The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 7, 1926, Page 2

f Ese Page Two PERU WORKERS PLAN T0 CALL GENERAL STRIKE Protest Conscription of Peruvian Labor Today's story from Lima, smuggled thru the Peruvian censorship by the correspondent of the All-American Anti-Imperialist League, confirm pre- ceding stories and reveals that the struggle against the infamous Wall Street-inspired law No, 4113 is taking an even more acute form in Lima than it took in Arequipa. /Leaders of the printing trades’ uniéfs are already in prison. Organized labor in the Peru- vian capital is mobilizing for a gen- eral strike, as President Augusto Leguia moves to carry out his secret agreement with American imperialism for the enslavement of the Peruvian workers. Law No. 4113 provides for the conscription of all Peruvian work- ers to labor 12 days each year for the state—which means for the American gontractors, Manuel Gomez, secretary of the All- American Anti-Imperialist League, charges that news of the present crisis in Peru is being deliberately sup- pressed by the same agencies that have been sending out reams of fake stories regarding Mexico, as exempli- fied in the Magdalena Bay hoax. News Agencies Suppress Stories, “Not unconnected with this negli- gence on the part of the United States news agencies,” he said, “is the fact that the United States government it- self is involved, as testified by. the close relations between the tyrant, Leguia, and the American minister at Lima. “The ‘road-building conscription law,” he continued, “is designed to fur- nish the cheapest of cheap colonial la- bor (that is, gratis labor) to the Amer- icancontrolled Foundation company, which has a $50,000,000 construction contract with the PeruviaR govern- ment. President Leguia ig a stock- holder of the company.” American Workers Fight Imperialists. “That the Peruvian workers are de- termined to fight mot only against Leguia, not only against the Founda- tion company, not only against the United States minister at Lima, but against the whole system of American imperialist domination that is envelop- ing their country, is seen by the fact that they have organized a Peruvian section of the All-American Anti-Im- perialist League. Anti-imperialist forces thruout the western hemisphere will take up their present struggle. The exposure of United States im- perialist methods in Latin-America is now complete.” r ere (Special to The Dally Worker) LIMA, Peru, April 5.+-Whether or not-this capital will be fhe scene of 4 general strike against imperialism and a tyrannical government in the pay of imperialism will be determined to- morrow. Following distribution of the mani- festo of the printing trades workers which protested against the govern- ment placards giving the inhabitants of the city 45 days to register for con- scription under law No. 4113, the pres- ident and general secretary of the Fed- eration of Printing Trades were dragged before the minister of govern- ment and police. These workers, Ama- dor Larrea and Torribio Sierra, re- ceived a prolonged tongue-lashing from the minister. When they turned to go they were immediately placed under arrest, It is now known that they have been sent to the prison of the Island of San Lorenzo. Imprison Printing Trades Leaders. ‘As soon as it became known that their leaders were being held as pris- oners the members of the Federation of Printing Trades went on strike to force their release. In one day's time every newspaper plant in Lima was tied up. Job printing plants, large and small, were also paralyzed, Meantime others have been arrested, } notably Manuel Farfan of the printing trades organization. The next step on the part of the workers will probably be a general strike of all organized workers thru- out the city. The matter is to be brought before the executive commit- tee of the Lima Federation of Labor tomorrow. American Marines May Be Used. What Leguia’s answer to a general strike would be is problematical. If past activities are any indication, he will be prepared to resort to the most cruel measures. Backed by American imperialism, and with the profits of his traitorous bargain with the Foun- dation company still to be realized, he will not hesitate to imprison workers by the hundreds, or even by the thou- sands. Luciano Castillo, general secretary of the newly-formed Peruvian section of the All-American Anti-Imperialist League, is appealing for the aid of all other nation sections of the league. Spanish Planes Off ~~ for Manila Flight MADRID, April 5—Three Spanish “gesqui-planes” hopped off at 8:15 this morning in the Spanish govern- ment’s Madrid-to-Manila flight. The aviators expected to reach Algiers, the first stopping place, before night- "ah | x, proved a hopeless fizzle. Earners’ League and a vast array of chairs. All that the publicity in the capitalist newspapers was able to get to come to this meeting was but 200 of the union officials, Arrange Second “Rally,” When the arrangements committee of which Michael J. Kelly, head of the Meat Cutters’ Union, was the head saw that this “love feast” was a hope- less fizzle so far as’getting the mem- bership of organized labor to jam the hall and which they had promised the candidates of State’s Attorney Crowe's faction to do, they immediately de- cided to hold another, meeting in the Ashland Auditorium on ‘Thursday evening. At this meeting the “love feast” will be staged for the benefit of the “rank and file.” Urge Support of Union Smasher. Posters urging voters of Chicago to cast their votes in the April 13 pri- maries for Joseph A. Savage, one of Crowe’s assistants in the persecution of organized workers in Cook county, were hung about the stage. The first speaker that was intro- duced to this “mass” meeting of 200 was Charles V. Barrett, candidate for the board of review. Barrett in his talk declared that it “makes no dif- ference whether you are a republican or a democrat in Chicago politics.” He then went on to show he was a “regular fellow,” urging the labor “leaders” present to work diligently for his election. Barrett made no promises to them. Barrett has been and still is a foe of labor, Union Foe Loved By Fakers. Kelly then introduced Joe Savage, declaring this is “a candidate whom we all know and we all love and re- spect.” After this tool of the open- shop interests had spent some time boosting himself and scratching the backs of the reactionaries in the labor movement, he declared that he, too, was a member of a union and still carried a card. Thompson Assails World Court. Former Mayor William Hale Thomp- son spent his time attacking Deneen “LOVE-FEAST” OF CHICAGO UNION OFFICIALS WITH OPEN SHOP TOOLS STAGED TO MASS OF EMPTY CHAIRS| PEKING Al ARMS The muchly advertised love feast of Chicago labor union officials and the union-smashing Robert E. Crowe-Charles V. Barrett faction in the open shop republican party, which was to have jammed the Ashland’ Auditorium, Tho al of the trade union officials centered around the Chicago Wage Politicians presented themselves, they spoke to a hall jammed with empty ¢———————__________ and McKinley on the world court is- sue. In his talk he accused Deneen and McKinley of being tools of the British king and declared their efforts in getting the United States into the world court was an attempt to bring back the rule of the king. He in- dulged in a great deal of ranting about the sacredness of the American su- preme court, the constitution and “Old Glory.” His speech was the only one made that attempted to touch on the issues involved in the coming elec- tions. All of the others steered clear of discussing issues, Patrick J. Carr, Mary Melnerny, John Sharbaro, one of the assistants of Robert E. Crowe; Bob Sweitzer, Judge, Barasa; Bob McMillan, another of the assistants to the union-smash- ing Robert. B. Crowe, also spoke at this meeting. A number of the wage-earners were then called upon to speak, All of them seemed to be grieved by the small group that had turned out and tried to console themselves with declarations that the weather was against them and that it was “Good Friday.” “Must Get Rank and File.” The last of the wage-earners to speak declared: “I was mortified when I entered the hall and saw so few. I [si expected this hall to be crowded, not with leaders, but with the rank and He then declared we “leaders know what the issues are and what these men are going to do for us. What we must do is get the rank and file here so that we can get them actively work- ing for these candidates. “How many leaders come in contact with the membership? Not one-tenth. These men came here to talk, not to a bunch of labor leaders, but to our membership. “We must tell what these fellows are going to do for us to the toilers and not to the white-collared fellows that are represented here.” With this the meeting broke up. Labor Demands Union Conditions (Continued from Page 1) delphia was concerned “the initiative should come from Philadelphia.” A motion was made by one of the machine to concur in the committee report, A widespread protest arose from many of the members of the Chicago Federation of Labor against this stand of the resolutions committee. A num- ber of speakers took the floor point- ing out the need for Chicago to act in this situation and to call on the American Federation of Labor to aid the Philadelphia unions. Resolution of National Significance. Delegate Arne Swabeck, one of the three that proposed the resolution, took the floor and pointed out that this resolution was not just a Phila- delphia matter but one of national significance and that it called on the American Federation of Labor to rally the entire labor movement to a fight against the use of non-union labor in the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exposition and for the use of union labor. An amendment that the Chicago Federation of Labor endorse the reso- lution was made. A delegate from one of the locals known for his political aspirations and his servility to the machine then made an amendment to the amendment that the matter be re- ferred to the executive committee in an attempt to dodge a vote on the vital issue involved, Fitzpatrick then “declared that “it was not the business of the Chicago Federation of Labor to dictate what should be done to the rest of the world.” * On the frst vote which fell on the amendment to the amendment, which would have sent the resolution tothe grave yard, defeat came by a vote of 58 to 54. Vote Is 76 to 30. When the amendment to endorse the resolution and call on the Ameri- can Federation of Labor for action in this matter was put to a vote the proposal was carried by a vote of 76 to 30. This was a tremendous victory for the real union elements in the Chicago Federation of Labor and a defeat for those elements that would make of the Chicago federation nothing more than @ rubber stamp, The resolution, which was adopted ‘despite the opposition of the Fitz patrick and Nockels machine, follows: “Whereas, there will be held, in the city of Philadelphia, beginning June 1 and ending September 1, the Sesqui-Centennial International Ex- position celebrating the one hundred and fiftieth year of American inde- pendence, and “Whereas, it is befitting the splendid role played by the city and rural work- ers in the revolutionary war against British enslavement and) in the civil war against chattel s’avery that or- ganized lwbor should take its place in this celebration, not merely as a participant in the exposition, but in its constructien as well, and therefore: be it 4 Demand Use of Union Labor, “Resolved, that the Chicago Federa- tion of Labor demands that all work done in the building and operating of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition be performed solely by union labor, and be it further “Resolved, that we ask the general council of the American Federation of Labor to rally thé entire labor move- ment behind this demand.” During the reports of delegates from various unions the delegate of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers was first to rise, but Fitzpatrick refused to recognize the left wing delegate. This delegate wanted to speak on the gigantic organization drive that is planned by the Chicago joint board of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in Chicago. Machine Fears Delegate. Fitzpatrick and Nockels have much to fear from these delegates, for it was these two that tried to dictate to the garment workers’ organization who was eligible and who was not eligible to run for business agent of the Chicago joint board of the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, The candidate that these two opposed was elected by the largest vote of any candidate, Spill Insurance Bunk, Rather than give the delegate of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers a chance to take the floor, Fitz patrick allowed a salesman of the Union Co-operative Insurance Associa- tion waste over half an hour in a selling talk for group insurance. When the delegate was finally recog- nized he pointed out that the organ- ization committee of 500 was nearly completed and that the organization committee would be officially installed at a mass meeting to be arranged by the joint board on April 15. The dele- gate also pointed out that the joint board had donated $50 to the striking Oklahoma miners and that it had de- cided to assess each member one hours’ work for the benefit of the Passaic textile workers, Fitzpatrick Opposes Strike Relief, The joint board recommended to the Chicago Federation of Labor that it send out letters to the various bodies affiliated with the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor calling on the sup port of the union locals fay the Pas- saic strikers. Fitzpatrick refused to entertain the motion. He ruled {it out of order, declaring that the matter had been before the Chicago Federa- tion and had been referred to the executive council of the American Federation of Labor for action and un- til the American Federation of Labor was heard from he would consider any motion out of order that tried to aid the Passaic textile strikers win a victory over the open shop textile barons, THE DAILY WORKER BOMB PERIL IN FOREIGN AGENTS Chang Tso Lin Planes Shower City (Continued from Page 1) in their objective which was to de- stroy the barracks of the national army. They struck near, the American and the catholic’ missions, north of the former emperor's palace, the Tem- ple of Heaven, and close to the south entrance of the winter palace. Some fell dangerously close to the residenc- es of Americans. > Why They Are Solicitous. The imperialist ministers to China have sent representatives to ask the attacking force to use better judgment in dropping bombs on, the city. So long as they hit only the strictly Chi- nese parts of Peking, especially the poor working class districts, these po- litical agents of Buropéan, American, and Japanese imperialism care noth- ing. In this particular situation they are faced with a peculiar problem. These representatives hope for'the success of the assaulting armies but naturally as the capital is still under the mili- tary control of the nationalists, they dare not voice this wish. As Peking can be captured only by a siege and assault, their legations run the great- est risk of being destroyed and they themselves run grave danger of being killed in the general fighting. More- over since their nationals supplied the Chang Tso Lin and Wu Pei Fu armies with much of their war material, their deaths may be caused by bombs and bullets or shells made in their own na- tive countries. This condition of af- fairs accounts in large part for their frantic efforts to localize the fighting zones, ; White Russian Advance Guard. Of significance to the Soviet Union is the fact that a brigade of white Russians, mercenaries of the worst type and bitter enemies of the Work- ers’ Republic, forms the advance guard of General Li Ching-lin’s army in its advance upon the city. The com- mander of this troop has notified the foreign legations thgt it is his pur- pose to drive out the! Soviet ambas- sador and tear down the Red Flag over the embassy, sians lowered the flag at Tientsin and expelled Soviet con- sul there when that city was cap- cured. Foreign residents here have formed a defense corps. of armed men which is patrolling the Streets of the legation section night and day. Wealthy Chinese continue to seek shelter with their foreign exploiters. Large Defense Force, Over a hundred thousand kuomin- chun soldiers composé the defense armies. Of these 60,000 are finely drilled and thoroly equipped, consti- tuting probably the best force of their numbers in the whole country. These troops are disposed in ‘a semi-circle about the city. The railroad from Pe- king to Kalgan, which forms the ave- nue of escape in case a retreat is ne- cessary, is strongly guarded and there is a constant streaming back and forth of men and munitions. It is reported officially that some of the allied troops have begun a with- drawal to Tientsin. It is known that there are serious differences of opin- ion among their commanders because of the conflicting ambitions for su- preme power. se © Wu Pei Fu Wines Exploiters. HANKOW, April 56.—A British dele- gation which is in Clifha investigat- ing methods of applying the balance still due from this land upon the Boxer entertained at his headquarters here by General Wu Pei Fu; Wu urged that the commission recommend that the balance, $60,000,000, be giv- en for the building of railroads in China, stating that hig country had sufficient educational facilities, Chi- nese educationalists haye bitterly cri- ticised the delegation on the ground that it was planning to,have the mon- ey used for England’s benefit pri- marily instead of China's. The general is known to be bitter at the students generally for their at- tack upon him and their. support giv- en his rival, Feng Yu-hsiang. *_* The white Rus- intry to Eng- Feng Coming to. Moscow. ULANBATOR, (Formerly Urga) U. 8. S. R., April 5.—The Chinese gener- al, Feng Yu-hsiang, is coming to Mos- cow to work as an ordinary working: man in a factory and thus amid labor surroundings to acquire a first-hand education and experience of all phas- es of economic and political life in the Soviet Republic. He is entering into this self-imposed exile in order to equip himself the most thoroly to carry out the principles of the Kuo Min Tang. In an interview, Feng declares that the retreat to Peking of the kuomin- chun was for strategic purposes and predicts an early break-up of the alll. ance between Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin. * nents NEW YORK, April (6.—Foreign iron is beginning to compete in this coun ‘try, in spite of the tariff, with Ameri. can. A lot of 7,000 tons was sold last week to a New Jersey corporation, ) demnity was |, Only when their own hides are endangered do they stir themselves. Up Against It. elections. ers’ organizations. e * It was during follows. union movement. sidered decent.” bi-partisan political machine. employers.. Federation News, says, by-gones.” Cook County. ‘DAM’ STORE ON A DAM GETS ILLINOIS STATE CHARTER TO OPERATE SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 5—A “dam store” bullt on a dam, was granted a charter today by Secre- tary of State Emmerson. The estab- lishment will be located at Grand Chain, 11, on U. S. government dam No, 63, in the Ohio river, Window Cleaner Falls. NEW YORK—The Window Clean- ers Union demand for safety belts and hooks in all office window frames was again justified by the fall of John Vogel, 55-year old worker, who fell over a-heavy fron pail and dropped three stories to death, He injured two girls as he struck. John Fitzpatrick Canno Be Silent Without Aiding| BEDOUINS IN Enemies of the Workers By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. WANTED! SHOES—CLOTHING—DONATIONS FOR THE PASSAIC STRIKERS. HELP KEEP UP THE PICKET LINE!!! Bring or send to the t AS ay FITZPATRICK, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, says he has no attitude on the alliance of the so-called Cook County Wage Earners’ League, composed of a few union labor officials, with the admittedly strike-break- ing crew of demo-republican political adventurers flying the Crowe-Barrett-Brennan pirate flag in next week’s primary Fitzpatrick was not always so deeply at sea in his atti- tude toward the anti-labor county prosecutor, State’s Attor- ney Robert E. Crowe, who has turned his office completely over to the “open shop” interests in their war on the work- No one has been so brazen as to argue that Crowe has changed. Crowe's color is as much fast black as ever. Then Fitzpatrick must have changed, if he is now undecided, as he says in his attitude toward Crowe. the strike of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, in March, 1924, that John Fitz- patrick wrote to State’s Attorney Crowe a letter in part as “We have much evidence that proves your desire to serve the inter- ests of that element of employers who seek the disruption of the trade We had hoped, however, that you would have some regard for womanhood and that there was some limit at which you would stop in your desire to serve the interests of unfair employers. “To permit your office to be used in persecuting young girls and women who are in a contest to improve their working conditions, to suffer the indignity of unwarranted arrest, brutal handling by your offi- cers, and confinement in police stations in company with unfortunate women, is surely beyond the limitation of anything that might be con- But John Fitzpatrick might now explain if it is not more indecent by far to give his passive support to State’s Attor- ney Crowe whom he has so bitterly denounced. Crowe is at least open and above board in blatantly proclaiming his allegiance to the union-smashing employers. must explain why he is not now just as openly proclaiming the position of the workers as he set it down himself in his letter attacking Crowe two years ago. Fitzpatrick It is not enough for John Fitzpatrick to say that he has no position regarding the Cook County Wage Earners’ League, which is the catspaw of the Crowe-Barrett-Brennan The political endorsements of the Chicago Federation of Labor are paraded along with those of the league. Charles F. Wills, the business manager/of, The Federa- tion News, the official organ of the Chicago Federation of Labor, is one of the most energetic organizers of the league, that has become the dupe of the republican bosses, Crowe and Barrett, and of the democratic boss, Brennan. Fitzpatrick cannot remain silent. He cannot say that he has no attitude on the league. The agony of the men and women of labor third-degreed and thrown into foul cells by Crowe's uniformed thugs demands that he speak clearly. It is impossible now not to take a stand for or against State’s Attorney Crowe who used the whole power of his office in an effort, at various times, to crush the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Bakers’. Union, the Metal Polishers’ Union, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union, the Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union, the Flat Janitors’ Union and the Barbers’ Union, when these labor organiza- tions were in the severest struggles with their enemies—the Charles F. Wills, Fitzpatrick’s business rhanager of the “We have decided to let by-gones be Does John Fitzpatrick subscribe to that? Does John Fitzpatrick think that it is possible now to co- operate in the present political campaign with State’s Attor- ney Crowe, whom he charged, in 1924, with serving the in- terests “of that element of employers who seek tion of the trade union movement?” John Fitzpatrick's silence is support of the Crowe-Bar- rett-Brennan bi-partisan labor-crushing political regime in the disrup- KS Postoffice Announces Inauguration of Four New Air Mail Routes Four new air mail routes with Chi- '|cago as their focal point will be in- augurated by the end of the month or six weeks at the latest, Chicago Postal authorities have announced. The first, the Chicago-Springfield- Peoria-St. Louis route will be opened April 15; the Chicago to Fort Worth, Tex., route, via Moline, Ill, St. Joseph, Mo. Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City and Dallas, will be in- augurated May 12; Chicago-Milwau- kee-LaCrosse-St. Paul service will Start at an early date not yet deter- mined, and bids have been asked for service on the Chicago-Indianapolis- Louisville-Nashville - Birmingham-At- lanta route, Telephone Stuyvesant) 9964 INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ AID ; ‘i Room 237-799 Broadway | ® New York City teen A FRENGH SHELL BRITISH SYRIA International Compli- cations May Follow (Special to The Dally Worker) JERUSALEM, April 6, — Interna- tional complications may result from the French action in shelling a Bedouin encampment in the British zone, The French forces encountered the Druses along the Palestine border and a battle followed. French officers ex- plain that they belleved Druse rebels were hiding with the Bedouing and they bombarded the Bedouin encamp- ment, killing one woman and wound- ing several others. .| It is expected that a protest will be lodged with the French government. 0.58. @ Battle British Mercenaries, BAGDAD, Irak, April 5. — A battle has occurred between native troops guarding the frontier where it adjoins that of Syria and several thousand Syrian and Arabian tribesmen, The Irak forces were aided by British armored cars and airplanes, which prevented their total rout, Native feeling in Syria is rising against both the British and the French and would probably weleome a Turkish army. The loyalty of the Irak troops is retained only because of the large subsidy which the British grant Sultan Ibn Saud, their ruler, “* © 5 French Battle Druses. BEIRUT, Syria, April 5.— French troops are engaged in a general offen- sive against the rebel Djebel Druse tribesmen. Heavy artillery and aircraft have been used in the vicinity of Mejdel Shams and troops are endeavoring to dislodge the Druseg from the villages ey hold in South Lebanon. The battle is still progressing. se @ Plan General Offensive, DAMASCUS, Syria, April 5.—-Prep- arations for a general offensive against the Druses {s evident on every hand. There are rumors here that the mountain wilderness, the native. home of the rebels, will be the objective of the expedition. It is expected that the movement will be under way by the middle of the month. All trains on the Syrian railroads are heavily guarded. Soldiers with machine guns ride in the armored car which is attached to the trains. Barbed wire barricades have been set :|Up at dangerous points in the moun- tain passes, One or more blockhouses guard the stations. These are armed with the famous French 75 centimeter guns and garrisoned by regular troops, and Arab and Bedouin mercenaries, Despite these guards, sections of the track are torn up almost every night and occasionally a station burned down, Fear Their Own Medicine, At strategic points there are larger forces. Along the Syrian border where it adjoins the Turkish possessions, the French have some 20,000 men station- ed. Altho de Jouvenel, the French high commander, arranged a treaty recently with Turkey covering the delimitation of the national frontier and other disputed questions, he is very much afraid that Kemal Pasha will be no more observant of his pledged word than the French have been of theirs. Behead the Rebels. It ig no uncommon sight to see the heads of people stuck up on stakes fixed in the ground, with warning placards attacked. The French claim these are a punishment for bandits and @ means of preventing their raids, Natives know better. It is the fate that befalls the rebels. The Syrian currency has been de based by the French command which established its value in francs. With the rapid decline in the latter value, the piaster, worth before the world war 42-5 cents, is now worth less than a cent, and sinking. Farmers refuse to accept the native currency so the city inhabitants are facing a serious shortage of food and because the normal processes of exchange are thus nearly stopped, are unable te dispose of their products. r abit, jae. Cut Syrian War Appropriation, PARIS, April 6.—Before the budget appropriations were finally approved by the chamber of deputies the Com- munists and socialists by combining their forces managed to carry an amendment cutting 1,000,000 francs off the amount requested by the cab- inet for the conduct of the war in Syria. This maneuver succeeded after they had failed to carry a motion to cut 5,000,000 francs from the estimate, Radio Telephony In Denmark. COPPNHAGEN, April 5 — Radio telephony is now being used daily as & means of communication between the Baltic Island, Bornholm, and Co- penhagen. The only drawback to this radio-telephone service is that there wis no wecrecy, ges ye