The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 16, 1927, Page 6

Page Six THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE'16, 1927 FURRIERS WEARING STEEL HELMETS ON THE:NEW YORK PICKET LINE | Professional Patriots | (Continued from last issue) | WITH THe r < | | | | A large number of the professional patriotic | societies are still resting on the laurels achieved} \during the'late war. At that time they secured | ‘the permission to print the names of many edi-| | In the fur workers’ sirike now going on in New York, the unionists not only have to fight the bosses, but are slugged by police, right-wingers and thugs hired by the international officers of the union or by officials of the American Federation of Labor. It is a united front of the state, the employers and Right Wing against the strikers, with the strikers winning. Above photo shows a group of strikers ready to go out on the picket line, wearing steel helmets to keep off the gangsters’ iron bars, and wearing placards, “Our Heads Are Not Safe.” They are standing in front of union h adquarters. Flood Disaster a “Help” to Negro Peons By WM. PICK As soon as we heard that the M decided to get out of bounds this person who really knows the South we knew exactly what was goir o happen to the colored people there without waiting to see it happen; but like very few others, we immediately wrote the President of the United States and warned him that these things would happen ing situated in small camps, has be- | unless the national government exercised its authority Gonis not only as dstensiva eoue mide at once to prev them—by appointing some courageous | : | organization of th rs, but to a| 4 colored men, RESPONSIBLE TO THE U. S. GOVERN- | ('eanization of the members, but £0 2) gard to agreements, handling of MENT, to look after the interest of the Negroes of the typi : i | o Reidie tet political life. The members of the] fools and material, amount of work Mississippi Valley. - union all work together in the same] ‘°°, 0@ Pertormed,’ hours, wages, Well, the President wrote us that he was sending | ine when employed. It is an indus-| Ution made material, union shop, etc. | our letter on to the Red Cross and the “dictator.” You tt ial aiied. ‘the ‘technique of the in-| It is necessary more so because the| see, our President is a very cautious man: he never | jostry is far advan the employers | building of a progressive movement, | meddles in anything that’s hone of his business. es “e can.| the fight against corrupt, reactionary | fi well orgar 3 e there can-| “or. Ps | the somebody to whom the President sent the letter,| .o¢ be localized to certain groups of officials and the organizing and| wrote us that he was sending it to somebody else; and |s' ay i A | ; workers, but becomes, of vital concern| Strengthening of the unions is yet so on thru several other such evolutions, until we finallv | gota long and very clear letter from the Flood Relie§| |Organizational Problems issippi River had | ar, like every other By ARNE SWABECK. CHAPTER VI—(Continued). The Coal Mining Industry. The miners’ union, their locals be- eously to bring forward the issues of the crafts and to propose progres- sive trade measures as a means of establishing contact with the rank | and file members and advance their interests. For example demands in that it calami sentence is a com- plete comments ation” of that valley. And that does not prove that the Negroes are being treated well, now, either. That st s of only rela- | tive value. We have just read from a daily (white) paper of Greenville, Miss., the perfectly savage “regula- to the union as a whole. Hence, the| ! get Hine vey rap tie | Headquarte Memphis, Tenn.—signed by Henry M. —, ee paper hist mention the fact that in the clothing | r, the general director of relief., It is a good and Git: sand their solveead political | industry we find a much more de-| letter, encouraging in its disclosures. But it con- level. The present status of the union | veloped trade union membership. This tains one naive, and of course honest, sentence to which with general great ahemeiopinent | 0: itself, in many respects, changes Nl attention: assuring us that the treatment re-| ong ever growing larger unorganized | OU" methods of work, as well as our ed by the Negroes in this disaster is “much better |torritory, a corrupt bureaucracy and policies and tactics, considerably n the treatment received by the Negroes under nor- the éonmbatit tiroat ct’ the “open- from the other examples mentioned. mal conditions.” . |shop,” makes apparent. the need of| Our general principal, however, re-| t impressive thing about that statement is | slogans which. correspond with these|™ains unchanged. true. A great disaster, actually the greatest slovaantav'e seues, | Trade Union Fractions. ] n the history of those regions, is an IM- The Steel tadustry: The structure of our Party trade| ‘T on the condition of its Negro peons un- eel industry is perhaps the} union fractions follow the structure | ngost hly dev loped industry or-| Of the trade unions. As a basis, the ganized into one gigantic trust while| local fraction is formed of our Party | the workers remain practically entire-| pap atin My oe phage icara y unorganized. Only one union ex-|°#! Union Tra aa ee ists, tis Amalgncasten Association of | 2long the line of the, varions Ket piburey |Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, with | by trade and by industry throughout less than 12,000 members, mostly| the city, extending through the dis- tions” for the colored refugees: that they are to be highly skilled. There are a multitude | trict or state and connected on a na- tagged and guarded; Negro women and children are of craft divisions, great variances be-| tional .basis. The maifit thing, how- not to receive any rations “unless they have no man in| tyeon skilled and unskilled as far as|¢Ver: is to build from the bottom in the family,” which fact must be “certified to by a white| wages, conditions and even political| the local union and concentrate the person,” v is apt to know least about colored femil-| outlook is concerned. The greatest | life of the fractions not in Party ies; and w here is a man, if he is receiving more | handicap for organization has been|ffices but right in the unions, In day for his work (for instance, if he gets d ten cents a day), his family will not re- whatever the number in the family (ins other the Red Cross is going to compel Negro men tc for white people for one dollar or less. per da this advantage is held over these Workers) ; oes and only Negroes are to be con- scripted to unload and haul and carry all the provisions for everybod etc., ete, In othe the flood and the Red Cross are to be used to > Negro wages and. make them in every Way more dependent upon the favors of -their ‘good white folks.” A yet this is better than the “normal condition. Evidently the “normal condition” is plain hell! "TYPE, GIRL, TYPE! Type, girl, type Type hard on your typing machine. That's what machines are made for Things in which to pour your bitterness. Say, what do you want to think for anyway? You aren't paid for thinking in office hours, you know. Pound, gir!, pound. Drown and damn it all. Twist your mouth into a smile when people speak to you. It would never do to have them see the tears creep in| between the dust-laden keys of your machine, Is it spring? What's that to you? Doesn't he love you? What does it matter? Type, girl, type, ¥ Harder, louder, faster and faster. Type, for God’s sake, type Or you'll go mad! SEND IN YOUR LETTERS The DAILY WORKER is anxious to receive letters from its readers stating their views on the issues con- fronting the labor movement. It is our hope to de- velop a “Letter Box” department that will be of wide interest to all.members of The DAILY WORKER family. Send in your letter today to “The Letter Box,” The DAILY WORKER, 33 First street, New York City. the jealousy between the craft unions claiming jurisdiction and the power-| ful, ferocious opposition of the em- ployers. | Naturally, here the one vital need| is the organization of the unorgan-} }ized. The issues of organization be-| come primarily the question of low| | wages, long hours and the high pres- sure of exploitation. The existing) tnions have not shown any genuine} \desire to organize the industry, They} must be pressed into action. But yet, | |due to the present small degree of | organization, the closest co-operation | between the trade union fractions and party nuclei within the steel mills be- |comes necessary. | As an instrument of organization the development of shop committees is an imperative question. | The Building Trades. | The building industry while also| technically highly developed, as far jas construction methods are concern- \ed, is nevertheless the classic field of craft unionism. While building con- struction is becoming ever more con- centrated into the hands of large con- |cerns, the contractors of the various trades, generally speaking, maintain contracts and agreements with the unions largely on a purely craft basis, The industry is not yet trustified. The employers are organized primar- ily on a craft basis and the unions have thus been able to gain consid- jerable points of advantage through \old time craft union methods. Juris- dictional disputes are common occur- | rences, | Our fractions in the building trades unions advance the slogan “Unity ‘and Amalgamation of these craft } unions.” But it is necessary simultan- | | | | { central councils and joint boards our fractions are formed in the same} manner. Each fraction, local, trade} and industrial, should have its execu- tive committees. It is as important} here as for our nuclei in general,| that the executive committee becomes | a real leading body and initiates the} proper measures corresponding with| the problems of the fractions. (To be continued) SACCO and VANZETTI SHALL NOT DIE! ” Speediest Pilot Ls | the words that constitute the propaganda of profes- | sional patriotism, we note the truth of this indictment tors, professors, lawyers and others on their| letter-heads, thus acquiring “prestige.” “Professional Patriots” is edited by Narman| Hapgood. from material assembled by Sidney | Howard and John Hearley. ahs wee oe One paragraph from this pamphlet is worth attention, and needs no comment: “A. committee of The National Civic Federation, | which has spent two years studying the revolutionary movements in this country, was greatly disturbed to find the extent to which they have penetrated all groups making up our national life. Not the least disquieting feature of the situation is the fact that so many men in high places have little realization of what is going on ubout them. For instance, it was learned that; under the very dome of the Capitol at Washington, there was in organization made up of a hundred and fifty secre- taries to senators and representatives which was com- pletely in the hands of the Reds. It had been in xistence for two years, holding its meetings in the us room of the House, and yet few persons, even in hington, had ever heard of it! But Moscow and Red ‘liberal’ press of all nations had heard of it knew and exploited the fact that the ‘United States Jongress, Jr.’ had voted in favor of the recognition of woviet Russia.” In conclusion Mr. Easley laments: “We, in the United States, seem to be fighting alone the battle against the Red-ism of the world. If the flood of propaganda against patriotism continues un- checked, its effect will surely be the undermining of our national virility and the extending of an invitation to the bandits of the world to ‘come and help themselves,’ for we shall be left defenseless. The question before us to-day is: “Shall we shrink from the great task which lies before us?’ No, a hundred times no—unless we are utterly faithless to our children, to our children’s chil- dren and to those who ‘sleep in Flanders fields’!” That this hysterical propaganda is not accompanied by any real work for patriotism is testified to by that zealous organ, the Woman Patriot published in Wash- ington. In an article fin 1924 entitled ‘Embalmed Patriotism,” the editor says: ““Get up and say something! . . . You people of patriotic organizations, in addition to looking after Memorial Day and tke Fourth of July observances, should appoint committees immediately to fight this Red army in our midst!’ These remarks of William J. Burns, director of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, before the Allied Patriotic Societies at New York, February, 7, would not have been made by a trained investigator, had not the facts as to patriotic organizations justified, at least in part, this criticism, Hi “The honesty and good intentions of patriotic or- ganizations are not questioned, but unless they ‘get up and say something,’ or do something for law enforce- ment, and against radical legislation and propaganda, they ought to close up shop. .. . We could name half a dozen patriotic organizations, whose sincerity nobody would challenge, which, in spite of their excellent facili- ties, are actually doing nothing but following this policy of trying to ‘look like patriots’ and all the rest of it, with ‘a good deal of talk about the Constitution,’ ‘our | forefathers’ and ‘the spirit of our institutions.’ “For example, one patriotic society is deeply con- cerned about the correct use of the Flag—while ap-| parently unconscious that the agents of a murderous | foreign Government, in violation of our laws, are or-| ganizing to destroy this nation. Another is worried | because only 28,000,000 Americans voted in 1920, but apparently unconcerned with what George Washington called ‘the basis of our political system,’ ‘the right of the people to make and alter their Constitution.’ | third deplores unconstitutional legislation, but cannot} afford to get into any ‘controversies’ about it! “That organization issues excellent tracts about the Constitution but assures us that if it diseussed current legislation it would ‘get into hot water at once with its members.’ “A fourth wants to know why charges with specifica- tions were filed against Communist leaders under Fed- eral Statutes when it would have been so nice to talk about the Soviet invitation to Congressmen who have declined to accept it!” While we would not suggest following up with deeds by one of those inside. So much of the literature has been loose and hysteri- cal that it has resulted in suits for libel, or in success- ful demands for public retractions. These instances are numerous, and only a few need be cited. The United Americans in a pamphlet charged the Committee of 48 with being a Bolshevik organization, The Committee, a progressive political group without connections with any other party or movement, at once sued for damages in the name of its chairman, J. A. Hopkins. The case was settled out of court, the United Americans paying the Committee $1,000, and publishing a retraction as well. R. M. Whitney of the American Defense Society, author of the series of articles on the “Reds in Amer- iea” first published in the Boston Transcript, charged Capt. Paxton Hibben, a United States Army Reserve Officer, with disloyalty to the interests of the United States by alleged pro-Soviet and revolutionary views, and made charges also against his personal character. Capt. Hibben at once sued the Transcript for $100,000. While the case was pending for trial, Capt. Hibben was investigated by an army board, and completely cleared of all charges. The Transcrigit thereupon published the findings with its own retraction, and the suit was Two suits for libel are now pending in the New York courts, one, with four complainants, against the Amer- ican Defense Society and Fred R. Marvin of the New York Commercial based on the Society’s pamphlet “So- cialism, LaFolletteism and the Reds,” which charged La Follette supporters with being Bolsheviks under the control of Moscow. Each of the four suits is for $25,- damages. They were brought by Arthur Garfield! Hays, McAlister Coleman, Mrs, Eva Frank and J. A.| Hopkins, all active in the LaFollette campaign in New| York. The other suit was brought in 1925 by Madam} Rosika Schwimmer of Chicago against Fred R. Marvin 8 Al 4N Wort [HOW THE YOUTH IN U.S. 8. R. CELEBRATE MAY DAY We aré reprinting a letter by a member of the Young Communists of the Soviet Union to a comrade in America on how the youth in that country celebrate May Day or Inter- national Labor Day. May Ist, 1927 Saratov, U.S.S.R. Dear Comrade Aida: Today is the day of international solidarity; have just returned from our May Day Demonstration and you will no doubt be interested to learn how we, the students of U.S.S.A., to- gether with the peasants and work- ers of our country have celebrated this great international holiday, as you have had the opportunity to wit- ness one of our May Day Demonstra- tions last year when you were with us. The demonstration this year, how- ever, seemed so much greater and so much more powerful as any previ- ous one for the numerous organiza- tions and public masses that have joined unanimously to protest against the imperialist policy in China. The day passed triumphantly and an exceptional spirit was felt by everyone observing the joined pro- test and solidarity of the masses. It particularly felt to fly over on the territory of China and together with these huge masses stage this pro- test and lay end to the outrageous slaughter waged by the imperialist powers on the innocent Chinese masses, and to wipe out the rotten nest built on the backs of the Chi- nese workers. I hope that this was felt by all the workers of the world who will pretty soon administer the dose of labor power to the capitalists of+ the world, who think that they are destined to rule the world for- ever. And I alsé hope that this great protest and international solidarity will serve as the great inspiration to the toiling masses of the world to fight until victory is achieved. I understand that you too have had in America this May Day demonstra- tion, but unfortunately not in such peaceful surroundings as we, the workers and peasants in U.S.S.R. In Russia the workers and peasants re- turned from their “demonstrations happily singing and tell of the great achievements we have accomplished during this short period of our re= construction, whereas in America probably not one of the classcon- scious workers were jailed, who dared to expose the injustice of the exist- ing order, and how many fathers were jailed and taken away from their children, because they have dared to demand that which they produce. In Russia the fathers marched with their children, the former in the columns of the fighters and the latter in the columns of the pioneers. I would tell you more about this great day, but I believe that it ts quite vivid to you, dear comrade, how we the workers and peasants in Russia celebrate this great holiday, as you have had the opportunity to be with us on one of these demonstra- tions. I also hope that you have re- lated to our American Comrades what you have mally witnessed and experienced E this first Workers and Peasants’ country. With Comradely greetings to all comrades in America, I am always ready.---E. C. Esaev. POR | — LABOR SPORTS UNION Cubs Strengthened By New Deals. By trading Tony Kauffman and Jim Cooney to the Phillies for Harold Carlson, and securing Eddie Pick from Kansas City, in exchange for Freigau and Roy, the Chicago Cubs have materially strengthened their lineup. Carlson fs considered one of the most efficient twirlers in the parent circle, having won 17 games Coast to Coast ‘Levett, claimant of the na: {tional Jong distance endurance wun championship, trains for a franscontinental dash on the (beach near Los Angeles. He ex- to cover the distance from (Los Angeles to New York, 3,157 miles, in 60 days, starting on his un September 1. In February, Levett ran from Los Angeles to ‘San Francisco in 70 hours, PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 15.—The Young Workers League and the with three 240-horsepower motors, It went 199.6 kilometers (124 miles) an hour while carrying a load of 2,000 kilos (4,409 »pounds). The former record was ar. | f Photo taken in. Berlin, Ger- | Bolshevik after it, many of Pilot Steindorf of a new Rohrback-Roland plane, equipped which broke « world’s speed | fessional patriotism—the W record for a plane carrying a load! ‘ |and the New York Commercial for charging her with a German spy during the war and with being » Professional Patriotic Journals. Only two periodicals are devoted excluswely to pro- an Patriot, published in Washington by a group of the old anti-suffrage crow headed by Miss Mary Kilbreth, former president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, and the Patriot recently started as the monthly personal Young Pioneers of Pittsburgh City are giving a joint PICNIC in River Vew Park, cabin No. 2. All are invited to come and have a good time with us. This’ is the only time we ,can get together and hear our PIONEERS’ cheers and songs and enjoy with them, RE- FRESHMENTS will be served. Do not bring your lunches. Committee will meet you at the Park. Remem- ber the date and directions: Date— organ of Mrs, Jacob Cash of New York, founder of the 179 kilometers (111 miles) an| | United States Patriotic Society. i (To be continued.) ‘ Sunday, June 19, 12 Noon. Direc- tions:—Take No, 8 Perrysville Car, pte at Riverview Park, \ for the tail-end Phillies lagt. season. Young Pick is said to be the out- standing third baseman in the Amer- ican Association, a hard hitter and brilliant fielder. In addition to these two men the Cubs have secured Way- land Deal, promising young pitcher, formerly with the Giants and Phil- lies. The Cubs have been playing great ball during the last few weeks, and the addition of these men should enable them to give the Giants and Cards a real scrap for runner up to the Pirates, . . . Labor Sports Union to Stage 30 Events in Its National Meet. In laying out. the program of events for the National Track and Field Meet the Committee has sched- uled over 30 different competitive stunts, for men and women. Also there will be wrestling, baseball and soccer. Three individual prizes are awarded in each event and over $300 is being spent for the medals and trophies. Labor organizations and clubs are being called upon to donate, and the Finnish Labor paper “Tyo- mies” has already set an example by donating a sum of money. In addition to the regular awards, honorary medals will be given to the athletes for all-around proficiency, All labor sportsmen are being in- vited to partake in the meet. entries must be turned in by July 28rd. No entry fee is being charged. CLEVELAND YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE HOLD DISTRICT. ° PICNIC JUNE 19, 1927. Sunday, June 19, 1927 the Cleveland Young Workers League will hold their first annual picnic at the Avondale Gardens, Stop 25, Kinsman Road. The purpose of this picnic is to run a summer school to train young workers. . All js ghia are interested in train- ing the youth for the working- class should make it to come themselves families, their business’ and bring thelr Marks the spot where ‘the sub blank will be found, Just put your name on it, clip tt out, add a dollar (it doesn't ‘ter how old it ist) it to get a your's 9 ‘ription to the Young Work- er. Here's the address—The Young Worker Ed, Committee, 83 First St.. New York, N. Y. 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