The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 12, 1926, Page 3

THE DAILY WORKER Page Three HINDENBURG T0 AID FASCISTS IN REFERENDUM WAR Publish. Letter. in Gor- man Press Be | (Special to The Dally Worker) BHERLIN, June 10.—Desperate at- tempts are being made by the fascist- monarchist forces to defeat the dis- possession referendum, which is to take place on June 20. Every avail- able propaganda source is being used in their fear that the reefrendum ex- propriating the royal families may ‘pass and the proceeds from the sale of the vast estates be used to aid the un- employed, the victims of the imperial- ‘ist world war and the poor peasants of Germany. The monarchists have made public the letter of President von Hinden- burg to State Secretary von Loebell, in which Hindenburg declares that he is opposed to taking away the vast estates from the royal families and in- timates that if the referendum passes he will, because of his “allegiance to the royal family” which he “has served for many years,” refuse to carry it out. The publication of this letter in a mumber of German newspapers was looked on as a most desperate attempt on the part of the fascist and mon- erchist groups to defeat the referen- dum, It was declared that this letter ‘would only be used in case the senti- ment of the German workers and farmers was such that the referen- dum might win. In that case the fas- cists and monarchists declared they would publish the letter and by threatening a civil war defeat the ref- erendum. ‘Turkey Threatens to Boycott 'U. S. Goods CONSTANTINOPLE, June 9.—Tur- key threatens the United States with @ boycott of American made goods if steps are not ‘made to renew the Turko-Ameri¢an gommercial’ treaty now about to expire. been divided— RATES: tei ¥ Chicago In Chi git 80 Per year Six month 100 POINTS Who Will Go to Russia? The Campaign Ends July 4th One more month remains in the campaign. Out of 15 districts into which the country has There Will Be More Than One! In addition to the winning district, EVERY district secur- ing 40,000 points will send one person to Moscow. Every Point Is a Vote! You can vote for yourself or your choice (all voters and EVERY POINT COUNTS FOR. NORGE TO FLY OVER U. S. IN PROPAGANDA TRIP FOR NAVY DEPT. (Special.to The Daily Worker) SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.—Word that Roald Amundsen would reas- semble his transpolar dirigible Norge at Camp Lewis, Wash., for a flight across the United States via San Francisco was In the hands of the San Francisco Chamber of Com- merce today. The big airship is on its way from Alaska to Camp Lewis, where the navy department Is ex- pected to co-operate In its reassem- bling. Lincoln Ellsworth and the rest of the crew of the Norge will make the flight over the United States, according to announced plans. PUPPET KING OF EGYPT DEFENDS BRITISH TYRANNY Fuad Delivers Prepared Speech to Parliament (Special to The Daily Worker) CAIRO, Egypt, June 10.—King Fuad, puppet king in Britain’s conspiracy to throttle the people of Egypt beneath the iron heel of imperialism, opened parliament today and in his speech from the throne, prepared for him by a flunkey of Lombard street, urged a “favorable entente” with Britain and, with the most shamful sophistry, pro- claimed yielding to Britain the only path toward Egypt’s independence, Fuad is everywhere regarded as a mere servile lackey of Britain and is despised even by other hirelings of Britain for his total depravity and willingness to aid Britain butcher half the population if only he can remain as a figure-head protected by foreign cannon and bayonets. The American Worker Correspond- ent is out. Did you get your copy? Hurry up! Send In your subl Its only 50 cents, California Leads! Colorado and this district (No. 11), including Utah and Wyoming, is second. Pennsylvania is third fol- lowed by Michigan and New York, Any of these districts—or any other—have a chance to lead in percentage of quota secured which will allow them to choose one person to go to Moscow. candidates will be an- nounced) and while you get votes— YOU ALSO GET PRIZES! OAILY WORKER 113. W, WAS HINGTON BOUL SC hcago. il ASK COOLIDGE TONAME BOARD OF MEDIATION R. R. Unions Expect It to Grant Increase WASHINGTON, June 10.—W. G. Lee, president, and W. N, Doak, vice- president of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen, with L. E. Sheppard, president of the: Order of Railway Conductors, called at the White House June 5 and told President Coolidge of the demand of their Rerayereny fora wage increase. ‘They reported to him the rafal ot their demand by the management of the eastern railroads, and indicated that they would soon be ready to bring this dispute before the boards of adjustment provided in the new Wat- son-Parker rail labor disputes law. They told him further that there was every likelihood that the case would go to the mediation board, which, un~ der the new law, he must appoint. Rail labor is understood in Wash- ington to be dissatisfied with the time taken by the railroad management for setting up the machinery of direct distussion between employer -and worker. They also gave the president their view that he should name the mediation board immediately. If medi- ation fails, the White House must set up a fact-finding commission which shall report on the situation, and this report must be make public. i e Semen Brotherhoods Ask Wage Increase. CLEVELAND, June 10.—The Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the Order of Railway Conductors and the Switchmen’s Union have all asked for a wage increase ranging from $1 to $1.54 per day. The men have con- ferred in Cleveland, after having re- ceived an approval of the demand for a wage raise by referendum of the organizations, While the locomotive engineers were meeting in session in Cleveland word came from New York that the rail heads representing fifty lines east of the Mississippi had refused the wage increase to the conductors and trainmen. This did not deter the lo- comotive engineers, who elected a sub- committee of 21 to get into touch with the representatives of the other or- ganizations and put up uniform de- mands, The reasons given for refusing the wage increase were that conditions did not justify it and that it would mean an added burden of $85,000,000 to $95,000,000 to the railway compa- nies. Pomerene to Oppose Willis in Election This Fall in Ohio CLEVELAND, June 10.—Atlee Pom- erene, the democratic nominee for the United States senate in 1922, intends ‘to run for the senate once more. He was “prevailed” upon’ by his friends, who insisted that he is the only logi- cal candidate for the toga now worn by Senator Willis, the republican in- cumbent. Pomerene is very busy at the pres- ent time “prosecuting” the men impli- cated in the Teapot Dome and naval petroleum reserves. “Mr. Coolidge and the country” require his services in this trying work, and therefore Mr. Pomerene announces that he will not be able to do any work before the primaries in August. Mr. Pomerene is an outstanding wet, Gentsch, another wet candidate for the senatorship, withdrawing in his favor, Willis is a rabid dry—so the fight will be on the big “political” issue of whether senators and con- gressmen are to have their bottle or not. Supreme Court Judge Florence FE. Allen, who is also a candidate for the democratic nomination, has announced that she will not withdraw from the primary, hence a lively fight may be expected. Neither has done or can be expected to do anything for the work- ing class. The situation in the state of Ohio is ripe for a united labor ticket and many wide-awake unionists and work- ers are looking forward to the launch- ing of a labor ticket, Race Discrimination In Loew’s Theater NEW YORK, June 9.—Loew's Victo- ria Theater, 125th street, has in the past two weeks made two attempts to bar Negroes from sitting in the seats on the main floor. Riehard Thomas, New York Uni- versity student, was the latest victim of race discrimination in this theater. After he had bought his ticket and entered the theater a girl usher told him to go to the balcony. Thomas, seeing many vacant seats in the orchestra circle, refused to lis- ten to the usher and strode towards the empty seats, A male usher then assailed Thomas. Later the manager joined in the fight to oust him. In court the judge found Thomas guilty of disorderly conduct,-but sus- pended sentence. You do the job twice as well— when you distribute a bundle of The DAIL Y WORKER with your story in ae hed Mt TWO onto DAY MESSAGES REVEAL OSING FORCES IN MOVEMENT | FOR WORLD TRADE UNION UNITY The American labor movement was not taken into the confidence of William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, when he sent the message, which we give below, to the German Federation of Trade Unions on May 1, this year, and published in the Vorwaerts, social-democratic organ. It should be noted that Green, while he pays a compliment to the revolu- tionary Labor Day, May First, definitely excludes from his program of “peace and understanding” all but the “constructive movements” to which he says the A. F. of L. is “determined to affiliate.” This, together with other expres- sions of his message favoring class collaboration, indicate that his “peace and understanding” is to mean class peace and an understanding with the exploiters of labor, something in the nature of the infamous “B. & O, Plan.” While Green is thus making overtures for affiliation to the Amsterdam International 9n the basis of collaboration between the trade union bureau- cracy and gapitalist-imperialism for that “efficiency” which both wish to “restore the economic balance” of capitalism and harmonize its conflicting interests in the “competition for world markets,” the DAILY WORKER pub- lishes, alongside Green’s message, another May Day message calling for world tradé “union unity on a basis of revolutionary class struggle for the overthrowal of capitalist-imperialism, this May Day message to the world’s workers being, sent by the All-China Labor Congress thru the Red Inter- national of Labor Unions, The DAILY WORKER gives both messages in full. e * * * HE Federated Press has obtained the following May Day greetings to German labor sent by President Green of the American Federation of Labor, as translatedifrom the Berlin Vor- waerts of May 1: FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING By WILLIAM GREEN (Pres. American Federation of Labor) In the name of American labor I am sending fraternal greetings to the wage workers! of Germany on this Labor holiday with its wealth of sig- nificance, particularly for Europe. This day is consecrated by the strug- gles for ideals of which it is the sym- bol. On this anniversary we rejoice with you over the progress you have made toward the restoration of the economic balance of Europe and to- ward goodwill between nations. Goodwill is indispensable to clear thinking and constructive plans while hate and iliwill create fraud and in- trigue. Goodwill leads to understand- ing and peace. Out of terrible experience we have learned to value peace and we know that it is not enough merely to speak the language of peace. We must have the spirit of peace in our hearts and introduce the ways of peace into the customs and institutions of mankind. In the common need of peace the peo- ples have arrived at greater unity. No Class Struggle Within Nation. We find thatthe economic and finan- cial interests ‘of all nations are closely bound together: Financial instability and a low economic standard in one land exert their influence in the mar- ANTON, China, May 1.—(By Mail.) —The Third All-China Labor Con- gress, which opened its sessions here today amid great enthusiasm pervad: ing the entire city, where a holiday was declared by the Canton govern- ment, turned out 30,000 demonstrators marching beneath a sea of banners flown by 750 organizations, sent a mes- sage of warm fraternal greetings to the workers of all the world thru the Red International of Labor Unions, The message follows: “Fellow Workers of the World! “The Third All-China Labor Congress opens -on this glorious May Day of 1926 in Canton, with more than 400 delegates from all over the country, representing 1,100,000 organized work- ers, and attended by peasants’ dele- gates. The Congress rises in memory of the comrades who have laid down their lives for the workers’ cause all over the world and sends brotherly greetings to those suffering behind prison bars or active in the struggle throughout the world. “The Congress notes with satisfac- tion the unprecedented development of the labor union movement in China since the Second Congress and the heroic movement which the Chinese workers have been leading agaist the attack of international capitalists in China since the massacre in Shanghai nearly a year ago. These robbers, who exploit and oppress you, go to the length of intrigue and open mur- der in China for the sake of their profits. “They keep a fourth of the world’s kets of all other lands. The economic | prosperity of the wage earner of every ‘land is inseparably bound up with the economic prog’ of that land. We trade unionists contribute substantial- ly to the deyelopment of industrial progress and are the most important factor in increasing the number of those who enjoy the fruits of improved production, Just as out of the mutual economic dependence of all lands a genuine unity is developing, so understanding and co-operation is necessary between the workers of all lands. We must have written and spoken ties. We Have Common Problems. The fraternal delegates sent to us by the German unions have accom- plished much toward forwarding mu- tual understanding and sympathy. Be- cause we have common problems we have much to Jearn from the exchange of experiences and methods on each side. The organization of such co-opera- tion must rest upon our common in- terests. The working people in all lands are putting forth their power to advance the prosperity and develop- ment of the workers. In national ‘and industrial matters it is the duty of the labor movement to represent labor and support it. Since industries are now organized on a world scale and compete for world markets and since the tides of human life have become international in aim and tendency, there must De co-operation between the labor moyement in the labor move- ment of the whole world. Though we may differ on the method and treat- ment of int@ynal political problems, yet there is nevertheless a broad foun- dation for national relations on which the workers of all countries find themselves in agreement, For Affiliation with “Constructive Movements” American labor has an imperative need to promote peace and understand- ing in the world. We are for peace and the promotion of peace. We are ready and amxious to work together with the repnesentatives of the trade union movement of the entire world to promote pe: brotherhood and un- derstanding among all the nations of the earth. And we are determined to affiliate with the constructive move- ments that have been organized to promote in @ practical manner the economfe and political prosperity of all peoples of the world. Taunton Gas Light Ditch Diggers Strike for Wage Increase TAUNTON, Mass., June 9,—Twenty ditch diggers, employed by the Taun- ton Gas Rap company, went on strike dei ing an increase in pay from 45 to .§0 cents an hour, and free transportation to the job. —————— Moscow or bust! Don't bust before Population under subjugation by means of unequal treaties, which they forced upon them at the point of the bayonet. In order to maintain this situation, they station troops and war- ships in Chinese territory, ready at any moment to shoot down the revo- lutionary masses, Imperialist Oppression. “They put up a bogus Chinese gov- ernment in Peking and each of them set its particular tool, the militarists, to’ fight for it on its behalf. Thus the people, and first of all the workers and peasants, suffer from the constant strife in the country, and on the pre- test of ‘protecting their own nationals’ under this situation, they justify the stationing of their troops and warships in China and the necessity of the un- equal treaties. “When the masses rise against such a state of affairs, they employ their troops, warships and the militarists as their hangmen, as in the slaughter of Chinese people in Shanghai on May 31st, m Canton on June 23d, in Peking but recently, and a score of other places. “The Congress calls upon the world work ‘© put an end to such atrociti as practiced by their bourgeois governments in China. “Just as the international capital- ists are organizing a united front against the proletarian Soviet Union, the world workers and the Eastern peoples, they are also endeavoring to avoid temporarily their conflicting in- terests and rally together all the reac- tionary forces to suppress the grow- ing anti-imperialist movement, having as their target the revolutionary gov- ernment in Canton and the Hongkong strike, which is already on its eleventh month. “The Congress calls upon the world workers and their unions to support the anti-mperialist movement in Chi- na, particularly the 150,000 Hongkong strikers. “The Congress is fully aware of the difficult struggle of the Western work- ers against the reduction of wages and lengthening of working hours, while the capitalists either try to cheat them by government mediation as in the present struggle of the British miners or openly suppress them by force of arms as in the Australian seamen's strike and the American miners’ strikes, Unity for Class Struggle. “The Congress regrets the lack of international action on the part of the workers, and appeals to them for an immediate unification of the world la- for union movement. Failure to tain it will simply play into the hands of the international capitalists, while opposition to unification will be sheer treachery, “Long live the unification of the world labor union movement! “Long live the world revolution! “Workers of the world and op-| pressed peoples of the East: Unite! you get a sub—but get 6 subs and you; “Signed: The Third All-China can have your bust. j Labor Congress.” as ‘ an [MANY ACCIDENTS | 000,000, it was predicted at the White New Joliet Warden ARE CAUSED BY BOSSES’ NEGLECT Women Are Victims in Many Trades SW YORK, June 10,—Janitresses, cleaners, hotel and restaurant workers suffer the majority of accidents to women, according to an analysis of cases made by the Women’s Trade Union League Compensation Service. The New York league has devoted a great deal of its educational work to organizing laundry workers and hotel chambermaids—the former supplying the most serious ident cases. The accident analysis is contained in the published convention report of the league covering its work of the last two years, Many Injuries, Falls account for the great majority of accidents to women workers, says the league report. “So many jani- tresses work in such wretched houses that they are constantly in danger. These women are nearly all old or middle-aged. They make very poor recoveries from accidents. Women's injuries fall in the minor injury class, generally speaking, because women seldom work at dangerous trades. Foundries. “Laundries supply the most serious accidents to women, particularly due to machinery. Cuts on glass, broken dishes, tin boxes, etc., cause many ac- cidents with resulting infection to res- taurant and candy workers. Garment trade accidents are nearly all due to wire needles and pins, which often de- velop serious infections. The great majority of our cases owe their se- rious aspect to infection with the re sulting stiffness or lues of the mem- ber. Women’s nervous system is 80 constituted that shock often play a much larger part in her disability than the dnjury itself.” Low Wages. A wage study by the Compensation Service based on 404 typical cases shows: 77 women received between $10 and $15 a week, 97 between $15 and $20, 49 between $20 and $25, 56 between $25 and $35, 41 got $35 or more and one designer got $100. Some janitresses were found to work for 10 a month and lodging. Assall Women’s Party. An attack on the National Women’s Party for its part in defeating New York’s 48-hour week bill is included in the report. The Women’s Party members “are most ardent supporters of the employers’ opposition, altho their antagonism is always disguised under the pretense that they are work- ing for equality.” The Women’s Trade Union League asserts that “if one- quarter of the energy given to sup porting the manufacturers’ lobby were devoted to constructive legislation” the party “might make a slight con- tribution to social progress.” Cleveland Federation to Probe Actions of Opposing Local Body Elmer J. Green was appointed war den at the Joliet penitentiary In HI nois when the old one was forced te retire before proved charges of par don selling. He is one of Governor Small’s gang, as was the retired “pen ologist,” Whitman. WORKERS’ AID SOCIETY BACKS PRESS STRIKE Condemns Management of Russian Daily In connection with the strike going on in the local Russian newspaper, Russky Viestnik-Rassviet, the follow. ing resolution was adopted at the recent meeting of the Russian Work- ers’ Mutual Aid Society: “After listening to the strike com mittee and the representative of the Typographical Union, the Russian Workers’ Mutual Aid Society of Oht- cago finds the cause of the strikers justified, and therefore promises its full moral and financial support to the strikers and the Chicago Typograph ical Union No. 16. “We condemn the publishers of the Russky Viestnik-Rassviet for refusing to recognize tte union and for the use of scabs in publishing the paper. All honest workers should force the bosses of the paper to recognize the - union and the just demands of the workers. “We remind all labor organizations, individual readers and those who dis- tribute the paper, that it is being printed by scabs, and request every- body to aid the union and the strikers to win this fight. The Society on its part will do all its printing fn a union shop, bearing the union label. “For the purpose of aiding the strik- ers we invite all Russian labor organ- izations of Chicago and vicinity to elect delegates to meet in conference together with representatives of our organization. ‘ “A copy of this resloution to be sent to all labor papers, organizations, ad- vertisers and readers of the Russky- Viestnik-Rassviet, and to the Chicage Typographical Union No, 16, “Adopted, June 9, 1926, “(Signed) F. Lichota, Chairmen, “N. Kutzko, Secretary, Where Is Your Per Capita Sum of $42.11? WASHINGTON, June 10.—(I. N. 8.) —Every man, woman and child in the United States should have had 38 cents more on June 1 than on Jj @ year ago, the treasury disclosed announcing that the total money fn cireulation on that date was $4,870, 884,000, or a per capita distrfbution of $42.11, The amount was a per capita ef vance of 10 cents over May L. The total money stock of the coun- try on June 1 was $8,360,213,000, an advance of $95,289,000 over a year ago. The population of the country was estimated at 115,404,000 as of the same date, CLEVELAND, June 10.—At the last meeting of the Cleveland Federation of Labor a motion was passed to in- vestigate the activities of individuals in the labor movement who are osten- sibly in the employ of the American Plan Association. The latter organi- zation is very active in Cleveland at the present time, being a subsidiary of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. When the strike of the building la- borers was settled the Federation Council of Cleveland, which consists of part of the building trades of Cleve- land, and altho affiliated to the American Federation of Labor is not affiliated to the Cleveland Federa- tion of Labor, made a statement in the press declaring that the laborers had not been consulted either in call- ing or settling the strike. The action of the Federation Coun- cil was provocative, and the Cleve- land Federation resented it. Assum- ing that some of the agents of the Federation Council may be in the em- ploy of the American Plan Association and eager to exploit the situation, the Cleveland Federation appointed a committee to investigate. » Chas. Smith, business agent of the district council of the Building Trades, has issued an appeal to the building workers of this city to bring about a unification of the two councils, There is no question that the existence of two councils works to the demoraliza- tion of the organized building work- ers of this city. Every progressive must work for the amalgamation of the two councils, Senate Filibuster Is Threatened on Waterway Measure SEND IN A SUBI The Awakening of i China By Jas. H. Dolsen This book presents te American workers the hig NEW YORK, June 10—Loew's Victo- i tory of events which led 1 y will not be permitted to adjourn until it has acted on the rivers and harbors bill, which carries upward of $75,- to the present upheaval of millions of people~—and the latest facts on the situation, House by Representative Madden, re- publican, of Illinois, and Representa- tive Dempsey, republican, of New York, following a conference with President Coolidge. The bill already has passed the house, but a filibuster in the sen threatened against two of its pro- visions, the Illinois River improve- ment and the All-American ship canal project. ex W NY xf With original documents, maps and illustrations, — $1.00 > Raa