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

Page Two GERMAN LABOR THE DAILY. WORKER [WORK T RESCUE Socialists Beginning to er HELP PASSAIC TEXTILE WORKERS WIN THEIR STRIKE! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NEW YORK TAG DAYS THIS WEEK PORTORICANS BACKS FIGHT 10 TAKE ESTATES Landowners and Bosses Terrorize Voters (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, March 9-—Thruout Ger- many hundreds of thousands of work- ers have already signed their names to a demand that the German reichs- tag confiscate the vast estates of the former kaiser, the princes, arch-dukes and counts. These workers demand that the proceeds from these estates be used to alleviate the suffering of the widows and orphans of victims of the imperialist war. In Berlin alone over 100,000 signatures were affixed to this demand in one day. It seems that before the two-week period that has been set aside for the German workers to express their opinions is up that there will be more than the 4,000,000 signatures needed to force the reichstag to take action on the confiscation of these estates. All attempts are being made by the nationalist and the democrat parties to terrorize the workers that go to the places to sign their names, Tales of reprisals that will come when the kaiser returns are spread in an at- tempt to frighten away those that come to the polling places. Farmers and workers in country districts are threatened with eviction and the loss of their farms and homies if they sign the demand. In the city districts the bosses have threatened to fire those who sign. Many workers and farmers who would vote for the confiscation of these vast estates refrain from voting as they fear that the threats of the landowners and the bosses will be carried out. Each worker must sign his name and it is an easy matter for the bosses and landowners to find out who signed the demand and fire them. In spite of all these threats the work- ers are signing the bill and it is ex- pected that before the week it over that more than the required number will have affixed their signatures. If the reichstag refuses to enact the plan after this demand ts presented with the required number of signa- tures, then the law must be put to a referendum in which a majority of 20,000,000 will have to be obtained to make the proposal a law. The. former German kaiser seeks to held in New York City on Friday, Satu for the relief of the striking Passaic t {or for the entire three days to aid the force the textile barons to grant the 799 Broadway, New York City. (Continued from page 1). |sive, and an international organizer who fought Farrington in the special convention that was called to try Far- rington for various offenses agains! the miners in Mlinois. and who rai for the presidency of the Tlinois min- ers against Farrington up to the day| preceding the election and then made his peace with the Farrington gang and withdrew from the race when vic tory was practically assured thereb: betraying the progressive miners i District 12, “has-been in Michigan for| the last three months” in connection} with the “miners’ affairs” in this dis-| trict. Organizing Union Field. Michigan is practically 100 per cent organized, and we find Hefferly in Michigan, in the city of Detroit, boost- ing the Lewis settlement of the an- thracite strike, Workers in Detroit wanted to know something about that settlement, but Hefferly and the bu- reaucracy in Detroit speedily made it known that “no criticism was to be allowed.” The miners in Michigan and in the rest of the country want to know why Lewis has Hefferly in De- NEW YORK, March 9.—Two thousand volunteers are needed by the International Workers’ Aid to participate in the big tag days that are to be Any worker who can volunteer their services for any of the three days their name, address and telephone number to the !nternational Workers’ Aid, Organize the West Va. Miners! rday and Sunday, March 12, 13 and 14 extile workers, Passaic workers win their strike and demands of the strikers should send The situation can be saved and the West Virginia miners can be organ- ized if proper methods are applied. The first move that should be made by the international office ig the mov- ng of the international headquarters into Fairmount, Lewis and the offi- cial family should at once move into temporary offices in the heart of the non-union field. Coupled to them should be the district presidents and ice-presidents with the sub-district residents, field workers, machine oil- ers and many of the board members, It would be more profitable to the| miners if the officials of each district! went into West Virginia and aided in an organization campaign instead of sitting in their offices and _ hotels scheming how to get rid of the pro-| gressive miners, who have really built ap the union. Not until the whole weight of the United Mine Workers of America is} thrown into West Virginia will that} field be organized. Should the officials | continue thier ridiculous campaign, as| now seen in the retreat to Fairmount, | the campaign will be negative. } The miners in West Virginia want} troit when he ought to be in West Vir- ginia. The progressive miners stated at the beginning of the organization cam- paign that no serious efforts were be- ing made to organize the West Vir- ginia field, and now comes the an- nouncement that “we are like busi- ness men, just moving to more profit- able fields, to organize those who are more susceptible to organization.” Intensify Campaign. The miners demand that Hefferly jand the balance of the organizers be jsent into West Virginie, headed by Lewis and an honest effort be made to organize the whole of the field. To re- treat to Fairmount, is but to lose the work, already done, small as it is, and must result in the complete failure a the present organization campaign. to join the United Mine Workers of America but they are hindered by the} state officials. Should the miners'| union go into that field en masse and) put up a determined fight to organize it, these state officials will not be able to destroy efforts of the union. In-} junctions are only good against a handful of men. An appeal from! Lewis to the whole of the membership| of the United Mine Workers of Amer-| ica to follow him into that field would| result in a few thousand voluntary or- ganizers going into the district. This! would result in victory and in the de- feat ofall the injunctions that could| be drawn, up by the kept judges in| that state. We demand an intensive state-wide organizing campaign, and that Lewis head this campaign in West Virginia. 78 MINERS STILL ENTOMBED IN PIT Debris in Main Shaft Blocks Entrance BULLETIN Bring Up Bodles of Dead. ECCLES, W. Va, March 9—The bodies of nine of the 28 men en- tombed in shaft number five of the Crab Orchard Improvement com- pany were brought to the surface, according to a bulletin posted at the company’s office, All were dead. Rescuers have practically given up hope of finding any of the’ others alive, & 096 (Special to The Daily Worker) ECCLES, West Va., March 9—Both federal and state mine rescue crews were working frantically today to res- cue the 28 miners still entombed in Mine No. 5, owned by the Crab Or- chard Improvement company, in which an explosion of unknown origin took place last night. These men compris- ed the entire night shift of the pit. Gas generated by the explosion spread into the adjoining mine, No. 6, in which 39 miners were at work, All these men were rescued, but one of them, a Nogro, died a short time after being brot to the surface. The rescue crews worked feverishly all thru the night but on account of the debris in the main shaft were unable to gain entrance to the No, 5 mine until early this morning. ‘ The company’s offices near the mine have been converted into a temporary hospital for the administration of first aid. Many of the men rescued were badly burned and gased. No Union Protection. In April, 1914, an” léxplosion took place which snuffed ott the lives of 184 men. Despite the tragedy the cor- poration later reopened the mine. The workers are unorganized, the company being part of the open shop forces of the state. Trumbull Will Speak in Pullman Tonight Walter Trambilt, U: S. soldier re- leased from Alcatraz Military Prison where. he served 01 for belong- Show Some Conception of the Purpose of May Day By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Bi bape liquor issue will not be the dominating note of the May First issue of the American Appeal, the official organ of the socialist party. It had been announced that the editor, Eugene V. Debs, had gathered his staff about him in Chicago and they had in unison decided that the booze question was the paramount problem of the hour and that it would bi ably and effectively dealt with in the International Labor Day edi- tion of the socialists’ recognized mouthpiece. Socialists have never united on the wet and dry issue. Milwaukee, with its breweries and an overwhelming German population, has always been the stronghold of the wet social- ists. Other sections, notably those dominated by clergy- men who wormed their way into the socialist party, were just as extremely dry. Milwaukee’s socialist congressman, Victor L. Berger, is today an advocate of “light wine and beer" and is urging this measure in Washington. New York socialists split both ways. Some are wet, some dry. It can, therefore, be im- agined what a furore must have shaken the slight frame of the socialist party when Debs made his historic announce- ment that the liquor issue is the supreme question for the workers of America on International Labor Day, May 1, 1926. * * * * This epochal edition of the American appeal was to have been circulated in a million copies. The Hearst press, which is wet, heralded its coming. The Federated Press, news service of many labor papers, gave it publicity. Heated ef- forts were made on every hand to arouse interest in it. Mur- ray King, managing editor, and George Kirkpatrick, lament- ed author of “War—What For?” who is now acting as secre- tary of the party, united their efforts toward this end. It was whispered around that it was to be a “light wine and beer” issue. Then the bubble burst and “the great editor” was no more. Internal socialist schemes had killed it. It has been announced instead that the American Ap- peal will devote its May First issue to amnesty “and in parti- cular to restoration of citizenship to Eugene V. Debs.” Kirk- patrick now declares, according to the Federated Press, that the socialists will go over the head of President Coolidge ignoring him as he has ignored them and will carry the Debs amnesty case direct to the senate and the house and to the American people. * ° . * This May Day edition of the American Appeal will have to speak for itself, however. The socialists are divided on the amnesty issue as much as they are on the questions of booze, the league of nations and other problems. The yel- low Daily Forward, that has been pouring an endless flood of funds into the coffers of the socialist party, can think of amnesty only as it pertains to counter-revolutionists in the Union of Soviet Republics, being held where they can do no harm to the Workers’ Power, - ave his West Prussia blooded-stock ek. & Bazaar. estatg, worth 2,000,000 marks ($500,| PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 9— 000) and the Camenz estate, valued at yeryone in Pittsburgh should get 6, 4. 16,000,000 marks ($4.000,000) returned | ready to come and enjoy a good time to him. He also demands the Berlin and!pabor Defense is arranging in Pitts- |at the bazaar which the International Potsdam palaces and castles, valued pyr, gh the 27th and 28th of March at at 45,000,000 marks ($11,000,000). He the International Socialist Lyceum, also wants the hunting lodge in Ro- 805 James St. N. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa, minten, where he once entertained | Contributions for the bazaar are Ity. ik da a » } coming in and anyone who has time to gather articles can secure contribu- Seattle Presents U. a tion lists thru their International La- of WASHINGTON, March 9—The gov! ernment today accepted from the city |tainment are also being made. i jati 3te bor Defense branches. Make sure all with = Aviation ane ae are at 805 James St., at | least three days before the bazaar. Elaborate arrangements for enter- A be (Special to The Daily Worker) Seattle (King county) what|play “The Strike Breaker” will amounts to a gift of 400 acres of land |staged along with athletic perform- at Sand Point, Washington, for use as/ances by the Finnish Sports @ naval aviation field. Club. singing, music, |dancing and numerous other attrac- |There will also be BIPARTISAN AID SAVES DEBT PLAN, MELLON BELIEVES Old Party Hacks Rally to Measure (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 9. — Secre- ‘tary of the Treasury Mellon is using the press service of his department to boost the Italian debt settlement. In a circular released here he ex- presses his gratification at the fact that the arrangement is receiving the approval of the standpatters in both 1,164,900 Unemployed British Workers | tions. LONDON, March 9 —~ The ministry Bring your friends and spend a of labor figures show that on Feb, 3,| pleasant time at the bazaar. Tick- there were 1,164,900 registered un- employed in Great Britain. This 1s 78,059 less than a year ago. NEW BOOKS BY SCOTT ets are 50 cent for both days. SEND IN A SUB! NEARING We have just received the following five new pamphlets just off the press: RUSSIA TURNS EAST— A view of the foreign policies of the Soviet government, GLIMPSES OF THE SOVIET REPUBLIC— A birds-cy. view of Soviet Russia ag the author saw it on a trip he has just com- pleted. STOPPING A WAR— The remarkable anti-war activity of the French Communist Party in the French war against Morocco, WORLD LABOR UNITY— A history of the great efforts to unite world labor against the common enemy— capitalism. BRITISH LABOR BIDS FOR POWER— An account of the historic Scarborough conference power, that marks a step towards All Numbers 10 Cents Each. The Daily Worker Pub. Co. 1113 W. Washington Bivd,, Chicago, Ill, the Republican and Democratic par- ties. His statement is a frank admis- sion that the basis is being laid for a single political organization to re- present the capitalist interests of the country by the fusion of the most reactionary elements in both the old parties, The statement, which is in the form of his personal comments upon the prospects for the ratification of the settlement was negotiated with the lows: “It is very gratifying to know that the Italian debt settlement is not being made a partisan matter. The settlement was negotiated with the Italian representative by a bipartisan commission and received approval of all the members of the commission. It passed the House with a very large vote, representing generous support Senate. This condition is reflected in | ment by the press of both partie: | ON SATURDAY Chicago workers who have not yet | secured tickets for the International Concert Saturday, March 13, should do |so at once for a number of reasons. First, this concert is held under the auspices of the Chicago group of the Trade Union Educational League which is the leader of the left-wing movement in the city of Chicago, Second, the proceeds of the affair will be used to build the left wing press in the various industries, It is very essential to establish a left wing organ which can ‘be, used as an organ- izing medium especially in the needle trades at this time, as well as it is ieting left wing publications, \ important to build up the already ex-| Washington boulev: _|Mncoln street, ing to the Haw League and for his*attempts to o1t ganize the Filipino sugar plantation workers in Hawaii, will tell the work- ers of Pullman of thé inhuman con- ditions under which the Filipino workers are forced to toil and of the treatment accorded Crouch and him- self for daring to teach the soldiers stationed in this island that the class inferests of the Filipino workers and of the soldiers were one—at the Knights of Pythias Hall, 11037 South Michigan avenue—tonight at 8 o'clock, . J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORKER and Robert Minor, editor of the new DAILY WORKER magazine will also speak. N. Y. Bandits Pull Wild West Holdup i (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, March 9.—In a spec- tacular raid on Jansen’s Hofbrau, six bandits early today slugged two employes, hurled the doorman down a flight of stairs, forced the woman cashier to open the safe, and made off with $8,100, (Continued from Page 1) impossible. Senator Borah has admit- ted that the U. 8. e department has been carrying ongecret diplomatic maneuvers, hidden éven from con- gress. To those familiar with the ways of statecraft it has become ap- parent that the United States govern- from all parties, and has the support | ment is preparing an open break with of members of both parties in the|the sister republic torthe south. The American working cla: the country where approval is being | feel sure, must be puzzled as to what voiced by editorial articles strongly |this “crisis” is all abéut. The workers urging Senate adoption of the settle of the United States have certainly nothing inst the people of Mexico. BIG TURNOUT OF CHICAGO LEFT WING EVENING, MARCH 13 The third reason that you should immediately secure your reserved seat for Saturday night is, that an at- tractive program, which in itself is enuf to fill the theater, has been pre- pared by the committee in charge of the concert. In addition to the regu- lar advertised program a couple of surprises are in store for you that you sure will not dare miss, The admission is 60 small that every seat will be taken, so get your ticket at once before it is late. See you Saturday, Aryan Grotto, (Bighth St. Theater), tickets 50 cents, 83 cents and $1.10, Se 37, 156 West Wal re them at Room ih St., 1118 West or 19 South x "If the socialists are reall victims of the class war in interested infighting for the. e@ United States, Communists will hail all evidence to that-effect as a display on their part of working class sanity. It is not an accident that socialists are safe from the law; that practically all the victims of capitalist justice are Communists or members of the United Mine Workers of America, the Industrial Workers of the World and other labor organizations piunged in strike with the employers on the industrial battlefields. * * Ruthenberg’s case is before the supreme court; scores are awaiting trial in Michigan; Anita Whitney faces prison in California, where many workers are already behind bars; the Bimba case comes on the heels of the imprisonment of Sacco and Vanzetti in Massachusetts; capitalism’s bastiles open wide for workers in the Pittsburgh district and in southern Illinois; within the past few days hundreds of workers have been arrested in the Furriers’ strike in New York City and the Passaic textile strike in New Jersey. — There is much to be done here by all class conscious workers. If the socialists help raise the demand for “Am- nesty!” on May Day, it indicates that they still have a little PROTEST CUBAN TERROR REIGN Declare for Independ- ence of Islands (Special to The Daily Worker) MAYAGUEZ, Porto Rico, March 9— The Porto Rican section of the All- America Anti-Imperialist League has adopted a resolution protesting the new reign of terror instituted in Cuba by General Machado against the workers, peasants, and students. The resolution states that as president of the island, Machado ordered troops to the sugar cane fields and the sugar centrals to break the strike of the sugar workers, The. soldiers compelled the strikers to work without compen- sation, Those who refused were bru- tally maltreated and in some in- stances slain, The statement calls attention to the Cuban government’s savage attack upon all groups which had the cour- age to demand the expulsion from the country of the American General Crowder, who as United States am- bassador, represents the interests of Wall Street in the islands. Machado has done his best to destroy all labor organizations and. to break up the Cuban section of the All-American Anti-Imperialist League. He directed the frame-up against the Communist Party and has even threatened to close the National University because of antiimperialist sentiment among its student body. The statement also accuses him of having been respons- ible for the campaign of villification which led to the assassinations of Varona and Couxart and the jafling of Julio Mella and his companions. In conclusion, the Porto Rican sec- tion declares its solidarity with the cause of the Cuban sugar strikers and pledges its support to the cam- paign of the AH-America Anti-Im- perialist League for the abolition of the Platt amendment which places Cuba under the control of the United States. The liberation of all those imprisoned for anti-imperialist activi- ties js demanded. The Latin-Amer- ican countries should be independent. In particular the propaganda of the nationalist party of Porto Rico for the island’s independence is endorsed, Briand Is Battling to Form New Cabinet (Continued from Page 1) sembly of the league of nations at Geneva, . It may be several days before Briand -can secure sufficient support from the various party groups to or- ganize another government and no matter what combination he can de- vise it will be nothing new very conceivable alignment has been tried. and still conditions continue to get worse instead of better. If a government is organized the best that it can do is to vote the bud- get for the next fiscal year, after which it would be killed and then the chamber dissolved and elections held. everyday life of the American work- U. S. Magnates Cause Mexican Crisis conception left of the purposes of labor's international holi- day. When labor comes to power it will have its own solution for the problem created thru the use of alcohol. Until then labor cannot afford to permit its ranks to be divided by the capitalist foe thru the clever manipulation of this issue for its own vile purpose. On the contrary, the closest bonds of friendship have always existed. If the voice of the workers and poor farm- ers is heard we are confident that it will be for hands off Mexico. Yet the situation becomes more and more menacing! There is danger that some hostile step will be taken before the American workers are aroused to a realization of what is going on. Wall Street Behind Intervention, A break in diplomatic relations sounds innocent enough, but if past history indicates anything it would not unlikely be followed by an armed invasion of Mexican territory—which means war! If the American workers are not supporting this hostile move against Mexica who is supporting it? Certain- ly no considerable section of the American people. Only a handful of Americans have any interests that conflict with those of the Mexican people: the group of ofl, mining and Banking magnates that has its head- quarters in Wall Street. The hand of Wall Street is behind the present “crisis” between the United States and Mexico! At the dictation of Wall Street the U. 8, state department has demanded that Mexico change her new oil and land laws, which limit the investment privileges of foreign corporations in Mexico in the interests of the Mexican people. Mexico cannot accede to this unprecedented demand without glv- tion. The laws are in accordance with article 27 of the Mexican constitution, providing for nationalization of the sub-oil, limitation of leasehold priv- ileges for oil drilling and mining, and abolition of special privileges to for- eigners before the law, The constitu- tion was in effect when the Mexican government was recognized by the United States, The “Why” of the Crisis. The present offensive means that the Wall Street monopolists wish to continue and extend their plundering operations in Mexico without being subject to Mexican law. Therefore, we have a “crisis,” with the U. S. government sending threat- ening notes to Mexico, the prostitute press artfully trying to inflame public sentiment against the Mexican people by lurid stories of banditry, religious persecution, ete, and the lords of Wall Street pulling the etrings, Periodically, every five years, the “Mexican question” bobs up again. It usually comes up suddenly, taking the American masses almost as com- pletely by surprise as the Mexicans—- but nearly always oll is at the bottom of it, BEx-Secretary of the Interior Albert B, Fall (of Teapot Dome fame) was for years the foremost champion of armed intervention in Mexico, He was the spokesman of the Doheny in- terests, which a few months ago were ers. If there is a U. S.-Mexican crisis today it is “made in Wall Street.” If diplomatic relations with Mexico are severed it will be in the Interest of Wall Street. If American workers are sent to war against their Mexican brothers it will be to do the will of Wail Street. If the independence of Mexico is trodden underfoot and Americans and Mexicans ughtered, it will be the work of Wall Street. But American workers are no blind tools! We are confident that you will wot meekly lend yourselves to the vicious program that is being prepared in Wall Street and Washington, The secret diplomacy of Secretary of State Kellogg is as much a crime against you as against the poeple of Mexico. Let your protest be heard! Organize your protest, the power of your trade unions, behind it! Demand the publication of all secret correspondence! Insist that there be no break in diplomatic relations! Stand by your brothers of the Mexi- can labor movement! . Hands off Mexico! All-America Anti-Imperialist League: Mexican Secretary, Enrique Flores M, Cuban Secretary, Angel R, Ruiz, Porto Rican Secretary, J. Nevares Sager, Colombian Secretary, Juan de Dios Romero, Venezuelan Secretary, Gustavo Machado, Peuadorian Secretary, Juan F. Karolys, Brazilian Secretary, Eduardo Mattoe, United States Secretary, Manuel Gomez, ‘ Communications for the All-Amerios merged with Standard Ol], Oll men,| Anti-Imperialist League may be ad industrial magnates and bankers are| dressed to the monthly official organ united in the Wall Street financial] of t El Libertadoro, Apar oligarchy that dominates American] tado 613, Mexico, D, F., Mexico, or te imperialism in its aggressions against] Manuel Gomez, 1113 W. Ing up her rights asa sovereign na-| Latin Amorica, just as it dominates the] Blvd,, Chicago, Ill, U. &