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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

"A Week" will bet you don't get
ten requests for weekly installment.
Timothy Mccarthy, Chicago, Ill.
To THE DAILY WORKER: 1t
gives me great pleasure to read the
WORKER, daily and in this respect
the post Office is very accurate. The
paper is workers paper and there
cannot be anyone that should not
support it. At least the American
worker will be able to read the truth
regarding the Workers Republic
and how the capitalists are using the
government for their own purpose.
We are approaching a presidential
election, when the politicians win is
sue all kinds of platforms. The
DAILY WORKER will show to the
workers the truth about their plat
forms.
Every worker, whether a member
of the Workers Party or not, must
give all his support to the paper and
see that the DAILY WORKER is the
only paper in the U. S. A.
With good wishes, am, yours 70,
the Daily Worker.-L. Cooper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

those of their parents from economic
conditions. A child can endure hun
ger and misery less stoically than
can an adult The mental struggles
of the children are even greater than
those of the adults. They have not
only the natural task of adjusting
and adapting themselves to life, as a
whole, but they have also to face the
iron discipline of the teacher, the
nonsense that is given to their
hungry little minds in the capitalist
Public Schools, and the denial of the
protection of the "law' to their play
grounds-the streets.
Shall we ask them to recognize
violence and obey it,? No. In no
case must they become slaves. We
cannot, Of course, order them to OPP
pose violence by violent methods but
do and must help them-especially to
find out the reason for these things.
The Junior Groups are the militant
community Of the children. They
are the NUCLEI of the militant work.
ers of the future. But they are not
made militant communities by COM
mands. They become so, naturally,
thru experience and reason applied
to experience. Communist education
is not--as its opponents accuse it Of
being-the teaching Of the children
TO repeat ready made formulas, the
committing to memory Of the ABC Of
Communism. IL is neither the ira
tional system" commended in France
nor yet the dogmatic methods used
in Great Britain. The children who
are .being educated in the Junior
Groups are not having their mental
food served 10 them ready prepared
and already semi-digested. They
prepare their own, by utilizing their
own actual experiences in the class
struggle, in the school, at home, and
in the streets.
Watch for Article No. 6 1.-THE
meaning Of communist object les
sons.v)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
FARMER WORKER
UNITY is SOUGHT
IN CALICO MA
Plan Convention to Be
Held in April

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-At a
conference held here of the Pro-
visional Committee for the organi-
cation of a Farmer-LAbor Party in
the State of California, plans were
made for a convention to be held in
April for the organization Of such
a Party.
The Provisional Committee for the
formation Of the Farmer-Labor
Party was elected at the Stockton
Conference for Progressive Political
Action last fall and consisted Of
those delegates in that organization
who stood for independent political
action as against the policy of par
ticipating in the primaries of the
old parties followed by the Confer
ence for Progressive Political Action.
At the recent meeting in San
Francisco, this Provisional Commit
tee adopted a program for develop
ment of the Farmer-Labor move
ment. The first step will be a con-
ference to be held at the request Of
the Farmer-Labor Committee in
which the Workers Party, the Social
list Party. the Non Partisan League
and the old Farmer-Labor group will
participate and agree upon pro-
gram of action. Following the
agreement upon program by the
groups named, the Provisional Com
mittee of the Farmer~Labor Party
will issue the call for the Conven-
ton during the last week of April,
at which the State Farmer-Labor
Party will be organized.
One of the problems facing the
new Party will be to establish itself
as a legal Party. This requires
10000 signatures in the state Of
California, a very great task in
deed. Proposals for the use of the
Socialist Party legal standing as the
medium Of expression of the Farm
er-Labor Party have been made, but
these proposals are not acceptable
to the other groups participating in
the movement, as it is their view
that the Farmer-Labor Party must
establish itself as a legal entity in
the political work as we'll as to be
the movement appealing for the
support Of the workers and farm
ers Of the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

but 1t is vital economic and polit-
ical issue that confronts every mem
Der Of the working class.
What is necessary as an effective
step to strike a blow in the proper
manner at the exploitation of the
millions of American children now
shaving in every state in this coun-
try? A telling move would be the
setting aside of an anti-child labor
week by every working class organi-
cation in the United States. Sam
Gompers sheds crocodile tears when
he MARBLES about the American
child slaves" but what tangible
move has he made outside of sup.
porting the reactionary Senator Nc.
Cormick who is seeking to preserve
the interest of his fellow exploiters
first, last and all the time?
The workers demand should be
better wages for the parents of the
child slaves. Imprisonment for all
bosses who employ children. Organ
ization in the trade unions of the
youth now employed.
And every working class organi-
cation in this country should put its
full strength behind the realization
of these demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Sauce for Goose,
Sauce for Gander,
Belief of Labor

NEW YORK.-Labor is losing no
time in coming back" at the Asso-
ciate Industries, the bosses organi-
cation which is demanding an investi-
cation of the New York state labor
department. On the trusted principle
of "What is sauce for the goose. :"
trade union interests will put forward
a resolution in the legislature this
week, demanding an investigation
into the Associated Industries.
The Federated Press is assured in
labor quarters that the proposed in
quiry, if undertaken, will disclose
amazing facts as to the powerful
lobby maintained at Albany by the
Associated Industries. 1t Is charged
that this lobby has been instrumental
in thwarting the passage Of many
social welfare bills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
HILLMAN SPEAKS
AT MEETING TO
RECOGNIZE RUSS
Paxton Hibben Sends
Letter of Regrets

Sidney Hillman, president Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America, will speak at the mass meet
ing demanding that the United States
recognize Russia, to be held at Ash
land Auditorium, Sunday evening,
Jan. 27.
Hillman is the third national figure
in the fight for recognition Of Russia
who has signifed his intention Of
speaking at this meeting, The others
are Robert Morse Lovett, one of the
editors Of the New Republic, and
professor at the University Of Chi
cage, and Albert A. Johnson, mem
Der of the unofficial congressional
committee sent to Russia by the
Hearst newspapers. Johnson has
made four trips to Russia and is well
acquainted with the leaders of the
government there.
The Friends Of Soviet Russia and
Workers Germany, who are arrang-
ing the meeting, received a letter
from Captain Paxton Hibben who is
being tried by special court
martial, expressing his regret at not
being able to be present at the meet
ing. The letter follows in part;
DEAR FRIENDS: As you know
from press dispatches from Washing
ton, have been charged with hold
ing beliefs favorable to enemies Of
the United States government be-
cause / have for three years publicly
advocated the resumption of friendly
and normal relations between the
United States and Russia. will
neither retract nor modify my views
on this subject for any man.
''I believe in Russia and the future
of Russia. / believe in the future of
any country where the workers get
the fruits Of their labor; where the
toiling masses who create the good
things of life get those good things
they create. / believe that govern
ments are Instituted among men for
this purpose and the government of
this country specifically so. And that
whenever any form of government
becomes destructive of these ends it
is the right Of the people to alter 1t.
1t is not you and /, my friends, who
seek o destroy the foundations of the
government of the United States, but
hose who seek to deny or obscure this
fundamental principle. Yours, PAX
TON HIBBEN"
The entire proceeds of the meeting
Jan. 81, will be used for German re-
lief. The Friends of Soviet Russia
and Of workers Germany, report that
their drive for funds is meeting with
great success. With the drive well
under way they report that daily re-
ceipts have jumped from Ground $500
a dav to around $500 Worlea--
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
CAN WE TEACH COMMUNISM TO
CHILDREN?
\

In our Junior Groups we do not IN
tend or desire to teach the little pro-
letarians dead and gone dogma or
dull book knowledge. We acquaint
them with the facts connected with
the living struggle of the working
class. AS matter of fact commun-
ism cannot be taught thru words.
1t must arise out of experience. 1t
is not the frequent repetition of the
wor d S, "capitalism--proletariat--
class OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ship" and others that make
young communists Of our children.
It is their understanding of these
words thru the daily struggle they
encounter in the school, in their
homes, in all their daily life, that
counts. To strengthen their energy,
to help them comprehend, by bring
ing out their working class common
sense-that is communist education.
Common sense"--in a child Most
certainly--if it has not been de-
stroyed by Public School education.
The child is brought into circle
where it shares its experiences in
common with other children-the
Junior Groups Of the Young Workers
League. There the children learn,
thru experience, the nature and char
acter Of events that occur daily. They
learn to distinguish between the
actual community life and that
egoistic, individualistic form which
capitalism has imposed on human
society. But the children are not
isolated from the world. The Junior
groups are not hothouses for future
communist orchards and gardens. We
are practical schools preparing the
child for the class struggle in the
world as it is now.
The children are already engaged
in the class struggle. Their efforts
are not so purely economic as are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
FL. congressman
In Maiden Speech
Says He's Radical
tBy The Federated Press,

WASHINGTON. - Representative
Lineberger, of Los Angeles, 110-per
cent patriot, had rallied and fumed at
radicals" in the House, during the
fight on the new rule which would
permit the progressives to get rec
ord vote on important measures.
Finally Representative Wefald, of
Minnesota, the only Farmer-Labor
Party member. got up to make his
first speech. He said that he wanted
it understood that he was a radical;
whenever he saw an evil, or any
thing that he wanted to change for
the better, he proposed to go to the
roots of the difficulty.
He told of having asked the Re-
publican leader for committee assign
ments, and of being asked in reply
as to whether he would support the
Republican organization.
II replied that would support the
Republican organization whenever it
was right, and / hope it will be right
all the time" said Wefald. 81 re-
ceived an indirect answer in the
shape Of committee assignments, and
these make me think that the Re-
publican organization does not intend
to he right sll the time"
Then he ridiculed the fears Of New
ton, Knutson and other Minnesota
standpatters, as to rules changes, and
reminded them that old King Tut, go
ing to sleep in his tomb in Moses
day, must, have felt the same way
that the world was going to smash.
But the voters Of Minnesota, once
rock-ribbed Republicans, were so no
longer They now had a party Of
their own.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Youth NieUs
BY HARRY CANNES
Acts not Words Need Against
Child Labor

Acts not Words Need Against
Child Labor
Despite the fact that Medill
Mccormick, capitalist U. S. Senator
from Illinois declares that the gov
eminent is so thoroly familiar
with the child labor question that no
further information is needed, the
National Child Labor Committee has
set aside January 26, p and %, as
Child Labor Days for propaganda
against child labor.
The senator is right when he says
plenty is known about the exploita-
ton Of children. The problem prim-
arily is not to eollet information but
to act on the facts already known
to every intelligent person in the
United States.
Two half-hearted attempts on the
part of Congress to pass milk-and-
water laws regulating child labor
were based on the horrible facts that
the y. S. legislators know better
than anyone else for they have be-
fore them the reports of the. United
ObdCcS OSpdI LiucHl VI 1dDOI ulNCS-
tigators. The reports thus gained
are printed in but few copies and
are at the disposal, first of all, of the
capitalist servants who formulate the
laws in Washington. Both child la
Dor laws, however, were killed by the
Supreme Court.
The National Child Labor Commit
tee has done some excellent work in
gathering statistics and disseminate
ing information on the evils of child
labor; but it has failed to offer a
program which will in any way ben
eft the working class or show a
marked betterment in the condition
of the child slaves under considera-
ton.
The foremost fact behind the child
labor question is that the parents do
not get enough wages to feed their
children even tho sometimes both
the father and the mother work.
Hence the problem of child labor is
not mater for philanthropists OF
the good-heartedness of the repre-
sentatives of capitalism, such as is
the National Child Labor Commit, We,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

ana ISLANDERS against the Workers
Party and against me and my CO.
editor companion, B. X. Gebert, who
resigned together with me and for
the same reasons.
The above mentioned statement Of
mine would be too long and not in
teresting to your readers, not ac-
quainted with the situation in the
Polish movement in this country.
But there are some facts which
I should be known to every class con-
scious worker in this country, as the
gang that now controls the "Glos
Robotniczy" are making of it a yell
low Islander rag and wants to claim
for it the title of labor paper and
revolutionary organ.
We We're compelled to resign when
at the membership meeting of the
Detroit branches Of the International
Publishing Association (Which is
publishing the "Glos Robnitniczy")
on the first of December, 1923, there
was elected the new board Of direc-
tors composed in overwhelming ma
jority of open enemies of the Work
ers Party, who at the above meet
ing and before attacked in a most
unheard-of manner the activity Of
the party and the personality Of its
leaders. None of these men who
thru their crooked intrigues sue
ceeded in gaining for the time be-
ing control Of the G. P. A., is a
member Of any workers organiza-
ton, either political or economic.
AS it was an obvious impossible
ity with such a board of directors
in control to carry on the editorial
work Of the paper in conformity with
the interests of the revolutionary
labor movement it was no other way
left, as to resign Immediately in
order to compel those fellows to
show their cards openly and they
have made it in very enlightening
manner.
In their proclamation" published
in the issue of "Glos Roootniczy" of
December "a (No. 1881 the business
manager of the paper, Mr.. Siwik,
trying to- denounce the Endorsement
of the electoral candidates supported
by the Detroit Federation of Labor,
and the Workers Party Of our dis
trict, narrates story about some
unnamed politician who offered him
$4,000 during the election period for
advertising the candidates, which
offer he Indignantly spurned. Mr..
Siwik never mentioned a single word
about it before. If it is his inven-
ton, he is guilty of falsehood. If
it is true and was until now con-
cealed, the implication Of crooked
ness is obvious.
The principal cause of these gen
tlemen's indignation over the sup
port of the Federation of Labor can
didates by the Workers Party was
that one of them, Kronk by name,
is a real estate man. But the gen
a. d
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

nucleus of the Komsomol. Every in
tellectual is attached to some pro-
letarian nucleus, in some factory or
shop. Thus they keep close to the
mass.
Not even in sports is the line
drawn between communist and non
partisan. There is a tremendous in
terest in sport in Russia, particular
ly in track sport, rowing and foot
ball. But the sport organizations are
broader than any party and the
husky young communists are leaders
in this world as well as in the politi-
cal.
There is no valid reason why
friendship for Marx should mean
enmity for 'Spaulding. Sport is
wide avenue Of approach thru which
thousands of youth can be influenced
to take their first steps toward Com
munism, in America as well as Rus
STA, and in times of peace it fur
nishes the finest possible psychology
cal foundation for future combat,
the combination of limitless loyalty
to ones Side" with the last possible
ounce of personal exertion.
Just as the party looks to the
omsomol to carry on the commun-
struggle in the youth world and to
ladily strengthen the elder organ
q ton with an influx of trained and
: ID members of highest calibre, so
10 komsomol looks to its junior
q cement, the Young Pioneers. for
~ same things. Organized on a
. somewhat similar to our Boy
ISL, ITS except that boys and girls be-
,or to the same organization. These
no iren function in the child world
IN, school and play very much like
Komsomol does in that of youth,
10 pr and sport. Some of the best
h6 the KSM members give large
+ ~ OF their time to the "Youno
!, pneere" organizations and public
!, fcognition is given the children's
!, sanitation on many occasions.
! Thus az the opening of the for
reign section of the Agricultural Ex-
position the speakers stand was
guarded" by the young Pioneers
while the Young sportsmen of the
Moscow Yacht Club" lined the
great oval spectators stands.
The intended evolutionary process
of the youth movement could moi
have been more plainly expressed
than in a portion of the parade on
international Youth Day in Mos
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
u. S. Print Shop
Car Wants Serf
Status for Typos

WASHIEGTON.-The right of pc
tition and protest, guaranteed to ev-
ery American citizen, is stake IN
bitter controversy between Public
Printer George H. Carter and ehir
ploves of the government printing Of
fee. The workers offer to prove this
right hos been denied them by the
public printer, who threatens with
dismissal all who disobey his order.
Carter has been working to bring
about passage of bill, now in the
House, which would give him COM
plete and autocratic control of all
salaries.
The workers, fearing wholesale re-
auctions in pay, have undertaken to
present to Congress their arguments
for defeat of the bill.
Carter has resented this and has
issued an order forbibdding any of
them to make any appearance before
the committee or TO send written
communications on the subject Of
the bill.
Leader Defes Him.
August f. Lauder, spokesman for
the workers, continued to write let
tiers TO the committee. Thereupon
Carter suspended him from his job
in the printing office, forbade him
even to enter the building, and in-l
structed him that he would be given
five days in which to give reasons
why he should not be permanently
discharged.
II the discharge is CARRIED out
Congress- will be asked to act and
appeal also will be made to President
Coolidgel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

s~". rissv CdIne SIX ranks OF Young
Pioneers about ten years of age.
then six ranks of Komsomols about
fifteen years of age in sport suits,
then six ranks of young Red Army
Komsomols, perhaps 10 years old,
and finally six ranks Of factory
workers.
The American comrades have
never been nTuch opposed to taking
a leaf out of the Russian book.
Sometimes there was debate as to
whether the leaf was fully applic-
able to American conditions. On
the necessity of supporting and
strengthening the youth movement
there can be no argument. There
is nothing too good for the Kom-
somol. There is nothing too good
for the American Young Workers
League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Boost the News Stand Sales

The Daily Worker
Chicago Of
stands should be given display Daily in
ca o its
to
Daily I S weIad advertise
Worker the homes
Even though subscriber
each day from inter-
another worker in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
For Recognition of sovi.. RUSSIA
pi.eontinue Kuzba, BuIls,in.

NEW Kuzbas Bulletin, a
publication here devoted TO further
ing technical aid to Russia thru in
dustrial development Of the Kuznetz
basin project, will be discontinued
with the current issue The local
Kuzbas committee in making this an
nouncement states that arrangements
satisfactory to subscribers have been
made with The Soviet Pictorial
whereby the latter will publish Kuz-
bas reports and news.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

ST.. -...-.-...-.........,.... ....--
the building trades workers did not
intend to demand $3.50 an hour were
said to ho premature by delegates
from building trades unions to the
Chicago Federation Of Labor. Anton
Johanssen, delegate from the car
penters, said that so far as he knew
no unions had drawn up a wage
scale to replace the scale now in
force. Other delegates said that it
may be the intention of the unions
covered by the Lands award not to
demand more pay but the unions
not covered by the Lands award
have not taken action on the ques-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

The grand concert FOR the defense
Of those expelled by Sigman and
Perlstein will be Feb. 10, s p. NJ,
Ashland Auditorium. Tickets can be
obtained from all members of the
Needle Tnades and at room 307 Fed
Grafton Building, 1855 W. Washington
st. and at Bernstein's Book Store,
373S w. Roosevelt Road.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
"A Letter From a Polish Editor

THE DAILY WORKER: space
in for the following statement:
The Polish in
which the chief editor duly elected
publishing association refused to publish statement the motives
resignation from this Notwithstanding
without Instead doing
however, they publishing after paper dirty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
NTH !!!!!!: !gE !. ygde C.! ve !!!!l! II;.I
CONDUCTED ~ 1899 SpurG WORKERS LEAGUE
The Youth In Russia
By WILLIAM F. KRUsE

This the of articles the Youth Movement of Russia
and what the workers of this learn from it.
The Russian Komsomo Movemntl not divorced from the
mass It's shop organizations taking the daily problems Of their own
developments
their and the crowd.
Neither their nteleual permitted
from the There thing inectual branch
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

Watch the Daily Worker" for the
FIRST installment of "a Week." the
great epic of the Russian revolution,
by the brilliant young Russian writer,
Jury Libedinsky. 1t will start soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES V. Hamil-
ton of Knoxville, Tenn, has been
elected by the board of directors,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
as an international vice-president
to succeed NJ. J. Murphy of Cleve-
land, resigned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

responding to the urgent appeals for
help that are coming out of Germany.
If the suffering in Germany is to be
kept down it will be necessary to
keep up the present drive all winter
and well into the spring.