The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 10, 1931, Page 1

i | DEMONSTRAT TODAY AGAINST FISH COMMITTEE AT ‘DAILY’ ANNIVERSARY AT ST. NIC HOLAS RINK Ten Million Unemployed Work- ers! How many of them are collecting signatures for Unemployment Insurance in your city? Dail Central (Section of the Communist Vol. VIII. No. 9 Kntered as sccond-clasa matter at the Post Oitice , at New York. N. ¥.. _N inder the act of March 3. 1879 + —_a 2 VY a £ “¢ mY he-Communist Party U. S.A EW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 > international) 0, 19 31 CITY EDITION WORKERS rHE WORLD, UNITE! Price HUNGER MARCHES MONDAY IN CHICAGO AND CANTON Seven Years of the “Daily Worker” Tous is the seventh anniversary of the birth of the Daily Worker. Seven years of struggle these have been. Struggle against the wage-cutting employers, struggle against the speed-up, against the murderous bosses’ government, struggle for improving the conditions of the workers as a part of the struggle for an entirely new order of society. for the overthrow of capitalism—these are the characteristics of our seven years. For seven years we have been the instrument for education and organi- zation of the workers for struggle against the reactionary misleaders of the American Federation of Labor, these agents of the capitalists among the workers. In the columns of the Daily Worker has been systematically exposed the treachery of the self-styled “socialists” whose mission is to save capitalism from the revolts of the workers. ‘Today this paper is the only fighting newspaper in the English language, leading the struggle for unemployment relief, for unemployment insur- ance, against wage-cuts and speed-up. The Daily Worker was born in struggle, and has grown in struggle. Now we are growing faster, having doubled our circulation in 1930. That is because the struggle grows hotter, becomes ever more a mass struggle. We are too deeply engrossed in the daily fight to talk much about our seventh birthday. But we must call attention to the many birthday parties being organized by workers who appreciate the value of the Daily Worker. And above all, we point out the circulation campaign for 30,000 new readers. The very best remembrance of the seventh anniversary is to increase the circulation of the Daily Worker, by sending in subs or bundle orders, and to make collections’ to cover our small but fatally persistent deficit. Into the-eighth year, friends of the Daily, with new vigor, for new fights, for new victorie J! The Silver Bullet THEN one of the Chinese “war lords,” being in funds, obtained most likely from imperialist loans, finds it cheaper to bribe his enemy “war lord” than to fight him, the Chinese call the bribe a “silver bullet.” This is well applicable to the wonderful “plan” of the Pittman Sub- Committee of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, to make a huge loan to “China.” The “Plan” is expected to yield marvelous results: To lift the price of silver; to end civil war in China; to get rid of Amer- ican surplus wheat, and—of course, to “carry the white man’s burden” of “civilizing” the so-called “backward” people. All this is supposed to “over~ come” the world economic crisis. One does not have to look far to find the wolf in this lamb’s skin. Senator~Pittmayi, ‘chaitmah of the Sub-Committee and introducer of the /[ Senate Resolution creating it, is a large owner of silver mine interests of Nevada, directly interested in “lifting the price of silver.” The Farm Board has over 110,069,000 bushels of wheat and no place to sell it. Bank- ers have mountains of money, but want guarantee from the U. S. Gov- ernment and not from the so-called Nanking “government.” It is notable that the U. S. Government and the bankers are sud- denly and deeply touched fy starvation-in China, but have no tears— only tear gas, for the starving masses of United States. Another, and really the principal reason is to crush the growth of the Chinese Soviets and to mobilize all China behind the imperialist war against the Soviet Union. To “unite China” on this basis, Washington thinks it necessary to “consult the British, French and Japanese Govern- ments,” under Washington leadership of course, to attempt to halt the imperialist rivalry in China that itself is leading toward a war between the imperialist powers This move as a part of the preparations for war on the Soviet Union is quite plain. An inspired statement of an “economist,” H. N. Lawrie, of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engincers (silver, again), opénly states in support of the Pittman Plan—quoted from the N, Y. Times of Jan. 9—this aim: “Unless prompt action is taken to determine a solution of the silver problem and to establish economic isolation for, Soviet Russia .. .” Again: “In such reforms China should be accorded the sympathetic consideration of other nations and supported by the extension of additidnal Joans in her war against the Soviet menace, if the Orient is to contribute its full share to the solution of the pres- ent world depression.” Workers should realize that the “Plan” has already gone forward se- cretly—and far. This was forecast by Senator Pittman already last August, when in a hearing of his committee this Plan, as advanced by an ex-U. S. Consul in China, Ernest B. Price, was said by Pittman to be necessary first to treat “confidentially” before announcing in the press: Senator Pittman: “Then you feel that these naturally confiden- tial conversations, if you could reach a consummation, should then go to a conference so that the entire plan agreed upon, we might say, informally might be publicly and openly and formally dis- cussed?” Mr. Price: “Yes.” A part of Mr. Price’s plan, which is now “publicly and openly and formally” being, not “discussed” but propagandized by American imperial- ism, is to get the Chinese militarists and politicians now opposing Nanking to unite with Nanking (Chiang Kai-shek) under the “Plan.” They are all to be shot—but with a silver bullet. And already Chiang Kai-shek has called such a conference of these imperialist tools, in the form of the “People’s Conference” to meet next May. Thus, just as Wall Street put King Carol onto the Rumanian throne, loans $76,000,000 to the fascist government of Finland, and finances Pil- sudski to prepare for invasion of the Soviet Union from the West, it now works to unite, for the specific purpose of war upon the Soviet from the East, all the savage Chinese militarist tools of all the rival imperialisms. How successful this may be is another question, but that the American Sate Department is behind the Pittman scheme was acknowledged boast- fully by Pittman in his Committee last August. It is being “publicly, openly and formally” propagandized now to rush through if possible, and Mr. Price advised: “It would have to be done thoroughly and rapidly in the presentation to the world, before the radi- cals:get the jump on us.” , All workers should, from this, clearly understand that the Silver Bullet scheme is to subject China more than ever to imperialism and use it as another base for imperialist war upon the Soviet Union. ADD MILLIONS 000 for the War Department. A bill for neary half a billion dollars has been put up for the Navy Department, thus making the total war prepara- TO WAR BUDGET WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—A new stunt has been devised in an attempt to cover up the huge expenditures for war. Instead of coming right out with the full amount in one bill, the Hoover government keeps on putting up revised measures for war expen- ditures. The latest is a bill for an appropriation amounting to $446,024,- tions expenditures for this year alone over a billion dollars. As compared to the so-called public works bill of $118,000,000 to “relieve’ unemployment, most of which goes into the pockets of the big contrac- tors, the sum for war expenditures exceeds it 100 to 1. The Workers Unemployment In- surance Bill has as one of its main demands immediate use of the war funds for unemployment insurance. | exposing them to the cold and damp | Workers Will Answer | celebrated tonight in New York City, | culminated in the adoption of a re- last night’s meeting of Fish, Woll NEW TORTURE 500 Picnere Tue Eval Market Take Food;8 Arrested (Special to the Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 9.—Five hundred unemployed workers entered a food mar OF JOBLESS: MANY MARCH Signatures Pile Up As' the Campaign Drives Ahead for Relief food. er: “investigation.” The International Labor Police made a brutal attack upon these hungry work- Ss, arrested eight and are holding them without bail for protests against the persecution of these workers and is de- manding their immediate release. ket and helped themselves to Defense is making vigorous 100 T0 REPRESENT CHARLOTTE, N. C., Jan. 9.—With cruel ingenuity, landlords here have devised a new means of evicting job- less workers and are adding to the untold miseries of the unemployed workers’ families by taking off the doors and windows of the houses of the jobless, forcing them to move or of the nights. Striking at this barbarous practice the Unemployed Council of Charlotte has served a second notice upon Mayor Wilson that the more than 8,000 jobless workers here are deter- mined to fight this and demand re- lief. Peis mune INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Defying the police one thousand jobless workers (CONTINUED ON PA! 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF D. W. TONIGHT EVEN) Fish and Company | NEW YORK.—The 7th Anniver- sary of the Daily Worker will be Chicago and many other cities and towns throughout the United States. At these meetings Negro and white workers, native and foreign born, give their answer in impres bers to the bosses attacks on the Communist Party and its press which solution openly calling for the out- lawing of the Communist Party at and their company of fascists. The New York celebration will be | Cops Riding Down Brooklyn Jobless CANTON JOBE ESS) Masses Will Support) Them; Demands for Part Time Workers CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 9--A demonstration here Monday a mass 8 pm. before the city hall to support the committee of 100 which will present relief demands on the city council is |the next step of unemployed and par- tially employed steel workers here to avoid starvation. Canton workers, most of them go- ing on half rations under various |sorts of part cime work, many abso- lutely unemployed and starving, have been pushing organization for collec- tion of signatures to the Workers Un- employment Insurance Bill. | Brazen Capitalism. | This city, where Judge Starn has just ruled that the colors red, white and blue, “belong to the Standard | Oil Co.,” and that its rivals can not juse them on delivery wagons, where jeven the little fake city committee on relief was broken up by Corey of the firm of Harbruck and Corey, who de- manded the exclusion of even the tame A.F.L. representative, where |James Roberts, the Man Friday of Timkens’ sweat shop has been {sent to the state legislature, is going 2 see that the jobless refuse to | starve. For Part-Time Workers | ‘The demands presented Monday on the city council take especial notice of the theodetically employed, a ly part time workers. They a $8 minimum for all jobless ea .1 week, andi up to $15 for those with depend- ants; no discrimination; workers and jobless to administer relief fund at the St. Nicholas Ring, 69 West | 66th Street. The militant workers of | New York will show by their support | of the 7th Anniversary Celebration that they clearly understand that behind the attacks on the Commun- ist Party and its press, behind the attempts of the Post Office to sup- press the Young Worker, the Pioneer, Vida Obrera and other revolutionary | papers, lies the sinister purpose ol enacting harsher laws against the working-class as a part of the bosses campaign to crush the growing resis: LEAS tance of the workers and poor farm- | first suppress the Daily Worker and ers against increasing mass unem-| the entire Communist press and out- ploymrret, wage cuts, lay-offs with | law the Communist Party. fake re-employment at lower wages,| The work must defend their speed-up, starvation and other crimes | press, must turn out in thousands committed against the working-class | tonight to give their wer in tones in the vain effort to save the shaky| of thunder to the Fish Committee capitalist system, and the “patriotic and commercial wage cut. For seven years, the Daily Worker, | organization’ reactionary labor as the central organ of the Com-| leaders and pri parasites who munist Party, has lead the struggles | made last night i-Communist of the workers against the profit-| meeting. Workers! Rally to the de- hogs. It has given guidance to the workers and exposed the tricks of the | bosses and their reformist agents tn the labor movement. That its lead- ership has been effective is demon- strated today when the bosses, pre- paring for sharper attacks on ths working-class, deem ‘t necessary to fense of your political party! Rally to the defense of your press! Smash the attacks of the Fish Committee! Come cut in masses to tonight's de- monstration at St. Nicholas Rink 69 West 66th Street! Good speakers and a revolutionary program. 300: Bertil Workers Strike in Philadelphia; Wage Cuts PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. workers, all but the women and girl workers, came out on| strike here yesterday in the Hardwick & Magee carpet and rug mill at-Seventh and Lehigh Va! All crafts are affected. | Propriation of all federal income tax —| The National Textile Work- ;refunds to coryorations here, reduc- jordinance prohibiting evictions; an- other ordinance prohibiting seizure and foreclosure on mortgages of un- jemployed and _ part ly employed | workers’ homes; an ordinance pro- hibiting public utilities from cutting from denying free rides to jobless on street cars and busses; free use of city buildings by jobl two meals a day for children of unemployed tree medical attention. Ap- —Three hundred textile| lley against a 10 to 15 per cent | workers ‘ers’ Union will call for rank and ae ha iteectaoanae a | file strike committees and ir.comes over $3,000 are ca broadening the strike to include | means to raise the relief fund. |the women. | raw. ae | EASTON, Pa. Jan. 9.—Without waiting for the expiration on Jan. 15 of the agreement between the silk mill owners here and the United Tex- tile Workers, the bosses and the union fakers are already cutting wages. Cuts have been put through in the Standard, Gunnings, Stewart and other mills. The agreement itself was a wage num NEW YORK.—Under the pices of the Anti-Imperialist League and all its affiliated organ ions, in- cluding the New York branches ot cutting plan, to slash 10 to 25 per, ‘he International Labor De , the cent. It was-signed the second time | Mella Memorial will be held tomor- | row at 3 p.m, at New Harlem Casino, | (CONTINUED ON PAGE » |100 West 116th Street. The mass Today Is the 7th Anniversary of the Daily Worker, Rush to Its Aid Today SEND IN FUNDS TO KEEP THE DAILY GOING Today we are printing the 7th Anniversary edition of The workers find themselves in sharper struggle for their most immediate needs and wants. On its 7th Anniversary we find the Daily Worker reaching more workers than ever before, However, due to the low circula- tion in the past, the deficit endangers the actual existence of the Daily. ; The fact that more workers are subscribing to the paper, the fact that small donations come from the most exploited territories, from the small farmers, from Negro workers, from workers in shops and factories, shows the ever-growing the Daily Worker. power of the Daily Worker. It is, therefore, necessary that it be kept alive. The bosses, through their Fish Committee, through their police and through various other means of oppression, are trying to destroy the weapon of the workers. Today, on the 7th Anniversary of the Daily Worker, all workers must rush to the aid of the Daily, must send in funds. ‘ __ The best answer to the attacks of the bosses is the con- tinuation and the support of the Daily Worker. The deficit must be liquidated if we are to continue publishing. Send | all funds to the Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St., New York City. |off heat, water, gas, electric light, or | (CH IN P Threat to Hold March Without Permit Makes Aleock Come Thru CHICAGO, IIL, Jan, 9.—Commis- oner Alcock changed his mind. From a determined stand against a hunger march Monday noon in Chi- c he came over Wednesday to a jon to grant a permit for the nployed Councils of Chicago to march from Carpenter and Madison streets to Canal and Harrison and there hold a mass demonstration. Perhaps the increased activity in the Unemployed Councils helped con- vince the Chicago bosses that the worker me“ business, that the at for an immediate appropriation $75,000,000 by the City Council is gathering momentum daily and the movement of the unemployed is dev- (CONTINUED ON PA HUNGER MARCHON ALBANY IN FEB. Will Sweep Along the Hudson, Join Others NEW YORK- representing Councils _of New othe aXe be. VEN) nousands of work- the Unemployed York State and or organizations, to panu together in mili- ant ranks, draw up a program of relief demanding immediate action, and they are going to march on Al- bany to see that an end is put to hypocritical phrases and “investiga- ions,” and that immediate funds are voted for the relief of the desperate ers, tarving workers and their wives and| children. The main body of the marchers] ill Jeave New York City and march through Yonkers, Hastings, Tarry- wn, Ossining, Poughkeepsie and | tudson to Albany. t'ese centers demonstra- employed and employed will meet them. In each ates of the local unem- loyed co and of other workers’ anizations will join the march. At Alban the march will join with from Troy, delegations from ady, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and other cities and together with militant workers from Albany tsel’ will present the demands to the wre. The march will take place some | time the latter part of February and the exact date will be announced soor om Sure to Come to the Mella Memorial Meeting Sun. 3 p.m. c ation will be a protest meet- ing against the military occupation of Nicaragua by American marines Mella fought, not only against dic- tator Machado, but also against Am- erican imperialism. It is now two years since Antonio Mella was shot to th in Mexicc by agents of President Machadc Cuba, a lackey of Yankee im alism. He was a tireless and jonate pioneer of Communism both in Cuba and Mexico. The fight which Mella in a sense began is maturing’ now in tremendous political struggles. These struggles e centered first of all against Amer- ican imperialism and linked with the its of the workers here in the ed States, is the duty and should be the of all revolutionary and militant workers in the United States to share in the work of Mella through aiding the Latin American workers here and in Latin America. The masses of Latin America are seething with rev- lution and offer the most loyal alli- of per It STARVING MINERS, STEEL WORKERS TO HUNGER MA CHICAGO FORCED TO GRANT PERMIT ITESBURGH; PITTSBURGH MASS NUETING TUESDAY Following Day March on City Hall to Demand Relief PITTSBURGH, Pa.,. Jan. 9—A hunger march on the city hall will be mobilized from among the thousands of starving and jobless here Jan. 14. The march will come the next day after the great mass meeting on un- employment, which will be addressed by William Z. Foster, in Carnegie Hall, Federal and East Ohio Sts., Jan. 13, Preparations have been made to bring jobless in trucks from outside towns for the mass meeting. It will elect the Pittsburgh members of the delegation to present the Workers’ Unembloyment Insurance Bill and signatures to congress on Feb. 10. The Pittsburgh jobless demand $15 a week for each unemployed | worker and $3 more each week for |his dependents, appropriation of all | vacant lodgings and of the armories to house the unemployed, no evic- tions, free gas, light and coal fo un- employed, free milk and car fare for their. children, free ciothing, shoes and lunches at school houses, free medical and dental aid, abolition of vagrancy laws. They demand for the relief fund the $6,000,000 appropriated for subways, reduction of officials’ salaries and special taxation on prop- erty worth over $25,000. Unemployed workers are forced to eat out of the garbage cans, bread lines are growing, evictions take place daily, especially in the sections where the Negro workers live. TRIALSUNDAYFOR WORKERS ENEMIES Masses Are Jury Over Hoover, Green, Thomas NEW YORK.—Tomorrow, Sunday, | at 1 p.m., at New Star Casino, 107th Street and Park Avenue, Hoover, | Thomas, Green and Walker will be put on trial by a working class court, These men, enemies of the work- ing class, are charged with the crime of allowing the 10,000,000 unemployed in the country to starve, of clubbing and sending them to jail, Their crimes are making an agreement to cut their wages, with the active sup- pert of the fascist leaders of the American Federation of Labor, with Green at their head, and of Norman Thomas, leader of the social-fascist socialist party, which has lent full aid to the wage-slashing campaign of the bosses. The police of the vari- ous cities, but notably New York, have clubbed and beaten up the un- employed mercilessly, with open sup- port of the mayors, especially Walker. These enemies of the working cl: arrying on government for the ben- t of the bosses, have the use of serv. public tribunal — the courts, press, church, radio, and thus have cc able to confuse many workers as to the issue—legalism against the crying needs of the workers, uuilions of whom are vtarving and treezing in the streets of the cities Every worker should attend this trial, and give expression-to the in- dination of the working ‘class. The workers of New York should help in nulating the verdict against the zen enemies of the working. ¢lass. It becomes particularly importans view of the provocative efforts of the Fish Congressional Commit- | tee, which held a meeting last night at Carnegie Hall, at which the fas- cists attempted to mobilize sentiment for drastic anti-working class legis- lation in the United States Cor < All workers should turn out for c e in ance to the workers of the United States. It is | this trial on Sunday at 1 pm, av New Star Casino. Bring your shop particularly important that) mates, members of your organiza- all American workers take part in the| tions, ete. Mella Memorial meeting tomorrow. ‘0 show in this small way their soli-| Committees for Daily Worker larity with the Latin American work-| Anniversary must report tonight at crs of whom Mella was the beloved| 6 p. m. sharp at St, Nicholas Arena, land heroic leader, 69 W, 66th St.