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Page Six THE D AILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929, Qn War and Danger of (Continued From Last Issue) “This is the fifth installment of the Theses on the war danger adopted at the Plenum of the ecutive Com- mitte of the Communist International on May 29, 1927. It gives the official Communist viewpoint on this impor- | tant question. * x 16. The principal function of the Second and Amsterdam Internationals after the war of 1914-18 was to serve as a sort of agitation department for the international bourgeoisie, the bu ness of which was to find the ideo- logical justification for the despicable features of the capitalist system. A division of labor was introduced be- tween the capitalists and social demo- cracy. The capitalists armed thi selves and madc technical pre} tions for war—the social democrats made the ideological preparations for it. These prepaartions proceeded along two lines: (a).—Along the line of j war between the selves. Hilferc * ar ng f ultra- och, the is the correspon cial democratic parties; for the League of Nat gan capable of port for Wilso Locarno, etc., ete. social democra’ ness of the masses, foisting on them the illusion that the epoch of wars had already come to an end. (b).—But at th cial demoer tively preparing workers in the colonies. Some of the signs of these preparations are: the resolution of the Marseilles Congr of the JI International design: “World Bolshevi volution) as the peace, the ly paganda again against the 1g ’ (proletarian re- atest menace to and infamou Red imperi: “terror” in the pro- there, the grenade campaign and fin- | ally the last resolutions of the EB, C. of the II International which issued the slogan that one must put an end to Bolshevism in order to carry on the struggle against fascism. A Beautiful Memorial Book of Sixteen Brilliant Cartoons by Ellis on Sacco-Vanzetti an Introduction by Joseph Freeman. =m ONG after the death of the two martyrs them- | - | count t Union and the | War MILITIA IN 1OWA 10 BREAK STRIKE Iilincis Miners Asking Unionists for Relief DES MOINES, Towa, Aug. 26. — The coal operators of Iowa are con- n. to have the militia nd rushed into the mining where they plan to start non- ion work in the near future. 1 f an armed body at} 1 of the employers in aj} or lock-out is to terrorize | ighborhood, and break the| f the str so that they to drift b s individuals, leaders, against the econo itical centralization Union are in reali with the bour tion of an attack on the f {ers’ State of the w rounded on all si enemies. of ie in t ductin 17. This treacherous campa ju the the mouth the ded to | “neutrality” jerats through scheid ify the that the a have com- t use the state | Je for coal and iron e troop such as| t Virginia and Penn- | y plan to use the} 2 al guard for the sort of work ordinarily done. by gunmen hired. Governor Hammill,was in confer- y with authorities of Ap- | panoose county, to discuss the ques- |tion of using the militia. ‘s * * rs in Tow st bec compelled like ies to wo: | quirer toiler: Seek Contributions. SPRINGFIELD, IIl., Aug. 26 (FP). —“In ys gone by the Illinois Min- ers’ Union has always been ready to tly with their bour-| yelp all who were in need and at this | ve pioneers | time we welcome the contributions | nst the Soviet Union.|of those who wish to aid and assist ywhere the position of al de-|us in maintaining our present wage | moc ats coincides with the interests | scale against those industrial barons \ of their respective bourgeoisie.‘ Never- | who would take from us the things | theless, something new has arisen in| that we are rightfully entitled to,” | the evolution of socia’ {reads an appeal to all local unions S jin the Illinois organized labor move- | ment. It is signed by President Harry | ing furthersthan the policy | Fishwick and Secretary Water Nes- | ing the impe: | bit of the Illinois Mine Workers, Dis- | They take the initiative for| trict 12 of the United Mine Workers st policy and armaments out/of America. Contributions should be of the hands of the bourgeoisie. The|sent to Nesbit at the Illinois Mine position of the French socialists, who, | Workers’ Bldg., Springfield, Ill. The through Paul Boncour, introduced the| miners also urge that Illinois indus- new war law, is one of the most strik-| tries use Illinois coal. ing examples of this latest “evolu-| eae aT,p emneeeEre tion.” (To Be Continued.) |Keep Up the Sustaining Fund II In- other parties aff the Polish socialist iernation: 3 jo geoisie and landlord§, ac 1 democracy in i rtain coun- | tries the social democ SCUSS USE OF i o es rr oe) af pwr ] ra) me Pri —~ ] ‘Burns Agency Bribed | Operators to Lie in the || @ er, : Sic nei Case) SHELLS CHINESE; - FIRES, ON TOWNS ‘More Fighting Around Nanking; Pei Deserts SHANGHAI, Aug. 26.—The Amer- \iean navy again took a hand in the |fighting between the opposing Chi- |nese forces on the Yangtse river be- |tween Nanking and Chinkiang, it| | was learned here today upon the ar- al of the U. S. destroyer Noa from |Nanking. The Noa reported that | while convoying three British mer- | |chant ships from Nanking yesterday | |afternoon she “had been obliged to ell the northerners’ position for ten Many of the shells fell in populated villages along the | \ | | | More evidence of the methods used to frame-up Sacco and Van- zetti is revealed in a letter sent to The DAILY WORKE a for- mer opersitive for t Burns Datectiv: himself Jvhn operator No. 14, The letter follows in full: “T am surry for Sacco and Van- zetti. I worked for the William J. Burns Detective Agency for 1_year with 8 other inside operatives for “evidence” on this case. “The agency made us tell lies te convict them. It paid us plenty of money, and gave us whisky. they give me money to go away Europe to stay there for good | “Burns got $25,000 for this case. “Am sorry now. | (signed) John Nickolaus.” | | signing | | | | t ri | ar os | Kill 300 Northerners. | Three hundred northern troops are : |believed to have bem drowned or} near Nanking today when Nanking | troops sank two troop laden boats in |the Yangtse river. | jattack against the Cantonese defend- 4 ers of Nanking, meanwhile trying to force a passage of the river. A vio-| + |artillery and machine guns indicated Lock American Bosses that they intended to make another attempt to force their way over the The C | MEXICO CITY, August 26. — i he Cantonese prepared to re-} a means of enforcing upon the Amer any fy sh : ults to the utmost. | can mining companies, looting Mex Fighting Increases. tion of the capitalist class which in |¢™ and southern forces was reported the United States have murdered | from the Chinkiang region Ss well Ga Maceo) and: Vansetl the “Red Syndi| trom the Nanking sector. Chinkiang ‘i a , operating from the northern pied the property of the Ampard| ae RE ‘ Company in Amparo, ico, and|. a railway oe ney Ant for a while barricaded their own qua ing, 15 miles from Shanghai, prevent- b Gead ab the mine cutting off the retreat of the Nank-} osses, . Sone eet thinks | No violence has been offered , the |'78°8¢ +70m Ene: | staff of the mine, but the American Cross River. to the Mexican and U. S. governments | ved out of Pukow towards Nank- for “military protection.’ Federal ing, intending to Jand from river | troops came to the mine and the offi-|‘’ansports at Hsiakwan. The move-/ {killed by rifle and machine gun fire} PROTEST MURDER | The northerners were making an jlent cross fire from the northerners’| In Their Office —— river to storm the defences of Nank- ico of mineral wealth, their detesta-| Severe fighting between the north- cates” of mining workers have occu- | "5 been cut off from Nanking. tes IS amiesican and dl English | 7% the passage of troop trains and employers are frantically appealing Aided by fog northern forces} cinla wits: Weledead. ment was covered by a violent bom-| lean feeling erigendered by the Sacco | bardment and fusillades fram ma-| {chine guns and rifles, | Northern troops that advanced} from Yangchow, forced a crossing of | the Yangtse and occupied Lungtan,| cutting the railway line. The situation is further compli- cated for the southerners by the de- | fection of three divisions, commanded |by General Pei Pao San, a former) adherent of Sun Chuan-fang. These | | troops are stationed at Hangchow. | and Vanzetti case, coming as a cul- mination to a long series of persecu- toins 6f workers of Latin blood by the American business men at home and abroad, all Americans are leav- ing the cities of Piedrabola and Maz- ata, Needle Trade Defense LL.D. Warns of Scheme Grand Jamboree Bizet’s famous and tuneful opera “Carmen” will be presented for the first time in the open air at Starlight Park stadium tomorrow night for the benefit of the Joint Defense and Re- lief Committee. Two hundred voices will take part in this production to- gether with a noted cast, a large bal- let_and orchestra. The cast for CARMEN will intro- duce Miss Pauline Kittners young American soprano, who will sing the role of Michaela and Alice Bussee who will appear as Mercedes. The other members of the cast are Mar- tha Melis, noted American contralto, who will intrepret the role of Carmen, Giuseppe Maero will sing the role of the Toreador, Salvatore Sciaretti as Don Jose, E. Dalle Molle as Dancairo, E. Palazzi as Zuniga, Josephine La- Puma as Frasquita and P. Calvini as Remendado. The special ballet will consist of 24 dancers and the entire performance will be under the baton of Maestro G. Simeoni who will direct an orchestra of 50 pieces, chosen from the personel of the New York Sym- phony orchestra. The committee further announces that the. many features of the Park, such as the Giant Roller Coaster, The Lover's Reel, The House of Nonsense, The Gold Mine, The Skooter and a ride on the Ferris Wheel will be in- cluded in the joys and delight of the visitor to the Grand Jamboree. Tickets for this tremendous affair, which has been arranged by the Joint Defense Committee, are on sale at the office of The DAILY WORKER, 108 East 14th Street, the Jimmie Hig- gins Book Shop, the Freiheit, and the Joint Defense Committee, 41 Union Square. A limited supply of tickets is still on hand. The park, is situated on East 177th Street, is easily reached by subway and car from any part of the city. To Frame-up Miners (Continued from Page One) to do all it can to prevent the develop- ment of a frame-up, which is by no} means unknown in Pennsylvania where it has been used very often to break the organizations of the work- ers there or to cow their spirit. Plans are being made to organize defense conference thruout the district for the arrested workers and every measure will be taken to prevent their im- prisonment, since their arrest oc- cur for no other reason than their participation in a protest meeting for Sacco and Vanzetti. The International Labor Defense continues its work of building nation- pecial Performance of , ae and at Starlight Park Tomorrow MART! HA MELIS, Re The noted and talented contraltc will sing the role of Carmen in the gala performance of Bizet’s opere which will be given at the Starlight Park Stadium for the benefit of the Joint Defense Committee. Blood Money ger’s touch."—Eve. Journal W. 44St. Eves, 8.30. Mats.Wed., Sat. 2.8¢ Little Theatre GRAND ; STREET W. of Bway. at 8:30, FOLLIES THEATRE GUILD ACTING CO—— The SECOND MAN; T Thea., W. 52 St. vs, 8:30 | GUILD Mats. Thurs. & Sat., 2:30 | By S TUES. D THURSDAY, 2:30 | ptr (EAYTY AND HUMOR” — 5 re “BVERYQODY SHOULD SEE IT"~o4nv ame Began MONDAY AT 4ist The Jamboree arranged for this |wide organization for the resistance of such frame-up activities as those contemplated by the operators in Cheswick. It calls, in a special manifesto of Labor—this beautiful book will be hed by workers. 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Some of the fea- tures arranged for are: Baseball games; football; soccer; realy races; ete. In the evening the opera Carmen “National Assembly” to Legalize Tyranny MADRID, Aug. 26.—Premier Gen- eral Primo De Rivera has drawn up a decree for the king’s signature con- ing the Spanish national assem- it was learned today. The decree be forwarded to King Alfonso on September 1. The assembly will be only a‘ consul-| tative body. International News Service learned | ers are in the cast and a full sym- phony orchestra will accompany them. Admission to the opera is $1. Reserved seats are $2 and $1.50. The number of opera tickets is limited. tnat the contents of the decree, which | Tickets can be Denent at the Freiheit| ove not been uubiiehadiean 7 Spain| office, 30 aton arta DAILY | provide that the national assembly RE Se pets lief C dvd oa shall comprise 400 members. These seo be 9 a aa vee, "| will be presidents of provincial depu- oe ee a 19 ‘ a |tations; presidents of patriotic} 2 : unions; one municipal deputy from The following named are requested | the capital of each province and from 2 oa sagt es otha panes each important city; university pro- nion Square, . ie ieee ee ‘ 1. Beck, Sam Morowitz, M. Reish- fessors; former deputies and senators owsky, Louis Weiss, H. Fishkin, Sarah who have served at least three con- , 5 i ys iaqa |Secutive terms; representatives of pee Be Weinstein and Frieda chambers of commerce, indistries, bit Pray ‘* rg Ps agriculture, property owners, labor Important Jamboree Information | W!OMS, high government employes, aa All of the ministries, | 1, If you are on a committee, you Little Salary. | The assembly will meet in sections,| divided according to government de-| If you intend to bathe, take! partments. 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After the Opera, there will be} ;to our committee man stationed at|a display of fireworks in the main} \the entrance to the pool.*The Defense part of the Park. will also get the benefit of your ad-| 12. Do not forget that the pro- mission otherwise the Park will get) ceeds of this affair go for the de- it. | fense. Patronize the features with the) 13. Bring your friends along. sign of the Joint Defense Commit-| 14. Be sure your shoes are in good| tee, |vepair for the dancing all day and 8. Do not worry about food. We) night. will have two dairy-vegetarian and| 15. If you have not settled for meat restaurants open all day and] your tickets before, do it at the Park evening. near the main entrance, ’ gh. | the movement must be invited to join jits ranks as active members. |country whereever they do not exist (Printed yesterday in The DAILY WORKER) for broadening and! widening the organization as a in-! strument to fight against the frame- up system, and says: “Only the organized resistance of the working class can prevent the imprisonment of labor fighters who are framed up by the class enemy. Only the organized power of the working class can open the prison doors and release our brothers from the living death of the cell. Every ounce of effort must be exerted now to enroll new members in the Inter- national Labor Defense. Thousands of sympathizers who have supported New Branches must be built thruout the so thag every city has a fortress for labor defense.” BU¥ THE DAILY WORKER AT THE NEWSSTANDS } | “Emir of Kurdistan” in Jail, Bad Check Charge BELGRADE, August 26. — The self-styled “Emir of Kurdistan,” a former tailor’s apprentice of Lon- don, is in trouble again. He was un- der arrest on charges of fraud. The “Emir” came here from Ger many recently, after serving si: months in a German jail for wear ing a fanciful uniform which wor him free board at many hotels, and on the strength of which he procured_ numerous loans. Kurdistan is an au- tonomous region of the U. S. S. R. and has no use for Emirs. ee COUPLE WANTED to join a middle aged couple in a} 3 weeks camping trip in a big 6 Studebaker closed car, starting|— September 10. S. Blashow, 6143) _ Liebig Ave., Riverdale, N. Y. Tele-|— phone Kingsbridge 2172. UNITED ACTORS, Inc. pres The ent LADDER! by J. FRANK DAVIS CORT THEATRE 48th STREET EAST OF B’WAY Special Summer Prices—Best Seats, $2.20 (No performance es Saturday) W “SUCH IS LIF. Hecht will have its premiér night, presented by the Messr: deals with life in the nineties, * * Manker Watters and Arthur dore and Oscar Levant. The New Plays INESDAY. i,” a new play by Peter Blenny and Marie Armstrong al ney Shields, Marie Carroll, William Jeffrey, Hardie Albright, Ethel Remey, Kathleen Robinson, Ralph Sprague, Ethel Martin, Ernestine Gaines, Omar Le Gant and M. Bundoon. THURSDAY. “BURLESQUE” a play dealing with a phase of Stage life by George Theatre Thursday. Mr. Hopkins is also listed as producer and director. Hal Skelly and Barbara Stanwyck play the leading roles. Other players are: Paul Porter, Charles D, Brown, Eileen Wilson, Pauline Dee, Ruth Holden, Mitty De Vere, t the Morosco Theatre Wednesday Shubert. The cast includes: Syd- The play * Hopkins, opens at the Plymouth » Ralph Thea-

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