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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07

"The first harbinger of spring
was noticed the other evening when
one Of our local prima donnas was
observed to throw a fit of rapture
over that Daisy Song" that, l am
afraid, we are doomed to hear on
all sides this spring. You probably
know. it. He loves me-he loves
me not-the lying little daisy-HE
LOVES ME-"
yours for 'humaniZing' music,
wv. p. NJ"
The above communication gives
me the joyous opportunity OF dig
cling up this masterpiece OF our
cubdom days:
5prig has cubI Sprig has cubl
Strike the lutte and beat the drub!
Let the buds and blossobs sig
A welcub sog to geddle Sprig!
Il =
Leonard Liebling, music critic OF
Mr.. Hearst's New York American,
contributes this to Words and
Music:
'Scofflaw' is to be the official
name of any miscreant who dlsre'
CARDS the prohibition amendment.
1t is a good idea and should extend
also into music, where the critics,
harried by a worn vocabulary, con-
stantly are looking for new words.
Suggestions, as examples:
For a singer who Is Off key
Mufftone.
For a basso who is too loud
Bullbawl.
For composer Of sentimental
ballads-Notgot.
"For violinist or pianist with
out technique-Technit."
Not a bad idea, Leonard. What
do you think, readers?
Even music critics have a right
to change their opinions, for, wasn't
1t Emerson who said we should
regulate our opinions as we would
a ships course on voyage, &C
cording to the weather which might
be prevailing?"
| Perhaps this writer might some
day wax enthusiastic over the dis
sonantal rubbish of Ruggies. Who
knows?
Yes, folks, spring is in the air
Only yesterday t. Arthur Smitl
began to wonder IL his onion crol
this year would be as productive a
last. Leroy Lewis has designs OF
mountain hermitage where h
hopes to gain inspiration for tn
1924-25 season. Adolf Torovsk,
probably would like to have a sea
side cottage this summer far ava.
from the chimes Of Epiphany wher
the only bell in miles would be tn
dinner bell. Meta Craig will prob
ably do some concertizing at variou
summer resorts. The Music Edito
will tho, hum(-Lord knows wha
he will do. Probably finish hi
book, "A Capable Commuter."
y 4 4
Mildred K. Schippert, publicit.
chairman Of the District Federation
| of Music Clubs, wonders If the loca
club members are reading tn
monthly Federation Bulletin. 1
not, they are missing much inter
esting and valuable infoHmation. 1
| is requested that all fede&ated club
not already having a bulletin chair
man appoint one. With the assump
ton Of the duties Of "publictor" by
Miss Schippert, members of thu
Federation. may rest assured thei
activities will be capably broadcast
| The musical world is startled
with the rumor emanating from thu
Quaker City that Leopold Stokow
ski, director of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, has been offered SIC, 00i
lob as director Of one Of the New
York orchestras--which one DAM
Rumor refuses to disclose.
1t would be shame II DR.
Stokowski accepted the position.
don't know how much the Philadel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07

phians pay him lit is not in the
neighborhood of $4,000, I'm sure),
but one cannot think of Stokowski
ever leaving the i07 trained mu.
sicians he has developed during his
years Of endeavor in Philadelphia.
He is regarded as a Philadelphia in
stitution. Long may he wave his
baton as conductor Of one Of the
greatest-if not the greatest
orchestral organization in this coun-
try
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07
Glasses in Technique.

jacques Thibaud, who recently
was heard in Washington, will give
his first American classes on the
evenings Of February IS and 25 at
the David Names Music School, in
New York prior to his sailing for
France later in the month. For his
class Of vi Satdgers d1XideS ntG
viii discuss points of technique and
Interpretation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07
SOIREE FOR RELIEF OF
CHILDREN OF GREECE

A soiree under the auspices of
the Relief for Fatherless Children,
Inc, will be given Monday night
at the home Of Mrs. Charles M.
Ffoulke, 211 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest.
Solos will be given by John A.
Rogers, of New York. and Emanuel
Wad. the Danish pianist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07

She will share her program with
Miss Frances Scherger, soprano, OF
this city. i.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07
CAPITAL coNTRALTo
IS HEARD IN RECITAL

Miss Verna Richie, one of the
talented contralto pupils of Leroy
Lewis, washington pedagogue, gave
delightful recital recently at Stu
dio Hall. Mildred Kolb Schulze
nlayed the piano accomplishments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-07
WORDS ard MUSIC

Don't believe it, Well, listen to this:
"Comrade Moore:
Dont bother about buying that extra ton of coal You
not need it. Spring here in spite of the Weather Man and
the Clarendon Goosebone Prophet How do know All the
little saccharne and onvve conratos have sailed
away Gretchannofs snowflakes and plugging away
on sweet snnnets of Spring
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
CREEK FASCIST
IN OPEN WAR ON
LABOR UNIONS
Soldiers and Sailors
Are Used as Scabs
(By The Federated Press)

ATHENS-The workers of Greece
are experiencing what a government
by the military aligned with the in
dustrialists means. Since Septem-
Der, 1922, a military fascist clique,
has been in charge of the political
affairs of the nation. One Of its
first acts was to support the attacks
of the industrial barons upon the
workers wages.
By their united strength and a
rare show Of solidarity the workers
were able nevertheless to bring about
a series of wage increases, altho
these were by no means commensu-
rate with the increase in the cost of
living. No sooner did the Greek
drachma begin to improve bit again,
than the whole energy Of the bosses,
aided by the government, was thrown
into cutting the wages. In the to-
bacco industry alone, which employs
10000 men and women, wages were
cut almost one-half recently.
The miners wages, too, were to be
cut greatly. The miners decided to
go on strike. The trade union fed
Grafton called a general strike in
their support. Some 10000 men re-
sponded and held out for over a
week.
The government interviewed. Sail
ors and soldiers were used as scabs.
The strikers were called up for mill
tary service. Meetings were pro-
hibited. Many strikes were arrested.
Even machine guns and cannon were
brought into play. Finally the trade
unions were simply dissolved by the
government and their funds confs-
Gated.
BY methods such as these the strike
was finally broken and for the mo-
ment the labor movement is smashed
to pieces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
Eight-HOur Day
Strictly Adhered to
in SOUi e t Russia
Bv GERTRUDE HAEssLER

(StaR Correspondent Of the Federated Rreas)
MOSCOW. - Interesting compari-
sons are being drawn here between
the effects Of industrial crisis in Rus
STA and in capitalists countries. Sta
tistics covering the latter half Of the
fiscal year, April-O October, the months
of industrial crisis in Russia, show
that the average real wage Of factory
workers during these months of crisis
went up thruout Russia.
Wages Of factory workers in Mos
COW, in October were 1O96 nighef
than in July, and in Petrograd 1871.
Production increased during this
period and the actual number Of
workingmen employed also increased.
In capitalistic countries, industrial
crisis carry with them wholesale dis
missal Of workingmen, lowering of
wages, lengthening of the working
hour, and decrease in production.
The policy of the government does
not permit the managers of big in
dustry to dismiss workers during
hard times. The factories are run at
a loss during crisis, on government
credit, and endeavors are made to in
crease production in ordev 20 absorb
the unemployed. Wages are kept at
the same general level and sometimes
increased and the eight-hour day in
industry, which is fixed by govern
ment law, is strictly adhered to.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
DOCTORS DUPED
BY GIRL WHO is
BLIND And DEAF
Call Her Victim of Self
Deception

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 30.-Willet-
ia Higgins, 18-year-old blind and
deaf girl, who created a furore in
the scientific world when she claimed
to be able to see thru her sense Of
smell and hear thru touch vibrations,
was a victim Of "hysterical self-de-
ception," Prof. Joseph Jastrow,
distinguished psychologist of the
University Of Wisconsin, said here
today.
Without examining Miss Higgins
since the regent discovery" that she
is able to hear and see in the normal
manner, he ventured that she has al
ways been able to see and hear to
that extent.
/ Leading scientists from all over the
United States who where "taken in"
by the tests which seemed to show
that Miss Higgins possessed occult
powers of hearing and seeing thru
other than the normal sense organs
were victims of the twill to believe"
Prof. Jastrow states.
He has made detailed analysis
of Willetta's family and antecedents
and states that there would be great
reason to suspect such a hysterical
phenomena as the girl presents from
this study, apart from the sensation
al powers which the tests were sup
posed to have shown. Miss Higgins
deceived herself because she did not
believe that her. faculties of seeing
Of hearing were functioning, he said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
st. Louis School
Board Is Fought;
Hostile to La Dor

ST. LOUIS.-The many sins of the
st. Louis school board were laid bare
by Maurice Cassidy, secretary, St.
Louis Building Trades council, in adj
dressing a conference here on APP
prentices and Education. The con-
ference preceded the convention of
the Vocational Education Associa-
ton. Cassidy's remarks were on the
proposal to introduce vocati~ nal
training in the city schools. Manual
training is now taught in the high
schools.
"The plan for preparing for ap-
prenticeships in building trades or
any other trade, by school courses is
excellent, but our school board first
must be divorced from antagonism to
union labor" was Cassidy's con-
clusion.
The St. Louis board of education is
hostile to organized labor. The
board has rule practically prohibit
ing the employment of teacher
who is a member of a labor union.
Some years ago it broke up the local
organization Of the American Fed
Grafton of Teachers. In one case,
however, the board had to make an
exception to its anti-union rule by
employing a member of the typo
graphical union to teach type setting.
The boards hostility to labor
unions explains the failure here to
teach the trades in the public schools,
Cassidy said. eve tradesmen gen.
orally are unable to send our children
thru high schools and colleges"
Cassidy continued, ''in many in
stances we have to put them to work
after they finish grammar school to
help us fight the high cost Of living"
Cassidy asserted that the present
scarcity Of apprentices was due to in
adequate wages paid by employers to
beginners in trades and advocated
ir proved apprentice pay as a remedy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
Street CdrnaGn Is
Aroused By Attack
on Soviet Russia

Enclosing the front page Of The
Union Leader, published by the Of
ficials of the Chicago local of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees, car
rying the American Federation of
Labor denunciation of Soviet Russia
written by the renegade socialist
Chester M. Wright, an indignant
member of the union writes the
"Daily Worker" ase follows:) ED.
Note.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. "a, 1924.
Dear Comrades: Kindly read the
page which / have inclosed and
please answer the dirty ours.
don't want to give my name as II
may mean my Job. You know as
well as what these kind Of skunks
would do II they knew who sent il
TO you. l told the mail man TO
never deliver another TO my door.
The mail man is just another one
Of us so l can trust him 100es.
Yours for a workers government,
A Street Railway Employee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
FARMERS DESPERATE
SAY GALS ADVISERS;
RIGHT! SAYS MAMLEY

WASHINGTON. - Bank failures
vie with the Teapot Dome scandal in
creating embarrassment for the
Coolidge administration.
Six banks, one Of them with de-
posits Of sl,500,000, failed to open
their doors yesterday. The First
National Bank of Huron, S. d., the
largest of those closing their doors,
the Silver City National Bank, the
American National Bank and the
Silver City Savings Bank, all of Sill
yer City, NJ NJ, the Bank Of Tyrone,
Tyrone, N. M, and the First National
Bank of Lusk. Wyo., make up one
days list that adds heavily to the
worries Of President Coolidge.
Farmers and small business men
Of the districts affected by the fall
ures are said to be making demands
upon the administration that caSnot
be met and the Coolidge political adj
visers are desperate. Farmers or
CARNATIONS are flooding the White
House, the federal reserve bank
headquarters as well as congress-
men and senators with telegraphed
resolutions of protest that heat the
wires; as one veteran politician
stated to the DAILY WORKER cor
respondent, that "the old Populist
days are here again"
When shown the above Washing
ton dispatch, Joseph Marley, secre-
tary of the Federated Farmer-Labor
partv laughed and said:
"Our Office is also flooded with
kilograms and letters advising US Of
the deplorable plight of the farmers
in the stricken territories. The
farmers are indeed desperate, and
many Of them are actually hungry.
In many sections the drop in the
price of wheat and other farm prod
ucts has forced them to dump their
produce at less than it cost to raise
and market it. Bankruptcy is today,
of farmers as well as banks, not I'M
usual but the normal condition of
affairs in the agricultural sections.
Harding's promise Of normally has
been more than fulfilled under Cool
idge." "No ordinary measures will
meet this condition" said Marley.
Reorganization for joint action
with the workers in the industrial
centers is the only salvation for the
farmers" continued Manley, "and
if the farmers continue to organize
at the present rate of speed, follow
ing the May Both convention called
for st. Paul, the farmers will be
heard from in the presidential cam
paign as well as in the agricultural
states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
THE NEW RELATIONS BETWEEN
ADULTS AND CHILDREN
Article VIII.


1t is sad but true that today the
attitude of the proletarian parents
even communist parents-to the
children (of adults generally to the
youth generally is still purely bour-
geois and based on "paternal power.
If the children revolt, the parents do
not hesitate to use their physical
and economic. superiority. Just as
the worker depends, for economic
reasons, upon his exploiter, so do
the children of the proletarians and
the bourgeoisie alike depend upon
their parents. This economic de-
pendence arouses the master instincts
of the parents and forces the child
to submit to form of slavery.
The attitude Of the labor organiza-
tions, especially of the trade unions
even the progressive ones-to-
wards the children, youths, and even
the younger members of the organ
izations, proves how deeply the bour-
geois conception Of the fright of the
stronger" is still rooted among the
working class. "What does the kid
want?" How often are such express
sions heard in meetingsl
But still worse than this is the lack
Of attention and the lack of com
prehension which meet all the pro-
.blems of the revolutionary develop
ment Of the child. Children are uni
versally Flowed" and praised, it is
true-as long as they do not disturb
the adults.
There are even communists parents
who keep their children from at
tending the Junior Groups, or who
do not encourage them to attend.
We do not want children to be forced
to come to our meetings, but COM
munists, at least, should encourage
their children to join us. We shall
be even more modest: children should
not be prevented from coming.
1t is perfectly true that many feat
ures of our Junior Groups are not
agreeable to the parents, especially
those who have the bourgeois ideol-
ogy. The children who come to us
gain in self confidence, in independ-
ent initiative, and in the development
"a IiciT CTlIiCdi ldCuitleS. lnelT 'OD-
servation becomes more keen and e5-
pies the weaknesses and inconsistent
cies of their parents and, naturally,
their parents do not relish this. Be
ing themselves the slaves of ma
chimes during the day, they prefer to
play the role of small gods at home.
In their petty bourgeois egoism, in
their desire for peace and comfort,
they do not see the great progress
the child is making. They do not
see its awakening class consciousness
its new and keen sense of the in
justice of the present social system.
They do not see that the child is
daily approaching them closer and
closer, mentally; that it listens to
their conversations with more under
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
Frisco Rank and
File Urge Freeing
Of J. McLGchIan

SAN FRANCISCO, Gala reso-
luton asking the release Of or new
trial for James McLachlan in Cape
Breton county, Nova Scotia, where
the leaflet on which his conviction
for seditious libel of the provincial
police was published, has been
adopted by the rank and file fedora
ton of workers here and forwarded
to the Minister of Justice, Ottawa,
Can.
The resolution and accompanying
letter is as follows:
Minister of Justice,
Ottawa, Ontario, Can.
Honorable Sir: At a regular meet
ing of our organization l was in
structed to forward the following
protest against the conviction and
imprisonment and urging the release
of a fellow-worker, namely, Brother
James B. McLachlan.
We hope you will give this your
careful consideration and release said
James B. McLachlan.
WHEREAS: James B. McLachlan
late secretary of District No. &C.
United Mine Workers of America,
was convicted in October, 1923, at
Halifax, N. S., on the charge Of pub
fishing seditious libel concerning the
provincial police Of Nova Scotia, and
has been in custody in the Halifax
county jail since that time, and
WHEREAS: The said McLachlan
never having been other than an
honest and incorruptible man, striv-
ing to better the lot Of his fellow
workers and has, at all times, been
a law abiding citizen, and
WHEREAS: The said McLachlan
having been tried in Halifax, where
strong prejudice against him has
been fostered for years, in spite Of
the fact that there was no publica-
ton Of the purported seditious libel
in Halifax, and
WHEREAS: We, as organized
workers, believe that the discredited
and obsolete law of sedition has been
invoked in this case simply because
of McLachlan's activities on behalf of
his fellow-workers for which he in
CURED the enmity Of the powerful
British Empire Steel corporation,
We therefore request that you
either order his release or direct a
new trial for him to take place in
Cape Breton county, where his hon.
esty and integrity is known and an
impartial verdict can be given by
unprecedented fellow citizens. Believ-
ing that either of the above courses
is the only way in which justice car
be given to our fellow-worker Nc
Lachlan, we therefor appeal to you
requesting consideration of this claim
on the assumption that you are in.
terested in trying to allay the unrest
that the injustice Of this case has
and will continue to produce, unless
rectifed by you and your colleagues
Awaiting your reply with interest
we remain,
Very respectfully,
E. B. SPENCER, Fin. Sec.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
Your Union Meeting

Every local listed in the official di-
rectory of the CHICAGO Fedora
TON OF LABOR will be published
under this head on day of meeting
free Of charge for the first month,
afterwards our rate will be as fol-
lows:
Monthly meetings. year one
line once month, each additional
line, 15c an issue.
Semi-monthly meetings - SIS a
year one line published two times
a month, each additional line 13c an
issue.
Weekly meetings-$7.50 a year
one line week, each additional line
10c an issue.
FIFTH AND LAST THURSDAY, Jan. sIst
No. Name Of Local and Place of Meeting.
Is Carpenters. liS s. Ashland Blvd.
GO Carpenters, 64l6 s. HaIsted St.
stl Carpenters, I44O Emma st.
454 Carpenters, So. Chi, 1907 Michigan.
bN Carpentern, Ogden and Kedxie.
ll5 Engineers, s2zS Houston Ave.
IL Ladies' Garment Wkrs., 1913 w. Van
Paintsrs' Dis. Council, i44s w. Adams
81 Painters. Quits Hall. Chicago Heights
Tt2 Teamsters, 9206 Houston Ave.
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all meetings
are at D. M
The Daily Worker for a month free
to the first member of any local union
sending in change of date or place
OF meeting Of locals listed here.
Please watch for your local and If
not listed let US know, giving time
and place Of meeting so we can keep
this daily announcement complete
and up to date
On Tuesday Of every week we ex-
pect to print display announcements
Of local unions. Rates will be 81 an
inch, SOC for half an inch card. Take
this matter up in your next meeting.
Your local should have a weekly dis
play card as well as the running an
nouncement under date Of meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-31
MussOIini Stages
Campaign Like Our
IA o III e Directors

ROME.-Signor Benito Mussolini
has started his election campaign
with all the flourish of moving pic
ture director.
With rockets flying and Roman
candles fiaring 5000 Black Shirts
carried military banners thru Vene-
tan Square.
"For our fatherland, for Fascism,
! swear by the blood of our martyrs
that we are ready to kill or to die"
shouted the chief in his speech to the
electors whose support he is asking
for the first time since he trampled
his way to power.
Mussolini is calling for a new
parliament and vowed his scorn Of
the politicians in the Chamber of
Deputies who have been rubber
stamping the DEGREES of Fascism.
He declared that parliament would
have granted him an extension of his
extraordinary powers but that he
hated the old parliament so "swept
out that nest of drones."
The dictator assured his audience
that the British Labor government
could not last and told them, with ac-
cent of the most devout patriotism,
that he wanted to remain at the head
Of the Italian government for the
good of his country and not for his
own sake.