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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01
LIEUT.. GRIFFIS RADIOS
HIS THANKS TO NATION

CINCINNATI, March Lieut..
Clark Hoover Griffis, Of Hamilton,
Ohio, just few miles outside of this
city, was so overjoyed at the recep-
ton accorded him upon his return to
his old home town after six months
In a German prison that he wanted
to express to the world his feeling
Of qualification.
At the suggestion Of Powell eros.
ley, jr., Lieutenant Griffis came to
the WLW broadcasting studio and
gave q brief message of appreciative
thanks to the men and women
throughout the country who aided in
his release from Jail after having
tried to kidnap the Stacker Grover
Cleveland Bergd0ll.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01

Thursday morning at 1850 o'clock,
"a. A. M" heard station 2-1ast
letters having EE sound Havana,
Cuba. sign off. Wave length about
260 meters.
Our list does not show any such
station, but as in the case Of Hill
we are investigating further.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01
Radio Wins

There has been much talk Of the
encroachments of radio on the piano
and photograph business.
F. II. Kimmel, of the Jordan
Piano Company. has given us a
new slant on the matter.
The receiving set, he explains, as
the days roll around, becomes more
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01
Hail Marines!

Hail Marines!
There will be great interest to
radio fans Of the country in the
proposed installation of a micro
phone at the Marine Barracks to al
low any or all of the concerts by
the full band under the direction
Of the famed Santelman to be broad
cast.
For those who didn't hear the
announcement last night, those forty
Marines who played the Marine
Band concert did so on their own
initiative. None of the men ever
are ordered to spend their evening
in broadcasting studio.
And some persons get hundreds
of dollars for such a performance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01

The Sunday radio program
for local and distant stations
will be found on Page I.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01

800, which he says he Is unable
to find in any Canadian, Mexican,
or Cuban station.
Our bunch is Porto Rico, but
we're still investigating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01

fox trot time Is his creates clami to
fame.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-01

This coupon and one other
from the daily Times or Herald
and one from The Sunday Her.
aid with Csc entities the bearer
to a big new Washington Times
and Herald Radio Atlas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
Inc KeQ OOldlcrS Manual ByL TrOsky

Commanders and Commissars.
a.. The role of the commander is
to lead his soldiers into battle. To
this end he is constantly preparing
himself and those under his command.
His fundamental task is to train the
red soldiers in military science, to
weld them into a single fighting unit,
skillful in the use of their arms and
able to adapt themselves to place and
environment.
The commissar is the eye of the
workers and peasants republic. His
task is to educate the red soldier in
the spirit Of conscious revolution
airy fighter and to insure the unshak-
able loyalty of the Red Army to the
Soviet government.
1t must, however, constantly be
borne in mind that military drill is in
separable from education just as edu-
cation is inseparable from drill. The
commissar and commander, therefore,
are working hand in hand, supple
menting each other in the responsible
tasks assigned to them.
Is. Each commander must strive
to rise to that moral and political
height which would enable him also
to carry out the duties of the com
missar. Each commissar must ac-
quaint himself with the various phas-
es Of military science and acquire the
necessary theoretical and practical
knowledge, thus improving his mill
tary education, which would enable
! him to take upon himself the duties
of commander. Thus as experience
accumulates, with the growth of gen
eral military culture in the army, and
with the strengthening of its fighting
traditions, the two Offices of command
er and commissar will merge into one,
the one occupying it serving as lead
/ er, instructor, and educator who thoro.
ly trains his soldiers and leads them
into battle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
ByL. TrOtsky

is most disastrous. A good command
er not only teaches others, but untir-
ingly studies himself He keeps in
touch with the military literature and
thus establishes associations in his
mind between the lessons derived
from literature and those of his own
experience as commander. To be a
commander means to work unceasing-
ly over ones own personality, to aim
constantly at perfection, and to move
upwards steadily, untiringly. step by
step.
81. The caste spirit characteristic
Of the officers Of bourgeois armies is
alien and hostile to the Red Army of
workers and peasants. Arrogance,
boastfuIness, extravaganza, debauch-
cry, dueling and other usual charac-
teristics of officers life, will meet
only with condemnation, and contempt
in the public opinion of the Red
Army and of the socialist country in
general. The red commander must do
his best, be worthy of the confidence
If the workers who have conferred up
on him such high honors.
Ito be continued next Saturday,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22

16. The authority of commanders
and commissars is very wide, in ac-
cordance with the demands of the
army, but still wider are their duties
and consequently their responsible
ties. Each military unit is What the
commissar and commander make Of
it.
II. To encourage considerations,
jealous, distinguished soldiers, irres-
pective of the positions they occupy,
and to impress the listless and negli-
gent in the army, the workers and
peasants government authorizes high
er commanders and commissars and
officers in general in some instances
to use means of encouragement and
in others to apply punitive measures.
The commanders and commissars
must take great care to accord praise
only to those that really deserve it
and to infiict punishment only upon
those that are guilty beyond any
shadow of doubt.
IS. The law gives full right to the
commander to demand unconditional
obedience from his soldiers. On the
other side the commissar secures
such obedience by the weight of his
authority and power.
49, But mere obedience is not suf-
icient The commander must strive
to win the complete confidence of his
soldiers. He can attain that only
Iby exhibiting in his daily action and
deeds the real qualities of military
leader: insistence, impartiality, con
sistency, firm knowledge Of military
affairs and an intimate acquaintance
with the soldiers under his command.
Demanding discipline from others, the
commander himself must be the per.
sonification Of discipline.
20. Lack Of determination on the
part of commander, which is fire.
quently caused by insufficient knowl
J edge of his affairs, duties and tasks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
Military Drill and Schools.

-
1t should be made point of honor
of every Red Army soldier to strive
to attain thoro knowledge of the
business of war Each warrior must
know his part. The enemies of the
workers are many, they are rich and
well armed. In order to resist them
effectively and with the least possible
sacrifice, each red soldier must whole
heartedly, consciensciously and untir-
ingly study military science. And he
must do it not from fear, but for con-
science sake. Remember, that you
will have to fight. Drill under fire is
very costly. Do not lose timel
IL. There are no interior barriers
in the Red Army. Each Red Army
soldier may become commander and
may rise to the most responsible,
highest position. The military schools
are open to all conscienscious and
capable soldiers. Red Soldier! Do
not hang about leisurely, do not be-
come stagnant, study dare, march for
ward.
10. The chief disseminators of mill
tary science are the military schools
In some schools the future command
ers are learning the first necessary
principles and become tempered and
skillful. In others the young com
manders are replenishing their knowl-
edge and are widening their horizon.
And finally, the military academies
are offering a higher education pre-
pairing officers for the highest, most
complicated military duties. The mill
tary schools, where the work Of mould
ing and hammering out the command
ing staff of the army is being done,
are in the true sense of the word
FORCES of victory. Fully conscious Of
their high mission, the military
schools must serve as models and ex-
amples to the Red Army in every re-
spect.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22

Gompers is becoming again an in
ternationalist Before he departs to
the other and better world he feels
it his duty to American Imperialism to
mobilize the labor reactionaries thru
out the world for a fight against the
left wing and for the enslavement Of
European labor in the interests of the
Dawes plan.
The Dispatch From FL Paso.
An innocent little dispatch. It says:
In private conferences with labor rep
resentatives of Mexico, Great Britain;
Canada and Germany, the leaders of
the American Federation of Labor are
discerning plans for "co-ordinating ac-
tivities" Of international labor bodies
turnout the world, out of these con-
ferences is expected to come case
for world labor gathering, probably
this winter, when definite organiza-
ton Of European and American labor
will be formed.
Now, if you want to get the true
meaning of this new move by Com
pers, you must remember two things:
One is the Dawes plan; the other is
the growing left wing in the interna-
tional trade union movement and the
campaign for international unity of
the trade union movement initiated by
the Red Labor Union International.
Gompers, like true agent of Ameri-
can Imperialism, is in favor of the
one and violently opposed to the 9th
err Hence, his latest move.
Gompers Follows the Flag.
Gompers like business, follows the
flag. Turnout his career in the labor
movement, he has remained devoted
servant of American capitalism. Ev-
cry policy and every move of his is
dictated by one desire, and that is to
assist American capitalism to solidify
and extend its power at home as well
as abroad.
Look at Gompers' role in the Pan.
American Federation of Labor. He is
president of the organization; he is
practically in control of it thru the
help of the labor reactionaries in
Mexico, in Central and South Ameri
ca. And what is the result? The Pan
American Federation of Labor has
been reduced by Gompers to the role
of mere tool in the hands of Ameri
can imperialism. By means of this
organization American capital secures
for its imperialist policies in Central
and South America the support of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
Gompers on the Warpath

labor reactionaries in those countries.
Labor on the American continent is
kept in check by labor" leaders who
are managed by Gompers who, in turn,
is being managed by American CAPT
tai.
Now the Dawes Plan.
Now comes the Dawes plan. It is
the great bid of American capital for
world domination. 1t is the culminat-
ing point and the most brazen express
sion of many years Of development
which made American Imperialism the
greatest capitalist power on earth.
Seymour Parker Gilbert, chief rep
aration agent, sits in Berlin and in
the name Of Morgan, manages the af-
fairs of Europe. He rules by "ukase.'"
His word is law. He says: Taxes on
German imports into England and
France will be collected by himself
and not by the governments of those
countries. And what is the effect?
France agrees Immediately. The rea-
son? France is negotiating loan of
200 million dollars from the purse Of
Morgan. English capital is dissatis-
fed. OF course, it is. But it will sub
NIT eventually just the same, because
behind the Dawes plan stands the
fabulous wealth and tremendous pow
err of the entire capitalist system of
America.
European Labor Must be Subdued.
The resistance by the capitalists Of
Europe to American domination in
world affairs is a serious obstacle, in
deed, to the free expression of Ameri-
can imperialism. Trouble is already
brewing. Sooner or later there is
bound to be an explosion which will
shake the world and the capitalist sys.
TEN to its foundations. But for the
present and for the immediate future
the main obstacle to the successful
enforcement of the Dawes plan is la
bor-European labor.
Why? Take little example: The
German railroads. According to the
Dawes plan, the German railroads
must produce certain rate of profit
to go as payment on the PREPARATION
account But the German railroads
never produced profits, and the only
way this could be achieved now is
either by reducing wages or by reduc-
ing the working staff.
The third possibility increase
of transportation rates-is excluded
by all the managers of the Dawes
plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22

The German railwaymen are the
first to pay for the Dawes plan. The
same is true of every other industry in
Germany. And the workers know it.
And they don't like it. And they will
resist it in spite Of the German So
cial-democracy and the trade union
bureaucracy. In fact, the German rail
waymen are already threatening a
strike.
What is the main and immediate
European problem before American
capital? It is this: To subdue Eu-
ropean labor. BY force if necessary,
but first of all by the old, tried method
Iof buying off and corrupting the
European labor bureaucracy. Ameri-
can capital needs the support of the
European labor reactionaries to i'm
pose upon the revolving masses the
Dawes plan. And who. could do the
job best?
4 Enter Gompers.
Old Samuel Gompers will do the
job. Before he dies he will pay his
last tribute to his master. Gompers
is willing. He did a similar job for
American capital thru the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. Why not
try the same in Europe?
The question is how? The Europ-
can labor movement is somewhat diff
ferent from the labor movement in
Central and South America. And so
is the general situation. The import
ant factors to be reckoned with by
Gompers and the American capitalists
is the growing left wing in the Eu-
ropean trade union movement, and
the international Communist cam
paign against the Dawes plan, and
the movement towards international
trade union unity initiated by the Red
Labor Union International and sup
ported by every militant left wing
in the world. The main basis of this
unity movement is an international
unified struggle against the enslave
ment of labor by the Dawes plan.
Now. the problem is, how can the
Dawes plan be enforced in the face
of all these powerful opposition move
ments? The answer that American
capital seems to have hit upon is
Crush theml Unity the labor reac
tionaries against the left wing. Block
the unity between the Red Labor I'm
ion International and the Amsterdam
International. Demoralize the ranks
of European labor and the task will
be achieved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
By Alexander BittelmGn

Gompers will undertake to do the
job. He will talk to the reactionaries
in the Amsterdam International and
will tell them to stop unity--talk with
Moscow. And the reactionaries will
listen because, God knows, they hate
to unite with the revolutionary unions.
They were compelled to begin talking
unity because of pressure from be-
low. Now there will be pressure from
Gompers and from the American CAPT
talists To which pressure will the
Amsterdam reactionaries respond
quicker?
And if Gompers is not successful in
blocking the unity movements, he may
even attempt to split the Amsterdam
International. The interests Of Ameri-
can capital will demand it. The house
of Morgan needs an international
trade union organization of it's own
sort of international company" un-
ion-to enforce its will in Europe.
The dispatch from Ell Paso is very
suggestive. II says further:
THAT some sort of union of world
labor organizations be established I'M
der the guidance of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is stated to be the
chief act which Samuel Gompers
hopes to accomplish before laying
down the active leadership of the
American Federation Of Labor"
Do you get the meaning of it? 1t
t. - -, IA -
an International Strikebreaking
Agency to be supervised by such ex-
pert strikebreakers and open shop
pers as Coolidge, Dawes and Com
/ pers.
The Left Wing Must Be on Guard.
The left wing Of the American la
Dor movement must Immediately get
into militant position and fighting
trim to resist this new dastardly at
tempt to split the ranks of labor.
Every American worker and every To-
cal union must be made to understand
the full significance of this latest
move by Gompers.
Make the American labor movement
ring with the slogans:
Down with the Dawes plant
Down with Gompers, the tool of
American imperialism
Down with the international strike
breakers and open shoppersl
Hail the movement for unity be-
tween the Red Labor Union Interna-
tional and the Amsterdam Interna-
tionalI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22

ALTOONA, LA national bank ex-
aminer today was in charge of the
First National bank here which was
closed by the board of directors. The
bank had deposits totalling $650,0OO
No statement regarding its condition
or the reason for the closing has been
issued.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
First Aid to God.

ROME. Nov. 21.-Special rail rates
to foreigners visiting Rome during
holy year have been announced by
the government, including individual
reductions up to 80 per cent and half
rates for parties Of 400 or more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
New Jewish State
for South Russia

MOSCOW. Feb. Ian autonomous
Jewish state in Southern Russia,
with Odessa az It's capital, Is being
agltated by the general committee OF
the communist party. AS planned,
the state will cover half n million
acres and will contain three cities
inside from Odessa. Five million dol.
lars is said to be available to start
the experiment.
Tho plan Is said to be strongly fnv-
ored by Rakovsky. Chickerin and
Lunacharsky. Mono OF these is n
Jew. It is said that one of the three
will be named president OF the com.
mitteo In charge OF the foundation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
SECTION TWO
Novel Stunt Tried by
Candid Suit Salesman
Works ''Truth-in-Business" Game to a
FRAGILE With the Reporter

and tried on another.
That's worso'n the other" said
the salesman. critically. And the
goods Is no good either. In a week
that suirn be bagFy al the knees and
80 loose az the pockets all your
stufril fan out"
1T GIVES HIM A
THRILL. IIE SAYS
The salesman dissolved into riot.
Gus laughter.
I'm son-of-a.gun II you Amt
the funniest looking thing I've seen
In a blue moon" he Eurgied. "lf
that suit amt a scream III eat Il.
on. ocorgcl Come on over here and
get a thrill Amt that IN dawgond'
est p
The two statesmen. hands on hips.
swayed back and forth In merriment,
The reporter began 20 feel ashamed
OF himself.
III this amt tho funniest limo OF
gents suits ever SAW gasped
George, between outlaws.
I'm tell tho world IL is" agreed
his partner.
you 20 five doors down the
street" they told the reporter. 'and
get yourself a DECENT suit. They've
got a much better article and they
won't charge you 30 much, eitherg'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

strcot-that thousands n newcom.
ers 10 the city-nrst travel oyer-was
SO bumpy feeling that Il must give
our guests O bad impression % our
housekeeping
but we told our friend that most
Of the streets were better--ond asked
him II he'd like 10 take in-the town
and he oannoned against the roof
four times-in half a block and said
-"Yy-y.y-yes. / sure wou.wou.would
comp bnng' only / ou.wou.would
like 10 now-thumpwhackl- who II
was first had the idea that tourists
were like bottles OF med.med.medi.
cine
and had 10 be woll.shaken-be.
fore takingr'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
City Morals Cause
of Candidate Row

Morals OF the city and the neom.
petence on the sEasit project were
the causes % hot row between
mnyoraity candidates az thv Young
Mems business club luncheon
Thursday noon az the Gowman ho.
Tel. Candidates Erickson and Lun.
din attacked police graft ana incom.
pctonco ON the skagiL Mayor =. J.,
Brown defended the city's mnnl-
and police. Mrs, Miracle discussed
the tax question.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
TRUTH IN BUSINESS
PROVES A SHOCK

The reporter felt ahashed
you are strangely ouispoken
about things" he remarked.
~Oh. that's nothing" said the sales.
man. airily. you onghta hear me
telling a customer what he looks Ike
in one OF cur scent straw hats
Everybody's preaching truth In adj
vcrtislng and truth in buslneSs-hut
] beicha y'aint heard nobody prae-
tlcing II before. Guess I'm the only
one"
Tho reporter ehueked the new coat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
WELCOME
BY JIM MARSHALL


inst might've met "a friend AZ
the Great Northern depot just I'm
from the East-tthe FRIEND not the
depot
and started out with him IN a
taxi 20 see the oity-and IN the very
first block his head cannoned the
roof nine times
and we bushed with shame be-
cause iho street was so rough-and
said "Iurlringht ahead Is the
S.a.sH,nmlth hnb.bub bub. building
oompthud fortfort forty ttttttwo
stories hn.hB .hhhigh"
and our friend ennnoned the roof
seven times and said-"Isn't th.tha.
that wonder-crash.b bang compiling
wonderfuig'
and We blushed again because tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Theosophy Theme
Scheduled Here

''Pain. Pleasure and Happiness" Is
the subject OF lecture based on dis
coyeries in psychology and study Of
the suheonscious mind, 20 be gwen
az the Masonic club rooms sunday
evening NJ o'clock under the aus
pieces Of the Besant Theosophic lodge
by Prof. Ernest Wood.
Prof. Wood spent several years In
Indian delving into tho psychological
mysteries Of that raco and has dc
rived a fund OF interesting informa
ton. according 10 tho announcement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
ACCEPTS
RESIGNATION

OLYMPIA. Feb. i.-Acccptancs q
the resignation II Percy L. Sinclair
az senator from Waukiakum and Pa
clfic counties has been filed with the
secretary Of state By Gov Louis +.
Hart. the executive announced yea
tcrday. Sinclair has begun serving
a sentence Of from IS months 70
three years at the Walla Walla state
penitentlary on conviction Of charges
growing out Of the failure Of tho
bank at Iiwaeo. Sinclair was presi-
dent u the bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
MNNY snors ~ MOSCOW

MOSCOW-There are today IN
MOSCOW 1853 shops for the sale Of
an Glasses or merchandise This Is
1000 more than IN 1919 or these
1880 are privately owned. biS are
state owned and the balance are
owned by the cooperative.