The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 8, 1926, Page 2

Page Two THE DAILY WORKER ay FOSTER TALKS ON CONFLICT IN GREAT BRITAIN Passaic Strikers Ad- dress Meeting Nearly a thousand workers Jammed the Northwest Hall Wednesday night at the regular monthly meeting of the Trade Union Educational League to hear the national secretary, Wm. Z. Foster, speak on the present situa: tlon In England. “Outside the Rus- sian revolution Itself, today’s strike of all organized labor In Great Britain Is the most splendid demonstration of working class solidarity that history has ever seen,” sald Foster as he out- Wimed events since 1910 that have served to force into line even the most reactionary labor officials. Traitors Forced to Strike. “McDonald, Henderson, Hodges and ether fakers support the strike be- cause they have to—they’d be ruined overnight if they didn’t! Victory Predicted, Foster stated that he believes the strike will be won. “I don’t expect revolution,” he declared, “no, this is just a preparatory skirmish, but it means that the workers are getting revolutionary ideology along with strong organizations and intelligent leadership. The rank and file have a revolutionary state of mind that will make it difficult for the right wing to betray them and I believe a victory will be registered, with a distinct sharpen- ing of the class struggle that will some day culminate in a final revolu- tion.” Foster outlined the role of the left wing in the British labor movement and gave it credit for the new mili- tancy of the labor movement, A resolution pledging support to the British workers was read by Jack Johnston and adopted unanimously. Following Foster, Nancy Sandowsky and Frank Bendie, representing the Passaic strikers, gave the audience some lively insights into the struggle between the textile workers and the mill bosss and the police and appealed for support of the I. W. A. which is organizing relief for the strikers, Mexico Claims All Subsoil Deposits (Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, May 6—President Calles has declared all subsoil de- posits, such as mines and oil, are the property of the nation. Foreign op- erators loudly protest and shout “con- fiscation.” Calles replies that 50 years’ continuance of existing conces- sions is provided on the condition that the owners comply with the present title law. IN NEW YORK! The Next Lecture of the Course of Nine Lectures on COMMUNISM AND CIVILIZATION will be given by LEON SAMSON at the LABOR TEMPLE, 244 E. 14th St. (Cor. 2nd Ave.) SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 8 at 8:30 P, M. Subject: “The State—Bourgeois and Proletarian Theories Compared and Analyzed.” Questions and discussion after the lecture, Admission 25 Cents, Newark Holds Passaic Strike Meeting Sunday NEWARK, N. J., May 6—The Pas- saic Strike Relief Committee of Hs- sex County has arranged a monster protest meeting in behalf of the 16,000 Passaic textile strikers for Sunday afternoon, May 9, at 2 o'clock, at the Newark Labor Lyceum, 704 South Fourteenth St, Albert Weis- bord, Passaic strike leader, and Elias Marks, member of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers joint board, will be the speakers, Irving Freiman will act as chairman. END WHITEWASH OF TORTURES IN POLISH PRISONS Sejm Refuses to Abolish Dark Hell-Holes WARSAW, Poland, (IRA) May 6, — The investigation of the Polish pris- ons, by Poimcare and a number of French intellectuals, which was car- ried on after a protest against the maltretment of political prisoners, has ended. The investigation lasted about 21 months. Whitewash Investigation. The investigation is of little value. The committee visited but 24 out of the 341 Polish prisons. the committee was to pretend to “do” something so that the protesting French democrats could see that “hu- manitarian and democratic” Poland had been slandered. It did not have the least intention to abolish the mal- treatment and end the sufferings of the 6,000 to 7,000 political prisoners, most of whom are Communists. The report of the committee failed to cov- er up the brutalities inflicted on these prisoners in the Polish jails. From the report it can be seen that a dexterous system of maltreatment and tortures are used against the pris- oners. Rotten Prison Conditions. According to the reports of the committee in nearly all cells of the Holy Cross prison the prisoners suf- fered from eye diseases. The prison doctor stated that this was due to insufficient food. As the prison is in the building of an old convent of the Middle Ages, situated on a high mountain and continually surrounded by thick mist, the cells are always cold and wet. When the committee visited the prison, 51 of 300 prisoners were in the hospital, due to consumption. In the Sejm a member of the com- mittee declared that a death sentence would be more humane than imprison- ment in the Holy Cross prison where the people perish after long tortures and thus suffer a barbarian death sen- tence. In the police prison of Lemberg where prisoners during examinations are tortured with electricity, the com- mittee could not help to record a “sys- tem” of maltreatment. In Vloclavek prisoners were maltreated. Most of them are young girls and young men. Refuse to Remedy Evils. The debates on the report of the commission in the Sejm were very ex- sited. The closing of the Holy Cross prison was refused and it refused to prosecute the prosecutor of Vloclavek and the Lemberg inventors of the ex- amination with electricity. The num- ber of the workers and peasants who suffer in the prisons of the Polish bourgeoisie increases from day to day. Their only hope and support ig the moral and material solidarity of the international working class. Put a copy of the DAILY WORKER in your pocket when you go to your union meeting. Another New Publication including 64 pages (9x12) of the best work of the leading American proletarian artists. Drawings by ROBERT MINOR ART YOUNG FREDELLIS HUGOGELLERT WM. GROPPER and many others. With an introduction by MICHAEL GOLD $1.00 Attractively Bound. Free With a Year's Sub to The DAILY WORKER JENSEN & BERGSTROM TAILORS SUITS AND OVERCOATS MADE TO ORDER We Clean, Press, Repair and Remodel Ladies and Gents Garments We Furnish the Union Label 3218 North Avenue, Near Kedzie PHONE BELMONT 9181 Lenin Pioneer Gamp Carnival 0 DINNER SERVED CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MANY NOVELTIES f DANCING AX a BAA The aim of} NEW YORK SHOE WORKERS PREPARE TO FIGHT BOSSES 6,000 Jam Hall to Cast Strike Vote By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK, May 6.—Six thousand shoe workers, members of the Amer- ican Shoe Workers’ Protective Union, Inc., thronged Arcadia Hall and cheered the announcement that the union is prepared to resist the attack of the bosses, For weeks past the progressive dele- gates on the join council demanded action but in vain. As soon as the bosses broke the agreement it became evident that they sought to rein- troduce the open shop. The bosses be- gan immediately to sign individual agreements with the men. The joint Engdahl to Speak at Kenosha, Wis., Meeting On Sunday, May 9th, the Workers Party of Kenosha will hold a concert and dance at the German American Home, 665 Grand Ave, The Young Workers League Band Orchestra of 24 pieces will furnish the concert, begin- ning at 2:30 p,m. Dancing starts at 8 p. m. with a seven piece orchestra furnishing the music. As the main attraction, J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORK- ER, will speak, OPEN 2,215 NEW SCHOOLS IN THE SOVIET UKRAINE 14,511 New Teachers Placed in Lower Grades council, which is dominated by the standpatters, refused to see the dan- ger. Now it has finally dawned on them that the bosses mean to crush the union and they called a mass meeting to vote by referendum whether a strike should be called “whenever it is deemed necessary.” The spirit of the meeting proved that this action had been delayed much too long. Every mention of a strike was wildly applauded. When the president was about to adjourn the meeting, the workers in the hall began to shout “we want Kaplan! We want Kaplan!” They wanted to hear one of the leaders of the progressives, “We called for action weeks ago,” clared Kaplan on getting the floor, “but it was a cry in the wilderness. It is not too late now to pick up the bosses’ challenge and show them that we want a union and will fight for it if necessary.” One of the speakers, Brother Ham- son, drew great applause when he urged the amalgamation of all shoe workers in order to be able to fight the bosses more effectively. The re- sult of tho balloting will not be known for a few days. Militant Miners Spur on Congress By William F. Dunne. (Continued from Page %) living for the miners had been allow- ed to become mere academic issues. The coal commission’s report was at- tacked more by this group because it urged the end of the subsidy to the mine owners than because it threaten- ed the living standards of the miners. The whole leading strata of the Communist Party, with a few excep- tions, had been sent to Wandsworth prison for telling soldiers and sailors not to shoot workers when called upon to do so, and this had occurred as a di- rect result of the offensive against the Communists launched by the Mac- Donald’ wing of the Labor Party at Liverpool. The strike of the seamen earlier in the year had been lost because the official labor movement did not sup port it. The only encouraging signs were the victories of a number of labor party candidates in by-elections but these victories had served mostly to strengthen the confidence of the offi- cialdom in the effectiveness of pure parliamentary action. ‘Cook began a tour of the coal fields. The Labor Party officlaldom looked on at first contemptuously, then tol- erantly and then with amazement. The meetings of miners listened to Cook and then voted for the left wing program unanimously or by majori- ties so huge that no one could be in doubt as to their sentiments, Durham district, the strénghold of Herbert Smith, chairman of the Min- ers’ Federation and leader of the op- position to Cook in the executive com- mittee, endorsed the program of the left wing. So did South Wales, Lan- arkshire, Scotland, and other decisive districts. The executive committee responded to the unmistakable demand and, fol- lowing the instructions contained in the resolutions passed at mass meet- ings and delegate meetings, asked for full support from the Trades Union Congress. The Miners’ Federation is the larg- est union in the Trade Union Con- gress and when it spoke with one voice thru its executive, a voice which the T, U. C. officials knew was the voice of over a million miners, whose votes had been recorded daily in the London Herald, official organ of the T. U. C. and the Labor Party (an or- gan, by the way, whose chief support comes from the miners), it was listen- ed to with a new sympathy and re- spect. In the meantime, in the whole labor movement, a new militancy could be noticed. The left wing was consoll- dating its influence and it had issues and a program which began to group around its center—the National Minor- ity Movement—the best elements of the labor movement. (Fourth Article Tomorrow.) Watch the Saturday Magazine Section for new features every 5 al Young Workers fons League KHARKOV, U. S. S, R., May 6.— One of the problems of the People’s Commissariat for Social Education in the Ukraine is the general schooling of the lower grades and the “seven year system” schools, In comparison with last year, the number of schools have increased 2,215, making 17,158 schools. Army of Teachers Grows. Until this year the school system was served by a staff of only 38,386 teachers and 7,903 technical instruct- ors. At present the staff has been in- creased by another 14,511 teachers. Children in School. Last year 1,466,200 Ukrainian chil- dren attended school. During the cur- rent year 1,776,000 children are in school. Last year the schools were at- tended by 52% of the child popula- tion. This year 64% of the child popu- lation between the ages of 8 and 11 attend schools. Last year the government spent 15,- 485,000 roubles for children’s schools. This year the school expenditures will be 25,786,000 roubles. In order to be able to have all the children attend school the Soviet gov- ernment of the Ukraine will have to spend 48,000,000 roubles. New schools must also be constructed in order to house these children. The Soviets would have to spend 200,000,000 roubles at least for this construction program. Grand May Concert and Ball Will Be Held Sunday Night NEW YORK, May 5. —:A grand May concert and ball will be held at the Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East Fourth St., Sunday evening, May 9, at 7 o’clock. This concert is being given by the Ukrainian Labor Club and its youth section. Part of the proceeds will go to The DAILY WORKER, Benjamin Speaks in New Haven on Wednesday Night NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 6. — D. Benjamin will speak on the “Necessity of the United Front” and “How to Apply It” at the Labor Lyceum, 38 Howe St., Wednesday evening, May 12 at 8 o'clock. All party and league members are urged to attend this meeting. Akron Street Carmen Strike For Increase AKRON, Ohio, May 5—Six hundred street carmen are on strike here de- manding an increase of 20 cents an hour, The company has put busses on all lines, Detroit Y. W. L, Holds Affair for Pioneer Camp). DETROIT, May 6. — The Young Workers (Communist) League of De- troit will hold a huge carnival and dance Sunday, May 9, from 2 in the afternoon to midnight at the House of the Masses, 2646 St. Aubin street. The proceeds will go for the Leninist Pioneer Camp. The purpose of this camp is not only to counteract the pernicious in- fluence of the camps supported by the chamber of commerce, the manufac- turers association, Y. M. ©. A. and Y. M. H. A,, but also to provide whole- some recreation and amusement, as well provide an environment in which the knowledge of the’ elements of nature, self-reliability and class con- sciousness can be gained by the work- ers’ child, From all indications the carnival promises to be the most interesting and will be characterized by many novel features, In the evening dancing will take place from 7 to midnight. An excep- tional orchestra of fine jazz syncopa- tors has been secured, All workers are urged to attend and bring their friends, The admission will be 25 cents in advance until 7 p. m. from then it will be changed to 50 cents. USE OF THE MASSES: DEMO, 2646 St. Aubin Avenue oY PEACE PARLEY WITH RIFFIANS BREAKS DOWN Imperialist Powers. to Renew Hostilities (Special to The Daily Worker) OUJDA, French Morocco, May 6, — The peace negotiations between French and Spanish imperialists and the Rifflan tribesmen have broken down, The attempt on the part of the French and Spanish generals to dic- tate peace to the Riff warriors has failed, The French and Spanish generals tried to force the Riffians to disarm and to agree to the exile of Abd-el- Krim from not only the Riff country but from the entire Musselman world. The generals also tried to force down the throats of the Rifflans obedience to the imperialist puppet, the Sultan of Morocco, Break After Heated Conference. The break in the peace negotiations came after a heated two hour confer- ence between the French and Spanish generals and the Riff emissaries. Thruout the peace negotiations Spain has been sending shipload after ship- load of troops into Morocco. France has also reinforced her army in the Riff country. Cannon and munitions were brought in. Both French and Spanish imperialists thruout the nego- tiations prepared for a resumption of hostilities. The Riff aware of the designs of these two imperialist powers had the tribesmen on the alert for the first war-like move on the part of these two powers. The Riffian harvest has just about commenced. Most of the tribes- men are busy harvesting the grain that will be very much needed in the coming campaign. More Tribes Join Revolt. A number of tribes have revolted against French and Spanish rule. Many of these tribes took no part in the Riff revolt of the past year. They are expected to join the Rifflan tribes men in a united effort to drive out the imperialists in the coming year. Green Denies Talk With President (Continued from page 1). affiliated with the A. F. of L, will strictly adhere to such a program, The I. F. of T. U. “However, we realize that economic and industrial conditions in Great Brit- ain differ from the economic and in- dustrial conditions prevailing in Amer- ica. In addition, under the form of or- ganization prevailing in the different nations across the sea the organiza- tions of the workers in each country may determine their own policies. The organizations of Continental Europe and Great Britain are affiliated with the International Federation of Trade Unions, with headquarters in Amster- dam. The A. F, of L. is not affiliated with the International Federation of Trade Unions. “The A. F. of L. believes the miners of Great Britain are justified in their demands that they be paid a decent living wage. We believe their griev- ances are well founded and should be speedily redressed, We express the hope that those qualities of delibera- tion and judgement which have always characterized the British people in every crisis will so assert themselves as to bring about an immediate set- tlement of the causes of the strike and to avert the dire consequences with which the people of the nation are threatened.” eee WASHINGTON, May 6. — (FP)— Wm. H. Johnston, president of the In- ternational Association of Machinists, stated to The Federated Press that the American labor movement could at least learn a lesson of solidarity from the united action of British labor in this crisis. Re said that while Britain has the advantage of a single tongue, a single race and a single history, as contrasted with the diverse origin and back- ground of the mass of American work- ers, yet the fact of welldeveloped organization and a spirit of solidarity of workers stood out inj the present situation, It would be difficult to conceive of American labor organiza- tions in widely diverse industries joiming in a strike to win for the American coal miners a decent living wage, Fred’ Hewitt. Fred Hewitt, editor of the Machin- ists’ Journal, who was born in Eng- land, declared that the present strike was simply one more expression of the British people’s refusal to sur render to economic oppression. The leadership of the movement, he said, was a guaranty of careful and res- ponsible action, made necessary by refusal of the government of a wealthy nation to responsibly meet an economic crisis in which the people were abandoned to poverty or starva- tion, FOR RENT: FURNISHED ROOM—Modern con- veniences, 3121 Augusta St. Kedzie 6623, Lowenthal. Mechanical Loaders Displace Hand Workers in the Kathleen Mine DOWELL, Ill, May 6—~The Union Colliery Coal Co, posted a notice some time ago stating that the Kathleen mine would shut down for an uncer- tain period of time. The miners were told to skin up and remove their tools, Instead of a shut down as they said, it was only an attempt to get|¢ the union miners to get out of the mine with their tools. Workers have been working every day in the mine. They have loaded coal into every empty car below. One day the com- pany blew the whistle for work. The following morning all men reported ready to work. Instead of all receiv- ing to work, all hand loaders with the exception of 22 were told that there wasn’t any work for them, Miners Get Little Satisfaction. Hearing these words, some of the miners asked the mine manager if he was going to have the work divided. He said he did not know what he was going to do. The only recourse the miners have is in Sec. 12 of the state agreement which states part as fol- lows: + . When a part of the miners at any mine are thrown: idle, (except thru strike) for a period of six days of operation they shall be entitled to share work with the balance in the work in manner provided, unless pro- vided for otherwise, ...” If the mine operators refuse to let the suspended miners have their share of work as provided in Sec. 12 they must take it up under Sec. 13, paragrauh (f) which reads as follows: “... If any employe shall be suspended or dis- charged by the company, and it is claimed that an injustice has been done him, an investigation is to be conducted according to paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec. 13...” In the paragraphs (a) and (b) are the rules and manners in which all cases must be taken up. There is no telling when or how long you must wait for a settlement, Under 1917 Scale. With the Kathleen mine working only with mechanical loaders, the company is getting out coal cheaper than undeh the 1917 scale. The offi- cers of the United Mine Workers of Amreica are doing very little to- wards helping the coal miners. Chicago Watchmakers Aid Passaic Strikers The Chicago Watch and Cloak- makers Union at its last regular meet- ing went on record in support of the textile strikers of Passaic, and una- nimously donated $25 from its treas- ury to the strike relief fund. They also sent a letter to the strikers com- mending them on the solidarity and heroic struggle that they are waging against the textile bosses of Passaic and adjoining towns, The Chicago Watchmakers Union is not a big organization but, when it comes to do something for the labor movement it is on the job. Many of its members have already joined the International Labor Defense and altho the Union has not officially done so, {t has financially supported the Inter- national Labor Defense in numerous of its drives, notable in the Zeigler frame up cases. Young Workers to Hold First Hike of the Season Sunday NEW YORK, May 6.—Section 1 of the New York district of the Young Workers (Communist) League will hold its first hike of the season Sun- day, May 9. The hike will be to Palisade Park. Hikers must leave on the Dyckman St. Ferry at nine o'clock sharp. Every one is urged to come. Besides having picked out a most ideal place for a good time, the committee has Planned a delightful entertainment. The main feature of the program will by a living newspaper, with an edito- rial, sports page, Jewish page, and general news items, PAW THE BIGGEST BAZAAR OF THE YEAR IN CHICAGO! THE FIRST BAZAAR, of the UKRAINIAN LABOR HOME, INC. at 1532 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill. 3rd Floor Beginning on FRIDAY, MAY 7, to SUNDAY, MAY 9 Admission from 5 to 25 Cents, MOST NOVEL PROGRAM Russian and Ukrainian Workers’ Singing Society, Folk Dances, Symphony Orchestra GREATEST BARGAINS! Music——Dancing———Refreshments TOT LL ——— nr COAL MINERS OF PITTSBURGH CHEER BRITISH Hands Across the Sea’ Spirit Speaks (Special to The Dally Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 6— (By Mail.)—Not only the coal miners, who feel themselves directly concerned, but steel workers as well, thruout the Pittsburgh district are greatly inter- ested in the huge strike wave that has engulfed the British Isles. “The solidarity of labor in the Pitts- burgh district with the workers on strike in Great Britain can easily be measured by studying the reports of the many May day meetings that are now available,” declares Abram Ja- kira, Pittsburgh district organizer for the Workers (Communist) Party, At the meeting in East Pittsburgh, Saturday night, attended by Westing- hotise workers and addressed by J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORKER, every mention of the strike in England was greeted with great enthusiasm, The same was true at the Sunday meetings at which Engdahl spoke, at Daisytown and Brownsville, Pa., both in the heart of the coal regions. The Daisytown meeting was held under the direction of the local miners’ un- ion. D. E. Early had two May day meet- ings in the coal fields, one at Bentley- ville, Pa., and the other at Pursglov, West Va. Bentleyville is @ storm center in the coal industry, The Bentleyville miners feel themselves very close to the British strike. At Pursglov, over the line in West Virginia, the meeting was held under the direction of the local miners’ un- ion, and the president of the union spoke from the same platform with Early. The miners are also on strike here. George Papcun, of the Young Work- ers’ League, spoke at Avella, Pa., a coal town, and Glassport, Pa. a steel town, where the response to the Bri- tish situation was equally emphatic. 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