The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 28, 1928, Page 4

set } ‘elections in Rea children! their struggles. —. ge ~ Workers’ Unvest Revealed Even by. SEE LADOR PARTY FEELING IN MOV FROM OLD tle By HERE HEN the “ temocrats, (1) and independ “best citizens,” he directed at t didates and elect the affairs o tended onl against inc: taxes. tna irden city ” Without a Program suecessfu alc to the re These frankly de program polities other t assessments on pr But to the Honorabl congressman from chairman of the ward trend of the fact, says the chief democratic refor “The election rest Buffalo (!) cle reached the turn of America will soon j. THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928 accination F ae Vi Dr. C. H. Reimers, head of the Connecticut Medical Library League, is in charge of the fight being carried on against the efforts of state health officials to enfarce compulsory vaccination. State of- ficials claim that a small epidemic zed (!) na- ous, intelligent work- ly be inclined to attach nce to this election and ‘of small-pox is abroad in Connec- | “1 ganizationally of the old will most Sess not rejoi Mr. Berger at the prospect of joining the movement of the western “civil- ized” (read “capitalist’”) nations. Bosses and Police Support Socialists In Unions. Undoubtedly the elections in Read- ing have some significance and the workers may learn something from them, but only members of the social- ist party who are ready to regard the election of Frank Perkins of Buffalo on the republican ticket as victory for the non-existent socialist party of that city will pretend that the elec- tion in Reading indicates an upward trend for the bankrupt socialist party in America. Only those “socialists” who can rejoice at the fact that police, employers and reactionary bureaucracy follow a deliberate policy of supporting socialists in the unions against militant left-wingers and Communists, will rejoice with Mr. Berger at the prospect of this coun- try becoming the leader of the move- ment of western capitalist “civiliza- tion.” Reading Campaign Shows S. P. Bankrupt. The. successful campaign of the so- cialist party in Reading which re- sulted in the election of nearly every member and a number of non-mem- bers of the socialist party in that city, on the basis of an appeal to st citizens,” to “home-! loving citi- zens” to those for whom “party politics have sed to be an issue,” pe Has No C lass rogram. inf an open-shop town, where wares fall far below the average in the country as a whole; in a state where at the very moment of the campaign housands of workers were being starved, evicted from their homes, brutally beaten and shot by state police, on orders of capitalist class judges and other state authorities; where a reign of terror unequalfed for its brutality is being invoked against workers fighting for the most elementary rights; in a country where the exploitation of workers has been developed to a science; in a period when the workers are faced with the imminent danger of a new and most terrible war, directed particularly at the outpost of the world proletariat, the first workers’ republic, a political party claiming to represent the work- ers and calling itself socialist can find not a single word to say on any other issue than the question of taxation— surely no further comment is neces- sary! Labor Party Sentiment in Pennsylvania. On the other hand, the elections are indicative of the accelerated move- ment of the workers, away from the domination of the old political parties and towards independent class-polit- ical action. The socialist par'y can- didates also run on the labor party ticket (to prevent others from using it, they state). Despite the deplorable weakness of on the bare issue of taxation, first of all marks the complete political bankruptcy of whatever remains or- socialist party. the trade unions under the leadership of the socialists, 12% per cent of all the votes cast for the successful can- didates were cast on the labor party ticket. Apparently there were num- Reading, Penn., City Election Results wanted to be distinguished from the mere “best citizens!” When one re- members that the socialist party has deliberately sought to prevent the de- velopment of a labor party in Read- ing, has disrupted the splendid Party that was organized after the farmer labor party convention in 1923, and replaced it with a bogus party which is but a tool of the socialist par'y, it becomes clear that the sentiment which is now becoming widespread all over the state of Pennsylvania for the organization of a real labor par.y has also penetrated and will find warm support from the workers of Reading as well as elsewhere in the state. Why Did Socialists Win in Reading? A few words should be said in ex- planation of the fact that the social- ist party with practically no organi- zation or membership was able to con- duct successfully even such a cam- paign as they carried on. There are probably about 70 members on the rolls of the socialist party in Reading. Very few pay dues and even less at- tend meetings. Among those are a considerable number who are in abso- lute disagreement with the now dom- inant policy of the socialist party. But the socialist party in Reading was able to retain its hold upon a number of enterprises and institu- tions. A cooperative cigar factory and printing plant have served to provide nests for a few of the mem- bers and these are THE socialist party in Reading. .Practically all the successful candidates are holding down jobs in either of these enter- prises. The cooperative printing plant and liberal advertising by the merchants of the city have made it erous workers (at least 1408) who possible to continue a weekly paper which has served also as the official organ of the central labor body of the city of which the socialist mayor- elect has been the head fer many_ years, The above should be sufficient to show how little the socialist party as a pariy had to do with the success of the campaign. “The particularly bra- zen methods of the old party politi- cians in discriminating against the small property owner in favor of the rich; the natural frugality of the “Pennsylvania Dutch” which maxes this a good issue; and the job-hunger of the opportunistic and in some cases unprincipled individuals who remain in the Party all combined to make possible this “great socialist vic- tory.” What the Elections Mean. It would be a mistake to treat the elections as‘a matter of no conse- quence. It gives to Berger, who is very eager to act as father to a “third party,” or,-as he designates it, a big, strong opposition party founded on principle . . . irrespective of what name it will use, another success to point to as evidence of the “superiority” of fhis policy. The Jewish Daily Forward now has a new victory to brag of as a means of bolstering the morale of those who have received very little return of late for their servility to Matthew Woll and company. Reading Elections and Labor Party.! the workers /\ In the effort which must make to launch a party in the 1928 electi . the so- cialist party officialdom will try to utilize their Reading “victory” to con- fuse the masses and to prevent effec- tive action. ass labor Young Comrade Corner er | | LENIN SAYS" Beginning with continuing thru were held thr of the memory of our Viadimir lLlyitch Len meetings came the 1 pressed peoples, who nin as their leader, to inspiration from der to continue t g bring it to a successful end. Quite noticeable, and taking an ac- tive part at these meetings, besides the adults, were the Pioneers, and other children of workers and poor farmers. For them Lenin has a spe- ¢ial significance, and that is why this article is written especially for them. Lenin was the greatest leader the workers and farmers of the whole world ever had, next to Karl Marx. Lenin and the Leninist Party (the Bolsheviks) led the I ian Revolu- tion which freed millions of workers and farmers. Lenin formed the Com- munist International which. is the} world organization that leads the} Workers and farmers of the whole world in their fight for freedom] against capitalism. Lenin taught the revolutionary workers how to fight. TO US But Lenin also was the great lead-| _ er of the working class chil nin. said: “Orga! the ct He said that the children of the great working c must stand side by side grown-ups and young work What does Lenin, what do Lenin's teachings tell us, workers’ and far- mers’ children of America to do, to- day? Here are some of the things: 1. Stand by the gle for dom of the Nicaraguan people! H defeat American tyranny and Ameri- ean slavery! | 2. Defend the Soviet Union against | the capitalist countries of the world} who are plotting war Workers’ Ru: of every work child! We m American c 8. Stand by the and their children!! ity of the working cl ing together, ca Rememb:r all work are brothers and other. 4. Hate the capit government of the country! It is your worst @nemy! It is thru the government that: you and your parents are kep slavery and misery! Fight for freedom and a workers’ government! | 6. Join the fighting or, of the workers’ and farme the Young Pioneers of Ar ! ¢annot fight alone. You must all get| together and carry on a common fight! So join your fighting organ- ization! » And for you, Pioneers, Lenin ails the following: 1, Teach the masses of workers’ children! Explain to them why they must fight against capitalism and how they must fight. 2. Lead the masses of workers’ Become their leaders in The Pioneers must the most intelligent, the bravest, most devoted, the most hard- ete of all workers’ and farmers’ = Organize the masses of the work- ’ children! Get them to join the Pioneers! Build the Pioneers! fe are some of the things that Lenin tells us to do. Are we going to follow in Lenin’s way? Let’s. see! OUR LETTER BOX. City Gave Birth to Our Leader. a land far away from us, on other side of the Atlantic Occan, -| educated man. | organized many schools for the poor lyn, N. Y.; John Bosits, Passaic, |My city on the Volga River is the mir Ilyitch Ulia- protecting father g class children. On eet in a small wooden lived the Ulianov family. Now | 3 ; it is no more a wooden shanty—it is he Lenin Museum. The father of Lenin was a very He was a teacher, and farmers’ children. The mother was a_ physician’s daughter, loved and respected by all the farmers in the neighborhood. She was a good piano player and con- versed freely in French, German and English. She taught all this to her children. She also taught them to love and appreciate labor. There were six in the family, three boys, Alexander, Vladimir and Di- mitri, and three girls: Olga, Anna and Marie. The children among themselves were good comrades. They jwere never jealous of one another, always willing to help at play, read- ing and studying. Girls and boys would come up to their house to talk and read about the bad conditions of the workers and the farmers. From that house, in the city of k came Lenin, the father of d States of Socialist Soviet Republics. David Berkingoff. THE MINER. y Anna Miskovich. The miner that digs the coal, kes everybody warm. s the smoke and dust, For his health, so he comes, home With bad feeling and sore head. He lays down on the couch, ~ And takes a rest. He es up and spits dust As big as a fist. So you think that the miner Could live to a ripe old age? No ms to care for the miner breath, for his health, for the coal. E CONTEST. e answ o last week’s puzzle 1 is SANDINO. The following answered correctly: John, Bela, Mary, Frank and Zol- tan Gubicza all of Bridgeport, Conn.; LENIN MEMORIAL MEET A PARTY ACHIEVEMENT By BERT MILLER. HEN in the face of a long period of at.acks upon our Party, in the face of growing unemployment and depression, we are able to mobilize 23,000 workers in Madison Square to demonstrate against war and for Len- inism, it is worth considering how this was done and further to draw some lessons from this achievement. Back of the enthusiasm, and the color of Sa:urday’s demonstration one must see the party machine, the direct motive force behind the meeting. One must realize that the masses came and demonstrated because of the ef- fective distribu.ion of many thousands of leaflets by our party members, in the shops and factories of city, the spread of hundreds of posters at points where workers congregate, Back of the meeting is the ceaseless personal propaganda, carried on from day to day in the fac.ories, and work- ingelass organizations by party mem- bers. The meeting is a living tribute to the influence and prestige which our party has won, by its militant leadership and tireless day-to-day ac- tivi.y in the shops, in the unions, fra- ternal organizations, etc. The fact that the party was able to produce a dramatic production in which masses of workers participated, a production which stirred deeply the workers assembled, is proof of vhe fact that our message, the message of Leninism, is penetrating the very life of the workers, is taking on flesh and blood, and that it is taking on such force that it is able to move emotion- ally as well as in.ellectually, masses of workers, One could feel a new sense of class pride and consciousness among the thousands of rank and file workers, who participated in the pageant, and who so effectively expressed the spirit of the events of the Russian Revolu- tion, that it swept the audience by | storm. It is now our task to carry on the work, which we have begun so well. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 27W—Pat W. A. with headquarters in this’ city, vick, Stanley Stornceck George Hrebar, for soliciting money on the streets for the relief of the destitute union coal diggers and their families. It is believed that the ar- rests were made at Fagan’s instiga- tion. Several committees of striking miners from local unions in district diveyi called at the district office to censure Fagan for his alliance with the police against the striking miners. While the miners and their wives and children are on the border of starva: tion, Fagan is drawing his regular salary from the district treasury. Officials Luxuriate. The striking coal diggers and their families who are suffering ‘from cold and hunger in the midst of winter are bitterly complaining that John Lewis, president of the international union, is drawing $12,000 a year and as much more in expenses, with a palatial home in Springfield, Illinois and another in Indianapolis, while the | coal diggers who provide his saiary live in erude cardboard-like barracks. The miners believe that Lewis and the members of his machine, like Murray, Kennedy, Fagan and others, could well afford to turn their salaries over to the relief fund during the strike. Instead of doing this, the tminers see their reactionary leaders waging war on the best fighters in the union and working hand in hand with the police and the employer’s government. William Collins, A. F. of L. repre- sentative in Pittsburgh, speaking at a dinner in this city a few days ago which was attended by business The Lenin Memorial Meeting has brought thousands of workers closer to our party. It has demonstra.ed the power ot the party. Our job now} is to continue our work with renewed | energy, and thereby swell the ranks | }of our Party with thousands of new | proletarian elements as a fivting trib- | jute to our dead leader. | Hold Labor Sport Conference | Rudoiph and Joseph*Masika of N. Y. Mary Luka, Barton, Ohio; Theodore and gene Folkman, Garwood, N. abeth Park, Penowa, Pa,; Hulen Eros, N. Y.; Elizabeth Szehe- nyi, Akron, ‘Ohio; Joseph Eesi, Br MORE ANSWERS TO PUZZLE No. 8a. Olga E. Rompa, Martinsferry, Ohio; John Sherman, Akron, Ohio; George Parro, jr., Cleveland, Ohio; Emma Parro, Cleveland, Ohio; Marion | Kovaes, Perth Amboy, N. ai Mary Danish, Cleveland, Ohio; Rose Her- ezeg, Bethlehem, Pa.; Charles Kozma, Chicago, IIl.; Mary Luka, Barton, Ohio. THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE No. 10a This week’s puzzle is a RHYME puzzle. The answer is the name of a — — —,we-e-ell, I don’t think that we'll give you a hint this time. Put on your think caps, and let’s go— My first letter is in LIBERTY and also in LIFE. second is at the end of STRUG- GLE and also of STRIFE. My third is twice in UNION, and also in STRONG. My fourth is once in RIGHT, but not in WRONG, My Fifth is in COMMUNIST, I must the city of Simbirsk (now confess, d to Ulianovsky). My whole is a name for you to guess, s DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 27.—On the ganizations that are interested in the eve of the Labor Sports Union’s second indoor athletic and gymnastic meet to be held on the 28th-29th. of -| January, the Labor Sports Union is ‘} calling a conference of delegates from trade unions and other workers’ or- ganizations for the purpose of dis- cussing ways and means of organiz- ing labor sports in the trade unions and other workers’ organizations. A need for such a conference has been felt for a long time by the labor movement, and especially the younger element in the trade unions. Conference Call Issued. The call sent out by the Labor Sports Union is as follows: Cail for a Conference for the Pro- motion of Labor Sports Activity and Organization, issued by ,the Labo: Sports Union of America. Dear Brothers: In connection with the Second An- nual Indoor Athletic and Gymnastic Meet of the Labor Sports Union of America, to be held January 28, 29th, at the Finnish Labor Temple, 5969 14th Street, (near McGraw Avenue) the Labor Sports Union is calling a Conference for the Promotion of La- bor Sports Activity and Organization, to be held a day before the meet, Fri- day, January 27th, at 8:00 p. m. at the Finnish Labor Temple, 5969 14th Street, The Labor Sports Union invites all trade unions, sports and Mic or- building and promoting of sports and athletic activities among the workers, to participate in this conference by sending ene delegate to the confer- ence. If the organization does noi meet before the conference, then the executive committee or the president of the organization should appoin, the delegate. Against Boss Sports. Sports and athleiics are used in Lewis Men in Miners’ Union Get Relief Worker Arrested By JACK RODGERS. Fagan, district president of the U. M. and follower of the Lenin machine, agents of local unions in this city, expressed optimism regarding the outcome of the strike. Collins has not visited the strike region since he was assigned to, Pittsburgh. His war on the coal operators is waged in the cozy atmosphere of Pittsburgh’s best hotels and at the banqueting board, while the striking miners are suffer- ing under the regime of the coal and iron police, the mine deputies and the state constabulary. Those highly-paid “labor leaders” are making no serious effort to raise money: for relief. They are making no effort to organize the unorgan- ized in the non-union fields that are glutting the market with cheap coal. They are making no effort to smash the strike-breaking injunciions that would shackle the miners’ struggle; provided the miners were foolish enough to obey them. They oppose mass picketing or any kind of a militant fighting policy, Their main activity is trying to drive out of the United Mine Workers of America all those who have honesty, trade union loyalty and the backbone to put up the best possible fight for the winning of the strike, the salva- tion of the miners’ union and the whole trade union movement in the United States. | former Perinsylvania Railroad | gineer, was horribl: z applauded the action of a magistrate who fined two string miners of if ty mibly disfigured. about and®@— Central R. R. Tries to Recover Compensation From Injured Worker JERSEY CITY, N. J., Jan. 27.— Clarence S. Miller, of Elizabeth, a En- the mouth and face, and had his nasal passages seriously interfered with following an accident in July 1925, when a Central Railroad of New Jersey Locomotive struck him'as he stooped over testing his engine. In a suit of $50,000 against the Central Railroad, he was awarded only $8,000 in Circuit Court here last November. Now the railroad seeks to have this award set aside as too excessive. Smoke Tax Grows WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—The U. S. government collected $387,400,000 cigarette tax in 1927, an increase of $15,750,300 over that of 1926, It becomes the duty of the Workers (Communist) Party under these cir- cumstances to scrutinize very care- fully the policy of the socialist party “ Reading as elsewhere. We must particularly direct the at- tention of the workers to the miser- able conditions prevailing in the open- shop industries of Reading. We must note very, carefully the at- titude which the socialist party ad- ministration will adopt towards ef- forts to organize the unorganized; in the fight against the injunction; in the broader struggles for a labor party; against imperialism and the war-danger; for protection of the foreign-born, defense of frame-up vit- tims and in all the other vital strug- gles of the workers. The record of the socialist party and their action in all these matters should be systematically exposed and criticized. Such exposure is a car- dinal duty to the working class. A New Book by Scott Nearing Whitaer China? An economic in- terpretation of re- cent events in the Far East. Cloth $1.75 Read Also: 4 5 CHINA: A SURVEY By Seng Sin Fu CHINA IN REVOLT By Stalin, ete. Ie praety WAR IN NATIONALIST HINA By Earl Browder ew eee OF CHINA y J. H. 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It is for the purpose of doing away with the bosses sports and for the building of a strong labor sports movement in America that the Labor Sports Union is calling this Confer- ence for the promotion of Labor Sports Activity and Organization. With fraternal greetings,—Walter Burke, President Detroit Labor Sports Union, for the Executive Board of the Labor Sports Union of America, War. AAOROAR ios seis eute ina aa vacesin ss City and State .........seceeeeees Rates outside New York $6.00 a year, 3.50 for 6 months, 2,00 for 3 months On Sale on All New York Newsstands. | GET YOUR SHOPMATES TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE DAILY WORKER! Persecution of the Foreign Born. Read a Fighting Paper FILL OUT THE SUB BLANK BELOW AND MAIL TO DAILY WORKER, 33 FIRST ST., NEW YORK. LENIN-RUTHENBER DRIVE From Lenin Memorial Day to Ruthenberg Memorial Day FOR 1. Organization of the unorganized, 2. Miners’ Relief. 3. Recognition and Defense of the | Soviet Union. 4. A Labor Party. 5. 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