The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-07
An Appeal for Coolidge
and Notice Of New Wage
Reduction Side by Side
BY J. LOUIS ENcDAHL.

TO-DAY, the coal miners MoundsvIe West Va,
carrying another political lesson in their heads
grew out of comparison of posters put the bulletin
board of the Glendale Mine, where they work.
Vote for Coolidge and Dawes" said the first poster
It had been up only few days when the mine owners
posted another bulletin announcing 20 per wage
ducton. The second notice read:
Wages will revert to 1917 effective forthwith"
Both notices put up by the mine wasn't
difficult for the coal miners put together
The that urges Coolidge and Dawes in the
presidential elections demanding that be reduced
Contributions by a corporation to churches are an
ness That is contention have always set forth. This
position has been endorsed by the board of appeals
1t part good business for corporations to promote
religious activity among their employees and the tax board
has ruled that deductions may be made in the income
tax returns The commissioner of internal revenue didn't
think the deduction ought be made in the Of the
Ponsett mills, of Greenvie S. c.. manufacturing cotton
goods It was shown that this corporation in 1920 contr
buted $1,oo64e to Baptist church in the mill village
Workers baptized in religion make very good mill hands,
Especially the children be taught that they destined
to work in the mills and that they ought to like it Trade
unions not encouraged in South Carolina Expenses
for strke-breaking and maintaining the open shop will
doupf also be cassed by the revenue collectors with re
business"
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The Won steuben Society in its publication 1.-THE Pro-
gressve joins hands with Rudolph spreckes, the sugar
monaITe OF San Francisco in pointing out why they are in
ing Why Capitalists Support LaFoette and should be
made important of this years presidential
campaign We publish it in full as follows.
legislation looking conevu-
ton Of the ioater Of the State
because Socialist portion
and desire to stamp Of
ReQaG-Rqud campaign California
Company frequently mentioned
In connection ch the
continue to ignore the Ches
the security day
their Indignation and begin to destroy better friend
people Of class the capitalist graft
corruption and exploitation unchecked
they aoH that
SpreckeIs says he is better friend of his class the
capitalist class than are the Teapot Dome Oil capitalists He
wants to hand down his wealth to his children
But it is the biggest capitalists, with the unscrupu
ous methods who rule in industry dominate capitalist
politics. Spreckes may give liberal fringe to the capitalist
LaFoette. But that will hurt the capitalists will only
oo some workers and farmers into believing they going
to get something under capitalism.
speckeIs is the catspaw of his class And LaFoIIette
the mouse that the catspaw playing with If the workers
they have to do is follow LaFoete If they to fight
for their own class interests they must join with the Com
nunIsts.
In this connection it should be mentioned
plantation strikers arrested following struggle here Sept
between the sugar workers and the police called to
But not single plantation has been indicted
We are reliably informed that speckes is heavily
ested in the Hawaiian plantations. Out of the exploitation
Of helpless Japs Fipios, Chinese and Hndus, Spreckes
wins profits to keep his children in ideness and luxury
Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company And the United
States on the job on behalf Of the plantation This
shown by the terse statement that there no
disturbances in the islands since struggle resulted
in the death of 20 participants.
Dr. W A. Evans the health expert of the Chicago
Tribune tells us that During the centuries of
ence the luxury OF the slow awakening habit has
duIged until it has become instructive"
For fear that all the readers of The Tribune might not
be able to enjoy this luxury and might it,
he adds, Whether person awakens slowly quickly
purely matter of training One about as instructive as
the other"
But the worker doesn't need this superfuous health
advice He must awaken the call the alarm clock not
by instinct but by necessity This will be until social
revolution acts alarm clock the people in
GLIDING the parasite rich to do useful work. Then the
workers who rise before dawn at the alarm clocks CALL
begin the long workday may have chance to sleep little
longer.
WILLIAM RROWDER 7 AIDS THREF