The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 23, 1926, Page 1

‘The Dally Worker Fights: For the Organization of the Un organized, For a Labor Party. For the 40 Hour Week, Vol, Ill. No. 291. Subscr. Month to Keep Our Daily: Total Contributions to Dec. 18... .. .$25,842.25 Contributions Dec. 20.. TOTAL. ........;,..--$26,06550) 223.25 By C, E. RUTHENBERG, General Secretary, Workers (Communist) Party. — contributions for the Keep The DAILY WORKER certificates dur Ing the week ending December 18 amounted to $1,354.08. The ‘week of December 11 showed contributions of only $803.30, so that for the last week there was an increase of over $500 in the amount of the weekly contributions. WE MUST CONTINUE AND IN CREASE THE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE IN SUPPORT OF THE KEEP THE DAILY WORKER CAMPAIGN IN EVEN A GREATER RATIO THAN SHOWN BY THESE FIGURES. The end of the month of December is approaching and The DAILY WORKER has again faced accumui: require $8,000 of contributions to the ated and heavy obligations. {t will Keep The DAILY WORKER fund.in addition to the regular Income of The DAILY WORKER to meet these obligations. Altho we have been carrying on the campaign for the $50,000 fund to Keep The DAILY WORKER for three months, we have only rallied half the strength of the party to the support of the campaign. in the fact that on the average only have raleed the $5.00 quota of the which they were asked to raise. That is shown one out of every two party members Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund CAN WE DEPEND UPON THE OTHER HALF OF OUR PARTY MEMBERS—THOSE WHO HAVE AS YET DONE LITTLE OR NOTH- ING TO KEEP THE DAILY WORK ER—TO NOW TAKE UP THE JOB OF CARRYING FORWARD THE KEEP THE DAILY WORKER CAM- PAJGN TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION? To raise $3,000 during the balance of the month means that sixty comrades must raise or contribute their $5.00 daily. On December 10 we published a bers had contributed on the average to be heard from. Today the figures on the average $5.00 each and 4,800 ‘WE ASK 600 OF THESE 4800 FOR THE KEEP THE DAILY WOR MONTH OF DECEMBER. WE MUST RAISE. THE $3,000 statement showing that 4,800 mem- $5.00 each and that 5,200 were still are reversed, 5,200 have contributed are still to be heard from. TO CONTRIBUTE OR RAISE $65.00 KER FUND BY THE END OF THE WHICH WILL BE CONTRIBUTED BY THESE 600 MEMBERS TO KEEP THE DAILY WORKER! START THE BALL A ROLLING. ’ Sensory Shenk By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. |OUNT BETHLEN of Hungary and John L, Lewis of the United Mine Workers have gone thru their elec- tions simultaneously and victoriously and for similar reasons. Lewis count- ed himself in, or intends to. Bethlen arrested everybody who was against him and assumed that everybody who east a ballot made a mistake if he did | not put his cross before the right mame. Democracy in Hungary and in the United States are as alike as two peas. Necessity is the mother of pre- vention. ee 6 ‘N all probability the Washington “ administration will break off reia- tions with Mexico om. January 1. Under the new Mexican law foreign Petroleum interests must apply for recognition and confirmation of their ‘rights and holdings in the republic, | else they stay on the outside sucking their thumbs. All of] interests except those of the United States have recog- nized the right of the Mexican govern- megt to make laws to guit its inter- ests. The big American oil companies do not recognize the Mexican govern- ment and Kellogg hastens to do their bidding, o* @ HIG development has been pre dicted in The DAILY WORKER ever since the crisis during which the Knights of Columbus demanded intervention, The anti-catholic voters will now have less proof that the ad- ministration fs taking orders from Rome. As a matter of fact, it is not. itis taking fits orders from Standard Ot. But Rome's hostility to Mexico makes @.united front between the oll, JAnterests and the catholie church in Mexico possible, and the government. ig'the tool of American capitalism and | ~ particularly of the dominant wing, ~ © 4 « . per Mexican consul-general in New ‘York sent out an effective reply to the tirade of the Amertcan catholic (Continued on page 3) ee Republicans Start in to EE UR ST. PAUL, IAN.17 ‘To Plan Organization and Legislative Moves ST. PAUL, Minn., — A farmer-labor political conference is called to meet lat the Labor Temple here, Jan, 17, land 18, ! | The call is Signed by men represent- | ing various interested groups, includ- | ing the farmer-labor party, the labor \organizations and elements in the non-partisan league, A part of the call reads: “The state | campaign of 1926 was the most critical in the history of the movement and put it to the real test. It has come through purged of disrupting and an- tagonistic elements and is now un- hampered by political traders and self- seekers.” The ,conference will develop a pro- sram,of education and organizing’ ac- tivity.and will form a plan,ot action in -conneetion with measures to be presented to the next legislature. Anti-Fascisti Storm Mali PATERSON, N. J. — It’ took an armoured car, riot guns; tear gas bembs, and 25 policemem to hold an audfénce tor Gen, Umberto. Nobile, the gener of the Polar airship, Norge, wien he attempted to speak here, }.More than 500 anti-fazcisti atormed fae hall where the general spoke and the police force of the city, came to rescue, ..* ‘ Will Probe Bread Trust, WASHINGTON—Under.. the guid- fAieo of Senator Walsh’ of Montana, the senate will this week begin an In- vestigation Into the workings of the bread trust. ‘ Srv Launder Soiled Lingerie on City Boulevards All is not harmonious in the republi- can ranks, Postmaster Arthur C. Lueder, refusing to fun for the re- Publican nomination for mayor, saye that Dever defeated him in the last election because William Hale Thomp fon threw the power of his city hal) oll brigade to Dever and against his own party's candidate, - And Lueder {8 pretty sore about It. He brands Thompson's conduct a@ “an audacious effrontery roa eqitalied by any man,” Luedér, who ia hinaelf of German descent, charges that, certain “constitutional ‘\princt: » by which Thompson stood ddr- the war were not his own at heart, and that he failed to give any Ger- man-Americans recognition during his terms as mayor. As the campaign proceeds we may look for the republicans to wash more of thelr soiled Mngerie in conspicuous places, ple: i os WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! The American Worker Correspondent 1118 W. Washington Blvd, ' _ Ghicagp, Tt, so, by mal, $6.00 per year, Entered at Secoud-c matl, $8.00 per year, FEMALE SOLONS OUT-JINGO WAR AND NAVY FIENDS | | | | Wants More Guns | (Spesial to The Daily Worker) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The three congresswomen, Reps. Kahn (R) of | California; Norton (D) of New Jersey and Rogers (R) of Massachusetts, have joined forces with the “big navy” Jingo group In the fight over naval ap- | propriations. Each expressed the | usual hope that there “wil! be no more | war” while at the same time they ex- | pressed sentiments sure to be highly | applauded by the aged butchers In the | war college. | “I am behind the naval affairs com- mittee in its fight,” said Mrs, Kahn. “I am not a militarist, but I don’t want to be bound hand and foot when any- one assails us.” “Pave Way For Communiem.” Pacifists were denounced by the California congresswoman as “paving the way for Communism thru their misguided efforts. “I am especially interested in seeing that our aircraft program is carried to fruition,” said Mrs. Kahn. “I believe the citizens’ military training camps are the best school of citizenship for |the youth of the country in that they are taught to respect constituted au- thority, a respect in which the youth of today is sadly lacking.” Girls Too, “I would give the girls a chance, too, by providing training camps for them.” +2 8 Charge Coolidge Is Betrayer, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Charges that President Coolidge “betrayed” the house naval affairs committee in his “bargain” with Chairman Butler on the construction of warships pro- duced a sharp concussion in congress, Coolidge) talked Butler into virtually endorsing his stand against construc- tion of more ships at present by prom- ising to consent to “authorize” the construction of ten 10,000-ton cruisers. refrain from appropriating any money for the building of the three cruisers already authorized under the 1924 pro- gram, and that the other ships be not built without approval of the presi- dent. Charge “Bad Faith.” Members of the “bigger and better” navy group in congress are incensed over the situation. The charge Coo- lidge with bad. faith in his ‘dealings with the navy committee, and threat- en to upset the bargain by compelling appropriation at this session for the 1924 cruisers. Opponents of the administration's naval policy brand Coolidge’s ten ships as “paper ships,” and say that three real ships were traded for them. Senator Edwards.otf New Jersey an- nounced that he would introduce a bill appropriating the $105,000,000 nec- essary to build the 10 ships, to “test | Coolidge’s sincerity in the matter.” |He points out that authorization means nothing unless money is appro- priated. Coolidge’s economy policy fs at- tacked by congressmen of both par- ties in the situation. They charge that he is “sacrificing” the navy to maintain the “economy” reputation of his administration, | The fuss over the navy was precipi- ; tated by Coolidge’s message to con- |gress, in which he opposed further | constriction of ships because of the effect on international disarmament and for economy. His speech was followed by the discovery by'the naval (Gontinued on page 2) AD CONGRESS HERE MAKES STRONG PROTEST AGAINST POLICE RAIDS Strong protest against the indis- eriminate arrests of Negroes and wholesale raids on homes and places of business in Negro districts by Chicago police was registered by the Chicago branch of the American Ne- gro Congress at its meeting Sunday. The police raid staged last Wednes- day on the south side in which some 500 were arrested as “sus- pects” in the slaying of a policeman, and in which homes were broken Into and other outrages committed, prompted the action of the congress. A resolution was drawn condemn- ing the action of the police depart- ment in this raid and similar ones and demanding that such conduct cease. Co of the resolution, to gether with trong le! from the organization, are to be sent to the mayor, police chief and councilmen. Wednesday's raid on the south the mest vicious Mrs.K ahn of C alifornia| DAILY WORKER to your friends~ ass matter September 2], 1923, at the Post Office at Chicagce, { ‘THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926 Ulinois, under the! Act of March 3, 1879, Sd 290 MER. Published ‘Daily except Sun PUBLISHING CO., = day by THE DAILY WORKER this ‘W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, iil, NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents Fall and Doheny Acquitted Once more the folds of the flag have hidden the scoundrels. PROGRESSIVES IN A.C.W. KEPT OFF THE BALLOT Election Rights The tai y in the Chicago Workers’. or- ganization, « 39, held elections for local officers and joint board dele- gates, Tuesday,, Dec. 21. Not much anxiety is felt by candidates running, as far the>returns are concerned because there was virtually no oppo- sitlon to the machine endorsed slate. The executive board of the local, which also acts as the examining board for the candidates, took it upon itself to reject: all those they wished to, without the consent of the local; aleo, ordering elections before giving the membership an opportunity to get acquainted with the candidates. The est and most important lo- cal in the Chicago Amalgamated thus went to the polls to elect their offic- ers on a moment's notice, without knowledge of who the candidates were. Mere Formality. It was more as a matter of form than an election. At the nomination session of the executive board, held last Tuesday, Dec. 14, M. Berson, Helen Kaplan, I. Soukin, Bessie Gren- ader appeared before the board to have their names placed on the bal lot as candidates for the joint board. They were rejected. ‘ Violate Constitution. The constitutional requirement for any member to run for office is that they be in the organization for one year in good standing. This they pos sessed, The board could not reject them on constitutional grounds, s° they went into questioning them re- garding their affiliations, political an¢ paternal. Alsosas to their knowleda of the joint board rules governing the issuing and distribution of literature This failed to obring out sufficien! cause to prove that they should not be on the ballot. Finally they de- manded that they sign a statement that virtually calls for a blanket en- dorsement of the present administra- tion, its policies:and tactics, and calls for 4 repudiation of the progressive group and {ts program. This tha refused to do. (First, because on con- stitutional grounds. The constitution does not provide for a member who is a canditiate for any office to sign statments; secondly because these members are opposed to pres- ent administration and its policies Particularly did they refuse to en dorse the administration's conduct of the last few days—in breaking up meetings that were called to discuss amalgamation and the assistance of the New York striking cloakmakers. The executive board, disregarding the -constitutional provisidn, refused to place these members on the bai- lot on the exouse that they refused to sign these statements. The ro- moval of these candidates assured he administration a 100 per cent vic- in this election. We witt send bampie copies of The : INDUSTRY GUTS WAGE TO EMPLOYEES AND MELON FOR INVESTOR (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Dec, 21.— Ac- cording to labor statistics, employ- | ment in manufacturing industries | was cut 1.2 per cent in November, as ‘Machine’ Tramples on! compared with October, while total” payrolls were cut 3.2 per cent. In contrast, U. S. Steel has cut a melon in the form of a stock divi- dend of 40 per cent. This has led financial dopesters to look over the _list of big surpluses to see where further meton cuts may be expected. In figures of millions, the following large accumulations are cited: Southern Pacific, 358; Standard Oil of N. J., 349; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, 210; Union Pacific, 189; New York Central, 158; General Mo- tors, 85; Anaconda Copper, 82. One stock and bond house says: “Railroad managements have had forced on them the fact that more liberal treatment of stockholders is demanded and is justified by high returns.” DROWNING OF 30 JOBLESS DUE TO OVER-CROWDING Unemployed ~ Workers Victims of Negligence (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Dec, 21. — The thirty unemployed men who met their death by drowning in New York harbor when the launch Linseed King cap- sized as they were on thelr way’ to the Spencer-Kellogg Linseed Oi! Co. at Edgewater, N. J., were the victims of an over-crowded craft built to ship only half as many persons as were on board, Sixty-two workers stamped their feet and swung their arms on the bleak wharf in the North River dis- trict yesterday waiting to be trans- ported across the bay to the oil re- finery at Edgewater. The Linseed King hove up to the wharf and the men jumped aboard, filling the small single entranced cabin to capacity while others were forced to crowd the limited deck-space. As the launch pulled away from the wharf, three or four men made leaps that barely brot them over the low gunwhale to swell the over-crowded deck, There is talk of the little boat being crunched in the river {ce-floes. Ob- (Continued on page 2) FASCISTI SEND 942 POLITICAL OFFENDERS 10 PEWAL SERVITUDE ROME Dec. 21.~-The fascist gov- ernment antfounced today that It has sentenced’ 942 persons to penal servitude ye abe heat offenses, Many of these ¢ have been pending for many morta’ BROPHY'S LEAD QVER LEWIS IS GROWING BIGGER 17 More Locals Report Machine Swamped Eleven more locale in District 5, Pennsylvania, of the United Mine ‘}Workers’ Union show John Brophy more than maintained his lead in this important district in the race for the presidency of the union against John L. Lewis. Other progressive candidates are likewise running well ahead of the machine slate. The locals and their votes for president last reported from this dis- trict are as follows: Local Union 2210, Lewis 21, Broph 96; L. U. 155, Lewis 4, Brophy 5 L. U. 2278, Lewis 0, Brophy 27; Coke: burg Junction, Lewis 1, Brophy 142; L. U. 1794, Lewis 6, Brophy 96: L. U. 1355, Lewis 16, Brophy 175; L. U 811, Lewis 6, Brophy 139; L. U. 2881, Lewis 3, Brophy 253; L. U. 2899, Lew-} is 1, Brophy 64; Brophy 44; L. Brophy 47. Four locals in W. Virginia gave the following vote: L. U. 2122, Lewis 5, L. U. 2107, Lewis 4, U. 3520, Lewis 9, Brophy 15; L. U. 4039, Lewis 5. Brophy L. U. 4016, Lewis 60, Brophy 40; L. U. 4775. Lewis 21, Brophy 18 This West Virginia district, No. 31, has about 6,000 exonerated members. Word received in Pittsburgh states that the Lewis machine is preparin to send 150 delegates to the miners’ convention, all Lewls men. A report of the vote in the Valler, Ill. local gives 163 for Lewis and 355 for. Brophy. The correspondent writes that the. ballot boxes wer? stuffed and the entire district and sub-district vote stolen. ZIEGLER, ILLINOIS, ZIEGLHR, til., here show the progressive slate beat the Lewis machine by a substantial ma- Dec. 21,—Returns jority on the national bailot and for ‘abulation is as follows: VOTE HEAVY FOR BROPHY TICKET STRIKE FORCES BOARD RULING; FAVORS UNION | elt New York Cloakmakers | Will Accept Award (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Working |hand In hand with the Sigman right | wing In the cloakmakers’ union, the | arbitration board of the governers | commission, to which the international \efficialdom referred the question of | the New York garment strike over the | heads Of the strike leaders, has set- | tled every disputed point favorably to {the union. | | | Louis Hyman, chairman of the New | York joint board, has declared that the strikers themselye: ave won jthese points thru their brave fight for {them. The however, of j having the arbitration board friendly jto Sigman make the favorable award j1s obvious. It is designed to give the | impression that Sigman won the strike. Rebukes Letts. . The arbitration board itself revealed | its hand when it took the ifberty of rebuking the left wing strike leader. ship and referring to the “long and stly strike.” With Sigman, the arbi tration board entirely ignores the tact | that only because of the hard-fought strike are the employers now making jthe concessions that the New York clodkmakers walked out to enforce, Sigman, thru the capitalist press, ts |making much of the award and re ferring to it as a signal achievement for the cloakmakers’ international and a “victory for sane unionism.” A meeting of the Sigman supporters rat ifled the award on Monday night, | The award gives the sub-manufac- turers the right to reorganize shops with more than firty-five workers after firms have been in business two yea The employers ust guarantees thirty-two weeks’ employment after June, 1928. Only those shops employ- ing more than forty workers will have reorganization rights. In its Aecision, the arbitration board said that the increase in wages and the reduction of hours which the cloak- |makers won in their strike would | Probably have been procured if “the union had joined hands with the indus- trial council and the sub-manufactur- ‘ers in accepting the report of the governor's commissi: "; The New York joint board has al | ready declared that it will accept the settlement of the arbitration board if its terms are favorable. This will mow | probably be done, Eighteen Injured in Explosion of Powder | Car in Train Wreck DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 21 Fight- een pers were injured, including several trainmen, when a trainload of 300 kegs of powder exploded near re following de a Central N England fre e follo befor carrying the explosives. Three houses and hureh » ere shattered by the nd occupants in all were Derailment of the train was caused by the uncoupling of one of the ce near the front, of the string of 36. causing » plunge into an em- bankment 18 feet deep. MINERS’ LOCALS on the mine union elections compiled district and sub-district officers. The . International PRESIDENT Local Union 4069 Local Union 992 John L. Lewis... 221 John Brophy 656 VICE-PRESIDENT Phillip Murray 385 William Stevenson 496 SEC'Y-TREASURDR Thomas Kennedy .. 142 William J. Brennan 433 District No. 12. Local Union No, 992 Local Union No, 4069 Zlegier, til. ry INTBRNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER Edward Dobbins George Voyzey FOR PRESIDENT Harry Fishwick . Joe Tumuity. ..., FOR VICE-PRESIDENT William J, Sneed J. J. MeGutnn ,, FOR SEC'Y-TREASURER Walter Nesbit ... SS af EE st