The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-19
HIBBEN DEMANDS
U. S. RECOGNIZE
SOVIET RUSSIA
Coolidge Assailed for
Backward Policy

the United States department rerus-
ing to recognize the Soviet Union
was severely criticized at the Chicago
forum by Captain Paxton Hibben.
Hibben in his speech pointed out the
need for America to recognize the
Soviet Union.
He showed that the claim of the
Coolidge administration that the old
Russian debts must be paid before
granting recognition was an unjust
claim. He declared Russia was will
ing to pay the debt unjust as it was,
but that she demanded the right to
sit in a conference and decide what
claims America had to make. "Rus-
STA refuses to put this money that is
claimed into an envelope and slip it
under the state department doors as
the price for recognition" declared
Hibben "She asks that she be al
lowed to sit in conference and de-
eide what claims there are"
Russian Counter Claims.
He went on to point out that Rus
STA had counter-claims to make and
that these counter-claims were for
damages done by American soldiers
and American warships in Russia and
that she insisted that these claims be
heard. He also pointed out that the
American government tho claiming to
be at peace with the Soviets, had sent
over steamers loaded with arms, am
munition and food and other materials
for Denikin, who was leading the
counter-revolutionar forces in Rus
STA.
He pointed out that in a number
of cases where England had backed
foes of America in their wars against
the United States, America had col
lected for the damages done and that
was what Russia wanted to do. He
also showed that the main reason why
the state department refused to recog-
nize the Soviet Union was because
they were a workers government and
were putting into practice a new ideal
which was against the wishes of those
now in power.
Why Have Revolution?
In discussing the Russian debts and
the cancellation of these debts by the
Bolsheviki, he declared: Revolutions
do cancel debts of the government re-
voluted against. Otherwise why have
a revolution, unless it so happens?"
After pointing out the confiscations
of private property in the United
States and other capitalist states he
declared: 1.-THE trouble with the Unit
ed States department is that they do
not know American history" and sug-
gested that the Rockefeller founda-
ton make an endowment for the "edu-
cation. of the state department in
American history"
Yellow Socialist Seeks "Debate."
The Chicago forum had spent over
month wiring, telephoning, writing,
seeking everywhere for some speak
er to take the negative of a debate
with Hibben on the recognition of the
Soviet Union with no success. Open
shop, understanding employers, boss
es' clubs, The Chicago Association of
Commerce were entreated to produce
someone to debate the issue to no
avail. At the meeting after Hibben
has started speaking Jacob H. Rubin,
who claims to come from Milwaukee
and boosted of his socialist party con-
nections insisted that he wanted to
debate Hibben at some future date,
when he had time"
The forum allowed Rubin ten min
utes to make a statement. In his
ten minutes he tried to Guido the
let Union in his lies and his charges.
Rubin's falsehoods were resented by
the assembled workers and many of
them asked Rubin some very peril
nent questions, making him feel as
tho he were in a Turkish bath all
the time he was on the stage. One
worker asked this yellow socialist
what the attitude Of the workers of
Germany, England and other Europ-
can nations were towards the Soviet
Union. Rubin refused to answer.
! Tries to Deliver Harangue.
Another specimen calling himself
Gordon and claiming membership in
he defunct socialist party, jumped
up onto his seat and tried to deliver
harangue against the Soviet Union.
de did not get very far with his raw
ings as he was silenced by the chair
man who told him if he wanted to
ask question to do so from the floor
and not to stand on a chair and make
a speech. The action of the few So
;ialists was such that one thot he
was attending meeting OF the Anal
gamated under Sam Levins gangster
rule or OF the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union, with Sig
mans sluggers in control When they
found themselves outnumbered, argu-
nents gave way to bellows and
threats of beatings to those who sat
near and tried to "soothe' these over
excited victims" OF Soviet terror. 4"
Sure, They Tasted Terrorl
Sure they tasted the terror They
went thara THINKING all thav had %