The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 9, 1928, Page 3

_. they bad and the attempts \* Gack THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928 Page Three ~ Indian Labor Leader Calls Macdonald Impenahst; Scores British Labor Party ATTACKS SIMON Limit Guatemala Concessions In Spite of Puppet President COMMISSION IN SPECIAL CABLE Demands Workers’ Govt For India LONDON, (By Mail).—The “imper- ialist tendencies” of Ramsay Mac- Donald, leader of the Labor Party are severely attacked in a cablegram sent to the Sunday Worker by Dewan Cha- man Lal, president of the All-India Trade Union Congress. The cablegram, which was from Lahore, follows in full: “The Indian trade unions, at their recent congress, at which I presided, adopted a resolution which demanded that the Labor Party withdraw its two representatives from the Simon Statuatory Commission and which de- } cided to boycott the comm Sei MacDonald. “Consequently, thru the courtesy of the Workers’ Weekly, I request mem- bers of the British Labor Party and the British trade unions to protest against the imperialist tendencies of Ramsay MacDonald. “The movement for the boycott of the Simon Commission preva out India. All of the Nationalists, sent including the Mohammedans, approve | of the movement. Such a united strug- gle has not been manifested sir.ce the days of the ‘non-cooperation move- ment.’ Want Workers’ Gov't. “The attitude of Pundit Motilal Nehru is strongly approved every- | where. Particularly his declaration | that the Indians will not rem con- tent with the addition of Indian rep-' ils thru- | CIUDAD. GU: iMALA, Jan. 8.-- Loans, contracts and concessions ta foreign companies will have to be rati- fied by a two-thirds vote of the Guatemalatan legislature, according to the terms of the newly reformed constitution. Representatives for sev- eral large American interests who are reported to have been present in or- der to bribe the vention to retain the old majority vote, admit they eould not find a dele- gate opposed to the amendment. The political struggle between the Guatemalatan Liberal Party to which President Genoval Chacon belongs, and his opponents in the legislature, has reached a new phase with the re- |formation of the constitution. Most of the reforms in the new constitution have to do with strip- hg the president and his military mfreres of some of their privileges. | According ,to the newly amended | document, fhe president who holds of- | fice for may not succeed himself more have elap: 's and men in active military ee are not allowed to} vote or sit in the legis! The power to name e cers, however, and the whole election | machinery has been left in the presi dent’s hands. A fight to win the polit- ical machinery from Chacon is fore- cast in March. ture. ction offi. | PANAMAREJECTS “TREATY MAKING resentatives of the commission, is very | much appreciated. We demand a pre- liminary statement which will guar- antee India’s right to independence and which will follow a parity con- ference for the discussion of mez “The proletariat of India desires complete enfranchisement and a work- ers’ government for their country. Is it possible that a commission of con- Servatives will pay the slightest at- | tention to these demands? The com- | mission can only register the wishes of the imperialist bourgeoisie. Labor Party’s Betrayal. “All of the classes of India are dis- mayed by the betrayal of the Labor | Party. MacDonald and Company have written a shameful page in the his- tory of both nations.” Arrest Odessa Slayers ODESSA, Jan. 8—A gang charged with the murder® of Signor Cozzio, Italian Vice Consul here were arrested yesterday by members of the Gay Pay You (political police). IT U. 3. COLONY WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.— A state- ment outlining the reasons for Pana- |ma’s rejection of the treaty with the| nited States signed on July 28, 1926, | has been presented to State Depart- ment by Ricardo J. Alfaro, Panaman | | Minister here. Altho President. Chi- j ari is believed to favor the treaty | which automatically pledges Panama | !to take part in any war in which the | United States is involved, the un- popularity of the pact has forced its/| | withdrawal for “further considera- | tion.” “A good deal of dissatisfaction was voiced in the Panaman National As- sembly against clauses in the treaty making Panama an ally of the United States in any war which the United States may choose te engage ana against clauses requiring Panama to build roads which will be used for military and strategic reasons State Department officials have re- Panama National prove of the treaty. Assembly to ap-| French Miners Fight Wage Slashes -Despite Reformists By JEAN BATISTE DUPILET (Treasurer, French Unitary Federa- tion of Mineworkers.) PARIS (By Mail) During last| the reformists stated that they agree |?¢tti mill in Ubulluo, and so on. year’s strike of the miners in Eng- | land, siring to retain their favorable posi- tion in the coal market did not stop at raising wages. The Unitary Federation of Miners struggled energetically against this, epen reward of betrayal. The re- formist leaders of the Departement | de Nord and the Pas de Calais, on the other hand, came forward as ac- tive advocates of this tem. The policy taken by these d ts deter- mines the position of the othcr centers which always follow the lead ef the Committee of Mineowners of the North and Pas de Calais in fixing wages, Reformist Promises. In spite of the active campaign! waged by the Unitary Federation, in spite of the 24-hour strike declared on the 9th of August, 1926, aiming } at drawing the French miners into! the struggle with the English min- ers, the French miners, deluded by the reformist promises of the begin- | ning of a new boom, passively let slip by the only opportunity which | to strike several heavy blows at international coal capital. ' The catastrophic consequences of al the lowering of their wages, | lengthening of the working day of the English mine owners to regain their piace in the coa] market—all this resulted in ¢heap English coal once more appear- ing in France. The competition of English coal, extensive rationalization schemes car-| ers will in the future sabotage the | thru Central America is believed to vied out in the large mining districts | proposals and activities of the Uni- have been intended not only as a dip-| of the Ruhr and Saar, and the coal! from these German basins which ap- peared in France, led to the aceumu- oy of great stocks in all French districts. The coal companies, pointing to the possibility of unem- ent, started in April a eam- Ll of lowering of wages, ‘Second Betrayal, The reformist leaders, who former- ly carried on negotiations for the be- sayal cf the linglish miners, now te nesgtiate with the eapital- local | this inertia were very soon to be felt. | The disintegration of the English | ists for a second betrayal of the French mineys. In order to cover up their policy | |to reduction of wages as an alterna- | the beginning of the world | tive to stopping the enterprise, and "@Ws of a ake which has broken | erisis, the French coal compantes de- | that they depend in this on the prom-| Ut in the Upper Milan region, which lises of the Minister for Public Works Tardier to take measures against fo: cign coal, These promises remained |nothing but words. Still more, Tar- dier himself introduced lowered rail- jway tariffs for partement de Nord and the Pas de Calais. As a result, the secondary and less important coal regions of France were simultaneously flooded with both foreign coal and coal from the Nord and the Pas de Calais. Reject United Front. When the Unitary Federation pro- posed to the reformist federation that | they set up a united militant front | against such lowering of wages and lengthening of the working day, the! reformist federation, following the example of Tardicr, vouchsafed no answer. The Unitary Federation took up| # definite position. Propaganda was | | set afoot for the struggle with the) | slightest lowering of wages and the ‘lengthening of the working day; ac- tive work was carried on in the fol- | lowing weeks amongst the miners of | all distriets and particularly amongst | |the miners working in the emall districts. Redouble Struggie. Despite the fact that the numerical | 'membership of the unitary unions re- | mains unchanged, revolutionary in- fluence smong the masses is eeint | ning to be felt. Revolutionary speak- lars are listened to with much great- | er attention than formerly. | We know that the reformist lead- | tury Miners’ Federation still more | | openly. | The revolutionary miners are, therefore, doubling their efforts; with still more energy are they calling on | the miners to struggle against any | llowering of wages, against any | lengthening of the working day. The tse of the unitarians goes on in the rank and fils of both the organ- ized and unorganized masses, 1928 will be a year of struggies. We are preparing fo~ it Constitutional ,Con- | | began an attack on wages. fused to comment on the failure of the | coal from the De-| ‘USSR, NORWEGIAN et Eves" AND. FINN TRADE. a —" UNIONS TO MEET Bein Congress Will | Discuss Labor Unity | MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Jan. 8. — | Carrying out the decision of the Nor- wegian Trade Union Congress con- cerning collaboration with the trade | unions of the U.S. S. R. and Finland, | the Council of Norwegian Trade | | Unions has proposed to the Central | Council of Trade Unions of the U. 8. | |S. R. to convene a joint conference of the Soviet Union, Finnish and Nor- wegian organizations on February 10 jin Berlin, The Central Council of Trade | Unions of the U.S. S. R. has accepted | the proposal. The conference will deal | | with the following problems, the ques- | tion of trade union unity, the strug- | gle against the war menace, and the | | | conclusion of agreements of amity and | | collaboration. General Lazaro Chacon Textile Strikers in Italy a Tortured in fesees Jails By RAMINGO MOSCOW (By Mail).—The effects of the economic crisis which Italy is Castellanza and Hallaratte, where the | conditions of the women textile work- | ers are not any better than in Can- | toni. This movement of protest | passing through are especially felt in! lasted 3 days, nearly 15,000 men and the cotton industry. This branch of | women workers participating. | industry, which formerly exported 70 Torture Strikers. pér cent of its production, has lost| Tf course, the fascist authorities | took energetic measures to suppress |the “disorders,” which resulted in ;mass arrests and tortures. Accord- ing to the emigrant Italian press, amongst the victims of the police there is one murdered workef and a pregnant woman who died in prison |after arrest and torture. We are jxlso informed that of the fascist Having the protection of the fascist | militia hundreds refused to fire on unions and the police they succeeded | the workers. in bringing the workers, and espe- | ——__—— cially the women, literally down to a| | starvation existence. According to| . , the last collective agreement ‘| Aid Bulgar Unions, cluded by the class textile workers’ | anion, the average wages of a woman textile worker reached 14 to 15 lira a day. it is now not higher than 8 lira a day, and there is a consider- ably shortened working week. (Special @able to DAILY WORKER) Together with lowered wages, the MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Jan, 8—The employers have increased the amount | Executive Council of the Red Inter- |of work to be done by the workers. {national of Labor Unions has issued | As a result we see in Italy a whole}an appeal to all affiliated organiza- series of strikes which break out]tions to protest vigorously against everywhere, despite the cruel repres- |the brutal persecution of independant sions and the disorganized state of |trade union organizations by the fas- the working class. cist government of Bulgaria. Series of Strikes. The world proletariat must organ- ize a wide-spread press campaign, as well as meetings and demonstrations that will show the international soli- | darity with the Bulgarian proletariat, | We will mention the strike of 250 | women workers in the Gialliani Ratti the victim of fascist reaction .which the perfidious reformist leaders are mill in Legnano in April, 170 work- supporting. ers in the Basseti mill in Hallaretee, 3,000 workers in the Franko Tozi 220,000 Miners Out UU MNGES Uli | mill in Legnano in May, the ten-day strike of the woman spinners in | Saronno in July, the strike of 4,000 workers at Pontekorvo mill in Pisa, | and of 500 women workers at the Po- LONDON, Jan. 8—There are 220,- | 000 miners in Great Britain who are! unemployed, according to the latest | unemployment’ statistics. Miners in! Northumberland, Durham and South | Wales have been particularly hard hit | by the scarcity of jobs. | The number of unemployed workers in the shipping industry totals well | above 90,000, while 46,000 workers are | | HORI yee in the engineering trades. during the last few years a consider- able par of its foreign markets, and | | was forced to go over to the short- ened working week. The millowners, | ing advantage of the extensive un- employment in the textile industry, The last few days brought us the the greatest center of the Italian cotton industry. There are no less |than 50,000 textile workers in this |center, the great majority of whom are women, The strike first broke cut in the large Cantoni mill in Leg- jnano on the following grounds: Generally a woman worker on 3 looms received 3 lira for each length | of cloth. In October the quality of ly det ted, that > not to atiend n two looms at a time. i week was consider-| Sane (rs oi shortened, they received pay | h was miserable even for woman | Va I bate ssule it xtile wor! Fascist Union Fights Workers. Despite all this, however, the em- | ployers in agreement with the fas- | \ cist unions cut the pay for one length | of cloth to 2 lira, thus cutting the | {wages by one-third. The women workers declared an talian” strike, the men joining also, | This movement spread to other enter- | | pr es in Legnano, Busto Arsizio, | In French Treaty WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.--Reports | from Paris indicating that France | wants to insert the terms “ageressive | war” into the proposed multi-lateral treaty, were received here today with considerable surprise. | The treaty will not be binding in| any case since the declaration against | | war will be embodied in the preamble, , \it is believed. The treaty also excludes | \from arbitration vital questions that Trail of Lindbergh °° apt to be the causes of war. STERLING SAILS. | | DUBLIN, Jan. 8 —The United | State Minister to the Irish Free State, Frederick Sterling, sailed for New York last night aboard the | steamship Celtic. FILIPINO WORKERS ORGANIZE | MANILA, Ph. Is. Jan 8.—In the Philippine Islands there are 114 la- bor organizations, 51 of which are in | Manila the remainder being scattered |thruout the provinces. , ANOTHER OHIOAN WANTS JOB \ WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan. 8.— Frank B. Willis, senator from Ohio, insists that he be slated as the re- publican candidate in the 1928 presi- dential campaign, thus sowing much dissension in the Herbert Hoover camp. Plans for the extension of the air- | plane service in Latin-America are be- jing made by the Pan-American Air- | | ways Ine. Lindbergh’s good-will tour | lomatic move, but as a move to boost aviation in Latin-America. J. 3, Whitebeck, operations manager of the Pan-American Airways, will | leave New York today with Captain ©. B. D. Collyer, President of the Aviation Service Corporation of New York,:to map out routes. Whitebeck | lexpects to fly as far south as the | Magdalene River in Colombia, Air lines have already been estab- lished by French and German firms in Central and South America. Yugoslav Refusal to Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign The guns of the U. 8. S. Texas provide a proper background for Calvin Coolidge and Secretary of Pan-American Congress which opens at Havana January 16th. Photo shows sailors polishing the brass rails of the battleship in honor of Wall Street’s envoys. panbdwweesnsotie Si LIES OF BRITISH IN CHINA NAILED — BY USSR CONSUL | Kuomintang Session Ends in Fight Reported ble To DAILY WORKER.) Jan. 8.—Pokhvalin- | (Special C: |} SHANGHAI, | sky, U. S. S. R. consul in Canton, upon | his arrival in Shanghai, where he was | not permitted to leave his ship, issued a statement for the press in which he denied the false report of the Hong- kong representative of Reuter (Brit- ish News Agency) that officials of the Soviet consulate were executed upon the accusation of the Canton authorities for participating in the revolutionary struggle. ~Pokhvalinsky declared that there was never any accusation made against any of the officials and that they were simply taken out of the consulate and murdered. It was only after the murders that interested yar- ties spread the tale that Soviet of- ficials had taken part in the uprising. The fact is that a band of soldiers stormed the consulate, looted it and | dragged the inmates away with them, Pokhvalinsky said. Altogether there were present, apart from the consul general only five male Soviet citizens, all of whom were murdered. Split In Kuomintang. According to reports in the native press the plenary session of the Cen- tral Exeutive Committee and the Cen- tral Control Commission of the Kuo- mintang which was convoked et Nank- ing was adjourned owing to a split within the Kuomintang. The same sources state that only fourteen mem- bers of the Central Executive Com- mittee have arrived in Nanking thus far. Chile to Build Port State Kellogg who will go to the Deal with USSR Seen As Move by Britain MOSCOW, Jan. 8-—-The hand of Ministeg, is seen by Izvestia, official organ of the government of the U. S. S. R., in the statement by the Jugo- slay Foreign Minister Marinkovich that the establishment of diplomatic relations between Belgrade and Mos- cow “would be misunderstood by other countries.” “Other countries,” the Izvestia de-| clares, “cannot refer to either France or Italy, both of whom have diplo- matic representatives in the Soyiet | Union,” “The geographical position of Yugoslavia makes it ‘necessary for her to widen -the circle of her friends,’” the Izvestia declares. Rescues 32, Drowns TOKIO, Jan. 8—After rescuing thirty-two Japanese sailors from the steamer Myogi Maru by tying a line | from the ship to the island in the Northern Sea of Japan in which the vessel had been wrecked, a Korean |Mexican War Minister to Aid Guggenheims SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 8.—Chile’s nitrate center, the’ port of Iquique, will soon have a modern harbor with all efficient equipment and docks for MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8.—The Mexi- the exportation of Chile’s “white can Minister of War, Joaquin Amaro, | i gold” as the nitrate is called in that may personally conduct the campaign | country. At present the technical conditions against counter-revolutionary bands | oh tha srt aoe pxtemply Van operating in the State of Jalisco, ‘but since the American interests The reactionary movement ha 8| (Guggenheims) are now the principal grown considerably weaker in the | nitrate producers of Chile, the port last few months, the statements say. | facilities will also be Americanized. 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