Communist Candidates THE DAILY WORKER For RAISE* THE President: BTANDARD WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. FOR A WORKERS AND WORKER, For Vice-President: FARMERS* THE DAILY GOVERNMENT tatared u ■imnd-ciaae matter September 31. 1931, at dw Poet Ofloe at Ofeloace, nilawta nadar the Art eC Mare* a, l*7i. BENJAMIN GITLOW.

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"" —\ AS WE SEE IT 0. S. SECRET SERVICE SLEUTH By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. On a Labor Faker's Trail ■ i Calvin Coolidge fails to land in UNRAVELLED BY DAYLIGHT HIS IFthe White House for the next four A RED WEEK WIRE FROM NEW YORK | years, vaudeville may be treated to TOLEDO LABOR FARRINGTON IS a long-wished-for novelty In the form spurt RED CONSPIRACIES DARK In a hot for WEEK. PLANNED IN YORK CITY has crossed the line of silence. A1 Jolson, the noted black NEWAn advance order for ONE THOUSAND UNITS of campaign litera- faco comedian, with a troupe of fun- GIVES FOSTER ture reached the national office by wire this morning. ACCUSTOMED TO By MANUEL GOMEZ makers visited the White House, to ONE THOUSAND LITERATURE UNITS MEANS that to date one How Jake Spolansky, his brother, his brother-in-law and a shake hands with the president and thousand party members in New York have each contributed fifty cents couple of rank outsiders, got together night after night in Gary, advise him that the country was be- for their 137 piece literature unit, which each one of them will distribute DISAVOW Ind., some five years ago to plot death and destruction, and then 26 ACTS WELCOME during Red Week, Oct. to Nov. 2. They say far, BIG hind him. did not how met again in the morning as detectives to work out some satis- ONE THOUSAND LITERATURE UNITS MEANS that 137,000 pieces but that what can you expect from factory solution of the self-same mysterious, baffling and de- of campaign literature will go forward to New York City alone—leaf- comedians? Retracted His Charges cidedly anarchistic plots, is a story that would make those who LaFollette’s Meeting Is lets, pamphlets, stickers, DAILY WORKERS—and that at least 137,000 « • * '♦ paid the salaries of the Spolansky family tear their hair in rather

New City will get Communist message . and his merry companions were additional workers in York the Against T I. Lewis ridiculous rage. s Poor in Comparison day. paid to do this by the republican before election “The Knights of the Red Star’’ was the flamboyant name AL New York City’s drive for the participation of every member for a national committee, so there is no (Special te the DAILY WORKER) By T. J. O’FLAHERTY. given by the Spolanskys to their dread organization—a name hard feeling. It was the funniest del- Red Week literature distribution can be duplicated everywhere. (Article Seven.) which could only have been conceived by someone whose TOLEDO, 0., (By Mail.)— branch CAN the co-operation of its members egation that visited the president Foster, EVERY party secure Frank was familiarity with the literature of the revolutionary working class William Z. presidential DO—for ACTIVITY muet constitute the When Farrington since T. V. O’Connor led his labor candidate of the Workers Par- In this task. Decide, then confronted with the proof of movement was confined to paper-covered novels of the type of lakers into the royal presence on La- part of the make-up of every Communist. ty, addressed an audience here greater having accepted money from “Life Among the Nihilists” or “The Terrible Gas House Con- bor Day. A1 Jolson is funny, but the EVERY MEMBER MOBILIZE FOR RED WEEK! spiracy.” funniest joke he ever no- many times the size of that ac- Colonel Frank L. Smith, demo- cracked has cratic candidate for governor One might have thought that Jake Spolansky would be at thing on Coolidge. corded Oswald Garrison Villard, of Illinois, he first least discreet about “The Knights of the Red Star” and would *I * • who spoke here recently in sup- at denied the but hav- refrain from ever mentioning if Chicago again wag- port of LaFollette. charge finally admitted The Tribune is received one again. ing Soviet Russia from Vienna Foster’s meeting was held at GOOD MEETINGS ing thousand dol- war on JOBLESS COAL Can’t Keep it Down. and Riga. The Tribune general at the Labor Temple, the same lars. But like the republican But he has contracted to write a Trebizond was obliged to surrender hall-in which Villard spoke. party campaign fund, it is not CALS FRIENDS certain number of “anti-red” stories that position owing to a strategic Workers Hear Foster. likely that all Farrington's re- PAYING FOR DONNE IN ceipts from the sale of for the Chicago Daily News, and his Turkish in the He is NDNERS the min- was a remarkable move rear. now However, there imagination seems to he somewhat advancing toward the Mediteranean two ers' votes get into the record. dierence in the audiences, not limited; so we have this discredited, Bea. It la believed that the positions alone in size but in the makeup. Fos- He does not do that kind of RAISING BIG stupendously silly “organization” play- m Riga and Vienna will hold out in- ter’s audience was distinctly working bookkeeping. FOR JOBS SOUTH ILLINOIS ed up afresh in the form of a “red ex- definitely unless the Tribune generals class, scores of aggressive rank and SIOO Farrington is not the kind of posure.” become scurvy trade were present and infected with the that file unionists a man to be bothered over the Spolansky’s brain may be absent but spreading rapidly among loudly applauded speech. A large FUND is the Czar- his SLUSH necessity of making a change of nerve him. He treats ist collection was taken up and much Charge Mine and Union Candidate for Governor his is still with counter-revolutionists. front. He swallowed his words the little group as if it were still in • * * literature was sold. on the Howat case existence. Desperate efforts have been made Officials Divide Graft in Mine Fields and again in Big Business Ready to Tribune gloats over the fab- the organizations flag- by some of the local labor fakers to his controversy with John L. “One of most ricated reports of burning oil (Special to the Daily Worker) (Special to The Daily Worker) rant in its contempt for United States THE arouse rank and file to the point Lewis over the Lester mine. Buy Election wells, wrecked railroads, and mur- the law,” coolly us, “goes of supporting LaFollette. The suc- W. FRANKFORT, 111., Oct. 19. WEST FRANKFORT, Illinois, There are two interesting docum- he informs un- uered Soviet officials. But somehow or cess of the Foster meeting in view —AS is ents on record showing the unreliabil- der the name of ‘The Knights of the Tho Calvin Coolidge, the other Russia emerges stronger than much as SIOO being paid Oct. 19.—Two successful Work- large of the fact that these same fakers ity of Farrington’s word and.proving Red Star.’ It has a group mem- strike-breaker president of the ever from every onslaught, while her for jobs by miners at Orient ers Party campaign meetings conclusively that he will eat crow bership located in Gary. To this have vilified Foster, because of his United States, enemies become fewer and more dis- fight for amalgamation of the craft Mine No. 2, near here. for William F. Dunne, its candi- when driven into a corner. This bul- group have been traced many pieces is not noted for reputable. Even imperialist France literature, advocating the death of his fluencey of speech he does a unions, has had a very dampening Grafting mine officials—and date for governor, have been ly who expels honest men from the of the most brazen enemy of the Soviet pay boys union, public officials and signed ‘The Group lot of political thinking. His effect upon the roll and their ■4* iß'-beliwfod frhafc eomo o£~4h*>- -he'd, her* andi" Christopher. who hounds the radicals and government is now obliged to begin local LaFollette movement. joins with the bosses in blacklisting of Avengers.’ This anarchist society, silence in this campaign is lit- negotiations Dunne spoke here from the with Moscow. The Plan New Activities. union officials are dividing the them; who hires pimps and tbugs to which has branches in most of the erally golden, according to re- Tribune will not make peace with bandstand in the public square large cities of the United States,’* he The outstanding feature of the Fos- 100t—taking advantage of un- beat up rank and file delegates ports of big slush funds gathered Russia until it first bends the knee to to a crowd of over 300 people goes say, "is ruled by a commit- ter meeting was the fact that it at- crawls on his belly before those who on to by bankers and manufacturers the American working class. But it employment, are forcing ig- who applauded vigorously his tee in Boston, Mass., consisting of six tracted so many local reds who for have it in their power to punish him. to keep the silent automaton in will be a different Tribune then. norant workers to buy jobs by explanation of the revolution- persons, one of whom is a woman. . . some years have held aloof from all Ate His Own Words the White House for the next * * * * ary program of the Workers and any ruling of this body is looked revolutionary activities. Many of the simple process of hiring no He did this in his controversy with four years. P. MORGAN is in Paris, looking Party. A collection of was upon as final by anarchists thruout them became so enthusiastic that men at the mine. S2O T. L. Lewis, president of the United Cal is not talking in this cam- over that kingdom. the country.” J. part of his they said: “The time has come to get Many Hunt for Work. taken. Mine Workers in 1910. T. L. Lewis paign but a million dollar * ten His French soldiers are closely guard- into the revolutionary harness again.” Won’t Hear Democrat. He Uses Imagination. Every morning from 100 to 160 men was no better or no worse than his slush fund can a lot of ing his royal person. If any untoward Toledo Workers Party is enthused After Dunne had finished speaking, The writer has had some experienc- do “rustle” Orient, No. 2, but no one is namesake who rules the International speech incident should occur during the royal over the success of the Foster meet- some democrat candidates tried to es with anarchists in the labor move- making. ever put work unless he shows up union today. He is now a non-union The American capitalists that visit the great man might revenge ing and are planning new activities to take advantage of the crowd gathered ment, and has yet to find a single one feel with order signed by the mine (Continued on page 8) they are crossing a stream and don't himself on the French government for with an assurance that in this old an man- to hear the Workers Party speaker, of them who accepted any ruling as ager in Breton. want to change mounts. The old and their carelessness, by hammering time home of the reds Communism but in five minutes it had dwindled final! I can’t help wishing, in spite One man has already confessed to reliable elephant looks better to them down the French franc. Morgan is will finally prevail. Foster’s clear to less than fifty persons. of myself, that the real, live, flesh-and- some of the active union men that than either the descrepit donkey who busy getting the Dawes Plan to work. cut enunciation of the Communist pro- The party members here have dis- blood anarchists were, at least in he paid SIOO for his job and it is CANTON “REDS” is not able to raise the price of oats, The only elements opposing it are the gram was a complete answer to the tributed 2000 DAILY WORKERS and some respects, a little like the anar- * others have done the the hydraheaded nature Communists. LaFollette liberals and pussyfooters. known that covered the city with the campaign chists of Spolansky’s fiction. Then or freak of which the LaFollette conglomeration • * • Foster’s answer to the dictatorship of same. literature under the direction of Com- perhaps Communists might not find Miners who speak little English HOLD “TOP” MITT rides are indebted to T. V. O’Connor, Wall street, was the dictatorship of are rade E. B. Hewlett, Workers Party it so impossible to work with them. on. the ones who are victimized and if congressman. Bankers, manufacturers and big WEformer president of the Interna- the proletariat. candidate for Spolansky is certainly drawing upon * * • they complain they are threatened capitalists in general have decided to tional Longshoremen’s Union, for the Speaks at Christopher. IN WAR his Imagination when he refers to the vengeance CIVIL Good Gathering in Cleveland. with the of the Klan, to raise a fund that will make Harding. sta-tling information that Soviet Russia In Christopher Dunne’s meeting many branches of the “knigfits’’ cover- which most of the mine officials be- Jake Hamon and Jess Smith raise hell sent gold By J. A. HAMILTON.# was held in the opera house. The CANTON, Oct. 19.—Despite efforts ing the country like a nerwork. barrels of rubbles to thq long. with envy in their summer home on LaFollette treasury via Mexico. We (Special to the DAILY WORKER.) audience applauded when he remind- of the merchants and their allies to As a matter of fact there was only Careful to Hide Guilt. the Styx. Ten million dollars would assure T. V. that if such is the case CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 19.—The ed the Ku Klux Klan that Morgan, a retrieve the losses received in the one small group. It was organized The militants here are conducting look big even in the days immediately t vi will be a noticeable strain in the Foster meeting in the Engineers’ Audi- Jewish financier, was the real owner heavy fighting which lasted for two in Gary during the great steel strike after the And the sum may be torium here was the most successful a rigid investigation and the miners of the American government and re- days in the streets of Canton, their of 1919, in which many thousands of war. hitherto friendly relations existing twelve aroused but absolute proof is dif- unavailing. workers, of between and fifteen millions. b- tv/eenThe DAILY WORKER and the held by the Workers Party in this city are sponsible for America’s entrance into efforts have been steel under the leadership ficult to as the transactions war. The defeat of the fascisti has in- William Z. Big Plutes Involved. Soviet Government. It was unkind of in many months. The reputation of secure are the Foster, struggled bravely carefully Party,” said Dunne, creased the morale ot the workers against overwhelming against T. V. not to advise us of the coming Foster, coupled with the extensivel handle*!. “The Workers con- odds The biggest leaders in the financial out Due to this condition and other rea- "recognizes no national and racial siderably and they are ambitious to the forces of trust. cf the treasurer. Had we known of it advertizing brought hundreds of the steel Un- and industrial world will be called to message sons the Ku Klux Klan is rapidly lines and I cite- this fact simply to go on the warpath against the enemy. doubtedly, in time we could have taken' steps workers hear the of Com- the chief purpose of the before the Borah slush fund investi- losing freely by group to intercept it. munism. out in this district. A week show the incorrectness into which It is now admitted even was to provide an excuse for gating committee to tell the why, ago, Glenn Young hundred per patriots led enemies of Sun Yat Sen that * * * * The'LaFollette sentiment is strong and a these 100 cent are some wholesale persecution of strikers, with what and wherefore of the millions among planned an they attack those who expose provocation Philadelphia Public Ledger, in Cleveland, not only the klansmen had invasion of when he has tolerated extreme a view to breaking the strike. they are raising to substitute for workers, but as might be expected Orient.. The Orient police chief—a the evils of American capitalism.” from the merchants backed by the The "Knights of gives the front page to this rub- the Red Star” was Silent Cal’s lack of vocal activity. THE among the business and professional member of the miners’ union—mobil- The Christopher audience donated British government. organized by pigeon Among bish of O’Connor’s. The notorious a stool who went those present at the notable classes as well. A straw vote taken ized 200 miners and planned to meet S2O to the Workers Party campaign. Fear of Russia and to a certain de- by the name of Azotov. When not society event faker is quite well aware that the will be: in the down town clubs showed La- Young and his forces at the edge of Other Dunne speaking dates are: gree Japan is the only hindrance to busy among the Gary workers, Vauclain, Communisjts who control the Russian steel Samuel M. president of Follette to have a very high percent- town and annihilate them. The in- Monday, Oct. 20, Belleville, Veiles’ the landing of British and American he had private offices at 6 S. Wabash the Baldwin government know LaFollette to be a Locomotive works, the age compared with Coolidge. Hence vasion never came off. • Hall. troops here. (Continued on page 2) (Continued Page reactionary, tho not as ignorant T. on 2.) as the capitalistic press, in reporting In West Frankfort it is common Tuesday, Oct. 21, Collinsville, City V. O’Connor secured his present po- Foster’s speech, were greatly impress- talk that 3,000 workers have pledged Hall. Moscow Reports Earthquake. sition as president of the United ed with his exposure of LaFollette, and armed themselves to wipe out the Wednesday, Oct. 22, Springfield. MOSCOW, Oct. 19.—An earthquake Slatos Shipping Board, ITALIAN COMMUNISTS by being an and quoted him as. saying that ‘'La- Klan forces if they attempt to carry was reported from Taskhent today. DEMAND THAT accomplished traitor. He expects to Follette is no more the friend of the out any such terrorist campaign as SACCO AND VANZETTI BE SET (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on page 2) they did in Zeigler and Herrin. Paterson Strikers FREE To .Communist RUTHENBERG SPEAKS Hear "Demand freedom for Sacco and Vanzetti” was the ringing note at the "" Speakers Tonight convention of the Italian Federation of the Workers (Communist) Party / * AT MANY MEETINGS IN ———3k at the Emmet Memorial Hall to the 56 delegates representing many indus- PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 19.—The OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA trial centers of the counry. “Condemn Judge Thayer for denying a new Workers will hold alrge mass, Party a trial to Sacco and Vanzetti and initiate a campaign for a United Front for , ‘jM meeting for its candidates in this C. E. Ruthenberg, executive sec the release of these two workers and all political prisoners.” election. The meeting in Paterson "llf : j retary of the Workers Party will C. E. Ruthenberg. representing the Central Executive Committee of the will be held at Helvetia Hall, 166 Van make a series of campaign speech- r"VERY militant worker ie becoming interested In the “Build the DAILY Workers Party, addressed the convention. He gave a report of the political I',- Houten street, at 8 p. m., and the es In Pennsylvania Ohio. Com- and : £ WORKER” campaign now going on. It Is the constructive kind of work activity of the party and urged the ♦ . main speakers of the evening will be rade Ruthenberg Is the Workers K that builds the strength of our party, of the revolutionary movement, and of necessity of greater discipline of the mines, the shoe industry of Massachu- up Rudolph Volgraff, candidate of the Party candidate for congress in Italian press and co-operation of the setts and the needle trades of New ft the power of Labor generally. Workers Party for U. S. senator from Ohio. The following a ie list of his Italian federation with the central York City and Rochester is Indeed All the live-wires among the workers will give their active support to this New Jersey, and Harry M. Wlnitsky, meetings and their location: committee of the party. an achievement and the party is very ® campaign. By all means every militant should become a member of the “DAILY candidate for congress the Work- Charleroi, Hall, on Pa.—ltalian Bth In complimenting the federation on proud of the Italian comrades. He said . Bricklayers’ live section of constructive militants who Party City. Sfc WORKER Union”—that ers ticket in New York street and Lookout avenue, Wed- its achievements in year, he said that that proved the important role that one ft are making stronger their one great newspaper never let* up In the fight In addition there will be other prom- nesday, Oct. 22, 8 p. m. that at the last June, 1923, convention the Italian federation would play in ft; for the workers’ cause. inent speakers and the committee in Pittsburgh, Pa.—Carnegie Music when the federation only boasted America. The field for work la large You do the labor movement a real aervlce when you tend In your sub—and charge expects a very successful Hall, Federal and Ohio Sts., N. S. three or four hundred members he and the Italian comrades are going that of your ehopmate—to the DAILY WORKER. And you alto ahow that you meeting of Paterson workers anxious Thursday, Oct 23, 8 p. m. was skeptical about the possibility of at it in the correct spirit. messuge ft! are one of the dynamic factors In the making of our working-class history. to hear the of Communism Cleveland, Ohio.;—Friday, Oct. 24. their maintaining a daily newspaper. The convention concurred in the re- WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. JV from the candidates of the Workers Cleveland, Ohio.—Saturday, Oct. To maintain a powerful daily like “II port of Comrade Ruthenberg pledging Party in this 26. ft- A Brick on the Inside page—“HEAVE IT BACK” election. Lavoratore,” to increase their mem- Its entire support to the Communist sjSjr Cleveland, Ohio. Jaitea Hall, bership In such great proportions, program and closer contact ana co-op- Open Forum, Bunday Night, Lodge 6006 Bt. Clair avenua, Sunday, Oct. representing the workers in import- eration with the central executive Room. Ashland Auditorium. 26. ant Industries like the anthracite ooal committee of the party.