The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 19, 1927, Page 1

- WORKERS! eter te 18 ATTEND THE LENIN MEMORIAL The Daily Worker Fights: For the Organization of the Un- organized, For a Labor Party. For the 40-Hour Week. Vol. IV. No. 5. Subscription Rates: R Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Entered at Second-class matter September 21, by mail, $6.00 per year, Act of March 8, 1879. ETINGS! FULL LIST ON PAGE FOUR! HELP FIGHT IMPERIALISM! "3 DAILY WORKE 1928, at the’ Post Office at Chicago, Mlinois, under the NEW YORK EDITION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1927 Published Daily except Sunday by THE PUBLISHING CO., 1118 W. Washington Bilvd., ALTE 290 DAILY WORKER Chicago, Ill. Price 3 Cents FRAME- UP OF FURRIERS COLLAPSES Chang. Kai Shek Reafirms Faith In Sun Yat Sen Horror Tales In Foreign Press Are Fabrications (Special to The Daily Worker) HANKOW, China, Jan. 17.—As proof of the entire confidence placed in the nationalist government of China, 25,000 Chinese gathered in the race course here to listen to an address by Chang Kai Shek, the youthful commander of the Koumintang armies now driving on Shanghai to expel the war lords. This big dem- onstration was preceded the night before by a huge torch- light procession that marched thru the streets of Hankow. “It is only thru the efforts of the Koumintang, which is en- forcing the doctrines of our great leader, Sun Yat Sen, that the imperialists can be expelled from China and .the unfair and un- equal treaties with the foreign powers abolished,” said Chang Kai Shek. A number of Sikhs (British imported police, natives Cacrrery% Seu By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. cei fascist government of Italy in- tends to spend about half a million dollars more than it spent last year on its navy. This would not seem to indicate that the dove of peace will be able to find a comfortable resting Place on the shores of the Mediter- ranean Sea in the future. Mussolini is making good use of the millions of doWars that Wall Street placed at his to. erush the revolutionary This should bea godd time to think up slogans for the next war. Why not have a little guessing contest? , se 8 ARGARET BONFIELD, British im- perialist, tho a member of the Labor Party and member of parlia- ment, spoke in Chicago last Sunday and used up most of her time de nouncing the leaders of the Miners’ Federation because they did not sur- vender to the government on the mine owners’ terms. She was particularly bitter against A. J. Cook, the secretary of the miners’ union. She boasted that the socialists of Great Britain were now respectable and respected by the capitalists, and instead of being .con- sidered enemies of the state they were treated with the courtesy which His Majesty's opposition is entitled to. eee HE lecture delivered by Miss Bon- field would not look out of place in the portfolio of a British liberal. The British trade union movement considers the Communists a nuisance, she said, but had to admit that the workers of Russia under Communist leadership contributed over $5,000,000 to the striking miners’ relief fund, which was twice as much as all the workers of the rest of the world con- tributed. She admitted that the Sec- ond International contributed a lot of sympathy but little cash. Re Py ISS BONFIELD did not mention the conduct of the British gov- ernment in China, India, Egypt and other colonies of the empire. It is quite ‘obvious that Miss Bonfield is as much concerned over the fate of the empire as Winston Churchill or Stanley Baldwin. She claimed that the conservatives are now adopting and passing bills that were proposed originally by the socialists, which proves that there is no fundamental difference between the aims of the socialist leaders and those of the con- servative leaders. Nio doubt the Brit- ish miners will be interested to know that Miss Bonfield, instead of attack- fag the tory government on the Amer- jean platform, is seeking to damage the cause of the miners and slander their most trusted leaders. Pe is generally believed in England that most British lecturers are un- der the direction of the foreign office \ when traveling abroad. Of course, A) \ radicals are excepted. Comrade Sak- (Continued on page 2.) yfof India) were in the demon- stration and one of them made a speech to the crowd. Hair-Raising Tale. The hair-raising stories being told in the foreign press about the. “atro- cities” to foreigners being committed by “coolie mobs” in the Yangtze Val- ley are absolutely groundless. All processions and demonstrations are orderly and the Kuomintang govern- ment, having the complete confidence of the Chinese, is in undisputed au thority. The horror tales being told by “re- fugees” going to Shanghai are mostly hallucinations caused by panic-strick- en residents who are accustomed to treating the Chinese like se i mere fact that ineonvenfence of having te ships was enough to start the eh stories. This action was not provok- ed by the. Chinese. The -residents were ordered aboard the ships by their various consulates. This order followed the occupation of the British concession in Hankow because of the shooting of Chinese by British troops. Orderiy Demonstrations. The demonstration that took over the concession was an orderly one and there is not one statement made even by the so-called refugees them- selves when they arrived in Shang- hai, to show that anyone was the victim of bodily harm. The nationalist government imme- diately took charge of the concession and negotiations are proceeding now for its return to the British as soon as they give satisfaction for the kill- ing of the Chinese who were shot. “Hair Dragging.” Stories emanating from Foo ‘Chow to the effect that American women have been mobbed and dragged thru the streets are of the same cloth as the Hankow tales. During a period of open warfare thru which China is now going, with armies fighting back and forth across the various provinc- es, the remarkable feature is that for- eigners have not come to the harm that might be expected. The reports from Foo Chow state that the women were “mobbed” by former northern troops who are now in the Canton army. It is more than likely that the women and mission- aries in Foo Chow were conducted thru the streets under guard and that the “dragging by the hair” angle was added in Shanghai. Create Hysteria, ‘There is hardly any doubt that the consuls and foreign agents in China are trying to create hysteria in their various home papers by issuing eva cuation orders and “warning” mis- sionaries. The latter, however, are sharply split, a good portion of them warmly supporting the Canton gov- ernment. Workers! Attend the Lenin Memorial Meetings! BILLION FRANC, GO0O MEN, RIFF WAR COST FRENCH PARIS.— According to official re- ports the Morrocan war cost France 1,157,00,000 francs and 6,000 Yaad and wounded, PERU REJECTS 7 §, PLAN FOR TAGNA-ARICA; STATE DEPARTMENT IS SILENT WASHINGTON, Jan. reply to Secretary of State Kellogg's proposal for the settlement of the Tacna-Arica controversy has been delivered to Kellogg by Peruvian Ambassador Velarde. The note is understood to be a flat rejecttion of the Kellogg plan. The text of the note was not made public, NOTED MUSICAL TALENT AT N.Y. LENIN MEETING 17.—Peru's NEW YORK, Jan. 17. — Musicians of high rank, well-known thruout the country, feature the program of the Lenin Memorial Meeting, to be held at the New Madison Square Garden, 50th street and 8th avenue, on Satur- day evening, Jan. 22, at 8 p. m, Among them is Mischa Mishakoff, noted young Russian violinist. As concertmaster of the New York sym- phony, one of the leading symphony orchestras in the United States, and also as soloist, Mishakoff has estab- lished himself as an artist of distinc- tion. He will play “Algeunerweisen” (Gypsy Airs), by Sarasate, and “Char- dash”, by Guboi. To hear him is a treat which New York workers should not miss, Another attraction is Ivan Velika- noff, chief tenor of the Moscow Art Theater Musical Studio. The studio was recently on tour in the United States. Velikanoff is remembered for the} nis splendid performance as Pre the soldier, in the studio’s productioi of ‘Carmencita and the Soldier.” Ac- claimed by all leading critics, Velika- noff has now made his home in the United States. He will sing a group of Russian songs by Borodin and Rim- sky-Korsakoff. Those who heard him will want to hear him again. And those who never heard him showld come to listen to this young singer of the New Russia. The Russian Mastersingers, a vocal quartet, each member of which is a soloist of distinction, will also be heard in a group of Russian folk songs. Ffnally, the Freiheit Singing Society, a chorus of 300 voices, will also appear. The Lenin Memorial Meeting this year promises to be the greatest de- monstration yet held in New York City for the policies advocated by this great leader of the working class of the world. Prominent, speakers will address the meeting, among them be- ing C. E. Ruthenberg, W. Z, Foster, Scott Nearing, Moissaye Olgin, and others. Admission is 50c, 75c, and $1,00. Tickets may be obtained in advance at the Workers Party headquarters, 108 E, 14th street, Jimmie Higgins Book Shop, 127 University Place, and at all party papers. Notice to Daily N and After Monday, January 24th, The DAILY WORKER will be published in New York and will ap- pear each morning on the news stands In New York City and vicinity and also in the principal cities of New York state, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Penn- sylvania. Readers and supporters of The DAILY WORKER are urged to bring this to the attention of their newsdealer and convince him of the necessity and value of handling The DAILY WORKER every day. The new edition to be published in New York will be improved in many ways. First of all, New York City as a whole has vastly improved news fa- cities, being practically the news cen. ter of the world. Secondly, we will be better able to get first hand informa- tion of the struggles in and near New York, not only in the needle trades, but also in the mining, textile and manufacturing industr! which are located in the immediate vicinity. We have also secured the assurance of the co-operation of a number of «GET | GET YOUR UNION TO TELEGRAPH CONGRESS TODAY! WiTHDRAW aux vs. waRsiirs From wicaRAcuat TELEGRAPH CONGRESS TODAY! Read the Resolution Adopted Unanimously by the Chicago Federation of Labor, Representing 250,000 Organized Workers! It Appears on Page Five Today! SOUTHERN MILL INVASION HITS NORTHERN LABOR Open Shop Pe Paternalism Controls South (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, dan, 17.—(FP)—Silk mills, hosiery milllls, knitting mills, rayon, blanket and tire fabric factor- ies—new varieties of textile plants are breaknig into the southern states where cotton cloth has led. Special writers in the Journal of Commerce 30th annual textile review number tell the story of southern workers chal- lenging northern in variety of produc- tion. In spite of the slow sales situa- tion prevailing in textiles for the last few years, over twenty northern manufacturers afe given offhand as having moved south in 1926, or estab- lishing southern ‘ranches or expand- ing southern equipment. Goodyear Tite, & Fabric Co. took over Paragon Mills at Cedartown, Ga., during the year, while Goodrich and}: Fish tire companies made Martha Mills at Thomasfon, Ga., their fabric supply plant. Connecticut Mills moved from Damielson, Conn., to Al- bany-Decatur, Ga.. to continue their capacity tire fabric manufacture, Nine silk mills invaded the south in 1926 in addition to the Piedmont)Plush Mills making veiours and plushes at Greenville, 8. C, Several knitting mills went south and more hosiery mills, one the Hudsom Silk Hosiery Co, of New York, whieh moved to Charlotte, N, C. Two new blanket mills are giv- en ap a ni er Gf new bleachery » Holliston Milla of Norwood, Mass., are building such a plant at Kingsport, Tenn., to pre pare material for their capacity pro- duction of book linen. Several of the important New Eng- land cotton manufacturers joining the southward marchduring 1926 are Chi- copee Falls Mfgs Co. (controlled by Johnson & Johnson surgical gauze manufacturers) with its 400 house vil- lage at Gainesville, Ga.; Pepperell Mig. Co, of Biddeford, Me., with its branch at Opelika, Ala.; Crompton Mills of Rhode Island with a site pur- chased at Wawnesboro, Va.; Dwight Mfg. Co, (subsidiary of Pacific Mills (Continued on page 5) Afraid to Go Home. Afraid to return home after spend- ing 50 cents given them to buy groc- terles, Steve, 15, and his brother, Ed: ward Konieczka, 10, were found al- most frozen to death in the basement of a building near their home here. Rushed to a hospital, their hands and feet were found frozen and both were almost in a state of collapse from hunger and exposure, WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! Why don’t you write it up? It may be interesting to other workers. Worker Readers well-known writers who will contrib- ute to The DAILY WORKER as soon as It reaches New York. Among them in addition to our present staff will be Scott Nearing, Bertram D. Wolfe, Ben- jamine Gitlow, Albert Weisbord, Rob- ert W. Dunn, V. F. Calverton, Michael Gold, Simon Felshin, Joseph Freeman and many others. Plans are under way for publishing daily the cartoons of the following well-known radical cartoonists: Robert Minor, Fred El- lis, H. Gropper, Hugo Gellert, K. A. Suvanto, This is but a brief list of the interesting features which the new edition of The DAILY WORKER will Include. In spite of the addition of new features, the price of the pa- er will remain the same, 3c on wee! days, 5c on Sundays. ORDER YOUR COPY FROM YOUR NEWSDEALER NOW! The DAILY WORKER, 33 First St., New York City. Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? WITHDRAW ALL U.S. WARSHIPS FROM NICARAGUA! NO INTERVENTION IN MEXICO! HANDS OFF CHINA! Labor Officialdom Exposes Itself HE executive council of the American Federation of La- bor, in its anxiety to smash the Furriers’ Union and its left wing leadership in New York, has had its official fingers badly nipped. Accusing the New York joint board of bribing the police in the recent strike—the accusation being about the choicest piece of black guardism of which there is any record in the labor movement—the executive council now finds its state- ments challenged by no less a personage than President Ryan of the New York Central Labor Council, a member of the committee-which investigated the furriers’ strike, ap- pointed by President Green. The full story of the rift in the official lute is published in another column. It is a sordid tale and illuminating in connection with the present struggle for fighting trade unionism. [Sapir be adh RYAN rises to defend the police department of Tammany Hall. He is just as hostile to the left wing leadership of the furriers’ union as are Vice-President Woll. President Green and Morris Sigman, but he is greatly con- cerned over the implied attack on the integrity of the New York police force. According to President Ryan the police, actuated by a high sense of duty, could not be prevented from slugging and arresting strike pickets by any amount of money. The official statement of the New York Central Labor Council says: Mr. Ryan himself does not believe that one member of the New York police force received or has been paid one penny of graft, because he is a resident of New York and knows what the police force is composed of, ESPE- CIALLY MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL SQUAD, MANY OF WHOM ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE - sf TRADES UNIONS OF THIS CITY. (Emphasis Ours. bigs is indeed interesting. The head of the New York labor movement leaps to the defense of one of the most notorious official strikebreaking agencies in the United States. It was the “Industrial Squad” which made a murderous assault upon a meeting of the In terborough Rapid Transit strikers some time ago and it is the industrial squad which always is charged with the task of beating up pickets and raiding union meetings. This is the type of individual chosen to uphold the ban- ner of trade unionism. What better proof is needed of the charge made by The DAILY WORKER time and time again —the charge that the official labor movement of New York, which is making war on the left wing, is hand in glove with the police department and other agencies of the bosses? As for the charge that officials of the furriers’ union bribed the police, the facts of the strike, with hundreds of workers arrested and beaten up, cited in the statement of the New York joint board, show that President Ryan's be- loved industrial squad, “many of whom are former members of the local tradXes unions,” functioned as usual. The officials of the American Federation of Labor try to turn strike leaders over to the police while the local New York union officials defend the police and boast that “former members” of trade unions are on the pay roll of Tammany Hall, doing the most brutal kind of strikebreaking. WE hope that Green, Woll and Ryan will keep up the good work. They are “exposing” the left wing in a manner that will fill the heart of every sincere trade unionist with great joy. So far the “exposure” of the left wing has served only to prove every charge it has made against the official leadership—from corruption downwards. With the executive council of the A. F. of L. playing the role of common police informers, the officials of the New York Central Labor Union pleading the cause of uniformed thugs and defending strikebreaking, and the two gangs abus- ing one another because of internal differences, the left wing is left free to organize, strengthen the unions, make them in- to keen and effective weapons of the workers—the task it was engaged in when the “exposure” began. The issue has been greatly clarified by the utterances of the A. F. of L. and New York labor leaders. It is now quite plain that the real struggle is between strikers and strike- breakers. MBit great majority of the American workers will have no difficulty in choosing the side they will support. They are not ready yet to turn the unions over to the police de- artment and as for the “former members” of trade unions hom President Ryan says are members of the “Industrial Squad”, they are exactly as loyal to the labor movement as are labor officials who defend them and who try to turn strike leaders over to the police. The left wing is fighting for the trade unions as weapons of the workers. The right wing policy of the reaction is to make the unions adjuncts of the police department and effi- (8 UR GeNe SRG SneR RT nin Tian olen le Sabot Pica io Pabamais:\ te Senedd raelenictcata etrte instruments of the capitalists. 7) IRVAN, LY. LABOR HEAD, REJECTS WOLL'S CHARGES \Protests to Green at St. Petersburg, Fla. (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Jan, 17, — Joseph P. | | Ryan, president of the Central Trades Jand Labor Council of New York City, has wired to President William Green of the American Federation of Labor |protesting the publication of charges Joint Board of Union that cannot be | | jagainst the New York |the Furriers’ | substantiated. Ryan wa {L, investigati |look into th 1 heise of la year executive jcouncil of the A, F. meeting in | St. Petersburg, Florida, da report |from Matthew Woll, who heaaed the jinvestigating committee, follo 3 which the leaders of the “fur” e were accused of h bribed police officials in New York. Ryan Repudiates Woll. Ryan’s telegram to Green follows: William Green, President A. F. of L., Prince Martha Hotel, St, Petersburg, Fla. | wish to enter my strong protest against the action of the executive council on the report of the special committee on the strike of the Fur Workers Union. Your committee had no direct evi- dence of the truth of the statements made by the Communist strike lead- ers that they had paid money to police officials, and this part of the report should not have been made public antil you, as’ president Ofte" American Federation of Labor, could # present our so-called evidence to the Proper authorities in New York. As a result of the council making this report public, the New York morning papers state that the Amer- ican Federation of Labor charges that $100,000 was paid the police by the Reds; and |, as one member of the investigating committee, feel that we have no direct evidence to back up this charge, JOSEPH P. RYAN. The charges of bribing of members of the New York police department have caused a furore here, the call- geting columns in the press and ing forth indignant statements from he Tammany or, “J Walk- er and the police commi ner, Mc Laughlin. Protect Tammany. It is evident that the protest of the heads of the Centr was in no sense fur workers from a their left wing lead« F. of L. bureaucrats, but on the part of the Cen leaders, Ryan, J. P. Cou Sullivan, to defend their friend the Tammany police Brand !t Conepirss The Furriers’ U et br branding board, issued a stateme the whole business a dastardly con- spiracy, “It is another effort on the part of the reactionary bureaucrats to rob the fur work of New York of the splendid victory th won thru seventeen weeks of bitter struggle un- der the leadership of the militant left-wing,” the statement reads: “As to the charge of our having bribed the police not to assault work ers,” the statement continued, “the facts give the lie to this ridiculous ae- cusation, Never before in the history of our union have fhere boen so many arrests of workers during a strike. About 1,500 of our workers were ar- rested. Our strikers were most bru- tally beaten by the police. We were denied the right to picket. Hostile and cruel judgés sentenced our workers ta more than a thousand days in jail, In some instances our workers were sen+ tenced to from two to three years in prison for their tireless efforts to win the strike. Police Brutality. “Both chairmen of our picket com mittees were arrested and both served jail sentences, Ben Gold was brutally beaten up and arrested, and is still (Continued on page 2) DON'T DELAY! a 2