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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
Center on War Industries.

Special attention must be drawn
to work amongst such branches of
industry as the miners, the NUM-
ton workers, the transportation
workers, the dock workers, marine
workers, chemical workers-that is,
to all workers in war industries.
Also, in the case of the dock workers
and marine workers, ETC., it is nee
essary to create workers control
committees to check the possible
sending of war materials to China,
and so on.
The general tasks of these COM
mittees are to prevent the sending
of war materials to China to be
used against the workers and peas
ants of Soviet Russia and to sabot-
age war production and the sending
of war materials. If it is not pos
sible to prevent, for instance, the
sending of a ship with war ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

shall have attempts CT mediation
made by the Macdonald Govern
ment, on the line of the Kellogg
Pact, and so on. From the same
imperialist powers, from the same
brigands who planned the attack.
The international Social Democ-
racy will organize an intense propa-
ganda, representing the Soviet Gov
eminent as a danger to peace, and
so on. We should prepare ourselves
also to answer these maneuvers of
the imperialists. All these man.
euvers have only one aim, i. e., to
deceive the workers of the world
as regards the class character of
tbs war, as regards the true position
of the Soviet Government, the truly
defensive position of the Soviet Gov
eminent, defending itself against a
war planned long time ago.
Practical Steps Against War.
1t is possible to suggest some con-
crete form of organizational work
in our struggle against the war.
First of all, the preparation of the
workers for strike. A general strike
is a sedious thing. A general strike
during a war could signify an armed
uprising, an insurrection. Let US
not play with the general strike,
with-insurrection. But we should
prepare strike of protest against
the war, led by the CPUSA. Such
a question demands a very serious
study of our forces, of our possibili-
ties in every branch of industry.
But our general task is to prepare a
strike of protest against the i'm
perialist war against Soviet Russia.
United Front from Below.
We must not forget the role of
mass organizations in the struggle
against war; first of all, the trade
unions; second, the so-called ma
tional organizations or language
organizations; lastly, such organi-
cations as the Anti-Imperialist
League, The LID, and so on. It is
necessary Immediately to make all
of these mass organizations raise
their voice of protest against war,
to mobilize all the workers, all the
members of these organizations for
action againt the war.
We must prepare a united front
from below, united front in the
shops and factories. It is necessary
to establish in every factory and
shop a special anti-war committee.
Perhaps in some shops such COM
mittees are already established in
connection with International Red
Day on August the First. 1t is nee
essary to transform such Interna-
tional Red Day Committee into
anti-war committees in the factories
to mobilize the workers against the
war. What are the tasks of these
committees? To organize tn e
workers for action against the war;
to intervene if the bosses of these
factories are sending munitions or
some material help to the Chinese
troops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
[ L H. WAR DANGER

terials to China, it is necessary to
call this to the attention of the
working class, to denounce this fact,
to organize propaganda to mobilize
workers around this fact.
Appeal to Armed Forces.
In case of the sending of Ameri-
can battleships to China, the party
should address leaflet to the mar
ines of the United States Navy, ex-
posing the role of this maneuver as
moral and political support to the
Chinese Government in this war,
and calling on the marines to frat
ernize not with the Chinese hire
lings of American Imperialism but
to fraternize with the Chinese
workers and peasants who struggle
against the Chinese Government, to
fraternize with the Red Army; and,
using the formulation given by the
18th Plenum of the CT, to call the
sailors and soldiers "At the right
moment to join the forces of the
Revolution"
Mobilize Young Workers.
Special attention must be drawn
also to the work amongst the young
workers. The task of the YCL is
very important now. We must rein
force our work in all youth organi-
cations. The same must be said
about the work among the women;
we must mobilize them to carry out
anti-war propaganda. The same for
the sport organizations; the same
for all mass workers organizations.
Also it is necessary to prepare a
special form or kind of material aid
of the American workers to the
workers of Soviet Russia, to the
Red Army of Soviet Russia. We
cannot yet determine the practical
form of this help, but such organi-
cations as the trade unions, the CO.
operatives, and so on, should organ
ize concrete help to the Russian
workers.
Committee of Action.
At the same time it is necessary
after the preparatory work and
basis, after the creation of impor-
tant organs, shop committees, and
SO Onto call conference, a united
front conference against war, with
the participation of all workers and
left wing organizations. This con-
ference should create a special ma
tional committee of action, of strug-
gle against the war-this body GER
tainly to be controlled by the Com
munists.
1t is especially necessary to trans
form now the Friend of Soviet Rus
STA into a real mass organization.
This moment is very favorable one
for the transformation of the
Friends of Soviet Russia into a
large mass organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
An Imperialist Attach.

The attack of the Chinese war
lords against the Soviet Union on
the question of the Chinese Eastern
Railway is not a separate event, but
a link in the chain of many provo
cations which the Soviet Union has
endured in China, from the raids on
the Soviet Embassy in Peking two
years ago up until last month,
when a new series of provocations
began with the arrest of Russian
railroad workers in Hardin, etc.
Such attacks must have been plan
ned and aided by the imperialist
powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

Not only has the bour.eoisis
forged the weapons that bring
death to itself; it has also called
into existence the men who are to
WELD those weapons-the modern
working class-the proletarians-
Karl Marx Communist Manifesto).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
WEAKNESS of Chang Clique.

Let US consider the internal posi-
ton and international role of the
present Chinese Government. The
head of the Chinese government,
Chang Kai-shek, is the world fam
Gus hangman of the Chinese work
ers and peasants. He got credit
from the world bourgeoisie for hav-
ing organized mass murders of Chi
nese workers and peasants. The
present Chinese government is not
a centralized, well-organized govern
ment. The economic position is not
strong; and if such a government
dares to attack Soviet Russia, It sig
nifies that the Chang Kai-shek gov
eminent is supported by the big i'm
perialist powers, that this attack
was planned together with the ia
panese, French, British and Ameri-
can governments.
The reactionary class character of
the Chinese government is a proof
that this attack represents the be-
ginning Of an open attack against
Soviet Russia. This attack was
planned long time ago. You know
of the chain of treaties which con-
nected all these small states, trea-
ties made under the supervision and
control Of France and Great Brit
ain. You know also the facts about
the military preparation of Poland,
Rumania, Finland, etc.
Social Democratic Aides.
In this preparation Of war against
Soviet Russia international social
democracy has played very prom
inent role. Social democracy in this
last period has not only launched a
campaign Of SANDER against Soviet
Russia, but has begun to participate
actively in theological preparation
Nor war on Soviet Russia, and BIAS
become an instrument Of imperial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class From the Bot
tom Up-at the Enterprises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

The Communist Party of the
U. S. A. is facing 4 very important,
very serious situation. We are face
TO face not only with a partial war
between China and Soviet Russia
but with the possibility of a general
imperialist war against Soviet Rus
STA. Whit we see now in China may
be only the first step toward a gen
eral imperialist attack against So
yiet Russia.
The question of the war danger
has already been made clear in
many statements and resolutions of
the G. l. and of the C. P. of the
u. S. A. After the last imperialist
war of 1914-1S We entered a new
period of "small" imperialist wars.
The whole period following the
war of 1914-18 was a period of i'm
perialist struggles, of partial i'm
perialist wars. For instance, the
Silesian conflict between Poland and
Germany; the Corfu incident, which
lust missed becoming a war between
Italy and Greece; the Ruhr occupa-
ton by French imperialism; the
Moroccan war, colonial war of
French. imperialism; the war in
Syria against the Druses; next the
imperialist intervention in China;
and the intervention of American
imperialism in Nicaragua. All of
these wars-except the Chinese in
tervention, which recalled in its
form the imperialist intervention in
Soviet Russia in 1919-all were
Small" partial wars. Perhaps the
Chinese War is the beginning of a
period of great wars.
War Against U. S. S. R.
Now we face the possibility of
imperialist war directed against So
Wet Russia. Already the Sixth
World Congress Of the C. 1. has
laid down a general analysis of the
general world situation, which shows
the connection between the present
world situation and this waf.
The main feature of the present
situation, its main contradiction is
the contradiction between the in
creased productive capacity of CAPT
talism and the restricted internal
markets. This main contradiction
acts upon all other internal and ex-
ternal contradictions, among them
the contradiction between the social
list economy of the Soviet Union and
the world capitalist system. 1t is
no accident that this war prepared
against Soviet Russia by the bour-
geoisie of China happens immedi-
ately after the acceptance of the
Young Plan. The Young Plan sig
nified an attempt of the world bour-
geoisie to find a solution between
Germany's need to dispose of COM
modities to pay the Allies and Ger
many's lack of markets. The Young
Plan is marked by this contradiction
within the Eurpean economic sys-
tenn. This war against Soviet Rus
STA by China would be an attempt
of the world bourgeoisie to solve
this contradiction. 1t is an attempt
to organize an attack against the
vast internal market of the Soviet
Union, with the help of the other
world market, China. That is, to
crush the Soviet Government, to
transform the Soviet Union into an
imperialist colony; and, at the same
time, to assure imperialist DONNA
ton over China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30
Soviet Against Imperialism.

Many times the Soviet Govern
ment has proved that its policy to-
ward the oppressed nations, the
colonial countries, is one of friend
ship and political support against
imperialism. Take the example of
Persia, where the Soviet Union re-
nounced all the privileges, all the
imperialist seizures of the Tsarist
Government. The same applies to
Turkey, Afghanistan, etc. Even in
this same China the Soviet Govern
ment gave up all the extra-terri-
torial rights, the Boxer indemnities
lie, the contribution exacted from
the Chinese Government by the i'm
perialist countries and by old Tsarist
Russia). All concessions, rights and
privileges were given up to China,
but to have renowned all economic
rights in the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way would have signified to give
this railway Immediately into the
hands Of japanese Imperialism.
Japan has a dominant influence in
Manchuria, which is now practically
an economic colony Of Japan. The
strategic and economic Importance
of Manchuria for Japan is SO great
that Japan could not effectively
make war, if she did not have Man
churia as an economic hinderland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

To have given over the Chinese
Eastern Railway would have signi-
fled a concession not to the Chinese
people but to Japanese imperialism,
would have reinforced the position
of Japanese imperialism towards the
U.S.S.R. and towards China itself.
By retaining her economic rights in
the Chinese Eastern Railway, the So
Wet Government defended not only
Soviet territory but also the rights
and economic position and strategic
safety of China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-30

Next, we must actually fight for
the victory of Soviet Russia, for
the victory of the Red Army. At
this moment we do not know wheth-
er the war has actually begun or
not, but, if so, the Red Army is
fighting not only for the workers
and peasants of Soviet Russia but
is fighting against world imperial
ism, against a, class war directed
against all workers all over the
world.
That is, our general slogans must
be: War against war! Active de-
tense of Soviet Russia! Defeat of
our own government, the American
government, together with it's mil
itarist instruments and puppets in
China! Active fight for victory of
Soviet Russia and the Red Army!
That is the general position. 1t
is necessary also to give concrete
slogans as regards the special, par
ticular situation of the United States
which slogans will depend upon the
forms of American Intervention in
this war. First of all, the financial
and economic help of American
capitalism to China the loans,
munitions, financial advisers which
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
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CONCERT CANCELLED

The concert by the u. s. Marine
Band Orchestra today has been can
celed, the band having been detailed
for other official duties.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
WOMEN TO LUNCH

The Michigan, University Women :
club will hold luncheon Friday at
- University Women's club.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Man, 81, Shoots Self;
Held for Mental Tests

Said by police to have been so in
toxicated he was unable to ain
straight enough to shoot himself
when he attempted suicide, John
Ritch, 81, of the 500 block e St
N, W.. was a. mental observation pa
tient at GalIinger Hospital today.
Discouraged over financial trou
bles, Ritch fired at himself in the
bathroom of the home where he
roomed. His landlord, J. T.. Wright
notified police after hearing the shot.
Hurrying to the scene, the officers
took a pistol away from Ritch. A
bullet hole was found in a. door.
Instead of complying with Ritch's
request that they Finish the job, -
police took him to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

Although DIR. James J. kilroy,
Fire Department surgeon, testified
that he could not tell the man had
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
DEAT 7 H
TOLL NOW 40
IN SOUTH
Bv International News Service

Bv International News Service
The death toll In the series of
tornadoes that dipped over parts of
the South Monday mounted today
to 40.
J. n. Preston, who died 81 =
Clarksdale CMiss.) hospital, was the
latest victim. He was injured IN
the Duncan (Miss.) storm.
Twenty-Five dead, three score IN.
jured, and unestimated property
damage was the loss to the little
town of Duncan, now controlled by
the State militia.
The injured. hungry, and needy at
Duncan are being taken care Of by
Red Cross units sent from Memphis.
New Orleans, and Jackson. Miss.
The death toll may mount and
many of the injured, particularly
those in the Duncan area, were so
mangled that it was a scant posi-
biIity that any will recover.
Conservative estimates placed the
injured in the widely scattered sec.
tons at more than $50.
A new -floods-threateued
wide areas in Mississippi and Ar
kansas, where streams are over.
flowing from torrential rains,
Extraordinary precautions were
being taken in some Of the towns
against a possible outbreak of
typhoid fever or influenza, and
supplies of serum from Memphis,
Tenn, were sent by airplane to the
storm areas.
The death toll by States-Missis.
sippi, 80; Arkansas, 4: Texas, 4;
total, 40.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
CONCEDED
BYHOUSE
VETS

The way was cleared in the House
today for passage of the Jones bill
raising the maximum penalty for
violation of the Volstead act to
five years Imprisonment and $40, 900
fine.
The vets have abandoned plans
for an organized fight on it.
After being refused hearing by
the judiciary Committee, the wet
bloc apparently decided that it was
i'm possible to stop the measure.
Representative Linthicum CD of
Maryland, chairman of the unoffi.
cia1l committee against the prohibi-
ton amendment in the House, de-
clared he would vote against it, but
it would be passed by a big
majority.
The measure was scheduled to be
called UP by Representative Smell
07.) of New York, chairman of the
Rules Committee, and be passed
after an hours general debate.
Urged by Mrs. WiIIebrandt
Although some drys were said to
regard the measure as too drastic,
leaders in the fight for more strin-
gent dry enforcement were pre-
pared to throw their whole weight
behind the measure.
Representative Hersey R) of
Maine, chairman of the House
judiciary subcommittee. which re-
ported the original Stalker bill, for
which the Jones Senate bill is sub
stituted, said the bill was urged by
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
assistant Attorney General.
Representative LaGuardia CR) Of
New York was the only member of
the Judiciary Committee presenting
a minority report on the bill.
Sees Rich Escape
He denounced it because Of the
discretionary power placed in Fed
eral judges, asserting that they
will impose 1t against the little
fellows TO make q record" and that
''the rich and Influential can escape
severe punishment" as a result of
this discretion.
Offenses for which a five.year
sentence would be imposed under
the bill are illegal manufacture,
sale, transportation, importation or
expectation. The measure carries
an admonition to Federal judges
that it is the intention of Congress
that they should discriminate be-
tween casual or slight violations
and habituaI sales of intoxicating
liquor.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
FIREMAN MUST PAY $IOO FOR
HIS CHRISTMAS EGGNOGG
by international

ter. a. private OF No. Engine Com.
pany, 800 on a charge of intoxica'
ton.
The trouble for Canter started
when, it is claimed, he mixed and
drank three eggnogs in his home
on the day after Christmas. He
ran afoul OF the Fire Department
Trial Board, was found guilty and
appealed.
Despite the appeal and DR.. XII.
roy's testimony, the Commissioners
upheld the judgment.
1t was Canter's first appearance
before the trial board, it was said.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
CADETS CHOSEN
FOR PARADE

Announcement that Washington
high school cadet companies will
march in the inaugural parade was
made today by Stephen Kramer, as
sistant superintendent of schools.
The companies taking part in the
parade were determined by a series
of inspections by Col. Wallace M.
Craigie, Army advisor of the corps.
Cenrtal High School will be repre-
sented by Company B. First Regi.
ment, headed by Capt. T. L. O'Brien.
Mckinley High has Company B,
Second Regiment, with Capt G. o.
Webber in command.
Company G, Third Regiment, will
represent Eastern High School. Capt.
]. M. Riecks is commandant.
Western High School is repre-
sented by Company K, Fourth Regi.
ment, Capt. F. A. Thomas command
ing.
Business High School battalion will
be represented by Company Z, NJ. G.
Bowen, jr.. captain.
A band of 110 pieces will march
with the composite battalion. Who
will command the battalion will be
decided this afternoon. Col. r. X.
Lyon, cadet corps commandant, and
his staff will lead the contingent.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
]. D. ERENDER no talk

Joseph d. Frender will speak be.
fore the Secular League Sunday at
3 p. m, in Musicians Hall on
Great Britain and fNhe Elections"
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
GRIST Of BILLS
JAMMED IN
SENATE
Photo by International

The Seventeen Congress appeared
to be dying on it's feet today with
every likelihood of being strangled
by filibusters during its final hours.
The legislative record apparently
has been written, with the exception
Of few non.controversial measures.
Beginning tomorrow, there was
every indication, storm of filibus-
ters will sweep the Senate to, last
until the gavel falls.
Administration leaders. aware Of
this threat, were concentrating their
efforts on cnacting as many bills as
possible before the anticipated verbal
marathons bring congressional busi-
ness to halt. Their program was
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
CHICAGO CRIME
FILES STILL
INTACT

CHICAGO. Feb. 27 G.N.sJ.-
Acting States Attorney John z.
Northrup stated today that reports
circulated men had entered the
States attorneys office and had
ransacked secret files containing
evidence obtained concerning the
North Side massacre" and other
murders, were unfounded and that
the flies were locked in vault.
Northrup said door-knob had
been missing for some time from
the door of the office and that two
policemen had been stationed there
until new knob could be oo-
tanned, giving rise to the report the
files had been rifled.
CapOne Blamed
Chicago officialdom was shocked
today by the announcement that the
private files in the office of States
Attorney John A. Swanson had been
ransacked.
States Attorney Swanson left
Chicago yesterday, for a Today
rest" at Biloxi. Miss.
Discovery that the files had been
ransacked came at a time when all
theories save one in connection
with the Moran gang staying had
been abandoned. That one remain
ing theory involves the "Scarface
Ar' Capone gang alone.
The power Of Capone. both in the
underworld and in politics, even
while the gang chief himself is far
away in Florida, is credited by
local authorities with being great
enough to accomplish the massacre
and then reach into the States
attorneys private office to learn
just what evidence the prosecutor
had gathered.
Would Be Useful
knowledge of the contents of the
private file, it was admitted, would
be of incalculable value to sus-
pected persons-including both gang
sters and politicians--and might
even prevent their being brought
to justice.