Daily Worker
November 11, 1925

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—_————— a + 4y ; The DAILY "Wankel the Standard for a and Farmers’ Government. rns - De vbortests | y A , - . > '’t > Entered as Second-claas matter | ah oe eer or ene i te = mares ne eagel aA ay . be 7 Bey ” que ~ » Pre ag: 7 3 é ow bt * oe os ut. Vol. Il. No. 258. Subscription Rates: Rareare pr Bn W00 Der year. 9 , ty A ee com oe the Act of Mgr 2, 1678 aOR RE ANTS Ge Fara eaten ae 0 ae et ae et tae ogi Bs ; ; : ‘vt * pa “ae » tg : ; “ . ; ¢ | hgh’ ee Ee ah ’ aw a4 a ; . if E ae ete ae eet ae : iS ad 4 : es eae u's : , ; ; iA > a3 ' Tt . ae + % a ae . : j ’ y “Sty 4 any “A ‘ : : | EDITION + hy soa if Peas ye “- we: ee hailed a teme ee ~ ‘e@eeunieé By M. ‘SPIVAK. (Special to The Dotty Worker) . 9—This date must be Nietiraed: in’ NEW YORK CITY, the history of the. Furrier’s and file at large pews ni Union meeting of April 25, who against their own leaders and oppressors. On this ovember 9, a special convention. of thousands of fur workers at the n as an awakening of the rank the ooper inst the ace b rical voiced their protest ‘take reactionary and despotic rulers of the International administra- tion and its official so-called labor organ, the Forward. © The delegates at the convention will have to be forced to exert every effort to succeed in carrying out the orders and the dema of the workers whom they represent. At the recent convertrons the majority of delegates consisted of reactionaries | and machine boys who did not care for the interest of the work- NEW YORK LABOR Toilers to Hear Speech on World Unity (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—The workers of New York City are impatiently iti f the two bi meet- |. awaiting the day of the ~ power by -his clique than the sultan} ings that are to be held in the Cen- ‘tral House and the New Star Casino, | at which Albert A, Eursolt, presuient International tons and id . oe uty AMER : tional scale to combat the "erie oa ments of the capitalist class. The. ‘date set is Tuesday, Nov. 17. In contrast with class collaboration | policy followed at the Atlantic City convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor, Mr. Purcell stood as a stalwart enemy’of capitalism: Purcell who introduced the following resolution .on’ imperialism at the re- cent cofigress of the British trade unions at Scarborough: “This Congress. believes that the domination of non-British peoples by the British government is a form of capitalist exploitation, having for its object the securing for British capital- ists (1) of cheap sources of raw ma- terials: (2) the right to exploit cheap and unorganized labor, and to use the competition of that labor to degrade the workers’ standards in Great Brit- ain. “Tt dotlured its complete opposition to imperialism and resolves: (1) to support the workers in all parts of the British empire to organize trade unions and_ political parties in order to further their interest: and (2) to support the right of all peoples in the British empire to self-determination, including the right to choose complete separation from the empire.” The trade union committee for or- ganizing the. Purcell meeting has an- nounced that its next conference will be held on Sunday, November 15th, at 3 p. m. at Beethoven Hall, to take the final steps for vis two big mass meet- ings. [ies GIVEN PURCELL OW TOUR THRU THE U, S. AD CARADIAN CITIES | “the: bfade union sianidbeal “ér ' ranging the Purcell tour has ann@ ced the following dates for his speeches in several cities. of "thé United | ‘States and Canada: ~« 44 Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 10, rir 3 p. m., at the Engineers’ Auditorium, corns? Ontario and St. Clair, » €U Toronto, Canada, Nov. 11, at 8 ‘pe m, at Central Labor Union, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 13, at 8 p. m. at Central Labor Union. New York City, Nov. 17, evening, at the New Star Casino. raaniz wy : - capa e delegates to. eran It was ers at all, personal enjoyments were of greater interest to them than to bother with drafting new plans, participating in the dis- cussions amending the constitution, adopting resolutions and helping “to reconstruct our union on a new ancy solid foundation. For many the call of a ae was not clear enuf and the ordinary iworker delegate who was elected to | the convention unexpectedly, got lost jthere. The politicians and their ad- juncts immediately got him over to their side, making a tool of him for themselves. How many delegates at the. last eonvention of 1924 understood the in itricate language of the amended con- stitution which they adopted me giv- ing their votes? - The president was given more of Turkey. It was the ‘president |hirea a lawyer to amend the “ who ' a ee TO BREAK THE STRIKE WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 appeal for presidential intervention in the hard coal strike- was rejected Cobtidge. England fuel situation at the White House this morning, and asked the : president to appoint an “impartial board of inquiry” to ihvestigate and | try to end the strike, but admitted © that she received little encourage- ; ment. President’ Coolidge, was of | the opinion, she. said, that a feder- al board would not.be of much help | at present. eet . i a Pets S Ce Ae Pees | I 9.Wéeks? Sin Amal gamated Véekebday neavsilondy. 80 suid en- tered the building of the International Bivd., for the first time in 19 weeks. - : "+ : - A ? ete . a a ¥ . . ‘ be »* - . z a Co : : - 7 7 -_ " - g, ; a Py ’ é* ; bors * A - ~ a on ni. _ : —* \ - "I VTS ee ee ae f . - ) ‘i 7 » . + ars “4 5 fA J . d : : | ° 4 . : BOOT E 4 ; Fi = = . by * ‘ ; . - 9 - . ? ie i. a Bett Sa. _ ented a gloomy view of the New |. g 11, 192 25 Published Daily éxcept ss THE DAILY WORKPR PUBLISHING CO., 1113 ute ai tae Blvd., Chicago, I, = —_ Benjamin { Gitlow “Dh oat ae A ~ ose * > “o at - ee Be vs per First Released After 2 | Months:Behind Bars (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW VORK, Nov. 9.—Benjamin Gitlow, member of the Central Exe: cutive Committee of the Workers Party and candidate for vice-president of the Workers (Communist) Party in the presidential elections of 1924, has been taken to Sing Sing prison to serve the unexpired portion of his term. Tailoring company, 847 West Jackson} Newithy wyrged gone rship is so small > anarchist g Pomerat 1 standing by con-, ~ accounts of dues split is estimat-} only from 1,000 Production will not really start ih the plant until next week; as the | has,to,dismantie the machinery ge abt The, wo & IE oe - Nae ms yr lpn A Fine Piece of otion. | Here is an extract of, the intricate |tdhguage of the amended constitution which was not put to a referendum vote of local unions for adoption: “Article 21: Section 7: Any con- duct which shall tend to undermine the solidarity of members, or to fos- ter dissension among the members or shall otherwise be injurioussto the in- terests of this union, or of any of its members or injurious to any other bonafide labor organizations or to the labor movement in general, and any conduct unbecoming a member of this organization shall be considered a violation of this constitution. To slander the union or its officers or to call or actively participate in unav- thorized protest meetings against=the = or its officers or to jofh an or- ganization that is hostile to our union shall be considered a violation ef this constitution.” Its Interpretation. The following is the interpretation into ordinary working men’s jargon: “Any conduct which may be inter- preted by reactionary officials as un- dermining the solidarity of the mem- bers or to create indignation among the members which may be injurious to the interest of this union, etc., shall {be considered a violation of thig ¢on- (Continued on page 2) CZAR KELLOGG . AGAIN DENIES. | KAROLYI WSA n_ Promises to Tell Why Countess Is Menace WASHINGTON, D. C.,. Nov, 9.— The state department hgs refused tc grant a renewed request of Countess Karolyi, wife of the fotmer: president of the Hungarian republic, for admis- sion to the United States. James F. Curtis of the law firm of Curtis, Fosdick and Belknap, laid the request before Seqaretary Kellogg. The firm had been retained by the coun- tess, ; ESCAPED PEASANTS CALL ON WORLD PROLETARIAT TO PROTEST POLISH PERSECUTION OF WHITE RUSSIANS

- - n ' ly followed his arrest. In this court " a nad the judge made no attempt to hide his bias against Gitlow and passed the sentence of from 5 to 10 years with great glee. Serves 27 Months in Prison After he had served twenty-seven {months of his sentence, Gitlow was on appeal to the New York ‘supreme court on May 1, 1922. State. supreme court upheld the. verdict of the lower court and Gitlow at was remanded to Sing Sing in the mofith of September. Gitlow was released from Sing Sing on a writ of error, January, 1923, and the case was appealed to the United States supreme court. The United States supreme court upheld the con- stitutionality of the New York crimin- al syndicalHst act and the verdict of the: New York court and has now on" That capitalist: production wastes not only materials’but human life, slaughtering and crippling workers for sake of profit, fs illustrated in this article, one of’a-series, by Alex Reid, secretary. of the Progressive Miners’ Committée,’‘who recently was released from jail at Scranton, Pa:, where the Capitalist dictatorship’ Confined -him when he wished to speak to. striking anthracite miners. ~ . . . - ers thru accidents, fatal and of lesser degree. By ALEX REID, — Seoretary Progressive Miners’ Committee. (Article VIl,) The terrible suffering of hard coal miners, their wives and families, is but one phase of the anthracite. question... An enor- mous industrial waste is involved thru loss of time, which is rep- resented in the increased cost of anthracite; but which touches lightly—if at all—the profits of the coal owners, ag we shall see in a succeeding article dealing with the| coal magnates’ monu- méntal profits. Four million labor days a year are lost to 150,000°mine work- Three hundred 40 PLANES SPRAYING TEAR GAS OVER CITY each month, because of those accidents. Each man in the dustry loses twenty-five days on average ‘per’ year as a result of | eae thirty-four thousand days in- an in- gathering of the delegates the twelve jury sustained‘in the anthracite in- to be seated are as follows: Agri- cultural Workers No, IM three dele- gates, O'Neill. Thorpe and Foster (J. B. Foster); Lumber Workers’ No. 120, one delegate, Frank Whiting; Metal Miners, one delegate, Pan} Lundgard; General Construction No. 310, two delegates, T. P. Kelley and James V. O’Conner; Building Construction No. 330, two delegates, Joe Wagner and John Kiviniemi; Marine Transport No. 510, one»@elegate, Francezan; and from the combined small industrial unions, two delegates, Minkoff and Lamson. In the rules-committee’s report was voted a recommendation usually WILL FORCE EVAGUATION WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—Forty en- emy aircraft, spraying tear gas out of the skies, could force evacuation of the district of Columbia, seat of the American government, it was testified by Major General Amos A. Fries, chief of army chemical war- fare, at the courtmartial of Gol. William Mitchell. Fries was the first defense wit- ness for Mitchell. North Dakota to Hold Election June 30 to dustry. Lie Factories Busy. The coat owners thru their public- ity agents, and the .capitalist press, have continuously stated since the beginning of fhe sttike that the an- thracite industry is a safe place to work in-—similar to clerking in a de- partment store or employment of:a similar nature, in;spite of the easily available statistics that give the lie to such a canard, and in spite of the wails of hungry children and woe of (Continued on page 2) ordered Gitlow to serve the unexpired portion of his term. The International Labor Defense is conducting a campaign for the release of Comrade Gitlow. SPEECH ASSAILING HIM AS PROTECTOR OF BOOTLEGGERS SENT CAL , (Special to The Daily Worker) Chicago, Nov. 9—The speech of Governor Gifford Pinchot of Penn- sylvania before the convention of the anti-saloon league of America, in which he accused the Coolidge administration of sanctioning who!e- Sale bootlegging by issuing dishon- est permits at Washington, will be sent direct to Coolidge. A fesolution to this effect was passed unanimously today by the resolutions committee of the league. Support of the league is alieged to come from bootleggers who want to keep. the. Volstead act in effect so their business will be good, and the whole program of the thing is con- sldéred mére cAmauflage. The Pin- chot speech wilt have little effect on the- government bootieggers. down in other: conventions, to exclude all but holders’of I. W. W. cards from visiting the convention, this including reporters for:both capitalist and labor papers. This;convention also voted against the .motion after some dis- cussion overithe matter of excluding only ‘such papers as would print re- ports that displeased the delegates. Choose U. S. Senator BISMARCK, N._D., Noy. 9.— A spe- cial election to name a successor to the late Senator Edwin F. Ladd was called Saturday for June 30, 1926, the date of regular primary election, by Gov. A. G. Sortie. ELECTION BOARD WORKS.HAND IN GLOVE WITH “PATRIOTS” TO BAR COMMUNIST WORKERS FROM BALLOT ‘By SYLVAN POLLACK. (Special to The Daily Worker) YORK CITY, Nav. 9.— The co-operation between NEW the board of | elections and “patriotic” organizations in keeping the name of Ben Gitlow | off the ballot in the recent mayoralty election, can be seen as the result of | action taken at a meeting of the Allied Patriotic Societies, held at the Army and Navy building, New York City. Inc., which was | John R. Voorhis, president of the board of elections and vice- president | of the Allied Patriotic Soeleties, was instrumental in having a resolution | (Continued on page 4.) ; | >." ; MINERS OF COKE REGION BEGIN STRIKE AGAINST THE WAGE CUT NFORCE WITH THE 1917 SCALE By GEORGE PAPCUN. (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., 9.—The unorganized miners of the coke region at Republic, Pa., have begun a revolt against wage cuts. Thomp- son mine No. 1, fs on strike. Miners in other pits are coming out also. A strike committee of action is being formed. The Young Workers League and the Workers (Communist) Party are assisting the strikers. B. L. Junic spoke at the meeting of striking miners on Nov. 7, George Papcun addressed the strikers Saturday. The strike demands are for the 1923 scale and better working con- ditions. The strike committee is trying to pull out other mines with great prospects of success. George Papcun is in the fleld helping to con- duct the strike. ' The wage cut is being effected by forcing the miners to accept the 1917 wage scale. Nov.

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a iy a > wm, " ‘ — « - Five-Minute Ovation Is Given Speaker (Special to The Dally Worker) 4 DETROIT, Nov. 9.—Two thousand Detroit workers enthusiastically re- ceived the messoge of world trade union unity given by A. A. Purcell, president of the International Federa- tion of Trade Unions, at the Cass Technical High School, Sunday, Nov. 8th, 19265. The mass meeting, which was well attended by the trade unionists of this city was arranged as the first mass meeting of the Detroit Labor Forum, which was organized under the auspices of the Detroit Federation of Labor. After Purcell had concluded his ap peal for unity on the economic field of all workers regardless of whether they were red, black, brown or white, the assembled workers stood up as one man and gave him an ovation that lasted for over five minutes. During his appeal, every reference to the attempt of the British workers to have the Amsterdam Federation of Trade Unions come into closer alli- ance with the 6,000,000 organized workers of Soviet Russia was most enthusiastically received. Sister Bares Wretched Life of “‘Human Husk’”’ in Effort to Save Father LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 9 — A large court crowd sobbed sympathet- ically as the daughter of Dr. Blazer on trial for the murder of his 34-year old daughter, Hazel, known as the “human husk” told the tale of the most Astounding devotion her father poured on the “helpless creature” whom he slew to save her from fur- ther misery after his own death. “Her body was terribly twisted,” the sister continued. “She couldn't walk, couldn’t feed herself, and was not able even to brush a fly from her face. The noises she made were ani- mal-like and frightened strangers. The sight of her eating was so revolt- ing I couldn’t bear to watch her. “For thirty-four years father poured on her the utmost devotion, love and care.” The defense pleads that the death of Dr. Blazer’s wife resulted in a mor- bid and despondent condition of mind in the physician which later resulted in insanity. Witnesses brot in by the defense told that Dr. Blazer was “cheerful and happy before his wife died, but depressed and unreconciled afterwards, often wandering around jn an apparent daze.” Only Special Mail on Christmas Day WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9— Postmaster General New announced that no deliveries of ordinary mail would be made on Christmas day. Ex- cept for special deliveries all postal operations will be suspended from midnight, Dec. 24 to midnight Dec. 25. An effort to increase the revenue on that day is seen. Firestone Rounding Up Rubber. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 9. — Harvey Firestone has arrived here and it is understood that he is conferring with Dutch magnates relative to the Fire- stone proposals for rubber plantations in Liberia. ‘ GOOD Se oe at ee ai). ys wi > wnat aS oe —- eri 4 ee | 7 ; . — Victors Return to J (Continued from page 1) were looking for woxk of the strike existing in the plant. The company unable to, get competent workers thru the United Garment Workers’ Union, which carried extensive advertising in the daily papers for workers on men’s clothing and used its head- quarters as an employment agency for the bosses, then attempted to get an injunction prohibiting picketing of their plant.. After a number of continuances, Judgé Pam issued an injunction which was ambiguous in its wording and claimed to prohibit certain forms of picketing. It did not define what kind of picketing was tegal and what was illegal. The injuncttOn was noth ing but a scrap of paper. It did not affect the union picket lines in the least. A few arrests were made for violations the injunction, but as yet the cases have not even had a date set for their hearing. Terrorize Union Pickets The company unable to break the picket line thru the injunction pro- cess then began a campaign of ter- rorization of the strikers. Pickets were beaten up and flivver squads would whick them away to cells, where after being held a number of hours and sometimes over night they would be released on charges of “dis- orderly” conduct. Many were arrest- ed and held on conspiracy’ charges on high amounts of bail.. Homes of strikers were raided in the small hours of the ,morning. Strikers were pulled out of bed, brot to the detective bureau, thére they were subjected to a grilling and later released on c es of disorderly con- duct or no charges against them. When these arrests and acts meant to frighten the union pickets went by unheeded, and instead of destroying the morale of the strikers, it strength- ened their solidarity, the company be- gan to “frame” the active pickets in the strike. Company hirelings would throw bricks thru the windows of the homes in which the scabs, members of the United Garment Workers’ Union, lived; and then blame this on to the union pickets, The union headquarters were raid- ed and a number of union officials ar- rested. Every week of the strike was filled with acts of terrorization of the pick- ets. Recently, a number of union business agents were arrested and one of the business agents had four shots pumped into his leg, when an “acid bomb” was purported tohave been thrown at the scabs. The “acid bomb” was later revealed to be nothing more than a bottle of citrate of magnesia | accidentally dropped by a passer-by. This “bomb’\ which was supposed to have been capable of disfiguring scabs, was nothing more than a mild laxative, but the union agents are still on bail awaiting the date to be set for their trial. Another “Frame-Up.” A few days after the “bomb” throw- ing, an explosion occurred at the home of Raymond Reeder, one of the heads of the Chicago office of the In- ternational Tailoring company. This was blamed on the union, Upon in- vestigation it was learned that Ray- mond Reeder was about to leave his home and go to Rock Island, where the company had moved some of its machinery. and was attempting to re- cruit scabs to operate the plant. Sus- picions then became quite strong that hirelings in the employ of company Officials had placed the bomb and that the company would make a move to have some strike pickets arrested and charged with throwing the bomb. Immediately following the throw- ing of the bomb, a truckload of parcel post, that was being brought to the postoffice, was burned under myster- ious circumstances in broad daylight. Every truck and automobile that left the shop/whether it "had parcels or NEWS! For Daily Worker Readers Wm. F. Dunne, editor of The DAILY WORK- ER, goés to the anthracite coal fields next week to stay for two weeks. About Wednes- day, Nov. 11, daily stories tion gressive Miners’ Committee. The strike now living conditions; unions; police and the courts. This picture of the struggles of miners, written by an outstand- ing writer of the American rev- olutionary movement, should re- ceive the widest distribution. i Ln ‘ } ad DUNNE NG 4 will appear analyzing the situa- in this scene of bitter struggle, bringing to workers the conditions existing there, supplementing the series of ar- ticles now running written by Alex Reid, secretary of the Pro- in progress; the trade the betrayals of the workers by the officialdom; the ee een ee ee ee N,N — -_—— ee —_— Order a bundle for two weeks 2 cents a copy 3, cents Saturday copies of The DAILY WORK- ER to be sent every day for two weeks to: eee eee eee sees ereteeene Street...... eeeteeee Ce ebseabietitheeas Peet eee e eee eee eeeeeeseoreees State ‘cel post, the capitalist press had scabs always had a couple of police- men detailed to guard it. These pol- icemen were armed and very quick to use their guns as was shown in the “acid bomb” throwing. This time there was no police guarding the truck. Within a few hours of the destruc- tion by fire of this truckload of par- stories in which the company officials charged the union with this act. This was scored as an attempt on the part of the company to have the federal detectives interfere with the igsainis: conduct of the strike. Use “Union” Scabs | | The company attempted to run the} plant in Chicago with scabs belonging to the United Garment Workers’ Un- ion, but did not succeed. Most of the help was incompentent and the com- pany lost heavily in orders. | The company also tried to operate factories in Rock Island and in Mo- line, They leased a number of large factories and began to send some of their machinery to these places. They carried on an intensive propaganda in these sections in an attempt to get workers. All they were able to re cruit was less than 100 in both places and they had reckoned on 1,000 to 2,000 workers. The workers in these, towns refused to scab. The company’s attempt to run away from the union and the strike met with defeat, Federation of Labor “Support” During the early part of the strike, a machinist local in Chicago intro- duced a resolution into the Chicago Federation of Labor pointing out that the Amalgamated was on strike and that the United Garment Workers of America were in the plant scabbing on workers who were on strike and using the name of the American Fed- eration of Labor in an attempt to. make it appear as tho there was no labor trouble in the plant. The resolu-, tion called upon the Chicago Federa- tion to go on record as desiring the. affiliation of the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers to the American Federa-' tion of Labor and calling upon Presi- dent William Green of the American | Federation of Labor to investigate and take steps to bring the name of the federation out of the disrepute into which the United Garment Work- ers of America was placing it. This resolution was referred to the execut- ive committee, where it was accepted and then brought before the Chicago Federation of Labor with recommen- dations that it be adopted. The reso- lution was unanimously adopted by the Chicago Federation of Labor. It was signed by Fitzpatrick and Nock- els as heads of the Chicago Federa- tion and sent to William Green, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor. In a short time a letter ar- rived from President Green telling Fitzpatrick that ‘the Amalgamated was considered a dual union and that it was the duty ofthe Chicago Fede- | ration to support’ the United Gar- ment Workers of America. Fitzpatrick Forgets Strikers Instead of carrying on a battle against the use to which a section of the American Federation of Labor was being put, Fitzpatrick acquiesced to Green’s viewpoint in his attempt to remain “respectable” in the Amer- ican Federation of Labor. He came out in a statement accepting the line laid down by William Green. But, despite’ this alliance of the bosses and the reactionary and self- styled progressives of the Chicago Federation of Labor, the strikers car- ried on their strike to a successful termination. The strikers received a great deal of support from many of the other locals in the Amyalgamatéd. Many locals levied a special assessment in order to aid the strikers. Militancy Wins Strike. The strike has been won due to the militant spirit of the 800 workers who went on strike. It was their spirit of self-sacrifice and their solid- arity that won the strike and forced the International Tailoring company, which attempted thru this strike to break the power of the union, to come to terms. As long as the menibers of the union remain alive to their rights and their interests just so long will they be able to win and force 7 ed pate ie ‘ 5 BOE ; 2}... 4 (3 cial “_ ~ . *, 4 Re 9 . e > ® ranks of workers and were telling the workers that they have be- come the “victims” of the Jews and the Jewish propaganda, .. of the workers, but after several conferences with the union Officials they at last agreed, and forty of the owners of the largest fur shops have accepted the demands of the workers and signed the agreement with the union. On Thursday Nov. 5, early in the morning the union representatives were negotiating with the Greek bos- pses in the Martinique Hotel. Many workers were waiting outside the hotel to learn the results of the ne- gotiations. Celebrate With Special Ceremony After the signing of the agreement the news was given to the workers who have been waiting there, and about 1500 Greek workers marched over to Bryant Hall at 42nd St., and 6th Ave., with bammers and signs in Greek and English. From there a parade started thru the streets of New York. in ‘The _ workers were, when copies of the s1 ov ‘enthusiastic Greek and English w tributed at their mass meeting on Wednesda and at the parade c rating their Get Freight, Rebate on. Newsprint. WASHINGTON, Now 9.— News- paper publishers in Dallas’ and Fort | Worth,, ‘Tex., today Were awarded reparation against varidus railroads for excessive freight charges on ship- ments of newsprint paper) din carloads, during the period from Aug. 26, 1920, to June 30, 1922. MO Mus eon Oll Stove Explodes. STERLING, Ill, Nov 9.—Richard Perkins, 33, was burned to death in an oil stove explosion whieh destroyed his home here, His wife and sons, Lee, 4 years, Henry, | 13 months, escaped thru a window. . . : ea ie Site ae ey : ¥ et S3 i Bo $s g ities ae sy ae i. : ipl] With Capitalist Agents By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. TOPAY: ) hard hit by the anthracite not call the re into roblem raised rom the hard coal _ years he has tried to get question, but that he has be ex as lo the democrats. It nonpartisan Mee nsibility wo decided to completely and their families.” | 2 * of Governor Silzer, that: expect relief.” he added evidence. there raise and But if the workera enter actively an their oppressor: . the wit Governor Silzer of New Jersey, one of the states strike, announces that he will special session to discuss the a freezing populace living only a few miles fields. ot nap ve wn —. =~ his rap soge story same dec on is used by ‘ : claims that during the last three politician. The governor rma ee at | poner Prag Pgs eae failed, add as the voters : respect of their wishes and consideration of their welfare.” e * * . * the old “pass the buck” italist politics that has a staunch ally and vindicator in the policy of the American Federation .of is passed back and forth until the er doesn’t know where he is at, that is, unless — for failure to act in the crooked capitalist that “no relief might did nothing to compel If the republican and democratic members of the state legislature were questioned, they would reply that it was the fault of the governor. Go a little er, the democrats would blame blicans, and vice versa, the republicans of cap- Labor. uddled e has break with the old parties and carry | on his political struggle on a class basis. * It is interesting to note that the demand on the gover- nor for a special session of the state legislature was made by the Perth Amboy, N. J., Local Union of the Brotherhood of | Carpenters and Joiners of America. union pleaded that the legislature be necessary to protect the public thru their action, are endangering This carpenters’ e “such steps as may ainst extortioners who, "the lives of the workers _ / . - Here is an example of where the “nonpartisan,” class- collaborating politics of the A. F. of L. leads. rotest to the capitalist politicians, whom they have elected. The political henchmen of the profiteers reply, in the words Workers “If the people would only wake up and assert themselves, our reluctant legislators, state and federal, would be forced to respond to the wishes of the people, but so long as the voters do nothing we cannot The indications are that the workers are awake. The rotest of the Perth Amboy carpenters is testimony to that. . reat strikes in the silk and textile mills of the state is The trouble is, however, that the workers have not yet learned to act as a class. First knowledge in this direction would reveal itself in the organization o labor party, based upon the trade unions, that would send labor’s own representatives into the state legislature and fight. for working class issues. _ Silzer’s declaration is a challenge to, ceed in that direction. yh he challenge must be accepted. — , * * a powerful state Governor’s . New Jersey labor to pro-. really wake up, as they will when energetically into the class struggle : they will find that even labor legis- lators in New Jersey's capitol at Trenton cannot overcome the enemy, entrenched in the anthracite coal fields as in all the nation’s great industries. They will find that the munici- pe councils, the state legislatures, the national congress are ut the instruments of the capitalist class; that the capitalist state must be abolished, and the Soviet state of the workers and farmers established before “the endangering of the lives of the workers and their families,” complained of by the Perth Amboy carpenters, will come to an end. The capitalist state lives for profits. Soviet rule, having abolished profits, will protect the interests of all thru the Communist social order. Capitalism must give way to Communism. WASTE OF HUMAN LIFE FOR GAIN OF CAPITALIST PROFITS SHOWN BY DEATH LIST IN ANTHRACITE * (Continued from page 1) widowed women thruout the anthra- cite. Every fourth man Killed in the state of Pennsylvania, is an anthra- cite mine worker, yet they comprise only 158,000 workers out of a total of 3,000,000 in that state, One-fourth of all days lost thru acéidents in the whole of the state are lést to the an- tracite mine workers, which is more than any other industfy including steel. Here indeed, is a problem for some of our so-called efficiency en- their masters to fear them. gineerg and industrial experts. Furriers’ Convention Begins (Continued from page 1) stitution. If a member belongs to the Trade Union Educational League or Workerg Party which is considered by the manufacturers of the amended constitution as hostile organizations, he shall be considered a violatof of this constitution. If a member is protesting against the beating of mem- bers at local meetings or in the office of the union or against the corrupting system of issuing books by the re- spective executive boards, he may be considered a violator of this‘ constitu-, tion, and be fined, suspended or ex- pelled. (Section 8). The progressive and class conscien- tious delegates must fight against this paragraph as well as many other amendments, which will be undoubt- edly discussed at the convention. The following matters must be taken up and adopted at the conven- tion: Measures Considered. 1. Recognition of Soviet Russia. 2. Free speech, criticism, protest of members against wrong actions of of-., ficials or officers of the union, either on the floor or in the press, shall not | be considered a violation of the con- stitution. 3. No paid official shall remain in office more than two years. 4. Article 8: Section 3, must be amended, and in case of a vacancy in the General Executive Board such a vacancy shall be filled by its respec- tive local thru a vote a not by the appointment of the president. 5. An unemployment fund. 6. Sick benefit fund. 7. A tuberculosis fund, for: estab- lishing a department of six or more beds in Los Angeles sanitarium for consumptive members. 8. Amalgamation of trade for one big union. 9. The fur worker shall serve the interest of the worker. It is our wish that the triumphal march of our progressive delegates to the convention shall lead to our vic- tory. the needle Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the ,lumch) to your shop-mate, Three Times British Death Rate. In the United States today with all its scientific and industrial progress, the mine workers are being killed three times faster than the mine workers in Great Britain. With the only available figures at hand for the last three years, we find that for every 100 miners killed in Great Bri- ‘tain, we have killed 322 the first year, the next year 332 and the next 367. Alarming figures indeed, 367 miners killed here, as against 100 in Great Britain. The progressive hard coal miners in Pennsylvania know that the union demand of ten per cent increase in wages, even if granted, can never ade- quately compensate them for their work or risk in those slaughter hous- es of the anthracite. They know it is not a question of ten per cent, it is not a question of dollars and cents, it is a question of human values—hu- man life itself, and the progressive the miners refuse to place their lives the lives and happiness of their wives and children on the scales to be weigh ed against a dollar cost of coal pro- duction. Lives Versus Dollars. This dollar and cent cost for coal production, and cost to consumer is continuously dangled before the eyes of the public; with the figures mani- |pulated in such a way as to convince the uninitiated of their accuracy and mislead the “dear people” in the hope public sympathy will be turned against the miners and in favor of the operators, f In spite of all the coal owners’ prop- aganda the facts will not down. In- veStigators have at various times re- ported steady and phenomenal in- crease of earnings by the hard coal owners thruout the last five years. While their profits have been increas- ing, the cost of living mounting ever higher, the value of the em ever | decreasing, the hard coal slaves find themselves at the bottom of the lad- der in misery and want. Who Gets the Surplus? The United States coal commission, commented upon the tremendous Spread between the cost of mining a ton of coal and the cost of that coal at the consumer’s cellar. © Governor Pinchot, at the 1923 set- tlement of the anthracite strike, found the marging of profits had in- creased three and one-half times over the pre-war margins. Those same profits have increased ‘during the last two years, and set at naught the propaganda lie of bankruptcy of the industry. Their “Legal Owners.” The United States coal commission said in its report of July 5, 1923, “That these limited and exhaustible natural deposits have been in the ab- solute private possession of their le- gal owners, to be developed or with- held at will, to be leased for such roy- alties as could be exacted, to be dis- tributed at such rates and in such manner as a double-headed railroad and cost combination might find most advantageous from the point of view of private profit.” The coal Commission found royal- ties as high as two dollars and eighty- four cents per ton, or more than half of the wage cost. In 1922, the royal- ties from coal lands owned by the Girard estate amounted to $1.20 a ton and brot a return of $18,980,000 on an original investment of $2,340. Some Figures on Cost. The following figures will interest the workers, who are likewise con- sumers of anthracite. One ton of hard coal: Labor cost, $4.05. Total mine cost, $5.52. Mine price, $6.27. Freight, $4.48. Retail price, $16.00. The reader will notice he paid fou. times the labor cost for his ton oi coal, and in many cities today ig pay ing $24 per ton, or six timeg the labor cost. : > ~, — - re . - ~ - — a ep a oe. Op afew an § anaes % We ei ee Page te Mee» “£9 t 7 ' i r 0 «! a ( ce r 9 r aT) ad » 7 , } eS eae % ‘ee 3 ae cy Coe - é { er ’ vf , > * - pe re n é ae, Ss @ } ‘ ; %, - i Fy , é > % 3 ‘a : + el it a> ae : ord mse ey I o P - . _ - , \ ; € \ - ; 14 erat a iE Fe fail ui pabeeet | 7 : | : | 2 the Italian debt, now approaching understood to have been favorable to a settlement, altho there are still Count Volpi states that he was “here to settle” and would remain until an agreement was reached, “if at all possible.” KLANSMEN TRY TO BESMIRGH ‘MURDERED GIRL our hes NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov... 9— |. New depths of depravity were sounded here by the defense for D. C. Stephen- son, noted ku klux klansman, and his two associates, Earl Klinck and Ear! bring about her death, but now they try to befoul the name of the victim. More exquisite chivalry of this ob- noxious order! Klansman Testifies. The witness thru whom the charge was made in refutation of the state’s claim that her association with Stephenson was enforced was Ralph B. Ridgon, a real estate man. Ridgon, a confessed klansman, swore that on one occasion he was called to Stephenson’s room in the Washington Hotel to discuss politics and that Miss Oberholtzer was there. . “After he and I had transacted our business we three drank gin to- gether,” he added. Miss Oberholtzer also was frequent- ly at Stephenson’s office last winter when he called, Rigdon said, while the moron klansmen in the audience grinned. Fascist Police Raid Gorky’s Italian Home ROME, Italy, Nov. 9.—On the or- der of the fascisti dictatorship, police recently raided the home of the Rus- sian author, Maxim Gorky, at Sorren- to and searched thru the writer's pa- pers in an attempt to connect Gorky and his secretary with the anti-fascist political movements. The Russian Soviet ambassador protested this action of the Italian fascisti government. * Hear Wheeler Argument Nov. 27. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—Argument over the demurrer filed by Senator Wheeler of Montana, against his in- dictment for conspiracy to defraud the government, was set by Justice Bailey in district supreme court today for Nov. 27. “Pennsy” to Spend $50,000,000, PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 9.—Gen- eral W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, here today to inspect the company’s properties an- nounced that in 1926 the railroad will spend $50,000,000 for improvements. ——— Astronomers to View Eclipse. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—A Har- vey University contingent of astro- nomers left San Francisco to observe a three-minute eclipse of the sun at Benkulne, Sumatra, on Jan. 14, 1926. ‘ 1887 38th ANNUAL 1925 MEMORIAL CELEBRATION Louis Lingg, George Engel and Adoiph ed by labor unions, sing- a — e 2 OS Le eee ee ee es

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By JEAN PERRIDES, Worker Correspondent. The need for organization among the cooks, waiters and restaurant help he Rakfidsand Thompson chain stores is felt very strongly. The work- n thesé restaurants’ must work 12 hours a day and seven days a week. wages for ¢ooks ratige from $18 to $28 a week. The countermen and Biers get from $16 to $21, head counter men from $23 to $25 a week, but lowest paid workers are the dish-+— pose ses "CAR WORKERS. LAID OFF BY THE HUNDREDS Ihe workers receive but little time rest and eat. The manager of the 12-Hour ‘Night ‘ Shifts : Abolished daurant is forever watching the kaurant workers to see to it that By JOSEPH PLOTKIN (Worker Correspondent) y are kept busy at all times. teen minutes is all that they get eat their meals. fhe food that they get is none too 6d. The manager takes care of Adling out the food to them and he is to it that they eat very little iat, or vegetables. ; ( Shifted Around. | MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 9.—After he workers in the chain restau-|driving their night workers at top nts are forced to work at all hours. | Speed all summer long for 12 hours, iey are shifted around from one the Nash Motors Co. and the Seaman ft to another. If the worker ob-| Body corporation today laid off both tg to being shifted from one neigh-|8roups of workers.‘ Four hundred were discharged en masse from the an Co., which supplies bodies for the Nash cars. All night work has been discontinued at both places. And this-is just the beginning of a general layoff. In the near future in- ventory will be taken at the Nash plant, forcing practically the entire : t many of the customers make it: iry unpleasant for him. Do Not Stay Long Most of the workers that work in ie chain restaurants leave as soon ; they can get hold of another job, ther in some other industry or in an dependent restaurant. hood to andther or from one shift ‘another he is tmmediately fired and other worker is sent to fill his ce, The Negro worker is more and. »re displacing the white workers in @ Thompson restaurants. The man- ers take advantage of the Negro ‘every imaginable way. The Negro | Staff out of work for a week or more. rker is forced to do harder work| This move by two of the largest id given the worst of food, Not ‘ar panies in the city will put workers ly does the management of the| nd their families in a critical condi- ‘naan “ride”. the “Negro worker} tion, as it is-mot-an easy: matter to get a job in Milwaukee, especially during the winter. And the lay-off will extend thru the entire season, the company announces. © The discharged employes point out that if the companies had worked eight-hour shifts instead of two 12- hour ‘shifts, that there would be winter work enough, not only for those now discharged, but also for hundreds of other unemployed. What do you earn?. What. are con- tions in your shop? How do you ye? Write a story for The DAILY be let to the lowest bidder regardless ; “and er is the change the personnel of the board, if who dias teat’ : they can.)'10 8 & ope 4 the Bi P ey : ~~ Tt . OE, ae es ai a a SP ey eau P y A ba” the malding | Carpenters Appeal to Bullding ~| Trades” ““*that ” the o - FAs it " Ny : a Lt per eee yh” 4 D mal ze { Bae er ay. ioe ade - 4 = — m~e " ? " i Tea Pa? va iv’ a, wis : nal ae y * tl ~~ in y aired BW ay ee - ‘ >. hd P ’ g6- 4 Ne ‘- * - i 7 a? | « - ry wi hl , 3 ' : we seat a i , : 7 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 9.— During the past three weeks, the building trades workers have been deeply agitated about conditions existing at the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association distribuiting plant, now being built, from whom The DAILY WORKER correspondent secured ‘the facts contained in this story. 7 ‘ As we signalized in The DAILY WORKER last summer this associa- tion is ostensibly a farmers’ cooper- ative, with the strange feature of having E. W. Decker, head of the Northwestern National Bank of Min- neapolis, on its board together with several other capitalists. A Reactionary. Decker, as everybody knows, who The Minn apo so | or ' movement needs this | : a reenter gg ’ : “There was an élement present’ who interested in grabbing 3 icular craft, glad to remark. They do not speak for nor do they represént the best in- terests of the labor movement. . The motion of the carpenters was amended to declare a boycott against ‘the Minnesota. Cooperative Creamer- ies Association. It carried. The ive of the Electric- al Workers’ Union, Brother Guy Alex- se for unity. was in favor of tt as against the t there would be knows anything at all, is one of the|a perfect ’ yeen all building principal financiers of all anti-farmers |trades unions in,th future, in a unit- movements and the open shoppers. d front ag he .bosses. This ‘is a very good omen for the workers of Minneapolis. rae How They Voted Organizations ‘Vétfng for the amend- ment were vs: Carpenters Nos. 7 and 87, Painters No. 186, Lathers No/ 190 and Hoisting Engineers. ‘The. bricklayers were neutral, bee At a later meeting of the business agents of the Building Trades, the vote on the boycott, stood as follows: The fears which we expressed in our former study of the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association, are slowly materializing into facts, we are sorry to say. This association serves six thousand farmers within a 40 mile radius of Minneapolis. Favors Open Shop The hub-bub among the organized workers arises from the fact that this association has let its contract for the building of its large distribu- ting plant, to the notorious scab firm of Pike and Cook. This action on the part of the asso- ciation, has disconcerted the building trades workers, who expected that a farmers’ cooperative would treat them better than this, since this coopera- tive ig continuously appealing to or- ganized labor for the consumption of its products. © However, it is not for nothing that the big capitalist, E. W..Decker is on the board of the association. Carpenters Negotiate From the very outset, the Locals No. 7 and 87 of the carpenters, enter- ed into negotiations with the mana- gement to build the plant under union Boycott: | Bill Bennet of the painters, G. Alex- ander of the electrical workers, Wal- ter Frank of the lathers, Bjorklund of the carpenters and a hoisting engine- er. en Against Boycott: Houston, business agent of the Building Trades Council, Christian, of the building laborers, and Malley of the steam fitters. It is apparemt of course, that those who voted against the boycott, be- lieve in the philosophy of “everyone for himself and-the devil take the hindmost.” That is the road which leads to destruction.. Class Collaboration Called to Action conditions. The negotiations went on} 4. 4 result of the action of the for quite a period. But they were) puiging Trades Council on the mat- fruitless,, 7 vee" ter in qa . “y meeting of the out- The assistant manager of the CO-| standing olla as ¢ ov tgiengl was call- ‘the work of the Building m St. Paul and Min- operative, Mr, Johnson, informed the carpenters that “The contract would neapolis. — Bea, _ Old man Mahoney and Frank Star- ‘key of the St, Paul Milk Wagon Driv- ers’ Union — present, : . Smith, who, as an) bd butcher. Also, of union or no ynion,” and so it was. It must be noted in this connection, that a part of the board representing the dirt fgnmers, actually favored or- ganized: labor... Hbwever, the preponderance of the} has swallowed with capitalist, ycker influence, defeated ie former class the dirt farméys’ point of view, as it Néw winds demand a will always” “Ho “unless the farmers bankers want to destroy the coopera- tive of the ‘farmers. No boycott should be declared.” \ What He Didn't Say. What Mr. Smith did not say was that a banker, and;one of the biggest in America, was/\actually dictating the open shop policy of the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. That banker is B. W. Decker. How Mr. Smith “can, as a national organizer of the Av F. of L. uphold Trades Council The carperters, after being turned down by the nagement of the asso- ciation, brot/the whole matter up be- fore the.organization committee of]. the Building Trades Council. They presented,@ motion to strike the job. They pleaded for a united front of all organizations involved, in order to protect the interests of all the work- ers. It was a splendid plea for real workers’ solidarity and a credit to ‘ORKER. HELP SAVE THE DAILY WORKER! > ae : 4. sae are pes ~ VP reer «ete a ee 7 | can only be explained from the angle that Paul I. Smith is an agent of the capitalist class. Workers don’t have to organize into trade unions to support the open shop policies of capitalism, and pay fellows like Paul I. Smith a big salary and expense account, to advocate the open shop. Capitalists can attend to that themselves. How long is the Minneapolis working class going to bear this treachery of Paul I. Smith to its interests? Backsliders Frank Starkey of St. Paul support- ed Smith, as did old man Mahoney of St. Paul. They took the position that it would be better to fight somebody else than 4 i REINISH, DISCIPLE OF AMSTERDAM he INTERNATIONAL AND APPOINTE | SCHLOSSBERG, PILFERS UNION FUNDS. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—The following exposerot’B. Reinish, al ee Bi ae pointee of Schlossberg of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, shows the tactics the followers of the Amsterdam International stoop to when they are caught pilfering and using the union treasury for. their own personal ends: “After 20 months of continually fighting with one active member after another, framing them up, one by one, using all the dirtiest and filthiest tactics known only to the unscrupu- lous disciples of the Second Interna- tional, B. Reinish, organizer of Local No. 266, Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers of America, of San Francisco, stands convicted of petty thievery. “Last November, a motion was the representatives of the carpenters.| the open shop policy of E. W. Decker, the Minnesota Cooperative Creamer- and Starkey revealed in their non- union attitude, was the fact that they are in political alliance with the rich farmers, whom they do not wish to slight. - made to donate $5 to the Sacco-Van- zetti defense. Reinish would not 4l- low it, claiming that it would estab- lish a bad precedent. A collection was taken up and turned over to him to forward. Time receipt was shown. The question of the receipt came up time and again these past six months. Each time Reinish, would wave the question aside as unimportant and talk about something else, villifying and abusing the member who had dared put the question. However, the subject came up again some eight weeks ago, this time, quite a lengthly debate taking place, Reinish claiming to have sent a check but failed to show the return- ed cancelled check. The secretary was instructed to write to the defense committee for information. The see- retary requested a sheet of the locals stationary with the local’s seal attach- ed, for this purpose, but was refused, and a couple of weeks afterwards, was framed up on a technical charge of not, at the time, working at the trade, and made to resign as secre- tary thinking by this move to frus- trate any official correspondence with the Sacco-Vanzetti committee, How- ever the Sacco-Vanzetti committee was communicated with and wrote back that they had never at any time received any donation from either Reinish or the local union. ies Association. What both Mahoney That's all. Good lackeys of the mid- dle class farmers, but poor spokes- man for organized labor. Cramer For 50-50 Bob Cramer informed the building trades delegates that “You should be satisfied with a 50-50 proposition and drop the boycott in your organiza- tions.” Who he was speaking for nobody knows. However, it is plain that he was not supporting the interests of the building trades. Cramer is an en- thusiastic follower of Paul I. Smith, whether by conviction or otherwise, is a question apart. Bennett Different Bill Bennett of the painters assert- ed to the meeting that “The painters are strong for the support of the car- penters, who are waging a fight for the whole labor movement.” Both Bjorklund and Findstrom of the carpenters, demanded in the name of the rank and file of their or- ganizations, that there be action on the boycott. The rank and file can- not be ignored, they held. Frank For Fight Walter Frank of the lathers said: “The discussion should center about the question of making the boycott effective. It is our duty to the labor movement to uncover., weaknesses which prevent a united front of work- ers in all trades, to uphold the inter- ests of the rank and file. “We must appeal to the dirt farm- ers to uphold a labor policy. When cooperatives serve the, interests of the ‘open shop’ they, must. be fought in two ways: First, by a direct fight for union job and ynion ,conditions, secondly, by an appeal to the farm- ers who control the compeny (if they do) to insist the job .be cleared up. The open shop. must be smashed. The carpenters, painters and ilathers are fighting the battle of all*the workers.” The issue is hot in thé labor move: ment, a distinct left wing orientation is on the way in quarters hitherto passive. Signs point. to\a~ general awakening from the pychalogy of des- pair. Expel Secretary. “The former secretary on receipt of the letter reported this to the local meeting, but Reinish as usual butted into everyone who tried to speak, succeeded in turning the discussion into other channels, leaving the im- pression the executiye board would executive board met the next week meeting, never even s80 mentioned the matter. “And at the next meeting of the executive board the former secretary was notified that he stood expelled, for bringing up this matter and secur- ring the evidence. Fight Over Finances: “For 20 long months, ever stnce he was sent out here by Schlossberg, this man has been constantly fight- much as ber after another. The G@ghting has always centered around tthe same subject.—finances. A “After the union was established for a few months, the first secretary and president demanded that an’ ac- counting be rendered of the locals Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WORKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. The Movement This ig the second instalment of a series of articles dealing with the question of World Trade Union Unity. Tis instalment deals with the foundation of the International Federation of Trade Unions, its policy and tactics. Following instalments will deal with the Red International of Labor Unions and the British Workers and International Trade Union Unity. By TOM BELL. The International Federation of Trade Unions (Amsterdam). The characteristics of capitalism at the end of the 19th and ae beginning of this century were: The capitalists created great ombinations for the more efficient exploitation of the workers— rusts, syndicates, cartels, etc. Not only this, these great capital- “{t combinations did not confine themselves to one country, but sached out into other countries. This forced the workers to see he necessity of establishing contact with the workers of other puntries for protection against capitalist aggression. The political parties of the workers had already set up an in- srnational organization in the shape of the International Social- it Congress since 1889. But it was not until 1902 that any kind f trade union international center was organized by the estab- shment of the International Secretariat of Trade Unions. _ This International Secretariat of Trade Unions held confer- nces at the same time as that of the International Socialist Con- ress. It was no real international center in the sense that it rorked to establish unity of action beween thetrade union move- nents of the various countries. It was merely a bureau for the change of information on wages, prices, etc. At the confer- sin labor leaders came together for a “dress. parade,” and be- ween conferences nothing was heard of the “International.” ‘his international was merely set up to appease the desire of the rade union membership for international unity, but was never ntended to function as an international center for common ac- ion against the capitalists. - Besides this, there existed internationals of the various’ ndustries and trades, such as the Miners’ International, the Tex- ile Workers’ International, and so on. To these were affiliated he unions of these industries in some countries. Here again hese “internationals” functioned as “international post offices.” Yo attempt was made to really prevent international scabbing by he unions of the various countries. It remained for the outbreak of war in 1914 to expose the _itter fraud of these “‘internationals.’”’ When Europe plunged into var the trade union movement split into sections according to the ‘ountries they were organized in. The trade unions of Germany ind Austria-Hungary supported “their” warlords ih the name of ‘defense of fatherland.” The unions of Great Britain, France and for the slogan of “‘crushing militarism,” and “defending democracy.” The “international” automatically collaapsed as the trade union movements lined up to cut each other’s threats in the interests, of “their” capitalists. The trade union leaders became the best recruiting agents for the ruling classes. They abandoned all pre- tense of safeguarding the workers’ interests. They urged the workers to sacrifice everything for victory over the “enemy.” In Great Britain the trade union leaders signed an agreement | with the government in 1915 surrendering all trade union condi- tions, gained after 50 years of struggle, and solemnly agreed not: to strike for the duration of the war. In Germany “civil peace” was declared between capital and labor in the interest of the ists and war lords. The workers were firmly tied to the chariot wheels of capitalist imperialism by the very men. who were sup- posed to lead them against the entire capitalist system. In 1917 the trade unions of the “neutral” countries made an attempt to call a conference of the trade unions. The trade unionists of the Allied countries refused to “meet the enemy” at any such conference since the war was still on-and they were dedicated to the caused of Allied victory. It was not until after the war that a trade union conference was held in Berne, Switzer- land, in February, 1919. The only question discussed at this con- ference was: Who was guilty of starting the war? The Allied trade union leaders tried to force the German labor leaders to con- fess their “guilt.’”’ All that came of the conference was the decis- ion to hold another conference in July, 1919, at Amsterdam, Hol- land. ” The Amsterdam conference established the International Federation of Trade Unions. But it was organized under the hegemony of the trade union leaders who supported the Allies in he war. Again the question of “war guilt” was raised, and the Allied trade unionists presented the ultimatum to the German and Austrian trade union leaders that they must admit the “war guilt’”’ of “their” countries or they would be excluded from the international. Finally Sassenbach, in the name of the German delegation, diplomatically gave in to the Allied trade union leaders. In ‘this matter the Allied trade union leaders were following the same course as “‘their’ diplomats pursued toward the German representatives at thé Paris peace conference. The International Federation of Trade Unions was, and still is, the labor wing of the Allied imperialists. | These imperialist lackeys formed the I. F. T. U. simply be- cause the workers were demanding the organization of the trade union forces to prevent a repeition of the horrors they had gone thru in 1914-18. During the war millions of workers had flocked to the unions in revolt against their terrible conditions. In Russia the workers had conquered czarism, defeated the capitalists, 3elgium rallied to the support of “their” imperialist bandits under % “national intersets,” i. e., the interests of the imperialist capital- | | orld Trade Union Unity machinery of production into the property of the workers and farmers. The German masses had smashed the kaiser’s throne and set up workers’ councils and had been betrayed by the social- democratic leaders. In Bavaria and Hungary, Soviet republics had been established. The masses were straining at the leash— but the trade union “leaders” only saw one task: To aid their diplomats to draw up a peace pact at the expense of the masses. Such hideous treachery has never before been witnessed as dis- played at the foundation of the International Federation of Trade Unions. As it was at its birth so the Amsterdam International has lived—an organization dominated by the agents of the captalists in the labor movement. It is tied to the league of nations thru the international labor office established by the league. supported the reparation policy of the Allies. A few days before France invaded the Ruhr in 1923 Amsterdam held an internation- jal conference to abolish all war, but refused to call a one-day strike as a demonstration against the invasion as proposed by the Red International of Labor Unions. Instead the conference decided on principle to call a genera! strike in the event of war, and to fight war by means of moving picture propoganda. The capitalist offensive on the workers’ standard of living after the war was not opposed by Amsterdam. The British trade unions are the baSis of the Amsterdam International, yet in Brit- ain in 1921, wage cuts affected 7,000,000 workers who lost by these cuts £5,000,000 per week. Again in 1922 the British work- ers lost £6,000,000 per week by wage reductions. Amsterdam never even worries about this savage reduction in the workers’ standard of living. The British miners’ strike at the beginning of 1921 received no aid from Amsterdam. Asa matter of fact the triple alliance of miners, railwaymen and transport workers was betrayed by such leading lights of Amsterdam as Thomas, Hodges and Williams. Again in 1922 the British metal workers were forced into a wage struggle and were defeated because they received no aid either from Amsterdam or even the other unions in Britain. When the American miners were on strike in 1922 coal was shipped in from Europe and Amsterdam did not raise a finger to stop it. Thus the Amsterdam International is dominated by national interests over working class interests—it serves the bosses and not the workers. Not only does it shun international unity, but it holds fast to craft unionism and by upholding sectionalism among the workers, aids the bosses to defeat them. Today the Amsterdam leaders are the spearhead of the capitalist offensive against the movement for international trade union unity. The Amsterdam International has never acted as the defender of the interests of the workers, and does not lead the workers in an in- ternational struggle against the capifalists. . > . a established their own government, and converted the land a ‘ ef acid. 3a a eA | : | 2 Tomorrow: The Red International of Labor Unions. ¥ , Ps ae VER 4 os ? a o? ; he = ¥ ae Tae 4 ‘= r . ~~ f i. ta i ttre 2 ” : as Re We rele lige ae es ate ps : S she oe ; ganization is over 400,000, ~ gee et a be ar Ae met 7 “ef i ome ee es eee — “

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—- ry sdie. Me a diy ane ¥ whee, on ey ie & a ; smeenammaridiis me of or OO AON ENE, Re ty 5 ED AY Son Ss) eee ees erat PROBES PLO 5 iggy et ee ’ a ey a Se - Sa 5 a Oe a + a 10,000 Votes Cast for Communists NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—The Workers (Communist) Party thru its general secretary of the New York district, Wm. W. Weinstone, who was the can- didate for controller on the Workers Party ticket, charged the election board with voiding ballots on which the name of Benjamin Gitlow, candi- date for mayor, barred from the ballot because of his conviction under the criminal syndicalist law, Was written ; in. Void Gitlow Ballot The examination of the official re- ‘ports, by the Workers’ Party, showed that not a single Gitlow ballot was counted, and thus about 55,000 ballots were illegally voided. The watchers of the Workers Party reported that the ballots upon which the name of Gitlow was written in, were regarded as void and neither Gitlow nor the other Workers Party candidates on the same ballot were counted. The vote recorded by the election officials not counting the thousands illegally voided is listed below. William W. Weinstone, candidate for controller—3388. Charles Krum- bein, candidate for president board of aldermen—3496. Boro Presidents: Manhattan, Alex- ander Trachtenberg—871; Bronx, Jos. Manley—1131; and Kings, Edward Lingren—1053. District Attorneys: Manhattan, Ar- thur S. Leeds—828; and Bronx, Belle Robbins—1053. Sheriffs: Manhattan, Martin—978; Bronx, Hoffbauer—1376; and Kings, Rosen—1460. Register: Manhattan, Rose Pastor Stokes—694; and Kings, Margaret Undjus—532. County Clerks: Manhattan, Van Praet—920:; and Bronx, Epstein—1203. For Assembly: 8th. Manhatten, Grecht—112; 17th Manhattan, Olgin— 117: 4th Bronx, Marks—183; 5th Bronx, Darcy—179; 7th Bronx, Zim- merman—226: 14th Kings, Sam Nesin —157: and 23rd Kings, Bert Wolfe— 139. For Aldermen: 8th Manhattan, Brodsky—99; 17th Manhattan, Cod- kind 104; 25th Bronx Bourechowitz— 250; 29th Bronx, Gross—200; 35th Kings, Masso—151; 52nd Kings, Lif- shitz—124. The Workers Party estimates that about 10,000 votes were cast for the Workers Party candidates of which a few thousand that did not contain Gitlow’s name were thrown aside by corrupt and careless election officials. The Workers Party is considering le- gal action to compel the count:of the Gitlow ballots. Russian Branch in Chicago Holds 8th Year Celebration An enthusiastic celebration of the eighth anniversary of the Russian revolution was held Sunday night by the Russian branch of the Workers Party, at Workers House, Chicago. Speakers in Russian and English ad- dressed the crowd and a good music- al program: followed. -The enthus- lasm of the arftlience reached a high pitch when one of the singers began the workers’ song “Dubinushka” (The Cudgel). Everyone in the hall joined in. The singer was forced to repeat the song to the great delight of the people. The meeting ended with the sing- ing of the International with piano accompaniment. A collection was taken up for the Russian Communist daily, The Novy Mir. The speakers were: in English Comrade J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORKER, and in Russian M. A. Stolar, B. Deviatkin. In the con- _cert program there participated the “actors Luganov and Namgova, a baritone singer. Grigoriev, and thd mandoline orchestra under the -lead- ership of M. 8S. Spaulding. ELEMENTS OF COMMUNISM COURSES TO OPEN IN CHICAGO. WORKERS’ SCHOOL ON NOVEMBER 19 AND 20 One of the most instructive and interesting courses to be offered in the Chicago Workers’ School will be the course in Elements of Cothmunism, which will deal with the fundamentalg of Communist theory and will be of great value to every member of the Workers Party. Comrade Max Bedacht, editor of the Workers Monthly and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Workers Party and H. M. Wicks, one of the editorial staff on The DAILY WORKER, will be instructors of the classes an & that are to be opened in Chicago Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 and 20 respectively at 19 South Lincoln St. This course should not be confused with an elementary course in Com- munism or Marxism as this course will deal with the fundamental prin- ciples of Communist theory. Circuit School Not only will this course be taught in the Workers’ School at Chicago, but the following curriculum laid down by the agitprop department of the Communist International, will also be taught in the circuit school. to be conducted by Oliver Carlson in Gary, South Bend, Waukegan and Mil- waukee. Registrations are under way and comrades desiring to take the course ean easily do so by paying the en- rollment fee of $1.00 for the eight weeks’ course in Chicago. Those liv- ing in cities where the circuit school will be established can enroll by pay- ing. $1.50. The higher. price is neces- sitated in the circuit schools by the additional expenses involved. Course in Elements of Communism. Course to run for 3 semesters of 8 weeks each. 3 Meets every Thrusday at 8 p. m. at 19 S. Lincoln St, Instructor: Max Bedacht. Meets every Friday at 6 p. m. at 19 S. Lincoln St. Instructor: H. M. Wicks. Texts: No special textbook is used in this course, but a series of articles and pamphlets are assigned for out- side reading and reference. Mimeo- graphed outlines of material taken up by class each week will be given to students. In addition ot the regular class room work and outside read- ings, written assignments to be done during the week may be given from time to time. Ground Covered: First Semester: Capitalism, Theory of Imperialism, Driving Forces for Transition from Capitalism to Com- munism. Second Semester: Colonial and Li- beration Movements, Inner Contradic- tions of Capitalism, Theory of Revo- lution. Third Semester: Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Strategy and Tactics of Proletarian Revolution, Organiza- tion of Communist International and National] Parties. ® Outlines for First Semester First Week: 1. Capitalist Society. «(a)» The bourgeoisie and the pro- letariat in the process of development of capitalism. (b) The urban petty bourgeoisie and the peasantry (farmers) in cap italist society. Second Weew: 1. duction. (a) Labor power as a commodity. (b). PrPoduction of surplus value. (c) Anarchy of capitalist produc- tion. Third Week: 1. Some Main Con- ceptions of Capitalist Production. (a) Commodities, their value and their price. (b) Wages. (c) Distribution of surplus value. Fourth Week: 1. Imperialism, the Final Stage of Capitalism. (a) Domination of finance capital: concentration and monopoly. 4b) Export of capital into colpnial and dependent countries. (c) Struggle for the redivision of the world’s market. (d) International monopolist cap- italist combines. (e) Parasitic imperialism. Fifth Week: 1. Uneven develop- ment of capitalism as the fundament- al law of the imperialist epoch. 2. Tthe thus resulting impossibili- ty of an ultra-imperialism. Sixth Week: 1. Social and nation- al antagonisms of imperialism as the driving forces in the transition from capitalism to Communism. 2. The growing class antagonisms Capitalist Pro- which takes in the following Russian, Northwest Jewish, Hirsch Blvd. if *the or she wishes to retain -(Communist) Party. SECTION SIX (NORTHWEST TERRITORY) Attention! The section membership meeting of Section No. 6 Marx Scandinavian, Lithuanian No. 3, Lettish, Car Shop Nucleus No, 6, Ukrainian No. 1, Slovak No. ss Irving Park English, Slovak Jefferson Park, -will be held Thursday, November 12, 8 p.m. sharp at the Workers’ Lyceum, 2733 Every member of the Workers Party attached to any one of the above named units, must attend this meeting, Registration of all members will take place here, for reorganization purposes and assignments, as to where the various comrades belong, will be made. It is of the utmost importance to the successful re- organization of the party in the city of Chicago that every member belonging to Section No. 6 attend this meeting. branches: North Side Polish, Northwest English, Karl membership in the Workers Vary CLASS IN IMPERIALISM AT WORKERS’ SCHOOL TO START TUESDAY, NOV, 18 Beginning Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, the Chicago Workers’ School will open a. class on imperialism and the national and colonial ques- tion at 19 South Lincoln street. Comrade Manuel Gomez, secretary of the All-America Anti-Imperialist League will be the instructor, Imperialism and the problems of the revolutionary workers’ move- ment in fighting against it is the biggest task before us. But to pre- pare ourselves for this fight we must know the roots of imperialism, tne preverted theories regaraing it that have been doled out to the orkers by social-democrats as well as Lenin’s analysis of the nature and rule of modern imperialism. Anyone who has had some ele- mentary training can register for the course. Enrollment ‘must be made at once. The fee is $1. No student will be accepted after the class is organized. Further information as to this or other courses can be obtained from Oliver Carlson, secretary Workers’ School, 19 South Lincoln. OUTLINE Course in Imperialism mh Ain National Colonial yg Instructor: M. Gom Course to run - ig Girés semesters of eight weeks each. Meets every Tuesday at 8 p. m., 19 South Lincoln St. Texts: "Foundation of Imperialist Policy” by Pavlovitch; “‘Imperialism” by Lenin; “Lenin and Brit tain;”’ “Reso- lutions of Second and Fifth Congresses of C. |. on National and Colonial Ques- tions;”’ “Imperialism Resolution of Workers Party.”’ Ground Covered: First Semester: Theories of Imperialism and Lenin’s Analysis of Imperialism. Second Semester: National and Col- — Questions in Theory and Prac- ice Third Semester: American Iimper- ialism and the Problems of the Work- ers Party. All students entering this course must Give satisfactory evidence that they have obtained a. grasp of the elemen- tary Principles of Communism. he course wilt ude outside reading and the preparation of written papers be- Sides the regular class work. 0... @€ Outlines. for First Semester. First Week: Paviovitch—Chap. 1 and 2. Pages 5-45: Philosophical and His- torical a Week of Imperialism, Second Paviovitch—Chap. 3, 4 and 5. Pages 46-85. Hilferding and Kautsky on Imperialism. Third Week: Lenin, Chap. 1. 9-27. Concentration of Monopoly. Fourth Week: Lenin. Chap 2. Pages 28-45. The Banks and their New Role. Fifth Week: Lenin. Chap 3. Pages -62. Finance, Capital and Oligarchy. Sixth Week: enin. Chap 4, 5 and 6. Pages 63-90. Export of Capital—Divis- ion of Wortd Among Groups of Capital- ists—Among Great Powers. Seventh eek: Lenin. Chap. 7 and 8. Pages 91-112. Imperialism—a Dis- tinct ae of Capitalism. Parasitism and ety: of Capitalism. Eight eek: Lenin. Chap. 9 and 10. Pages 113-130. Criticism of, and the Historical Role of Imperialism. Outside and Supplementary Reading: Assignments and recommendations to be made by instructor. Use should be made of Hobson’s “‘Imperialism,” and his “Evolution of Modern Capitalism;” Hilferding’s ‘‘Finance Capital; Varga’s “Decline of Capitalism;’ Klei n’s “Dyn- astic America;”’ Brailsford’s “‘War of Steel and Gold,” etc. Pages Industry and between bourgeoisie and the proletar- iat. Seventh Week: 1. Imperialism and the schisms in socialism, . Eighth Week: 1. Transformation of reformism and opportunism into social chauvinism and pacifism, 2. The character of the social-de- mocratic parties and their role as the left wing of the bourgeoisie. 7 Outside and supplementary read- ing: Assignments to be given by in- structors. Marx — “Communist Manifesto,” “Wage, Labor and Capital,’ Value, Price and Profit” “Critique of Politic- al Economy.” Lenin — “Imperialism,” “The Place of the Third International in His- tory,” “Collapse of thé Second Inter- national,” “Imperialism and the Split in Socialisth.” Zinoviey — “The War and Crisis of Socialism.” Stalin — “The Theory and Practice of Leninism.” Bucharin — “World Economy and Imperialism.” the Young Worhins to Protest Against Education Week DAISYTOWN, Pa., Nov. 9. — The Young Workers League of Daisytown is arranging a demonstration and mass meeting against American Edu- cational Week, which will take place Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p. m., at the Home Theater (Finnish Hall) with George Papcun, member of the na- tional executive committee of the Young Workers League, as_ speaker. All adult and young workers are in- vited to attend and voice their protest. HELP SAVE THE DAILY WORKER! | demand the r % S MAS OR Ho uci ‘dns Nov. 9.—The Fin- nish branch of the Workers Party in Duluth is_ a masquerade bet 12 East Super-. day, Nov. 14, at be on hand tnd enjoy themes at this mask ball. . gen Gitlow from the ballot. voor said, after the resolu: tion was “a standing vote, that he had a done Bie duty. Gitlow, he said, was convi of a felony there- by forfeiting his citizenship which has not been restored. Prepare For Next Year. A committee of three was elected to devise ways and means to keep the *Workers (Communist) Party off the ballot at the next election. Objec- tions were raised to the emblem of the party. It was pointed out that it is similar to that of the Union of So- sembled delegates did not want any- thing that smacked, of Soviet Rus- sia. Reports were made. of efforts made by the allied societies; to offset Com- munist propaganda in New York and the country at large, A. I. Doty, dean of De Witt Clinton high school, drew attention to the Young Comrade. He read excerpts from an article which spoke of the serving as a “tool of capitalism’) and which declar- ed there can never be peace on earth until capitalism - from all lands of | lication also from the school 5 youth to. « dope pedd truth.” | “4 a warn Curb Lan Papers. . A resolution was. adopted for the societies to co-operate with the post- master general, in. rafting a bill to be presented to co} ss, making it obligatory for editors, of foreign lan- guage newspapers. to print part of their papers in English. , Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Great Britain, pound sterling, demand 4.843%; cable 4.84%. France, frane;demand 3.96%; cable 3.96%. Belgium, c, demand ‘4.52%; cable 4.53. ‘Waly, lira, demand 3.94%; cable 3.95. Sweden, krone, de- mand 26.71; cable 26.74. Norway, krone, demand 20.38; cable 20.40. Den- mark, krone, demand 24.83; cable 24.85. Germany, mark, not quoted. Shanghai, taels, 78.50. If you want to thoroughly un- derstand Communism—study it. ica ta bh oni , povaatiienaltoae veer aca ad A a: oa “ee eee a 7 — eee 7 He appentiatncort pceeecainnet Qe yt Re Tees fun “EIGH passed away last week. Tallentire Speaks. The ‘first speaker was Norman H. Tallentire. district organizer of the Philadelphia district. In a _ stirring talk, he exposed the hypocricy of those, who raise their hands in mock horror at the thot of “force arid vio- lence” on the part of the Communists and the working class but who fail to see that in -every instance force is used by the capitalist class hirelings to crush the workers. He closed with -|a picture of the workers, who have in the past fought the battles of their masters, now organizing and for the first time fighting their own battles of liberation, Police Interfere. The next speaker was Comrade Feinstein, a Russian speaker. It was at this point that the department of justice agants made their presence |felt. The agents and a number of | police stalked onto the stage and ‘demanded that the speaker stop talk- ing at once, Feinstein’s name was not on the per- mit, and that there was nothing in the permit allowing a Russian speak er. The workers who thronged the hall started to boo the police for their action. One of the police then shouted, “If you make another boo or hiss, I'll break up this meeting.” ~ broken up, the workers ceased booing and the next speaker, Pat H. Toohey. was introduced. He spoke in behalf cialist Soviet Republics, and the as-}° the Young Workers League, and then took a collection for The DAILY WORKER. The collection amounted to $132. Lovestone Outlines Russ. History. The last speaker -of the evening was Jay Lovestone. who aroused a great storm of applause when he re- ferred to the example ‘of free speech exhibited but a few minutes before in the city of the Liberty Bell and told how it was his honor and pleasure to stand in the Red Square in ‘Moscow eight months ago and spéak to the soldiers and workers assembled thgre, and speak to them in English ‘without a permit. Lovestofie then ansilial the history of establishment and risé in power ‘of the workers’ government | Pot. Soviet Russia. From Nov. 7, when the workers of Russia rallied’ arotind the ; slogans of the Bolshevik Party: All power to the workers*“péace, land, bread, thru Nov. 7, 1918, which mark- ed the ending of the intperialist war, which was brought to.am end by the revolutionary activity of:the Soviet republic amongst the war:weary and war-torn, workers of Germany, thru Nov. 7, 1919, which found the Soviet republic finally secure, with all its counter-revolutionary foes crushed and driven out. In 1920 the American soldiers in Siberia laid down their arms and refused to fight the work- ers’. republic. In 1921 the Pofish drive against Soviet Russia was broken, and these agents of French bankers were turned back. 1922 marked the end of the cordon sanitaire. Nov. 7, 1923, found the Soviet republic firmly established, with the famine conquered. Nov. 7, 1924, tuund most of the cap- italist countries brought to _their knees and forced to recognine the rarer we Re muy Y OF ‘UNION OF SOCIALIST SOVIET REPUBLICS| q By BERNARD HERMAN, PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 9.—The eighth anniversary of the revolution in Russia was celebrated Friday night in Philadelphia by a great ‘throng of workers, who packed the Labor Lyceum, 6th and Brown streets. Comrade M. Yusem acted as chairman. He* opened this _ anniversary meeting by calling upon the gathering to rise and stand one minute in silence in memory of Comrade Frunze, the leader of the Red Army, — a proletarian Workers (Communist) Party for the claiming that Comrade. Rather than have the meeting | Pe ail —- | Sovici Union. Red Versus Black. Nov. 7, 1925, finds the world divided into two battle fronts, black versus red—the international of Locar- no against the workers of Soviet Rus- sia and against the allies of Soviet Russia: the workers of Great Britain, Germany, France and America, appeal to all present to join the Work- ers (Communist) Party. The meeting closed with the sing-' ing of the International by the Fref | heit chorus. > a ~ Celebration in Newark © NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 9—A céle- bration of the eighth anniversary of the Russian revolution was held at the Newark Labor Lyceum, 704 8. 14th St., before a _ representative gathering of workers. Sylvan A. Pollack in opening the meeting said that the American work- Albert A. Purcell at the Atlantic City convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor, who when speaking about Soviet Russia, said that we, the workers, are proud what the members achieved in that country. Recognize Soviet Russia Irving Friedman of the Young Work- er League introduced a resolution cal- ling upon the United States govern- ment to recognize Soviet Russia, copies of the resolution to be sent to the president and members of con- gress. It was carried unanimously. A resolution was also passed protesting | against the bloody acts of the Horthy government in Hungary. history of the Russian revolution from: 1917, sho which it had passed. Join Workers Party A plea to join the Workers (Com- of the workers in this country: was also made by Comrade Undjus. . Comrade Antoshes in Ukrainian were the other speakers on the program. The Young Pioneers presented, “The Capitalists in the Hands of the Juniors.” Mass singing by German and Ukrainian Singing received a good reception from. the assembled workers. CORRECTION The article by H. M. Wicks on “Mandates in Syria and Irak”, in yesterday’s paper contained two: er- rors originating in the composing room, The fifth line of the first col- umn should read other world war.” instead of UNREST. Also the fifth line from the bottom of the second column should have read “England has a very definite POLI. CY,” the word policy being left out. Dry Head to “Return.” WASHINGTON, Nov. &.—Demoted as head of the federal dry unit by Gen. L. C. Andrews, the new dry czar, prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes is expected to retire from the government service within a short time, according to high treasury offi- cials. “RGhdamentale of Leninism.” Instructor Jack Stachel, in the Work- ers’ School, every other week. HE Workers’ School wili train one worker of each shop nucleus, pre- ferably the organizer, to lead politi- cal discussions in his shop nucleus, in the form of a course in the “Fun- damentals of Leniffism” in the the- ory and practice o ninism in their concrete epscrias the American party in general and the needs and problems of the shép nucleus in par- ticular. The course in the central school will both d@al with the mat- ter taught in every shop nucleus and the manner of teaching it or leading the discussion. Thé;shop nucleus will select the comrade to take the train- ing course, exact attendance from him and pay his fee. “ With the reorganjation of the party on the basis of shop nuclei will come an intensification of the party’s ac- tivities in all fields of work, and a thousand fold increase in our contact with, and influence over the masses. In order that our reorganization shall not be merely a reallocation of our present membership, and in or- der that the nuclei shall be active, and alive, responding to the needs of the masses jn the shops and factories, it is necessary that our entire mem- bership, organized in the nuclei, shall be equal to the demands of the sit- uation. This can only be done by a deepening of the ufderstanding of the laws of the class struggle among our membership by giving to every mem- ber a political mingmum education in ,Leninism, They must also be ine 9. Shop Nucleus Trainin structed in the performance of the daily organizational tasks. HE shop nucleus training course is organized on a basis that provides the drawing in of the entire party membership into our educational work. Every nucleug: will select one comrade who will go to the central school and take the shop nucleus training course. ._The comrades thus chosen will then lead the discussion of the subjects they have learned in their shop nuclei. A special phase of the. course will therefore be, how to import the knowledge gained to the other members of the shop nucleus and the mass of workers in the shops. rT\HE course will combine the “Fun- damentals of Leninism” and “Party Organizational Problems,” the outline being approximately as fol- lows: 1. Capitalist wage slavery—the system under which we live. 2. Imperialism, present dominant form of capitalism—the last stage of capitalism. 3. The breach in the imperialist front and the epoch of social revo- lution. 4. The Communist order of so- ciety—the abolition of the contra- dictions of capitalism and the eman- cipation of the workers. 5. The dictatorship of the proleta- riat—the unavoidable pre-requisite ‘of the struggle for Communism. 6. Proletarian dictatorship and the allies of the revolution—colo- nies and the peasantry. 7. International party of the pro- letariat. 8. The party.and the masses. Structure and organizationat | aK g Course | problems of the party—shopnuclel, | street nuclei, shop committees, etc. 10. Special campaigns of the par- ty—electoral campaigns, Soviet Russia, recruiting campaigns, Com- munist press. 11. The work of the shop nucleus. a. Work of the different officers. b. The shop paper. c. Legal and illegal methods. d. How the nuc- leus brings the party into the shops. e. How the nucleus mobilizes the masses for the party campaigns, 12. Problems of bolshevization. N addition to meeting the needs of, our educational work in line with the party’s program of bolshevization the “Shop Nucleus Training Course” personal contact with each of the shop nuclei through its best repre- sentative—the one chosen by nucleus to take the course and be the leader in the nuclei educational work. The nucleus members will therefore have a direct means of bringing any special problem in the shop directly to the attention of the party, highe rcommittee, for solution. Thus the shop nucleus training course will help in the function of the nuclei. The first class will be formed out of the existing shop nuclei and every nucleus must immediately choose one comrade and send his mame to Com- rade Wolfe, director of the Work- ers School, 108 E. 14 St. | New classes will be formed as the re-organization process progresses and new shop nuclei are organized. The class will meet once every two weeks for six months, two hours each session. A fee of $2.50 will be charged | to be paid by the shop nucleus. and |¥ the oppressed peoples of Asia and Africa. | Comrade Lovestone closed with an} |i Against the Social ers should remember the words of |} of our class, the working class, as fg Margaret Undjus then traced- the} g thé various stages’ thru | } munist) Party and fight the battles | Comrade Becker in Russian and | o- violin solos by Mr. Jack Rubenchick, | “THREAT of an-| will also serve to maintain a steady} the } oe re : ddussion A nniversary : Number a > November Issue of | WORKERS | |) | MONTHLY INCLUDING: Eight Years of Proletarian | i| Dictatorship | By P. GREEN. | | The features of the first years of the first workers’ government —and a call to all workers to its | defense. | Capitalism Mobilizes wy Revolution | By Cc. E. RUTHENBERG. An of the. world forces that threaten Soviet Rus- % sia—and the role of Communist - Parties in the present situation. (With Photographs.) no analysis San. Gompers Is Not Dead By J. LOUIS ENGDARL, An analysis of the A. F. of L. Convention by the itor of the Daily Worker who was present | at the latest conference of the | Official body of American _organ- ized Labor. | Why the Anthracite Strike? | By BENJAMIN GITLOW. Important information giving details of the forces back of the present strugglé of the Pannsyl- vania miners. Class Divisions in America By JAY LOVESTONE Facts and figures are arrayed in this keen article showing the | : | | ' : | | growth and rise of the Amerti- can worknig class. © } — — a — a ee CE = - — — The Maraz-Engles Institute By ALEXANDER TRACHTEN- BERG story of a great educa- terprise for workers in anal ar | og Set er in the Needle Trades By WM. Z. FOSTER. An account of a great victory in a bitter s gle—and the program on which it was won. U. 8. 8. R.—1924-25 By A. A. HELLER. A comparison of Russia To- day and of four years ago—the fresh impressions of a writer on Russia who has just returned from there. Marz and Engels on the Am- erican Labor Movement By HEINZ NEUMAN (Germany) The first of two remarkable articles on the American situa- tion by the great teachers of the Revolutionary movement. Let- ters written in the 60s, 70s end 80s and applying to the present »American conditions. ee anal The History of the Russian Communist Party By G. ZINOVIEV (Russia). Another installment of this Communist classic. .- Book Reviews By JAY LOVESTONE and MAX BEDACHT. Drawings and Cartoons By LYDIA GIBSON — FRED ’ YELLIS — WM. GROPPER, 25 CENTS A COPY SUBSCRIBE! $2.00 a Year—$1.25 Six Months THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1113 W. Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. Enclosed $ sub to: NAME STREET ¢ CITY 4 STATE a

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— — ea eer b. | a: a? ¢ Gi a, : ., \ i No Nines Public Trials, | Say Officials (By Worker Gent Correspondent) © MINERSVILLE, Pa.,' Nov. 9. — Balked by the rank and file in an at- pig to expel a member when he gen brot before Local 1642, United ne Workers of America, Hechschersville, Pa., for oaores leaflets on the anthracite strike, union officials selves against similar defeats in: the future by forcing thru a resolution that, “hereafter any union caught distributing Communist ganda will be expelled without sp¢ trial.” When Herman was called the union this week to answer C both of having distributed ist leaflets and of being a member the progressive miners’ (alleged to be a Communist o tion), he was able to turn the atta against his accusers. The arate agreements between an and bituminous miners was po out by Herman, The leaflets, he dem- onstrated, were in opposition to this, being a plea to bituminous miners to “Stand by the Anthracite Miners!” | Herman pointed out that, if the an~- thracite miners win their hard-fought strike and return to work,—the bi- tuminous miners will later be forced’, out on strike, after the expiration of their agreement, April, 1926. The an- ’ thracite miners will then be the offi- ss te ees C6004 Oe Pe + _————-— = « = ov + eet 8 Vt eee hed . inch material. - measure, ‘and 49 inches. ’ and % yard of plain for facings. The _ up-to-date a ‘and containing 500 designs of ' medium size requires 3% yards of 36 etitehes), @reasmaker. cial scabs.. And that the bituminous miners are acting as scabs when they q don’t join in the present strike. _ Charges against Herman were made by Martin Brennan, social renegade, who tried to get Herman expelled on the grounds that he belonged to a dual organization, for which he was distributing the léafiets. Over 100 miners attended the meeting at which Herman was put “on trial.” Brennan, however, was unable to substantiate}. But he succeeded}. éither accusation. in getting thru the resolution which, in the future, can be used as a means of expelling any members that the . Officialdom disapproves of, without}-.qg bringing the case before the union|, members. es Pacifist Women Who | Helped Last War Now _ Meet to Discuse Peace ‘Medadin sicuiitiaml aiid: women} of the bourgeoisie, among the most: ardent supporters of the last war,’ have started a “crusade” for a capital- ist solution for the ending of all wars and have called a three days’ confer- ence for that purpose to kid them- selves and others about their perp: time pacifist illusions. The conference began at the Evans- ton woman’s club when a United } States senator, a minister and a club- | woman spoke. AY aban i Federated Press the country as a whole. at a 94.9% level. TION \O\PER CENT, FACTORY EMPLOYMENT ISON LOWER LEVEL THAN 1914 By LELAND OLDS INCREASED 15 Industrial Editor) Factory employment below the level of September, 1924, is the astonish- ing story told by the department of labor general index of employment for Taking average employment in 1923 as 100% it shows September, 1925, at 90.9%. On the same base September, 1914, was The significance of this drop appears no comparison with a growth of around 16% in the country’s population and an increase of 20%to 30% in | Your Union Meetin g | Second Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1925, Name of Local and Place of Meeting. ae one Ee ares Workers, 1939 Mil- Calumet. J age aeeer Council, 514 Witt '’s Hall, High- 54 pe Mig ee Clerks, Grecery, , 89 - Van Buren ahemaers (Locomotive), 5058 Went- wort En pone (Locomotive), 2647 W. h St. inepect mag ty 18 Nu. ar Stark Bt. nspector a mm baad anc La Vergne Bonn 3 ral Thelen 3046 W. 26th a ther Workers, 777 W. s St. Leather Wor , 77 W. Eohe St. Mechiniots’ 2ste Ss om 8 hinist w. Amalgamated Clothing Warkerd, 409 S. Halsted St., 5:30 p. m. Garment P oathapaae 175 W. Wash- Brickiayers 2 W. Monroe S$ renters’ 8 ray Diversey ‘and Shettieid. 1023 St. eee Moose Hall, “Chicago ieerragets and 26th. fingers,” 1 Washington St. Rerscs.s +! ‘ 225 o. 15th Street, ca . Hod Carriers aos we "beaseicabs St., Ladies’ sGarment Workers, 328 WwW. Van Machinists, 6234 Princeton Ave. gt Cutters, 175 W. Washington treet. Meat Cutters, 9206 Houston Ave. Nurses, Funk’s Hall, Oak Park. sone olen oO n Ave. . Madison St. 11037 Michigan Railway Carmen, 5324 S&S. Halsted reet Railway. Clerks, Moose Hall, Chi- ago He Railway Clerks, 5438 S. Halsted St. Railroad Trainmen, 3359 W. Madi- son St. Tegmatere? District Council, 220 S. Ashland Boulevard. Me a dat 180 W. Washington Railway, Carmen, 8617 Vincennes Railway Cler s, 549 W. Washington ree a Fire and Oilers, 357 N. Cc Painters, 20 W. Randolph St. pe N. &. cor. California and ‘184 Pain ers, 6414 S. Halsted St. ainters, N. W. cor. State and 55th. nters Oak St. n ers, Trumbull and Ogden Ave. 502 | Plaste rers, Monroe and yg rhe Sts. Clerks, 509 Ww. ashing- iF 2 Waiters, 234 W. Randolph st. Fins e |) -s Coast Guards Fight Gale, | CALUMBT, Mich:, Nov. 9.—Coast “here are’ battling a fleroé gale fin am effort to reach the disabled steamer Hamonic, adrift with a crew of 40 men about 25 miles off Caribou Island. Radio dispatches from the vessel broke off in the middle, lead- ing to the belief that she is in seri- ous straits. Another steamer, the William Roberts, is reported adrift ‘off Alpena, in Lake Huron. ! 11 Railway Carmen, Tf you want to thoroughly un- |deistand Communism—study it. | ~ OUR DAILY PATTERNS P soar S265" LADIES’ APRON | ‘5265. Cut-in 4 sizes: small, 34-46; medium, 38-40; large, 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure, LA Price 12c. : LADIES’ HOUSE DRESS 7 5034. Cut in 9 sizes: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 60, 52,54 and 56 inches b with corresponding wal t measure, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 465, “47 To make a dress as illustrated for a 44 inch bust requires 4% yards of 36 inch striped material, width at the foot is 1% yard. Price 12c. FASHION BOOK NOTICE! Send l2c in silver vor stamps for out and Winter, 1925-26, Book of Fashions, showing color plates ladies’, misses’, and children’s patterns, a con- aap and comprehensive article on dress- aking, also some point. for the needle 5. Caitenere tink 30 of th various simple all valuable hints to the horne Read—Write—distribute The pals i 5236. MASQUERADE COSTUME Cut in 5 sizes: 6-8, and 10-12 years for children; 14-16 years for misses, and 38-40, and 42-44 inches ‘bust measure for adults.. To make the suit for a 38-40 inch size: requires 8% yards of 27 inch material. The cap requires % yard. Price 12c. JUNIORS’ AND MISSES’ DRESS 5022. Cut in 4 sizes: 14,.16,.18 and 20 years. If made as illustrated in the large view for a 16 year size, it will require 1% yard of plain material and 2% yards of figured, 32 inches wide. If made with long sleeves 1% yard of the plain material is required. If the .odet is made of contrasting it will require % yard cut crosswise. Price 12c. NO'YICE TO PATVERN BUYERS—The patterns being sola thru the DAILY WORKER pattern department are fur- nished by a New York firm of pattern manufacturers. Orders are forwarded by the DAILY WORKER Syery day as re- ceived, and they are mailed by the man- ufacturer direct to the customer. The DAILY: WORKER does not kheep a awen of patterns on ha Delivery of terns Ordinarily Pte take at Ieast 10 ni ‘from -the Gate of mai ‘tthe order. Do WORKER not become impatient, i t40 your pattern is DM Bill: ue - ft ‘ factory production. Slight Increase Seasonal. The change in employment from August to September of this year was an increase of 1.5%. This increase is seasonal. It brings the level 7.7% above September, 1924. This means nothing more than compensation for the comparatively lower level in the early months of 1925. Out of 52 separate industries re- porting to the department 40 showed gains in employment compared’ with September, 1924. Of the general groups food products alone showed a decline, with 7.7% fewer packing house workers, 4.7% fewer in confec- tionery and 2% fewer in baking. How Industries Vary. Textiles gained 6.6%, hosiery and knit goods 17%, silk 16.7%, men’s clothing 6.4%, shirts and collars 15%. Iron and steel employed 8.4% more workers with 9.7% more in the steel mills, 7.9% more in foundries and ma- chine shops and 19.3% more in ma- chine tool plants. Chemical industries added to employes by 10.4%. The number employed in the vehicle group was raised 17.3% chiefly by a 33.9% gain in the automobile industry. } But car building and repair. plants show a loss of 7.7%. Other important gains were 39.9% in agricultura) im- plement plants, 47.6% in rubber. boot plants and 11.2% in the manufacture of automobile tires. Only 84 Per Cent Normal, Even with these increases the coun- try’s factories were operating an aver- age of 84% of a normal full force of employes and 93% of full time. By groups the industries showed the fol- lowing per cents full time and ‘foul force: rage 1925 Industrial Operation. — Pct. of Pet. of full force full time Food PFOGUCES ......-00000 86 88 Textile products eee 84 91 Iron ani we 76 92 Lumbe illwork, furn Wy 'e 90 96 Leather ‘products bonita 85 93 Paper and | printing... 92 95 Chemical * ind Bae: ia. 80 95 Stone, lay, Blass ible 87 92 Stamped. and enamel ware. .. > “Pyes q 83 96 Tobacce .,» 87 93 Auto, wagon,cars,etc. 86 95 Miscellaneous sees 78 94 122,;,Per Cent Short. These figures show industry as a whole ‘opéfating 22% short of full- time capacity. The important iron and steel group: including foundries, ma- chine shops, machine tool builders as well as the steel mills operated 30% under capacity; the miscellaneous group which includes farm im- plements, auto tires and electrical ap- paratus, 27% under; and food indus- tries, éxetiles and chemical] plants all 24% under full operation. Fakers Would Rather See Strike Lost Than Accept “‘Moscow Gold” BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 9.—Dur- ing the recent metal workers’ strike in Belgium, the All-Russian Metal Workers’ Union, thru the mediation of Jacquemotte, the Communist.mem- Aer of parliament, offered the Metal Workers’ Union 56,000 francs for the support of the strike. The union offi- cials declined to accept the money, and has now explained their reasons for so doing in the press. We quote the following extract. “They are perpetually calling us traitors to the working class and the tools of the capitalists, and yet they send us money. If they have no digni- ty or logic, at any rate we have enuf to keep us from taking a cent from these people who are always calling themselves our bitterest enemies.” They omit stating that this “Moscow gold” was meant to aid the rank and file who are not enemies of Moscow. —_— | ee Ses ? ee ae Ai. oft : - oe » i - rn Ly. bi “ 4 r (Special to The Daily Worker) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 9.— The speech of Albert A. Purcell, president of the International Federation of Trade Unions and fraternal delegate to the recent American Federation of Labor convetition, on world trade union unity’ enthusiastically re- ceived by a. } audience of St. Louis trade h men and women, as- sembled at ’ Sheldon Memorial Hall, on hateame of Nov. 5. This m Was arranged by a committee ” gz of delegates from various, unions of St. Louis of which Charles Blome, president of the St. Loufs' Trades Council, was secretaty, “he was also chair- man of the meeting. The American standard of living and standards in all civilized, tries are being un- dermined by the, international capital- ist exploitation Of countries without a developed trade union movement, de- clared A. A. A Pecall. Not only the organized labor | groups of world, including the 6,000,000 trade unionists, come togeth one body to raise the labor ditions and wages in Mexico, Ch dia and other inter- national sweatshops, Purcell declared, but labor must also step in with unit- ed strength to prevent further capital- ist wars. “It is the duty of organized labor to oppose war by refusing to fight,” he said amid enthusiastic applause. “We say when the capitalists get in- volved in the next war they alone shall do the fighting.” The Russian trade unions credited by Purcell with having made tremendous changes for the better in the lives of the Russian workers since the revolution.” As chairman of the British Trades Union Congress dele- gation to Russia in 1924 he looked closely ‘into thelr work. “The workers fn other countries will sooner or later *be compelled to fol- low the Rugsiafi example,” he said. “When we Workers in England crash thru and in thdé®end we will have to crash thru, we' will need the sympathy and co-ope of labor elsewhere.” The main! body of his address was devoted to ining the deep-flowing economic cutrénts that are placing workers in &f* countries in the grip of a con international finan- cial octopus Which tan ‘no longer be fought on merély na lines by the trade ‘Taise wag- es in the try ‘eapital cross- es the sea Makes the identical ‘Whorganized coun- ak more profit but putting the ht trade unions out of business thru employment, Purcell showed. And ‘then he hammered home his world unt " argument, all unions uniting to or anize the backward countries and” transportation and other boycotts crippling the capitalist offensive. tries, not only WES, ll Body Member Upholds Jim-Crowing of Negro WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9.—A recommendation that the railroads of the south and the Pullman company be acquitted of charges of racial dis- crimination was laid before the inter- state commerce tommission by one of its examiners who “investigated” the subject. Reporting adversely on a complaint by E. Crosby, a Negro doctor, who asked for $120,000 damages, John Mc- Chord, the examiner, reported that “unjust discrimination or prejudice against persons of the colored race has not been shown as alleged.” The Crosby proved that in 1922 and 1923 Pullman tickets had been re- fused him and attorneys of his race in the south, the commission made the report to uphold, me Pullman com- pany. rhiladelphia, Notice: Weber Printing Co. | 350 N. FIFTH STREET. . were. Pe Model” ltl (By a Worker Correspondent) MONESSEN, Pa., Nov. pt ypcousatr workers are being given an unusua treat this week—it’s better than going to the “mov of the Mon ies.” Thru the auspices essen Improvement Co., they have the opportunity of seeing the kind of home that Monessen busi- ness men live in. The affair is called |. a “model” home, This company has opened for pub- lic inspection one of their newly-built houses in .a “good and welfare” scheme to help local business men ad- vertise their wares. Tho only six rooms are contained in the “simple but beautiful” abode, it took the co- operation of furnish it: merchants, rators, hardware dealers, etc. about a dozen firms to Upholsterers, dry goods plumbers, jewelers, deco And it is located in a well-pruned neighbor- hood, with provisions for lawn, already made shrubbery, boulevards, etc.—not to mention an embryo garage. Nothing is lacking to provide human comfort except. perhaps such incidentals as a parlor maid and a cook, and eventually—a footman. For the worker, of course, the ex- hibit amounts to a case of “look, but don’t. touch,” The “model” home can be obtained only at the expenditure of the far from paltry sum of $10,000. Workers of Monessen who make possible such homes (for others) live in “model” domiciles something like this: a two or three room shack, with no front yard—the porch extending to the sidewalk—and the furniture con- sisting mostly of boxes. This “model” workers’ home also has the advantage being located near the mills, with all the conveniences of smoke, ore- dust and noise. But it isn’t for sale—just for rent— and from the “company,” at that. Work on Tax Bill with Doors Barred (Special WASHINGTON, Nov. to The Daily Worker) 9.—Behind closed doors, with even the democrats barred, the republican’ framers of the new tax red uction bill. began the ac- tual construction today of a measure that they claim will lop between $300,000,000 to $400,000,000 from the American. taxpayers’ bill. They expect to have it ready for the immediate attention,of congress when it convenes on Det?’T. The gross amount of the reduction and many other details are undecided and incomplete. => The democrats, headed sentative John N..Garner of, Texas, probably will bring” in ‘their own bill, the ief feature of which will be the total exemption of all incomes below the $5,000 class. Weeks of work behind closed doors with the great masses of data and figures deposited during two weeks of public hearings confront the republi- can themselves committee. The. republicans are far from united on the remedies the party will offer, and some sharp fighting is expected in executive session before a completed bill emerges. Professor Discovers “Fountain of Youth” VIENNA, Nov. 9.—Details of a new and highly successful method for. re- juvinating women were unfolded to members of the Academy of Science here by Dr. Eugene Steinbach, interna- tionally famous for his researches in rejuvenation. Dr. Steinach said that he achieved his old age cure by introducing an ex- tract obtained from the female organ- ism into the to be young bodies of women desiring again. Furniture Finishers to Form Union Nov. 11 An attempt to organize the piano, phonograph and furniture finishers that work in factories and for furni- ture stores, will be made Wednesday evening, November 11, at 741 Blue Is- land avenue, committee at 7:30, according to the attempting to organize workers at this trade. The committee invites all those who work in the furniture stores and furni- ture manufacturing establishments in the city to attend this meeting. an impartial study o $1.25 Duroflex Cover The Official Report of the British Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia wortid trade union movement, from those workers in and out of the organized labor movement ongneerny working for world trade union nity. "This report Cnehneing The first s clicsitias under the first world’s in England of thie workers’ government. most complete report Politics, Finance, of the British Trade Army, Religion, Ed- Union Delegation to ucation, Trade Unions, Soviet Russia, caused Wa nese nd a great stir in the other subjects are rts of Pa LR yg a high to investigate in all praise for this his- — ~ + of torical document, ussia. it. is a the world’s cludin a special charts and maps) every phase of life DAILY WORKER ms ati al of Labor Unions. p= tae ILL. analyzed by the Dele- gation who travelied unhindered and free Soviet Russia Tonay complete, impartial and dignified document of one of leading bodies of Labor.—in- report on the “Zinoviev” letter and the Red International $1.75 Cloth Bound amous by Repre-| mn te TRanway Hotel Ouse. Apply for Injunétion By HERBERT BENJAMIN _, (Worker Correspondent) Cc ov. 9—Members of ae fe nae and Restaurant Employes on strike mag the | atta fewer Hall, « resident She bsdohios been named 5S etmporgy tn nection secured by ae “Buelid- airmont Co. owners of this and several other hotels. ‘Apply wr Injunction The strike wis called Sept. 21 when the company not only failed to keep its promise to’sign an agreement re- cognizing the ubion, but discharged all employes known to be members of the union. Séveral workers who previously were not ‘members of the union joined in the walkout and the strikers have been picketing the hotel since. The owners have made every attempt to secure scabs to replace the workers on strike. Cooks have been hired thru a scab agency in Chicago and sent here. As soon as there work- ers found they were expected to scab on striking workers they refused to work and demanded that their trans- -portation.bée refunded; This so infuri- ated the manager of the hotel, that he threatened the ‘workers with a gun. Failing to’intimidate the workers in this way, the owners have now turned to the courts for aid. . In their petition the owners claim that they have lost patronage and are threatened with. bankruptcy wnless they concede the demands of the union or obtain relief from the courts. There is a strong feeling among the membership of the union, that the in- junction made permanent must be resisted. The conviction ig also grow- hg among the membership that the union must remove the restrictions barring Negro workers from member. ship in the union. Negro Workers Join Strike It is pointed out that on several oc- casions, when the union called a strike, the bosses hired Negro work- ers who are denied membership in the union, to replace the strikers. Many Negro cooks and waiters have refused to scab on their white fellow workers. A number of them have joined the strike at the Fenway Hall, but when they applied for admission to the union, they were rejected. The removal of the restriction to the ad- mission of Negro workers, would sot a restaurant employes of the city and assure the unio ths temas: n control of The union now has several resolu- tions dealing with the matter of resistance to injunctions and ad mis- sion of Negro workers und sideration. raiogs ~ ]BERMAN SOCIAL: DEMOCRATS ARE AGAIN FOR SALE}. Won’t Oppose Locarno If Given Jobs (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Nov. 9—Fourteen political parties are to fight in the German). reichstag when it opens Nov. 20, over the Locarno pact. The division runs in three groups, the right with the na- tionalist; the center, with the peo- ple’s party and the catholic party and, the democratic party; the left oppo- sition to Locarno at present contain- ing the social-democrats and the Com- munists. But the social-democrats, as usual, are opposing Locarno with the idea of many lean to support it with the powerful people’s party, the party of the big employers and commercial powers. The democrats, who support’ Locar- no, are urging that the cabinet guar- antee to the social-democrats that the German government and the Prussian government will remain in control of the center coalition insuring the so- cial-democrats plenty of jobs in these governments if they will support the Locarno apr Sick Ex-Soldier Drops Dead at Mother’s Door LONDON, Nov. 9.—One hour after he had left the Newington institution, William James Philpott, twenty-six, an ex-service man, was fotmd dying at his mother’s door at Morecombe street, Walworth. At the inquest yesterday it was stated that Philpott was gassed in France and received a pension until June, 1922, when it was stopped. Since then he had been unable to work, and his mother, a hard working woman, had supported ster and paid for his lodgings. A policeman found him Teaning against his mother’s door groping for the handle. Asked what was the mat- ter, he replied: “I am finished,” and collapsed on the pavement ‘and died. The assistant master of the New- ington institution said that "Philpott was admitted as an urgency case, but discharged himself. The coroner recorded a verdict that Philpott died as the result of gas pois- oning. — Not in the Movies SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 9. —Matt Burt, a cow-puncher and an unidentified man have been Killed in a running gun battle, climaxing a fight between cattlemen and bootleg- gers at Government Hole, Calif., a lonely spot in the desert, according to word received here today by Sheriff Shay. Deputies have been rushed to the scene from here, To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street PITTSBURGH, PA. Communist The first American English daily Communist newspaper is making Labor history. The Daily Worker has become such an important factor, by voic- ing the aspirations of workers in this country—and by leading the fight for the best interests of the working class—at the head of the increasing ranks of revolutionary workers grouped in the Workers (Communist) Party. The Daily Worker is a mine of information on each step in the progress of world Labor—and its interpretation of news, aided by special articles, explain the forces behind each incident of impor- tance to a worker. Such a paper deserves its increas- ing circulation—and should re- ceive your subscription. Pulecrcte/ FAATES : POCO a year § 250-6 montis #200 3 months 2% CHICAGO “Sf Soo a year F450 6 montis § 25% 3 monte CITY. 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_— —— = ‘ , = ‘4 : . : 7 , ‘ 4 - it B : : 73 Pom F; y — a » - ty : = —- ’ e ° * « > taken to a room with drawn bl where the higher police official’? partment, Kozlovsky, ‘thé Commissary Schlussaltchik, and ‘others). Here the wild orgy begam. ~ The first ques- tion was: “Are you & Communist?” and if a non-party peasant or worker answered that he was ’nét a Commun- ist, forms of torurte Wete applied: un- known during the ezarist regime and during the inquisitiom:**the wnfortun- late person was ett ‘bound and in victims. .| to stand the torture, ‘confessed’ that |he was a Communist, he Was asked jto give the name of the, leaders, etc. | As he did not know what answer to give to these questions, he, was again | with sticks. ere awaiting | ‘hem (the chief of thé fhtelligence de-. this condition was thrown against the wall, the legs and arms were tied with a string, a stick was inserted and the victim was thrown into the | air. This procedure continued ag & rule until the victim fainted. Then cold water was poured on him or her and ‘the work’ began again. “Hot salt water mixed with ‘urine was poured down the throat of the Needles were pushed under ‘the nails; needles were also made red hot and stuck Into the soles; the soles of his feet were_then beaten and if the person under examination had not yet fainted, fire was applied to the soles, of his feet until he I st con- sciousness and then he was “again re- vived. | eit “But if a peasant or worker, unable Confessions Forced. tortured. He was beaten on .the head Water was, ed into the nose until the stomach. began to swell and a policeman . gat on the swollen stomach, then the victim’s hair was torn out by the ro Lips were burned with lighted. chaaitattes. Commissary Schlussaltchik applied the burning cigarettes, and the bruis- ed and half-dead victim was thrown into the hospital until the next: dose of torture. “The erage were not allowed to see relations nor to receive food. It was only permitted to bring under- Call On World Proletariat to Protest Pers ecution quently, the old ~underclothes which were saturated with blood were burned. ._People Move From Village. “It is difficult to find words to de- scribe the horrors inflicted on the in- habitants of Belsk. People were kept awake by the unearthly cries of the tormented prisoners. Many inltabitants }of Belsk have left the place in order to escape witnessing this unheard of terror. “Panic reigns in the whole of western White Russia. Peaceful in- habitants are living continually in the fear that the same fate will. be meted out to them. Towns and villages are full of agents-provocateurs who bring more and more victims to the hangmen. “At present about 200 people “are subjected to these tortures. Socialists Aid Hangmen. “The Polish bourgeois press and the party—deliberately keep silent about these prisoners and the horrors per- petrated on them, just as they keep. silent about the mass arrests, and. brutal tortures inflicted on the 3,000 Ukrainians and White Russians ar- rested in April, 1925, supplying the working class of Europe with lying statements on the position of the workers, peasants, and national min- orities in Poland. Send Delegations. “These prisoners have no opportun- itK to tell anyone about their suffer- ings. Ill treated and bruised they are elothes which had to be siete fre- without “ony help whatever. The ar- pseudo-socialists—the Polish socialist} dent wish of these prisoners is that the international proletariat and peas- | antry should send workers’ and peas- ant delegations to Poland in order that they should see for themselves -to what length the . Polish bourgeoisie and intelligence department are £0- ing, in order that they might see the tortured and bruised bodies of their. brother workers and peasants, Protest Against Terror. “In fulfillment of the request of the tortured prisoners, we, who have escaped from this hell, approach all workers’ and peasants’ organizations and all workers’ and peasant parlia- mentary fractions with the request to help the workers and peasants linger- ing in Polish prisons, to protest against the unheard of brutalities and insults and to send delegations — Poland,- where having convinced selves on the spot, in Belsk, that ; tesimal pa they will compel the gece pti ment to put a stop to the brutalities jand atrocities, which are unprecedent- ed in the history of the wdrlo. — “Stephan Savtshuk, Prushani dis- trict, Sherasheff, village Suikovsti- sena; David Lushka, Belsk district, Belovesh, village Kivatshino; Vikenty Sedon, Belsk district, Belovesh, vil- lage Kivatshino;. Vladimir Bartasse- vitch, Belsk district, Belovesh, village Kivatshino; Vladisslaw § Novitsky, Prushani district, Noskov, village -BartnovitsKy; Pavel Komyuk, Prush- ant district, Noskov district, village Salesye.” HE fact that all stages in the tran- sition from primitive hand work to the most highly developed capitalistic industry may be found in large areas in China is evident from a study of economic conditions as officially re- ported. While modern large-scale produc- tion takes place chiefly in the treaty ports and large cities of the coast the interior places, even those of great importance and size, may, like Peking, be characterized by a large number of small establishments in which a few workers and apprentices work under the direct supervision of the master. Indeed in. the majority of cases the owner toils side by side with his em- ployes. Rug Industry of Peking. UT of the thousands of workshops in Peking, designated as factories, there are hardly a score which are of any consequence. Most of them em- In the Ploy under, 100 workers and are only | partly modernized. In the rug indus- try, for example, there were in 1920 'a total of 354 establishments. Of the week the Communist members severely assailed the government’s known to the public the largest em- policy and demanded to kuow the facts regarding the re Jebel Druses, the stofming of Damascus and the whole of the of General Sarrail. Aristide Briand, the Painleve government, minister of foreign affairs, proposed adjournment of the discussion until the return of Sarrail. Tho Briand despises the socialists and it with apordntices sad. aussiae-wiar bar is known that his political maneuvering is toward the creation of a) one craftsman with 31 apprentices. powerful center bloc with Poincareites, the depraved socialists sup-| The apprentices were from 13 to 20 ported his move in the chamber, thereby enabling the Painleve gov-| years old and their term ran for three po hem years. They received: their board and ernment to sea an, POW er. . ; ‘ lodging and a meager allowance at The Communists alone fought against a continuation, of the) ‘the end of each year. The operatives | Syrian war and demanded withdrawal of liberation of Syria, the world again demonstrated the fact that imperialism can always ra upon their support. in an effort to save’ that the third As betrayers of the working class and the | y volt of the | ployed 200 operatives and 8 appren- ‘tices. The use of a very large num- story | ber of apprentices as compared to skilled workers is shown in the fact in size hired 300 ap- An- place employed five operatives | prentices to 30 trained weavers. other French troops and the! were paid 20 cents to 30 cents for. while the socialists, true to their type thruout| each kung they finished, being requir- | ‘ed to complete 30 kung a month. A kung is a square.foot of rug woven in' warps and the same number of | tial movement for libe: ‘ation they play a-role not legs, vile than | woots. that of the armed mercenaries who conduet the actual butchery, The simplest rug factory requires a ei } capital of less than $100 and is op- erated by the proprietor with a few apprentices in a native shack. | Other Industries — in Same Stage. (OTHER industries. in Peking are in the same intermediate stage. Out “mills only three | of over 100 cotto s including hte have over 100 em Small Industry in China apprentices. There are innumerable printing plants but only two of any size. Of the seven iron works the most important had 450 operatives. and 170 apprentices. Only one other had over a hundred employes. ——— By James H. Dolsen factory with 350 workers. The rest are very small family affairs using hand labor only. The manufacture of glassware has been known to the Chi- nese for countless centuries yet the plants are generally small, using the crudest and most primitive methods. The largest employs 20 craftsmen to 110- apprentices. Two hosiery knitting mills out of the 76 were of any size. At that time the four mod- ern flour mills were closed because the imported flour from mills in America was cheaper, an_ interesting illustration of the way in which the more efficient, highly-paid labor of our own country, with capitalist control of huge sources of supply, can drive out of a native market its own home production. ‘Child Workers Preferred. HE largest industrial establishment seems to have branch of the Tanhua Match company. Here over. 1,000 were employed. Of these one- half were children’ engaged in the packing dgpartment where it was stated they were preferred to adults ‘not because of the cleapness of their} labor but because of the deftness of their hands.” However, the, fact of their working at less than half what the adults get very evidently played a considerable part in their selection. The Sonhoshin Brewery, the oily Chinese-owned one in northern China, has 270 operatives and 200 appren- tices. The Peking Electric Light com- pany, which employs 290 men, accords the best working conditions and wages. Its employes receive from $10 to $70 a month with their meals. There is a pension for the injured and 30. per cent of the net profits go to the workers as a yearly bonus. Put a copy of the DATLY: WORKER in your ‘pocket when you go to your union meeting. Sena for a catalogue of all Com- The making of clossonne ware is a important business. There is one radar 8: & : ne Ph 4 Bees | munis t liter ae — ~ e Crate" scientifically exploited |. PROVES WHITE THUGS -BEGAN . DETROIT RIOT State Witness Admits Stones Were Thrown. aleaiaas Now: 9-—Clarence Dar row Saturday made his first suceess- ful assault on the contention of staté’s attorneys that the killing of Leon Breitner during a race riot here in September was unprovoked. The state has” produced many wit- nesses who declared that while there were crowds around the home of Dr. | Ossian H. Sweet, colored physician and chief of the eleven colored de- fendants on trial for murder, there was no sign of violence and that the two volleys of gunshots came from the house without any move toward it being made by those outside. But Saturday Edward Wettlaufer, a state witness, under ¢ross-examina- tion by Darrow, admitter.that he had seen stones. thrown at the Sweet house. “asky Is Optimistic That Fight on Movie | Trust Will Be Fizzle Charges of violation of the Sherman anti-trust law in the moving picture trust sponsored by the famous Play- ers-Lasky does not phase the _ vice- president of the company one bit, he has made known to interviewers at the Drake Hotel wheer he attended a conference and feast of executhive and sales officials of the corporation. When asked about his guess of the outcome of the Nov 24th hearing on charges made by the examiner for’ the federal trade commission, Jesse F Lasky replied that he was “very OP - timistic.” what we had_ said is oat an na