The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 26, 1928, Page 3

THE DATLY WORKER, NEV YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1928 Page Three British Imperialist Loan to Aid Kuomintang War on Workers and Peasants BACK REIGN OF WHITE TERROR IN KWANTUNG Worker-Peasant Troops Continue Successes (Special to The Daily Worker.) SHANGHAI, financial interests are reported to have offered General Li Chai-sum, Kuomintang generalissimo in Kwang- tung Province, a large loan, which Li, |; who has arrived in Nanking, is be- lieved to have referred to Chiang kai- shek. Chiang is said to have ap- proved of the loan. The money will go for the reor-|% ganization of the Kuomintang armies |& in Kwangtung, which have recently suffered decisive defeats at the hands of the worker-peasant troops who are marching Province. Canton is now under mar- tial law with a new revolt not likely. In spite of the suppression of trade union organization, and numerous executions, workers of Canton are said to have organized an under- ground army. Villages in the vicinity of Canton are reported to be in the control of Soviet governments set up by pea-|— DISCUSS*LOSOVSKY ~ REPORT AT CONGRESS sants and workers FASCISTS BOMB JAPANESE LEFT TOKIO, March 25.--The home of Ikuo Oyama, left wing Farmer-Labor leader, returned to the- Diet in the recent elections, has been bombed by yeang fascists. Oyama’s home has served as the headquarters of the left wing of the Farmer-Labor Party. The young fascists, who are organ- ized in the Kenkokukai Society, re- cently attacked the offices of the Asahi, a newspaper, which has re- fused to print one of its advertise- ments. 18 CLOAK WNION HEADS FACE JAIL (Continued from Page One) ducting strikes and picketing demon- strations which were then in effect rgainst the shons of members of the bosses’ asscciation but also sought to prevent consideration of future strikes or discivlinary measures of any sort against the employers. Immediately uron the granting of the ininnction the employers obtained offidavits through the right wine, de- elaring that 19 of the Joint Board leaders had violated the injunction. Contempt proceedings were then started against them. * * * Phila. Workers Beaten. PHIT.ADELPHIA, March 25.—Two pirls, left wine memhers of Toca) 50 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, were severely beaten Friday night by the rieht wing chair- man of the local J Board and two other thugs for attemptine to dis- tribute a circular issued by Louis Hv- man, left wing leader of the cloak- wakers’ union, while elections for delegates to the national convention were being held. The right wingers then sent in a call for the police but the girls escaped before they arrived. The cireular issued reviewed the cpen shop conditions existine in the New York market as a result of the International union official’s destrue- tion of the New York Joint Board and pointed out that this condition was reacting on all of the out of town markets. The leaflet called upon the union membership to fight for a uni- ted organization. The bureaucrats in control here have removed from the hallot al' left wingers and progres- sives who are known to oppose the | campaign of destruction carried on by President seas) and his followers, Order Vare Case Arrest | WASHINGTON, March 25. — The arrest of Thomas W. Cunningham, high sheriff of Philadelphia and treasurer of the Pennsylvania repub- | jiean committee, was authorized in a, resolution in the senate yesterday. | Cunningham has twice ‘refused to tell| the Reed investigation committee the; source of $50,000 he contributed to the Vare campaign in 1926, INJUNCTION HEARINGS CLOSED. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Chair- man Norris of the senate judiciary committee has closed the hearings on the Shipstead anti-injunction bill. His sub-committee including Senators Blaine of Wisconsin and Walsh of Montana, will draft a report to the fvll committee which in turn will ve- port to the senate within a few weeks. BARBERS DEMAND INCREASE BOSTON, (FP) March 25.—Unio: barbers are seeking $5 more a week. March 25.—British |; south from Hunan |’ o— IRS he Greet New Soviet Union Envoy to Mexico Mexican workers | greet the ambas- sador of the first workers’ and peas- _ ants’ government to Mexico on his ar-; rival in Mexico! Alexander Makar, ; new envoy, and his} wife on their ar- rival in Mexico City. Makar suc- ceeds Mme. Kollan- tai, who was com- # pelled to leave her post because the Mexican climute » disagreed with her health. Makar will take up his ambas- sadorial duties im- mediately, tions between Mex- iat (Continued from Page One) western Lurope and know the re- formist trade unions can correctly evaluate trade union’s “democracy.” “Those who have been in the Soviet workshops and mills or attending workers’ conferences and meetings can see the results that true demo- eracy has effected in the trade unions and organizations of the U. S. S. R.,” he said. “The workers themselves are building up their own organiza- tions and carrying on work in all fields of economic and cultural construction. A limitation of democracy is out of the question. Such a charge is a calumny.” Dutch Militants Struggle. Reinharden of Holland then spoke }on behalf of the opposi-ion in the Dutch Labor Secretariat, entirely sup- porting the policy of the Red Inter-}| national of Trade Unions. Altho the “Jeaders” are expelling ‘the militen’s, the revolutionary wing is struggling daily for the revolutionizing of the labor movement. Poiret, of Trance, next dealt with strike tactics and the struggle of the General Conference of Labor. He considered that the main fault lay in the fact that strikes were not suf- | ficiently prepared for in advan “We must give definite ins’ ructions to the leaders of the strike move- ment in order to carry on an: un- abating uggle against the em- ployers and call strikes whenever necessary to defend the eight hour Jay and wages,” he said. “We must have recourse to strike also when- over the governinent attempts: ta en- force measures directed against the labor movement.” * Defend Minority Leaders. Hardy, of England. read a declara- tion of the British delegation refuting Carney’s reproaches against the leaders of the Minority Movement and emphasizing the necessity of a stronger organization of the Minority Movement in Ireland. Hardy further dwelt on ‘the rela- tions between the trade unions and | cooperatives, pointing ‘out the assis ance rendored by the latter durin strikes. The speaker considered that the cooperatives must be definitely | made a.par’ of the class struggle o* the nroletoriat. Chisostomo, of the Philippines then reviewed the political. situacion and the nasition of the Labor move- ment in ‘he Philippine Islands. Portueuese Delezate.. 00) | Alvez of Portugal snoke of the growing repressicns against the trade union oreanizations on the part of jthe fascist Portneuesé government. Portugal is suffering from the lack lof exnerienced jeaders in the left wine movement, Alvez said, « The building un of a new national centre for the trade union movement is im- {nerative, according to Alvez. as the | Portueuose anarcho-syndieatiat. con- | Igadeuption was practically defunct. >} Tilhomerova of the U. S. S. R. ne- | seribed the position of the Soviet working. women. She stated that there are over 900.000 women em- | ployed in U. S. S. R. dustry, with an earning power of 65 per cent of the men’s wages, an increase of 66 yer cent in three years. Over 2,700,- 60 women are organized into the | U.S. S. R. trade unions, according | to Tikhomerova. | Blavier of Belgium pointed out the difficult conditions ‘under which the Belgian revolutionary organizations were working, due to the persecution of Communists within the trade unions. However, Blavier said, the revolutionary movement is progress- ing move rapidly every year, and the revolutionary minority has “brought several reformist trade unions’ under its influence. Sweden Swings Left. -Brandler of Germany welcomed the || fact that Losovsky’s thesis has laid ¥ | down the progr:m for action of. all sections of the R. I. L. U | Volan of Norway pointed out the | steadily growing revolutionization of the Scandinavian labor movement in recent vears, which he said explained | the close rapprochement of the Scandinavian and the Soviet trade union movements Trish Question. Carney on behalf of the delegation of the frish, Labor Union, read statement declaring that the Irish La- | bor Union would remain a section of | the Red International of Labor; Unions since it had never made any} definite decision to leave the Red In- ternational of Labor Unions. Special stions regarding the Irish labor novement can be decided by the con- gress at the usual proceedings to- gether with the trade unions of other} countries. After Appelt’s report and Croisat’s co-report on work among the youth, a discussion of all reports was begun. In all capitalist countries ‘the labor of young workers was widely exploit- ed as cheaper and more? profitable. The wages of young workers are from thirty to fifty per cent lower than fe -| those of adult Workers. Accidents Among Youth. In the Czechoslovakian mines, there fare 155 accidents daily, a consider- able percentage of which young work- ers are victims. In Poland, instead of adult workers who are dismissed, young workers are engaged at ex- tremely low wages. In Latin-Amer- ica there are absolutely no laws for | ¢ the protection. of young workers. On the other hand the capitalists are en- ergetically working youth toward their sport clubs, and thereby drawing their tical struggle. A different picture was presented by the representatives of the young workers of the Soviet Union, where | rationalization. unlike rationalization in capitalist countries, has resulted in) bettering the conditions of the youth. | As indicated by the representatives of the Gentral Committee of the All- Union Leninst Communist Union, on January 1, 1927 there were 1,068 fae- ies and mills with apprenticeship schools, with an pupils. The qualifications of the voung workers ure steadily increas- The Workers’ State An answer to the lies about Soviet Russia The report of Stalin’s interview with foreign workers’ delegations. WORKERS LIBRARY PUB- LISHERS, 39 East 125th St. New York City, Rela-| : tco and the Soviet; Union ~have. been steadily improving | in the last few} years, attention away from the poli- | enrollment of 107,000 | TORY DELEGATES ROUTED, ADJOURN GENEVA CONFAB leave the conference rather than con- | | tactics to adjourn the session. City. Photo shows | Refuse to Consider New| Litvinoff Proposal GENEVA, March 25.—In spite of the opposition of the Soviet Union delegation, the preparatory arms commission adjourned last night. The commission accomplished nothing in its ten-day session. Urging “that the commission con- sider the new and less complete dis- armament proposal, brought up by the Soviet delegation after the com- mission had rejected its original plan for complete and immediate disarm- ament, Maxim Litvinoff, head of the U.S. .S. R. delegation, fought against the adjournment of the session, He was aided by Count von Bernstorff, head of the German deiegation. The commission used steamroller Rather than stay and face the new proposal made by Litvinoff, Lord Cushendon, head of the British delegation, made it clear that the British members of the commission intended leaving im- mediately. In revly to the final attack on the U. S. S._R. delegation by Chairman Louden, Litvinoff thanked the clerks and stenographers of the secretariat staff for their courtesy and aid. Yesterday’s session was regarded as a complete diplomatic victory for | the Soviet Union. The British dele- gates were completely bowled over by the Soviet Union’s new proposal and made it clear that they preferred to sider any plan for complete or partial | disarmament. USSR COMMUNIST. PARTY INCREASES MOSCOW, (By Mail).—During the November campaien 12,651 new mem- bers joined the Moscow organization of the Party. Half of them ‘are tex- tile and metal workers; 96.5% are workers at the bench and 35% aux- itary workers. Most of them are workers of long standing; 40.9% worked in industry 8 years and more, 24% worked less than 3 years. Women constitute 18.1% of the new candidates, young Communists 48.1% During the first Lenin membership drive the young Communists consti- tuted 5.3% and the second Lenin drive 16.4%. Of the total number of the new October recruits’ 76.6% have been tested on si 1 work before joining the Party. They work as members of factory committees, trade union dele- ertes. elnb functionaries, members of efficiency commissions and confer- young .Communist function- women ‘ielegates, ete. ing and more young workers are steadily being drawn into production with their labor vigilantly safeguard- ed by the Soviet laws. No plenary sessions of the congress will be held Sunday or Monday, which will be given to the work of commit- tees. how Daily Worker and get a new newsstand Sympathizers and readers we ask you to speak to your nearest newsdealer. He should order the DAILY WORKER. 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Fights Rucnintine * ‘ Comrades: On’ behalf of China Labor Federation I ¢ meeting of the Pan-Pacifi e Union Secretariat, and welcome the} delegates from other countries. | For the past three years the Chi-| the | nese working class has taken the leading role in the revolutionary |struggle. The movement of May 1925 aroused the workers and ci |poor throughout China and- brought | |them actively into the national revo- | |lutionary movement. In this move-| |ment occurred strikes in every city, | |peasant struggles began on a large |scale, and the Hong Kong strike was | carried out with such success as to} General Tang Yen-ta, worker- rouse the entire world. A revolu-| tionary center was created in Canton| peasant leader, who was report- fwhich crushed the Southern mili-| ed to have led the Canton upri tarists, and launched the Northern| . ‘ do wh Expedition to Wuhan and the Yangtse | ing last December, and who. is vey: In the struggle the worke rs| believed to be active in the pres- and peasants went together with the} petty ‘Bourgeoisic. ‘But at the gamnel ent military struggle against the time the conditions of the masses| Kuomintang militarists in the were so poor that they must st ve | South. for immediate betterment, to which| the bourgeoisie would not agree; } struggle arose within the lary movement, on th and the bourgeois ele’ {against the Revolution. Attack Working Class. 4 ay aad MARINES IN — NICARAGUA NOW Since the bourgeoisie turne al | | counter-revolutionary, their one| |thought is to conduct an offensive MANAGUA, March 25.—More than against the working class. To this F “ end they called a Gaetan meeting of three hundred marines have arrived | local ahd provincial Chambers of|#t Corinto on board oF nad Commerce, in Shanghai, and formed| Rochester to reinforce the mi Gen. a central Association. The program forces here in pas see saree of this body, which is being put into, ral Sandino. eae al effect by the Kuomintang, has four| SU now total ¢ a Zi main points: (1) The government| Many of the men, it ae eae » shall cancel all agreements made be-| Will be sent to northern } pone tween employers and trade unions) Where 2 large detachment of Sandino during the previous perio: (2) All nationalist troops is reported to be trade unions shall be suppressed; (3) | operating. Other marines will be «:a- the right of hiring and discharging| toned along the railway which runs workers shall belong completely to|im‘° Managua. Three nationalist troops are the employer without any limitation;| bial (4) the merchants shall set up their| Ported to have been killed near Murra own forces (“Merchants’| by a patrol operating under Major At the same time they| John A. Gray. forming special employers’ asso-) =——————————————————-—— for certain industrie Japanese troops were used against sritish, American and Japanese te: “| the workers. In Hankow, British and tile companies recently formed an as. Japanese troops have killed workers. sociation to oppo! s and gee |In Hongkong the government arrests the 5 |any worker it considers undesirable and sends him to Canton to be exe- euted as a Communist; the slightest activity in Hongkong by a worker re- armed Volunteers’). ar: angtse and in the| waters have formed joint a: -| ations of Chinese and impe mployers. \sults in being t to Canton, the {Kuomintang government of which is -|in closest relation ‘w |In Shanghai the poli f national Settlement work with ‘the all, the Kuomin‘ang militar | counter-revolution and regularly turn the strike at the British-American| over workers to be killed. The Kuo- tobacco factories, British troops were|mintang has published decrees declar- used. Japanese textile usea|ing strikes or agitation for strikes Japanese pe ae In Manchu a tne | punishable by death. and most me t 3 RUTHENBERG ui DRIVE | textile worker: | ee part in the recent, . | lators can accept ‘r We FOR | 1. 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BRITISH TEXTILE > WORKERS TO FIGHT SLASH IN WAGES To Continue Struggle if Leaders Sellout | LONDON, (By MAIL).—Nearly jthree hundred delegates and active attended a conference held under the auspices of the Com- | munist Party to combat the new at- |tempts on the part of employers to | eut wages gnd lengthen hours in the | textile industry. A resolution calling for the 600,000 textile workers of Lancashire to stand together and to continue the struggle ainst. the employers if the leaders out” was carried. Only two tes voted against the resolu« . The resolution also called for a mill committee ig every mill, repre- senting every section and every union, and work together in order to secure joint action. The resolution also called for a special meeting of the Trade Union Congress to consider the situation and to plan common action with the workers of China and India, “PALESTINE LABOR LEADER DEPORTED JERUS. ALEM, Aiierek: 25. — For anti-gov- ! ernment demonstrations, Ben Simon, a Jewish worker who came to Pales- | tine seven years ago, will be deported. Simon urged the workers to resist I the police when they attempted to break up a meeting protesting against the flogging of labor leaders in jail. The unemployment problem here is serious and police have broken up numerous demonstrations of unem- ployed workers. William Green ‘Greets A Fellow Labor Faker WASHINGTON, (FP) March 25.— William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, has written a letter to Santiago Iglesias, president of the Free Federation of Workingmen of Porto Rico, in gfeet- ing to the forthcoming Porto Rican Labor Congress. Green will be un- able to attend t! gathering, but he assures the Porto Rican workers of “the continued support of the A. 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