The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 19, 1926, Page 1

The Daify Worker Fights: For the 40 Hour Week, For the Organization of the Un Organized, For a Labor Party. In Chicago, by mall, $8.00 per year. BREE Lesa dnl Nas Se Vol. IIl..No. 288. Subscription Rates: Outside Chicago, by mall, $6.00 per year, Batered at Secoud-class niarier de; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1926 - After almost a year’s fighting the workers in Passaic, organized under the leadership of our ‘party, have succeeded in wresting from the power- ‘ful mill owners-of the Botany Mills in Passaic an unheard of victory—the recognition of their union. Can WE be any less stubborn, any less deter- mined than the Passaic strikers in keeping The DAILY WORKER. . The DAILY WORKER has proved invaluable to the strikers. In Passaic the best of the fighters have come to appreciate and love The DAILY WORKER and recognize it as “their own’’ fighting _ Waging “civilize: “that gas is practically harmless, a bill papisne ‘te that o . Once they are on their feet again, they will support The DAILY WORKER with the same fighting spirit that they used in the strike. But, Comrades! There are many Passaics. Everywhere it is only The DAILY WORKER to which the workers can look as their class paper. It is The DAILY WORKER that helped inspire, organize and lead the workers in Passaic. What The DAILY WORKER did in Passaic it can do everywhere. Forward to bigger and better Passaics! For- ward, comrades, to a bigger and better organ for the workers! To victory in our drive for $50,000 for The DAILY WORKER! By T, J. O'FLAWERTY. b! iets Chicago Railways company was thrown into recetvorship day before yesterday on plea ef the Westing- house Mlectric and Manufacturing company, which holds a big debt; against the street car company. There! fs nothing unusual about receiver-! ships. They are quite as common in business life as the burning down of houses for the sake of the insurance. And there is nothing novel in the fact thet Fedéral Judge Wilkerson appoint- eS Henry A. Blair, head of the trac- tion company; John J. Mitchell, the banker, and another capitalist as re” geivers for the company. The same} ola gang. Now watch the looting! { ae). 8 HE Herald-Examiner is running a) series of articles on crime and is do- tug its damndest to make them sensa- tlonal. The Examiner's sources of in- formation are two fake reformers with K:K. K. tendencies who make a living on their periodical exposures of vice. Yesterday's article dealt with the evils lurking in candy stores, and lo, those wicked candy stores where innocence te decoyed to ruin, are owned by “aliens.” So, all our troubles can be traced to the “alien”! This is the essence of K. K. K.'ism.’ Hearst pre- tends to be a defender of aliens, particularly the Jews. He caters to the catholics and would give a fortune to kiss the papal toe. But if he can make a few thousand dollars out of the K. K. K. he will take them to his * bosom. A typical profit-sucker. one ILE the Chicago Tribune frowns on the propaganda that pictures as an “uncivilized” method of warfare, and argues gas is introduced into the Michigan legis- jature calling for the execution of con- demned murderers by the use of gas. Bridently the father of this -bill- does not agree with the Tribune that gas fs-a luxury that can be taken with impunity. Congressman Hamilton Fixh, Jr, a member of-the American Legion, issued a vigorous “attack on the legion for their efforts to retain) poison gas on the military menu. He charges them with being tools of the ebemical manufacturers. Fairly con- vincing proof, is it not? ef MBRICAN virtue may sometimes be down but !t will never be out of money if it can avoid it. We have the story of “Daddy” Edward W. Browning, the millionaire real estate man whose kindness to girls of tender age threatens to turn into a financial cancer from which he may not re cover. Browning is a capitalist and undoubtedly; is oither a democrat or “@ repadliican in polities and either a Methodist in religion. may he has not yet on page 2) ora as it BiG MINE WAGE CUT POSTED IN CRESSON, Pa., Dec. 17.—Notices of wage reductions of 30 to 35 per cent are being posted in the Somer- set and Cambria counties fields, af- fecting thousands of coal miners. The miners are being forced to accept the 1917 wage scale. ’. Reductions were scheduled to go Into effect Dec. 16.. The settlement of the British, mine strike, thus cutting off that market from American coal shippers, is giv- en by the employers as the reason for the cut. So far, only the nonunion mines are affected by the decreases. Great Discontent—No Organizers. Altho great discontent is in evidence thruout the region following the no- tices, Lewis organizers of the United Mine Workers’ Union are still con- spicuous by their absencein the reg- ion, failing to take advantage of the opportunity to enroll the miners in the union. The Bethlehem Mines corporation, which his attempting to break the un- ion, in District 5, is taking the lead in the wage slashes. SHOP CHAIRMEN VOTE SUPPORT TO N.Y. STRIKE Sigman Will Use “Pub- lic at Large,” He Says (Special to The Dally Worker) New York, Dec. 17—Deoision not to go back to work until ordered to do so by the “ousted” leaders repre- sented by the general strike com- mitte was made by representatives of all the garment ‘shops still out on strike at two meetings of 292 shop chairmen held Wednesday afterneon at Manhattan Lyceum and Webster Hall, No matter what settlements are ar- rived at by decisions of conferences between Morris Sigman and the American Association, the 8,000 Work- ers will remain out on strike until receiving orders from Louis Hyman and the general strike committee, Support Strike. At Manhattan Lyceum 152 shop chairmen were present. Here a reso- lution was passed in which it was stated orders would only be taken from duly selected leaders, the gen- eral strike committee. At the Web- ster Hall meeting, 140 shops were rep- resented and the same decision was made. Sigman Threat. In a statement issued Wednesday Morris Sigman announces his inten- tions of purging the unions of “gang- sterigm and graft of a Red complexion introduced by Communists while in office.” His statement continues: “All the dark forces of the Com- munists have been amalgamated to terrorize all those who gefferally dis- agree with them. We will get the support not only of labor but of the community at large in our fight to get rid of this undesirfable element which has come into prominence with the Communist dictatorship in our unions.” Raps Arbitration. In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Louis Hyman ridiculed Sigman’s pretensions that the ac- ceptance of arbitration was a step in advance. : a “We were offered arbitration long ago,”) said Hyman. “An offer of ar- bitration by the American Association is nothing new. When it was offered before we turned it down promptly. But the fact that Sigman has not ac- cepted arbitration shows that he ts really not interested in settling the strike but is actually straining him- ° (Continued on page 3.) Nearing Debates with College Head Here ' Sunday at Forum Meet “Is Capitalism a Menace to Democ- racy?” will be debated by Scott Near- ing, formerly of the University of Pennsylvania, and Prof. James Ed- ward LeRossignol, dean of the College of Business Administration at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, Sunday after- noon, Dec. 19, in Orchestra hall, This debate will feature a regular meeting of the Chicago Forum. Clarence Dar- tow will act as chairman. The British Lion Gets Caught in the Revolutionary Laundry DAILY WORKER GETS NOTICE OF BROPHY’S ViGTORY IN 3 LOCALS Reports sent to The DAILY WORKER from members of min- ers’ locate im three different parts of the country show John Brophy to be well in the lead over John L. three units of the face for international president. Local 2202, Naticoke, Pa., gave Brophy 31 and Lewis 26. Local 464, Luzerne, Pa., anthracite dis- trict, gave Prophy 49 and Lewis 39, while in Local 245, Barton, O., . Lewis got 70 against Brophy’s 78. The returns show that the vote for other offices, district and na- tional, compare with the vote for president. MARX CABINET IS TURNED OUT ON ARMY ISSUE People’s. Party Forms New Coalition (Special te The Dally Worker) BERLIN, 17--The opposition parties In the Rloaag turned out the Marx Genter Government by an overwhelming vote of no confidence. The attack was led by the socialists, who for some time had been waiting for an @ upon which to base a vote to turfout the government. The isaue oame On the question of the mis- use of the Reichswehr by Minister of Defense Gessier, who was accused of secretly arming nationalist units who were not officially part of the army. The vote of no confidence was car- ried by 249 yeas to 171 nays, Tried to Patch. The socialists announced their in- tention last week of bringing a mo- tion of mo.confidence before the Reich- stag, but early this week efforts were made to patch up their differences with the government without avail. The socialists demanded that the government resign and that there be a reformatio the ministry with a wider coaiiyin~répresented. “The cabinet met send considered this de- mand, but decided to oppose it on grounds that: the foreign policy of, Germany needed a continuity which would be broken by the resignation of the government, Peoples Party Leads. At present it seems likely that Dr. Scholz, of the German peoples party, may head the next government. Herr Stresemann issleader of this party and it is anticipated he may continue as foreign minister in the next government. The situation:came to a head when the socialists charged that Minister of War Gessler. was not conducting the army for ‘thé good of the repub- lic and was ‘carrying on secret ar- rangements with foreign powers. This charge brought a tumult in the Reichs- tag yesterday. Communists Join. Today the socialists first brought in a vote of no confidence against Dr. Gessler and then against the Marx government. The Reichstag has adjourned until Jan, 19, and the new cabinet will be formed in the meantime. President Tidenburg attempted to intervene in favor of the government, but to no avail. The Communist deputies joined in the attack on the government. NEW FARM BILL REPUDIATED BY FORMER AUTHOR| Has No “Teeth,” Asserts Rep: Haugen WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The farm bloc’s program for agricultural reifet was designate the McNary-Fulmer bill ‘when Representative Fulmer of South Carolina introduced the revised measure in the house. The measure differs so materially from the old MeNary-Haugen bill that Rep. Haugen of Iowa, refused to sponsor it, and a southern democrat was chosen in his stead, Limite Equalization, As amended, the bill provides that application of an equalization fee for cotton shall be deferred for two years and under no cireumstances exceed $2 & bale, and that the iimit of advances Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Bivd,, Trade Union Reaction Calls on Bosses and Bankers for Ald The fascist character of the drive against the militant rank and file in the New York section of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, to which we have called attention before, is made clearer than ever by the most re- cent statement of President Sigman, made Wednesday, Dec. 15. He says: “We will get the support NOT ONLY OF LABOR BUT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN OUR FIGHT TO GET RID OF THIS UNDESIRABLE ELE- MENT WHICH HAS COME INTO PROMINENCE WITH THE COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP IN OUR UNION.” (Emphasis ours.) In the first place “this undesirable element” consists of the great majority of the membership of the New York local unions which last year defeated the supporters of the Sigman machine in an election held in accord with the rules of the union. In the second place, “the community at large” to whom Sigman is appealing for aid in the war on the membership, consists of bankers, bosses, police, judges, businessmen and the underworld. In other words, President Sigman has taken the ques- tion of trade union policy and leadership out of the Inter- =” Prarie Sit: SR, sat A A ee RA Need EEE by the government on any one crop- commodity shall be $100,000,000. Dropped Tariff Clause. Elianination of the tariff provision of last year’s bill was declared by (Continued on page %) national Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and is inviting the enemies of labor to back him and his policies against the general. the clubbing of striking cloa machine in co-operation with organ of the socialist party, December 11, in speaking of ALL OTHER POLITICAL STOOD TOGETHER against 1.) AGENTS? There is but one answer fnembership which has repudiated him and his program by the regular trade union procedure, President Sigman, in calling for a united front of all classes of society to make war upon union men and women on strike, is voicing the policy of trade union officialdom in lt has been expressed already in concrete form by kmakers by right wing gang- sters and police, by the resolution of the New York Bar Association withdrawing legal aid to arrested strikers, by editorials in the New York Times lauding the Sigmanites and denouncing the Communists and the left wing, by the expressions of confidence in the right wing leadership made by the cloak manufacturers, by the attempts of the Sigman Morris Hillquit, socialist party boss, to settle with the governor’s commission over the heads of the membership and by the New Leader, official when it said, editorially, on the Communists, that . AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS this exotic menace . . The questions which Sigman and all other leaders of reaction in the labor movement must answer are: How are you able to assure your followers that in a, struggle against the membership organized around the Communists and the left wing, YOU WILL GET THE SUP- PORT “OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE"? 2.) WHY, if you intend to fight for the interests of the union and the workers better than the Communists and left wing do, as you claim you wiil, after you have crusned all opposition to your program, DO YOU GET THE SuP- PORT OF THE CAPITALISTS, THEIR PRESS AND THEIR to these questions. It is that the official trade union leadership has made a deal with the bosses. Officiaidom wants its jobs, and the power and pre- requisites that go with them. The bosses want unions con- trolled by a leadership friendly to the bosses—‘a reasonable leadership.” This is the basis of the conspiracy against fighting unionism which must be expo: sed and defeated—as it will be when the masses of workingmen and women in America un- derstand its sinister purpose. SOVIET MOVIE CRITIC FLAYED BY GUILD HEAD Gould Exposes Editor of Picture News NEW YORK, Deo. 17.—8ymon Gould, director of the Film Arts Guild, has replied to an editorial in the Mo- tion Pieture News, trade journal of cinema exhibitors, in which William A. Johnston, publisher, attacks “Po- temkin,” the Ru: movie, as “bol- shevik propaganda, and a poor pic- ture,” urging exhibitors to refrain from ehowing it. In a letter written to Johnston, rade public, Gould ecath. ingly denounces Johnston for hic ig- nerance and narrowness in connection with the film. “In your last issue you seem to have pre-empted editorially the patriarchal function of the New York Times and other esteemed orgeus who peren- nially abrogate to themselves the func- tions of vieilantly protecting our sa- cred American institutions from the onslaughts of political infidels within and without our boundaries,” Gould wrote, “You froth at the mouth, like a well- meaning senator, and fume at the pen (Continued on page 6) Henry Ford Sings His Sae-tn Old trclend MANCHESTER, England, Deo. 16. --Henry Ford has introduced the five- day week into bis plant in this city. It is given out that the “willing work- er” will be given the opportunity to earn as much in the five days as he did formerly im six. SUN'S TROOPS MELT AWAY AS CANTON MOVES Hold on Shanghai SHANGHAI, Dec. 17.—Marshal Sun Chuang Fang, former lord of the five sastern provinces who Is now lord 9f only one, Kiang Su in which Shang- hai te situated, is preparing for the defense of his capitol. He has cut the raliway line to the south of Shang- hai to stop the Cantonese advance from Changehow, on the railway, which they captured two days ago. 60,000 But Weak. Sun Chuang-Fang’s forces were said to. total 60,000. Despite this formid- able force, however, foreign observ- ers who have been watching the situ- ation today expressed the belief that the Cantonese, alded by guerrillas op- erating behind Sun Chuang-Fang's lines, coupled with treachery within Sun's ranks, will defeat the Kiangsi ruler in the not distant future and gain their coveted price — Shanghai City. Win in Upper Yangtze. The national troops have captured Ichang and Shasi, on the upper reach- es of the Yangtze river, from General Yang Sen, governor of Szechuan prov- ince. Yang Sen's troops while re- treating fired on a Japanese and two British river vessels. Two Japanese were killed. More British Beate to China. LONDON, Dee, 17—The fourth Brit- ish Mediterranean destroyer flotilla has been ordered to China, according to Malte diepatehes received bere. / enna senses This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. Wi Price 5 Cents’ Sil BATTLE MAY FORCE AN EXTRA SESSION Seating Issue Splits the Senate Three Ways WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—A po litical battle, which probably wili force congress into an extra session while jeopardizing its entire legie- lative program this session was pend ng in the senate today over the seat- ing of Senator-Designate Frank Li Smith (Rep.) of Illinois. The question of seating Smith al ready has split the senate into three actions, d democratic-insurgent § y to reject Smith's credentials and deny him the right even to enter upon his duties as A senator, Second, administration leaders and ome strong democratic advocates of I "a rights doctrine urge tha: en the oath of office and then ted after an investigation by a senate committee. Third, a corporal’s guard, led by Senator Deneen (Rep.) of Illinois, contends Smith should be seated now and again in the seventieth congress This latter group constitutes a hope. less minority, An outburst of fireworks was ex- | Dected in the senate around the reso- lution of Sen. Ashurst (Dem.) of zona, asking the senate to place If on record as rejecting Smith’s credentials. Administration leaders will seek to delay action on the resolution untt! Smith makes an actual appearance in |the senate. The-delay will be sought }to enable the constitutional lawyers in each faction to study the senate’s pre cedents in similar cases. Democrats Bioodthirsty; The insurgent-lemocratic coalition | protested any delay. Its leaders de- anded immediate action as a warn jing to Smith and to prevent his serv jing even a day in the senate. I don’t think Mr. Smith should be ed to take his oath,” said Sen. s (Rep.) of Nebraska, insurgent leader. 1 I don't believe he will ever be seated.” Administration leaders meanwhile will fight to permit Smith to take hiv sath of office, Wait for “Mr. Simth.” The fight to keep Senator-designate Smith, of Iinois, from ever taking his eat will be held as a “sword of lamocles” over his political head, it wes a unced in the senate. Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, whe sponsored the resolution to deny Smith uis seat, served notice on republican leaders that he would not call for ac- tion “unless and until Mr. Smith presents his credentials here.” “God Help the U. S.” “God help the country,” said Senater Heflin of Alabama, warning the senate against seating Smith. .He mentioned the acquittal of Fall and Doheny in the ofl conspiracy. “The very morn- ing of the announcement of the ver dict of acquittal of these two crooks and criminals,” he said, “the governor of Illinois, who is himself still under investigation, has appointed a man as a senamr of the United States whom estimony already convicts. Se with and Doheny going free and Fraak ith coming down to the capitol, Sr Desertions Weaken His god help the country.” Smith Silent. “There are plenty of, other people talking; I have nothing to say,” said ‘ol. Frank L. Smith in Chicago while awaiting forma) notification that he had been appointed successor to the late Senator William B. McKinley, of Illinois Smith's friends declared he’ would open a fight for his seat in the senate jespite threats he would be barred, START CHRISTMAS DRIVE IN HEW YORK TO RAISE FURDS FOR BOX STRIKERS NEW YORK, Di 17.—A Christ-.. mas drive to ri $10,000, for the. Paper Box strikers will be made. during the week of Dec. 18 to 25, by more than 100 clubs and fraternal organizations, who sent delegates to a conference for that purpose en Dec. & At that meeting it was decided to start this drive In the clubs and organizations beginning Saturday and carry it on thruout the week, All women's organizations, clubs and beneficial associations who are anxious to help raise money fer the paper box strikers now in the eleventh week of a bitter struggle for the very jon, should and receive information as te they can best aid,