The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 14, 1926, Page 4

\ ) Page Four FINANCIERS ARE HIT IN ST, PAUL CRASH INQUIRY Big Bankers Nervous on Examination (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, April 12 — John Mc: Hugh, president of the Mechanics and Metals National Bank, today admitted that when he was appointed a mem- ber of the board of directors of the) |feelings of solidarity felt by the work- Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail- way in January, 1 any shares in the company, as re- quired by law. He stated; however, that he had pur- chased stock in the company later in the year but sold all of his holdings in 1924, McHugh was testifying in the hear- ings being held here by examiner Walter, Fisher, of the interstate com- merce commission, into the causes leading up to the St. Paul going into receivership. O. W. Dynes, attorney for the St. Paul, asked McHugh to look thru his records and see if he hadn't made a 1923, he did not own! ing women mistske about the time he sold his stock, The hearing then adjourned until} Monday. Examiner Percy Rockefeller. The session held by the examiner yesterday was devoted to the examin- ation of Percy A. Rockefeller, former director of the railroad. Rockefeller underwent a severe cross-examination today at the hands of Fisher, who was a former secretary of the interior.| Rockefeller, a former director in the]! St. Paul, denied he consciously: acted | as “intermediary” in the Gary Belt Line purchase and said he was not aware that B. L. Winchell, president of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad in 1920-1921 was to receive a ten per cent commission if the sale was consummated. Rocky Gets Nervous. ° Rockefeller displayed considerable nervousness during questioning and repeatedly declared he was not at- tempting to mislead or conceal any- thing. “You didn’t have any idea, Mr. Rocke- feller, you were being used to ‘kiss’ thru this Gary deal?” Fisher asked. “I knew of no such motive,” the financier replied. Sealed Letter Charge. Fisher tried to make Rockefeller ad- mit *he knew the contents of a sealed letter forwarded by Rockefeller at the request of his business partner, Sam- uel Pryor, to H. E. Byram, former president of the St. Paul railway, sug- gesting the sale of the Gary line. The Gary line was sold to the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul com- pany and according to testimony given previously by Byram, Rockefeller fa- yored the sale. Since the acquisition the St. Paul has shown heavy losses and has been running to a deficit, ac- cording to documents introduced at the hearing. Rockefeller denied any knowledge of the contents of the sealed letter, stating he forwarded it for Pryor as _ he thot Pryor figured he would’ like- ly to know where Byram could be found. Registration of Voters in Pittsburgh, April 14 PITTSBURGH, April 12—Registra- tion of voters will take place on Wed- nesday, April 14, between the hours of 7 and 10 in the morning and 4 and 10 o'clock in the afternoon and eve- ning. All those who did not register last fall or who have become of age are are qualified to become voters or have moved will have to register. Persons not of age on registration day but will be of age on May 18 are elig- ible to register without a tax receipt provided they qualify as to residence and citizenship and apply for personal registration. Voters must have their state and county» taxes paid to be qualified to register. Information as to the taxes ,ean be received from Room 116.Court house.or by making such an industry over the telephone Atlantic 4900. Introduce Syndicalism Bill in South Africa (Special to The Daily Worker) CAPETOWN, Africa, April 12— ‘Melman Roos, the South African min- ister of justice, will shortly introduce f sedition bill in parliament, designed to enable the government to deal more effectively with “agitators” among the natives, The measure will be used to break up strikes and jail the leaders of the workers. ‘Telephone Lehigh 6022 DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist 249 East 115th St., Cor. Second Ave. NEW YORK CITY Office Hours: 9 to 12 A. M.; 2 to 8 P. M. Dally, except Friday; Sun Stole. M Special Rates to W. . Members The Big News Comes On Thursday The Biggest Thing We Have Attempted! Je : THE DAILY WORKER WOMEN OF THE ORIENT GREET WOMEN OF RUSSIA AT COMINTERN SESSION (International Press Correspondence.) ‘OSCOW, U. S. S. R., March 13— (By Mail)—The eighteenth ses- sion of the enlarged executive commit- tee of the Commuhist International, was opened under the chairmanship of Comrade Smeral. Representatives of the working wo- men of Voronesch then presented midst storms of applause and the sing- ing of the International a beautiful hand-embroidered red flag ‘to the work- ing women of Shanghai, Comrade Sokolnikova warmly expressed the of Voronesch with the Chinese working and peasant women. Comrade Smeral answered in the name of the Presidium and Comrade Mai Li in the name of the Chinese working women. The two women, the one representing the working women of Russia and the other the working and peasant women of China then kissed each other amidst the tremend- ous applause of the whole hall. | Reports for Executive. (OMRADE Thaelmann then read the / following draft resolution to the |Teport of the executive: “The enlarged executive accepts the report of the executive with satisfac- |tion and records the fact that the executive has met with great success in the realization of the decisions of the fifth congress and the last en- larged executive. The chief success was gained in the struggle for the in- ternational unity of the trade union movement. Important steps were also made in the carrying out of the bolshevization. The Communist parties of Great Brit- ain and China met with great suc- cesses. The open letter of the E. C. C. I. created the preliminary condi- tions for the consolidation of the Ger- man Communist Party and for the first big successes amongst the mas- ses. With the assistance of the ex- ecutive the right dangers in Czecho- Slovakia and the ultra-left’dangers in Italy were overcome. The enlarged executive expresses its confidence in the executive and instructs it to introduce an internal party democracy both on a national and an international scale to a much greater extent than it has previously existed. ‘The enlarged executive de- mands that all sections of the Comin- tern should support the E. C. C. I. with all the forces at their disposal in its work for the creation of real mass parties which can win-and re- tain the confidence of the masses in periods of relative stability also.” The draft resolution is signed by the Communist Parties of Great Brit- ain, “Germany, France, Czecho-Slova- kia, Italy, America and China. The resolution was then adopted by all votes against the vote of Bordiga. | Work Among Masses. | IOMRADE Herta Sturm made the following declaration upon the resolution of the commission for the work amongst the masses: Kuusinen advanced incorrect con- tentions concerning my attitude to the question of women’s organizations, I have never said that the work in the organizations outside of the party rep- resented the most important part of the work amongst the women. On the contrary, I declared that the most im- portant work was that amongst the factory working women and that the special women’s organizations were only one of the many means for win- ning the women which the party should not neglect. I have never been in favor of ar- bitrary formations of women’s organ- izations outside the party. I have al- ways said that this question is a tact- ical one which must be decided from time to time and from case to case according to the existing circum- stances. My standpoint represents the unanimous opinion of the women’s sec- retariat. After rejecting the amendment of Herta Sturm the executive then un- animously adopted the original form of the draft resolution of the masses commission. The resolution of the Czecho- Slovakian commission was also un- animously adopted. | Orient Commission Reports. | IHEREUPON Comrade Roy made a report in the name. of the Orient commission. Roy requested that a vote should be taken on the China resolution alone and that the further resolutions upon India, Dutch East India, etc., should be left to the presi- dium, The resolution upon China and the request of Roy were then passed un- animously. Comrade Remmele then recommend- ed the acceptance of the resolution of the Scandinavian commission which was done unanimously. The proposals of the Japanese com- mission for national questions were referred to the presidium for further discussion. The Youth International Meets OSCOW, U. S, S. R., March 19 (By Mail).—The third session of the en- larged executive of the Young Communist International was opened here with Comrade Vuyovitch’s report upon the political activity of the executive committee. It is our task to draw conclusion: from the results of the Enlarged Ecci ation, The situation in 1925 was charac- terized by an intensification of the economic offensive against the young workers. The permanent worsening of the situation of the young workers in the capitalist countries and the im- provement of the situation of the young workers in the Soviet Union de- termines the leadership of the young proletarian masses. The bourgeoisie is carrying on a struggle to remove the youth from Communist influence. We must extend our recruiting capac- ity by mass activity and thus win the masses of the young working class. We achieved good results in our trade union work, above all in Great Brit- ain, but also in Scandinavia, Czecho- Slovakia and America. In the past year the Young Social- ist International experienced an or- ganizational weakening and an ideol- ogical changing. It is the task of the young Communist League to continue the work of ideological enlightenment amongst the socialist working youth. The young workers’ delegations rep- resent a great success. The Young Socialist International maneuvered by proposing for its own delegation dele- gates who were not young workers to the shops. Our leagues must expose this maneuver. We must apply a broader and more elastic united front tactic. The organizational situation of the Y. C. I. has experienced a small reverse, nevertheless at the end of 1925 the leagues had already passed the deepest point and at present they are progressing. Our political influence is not in ac- cordance with our organizational state. This situation must be altered, In many leagues there are strong fluc- tuations, in France, for instance, For this reason the internal life of the league must be made more interest- ing in order to retain our new mem- bers. The mechanical idea of the leagues about the Communist youth did not permit the creation of a broad non-party mass organization. The Rote Jungstrum (Non Party Young onan s for the young Communist movement and its estimations of the world situ- Workers’ Organization under Commu- nish influence) in Germany proved that non-party organizations are of great value. For this reason this ex- perience must be attempted on an international scale. We must form a strong party kernel in the league in order to secure the correct political line. Further, real democracy must be carried out in the league. The Y. C. I. has achieved its great- est successes in the Far East. The Chinese league has 12,000 members and is a considerable political factor. The situation is not so favorable in the Near East and in. the colonial countries. The leagues will fulfill their tasks if they follow a correct political line in accordance with the decisions of the enlarged executive committee of the Communist International, Don’t waste your breath, put it on paper. J N, H. Sports Organ Lion to Start Track Events ENFIELD, N. H.—The New Hamp- shire Sports Organ Lion will ener- getically undertake the combination of the existing workers’ sports organiz- ations in New Hampshire. Mr. Rich- ard Hill referring to the prospects for the organization stated: “We have not had an opportunity for winter sports. indoor or out, because we have no place for practice or training in that line, On the question of spring and summer sports. We expect to start practice on track events as soon as the yaaa conditions permit.” Hike andé Sports Event Planned by N. Y. League NEW YORK CITY.—The Young Workers League is planning a ten milo hike to Alpine, N. J.,.for April 18th, Sports and other workers’ or- ganizations will be invited.” The pro- gram is calisthenics, practice of the baseball team, various other ‘atheletic ‘contests and mass ch Rey LABOR MUST AID PASSAIC STRIKE, URGES ENGDAHL i W. A. Holds Meeting 1.. “extile Workers The cause of the Passaic strikers was presented to the workers of Chi- cago at the meeting in. the Douglas Park auditorium Thursday night. pDora Lohse, of the International Workers’ Aid, opened ‘the meeting with a statement of the purposes and plans of the organization,and a de- scription of some of the relief it has adready given. J. Louis Engdahl, DAILY WORKER, followed. He sketched the development | of the strike at Passaic, pointing out that it had come as a result of a series of wage cuts, reducing the workers’ in- come to the place where “they could no longer exist. Then the bréak came. He told. how during the progress of the struggle the men and ‘women— yes, and the boys and gifls; too, for hundreds of them below the‘age of 16 are employed in the greats factories— had come to realize that»the govern- mental machinery from zits lowest local unit to the president of the en- tire nation was being used against them and in behalf of their bosses. Their own bitter experience had taught these workers the truth about their position in capitalist society bet- ter than any Communist textbooks could have informed them. They were not afraid of Weisbord, their leader because he was a Communist, Engdahl explained. It was sufficient for them that he was wholeheartedly and unreservedly and intelligently in their struggle, willing to sacrifice everything as part of their own class. Stand by the Strikers! “The whole American working class,” Engdahl concluded, “must stand by. the 16,000 to 18,000 workers of Passaic already on the picket line. We must arouse every union man and woman to an understanding of the sig- nificance of this strike as the first big battle in the struggle to organize the hundreds of thousands ‘and mil- lions of the unorganized, ™ */ Biedenkapp Speaks. Fred Biedenkapp, national secretary of the International Workers’ Aid, urged that a concerted campaign be carried on to build up the’6Fganization so it could function most @fficiently in such struggles. He annduinced that the organization was arranging a drive for a house to house’ collection of aid. 138. Roger Baldwin, of the "Civil Liber- ties Union of New Yorly urged the audience, irrespective of. their politi- cal affiliations or other differences, to stand behind the Internatignal ,Work- ers’ Aid in its relief effor He said his organization insisted the right of agitation and of strike,,and would do its part in aiding those §prosecuted. eres Put a copy of the DAILY WORKER in your pocket when you go to your union meeting. Hosiery Workers Fight Anti-Foreign-Born Laws PHILADELPHIA, April 12. — The alien registration bill, now in the hands of a congressional committee, was severely criticized by the national executive board of the American Fed- eration of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers, affiliated with the United Textile Workers, who will bring all possible pressure to help kill this pernicious anti-labor bill. A permanent organizer to organize hosiery workers in the south was de- cided upon at this meeting. E. Cal- laghan was chosen for the job. Cal- laghan is now managing the hard- fought Durham hosiery strike in Dur- ham, N. C. Mempership gains in all hosiery centers were reported, editor of The Negro Field and , Track Championship The National Colored track and field championships will be held at Wash- ington, D, C., on May S8Qinnder the auspices of Howard Univegsity, Prom. inent Negro athletes from all over the United States will compete in these games. Cecil Cook of Syracuse Uni- versity, national 440 yard champio! willbe a star attraction, The 872ni Infantry team will make the trip as usual. . Party and League Meet to Discuss Sports Work NEW YORK CITY.—A_ conference of League and Party members directly or indirectly connected with the work- ers’ sports movement will be held Fri- day, April 16th at 108 it 14th St. Plans to help the woi ‘8’ sports movement will be discussed. eS TRIES AY | We need more news froth the shops and factories, Send it int” WRITE AS YOU Ban Ford Workers Resent Savage Treatment of Workers by Foremen DETROIT, April 12— Contrary to the propaganda bunk peddled to the press by the fliver king, Ford work- ers are being victimized to such an extent that sometimes it leads to open rebellion. In the magneto department at the Highland Park branch of the Ford Motor Co., the rules forbid the work- ers from talking to each other. One of the workers was talking to his shopmate. Immediately the boss rush- ed up and threatened to drag him out of the shop and fire him. This work- er resented the belligerent attitude of the boss, and immediately a fight be- gan much to the injury and discom- fiture of the boss. The workers in the shop condem- med the methods of the bosses and many expressed the opinion that it was time they took some steps to pro- tect themselves from this abuse. Such incidents clearly show that only thru unity will they ever be able to obtain better working conditions. EDITOR OF MONT, LABOR PAPER IS FRAME-UP VICTIM Politicians Attack Great Falls Town Topics (Special to’ The Daily Worker) GREAT FALLS, Mont., April 12— A bench warrant has been issued by Judge S. G. Cowely for the arrest of William Winterrod, editor of the weekly labor paper, “Town Topics.” The warrant was issued following the filing of a charge of libel by County Attorney H. R. Eichenmeyer. Bonds were set and secured at $2,000. Exposure. The charge is based on an article that was published in the December 10, 1925, issue of “Town Topics.” It was an exposure of Constable Bert Christie who has been acting as a capper for “Bad Bill” Byron de For- rest who runs a_ collection agency with which he intimidates the work- ers and merchants for his own en- richment. Have the Facts. “Town Topics” questioned the legal- ity of the Constable's using his office on behalf of a private collection agen- cy. The facts in the possession of “Town Topics” are indisputable. The Real Cause. The real cause for the arrest of Winterrowd, however, is not this al- leged libel. The reasons are political Last’ December, the local democrats, who pose as “Friends of Labor” were making preparations for a “Wilson Day” banquet to be held at the Rain- bow Hotel, a scab outfit. “Town Top- ics” opened a broadside on this and exposed the fact that the hotel was unfair, The county attorney, Hichen- meyer was behind the show. It blew up when “Town Topics” atacked it and Eichenmeyer vowed vengeance. Hence the persecution of Winter- rowd. But the workers of this city stand behind Winterrod and “Town Topics.’ Both have rendered in- valuable services to the organized la- bor movement. The present attack of the capitalist politicians will do little else except solidify the workers behind their newspaper. Farmers of West War on Freight Increases WASHINGTON, April 12—Agricul- tural organizations representing more WITH THE ¥ CONDUCTED - BY TH WORKERS UNG WORKERS LEAGUE Experiences of Shop Nuclei and ‘Concentration Groups Work of Section No. 1, New York. CTIVITIES of various shop nuclei and groups: Shop Nucleus 1— Mainly carrying on propaganda among the employes. Concentration on sys- tematic education. Activities in the group thru discussion of various cur- rent events. Need of regulating the work into periodie gatherings. Young Worker distributed. Consists of four. Two new comers: Sympathizers will be drawn in. Ml Shop Nucleus 2—Four comrades. All good standing. Two new comers. Regular meetings. Factory agitation, Sympathizer drawn into the class of the nucleus. Young Worker distrib- uted. No campaign can be started at present. An article in the Young Worker is to be written on the condi- tions of the’ workers, Shop Nucleus 3—In reality there is no such’ one. Not having definite work. No contact with the inside of the factory. Young Worker distributed by two comrades. No definite result as yet. _ Necessity for contact with the inside is indispensable. Unem- ployed should be sent in. I tried to follow up some of them personally. It could be easily done by one working there. Shop Nucleus 4—A campaign will be started. Comrades instructed to draw a leaflet on conditions. An unem- ployed is sent in. It makes now three comrades working inside. Main issue unionization. Need for regular edu- cation, Activtieg: K. given over the responsibility of the nucleus. Group F—Decision to start a big campaign in the sample card industry, Five big factories in our section. Leaf- lets as soon as they will be pririted, distributed at the factories. Ten or twelve comrades will,be.mobilized for this purpose. Group consisted origi- nally of eight comrades.» At present three, out of which one will go away, Another group will be combined with it. My opinion: Newly-formed group B with the two remaining comrades, O. and K., will form a good, active unit. Group G—Newly formed. Election as to the following: Organizer, M.; secretary, B.; agitprop..director, -K. Twelve Young Workers each week must be distributed by the group. Regular class in current events. Next topic: Immigration. New member drawn in from next meeting on (as stated by one of the groups). In general—An affair is being planned for the section. Decided to start a campaign for the youth con- ference in a big factory. Agitprop director and literature agent will be called. Plans for factory wall paper under consideration. Comrade K. drafted in the S. E, C. instead of M. Hopes for a good functioning section. What Trumbull Means to Us ‘N. the first place, Walter Trumbull is a symbol of revolutionary ac- tivity of. great sacrifice of the rebel worker soldier fraternizing with the oppressed colonial peoples. An ordi- nary young worker who found it hard to earn a lving by selling his labor- power under capitalism was forced into the army as a last resort. In the army they tried to make an unthink- ing, well-trained being of him, to kill his spirit of revolt. He was sent to the Hawaiian Islands to help civilize the natives there, and it was there while helping civilize a la sugar trust the natives of the island that Walter Trumbull, Paul Crouch and about eight other American soldiers learned their real status in society, learned about their real»mission in those islands, and horrors that the whole capitalist system of society was basicly rotten. They, therefore, set out to organize the Hawaiian Communist League. The rest is known-to all of us. They were discovered and their or- ganization suppressed. Crouch was given 40-years, Trumbull 26 years. Due to the pressure exerted by the working class and the whole capitalist press, these savage sentences were reduced to three years and one year. Walter Trumbull is free and Crouch is still languishing in prison. Both these courageous champions of the working class must know that the whole work- ing class and especially the work-class youth is behind them in their fight against the ruthless imperialism of American capitalists. The young workers of New York must come in masses to the reception and dance in honor of Com Trumbull, to be held on Saturday, April 24, in Harlem Casino. We must show our solidarity with Comrade Crouch and Trumbull—champions of the working fthan a million western farmers, in a brief filed with the interstate com- merce commission, voiced vigorous opposition to the 5 per cent freight rate increase sought by western rail- roads. The brief was signed by the corn belt committee, representing agricul- tural groups, the American Farm Bu- reau Federation, and the National Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry. Chambers of commerce of Sioux City, Ia.; Omaha, Neb,; St. Joseph, Mo.; Atchison, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., charged in another brief that this era has been “badly treated” in rate adjustments,.and opposed an in- crease. ‘Open Investigations Into New Jersey Wreck CAMDEM, N. J., April 12—Four sep- arate inquiries were being conducted today into the derailment and wreck of the “Nelly Bly” express from New York to Atlantic City near Delair, N. J., in which three persons were killed and more than 40 injured, A prelimi- nary inquiry by railroad officials es- tablished the fact that the train struck a split rail on a curve. The dead and seriously injured were taken to Camden and Philadelphia hos- pitals. About a hundred passengers, most of whom had suffered minor in- juries, went to Atlantic City. William K, Mintz, a New York furrier, was the only person killed outright. John O'Connor and Anthony Raynka, re- spectively engineer and fireman of the train, died of scalds in a Camden hos- pital, The more seriously injured in- cluded Mrs, Hirshtein of St, Louis, Mo, : — 4,000 Acres for U.S! ‘Rubber. THE HAGUE.—An ‘rea of 4,000 acres in the Palembir district of Hast Sumatra has been acquired by ‘an American syndicate that intends to class! Students Revolt When Orchestra Is Diminished NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Students at Yale University here staged a record- breaking ‘riot last Tuesday night. Upon entoring théir dining room, at, which the freshmen must \get their | vc Mit SECOND ISSUE ‘INTERNATIONAL OF YOUTH’ JUST. ARRIVED! © CONTENTS: Lenin on) War, speech at theSoviet Con- Bress—Lenin and the Youth, by R. Schueller—The Anti- Christian Movement in China, by N. Fokin—Austrian Youth Address to Youth of the World on Visit. to the U, 8. 8S. R.-Report of France—Our Achievements, by V. Bulakh—The Frankfurt Olympiad and Workers’ Sports, by Milanovitch, Single Copies 15¢ Enciosed pleace find §..... of the “International of Youth,” -_---- Use the Form Below: ——— —— — Young Workers (Communist) League of America, 1118 W, Washington Blvd,, Chicago, Ill, + LOF smn Copies Of the second issue s » weat® * senanennnnusensnanennenene weseeviiivvevscesee STATES. seisssssssvintosssessenennonnersgnntees RICH LADY'S DOG HAS PAJAMAS WHILE By SYLVIA SELENDICH, 4 Young Pioneer, MILWAUKEE, Wis.—One day as I was looking thru a paper called the Wisconsin News I came across an article that said that Mrs. Williams, a millionaire’s wife, spend $4,000 every year to clothe her dog, Francie. In his wardrobe Francie has pajamas, gloves and evening clothes. For her five dogs Mrs. Williams spends $27,000 every year. For this amount 200 or- phan could be fed, clothed and edu- cated in one year. This woman can spend $27,000 a year on her dogs, while the children of the strikers are starving from hunger and freezing from the lack of clothes. ———— meals, the large orchestra that sup- Plies these children of the idle rich with music while they sip their soup and chatter over “roast beef and mashed,” had béen diminished in size since the last meal and now contained but four pieces. China Involved in Riot. Before the managers could Bacify them for this insulting infringement of their rights to a full orchestra, chi- naware, silver and glasses flew left and right. “When it was all over and the rioters under proper police protec- tion, the damages were summed up and reported. Four barrels of china- ware had been destroyed, numberless glasses, some chairs, etc. Rioters Prout of Record. “The best riot in the history of the school,” students tell reporters. The riot recalls in the history of the col- lege numerous riots which were staged, at one of which the volunteer fire department of the early days of New Haven was involved. Fur-coated, their balloon trousers flapping in the March breezes, these sons of the four hundred promenade up and down the city streets, Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? e Occasion of Their . ©. L, Congress in Bundle Orders 10c WORKERS’ CHILDREN STARVE.