The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 17, 1928, Page 2

i id f j thereby you will also fight against to the Committee for the Aid of the | state to aid local police, out in full Chinese Trade Unions, Robert W.| force, and two dozen employes of Page Two THE D ATLY MORE PY NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928. ee Soviet Union Crew Salvages L-55, British ‘Submarine, Sunk in 1919 by Destroyer UNDERSEA BOA "Worl orkers ‘Demonstrate for Class War Victims at the | i Oe et REPORT. NANKING | | PLANNED ATTACK ON RED WARSHIPS Entire Crew Lost, Is Indication By EUGENE LYOD MOSCOW, Aug. 16 ( almost forgotten tragedy of the world war was brought to light to- day through the recovery from the bottom of the Baltic Sea of the rusted hulk of the lost British sub- marine L- and the crumbling skeletons of some of her crew. A large crowd of workers turne mass scene, one of the features of the International Labor Defense in Pleasant Bay Park. d out last Sunday at the annual outing of the New York Section of Photo shows a group of participants in the the outing, displaying their militant banners. The fate of the L-55 never w: known in detail, but an official go ernment announcement here today said examination of the hulk led to the belief that every member of her crew perished when she was sent to the bottom by a Russian| destroyer on June 4, 1919. | “ cial democratie ministers in Russia The L-55 was salvaged by the/from 1917 onwards, however, Russians and taken to the Kron-| showed that they served the inter- stadt base. The official announce-| ests of the bourgeoisie exclusively ment said unidentified skeletons| against the proletariat. The social were found in the inner compart-| democrats declare that we are pro- ments of the submarine. The num- |voking war because we discuss its ber was not given, but it was not/ possibility and warn the workers believed that any of the submar- against it. (Laughter.) Our pro- ine’s complement escaped. gram is against the imperialist war, Planned Attack on Soviet. |for proletarian class unity, against Official information here in Mos-| the capitalists and social democrats cow gave details of what happened | and for socialism. to the L-55 during the Baltic Sea operations after the Armistice. On| June 4, 1919, the fort at Kronstadt | reported a fleet of four English | {tecupme a COMMUNIS Continued from Page ine. . Ab ae Continues Marxism. “Leninism is not an addition to its continuation and Lenin did not intro- Bee. omavine anand exe |duce one atom that was not Marxist i Jinto the theory of the proletarian oo P Revolution. in opposing the re- The Russian destroyers Agart) ¢ormist nonsense concerning ‘Asia- eee Cavill were sent in pursuit, |tic Communism, we declare that Shots were fired at the periscope.|jeninism 1s tne most orthoaox An explosion followed and the sub-| | Marxism. pe syeented ne more. “it is impossible to deal in this The war department announced it was studying the rusted hulk to determine the conditions under which the L-55 sank. speech with all the problems dis- |eussed in the commission, but Sul- tansade’s attacks regarding finance capilal must be answered. Suitan- saue thinks he is attacking Hulterd- ing, but in reality he 1s attacking | tal. “With regard to the problem of ultra-imperialism, 1 woul be wrong lo deny entirely the possibu- ity or @ Woria-wide trust. however, its affirmation 1s only poussivie when the class struggie 13. 4gnored. Ultxa-imperialism.1s impossioie in UNION AID URGED .. Jeng Tells of of Nanking Anti-Labor Tactics : racuce. By supporting une League m Page On P fi gnlega Trem Ee ne *h yr. | OF Nations, the social democrats are aie Pictures of Chinese worker-|/ghting tor ultra-1mpeniaiism. “The draft program stresses the parasitic sides oi. capitalism, these parasitic sides, however, are not de- cisive. Capitatism will not coliapse in consequence of parasitism but as leaders, decapitated, lying in pools of blood; pictures of militant, hang- ing from posts, their bodies horribly mutilated by the reactionary forces all these show the need for aid more eloquently than mere words can. a result of the intensification ot These conditions form the text of contradictions leading to contlicts. a letter from Sou Chao Jeng, chair-|Qur program must deal in detail man of the All-China Federation of Labor Unions, which last night was issued in pamphlet form by the Committee to Aid the Chinese Trade Unions, from its office at 96 Fifth Ave., room 314. The letter, which appeals to workers all over the world to come to the aid of their Chinese comrades, reads, in part, as follows: “Again and again, from the deep underground into which we have been driven by the united counter-| reyolution of the Chinese capitalist landlords and militarists, and the imperialist robbers, we address to you our ardent appeal for aid. “We realize that all measures will be taken by our government and your to prevent our groans and cries of anguish from reaching you. They understand that you would not be likely to look on calmly at thé pain and suffering of your Chinese brothers. We know that this appeal will also reach you with considerably delay and great diffi- culty. “We have been cruelly deceived by: our bourgeoisie; having disposed of the northern militarists with our aig, having captured the Yangtze with this in order to refute the so- cial democratic idea of an organ- ized, non-anarchist capitalism. ‘Ihe social roots of reformism have var- ied bases. The aristocracy of labor is not explained simply by colonial surplus profits but also by the capi- talist differential profit, for exam- ple: when a highly developed coun- try, like the United States, can ex- ploit backward countries on the ba- sis of a simple commodity exchange. “The United States pockets’ the best part of the world’s surplus pro- fit today, hence the American prole- tariat is the most conservative in the world “The decline of British capitalism resulted in the decline of the in- fluence of the reformists. The peculiarity of imperialism is that it first lays the basis for the social imperialist ideology and afterwards smashes that basis by intensifica- tion of its own contiadictions. Fascism. “The discussion on fascism showed two extreme divergences; first there is a tendency to describe all attacks on the workers as fascism; second there is the declaration that fascism ion, having occupied Shanghai is impossible in highly developed Hankow, they decided to put countries. The truth, however, is anjend to us. They betrayed the that fascism is a special form of reaction characterized by the utili- zation of the petty bourgeois pea- sant masses appearing at a certain stage of capitalist decline. There- fore there is no fascism in the | United States and only the begin- nings of it in Great Britain. “Regarding the relations of the social demoeracy with fascism: un- doubtedly the former is developing towards social fascism, but there are only tendencies and not a finished process. Fascism and social demo- eracy must not be identified. Land Nationalization, “Regarding the question of na- tionalization of land, Renaud Jean has discovered a contradiction be- tween the non-immediate nationali- zation of all land and the immediate prohibition of sale and purchase of common struggle of the Chinese people and offered their services to your governments, and together with them they have been destroy- ing and drowning in rivers of blood the! workers’ and peasants’ move- ment during these last fifteen months. “We are firmly convinced that you will come to our aid and that you will help us in our struggle for tight, life and liberty, against the entire counter-revolutionary . bour- geoisie. “We rely upon your fraternal solidarity and your fraternal aid, The cup of patience of the Chinese people is becoming filled. The Chi- nese peasantry is rising again, while the soldiers refuse to take up arms against the people and go over to the side of the toilers. “Help us in our struggle and 700 POLICEMEN FOR SMITH. ALBANY.—There will be 700 policemen on hand during Gov. Smith’s notification ceremonies next Wednesilay evening to keep order, the menace of a new world war.” The appeal .is signed by Sou | Chao Jeng, chairman of the All-| China Federation of Labor Unions, | direct traffic and enlighten visitors Funds for the relief of the Chinese | | Details of state troopers will be dis- workers should be sent immediately | | patched here from all parts of the the city bureau of streets to be wvorn as deptuy sheriffs. ‘Dunn secretary, at 96 Fifth Ave. a14. \ T DeArT JAPAN WORKERS PROGRAM APPROVED URGE SOLIDARITY land. Actually no such contradic- tion exists. The proletarian revolu-| tion cannot afford to make enemies Ask All to Support the of the peasants by immediately : . r nationalizing all land and it pro-| Chinese Revolution tects the peasants from speculators by prohibiting the sale and purchase; Pointing out that the workers and of land. The rich estates will be ex-| Peasants of Japan have no quarrél propriated, the peasant farms will| with the workers and peasants of not be. The latest investigations of| China, the Japanese Workers’ As- Riasanov show that Marx had the| sociation, through its affiliations in same opinion on the peasant ques-| numerous cities in America, has tion as Lenin. distributed a leaflet printed in Chi- “Regarding the questions of war| nese declaring solidarity with the Communism and NEP, Varga’s| oppressed Chinese masses. attitude results from the fact that he underestimates the serious mis- takes of the Hungarian Communist Party during its dictatorship. The proletarian dictatorship in Hungary gave the peasants nothing and an- tagonized them by reouisitions and leaving landholders behind on their estates as specialists. The dictator-| ship also antagonized the petty bourgeoisie by threatening to shoot tradesmen who opened their shops. A recent article of Varga’s declared that even if the leaders of the Hun- garian proletarian dictatorship had made no mistakes, defeat would haye been inevitable from the given circumstances. This represents a serious underestimation of the errors and here in America! Let us work of the Hungarian Communist Party.| together for the success of the Chi- In consequence of its attitude to the| nese workers’ and peasants’ revolu- Rephantry au eee hadnt Pea tion in order to emancipate you aaseecniien ji fanlarite ue te from the yoke of foreign imperial- population, If the dictatorship had, i™ from the brutal clutches of war : ’ lords and landlords, and in order “The Tanaka government in Ja- pan represents the landlord and big capitalist elements,” the leaflet de- clares. “These are the elements that have t additional troops to Shantung with the real purpose of crushing the workers and peasants revolution in China. And these same elements grind the energy and (| flesh of Japanese workers and peas- ants into bloody profits.” Pledging support to the mighty Chinese revolution, the leaflet fur- ther states: “Fellow Chinese workers! We extend our hands to you. Let us! unite our forces in China, in Japan, iven the peasants s i i 4 s 4 peasants something, it) 1, emancipate us from the exploi- could have found a means of de-|{0, emancipate us from the explol. moralizing the oppgsing armies Ye ink SEP ADS, EAREE PE ee which were, largely composed of | “@P!2lists. peasants. Nevertheless the proba- bility exists that in the first stage of the dictatorship of the proletariat war Communism will be adopted. Sat SY os “Some comrades are of the opinion that highly developed countries may skip over the NEP and refer to a remark of Lenin’s. Lenin did make some such remark, but at the third congress he referred to Britain as the only possible exception. Lenin also approved the draft program at the fourth congress. It is unthink- able that Lenin would have per- mitted a serious error in the NEP policy to pass without criticism,” Downtown Conference of Workers Clubs on Party Election Drive Many downtown workers’ clube: sick and death benefit societies and’ fraternal organizations are expected to participate in the Downtown Election Campaign Conference which will be held Friday, Aug. 24, at 60 St. Marks Place. The. conference, which, according to report made by A. Milgrom, who is handling the election campaign for the Workers (Communist) Par- ty in that section, will be repre- sentative of many nationalities and many trades, will elect a function- ing Executive Committee to active- ly further the election campaign of the candidates of their own class. Conerete help will be given by the workers of these clubs in the gath- ering of signatures as well as in the INTEREST RISES IN ‘DAILY’ AFFAIR Sunday Carnival Will collection of the necessary cam-| Draw Thousands pelen tuna: | Continued from Page One All workers’ grganizations are, urged to elect two delegates each to| hall combat. The game is expecte: ¢ pected represent them at the conference. | | to settle once and for all the much disputed question of intellectual su- premacy in the field of proletarian journalism. Though the two staffs are keeping their line-ups secret, a persistent rumor is that Robert Minor, editor of the Daily Worker, will pitch for his team. In order to make sure that the game will be fair, Benjamin Gitlow, Communist candidate for vice-presi- dent, has been secured as umpire. Gitlow has announced that he will be ready to substitute for any player who is injured in the battle, Other Events, SCAB BOSS IN STEAL. PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 16 (FP). —Louis Taback, non-union silk boss, will spend the next 12 months in Atlanta penitentiary. He coun- | selled owners of the Franklin Silk| Mills to secrete $25,000 of silk, | throw their company into bankrupt- | cy and then cash in on the hidden| silk. With him go three other non-| union bosses, It is Taback’s second offense, | Besides the baseball game, there ae a | will also be an exhibition soccer organizations of the Labor Sports The Vege-Tarry Inn “GRINE KRETCHME” BEST VEGETARIAN FOOD MODERN PROVEMENTS ! DIRECTIONS: Take ferries at 234 |) 8t., Christopher St. Barclay St. or Hildson Tubes to Hoboken, Lacka- wanna Rallroad to Berkeley Heights, N, J. BEKKt xy HEIGHTS NEW JERSEY Phone, Fanwood 7463 R 1, Union and an athletic exhibition by the Finnish Athletie Club, Many other numbers are being planned, including a Russian hour, with tea served in samovars, open- air dancing and target practice in a shooting gallery. Tickets are 35 cents and are on sale at the office of the Daily Worker, 26-28 Union Suare. The Soviet Unien Is the Fatherland of the expleited and oppressed of all lands. Defend the Soviet Union against its imper- ialist enemies by rallying around the program of the Workers (Communist) Party, by supporting its candi- dates in the elections, and by helping to organize the masses for Communism, Vote Communism! Join the Workers Party. Read the Daily Worker. | mated Imperialist Ship = rears: for Antarctic GOVERNMENT BOWS TO JAPAN New Note Is Sent to| Tanaka Regime TOKIO, Aug. 16 (UP).—The sit- | uation between Japan and the Chi- | nese Nationalist government was cleared somewhat today when China indicated her willingness to | withdraw her abrogation of the com- mercial treaty with Tokio. The Chinese minister called at the foreign office and announced his government’s attitude. He inti- that the nationalists were willing to proceed with revision of) the treaty. ee oe Send Second Note. SHANGHAI, Aug. *6.-—A second | note has been sent to the Tokio gov- | | ernment by the Nanking regime | concerning the commercial ately | with Japan and the question of Manchuria. Although the note has is being provisioned. goo si | The vessel which is to carry Commander Richard Burd on his trip to the Antarctic has been towed to a pier in Hoboken, N. J., where it This latest stunt of the American imperialists | is actively backed by the Ford automobile interests, Above, the ship, not been published, the sentiment among Nanking officials seems to be a strong one against Japanese intervention in the proposed Man- | churian-Nanking alliance. ree eee POWER GANG T0 To Organize Army and Navy. SHANGHAI, Aug. 16.—The fifth “POOL” PROFITS | plenary session of the Kuomintang, | which has been meeting in Nanking, ‘New England Firms was adjourned today after having | Announce Plans decided to reorganize the army by | compulsory conscription, to reorgan- | ee ize the navy on an efficient basis| BOSTON, Aug. 16 (UP).—A huge and naming a.new political commit- |New England power pool may re- tee which consists of Feng Yuh- siang, Yen Hsu-shan and C. Wang. sult from a plan being: considered by the New England Power Asso- ciation and the Edison Electric II- Postpone Needle Trade. luminating Company of Boston. Of- ficials of the power association ElectionDemonstration |... today that the proposal Until the %th of Aug. would be submitted to the director- The mass meeting and election ates of Boston organizations in the demonstration of the needle trades | immediate future. workers in New York, scheduled at | It includes the New Efgland Pow- first to be held on August 15, has | Company, River been postponed 2 an bene TAS oe a | Power Company of New Hampshire, The masses of neddle trades work-| Rhode Island Power Transmission ers. who have had a taste of their |Company, Rhode Island Public capitalist bosses’ brand of "democ- | Service Company, Bellows Falls racy,” will endorse the working | class candidacy of William Z. Fos. | Power Company, Lawrence Gas and ter for president. of Benjamin Git- | Electric Company, Grafton County low for vice-president. and the other | Electric Company, and the Lowell candidates of the Workers (Com- | plectrie Light Corporation. WBE AY, The Edison Electric Company Among the speakers at the mass yt . ‘ actin Wil ng Benjamin Gitlow, | S¢TVes 38 cities and towns, including It also sells electricity in Charles Zimmerman and well known | Boston. needle workers. Rose Wortis wil] | bulk to 10 other light and power | Preside. ‘companies and municipalities. jer Connecticut REFORMIST WAR SCHEMES FLAYED |German Reds Demand Referendum BERLIN, Aug. 16.—The intention of the Social- Democratic controlled | cabinet to continue with the naval building program to the limit pro-| vided by the treaty of Versailles, in| spite of its expressed admiration of | the Kellogg pact, has roused much comment and criticism from con- servatives and liberals alike, which| may lead to a crisis for the cabinet of Dr. Meuller, The conservatives point out that inspite of the election promises of the reformists, the socialist cabinet is continuing military and naval preparations. One armored cruiser, costing $20,000,000 has already been| built, and five others of the same size will be built. In order to meet the reformist criticism in its own ranks the Social Democatic Party is calling a con- ference for Saturday in which the best means of meeting the criticism land organizing a strong coalition will be discussed. Every new reader. of The DAILY WORKER is a potential soldier in the coming battles of ' the workers. NEGRO PREJUDICE |S ASSAILED AT BIG MEETING Speakers Attack Judge | for Discrimination | At the meeting called by the Boro | Civic Association of Brooklyn at |1658 Fulton Street to protest against the anti-Negro attitude of | the judge at the recent trial of Mrs. | De Luea, Henry Roseman and Ben Licht of the American Labor Negro | Congress were warmly received by | the audience when they called for |solidarity of the Negro and white workers against exploitation. | The speakers pointed out that at | the trial of Mrs. De Luca, a white | woman, the judge declared that she had no business to live among Ne- groes, since it is impossible for white and colored people to live to- | gether. When the lawyer, Mr, Ser- | rio, doubted the word of the pro- hibition agent the judge -declared, “In my section of the country had you made any such accusation against an officer of the law he Mis smash you before you got out |of the courtroom, or if he had suf- ficient self control to wait until he got outside, he would have taken | personal vengeance upon you re- | gardless of consequences.” Roseman and Licht explained the | policy of the Negro Labor Congress ‘which was aimed at the wiping out of all exploitation. A resolution, | providing for a meeting of all Ne- gro organiations in the near future | was passed, Section 1 to Mobilize Sunday for Wind-up of ‘Signature Campaign Section 1, downtown, will make a | grand-stand bid for the coveted |banner to be awarded to the section which first succeeds in getting the number of signatures required to put the candidate of the Workers (Communist) Party on the ballot in any one assembly district. | | The downtown section will con- centrate its efforts in a final drive in the Eighth Assembly District, Manhattan, in which only 200 sig- natures more are needed to put Louis Hendin on the ballot for as- sembly. The Eighth Assembly Dis- trict also forms a large part of the Fourteenth Congressional Dis- trict, in which Alexander Trachten- berg is the Communist candidate for congress. Admission, 35c Tickets on Sale at Daily Worker, 26-28 Union Sq., New York City Games, Contests, Open Air Dancing, Athletics, Mass ONE BIG DAY of Sports, Amusements and Fun Daily Worker | International Costume Carnival Sunday, August 19 Pleasant Bay Park Directions: E. 180th St, Subway to 177th St., then take Unionport car to end of line—Free buses to park SSeS SSS SSS SSS errr eee —