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Cloth-bound, WORKERS’ SCHOOL WRITING CLASS TOO POPULAR, NEED TWO SESSIONS By a Worker Correspondent, NBW YORK, Nov, 14.—When 35 workers crowded into the first session of the labor journalism course given ‘by. the Workers’ School, Assistant Di- rector D. Benjamin first threw up his hands in despair and then grabbed for the axe, cutting the class into two sections, “Thirty-five workers in a laboratory course on workers correspondence and Journalism is a mob, and not a class,” declared Benjamin, as he performed the major surgical operation. Stu- dents participated in the operation by proposing, discussing and finally adopt- ing the method to be pursued in divid- ing the class, which is to’meet in two sections, one beginning at 7 p. m. Monday and the other at 8:30, College Men Join. * Graduates of California, Columbia, Kansas and Oberlin rub shoulders with workers whose formal education was confined to a few years in primary schools of Poland, Hungary, Germany and Russia. Members of the painters’, printing pressmen’s, office workers’ and teachers’ union are joining ‘with members of the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers, furriers, ladies’ garmént ‘workers, capmakers and leather goods workers in seeking the key to service oping the technique of labor journal- ism. The imgprative need of organizing shop and trade papers, of strengthen- ing cffieial union magazines and of or- ganizing workers correspondence: to The DAILY WORKER and other work- ers’ newspapers was stressed in the cpgning session. Plans were laid to effect the closest co-operation in speedy, accurate and proficient report- ing of news events in New York City and neighboring cities to The DAILY WORKER and other workers’ papers. Members of the class also intend to start a Workers’ School paper. Classes during the remainder of No- vember will study the organization of simple news stories and workers cor- respondence and will examine carefully the growth of the shop and trade paper movement with special attention directed to speedy co-operation with existing papers in the Netw York me- tropolitan area, Because the class has been cut into two sections, registra- tion is still open, with the assurance that new students will receive, indi- vidual attention. in their problems, Employers Donate to: Community Chest by (YOUTHS GIVEN LEADING PART \- IN GELEBRATION Cops Try to. Stop Big Philadelphia Event _ By a Worker Correspondent, PHILADERPHIA, Noy. Workers (Communist) Party of Phila- delphia celebrated-the ninth anniver- sary of the Russian revolution on Fri- day, November 5, at the Labor Ly- ceum, Sixth and Brown streets, The Young Pioneers were out in full force, clad in their red kerchiets and white blouses. The first rows of seats were occupied by them. Comrade J. O. Bentall, district or- ganizer of the Workers (Communist) Party in District 3, was cHairman of the meeting. In his opening address Comrade Bentall explained the pur- pose of the meeting and introduced as the first speaker of the evening Mor- ris Trachtenberg of the Young Pioneer League. Young Pioneer Talks. Trachtenburg delivered a stirring speech, in which he spoke about the Russian revolution and American Edu- cation Week. His voice reached out into every corner of the hall, holding his. audience spellbound. His flaming red kerchief around his neck was out- standing. Even the cops and detectives of whom there were many, were quiet and listened to the words of our youth- ful comrade. During his speech the reporters were not idle and reports ap- peared in all the Saturday morning papers. Comrade Trachtenberg’s pic- ture appeared in the Daily News, ac- companied by a report of the meeting. At the close of Comrade Trachten- berg’s speech the Pioneers started lutionary song, which was followed by @ great applause from the audience. 14.— The | singing “Over There,” a peppy revo- | | picture will be shown one night of the tu the workers’ movement thru devel- Musical Program. The Ukrainian Singing Society and the Young Workers’ Mandolin Orches- tra furnished the musical numbers on the program, Cémrade Bentall introduced as speaker for the Young Workers (Com- munist) League Barney Herman. He spoke about the young workers and their connections with the revolution. He spoke of the capitalistic wars and urged the workers to resort to revolu- tionary tactics. At this point Super- intendent of Police Wm. B, Mills or- dered a cop to-the platform and who are from time to time forced to| silenced the speakers. Comrade Her- appeal to these dolers of crumbs, to|man stopped and a police captain or- save themselves and their families| dered the meeting closed. Comrade from death by starvation, Bentall then announced that the meet- Among the firms donating ‘for this!ing would go on, but Herman would fund is the Maurice Rothschild com-|not speak. , pany, which donated the sum of $3,000; A Ploneér, Ruthe Kitty, then gave a This was not contributed out of the/recitation entitled a “Converted profits of this company, but was made | Yankee Speaks.” up of “voluntary” contributions from| Bentall then introduced Comrade the workers, whose share In the con-| Benjamin Gitlow, Candidate’ for gov- tribution was taken out of their pay |ernor of New York and well-known envelopes without even the formality|Communist. Comrade Gitlow spoke of asking their consent. On Saturday | about the campaign in New York, of the workérs got their pay, with the]our own Sesqui-Centennial held here, Community Fund donation arready de-|of the United States constitution, and ducted. the Russian revolution. It is interesting to note that the| ‘The police sitting near the stage lis- symbol appearing on all advertising |tened to him, watching for a chance matter-in connection with this drive,|to interfere, but Comrade Gitlow fin- is a heart. Rothschild company has|ished his speech amidst applause and demonstrated that it has a heart, by | cheers from the Pioneers. cutting a large slice out of the heart} * REARS 27 of each worker’s pay envelope. . WRITE AS YOU FIGHTTr Docking Workers’ Pay By MOLLY TALLENTIRE (Worker Correspondent) “MINNPAPOLIS, Minn., Noy. 14. —|, This is the final week "of the Cony munity fund drive being run in Mip- neapolis for the purpose, ostensibly, of relieving distress among the poor: In reality, this tund will establish a bureaucracy of charities which will keep tab on the paupers. The snoop- ing activities of the charities are al- ready known to many wage-slaves The Workers: Monthly ia aa Has instituted a special section of great interest for every worker: Bs os eS Rs em 2m WITH MARX -. AND ENGELS A monthly feature presenting original and unpublished ma- terial by the two great minds of the revolutionary labor move- ment. Tn addition, a Dibtjography - recent literature on Marx, BD gels and Marxism will prove a invaluable guide to every work- er and student. This feature of unusual inter- est is especially of great value to every member, sympathizer ‘and student of the Communist movement. Subscribe Now! $2 a year $1.26 six months Sacco and Vanzett Must Not Diet: Come to demand a new trial at a Protest Mass ’ Meeting " in MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 50th St. and 8th Ave. NEW YORK CITY Speakers; William W. Weinstone, Ben Gold, Enea Sormen* ti, Arthur Garfleld Hays, Norman Thomas, Carlo Tres- ca, Richard Brazier, Pietro Allegra, and others, 4 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, chairman, . \ , THE WORKERS MONTHLY | 1113 W. Washington Bivd, CHICAGO, ILL, ay DEMAND JUSTICE! 8-DAY BAZAAR TO BE HELD FOR PASSAIC RELIEF Labor aled to Send Donations PASSAIC, N. J., Nov, 14, — Alfred Wagenknecht, relief chairman, an- nounced this morning that plans had been perfected for’ the staging of a monster eight-day bazaar in this city December 8 to 11, inclusive, for strike relief, Under Joint Auspices, The bazaaf will be held under the joint auspices of the Central Trades and Labor Pouncil of Passaic, the gen- eral relief fein and the strikers’ local, “Local” 1603, Workers, Al"F, of L. The endorse- ment of th@ State Federation of Labor is being sought, with évery expecta- tion of success, At a meeting last night of-the com- mittee in ¢harge of arrangements, William Johuson, of the musicians’ union and president of the Passaic Central Trades and Labor Council, was elected chairman of the committee. This committee will be augmented to include sympathetic bodies, as well. Furriers Pledge $3,000. Responding to the appeal of the committee for contributions of articles from labor unions, the New York fur- riers’ union, which has stood stead- fastly by the textile strikers, pledged $3,000 worth of furs for the bazaar. The furriers will operate a booth at the bazaar, Other laboF unions are taking under advisement the question of contirbuting articles, and™the indi- cations are that the bazaar will be as much q national évent ag the Passaic textile strike is of national impor- tance, To Show Strike Picture. The bazaar will ba open every even- ing and Saturday ,and Sunday after- noons, as well, during the eight-day period. Musical programs will be given nightly, and the strike motion United Textile eight. Tickets will be sold at 25 cents in order to make a wide mass appeal. It is felt here phat the bazaar, with the showing of,the strike picture, will greatly help the cause of organized labor as well.as the relief needs of the textile strikers. ee N. J. Electrical Union Pledges ‘Passaic $1,200 NEWARK,"N, J., Nov. 14.—(FP)— Electrical Workers Local 52, Newark, N, J., has pledged its membership to give $1 apiece to the Passaic strikers’ relief. A total of $1,200 will be raised by this means,{of which $200 has,been sent on account at once to the General Rglief Committee. Relief field organ- izer Sara Sherman made the appeal to the Newark electricians. The New Jersey state secretary of the Internatiohal Bakery & Confec- tionary Workers’ Unien is calling a special conference of local unions to make arrangéments for the regular supply of bread to Passaic wool textile strikers. Local 84 of Newark has pledged 500 loaves weekly for 11 weeks, Union bakers have been gener- ous to Passaic’s hungry strikers since the beginning of the fight. Half of Australian Workers in Unions. MELBOURNE, total of 2,632,000 wage workers in Australla—meén and women—a total of 1,368,800 belong to labor organiza- tions. This percentage—slightly over 50 per cent—nevertheless gives to or- ganized labor in the island continent a firm control over industrial sitna- tions in times of test of strength. In Denmark the trade union strength t 90 per cent. Yn the United States it is between 12 and 13 per cent, as the Australian labor press points out. GITIES 10 BE VISITED BY ALBERT WEISBORD ON LENGTHY SPEAKING TOUR The following Ie the schedule of the speaking tour to be made by Comrade Albert Welsbord, leader of the great Passalo textile strike: Maes., Nov. 15, Eagle Hall, 18. in Hall, corner St. fe Me mauler aver Y., Nov. 20, Trade Assembly Hall, BA State street, Utica, N. Y¥., Nov. 21, Labor Temple, 714 Charlotte street, 2:30 p. m. Binghampton, N.. Y., ke 23, Ao ual “tral Labor Union Hal State Syracuse, mj Rochester, N. Bi ale es Warren, Ohlo, Nov, 80, Hist oa, ‘Bec. 8, Inlan Hall, ri Se ogy yA Ohio, Ziegler Hall, wage and Verte righ F ri mm Slovelands sees a Nateato reat, woul and Flin he a leh 2 Deo. 12, Work- Mt, Vernon = ———— PLOTS MTS, Pros and Cons.* On the one hand we have the claim that “co-operation, in the social sense of the word, is a new power of indus- try, comstituted by the equitable com- bination of the worker, capitalist and consumer, and a new means of com- mercial morality, by which honesty is rendered reproductive” (Holyoake); and on the other the extreme view that “as we are organized to abolish wage slavery we are opposed to the co-operative movement” (Socialist Standard), Another socialist criticism was voiced years ago by the late Harry Quelch, who sald: “Its very success as a commercial concern demonstrates the failure of co-operation as a means of emancipating the workers. Never- Nov. 12.—Out of a} theless, this was the hope of many of the original advocates of co-operation, They imagined that, starting as a small store, or a small avorkshop or tactory, the Co-operative Society would grow and grow until we had universal co-operation.” 7 The main difference between the outlook of the modern movement and that of the Pioneers is that the Pion- eers’ trading, etc., was considered to be merely the necessary prelude to revolutionary social ends, whereas the trading and productive side today is generally looked upon as an end in itself, Points in Favor. Enthusiastic friends of co-operation claim that the movement has been the means of giving the workers more self-reliance, increased their powers of self-government, and given them a better knowledge of business and trading (an understanding of the workings of the capitalist system be- ing a necessary preliminary to the substitution of a better social system), Further, they assert that it has pro- vided capital for the realization of dempcratic reforms, protected the con- sumer against the tyranny and ra- pacity of the private trader, and as- sisted education. It has also given assistance of great value in numbers of strikes and lock-outs, notably in Dublifi in 1913, and in the miners’ struggle, 1921. Co-operative Section This department will appear In every Monday's Issue of the The DAILY WORKER. % How the Organized Worker Can Con- tribute His Quota. Any development in thjs latter di- rection necessitates, however, greater support from trade unionists. Of the many millions of money (to be sure very inadequate) received in wages by the workers, only %d in the pound finds its way over co-operative coun- ters. A few years ago, of the esti- mated accumulated funds (£13,000,- 000), of the trade unions, no lesg than £10,000,00 was invested in joint stock banks and capitalist concerns. Of late years an increasing number of the unions are banking with C, W. S. as experience had shown that joint stock banks might suspend payment when the money was urgently needed Limitations, Can the co-operative movement in itself achieve the co-operative com- monwealth? The answer lies in a comparison of the capital represented by the Federation of British Industries and that of the co-operative move- ment: £5,000,000 against £128,000,- 000. Capital is accumulating in pri- vate hands at an ever-increasing rate. Of £16,000,000,000, the estimated cap- italized wealth of the country, no less than £13,000,000,000 is owned by fewer than 250,000 people. The C. W. S. is more an agent than a pro ducer; acts as distributing agent, with the stores as distributing machinery, for capitalist enterprise, and is mainly dependent on private sources for raw materials. “Big business,” so far, is not seriously disturbed and can afford to look on the movement with com- placency. Every student of economics is con- versant with the gigantic role the modern hanks play in the control of credits—these “banking gods who or- | dained our lives even unto the fixing of the birth rate.” We can therefore see that co-opera- tion has no contro] over general eco- nomic conditions, On minor points of criticism we know co-operation stands mainly on the insecure foun- dation of dividends; dividends must be paid, whether they can be legiti- mately obtained or not. There is con- siderable overlapping _and rivalry of the 1,321, loosely associated, but essen tially independent, retail distributive societies. Teste for ascertaining the Page Three } NEWS AND COMMENT The Co-operative Movement — real capacity of members of manage ment committees are non-existent, 60 that the movement {gs largely gms trolled by its permanent paid officials, — There is very little contact with #6 management and the scattered mem=” bership, particularly in big societiesy The movement helps the thrifty arti san, but generally neglects the very poor. On the educational side its main purpose fails, because the enormous majority of co-operators have not the slightest conception of co-operative principles. Voluntaryism vs. Collectivism, Within the movement today there is a controversy between “voluntaryists” and collectivists.” Where should the line be drawn between ¢o-optrative en- terprise and state and municipal ser- vices? _The most urgent social needs toda demand that land, rail 8 ers should be com- munity owned, and” that the financial machinery of credit should be under state control, during the transitional stage bet 1 capitalism and com- plete socialism. It should be quite clear that no great advance of social reconstruction is possible until these services are wrenched from private interests. Therefore, the whole of the people organized as a community, and nof’ those organized in a voluntary as sociation like the co-operative move- ment, should own them for the com- mon good. ‘We must learn to see each section of the workers’ movement in true perspective. There is great need for unification of all our forces. Conflicts of interest are inevitable, but they are capable of being subordinated to the common purpose. There is no room today for that contradictory trinity |—the worker who separates himself into three separate individuals, social- ist, trade unionist and co-operator, each pulling in opposite directions. Arising from the same need, social- ism, trad& unionism and co-operation, are related in time, circumstance and purpose. All sprang out of the social anarchy attendant on the industrial revolution; all should be aimed at de- livering the workers from the bondage of capitalism. And they can only achieve that alm if they work together consciously for its realization. The Co-operative Congress Moves fo the Leff By OLIVER CARLSON. HB Co-operative League of America has been largely the personal play- thing of Dr. J. P. Warbasse, a mil- lionaire who has interested himself in co-operation, ever since its inception a decade ago. To be sure, this does not mean that the local co-operatives have been under his control or supervision, but the national organization, which he has largely financed, has borne the ideological stamp of Warbasse and |his folléwers. At the national con- |gresses which took place it was War- basse who appointed committees, rec- ommended the persons to be on the national executive committee, etc., etc. |It was Warbasse who laid down the |policies to be. pursued. And it | Warbasse who was lauded to the \skies by almost every delegate. Now all this has changed. The signs of the onslaught were already di |cernable at the fourth congress, which |took place in New York in 1924. But the left wing was not yet thoroly organized at that time, nor did it know how to proceed. Its spokesmen came largely from co-operatives run by the Fins, and most of them of view as ef- to present their point of view as ef- fectively in English as they would have liked to do. Left Wing Bloo, 40%. es the fifth congress, which has just closed, the left wing proletarian section of the co-operative movement, under the direct leadership of the Communists, had a solid bloc which . Jother committees, numerically was about 40 per cent of the congress, while it rallied to Its support additional delegations, mak- ing its strength a majority of the con- gress, From the moment the first session began the power of the old machine was challenged, The first blow to the prestt of Dr, Warba: and his henchmen came with the motion to have all committees nominated and elected from the floor of the conven- tion, instead of having them hand- picked by the president, This motion was carried by an overwhelming vote, In the election of committees which followed the left wing nominees in each case Feceived the biggest votes. Had they so decided they could have had & complete majority on each com- mitt but this was considered un- wise, A majority was secured on the resolutions committee, while substan. tial minorities were pmced en all Win Important Resolutions, HUTRALITY, that favorite con. cept of all middle-class and roac- tionary elements within the co-apera- were the most stable and making the most headway, It was precisely where the Communist dominated or played oles of movement and was (adopted by a vote of 6 to 1) was bit- terly fought on the floor. Severi Alanne, renegade Communist, who de- lighted in licking the boots of the re- actionaries at the congress, made: a motion to table the resolution. War- basse, who was chairman, did his best to railroad thru the motion, but by quick action of the left wing his rul- ings were not sustained, and the mo- uion was defeated by the substantial vote of #8 to 20. The fighting attitude taken by the ieft wing in the debates during the second day of the congress left the moderate forces shattered and fearful of opening up the debate again on the last day of the congress, when all resolutions were reported upon by ©. Carlson, chairman of the committee. Every resolution presented went thru by a unanimous vote. This is espe- cially significant when one considers that the resolutions adopted deal, among other things, with use of union- made goods and union labor in con- struction work by co-operatives; against injunctions; against compul- sory military training in high schools and colleges; for the release of politi; cal prisoners; the repeal of the crim!- nal syndicalist laws, and support to the Civil Liberties Union and the In- ternational Labor Defense; for sup- port to all workers’ movements and consigering the co-operatives a part of the general working class move- ment; for federal investigation into Michigan mine disasters, etc., etc Organization Victory. HAT go many resolutions of the nature indicated above should be passed by a co-operative congress in- dicates what a big move to the left has been made in that field, Fur- ther indication of this is manifested by the decisions of the congress to build and strengthen the district leagues by making all co-operatives within the territorial boundaries of each district affiliate directly with thé district leagues (this proposal was fought bitterly by Warbasse), Again, the decision of the congress to make its national organization self-eupport- ing, so it need not feel obligated to Warbasse for the money he gives to the league, was another knot cut which had formerly helped to keep the organization under the thumb of the well-to-do philanthropic elements. It was interesting te note that it was precisely those co-operatives which had a@ left wing policy that in important part in shaping the pol! ves that the outstanding example was, of course, the Co-operative Central Exchange of Superior, which is doing a business in excess of a million dollars this year, while jts affiliated societies are doing a business many times that large, The same is true of the Co-operative Trad- ing Co, of Waukegan, Ill, the larg est and most successful co-operative in the central states, while the United Co-operatives of New York City and the Finnish Co-operative in Brooklyn must likewise be reckoned as the lead- ers in the east, Bring to Rank and Fite, c legis new orientation of the Amert-~ can co-operative movement as de cided upon at the Minneapolis con gress can only be fully achieved by making every rank and file co-operator aware of the decisions and what they signify, That is the next task te which the left wing must now turn, for undoubtedly the old machine will use every effort and will spare no cost in trying to bury or misconstrue the actions of the congress #0 that they may remain in the saddle a long as | possible,. 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