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SOCIALISTS OF POLAND MIXED ON TWO PATHS Must Chisone Pilsudski or Parliament WARSAW, June 8—(By Mail)—The strained nature of the relations be- tween the Polish Socialist Party and Pilsudsky is best characterized by the refusal of the Polish socialist deputies to attend the swearing in ceremony of the new President Moscicki. The ceremony had been demonstratively removed by Pilsudsky from the par- lament house to the palace. One of the leaders of the P. S. declared that that was a demonstra- tion of the superiority of the execu- tive over the law-giving power, an undermining of the essence of parlia- mentarism. The P. S. P. still-main. tains the slogan of the dissolution of parliament but not now with the ob- ject of presenting Pilsudsky with un- limited power but, as the Robotnik writes, to save the parliamentary idea because the present parliament is be- ing pushed to one side and humiliated. Tho idolizing of the executive power and the cultivation of a contempt for parliament was a danger to the moral development of the country. The peasants’ party and the “Vyzvolonie” Party also demand a general election. The Christian demo- erats and the Peoples’ democrats op poe a new election but are in favor of the alteration of the constitution to enlarge the powers of the president. In political circles the opinion is prev- alent that there will be no general election. The right groups are adopt- ing an ever more friendly and recon- cililatory tone towards Pilsudsky. The Peoples’ democratic parliamen- tary fraction has adopted a resolu- tion which, having consideration to the election of a new president, cally for reconstruction of the constitu- tional life of the country and the re construction of the army. The resolu- tion insists upon the release of the military enemies of Pilsudsky with General Malcekski at their head. The newspapers of Korvanty, Rzechpospolitika, writes that the Po- lish Socialist Party has not had the courage to oppose the Pilsudsky re- gime openly, it did not accept the united front policy of the Commu- nists and is now dragging itself along behind them. The newspaper is of the opinion that the loyal elements ot the P. S. P. will go to the right and the rest of the party to the left, to the Communists. Use Workers’ Defense -Corps in Protection ' of Shanghai Meeting PEKIN, June 3 (By Mail).—Further details of the gigantic demonstration upon the anniversary of the blood bath in Shanghai are reported from that city. Despite the martial law and despite the assurances of the Chinese police that no demonstrations would be permitted, over a hundred thousand people demonstrated before the doors of the foreign reservation. Amongst the demonstrators were 60,000 strik- ing workers. A mass meeting took place guarded by a workers’ defense corps of 1,500 men. Despite the resistance of the police the demonstration forced its way into the foreign reservation and all transport and vehicular movement was held up. In collision with the police, during the course of which the Russian white guardists in the service of the Brit- ish acted with the greatest brutality, 33 demonstrators were seriously in- jured. On the days of the demonstrations all Chinese shops were closed. Over the whole town flew mourning flags, and the red and blue flags of the Kuomingtang. Demonstrations are also reported from Nanking, Hankow and many other towns. The June issue of the American Worker Correspondent is out! Get a bundle to sell at the picnic! Want a Job? Men and Women Wanted. Profitable position for those who qualify. Apply in person to E, Lindgren, Sixth Floor, 570 7th Ave., New York City, between 9 and 12 mornings. Experience un- THE DAILY WORKEn PILSUDSKI-CONTINUES RULE OF TERROR AGAINST POLISH WORKERS (Special to The Dally -Worker) BERLIN, June;4—(By Mail)—The rule of terror against the working class\and peasant movement in Poland has not been changed after the Pilsudski coup d’etat. The thousands of poli- tical prisoners, workers and peasants, have remained in prison, while the fascist generals, ministers and speculators, who were arrested by Pilsudski in the first moment of his action, were gen- erously pardoned and have regained their freedom. They are now preparing their new reactionary plans. following facts prove that white The terror is continuing in Poland: 14. While in Warsaw.the struggle ——————————— between the troops of Pilsudski and the government took place, the workers in Lemberg arose against the fascist authorities. One hun- dred and fifty workers were arrest- ed and imprisoned. They will be tried for high treason, The high treason paragraph 58 only provides death sentence. 2. On May 16th, 1926, the Com- munist members of parliament, Prystupa and Pashtchuk were ar- rested In Kovel, because they tried to inform the population of the events, An accelerated trial for high treason. will take place against them, 3. On May 17th, 1926, several hundreds of peasants of _Lublien, district Volzlavek, who held a meet- ing, marched before the police build- ing and demanded the release of two members of the Independent Peasant party who had been arrest- ed the same day. The police dis- persed the crowds and arrested 10 further members of the Independent Peasants Party. 4. In Shyrardoy 13 young Com- munists, among them two gliris, were arrested on May 19th, 5. On May 20th, 1926, In Sulwak the trial against the 53 Commu- nists, which had been interrupted during the days of the fighting, was ended. Four accused were acquit- ted, the others sentenced to hard labor for from three to five years. 6. In Lublin 15 young Commu- nists were arrested On May 24th, 1926, 7. On May 29th, 1926, the fol- lowing papers were confiscated: The youth organ “Mloda Droga” and the Warsaw independent workers’ paper, “Trybuna Warshavska.’ Workers’ and Soldiers’ Council, The Polish Telegraph Agency re- ports that in the days of the Pilsud- sky coup d’etat a workers’ and sol- diers’ council was formed. Apart from the workers, also some troops of the garrison Grodno were repre- sented in the council. The police dis- persed the council, undertook whole- sale arrests and searched many work- ers’ houses. Among the 30 arrested are several soldiers. The authorities try to keep the affair of the council in secret. Conflicts in Lemberg. On May 25th, in the streets of Lem- berg (Lvov) bloody conflicts took place between peasants and members of the Legion on the one side and fas- cists on the other, In the early morn- ing the peasants of the surrounding villages appeared in the town. They gathered in the street of the “Third of May,” where a meeting of one of the leaders of the Independent Peas- ant Party, Bryl, M. P. was announced to take place. The fascists gathered in the Marschallkoy street and the members of the Legion, followers of Pilsudsky, in other streets. During the speech of a fascist a member of the Legion shouted “Lang Live Pil- sudski.” Thereupon he was attacked by the fascists with batons, but his comrades rushed to his support. General confusion occurfed in which the peasants participated. Many peo- ple were injured. The fascist dem- onstration marched to the Mitskevitch Square where the fascist meeting was to take place, but the square was al- ready occupied by members of the Legion. Between these and the fas- cists a real battle took place. The Polish fascists flung themselves into the fight with the call “Long Live Mussolini!” After a bitter struggle the members of the Legion succeeded in driving the fascists away. Fifty injured people remained on the ground, among them 20 seriously in- jured. At the same time the meeting of the peasants had ended. The peas- ants marched to the town theater. There the police met them, but the peasants broke thru the police cordon. Finally the peasants were dispersed by strong police forces, MOROCCAN QUESTION, FAR FROM BEING SOLVED, NOW SHARPENS RIVALRY OF ALL IMPERIALISTS By JA. MADRID, (By Mail)—Abd-el-Krim’s surrender and the cessation to a great degree of hostilities in the Riff, means the commencement of very serious questions on the general political problem of Morocco. French, English, Italian and Spanish imperialisms have conflicting interests in Morocco. Several capitalist groups want the Riffilan mines, and their gov- ernments are following policies in accord with the conflicting groups. The Spanish and French govern- ments are talking about their “mutual and sincere” relationship. This is ab- solutely false. The new administra- tive system that present circumstan- ces make necessary in the Riff, will create in the near future deep rival- ries between France and Spain. Mutual Only In Fear, At the present moment both coun- tries feel a fear that England and Italy might intervene in the Moroccan problem. That is why they want to exhibit this false friendship. The aim of the Spanish imperialists has always been the revisal of the status of Tangier. The ending of the war by Abd-el-Krim’s surrender to the French authorities is considered by Primo de Rivera as @ personal ac- complishment and he, accordingly, in- tends to obtain the greatest prefer- ence in Morocco, “La Nacion”, “La Correspondencia Militar”, and “El Debate”—the nation- alist press, are at present carrying on a super-imperialist campaign. They, naturally, reflect the political policies of Primo de Rivera and Alfonso XIII. “Alfonso, The African.” “It must be remembered that the greatest desire of the King of Spain is to be known as “Alfonso XIII, the A Year’s Sub to guenee of ee The on oo Worker Six in Lins 0 RATES: = n Chicago Counts For One ion monet Hundred pei: 1c) ere African,” and to extend his kingdom to the Rifflan territory. Since 1902, Spain and France have been rivals on account of Morocco. For the first time, in 1925, owing to the assaults of Abd-el-Krim, an accord was, reached between both govern- ments,, Nevertheless, the nationalist press in Spain continues to attack the French government stronger than ever. The principal aim of Spanish im- perialist policies is that Tangier must be Spanish. The newspapers of the government do not conceal this ambi- tion, while the political supporters of Primo de Rivera are talking of an alliance with Italy. The imperialist lunacy that has perturbed Mussolini has also infected Primo de Rivera and in addition, Gomes da Costa, present dictator of Portugal. 500 Bodies Taken from Flood Waters at Leon, in Mexico MEXICO CITY, June 27, — Five hundred bodies have now been taken from the flood waters in the devast- ated city of Leon, according to re- ports received here today. “El Sol” declares that the number of dead may exceed 2,000. President Calles has issued an appeal for assistance for the flood stricken city and relief work is being carried on by the gov- ernment, Latest reports indicate that there are fully 5,000 in Leon who are with- out food or shelter. The scenes in the lower sections of the city are heart-rending where there is a frantic search for missing relatives, Funerals, hastily arranged, are constant. Many Lives Lost in German Floods FRANKFURT-ON-ODER, Germany, June 27.—The river Oder has broken a hundred meter gap in the dikes, flooding 5,000 acres. Flood damages thruout Germany are now estimated at $100,000,000,000 marks, Several farmers were drowned in the floods of the river Elbe near here which continued practically unabated. The men lost their lives in an attempt to carry food to their cattle. Numerous villages are cut off and cannot be reached even by boats, Hundreds of cattle are starving. The railway connection between Magde- burg and Beriln is seriously threat- ened, the rail banks being only a few inches above water. ‘7 Sixth Ido Congress Meets, The Sixth international IDO con- gress will beheld at Prague, Czecho- Slovakia, in JOSEPH CAILLAUX CAILLAUX PLAYS STRONG MAN ACT IN NEW CABINET Meanwhile, Dawes Plan for France Looms (Special to The Dally Worker) PARIS, June 27.—A “Dawes Plan for France” comes to the fore again as Joseph Caillaux, the practical dic- tator of the nation by control of the new cabinet in which the premier, Aristide Briand, is very much over- shadowed by his finance minister, takes office with a grand flair portend- ing a so-called “strong man.” Caillaux, upon reaching his office, seized the telephone and ordered each minister of the new cabinet, first, to cut down the number of departmental staffs; second, to fire all the employes possible. Lets Everybody Know. This doné,‘as a measure to let every- body know who is boss, the new finance minister telephoned Ambassa- dor Berenger, ‘who, with Andrew Mel- lon of the United States treasury de- partment, is'responsible for the pend- ing agreement on the war debt pay- ment, to He ready to be called when- ever he, Cgilaux, wants to talk busi- ness. The ambassador waited all day, then at night telephoned Cailaux wanting to know if he,was wanted. Caillaux snapped back)that he must wait until Caillaux was feady. The social: in caucus have de- cided to try® ing a debate on the Morgan loan to France, but it is ex- pected that the Briand-Caillaux com- Russian colony—that is to make up the Chicago workers. colonies. is the Sesqui Centennial year. mates and through the strength of your class. ‘ and dancing to your hearts’ contents, WORKER drive, EAR Comrades: drive for The DAILY WORKER, other districts. to meet your challenge. necessary number of trucks to take the participants there, recommended for other language groups to follow. Annual Picnic Popular Institution. The annual July Fourth picnic has become a popular institution with | ment at a bea It always finds its responce from the various language This year with two successive holidays the incentive for a real| workers’ celebration becomes so much the greater. their own party and to secure the Then in addition it} Workers in general may not pay much at- | mons, tention to that fact but surely it is one added reason for celebrating in true | working class style—that is to come to the place where you meet your shop | July large number assembled recognize the growing Everything Ready. Everything is prepared for a rich program. overtime to have everything there and handy—games, sports, refreshments Remember the picnic will be held on the legal holiday Monday July Fifth at Chernauskas Grove, 79th and Archer Ave, Come early and enjoy the whole day. New York District Accepts Challenges of Chicago in Daily Worker Campaign The New York District is plunging with full steam into The DAILY As a means of stimulating the interest in this drive, the; New York District has received a challenge from the Chicago District. in the letter accepting the challenge of the Chicago District, New York District Organizer William W. Weinstone says: “We are in receipt of your challenge in the subscription We greet the challenge of your dis- trict as a spur to the campaign and we wholeheartedly accept this challenge, feeling that we will be able to come up first in this campaign to establish The DAILY WORKER upon a sound basis and ag a beginning in our attempt to make The DAILY WORKER a mass organ. “We are already in the front ranks of the campaign and we feel that when the campaign closes, we shall be well ahead of District Eight and all We are mobilizing the full force of our district, in order “Look well up on the top of the column in the remaining days of the campaign and you will see us soon at the top oF the list.” This challenge should prove a great stimulus to the campaign and we are looking forward with interest to developments. (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—The mem- bership meeting of the party members in Minneapolis and St. Paul went on record unanimously for the resolu- tion of the plenum of the central com- mittee on “The Tasks of the Party in the Light of the Decision of the Com- munist International.” Efforts were made at the opening of the meeting by some of the members present to divert the meetings to the bine will Outyote opposition by 350 votes to some, 150 or 170. Puts:On Pressure. French experts, meanwhile, in con- versation with Seymour Parker Gil- bert, American agent general for rep- arations for Germany under the Dawes plan, have privately announced that something like that plan, disguised enough to make it palatable, would be one way to settle the French debt, Doing all he could to put on the pressure, United States Ambassador Herrick, at a banquet in company with General Pershing and Berenger, said that France had better get busy and ratify the debt agreement. Premier King and Cabinet Tottering on Smuggling Issue OTTAWA, June 27. — The govern- ment of Premier King appears to be tottering today, following an all night session of the gyparliament during which the government was defeated on three divisions. When parliament reconvenes on Monday afterfioon a motion of censure on the government, as the result of the findings of the committee invest- igating smuggling between Canada and the United States, will be voted upon by the house. Adoption of the motion would be equivalent to a vote of non-confidence and in the nominal course of events it would involve either resignation of the king govern- | ment or dissolution of the parliament. Demobilized Red Soldiers Reclaim Many Swamp Lands MOSCOW, U. 8. S, R., June 27.—In the Zhlobin district in the region of Bobruisk a voluntary society was or- ganized by demobilized Red soldiers for the purpose of carrying out land improvements. The society, calling it- self the “Agricultural Battlion,” has a membership of 450 farmers. In a short space of time it has converted 1,500 dessiatines of swamp into arable land, Stage Agricultural Contest in Ukraine KHARKOV, U. 8. 8. R., June 27.— An All-Ukrainan contest of peasant farms is being organized to stimulate the adoption of improved agricultural methods, and the development of spe- ¢lal crops. Bach district will get a grant of 15,000 roubles for the pur pose of distributing awards among ithe pamaih Sakae ‘ soli, a” discussion of the local siluation, but Comrade Rutherberg ruled that the meeting was called to hear the report of the central committee, and that a later meeting would be called to dis- cuss the local party problems. This decision was accepted by the meeting and Comrade Ruthenberg then spoke on the work of the plenum and the tasks of the party, outlining the inner party situation, the move- ment for unification of all party for- ces, the economic and political situa- tion and the party campaigns. Com- TWIN-CITY MEMBERSHIP MEETING ENDORSES WORK OF PARTY PLENUM rade Ruthenberg dwelt particularly on the work of organizing the unorgan- ized, the work in the trade unions and the campaign for a united labor ticket as a step toward a labor party, deal- ing under the last heading with the Minnesota Farmer-Labor situation. After questions had been answered the following resolution was unanim- ously adopted: The Minneapolis and St. Paul membership meeting welcomes the achievements of the plenum of the central committee in laying the basis for the unification of the party. It particularly endorses the res- olution on “The task of the party in the light of the C. I. decision.” It pledges Its earnest support to the central committee in the mobili- zation of the whole party member- ship for the upbuilding of a power- ful Communist Party and a mass revolutionary movement under the slogan “Unity and Mass Work.” Scandinavian Young Workers’ Delegates Visit Soviet Union MOSCOW, June 8 (By Mail).—The Scandinavian young workers’ delega- tion, which has arrived in Moscow, is composed as folléws: Sweden, four social democrats, two Communists and one non-party young worker; Norway, three Traenmalists, two Com- munists and a social democrat, The Swedish social democrats op- posed this composition. They wanted to send only social democratic lead- ing officials. Today the delegation visited the secretary of the central committee of the Young Communist League of the Soviet Union, Tchaplin, and discussed with him the legal and economic sit- uation of the young workers in the Soviet Union. In the name of the delegation, Hagman thanked the young Russian workers for the fra- ternal reception accorded to the dele- gation and declared that the delega- tion would study the whole situation in the Soviet Union, Afterwards the delegation visited three Moscow factories, where they had long discussions with the young workers upon their mutual living con- ditions, The members of the delega- tion expressed their deep satisfaction upon the strict carrying out of the six-hour day tor young workers, with the two weeks’ paid holidays, the sys- tem of factory and professional schools, the wage conditions and the state of social insurance. After staying several days in Mos- cow the delegation will continue its journey throughout the Soviet Union. An Italian delegation of the work- ing youth to the Soviet Union ts being prepared. The delegation consists of i bd Ss delitliteteas” Communists, maximalists, reformists, republicans, catholics and non-party young workers. YOUNG WORKER'S PAPER APPEARS IN URUGUAY URUGUAY—After the reorganiza- tion of the Young Communist League here the league organ Estrolla Rossa (Red Star) was again published. To- gether with this paper there appeared the first number of the children’s paper El Pioneer. The closest kind of work is expected between the Young Communists of North and South America, «The method "4 Committees are working | Page Three Workers (Communist) Party EVERYTHING READY FOR LOCAL CHICAGO LOCAL’S ANNUAL PICNIC One practical way of getting to the Fifth Annual July Fourth Picnic, given by the Workers Party, Local Chicago, is to do like the workers of the WORKERS PARTY FOURTH OF JULY MASS MEETINGS New York, New J Connecti- Jeut—There will be « ss encamp- utiful s on Long Im |land. Jay Lovesto peak on July 4 and J. Loui editor of The DAILY WO Boston, } Bingt idicott, N. Y. Utic Charles Krum- | bein. Albany! and Schenectady, N. Y., | July 4.—Charles Krumbetn. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 4—Re- dolph Katz. Jamestown, N. Y., July 5.—Herbert Benjamin. Syracuse, N. Y., July 5.—S. Essman, Philadelphia, Pa., July 3—Jay Lovee stone. ’ Baltimore, July 2.—J. Louts Eng dahl. Pittsburgh, Pa, July 5.—Robert Minor, at Gajdas Farm, Cheswich, Pa. McKeesport, Pa., July 4—Robert Minor. Eric, Pa., July 4.—Herbert Benja- min. Cleveland, Ohio, July 4—Ben Git- low. Grand Rapids, Mich., July 2—J. P. Cannon, Detroit, Mich., July 4—J. P. Can- non. Chicago, Ill, July 5.—C. E Ruthen- berg St. Louis, Mo., July 4.—C, BH. Ruth- enberg. Cleveland to Hold Picnic on July 4 CLEVELAND, June 27.—The Work- ers (Communist) Party is arranging a Picnic to be held at Minona Park on Sunday, July 4. This is to be one of the finest pic- nics yet held in Cleveland, and ar- Tangements have been made for all kinds of amusements and sports. Ben- jamin Gitlow, member of the central executive committee of the party, will be the speaker. The Workers (Com- munist) Party baseball team is lining up against the Young Workers’ League. Hammond’s Pioneers Hold Their Picnic in Gary on July 11 HAMMOND, Ind., June 27. — The Young Pioneers of Hammond, Ind., will hold a peinic Sunday, July 11, at Clark Road and Ninth Ave., Gary, In- diatia. Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, In- diana Harbor, and Whiting workers are urged to come. Admission free. Young Communists Receive Sentenée BULGARIA—(IRA)—In the trial against the young Communists Bra- tonoff, Miteff and Angeloff, who were accused of having been organizers of the Sofia section of the Young Com- munist League, the courts passed the following sentence:’ Bratonoff re- ceived 1% years of hard labor and 50,000 Leva fine. The two other ac- cused were also declared guilty, but had to be released on the basis of the amnesty law. The accused took a very courageous attitude during the trial and refused to make any statements. The wit- nesses on the basis of whose state- ments the sentence was passed, were the police agents Ikonomoff and Mila dinoff. Read “OIL” by Upton Sinclale t Read it today and everyday In The DAILY WORKER. MANY TRADE UNION FRACTION AND PARTY LEADERS TAKE NEW YORK WORKERS’ SCHOOL SUMMER COURSE NEW YORK, June 27.—Three district organizers, one member of the Ceentral Excutive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party, the seo retary of the Jewish Bureau and several leaders of national trade union fractions are among thdse who have made application to the Workers’ School for the national summer training course scheduled to begin July 19 and run for two weeks to July 31 in New York City. The high grade of applicants for the courses indicates the nature of the training to be given. Instructors, ‘The instructors are the best that the Workers” School could secure on each of the subjects given. They include William F, Dunne, Jay Lovestone, William W. Weinstone, Alexander Trachtenberg, Jack Stachel, Anton Bimba and Bert Wolfe. Courses Offered, The courses offered are: The Theory and Practice of Work in the American Trade Unions, “America Today, a Party History and Problems, American Economic and Social Hig tory. Party Organization History of the American Working Class. Marxism—Leninism, Tuition, The tuition fee for the course t@ $26. There are a limited number of scholarships and part scholarships available so that those unable to meeg the fee should apply for scholarships’ For further information, apply to! Bertram D. Wolfe, director of the Workers’ School, 108 Bast 14th street,’ New York mn