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that the American Federation Of La
Dor has no organic strength; that it
is mere shell held together by a
few politicians. No more ridiculously
superficial criticism could be made.
The politicians are there undoubtedly.
They may be tolerated or respected as
the case may be, but for better or
for worse the unions Of America are
virile force, moulded in the heat Of
countless industrial battles, and they
will no more crumble at the command
of group Of tacticians from the out
side, than the walls of the Kremlin
will fall down at the blast of a rams
horn.
The greatest educational force for
our workers and all the world today
is the Russian revolutin. AS con-
template the immensity of the thing
that you have done, the obstacles over
come, the sacrifices made ! feel thai
the representatives Of backward ma
tions like America have little cause
for national pride and much need fol
humility.
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most expedient means and to use the elemen-
tally developing movement of The masses for
the purpose of bringing about their actual
liberation. Once more it showed that Com
munists do not represent any special party
that sets itself up against other forms OF the
worlmen's movement, but are simply the
latter's advance detachment, which is striv-
ing for the complete liberation of the prole-
tariat, at each stage of the movement for
mulating and defending the general interests
of the working class as a whole.
If the representatives at the Congress Of
parties that have not yet been accepted into
the III international, such as the French and
the German Independents were obliged to
declare that they will accept the decisions Of
the Congress in letter and spirit, by this de-
claration they involuntarily paid tribute to
the historic truth of the program and tactics
of the Communist international, and on their
part testified that the decisions of the Con-
gress correspond to the state Of mind Of the
working masses which are behind these par
ties, and will therefore inevitably meet with
the heartiest response in these masses.
Soldiers put on clean underwear before a
battle. In preparing for the decisive storming
of the citadels of bourgeois rule the pfoe-
tariat is getting ready to cleanse its ranks
The decisions of the End Congress referring
to this last point, which are applicable not
only to the parties that are getting ready to
enter the ranks Of the Communist Interna-
tional, but also to those that are already in
its ranks, also undoubtedly correspond to
desire of the working masses themselves, who
have been taught by bitter experience and
do not wish any longer to he betrayed at the
critical moment.
The End Congress enters the history of
proletarian struggle at an important stage of
the latter. The bourgeoisie of the whole world
will raise shout against the revolutionary
decisions of the Congress- 1t will set in mo-
tion all the sabers of it's policemen, all the
prayers of its priests, and all the wes of the
Socialist Traitors to ward off the threaten
ing danger 1t will not hesitate to use coax
ings and repressions to break the spirit of
the growing movement and to disorganize its
/ ranks. But nothing will stop the historic cur
rent. Repressions will only pour oil on the
fire and increase the energy of the prOle-
tartan vanguard which, supported by the de-
cisions Of the End Congress, will be able soon
to gather under the flag of the Communist
International wide working masses and lead
them into the last decisive fight
| (CONCLUDED)
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for them to build up organizations
that would remain in the hands of the
old and corrupted officials. The work
of capturing them again into the
control of the radicals would be only
have to be done all over. In such cases
we can expect nothing but new or
ganizations which would be parallel
to the old ones as long as the latter
continued to exist. Still to consider
them as dual unions and treat them
as such would be Of incalculable harm
to the entire labor movement.
In the foregoing lines many mat
ters of great importance have been
touched upon but lightly. 1t has not
been attempted to go into the matter
in detail. To do so would require a
whole book. Many days of research
work would be necessitated to sup
ply the material and examples. Per-
haps some student of the labor move
ment will some day have the time and
the means to 60 into the problem and
{ bring out book on the subject. Such
book would be of great enlighten-
ment and value to the labor move.
Dment.
| A Present PrObIem.
! But the problem is not one Of the
:. distant future. Its many intricacies
are facing us now. Some Of the ranl,
and file movements against the Of.
ficial trade unions are already taking
place. Many members of the Machin
lists union are chatting under the re-
straints of their organization, The!
, are talking about going over to tn,
!, Amalgamated Metal Workers Union
! To face this condition in one Of tn
key industries with confused under
standing Of the problem involved, o
I with dogmatic attitude will be dis
astrous. In other key industries tn
q same movement is occurring. TIL
/. Amalgamated Food Workers Indus
7 trial Union is making tremendou
! strides. Whole locals Of the A. F. 0
i L. unions have already gone over I
i it.
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history of the labor movement is I
replete with stories of unions that
were unable to survive widespread or
extended Industrial crises. The present
American situation is of far more
seriousness than the previous ones
that resulted in such disastrous f'nan.
cial panics. Due to the existance of
the Federal Reserve Bank there is
not so great a money strigency, but
from the industrial view point mat
ters are far worse. Especially as far
as the labor movement is concerned,
is the situation more precarious.
Never has there been such widespread
unemployment. Never has the prospect
for continuous unemployment been
so great This in itself has serious
enough consequences as far as the
trade unions are concerned with the
energetic wage slashing and the
creation Of so much potential scab
material. But in addition to this, the
industries of the United States, due
to the many bankruptcies and indus
trial failures, has drifted even more
! closely into the hands of the bankers
! END the financial capitalists. After
the public announcements Of those in
control Of the United States Stec,
Corporation in regard TO their labor
policy, it is quite evident what is tc
be expected when these same groups
tighten their grasp upon the Other in,
dustries Of the country. This group
) which practically controls the finance.
Of the country is openly out to smasl
e the labor unions, The attacks wkicl
c they have made 50 far are nothing
; compared with what they would lik,
: to do and what they arc likely u
u launch in the immediate future.
II 1t is not at all inconceivable tina
u in the struggle Of the next years
&c some of the unions viii be forced int
> losing strikes that will spell thei
Al destruction. Especially those union
= which have been the least militan
and progressive are liable to b
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The Economics Of
the Dual Union
Problem.

Continued from page ~
new one, The United Shoe Workers,
which could serve the economic needs
of the great masses of the shoe work.
ers.
The members of the United Shoe
Workers have been called dual union
lists, destroyers Of the labor move
ment and a number of less gentle
names by officials of the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union. But as mat
ter of fact they are nothing Of the
sort, for it is notorious how the Boot
and Shoe Workers have failed to re-
present the interests of the workers,
have time after time sold out the men,
bership to the bosses and have even
conducted an official scab movement
against the members of the United
Shoe Workers who were conducting
an heroic fight against the Chicago
bosses. Yet the United Shoe Workers
is called dual union and the Boot
and Shoe Workers asks the support
on these grounds from the progress
sive elements Of the labor movement
Yet as a matter of fact the United
Shoe Workers has a membership
larger than the other, its membership
comprises all the true trade uniol
elements in the industry and it is th'
only organization in the shoe industr.
that conscientiously fights the dali,
battles Of the workers.
Need Of Careful Planning.
It is quite obvious that If we d
not want to make just as serious er
rors as did the "isolationists" we mus
be careful that we do not fall owe
backwards in our attemp. to stee
clear of dual unionism. II we are
be of the greatest effect in the labc
movement It will be necessary to r,
wise and moderate the anti du
unionist policy. In many industri'
the same conditions obtain in great,
or smaller degree, that resulted
the formation Of the formation
United Shoe Workers and in the "ou
t.ss -.-tt-.I ....-f-.-. .t.lL. A..
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to permit any move in the direction
of industrial unonism. Numbers of
the unions are persistently failing to
protect their membership even in their
struggle against the bosses within !
the several crafts. Numbers of the
unions which are practically industrial
in structure, due to their lack of mill
fancy and courage, are failing to meet
the daily economic requirements of
the workers.
In some and perhaps the great
majority of these wayward unions it
may be possible to capture from the
reactionary, grating, shortsighted or
inefficient officials, the control of the
unions. By all means the progressives
within these unions must make every
effort in this direction. By their in,
telligence, their more advanced point
Of view, by their willingness to sacri-
flee and by their constructive and
militant activity they must make
every attempt to gain the confidence
Of the rank and file and the control
Of the unions. But there are several
elements which enter into the prob
lem. Firstly tho officials will put
every obstacle in the path Of anyone
who seeks to remove them from
authority and office. They will adopt
the policy of expelling all the radical.
from the unions il they think that
their position is threatened and that
D they can get away with it; second,
D the control Of the officials may be $,
n strong that the progressives will fai
e IN their attempt; thirdly the rank an,
y file of the organizations may becom
Y so discontented that rank and I'll
movement for separation may tax
place and fourthly under the rotte
o leadership of the old leaders III
: unions will be unable to withstand III
It increasingly fierce onslaughts Of III
n organized bosses and succumbing
n the open shop drive will be forced o,
% Of existence.
,r Tactical Moves.
e. Each one Of these elements Is high
al important and should be dealt wi
es at length, but this article is alrea'
er too long and therefore they win
in handled as briefly as possible. In ca
Of Of expulsion Of the progressive Al
t. the impottibility Of making radio
ny propaganda within the unions, Il "
Is be necessary and unavoidable to
It's velop The Siscontent and lack Of &C
ial fidence among the rank and file
,lyl the officials, and at the psychologi
,ls momen. engineer q split that viii c,
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ry with it the great masses of the
workers to the camp of the militants. /
This is recognized tactic thai must |
be understood and prepared for, for
it will no doubt have to be employed
in some cases, regretable as such ac-
tion may be. OF course the second
element does not enter seriously into
the problem. If it is impossible for the
radical workers to gain control of
their own industrial organizations,
little can be hoped for in the way of
working class government, but this
enters into the problem and it was
mentioned to make the subject COM
piete.
1t is the thiid and fourth clements
that are the n ost importan. Should
there be separation movement that
originated in the rank and file dis
content mM desperation, that gained
such headway as to encompass any
appreciable majority Of the workers,
the militants and radicals might not
be able to hold such movement in
check. In such case the separation
might take place in spite of the eff
forts Of the radical leaders. They ,ould
not then afford to hold themselves
aloof and remain in the conservative
camp. Such action would destroy their
prestige and position with the work.
ers and would render them impotenl
as far as any further leadership /.
concerned. At such a time the pro
gressives must throw all their effort
i into the building up Of the new or
d ganization, to make Il an effectiv,
Q militant union which would meet th
e daily demands Of the working class
e They must not only create an oryani
n zation with a revolutionary aim. bu
le one which can function as an econo
'e mic orgal Of the workers. They mus
ie not forget that the success Of III
% organizi zitiOn depends not on lis reyc
At lutionary slogans, but uron the actul
service that Il renders to its member
ship and to the working class as
" whole An organization so form,
.n would not be dual union in q
~ working sense. It's organizers cou
DC not be called dual unlonists or di
sc ruptors, but would be able and val
ma able champions Of the working c,al
ill Unions Face Crisis.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-07-09

On May % the first foreign steam
or flying the Dutch flag, arrived In
the harbor Of Petrograd with 5000
tons Of herring.
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Unions Face Crisis.

That numebrs Of the existing trade
unions Of today may be destroyed in
the open shop drive and the current,
industrial depression Is by no means
beyond the range Of possibility. The
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
FoRFEITURE NOTICE

To w. s. Cantonwine, J. H. Thomas
and W. A. Toner. their heirs, execu-
tors, administrators, successors and
assigns.
You and each of you, and your
representatives in interest ere hereby
notified that the undersigned. your Co
owners in accordance with the laws If
the United States have expended the
sums of money for labor and improve
ments as hereinafter set out on the
following described placer and quartz
mining property situate in the War
rem Mining District in Idaho County.
State Of Idaho, to-wit:
The sum Of 500 upon the
Beauty Nos. 1884 and 5 placer min.
ing claims, the location certificates of
which are recorded in Book [ at pages
352-353-354-356 and s55 respectively
and Bar Nos. and placer Mining
Claims the location certificates of
which are recorded in Book I at pages
Of the Deputy Recorder in said War
rem Mining District. Said sum of 500
being necessary to hold said claims
for the year 1920, and that your pro.
portion of said expenditure is the sum
Of $l40-each or for your one-fftb in
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terest in said claims.

terest in said claims.
The sum of $500 expended by the un.
dersigned co-owners with the above
named w. S. Cantonwine on the Lucky
Strike Nos. ], 2, and 3, placer mining
claims, the location certificates of
which are recorded in Book I at pages
25S. 254 and 255, respectively in the
records of the said Deputy Recorder of
said Warren Mining District. Said sum
Of $500 being necessary to hold said
claims for the year 1920, and that
the proportion of said w. S. Canton
wine or for one-third interest If the
sum of 500.
The sum of $500 expended bv tho
undersigned co-owners with the above
named w. s. Cantonwine on tho Sill
yer Crown Nos. /, 2. 3, 4, 6. 2 and 3
and the Wonder quartz mining claim
the location certificates of which me
recorded in Book at pages. 452-453-
454-590-59l-594-595-455 respectivelS
IN the records Of the said Deputy Re,
eorder Of said Warren Mining District
said sum Of $500 being NECESSARY IN
mold said claims for the year 1920 and
that the proportion Of said w. 9. Can
tohWine or for one-third interest IL
the sum Of $266.67.
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That the total sums due the under
signed as their co-owners from each o
the above named persons or their heirs
successors or assigns as their proper
tionate amount Of the sums so expended
by their said co-owners are as follows,
J. II. Thomas. $40, W. A. Toner
$40, W. S. Cantonwine $5o6s7 o. !
total of $7s6.67.
And you and each of you are berebv
notified that if you fail or refuse -
contribute your share of said exnendi.
lures and for your respective interest
IN said claims as above specified for
the year 1920 with the costs Of +b Ss
publication within the statutory time
as specified in Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the United States ana an
the amendments thereto your said in
terests in said claims will become az
property of your co-owners. ~
1914 w IS- p S ~ nI6S'
First publication, Sept. l, 1921.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
BURNS TO DEATH
]. IN A HOSPITAL
Insane Woman Builds Firs -,
STANDS in II While Her '''
Flesh Roasts.
SHE FIRST BOLTS DOOR
Attendants Frantically Tro
Down Barrier as Woman Is s H''S
ing--Act Due to Frenzy 90 =.
SPAR in Lucid Moment

Philadelphia frightfuI ons
sational suicide occurred AZ tho 1 n Sel'
adelphia hospital, when ro, fuil'
Lena Frank, thirty years ola I Sa,
caded herself in a room. buiIt s1.'i'
and threw herself upon if untn uie
was horribly burned. She lived o sus
a short time after she had beon ta Tu's
from the flames by attendants H
Physicians believe that the wo,o..
who was confined to the nstitntia.
for recurrent insanity, had InoiS
moment in which She discovered ,nas
she was a virtual prisoner in . nIsoa '
for the insane and the realization -
her plight drove her into frenzy :,
despair which ended in the suicidal
attempt.
Normal at Times.
The woman was admitted 70 IN.
hospital last February, and was troat.
ed for the temporary visits OF da
rangement. At times her mind wouls
become apparently normal. and ON
these occasions she was greatly do
Jected at discovering her condition
Hope was held out that she woud
eventually recover from her mental
disease.
She arose at $3.50 a. M, the usua,
hour for patients, dressed and WALKED
about the institution. She had Al.
ways been of a calm disposition, and
for that reason there was never any
effort made to hamper her movements
She walked undlsturbed into ser.
Ing kitchen leading to the ward in
which she was assigned.
DR.. L. v. Schwadt, a woman pbv.
sician; was the first to learn Of tho
woman's desperate act She heard
q piercing shrek come from the kitch-
en- into which Lena Frank had gons
and upon running there she found
that the door had been locked. WIsps
OF smoke came through the crevices
u the partition and she began to smell
the horrible odor of burning flesh
Break In the Door.
Doctor Schwadt shouted for help
and several attendants came to her
assistance and tried to open the door.
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Spurred by the cries of anguish Una,
came from the room, the men hurieu
their weight against the door anu
finally broke 1t down.
The room was CHASTITY signt ln'
woman had piled newspapers ana iei
use high in the center Of the fioor anu
had set fire to the mass. Sne tneD
stepped into the middle OF the Ola1s
and stood there until her figure nalneu
like a torch. She fell unconscivus
just as the attendants rushed 10 Nc
and tried to beat out the hamesr
The woman was rushed to the sur sur
gical ward and everything poss,D,..
was done to alleviate her agony ".
her body was literally roasted O. w.
two-thirds Of its surface, and sn'
breathed only a few minutes
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
steals ELECTRIC Fan.

Cleveland.-The hot weather plS
duced one thief, according to tne r.
lice, who shed all scruples ID n''
search for loot. lid
John Semmens, custodian Oh ue 70
stone church on Public SQUARE no
ported that the thief got intO ..-,e
church and walked off with an eis'A
fan.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13

ogdensburg, N. Y.-C. LAYER dor.
able to talk again since lnuil s,cb
storm shook the steamship on N N
he was travelling to visit sls's s,,,nb
Montreal, Canada. He had Deen u rheu
for nine months as result u cana-
shock received while with tne -
dian army In the World war.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
Had Qualifications

Max-smith's speech on prohibition
was fine, wasn't it?
fax-fes' he can always make a dry
subject interesting.-Judee ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13

FOR SALE~Seasoned Fir and Pine
cordwood $500 per cord miles soutb.
east OF Grangeyille. Fred Miflwoo5
2U-4H
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BROKE

Mrs. Justwed--You are YER, -.
nomlcal, Jack, where did vo,, 49, 80
economy -" 'edTn
your father. r"e WIN
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13

a Teddy bear sat on the Ice,
AS cold as cold can be:
But soon he was IN ana ua1voa
NY tale is told" said he.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13

6 log chains
20 singletrees and stretchers
Some 8 and 4-horse bitches
2 sets breeching harness, long tugs
1 set hack harness
l 3A-Weber wagon and rack
1 John Deere gang pillow, 12-inch
Extra collars wire stretchers, scoop shov
els, crowbars and other articles too numer-
to mention.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
Farm Machinery, etc.

1 8-foot double cutaway
l 8-foot single disc
1 5-foot Knowlton mower
l 10-foot Osborne rake
l heavy Common Sense bob sled
1 Mandt bob sled
l Chatham tanning mill
1 set butt chain breeching harness
l set long tug breeching harness
4 sets butt-chain lead harness
l trail wagon outfit
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13

1 roam mare, z yrs. old, VT. 1900
l roam mare, 7 yrs. old, W.T.. 1900
l black horse, IL yrs. old, W.T.. 14O0
l bay horse, 10 yrs. old, W.T.. 1400
1 black mare, s yrs. old, VT. HOO
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-21
 PLAINVIEW NO. I.

X V
 Mrs. Frank H. Dodge called on our school and the 5. I. A. Wednes- day and gave nice talk.
 The 5. I. A. did not think they had done very much by just painting the school house and putting in a pump until Mrs. Dodge came out and told them how nice it was and she thought they were beating other com munities, for this is just a small place and just few women that come to meeting. There are only about 2 or g children supposed to come to this school, and almost ev- cry day there are IT or l8 present.
 Miss Jennie Cuffey of the Franks dairy spent Saturday night and Sun day with Miss Mary Lemaire.
 Mrs. Nall of Little Rock gave party for Miss Alice Curley and Thos. Diehl July B. Among those present were Geo. Diehl, Miss Mary Lemaire, Luster Hurley, Miss Gladys Christian, Louis LemaIre, Miss Jen- nie Guffey, Bill Hurley, William Byrd and Mrs. ]. E. Munson.
 Mrs. Carrie Hudson and son, AL ton Hudson, made business trip to Little Rock Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. C. J. Lemairc made business trip to the City of Roses Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Steele, who live on MT. Ranges place, moved closer to Plainview.
 We wish every one would help Mir. Jeff Steele, who is fifteen years of age and has the infantile paralysis. Give him something to pass the time.
 MT. Steele is on the sick list.
 Little Miss Inez Hurley went home Monday from school sick.
 Mrs. Roy Thomson of the City of Roses called on Mir. and Mrs. Dr. Hurley Sunday.
 A LONELY GIRL.