The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 20, 1926, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER Workers (Communist) Party » Why Parly Membership Must Be Increased By HENRY PURO. To all those comrades who under- stand what a tremendous task our party has in this mighty country of | ynions, imperialist capitalism, it is clear that our party today is an insignifi- cantly small one. it may be that we have already improved the working power of our party by reorganization and by being able to minimize, if not altogether eliminate, factional group- ings within the party. But what we need is new elements and fresh blood in our party veins. Because of the internal situation in our party withia the last two ye we have not been able to pay enoug tention to drawing new members into our ranks. conducted many mass campai., in the various phases of worker AC me of gles and vities. S campaign been vé But because our t is so great and our activities so manifoly, all our active members have been overloaded with work. to three meet h Yet we have not been ¢ to all the work th is before us. order to clarify how important is the e time vances in | of It ig true that we have | these | ia n two |t Jance to work in this important field. o attend | In | increasing of our membership, I will described a few flelds of work and what forces we have, |Our Main Task in the Trade Unions. main task is in the trade We have gained considerable Our jinfluence in some of the unions. Yet our results are very insignificant, compared with what we must gain This is due to the fact that in many nions we have very few members and in the others we have none. How can we expect to make further ad- e unions .if we have no forces working in there-and directing our work and our pélicies? Work Among the Poor Farmers. * Our work amongst the poorer farm- ers is recognized by our party as one the most important ones. And t agricultural masses are rebel- gainst the robbers of big capital their governmental order. Yet we have not been able to crystallize successful. | this rebellious movement of the agri- al masses to a definite factor because we have so many things to do we have had such limited forces it is hard to give enough assist- i amongst the farmers has been left for a few individual comrades, who are wholly unable to carry on NEW YORK WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY ASKS SOCIALIST PARTY TO JOIN IN CALL FOR LABOR TICKET NEW YORK, July 18.—The New York organization of the Workers (Com- munist) Party convention of the socialist D; socialist party to co-operate in workers’ The call of the W nist) Party also suggests the setting up of a committee to meet with a similar committee of the Workers (Communist) Party for the purpose of “discussing the program upon which such a united front movement for the labor ticket in the state and local elec- tions can be put up in the coming campaign.” The appeal of the Workers (Com- rty follows: — “July 2, 1926. “State Secretary N. Y. Socialist Party, “7 East 15th 'Street, “New York City. Assaults of Labor. “Dedr Comrades: “The years of 1925-1926 have seen the parties of the capitalist class out- do themselves in their attacks upon Jabor. In New York City during the four-month strike of the 12,000 fur- riers more than,600 strikers were ar- rested by the Tammany Hall con- trolled industrial squad and police force, beaten and haled to court and subjected to heavy fines and imprison- ment by injunction judges for the mere crime of doing picket duty. In- junctions against organized labor have been issued more frequently and it has become an indisputable fact that workers are compelled to strug gle much harder against the bosses ‘because of the interference of the po lice and state machinery in favor of the employer. New York Legislature. “The New York state legislature has this year turned down every piece of vital legislation that could benefit labor. Republicans and democrats alike have voted against the workers The capitalist politicians have demon strated that ainst labor both demo- cratic and republican parties present a united front. On the other hand, the Hughes committee for reorgani gation of state machinery appointed by Governor Smith has introduced proposals to improve the machinery of the state constabulary and thus in¢ crease the efficiency of these state cossacks as strikebreaking agents. Passaic Strike. “In the Passaic strike in New Jer- sey we have witnessed an unlimited use of state machinery to intimidate workers and break the strike of the poorly paid textile workers. Persecution of Labor. “Thruout the country the capital- ists, republicans and democrats alike, have increased the persecution of la- dor, have denied civil liberties to the workers and have proposed anti-alien legislation, anti-picket laws and have put thru anti-strike measures such as the Watson-Parker bill, that are with- out precedent in previous legislation. The present administration has acted openly in the interests of the bank- ers; thru its policy at home it has served the rich at the expense of the poor. Hundreds of millions were turned back to the multi-millionaires and big corporations thru the income tax revision law, and the burden of taxation thrown heavier upon the workers and farmers. The mainten- ance of the high protective tariff has been for the benefit of the big corpo rations and trusts, at the expense of the great mass of workers and farm- ers, The Sherman anti-trust law has become a dead letter. The govern- ment and trustified industry have be- come one and the same, Anthracite Miners. “The 158,000 anthracite miners who went on strike tell a story of total disregard of the interests of the work. ers by our government. In its for. eign policy the government has used its power to strengthen the great, in ternational bankers and {s pursuing a course which will make America the has issued an appeal to the state secretary and the state of the state of New York calling on the suing @ joint call to all labor unions’ and organizations to place a united labor ticket in the field this fall. kers (Con center of another world war, which will mean untold sacrifices for the American workers. Need of United Action. “The situation demands that labor unite in an effort to break down the solid domination of the capitalist pow: ers and put up a fight for the support of the demands of labor. A step in this direction can be taken by put- ting up a labor ticket against the cap- italist tickets in the elections of 1926 and thus push forward again the movement for a labor party, which was temporarily sidetracked by the LaFollette movement. “We propose to your convention that they join with the Workers (Com- munist) Party in putting up.a labor ticket in the coming elections, with z program for state and congressional elections along the following lines: For Right to Strike. “1, Against all legislation limiting the right of the workers to strike; against all legislation permitting the use of injunctions in strikes. “2. Against the use of police or soldiers against striking workers, “3. Against alien persecution and denial of free speech and free assem- blage to workers; against anti-sedi- tion laws and similar suppressive measures, “4, For a state housing program which will relieve the congéstion of housing and lower rents for workers. To place water power and sim- ilar public ultities in the hands of the state as a public utility. The ad- ministration of these utilities to be in the hands of the workers, Against Military Training. “6. Against military training in the hools, 7. For adequate salaries teachers and public employes. For a program of labor meas- ures giving adequate protection to the workers, thru workmen’s compen- sation, unemployment insurance, etc. “9. For immediate nationalization of the mines and establishment of the six-hour day, with guaranteed pay for 260 days yearly for the miners and completely unionization of the mining industry. for Farmer Relief, “10. Reduction of the tariff on ar- ticles consumed by workers and farm- ers. Immediate increase of taxes on large gncomes arid excess profits. “11, Immediate nationalization of grain elevators, railroads and all other market facilittes used by the farmers. “12, For Russia. recognition of Soviet Primary Demands. “These demands by no means ex- haust the issues of the coming cam- palgn, but such a program will help to unite labor for a campaign which will raise the fighting morale among the workers and benefit organized labor in many directions. We believe that the present moment affords the best possibilities for helping to crystallize ® united front movement which will redound to the good of the labor movement thruout the country, Par- ticularly is this so if such a move- ment is created in the leading state in the country, Elect Committee, “We are ready to elect a committee to confer with a simijar committee of your convention in discussing the pro- gram upon which such a united front movement for the labor ticket in the state and local elections can be put up in the coming campaign, “Fraternally, yours, “Workers (Communist) Party District Two. “Willlam W, Weinstone, “General Sedtetyry.” i this work alone. Among Proletarian Women, Special work amongst the working- class women is of vital necessity, if we are ever going to gain influence in this great portion of the proleta- riat. The Comintern has, more than once, emphasized that our party must make beginnings in this field. And yet what have we? We have, I think, some women’s committees—on paper. But practically nothing else. Nobody is to be blamed, of course, arti yet the field is very ripe. In fact, many localities have began organization by themselves. In the Co-operative Field. Work in the co-operative field has been growing very extensively in the recent years, especially amongst some of our language sections, but the party itself has not been a factor in this work until im a limited way just recently. And yet this field cannot be neglected if our party is ever going to become a mass party, directing ac- tivities and struggles of’ workers in every field. The same thing holds true relatively in every other phase of activity. We have no forces, we have no trained functionaries. And this, because our membership is so small. The Membership Campaign. Now the central executive commit- tee has called upon party membership to launch a campaign for increasing our forces, of recruiting new members for our party. The central executive committee has further instructed that from now on all our campaigns are to be_connected with efforts to increase membership. This central executive committee call for a membership campaign must be taken seriously by every party func- tionary and by every party member. And we must remember that merely issuing manifestos will not get us anywhere. So if you really wish that. our party shouli grow, let us start to work towards that end. Let us all get busy now and increase our mem- bership at least 50 per cent in this campaign. And there are great possibilities for success, There are thousands of workers who are greatly sympathetic to Communism. The only need is to make them utéerstand the role of the Communist Party in the working- class struggles, and how necessary it is that every class-conscious worker become a member to that party. So let us not be afraid of new ele- ments. We need them and they give us new blood and life. They make us stronger and so much more powerful and influential in the American labor movement, and in directing the strug- gles of the American working class and poor farmers against the powerful imperialistic capitalism of this coun try. Street Nuclei 15 and 16, Chicago, Have Been Combined Street Nuclei 15 and 16, Chicago, which for a time have held their meet- ings together has now been finally combined and a new executive jcom- mittee was chosen at the last meeting which includes the following com- rades: Recording secretary, Charles Kolarik; financial sec’y., T. Cucko- vich; industrial, Isadore Greenberg; literature and DAILY WORKER agent, Zena Zuckin; work among the women, Jennie Kramer, and correspondent Hilding Bergstrom, The nucleus ineets every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at the Pioneers’ Hall, 1133 South Richmond St. The attendence at the latest meeting was 23 which can be considered as fairly food and it seems that a new spirit is awakening. tremendous burden of Russian Fraction W. P. to Meet Tuesday Night at the Workers’ House The Chicago Russian fraction of the Workers (Communist) Party will meet Tuesday, July 20, at 8 p. m., at 1902 W. Division St. Arrangements for the press picnic to be held Sunday, Aug. 1, at Riverview Park, will be made. Other important matters will come up for discussion, All are requested to be on time, at 8p, m. SEND IN A SUB! TYRANT IN PORTUGAL SEEKS THE RETURN OF EX-KING MANUEL The most recent portrait received in America of Gen. Gomes da Costa who has been established as a virtual dictator over Portugal and whose rise to power may jherald the return of Manuel as king of Portu- gal. NEW REVOLT IN POLAND THREAT OF PILSUDSKI Fears His Power Slips from Under Him WARSAW, July 18.—Marshall Pil- sudski, feeling that his rule is being swept away from under him, is trying to force the fall of the’ ¢abinet. At least Premier Batel, the: minister of justice and the minister ofthe interior must go if Pilsudski can afrange it. Faced by opposition from the strong left parties, the cabinet was inclined to modify its proposals for a more complete dictatorship. This is thoroly feared by Pilsudski a#‘4 threat to leave him in the lurefj! and imme- diately the Pilsudské« newspaper, “Armed Poland,” appeared with the editorial threat of a new,armed revo- lution. ‘ Pilsudski is determine to show that he is more powerful tha® the govern- ment. Hence he is iméiting a new armed revolt wholly“without. @ pro- gram, but to re-establishvhis rulership. The socialist party wants an elec- tion at once to crystallize the growing discontent and center it in parliament, as it fears Bolshevism ifjthe Pilsudski military precipitate renewal of armed clashes in the streets, Daily Worker Truck Party in Boston Sunday, August 8 BOSTON, Mass., July 18. — August 8, the first annual truck party ar- ranged by The DAILY WORKER Boston Office will take place. The trucks will leave New International Hall, 42 Venonah St., Roxbury, the Chelsea Labor Lyceum and the dis- trict headquarters of the Workers (Communist) Party, 36 Causeway and Mattapan Square at 10 a. m. sharp. The truck party will go to the form- er Camp Yowl at North Middleboro, Mass. There will be canoeing, swim- ming sports and games. The sport department of the Young Workers League has arranged to have canoe races, swimming contests and many other sports, Tickets have been mailed to every subscriber of The DAILY WORKER and the Young Worker, Besides this tickets can be obtained at 36 Cause- way, at the New International Hall and at the Chelsea Labor Lyceum. Every friend of The DAILY WORK- ER will be at the truck party and en- joy the various amusements prepared, Minneapolis Finnish Workers Hold Picnic on Sunday, July 25 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn) July 18. — Picnic will be held Sunday, July 25 by the Finnish Working Men’s Club at Glenwood Park No, 2 picnic grounds, ining BOOSTING OUR DAILY WORKER LE By P. B. COWDERY. My experience in selling The DAILY WORKER and canvassing for a carrier route may be of interest to comrades who are pushing the circula- tion of The DAILY WORKER, If carrier routes compact enough so that carrier boys can afford to de- liver the paper can be developed all will agree that the problem of distri- bution is solved. I am canvassing homes in the district 4400 to 4800 north and 4000 to 4400 west in the northwest se¢tion of Chicago, Experience so far indicates that one reader can be had in about 26 of working-class families as reside in this and many similar localities. Half of, the other families will buy an oc casional copy whenever canvassed, but will not at presént subscribe. In order to sell a copy at every other house on the average one must can- vass vigorously, persistently and skillfully, but not more so than is done by thousands every day for other things. At present I am delivering fifteen copies to regular customers traveling about ten blocks (eight blocks to the mile) before 6 o'¢lock in the morning so that each worker may have his paper at the shop as well as at hir home. I collect on Saturday the full newsstand price of 20 cents, The capitalist press: is literally swamping the workers with junk, It is up to us workers to see to it that our fellow-workers get something rth while, , VANZETTI, IS LABOR’S DEMAND Washington Federation Demands New Trial EVERETT, Wash,, July 18, — The state convention of the Washington Federation of Labor adopted a resolu- tion in favor of Sacco and Vanzetti. The resolution points out the new evi- dence of the innocence of Sacco and Vanzetti contained in the confession of the crimial, Madeiros, and also re- fers to the action of the El Paso con- vention of the American Federation of Labor denouncing the trial as a “ghastly miscarriage of justice’ and demanding a new trial. Copies of the resolution were ordered sent to Gov- ernor Alvan T, Fuller at the State House, Boston, Mass. ‘oe 8 Socialists Demand New Trial. NEW YORK, July 18.—The state convention of the socialist party of New York unanimously adopted a res- olution of protest against the contin- ued persecution of Sacco and Van- zetti, \ The resolution follows “As socialists, representing the so- cialists and many sympathizers, in the state convention of the socialist party, we protest against the shameful treatment accorded to Sacco and Van- zetti, two laborites of Massachusetts who stand in peril of execution for a crime of which we have every reason to believe they are innocent. Labor Frame-Ups. “For many decades in this country the notorious frame-up’ has often been employed in labor cases. We recall the infamous ‘trials’ that sent Warren K. Billings and Tom Mooney to prison, the revolting attempt to ‘railroad’ Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone to their death; the shocking miscarriage of justice in the infamous Centralia trial, and others. “The Sacco-Vanzetti case merely adds another to the growing list of such incidents that show the working people too often are at the mercy of capitalist vengeance and hysterical prejudice in the courts. So glaring have these injusticegy become that even public officials trying cases do not hesitate to make statements in the press to poison opinions against the accused, “The socialist party protests, with all the vigor it can command against such prostitution of legal powers, If this tendency continues unchecked every active labor man will, by reason of his activity in the labor movement, place his life and freedom in jeopardy. “We urge the organized workers of the national and socialist organiza- tions to continue their activity in be- half of these condemned Italjans, to the end that they may be jatched from the executioner and be restored to their families.” see Valier Miners. VALIER, IIl., July 18. — Local Union No, 3613, United Mine Workers of America, passed a protest resolution for Sacco and Vanzetti and forwarded the same to the governor of Massachu- setts, ie + ee Seattle for Sacco-Vanzetti. SEATTLE, Wash., July 18.—The en- tire organized labor movement of Seat- tle is lining up solidly for Sacco and Vanzetti. The Central Labor Council! at its last meeting adopted resolutions and similar action was taken by the Card and Label League, Musicians’ Association and the Trade Union League. “ef Boston Unions on Job. BOSTON, Mass,, July 18.—Thirty- three labor unions, fepresented at a conference held at the American House here unanimously adopted resolutions to request Governor Alvan T. Fuller to assist in securing a new trial for cco and Vanzetti, Republican Club, BOSTON, Mass., July 18, — The newly organized Italian-American Wil- liam Butler Republican Club, meeting at 322 Hanover street, yesterday adopted resolutions petitioning Gov- ernor Alvan T. Fulier to intervene in behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti, Stool Pigeon Handed Long Term as Reward NEWARK, N, J., July 18.—Turning of state’s evidence by men who thus expect to go free as a reward for help- ing to convict their companions is likely to receive a setback in the fate of Michael Batula, who served as a prosecution witness against another youth in a holdup trial here, Batula was a jaunty and confident witness, looking at the jury in the manner of one who is doing a great public service. But when he himself went before Judge Dallas Flannagan for sentence after being convicted the court sent him to prison for 12 to 20 years. Fashions in rewards for state’s evi- dence have changed considerably in this state since 1921, when Charles Brandon was electrocuted in Trenton on questionable finger-print evidence and the testimony of an associate, Charles Perchand, who originally had been accused of the murder involved, In that case Perchand got only a four. year sentence, Open your eyes! Loox around! There are the stories of the workers’ Struggles around you begging to be written up. Do it! Send it in! Write as ju fight. © ht amb, & + OR Rns wi TY FREE SACCO AND WITH THEY CONDUCTED - BY TH WORKERS ING WORKERS LEAGUE Youth in Nonunion Mines Get Starvation Wage In a survey of mining conditions in non-union mines in Kentucky the adult and youth are getting a starva- tion wage and are working from 12 to 16 hours a day. Day workers are paid from $2 to $2.50 a day. The dis- crimination against young workers is terrible. The young worker gets less than $2 a day, The children of the miners go fre- quently to bed hungry, simply because their bread earners do not make enough to keep the wolf of hunger from the door. There is no chance in the world for a miner in Kentucky to make a living at the present wages. A large per- centage of the workers in those non- union fields are young workers. According to the latest statistics ob- tainable and from the personal sto- ries of Yhany miners and by a survey of our own, it is revealed that the adult miners working on a contract basis receive the inequitable sum of 37 cents per ton for the coal they mine and 40 cents per ton for machine mining coal. When we consider that in the unionized territory miners receive 77 cents ayd 1.11 cents for these respective grades of work it is evident how vicious these unorganized miners and their children are robbed. While this condition exists among the workers, the bosses of the Kentucky coal fields are intensely active in an attempt to centralize and monoplize the Kentucky mining fields. The young miners of Kentucky must militantly institute a cempaign for the unionization of the youth miners, if their deplorable conditions are to be better and to be guaranteed lives of human beings. The present is the proper time for this move, not only confined to their own district or state, but strive to initiate and build a move- ment taking in all of the unorganized southern mining fields, serving two purposes, that o& protecting them- selves from the vicious attack# of the bosses and in so organizing the south- ern fields would mean that the north- ern miners can fight more securely and more determinately when the bosses can no longer shift the opera- tions of the mining industry from the organized northern states, where the workers more or less are accustomed to struggle, to the unorganized south- ern fields. 112,501 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TRAINED FOR THE COMING WAR The federal council of churches pub- lished the number of students who are prepared to serve the capitalists in the coming war. There are now in the United States 223 senior units and 100 junior units, composed of high school students, which are mili- tary trained in full equipment. The most of them are in Massachu- setts state, where out of 23 high schools in 18 of them exists compul- sory military training. The five of them are composed mainly of well- to-do parents’ children who have their drill in other organizations. The whole amount of high school students trained is 112,501; 80,551 high school students are trained in infantry, the others are trained in different kinds of weapons, as artillery, and so forth. This is an army which is near to the amount of regular soldiers in various European countries. In the press, of course, the people are fooled with nice speeches about this armamenty,world peace, etc. In reality, however, the United States prepares itself well for the coming war by training the youth in the schools and organizing citizen's military training camps for the young workers. It is our duty to do our ut- most to fight this military drill of the American youth and the militarism of the American people. New York Young Workers’ League to Hold Excursion NEW YORK, July 18.—The first an- nual excursion and picnic of the Young Workers (Communist) League of New York will be held Sunday, August 1. Many of the students who have come to the national summer school will embark on that day at 10 a, m. at Pier A, North River, and will sail on the same boat. The boat leaves on August 1 at 10 a. m. from Pier A, North River, at Bowling Green, Passenger tickets at $1.25 are in big demand. Get yours be- fore the boat will be sold out. Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? Moscow Youth Gathers British Strike Funds MOSCOW, June 27—(By Mail)— The collection arranged by the Young Communist League, which lasted two days and which was on behalf of the British miners, went off with great success. The collection was made by selling badges representing a miner's pick. Over 10,000 young Communists are acting as collectors in Moscow and the neighborhood, Money is also collected by lists, The exact result of the two days’ collections is not yet known, but judging by the excellent course of the campaign, the total will not be less than 40,000 roubles. Today peoples’ fairs will take place in the Moscow suburbs, the total proceeds are to go to the strike funds of the British min- ers. The collections of the “Pravda” have now reached 74,000 roubles. Executions of Youth in Esthonia ‘'N November, guard arrested Martin Dryman and Boris Plint in an attempt to pass the Soviet frontier. The arrested were brought to Re- val, where the political police “rec- ognized” in them the “well known Communist terrorists” who it was said had taken part in the Decem-) ber revolt. An accusation was speed- ily constructed and the case handed over to the military district court of justice. The military court interrogated two or three agents of the political police. who appeared in the capacity of wit- nesses, and of course had “seen” Dry- man and Plint, when the latter were taking active part in the attack on the residence of the president, and 1925, the frontier ;long to the cultured states, she will be obliged to abolish the death pen- alty and to stop political murder.” Quoting the telegram of the Finnish social-democrats in their organ, the Esthonian socialists did not protest with a single word against the bru- tality’ of their government. In an- swer to the proposal of the Finnish socialdemocrats followed new execu- tions and political murder. it hh behavior of the Bsthonian so- ctalists and the Psthonian govern- ment ought to be put in the pillory—- as a hangman’s behavior. The Es- thonian capitalists are thirsting for workers’ blood, and the local sociai- ists take part in this bloody orgy, de- spite of the protests of the foreign on Wyshegorod castle. After a short | socialists, conference the military court of just- ice condemned the defendants Dry- man and Plint to be shot. UT who were these arrested com- rades? Young workers—the one 22 years of age, the other, 19. Comrade Dryman has taken an active part in the labor movement since 1922, To the young workers of Reval Comrade Dryman is known as an energetic organizer and agitator, who fought actively in the front line at the beginning of 1924, after the first attack on the Jabor movement. The political police was long ago in search for a convenient opportunity to annihilate him and thus to deprive the young workers of one of their active members, Of course, there were found ready made “witnesses” who could prove, that the arrested really were participants in the revolt in spite of their living peacefully and legally in Reval during almost one year, Pie See to the statement ,of Psthonian Socialists the Fi ry democrats have made an account of the brutal executions of workers a proposal to the Esthonian goyernment to abolish the death penalty. “If the Esthonian Republio,” it Is said In this proposal, “wishes to be- 1 te a cate The broad masses, who repeatedly lent‘a willing ear to the appeal of the International Red Aid, in this gase too must raise their voice to protest against the continued destruc- tion of the best sons of the workers of Esthonia, O, Rjastas, ABOUT LENIN By A. LOSOVSKY, Seo'y, of the Red International of Labor Unions, LENIN, THE GREAT STRATEGIST. A portrayal of tion Mi revolut roletal inown of Lenin ist, | booklets on Lenin, 18 Cents, ~ LENIN AND THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT, Th int i i e intense! i interesting story of the d ment of Ideas of Lenin furion hii they of activity, hi ra