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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
KEEP UP FIGHT
FOR FREE SPEECH
AT NEWARK, N. ].
Foster Will Make New
Attempt to Speak

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Charginr
Director Brennan and Deputy Direc-
tor O'Leary with "using their public
office in Newark to play labor roli-
tics on behalf Of the ofncialdom of
the American Federation of Labor"
of which they are members. DR..
Harry F. Ward, chairman of the
Civil Liberties Union, announced to-
day that William z. Foster would
speak in Newark, Friday night. and
that the fight for free speech in
that city would be carried on "until
that right can be assured without
police censorship"
Foster, it was announced, woulo
speak at eight o'clock under the
auspices Of the Civil Liberties Union
and the Labor Defense Council at
Broad and Market streets, where the
Jan. 18th meeting was broken up.
William 2. Foster, on whose be-
half the American Civil Liberties
Union thru its Newark attorney.
John Larkin Hughes, is suing Cap
tain Ebert Of the Newark police for
false arrest, was denied a permit to
hold another meeting either in a
hall or on street corner by the
Board of Public Safety this morning.
Foster appeared in person to ask
for the permit at the request of
Deputy Commissioner of Public
Safety O'Leary. In reply to a ques-
ton by the Civil Liberties attorney,
Mr.. Hughes, as to whether the board
would take any steps to interfere
with a hall or street meeting, Dep
uty O'Leary said: II refuse to an
swer."
A representative of the Civil Lib
critics Union present at the confer
ence stated that the bulk of the
brief conversation consisted Of per-
sonal abuse of Foster by O'Leary
without any reference to the specific
request for a permit.
Foster stated after the conference
that he did not wish to indulge in
personal alterations but merely
wished to obtain his rights as a
citizen to free speech and peaceful
assembly. In reply to a question
by Deputy O'Leary as to the purpose
of the meeting he wished to hold,
Foster stated that its sole purpose
was to raise money for the Labor
Defense Council.
The suits for false arrest of Fos-
ter and Bishop Paul Jones, of the
Episcopal church, in connection with
the breaking up by the police Of a
meeting on Jan. II, ask for $4,000
in each case. The Civil Liberties
Union has announced its intention
Of fighting the issue Of free speech
thru to the-highest court Of the state
if necessary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

mously for Robert LaFollette for
President. 1t is FELT that he will ac-
cept the nomination if it is clear
that there is unity and harmony.
The representatives from all the
Northwest border states, which have
Farmer-Labor movements developed
about the same as Minnesota, were
and are solid for LaIeollette.
"Some advance the argument that
the convention should be held after
the cd party conventions. This
proposition was rejected with vigor
by the conferees as implying that
there were no principles at stake and
it was just a case Of getting a sop.
1t is now argued by the opportunists
in the movement that we should wait
and see if a progressive is selected
by the Democrats or the Republi-
cans. If so, they declare, no other
nominations should be made.
"The same argument was encoun-
tered in the development of our state
movement. 1t was disregarded, and
it is now felt that It should be ig-
nored in the national situation. 1t
is pretty well assured, however, that
neither of the old capitalist parties
will nominate progressive. There
will be just that much time saved in
the campaign, if the convention is
held in May
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
new HAMPSHIRE
TELLS OF CRAFT
AND MILITARISM
Big Textile Concern
Avoiding Taxes
Special to The Daily Worker,

CONCORD, N. H.. Feb ia -
port TO be published shortly on the
agricultural and forestry resource. ~, ~
s I,.e staLe, by commission under the
leauershlp of the State Commissioner
~ Agriculture, will bring out the m
Just exemption from taxation of Ger.
tam interests, especially the Amos
Neag manufacturing Corporation.
WIN the consequent additional bur-
oens on the farmers. 1t will euplain
why "a per cent of all farms were
Withdrawn from cultivation from
figures. - Se"sus
Inc preservation Of the military
caste IS evidenced by get-together
TO be held this week by all the Off
GERS IN Concord, of the regular army.
national guard and officers reserve
OF whom there are fifty in the citv
Down with Militarism! Long live
the Army! So cry the backbone or
the American Legion and the Coo
Coo Clucks.
Il. L. Trumbull Of the Bureau for
tne Promotion Of State Police Of
New York City, was in, New Hamp-
snlre to interest in his plans the Farm
bureau Federation, and the New
Hampshire Manufacturing Associa-
ton. 1t is not certain whether his
efforts will be successful at this time.
because OF the extra tax burden on
the farmers, alread victimized bv the
textile interests who dominate state
politics. 1t is interesting to note that
there is a special bureau in New
York, propagandizing for the state
police, who act as strike breaking
agency in every state where they
exist.
The foolishness of our statesman
ship is shown by the answer of SEN
ator George HI Moses to the Financial
Digest question on general business
conditions: "Any opinion I might ex-
press in answer to your question
would be of little value because am
not at all business man." Such re-
freshing ignorance But Gary and
Morgan should not permit leading
politicians to haunt their ignorance,
for if Moses isn't wise enough to
know anything about business, how
the devil can he legislate about bust
ness?
And if Moses knows nothing about
business, why is he such a staunch
upholder of the Mellon plan to reduce
the taxation burden of the rich? So
far the workers of New Hampshire
have given little thought to these
questions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

from the left wing Workmens' Cir
Gle branches. This traitorous act re-
suited in the delegates from the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Lo-
cal No. 80, from the Cap Makers
local and from the branches of the
Left Poale Zion walking out and leav-
ing the conference cwcicth the I'M
seated delegates. Since then many
of the Workmen's Circle branches
which are considered right wing, have
protested against the disruption tao
tics.
A provisional committee of Jewish
workers organizations, including the
organizations whose delegates left the
Daily Forward conference and the
Workers Party branches, has now
been formed. This committee has
called a conference to prepare to
arouse all the Jewish workers to ac-
tive opposition to the proposed re-
striction laws.
Steel Workers Join Move.
That the proposed restriction laws
against the foreign-born workers are
an equal dangerous threat to the ma
tive-born American workers is keeniy
recognized by the local trade unions
in the Lake County, Ind, steel re-
gion. Here an overwhelming pro-
portion of the workers engaged in
the dangerous racking toll of the
steel mills, car shops and oil refneries
are of foreign birth. Some of these
local unions are alive to the fact that
the further enslavement of any part
Of the workers engaged in these
plants would be the best weapon in
the hands of the bosses to beat down
the standard Of the workers gener-
ally.
The Machinists local union of Ham
mond, Ind, few days ago took the
initiative to swing into line in the
united front campaign by electing
committee with full power to invite
other unions and workers organiza-
tions to participate in the campaign.
Two carpenters unions from two of
the small cities and several fraternal
organizations responded Immediately,
and joined in a preliminary commit
tee, which is now calling a conference
to form a united front for the pro-
lection Of the foreign-born workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
CAME TO SCOFF,
BUT REMAINED TO
Get EDUCATION
Little New England
Town Is Waking Up
By WILLIAM SIMoNS.
Especial 70 The Daily MnrkarA

GAINESVILLE, Mass, Feb. IL
Many speakers from the Workers
Party had been in GAINESVILLE, had had
their say, but still the town slept on
except for the Finnish comrades of
the Workers Party. But this dav the
whole town was in a whirl. Siers
were put up, announcing that Max
Salzman, National Organizer for the
Young Workers League. would spealr
on Youth in Industry; and horror
Of horrors, children, come and hear
OF the lies that your teachers tell
you"
Shades Of our revolutionary fathers
Their memory must be revered. And
so they gathered, these town folk.
near the cart Of the voluntary fire.
men, near the Finnish Hsll-and like
true patriots, they vowed to stop the
meeting. They appealed to the police.
who tore down the few typewriter
posters, and who focked to the meet
ing, FIVE weak, with the people follow
ing them, as tho they were followers
Of the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
Lanesville is a granite town, where
year ago, practically all the crafts
in that line struck and stuck together
to resist a wage cut, the Finnish
workers giving splendid example of
solidarity, even as the West Concord.
N. H., Finnish workers did in their
quarry strike. But the unions are gen
orally weak, and are permeated with
the idea of class collaboration, espe-
cially the leadership which is native
to GAINESVILLE. At present there is uni
versal unemployment, and the men
have had to leave for the woods in
search Of a job.
Like all provincial towns, Lanes
vile, or rather the 100 percenters
pride themselves on their patriotism,
and the fact that neither they nor
heir ancestors had the daring to leave
for more thriving parts. A recent
candidate for mayor, who showed
some sympathy for the workers dur
ing the last strike, when he was
mayor, appealed to them for their
support, extolling the natural beauty
of their city, which compared favor
ably, he said, with the middle west,
which he had traversed by auto. He
dragged in his ancestors who had
been born, had lived and died near
Cape Ann, evidently a glorious ac-
complishment And into this bliss
fully dead spot, there fell the ad de-
picting the schools Of democracy as
factories of fabrications, like a match
in an oil vat.
The cops were there, together with
an official stenographer. And the
town was there, in. greater numbers
than ever before to a radical meet
ing. For an hour they listened to an
analysis Of capitalist society, and the
reason for unemployment; to the role
of the youth in industry, and espe-
cially child labor in the state Of Mas
sachusetts. The meeting was great
success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Capitalist SOLOnS
Grease ChuteS for
Mellon Tax Bill
lspeel.l to The pnilr worlerl

WASHINGTON.-The Mellon tax
reduction bill was ordered favorably
reported to the house by the ways
and means committee on a strict
party vote. Formal report will be
made Monday.
The bill contains Chairman Green's
provision for rs per cent reduction
on personal income taxes that are
payable this year.
While the Democrats voted against
the bill, they made no attempt to
block the report.
Chairman Green and at least three
Republicans voting to report the
measure reserve the right to oppose
the rs per cent surtax maximum
on the house floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Deportation of
California Labor
CdptiUes F. care

SAN QUENTIN, Calf. "a nsR
attempt to deport a criminal syn
dicalism prisoner is launched in the
deportation proceedings brought
against James Olson. Olson's term
is nearing its end; he was one of the
men sent up from Oakland early in
the history Of the criminal syndical-
ism law.
An attempt to deport Jack Gaveel,
another criminal syndicalism victim,
was unsuccessful. If the authorities
succeed in securing federal deporta-
ton action against any Of these
men, a precedent will be established
which will be used against every
political prisoner Of foreign birth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Call Out $500 Men
to Battle SnOWStOrm
in " e u York City

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Thousands
of New York and suburban dwellers
are suffering from backaches today, a
reminder that the heaviest snow fall
of the season blanketed this section
Sunday to a depth of 81 inches.
Accompanied by high wind which
at times gave the storm some of the
aspects of a mild blizzard, the fall
brought out $500 men of the city's
street cleaning forces, 400 plows and
several hundred carts for the first
time this winter. The entire down
town section of the city was swept
clean by midnight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

formed an alliance, including
over 5000 workers. This ALI
ance is now actively engaging
in the campaign for the pro-
lection of the foreign-born
workers in America.
1t has already published
leaflets on the subject and
the whole Lithuanian working
class population is aroused to
danger, even including those belong
ing to organizations of nationalistic
tendencies. The Lithuanian national
istic papers have definitely voiced
their opposition to the proposed re-
preston of the foreign-bo work
ers. The scope of the alliance has be-
come extended by inviting these ma
tionalistic organizations to partici-
pate in the campaign, and mass pro-
test meeting is being planned for
Feb. oath.
Jews and Slaves Lead.
Under the leadership of our Party
units the various South Slavic work.
ers' organizations in Chicago, com
prising several thousand members,
are establishing a united front for
the protection Of foreign-born work.
ers against the proposed finger print
laws. A like movement is taking
place amongst the Italian workers in
Chicago.
The Jewish Workers Party branches
in Chicago have taken the initiative
to form a united front Of all Jewish
workers organizations to participate
in this campaign. The Jewish Daily
Forward, fearing that such united
front should be accomplished, coun-
tered with call for another confer
ence, at which among other things
one item way down on the agenda re-
ferred to the question of the foreign
born workers.
The Jewish workers, being inter-
ested in the establishment of a united
front on questions of common con-
Germ to all of them, no matter who
takes the initiative in the city. How
ever, the Daily Forward crowd again
showed that it did not want a united
front. The steerers of the confer
ence refused to seat the delegates
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
IRISH RADICALS
HOLD MEETING
IN CLEVELAND
Organize Connolly Club
Boost Daily Worker

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 11.-Al-
bert F. Coyle, editor of the Locomo-
tive Engineers Journal. and Thomas
J. O'Flaherty, of the editorial staff of
The DAILY WORKER, were the
principal speakers at a meeting of
Irish radicals held here Sunday.
At the close of the meeting a club
was organized to carry the Com
munist message to the Irish workers
in Cleveland, working in cooperation
with the local section of the Workers
Party of America.
I. j. O'Flaherty spoke on the life
work of James Connolly and his in
fiuence on the labor movement in
Ireland and the correctness Of his
tactics. In leading the Irish nation
alists against the British government
in 1915, he did not betray his COM
munist principles, but was putting his
MARKHAM knowledge to good advan-
tage. Connolly was man of action
as well as a theorist. He was mis-
understood at the time by the petri-
fed dogmatists, who in parrot fashion
quoted Marx page by page without
uuuCA SIdtlulllS Hliils Dub COulu HOb Ink
up the essense of Marxism-which is
revolution-with the situation that
confronted them in 1914 when the
world war broke out.
Albert F. Coyle, spoke on the COM
munal system in ancient Ireland and
the contribution the Irish workers
can make to humanity, once they are
freed from political and economic
slavery. He appealed strongly for
the formation of a labor party and
urged his audience to leave the par
ties of capitalism that are serving the
money power and not the producers.
Mr.. Coyle was made a decided hit
and was applauded at the conclusion
of his speech.
The DAILY WORKER was sold at
the meeting as we'll as several copies
of James Connolly's Labor in Irish
History and the The Irish People, the
official organ of the Irish American
Labor League.
There is a large Irish population
in Cleveland, and the James Con-
molly Literary Society has set itself
the task Of bringing Connolly's mes
sage--the communist message-tc
those workers and making them q
part of the revolutionary army OF
labor in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
CHICAGO FORMING
COUNCIL TO GUARD
The FOREIGN BORN
Will Fight Davis Regis
tration Bills

Preliminary steps towards the for
nation of a Chicago Council for the
Protection of the Foreign Born were
taken at the conference of the
Czecho- Slovakian Workers Council
Yesterday, when the council decided
to call upon the entire labor move
ment of the city to send delegates
from every local union to come to-
gether with representatives of the
Czecho- Slovakian workers for the
purpose of forming the protective or
ganization.
Danger threatening the foreign
born from the Davis bills for selec-
tive immigration on contract basis
and for the registering, photograph
ing and finger printing Of the foreign
born are forcing unity in self de-
tense, the members of the council
declared in the discussions that pre-
ceded the resolution for a big dele
gate conference.
Czecho-Slovaks Issue Call.
The Czecho-Slovakia Workers
Council is composed of six local
trade unions, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, sew
eral local educational societies, ath-
letic clubs and the branches of the
Czecho-Slovakian Federation Work
ers Party.
It has always taken an advanced
militant position in the struggles of
the workers. By this last action it
has also gone on record to take a
militant lead in this vital issue,
which as clearly pointed out at the
Yesterdays conference, concerns the
native born workers to exactly the
same degree as the foreign born
workers. The resolution adopted
follows:
WHEREAS. proposals are now pending
before Congress 20 enact two laws, one
providing for selectiye immigration on
contract basis, and the other providing for
the registering, photographlng and finger
printing Of foregn-born workers. like
criminals. and
Both Of these proposed laws represent a
serious danger to the American foreign
born workers and the native born workers
as well. because Of the fact that seective
immigration Of workers TO be brought here
under contract to work for certain indus
tries Is intended only for the purpose Of
forcing such workers to be strikebreakers
fact that the registration and finger print
ing Of foreign-born workers are intended
TO ensIave these workers In an effort to
hammer down the standard Of living Of both
native and foreign-born workers. and
In an effort 10 defeat both these proposed
measures so detrimental 10 the working
class II Il necessary TO engage In an active
campaign 20 arouse all workers, both native
and forelRn-born 70 a mass protest against
their adoption, therefore be Il
RESOLVED. that We the Checho -Slovak
| Workers Council 90 record 10 further
the campaign Of opposition 10 the proposed
laws already initiated by various labor or
CARNATIONS. and that invite all local
trade unions, labor political parties and
workers organizations 10 send delegates 10
conference 10 be held not later than
March and At a place 70 be designated. for
the purpose Of forming a Joint council for
the protection Of foreign-born workers, and
to enter an active campaign 10 defeat these
proposed measures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Chicago Employers
Association Out in
Defense of Finks

A movement has been initiated by
Chicago aldermen to compel detective
agencies having Offices in this city
to file with the City Clerk duplicate
records concerning their employees.
This would destroy the secret char
acter of the work Of the dick
agencies in the opinion of the En-
ployer's News, the official organ of
the Employers Association of Chi
cago and render the detection "of
those trying to destroy the existing
order more difficult" Perhaps, but
it would also aid in solving 80 per
cent of the unsolved burglaries that
have made life in this city the most
insecure in the U. S. if not in the
world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

"No New Party at First"
"The plan is not to organize
a new party. 1t is to unity all
progressives in great cam
paign for joint candidates for
President and Vice-President.
If, after the close of the con-
test, conditions are favorable,
it may be possible to form a
united OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sive Party. If this program can
be put across, it will mean that
all the Northwest states can be
carried for the New Party.
Some little difficulty will be
encountered from those in the
movement who still like to f1irt
with the old parties. Here in
Minnesota a few of the old
time Democrats oppose a national
party as it clashes with their allie
glance. But these do not belong with
US and will have to be laid aside.
The movement calls for fundamental
changes, and there IL nothing in
common between the purposes of the
new movement and other dominant
parties.
"The general sentiment is unani-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

WASHINGTON. - Former czarist
consuls in the United States are
absolutely without authority TO GER
tify documents for persons applying
to official Russian government agen-
cies in the United States, says a
warning notice made public by the
Russian information bureau here,
Moreover, the fact that an appli,
cant has dealt with former czarist
officials will seriously injure his
standing with the Russian govern
ment and prevent his return Ia
Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Chicago Foreign-Born Workers
Unite to Fight DaUis' Laws to
7hun1bprint Them Like Conflicts

Protests against the proposed laws for 'seIecive mmi
grafton and registration of foregnborn workers grow
ing in volume in Chicago More workers joining daily
vocng their opposition these proposed vicious
Under the leadership of the Workers Party units
Lithuanian cooperative political and raterna organizations
and trade unions composed of Lithuanian workers. have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
De La Huerta Is Blamed.

MEXICO CITY.-The murder Of
Felipe Carrillo, Socialist governor Of
the state Of Yucatan, is openly laid
at the door Of de la Huerta, in a
manifesto by the Mexican Labor
party. The manifesto is signed by
Luis N. Morones and Juan Rico. The
Labor party calls upon the Mexican
workers to bring the criminals to
justice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Haven't Forgotten
About Repeal of
Esch-CunlninS LGlU
tBy The Federated Press)

WASHINGTON.-Repeal or drastic
amendment of the Esch-Cummins
transportation act has not been for
gotten, Chairman Smith of the SEN
ate interstate commerce committee
tells The Federated Press.
Smith feels that the subject is one
of "overtowering Importance, and
must be studied with extreme care,
and at great length, before any ac-
ton is taken. However, he hopes to
be able to announce hearings on the
matter before the end of this month
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE board
Of directors Of the New York Anti
Saloon League has accepted the
resignation Of William H. Anderson,
state superintendent Of the league,
and under sentence for forgery, it
was admitted today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Another Home Destroyed.

DANVILLE, III, Feb. 11.-Judge
Walter Brewer, of the Circuit Court
there. has declared null and void the
marriage Of William M. Harris, 16,
son of the late B. Frank Harris, mill
lionaire banker, and Ethel May Haw-
kins, high school girl. The boys
home is in Champaign and the girl
lives here.