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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30

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BY August Enc

On the End of Jul
in Vienna the Thir ! CO 4.
International Trade Union ! a /,
; greeted by those great one NJ
one-time ~ International, Do M
Bauer Fritz Adler and the 1. 49,
or of Vienna Seitz. In a self. sod
manner they praised their kr1 suc.
cesses. Every worker, every vav
man, every postal official In nDo
and Austria is organized. Thesd er,.
ry did not openly notice that u mn.
is precisely symbolical for the bo,o
Amsterdam International. Huge an
bership, good functioning orgaAiva.
lions and-rule Of action. For wana
in Austria every sixth inhabitant 1 :
memberof a trade union, whilst the So
cial Democrats receive continuallv
more votes at the elections-thIara
relgns in Austria the reactionarv SIin-
Ell and bank capital, and the worbIars
are continually on the verge Of starIva,
ton.
In fact the Amsterdam Internatibr.
al could not choose a better town | n
which to hold its congress.
For what a heap of things the AIM
sterdam International is fightipp
with phrases! For the eight.hour div
against war aud reaction, for bettIe,l
social conditions for the working claIs
ana a whole lot more. And what h IN
ne committee to report over the 1 (
suit of this activity? The printed 4 8
'ort laid before the congress maxi &
clear to the most simple. Ana 81
rom long enumerations of very flti S
rganlzatory matters, from the first Il
ne last, 1t was miserable wall oye &
ne activities of reaction, over th n
apitailst offensive and the pushin
ack OF the working class. An enc, n
etic tone is only adopted when a \.
lcking the revolution. the Russians
le Communists and the R. IL. u III
IN the same way as the printed re- |.
'rt OF the federation, the speaker O X
o committee, Sassenbach. also had \
'thing to report as to q serious strue 4
IN the interest Of the proletaria
II over the fighting measures intend /
Tor the future. The prominent Am
srdamers and the great ones Of the
cond International assured each 9th.
OF their mutual harmony, in act and
will. Certainly they are Of the
ne kidney, the A,nsterdamers and
leaders Of the Social Democratic
irrational, they have both achieved
Tally complete bankruptcy. thew
n have but one aim: to suuport
'italist society and to prevent and
It against revolution. Fritz Adler
ressed it precisely when he said:
fight against those who want To
liant by means of disruption a wild
II Moscow) in the masses. we Il
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30

all countiA> What is at
stake and saysto IlI~ Amsterdamers:
Away with you traitors and dema-
gogues. There is no fatherland for
us under capitalism, for us there is
only fierce class-struggle and war
against imperialist capital. This is
the only way which leads to a real
peoples peace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30

speech against war marked with I'M
surpassable pathos. We must not
only adopt resolutions but perform
pacifist deeds, he Numbered forth, and
the audience, among them NJ Albert
Thomas, enthusiastically applauded.
So far everything would have been
gone smoothly, if less astute English
delegate had not mounted the tribune
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30
boycott America"

TOKYO. June 29.-An anti-Ameri-
can society former here to protest
United States exclusion provisions is
selling Boycott America" metal but
tons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30

league a4AOlA- oS- =, ; 80. - s,,.,.
a big job, similar to the party
bers, in the Labor party campo
are also expected to be present.
mission to party and Y. w. L. me
bers will be by card only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30
Party Activities OF
Local Chicago

Next c. c. c. meeting Of Local Chi
cage, Workers party, on Tuesday,
July ], p. m, at Workers Lyeeum,
1888 Hirsh Blvd. Delegates, be pres
ent on tImei--MartIb Abern, City Soc
rotary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30

TOXIC, June 29l-Prediction of an
earthquake of greet violence shaking
Eastern Japan. PARTICULARLY in the
region Of Ghost and Kyusha were
made today by Prof. Kakamura, noted
seismologist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-30
ExtradItion treaty slnned.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 81
dition conventions between BIZ
and the United States hav'
signed.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

Recently there was an attempt
made by women in the sections of the
city occupied by working class ten
ants to revive the tenants organiza-
ton movement. It was natural for
the women to assume the initiative
in this field since they are the first
to suffer the effects of high rents,
poor housing and unsanitary living
conditions.
On October 2Sth, 1928, at the
call Of the Consumers League of the
Bronx, there was held a conference
in the Forward Hail. At this con-
ference there gathered representa-
tives Of the Workmen's Tenants
Leagues, the United Hebrew Trades,
the Socialist Consumers League, the
Socialist Party, and the Woman's
Committee Of the Local Workers
Party. This conference constituted
itself for further action and arranged
to call larger gathering on Dec.
%, 1923.
The December convention was at
tended by 78 delegates. Amongst
the delegations represented were the
following; Seven local trade unions,
the Joint Board of the Socialist Con-
sumers' League, the Workmen's' Ten
ants Consumers League, the Work
ers Party, the Lithuanian Women's
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

The Committee of Action in charge
of the work of this body has been
given full power to take effective
steps to bring together all working
class organizations and especially the
women of the working class regard
less Of what political or other organi-
cation they are members. A united
fight against high rents and houses
unfit for habitation is the objective
of the organization.
The full significance of the United
Council of Working Class Women
lies in the fact that this is, practically
speaking, the first and the most con-
scious effort on the part of the mass
Of tenants to approach the housing
problem in a realistic manner. This
organization properly views the hous-
ing question not as an isolated pro-
blem, the solution Of which is pos
sible by some peculiar brand of
legislation or thru the good favor
of some capitalist politician. This
organization considers the housing
crisis as one of the evils inherent in.
the whole system of present class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

This discomfort took on an
organized form in various asso-
Citations of tenants in the differ
ent sections of New York. SINH
lar demonstrations were occa-
stoned by the rent situation in
other cities Of the country.
Typical Of such tenant organiza-
tions existing in the big cities are
the following societies Of Greater
New York. The Audubon Com
munity Council, the West Harlem
Tenants Association, The Washington
Heights Tenants Association, the
Manhattanville Community Council,
The Federation of Tenants Associa-
ton Of Greater New York, the Mount
Morris Community Council and Civic
Organization, The fremont Tenants
Civic League, the various Consum-
ers' Leagues, the different Mothers
Leagues, and the United Council of
Working Class Women.
Except for the United Council of
Working Class Women these organi-
cations are in the main controlled by
small business men or local assembly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
First Real Mass Movement

capitalist property relationships. We
quote in part from the official pro-
gram of this League to show its
practical character and the redeem
ing feature distinguishing it from
most of it's predecessors: "Tho
we know that at present the rent
problem is the burning question of
tne day for the workers and while
we carry on the fight for lower rents
and better conditions now, we know
that the workers in the future also
have to face problems from time to
time that vitality concern them. There
are even more problems TO comh9t
at present, especially for the women,
such as, better and more schools and
Fairgrounds for the children, the
open shop which is Of great concern
to the working class, and unemploy-
ment which is threatening the work
ers from time to time"
Therefore in order to carry on
an effective struggle at present and
to take care of future problems con-
corning the workers. united work
ing class is needed"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

district politicians Of the Democratic
and Republican parties or their
agents. 1t was prior to the APP
pointment of the New York State
Housing Committee by the Governor
in 1920, that the height of tenants
organizations was achieved by the
working class in New York. Since
then the organization amongst the
most hard pressed, the poorest ten
ants, has been dwindling to insight
ficance.
The reason for the failure on the
part of these tenant organizations
to achieve strength is obvious. As
soon as the various tenants leagues
stopped their vigorous fight against
the landlords and against the govern
ment officials who were helping the
landlords continue their policy Of
rule and ruin, the organizations SIM
ply died of doing nothing. They
atrophied. Their program was based
fundamentally on the continuation
Of the present system Of landlord
domination of the housing facilities
of the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Philadelphia Open
Forum Is Discussing
Tactics and Theory

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-Open
Forum is held every Sunday after
noon, p. M, 521 York Ave-, near
Fifth and Spring Garden SITS. The
following interesting lectures are an
nounced:
March 2l"Jessons Of the Indian
apolis Convention of the the Min
ers," by Abram Jakira district or
ganizer of the Workers Party who
attended all sessions of the conven-
ton.
March ga ProIetarian Interpre-
tation Of American History" by S.
Sklaroff, well-known MARKHAM
student.
March 16-"Art and Revolution"
by r. Baker, of New York.
March %" Lenine's Contribu-
ton" by NJ. Olken, Philadelphia
manager Of Daily Freiheit.
Next series of lectures will be an
nounced later. Admission free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Macdonald May Send
Tory Diplomat to Russ,
Instead of O'GrGdy

LONDON, Feb. 24.-James O'Gra-
DIV may not be the British ambassa-
dor to Moscow. 1t is reported that
pressure is being brought to bear on
Macdonald by the business interests
who have claims against the Soviet
government to appoint man whose
sympathies are not so strong for the
workers of Russia as those of James
OGrady are known to be. O'Grady
owing to his long connection to
Soviet officials in conversations look
ing toward a resumption of diplo-
matte relations was considered the
most available man for the position
when the British Labor Party
formed a government.
Since then and it Is even rumored
that the capitalist parties have prom
ised him reasonably long term Of
Office with only slight opposition pro-
vided he does the right thing-as you
say in the States--by the capitalist
class.
This Mr.. Macdonald appears will
ling to do. In fact only the right
wing Of the liberal party are pleased
with his conduct so far. Political OBJ
servers compare his position to that
Of Mr.. Hughes Of Australia who rose
TO power in that country on the labor
party platform and wound up by be-
ing the most notorious lingo and an
ti-labor politician in Australia.
Besides James 0'Grady's working
class sympathies there is the further
consideration that IL will take the
shrewdest and most experienced dip
lomats in London TO match wits with
Chicherin, Rykov, Krassin and KAN
enev.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Consumer Must P1Y
Thrice What Farmer
Gets; Coolidge Told
By LELAND OLDS.

Federated Press Industrial Editor)
Exploitation Of farmers at the
hands of modern commercialism
again comes to light in the attempt
Of Railroad Financier B. F. Yoakum
to educate President Coolidge to an
understanding Of the farm problem.
Yoakum pointed out to the presi-
dent that the consumers are today
paying $22, 100000 a year for
food products for which the farmer
gets only $500. 100000 out of which
to pay all the expenses of produc-
ing the foods.
This leaves nearly $4,000, 000, 900
for the distributors or approximately
twice the amount paid the farmer.
Yoakum expressed his conviction that
national prosperity will be restored
only when the figures are reversed,
the farmer getting the $15,000,000,-
600 and the middleman getting the
$7,500,0O0 900.
But he is not reported to have call
ed the presidents attention to the
fact that the problem can be solved
only when distribution is under the
joint control of the wage Garner con-
sumers and the farmer producers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
COUNTRYS PAPA
CIRCULATION MAN
ON PLUTE ORGANS
Boss Tweed's Picture
May Grace Windy City

If patriotism is the last refuge Of
scoundrel it. Is the Best bet Of a
circulation manager on a capitalist
newspaper. Recently two Chicago
newspapers, the Tribune and the
Herald-Examiner, have competed
with each other in grabbing the
extras" from the capitalization Of
the patriotic emotions Of the citi-
zenry who have not yet taken Sam
uel Johnson's gem seriously.
Reaped the Reward.
When the opportunity Of releasing
the gentleman who attempted the
kidnapping Of Grover Bergdoll from
a German prison presented itself by
giving a few dollars in American cur
rency to the president of the Gerrnan
republic, the Tribune and the Her
ald-Examiner Wed with each other
in collecting the necessary cash. The
Tribune got the start but Hearst was
more generous; he did not wait for
the masses" to do the donating.
He cabled the dough and the dough
boy was released. Still, both pa
perS shared in the reward.
Another opportunity popped up.
There is a splendid picture Of George
Washington in the Chicago Art In
stitute. It is the work of Gilbert
Stuart. But it does not belong here.
1t is the property Of a New York
gallery.
Rivals in United Front.
Several days ago the Herald and
Examiner opened a subscription list
to buy this treasured work, with
donation of $1,000. Despite the
rivalry that exists between the two
papers, the Tribune volunteered to
chip in and send its check for 81 900.
After all, George Washington Is
national institution and must not be
allowed to give the Herald Examiner
a monopoly on his services.
The cost Of the picture will be
somewhere between $4,000 and
S125,000 depending on the tenaeity
of purpose of the present owner and
the generosity Of the patriotic read
ers Of the capitalist press.
Tweed's Saving Grace.
1t may interest those who may
wish to contribute a few Thousand
dollars to the Fathers Picture
Fund" that the masterpiece was once
the property of BOSS Tweed of
Tammany Hall who was mixed I'D in
many a "Teapot" scandal in his day.
His memory is now mellowed by time
and only his good deeds are remem-
bered, not the least Of which was
his fondness for art and his stirring
patriotism which arose Phoenix-like
from the ashes Of every graft Quiz in
which -fse--~was The esEcral figure.
Patriotism covers a multitude Of
sins; so does art.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
The United Council Of Working cIas. Women

Progressive Alliance, the committee
of action Of the Mothers League, the
African Blood Brotherhood, and
branches Of the Socialist Consumers
League.
The conference elected an execu-
tive committee consisting of Kate
Gitlow, Rose Barron, Mrs. Bourgin,
Mrs. Yeshkevitz, Nevin, Citrin,
Mintz, Pastor, Sonia Diamond and
Mrs. Touroff. Mrs. Kate Gitlow is
the secretary-treasurer, and the
headquarters of the United Council
of Working Class Women-for the
protection of working class interests
has its Office at 127 University
Place. To date 46 working class
bodies have endorsed the rent con-
ference and elected a central COM
mittee with one representative from
such body attending the conference.
Preparation are afoot to have an
other conference at an early date.
Plans are also being developed to
organize a big demonstration OF
working class women against the
present unspeakable housing condi-
lions from which the poor. are now
suffering in New York. Already
four successful meetings have been
held under the auspices Of the Com
mittee of Action.
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The outlook for the future Of this
organization is good With such
virile constituent bodies as the Con-
sumers' League of the Bronx, the
the Consumers League Of Harlem,
the Lithuanian Progressive Women's
Alliance which alone has member
ship Of more than 1000, the Socialist
Consumers League, and the Won1-
ems Circle, there is every reason to
believe that this organization viii.
grow.
Some Of the immediate slogans II
the United Council Of Working Class
Women have already met with a
splendid response from the workers
in New York. Among the practical
proposals put forward by the Coun-
ell we find a demand for an increase
in taxes on costly private homes and
apartments and that the city and
state administrations build and ront
apartments TO them at cost in order
to relieve the present unbearable
housing conditions.
The housing crisis is not limited
to New York. Every city and indus
trial community in the country. faces
difficulties in securing adequate hous-
ing facilities that the working class
can afford to pay for. Essentially this
problem IL the same thruout ths
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Banker, Grateful to
Policeman: VIII See
That He Is Buried

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24.-Glen
Bond, slain police officer, will not be
buried in pauper's grave.
Bond, new patrolnian, was killed
Wednesday by bandits attempting to
rob the Merchants National Bank
branch, which he was guarding. Be-
cause he had not been on the force
year, his relatives are not entitled
to the $1,000 paid following death
in service. Neither he nor his cousin
here possessed funds.
But the bank which the officer
died protecting, will see that Bond
is properly buried, officials Of the
institution have announced. The
body will be placed in a fine casket
and shipped to the family in Casey,
Ill. for burial there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Canada Labor Head
Issues Government
Organ Sans Label

OTTAWA.-The labor Gazette, Of
fetal organ Of the dominion depart
ment of labor, is now being issued
without a union label. For some
years the Gazette has been printed
at a private job Office in order to Sc
cure the union label. This year the
printing has been transferred to the
government printing bureau, and
therefore the union label does not
appear. Conditions in the govern
ment bureau are settled by agree
ment with the union but it is not
label shop.
One of the chief officials Of the
government printing bureau is P. NJ.
Draper, secretary-treasurer, Trades
and Labor Congress Of Canada.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Gompers FOisting
KOLchdk Socialist
on Detroit Labor
By CYRIL LAMBKIN

DETROIT, Feb. 24.--Delegates to
the Detroit Federation Of Labor and
visitors who are familiar with the
major events of the Russian Revo-
luton regarded each other with
amazement at the meeting of the
Federation last night, when a letter
was read from Samuel Gompers
calling attention to a lecture to be
delivered in Detroit on March 9, by
Mr.. Vladimir Zenzinoff.
Gompers also urged, if possible to
arrange to have the same gentleman
speak before a labor audience, and
stated that the Central Labor Coun-
ell Of Washington, ID. c., had heard
Mr.. Zenzinoff and was gratifed with
his message.
Vladimir Zenzinoff, they recalled
instantly, was a Socialist-Revolu-
tionary, who with other leaders of
his party formed the Directory
which put Kolchak into power. Kol-
chak, as soon as he felt sure of
his power, arrested the members of
his Directory and had them shot.
A few, among them Zenzinoff, es-
capped. Supreme Ruler Kolchak, it
will be remembered, was so liked
by his people that he was bayon-
cited to death by his own soldiers.
The lecture tour is under the aus
pices Of Mrs. Simeon Strunsky, a
sister-in-law Of the wife Of William
English Walling, who is Gompers'
right hand man in his campaign
against Russia.
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and works, sometimes" Mrs. Flynn
tells the visitors how kind Mrs. Con-
nell (this little mother of sixl takes
go to work. Yes, the sick mother
Of six children, takes on the added
burden of all her neighbours chill
dren when necessary. Tragedy is
mingled with love of neighbor and
with heroic every day deeds among
the poor! Mrs. Flynn, too, "sure,
only when we stand together can we
do things for ourselves. I'll join ye
when ye're ready to march" The fire
traps must go. We must get de-
cent homes to live in. We don't
want to be forced to move where we
must pay still higher rents, but
where the city can give us houses
without profits to the landlords.
Not only the fire next door and
the lives that were lost-the whole
families that were wiped out-but
also the rents and the housing con-
ditions and the terrible struggle to
live, keeps them awake nights.
And among them all, there are
some that are timid, some whom
life under capitalism has cowed and
beaten, and some who are ready to
Join their sisters in united effort
TO get something better than the
misery that is theirs today.
The United Council Of Working
Class Women is holding a protest
meeting in the neighborhood Of the
fire on Sunday of this week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
new YORK WOMEN
OPEN RENT FIGHT AT
BIG MASS MEETING

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The
United Council of WOrkingeIsss
Women will open a campaign
against high rents and for better
housing conditions at mass meet
ing and concert on Wednesday
evening, March 8, at Park View
Palace, 3-5 West ITO Street.
Prominent speakers, as well as
working class women from various
women's organizations, will adj
dress the meeting on this vital
question.
A musical program will be rend-
cred.
Tickets are rs cents, and can be
obtained at the Freiheit, ~ chrys-
tie Street, Jimmie Higgins Book
store, 127 University Place, and
Mintz's Delicatessen Store, 442
Claremont Parkway, Bronx.
Men are invited to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Mathematieians Get Buoy.

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Mc-
Cook field officials today are awaiting
the result of the official celebration Of
Lieut.. John A. MacReady's altitude
flight, which terminated yesterday
after his altimeter had recorded a
height Of 1900 feet.
It is possible but unlikely that the
bureau Of standards will find an err
ror in the veteran record-maker's
favor. ~
Celebration made by local observ-
ers fixed his unofficial height at
34,S93 feet. MacReady was out TO
beat the record Of Sadi Lecointe
which is 36,745 feet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Visit to Fire Scene Reveals the
Misery ofM Y. Tenement DweLlerS
By ROSE PASTOR STOKES.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Sent by the United Council Of
Worklngclass Women two investigators
the vestory tenement house 39 Madison street. York
to learn what they could about the conditions which
teen people, workers and their wives and children
to death early Tuesday morning.
The streets almost impossible thru the heavy snow
and the still heavier rain that followed. The two women
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
This Organization Will Grow

country except only for some varia-
ton in form.
What is necessary is a nationwide
organization Of strong tenants
leagues of the working class on the
basis Of a practical program to end
the present acute distress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
The Weather Outlook.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'd. -
Weather outlook for February % TO
March / inclusive:
Region Of Great Lakes: Frequent
snow over north and snow or rains
over south portion.
Temperature, near normal. much
of week. ~,
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