The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-24
PARIS COMMUNE
COMMUNICATION
ATTRACTS CROWD
Present Good Program
at Garments Hall

From all over the country come re-
ports of good Paris Commune cele-
brations. Chicago itself led of with
crowd of several thousand at the
Garments Auditorium on Ashland
boulevard last Saturday night.
The splendid program was heartily
enjoyed. The Lettish orchestra opened
the affair with several selections, after
which Bishop William Montgomery
Brown addressed the gathering. He
received quite an ovation, a tribute
to his courage in facing the ostracism
Of his class to advocate the workers
cause as he understands it.
A unique feature was the presenta-
ton of the short one-act play Of that
revolutionary period entitled 1.-THE
Last Day of the Commune" Here
the workers saw what barricade fight
ing in civil war actually means.
The dramatic episode depicted was
effectively staged with the assistance
of local Communist artists and the
amateur company showed the results
Of conscientious drill in their portrayal
of the spirit of the Commune.
Proletarlan Dictatorship Necessary.
Robert Minor. in short speech,
declared that the Russian Bolshevik
revolution incarnated the hopes of the
Communards. From the experiences
of Paris the militant workers had
learned that it was only thru a proleS
tartan dictatorship that power could
be retained and the win of labor en-
forced. They had come also to recog-
nize that the peasants must be con-
sidered and that every effort should
De exerted to secure them as allies OF
the industrial workers. He empha-
sized the lesson that the revolutionary
struggle could be carried on success
fully only thru the instrumentality Of
a highly disciplined, centralized po-
litical party with the function of CO.
originating all 1aD9r's efforts to the
single end of overcrowding capital
ism
corinne Speaks.
Corinne Robinson followed him, call
ing upon the workers, irrespective of
color, race, or nationality, to join in
the common revolutionary object. She
was heartily applauded, representing
as she does one of the most oppressed
and Disseminated against races.
Russian Prison Songs.
A very realistic touch was added in
the singing of Russian prison songs
by the Russian chorus. These plain.
tive laments voiced the sufferings of
the people under the czars, suffer-
ings which the workers of the Euro
pean border states in particular are
now experiencing
Moritz Loeb, business manager Of
the DAILY WORKER, made the col
lection appeal in behalf of the Labor
Defense League, under whose auspices
the meeting was held. Ralph Chap
lin, the l. w. w. poet, was chairman.
Motion Pictures.
Showing of motion pictures depict
ing the sufferings of political prison
ers and the outrages perpetrated upon
the workers all over the world by the
police and soldiers as the agents of
the states repressive forces closed
the evenings program.
Minnesota commemorations.
ST, PAUL, March 22.-The Twin
cities are celebrating the Paris Com
mune. st. Paul had a well-attended
meeting Saturday at the Labor Tenn.
pie. There was speaking, singing,
etc. Minneapolis holds it's rally
Thursday evening, March rs, at the
Labor Lyceum, 1926 Sixth avenue,
north.
T.. r. Sullivan addressed a gather
ing at Chisholm and at Hibbing Sun
day afternoon. Tonight he speaks at
Duluth and tomorrow at Superior.
All the meetings are under the
auspices Of the International Labor
Defense.
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