The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 1

For a Labor Party. For the 40 Hour Week, cSt SRR RES a a a es Vol. Hil. No. 298. Subscription Rates: RCE a4 ~~ to ie STAn Ne & OO, praia 3 wf ORG” » “° WORK To LONG The Keep the Dai Every party member must raise his quota of $5.00. Every party nucleus must be made a hundred per cent honor nucleus, Every. sympathizer and WORKER should raise $5.00, WE HAVE RAISED 60% OF THE $50,000 RAISE THIS FIGURE TO 100% AND VICTORY TO KEEP THE DAILY WORKER! CecrreriX Sten By T. J, O'FLAHERTY. HERE is considerable agitation in the ranks of the socialist party over the introduction of W. Ghent, war-socialist, to the readers of the ‘New Leader as one who never forsook his social theories. Ghent joined everything during the war that howled for German blood, guaranteed a rea- sonable degree of safety and was in the habit of passing out the pay checks. It appears that the gentle- man {s now out of work, or else hav- ing collected a competence is on the lookout for a political party that will contribute to the well-being of his ego. ss # HHATEVER the cause may be, Ghent is again contributing to the socialist press, He showers abuse on a» »-the- socialist party for its “un-Ameri- canism.” A few muddle-h ists who mistake the bible for Das Kapital take issue with the jingo, but do not succeed in making matters bet- ter for the socialist party. One sym- posiumizer, however, succeeds in be ing extremely amusing. His name is Berenberg, and I believe he writes poetry for a Greenwich Village tour- ists’ guide in addition to contributing to the New Leader. Mr. Berenberg seems to be in the grip of the famous “theory of misery.” He confesses his belief in the efficacy of any kind of activity at the present moment, hay- ing for its aim the radicalization of the working class. . .. Bp Berenberg has his political field glasses on and his vision pierces the future. He sees a ter- rible industrial crash on the horizon with the automobile industry the first easualty. This means that hundreds of thousands of workers will be flung on the slave market. Poverty wil drive them crazy, so they will look around for an organization suitable to their mental condition. In some way or other they will hear about the Workers (Communist) Party. Per- haps the ubiquitous Communists. will distribute literature among them! *_* @ HE result will be, prophecies Ber- enberg, another wave of red raids, patriotic hysteria, another crop of po- litical prisoners, broken heads, and fimally apathy. Now this is where the s0cialists come in. When the workers reach the apathetic stage they will Jook around for an organization suit- / ‘abie to their psychological condition, ’ and they wili loarn about the exist- i ence of the social party—perhaps from fortune tellers. ‘Then the socialist _ party, jazzed up with a new injection of apathy, will show signs of life and a Jong era of peaceful progress will _ have arrived. If this is not amusing it is my fault, b * s* RNARD SHAW would abolish Christmes on the ground that the ‘iving season is. an- unbearable ‘Ve and redounds to the profit of idlord only. The trouble with is that he is an unpractical (Continued on page 2) HEV” ..“"* DAILY WORKER Outside Chicago, "YEAR RIGHT plete ly Worker Fund! supporter of The DAILY FUND. PAINTERS’ UNION PUTS CRIMP IN LANDIS AWARD Scab Painters Are Left in the Lurch Progress was made in kicking over the Landis award when a number of painting contractors, formerly operat- ing under the Landis award, signed an agreement after negotiations with the painters’ district council. It is gen- erally understood that, not all of the contractors are going to sign up, but a goodly number have come into line. At the same time they signed an agreement with the Building Trades Council looking to uniformity of con- ditions. That is, they agree not to ask union mento work on the same with~non-union~menvf-another craft, A sort of gentleman’s agreement was also made with the district coun- cil of the painters by which th® con- tractors will be allowed till Jan. 31 to close up work already contracted: for and arrange their affairs so that after that date they will employ only union painters, The painters, on their hand, are willing to accept into their ranks in the union any man not previously con- nected with the unton who: can now pass the district council's examination and will pay the initiation fee, but will bar out absolutely any former union painters who turned scab and worked under the Landis award. Brindell Dies in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Robert P. Brindell, one-time czar of the building trades industry of the Greater City, died of tuberculosis today in the Lenox Hill Hospital. He had been ili virtually ever since his release from the Great Meadow prison on Dec, 26, 1924, after serving three years and nine months of the five-year sentence following conviction for extortion. Every Worker should read The American Worker Correspondent. * In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, ! Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicagv, Ilinols, under the Act of March 8, 1879. by mail, $6.00 per year, DEVELOP UNITY NLLGWU WAR ON SIGMAN Shop Chairmen Hold Union Against Reaction (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Dec. 30, — A perman- ent organization of shop chairmen, welded Into a unit to fight for the rights of workers to a democratic union, is being built as a resuit of a meeting of more than a thousand shop chairmen in the cloak Industry section of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, Plan Roll Call, An executive committee of 45 mem- |bers, including the shop chairmen of | several of the largest shops, was elect- ed, and met to elect its officers, The committee will arrange at once to carry out the instructions of the mass meeting to hold a roll call of all the shop chairmen in the industry, as a Means of indicating the opinion of the mass of the workers in the pres- ent dispute between a bureaucracy in the international and the progressive leaders in the joint board. 85 Per Cent Represented. The shop chairmen, representing about 85 per cent of the entire in- dustry, denounced in resolutions the “action of the General Executive Board in appointing provisional execu- tive boards, consisting of the most discredited people in our union, in place of our duly elected officers, and in issuing union books at the rate of 50 cents apiece to all who make application, thus exonerating the scabs from punishment and flooding the market with an overflow of work- ers to compete with the cloak and dress makers.” They declared that they would “ignore all instructions given by the international and bring complaints, pay dues, and take instructions from the officers we regularly elected.” Characterizing the officers of the international as “splitters and destroy- ers of our union,” the resolutions call- ed for the establishing of a permanent shop chairman organization “to mgbil- ize the great mass of the workers,” for a struggle to be carried on “until the rights of the membership have been vindicated.” Speakers at the meeting were Louis Hyman, manager of the joint board, C. S. Zimmerman of the dress division, and Ben Gold of the furriers’ union. Hyman announced at the meeting jthat plans for the regular elections in locals 2, 9 and 35 were being com- | pleted and would be held in spite of the opposition of the international, which seeks to disenfranchise the members of these locals by appointing “provisional” executive boards and of- ficers, Reaction Draws Small Crowd. While the shop chairman’s meeting packed Webster Hall, a meeting called by the international*for the installa- tion of the officers of Cutters’ Union Local 10, was held in Cooper Union. Altho it was widely advertised that American Federation of Labor officials including Matthew Woll, vice presi- dent, Hugh Frayne, New York repres- entative, and Joseph P, Ryan, presi- dent of the Central Trades and Labor Council would speak and “assure the workers of their support in driving out the Communists,” the meeting was poorly attended, according to reports received, U. S. Censorship in Nicaragua Is ~ Exposed; Kellogg Forced to Admit False Statements in “Explanation” WASHINGTON, Dec, 30.—The state department admitted in a formal state- ment that censorship had been estab- lished in the Nicaraguan neutral! zones by Rear Admiral J, T, Latimer, com- mander of American naval forces there, Previously Secretary of State Kel- logg had said there was no censor- ship in Nicaragua, altho Dr, T. C. Vaca, representative here of the lib- eral government, presented messages which had been held up by “United States censors.” To cover up the department's lies (Continued on page 2.) pn A RSD SS ASE oe eet Sean [Condition of Winter Wheat in Illinois Is Good, Reports Bureau SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec, 30.—Con- dition of winter wheat in Illinois seems satisfactory, despite some com- plaints by farmers, according to the weekly statement issued by the weather bureau here, It was a rainy week in eastern and southern counties, the report states, while good husking weather was the tule in only northern counties. SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1927 U. S. SENDS WARSHIPS TO NICARAGUA AND ‘GOOD WILL’ PLANES TO REST (Special to The Daily Worker) TAMPICO, Mexico, Dec, 30, — At the same time that United States warships are plying the Nicaraguan waters and U. 8. marines are on Nicaraguan soll, in one of the most flagrant Invasions of a Latin-Amer- ican country, the remaining four of the five army airplanes that are making what Coolidge calis a “good wit?’ tour of Latin-America hopped off here. The almost ludicrous irony of the apparent “coincidence” is seen by all ‘of the South American republics who are to be visited by the planes conveying “messages of love” from the United States. Vera Cruz is the next stop of the planes, Wherg they will join the “San Frangiseo” which was the only one able to take off from Tampico last week, according to schedule. WOLL FAILS TO FACE FURRIER UNION HEADS Dodges Mass Meeting; ° - Gold Replies {Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, Dec, 30.—A public reply to the statements of vice-presi- dent Woll of the American Federation of Labor and acting president of the Civic Federation, was made last night by Ben Gold, manager of the New York joint board of the Furriers’ Un- ion and other joint board officials at a mass membership meeting in Cooper Union. ; Vice-Presi@ept Woll was invited to attend the meeting but did not ap- pear, Full Financial Report. A full finane\ul report of the recent successful strixe was submitted by teen weeks, cost, the union $840,- 000, $556,174 was<paid to members for strike relief, | Legal expenses totaled $118,208 in which is included lawyers fees, expenses: of law committee, assistance to prisoners’ fines and bond- ing company fees. Expense of the picket committee were $31,691; rent for halls, $40,486; hall committee, 25,630; food eards $45,117. The furriers’ union borrowed $433,- 329 from other unions to meet the ex pense of the strike and has paid back $78,231 leaving a total indebtedness of $355,098. $107,000 From Local 22. The largest loan to the furriers was made by Loeal 22, International La- dies’ Garment ‘Workers—$107,000. The : Amalgamated Clothing Workers dona- ted $25,000, and the Amalgamated Bank loaned $50,000. The report by Gold, which was in written form and was given to the | press, included a letter inviting Woll to be present at the meeting and said that the furriers had won the 40-hour week in spite of the obstacles and harmful interferences of some of the A. F. of: L, officials. Replying to charges made publicly by Woll, Gold said: . Your statement that on many oc- casions | attempted to destroy the American trade unions is a serious charge and’ | therefore declare that your responsible and high official position in the A. F. of L. makes it incumbent wpon you to prove your charge, which | declare false and un- warranted propaganda, The report charged President Schachtman with holding secret con- ferences with the bosses. Other speakers at the meeting were I, Shapiro, chairman of the joint board and C, H, (Bassin, speaking for the shop chairmen, Two Must Hang. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Dec, 30.--Clem- ency was @enied by Governor Len Small to Thomas McWane and James Gricious, doomed to hang at Chicago next Friday for the murder of Marie Blang and a taxi driver. The gov- ernor acted on recommendation of the | Samuel Leibo: «gz, assistant manager. The porioan 8 ee furriers, lasting! BLL This Issue Consists of Ty Sections. SECTION ONE, xed Dai SHING ly except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER 30., 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. Raise Demand in Senate WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—! will be demanded by a resoluti “The United States must our battleships from Nicaragua j investigation of the entire affai i in order to escape action of the senate, Borah “Cools.” The declaration of Wheeler came just after the administra- tion was breathing more easily ; after succeeding in quieting senate committee on foreign relations, who had previously denounced the state depart- ment’s action in Nicaragua. Borah is now seen as closing hit eyes on the affair and is merely mak- ing feeble statements to the state de- partment. After a “conference” with Coolidge and Kellogg, Borah made the statement that “the landing of troops was apparently O. K., but we must not be tricked into interven- tion.” Vigorous Denunciation. However, vigorous denunciations of the Washington government’s policy are reverberating thru Washington. Even old-line senators are disgusted with the state department in what they call its latest “bungle” and are joining the criticism, Senator King of Utah administered @ vitriolic attack on the government's invasion of Nicaragua and denounced the country’s entire Carribean policy. “This Is War.” “Coolidge and Kellogg say that we have not intervened in Nicaragua,” he declared, “but nevertheless we have troops there and we have no jbusiness to have them there. That is an act of war. “We were not made to be the po- licemen of the world. If those, coun- tries want “Internal waltere, that is (Continued on page 2) CHINA SURVEY SHOWS POWER Kuomintang Principles Are Spreading NOTE—This is another dispatch from the bureau of information of the department of foreign affairs of the Canton revolutionary govern- ment in China, by which the readers of The DAILY WORKER are given direct, accurate information about the events in China. ce (Special to The Daily Worker) CANTON, China, Nov. 27 (By Mail) |—No outstanding events marked the final full week of November, but |numerous reports from all the prov- | inces now under nationalist control in- |dicated that the general situation, * |cal point of view, was very favorable. | The processes for consolidating na- |tionalist control of ‘the Yangtze prov- inces were moving along rapidly and efficiently, Preparations were being made for the important conference to be held at Nanchang, the Kiangsi capital, be- tween the ministers of the nationalist government, who left Canton Novem- ber 17 for the overland trip to that place, and the military and political officials in the field. Summary, Reports from the various provinces as to the general situation may be summarized as follows: Hupeh Province, The whole military situation in this province has been greatly eased by the accession of General Yang Sen of Szechuan to the nationalist forces. With his position undefined, his army was a constant threat to western Hupeh, This portion of the province (Continued on page 4) flave You Placed Your Name on the THE DAILY WORKER? onor Roll for the Birthday Edition “HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION TAKEN A PAGE? ACT NOW! ra Wheeler's announcement has thrown a bombshell camp, that had planned to “settle” Sen. Borah, chairman of the} OF CANTONESE both from the military and the politi- | to Withdraw Battleships, End War on Nicaragua (Special to The Dally Worker) immediate withdrawa! of United States troops from Nicaragua on to be introduced in the senate when it reconvenes next week. The resolution will be sponsored by Senator Wheeler of Montana. cease its intervention in Nicaragua and immediately withdraw n waters and our marines from its soil,” declared Wheeler, in an- nouncing that he would incorporate this demand in a resolution which will also provide for an tr into the the Nicaraguan affair during Withdraw the War Fleet From: Nicaragua! | Coolidge-Kelloge-Wall Street the holiday recess of congress Reports today showed the cruiser Denver at Bluefields, the flagship Rochester at Puerto Cabezaa, the cruiser Cleve. land en route from the latter port to Rio Grande Bar, the eruiser Galveston at Corinto on the west coast, and the destroyer Barry at Rio Grande Bar. The destroyer Brooke is at La Ceiba, Honduras, where local difficulties ...... required her presence temporarily. —New York Times, Dec. 28. “THE above quotation answers emphatically in the affirma- tive the question: “Is the United States government making war upon Nica- ragua?” The protest made to Secretary of State Kellogg on Dec. 28 jby Dr. T. S. Vaca, representative of the Sacasa liberal govern- ment in Washington, sheds additional light of the methods by which the conquest of Nicaragua is being carried on. It states: In behalf of the Constitutional Government of Nicara- gua, | desire to protest against the occupation by the naval forces of the United States of the city of Puerto Cabezas, and AGAINST THE PRACTICAL IMPRISONMENT. OF PRESI- DENT JUAN B. SACASA, who, having been elected Vice- President in 1924 . . became President under express provisions of our Constitution . ‘i | also desire to protest aysdinsi “he acticn of Uitte States naval officers in DEPRIVING THE CONSTITUTION- AL GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA OF THE USE OF THE WIRELESS STATION, THE ONLY MEANS OF COMMUNI- CATION, and thus preventing it from placing the true situ- ation in Nicaragua before the outside world. (Emphasis ours.) The state department, according to Washington dispatches, disavows the acts of Admiral Latimer, which the Latin-American press asserts included the search of President Sacasa’s house and the confiscation of his papers. According to The New York Times, Senator Borah, chair- | man of the committee on foreign relations, has come to the res- | cue of the state department. The charges, says The Times, | were met by Senator Borah with the statement that the state department had assured him that no such instructions were given to the admiral. The state department, Senator Borah added, assumed no responsibility for any of the mess- ages being stopped. _ Senator Borah seems somewhat naive. The whole matter | quite evidently now is in the hands of the war department. _ The Mexican paper, El Universal, speaks frankly and judg- ing by the-tone of the rest of the Latin-American press, voices the general sentiment of the republics to the South: No one takes the disembarking of marines in Nicaragua as anything but the culmination of the old policy of attempts against the integrity of the Latin-American republics, and the marines which landed, protected by the cannons of the ships, are nothing more than the consequences of that ag- ressive imperialism which, at times, has tried to disembark, UNDER THE MASK OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE and at other times under the names of Wilson or Hughes doc- trine. (Emphasis ours.) Thé complete disillusionment of Latin-American popular Opinion regarding the rule of the United States government is shown by the fact that El Universal ends its statement with an appeal over the head of American imperialist government to the people of America by saying: We hope that these facts will serve to unmask before the American people the magnitude of the problem which is now opened for the future of peace in America. The days of passive submission to Wall Street and its gov- ernment have passed away in Latin-America. They will never return and for this we should rejoice. The working class of America does not want to fight Wall Street's battles against peoples struggling for freedom. They will not follow a leadership which supports militarism at home and conquest abroad, : As we said a few days ago the time to stop war is before it begins. But war is already being made against Nicaragua and it can be and must be stopped. The whole labor movement, given the proper lead by its of- ficials, will join in the demand to: Bring back the warships from Nicaragua and stop all interference with the efforts of its people to set up the form of government they choose! } The efforts of every section of the American people to force the state department to discontinue intervention should be sup- ei but above all the American working class should make nown its unalterable opposition to the whole policy of American imperialism. : If it does not, the same forces which are trying to subju- gate the Nicaraguan people will be used against American work- ers, for these wars on colonial and semi-colonial peoples are merely practice battles for the inevitable attempt to crush the la- ¢ mavement here in the United States by the-same.nethods, ' * Price 5 Cents PRED,