The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 10, 1926, Page 2

Page Two FODD MERGER ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT Political Move by Coo- lidge Seen (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—~Under pres- sure of flerce attacks the federal gove- ernment struck today to prevent the consummation of the $2,000,000,000 food products merger, characterized by Its opponents as a “gigantic food monopoly.” Government attorneys went into the federal court at Baltimore at noon and filed suit against the Ward Food Products corporation, its officers and subsidiary companies, asking the court to prevent them from complet- ing the proposed consolidation under ‘the Sherman and Clayton acts. Seven corporations and companies and eight individuals were named as defendants. They were: The Ward Food Products corpora- tion. The The The The The tion, The United Bakeries corporation. William B, Ward. Howard B. Ward. Wm. Deininger. Paul H. Helms. J. W. Rumbough. B. E. Peterson. George G. Barber. George B. Smith. This belated action of the govern- ment followed several months of in- vestigation by the department of jus- tice, and is considered a fake political move by the Coolidge gang. The government's petition makes the following salient demands: (1) . That the Ward interest be ad- judged to have violated the Sherman anti-trunst law and the Clayton act. (2) That defendants be enjoined from doing any act in furtherance of alleged conspiracy, combination and attempt to monopolize food products. © That the Ward Baking, Conti- nental Baking, General Baking and Ward Food Products corporations be enjoined from acquiring the whole or any part of the stock or physical as- sets of the others. (4) That these defendants be en- joined perpetually from having any di- rector, officer, agent or employe in common with each other. (5) That they be enjoined from en- * tering any contracts, agreements or understandings with one another for joint purchase of materials, supplies and equipment or for a common pol- icy in sale of their output. Drive to Create Monopoly. William B. Ward and associates were charged by the government with planning “to bring all or substantially all wholesale bakeries in the United States under the control of a single gigantic corporation and thereby to eliminate all competition between the ‘baking companies, both locally and in interstate commerce.” The Ward interests have sought to eliminate competition in the purchase of ingredients and equipment and eventually to acquire milling compan- Ward Baking corporation. Ward Baking company. General Baking corporation. General Baking company. Continnental Baking corpora- Two Asylum Patients Die; Use Rat Poison to Cure Bad Colds KANKAKEE, Ill, February 8 — A second death occurred in the state hospital for thg insane here from the effects of rat ‘poison served to five patients by another inmate who told them it would cure colds. Responsibility for the tragedy was fixed by a coroner’s jury upon Ernest Miller, pest exterminator at the hos- pital, and Mrs. Edna Kittles, in charge of the kitchen and dining room, on the grounds of carelessness in leaving the poison where inmates could get hold of it. Elizabeth, N. J., to Hold Reorganization Meeting ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 8 — Wed- nesday Feb. 10, at 7:30 p,m. at 69 South Park St. a membership meeting to reorganize all existing branches on a shop nuclei basis will be held. All members must attend if they desire to stay in the party. STILLMANS 60 T0 EUROPE: FLAMES BEGIN TO TALK Makes Unkindest Cut at James NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—While Mrs. Anne Uruquart? Stillman and her banker husband, James A. Stillman, were speeding across the Atlantic, three young people, who claim partic- ular interest in the “coming together” of the Stillmans, recorded their reac- tions from widely separate points. McCormick “Very Happy.” Fowler McCormick.of Chicago, son of the head of the International Har- vester corporation, from the Canadian lodge of Mrs. Stillman said that he knew the §tillmans had been planning to sail and that he was “very happy” Flo James “Bud” Stillman, ill with a cold in the Princeton University in- firmary, said that he was sure his mother’s course of ‘action was for the best. Flo Leeds, who was correspondent in the Stillman case, was quoted In Florida as saying that “Stillman needs ies, yeast companies and other produc- | ers of necessary ingredients and | equipment it was set forth. | William B. Ward was named asthe “most powerful single personage con- nected with the baking industry.” ‘Ward, Helms and Barber constitute a “trimuvirate controlling the fortunes of the baking industry,” the petition said. Hits Stock Market. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Feb, 8—A government anti-trust suit against the proposed baking company combination, further Squeezing of the call loan market and the reported withdrawal of an offer to buy control of a powerful foodstuffs corporation precipitated a flood of sell- ing orders in the stock market today, and caused the first real depression in the speculative market since the turn of the year. CLEV ND—(FP)—Sixty sand A an3 died in vation, I ard M. E told a shocked audience of sleek Cleveland business women, He advis- ed birth control to raise the material level of the American people. thou- of Harvard A sub a day will help to drive capital away. his wife more than she needs him.” Not Contemplated Marriage. Before she sailed, Mrs. Stillman denied that either she or Fowler Mc- Cormick had contemplated matrimony vd said she expected to continue ner friendship with him. “Has Fowler ver offered marriage to me? Of sourse not.” Young McCormick is looking after Guy Stillman at the Canadian lodge of Mrs, Stillman at Grande Anse. Young McCormick, on his part, said today: “Was I ever in love with Mrs. Still- man? That's foolish. I always ad- mired her very much. That’s all,” To Put Over “Big Job.” “Bud” Stillman, Princeton sopho- more, revealed that he had received a letter from his mother before she sailed in which she said “she was starting on the biggest job she had ever undertaken and to have con- fidence in her.” The Indian guide grunts in disgust. Prepare to Collect Morgan Loans. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The army appropriation bill before congress asks for $339,581,000, an increase of $6,965,000 over last year’s apprepria- tion. In the bill it points out that $6,000,000 is to be spent for ammuni- tion which is to be added to the gi- gantic stores on hand. The plan also provides for the construction of 305 new airplanes besides the 436 planes now being constructed, MOVIES OF RUSS COLONY WILL BE SHOWN HERE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Moving pictures of the Russian colony will be shown together with the famous Russian comedy “The Miracle of Soldier Ivan,” Sunday, Feb. 21, at Wash’s Hall, cor. Mil- waukee and Noble St., at the per formance concert and dance given by the Federation of Russian Chil- dren's Sch of Chicago and vicini- ty. The pictures of the colony were taken this summer at the picnic of the federation, where all Russian la- bor organizations were represented, Beginning at 4 p.m, Tickets In advance 50c., at the door 60c. that they could return to each other. | THE DAtEY WORKFR * TEXTILE BARONS FAIL TO DESTROY WORKERS’ UNITY Bosses to Use Police Against Strikers (Continued from page 1) success of the pickets in pulling out mill after mill and causing a shut down of the two biggest mills in the city has made the bosses feel shaky and a bit peeved, so now they order the-police to stop the pickets where- ever they seem to be most successful. Of course, it is understood that in the long run the forces of “law and order” will step in, but the strikers are taking advantage of the brief period of truce they have, an dare or- ganizing into a splendid and powerful force that neither police nor starva- tion can defeat. The united front committee is pre- paring for an adequate relief serv- {ee and organizer Weisbord has the Plans all made to get donations and supplies that will keep the families in condition to continue the fight till the strike is won. “Don’t Pay Rent; Buy Food!” “Don’t pay rent,” advised Weisbord. “Keep your money for food. Let the landlord wait. Tell him that if you get justice from the bosses you will have plenty to pay with. The land- lords will not throw you out. If they start that game, just let them try it. Save every cent for food.” The following statement was sent out by the united front committee of textile workers of Passaic, N. J., to all organizations in Pasaic and vicinity: “The textile workers are fighting with their backs against the wall for their very lives. “The powerful mill bosses, not sat- isfied with their tremendous profits, but lusting for more, cut wages of their poor workers from 10 to 25 per cent. “The wages of these textile workers were already very, very low. These low wages were threatening the stand- |ards of living of other workers in this city. The workers could not pay their bills for rent or for the things neces- sary to life. “In sheer desperation against these |terrible conditions the textile work- jers have struck. They are fighting for their life. Fight Powerful Combine, “The mill bosses are strong and powerful. The Botany Mills Consoli- dated Co., with its $52,000,000 capital- ization ‘and its millions of provits ground from the very lives and blood of the workers, is a dangerous ene- my, one “that will fight to a finish, }supported as it is by the other mill owners. “The textile workers have only their hope and their fighting spirit to keep them on the battle line. They have little money, but they are de- termined that if they have to starve to death they will not starve to death slaving in the mills. “The united front committee of tex- tile workers of Passaic, N. J., and vici- nity, the organization which these workers have joined, has formed a general strikers’ relief committee with Gustav Deak as treasurer. Money, food, clothing, fuel, all these are bad- ly needed and must be obtained soon. Relief Conference Next Sunday. “This general strikers’ relief com- mitteé of the united front committee of textile workers is calling a united front conference for the relief of the textile strikers. All organizations which wish to help in relief work are earnestly urged to send delegates to this conference, which will be held at 743 Main Ave, Room 14, Feb. 14, at 2p. m. Help us keep our homes.” Dr. O. H. Sweet Faces Second Trial Early Part of Next Month DETROIT, Feb. 8.—The second trial of Dr. O. H. Sweet and ten co-defend- ants charged with the murder of one of a*mob that stoned and fired upon the Sweet residence, will take place the early part of March. The exact date of the trial of these 11 Negroes has not been set as yet but it is expected that it will be between the fifth and tenth of March. New Yorkers Must Keep are invited to leave the third, fourth and fifth of July open, as The DAILY WORKER is planning to arrange a three-day encampment for those dates somewhere near New York, which it is hoped will be attended by large numbers of workers. Important to All Workers— BY THE SAME AUTHOR: White Terrorists Ask for Mercy. 5 Cents, * Translation of Principles of Com- munism * by Frederick Engels. 10 Cents. The Menace of Opportunism BY MAX BEDACHT. 15 Cents. “To make clear to the masses the inevitability and necessity of a separation from opportunism, to educate these masses to revolution by @ pitiless struggle against opportunism .... that is the cor- rect Marxian aim of the international proletarian movement.”—LENIN, Indispensible to July 3, 4, 5 Open| NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Friendly or-| ganizations in and around New York | Have You Qualified for Daily Worker Banquet? Lists to Close Feb. 15 NEW YORK, Feb: 8.—The lists for The DAILY WORKER banquet in New York are to close on Feb. 15, so that the names of all those who prov- ed their loyalty to The DAILY WORK- ER by securing the required $10.00 worth of subscriptions may be printed in-the program for the banquet, which will come at Yorkville Casino, Sun- day, Feb. 21, February 16 is also the closing date of the Lenin drive for 5,000 new read- ers for The DAILY WORKER. Every reader of The DAILY WORKER in New York should participate in these events. Call at the New York agency, 108 East 14th street, Room 82, for in- formation and sw CHINESE UNIONS FAVORS SOVIETS DECLARES ‘ANISE’ Canton Has @ Labor Ad- ministration (Continued from page 1) Unions Handle Situation. A most interesting part of her ad- dress was that dealing with the situa- tion in Canton. For months, in fact, since the Shanghai general strike bo- gan, @ struggle has been going on be- tween this city and Hongkong that has been ignored by the capitalist press. When the Britfsh in Hongkong tried to break the boycott by resorting to extreme measures against the strikers, the Canton city goverment gave them refuge. Two thousand five hundred pickets were stationed along the 200 miles of river front between the two cities. No ships stopping at Hongkong were allowed to call at Can- ton. As a result enormous losses were suffered by the British mer- chants and financiers. The English government was compelled to loan $18,000,000 to save one of their prin- cipal banks from ruin. It was, indeed, only a special letter from the widow of Sun Yat Sen author- izing her admittance that enabled An- na Louise Strong to.land in Canton. There she found the union in com- plete charge of all matters concerning the conduct of the strike. Buildings had been apportioned {for the housing of the strikers. Even a court had been set up by the men, the jurisdic- tion of which was acknowledged by the city. Canton Pro-Labor, Aministration, Canton, however, is fot managed by a Communist gove ent, she -ex- plained. Because its administration has been pro-labor, tile foreign ex- ploiters have denounced Canton as the “Red” center of the ‘country. The real policy of the mimicipality has been the maintenancé’ of an honest government, making the city safe for trade. Such a policy, itself, the speaker stated, was contrary to the methods which were employed by the imperialists who could only advance their objects by the j:wholesale de- bauchery of public officials. The audience evinced its deep in- terest in the lecture; by numerous questions, most of which concerned the three most prominent generals in the Chinese struggle—Chang Tso Lin, Wu Pei Fu, and Feng. Chang Tso Lin showed his real character when he mercilessly suppressed the trade un- jon movement and the nationalist groups in the territory of northeast China which he controls. This occur- red after the Shanghai massacre. A little later he issued an appeal to the foreign powers asking their support as the only “strong” man capable of restoring order in the country. Chang lives like an oriental potentate, sur- rounded by luxury, with many wives and concubines. He ig the admitted tool of the Japanese and received in addition the Support,of the English during the past year. Wu Fei Fu, who was formerly backed by the Anglo-Saxon imperinl- ists and who was the “power behind the throne” a few years ago, has the Support of most of the provincial gov- ernors, Their allegiance is not of a permanent nature, however, so his Strength 1s not as great as it appears, Wn is a Confucian scholar of the old school, being known as the “literary” general, Personally, he has the repu- tation of being honest and devoted to his friends, a Confugian virtue, but it j happens, Strong states, that these friends comprise “one of the choicest lots of grafters in all China.” Feng Nationalist Leader, Feng, the speaker stated, was the center of a group which represented the nationalist idea, His army {s a disciplined, trained force. Its mem: bers are recruited from the peasants, chiefly, and includes only those who have not served in Previous wars, At the present time a large portion of these troops are engaged in the work of reclaiming a million acres of land in south Mongolia, After three years of service, it is intended to give the |recruits a homestead in this tract, By |these means the old patriarchal sys- |tem will be broken up and a spirit of |national loyalty cultivated. Meeting in Cleveland, The next meeting which the Inter- national Workers Aid has arranged for Anna Louise Strong is that {In Cleveland, next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m, at the*Moose Hall, 1,000 Walnut avenue, ‘ of DAILY WORKER are tise thig meeting sible, ! and the league of nations. Hillquit and Debs Differ About Pushing UncleSam Into the Capitalist League By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. 'ODAY, it becomes more evident than ever that the social- ists in the United States are going to have a difficult time riding two horses—for and against Locarno, the world court Eugene V. Debs is out in the American Pe rl the offi- cial organ of the socialist party, published in a rejection of the claims made for Locarno, the creature of hicago, with the league, while the New Leader; mouthpiece of the New York socialists, appears simmultaneously with-Morris Hill- quit’s speech against Clarence Darrow, in New York, in which Hillquit argues for admission to the league, claiming: “As far as the United States Is concerned, there is not a single @ood reason why It should stay out of the league.” In the past the socialist leaders have always mourned that It was Moscow that was always interfering with ‘the party's internal affairs. They argued that the issues that divided and scattered the party forces were all imported from the Union of Soviet Republics. Now, however, accord- ing to Hillquit’s own confession, the issue that is dividing his party is one that actually concerns the United States. This is more than Hillquit would admit at any time pre- viously. It was as a result of the revolutionary working class fervor that swept the United States, in common with the rest of the world, that the socialist party broke in 1919, result- ing in the creation of the organized Communist movement In this country. In 1921, following the adverse decision of the socialist party national convention on the questions of the twenty- One points of admission to the Communist International, the dictatorship of the proletariat and soviet rule, there was another exodus from the party’s ranks, in spite of the stren- ous efforts made to rebuild the party following Deb's release from prison. Then the appearance of the socialist party as the open foe of the Soviet Union helped contribute to its weakening, in spite of the thousands of dollars poured into its coffers by Abraham Cahan’s Daily Forward. The Abramovich affair, the raising of the fake “political prisoners” in Soviet Russia issue, the alliance of the socialists in the trade unions with the worst reactionaries, as well the common cause developed by the socialists with the capitalist politicians against the building of the labor party joined in developing a monu- mental disgust among the few bona fide workers still remain- ing in the socialist ranks. They gradually dropped out. During this entire process the socialist leaders have been hurling anathemas at the Communists, claiming they were responsible for all socialist woes, and pleading with the dwindling socialist party membership to give its attention to “American questions.” * * Yet the new issue that divides international problem. Hillquit, however, admitting that “the league” concerns the the socialist party is an rides himself on if id States. More eloquent than Hillquit’s arguments, as published in the New Leader, is a cartoon by Mitchel Loeb, in the same issue, that got its inspiration from the debate. It-shows the familiar figure of Uncle Sam, in all its trappings. Hillquit is trying to push Uncle Sam into the league, Darrow is trying to keep him out. This mythical figure of “Uncle Sam” is the creation of the American capitalist world, and is accepted as the symbol of the American capitalist government. , It shouldn't be difficult for workers to see that Hillquit is but a tail of imperialist effort to get Morgan’s government into the black capitalist international, as the league is known among revolutionary workers. In support of this effort, Hillquit talks just as energetically as he once talked and fought against the socialist party affiliating with the only working class league of nations, the Communist Inter- national. * «* Hillquit and Debs are pulling in different directions again. This was inevitable. The struggle reveals new schisms within the socialist party that will ultimately des- troy it, even as an adjunct of Wail Street imperialism. Ralph Chaplin Will Speak at Northwest Hall Sunday, Feb. 14 Ralph Chaplin, I. W. W. poet, will speak at the Northwest Hall, corner North and Western Aves, on “Legal frame-ups against the workers,” Sun- lay evening, Feb. 14 at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Northwest branch of the International Labor Defense. Admission is 35 cents. There will be a musical program, Chaplin has been very active on behalf of Barnett and his fellow work- ers who were railroaded to prison as e@ result of the “Centralia conspir- acy” against them, Donations Needed for Daily Worker Booth at IL. D. N, Y. Bazaar NEW YORK, Feb. 8—The DAILY WORKER has a booth at the Interna- tional Labor Defense bazaar at Cen- tral Opera House, Feb. 10 to 18, in charge of The DAILY WORKER build- ers’ club to help the defense, Every reader of the DAILY WORKER around New York is asked to bring something which can be/sold at this booth to help bring the campaign to free all class war prisoners to a successful issue. Leave articles for this booth at The DAILY WORKER New York agency, 108 Hast 14th St, or bring to the bazaar, Conneticut Unions Aid Consumptives. HARTFORD, Conn,, Feb, 8—Con- necticut trade unions are being urged to, raise funds to help tuberculosis sufferers, Hartford unions have raised funds for tuberculosig-inflicted workers for years and are encourag- ing state-wide unfon action, Any WU PEI-FU, IMPERIALIST TOOL, SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN WAR ON FENG YU-HSIANG (Special to The Daily Worker) HANKOW, China, Feb. 8.—Gener- al Wu Pei Fu, tool of the imperial- ists in China, has issued a circular denouncing General Feng Yu-hsiang as being in a secret alliance with the Bolsheviki and calls for a united front of the imperialist backers and business interests in China to sup- port him in his fight against Feng. Ma Soo, who was formerly a rep- resentative of Sun Yat-sen, leader of the Kuomintang party which is leading the struggle against the im- perialists in China, has betrayed the nationalist cause and sold out to the imperialist butche Fascist Murderers’ Secret Trial, BERLIN, Feb, 8.—Despite attempts on the part of the black reichswehr, an organization formed in Germany to “combat Communism” and to mur- der active working class leaders, to keep the trial of the four fascists, who murdered one of their own mem- bers, Panier, a secret, it has become known to all, The trial found the four murderers guilty and sentenced them to death, Attorney Bloch, who regularly defends these fascists de- clared that he wanted the trial a sec- ret not to expose the connections be- tween the fascist organization and the regular reichswehr troops and the government, It was stated that Panier had dis- closed some of the secret plots SOUTH DAKOTA FARMER-LABOR PARTY REVIVES Will Have Full Ticket _in Coming Elections PIERRE, 8, D., Feb. 8—South Da- kota is to have a complete farmer- labor ticket in the field at the coming election and an energetic campaign will be waged to assure the election of this ticket, Alice Lorraine Daly, state chairman of the farmer-labor party in the state, makes this announcement in ‘the “Farmer-Labor Leader,” the official organ of the farmer-labor party of South Dakota, now published at Mit- chell. Miss Daly in her statement says: “The announcement that the farmer- labor party will have a fighting ticket vomposed of some of the ablest men in the state, will, I am sure, be received with joy by many thousand farmer- labor voters in South Dakota. Old Parties the Same, “Our experience in trying to ‘fuse’ with the democrats demonstrate the wide differences between the view- points of the two organizations. The most progressive among the democrats are not so progressive as our most conservative farmer-laborities. “There is no essential difference, on principal, between republicans and democrats, Both old party platforms are reactionary. Neither of them of- fers any hope to the sufferers from economic ills.” State Paper Revived. The statement says further: “In addition to active campaigning of candidates we have revived the Farmer-Labor Leader and made ar- rangements for its continuous publi- cation during the coming year.” Ayres for Governor. Tom Ayres, editor of the Farmer Labor Leader at Mitchell is the cand!- date for governor on the farmer-labor ticket. Ayres is an old fighter in farmer-labor ranks, having gone thru the days of the old farmers’ alliance and the non-partisan league. Favors National Farmer-Labor Party. The South Dakota party is strongly in favor of bringing about unity be- tween all farmer-labor movements thruout the country. Hditorially, the Farmer-Labor Leader makes the following statement: “From the ashes of the farmer- labor movement at the June conven- tion in St. Paul will riee a mighty organization which will sweep the north-western states out of control of the eastern interests. With this move- ment the democratic party will dis- appear and the republican party will constitute the minority.” Eugene Barnett Made Honorary Member of Northwest Side I. L. D. Eugene Barnett, I. W. W. class wat prisoner in Walla Walla, Washington, was made honorary member of the Northwest English branch of the In- ternational Labor Defense at a re- cent meeting. The members of the branch intend to keep in touch with fellow worker. Barnett. The branch has guaranteed the monthly amount, for him, which International Labor Defense sends to all class war pris- oners. Cleveland Machinists Hold Meeting Thursday CLEVELAND, Feb. 8.—All members of the Machinists’ Union or any other metal trades union as well as all un- organized workers in the metal in- dustry, are invited to attend the meet- ing held by the Metal Trades Amal- gamation Committee and the Trade Union Educational League, on Thure- day, Feb. 11, at 8 p. m., in Gardina’s Hall, Room 3, 6021 St, Clair Ave, Andrew Overgard will be the prinei- pal speaker, Overgard is active in the amalgamation movement and in the Anderson campaign in the Machin- ists’ Union, and was a delegate to the International conference of Metal Trades Workers, held in Hamburg, Germany. Admission is free, I. L. D. Bazaar Starts ' in New York City NEW YORK, Feb. Preparations for the annual International Labor Defense bazaar for relief of class war inclusive, at Central Opera House, 67th street and 3rd avenue, enters an intensive stage. The bazaar is but one week away. Most of the booths are taken and will present an attractive scene, with their prisoners, to be held February 10-18 © —_— gay decorations and good things. The articles are brand new, donated by unions and made especially for this bazaar, We urge the comrades not to let up, in thelr efforts to obtain con- tributions, as there is still a great hatched by this infamous band of murderers to some Worker, member of the Communist Party, and as the plot was frustrated these four “savi- need for article, The more that are obtained and sold, the greater will be the defense and relief work,