The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 31, 1928, Page 6

rage THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 381, 1928 | $3 First Street, New York, N. Y. By Mail (in New York only): per year $4.50 six ncaths $2.50 three months. Assistant Editor. Congress sessions. Nearly one thousand new Cable Address: SUBSCRIPTION RATES THE DAILY WORKER) Por Published by the NATIONAL DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING ASS'N, Inc | Daily, Except Sunday Phone, Orchard 1680 “Daiwork” By Mail (outside of New Yor’): $6.50 per year $2.00 three months. Address and mail out checks to THE DAS_¥ WORKER, 33 First Street, New York, N. Y. ..-ROBERT MINOR ...WM. F. DUNNE —_— | > gs second-class mail at the post-office at New York, N. ¥., under | the act of March 3, 1879. Adjourns Congress has come to the close of one of its most memorable | laws were passed, and all were passed with one general dominating principle—to conserve the in- terests of the largest finance-capitalists and to reinforce these interests with the armed power of the State in aggressive action | against all countries of the world. Not one law was passed in the interests of the working class. Not one law was passed in the interests of the farmers. Not one law was passed making the slightest step in the di- | rection of liberation of weaker nationalities now suffering under the iron rule of American Imperialism. Not one action of Congress was a step toward peace between nations. Every action of this congress was an action against the work- | ing class, against the farmers, for the fastening of still stronger | chains upon weaker nationalities, and in cynical preparation for | aggressive war with the object of complete domination of the world by United States imperialism. Suffering on a huge scale is to be found in the coal mining districts sections, but congress did nothing but attempt to break the strike. Brutal rule by injunctions and police clubs was upheld by this congress. Every so-called constitutional guarantee of civil; liberties for the mine workers was and is being violated by com-}| pany gunmen, mine police and state troopers, but congress did nothing but strengthen the hands of the enemies of the ee $3.50 six months | | | | } | | | “The efforts made to TING INDUSTRY establish a government By Fred Ellis Sa an - where opportunity would be open and industry attended with Unemployment having reached close to five million workers | the largest rewards, all have an important bearing on the subject of national defense.”—President Coolidge. who have no means of life, congress had nothing to say except that they should starve. No relief for unemployment but “relief” to big business in the form of a tax cut of $222,495,000. Unknown millions of farmers on the verge of starvation, their land seized by bankers, with tens of thousands of them threaten- ing to picket the coming republican convention, caused congress | only to pass a bill intended only to make records for congressional vote-seekers, its makers knowing and intending that it should be vetoed. That one-sixth of the earth’s s surface which is now under the rule of the workers and farmers—the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics—remains outside of the “recognized” world for this American capitalist government, and remains more than ever the center of the target for which the big guns of Wall Street arma- ment are being built. No one can say that congress did nothing. Tt was not an inactive congress, but the most active that has been held in ten years. It was for exploitation, against the working class and the exploited | farmers. the most active for imperialism, The record of this hangman’s and userer’s congress ought to turn the eyes of the workers and farmers most intently upon the opening campaign of the Workers (Communist) Party. The show- ing made by the miserable Victor Berger, the “socialist’’ in con-| which have been seen at the confer- gress, is in no essential respect different from the record of ance, to hinder the activities of the, wing of the republican party. By HERBERT ZAM (Continued From Previous Issue.) It became very obvious that the real purpose'of Mr. Sapose was to disrupt the conference. This the Young Workers League was not will- ing to tolerate, and rather than see the conference ‘disrupted, withdrew its delegates with the statement, | however, that the Young Workers | League as the only organization rep- resenting the interests of the working youth was interested in their organ- ization, and would continue this work regardless of the efforts of Muste, Saposs and similar individuals. They |furthermore condemned such activi- ties as that of Mr. Saposs and de- clared that it would be necessary for the young workers to combat very vigorously such attempts at those | young workers. | The conference then proceeded. It is more than ever visible to the eyes of those workers who | However, Mr. Saposs was not to have are not blind, that only the party of the working class has any- | P°4¢* thing to offer for the liberation of the exploited and outraged | Delegates Angered at Exclusion of masses of industry and agriculture. Vote Communist—and join the Workers (Communist) Party. XSW. Le During the discussion which fol- | lowed, delegate after delegate in dis- The voting can be done on election day—but the joining | cussing some of the subjects on the should be done today. On Guard, Workers and Peasants of Latin America By SCOTT NEARING Strenuous efforts are being made by the spokesmen of United States big business to throw a smoke screen over the operations of the American Empire in Nicaragua, Cuba, Panama and other neighbor states. The dram- atic staging of the Pan-American Conference at Havana was one part of this campaign. Recent speeches by Charles Evans Hughes, chairman of the United States delegation to Havana, former supreme court jus- tice, former secretary of state for the United States and tireless ser- vant of the United States. plutocracy, are of the same pattern. New York Times reports quote Mr. Hughes at great length, in his reply to the Anti-Imperialist League and other working class agencies that have been fighting the domination of Latin America by United States big business and United States gun-| boats and marines. Said Mr. Hughes: “The Colossus of the North is pic- *nyed to the imagination as the ruth- giant, without conscience and with unrestrained Just. Uncle Sam—*“Angel.” “We make no apology for our pros- perity and power .,.. but the notion that we are looking for opportunities ‘to intervene in the concerns of our neighbors and to take upon ourselves the burdens of managing them, that we are animated by a desire to dom- inate Latin America, is due to vague and unfounded fears, and especially to an utter misconception of public opinion in this country, “However, it is a persistent notion, aesa constantly inculcated, and the illusion is one that interferes with efforts at co-operation.” Mr. Hughes and his fellow exploit- ers desire co-operation with Latin America above all things. They wish to sing the Latin American masses to sleep with fine words about “in. dependence” and “freedom,” while they grab oil, timber, plantations and harbor concessions in the Latin Am- erican countries. When the masses valuable resources in the hands of foreign exploiters. be working for United States corpora- tions and turning over the surplus of their labor to United States bankers and investors. . On Guard! What silly nonsense for Mr Hughes to talk about “independent” Latin American States when even United States school histories list seven of these “independent” coun- tries as protectorates of the United jStates and when the puppet govern- ments set up in other states are main- tained in office only through the power of the United States Army and Navy. On Guard, Masses of Latin America! The Colossus of the North, the world’s richest and most powerful em- pire is gobbling you down picce-meal —penetrating with loans; absorbing trade; coercing with marines, The spokesmen of the American ruling class will talk to you in soft words. but they act with machine guns and with bombing planes. wake up, they will find their most! |agenda, expressed his indignation at | the procedure and declared that such | procedure and such activities were |sufficient reason for keeping the ‘young workers out of the trade unions; out of labor organizations, Even the agenda of the conference indicated that tho little consideration was given to the young workers themselves, very much consideration Appealing to the workers of China. Japan and the United States to unite in their common fight on the im- perialist nations of the world, the | Japanese fraction and Chinese buro of District 18, Workers (Communist) Party of America has issued the fol- lowing statement: The present conflict between the Chinese nationalists’ troops and the Japanese troops in the province of Shantung is another phase of the in- ner struggle of world imperialism. These inner conflicts may lead to an open conflict between the United States and Japan. The advance of the so-called North expedition under Chiang Kai-shek would extend the American and British influence to North China which has been monopol- | ized by the Japanese imperialists as its “sphere of influence” ever since the defeat of China by Japan in 1894-5, In order to safeguard the special privileges of the Japanese | capitalist class in China or to “main- tain the prestige of the Japanese em- pire” as the Japanese militarists put it, the Tanaka government is bound to dispatch troops to China to tell Chiang Kai-shek that the advance of the North Expedition must not inter- in Shantung and Manchuria. ; was given to labor bureaucrats. Of | all the reporters, only one was a young worker, namely, Clarence Mil- ler, who reported on the unionization of the young workers in mass indus- tries, such as textile, steel, automo- bile. Other reporters, including A. J. Muste himself, Mr. Lefkowitz, Tom Tippet and Rose Schneiderman, it is needless to say, contributed very little towards the knowledge of the young workers or towards the unionization of the young workers, The only sub- stantial talk was made by Clarence Miller who took up the basic prob- lems dealing with the activities and the problems of the young workers. After the report of Tom Tippet on “Facts about young workers in in- dustries,” and of Abraham Lefkow- ‘itz, about “Legislation effecting con- | ditions and status of young workers,” place. Herbert Zam, representative of the Young Workers (Communist) League, immediately asked for the floor stat- ing that he had something specific to present to the conference which he would like to have discussed. Mr. Saposs made every effort to refuse him the floor, although he had him- self promised that even if the Young Workers League delegates were not seated as regular delegates, ~ they would be given every privilege to par- ticipate in the discussion. He man- euvered for almost an hour and fin- ally was compelled to give the Young Workers League representative the floor, Y. W. L. Delegate Reports Herbert Zam pointed out that the report of Abraham Lefkowitz was Inothing but a eulogy of the demo- whether Chang Tso-lin or Chiang Kai- shek is going to be the master of Peking. Their main purpose is to pro- tect their property and investments in China. Must Support Workers’ Army. To support Chiang Kai-shek in his to set another bourgeois government at the mercy of the American or Brit- ish capitalism. To struggle against Japanese imperialism alone will lead the Chinese ‘people to become pawns of American and British imperialism. The way of freeing the Chinese jmasses is not to help Chiang Kai-shek to set up a bodrgeois government, a tool of the imperialists, nor to seek help from American or British im- perialists, but to support the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolution under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The movement of 1926-27 against the British imperialists was success- ful because the Chinese workers and peasants were the driving force of the movement, The present anti-Japanese imperialist movement will not be suc- cessful until the Chinese workers and peasants are well organized and fully armed, But Chiang Kai-shek and the imperialist powers are suppressing fere with the special position of Japan|the Chinese workers’ and peasants’ The}movement as they have done before. Japanese imperialists do not care|Chiang Kai-shek has already agreed a general discussion was to take] attempt to unify China would mean; cratic administration of New York City and of the child labor laws of New York State. He gave facts and figures showing the extent of child labor in the United States including New York City, showing that the average wage of young workers in this country was less than $14 a week, and finally he read a resolution on “Legislation for the young work- ers,” (which was already printed in the DAILY WORKER) and which the asked the conference to adopt. When he was thru, he received an enormous ovation, This made Mr. Lefkowitz somewhat hot under the collar and he immediately launched into a tirade against the proposals of the Young Workers League, claiming that they were impractical, utopian, etc. etc. jete., and even resorted to personal | muckraking and name-calling. However, by this time the confer- jence had already reached the point where the efforts of Lefkowitz, Sa- poss, could not stop it from carrying ‘on its renewed work. Practically every delegate who spoke supported the proposals of the Young Workers (Communist) League. The character of some of the other reports may be indicated from the fol- jlowing: Rose Schneiderman was sup- posed to report on the “unionization of the Young Workers in Miscellanc- ous Industries.” Her report started out as follows: “Youth is that period of life when hopes are high and jnothing is impossible.” Mr. Saposs, was supposed to report on “What the unions can do for the young workers.” He spent practically all his time dis- cussing “youth activities and plans,” in France, but in that period, quite by accident he failed to mention “the with the Japanese imperialists that the “anti-Japanese movement” must not become too extreme. The Amer- ican, British and Japanese imperial- ists will come to terms as soon as they are aware of an upsurge of the mass revolutionary’ movement - in China, prejudicial to the interests of the world, imperialism. Workers and peasants of China! Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Tso-lin belong to the same class with the Japanese, American and British im- perialists. The only hope of freeing the Chinese masses lies in your own hands, You must arm yourselves and overthrow both the Peking and Nank- ing governments, capture the state power and set up an All-China Soviet government. Only the Chinese Com- munist Party, the party of the Chin- ese working class, is capable of con- summating the Chinese Revolution. To Japanese and U. S. Workers. Workers and peasants of Japan! The Tanaka government has proven as an obedient servant of the capital- ist class when it ordered the arrest of hundreds of your fellow-workers and peasants in last March. The dis- patch of the troops to Shantung is another often used means of the bour- geois government to avert a revolu- tion at home. The strengthening of the position of the Japanese capital- % Organizing the Young Workers existence of the Communist youth League of France, the existence of the C. G. T. U., which is the trade union center that is really organizing the young workers. The interesting part of the confer- ence was the discussion from the floor. These discussions’ were very revealing of the state that exists in the trade unions. The discussion of the various youth delegates showed the following: Bureaucracy Sell-Outs. Not only are the trade . union bureaucrats and their allies not in- terested in unionizing the young workers, but wherever the young workers themselves take steps to or- ganize, the trade union bureaucrats do everything in their power to smash their organization. Four examples were given by the young workers who were delegates to the conference. First, the Plumbers Helpers. The Plumbers Helpers went out on strike in support of the Plumbers, 4000 strong. Even during the strike they succeeded in organizing a union of Plumbers’ Helpers. When the plum- bers settled their strike, they sold the helpers out completely. Not only that, but the agreements were made with the building bosses that no member of the Plumbers’ Helpers Union is to be employed at his job. Then negotia- tions were carried on. But all these negotiations did not result in the recognition of the Plumbers’ Helpers, did not result in their inclusion in the union. The status now is that the Plumbers’ Helpers have a union, a small union it is true, and this union is not even recognized by the Plum- bers union. (To Be Continued) Urge Solidarity of Chinese, Japanese, U. S. Workers ists in China would likewise strengthen their position at home. You must overthrow the reactionary Tanaka government, set up a work- ers’ and farmers’ government;* join hands with your fellow workers and peasants in China and smash world imperialism. Workers and farmers of America! The Chinese revolution is a part of the world revolution. The success of the Chinese revolution would weaken the capitalist rule in America. You must support the Chinese masses in their struggle against world imperial- ism. Demand the withdrawal of all military and naval forces! Prevent the . Coolidge-Kellogg government from negotiating loans with Chiang Kai-shek’s government and thus help to tighten their hold in China. _ Workers and farmers of China Japan and America, unite! Demand the withdrawal of Japanese troop: and marines from China. Hands off China! Down with the Tanaka gov- ernment! Down with the Chang 'T'so- lin and Chiang Kai-shek governments! Down with world imperialism! For- ward with the Chinese revolution under the leadership of the Commun- ist Party! Unify the labor and peas- ant movement of Japan! Defénd the Soviet Union! Join the Workers HANdOuTS| The city of Washington just cannot rid itself of pests. And no sooner had congress gone, than the city was threatened with an invasion by 17- year locusts. The locust army was entrenched across the Potomac in tho Virginia suburbs. * * *. Mrs. Esther E. de Forest Wilson, of New York, society matron and a go-gether, is the wife of Dallet H. Wilson, attorney and politician, who was almost subpoenaed by the senate Tea- pot Dome committee to tell what he knew about the oil graft. As -a_ go-gether, among the things Mrs. Wilson has sone and got is big ; tame. She has shot she elephant and the Mes uilede wild kangaroo. And now in General Sessions Court here she is on trial for shooting her husband. * 'Well-Known * Sportsm n The man who chose to play baseball in a felt hat is of course none other that Mr. C. Coolidge. Picture is a snapshot of the game between the House Democrats and Republicans played at Washington. Mr. Coolidge threw the first ball but didn’t choose to run. This isn’t the only work Cool- idge does. He picks his teeth, signa legislative bills and referees spelling bees for a living. Older and older men are being used as messengers these days and Mr. Coolidge, though he is quite grown up, is the errand boy for Wall Street. Mr. Coolidge fits as snugly into the hand of the capitalists as the baseball shown above, reading from left to right, fita his own hand. The only difference ia that big business has better control. * * * The platinum typewriter for jour« nalistic timidity goes to the magazine Time. This journal uses the phrase “frankness pushed to the brink of in- descretion” to characterize the follo ing mild opinion expressed by Sir Bahadur of Burdwan: “It is no use shutting our eyes to the fact that there is in India today a volume of opinion, small, perhaps, but yet not negligible, and which is growing every day not on- ly in strength but intensely, which desires to get rid of British rule at all costs.” * * Soothes Her Nerves “Mama, what is the name of the pretty lady?” “That is Mrs. Knapp.” “What is she doing?” “She is getting a nervous break-down, Adolph.” “Why is she getting a nervous break= down, mama?” “Because she raked in the public shekels padding payrolls.” “Is she going to jail, mama?” “Don’t ask foolish questions, Adolph. She's going away to busy herself in the country.” “Is that where people go who steal the public’s money?” “Yes, Adolph. Now eat your bologna and go to bed.” * * * ike transit moguls besides cram- ming their passengers into crowded cars so tightly that they occupy about one-third of their normal space, insultingly aceuse them of gullibility by expecting them to swallow the following ab- surdity printed in the Subway Sun under the heading, “Why an in- , . creased Fare’: “So that the city of New York will get some needed return on the investment in the present subways. This would help to bring about lower taxes, provide more ‘transit, and indirectly more schools and better streets.” ‘ It might be added by the same reasoning that, if the moneyt ever got to the city and didn’t melt away in graft, what we need is a 27-cent fare. This would elimin: taxes and provide univ jay Chand Mahtab, Maharajadhiraja i { serene | ae SASS, a LE ES