The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 13, 1926, Page 6

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Passaic’s Company Union The Forstmann and Huffmann textile mills of Passaic at the beginning of the strike, realizing that their workers were determined to strike with the rest of the mill slaves, announced in the reptile press that they had “voluntarily” closed their plants because of “a reign of terror.” They thot this announcement would prevent their employes joining the main body of strikers. In this they were dis- appointed, but they have since tried to maintain the fiction that no strike exists in their mills but that it is & “shut-down.” When, a week ago, Julius Forstmann returned from Europe where he had been living in idleness and luxury. off the wealth produced by his underpaid workers, he proceeded to endeavor to get the strik- ers back on the job. This concern tried to establish a company union sometime ago and depended upon the machinery of that fake organ- ization to keep the workers in the mills. The “union” was based upon some 100 more or less favored individuals in the mills who called themselves the “mill assembly.” Half of them were selected by the mill owners and half alleged to he selected by the workers. The United Front Committee, in charge of the strike, completely smashed every vestige of this company union and proved that it existed only on paper. Now Forstmann is trying to revive the thing and hopes with the assistance of police terror to reopen his slave pens. A group of the favored individuals, foremen, straw-bosses, etc., are professing to speak for ‘the workers and are issuing statements that they are willing to return to work if Forstmann will see that they obtain “protection from the proper authorities when the mills are reopened.” The workers of Passaic, who on Monday enter the twelfth week of their struggle, have been taught the rank fraud involved in com- pany unionism. They have seen their own organization at work defending the interests of their class and will not be deceived by the desperate efforts of the Forstmann-Huffman concern to injure their strike by inducing them to return to work until their demands are met in full and their own organization is recognized by the mill owners. The strikers are out together, standing‘firmly for real unionism. They are determined to remain out until tlieir demands are met. The Next Move Is Britain’s Mr. Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, in a speech in the house of commons, which was favorably supported by the London Post and other influential papers, bitterly assailed the recent speech of Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, in which the Coolidge administration’s stand on Enropean debts was reaf- firmed. Churchill, in his implied demand’ for~ cancellation of debts, sounded a note that has been growing midre audible jn Europe for the past two years. Churchill’s utteranees*indicate ‘that Britain, the great imperialist rival of the United States, is now aggressively taking the lead in a concerted moye against-the tremendous financial power of this country. The most essential demand of England is the cancellation of American debts. So long,as,Britain has to divert a considerable portion of its gold to the United States it cannot hope to-recover its former supremacy and_ remains at a distinct dis- advantage in its struggle against America for world domination. The Post uses the Churchill speech in the house of commons as a starting point and develops a logical policy therefrom. In plain words it threatens an alliance of European powers “and even Japan” against the United States. After describing the growing resentment at the power of this country the Post says: “If it brot all Europe, and we might even add Japan, into new concert and closer understanding, it would not altogether surprise us, altho it might surprise America.” Events in the Pacific, especially in the disturbed area in China, proye that the Anglo-dapanese alliance that was supposed to have been dissolved at the Washington limitation of armaments confer- ence still exists. Locarno showed unmistakable signs of efforts on the part of Britain to align the nations of Europe against the United States. Churchill’s speech and the comment of the Post simply pro- claim facts already accomplished. Britain feels that the next move is her's and she is preparing to make it. Confronted with this rapidly growing antagonism between the two great imperialist powers, labor in both countries and thruout the world should strive with all his might» to create instruments for international action that will. thwart the despicable conspirac- ies of the Mellons and Churchills of Britain and America. ; Defending Private Property dlohn W. Davis, erstwhile candidate for president on the demo- cratic ticket and legal messenger boy for the House of Morgan, and his brother democrat, the Tammanyite governor of New York, Al Smith, are among the most staunch defenders of private property in political life. today. Both of them are yiolent opponents of Com- munism. However, these gentlemen do not scruple to violate the principles of capitalist business if it is to the advantage of Wall Street for them to do so. The other day, Al. Smith, at the behest of Davis, signed a bill prohibiting legal action being taken in the state of New ‘York against the New York Life and the Equitable Life Insurance com- panies by residents of Russia who are seeking to collect policies Jegally due them by the insurance companies. It seems that private individuals, not the Soviet government, are endeavoring to collect policies to the amount of some $25,000,000. Always scheming to cheat its policyholders out of their due, so that the profits to the stockholders may mount higher, the insurance companies saw an excuse to steal the tweny-five million and they hired John W. Davis to aid them in their conspiracy. Since the courts of this nation have long established precedents in defense of private property Davis feared to take the cases to court, so thé. Tammanyite machine con- nived to pass a Dill thru the state legislature to prevent Russian policy holders bringing suits in the state courts until thirty days after the U. 8. government had recognized the Soviet government. The rules of capitalism are, to Davis and Smith, a matter of polit- ical geography. + Thus we see one more reason why agents of WallStreet will oppose recognition of Russia. + | a | THE DAILY WORKER American Imperialism--The Impartial Robber. PERU DICTATOR IS VASSAL OF U.S. BANKERS Imperialists Rule with Tron Hand By MANUEL GOMEZ, Secretary All- America Antl-Imperialist League. Peru and Chile are contesting the ownership of the Tacna-Arica terrl- tory, with the United States govern- ment playing the role of “Impartial arbjter,” ably represented by Generals Pershing and Lassiter, numerous United States military aidés, United States marines, a United States wart ship and United States civil adminis- trators. The tragi-comedy of the Tacna- Arica plebiscite now approaches its denouement amid the discomforture of both Peruvians and’ Chileans and the complete hegemony of U. S. imperial- people, Americah {mperlalism (whose government ts too mioral to recog nize governments émanating from the people) has bribed Augusto B, Legula, one of the most viciout tyrants in Latin-American history, to beat the Peruvian people into unqualified sub- mission to it. The Peruvian nation has been delivered over to imperial- ism for exploitation, Forced labor, ong ago solemnly banished from “civilized” society, has been revived in Peru by American imperialism, just as it, was revived in Santo Do- mingo where the natives have been conscripted to work in chain gangs on the hot roads, But in Peru the en- tire working class is conscripted by law to produce profits for a private American company,’ the Foundation Company of New ‘York! Conscription’ of Labor, That is the law. -Actual conscrip- tion has not been ‘possible of realiza- tion on a national scale in Peru be- cause of the herolo resistance of the workérs and peasatits, In the prov- ince of Arequipa’ the peasants en- gaged in open cohfiict with the sol- diers who tried té conscript them. In Lima the Federation of Printing Trades Workers has gone on strike and @ general striké'of all workers is threatened The ‘students have also been drawn into“ ‘the struggle; a united anti-imperialist front against President Leguia and his imperialist ism, the “impartial arbiter,” over the disputed territory. Simultaneously news began to leak out of the ubiquitous “impartial ar- biter” in Peru and Chile themselves. This news is not printed in the Amer- ican capitalist press. Yet it is indis- putably authentic news, from unim- Peachable sources, dealing with facts easy to verify. Its suppression here is due, no doubt, to a deep concern for the delicate sensibilities of Amer- ican imperialism. The facts recount such a barbaric tale of naked aggres- sion on the part of Wall Street and Washington that it is probably be- lieved the American stomach cannot stand them. Daily Assault on Workers. Newspapers from Chile report daily assaults against the workers in the nitrate fields of Tarapaca and Antofagasta, under the inspiration of the American nitrate interests. How- ever, it is in Peru that American im- Perialism is showing itself in all its ferocity. The All-America Anti-Im- perialist League has received direct information from the Lima Federa- tion of Printing Trades Workers— smuggled thru the censorship—, ENATOR WILLIAM B. McKINLEY, tool of the Morgan interests, has received the indorsement of Charles Piez, head of the Link Belt Company. Piez has come out with an attack on in the republican party primaries on the union-smashing Crowe-Barrett- Thompson slate, for trying to pose as a “friend of labor.” 8 Crowe Speaks to Union Head. MONG the speakers at the Cook County Wage Earners’ League meeting at the Ashland Auditorium was State’s Attorney Crowe. Robert | E. Cyowe is an open foe of the organ- masters has been created. Terrorize Workers. Leguia answers ,with deportation, imprisonment, murder. “The laws of Peru must be maintained!” says this dictator who has done nothing but violate law since he seized power for the finst time, eighteen years ago. How is it that this particular law has become sacred to Leguia? How is it, in the first place, that American imperialist interests have been able to get such a stranglehold on the Peruvian nation as to secure the pass- age of a law that conscripts every Peruvian who cannot buy his exemp- tion to work twelve days a year with- out pay for the Foundation Company? These questions ‘have already been answered in the tiews reports sent out by the All-Amefi¢a’ Anti-Imperialist League, which show the actual state of affairs in Péra&! However, the news reports deal'only with recent happenings. Tie -original contract between the Pertivian government and the Foundation Cdmpany was report- ed in the WallStreet Journal two years ago. The-gradual subordination of Peru to American imperialism has which carries the appeal of an entire jyears—along. with the SC consannnndmennsianmemenmmentieeennn ILLINOIS PRE-PRIMARY “JABS Frank L. Smith, McKinley’s opponent? ceived better waiés. ized workers. He was elected on the basis of his vicious attacks on the unions of Chicago. Among those on the organization committee of this Cook Cotnty Wage Earners’ League formed by a few union officials which “is out to deliver labor’s vote to the union-smashing Crowe-Barrett-Thomp- son machine in the republican primar- ies on April 13, is Duane Swift, busi- ness solicitor for the Amalgamated been taking placejover a period of advancing (ee ne cm She calls on,th¥ teachers to work for the election @fa board of asses- sore that will fdér¥e the big corpora- tions to pay theff full taxes on their holdings so that’the teachers can re- Regardless of 4¥hich faction in the republican and @é@mocratic primaries wins out, big coipetations. will con- tinue to dodge taXés"and the wages of teachers will be“inereased but little. The teachers!must realize their identity of interésts with the other workers and work for the formation of a labor party. A step in that direc- tion is the launching of a united labor ticket in the fall elections. The teachers should join in the drive for the formation of a party which wilb| see to it that corporations do not dodge paying their taxes and that the teachers and all other city employes receive higher wages and get better working conditions. eee Street Car Men Against “Smith. Ws eer: ba headquarters have sent out copies of an appeal issued by Chicago &treetcar’tnen calling for the Wall Street Far Afield Map of the malin section of Peru, showing the domain of the Cerro sec tlon de Pasco Copper corporation, with Its own private railroad. Lima, the Peruvian capital, la the center of general strike preparations on the part of the native workers against con- scription by the Amerloan-owned Foundation company. march of American impérialism thru- out Latin America. The present ex- cesses only show how far the process has gone, and dramatize the fact that Trust and Savings Bank. Swift is be- coming more and more “respectable.”| defeat of Smith, ‘because of his fare He is getting to be more and more|Tteduction order !as chairman of the like the “rest of the big boys,” Illinois ‘Commerc’ Commission “re- He started his career in labor bank-| Sulting in the 192%'car strike and a-10 ing as a lackey of the president of the} Cent cut in hdtirly wages.” The board of directors of the Amalgamat-| Streetcar men incalling for the de- ed Bank attempting to block the for-| feat of Ffank T.$initn, candidate for mation of the Bank Clerks Union,| the United Statés senate on the union- After it was formed and he had been|*Mashing Crowdl'Barrett- Thompson compelled to join the union as the| Slate in the republican primaries and clerks insisted on a 100 per cent|Ursing the electi§ifof William B, Mc- union house, he did all he could to| Kinley, Mlinois “ttdction magnate and hinder real work ‘in the union. He did| ‘tool of Morgan;7aFe merely jumping all hegcould to expel those that had| ‘tom the frying’ pin into’the fire. made the union possible, those that a Pe had cut the working hours and had fought for pay increases, It\was thru OUNTY Commissioner William the efforts of this supporter of the Busse, Denéén- Lundin- McKinley open shop republican and democrat} candidate for president of the county parties that J. Shafir, president of the] hoard, charged ‘that’ roadhouse keep- Bank Clerks’ Union and a militant} ors are rallying to the support of the who fought for left-wing policies in| Crowe-Barrett-Thompson ‘slate in the the American Federation of Labor| “expectation of a continuance of the convention, was expelled. freedom from interference they ha A Despicable Figure. enjoyed under the bipartisan admin- Swift on the organization commit-| istration now in effect.” Roadhouse Keepers Back Crowe. tee of the Cook County Wage Earners’ pts} League boosting avowed union-smash- Stay Away From Primaries. ers in the capitalist parties is a most ‘ORKERS (Communist) Party, despicable figure, At one time he! VV nistrict 8, has issued a leaflet, attempted to call himself a progres-| which is being widely distributed call- sive. He has progressed—back-| ing on the workers to stay away from wards! AW gs ‘ the primaries on April 13 and to work for the launching of a united labor Teachers Need Labor Party. ticket in the fall elections as a step ISS MARGARET HALEY has sent] towards the forming of a labor party. out her bulletin to members of] It points out tl workers can gain the Teachers’ Federation urging them| but little in uot bn from capi- to support candidates on the Deneen:/ talist politici: nd must form their Lundin faction in the republican party | own political organs to fight for better ind candidates on the Dunne-Harri-| conditions. f on-@’Connell faction in the democrat primaries, Peru has long ceased to be a free country. a ef $100,000,000 Investment. Wall Street has $100,000,000 invest- ed in Peru, and there are millions more, waiting for “the proper condi- tions” to fertilize Peru’s great wealth of copper, silver, oil and other raw materials into monopoly profits for American capitalists. Peru is a great copper country. The Cerro de Pasco copper company, linked up with the Morgan interests, and the American Smelting and Re- fining Company (Guggenheim inter- ests) control practically the entire output of copper, as well as the sil- yer. Cerro de Pasco alone controls some 730 mineral claims comprising 5,900,000 acres. Besides owning the greatest mine in Peru it owns a rail- road, other mines, 7,000 acres of ranch property, water rights and 108 coal mining claims. The Cerro de Pasco properties are operated as pri- vate territorial domains, with private Police standing guard over the su- preme rights of the company. Under these ideal conditions the workers, with no place else to go, can be hired by the Cerro de Pasco outfit so cheap that the company is able to turn out copper at a net cost of 2% cents a pound, Copper is selling in the world market at 14 cents a pound. Is it any wonder that workers in the cop- per mines of the United States, whose jobs and standard of living are threat- ened by the competition of this cheap CO-OP IN STRONG PROTEST AGAINST ITALIAN FASCISM Urge International Labor Conference IRON RIVER, Wis., April 11—The Farmers’ Co-operative Mercantile As- sociation of Iron River passed a strong solution against fascism at a full meeting of its members. The resolu- tion reads: Whereas, the present fascist gov- ernment of Italy has destroyed the co-operative societies of Italy and forcibly occupied the offices of the Lega Nazionale; We, the members of the Farmers’ Co-operative Mercantile Association of Iron River, Wis., assembled in our annual membership meeting, join.in the protest of the International Co- operative Alliance, and extend our sympathies to the persecuted Italian co-operators. Further, we heartily endorse. the Proposal made by the Red Interna- tional of Labor Unions that the Inter- national Co-operative Alliance take the initiative to call a conference of the Amsterdam International of Trade Unions, the Red International of La- bor Unions and International Co-op- erative Alliance to formulate meas- ures to fight fascism. The National Race Congress Opposes Dictator of Haiti WASHINGTON, April 11—President Borno of Haiti, maintained in power against the will of the Haitian people because of American military occn- pation of that republic, was challeng- ed in the opening session df the Elev- enth National Race Congress of Ame- rica, meeting in the capital. P Resolutions were offered, creating a committee to Investigate the eligibil- ity of Borno, Napoleon J, Francis, former deputy inspector of aHiti, de- semi-colonial labor, should be opposed to the imperialist system that makes such exploitation possible? Standard Oll. Rules. Peru is fast becoming an oll coun- try, A few years ago the output of Peruvian ofl was negligible but today it 1s already’ the largest item in Peru's exports. Standard Oil dominates the Peruvian ofl situation, camouflaged as the International Petroleum company. This was stated opénly in the adver- tising of Peruvian bonds in connec- tion with the latest loan by American bankers. Other American concerns that are powers in Peru are the Vanadium corporation, W. R. Grace and Com- pany and our old friend the Founda- tion Company—not forgotting the ever-present National City Bank of New York, Foundation Company, The Foundation Company jhas exe- cuted several construction..contracts with the obliging Peruvian. .govern- ment and now has a contract for pav- ing, roadbuilding and sanitation work for some 32 cities, as well as other public works, involving a total govern- mental expenditure of. some: $50,000,- 000. The $7,000,000 Joan floated: in the United States in 1924. (out of which, incidentally, the bankers made a scandalous profit) was’ largely fo payments to be made to“this com- pany. ara As the latest news from Peru indi- cates, the Foundation company ‘is do- ing even better than Cerro de Pasco in the matter of securing cheap labor for its undertakings. The Foundation Company gets labor power for nothing at all, President Leguia was simply made a stockholder in the Foundation Company and conscription of workers was made the law of the land. There is nothing like a dittle imperialism, say the capitalists, to solve the “la- bor problem” at home! British-American Imperialists Clash. American imperialism has not ‘had a clear field of it in Peru. British interests are still very great there, and the British capital invested is perhaps still greater than the Amer- ican. But altho much ofthe old in- vestment remains in British hands, British influence in Peru is already a’ thing of the past. WallStreet has supplemented economic: > penetration with political, to such good effect that she is now undisputed” master in the land of the Incas. Since November, 1921; Dr. Wilson Cumberland, appointed “bythe presi- dent of the United Statés,; "has been resident at Lima as )f‘fmancial ad- visor” of the Peruvian government. Counte (Continued front pake! 1). as translators and ‘scholdts in the employ of French institutions. Some day they would go back; ‘since they were sure 99 per cent ‘of the people wanted them back. "When that time came they would welcome :the aid of American capital, at.genproys terms of profit, to develop theiroil fields; manganese and copper mines, and to- bacco lands; : epe State Department Cold. Unfortunately for these friends of the Georgian exiles, their appeal was not smiled upon by the hard-hearted state department. So chill was the atmosphere in which the resolution was received at that end of the capi- tal that no request was made for a clared Borno is ineligible because he is not a native of the fepublic. Barly withdrawal of American fore- es was demanded jn another resolu- tion by Francis, who urged that mean- while the marines refrain from inter- ference with the civil affairs of the country, 5 Get Wage Increase. PENSACOLA, Fla. — (FP) — Four hundred men employed at the Louis- ville & Nashville railroad shops at Pensacola havé been granted an in- spokesman of the department to ap- pear before the, committee. Dum- badze, the so-called envoy of this gov- ernment without a country, had been unable in two years of lobbying to get into the same room! with a secre- tary of state, whether Hughes or Kel- loge. Bs The fact is that the’ department is looking forward to the day when it will be dealing with the ‘sdviet union, and it sees no advantage in giving countenance just now to“reftigees who have about as much cliance‘ot recov- ering power in Russia as-the late French pretender had of’ fuling France from a throne. Ivy Lee, press agent for Standard Oil and other ‘big busi- ness interests, did not surprise: the de- partment when he recently opened his. campaign to, convinee American business that Moscow must be recog- nized. Diplomats have, wondered why he did not get at it earlier, Society Dames Kowtow. Meanwhile the-department is pained at observing the eagerness of fashion- able Americans—-especially, women— to be “enlisted in the cause” of financ- ing every stray Russia dichess or countess who can raise ‘the price of a roundtrip ticket to America, Grand He {is superintendent of the customs and a director of the national ‘reserve bank. Acting on his “advice,” an entirely new customs tariff has been enacted, favorable to American im terests, American Collects Taxes. Tax collection is now a function of Mr. Cumberland’s national reserve bank, which sends out notices 80 to 60 days before taxes are due. If they are not paid within 15 days afterdue date the property becomes lien and is sold for payment of the public debt. Thus Mr, Cumberland fs able to dis possess every little Peruvian taxpayer to guarantee interest payments onthe loans put thru by the Peruvian goy- ernment and the foreign bankers, “In the past,” says the Financial World, “it was not so, This explains why the Peruvian government has sometimes hitherto-been late in. pay- ment of interest and sinking fund and provides assurance that this will not be the case in the future.” That was only the opening wedge. Then followed the impressive visit of the American naval mission to Peru. American diplomacy at Lima became more and more dictatorial. The dic tator was dictated to. Finally he was drawn into the imperilaist system of Wall Street and Washington, with the | Tesult that Peru is now practically a sémi-colony. Coolle System. American bourgeois libetal Indies have been aghast at the coolie system maintained by British, French and Dutch imperialism in Asia and Africa. But the coolie system {fs civilization itself as compared with the “Ameri- can plan” of indentured slavery as exemplified in Peru and Santo Do r-Revolutionaries Ask U. S. Recognition Duchess, Cyril, received humbly by Mrs, Lansing and a mob of society matrons in the capital of this republic, and seated’ on a wooden throne to review a ball given in her honor, car- ried off some rich pickings. Every gitt or loan was voluntary, of course, A gentle sigh, a confidential tale of great hopes, a strictly confidential dis- closure of immediate needs to close a contract for guns or other supplies— and the check was forthcoming. After the grand duchess came lesser refugees, persuasive and condescend- ing. They permitted rich American women to courteous to . and call them “your hig! 8," It was all so thrilling! What were $2,000 or $3,000 ous Rabe: pare partner in a plan to 9 re royalty: the Ro- manoff ent White lise in forces mingo! With Central America and the fe lands of the Caribbean in its grasp, American imperialism has been stead- ily feeling its way along the Pacific coast of South America. It is no ac- cident that the Tacna-Arica episode goes hand in hand with imperialist encroachments in Chile and Pera. Similar developments are at work fn Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, tho Peru stands out as the savage, dram- atic example. Imperialism Threatens Workers, ‘The workers of Peru have appealed thru the All-America Anti-Imperialist League to the workers of the United States to join the united antt-imper- jalist front against Wall Streets The American workers cannot afford to ig- nore this appeal. American imperial- ism stands like a mighty insatiable monster, with its “big stick” threat- ening all the exploited of the world. All they needed was equipment, and time. Americans Easy Marks. From Paris later came confidential reports to Wash{ngton from hard- boiled diplomatic investigators that the Russian refugees were. entertain- ing more lavishly, their patronage of the arts of the dance was more care- free, and their satisfaction with a Paris address more evident than be- fore they had spoken confidentially to rich ladies in America. Curiously enough, tWey seemed to regard Amer- icans as fools. No Publicity, M. Jordania and his fellow Georn gians in Paris have not passed the hat in America in this way. Their organization in New York, the Cau- casian Society of America, represents business men. Lacking a grand duchess with a following of sentt- mental contributors, they got virtually no publicity for their efforts, ° | Representative Fish of New ¥ familiar with Russia thru travel, sug- gested” that recognition of the lost kingdom of Montenegro ought de added to their resolution. He this proposal to recognize the loser im a civil war on the other side of the world was about as reasonable as for the British parliament to recognize the independence of the Philippines. This last allusion was the more dn cisive because President Coolidge was just sending an emissary to the Phil- ippines to: prove that they are too rich an asset to be restored to their own- ers, ad as Hindu Freedom Group. J. P. Narayan is the Hindu gecre- tary of the new Chicago branch of the “Friends of Freedom for India” that has as its president, Professor Robert Morse Lovett, former dean ‘of the University of Chicago, g Theworganization will fight for a reversal of Judge Sutherland's ruling of 1923 that holds Hindus ineligible for United, States citizénship, ‘The demand is made on the ground that Hindus are ethnically white. i; NEWARK, N.J., WILL HOLD PASSAIC STRIKE RELIEF. MEETING ON APRIL 13. NEWARK, N, J., April 11 — Passaic Strikers’ Relief of Essex county will hold meeting on Tuesday eveni 13, at the Newark Labor 704 South Fourteenth St. t