The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 12, 1930, Page 6

Published by the Comprodafly Publishing Co., Inc., Gafly, except Sunday, at 26-28 Union “DAIWORK.” Square, New York City, Address and mail all chec’ Y. Telephone Stuyvesant 1696-7-8. Cable: the Daily Worker, 26-28 Union Square, New York, Daily a N.Y. Central Organ ot the Commu: [IMPERIAL VALLEY CRIMINAL Worker ul the 1, S$. A. tra and foreizn, w 3 SUBSCRIPTION RATES? Ry mail everywhere: One year $6; six months $3; Maehetian and Bronx. New York City two months $1} excepting Boroughs ‘of hich are: One year $8; six months $4.50 rage SYNDICALISM CASE ial Valley, Calif ‘ged with violation of calism Act is the California of Syndi- n dormant (1919 to t Labor t Party and the Trade In both periods, the p th agains Union Ur attack was these organ agricultural v liberals atte the Criminal the past. F in his pamphlet, of the will never be increased ac- Union U: L ly of th cultural Worke: League in Im ial Valley, th table and growers’ profit Law was taken off active service. The Grand in the present Imperial Va a lurid dime novel, of melodrama. But to understand the sig present renew stop for a Criminal 1924. Du dividuals dismissed witho tried, 164 were 69 profited by Of those co sentence, How y Usually, the all five clauses in teachi or aiding cr justifying or attempt syndicalism; (c) printi material advocating cr organizing or b tion advocating. , and the ju vocating, (b) an orgar and abet: ting criminal syndicalism; (e) acticing or committing any t of criminal syndicalism. Criminal syndicalism is dz ny doe- trine or fr ept advocating, teaching or aid- ing and abetting the commission of crime, sabotage (which word is heret defined as meaning wilful and r cal dam- age or injury to physical , or unlaw- ful acts of force an unlawful methods of terrorism as s of accom- plishing a change in indy ownership or control, or effe al change.” The revival of Imperial Valley is due to the e of the A. W. I. L. and the ( of the A.W.I.L. in the two s and February, the man then, until the mass for it influence ar pino workers American wo: S. growers feared the s of January held since extent, among the and vegetable ect of the April 20th Conference called by the A.W.I.L. in El Cen- tro; they feared its preparation for a_ strike in the canteloupe season which would dim- inish the swollen profits of the companies. The tactic of the fruit and vegetable growers was to diyert the issue from the miserable condi- tions of their field and shed slaves, from the union which was fighting for better conditions, to divert the issue from t and conjure up a picture of fire and the sword, of murder and devastation by the organizers of the A. W. I. L. They arrested the | , and 1 them with preparing a strike for the over- throw of the governme y force and vio- len Three stool pigeons were u from the J. H. Boling Detective Agency, working for the district attorney of El Centro. A Blood and Thunder Dime Novel. The testimony of these three stool pigeons before the Grand Jury reads like a blood and | thunder dime novel. The whole case against the ten defendants is based on purported con- versations of the defendants with one or more of the stool pigeons. There was to be a secret conference, The April.20th Conference was advertised far and wide, but the prosecution is interested in a supposed “secret conference,” | where the “secret” strike plans were to be discussed. The following choice bits are put into the mouths of the defendants: “After the strike is called, if necessary to stop the ship- ment of melons, the fields were to be de- stroyed, the vines pulled up under cover of darkness, a few workers could destroy whole fields, that a bomb or a stick of dynamite thrown into the shed and the shed destroyed, and if they succeed in loading some, we would dynamite the damned trains.” . . . “The » Mexicans and Filipinos were ready for using guns and destroying property.” .. . “The il 14th won | Mexiean and Fili- | shed that was destroyed would not send out any cantaloupes.””. . . “This is another of the damned sheds that ought to be blown sky- ward.” . . . “One of these days we will blow this God-damned jail and City Hall skywards and take these officials and we wouldn’t bother to put them into jail.” . “If neces- we will wipe out whole cities.” Oscar ‘on, national secretary of the A.W.LL., is charged with having asked the stool pigeons for “poisoned dope or tear gas” for use in the ike. The Holy Trinity of stool pigeons af- m that “the purpose of this strike was to overthrow the present capitalistic system of government” and that the mass arrests on April 14th were to prevent “the start of hos- tile activities, when sheds would be destroyed, would be destroyed and human lives i be taken.” And to give local color to this delirious dream, a bridge was blown up in Imperial Valley only recently, and will un- doubtedly be thrown into the evidence against the ten defendants. Going Matthew Woll One Better. y story of Bill Foster bringing into the country a million and a quarter dol- of Russian gold is dished up in improved rial Valley style. A defendant is charged think this is a lot of divide it up in all the different headquarters and districts out of New York, and it is there used, it didn’t amount to v much when it came down to each individual. The black oath! Doesn’t it make a cold shiver run up and down your spine! The black oath! “The oath that new members take when they join the Communist Party.” One stool pigeon didn’t take it, but he knew the other one did. But the other one couldn’t get it all, there was so much talking going on at the time. “It was hard to get the en- > oath, but the gist of the oath is to turn t and overthrow the government, that erent unions, the T.U.U.L., the I-L.D. the Agricultural Workers and so forth were to be used as gun fodder in the revolu- ti That we owe no allegiance to the Amer- ican flag. We are under oaths to the Party to go off and where they see fit to send us regardless of position, financial standing or anything else, The, Party work must go first.” And of course, the flag has to be dragged in, just as in the C. S. cases of 1919 to 1924. Whenever one of the defendants saw an Amer- ican flag anywhere, said the stool-pigeons, he would in true real life immediately mutter: “T would like to tear that goddamned piece of rag down and put a red flag in its place.” The suitcase of a defendant is opened, and lo and behold, a red flag is found there! The prosecutor will wrap himself around the Amer- ican flag, to protect it from the foul villains who would trample its purity in the mud. The T.U.U.L. and the Communist Party are the same thing, say the stool pigeons. ‘lhe T.U.U.L. was a temporary form of organiza- for gathering workers to overthrow the government,” they said. “The T.U.U.L. is af- filiated with the R.I.L.U., the Communist Par- ty of Moscow.” And the Daily Worker and Labor Unity! Horrors! “They call Hoover a liar.” Among the ex which will be used inst the defendants are “Why Every Work- er Should Become a Communist” and the “A. B. G. of Communism.” Far Away, But Yet So Near. The evidence in the Grand Jury Investiga- tion is just one tissue of lies, by a few degen- erates in the employ of the master class. On their imagination, the state will try to convict ten of the most active workers in the state of California. If they succeed, it means spread- | ing of similar cases all over the state of California. What can be expected from the jury? Already in the “impartial” Grand Jury Investigation, a juror, after hearing about Communist pamphlets and newspapers said: “Tt seems to me the government: of the United States, they know all about this literature through the mail, I can’t figure out how the laws of the United States would permit them.” Another juror, referring to the Communist Party headquarters in Los Angeles, asked: “Why don’t they close them up?” Capitalist justice! The Imperial Valley case is not isolated. Over the radio last night, announcement was made of government agents investigating the activities of the Communist Party. The state and government will strive to convict others under the same C. S. Act if they get away with their drive in the Valley. Only mass pres- sure can secure an acquital in the Imperial Valley case. Because it signifies the revival of the criminal syndicalist persecutions in Cali- fornia, because of its aim to prevent the or- ganization of the agricultural workers in Im- perial Valley, because it involves colonial work- ers, Mexican, Filipino, as well as Japanese and American, this case is of national importance. The case may be far off geographically from | the rest of the country, but this requires all the more energy for it through the entire country. Workers organizations from all over the U. S. A. should immediately start a move- ment for the release of the workers on trial in Imperial Valley, and send telegrams to the Defendants, Criminal Case, Court House, El | Centro, California. Not Another Sacco-Vanzetti Case By H. M. POWERS. (Written in Atlanta, Ga., Death Cell.) ou Party and the working class is becom- ing more aware of the seriousness and im- | portance of the “Atlanta case.” The comrades involved in the case have been kept completely | levelopments on the outside. | isolated from From what little information we are able to gather it seems that many comrades take this for another Sacco-Vanzetti case. It may be ‘correct to say that this case may turn out to be similar in its consequences. But one must oe add to the confusion that the capitalist + ‘lass and their agents are trying to create. He The Sacco-Vanzetti case took place in a which marked the last stage of capital- ‘post-war offensive against the workers. ‘The working class at that time had not yet _ recovered from the heavy blows of the union- smashing campaigns, etc. The war danger was as immediate. The relations of forces with- n the labor movement were much different what they are today. t » 2. The question of the legality of the Com- munist Party and the revolutionary trade unions was not involved directly. 8. The Negro issue was unknown in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. 4, The official frame-up charge was “mur- der” which for some time helped to fool many workers. Here we are dealing with a different case entirely. 1, This case is taking place in a period when the capitalist system is in a deep crisis. The war danger is more acute than ever. Pre- parations are being made for an armed attack against the Soviet Union, for the defense of which our Party is mobilizing the American working class. Here, unlike the Sacco-Vanzetti case, the epidemic of preachers, liberals, pro- gressives, senators, socialists, and the crowd of humanitarians and vegetarians are all on the side where they properly belong. 2, One of the big issues in this trial is the social, economic and political equality for | Negroes. something which no nartv or gronm His Fat Smile Is sO Not Broad the Growing Cri Te republican party primaries are to tak place in New Jersey on June 17, the can- didates being Dwight W.Morrow, Franklin W Ford, and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, While there are “discontented” elements in the publican party machine, the machine o: tion. is behind Morrow in all countie: Essex, and Morrow, therefore, is the likely winner. Morrow is clearly groomed for presidential catididate in 1932 if the republican party finds it better off to forget about Hoover and his “prosperity,” which is a safe bet. Morrow is known as a “Morgan man,” for years was one of the leadins corporation lawyers for J. P. Morgan company, and from 1914 to 1927 was a member of the Morgan firm. To cover up his tracks better, Morrow “re- signed from Morgan’s bank to become a gov- ernment spokesman as U- S. ambassador to Mexico. For three years he intrigued to out- wit British imperialism and to corrupt the coy but corruptible Mexican bourgeois politicians. And he did a thorough job of it, clearly taking part in the “election” of Ortiz Rubio, whose dependence upon Morrow’s advice is almost | pitiable. A Planter of Fascism. Morrow who caused the It was M government to outlaw the Communist Party of Mexico, to jail and torture the Communists on any excuse or none, And it was Morrow’s influence which got the Mexican government to break off relations with the Soviet Union. No job too dirty with the govern-nent of Ortiz Rubio to do if only Morrow advises it. American investments in Mexico total around $1,500,000,000 and Morrow’s job in Mexico was to see that British investments that total around a billion should be shut out of the control they once exercised on the central gov- ernment. Also, to strengthe~ the forces of repression of the government against the Mex- ican masses in the interests of Wall Street. In short, to establish fascism, which he did. This was not the first victory he won for Yankee imperialism. In 1922 he went to Cuba to see that the interests of the American Cuban ISD Ra Na 0 0 SS Re ea ee of individuals has ever tackled. 3. The charge is not murder, bombing or some other usual frame-up charge, but is, as the Atlanta, Georgian puts it “Arrested for their activity in the Communist Party, six Reds were indicted by the Fulton County Grand Jury on charges which carry the death pen- alty.” The charge is “inciting to insurrection,” and then follows the statement of the Grand Jury as reported in the Atlanta Constitution, “An indiétment against the four Communists charged that they circulated insurrectionary papers as follows: The Daily Worker, Liberat- | or, Out of a Job, by Earl Browder, Read As You Fight, The Trade Unions and Socialist Construction in the U.S.S.R., The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and F. Engels, The Program of the C. I, Labor and Southern Cot- ton Mills by Myra Page, The State and Rev- olution and Revolutionary Lessons by Lenin, :The Program of the T.U.U.L., etc. For these insurrectionary papers one gets from five to twenty years on the chain-gang in the state of Georgia. To all this we add the latest statement of General Solicitor John Boykin, and we will get a complete picture of the meaning of the whole case. He said: “From now on any Communist that enters the state of Georgia will immedi- ately be arrested and charged with insurrec- tion. We have real good laws in Georgia, and the sooner the Communists learn this the bet- ter.” This is a case in which the Communist Par- ty and the working class is on trial. This case places the whole struggle of the Amer- ican working class on a higher stage—on a elase against class hasis. 1 New Jersey were properly cared for. a tyrannical fascist 5 under Machado, e rar ( there, also And he up in sovernm et e Morrow has become an ‘old, suave, eruel— able of corrupting ng a massacre of “politely.” Corporation.” is interested in the erviee Corporation. bright men are its idiari the P.S.C, controlling nearly all business directo empl to over 500,000, after all taxes and depreciation of equipment were deducted. While millions of workers were being thrown jobless on the street (where they still are) in December, 1929, a special dividend was declared and the regu- lar annual dividend was increased. Morrow gets a big share of these profits, and owns cious lawns at Englewood, the children of the workers swelter the slums of Je: h st about $s cam- or other real issue: s the N. J. Employers tion busy with the police persecuting Commu- nist workers for “sedition” because they de- mand “Work or Wages.” But he doesn’t talk about that, confining himself to talking for repeal of the prohibition act—a fake issue the republicans hope to play with. The Communist Candidate. The Communist Party, against this imper- jalist shark, has put up for U. S. Senator, Dozier Will Graham, a Negro worker who dared to lead the unemployed and to fight for the Communist program of social, economic and political equality for Negro and other oppres- sed races. Because he led the workers in strug- gle, the bosses have indicted and are now try- ing Graham for “sedition-” The ‘issue, “class against class” could not be clearer. As a chief supporter for Morrow is, of course, the leading scoundrel of the A. F. of L, in New Jersey, Henry J. Hilfers of Newark, former secretary of the State Federation of Labor. He did his best to break the great Passaic textile strike in 1926. Hilfers was manager of the so-called “Union Labor Mes- senger” of Newark, which runs columns of slobbering praise of the open shop corpora- tions such as the Durant Motors and the Du- pont Chemical firms. A Fine “Labor Leader.” In 1927, Hilfers admitted that while he was secretary of the State Federation of Labor he received over $100,000 from such open shop corporations in the form of “donations” and “complimentary advertisements.” He has been charged with being in the pay of the Public Service company, and newspaper men “in the know” say that Hilfers for many years has received cash from an official of this Morgan corporation. Against this type of “labor raeketeer,” who also broke the strike of the Michelin Rubber Company workers, and against the slick im- perialist diplomat, Dwight W. Morrow, against the capitalist class, the Communist Party— class against class— puts up the allegedly “seditious” Negro worker and asks the sup- port of the workers of New Jersey for the platform of the Communist Party- Demand the release of Fos-' ter, Minor, Amter and Ray- mond, in prison for fighti: for unemployment insurance T.U.UL. PREPARATIONS FOR FIFTH R.LL.U. CONGRESS PON the basis of reports so far made to National Office of the Trade nion Unity League, the following report can be made of the preparations for the 5th Congress, as con- ducted by the National Industrial Unions, Na- tional Industrial Leagues, districts of the Trade Union Unity League. National Miners Unio The National Miners Union |} conducted its campaign during sectional conferences and { conventions. At these conferences and con- ventions, the RILU and the nomination of candidates for the 5th Congr: of the RILU has been one of the principal points on the order of business. Western Pennsylvania Convention At the Western Pennsylvania convention of the NMU there were 70 delegates from 30 ines, representing 15,000 mine The con- vention nominated 8 candidates—4 of them Negro miners. West Virginia Conference. At the West Virginia Conference of the NMU there were 75 delegates including 15 Negroes representing the mining sections of Fairmont, Clarksburg, Scotch Run, Tenalton, Grafton, Morgastown and State Line. The Conference nominated 6 candidates, 4 Negro and 2 white workers. The basic ques- tions taken up at the convention and the con- ference in relation to the RILU was the organization: and functioning of Action Com- | mittees and Pit Committees. Each Committee was held responsible for bringing in 500 new members, building 20 new locals, and getting 100 delegates for the RILU Convention. Visits were to be made among the members of the old UMWA, work among unorganized workers and among the unem- ployed miners. Illinois Mine Field. Unofficial reports coming in from South- ern Illinois mine fields show that wide cam- paign has been conducted amongst the miners of this region and that a number of candidates have been nominated for the delegates to the 5th Congress of the R.LL.U. The Campaigns in this section have been conducted similar to the conference in the eastern section of the industry. Food Workers Industrial Union. The Food Workers’ new Industrial Union held over 40 shop and local union meectings in the city of New York, and one general membership mass meeting for the nomination of candidates. Over 700 workers participated | in these meetings, unorganized, unemployed, as well as the regular members of the union. At all meetings discussions were held on the R.LL.U. and the 5th Congress. Many R.LL.U. stamps have also been sold. At the conven- tion of the union held in New York in April, a report on the R.ILL.U. and discussion was one of the points on the order of business. ve nominations were made in New | | | | Philadelphia. Phhiladelphia a mass meeting of the | At Food Workers Union nominated 3 candidates. Chicago. At Chicago and Milwaukee two candidates. have been nominated, a woman worker at Milwaukee and a Negro packing house worker at Chicago. " Detroit. Detroit reports meetings held for the nomi- nation of delegates with the nomination of two, but no names given. Marine Workers Industrial Union, At the National Convention of the Marine Workers Union, held in New York on April 26-27, final election of delegates to the 5th Congress of the R.I.L.U. was made. A report on the R.I.L.U. and its role in the marine in- dustry was made at this convention. The convention had about 189 delegates, 12 were Negro delegates mainly from the South. The delegation elected consisted of 3, two white and one Negro worker. Previous to the convention mass meetings of marine workers had been held at Boston, Philadelphia, (where a representative of the T.U.U.L. sopke on the R.LL.U.) at Seattle, at Houson, Texas and on board some ships, Auto Workers Union. At the Auto Workers convention recently held in Detroit, final elections of their dele- gates were also made. The convention was composed of 55 delegates from the industry around Detroit. Two delegates were elected, one Negro and one white worker. The Negro delegate is a young worker. Lumber Workers Industrial League, Mass meetings of lumber workers in the Northwest have been held on the R.LL.U. con- gress, and the nomination of delegates. Meet- ings have been held in the following cities: Tacoma, Aberdeen, Portland and Raymond. On April 20th a second meeting was held at Portland for which 5,000 leaflets were dis- tributed, 90 workers were present. @n April 27th, at Seattle, a meeting was held for which 8,000 leaflets were distributed. Two candi- dates were nominated from Portland and Seattle. Textile, In the New Bedford District, meetings have been held on the R.I.L.U. and 6 nominations were made. Plans are already being made by the executive committee to hold mill gate meetings for the final election campaign in this district. Meetings have been held in | other sections of the textile industry. At Paterson, New Jersey, and in the South, also in New York City. Fifteen nominations have been made in the textile union. Needle ‘Trades. | The Neeedle Trades have held a number of | meetings on the R.LL.U. Congress, and for | the nomination of delegates, but the names | | | | of these nominees, have not been sent in. At Philadelphia, meetings were held on June | 5th, for the nomination of delegates to the R.LL.U. and the election of delegates for the National convention of the needle trades. At the National Convention of the Needle Trades, which was held in New York on June 6th, the final election of the delegates of the needle trades took place. The Needle Trades will send three delegates to the 5th Congress. One of these will be a young worker and one a Negro worker. Railroad Workers Industrial League. The Railroad Industrial League reports the nomination of 4 candidates. Two of these are from the Chicago district, one from Cleveland district, and one a Negro worker from the | South. Metal Workers Industrial League. | The Metal Workers Industrial League has | held a number of meetings for the nomination of delegates. At Farrell, Ohio one Negro can- didate has been nominated; at Pittsburgh one candidate has been nominated. During the coming week a series of Metal Workers con- ferences will be held at Canton, Ohio, Massil- lon, Cleveland and Warren, also Youngstown, Ohio, at Ambridge, Pa., Moneson, Pa., Phila- delphia, and at Baltimore, Md. At the convention of the Metal Workers League, which will be held on June 14th, the final election of delegates to the R.LL.U. Con- gress will be made. The Metal Workers will send 4 delegates to the Congresss, one a Ne- | gro, a young worker, and a woman worker, Agricultural Workers. The Agricultural Workers will send 2 dele- gates. Meetings are being held in the West, among the Latin-American and Mexican worke ers of the Imperial Valley, and also of Colo- rado beet region. One of the delegates of the Agricultural workers will be a Negro worker from the South. A special committee has already been conducting meetings in the South for the nom- ination of delegates. At the June 8th Con- ference of the T.U.U.L. at Chattanooga, the final election will be made. General District T.U.U.L, Nominations. Chicago District—On April 29th a meeting was held in Chicago by the District T.U.U.L., attended by metal workers, building trades workers, printers and barbers. A discussion of the R.L.L.U. was held. The nominations were withheld at this meeting on account. of the presence of stool pigeons and detectives who were spying on the workers. Final nomi- nations will be made at a future meeting. Rockford, Il.—On May 2nd a T. U. UL L, meeting was held at Rockford, and three nomi- nations were made. Milwaukee, Wis.—On May 25th the district T.U.U.L. conducted a mass meeting for the nomination of delegates. Three delegates were nominated. One a food worker, 2 metal workers. One of these a Negro worker. New York District T.U.U.L. In the New York District, 3 building trades workers have been nominated. The Dye Workers Union nominated one candidate, and office workers one. Detroit District T.U.U.L. In Detroit, the tunnel workers nominated 2 candidates—one a Negro. This group re- cruited 25 Negro workers for the union, The Building Construction workers nominated 2 candidates, a Negro worker, a white worker. The following quotas were set in the mem- bership drive of the T.U.U.L. group at this meeting: Building Construction 500, Food 500, Furniture 500. Boston District T.U.U.L. At New Bedford a meeting of 250 workers nominated 7 candidates for the 5th Congress. Leather workers—a group of 60 leather workers held a meeting for the nomination of delegates, but the names have not been sent in. Building Trades Group—also held a meeting for the nomination of candidates but no names have been sent in. | T.U.U.L. Statement on India and China To workers of India and China are leading historical battles against foreign imperial- ism and against native landlords and bourgeoi- sie. While the First ‘Soviet Congress which was convened on May 30, signifies one of the greatest victories of the world toilers, the mass revolts in India now are assuming deep- er and more thorough-going dimensions. The upward development, the revolutionary move- ment in these two huge countries is shaking the very foundation of world imperialism. The toiling masses of India and China find the Red International of Labor Unions a stal- wart leader in their struggles. The Chinese and Indian workers, under the leadership of the R.I.L.U., not only throw off the influence of the national reformists, but reject and de- feat every maneuver of the International La- bor Office in Geneva and the Amsterdam In- ternational, who actively support the world bourgeoisie to prevent the revolutionary de- velopment and organization of the workers in the colonial countries. At the present time, when the colonial mass- es in Asia, Africa and Latin-America are rising in revolts, the social-fascists and trade union bureaucrats in the imperialist countries are energetically helping “their own” imperial- ist bourgeoisie. The recent session of the Second International. in Berlin hails the “sound policy” of bloody fascist slaughter of the Mac- Donald “Labor” government in India, and de- mands: that the Indian masses must move in a peaceful (!) way. Whereas when they are not in power they apologize and uphold the iron exploitation and suppression of imperialists against the colonial masses. The Trade Union Unity League, center of revolutionary working class organization in the United States and the American section of the R.I.L.U. heartily celebrates the great achievements of our fellow workers of China _ and pledge our energetic support to the work- ers and peasants of China and India, We de- nounce the butcherous policy of the social- fascists and the social imperialist lackeys of the bourgeoisie. We hail the heroic fight of the red unions of China and India, in organiz- ing the workers and leading them to struggle for the immediate demands as well as for the hegemony of the National Liberation Move- ment and the peasantry, The Trade Union Unity League not only hails and celebrates the great achievements of the Chinese and Indian workers as a part of its support to them in their own countries, but the T.U.U.L. is organizing the American workers for joint struggle with them, and is including in this organization the organiza- tion of the thousands of Chinese and Indian workers in this country. The Chinese and Indian workers and peas- ants are fighting the same enemy as we work- ers of the United States. Every blow they strike to imperialism and British imperialism in particular is a direct help to the world revolutionary movement, and every victory gained is a victory for the world revolution. Therefore, our best effective support to the workers of China and India is to strengthen the revolutionary unions and to intensify our struggles against American imperialism. Forward to the struggle for a workers and peasants government in the United States! Hail the Chinese Soviet Congress!» W Long live the Indian revolution! dio I} I 4