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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

Examiner Oberlin the announced that he would set a tentative hearing for ganization managers and their lawyers may submit more complete information as to the basis for their extraordinary charges.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
UNEMPLOYMENT

The Czechoslovak ministry of social welfare has reported that in July, 1924, 12,600 persons in the entire republic received unemployment doles from the government, as compared with 19,2OO persons receiving direct aid from the government in June and 77,232 per sons in Iuly 1923
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
Diplomats Surrender to Morgan

Cable dispatches state that the international
bankers shave accepted" the proposals of the Lon
don Conference for guarantees of the 5000, 900
loan to Germany. In reality, it is the conference
which has accepted" the proposals of the bankers.
1t is not the bankers which have given in but the
diplomats, particularly the French.
The whole conference has been battle, not at
all yelled, between the bankers led by Thomas w.
Lamont of the House of Morgan, and the forces
of French Imperialism particularly the Comite
des FORCES, represented by the radical socialist
Herriot 1t has been battle between two i'm
perialist powers to dominate over German in
dustry and plumber German labor Any agree
ment can be, therefore, merely truce, arrived at
only because both sides do not feel that the step
from conference to would be advantageous.
Such unity" is not unity at ALL The moment in
which one or the other would feel it possible to
crush its opponent in war, that moment would see
the end of unity" and would hear the call to
Everyone" says the Dispatch 'is loud in praise
of the work of the American delegates" This
would be lovely and continue so if the conference
had solved or could solve anything. But the con
icts in capitalist interests go on in fact they in
crease and many of the TOUGHEST spots CLOSED
over and postponed for consideration later by
commission which will reflect the contest
While the Germans have not yet had their say,
and they may bring new dlsc0rd, yet from every
political simpleton, particularly from liberal,
pacifst spokesman, come peans of joy because the
bankers shave accepted" and the American dele
cation done such 'good work" To these naive
people the Dawes plan represents peace. To the
Communists, who penetrate behind the formal pro-
ceedings, it represents war. When this ''peace"
reaches its logical end in war, and American work
ers and farmers are drafted to Morgan's
loan, we will then these simpletons protesting
The time to protest is now. The Dawes plan is
Morgan's plan. 1t is endorsed by Coolidge and
Davis. LaFolIette- is silent and hypocritical as
usual, but his supporters endorse it. Only the
Communists frankly denounce it. They know that
Morgan won in London, that the diplomats, not
the bankers accepted" The Communists know
the "good work" of the American delegates may
lead millions of workers to the trenches Only Com
munists say-"Down with the Dawes plan"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
Bunk Without End

John III. Walker, president of the Illinois Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in statement to the press halls
the new era in industry which is bringing so many
blessings 'to the laboring man." John is up in
the air usual but this time he gets very far from
his base and extracts sugar from the with as
little difficulty as he bring tears from his own
eyes.
Walker finds that large fortunes have lost their
glamor and wealthy are more and more,
thinking less of money and using their money to
benefit society. The approaching convention of
the Illinois Federation of Labor will encourage
this tendency and perhaps appoint committee to
call on Doheney, Gary, Henry Ford, Guggenheim,
Harry Sinclair Andrew Mellon and other we'll
known lovers of the workers, to congratulate them
on their new tendency and urge them to continue
in the path which has earned the blessing of the
thankful Walker
This SOLDERING faker was, not so very long ago. a
socialist and firm believer in the class struggle
and the necessity of the workers to organize for
the purpose of freeing themselves from their mas
ters. Today he looks on labor union merely as
pens where the workers can be held while the
quack doctors of capitalism inject doses of class
collaboration into their systems. The kind of bunk
that Walker peddles may sound good to the ears
Of the capitalists but it will not All the hungry
stomachs of the workers who are pounding the
streets looking for work in the midst of the beau
tiful era Of prosperity which faker Walker 50
eloquently pictures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
" IS A SURRENDER . s2:Es !. ss!svz..
BY JOSEPH M. COLDWELL

ers in the mills and factories and on
the farms. They are not talking
about "co-relating the progressive
groups" they are talking about A
UNITED FRONT OF THE WORK.
Frs. The Workers Party is THE
WORKERS PARTY today and it is
the only organization that the own
ers of industry fear. The only politi.
cal vote that will carry fear to the
masters of bread and hope to toilers
of America will be the vote that Ia
cast for Foster and Gitlow. Every
one knows where Foster and GitIow
stand. They stand for the only pro-
gram that will overthrow capitalism.
A vote for Foster and Gitlow ia a
vote for WORKING CLASS CON.
troll.
The members Of the Workers Party
are the only ones who can sing:
we want no condescending saw
tours
To rule us from a judgment hall.
We workers ask not for their Ia
vors
Let us consult for all.
To make the thief disgorge his
booty,
To free the spirit from it's CELL
We must OURSELVES decide our
duty.
WE MUST DECIDE AND DO 1T
WELL.
The socialists cannot sing that song
now, but we can and will.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
Mobilization Day

At last the Wall Street Gold Dust twins Coo
lidge and Davis, have found an issue over which
they can make faces with each other in order to
give the voters the impression that it makes a
difference to them whether the republicans or dem
ocrats rule the United States for Morgan and Co.
during the next four years. The issue is 'mobilza-
ton day."
President Coolidge and the war department have
designated September 18th as the day on which
the militarists will test the ability of the govern
ment to mobilize its machinery at short notice
All the public officials thruout the country are
called to join in the good work. The workers
are to be compelled by their employers at the risk
of losing their jobs to become minute men" on
that day.
Governor Bryan of Nebraska, democratic candi-
date for vice-president, demurs He has no objec-
ton to preparing for the defense of the country,
but he objects to such public Haunting of militar-
ism in the face of the world. Furthermore it would
throw Nebraska's business out of gear and hurt
the sensbilities of German voters who got their
stomach full of the late war.
Candidate Davis agrees with Bryan Davis is
for preparedness, but this country should now
devote its attention to putting capitalism back on
its feet thruout the world. This is just what Nor.
gan wants. One of his puppets will pose as a man
of peace, like Wilson in 1916. The other will
sponsor scientific militarism.
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Editors Note: Joseph M. Coldwell
was one of the few members of the
Socialist Party who took the St. Louis
anti-war resolution seriously. AS a
result he served a sentence in Atlanta
Penitentiary, where he was pris-
on-mate of Eugene v. Debs. Unlike
the latter, Coldwell has not lost his
old revolutionary fire, but marches on
toward new struggles and toward the
workers government.
THE recent action of the Socialist
L Party in going over to the camp
of the LaFollettes has been character
lied by some of the leaders" of that
moribund group as tactful retreat.
1 take exception to that term being
used in this connection.
joined the Socialist Party in 1898
and held continuous membership un-
til after the st. Louis convention,
when the famous war proclamation"
was issued. l took pride in my mem
bership. l was proud to be one who
helped draw up the war proclama-
ton" and / was proud of the party
that had the manhood and courage to
adopt such document. The Socialist
Party in those days had many men
and women in its ranks who gloried
in the fact that they were interna-
tional revolutionists. We had learned
the definition of those words during
our Party membership. We were the
Jimmie Higgins" who did the real
necessary work of the organization
and we were class conscious.
When we demanded that the Party
live up to its avowed principles, the
leaders" began to hem and haw, and
side step, and finally they began
their wholesale explosions that brot
about the split" From that day to
now, the old. Socialist Party of Am
erica, the party that preached revolu-
ton, has lost its rank and file mem
bers, until there Is nothing left but
a few leaders" and camp followers.
These leaders" and camp followers
are no longer telling the workers to
organize industrially and politically.
No more do they use the terms "class
solidarity" and the word revolution"
is not in their vocabulary. No more
are the workers told that they must
free themselves. A new doctrine is
now preached. The workers need a
saviour; "a messiah has come" is
the basis of the new philosophy. And
as the messiah" will not come to
the workers. the workers muse 20 to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04

the messiah" The workers must
not formulate their demands, the
messiah" will tell them what is good
for them.
1t is to the camp of this political
messiah" that the leaders" of the
remnants of the Socialist Party have
gone. 1t is not retreat; it is a sur
render. A surrender of everything
that the Socialist Party ever stood for.
A retreat, or even a defeat, against
overwhelming odds may have it's hon.
ors for the vanquished army. But to
go into the camp of the enemy and
say Here we are, we will no longer
fight against you; we will fight with
you," cannot by any stretch of the
imagination be called a retreat. 1t
is unconditional surrender. 1t donates
one of two conditions. Either the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04

meeting, at which the nominations
were made, was we'll advertised in the
DAILY WORKER. 1t was not secret.
There are few million working men
and women in this country who be-
lieve that Dunnes expulsion from the
Portland A. f. Of L. Convention was to
his credit More millions will come to
that viewpoint. 1t is not secret that
Dunno is now in Moscow attending
the world congresses of the Commu-
mist International and the Red Inter
national of Labor Unions. Gompers
no doubt fears the knowledge Dunno
will gain in attending these historic
gatherings, cementing the internation-
al relations Of world labor.
AS for myself, l have no apologies
to offer to Mr.. Gompers and his whole
reactionary outfit, for being selected
as the Communist candidate for
United States Senator in the State Of
Illinois. Alienists should examine the
brain of Gompers' agent who gathered
the above dope for the II. L. N. ST."
sent out for publication by innocent
and unsuspecting labor editors.
Coming from proletarian family
have always held loyalty to my class
as my highest duty. My first memory
is of attendance at an entertainment
given by few carpenters in the city
of Minneapolis, Mimi, under the lead
ership Of my father, for the purpose
of raising funds to finance the work
of organization. My first schooling in
trade unionism came in helping my
father carry out his duties, first as
business agent and then as president
of what is now the powerful Local
No. Z, of the Carpenters Union, in
Minneapolis.
actively engaged in my first strike
as day laborer, while earning money,
during vacation, to continue going to
school. 1t was my first actual expert
ence with the workings of craft
unionism. We laborers came out in
fight against a ten-hour day and 20
cents an hour wage, but the bettel
paid and eight-hour day bricklayers,
for whom we carried mortar and brick
and erected scaffolds, remained at
work. They scabbed on us. The
strike was broken.
While labor editor of the CHICAGO
DAILY SOCIALIST. way back in
1909, not 13 years later as Gompers'
report states, did join the Stenog-
raphers' Union, in Chicago. I became
the president of the union, and was it's
delegate to the 1910 convention of the
Illinois Federation of Labor, and to
the Atlanta, Ca, Convention of the
A. F. of L., in 1911. This would indi-
cate what the membership thought of
my work in the organization. We car
ried on an organization campaign in
collaboration with Mrs. Raymond Rob-
ms, of the Women's Trade Union
League, but we got no support from
Gompers' organization.
l do not believe in absentee mem
bership in labor unions. When l went
to the Milwaukee Leader, it was nat
ural that should sever my relations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
BY ]. LOUIS ENepAHL.

THE Communists nof the United
1 States are in the national political
arena for the first time. Under the
standards of the Workers Party, en-
lightened labor moves forward for
new victories.
What a host of enemies the Party
and its candidates will face! All the
supporters of the whole capitalist sys-
tenn stand in opposition. The Commu-
nists must fight not only the two re-
cognized parties of Wall Street, but
also the party of the left wing of Wall
Street." the so-called Progressive
Party of LaFollette, Gompers and
Debs. 1t is broad front from ]. Pier
pont Morgan to Eugene v. Debs, but it
is united front against Communism.
The Workers Party and it's candi-
dates are stating their position clearly
in this campaign. They expect no
quarter from the enemy.
The whole capitalist press is giving
thousands Of miles of newspaper col
umn space to Coolidge, Davis and La
Toilette. The publicity given the Com
munist candidates can be measured in
inches. Most of the publicity given
the capitalist candidates is favorable.
That given the Communist candidates
is super-saturated with the bitterest
hate. The most fragrant example of
press misrepresentation, that has so
far come to our attention in this cam
paign, is contained in a vile fabrica-
ton sent out by the so-called Inter
national Labor News Service" under
Chicago date line, July %, under the
heading, Communists Are Again
Active in Illinois,"
"The International Labor News
Service" is only one of numerous anti
Communist propaganda activities of
the Gompers' regime in the American
Federation of Labor. The Portland
Convention of the A. F. of L., last
October, heard that Gompers had
spent in one year the huge sum of
$12,218S0 to get out the "a. F. of L.
Weekly News Letter." that carries the
misnamed International Labor News
Strvice." In addition to this, Gompers
spent last year the unheard of sum of
S3,51250 to get out his monthly, 1.-THE
American Federationist." Then there
are three lobbyists, 'Gompers' agents,
hanging around Washington that cost
$40, 3S1.5S, more than $100,OO0.0O taken
out of the pockets of the Americas
organized workers, not used so much
to fight the bosses, but rather to at
tack the Communists in the United
States, and carry on propaganda
against Soviet Russia. The Gompers'
lobbyists at Washington, this past ses-
sion of Congress, got most active
when they saw an opportunity to at
tack the recognition of Soviet Russia
before special investigation of this
question carried on by Senator Borah.
With these few words Of introduc-
ton, want to reprint Gompers' latest
bit Of anti-Communist propaganda,
which is now in favor of the LaFol-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
Berger and Heron

In recent issue of the Milwaukee Leader, an
editorial appears taking George d. Heron to task
for his betrayal of socialism. Such an editorial
is as much out of place in the Berger sheet as
motto clarifying chastity in bawdy house.
Heron was one of the many who thought the
late war was waged in behalf of democracy. He
was for ii, and lined up with the Allies.
Berger against the Allies and opposed the
war because it was not practical for him to come
out openly on the side of the Scheidemanns and
Eberts after Woodrow Wilson got this country
into the mess in order to save Morgan's millions.
Berger has made Of socialism Kissing and a
byeword. In his speech in congress he sneered
at the dictatorship Of the proetariat attacked the
Communists, particularly of Russia and declared
himself reformer who would not hurt hair on
capitals head.
The only difference between Heron and Berger
10 that the former is a more harmless prostitute
than tia latter.
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leaders" and the camp followers are
too cowardly to fight under their own
banners, or that the Socialist Party
is so weak that it cannot fight it's own
battles. Personally think that it is
a combination of both conditions. So
the Socialist Party of America, like
the socialist parties of other coun-
tries, has joined the ranks of the re-
dictionaries and are aiding the en-
emies of the workers.
But the class struggle still con-
tinues, the teachings of the old COM
rades have not been forgotten.
Younger comrades have taken up the
banner of proletarian revolt and are
marching forward to the ultimate vic
tory, they are not thinking about
"tactful retreats" They have taken
their places beside their fellow work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04

! with the Chicago organization and
identify myself with the labor move.
ment in Milwaukee, which / did, join
ing the News Writer'S Union, affiliated
with the International Typographical
Union. When l was recalled to Chi
cago, in 1914, to become editor of the
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, the Official
organ of the National Socialist Party.
had my membership transferred TO
the Chicago Typographical Union.
since there was no local Of the News
Writer'S Union in Chicago. So far as
l know, was the only editorial work
er in Chicago in she printers union.
For ten years paid my dues as a full
fiedged member, altho l got none Of
the benefits of the organization, and
no attempt was ever made to organize
the editorial workers, in Chicago, or
anywhere else. The 44-hour strike
overlapped a good part of that time,
and paid the strike assessments 10y
ally.
At the time l was called to New
York to edit the workers Council"
The Worker" the official organ of the
Workers Party, the Typographical
Union, by referendum vote, surrender
ed it jurisdiction over editorial work.
ers, recognizing that it had made a
complete failure of the job of trying
to organize them. / thereupon Joined
the News Writer'S Union, in New
York City, of which Haywood Broun.
Of the New York World was president.
Our union in New York City led the
campaign to organize editorial work
ers in other cities and to build I'm an
international union, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. Our
union in New York City made applica-
ton for charter in the A. F. of L., at
the time the national headquarters of
the Workers Party, and with 1t THE
Worker" were removed to Chicago.
offered to, sign the New York applica-
ton for charter, but was asked to
try to do something instead in Chica-
go. Gompers, at latest reports, had
not granted the New York charter.
and in Chicago only the editorial
workers on Communist publications
are anxious to build union; a union.
of course, that would never get an
A. F. Of L. charter.
The Gompers propaganda, in send
ing out the reports of the Information
al Labor News Service, loves to play
with the word expelled"
But the intelligent worker can read
lily discern that where that word is
APPLIED to Communist, it is always
blot upon the labor movement.
placed there, not by the Communist,
but by Gompers' reactionary regime
intolerant of all progress.
Let Gompers' agents keep up their
vile publicity. 1t will only result in
more votes for the Communist candi-
dates, more adherents to the Commu-
mist cause among the workers q. the
United States of America. The work
ers are learning in the daily struggle
who are their real enemies-the reac-
tionaries who fight all progress.
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COMPERS HELPS TURN WORKERS TO COMMUNISM

lette candidacy, since he has come on
for the Wisconsin senator. 1t is il
full as follows:
Communists Are Again Active In
Illinois.
BY international Labor News
Service.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 23.-The inside
clique of the Workers. (Communist)
Party of America met in an obscure
place here and selected state tick
ct for Illinois. William F. Dunno,
who was expelled as delegate from
the Portland convention of the
American Federation of Labor, was
chosen as candidate for governor.
Dunno is associate editor of the
Daily Worker, but is now in Russia
taking intensive training in how to
meet 'em at the barricades. He has
just been elected a member of the
executive committee of the Commu-
mist International, which met at
Moscow.
John Watt, miner of Springfield,
ILL.,, will be the candidate for lieuten-
ant governor. Moritz ]. Loeb, bust
ness manager of the Daily Worker,
is on the ticket for secretary of
state.
The candidate for United States
Senator is ]. Louis Engdahl, man
aging editor of the Daily Worker,
and an expelled member of Chicago
Typographical Union No. 16. Eng
dahl was expelled from this union
for non-payment of dues just prior
to the printers 44-hour strike which
cost S16,O00,OO0, and to which Eng
dahl declined to contribute a thin
dime. Engdahl afterward Joined the
Chicago Office Workers Union and
was also dropped from the rolls of
that organization for refusal to pay
dues.
Duncan Mcdonald, recently can
didate for governor of Illinois and
later candidate for President of the
United States of the Communistic
Farmer-Labor Party organized at
st. Paul June II, was not given a
place on this latest Third Interna-
1 tional ticket. This is expected to
be very displeasing to Communists
among the Illinois miners.
The above was taken from the ia
Dor Free Press" of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thursday, July "a. The clipping was
sent in by local comrade. The same
bit of malicious propaganda is also
appearing in other pro-Gompers pub.
locations.
There is an increasing army Of
workers, intelligent soldiers in the
class struggle, who say, well, If Com
pers attacks the Communists, that ii
one reason why 1 should be for the
Communists" because these workers
know that Gompers does not represent
their interests. But for others who
still believe in Gompers, LaFollette
and even Hillquit, Berger and Debs
careful explanations must be made
Otherwise these words would never
have been written.
First of all, the Workers Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-04
For WorkInacIass Culture.

To the DAILY WORKER:-In Mos
COW, l was impressed with the part
that music plays in the life of the
people. They have composed num-
Der of new working class songs; all
of them very good music.
Another impression retain, is the
extent to which the art of singing,
has spread. Every worker does his
share regardless of how he sings. OF
course, they do 1t very well, as they
have learned from early childhood.
Most impressive was the scene In
front Of the English Workers Club,
in Moscow, May first of this year.
There were groups of workers from
foreign countries standing about
awaiting the signal to start on the
march to Red Square.
The French Workers sang the
Workers songs or their country.
Other groups sang their Workers
songs. The Hungarian Workers
sang best Of all. Everyone OF these
Hungarians had taken part in the
Hungarian Workers Revolt. All Of
them had been in the army. But to
hear them sing the international"
1t was wonderful, superb. They sing
1t so well, so impressive, with so
much spirit, 1t seems that Just to
hear them sing once, would make a
revolutionist OF anyone.
| wonder II we realize the part that
music has played in the Russian Re.
volution. wonder II we realize the
part that music must play in the life
OF the Workers Movement in any