The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 30, 1926, Page 3

PAN-ASIATIC MEET RAPPED BY CHINESE Japanese Trick; Favor League of Exploited (Special to The Daily Worker) PEKING, July 28. — The Chinese Wationalists have taken the measure of the so-called “Pan-Asiatic congress” engineered by the league of nations to be held in Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. ‘4et. And the Chinese nationalists point ‘out that it Is a scheme which bodes "no good to the Aslastic peoples on ac- ‘count of its alleged pro-Japanese char- ‘acter, while the Japanese imperialists, tay the Chinese, have been just as brutal oppressors as the European and American imperialism. While China will be represented by sthe league of Asiatic races with head- quarters in Peking, what the Chinese mationalists who are leading the great movement that is awakening the ‘orient to rebellion against imperialist overlords think of the congress is told by the “People’s Tribune” of Peking, organ of the nationalists, Must Be League of Exploited A league of Asiatic nations is not rejected by the Chinese nationalists, but it shall be a league of the ex- iploited races against their exploiters— jand Japan is one of tle exploiters. The article from the People’s Tribune ‘ts most interesting, as may be seen by ‘the following quotations: “Japanese politicians have been working energetically during the last year to press forward their scheme for the establishment of a so-called Asiatic league of nations, the alleged “purpose of which is to promote inter- national friendship among the Asiatic nations, and arrangements have been made to hold a conference of the league in Nagasaki. Japan Behind Congress, “The idea of forming such a league ated in Japan and it received a ‘strong boost at the time Japan was made to suffer the humiliation of the (passage of the United States immigra- ‘tion law prohibiting the immigration ‘ot Japanese into the United States and pthe passing of the anti-Japanese laws jin California. Japan then posed as a jmartyr compelled to suffér the same Andignities and disabilities to which {the west subjected all the poor and bdown-trodden Asiatic people. Scorned by the west, Japan turned to her Asi- atic sister nations to seek consolation in their common sorrow. Japan An Exploiter, “Proud of her accomplishments in the western arts and her progressive departure from the barbarous customs of the east, Japan once looked down with no less contempt than the west ‘upon her racial brothers. Now she is willing to place herself at the head of the long-suffering orient and re- store it to the splendor of its ancient Past. For A League Of The Suppressed “This does not mean that there is no room for a league of Asiatic na- tions. In so far as the east, for the Most part, consists of the exploited colonies and subject territories of the imperialists, of nations struggling for their independence and of nations that have secured their independence and are fighting to preserve it—China, ,Korea, the Philippines, India, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Arabia and a host of others—a league of these nations might help. But there is no room for Japan in such a league.” The Nagasaki congress, initiated by the league of nations thru the Interna- ; tonal Labor Office, on a motion by the | Japanese and Indian I. L, O. delegates, iis to be a hand- picked affair, The peteatest care has been taken to keep “agitators” out. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW GETS GREAT ACCLAIM ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY GEO. BERNARD SHAW The bourgeoisie of England gave “G. B, S.” a princely ovation on the occasion of his 70th anniversary. The once rebellious playwright, grown very rich, has all but forgot- ten the working class, whose cause at one time he pretended to cham- pion. He has had nothing to say about the brave struggle of the Brit- ish miners. ITALIAN TRADE UNIONS EXPOSE FASCIST REGIME Unions [EE by Fascist Violence AMSTERDAM; July 28.—While the central bureau of the Italian Federa- tion of Trade Unions is not now en- tirely suppressed by the fascist dicta- torship, it.is really only a head with- out a body, says the International Fed- eration of Trade Unions. It is still able to inform the world that trade union liberty no longer exists in Italy. “Actually, however,” the I. F. T. U. bulletin on the situation continues, “every trade union in Italy is subject to the surveillance of the fascist po- lice, who obstruct every activity. The leading fascist organizations empha- size that under the new trade union law, the “super-fascist” law, every pos- sibility of revival of the trade unions will be destroyed. Hence acts of fas- cist violence and boycotts will be su- perfluous. In fact, however, the vio- lence and boycotts go on just the same,” It is pointed out that the fascisti in control of the employment exchanges, maintained at the cost of all workers, have been notified that' non-fascist workers have no right to get jobs; if they get them it is an act of charity and generosity. In general, the I. F. T. U. finds that the central council of the fascist party is the only power in Italy’s govern- ment and industry, and it is bitterly hostile to. the freedom of the workers to speak for their own industrial rights, Consulich, Italian Ship Magnate, Dead ROME, July ‘280 .—Oscar Consulich, chief owner of the Consulich Line and one of the most important ship- ping magnates of Italy, died at Porto Rose, THE DAILY WORKER Page Three WORKERS OF SOVIET UNION SEND MORE FUNDS TO BRITISH MINERS; AMSTERDAM PASSIVE, AID SCANTY MOSCOW, July 9 (By Mail.)—Reports circulating in the world capitalist press concerning an alleged impending stoppage of the relief campaign for the miners in ithe Soviet Union and an alleged decree forbidding donations from wages for the benefit of the strikers issued by the Soviet government are infamous, provocative lies designed to cause confusion in the ranks of the fighting miners. Not a word in these¢—————_______________ PREPARING TO REPORT TO MASTER MORGAN ON GERMAN ‘DAWES’ STATUS reports is true, ~ Support Continues, ‘The relief campaign is being con- tinued with undiminished enthusiasm in all the Soviet republics. In all fac- tory meetings resolutions are being passed enthusiastically, pledging to continue the donation of part of wages as long as the strike lasts. The artists’ union will stage performances in all the theaters of the Soviet Union for the benefit of the strike fund dur- ing the next few days. Today the Central Council of Trade Unions of the Soviet Union issued an appeal to all trade union members calling attention to the heroic strug- gle of the British miners, now in its ‘tenth week, and to the increase of suf- fering and need. All the forces of the bourgeoisie and its state organs are proceeding against the strikers in a resolute united front. Amsterdam Grudging. The appeal also points out that at the same time the leaders of Amster- dam, a large part of the trade union leaders and the international federa- tions are following a passive and at times treasonable policy towards the strikers. The import of coal into Eng- jand and its transport in England are taking place unchecked. The finan- cial aid of the reformist trade unions for the strikers is ridiculously scanty. It is just at present, when the mine owners and the government are en- deavoring to make a breach in the united strike front, that immediate aid is needed, for insufficient assist- ance may bring about the defeat of the strike. The miners are defending not only their wages and working day; they are defending the interests of the en- tire English working class and the in- tereste of the workers in all coun- tries, for the capitalists are waging an offensive against the workers all over the world. Defeat or victory of the British miners means the defeat or victory of the workers of the world. Will Hejp, While Fight Lasts, The workingmen and women of the Soviet Union have helped the strikers materially since the beginning of the strike and no threats of Chamberlain and Churchill were able to prevent this. The Workers of the Soviet Un- ion know what fighting against capi- talists means, how much support is required in this fight, and the workers of the Soviet Union will help the min- ers of Britain'as long as their strug: gle dasts. The Central Council of Trade Un- ions of the Soviet Union transmitted another installment of 370,000 roubles to the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain out of the sums recently col- lected and calls upon the working men and women of the Soviet Un- ion to continue their donations in aid of the strikers, The Central Council calls especially for support of the newly-formed committee of Working Women for the Aid of Strikers’ Families, The British minérs shall realize that the proletariat of the Soviet Un- ion will support them to the very end. Long live the fight and victory of the British miners! Long live the frater- nal bond of the workers of the Soviet Union and Great Britain! RAKOSI, VAGI AND 56 OTHER HUNGARIAN WORKERS ON TRIAL MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., July 9 (By Mail)—The executive of the Interna- tional Red Aid has issued an appeal calling on workers all over the world to rally to the support of the 58 workers that are now on trial before a Hun- garian court. Among those that are now being tried are Mathias Rakosi, whom the Horthy government has sought to legally murder for being a Communist, ee ne nana ras Wa ais tealhe a the group that Local Window Washers Talk of New Contract Terms of a new w contract are being discussed by members of the Chicago Window Washers’ Union, Local 34, Building Service Employes Interna- tional Union, The present contract calls for $1 an hour and a 44-hour week with $1.50 for overtime and $3 an hour for Sunday work. The 300 window washers in the union are about 50% of the Chicago workers in the craft, Negroes are admitted without ques- tion, A number of the window wash- ers, union men say, are hard to or- ganize because they work on their own, The union supplies union work; ers both to contractors and direct to building managers. Doctors Declare Joyce Hawley Sane Joyce Hawley, who achieved fame as the “girl in the bathtub of wine” at Earl Carroll’s Washington birthday party, has been released from the Chi- cago Psycopathic hospital where she was examined as to her sanity, She was brought to the hospital for a sanity test when doctors found her on the verge of death after taking a large oe UR er a eeamblty of yeromal and atlonal, of veronal and allonal, The NEW MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT OF | ‘THE DAILY WORKER | COMING SOON! Tha’ first article will cover the first beginnings of American literature and the early history of American labor. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” the question of the Negro, etc, This will be followed by 2—THE RAILROAD IN FICTION— Frank Norris and his novels of the West. 3—THE CAPITALIST JUNGLE~ Dealing with Upton Sinclair's novel “The Jungle.” 4—SATIRE AND THE BOURGEOI- SIE—Dealing with Upton Sinclair's “100%” and Sinclair Lewis’ “Babbitt” and “Main Street.” 5—"“MARCHING MEN Anderson's novel AND OTHERS, This great series will run in ad- dition to other features to be announced soon—but alone is . 00d reason to SUBSCRIBE! The publication of a series of articles of unusual interest and value to workers: ! ‘LABOR AND LITERATURE’ by V. F. Calverton Editor of “The Modern Quarterly” and author of “The Newer Spirit.” "Sherwood This series, beginning soon, will cover American literature from its beginning until today—and the role that Labor has played split from the social democrat party and formed the socialist labor party. The appeal of the International Red Aid follows: “The Horthy government, which cold-bloededly murdered more than ten thousand workers and peasants, confined more than twenty thousand in concentration camps and rendered more than eighty thousand judicial verdicts, is continuing its bloody work with this new trial of 58 proletarians. “The Rakosi case is now linked with the trial of the Vagi group against which the charge is made that the socialist labor party of Hungary, which it founded and directs, serves as a cloak for Communist propaganda, “These workers are guilty of hay- ing created their own labor party after the betrayal by the leaders of the social democracy. The Horthy government cynically accuses the Vagi group of having led the opposition to the social democracy. Thru this trial the Hungarian government is repay- ing the services of the social democ- racy and is honestly settling with the latter by prosecuting its opponents in the labor movement. “The responsibility for the verdict of the royal court of the Hungarian “republic” will rest on the leaders of the Hungarian social democracy no less than on the Horthy-Bethlen goy- ernment, “The executive of the International Red Aid calls on all those who toil, in whom the feeling of respect for the most elementary rights of man, which are trampled on in the most savage and monstrous manner in fas- cist Hungary, ig still alive, to parti- cipate in the protest campaign against the judicial farce in Budapest. “Raise your) voice to protect the ‘Victims! “Stigmatize the shame of the hand- ful of oppressors of the Hungarian toilers! “Social democratic workers! Raise your voices in protest against the trial of sincere proletarians which is being organized by the Hungarian bour- geoisie with the direct support of so- cial democratic leaders! “Rakosi, Vagi and their comrades must be torn from the hands of the hangmen!” Labor Sports Union Moves to Break Bar of Color in Games To erase the color line from tennis courts the Labor Sports Union is call- ing a conference of all tennis players in Chicago interested in breaking the tradition of racial separatism in the world of tennis, The union has taken this step to challenge the precedent set by the American Lawn Tennis As- sociation in excluding Negro players from its membership, The tennis move will be followed by similar steps in other sports, An inter- racial tennis tournament will be held in Chicago Aug. 28-29, Sec’y, Corienne Robinson, 458 North Ave., announces, \ OS ee Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank is preparing to confer with Secretary Mellon and J. P. Morgan, both of whom went to Eu- rope on a hurry-up call due to the critical situation in France. Incl- dentally the two Wall Street rep- resentatives will be interested to know how the “Dawes plan” is work- ing on Germany because they might have to put the same kind of finan- celal hand-cuffs on France. SOVIET RUSSIA TO REAP BUMPER CROP THIS YEAR Farmers to Have Large Grain Surplus MOSCOW, U.S. S. R., July 28.—Ac cording to estimate made by the Cen- tral Statistic Bureau, Soviet Russia will have a grain harvest of 2,820,- 000,000 bushels of grain as compared with 2,508,000,000 of last year. This estimate made on June 15 shows an increase of 10% over last year. Still later figures disclose that the harvest will be close to 3,000,000,- 000 bushels. Based on the conservative estimate, there will be a surplus of from 500,- 000,000 ta 600,000,000 bushels over that needed by the farmers, their families, cattle and seed reserves, It is de- clared that this figure is very low and that as many farmers still have grain of the previous crop on hand that the surplus will be close to 700,000,000 bushels, A program to solve the problem of marketing this bumper grain crop is being worked out by the central com- mittee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union so that the farmers would not suffer from a falling level of prices, N. Y, TECHNICAL MEN DECIDE 10 ORGANIZE UNION Board of Transportation Employes Act (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, July 28. — A good portion of the more than 1,000 men on the technical staff of the Board of Transportation of Greater New York | have made a decision to organize and affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, After a meeting that was addressed by Organizer Hugh Frayne and officials of the International Union of Technical Men, the members of the technical staff who are supporting the move for a union endorsed the follow- ing statement of their ways and means committee: It is because the Commissioners of the Board of Transportation have time and again refused to listen to our just grievances that we engineers have found it necessary to form a strong organization to look after our own wel- fare. Worse Off. And because we realize that our interests are bound up with those of all organized labor, we have decided to become a part of the American Fed- eration of Labor. Whatever economic advantages we may have enjoyed at one time have now disappeared entire- ly and we are not as well off today as the skilled worker in an organized trade, The Board of Transportation has taken undue advantage of the fact that there has been no all-inclusive organ- ization in our department; that there have been field men and inside men, temporary men and permanent men. Low Wages. Our wages are lower than in other city departments and they are entire- ly incommensurate with our responsi- bilities, and with the preliminary train- ing and experience required of us. This was acknowledged by everyone at the last budget hearing where members of the technical staff appear ed to present their case; but nothing has been done about it. «+ Increase Hours, In fact the only action the commis- sioners have taken iately in regard to the engineers has been to make an increase of 20% in the working hours of about half the force. During the summer months we are working an hour more than any other city depart- ment. Long hours in addition to low wages —and the fact that so-called tempor- ary men at a lower salary scale are not being allowed to take examina- tions and get into ‘the regular sched- ule— has made us decide we must take matters into our own hands. We know that we can only make our- selves heard when we speak as a well- organized group of technicians with common grievances. We feel confi- dent that our organization will be all the stronger for being part of the Fed- eration of American labor. TEAR GAS FOR STRIKEBREAKING IS BIG FEATURE OF POLICE CONVENTION | By CARL HAESSLER, Federated Press Correspondent. All the latest chemical devices for dispersing strike meetings, making la- bor and other halls uninhabitable and putting police departments and state troopers at the service of the employ- ers were enthusiastically demonstrated at the exhibitions of the 33rd annual convention, International Association of Chiefs of Police, held in Chicago July 19 to 22, Naturally the tear gas in its many forms is used also against bandits, lynchers (sometimes) and the like, but each exhibitor specifically mentioned its anti-labor uses, either in his talk or in his literature, Thus the Lake Erie Chemical Co. of Cleveland includes “industrial plants” as proper users. It urges its Dispers-X irritating gas and smoke against “strike mobs containing wo- men and children.” It recommends its Blind-X-Riot gun as an “ideal weapon for defending industrial plants” etc. It offers its Exile-X chemical to make “sure that the same den will not be used for meeting or living quarters for a long time, probably one month.” This company uses an ex-army of- ficer to train state constabularies and police forces in the use of the gases. The effect of the gases, it says, are to blind and cause to sneeze whomever it reaches putting them in “such in- tense pain that they lose all interest in external affairs,” but without per- manent injury, “Knock Out Whole Family.” The exhibitor of another gas con- cern, the Federal Laboratories inc. of Pittsburgh, mentioned with pride the use of tear bombs against the textile strikers of Passaic, He waxed elo- quent, “Why you can knock out a whole family, from father to baby with one of our gas grenades,” he said, “then walk in and grab the man and let the rest recover at leisure, They won't be permanently injured but it hurts a lot while it lasts.” In proof he let me sniff at a tear gas cartridge. It had a severe burning smell like ammonia, intensely irrita- ting to the nose and biting the upper lip like acid, but the quantity was so small that in a minute or two the effect had disappeared, Polson Gas Pen. They come In every tmaginable form you see a cop handling a fountain pen shut your eyes quick. The Blind-X | Gas fountain pen ,is the same size, | shape, and weight and looks like an ordinary red-lacquered fountain pen. It is fitted with a clip for carrying in the vest pocket. The pen discharges SUC ETTTEET LOTTE Ueleeerese Join the Crowds m CUM CHICAGO WACUTOUOVOOOTUAAUTAOANEOSGSTOQGOAV TED CCP ES AAALAC ECETEEEU SCAT at the Party PRESS PICNIC on SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 at the Picnic Grove of ‘ANEVUUESEOUENSOPERLSTONONETOCTESEREUSTLAEOEOOOCSPCREOOVUC CTPA REO RIVERVIEW PARK SEE THE FOOTBALL GAME by releasing a trigger with the thumb | between the Workers’ Sports Cluh and instantly renders its victim help- |ang the Roosevelt Athletic Association less at a distance of 12 to 15 feet or less. “The user,” says the demonstrator, “can be handling this device and point it towards its victim without arousing suspicion that it is a weapon at all.” The pen costs $12 and extra shells $1 each, Hand grenades cost $6 apiece, Gas riot guns cost $60 but extra gas charges for them only $6. In Many Forms. Tear gas can be thrown, pumped, electrically discharged, released by « trigger or with a fuse, It is put up not only in fountain pens and gren- ades but inside police bililes, in con- trivances looking like fire extinguish- ers, in receptacles that break auto- matically when a vault or room is broken into, in autos for carrying money, etc. where they sometimes look like the hand horns that were recently a novelty, in brief cases, valises and many ingenious devices for banks, prisons, factories, etc. The Lake Erie people very oblizing- ly sell antidotes for their poisons in the shape of Anti-Blind-X ointment at $2 a tube. The federal people, how- ever, refuse to cheapen the effective- ness of their output and claim that no antidote can be found for it. To use the ointment you simply squeeze out a little from the tube, thoroughly rub in to cover the entire eyeball and after a minute you can enter any tear gas without extreme pain or effect, the Lake Erieites guarantee, Fifteen More Election Heads Face Jail Terms Fifteen more election workers tn the April Cook county primary will be cited for contempt in connection with vote frauds, County Judge Ed- mund K, Jarecki announced, Fifteen others have already been ctted and face probable Jat! sentences. The new citations, Judge ee said, ENJOY THE Russian Dances and Singing Games and sports and a hundred Alt ferent pleasures await every worker who comes out. C. E. RUTHENBERG WILL SPEAK. 22 workingclass papers In all fan guages are arranging this joyous affaly to which every worker Is Invited. ADMISSION 50 CENTS AT THE GATE, 40 CENTS IN ADVANCE— and every ticket good for 15 CONCESSIONS in the’ Amusement Park. TICKETS SOLD at Workers’ Book Store, 19 S. Lincoln St, and The Daily ry 1148 W,