The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 21, 1926, Page 1

(ARATE TRUTH PROUT THE VI “See ~ Pema VISIT OF QUEEN RAREE, { wy a 10 THE UNITED STATES'!-SEE PAGE THREE —. path { The DAILY WORKER Raises uct | NEW YORK the Standard for a Workers’ oO Che ! and Farmers’ Government we” r | EDITION Bntered at Second-class matter Septembel Vol. Ill. No. 238. Subscription Rates: Su ng re walt Reed yew. 21, 1923, ne bev Post Office at Chicago, Mlinois, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926 — QUEEN’S FRIENDS W DAILY WORKER NEGOTIATIONS LS, POSTAL DEPARTMENT HEADS BROKEN UP BY AT WASHINGTON PUT OUR VIEWS BOSSES’ STAND OF “ROMANY MARIE” UNDER PROBE I. L. G. Continues Big That the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C., is care- Cloakmakers’ Strike under the Act of March 3, 1879. Eo 290 by THE DAILY WORKER Published Dally except Sunday ‘ashington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Price 3 Cents i; By T. J, FLAHERTY HH slush fund probe is with us again and it came in just the right time to comfort the democratic candi- date for the United States senatorship for Tllinois for the discomfort of liv- ing in an hospital while the political battle is raging outside. “Look forth from the window again fair Rebec- ca,” he may say to one of his nurses, “and see if you can see approaching fully scrutinizing everything being published in The DAILY }WORKER concerning the visit of Queen Marie, of Roumania, be- } came known today as the result of news dispatches carried by the the foaming beer-stein of democracy or the furtive eye-opener of the re publicans.” You have read Ivanhoe, have you not? ov RANK L. SMIPH, the favorite of Samuel Insull and George E. Bren- nan,'also a favorite, are the chief con- ders for the torship in Illinois. 2 “pure” republicans who happen to be both wet and dry, inject an inde- ndent candidate into the arena who as dry as dust and is supported by ulti-millionaire head of the oebuek mail order house, Thus tinies of the masses are being decided while the labor fakers favor, now one, now another of the capital- ist lackeys. R eee HE American Federation of Labor *. convention has come to @ close and if anybody could tell where it dif- fered from a convention of pawn- brokers, that person must have an agile mind, There was no sign of pro- gress at this convention. The “left” were simply left out. A few relics of bygone days like Max Hayes, send up a, puny prayer for a labor party and the leaders laughed because they knew there ig nothing behind Mex’s voice except his larynx. see ND the same is true ef the few so- to us. They dleat Pp on a bleak mountain. ly ‘for then, they have developed a hun- ger for radical thrills, but they can never forget the feel of a hot meal, so they keep one eye on the flesh pots of Baal and another on the mental cafeteria of radicalism. . They usually manage to get their fill of both, be «cause they happen to live in the right historical period for such political foraying. HERE seems to be little left or the old progressivism in the American Federation of Labor, But agnew class of progressives is arising. This class ist coming from the YOUTH. Old people seldom amount to anything ex- cept that they maybe useful as pro- fessors. Of course there are excep- tions. But in general the young pro- vide the dynamite for revolutionary movements and old people are usually found devising excuses for applying the brakes, Whatever progressivism there is now in the A, F. of L. of the Max Hayes’ type is standing on an over-ripe banana peel and might as well look around for a political under- taker, ee @ UT the workingclass movement al- (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 19.—Nego- tlations between the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, re- Presenting 40,000 cloakmakers who | have been on strike since July 1, and the bosses organized in the Industrial Council, have broken down because of the unyielding attitude of the employ- ers ‘and plans are being laid to renew and intensify the struggle. Bosses Cause Break, The tentative plan which was used as the basis of discussion struck a snag when the employers flatly re- fused the essentially vital demands of the union guaranteeing 36 weeks of work per year, and the bosses’ insist- ance upon a provision allowing them to discharge 10 per cent of the shop personnel, The conference broke up without plans for reconvening and the union, which is determined to- carry the strike thru to victory, issued the fol- lowing statement: No Further Meeting. “The conference has definitely broken up without any arrangement for any other meeting or expectation of meeting again, “The reason for the breaking up was the refusal on the part of the em- ployers to state their position on all disputed points except on the sub; . on “rights: is These were the only two subjects dis- cussed. “Substantial mutual concessions were made by both sides,’ but points of difference still remain on both ques- tions. In this deadlock, “the union. proposed that the remaining questions be considered with a view. of reopen- ing discussion of the disputed points of reorganization and’ hours, if agree- ment was reached on other subjects, such as wage increases for certain crafts, specific provisions for the limi- tation of sub-manufacturers, unioniza- tion of examiners and other minor_ matters, . “The Industrial Council refused to consider these questions unless the union first ‘wonceded disputed points of reorganization and hours, which the union refused to do.” Bosses Wanted No Settlement. It was evident that the bésses. came to the meeting with no desire to reach a settlement, and that they took ad- vantage of every concession made by the union to press the workers fur- ther, becoming b6lder at every re- treat of the union negotiators. Young Boosters Come Together And Plan, A meeting of the Young Worker ways goes forward, even when the superficial eyes think it is going backwards. Labor leaders may’ wear jewelry at conventions that might make the queen of Roumania throw an envious fit, but back in the consti- tuencies of those labor fakers are workers who have to worry about where the next meal is coming from, Necessity is a great propulsive force, and the fat labor faker, like the pro- verbial dog, has his day. And in my opinion, the day is. not far distant, even tho American capitalism is just now on the top of the heap, but world capitalism is declining and a capitalist ©ess-pool cannot long survive in a rev- olutionary oasis, ** * (ONGRATSLATIONG I Max East- Booster Club will be held on Thurs- day, Oct. 21, at 1902 W. Division St., 8 p. m, Everybody interested~fs in- vited. CHINA Has the eyes of the world fixed upon it. Great evonts are transpiring there, option soe tein brine ory to.you in artic special features, photo sraphs, and cartoon: special pe to get this issue, Rt. man for getting his sensational nar- ane SATURDAY WORKER IS NOT GETTING ANY MORE DESPITE INCREASED PRODUCTION ADMITS WALL STREET JOURNALIST The failure of capitalist industrialism in recent years to provide the people of the United States with the means to a constant improvement jn the general standard of living is indicated in an analysis of the national income by R. H, Ingalls in the Annalist, ~ Ingalls estimates a national income of $72, 900,000,000 in 1925, but shows that this {s just enough to provide the average worker with the samo quantity of goods aa he enjoyed in 1913, The gain in the countty’s total pro- of the 1913 dollar ig no larger than in duction has only just kept pace with |1913. Somewhere in» the devious the gain in population. The income | W@x8 Of, the profit system all the gains produced per worker when deflated toy) (Continued on page 5) v Coolidge Can't See’ the Road Run te, z a Toward the Soviet Union. WORKER thru publication int |prominent#first page position in the Gary, Indiana, Post-Trib- une, a steel trust sheet. According to the Post-Tribune ver- sion, the postal department was con- sidering the suspension of The DAI- LY WORKER, special emphasis being put-on an editorial appearing last week, entitled “Romany Magje—Amer- | ican Imperialism’s Hetaira.” No Objection Locally. Such investigations usually origi- nate with the local postal officials. In-) quiry at the second class department of the Chicago post office, however, brot forth the information that altho The DAILY WORKER was being carefully read locally, nevertheless, the opinion was that the editorial in question was not sufficient grounds for instituting proceedings. “We let the issue pass,” said a spokesman for the local department in Chicago. “We did not consider there was any basis for holding up. the is- sue. We do not believe that the ma- terial printed about the queen of Rou- manta in The DAILY WORKER can be touched by any rules or regulations of the post office department. Alt the queen can do is to sue your paper Eastman Drops His Mask By MAX BEDACHT. AX EASTMAN has finally dropped his mask. Last year, in the controversy arising over his book, “Sinee Lenin Died,” he partial- ly succeeded in fooling some friends of the Russian Soviet Revolu- tion. He was at least given the benefit of doubt. Tho all agreed that he had selected impermissible methods of fighting, yet some still re fused to question his mdtives. friends must be disillusioned ; 3ut now even the blindest of his and those of them who are genuine friends of the Russian Revolution must tell and show Eastman that he has forfeited the right to be tolerated in a society of man who value faithfulness towards the working class. The late differences of: opinion and disagreements within the Communist Party of the Soviet enemies of the Russian early disintegration of the leader Bolshevik Revolution to rise Union caused the hopes of the high for an of this revolution, the Bolshevik Party. All the vultures of capitalism gathered expecting that the iF ga pecting (Contiriued on page 6) POLAND GIRDS FOR WAR UPON ITS NEIGHBORS Lithonia’ and: . Soviet Union Aimed at WARSAW, Oct, 19, — Over-riding the Polish parliament, which refused to vote for the budget demanded by the cabinet, the council of ministers, sitting with. Marshal Pilsudski, has declared for the budget as rejected by parliament, carrying a considerably higher estimate for war purposes, Whaf? the’ political outcome of this will be remaing to be seen. But this again accents the fact that Pilsudski is preparing for war against Lithuan- jan and probably against the Soviet Union. A full Polish army corps ie ready for action at Vilna, which was seized by Poland in defiance of treaties and even of the boundary settlements out- lined by the Versailles treaty, but this open robbery of Lithuania was approved after it was made, by the;| league of nations, The Polish-Roumanian alliance binds Roumania to come to the aid of Poland “if attacked,” and Pilsudski is correspond with the purchasing power | alming to twist facts sufficiently to ap- pear innocent ‘of aggression while car- tying ot @/Ylolent attack, as Polish troops do daily on the Lithuanian bor- der worl . MEXICAN LAW FIXES NUMBER OF PREACHERS * Ninety of Each Sect for * * Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Oct, 19.—President Calles has submitted for the approval of congress regulations limiting the number of catholie priests and minis- ters of every denomination in the Fed- eral District to ninety tor each denom- ination, Eighteenvof each denomina- tion would be permitted to carry on their ministries im the Territory of Lower California and three in the ter- ritory of Quintana Roo, Catholics here will hold a meeting to consider what:measures to use to fight the projected law, Generd] Calles’ proposals also pro- vide that any clergyman wishing to exercise his ministry in the districts affected must first register with the president of his municipality, The latter would then notify the governor who would grant the clergyman per- mission to function provided the limit for his denomination bad not been ex- ceeded, Officials who disobeyed the propos- ed law would be fined 500 pesos on the first conviction and dismissed trom office on theisecond. Clergymen who function without registering would be fined 500 pesos and sen- teneed to 36 houts in jail, | for personal libel if she feels that she has a. grievance.” -in Class. With Aimee. Readers of The DAILY WORKER, who do not agree with its policies, often send copies -to the postal de- partment at Washington, demanding that action be taken against the pa- per. This 4s probably what has hap- pened in this instance. Much criti- cism was evoked by The DAILY WORKER recently because of its handling of the Aimee McPherson case in California. | MPERIALISTS FEAR REVOLT IN SHANGHAI Threaten ‘Massacre of Chinese Students (Special to The Dally Worker) SHANGHAI, Oct. 19.—Shanghai is an armed camp as reactionary and renegmde native commanders working hand in hand with foreign imperial- ist forces strive to prevent an uprising of workers and students seeking to overthrow the reactionaries and turn the city over to the Cantonese armies advancing down the Yangtze. Reactionary Mayor. Dr. V. K. Ting, mayor af Greater Shanghai, has suppressed the stu- Minister to Canada Unnecessary, Belief of President Coolidge WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—President Coolidge is not inclined to view favor- ably the proposal to appoint an Amer: ican minister to Canada, it was stated at the White House today. In Mr. Coolidge’s opinion, the pres- ent consular officials are able to take care of al] American interests in the dominion. United Press, a national news association. | The Chicago dailies did not carry the news item. lto the attention of the editorial department of The It first came DAILY BANKERS OF WORLD ISSUE A MANIFESTO ‘Economic Freedom’ for Capitalists Urged BERLIN, Oct. 19.—Forecast- the anticipated International ciers' and industrialists’ TESie, ad reported in news dispatches from London, meet with a cool reception at the hands of the press here Germaff™, the mouthpiece for the chancellor, Dr. Luther, today iseued a warning that optimism regarding the pact may be premature. The pa per says that unless the problems of reparations and war debts are in- cluded in the discussion its chances for success are sinall. Stressemann Pleads Ignorance. Taegliche Rundschau, foreign min- ister, Stressemann’s organ, declared the union of German industrialists. the most powerful economic body in Germany, knows nothing regarding the forthcoming manifesto. The Berliner Lokalanzeigler, which 1s nationalistic in views, declared the manifesto is a new impulse for the revision of the Dawes plan, which it claimed is the first visible success srowing out of the Lokalanzeiger's campaign against the economic op- pression of Germany. Propaganda for Conference. The manifesto which is; to be is- sued on Wednesday is the forerunner of an international economic and fi nancial conference, according to other interpretations. The manifesto, which is understood to have the signature of Dr ae and other German leaders the great financiers js known to be di iff barriers and eppe measure of free trade The document is said to have been discreetly drawn and does not speci. fically mention the war debts or rep- arations, | af finan mar for a greater Bankers Want “Economic Freedom.” dents’ attempt to hold a monster meet- ing in protest against the British im- perialist slaughter of Chinese at Wanhsien, This reactionary mayor declared martial law and threatened to fire without warning on any meet- ing. The 3,000 or 4,000 Chekiang troops south of Shanghai have fallen back and the reactionary Commanders are rushing troops south along the rail- way to prevent their re-advance. These Chekiang troops are apparently not sure of the support of the Che- kiang governor, Hsia Chao in Doubt. The Chekiang governor, Hsia Chao, was reported to have severed rela- tions with General Sun Chuan-fang, but his position Is now indefinite, \since he has come out, or so it is reported, (Continued on page 6) DEBS SINKING RAPIDLY; END IS EXPECTED MOMENTARILY The life of Eugene V. Debs, for almost a half a century a militant fighter in the cause of the American working cl warrior is failing rapidly at Lindlahr went a month ago to recuperate from a nervous breakdown complicated by kidney trouble. The attending physician at two was only a matter of hours, and perhaps minutes. Theodore were in attendance at the sie rly In the morning, , Debs has been In very bad health ever since his commitment to Atlanta penitentiary in Aprit.1919 for an anti-war speech at Canton, Ohio, from which he was not released untii 1921. since his prison experience. He is seventy-one years olt LONDON, Oct. 19.—-The manifesto to be issued tomorrow by leading international bankers and industrial- ists will urge the removal! of ali tar- if barriers and urge the substitution of “economic freedom for a revival of world trade,” it was learned here to- day. More than 40 British signatures are affixed to the manifesto, including that of Reginald McKenna, Sir Mon- tagu Norman and Lord Bradbury, it ts understood. The manifesto will bear nearly 200 signatures it is understood and 16 na- tions will be represented. Morgan Speaks for U. S. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—American signers to the manifesto which is to be issued tomorrow are reported here to be J. P. Morgan of New York, Gates McGarragh of New York, J. J. Mitchell of Chicago, Thomars%S Perk- ins of the reparations commission, Melvina A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of Chicago and Albert Wiggin, president of the Chase National Bank. Among the nations represented as | gignatories to the manifesto are Aus- MEXICO TO OPEN WAR ON GATHOLIC INCITED YAQUI INDIAN: REVOLT (Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19.—Mexico’s efforts to pacify the Yaqui Indians, incited to revolt by the catholic church, begins today with 15,000 of the best troops mobilized in Son- ora under command of General Manzo, General Obregon and Secretary of War Amaro yesterday held a final conference with General Manzo to map out the campaign. Eight addi- tional combat planes are on the way to Sonora, making a total of thirty planes to take part in the campaign. hangs in the balance. The veteran tria, Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Den- Sanitarium at Elmhurst, ill., where he) ure, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Rou- mania, Sweden and Switzerland. o'clock Tuesday afternoon sald death prrse tkis5 9 His wife and his brother Plan Farmers’ Battle. bedside. Debs has been unconscious| DES MOINPS, lowk, Oct. 19—In anticipation of agriculture’s renewed fight for legislation to place inter. ests of the soil upon a parity with organized induagey, the grain helt federation of farm organizations met here today. He never regained his normal health