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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Chicago South-Slavic
Branch Unanimous
For Minority Thesis

The Chicago South Slavic branch
unanimously indorsed the minority
thesis by a vote OF 81 to 0. after
a thorough discussion at the branch
meeting Wednesday night. Comrade
Max Bedacht supported the minority
thesis. and Comrade Earl p. Browder
spoke for the majority. A previous
branch meeting had unanimously in.
dorsed the minority thesis, after 9
rank and file discussion but since nc
majority G. Z. c. member spoke. II
was decided 10 hold another discus.
sion to give the majority a chance To
state their position more fully. The
following resolution was passed
I'VE. the South Slavic branch, hav.
ing heard Comrade Bedacht, repre-.
senting the MARKHAM group. the minor
ity OF the c. Z. c., and comrade
Browder. representing the Foster-Lore
section of the c. z. G. voting for the
majority thesis, do hereby reaflirm oui
previous decision in favor OF the c
z. c. minority thesis. "-Signed: Louis
Ursich. South Slavic Branch, No. g.
Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

party policy as maneuver Of the
Workers Party in the united front
tactics.
"Be it further resolved that we
condemn the prevelant manifesto
tions of petty factionalism so de-
structive to our movement, and en-
dorse the appeal of the Y. c. l. and
the c. I. for a united, harmonious
movement, in which differences OF
opinion will be vigorously main
tanned, but in which able comrades
will not be prevented from contrib
uting their services to the move
ment in an effort to punish them for
holding minority opinions"
Comrade Stachel was elected chair
man of the meeting and Comrade Her
bert Fam as secretary and vice chair
man.
Altho there are about 600 members
in the New York League, only 121
members voted at this meeting. The
statement of the N. E. C. of the league
has not yet been discussed or voted
upon at any general meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

Builders Get Into Action.
THE new year will see an Inten-
! sIve subscription campaign for
the DAILY WORKER In almost all
Of the leading party locals turnout
the country.
Coming as a result Of an organ
Rational tour by various field
workers Of our daily thru whose
efforts fuIl-tlme DAILY WORKER
agents were named to devote all
their energy toward building the
DAILY WORKER subscription
strength, the first three months Of
the coming year promise at least
doubling in size Of the present cir
culation.
Chicago has now under way
drive for subs that Is including ever
more branches of the party and by
the first Of the year will include all
OF the 60 branches In full swing. A
stream of subs is already coming
thru the office OF City Agent Com
rade Thurber Lewis.
Comrade MerrIek Of Pittsburgh,
newly appointed city agent has In
ItIated drive to Immediately stir
Into motion the comrades of the
town where steel Is king.
Philadelphia not to be outdone,
has under way lts own drive led by
comrade Levine, who Is devotlng all
his energy to this work.
The Twin Cites, st. Paul and
Minneapolis, under comrade skog-
Iund, are beginning TO hum. Here
District Organizer comrade Hatha-
way Is lending hand by participant
Ing actively and urging all local
comrades to give their best efforts
to this work as a basis for a full
fIedged membership drive that
promises much In results.
Boston, with comrade zeIms In
the lead, Is beginning drive Of It's
cwn that 10 sure to flood the lite
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
BOSS PEN HACKS
HORNS ON
MONEY QUESTION
Scribes of Easy Virtue
Entertain Miners
Ry rHoMAs MYERscoueE

PITTSTON, Pa, Dec 29.---In addi.
tion to reporting on their efforts, to
have the rest of the miners of District
One Join them in their demand for
justice at the hands of the greedy
coal operators, the men who consti
tute the general grievance committee
OF the "outlawed" employees of the
Pennsylvania Coal Co., were treated
to an interesting verbal cross-barrago
by the two writer's for the capitalist
sheets, who are In attendance at all
the sessions or the committee.
journalistic Hacks Quarrel.
It appears that when the men de
cided that they would issue full pag
advertisements in the local papers
setting forth all their grievances, the
men who scribble the stuff for public
consumption found themselves in &
place where they would have to show
their sentiments. One Of them, wheT
offered the advertisement for his pa
per, felt that, inasmuch as the men
were on strike, he could well do with
out the commission which is paid
while the other one possesses o
philosophy that says Money is mon
ey, no matter whence 1t comes" SO
when the bills for the advertising
were presented. there was decided
difference in the amounts and this
needed explanation.
Seribes Swap Eplthets.
1t was during this process of expla-
nation, that the two scribes came near
to locking horns and when the Wilkes
barre Times-Leader representative
told the other one that "he would have
more than Myerscough on his neck
If he wasn't careful The reference
was occasioned by the manner in
which | was forced to attack that in,
dividual for his lying attack against
me in his article of a previous day.
Steps are being taken to assemble &
meeting Of all the general grievance
committees at an early date. whel
pressure will be attempted to get re-
suits, with general strike as the al
tentative If sufficient support is Sc.
cured for the venture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

ments for the majority thesis and
Comrade Jack Stachel the district or
ganizer of the Y. w. L. of district No.
2 presented the position of the minor
ity of the c. E. c. of the Workers
Party, which has been accepted also
by the D. E. C. of the Y. w. L. Of the
New York district.
There was great deal Of interest
ing discussion and then the rebuttal
followed, which did not begin until
1915. First Comrade Stachel sum.
med up for the minority and then
Comrade Carlson for the majority.
Two resolutions were introduced,
one favoring the majority position and
the other for the minority. The reso
luton in support Of the minority the
sis was passed by vote of almost
two to one, rs to As.
The resolution adopted reads as fol
lows:
Resolved that we, the members
Of Young Workers League. District
No. in membership meeting assem-
bled Dec. Is, 1924, declare that we
favor the application Of the labor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

there has been anywhere else, and II
the workers Of this country are not
yet ready to accept the leadership o.
Communists we have to continue tc
participate in their struggles under
our own name until the time we have
established confidence, of our move,
ment and leadership, among the work
ing masses and in the meantime build
our own party. There is ample field
to participate in the struggles Of work
ers outside of the farmer-labor party
issue, (Which is not at all Commun-
list issue) as much as our usefu
forces permit.
Signed: K. F. Tuhkanen, Chairman
Fable Burman, Secretary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Detroit South-Slavic
Branch Unanimous
For Minority Thesis

DETROIT. Mich.-At a special
membership meeting of our branch
held Sunday, Dec. 81, after a thoro
discussion of both thesis, the C. E.
C. and the minority, the following
resolution was adopted unanimously
20 to 0.
"The South Slavic Branch II, De
troit, Mich, Workers Party of Am
erica, does, after a thoro discussion
of both the C. E. c. and the minority
theses, approve and stand with the
theses Of the minority (Ruthenberg
Lovestone. Gitlow. Bedacht. EngdahI)
as real Communist policy for oul
future work" Yours for Commun
ism, Tony Gerlach. Recording Score
tary, Branch II, w. P. Of A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Plots New Revolt
In Mexico Under
u. S. Protection

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3D. Jose Is
mael Aguado, former congressman,
who acted as secretary to De La
Huerta in Vera Cruz. was arrested
here today. He arrived from the
United States ten days ago. He has
been lodged in the military prison.
Guadalupe Sanchez. leader of the
De La Huerta revolt in the state of
Vera Cruz. is reported to be in New
Orleans where he went to confer
with rebel leaders on renewal of
the rebel campaign. Tho America
claims to be friendly to Mexico and
savagely represses working class rev.
olutionists, it let's Sanchez travel
freely and conspire without let OF
hindrance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Chicago Meeting
Is Enthusiastic for
the Daily Worker
(Continued from page 1l

(Contlnued from page -
possible moment and to sell insur-
ance policies in maximum before
January s, in order to have all Cleve-
land branches appear upon militant's
page of January 10, anniversary issue
of the DAILY WORKER.
The meeting also pledged whole
hearted support to the work of in
creasing the number of subscribers
in Cleveland realizing that the party
increases membership and influence
in proportion to the increase in read
ers for the daily. 1t was resolved to
make every member of the party .
daily builder and to set minimum Of
two thousand subscribers the imuae-
diate goal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Lewis BURIED
BY Mine Vote
in O'FALLON
PrOgressiUes Haze Big
Lead in West Va.

O'FALLON, Ill.,, Dec. 49,
Local Union 7o5 does not think
much of the agents of the coal
operators in official positions in
the coal miners union, Judging
by the vote cast for the pro-
gressiVe candidates.
Frank Harrington received
only 50 votes while his oppo-
nent John Hindmarsh got las
votes. John L. Lewis received
only 80. George Voyzey, his pro-
gressive opponent, polled 230
Philip Murray got SO votes while
Arley Staples got 206. William
Green received 11S votes and
Joseph Nearing TT.
But why should Harrington worr.
about votes? His favorite boast is
7 don't give God damn whether any
Of you fellers vote for me or not; I'll
be your next president anyway"
BAXTER, West va. Dec. 29.-The
returns from local 4046 give George
voyzey. 81, Lewis, Sc; Arley Staples
81; Murray. SO; Green, 80; Nearing
"a
MT. CLAIRE, West va. Dec. 29.--
John L. Lewis polled % votes to As
for George voyzey. Philip Murray re
ceived 90, while Arley Staples got SO
votes William Green, "A; Joseph
Nearing, a..
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Dec. 29.-The
coal operators ably assisted by the
officials Of the union ant particularly
by Rinaldo Capellini, who sold out tt
the operators shortly after he was
elected by the radical vote of District
20. /, are desperately irving TO drive
the striking miners back tc work.
In the meantime the coal operators
Of District No. are trying to reopen
discussions with the union in an effor
to bring about a reduction in wages
despite the Jacksonville pact.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Kerenslxy with Soft
Job Rails Against
Russian Workers
Especial to The Daily Worker)

koPeuIuI 70 me UaIy WorkerJ
BERLIN, Dec. 29.--Alexander Ker.
ensky is living here on money sup
piled him by disgruntled monarchists
and friends Of foreign Imperialism.
He is editing paper composed most.
~ OF violent invectives against the
judgment Of the Russian workers and
peasants in choosing the Soviet sys-
tenn and the dictatorship OF the pro-
letariat instead OF his traitorous alli-
ance with the bourgeois.
kerensky recently said he would
continue to fight the Bolsheviki
even In the life hereafter" Keren.
sky has found an easy way Of max.
ing a living.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

GALESBURG, H.. Dec. 29.-Four
persons had been overcome and entire
families we're fleeing late today when
big gas pipe broke in the residence
district Of Galesburg. Scores were en-
dangered by the spread of the gas
thru sewer mains and along water
pipes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
South Slavs of 'H''i
West Allis, Wis,
All for Majority

Arne swabeck. district organizer,
announces that the South Slavic
Branch at West AlIis. Wisconsin, of
81 members. has voted unanimously
to support the thesis OF the G. z. c.
majority as against the minority.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
FEDERATION BUREAU
SUPPORTS C. E. C. MAJORITY THESIS

The Finnish Federation
decided the
Of the party sustain this decision.
The has the the road
agitation and organization
July last The question
nerabor agitation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

TOXIC. Dec. 29.-Twenty-six were
killed, 253 injured and II warehouses
and other buildings wholly or partly
destroyed in Saturdays explosion Of
gun powder in trans.shipment, it was
officially made known today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE OF NEW
YORK ENDORSES MINORITY, rs TO Al

NEW YORK CITY League
by vote Of rs to As
Comrades Ruhnberg Loveson Bedach
membership meeting held Thursday
Comrade Oliver Carlson
Committee which has the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
a 12-Page Issue
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Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10

day and tomorrow. The party in eluded Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins, Mrs, Elewnin Ross. Mrs. Eva Huntington and Mrs. Minnie Bixby.
 Joseph Bishec of North Grosvenor- dale supplied the pulpit of the Meth odist church Sunday at l o'clock in the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. K. Miller. who preached in the Eastford Congregations church Sunday morn ing.
 Rev. ". II. Bath of Norwich was entertained ai thc parsonage Wednes- day night, while here to take part in the roll call exercises of the Methodist church. This will probably be the las; time he will preach here as q dis trict superintendent. as his term of six years expires At the next annual conference. He will hold one more quarterly conference. Those who have been associated with him In the work of the church will regret his leaving,
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
TALKS ON SCHOOLS
R. D. MeAhster Tells Rotarians Abou,
 Problems of Rural Education

k. h. NeAlister, school supervisor for the towns of Pomfret. Eastford. Woodstock and Union, told of prob lems of rural school work in address ing the weekly meeting of the Put nam Rotary club. held at the Putnam Inn Wednesday noon.
 Mir MeAlister haid that the great est difficulty in supervising rural schools has always come in obtaining teachers. The salaries paid III towns where only one room schools are sup ported have until the past few years been so low that teachers were not attracted Co the small places. but pre-. lerred instead to seek employment in city schools. He emphasized that with sixty per cent or more of the teach ing force new each year, it was very difficult to get an efficient rural staff Now conditions have changed for the better. and through the grants from the state board of education teachers fund it is possible to pay fairly good wages to teachers in such towns as Eastford and Union.
 He mentioned that large part of the teachers now in rural schools have attended the summer school at Yale, but that not large percentage of them are normal graduates. After 1927 no teacher will be accepted in schools of the state unless he or she has taken a normal school course.
 Consolidation seems te be the best thing in store for rural towns in the future. Tho speaker said that this state IS way behind others in carry ing out this plan in the small towns, although it's present rural system Is good.
 The situation seems Co be that one room school with state aid in paying the teachers salary is cheaper than transporting the children to some central place with no state aid in paying transportation. Mir Me- Alister said that in his opinion the state should further consolidation by granting partial recompense on trans portation bills in the future as is now done on teachers salaries.
 In the few minutes following Mir MeAlister's talk and the close of the meeting, the club president, John F. Reardon of North Grosvenordale. told the members that they must be un- ecasing in their efforts to keep the government of the state in the hands of the small towns. He mentioned the deplorable consequences to the small towns. if cities like Hartford. New Haven and Bridgeport, gained control of the state management.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
SANCTIONS FORECLOSURE
Whrs;#@ Ts}eis Seeks .o Collect sn
 unsGil S.S.9co Note

In the Superior court session las; Friday. a mortgage foreclosure was granted William E. Wheaton, admin is;rator of the estate of his father, the late Edgar Nj. Wheaton, on the se-eslled Wheaton farm. in the southern part of the town. Mir. Wheaton said that note for Sio,o00, made by George A. Foley. was secured by a mortzawe on the farm The note was dated Janaary 2s, 1920 and was payable on de. mand four years from date. Mr. Wheaton testified that though the nriaciral had been reduced Si500, na interest had been paid since January 6. i922. and that insurance and taxes. together amounting to S631.63. had not been naid by the mortgaxee. Judge Nalfbie granted the foreclosur fixing Monday, November 3, as the law day The value of the property was estimated at sl0,000 by Mr. V heeton.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
EASTFORD

Miss Dorothy Bowen. teacher in the lower room of the Center school. took Monday as q visiting day.
 Miss Violet Colburn returned Sat. urday night from Hartford, where she has been visiting Mrs Arthur Adams
 There will be baked bean supper on Friday night at the home of Mir and Mrs. George French, followed by a program.
 Next Sunday, Oct. i2. will be Rally Sunday. There will be special music and exercises by the different classes including a promotion exercise of six children from the Cradle Roll to the Beginners class.
 Mrs. J. C. Tatem and daughter Mir. jam, Miss Catherine Tatem, Miss Nio- let Colhurn. Miss Mabel Jones, Harry Tatem and John Tatem were at North field. Mass. on Sunday and Monday, where they visited Miss Olive Iatem, who is attending school there.
 Ford was received here Wednesday of the death of Miss Juliette Chap man tn East Douglas. Mass, where she has lived since her home was burned here about six years ago. Miss Chapman suffered a shock at that time and has been in very poor health since.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Buell.. Mir and Mrs. Henry Buell. and Mir. and Mrs. Charles Tatem were in New Haven. Saturday and Sunday, where they attended the Connecticut rally of the County Y Nj. C. A. Mir. Tatem had charge of the closing service on Sunday afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs. Alphens Buell. of Cal. ifornia, who have been here for sew eral weeks visiting relatives, started back home Wednesday morning. Mrs William Warren entertained them on Tuesday afternoon, also Mir. and Mrs Benjamin Bosworth and family, Mrs George Bowen. Mrs. Oliver Bowen Mrs. Charles Tatem and Mrs. Charles Clark.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS;
WEST THOMPSON

 William St. Marie spent wednes. day tn Boston. | Frank Johnson and family attend ed the Broekton Fair on Thursday. Mrs. Alfred chubhuck and daughter Emma spent Thursday in Worcester. Mrs. Harry Sayies entertained rel atiYes from Providence on Mednes- day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Snow of Birmingham. Mass, are guests of Mrs. Mary Rams dell.
 Mrs. Eugene Bcrnier is entertain ing her aunt frum Soath Norwalk thls week.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkinsan and Virginia passed the weekend at Paw tucket, k. |.
 Mir and Mrs. Eugene Rohillard vel eomed little daughter te their home on Tuesday.
 Miss Nellie Flanagan of New Lon don passed the weekend with her par ents recently.
 Mrs. Frank Griffin of New York k the guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis Deotte. this week.
 Alfred Chubbuek has hired Mir sherman Of Fishers Island. N. Y., to work on the farm.
 Afr. and Mrs. James Bigelew en- ioyed call from several Webster friends on Tuesday.
 Mrs John Bogardus fell last Fri day and broke her ankle. She is at the Day kimball Hospital.
 Frank Ramsdell and Harry Coville have nearly completed the repairs on the inside of the church and it looks very nice.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Peterson and Eleanor returned Thursday from q six weeks visit with relatives in Pennsylvania.
 Joseph Niles has finished work for Frank Herrick and has gone to work for the Beaehmont Worsted Company at Meehanicsville.
 Misses Rosalma and Rosalee Mada- ga, Misses Nellie and Anna Bernier spent Saturday in Providence and a,- tended the play ''Peek-a-hoo."
 Frank Malaga and family. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Rivers of Noonsoeket. k. l., Mrs. Virginia Allen of Dayville. spent Sunday with George l.. Malaga and family.
 Mr and Mrs. Ebert Woodis and family of Putnam. with their cousins. Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Brayton. and FL eanor motored to West Brookheld. Mass, on Sunday and visited rela- tiyes.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church had their harvest supper last Tuesday evening. As us- uai there Was large attendance of people from the surrounding towns, and all enjoyed the excellent supper. X good sum was added to the treas ury.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
GEO. CORNELL WINS WITH HIS PICTURE
His Coioring of Jack Rabbit Drawing Best Among
 Scores
Another Uncle Dave Cory Story and
 Picture In Today's Patriot

For having eolored the picture that accompanied Uncle Dave CoTy's story about Little Jnek Rabbit and his friends, aa 1t appeared in last week $ Patriot. the most artisticaliy of the scores sent in ta Uncle Dave, Georre Connel. oI Putnam Heights was a4- judged tha winner. and will therefore receive tne hoaS written by Uncle Dave Cory. as fhe prize offered by The Patriot.
 Last week was the first week of the present contest. That if proved a great fayorite with the children of the familie taking The Patriot IS an es- tahlishea fact. A glance al the pile oi ealased pictures sent in Go Uncle proof Of this fact.
 And there were great many that were carefully colored. The juvenile artists remembered. for instance, that t IS the fall of the year and therefore that leaves on the trees should be col cred varied tints; that an elephant Is Erayish and that his tusks are prac- tically white This, therefore. was put into the coloring of the pictures The coloring. then, proved test of the observation and knowledge of the bey or girl. So the contest has it's ed ueational value. as well as it's enter taining element.
 Another picture is printed in this weeks Patriot, boys and girls, together with another story written by Uncle Dave Cory. And again this week The Patriot will give away free book written by Uncle Dave Cory. to the boy or girl who sends in the best cole ored picture.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
MORE TROUT ARRIVE
T~enty-Seven Cans of Fingerlings
 Planted in Local Brooks

Twenty-seven cans of lingering trout were received Monday from the state fish and game commission, for distribution in local brooks. Today twenty-eight cans more arrived for brooks in Woodstock. Thirty cans which arrived sometime ago were dis tributed in streams of pomfret. Since each can averages l60 trout it may be seen that l3.600 trout have been re- leased in streams in this vicinity. This should improve fishing next spring.
 Putnam streams in which the trout were released are the following: Bar rett brook, Wheaton brook, Little Dam Tavern brook, Torrey brook, Culxert brook. Five Mile river, and the Little river The Northeastern Connecticut Fish and Game Club dis triblted the fish.