The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 22, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government By THOMAS J, O’FLAHERTY ‘| NLESS the league of nations ‘re- forms Germany will have nothing to do with it, There is as much hope of the league reforming as there is of the pope embracing Communism, In- stead of being an instrument of peace, the league is now a provocative cause > of war, When its members have no q particular quarrel with each other they begin picking on the league. Its prestige is now so low that even the small! nations don’t give a snap for its decrees, * « RIGINALLY the league of nations was very much in the control of France and England. Gradually those loving allies began to express their contempt for each other.’ There was areason, Competition. Then France tried to get a seat for Poland, while England tried to find a vaeant. chair for Germany. Now Italy is lining up Spain for a permanent seat. and Ger- many looks with equal aversion on Italy and Poland. So -the peaceful bandits continue to make peace. ee 8 ‘OODROW WILSON was no piker when it came to picking out a job for himself. An ex-rear’ admiral of the United States mavy told an audience of political experts at Wil- liamstown, Mass., a few days ago that Woodrow’s aim in sponsoring the / league of nations was to be its first } president and-rule the world thru the league with an army of half a million and a navy to match. When Wood- row woke up he didn't even have a rowboat. Yet he deserves credit for aiming high, if for no other reason than the pleasure he gave those who were disgusted with the mountebank’s conduct for the glorious thud he made when he hit the bottom, eee EN ambition to stand in the spotlight, rather than to ‘serve for the pleasure of serving, is the- motive power behind a person’s activities, the end is not general beneficial nor par- ticularly satisfying to the ambitious person. . Wilson, once an avowed enemy of American -imperialism, swit¢hed his colors when he realized that if he must stand on the pinnacle, he must sell himself to the ‘devil. Lenin, whose name will be forever “erished by the human race, worried not at all about his prestige. He work! that geniu, », lead. z pcerened Fo are constantly fearful. 168. their egos are deflated thra not being appropriately titled should stick to the job they are best fitted for and let posterity take care of their monuments. * Ta banquet given-in honor of George Bernard Shaw on the oc- casion of the 70th anniversary of. his birth the noted dramatist said that he did not give a snap of the fingers for his literary eminence, but ‘he’ war proud of what -he did. for socialism. There you are. Shaw's contributions to literature are considerable and en- joyable, but he will be remembered for what he did to socialism rather than for what he did for it. Nevertheless, because he did try’at one period in his career to help the working class, a British Soviet republic: will yet erect a@ monument to his memory «in Tra- falgar Square. se * REGORY ZAGORSKY could not be blamed for preferring the pol- luted waters that lave the base of the statute of liberty to the steppes of Russia, if his boast of having hanged eighteen Bolsheviki is a fact. The ahove named person attempted suicide by drowning when immigration author- f ities ruled that he must be deported to ' Russia at the expiration of <his six- month visitor's pass in November,» It ! is “possible, however, that Zagorsky was currying favor with the United States government by claiming re sponsibility for such a casualty list. ~ s 2 8 Pwratico ELIAS CALLES, presi- dent of the Mexican republic, is not a Bolshevik but a radical socialist, writes John Clayton, Chicago \Tribune ‘ ‘(Continued on page 2) _——$$ —— A Series of Articles By a Louise Strong of “The First Time in History” Beginning in The Daily Worker ti _ MONDAY, AUG. 23 “Life and Work in the Soviet Union” f * * *, Jj 4 “On a Volga River Boat.” “Marriage in the Soviet Union.” “How Russia is Building Socialism.” “Behind the Scenes of the Russian Communists,” And other feature articles from the pen of this brilliant Journalist, | known under the penname of “Anise,” READ THESE ARTICLES! Give Them to Your Shopmate. SUBSCRIBE! Get Your Shopma' ub! Vol. Ill. Noa. iy Pen “ee Rates: SHy> olution, and — his. | Lg ig him in. the. ig |m BES REPLIES lu BISHOPS IN CHURCH FIGHT Legal Channels Open to Catholic Protest BULLETIN, Church Backs Down. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20.—Arch- bishop Mora y del Rio and Bishop Pascual Diaz today indicated that the catholic episcopate will accept the invitation of President Calles to seek means of repealing the Mexi- can religious legislation which has caused the present controversy. The tentative decision for a cam- paign for legislative repeal of the laws offensive to the episcopate, will be submitted to a full conference of bishops at an early date, it was stated. eee (Special to The Dally Worker) MEXICO CITY, August 20, — That the way is open to the Mexican epis- copacy for an attempted modification of the laws relating to religious wor- ship In a legal way was the gist of Pregident Calles reply to the appeal of Archbishop Mora Y. Del Rio for a truce in the struggle. The. president's letter was the out- standing feature of today’s contribu- tion to the most eventful struggle be- tween church and state that ever took place on the American continent. Clever Diplomacy. Political observers consider the reply of President Calles a masterly exposition of the government's case and one that completely takes the ground from under the feet of the episcopacy. Their charges of persecu- tion fall to pieces in view of the fact that ordinary avenues of appeal ac- cording to law were never closed to them. Instead of. approaching the legislature, the church resorted to a boycott and oper rebellion, even going to the extent of plotting the assassina- tion of government officials, seeking the intervention “OP foreign govern- ments and conspiring with counter-re- volutionary elements to invade the country, ~That-Calles: will oppose: any modifi: cation ofthe religious.deerees was in- dicated in his letter which said that “the constitutional articles conténded ave. in perfect accordance with’ my yhilosophical and political convic- ions.” In Accord With Views. President Calles’ letter to. Arch »sishop Mora Y Del Rio was Jn part as ollows: “You have rightfully exercised your ight of petition by applying to one £ those able to initiate the laws but { must sincerely tell you that I am he least fitted person to comply with said petition and to undertake the con- stitutional abolitions and amendments saquested, as the constitutional ar- cicles contended are in perfect accord- vnce with'my philosophical and politi- ‘al convictions, Way Still Open. “You still have: your, way open. to address your petition to the deputies und senators of the federal congress or to the local legislators so far as he presidential decree is concern- ed... There exists as well the re- course to demand its abrogation or its (Continued on page 2) LAW IGNORED BY N.Y. INJUNCTION JUDGE AUTOCRAT ph are Restaurant Sidon Find Law Futile By IRVING FREEMAN, Federated Pri NEWARK, N, J., Aug. 20.—Granting a permanent injunction to the Essex | restaurant against the Greek Restau- rant Workers’ Club by Vice-Chancellor Berry knocks the effectivenoss of the New Jersey so-called “anti-injunction” law. “ The new law, which went into effect July 4, specifically allows peaceful picketing. The Greek Restaurant Workers’ Club has been organizing lunch room and cafeteria workers and has had many injunctions heaped against it before the new law came. After the anti-injunction law went into effect the workers called a strike at the Essex Restaurant, Newark. The employers went for an injunction. The pickets were merely walking quietly up and down in front of the eating place, carrying cards to tell patrons that workers In that restaurant wanted a 10-hour day, six-day week. With the granting of tho permanent injunction the workers declare that organized Jabor supporters of the anti- {pjunction law must see that it is en- | forced and that such adverse decisions as Berry's are set aside, Entered as Second-class, matter September 21. 1422 ——$—$ In Chicago, by mail, Outside Chicago, by mali, $8.00 per year, 36.00 per year, CALLES’ SECRETARY OF WAR IS AN INDIAN WHO CAME UP FROM THE RANKS GEN. AMARO, The full blooded Tarascan Indian, 32 years of age, who won the recog- nition that caused him to be chosen secretary of war in Calles’ cabinet after fighting for years in both the armies of Obregon and Calles against the reactionary forces in Mexico at the head of which stands the catholic church. PREPARE FOR LARGE |.L. D. CONFERENCE Will Be Held i in Chicago September 5 and 6 Preparations are in full swing for ihe second annual conference of In- sernational Labor Defense, which is to ae held in Chicago on September 5 and 6. Units of the organization thru- out the country are at work with the election of delegates and a number of labor organizations have also taken steps to be represented at the confer- ence. Delegates from all parts of the country, reaching from coast to coast, will be present. The conference will take place at the Ashland Bouléyard Auditorium, Ashland boulevard and Van. Buren street, the hall in which the first con- ference, which launched International Defense, was héld a little over a year ago, Meeting of Welcome. On the evening of September 6 a mass meeting is being arranged for with a prominent ligt of speakers, who will greet the conference. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, ‘well known to labor everywhere for her activities in the cause of the working class, will speak at the meeting. Together with her will speak C, B, Ruthenberg, secretary of the Workers (Communist) Party, one of the leading defendants in the Michigan Communist trials; James P Cannon, secretary of International La- bor Defense; Dr. J. J. Peters, third assistant president-general of the Uni-; versal Negro Improvement Associa- tion, and probably Covington Hall, the well known southern militant. Review Activity. The conference of International La- bor Defense has been called in con- formity with its constitution for the reviewing of the work of the past year and the formulation of plans for the conduct of the activities of the organization in the future. PASSAIC TEXTILE STRIKE FUND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHICAGO SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1926 CONSUL DENIES CALLES RUSHES TROWPS NORTH Stories ah Disorder All Exaggerated Stories widely prevalent in the Amenican bourgeois press that the Mexican government is rushing troops to the U. S. border were branded as felse yesterday by Luis G. Lupian, Mexican consul in Chicago, in an ex- clusive intervjew with The DAILY WORKER. t “A great deal if the most exciting news that comesjout of Mexico is un true,” said Senot Lupian. “Things are really ‘rather quiet. It is not at all necessary fet the government to take any special precautions along the border. It May be that there are some moyement& of troops, for there are garrisons in*towns along or near the frontier, ‘as in all countries, and in the regular youtine of military life, some of these garrisons are moved about. Some of them may have been moved towards the frontier, thus giv- ing rise to unfounded rumors. Fictitious Revolution. “Certainly the government does not fear the activities of General Enrique Estrada, recently captured by U. S, officers while Apparently planning to invade Mexico with a small force and a small supply of arms and ammuni- tion. When Estfada, during the De la Huerta revolt, had fifty thousand troops at his digposal, he failed tu accomplish anyth His tailure then means that now ho groups, not even his former followers, in Mexico have any confidence in him. This Jeaves unexplained his reasons for thie recent attempt to assail Mexico from the United States side. some secret forces stimulated him to this activity, and for some reason, but he probably did not actually expect to overthrow the Calles government by a military drive?’ Senor Lupiam also discounts heavily the news of disorders, murders ot priests, mob violence, etc., apparently coming from. Me; The shooting of deputies and-sunaturs in Mexito City, how occupying so much space in the daily press in the United States has no religious or«political significance, says Lupinan, amd the importance of the affair is greatly exaggerated, as well as the impprtance of the men shot. Deputies< recently reported to haye been shot avere not deputies at ul, they had never taken the oath of office. Senor Lupian,..on account of his official position, tis able to guage the, yilects of the boycott declared against vusiness men of the capital and pro- vincial cities of'Mexico by the Catho- He hierarchy forthe avowed purpose xf destroying the-economic life of the country. If the boycott succeeds, there should be a falling off of imports in- to Mexico, and there should be some price. changes on the Mexican mar- ket. Neither of these things has hap- pened. Prices remain the Same, and the foreign trade of Mexico, and es- pecially the importation from Chicago is unaffected, “The entire . boycott is a failure,” said the consul, “it is just an indi- cation of the confusion and despera- tion of the higher clergy in the Catho- lic church in Mexico, Even if) very injurious, it would not have the ef- fect desired by these who organized it, for the government cannot change the fundamental law of the land over- night. The constitution of Mexico, of which the religious laws are an in- tegral part, can be altered only by a majority vote of the congress, fol- lowed by ratification by the state le- gislation. “The truth is that the clergy have (Continued on page 4) RAISING DRIVE. THIS WEEK-END The Chicago Conference for Relief an intense fund-raising drive for Saturd: of Passaic Textile Strikers will hold jay, August 21, and Sunday, August 22. Every man, woman and youth must help on these two days. Everyone who has sympathy for the striking textile workers and seeks to aid them in their fight for a union and for better living conditions should report at the following stations Saturday, August 21, Workers’ Lyceum, formerly Douglas Park Auditorium, Ogden. ind Sunday, August 22: Kedzie and Ukrainian National Home, 1532 W. Chicago Avenue. Ausros Knygynas, 10900 S. Michig: jan Blvd. American Negro Labor Congress, 3451 So, Michigan Bivd. Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted St. Sport Alliance, 453 W. N. orth Ave, Freiheit Gesangs Verein, 3837 W. Roosevelt Rd. Russian Technical School, 1902 W. Division St. Folkets Hus, 2733 Hirsch Blvd, 19 S, Lincoin Street. Workmen's Circle Hall, 1047 W. 61 st St., Englewood, Workmen's Circle Hall, 130 Madison St., Maywood, III. _ Mrs. Matilda Katous home, 2306 W, 68th Court. Lithuanian Fress, 3116 S, Halsted St st the Post Office at Chicago, Mlmots, under the Act of March 8, ‘Undoubtedly | oS" Publish oo cuss any proposal involving the adding that any terms propos-* ing a longer workday would not be considered. The president: of the mine owners’ association, Evan Wil- liams, insisted in the name of the. association, that a con- sideration of the working hours was absolutely essential. The council room. Government Open Shop Attack. That the autocratic treatment ac- corded the miners by the owners is part of the general attack against the British working class is seen in the speech of Winston Churchill, chancel- lor of the exchequer, wherein Church- ill dwelt at Iength on the mining situ- ation, attacking the union's determin- ation to hold out against the longer workday and for a national instead ot district agreements, and followed this with a reiteration of the stand of the government against allowing govern ment civil service employes to belong to trade. unions. This plain open shop attack against ithe unionized civil employes, some |150,000 of which belong to the trade union affiliated to the Trade Union Congress, is stirring great resentment jamong the British unionists. * Fascist Italy Speaks Up. ROME, Aug. 20.—Altho fascism in jeconomic life has registered little but failure, the fascist press ventures to adyise the British government’ that the fascist method of outlawing all eo j the conflict between capital and labor. ernment for being “too liberal” ana “passive,” and claim that the Britisn government is “committing suicide by jassuming an attitude of neutrality. All strikes should be made illegal, ac- | cording to the fascists. FRENCH EDITOR SHOWS HOW U.S, CONTROLS ITALY Italian Credit at Mercy of Wall Street (Special to The Paily Worker’ PARIS, Aug. 20.—Ludovic Naudeau, editor of the Hlustration, who is mak- ing an inquiry into conditions in Italy, publishes this week an article which is sure to attract wide attention. Dis- cussing the effect of Italy’s settlement with America, he writes: “While France resists the American pretentions fascist Italy has submit- ted. whether or not she is paid by Ger- many and regardless of the effect these payments may have on her ex- | change. | “She put herself in a position more | unfavorable than Germany since the adoption of the Dawes plan, Trans- fers of marks on reparation account is suspended when they hurt German ex- change and all payments are stopped as soon as 5,000,000,000 marks thus accumulate. Bound Tighter Than Germany. “Italy has given the United States 62 bonds corresponding to the annul- | ties of her settlement. All these bonds, totaling $2,042,000,000, are pay- able in gold, plus interest. States reserves the right to ask the Italian government at any moment to transfer these bonds against securities to be offered in Italy or elsewhere. These bonds if not purchased in Italy may be offered anywhere, and Italy engages herself to aid their sale. Ger- many, tho she has given her creditors 11,000,000,000 marks of railroad bonds and 5,000,000,000 marks of industrial bonds, has not undertaken to absorb them, Yankees Have Italy in Hand. “Thus the United States at any mo- ment can place on sale $2,000,000,000 of Italian securities, Thus America holds Italian credit in the hollow of her hand, Americans hold. the rate of the Italian lira at their mercy. They dominate the industrial power of Italy.” PUBLISHING CO,, Italy promised to pay America | The United | ER. 1879, ed Daily except Sun 1118 W. y by THE DAILY. (Special Cable to ‘ine Daily Worker) longer workday. ington Blvd., Chicago, Il, This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. WORKER Price 5 Cents Striking Miners Stand Firmly Against Owners’ Pian to Increase Hours LONDON, August 20.—The capitalist press which had been hailing the vote of the miners’ delegates to place their cas: in the hands of the union executives for negotiations with the lowners and the government as presaging the end of the strike are now trying to lay the blame upon the miners’ leaders instead of the mine owners, who refused to talk peace only upon terms of complete surrender by the union. “NOT A MINUTE ON THE DAY!” | The union executives came to the conference announcing that they would decline to. dis- Herbert Smith, president of the Miners’ Fed- eration, opened the conversation with a question as to what terms the owners proposed, but CHICAGO LABOR RAISES OVER $6,080 IN FEW DAYS’ CAMPAIGN FOR BRITISH MINERS’ RELIEF Chicago labor unions are responding freely and generously to the call to aid the striking British coal mine: The following locals have already Carpenters’ Local No. 62 has donat- ed $1,000; Carpenters’ No. 80, $1,000; Painters’ No. 275, $1,000; Carpenters’ No. 1367 voted to assess each member 50 cents. It is expected that close to $650 will be sent from this organ- ization. Carpenters’ Local No. $500; Lathers’ Unton No. 74, $500; Teamsters’ Union Local No, 712, $500; Machinists’ No, 390, $200; Carpenters’ No. 13, $500; Carpenters’ No. 181, 500; Machinists’ No, 3 $50; Stage Employes’ No. 110, $100; Cloth Hat and Cap Makers’ Union $100. Many unions visited have not yet notified rs. Partial returns for the few days’ miners’ officials then gathered | activity that has been carried on by the Chicago Federation of Labor shows up their papers and left the |that over $6,000 has been collected for the British miners. come to the aid of the British miners: heparan eicamninereneietimeecccasnaareantiell the Cheago Federation of Labor of their action, The following is a list of union meetings at which Paul McKenna and speakers sent by the Chicago, Federa- tion of Labor will speak today: Bakers, No. 2, 218 W. Oak St., at 4p. m. Hod Carriers, No, 1, 814 W. Harri son St., 2 p. m. Hod Carriers, No. 2, 850 S. Hal. sted St. p. m. Machinis No. 134, 113 S. Ashland jAve,.8 8 p. m. herewith an appeal that they donate | Great Britain, and Anton Johannsen, against which they were fighting. | the turned in their effort to get relief for MILWAUKEE LABOR SELECTS “COMMITTEE OF TWENTY” TO AID STRIKING BRITISH MINERS MILWAUKEE, Wis., August 20.—A “committee of 20” was appointed by the Milwaukee Trades and Labor Assembly to visit all of the local unions as quickly and as liberally as they can to the relief of the striking British coal miners. @ This action of the Milwaukee central labor body was taken after Paul strikes is the proper way of “settling” | McKenna, national executive board member of the Miners’ Federation of of Chicago Carpenters Local No. 1367, The fascists blame the British gov-| pointed out the urgent need of the British miners and the terrible odds | The delegates to this central labor body were very much inspired with impassioned story of Paul McKenna on conditions in the mining districts and left the meeting with a determination that no stone would be left un- the British miners. 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The gloom is due to the obstinacy of Spain in in- sisting that if Germany obtains a permanent seat in the league council Spain also must have a permanent seat, rejecting the British plan for semi-permanent seats, one of which was promised to Spain, It is feared that Spain will follow the example of Brazil, resigning from the league. The defection of Brazil is not serious, but the withdrawal of even a second class European power lke Spain would be a hard blow to the league's prestige, and there even is fear that Italy, which is now leagued with Spain by treaty, might follow suit and retire. Fear League May Fall. " If this proved the case, it would be hard for the league to stand up under the blow, The British have taken a definite stand, and rather than yield they will allow Spain to withdraw. One way out fs indicated in Dicta- tor Primo de Rivera’s recent claim for Spanish control over Tangier, Spain may withdraw its demand for a league seat if the idea of bargaining is put forward and the Tangier claim is ad kat is BRITISH TRADE UNION CONGRESS $$ CALLS FOR MORE AID TO MINERS LONDON, Aug. 20.—A Joint meeting of the General Council of the Trade Union Congress and the Executive of ain, has adopted a resolution urging efforts to jt the miners and to call for similar the Miners’ Federation of Great Brit- all trade unionists to redouble their sterdam international Federation of Trade Unions. —