The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 14, 1926, Page 1

\ The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol! -¢2 8-0 22. By THOMAS. J, O'FLxA t — —-! HERE is one man who is'convinced - that the late war was not the last one. The man is Marshal Foch of France, In an interview to a corre- spondent of an American newspaper, Foch gloated over the prospects’ of slaughter that the disagreements be- tween nations promise. Rifles will pass out of the picture in the next war, he said. Soldiers will-carry light machine guns and neither age nor sex | will be spared, as air vessels drop bombs on cities, towns and villages, | wiping out hundreds of thousands of non-combatants, And this because cap- italists cannot agree on a division of the loot, Ain’t capitalism wonderful? 0 ae CHIROPRACTORS’ convention in Los Angeles voted that the hack of Miss Vivian Barre was. normal. There must be something abnormal about a group of chiropractors, that would come to such a decision, unless the back had passed thru their hands. The lady received a medal for her pains (no pun intended) and the re- sulting advertising should bring in many more abnormal backs to be nor- malized by the chiropractors. ee R. OSBORNE WOOD, Jr,, is now a workingman, and if you have any doubts about it see his picture dressed up like a wage slave. Wood is going to start at the bottom like the rest of them. He has now expe- rienced most of the kicks there are to be had in life, ‘for people such as Wood. He spent two fortunes, easily made, was divorced and arrested for ng bad checks. There is nothing left for him now in the way of thrills except to do something useful, s+ 8 M AJOR GENERAL MILTON J. 4Vi FOREMAN says military training develops strong, clean-minded men. The major is a banker and his title comes from the national guard. The sloppy-looking militarist could not lead a battalion of Boy Scouts to a pie-eating contest, but the national guard needs an occasional donation and this hunk of protoplasm no doubt is as willing to feed his vanity as. he is to fill his tummy. As for military training developing ‘“clean-minded” men, we suggest that the marines sten in. 7% > EING in a frivolous mood and looking at the third pagey of; the Chieago Evening American, by Fras be forgiven for noting that. i) Davies’ latest accomplishment jis to set a new fashion in underwear. To | the lady's everlasting. credit, be it said that her haberdashery is gener- ous. She developed the habit of sleep- ing in her clothés in Holland’ and-the reason for taking the style. of her underwear in vain is her appearance in the near future in a movie, which I will not go to see beeause I think the lady is dumb. eee OW that Frank Harris has been - prosecuted by the French govern- ment for “outraging public morals” ‘hru the publication of a book entitled “My Life and Loves” we may expect io see Cal, Coolidge dance the Charles- town or Charley Dawes organize a labor union. The French are more fathous for prudence than prudery, and tho we have not the slightest sym- pathy with anything that any eapital- ist government does—unless it went and committed suicide—we cannot help but that Harris’ rubbish about himself deserves no better fate than the incinerator. id (ye ceeouints favorite nourishment Vi for Italians who run. counter to his wishes is castor ofl. For snatch- ing a purse a man gets a half pint; the dose is doubled in case of a see- ond offense, and if the culprit persists in his evil ways the dose is'ineteased until the refractory person iets dis- couraged and becomes a real eriminal by joining the fascisti. It is now a crime to eat spaghetti. vot be-so reckless with his medicine else his black shirts may not ‘be able to run in the next war. ; SATURDAY. AUGUGST 14 You will find these features in the best issue yet of the i NEW MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT “Fumigating the American Revolus tion,” by Eugene Lyons. “The Same Old Disarmament Confer- ence,” a satirical play, by Michael Gold. “Felix Dzerzhinsky,” by K. Gebert. “Life And Struggles In Ireland,” by T. J. O'Flaherty. “The Patrolman,” a story by Alex Jackinson, “What and How to Rea W. GCathoun, CARTOONS by Hay Balen, Jorger, Vose and others,’ MOVIE and BOOK REVIEWS!’ by Arthur Subscription Rates: Musso should | ody 46, Outside Chicago, o'r, «|NOTORIOUS SPY, “SPOLANSKY, 1 ~ BOTANY SLEUTH Notorious Red-Baiter Is | Hired by Passaic Mill By ROBT. W. DUNN, (Special to The Daily Worker) |. NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 12—Jacob Spolansky, ex-department of justice |sleuth and red-smeller of prominence lis working for the Botany Mills He \ arrived In New York City three weeks ago and his business address Is. now leare F. J. Davis, Room 740, 200 Fifth Ave. the New York office of the Bot- | any works, scene of the Passaic tex- | tile strike. Davis is an important of- ficial of the Botany and was involved in the earlier negotiations with the self-styled “international spy” Dr. Jacob Nosovitsky, alias “Dr. Ander- son,” alias “Mr. Sanders,” who at- tempted to frame Albert Weisbord in the “Rosalind Lapnore” breech of promise suit. The Botany people are apparently gluttons for being fooled by the “red men. Not satisfied with the appalling fizzle sold them by the notorious Dr. Nosovitsky they are. now hiring an- other undercover dick who claims he knows all the “inside stuff” about the “Red Trail in America.” In fact Spolansky is the author of.a hair-rais- ing pamphlet bearing that title, being reprints on the “Reds” which appear- ed in the Open Shop Review. organ of the National Metal Trades Association and the National Founders Associa- tion, two of the most militant anti-la bor employers’ associations in Amer- ica. A Shadowy Record, Spolansky has a long record of 1a- bor spying and red-sniffing. He has been a member of the socialist party, the I. W. W., the Communist parties and various labor unions all for the purpose of framing up leaders and selling out the workers to the bosses. He was connected with the: Depart. ment of Justice in the days of the de- portations delirium and anti-red hys- teria and led the raid on the conyen- ‘tion Gt” te’ Communist” Paey Wan gust, 1922 at Bridgeman, Mich:... ‘He is known as one of the slimiest snakes ever paid by mill men to break strikes and provoke trouble in labor unions. Spolansky will attempt to reorgan- ize the anti-labor activities of the Bot- any in an effort to fight all unions, in- cluding the United Textile Workers’ ‘Union that may develop out-of the Passaic situation in the next few days. He is said to be in close toach with Fred R. Marvin, editor of the open shop anti-union New York Commer- cial and with the officials of the Ameri- can Defense Society. 3 Die in Crossing Crash. STERLING, Ill., Aug. 12.—Mr. and Mrs, C. L, Beasley and their two-year- old daughter, were killed here today when the automobile in which they were riding wals struck by a fast Northwestern train at an unwatched crossing here. $200,000 Storage Fire. TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug, 12, — Fire which started from a bolt of lightning completely destroyed the storage | plant of the Monarch Manufacturing j company in East Toledo today, More than 150,000 gallons of oil went up in smoke. The loss was estimated at $200,000, By LLOYD ROBERTS, eres recruiting publicity bureau of the regular army,-operating thru the national press as the Army In- formation Service, furnishes 4 national agency for the dissemination of milit- aristic propaganda, By means of the happy expedient of handing out reserve commissions to uewspapermen, particularly those of the metropolitan. district, much favor- able space has recently been secured for the citizens’ military training camps enrollmeat campaign, a. drive which ‘under cover of providing for | “the mental, moral and physical devel- opment” of young men serves as pro- | viding recruits in the “bigger and bet- |ter army” that national military lead- ers are croating. In addition to the old components—the regulars, the na- tional guard and the reserve corps— thore has been added the citizens’ mil- itary training camps, which haye in- creased since 1921 from 10,681 to ap- proximately 35,000 in 1926, Corporation Support. Aside from inculcating a spirit’ of | |anflitarism and chauvinism as outlined ‘by the camps’ training manuals in the courses prescribed for teaching “citi cenship” the aim of this movement {y use’ we aed ee In Chicago, by. mail, experts,” stoolpigeons and frame-up! $8.00 per year. by miail, $6.00 per year, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926 Spain Seeks Gibralter, as France Angles for Rock on Opposite Coast recover the great fortress. With the war in the Riff over and imperialism triumphant in northern Africa new complications are arising with regard to the strategic entrance to the Mediterranean. Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator, shown above the Rock of. Gibraltar, owned by Great Britain, has for years advocated that Spain France, on the other hand, has been anxious to acquire Cueta, the stronghold on the African shore, which belongs to Spain. The map shows the relative positions of the two strongholds. SOVIET EDUCATORS FLY TO VIENNA AS BAN IS LIFTED BY GOVERNMENT (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Aug. 12.— Three delegates to the world con- gress. of educational workers who were prevented from leaving Russia several. days ago because of infor- mation that the Austrian govern- ‘ment ‘had refused the Soviet educa- tors’ vises to enter the country de- parted this morning by airplane for Berlin upon receipt of a telegram saying the Austrian government had revoked its order. Members of the congress in Vienna had extended their regrets that the Russian repre- sentatives could not attend when the news of the lifted ban arrived. The delegates lost no time, but em- barked immediately by airplane. Klan Candidate Defeats Underwood BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 12.—Hu- go L. Black, Ku Klux Kién supported candidate, was virtually assured of the democrat nomination for the United States senate to succeed Sena- tor Oscar Underwood. Black had a lead of approximately 15,000 votes over his nearest oppon- ent. Bodies of Two Girls Recovered. GARY, Ind., Aug. 12.—The bodies of two girls, one 8 and the other 11, were recovered from Cedar Lake near here today. Both of the victims, Elsie Kara and Della’ Sulista were from Chicago, . | |GREEN ISSUES STATEMENT ON MEXIGAN CRISIS Will Follow “Hands Off” Filles WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12. — While the official statement of the ex- ecutive council of the American Fed- eration of Labor on the Mexican crisis declares for a “hands off” policy, the statement itself cannot be construed (Continued on page 2) ——$—$——$——————— Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. —— NEW YORK | EDITION Price 3 Cents CRISIS GROWS IN MEXICO MEXICAN CLERGY FOR OVERTHROW OF THE REPUBLIC Catholics Set Fire to, Houses of Protestants (Special to The Daily Worker) | MEXICO CITY, Aug. 12. — Inflam- | matory manifestos were distributed here yesterday by catholics calling on | the population to overthrow the gov- | ernment. The circulars were said te be-signed by Nemesio Garcia Naranjo, | a former cabinet minister and prom- | inent intellectual. Other circulars published and dis- | tributed by the clergy urged the peo- | ple not to patronize any establishment | that recognized the trade unions, which are the strongest supporters of the Calles government. The. church attacks trade unionism in the strongest terms and charged its members and leaders with being un- codly. Labor In Debate Defy. The Mexican Federation of Labor has challenged the supporters of the clergy to debate the religious situation in a series of four debates. Ricardo Trevino, general secretary of the Fed- eration, stipulated that the catholic orators must present themselves with full documentary proof of the state- ments they make and must he pre- pared to answer charges against the clergy from the speakers’ platform or else be prepared to admit the correct- ness of the charges. “These debates are no pastime,” he declared, “but deadly serious events for the purpose of enlightening and formulating public home and abroad.” Catholics Burn Houses. Catholics in the state of Guarajato burned down the houses of eighteen protestant families and committed many outrages against protesiant men and women. i The episcopate denied reports that it was seeking a settlement of the religious conflict. “Settlement of the conflict is farther from our minds than ever’. Pascal (Continued on page: 2) opinion both at “STOP COAL SHIPS TO BRITAIN!” THE ANSWER NEEDED TO EXPORTS SENT TO BREAK MINERS’ STRIKE (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, ‘Aug, 12.—While June Imports of coal into Britain were 600,000 tons, July imports show over 1,000,000, and the tonnage for August will ex- ceed that, say coal importers, The government itself, is importing only a smali quantity to keep the Public utilities going, but as the stri private importers are increasing their Most industries are hard hit and h since the strike began on May 1. Some are Practically out of business. Such ike shows no sign of weakening, the orders. ave been running at a reduced capacity trades as machinery, cotton spinning, steel and ship building are deeply | depressed. England normally uses 250,000,000 tons a year. Most of the coal is com- ing from Germany via Rotterdam. Other shipments are coming from Poland, while imports from the United States is increasing. France sends very little. Importers say that shipments from America are no more frequent, but are! heavier. Other reports indicate, however, that ships are being chartered to bring coal from U: S. ports to break the strike. (See list on page 6.) ! WALL STREET ENVOY IS REPORTED RETURNING T0 URGE BREAK WITH MEXICO James R. Sheffield, U. S. amb sador to Mexico is on his way back from Mexico, ostensibly for a vaca- tion” but actually to make a first- hand report on the state of Ameri- can interests with respect to the struggle now going on between the State and the church. It has been reported that he is preparing to Present “evidence” to show the need of United States intervention in Mexican affairs—which means, of, course, to protect the predatory interests that have control of much of Mexico’s oil and other resources. SHEFFIELD WILL MEXICAN POST Action Tantamount to Diplomatic Rupture BULLETIN. James R. Sheffield, American am- bassador to Mexico, may not return to his post, according to a dispatch from Washington. This is stopping short of a formal rupture of dip- lomatic relations between the two countries. In explanation of the recalling of the ambassador, attaches of the state department pointed out that while the United did not interfere in the domestic affairs of other coun- tries it usually found a way to make known its antipathy to autocratic forms of government. That this explanation does not ex- plain can be seen from the fact that the United States has not seen fit to recall its ambassadore or min- isters from such countries as Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary or Greece, which are under fascist dictator- ships. The only two countries that (Continued on page 2) Ex-Soldier Reveals Close Co-op and Army to Put Over C.M.T.C. Campaign é SOLDIER FACTORIES RUNNING FULL TIME. HE Citizens’ Military Training Camps are in full s wing. leading Miilitarists of the land and large corporations and banks, the institution known as the “C. parades as an innocent sort of gymnasium for physical development and a school’ for citizenship. In fact, these-eamps are mere auxiliaries of regular army barracks and the training isvof :a‘purely military Sort designed:to'extend the fighting power of the nation’s capitalist cl. largest manufacturers and financiers in the country with the army officials in “putting- over” the “C. M. T. First, it is a distinct boost for militarism. ‘at a time, returns young men to the factories far more disciplined and willing wage-siaves than when they left. The DAILY WORKER has received a story from a young New York journalist who rved in the regular army as a member of the Recruiting Publicity Bureau, Part of the job of that buréau is to “press agent” for the “C. M. T. C.” under the name of Army Information Service, As Lloyd Roberts’ story which appears below, the day's M. T. City C.” has.a ‘twofold purpos: only thirty $$ ED H dated and marked “Rel turther indicated by the fact that a/is to develop soldiers, altho every ‘alrly recent edition of the Recruiting News, a “bulletin of recruiting infor- mation,” issued bi-monthly, contained | page of facsimile reproductions of he letterheads,,of leading corpora- fons, indorsing the program for mental, mopal,and physical develop- vent.” + abam The fundamental aim of these camps ao worker in the bureau is repeatedly told to omit references to the military phases of the camp programs; in fact, latest reports talk of citizen's training camps. The writer was “bawled out” for referring to thé campers as “citi- zen soldiers.” Boing & good soldier, he took the tip and got on famousjy. He learned that Constituting a working abliance: between the mail brings a letter from that very institution, un- je at will.” The story is four paragraphs of Praise for the high pay received by soldiers in the American army as compared with the pay of other armies. This story is licity for the regular army. Let our correspondent tell you about the publicity for the “Cc. » The opensed-operation of the Second, armystraining, even for if to verify Part of the pub- M. T, 6." primarily the mission of the publicity bureau was to secure a regimentation of public opinion, and “selling the idea” of preparedness for the event of a. “national emergeney”—(never talk of “war"), Kill Unfavorablé News. No attempt was made to answer the opeti attack madé''by the Federal Council of Churches against the mili. eration Between tary training program planned by the war department,and featured by the publicity: bireau, Major Henry Fleet, C, M. T.-C. officer for the second corps area, advised that it would be wise to ignore the couricil rather than invite controversy; At ‘that, the World was the only ‘metropolitan daily that re: ported the eounell’s resolutions. More than once has the publicity bureau been able to kill unfavorable news, In the face of the opposition of many leading educators, clergymen aft liberal leaders, the demand for reserve officers’ training corps nits has ineréaséd tremendously during the past year—and the success of the mili- taristic drive has been greatly aided by the army%s publicity campaign, Verily, the pen is’ a mightier arm than the sword, Stock Answers, We had a stock answer to those oc- casional protests that were noticed, One of us who wrote the answer for the commanding, general of the corps area would remind the public that the opponents of military training num. bered those who. were “obstruction- isty”’ during the Jate “war for demoe- racy,” or the “wir to end ali wars.” t is amusing to note that whilst the (Continued on page 2.) MEXICAN LABOR LEADER FLAYS ROMAN CHURCH ‘Morones Says Clergy Enemy of Workers | (Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, Aug. 12. — Address jing ah audiences that filled the Esper- |antist Theatre, Luis N. Morones, min- lister of industry, commerce and labor and. dominant personality in the Mex- lean Federation of Labor, charged the | Knights of Columbus in the United | States with seeking to force the Coo- lidgé administration to intervene inthe struggle between the clergy and the [government of the Republic of Mex- jico. Morones delivered th peech in a@ debate with a young holic student who was selected by the church in an attempt to show that the youth were with the clergy and against the goy- ernment, Will Not Tremble Before Pope. “The government of Mexico” Mor- ones shouted, “will not tremble before the vatican. .Th. Roman pontiff does not govern Mexico and if he did we would have gone back 100 years.” That the government has no inten- tion of compromising with the church was indicated by the strong stand taken. by the minister of labor who is one of the closest friends of President Calles. ‘The government intends to go forward with its program regardiess of protests native or alien. Unfriendly To Workers. Tremendous applause followed Mo- rones’ statement that the catholic chureh ‘is not now and never was the friend of the working classes. The overwhelming majority of the au- dience was with him thruout his speech. “L am a member of the Mexican Federation of Labor” Morones began, | *Theeatholic church has never shown jany interest in the welfare of the } Mexican worke 's but has on the other {hand sought to keep them in ignorance | for the benefit of the land owners | were strong catholics.” Worked Them To Death, “Protection for the workers!” shout- }@d the speaker, assuming a dramatic |pose. “Yes, they had them working }from sunrise to sunset and according to the church, that is what the lord made them for.” The applause was deafening The church had used its influence with Mexican mothers to force the ehildren to attend catholic schools so that as workers they would not be re- bellious against their employers, When the revolution first started, continued Morones, the clergy warned the work- ers not to join the revolution and peiting the example of Jesus, who turn- ed the other cheek, urged them also to turn the other cheek and refrain from joining the revolution, which was started to better the lot of the laboring man, Defeatist Propaganda. “How many of you revolutionists,” the speaker” asked, “will remembet that you received in the heat of the eampaign letters from your mothers, wives and daughters, counseled by the priests, begging you to desert the re- volutionary’ movement?” “The priests from their pulpits con- demned th- revolution, They did not study whether the public had any rea- son “to seek to liberate themselves from their oppressors. They continued to try to* control, thru the souls of women, the destinies of men.” Morones then charged the clergy with playing the role of spies during the.revolutionary war. “There niay be” he,said, “those who are honorable and dignified—even- tho followers of the catholic church but they are very few.” Witnessed Horrible Lights. He recalled that as a youth he had for five years worked in the church of Santa Cruz Acatlan in Mexico City, (Continued on page 2) COMING SOON! Look for these unusual features in coming issues of the NEW MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT “LABOR AND LITERATURE” by V. F. Calverton, A series of articles sure to prove one of the most interesting and val- uable which has yet appeared in the Labor Press, “THE ARMORED CRUISER POTEMKIN™ A story of a great historical event ang. the moving picture Which haw catsed discussion thruout Europe, NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE!