The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 25, 1926, Page 1

The The DALY WORKER Ratios] WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government FHE {oe esernameniatin Vol. Ill. No. 216. Subscription Rates:-Gustis Stic by se0) ee. an, s By T. J. O'FLAHERTY BRITAIN SENDS NORE WARSHIPS AGAINST CHINA ‘Canton Armies Winning on All. Fronts HH conservative party of Canada received a severe drubbing in the recent general elections, The liberals | will be able to form a government | with the aid of other scattered cele: | ments, The defeat of the’ tories ts| a severe blow to British imperialism, | even tho the liberals are certain to} protect the interests of capitalism and | will do nothing in behalf of the work- PRT IR. ers, except what they are forced to} (Special to The Daily Worker) do. Nevertheless, every nail that is/ SHANGHAI, Sept. 23.—Simultane- put in the coffin of British imperialism | | ously with reports of new important is to be rejoiced over. | victories for the Cantonese armies, a| aires | |London dispatch says that the third | MS bai Canadian Labor Party only suc: | British destroyer flotilla of seven ships | eeeded in returning three candi- | hitherto attached to the British Med- | dates. Two of those were elected in i iterranean fleet, is on its way to China| Manitoba and one in Alberta. Not a | “to protect British interests.” single labor candidate was elected; Some understand the recent days’ from Nova.Scotia where several thous-| development of British policy as in- and coal miners are Iving in a state | dicating that England may recognize of peonage under the British Empire|the Canton government but only to Coal company. If one is inclined to|make demands upon it and threaten grow despondent over the poor show-|war if they are refused, ing made by Canadian labor, it should Canton Advances Rapidly. not be forgotten, that American labor} Meanwhile the Cantonese are mak- has not even one representative in|ing surprising advances toward the congress unless we regard Victor Ber-| north, at once aiming to unite the ger in that light. southern march of the Kuominchun bd army of Feng Yu-hsiang and to drive east and south in order to envelope | ‘T is said that King Alfonso of Spain DAILY Entered at Bescon class mattur September 21, wo 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Lilinois, under the Act of Merch $, 1879. ER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1926 <>” “ The Bosses’ Demands - Ypows WITH THE HE UNION i Work £M OND STARVE PUBLISHING CO. and Primo de Rivera are not pull- ing together. Alfonso, who is a mas- ter of terpsichore, is doing some cley- the lower Yangtze provinces now con- trolled by the reactionary Sun Chuan- fang and by this movement capture er political dancing around his dicta-/the important and strategic port of tor, Journalists who have no desire | Shanghai. to exchange comfortable hotel beds! To Join Two National Armies, for cells send glowing accounts to| Feng’s army, never defeated altho their papers in the United States| forced to retreat out of Peking, is about the strength displayed by Primo | coming south and reports state it has in downing all opposition and how!penetrated Honan province... The en- ealmiy he is taking the excitement.|tire Hupeh province is now in the ecethaledes hands of the Cantonese who have or fs irate: is a committee here in Chi-| ganized two great armies from the sol- cago, the name of which I forget, diers who mutinied against Wu Pei- that makes life miserable for state’s fu and sent them northward into attorney, Crowe, and Sheriff Hoffman, ‘onan to make a juncture with Feng’s Backed by thousands of dressmakers’ forms the @arment bosses of New York cry for the destruction of unionism. | $$» by periodical reports on vice condi- tions in Cook county. the members: of this committee spend | their time, between reports visiting | road houses and palaces of sin, as} they are called. seen their fil, a report appears and Hoffman and Crowe threaten to have, all those wicked places closed up and thelr. By ga eee Pt ateory or 8 ‘T is a well known phenomena that some voters refrain from casting their ballots for candidates who are known to be on good terms with those underworld elements that live ‘by the trafic in women. Every vote counts in a closely contested election, even with the best counters in the world on the job. So the Crowe wing of the republican party can extract consola- tion, and perhaps some virtuous votes, out of a report of a “committee of fifteen” which made an investigation and discovered that vice was on the run itt the county.. Where it was run- ning they did not say but they. men- tioned Crowe favorably. Committees df jot live on air you know, wise: te HE Chicago Tribune carried an edi- torial in its issue of September 22, in support of assistant state’s at- torney Savage's county judgeship. The tricks resorted to by the democrats, whose candi-| date is Judge Jarecki, are beneath contempt says the Trib. The demo-| erats accuse Savage of profiting by stolen votes. Savage but votes were Jarecki. Professional were working. for asks the virtuous Trib indignantly. Peay e ND the Methodist Daily News is of the opinion that the votes stol- en for Jarecki do not cast any reflec- tion on the judge. This is mysterious but Methodists are supposed to be in close touch with the author of all mystery, Which set of ballot. box thieves are you going to elect? This Question is asked of republican and democrat voters who have inherited their parties fqn Sntlauity. ANOTHER 6 RD has been -pune- tured, Bruce Barton has discov- ered the real Calvin Coolldge. This is not surprising as Bruce is a past mi ter in the art of revelation; Jesus who wi pe mere or less of a mystery to most ple, was transformed into perfectly good Babbit by Mr. Barton in a book entitled: “The Man Nobody Knows.” What can he transform Coo- lidge into? A face lifter I think would be Mable to have better luck with Cal than a historian, stolen for vote stealers That worker next door to you may not have anything to do to: night. Hand him this cony of the DAILY WORKER. SOVIET UNION AND LITHUANIA IN TREATY OF NON-AGGRESSION Tt appears that | When they have| ‘candidacy for the} Votes were stolen for) h. What of it?) Troops. Wu Pei-fu himself is apparently completely defeated and reports say he is still retreating northward beyond the Yellow river. Fight for Shanghal, The Cantonese in the Hankow region are preparing for battle at |Kuikiang against Sun Chuan-fang's forces. with reasonable. advance toward Shanghai Sun, who’ expected to be reinforced by Wu's troops, is left in the lurch and faces ultimate defeat and surrender of |Shanghai and the lower Yangtze, Imperialist Tools Losing. If this is accomplished, the Canton- ese will hold practically all of China, leaving the reactionary native tools of foreign imperialism, Wu Pelfu and Chang Tso-lin, dominant only in three northeastern provinces, Chihli, Shang- tung and Manchuria, FURRIERS ELECT ISRAELSON IN CLOSE STRUGGLE Ttving Israelson, progressive can- | didate for business agent in Furriers Union of Chicags was elected to of- fice in the most hotly contested fight in the history of the organization. The Millstein machine used every weapon in the arsenal of reaction to hold their power, Furriers were in- | timidated and they were informed that their jobs would be gone if the. pro- gressives would win. A progressive victory would mean a strike. Millstein Repented Too La Millstein pictured himself as a self- sacrificed martyr who was maligned and slandered by the progressives, | but that out of pure Christian charity |he would forgive his enemfes in the union, Israelson replied to Milstein, ask- ing the latter why he did not adopt this gracious policy before? Why did he not dismiss the charges he had brot against the progressives before the very evening of the election. Too Close to Employers. Millstein was incapable of serving the furriers, Israelson argued, for the reasons that he was too close to the employers which bred ¢lass-collabora- tion and too long it office which bred carelessness. The successful candi- date for business agent attacked the letter sent by Shachtman, tnternation- al president, to Millstein, which show- ed that Shachtman was interfering in the election on Milistein's side, When the votes were counted Is- raelson received 165 votes and Mill- stein 143. The ballots were then locked in the (Continued on page 2) continuing to champion its cause, will develop real effectiveness and bility without YOUR dally paper vigil- antly hammering away at the enemy. the indispensable Weapon of all your struggles, ~-you need class education, guidance, encouragement and organ'sation, organized BRITISH MINERS MAY TURN DOWN LEADERS’ TERMS Sealey ot Peace Talk, Proceeds ‘With Baldwin (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Sept. 23— The British coal strike may reach a climax with- in twenty-four hours, it ‘was predict- ed today. Within that time may come a decision for peace negotiations or a decision to dig in for a long drawn out fight. In some quarters it was asserted that the miners’ executive is in full retreat, since it is offering to accept wage reductions ranging from ten to thirteen per cent, but efforts to ef- fect peace thru the acceptance of wage reductions may fail by the re- tusal of the rank and file of ‘the miners to accept lower wages. Meanwhile the operators are flatly rejecting all overtures for peace based on proposals for the negotia- tion of a national agreement. Mexico Said to Have Replied to U. S. Note on Land Law Protest MEXICO CITY, Sept, 23—Although lacking confirmation from official sour- ces it is reported that the Calles gov- ernment has sent a reply to the note of the United States protesting the enforcement of the Mexican land and mineral laws. The reply is said to state that the laws are not confiscatory nor anti- foreign, but follow the constitution’s ticles, Also, attention is directed to the statement of the government that if experience shows the advis- ability of so doing, the laws may be modified. Keep it Strong and Fighting By ALEX BITTELMAN. EEP your DAILY WORKER, It is YOUR most precious and most valuable possession, No progressive labor movement worth while can reach size and in- fluence without The DAILY WORKER No struggle against the employers make victory for the workers a possi- Keep your DAILY WORKER, It ts ee . As a worker—man, woman or youth As one of the millions of the un- and brutally exploited politics, you are trying to reach. out | IF YOU DO— after the formation of a party of your| KEEP THE DAILY WORKER. own class—a labor party. one ey, Ten Years in Prison, Prepares Appeal for His Pardon NCISCO, Cal., Sept. 23.—Thomas J. Mooney, sentence in San Quentin prison, in connec- bombing of the preparedness day parade of ri aD ai fora pardon, it. was learned. “ft will be presented to Governor Richardson next month. District Attorney Matthew Brady, has bolstered Moo- ney’s appeal by writing a letter in which he says he believes that Mooney was convicted on perjured testimony. Read story of Mooney case on Page 2 Force the American Federation of Labor to Act on Organization of Nation’s Million Auto Workers By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL, (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 23.—Here in the capital city of the automobile industry great pride is being shown by the capitalist exploiters over the fact that the output of passenger cars and trucks for the month of August Jumped 172,000 over the figures for August last year. But great care is being takep by these same profiteers to hide the fact ‘that the wages of the workers are slipping to ever lower levels, in startling comparison to the growing profits be-+ ing taken by the owners in the in- dustry. ‘ This is an actual. condition that faces the American Federation of La- bor when it convenes here shortly to legislate for the organized workers of the United States. It is confront- ed by the problem of the organization of the auto workers. The number of organized auto workers is today at its lowest. « Production Increases 70 Per Cent. August production showed an in- crease of 70 per cent over the same month last year, Production last month is set at 424,394 vehicles, of which 379,111 were passenger cars and 45,288 trucks. In August, 1925, this country's automobile industry pro- duced 252,451 vehicles, of which 216,- 087 were passenger cars and 36,364 were trucks. In July of this year pro- duction was 355,455 vehicles, repre- senting 315,863 passenger cars and 89,-) 592 trucks. The total for the first eight months of the year also shows a substantial increase in production, as compared with the first eight months of last year, Workers Increase; Wages Fall. The year 1925 revealed the startling fact that more men were being em- ployed in the industry, but that they were receiving a smaller wage total, meaning that the individual wage was falling. Similar revelations will with- (Continued on page 2.) the moving pictures, the pulpit, the radio, and everything that can be used to poison the minds, kill the spirit and chain the bodies of the masses. Your enemy understands perfectly the value of propagands and agitation. DO YOU? ers and protect the interests of labor, you want clean, honest, militant and strong trade unions.’ As a member of the mighty Amer- ican working class, who is beginning to throw off his shoulders the shackles of capitalist tutelage and capitalist Well, this is what The DAILY], The DAILY WORKER is nearly WORKER stands for and fights for |three years old. It has demonstrated without let-up and without compro-|not only the indispensable need but mise, also the practical possibility of a mil- Keep YOUR DAILY WORKER, It |itant English labor daily in the United is your paper. Keep it strong and | States. hting, As the progressive forces in the la- ® 030 ‘OUR enemy, the capitalist, has a powerful press to befog and con- fuse the minds of the exploited mass bor movement grow—-SO DOES THE DAILY WORKER. As the American working class be- comes stronger and its battles with the employers more successful-—-SO Pub! 1 Daily e: t Sunday by THE/T AILY WORKER PUBLISHING C 2 is Ww. ‘Washington Bivd., Ciicago, Il. NEW YORK DAILY WORKER BUILDERS SPONSOR BIG PICNIC AT HUNTER’S ISLE NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 23, — This Sunday, September 26, a picnic and hike to Hunter’s Island, the northeast corner of Pelham Bay Park, will be held under the auspices of The DAILY WORKER Bullders’ Club of New York. Thie picnic takes the place of the one that was drowned by the raln two weeks ago. Special arrangements with the weatherman assure floods of sun- MINERS SUPPORT LABOR PARTY IN EASTERN OHIO Watkins, Board Mem- ber, Urges Class Action (Special to The Daily Worker) YORKVILLE, Ohlo, Sept, 23. — A conference held here at Miners’ Hall, has launched the labor party of East- ern Ohio. The call for the conference was is- sued by Local No. 971, of the United Mine Workers of America, and was sent to all the locals in \Sub-District No. 5 of District 6. Locals from vari- ous parts of the sub-district were rep- resented and participated in the con- ference. Watkins Is First Speaker. The conference was called to order by Jack Bell, wherupon a resolution was presented calling for the forma- tion of a state-wide labor party to in- clude all trade unions, fraternal or- ganizations and working class organ- izations, irrespective of their nature. A general discussion ensued with Andrew Watkins, member of the In- ternational executive. board of the United’ Mine Workers, as the first speaker. J. Kunik, international organ- izer of the United Mine Workers of America. and also a delegate to the conference, Robert Farmer, Joe Koby- lak Jr., and others participated. J. S. Griffin, the only colored dele- gate, made an eloquent plea for the labor party to stand square-footedly for equal rights for the Negroes, other- wise the labor party could never grow into a power. All the speeches were enthusiastically applauded, thus evi- dencing that the workers are sick and disgusted with the old parties and are ready to take a new step. Plan Second Conference, The program and platform were then read and it was finally decided to send the platform with its nine points to the locals of the United Mine Work- ers:in the sub-district ‘together with a call for a second conference, which will be held at the Miners’ Temple, Bellaire, Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p. m. This conference will unquestionably be well attended, for the workers have begun to realize the necessity of inde- pendent political action. An executive committee for prepar- ing the second conference was elected and consists of Jack Bell, chairman, John Buksa, secretary, W. Cunning- ham, assistant secretary, Robert Far- mer, D. Spehar, C. Ryan, J. 8. Griffin, PR. L. Nealy, Joe Koyblak Jr., Frank Sepich. The Nine Points The nine points in the program adopted at the conference are as fol- lows: 1. The legal right of all workers to organize into trade unions and to strike. 2. ‘A law providing for the eight- hour day, five-day week for the work- ers. In dangerous and harmful occu- pations, the working day shall be fur- ther reduced. 3. A minimum wage law. 4. Prohibition of child labor and protection of women and young work- ers in industry. 6. Abolition of all state constabul- ary, since it is used not to protect the rural communities, but to interfere tn labor disputes in industrial sections, on the side of the capitalists. 6. Abolition of injunctions and no government interference in strikes. 7. Stoppage to threatened persecu- tion of the foreign-born by registra- tion, photographing and fingerprinting, and equal rights for the Negroes. 8. Nationalization of the mines and workers’ participation in control. 9. Fight against militarism and the menace of war. These are the main questioris for all the workers of this country. NEW YORK , EDITION | __eirion | Price 3 Cents ANTHRACITE BARONS DENY CLOSED SHOP Hudson Coal Company Challenges Chechoff ARTICLE TWO, (Special to The Dalty Worker) WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Sept. 23-— Discussion has raged in the anthracite fields since the signing of the five jyear agreement over the question of whether the check-off and closed shop is included in the contract. The Hudson Coal Company says “no," and goes further and claims that the union has no right to go on coal company property and urge men to join the union. So convinced is the Hudson Coal Company— one of the largest opera- tors in the valley—that John L. Lewis, Thomas Kennedy, international prest- dent and secretary, and Rinaldo Cap- pelini, president of District 1, surren- dered these demands when the strike was settled, that it is “bringing the case up,” as the miners say. , Closed Shop Challenged. Following a “button strike” on one of its properties—meaning a cessation of work to force non-union miners and delinquent miners to line up—the Hud- son Coal Company representatives have challenged the union officials to show where ip the agreement a closed shop is called for or where the right of union representatives to a pear at the pit mouth and solicit mem- bers is specified. The truth of the matter is that the | Hudson Coal Company, after weaken- jing the morale of the union members employed by them by the pr ee of “get-together suppers” they have been »siving their employes, or believing that the morale has been weakened, [are beginning an offensive against the union, on behalf of all the other coal companies, and in which all the rest of them will join as soon as the ground has been prepared, “Arbitration” Is Company Demand, The anthracite agreement is an.ar~ ° bitration agreement--the miners did not know it when it was signed (they would not have accepted it if they had not been deceived by the international and district officials)—and the coal companies, with the Hudson concern in the lead, are going to insist that the arbitration provisions be put into effect, This means that the demand of the Hudson Company for a decision igainst the closed shop, the right to organize’ and the check-off, will be followed by another demand that the case be placed in the hands of a me- diation board as provided by the agreement, and which must contain one or more so-called “impartial” members. The Operators’ Plan. By such maneuvers, extending over a period of five years—the life of the agreement—the coal] barons believe that the union can either be destroyed completely or worked over into a mere efficiency instrument for their own use. It can be seen that the question raised by the Hudson Coal Company is one of life and death for the United Mine Workers in the anthracite dis- tricts. Never before in recent years has a coal company dared to deny ‘the right of the union to organize, to pre- vent men from working unless their union dues were paid or to refuse to (Continued on page 2) eer te / 121 A. C. W. Members Arrested in Strike on a Bronx, N. Y. Shop NEW YORK, Sept. 28+-In ¢he Bronx borough 121 striking mem’ of the Amalgamated Clothing Wor ers’ Union were arrested for picketing in front of Sam Finkelstetn’s shop. This large men’s clothing manufac- turer has been struck for several weeks by the union's effort to regain recognition, For the last six years the employer has maintained an open shop. Several girl students were arrested with the strikers and held by a woman magistrate, Jean Norris, for singing songs on the picket line. Twenty-two workers were fined $10 apiece and cases of the others were postponed. Magistrate McAndrews warned that sentences of 30 days to six montha would be given if thé strikers were brought in again, TWO MORE U. S. DESTROYERS STEAM TO NICARAGUA TO HELP CHAMORRO (Special Cable to The Daily Worker) i x WASHINGTON, pt. 23.—The\ destroye Gilmer and Smith-' -Thompeon are speeding today from Guantanamo to Bluefields, Nicaragua. They were dispatched upon request of Rear Admiral J, T. Latimer, now in Bluefield, The order follows upon further euccesses of the rebellion against DOES THE DAILY WORKER. The fate of the DAILY. WORKER is inextricably bound up with the fate of the American labor move! Consequently— (Special to The Daily Worker) RIGA, Sept. 23.—It Is reported from Kovno that negotiations for a sepa- re tn as : slaves of American capitalism, you need a sincere. and militant champion of your cause Which’ is: TO ORGAN- 12E THR ANIZED. é rs Se esac The eapitalists control the public schools and nearly all other means of education, e rich and wealthy, the enemy you must fighit continually in nk ag compact between Lithuania and | pee only awaits signature, which may be expected In the near signature of L ; naritivesfi earnestly: Rot to bo drive under, contro} THE DAILY WORKER, | Chamorro, se aes \ e 4 /