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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Blood Tests Wanted
by st. Louis Cooks
to Restore Confidence

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-Legis-
lation compelling cooks to submit to
blood tests and physical examinations
every so days is being advocated by
union cooks of this city. "Condi-
tions in some of our eating places
are deplorabIe," says Jack Reed,
business agent of the union. "Many
of those handling food for public
consumption have communicable dis
eases OF the worst sort, and we be-
lieve the public would more readily
patronize restaurants which an.
nounced that the health of its food
handlers was under state or city SUI
pervision."
Cooks and Pastry Cooks local No.
26 is recovering from an open shop
drive, 1920, which made heavy in
roads on the unions membership
The union, with more than 700 mem
bers, was almost destroyed. AS 8
result of an organization campaign
the local has been recruited to nearly
800 members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
TIE Pow R C0lU
HotU to Make the Daily Worker Grow
Choose Your Method and MAKE 1t Work

MERE are so different by which THE DAILY
WORKER be increased that hesitate print all of
them that come to mind and all of them that DAILY
WORKER agents and boosters send for fear that
rades will be confused by the multitude of opportunities and
stick to any of them long enough to make it work
OF the dozens of special methods which DAILY WORKER
agents have used with success all them thing
make them successful perency and energy
required Bascay everywhere the problem of securing
readers for THE DAILY WORKER is the
lit is necessary to make THE DAILY WORKER known
2-It necessary to make THE DAILY WORKER attractive
to the workers
St necessary stick to the job selling overcome
petty obstacles and turn-downs" by sticking the job
Previously, The Power Column have suggested
Der ways by which THE DAILY WORKER adver
tsed In opinion the best constant method of
advertisement is by word of mouth.
One of the first of DAILY WORKER branch agents
is to get the members of his branch and the workers in his
locality to talking about THE DAILY WORKER TALK 1T
UP" is slogan which must be in continuous use.
Talk about THE DAILY WORKER, talk about it in general
talk about special features of it in particular certain articles
or editorials, certain policies which it advocates
When in meeting of workers. get the floor to tell about
THE DAILY WORKER the great labor paper which is
attracting thousands it. When in group workers.
the conversation to the matter Of the press and tell about THE
DAILY WORKER which has been issued to the working
class from the scourge of the bosspt press When talking
friend shop member of your union tell him
THE DAILY WORKER Always carry few copies in your
pocket that you back up your statements by showing
paper Make THE DAILY WORKER permanent and constant
topic Of conversation It's the biggest thing in the American
labor movement.
By advertising THE DAILY WORKER is in itself making
attractive to thinking workers Everyone of them knows that
the capitalist press is poison With many necessary only
to show THE DAILY WORKER order secure subscrip
ton With others sometimes needs little ampfcation,
little argument and the sale is made.
But of all the things necessary work of
THE DAILY WORKER booster it is sticking the job which
the most important With the knowledge that THE DAILY
WORKER is the best daily newspaper America necessary
only work hard enough keep achieve success
Choose method of work and then keep until succeeds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Jesus of Nazareth
Is Burning Issue
in California State

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. o.
The prosecution has appealed to the
state supreme court the criminal syn
dicalism cases of William Flanagan
and Albert Stangeland, on which the
appellate court recently reversed
decision. The latter ruled that it
was necessary that Flanagan and
Stangeland should have realized "the
illegal nature Of the /. w. W." at
the time they Joined it. The appeal
court also stated that conviction was
unjust in so far as it was based on
anti-religious beliefs or statements
(this charge arising from some of
the I. w. w. songs, quoted in COURT
The petition for appeal to the SUI
preme court takes issue with these
findings, claiming in essence that dis
belief in the divinity of Christ is a
sign Of criminal tendencies" Thus
does the fundamentalist controversy
enter the realm Of California poll.
tics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29

for College EUiLs
to Pupils Parents

Large numbers of college stu
dents are drunkards, gamblers and
illiterate, Albert Parker Fitch, for
mer professor of history at AM
herst college, declared in speech to
the National Education Association
convention here.
"They are dull because they won't
study" he said. "They think they
are sent to college to learn to make
money or prepare for matrimony.
"They read frothy stories, are
strong on card games, gossip, and
athletic contests. Religion means
nothing to them. They are a prod
uct of our modern society"
These students swear like "pi-
rates" because their vocabularies are
limited due to lack of study, Fitch
declared. The fault lies with their
parents, he said.
IF parents aren't quite SO sure
about prohibition how can You ex-
pect their children to be?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Another Attempt
Made to DePOrt
Mexican Radical

SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Feb. 28.-
An attempt is being made To- revive
deportation proceedings against RAJ
mon Sanchez, a Mexican criminal
syndicalism prisoner here. A previous
attempt in 1922 was averted. Mean
while Sanchez health has been af-
fected by incarceration in the dun
geon in various protest strikes.
AS the terms Of the earlier GRIM
inal syndicalism victims approach
completion, the state government is
making strenuous efforts to have the
few foreign-born among them deport-
ed by the federal authorities. So
far, as in the cases of Jack Gavell
and James Olson, and the earlier ac-
ton against Sanchez, the authorities
have been unsuccessful in their at
tempts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
N e W York Bills
Favored BY Workers
Go to the Assembly
az Th. Federated Pre..l

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-During
the past week the Upper House of
New York State Legislature passed
the following bills favored by or
ganized labor:
Restoring direct primary nomina-
ton, initiation and referendum at
u. S. senators and state and district
judges; providing for popular amend
ment of State Constitution by petit
ton, initiation and referendum at
following elections providing for an
executive budget of annual state ex-
penditure; requiring publication of
campaign receipts and expenses be-
fore, instead of after, elections; pro-
viding for payment of state service
bonds to resident veterans of the
World War at rate Of $40 for each
month served. All these measures
have now gone to the Assembly for
final action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Use of Lumber on
Louisiana Infants
Legal, Says Court
tBz Tn. Federated Pr.s,l

SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. 2S.-
Louisiana, one Of the most backward
states in the union in education, still
clings to the old fashioned paddle to
punish children. Miss Myra Wood
ward, principal of local school was
charged in the district court with
using a wooden paddle to punish
Willie Tamplin, 6 year old school
boy. The disobedience of the child
consisted in playing in the school
yard after hours. Trying to escape
the punishment, the boy was injured
by falling down fight of steps.
Judge E. P. Mills discharged the
teacher on the grounds that the state
of Louisiana recognized the use of a
wooden paddle to punish children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
OnQ-Fn1srfh of Eo...-I-
Factory Employees Get
Less than SI2 Weekly

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-This is
likely to prove the crucial week for
the 48-hour week and minimum wage
bills. On Tuesday, the 26th, hear
ing was held before the joint senate
and assembly committee which was
attended by representative of all
districts of the state. These based
their arguments for the necessity of
the bills on the fact that women
workers Of the state are being I'M
derpaid aAd overworked-more than
half of those employed in factories
and mercantile establishments re-
ceiving less than $15.75 per week,
and fourth of them less than $12.
The most optimistic of all the many
surveys that have been made place
the average cost of living at $1,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
GurLey Flynn Speaks
at Membership Drive
of NelD York Y. w. L.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-The Young
Workers League Of New York will
begin drive for new members with
a mass meeting at Webster Hall, 119
E. 18th St., Sunday afternoon,
March 2. In addition to list of
prominent speakers headed by Eliza
beth Gurley Flynn there will be a
fine musical program. The Freiheit
Singing Society, and the Lithuanian
Mandolin Orchestra viii be the head
liners.
The Young Workers League here
has recently increased its influence
greatly by taking up new activities
and doing a great deal of hard work.
The League aims to bring within its
fold every militant young worker
during its membership drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Wall Street Sorry
Ramsay Wouldn't
Break Dock Strike
lRr IN. P.derated Prss.l

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-The more
excitable heads in Wall Street are
breathing amusing signs Of relief at
the apparent moderation of this dan
gerous radical, Mr. Ramsay Mac
Donald. Indeed, they are in their
excess of relief, verbally and thru
the columns Of their press patting
the Scotch labor leader on the back.
ale is quite giving the he TO those
who announced that the labor minis
try would bring series Of disas-
ters," says one observer. And an
other writer makes this typical OBJ
servation: can almost comic touch
is furnished by the spectacle Of the
labor premier passing a bill to build
warships by the aid Of the Conserya-
tives against the protests OF his
party, giving the latter, meanwhile,
sharp lecture on the real way to
secure disarmament"
However, the fact that the dock
workers strike "aScarently ended in
a victory for labor" has cooled the
emotions Of good many. Wall
Street, that very small part Of It
which occasionally reads history,
rather expected Macdonald to pail a
BRAND, so to speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
M e rican Labor Is
Suspicious of Ramsay
Mcdonald Government

MEXICO, CITY, Feb. 2S.-Labor
circles here are beginning to express
doubts as to the genuine proletarian
character of the new British govern
ment because recognition is being
withheld from Mexico on various
pretexts. Reports coming from Great
Britain are to the effect that that
country will not recognize Mexico
until claims Of British citizens" are
satisfied.
AS these citizens are the exploiters
Of Mexico and their claims are not
unlike those Of French and British
citizens against Russia, the workers
here cannot see why this country
should not be recognized first and
the claims discussed afterward. No1
do they feel it the mission Of a labor
government to protect "its" finance
imperialist exploiting groups.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
HOLD YOUR NOSE, THE
WAR FRAUD SCANDALS
MAY COME IN BUNCH
(By The Federated Prsss)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The
American people must not be Civ
en- too much light on these war
fraud cases, all at once. 1t might
hurt them-or somebody.
Senator King of Utah, rising in
his place ON Feb. 10, moved to re-
scind the order of the previous
day under which Attorney General
Daugherty's report on the war
fraud litigation was to have been
printed as a public document.
my attention has been called"
he said, ''to some matters con-
nected with the report which, in
my judgment, indicate that per-
haPs that order was improvidently
issued"
lnasmueh as the report from
Daugherty had been demanded at
Kings suggestion, his willingness
to turn the material over to the
senate judiciary committee for its
carefully scrutiny was welcomed bv
Senator Willis, spokesman for
Dausherty, and the senate agreed
to that course.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
BANKERS FRIEND,
WEEKS, OPPOSES
FREE PHILIPPINES
100000 in Bonds
Owned in u. S.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th. -
Seventy million dollars of Philippine
government bonds, which have 20
years still to run, are held by Amer
loan banks.
That was the chief definite reason
urged by Secretary of War Weeks,
at a hearing before the House Com
mittee on insular affairs, against CIV
ing immediate independence to the
islands.
Weeks, the bond broker, now the
cabinet officer, talked pompously of
the obligation" of the United
States to the Philippines, and of the
need for prudent consideration Of
any change in relations with the
Filipino people. They were very
near to Japan and China, and any
how the present demand for inde-
pendence was mot expressive Of the
best interests and wishes and ma
ture consideration" Of, the Filipinos.
Wants Pound Of Flesh.
Weeks said the United States
should hold the islands until full
guaranty of payment Of these bonds,
and some SAL, 100000 of other Sc
curities, was made. He and General
Mcintyre, head of the Bureau of In
sular Affairs, admitted that the Unit
ed States had no legal claim based
on these debts, but they thought
there was moral claim which
would justify continued American
occupation. Weeks felt that if "for
a definite period" American rule
should be guaranteed, American
capital would continue to flow into
the islands and develop the resources
there.
Representative Schaefer of Wis
consin asked, pointedly, whether
Weeks did not mean that American
forces should hold the islands for
the next 20 years. Weeks made no
direct reply.
Filipino Demands Freedom.
Speaker Manuel Rojas of the
island legislature replied to the
broker-secretary, saying that the bad
financial conditions of three years
ago in the islands were due to world
depression in trade, and had now dis
appeared. The government is in a
sound condition. 1t asks no financial
help from America.
We are people who have fought
several wars for our freedom" he re-
marked. For three years we waged
a hopeless struggle with the United
States to win our independence. We
have given deliberate and mature
consideration to this issue. We are
not in doubt. We want to stand
free"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Oil Scandal Blocks
Other Agents of Big
Biz in Washington

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-GOv-
eminent hydro-electric power plants
will be constructed at the Yurna ir-
rigation project in Arizona, and on
the Gem project in Idaho, at cost
of $250,00O and $450,000 respec-
lively, due to the fight made by SEN
ator Ashurst and Senator Borah in
the Senate against private power
companies spokesman in that body,
in debate on the Interior Department
appropriations bill. Fear of another
scandal proved too strong for the
corporation bloc to organize their
usual resistance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Another Bank Hits
the Trail to the Tall
Financial Timbers

ANTELOPE, Mont, Feb. 2s.--
The Citizens State bank, the last of
Antelope's financial institutions, has
closed its doors to go into receiver
ship. Farmers who had deposited
money from the sale of their 1928
crops and local business men are los
ers. Sheridan county had $4,000
on deposit in county funds which it
has been unable to draw since 1921.
The county deposit is covered by
surety bonds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
This Reads Like a
Page from, Family
History of Abraham

ALTON, ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-Twelve liv-
ing direct ancestors today pointed
proudly to their daughter, grand
daughter, great granddaughter, and
Observation-Disclosures, N I'm a
Lee Penning, one day old.
Norma Lee was born at the home
of her grandmother here. Her
mother is Mrs. Fred Penning, Jr.,
Arkansas City, Kan. She possesses
two parents, four grandparents, four
great-grandparents, and two great
great-grandparents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
House Will Debate
FOrHs p Ian to
GObbIe Muscle Shoals

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-Repre-
sentative Madden, chairman of the
house appropriations committee, an
nounced in the house today, that
agreement had been reached to make
the Muscle Shoals bill accepting the
offer of Henry Ford for the project
special order TO be taken up for
consideration immediately after the
tax bill.
II was expected the tax bill will be
disposed Of Friday or Saturday Of
this week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Montreal Labor in
Demand for Say on
School Commission

MONTREAL, Feb. 25.--Labor rep
resentation on the provincial commits
sion TO study the educational prob
,em Of the province Of Quebec is de-
manded by the Montreal Trades and
Labor council. AS the children
of workmen form by far the greater
part Of the attendants Of public
schools in the province, free text
books, the naturalization Of schools,
free tuition, and compulsory educa-
ton are urged in the resolution.
These demands forwarded to the pro-
yincial government are in accord
ance with those laid down In last
years trade union conference in
Vancouver, B. c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
FGrnler-L0bOr Party
of West Va. Plans
Convention Mar. IL
Especial 70 The DalIy worker

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, Feb. 28-
The Farmer-Labor Party of West
Virginia will hold a convention here
beginning March 10, to organize for
the coming political campaign. A call
has been sent out asking local labor
unions and working class political
parties to send delegates. This con-
vention, indications are, will be the
biggest ever held in West Virginia
Preparations are being made to ac-
comodate hundreds of delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Avert Stage Strike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.--The
threatened strike Of the stage craft
unions was averted by a settlement
which provides for increases TO 80
into effect Sept. /. Musicians will
get raise Of $3.50 week, carpen-
ters and assistant carpenters IS a
week, miscellaneous help, 80 cents a
day.
This is a compromise settlement,
carpenters having asked for raise
Of $40 instead Of S., and assistant
carpenters Of SIS instead Of s..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
PHILA. PAINTERS :
WILL TAKE PART
IN MAY 80 MEET
Say Teapot Shows Old
Parties Rotten

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S. -
Painters Local No. 1888, Of Phila-
delphia, after a heated debate, Wig
orously condemned the Teapot Dome
steal and endorsed the st. Paul
Conference by adopting the follow
ing resolution:
The senate investigation of the
Teapot Dome oil leases show that
the government of the United
States under both republican and
democratic administrations serves
the capitalists as an instrument
for looting the nation. Senators,
cabinet officers have been shown
to be the paid men Of big capital
list oil interests and even presi-
dents are not immune from their
influence. Fall, DENLY, McAdoo,
Daugherty, Lane, Roosevelt; these
are the names which the workers
and farmers Of this country have
been asked to honor, but now they
are all covered with the slime
of corruption and graft.
Government, Workers Enemy.
The Teapot Dome exposures
only prove again on a larger
scale what has been proven in this
country hundreds of times; that
the government Of the United
States serves the interests Of a
privileged class and is the enemy
of the workers and farmers who
produce the wealth Of the coun-
try.
It proves again that not one
among the high and mighty Of
the old parties is immune from
the corruption, grating and loot
ing thru which the capitalists take
for themselves the wealth Of the
nation. It proves again that the
existing system of industry and
government is part of one system
of special privilege and exploita-
ton thru which the workers and
farmers are robbed Of what they
produce.
There is only one answer to
Teapot Dome and the whole sys-
tenn of Teapot Domes which is
capitalism-the organization Of
Farmer-Labor Party and the
struggle for workers and farm
ers' government. Only a workers
and farmers government viii end
the looting Of the nation by the
capitalists. A great, mass Farm
er-Labor Party must carry on the
struggle to establish that work
ers' and farmers government.
Endorse May 30th Convention.
Whereas a convention has been
called for May Both at st. Paul
by the Farmer-Labor Party OF
Minnesota, The Federated Farm
ar-T .ahnr Pa-tsr The Farroer Ia
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Greek Workers GiUe
Dance in NeW York
Wednesday, Mar. 5th

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-The radical
workers Of New York will be enter
tanned by the Greek branch OF the
Workers Party at big dance and
entertainment, Wednesday evening,
March 9th, Central Opera House, 2O5
f.. eth st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
DO Thru an Air Hole.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 28.--Three
men were drowned and fourth mar
rowly escaped the same fate Wien an
automobile they were driving across
the frozen Mississippi river plunged
into an air-hole last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29

- = e.
Dor Party Of Washington, Mon
tana and South Dakota and other
organizations, for the nomination
of a farmer-labor candidate for
president and the adoption Of a
national platform and this corr
yention gives the opportunity to
create the mass farmer-lsNor
party which will carry on the
fight for a Workers and Farmers
Government.
Be it therefore resolved, that
we indorse the May 30 conven--
ton and pledge ourselves to send
delegates to this convention, and
Be il further resolved, that a
cow of this resolution be sent to
the labor press and to tHe repre-
sentatives in congress and the
senate from this territory.
Workers Party Mass Meeting.
A huge "Teapot Dome" mas
meeting arranged by the Workers
PARTY. Philadelphia local, will b
held Friday evening, Feb. 20, at tn
Machinists' Temple, 1889 Sprint
Garden Street. William Weinston
of New York, S. Sklarof Of Phiia
delphia, r. Baker of New York, o
the Machinists Union, and A. Jellrs
district organizer Of the Worker
Party, will speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29

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