The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 11, 1926, Page 2

Page Two FIGHT LAWS T0 FINGER-PRINT FOREIGN-BORN Swedish Workers Pro- test Against Slave Bills, The following protest of the Swed: | ish workers in Chicago against the two bills now in congress for the reg-| istration, photographing and finger | printing of foreign-born workers was| sent to the Swedish social-democratic government demanding that they, thru their representatives in the United States protest against these bills which would force Swedish workers | to work at low wages and long hours} and risk deportation the moment they | organized to combat these conditions: | “To the Swedish Government, “The undersigned organizations, rep- resenting thousands of Scandinavian workers in the United States workers of whom the majority are Swedish citizens, herewith addresses itself to the government, asking that you may| act in accordance with your authority | and power, becanuse of the persecu- tions against citizens from other states (among them Swedish), which now are planned in this country, where two bills have been submitted to the congress in Washington, D. C., bills which soon may come up for en- actment, whereupon they will be bind-} ing law. If this happens the legal) status of many Swedish citizens will be jeopardized in this country. “The bills mentioned by us have the numbers ‘HR 3583, 344, 4489’ and were Submitted by the representatives As- | well and Johnston with the object of | jinterest the social-democratic govern- | |every government to interfere, and we | jask therefore that the Swedish gov-| NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF BETWEEN UNION AND PEPPERELL MILLS BIDDEFORD, Me., Feb, 9—Nego- tiations between the Associated Textile Operatives and the Pepperell Manifacturing company have brok- | er off and the union declares that | the weavers will carry on the strike with increased vigor and force the company to come to terms. The weavers, working for this firm struck, Dec. 1 against the multiple loom system, est for a real human organization of the international laws, and more than that, make a contribution of perma-{ nent value against all sorts of sup] pression of. national minorities ‘in every land. Further thig case must ment of Sweden, because these bills are a direct attack upon Swedish workers (as well as against workers | of other nationalities) in this coun-| try. They stamp the foreign work- ers as a Class of outcasts, a mass with | no rights, altogether dependent upon the whims of the employers, always threatened with the deportation from a country, where they already have made their home and living. Further these bills are an indirect attack against the whole American working class, because they create a reserve army of foreign-born workers with no rights, forced to starve to death or be deported or to take work at the lowest wages. This will absolutely lower the level of the wages in the United States and thus the standard | of living for the American workers in| general, “All instances mentioned above are of such a nature, that they force ernment thru its representative to registering all citizens of other coun- tries, eventually with the intention | later to deport them. It has been| Proposed, not only to register and| Photograph citizens from foreign States and compelling them to pay extra taxes, but furthermore to fiager- | print for identification every for- eigner, who is a resident in this coun- try. “Nothing like this has ever before been practiced in America and as you | may see from the attached appendi- ces,, many honest American citizens and organizations eager to defend de- mocracy have protested against these | Teactionary proposals. And thes bills if enacted as law will absolutely put the majority of the Swedish citi- zens in this country into such a status, which can be compared with the status of criminals in other countries. That is the reason why we think, the government of Sweden cannot stand indifferent towards such an encroach- ment upon the rights of Swedish men and women in a foreign state. “The government can thru its inter- ference in this matter show its inter- the United’ States make it known, that the government of Sweden is| against and protests against all kinds | }of such legal encroachments against Swedish citizens, as those planned in the bills mentioned above, “On behalf of the Scandinavian,Fed- eration. “N, Juel Christensen, General Sec- retary. “Daniel Birgers, Acting Secretary.” ' Anthracite Coal War Is Now at the Doors of Cal’s White House (Continued from page 1). joint conference at the white house to settle the strike. | _ News of the senate’s adoption of the Copeland resolution was communi- cated to Pres. Coolidge at the conclu- sion of the cabinet meeting and he told inquirers he would give it “care- | ful consideration.” [New York Labor Medi-| THE DAILY WORKER etc RRR NOE eer ns as Aaa En NN ENN | PORTENAR URGES NEGRO LABOR T0 BREAK STRIKES ator Lauds Scabbing By SYLVAN A. POLLACK,. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 9.—Negro workers should become strikebreak- ers, according to the opinion voiced | by A. J. Portenar, chief mediator of | the New York state department of labor, speaking at the meeting of the National Urban League, which was held at the 187th St. branch fo the Young Women’s Christian League, claiming that by so doing, they would gain recognition as to their abilities. Portenar said that strikebreaking was an extreme and unpleasant means of forcing recognition, but contended that it was one of the most practical methods. He advised the Negro work- ers to become more effective slaves, stating that in that way the unions would be anxious to enroll them as members. Charles S. Johnson, director of the department of research of the Urban League, said that the American Fed- eration of Labor was anxious to union- ize the Negroes to prevent their be- coming strikebreakers, but that in- dividual unions were prejudiced against them. He declared that the Negro had become a power in strike- breaking and said that colored work- ers broke the last stockyard strike, the last steel workers’ strike and the strike of the railroad shopmen in 1922, At present, he said, 800 Ne- groes are helping to break the coal strike. Only four international unions in- vite Negroes to membership, Johnson declared, listing the Longshoremen’s Union, the Hod Carriers’ Union, the Tunnel Workers’ Union and the unions of common building trade laborers. Baltimore to Have Daily Worker Banquet BALTIMORE, Ma., Feb. 9.—A Lenin drive DAILY WORKER banquet will be held Sunday, Feb. 14, 7 p. m.,, at Progressive Labor Lyceum, Aisquith and Lexington streets. Robert Minor of Chicago, editor of the New. Magazine section of The DAILY WORKER, will be the main speaker. A musical and literary pro- gram is being prepared. Fliers on Last Leg. RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb, 9 — The Spanish fliers hopped off today on the last leg of their Spain to Argentina flight. They left after being forced gressive miners, they would begin a} more energetic and doncerted cam- Progressive Miners’ Committee Fights D ual Unionism (Continued from page 1) One of the most fmportant points in the program of this progressive com- mittee is the struggle against dual unionism and against wage cuts. With this progressive_miners’ com- mittee renegade Hallapy never had and now has no connections. He at- tended a conference of the progressive miners’ committee held in March, 1925, but he came there uninvited and in no way helped to influence the ac- tions of the conference. The confer- ence Was an open one and any mem- ber of the United Mine Workers of; America could attend. With this Hal- lapy’s connection with the progres- sive miners’ committee began and ended, Against Dual Unionism. The progressive miners’ committee emphatically condemns any attempt on the part of the operators and their various agents o fthe' type of Mike Hallapy to establish-a dual union movement among the miners. It most emphatically condemns the campaign of the operators to reduce the wages which are meager enough without any further cuts. It calls upon all the pro- gressive miners to fight against this attempt of the operators to weaken the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Fagan’ and co: y would do well if, instead of attacking the pro- paign against the 1917 scale by con- necting up the struggles of the min- ers in District 5, with the anthracite strike and by adopting the program proposed by the progressive miners’ committee. The operators would then not dare to make a joke of our union by enforcing the 1917 scale in one mine after the other. There would then be no question of dual union- ism. 4,500 BRICKLAYERS THREATEN TO STRIKE FOR WAGE INCREASE (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Feb, 9—Small pos- sibility is seen to-day, of averting a strike of 4,500 bricklayers and help- ers, beginning March,ist. The bricklayers are demanding an increase in wages.: The wages re- ceived now are $12 per day. The union agreement with the bosses expires the last day:of this month. While the bricklayers are the only building trade workers who have definitely decided “to strike, the plumbers, painte glaziers and marble workers aré also growing restive. ee Should the bricklayers go out on strike the first of the next month, down and delayed two hours by motor trouble. millions of dollars)\worth of con- struction will be delayed. Organize (Continued from page 1) Imperialist League will undoubtedly affiliate as a body. Oppressed Rally. The fact that the movement origin- ated in China and has its central headquarters in revolutionary Canton, is vastly significant. Not only does this means that it has a definite base of operations but that it springs directly out of the anti-imperialist Struggle which hag already attracted the enthusiastic admiration of op- Pressed peoples in all parts of the globe. Among the Chinese organizations that have affiliated are: the Kuomin- tang party, the Union for the Emanci- pation of Women, the United Revolu- tionary Women Telephone Operators, the National Trade Union Federation of China, the Peasants’ Association of the Province of Kwantung, the Asso- ciation of Young Revolutionary Sol- diers, and the famous Hwang Po cadets, the backbone of the Canton peoples’ army. Arouse all Colonials. The fact that the movement origin- ated in China and has its central head- quarters in olutionary Canton is vastly significant. Not only does this mean that it has a definite base of operations but that i springs directly out of the antl-imperialist struggle which has already attracted the enthu- siastic admiration of oppressed pco- ples in all parts of the globe. Thru the organization the International Association of Oppressed Peoples, the epoch-making “awakening of the Rast” will become the tocsin for the “awak- ening of colonial and semi-colonial peoples” everywhere, To the oppressed peoples of the western hemisphere struggling against the domination of American imperial ism, as well as to the exploited work ers of the United States, the fnterna tional Association of Oppressed Peo ples appears as an important ally, a firm support in the common fight for emancipation, Denounce Imperialists, Following is a declaration on behalf of the association, by G. Lat-Shou of Hongkong: “The imperialistic deeds of blood in China have roused a powerful wave of indignation and revolt among the peoples of the Hast. In carrying out their sanguinary crimes, the French English had employed, directly indirectly, Hindus and Annamites for Liberation of the Colonies —especially in Shanghai and Shaming. “The revolutionaries in the colonial countries have realized that the im- preialists in Asia wish to continue the fratricidal system which they have ap- plied in Africa, that of turning the members of the same race and class loose on one another an inciting them to kill each other. Two years ago, the | French incited the Annamites in Indo- | China to boycott the Chinese. This | year, the Americans have egged on | the natives of the Philippines to anti- | Chinese demonstrations. Now the im- perialists are trying to rouse the Chinese against the races of another color, “In order to frustrate this cynical plan, the Chinese, Hindus, Annamites and Koreans have united and formed an anti-imperialist committee of ac- tion, from which has developed the |International Union of Oppressed Peoples, “In the summer of this year, the first conference was convened in Can- ton. This conference issued the fol- lowing proclamation: The imperialists have slaughtered also become slaves! ... “This proclamation found immedi- ate response. At the second confer- ence the following joined the Interna- tional Union of the Oppressed Peo- ples; the Kuomintang party, the Union for the Emancipation of Women, the Union of Revolutionary Women Telephone Operators, the Na- tional Trade Union Federation of China, the Peasants’ Association of the Province of Wmantung, the Asso- ciation of Young Revolutionary Sol- diers, the Cadets of the Peoples’ Army. “Thereupon the union was officially founded. In its constitution the ob- ject of the union is stated as being that of gathering “ together all the forces of the oppressed nationalities in order to carry thru a liberating revolution. Furthermore, any mem- ber being guilty of an anti-revolution- ary act, should not only be excluded from. the union but should be severely punished. “After the inaugural conference, the following proclamation was issued: Oppressed brothers of the whole world! innocent Chinese students and work- ers. We, the oppressed peoples of India, Annam (Indo-China) and Korea, who have suffered and still suffer under the yoke of the imper- ialist tyrants, cannot refrain from expressing our indignation and wrath at these abominable slaugh- ters, The imperialists are unmasked. The whole world can now sée that their only object is robbery and plunder, Their civilization is based on guns and bayonets, It is their custom to treat the natives of their colonies with brutality., Nowadays they are treating the Chinese in the same brutal way, because they al- ready regard China a colony. Chin brothers! You see how we are oppressed by the imperial- ists. You must fight with all your strength lest you fall victims to a similar oppression. Do not let China become a second India and a second Korea; do not let it be converted into a second Annam! ... it is time for us to organize, to Join the exploited and oppressed of all countries, in order to set up to- gether a united front against the op- pressors. ' We revolutionary Hindus, Koreans and Annamites, who have remained in China, would rather die with you in the fight for freedom than see you ——— All small or weak countries— especially those of Asia—are sub- jected to the economic and political rule of imperialism, The imperialists have turned our territories into colonial or semi- colonial countries. They compel us to buy their surplus goods, They to supply thom with raw They rob us of our wealth, They exploit our labor, They deprive us of our political and social rights, They slay our innocent brothers. They not only ensiave us, they threaten our race with annihilation. The only means to us from this opp jon is to gather together all Oppressed peoples and the ex- ploited proletariat of the whole world and to overpower our com: mon enemy, imperialism, As our masters have united to oppress us, so we must gather to- gether to defeat them.... We revolutionists of China, India, Korea and Annam have today found- ed the International Union of Op- pressed Peoples. In this historic moment of the awakening of the Oppressed m. of Asia, we appeal solemnly to you. Oppressed peoples of the colonial and semi-colonial countries! The imperialists can exploit us and treat us worse than cattle so. long as we are disunited, Let ut: therefore unite! Union will be our strength, and we shall be as strong as lions. We are hundreds of mil- lions against the small minority of tyrants! Do not fear! Even with their poison g ind their guns they can never kill all of us. Unite your forces with ours in a fight for jus- tice and fraternity and the annihila- tion of imperialist tyranny! Workers of the whole world! You know that those who exploit and oppress us are the same who ex- ploit and oppress you. The capital- ists make use of you to oppress us; they make use of us to oppress you. In the late war, they brought Negro and Asiatic troops to Europe to kill Europeans. And now they are in- troducing white proletarians into our countries. You Will not be free as long as we are-under the im- perialist yoke. And we shall not be able to emancipate ourselves until you are free. Help us to emancipate ourselves! By helping us you help yourselves! Our cause is yours. In fighting for our own freedom we fight at the same time for yours. Comrades! Let us break the im- perialist power by our revolutionary energy! The emancipation of the exploited and oppressed must be the work of the exploited and oppressed them: selves! Comrades! Unity is strength! Let us unite! Down with imperialism! Long live the international unity of the proletariat and of the op- Pp ed peoples! “During the time of the strike, the activity of the Union limited itself to China and the neighboring coun- trles, For the time after the strike, a plan of work has already been elabor- ated, It consists in getting into direct touch with the assogiations of Japan, the Indian National Congress, the na- tionalist and revolutionary organiza- tions of the Philip; of Java and other colonies, ti Inter-Colonial Union of France, the African Brother- hood and other N organizations in the United St: and Africa, It was also resolved to enter into close relations with proletarian organiza- tions in the capitalist countries, in order to establish an anti-imperialist united front.” ' Why not? Ask your neighbor to subscribe! 4 Railroads Show Biggest |Profits in History, But |No B. & O. Wage Boost By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. PORANs two giant facts stand revealed to America’s work- ers who have been drugged with the class collaboration dope of the labor bureaucracy. They are: FIRST—The Bureau of Railway Economics at Wash- ington officially records the fact that the principal railroads of the country earned $1,136,973,477 net in 1925, the largest total in their history. SECOND—The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad officially ad- mits that it has not granted any increases in wages to its shop-craft employes since March, 1923, which is nearly three years ago. The railroads push their profit loot above the billion mark but the railroad on which the “B. & O.” plan of class collaboration is put into effect announces that not one penny has gone to its shop workers in increased wages. - * That is something for labor to think about. William Johnston, president of the International Association of Ma- chinists, with others of his kind sponsored the “B: & 0.” plan, deluding the workers into believing that if they would co-operate with the bosses, work a little harder, then the resulting increase in profits would make it possible for the “kind employers” to raise wages. This fake received the official “O. K.” of the American Federation of Labor at its recent Atlantic City convention. More than that, the A. F. of L. pleaded with the employers that with the increase in production and the elimination of waste, the workers be granted increased wages, so that their purchasing power would not be reduced. Thus the A. F. of L. stands back of “B. & O. Bill” Johns- ton and Bert Jewell, president of its railway department, in seeking to spread the “B. & O.” plan to other railroads, notably the Chicago & Northwestern. Thus the policy of class collaboration instead of class struggle is being energe- tically developed. The capitalist press is doing its best to perpetuate the fiction of the labor bureaucracy and the railroad barons that the “B. & 0.” plan benefits the workers. It was the press of the employers that recently spread the story that the Bal- timore & Ohio railroad shopmen were enjoying an increase of ONE CENT PER HOUR. Even if this were one hundred per cent the truth, it would mean very little—less than 50 cents per week. This is hardly enough to pay a single admission to a decent “movie” performance. But this was also a barefaced lie. The Federated Press made inquiry at the office of F. E. Blaser, assistant to the vice-president in charge of operations and maintenance, of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., and got the following authoritative reply: “REFERRING TO YOUR LETTER OF THE 2nd INSTANT WITH REFERENCE TO THE DAILY PRESS CARRYING A NOTICE SOME WEEKS AGO OF A ONE-CENT-AN-HOUR INCREASE IN WAGES OF B. & O. SHOPMEN, THIS INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT, AS WE HAVE NOT GRANTED ANY INC: EMPLOYES SINCE MARCH 1923.” REASES TO OUR SHOPCRAFT, Fewer men are doing more work at less expense on the railroads than ever before. But the promised wage increases do not materialize. “B, & O. Bill” Johnston may talk long and loud about his class collaboration scheme. Matthew Woll, vice-president of the A. F. of L., may argue himself black in the face about the “new wage theory” that is going to hit the class struggle on the head and bring about “peace and harmony” in industry. The Bureau of Railway Economics at Washington states the facts, however, as follows: “It is an interesting fact, in connection with the increased efficiency with which the railroads were operated in 1925, that while gross oper- ating revenues in 1925 were approximately three per cent above those of the year before, there was only an increase of one-half of one per cent in operating expenses altho there was a gain of approximately six per cent in the amount of freight tr: * * ‘affic handled.” In spite of all this the railroad barons are determined to continue their struggle against any wage increases for labor. They offer the argument that the increased earnings come as the result of additional investment in roadbed and equipment, says the New York Times, and therefore claim that the stockholders ought to get the increase because “the railroad stockholder is still far from a fair return on the capital he has supplied.” This ought to be plain enough to make the railroad workers understand that they will get nothing from the great railroads that they do not fight for and take. The parasite stockholder never has received enough, from his viewpoint, in all the history of capitalism. That means that the workers must develop their unions into militant organizations for class struggle action. Bitter experiences will force them to realize this fact., Labor must triumph over the class collaboration schemes of employers and traitor officials by welding its power under the standards of working class solidarity. Only that way lies victory. re a = 8 a Oe UO ERNE Cloquet Co-operative Wants International Anti-F; ascist Alliance CLOQUET, Minn., Feb. 9—The Clo- quet Co-operative society at its annual meeting adopted a resolution con- demning the Italian fascist attacks on the Italian co-operative society, Lega Nazionale, In the resolution it en- dorses the proposal of the Red Inter- national of Labor Unions, and urges the International Co-operative Alliance to call a conference of the Red Inter- national of Labor Unions, the Amster- dam International Federation of Trade Unions and the International Co-oper- ative Alliance to formulate a program of combatting fascism, Trolleys In Freak Stunt, WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 9—Three trolley cars were wrecked today and scores of passengers were thrown into @ panic and shaken up when one car ran wild backwards down a steep grade, shot thru Vernon Square and crashed into a second trolley car, which, in turn smashed against a third. That noone was seriously in- jured and that none of the cars left the rails was considered remarkable by railway men, { PENA 1 CAPTAIN PAXTON HIBBER WILL SPEAK ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION ON SUNDAY Captain Paxton Hibben of New York, who has just returned from a two months’ visit to Russia during which time he traveled over five thousand milee thru various parts of the country and was able to have very close contacts with Chicherin, Trotsky and other Russian leaders, giving him possession of the most recent valuable information on con- ditions in the Soviet Republic, will Speak on the Recognition of Soviet Russia at the Chicago Forum at the Olympic Theater, Clark and Ran- dolph streets, Sunday afternoon, Every possible effort was made to find g In Chicago to debate against the recognition of Ri by the Unit tates government, Cap- tain Hibben taking the affirmative. The speakers’ bureau of the associa- tion of commerce and other ons nizations were unable produce the needed debater, Captain Hibben will speak on the recognition of Russia. rr tse WETS AND DRYS EXCITED OVER CHURCH'S STAND See Modification Fight Brot to Head me (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The pro- nouncement by Cardinal O’Connell, Senior catholic prelate in America, that the church is opposed to compul- sory prohibition, coused a distinct sen- sation today in the capital. Coming as it did, on the heels of the report of the episcopal temperance society’s report and following the re- search report of the federal council of churches the O’Connell statement added fuel to the issue that has spora- dically burned in the present con- gress. { Wets Jubilant. Wets and drys alike conceded it will serve to add enormous impetus to the campaign in favor of modifica- tion, The modification element in con- gress hailed Cardinal O’Connells state- ment with outspoken enthusiasm, The drys generally deplored it, but asked to be excused,;from comment, They agreed, however, that it will serve to hasten a “show down.” se 8 Clergy Aves on Light Wines and Beer; Forget Unemployed Must Eat NEW YORK, Feb. 9 — Bishop Wil- liam Manning in a sermon on prohi- bition at the Cathedral of St. John the divine denounced and repudiated the Church Temperance Society’s “change of policy” favoring light wines and beers. He declared the society did not speak for the Episcopal church either of the nation or of the New York diocese. Manning came out for stric- ter enforcement. Dr. James Empringham has de- clared that he will answer the sermon by Manning and defend the position favoring light wines and beers, These parasitical gentry of the cloth spend hours and days fighting over what liquors one can guzzle, but they never spend a minute’s time wondering as to what the workers are going to eat when they are un- employed. 5 . * Maxim Gorki Praises ° * Lenin; Proud of Soviet * . Union’s Stand on China MOSCOW, U. 8. S. R, Feb. 9— Maxim Gorki, whose position on the Soviet Union has changed a number of times, in a letter sent to Prof. Pavlovitch, director of the University of eastern languages, expresses his admiration of Lenin and hopes that his previous remarks will not be con- sidered disparaging to the great lead- er of the Russian revolution. “I am not a great patriot,” writes Gorki from Naples, Italy, “but con- sidering that Russia may be consid- ered a backward country I am proud of the great influence ft is having in arousing the Orient.” The letter was signed Aleksei M. Peshkov as Maxim Gorki is but his pen name, Germay Applies for Admission to League of Nations Today GENEVA, Feb. 9.—The German con- sul at Geneva notified the secretariat of the league of the nations that he would deliver Germany's application to enter the league Wednesday morn- ing. Sir Eric Drummond, secretary of the league, immediately announced that a meeting of the council to con- sider Germany's application had con- voked for 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, The council will call a session of the assembly to vote on Germany's admission on March 10, it is expect- ed. Disarmament Gathering May Be Held in France GENEVA, Feb. 9.— Following the refusal of the Soviet Union to attend any league conference on disarma- ment if it is held in Switzerland, as they do not want to have any of their representatives assassinated as one of their delegates to a confer- ence in Switzerland was, France is offering the disarmmaent conference Hvian les Bains and Aix les Bains as sites for the conference, The munciipal government of Ge- neva is urging the Swiss government. to right the wrong that was done the Soviets. They call on the federal gov- ernment to punish the assassin and not allow him to remain free, The municipal government here had con- templated to make a goodly sum of money thru the conference being held here as there would be many dele- gates and visitors. Now Geneva will lose all this, As the European powers insist that Russia be one of the participants in ‘this conference as nothing definite can be decided without her participa- tion, the conference will have to be held outside of Switzerland, Byian les Bains is gaining in favor as it is near the Swiss border and not fax from the secretariat of the deague, py: me,