The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 17, 1926, Page 4

G ~» THE DAILY WORKER Russian Worker —— of Oii Field Progress’ HIS ia. a second letter of a series be ing published by The DAILY WORKER to further the program of the International Conference of Worker Cor- mmunieation between the workers States, sra_a closer bohd will be formed, and workers In both countries will be mai jpondents, sponsored bygthe Communist International, to establish direct | of Soviet Russia and of the United | It Is felt that by establishing such communication between the work- | better understanding of conditions of ntalned. Workers interested In the oll situation are urged to reply te the thine and tell him about conditions in the sent to V. Kouznetov, care: Gazeta, Tverskala, Moscow, U. S. S. R. The letter follows: eee To the Editorial Office of the Com- munist Newspaper, The DAILY . WORKER: | I beg you to hand over this letter to one of the worker correspondents of your newspaper with whom I should be pleased to start an interchange of orrespondence if he desires to main- tain it with the oil district of U, 8S. §, R., Baku. The oil section of Balahani bears mow the name, the first group of the Lenin’s region. Beforehand it was e@omposed of a series of independent Jand pieces strictly separated each from another and belonged to the former of] producers. Lands Consolidated. From the moment wherf the oil In- q@ustry was taken over by the work- @rs, the small land pieces were amal- g@amated into large oil fields. Such an amalgamation allowed to clear the oil industrial fields from useless things, namely the wooden bars, dif- ferent small reservoirs and other buildings which besides their use Jessness for us were very dangerous in connection with fire. It is not important that the workers got the industrial oil fields in the state of an absolute destruction. The workers were able to restore them and at present all the pits, even those which were neglected by the former owners, are in activity, thus supply- ing the Soviet Union with the heating etuff, namely with oil. But not only by restoring the old industrial ofl flelds have the workers | distinguished themselves. Two Felds. In the Lenin region there are two industrial of] fields which were created in the time under the Soviets and are of purely Soviet origin. These are in Sabountchi, bearing the name of Comrade Kirov and in Balahani un- der the name of Comrade Piatakoy. The equipment of the Soviet oil fields is many times more perfect than that of the former owners like Nobel's, Mantashev's and others, The old in- dustrial oi] fields mostly were equip- ped with the steam engines whilst on Get Your Copy! Just Off the Press! ELEMENTS EDUCATION By A. BERONIKOV and F.- SVETLOF, Under the general wN. editorial . direction of BUCHARIN. With notes on the American edition by ALEXANDER BITTELMAN, A COMPLETE COURSE in the form of questions and an- swers; simply stated in brief paragraphs, Ideal for self-study and class use, $1.00 Durofiex Covers $1.50 Cloth Bound DAILY WORKER PUB. CO., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, III, Spend a Pleasant Evening in the Reading Room of the WORKERS (Los Angeles, Cal.) BOOK SHOP 822 WEST SECOND S&T, A labor library is here for your sonvenienc There is also a splendid ction of books for your purchase, Hours A.M, to 10 P. af, Sundays—1 P, M, to ¢ », ME,» Tel. Metropolitan 8265 “The Dept. pa OF POLITICAL | } | United States. The letters should be of Worker Correspondents, Rabotchala } the new ones the electric power is in use now. But it would have been wrong to think that only our new oil fields are wel equipped and that the old ones remain in the previous state. Alll Well Equipped. All the oil flelds are getting their equipment according to the request of the modern technics. From the old method of the shock boring we are already getting on to the turning boring, tross boring and to the com- bined boring. Instead of previous methods of get- ting oil by means of “jelnoka,” we are beginning to use the deep pumps. It is true that for us who are Te- siding here all this became a usual thing and we do not notice all the alterations which took place in our oil fields, but if one is leaving for six months or so then he can see the pro- gress when he comes back. A friend of mine, after being eikht months in Leningrad, returned in Baku | drawing lessons from the revolution, | or less degree, with a Leningrad citizen. “Jelonkas Zone.” ‘When they came to see how we are getting the oil out of the pits in our region, my friend wanted to prove to | his Leningrad friend the fact of the superiority of the deep pumping in comparison with the “jelonka.” But, alas! any “jelonka.” ence only the deep pumps. to find one “jelonka” they wasted most a half a day. In order al- In order to shorten the time of the work of exploring the old forgotten oil pits, we recently started to use tractors and to build the moving tow- ers, etc, , Thanks to all innovations the pro- duction of our oil fields fs increasing with every coming year and lowers the price of the ofl products, For example, by taking the ofl out of the Dit thru “jelonka” it cost region 29 kopek a pood, while a pood of ofl being taken out from a pit by means of a deep pump cost us 18 kopek (this was during the first quar- ter of 1925-1926). But the workers are watching not only oil, but also upon its expenditure, Electric Motors, The steam machines and the oil |motors used by the former owners were rather expensive moving power | and very uneconomical from the point | jof view of expenditure of the burn- ing stuff, Therefore our ofl flelds began to ba equipped with the electric motors, For heating purposes in the houses we began to use the gas which we have in sufficient quantity, Such a change of the heating stuff produced a favorable affect upon the common health of our region, During the past time the residents of Balahant complained about smoke jand smoke dust, They said; “We cam | not see the sun; {t looks like |is warmly and gently shining over the Soviet ofl fields and looks like glad | to see the achievement of the workers’ | hands, V, Kouznetzov, Balahan!, August 31, 1926, : | P, S—I beg the comrade worker }eorrespondent of the communistic newspaper, The DAILY WORKER, who will read this letter to explain to | me in writing how his fellow comrades ;are working in the industrial estab- lishments whera they have to work. Our workers are very anxious to hear about them, In my own turn I am ready to an- | 'swer on all questions referring to the They were tunable to find | There were in exist-| in our | upon the gain of | the | eternal night here.” But now the sun | Workers of Denver Pay Respect to Debs “atl L: D. Mass Meet a Worker Gorcespondants DE: N v ER, Colo., Nov, 15.—Workers of Denver and thelr friends gathered undtr the auspices of the Interna- | last tribute to Eugenie V. Debs, Speax- {ers of various shades of opinion paid | their tribute to Debs. both had speakers. A member of the |I. W. W., as well as former members ot the socialist party, also paid. their respects, After the regular scheduled speak- ers finished weir talks the meeting was thrown open for remarks from member of the audience and a num- ber of union men and ofhers made short talks on the work Debs did in organizing his fellow-workers in the cause of emancipating thems from capitalism. At the conclusion a coliection was taken for the benefit “f class-war prisoners, At the conclusion of the meeting a large number of the audience signed up tor membership in the I. L. D, Workers of Houston Demand Recognition of Soviet Republic a_Worker Correspondent. HOUSTON, Tex., Nov, 15—— More than 100 persons celebrated the ninth anniversary of the Russian revolution jin this city. A resolution was adopted |the Soviet Union. Attention’ was | drawn to the fact that Houston, world’s second greatest cotton port, | ships more cotton to the Soviet Union | The reso- | than to any other country. lution was sent to all representatives | |in congress from Texas. |. Principal speakers eulogizing and {were Comrade Nathan Bell, formerly jof Russia, and Comradé Stanley s. Clark, organizer of District 10. Voiun- tary donations amounted to $52. Perth Andee Greets Passaic Strixe Film with Much Enthusiasm (By Worker Correspondent) PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Nov. 15.— "The Passaic Strike,” picture story of the great Passaic strike was shown |in Perth Amboy at Washington Hall, ; and an enthusiastic crowd of 500 workers packed the hall eager. to see this picture. Workers from the cable works, cop-| per works, young workers from the | | pocket-book. and hat factories, many local trade unionists applauded the picture as scene after scene was thrown on the screen, When the plano played “SolMdarity Forever” and other workers’ songs, | all joined in singing with enthus- iasm, Profits from the show amount- ed to $248.98, TIBIEMRBYHA Vemvas rasema-KyPHaA | Yvkarckoro omaena ras. «HOBbIA MMP” The next meeting of the Chicago vy Mir worker correspondents will |be held Wednesday, Nov, 17, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. All must be present to get réady for the next issue of Prolet-Tribune which will be out next Saturday night at the | Workers" House, ; | — Get a copy of tne American Worker Correspondent. it’s only 5 cents, |The American Worker Correspondent +1113 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, Ill, <i A Treat of a Lifetime! IN NEW YORK |Freiheit Gesangs Verein with the assistance of members of New York Symphony Orchestra life of our workers which may be of | interest to the American workers, Please mail the letters per address; The Dpt. of the Worker Correspond- ents, | Moscow, U, 8, 8. R, I remain, V, Kouznetzoy, is alanis | greetings, | “The pen than the it. Come down and learn how In the werker correspondent’s cl: 2 <<“: GINSBERCS Vegetarian Restaurant 2324-26 Brooklyn Avenue, LOS ANGELES, CAL. Rabotchaia Gazeta, Tverskala 3, | Expecting your letters, with fraternal | sword,” provided you know how to use | “Messiah, Son of | Joseph” | Dramatic poem by Baintsh Steinman, Music by our own Jacob Shaefer, | SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1926 | CARNEGIE HALL, 57th St."and 7th Ave., New York City Tickets 75c¢ to $2.00 | at the Fretheit, 80 Union Square, t New York Gity 6 | ¢ tional Labor Defense here to pay their? The I. L, D. and the Workers’ Party | demanding immediate recognition of | and | INDUSTRIALIZATION OF SOUTH IS , | PRODUCING MANY SOCIAL CHANGES; DEMOCRATS RAPIDLY LOSE CONTROL New York, Noy, 15.—Before the Civil War the southern regions of the | United States were almost entirely agricultural, dominated by large land- | Industrial development began after the Civil War and the freeing of the slaves, but for many years proceeded only i | | owners exploiting Negro slaves. jsloyly. The conquefed states of the | in the southern states, |manufacturers an opportunity | profitable exploitation of the southern population which was unorganized in- dustrially and which lacked protective legislation. Northern capital, espe- cially in textiles, began to:move south |in search of cheap labor. The state of North Carolina affords an eximplé of this process. In 1914 |there wore 56,507 manufacturing ‘estab- 4 shments in North Carolina, employ- ing about 137,000 workers, In 1928 | the entrance of large capital and the {consequent centralization of industry |had reduced the number of establish- ments to 2,670; but the number of workers employed had increased to | 174,000. Figures Show Growth, |e | ‘000,000. consumed in manufactures .was $176,- 000,000; in 1923, $516,000,000; while in the same period the value of the prod- ucts increased from $289,000 to $951,- 000,000, and further increased in 1925 to $2,345,000,000, Factory Over Farm. In 1910 the value of all farm prod- ucts in the state of North Carolina was nearly equal to the Value of man- ufactured products. In 1925 the value of manufactures was twice as great as the value of farm products. North Carolina now ranks second only to the northern state of Massa- chusetts in the textile industry, The value of its cotton goods rose from $72,680,000 in 1910 to an estithatell | $400,000,000 in 1925, Florida Development. A similar development, to a greater took place in the other southern states, Even before the re- cent speculative land boom the state jof Florida showed considerable eco- |nomic development. The National \.City Bank has published the follow- {ing table showing the development in | Florida from 1900 to 1920 as compared | with the same figures for the United States as a whole: / R.R. | Increase of: Pop, mileage Products 58%* 524% U. 8... 31 447 The increase of industrial capital |and the increase of population by mi- gration from the north both have pro- found political effects in the south esa) in turn, upon the whole country. Split in Party Support. Traditionally, thruout the so-called “solid south” the democratic party has been supreme in local. polities. |\This supremacy was the result of the Civil War and the antagonism to the northern republican party; it was per- |petrated partly out of fear of the newly enfranchised Negroes’ who nat- urally support the party of their lib- erators. Investment of northern and industrial capital is gradually break- ing into the solidity of the southern |democrats representing ancient sec- tionalism and the traditions of the old land owners, The migration of northern business men, Jand speculators and petty bour- geois settlers from the northern states has contributed another weakening in- fluence. ‘Most of the great numbers migrating into Florida, for instance, come from the republican regions of Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania. fhe democratic party continues to control the south, except for a few border states, where the control shifts from one party to the other; but in maintaining the control the party has been compelled to compromise on all important issues (tariff, ete.) and the controf is seriously threatened in the future, Mellon Will Settle Chicago Railroad’s Debt to Government WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, — Secre- | tary of the Treasury Mellon has indi- | cated to the reorganization committee lof the Chicago, Milwaukee ‘and St. Paul railroad his willingnéss to accept a plan considered for settlement of the corporation's $55,000,000 obligation to the government it was leatned at the treasury today, be The railroad, {t was ‘understood, proppses to pay $35,000, 000 in cash to Nquidate the debt to the treasury, $17,000,000 to liquidate the debt to the director general’s account and $3,000,- 000 in preferred stock of the reorgan- ized railroad, $50,000 Conspiracy Charge. Mr, and Mrs, Jacob Auer were charged today with conspiracy in true bills yoted by the grand jury for the alleged sale of approximately $50,000 worth of Florida land they claimed was near Daytona Beaeh, but which in reality was in the wilderness, Drunken Driving—Hurt, Two were injured and ap unidenti- fied man with whom they, had been riding was dead today following an automobile crash against’'a viaduct. The injured, Miss Dorothy Sannon, 28 and Louis. Parker, 84plewere said by police to be intoxicated, — wee |of the republican party of the northern manufacturers, Since the World War, however, industrialization has progréssed rapidly Increased cost of labor in S nortlt gave southern for + | Total wages paid by manufacturers | in 1914 were $46,000,000 in 1923, $127,- | In 1914 the cost of materials | | ban motorma' south remained under the domination ART IS USED AS WEAPON, NEGRO WORKERS LEARN Interesting Discussion at Open Forum That the negroes are not only waking up to the understanding of the “finer things of life,” but are also un- |derstanding the connection between | | those “finer things” and their every- day life—are realizing that everything, | beauty, art, truth is connected with |the “éndless filthy struggle” was proven Sunday, Noy. 7, in the open forum meeting at 3358 Michigan un- der the auspices of the American Negro Labor Congress. Brother Isbell, the president of the local branch of the American Negro Labor Congress was chairman of the meeting, | Whiteman Voices Opinion. Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the national organizer of the American Negro La- bor Congress, spoke of the purpose of the open forum meetings. He mention- ed the facts: That the forums are established as centers of enlightment: in order that the Negro may find out the political, social and economic for- ces affecting them, The Negro, as all other oppressed races, try to “get away from themselves.” The Amer- ican Negro Labor Congress open forum meetings wigh to bring them to view; the imaginative, the emotional and artistic sides of the Negro, Wentworth and Ferro Speak. Mr. Ferro, connected with the Art Institute and Mr. Wentworth, novelist spoke on the subject “The Negro and Art.” Mr. Wentworth, in a thrilling shaking voice, told us how art was a revelation of truth to him, “We learn things thru tragedies. For example, \the Haymarket slaughter is one of a number of the kind of events that took me out of my religious government and led me to have a radical view on industrial life,” concluded Mr. Went- worth. m Mr. Ferro, a timid artistic type of a person, spoke in a low effective voice. He stated that due to oppres- sion and exploitation the Negro curved into himself his finer emotions and ideas. To give an instance: The in- | habitants of Egypt and Central Africa |are remembered for their artistic con- | tributions to the work. The Negro is a descendent of these two, yet: the | great majority of them do not-appre- ciate art. In earlier years, there was no distinction between white and colored artists. It is only in recent years that this difference is current. Tt is probably due to our economic system, CONCLUSION, The discussions “On Negro and Art” that followed showed that all those present not only followed the lecture attentively, but also had thoughts of | their own to offer. The general con- clusions they came to can be summed up in the following statements: That art is a link of all the chain of life. That, under the present system, even art 1s not a free field, The great art- ists are subsidized by the capitalists and, therefore, have to paint what pleases big finance, That 1s, even artists are tools of capitalism. Some- day, however, art will be left a fleld free for originality and freedom. Before adjourning the chairman an- nounced that anyone can suggest topics for discussion. That it is their forum and they could do what they please, It meets every first and third Sunday. Mrs. Dawes Condemns ‘Peace Societies’, Are ‘Communistic’, She Says (Special to The Dally Worker) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov, 15.— Club women were discussing today the strong criticism of Miss Jane Addams jers are members of the union, have | union, or attend local meetings, they jahead of us, some that threaten the SPRINGFIELD, Ill, — In the coal mines there are thousands of young fellows employed. These young min- the same privileges as the adult miners, etc. But when it comes to taking interest in the work of the are not there. To them the union is merely something that they have to belong to in order to hold their jobs. When their local meets they are to be found in the poolrooms, anywhere but at the meetings. And up until now the large majority of them are a lot of deadwood taking no part in the work of the union, Worse than that they take no interest in the union. This is' very dangerous to the future existence of the U. M, W. A, if it is to exist as a fighting organization that | fights in the interests of the coal miners. There are many struggles very existence of our union. In order to exi8t, and fight the operators it will take every man in the union to remain loyal to what the union stands for, Yet we find a very important section of our membership, the youth taking very little interest in our union, going farther and farther away from us and that is very very danger- ous. Young Miners! Fight for Your Union! By YOUNG COAL MINER That is why wherever there is a Save the Union ticket out in this elec-- tion, you will find them paying special attention to the young miners and wherever possible you will find young miners on the Save the Union tickets, running for important and responsible offices in the union, That is one way of getting the young miners back into the work of the union. And it) is because the Save the Union committees recognize the fact that if the union of the miners is going to go on and fight for the interests of the coal miners the young ininers will have to do their share, Miners! you too will have to help to bring the young miners back into the work of the union, Tell every young miner that you work with, every young’ miner that you know, what U. M. W. of A. stands for, the struggles that it has gone thru, the struggles that are ahead of us if our union is to be saved for the miners’ interests. And if you do that you will be bringing into the union—new life a new fighting spirit that will greatly assist us in being able to withstand the attacks of the operators, and help us to go forward in our fight for more wages and better conditions for, all miners, SEND IN A SUB TODAY. DONATIONS—NOVEMBER 12. CONNECTICUT— Isador Wolfy Stamford ILLINOIS— Bessie Grenadier, Chicago 2.00 F. Deschampes, Chicago ... 2.00 Finnish Workers Club, Chicago 100.00 K. 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