The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 24, 1930, Page 4

Published by the Comprodaily Publishing Co. Inc. daily except Sunday, at 26-28 Union Dail SB Worker SUBSCRIPTION RATES: : : . New York City, NY. Telephone Stuyvesant 1696-7-8 Cable. “DAIWORK” Be Se By matl everywhere: One year $0; six months $2: two months $1; excepting Boroughs o} |. go pal RAE CAE COR RAR Mar Sec RR TLD Yt : Be mat areahare, Que,ger #2 mie Bas CN, aMIM AL: eRe ROEM 8 ‘ ee : »the ths re ——— a ——— === aoe —— THROUGHOUT THE WORLD” By I. AMTER (Written in Jaij) EACE is a delicate plant that needs constant attention. Beginning in 1922, the imper ist powers assembled in W ngton, aft having established “peace” at Versailles, once one bringing the world “‘a step closer to peace. It failed. Then came more “peace” conferences—each one bringing the world “a step claser to peace.” Thereupon followed the Kellogg “peace pact,” signed by all nations. Still it was not enough, for China, instigated by Americ d British imperialism, made a dastardly attack upon the Soviet government, which would have led to war, had the Soviet government not been de- cisive. Thus the Kellogg “peace” pact was an- other illusion. Then came the London parley, which was shipwrec' tion” in- “naval r ked in th creased and did not reduce the navies. The dominant position of United States im- perialism and the enactm of the Hawl Smoot tariff have terrified European imper ism. Briand, the “astute statesman” sensing what is coming—-from three angles—proposes anew his “United States of Europe.” England is “sympathetic” but will not join; Italy de- clares war on the plan in the super-K: tones and mad visions of Mussolini. This European federation merely a plan of Briand’s to strengthen French leadership in Europe. Million Dollar Proposal. Thus is “peace” established! And all the imperialist powers proceed with the building of navies, armies, aircrafts and chemicals, each to the limit of its power in “peace” times Congressman Britten proposed a $1,000,000,000 appropriation in addition to the “regular” ap- propriation for war purposes! Italy is rushing the building of naval vessels; Germany passes the budget for the new super-cruiser; France is building for the submarine cruisers of 3,000 tons! Why these war preparations? Beginning with the United States, the most aggressive and powerful of imp ist pow- ers: it is necessary for American imperialism to find markets for at least 10 per cent of its productions to keep American industr; operating even at “normal.” (This “normal does not mean to operate at 100 per cent capacity, for were that done the world would be glutted with products. American industry never operates 100 per cent. Part-time operation has become a rule in most industries: coal, textiles, steel, fabri- eating, auto, pottery, clothing, etc. Agricul- ture has so far exceeded not the eating capacity | of the world, but the buying power of the masses, that the U. S. Department of Agri- culture demands a reduction of at least 20 per cent in American agriculture. The United States, Argentine, Canada and | Australia are tremendous agricultural coun- tries. Their production could be increased many times, but there is no market for their | produce owing to the impoverishment of the masses throughout the world. While recom- mending a reduction of 20 per cent in produc- tion, the U. S. Farm Board proposes stabil- | izing wheat at $1 a bushel—25 cents a bushel lower than it costs the farmer to raise it! The consequence will be the ruin of hundreds of thousands more of poor American farmers. But the United States government is not con- cerned with this phase of the question. owning farmers are turned into tenants and share-croppers; if both of them are driven off the land into the industrial centers—that is their problem. The government is granting aid, loans, etc. to the big farmers, just as the policy of Mussolini is a conscious one to drive the small peasants off the farms and trans- form them into laborers on the big estates. Fordization of Europe. The industrial crises in England, Italy, Japan, Poland, Czechoslovakia manifest the acute need of markets. The “Fordization” of Europe, introduction of the belt and conveyor system, which means higher production, low- er costs, eliminations of millions of workers, higher profits—the “Americanizait.. ” of Europe—buying up by American finance cap- ital of leading industries, such as mines, steel works, auto and chemical factories, match in- dustries, public utilities, ete.—this is another form of modern industrialization and economic penetration which faces the imperialist world. The second angle is the growing socialism— the bfoadening and deepening socialist indus- trialization and collectivization of the Soviet Union. Despite sabotage, counterrevolution, refusal of foreign countries to grant loans, ete.—the Five-Year Plan promises now to be realized in four years. The latest controlled and fully checked up figures to be presented to the Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union demonstrate that while in- dustrial production in the foremost capitalist country—the United States—declined 25 per cent in one year, it increased 60-80 per cent in one and a half years in the Soviet Union. Achievements far exceeded the quota laid out so that they had to be continually raised. Ife! Agriculture in the Soviet Union has devel- oped in similar form, Although a short time ago, only 2-8 per cent of the farms were col- lectivized (and this in spite of the errors of on of the Party policy which were ad to be corrected), 55 per cent applic made anc of the grain comes now from collectivized communized and state farms! The former pow- er of the kulak and his control of a large part of the production is fast coming to a close. This demonstration by the Soviet Union of its tremendous economie power is the second angle in the proposal of Briand. This dem- onstration by the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union, first of the ability of the workers and peasants to build up the new system with their own resources at a pace unparalelled in world history, secondly of the anarchy and madness of the capitalist system which cuts down the production of food while masses are starving; which throws millions. out of work while there is tremendous need of manufactured commodities, of workers homes, ete., demonstration has a revolu- tionizing effect on the impoverished workers and peasants of the capitalist countries. “U, S. of Europe” Against Soviet Union. Therefore, the “United States of Europe” is directed against the Soviet Union. The hope of the workers and peasants of the world is to be destroyed—and now of all times, before the Five (Three)Year Plan is fully realized, it must be destroyed. All Europe, plus the United States, is to be mobilized for this at- tack. The third angle is the situation in the col- onies and semi-colonies. The Soviet Congress in China embracing 70,000,000 people; the rev- olutionary course being taken by the workers and peasants of India in face of the clearly arranged treachery of Gandhi; the heraic struggles in Indo-China and South Africa; the new revolutionary outbreaks in the Philippines, Hawaii, Nicaragua, Haiti, the economic crisis in Cuba which is driving the workers to action —there are indications of the rising revolu- tionary situation. ete.—this Three Problems—One Problem. These three problems—which are but one problem—make peace in the capitalist world impossible. Therefore, the continual “attempts at disarmament,” the London parley, the British proposal, which are preparations for war! Therefore the preparation of the masses for the coming war by intrigues and slanders against the Soviet Union (“religious persecu- tions,” “hounding of the peasants,” “revolts of the workers and peasants,” “breakdown of industry,” ete., ete.), therefore the depicting of the moving revolutionary wave in China and the establishment of Soviets—46 new ones within a short period—as acts of “ban- dits who murder, pillage and burn,” etc. etc. Therefore the attack on the Amtorg Trading Corporation on the basis of Whalen’s forged documents; the attacks on revolutionary unions, unemployed demonstrations, the Communist Party in this country and throughout the world. The workers and peasants throughout the cap- italist world are to be made ready not for “growing peace” but for the coming war. “The complaints of the Chinese are three- quarters economic and only one-quarter poli- tical,” writes the N. Y. Times correspondent from Shanghai. Correct! And the complaints of the workers and peasants throughout the world are the same. Despite some workers are working long hours at breakneck speed for low wages—and producing tremendous sur- pluses of agricultural and industrial products, 20,000,000 workers and their families in the capitalist countries are without work and are starving; tens of millions are working part- time and they and their families are hunger- ing; millions still working can hardly make ends meet. ‘“Three-quarters economic and one- quarter political!” Why don’t the capitalists change it? Be- cause they cannot, for the industrial and agri- cultural apparatus is able to produce ever lar- ger quantities of products which causing a glut would lower prices—would reduce wages, This is capitalism—whereas, with the destruc- tion of capitalism (the profit system) as in the Soviet Union, more production means shorter hours, higher wages, better homes, general raising of the well-being of the work- ers and peasants, This is the struggle—between capitalism and Sovietism—between capitalists and capitalist government, and the rising revolutionary con- sciousness, organization and struggle of the workers and peasants of the capitalist and colonial countries. The “three-quarters of economic” is being transformed into the poli- tical consciousness that capitalism and the capitalist state must go and in its place So- vietism must be established. All peace conferences, Kellogg pacts, etc., etc, are merely blinds. The world is rushing to war. The workers and peasants of the world must prepare to fight shoulder to shoulder with the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union against capitalism and the capitalist state, Some Features of the Growing World Crisis T the world crisis is becoming worse, is shown from various reports of the U. S. Department of Commerce, and the latest cable reports of the Wall Street financial papers. In brief, this is the situation re- from boss sources: GREAT BRITAIN.—Severely depressed con- ditions continued to prevail generally through- out British industry in May. Sales of domes- tic and imported merchandise are reported ‘at sub-normal. “Especially dreadful,’ reports the N. Y. Annalist, “were the fallings off in export of cotton and woolen goods.” April steel output was 696,100 tons, as against 826,000 tons for March, 1930; May, 1930, steel output was 692,800, as against 840,400 for May, 1929. Total unemployed registered (which does not include all jobless workers) was 1,739,500—an addition of 634,838 in one year. ' GERMANY.—Says the Annalist: “At the end of April, 20.5 per cént of labor union members were fully unemployed, and 11.7 per tent partly unemployed.” May, 1930, pig iron production was 859,675 tons as against 1,150,- for May, 1929, The official index of pro- duction was 92 for May, 1930, as against 109 for May, 1929, CZECHOSLOVAKIA.—“The anticipated re- vival in general business has not material- ized.” (U. S. Department of Commerce.) ITALY.—“With few exceptions, all branches of industry and ‘commerce are depressed, money is scarce, collections slow, protested notes and small failures frequent.” (Com- merce Reports.) ARGENTINA.—“Exports for the first four months declined 87 per cent from the same period last year.” BRAZIL.—Coffee shipments have been com- paratively light, with prices dropping. NICARAGUA.—“The previously existing depression in Western Nicaragua caused by low coffee prices has been accentuated by the seasonal slackening of business.” (U. S. De- partment of Commerce.) SPAIN.—Business continued to contract during May, and a further decline in imports resulted from weakness in exchange and low consumer’s income. JAPAN.—Industrial inactivity is being ac- companied by increasing unemployment and aes ms ‘ 4, sais ap hieuhien quar —By QUIRT. An Indian Came to Divert the Rebel Masses For a Communist Weekly in the South By MAX BEDACHT. ee capitalist class in the South has greeted | the entrance of the Communist Party into | their territory by a. systematic campaign of | persecution. The bosses of the South see very well how the miserable wages they pay and the rotten conditions they maintain in their shop: are radicalizing the workers. They see the danger of this radicalization developing into + sentiment for organization: for trade union or ganization as well as for workers’ political ac tion. Yet the bosses of the South hope that wit the help of their politicians, their preachers an: their newspapers they can stem this tide if they only succeed in stifling the voice of th: Communist Party. The ruling powers in the South therefore concentrate all efforts on the suppression of the Communist Party. The Georgia capitalist government has re- vived an old law originally passed against the chattel slaves, and has indicted trade union and Party organizers under this law. For the “crime” of organizing meetings and speaking to the workers about trade union and Party organization, these comrades are threatened with a sentence of death—for “inciting to in- surrection.” This persecution is not a mere | gesture. It is a serious attempt to intimidate the masses of workers and to illegalize the revolutionary unions and the Communist Party in the South. The Communist Party will not be stopped. It is one of the conditions of revolutionary work that it must meet the persecution of the enemy of the working class. But it must create the best possible conditions under which it can meet this enemy. The Communist Party knows that the establishment of a weekly revolutionary workers’ paper in the South will be a power- ful instrument in the organization of the work- ers in the South. We must have such a week- ly paper. We must create for the southern workers a mouthpiece, an agitator, an organ- izer that can diseuss their specific problems, with them and for them. We must have in the South a paper able to speak the language of the masses of workers and analyze and explain their problems. Such a weekly revolutionary paper in the South will add very considerably to the strength of the revolutionary movement in the United States. Every revolutionary worker should therefore contribute to the fund for the estab- lishment of such a paper. Every revolution- ary worker should raise in his union, in his club, in his benefit society, the question of the contribution to the fund for the establish- ment of a revolutionary weekly paper in the South. Every reader of this paper should con- tribute to this fund. All moneys thus collected shall be sent to the Daily Worker and will be publicly receipted in its columns. Intensify Our Fight Against Lynching! By OTTO HALL. BRYAN, Texas, a town named after the late William Jennings Bryan, notorious bull thrower and fundamentalist, recently con- tributed its bit to the wave of lynch terror that has made Texas famous and is now sweeping the country, A mob of “civilized cannibals,” satiated with hunting rabbits, methodist camp meetings, and, deciding that this form of sport was too dull, set out to look for larger game, and a Negro whose identity is not yet known was seen walking along the road by this mob who chased him into the woods about five miles from Bryan, Texas, where they cornered him and riddled his body with bullets. As re- ported in the yellow, prostitute capitalist press, he was suspected of having attacked a white woman. For the real reasons behind these lynchings we have not far to seek. The deepening eco- nomic crisis which has hit the cotton belt par- ticularly hard and in a futile attempt. to check the crisis the government advised the. cotton growers to limit their production, which is throwing the burden of the crisis on the backs of the Negro and white toilers, who, subse- quently, are developing resistance in joint struggles under the leadership of the Commu- nist Party and revolutionary trade unions. The following figures quoted from “The Financial Chronicle” of June 14, 1930, show that “The exports (raw cotton) from the week ending this evening a total of 46,767 bales against 64,202 bales in the corresponding week labor unrest. Shipping is quite dull. Raw silk prices are the lowest in fifteen years. CHINA.—General import and export busi- ness in Shanghai is practically at a standstill, with extreme pessimism and depression ruling in all markets, Credit conditions are strained, owing to the failures of several large Chinese banks. (Strange, this was never mentioned in the capitalist press reports!) These condi- tions result from the heavy slump in silver, lack of demand for foreign import goods and a marked absence of demand from abroad of Chinese products, “Repercussions of these conditions,” says the U, S. Department of Commerce, “un- doubtedly account for the falling off in Amer- ican export trade. It seems very likely that depression in other countries is operating to retard the recovery from indostrial recession in the United States through failure to ab- sorb the surplus products of our farms, mines, cotton fields, forests and manufactories.” ve cent behind this campaign. of last year” a decrease of nearly one-third and still steadily falling. The narrowing of the home market is vivid- ly shown by figures in the same journal, which gives the total receipts since August, 1929-June, 1930, of 8,072,184 bales, against 8,945,346 bales for the same period of 1928- 29, showing a decrease since August 1, 1929, of 873,162 bales. This lack of markets, the lowering of the price of cotton forces the capi- | talists to attempt to place the entire burden of the agrarian crisis on the poor farmers and the Negro tenant farmers and share croppers in particular, by increasing the terror against these workers to force them into actual slavery. The small and middle farmers are rapidly being dispossessed and their land is being gobbled up by the big plantation own- ers who are able to use labor saving machin- ery which enables them to market their pro- ducts much cheaper than these poor farmers who are forced'to depend on hand labor. ‘These increased lynchings and the race riots which the capitalists are inciting place our tasks, as leaders of the revolutionary strug- gles of the workers, squarely before us. We must intensify our anti-lynching campaign! We must immediately go about the tasks out- lined for us at the recent anti-lynching con- ference! Our immed:-te tasks are to broaden this campaign and secure the whole-hearted support of every working class organization in preparation for the great national anti- lynching day which will soon be announced. Our recent anti-lynching conference, al- though there were many shortcomings, was fairly successful, with 400 enthusiastic dele- gates present. A resolution against lynching was adopted, also a resolution declaring the solidarity with the revolutionary struggles of the Indian and Chinese workers, was adopted unanimously, We cannot be satisfied with enthusiastic meetings and merely adopting resolutions. Our weaknesses at this confer- ence must be overcome by hard work to broaden the conference and every delegate that was present at this conference must carry this enthusiasm back to his or her or- ganization and mobilize the workers 100 per We must imme- diately organize our defense groups of Negro and white workers to fight this capitalist terror. We must put into action our program of social, political and economic equality for the Negro workers and we must support the struggle of the Negro toilers in the South, for self-determinatig By J. J. BANTER. THINK the Party is guilty of grave of duty in its work on unemployment. The Party organized dozens of local unemployment demonstrations terminating in an enormous climax on March 6. It is now June. April 6, May 6, June 6 have come and gone. What has the Party-done about unemployment in these three months? Nothing! Has the plight of the unemployed been ameliorated to any Not one whit! between the objective economic and industrial conditions and the fight of the unemployed for jobs and bread? The Party and its membership are re! its laurels, slapping itself on the back, living on its past successes. Meanwhile the army of unemployedy has increased from about 7,000,- 000 to about 8,000,000 and the local and na- tional governments have done nothing to help the unemployed—can’t even get a law passed providing for the recording of unemployment statistics. In other words, the political effects of our efforts have been practically nil. And capitalist sou themselves do not expeet a quickening of industry for at least six months! What is the Party going to do during these six months? Is it going to continue to talk about March 6 and the Katovis funeral? The Party press and organization discussions are replete with lamentations for the deterioration and disappearance of the Unemployment Coun- cils. And why should these Councils not have disintegrated? Does the Party expect an or- Then, wherefore the disparity | | neglect | | ganization composed of such raw organization. al and political erial to maintain itself without a militant program of political action? Of course not! If the Party wishes the Unem- ployment Councils to continue, it must give it some reason for its continuance. And the only reason for its continuance is to fight mili- tantly for the alleviation of the dreadful con- dition of the council members and their fam- ilies, In other words, as long as and wherever widespread unemployment exists, we must fight militantly against it. Not merely in the Party press and in unit discussions, but in deeds, We must immediately organize loca] unem- ployment demonstrations all over the country | and all over the world—wherever unemploy- ment exists. These local demonstrations should be dramatized by culminating in a simultane- ous world-wide demonstration (similar to March 6) scheduled for about two months from now—in August—perhaps combined with the August 1 agitation. In order to prepare for the demonstrations against unemployment by, the unemployed, as well as by the employed, the Unemployment Councils must be revived.| This will mean hard work for all the Party forces. Any other course of action by the Party will be an outright betrayal of the millions of un- employed and an undeniable rightward political trend of the Party. Remember, we must fight unemployment. not up to a certain date (as March 6), but as long as it exists! Party and League Relations By NORMAN SATIR. Wasscet going into details as to the im- portance of close cooperation between the Party and the Young Communist League, I want to bring to the attention of the other districts the gogd advance that District 8 has made in this direction. Unlike the attitude mainained in the past, and still to an extent being maintained in some districts—an attitude that the League is some sort of a step-child and a nuisance, the Chicago District has come to assume a very healthy and correct attitude on this matter of Party and League relation. The Party, seeing the weakness of the Y.C.L. in this District, its isolation from the young workers and its apparent inability to grow for the last year, has undertaken to recruit 100 young workers into the League. But this is not all. This district has also shown that it understands the importance of the weekly Young Worker, and has decided that, while carrying on its Daily Worker campaign, the Party shall also have a quota of 300 subs for the Young Worker. In connection with the recent District Ple- num in Chicago held in preparation for the District convention, a special youth conference was arranged. This conference was attended by the district committee of the League, the Party section organizers, section agitprops and leading members of the Party district com- mittee. The conference was a real step not only to bring ideologically closer the Party to the League, and the League to the Party, but also of great organizational value in the build- ing of the League. This is a real step forward and is the best proof that the Party of this district under- stands the important position of the youth in industry and also the necessity of having a mass Y.C.L. The Party in other districts should take the Chicago district as an example and realize that the Y.C.L. is a. section of the Communist Party and that at present the League is of greater importance than it ever was before. But it is not enough that the Party should admit the necessity of helping the Y.C.L., by mentioning it in a-resolution. The thing to do is for each district to set itself a definite quota of young workers that it must recruit for the Y.C.L. o If this is done it will mean a great step for- ward in getting the League out of its present isolated sectarian position, and making it a real mass organization which will win the young workers for the revolutionary cause of the working class. Of course, the recent lately improved rela- tionship between the Party and the League in our district has not as yet reached the entire membership. Recent events in the Party and the League life are only the very first step in this direction. It is absolutely necessary that all hope should be put in continued im- provements of the relationship. Forward to better Party and League rela- tions in deeds! Forward to a mass Y.C.L. Work Among the Foreign-Born Workers By THEO. BERNER. ete problem of work among the foreign-born workers is in fact of the greatest import- ance and it must be welcomed that the theses as well as the pre-convention discussion deal with this question. I am also of the opinion that this side 0’ our Party work is being under- estimated, more by the membership itself than by the leading committees. I base this on my experience in work among the German speak- ing workers. German speaking workers who join the Par- ty here are as a rule already trained class fighters who know very well that they must not isolate themselves in foreign-language or- ganizations from the general movement, but on the contrary must in the first line be active in the latter one. This standpoint is correct, and the German Language Buro has always considered it its task to bring the German speaking workers into the general Party move- ment. But here too, one can move too far to the left and take a position which is in reality injurious to the Party. Starting from the cor- rect position that work in the general Party movement comes first, comrades often take the view that work among the foreign-born work- ers is not so important, or, which shows an opportunist position, that “it is of no use.” Often these comrades are looking for a reason to avoid the increased work which activity in the foreign-language organizations carries with it. This has two bad consequences. First, that some comrades are too overloaded that with the best of intentions they cannot participate in the general Party movement, which is abso- lutely necessary, as the convention theses state correctly. Second, that work in the foreign- language mass organizations, activity among the foreign-born workers in the factories suf- fers, as there are not enough forces to do this important work so that it could promise some - success, ‘There are many factories in the United States which employ predominantly German speaking workers, especially in the machine, aeroplane and textile industry. The writer has already made proposals to the Party how, with the help of worker correspondence in the “Arbeiter” successful propaganda work among these ele- ments could br conducted. Just now, when a new metal workers industrial union is being built, such propaganda work is of the utmost importance. But it can only be carried on with full cooperation of the Party itself. Certainly, it is absolutely necessary that the foreign-language Party members participate more in the general Party work. They would like to do that, if only they had not two, three, and more times the amount of work as the members who participate only in the general fi Party work. This must be changed, insofar as the Lan- guage Buros, under control of the Language Department, of course, continue to lead the foreign-languege propaganda, but that the whole Party membership feels it its duty to support the propaganda’ work among the for- eign-born workers. Imperial Valley and the S.P. By KAYE MATTHEWS. Y hee trial of the Imperial Valley workers has just ended with a verdict of “guilty on the three counts.” (From three to forty-two years.) There are numerous phases of the trial which have been discussed in the past and which certainly will be discussed in the very near future. One thing we did not foresee and that is discussed below. In his closing speech, the deputy district attorney, Smith, spoke of the unwillingnesg of| the Communists to sit down and discuss 8 and means for “solving” certain prol with you,” referring to the jury and their | kind, farmers, etc. He cited the socialist party as the organization whicihi really wants to help the working class and is therefore willing to collaborate. He said that “our parties, the republican, democratic, and socialist parties,” are trying to solve the problems of this coun- try. “Our parties”—and he includes the social- ist party! Out of his hour’s speech he devoted about 15 minutes to prove that his party, the socialist party, is legal and the Communist Party is not. There is nothing new in the capitalist class and its flunkies claiming the socialist party. The bourgeoisie does not give anyone credit unless it is due. They had lots of credit for the socialist party’s services to the capitalist class. “Of course there is unemployment. We'll solve it. We're the richest country in the world and we've solved problems before.” He had. nothing to say about why the richest country should have unemployment. He did not nor will he ever dare to state that un- employment is inherent in the capitalist s: tem and can never be solved under that sy! tem. In speaking of the defendants he stated, “they are charged with being members of the Communist Party. They ought to pass laws against the Communist Party.” Now, aren’t these flunkies stupid? Here they find the de- fendants guilty of belonging to an illegal or- ganization and then he suggests to make laws to make them illegal. The capitalist class is the ruler thus far. But the masses are moving. The system is shaky and the ruling class knows it. Hence the terror. The class struggle goes on and the Party is being more and more as the leader of the working class and agricultural laborers,