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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Soviet Exhibits
Make Impression
at Persian Fair

MOSCOW, Feb. 19.-The Russian
Plenipotentiary Mission in Persia, has
received large number of favorable
comments on the Soviet exhibits at
the Teheran national exhibition, ac-
cording to an official message from
the Persian capital.
Among others, the Afghan and
Turkish ENJOYS have voiced their ad-
miration for the order reigning in
the Soviet pavilions, the excellent
quality and, generally, the conspicu-
Gus progress achieved by the Soviet
industries. Similar references have
been received on the part of a great
many leading Persian merchants.
The general conviction is being ex-
pressed by the aforementioned per-
sons and circles, that Soviet Russia,
recovered economically, will be a
source of profitable commercial ex-
change for her Oriental neighbors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Expose FGII-Denby
Plot to GiUe Alaska
to Uggenhei M s

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.--John E.
Ballaine, Of Seward, Alaska, and
Seattle, has laid before President
Coolidge his proofs that Secretaries
Fall and DENLY stopped the develop
ment Of the great coal deposits in
Alaska--the coal involved in the Bal
linger scandal and other coal held
for the use Of the navy-since DENLY
turned these coal lands over to Fall
at the time Of the transfer of the
naval oil reserves.
BAllaine has the support OF the
railroad brctherhoods in this matter,
since he has convinced them that the
Fall-Denby policy has been one of
deliberate sabotage of the govern
msnt's railroad in Alaska and the
discrediting Of government ownership
and operation of railroads. He has
shown that the administration has
cut Alaska OF from the rest of the
United States by refusing to furnish
steamship connections between
Seattle and San Francisco and the
terminus Of the railroad at Seward.
The Guggenheims control the only
shipping, and they charge freight
rates several times as high as for
merly were paid. The Guggenheims
are slowly strangling Alaska. They
hope to get hold Of its best mineral
deposits.
Ballaine says the records will show
that as early as JULY 1921, Fall be-
gan negotiations for the transfer of
the Matanuska coal field to his con.
troll, and for a lease of this coal to
private parties for so years. The lease
never was made, but during the
negotiations and since that time
misleading announcements, contrary
to the official facts" as to the quality
Of the Matanuska coal have been
given out by the Offices controlled by
Admiral Robinson and by Director
Balm of the Bureau of Mines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
LABOR DEFENSE
COUNCIL PUTTING
R. U. R. ON IN APRIL
Robot Play Will Be
Brilliant Success

Fears that the Labor Defense
Council would not carry thru it's plans
for producing the extraordinary play.
r. U. r. (Rossum's Universal
Robots), in Chicago, are groundless.
The council announces definitely that
series Of performances will be
given during the month of April, in
labor halls on the north, west and
south sides.
Rehearsals have begun. The prin.
cipal parts are being taken by actors
and actresses Of wide experience, who
can be depended upon to put into the
production all the force and fire and
sarcasm and majesty that its Com
munist authors intended.
Woodson rs Director.
Guy Woodson, of the Studio PLAY
ers, is directing the rehearsals.
Prominent in the cast are Geraldine
Udell, Mary SWEET, Harry Pieres,
Frank Lathrop and Jack Praither.
The Labor Defense Council consid-
ers r. U. R. not only as great
drama but as an extraordinary piece
of propaganda, one which cannot fail
to burn its lesson deep into the mind
of every proletarian. Thousands Of
workers are expected to witness the
performances. The whole enterprise
will be on a larger scale than any
thing of its kind ever attempted. All
available resources will be modified
to make it something which will be
long remembered in the Chicago
labor movement.
Six Robots Wanted.
To complete the cast, the Labor
Defense Council is on the lookout for
six sturdy Robots, to personify the
product turned out in Rossum's Uni
versal Robot factory. There is little
or no speaking required Of these
robots" A good robot-like a good
wage slave-is one who does what he
is told and says little. But in spite
of the humbleness of their roles, the
robots are as necessary to the east
Of r. U. r. as the workers are to in
dustry. The parts must be filled at
once. Volunteers should get in touch
with the Office Of the Labor Defense
Council, 1855 W. Washington st.
In. the midst of the preparations
for the staging of r. U. R.. the
Studio Players, who will be the back
bone Of the production, are continuing
their own performances of out-of-the-
ordinary plays in their little theatre
back of the Radical Book Shop. Their
next production will be Bernard
Shaw's Man and Superman."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
The Tragedy of Woodrow Wilson

would Woodrow Wilson only the author Of
Immediately the pubca
ton Of that stirring book his the hearts Of generations to
president guided the
of Wilson, political the world would be vastly
better off today would think vastly Of Wilson
things than Woodrow
delvere When the
ward began their carefully planned campaign for preparedness and
thing being too proud to fght Apostles Of the Strenuous life
Wilson held his and beat Hughes for the presidency the slogan
che
Then the from Wall Street and other became too
Wilson
madness But Wilson, the ideas still in evidence He form
the the world
safe for democracy The world thrilled with this inspiring program
for clean the Russian freed Of the Of Carbon
acclaimed the American president the hope Of oppressed peoples
the conference unrscognz Of peoples oper
bsd for the League Of fO the closed
Wilson i said in his defense could make little impression on these
fatty have refused to take part in conference that meant the utter
historians would have judged him one Of the worlds greatest statesmen
the liberal permitted his hound thousands
Verify, Woodrow
ex-presdent feel his life
Of deasm
prefer remember him only the brilliant author Of "The New
Freedom"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
NEWFOUN Midland
PREMIER ACCUSED
! AS B RIB E TAKER
Steel Company Named
as Paymaster

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Feb.
ia Teapot Dome scandal in MIN
iature is exposed here in the biggest
legal case Newfoundland ever had,
now up before the legislative council.
Sir Richard Squire, former premier
Of Newfoundland, is accused Of TAX
ing money from various industrial
corporations, in return Of which he
misused his Official position in favor
of those firms. Outstanding among
the enterprises concerned is the Brit
ish Empire Steel Corporation, or
"Besco," we'll known all over the
North American continent since last
years miners and steel workers
strike in Nova Scotia and the rail
reading Of their fighting leader, ].
B. McLachlan.
The evidence was that the defend
ant, while in Office, on various occa-
sions had asked for and had received
sums, all of which amount approx
mately to quarter Of million
dollars.
On one occasion, in December,
1921. Squire had sent a middleman
to Montreal to obtain Campaign
funds,' to which the president Of the
British Empire Steel Corporation
was invited to contribute the mere
trile of 100000, in addition to
S51, 900 already paid to Squire on pre-
vious occasions. For those sums
Squire pledged himself to bring about
notifications of a contract Of the
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
with the Newfoundland government,
this firm being a subsidiary Of Besco.
The said contract called for the ex-
penditure Of $3,500.000 in New
foundland in specified period.
The same middleman testified that
he was commissioned to negotiate
with the Commercial Cable Company
of New York ION matters affecting
the company's cable system in New
foundland," and that his "instruc-
tions included a request for a $4,000
fund which was to be used in con-
nection with the Newfoundland elec-
ton in 1928"
Books of the st. Johns branch OF
the Bank of Nova Scotia and other
bank regards show evidently that
large sums from the Dominion Iron
and Steel Company and from other
still unknown sources were advanced
to the credit of Squire during the
last three years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Crusader Service
Praises Reporting
of Race Congress

Says the Crusader Service, Negro
Press Service, of the DAILY WORK
ER'S reporting of the Sanhedrin:
"In contrast with the attitude of
the bourgeois press in almost total
ly ignoring this important race con-
ference, the attitude of the great la
Dor daily of this city, the DAILY
WORKER, is most encouraging.
This powerful daily is reporting regu-
larly and with the utmost fairness
the sessions of the Conference. 1t
has also given editorial welcome to
the Sanhedrin, saying among other
things:
"The DAILY WORKER, as the
official organ Of the Workers Party
Of America, extends it's greetings to
the great conference of American
Negroes-the All-Race Assembly
that meets today in Chicago.
"The overwhelming majority of
of the American Negroes are workers
and no section Of the American work
ing class has so many urgent reasons
for unity, so many grievances to pro-
test, is so bitterly prosecuted and ex-
plotted.
"'All over the world, since the
Russian Revolution with its working
class Interpretation of the policy OF
self-determinatio of races and ma
tionalities brought new hope To the
subject peoples, their voices have
been heard with increasing clear
ness"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
MENTIONING THE MOVIES
BY PROTECTOR.

THE Humming Bird Is a Hummer.
Gloria Swanson az last has a part
in which she can play to advantage
despite the exaggerated contortions
with which our movie directors in
vest all denizens Of the Partisan I'M
derworld. She is a wild and woolly
Apache, daring and clever thief,
who, in boys clothing, is known to
the police as "The Humming Bird
Gloriously immoral, she steals under
the very nose Of the Police Inspec-
tor, throws herself at the head of the
handsome American reporter, and
boasts Of her booty to the Virgin
Mary in the church which provides
her favorite getaway"
Along comes the "Great" War. Il
does not interest the "Humming
Bird" very much until she finds that
her reporter has enlisted in the For
eign Legion. Right then and there
she gets a bad case of belated pa
triotism. She turns recruiting SER
geant and lines up all the skulking
evolves of Montmarte" to become
dead heroes in defense Of land in
which even this pictures titles admit
them to be outcasts. The war scenes
are not merely realistic, most of
them are real. They are obviously
duped from actual battle scenes but
the audience is glad to forgive faulty
Aim in exchange for chance to see
attacks with liquid fire, houses
crumbling under real shell fire, artil-
lery, cavalry and the whole works
going into action. The staged scenes
are equally good, especially when
young Zi-Zi has his face blown into
a pulp of mud and blood as he saves
his whole trench from a bomb ex-
plosion.
Morality serves the Humming Bird
very poorly. She wants to turn her
loot over to the Virgin Mary for the
relief Of the soldiers and is arrested
in the church, caught red-handed
She gets ten years but is liberated
by Zeppelin bomb just in time to
save her dying wounded American
lover and to get pardon to the &C.
compartment of Zi-Zis war medal
He was the last of the Wolves she
had sent to death so she got the
bounty
A goodly part of this picture i:
plain, unadulterated, fiag-wavine
hokum, French and American. There
is much hands-across the-sea stuff
and attention while the flag. goes by
But it no longer registers--not will
big town audiences at any rate. TIL,
boys who see themselves marching il
uniform either in New York or Pare,
are too busy figuring how the bonu.
will help them get out of debt. S,
the house remained cold as almos
every variety of sure-fre stuff wal
paraded. Three years ago it would
have raised the roof.
But the other half of the pictur,
is well worth sitting thru the bunk
especially when we know that many
of our patriots feel that French pay
ment of war loans would suren
bring the bonus. So a workers yer
dict on the Humming Bird would b,
fifty-ffty-and that's pretty good fo-
a modern movie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Your Union Meeting

Every local listed in the official di-
reetory of the CHICAGO Fedora
TON OF LABOR will be published
under this head on day Of meeting
free Of charge for the first month,
afterwards our rate will be as fol-
lows;
Monthly meetings. year one
line once month, each additional
line, loo an Issue.
Semi-monthly meetings - IS q
year one line published two times
month, each additional line l3c an
issue.
Weekly meetings-s7.5O a year
one line a week, each additional line
1oc an issue.
THIRD WEDNESDAY, Feb. goth
No. Name Of Local and Place Of Meeting.
ss Amslgsmstsd Clothing Workers, 1864
ip B. I 5. I, ", ston. Derrick. $50 W.
Warrington 81.
isi Belt Line Federation, s2d and Hslstsd.
Brick and Clay, Village Hall. Lansing.
10 Carpenters, II Garfield Blyd.
y Carpenters, Western end Lexington.
2t2 Carpenters, 5Si3 s. Ashland Ave.
$50 Carpenters, Hackers Eaii. Lake Forest.
sAs Csrnensers. $50 W. Warrington 81.
1893 Carpenters, sos 8. State 81.
1854 Carpenters. 1888 n. HaIsted
ST. II. Fehling, Rec. Sec'y.,
1858 Grace st. Irving 1897.
1922 Carpenters, 64i4 S. Halsted ST.
2zss Carpenters. lis S. Ashland Blvd
Carysrs (wood), 1919 ~ t,ailfornia Az.
Il Cigar Makers, 2i5 s. Ashland Blvd.
1913 Eleef-leians I27 n Franeisea Az.
IS Engineers, So. Chicago. ii4Os Michigan.
FiFemen's Assn. $50 n. State St., ?
o. m.
A5l Firemen and Enginemen. sIls Com
mercial Ave
Hod Carriers. District Council, si4 W.
Harrison 81.
10 Janitors Num-, Kedzie and Belmont.
Ladies' Garment Wkrs., 32s W. Van
Buren, st.
5es Maehinists, sIs7W. 55th st.
47e Meehinists, $500 W. Madison St.
$40 Maehinists, lis2 Milwaukee Ave
SIS Maintenance Of Way, 5324 s. Halsted.
Marine Cooks, 357 n. Clark st.
% MOulderS, assoc W. Madison ST.
81 Painters. Sherman and Main SITS.
Evanston. ILL.,
GA Painters. 1870 W. Washington ST.
sss Painters. Moose Hall. La Grange.
s72 Painters, Odd Fellows Hall, Blue Island
Plastsrsrs, 80 W. Monroe st.
1858 Poultry and Game, zoe Water st.
3t6 Railway Clerks, 1856 N. Washington St.
225 Railroad Trainmen, s12 W. seth St.
SEQ Railroad Trainmen, 64th and University
sSl Railroad Trsinmen. 1853 N. State ST.,
$50 D. m.
% Sheet Metal. ia w. Harrison ST.
I73 Teamsters tSoda), 220 s. Ashland Blvd.
733 Transfers, 220 S. Ashland Blvd
1853 Transfers, sass S. Ashland Ave.
Wall Paper Crafts, Chicago 4 Western
AYES
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all meeting,
are at p. nj
The Daily Worker for a month free
to the first member Of any local union
sending in change of date or place
Of meeting of locals listed here.
Please watch fol your local and il
not listed let US know, giving time
and place Of meeting so we can keen
this daily announcement complete
and up to date.
On Tuesday of every week we ex-
pect to print display announcements
Of local unions. Rates will be 81 an
inch, soc for half an inch card. Take
this matter up in your next meeting
Your local should have weekly dis
play card as well as the running an.
nouncement under date of meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Purchase Books in
Leningrdd for NeO
York Public Library

LENINGRAD, Feb. ia consid-
cradle number of books, edited by
the State Editorial Office, Leningrad
Branch, have been purchased by the
representatives Of the New York
Public Library, during their. stay
here. These books are intended for
the Slavonic section Of the New York
Library. Moreover, negotiations are
under way for the purchase Of second
copies Of scientific editions, kept in
the Academy Of Science and the
Public Library, in Leningrad.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

Senator Medill Mccormick, Repub-
lician candidate for reelection from
Illinois got boost from Samuel
Gompers yesterday. Enemies of
Mccormick, who is one of the chief
stockholders in the Chicago Tribune,
were accused Of not supporting the
efforts of the American Federation
Of Labor to have child labor amend
ment to the constitution passed.
Sammy wired McCormick's support
ers that Mccormick had supported
such efforts and had introduced a
proposed amendment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

Slowly and painfully the Italian
cooperative movement which was all
but annihilated six months ago by
Fascist plumber, loot and arson, is
recovering its strength. The last
half year, reports the British CO.
operation News to the All American
Cooperative Commission, has seen a
Transformation of the Italian CO.
operative movement that nobody
would have thought possible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Ohio Farmer. For Cooperative.

Ohio farmers are planning big
things for 1924 and they all revolve
around one little word--Co-opera-
ton. Cooperative marketing or
CARNATIONS Of dairy, live stock. wool,
grain, poultry, and vegetable pro.
duets are all on the program for de-
velopment during the present year,
according to the report sent the All.
American Cooperative Commission
by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Attack on Workers
Party BLOW at the
Steel Workers Union

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Charging
that the raid on Workers Party
headquarters by the police of Far
rell, Pa, on Lincoln's birthday is
part of the attempt to "stop organ
ization among the steel workers, y
the American Civil Liberties Union
has announced its intention of back
ing the fight to recover the property
confscated by the police. The con-
fiscated property included $176 worth
of literature.
This raid" Prof. Harry F. Ward,
chairman of the Civil Liberties Union
declared, in statement issued at the
union Offices, lis further evidence of
the pressure brought to bear on local
officials by the federal department OF
justice at the dictation of employers
and other interests in West Penn
sylvania to stop organization among
the steel workers"
For RECOGNITION Of Soviet Rus,s.i
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

Mayor Dever's plan 70 reorganize
the fire department, putting the bust
ness end Of the department in the
hands of the fire commissioner and
putting the fire marshal out on tho
street, in charge Of fire fighting, is
not popular with the men who will
be subordinated. The plan also calls
for the reorganization Of the bureau
Of fire prevention under the direction
Of an engineer. The plan does not
affect the ordinary fire fighters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
A Million A Day.

A Million Francs A Dayl That's
the tune which the great French Cor
operative Wholesale Society is play
ing these days.
The Magasin de Gros-which is the
French name for this gigantic or
ganization--has more than 400 af-
filiated societies, including a number
Of factories, which it serves as a
central purchasing and distributing
agent. Five years ago its annual
turnover totalled only about $50 mill
lion francs year; at the present
rate of growth its annual turnover
will be close to 400 million francs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Russ-Persian Ship Line.

Petrograd. Feb. 19.--Thru water
transport service between Petrograd
and Persia, via Rybinsk and other
volga ports, has been established by
the Russo German mixed company,
Russ transit" For this purpose,
the company has built two steamers
the Ispahan and the Hamsdan,
specially adapted for navigation in
river and sea.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Just An Accident.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 49,
A verdict of accidental death was re-
turned by the coroner's jury here to-
day over the body of Frank v.
Correa, prominent stock man and
manager for the Morgan County
Shippers Association. Correa was
killed instantly when the truck which
he was driving was struck by Chi
cago and Alton passenger train.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
,DAUGHERTY PHI
WAS PIP SAYS
WORKER BOOSTER

Mail Is Filled with Let
tiers of Praise
The business Office says il will re-
fuse to show the editorial staff any
more letters from readers Of the
DAILY WORKER because 1t is likely
to get swelled heads from reading so
much praise. The letters containing
praise for the DAILY WORKER and
renewals of subscriptions certainly
continue to pour in. Everybody
seems to be pleased with it.
"Your front page cartoons are real
thought stimulators, timely and well
brought out. They give ideas and
facts a more definite and forceful
expression. The one on Daugherty
in recent issue was a pip, regular
sock at that bird. 1t served that
rank sinking betrayer Of public trust
in the proper manner. It was done
to turn" writes e. Altwater, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
"Out here we are more than pleas
ed with the DAILY WORKER. -
Mrs. G. M. NJ, Sylvan, MINI.
"That paper Of yours is very
good. "-Kuzma Shopper, Bellaire, o.
Everybody to whom l have spoken
about the DAILY WORKER is well
satisfied with it."-Walter Conrad,
New Brennan, Ohio.
The Jewish branch of the Young
Workers League of Buffalo has sent
in a subscription for the Buffalo Pub
lie Library. Here is an idea for
other branches of the Workers Party
and the Young Workers League to
act on. Who will be the next one to
get the DAILY WORKER into the
hands of dozens of workers daily?
New York Times Subscribes.
The New York Times editorial
writer's want to know what the work
ers are thinking about so the New
York Times has sent in a years
subscription. The men who write for
the bosses know a good thing.
Alex Georgian who runs the Mod
ern Book Store in Minneapolis is one
of the best sub boosters in the North
west. There is never a week goes
by but what several subs come from
/ tho MoIav,, pNOl Gkar.a
The Finnish workers in New Eng
land who have a fine paper of theil
own are also getting in line and sub.
scribing to the DAILY WORKER
The Eteenpain Cooperative Society
is continually sending in new sub:
from Finnish workers.
The Rush Run Cooperative Society
of Rayland, Ohio, recently declared
dividend of IL per cent and put
aside S475 for donations. They Sent
the DAILY WORKER $25, the Labor
Defense Council $25, and the litera
ture department of the Workers
Party $25.
81 am very enthusiastic about the
DAILY WORKER. Mrs. S. NJ
Calkins, Deming, N. M.
81 always mail my old copies o.
the DAILY WORKER to workers
who are not radicals. It knows how
to get at them."-W. F., Roseburg
Ore.
"The farmers around here are liv
ing on their overhead. That means
that they are spending the none.
that should go to building up thei
farms to live on. I think l can spar
a little of my overhead to get tn,
DAILY WORKER for the next tire,
MONTHS writes o. o. NJ, a Georgii
cotton raiser.
"In this land of intellectual dark
ness and the X. X. X. the DAILY
WORKER comes like a ray Of sun
shine. w. P, Dallas, Tex.
What do you think Of the DAHL,
WORKER? Write in and tell u:
If you don't like something about il
saw so.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

MUNICH. Feb. 1s.-Trial Of Gem
eral Ludendorff, German war lord.
for participation in the beer hall
rebellion Of Nov. 8, has been post
nopsd ~ntu Fab "a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Must Explore Tut's Tomb.

CAIRO, Feb. 19.-The Egyptian
government tonight issued an ulti-
matum to Howard Carter, giving the
explorer 48 hours in which to re-
sumo work in the tomb Of Tut-Ankh-
Amen or abandon the project.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
With the Labor Editors

WORKER will publish from time
editorials articles the labor of the world The
publication of such articles and editorials does necessarily that
with
The articles will be selected oeuness expression literary style
contained with the
DAILY WORKER poicy)
following editorial "The Labor Journal
Oakland Calf Federation Of Railway Brother
editor