The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 25, 1926, Page 1

“who packed two large halls in Gar- ‘The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government . Vol. Ill. No. 64. Tete Rates: Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Ad by mail, $6.00 per year, Published Daily except Sunday PUBLISHING CO., by THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il, NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents PASSAIC sTNE WILL SPREAD 10. OTHER CENTERS 25,000 Paterson Silk Workers Plan Strike By H. M. WICKS, (Special to The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, March 23.— The textile Btrike here is now in its ninth week with the embattled workers more de- termined than ever to fight on until they have crushed the fierce resist- ance of the woolen mill owners. Ev- ery passing week finds the employers and their barbarous gangsters in the uniforms of policemen devising» new and more ferocious methods of trying fto break the strike and wreck the workers’ organization which was cre- fated thru the struggle and that has grown steeled to the assaults against them. Last week while the center of ac- tivity shifted to Washington, the po- litical capital of the country, with rep- fesentatives of the workers and the employers on the scene, the paid lack- ys of the Passaic newspapers tried stampede, the workers back to the ve pens by falsely circulating ru- rs that the strike had been settled Washington and that everything fwould be ,as it was before the long Btruggle ensued. Spies and stool pig- fons of the employers told the work- rs on strike that Albert Weisbord, eir organizer, had deserted them Qmd that he would not come back fo Passaic. As soon as this story hed the capitol the delegation at ‘ashington had Weisbord get on the train and hasten to Passaic where he @ppeared before thousands of strikers HEAD THE ATTACK OF SOVIET UNION AGAINST RAVAGES OF DISEASE N. SEMASHKO Health Commissioner of the Union of Soviet Republics, PLACE LEGATIONS AT PEKING UNDER INCREASED GUARD Quit Tientsin (Special to The Daily Worker) PEKING, March 23 — The foreign legations have been placed under heavy guard. Machine guns have been mounted ‘before them in anticipytion of th Se ae ae The 0° Lio 'S army is maintaining, order, Students staged a demonstratitn, memorializing the students killed ih last week's Moting, and denouncing president Tuan Chi Jui as a traitor. Tientsin Occupied. Tientsin is now fully occupied by forces of Li Chang Lin, Landing Troops at Chinwangtao, Most of the Shantung squadron which ‘has been lying off Taku Bar, has been dispatched to Chinwangtao, on the railroad line between this city and Mukden. ‘Troops are being landed there. The Oleg, a Russian steamer carry- ing munitions to the Kuominchun for- ces, that was seized by the Chang Tso Lin warships near Tientsin has been taken to the same point under escort of the Chinese cruiser Haichi. field, New Jersey, and denounced’ the oundrellism of the employers ~“‘agerits.” he rést” of the fnittee remained while they, under the direction of Frank P, Walsh, contin- ted to prepare the ground for a sena- tortal investigation. Resume Violence. The fact that their scheme did not ork infuriated the mill owners and ey ordered their depraved and fem police thugs and cossacks to sume the terror against the strikers. o on Thursday the lines of pickets were attacked and men, women and ghildren savagely beaten and tramp- led while again newspaper men, re- porters and cameramen were beaten by the bullies and their machines smashed in order that photographic evidence of the infamy could not be produced to prove who were the apostles of violence in this struggle. his ‘is.the second major outburst of (Continued on page 4.) SEND IN A SUB, Bourgeois Pacifism The talk about pe up the war preparations, ¢ Kuominchun Army Has PROGRESSIVES FIGHT: SCABBY GARMENT SHOPS “ . os? ° Union Conditions in by ”? Union Shops” Is Slogan Brae conditions in union sho Is the slogan of the new progressive administration in the Chicago Inter- national Ladies ‘Garment Workers Union, The new administration has begun to visit the union shops and to see to it that union conditions are lived up to and that the bosses do not have scab conditions in union shops. Under the old reactionary adminis- tration bosses were allowed to bring in non-union conditions into the shops. Union Workers Kept Off Job, Members of the reactionary gang were allowed to break the union laws by holding down two jobs. After working all day in one shop, this favored member would go to another shop and work all Saturday afternoon, Sundays and nights. In this way many union workers were kept out of jobs that rightfully should have been given ‘them. The new administration in a series of “raids” that it has male, has dis~ covered a number of Meyer Perl- stein’s supporters violating union law. Tho the union conditions demand that the shop close at noon on Saturday, these reactionaries were found work- ing as late as seven and eight o’clock at night. These very same individuals who are breaking union law and are aiding the boss to place scab condi- tions in the union shops are the ones that are shouting the loudest against the attempt of the rank and file com- mittees to organize the non-union pene | in poy. phage ae It is these fol- ~ Daily; Forward. tae ar ote nae ‘in the shouts of mis- management by the progressives and are the. first to throw all kinds of ac- cusationsy Union Conditions Must Prevail. The new’ administration tho in office but.afew weeks has determined that unjon conditions shall prevail and are conducting ‘raids’ on shops wherever, nonunion conditions are re- ported to exist in an effort to eradi- cate this..ewil that was fostered and nurtured by. the old administration. Not. only are these “raids” aimed at the prevention of keeping workers from .working in two shops but also for the abolition of the piece-work system and the return to the union condition of week-work. If you want to see the Com- munist movement grow—get a sub (Special te Fhe Daily Worker) UTICA, N, ¥., March 23 — A mass moet! of three local unions of the United Textile Workers of America went on record for in- creased pay and the abolition of the 24 loom system in the mills. *s and spinners election of a com- work in conjunc- r J. White of the to put the above combined in: mittee of ten tion with organ international | demands into Denmark Workers Rap U.S. Anti-Alien Bills (Special to Daily Worker) STOCKHOLM, 8 in, March 23— The Communi: the Scandinavian countries have. id hands with the workers in the id States to fight the anti-foreign bills that have been — United States congress, t The “Politike official organ of the Communist of Sweden, car- ried an article om its front page in the Scandinavian to sogial-democra- Sweden was re- urges that this it” do all in its tic government ¢ printed. The “workers’ g printed the letter-of the Scandinavian Workers of Ameénica with the follow- ing introduction: “From the truly ‘democratic’ Amej- ica comes from-time to time stirring reports of how thé: workers are hand- led there. “Arbeider-Bladet has now received from the Scandinavian Workers Fed- eration in America the following mes- sage, which we publish below, in the strong conviction that the whole work- ing class in Denmark will stand be- hind us when we ask the Stauning ministry to act on-this question.” The Communist fractions in the Scandinavian countries are on the alert and are determined to force their governments to protest to the United States against laws Aimed at foreign-born workers, GUIDES RECONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRY THRUOUT THE SOVIET REPUBLIC FASCIST FARCE AIDS SLAYERS OF MATTECTTI Light Sentence Will Be Given Murderers (Special to The Daily Worker) NICE, March 23—The farcical trial of the five fascist murderers of Dep- uty Matteotti, former leader of the opposition in the Italian chamber, draws to a close with the Mussolini henchmen assured, at the worst, of inconsequential punishment. Contrary to heated denials of tlie defense that any political significance attaches to the trial the following facts remain: the trial court was pur- posely chosen in the sleepy, moun- tain town, Chieti. Tancredi, who took incriminating depositions was dismissed before the trial; the arguments of the defense were largely directed to show. that Matteotti was a “dangerous” political figure and therefore deserved death; a strict press censorship was thrown about Chieti; the president of ‘the court and his assistants were chosen on the strength of their strong fas- cist leanings. Jury Intimidated. It is hardly conceivable, in the face of these crassly staged court settings, the strict press censorship, the sup- pression of any outside manifestation of opinion and the fear of ‘conse- quences naturally felt by the jury of farmers in case they return a guilty verdict, that the five assassins will be punished at all. Fake Defense. The defense, with Roberto Farn jacci, secretary of the fascist party as leading pape e confident of Be efficacy seta or ine havide ST waaiont fear into the hearts of the’ rustie jury- men has based its “pleas’!on evidence purporting to show that Matteotti was a “danger to the state.” They admit the kidnapping and submit that Mat- eotti died of “hemorrhage,” despite testimony so strongly to the contrary that even the peasants Who have been flooding the court room are not fooled —but dare not speak. Political Maneuver. It is plain that the present trial is a pure political maneuver of Musso- lini and the fascist party to “settle” the Matteotti affair without involving political danger to themselves and without punishment to the perpetra- tors of the crime who acted under di- rect instruction from Mussolini and his political aides. France Will Make U. S. F. DJERJINSKY Chairman of the Supreme Economic Council of the Soviet Union, LEAGUE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENTS BRING CLASHES Geneva Delegates De- fend Their Positions (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, March 23.—With the cab- inet behind him, Sir Austen Chamber- lain offered before his critics in the house of commons to answer com- plaints against his policy at the re- sent meeting of the league of nations at Geneva, “hen WHO "ane En “adVerse vote, for the government party has sent out a whip which will insure the presence of their large majority. Lloyd George opened the attack for the opposition and was followed by J. Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the laborites. Premier Baldwin will speak in de- fense, Lloyd George Speaks. Great Britain must concentrate its efforts to save the league of nations, declared Lloyd George in the house of commons tonight in opening the at- tack upon Sir Austen Chamberlain for his policy at Geneva, “The Geneva failure has antagon- ized the United States’ attitude to. ward the league more than anything that has happened heretofore,” he as- serted, adding that “without America the league will never be a perfect suc- cess.” Chamberlain Defends Himself. HELP INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ AID TO FEED PASSAIC STRIKERS! The International Workers’ Aid, in co-operation with the General Relief Committee of the Textile Workers in Passaic, is now operating two food relief stations in the center of the struck zone. é Fred G. Biedenkapp, executive secretary of the International Workers’ Aid, who hag just returned to Chicago from the front Mine trenches of the textile strike, said in an interview¢—— today: “I have spent a week among New Debt Proposal (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, March 23—France has au- thorized Ambassador Berenger to make a@ new proposal to the United States for the settlement of the French debt, as soon as the Italian debt plan has been ratified. The new French proposal provides a‘total offer which is slightly in ex- cess of that offered by M. Caillaux, some months ago. Failure of the league of nations to agree upon the admission of Germany was due to the searching publicity given to the negotiations, declared Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minister, when he arose in a crowded house of commons this afternoon to answer his critics, Sir Austen spoke in an atmosphere charged with excitement, for the at- tacks upon his policies by .Lloyd George and others had been extremely bitter. by the capitalist governments is a blind to cover solemn faces, hunger-pinched men and women and children, who are wag- ing a determined battle for the right to live as. human beings, in spite of the. brutal attacks of the police and deputy sheriffs, armed with clubs and riot guns, I have spoken to thou- sands of these strikers at many of their meetings and told them that the International Workers’ Aid will do everything within its power to help feed the hungry strikers and their childrem. + “I told them that I knew I voiced the sentiment.of the many thousands of workers outside of Passaic when I said that this strike concerns not only the workers of Passaic and vicinity, but also the workers thruout the land. Knowing this to be so, we felt it our duty to stand behind them whole- heartedly in order that they may win. Now I call upon and urge every mem- ber of the International Workers’ Aid and every friend of the workers to get behind the textile strikers with both hands!” Must Win Strike, Thousands of men and women are fighting with empty stomachs. They must be fed, The slogan of the tex- tile operators is “Starve them into submission.” The slogan of the Inter- national Workers’ Aid is, “Feed Them Unto Victory.” All who read this are requested to send in their contribution at once to tho Interna tional Workers’ Aid, 1653 W. Madison ‘BLACKLIST’ MEASURES TO BE ‘PANNED AT TONIGHT'S MEETING A mass meeti 0 protest against the propsed legialation in congress inaugurating a “national blacklist and fingerprinting system for for- eign born workers will be held to- night at Schoenhoffen Hall, Ashland and Division, at B:00 p, m. The speakers will be Robert Min- or, editor of The DAILY WORKER magazine section: and Arne Swabeck organizer of Workers Party, district eight. The discussion will bring out the class nature of three measures pending in congress, that, if pass- ed, will by a system of registra‘ and fingerprinting, Institute a pass- port system for foreign-born work- ers that will be operated in con- junction with large employers of la- bor. All workers are invited to at- tend this meeting and learn the de- labor-smashing meas- Earthquake in Anatolia, CONSTANTINOPLE, March 23.— Violent earthquakes are continuing in Anatolia, according to reports receiv- ed here, Details are lacking but it is understood that property damage has been heavy, There is no information on casualtios, MANY OUTSTANDING FACTS IN THE FARCICAL TRIAL OF THE FASCIST SLAYERS OF MATTEOTTI IN ITALY 1, The examining magistrate, Tanoredi, who took depositions dan- gerous to the defense, was dismissed before the trial. 2, The presiding magistrate was chosen on the pro-fascist sentiment. 3. Matteotti was known to have been in good health and surgeons testified to evidence of knife wounds, thus upsetting the defense plea of Matteotti “expiring” from hemorrhage during his kidnapping. 4. Witnesses saw the kidnapping and told of Matteotti’s fight against his captors which was terminated when the deputy was subdued with violent blows. 5. Blood-stained upholstery from the kidnappers’ car was found in the possession of the chief defendant, Dumini. 6. The defense, while claiming that Matteotti died of hemorrhage, have produced lengthy arguments to show that Matteotti was a “danger- ous anti-fascist” and therefore deserved to die. 7. The defense has denied that the trial has political significance— but Farinacci, the secretary of the fascist party, ig attorney for the defense. In spite of the highly incriminating evidence, the defense has managed, thru Tancredi’s dismissal and its control of the present magis- trate, to change the charge from murder to manslaughter. 9. It is a foregone conclusion that Dumini and the four other defend. ants will get off with very light sentences if they are punished at all. 10. ‘A very strict censorship has obtained thruout the trial, show: ing, despite the claim of the defense, that It is of much political impor- stance and a source of worry for Mussolini and the fascisti. { it nh ‘ength of his strong =™ JOINS KLAN WAR ON NEGROES: [suns csncror | [DEPORT NEGRO FROM AMERICA, PLEADS GARVEY U.N. I. A. Rushes Thra Klan Proposal By ROBERT MINOR (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, March 23 — The nakea sight of what the “philosophy of Marcus Garvey” really means in prac tice, made the hundred or more dele gates at the convention of the Uni- versal Negro Improvement Associa- tion gasp and squirm’ in their seats here Monday afternoon, when the con- vention was asked to swallow with one gulp the entire anti-Negro pro- gram recently drawn up by the white aristocrats of the “Nordic Club” of Richmond, Va., calling for the whole- sale deportation of American Negroes from the United States. One impas- sioned protest from a delegate from Cincinnati held the house electrified for a few brief moments, and then debate was shut off and the resolu- tion, which is typical of the “program for niggers” that would be concocted by the average backward Southern white landlord was carried without a contrary vote by this Negro conven- tion which is plainly being choked to death by the influence of the ku klux klan, working thru Marcus Garvey. Makes Emotional Appeal. The action occurred on a motion by Mrs. Amy Jacques Garvey, wife of the imprisoned president-general, who said that it was the “request of the Honorable Marcus Garvey,” and that she wanted it to go thru without any objection, as she was sure that would please Mr. Garvey. There is not the slightest doubt that the plan originated in ku klux klan es, and Kis tracett tirectty “ to white ’members bf a “Nordic Clib” of Richmond, Va. That the scheme is a hare-brained swindle that could never be carried thru on its face, in additien to being the most vicious attack upon the entire Negro people, goes without saying. To Work for Deportation. Under the terms of the resolution as passed, every division of Universal Negro Improvement Association will be ordered immediately to get its members busy circulating a petition to every state legislature, asking that each state legislature appeal to the United States government to deport (i. e. “colonize”) the American Negro population “with their consent” to Africa, Haiti, San Domingo, or some other foreign country to be chosen by the United States government. When the resolution was read, the amazement on the faces of delegates who had no forewarning of this last shot of Garveyism, was plain. After Mrs. Garvey’s sentimental plea that the plan be endorsed, Samuel A. Haynes, the Garvey leader of Pitts- burg, made a pre-arranged speech, say- ing he had recently been in Virginia where he had conversed “with two white gentlemen” who were respon- sible for presenting the measure to the Virginia state legislature. Haynes declared that the plan originated with “white people who had no interest in the Negro people except to bring about geparation of the races.” At this point a Mr. Stowe, the dele- gate from Cincinnati, arose and asked with a strained voice: Voice Objection, “Mr, Speaker, I do not understand, Will you kindly tell me—I understand that this resolution uses the term ‘colonization’—does this mean that we are to be sent out in.colonies? As (Continued on Page 4) HUNGER STRIKE IN CALCUTTA in India Nationalist Prisoners Badly Treated CALCUTTA, In@ia, March 23,—Po- litical prisoners arrested in Bengal and incarcerated in Mandalay jail in Burma. without trial have been on hunger strike for some time now. Among them is the chief executive officer ‘of the Calcutta corporation, who, even by the admission of the Bengal government, has been suffer- ing severely in health, Constant ilk treatment of the prisoners has brought about the present strike. The Calcutta corporation has passed a resolution condemning the action of the government towards the prisoners and a similar resolution was adopted at a big protest meeting of local citi- zens. These nationalist leaders were arrested under the Bengal “special ordinance,” which, as Lord Reading has pointed out, was approved by the labor government of MacDonald, a we. a