The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 7, 1926, Page 2

Page Two Tht E DAILY WORKER Workers (Communist) Party DEVELOP THE T. U. E. L. INTO THE MASS MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT WING IN THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT ‘HE enemies of the left witty and progressive movement in the trade unions have been attacking the Trade Union Educational League. In several trade union papers controlled by the reactionary bureaucracy there have recently appeared articles deciaring that the Red Interna- tional of Labor Unions has repudiated the Trade Union Educational League. These stories have also made ridiculous allegations that the Workers (Communist) Party has ceased to support, or In some manner has disavowed the Trade Union Educational League. These reports are plain fabrications propagated by the reactionary bureaucrats, to mislead the rank and file of the workers and to destroy the left wing. It is the duty of a Communist Party to support the militant workers struggling to bulld up the trade unions into fighting organs of the class struggle. In the United States, this struggle has brought Into existence the Trade Union Educational League, a militant organization not merely of Communists but of the left wing and progressive trade unionists—the American section of the Red fnternational of labor unions, Therefore, the Workers ((Cemmunist) Party supports the Trade Union Educational League today more vigorously than ever before, to the utmost of its capacities, We warn all workers not to allow themselves to be fooled by these maneuvers of the bureaucracy whose primary purpose is to destroy the Trade Union Educational League as an effective organ for uniting the various elements comprising the left wing into a mass movement against the reactionaries in the unions and to transform the trade unions into organs of real struggle against the capitalist class. Fearing the growth of the Trade Union Educational League, the reactionary officialdom is working overtime spreading rumors of the above character calculated to undermine the confidence of the workers in the \eft wing. The Workers (Communist) Party Is now concentrating especially on strengthening the T. U. E. L. and working for its development into a mass movement of the left wing. The Workers (Communist) Party con- siders the Trade Union Educational League activities as of primary im- portance and unreservedly supports the Trade Union Educational League and categorically repudiates all the rumors that it has disavowed the Trade Union Educational League. Statements have also recently appeared in the capitalist press mak- ing ridiculous attacks upon Comrade Foster and implying that his con- nection with the Communist International has been severed, In denial of these slanderous rumors, we can only emphatically reaffirm our declaration of November 27, 1925. Comrade Foster Is not only a mem- ber of the C. E. C. of the party, but he is a leading member of the political committee and is, at this moment, engaged as actively as ever before in a leading capacity In the party’s most important work. CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY OF AMERICA, Cc. E, RUTHENBERG, General Secretary. ———____~¢ VILNIS SHAREHOLDERS COME TO SUPPORT OF DAILY WORKER At a special meeting of Vilnis shareholders where methods of making the present subscription campaign a success were discussed, the goal for 8,000 new readers was teceived with such enthusiasm that undoubtedly the mark will be reached and passed. The success of this drive will greatly hasten the day when Vilnis will be published as a Lithuanian daily in Chicago. An enthusiastic discussion +followed and $3,000 “was raised at once a8 a beginning of a drive for the new daily for Lithuanian workers, But in the midst of all this enthusi- asm for a Lithuanian daily comrades expressed their opinions that regard- less of how important a new Lithuaian daily may be, the fact remains that our organ, The DAILY WORKER and its welfare holds first place among LEO KRALIC KILLED WHEN A ROTTEN ROPE BREAKS AND TANK CRUSHES SKULL By O’ZIM, Worker Correspondent. WEST ALLIS, Wis., Feb. 5—in the reports of the capitalist press about an accident to Comrade Kra- tlk, member of Workers (Commun- ist) Party, which oaused his death, it stated that he slipped and some heavy object fell on him crushing his skull. These are the facts as | have gathered them from the widow and all our activities and at no time must we forget to support it. A collection of $37.55 was then taken up for The DAILY WORKER. FIRST CLASS STARTS MONDAY IN THE DETROIT his wife. Telephone Lehigh 6022 WORKERS PARTY SCHOOL DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 5 — The Detroit Workers Party School an- nounces the opening of five classes, (1) Elements of Communism, (2) Trade Union Organization and Tac- tics, (3) Workers’ Correspondents, (4) Public Speaking, (5) Party Pol- icles and Campaigns. Comrades wishing to enroll for any of these classes should register at the dis- trict office, 2646 St. Aubin. All classes with the exception of Ele- ments of Communism will be held on Thursday evening. ‘ Class Monday Nite. Classes in “Elements of Commun- ism will be held on Monday even- ings in the following halls: Section 1 and 4 in the House of the Masses. Owens, instructor. Section 2 in the South Slavic Hall 1343 E. Ferry. Raduloff, instructor. Section 3 in Finnish Hall, 5969 14th Street, Mollenhauer, instructor. Section 5 and 6 in Brayling Hall, 2376 Grayling Hamt, Schmies, in- structor, An article giving more detailed information on other classes will appear in Monday’s issue. from others who were the first ones on the scene: Leo Kralik did not slip while moving a small tank as was stated in the plute press. He was en- gaged in winding a drum on a hoist- img machine. A rotten rope broke and the “small” tank fell, hitting our comrade in the face and smash- ing it beyond recognition, He lay unconscious and unattended for a long time, as he was working alone. When the accident was reported the ambulance would not turn out as it was “too cold" and workers are cheap anyhow. The bosses eyen refused to notify this worker's family. A fellow worker ported Kralik to the hospital in Kralik’s own flivver, and notified Kralik suffered for seven hours before death released him. He is survived by a wife and two small chiidren. finally trans- DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist \E AT THE ; CEUM CAFETERIA reet, New York City e That Deserves Your onage. ment of the Ukrainian Labor Home, » labor organization. SPECIAL DISHES EVERY DAY. SLE PRICES. and Russian Kitchen. 2 on the East Side! | WORKERS’ SCHOOLISMS Thru the merger of the Armour Engineering Institute and the Engi- neering School of Northwestern Uni- versity, accomodations are to be pro- vided for 1000 students. How soon will we have that enrollment? oe 8 On Monday, Feb, 1, the commercial and financial leaders of Chicago laid plans for a uniform training course in Americanism, The Communist leaders of Chicago are actually giv- ing a training course for all workers in Leninism. one It is the success of education in Leninism that compels financiers to make attempts at education in Ameri- canism, s**e @ The capitalists are against all isms except Americanism. ‘ 8 * The Chicago public school trustees have started a campaign to wipe out radicalism, for the glorification of goslingism. The Workers’ School is the beginning of education that will wipe out the capitalist school system. Care We are counting on all nuclei meet- ings this week to take up the ques- “ion of enrollments for the second term, beginning Feb, 8 If you who see this will remind the nucleus about it, we'll start the term off with a bang. Ces Show me the chap who looks down on schooling, and I'll show you the| chap who will stay in a rut. “Unity of theory and practice” is the slogan of our school. Or as the French Com- munist Party says: “Our education is not academic, but polemic.” ee 6 Is the party school your school? Then what are you letting it do for you? And what are you doing for 2 i 2 © Agitation and propaganda are be- jcoming more and more important in our party work. The Workers’ School for elementary Leninist education, as well as preparation for party work, is an indispensable part of the agitprop work, os We know that you are behind the Workers’ School, but how far be- hind? see Lenin says: “Enroll!” This is Lenin school enrollment week. GENERAL PETAIN CONFERS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS ON WAR ON MOROCCOANS MADRID, Feb. 5.— Marshal Pe- tain, lackey of French imperialism, has arrived here for a three-day conference to confer with Spanish government officials on the further butchering of Riffians in Morocco. CHINA CENTER OF WORLD CONFLICT, SAYS *ANISE’ By JAMES H, DOLSEN, A reporter for the Chicago Daily News was interviewing Anna Louise Strong. “I suppose General Feng, or whatever they call him, won't be heard of again?” he queried, Her face lighted up with an amused smile, as she replied: “That's what the capi- ialists think, They're badly mistak- en, tho, I met Feng when I was in Northern China. I shall tell in my jecture at Hull House Sunday night some significant things which are hap- pening in that vast country, facts which were the subject pf my con- versation with this central figure in the civil war now gbing on between the Chinese militarists backed by the imperialist powers® aid the national “evolutionary armies fepresenting the torces of the Kuothintang.” Six weeks spent in China just prior to her return to this country from years of residenee abroad, principally im Soviet Russia,’hdve given Miss Strong a wealth of fitst-hand inform- ition about conditions.in the Far East. ,5he agrees with «the views of the leaders 9fthe Cominupist Internation- al concerning the tremendously im- portant place which the awakening of China is bound to take in the in- ternational struggles of the next de- cade, “The theater of international conflicts in the immediate future is destined ta be thé Orient,” she de- clares, adding that alfeady the Soviet | Union has acquired an enormous in- ‘uence in sections of China and among large groups of the Chinese. An interesting and instructive story —this she has to tell. It will, more- over, be the first report by an eye witness of the present situation in China that has been afforded the workers of the city. The meeting is under the auspices of the Internation- al Workers’ Aid. IMPORTANT MEETING OF PARTY FUNCTIONARIES INN, Y. SUNDAY, FEB. 7 NEW YORK, N. Yj Feb. 5 — All the organizers, secretaries, and agit- prop directors of the shop and street nuclei of the entire city together with all the section organizers, sul- section executives, will meet on Sunday, Feb. 7th at 4 a. m. at 108 E, 14th St., 3rd floor to discuss the content and distribution of the Com- munist press, ms The meeting Sunday is the first one ever held by the party in this Every party functionary of every shop and street nuciéus, every mem- ber of the sub-section’ executive, and every section organizer must attend this meeting. - Strike Demonstration Stirs Passaic (Continaed from page 1) re the murderers.” “If our parents lose this strike we erish.” “We are home loving peopie, We are fighting for a home.” “One for all. All for one. ity.” “This parade will be watched by the workers of the whole country. It is one of the greatest demonstrations of labor we ever had,” said Organizer Weisbord as he stood on the steps of a mansion as the workers finished the parade. Solidar Present Demands. As a result of this outpouring of workers and evidence of solidarity the United Front Committee, which is conducting the strike and organiz- ing the mills, has decided to add to the demands presented to the bosses. The’new demands are: i 1. Ten per cent increase over the pre-cut wages, with back pay since the 1st of Obtober. 2, Time and one half for overtime. 8. The 44-hour week, 4. No discrimination; recognition of the mill committees and the union. 5. Decent sanitary conditions. These revised demands were prea- ented to the mass meeting at Neubau ers’ Hall after the parade and the tw: thousand workers that crowded th hall gave, their unanimous approval ‘They will be acted upon by the United COME AND ROOT FOR YOUNG WORKERS AT SOCCER GAME SUNDAY By CHARLES ERICKSON, ‘The indoor tournament by the In- ternational Soccer League will be held Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14 at the 124th Field Artillery Armory located at 3401 Wentworth Ave. Nationalist and workers’ sports or- ganizations will take part. Among these are two outstanding young workers’ organizations known as members of the Workers Sports Al- liance whose members take an ac- tive part in the strug of the workers. Come and help root and r when they take the field jainst their Bohemian rivals, the Olympias I. Front Committee and-presented to the ,0sses, At this same meet @ copy of the Passaic Herald wad/ shown to the workers by J. O. Bentall, who asked he assembled how ‘many they esti- mated were in the parade. “Were there a8 many as there are here this afternoon?” asked Bentall. “More,” yelled the crowd. “How many more?” ‘Ten times as many,” came the reply. ‘How many are here?” was the next question, “This hall holds 2,000 was the answer. “Then you mean to say that you all estimate at least 20,000 in the parade?” “Yes,” roared the crowd, Capitalist Press Lies. “Now, let me read you cheerful news that I found in the Passaic Herald that is hot off the press,” and Bentall read the héailline as follows: “2,765 join strike:parade.” “What do you say,to that?” Thus the workers were shown in 2 definite way how the capitalist pre: misrepresents the side of the strike and always takes the part of ti. bosses. att Carl Brodsky of New York spol on the necessity of understanding f.11 the class fight that the workers mu wage and urged the strikers not t stop till they have won all their & mands and establisiied a strong orgar. zation, 5 Charles Krumbein addressed the strikers giving exathples of what cac be done thru thoro organization. He cited the fight of the Amalgamate: Clothing Workers and also the victory of the International Garment Workers Union, with the resulting increase in wages and improvement of their con- ditions. He also made plain the folly of collaboration with the capitalists, “If necessary double your picket line. Stick together till you win and till you get w in keeping with the work you do,” said Krui Amalgamated Aids The Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers are also out on strike and joined in the parade. Formerly the Amalga- mated organizers were not allowed to come to Passaic by the police. This fight by the textile workers has made it possible for the Amalgamated to do their work and get better organ- ized, and a spirit ‘of unity exists shown when this/union came with district where all the functionaries will come together to discuss the Communist press. * t | 1 Trumbull Is Released the establishment of the workers and farmers Soviet Republic. staff sent the following greeting to ‘Trumbull pointing out that his re- lease is a victory for the American working class and welcoming his re- turn to active Communist work follow- ing his imprisonment in one of the American imperialism’s bastiles: you upon your release from American imperialism’s Alcatraz prison. This is individual -and affiliated members, send you heartiest greetings on oc- sien 69 Craft Union Reaction in A. F. of L. in New Blow at Solidarity of Labor By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ‘FORAY: the American Federation of Labor records another victory for craft unionism and disintegration in the sus- pension of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes. It is a triumph for reaction as typified in the person of the treasurer of the A. F. of L., Dan Pobin, of the Teamsters’ Union, who carries on an age-old fight on behalf of his or- ganization to scoop in a few members here and there under a craft charter granted his union more than a quarter of a century ago. * ° * e Tobin won the decision of the Atlantic City convention of the A. F. of L. last October, that the railway clerks must turn over to his union several thousand so-called “express drivers.” The fact that the work of these drivers is intimate- ly tied up with that of railway clerking, in fact many of these workers doing more clerking than driving, makes no differ- ence. It makes just as little difference as the fact that the bakery wagon drivers are close to the Bakers’ Union, but Tobin must needs fight this drift away from craft unionism in his efforts to win a few more members for his exclusive craft union. eoeee This development means just another independent union outside the fold of the recognized American labor move- ment. The railway clerks’ union had already been split be- cause of its jurisdictional struggle within the A. F. of b. fold. Whether unity can be secured outside the A. F. of L. remains to be seen. eee The railway clerks certainly do not have the advantages of the “railway brotherhoods” in holding their members to- gether. It is looked upon as a “war baby” by A. F. of L. officials and receives the resulting treatment. It came into existence during McAdoo's regime over the railroads during the war, ae a large membership by governmental con- sent. It brought together masses ot workers that had hitherto not been organized. Its backward outlook, however, was révealed in the fact that it drew the color line in its membership against Negro workers. These Negro workers have been compelled, in order to get any organization at all, to build “Jim Crow” unions. They had separate delegates, at the last A. F. of L. convention and had to make their own fight to abolish the race line in building the trade unions. . * * * What a spectacle! The delegates of the Railway Clerks’ Union, in the A. F. of L. convention, being fought on the one hand by the reactionary craft bureaucrats, and on the other hand fighting the efforts of the Negro workers to de- velop the union into a fighting working class organization. . * . * The announcement of the suspension of the Railway Clerks’ Union comes simultaneously with the declaration that the A. F. of L. will scrap its plans for an organization campaign in the automobile industry. This campaign, along with the showing of a “labor movie” had been long exploited as the great effort to reach the millions of unorganized. This confession of inability to even attempt an automo- bile organization drive and the renewed support given reac- tionary craft policies constitute a challenge to every pro- gressive in the American labor movement. It is another sur- render growing out of the class-collaboration policies of the present Green regime in the A. F. of L. that must be fought energetically. J * *« * The slogan of “Amalgamation or Annihilation!” was never more appropriate than now. Let militants raise that — age so that it will be heard by every worker thruout the land. —————_— casion of your release from Alcatraz military prison the place where Amer- ican imperialism confined and _tor- tured potitical prisoners a few years ago because of their opposition to the capitalist, war. We pledge to fight alongside you and together with all labor defense forces for release of your comrade, Paul Crouch, the eighty class war prisoners in California, who are victims of the reactionary oppres- sion and capitalism’s anti-syndicalism law, and for all the rest of the one hundred and six such prisoners in America. Chicago membership awaits opportunity to welcome you. Our fight is on behalf of all those who are per- secuted on account of their activity in the struggle for the class interests of the workers and exploited farmers such as was your activity at Schofield from Alcatraz Prison (Continued from page 1) “C, E. Ruthenberg, General Secretary.” The DAILY WORKER @ditorial “The DAILY WORKER staff greets nenoouraging victory for the Amer an working class, We welcome your turn to freedom and to the renewal the Communist work for which you ore imprisoned.—DAILY WORKER ditorial Staff.” The Chicago local of the Interna- onal Labor Defense, in the name of 5 15,000 members, greets Trumbull n his release from Alcatraz prison here during the war hundreds of ob- sctors to the imperialist war were ortured because they refused to fight o save Morgan's millions and pledges self to fight for the release of Paul srouch and the other victims of the Jas8 war who are in jail today for ighting for better conditions for the] constructed in the Soviet factories, working class: ie “Chicago local International Labor | illuminant Defense, in name of fifteen thousand| = barracks in Hawaii, “George Maurer, Secretary.” country, tein Bullds 250 Locomotives, people’s commiss: RUSSIAN PLAY GIVEN AT WORKERS’ HOUSE THIS SUNDAY, FEB, 7 “The Jail,” a drama in 4 acts will be presented in the Russian lang: uw Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Work ers’ House, 1902 W. Division St., under the leadership of the woell- an Russian actor Anatoly Poko- jov. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admie- conte, ov ' | MOSCOW, (Tass) Feb. 5 — The lat for communica- tions of the Soviet Union has given an order to the Metal Syndicate for 250 locomotives to be filled by Oct., 1926, An order for 200 refrigerating cars of 4 type similar to the American stand- ard type has been placed abroad and 1,325 large freight cars are also to be br aN IE i cin PR Bea I EOL AAR ENO LS PA TE tl ne DRT «EE ROE Oe a | SER Oe The International Labor Defense is touring Walter Trumbull thru the SOOT LLL tt ‘A Masquerade in Philadelphia CHICAGO CLASS FOR WORKER CORRESPONDENTS NOW MEETS ON MONDAY With the beginning of the second semester of the Chicago worker com respondents’ class the day has been changed to Monday instead of Fri- day, The cl. now meets evi Monday evening at 8 p, m. in the editorial office of The DAILY WORKER, A part of the session in the sec- ond term will be devoted to instruc. tions In how to write. Students must not fail to bring in the work assign- ed to them so that the class can proceed with the next lesson, Now is the time for new students to en- roll and every nucleus should In- struct their correspondent to attend without fail, one The New York worker correspond- ents’ class meets every Monday night at 8 at the Workers’ School, 108 East 14th Street. Farmers Constitute ‘ Jury in Miners’ Trial (Continued from page 1) officials while in the discharge of their duty will be held accountable for their dastardly conduct... (Signed) “Frank Farrington.” Persecute Progressives. The sub-district officials, Fox, Cobb and Hindman, have done their worst to prevent the Zeigler miners from se- curing support for their trial. Be- cause they issued a leaflet entitled “The Facts About Zeigler” four mem- bers of the union were suspended from the organization for six months and barred from taking office for a period of two years, Among these suspended members were Henry Corbinshley, Matt Crnoe- vich, and Frank Skibinski. All. of them are-under charges in the courts made by these very union officials. Babbington’s Ruling. To their appeal against their sus- pension by sub-district president, Lon Fox, to district board member, David Babbington, they received the follow- ing answer: “Johnston City, 1, “January 4, 1926. “Dear Sir: Folowing is my dects- ion in your appeal case which was heard Dec. 23 wherein you appealed to me from the decision of sub-dis- trict president, Lon Fox, who under Section 3, Art. 20, International con- stitution, suspended you from mem- bership for a period of six months and ruled you were not eligible to hold office in any branch of the organiza- tion for a period of two years, “DISPOSITION. “I find that the evidence shows that -you made no protest of your name being on a circular that was got out in August, which was called ‘The Facts About Zeigler.’ The evi- dence shows that you made no at- tempt in the local to prove that you had nothing to do with the circular, nor made no attemp to recall it. How- ever, some four months later, then being tried by the sub-district you de- nied that you had authorized the use of your name on the circular. “This circular carried many false statements about the officers and members of our organization, and your name being on the same makes it conclusive’ proof that you are guilty of the charges. You also stated that some of the statements con- tained in the circular were untrue, “Therefore, the decision of the sub-district president, Lon Fox, is hereby sustained and I so decide. (Signed) “David Babbington, “Board Member,” The statement in the letter from Babbington that these suspended had admitted that some of the statements contained in the circular were untrue is absolutely unfounded. The sus- pended miners still maintain that every word in the circular is true, The above actions of the sub-dis- trict officials, Farington and Babbing- ton has been folldwed up during the hr bth their open collaboration wi le prosecuting atorne: the Zeigler miners. 7 ee Try to Jail Militants, What is going on at Benton Court House is an attack on Progressive members of he miners’ union by the officialdom who are deliberately using the capitalist court to frame-up these miners and have them sent to jail, This open collaboration of union of- ficials and state’s attorneys put the whole trial in its proper Setting, and demonstrates to every worker what is really going on tod: Court House, as at Give your union sub to The DAILY He will like it? ‘other a WORKDR, For Our Daily. — ATTEND THIS Joyous DAILY WORKER BALL at MERCANTIL® Broad and Market St,