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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

products into every available theater
in the country, regardless of price,
moaning that this particular company
is selling its pictures at prices which
the independents cannot meet and
live
The Independents" are doomed in
this as in other capitalist business.
What this really means to the workers
is that the film trust, part and parcel
Of the innermost circle of big business
Sill soon control absolutely without
competition, the entire film diet of the
American workers. This diet is large
ly standardized even now, with "inde-
:snisnts" in the field, thru COMPETE
tive box-oflicc technique. The social
eA independents" are independent in
proatsoeking only, certainly not in
lisc.ogy. They make no prolabor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
A Note from the Mad House

The contradictions in the political bedlam known
to the public the 'IaFollette Party" is some
times very amusing despite the tragic circum-
stance of seeing so many workers and exploited
farmers following the trail of the Wisconsin char
latan, his battalions of labor takers and @inde.
pendent" millionaries into new political wilder
ness.
Republicans, democrats, socialists and hybrid
prOgressives all mixed up in an undistinguish-
able jumble-all clamoring for votes, and caring
little how they get them.
Take Wisconsin for instance. The socialists are
supporting LaFollette nationally, but opposing
Blaine for governor who has the support of La
Toilette. Now, another LaFollette candidate for
Congress from Wisconsin district charges the
socialists with splitting the labor movement in
running candidate against him, even tho he is en-
dorsed by LaFollette and by the executive com
mittee of the American Federation of Labor. The
LaFOllette man accuses the socialists of "boring
from within"
This is terrible. 1t is the very accusation LaFol
lette made against the Communists and which was
echoed and applauded by the socialists.
The Milwaukee Leader, Berger's organ refused
to accept an advertisement from the LaFollette
candidate on the ground that it has standing
poHcy OF NOT accepting advertisements from capt.
GIist parties and that there is no doubt but the
party whose ticket the LaFollette man is run
ming is capitalist party. Verify, indeed there is
much humOr inside the fat noodle of the consider
able Mr.. Berger.
Berger insists that the socialist party will not
extinguish itself until third party is formed.
This he declares the agreement reached in
Cleveland with the officers of the G. P. P. A.
Not so very long ago, Morris Hillquit declared
that LaFollette a socialist. Berger says his
party is a capitalist party. Yet Berger is will
ing to merge his socialist party with LaFOllettes
capitalist party and turn his red flag over to the
nearest auctioneer.
Berger may not be ''boring from Within" but he
is a considerable bore from without.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

referendum vote in the districts they
represent. No appointed organizer
shall be a delegate to state or national
conventions
Is. Amalgamation Of the building
trades upon a departmental basis.
along the lines laid down by the 1913
convention Of the Building Trades de-
partment, this will abolish the ruin
GUS jurisdictional disputes as well as
centralize the activities and unity the
forces Of all building trades workers.
16. International afiliation with the
Building Trades International Sec.
retariat, to include the Russian build
ing trades unions.
IT, Independent working class poll
tical action to protect the political in
terests of the workers.
IS. Recognition Of and trade rela-
lions with Soviet Russia. 1t is dis
graceful to thInk that while such
mild liberals as Senators Borah, La.
Toilette, and others, are urging the
recognition of Soviet Russia, the Car.
penters' Union is still silent on this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
Holy HypOcrites

The convention of the United Lutheran Church
of America says, christians may engage in just
wars and act as soldiers" 1t gives as reason,
eve recognize the fact that sin is still in the
world" But it defeated a resolution urging the
church ito suppress miIitarism as sinful"
That this is perfectly consistent with Christian
ity is quite obvious. 1t is also quite consistent
with the life and exploits of Martin Luther.
Luther and his modern followers are now known
to be the ones meant by the carpenter who said
''He who is without sin, charge bayonets."
Strangely enough, if sin were to justify human
slaughter, Luther, pampered of an iron foundry
owner, might never have given these American
hypocrites such good imperialist ethics had the
husband of Frau Gotta of Eisenach resented being
made cuckold.
But, we are told that Luther had a practical
turn of mind" He did Altho he objected to the sell
ing of indulgence, and raised all Germany at his
protest. he later found it quite in line with this
practical turn of mind" to grant Philip of Hesse
the right of committing bigamy.
The reason was exactly similar to the present
Christian logic about war. "Bigamy is bad thing
and must be condemned. Nevertheless, there is sin
in the world. Lamech, the heather, and Abraham
we're bigamists. So in exceptional cases bigamy is
justified" Substitute ''war" for bgamy" and you
have the Lutheran convention resolution. Anyhow,
it was profitable to Luther Princes made him pres
ents of money and royalty was his most devoted
supporter.
Why not? Luther was the pacifstFascist fraud
the LaFollette Willard Christian who talked peace
to the peasants, trying to get them to bear un
bearabe miseries. But when they could no longer
bear miseries and chose rather to bear arms
Luther issued the pamphlet in which he encour
aged, nay demanded that the ruling class massacre
the peasants without mercy.
Those "sinful' peasants Today their remote
and Lutheran, descendants who may rise in revolt
against enslavement by the Dawes plan, may 1eel
consoled if, when disemboweed on the field Of
battle, they are handed tract explaining that the
American Lutherans did it because "there is sin
in the world"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
The Progressive Carpenters Program

in broad relief the brutal nature OF
the class struggle. Industry eventual.
ly must be compelled to maintain its
employees, old or unemployed, thru
a general fund raised out Of the pro.
fits Of the employers.
9. Reinstatement of the Los An.
geles expelled members, and readmit.
lance to union activity of Fred Bur
CESS Of Philadelphia.
The right of minority opinion to
freedom of expression within the un.
ion.
IL. The right of the General Pre-
sident to suspend members Of locals,
to be abolished. Such right to be
vested in the General Executive
Board, who will act only on the re.
commentator of State or District
Councils.
12. National Conventions to be held
biennially.
10. Committee on Rules to govern
conventions, to be elected by the del
egates assembled.
IA, Organizers to be elected by a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

lis year the following capitalist sracousy
the existence Of the Union Socialist Soviet Republics and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

THE movies are a strictly capitals
i tic big Business" and therefore,
go thru the same stages of economic
evolution that characterizes capitalist
development in other industries. Dur
ing their infancy any rash promoter
with a few dollars to risk plunged in
to the game and tried to exploit, IN
dividually, all its many phases. The
early movie man was inventor, pro-
Queer, actor, and Snowman al in one
The next stage was one of specialize
ton Snd on It's heels came that Of
combination. We FOUND hundreds Of
small fry each working at his own lit
lie speciality until a combination of
the most powerful elements reduced
Them all virtually to the position OF
vase or piece workers in the system.
Vnd4r the present stage OF trust.flca-
ton these supercombines control not
only the bpik of production but also
the distribution and exhibition in all
branches and down to the last littio
detail.
Sc far has this classification follow
ed Iis methods common to the prn.
cess in other industries, that one of
the largest OF the independents"
Warner Bros, recently announced
ten m;iion dollar theater building and
buying program in order to get
charce 10 market their product. Thus
the great American fairy tale OF
20 iuality OF business opportunity"
gets another kick in the Stats. He
that would embark into the movie
game today needs not only the stu
pendously costly studios. actors. press
agents, and other production machin.
err, he needs complete distribution
farce with branch Offices in all key
oities and heavy advertising bills to
bay favorable press comment, and he
olso needs chain OF theaters OF his
own In order to show his stuff. These
conditions effectively freeze out all
except the film trust. which is exactly
what f. intended. Even the leading
trade journal, the Motion Picture
News" admits that this is just about
the situation.
AdmIts Squeezing independents"
"Fe~ who are az all familiar with
genera business conditions in the IL
dustry." writes this trade journal,
will doubt that Warner Bros, or any
other independent producers, have
abundant reason for doing something
to Insure more and better bookings
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
Chinese Workers May Object

Sun Fo, the son of Sun Vat Sen, head of the
Republic of South China with its capital at Canton
has been making diplomatic advances to the some
what victorious Manchurian, Chang Tsolin, known
as the fighting of japanese interests in China.
Chang is said to have accepted Suns ideas Gin
principle adding like good antipolitical poll
tician that he was mot a politician but a sol
der"
If young Sun is correctly quoted, his father is
trying to avoid trouble with Chang by surrender
ing too much He is willing to aim no higher than
"full fedged constitutional democracy" which is
the worst lesson that young China could learn
from the capitalist dictatorship of the Occident.
By giving the Japanese bourgeois devil a finger,
the Chinese workers and peasants may lose the
whole arm. So it is to be doubted if any such
sickly compromise will be appreciated permitted
by the revolutionary workers and peasants who
have been targets for Fascistcapitalist bullets.
True to one fact only was young Suns utterance.
cow and no reason not to be friends" Indeed, Rus
STA is the only friend the workers and peasants of
China have
This will be found out eventually as will the
fact that the less they lean flexible liberals who
want democracy" and the more they depend for
leadership upon the Communists of China who are
fighting for a rule of workers and peasants with
out sharing power with any capitalist element, ma
tive foreign, the will the Chinese people
be really free If Sun Vat Sen doesn't discover this
in time, it will be too bad for Sun Vat Sen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
By WILLIAM r. kRusE

firms today because these don't pay"
Their aim is broadway" circle
Of theaters that are big business very
where no labor picture can live
Labor Organization the Only Remedy.
The only sound basis for "indepon-
dence" in movie production and dis
tribution is a class basis. The work
ing class must eventually produce its
own film diet, and it must use its
economic power to support only such
theaters as will guarantee distribu-
ton to such labor films. Labor 10
overwhelmingly the heaviest patron Of
the movie theator, and once the de-
mand for labor film is organized then
that demand will be met.
In thousands Of cities the workSrp
could easily own their own. movie
th9aters or equip their labor temples
TO show Aims. In thousands more
they could operate thru small indepen-
dent show houses as long as such
exist. The I. w. A., 10 S. Lincoln St.,
Chicago, ILL.,, will gladly answer In.
quiries on how even the smallest Ia.
bor organizations and workers. frat
ernal societies can help. right now, In
organizing the proletarian movie the.
alter, and in showing labor film, immo
diately, thruout the country.
Superior Wis., Shove Beauty.
"The Beauty and the 6oIohevIkv
will be shown In Superior, Wis.,, on
Nov s. Efforts are being made TO
give the film tc Duluth, MIMI. Tor
their Nov. 2 celebration. The show
at Hancock, Mich, on Oct. so-st will
be held In the anew Auditorium
Thcater."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
Toronto las MARKHAM cI.,.s..

TORONTO Weekly classes in
MARKHAM economies opened IN Toron
to Oct "a, when Maurice Spector. edi
tor Toronto Worker. discussed print
tive tribal Communism. 1--WE arc
aware" reads a statement Of the Com.
munist Party Of Canada which is sroh
soring the course. that educational
classes already exist locally and else.
where in the dominion, but we ars
opposed to that so-called workers edu
cation which breaches class collabora
ton. We insist that the only educa
ton in the interests Of the WORKING
class is that which explains the econo.
mics and politics of the class strug.
gle and prepares labor for revolution,
airy action to destroy capitalism and
establish the socialist commonw wealth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

important matter.
The Carpenters Union, the largest
in the building industry, should and
must take the lead in the fight to un-
ify the forces and advance the inter
ests Of the building trades workers,
1t is impossible to elaborate on all
of these points in this short space, so
if any local union wishes more in
formation regarding them, Brother
.Rosen will be glad to speak before
any local. Where locals outside of
New York City desire such meetings,
Brother Rosen's expenses for the trip
will have to be met.
If you believe in these progressive
measures, then vote for Morris Rosen
for General President This Is the
first time in the history Of the Car
penters' Union that the membership
has been asked to vote for a policy
and not for an individual.
Rosen for President Campaign Com.
mittee.-Jos Lapidus, Local S76, Cam
paign Manager, Sc Scholes ST., Brook
Ign, N. Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

HEAR Brothers:-During the week
- beginning Sunday, November 16,
the membership of the U. B. of G. &
J.. of A. will cast their vote for the
incoming National Administration.
1t it therefore of great importance for
the members to know the different
platforms of the three candidates for
international President, so that they
may be able to vote intelligently.
Never was the Carpenters Union
in great danger than now. The bosses
have taken full advantage Of the pre-
sent building boom to organize them
selves into powerful building associa-
lions. They are welding their forces
into one big union Of building en-
ployers. The building trades workers,
on the other hand, are divided into
some forty different unions along
craft lines, fighting among themselves
over trade jurisdiction.
There is hardly a single functioning
Building Trades Council in the coun-
try. Meanwhile the end of the build
ing boom is now in sight and the
powerful bosses association are eager
ly waiting the moment when con-
ditions will warrant their attacking
our weakened and demoralized unions
and, with a solidified force, trying, as
in the past, to defeat them craft by
craft.
The basic evil in our union is that
it does not recognize that the inter
ests of the workers are Numerically
opposed to those of the employers,
and that the struggle is continuous, of
a class nature, and, in its finality, be-
comes struggle for power.
To meet this situation we must
adopt a real fighting program, and
elect officers who believe in, and who
will put such program as the fol
lowing into effect Every candidate
in this election should present to the
membership policy as basis for
the future activity of the organization,
and upon which they ask the mem
bers to vote.
Morris Kosen, member Of Local 376.
New York City, candidate for Gen
eral President, who has a record as
a real fighter for all progressive
measures, presents the following
program for your consideration:
Progressive Program
/. Affiliation to the Building Trades
Department
2. Abolition of the National Board
of Jurisdictional Awards.
8. Development Of job control, so
that the workers can put an end to
the speed-up system and stop the dis
charge of workers at the mere within
of the boss. Building strong job com
mittees means building a powerful un-
ion.
A. A fiye-day. forty-hour week, for
the purpose of reducing unemploy
ment.
5. Uniform agreements for all build.
ing trades workers, to expire at the
same time in each district.
6. ALI agreements to be ratified by
the rank and file.
z. A joint drive to organize the un.
organized, with the slogan, "a 100
per cent organized industry"
s. Old age pension. The need of
pensioning our old members brings out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

Daniel Willard of the b. & o. railroad has a
united front with William Fl. Johnston on plan
TO work the railroad in the interests of the rail
roads, but Willard is for Coolidge, because Silent
Cal is known friend of the owners. In a letter
TO his 10000 employees Willard warns them that a
reduction in rates would mean bankruptcy for the
roads In the beautiful Disqualification scheme
between the roads and the employees the latter do
all the hard work and get nothing but backaches
and callouses in return The liberal owners
never get calouses their hands and their chairs
are cushioned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
The Khan Roorback

Norman L. JONES' democratic candidate for gov
ernoT, introduced the Khan issue as a roorback
into the campaign at the eleventh hour against his
principal capitalist opponent, Governor Len Small
who is supported by the hooded order, or at least
large faction of it, and who gave the Khan the
use of cavalry horses and the state grounds for
parades in return for support on election day.
There is no doubt but Small is guilty of trading
with the Khan and that he deserves defeat not alone
for his alliance with of the most menacing or
CARNATIONS Ito the welfare of the working class)
in this country but for his consistent espousal of
the interests of capital against those of the work
ers. If Small we're as much opposed to the Kluxers
he is for Them it would be the duty of the work
ers to oppose him, if his character were lily
white which it is not. The very fact that Small is
the candidate of the republican party, is enough
to damn him in the eyes of the workers, who are
exploited by "honest' capitalists and CROOKED"
capitalists who suffer alike under the socalled
clean administrations and socalled crooked adj
ministratons
But what about Norman L. Jones? What has
he to offer the workers? He is using the Khan
against Small in the hope that he may gather in
the anti-Klan vote. But while Glenn L. Young was
raising hell in Williamson county, burning the
homes of the workers and smashing the miners
business generally, Norman L. Jones was silent
Jones' motive in injecting the Khan issue into
the political debate is Interior one. If nothing
else could be said against Jones except that he is
cursed with the support of the Chicago Tribune
and the Daily News that alone would be enough
to damn him in the eyes of the workers of Illinois
In choosing between Small and Jones, the workers
of Illinois are choosing between two evils.
But there is necessity for the toilers of this
state to make such choice. There is candidate
in the field, whose position on the Ku Klux Khan
was not taken yesterday or even since the open
ing of the election campaign. William f. Dunno,
editor of The DAILY WORKER, and Communist
candidate for governor, stands with his party as
the uncOmpromsing opponent Of the Khan and all
other organizations Of its kind that are used by
the capitalists to divide the workers along religious
and racial lines, thus weakening them in their fight
against the common enemy of all workers: cap
italism. fF-
The class conscious workers of Illinois will
disregard the advice of the boughtand -paidfor
labor takers, like Harrington, Walker, Oander and
Fitzpatrick, who tell them to vote for their enemies
in the capitalist parties. They will vote for the
candidates on the Workers Communist Party
ticket, from Foster and Gitlow to Dunno and all
the other candidates on the state ticket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

The New York State Federation of Labor put
the microscope on candidates Roosevelt and Smith
and saw AL Teddy Jr. was a blurred interroga-
ton point on the political horizon, but poor, Rev
erend Doctor Norman Thomas, the socialist, who
has groyelled in the mud before the labor takers
was totally invisible
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29

Every day get "sub" for the DAILY WORKER
and member for the Workers Party
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-10-16
Oakland

Mrs. John Patterson and son Ger
aid spent from Saturday until Sun
day with her mother Mrs. Minnie
Mills of this place.
Albert Ball and wife Of Bremen
are visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
e. o. Ball.
Miss Louise Wallace who is teach
ing school at GAINESVILLE, spent the
past week at the home of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Wallace.
O. r. Wilson and family visited
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fordice Weaver
spent Sunday with Frank Weaver S
of Brokaw.
Shorthorn sale, fair grounds, Nc
Connelsville, Oct. %, / p. m.
VIM. Mills who is employed in
Philo, spent over Sunday with his
family here.
Rev. Dean and family spent Sun
day with Chas. Cheadle's of Rox-
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pierce are
visiting at the H. A. Morris home.
Mrs. Minnie Mills spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Ruth Ball.
Mrs. Ella Mills and son Arthur
of Murraysville and Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Mills and son of Parkersburg
visited last week with Mrs. Minnie
Mills.
Mrs. Sadie Gheen and children
spent Monday with Mrs. Chas. Ball.
Mrs. Ella Gheen and daughter
spent one day last week with her
mother Mrs Ruth Ball.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-10-16
HOUSES sErLING-BUY NOW

Get your home for the winter. A
good property bargain was taken
last week. Come in and look these
over while selections are good. We
can suit you in a property:
room, bath, near high school,
$4,000.
room, near high school, $1,250.
room, bath, near high school.
Fine location "A block north OF
Main, bargain at only $4,000.
Double, near high school, $2,S00.
Double, near high school, $4,000.
room, city water $1,150.
room, bath, garage, $4,000.
(2) room, $2.2O0-$7,500.
IA room, fine double, $4,000.
room, bath, garage, $4,000.
room, 2 lots, barn, $4,000.
room, bath, barn, $4,000.
f2) room 81 ,60O-$1 500.
room. bath, only $2,250.
room, bath, near square, $4.-
400.
(s) s room. $4,000 to $500.
(5) 6 room, $1,000 to $4,000.
(3) room, $4,000 to $500. I.
f6) 8 room, $3,000--$3,100 lup).
5 room, 2 acres. on pike, $l.3O0.
Cottage. 8 acres, pike. $2.600.
Rd1ETT A. TAYLOR AW.
Sseond Floor, Jones' Bldg.
Over Stanbery Drug Store
HsOsanelsv.Ile, Ohio
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-10-16
CenterYille

Mr.. and Mrs. David Green and
daughters Helen and Pauline of
Dresden, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. C. II.
Clark and family.
Social at Centerville high school
building Oct 25. Everybody come
and enjoy the good time.
Mrs. Alice Bebee who has been
assisting Mrs. Ina Phillis in her
house work, has now gone TO stay
with Mrs. Friend.
Mrs. Vannie Allen is on the sick
list.
Miss Winifred Humphrey who is
attending school at Reinersville,
spent the week end with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hum
phrey.
Shorthorn sale, fair grounds, Nc
Connelsyille, Oct. %, p. m.
Miss Helen Clark spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her uncle C.
NJ Reed.
Rev N. B. Martin preached his
last sermon at Centeryille church
last Saturday night
Several from around here attend
ed the debate at Dunganon school
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. L. Simcox and
son Ivan. spent Sunday with their
son Wilbur Simcox and family of
Unionville.