The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 18, 1926, Page 4

Ny age Four MINNESOTAN TELLS OF NEED TO ORGANIZE FARMERS AND WORKERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA By A Farmer Correspondent. STILLWATER, Minn., Dec. 16.—In order to get the background to this subject, we must a word about the Non-part 2 League under Town- ley. It organized Washington county and did a good job of it. With that organization, we elected W. W. Wil- cox to the state senate from this county. That shows what organiza- tion can do. The old guard G. O. P. flooded the county with money, ordered a new election, and threw out our N. P. L. senator. Money always buys some people. It did in this case, from the state house to the saloon bu! The old guard G. O. P. will do this long as they have the power and the money. Bucked by the Press. During this campaign we found that the old line papers would not publish our paid advertisements. So we de- ¢ided to have our own weekly paper. Here is where we fell down. The pa- per company was organized, sold some $6,000 in stock, borrowed about the same amount, and started the Washington County Post. The bank- ers, big business, rich farmers, and wealthy merchants had us tied up from the start. We are still tied up, sold out, and some five directors and Officers are in the hole $1,500 each. | The county gave U. S. Senator Ship- sted a majority when he ran. As nearly as I can learn, the party has no regular organization in this coun- ty. At the last November election, the local labor forces did some work for a worker who ran for mayor of Stillwater. They also supported a re- publican postmaster who ran for state senator. Both were defeated three to one. It is at least a start. A delegation of union men came here from St. Paul, arranged for and held a public meeting, for the F.-P. state ticket last November. The state ticket was defeated in this county two to one. The democrats came third. Township Organization Needed. No doubt if we had had a Farmer- Labor party organization in every township in the county, the vote would have been 50-50. There are a great many poor farmers, renters, poor workers, in this county and they are looking for some: party to lead them. The rich farmers and mer- chants with big biz are all in the G. 0. PB. Here are the words of an old-time dirt farmer: “I have been in the old Grange, the Farmers’ Alliance, the People’s Party, the Populist Party, and the Non-Parti- son League. “We got a few reforms, such as the They and their friends are not boost-| "Ural free delivery, parcel post, post- ers for the N, P. L. or the Farmer-|%! Savings banks, and then we were Labor Party. Then Came Van Lear. About this time, the Minnesota Daily Star and Van Lear came along and sold stock and notes. Some of the best friends and workers in the league and the Farmer-Labor Party invested. They got a lemon. These friends are not boosting for the party at this time. This has been the experience of many other counties in the Northwest and may account for the defeat of Magnus Johnson for governor last No- vember. Here is how we fell down. We Wanted men of prestige and money — rich farmers at the head of things, both in the league and the paper. We got them, all right, and they now have us, What We Might Have Done. We could have started a small pa- per with say $6,000 and had it clear, mo debt, no interest charge. This would not do; the rich farmers want- ed something big, with a big editor from the city at the head of it. We got both, to our rrow. We were also compelled to chase after the big merchant for advertising. We were and still are unable to find @n editor who will be loyal to the Cause under these circumstances, This brings us to the Farmer-Labor movement. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 50th Street and 8th Avenue NEW YORK The Largest Hall in the World FREIHENT MASQUERADE BALL Saturday Evening, December 18th The famous ~ ALBERTINA RASCH BALLET will appear in selected numbers. Tickets at The FREIHRIT, 30 Union Square, New York. be Bi a | let down and sold out, “We are willing to learn, and if some organization will come and teach us how to do away with the cap- italist profit system that is robbing us, we are with them.” To sum up: In Washington coun- ty, with an organization, we elected a state senator and helped to elect a U, S. senator. Without organization, we have not elected a single candi- date and we have lost ground. Workers THE DAILY WORKER MUSTE SPEAKS ON EDUCATION AT N.Y. SCHOOL (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec, 16.—A, J. Muste, director of Brookwood Labor College, spoke at the Workers’ School, 108 East 14th street, Friday night, on the “Aims of Workers’ Education” in the series of Friday night lectures on American labor problems. The question of whether workers’ education should be general culture or education for the class struggle or a little of both; whether the edu- cation should be only “practical” in that it prepares for direct practical services in the trade unions in the way of keeping records, organizing, etc., or whether it should also be “theoretical” in the sense that it trains for the longer range fight and bigger perspectives of the revelution- ary working class, and the whole question of the relation of the daily struggle to the revolutionary aims of the workers is involved in this prob- lem, Some controversy is expected because the views of many in the audience will be different from those of Muste, The next lecture will be given on Jan. 3 and will be by William Z, Fos- ter on “Strike Strategy.” Will Be Out in January. CURRENT EVENTS (Continued from page 1) fictionists, tho most of them seem to be oblivious of their handicap, Pi fra fellow King Ferdinand begins to get on our nerves, His stomach has been excavated several times dur- ing the last week and yet he gets out of bed and devours a hearty meal, then discusses state affairs with his premier. Eating the meal might be believable, but discussing state affairs By J. O'FLAHERTY ship and therefore strengthens the workers’ government. Capitalist par- ies make a virtue of confusion, rather than clarification. * HE Cantonese do not like the aims of the Soviet government, accord- ing to a writer in the Chicago Daily News, who ig writing a series of arti- cles specially for that paper. Un- doubtedly there were reactionary ele- ments in the Canton organization that * 4 is something Ferdy never did, even | feared the radicalization of the Chi- when his stomach was in good work- ing order. Ferdy or his press agents lie like statesmen, HE Mellons of Pittsburgh did not spend all their money hiring vot- ers to elect their candidates in the recent primaries. There was enough left in Pittsburgh to buy a gold key of the city as a Christmas-gift to the queen of Roumania. The key is em- bellished with the old blockhouse and the bust of William Pitt. A more ap- propriate embellishment would be the house where “Cotzofanesti” was pulled off or the picture of an extended palm rampantly itchy, if such an idea could be embellished on a key. About the only luxury our ruling classes need now is a fist full of queens. The knaves and the jacks are already here in abundance, ERMANY fs said to be prosperous, yet its naval ratings are revolting against poor grub. The navy is re- duced to a skeleton and the govern- ment seems to have the ambition to harmonize the bodies of the naval per- sonnel with the skeleton character of its fleet. Evidently the German gov- ernment has no immediate “heroic” work in view for its sailors. e es HAT a contrast the recent discus- sion in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union presents to the dog .| fights in capitalist parties or the stil- letto “discussions” that take place in the ranks of the fascisti! The oppo- sition in the Russian Communist Party is permitted to freely state their position, which they do with zeal if not with success. The capitalist pa- pers no longer hai] those differences of opinion between such men as Stalin and Trotsky, Bucharin and Zinoviev or Kamenev and Rykov as indicating a break-up of the Soviet power. Every discussion in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union strengthens it ideo- logically by educating the member- EIGHTH ANNUAL Y nese masses, but this element had to give way to the group that had a pro- gram, corresponding to the needs of the masses, And the conscious work- ers know that their only friend in the whole world is Soviet Russia. The Soviet Union proved this by deeds as well as words. The imperialists came to China to plunder. The Soviet Union came with help. Is it surpris- ing that the Chinese masses should be friendly to China? Will Show Passaic Film in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Pa—The “Passaic Strike” film will be shown in this city under the auspices of the Central !Labor Union at the Moose Auditorium, 628 Penn Ave., Thursday, Jan. 13. Admission 50 cents. Continuous per- formance from 7:30 to 12 o'clock. “Passaic Strike,” the thrilling pic- {ture which made the biggest hit thru- out the country, is expected to at- tract a large mass of workers in Pitts- |burgh, Tickets have been mailed to jall labor organizations of Pittsburgh and vicinity, Additional tickets can be secured &t the following places: Office of the Textile Relief Conference, Room 310, McGeagh Bldg.; Workers Party Headquarters, Room 5, 805 jJames St., N. S.; office of Dr. Wm. J. Van Essen, 285 Fifth Ave., and Hirsch |Newstand, 1623 Center Ave, Russian I. L. D. Branch Will Meet Tonighi The Russian Branch of the Interna- tional Labor Defense will meet to- night at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. Many important ques- tions will come up for discussion. Come on time, at 8 p. m. among women will be taken up and discussed, ULETIDE FESTIVAL Given by UNITED WORKERS SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO at WICKER PARK HALL, 2042 W. North Avenue Sunday, December 19, 1926, 3 P. M. Children’s Program, Concert During Afternoon DANCING DURING EVENING IN LARGE HALL Tickets in Advance, 35¢ WORKER, Subscription rates; By mail $6 WHAT ARE YOU—SLOVAK OR AN AMERICAN? If you are American read the fighting labor daily paper—The DAILY If you cannot read English, subscribe to the only Czecho- slovak workingclass dally peror in the United States and Canada— THE DAILY ROVNOST LUDU 1610 W. 18th Street, Chicago, Ill. At the Door, 50c a Person a year; for Chicago $8°a year. Neen nn nn ee EnInnInnI nnn ISnnnnIEIEEEEEreEeEeeeeeeeEeEnETEEEEEEREEREERERREEEEEEEEEEEEEEl (Communist) Party WILL HOLD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF PARTY HERE MONDAY A general membership meeting of all Chicago Workers (Communist) Party members will be held on Monday, Dec. 20, at the North-West Hall, corner North and Western Avenues, a it 8 p.m, sharp. The purpose of the meeting will be a report on the last plenum of the Central Executive Com- mittee, with discussion. The organi: taken up and. there will be ample ti izational needs will me for discussion. be particularly Comrades should come early as the meeting will start 8 p. m. sharp. Weinstone Gives Talk {Sunday Conference to on Debs and Lenin at Workers’ School Forum NEW YORK, Dec, 16, — “Debs and Lenin” is the topic for the forum lec- ture for this Sunday night, Dec, 19, at the Workers’ School Forum, 108 East 14 St. William W. Weinstone is the lecturer, His talk will be a study of the prob- lem of working class leadership and the qualifications that make a genuine working class leadership and the qualifications that make a genuine working class leader; and he will use the respective characteristics of Debs and Lenin to illustrate the points. in- volved. In addition, the comparison of Debs and of Lenin will serve to xemplify the differences in the de- velopment of the American and the Russian working class. On the following Sunday, Dec, 26, Moissaye J, Olgin will speak on “The Living Revolution.” This lecture is described in the circular put out by the school as “A study of the refiec- tion of the Russian-Revolution in Rus- sian Literature by a man who js an authority on both.” On January 2, Wm, Z. Foster will speak on “Class Collaboration” and on January 9, A. Markoff on “Whither Russia?” The Russian Czar and Queen of Cotzofanesti Coming Here Christmas The czar of Russia, the queen of Cotzofanesti, the king of China and other famous personages who helped to make the world safe for democracy are coming to the Russian masquerade ball given Saturday, Dee. 25, at 6:30 p. m. (on Christmas Day) at Mirror hall, 1140 N. Western avenue, near Division street, for the benefit of the Russian Communist paper, Novy Mir. The Russian Women’s Mutual Aid, the Russian Co-operative and many other societies officially, decided to participate and portray, in masques their aims and activities There will be many interesting political and edu- cational masques, including the Inter- national, in which repreéentatives of all nationalities will participate. All Communist newspapers are in- vited to have representatives in the Communist Press Family. The spe- cial art committee will give advice to individuals and groups who wish to organize masques. Ask for the com- mittee at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division street, Chicago. Tickets are for sale atthe office of The DAILY WORKER, 1113 W, Wash- | ington Blvd.; the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division street; the Russian Co-op, Restaurant, and by members of the Russian labor organizations. Plan Workers’ Bazaar A conference to complete the pre- parations for the big Workers’ Carni- val Bazaar that will be held Feb. 11- 18 at the Ashland Auditorium, has been called for this Sunday, Dec. 19, at 11 a, m, at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. Workers organiza- tions of all kinds have been request- ed to send their delegates to this con- ference, The preliminary arrangements for the Bazzar are doing ahead with full speed so that when the doors of the Ashland Auditorium are opened on February 11, there will not be a single hitch until the end of the third night. “A Ten Thousand Dollar Bazaar” it is being called, and the prizes that are being offered in the various contests and auctions range from a splendid Chrysler, four-door sedan, to expensive radio sets and down to gold watches. Booths display- ing everything from books to confec- tions will be distributed in various parts of the big hall, The proceeds of the bazaar will be divided between The DAILY WORK- ER and the Jewish Daily Freiheit, and it is expected that a portion of the money will be set aside as donations to other working class institutions. At the Sunday conference it is ex- pected that various working class or- ganizations which realize the value of a working class press will be repres- ented by their delegates. All are urged to come on time, since the con- ference will have not only delegates from labor bodies, but also all indiv- iduals who have pledged themselves to work actively to put the bazaar “over the top” with a pronounced bang! New York to Discuss Party Work for Women A conference of all those who are active in the women’s work in the sub-sections of District 2 (New York) Workers Party will be held on Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock at 108 East 14th street, New York City. Party matters and plans for mass work among women will be taken up. | WCEL Radio Program | Chicago Federation of Labor radio broadcasting station WCFL is on the air with regular programs. It is broadcasting on a 491.5 wave length from the Municipal Pier. TONIGHT. 6:00 p. m.—Chicago Federation of La- bor Hour. 6:30—The Brevoort Concert Trio: Vella Cook, Gerald Croissaint, Little Joe Warner, Will Rossiter. 9:00—Alamo Cafe Orchestra. 11:00—Alamo Entertainers, The Drive For $50,000 to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER DONATIONS—DECEMBER 6. CALIFORNIA— Nucleus 25, Los Ang $ 3.00 Nucleus 29, Los Ange 5.00 Anna Porter, San J 5.00 Louis Lagomarsino, Santa Ri 3.00 SONNECTICUT— A. M. Peterson, Stratford ... 3.00 ILLINOIS— Chicago 1.00 I 2.00 2.00 INDIANA— Frank Ranta, Clinton .... 4.50 MASSACHUSETTS— W. P., E. Weymouth 10.00 Waino Jarvi, Wore 7.00 Collected by Paul S 18.50 MICHIGAN— Emilia Alanen 5.00 Mary Nieminen, 5.00 Fannie Uotila, M: 5.00 NEBRASKA— Shlekau, Omaha soon 1,00 Jennie Rovinsky, Omaha 3.60 E. Vaks, Omaha .... 1.25 NEW YORK— 2.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 OHIO— » Kraven, Cleveland 2.00 » Choefman, Toledo 2.00 1, R. Ishler, Toledo 1,00 H. rl Toledo 1,00 G. Vassberg, Toledo 1,00 OREGON— We Poy Portland sisnsssssnnerein 9.00 PENNSYLVANIA— Hory Brkjacich, Wilkes-Barre wun 10 M. Calovich, Wilke 2S Mary Gueanac, Wi Barre 50 ‘Tony Kranarich, Wilkes-Barre ..... 8.00 G. Laktasich, Wilk PPO sesso — 0B ia an gig rh Barre sooner 4 oe oh, bi, Wenn Jack Vidov, Wilkes PPO mimnnnun 00 M, Vilich, Wilkes 25 S. Vucich, Will 28 John Yeclmovic! 10 4 WASHINGTON— Jugo Slav Dram. Club “Proteler’’.. 10.00 WISCONSIN— A. Zimmerman, Milwaukee Wentworth Workers’ Club A. Schauer, West Allis All Seats Reserved $1.00 75¢ 50c WITH THEY | ,CONDUCTED - BY TH Young Workers Trim Yeman Athletes, 21-6 By JOHN WELCHNER DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 16 — Ina loosely played basketball game, the Young Workers’ Sport Alliance easily trimmed the Yemans Athletic Club 21 to 6, Both clubs are affiliated with the Labor Sports’ Union. The Y. W. S. A, drew first blood, scoring four points and from then on the final out- come was never in doubt. Being the first game of the season for both teams, the playing lacked color and there is sufficient room left for improvement, The Yemans were inferior in every department of play, being able to penetrate the strong de- fense of the Y. W. S. A. successfully on only two occasions, while the Sport Alliance broke thru at will but missed many easy attempts to score. The YAG had no outstanding stars for they used the passing game. Their attack was centered around Weber who accounted for half of the Sport Alliance’s points, Mezuk, the right forward was best for the losers, scor- ing all six of Yemans’ points. Lineup. Y. W. S. A. Yemans A. C. Weber R. F. Mezak Sohl L. F. Shinkevich Franck c. Kolomzac Hendricks R. G. Maigicnz Welchner L. G. Adamezyk —_———$—$— CHICAGO PIONEERS! ATTENTION! The John Reed Group is giving an entertainment Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. The entertainment for children will start at 4 o’clock. The group will stage, for the first time, the play entitled “MERRY CHRISTMAS—FOR WHOM?” There will also be arranged a num- ber of games that will be enjoyed by every child. Every member of the Pioneer organization must sup- port this affair in being present and see to it that his or her par- ents attend the evening entertaln- ment and dance given by the same group at the same place for the grown-up people. The affair for the adults starts at 8 o’clock. Ad- mission for children 10 cents; ad- mission for adults, 25 cents, Give One That Will will delight your children. form every month. It’s Fifty C THE YOUNG COMRADE, to: Name Address City... Yes! SCOTT NEARING. Enough said! J. E. LEROSSIGNOL . Professor of Economics in University of Nebraska; well-known author of anti-socialist books. CHICAGO FORUM SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, at 3 o’clock ORCHESTRA HALL (For This Debate Only) Workers Book If You Give Christmas Gifts— A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE Young Comrade Your sen or daughter will find more than enjoyment in this magazine of and for workers’ children—it is a liberal education presented in an attractive If you want your children to become militant fighters in the labor movement—start now by giv- ing them the YOUNG COMRADE to read. Use This Blank Now —— ———— 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ml. Enclosed find 50 cents for a year’s sub. Send the Young Comrade sessaveesuncenssoveveeennesneesnennessaewesamessuneennesenanensenneenscmmansee® Tickets on sale at Box Office and at |Weinstone Speaks at N. Y. League Member- ship Meeting, Sunday NEW YORK CITY — The district executive committee is calling a mem- bership meeting of the league for Sunday Dec, 19th at 1 p, m., at the Freiheit Gesangs Hall—133 Second Ave. This membership, meeting is called for the purpose of atquainting the league membership with the party activities and party life. Com. Weinstone, the general sec- retary of the party in our district will give the report on party activities and policies, Every member of the league must realize the importance of this mem- bership meeting and attend the meet- ing. The functionaries of the ‘league, as the leading comrades, must mobilize the membership in their respective inits for Sunday’s membership meet- ing, ~ Here’s Chance to See Pioneer ‘School Days” NEW YORK CITY — Entertainment and dance tendered by Section Two of the Young Workers’ League Saturday, December 25th, 1926, Christmas Night at the Workers’ School new building. Entrance at 108 EB. 14th St, This affair is arranged for the bene- fit of a Workers’ Shop Bulletin. The Young Pioneers, a militant working class children’s organization will present us with a play called “School days.” There will be other éntertainment and plenty. of dancing. Every young worker in New York should attend this affair. No tickets will be-sold in advance, NOTICE Important meeting of North Side Nucleus, Y. W. L. Friday, Dee, 17, at 8 p. m., at 2409 North Halsted St. Report by D. E, C, member en the membership drive, Everybody must be present. 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