The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-03-26
How the Pendulum Swings

LONDON.-Ihe southeastern Dlock
ade of Russia, instead of being
blockade against Russia, is now
blockade against the allies, declare
the Paris correspondent of The West
minister Gazette.
"The Red armies have broken tn,
narrow circle: they are masters of 81
immense country with prodigiou
natural resources he writes. eth,
grain of the Ukraine, the cotton o.
Turkestan, the copper of the IRA
mountains, the coal and iron of Donetz
are at their disposal, while they
doubtless have great quantities of oil
"The blockade was always q two
edged sword. The blunt edge was
previously turned toward us. Now
the sharp edge is against us, and the
Bolsheviki can laugh at the blunt
edge"
C1ICAGO.-TEe curtain has now
gone up on the second scene of the
north woods drama which began with
the demand by the convention of the
Lumber Workers Industrial union at
Superior for decent living and work,
ing conditions. In The Chicago Daily
News there recently appeared the fol
lowing advertisement:
"Men-For guard duty with mill.
tary service; must be of good build
and thoroughly able to obey orders;
must be at least 5 feet 10 inches and
not less than $50 pounds; this serv.
ice for the north woods. All april.
cants must state age and experience,
and the best of references, and he
citizens of the United States.
"This service is to rid our country
of real menace and we need real
men. Address H. B., Daily News"
BERLIN.-The Social-Democratic
party of Germany has formally ac.
lnowledged that there can hereafter
be no possibility of accord with the
Independent Socialists. At meeting
Of the executive committee hid in
the Reichstag, the party somewhat
tardi!y recognises the decision reached
by the Independents at their Leipziy
conference Dec. 16, that the aims of
the two parties are in direct antagon-
ism. President Ebert and several min.
istcrs attended the meeting.
STOCKHOLM.--A forceful protest
against the white terror carried on by
the Social-Democrats of Germany has
been issued by the Socialist party of
Sweden. The statement calls upon the
workers 70 western Europe "to create
current of world-opinion against this
reactionary regime which is maintain.
ing itself by force and sitting the
voice of the working class by strarg-
ing its press.
NEW YORK.-The schools of New
York city are being crammed with
Ignorant and unfit school teachers be.
cause the city administration will not
Fay wages high enough to attract we'll
equipped ones, Rose Schneieermann,
labor organizer, reported to the Cen.
tral Federated union recently. Miss
Schneidermann declared that efficient
teachers were resigning for want of
living wage, and that Mayor Hylan
had lowered the standard of examina.
tions in order to admit low.grade
teachers.
LONDON-That Great Britain means
to establish trade monopoly with
soviet Russia at the same time she
is carrying on war against her hy
means of her fleet and the Polish
armies is the conviction of the Scan.
dinavian countries, declares George
Lansbury, editor of The London Daily
Herald, who has Just been to Scan.
dinavia.
"All the Danish and Scandinavian
people welcomed the raising of the
discovered that it is still impossible
blockade, but since then they have
10 do business with Russia, and that
the allies are using the British fleet
and Polish armies to continue war
against Russia" he said. "Conseouen.
tly, the view is gaining ground that
Great Britain alone among the powers
will be permitted to trade with Russia,
and that at the same time she will
carry on war with that country. No one
believes here that the British fleet has