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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Rift in the ImperiaEst Conference

quite certain that if the real representatives OF the po
the Latin American countries permitted to attend the
Havana conference the whole structure would be smashed
arrogant United States delegation under the pompous Hughes
would single delegation support their stand and
delegations would unite to form bloc OF anmperat
nations against Yankee Imperialism and It's murderous Oano
precauon been taken to guard against
expression of the people of South and Central
whole sychophants groveng ackeys OF puppe
maintained against the will OF the peoples OF
by American armed terror, on hand to
pay homage to the tyrant.
In spite of all precautions however, the enmty for Wall
Street Washington cannot be completely
suppressed The Argentine delegation under petty bourgeois
chairman makes feeble protesa too inadequate
demands of the situation which cries aloud Tor
break with and fierce denuncaon OF the intrigue ana
completely the Pan American Union True to the traditions OF
the Pueyredon contents himself with mo-
dest almost apologize withdrawal from the conference
The same attitude mder FORM is taken by the
Mexican delegation, which submitted thursday proposal 10
international committee of the conference, to consider all
demanded that it accordingly be pro-
This inadequate nasmuch even the monsouS
ravagng Nicaragua United States marines not specifically
classified aggressive action by the American lmperlasts But
the Mexican like the action of the Argentine delegation
reflects mass against the United States policy that
in the Havana mperlalst conference
Such puny proposals the submitted by the Mexican dele
antimperast movement but play directly
into hands Washington indicated by
the fact that Charles Hughes accepted it, knowing full
well that aggressive action has been admitted no matter
how fragrant the action of predatory nation may be-
the American countries who, after ALL
bear the real brunt mpest reaction must create such
formidable animperat movements that government can
exist countries that helps to conceal IN the
velvet bloody iron fist of the northern murderer In
American will have the unstnted
support the advanced section of the American working class
fight home against the relentless
conspng Havana for further ensavemen of the south
republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Mellon Finances Greek Fascists

Andrew W. Mellon, Millionaire secretary of the treasury and
of the Coolidge administration through Ogden Mills
amedck appontee undercreay of the treasury requested
ways and committee to approve loan of 12
Greek The amount of the loan
itself significant The important factor is that follows
whole series of private investments by Wall Street bankers
Greek bonds.
workers realize that
The vicious relentless and defender of fascist and
white the Wall Street of the United States
workers of the International Labor Defense
New York city and their ympathzers be congratulated
their action pckeng the Greek legation protest against
the rgtful murders being carried against the working
of that country by the fascist government maintained in
power by American dollars.
While protesting and fighting against the terror Europe
forget that without the support of the
MELONS the Coodges in this country fascsm would
be international Our heaviest blows must be
ountahead of fascist support with it's economic
base Wall Street and its political head at Washington
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
The Cruisers Will Be Built

In spite of the slash appropriation bill the i'm
perats get what they wan300 100000 for fast cruisers
armed with eight-inch guns
the reduction is drowned by the joy
the fact that the program will be carried out
have pointed out before these fast cruisers are de-
signed especially for marrying the commerce of rival power
and terrorising colonial and semicolona peoples.
of naval officers and high ottl
Gals relative the necessity for these cruisers appearing the
of nations where it is desirable to increase American
tge very enghenng 1t establishes the connection between
and cruisers and thereby destroys the illusion that
gunboats for purposes of defense.
navy the instrument of Wall Street imperialism and
nothing The feversh activity in naval circles is further
and very decisive of the preparation for mperiast
The in the naval appropriation bill is not indication
peaceful intentions Of the ruling class but solely
the aroused by the intense
ton for carrying out the mperiaist program
The imperialsts will continue their conspiraces and will
careful NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. calculated to conceal their
bloody purposes suy The liberal and pacfis journals
will rejoice but Wall Street government has not changed
for world conquest remains unaered Gunboats
troops Ncaraguan ports and Ncaraguan soil and
in China.
organization of the for against mperaist
be carried with greater and all tendencies
claim that the danger is past must be reentess combated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

the danger of backsliding, against
the danger of contentment with
what has been attained. Such
death can arouse neither discOur-
agement nor pessimism among the
fighters; on the contrary, (?!!! J.
Y.D it stimulates, it elevates, it
leads us forward. Joffe did not
throw aside the flag in dying; he
died under the old flag (of Menshe-
vism? J. ", in the name of the
flag of Lenin, in the name of Com
munism, in the name Of the great
cause of the international proletar-
lat. Chose are indeed the words:
"Under the old flag, in the name of
the flag of Lenin. -" j. W Verify,
the flag Of Joffe is the flag of
Marx and of Lenin.
eve shall carry this flag for
ward, we shall carry it on to the
end" Emphasis ours. J. W
1t is not for the purpose of a pole
mic against the ingloriously decadent
Opposition that we have cited this
classic example Of speculation with
the death of sick man like Joffe,
but we bear in mind that this rotten
philosophy of decadence is being
forced upon several thousand former
and present members of our Party,
that it is spreading its influence
among them, and that in such circles
individuals are living and "acting"
who are determined to pursue their
path "under the flag of Joffe."
Decadent opinions can also appear
in an arch-revolutionary guise, a
combination described by Lenin as
cleft phrase and right action" At
the time of the defeat of the first
revolution, the decadent influences
were disguised in an anarcho-syndi-
calist garb; religious mysticism fire.
quently appeared robed in the most
extravagant Cleft" revolutionary
phraseology. Even those who at the
time of the "liquidators" placed the
sexual problem in the centre of at
tention, desired to make this symp-
tom of decadence appear as revolu-
tionary symptom. The Trotskyites are
past-masters in the art of cloak
ing anti-revolutionary political ten
denotes with '1eft" phrases. This is
a fact often remarked by Lenin.
The period of transition to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

"Nep" likewise proved too much for
certain comrades. Some quilted the
Party, others retired from their poll
tical activity, again others committed
suicide. We may call to mind the
suicide of j. Lutovinov. But no one
thought of calling these events "phen-
omena of social optimism" All recog-
nized that the difficulties and ordeals
of the revolution owing to the delay
in the advent of the world revolution
had surpassed the powers of these
comrades. No one dreamt of glorify-
ing these suicides, though the victims
were very valuable revolutionary and
Bolshevist comrades, whose merits
were at any rate not inferior to those
of A. Joffe.
In analysing the reasons leading up
to the suicida of J. Lutovinov, Radek
wrote as follows:
"Lutovinov sometimes failed to
comprehend the fact that the prole-
tariat cannot make one jump from
capitalism to socialism; quite par
ticularly not in a petty-bourgeois
country like Russia. He readily
grasped all difficulties, but his
whole nature revolted against them;
and this contradiction between logi-
cal reason and sentiment imprinted
upon him the tragic stamp of inner
disharmony. He did not hear the
calm and even tread of the advanc-
ing working battalions of which
Lasalle once spoke; he was impa-
tient and ill at ease. Were such
sentiments to prevail among the
broad working masses, the revolu-
ton would experience serious con-
cussions at critical moments
Have we here single word in glor-
flying of suicide? ]. Lutovinov, who
was member of the Workers Oppo-
sition, had serious differences with
the Party, but only the worst enemy
of the latter could have had the idea
of justifying his suicide by the inter-
nal party regime. Radek, on the con-
trary, proved that the internal dis
cord in the mind of Comrade Lutov-
NOV cast discredit neither on him nor
on US.
Now the case is different. The sui
eide of member of the Opposition
can euch a fine opportunity be al
lowed to pass by unused? Whatever
may be the explanation of his death,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
The Philosophy of Decadence
By Fred Ellis

it must be furnished with a justifica-
ton making it appear as much as pos
sible matter of principle. Histori-
cal, philosophical, moral, and political
motives must be attributed to him. In
a word the suicide of this sick man
must at all costs be made into case
of death in the name of life and the
fight"
In their illegal publication mater
ial for Discussion" issue of Novem-
Der Oath, 1927, the Trotskyites pub
lished such fragments from the let
ter of Joffe as they required for their
attacks on the Party. Immediately
after the death of Joffe, this letter
was sent to all members of the Cen
trail Committee and the Central Con-
troll Commission. Nevertheless the
Trotskyites everywhere FASTENED to
say that the letter had been sup
pressed, hidden, and so forth. With
the full knowledge of the Trotskyites,
(and on whose instructions this
mean accusation was spread abroad
by the foreign organs of the Mas
lovites and the French Oppositionists,
e. G. in No. 2 & of the magazine
called Against the Stream" the jour
nal of TRENT and other muddle-heads.
Against the Party.
Joffe indited this letter with the in
tention that it should be used against
the Party. 81 naturally hope you will
make full use of this letter." he wrote
L. Trotsky. But he did not think his
letter would come into the hands of
the Party before it had been altered
in some way or other.
81 have some misgivings as to
this letter of mine," he wrote, ''for
such a letter cannot but be subjec-
tive. And in view of such subjec-
tivism the criterion of objectivity
may be lost sight of. And any
wrongly expressed phrase might
distort the whole impression Of the
letter."
Joffe's fears were not ungrounded.
There are so many unharmonious
phrases in this letter, that it would
have been submitted to a wholesale
revision, had the original not been in
the hands of the Central Committee
of the Party. Joffe gave his express
consent to having it so revised.
Ito Be Continued).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
BY BILL dunno.

The average member of union
has suspected for years that he and
his fellows are deceived, robbed, be-
trayed and manipulated by official
dom in the interests of enemy forces
whose workings he has sensed but
could not see and clearly understand.
Strikes would be called off mysteri-
ously after being called just as mys-
teriously. Union officials would re-
sign to take a juicy job with the
same employers his union had been
fighting with, or to accept govern
ment position at the hands of office
holders elected with the support of
union hating corporations. Many of
them came back as union officials
when their political appointment ex-
pired or there was a new turn of
he political wheel.
Like political appointees who "sel-
dem die and never resign lanoT
officialdom became separate caste,
sharply separated from the rank and
file, with it's own code of rules and
organizational discipline superseding
that of the union. Today labor Off
cialdom in this respect is much like
the British Admiralty--a sort of
super-government.
rTYl- 4. L
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Corruption in the Labor Movement

weathered political storms and re-
manned in power so far because Of it's
control Of the organizational machin-
cry, its ability to identify itself in
the minds of the membership with
the union itself. the economic and
political pressure it can bring to
bear on the opposition by reason of
its support from the capitalist class
and capitalist government, and the
confused and organizationally weak
character of the opposition move
ments which developed before the
Trade Union Educational League
program gave political clarity and
effective organizational forms to the
left wing forces.
A close acquaintance with the labor
movement uncovers an apparent
paradox i. e. while it is probable that
no labor bureaucracy in the world is
hated so cordially by the workers
whom it rules, in no other great in
dustrial country has officialdom been
able until recently to crush opposi-
ton movements SO swiftly and tho
roughly, to isolate their leaders and
destroy their influence. The upward
development of American imperial
ism has made it possible for the
bureaucracy to maintain it's grip
even in periods If Industrial daurea-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

sion. Workers have felt that renew
ed prosperity would follow depres-
sion and have followed the reaction
aries rather than trust new leaders
and experiment with new policies.
This conservatism of the organized
workers, based in the continual ex-
pansion Of American industry, has
been firm foundation for the bureau
cracy.
But this by no means can be said
to have won for them the respect
and devotion of the union member
ship. There is no more common phe-
nomenon in the labor movement than
the never-ceasing denuncia ion of
the bureaucrats. The membership
expects to be robbed and even be-
trayed, and while it may accept this
as inevitable under the circumstances
it does not like it.
The trouble has been that "cor-
ruption" has been interpreted large
ly in the sense of the misappropria-
ton or outright theft of union funds
or the actual sell-out of strike for
a cash consideration. When such
crimes have been proved, the men,
bership has usually revolted and de-
manded punishment. But such cases
have always been pictured to the
membership as individual instances
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

EDITORS NOTE: In Thurs
days and Fridays issues of The
DAILY WORKER a letter written
by A. Joffe Immediately before his
suicide was published for the first
time in complete form in the United
States. Garbled and partial YER
sions of the letter had previously
appeared in anti-labor papers,
among which we include the Social
ist' press. The DAILY WORKER
prints below, on the subject of the
Joffe letter, an article by Comrade
J. Yaroslavsky which correctly
characterizes the utterances of
Joffe under the title 'The Philoso-
ply of Decadence.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

of corruption. The bureaucracy as a
whole has not been indicted.
1t is true that the huge salaries
and inflated expense accounts of Of
ficialdom is a constant source of ir-
ritation and rank and file criticism
but it is also true that on no other
issue will officialdom present such
a solid front. l do not recall single
instance Of a reduction of the salaries
Of international and national union
officialdom but the records of all
conventions register the fact of salary
raises.
The ability of the bureaucrats to
cajole and club their way to a salary
increase over the protests of wage
earners receiving a fifth or a sixth
of their income, is one of the marvels
of American trade unionism. To ac-
complish this feat they will descend
to anything. l have seen them feign
illness and appear before conven-
tions, their fat frames racked with
heavy sobs and tears running down
their porcine jowls, to procure a
raise in pay from workers who knew
they were getting ten times too much
but who nevertheless voted for the
increase.
Much of all this to the uni.n mem
bership has long been comrion knowl-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
By J. YAROSLAVSKY.

By our publication of the letter
written by A. Joffe just before his
death, we desire to put an end to the
irresponsible speculation which the
Opposition started attaching to that
event prior to the XIV. Party Con-
gress. Immediately before the XIV.
Party Congress, the Opposition at
tempted to describe the death of
Joffe as an act of heroism, a case of
death in the name of life and the
fight" In the illegal publication
Material for Discussion" November
10, 1920, issued by the Opposition
prior to the Party Congress, we find
the following remarkable passage:
"The suicide of Joffe is no deca-
dent phenomenon of social pessi-
mism; on the contrary, it is phen-
Omenon of social optimism. If our
deceased comrade had not believed
in the working class and it's Party,
if he had not believed in our future,
he would not have departed this
life merely because he had no longer
the strength to carry on the fight.
''As Joffe died, only revolution
aries can die who place not their
personal interests but the interests
of the class before all else. Joffe
died, so as to induce others to do
what he himself had not the
strength to do, i. e., to carry on an
uninterrupted fight for the sake of
the future. That is really a death
in the name of life and of the fight.
That is a decided protest against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

The trade union hureaucrsT hasl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18

"Misleaders Of Labor" Is a period
book lie. it marks the end Of period
of apathy in the American class
struggle and the beginning Of
period of struggles. The book is
Foster at his best and if the author
of "Misleaders of Labor"-the most
prolific Of American Communist
writers-had turned out nothing but
this book, he would have a splendid
and historically significant achieve
ment to his credit.
"Misleaders of Labor" is the most
powerful and damaging blow to the
enemies of the working class In and
out of the labor movement yet dealt
by any Communist writer.
~
"Misleaders of Labor"-By William
z. Foster-Published by the Trade
Union Educational League-$1.75
Cloth-Paperbound $1.O0.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-31
DEMPSEY'S EYE
WILL KEEP HIM
FROM JUNE BOUT

LOS ANGELES, Jan 80 P9--It is
going to take Jack Dempsey about
seven months, according to his state
ment, to get muscle of his left eye
and the remainder of his physical
makeup into shape for another fight
with Gene Tunney, heavyweight cham
pion
Dempsey would not admit that his
eye muscle, injured in one of his bouts,
was in serious enough condition to
force him to quit the ring, but it was
bad enough, he said, to hold up his
training activities.
In the next breath he added: The
injury is of such an unimportant ma
ture that I did not mention it when
1 wired Tex Rickard in Miami that !
would not be in condition to accept
a bout next June.
The genial ex-champion injected a
couple of sifs" into his. conversation
about the possibility of another fight
with Tunney.
sIf decide to accept another bout
this injury to my eye muscle will not
interfere with my plans"
And, ''if I believe I can get back IN
shape for another shot at the title
Rickard and I will get together with
out much trouble.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-31
SUN
GIVES HEAT TO
CLIMATE HERE.

Spring struck the pessimists a crush
ing blow in Douglas Sunday and
Monday. The sun was hot, the wind
was light and there was something in
the air which limited of budding
trees and nesting birds. The sun is
getting into the habit of coming out
earlier in the. morning and staying
later in the afternoon and the long
twilights of warmer season have
been noticed the past two evenings.
While even the optimists expect
some chilly nights for another month,
even the pessimistS are admitting
that it is altogether likely that the
heavy coat will not be needed again
this year and that there may not be
another day until next winter when
one will need wraps in the day time.
Sunday every canyon and hillside
in the entire area was dotted with
picnickers end they sat about on rocks
and fallen logs or lay in the after
noon sun and slept being careful to
lie not too much exposed for fear of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-31
TIME LIMIT ON
new CAR PLATES
GETS EXTENDED

The motor vehicle division of the
state highway department has relent-
ed at the last minute and even
quotes a law to- show that they are
relenting legally and the notorist who
has not yet procured the 1923 license
plates has, until March 1 to get them
but after that-4look out.
The law says that the penalty for
delinquency in the. matter is a fine
which amounts to an exact doubling Of
the price of the license. A letter
received yesterday by James A. How
ell, deputy county assessor with Of
fices in the city hall here, says that
the penalty will most surely be at
tached after March /.
r. M. WhitWorth superintendent of
the division of motor vehicles says
in his communication granting the 30
day extension that the reason for it
is that the plates were late being
end late arriving this year
so that the motorist is not altogether
to blame for the delay,
The letter says further however
that next year the law will be adhered
to to. the letter which means that
January will be the limit on securing
new plates. The law says that 80
days after the time has expired the
penalty may be exacted which means
that with January l, fixed by law and
to by the department. next
year, the penalty cannot be affixed
until February even then. .as.
No increase, in the number securing
applications was noted at the as
SCISSORS offices yesterday with but one
day more until the time limit is up
under the former ruling and with no
one knowing of the new ruling. There
were only about 40 applications Mon
day which is much under many other
days earlier in the year as q
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-31
ARMY PREPARES
TO PLUNGE INTO.
BIC CAMP AIGNS

The first battalion of the Twenty
fifth infantry, stationed at Camp
Harry. j. Jones is undergoing the reg
ular routine spring rehearsals for the
army maneuvers which will come off
some what later. The troops are
given instruction in the various phases
of actual warfare.
Later on all the troops in the Eighth
corps area which is centered at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, and which in
cludes the Arizona garrfsons and
camps, will take part in big cam
paign which will be, in theory and on
maps, almost as much like real war
as war itself and in reality will be
hard work, much dust and dirt and
much education
There will be little loss of life how
ever, a negligible number of cases of
shell shock and few outfits that will
become cut off from their "choW de-
tails" The maneuvers are regular
part of the training program of the
army and are INDUCED in by the Of
ficers and me nalike as a welcome di-
version from the camp life. They fur
nish some excitement and a large
amount Of exercise.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-31
MAJOR GOLF MEETS OF
1928 ARE ANNOUNCED

CHICAGO, Jan. 80 (P--4Mrs. Harry
Pressler, of Los Angeles, will be called
on to defend her title as women's
western golf champion on August
1913 at the Indian Hill club, Chicago.
it was announced today by Mrs.
Robert M. Cutting, president of the
w w. G. A.
The date set today placed the
event Just the week before the mems
western amateur event at Bob O'Link
club. This completes the dates and
places for the major golf meets OF
1928 as follows:
National open, Olympia fields,
Chicago, June 21-23.
Western open, North Shore, Chi
cago, July 1928.
National public links, Cobb Creek,
Philadelphia, July 31-Aug, 4.
Women's western, Indian Hill, Chi
cago, August 1918.
Western amateur, Bob OLink, Chi
cago, August. 20-25,
Walker cup contest, Chicago Coli
club, August 30-September 1.
National amateur. Brae Burn,
Boston, Sept. 10-15.
Wcmen's national, Hot Springs, Va,
Sept, 24-29.