The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 30, 1927, Page 6

ae f ‘ t te * deco ate ae THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, J ao7 Sat NE 30, 1 _ By HARVEY O'CONNOR. ASHINGTON, (FP) ‘June SSian brusqueness of rita are at swords-points in the time to strike fear and ress will override him. J. S. Communists Active. @usstanding is the conviction that The chau have at last con- Vineed party le: that Amer Must launch in world’s heaviest @fmManent-building ecre- s Kello ormed of § Geneva And back of that t Warning that if no treat the United States will not ®elf with merely achievir with the British.navy, but wi building the “world’s bigges The ratio between the Briti American navies now is with Japan rated at 4.1. More Cruisers, Representative Byjitten of Chicago, ™Member of the h Uc committee on [ LETTE Hunting. to Many bosses write or phone the advertisers of “situations wanted,” not with the view to hiring them, but only to find out just how little they will work for. 4 They, write or speak ambiguously, something like this: “Kindly call to see Mr. Blank in reference to job.” searching for the boss you discover that all he wants to know is the lo a statement pas: additional 10,000-ton c |ocratic leaders such as rs.” New ers League for Peace June if the British fail to aty involving American at its next session bill for 10 Dem- : enator Reed tred into thé minds of congress-|of Missouri and Senator Edwards of | men, has drawn forth sharp reproof | d have joined the Repub-j #rom even such a fire-eater as Chair-|lican fi in a fierce desire to} man James of the house committee | boost the expansion of the n ee 9a military affairs. | seriously doubt,” declares I ‘ds, ‘The Army and Navy Journal,| “if there i more ardent advocate “spokesman of the services,” seeing | of universal peace in America than| ; © economy program of President! myself... but America cannot af-| : Wlidge as the only obstacle to con-| ford to be second to nation in| ®ressional action in favor of bigger| the matter « : ‘4 | Military forc warns the President Leads to Wa Bternly that stands in the way Exactly that line of talk, say of- @f appropriations this winter Con-! ficials of the Women’s International and Freedom, with re, accompanied Ger- | pre-war naval expansion ended in the world war. Sim- r talk in n before the world strained American re- ations to the point on in- numerable oce America’s i relude another s really ase in international! hatred is uspicion and jand a strong army world. ; est wage you will work for, how much experience you have, and where you| worked last, and quite often your | nationality and union affiliations. He promises to “let you know,” but he seldom does. Many unemployed ie let good (?) jobs slip thru their fingers, while they | prospective bosses. As to the worker, he spends his Then after you spend several hours money and time, and each day is| dragged down economically and morally—JOHN THANASOULOE. ELLA REEVES BLOOR IN INDIANS, MEXICANS Colo., June through Imperial Valley a was remarkable for the fact p ed through 35,000 acres es just ready to be 29.—The fter one of the hottest rides in hrough the Yuma desert, the Phoenix is a re city of 30,000 population, job there. With many thousand Mexicans. Here we were told by some gullible workers that governor Hunt was “their” governor. We then wended our way to his office and asked him if he would like to talk to a “Bolshe- vik”—we also gave him our ca¥4 as “representatives of The DAILY Worker.” Hunt grinned a little, eyed the paper curiously, and then began to talk about Russia. He said Russia should be recognized by America. When we touched ‘the subject of the Boulder dam, and the Colorado River project which is stirring the entire west, he became reticent; but as usual"tried to convey the impression that he was fighting for the people of Arizona ainst the great “in- terests.” The very next day he star- ted on a trip to Colorado, with “big” officials of all the states interested— all of them servants of big® “in- terests.” The Mexicans. After a house to house campaign with Comrade Wm. O’Brien, the DAILY WORKER agent of Phoenix— we held a big meeting on the City Hall Plaza, speaking on “World La- bor News.” This brought out a number of Labor men—Mexican workers, railway | workers, specially interested group of Negroe: A collected was taken for The DAIL WORKER, and some subscribers Secured. Here in Phoenix a large Tailway center, the Santa Fe R. R. iis “killed” the Railway Clerks Union by establishing a Company Union that controls their very life. The first move was to order the poorer paid workers to report an hour earlier every morning, establish- nine hour day for the hardest work. ‘the Union Telegraphers voted igainst the Company Union by a 90 cent vote all along the line, but the Railway Clerks by a big majority ‘meekly submitted their necks to the ‘oke of the Company Union. Indian Farms. The trek from Phoenix to erque, New Mexico, was a lor hard one. All through New lexico we encountered nothing but lian farms, everywhere Indian dobe ies and many old dobe Pueblos inhabited. The everyday life is ‘tas primitive as in the earliest ' Albuquerque is managed by hey have gained, not _in industrial power, but are y interested in politics. We feel ‘the workers here realized ndition, low wages and long would struggle; we hope can be sent there and we found a few comrades | RVIEWING GOVERNORS, D MINERS FOR THE DAILY {say right here, there is a “rumble” in |the Colorado Coal Mines that may | bring forth organization so ardently desired all these years, One young miner told me, an with armies of Mexicans,/ American miner, that in his mine/ and Indians on the picking|near Trinidad, the boss told them! | Saturday, that if ever one piece of ate should be found in their coal they would be fired. a Secured a few subs in Trinidad and | then went to the Standard Oil owned j town of Pueblo. | Full Program. | The Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. has | its great steel mills here, and the }town has an aspect like Pittsburgh. | We found an eager group of Party |members here; getting many subs |for “Radnik” “The Communist” and a few for The “DAILY WORKER.” | They begged me to return and hold a meeting the: Such a meeting has |been arranged for Thursday evening, |June 30th at the Labor Temple, | Pueblo, where I shall speak on | “World Labor News” for the benefit jof The DAILY WORKER. Coming to Denver on Tuesday, I | addressed the Sub-Dist. D. E. C. that evening; Wednesday evening, Wo- men’s Lyceum; Friday evening, “Wo- men’s Progressive League”; Satur- day, a big Italian protest meeting for {Saeco and Vanzetti; Sunday, The | DAILY, WORKER picnic; Monday, \“The Farmer Labor College” at In- dian Hills, Tuesday, judge Lindsay will speak at Labor Lyceum on “Companionate Marriage.” I will try |to get an interview with him for |The “DAILY WORKER” at that | time. After the Pueblo meeting on | Thursday, will make a flying “hike” Kansas City, Missouri; then to | Boosting “The Daily” d in as large numbers as in| viz 800 per week. erque to Trinidad we coal mines and let me “Mother” Bloor is here shown get- ting “subs” for The DAILY WORKER in her tour. ill- plunges So far as | concerned, 5,|they answer that America with the |biggest navy, the biggest air force | ean afford to ignore the enmity of the rest of the visited these | | | | | | | | SSISSIPPI FLOOD EXPOSE S REONAGE As a result of the flood, Negro slavery, which has existed for years in the South, was discovered to | | TO INSURE A LEGAL LYNCHING be still flourishing, and interferred with the saving of the Negro residents of flooded districts. National guardsmen on the roof of the Jackson, Miss., courthouse and jail with machine guns, and detach- ment stationed behind barbed wire fence around the building. A mob was trying to hang John Burley, rail- roaded thru the courts and sentenced to death, without waiting for the regular legal formalities, When a Negro is charged with murder in the South he is always hanged, but lately the state administrations have been in- sisting on having it done by due process of law. Professional Patriots (Continued from yesterday) A sample bit of propaganda issued by the R. O. A. is the following letter: RESERVE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION 342 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Office of the President September 27, 1926. Fellow Officer: If any Reserve Officer receiving this Bulletin thinks he has no personal responsibility beyond his own in- dividual training, in advancing the cause of National Defense, let him write (but—NOT as a Reserve Officer) to the National Council for the Prevention of War, 532 17th Street NW, Washington, D. C., for a copy of their pamphlet “Organizations in the U. S. A. that Promote World Peace.” If—what you learn from that publica- tion of the scope and strength of the pacifist opposition to Defense does not secure your immediate and active participation in our work, then may God help the Na- tional Defense Act! It will soon be beyond our aid! The pamphlet contains 34 pages and lists 82 organi- zations with officers of each, Purposes, Legislative Pro- gram and Activities. Some of these societies are work- ing sincerely for World Peace along lines we, as Re- serve Officers, can heartily subscribe to, The regretable feature of their affiliation with this “National Council” is that it associates them with organizations frankly. 0} | posed to the best interests of our form of govern For instance: The Carnegie Endowment’ for Interna- tional Peace, at one time presided over by the Honorable Elihu Root, is lined up with the League for Industrial Democracy directed by Robert Morss Lovett who is also an active member of the American Civil Liberties Union and other radical groups. The real reason radical groups oppose Defense is to have the way cleared of all opposition, when their time comes to strike. This explains why they line up with every sort of pacifist movement; why they initiate paci- tist societies under different names as a camouflage, through which they are able to secure funds from per- ons who are for Peace, but who would be shocked at he idea their money is aiding socialist-communist ac- Livities, Now--what have we to oppose the tremendous volume f anti-Defense printed matter and other propaganda eing broadcasted by these organizations—over 100 of them? Who are the avowed friends of National Defense? i'irst, naturally, the three components of the Army of the U. 8.; then we have the support of the various | patriotic societies—-the Sons and Daughters of the Rev- | olution—the G.A.R. and its auxiliaries—the Spanish ; work, All will agree that in every community there are War organizations--The American Legion and Auxiliary ~The American Defense Society--The Navy League— National Security League. Numerically our strength is pitifully small compared with those leagued against us. Spiritually, however, our Cause is a powerful FORCE provided we can put it to far more honest than dishonest people. One is honest because of right thinking. Our problem is to get our fellow citizens to THINKING oe on National Defense. Once we get our people THINKING RIGHT on this subject, the catch words and phrases of our opponents such as “Militarism” and the “Militarizing of our schools and colleges,” will fall flat. Below are listed a few of the most important anti- Defense organizations affiliated with the National Coun- cil referred to previously. Watch for any sort of activity in your community sponsored by these societies: Association to Abolish War American Federation of Teachers Association for Peace Education Church Peace Union Fellowship of . Reconciliation League for Industrial Democracy National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Committee to Outlaw War Intercollegiate Peace Association National Students Forum Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Women’s Peace Society Women’s Peace Union of Western Hemisphere. As a Reserve Officer don’t you believe it is YOUR obligation to be informed of the forces constantly work- ing against preparedness? Get the facts! When you are properly posted, National Defense will mean a very great deal more to you and we will not have to be plead- ing for assistance in the work we are carrying on. Fill out the application blank on the back of the en- closed bulletin—or, if you are a member, get one of biel friends to joint Don’t wait—the time to act is now! Faithfully yours, Lt. Colonel Fred Cardway, President. The secretary-treasurer of the Reserve Officers’ As- sociation of’ the Indiana department ‘contributed his share to the propaganda against peace workers when ‘he mailed out the following letter in an effort to pre- vent the organization of the Indiana Council on Interna- tional Relations to which the National Council for the Prevention of War was giving its aid:» RESERVE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA Indiana Trust Building Indianapolis, Indiana May 11, 1926. (cas) The enclosed papers are sent to a number of the of- ficers of the American Association of University Women in Indiana, due to the fact that the Association is said to be giving support to one Frederick J. Libby, Executive Secretary for the National Council for the Prevention of War. a Pacifists are making a determined effort to destroy military training in the schools and colleges snd Mr. Libby is believed to be associated with persons who are active in working to this end. This is likewise a very prominent objective of communist efforts in this country, and the propaganda is well financed and aggressive. It is regretted that no compilation of data is available now to show the unfortunate and, with very many per- sons, unintentional alliance between communists and good people who have thoughtlessly lent their support to the attempted destruction of our national defense policy. It is suggested that your State Association withhold support to the National Council for the Prevention of War, pending further investigation of this body and its associates, (Mimeographed signature) John G. MeNutt, bit 2 Continued) | WITH Negro A. GUSAHOFF. It seems that the most important problem, for the bourgeois professors of the white and Negro race to solve, is to prove, that the American Ne- gro is progressing, that the Negro of the olden days, who was isolated in the far south, on the cotton, textile, sugar and other plantations, working under the most miserable conditions of the slave system, is gradually bet- tering his conditions, and is securing for himself a place in the various in- | dustries of the North, ‘as well, as in |the industrialized South, among the | always “superior” white workers. | These research workers, who are so| much interested in the problems of the Negro, show to us with great pride | and happiness, that the Negro is not j only taking an active part in the in- dustrial life of this country, but also in the political life, and that he is more and more becoming race econ- cious (they bother very little about his class conciousness) and strives for closer cooperation with the white workers of this country. It is of great importance to ex- amine the existing situation, and really see if the conditions of the Negro in the United States have changed much, if the conditions of the Negro youth have changed any, and if they can be compared with those of white workers. Lynchings. A good example of the changed con- ditions, will be the fact, that even to- day lynchings are taking place in the various states of this great country. Of course the yearly average has de- creased much, but still it does not look as if this barbaric method of disposing of people had been elimina- ted, which by the way, does not give much prestige to our “democratic” government, which promises protec- tion to “all,” who livé under our “starry” flag. Industrialization. Another of the important changes, is the industrialization of the Negro in general, and the Youth speci- fically. The statistics given show that the bulk of the Negro population is gainfully employed in the various important and basic industries of this country. With the exception of the foreign born, a larger percentage of Negro men are engaged in gainfull occupations, than any other group of workers. Children make up a large per cent in industry. The Negro usually works at a smaller wage than the white worker does which explains the necessity of a great number of children working in various industries in order to help their parents to make a half decent existence. In one of the recent publications, which deal with the life of the Negro in the South, it is stated: that though a Negro of the South may work steady all his life, it will be impos- sible for him to have any money saved. Not because of his extrava- gant living, but because he is always underpaid, and never makes enough to live on. The conditions of the Negro, es- | pecially the youth in the North is | just as bad. That is because of the | refusal of the A. F. of L. to accept them into the existing trade unions, and in general lack of organization, It is necessary to note that certain liberals, who seem to be so much concerned with the race problem, are developing the theory, that the Negro is “better off,” by not joining the unions, because an employer would never pay the same wages to a Negro worker, when he can get a white worker to do the same work for the same price, We all know that this is not true. That even in time of slack many white workers were let go, while the Negroes remained. .We all know during the last investigation which was made not so long ago in the Pittsburgh district in 23 steel mills it was proven that Negro workers are employed, and paid. the same wage as the white and that the owners of these factories found Ne- gro labor more reliable. This bunk is being spread in order to keep the Negroes out of the unions with their own free will, and always be able to use them as scabs to break strikes of the white workers, and in such a manner still more strengthen race hatred. What are the other chances, ex- tended to the Negro and the Negro youth? Where are these special privileges given to the Negro that bring them YOUNG Worn Ou WoRKER THE Youth nearer to the white workers, except the privilege of slaving together, der the severest exploitation of bosses, America is famous for her public { | un- the schools, and the education given free to all, Let us now compare illiteracy among the whites and Negroes. the | the The illiteracy among the whites is only 4.0 per cent of the entire popu-! lation, while the illiteracy among the’ Negroes is 22.9 per cent. Why is It itt is because first, not as muct money is spent for the Negro schools as for the schools of the white chil- |dren, and second, because the Negro | youth has to leave the schools much sooner and already in the early age, carry upon themselves the respon- sibility of his own upkeep. There is only one time when ai ¢ exceptions are made, and that is when |the question of protecting America, Property is coming up. That is thei ‘only time when the Negro youth is‘ reminded of being a citizen of this great democratic country, and appeals are made to him to join the army, navy, ete. and not let this be ruined by foreigners, country What is there for the Negro youth and for the adult Negro to do? How can they ‘solve their problem? Negro youth ought to once for The all understand that their emancipation is closely linked up with that of the ; entire working class. That they must | fight first the battle of all the w ork. | ers of this country, fight for their | organization on class basis, for their | admission into the trade unions and organize themselves into a strong class organization, which will be able | to wage a fight against the entire , capitalist system, and only then their problems will be solved. The place of the Negro youth if in such militant organizations, a. the Y. W. L. who fight for the terests of all the workers without race differences, in| any Only with the downfall of capital. ism which not only supports race. dis- crimination but use it as a medium to keep away the workers of one race from another, ‘will the problem of all the races be solved. DETROIT TO WITNESS A CRACK SOCCER GAME JULY 3. championship. best of the Detroit team. one was tied. conflict. The main game will be played at 3 p. m. on July 8rd. In the morn- ing of the same day and at the same place the second teams will play a game that will also prove interesting. The Detroit teams are p } { ( DETROIT, Mich., June 29.—Two § outstanding rivals in soccer football will meet each other at the Great orkers Press Picnic July rd, at Rochester Picnic Park. The Detroit team of the Labor Sports Alliance is challenging the Mansfield team for ¢ The Mansfield team is coming to Detroit with vengeance in their eyes because in the last three attempts they have failed to get the Each of the teams has won one game and Both teams recently have gained new strength and a great deal of training for the coming reparing a banquet for the Mansfield team on | the evening of July 3rd. This ing event will be the leading feature of this picnic and will be followed by a crack baseball game on the fourth of July on the same The Admission to the cents. Marks the spot where the ink will be found. 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