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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
AtLastl

Recently while in a facetious mood we remarked
in a paragraph that it was surprising that the
California capitalists, who blamed the Industrial
fortune that befell the sunny state, had not yet
charged them with responsibility for the foot and
mouth disease which caused loss Of millions of
dollars to the cattle breeders of California. -
Now, Mr.. Fink, district attorney ,sSolemnfy an
nounces that the 1. w. w. is responsible for the
foot and mouth plague and general roundup of
the wobblies will be launched. Every sex pervert
and low grade moron not in JAIL will be modified
by the gentleman with the very appropriate name
to beat up and jail the members of the labor or
ganzation which is thorn in the side of the cap
italists of California.
1t is almost unbelievable that such a charge
should be made by person holding responsible
position and some of our readers may be inclined
to dismiss it as light yarn. But it is very Sc
rous matter for the thousands of workers in Cali
fornia who may be prosecuted by these capitalist
hellhounds because they refuse to bend the knee
to mammon. The /. w. w. in California should
be supported in their fight against the most brutal
and lawless section of the American capitalist
class by every class conscious worker in that state
And they in turn should realize that district at
torneys and other capitalist servants in posi-
ton to use the powers of government against them
and their class simply because the workers do not
exercise their political power to take the
chinery of government step toward the over
throw of capitalism and the establishment of the
rule of labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
Easily Satisfied

| The progressive bloc in Congress thru represen-
tative Nelson of Wisconsin issued a statement con
graduating himself and his associates on their
splendid accomplishments during the last legisla-
tive session. He accuses big business of being
'class conscious group of fnanciers" whose head
quarters is dangerously close to a certain well
known street in the lower end of Manhattan
Island. We have a sneaking suspicion that the
cautious progressive is referring to Wall Street
But it would be break of congressional ethics to
be so rude as to mention the name of the institu-
ton from which his party the Republican party
has always taken it's orders.
Mr.. Nelson claims credit for everything that was
not done in Congress to the people" He does not
however, claim any credit for what was done for
the people" He cannot because there was moth
ing done of any consequence. 1t is true child
labor law was passed But it has yet to run the
Supreme Court gauntlet. The Supreme Court is
past master in the art of numbering laws that
hurt capitalism a little bit
His group helped to white down the Mellon
plan little tho we believe Mellon is on the whole
fairly well satisfied. He did not get all he wanted
but he has nothing much to kick over. The work
ers are not worrying very much over tax plans
They have nothing to lose but their chains which
are fastened by capitalism. They are now worry
ing more about unemployment. Mr.. Nelson says
the capitalists are class conscious. He is right
They have brains enough to organize their forces
the basis of their class interests. The workers
are also learning that lesson. That is the reason
they went to ST. Paul to organize class Farmer
Labor party
Mr. Nelson may be satisfied with the results of
the last legislative session. The class conscious
workers and exploited farmers are not. The
called progressives are quite willing to pose as
the saviours of the people" but they deeply resent
any effort on the part of the workers to save them
selves Thus we have La Toilette singing feather
pillows at Wall Street because it does not give the
social layer he represents comfortable place at
the capitalist pie counter and singing mud at
the class conscious workers who insist on abolish
ing the capitalist system that takes from them the
product of their labor Instead of being pro-
gressive he is a bunion on the sole of progress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
A Hard Picture

LaFolette is still the "voice crying in the wild
erness,' William Hard, the political correspon-
dent who has observed the Wisconsin boss build
his machine, calls him. He is the ST. John of the
liberals, the forlorn hope of the impossible ideal
ists the projected wish of those who desire bet
ter day for man but do not 'face the facts and
fight"
Not that LaFollette, and perhaps many of his
admiring supporters, do not fight. But they are
suffering about billion-handed monster and at
tempt to beat him with sticks. They do not even
use carefully polished little stone, like David is
reputed to have shot so effectively at giant of
old And besides, Goliath was fairly human giant
with only two legs and two arms.
Capitalism is an utterly inhuman growth and
one that boss LaFollette and his friends could not
begin to scotch if they got into the saddle of gov
eminent The beast would quite run away with
them.
LaFollette and his liberal lovers nurse their
grudges against big business but still take their
living from the workers and farmers whom they
continue to delude with their own false hopes of
making an impossible system work if they sur
mount the IF that keeps them out of power.
1t is significant that LaFollettte is an "indepen-
dent republican" He promises no one anything.
He is a lonely prophet with lonely followers, and
ne OHerS Inem no reward III nedNeH. Nc AuOWe
better than any the tremendous power of the
money lords but he still bndly thinks he can hurt
them.
He would like everyone to be SNUG little Bah
bitt under the same old acknowledgements sys-
TEN that would only produce again the present
concentration of capital. Workers would not be
-=alsased from wage slavery nor farmers from any
thing but too high railroad rates.
LaFollette is indeed a grieving ''voice crying
in the wilderness'-but the world has moved on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
Berry to the Front

George L. Berry, the most outstanding strike
breaker among the reactionary per capita sharks
in the American Federation of Labor, opened his
campaign headquarters in the Waldorf Astoria,
New York, from which palatial hotel he will con-
duct his fight for the vicepresidential nomination
on the Democratic ticket
In an announcement, Berry denounced the Re
publican convention for its reactionary platform.
He said the Democratic party had excellent
opportunity to crystalline the progressive spirit
turnout the country. In this work the honorable
Mr. Berry in his own opinion would be able to
render invaluable aiG.
Mr.. Berry is one of the two outstanding figures
in political life today who has made whatever rep
utations they have thru the breaking of strikes.
The other one is Calvin Coolidge The DAILY
WORKER is strongly of the opinion that Calvin
is taking credit that belongs to others, when he
claims that he was responsible for smashing the
Boston Policemens Union. Samuel Gompers
should get the roses. But about Berrys right to
the laurel wreath there is no doubt.
He has not alone broken strikes Of his own union
but he helped himself to union funds and is now
the proud boss of several thriving corporations in
Tennessee. Labor leader and business man! A
good combination, that may not sound so good to
the class conscious workers but should sound
mighty good to Wall Street. And Sammy who in
duced La Toilette to denounce the communists and
the st. Paul convention is for him
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
"RlahteOusn Blot In r. /.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., June TO-
Providence police who are accus-
toned to clubbing workers had the
unique experience of answering a riot
call to the state house, where the SEN
ate had Joined in free-for-all fight
Many solons had black eyes and sore
ribs, women tainted and were tramp
led under foot, before the Lawn Order
legislature could be quoted by the
governor and police. An alleged con-
spiracy by the Republicans to pre-
vent by force Lieut.. Gov. Toupin from
presiding over the senate started the
fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

where. A fine type, looking after
the campers as tho they were his chill
dren, seeing and hearing everything
that goes on, unconsciously serving
tue local Rabbits far better than
their $40 per month wages warrant.
Around the campfires the delegates
gather and fight over the battles of
the days sessions, and review the
strategy of the various leaders and
not always in complimentary terms.
1t is the private's privilege to grum-
BILE into the ashes of his own bivouck
fire.
Lying Press Unites Fighters.
The newspapers of st. Paul are be-
ing roasted by every delegate in
every speech. How the gentle per-
verters of mass opinion must grieve
at this ingratitude. Never was a
convention reported more rottenly,
and still the delegates are not thank
full! In convention of people rep
resenting many shades of opinion
every point of unanimous agreement
that can be stressed lends just that
much more support to the chances
for the success Of that gathering. On
the subject of the venality of the To-
cal press there is 100 per cent har-
mony in the convention. And every
time the delegates get ready to dis
agree about something along comes
the press and cements them into a
roaring mad, fighting unit. A vote
of thanks should be extended to the
pluto scribes for their work in build
ing up the unity of the convention
But the man on the street in st.
Paul evidently believes that every
wearer of the big white delegate but
ton is Moscow agent. A newspaper
man at Fourth and Wabash yelled:
Eyes, we have your home town paper
get the DAILY WORKER here"
Saloon to Auto Camp.
Once upon a time the corner sa-
loon was the political forum of the
workers. At st. Paul today the scene
has shifted To get the closeup and
the low-down on the convention do
ings, come out to Gasoline Alley, in
Cherokee Heights tourist camp. There
among the broken and battered Liz
zies and Ophelias one hears OF the
oppressive conditions under which
both farmer and wage worker suffer
conditions that drive them together
from all parts of the country to make
common cause with one another, de-
spite all differences, real or imagined,
against their common enemy, the
capitalist class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

The election for General Secretary
Treasurer Of the Journeymen Tailors
which takes place in the Chicago Lo-
cal today, differs very radically from
the usual A. F. of l.. elections. So
seldom does the Office seeker ask the
members of the union to vote for him
only if they agree with his platform,
that it is unique.
Max ]. Sillinsky who halls from
Cleveland is the candidate who is ap-
pealing to the Chicago Tailors to cast
their vote only after giving a careful
study Of the platforms upon which the
numerous candidates are running
upon.
SiIlinsky or Sweeney.
Although there are some five can
didates for the Office, the race is actu-
ally between Thomas Sweeney, and
Max. ]. Sillinsky. In spite of the fact
that Chicago is the home town Of Gus.
Soderberg, another one of the candi-
dates, and that he received the nomi-
nation from his local union which is
the largest in the country, he is not
conceded chance even by his most
ardent followers. The sweeping vic
tory by to majority Of Max j.
Sillinsky over Soderberg in st. Louis,
the second largest local which also
nominated Soderberg, has eliminated
Soderberg from the race.
The election campaign has been an
exceptionally bitter one, especially
against Sillinsky. Soderberg and
Sweeney although seemingly rivals in
the race for office, have formed
united mud-slinging front against
Sillinsky, and to the credit of Sillinsky
he did not retaliate. However, the
numerous rank and file "Sillinsky for
Secretary" committees that have
sprung up during this heated contro-
versy, has come to the defense of
Sillinsky.
Sweeney Sings SANDER.
'The Tailor" official organ of the
Journeyman Tailors Union, has been
filled with controversial articles on the
coming election, all of which has been
used to show the virtues of Sweeney
and the vices of Sillinsky. The stu
pid use that Sweeney has made of
the "Tailor" to further his own inter-
ests must in many quarters react
against him. He evidently has no pro-
gram except one of vilification
against Sillinsky.
The rank and file of the Tailors
wants to know from the candidates
just why they should be elected to
the highest Office in the union, and
Sillinsky is the only one who has
stated his program. In st. Louis the
supporters of Sillinsky wanted to
bring Sweeney, Soderberg and Sill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

was the rebuke of the rank and file
to the forces of reaction.
They Tell it to Sweeney.
Sweeney says that he ought to be
reelected because he was the father
of week work. Eneborg, former chair
man of the G. e. B., and Robert Funk
a member of the G. e. B., says that
Sweeney is very careless with the
truth, and that everyone knows that
it was Sillinsky who fought for a
whole week in the 1917 convention
for the resolution on week work,
which was endorsed by referendum
and written into the constitution.
In an open letter to the local unions.
Funk shows clearly that wherever
Sweeney has attempted to branch out
as strike leader, the locals affected
have failed to nominate him, and that
genrally he has avoided strike cities.
cities.
Sodenberg's claim for election to
the Office of tary-Treasurer, is
that he was responsible for the pres
ent standard Of wages and working
conditions that prevails in the city of
Chicago. The rank and file of Chicago
takes exception to this. In fact they
accuse Soderberg of trying to force
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
British Labor Conference.

LONDON, England, June 2o.-Rela-
lions of political parties and trades
unions to each other, inter-common-
wealth relations, political and econo-
mic, world peace, migration, racial
questions, industrial conditions and le-
gislation will be discussed at the Brit
ish commonwealth labor conference
The conference will be held in Lon
don beginning August IS, with Pre-
mier Macdonald in the chair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
Sillinsky for Tailors' Secretary

them to accept the soc per hour wheI
they were demanding $1.00 and tina
later in the controversy, the employ
ers offered another compromise anC
again Soderberg wanted them to &C
cept, but the rank and file were de
termined to stand for the $1.00, an6
in spite of the bosses, and Soderbere
they won their point.
A Generous Critic.
Sillinsky, on the other hand, as an
organizer and at present as business
agent, has clear record. The at
tacks of Sweeney show that for the
life Of him he cannot get anything on
Sillinsky, so Sweeney accused him of
everything, from not being tailor
to being Communist expecting pref
udice to do the rest.
Left Wing for sIIIlnsI<y.
Sillinsky is far from being COM
munist. That he is and has been for
many years an outstanding progress
sive, is well known to many outside
the Tailors' Union. He is an out
spoken champion of industrial union
ism in the needle trades thru ANAL
gamation. He believes that the ranks
of the working class should be solid
flied politically as we'll as industriaIly.
The sordid stories of the Teapot Dome
and the many other scandals have
political significance to him, so he
urges working class political action
through class farmer-labor party.
He urges the protection of the for
eign born, rightfully seeing in the vi
cious selective immigration bills, with
it's camouflage of "Americanizing the
Foreigner" club in the hands of the
capitalist class to destroy organized
labor
For Soviet Recognition.
Recognition of Soviet Russia is an
other plank in his platform. He goes
beyond the liberal attitude of recog-
nizing Russia because it would in
crease the demand for American made
products, but frankly admits that the
recognition of Russia by the Tailors
is to show their sympathies for the
Russian workers as against the
worlds imperialists.
Organize the unorganized, a cam
paign Of education, higher standard
of living, efficiency, economy and serv-
ice, along with the regular trade is
sues and left wing trade demands,
complete the program upon which he
expects to be elected.
The issues are clear, it is either you
vote for progressive or a reaction
airy. The left wing in the Journey
men Tailors' Union is a unit. They
support and ask the rank and file to
elect as their next Secretary Treasur-
er, Max. J. Sillinsky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
Look How Biol

NEW YORK, June 2O.-Excess Of
immigration over emigration and low
er death rates are responsible for an
increase in population in the United
States in 1928 of 1,94S,000, according
to the National Bureau of Economic
Research, which sets the present to-
tai at 112,S26,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

the old-time Oklahoma war-horse,
Stanley J. Clark. Parked with them
was machine from Tennessee. All
three bore big banners announcing
their destination-"On to st. Paul, to
organize a nationwide Farmer-Labor
Party"
Revolutionize Camp.
Behind the presence of these three
machines and their load of trade
union delegates is an interesting story
of ordinary Jimmie Higgins" work.
Joe Crandall has been a locomotive
engineer for many years, and a tire
less plugger for working class organ
ization on political and economic
fields. He kept plugging at his fellow
workers with literature and subscrip-
tions as we'll as with a clear-cut.
easily-understood line Of argument.
He made socialists out of many of
his shopmates, good, wellfounded so
cialists, too, for with the Qualification
process of the Russian revolution
they moved left with it. In widely
separated cities and different indus
trial pursuits five of Joe's converts
heard the call of st. Paul. and influ-
enced their local unions to elect them
as delegates. And here at the found
ing of the Farmer-Labor mass class
party they meet as fellow delegates,
while the rank and filler, whose quiet
unnoticed work of years ago, contin-
ues on the job as before with new
shopmates to be made into new con-
verts and new revolutionists.
Just bit beyond the Crandal re-
union is camped Fred Biedenkapp,
who has driven a patched-up Over
land all the way from New York.
Fred is one of the leading spirits of
the Amalgamated Metal Workers and
represents that organization, both ma.
tionally and locally, at the conven-
ton.
On the other side is a group of
South Dakota farmers, among them
Anvil Anderson, Socialist party can.
didate for governor of South Dakota,
who ran on the st. Louis anti-war
program into berth at Leavenworth.
Loyalty to principle cost him every
dollar he had in the world, some
twenty-five thousand of them, but he
is just as active and hard-hitting a
fighter as ever.
Ex-Farmer care-taker.
No need to hide political affilia-
tions here, the care-taker is an old
ex-farmer who lost the results of his
life's work in the slump Of farm
prices, and who is now as ardent a
Farmer-Laborite as can be found any
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
Workers RecoqnIze Reaction.

NEW YORK, June 20. = Revolt
against the reactionary platform and
candidates of the Republican party is
spreading among workers in New
York who formerly voted Republican.
Over 1000 voters cheered Congress
man F. H. LaGuardia of the goth New
York district at meeting in which
he attacked the Cleveland Republi-
can convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21
ECHOES OF FARNER-LABOR MEET
ARE HEARD IN GASOLINE ALLEY
Especial to The Daily worker)

ST LOUIS cruiser ophel
Bumps pioed bill"
mgvng over her well
The ancient fivver
the of the Chamber
of Commerce almost footed the bill
All
To the right fivve by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

insky to st. Louis and have the three
of them tell the members just why
they thought that they should be
elected. The Soderberg Sweeney
forces managed to vote this down.
The overwhelming victory of Sillinsky
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

The Poor Fish says: think Cool
idge made a mistake In dumping the
Old Guard at the convention. They
always drew full house. People
would come from all parts to take a
look at Lodges whlskers. Silence
may be a good slogan In a hospital,
but i Is out Of place at convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-21

"A dictatorship" the liberal will
growl, would smell just as sweet un-
der any other name. But Dictator
ship of the workers is more demo
cratic than the abortive democracy
that capitalism now boasts in the
United States. II would serve the
majority of the people who are work
ers. II would function during the
transition period from capitalism to
Socialism and unlike the Fascist
brand, would be in harmony with
evolution. IL would be the bridge
over which society must pass from
capitalism to Communism.
The dictatorship of the proletariat
in Russia grows stronger year by
year, while the Fascist in every ,S,un-
try are slipping, despite their mcr-
derous methods. The capitalists are
between the devil and the deep sea.
They don't like congress any too we'll
and they are going to have some diff
hculty in establishing an open dictat-
orship.
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Ex-Farmer care-taker.

No need to hide political affilia-
lions here, the care-taker is an old
ex-farmer who lost the results of his
life's work in the slump OF farm
prices, and who is now as ardent a
Farmer-Laborite as can be found any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
NOW, NOW BROOKE, BE
TRUTHFUL!

s girls whether they be in this old country
or Europe, but there dear old girl
Johns who headnng Keths this week with his Warman
Park Hotel Orchestra.
You know help but think of similarity Of the
tapper the world By that that they all have
lack Of understanding of what it's all about
In London when playing there das had the
g0od fortune be called to Buckingham Palace by the Prince Of
a they call it, before the heir British throne
was great experience find the Prince fellows
nave ever met He had of drums that would
the best drummer the best America look on with
envy sang and played for him and he became
eseo IN the banjo tried show him fundamentals
OF banjo lingering, and think that become quite
proficient in the manipulation of the instrument.
after had performed him gracioust asked me
let him have banjo again Instead Of attempting str
ming
the head Of the instrument.
At the time this did me but oon ra.lz.d
what IL was to mean to those with whom for
whom was to play. ~ ~
found that wherever the appes crowded about TO ret
glimpse OF the autograph This just of the Enoh
1apper as 1t to true of those
nave thought that would be much to make nC A
hiring hall from town to town and exhibiting the banjo than
go on working on the stage. ' ~ "
But believe folks and Brooke turned aside from tb. h
ness OF placing the makeup there only who can
me real thrill it will funny to Won hut h"+
@ none other than dear old
MRS Laura Volkman who lives right here in Washington Shs
really seems to know what all ambition about She
them laugh and believe she laugh and be merry too
couldn't imagine anything finer than day have
as to just be able to entertain is the fines
know" - - VAC A''eS' ~uuence