The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 29, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’. and Farmers’ Government Vol. Ill. Na & Lanert Sten By THOMAS J. O’FLAHERTY Pa ce HAT some people are evil minded enough to brand the use of poison gas in war.as inhuman was. revealed during a discussion at the Institute of Politics, Williamstown, Mass. James F, Norris, president of the American Chemical Society and professor of or- ganized chemistry at the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, came to the defense of chemical ‘war, de. claring that it was a most effective way of saving life and was only deadly when the enemy took, too-much of it. In faet a person can take too much of anything, even of sour milk! se * INCE war is inevitable under the présent social structure, said the professor, the use of poison gas is also inevitable. All the peace confer- ences and pious wishes in the world will not prevent its use. If ‘it is thrown on the discard before the next war, such action will not be due to any international agreement, but to ity inefficiency as a weapon. The pro- fessor must be given credit for talking cold turkey. 50: 0% OME kings never know when they are well off. Take former King George of Greece, for instance. He is living in the style’of’a Chicago boot- lJegger in London and treated like a veal king. And yet he admits his willingness to sit on his former throne, where he will undoubtedly find a three-foot task awaiting him.’ George said: “I have no personal desire for the throne of Greece, but if it is for the good of my country, then I am willing to return at any time.” Our advice, George, is to stay where you are until you see the British workers giving the gate to J, H. Thomas, Ram- say MacDonald and Philip Snowden. Then you might be justified in taking on a job as papal ambassador in Mex- ico. i ee wre killed McSwiggin? Whoever. did it, the chance of his swinging “AS stim A special grand jury was called to probe that and other minot offenses, but the sum total of their ac- complishment'is the indictment of a few thirty-five dollar a week clerks and a few big gin and-aleoho) boys who were ‘served up to appease the public hunger for grand jury results. Since this grand jury began to sit gun- men have amused themselves shooting each othe?’ all over the city, usually barking thé vest buttons of some con- venient assistant state’s attorney. The special grand jury has risen. Even a special prosecutor cannot hold the front page farerer, * APE news must be good hot weather copy in capitalist edito- rial rooms. Undoubtedly sueh inci- dents occur occasionally, but there is a streig suspicion that imaginative reporters are responsible for more rape stories than the alleged morons who are blamed. That some females are willing to risk even such a price- less possession as their modesty for the sake of publicity was demontrated by the girls who fainted at Valentino's bier, but revived immediately when reporters asked for their names and photographers got ready to “shoot” them. Some girls carried sliced on jons to induce tears. The proposal made by well-meaning Chicago sob sis- ters that curfew should ring for little girls after 11 p. m. looks rather un- necessary, in view of so much evi* dence of juvenile precocity. Methinks the old girls have a lot to learn Spam their yOunger sisters. 7 HAT an old foot | can give cards and spades to a young fool is again demonatrated by Annie Besant, inter: "(Continued on page 2) Next Saturday Ny September 4th ‘|Special Labor Day 4 Issue ‘With ‘unusual features on the American labor movement. ARTICLES Ly outstanding fig- ures of American labor, ART WORK by the’ lending art- ists. , SPECIAL FEATURES Ae mem- ber in or out of the ‘mized labor movement can afford to miss, Bundle Rates 3! Cents a Copy. SUBSCRIBE! ‘« Subscription Rates: Ih Chicago, by Outside Chicago, mail, $8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per. year, Entered as Second-class ¢ ser September 21, PPR et the Post Omics af Chicas, ineis, under the Act of March 3, 1879. —_——— SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 1926 290 icon ste ede arcs PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 W. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR TAKES CONTROL AT PASSAIC; TO PLAN NATIONAL STRIKE SUPPORT PASSAIC, N, J., Aug. 27. -> The United Textile Workers’ Union of the American Federation of, Labor will take charge of the Passaic strike situa- tion on Monday. A great parade and demonstration is being arranged to take place on Sept. 4, under the auspices of the United Textile Workers. MEXICO LABOR OPENS WAR ON PAPAL BOYCOTT Split pa in. the! Episcopal Ranks {Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, Aug. 27—A coun- ter-offensive, effective immediately, | against the Catholic boycott against! Stores and theaters as a protest to} the enforcement of the government's | religious regulations, was announced today by the federation of syndi-| cates, Groups of workers belonging to the federation now are patrolling the} streets, keeping a close watch for} persons distributing handbills. advo- cating continuance of the economic boycott. <To Keep a Little List. The federation is now engaged in| préparing lists of persons known or| suspected to be giving support to the boycott. Such persons will in future find themselves exposed to such oth-} er reprisals as the labor elements can devise. Alfredo Pérez Medina, the general secretary of the federation, in the an- houncement of the counter-offensive, explained that the tardiness of the application was due to the hopes en- tertained by the government that the Catholic episcopate would swing into tine. with the’ government's regula: sions, - Tkese hopes, however, -were entirely dissipated by the new defi is- sued by the clergy. Clerical Ranks Divided. That a split.is developing in the ranks of the clergy, was indicated when a delegation headed by the arch- bishop of Jalisco introduced a reso- lution at the meeting of the episco- pate urging gn appeal to congress fcr 4 modification of the religious laws. As such a move would be a rec- ognition of the Mexican government in the spiritual realm, another see- jon of the clergy under the leader- ship of archbishop Diaz, are deter- mined to carry on war against the yovernment in every way possible. Warned Pope Keep Out, The Mexican consul in Rome in a public statement warned the Vatican to keep its fingers out of the Mexi- can pie. The consul intimated that a large body of Mexican clergy were willing to recognize the government laws and decrees and thereby esta lish their right to function legally. Pope is Mistaken, - The pope replied that a schismatic church would not live in Mexico as history showed that such develop- ments have never been successful in the past. A government official laugh- ed at,the papal bluff and remarked that Martin Luther succeeded in chop- ping off quite a chunk from the Catho- lic church and that the spiritual es- tate of the pope is rapidly depreciat- ing in value, A. F, OF L. HEADS DEBATE PROBLEM OF JURISDICTION Teva to "Montreal in Government Cars + ‘ion. | pected MONTREAL, Aug. 27.—The. execu- tive council of the American Federa- tion of Labor fs in session at the Mount Royal Hotel here, witlt two spe- clal subjects getting chief considera- tion, These are the jurisdictional dis- pute between the Electrical Workers and Signalmen, and the council's re- port to the 46th annual convention of the federation whic hopens in Detroit, October 4. Jurisdiction Problem Serious. The question of jurisdiction arises over claims by both the Electrical Workers and Sigualmen for complete jurisdiction over the railway signal- men, The latter union claims. that the work is signalling, hence naturally subject to that craft union, but the Electrical Workers’ union points out that the work is clearly electrical in (Continued on page 2.) Force National Action. The strike has become more than ever a national issue by the events of the week. The hold-front state- ments of the mill owners that they will deal only ‘with company unions of their employes is being met with Plans for the formation of a national committee to raise funds and hold mass protest meetings thruout the country in support of the Passaic workers’ seven months strike for a un- At least 10,000 workers are ex- to join the United Textile Workers from Passaic, Recognition Vital, “The new union will not compromise on the fundamental question of re- cognition,” declares the negotiating committee chosen by the strikers: W. Jett Lauck, Henry T. Hunt, Helen Todd, Frank P. Walsh. The Lauck committee conferred with Thomas F. MeMahon, president, and Sara Con- boy, secretary-treasurer, United Tex- tile Workers, to arrange further de- tails. of the affiliation of the strikers to the A. F. of L. Union. Celebrate Unionization. Meanwhile Passaic organizations, including the Associated Parishes, are planning a gala parade and mace meeting to celebrate the formal in- | auguration of the strikers into the U. T. W. President McMahon will preside at the meeting and American Federation of Labor President Will- iam Green will be invited to speak. Picketing to Continue. Attempts to picket all gates of Botany Mills are to continue despite the brutal beatings which broke up the test line on Monday. Mrs. Sam Latchuk is still in the hospital, para- lyzed im the legs and. others from New York as well as strikers show immense black and blue bruises. . * * Woll Slaps at Borah. MONTREAL, Aug. 27 Matthew Woll, vice-president and member of the executive council of the A. F. of L., now here for the council meeting, has attacked the motives of Senatcr Borah in sponsoring the settlement of the Passaic strike by organizing the strikers into the American Federa- tion of Labor. “Senator Borah’s interest in labor' said the Soviet official. seems peculiar,” Mr. Woll said. “La- bor has no reason to look upon the} way. activity of Senator Borah as having} selves. Tota war of aggression, but for defense been friendly to the workers. the contrary, his constant efforts to have the the United States recognize BAIT i > PEACE VICTORY USSR. a Poland Prepares War Lithuania be (Special t8 The Dally Worker) MOSCOW, Aug. 27. — Soviet Russia won a big diplomatic success today. Latvia an@ Esthonla notified the Soviet that ‘they are willing to nego- tiate separate mutual neutrality treaties with the Soviet. Heretofore these Baltic nations have insisted that they could negotiate such pacts with Russia only in conjunction with ‘Poland. Russia regards the new move as an indication that the Baltic states are treeing themselves from Polish in- fluence, Fears that Poland would attempt to create a Baltle bloc and make war on Russia were lessened by today’s de- velopments. Soviet Russia anticipates a war in the autumn, Poland Wars on Lithuania. “Poland 4s| preparing to war on Lithuania,” detlared a high official of the government today in an interview, in which he spoke with the greatest sincerity. “She will probably wait un- til September When the crops are in. When she has conquered Lithuania, with the help ‘of England, she plans to turn on us. The next few weeks will be of criti¢al importance for east- ern Europe.” Despite denials from Warsaw, which have been made répeatedly, Soviet Russia still anticipates war and the newspapers @eMmment openly on the prospects of such a contingency. Russo-Polish Break. Negotiationg between Poland and Soviet Russ $or, a mutual security pact have broken down and it is offt- cially announcely that there is “no im- mediate prospect of their being re- sumed.” The Poles are obdurate and refuse to conclude anything but an agree- ment between themselves and all the Baltic states ‘on the one hand and Soviet Russia on the other. The Rus- sians claim that-this discloses Poland’s desire to form a Baltic bloc. RedsArmy Ready. “If Poland forms such a bloc it means that she contemplates war,” “If she does not form a bloc, she intends war any We are prepared to defend our-| The red army is incapable of it is invincible.” With such fears prevailing, Russia Soviet Russia against the constant} has rejected proposals by the Baltic protests of American labor indicate that labor and Senator Borah clearly | states, namely Esthonia, Latvia and Finland, to create a commission for are not in accord, either in matters! the joint negotiation between those political, economic, domestic or inter- nationally. “Labor has reason to believe that lis apparent interest in the Passaic strike is intended to develop a con- gressional procedure having for its ultimate purpose the compulsory in- vestigation and arbitration of all in- dustrial disputes and to believe that his present political maneuvering may later be turned against the best in- terests. of labor.” A. F. of L. Still Runs Scab Ad. The “American Federationist,” the official organ of the A. F. of L. execu- tive council, is still running advertise- ments of the Botany Mills, the most bitterly open shop textile corporation of Passaic. Dems Promise to Plug Bunghole Left Open by “Cal”; Charge Waste WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—The Coo- lidge administration is spending al- most twice what the Wilson adminis- tration spent for peacetime govern- ment, the democratic national com- mittee asserted in a statement ridi- culing the republican claims of “Coo- lidge economy.” CHINESE PRINTERS PUT OWNERS OUT OF PLANTS SHANGHAI, Aug. 27.—The print- ers on strike here have occupied the plants and thrown out the owners. All printing shops are closed down except those printing government °. 8. The strikers demand more pay and the right to refuse to set up any articles attacking the Chinese, The strike started during duly. : ] i ' i three states, together with Poland of a non-aggression pact. FURRIERS’ BOOKS TURNED OVER TO HOSTILE PROBERS Green Ensists on Star Chamber Proceeding NEW YORK, Aug. 27. — (FP) — Books of the. New York joint board Furriers’ Union have been turned over to the committee appointed by William Green, president American Federation of Labor, to/investigate the 17 weeks suceessful strike of the board and in- ternal affairs of the International Fur Workers, The correspondence between Green and Ben Goid, joint board chairman and strike legder, is made public by the New York board. Green states that he understowd the joint board | and international officers acquiesced | in the investigation idea at a certain | April conference with A. F. of L, of- ficials. Gold denies: that he or joint | board representatives agreed to nie an investigation, Extraordinery “Ethics.” After Green first notified the om board of the Investigation he was | asked what charges were being made, His answer that “it is common know!l- edge that there,exists within the Intl. Fur Workers’ Union a condfijon that does not conform to trade union eth- ics and trade {nton policies” is called “much too vague" by Gold, Green says that the extraordinary action of the American Federation of Labor in instituting the investigation rma 8 on page 2.) BULLETIN. LONDON, Aug. 27.—After an hour and-a half conference with the Baldwin cabinet this afternoon, the miners’ representatives left: Downing street without making any statement. Meanwhile the action of the government in sending in special police to the coal fields to provoke the strike pickets and intimidate them, re- sulted in a clash at Ashton Green, near St. Helen's, where the brutalities of the police were resented by strikers, who retaliated the police attack with volleys of stones. KLAN AND Nil OPERATORS USE FASCIST PLANS Threaten "Violence to Drive Miners Back McALESTER, Okla, Aug. 27.— Thousands of posters have been tacked up in the McAlester district threat- ening the 13,000 striking coal miners with castor oil and other punishments unless they resumed work, The pos- ters are generally believed to be the work of the chamber of commerce. They are 9x12, printed in big type| in red and black ink, and read: WARNING All you Russian-Reds, Trouble- Making Reprobates, Would-Be Americans, Hunk Lawyers, Bas- tards and Saddle-Colored Coons, Are Hereby Solemnly, Firmly and Unequivocally Warned that you MUST STOP INSTANTER ANY Agitation that Would Prevent Im- mediate Résymption of the Mines or Suffer the Consequences. 4 We are Fed Up Good and Plenty on Your Stripe—Our Ulti- Wilkinson Returning to British Congress NEW. YORK, Aug. 27.—Hllen Wil- ‘kinson, British labor M. P., who came tothe United. States to solicit funds for the striking miners’ wives and children, ds returning third class on the Aquitania. Wilkinson has been called back ‘by important labor con- ferences preliminary to the British | Trades Union Congress which opens burgh and Cleveland to visit rail un- ions for funds for the striking British miners. STRIKERS SEND DELEGATION T0 SOVIET UNION To Intensify Campaign For Strike Relief (Special to The Daily Worker} | LONDON, Aug. 27—A’ delegation of 7 ae the striking British miners, composed matum to:¥ou Is—Go to Work:ot | oo tay, man ake six women, headed by Maree seve epeele wn | Mrs. A. J. Cook, is leaving for the 100 PER CENT AMERICANS. | soviet Union to conduct a campaign The reference to “hunk lawyers” is | there for funds to add to the strike to the attorneys for District 21 of the} relief, United Mine Workers, one of whom is The trade unions of the Soviet a German and the other an Italian.) Union have already. contributed some The reference to “coons” is to the Ne-| $2,700,000, and with the'aid-of the dele- sroes in the miners’ union, a tram-| gation the continuous campaign car- pling of the color bar that inftriates | ried on by the Russian unions will be the klan and is exploited by the busi- | intensified. ness men. wen, | Following the refusal of the govern- 100 Per Cent Capitalist. | ment to listen to the miners’ proposals The kinship of the klan and Italian for settlement, the Miners’ Federation fascism is seen in the castor oil threat | has decided to call a meeting of the im the last line before the signature, | full membership of its executive com- The poster is anonymous except for| mittee to consult with the labor par- he clue provided by “100 Per Cent | ty’s parliamentary group to determine Americans,” which in the McAlester|@ course of future action. region means the mine operators, the IC 2 bankers and their B ioe) The. best hae amr today. Mexican Rebel, Rangel, Perdoned i in Texas After Serving 13 Years of Term General Jose Manuel Rangel is here shown with his daughter and grand children after his release from prison by Governor Ferguson of Texas. Range! had been framed up with Chas. Cline, an American and a member of the! 1, W. W.,- and four other Mexican revolutionists in 1912 when they attempted) to cross the Mexican border to aesist the Madero revolution against the reac- tionary Diaz. They were charged with the killing of a deputy who had at- tempted to stop them from crossing the border. In spite of the fact the prose. cution had no definite evidence on the defendants, reactionary propaganda had so prejudiced opinion against them that it was possible to impose life sentences. For years the labor movements of both countries have appealed for their relenve. The six prisoners were freed last week, Published Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER Washington Bivd., Chicago, UL Sept. 6. Ben Tillett, secretary British Dock- ers’ Union, is on his way to Pitts-/ This Issue Consists of Two Sections, SECTION ONE. Price 5 Cents FAMILIES | FLOCK TO MINE ENTRY IN VAIN SEARCH 41 Bodies R Recovered; Three Still Trapped (Special to The Daily Worker) CLYMER, Pa., Aug. 27. — Rescue workers have placed the death toll of yesterday's mine explosion at New York Central R. R, Co. Sample Run Mine No. 1 here at forty-four, Forty- one bodies have been recovered and leaders of the rescue crews believe three more bodies are pinioned under | fallen rock and timber in the region | most seriously affected by the blast. They hope to reach these bodies be- fore night. An improvised morgue was set up in a machine shop a mile from the scene of the blast and frantic wives and children of miners fought for a chance to identify their lost ones. The morgue wag kept closed today and no positive identifications were made. Families will be admitted tomorrow. Ten Escape. Ten miners escaped with their lives and four more are in the Dixonville hospital mangled from the explosion and in a very critical condition. Mine union officials state that no less than 150 children have been made fatherless by the explosion. It is the second time within the last three years that this has happened, fifty-six min- ers losing their lives in an explosion in the Starford mine at Shankton, Brophy’s District. The mine is in District 2 of the United Mine Workers’ Union, of which John Brophy is president, with head- quarters at Clearfield, Pa. The union has so far issued no statement con cerning the disaster tho one is =, pected at any moment, The cause of the explosion Hot yet been determined, There aré" both federal and state investigating com- mittees prepared, to enter the mine as soon as it is cleared of gases. All that is known now. js that there was a series of terrifie,explosions that fol- lowed, each other) in rapid succession and killed every living thing in the mine save those fortunate enough to be working near.the mouth of the mine. The mine is owned by the Clear- field Coal Co, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad. The blast oc- curred gt 1:30 p.m, Thursday after- noon and a total of 58 miners were trapped in the shaft. AGENDA FOR BIG CONFERENCE OF I, LD, ISSUED Second ‘Annual Gather- ing Here Sept. 5-6 The agenda for the second annual conference of International Labor De- fense which Is to take place here on September 5 and 6 at Ashland Audi- torium has just been issued by the na- tional office of I. L. D. . The delegates to the conference will hear reports on the work of the organization since its inception on June 28, 1925. A review of the situa- tion with regards to class war prison- ers today in America, of cases that are pending, of political persecutions in Europe and other capitalist nations, the work of I, L. D. in providing prison relief and in publishing propaganda for labor defense will sum up the first day of the conference. The manifesto of the conference to all workers in America will also be taken up on that day. Organization ‘Reports. The second day of the conference | will be oceupied with the reports and discussions on the more organization problems of I. L. D. in the coming p> riod. The agenda in full is as follows: AGENDA Second Annual Conference of Inter- | national Labor Defense, Ashland Audt- torlum, September 5 and 6, 1926. | GENERAL CONFERENCE--First Day 1, Report of national executive |committee on past work and future aims, 2. Report on pending cases of class persecution. 3. International Situation-— White terror in other capitalist countries. 4, The organization of systematic relief for prisoners and dependents, 6. Publicity and propaganda, (Continued on page 3.) we 2 e