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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14
Coolidge and Unemployment

The textile workers of Lawrence, Massachu-
sets, have just made an appeal to President
Coolidge for help in their present plight. So in
tense has been the suffering of these workers
that the municipality has been compelled to adver-
tise a loan of 100000 with which to finance the
construction of public works on which Jobless tex
tile workers might be employed.
We realize that the textile workers are up
against it. We also realize that the signs indi-
eating similar fate Detailing the workers of
many other big industries are multiplying. We
are especially aware Of the fact that unless the
workingmen of all industries soon take mat
tiers into their own hands to prevent acute suf-
fering, a heavy wave of unemployment will
overwhelm them sooner than many expect
Thus we are compelled to warn Frank H. Hor-
ton, secretary of the Finishers' and Dyers'
Union that his letter to President Coolidge
demanding "a proper and rigid investigation of
the textile industry to enlighten the country
about the "inhumane methods that are now
being instituted in the mills" is doomed to
failure.
This unemployment appeal of the working
men will fall on deaf ears. Coolidge is the
spokesman of the big Boston cotton and wool
interests in whose behalf the Fordney-M cCum-
Der Tariff act was put over to net these CAPT.
talists a bonus running into hundreds of mil
lions of dollars annually Coolidge is the stall
wart champion of the reactionary interests that
are now fighting tooth and nail even the most
half-hearted attempts to inform the people
about the conditions prevailing in American in
dustry and government subject to the paralyz-
ing grip of the capitalist class.
Investigation and enlightenment are the bane
of Coolidge and his black tribe of financial and
Industrial pirates. Even when he was governor,
Coolidge did not find it necessary to make the
slightest pretense of helping the textile workers
in their heroic struggle against the ruthless OPP
preston of the textile barons. ~
Now that his whole political fate depends on
the good will and purse strings of these and
other big capitalist interests, Coolidge will sure
ly give the workers a cold shoulder. With the
workers, the rule that god helps those who
help themselves" is especially true
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

By M. MASS

Today this organization publishes a
bi-monthly paper called the ''Work-
ers' Sports" and instead of losing
its members as before, is gaining new
members and soon hopes to become
one of the greatest sports organiza-
tions of France
The French Communist Party can
do these things because it has its
members wherever workers congre-
gate. All workers organizations,
such as the co-operatives, the loca-
taires, ETC., were penetrated and our
comrades are the live forces in
these bodies. They can be differen-
tiated from the others by their
enthusiasm and their devotion to the
cause of the workers. In order to
conduct all this work the Party de-
veloped great press, which day by
day is gaining the support of the
majority of the workers.
The Communist Press.
The party press is centralized
about its main organ, the Human
ite," which is read by 100000 work.
ers daily.
In addition to the many organs Of
the Federations in the provinces,
which themselves have many dailies
and weeklies, the party publishes:
"L'Ouvriere," an organ for propa-
ganda among women; Ga Viox Pay
sanne," organ of propaganda among
the agriculture workers; Bulletin
Communiste,' the famous theoreti-
cal weekly edited by Comrade Boris
Souvarin; "The Voll1tribune" of Metz
is a German daily, and "Thc HUI
mantle" in German is another daily
published in Strassburg. Another
"Humanite" is printed in Italian
every week, and in the Polish Ian
guage there is weekly. lie
Travailleur Polonais." "The Work.
ers' Sports" published by the Fed
Grafton Sportive du Travail, and the
Vanguard" the organ of the Com
munist youth make up the list of the
more important papers.
Besides the party press we have
great influence over the "Clarte'
thru its editor, Comrade Henri
Barbusse. This is the outstanding
organ of the Communist intellec-
tuals.
With this press in hand and the
efforts put forth by our comrades
in the various organizations the
French party can look towards the
future with confidence.
Last year they have demolished a
great deal of influence exerted in
former times by the social-demo-
cracy and by the salutary decisions
of the Lyon Congress the Party will
forge the tools necessary for the
destruction of the bourgeois state
and the conquest of power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14
Gompers' New Ally

Bertrand Russell, lecturing in New York re-
Gently, said that while this country may even
tually have a Labor administration as a result
of such an industrial revolution as England has
undergone in the past, it would not be for thirty
years"
We have noticed that these liberal intellect
uals from other lands are very careful not to
give aid and comfort to the radical forces in a
country from which they receive large lecture
fees but never hesitate to bulwark the status
quo policy of the reactionaries.
Bertrand Russell is one of the pet aversions
of Samuel Gompers but on the labor party ques-
ton in America the English intellectual and
Iaborite lines up with the reactionary trade
union official.
This tendency to support the upholders Of
capitalism in other nations is characteristic Of
the liberal intellectual who at heart is a rabid
nationalist despite pacifst alterations that are
shown from time to time. The international
character of the class struggle means nothing
to them because they do not even acknowledge
the class struggle Bertrand Russell for in
stance, has just written series of articles to
prove that the believers in the class struggle
hamper progress and that real international CO.
operation is promoted by business men.
In spite Of his production Of this kind of in
telIectual tripe Bertrand Russell is hailed as
messiah by certain sections Of the lower middle
class such as the leaders of the Independent
Labor Party of England whose idea of service
to the workers is having something done for
but not by the working class.
Thirty years to establish labor party in the
United States!
Even Communists would be tolerated and
perhaps encouraged by the capitalists and Sam
uel Gompers if they were willing to wait thirty
years for labor party to say nothing of the
dictatorship of the workers and farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14
A Years Work Of the French Communist Party

THE French Communist Party
a held its Third Congress in Lyon
from January 20 to the Oath, and
there some very important questions
were discussed dealing with the flu
ture development Of the French
revolutionary movement. For the
previous few months the entire
party press had beer opened for
discussions, criticisms and sugges-
ton by the rank anil ME. The let
tiers published in the "Humanite"
showed what great interest was
manifested in the debates. Many
ideas were advanced TO make the
French party a real Communist
Party of the masses.
Enormous progress has been re-
corded by the French party. The
expulsion of the centrists headed by
Frossard, Meric, and Paul Louis was
balanced by the admission of such
real revolutionists as Pierre Mon
atte,. the well known former syndi-
calist leader, by Henri Barbusse,
secretary Of the international An
ciens Combattants," by Andre
Marty, the leader Of the Black Sea
revolt, by Lucien Midol and many
others. They brought with them
revolutionary syndicalists and revo-
lutionary ex-soldiers and sailors
and the party that for more than
two years had been engaged in in
ternal struggles turned its attention
ranks in the struggle for the prole-
and energy towards organizing its
tartan interests.
The Occupation of the Ruhr.
The French section Of the Com
munist International was given the
task of propagating open revolt
among the soldiers on the Ruhr.
Due to the postwar position of
France as a victorious nation, and
to it's great economic development,
she became the most imperialistic
country of Europe, the hope and the
refuge of all counter-revolutionists
She was able to mobilize 100000
men and send them into the Ruhr.
Our answer to this was the interna-
tional conference Mt Essen and the
organization of huge nnnrs meetings
all over France and even in the Ruhr
district. AS a result of this Com
munist activity there were instituted
arrests of the best elements in the
Communist Party and the 'Ccnfed-
GRAFTON Generate du Travail Uni
taire." The old charge of plotting
against the security OF the state was
the reason given.
Our party was not discouraged by
these arrests and in pursuance with
the United Front policy, it organ
lied mass meetings in collaboration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14
Hugo SHINES

Hugo SHINES, the mastadon of German CAPT.
talist industry, and one of the giants of inter-
national finance and manufacturing has passed
away.
The writing of obituaries and eulogies we will
leave to the kept press of the employing class.
His death is the loss of the exploiting class of
the world. The exalted editors of this ruling
class are financially duty-bound to spill gallons
of ink in showering praises and blessing on
their dead class heroes.
To the working class of the world the death
of SHINES at this time is especially significant.
1t brings into sharp focus the present status of
the class conflict in Germany. The death Of
this German industrial overload dramatically
summarizes at stroke, as it were, for the
workers of the world, history and lessons of
the bitter struggles for power waged by the
working class of Germany This history and
these lessons are of inestimable significance to
the international proletariat
The rise of SHINES, the inveterate foe of the
8-hour day, the rise of an industrial and finan-
cial octopus-whose tentacles gripped the very
vitals of what was once Germany was made
possible only by the establishment Of the undis-
puted rule of the German capitalist class, In
the establishment of this iron Dictatorship of
the exploiters over the oppressed German work
ers and poor farmers was made possible only
Dy the DlaCk betrayal Oh the prOleLdrlau masses
by the German Social-Democratic Party. There
is certain sense of historical Justice and ruth
lessness in the passing away of the symbol of
capitalist supremacy in Germany at a time
when the German workers are about to be
mortgaged to the international capitalist plum.
derers under the leadership of American fnan-
ciers. The death of SHINES comes at a moment
when the party, that has enabled him to build
his towering edifice as a monument to the
almost unlimited power of exploitation in the
hands of his class, is on the threshold Of death
as decisive political factor in the storms of
class war that are now brewing in Germany.
SHINES has gone. But Stinneism is still in
the saddle in Germany. The workers and poor
farmers of the world should on this occasion
take account of the why and wherefore Of the
rise of this monster in Germany at time when
the working class was ready and able to win
complete political power. The passing away
of SHINES as a symbol of German monopolist
capitalist supremacy indelibly impresses upon
the working masses of all countries the all
important truth that in the decisive struggle
between the working class and the capitalist
class there are but two roads open to the pro-
letarian masses: capitalist dictatorship with it's
working conditions and intoerably
low wages, or the proletarian dictatorship thru
the establishment of a Soviet Republic of
workers and farmers whose aim it is to reor-
ganize industry for the benefit of those who
work and not in the interest of small call of
exploiters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

there is not even a theoretical demo
cratic" basis for freedom of the
films" as in the case of press and
speech. Legally the movies are in the
same position of these other media of
expression at the time of the Inquisi-
ton. The regulation of motion pic
lures is solely matter of police
power" Getty of Ames VS.. Gerbracht
1S9 N. w. 72a)-and this is a term
sufficiently elastic to cover a multi
tude of sins.
On this basis the nincompoop mayor
of Springfield, Mass, was able to bar
labor film highly praised by the Ma
tional Board of Review and passed by
all censorship boards. offered pre-
view before jury of his own selection
he refused. offered chance to Judge
the film personally, he again refused,
saying that he would not permit it if
shown the film tens times over with
out being able to detect any objection.
Even so reactionary sheet as the
Springfield Republican" was moved
to protest.
Truth is no defense, nor is the fact
that the book, painting or sculpture
upon which picture is based can be
procured in any public library, park
or art gallery. Ontario puts it: Each
question of costume or taste must be
considered on the basis Of morals
and the censors' morals at that.
Law Not Same for All.
These regulations, despite all hypo-
critical pretense, are intended for no
other purpose than to keep the movies
from being adequately used for labor
purposes. Regulations have never pre-
vented hundreds of films from show
ing labor organizers as murderous,
grating brutes, while their capitalist
opponents embodied all the virtues.
The law against interstate shipment
of prize fight films, passed to cut down
Negro self-respect that might ensue
from the sight of one of their race
winning the highest pugilistic honors
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

to loyalty to the King" are forbidden
in Ontario. The army and navy are
props of the existing order beyond the
pale of movie criticism. The State OF
Ohio forbids: Scenes which ridicule
or deprecate public officials, officers
of the law, the U. S. army or navy or
other governmental authority, or
which tend to weaken the authority of
the law" If movie scenario were
based upon the Teapot Dome testi-
mony it would be eliminated" by ev-
cry censor board in the country.
Religion.
Charley Chaplin's masterpiece, "The
Pilgrim" was held UP in Pennsylvania
because the comedian wore the garb
of a minister as a means of escaping
from Jail. Priests, ministers, rabbis
or the recognized leaders Of any re-
ligious sect" are taken under the
wing Of this board, and by practically
every other.
Morality.
On the field of morality we find the
Censor revealing in all his glory.
sex shall be prohibited" DEGREES
the master of films in Montreal. "Un-
der no circumstances is woman to
sell her virtue" says Australia. Just
like that.
Neither death nor divorce shall
loosen the legal double knot for legiti-
matizing property descent in Montreal
If the Censor can help it. One Of his
prize regulations reads: Fostering or
showing of. divorce as means of dis
solving marriage bonds must not be
allowed in this province, nor any sui
eide"
The nude is forbidden everywhere,
sometimes pictures of statues well
coined in any public park result in
banning a film. The morals of the
movie actors are protected by the pro-
hibitions not only of the nude, but
moreover the suggestion-usually by
means OF subtitles, that nudity is be-
ing portrayed before other characters
in the Him..
Even a Censor admits that clothes
alone do not create modesty, but his
regulations only add to the confusion.
Maryland objects to "the improper ex-
hibition of feminine underwear; Mon
treal is death on girls in one-piece
bathing suits.
Morality is not confined to matters
sexual. Property acquisition is as
much question Of capitalist morality
as property succession,s or even more
so. Ohio forbids all scenes which
teach false ethics," and specifically
those productions that teach fatal
ism, or the futility of individual re-
sistance to adversely" Pennsylvania
forbids themes or incidents
which are designed to infiame the
mind to improper adventures, or to
establish false standards OF conduct.
Who determines the standards, NOR
ais. or whatever yardstick is TO be ap
piled? Why. the politically appointed
Censor, of course. Censorship boards
are an inducement rather than a cure
| for moron movies.
The Legal Basis OF Censorship.
1t should be clearly understood tina
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

Every week fifty million Americans
pour into $4,000 regular motion pic
ture theaters to be stuffed with more
subtly effective propaganda than is
administered by all the newspapers, IL
braries and pulpits put together. In
addition $4,000 churches, halls, school
rooms and other public places are
equipped to help along the job. The
movies are today an indispensable
part Of the machinery of big Bust
ness"-with their $2OO,OOO,OOO annual
expenditure, they employ 100000 peo-
pie in producing, annually, 700 fea-
lures, 1900 short subjects and 500
adaptations of imported films.
Day by day the film producer talks
to the largest audience ever assem-
bled, and always with the same pre-
else erfection-unhurried and unhin-
dered-except by the Censor.
1t is the Censor's business to keep
from the people that WHICH is not
good for them" The full import OF
his concern becomes clear when, upon
examination, practically every regula-
is calculated to preserve one of the
four chief theological props of the cap
italist system: Law, religion, patriot
ism and morality.
All censorship is basically political,
it is designed to serve those whose
economic interests would be hurt by
a change from the existing social or
der. The film is used daily to defend
the "Haves," but the slightest effort
TO plead the cause of the "Have Nots"
must run the gamut Of the Censor.
This politico-economic basis is
strikingly shown in the Maryland reg
ulation against "infiammatory scenes
and titles calculated to stir up
antagonistic relations between capital
and labor" In Pennsylvania picture
of w. q. Foster was ordered eliminat-
ed because he had shown himself a
bad actor in the steel strike" and it
was allowed to remain only upon ap-
peal The same sort of regulations
prevail in Poland, which forbids films
tending to promote emigration agita-
ton" In Australia no pictures can be
shown which would be detrimental
to the British Empire Cor its allies) in
a social, political or national sense"
Here also is forbidden films showing
excessive shooting or indiscriminate
fighting as distinct from war films"
but the British go one better by even
prohibiting pictures OF realistic hor.
hors Of war;"
Law and Order.
The censors everywhere are extreme
ly solicitous OF respect for 'law and
order" The police must not be criti
cized. Maryland, London and other
boards forbid pictures of the third
degree"-the cops can do no wrong
Ontario forbids "any picture which
shows successful baking Of law
Maryland forbids doubtful characters
exalted to heroes" Italy forbids films
which lessen the name and fame OF
public institutions and authorities, OF
of officers and agents OF the law"
Patriotism.
"All scenes injurious to Canadian OF
any other race pride or patriotism, OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

One hundred leading citizens of Washington
Courthouse, Ohio, the home town of the
now extremely ex-Attorney-Genera Harry M.
Daugherty, assembled the other day and gave
him vote of confidence. Visitors to Washing
ton Courthouse will have only themselves to
blame if, after this warning, they do not leave
all valuables at home.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

We Communists have other things besides
our modesty to commend us but we are a little
awed at the statement of John M. Work in the
last issue of the Socialist World that he and his
type will furnish the spirit and most of the
brains for the American Labor Party" that they
hope will be organized at Cleveland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-14

Senator Wheeler, indicted by a Montana
grand jury for connection with an. oil company
since his election, can make the plea of the girl
who turned up with an Legitimate child. that
1T is only little one."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-06
Filipino, SON OF YAAK,
HEIR TO 100000
Halfbreed Lad May Get Royal
ties From Oil Wells.

New1irk, Okla.-A Filipino boy Of
thirteen is believed to be heir to mil
lions Of dollars of oil royalties from
iocail a ellis. i}ugal Carmichael, who
died after army service in the Philip
pines, did not get to enjoy sudden
riches from the oil strike on his land
here, but his son by Filipino wife
may get. the wealth.
Gregorio VelasQuez Carmichael is
the boys name and he now has a
guardian and formidable group of
attorneys to fight for his share in his
fathers land. 1t Is believed Gre-
gorio's share is in excess Of $7,000,000.
Royalties covering a two-weeks period
recently aggregated $58,000
ALI the years of Gregorio's life have
been spent in an inland town, remote
from civilization, on one Of the lesser
of the Philippine group Of islands.
There, in the small city of Arayat
Province Of Pampanga, he has played
In the half wild, tropical foothills, on
the streets of the little inland town.
Almost two years have been spent
In searching and attempts to get in
communication with the small son Of
Dugal Carmichael. Part Of this time
this search was carried on by Federico
M. Unson, q young native lawyer Of
the island, who had been a classmate
Of q local attorney in Northern uni
versity.
Scant trace had been left of Car
michael in the ranks Of the United
States army. The hunt was made
the more difficult since the soldiers
widow had remarked.
Whether Gregorio is the son of Du-
gal Carmichael viii be determined
either by concession of the interested
oil companies or by a court battle.
Another Filipino woman also is claim
ing her son is a son of Carmichael.
The Conan and Maryland OH com
panies hold leases on the Carmichael
property.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-06
Wife's Spirit Blamed
for Mans Sudden Death

Bayonne, N. J-Detectives inyesti-
gated the strange death Of Max Micho-
lex, found dead in his home, 9S East
Twenty sixth street, Bayonne, three
weeks after his dying wife's threat
that she would come back for him."
An autopsy was ordered.
George Micholek, eldest son, told the
police his father was brutal driving
him from his home when he was a
small boy. He said he had returned
only when hearing of his mothers ILL
ness. The father, he asserted, had
abused Mrs. A1icholek just before her
death, and she then made the threat
she would come back after him." A
few minutes later she died. Relatives
told the police they believe some mys-
FERROUS influence capseG his death.
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