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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
YOUNG WORKERS
TO Open drive
IN COAL FIELDS
MilitGntS Must Stay In
Miners Union
BY BARNEY MASS
National Industrial Organizer Of the
Young Workers League.)

The campaign to be launched
in the coal mining industry,
planned by the Young Workers
League is now taking on a more
definite character.
Preparations are being made
to send organizers in the field.
The questionaires sent out to all
miners asking for information
on the conditions prevailing in
the mining industry, were
greeted enthusiastically and
prompt attention given them.
Word, as received from the mining
sections of the country, show that con-
ditions are very bad. Companies
violate union regulations, discrimina-
ton in the employment of miners,
thru bribing mine officials, etc. The
complaint that the young miners are
Disguised with the union officialdom
is very common.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
ANGLO-SOvIET
TREATY is ON
TRIAL At POLL
MGcDo Backs Down
on Fake Letter
Especial to the Daily workerl

NSPNStet ~ AttS lazy WOFkefJ
LONDON, Oct. 2o.--It's all
over now as far as the election
is concerned but the counting
OF ballots. Never in the history
of England was there such a
short and bitter election con-
test, with the fake ''Zinoyiev
letter. providing the eleventh
hour roorback which is so COM
mon in American politics.
It is freely predicted here that
both the conservatives and
laborites will make gains. but
that the liberal party will be all
but wiped out.
The alliance between the leaders of
both the two old parties did not take
wen with the rank and file, and while
in case Of tory victory, the old hacks
like AsQuith and Lloyd George may
be thrown bone to pick on, it is not
likely that the owners Of the conserv
alive party, the bone and marrow of
the British ruling class, viii give any
real power to the old leaders of the
decadent liberal party.
Committed Blunder.
MacDonaId appears to have made a
bad mistake in at arst stating that
the zinoviev Forgery was genuine. He
is now the most quoted man in Eng
land on the matter and no two seem
to get the same opinion from him.
The fact is that the fake was so crude
that careful reading of the letter
would convince even those not &C.
quainted with Communist phrase
ology, that it was written by a stool
pigeon OF the William ]. Burns school
The statement of Albert Thomas.
that the Second International may be
responsible for the forgery was given
wide publicity here. All in all
whether the labor party wins out in
the election or not, 1t does seem like.
ly that Ramsay Macdonald will find
his influence considerably weakened
as result of his muddling of the sit
uation.
Had Macdonald denounced the "red
plot as tory election stunt from the
start it would have proved a boomer
ang to the tories And buried them a
the polls under a wave of public dil
gust. It would strengthen the labo
party grip on the foreign Office anc
would place them in favorable posi-
ton to begin cleaning out the perman
ent officials who run that Office re-
CARELESS of what government is in
power.
The French Policy.
Aside from the inner political as
pect Of the case, diplomatic circles
discussed the affront to Russia. of the
Gregory note, in the light of French
recognition OF the Soviet Republic, un.
conditionally and without reserva-
lions, and accompanied by the tradi
tional French politeness, which is in
striking contrast to the boorishness
displayed by Ramsay Macdonald in
warning the Russian delegates to the
Anglo Saxon conference against
monkey tricks"
Coupled with the information that
France has entered into an iron-clad
deal with Turkey, gaining control OF
the Bagdad railway and several i'm
portant concession, in return for
which France agrees to back up Tur.
key, automatically, against England
in the Mosul oil controversy. the
Soviet recognition, leaves a bad taste
in the mouth Of British diplomacy
this morning and there is q tendency
to look around for a goat on which to
(Onnffnuad IN paOo o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30

the HSHI against Ine DdWeS
pla6.
NThe manifesto of the Com
Ym0Qist International cabled to
the Workers Party reads:
To the Workers Party of America;
Manifesto protesting against violent
assault on German Communist Party
and against social democratic oppres-
sors of the German Proletariat.
To the Workers Of all countries,
To the German working class,
Comrades exhort you to pro-
test with vehemence against the I'M
mitigated violence of the German gov
eminent and the social democratic bu-
reaucrats.
Communist representatives in par
lament, executive COMMITTEES sf she
party and all important officials are
now to be arrested in order to secure
victory at election to the German bour-
geoisie and their social democratic
lackeys. The German republic thus
overshadows all previous reigns of
terror by systematic campaign to ex-
terminate the Communist Party. Thus
they hope to secure the peace and
order" essential to ensure accomplish
ment of Dawes plan and complete
subjugation of the workers. To achieve
that four million Communists are be-
ing outlawed and gagged. The repub-
lie of Ebert and Seeckt now stands
unmasked as the instrument of fas-
cist counter-revolution.
Their terror and panic are due to the
successful bolshevization of the Com
munist Party of Germany, and fear of
revolution.
In this fight between the united
front of finance capital and its i'm
placable enemy the Communist Inter-
national, proletarian solidarity, I'M
shakable solidarity of Communist In
ternational must be demonstrated.
International Red Aid must help the
victims of white terror despite the
ban of the German government.
German workers, demonstrate to
your oppressors that this persecution
will bring but increased prestige to
the German Communist Party and
strengthen its position as leader of the
masses in the fight for dictatorship of
the proletariat. Harbor no vain illu-
sions. The new reichstag can be moth
ing but the tool of American and en-
tente capitalists and purveyor of fur
Their misery for the masses.
In your hour Of need be assured Of
our support.
Workers of all countries, organize
strengthen its position as leader of the
fight of your German brothers. For
ward, German comrades, close your
ranks. Entrench yourselves In the fac
tories.
Every soldier of the revolution must
be its leader. Expose the social demo
cratic counter-revolution.
Social democratic workersl Realize
that your leaders have proved them
selves enemies of the working class.
Every vote for the Communists is a
vote for the working class, for the
fight against misery, for socialism.
Votes for the social democrats are
votes for capitalism and counter-re-
volution.
Down with the dictatorship Of
Dawes robbers and their social demo
cratic nationalist agents. Fight for the
proletarian dictatorship.
Long live the Communist Party Of
Germany.
Long live the German revolution.
The Executive Committee OF the
Communist international.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
Must Attend Meetings.

Despite the chaotic condition Of the
mining industry, the union officials
remain inactive. They are making no
efforts to represent the rank and file
miner.
Young miners do not attend union
meetings as a result of their contempt
and lack of confidence in the miners
union oficialdom. The fighting young
element in the miners union are
leaving. This must be stopped.
The basis for the destruction Of the
powerful miners union is laid thru
the betrayal Of the Lewis family. But
Lewis, Harrington, Murray, Green and
the others of this ilk snail not sue
coed. The Y. w. L. raises the slogan,
ALL YOUNG MINERS STICK TO
THE UNIONi
Send In Information.
All information on the present con-
ditions of the young miner will be
highly appreciated by the national
office. Send in all information to the
Young Workers League of America,
lib w. Washington Blvd. Chicago,
TlIfwotc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
CROWDS GREET
COMMUNISTS IN
EIGHTH DISTRICT
Many Hear of Party's
Stand for First Time

In a WhirI of open air demon
strations and hall meetings, the
Workers Party of Chicago is
carrying the Communist mes
sage to thousands of workers,
who are hearing for the first
time the proposal that they vote
for a political party which adj
vocates as the leading item of
its program, the dictatorship of
the proletariat and a Soviet re-
public.
The party members have thrown
themselves into the struggle whole
heartedly, and are actively supported
by the Young Workers League. Even
the Junior Groups are furnishing
chairmen of meetings, calling atten-
ton to the child's protest against cap
italist exploitation of child labor.
A series of meetings Tuesday night
on street corners in the eighth con-
gressional district were addressed by
candidate George Maurer, ]. Louis
Engdahl, candidate for U. S. senator,
and Comrades Manuel Gomez. Lyman
Schneid, |. A. Davidson, e. d. Farley
and Elsa Bloch. Everywhere the
workers. who gathered were educated
as to the reasons for their conditions.
and the road. to Communism ex-
planned.
Every workers in Chicago should
note the location and date of the meet
ings now going on and rally the
workers around him to turn out and
listen to the Communist message. The
meetings tonight and tomorrow are
as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30

THE DAIRY WORKER
RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
Send in Information.
Tonight Important Mass Meeting Of
w. p. and Y. w. L.

"A joint mass meeting of the Jewish
branch Of the Workers Party and the
Young Workers League and the Fret
heit Singing Society will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock at the Freihelt Ge-
sangs verin Hall at 1887 Roosevelt
road. M. Lunin, national organizer Of
the Jewish federation and A. Bittel.
man, editor of the DAILY WORKER
magazine win speak. This is very
important meeting and every member
must be present. A roll call Of all
three organizations membership will
be taken.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
Thursday, Oct. 80.

1901 South Wabash-Hall meeting,
at Community Center. Subject: "The
Negro Worker and Communism. .
Speakers: Gordon w. Owens and j.
w. tombstone.
3142 South Halsted-Hall meeting,
at Milda Hall. Speakers: Zokaitis,
candidate Podkulski and John Ed
wards.
Open Air Meetings-Start from
Workers Lyceum, 1888 Hirsch Blvd.
Autos wanted. lots of them, to take
speakers out. Report not later than
7:15 D. M. Speakers will be: Bittel.
man, Cannon, Shachtman, Hammers
mark, candidate for the 7th district.
Farley and Williamson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30
Decide in Favor Of Miners,

MADRID, Oct. 29. = The directory
has indicated that II will decide the
Austrian mining dispute in favor OF
the miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

a dairy farm filled with cows. This
side of the whole scandal, therefore,
is not the most interesting one. AS
a rule democracy" does not indulge
in its illicit pleasures in that crude
and antiquated form. She has ac-
quired some sort Of virtuosity in
posing as a chaste nun reveling in
voluptuous orgies in more refined
and respectable" form. And it is
that form Of corruption which must
and will finally discredit democracy
in the eyes of the masses, all self
assuring assertions Of silent Cal and
his accomplices notwithstanding. 1t
is that form which proves corrup-
ton not merely to be an undesirable
possibility under democracy but an
integral and inseparable part of it.
influential and all powerful COM
mitteemen on the capitalist parties
represent oil, steel or banking. Their
candidates for public Office, from
president of the United States to
town constable, are christened in oil,
steel CT banking. The best the
people can 90 IS 10 select between
oil, steel or banking. After the
election the people will be "donev by
oil, steel or banking. Before cleo
ton the candidate represented oil,
steel or banking as counsel in court.
After election he win represent oil,
steel or banking as a legislator or
Judge; and after an eventual appoint
ment to a cabinet post he represents
oil or steel or banking in the ma
tional government as minister Of
state. Should he fall in his career
over an irresistible offer of the vul-
gar variety of bride and should be
be caught at it then he viii be
prosecuted by some attorney general
or special prosecutor who happens
to represent oil, steel or banking at
this particular time as some sort of
public prosecutor. Oil, steel or bank
ing makes the president. And if
oil, steel or banking is caught at a
steal, the president made by oil, steel
or banking causes and supervises
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19
Teapot Dome and Democracy MAX sgzq
By MAX BEDACHT

the prosecution of oil, steel or bank
ing by counsel who, in turn, Is also
directly or indirectly connected with
oil, steel or banking. The house Of
democracy that Jack built. Jack is
always capitalism, sometimes steep
ed in oil, sometimes clad in steel,
and sometimes animated by bank
capital.
Daueherty-The Adieetive.
That is democracy.
Here we have Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty. His name will, in time, become
a commonly used adjective in the
English language denoting COM
bination of corruptness, lying and
vileness. For the time being he is
Attorney General Of the United
States, the highest officer Of law in
the country. He is accused Of cor
ruption. And his answer is Don't
dare to touch me or / will reveal all
the corruption know Of in the other
departments of the government.
That is democracy.
The department of government,
instructed to detect and prosecute
crime in the name Of the people, fer
rets out corruption in government
not to prosecute the criminals, but
to buy with its silence immunity for
its own crimes.
Yes, that is democracy. And If
Teapot Dome and the like scandals
would not kill the confidence of the
masses in democracy then the cause
of the masses would be hopeless.
But it is not hopeless. Teapot
Dome tears from the Goddess of
democracy" the veil of sacredness
with which public confidence has
clothed her. 1t reveals her in her
ugly nakedness as a dictatorship of
capitalism, for capitalism, and by
capitalism. Teapot Dome also sup
plies the frame of corruption for
that picture Of the Goddess" Dis
gust viii replace respect and conf
dence. And Silent Cal will prove as
unreliable as prophet as he has
proven reliable as strike-brealer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

comrades, the worst consequences
of the bureaucratism Of the appara-
tus viii be its influence on the ideo-
logical-political formation of the
young generation of the Party. 1t
is precisely owing to this circum-
stance that the youth-the surest
barometer of the Party-reacts
against the Party bureaucratism in
the most energetic manner.
Old Guard.
1t would be a mistake, however,
to believe that the excess of me-
chanical solutions Of Party ques-
tons should remain without infiu-
ence on the old generation which
embodies the political experience
and the revolutionary traditions Of
the Party. Nay, the danger is also
very great in this sphere. It is not
necessary to speak of the immense
authority Of the older generation of
our Party, not only within Russia,
but also in the International: It is
known and recognized everywhere.
But it would be a cruSe error to
estimate this authority as sufficient
in itself. 1t is only by continual
mutual influence Of the younger and
the older generation within the
frame Of Party democracy, that the
old guard car be maintained as .
revolutionary factor. Otherwise, the
the old ones would be easily be-
come ossifed and, without realizing
it, become the most perfect express
sion Of the bureaucratism Of the
apparatus.
(To Be Continued Thursday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

n ALVIN COOLIDGE, president
~ of the United States by virtue
of . broken strike and by the grace
of fate which benevolently removed
a little obstacle between Coolidge
and the presidency, declared the
other day that the confidence of the
American people in their govern
ment is too well established to be
seriously shaken by Teapot Dome
and similar political earthquakes.
Sacred Principles of Democracy"
Our institutions, silent Cal and his
accomphces say, are built upon the
sacred principle of democracy. Some
persons within that democracy may
be bad. But democracy" itself is
irreproachable. And when Jumbo,
the G. q. P. elephant, together with
Longear, the democratic jackass,
fall into an oil pool with a great
plunge the splash soaked all the hui
man element in democracy; but it
did not reach the lofty height upon
which thrones the pure goddess
itself.
That is the theory of democracy.
But what has been its practice?
Corruption has been the legitimate
child of the union of democracy and
capitalism. Corruption in the inter-
est of one capitalist group against
the other; corruption in the interest
of one man; corruption in the inter-
est of the whole capitalist class
against the mass Of the electorate;
corruption high up; petty corrup-
ton. And if some one with repu-
tation of honesty was ever caught
corrupted with a comparatively
small sum the only thing the public
ever questioned was whether ''hon-
est" so-and-so was for sale at such
3 low figure. Honesty, at best, in
Dictated higher price, which the in
terests were not willing to pay as
long IS they could get what they
wanted at a lower figure.
The Forty Thieves"
The "forty thieves" on the board
OF aldermen in New York, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19
Irotzky's Letter to Russian Communist Party Central

edly hostile to Communism. At the
same time, within. the Party, the
critical attitude towards the me,
chanical methods adopted for the
solution of questions, has increased.
The perception, or at least the SEN
timent, that the Party bureaucrat-
ism threatens to lead the Party into
an impasse, has become almost gen.
eral. The resolution on the new poll
icy is the first official and extremely
important form4 of expression Of this
turn within the Party. 1t will be
carried out to the extent to which
the Party, i. e., its four hundred
thousand members, will be ready
and able to do.
Our Rights.
In a number Of articles, it is OBJ
stinately sought to prove, that the
fundamental means for reviving the
Party, consists in raising the cul-
tural level of its rank and file,
whereupon the rest, i. e., the work
ers' democracy, would grow of it.
self. 1t cannot be denied that we
must raise the intellectual and cul-
tural level Of the Party with a view
to the tasks which are confronting
it; but precisely for this reason, this
purely pedagogical method is INSULT
cient and, consequently, false; and
il we insist upon it, we cannot
but provoke an aggravation Of the
crisis. The Party cannot otherwise
raise its level as a Party than by
completely carrying out its funda-
mental tasks by means of the coli
lective leadership Of the working
class-and with the initiative Of all
Party members-and of the prole-
tartan state. We must deal with
this question not with a pedagogic,
but with a political method. The
application Of Party democracy
must not be rendered dependent
upon the degree of schooling" Of
the Party members for Party
democracy. Our Party is Party.
We have the right to be very strict
towards everybody who wants to
enter our Party and to remain in it,
but once anybody has become a
member, it is by this fact alone
that he takes an active part in the
entire Party work.
1t is precisely by killing initiative
that bureaucratism hampers the
raising Of the general level Of the
Party. And in this consists its
main fault. Since the Party appa-
ratus is unavoidably constituted out
Of the most experienced and proved
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

It is clea-, that this kind Of view
is inspired by a thoroly bureau
cratic mistrust Of the Party. The
new policy proclaimed by the reso-
luton of the Central, denotes pre-
cisely, that the center Of gravity,
which during the old policy had been
enormously inclined towards the APP
paratus, is now, during the new
policy, to be inclined towards the
activity, the critical initiative and
the self-government Of the Party,
the organized vanguard Of the pro-
Ietariat. The new policy does not
all mean that the apparatus of the
Party is instructed to decree, to
create or TO establish the regime Of
democracy within certain term.
Nay, this regime can be created by
the Party itself. The task is briefly
the following: The Party must sub
ordinate to itself its own apparatus,
without ceasing even for moment,
to be a centralized organization.
I've Phases of Party Structure.
In recent discussion and articles
it was pointed out very frequently
that the "pure," the "entire," the
ideal" democracy is unattainable,
and that for US democracy ia gen
eral is not an end in itself. This
cannot be in any way disputed. But
with the same right and with az
much reason one can say, that pure
or absolute centralism is unattainable
and incompatible with the character
OF q mass party, and the centralism
as well as the party apparatus are
in no way ends in themselves
Democracy and Centralism are two
faces Of the Party structure. The
task il TO equilibrate them in
proper manner, i. e., in that manner
which best corresponds with the sit
uation. In the past period, this
equilibrium did not exist. The center
Of gravity had been enormously in
clined towards the apparatus. The
initiative Of the Party had been re-
duced to a minimum. This involved
methods and habits in the leader
ship which are diametrlcally OPP
posed to the spirit Of the revolu-
tionary Party of the proIetariat.
The excessive Capitalization of the
apparatus, at the expense of the in
itiative Of the Party, has created
within the Party the feeling Of its
insufiiciency. On the extreme wings
it has assumed an extraordinary
morbid form, right up to the for
nation of illegal groupments under
the leadership of elements undoubt-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19

Note.-Today the DAILY WORK
ER begins publication Of a letter
written by Leon Trotsky, Minister Of
War in the Soviet government and
member Of the Central Executive
Committee Of the Russian Commun-
ist Party. Our readers viii see
from reading the article on what q
firnsy structure the capitalist press
liars hang a revolt in the Commun,
list ranks. We win publish Trotsly's
letter in three installments. Next
win come speeches by Stain, Rykov
and other leaders Of the Russian
revolution. Members of the Work
era Party in particular should read
this debate very carefully. Trotsly
wrote to the enlarged session of the
Central Committee of the Russian
Communist Party as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19
OUT WITH DAUGHERTYl

Saint Patrick's day was celebrated
in Britain as well as in the United
States. Ramsay Macdonald pro-
posed a toast to the Irish Free State.
Field Marshall French, the ShIek Of
YpreA superintendent the distribu-
ton Of shamrock to the Irish guards.
Irish soldiers are given the privilege
of wearing shamrock with their uni
forms on the 18th Of March only.
When it fails on Friday, the Italian
pope allows all Irish Catholics to cas-
meat in honor Of the saint. Eating
meat on Friday Is a mortal sin--te
the pope. They get the same privi-
legc when an English protestant
king dies. Great government; mag
unanimous religion.