The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 26, 1926, Page 4

| ‘age Four WILLIAM F, DUNNE J, LOUIS ENGDAHL BIG ELECTION CAMPAIGN MEETINGS BEN GITLOW THE DAILY WORKER Workers (Communist) Party G. E. RUTHENBERG Editor Editor Candidate for Vice- General Secretary DAILY WORKER DAILY WORKER President of the U. S» Workers (Com.) Party on on 1924 elections, on on What..a Workers’ Democracy The Workers What Can the Work- anda. Farmers’ Gov- and and the ers Eepect from ernment Could Do Corruption Old Parties the Dlections? for the Workers and ? Farmers NEW HAVEN NEW HAVEN NEW. HAVEN Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Waidittiyn Sept. 1. Sept. 15, Sept,. 29. Oct. 13, BOSTON BOSTON BOSTON BOSTON Thureday Thursday Thursday Thursday Sept, 2 Sept. 16, Sept, 30, Oct, 14, WORCESTER WORCESTER WORCESTER WORCESTER Friday Friday Friday Friday ? Sept. & Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, / ROCHSTER ROCHESTER ROCHESTER ROCHESTER Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Sept. 4 Sept. 18, Oct. 2. Oct. 16. BUFFALO BUFFALO BUFFALO BUFFALO Monday, Sept, 6. Sunday Sunday Sunday Sept. 19, Oct. 3 Oct, 17. CLEVELAND CLEVELAND CLEVELAND Monday Monday Monday Sept, 20, Oct. 4. Oct. 18, DETROIT : Tuesday DETROIT ‘DETROIT DETROIT Sept. 7, Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Sept. 21, Oct, 5, Oct, 19. CHICAGO Wednesday CHICAGO CHICAGO CHICAGO Sept. 8 Wednesday Wedneaday Wednesday Sept, 22. Oct. 6, Oct. 20, MINNEAPOLIS Hae Friday MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS Sept, 10. Friday Friday Friday. Sept, 24. Oct, 8. Oct. 22, ST, PAUL écibavL & : Saturda . U iT, PAUL Sept. “ts Saturday Saturday taba Sept, 25. Oct. 9, Oct. 23. MILWAUKEE Sunday MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE Sept, 12, Sunday Sunday Sunday Sept. 26, Oct, 10. Oct, 24, TOLEDO : Monday, Sept. 13. TOLEDO TOLEDO TOLEDO lota Hall, Grare Hotel, Monday Monday Monday Jefferson near “Erie Sept. 27. Oct. 11. Oct, 25, PITTSBURGH PITTSBBURGH PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH Tuesday, Sept. 14, Tuesday Tuesday N. S. Carnegie Music Sept, 28, Oct. 12, Hall, Ohio & Federal St. BALTIMORE BALTIMORE BALTIMORE BALTIMOR7 Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Sept. 18, Sept, 29, Oct, 13, Oct, 27. PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA Thursday , Thursday Thursday Thursday Sept. 16. Sept. 39, Oct. 14. Oct. 28. — AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, WHAT DOES ONE ISSUE OF THE DAILY WORKER REALLY CONTAIN NOTE—Some reader will say, “There is nothing in other will say, “There is so much in The DAILY WOT me three days to finish one issue. reader would not be a good subscription getter. *7oDaper.” An- -R that it took I read every word of it.” The first The second reader, on the other hand, would certainly be able to talk convincingly about his “Daily.” The following short article was written’ as an answer to the question, “What Does One Issue of The DAILY WORKER Really Con- tain?” This article is not exhaustive. But it strives to show that the material appearing in The DAILY WORKER has a mass appeal. that cén be exploited to the utmost in securing new readers, This. is the eighth article in a series on the development of a mass Communist ress. It is as follows: ee By J, LOUIS ENGDAHL. IAKE the issue of The DAILY WORKER for Monday morning, August 23, for instance. It is well worth discussing in this struggle of ours to develop a Communist daily in the United States with a mass appeal, This issue, like many others that could be pointed out, should prove exellent ammunition in gunning for new readers. +e * Two series of articles started with this issue, the revelations regarding | the military encampments by Thur- ber Lewis, and another look at “Life and Work in the Soviet Union,” by Anise, who has written much for the “Daily” in the past. Both of these series of articles should appeal to the broadest mas- ses. There is not a man, woman or child in the land untouched by the spectre of “The Next War,” The 50,000 young men, boys almost, being prepared at 40 encampments, like so many sheep for the slaught- er, constitute but a small place on the tremendous program of pre- paredness of growing American im- perialism. The war against war is one of the great efforts in which » American labor must engage ever more energetically, all the more so since its present leadership is ar- rayed on the side of the warmakers, These articles will help bring the masses to the proper viewpoint on this life or death issue. Oo FD On the other hand the.articles by Anise (Anna Louise Strong) breathe » the spirit of the New Russia, of the Union of Soviet Republics, of peace- f ful reconstruction, building the new social order, ushering in Commun- ism, It is absolutely necessary that the American masses get a correct view of the Soviet Union, during. thesé days when the propaganda mills of the kept press grind’ céaselessly, turning out their vicious falsehoods in untold quantities in an ‘effort to blind labor in this country to the great successes achieved by the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union under their own government. Against the capitalist propaganda of lies, the truthful propaganda of the workers. It is as necessary now, as at any time during the last aine years, to spread evérywhere in America the truth about the Work- ers’ Republic, ef * Nowhere else, only in The DAILY WORKER, is the story of the British coal miners’ strike beimg told. I picked up a copy of The Milwaukee Leader, the socialist daily, issued on the afternoon that Paul McKenna, executive board member of.the Brit- ish, Miners’ Federation, was to. ap pear before the local central labor body in that city to appeal tor funds, Not a single word anywhere thru all its pages about the British’ struggle, Pages of sports, capitalist market reports, comics, ad nauséum. No wonder the appeal sent out from Washington by the American Fed- eration of Labor for strike-tunds had fallen on deaf ears in Milwaukee. The Leader would certainly ne arouse the workers to action on be- half of their own class, Not only on one day, but every day The DAILY WORKER Is its new installment of the epochal mine strike story, Just as it follows | ff from day to day the struggle of the textile workers ‘in Passaic, New Jersey, the strike of the garment workers in New York City, the clash of the Calles government, supported by the Mexican Federation of Labor, with the Roman catholic church, and on the other side of the earth the quarter-century Old hope of the Fil- ipinos for-Iiberation from American imperialism; and the struggle of re- volutionary China against all im- perialists, Nowhere else, but in the Pages of The DAILY WORKER, is the story so effectively told for la- bor. And every day there is also an- other installment of “Oil,” by Upton Sinclair, the latest novel of this author who is-better known in Eu- fope than ‘in the United States. Some letters have been received in- dicating that Sinclair's story is de- veloping intense interests. Such let- tery are invited. Tell us what the workers are.saying about this story. IE se a : Others: prefer’ reading the repub- lication of Ernest Haeckel’s “Last Words in Evolution,” In fact many new readers. that we know of have been won for The DAILY WORKER thru the appearance, in serial form, of these lectures délivered years ago by the famous scientist. The theories discussed arouse as much interest now as eyér. , There are the several departments devoted to the co-operative move- ment, trade’ union activities, the Young Workers League, the farmers’ problems; the Workers (Communist) Party; Workér Correspondence, with other regilar features and special articles, and as much of the day's grind of news, as lisaited space will permit, Here are’ surely enough talking points to get the ear of the most dis- interested worker, Those who have sin ly: tried to get workers in- terested in their “Daily” have suc- ceeded. Join those who are sincere- ly trying and then write up an a count of your experiences and send it in. SMITH TOUCHED LIVE WIRE IN INSULL elFT Pet of Power Magnate Faces Dark Future ° Mlinois big business. is afraid that Frank L, Smith’s pollution by Samuel Insull’s utility dollars will exude such a disagreeable odor in the fall elec- tions that not only is his election ren- dered improbable but his retaining a seat in the senate still more unlikely in-case of success at the polls. Smith is the creature of the utility interests, and ovher capitalist groups are not particularly anxious to support a man who is bought body and soul by traction, gas and electric monopolists, Smith is also a cog in the Len Small machine and Small and big business have not pulled very well. The Small machine is a burglarous hold-up gang, that carries on a flourishing business in general loot. Big business would like a more respectable crew to do its dirty work. Hence the campaign of the Daily News for an independent candidate and the wavering of the Tribune. Labor Baiter Mentioned. The name of Mr, Glenn, head of the Illinois chamber of commerce, has been mentioned in connection with an independent candidacy. Petition blanks are being circulated, tho the notorious labor baiter has not officially declared his intention to be a candidate. Frank L. Lowden, former governor, declined the honor. Lowden is grooming him- self for the presidential race next year. Sam Will Be Served. So far Frank L. Smith has indicated no intention to resign. Governor Small promised to work faithfully for his election and in the event of his unseating by a hostile and indignant senate to appoint a substitute to fill the vacancy. The appointee would be FASCIST RULE= TALKS WAR AT FALL OF LIR Hints at ae Against International Banks (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Aug. 24, — The fall of the Italian ‘lira is rou® ig the Mussolini dictatorship to bellicose utterance against the . international bankers. The fascist chief has not hesitated to threaten war, and in a speech in the public square of Pesaro warned “the enemy financial powers” that fascist Italy will resist to the limit their at- tempts “to strangle the nation.” Hits American Bankers. Mussolini opened up by saying that he had spoken without consulting the other heads of the fascist party, and observed that his speech would “echo across the Alps and over the ocean,” The last was unquestionably aimed at the Amterican bankers. “EF want to say that I will defend the Italian lira to my last breath and my last drop of blood. I will never impose upon the Italian people the moral shame and catastrophe of the economic failure of the lira, which as the sign of economy and symbol of our sacrifice, will be defended at all costs.” Fascism an Economic Failure. How these bold words are to be backed up and the fascist program for | saving the lira from further declines, | Tt is} Mussolini failed to elaborate. evident that the fascist program of in ternal repression of labor is failing to have any decisive influence in saving the national economy from collapse. The only intimation of what Italy means to do about the situation, is contained in an article of comment on the speech, written by Il Impero, a fas- cist newspaper, and threatens that expected to make good Smith’s bond to Insull. President’s Tummy Restless, Calvin Coolidge has allowed, the,sug- gestion to creep out that Smith’s po- litical conduct does not sit agreeably on the president's political belly. Be- yond this he would not go, It is not at all certain that Smith would with- draw, even tho Coolidge delivered an ultimatum. The Small machine is more or less at loggerheads with the Coolidge gang and has little to lose by a Coolidge blast. ‘ Brennan a Political Donkey. Brennan, the donkey~*standard- bearer, made an ass of himself, so to speak, when he accepted: a trifle of $15,000 from Insull, This;mere baga- jtelle tarnishes Brennan's, political | Plate as effectively as half.a million | worth of red rust. “A proper candi- date on the donkey ticket,” is a re- | mark often heard uttered jocularly laround Chicago’s political haunts | these days. . te | The opposition to the Smit! machine | in the Ilinois G. O. P. is ndt likely to lost this opportunity to biirst it up. |In all probability the G.‘'O. P. will unofficially support an ifdependent, with the open aid.of the MéeKinley and | Deneen state committees. § New Clue Is Found in Mellet Murder Mystery CANTON, Aug. 24. — The trail. to | the murders of Don R. Mellett, vice | crusading publisher, waxed warmer | today with the discovery that two strangers, supposedly gunmen, wheel- ed their way into the entertainment given by the Molly Stark Club, a news- Paper social organization which the Canton publisher attended on the night he was slain, GORKY SORROWS AT THE DEATH OF DZERZHINSKY; PRAISES HIS JUSTICE MOSCOW, (By Mail).—In a let- ter to Ganetzki, Maxim Gorky writes as follows, from western Europe concerning Comrade Dzerzhinsky: “The death of Dzerzhinsky has moved me deeply. | saw him. first of all in 1919 and even at that time he left an indelible impression of Spiritual purity and strength upon me. In the years 1918-20 | learned to know him very well, and often discussed with him a very delica’ subject, giving him much trouble. Thanks to his fine spiritual percep- tions and his sense of justice much good was accomplished. | was com- pelled to love and respect him. | can well appreciate and understand the tragic letter of Peshkova who writes ‘A splendid mah who was dear to all who knew him if no more,’ “lam very troubled without you all, dear comrades. When one lives here one can better grasp what it Is you are doing and one values each one of you more highly. 1 am restless and my heart is heavy. The death of Dzerzhinsky was unex- pected, untimely and tragic.’ Members in Boston Notice to Party All comrades are a their services in order to the ballot. Act at onc the required number. id to report to the District Office to volunteer cure signatures to put the party ticket on we have only up to September 3 to secure “this attack by a tribe of international speculators against Italy may be sup- pressed by arms.” Resents Colonial Status. Another fascist paper, Il Tevere, de- clares, “We will resist at all costs the attacks by international bankers, Italy is the exception in the terrible colon- ization of continental Europe by the international plutocracy.” Meanwhile, the foreign office thr undersecretary Grandi, announces that Italy will back the claim of Germany to a permanent seat in the league of nations council. 15 Million Bale Cotton Crop, WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—A United States cotton crop of 15,248,000 bales this year is indicated by a condition of 63.5 per cent of normal on August 16, the crop reporting board of the de- partment of agriculture announced to- day, The area in cultivation on June 25 was estimated at 48,898,000 acrés. asking for more information. Russia? The name of the co-operative is the Vorovsky Bed-Making Co-operative. 1. This co-operative will have a min- imum of 100 workers, each paying $750 besides his fare to Soviet Russia. For this money—amounting to $75,000—we will buy the most modern machinery needed for such a factory. 2. The place we are going to is Len- ingrad. 3. All members of this factory will have’ to be workers, Every member will have to work’at the bench, 4. The factory will consist of the following departments, ten in all: (a) tube making department; (b) bending department; (c) bed making depart: ment; (d) assembling department; (e) welding department; (f) painting de partment; (g) tool and die depart- ment; (h) spring making department; (i) mattress making department; (j) Finns Manage Own Credit Banks. The Finnish people, whether in their mative Finland or in America, have shown themselves to be sturdy co-operators whose accomplishments have been equalled only by the Brit- ish, Danish and Russian peoples, In co-operative credit, however, they can take undisputed first rank, for in 23 years they have built a great system embracing 1,041 societies, 78,000 mem- bers and deposits of nearly $30,000,- 000-—~a most remarkable record for a country whose population is less than Michigan's, Loans, made to members out of the fund established by the societies and reinforced by non-interest bearing gov- ernment loans, must be for productive purposes only, More than a quarter of the loans are made for land re- clamation and improvement, but pur- chase of agricultural supplies and building on new settloments are also big ends being attained thru co-opera- tive credit. The government is natu- rally anxious to help its own people finance improvements which mean added wealth, but the bureaucratic evils of directly subsidizing producers ig BERT MILLER, District, Qrganizer, 32 Causeway St. Bostom)) Ma is avoided by offering ald to those who already have shown their determina- tion to work out their economic sal- vation by rearing their own) .co-opera- tive soctetio» aa yal WI THEY ,CONDUCTED -BY TH International Youth Day is Celebrated by Many Mass Meetings International Youth Day was first set aside as a day of demonstration against the imperialist war and the growing pauperization of the young workers by the Berne Conference of the working youth organization in 1915. This day will be celebrated by the Young Workers League by fitting demonstrations .thruout the country, attend: International Youth Day, 1926, BAST PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Sept. at 8 p. m., at Workers’ Hall, corner Electric and North Ave. No speaker announced, WAUKEGAN, Ill.—Sept. 1, Work- ers’ Hall, 517 Helmholz avenue, Nat Kaplan, speaker. CHICAGO, Ill.—Sept. west Hall, 517 Helmholz avenue. Speakers, Shachtman and Engdahl. NEW YORK CITY.—Sept. 10, at Central Opera Hofise, 67th St. and 3rd Ave. Speakers: Lovestone, Stachel, B. Gold, Don, Frankfeldt. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sept. 3, at the Y. M. ©. A. Auditorium, Speakers, Ogino and Oehler. SUPERIO, Wis.—Sept. 5. Speakers: | Elsie Beck and A. J, Hayes. OULA, Wis.—Sept. 3. Speaker, Elsie Beck, MASS, Mich.—Sept. 3. No speaker announced. BAI DE WASSAI, Mich.—Sept. 3, Speaker: T. Tenhunen. EBEN JUNCTION, Mich.—Sept, 3. No speaker announced. BOSTON, Mass.—Sept. 26, Paine Memorial Hall, 9 Appleton St. Speak- ers: Jack Stachel, N. Kay and others, New Haven Forms Youth Conference NEW' HAVEN, Conn.—An enthusi- astic relief conference was held in this city by delegates representing several important youth organizations. The conference .was called to order last Saturday evening at the Machin- | ists’ Hall. A permanent conference | was organized, with Philip Horowitz, Young Workers League, president; Sophie Huplebank, secretary-treasurer, the Pioneers. A member of the Plumbers’ Helpers’ Club was elected vice-president. The conference will gather funds as long after the,strike as necessary. for the care of the anaemic and under- shipping department. With such a factory we will be in a position to pro- duce from three to four thousand beds, springs and mattresses a week at low prices, All those who see the importance of industrializing Soviet Russia are asked to put their shoulders to the wheel. Everybody working in the line can become a member—machinists, bed makers, assemblers, welders, painters, grainers, spring makers, mat- tress makers, tinsmiths and all others working in the metal industries. For more information or for membership applications write to Jack Gordon, 2228 Douglass St., Brooklyn, N. Y. All this work is under the super- vision of the Society for the Technical Aid to the U. S. S. R., 799 Broadway, New York City. SSeS Co-operative Central Exchange, The sales of the Co-operative Cen- tral Exchange, co-operative wholesale formed by the co-operative. stores of the northwestern states, are increas- ing every month. The aim, million dollar sales in 1926, seems to be as- sured, because the first six months al- ready showed sales of $522,785.24. The sales for the corresponding period in 1925 were $407,439.52, Increase over 1925 sales wags $115,345.72, or 28 per cent. July sales were $90,840.33; July, 1925, $77,099.61, and July, 1924, $53,- 744.72, Farm Co-ops Make Huge Purchases. Twenty-one farmers’ co-operative purchasing associations bought farm supplies to the value of $41,100,000 during 1925. Three associations made purchases of over $5,000,000 eath, and eight associations reported purchases between one and five millions each, while ten associations purchased | than one million each, These asso- clations were located in 19 different states, That worker next door to sou may not have anything to do to night. Hand him this copy of the DAILY WORKER, The following are some of the meet: | ing which all militants are urged to, 8, at North-| Nat) |had nine members, Co-operative Section This department will appear in every Monday’s issue of the The DAILY WORKER. VORONSKY BED-MAKING CO-OPERATIVE We receive many letters of inquiry about our bed-making co-operative How will such a co-operative work in Soviet We will try to explain briefly: ) ducers, Ltd., received approxi WORKERS NG WORKERS LEAGUE : weight children of the strikers. Meal and milk books are now in circula- tion, An affair is planned to raise money for relief, The organizations sending delegates were: “The Pioneers, the Plumbers’ Helpers’ Club, the Young Workers League, the Self-Education Club, and the Hebrew American Club, Other youth organizations will be visited and urged to join. Worcester League Starts Activity By PAUL MARTY, WORCESTER, Mass—The Young 4,| Workers League here held a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 19, after a rather long vacation, We started with a new vigor and intend to start the real work of the Y. W. L. At Thursday’s meeting we most of whom were girls. Comrade Nat Kay, the district organizer of District 1, was here to help the league get started. After the officers were elected we dis- cussed many points brought up by Comrade Kay and others. It was decided that we would devote our time to a membership drive at first, Then this time and energy should be transferred to education and sports, We have with us two students from the District 1 courses and one frém . the Waino courses in District 9, This insures a good education to the rest of the comrades. British Miners’ Youth Dance In-order to raise moral and finan- cial support for the British miners who have been on strike now for over three months, from young workers who will not be reached by the ef- forts of the British Trade Union dele- gation, i. e., thru trade unions, the Young Workers’ League has been suc- cessful in organizing a youth relief committee composed of various clubs. As one of the first activities of this committee is the organization of a dance to be held on Saturday, August 28, at the Douglas Park Refectory. Admission is 50 cents, All proceeds are to go to the striking British min- ers. The next méeting of the committee will be held on Monday, August 23, at 8 p. m. at 2444 West Division street, Chicago. All working-class youth or- ganizations are invited to participate. Get a copy of the American Worker Correspondent. It’s only 5 cents, ‘NEWS AND COMMENT Western Canadian Farmers Build Huge Co-Operative Societies ‘The report of the farmers’ co-opera- tives in the province of Saskatchewan for the past year has just been pub- lished by the provincial government, showing over 260 successful local o6- operatives in this one province with a paid-up capital of half a million dollars, a total business of approxi- mately $4,000,000, and a net profit of more than $91,000,000 to the farmers. In addition the farmers own a dozen big co-operative marketing unions, such as the Co-operative Wheat Pro- duers, Co-operative Poultry Produe- ers’ Union, Dairy and Livestock Co- operative Marketing Association, Co- operative Grain Elevators, the Co- operative Wool Growers, and other similar associations to market the farmers’ crops. These co-ops do a business amounting to staggering to tals, Last year the 50,000 farmers belong- ing to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pro- ly $77,000,000 in cash from this co-opera- tive association in return for their wheat crop, handled so efficiently that it cost the tarmets but 1 cent a bushel to market it. Washington Gardeners Men to Profits Near the city of Walla Walla, Wash- ington, a group of 100 vegetable g: deners complained because the - mission men “got all the gravy” the sale of their produce after ane had toiled early and late to grow it. One bright farmer suggested Anat they try co-operation as a megs of stop- ping this graft and segtiring a fair return for their labor. ,These farmers put up $25 each, formed the Walla Walla Gardeners’ “ Association and Started to deal directly with the mar- ket, Today these Washington co-opera- tors are doing a business of half a mil- lion dollars a year, own their own railroad. spur warehouse and cold storage plant, and have a good bank balance behind them, The achieve ment of these farmers is all the more noteworthy because they were all mén of small meang with little farms of from five to twenty acres, and were practically all of Italian origim, at Middle