The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 5, 1926, Page 2

M4 e Page Two EE CROWE TRYING TO GET BACK AT ACCUSERS Labor F akirs Are onthe Ran State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, whose star prosecutor, Willlam Mc- Swiggen, in company with notorious beér-runners and gangsters, was mur- dered by an opposition beer-running gang last week, is desperately striv- ing to use his political machine to In- timidate those elements that have charged his office with connection with illicit booze selling. He announces that he has person- ally requested the attorney general of, Illinois, Oscar Carlstrom, to assume direction of the special grand jury that he has called to ‘investigate” the gang war in Chicago, A Crude Political Trick The grand jury investigation is be- ing launched with all the trappings of sensationalism so familiar to low- Srade politicians. As one of the rea- sons for calling it Crowe produced the usual thread-bare threat of death and announced with a great show of emotion that not only did his enemies threaten him, but that they threatened to kidnap his children. This was his reply to the demand on the part of many of the indignant bourgeoisie that a special grand jury and a special prosecutor be called and that his office be investigated. That no real inquiry will be conduct- ed by a jury impanelled by the Crowe - Barrett political machine, which will be composed of those rec- ommended by Crowe henchmen, is emphasized by the fact that among those to be called to testify are Cor- ner Oscar Wolff, who has already charged that Crowe's office is unfit to handle the investigation because of his political alliance with the gangsters who are to be investigated. Harry Bugene Kelly, president of the union league club, who first demanded a special state’s attorney and a special grand jury to investigate the series of beer running murders owing to the fact that prosecutors from the state’s attorney's office associate with and en- gage in questionable tours of the saloons with the identical people they are supposed to prosecute, still insists upon a special grand jury not under the influence of Crowe. The calling of Coronor Wolff to tes- tify regarding his charges is viewed as an attempt on the part of the Crowe machine to discover what pro- gress is being made by the secret in- vestigation into the McSwiggen mur- der being conducted by the special coronor’s jury. In spite of Crowe calling a special grand jury, Kelly and others demand- ing a special prosecutor will continue their demand and will insist upon a special grand jury not under the in- fluence of the political henchmen of Crowe. Labor Fakirs Run to Cover A lot of labor fakirs in Chicago, during the last primary campaign, aligned themselves with Crowe and arranged demonstrations for him when he appeared on platforms to speak. These creatures supported him in spite of his long record as a union smasher and raider of union headquarters. Now that the alliance between his office and gangsters is known thruout the whole city these fakirs are trying to remove themselves from the Crowe entanglemant. Intelligent labor, however, will re- member their treachery and kill them politically in a drive for a party of labor in Chicago that will wreck the game of political graft of these cor rupt, bought and paid for, officials of labor unions. Modearrlers Organize Union. READING, Pa.—(FP)—Sixty-seven Reading hodcarriers of various na- tionalities, including Negro workers, have taken steps toward forming a local union. Unorganized hodcarriers here receive 25 to 35 cents an hour less than workers in unionized dis- tricts. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE HOLDS MANY MEETINGS THIS WEEK The Barnett (“!orthwest “Side) Branch of the International Labor Defense will meet tonight at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd., at 8 o'clock. “ee HUNGARIAN BRANCH, The Hungarian. Branch meets Wednesday night at 453 West North Ave., second floor, at 8 o'clock. A, ed ITALIAN 19th WARD BRANCH, Italian 19th Ward Branch will meet at 1910 West Roosevelt Road, Thursday, May 6, at 8 o'clock. oh Bhd SOUTH SLAVIC BRANCH, The South Slavic Branch will meet at 1806 South Racine Ave, Saturday, May 8, at 8 o'clock. he, ee All of these meetings are public and are open to all workers, Every mber Is urged to bring along a end. League of America. TO THE YOUNG WORKERS OF AMERICA: The reports flashing from Great Britain for the past twenty-four hours reveal that the British working class is in the midst of a great crisis. After weeks of negotiating and months of investigations the mine owners refuse to grant the demands of the workers. These coal bosses wish to lengthen the working day, lower the wages and divide the workers by signing district agreements instead of national. As a result of the. miners’ firm stand against the attempts to further in- crease the sufferings of themselves and their families, the whole capital- ist class has mobilized its forces, armed and otherwise, to crush the workers’ movément, The Trade Union Congress has cor- rectly accepted the challenge of the bosses and the government and de- clared their solidarity with the min- ers, This is not support in words only but takes the concrete form of a gen- eral strike. The International Miners’ Federa- tion has promised its full support and no coal will be shipped in from Bu- rope. The British coal miners and the whole British working class behind them are today facing the mobilized forces of the British empire. Our brothers in Britain are fighting to live—they are defending the interests of the whole working class the world over. If they lose, the bosses of all other lands will begin to advance on their own working class and make EEE YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE CALLS; \;; UPON AMERICAN YOUTH TO AID, STRUGGLE OF BRITISH WORKERS The following declaration was issued by the Young Workers | It appeals to young workers thruout the country to rally to the aid of the British workers in their present crucial struggle against the bosses of England. The manifesto | follows: IC CS a oR Gs THE DAILY. WORKER i conditions worse, to reap greater profiits for themseves. Ony recently the anthracite miners of America after a lengthy struggle were forced to return to work without securing their demands. At the pres- ent time, the soft coal miners of Penn- sylvania, Ohio and Illinois are working | only part time and many ofthem un- | employed altogether. The bosses’ in| America are conducting a pérsistent struggle to completely kill the Old time fighting spirit of the U, M. W. ‘A In a few months time the existing contract will expire and we will then desire the support and solidarity ¢ of the British miners to support our American mine workers, ‘ Our duty is to declare our Interna- tional solidarity with the British min- ers and the whole British wotking class, We must see that the bosses of America do not aid the British bosses in defeating the miners. Not a shipload of coal must leave an American port for England. Every unjt.of the American labor movement must assure the British workers of our support. We must stand ready to pledge our full mater- ial resources to the British workers. The young miners of America suf- fer the results of discrimination. They are amongst the most militant in the U. M. W. A. It is their task today to raise these slogans. Young miners of America! Young workers of America! the lead in this activity. Young Workers (Communist) League National Executive Committee. Take WRITERS FROM WORKERS’ RANKS HOLD SESSION (Continued from Page 1) country as its messages are right out of the shops and mills and are genu- ine expressions of the aspirations of the workers. Lovestone stated that the editor of one of the leading A. F. of L. papers said to him: “The only section of The DAILY WORKER that I never fail to read is the Workers Correspondent’s page.” Describes Russian Work, Alexander Bittelman told the dele- gates about the workers’ and peasants’ correspondents movement in Russia, giving a history of the development of the movement there, which dates from the time the Pravda was first established. “There isn’t a nook or corner of the Sbviet Union,” declared Bittelman, “that someone isn’t writ- ing for a workers’ paper.” The conference sent a message of greeting to the workers’ and peasants’ correspondents of the Soviet Union. Urges Classes for Writers. Nancy Markoff, in charge of the American Worker Correspondent sec- tion of The DAJLY WORKER, stressed the need for the formation of classes to learn how to write for the workers’ press. This will aid them thru’ as- sociation with other workers who are workers correspondents and will give them increased confidence in their ability to write. Senator Charles E. Taylor, of Montana and J. E. Snyder of Kansas City, talked of the role of the farmer as correspondent to the workers’ press. Senator Taylor was enthusiastic about the gathering and afterwards said that if his trip to Chicago brings him nothing else his attendance at this conference will have fully repaid him. Walt Carmon, circulation manager for The DAILY WORKER, stated that thru the efforts of the Worker Cor respondents the paper could be made to reach larger number of workers in the factories. He urged greater co- operation between the press builders and writers. Comrade M. A. Stolar stressed the importance of organizing the Worker Correspondents all over the country into a national organization. He point- ed out, that the national organ of the movement, the American Worker Cor- respondent, is the logical national or- ganizfng center, and urged that the task should be turned over to the magazine, together with the party edi- tors, On the question of closer co-opera- tion between our newspapers, Com- rade Stolar pointed out the total lack of any co-operation whatever, and call- ed upon the conference to take meas- ures to have the editors of the various papers in every city to meet regularly and co-operate with the organizational units of the party. He pointed ont that even in the movement which di- rectly benefits the press, the Worker Correspondent movement, a majority of the editors failed to co-operate. All those in attendance showed keen interest in the proceedings and all of them took part in the debates on the various topics brot up for dis- cussion, Resolutions passed at the conference will be printed im the Workers’ Correspondents section of The DAILY WORKER in future is sues, Pat a copy of the DAILY WORKER in your pocket when you go to your union meeting. ZERO HOUR FOR BRITAIN AS LAST PEACE PLANS FAIL (Continued ‘from page 1.) that negotiations be conducted in an atmosphere free of the threat of strike or lock-out.” It was plain to observers today that inasmuch as the trade union congress refuses to accept respon- ‘sibility for the Daily Mail incident, and is equally determined not to withdraw the order for the general strike, these being the two condi- tions laid down in Baldwin’s ultima- tum, the General Council of the Workers is prepared to put the gen- eral strike into effect tonight, des- pite the government's declaration that the unions are challenging the constitutional rights and freedom of the nation. J. Ramsey MacDonald announced at 3 o'clock this afternoon that as yet there has been no intimation of any intention on the part of the miner owners to reopen’ negotiations. He had previously conferred separately with the members of the Trade Union Congress and the Miners’ Federation in an effort to find if there was any way of opening negotiations with the government. His role of self-appoint- ed peacemaker was viewed with dis- favor by many members who resent any further overtures to the arrogant government after its impudent actions of this morning. _Another Paper Suspends. Hyde Park was alive with activity as The government continued the mob- ilization of transport*there and pre- pared to begin the distribution of food supplies at midnight tonight. The evening Standard, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, failed to appear on the streets with its noon edition, while the publishers and printers negotiated x J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Editor of The DAILY. WORKER who was arrested by Pittsburgh po- lice when, despite the refusal of the city to grant a permit to hold a May Day demonstration at which he was scheduled to speak, he defied the po- lice order and spoke from the steps of Carnegie Music Hall. PARTY BEHIND DAILY WORKER SUB CAMPAIGN Org. Dept. Rouses Members to Action The third national builders? cam- paign of The DAILY WORKER is be- ing supported by a well-planned or ganization movement to put the Work- ers’ Party behind the. subscription campaign, Jay Lovestone, organiza- tion secretary of the party, has issued detailed instructions to party units telling how to carry on the work. ‘Comrade Lovestone said: “The sub- scrition list of The DAILY WORKER can be enlarged only if,the party gets to work on a drive well defined and co-ordinated basis to put the drive over, All party units must make the getting of DAILY WORKER subs one of their major activities during the campaign. It is not enough merely to hand out swb-cards to the party mem- bers and tell them to them filled. Unless the drive is condutted by the party planfully with each unit work- ing in purposeful harmony with the others, the drive cannot be as success- ful as it should be.” Special Meetings. Special meetings are being set aside dy the district, executive committees to consider the drive. At these meet- ings special sub-committees are being elected with the district organizer. as chairman. The district organizers will | be held responsible for the success or | failure of the drive in the respective | districts. These special sub-commit- tees will arrange conferences of all DAILY WORKER and literature agents in the headquarters cities of the districts. Efforts will be made to have all the large cities in districts represented at this conference. The conferences will be conducted under the supervision of the district sub- committees and will make concrete plans for city-wide campaigns for The DAILY WORKER. Definite tasks will be assigned to each shop and street nucle, Former Members. Every nucleus will keep tab on its concerning an editorial which the edi- tors desired to carry, The printers|™members and should make every one were disinclined to allow the editorial | 0f {ts members a subscriber. Strong published, maintaining that ét was an| forts are to ‘be made ‘to get former anti-labor article. members, who did not régister for the Wear Red in Commons. party re-organization, dfawn into the Wob:sethne the :Qncleraanees 06 war |; Ce Be visited per sonally and asked to Hel) in th against Germany has there been such | qrive, sits we ae ig a tense atmosphere in the house of Industrial committees in the dis- commons as prevailed this afternoon | ticts are to function with the local when the members began to assemble. Labor members from the Clydeside entered wearing Red rosettes. The Duke of York took, a seat in the royal gallery shortly, after the question hour opened. industrial committees th make certain of covering union meetings. with speak- ers and sub, blanks. e party frac- tions are to be called nh to devise means of mobilizing the trade unions as far as possible for the drive. The archbishop of Canterbury, ac- companied by many members.of the house of lords, occupied the, peers’ gal-| July 4th mass meetings and picnics lery. 1 this year will be set aSide as special ‘There were great gaps in the labor | occasions to emphasize the role of the benches, many labor M. P, 8, bélng|party press. A share of the proceeds tied up in conferences of the trades|from these affairs will go to The union congress. DAILY WORKER. The language or- There were bitter scenes when Pre-| ganizations are already moving to get mier Baldwin entered at 3:18. He was | their fractions active in the drive and feebly cheered from the government|the language press is donating full- benches, but he was greeted with dead | page advertisements to The DAILY silence from the opposition portion of |} WORKER campaign, the chamber. “No Soviet can rule this country,” shouted several Tory members, SCRANTON, Pa.—(FP)—Scranton J. Ramsey MacDonald and J. H.junion barbers have won the closed Thomas, labor members, entering the |shop by theif new 1-year agreement, chamber were also greeted with|Employers are to request each man cheers from the labor benches and|in their shops to join the union and with spasmodic bursts of gong. There|pay dues. If a nonunién barber falls, were jeers from the soverpment he is to be replaced by @ union man, benches. . No union barber is to fa in a shop July 4th, Press Day. Union Barbers Win Closed Shop. wot not belonging to the Master Barbers Open your eyes! Look Mound! |Assn, The straight of $30 per There are the stories of the workers’ | week remains, but instead of the 65% struggles around you begging to be/of all receipts over $38 going to bar- written up. Do it! Send mM w bers, there will be of receipts ae you fight! "| over $40, a ie me ere Socialist Party Shows It Doesn’t Really Kiow Just Where it Is Going By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL, T might be well to record here @ little more of the socialist party convention debate at Pittsburgh, Pa., on the question of the league of nations. It will probably be the only revealing discussion in the present gathering. Morris Hillquit, of New York, in- ternational secretary of the Amer- ican socialists, stated the issue quite clearly as petween socialists and Communists, when he said: “We, socialists, wish to work within the league of nations to make it a potent force for peace. “The Communists declare the league of nations a thing of evil and declare that it must.be smashed. “These are divergent points of view. It is up you to decide which point of view represents your posi- tion.” sf © This was Hillquit’s way of throw- ing the Communist scare into his fellow delegates. It has worked be- fore. It worked again. The dele- gates voted to shelve the question until the next convention. Even Victor L. Berger had to rise in a vehement attempt to free himself of all Communist taint. “No one will accuse me of being a Communist,” pleaded Berger. “Hillquit will not accuse me of be- ing a Communist.” et @ It might be well to dispose first of the contention made by the so- cialists that they have not sufficient- ly studied the question of the league. It may be said that it has been be- fore every convention the socialists have held since the ending of the war and the birth of the league. Al- tho the socialists have wandered somewhat from their original dec- laration that the league is .capital- ism’s “black international,” yet it was generally accepted by the par- ty's membership and its narrow fringe of sympathizers that the par- ty was opposed to the league. The awakening came when _ Hill- quit took the pro-league position in a debate with Clarence Darrow, the democratic Chicago lawyer. Hill- quit’s defense was that he was sup- porting the declared position of the Second (Socialist) International. On the convention floor, James Oneal, editor of the New, Leader, the New York socialist weekly, championed the policy of delay and discussion. “It is true,” said Oneal, “that we are confronted with a lack of in- formation on this question. We have not sufficient information to reach @ conclusion at this time. I admit that I have not been able to follow Geneva and Locarno very closely. We're puzzled here. I am “puzzled. I haven’t made up my mind on this question. I am convinced that some form of international organization is necessary. He thought that some Kind of league would be a good thing to put down “some nut like Mussolini in the Mediterranian.” He’ urged a discussion of this sub- ject in the part press and in the party branches, John M. Collins, of Chicago, sup- ported Oneal, He argued that if Hillquit and Berger couldn’t agree on this subject, it would be doubly difficult for the rest of the dele- Constitution Mesind. |Admaladstvalion Pace” Means Little to U. S. Rulers WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—The 14th amendment to the constitutio! says that any state denying to Bo citizen the right to vote, the represen- tation of that state in congress shall be reduced. Not a southern state has ever had this amendment applied, altho the southern orators and con- gressmen know that the Negro has never been allowed to vote without restrictions and fear in the south. The first amendment guarantees free speech and assembly, but / congress winks at the violation of the constitu- tion and the supreme court upholds the violation of it under the criminal syndicalist laws of thirty-seven states, The Ruthenburg' case, the Whitney case and many others are still in the supreme court, and yet congress does not raise a voice in behalf of the bill of rights that they are supposed to uphold, Judge Orders Removal of Davis’ Libel Suit TOPEKA, Kan., May 2.~—The $5,000, 000 Mbel suit of Former Governor Jonathan M, Davis against the Kansas City Journal-Post, growing out of the paper's reports/of the trial of the for- mer governor on of accepting a bribe dn with the issu- nee of a , was ordered removed by Judge Otis"Hungate, Former Governor Davis and his son, Russell, were Eoquitted of a charge of conspiracy e opt or og & par- | gates to reach an intelligent conclu- sion, “If Hillquit and Berger are at sea on this problem, where are the rest of us at?” said Collins, “We are not at sea,” chimed in Hillquit, adding: “We are merely at variance.” | Collins became a little confused MORGAN'S BANK NOW READY FOR LOAN TO FRANCE Pact Accepted by the French Cabinet (Spectal to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C,, April 30— “It was the best we could get.” With this miserable phrase constl- tuting both a defense and a plea, the American Debt Commission will lay the French debt agreement befdre Congress in a few days and ask its speedy approval. Ratification is considered assured, though how speedily Is a matter of conjecture today. The opposition to it, in the Senate, will be strong, but having succeeded in getting the shameful Italian settlement ratified, administration leaders had tittle doubt today of similar success with the French pact, Congress kicked at swallowing the Italian agreement, in which the basis of settlement was about 26 cents on the dollar, but in the end approved. On the same basis of figuring, the French settlement is worth 50 cents on the dollar; hence the argument will be advanced that it is twice as good a settlement. Fake Arguments, Another fraudulent argument to be used by the Mellon-Coolidge brigands is that the French pact virtually wipes the foreign debt slate clean after five years of incessant wrang- ling and verbal sniping across the At- lantic which has been “a disturbing factor in America's relations with a dozen debtor countries.” Out of the total of $10,102,000,000 which the treasury advanced to for eign nations during the war, only $295,000,000 now remains on the books unfunded. Of tihs amount, Aus- tria owes $24,000,000 on which con- gress has granted @ 20-year mora- torium; Armenia owes $12,000,000 which has been waved farewell as Armenia no longer exists; and Yugo- at this repartee and instead of championing discussion of the sub- ject, urged that the debate be cut off, because if every subject was given equal attention with the league of nations, then it would be necessary to send home for our beds... His. closing shot was, “Let it go @ couple of years.” William Henry, of Indiana, also argued for delay in settling the question. “The next convention will be larger,” he said. “The rank and file looks upon this convention as be- ing made up largely of leaders. This is an off-year. We should devote our atention to organization work and party building. We are such a small group here. We don’t have to settle this question right away. If we take a stand favoring American entry into the league of nations, it would come as a shock to much of our membership and it would do more harm than good for them to see that we have changed so suddenly.” This gave Hillquit the cue for his closing speech on the question in which he argued for both proposi- tions: (1) to delay action, and (2) for American adherence to the league. Thus if the first proposition failed, it would leave him free to vote for his pet motion, “It is unfortunate that we have deferred the study of this important problem so long,” said Hillquit. “A great many in taking a position Slavia owes $51,000,000. Negotia- against the league of nations, didn't | tong in progress settling speak against the league of nations, fae oa " sea but against capitalist nations. The league of ions is here. It is not perfect. It is still responsible to the capitalist nations. But it meets at stated intervals. It offers an op portunity for the small nations to state their case. International prob- lems are brought out into the light. It is either regulation of capitalism thru the league of nations or un- regulated capitalist power,” and much more. This is the position that Morris Hillquit sought to jam down the throats of the remaining socialist Party membership during the next two years, before the next par- ty convention. There were those, even among the delegates, who claimed that if he succeeded, he would choke the party to death. It was shortly after that the conven- tion voted to provide for a commit- tee to investigate the question of in- surance as a method of holding the party membership. Delegate Toole, of Maryland, an anti-leaguer, de- nounced this attempt to turn the socialist party into a fraternal or- der providing death benefits as an attempt to find a respectable exit for the organization from the field of working class activities. It was then that Delegate Levenberg, of Massa- chusetts, broke in with, “This dis- cussion make me so dizzy that I don’t know where I am at.” It may safely be said thet neither does anyone Posten Mi MR Ba de Nes cathe SR PO Easy “Payments.” The payment on the French settle ment have been so arranged that France will not feel the real pinch of ths settlement for the next ten years, For the first 12 years of the 62-year period, the payments will range from $30,000,000 to. $100,000,000 anually, and thereafter they graduate steadily te a maximum of $125,000,000 for the seventeenth to sixty-first ‘year, in- clusive. . The Inevitable Loan. - That France will go immediately to Wall Street for a huge consolidation loan, probably $200,000,000, is the general expectation in governmental circles here. In so doing, she will be but following in the footsteps of most of the other European debtors, who have funded their debt in Wash- ington and then hurried to Broad and Wall Streets to get more loans at higher interest, eee French Cabinet Ratifies, PARIS, April 30—The French cabinet met today and definitely ap- proved the debt settlement reached in Washington. Finance Minister Peret, who before the cabinet had indicated that the settlement was not final, an- nounced following the cabinet meet- ing that the accord had heen defi- nitely approved. ’ Assail Settlement. Pending the issuance of the gov ernment communique the more re sponsible French newspapers were cautious in their comment, but some —— © Administration F cory: Defeat of Farm rm Relief Bills WASHINGTON, p. D. C, May 3— The old guard senators and congress- men may not support’ the adminis- of the afternoon newspapers were in- clined to be critieal. Government officials admited that fatification of the agreement by the chamber of deputies would undonbt- edly mean a fight, but they expressed the hope that they would be able to force the ratifying vote successfully, Storm Clouds Ahead. M. Briand and M. Peret, ft was dearned this afternoon, had to wse all of their powers of persuation to secure cabinet approval for the set- tration farm bill. They witnessed the defeat of McKinley in Mlinois and saw no effort made by Coolidge to save him. The farmers are talking out loud these days and congressmen are beginning to pretend, at least, that they are anxious to give them what Seyeral members of the cabinet pre- } dicted, the agreement would never be 4 they want, ratified by the chamber or senate and The. $375,000,000 ~ appropriation asked for the McNary-Haugen farm, relief bill to guarantee a cost price of production to the producers is tak- ing the lead over the Jardine bill, the compromise administration measure, Watch the Saturday Magazine Section for new features every week. This is a good issue to give to your fellow worker, SHOE WORKERS’ LOCAL 80 INSISTS ON USE OF UNION LABOR AT THE PHILADELPHIA SESQUI-CENTENNIAL | (Special to The Dally Worker) ] NEW YORK, May 3—Local tn i60rab Sor Sone cite. incpllbeg j Union at its membership meeting adopted @ resolution demanding that all i work done at the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centenntal selebration will be done by \e union labor. The resolution calls on the executive council of the American if Federation of “rt Bod rally the entire re behind thip demand, i) >