The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 12, 1926, Page 2

Page Two ns THE DAILY WORKER CHINESE STRIKE BACK AT THEIR U.S. EXPLOITERS Foreigners Claim They Are Held as Hostages (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Feb, 10.—Sinyang, a city about 150 miles north of Han- kow, has been occupied by Kuomin- chun (nationalist) troops, according to a delayed despatch from John V. A, MacMurray, Amercian minister at Pe- king. The state department has been ad- vised that the entire foreign popula- tion, including 26 Americans, are be- ing held as hostages. The Peking au- thorities are conducting a vigorous investigation. see Tear Down U, S. Flag. LONDON, Feb. 10.—The Ameri- fean flag over the presbyterian mission fn Kacheck, Hainan Island, Kwang- fung province, has been torn down and the furniture of the building ‘wrecked by the Chinese, according to @ Central News despatch from Hong- kong today. Chinese converts were ‘attacked by the crowd. Police Arrest the Leader of the Botany Mill Pickets in N. J. (Continued from page 1.) the part of the defendant in this case. Sentence Picket to Jail. The judge said he wanted to make Penartsi an example and have it un- derstood that if the police make @ rule it cannot be broken by anybody. He sentenced the defendant to 30 days in the Hackensack county jail. Strike leader and Organizer Weis- bord stated that the case would be taken to higher court. The Interna- tional Labor Defense will take up the fight and carry it to the extent of the law. This has stirred the strikers to greater solidarity and the work of or- ganization is going on in a very satis- factory way. Lena Chernenk has been placed in charge of one division of the strike and will get the thousands of workers there into line for concerted action and get all who have not yet signed up do so. Strike Spreads Rapidly. The strike is spreading in every direction. This morning 300 of the New York Belting company walked out. No pickets had been to that mill, but 2,000 of the pickets promised to join the 300 who walked out and picket the plant and pull out the entire force of over 2,000 employed in the belt factory. Next will come the Rubber company where the workers are restless and | q, cannot. endure the longer. low wages any Tag Day Saturday. Relief has already been arranged for, and on Saturday there will be a tag day that promises to be very help- ful, in which all the strikers will join, covering the city thoroly. Ratify Debt Agreement. BRUS: S, Feb. 10—The chamber of deputies r ment between Belgium and the United States by a vote of 115 to 6. A suh a day will help to drive capital away. KELLOGG MUST TELL WHY HE BARRED COUNTESS KAROLY! FROM AMERICA WASHINGTON, Feb, 10—Secre- tary of State Kellogg was request- ed to explain his reasons to the senate foreign relations committee for barring Countess Karolyi of Hungary. At a meeting of the committee to consider the Borah bill, which would repeal the powers of the sec- retary of state to exclude at will fore'gn visitors, it was voted to in- vite Kellogg to appear before the committee and explain his opposi- tion to the bill as well as his rea- sons for barring Karolyi. A Joint Celebration for THE DAILY WORKER and THE FREIHEIT with a GRAND DANCE ST. LOUIS, Mo. Westminster Hall, 5806 Olive St. Saturday, Feb. 27 Tickets in Advance 50 Cents, at the Door 75 Cents, atified the debt agree-| ‘LOCAL NO, 284 U. M. W. A. FAVORS GENERAL STRIKE OF MINING INDUSTRY (Special to The Daily Worker) MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, Feb. 10.— At a meeting of Local Union No. 284 of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica a resolution calling on John L. Lewis, president of the miners’ union, |to call out the maintenancemen and to see to it that the agreements of the anthracite and bituminous coal miners expire on the same date and pledging ittelf ready at all times to go on a general strike at any time to aid the anthracite miners of Pennsylvania. Send $300 to Miners. Besides adopting the following re- solution unanimously it was also voted to send $300 to the anthracite miners to aid them in their strike. One of the machine members declared that as the anthracite miners did not help the Martin’s Ferry miners during their strike that the Martin's Ferry local should refuse to support the Pennsylvania miners: This reactionary. was soon laid low by Wishtart and Rompa, who pointed out that the life of the entire United Mine Workers of America depended on this strike and that all the possible help that could be given should be given by the local to help them win this fight against the coal operators The membership of the union agreed with Wishtart and Rompa and every member of the'local present, except the machine member, voted to send $300 to the miners. The resolution in which Martin's Ferry miners local put itself on record favoring the calling out of the main- tenancemen and also to keep itself in readiness to join the anthracite miners of Pennsylvania follows: “Whereas, 158,000 of our brothers have been on»strike for more than six months, fighting against the lowering of their conditions; and “Whereas, the coal operators are trying to take away from the workers one of their most powerful weapons— the strike; and Show Workers’ Solidarity, “Whereas, the miners have allowed the operators to take advantage of them by permitting the maintenance- men to remain on the job; and “Whereas, the operators have set the miners an example of solidarity to their own class, which the miners do not yet show; and “Whereas, unless the maintenance- men are called out, as is demanded by tens of thousands of anthracite miners, the fight will be still harder; and “Whereas, solidarity must extend to the workers of the entire industry fighting together against the common enemy; therefore be it Call-Out Maintenancemen. “RESOLVED, that Local No, 284 o the United Mine Workers of Americ lis upon President Lewis to call ou the maintenancemen without furthe: delay; and be it further ESOLVED, that we call upon President Lewis when making a set tlement to see to it that the agreement with the operators expires at the same time as that of the bituminous miners with the soft coal operators; and be it further “RESOLVED, that Local No. 284 de- |clares its willingness to back up this |demand to the coal operators by join- ing the anthracite miners in general strike; and be it. further “RESOLVED, that copy of this re- solution be sent to President Lewis, the presidents of districts 1, 7 and 9, and the press.” Senators Norris and LaFollette Take Rap at Calvin Coolidge (Continued from page 1.) ferred to the men of small incomes,” declared this petty-bourgeois liberal. “It is only just,” he added, “that a share of this war created wealth should be taken by t¥e government in the form of a tax upon these great estates,” Sees Farmers Hit. Senator Norris, republican, of Ne- braska, took the lead again today in fighting repeal. Such action, he said, would be a blow at:the farmers. He | urged a 20 per cent tax on estates of $100,000 or over. Norris safd all large fortunes were amassed by the labor of the people as a whole, The issue was drawn be- tween a committee recommendation for repeal and the house proposal for a tax of 1 per cent at $50,000 and a maximum of 20 per cent at $10,000,000. Propose Coolidge Decree, The progressives rallied behind a | Norris substitute, proposing that the |surtax schedule apply to estates. A Hist of large estates benefitting by the proposal were cited, including James B. Duke, $75,000,000, and Sena- tor Clark, Montana, $41,000,000. | “The argument is made that the | Duke estate was left to charity,” Nor ris continued, “but why stop at Duke college, a methodist institution, if you want to be charitable with govern- ment funds. What about the Mormons, the presbyterians and the catholics?” “Duke college ought to confer de- grees of D. R. D, C. on proponents of hat amendment, Translated, it means, don,” ¢ DETROIT REACTIONARIES LINE OWN POCKETS, REFUSE AID TO STRIKERS; MARTIN’S FERRY MINERS GIVE $300 FEDERATION OF LABDR HEAD OPPOSES GIVING DONATION TO MINERS (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Feb, 10.—The last meeting of the Detroit Federation of Labor showed the official machine in its true role of guardian of President Martel’s business interests and his Supporters as men who have only their own petty interests to serve, Reactionaries Refuse Aid. A motion was made to donate $100 from theasury to aid the striking an- thracite coal miners and seemed in a fair. way to pass until F, X. Martel, the president, took the floor in opposi- | tion, The gist of his remarks were that while he was in favor of aiding the striking miners, he would rather it was done some other way than out of the treasury that he got his pay from and winding up with a sob for the poor strikers who need relief in Detroit. As this was the first time any one had ever mentioned the needs of Detroit strikers on the floor of the federation, it seemed somewhat out of place, but as the “charity begins at home” gag always goes good with the short sighted, it is invariably pul- led when the naughty “Reds” try to extend help beyond the pockets of the local officials. After the “All Highest” had pointed the way, his trusty henchmen hasten- 2d to show their loyalty and dutifully yapped about expense and helping our own people first, meaning of course the starving fakirs of Detroit. When the vote was taken, 14 were in favor of cash aid to the miners and 23 favored Martel’s plan of vocal as- sistance, Progressives to Run Dance. After this was defeated the pro- gressives made a motion to appoint a committee of five to arrange a benefit affair for the relief of the miners and this was carried unanimously. Presi- dent Martel then appointed five pro- gressives as the committee, knowing from past experience that the reac- tionaries never work on anything that does not fill their own pockets he would have to rely on the “ibiprac- tical” progressives to do it. There is a remarkable similarity be- tween the boss and the labor fakir in that both of them feel the greatest pain when their pocketbooks are threatened. Zeigler Coal Miners Expose Frame-up in Trial at Benton, Ill. (Continued from page 1.) autos with Fox and Cobb supporters n them going toward West Frankfort he afternoon of August 11. Suspecting ils meant trouble at the local meet- ig that evening he informed the cyief f police and asked him to see that othing happened. The police chief, ho also took the stand, supported his statement. When Fox and Cobb entered the neeting, they were accompanied by bout 20 of these men, some of whom were prosecution witnesses. When Corbishly atempted to say what Fox ind Cobb had said in their speeches at the meeting the prosecution ob- jected and was sustained. As usual, the very mention of coal weighing scares them. The statement of Henry Corbishly that he left the hall after adjournment and went home was cor- raborated by George Kusick and Ben Bently. It was also brought out that Frank Corbishley, who was’ charged with the murder of Mike Sarovich, instead of Alex Hargis who, it is known, did the shooting, left the hall before the fight by the back stairs along with Ben Bentley and was seen on the side- walk almost at the same time as the shot was heard. Prove Cobb Liar. The prosecution has tried hard to prove that Stanley Paurez precipitated the attack on Cobb by saying some- thing in a foreign language. Many witnesses state that Paurez only spoke in English at the meeting. Besides he is a Lithuanian and the majority of the audience were Slavs and a speech in his native tongue would not be understood by them, Alfred Brad-| ley on the stand stated he was close to the fight around Cobb and saw a man snatch a@ blackjack out of Cobb's hand, He did not see any of the de-/ fendants around Cobb except Steve Meanavich,’ who was dragging men away from Cobb. Hight witnesses on the stand proved that Martin Simich was at his boarding house the night of the meeting. Cobb swore that Mar- tin Simich had kicked him while on the floor, Other prosecution witnesses swore they had seen him at the meet- ing. Eight witnesses showed that he was at Orient, Ill, that day and re- turned to Zeigler about nine o'clock at night, and was home the rest of the night, During the examination of these witnesses Judge Neely, assistant prosecutor, tried to take advantage of them because they were Croatians, but these workers did not pay any at- tention to his sneers. He met his match in @ 13-year-old boy whom he could not confuse despite all his provocation. The examination of about roctor Republican Democratic Coall,| one hundred other defense witnesses, will take the rest of the week, ‘| affairs?” LEFT WING LEADS BOSTON STRIKE OF CAPMAKERS Workers Stand Behind Militant in Fight (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 7.—(By Mail) —The capmakers of Boston are en- gaged in a militant struggle against the cap manufacturers, Capmakers’ Local No, 7 of Boston is under left wing leadership and is well-known for being an organization, in the front ranks of the labor movement. In response to a call of the union, the workers responded 100%. Every as- sociation shop struck leaving a few small independent shops still work- ing. In spite of a terrific snow storm which enveloped Boston the workers were on the picket line every morn- ing. The cap manufacturers of Boston are seeking to nullify the previous agreement which was made a year ago, under which the workers secured 8% unemployment insurance, 10 holi- days a year, and security from the |employers against any violation of the agreement. Thruout.the year the bosses waged a guerilla warfare in order to break this agreement. Now they are determined to succeed once and for all They have raised a large defense fund, with the cooperation of other manufacturers in the needle industry. The workers have determin- ed not to yield an inch from their previous conditions. On the contrary, they are demanding more strict ad- herence to the provisions of the previ- ous agreement as to the bonding of employers and the ‘equal division of work, At an enthusiastic meeting of the strikers held on Thursday, Feb. 4, Bert Miller, district organizer of the Workers (Communist) Party was in- troduced as a speaker. Miller assured the strikers of the full support of {the Workers (Communist) Party in |the struggle—placing the party press and its speakers at the strikers’ dis- posal. The strikers were particularly enthusiastic about the publicity given them by the Freiheit, while the For- wards had not even mentioned them. The speaker pointed out the methods being used by the needle trades bosses against the workers, In many cases they used the right .wing officials. Such schemes as the Nash agreement brought direct and profitable returns for the manufacturers. Where a un- ion is under left wing, leadership, the manufacturers are ft d to wage a direct struggle against the union, of- ten with the open connivance of the right wing. Miller pointed out the necessity for close and cordial rela- tions among the workers in all- sec- tions of the needle industry. “This is not only a struggle of the cap- makers” he said, “it is a struggle which affects the entire needle in- dustry and you must work for unity of the workers in the industry if you would be victorious in your struggle against the organized manufacturers.” It was further pointed out that as the employers would use the courts and injunctions against the workers in the course of the strike it was imperative that the workers think seriously of the question of the for- mation of a labor party which would fight for the interests of labor against injunctions and interference of the government in labor disputes. Objec- tions were raised by the right wing elements to the remarks of the speaker, his praise of the Freiheit, and the Workers (Communist) Party as an ally in the struggle, but these objections were howled dewn by the rank and file. LADY CATHCART DETAINED AT ELLIS ISLAND British Countess Barred from “Land of Free” NEW YORK, Feb,10.—The Count- ess of Cathcart, who eloped to South Africa with the Earl of Craven, in 1923, was detained from entering the | United States by the immigration au- thorities. She was expected to be tal en to Ellis Island later in the day for examination before a special board of inquiry. “My object in visiting New York,” the countess said, “is to arrange for the production of my play ‘Ashes’, a strong drama which is a psychological study of a woman who sacrifices her- self for a man but later finds herself and marries another, oe LONDON, Feb. 10, — “The United States acted unfairly” charged Ralph Neal, English novelist, when he learn- ed that American immigration author!- ties had prohibited Lady Cathcart from entering the United States. Neal, who is to marry Lady Cathcart in March, was greatly yexcited and be- sieged newspaper ices striving to learn why Lady had been banned. “IT can't understand it they have got against her,” he said, “She is the finest woman in the world. Why should they bring up the question of her divorce and pry into her private ~ maga nena ee AEA cB eA Labor Needs Officials| Who Will Oppose Fancy Salaries for Kept Judges By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. 'ODAY, William Green, president of the Anierican Federa- tion of Labor, joins with the Chicago Tribune, in common with the employers’ press grinciery federal judges are much underpaid.” united with President John L. Lewis, Workers of America, in aski in agreeing that “the Green has therefore of the United Mine the chairman of the house of representatives’ judiciary committee that these dollar court lackeys have their pay envelopes fattened. The Chicago Tribune has a rather difficult time under- standing why labor officials should ask for increased pay for judges who are used as a club against the workers when- ever they come in conflict with their bosses. “On first thought, it eration of Labor should espouse the cause of the federal judges. It says: ems paradoxical that the American Fed- The working man has no reason to love and admire the United States courts, Too many injunctions have been handed down against them.” But the Tribune is happy that these labor officials are in agreement with it. It can find joy in this situation be- cause the labor bureaucracy is favoring an employers’ propo- sition. shop” position by favoring an * * The Tribune is in no way endangering its “open y class policy of labor. It is not difficult to understand this traitor position of Green.and Lewis favoring increased pay for the employers’ judicial satraps. It is part of the workings of their “good man” theory. They want “good men” elected from among the candidates of the democratic and republican parties. They want the proverbial “good men” at capitalisms’ judicial posts. They think they can get them by raising the salaries of the judges and attracting “members of the legal profes- sion who posses high character, legal training, fine accom- plishments and freedom from prejudice.” . Those are the words of Green himself. They show how far the head of the American Federation of Labor has gone in accepting the phrases and the ideas of class collaboration. Green’s vocabulary is identical with that of the officials of the National Civic Federation, the National Security League, the Chambers of Commerce and the National Manufacturers’ Association, who also want judges gifted with “freedom from prejudice,” which always means prejudice in favor of the workers. The judge who rules for the capitalist class is never declared “prejudiced.” * * The courts are part of the capitalist state. Lawyers rise in their “profession” as they faithfully carry out the demands of private property as opposed to human rights. The law- yer who is in the least disloyal to capitalism soon finds him- self in the poor house or compelled to earn an honest living thru useful work. The capitalist law, based on property rights, has grown up with the development of the capitalist social order. If a justice of the peace or municipal judge ignorantly or intentionally goes against precedent he is quickly corrected by the higher courts 0. specialists in the en’ reement of “the law.” presided over by The courts cannot favor the workers, because the rights of the workers grow out of human rights, which have no place in capitalist jurisprudence. The employers’ legal machinery must be scrapped along with the abolition of the capitalist state, to make room for labor's power and labor's laws. * * Socialists were elected as judges in Milwaukee County, Wis. They were heralded as “good men.” They had little difficulty in holding their jobs, however, and none of them was impeached because they accepted the viewpoint that the courts must protect property rights, since “we are still living under capitalism.” Even the “socialists,” who are now good supporters of Green and Lewis in the trade unions, and allies of the imperialist league of nations, refused to use the judi- cial posts they had secured, with workers’ votes, in the inter- ests of the working class. * * William Howard Taft, “Bill the Fat,” receives $15,000 a year, as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. His associates get $14,500 a year; judges of the circuit court receive $8,500 a year, and judges of the district court $7,500 a year. ing class would fight to have showing the meager wages that workers receive thruout American industry. Labor must have officials interested in the w: Labor officials interested in the welfare of the work- those fat salaries reduced a | es of the workers; not officials who worry about the size of the bags of gold that capitalism throws to its faithful poodles parad- ing as interpreters of the la’ CHICAGO I.LD.1 8 - WELCOME TRUMBULL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Workers are: urged to reservé March 5 so they can hear and wel- come Walter Trumbull at the Inter- national Labor Defense rally at the North Side Turner Hall. The other Speakers are: Professor Robert Morss Lovett, Ralph Chaplin and Max Shachtman, on 8 PARIS COMMUNE CELEBRATION All working class organizations are asked not to arrange any con- flicting meeting on March 19 as the International Labor Defense, Chica- go local, is arranging a Paris Com- mune pageant and drama. Moving pictures of labor defense in the United States and in Europe will be shown. Bishop William Mont gomery Brown is to be one of the peakers, Looney Deaths Unnecessary, WASHINGTON — (FP) — When Standard Oil and other refiners re- sume production of tetra ethyl gaso- line—"looney gas"—which was the cause of the deat}is of 11 workers and the poisoning it least 113 other men in the plant# during 17 months up to last May, they will do so under new regulations, These 11 men, under ee factory need not have JewARoe n Compulsory Military Training Backers Are Jeered in New York NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Compulsory military training and the statements ot its proponents, Joseph Cashman and Professor Carlos Dezafra, were jeered at Community church, New York. Cashman is attorney for the National Security League and the professor is from New York universi- ty. Felix Cohen, New York City Col- lege student paper editor, who led the anti-compulsory military training fight in the school, charged professors who support the training with fear of los- ing appropriations, 2,200 Shopmen on Part-Time Work Due to Coal Mine Strike WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb, 10, — About 2,200 railway shopmen at Ash- ley shops of the Central R. R. of New) Jersey are working only three days a week during the anthracite strike, Moulders End Armistice. SAN FRANCISCO—(FP)—Blaming the Industrial Assn., the Molders Un- jon has ended the armistice of two months and the strike of union mold- ers against the openshop plan in San Francisco will continue, The union claims the association has tried to oust union molders from stove foun- dries as well as from casting shops. PULLMAN CO, GIVES PORTERS — 8 PCT. INCREASE Throw Sop #0 Workers; Fear Real Union Following a conference of the Pull- man company union and the bosses it was decided to give the Pullman port- ers an 8 per cent increase in wages in order to throw the porters a sop and keep them from joining the Amer- ican Federation of Labor Pullman porters’ union. The company propaganda agency has sent out a news release to all the news distributing agencies pointing out that the raise will cost the com- pany $1,000,000 per year and that the wages of the Pullman porters and maids have not been reduced from war-time standards, as have other trainmen, but have received increases of 23.75 per cent, making a total of 141 per cent. since 1913. The company in its propaganda forgot to mention that the average wage paid, to Pull- man porters is $67.50 per month and they must buy their own mealg on the road and that the increase it will make means but a few cents more per month. The Pullman porters can not get decent wages thru the company union run by the bosses. They must form their own unions and fight the bosses, “War May Break!’’ Is Renewed Defiance of Benito Mussolini {Continued from page 1.) uglies who even occupied seats in the Portion reserved to the senators. se Seize Arms In Tyrol. VERONA, Italy, Feb. 10—Fascist soldiers have arrested a number of persons near Lavarone in South Tyrol and “discovered” caches of arms and ammunition, including a machine gun, according to dispatches received here. The authorities assert that Bavarian fascists from Germany are directing the plot. se @ Communists Vote Against Resolution. BERLIN, Feb. 10—The declaration embodying the cabinet’s reply to Mus- solini’s threats concerning German protests against the Italianization of South Tyrol was read to the *reich- stag last night by Paul Loebe, its president, and approved by all the parties, except the Communists, The statement reiterates the right of Ger- many to demand fair play for German minorities in other lands and warns the fascist chief not to go too far. The Communists based their opposi- tion on the fact that the whole affair is merely one of those innumerable crises which are rising out of the contradictions between the imperial- istic policies of the European capital- ist states. On Mussolini’s part it is a move intended to rally the nation be- hind him and he is apparently willing to run even the danger of war to ac- complish this purpoge. In Germany the extreme nationalists would wel- come a new European conflict, as would the fascist groups. The social- democrats are already so bound up with the mechanism of the bourgeois state that in this, as other situations, they are eure to follow the govern- ment’s lead, All these parties know that the Communists would utilize the outbreak of a new European war to precipitate a revolution in both Ger- many and Italy. The Communist par- ties in both countries do not intend to be caught in the same predica- ment as that which faced the Second International in the summer of 1914. Secret Alliance as Usual. Political discussion here makes much of the veiled reference by Ram- say MacDonald to a secret Anglo-Ital- ian treaty aimed against French dom- ination of the Mediterranean and establishing a plan of joint action in the near East In connection with the Mosul dispute. ‘ As usual, MacDonald does not come out and openly charge what he must know exists. It is evident that the European pot is beginning to boil again, with suspicions of all sorts flying about and a situation so ex- plosive it would take little to set it People’s Co-operative for Fight on Fascism SUPERIOR, Wis. Feb. 10. — The People’s Co-operative Society at its annual meeting passed a resolution in which it condemned the attack of the Mussolini black-shirts on the Lega Nazionale and the workers’ and farm- ers- co-operatives in Italy and cal an intrenational meet to plan ways ~~ and means of resisting the fascist at- tacks, In the resolution the co-operative society polhts out that it favors a conference of delegate strom the Red International of Labor Unions, the Amsterdam International Federation of Trade Unions and the International Co-operative Alliance to map out @ fighting program, Station Employes Want More Pay. BOSTON, Feb. 10, — Boston and Maine raidroad station employes, or- ganized in the Brotherhood of Rail- way Station Employes, want 6 to 14 cents per hour more pay and time and 4 halt for Sundays and ‘