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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

stantly on the standing of John
Heinrichson, the leading individual
contestant. "Only a few today" are
the words of the latter when hand
ing in his subscriptions yesterday,
"but more tomorrow. And | expect
that the Englewood (English)
Branch will continue In the lead"
Nearly all Branches have now ap-
pointed committees of three or five.
who with the Branch Subscription
Agent constitute the Branch DAILY
WORKER Committee. The commit
tees are busy CARRYING out tho plans
fer covering their territory. Branch
members are pledging Saturday af-
ternoons and Sundays or at least two
evenings week to the Subscription
Campaign, with every member an
"active" DAILY WORKER agent.
Sample copies can be gotten free for
the asking at the DAILY WORKER
Office to help the agents in getting
subs.
just as we are going to press with
the Editor calling on us to hurry up
with this story, Comrade Heinrichson
walks in with more subs, making his
total 70 points. "Once inside the
door, the subscription is NINE" is
his method, and there is no doubt
that it works"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
armed Workers
Helped to Crush
De La HuertG Revolt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Bri-
gades of armed workers have had a
leading part in breaking the back
bone of the fascist revolt in Mexico.
says Canuto Vargas, secretary Pan
American Federation Of Labor The
organized labor movement turnout
the republic has enrolled its forces
under Obregon, and in many places
these contingents took part in the
actual fighting.
"Celestine Gasea, member Of the
Shoemakers' union and former gov
ernor of the Federal district, collob-
Grated with his Liberty Brigade in
taking Pachnea, the capital of Hidal-
60" Vargas told The Federated
Press. "The Liberty Brigade is COM
posed exclusively Of organized work
ers, 1000 strong.
"In the state PuebIa, Generals Jose
Maria Sanchez and Heriberto lara
are commanding the c. R. o. NJ. bri-
gade, composed Of agricultural or
ganized workers. The C. r. o. NJ
stands for Confederation Regional
0brera Mexicana, the Mexican Fed
Grafton of Labor. Samuel Yudico,
Fernando Rodarte, Juan Lozano and
Ricardo Trevino, some of the most
prominent leaders in the Mexican
Federation of Labor, are all COM
handing battalions of trade unionists
in San Luis Potosi and Coahuila,
under the direct leadership of Gen,
Plutarcho Elias Gales. The city of
Aguas Calientes is garrisoned by
1000 we'll armed agricultural or
ganized workers, and so on all down
the line.
"There was never time in Mexico
when a government was so SYM
pathetic with the masses Of the peo-
pie, with their problems and aspira-
lions. This statement was made
over two years ago by Luis Morones,
head of the Mexican labor movement,
and it holds good today. That is why
Mexican labor is with Obregon. The
Obregon administration has honestly
and earnestly endeavored to trans
late into terms of reality the labor
of the Mexican constitu-
ton. which is the most progressive
and liberal constitution in the west
ern hemisphere.
"The precedent Of the past ID
wears that no Mexican government
was safe against revolt has been
broken. 1t was broken because in
Mexico today there is an organization
the labor organization--that will
defend the interests Of the masses
against any and all who dare attack
them.
"De la Huerta may as well dive
into the Atlantic"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
MINI. FARMERS
DECLARE FOR
MORATORIUM
Newton Township Meet
Discusses Problems
lsPsslaI 70 Ths DslIy worksrl

NEW YORK MILLS, Mimi, Feb.
l7.-Over one hundred farmers met
here recently and unanimously de-
cided to organize farmers clubs for
a national campaign under the ban
ner Of the Farmer-Labor Party, and
urged the farmers in the surround
ing counties to follow their example.
In a statement issued over the
signatures of Sam G. Wallace and
K. e. Heikkinen, chairman and sec
rotary Of the meeting respectively,
the assembled farmers went on rec
ord as opposed to the futile attempts
of the Coolidge administration to
tinker with the problems confronting
the farmers by turning their saliva
ton over to committees Of Wall
Street bankers. AS we'll turn a hold
up victim over to the bandit who
robbed him.
During the war, the statement
says, the working farmers Of this
country sacrificed their sons for pa
trlotism, as they were told. They
purchased liberty bonds to free the
world from German militarism but
only succeeded in fastening the
bonds of the mortgage sharks on
their own limbs.
But since the termination of the
war an increasing burden of debt.
taxes and freight rates has mounted
while the prices of farm products
have been reduced to the pre-war
level. The result is that bankruptcy
stares millions of farmers in the
face.
The only measure which would
tend to give actual immediate relief
to farming would be a moratorium for
at least five years to come on all
debentures of farmers, considerable
reduction of taxes on farm proper-
ties, considerable reduction of freight
rates on farm products, and stabil-
lied prices for farm products. as
well as the industrial magnates have
received in various lines of their
products backed by the national gov
eminent or, if moratorium will not
be granted, we find ourselves Ia be
entitled to substantial loans direct
from national resources enjoying the
same privileges Of one-half of one
per cent, and two per cent rate Of
interest, as the non producing bank
ers' systems are enjoying, providing
these loans will be used to paw off
the present loans drawing interest
from eight to Is per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

NERY often the method followed
IN contests for subscriptions
such as Local Chicago is carrying on
for the DAILY WORKER, is to hold
back until the campaign nears the
end. This cannot be said, however,
for the present Zone Thousand New
Subscribers by March 10th" cam
paign, Judging by activities of the
First South Slavic Branch and 9TH
ers. There is no time like the pres
emit" seems to be their motto.
The South Slavic Branch did not
even wait for the contest to begin,
but had a house-to-house canvas on
Feb. Bird. Even tho the subscrip-
lions secured did not count in the
present contest, they are content to
know that they have started the ball
rolling and something has been ac-
complished. And another house-to-
house canvas has been arranged for
Sunday, Feb. 18th, in which all its
members will participate.
REST assured that we Of the South
Slavic Branch will do all we can to
make this drive for OUR DAILY a
success" is the message Of It's branch
agent, and il their good work in the
campaign for shares Is any criterion,
this Branch has a splendid chance to
win the prize for the leading Lam
guage Branch,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
ST. PAUL | ABOR
NAMES TICKET IN
CITY ELECTION
F. FL. P. Secretary
Addresses Convention

ST. PAUL, Feb. 17.-In a COM
vention held at st, Paul attended
by 400 representatives of trade
unions and other working class or
CARNATIONS, it was unanimously de-
cided to enter the city campaign.
George L. Siegel, an attorney with
100 per cent labor legislative rec
ord and man who defended the
prosecuted Socialists during the war,
was nominated for mayor.
]. F. Clancy of the plasterers'
union, H. G. Wendell of the BARRIERS,
G. ]. McGlogen Of the electrical
workers and J. E. Corcoran of the
Typographical union were nominated
as candidates for councilmen. w. F.
Scott. a former soldier and a mem
Der Of the city and county employees
union, was nominated for city comp
troller. A platform was drawn up
declaring for public ownership of all
public utilities.
For United Front.
Paul Blanschard, secretary of the
League for Industrial Democracy, adj
dressed the convention and told Of
the rise of the British Labor Party.
"There is one logical basis for the
Labor Party in this country" he
declared, land that is class conscious
ness There is room in the labor
political movement for every faction
which is aware Of the fact that there
is a struggle of producers for bet
ter society"
Theoretical differences should not
separate us as long as we can agree
on the next step. There is no reason
why we should not have as success
full Labor Party as England has.
Mr.. Blanschard stated the cause of
the unity of state socialists and Com
munists as well as trade unions in
support of the British Labor Party.
He advocated a party in this coun-
try constructed on a federation basis
with unions and political Locals affili-
ated in a body
For Farmer-Lab0r Alliance.
Joseph Marley, secretary of the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party, told
of the developments of the farmer
labor movement in this country and
the necessity for ali Of the workers
and farmers getting together for
the coming national election. He
explained the development at the
convention Of the non-partisan league
and Farmer-Labor Party in North
Dakota. At the conclusion of his
address, he was given an ovation
by the audience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Labor Official Is
4 Griff Booster;
What AWfHL Stuff!

TORONTO, Feb. 1.-THE cam
paign to raise the Canadian tariff
has been joined by Gideon B. Rob-
ertson, Canadian vice-president, Order
of Railroad Telegraphers. Robert
son is member of the Canadian SEN
ate and was minister of labor in the
Conservative cabinet, which went
out of Office in 1921. The Conserva-
tive leader, Arthur Meighan, has
been advocating an increase in the
tariff, and Robertson's attitude is in
line with his policy.
The Labor senator made his decla-
ration on the subject in speech
here, advocating higher tariff and
a reduction in the sales tax as
means of attracting population to
Canada. He predicted an increase of
five million in the population of
Canada within Is years by these
means.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Youth VieOs
Those Who Govern-Old and
Young.
BY HARRY CANNES

Those Who Govern-Old and
Young.
Men with one foot in the grave
make the best legislators for capital
ism. A picture Of the United States
Senate is like group in an old mans
home. The majority of presidents
were so old they were becoming
young. Even in the state legisla-
lures, old men predominant. 1t is
rare to find an elected official under
80; and all the important govern
mental jobs are given to greyheaded,
tried and proven reactionaries Capt.
talism requires years Of servitude on
its behalf before it can trust an in
dividual as a law-maker. Old men
do not seem to have so much senti-
ment about graft; youth is too ideal
istic, therefore too foolish to trust
with the machinery of state. The
average law-maker in the United
States receives a long training in a
law office; then he becomes a junior
corporation attorney, and from that
position he can hope to rise to the
heights of some minor political job.
The "babies" Of congress compare to
infants in that they are toothless and
hairless.
But turn to a working-class move
ment-Russia and see who are the
leaders of the people. The recent
Ekaterinislov election elected over
700 Representatives to the district
soviet and the majority of those
chosen were under 40; 80 belonged
to the Young Communist League of
Russia, which means that these were
under IS; and over 200 were under
25. These young fellows have had
no training in the intricacies of di-
plomacy and precedent. They are
nearly all workers, active in the Com
munist movement in the interest Of
the vast Russian masses. Their
energies, their youth and enthusiasm,
their abilities are all dedicated to the
interests of the working class. Russia.
with its workers government, is the
only nation in the world that trusts
the future in the hands of those to
whom it belongs the youth-and
they cannot fail
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
High School Girl
Wins First Place
with Lenin Talk

The other day there was held a
pubic speaking meeting in the
Northwestern High School, Detroit,
Michigan. The students were assign
ed to select their favorite great men
and deliver eulogies of them.
Among the men chosen by the
members of the class were Woodrow
Wilson, Benjamin Franklin, etc. Ruth
Reynolds, IL years old, a member Of
the senior class at the high school
and an active member of the Young
Workers League selected Lenin as
her favorite great man.
Comrade Reynolds eulogy was the
only one to receive applause. Her
speech was rated 50 by the teacher.
Comrade Reynolds is also member
of the undefeated Champion Debat-
ing Team of the Detroit high schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Book Describing
Filthy Military Jail
Brings About Arrest

SAN FRANClSCO, FEB. H.
Frederick Mott, author Of pamphlet
denouncing conditions on Aleatraz
island, the United States military
prison in San Francisco bay, has
been arrested by department Of JUS
tice agents and is held here in $500
bail for interfering with recruiting"
If he is acquitted, he will be turned
over TO state officials for prosecution
on a criminal syndicalism charge.
Alcatraz was one Of the prisons for
war DIRECTORS and many cruelties, in
GLIDING confinement in an iron cage
too small for movement, were perpe-
trated on them. A damp underground
cell dating from Spanish times and
infested with rodents was long used
for solitary confinement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
CHILE CABINET
CABLES SORROW
ON LENIN'S DEATH
Forced to Do So by
Radicals
BY BERTRAM ID. WOLFE
(Stan Correspondent Of The Federated Press

CHILE, Feb. 17.-By the uniting
Of Communist and Socialist deputies
in the Chilean congress, the govern
ment was forced much against its
will to send messages of coincidence
to Russia on the death of Lenin.
This action was not forced upon the
reluctant government until after the
death Of Wilson, when the cabinet.
OF its own accord, sent a cable ex-
pressing its sorrow to the United
States. The socialists and even some
radicals then Joined the Communists
in insisting that the death of Lenin
be equally honored under threat of
blocking all legislation until this was
done. The government then yielded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Armour seIIs one in omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 17.-Sale Of
the Armour interests in the Union
Stock Yards Of Omaha, to a group OF
local men was announced here today.
The deal involves more than $1,000
900 and means transfer Of about 49,
600 shares Of stock, it was said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.--Jacob Co
hen, editor, Memphis Labor Review,
was not guilty Of contempt Of court
during the railroad shopmen's strike
of 1929, the United States circuit
court Of appeals sitting in Cincin-
natl declares. The sentence Of six
months and $1,000 imposed by Ross,
the Tennessee federal Injunction
Judge, is reversed Is months after
the event.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
France Slump Some More.

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Francs took am
other slump shortly after the open
ing Of the exchange market here yes
terday, reaching 22.70 to the dollar
almost as low as the previous record.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE New
York state senate and assembly COM
mittees on labor and industry will
meet on Feb. 10 to discuss the pas
sage of bills, demanding a 4s-hour
working week and the establishment
OF minimum wage boards for en-
ployed women and minors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Robbed AeeordInr 10 Jazz Tlme.

CARLINvILLE, ILL.,, Feb. Ito
the jazzy tune Of mamma Goes
Where Papa Goes" four bandits held
up a local soft drink parlor and
robbed 80 patrons Of several hum
bred dollars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

MONTREAL, Feb. 17.-Canadian
maintenance of way men will not
strike until the joint board Of ad-
justment which opens its seasonal
sessions here soon has had its say
on the wage dispute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
JeUish Young Workers to Welcome
English Organ "7he Daily Worker

The young Chicago
Of the Jewish the Party
THE
Robert Minor Editor Will speak this celebration which will be held
Blvd. Chicago.
ceeds will directly to THE DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

HONDURAS, Feb. 17.-On Febru-
airy 1, the legal presidential term of
Gen. Lopez Gutierrez came to an
end. On Feb. revolt broke out
under candidate Cariaz who declared
himself constitutional president and
the continuance of Lopez Gutierrez
in office after the end Of his term as
a violation Of the constitution. On
Feb. 8, the government of the United
States recognized General Gutierrez
as president Of the government de
facto of Honduras in spite of the
fact that his term has expired and in
spite of the previous declarations Of
Hughes that he would NOT permit a
dictatorship to be set up in the coun-
try. Evidently, an agreement was
arrived at in the recent conferences
between Lopez and the commander
Of the U. S. battleship Rochester.
The self-acclaimed dictator has given
a shadow of legality to his actions
by forming new cabinent lin lieu
of a new government and by con-
voking constituent assembly. The
revolt cannot last long as the marines
of the battleship Rochester will no
doubt turn the trick in short order
OF s2aking the recognized de facto
government the only one.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18


CUBA, Feb. IA series of per-
sistent frameups that will make Bill
Burns look to his laureIs or teach
him respect for the old adage, eff at
first you don't succeed try, try again."
have at last landed the three Cuban
labor leaders, Angel Arias, LUZ
Quiroz and Eduardo Rivera, behind
the bars on the charge of poisoning
beer in factory in which they
were not working.
Arias is easily the most framed-up
man in the world, l guess, but a Wig
orous defense committee is so stir
ring up the workers of Cuba, that he
viii probably soon be at liberty
again. About four years ago in utter
defiance of the Cuban constitution
which contains clause forbididng
the deportation OF exile Of citizens,
he was suddenly deported on a ship
bound for Fernando Poo, lonely,
sea locked island that Spain uses as
a penal colony, somewhere off the
Gold Coast of Africa. Spain was
nothing loath to aid the Cuban gov
eminent until Arias made himself so
useful to the islands natives that he
was deported back to Cuba on
Spanish ship after three years on
the African island.
No sooner did Arias arrive in Cuba
than he took part in the strike of
the paper company there and the
boycott Of the Polar brewing com
pany. The two companies Joined
hands and suddenly, bombs were ex-
ploded right in front of the speed
ing autos of the administrators of
both companies aud on the same day.
No one was hurt. Arias, Quiroz, and
Rivera were accused of planting the
bombs. They had been so active in
the strike meetings, that their alibi
was complete and absolute with
masses of witnesses. They were re-
leased.
The assistant chief Of police then
arranged little private blowout ex-
ploding bomb in his own home,
again without rnlling a fly. This time
the house of Arias was watched, it
was believed that he was asleep in
it and thus without witnesses to
prove an alibi. But alasl 1t was
the squad Of watchers outside that
were asleep and he went out to adj
dress strike meeting while they
were watching, not even knowing
that he was thus honored. When
they came TO testify that they had
been watching his house and had
seen him enter at such and such
time, he brought the entire strike
meeting including several reluctant
dicks who had acted as stool pigeons
there, to testify that he had been ad-
dressing the meeting at the hour
stated.
Then poison was put into Polar
beer and several drinkers poisoned.
The district attorney, in pace Of
prosecuting the Polar company, went
into conference with its manager
and then arrested Arias, Quiroz and
Rivera. At the preliminary hearing,
the judge admitted that no evidence
had been introduced to connect them
with the beer or the poison, but re-
jected motion 10 dismiss the case.
They are now in jail and defense
committee is active putting this as
tonishing array Of facts before the
Cuban workers. They are having
such success that Arias and his two
companions will soon be flying
a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
ARROW 80 l
 IN DIXIE'S SHOW
Much Talked Of New Se- ries Will Be
 Shown

' X very interesting exhibit at the Dixie Motor Show will be the display of the much-talked-of new Series 80 Pierce Arrow cars. The cars will be found in the space occupied by Me Cormack Brothers Motor company, Bir- mingham distributors for Pierce-Arrow products.
 This new and smaller Pierce Arrow has created quite sensation wherever shown. It has been produced to meet the demand for n car of Pierce Arrow quality of more moderate proportions than the famous Pierce-Arrow Dual Valve Six. Owners of Pierce cars have long demanded small PierceArrow of the factory. Owners of other makes of cars who have always aspired to Pierce Arrow ownership, have also be- signed the factory for such car. And at last. after several years of cxperi mental and testing work, the Pierce factory has responded with the This beautiful little car is consid- cred q triumph of designers skill. It is a duplicate of the more luxurious Dual Valve Six. excepting, of course, that it is built on q much smaller scale. In performance it rivals the larger car. and far surpasses anything yet produced by other manufacturers in appearance it has all the originality and distinc- tion which has always characterized the Pierce-Arrow and has set it apart as America s finest.
 This little Series so is a car which both men and women will ardently ad- mire. It has the qualities of per formance which please men who want comfort with power and economy; it also has the ease of control, the re- liability and the exclusiveness which please all women of good taste and judgment who are accustomed to the finer things in life. It is almost un- believable that genuine. Pierce-Arrow ownership has been placed within the reach of thousands who can really ap- preciate such car but who have here tofore been prohibited from Pierce own ership on account of it's extremely high price.
 The motoring public will have fine opportunity at the Dixie show to become acquainted with the Series 80 Pierce. Mccormack Brothers have announced that they will make special effort to have both open and closed models on display at their exhibit during the en- fire week