The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 13, 1926, Page 1

_— ‘\ . to provide food and shelter for him- The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ .and Farmers’ Government s THE DAI Vol. Ill. No. 52. Subscription Rates: In Chicago, by mail, $3.00 er year, Outside Ehicago, by maii, 6.00 per year. + ee 4 : — ne 8>“SERNMENT-F 7 ae, -FED BABY FUR WORKERS CONDENIN PLOT AGAINST URON - Passaic® Strikers Send \iscne s conctecrnas Their Greetings (Editor's Note——On page three is printed the exposure of the-way inSwhich the yellow socialist For-” ward, referred to in the’ following * article, tried to destroy the fur- riers’ strike in New York by gang tactics.) ” 8 22 (Special to The Daliy Worker) NEW YORK, the largest up their strike. Speakers pointed out that this was not the first time the Forward tried it per- formed a similar function in the men’s clothing strike, but did not succeed. enraged workers marched down to the office of the paper and smashed the windows of to break a strike. In 1913 At that time the the newspaper plant. Greetings From Passaic. A great reception greeted Albert |evasms of religious emotion into which Weisbord, leader of the Passaic tex: *, tile strike, when he rose to: address nas « béen the gathering. iene Recent Appropriations of Millions of Dollars March 11—Three of alis in this city were packed to overflowing with fur ‘work- ers who had been aroused to fury by the conepiracy of the Daily Forward and Its yellow socialist crew to break “I bring .gregtings,":|nurchly outfits which have. centered Po Se sit y Is More for the Army and Nav This Profit Swollen Dividend Baby. FACTS SUPPORT CHARGE OF THE DAILY WORKER THAT U. S. SEEKS TO MAINTAIN SOUTH-AMERICAN TYRANNY In startling confirmation of the statements made in The DAILY WORKER that the United States government is trying to perpetuate American im- perialist rule inthe Tacna-Arica region of South America instead of going ahead with the much-vaunted plebiscite, is the following dispatch. from | Washingtonsneceived over the International News Service wires late yesterday March 11-—Reports that the ment of the plebiscitary plan for settling the Tacna- Arica dispute between Peru and-Chile, and is endeavoring to find another means cf adjusting the ancient controversy, could neither be confirmed nor denied here today. The teports arose from difficulties which have been encountered, which are said to be sufficiently grave to convince Americans on the ground that the plebiscite would proye nothing. The state department would not comment, neither affirming, nor. denying.” 4 This follows upon Wednesday’s Associated Press dispatch which stated: “in-some South American circ at least the opinion is held that a plebiscite is impossible, and under the éovér of diplomatic secrecy informal but earnest efforts have been made to find some other solution.” What that “some other”’sclition might be is not disclosed. RELIGIOUS SHOW AT DES MOINES BRINGS FLAREUP Divine Monkey Not Good Enuf, Says Priest (Special to The Dally Worker) DES MOINES, Ia., March 11—The NEGRO WORKERS TO HEAR W. TRUMBULL ON SUNDAY EVENING Walter Trumbull, U. S. soldier re- leased from Alcatraz Military Prison after serving a sentence of one year for membership in the Hawaiian Communst League and his attempt to organize Filipino sugar planta- tion workers to fight the American sugar barons, will speak at the Met- ropolitan Community Center, 3118 South Giles Avenue, Sunday evening, March 14 at 8 o’clock under the aus- pices of the Negro Anti-Imperialist iis ordinarily humdrum community thrown by the various he declared, “from 12,000 workers who} ne relebration of “religious life em- are striking against reductions which’ nasis Week” here are as nothing the woolen barons wanted to make'to| on pared to the latest’ developments the ‘already starvation wages.,whickt} The Rev. B. T. Tittle, of Eyanston, they’ have been réceiving and which |/ tarted the fireworks when he declared have made theflr living conditions|j~an address to the congregated worse than slavery. ‘These textile| ects that “there are some things that workers have tg labor under condi-}god cannot do.” He then enumerated ' tlons’ which ruin their health in a)gome of, these, naming the inability of shoft ‘time pecatise ‘of, the dyes.|the. divinity to prevent the, sinking bleaches, odors which come from the |of the Titanic by an iceberg and to al- rooms, ‘in’ which“ the jwoolens . are|,eyviate the bitterness which developed pwashon, fhe Ot sc.) |from..the defeat of France in 1871. Mb bison id pp id lee textile Rejects Divine Chimpanzee. Jovne dom wes ire os Ber nani] Vet fidignant at this dental'ot om- f ‘nipotence to lis god, the Rev. B. T. ‘Aldrich, president of the local Bibic /Assoclation, ‘withdrew his follower: . from the joint celebration. “A divine by aah calgon bps deg left to rove the iimpanzee” he declared heatedly, . i may satisfy the Methodist folks of Ev- A Milltant Spirit. anston, Ill, but it won't go with the Gold, the last speaker, pointed out | ¢ojjowers of Wesley in Des~Moines,” that the Forward had associated itself) y, 4. ¢, a, Spiritual Poisoner. pvt Kautman Machine ant reut|. Dr. Aldrich also castigated the Y. deenter 0k. ies tint ‘qomligation’ er Cc: 4. He charmed: spat fastens could destroy the militancy of the ff dispensing religious faith during strikers, he declared. @he world war, it had sold cigarets to “Other apeakers w ore Ben Gitlow, the soldiers and spread “spiritual pol- ‘leon and German philosophy” among HyEep Warshatsky, and Weinstone.|),. The Y. M. C. A. he charged, N aad « |had become a “nest of modernism.” 4 These circus stunts have tremen- When that Wi ted begins At}qously increased the attendance at lunch time in your shop tomor-|the meetings. It is estimated that row—show them what the DALLY | 20,000;people a day have “been at- WORKER says about it. tracted. welt and his‘family, Consequently, the mothers are forced into ‘the factories -— NEW YORK WORKERS SCHOOL CONCERT, CENTRAL OPERA HOUSE. HS SUNDAY. 2 Association. One Man Car Operators Demand 28 Cents an Hour Wage Increase SCRANTON, Pa., March 11.—Union one man car operators are seeking 28 cents an hour more pay, not 17 as first reported, bringing the rate to $1 an hour, Two man car operators seek 11 cents an hour increase over the 58, 61 and 64 (at the end of a year) cents \ow, paid. ‘ewckmen ask 16 cents nore and barnmen 17. Changes in one man car schedules to give op- erators time to eat and to save them the half hour payless trip to report after work are sought, with a threat of refusal to work the cars otherwise, Bank in Minnesota Closes; Farmers Hit COKATO, Mint, March 11, — The Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank here was closed today by bank exam- iners, Depleted reserves are assigned as the cause. The bank Wad deposits of about $500,000. Cokaw is the center of a farming district and the bank's suspension has hit many farmers of the section. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 192M, Be the Post Office at Chicago, Mlincis, under the Act of March 3, 187% SATUR ce Be A L L oe ( , wiEhn FL, Ms oS ¢, 9480 uf , Y, MARCH 13, 1926. OF M (Specialeto The Daily Worker) PEKING, .March 11.—After notice had been served on the commander of the Taku farts threatening summary action unless the mines placed Tientsin harbor were removed mediately; Feng’s engineers removed them, withthe resul ‘| Lin’s warships steamed in close and it that Chang Tso bombarded? the fortress heavily. The nationalists «are enraged at this im- perialist maneuver, The commanders of British and Italian gunboats served the warning after they had cleared decks for ac- tion. The senior minister of the powers has filed a strong note in their be- half with the Chinese foreign office, protesting against the closing of Tientsin harber and the interruption to traffic over the Peking-Tientsin railway. The note demands the re- moval of all channel mines and the cessation of firing between the forts and war vessels. An American Regardless: of the Precedent. response to the note, the powers have notified the gov- ernment that they will enforce the rights guaranteed them under the Boxer protocol of 1901, This provided that Peking: should from accesm#*to the sea. As a prece- never be closed dent for thedr action the imperialists point to the method used by an Amer’ ican admiral; Benson, late in the last @entury, toocompel the opening to commerce ‘ef a Brazilian port closed by revolutionary troubles. The Kuominchun leaders whenever necessary in their judgment. Meanwhile additional foreign war- ships have! been ordered to Taku. Call on Government to Seize Struck Mines WASHINGTON, March 11,—Declar- ing an “intolerable in the Ame ituation” existed ican coal industry, Sena- tor Burton K, Wheeler (democrat) of Montana, this afternoon sponsored a bill authorizing nationalization of all anthracite mines in time of emer- gency. The bill would create a “federal an- thracite corporation,” its directors to be appointed by the president, with authority to sel: hard coal mines in A provision would and operate the event of strike insure “payment of just wages to miners as a matter of right and as the uine collective ba roduct of ining.” <a” Published Daily except Sunday by 7 PUBLISHING CO,, 111 EXICAI 3 Ww. LODI TEXTILE ORAERS JOIN PASSAIC STRIKE 4,000 to Be Out Before Week Is Over (Special to The Dally Worker) PASSAIC, N. J., March 11.—The strike, of 11,000 textile workers spread to Lodi when more than 600 workers at the Lodi United Piege Dye Works joined the Passaic, Garfield and Clif- ton strikers following a spectacular. demonstration in which 5,000 pickets took part. It is expected that the entire 4,000 in the plant will join the strike before the week is over. At a rally of the Lodi strikers in Belmont Park Hall the workers ex- hibited a determined resolution to pull out the rest of the shop, Pull Out Paterson Shop. Ten delegates, representing every department from Mill A attended the strike committee meeting and made plans for’ bringing out not only the remainder of Mill A but the three other mills, two of them in Paterson, that are a part of the Lodi works. The mills in Lodi employ more than 4,000 workers, who are paid by the hour, an average wage being forty cents. ‘The march on. Lodi, contemplated as the peak of the strike for many weeks, was carried out in perfect or- der, The great line marched around and around the mill, with several hundred Lodi strikers, who had met it at the gate, leading them all. Large picket lines will picket the mills every day until all the workers are out. Altho the Lodi police forcé was in- formed beforehand that 5,000 strikers were marching toward the town, its yolice did not mass to meet them, nor did any policeman carry a night stick. Chief of Police Widte, who was not. in uniform, told ‘reporters that the strikers could picket “as long as’they had, shoes,” as far as he was con- cerned. He requested that the march- ers discard their army helmets while marching in Lodi, since no violence had occurred there, and no striker would be clubbed. This request was complied with. More Relief Needed. Tle spontaneous movement.of the Lodi workers was accompanied by. in- creased activity in relief work dur- (Continued on page 2) I. L. G. W. U. Locals Aid Workers’ School NEW YORK, March 11—The latest unions to line up for the Workers’ School include Locals 2, 9, 22, 35 and 55 of the International Ladies Gar- ment Workers.’ Every one of these locals elected two delegates, endorsed the school, and either immediately appropriated funds or referred the matter to their sub-committees on finance with instructions to make the donation in accord with the capacity of the local to aid workers’ education and the Workers’ School. “We know the necessity for work- DIGGERS THREATEN CHOWDER FAMINE IF PRIGES NOT RAISE (Special to The Daily Worker) ONSET, Mass., March 11,—The men who dig for clams in Buzzard's Bay, a large center of supply for this industry, have notified the deal- ers that they must be given a 25 per cent increase in the prices paid them or they will stop operations. The price asked is $1 a peck com- pared to 80 cents now paid. The higher cost of living makes the new scale necessary, the diggers state. Still Hope to Rescue Four Missing Miners (Special to The Daily Worker) ECCLES, W. Va., March 11.—With four’ miners missing, rescuers today were continuing to explore passage- ways in Mine No. 5 of the Crab Orchard Improvement Company. Of the 28 men entombed in the mine when the explosion shook the shaft Monday night 10 were rescued alive late Tuesday and 14 bodies recovered, Rescuers hope that the-four miners still missing will be found alive. U.S. INSPECTOR KILLS HIMSELF FEARING PROBE Three F lee Country to Dodge Investigation The threatened investigation of the violations:of the forrupt practices act at the Union Stoek Yatds has calised one veteran government inspector to commit suicide by swallowing bichlor- ide of mercury tablets and two to flee to Mexico while a third fled to Panama, according to the department investigating the violations, It is stated that the veteran govern- ment inspector preferred death to the consequences of an investigation for his part in the conspiracy with the “yards” officials and cattlemen’s or- ganizations to commit frauds that to- tal close to $3,000,000, When cattle, hogs or sheep were sent to the “yards” by the farmers, they were placed in classes way be- low their grade. The farmer wak paid a low price. When they sold this live- stock the grade then was boosted. A number of farmers’ organizations are making complaints as the sale of their livestock is supposed to be done under a commission basis. The department of justice announ- ces that it will not conduct an investi- gation of the meat inspection at either the “yards” or the packing plants. It will only investigate charges of short weights and discriminatten, A num- ber of livestock traders have been sus- pended from the stock exchange by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine for periods of three to dive years for their ‘HE DAILY WORKER Wasnington Bivd., Chicago, NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents ERS URGE AMERICAN LABOR TO HELP ICO RESIST Wall Street Threatens War, Is Warning Following its receipt of yesterday's elegram from President Calles of Mexico, the Workers (Communist) Party has issued a statement calling upon the workers of this country to rally to the support of Mexico and to make it impossible for American Im- périalism to carry thru its plans of aggression. C. EB, Ruthenberg, general secretary of the party, has also written to the Mexican president assuring him that, as set forth in the statement already referred to, the Communists are not deceived by the stories of so-called religious persecution: circulated to work up sentiment against the Mexi- can people, rfr-by lurid tales of out- rages committed upon American cit: izens, such as thos given out by Sen- uk ator King and others. “American workers know,” continues the state- ment, “that American capitalism, which these gentlemen represent, has committed untold outrages against the American workers, has jailed and slaughtered thousands of them, and is even now ready to slaughter both Mexican and American workers.” The full text of the statement is as follows: “To the American Workers: “American imperialism, which for fifteen years has plotted and planned to fasten its death grip upon the sister republic to the south of us, is now on the march, “The threats that have been made to force her to change her oil and land laws, the wrecking of the mixed . claims ‘commission by the U. 8. rep- resentative, the secret manewvers of the state department—these things mean that the assault against Mexico has begun in eartiest. No one can say when an open break will come. The situation is precarious. “Mexico is courageously defending her independence, refusing to concede an inch to the imperialistic power that threatens her. But Mexico is weak and the forces of Wall Street and Washington are strong. It is to the ex- ploited workers in the home country of imperialism that every victimized nation looks for aid. The American workers must not fail their Mexican brothers in this crisis! “American workers know that the unprecedented demands upon Mexico have been made in the exclusive in- terest of a handful of oil, mining and banking monopolists—of Wall Street —of the ruling oligarchy of American imperialism, which dominates the gov- ernment and uses it for imperialist ag- gression. The workers are not de- assert they willyiglose the channel again part in the conspiracy to defraud. Cut Cable Between Hongkong and Manila ers’ education,” declared Chairman Stanzer of Local 2 in welcoming the visiting committee. "We know tlie ‘Workers’ School. We know it is the only institution where working class education is given, We want to see it grow. We are proud of the growth it has already made. It is of hélp to us and it is our duty to help it.” Local 36 in addition to electing dele-| 8¢a, it was announced here today by gates endorsing the school and pro- officers of the cable company. They viding for the voting of a doiation,|declare, “The cable had been raised decided to start a class for itsexecu-|t© the surface with grappling hooks, tive mombers as a result of the-com-| nd then cut.” mittee’s appeal. This class will) con- Communication between Manila and sist of about 30 members, all of them | Hongkong was restore. officials of Local 35, Several \other unions are following a similar. pro- cedure. (Special to The Daily Worker) MANILA, March 11°-- The Hong- kong-Manila cable line has bee A sub a day will help to drive capital away. BREAK WITH MEXICO SOUGHT! WASHINGTON, March 11.—Immediate withdrawal of diplomatic recognition of Mexico by the United States was provided under a resolution introduced in the house today 4 Representative Boylan, (D.) New York. “The president,” said the resolution, “should with- draw diplomatic recognition of Mexico. until such time as the policies and conduct of that government, in relation to educational and religious institutions of all creeds and nationalities justify a resumption of relations.” Te} . maliciously cut about 35 miles out at Every Friend of Workers’ Edi Should Be There! ceived by the hypocritical stories of so-called religious persecution in Mex- ico, nor by the pretended outrages to American citizens worked up into a lurid indictment by Senator King and others, They know that American capitalism, which these gentlemen represent, has committed untold out- rages against the American workers, has jailed and glaughtered thousands of them, and is even, now ready to slaughter Mexican workers. “The refusal of the U. S. govern- ment tq publish. its correspondence with Mexico proyes conclusively that it has something to hide. It is um willing to reveal the,lengths to which it. has gone in, carrying out the will of Wall Street. “American imperialism is the com- mon enenty of Mexico and the Amer ican workers alike.. We must unite against ity We must rally to the sup- port of the)Mexican people, use every means to ‘prevent them from being overwhelmed by the danger that threatens them, “The Communist International, by its resolute support of China, Moroc- co and all other countries struggling against imperialism, has pointed the way, “Hands off Mexico! “Demand the immediate publication of all secret correspondence! fi “Rally to the support of our broth. ors in Mexico! “Down with Wall Street! “Down with American imperialism! “Workers (Communist) Party of America, y,(4 C, E. Ruthenberg, General Secretary.” © e © “]