The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 8, 1928, Page 6

Page Six L —_—___f THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928 whe Peat Bate THE DAILY WORKER Published by the NATIONAL DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING ASS'N, Inc Daily, Except Sunday 83 First Street, New York, N. Y. Phone, Orchard 1680 Cable Address: “Daiwork” — — + | SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail (in New York only): By Mail (outside of New York): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.50 three months. $2.00 three months. a and mail out checks to Y WORKER, 33 First Street, New York, N. Y- | -ROBE! ...WM, F. DUNNE Edsersd es seccnd-ciass mail at the post-office x: New York, N. ¥.. under the act of March 3, 1879 Stock Up--- Wages Down While General Motors corporation joins its chief competitor, | Ford, in slashing wages, its stock on Wall Street rises $189,225,000 | in three days. After a continuous rise General Motors’ stock | reached’ a new high of 150 Tuesday which raises the stock by | eleven points which means that although not a single dollar of | capital in the form of machinery, buildings, raw material or labor- power has been added to the great automobile trust, producti ty | has increased to such an extent that the stockholders can realize | the average rate of profit off an additional $189,225,000 which | brings the 17,400,000 shares of General Motors to an open market | value of $2,610,000,000. There are rumors that General Motors is going to begin the manufacture of airplanes, but these are not substantiated and have nothing to do with the present rise. The rise of General Motors is, significant also as indicating | that in the so-called automobile war against Ford the Morgan- | DuPont-Mellon group is more than holding its own. | | Of special interest to auto workers is the fact that in face of the great competitive war between the two foremost combines the stockholders still realize millions of dollars off their labor | simply by virtue of the ownership of industry. | | rnal to the workers to organize and fight to resist the wage cuts, the speed-up and the general devitalizing condi- | tions that use up men and throw them on the human scrap heap | r than the machinery of production itself is used up. At} me the objective conditions in Detroit and in the auto in- in general are favorable for a drive to organize the indus- try. so that workers may be something other than mere au- tomatons. Mellon jeiesvenss in AT S.S.R: The secretary of the treasury of the United States and the real chief of that group of reformers which constitutes the Cool- idge cabinet by grace of Teapot Dome,—Mr. Andrew W. Mellon has decided that a certain moral obloquy attaches to the lifeless gold bars sent here by the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics to establish credit for the purchase of machinery. Unlike the gold of H Sinclair, these gold bars are immoral. Behind these «1d pars lies Revolution. If not for the proletarian revolution, ‘cy might still be the possession of the old Imperial Bank of sia, reasons Mellon. Mellon’s action is fraught with deep and dangerous signif- ». The Wall Street government is going farther than any - imperialist state in the world is going at the present moment uting the right of the workers’ republic to existence. Mellon ly takes a monarchist stand in relation to Soviet Russia. At least he is taking a position in accord with the first demands of the monarchist riff-raff which has long been besieging every capital under the patronage of the most reactionary sections of the bourgeoisie and decayed bourbon aristocracy. No longer able to maintain the farcical pretense that the Soviet state is “unstable” and “about to collapse,” the U. S. gov- ernment in Europe, the proletarian Soviet state, is to be pre- vented from trading in the world market. Not merely the rela- tively “passive” action of refusal to recognize the Union of So- cialist Soviet Republics, but preparation for active aggression seems to be the program of Mellon. There is in this, for American workers, a flash of light on! the inevitable role of American imperialism as the leader of world reaction in open warfare against the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Appeal to Chicago Women to Aid Miners’ Relief Tag Day By ANNA E. DAVID, Of the three million - organized relief for the miners has been and is being received by them from the pro- workers in the American Federation of Labor, the miners’ union is the biggest bulk of the organization and its strongest section. The conditions of the miners have never been any too good, but since they have been on strike for the past year, their conditions have been reduced to the point of starvation. In spite of the attacks of the police, injunctions, lack of food and clothing for them- selves and their children, the miners have put up a struggle which will go down in the revolutionary history of this country. The extreme industrial depression and the large number of unemployed makes the capitalists of this country even more daring than heretofore in their attempts to destroy the exist- ing labor organizations and to pre- i the formation of new unions. ck against the miners’ union therefere a general attack on the yor s.evement on the part of the t ting class who have at their » es and call the police and the gov- «imment machinery and all the chan- nels through which publicity is given. With all of this at their dis- posal, they hope to smash the miners’ union. Determined to Fight. The miners are determined to fight to a finish. To make this possible, re- _ lief is needed by these heroic strik- _ ts, money to buy food for their chil- dren and families, Humanitarian or- ganizations and the American Fed- n of Labor have made a ges- e at giving relief. The ‘amounts lly received thereby al- igible. The only gressive workers of the country; for it is these conscious workers who realize that the fight against the miners is a fight against the labor- ing class of the country. Should the coal barons succeed in breaking the union, the general labor movement will receive a great set-back. We can We must The miners’ fight ing of the miners’ union. put up one fight. is our fight. The Chicago workers will have a miners’ relief tag day on March 10 and 11. It is the duty of every man and woman worker to sacrifice a few hours for this vital work. Those of us who can not make any substantial conttibution through lack of employ- ment can, however, raise money through sympathizers by participat- ing in the tag day. All of us, ir- respective of our duties and shortage jof time, nfust use these two days to gather relief which will help pre- serve the miners’ union. The fol- lowing are the stations where volun- teer collectors are to report. 23 S. Lincoln St. 1806 S. Racine Ave. 3301 W. Roosevelt Rd. 2021 W. Division St. This is an opportunity for all working women’s organizations af- filiated with the Chicago Federation of Working Women’s Organizations to get their organization to partici- pate as a body in this tag day and by so doing actually put into execution the spirit of the International Wom- en’s Week by giving this demonstra- tion of their solidarity with the working class. not and will not permit the weaken-| STRONGER THAN HUNGER By Fred Ellis. Hundreds of jobless workers have turned down scab jobs on the I. R. T. Class loyalty is stronger than hunger. ~ ‘The Workers Party Membership and the Plenum of the Central Committee By L AMTER, The Plenum of the Central Execu- tive Committee of the Party pointed out three poignant facts, viz., that there is an acute danger of war—an imperialist war against the Soviet Union; a sharpening of the attack on the working class, as evidenced in the fight against the miners; and thirdly, the growing resistance of the workers. War is no more an abstraction— an abstraction based upon the theory and fact that the contradictions of capitalism lead to imperialist war. War is becoming an_ actuality. Preparations are being made by every country—including the Soviet Union, which realizes its proximity and is preparing men, women and children to resist gas attacks. It is obvious in the preparations of the U. S. Government in its navy and aircraft program, which will swallow up billions of dollars, while Coolidge is howling about $473,000,000 for flood-control and threatens to veto the bill. Billions for war purposes, actual warfare going on in Nicara- gua and constant readiness for it in China. Mental, physical, industrial and military preparations—to say nothing about the sharp relations between the U. S. and Great Britian —and of the entire imperialist world and the Soviet Union! Conference Failure. The Geneva and the Havana Con- ference—and now the new Geneva Conference—what do they signify? Are they attempts to ensure peace? There are not—they are attempts in Geneva of the United States and Great Britain and France to estab- lish their hegemony—and in Havana, the efforts of American imperialism gracefully and peacefully to put the ring of slavery into the noses of South and Central America. And the coming Geneva Confer- ence? Will it produce peace—with its regional security pacts, which mean mutual treaties of war between different groups of imperialist states and their satellites. There is no peace on the horizon or in the zen- ith—war is treading the earth with ponderous steps—-and the workers must beware that they are not caught unprepared, _ Unemployed Problem. The attacks on the workers---‘he slashing of wages, the lengthening of workers are beginning to resist. The attack on the miners’ union, after the pall of the official hand has been lifted, has called fortth violent resistance by the miners of Pennsyl- vania and Ohio under the leadership of the left wing. “To hell with the injunctions,” “Onto the picket lines,” “Away ‘with the officials who have led us into this mire”=-these are be- coming the slogans of more tens of thousands of miners only last year supporters of Lewis and his gang. The strike of the Ladies Gar- ment Workers and of the Furriers demonstrated the militaney of the workers who were freeing them- selves from the senile grasp of the Socialist Party. Militancy and left wing policies—a new breath of the fighting spirit is entering the body of the American worker, who has risen out of his lethargy and inténds to get his own! Miners Await Daily. In this fight what does one find as far as the Party is concerned? The attack on the Daily Worker and the Uj Elore are one answer. The capitalist and the authorities know that the Communists stand behind every one of the fights that the workers put up. They know that the miners await the arrival of the Daily worker each morning, disappointed if it fails to arrive on the morning train, and down again for the eve- ning train, to learn the latest from the battlefront, to feel a greater sense of solidarity through the col- umns of the Daily Worker. Communist Opportunities The attacks on the working class will be launched with even greater violence on our Party, as the ani- mating and guiding hand of the workers in their struggle. What then does the si!uation pre- sent to the Party? Greater and more profound oppor.unities for estab- lishing the leadership of the Party than ever before in the history of the Party. The elimination of the So- cialist party as a party, claiming any rights wichin the working class. The extinction of the Socialist Labor Party, the slow decline of the I. W. W., despite the small prestige which it gained in the Colorado sirike, and which it has lost through its shame- less- tactics (in trusting Governor Adams, the “progressive” governcr of Colorado, in withdrawing the lmass picke. lines at his request dur- jup, the army of unemployed, a per-;Goijmission, and, if the repurts be hours, the killing system of speed-| ing the sessions of the Ivoqistrial manent army that will never again) guys, the return to work in the mines find a job in the factories. Tho as- saults of the uniens, beginning the miners; the constant, wunhindere use of injunctions, poliee, sheviffs, national guardsmen, the brutal mur- der of workers, tthe trampling on heig “rights,” the anti-injunction moves and the anti-strike bills to be presented to Congress for enaciment into law—these things are known to every worker today, for we are going ‘hrough a period of shaarp attackson the working class. = And the workers? The workers are beginning to fight back. Begin- ning with the strike of the Passait textile workers, through t he miners’ strike, the strike of other textile and of shoeworkers, the growing strike movement in all parts of the coun- try, demonstrate that, in the midst of nation-wide unemployment, the ai 2 “After the report of I. Amter, mem- bet ho el'ore indusirial’ Commission thas. reput but on the condition jthat they will aceept the Commis- ion. reports which puts the I. W. | W.-ino the catagory of the reac- tions)-all. this. gives our Party the opportamty.to build up its ranks and! develop ifs leadership’ of and FOR | ‘working class im the present and future period of struggle. Mobilize for Struggle. -of the CEC of the Party and Dis~ _}about the Soviet Union. trict Secretary of District 6 (Ohio), the DEC Plenum unanimously adopt- ed-the following resolution: “The DEC Plenum wholeheartedly yproves the thesis of the CEC in its appraisal of she economic anad po- litical situaticn and calls upon the tate itself to the new situation, which demands (a) Fullest activity of the whole membership. (b) Fullest members. (c) Complete discipline Party membership. “The miners’ struggle, the rising resistance of the workers every- where, the attacks on the trade unions, the injunction issue, the anti- strike campaign, indicate clearly that the workers are entering a pe- riod of bitter struggle, both to main- tain their standards and to protect their organizations. These struggles together with the danger of war ana an attack on the Soviet Union will lead to sharp attacks of the capital- ist class and the capitalist govern- ment on the working class and par- ticularly on the most advanced sec- tion, the Communists. “The campaign of the Party for relief of the miners; for saving the trade union movement and building up the unions; for protection of the foreign-born; for building up the Young Workers’ Communist League; the Negro, Women’s and Co-opera- tive department, for work among the farmers, and the building up of the Party and raising its ideological development, demand complete unity of the Party. Every Party member must realize his duty as a Commu- nist and must show full loyalty to the Party so that the Party as a whole will be able to do its work. Discipline is absolutely necessary— more than before, otherwise we will fail in our tasks and and the working class will suffer. “Forward to work under the lead- ership of the Central Executive Com- mittee. Each member doing his part to consolidate and unify the Party and increase its leadership over the masses.” Tremendous Task. It is obvious that our Party— which is the only growing proletarian organization in the country — with its 14,000° members, is an extremely weak organization. In a country with 35,000,000 workers and _ 6,000,000 farmers, this Party of ours has a gigantic task, made the more diffi- cult because of the language differ- encees, the youthfulness and inexpe- rience of the Party membership, the powerful strength of our enemy, the capitalist class and the capitalist government, the close alliance of the} reactionary officialdom of the unions with the government and the capital- ist class. \ Nevertheless, our Party does not and will. not shrink from its task. The working class has no other lead- ership but our Party. The workers are turning more and more to the| support of the Communists. The delegations to the Soviet Union are opening the eyese of the workers-—— the native workers-—to the truth The (reach- ery of the trade union leaders, the unmasking of the government, the bursting of the bubble of “prosper- ity” and “opportunity” are revealing America as the Communists have loyalty of all the of the analysed it. | First Place to Party Work. Witth these gigantic tasks before us, how can our Party perform its duty if the three basic conditions mentioned | above are no¥ fulfilled, viz., fullest co-operation; fullest dis- cipline and fullest loyalty? It is clear we will fail in our work if these con- ditions are not realized. What is full co-operation? It means the giving of all the energy and time to the Party work, not shrinking from tasks imposed, con- sidering the Party work the most im- portant in the world; doing the work in the trade unions, not mechani- cally, but with the real intention of building up the unions and establish- ing the influence of the Party in the unions, in the fraternal organiza- tions, clubs, among~ the women, Negroes, co-operatives, farmers, etc. Not showing unwillingness to do Jimmy Higgins work and also pro- paganda and organization work, con- sidering all the work of the Party as important for the growtth of the working class movement—and of the Party. Discipline Essential. Full discipline. Our Party does not yet know what discipline is, even though some members are of the opinion that our Party today is merely imitating the discipline of the Russian Communist Party. These comrades do not consider whence the disciples of the Russian Party came——that it came from the ne- eassity of the class struggle, and that, as we can surely await vicious attacks, our Party will be prepared to meet them only if it is well dis- ciplined. But, even assuming that these at- tacks might not come, how can our Party do its work if it is not a well- knit-together, well-oiled machine, each part fitting into the other and working with precision and power in order to batter down the machine of our enemy. Only in this way can a Communist Party perform ‘its work —and succeed in leading the workers from the daily struggles into the gigantic ‘proletarian revolution. Devotion to Party. And finally full ‘loyalty. What does this mean? This means some- thing that must be cultivated in the Party—a devotion to the Party—no: something abstract, but something that attaches a child to its mother, something that it prizes above every- thing else—sometiing to be willing to saerifice everything for—be will- ing to die for. In America, in 1928, this sounds like a “poe:’s phantasy. We have to learn from the Russian Communists, O, yes, from the Hun- garian, the Bulgarian, the Italian Communists. Even though we are not yet called upon to give up cur lives, we must create among the member- ship that love for the Party,. tha’ loyal'y and devotion that will place the Party. above everything else. And loyalty to the Party as a whole, not to a section, not to a fac- tion, not to a department of the Pa: ty work. We must draw all the ac- tivities of the factions, departments, auxiliaries, toward the unifying cen- ter, the Party—so that the Party as a PARTY becomes the center, the sun radiating its energy, its power, jute all ramifications of the working lass. Hots nip Cc : ative Com~ Importance of Literature Task in Party | By A. GUSAKOFF. |(Chairman, District Literature and | Bookshop Committee, Dist. 2) we the reorganization of the | Party, with the clarification of ‘the Party tasks and problems, the ideological level of the Party mem- bership was also raised. A better and clearer understanding of Party campaigns, of various phases of ac- tivity and a greater participation in general Party work was the result of this clarification. This, of course, is a great step. forward. There are, however, a few shortcomings and certain phases of important Party {work are still very much neglected, |which is mostly due to the fact. that |the Party as a whole previously paid \very little attention to this work and therefore the membership was nov taught to consider this work of any importance. Our literature work is an outstanding example. While this is important Party work which must be linked up with almost all the Party’s internal activities, ideological campaigns as well as all the external activities, such as campaigns for a labor party, trade union unity, recog- nition and defense of Soviet Russia, etc., the machinery for carrying out this work is so rusty that it needs complete rebuilding, a new mechan- ism and much oiling in order to make it function well. We find that not only the mem- responsible for literature sales, but even not all the literature agents take this work seriously enough and are guilty of great negligence in this field of activity. Certain steps are being taken at present to entirely re- organize the department and find a solution to this problem. The organization of the District Literature and Bookshop Committee {Sub-Committee of the District Agit- prop Committee) is a great step for- ward toward a greater stimulation of jliterature work, It is, however, clear that the efforts of this committee alone cannot solve the problem. What is necessary is a machinery, a district apparatus, cooperation and help not only from all the literature agents and functionaries of our dis- trict but also the entire Party mem- bership, The District Literature and Book- shop Committee has therefore out- lined a définite plan of activity the carrying out of which will bring us nearer to the solution of this prob- lem. The first steps towards the organ- ization of the machinery is the elec- tion of well functioning Section Liter- ature Agents. They in their turn should see to it that live and capable comrades should be elected as litera- ture agents in each unit. The second step is the organization of literature squads in each section. Literature Squads. The Literature Squads are to be organized on a basis similar to The DAILY WORKER Builders. The ob- jective should be to draw in as many comrades as possible into this activity until the entire Party membership participates in this work. The squads are to see to it that there is approp- riate literature at mass meetings, as ‘well as at open forums in their sec- tions, at union meetings, meetings of fraternal organizations, workers’ clubs, etc. In addition to this the squad, will be charged with the duty of putting the Communist, our Party monthly organ, on the newsstands and to check up on the monthly re- turns. The literature agents will have to arrange for the distribution of pamphlets and books in front of shops and factories. It is proposed that educational meetings led by e@ pable comrades should be arranged for the members of the squads at which this or the other pamphlet is to be discussed. The members of the squad will be charged with the duty qualified to speak at units on the pamphlets. The literature agents must try to get into this work as many sympathizers as possible. Establish Bookshops. The objective of the District Lit-~ erature and Bookshop Committee is to establish bookshops in every sec- tion which have permanent headquar- ters. For that purpose a:special fund must be raised, Units should buy their literature direct from section literature agents and in such a way help to establish a section center for the distribution of literature, Organization. The most important prerequisite in carrying out this program of activ- ity is the cooperation and help the literature agents will get from unit lorganizers and other Party function- aries. The unit organizers must see to it that the question of literature is put on the order of business at every meeting and the literature agents should be given enough time to take the question up, Only thru such cooperation and a real understanding of the importance of this work will we be able to go forward to much greater achieve- ments, The increased sales in several aes sections in this district is a good in- dication of: the possibilities of our efforts along this line. SE ee Party and to make of it the leader of the struggling masses! " ' This was the spirit of the membership meetings that | ready been held in District bers of the Party who are not directly ~ ~ —aragemsnsromereneneteeetetns nent }