The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 28, 1926, Page 1

the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. III. No. 14. GAG RULE ASSU By T. J. O'FLAHERTY 'VIDENTLY Chang Tso-lin’s imper- ialist backers are not yet ready to try conclusions with the power of Soviet Russia in China. Else, Chang would not have eaten crow as expe- ditiously as he did, in his dispute over the Chinese Eastern railway with the Soviet government. There is little doubt that Chang’s provocat- ive action in arresting the Russian of- ficials of the railway and committing other acts of violence had the sanc- tion of at least one ‘power interested in blocking Soviet influence in China. But no doubt the reaction in the ori- ent in favor of Russia convinced those brigands that they did not only have| the Red Army to deal with but the/ teeming millions of subject peoples] who have good reason to believe that Soviet Russia is their omly friend. So Chang backed down and to all ap- pearances did just what Moscow de- manded of him. ses HTS little flurry in China is signifi- cant. It shows on what a flimsy foundation world peacé>rests. How easy it is to set a match to the pow- der barrel of another world war. The makings of ~a new holocaust were clearly evident in Chang’s action. It Russia was compelled to move her; red troops into Manchuria to protect the interests of her people, there is Uttle doubt that it would be the sig-} nal for action on the part of the capi- talist powers. And they would not} back up Russia, Such incidents will happen in the future, every one of them bearing the seed of another world conflagration. se 8 be DIPLOMATIC demand from So- viet Russia in 1921 would be re- ceived with raucous laughter and rib- Subscription Rates. ~ ‘ul, $8.00 per year. 9¥ mail, $6.00 per year, tered as Second-class matt ti * settember 21, 1093, af the Post Office at Chicago, Lllinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1926 <<” Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents iS + LOCALS ENDORSE DELEGATION 10 OVIET RUSSIA N. Y. Committee Has Wide Support (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan. 26—At the last conference of the New York commit- tee for sending an American trade | union delegation to Soviet Russia (formerly known as the trade union committee for organizing the Purcell | meetings) which was held on Sunday, | Jan, 24, at Beethoven Hall, a number of local unions reported that they had adopted the resolution for the sending of a delegation to the Soviet Union. The resolution has been adopted by the following organizations according to latest reports: Fur Nailers’ Local 10, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Local 9, 22, 55 and 66, Shoe- workers’ Locals 53 and 54, Public Service Workers’ Union, Architectural fron and Bronze Workers’ Union, Shoe Workers’ Protective Union District Council, Butchers’ Local 174 and Bakers’ Local 3. Here’s the Resolution. The resolution adopted is as fol- lows: Whereas, the 6xperiences gained by the Russian working class during these eight years of struggle are of the most profound interest and ‘im- portance to the workers of all coun- tries, and . Whereas, the labor movements of nearly every country in the world have sent delegations to the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics to study the “Uy / . “= ae. if ew te UR mae nig sn a “+ S COURT TRIUMPH STAY-AT-HOME SENATORS WILL VOTE TO FORCE LABOR TO FIGHT IN DEFENSE OF MORGAN'S LOOT (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Following the victory of the Mor- gan senators yesterday who voted 68 to 26 to shut off debate on the world court, the administration gang prepared to drive through to the final ratification who will never be called upon to of the proposal. The old men fight on the sAnguinary field of Mars to defend the interests of the House of Mofgan will soon decree that the youth of the nation, from the industries and farms, must be utilized for cannon fodder to fight wars that can- not conceivably benefit them. * No doubt exists but that the sen- ators, such as Lenroot and Curtis, have been forced to admit that no court can exist without force to back its decisions. A world court means a world police. It means each nation will be called upon to furnish soldiers for armies of imperialist conquest. Coolidge Wants Quick Victory. Certain senators, particularly Swan- son of Virginia, have jntroduced re- servations and these are to be voted on at once. Coolidge sent a notice to the senate a few hours before vot- ing started on the reservations that | was taken as an ultimatum to the old guard to vote down all amendments and enter the court on the basis of (Continued on page 2). 12,000 WORKERS HONOR LENIN IN NEW YORK CITY FURRIERS MAKE DEMANDS ONN. Y. BOSSES’ ASSN. Union to Mobilize for the Fight The present agreement between the New York joint board of the Interna- tlonal Fur Workers’ Union and the Associated Fur Manufacturers will ex- pire Jan, 31. ‘ Several conferences have already been held for the purpose of negotia- tiag a new agreement. These confer- ences have resulted in a deadlock due to the stubborn unwillingness of the fur manufacturers to even consider the just demands of the fur workers. -| conditions as they are and to make| NEWS ITEM.—A. lynchi b at Ocal re tly broad id i i ald jest. Todayvit brings ready com-| °°? E lynching mob ai ala, recently broadcasted the agonizing cries of its Progress Comes Thru Power. full reports to the workers of their loti 4 3 J ¥ plignce. Andethis changed: .etéltudey os -dibiirlemy pd victim for the benefit of the parasite who Since 1912 the agreements between is not due to a change of heart on the part~ of Russia’s~ capitalist foés.’ It results from the growth of Rus- sia’s economic and military power, plus the strong hold Soviet Russia has onthe hearts of the exploited and oppressed people of all lands who Whereas, the American-Jabor move- ment till this day has not only failed to send a delegation to Soviet ‘Russia but persists in taking its information from the enemies of the labor move- ment regarding the kreat social chan- si ees idle away their time in Florida’s winter ie ve 4 This Gang Votes to Drive the joint board and the. Associated Fur. Five H alls Filled plana have been renewed sev- Many Turned Away eral. times and gradually improved. It must, however, be stated, that never in the history of the Furriers’ Union, as for that matter, in the history of 7 By SYLVAN A. POLLACK. any union did the workers secure any know that Russia is an impregnable | £°* ptsedvergs Nec spain . +4 (Special to The Daily Worker) improvement of their conditions be- fortress fom which the flag of human Resslead that we igo on deed « tor a or n oO or an Ss ars NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 26—Filling | cause the manufacturers were willing freedom flies.. The capitalist powers, tho sending ‘of a trade union. & a five large halls to capacity, 12,000|/to concede the justice of their de- much tho they hate the workers’ and peasants’ government, much tho they would like to overthrow it, will think many times before they start some- thing that will finish them. see HICAGO went and did jt! This may not be perfect English but “them’s my sentiments.” Of course I am thinking about the monster meeting in the equally monster Coli-/ seum. Hight thousand of them! packed into it. It is to hurl your fe-| dora in the atmosphere. We used to be vatisfied with a floor-full in the| Ashland Auditorium. But we could not“secure that hall and we had to take a baseball park or skating rink oy war ampitheater or whatever the Coliseum is used for when the Com- munists are not filling it up. wae es tion to the Union of Socialist ‘Soviet Republics, composed of responsible re- presentatives of the organized labor movement, who shall bring back to the workers of this country accurate and authentic information on the-true state of affairs, the life and condition of the working class in the Soviet Union, Work to Continue. An executive committee of seven was elected to carry on the work of getting out propaganda material to the workers of the city. Special emphasis was laid upon the matter of forming propaganda committees in the various industries. The foundation for such committees was laid at the confer- ence in the following industries: Building trades, needle trades, shoe trades, and metal trades. Local unions will be called upon by speakers sent FEARING further debate on the question’of United States adherence to the world court, which is the entrance to the league df nations, the following senators voted oh Mon- day to shut off debate so that their role as agents of the House of Morgan could not be further exposed. They will also vote for ithe entrance of this country into the world court. All workers should remember that these men, one and all, have signified their willing- ness to see the flower of the youth of the working class of this country slaughtered on for- eign soil in order to defend the investments of the insatiable parasites of Wall Street. When they say the court's decisions rest upon moral force alone they lie and they know they lie. No court rests upon the abstraction known as moral force, but upon physical mili- tary force. Its decisions can only be enforced by an international police force and such a force must be organized as an army. American workers will be drafted into such an im- perialist army in order to defend the interests of any nation that obtains a favorable deci- sion from the world court. Morgan wants to get into the court and the league so his agents of the United States government can be in a better position to outwit his imperialist rivals in other countries. HERE IS A LIST OF MORGAN'S SENATORS. workers turned out to attend the sec-| ond anniversary memorial meetings, which were held under the joint aus- pices of the New York district organ- lzations of the Workers (Communist) Party and the Young Workers (Com- munist) League. Two halls at Central Opera House; New Star Casino, Manhattan Ly-} ceum and Millers’ Grand Assembly, were the centers where revolutionary and militant workers of New York City milled about in their attempt to/ find a place to stand, so they could be} a part of the demonstration of devo-| tion to Leninism. It is estimated} that between four and five thousand workers were turned away. The attempt of the American Flag} Association and other patriotic organ- izations to stifle the Lenin memorial (Continued on page 2} }manded a reduction of the mands. At all times whether thru an actual struggle or without a strug- gle, it was the organized might of the union and the iron determination of the workers which compelled the manufacturers to grant improvements to the workers. Long Strike In 1920, In 1920 when the fur workers de- hours of work in order to reduce the danger- ous physical effects of the occupation | and to provide work for every furrier, the manufacturers were as stubborn as they are at the present time, They then forced the workers into a strug- gle which lasted 32 weeks. The work- ers proved their courage and deter- mination. The manufacturerg ineur- red enormous losses, but it now ap pears that the manufacturers have not (Continued on page 2.) HE necks of many of our com-|out by these propaganda committees, Remember them! be yades may need the attentions of|to join in with the work of the local an osteopath y heal shaking their! conference. The next conference will REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS. AMALGAMATED MEMBER IN CHICAGO heads with doubt as to our ability to} be held om Sunday, February 28 at Bingham, Conn, McLean, Conn. Ashurst, Ariz, King, Utah fill the big arena. The district or- ganizer having come from a country where all doubt goes up in a cloud of snuff, simply took another pinch when divers people suffering from an in- feriority complex predicted disaster. Beethoven Hall, 210 Fifth Street, at 2p. m, ° eter eae a ile Return to Work. HARRISBURG, IL, Jan, 26—Pend- ing negotiations during’ a two-weeks Butler, Mass. Capper, Kan, Couzens, Mich. Cummins, la. Norbeck, S. Oddie, Nev, McMaster, S. D. McNary, Ore. Metcalf, R. |. Bayard, Del. Bratton, N. M, Bruce, Md. DBD. Caraway, Ark, Edwards, N. J. Mayfield, Texas McKellar, Tenn. “SEES NEED OF STRUGGLE AGAINST Neely, W. Va. Overman, N. C. Pittman, Nev. HILLMAN AND ASKS SOME QUESTIONS The.growth of the left wing forces against the class collaboration polic Deneen, III. P Pa, 4 8 ies,of the Hillman administration of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of What if a altrogcope. would be need:+ period ‘of arbitration, striking opera- Edge, N. J Prive: Cote. akdoapii teenee, om America is shown by the great mass meetings held recently in New York i Pu Ran ehioaea bai? Te cieapiy Sd can * Rages rae eee leate Ernst Reed, Pa. George, ‘Ga. . ‘sispaeta, Thies im spite of the sluggers of the administration who tried to prevent the meet- biitol that if each member of the postions ver Paired onace he * Fess, Ohio Sackett, Ky, Gerry, R. 1. Simmons, N. C, ing being held. At the same time in the membership of the union many party brot along his following, which x Gillette, Mass. hall, Minn, Glass, Va. Swanson, Va. workers are beginning to seek ways and means of fighting the Hillman ma- should be at least ten souls, there Blames the Phohibition Law, Goff, Va. Shortridge, Cal. Harris, Ga. Trammell, Fla. chine in the most efficient manner, The following letter from a member of woul’ be ten thousand people in the} Nw YORK, Jan. 24 — Attorney Gooding, Idaho Smoot, Utah * Harrison, Miss. Tyson, Tenn. thé Amalgamated in Chicago brings out certain questions that araof import: ) hall, Well, each party member did/ General John G. Sargent blames viola- Greene, Vt. Stanfield, Ore, Heflin, Ala. Underwood, Ala. ance in this struggle. We print the létter in full along with our reply as | not bring ten, but an average of! tion of the prohibition law for the Hale, Maine Wadsworth, N. Y. Jones, Md. Walsh, Mont. follows; Oe rae ines tha wae ee { Continved on page 2) general laxity in law observance. J Wash. w 4 The only thing that the writer has ation ee , bof ce le Ng reac a ener Wyo. EAR Brother Editor: I have read failed to show’ is, what shall we do te BRYON. Ft Walia, wd. the article that appeared in The; do away with such inhuman cond bi Lenroot, Wis. Willis, Ohio DAILY. WORKER oh’ Tuesday, Jan 19,| tions? by R. Katz describing the conditions| Here is what happened in the see in the Alfred Deeker and Cahn com-|tion of the shop I work in. Some parry. I appreciated that story very| weeks ago a worker in our “section” much since conditions in our shop are} got sick, and did not come to work becoming intolerable. (Continued on page 5) McKinley, Ill. Everyday! — The Reports of the Russian Com- munist Party Congress. The capitalist press has lied and distorted the news of this most important event in the world’s first workers’ government. Ry Plveat | strike-breaking, -labor-hating ku klux klan idol, Jim Watson, of Indiana, ab- sented himself from the senate at the time of voting because he is up for re-election this year and was too cowardly to vote for the Coolidge betrayal in spite of the fact that he is one of the leading administration gangsters in the senate. T. Coleman DuPont was suffer- ing from indigestion as the result of swilling too much food and drink, but sent word that he favored the gag rule. CALL NEEDLE TRADES LEFT WING TO CONFERENCE JANUARY 30; BIG PROBLEMS CONFRONT THE UNIONS NEW YORK CITY, Jan, 26,—In no other industry has the work of the Trade Union Educational League resulted in such wide influence as in the heedie trades. Many battles have been fought in the; past, and now a new problem has TEN UNIONISTS RELEASED FROM FRAME-UP, THOUGH TWO REMAIN IN PRISON ON FALSE EVIDENCE By HERBERT BENJAMIN, (Special to The Dally Worker) BUFFALO, N, Y., Jan. 26,—A jury in federal court in this city, has freed ten members of the Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway Men's Union, who have been on tridl for over a Wéek on charges of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce, The trial was the result, of an effort by the International Railway Co, and the government to complete the destruction of the carmen’s union, Two men are now serving sentences in state prisons, the membership of the union (Continued from page 3) Thru special service of the International Press Correspondence The DAILY WORKER is securing first hand news of both sides of the controversy and of every speech delivered. Read them! Wednesday— Thursday— Tomsky, secretary of the Russian The speeches of Leo Kamenev trade unions, answers the and Sokoinikov (present mi of finance), both of whom are in speeches In an important analy- sis of the present situation, “the opposition” will be reported, Aukoucte 4 @ Chinese Paper in Moscow. MOSCOW, U. S. 8. R., Jan. 26—A new Chinese paper, Tsan-Ding-Ba, (Forward), has just issued its-first number in Moscow. Its purpose is to acquaint the many Chinese inhabi- tants of the Soviet Union of the events in their homeland as well as in the world at large, It will enjoy a big circulation in China and in the isen, concerning which the Needle Trades Section of the| west as well as in Russia, T. U. BL. hi sued the following call to the workers in that industry: 4 Fellow Workers:— A tremendous struggle of major importance involv- tee ning of conditions and (Continued on page 2)” These Will Be Followed by Further Reports. © {The Lenin rive means quick action—send your sub today! *