The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 12, 1928, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1928 THE D AILY WORKER “NO STRIKE, GEORGE, THIS IS THE HIGHER STRATEGY OF LABOR.” _ By Fred Ellis Published by the NATIONAL DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING ASS’N, Inc Daily, Except Sunday $3 First Street, New York, N. Y. Phone, Orchard 1680 Cable Address: SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ae Mail (in New York orly): By Mail (outside of New York): per vear $4 aths $6.50 per year °3.50 six months 8°50 three $2.00 three months. “Dalwork” By $8.0¢ Address and mail out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 33 First Street, New York, N. Y. -ROBERT MINOR ...WM. F. DUNNE s+ second-class mail at the post-office at New York, N. the act of March 8, 1879. Editor Assistant Editor.... - 2 Y., under From John Brown to Andy Mellon The republican party was born amid terrific class struggles over three-quarters of a century ago. It cut its teeth on the can- non of Lincoln’s armies. The republican party came into existence playing a role that was not reactionary—a role that had a revolutionary phase. “Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Man” was inscribed on the banner of the Free Soil party which can more or less be called the father of the republican party. In the year that the convention of left-w Whigs, Democrats and Free Soldiers at Jackson, Michigan, ave the name “Republican” to the party that was to lead the country through civil war to modern capitalism, many of the same forces were making civil war against the United States government in “Bloody Kansas.” The names of John Brown and James H. Lane in Kansas were the “sacred relics” of the republican | party. The republican party played one of the biggest world parts in the bourgeois revolution. * * This morning the republican party meets in. national conven- tion in Kansas City, not far away from the Kansas that was once bloody. Not John Brown or Jim Lane carrying rifles on the backs of wild mustangs, but Herbert Hoover, the efficiency engineer, and Andrew W. Mellon, finance-capitalist, sipping gin rickeys in private cars, are the symbol of the republican party. Jackson, Michigan, birthplace of the republican party, now has no further claim to fame than as the location of the prison where C. E. Ruthenberg was jailed. The republican party, the classic party of. the American cap- italist class, ha? led the capitalist state through the cycle of devel- opment from an infant republic that still had a revolutionary task to perform to the fat and brutish imperialism of today which ‘is the most colossal force for counter-revolution in the world. Civil r there is still—and the republican party and the class it rep- resents are on the opposite side of civil war—the reactionary side, slave-owners’ side. The class it represents, and the state and 1 governments of that class, are sending marines to drop ; on the John Browns of Nicaragua, and troops and ‘“medi- to shoot and swindle striking wage-slaves. The United government, which functions through the bureaucracy of can party and the democratic party (which is.now only r “republican party”), is entirely and completely a force ction, for stagnation of all social development, for exploit- laving, crippling, poisoning the life of the masses—for the class, whose government it is, is entirely parasitic, re- actionary. * Andrew W. Mellon rolled into Kansas City in his private car, in his vest pocket the decisions which will become the program of the republican convention. Behind Mellon are the greatest bank- rs and overlords of industry who control the United States and o manipulate its government as though by push-buttons. These finance capitalists will decide or have already decided who the candidate of the convention will be. If it is not Coolidge, that is because these overlords believe that this fish of the white house y preserve the illusions of the masses in the clowning which is called “democratic” government. In all probability it is Hoover—and the question there also is whether or not this ideal ‘ strike-breaker and slave master can preserve sufficiently the s of the slave-masses he is to whip. ‘an party convention is the convention of the high- on the payroll of the biggest bankers and trust * . n office, even with the selection for the vice-pres- avenger-politician of the West who has made a pro- ing rmers’ friend.” And if it is not feasible— of bureaucrats will largely pass out of active service 1e democratic party, will obtain the job of sup- es of the United States and conquering the world ling class. Since 1860 no political party has ever won a national election in the United States except that party that.had the largest cam- paign corruption fund. This has usually been the republican party. The only instances when the democratic party carried a national election were also, the only instances in which the largest bankers and industrialists turned their contributions mainly to the dem- ocratic party instead of the republican. The republican convention is busy trying to carry out the} orders of the masters back in Wall Street so skilfully as to preserve the blind faith of the working class and the agricultural popula- tion in the government of Wall Street which ‘is rapidly strangling that population. If the republican convention, under Mr. Mellon’s guidance and with che help of a few Curtises, can’t do it, the masters will fall back on Al Smith for four years of service just as good. A plague on both of the political houses of Wall Street! Vote Communist! ee WLS TO BY. By HENRY GEORGE WEISS The pendulum swings so far, and then 7 Return on itself it must, And the moment comes when the beggars ride And the kings lie in the dust. Ever and ever the clock strikes one After the longest hour, And the whirlwinds of revolution sweep it may not be feasible to keep this set of republicany apparatus, and another set of servants of the | | | | | | | | oe ! Statement of the Central Executive | munist) Party erhood ef Sleeping Car Porters. The | }movement of the Pullman porters, | which created the largest single trade union of Negro workers, is of great significance, and the betrayal of the militant strike movement of these Negro workers is of great import for the whole labor movement and for the entire working class of this country. | The very existence of the Brother- hood of Sleeping Car Porters belies theyslander of the corrupt white bu- reaucracy of the American Federa- tion of Labor that Negro workers can- not be organized. The splendid fight ing spirit shown by the practically unanimous strike vote of the organ-/| ized Pullman porters is a flaming / j indictment of the Randolph-Webster leadership of the Brotherhood and of the bureaucracy of the A. F. of L. which choked the strike before it could develop. | Is the Strike Necessary? ! | The conditions of the Pullman port- | lers are unbearable. They work 400 |hours a month. The wealthy Pull- man Company forces the porters to work under a disgraceful, humiliat- ing tip system. A fight against the 13-hour day and Yor the establish- ment “ef an 8-huur day, a struggle against the tip system and for the establishment of decent wages is an imperative, pressing necessity for the Pullman porters. | Determined — struggle—strike—is | the order of the day for the workers |on the Pullman cars, OnOly by means |of a powerful mass organization, of a militant leadership, of a fighting | policy wil! the Pullman porters be able to extract any improvement of their conditions and the recognition of their union from the Pullman cap- italists. The Treachery of the White Bureaucracy. The organization of the Pullman} porters is handicapped in many re- spects in entering into the struggle with the Pullman Company. The | | Pullman Company is one of the most | powerful trusts in this country, fol- | lows the most ruthless open-shop pol- jiey, and applies the most brutal, crush- ing metheds +t tha railroad | workers. The unification of all trade anions of the ra‘lroad workers and | the organization of the unorganized | reilroad workers is necessary to com- | | hat the powerful Pullman Company. The craft organization of the sixteen “standard” railroad unidms are un- able to carry on a really successful | struggle against the centralized Pull- man capitalists. The trade union bureancracy within and without the A. F. of L. is responsible for the {and for the unorganized status of the | overwhelming majority of the slaves of railroad capital. The white prej- udices of the labor aristocracy and its corrupt leadership are responsible for the fact that the Negro railroad workers are excluded from the trade }unions of the white railroad work- | ers. Narrow-minded craft and race prej- | sinning of the strike in the cantaloupe udices are the leading principles of |the “standard” railroad trade unions.) WUKKER at the time. Why? Be- But it must be stated that the oresent | Randolph-Webster leadership of the | Brotherhood of Sieeping Car Porters shares the responsibility with the white bureaucracy of the railroad} jonions. The Randolph-Webster lead- (ership did not make any serious ef- fort to combat the craft and race | prejudices of the white labor aristo- eriminal split of the railroad workers | cepted craft isolation and accented race segregation, The basic short- | segregation. | Strike Bluff or Strike Struggle. | The strike call issued by the present | Randolph-Wabster leadership of the | organization was not for a moment | meant seriously. It was only a bluff. | It was only a speculation on the Wat- | son-Parker law. It tried to induce | President Coolidge to declare a state | of “emergency” and set up a com-| mittee for arbitration. The treach- ery of the Randolph-Webster leader- ship. consists in the fact that they want to build a movement based on the “emergency” of the capitalist | railroads instead of basing the move- ment on the emergency of the dire | situation. of the Pullman porters. The | present leadership of the Pullman porters called for the “intervention” of President Cooijidge and the capital- ist government instead of calling for the solidarity of all railroad work- ers. They based their strategy on the infamous Watson-Parker law, which institutes compulsory arbitra- tion and makes all strikes illegal for the railroad workers. The present leadership of the Pullman porters has only played with the weapon of the | strike, using it only as a bluff, and did not make serious preparations for a determined strike struggle. Ran- | dolph and Webster are the accomplices of Green and the other corrupt lead- ers of the white labor aristocracy. The wire of Mr. Green, advising the Pull- man porters to call off the strike, was pre-arranged and.is but a miserable ‘libi for Randolph and Webster. The present leadership of the Pullman porters is no better than the leader- ship of the white labor aristocracy. They accept the craft isolation, race segregation, and no-strike policy of | the A. F, of L. The Pullman porters must realize that the calling off of the strike and | its “indefinite” postponement consti- tute a serious defeat and endanger (By a Wo LOS ANGE ., (By Mail). ~—According to a recent report, the new Mexican Mutual Aid Society of} Imperial Vailey has filed articles of incorporation proposing to promote) the general welfare of its members) and other persons of Mexican descent} in the valley. Headquarters will be established at El Centro. Filemon B. Gonzales and 8 other El Centro work- ers are named as directors, The Brawley ws (ZMay 25) says, in part, as follow “Attorneys for the new society will be Harry Hortoa and Kendall B. Perkins, who drew up the articles for the Mexican society and will be legal advisers.” - These men were criticized by grow- ers and shippers, etc., and “investi- gated” by the authorities at the be- fields, as reported in The DAILY cause, in the opinion of exploiters, gunmen and prosecutors, etc., said legal lights charged the new organi- zation too much for their work. the bosses shed crocodile tears over High cost of labor organization. On the other hand, the same bosses thought that it was alright to tcraey. Quite the contrary. They ac- iy arrest workers of both sexes by wholesale, beat them up, and fixed w |munist Party is the party of the lib- GROWERS GRIEVE OVER WORKERS’ LEGAL COSTS the very life of the union. The pow- erful Pullman Company will now be- Committee of the Workers (Com- |comings of the organization of the|gin a merciless drive of extermina- | Pullman porters are that it is a craft|tion against the union. The strike of the Pullman porters | °Tganization and that it never put | of the Pullman porters must be: in- was called off by leaders of the Broth-|UP @ sincere struggle against race | dustrial union, solidarity of the Negro The policy and white railroad workers, organi- zation cf the unorganized, and mil- itant, sincere strike preparations. The Communist Party and the Negrves. The Workers (Communist) Party of America considers it its duty to «expose the treachery of the corrupt bureaucrats of the white labor aristo- cracy and to fix responsibility on the Rardolph-Webster leadership of the Pullman porter organization. The Communisi Party considers the organization of the Negroes into trade unions as one of its feremost historic duties. In the existing trade unions it fights for the admittance of Negro workers. Ii the white labor bureau- cracy refuses to admit Negroes, the Communists help to form new Negro trade unions. At the same time we fight for the principle: One trade union for each industry for white and Negro workers. The Communist Party proposes to organize irter-racial committees on trade lines for the purpose of organiz- ing Negro trade unions and to work for the solidarity of Negro and white workers. The Communist Party de- mands the immediate removal of all yestrictions in all trade unions against the membership of Negro workers. We fight for equal opportunity for employment, wages, hours, and work- ing conditions for Negro and white workers. Our slogan is: Equal pay fer equal work for Negro and white workers. The Communist Party is not only the party of the working class gen- erally but also the champion of the Negroes as an oppressed race and especially the organizer of the Negro working-class elements. The Com- eration of the Negro race from all white opprassion, The Communist Party considers it as its duty to unite ell wo: regardless of their color their bail at $1,000 each. “The society is a non-profit organi- zation,” said Horton today, “a welfare body, merely to benefit the many Mexicans of the valley. Jt has noth- ing whatever to do as a labor organi- zation, but is on the order of a lodge or fraternal body. There is no capital stock. It is a sincere effort for bet- terment of conditions of its members and others of the Mexican race, and an earnest purpose for better observ- ance of the American laws,” Horton declared. It is up to the reader to figure out the real meaning of “better observ- ance of the American laws” in connec- tion with the brutalities and strike- breaking activities of the authorities during the strike. 1 K. Torira, ranch manager, and a large fruit packer, were fined each $125 recently for the offense of pack- ing unripe melons. Justice Griffin of Brawley, who refused to lower the bail of jailed pickers, set the same fine for the boss and the worker, de- claring that an expert packer of can- taloupes should know instantly when | PULLMAN PORTER: “Yes, Mr, Green and Mr. Randolph, but I am - to have something to say about this!” Score Pullman Strike Betrayal against the common enemy, against the master class. The Negro race must understand that capitalism means racial oppression and Commun- ism means racial, social, and polit- ical equality for all workers. The ‘employing class deliberately arouses |the racial prejudice and hatred of the |white workers against the Negro lworkers with the sinister aim to split end divide the ranks of the working class, thereby maintaining the oppres- sion and exploitation of white and |Negrc workers alike. The white workers must realize that “labor in \a white skin cannot emancipate itself as long as labor in a dark skin is |branded.” (Marx.) |The Communist Party—the Champion of the Negro Race. The democratic party is the tradi- tional party of Negro slavery. The republican party boasts that it lib- jerated the Negro from chattel slav- ery, but reality shows that the re- publican party perpetuates the peon- age and contract labor of the Negro tenant farmer and share-cropper in the Sovth and the, wage slavery of the Negro industrial worker in the North. The republican party, the party of Lincoln, has sunk sv low that it has provided for meas"res to segre- a the Negro delegates in its 1928 Kansas City nominating convention. There is the most dishonest and dis- graceful “gentieman’s agreement” be- tween the two capitalist parties against the political rights of the Negrees. The Negroes are disfran- chised. Lynch law is the law over the Negroes. The terror of the Ku Klux Klan is the constitution for the Neg- roes. The white masters try to re- duce the Negroes to illiteracy. The socialist party accepts, without any serious resistance or struggle, the op- pression of the Negro race, The bu- reaucravy of the A. F. of L. refuses te orgenize the Negroes into trade vnions. ‘The narrow white labor aris- tecracy refuses ts recognize the Negro worker as its equal. The Com- munist Party is the sole party which fights for the liberation of the Negro race from racial oppression and for the emancipation of the Negro and white. workers from capitalist ex- ploitation and oppression. The Neticnal Nominating Conven- tion of the Communist Party, held on May 25-27, was the only political con- vention in which the Negro workers pa: rated on a basis of complete political and racial equality. The southern states, as weil as the work- ing-elass Negro population of the nerth; -were-represented by numerous delegates. The platform acopted by the national convention is not only a platform of the working class gen- erally, but ‘it is also the platform of the Negro face. The Communist Party will carry its election campaign to all the states of the south, will present its complete program of emancipation of the Negro race, will challenge the rule of lynch law, the terror of the Ku Klux Klan, and the despicable dic- tatorship of the big southern land- vwners +na capitalists. The Communist Party calls upon the Negro workers to organize trade unions. It calls upon the white work- ers to help their Negro brothers in their struggle. The Communist Party calls upon the Pullman porters to prepare for a big organizational drive, to carry out serious preparations for a future strike, to combat .their present lead- ership, and to fight for rank-and-file control in the Pullman brotherhood or- ganization, fruit was unfit for export, even if the field men had been uncertain. Testi- mony showed that about 100 crates of unripe melons had been packed. —L. P. RINDAL. Long live the common struggle of the Negro and white workers against their common enemy—capitalism! Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party. HaNaouTS | THE following bit of hilarious | writing domes from the pen of Dr. John Haynes Holmes, pacifist minister: | “I am supporting the socialist | ticket in the present presidential campaign because the socialist par- ty is now the only political party in. this country pledged to con- structive principles of reform.A. for all the people.” Th doctor who is so anxious to reform conditions for both bed bugs and sleeping men under the same blanket has gotten himself all flus- tered trying to prove the socialist party is not a class party like the democratic, the republican or the Communist parties, He will serve out his reforms to all without em- barrassing any class. This is his pledge. But pledges mean very lit- tle. The socialist party, like every | other, is really a class party. Make one guess. Right! * * | italist system on how to manufac- | ture good slaves is handed out by a Wisconsin business man in the follow- ing words: “Our process of home training and education must build into the consci- ousness and soul of the child a new philosophy of life, the philosophy of unselfish service, service without hope of reward, except that reward that comes from unselfish service.” That’s the kind of reward on which workers find it very difficult to rear families. : * * * Special Notice. Please rush contributions to the Daily Worker. Each day that the total is below $1,000, one hundred hairs turn white in the pate of A. Ravitch. If you know the man you know it would be utterly absurd to have him white headed, and absolute- ly impossible for the staff to func- tion. * Indication of the speed with which the American Legion Monthly serves its readers can be noted in the latest issue. Rolling hot off the press is “The Murders of the Rue Morgue,” by Edgar Allen Poe. * * * * * Defenders of the No. 1. The perplexed face above belongs to William Hale Thompson, one of the nation’s leading clowns, now resi- dent in Chicago. His most famous parlor trick is to shake one fist 80 violently at King George that. the workers won't notice him sticking the other out into the city’s treasury. No sooner has he managed to keep the |for a breathing spell than a new enemy confronts him. This time it is the thirteen-month calendar. This has thrown William Hale Thompson into such a panic that he has over- looked entirely his private Chicago- British war that rages so violently betwee: his mouth und his imagin- ation. His terror is due to the fact that when the calendars are changed the dates will be so shuffled that the Fourth of July will be wiped out en- tirely and will probably fall on Aug- ust 5 or some other ineffective date. Without any Fourth of July there won't be any patriotism and the Com. munists will take the country, Thomp- son believes. * * * PICTURE of a fat and hypocriti- cal business man scurrying around to meet the demands of all brands of ethics and morality, to get in good with god and at the same time get his mitts on all the cash that can be drained out of exploiting the working class, comes to mind on reading the following clauses from the pledge of the Rotary Club, the bourgeois busi- ness men’s international: “Fourth: To hold that the exchange of my goods, my service and my ideas for profit is legitimate and ethical provided that all parties in the ex- change are benefitted thereby..... “Seventh: To understand that of the greatest assets of a profession- al or of a business man is his friends and that. any advantage gained by reason of friendship is eminently ethical and proper.” White Culture Triumphs Mob Murders 2 Negroes BOYCE, La., June 11.—The “flow- er of the South” upheld its tradition here when a mob of armed ruffians overpowered two ineffectual sheriff's deputies and murdered two Negroes in their custody. The Negroes, David and Lee Blackman, were being held ms Cringe become tae of a she: which they no. part. Their brother and the sheriff had killed each other in a duel, Avice to pedagogues of the cap- | British monarchy at bay long enough, nono wormencuttmeransaracecramenaie nib |