The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 8, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government ®.8 Vol. Ill. No. 74. ARMORED TRAINS HALTED BY GUNS OF KUOMINCHUN Big Armies Maneuver for Attack on Peking (Special to The Daily Worker) PEKING, April 6 — An artillery battle broke out today at Huang-Tsun, twenty four miles from Peking, when an armored train of the attacking forces of General Chang Tso-Lin at- tempted to run the line of the peo- ple’s army. Appearance of defending planes above Peking has apparently intimidated “attacking bombers, no raids being reported today, The American minister and repre- sentatives of other powers today pres- ented a protest to the Chinese foreign office agaist the warfare now going on in the vicinity of the city. The protest declared that nationals of the powers are being endangered by the air raids upon Peking and are placed in general jeopardy from the con- tinued hostilities. The very danger to which the powers object has "heen brot upon them by their own _con- tinual intrigues in China. Bearing this fact in mind it is remarkable there have been no outbreaks here. Maneuvering for Position. Meanwhile the armies of Chang Tso Lin and his allies, estimated to num- ber 200,000 men ,are maneuvering for Position in the approaching battle. The defenders number over 100,000 and are commanded by Lu Ching-lin, a subordinate of General Feng. The plan of attack seems to be that of terrorizing the civilians by airplane bombardments preparatory to a gen- eral assault. In accordance with this strategy, bombs have been dropped on the city. The evident object of firing the Kuominehun barracks and killing the officials by letting bombs fall into their midst has not been achieved. Aside from the destruction of pro- perty, little damage has been done. Rumors of all kinds are circulating in the city regarding agreements be- tween Wu Pej Fu and the Feng forces against Chang Tso Lin,~ and splits among the anti-nationalist allied lead- ers. Owing to the strict censorship imposed by all groups it is impossible to know whether these amount to any- (Continued on page 4.) WORKING WOMEN FEED 300 STRIKE CHILDREN DAILY Funds Urgently Needed in Passaic, N. J. PASSAIC, April 6 — The United Council of Workingclass Housewives is feeding 300 children of the Passaic textile strikers every day with whole- some food. This kitchen must be maintained for 300 children—and other kitchens must be opened to feed more of the strikers’ children. In order to continue this good work, money and food are urgently needed. Send Donations. Send-all checks, money orders, and food for the kitchen to the United Council of Workingclass Housewives, 80°Bast 11th St., Room 422, New York City. Or to Mrs. Raskin, secretary of the U. C. W. H. in care of General Relief Committee for Passaic Strikers, 743 Main Street, Passaic, N. J. Women who want to help to collect food and money may communicate with above mentioned addresses, and will be as- signed to a committee. Mass Meeting. All working class women in Passaic are invited to attend a great mass meeting to be held at Kanters’ Audi- torium on Friday, April 9th, Admis- sion is 15 cents, Mixture of Bathtub, Wine, Model, Friends, and Law Hits N. Y. Man (Special to The The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, April 5.—Barl Carroll, debonair young Broadway theatrical producer, today faced the prospect ot a term in prison as a result of the after-theater party he gave on the stage of the Harl Carroll ‘Theater on February 23, when his guests are al- “Jeged to have drank from a tub of ‘wine in which Joyce Hawley, a pretty ; See age © bare Seen ae Shag so ER In Chics Outside pe oN ofrs— hieago, ERNEST TOLLER PAYS VISIT TO MOSCOW TO STUDY THE REVOLUTION ERNEST TOLLER Famous German Revolutionary Writer. The famous German writer, Ernest Toller arrived in Moscow. In an in- terview with the press reporters he stated that he came to Moscow to study the new life of the Russian peo- ple and the influence of the revolution on the theaters and on art in general. Ernest Toller received world-wide publicity when his play “Der Massan- mensh” (The Men of the Masses) scored a huge success in Berlin while he was still in prison. He was unable te see thé first performance of his play. Many of his plays have been prenelates inte cieeren into different languages. CLOUDS GATHER AS UNREST IN - BRITAIN GROWS Minority Conference a Great Success (London Letter to The Daily Worker.) By TOM MANN LONDON, March 24.—The industrial clouds are gathering thickly in Brit- ain. The one most likely to burst is that in connection with the engineers, for although many attempts are being made to avotd an»actual rupture the real obstacles are not being removed. The threatened national lockout of engineers (called machinists in U. 8.) was avoided by the men at Hoe’s print- ing press firm agreeing to return to work to remove technical difficulties that prevented negotiations on a larger scale. This was an exceptional piece of disciplinary work on the part of the’ 900" men, as notwithstanding they were not receiving support,from their unions they were full of fight and ability, and were receiving from the workshops the requisite money for as- sistance to enable them wy continue the fight. The Hoe Trouble: Readers of The DAILY WORKER may recall that the trouble at Hoe's arose over the employment of @ few non-unioh men, and these meni started with the rest on the resumption of work; but now’a new plan was: re- sorted to. A number of Hoe's miechan- ics are frequently sent out to repair jobs at printing works, and as at’these printing works the various sections of the men are fully organized the me- chanics on appearance at the printery are expected to produce their union cards, These mechanics decided not to pro- duce their union cards so long as the firm continued to employ non-union- ists, and this policy is likely to bring (Continued on page 6) Italian Firm Gets Contract to Raise Sunken Warships CONSTANTINOPLE, April 6 — The Turkish governmett has wiven an Italian firm the contractof raising the warships: sunk in the elles during .the world war. ‘Turkey is to receive 9 per cent of the, found and 30 per cent of the value of ,what- ever else is recovered, Some jof the ships had a baa amount, of, 9urroncy on board, 0, by mail, $8.00 per year. W ORICER. Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1923,. at the Post OMlce at Chicago, Illinois, uhder thes Act of March 3, 1879. by’ mail, $6.00 per year, STRIKERS MUST SCAB TO GET LEGION RELIEF Desert Picket Line, Is ‘Paytriots’ Demand By H, M. WICKS (Specia! ‘to The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, April 6—After endeavor- ing to provoke disorders in the strike zone by raising the fake issue of flag display and patriotism the local post of the American Legion has opened a so-called “relief” store and the local press announces that these amateur fascists will furnish relief for the suf- fering strikers. - The legion store was opened after the speakers at the strike meetings has repeatedly ridiculed the officials of that outfit for being more concerned about flag-waving than they were about the welfare of the women and children in the strike area. Their fool- ish attempt to conceal their hatred of the strikers and their scabby activi- ,ties behind the flag was laid bare and so, in order to avoid the ridicule even of those who sympathized with them, they had to make a gesture of open- ing a relief station. No additional relief. station, how- ever, was necessary, as the regular strikers’ relief stations are well sup- plied with the necessities of life and a continuous stream of money and goods flows in as the résult of the out- side activity of the International Workers’ Aid and other organizations interested in furnishing sufficient food to enable the struggle to contfhue in- definitely if necessary. New Form of Strikebreaking, ~*The strikers were curfous a¥out the legion methods of conducting a relief store so a féw of them visited the place and learned a great deal more than we Communists could teach them by mere. propaganda. Before. strikers can receive relief from the legion store, they must promise to desert the picket line. Furthermore the attendants, who are for the most part cheap, ward-heeling political shysters in the service of the mill owners and the chamber of commerce, endeavor to persuade the strikers to go back to wurk and deal “individually” with the bosses in a “good, Américan manner.” Still harping on their doubtful re- cords in the world war these fakirs endeavor to break the ranks of the needy strikers by utilizing the state propaganda ofthe “American (scab) plan” in industry. Must Be Religious. It is not easy to get “relief” from the legion, for, after being put on the grill regarding the strike and ques- tioned as to their knowledge of Com- munist principles, the applicants are told they must get a certificate from the priest or preacher that they are deserving. of aid, The strikers have coined a trite saying regarding the two forms of relief in the region. They say: - “To get relief from the strike committee you have to go on the picket line. To get relief from the legion you have to go to confes- sion.” When the fraud of the legion store became apparent surly crowds gather- ed before the place and the heroes on the inéide sent'in a hurry call for the police who came in considerable num- bers. Since then the place has been guarded by policemen and two of 7 (Continued on page 2.) WIRELESS DIRECTS NEW AERIAL TORPEDO OVER A DISTANCE OF 100 MILES LONDON, April 6—An aerial tor- pedo, which can be operated by wireless over a radius of one hun- dred miles, is reported to have been acquired by the British government, The torpedo, which is the invention of Captain Allen J. Roberts, an Aus- id to be am tralian, is sile with CONVENTION OF AMALGAMATED STEEL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1926° PRONIBITION BASED ON CLASS DISTINCTION, SAYS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY MAN Dr, John A, Ryan of the Catholic University, Washington, D. C., de- clared in a lecture before the Chi- cago Forum yesterday that Voistead- ism is the expression of what one class thinks }is good for another clase. “In the south the drys deny the colored man fiquor because it isn’t good for him,” he said. “In the north they want to keep it from the work- ers because they saw it interferes with thelr prpductive power. But— to drink themselves.” POLICE THUGS AGAIN ASSAULT STRIKE PICKETS Indi By-Standers Stone Bosses’ Tools (Special Beso ‘The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, WN, J., April 6—Passaic po- lice thug: iously assaulted 2,000 textile stril sas they tried to cross the Wallin St. bridge from Wall- ington to ic, The police used their clubs freely on the strikers. Many of the strikers were badly cut by the vicious blows of these tools of the textile barons. Strikers Push Forward. The strikers seeing that the police were determi to keep them from en- tering Pass: so-puah, forward. Police’ Guts” taken “away an: thrown,out/of the reach of these thugs. The strikers ‘began to defend them- PUBLISHING CO,, Published Dally except Sunday by THB DAILY WORKER 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, I. LAUNCH ATTACK ON U.S. TYRANNY NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents Rally Workers on Two Continents to Oppose the Oppression of Peru PERU DICTATOR RUTHLESS TOOL OF WALL STREET Tyrant Threatens Union Heads With Death (Anti-Imperialist Press Service.) LIMA, Peru, April 6.—That Leguia, tyrant of Peru, would stop at nothing to realize the pro- fits for-which he , betrayed his people to American impe- rialism, was well understood by the Wall Street owners of the Foundation company when they “negotiated” with him for the promulgation of the Road- building Conscription Law. The tyrant swears he will force the workers of Lima to register for con- scripted labor under the new law if he has to put every trade union lead- er in the city in jail. Demand Release of Union Heads. The executive committee of the Federation of Prinfing Trades Work- ers of Peru decided to demand from the minister of pélice the release of Amador Larrea aiid Toribio Sierra, president and general secretary of the federation respectively. Larrea and selves againstithe vicious attacks. For|Sierra were arbitrarily placed under a number of ‘times the police have] arrest because they had signed the used the most brutal means against| manifesto of the féderation attacking the strikers and. this time the strikers| the infamous Road-building Conscrip- began to defend themselves. tion Law. Onlookers indignant at Police. The committee went in a-body to the Onlookers ‘who saw the police at-| minister, who told them he had in- tack the pickets began to express! vited Larrea and Sierra to sign a their indignation with the actions of| statement repudiating the manifesto. the police by throwing stones at’ these|“Since they refused to do this,” he hirelings of the bosses. Ten strikers and onlookers were ar- rested by the police. Among them were Jack Rubenstein, Lena Cher- neko and Nancy Sandowsky. SOVIETS ASSIST AMUNDSEN FLIGHT TO NORTH POLE Trotsky Airdrome Is Ready in'Leningrad MOSCOW, U: S. 8. R., April 6.—All possible assistance will be given by Russian scientists and engineers to the Amundsen expedition to the North Pole which will pass thru Russia in April. The Trotsky Airdome at Lenin- grad is being«made ready for the re- ception of the airship Norge on April 15. Give Reports. From Leningrad the ship is expect- ed to fly direct to Spitzbergen from whence it will attempt to reach Alaska by way of the North Pole. The Geo- physical observatories within the are- tie cirele have been instructed by the government to supply reports on weather conditions to the expedition. Many, Expeditions. The Soviet government annually sends many expeditions as far north as 80 degrees north latitude, and is well informed on the peculiar condi- tions of the arctic region, Davenport Workers Injured. DAVENPORT, Ia., April) 6 — Five men employed by the street depart- ment here were injured when side boards of a truck on which they were riding gave wa; WORKERS OPENS IN STEEL CENTER (Special to The Oaily Worker? PITTSBURGH, -Pa. April 6—The convention of ‘the Amalgamated tron, Steel and Tin Workers’ Union opened today at Eag! siHall, One hundred and twenty delegates Were seated in an unanimous reportoof the credentials com: mittee, an invocatio: of organizing, ceremony marked the opening of the convention with astor. The convention will havesbefore it the problem je steel industry. The union pow has 11,000 members. said, “I immediately ordered their ar- rest.” Threatens Workers’ Committees. “If you wish to see them free,” the police head continued, “you should send me a communication stating that you are not opposed to the Road-build- ing Conscription Law and that you repudiate the manifesto that has been published. If you do not do this, I have the order of the president to ‘eliminate’ the president and vice- president of your organization, who are now under arrest.” The committee then took the min- ister’s terms to the general assembly of the Federation of Printing Trades Workers. They were unanimously re- jected. Continue Néwspaper Strike. In addition, the assembly decided to continue the strike in the plants of the daily papers La Prensa (organ of the government) and El Comercio (where Amador Larrea was employ- ed). The other shops in the city will be allowed to run for the time being: ' Plans are under way for the general strike that ig;to be called at the con- clusion of the period of registration. Registration has been very light. The leaders of the various labor organiza- tions point out that. Wall Street-is the conscriptor of the Peruvian workers under Law N6."4113. While those con- scripted are supposed to be giving 12 days of gratis labor “to the state,” actually they are put to work for a private United States concern on the public roads, aecording to the contract signed between President Leguia and the Foundation company, 18 Unions Denounce Law, No less than eighteen separate trade unions of Lima have denounced the road-building conscription law. All or- ganizations are demanding the release of Larrea and Sierra, These leaders are held incommunicado. There has not been the slightest pretense of a feeling against American im- ism is intense in all parts of Peru, Denunciations are heard on all sides of the imperialist maneuvers of the United States government in the Tacna-Arica affair, which Indicate that Washington is striving to fasten its rile on tHe,entite Pacific coast region of South sdmgaica, The newly-estab- lished Peruyian section of the All- calling for a United Latin-American front against Wall Street and Wash- ae. aate a” America Anti-lmperialist League is | YIDDISH ART THEATER IS INVITED TO PLAY IN LENINGRAD AND MOSCOW (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, April 6. — The Yid- dish Art Theater Players, just fin- ishing a successful season at the Bayes Theater, have been invited to play a summer run in Leningrad and Moscow. H. Leivick, poet and dramatist of International renown, arrived from Russia last week on visit to this country. It was he who extended the invitation and said that Soviet officials would wel- come the Yiddish Art Theater to Russia. Leivick arrived here in time to see Maurice Schwartz, leading actor of the Yiddish theater, interpret the principal role of Leivick’s play, “Rags.” PLAN TO DELAY DEBT APPROVAL GAINS SUPPORT Move to Return Bill to Committee Grows (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 6, — Hopes of the administration for an early ratification of the $2,042,000,000 Ital- jan debt settlement plan are fading. The motion of Senator Robinson, de- mocratic floor leader, ‘for sending the proposal back to the foreign debt com- mission with instructions to secure additional information concerning Italy's national resources and ability to pay, is gathering strength. The motfon, if carried, will post- Pone action at least until Congress convenes next winter. The insurgent republican group has combined with the Democrats in support of the mo- tion. Masons Oppose Settlement. Interest in the political side of the Italian debt issue was stimulated by (Continued on page 3) Spanish Aviators on Second Leg of Flight (Special to The Dally Worker) ALGIERS,» Africa, April-6 — The three Spanish aviators, headed by Captain Lorgia, who are attempting a Madrid to Manila flight, hopped off for Tunis today at 9 a, m., on the second leg of their flight, DEMAND PROBE OF AMERICAN RULE IN PERU Anti-Imperialist League Urges Protest “In view of the past triumphs of the All-America Anti-Imperialist League, 1 ask you in the name of this and other working class organizations of this city, to immediately inform all the various national sections of your league of the situation prevailing In Peru, so that Peruvian consulates thruout Latin-America may be bom+ barded with demands for the release of those of us who may fall into the hands of Leguia’s police, Ve have already taken the matter up with the section of the All-America Anti-Imperialist League here. With the help of our brothers in Latin-Amer- ica and in the United States, we are prepared to fight to the end against Leguia’s so-called road-building law, which is merely a scheme concocted under the aegis of Wall Street im- perialism for enslaving the Peruvian workers to the Foundation company.— Acting Secretary, Federation of Print- fing “Trades* Workers of Pex. “Tima; Peru, April 5.” Act on Appeal. According to information given out at the headquarters of the United States section of the All-America Anti- Imperialist League, the above message was received there yesterday. It has already been acted upon. In addition to demonstrations of pro- test in Latin-America, it is planned to protest in this country, Demand Congressional Probe. The U. S. section of the league will moreover demand a congressional in- vestigation of the activities of the Foundation company and the United States diplomatic representative in Peru. It is openly charged that American imperialism has entered in- to a conspiracy with President Leguia for the exploitation of the Peruvian people. As a result of this conspiracy, it is alleged, Leguia became a stock- holder in the Foundation company, shortly after which law No. 4113 was | promulgated providing for conscrip- tion of Peruvian workers by the gov- ernment to labor 12 days each year Foundation company. Army Recruiting Halted. WASHINGTON, April 6—Enlisting of recruits for the regular army was discontinued today on an order from Maj. Gen. Robert Davis, adjutant gen- eral. For the first time in months the army is virtually up to its auth- orized strength of 118,000, INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE CHALLENGES FRANK FARRINGTON TO PROVE HIS BASE CHARGES “Prove your charges!” is the challenge hurled at Frank Farington, presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of Illinois by James P, Cannon, of the International Labor Defense, in reply to the charges made by the miners’ official in a circular letter sent to union locals and published in the Illinois Miner. False From Start to Finish. “Point by point, the charges Farrington are false from beginning to end,” said Cannon, “and we intend to make him prove them or retract.” In a brief summary of its detailed reply, the International Labor Defense také¥ up one after another of Farring- ton's statements and proves them to be absolutely without foundation. Farrington speaks of “false-tongued individuals of unknown character,” who have been appealing for aid from the miners’ union in Southern Illinois, Among those who have done this work for the International Labor Defense are ‘well-known advocates of labor who have recofds of Tong service to thé'union movenient in this country, Bloor Member of U. M. W. A: Hila Reeve Bloor has been made an 2 a \WOtorary member of the United Mine otkers of America for her aid to the (Continued on page 6.) RECOMMEND MEASURE 10 FORCE UNION OF RAIL SYSTEMS IN THE U. S. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 6.—The sen- ate interstate commerce committee has recommended by a vote of 10 to 2 the Cummins compulsory railroad consolidation bill, which will give the roads five years to arrange vol- untary combinations with the a Proval of the interstate commerce commission. At the end of that pe- riod the commission would be em- powered to compel such mergings as were deemed advisable It is the purpose of the to create a unified, co-ordin road sy: under a few nation. wide systems J on the road-building project of the/ LP LOLOL ON —