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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Taxi Drivers Strike

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. G.--More than
100 unorPanized chaufTeurs employed
BY the Yellow taxi cab company sus-
pended work because Of low wages
ard poor work conditions. They have
since organized. Many Of them earn
less than $40 a week, II hours a day.
They are compelled to buy uniforms
from their employer. The company
has received free advertising for
assisting school children across crowd
ed streets. but the strikers show they
do that work on their own time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26

into the foreground as an excuse
for factionalism, is now running the
organization outside. Gunplay and
fights go on between leaders in head
quarters who advocate pacifism to the
masses in the class struggle. Both
sides are equally certain that the 1.
w. w. needs no revolutionary minor
ity organization such as the T. U. E.
L. forms in the A. F. of L., and both
are equally wrong.
Lately the leading speakers of the
!. w. w. are acknowledging that it
has no revolutionary mission, that it
organizes for two things only-frst,
for the everyday struggle" second,
to carry on production after capital
ism shall have been overthrow" (by
the Communists, presumablyD. The
Workers Party invites those members
of the l. w. w. who want to fill this
hiatus and help to overthrow capital
ism to join the Communist movement
without leaving the l. w. W., how
ever. In the next war to end war
the Communist Party will have work
for these good fighters. In the next
war, together with all the resentful
elements from the last one dragged
again into the ranks, will go the Com
munists, organized to carry on sys-
tematic work to turn the war into
revolution. In the next war, II the
revolutionists are prosecuted, they
can feel that they were prosecuted
for something.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26

claim exemption as opposed to war"
This farcical situation was heightened
when a defiant statement, upon which
the G. e. B. could not agree, was found
among papers taken in the raids and
was used against US by Judge Lands
with telling effect.
While the G. e. B. quarreled, the
membership became confused. There
was not even bad leadership. While
Solidarity snorted defiance to the war
lords, regiments Of drafted l. w. w.
were entrained, the Marine Transport
Workers union was given trustcd
work and good wages in handling war
supplies. 1t bought Liberty bonds and
put up service flag. All these excel
lencies were duly lugged into court to
prove we were good patriots. But we
were convicted Just the same. Only
the trial again proved, by division
among the defendants on how it
should be conducted, that the revolu-
tionary and the unionist elements
were wholly at variance.
At Leavenworth the group was given
over to numberless quarrels and re-
examinations. In spite of the fact that
every issue could be seen looming up
for future decision, no program was
discussed or adopted concerning the
group attitude toward parole. commu-
tation or conditional release, until after
the crisis was upon us and the group
already irrevocably split. This fight be-
came murderously bitter and, pushed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26
War Prosecutions and Their Results

was taken in all it's confusion by the
war crisis. In spite of its advertised
and many of its real virtues, it natur-
ally suffered great mutilation under
war persecution. It's failure to main
tain its theological unity and tone, and
increase rather than decrease it's
power in the struggle, is a failure of
the syndicalist argument that an econ
omic organization can discharge the
functions of a political party in lead
ing the struggle.
Some leaders Of the /. w. w. have
learned this lesson from the war
crisis, but-most remarkably-they do
not go on from the acknowledgement
that the union cannot be a political
party to the logical conclusion that
there should be a separate revolution.
airy political party organized. Far
from it. They only disavow the polit-
ical function-the struggle for power
altogether! They become pure and
simple unionists! Industrial union
lists, Of course, but minus any prt.
gram for the revolutionary over
throwal Of capitalism-and many of
them have become advocates of pac-
ifism in the class struggle.
The G. e. B. met, quarreled, but
could not agree on any statement. So
none was made. Chaplin, then editor
of Solidarity, waited until nearly reg
istration day. then, disguised, pub
lished his own statement, advising the
I. w. w. members to register. but to
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Continued from Page y
sentimental fighter for his class to an
all too sanity petty bourgeois pacifist.
But it is change, shameful change.
1t represents the change in the S. P.
Its small proletarian tendency was de-
stroyed, and even it's best elements
were so at sea that in 1918 they were
innocently talking class collabora-
ton program of reconstruction
stead of revolution.
The !. w. Wan Example Of Syndi-
caIist Confusion.
Some will say that the l. w. W.,
surely, has record under war perse-
cution that is beyond all criticism. If
we speak of the fine type of fighting
workers who made up the revolution
airy minority (unorganized) both in
side and outside of prison during the
war, agree. But as one OF those
who shared intimately in the catas-
trophic results Of official confusion, l
must add that, as an organization, the
reputation of the l. w. w. for oppo-
sition to war, or for any consistent
program in relation thereto, is unjus-
tilted.
The ]. W. w., which has always
tried to fulfill the contradictory func-
tons Of revolutionary (tho anti
parliamentary political party, and
at the same ume-of . labor union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26

pened the class struggle in England
and on the continent Of Europe re-
sulting In colossal strikes. II would
be madness on the part of the gov
ernments not to understand this
situation, when the very thought of
the calamity of a world war awak-
ems feeling Of desperate disgust
among the proIetariat of the entire
> world. The proletariat considers it
a crime for workers to shoot at each
other for the sake of capitalists
profits, dynastic intrigues and for
the promotion of secret diplomatic
treaties.
"ShouId the governments suppress
all the possibilities for normal de-
Velopment and drive the proIetariat
to desperate action, it will be these
governments alone that will bear
all the responsibilities for the con-
sequences of the war.
However, should war break out
in spite of US, it will be the duty of
the socialists to interfere in order
to put an early end to it. We shall
have to employ all our strength to
utilize the economic. and political
crisis created by the war in order
to arouse the masses and thus en-
nance the downfall of the class DOM
ination of capital"
1t was a warning to capitalism anC
sacred pledge to the working class
1t was a pledge to transform the i'm
perialist war into civil war of the
proletariat against the bourgeoisie. L
was a pledge ito arouse the masse.
and thus enhance the downfall of CAPT
talist rule"
Let us remember that. And then
The Great Betrayal.
On the 4th of August, 1914, the Ger
man Social-Democracy in the Reichs
tag voted military credits ito defenC
the Fatherland. The same day tn,
French socialists in the chamber O
deputies unanimously voted in favo
of the military bills proposed by tn,
government. Two weeks later Tn,
Socialist party entered the coalition
government to prosecute war.
In Belgium, yandervelde, one of tn,
heads of the Second International, en-
tered in the name of his party into
coalition war government on the 3rt
Of August, 1914.
The British Labor party wavere,
only for a short while refusing a
first to vote the military credits. Blu
a few days subsequent to the declars
ton of war finds already the British
Labor party actively engaged in re
cruiting volunteers for the army. An,
later, on May 26, 1915, Henderson an,
a few others enter the government
ito conduct the war to a successful
conclusion"
With the beginning of 1915, Their,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26

will carry out the imperialistic and
militaristic policies of British capt.
talism. That is, they themselves will
prepare the new imperialist slaughter.
And their brethren in France, in
Germany, in Belgium and all over the
world will be doing the very same
thing. And in the United States the
socialist party will help LaFolIette
destroy the political independence Of
the American workers, thus removing
the only power that is capable to fight
imperialism and war.
The Second International is prepar-
ing to repeat the history of 1914 only
on a much bloodier scale. Shall we
permit it?
There Is No Short Cut.
Let every working man take to heart
the experiences of the past ten years.
What do they teach us?
You cannot prevent new imperialist
wars. They will come. They must
come. They are part and parcel of
modern capitalist economy. If you
don't want new wars, destroy capt.
talism. Remove the capitalists from
power and take the government into
your own hands.
To prepare against war is to pre-
pare for the social revolution and for
the seizure of power by the working
class. The first step to this is the
building of a powerful revolutionary
working class party-a Communist
Party.
And if war comes-as it surely will
you will not be able to stop it, un-
less you will be ready to seize power
and establish the proletarian Dictator
ship.
To achieve this something more
than good intentions will be necessary
on the part of the exploited masses
of America. They will have to be
class conscious, we'll organized polit-
ically and economically, trained for
battle and inspired with confidence in
their strength and will to power.
Who will educate these masses?
Who will develop their class con-
seriousness, raise their hatred of the
bourgeoisie and inspire them with the
will to power?
Will LaFollette do it? Will Hill
quit, the c. P. p. A. and Gompers
do it?
Make your own conclusions. But be
sure Of one thing. Whatever your de-
cision, remember the lessons of the
past ten years, which cannot be ex-
pressed any better than in the fol-
lowing words of Lenin:
Nothing will end war, nothing will
usher in a real democratic peace, moth
Ing will free the nations from the
greedy capitalists which are fattenina
on war-nothing but a proletarian
revolution"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26

N 1912, two years prior to the last
l world slaughter in which millions of
workers were sacrificed on the altar
OF imperialism, the Second Interna-
tional held an extraordinary world
congress.
1t was held in Basel Switzerland. 1t
was called for the primary purpose of
putting an end, If possible, to the then
raging Balkan war and to prevent the
latter from turning into World War.
To achieve this purpose certain
; resolution was adopted, the now ia
nous anti-war resolution of the Basel
Congress. Famous for two reasons:
For what it pledged the Second Inter
national to do in case of World War
and for what it actually did when the
war come about.
On the tenth anniversary of the
great slaughter when the Second In
ternational again pretends to be pre-
pairing against imperialist wars, it is
our duty to throw glance (just a
glance) backwards to the memorable
pre-war days of 1914. Therein lies a
lesson for the workers which must
not be lost.
The Great Pledge.
1t was given by the Second Interna.
tional on three occasions. By decision
Of three world congresses. Let US
memorize the dates and places:
In Stuttgart, in 1907.
In Copenhagen, 1910.
In Basel, in 1912.
The following is the heart of the
Basel resolution:
1.-THE Congress calls upon the
workers of the world to resist CAPT.
talist Imperialism by means of In
ternationaI proletarian solidarity.
The Congress issues warning to the
ruling classes Of all nations not to
Increase the miseries of the work
Ing class, which result from the
capitalist system of production, by
engaging in fresh military ventures.
The Congress quite definitely de-
mands peace.
"Let the governments Of all coun-
tries not forget that, with the exist
ing European situation and with the
present state of mind of the work
Ing class, the beginning of a new
war may prove not altogether a
harmless affair for these very gov.
ernments. Let them also remember
that the Franeo-Prussian war result
ed In a revolutionary explosion
which led to the Commune, that the
Russo-Japanese war created revo-
lutionary movement involving all
the nationalities of the Russian EN-
pire, that the growing competition
in ornaments have already shar-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-26
War and the Second international srRRz1nAn

|crystallized among the parties of the
Second International what may be
termed: a division Of functions. One
set Of parties England, France and
Belgium) organized as a war auxiliary
to the bourgeoisie of the allied powers,
and another set of parties Germany,
Austria and Hungary organized as
an auxiliary to the bourgeoisie of the
Central powers.
In other words, the entire Second
international, with the exception of
the socialist parties of Russia, Serbia,
Poland, Italy and partly America, has
been modified and delivered for use
to the capitalists of the two warning
camps.
This is what the leaders of the Sec
ond International did with the Basel
resolution.
History May Repeat Itself.
Most of those leaders are still alive.
So is the Second International. Having
died an inglorious death in the days
of its great betrayal, it later resur-
rected and came to life again as the
mainstay and most valuable support
to the lettering foundations of CAPT
talism.
By grace of the bourgeoisie the Sec
ond International has become a "rul-
ing" power. 1t rules England thru the
British Labor party. 1t practically
shares power in Germany with the
social-democrat Ebert as the president
of the German Republic. 1t is in fact,
il not in name. part of the Herriot
government of France. 1t is in
power" in Sweden and is about to
become part of the government of
Belgium.
The Second International is very
much satisfied with its recent sue
cess. At a special world conference,
held at Vienna around the middle of
June simultaneously with the world
congress of the Amsterdam Trade
Union International. Friedrich Adler
reported great progress for the par
ties of the Second International.
At this conference, of which Van
dervelde was chairman, they also dis.
cussed the dangers of new war. And
what did they decide? Well, they ap-
proved the Dawes plan and decided to
draw the attention of all governments
that the evil of all evils is the problem
of reparations.
But that is not all. In conjunction
with the Amsterdam International
they decided to hold anti-war demon
strations on the tenth anniversary OF
the late war.
That is, they will protest again, they
will pledge themselves again, they will
warn once more against the danger
of new wars.
And at the same time they will sit
! in the government of England and
, 1924-06-12
Government Issues
New Regulations for
Reclamation Settlers

Regulations covering the defer
nent of dates of payment of charges,
entails and penalties on reclama-
ion projects in carrying out the re-
;en Relief Act of May 8, 1924,
we're made public today by Commits
iioner of Reclamation Elwood Mead
With the approval of the Secretary
# the Interior. They follow in part.
Good policy and good faith both
'equire that so far as possible re-
payments to the Government be not
tnreasonably postponed. T o S e
yater users who have credits and
Lssets making it possible for them
@ pay all or part OF their obligations
lue the United States will be expect
d to do so. At the same time this
measure will be applied sympathetic
lily for the benefit of those not now
BILE to pay, but who are exerting
themselves to reclaim their lands
nd to carry out their contracts with
he United States. In this connec-
ion it becomes appropriate to- give
consideration to the report recently
unlimited by the Committee of Spe-
, 1924-06-12

begins reorganization. to be reopen
ed in 80 days.
Rock Springs-Producers & Re
finers corporation to pipe gas here
from Baxter Basin field by this fall;
Midwest Company soon to begin
drilling in local field.
Douglas-New bridge over Platte
river at Fetterman. on Ross road,
completed.
Laramie Woman's club con-
templating erection of club house.
Buffalo Midwest Refining Com
pany to drill deep test well ON Tis-
dale structure near Kaycee.
Riverton-Contracts awarded for
construction of drains in Big Bend
and Delfelder drainage districts;
future development of over 1900
acres affected, cost to be $112,-
349.55.
Casper Southwestern Engineer
ing Corporation has been awarded
a contract to construct an absorption
gasoline works in Salt Creek field
for recovery of gasoline fro unnatural
gas by the e. r. Williams Oil Co.
Riverton-Work to start June 16
On Big Bend and Delfelder drainage
districts.
Casper-Union Tank Car Co. to
build s250,000 addition to- plant.
Midwest Refining Co., drilling for
Utah Oil Refining Co. has COM
pleted repairs to II miles highway
md is now delivering material for
irst test in Big Piney district.
, 1924-06-12
MAHOMET GOES
TO THE MOUNTAIN

WASHINGTON. JUNE S.-"The
free trader can seldom go very far
in his argument before he finds him
self strengthening the position of the
protectionists," says the Republican
Publicity Association. through it's
President. Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.
There was al illustration of this re-
Gently in England while Lord Lever
hulme was arguing in behalf OF n
free trade policy for Britain. Lord
Leverhulm Is a manufacturer and
admitted that his company has fac
tories in several other countries.
in which Lord Leverhulme has his
foreign factories are all protection
lists nations.
THE Significance of this Is clear
Lord Leverhulme's concern desired
to market its products In other coun-
tries but was sut out by the pro-
tective tariff. In order to market
the product the company had to es-
tablish u factory in the protected
country. TIL eresult OF that is also
clear. Establishment of the factory
in She protected country meant en-
ployment OF labor in that country.
purchase of raw materials largely
II not entirely in that country. and
payment of taxes in that country.
Under free trade in the United
States. the British Lords establish
ment could manufacture its products
in Great Britain. ship 1t to the U. S.
for instance. and sell It here. taking
the money back to England. That
would lei the employment OF
British labor. the purchase of raw
materials in Britain or It's DEEPEN
denotes and the payment of taxes
to the British Government.
In the course OF his argument.
Lord Leverhulme said that a pro-
tectionist country can export COM
modes only II II is able to build
up an industry TO such n quantity
production as TO enable II thereby
, 1924-06-12

cumstances that make such extens-
lon necessary. No e form of ap-
plication will be required as n basis
for relief under this section, but the
project Chief Clerk may find 1t adj
visable to prepare and distribute
mimeographed copies of the three
necessary requirements as stated
above.
THE board Of directors of the Lo-
cal Water Users Association or ir-
rigation district will be requested to
take action on requests for relief.
Following recommendations by such
board the application will be con-
sidered by the Chief Clerk in con-
n%ection with such data as are avail
able in his office, notably other re-
lief applications by the same party
and data touching the general on
dtions of tn unit in question and the
division of the project involved, and
render decision thereon either deny
ing or allowing the relief sought. In
cases where the Chief Clerk fully
approves the request of the appli-
cant, his decision shall be final; in
all ether cases the application shall
be referred to the Director of finance
at Denver for consideration. In the
absence of an appeal, decision of the
Director will be final. Appeal will
lie from the Directors decisions to
the Commissioner and from the
Commissioners decision to the Sec
rotary of the Interior.
, 1924-06-12
Wyoming Weekly
Industrial Review

Casper Campaign launched to
raise $4,000 for construction o.
Methodist church.
Guernsey - Machinery on loca-
structure being put in readiness foi
drilling oil well.
Laramie-$1OO,0O 900 bond issue i.
voted for school construction ano
enlargement.
Shoshoni - Bridge across Bad.
water on Yellowstone highway to be
rushed to- completion.
Casper-Ornamental street light
ing system to be extended Is blocks
Greybull-Steel bridge under con.
struction to span washout in fill a
Big Horn river bridge.
Glenrock-Local finance corpora.
ton being formed to assist dairymeI
to improve and increase milk herds
Northumberland Western sugar
officials complete survey OF territor!
to determine beet development pro
gram for Wheatland flats.
Rock Springs = 500 1000 lbs. OF
wool sold here in one week, price
Al to AK cents.
loSptT- SOHtfdclS lOtdllIlS 30 I,
600 awarded for constructing ant
equipping Roosevelt school.
Riverton-State highway depart.
ment improving highway from thi.
city to Dubois.
Chugwater-Swan Land & Cattle
Company sells at al cents entire
1924 wool clip, "a, 900 tleeces, o.
about 100000 pounds, one of larges
clips in west.
Glenrock-Bank of Glenrock beins
~reorganized Is Wyoming State Bank
Laramie-Grand View subdivision
$50 blocks to be added to city.
Cheyenne All state highway,
now in passable condition.
Wheatland- Livestock men hole
two-day meeting in interests of bet
tering stock industry. first conven
ton Of kind in Is years.
Upton-Oil industry in this sec
tion improving. due to better price o
crude-companies in Usage field in
creasing investments preparatory tt
big drilling campaign.
Newcastle First National Banl
, 1924-06-12

cial Advisers on Reclamation. AS a
result of the recommendations con
tanned in this report, n in further
ance thereof. a bill has been intro
duced and is now pending in Con-
gress to authorize the Secretary to
undertake a comprehensive and de-
tailed survey Of the physical and eco
nomic features of each reclamation
project and to provide for an equit-
able readjustment Of all existing ac-
counts. The proposed bill, If en-
acted into law, will result in the
institution of a more scientific sys-
ten of r~epayments, and pending its
consideration by Congress it is be-
lieved advisable to limit the admin
istration of the present relief law to
the extensions provided for in sec
ton l thereof. To that end, and
during the present session of Con-
gress, only relief applications under
/ will be considered. Those
desiring to apply for long extensions
as provided for in section 2 will be
afforded ample opportunity to do so
at a date to be later announced and
prior to the time limit as named in
that section; that is, January l.,
1925.
Every person who desires to OBJ
tain an extension under section l Of
this act must file a written request
therefor in the office of the project
Chief Clerk. The request must state
the kind of charges owing; that is,
construction, operating, and main
tenance, or water rental, the length
of the extension desired Qimited, of
course, by the provisions of the sec
ton to not beyond March l, 1920,
and, briefly, the conditions and cir
, 1924-06-12

Midshipman Howard T. Orville,
who will be graduated with the rank
of Ensign from the U. ) Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Md, in June,
1925, has been making a very good
record in athletic activities. He has
figured prominently in the class
wrestling matches n has been on
the rifle squad for two years. 1t is
indeed an honor to be a member of
the rifle squad, for the Academy
team is ranked among the best in the
country.
Midshipman Orville was appointed
to the Academy in 1921 by Senator
F. e. Warren.
At the present time the three
lower classes are embarking ON a
three months summer practice
cruise. Orville is making this
cruise, will have a months leave
and then will enter upon his last
year at the Academy.