The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 6, 1932, Page 4

Page Four Comprodatty ty. N. Y. Telephone ALgonquin 4-7956. PREPARING NAVAL OFFICERS| FOR ANOTHER NOBLE EXPERIME) y &. B. HUDSON yet contaminated by abled the U. S. Navy battalion of U. S. 301 would ussians and be joined used for intervention fronts, but the imperialists through Crosley’s plan en- tirely and he remarks: “At any rate the experi- ment would have been a noble one and I am still sorry that it was not carried out.” ‘The imperialists are now preparing feverishly « to carry out this “noble experiment” of armed intervention, and Crosley is doing his share by writing this article. Crosby realized the value of the Kerensky government to the imperialists and later on “when it become apparent that Russia could not be kept in the war (Because! the workers were going Bolshevik) I recommended that foreign “advisors” be supplied the Provi- sional government of Kerensky.” A beautiful picture of the White Guards is painted by Crosley when he says: “The White Guards were described to us by a Russian as follows: "The Red Guards were organized to murder us all and the White Guard was formed to prevent this.’ I did not find a better expiana- tion while I was in Russia.” Writing for Naval officers who are being pre- pared to lead the naval forces in armed inter- vention again, Crosley informs them that the Soviet Union is a hell of a place because “we troops were ma! it. isiting the barracks or naval listed men with swords piled on e stacks wood to carry it. One committed sucide that.day rather than tender his arms to the men.” | respect the Russians had for the Tsarists offi- | and weeps because this disrespect was even | extended to officers of other nations. He relates: | a fact that Mrs. Crosley and myself were | ordered, in writing, to shovel snow in the streets of Petrograd.” And this barbaric demand was resented so much that it was reported in writing to the American Ambassador. The indignation heaped upon these parasites by the Russian workers were so great that “we had fudge and Scotch whiskey to retsore our somewhat distrubed nerves.” This naval officer rad better get a good supply of fudge to calm nerves, because he is going to get an awful prise one of these days when his own men go | Bolshevik. Naturally one who uses fudge for a sedative | would do a lot of worrking about God and Art and he states “After hearing choirs of Russian priests singing, I became fascinated with. that r expect to hear anything so inspiring iso he was- much. impressed by the “that the present productions are very inferior.’ Crosley- concludes“ his: para- graph on God and Art with the wail, “It would be a shame if all thai great art were lost.” Yes, and the bosses say that it would be a shame if they were. forever denied the right to exploit Russia again. Therefore they intensify thir intervention plans, and this article which openly advocates Intervention-in-the name of a “Noble Experiment” “in the’ name “of God ‘and | Art, and.ofdisrespect to-naval officers, is written for the purpose of mobilizing the*prectous tools ot imperialism, the naval-officérs, for’the coming slaughter. 4 ; . and also the Merchant Marine, which ts a high subsidized Naval Auxiliary. Plans have already been completed that will place the Merchant Marine under the command of the Navy, and the marine workers whose Wages are being cut, conditions worsened, and thousands being thrown into the army of unemployed, will be asked to transport troops and munitions, in order that the Soviet Union be crushed, and the shipowners profits increased. Workers! Smash the war plans of the bosses. Marine Workers, do not load or transport troops or munitions in bosses’ wars. Join the Marine Workers Industrial Union and strike against wage cuts. Defend the Soviet. Onion, Denton- ‘strate April 6th. Publishing Ca, Yue, Cally sxeepl Guadean at 6d asd Cable 5 to the Dally Worker, 60 Bast 18th Street, New York, H. Y. ving the side arms of these of- | ‘These naval officets will head the Naval forces | The “Moral Offensive” Against the Soviet Union By B. L. INGLESIDE i ARE now entering the stage of a more intensified onslaught. of journalisti¢, and ecclesiastical lies and bunk about “atrocities”’— as witness the Tribune of March 29, reading: “1,000 Slain Flee- Three Important Anti- War Pamphlets “The Soviet Union Stands for Peace,” by M. Litvinov, 1 cent. “War in China,” by Ray Stewart, 10 cents. “They Shall Not Die,” League of Struggle for Negro Rights, 2 cents, | MOBILIZING the workers im the struggle against. war, no more effective weapon can be found than agitationa] pamphlets which not only acquaint the workers with the facts about what is going on in the present imperialist war, the forces behind the invasion of China and the Plots against the Soviet Union, the terroristic measures of the capitalist countries in trying to whip their own preletariat into acceptance of mobilize the workers world over in struggle against the imperialist slaughter which has begun in China and will soon spread throughout the world, in struggle for the defense of the Soviet Union, and in struggle to save the victims | of the white terror at home. Three pamphlets named above help to serve this purpose, and there are many other pamph- lets. which also contribute their share. But these three epitomize all the phases of the entire anti-war struggle. Litvinov, the repre- sentative of the Soviet Union at the so-called Disarmament Conference at Geneva, in clear and simple lenguage, analyzes the forces making | for war in the imperialist sector of the world, and the efforts of the Soviet Union to maintain | peace in the face of all the intrigues against it. “War lin China” gives the Issues involvinging China and Japan and which directly affect the Soviet Union, as well as the part played by the imperialist nations behind the scenes of battle. brney Shall Not Die,” ts s striking history of the Scottsboro Case, that attempt of the ruling class to terrorize the Negro masses of America into | submissive acceptance of the imperialist war looming ahead All of these pamphlets can be obtained from Workers Library Publishers, Box 148, Station D - Lad York City, seare headlines in the Chicago | »Workers! Join the Party of. Your Class! 2. O. Box 87 Station D. New York City. Please send me more information on the Com- tmunist Party. Office, Communist | communism is “successful.” 6. men are not expected to read such «# “refined” yarn was written by an unnamed “eye-witness.” Why the number was not made a milli ¥ | cannot say, except that the “1,000” fitted in | perfectly, typographically. Why the unnamed “eye-witness” could count off an even thousand without getting shot in the eye is an story. Sherwood Eddy does his bit in this offensive.” In an article in the March 16 of “The Christian Century,” he Nanchang I visited the capital of which is forming the center of U.S. S. R. which soon expects to unite central provinces, with a population of nearly 100,000,000 people, into a widening Soviet Repub- lic." Of course this pride of the Christian Century cannot stand for this sortof i ® The Divinity School of the University of Chi- cago is “housed” in a heavenly mansion known. as Swift Hall, “donated by the notorious labor- hating Swift family of Swift & Co. The connection of this “Divine” are always ready to Hberally supply opium about the sacredhess of defending talist institutions, In the “Divinity Student” of February 18 is an article by Riichiro Hoashi of sity, Tokyo, Japan, with some typical “Univer- sity of Chicago Liberalism.” preachers ebout the impending loss of their jobs tf “com- munistic ideas” prevail, After “Another anti-religious tendency is invoived in social-reconstraction movements. ‘The ery for democracy of a decade ago is now super- seded by the ery for socialism, especially of the Marxian type, Stalin's suecessfal regime finds an echo in Japan with its proletarian dictatorship and its slogans for anti-imperial- ism, anti-capitalistic government, and what not? If grips most seductively the heart of the rising generation, The dissemination of communistic ideas is not due particularly to high pressure propaganda but rather to the universal fact of social discontent and mal- adjustment coupled with numerous cases of scandal among high officials.” You will noties that the Reverend Mr. Hoasht 1s not trying to sooth the pulpit pounders about any “impracticability” of Communism. ‘That is for the preachers to tell their dupes. Notice that he frankly tells the reverend Wars that Of course working SUBSCRIPTION RATER The Fight of J apanese Proletariat Against the War By J. W. ~The Japanese proletariat is still very young. It grew up and developed under conditions of an absence im the country of any social conflicts, in fact of any striving for freedom worth men- tioning. The stifling atmosphere of a monarchist reaction has in the course of a number of dec- ades stamped even the proletariat with a certain conservatism. Only a small percentage of the workers have been drawn into any organization. ‘The Communist Party has existed only 6 to 7 yeats and is forced into conditions of strict ille- gality. Revolutionary traditions are only now being craated in the country. ‘The faithful lackeys of the Japanese mon- feeling of discontent and despair disinherited masses into the channel ‘Whilst the workers and peasants aflainst the war, the social democrats organized a demonstration in front of the prem- ises' of the Mizui concern under the slogan: Si foreign-exchange speculation, the prof- its of speculation to be applied for war purposes and for the support of the soldiers at the front.” ‘They thereby wish to make use of the bitterness of the masses against inflation and high prices for the purpose of war-incitement. Not content with supporting the slogans of the bourgeoisie, the social democrats are also attempting to use “socialist” slogans in the service of chauvinism. ‘They want to prove that “the intervention in wish to use the desire of the masses for order to justify the plundering of the preparations of intervention Soviet Union es well as war against i Yn order to arrive at = correct estimation of the anti-war mood in Japan, one must bear in outspoken military and police- in the country, Anyepoor be arrested by the police without ado and held in police custody for months. The police cells are the terror of the propertyless. Years of imprisonment are nothing in compar- ison with one week's confinement in the police few facts: In the year gq the scial democrats, who were left any opponents, in order to get the Cen- Committee of the League into their hands. Central Committee, which came about to the help of the police, then decided to the arrested delegates from the Central Committee and the League. e e e . ‘The advance-guard of the proletriat, the Com~ munist Party of Japan, has adopted » correct attitude in regard to the question of the war, the protection of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Onion. Various mistakes and omissions cannot alter this fundamental fact. Already before Japan's attack on China, the Communist [ i E preparations” !in which it wrote: | “The whole ef the bourgeois press is making Ast, the Party carried out » number of strikes and demonstrations against the war. answer the police arrested more than workers. September loth, the day om which the dupenem wey eommmeaced the ete: on Muk> | faowsy | den, the Communist Party issued a Manifesto to “The workers, peasants and soldiers!” in which it stated: “The bourgeoisie and the landowners have already robbed you of work, bread, land and freedom. The war serves their interests. It will increase your sufferings still further and bring.you utter ruin.” The manifesto called for the fight: “For the immediate withdrawal of the troops from Mukden’ and all occupied districts, do not ttransport a single soldier. Resist all war- like actions of Japanese imperialism, enter into an alliance with the Chinese workers and per- sants. Organize strikes and mass demonstrations against the war and for your demands!” The Party declared that “the fight for peace with- out @ revolutionary fight at the same time for peace without a revolutionary fight at same time is an empty, lying phrase.” Its slogan is: “down with imperjaliss Japan, for Soviet Japan!” The fact that the number of strike struggles and peasant outbreaks in Japan have increased and continue to increase in the period of the war is of very great importance, The anti-war and anti-government character of the fight of the workers and peasants is expressed particuraly clearly in the fact that nearly all the strikes and peasant outbreaks are accompanied by fierce street collisions the workers have the sympathy of the neighboring inhabitants and are directly supported by the latter. In the rural districts, the peasants render aid by supplying food. ‘The bourgeois and the social democratic press maintain complete silence regarding the direct actions against the war. It was obviously only due to an oversight that a bourgeois newspaper published a report of a strike at an aircraft factory which is engaged on war work. If, how- ever, we take a glance at the five numbers of the legal newspaper’ “Musani” Simbun” which has come into our hands, we find in every number numerous reports from workers correspondents of anti-war actions in various parts of the country. The issue of October 18 gives reports of ® number of demonstrations against the war, which took place on October 7th: “The demonstrations took place at the fol- lowing places: at building works and at the Labor Exchange, at the pump factory etc. Delegate conferences were held on October 5 in the following undertakings: in the tramway depot, in a department of the electricity works, at the Labor Exchange, the textile industry, at the tobacco factory; on October 6th, at a chandelier factory, at an fron works, in a musical instrument factory, in a rubber face tory, in a woollen factory, in the printing works, in a tobacco factory (another one), at two Labor Exchanges, Further, delegate con- ferences were held at an iron works where the workers are on strike, at an electro-tech- nical factory and elsewhere; slogans against the war in Manchuria and Mongolia were issued, namely: hands off Manchuria and China, down with the imperialist government of Japan, sup- port the unemployed instead of spending money on the war.” The issue of November 15 published a report, still incomplete of the demonstrations on the occasion of the October Celebratons, and writes: “On November 7th demonstrations under the slogans, ‘Long Live the 14th Anniversary of the October Revolution! Down with the imperialist war, protect the Soviet Union!’ took place in the following towns: Tokyo—in Kudan, in the tramway depot, at the Tokyo railway station, in the imperial and in the Vased (university). In spite of the faet that more than 200 com- rades were arrested before the demonstrations, more than 2,500 persons took part in the dem- onstrations in Tokyo, On the same day, many thousands of leaflets were distributed, In Ku- dan, 400 workers (unemployed, railway workers, and printers) took part in a demonstration. More than 500 workers took part in a demon- stration at the Tokyo railway station, Here over 100 persons were arrested. In the univer- sities of Tokyo and Vased, demonstrations at- tended by more than 1,000 students took place. Over 100 workers demonstrated at the big printing works Sujesija. A mecting of over 400 strikers was held at the textile mills, Unem- ployed and factory workers took part in demon- strations at the 3 Labor Exchanges.” ‘There follow further reports of similar demon- strations against the war in a number of indus- trial centers: Osaka, Yokohama eic, In the issue of November 28,.we find a number of reports of anti-war demonstrations which took Diace in nyyoy Villages, One slich reoock rade ap “In the prefecture of Toyama a meeting was organized which was attended by over 500 peasants, who were thereupon marched in a demonstration procession. At the collisions with the police the demonstrators called out: ‘When we have a Soviet government, you (the police and nationalists) will get short shrift.’ On the following day, the police, out of fear of an attack by the masses, were compelled to release the five persons they had arrested.” In the same number we find the following communication from a correspondent: “At a meeting of working men and women of the textile mill ‘Tokyo-Moss’, which was convened by the reformist trade union, a working woman quite openly declared: ‘The war in Manchoria is an imperialist war to enrich the capitalists at our cost; our work becomes harder every day; we are in constant danger of dismissal and wage reductions; the leaders (reformists) do nothing for us, We are ab- solutely against the war.’ She was handed over by the reformist leaders and the management to the police. At the mill, signatures of the workers to a protest against her dismissal were collected with great success.” The issue of December 19 reports: “The workers of seven factories in Tokyo who were on strike organized on November 28th a joint demonstration under the slogans: ‘Down with the imperialist war,’ ‘down with the dis- missals.’ At this demonstration a joint strike committee was elected.” At a locality in the provinces a conference of the local council and of the peasant organiza- tions adopted a decision calling for the fight against the imperialist war and the immediate withdrawal of the troops from Manchuria. At this conference there wefe present 14 delegates elected by the members, as well as 4 guests. What are the most outstanding facts in these communications from worker correspondents on the fight against war? ‘The anti-war movement is springing up from below. The activity in developing and spreading the anti-war movement. Not only workers but also peasants are part~ icipating in the movement. It is impossible to overestimate this fact. The anti-war movement already bears the active character of street demonstrations and meetings, economic strikes, and actions of the peasants against the big landowners. ‘The continued anti-war demonstrations of the poor students bear witness to the anti-war feeling of the lower strata of the population. According to the latest reports dated February 11th, a fresh students demonstration against the war has taken place. 7 ‘The anti-war feeling is finding its way into the citadel of Japanese imperialism, into its army, where things have already gone so far that the soldiers are refusing to fight and de- manding to be sent home. These actions of the Soldiers against the war show that the ferment among the soldiers is already widespread. This is confirmed by an American paper, which refers to the bad morale of the Japanese army. ‘The number of immediate fighters against war does not, for the time being, extend beyond a few thousand. But there are workers, peasants and students who demonstrate against the war although they know that their fate may be the torture chamber. ‘There are soldiers, who refuse to fight although they know that they will be court-martialled for doing so. Each one of these workers and soldiers, peasants and students ex- presses the inward hopes and sirivings of many hundred of thousands who have not yet reached this height.of heroism, but soon will. "7 ‘The anti-war movement in Japan shows that’ the war against China and the Soviet Union is becoming more and more unpopular among the great mass of the working population of Japan. In Japan we have an extraordinary favorable situation for the fight to convert the imperialist war into civil: war, for the people’s revolution against the war and the bourgeois-landowning monarchy, for the fight for rice, for land and liberty, for the workers and peasants govern- ment. To heip swell profits of American capital- ists @ bill has been passed in the Senate and House directing the Secretary of War to pur- chase or contract for articles of AMERICAN growth, production or manufacture ONLY, even though such goods cost more, provided the excess in cost fs not “unreasonable.” Sim- Gham cand das at Misleaders “DAIWORK.? BY mail everywhere: One year, $6; six months, $3; two months, $1; excepting Boromghe of Manhattan’ aad Bronx, New York City. Foreign: one year, $8; six months, 8440, A BURCK “NOT SO FAST, BROTHER!” i ih By Jores Three Papers; Three Obliging comrades have sent us, by chance a& the same time, copies of three papers which seb forth three ways to change the world—all bad. But all appealing to the deep aspiration of the exploited and oppressed masses for security and emancipation, and, because of that, worthy of our attention. The first one, called the “Dawn of Equity, propagates, if anything besides snivelling none sense, @ reversion to handicraft labor, and is reactionary from that point of view basically. It is publisshed in Los Angeles, and says 1% advocates “Freedom, Justice and the Welfare o@ the Unemployed.” It is the organ of the “Induse trial Exchange Association,” which claims to be “for all civilized people of the Earth,” but has so far reached only seven chartered branches im five states. | It is worth while to see what those branches are doing, since the Association claims to seé out to “organize a real cooperative plan include ing all kinds of workers” and “do away witht the interest or profit for the lazy rich.” On the other hand, it wants to “avert the social dangers which may arise from a constantly increasing class of unemployed” and “to lighten’ the burdens of charitable institutions—aims with which Hoover himself is in full accord. To do all these things, it serves as an exchange for members who make odds and ends of come modities by hand labor, naturally the unem- ployed. Quite an accomplishment is reported’ from Topeka, Kansas, where—“A young man made and sold a dozen small shelves to & local dealer.” In Los Angeles, the general organizer of & branch reports the wonderful victory of “collect- ing laundry,” it being stated as an added victory: that the laundry owner has joined the Associze tion, thus amending the theory of the vulgar economists abcut workers getting rich doing each others’ washing, by the practice of enriche ing the laundry owner only. The same branch has dried fruit for sa.c and intends to séll secs ond-hand clothing. Wonderful! But what has this to do with “Freedom” or “Justice,” let alone the “welfare of the uncmployed”? ‘The second paper is the “Liberty Bell,” which “Announces a Second Declaration of Indepene dence” in the name of W. H. (“Coin”) Harvey, who, like the toad that lived 100 years shut up in concrete to hop out again, has come to life after hibernating since about 1894 at Monte Ne, Arkansas, with his ancient scheme, so appealing to the debtor class of petty bourgeoisie, of de~ monetizing gold, the free coinage of silver, paper money by the barrel, & moratorium on debts, nationalization of banks and “public” ownership of utilities, etc. ‘ All this is the program of Harvey's “Liberty Party”—which is going to “place statesmen of unselfish wisdom in charge of the affairs of state,” thus abolishing—not capitalism—but what Harvey calls “usury,” and saving capitalism, which Harvey calls “civilization.” All without # revolution by the workers, which Harvey looks upon as “the death of civilization.” Among the “statesmen of unselfish wisdom” gathering round thhe Liberty Party, are noted “famous evangelists,” a “merchant and fine gentleman,” a “Tacoma attorney,” a “real estate man” of Idaho, @ “prominent promoter,” and— smelling of mold—“a man of the Daniel Webster type” and another “of the Andrew Jackson tyype.” But the latest and best is none other than the fascist “Mather Cox” of Pittsburgh, (By the way, what does Upton Sinclair mean by endorsing Harvey, who in turn endorsés the fascist Cox?) Neither the “Liberty Bell” nor the “Dawn of Equity” has discovered the Soviet Union, with all its lessons showing the only successful way out of capitalism for the toilers, But the third paper, the “Industrial Democrat” of Leesville, Louisiana, has. ‘Indeed it leans heavily om Worker frequently. But for what purpose, the editor keeps under his own hat, since he seemingly deliberately avoids even mentioning the Communist Party, and on the contrary appeals passionately for the formation of One Big People’s Party”—a party which, if formed, could only help fascism by opposing the Communist Party. \ Perhaps this is as nearly consistent as an anarchist who goes in for politics can‘be. But those who hold up the Soviet as an example, and who speak respectfully of Lenin for the results of his work, should in all honesty contrive to avoid perverting Lenin’s teachings into their opposite. To hold up the results of struggle le@ by Communists, then to reject the Communist” Party, is what is known as “left” social fascism. Hurrah! Hurrah! “Another man has found a job!” So writes @ Chicago comrade, enclosing a clipping from the Chicago |Daily News, revealing the gla@ tidings that, “although his home at 5518 North Normandy Avenue was in ruins from fire, George Johnson was happy today” because “he returned home with the glad news that he had found work in a junkyard at 50 cents a day.” Perhaps if he got the chance to listen to some neighbor’s radio, he would have been plumb tickled to death to hear J. P. Morgan saying: “Now, you give a dime, and I'll give a dime; then we'll all be bearing the burden equally.” Pee ar ‘Too Much Mush Already.—His name is Me- Campbell, but even if he isn’t Scotch, he would still be @ capitalist politician. What did he do and who js he? He’s = member of the New Jersey legislature, a democrat, and in a recent’ speech he told how angry he was when a man with eleven children said he needed $25 a,week to keep his family. “We spoil our poor,” said McCampbell. “Now I eat corn mush for break+ fast, and when I’m in town I go without my lunch until I get home.” Added to corn mush, this mush is too mush mush, The Army Engineer Corporation wants coolié wages for the next war, if recent testimony of Major General Lytle Brown is any indication of the army ‘position. .At a hearing on the wages pald on a job of Mississippi levee work, let by the Army Engineers to a contracting company, he was asked if 12144 CENTS AN .HOUR was not a low rate for a laborer, He replied coritemptuously, “He probably isn’t worth more.” tended he had never found a contractor whose was wage was unfairly low and thought thas the prevailing rate of wages in the lower Misc davpel wea akon! #3 0 day, ond 0 tor Major General Brown con- | ly ' —————— a