The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 28, 1927, Page 4

é . Page Four THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1927 i THE DAILY WORKER Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. Daily, Except Sunday _ $3 First Street, New York, N. Y. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail (in New York only): By mail (outside of New York): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months $6.00 per year $8.50 six months $2.50 three months $2.00 three months Phone, Orchard 1680 all mail and make out checks to ~The Disintegration of the Socialist Party By DAVID KVITKO. ARTICLE Il. ei A MEMBER of the party and one willing to devote himself | fully to the socialist movement I ad- dress these words to you. I firmly believe that they are entirely con- trade union official, it ecanted the number of members belonging to that organization and it was jubilant. To go into the thick cf this very member- | ship, to be with it in its daily strug- | gles—this was out of tho question: “We are neutral,” don’t you see. And since its measure of strength has been | tives of any labor organization or as | OR | part of any group whatever.” a HIS plan. dispels all doubt ‘that | A Mr. Fine’s words are “entirely | GINGERBREAD ROYALTY | constructive,” especially since the two —- | chief things are to be well observed:| Poison, emperors, and intrigue |) to make a thorough search for mix in “The Crown Prince” the Communists in the “hay stacks’ Address Hedverhh> Say) f 5 in the number of votes cast for its 0) ‘ + aera e THE DAILY WORKER, 33 First Street, New York, N. ¥. |atructive.” That is how Mr. Nathan | sicvs: to span the gulf between the) onc (2) “to nominate in local contests Reviewed By HARBOR ALLEN, a pda bd J. LOUIS ENGDAHL } WILLIAM F, DUNNE { paeaiee BERT MILLER........ ata eats Business Manager —— Entered as second-class mail at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879, _ 1 Advertising rates on application. l¢ Local Agreements and the Coming Struggle in the Coal Mining Industry. It is good news that comes from lowa to the effect that 30 independent coal operators have agreed to continue the Jackson- ville agreement but without knowing the tonnage which their mines turn out it is difficult to estimate the effect this will have on the general situation in the mining industry. The coal operators of Central Pennsylvania have also agreed | Fine, associate director of the Re- search Department of the Rand School | begins his apology for the sad news he is to break to the Socialist Party membership. K NOWING that “seeing is believ- ing,” Mr. Fine adduces a table of votes polled by the Socialist Party in the last election. Yet so disheartening are the facts that he himself says that the “only conclusion that can be | drawn from the table is that the So- cialist Party is practically wiped out except in three States: California, | New York and Wisconsin. I hope that | pel Mtasigtes a he coy roa og et pala QF course Mr. Fine speaks such dis- | | jnone ... will think that I am a cynic | or a secret or open enemy of the par- |ty. .. But this vote must mean even to the most sanguine old-timer ana dyed-in-the-wool socialist party mem- ber or official that we have failed as a political party.” economic and political sides of one and the same labor struggle was never attempted. The result is that its political “patronizers” have ceased patronizing it. The state of bankrupt- cy could not have been better admitted than by Mr. Fine stating in his eryptic sentence: “we have nothing to lose by going out cf business.” If it would} not go out of business, it will become fossilized as the Socialist Labor Party has become, and the prospect of be- coming a mummy is not very intic- ing. couraging words not because he | lost faith in the “scgglist cause.” Oh, | no, the socialist party has still a great | mission, onl | Arithmetic is a dry subject, and Mr. Fine expects nothing good out of it + not a political one. | and concentrate, and try to ‘deliver| the goods,’ concretely by electing of- | | ficials.”. Under such a plan the social- ist party is converted into a “propa- ganda” bureau which is supposed to ROCOCO palace, a Gothic hunting lodge, poison, intrigue, a wily chancellor, an emperor with +red |pants and Franz Josef mutton chops, Puente pe en taltes | rOVAal abdications, cadets who die for sh the parade with the “socialist | soi, prince, a princess with red hair = and fiery temper, an. heir to the T is very easy to speak of the so-| throne who years to “be a free man cialist torch (propaganda or edu-/|so I can marry the woman I love.” | cation) for the simple reason that in All thee are crammed into a pom- the torch there is nothing concrete. | pous play called “The Crown Prince,” Here numbers mean nothing. In re»!. | translated from the Hungarian of | party had one hundred thousand mem- | duced by L. Lawrence Weber at the | bers, when a million members voted| Forrest Theatre, | movement. The party had done next| Now it is just stale cake, gone to | to nothing in the way of educating crumbs. To freshen it up, it has its members. Now it is too late, for|been sprinkled with democratic icing: its petty-bourgeois elements crept out “You belong to the old order,” says and away, its prcletarian elements the prinee to the emporer, “I to the | 1 | ity even in the past when the socialist | Ernest Vadja by Zoe Akins, pro- | I i |For Fifty years ago! its ticket, even then was the torch|this sort of gingerbread royalty had} unable to light the path of the labor|a glamor for “democratic” America. | | Plays in “The “Crown Prince,” the new Ernest Vajda romance at the For | rest Theatre. “Brilliants,” a play by Lyman to continue the agreement pending negotiations and this too, while | NPA sisgasaIS Awa Tk oFtor lit the future of the secialist party,|are absorbed by the left wing move-| new. To you the emporer’s word is | PW", opens in Pittsburgh April 11 ~ ~” it indicates a lack of desire on the part of these groups of opera-| —— tors to fight the union openly at this time is also an indication that their continuation of the agreement is dependent upon the outcome of the dispute in the central competitive field—Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania. But more important than the attitude of the operators is the fact that these scattered agreements are proof that the Lewis administration of the UMWA has definitely abandoned the policy of national agreements and national strike action in the bitumin- ous industry. Without a struggle the Lewis machine is actually dividing the union into sections. How soon this suicidal policy will make its deadly effects ap- parent in the coming struggle with the powerful operators of the central competitive field it is to early to state. As it is the “union faces the end of the contract period on March 31 after its officials have given guarantees that a national strike is not con- templated. The unorganized fields are decisive in this situation and local agreements serve only to einphasize the fact so often stated by the “Save the Union” bloc that only an intensive organization campaign in West Virginia and Kentucky will put the union in a position to talk turkey to the coal barons. Anything short of this is playing into their hands. Organizing the Automobile -Industry. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor and a committee representing the various international and national | unions affected have outlined a plan for the organization of the| automobile industry. If the adoption of the plan is followed by| If it happened to be indorsed by some} would be barred either as representa- | next installment. immediate action The DAILY WORKER will be only too pleased | - to give all the support possible to the campaign. | The plan itself as reported by the Federated Press appears to be similar to that applied in the steel inidustry in 1919-20. It is designed to bridge the gap between craft unions and industrial | unions, to.reduce the dangers of jurisdictional disputes during | the process of organization and in this respect it is an admission | that in gigantic and highly specialized industries.a new form of | organization and new methods are necessary. ' _ During the steel industry organization campaign the plan adopted provided for the concentration of all workers directly | under the auspices of the organizing committee and their sub-; sequent allocation to their respective craft and occupational unions. | Boston District of Workers Party Takes | for he sees it going fast to its de- struction, and he warns it to retreat in time. the members, if the last election results were so deplorable? What en- | couragement can he give them if in 45 | states out of 48 the Socialist Party O be sure, Mr. Fine did not come | broke down completely, and even in| to speak of death alone, he came the three remaining states it was “not, to,speak of transfiguration, He ad- ja state-wide vote?” vises the socialist party to die as a | TF we compare the number of votes| Party and transfigure itself into a/ cast for the Socialist Party candi-| socialist society, which should serve | dates in these three states with the|%* * spiritual ‘or educational buttress | | number it used to poll, the status of for the future party of “producers.” | the Socialist Party will be such that | He says: My suggestion is that the| | socialist party reorganize itself into | the ‘American Socialist Society’ ana ty, nationally in the States, and| Geclare that it is no longer a political | locally,” a conclusion reached not by | Panty Uae sic fh Srpagens = | a “cynic or a secret or open enemy of | educational society to irae social- | the party.” ism and independent politica® action | of the producing classes... The so-| OW, the Socialist Party never par- | cialist party together with others send | ticipated in any cther campaign) out an invitation to the groups andj} | save the political one. It usually be-| organizations in the United States | | came busy just shortly before election | interested in establishing a clean-cut | took place, in order to add to the nun:-| independent political party with pow- | ber of noses it could count and tel!) er in the hands of organized farmers, | |the world to “watch us growing.” It! trade union and independent politica) | tabulated the vctes when it received! organizations. That is to Say, such aj them to know how many it still lack-| conference would include the farmer- | ed to elect an official. It cared little! Jabor parties, especially 6f Minnesota, | where these votes came from, so long) the progressive party of Illinois and| as it could cash them in by electing | possibly of Idaho, those farmers’! some candidate to office. It boomed | groups which do not have any com- | candidates by fire crackers and torch | munists in the hay stacks, those;trade | light processions. The emblem—the| unions and labor groups which are | torch—had been physically lit once a| bona fide and represent the American | year, and it usually left an ill smell.| socialist society. The Communists! | “we have nothing to lose by going out of business entirely as a political par- ment, sacred because it is the emporer’s | With Wanda Lyon and -MeKay” Mor- ET the socialist party is not with-/ Word. To me and to the.people, it |7!8 in the cast. It is due on Broad- out a mission, whether it will is sacred only when it-is just.” way. the Zollowing weak. be called “socialist party” or “social- | Pretty stale icing too. “ . SRE Ry ist society.” Its PA coy activity will | ‘The rest of the play consists of | The Field God,” by Paul Green, consist in using its “torch” to throw stilted speeches, ham acting, myster- | author of) an Abraham 8 Bosom,” light on the “hay stacks” where the | {ous entrances through secret doors, | Will ae Produced by Edwin R. Wolfe Communists may be hidden, that 3s | 0rations on “the will to Tove,’ torn |t Werba’s Brooklyn Theatre on to inferm the A. F. of L. bureaucrats | letters, threats, shots, a poisoning | AP¥il 0 coming, here a week later. of the “who's who” amongst its crit-, duet, and a program note insisting |/*it” Lieber will head the cast. ies. “For a “party” or “society” which | that the play is based on “actual| ., Bis code has nothing to do with union activit- facts.” It has nothing for the work- | Bertha Kalich will open a two ies, nor with political activities, as | ¢t- | week's engagement On Broadway be- Mr. Fine proposes, has a reason for jee April 18... She will be seen existence only then when it will help | BROADWAY BRIEFS ae Rien and “The Riddle Wom- in oe hunt upon the Communists; ieee its future mission will consist in trac-| There will I" ift i ing the activity of the Communists | plays, Acctatie; Wiser cee teas | che Message," 2 Georgy, Nate and reporting it to the authorities. | will move from the Ritz to the Central | Sie tn es eee On this field it will be kept busy; | Theatre; “CG i uled for this city about the middle P' y eatre; “Countess Maritza,” at the {2 April’ Howard Lang heads the there it is still needed. A socialist | Forty-fourth Street, will be trans- | knows a little more about the where- ferred to Jolson’s, and “Menace,” play- eae about. of Communists than a Mr | ing at the Forty-ninth Street Theatre, Green or Woll. That the socialist | will move to the Comedy Theatre. nt emerge supa impor- tant link in the chain of Mr. Lewis,) The Civi P i = 3 Sigman, Woll and . . . Judge Rosal- | present tive eae. bolus Pe pees Sonne: Griffith, motion picture sky, may be ‘seen by those who fol-/ 14th Street Theatre. “Cradle Song” | *°t¥ess» Possibly in the leading role, low the socialist press. will be given Monday night, Wednes- ie German comedy, “Calais to Dover,” yet the socialist party is by far ¢@y, Thursday and Saturday. matinees; | Concerned we channel-swimming, not of one piece. Some would) ‘Inhevitors,” Tuesday and Friday | (j; ee at pane vad rh Specie rather bury their heads in the sand, "ishts; “Ia Locandiera,” Wednesday | so.ying | sation with, Arthur thus thinking to avoid the danger of Sight; “Three Sisters,” Thursday | ae destruction by not seeing it. That be-| Might, and “The Master Builder,” | sides liquidators, there are still some | Saturday night. , | die-hards there, we shall see from the | _Areh Selwyn, just returned from | Europe, announces that he will pro- jduce next fall “The Garden of Eden,” The Stagers, rather inactive now ‘for many months, is planning to The new plays scheduled to open | Produce a play called “Wall Street,” Energetic Steps to Carry Out Its Quota Inthe Ruthenbers Membership Campaign | BOSTON, MASS.—A special membership drive committee was elected | by tae last meeting of the Political Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party here. The following members were appointed on the District Member- ship Drive Committee to act together with the District Language Organizers: Ss |tonight include: “Mariners” at the |PY James Rosenberg. |Tlymouth; “Le Maire’s Affairs,” at " toi eyes: | the new Majestic; “Cherry Blossoms,” | Rosalind Fuller and J. C. Nugent |at the 44th Street and “Lost” at the Will appear in a comedy called Mansfield. “What Would You Do?” translated from the German of Lajos Lauria by |. This is the final week for “The |L. A. Burrell and Lawrence R. R. | Brothers Karamazov” at the Guild Brown. |theatre. “The Silver Cord” is playing | | Ruthenberg Memorial Demonstrations Held By New York Pioneers During the week-end nine Ruthen- berg memorial meetings were held here in different sections of the city by the Young Pioneers. “ They were addressed by the mem- bers of the district executive com- mittee, who told the assembled chil- dren of the life and work of Com- | Read The Daily Worker Every Day Gor. 6 Ay. & 1 Tel. Watkins 7 EVA LE GALLIENNE INS 1 HEAT RE, |HAMPDEN’S fond st. at Broadway Evs. 8:15. Matinees Wed. and Sat. Civic Repertory The present plan calls for the organization of a “temporary in- | S- Puleo L. Marks A. Feurabend rade C. E. Ruthenberg, founder of | ronight........ “CRADLE SON water HAMPDEN dustrial union” but this is to include only the workers engaged ie Sioa ry are ~ pag | the Communist movement of this | Tomorrow “INHERTTORS" | in CAPONSACCHI in what is termed “repetitive” processes—machinists, pattern-| J. Karas W. Seligman S. Yelli | pea rp ne ene | TIMES SQ. |sam HARRIS THEA. West 42nd Bt. makers, moulders and other skilled trades will be organized in the| E. Puhpol J. Resnick M. Whittier Phiietaedis e cs jqhea, W.- 42 St. § Twice Daily, 2:30 & 8:30 unions claiming jurisdiction over them. Following organization of the industry it is planned to “distribute” the repetitive process workers among the other unions. | drive will also be especially connected with our work in the trade unions and |in the open air meetings, factory meetings, etc. The first meeting of the The above plan is important only in that it indicates that the leadership of the A. F. of L. is unable to face honestly the cold facts of modern industry. The committee in charge will find that the attempt to organize workers in two different kinds of organization will be a terrible handicap. The plan introduces the | The committee is making an extensive plan to put over the membership | drive and already the Committee has on hand over 2000 names of prospective Party members and they intend to reach each and every sympathizer. The membership committee will be held on Monday March 28th at 36 Causeway St. 8 o'clock sharp and all members of the Membership Committee are reques- ted to attend; also all Party functionaries of Boston. A special Organizational Conference to consider the question of a Ruthen- berg Membership Drive, and a number of other important organizational mat- ters will be held on Sunday April 3rd, and it is expected that delegates from bureaus, as well as all the DEC's are |'Wed: & Sat, 2:30 CRI M E waat PRICE GLORY planning to hold special meetings to| with James Rennle & ater bona (sxe. Sat.) 50c-$1. Eves. 50c-§2, = = seeps {Meals ce, Sat. -$1. Eves. ¥ consider the most effective ways pod The LADDE R ‘BROADWAY means of getting the maximum re- sults out of the present Ruthenberg | Now in its 5th MONTH WALDORF, 60th St., Hast of | i ROADHURST W. 4402 Gms 850 Hats ted b5ab 230 PRICHS EVES, $1.10 TO $3.85. enrollment for the upbuilding of the’ vy s 2 Workers (Communist) Party of | __ ae ee ee eee Vaniti ANLITIES | ironx Opera House Us. sue ‘Thea., 7th Ave. & 50th St, | Pop. Prices, hy Sa So America, 'RARL Mat. Wed. & Sat. Youth Will Continue Fight. . CARROLI SEATTLE, Wash. — “Resolution | 15.4 Gaon rent of age oe —— = park been drawn ergs! all cities will be present. District No. 1 is determined to put over its cam- 1 ggectebalecpagy Bee Somer mane ee ee Sesh Se) “Gontemen: breter niuiaes” one another D, e pressure 0: e in ii ’ i is w. i y < * ‘ | 73 West . 42: vf oO a y a) machine process and it} paign on a large scale and in this way a proud tribute to Comrade Ruthen. Goreradé Ruthenberg, great man pass | WALLACK’S anita Pe toy ‘The, Hilarious ‘Comedy. militates against the creation of that spirit of common need and solidarity so necessary in efforts for mass. organization. We will have more to say on this subject. At present in ad- dition to the above it is enough to pledge the support of the only American labor daily to the proposed organization campaign in| the auto industry and to urge upon A. F. of L. officials the neces- sity of utilizing all forces in this work—the Ford Shop Bulletin, published by the Detroit section of the Workers Communist rty for instance, with a circulation of over 10,000 copies, every ae of which is read by an automobile worker, 7 The Chicago Elections. Sample of mayoralty election propaganda in Chicago: sage have been distributed by some individual or organization as campaign literature. The race war which took place in 1919 _ Thompson is one of the most crooked politicians in the United , his slogan is “America First,” his stock-in-trade jingoistic ~ @latribes delivered against Great Britain but whoever distributed ress, and the Thompson “America First” slogan undoubtedly refers also to this manifestation of primitive piety on the part of Thompson's principal opponent. fl ‘ Thompson will probably be elected by a combined klan and ‘egro vote, the city of Chicago will be in the hands of whatever capitalist interest will pay the highest price for the privilege and another instance of the fatuous futility of the official labor policy porting candidates of the capitalist parties will have been Z ee er oe lade y bpowige * Therefore we have redoubled berg and his life and work. WORKERS THRUOUT COUNTRY ANSWERING RUTHENBERG CALL CHICAGO, Ill, March 27.—Ac-|bers and in carrying out DEC and cording to Jay Lovestone, acting gen-|CEC orders. Yes, the death of Com- eral secretary of the Workers (Com-| rade Ruthenberg has inspired each munist) Party of America, reports| one of us to a firmer determination indicate that thruout the country the | to carry on the fight until death. party members are answering the} “ ‘We must keep The DAILY Ruthenberg enrollment call with con-| WORKER’—these words will fall on s donations.” “We wish to express our grief for| Results Fortheoming. the loss of our leader Comrade Ru-| From a unit in one of the mid- thenberg. Our minds shall always western districts we have received be centered on the work he has ac- the following: complished for the workers, and we “We pledge to do everything pos- pledge ourselves to carry on the|sible at the last meeting after Com- rollment, struction of. Such are the sentiments comrades and workers in the coal of the Great Falls unit of the Work- and steel centers is a source of great ers (Communist) Party,” ‘inspiration to the entire party, The From The Coal Fields. comrades in this territory have been From the coal fields and steel cen-| subject to the most vicious persecu- ters of Pennsylvania we are receiy-| tion and police terrorism. These acts ing responses of this character: of , brutality have only. served to “Here in our unit we have realized] strengthen their determination to very well the loss of Comrade Ruth-|help build the party. Hold Special Meetings. All the national language fraction our efforts in recruiting new mem- ‘Theatre Guild Acting Co: tm BROTHERS KARAMAZOV Week Apr, +—Rochester Opera Co. THEA, W. 52 St. Evs. 8:15 GUILD Mats. Thurs. and &: 15 ‘THE SILVER CORD but cause moves on. His work so| Mats Tues, Wed, Thurs. and Sat, | unflinchingly performed a_ great! foundation stone for edo erent | What Anne Brought Home of party. Youth must be encouraged | - Lee Seedy Pree } to prepare for leadersight, Fight} 53 a'Then Fite! oe | ” 522 3 ‘est/Mat on. St. ea. Cetapereye ais b. Panta RI8 | Week Apr: 4—Sea MeCebdia Paughter ‘ B ‘rh,,8, B. B* Loudspeaker’ rowata’tawson || 2°" Golden siteriius &saiy Son. press our regret at the death of Com-| Mts. Thu. & Sat.| 5678. rade Ruthenberg which deprived us Garden Expelled F rom Mates Keep Old Wages ee ggg ate keader,, Australian Communist |While Engineers Ask _ Party as Opportunist For Increase In Pay forever as a guiding light for us re- | volutionists. | MELBOURNE, Australia, March! NE, Australia, March, while tie Neptune Association of |27.—J. S. Garden, a member of the masters and mates was renewing its Loss To Anti-Imperialists pam PALO_ALTO, Calif.—“Wish to ex- | “American Sun Yat Senist Society | Per H. Smith, Acting Chairman of <4 r z rel ‘executive committee of the Commu- gyn. rare 3 : “All the Negroes are for Wm, Hale Thompson. Will you place grees sake ORE Raia paaiee ‘ are Boies ch: bv on a Seay nist Party of Australia has been tele eAtss antping Esbee ied yourself on the level of a Negro? the national office of the party has|obtained very shortly. By that On The Death Of Comrade Pier pg pRovearrf fice ltd elon ig Shear pattie fia Thousands of leaflets bearing this 100 per cent American mes- | received the following reply to its) I mean that every member will go Ruthenber; \tha party tly Wiled he mab uwpereed ciation of Marine Engineers is aski call for action on the Ruthenberg en-| out and seek new subscribers as well] WASHINGTON, D. U.-—‘He falls) | wage increases for members emplo; and passes with a clean shield pada td as not belonging to the oy No Hiaod ig any alae was on his | 4 statement issued by the Commu- | motor ships, whose wages woul 4 nist Party states that Gteen has been eralized at a point $25 above the He fought for the world’s workers,! 4... * | re *g Mouldi'e yield. | retains towards the right for earagee of engineers on regular Journ- To tyrants, but battled for the poor’ in all lands. Deek oflicers wages run as fpllows: “When the hour was darkest, his tol- Gary Railway Workers | Masters, $270 to $830; Firs Shipping Board boats. The ervease would apply only to menfon the above leaflet has assured him of a solid vote in Chicago's | struggle stir hen his an sited eit pron ty boas e534 " s mates, " iat ri ‘omrade Ruthenberg will long live | letter. of the instan: rea lowers few— ' mm 1€1/5 to $195; Second ‘mates, #155 to south side Negro residence district. after his persecutors are forgotten, at the next meeting, which will be|Calmly and patiently this comrade- | Will Win Wage Raise | $3.75; hiss diane Viah oe 55 and Tt will be remembered that Dever, the present mayor, knelt pone log. Us the Workers (eine. | ae ms bevel am sure that re- 7 ae vis ats |. Sai! thal saath or <Htaces Fourth mates, $140 to $145, i in’ ; i | nist, arty, the monument Comrade sults wi) e forthcoming. m: and strugg! ti is courage | , "y 4 —-MISCUSSION | ,.. é It and kissed Cardinal Mundelein’s ring during the Eucharist cong Ruthenberg so ably directed the con-| The remarkable response of the drew | of the demands of the railroad work- | © Phone, EMERSON 8800, \ers of this city is being resumed in_ From thousands love and allegiance year by year | Chicago. : “A failure? Nay! a collosal suc-| The 7%% per cent raise in wages that the union is demanding will be | granted, according to Walter Wall, | business agent of the union. If 50, + j the union will not press the diner | Union County Auto T nine demands, BUY THE DAILY WORKER AT THE NEWSSTANDS Cushion Work Floor Carpets Rubber Mats Celluloid or Glays Windows Co. ALL WORK GUARANTERD 252 Union St. Nene Westfield Ave. ELIZABETH, N. J, Auto ‘Tops Seat Covers Radiator Covers Side Curtains Body Trimmings cess His was the triumph that the mass shall share Freedom from wrong thru martyr- dom's caress, His name shall live like John Reed's everywhere.” , Edward J. &yine.