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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-26
PHILADELPHIA MEETING

PHILADELPHIA The Workers
Party membership meeting takes
place Sunday. Jan. 4, from 2 p. m. un.
I'll II D. m. at the MachInists Temple.
Northeast corner 18Th C Spring Gar.
den streets. Members in good stand.
ing only win be admitted,--R. Baker,
secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
FOOD WORKERS
CONTINUE BIG
union DRIVE
Plan Mass Meeting for
Next Week

The general membership meeting
Of the Amalgamated Food Workers
accepted the report of District Or
ganizer Charles Keller on his New
York trip with great enthusiasm at
their meeting Wednesday at "a
North State st.
An organization committee was
elected with full power to proceed
with the strike and with the organ
ization of the Greek restaurant work
ers into the union. The organization
committee is now working out the
details of a continued drive for or
ganization into the union of those
members who have not already
joined. For this purpose another
mass meeting will be held early next
week.
Organizer Keller told the DAILY
WORKER that the work of the organ.
izing committee will lead up to mass
demonstration of all the restaurant
workers in the city. He said that the
special Food Workers Strike Edi
ton" of the DAILY WORKER has
stirred up much favorable comment
in New York. There is a constant de
mand for the DAILY WORKER
among the food workers in New York
Keller declared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
UNION BAKERS
/. FORCING BOSSES
TO ACCEPT TERMS
Half Struck Shops
Signed Up

The striking members Of the Jewish
Bakery Union, Local 237, are today
preparing a campaign Of mass meet
ings to combat the injunction just
issued by the infamous injunction
Judge, Dennis e. Sullivan, which at
tempts to restrain the striking bakers
from picketing.
Despite the injunction, and series
of sluggings instituted by the bosses,
the strike is fast pressing on to sue
cessful conclusion. Over half Of the
strikers have gone back to work in
the thirty shops which have so far
settled with the union on the unions
terms.
M. Zorokin, 1914 s. Kedzie Avenue
has sworn out a warrant against
Thomas McNichol, of the bakery
bosses association, who is declared
to be one of the most despicable gun
men and tools of the bosses. This
warrant grows out OF the beating VI
some time ago of Zorokin.
Business Agent Lipkin's hand
pierced by bullet last week, is prog
ressing nicely and he is still on the
Job, in spite OF the attempts made OF
his life. This morning the strikers
met at 3420 w. Roosevelt Road, L
discuss the injunction and future
strike plans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
CARPENTERS Get
READY TO nail
HARRY JENSEN
Frank StahI Slated to
Head Council

Sample ballots have been issued
by the nominees in the June IA cleo
tions of the district council OF the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, which will oppose the Jensen ma.
chine. The slate opposed to Jensen
is expected TO sweep the elections,
because Of the almost unanimous con.
domination heaped on the present dis.
trict council president, Harry Jensen
when he almost disrupted the organi-
zation by arbitrarily suspending nine
locals which had as members candi-
dates opposed to him,
Besides Frank Stahl of local Union
No Is, who is opposing Jensen for
the presidency Of the district council,
the anti-machine slate is composed
of John Brims, local so for vice presi-
dent; R. G. Wolf, local 141, William
Daniels, local 13 and Jasper Som
mers, local 1886 for the finance com
mittee; Frank StahI, r. G. Wolf, w.
Johansan, local So, M G. Baade, To-
cal 44S, and Adam TAFT, local 1907 for
the arbitration Board; P. L. Anderson,
local 62 and D. Dunbar, local 13 for
outside business agents; and William
Osterhause, Local /, for warden.
The program issued by the candi-
dates opposed to Jensen's reactionary
machine declares:
1.-THE Chicago District membership
has passed through the past three
years of struggle glOriously. In Ge
face of the Citizens Committee open
shop drive our ranks are intact and
our membership increased. In the
face of the foregoing with single ad-
ministration in the District there has
been made no reapproachment to-
wards a closed shop condition.
"The present administration react
ing to the consciousness of their in
efficiency and inability to secure re-
approachment with the contractors
looking towards a closed shop con-
dition have in the present campaign
struck solar plexus blow at the mem
bership's intense desire for a bid for
the closed shop, by the action of de-
claring. candidates pledged to a pro-
gram of reapproachment not qualified
Ito appear on the ballot. After Juror
in the press-among che membership
and action by our international
President, this ruling has been re-
scinded.
"In view of the above, the under
signed candidates, who were at first
ruled OFF the ballot, the action later
rescinded, appeal for the suffrage OF
the membership of the District Coun.
Gil: that the time has arrived when
the membership sick with wiggle-
wobble are ready for change. Said
change to mark the opening gun in
the battle for a closed shop town"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
War Horror Talk
All Bunk, American
Blood-Drinker Says
BY the Federated Press.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The new tao.
tics of the militarists in fighting peace
advocates is to declare that the hor-
rors of war are exaggerated by senti-
mentalists. "Well meant but danger
GUS ideas of kindly women and preach
ers who want to abolish war and the
national defense with it," is the de-
scription given by Major General
John A. Lejeune, commandant. United
States marine corps, to the annual din
ner OF the Second division veterans,
New York.
There are no veterans today in
pacifist societies. They know war
Most paciflsts are women, men too old
to fight or those who ducked to cover
when the war came. Their minds
have been perverted by the imagined
horrors OF war they never knew
This was Lejeune's climax.
Pacifists here reply that the hun
bred percenters fear the rising anti
war movement just because II in
cludes so many drafted men who say
Never again" They further poin
out that peace organizations are pre-
dominantly made up Of young pepole
that men too old to fight are the bull
OF the so-caIled preparedness and de
Tense organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
SHOULD BE CAREFUL IF NOT GOOD

clair paid J. Leo Stack and F. G.. Bon
fills, Of Denver, a million dollars for
an alleged claim which Walsh states
was worth less.
In this connection Walsh also points
with significance to the fact that
Bonfils is editor Of a Denver news
paper which attacked the leases at
first, but when Sinclair promised to
pay the money "the attacks of the
newspaper thereupon ceased"
THE proprietor Of a rival newspa-
per upon claim even more shadowy,
If, indeed, 1t can be called a claim at
all, got s92,5O0 out Of the Pioneer Oil
Company as his share of the monies
yielded up by Sinclair" Walsh con
tinues.
II May Be Loanl
Outlining the evidence that Doheny
sent Fall 100000 in cash in a black
satchel by his son and the admission
that Sinclair, thru his counsel, ]. w
Zevely, gave Fall 5000, Walsh said
Your committee ventures no opin
ion as to whether transaction was in
fact a loan or whether it might more
appropriately be otherwise denomi
mated. Tho the committee refrains
from characterizing the transaction, Il
does not hesitate to condemn It as IN
the last degree reprehensible on the
part of all concerned in 1t. The es
sentially corrupt character Of loar
made under such circumstances re
quipes no comment.
1T would be impossible for an Off
Ger TO accept a loan OF such an
lamount under the circumstances with
out a sense of obligation TO the
tender"
Walsh also mentioned the $4,000
contributed by Sinclair to the Republi
can campaign fund and the subse
quent addition of $4,000 TO hell
make up the party deficit. He also
pointed to the contribution OF Doheny
to both party funds.
Walsh admitted In the report thai
he had failed to establish that there
was a conspiracy OF oil operators al
the Republican convention to select 3
"complacent" secretary Of the interior
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
Continued from page ~

paid millions Of dollars to "irresponsi-
BILE" claimants with more or less
shadowy claims"
Most Of the SO printed pages of the
report deals strictly with the testi-
mony developed from a legal stand
point. It refrains from passing judy
ment in most instances and merely
sets forth the facts without inter
preting them.
Walsh, however, said:
Not only was the Teapot Dome
lease awarded to Sinclair without
competition, but he paid fabulous
sum to procure the elimination of a
potential rival.
A Delicate Hint.
"One seeking a fair contract from
the government does not put off his
competitors; neither does he, when he
secures it ordinarily, submit to black
mail in connection with. 1t; nor does
he while negotiations are pending, &C
commodate the awarding officer with
loans"
This reference is believed to be in
connection with testimony that Sin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
REPORTS OF
MANIAN.
COUP DENIED.
But Country is Held
IncOmmunicGdO

VIENNA, June 5.-contra-
diotory reports have come from
Bucharest during the past two
days, some insisting there has
been a revolution in Roumania
and sthat troops under General
Averescu have forced the gov
eminent out.
A semi-official statement from
Bucharest, however, deplores
the rumors of a revolution and
says that General Averescu was
simply holding a yearly mass
meeting with his followers out
side the city and adds that there
were mo incidents"
It is impossible to communicate d.
recay with Bucharest, and for that
reason renewed reports Of a revolu-
ton in Roumania persisted.
It is quite significant, however, that
the wires are idle between Bucharest
and the outside world. There has
been no report of a telegraphers'
strike or an earthquake. Since it was
learned that General Averescu was
marching on the capital at the head
Of $4,000 peasants nothing has come
out of Roumania except semi-oficial
denials. Perhaps the officials are in
no position to affirm or deny.
People in this part of the world are
becoming so accustomed to rumors
that nothing short Of an accomplished
fact will get rise out of them.
The Roumania situation, however,
is cloudy. The king and queen are
travelling Europe on a begging expedi-
ton. This indicates poverty, and
royal families can count only on those
they can buy. 1t would not be sur
prising to learn that the army turned
against the royal family on hearing
that the king was not successful in
touching the Paris and London bank
ers for loan.
General Averescu is a reactionary
and has recently returned from Italy,
where he had a conference with Mus
sohni. His activities since his return
indicate the proximity of a Fascist
coup In fact, it may already have
taken place. The downfall of Poin-
care was a severe blow to the pres
ept government of Roumania, and it
would cause no surprise to learn,
when the clouds clear away, that
something serious has happened to
its present rulers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
Miners Force Free Books.

HURST, ILL.,, June 5.-Free text,
books for all school children in the
Hurst primary and high school dis
trict have been voted at the district
election. Miners union PALS, Of which
J. E. Gebert is secretary, was the
principal force back of the campaign
The Illinois law permits fme text
books by vote Of the school board, OF
if the board refuses to act, the voters
may carry it thru by petition of
per cent of the voters to put it on the
ballot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
Atlantic Civ
by the Sea
BY LOUIS ENoDAHL.

During the great railroad strike when labor the
land was camorng for general movement OF all workers
in support of the strikers Samuel Gompes president of the
American Federation Of Labor took his executive council
down to Atlantic City by the Sea- the aurng watering
place of the fashionable rich New Jerseys Shore
Gompers Duncan, Vol and the rest looked all the
resolutions coming in from all sections of the land, and in
bathing beauty in full swing The Boardwalk"
and clearly visible from their windows, they decided that
it all Communist plot, engineered from Moscow,
that the rail strikers were in need OF assistance from the
whole labor movement
History repeats itself, is old saying Senator Robert
Marion raFoette like compers also left the noisy and
tentiou: atmosphere Of Washington D. c., and went to
Atlantic City by the Sea" decide what part he
play in the national campaign this year. There demands
from all sections of the land for the organization of the
class Farmer-Labor Party. LaFoIlette knew of these
demands He had been advised of the situation by William
Mahoney chairman Of the Arrangements Committee of the
June 18th ST. Paul Convention. But like Compes and his
F. of l. regime LaFoee issued his edict from Atlantic
City by the Sea- and also was to the effect that the
demand of the workers and farmers for class party
just another Communist plot engineered from Moscow
Gompers able to prevent the workers generally
from coming to the aid of the rail strikers But LaFoette
not successful in his Atlantic City edict TAe work.
ers and farmers decided go without him. The OPP
pressed the cities and the land refused take
Instructions from LaFoIette at Atlantic City, They had
mind OF their own.
Everyone admits the failure of LaFoIette to lure
the workers trap prepared for them
great part due to the fact that the DAILY WORKER
There was no DAILY WORKER in existence when Com
WORKER the Job when LaFoIette tried to betray
the workers in this years political struggle Gompes
ceeded. LaFoIette failed mseraby That the differ
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ON THE COP. BIRTHDAY

economy in 1854. The party lines
now existing cannot even by the wild
est distortion be made to seem to de
fine the antagonism.
Whatever the foundering Of the
La Follettites in the old-party con
ventions, -whether there be petty
capitalist split. or not--there will be
new party born this year: The
Farmer-Labor party that Will be
formed at the st. Paul convention on
June II. This will be the new class
alignment. AT st. Paul will class
with destiny be politically born.
Perhaps it will not understand its des-
tiny at first. But ultimately 1t must
know that it's destiny is to rule the
earth, to abolish the wage-slave sys-
tenn Of production, as the chattel-
slave system was abolished thru the
new class-party alignments that took
place in 1854 and triumphed in 1865.
Ultimately the labor movement which
will take its first mass political step
at st. Paul will learn that it, too, can
break the slave oligarchy Of its op-
ponents only by confiscating the
means of production which is the ba-
sis Of its enemy's strength.
The Cleveland convention of the Re-
publican party will have little action
within the great hall be-strewn with
banners. The wiser politicians within
that hall will have their eyes trained
out of the windows toward the broad
plains where the birth of new power
is taking place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06

TOM.
Big business controls both parties,
with the middle class hopelessly split
between the two and following as the
tail Of the kite Of each.
What of the working class? 1t had
never even had mass party. Labor,
confused and dumb, had followed first
one and then the other, usually taking
its lead from the less contented Of
the middle class, but sometimes sup
porting big business against the mid
die class.
Thus, in 1924, we have reached a
condition in some ways similar to
that of 1854. Like 1864 it is a period
of great class antagonisms, and the
two dominant parties are drawn on
lines that do not express those an
tagonisms. In the Republican party
and in the Democratic party, middle
class discomfort struggles in vain as
"a pitiful minority for expression
against the one element that controls
both. The working class and the
more impoverished farmers have no
expression within either and never
have had.
Like 1854, it is a time Of irreconcil-
able clash of class interests. A break
ing up of party lines and readjust-
ment along the lines Of class inter
ests is inevitable.
The petty capitalist interests are
slow to break. This class is not
vital class, like the vigorous, militant
capitalist Industrial capitalist class of
1854. The petty-capitalist class is
dying class. 1t has no destiny 1t
has and can have no program except
the program of the poet:
Turn back, turn back, Oh Time, in
thy flight"
The petty capitalist interests will
go as weak and timid minority to
both republican and democratic con-
ventions. The republican convention
especially will face petty-capitalist
revolt in definite form. La Toilette
will be there with his Lazarus-plat-
form, screaming for mercy from the
big capitalist masters. He and his
ragged battalion will get nothing, and
will go out to scream in hopeless rage.
But La Toilette hasn't it In him to be
disloyal to Big Capitalism. He may
run as an independently individual
protewt-but he will not form an or
ganization, party of protest. Above
all he will not give aid to the forma-
ton of labor class party-this act
which would be high treason to the
capitalist class.
The democratic convention will have
its own and less clearly defined petty
bourgeois petty-capitalist protest. 1t
will be ridden over, befuddled with
words, and exterminated, with per-
haps just enough caution to hold
shred of it and Of labor elements
which capitalism's "souteneurs"
among the labor-bureaucracy will
try to drag in for raping.
About one thing there can be no
question: The working class and the
bankrupt farmers cannot be made this
year, to compromise and surrender to
follow either old party.
The Dread Scott decision of 1856
has become the Daugherty injunction
Of 1924. The crisis Of the northern
industries of the 'flfties has become
the crisis of labor-dedation and unem-
ployment and union-smashing, and
arm-bankruptcy, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ure and evictions, of 1924.
The issue between the capitalist
system and the industrial working
class and poor farmers, is as ire
conclable as was the issue between
the slave oligarchy and the capitalist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS
CONVICTION or |. W. ".
DEFENSE WITNESSES

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June g.
In defiance Of all precedent In legal
practice and traditional American
fair play, the California supreme
court has upheld the convIetlap Of
five defense witnesses arrested az
ter they testified at a criminal syn
dIcaIIsm trial. The men were sub
poenaed as witnesses, and were
not permitted TO testify unless they
would acknowledge membership In
the !. W. w. Their arrest and con-
vIctIon followed on the sole ground
that they had admitted thIs MEM
bcrshIp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
OHIO FARMER-LABOR
CONVENTION COMES
TO COLUMBUS JUNE 7

COLUMBUS, o., June 5.--Prepa-
ratlons are going forward for the
state Farmer-L Labor convention
which will be held here June and
8, at Columbus Federation Hall,
5oKa w. Gay st. Trade unions, farm
ers' organizations, and other work.
ers' and farmers groups are send.
Ing In credentials for their delegates
In spite OF Senator La FoIIette's
forced blast last week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
American Planes Reach China.

SHANGHAI, June 5.-Two of the
three American-round-the-world planes
few across the East China Sea from
Japan to China today. The third
plane, that of 1t. Lowell Smith. COM
mander, failed to take of satfsfactor-
fly and was forced TO remain of
Shigetomi, Japan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06

WASHINGTON, June 5.--Charles B,
Warren, American ambassador to
Mexico, has been virtually agreed
upon by Republican leaders for the
important post Of chairman Of the
resolutions committee OF the Cleve
land convention, It was learned au'
thoritatively today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
DEMAND THAT
MILLERAND GO
STILL STRONG
French President Asking
Advice

PARIS, June 5.--The crisis brought
about by the Socialists demand that
President Millerand resign still was
acute today, and there we're no indi-
cations that the course which events
will take will be known before night
fall.
Paul Painleve, elected president Of
the new chamber Of deputies in its
opening session yesterday, visits
President Millerand this morning. 1t
is considered certain the president
will ask Painleve's advice about the
demand that he resign.
Later Millerand will call in the
president Of the chamber and M. Dou-
mergue, who will lay before him the
exact situation regarding the demand
for his resignation.
1t still appears that Millerand will
offer the premiership to Deputy Her
riot of the left wing groups.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
MORGANS NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
SLAMS CONGRESSIONAL PROBERS

NEW YORK. 5Hsn Stone the lawyer who fol
pausery general side s"pe at the senate
speaking dinner In connection with Columbia
comnence He sad
general for other officer or body
to- interfere with them In the determine
ton Of Justice"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
CLANCY, CHIEF OF THE ELKS
LOCKS HORNS WITH XII KLUX KHAN

BUFFALO -Tenty attending
New York state convention Of their organization Buffalo appaudd Pres
dent Philip clsneys denuncaon the
hiding sros
and religious strife He
to withdraw the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06

ANNAPOLIS. Md.--Followin grad
uating exercises at the naval acad.
envy, there was rush to the altar.
Eight graduates were married.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06

LAKEHURST, N. Y, June 5.-The
navy dirigible Shenandoah left the
naval air station here today for a
flight over New York, Albany, SYRIA
cuse and Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-21
Peaceful Tsingtao Today
 SwarmS With Armed Men

Tsingtao, Chinas March 21-This usually serene and peaceful city, once the hope and center of German ex- pansion aims in the Far East, has taken on the appearance of an armed camp.
 In addition to the native military units and police force. the Japanese consular police are functioning and, the sailors and marines attached to the Chinese naval squadron anchored in the bay may be seen on the streets at any hours of the day or evening.
 With five fighting contingents and fleet of seven war vessels. Tsingtao is more strongly protected than at any time since the Kiaochow territory reverted to China. The present status is comparable to the days when the Germans maintained a strong garri- son and powerful system of forts here,
New Britain herald., 1924-03-21
Much of English History
 Made in Downing Street

London. March 21.-Ramsay Mac Donald is the 50th prime minister,to take up his residence at 10 Downing street in the 1S9 years the building has been the official residence of the head of the government. The histor- ic structure was the residence of Lord Litchfield until George I took possession of it. He presented it as the official residence in perpetuity of the first lord of the treasury.
 Sir Robert Walpoie was the fist oc- cupant, but several premiers did not live there. some preferring to live in their own private homes. However, all held their cabinet councils there and more history has been made in the council room at 10 Downing street than in any other building in the country. Downing street takes its name from Sir George Downing, a member of parliament in Cromwell's time.