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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30

the "anti-trusts" Clayton Act, by the
actions of Premier Macdonald and his
cabinet, and apply the conclusions to
be drawn from these to their activities
in the coming campaign.
The workers of this country cannot
place themselves under the leader
ship of bankrupt middle class busin-
ess men. The workers must realize
that La Follette's anti-monopolism is
a double-edge sword which may some
day-which will some day-be pushed
into their back.
A back to '76" program is not for
the working class. Only the organi-
cation of class farmer-labor party
will mark the beginning of the first
steps towards freedom from capital
list society. Support for the candidacy
of Foster and Gitlow, on the ticket
of the Workers Party is at one and
the same time reputation of LaFol-
letteism and the middle-class leader
ship that accompanies it, and for the
organization of a working class
political party independent of big and
small business control or participa-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
Negro Emancipation

In the propaganda for the Garvey project of
restoring a "fatherand" for the Negro race in
Africa, to which all Negroes shall return from all
over the world there is a curious mixture of error
and sound insight
So far as concerns the population of Africa,
the masses living on that continent and perform
ing the labor that makes it one of the great
of wealth of the world, there is no question that
self-determnation" is the inevitable goal of their
immediate struggle The African masses must or
ganize their own strength and, in alliance with
the uprising proletarians of the world throw off
the chains of capitalist imperialism.
In the struggle of the colonies for emancipation
from Imperialism, the African people must receive
assistance not only from the International labor
movement they must also have especial assistance
from the Negro population turnout the rest of the
world.
But this does not solve the problems of the
millions of Negroes in America. These latter have
become part of the American working class. For
better or for worse their fate is bound up with
that of the American proletariat. Just as the
white worker must learn this lesson and extend the
hand of fellowship to his black brother, so also
must the Negro learn the futility of the utopian
schemes of transporting the millions of his race
from one continent to another as solution of their
problems. The Negro also must learn to think Of
himself as part of the American working class,
and extend, in his turn, the hand of proletarian
fellowship to his white brother.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
The Brazilian Missions

! Sundry reasons have been given for the, recent
outbreak in Sac Paulo, the wealthiest and, most
important industrial section of the South Amer.
lean republic. 1t has been said that the Paulstas
paying twothrds of the taxes and representing the
richest division of the country seeking to WELD
more power in the government Then the policy
of President Bernardes in limiting the export of
coffee is declared to have aroused the violent
of the big business interests in Sac Paulo. On
other occasions the dissatisfaction with the find
ings of the British Financial Mission have been
blamed for the conflict now raging in Brazil.
All of the above reasons may be true. But there
is more fundamental and comprehensive cause
for the difficult straits in which Brazil finds
itself. To get to the basic source of Brazilian as
well as other industrially less developed coun-
tries one must look into the activities of the strong
imperialist capitalist powers in such lands.
The helplessness of Brazil before the big CAPT
talist countries is reflected in the work of two
missions whose results are now before the Brazil
ian people. Examining the conclusions and recon-
mendations of the British Financial Mission, we
find an advocacy of a reduction of import duties
on machinery and coal in order to benefit British
export trade to Brazil We find proposals for re-
form in banking and currency with the same end
in view. The Mission demands that the native
government get out of business and give up its
merchant marine and railways The British ex-
perts further insist that the government should
not help in the Development of steel manufacture
and other industries in Brazil. 1t has been the
practice of British capitalists to discourage the
development of industries which might compete
with their own.
Then there has been in Brazil for the last eight
cen months special American Naval Commission
having its task the undermining of the Brazilian
navy and proclaiming it's purpose as "eminently
pacific" Rear Admiral Vogelgesang, now stationed
in Rio de Janeiro is ithe big gun and overseer of
American capital in this country thru his being at
the head of the naval mission.
Tho both of these missions were invited official
ly yet their presence has proved irritating to the
great mass of people in Brazil Political disturb
ances and economic chaos the sole fruit of the
efforts of these missions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30

to the conclusion that, If LaFollette
and his administration were in power
today or four years from now, the
organized labor movement, the trade
unions, would not be in danger of
being stripped of the primary reason
for their formation-the consolidation
of the strength of the workers for the
purpose of lettering their conditions,
increasing their wages, and decreasing
the number of the hours of work.
There is, on the contrary, every
reason to believe that this would-be
American Ramsay Macdonald would
follow his British prototype in at
tempting to discourage and prevent
strikes, or in "arbitrating" them-in
the interests of the public, Tread: the
bosses.)
Mr.. Samuel Gompers once consider
ed the Clayton Act as the Charter of
Rights Of American Labor. But he
soon discovered that the Clayton Act
could be very easily used, and was
used, against organized labor itself.
The workers who are now being
misled by the mirage of LaFolletteism
should learn by their experiences with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
LaFollette, Labor and the Business Men

Iextent will the LaFollette myth be
punctured.
Two things are always needed
before one can start manufacturing
any commodity: raw materials and
labor to be applied to these raw ma
terials in order to turn them into
finished products. The trust magnate
has it comparatively easy when it
comes to obtaining raw material, since
he almost invariably controls it's
source. For example, the steel trust
controls iron ore and coal mines and
accessory industries, either directly
or thru interlocking directorates.
Continuing the example; the steel
trust, in securing labor, does not have
to come to the labor unions, where
the workers have organized them
selves in order to present a united
front to the employers on the question
of their demands on wages, hours and
working conditions; the steel work
ers compete amongst themselves,
instead, and that is the basis of their
rotten conditions and one of the
reasons for the strength and wealth
of the steel trust.
On the other hand, let us consider
the small business man. He meets
monopoly on every hand. He must
accept the prices demanded for raw
materials because their owners have
already agreed on monopoly price,
because competition has practically
been abolished. In manufacturing
therefore, he fails to hold his own
because the "big interests" who pro-
duce the same commodity, can afford
to sell it. at a cheaper price ON the
market, since they not only have
cheaper recourse to raw materials
which they openly or secretly control,
but because they also can afford to
engage in "cut-throat competition" in
order to eliminate the upstairs, the
peanut business man.
The same thing holds true for labor.
AS indicated before, the huge cor
porate interests, the trusts" have
not yet been unionized. This is un-
fortunate for the workers, but II is
true. The smaller plants and the
less essential industries are more or
less organized by the trade unions.
This is irksome to the employers of
these plants and industries. Their
cost Of production is increased to the
extent that they have to pay more to
their workers. A larger cost of pro-
duction makes 1t impossible for them
to compete with the trustifed con-
Germs.
The small business man is there
for to become interested in the
progressive cause" because 1t opposes
monopoly which STILES competition
fellow. But, included in this talk OF
monopoly" is not only the controllers
of raw materials and markets, but also
the organized labor movement!
From a careful study OF the pro
gram OF the LaFolletteites, there Is
nothing to prevent one from coming
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
Morgan as PeGcemGker

Morgan and his agents interviewed in the London
Conference we are told, thus preventing rup'
ture between Great Britain and France. But for
the holy Morgan we would have war on our hands,
so the implication runs This is not new trick,
the decking out of the chief warmakers with the
medals of peace, for Morgan is only following il
lustrious precedents.
It was the Car of Russia bloodiest of all tyrans
and imperialists who called the first disarmament
conference" He was hailed as a new "prince of
peace" by all the silly sentimentasts of the world.
William Stead, prominent English liberal and
mystic of that time, wrote hysterical eulOgy of
the Car for this move, now recognized a settled
tactic of incorporation.
Wilhelm II, also, was hailed turnout the world
as the great advocate of peace. The Kaiser was
decorated, wined, eulogized, by the sycophantic
press and socalled intellectual elements, by the
peace societies, and by the muddle headed, middle
class peace lovers of the world. Our own national
"hero," Roosevelt, Joined in hailing the Hohen-
zollern as a second Christ
Both the Car and Kaiser, together with their
adulators of all countries were among the chief
warmakers not long after. All their "peace moves"
were shown to be moves on the checker-board Of
inperialist politics of which war is but extern
sion by other means. 1t is the same with Car
Morgan Preparing for a new world war, he directs
his journalistic prostitutes topaint him the angel
of peace standing between the Mortified popula-
ton of the world and the threat Of war, and hold
ing out his benefcent protection. But today it is
cold stuff" The workers of the world know Nor
gan for what he is, the director of world imperial
ism, that is driving surely to a new world con-
fagratiOn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
MuzzIing the World

Acting under strict orders from the State De-
partment. the United States Chinese ambassador
Schurman has issued an order prohibiting Amer
leans residing in China from discussing frankly
and freely the conditions in this civil wartorn
country Our ambassador to China made special
trip from Picking to Shanghai to inform the Amer
lean organizations in the latter city that Secretary
of State Hughes is dispeased with their talk about
Chinese affairs. The ire of Mr.. Hughes was espe-
cially aroused because some of this unpleasant
talk has been reaching the ears of an increasing
number of people in the United States.
This is about as outrageous an example of i'm
perialism in full flower as can be had. Not only do
our capitalist rulers stie the expression of dscon-
tent or dissatisfaction at home, but they even go
so far as to crush all disagreement with their po-
licies abroad The American constitution may not
be law in China, or in the other spheres of Yankee
imperialist influence. Yet the American dollar
reigns as supreme in China in the state of Penn
sylvania or the District of Columbia.
And here is the immediate cause for Mr.. Hughes
insisting on Americans residing in China keeping
their mouths shut. Under the recently concluded
Sino-Soviet treaty. the great Chinese Russian rail
way, running thru Chinese territory and financed
by Russian money, has been restored to its right
full owners China and Soviet Russia. This is the
railroad that was seized by the imperialist Allied
brigands when the Soviet Republic was repelling
the invading counterrevolutonary armies. Mr..
Hughes is now insisting that the Washington con-
ference has decreed a trusteeship of the railway
for the benefit of foreign creditors. Furthermore,
Mr. Hughes insists that American capitalists have
a claim to the road because the United States gov
eminent furnished more than four million dollars
worth of equipment for it during the Allied occu-
patton.
Our State Department is now looking for pre-
tense fall upon China and punish it for the grave
crime of restoring peaceful relations with Soviet
Russia. Some of the Americans residing in China
seem to think that this railway is matter of con-
Germ only to Soviet Russia and China. Mr. Hughes
is anxious to prevent such opinions spreading to
the United States, in order to be able to put over
his anti Soviet Russian manouvres.
At the rate American Imperialism is now max
ing Roadway towards world supremacy, it will not
be long before the State Department will attempt
to muzzle the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
More Socialist Treachery

James II. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania
Federation of Labor, is prominent socialist. he
was also a leading figure in the launching of the
Farmer-Labor Party of that state. While this
party greatly neglected, and therefore did not
grow as it should have done, yet the rank and file
were taking hold of it and preparing to make a
real party of it, Which did not fit into the schemes
of the S. p leaders to trade their little local posi-
tons for some national influence"
So we have the spectacle of Maurer, socialist
and leader of the Farmer-Labor Party, knitting in
the back his own state party organization, by call
ing conference of the G. r. p A. and showing
the Farmer-Labor Party off the map. If Maurer
and his fellow traitors have their way there will
be no Farmer-Labor ticket in Pennsylvania.
There is not even the excuse in the Pennsylvania
case that any outside sinister organizations were
present that LaFollette could not go along with.
The Workers Party was not in IT, W Penn 4. L. p.
1t consisted only Of unions affiliated with the State
Federation and A. i. of L. Not even the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers could sit in the Penn
sylvania party. But Maurer does his best to kill
it Just the same. LaFollette does not want a
Farmer-Labor party So all his lickspittles pro-
coed to kill their political children at his behes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
BY MAX sHAcHrMAN

kNR. w. T. RAWLEIGH is the presi-
IVl dent and owner of business in
Freeport, Illinois, with capital and
resources of over $13,0OO,000. He is
the chairman of the LaFollette-for-Pre
sident committee. He is considered
to be one of the few millionaire
angels" of the LaFollette president
ial candidacy. When he speaks it is
worth while listening.
In a recent issue of a local Hearst
newspaper, Rawleigh signs an article
which is headed with the illumin
ating title: "Why Business Men
Should Support Progressive Cause
1t would be well to quote and com
ment on some Of the more salient
statements made by this multi-mil
lionaire hacker of the Wisconsin
Messiah.
Here is Mr.. Rawleigh's fundamental
reason for calling upon businessmen
to support LaFollette;
What the business men of the
United States need now more than
anything else is a free, open and
competitive market in which to buy
their raw materials and supplies,
and the opportunity to buy, sell and
compete on an equal basis in the
greatest producing and consuming
market in the world.
There should be no discrimina-
ton against business, large or small
no special favors, no monopolies
of any of our great natural resourc-
es, no illegal combinations to
stifle competition and restrain
trade, no private control by the few
at the expense of the many of any
of the necessities of life"
His kick is therefore directed
against the big monopolies which
control both the sources of raw mate
rails and the market where commo'
dities are sold to the consumer. that
is, the trusts" privilege" or "the
interests" Should LaFollette be elect
ed, then, it is assumed that he will
break up the monopoly control Of the
trusts and enable the small business
man to compete successfully with the
powerful manufacturer; that the
business man, large and small, will
be able to purchase all the necessities
for manufacturing on an equal basis
1. e., without having to face the
centralized control Of any particular
commodity such as machinery, raw
materials, and similar necessities.
The slightest examination OF this
economic doctrine will show that, just
as 1t would without doubt benefit the
small two-by.four business man, in
the same way and with as little doubt
would It bring grave injury to the
masses Of the people in this country
the workers. To a great extent, La
Follette's backing comes from organ
lied labor, and II we can prove thai
LaFollette's candidacy and program
would not aid the workers, to tina
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
AS WE SEE 1T
By T. J. O'FLAHERTY.

again in order to gain more publicity,
and get his picture in the papers in his
various fighting poses. Grove has
staked his career on hanging verdict
we are told and he must have blood.
He must win fame and the only ave-
nue. open to this ward politician is via
the gallows. Mr.. Grove is a good
Catholic and follower OF Jesus
Christ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30

Coolidge says September IL is not mobilization
day., but defense day." The War Department
says it is mobilization day. Let them carry on
the debate What's in the name? A skunk by any
other name would smell as sweet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30
Continued from page u

CONTINUED from page u
the French radical socialist. Come
on boys" says Trotsky in effect "and
disarm. You have been talking peace
long enough. Deliver the goods. We
have cut down our forces from over
100000 to approximately 100000 in
GLIDING land, air and sea forces. We
are willing to do better than that, but
II we do you capitalist jackals would
Jump on u.s." Herriot and Macdonald,
being tools Of the capitalists will not
disarm and Trotsky knows 1t. The
capitalists cannot disarm. They need
their armies and navies and air fleets
to protect their loot from each other
and keep the workers in submission.
Pacffism under capitalism Is futile.
Only when capitalism is abolished can
we have peace.
Leopold and Loeb, two young mil
lionaire sons who killed another
sprouting millionaire youth confessed
and their attorneys having advised
them to tender plea OF guilty" moth
ing remained to be done but fixing Of
the sentence to be imposed for the
crime. Under the law, that sentence
may be death on the gallows or life
Imprisonment. The details of the
crime have been spread over the pages
Of the capitalist press until people
with a sense OF decency we're nause.
ated. One would think that once was
enough. But despite the plea OF
guilty" Robert u. Grove insisted on
going thru the whole rotten mess
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-30

"Get new reader for the DAILY WORKER
and a new member for the Workers Party"
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THE DAILY WORKER is reprintng this cartoon by cour
tesy of the Seattle Strike-InteIgencer the vigorous
sheet which the striking printers from Hearsts Posntei
gencer of Seattle putting out Anyone who still thinks
that Hearst friend of labor should the facts barred
in the strikers organ. The state of Washington is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
SEEDS AND PLANTS

SEVERAL THOUSAND STRONG TO-
mato plants, perriwinkels. marigolds.
zinnias. verbena. pinks, snap dragons.
SALIVA. coxcomb plants and sweet pea
flowers, George Schoomann, 627 Z.
Ashby. W. 1851.
FIELD sEEDs-RED TOP. BLACK AM
Der. orange. kaffir, milo maize. darso.
higaria, Soudan grass seed, big German
mlllet, surecropper seed corn. etc. etc.
NJ. Marucheau Grain Co. San Antonio.
Tex. Station A, Box IS. Phones Or.
s6s, or. $3.50.
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wANTED-To HEAR FROM PARTY
going TO Washington. D. C.. or New
York by auto. Box 1870 Light
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NURSERIES
JONATHAN
THE FLORIST

Cut flowers Of all kinds Floral offer
| ings specials. All kinds OF pot plants.
s3S S. blackberry. Mission 1919.
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Winerich Used Car Department

Studebaker light touring 1923, like $4,000
Studebaker special six sedan 10000
Overland champion 1924 miles, 10000
Studebaker special roadster 1928 equipped
Nash caole 1922 new paint $500
Gardner touring 1922 looks like $4,000
Buick six touring 1922 paint overhauled $4,000
Studebaker light six touring 1922 $4,000
Essex touring 1922 beautiful condition .......... $500
Ford roadster 1928 looks $4,000
These will be sold small payment down. balance terms
wINERICH MOTOR SALES COMPANY
Broadway at Third ST. Crockett 1925.
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OUR LAST WEEK
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PLEASE CALL THE SALVATION
Army Relief Department. CT. 1906
when you have cast-off clothing. shoes.
old magazines, etc.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

A birthday was given in honor
Of Mrs. L. G, Comstock, also
Joe, a nephew, Henry P. Barnes
and grand niece HelcM Rose Link
at the residence CT Mrs. Com
stock, Southern Heights. Wash
ington. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs j. T. Barnes and son
Henry, Mr. and Mrs c. n. Link
and children, Harriet, Helen Rose
and baby Ellwood, Mr.. and Mr..
A. L. Barnes and two children,
Clarence and Warren, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry 7 Barnes and Mr..
and Mrs. W, A, Wherry. Every
one present seemed TO have
good time. Mrs. Comstock was
presented with some very useful
and pretty presents and all wish
ed the above many more happy
birthdays.
Mrs. Wherry came on Wednes-
day and stayed over until Sun
day evening. Mr. and Mrs J. T,
Barnes came Friday and remain
ed until Sunday evening, when all
the party returned to Tacoma.
some going by Talequah ferry
and some on the VashOna.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

We will just have to tell you
how well Mr.. Comstock is gctt-
ing along with his new house and
Pride of Petalmar brooder. Our
of 977 chicks purchased from the
Forest Home Poultry farm, he
has only lost % up to last Sunday
evening. Good chicks, good brood
er, dry feed and the best Of care
are responsible for this light loss
during their first two weeks.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

We We're glad to meet our new
editors, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, at
the c c banquet and WE find
them very approachable and also
glad to become acquainted with
the people of the island. Let s
help them in their splendid boost
ing for our island. We also find
them not afraid to acknowledge
mistake when they make one.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

We are glad TO learn that Miss
Bertha Smith who owns 25-acre
home opposite the Forest Home
Poultry Ranch has returned to
her place to remain permanently.
Miss Smith has taught school for
a number of years.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS
Mrs. A. N. Morrill)

Will Berry went to Raymond,
Saturday of last week to VISIT
with his brother DR.. Charles Ber-
ry and to have some dental work
done.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-14

We made quite mistake in
our items last week. In speaking
of Mrs. Berry's daughter, Mrs.
Gaddey, it read "small son and
little daughter" There is no
small son.