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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-29

district 80, take this occasion to state
our needs and grievances to the in
ternational officials OF the United
Mine Workers of America and to the
various delegates now assembled in
convention at indianapolis, Ind; and
respectfully request that action be
taken thereon.
Eve here state that the time was
never more ripe for organizing this
field, as conditions have become so
bad and wages so shamefully low
that a spirit of rebellion has been
created in the hearts of all coal min
ers in this section and they are long.
ing for an opportunity to break the
chains Of bondage that have been
thrown around them by the imperial
istic coal operators in this field.
1--WE further state that Samuel Pas.
coe, provisional president Of district
30, to which position he was ap-
pointed by John L. Lewis, interna
tional president of the United Mine
Workers of America, has now held
his present position for more than
four years and has never made any
serious effort to organize the miners
in this field, but on the contrary, foi
some reason, known only to himself
checked the organization movement
that was in progress at the time he
became provisional president: and
that on numerous occasions different
ones OF us have written to him, and
others who live in different parts of
this coal field have written to him
about the organization OF this field
and he has treated oil our letters, pc.
titlons, appeals and entreaties with in.
difference or insolent contempt.
1--WE further state that we believe II
would be extremely to the advantage
OF union miners all over the country
to organize this field, In view of the
fact that wages in this field have been
reduced to such low figure that the
operators in this field are in a much
better competitive position than those
of the central and other coal fields
which are organized and paying the
union wage scale.
I'VE therefore respectfully request
the international officials Of the United
Mine Workers OF America to use ali
their influence to see that prompt &C.
ton is taken TO organize the men who
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PUBLISHERS IN
FURY over new
POSTAGE RAISE
Coolidge Scheme Works !;
He Drops Out of Picture

That Coolidge's scheme, to throw
the postal clerks fight out Of the sen
ate into the newspaper publishers
camp and thereby kill It without soil.
ing his own hands, is working, is seen
by the furore his proposal to increase
postal rates on second class mail has
caused among publishers.
Publishers Up In Arms.
The American Newspaper Publish.
ers filed a protest today at the first
hearing on the new measure.
They charge the new schedule pro
posed to meet the postal pay increases
would Cripple the circulation" of
their publications. They insist there
is unfairness to them in hasty hear
ings on the new bill. They demand
sufficient" time (more delay to
study the report OF the post office de-
partment. Scores Of publishers have
photographed their objections. More
are expected to storm both house and
senate.
Tho Senator Moses swears the hear
Iings will be closed next Tuesday at
the latest, 1t can be easily guessed
that they will not.
Harry s. New. postmaster general
whether naively or otherwise, is forg-
ing ahead with his demand that maya
zine and newspaper publishers make
up the $68,000,00 necessary to pay
the increase in pay.
New Submits Figures.
In making his argument he submits
the following figures:
1T cost 1.6 gents per piece to handle
first class matter and third class mat
ter requires little distribution in the
railway mail service, whereas daily
and weekly newspapers receive letter
mail service. It costs LAS cents pei
piece to handle first class matter and
1878 cents per piece to handle fourth
class matter.
with such small revenue from
second class and such large service
conferred upon it, it is inevitable tina
there must be large loss. The cos
OF second class is 2.3S cents pei
lpiece"
OF course no one win fool himself
into believing that News facts and
figures will force this bill thru over thl
heads of big publishers. All that viii
come out of it will be lifting the re
sponsibility of the shoulders Of Cool
idge and the senate and completely
annihilating the post Office clerks de
Inland for pay increase.
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port WORKERS
IN AUSTRALIA
FIGHT OPEN SHOP
Stewards Dropped Over
Two Lunatics
tny Ths Federatsa Press,

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 2S.-
Waterfront workers at all Australian
ports have declared a partial strike
against openshop methods.
Members of the Waterside Workers
Federation have refused to work over.
time-that is between p. m. and 8
a. m.--until the labor agency at sgd
ney, thru which scab labor is being
recruited, is abolished. The motion
was carried at meetings at every Aus
tralian port. Some time ago, the fed
eral arbitration ruler that members Of
the Waterside Workers Federation
should have preference in employ
ment. Notwithstanding this ruling
the shipping owners continued to EN-.
ploy non-union labor principally re-
turned soldiers).
Coaltrimmers have thrown in their
lot with the waterside workers, and
the decision not to work overtime has
been Endorsed by the maritime trans
port group, the miners, and other key
unions.
Trouble has also broken out be
tween the maritime unions and the
Australian government in connection
with the dismissal Of AZ stewards
from government-owned steamers and
the engagement of nonunionists. The
stewards were dismissed because they
refused to look after two lunatics be-
ing taken from Australia to England.
The stewards contended that this was
the work Of guards and not stewards.
When the stewards were dismissed
the union refused to supply any more
stewards unless the AZ men were re.
instated, and an undertaking given
that stewards would not be called
upon to do the work Of warders.
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convincing proof in the way of
Photographic reproductions of
original documents furnished
by Rossi.
MussoIini Ordered Murders.
Rossi says in the memorandum that
Mussolini personally ordered the as
saults on Deputy Misuri for making
speech. The order was given to
General Babe. Mussolini also ordered
General De Bono, director general Of
the police, to frame up beating for
Minister AmendoIa for persisting in
his opposition.
Mussolini, so Rossi asserts, sent
Rossi and some others to Milan to
murder Cesare Forni, fascist In
surgent. Also, Mussolini consented to
the devastation of former Premier
Nitti's property by local fascists.
Nine Thousand Workers Murdered.
Nitti, it must be remembered, was
merely opposed to Mussolini on CAPT
talist grounds, and was no friend of
the workers, 5000 of whom have been
murdered in the last three years.
Thousands of workers are In prison
and the unions have been crushed OF
turned into fascist organizations
wherever possible. Only lately, how
ever, the shop committee movement
has shown the workers resentment
and the Communists are gaining
rapidly.
Rossi says that Mussolini ordered
under Secretary Finzi to give three
fascists 10000 francs to go to Paris
to assassinate a foe of Mussolini
while General De Bono furnished
them false passports. The memoran-
dunn is a gruesome document, full OF
murders, conspiracies and dark deeds.
It is terrific blow at fascism.
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held in January, in Indiana
polls, Local No. 4106, of Elem
ing, KY, presented a resolution
stating:
WHEREAS, the employees Of the
operators in the Hazard coaI field,
embraced in district 80, are at pres
ent living in a state of deplorable
subsection and oppression at the
hands of one Of the most aufoeratic
and detestabie Industrial despotlsms
In the country, namely, that Of the
coal operators in that particular
field, and
WHEREAS, we have good reason
to believe that the employees In that
field arc discontented, FESTIVE and
resentful against the sutocratlc
coal barons, who are at present
their complete masters, and that
they are ready and willing to be-
come members of the United Mine
Workers Of America whenever the
opportunity Is presented to them;
and
WHEREAS, we can see no valid
reason for the inexeusabIe delay
that has been made in attempting
to organize the Hazard coal field;
therefore be II
RESOLVED, that we respectfully
call on our international president,
John L. Lewis, to explain to the or
ganlzation Of the United Mine Work
ers at this coming convention In
January, why no attempt has been
made within the last four years to
complete the organization Of district
go; and be II further
RESOLVED. that a copy Of this
resolution be placed on file and
copy forwarded to our international
president, John L. Lewis.
(slpned) L. e. WHITEHEAD,
e. M. sTAPLEToN,
CROCKETT sTAPLEToN,
Committee.
L. U. 41o6, located at Fleming, KY.
Receiving no results from thlI
resolution. the coal miners OF eastern
submitted petition to tn,
executive board. ad
dressed TO William Green and JohI
L. Lewis, which said in part:
~. L. Lewis, Pres.
VIM. Green. Sec.-Treas.,
United Mine Workers OF America,
indianapolis, Ind.
I'VE. the undersigned. coal min
srs Of the Hasard (Ky.) GOAL fisld
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PRISON OFFICIALS BAR
DEFENSE COMMITTEE
FROM SEEING VANzETTI

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 2s.-The
sacco-vanxettI Defense Committee
was refused admlttanee to see Bar
toIomeo Vanzettl, on Wednesday,
on the grounds that he Is insane.
Vanzetti has been removed from his
cell In the Charleston state prison
to tn prison hospital. He will be
examined by prison SANITY OK
perts."
Reports were being circulated by
Charleston prison authorities that
Vanzetti "was continually mutter-
ing to himself and had barred the
door Of his cell against an Imaa-
mary assalIant."
It has not been aseertalned
whether the prison officials arc en-
deavoring 20 hold Vanzettl ineom-
munieado on a fake Insanity charge,
or whether some violence has been
praetieed on his person, In an effort
to hinder the Sacco-Vanzettl defense
eommIttee's appeal for a new trial.
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BAKERY TRUST
ADDS IS FIRMS
TOTS MONOPOLY
c u h m a n interests in
Monster Combine

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The monop-
oily Of the baking companies by the
Purity Bakeries corporation was
practically completed when Is plants
Of the Purity Baking company of
Mimi, the Tri-state Baking company
Of Michigan, the Banner Grocers' Bak.
ing company Of Cincinnati, and the
Grocers' Baking company Of Indianap.
oils were merged with the baking
trust.
The plants Of the companies which
have Just entered the new merger
are located in ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth. MINI; Detroit, Flint
Jackson and Battle Creek, Michigan:
Cincinnati, Columbus. Toledo. Akron
and Hamilton, Ohio, and indianapolis,
Ind.
L. A. Cushman, and L. A. Cushman.
ir., who control numerous bakeries.
are among the directors Of the new
bakery trust. The Irving Bank Co
lumbia Trust company, is transfer
agent of the stock, and the Central
Union Trust company is registrar for
the corporation. The controlled com
panies do an annual business of
s10,000,0OO. The authorized capital
stock is s15,0O0,OOO at per cent;
cumulative preferred stock $4,000. 600
of class A and 100000 shares OF no
par value class 3 stock.
1t was announced in Washington
that four detectives of the department
of justice are investigating the mer-
ger. The department of justice has
been investigating the International
Harvester Co., the U. S. Steel corpo-
ration and other trusts since their
formation a score Of years ago, but
has taken no concrete action.
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the cultural aspects of the Russian
revolution, the theatre in Soviet Rus
STA, modern Russian literature, etc.
Comrade Olgin, who needs no in
PRODUCTION to New York militants, is
especially well-qualifled to give such
course. While delegate from the
Workers Party to the Fifth Congress
Of the Communist International he
spent several months in Russia study
ing the problems and constructive
achievements of the workers republic.
His lectures will treat of vital as
poets of the revolution which It is
essential to know in order to under
stand the full significance Of the new
life that is being built in Russia.
At the next session of the class,
on Tuesday, December 30th, Comrade
Olgin will deal with 1.-THE Problems
of the Peasantry in Soviet Russia"
This subject should prove OF great
interest to all workers. The relation.
ship between the peasantry and Sow
let government, between the agricul-
tural and the industrial proletariat OF
Russia, has been one of the most fun
damental problems OF the revolution.
1t is necessary TO understand this
problem to appreciate the achieve
ments of the Workers Republic.
Extensive discussion will follow the
lectures, which are given in English.
The fee for the course is So; single
admissions, rs cents.
Remember the date Of the next lee
ture-Tuesday, December s0th, at EOS
East 18th Street, N. Y. @.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-29
BOSS PRESS IN
LIE CAMP AIGN
AGAINST China

PEKIN. Dec. 2s.-The capitalist
press is carrying on persistent and
vicious propaganda against Chinese
unity under the camouhage Of defend
ing christianity. Great demonstrations
are being held turnout China at which
speeches denouncing foreign imperial
ism are delivered.
The Chinese masses are susceptible
to Communist teaching and they re-
alize that the missionaries are nothing
else but tools Of capitalism. The
Standard Oil company. for instance.
subsidies several missions and the
same is true of every other trust that
is seeking to exploit the resources and
man power of China.
Capitalism Learns.
A common trick Of the bourgeois
newspapers and news agencies is TO
send out fake stories Of atrocities
committed by military leaders who
are not on the payroll of the Anglo
American capitalist combination.
General Feng, for instance, was
once a great favorite Of the allied i'm
periallsts, but he disappointed them.
Now, he is represented to be the last
word in cruelty. Capitalist CORE
spondents comb the records for in
SEPARATION in writing him down as the
Chinese Attila.
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WILLIAM GREEN V|INKS EYE
AS Lewis APpO|N7EE BREAKS
UP KENTUCKY Miners unions

The unorganzed miners Of eastern Kentucky have many
times pleaded in vain to John l. Lewis president and William
Green of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
ce the latter recently promoted to president of the American
Federation of Labor give them aid in organizing the Hazard
and Big Sandy coal fields.
They have peoned the national conventions
union they have sent personal letters resolutions and
petitions to William Green and John L. Lewis The
always been either absolute silence further
delay.
At the convention Of the United Mine Workers America
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new CAPITALIST Dictatorship
IN germany AS ALLIES Stay
IN RUHR PEULS dawes Plan
Especial to Tho DAILY Worker,

BERLIN, Dec 2S.-The refusal Of the allies to
Cologne provided both the Versailles treaty and the Dawes
Plan has created political crisis in which the present social
democratic government may ovehroWn the workers led
the Communist Party of Germany capitalism again
has done before under General Won Seec President Ebert
will again the white guard dictatorship and
abrogate the German constitution
This in line with all previous of the German cial
democracy It's acceptance of the Dawes an which the
ensavemen of German labor the violation of the Shour law
and surrender Of the national economy American Imperialism
but the latest of long of beayas of the German
workers.
Now the dictatorship of Chancellor Marx Foreign Min
lister Sresemann and Finance Minister Luther sup
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-29
N|.|NI ORDERED MURDERS
: cESARE ROSSI, FORMER
FASCIST Chief, IN CONFESSION
especial to Tho Daily workerS

ROME, Dec. 28-The hero of world capitalist reaction,
Mussoin dictator of Italy, exposed by cesae
Ros former right hand of Musson secretary general
of his nstgator and head of Fascist
bands who asassnated those who opposed him
the whole nation
This sensational is made in the form of
dunn Rossi under charges numbering
Maeot the socialist deputy in parliament The long
detailed given by Ros of the plots engineered
so for the assassination Of his foes lurd
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-29
Dever Helps Bosses
KindIe War Spirit
In Illinois Youth

Mayor Dover is cooperating with
the KiwaDis Clubs and other 100 per
cent employers organizations in
militarizing the youth Of the country.
Dever has sent a letter to Mayor Bull
lard Of Springfield introducing 100
boy scouts. The scouts are being sent
to Springfield in order to try to kindle
interest in militarisn there. They
will be in charge Of the Springfield
Kiwaris Club.
Mayor Billiard recently acted in the
interests of the Illinois Traction COM
pany in an effort to induce 500 strik-
ing trainmen to return to work.
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PITIFUL STATE
OF WORKERS IN
BERLIN, GERMANY
Dawes Plan Brings Them
No Relief
lsneoIaI 70 the paIIy worker,

BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-The following
appeal has been issued by the admin
istration OF the City Refuge for the
Homeless, in Berlin:
DAY after day, early in the after
noon, the four thousand and more mis-
erable souls in this city who have no
place to lay their heads at night be.
gin to gather outside the walls Of the
city refuge on Froebelstrasse; wretch.
ed, ragged, hungry creatures. with
scarcely enough to cover their naked.
ness, many of them barefooted; wait.
ing until the doors open.
No Rest; No Food.
"And next morning they must &c
again ON the streets. not knowing
whether or not some kind hand win
give them crumb OF bread, whether
some garbage pail will disclose rem.
nant Of food One day like another
without rest, without work, without
shelter, freezing. Citizensl In spite
Of your own want, there are others
who are in still greater want. Have
you not somewhere a bit Of clothing
which you do not yourselves need, OF
which you can no longer wear. Thous.
ands would welcome the least rag OF
clothing. Every small gift is plaster
on wound-and there are SO many
wounds"
When the Dawes Preparations plan
gets we'll under way conditions will
become still worse, IL is feared.
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

which representatives Of the c.
minority policies held follows:
NEW i p. m.
Machnets
sprInq Garden
eosToN-sunday. Dudley s Dudley
PIrrsBURcHsunday Jan. Lyceum
aob James N. s.
BvFFALo-sundsy JAM HAIL.
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workers to break the clutch of
American imperialism in ALI
ance with German capitalism
upon their lives.
Dispatches from Washington say
that great anxiety is felt there. and
doubtlessly in Wall Street, over the
.insistence OF the allies to remain in
the Ruhr, as shown by yesterdays
decision Of the council Of ambassa-
doris to refuse to evacuate the Cologne
bridgehead on Jan. 10 as promised in
the Versailles treaty and later pledged
in the Dawes plan conference at
London.
While the United States officially is
"disinterested" in the dispute, as it is
not signatory to the Versailles treaty,
it is very much concerned in reality,
because the additional loads upon Ger
many thru any added occupation
threatened to upset the none to we'll
balanced arrangement of the Dawes
plan, into which American capitalist
Imperialism is involved up to the hilt
The Lamont Hughes Combine.
With the endorsement Of Coolidge
and Hughes, the American bankers
have put hundreds Of millions into the
gamble for control Of Germany and
thru Germany Of Europe, on the
cHonce that the ratification Of the
Dawes plan would stabilize" Euro
,1~nr, ,.rv,,&orsc,., -. A. bors- 80 49,.
can hegemony thru the Morgan banks
Lamont sat in the London conference
with Secretary Hughes just outside
the door, both striving to make Ameri
can Imperialism the leader of Euro
pean capitalism.
Now the prospect of serious split
over the Rhine occupation carries
with it the peril of wrecking the whole
Dawes scheme.
Continued occupation of Germany
by the allies costs the allies not a
cent, all expenses of millions of dol
lars a day are laid upon Germany,
which is none too well off as it is.
This extra load destroys just so much
VI CAhAany dccOlo MA4CA
otherwise could be used for repara-
tions. And if Germany don't pay
reparations, then the occupation is
continued as punishment A really
excellent arrangement.
A Nice Arrangement.
How good it is (for the allies) may
be seen by the feet that so long as
France keeps her army in Germany,
Germany pays every cent of the ex-
pense. But once France brings them
into French territory. then France
must pay the bill for the armys up
keep.
The Coolidge administration feels
that France is performing badly as
beneficiary of Morgan's two loans by
finding excuses for continuing the
occupation.
These excuses are regarded as very
poor, especially the French stories of
concealed arms" in Germany. Wash
ington ridicules the idea that Ger
many can make war on France.
Fear a Soviet Germany.
Washington--and Wall Streets
little worried. If the Dawes plan Is so
sabotaged by the allies that German
economy is upset, not only will the
American banks be allowed to whistle
for their money, but they will have
TO ask Soviet Germany for It.
For there is a great fear by Ameri-
can capital that the occupation OF
Germany win provoke the German
workers into accepting the leadership
Of Communists. especially as a con-
current economic disturbance would
drive them toward the left and the
whole German nation would become
a Soviet republic In alliance with
Soviet Russia.
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