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Page Four ~ cnatie memnereaneermmrannctet ern tne wna Neen NNR mR FIRST PICNIC IN N.Y, ON JUNE 27 PLEASANT BAY PK, Expect 8,000 at W. P. Outing NEW YORK, May 31.—The Work- ers Party and the Young Workers’ League of District 2 will hold the first picnic of the season at Pleasant | Bay Park on Sunday, June 27th. This 4s not only the first picnic of the party this season but it is also the first pic- nic of any of the party units and sym- pathetic organizations, Athletics. One of the most important features of the picnic will be the athletic events arranged by the Workers’ Sports Alliance, including the Finnish, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czecho-Slo- vak, Jugo-Slovak and other groups. There will also be a double brass band and dancing. 8,000 Expected. The picnic will be attended by from 6,000 to 8,000 workers that will in- clude the entire party and all its friends and sympathizers? and a good educational program is being arranged in which the Young Pioneers will have an important part. The Workers’ Party calls upon all sympathetic organizations not to ar- Tange any affairs for Sunday, June 27th, and to join the Workers’ Party in the move to make this one of the biggest summer festivals ever held by the Workers’ Party. Admission will be 35 cents. To Train Workers in Problems of America at the N. Y. School NEW YORK CITY, May 31—Train- ing for leadership and greater service to the American labor movement is the aim of the Summer National Train- ing School to open in the middle of July at the headquarters of the Workers School, 108 East 14th St., New York City. Leading class conscious workers have had their minds focused too much on European problems and con- ditions. This being the 150th anni- versary of the American Revolution, it is an appropriate year for leading elements in the American working class to focus their attention on Amer- ican problems—to “discover America.” Hence the courses offered in the Na- tional Training School include various Subjects which may be described as working class “Americanization.” “America To-day” will take up such questions as the situation of the Amer- ican farmer today; changes in the American working class; develop- ment of American imperialism; export and foreign investment; changes in American government; clanging po- litical parties, trustification; ete. There will be a course in American Economic and Political History; an- other in the History of thé American Working Class; another in methods of work in the American Trade Union; one of the courses will deal with the history of the Workers (Communist) Party and its specific problems; an- other with organization problems as applied to American conditions Even the course in Marxism-Leninism will be an application of the methods and lessons of Marxism and Leninism to the problems of the American work- ing class. In order to facilitate the stay of working class students from all over the country in New York City, the school will arrange that those who Cannot pay for their maintenance will be put up in working class homes without charge. In that case, the students in question will require, how- ever, money for textbooks, for food Purchases when not at the home in question and for spending money. Tuition for out of town students, sent by theiir district or union, will be free. For further information, write to Bertram D. Wolfe, director of the Workers’ School, 108 E. 14th St., New York City. Telephone Lehigh 6022 . DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist 249 East 115th St., Cor. Second Ave, NEW YORK cITy Office Hours: 9 to M.; 2 to 8 P. M. Dally, except Frid: inday 9 to 1P, it Special Rates to W. P. Members By MIKE ROSS. Y conservative trade unions I do not mean those that are politically | class-conscious like the meedle trades, ; but rather the trade unions that are | opposed to political action entirely. } The Labor Party question presents itself as two entirely different prob- lems in these two kinds of unions. In the case of the politically class-con- jally supports the Socialist Party or the Workers Party. In this case it is necessary to carry on a fight for a united labor ticket and develop a movement for a labor party based on | affiliation of political parties, unions, |and other workers’ organizations that | believe in independent, working-class political action, thereby unifying the | political power of the working class. In the case of the conservative {unions the main problem is how to | develop political _ class-consciousness, and for this the labor party slogan is more effective than all-the tactics that | were ever used by the socialists or jany other political sect. The reason is that this propaganda and slogan is so broad in scope that all factional Nines, political antagon- jisms, party prejudices and other jeal- ousies are obliterated. The labor party on the political field is of the same importance as amalgamation on the industrial field. The masses of workers are easily convinced of its necessity. The methods of propa- ganda must be very simple and ex- amples given that the workers are well acquainted with and easily un- derstood. L haeleg the teamsters we can point out how Hylan used the police to break their organization drive. For the ‘building trades we-can explain the struggle carried on for a large number of years to force the city to pay the union scale of wages to build- ing trades workers (better known as “the prevailing rate’of wages”). Al- tho there is a law that the city must pay union wages, it is openly vio- lated. Thousands of dollars have been and still are being spent in court by the unions to no effect. Hylan’s suc- cessor, Walker, is continuing the same policy, as shown in his answer to the Central Trades and Labor Council committee when he said he couldn’t do anything for the building trades men. OW to develop sentiment for a la- bor pé&rty in the conservative unions is of the utmost importance, as they embrace the great bulk of or- ganized labor. The building trades alone number nearly two million work- ers. The general methods are the same in all industries; viz. pointing out how courts issue injunctions, how la- bor legislation is defeated, how police are used to break strikes and jail union leaders, how the government re- pudiates union wages in government employ, court decisions in labor, etc., etc. Then how the A. F\ of L. policy of “rewarding friends” and “punishing enemies” reduces the political power of the workers to zero. All these things ntust be explained and propa- gandized in simple workers’ language, giving examples of cases in his trade and ending by showing how a labor party unifies the interests of all sec- tions of the working class. Some of the international unions are even more reactionary and backward than the A. F. of L. bureaucracy it- self. The policy of rewarding friends and punishing enemies is already a recognition of political action, even tho it leads objectively to support of capitalist politicians. At the last con- vention the carpenter bureaucrats even ruled out of order a resolution endorsirg the A. F. of L. policy, as this war, mixing in politics. T is, therefore, necessary to use dif- ferent tactics in different unions and in different situations, depending largely on trade union constitutions, the psychology and tradition of the workers of each trade, and many other circumstances. Tho the comrades who are active in the trade” unions scious unions the membership gener- } New York and United Labor Ticket’ ~ ARTICLE Il. ‘ are naturally the most competent tu judge, nevertheless a few main lines of action can be laid down. In conservative trade unions, where reactionaries are in control, the first step must be to utilize every oppor- tunity to point out the need for a united labor ticket and labor party. In the second stage we must advo- cate sending delegates to every labor party conference and see that our own people or sympathizers are elect- ed. Most of the conservative trade unions have constitutional provisions against mixing in politics, and you will be told that it is unconstitutional to affiliate or send delegates; you must then insist that the delegates be sent for the purpose of investigating and bringing back reports and then the local can make a decision. If car- ried, this brings a splendid opportu- nity for propaganda purposes. The third stage comes in the actual endorsement of labor patty resolu- tions and affiliation to the labor party conference, or where one already ex- ists, to the labor party. In this we feel the full antagonism of the reac- tionary officialdom, who will suppress every move we make in that direction, with the arguments that the constitu- tion forbids it.. Wherever possible this must. be carried by mass action over the heads of the officials. Wherever the trade union constitution cannot be overcome in this manner, a na- tional campaign must be conducted to repeal these constitutional provisions and every convention’ must be utilized to the full for that purpose. ia local unions where we are in con- trol but the national trade union machinery is in the hands of the bu- reaucrats, it is even more complicated and dangerous to carry out the en- dorsement of a labor party. The union bureaucrats know that’ we are challenging their leadership, and any violation of a constitutional provision will be met with a revocation of the charter of that local or the expulsion of the progressive leaders. In such cases it may sometimes be well not to actually endorse a labor party resolution or to send delegates to labor party conferences. or conven- tions, but to pass resolutions calling for a referendum on the constitutional provision. Or it can be approved in principle and stated that unfortu- nately the constitution prohibits favor- able action, but the membership must work for the abolition of such re- strictions. However, it is sometimes necessary to risk a local or a number of locals and openly violate constitutional pro- visions, when such action will de- velop a mass sentiment for the labor party. movement. Sen. Deneen to Give Czarnecki Federal Job Anthony | Czarnecki, republican member of the election commission whe tendered his resignation to be effective June. 1 is to get a federal appointment from United States Sen- ator Charles S. Deneen, It has been rumored for months that he planned to resign and accept the Deneen appointment as collector at the port of Chicago, ELIZABETH PARTY MEMBERSHIP MEETING TO BE HELD JUNE 2 ELIZABETH, N. J., May 31, — Workers (Communist) Party mem- bership meeting will be held Wed- nesday evening, June 2, at 8 o’clock at 69 South Park St. The latest de- cision of the Communist Interna- tional will be read and discussed. The drive for DAILY WORKER subs will also be taken up. Every member should attend. No member will be admitted without his dues card. CHICAGO WORKERS Chicago Workers at the Northwest Hall, William Z. Fost ers. PARTY TO HOLD MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON JUNE 4 (Communist) Party membership meeting will be held corner North and Western Ave., Friday night, June 4. » C. E, Ruthenberg and William F, Dunne will be the speak- A report on the work of the plenum and on the role of The DAILY WORKER will be made. Admission will be by membership card ONLY. a tabhdo ihe, SPIT LES @ year § 850~-O montis £200 9 menble E00 a 4&0 6 montis fF. I wonfe o ‘A BUST OF LENIN WITH EACH Workers Party of Buffalo Will Hold Picnic on June 6 (Special to The Daily Worker) BUFFALO, N. Y., May 31. — The Sreatest treat of the coming season is promised workers at the picnic of the Workers (Communist) Party at Schaffer's Grove, Sunday, June 6. Schaffer's Grove is a beautiful picnic ground on East Delavan avenue at the city line. Buffalo's Merry Finns will conduct interesting athletic competitions, There will be dancing to the tunes of a good orchestra. , Many surprises are being planned by the committee of picnic specialists, That worker next door to you may not have anything to do to- night. Hand him this copy of the DAILY WORKER, Nae meee THE DAILY WORKER BAKU TRIBUNAL BARES CRIME OF “MENSHEVIK HEAD Funtikov Aids British Murder Soviet Members MOSCOW, U. 8. S. R. (Tass), April 18 (By Mail).—The trial of Theodor Funtikov, head of the White Trans- Caspian government in 1918, com- menced in Baku before the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union, ‘ ‘| Funtikov is charged with organizing a revolt against the Soviet Govern- ment, with entering into communica- tion with the British command in Per- sia, with complicity in the interven- tion of British troops into the Trans- Caucasus and Trans-Caspian and with complicity in the shooting of nine Ask- habad and 26 Baku Commissars. Mensheviks Invite British Troop. In June, 1918, the mensheviks and socialist-revolutionaries obtained a majority of the Baku Soviet and de- cided to invite the British troops to enter Baku, against which the Turkish forces were then conducting an of- fensive.. The Council of People’s Com- missars had decided to withdraw to Astrakhan, but the Commissars were arrested by the order of Funtikov and lodged in jail at Krasnovodsk. Murder 26 Commissars. On the night of September 20 26 commissars were taken from the jail and placed in a train going to Askha- bad. At the 207-kilometer mark, in the desert, the train was stopped, the Commissars taken out and shot. Keep Murder Secret. The nine Askhaband Commissars were shot in a similar way in the desert near Gyaur, in the presence of Funtikov.. An important part in these operations was taken by Captain Tige Jones, chief of the sttaff of the British troops in the Caspian, who was pres- ent at the shootings. It had been previously agreed be- tween Funtikov and Captain Tige Jones that the shootings should be kept secret and this Was to be achieved by letting it be Known that the doomed men were takén to India and the British command! ¢iving an official receipt for the Commissars. These facts ate admitted by Funti- kov in the following voluntary state- ment he has made to the ¢durt: Funtikov’s Confession. “T, as chairman of the ‘provisional executive committee of the Trans- Caspian region, certify the following: “1. Approximately on Se mber 20 I learned that measu been taken by Drujkin, chai of the intelligence bureau, in §onjunction with the representative of the Brit- ish Mission, Tige Jones, fom the trans- fer of 26 Commissars frofy Krasno- vodsky to India via Meshed. Drujkin asserted that the British Mission had declared that it was necessary to have the Baku Commissars in India. “He stated to me that he had re- ceived a document from Tige Jones to the effect that the 26 Commissars had been. handed over to the British authorities in Meshed. Knew. of Commissars’; Fate. “2,.Actually, however, the Commis- sars were not taken to Meshed, but on the road between Krasnovodsk and Askhabad stations were shot by Druj- kin and Tige Jones. I was awate of the fate that awaited the men, but I did not think it possible to pre- vent it. “3, I cannot name the persons who came to Krasnovodsk to carry out the action described above without their knowledge and consent. “4, The representative of the Brit- ish Mission, Tige Jones, just before the shooting, spoke to me and to Drujkin about the necessity to shoot these men and, after the shooting, ex- pressed satisfaction that it-had taken place in accordance with the views of the British Mission. “5. 1 know that after the Commis- sars were shot and buried all their belongings were burned. “Theodor Funtikov.” Funtikov pleaded guilty to the charges. Jewish Committee in Russia Reports Great Success of Colonists MOSCOW, May 28.—Méét satistac- tory progress is reported by James N. Rosenberg, vice chairman of the Jew- ish distribution committee of the United States, who has just returned to Moscow after three weeks’ tour of fifty Jewish colonies in South Russia and the Crimea. J Already 50,000 Jews have been set- tled upon the 500,000 acres granted by the Soviet Government. Mr. Roser- berg said that altho the financial help given by the American committee was’ a little more than $2,000,000 thus far— in addition to grants of land, timber and seed from the Soviet Government —a highly conservative estimate of the grain crop planted last Winter was between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000. In addition, there are large areas of corn, hay and vines and some orchards and tobacco plantations, Besides the tractors, which have been used con- tinually, traveling from place to place and working for non-Jewish peasants as well as the colonists, the Jatter have been supplied with horses and oxen and now own fully 90,000 head. Mr. Rosenberg stressed the enthu- siasm of the colonists and, their eager- ness to adopt the permanent Mfe of ON THE JOB CHICAGO STREET NUCLEUS No. 20 IS HEART AND SOUL BEHIND THE DAILY WORKER CAMPAIGN. By SAM MIRON, Daily Worker Agent; At the last meeting of our nucleus, Monday, May 24, after a thoro dis- cussion of the significance of the present DAILY WORKER campaign, it was decided to immediately get to work and secure at least one sub per member of the nucleus. Also visit the few members of ow: show up to the meetings, and see th DAILY WORKER. $10.00 were collecte immediately sent to The DAILY WO: have pledged to secure. r nucleus who for some reason do not at they are made to subscribe to The among the members present, to be R as an advance on the subs we Not less than one sub for The DAILY WORKER, by every member of the nucleus, must be secured before resolution of the comrades. We expect other Chicago nuclei to Let’s make the present subscripti * * the next meeting, was the unanimous ’ follow in the same spirit. ion drive a success, a *e FOUR BUILDERS’ CLUBS ISSUE“WEEKLIES! : Once a Builders’ Club gets going, there is no way to stop it. “Ways and means and many other things as well” are all tried. And now the new wrinkle is a Builders’ Weekly. New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles are getting out mimeographed bulletins every week to stir up action—and they get it. ’ They are interesting bulletins. They tell which branches do best, what individuals are leading—they gossip, encourage, “pat on the back” and “pan” Builders—they do everything to cheer the busy Builder. The moral is, of course, that each city should have one. (a dozen at least) issue them more Many cities or less regularly. But don’t let your Builders’ group lag behind. Polish up your little horn and hammer, add a touch of humor—and ‘the other workers will be glad to hear from you every week! ; WORKERS’ SHARE OF AUTOMOBILE DOLLAR DECREASES 7%, BOSSES SHARE INCREASES BY 15% By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. Labor’s share of the automobile dollar is shrinking under large-scale mass production, as revealed in the United States census of manufacturers for 1925. These figures show that last year only 32.4% of the value created in the industry went to wages, compared with 40% in 1923 and 38.6% in 1919. In 1899, the first year in which automobile production appears in the census, the workers received 44.8% of the¢——. value they created. Boss Gets Plums. In 1925, according to the figures, automobile manufacturers received $3,371,855,805 for their output, an in- crease of $208,257,931 over 1923. De- diteting the cost of materials leaves the actual value created by manufac- ture at $1,168,868,466, an incredse of 3153,003,944 over 1923. In 1925, how- ever, those who actually produced the motor vehicles received only $379,284,- 935, a decrease of $27,445,343 from 1923. While employer receipts in- creased 15% in 2 years, labor's re- ceipts for operating the industry de- creased nearly 7%. Wages and Value Added. Department of commercial figures showing the history of the industry over a quarter of a century, as reflect- ed in wages paid and the value added by labor, are: Auto Total Value added Industry Wages By Mfr. 1899 $ 1,320,658 $ 2,943,724 1909 33,180,474 86,091,662 1914 66,934,359 210,632,572 1919 312,165,870 809,251,713 1921 221,973,586 564,324,891 1923 406,730,278 1,015,864,522 1925 379,284,935 1,168,868,466 There were only 2,241. workers in the industry in 1899. By 1914 the number had increased to 79,307; by 1919 to 210,559; and by 1923 to 241,- 356. In 1925 the number fell to 226,- 948, Average Wages, Average annual wages in 1899 were $589. In 1914 the average wage was $844; in 1919, $1,482; in 1923, $1,684; and in 1925, $1,670, At the same time the value created by manufacture per worker increased from $1,312, in 1899 to $2,657 in 1914; to $3,841 in 1919; t6 $4,210 in 1923 and to $5,152 in 1925. In the 6 years 1919 to 1925 the value produced per worker increased 34% while his compensation for the work increased 12.6%. In the last 2 years the value produced per worker has in- creased 22.3% while his compensation shows a slight decrease, Need Industrial Union, If the workers in the industry had increased their compensation since 1923 as rapidly as the value of their output increased, they would have averaged $2,059 in wages in 1925, o! $389 moré than they received. The ability to secure their share of the increased value they are producing will come when the organization of an auto workers’ union keeps pace with mass production. Boston City Laborers Get 50c a Day More BOSTON.—(FP)—Boston city labor- ers are to get.$5 a day after May 28 instead of $4.50, Public. Works Dept, ‘es Union 149 announces. Coal won $1 a week wage increase by the new two-year pact signed by the union, As @ result of a comtgunica- tion from the Passaic Central Labor union, the Boston central body ig call- ing on all affiliated unions to assist the textile strike in New Jersey, a ‘OPEN-SHOPPERS ASSAIL CATHOLIC TRADES UNIONS Cut Wages of Quebec _ Shoe Workers By C. McKAY, Federated Press. MONTREAL.— (FP)— When the Baldwin cabinet made its decisive move for wage reductions in Britain, the boot and shoe manufacturers of Quebec City broke off negotiations with their employes and declared for the open shop. Quebec is the home town of the president of the Canadian Manufacturers Assn., and the logical point for renewing the offensive against Canadian wages begun by the British Empire Steel Corp. in 1925. The international unions have a limited membership in Quebec, most of its workers being in the National & Catholic Workers federation. The formation of this body was assisted by the very manufacturers who have now turned against it. The national union leaders at the outset played up the implied promise of the manufac- turers that they were ready to recog- nize an all-Canadian union, but would not think of recognizing an interna- tional union. Like others, they have discovered that the bosses have no respect for unions that are not strong enough to command respect, or which do not accept boss policies. In thé hope of keeping’ the national union idea alive, its champions have turned to politics, claiming that the recent wage reductions in the boot and shoe industries were forced by the ‘competition of British footwear entering Canada under the low British preferential tariff. 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