The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 18, 1928, Page 3

pee THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AU GUST 18, 1928. Page Three German TO CARRY ISSUE TO WORKERS FOR _ CONDEMNATION War Preparation Raises Protest Storm BERLIN, Aug. 17.—The Com- munist Party of Germany has met! the treachery of the social demo- eratic vote for the battleship appro- priation with demand for a national referendum on the“issue. The action of the Communist Party has brought vividly before millions of German workers the policy of treason to which the so- cial democratic leaders stooped in order to win the support of the Catholic and People’s Parties. The vote for the battleship ap- propriation, following the pacifist Phrases which played so large a part in the electoral success of the social democrats, has raised a storm of protest from one end of the coun try to the other. It is believed that the Communist Party will have no difficulty in mobilizing the ten per- cent of the electorate which ‘is nec- essary to approve the referendum. The revulsion which has swept over the country in respect to the social democratic party is unprece- dented. Crowds of workers pass the social democratic headquarters boo- ing and shouting, “What about the battleship appropriation and food for the children.” The latter refers to the slogan, “Food for the chil- dren, but not a cent for armament” with which the social rode into power. GITLOW QUIZZES SMITH ON SAGCO Sends Letter Asking Stand on Murders Continued from Page One the anniversary of Sacco and Van- zetti, not only raising anew thei mighty ‘protest against judicial frame-up and murder, but also us- ing the occasion to develop a migh- ty movement against United States imperialism. “Honorable Mr. Alfred E. Smith, T know that you as Governor of New York State did not ever raise a whisper in behalf of Sacco and Van- zetti in order to prevent their exe- cution, I nevertheless challenge you in your acceptance speech, which you! will deliver 6n August 22, the anniversary day of the Sacco and | Vanzetti execution, to speak on the Sacco and Vanzetti case and to reg- ister your disapproval of that out-| rageous legal extermination of the lives of two brave, innocent, loyal members of the working class. “Tt may be difficult for you to do so, since your presidential aspira- tions are in the hands of one of the leading figures of Wall Street, Mr. Raskob, former financial head of democrats The liberation of Max Hoeltz government by the pressure of t triumphs of the working class. This photograph of Hoeltz was taken shortly after his arrival in Berlin Greet Max Hoeltz on Arrival From Jail | from jail wrung from the German he German masses, is one of the | jrom the Sonneburg Jail. ANTHRACITE IN ELECTION RALLY Gitlow to Speak Wilkes-Barre WILKES BARRE, Pa., Aug. 16.— The Workers (Communist) Party, anthracite subdistrict, wil open the Party presidential election campaign here on September 1, with a red let- | ter day. In-connection with the same a picnic, which will be addressed by Benjamin Gitlow, vice-presidential candidate on the Party ticket, wil! be held on the same date at Sans Souci Park. Great interest is being shown by workers and by sympathizers of the |Communist Party in the mass cam- paign pienic. For this reason it is ‘expected that the rally will be a ihuge success. The Party will make special efforts to prove to the hard- coal miners that they will aid them in all their struggles. An endorsement conference of la- bor organizations of the Party pro- gram will be held here on August 26th. At this conference an enlarged | campaign committee will be elected ‘to direct the open-air meetings, ‘leaflet distributions and other cam- | paign efforts to reach the hard-coal miners. in ‘Workers Party Urges Women to Take Part in Sacco-Vanzetti Meet The committee for work among women of the Workers (Commu- nist) Party, District 2, in a state- ment issued yesterday calls upon all working women and workers’ wives General Motors, one of the great to participate in the Sacco and Van- super-trusts of the United States. | zetti memorial demonstration to be) Controlled by Big Business. held in Union Square, at 5 p. m.) “I doubt whether you will be August 22. able to divorce yourself from the “The working women must re- control of Wall Street, from big member,” the statement says, “that business, which you have again and the Sacco and Vanzetti murder was again promised to serve loyally, if/ not the first black deed perpetrated elected president of the United|on the working class in America, States, and give some expression of | and will not be the last. They must protest against the execution of in-| realize that the murderous hand of | nocent workers because of their ac-| capitalism will always reach out to! tivity on behalf of labor and their! destroy the truest leaders of the devotion to the working class. | workers. Only organization and! “I know also, Mr. Smith, that | solidarity among the workers and | your Tammany Hall administration working women can make the mur- | in the state and city has neyer been derous hand of capitalism power- friendly to the workers, The bru- | Jess,” tality of the police in strikes, the partiality of Tammany Hall judges, the injunctions issued against strik- ing workers all attest to your loyal- ty to the capitalist interests’ who are now supporting your campaign for election to the presidency of the | vision of the constitution, which in| United States: beh particulars would emulate the _“The Workers Party and its can- United States constitutional pro- didates, Mr. Smith, will not remain | visions, is contemplated by the gov- silent on the anniversary of Sacco | ernment, it was learned reliably to- and Vanzetti. They will appear at | night, Will Increase Power of Fascist Pilsudski WARSAW, Aug. 17 (UP).—A re- TEXTILE STRIKE - PIGNIG SUNDAY To Show Passaic Strike | Film to Workers | | NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 17.—Thousands of workers from New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, | Fairhaven, Dartmouth and neigh-| boring towns are expected to at- tend the Workers’ International Re- lief picnic to be held tomorrow at Sylvan's Grove, Auschnet Avenue, for the benefit of the 30,000 strik- ing, textile workers of New Bed- | ford. . The program is one of the most extensive ever arranged for a pic-| nic in this city. As the main fea- ture the seven reel motion picture of the Passaic textile strike of two years ago will be shown in the open air. The day by day struggle on the picket line will be shown on| the silver screen. | The program will also include a} large sports tournament, games, | | speeches, a strikers’ orchestra And | refreshments. | | Arrangements have been | made) with the local traction company to! have special cars leave the Center| |and Baylies Square at 9:10 and 11/ a.m. The picnic will continue until | ;10 p,m. i | * * * } NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 17.—| | Jeannette Pearl, labor organizer, | formerly field organizer of the Na- tional Council for the Protection of Foreign Born Workers, is now tour- | | ing the state of Connecticut to raise |funds for the relief of/the striking | textile workers of New Bedford. She is working under the direction | |of the Workers’ International Re- lief. A milk tag day will be held here August 25. This is the first of many: activities that Miss Pearl will conduct for the striking workers of New Bedford. Philadelphia Workers Arrange Huge Election Picnic for September 3 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.—The Daily Worker - Freiheit carnival, scheduled for August 26 at Maple Grove Park, gives promise of be- ing second only to the Labor Day features that will round out a day of proletarian fun. There will be a soccer game be- tween New York Freiheit soccer team and a picked Philadelphia soc- cer team. For the young workers a fine or- chestra will play in the dance pavilion. > Other attractions will be the park amusements, the swings, ten pins, on the sidelines. All workers present may have cool, sweet watermelon, sodas, sand- iches of all kinds, ice cream and a variety of home-made cakes. Communists Demand Referendum on Social AUTOMOBILE-NEW GIANT By BEN LIFSCHITZ One of the most important ac complishments in the production of ears is the gradual shortening of the production cycle. The cycle of Ford manufacture begins in the iron and coal mines, follows Ford owned transportation routes and includes the conversion and fabrication of the materials until completed Ford products are placed in the hands of the cus- tomer. During, the period of business de- pression in 1920, the Ford produc- tion cycle was cut from 21 to 14 days. It has been now further re- duced to approximately 52 hours. Of these 52-hours, 15 are consumed | in shipping and handling. Even this record-breaking cycle is often short- ened, The Ford. Motor Company em- ploys approximately 150,000 men in the U. S. and about 8,000 abroad, exclusive of Canada. The Ford Motor Company is pro- ducing passenger cars, Fordson tractors and the Lincoln motor car, which it acquired in 1920. 2. General Motors Corporation. The General Motors Corporation was incorporated October, 1916, succeeding the General Motors Com- pany, which was organized Septem- ber, 1908, General Motors does not produce all of the raw material used for the manufacture of its cars. However, the production fagilities of the car manufactring aiiions have been materially expafded. They were gradually adding units and sub- sidiaries one after another. During 1924 the Corporation manufactured approximately one ear in every six produced in the United States and Canada. In 1925 this was increased to one car in every five. what better than one car in every four was made and in the year 1927 the Corporation produced 44 cars out of every 100 or a little less than one out of every two. In 1926 a gain to some- | The sales of | |Lareest Industry Drives to World War [resources of about $175,000,000 working capital of 80,000,000 dol- lars, capacity for 700,000 cars and trucks annually. This company will employ 12,000 dealers with a gross business of $500,000,000 a year and potential earning power from 40 to 50 million dollars a year. It will have 35,000 employees. Have We Reached the Saturation | Point in the Automobile Industry? When we examine anmual produc- | tion and wholesale value of the au- tomobile industry in the post-war | period, 1919-1926, we see (with the |exception of 1921, 1924 and 1927) a | steady trend upward. | Annual Production and Wholesale Value: Year Cars and Wholesale Trucks Value |1919 ..... 1,974,016 $1,885,112,546 11920 ..... 2,204,947 2,239,420,323 }1921 .. l1922 . 11928 .. 3,606,8 + 4,3. 2,700,705,743 1921 was a year of in- dustrial crisis, 1924 and 1927 were |years of partial industrial depres- sion, These figures indicate fact that the automobile fluctuates activity. However, we must note the up- ward trend in the direction of the motor truck and motor bus which will make up for some of the down- ward trend in the production of passenger cars, also the fact, that the “captains of industry” are work- ing very hard to expand their ex- port trade, as shown by the last re- port of the General Motors. Taking all facts into considera- tion, we can say that the automobile industry has not reached the bot- tom of production, but it is un- doubtedly approaching the satura- tion point. Three factors are working in that direction: the industry with general industrial Democra tic Nav ") Significant Trends in Auto Industry (Thousands) "py |4200 3900 3600 3300 3 2700 2400 1800 WQS 1914 1918— 1919 1920 | 41500 1200 900 4 300 on 1922 "1925, 1926 “19231926 MARINES PATROL PROPAGANDA FOR FRENCH COLONY Officials Killed in Guiana Six PARIS, Aug. 17.—French ma- rines rusled from Martinique are attempting to crush by force the disturbances which have broken out in French Guiana, following the suspicious death of Jean Galmot, a prominent political figure in the colony, according to dispatches from Cayenne, the capital. The disturbances are alleged to have resulted in the death of six] government officials. Following the announcement of the results of a coroner’s inquest that Galmot had died of poisoning, crowds gathered in front of the houses of various government of- ficials demanding their lives. The smouldering discontent and French misgovernment of the col- ony has found outlet in the attack on the officials which the marines are having difficulty in suppressing. Brutal reprisals are expected on the part of the government. Plans for Huge New the Corporation during the year| 1. The general condition of Ameri: Bank are Under Way under review represented by far a|can industries, such as mining, tex-| greater aggregate value and a | tile, shoe, already undergoing a Plans for the organization of a greater number of total units than) slump. Stiffening competition from | $50,000,000 bank are being made, those of any manufacturer in the world. The following tabulation shows | employment here numbering about | |has already resulted in great un- other automobile|the European international trusts| according to widely circulated re- ports. Among the probable members of the sales of General Motors cars by four million. This, the figures have|the board of directors are John J. mately the number of cars produced in the years: 1920 393,075 1921 214,799 1923 798,555 1924 587,341 1925 835,902 1926 1,234,850 The year 1927 resulted in still a new record for General Motors. There were manufactured and sold at retail to users at home and abroad, through branches, distribu- tors and dealers, 1,554,577 cars. This exceeded the previous record year, 1926, by 338,751 cars or an in- crease of 27.9 per cent. It. is par- ticularly interesting to note at this point that due \to unusual circum- stances prevailing during the year under review the total production | marked effect on the automobile in- | dustry. 2. Sharpened’ competition in the jautomobile industry from abroad, | especially from British manufactur- ers. The British automobile indus- try has launched an intensive cam- paign to hold its own against an ex- fpected new offensive from American |automobile manufacturers. “Buy | British cars and be proud of it,” is |the slogan credited with having put the home industry on its feet, but | coupled with this is the 33 1-3 per cent. import duty on foreign cars and the one pound sterling annual tax per horsepower. This latter | weapon undoubtedly put a crimp in | American sales, as the annual tax |on a Ford, for instance, amounts to more than a hundred dollars. red rally, in extent and variety of| ete. Running contests will be staged | all Sacco and Vanzetti anniversary | demonstrations, because the Work- | ers Party is the champion of the workers and not of Wall Street. The changes, vesting greater pow- er in the president, probably will be | presented to the Sejm (parliament) | in the form of a bill. Gitlow to Address Meets. | It was understood that the bill| ee: “I will speak at Sacco-Vanzetti definitely will be drafted after con-| memorial demonstrations that will | ferences which General Pilsudski is be held on August 22. I will do) scheduled to hold with party lead-| whatever I can, as vice presidential ers prior to his vacation in South- candidate of the Workers (Commu-|ern Rumania. Pilsudski will leave nist) Party, to use the anniversary here August 25. of Sacco and Vanzetti’s execution | to arouse the hatred of the masses Fs . to the vile system of capitalist Jersey Functionaries frame-up and murder of innocent) Of Party and League workers, and to mobilize them Ke) Will Meet Tomorrow fight to end it. | “Governor Smith, will you in your | acceptance speech present your, NEWARK, N. J:, Aug. 17.—The views of Sacco and Vanzetti? I 8eitprop department of District 2, challenge you again to do so. The | Workers (Communist) Party, to- ai Fi |gether with the agitprop depart- workers and farmers are intensely | i te interested. They would like to hear | ment of the Young Workers League i yh have totes) is calling a snecial conference of what you have to say you have ll Party and League speakers, or- Maal hen: thi i Lusi \ganizers and other functionaries of ¢ . . m. e confer- politician, a servant of Wall Street, | ence will he held at 93 Mercer St. you favor capitalist frame-ups of | p, Ren‘amin, agitprop director of innocent workers, leading to their | District !!, will report and lead al > execution. “Yours truly, (Signed) “Benjamin Gitlow.” ~@" ‘diseussion on policies and organiza- tional plans in connection..with the | election Il the macnn | To top it all two of the best} | speakers in the revolutionary labor | | movement will speak: Robert Minor and S. Epstein, editors of The Daily Worker and Freiheit, re- spectively. Oil Barons Plan To Boost Prices Continued from Page One any disagreement in principle. “In this case the main point to consider is how best world-wide re- striction can be enforced and how opposing interests in America can be brought into line.” The writer added that he under- stood Cadman was participating in the conversations because Teagle and Deterding were anxious to know whether they would receive the full support of the Anglo-Per- sian Oil Co, in their opposition to the French demand for full exploit- ation of the Turkish Petroleum Company's new and old fields. Every new reader of The DAILY WORKER is a potential soldier in the coming battles of 3. The replacement market :does |not represent 100 per cent, of the | wholesale value. You will note on |the diagram that the replacement is steadily growing, but we must bear in mind that this replacement market is being artificizily stimu- lated and does not represent 100 of passenger cars and trucks for |the United States and Canada de- ‘clined 20.7 per cent., as compared with the previous year. The cor- | poration’s sales, excluding all inter- |company items, amounted to $1,- 269,519,673, an increase of $211,- 366,385 or 20.0 per cent. over the| | dealers to users which is approxi-| shown in recent years, will have a|@8kob, chairman of the democratic national committee and former chairman of the finance committee jof the Morgan-controlled General |Motors Corporation; William F. |Kenny, friend of Governor Smith land members of the Du Pont firm. per cent. of the full wholesale value. All of the automobile con- cerns, especially those of higher| priced cars, are giving quite sub- stantial allowances for the old cars, |sometimes running as high as 26- 30 per cent. The automobile con- |cerns hardly make any use out of these cars. This is er. indirect form of reducing the price in order to stimulate sales. Bladder Evacuation Get the genuine Santal Midy Effective- Harmless} previous year. | - | : | is | | primarily an operating concern own-| | ing the plants, properties and other | assets of its manufacturing opera-| | tions, which are designated in this | list as divisions. It is also a Hold- | Company, owning part ‘or all of! the capital stock of other com- panies connected with its activities. | It produces the following cars: | Buick, Cadillac, and LaSalle, Chev-| |rolet Motor division, including sub- | sidiaries, Oakland and Pontiac, | Oldsmobile. It also produces Yel- low Coaches and Yellow Cabs. It also controls the Fisher Body Cor-| | poration, with 44 plants, in all im- | portant centers of the United States and Canada; Fleetwood Body Cor- poration; Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, the National Plate Glass Company and Fisher Lumber Cor- poration. It also controls a number of accessory plants where acces- sories and parts are made. The General Motors also maintain a number of assembly plants in all important centers of the world. Very material, expansion took | place during the year in the Cor-| poration’s business in all overseas | ‘countries. The Corporation's over, seas sales aggregated 193,830 cars | and trucks in 1927. This execeded | the previous record year, 1926, by | | 75,039 cars, an increase of 63.2 per) cent. During the year additional assembly plants have been added at Osaka, Japan, Batavia, Java; and | Stockholm, Sweden. At the present | time, a total of 20 assembly plants | and warehouses are in operation, as | indicated by the list shown on page, 28, and more than 13,000 employes are engaged in the corporation’s General Motors Corporation | Election and leaflets carrying class struggle to all ploited farmers of the Workers (Communist) to this coupon for 10 Mail This Coupon Comrades: Enclosed find $1.00 for Party. which I shall distribute amon; overseas activities, | NAME .........00005 rane Number of employees, | The General Motors Corporation | ADDRESS : now employ over 175,000, A crry Rua Neate 3. Chrysler-Dodge. The enlarged merged company will rank, as the third largest motor enterprise in the world, having total ,, | Help us flood the country with pamphlets election campaign yet undertaken by the Every class-conscious worker is invited to co-operate in this task. page Party Platform, and we will contribute a quantity of pamphlets and leaflets to be distributed by you FREE OF CHARGE. NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, 43 E. 125th St., New York City. newly published platform of the Workers (Communist) Also send me an allotment of literature FREE, Notice the message of the the workers and ex- country in the biggest Party. Attach One Dollar copies of the new 64 NOW to The which send me 10 copies of ig my shop mates and friends: WAR IN ENGLAND British Planes Prepare Atmosphere LONDON, Aug. 17.—The fake air battle in which 350 army planes participated has come to a close, after demonstrating to the inhabi- tants of London the horrors of the next war and the readiness of Britain’s army and navy depart- ments to fight. Maneuvering about in the air, squadrons of British planes, sup- posed to be the force of some “east- ern power” dropped fake bombs on London, which if real would have wiped out the population of the city. The daily press rang with praise of the maneuvers and tried in every way possible to arousé the people into enthusiasm for war. The decision was given to the “eastern power” with a warning that unless England “prepare” it stands in danger of being conquer- ed. In the meantime naval and air- | plane construction continues. Worker Near Death in Eleven-Story Fall After an eleven-story fall from a scaffolding, at 228 West 48th St. yesterday, George Hathmaker, a building worker, of 121 West 62nd St., was still alive last night in Bellevue Hospital. Suffering from internal injuries and a possible skull fracture, his condition was considered extremely serious. Who wins when you read your bosses’ paper? Appropriation LEAGUE QUITE MUM ON QUERY OF COSTA RICA No “Interpretation” of Monroe Doctrine GENEVA, Aug. 17.—Twenty- |four hours of “hard thinking and discussing” have brought no fur- ther solution of Costa Rica's de- mand for a league interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine than the sug- gestion that no interpretation at all will be forthcoming. A prominent British member of the league’s political section yester- day stated it as possible that “con- tinued agitation of this matter by the Latin-American delegates to the over a considerable period may induce the United States itself to promulgate an in- tery But this is all, he intimated, which can assemb! of time tation clearly definite.” happen. The most that is expected is that President Francisco Urrutia, of jombia, will be instructed to send Josta Rica an answer without re- ferring it to the council. In that event the matter will be. considered closed. LITHUANIA AND POLAND CLASH Disagree Over Place for Confab WARSAW, Aug. 17.—The Polish government received a note from the Lithuanian government reject- ing the proposal to hold a confer- ence on the boundary dispute at Geneva on August 30, and insisting on holding the conference, as orig- inally planned, at Koenigsberg be- tween August 16 and August 20. The reason given by President Valdemaras was that the shorthess of the time at Geneva would pre- clude a satisfactory conference. It is generally believed that the Polish government is anxious to hold the conference under the juris- diction of the League of Nations, or at a time when its influence could be exerted, since it is confident that | such a decision would be favorable to itself. $1 The Sacco-Vanzetti Books on Sacco and Vanzetti The Cast of Sacco and Vanzetti By FELIX FRANKFURTER $1.00 Saceo and Vanzetti Cartoon-Book By FRED ELLIS 25 cents Saceo and Vanzetti: Labor’s Martyrs By MAX SHACHTMAN 25 cents The Life and Death of Sacco and Vanzetti By EUGENE LYONS 50 25 cents ALL THE ABOVE CAN BE SECURED FROM WORKERS LIBRARY PUBLISHERS 43 EAST 125th STREET, NEW YORK CITY Anthology of Verse 1928 8 The Presidential Election and The Workers By JAY LOVESTONE 20 cents The secretary of the Workers (Communist) Party analyzes the economic and political baekground for the presidential elections. The role of the major parties in the campaign. 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