of the children from coming to present their griev- ances, When the delegation came out of the meeting room, many expressed their indignation with the unsatisfac- tory answer they received. The women, because of this experience, are even more determined than be- fore to keep the children in public school 148 and insist they will not let them go to other schools. A mass meeting to organize the workers for a strike will take place Monday evening, in the Educational Alliance Hall, 76 Throop avenue, Will- iamsburg. The meeting will be ad- dressed by several well-known speak- ers and is arranged by the Williams- burg Neighborhood Council of House- wives together with the Lithunanian. A resolution was adopted by the Bronx mothers which will be present- ed Monday to the meeting, and sent thereafter to the board of education, the resolution being as follows: The United Council of Working Class Housewives, together with oth- er affiliated women’s organizations, aims to organize the housewives and to unite them with the women work- ers in shops and factories thru perma- nent delegated bodies. The U. C. W. H. declare that the working women in homes, shops and factories have not: interests apart from the men work- ers, and that the working class as a whole must fight unitedly for their common interests. The U, C. Ws, H. statement declares that every strug- gle taken up by the workers, what- ever that struggle may be, whether against the boss, the landlord, the high cost of living, or for more and better schools, becomes the struggle of the whole working class. Therefore, the United Council of .) Working Class Housewives helps and supports the mothers of the children of P. S. 148, Brooklyn, in their strug- gle against the transferring of their children to other schools and for more and better schools. It furthermore de- clares that the condition in P. S, 148 is not local, that the condition is gen- eral thruout the city. Also that im- proper influences are exerted upon the small school children by the system of combining junior high with the lower public school grades, and that many school buildings besides are fire traps and unsafe for the children and that this condition in the public school undermines the health and affects the nervous systems, not alone of the chil- dren but also of the mothers and teachers. In view of the above, the U. C. W. H. calls upon all working women in the homes, the shops and the factor- ies, as well as upon all organized working men, to unite and join the fight for the following demands: 1. More and better schools. 2. Fewer children to one teacher in the class room. 3. Separate junior high from lower P. S. grades. 4. Build more public schools in workers’ neigh- borhoods. 5. No part time. Uniform time for all public schools. 6. New schools in neighborhoods, instead of transfer of children to different schools. 7. Tear down all old fire- trap public school buildings. 8. Free lunches for the children in the public schools of New York City. Young Demonstrators of P. S. 148. ——_ ERRAND GIRL CANT’ GET RAISE (By Young Worker Correspondent) WAUWATOSA, Wis.—I am a girl of 15 years and being big for my age, am employed in the office at Allis Chalmers’ company, Our hours are from 8:15 till 5 o'clock and have 45 minutes for lunch. My boss is in charge of only two girls, myself and a girl of 19 named Helen. She has been employed by the company for 4 years and is very loyal to the bosses. When she sees me stalling shé goes to the boss and whispers to.him and they both turn and look at me until I resume my work again. | Helen works like a horse all the time and when I ask her why she slaves so hard she gave a quick turn on her heel and walked away and whispers something in the ear of the boss. Sometimes I have no work to do for about and hour and sit aound doing nothing? Then when I do get work’ I have so much to do that 1 have to run around like a wild person (1 for- |got to mention that my work was fil ing blue prints and running errands) Sometimes when I get home I have absolutely no ambition for anything and go to bed without supper because 1 am even too tired to eat, The other day I asked my boss for a raise. (My present salary being only $11 per b Ase i and he laughed at me. Why don't the young workers or- sanize. Let us not be satisfied with our present miserable conditions. Let us unite and don’t let the bosses trample over us! “It is necessary to develop com-|| rades, devoting to the revolution not only their spare evenings, but their whole life.” LENIN. ‘Come Ahead Into the Young Workers League |The Economist on the Bonus Question The Chicago Economist does not be- lieve in digging up “old political skeletons” like the question of the soldiers bonus. Oh- No! It only de- sires to it the world know that those who fought for the immediate inter- ests of the returned soldiers were a bunch of dumb mules. For look, the sheet points out, one out of five of thosel elligible for the bonus have not applied for it. This goes to show that they did not want it. Need we say that this is pure bun¢ombe, If the federal government had passed a substantial bonus grant to the soldiers there would have been a greater influx of bonus applications than there were soldiers in the army. “Our duty, if we want to remain Communists, is to go down nearer to the real masses; in this lies the whole significance of the struggle with op- portunism and the whole content of this strugg' Liebknecht Luxemburg By Max Shachtman. A pamphiet on the lives of the ohe most universal and two most heyoic leaders of the working class. 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