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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

It is reported that there is large increase in the demand for alarm clocks. There is a widespread hope that it comes from political circles where a general awakening is sorely needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
The 'eYear.to.Llvs'' Contest

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 MRS M. J. BANKS. Jackson's Gap, Ala, May Il, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
TREES

The first significance trees had for our an. cestors must have been religious, apart from those practical benefits trees conferred in the form of shelter and in material for clubs for war and hunting. From the reuAotest times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

It is an interesting coincidence that Ser nard Shaw's vigorous complaints that his recent writings have been coldly received fol- lowed closely his announcement that he Is communist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Representative Langley of Kentucky de- clares that he will not give up his seat in congress. Deaths frequently create vacAn- cies in public offices; but resignations are practically unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Possibly America could safely admit more immigrants if they were as ready to Gban- don their political vAgaries as they are their native lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

1T AM neither a little brother to the rich
 nor little brother to the poor, l am 4 just an American citizen, content to cir culate around among my fellows and to as sociate with anybody who does not seek to wound my feelings nor compel me to do things which are distasteful to me. I have in mind as I write these two women who are cooks. I never miss an opportunity to eat a dinner which either one of them prepares. One of the two know very we'll She is not ashamed of her position she takes pride in her work; her face beams with greater pleasure when you tell her that her dinner was exceedingly fine than does the face of United States senator when you tell him he made splendid speech. She has accu- mulated the philosophy that it is essential 50 long as hunger will gnaw at the vitals of mankind that somebody must supply cure. She seems to feel that she is doing part of the worlds work when she puts the men and women of her house into good humor by pro- viding them with good food,
 Not many persons, I used to observe, were awed in the presence of a vice president l did find one poor soul, however, who was quite upset. He was a barber, and when he found out that was vice president he be- came so nervous he could not shave me. This cook I was writing about never manifested the slightest change of manner in my pres ence She probably never gave it q thought, but I dare say she would believe that in the long run cooks are more valuable to the re- public than are vice presidents. That can not dispute 1t is only now and then that a vice president has an opportunity to show the metal of which he is made, while cooks have three opportunities day. seven days in the week. On their ministrations, next to the clerk and the police, depend the peace, quietude and good order of society.
 
 The second woman. who is a good cook. has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

The second woman. who is good cook, has not the refreshing outlook of the first. I heard her say recently when complimented on her dinner: 'I am nothing but servant; i; will never be anything else. Life is hope less for me, for I can never rise above the servant class" It is not necessary for me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
THE. .AGE-HERALD

Entered at Birmingham, Ala, pest office as second class matter, act of Congress March G. 1t7a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
The Factory Hundreds

The first factory hundreds in Ger
many were formed in 1922 by the
shop councils of Chemnitz for the
support of the control commissions.
The Central Committee of Shop
Councils and the Communist Party
propagated these defensive organiza-
tons everywhere in Germany. They
are built up on the factories and are
organs of the proletarian united
front. Originally their purpose was
only to protect meetings, ETC., but
soon they received immediate mill
tant tasks in connection with the
growth of Fascism and reaction. In
the occupied territory, for instance,
they had great tasks to perform in
the July strike. Their attitude
against the Fascists, especially in
the anti-Fascist campaign of the
Communist Party appeared danger
Gus to the Social Democratic Minis
ter for Internal Affairs in Prussia.
He prohibited the factory hundreds.
The Social Democratic Party sharply
fought them as Communist instru-
ments. without, however, being
needed by the working masses.
In Saxony and Thuringia, the fac
tory hundreds could have been as
sisting organs of the government in
the struggle against Fascism. The
Social Democrats prevented that,
however.
In the Hamburg uprising the fac
tory hundreds led the struggle and
the necessity for the general organ
ization of the working class into hun.
dreds became clearly evident.
The factory hundreds and men,
bership in them are naturally strictly
prohibited in the whole of Germany,
and heavy punishment threatens
those who act against this prohibit
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
Italian Consul
Probes Khan Rule
in Herrin County

The Italian Consulate in Chicago
has not yet received reports from
its investigators in Williamson
County where many Italian subjects
were beaten, arrested, and otherwise
mistreated by members of the Ku
Klux Khan under the direction of
Glen Young, alleged member Of the
prohibition squad of the United
States Government.
As soon as the reports have been
received and gone over at the Con-
sulate it is expected that they will
be forwarded to the Italian Ambas-
sador at Washington and he will
take the matter up with the State
Department.
The treatment Of Italians in Will
hanson county may result in a sit
uation similar TO that which followed
the lynching Of an Italian subject in
New Orleans. Following the lynch.
ing the Italian Ambassador made
a protest to the State Department
and was later recalled by his gov
eminent when the explanation Of.
fered by the United States was mol
considered satisfactory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
GARLAND FUND
GIVES $4,000
IN FIRST YEAR
Aided Daily Papers of
Farmers and Workers


NEW YORK.-The trustees Of the
Garland fund, Incorporated under the
name of The American Fund for
Public Service, has disbursed, in the
first year of its existence, $4,000
divided into $4,000 of loans, and
$4,000 of gifts to various enter
prises connected with the labor
movement.
The principal, consisting of $901,-
sos, the estate of the father of
Charles Garland of North Carver,
Mass, has been reduced by the gifts
in the sum of $43,377. The largest
sums loaned were received by daily
farmer or labor papers. The next
largest amount was loaned to Dis
trict No. 2, of the United Mine
Workers of America, as strike re-
lief.
1t was the general impression at
the time that the American Fund
for Public Service was incorporated
that the entire amount of the be-
quest was to be disbursed within a
year. The statement of the trus-
tees, detailing the expenditures for
the past year is evidence, however,
that the principal is being carefully
conserved and the interest cautiously
expended.
Only 81 applicants were deemed
worthy of assistance out of 200 bona
fide applications, the annual state
ment admits having received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
Send in Your News

The Daily Worker urges all
members of the party to send in
the news of their various Sec
tions. Every Party Branch should
appoint its own correspondent and
make him responsible for the news
that ought to be sent an to The
Daily Worker. The Party Page
should be the Invest page in The
Daily Worker. Help make it SO.
Address all mail to the Editor, The
Daily Worker, 1910 N. Halsted
St., Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

the reactionaries. Altho there Is
much to be desired, a comparison of
our units today with those of year
ago, show the rapid progress made.
The reactionary trade union lead
ers were not slow in taking cogni-
zance of our development, and in
Chicago they levelled the most terrif-
fic attack upon our members.
These attacks have lost their
punch. The rank and file workers
no more will be inundated or stir
red into frenzy by them. The work
ers are beginning to recognize that
the Communists constitute the only
force within the labor movement with
concrete program for the solution
of the difficulties of the workers.
In this manner the movement for
amalgamation of existing craft
unions, which assumed it's first de-
finite capitalization here, served not
only to strengthen the ranks Of the
militants in Chicago, but made a
grand campaign on a national scale
possible.
Some of our local campaigns, which
brought good results, are: our cam
paign for participation in Party in
dustrial activities during the month
of May of last year. This resulted in
greatly strengthening the local Trade
Union Educational League and Great
ed basis for the establishment of
definite industrial groups composed
of the militants within each industry,
whose object is not only to further
the campaign for amalgamation but
to infuse the unions of their industry
with a better fighting spirit. The
T. u. E. l.. activities il Chicago are
now embracing a large number of
militant unionists.
Our United Front campaign assum-
ed large proportions particularly dur
ing the period prior to the July 3-5
conference. 1t took definite hold
within many labor unions. At the
local conference called by the Cook
County Farmer-Labor Party to which
all trade unions were invited. to send
delegates in the earlier part Of June
many militants definitely voiced their
sentiments in favor Of united front
Labor Party. To the July 3-5 con.
ference not less than 55 Party mem
bers were elected delegates from Their
respective local unions, including ar
approximate membership of gboui
10000. Altho the reactionary lead.
ers, following Immediately upon this
conference, became particularly ag,
gressive in their attacks upon US, oul
Party has been able to not only holC
its own, but considerably strengthen
its ranks.
Our members, during this United
Front campaign, distributed larg,
amount Of labor party literature
more than $4,000 leaflets and 9O(
pamphlets were disposed Of within
the district.
In many unions the issues Of tn.
United Front and the need of indie
pendent political action by the work
ers, thru a labor party Of their own
was debated with our members tax
ing the lead. Thru these activitie.
a concrete basis has been laid fol
further United Front Developments
y Our Party in Chicago has mean
while realized the necessity Q,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
MENTIONING THE MOVIES
Sold Digger.
By PROTECTOR.

SAA AA5 BCAS
While in no sense a sociological
drama, "The Gold Diggers," (Thos.
H. Ince, First Nationally, contains
much that is worth while for work
ing class audiences and nothing TO
really kick at. It is typical Ameri-
can film in the better sense of the
word. Miraculous attention to de-
tail marks the direction, and the
comedy is kept on high plane by
the constant introduction of con-
trasting pathos. The acting is uni
formly good and a really rare height
is reached by the heroine as she loads
the near-villian with champagne
while dumping her own into an IN
animate receptacle; the instan-
taneous, sly, subtle changes of ex-
preston from the pretended half
senseless inebriate to the crafty
schemer are a delight to those fed up
on the usual fare of movie stupidity.
The moral of the picture would
seem to be that the gold-digging
chorus girls are angels land wizardsl
in comparison to the Johnnies who
chase them. The playwrights and
.scenarists have taken a topic that in
the hands of French dramatists
might have been a decidedly risque
farce, and made it into almost Sun
day School entertainment The more
seamy side of the chorus life is not
tc-schoJ hut Aho e~,.;,>, oo>., :, nj =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
PARTY ADDRESSES
r USS MEMBERS
ON BIC PROBLEMS
Demands ''DaiIy" Deal
with Problems Here


The convention of the Russian
Federation Of the Workers Party
opened with the reading of letter
from the party's secretary, Q. r.
Ruthenberg, to the delegates of the
convention and members Of the fede-
ration.
The letter outlines the relation of
the various declarations co the Party
SO we'll, that we are reprinting it for
the benefit Of the whole party men,
bership. 1t follows:
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. II, 1924.
To the Convention and members OF
the Russian section of the Workers
Party Of America.
Dear Comrades:
In the name of the Central Execu-
tive Committee Of the Party, / extend
greetings to the Convention and ex-
press the hope that the result of your
work will be the upbuilding of your
section of our Party and thus bring
the strengthening of the revolution
airy movement in this country.
AS has been shown by the reports
made at the Third National Conven-
ton of our Party, and is indicated IN
the letter of greetings to that Con-
vention from the Communist Inter-
national, our Party has made great
progress during the past year, hav-
ing become in this period a real force
in the life of the American working
class. We expect that the work of
the present year will result in
strengthening our Party even to a
greater degree and that the work of
this Convention will help to gain this
result.
There are several issues which are
to come before your Convention,
upon which the Central Executive
Committee desires to express to you
its viewpoint and in several instances
the viewpoint of the Communist In
ternational.
Oppose Mass immigration
There has been raised in the dis
cussion preceding the Convention the
question of the immigration policy of
the Union Of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies. The rules which have been laid
down by the Soviet Government and
which have been endorsed by the
Communist International are that
Soviet Russia today does not desire
mass immigration from other count
ries but that it does desire the immi-
grafton of specially trained workers
who are organized to assist in the
economic reconstruction of the Soviet
Republic. Soviet Russia today has
plenty of workers to perform the
- --~---- ~ H. 1910 lif~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

the main point of dispute. The Cen
trail Executive Committee of the
Party upheld the majority Of the
Bureau in a special letter addressed
to the Convention. The letter which
is to be found elsewhere in this paper
was heartily approved by the conven-
ton, as was the general report made
by the representative of the Central
Executive Committee.
The Convention gave special con-
sideration to the question of the
''Novi Mir" and The Daily Worker.
1t was decided to continue the Drive
for two thousand new subscribers to
the "Novi Mir" and to raise fund
of 5000 dollars. The District Organ
izers of the Federation are to be held
responsible for the success of the
campaign for new subscribers. The
Convention adopted a resolution in
support of the Daily Worker. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

resolution is published elsewhere in
this issue of the paper.
The Convention went on record in
favor of organizing special womens'
branches of the party and adopted a
practical educational program. The
discussion and actions of the conven-
ton clearly show the change our
party has undergone during the last
year.
Join the Trade Unions, take active
part in the general party life, support
the English Daily, take active part in
the American labor movement-this
and not the European problems was
the keynote of the Convention.
The Convention adjourned with the
election of new bureau of five.
Comrades Ashkenudze, Deviatkin and
Svietlow of Chicago, Cosuschik, of
Boston, and Strij Of Detroit were
elected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

point expressed by group OF COM
rades who proposed that the "Novy
Mir" should become a purely Russian
paper, is to repudiate the fundamen-
tai principles of the Communist In
ternational.
We request that this Convention
express itself in no uncertain terms
on this question and definitely lay
down the policy for "Novy Mir" that
it is first the fighting organ of the
American workers who are partici-
pating in the class struggle and the
fight for Soviet government in this
country, and that in addition there
to, in a secondary place, it shall give
its columns to the purely Russian af-
fair and questions.
Looking forward to the success OF
the work of your Convention, which
we hope will be conducted in the
spirit of this letter, / am
Fraternally yours,
c. E. RUTHENBERG,
Executive Secretary,
Workers Party.
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~ 49, ~
urge upon the "gold digger" is re-
vealed by deft little touches. Thus
a soap-peddler invades girls party,
and she is turned down flat by
everyone except the heroine, who or
ders a gross. "Girls, do you know
who that was? That's Cissie Gray,
thirty years ago she was the toast of
the town. When she got old, she lost
her friends. l mean-her gentle
men friends"
So the specter of old age throws
black shadow over the erstwhile
jolly group. Each looks at the other
with the unvoiced question. Good
God, am I getting old?" One adj
mits her fear and announces that
hereafter she will grab a man, "any
man, just so long as he has pants
and an income" And the justifca-
ticn of the "gold diggers" is voiced
in the agreement: "Dig, girls, dig;
while the digging is good"
The plot is simple. Nice boy with
the price of first box every night in
his jeans, loves nice chorus girl. Rich,
crabby, not-too-bold, man-of-the-
world uncle controls purse strings
and refuses consent. Mistakes sister
of nephew's fance for the guilty
party, she decides to handle him so
rawly that uncle will consent to
nephew marrying anybody at all ex-
cept this hussy, when, enter Sister
Violet. Does it work? You don't
know until the last quarter Of the
last reel and here is real story, and
real acting, and real directing every
minute of the time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

49, 1 IN. ssoal ~ ar ~S~..Oa.ss~ 49,
of the country. A great influx OF I'M
migrants from other countries would
not assist Soviet Russia in this work
but would rather make the problem
more difficult. It is for this reason
that the Soviet Government has
adopted the policy outlined above
and the Communist International has
endorsed this policy.
The Second National Convention of
our Party adopted the same policy
so far as the immigration from the
United States is concerned. We feel
certain that the workers of the Rus
sian section of our Party will agree
that a policy which the Soviet Gov
eminent considers will strengthen 1T
and assist it in building up the in
dustries of the country is a policy
which the members of the Russian
Federation must endorse. If this
policy involves any sef-sacrifce on
the part of those Russians in this
country who would like to return to
their native country now that it has
the first Workers and Peasants
Government in the world, we are sure
that these Russian workers will be
ready to sacrifice their desire to re-
turn in order not to complicate and
make more difficult the problems of
this Government which is still
struggling against great difficulties
to build up the economic life of Rus
STA on a new foundation.
The Central Executive Committee
therefore expects that the Conven-
ton of the Russian section will en-
dorse the policy laid down by the
Second Convention of our Party.
Abolish Anti-Semitie Agitation
1t has also been brought to the
attention of the Central Executive
Committee that in a Communist or
ganization such as the Russian Sec
ton is, there has arisen the question
Of race and anti-Semitic agitation has
been conducted by some comrades
We cannot conceive of any Commun-
lists holding such views. They are
entirely unworthy Of men and women
who desire to call themselves by the
name Communist. We trust that
this Convention will adopt a resolu-
ton severely condemning those mem
bers who dare to raise such ques-
tons in administrative organs of the
Party and forever end the possibility
Of such question again arising in
the Russian section.
The Central Executive Committee
during the past year was compelled
to take action and give instructions
in regard to the editorial policy Of
the snowy Mir" and wishes to reite-
rate these instructions to the Con-
vention.
It seems there have arisen among
some comrades the viewpoint that
the "Novy Mir" should devote itself
preponderately to the Russian ques.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
COMMUNISTS GAIN IN
SAXONY ELECTIONS AS
YELLOW SOCIALISTS LOSE

DRESDEN, Germany.-The Soci-
alists suffered crushing defeat in
the elections held here Sunday. The
workers were Disguised with the
part played by the Socialists dur
ing the recent clash with the Berlin
government which resulted in the
Workers Government of Saxony be-
ing suppressed. The workers, how
ever, expressed their anger blindly,
returning a bourgeois majority tho
the Communists made a consider
able gain and won over a large part
Of the Socialist following. The
Social-Democratic party Of Germany
is rapidly losing its influence among
the German workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
Stirring Greeting From Lithuania

TIE Lithuanian watching the
paign establish daily They will be dis
appointed when they the first THE DAILY WORKER Some
of the greetings the Lithuanian comrades follow
Foreign Bureau of Communist Party of Lithuana
To The Daily daily
able sodfy
This is the basis of future victories.
Fraernaly
Akns Secretary, Contra Committee
Communist Party of Lithuania
To Worker
followed campaign
Com 81 Daily - -
: =. II l seen m
that you will live fruit wish that the
workers of all naionalies of will Ths
Daily their which they will oidiy their
With proletaran greetings
q. ANGARIETIS
Lithuana of
To "The Daily Worker. Greetings to fellow fighter.
Editorial of publications of
Conmu Party of
Communist, Soldiers Truth,
workers Youth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

WASHINGTON - Failure of En-
gineer Patterson to obey automa-
tic block signals caused the rear-end
collision of two sections of the
Twentieth Century Limited near For
sythe, N. Y, on December 9, 1923.
in which nine passengers were killed
and SO injured the Interstate Com
merce Commission reported today
after an investigation by its ex-
aminers.