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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

low Social Democracy Of Germany is
in a process of rapid disintegratiol
and that the Communists, the only
true revolutionaries, are gaining The
masses from the paralyzing lnfiu-
ence Of the yellow renegades.
The Young Workers League Band
of Chicago rendered several selec-
tions which were heartily applauded
by the whole gathering.
Comrade Minor, editor of the Lib
orator. gave an excellent talk on
the Spartacus Week in Germany.
1.-THE situation was most favorable
for the revolution" said Comrade
Minor. "The ruling class was no
longer able to rule, the rich bour-
geoise classes were doDning working
class clothes to escape the wrath
of the Infatuated workers; every
worker and soldier was demanding
a Soviet form Of government, but
nevertheless, the revolution failed.
1t lacked one thing without which
no revolution can be successful, and
that is a revolutionary party, a party
Of the revolution, well organized and
strongly disciplined, which could put
the masses into motion and lead them
forth to victory" He made a spe-
cial appeal for the organization of
the youth, the future fighters of
the revolution.
Comrade Max Bedacht, who was
the last speaker, pictured the po-
litical situation in Germany, which
must inevitably lead 70 a proletarian
revolution. "The Communist Party
Of Germany is suppressed" said the
speaker, "but is exists illegally and
is preparing the forces for the revo-
luton"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

CnaO beginning Jan. s--~lss
would be run by C. ]. Wolfe, con-
tractor, and that they could all ap-
ply to him for jobs. He increased
hours from 8 to 10 and IL day.
He reduced the hourly rates as fol-
lows: Mechanics from n cents to
go cents, helpers from Sc to A, and
common labor from about 40 to 20
and 30 cents.
Contracts which showed most OBJ
viously the low down trick to which
the most respectable railroad execu-
tives Of the country were willing to
descend for a little more profit, in
clude the leasing of the East Buffalo
car shops of the New York Central
to the notorious "Fingy" Connors
and the farming out Of the Erie ter
minal shops at Jersey City to the
Jersey City Horse Manure Co., sure
ly a very fitting associate for many
of the hard boiled railroad execu-
tives.
The present decision suggests that
management on all these lines is 60
ing to be asked to pony up for the
amount the workers have been short
ed during the period when the rail
roads were having their little joke
with horse manure companies ano
other concerns of similar odor. But
Of course the railroads have their
choice about conforming to the trans
portation act and the result may
be a little more than a further dem
onstration of the fact that the Law
was meant to curb labor, not man
agement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

under which the whole working class
can also be freed.
But as in every revolution, after
the first victory there must be months
Of the most unremitting labor to
strengthen and make tenable the
position won. That is particularly
true about THE DAILY WORKER.
II the Workers Party and the
working class are to realize the bene-
fits out Of THE DAILY WORKER
for which they worked and hoped,
there must be performed for the next
months, day in and day out, the labor
that will make THE DAILY WORK
Err live.
That labor is already being car
ried on. The militants Of American
labor have been modified for THE
DAILY WORKER to the extent that
in the first week-and-a-half Of THE
DAILY WORKERS existence, two
thousand new subscriptions were re-
ceived. In every section Of the coun-
try workers for the first time are be-
ginning to read the militant labor
press.
But something more than individual
work on the part of militant workers
is needed to serve as the backbone
of THE DAILY WORKER. An OR
CANNED ARMY is of the utmost
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Face Deadlock in
Negotiations on
Canadian Roads
By JOHN ROBUR

(Stan Correspondent Of the Federated Press)
MONTREAL.-The Big Four rail-
way brotherhoods have reached a
stalemate in their negotiations with
the Canadian railways. The Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, and
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen have suspended
discussions with the management,
while the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and the Order of Railway
Conductors have referred matters
back to their members. The roads
affected are the Canadian National
and the Canadian Pacific.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers asked for a 1914 20 increase
for engineers with a minimum Of So
for 100 miles or eight hours. The
Firemen and Enginemen asked for a
straight increase Of 121zc &c, as did
also the Conductors and the Train
men.
The railway companies are propos-
ing a revision of the working rules
abolition Of time and a half
for overtime, abolition of prepare
tory time, abolition of all terminal
delays and all intermediate switch
ing. The men declare that the re-
vision Of the rules asked by the com.
panies would set them back 80 years
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
By Y. MARKHLEVSKY

In our revolutionary epoch the
slogan workers of the World Unite"
is being carried into practice. The
Third International has in reality, be-
come the general staff guiding the
struggle of the working class, and is
from day to day gaining the conf
dence Of the working masses.
It is the aim Of unifying the world
proletariat which is also pursued by
our international Organization of
Aid for the Fighters of the Revolu-
ton" (Mopr). When at the Fourth
Congress of the Communist Interna-
tional our organization was founded
by the initiative of the Society of
Old Bolsheviks," many were sceptical
about it. The ruin caused by the inn
perialist war and by the capitalist
crisis had impoverished the working
masses, and it seemed almost hopeless
under such conditions to expect from
the workers contributions for the
benefit of prisoners and of the wives
and children Of those who had laid
down their lives in the struggle
against capitalism.
"But IL the workers are not able to
contribute anything from their mis-
cradle earnings, and there are no
other sources of income, where are
the necessary means for such an or
ganization to come from?" This is
what the sceptics said; and it is no
use hiding the fact that even those
upon whom the Comintern Congress
had laid the difficult task of organic
ing "RED AID" were not very hope
full as to the prospects. But after
few months MOPR was firmly estab-
lshed. Our organization is at present
sending large sums of money to the
countries where the number of VIC
Tins is very large, and has established
fund which enables it to send at
the first call the necessary aid when
ever critical moment arises.
The heroic proletariat Of Soviet
Russia takes first place in this great
work of RED Aid" Here we witness
the cheering phenomenon that not
only communists, but wide masses of
non-party workers and peasants re-
.spond to the call of the Comintern.
The whole country is being covered by
the network of local MOPR organiza-
tions, which are very successful in
their activities. The fact that wide
masses of workers give evidence in
the form of the feeling of interna-
tional solidarity lin spite of their
difficult position, the workers and
peasants of Russia responded immedi-
ately to our appeal) is one Of the
most gratifying experiences of our
activities.
At present there is not single
capitalist country where it is not
necessary to come to the assistance
Of prisoners and their families. But
conditions differ in various countries.
At present Germany, Italy, Poland,
Lithuania, Finland and Esthonia are
in the worst plight. also Bulgaria,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Remember Liebknecht- Luxembourg

successful demonstrations held In memory OF
Karl and Luxembourg.
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Cleveland Detroit
Rochester Cary other Cities workers gath
affiliated
Communist International and listened the speeches made by league and
party speakers
years Eebknech and Rosa Luxem
alive of the workers, old
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

niaSy. AnS p1esStS ASs..ssa.al. - fSx.-
ment fulfills both requirements and
the charge of insidious propaganda in
this country has not been satisfac-
torily proved to have an official
stamp. Even Senator Lodge admits
that the United States is in no i'm
mediate danger from the activities
of foreign emissaries preaching social
and political heresies.
''If there is a sound basis in Gus
tom for recognizing the Soviet gov
eminent, there are even more COM
polling reasons for doing so. The
British are already making efforts to
increase their trade with Russia in
face of difficulties due to the fact that
the foreign trade Of that country is
the monopoly of the State. The Bri-
fish find in Russia, even in its inn
poverished condition, a limited de-
mand for woolens, hand tools, hard
ware, machinery, etc, and altho their
trade with Russia in the first nine
months of 1923 had less than one
eighth the value of that carried on
during the same period in 1918, they
are sedulously trying to cultivate it,
1t is certain that the leading Eu-
ropean countries are seriously con-
templating recognition Of the Soviet
government as a means to the ex-
pansion of their markets. If the
United States is tardy in joining this
movement it may lose invaluable trad
ing opportunities, but, more impor.
tantv it will delay the economic re-
Mobilization Of Russia, which is mat.
ter Of concern to the whole world"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Send in Your News

The Daily Worker urges all
members of the party to send In
the news of their various sec
tions. Every Party Branch should
appoint its own correspondent and
make him responsible for the news
that ought to be sent in to Tha
Daily Worker. The Party Page
should be the Invest page in Tho
Daily Worker. Help make It so.
Address all mail to the Editor, The
Daily Worker, 1910 N. HaIsted
ST., Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
n. Y. ORGAN OF
BIC BIZ URGES
SOVIET TREATY
Declares Borah Speaks
Words of Wisdom

The Journal of Commerce, New
York, in an editorial in its issue OF
January 8, urges recognition OF
Soviet Russia, and commends senator
Borah for his clear and concise state
ment Of the reasons why the United
States government should ditch the
whiskered policy Of the state depart
ment and follow the example Of other
European governments in their Rus
sian relations.
The Journal Of Commerce audibly
giggles over the charge that the
Soviet government is attempting to
overthrow the United States govern
ment. Soon this ancient wheeze will
lar the sensibilities of the American
workers as much as the stale no
banana joke.
It is amusing to note that while the
most realistic section of the American
capitalists are determined to make
the best of the situation, capitalist
errand boys like Samuel Gompers are
supplying the secretary Of state with
hoary arguments to bolster up his tot
tering position.
The editorial follows:
Borah on Russia
Senator Borah, in his response to
Senator Lodge in the debate over
the recognition of Soviet Russia, has
spoken words of wisdom. 'Recogni-
ton Of the present Russian Govern
ment,' he said, would constitute
neither approval of its policy nor of
the character of the men forming it.
Such action would mean simply that
we realize it is the only governing
power in Russia, and if we are to deal
at all with that great nation it must
be thru its government Here we
have concise statement of a reason
able basis upon which to accord rec
ognition to Russia.
"When the phrase international
law covered a moderately well de-
fined body of customary observance,
and when some people even believed
the world law could properly be APP
piled to the practices sanctioned by
custom which governed international
intercourse, Senator Borah's position
would have been unassailable. In de-
Gliding whether to recognize govern
ment,s the way in which it came into
existence is not a pertinent fact;
neither are the political and social
views of its governing heads. The
point at issue is whether that govern
ment is the ruling power within the
country and whether it has existed
long enough to establish its supre-
49, Tho ,>-a~a~>+ p,1es;eu ros----,, y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Children
Under Age SLAVE
in Harvest Fields
BY MIRIAM ALLEN deFORD

(staff Correspondent Of the Federated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-A survey
Just completed by the state boards
Of education and health shows over
$4,000 children in California under
working age who annually work
hard in the fields in harvesting the
states various crops. These chill
dren are taken from school early in
the spring, and until late fall follow
their parents all over California,
working gradually southwark until
they reach the cotton fields in the
Imperial valley. Many Of them arc
little more than babies: all work
beyond their strength, practically
without wages, and often under un-
speakably vile conditions.
For these months they have no
homes but covered wagons or tents,
and besides the overwork and loss
Of schooling to which they are sub
jected, they form habits and asso-
Citations which tend inevitably to add
them to the horde Of migratory I'M
skilled workers IL they survive the
deplorable health and labor condi-
tons which surround their child
hood.
1t is estimated that $4,000 adults
and children are engaged in this an
nual pilgrimage which brings Cali
fornia fruits TO the winter tables
Of the eastern rich These child
slaves are actually in a worse con-
dition than the child cotton mill
workers Of New England and the
south
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

onsLraJlons nave py 1aR ouSiuInDSl ca
the previous ones. Abern, Salzman,
Kaplan, Schaotman, Cannes, members
of the National Executive Commit
tee Of the Young Workers League of
America, were out on the road speak
ing in behalf Of international Lieb-
knecht Day. Mass and Browder were
also sent out on the road to address
mass meetings which were held under
the auspices of the Young Workers
League of America.
In Chicago, more than a thousand
workers cheered the speakers.
The celebration was opened with
singing of the Internationale, after
which the Young Workers League
staged an excellent play Comrade
Edwards and Herd, in their talks,
portrayed the life struggles Of Karl
Liebknecht, his great courage and
heroism, revolutionary spirit and
tragic death. Edwards especially
emphasized Liebknecht's work among
the youth of Germany, whom he was
preparing to play their role in the
coming revolution. ''Liebknecht is
dead" said Edwards, "5ut his great
revolutionary spirit lives today and
permeates the great masses Of the
exploited workers, who are going to
complete the great historic task UNI
dertaken by him."
Comrade William z. Foster the
next speaker, showed the struggle
between the revolutionary left and
counter revolutionary right in the
Labor Movement in Germany. He
showed that the traitorous and yell
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Quebec Toll Asks
that Education be
Made Compulsory

QUEBEC.-An eight-hour day. a
minimum wage for women and COM
pussory education are three of the
chief demands recently made on the
government of the province of Que
bee by the Quebec provincial section
of the Dominion Trades and Labor
congress.
The fair wage clause in govern
ment contracts was brought to the
attention of Premier Taschereau
with a view to having the indefinite
term current wages" cleared up and
the actual wages posted on the Job as
well as being included in the con-
tract.
In connection with the proposal for
compulsory education--all other Can
adian provinces have compulsory
education lnws-the deputation asked
for uniformity Of text books and free
distribution of books to pupils; the
raising Of the school-leaving age to
i6 years was also urged. The gov
eminent was further asked to start
public works TO provide employment,
and to secure one days rest in each
seven, preferably altho not neces-
sarily on Sunday.
The deputation which laid these
demands before the provincial pre-
mier was headed by Gustave Franco
Of Montreal, who was accompanied
by ]. Pelletier, Montreal; o. Fleury
quebec. and Charles Robert, Browns
berg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Assignments Of Party workers.

By action Of the Executive Coun-
ell Of the Workers Party, new Dis
trict Organizers were appointed for
the New York and Philadelphia dis
tricts Of the Party. A district or
ganizer was appointed in Buffalo
where the Party has only an acting
organizer who puts in his spare time
working in the District Office.
Charles Krumbein. of Chicago, was
appointed District Organizer for the
Greater New York City district to
succeed Benjamin Lffshitz. and Ab-
ram Jakira will take charge of the
Philadelphia District OF the Party
including the anthracite mining re-
gions.
John ]. BALKAN, who ca-s'nl on
the Daily Worker Campaign, will
be assigned to the position Of Dis.
trict Organizer in Buffalo.
James P. Cannon becomes Assist.
ant Executive Secretary, the position
held by Jakira up to this time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
SABOTAGE ROCK
ISLAND PLANT TO
AID PROFITEERS
Skilled Machinists Lose
Jobs at Arsenal

ROCK ISLAND, Ill-Skilled ma
chinists who have served the gov
eminent at the Rock Island arsenal
from 10 to 80 years are being laid
off by Col. D. M. King, commandant,
because of lack Of orders from gov
eminent departments.
A high grade publicly owned fac
tory is being practically strapped
because the Washington adninistra-
ton prefers to have its work done
for private profit and the present
commandant bows to the manufacture
ers who resent competition on an
equal footing.
The Rock Island arsenal In the
last year did only 100000 Of work,
altho the government placed total
orders of over $350,000,000 with
plants no better able than the arse
nal to turn out first class work.
The previous commandant, Col.
Harry B. Jordan, made good fight
for orders to keep his skilled en-
ployes at work. The arsenal excu-
tive of military stores is a plant
valued at 100000, with up-to-date
HidCilltlG SHOpS, COO4 QCpdI bIucLltS
FORCES, foundries and pattern shops,
woodworking department, sheet met
al and plating department and n.y.
draulic press department as we'll as
laboratories and heat treating plant.
There are almost 100000 square
feet of active floor space for manu-
featuring purposes.
Employees and others are enlist
ing public support in a movement
to keep this valuable federal plant
intact and in working order thru
placing of government orders there.
They show that the nation can get
work well done without exploitatio
and that the war department, II
charge of the arsenal, should see
the value to national defense of
in productive work a
corps of skilled employees that know
he plant and can put It on its
most efficient productive basis.
Representatives and senator's are
receiving letters urging them to pre-
vent further sabotage of this valu-
able property at the hands of gov
srnment officials more interested in
the profits of private manufacture
than in the public welfare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
LOS ANGELES, THE SCAB
CITY, HAS ANOTHER
NATURALIZATION PLAN

LOS ANGELES. = Not satisfied
with the regular work of the schools
in Americanizing the youth Of this
city, $500 representative citizens"
of Los Angeles have organized for
this purpose particularly, according
to public announcement Of the
Thirty-fve Hundred club. A fund
of $4,000 is to be raised by mem
bership fee of $40 annually. Most
of the fund is already raised, it is
reported.
The club proposes to aid Boy
Scout and kindred organizations.
There is crying need for this, ac-
cording to club spokesman. 1t has
been estimated that there are $4,000
boys in Los Angeles and the $500
representative citizens will reach all
of them "either directly or indirect
w" with an understanding of Amer
lean principles and ideals"
f. R>~o~u.tsor cf Covssf Ruaafal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

Seventy-five per cent of them arc
estimated to be permanently re-
tarded to sixth grade intelligence
stage. Many of them are the chill
dren of South Europeans, but many
more are native born Of native par
ents, forced by poverty to put the
whole family to hard labor while
CALIFORNIA; famous "a big crops are
harvested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
DEFENSE AUDIT
SHOWS DEFICIT
HAMPERS WORK
Ruthenberg Appeal Is
Big New Task

The Labor Defense Council, which
for Is months has been in the fore
front of the fight against "anti-
criminal syndicalism" prosecutions,
now finds itself In serious financial
straits. The financial statement for
the three months ended Jan. l, 1924
discloses that expenses for thu period
exceeded income by $2,142.
The total deficit of the Labor
Defense Council amounts to $4,670
and It win be seen that nearly half
of this was incurred in October,
November and December, 1928. Re-
ceipts have fallen off steadily during
the past few months-unfortunAtely
precisely at the time when renewed
efforts are needed for the winning
Of the Ruthenberg Appeal.
Must Raise $4,000
Between now and March /, the
Defense must raise $4,000. This Is
the minimum required to meet cur
rent bills and expenses, some Of
which are already past due. 1t will
not cover any Of thu $4,670 deficit re-
ferred TO above which has been taken
CdLC u temporarily DY AOdnS WAAACA
must be repaid shortly.
Organized scarcely a year and q
half ago, the Labor Defense Council
has raised more than $4,000 for
the defense of the Communists in
dicted in Michigan as a result Of the
Vaccination of Burns and Daugherty.
The magnitude of this accomplish
ment will be realized when it is I'M
derstood that over 80 per cent of the
money raised was contributed by
working men and women, in small
amounts. 1t was the wholehearted
response of workers everywhere that
made possible the engaging Of Frank
P. Walsh as chief counsel for the
defense.
Kept Workers Out of Prison.
By its persistent campaign, the
Labor Defense Council has been able
the save 80 staunch fighters of the
working class from prison. But it
has done much more than this. It
has carried on a defense which was
at the same time an attack, making
use Of the Michigan emergency to
create a united front of labor against
the vicious agents of the employers.
1t has exposed the secret collabora-
ton of Burns and his Department
of Justice" operatives. It has de-
feated the avowed purpose of the
enemies of labor to destroy the mill
tant wing Of the labor movement and
weaken the whole le5or structure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Milwaukee Applauds Fifth Year"

MILWAUKEE,, visa full house
greeted "The Fifth Year." the great
Russian film, when it was presented
in the Pabst theater by the Friends
Of Soviet Russia here.
Enthusiastic applause was evoked
when the huge workers parades and
the chiefs of the Russian workers
republic were thrown on the screen.
Almost $500 for German relief was
contributed by the audience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

SEATTLE.-An increase Of ST,
making a daily wage of SO will be
proposed as the statewide scale at
the annual netting Of the Washing
ton State Council of Carpenters in
session at Centralia. The resolution
is TO be presented by Local 1885,
Seattle. The present scale Of So
a day is uniform thruout the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
NInteen twenty-three was the most

Ninteen twenty-three was the most
successful season in the history Of
Alfred Decker g. Cohn, Inc, third
largest clothing manufacturers in
Chicago. The net profits for the year
ending October 81, 1928, were $837,-
800 as compared to $105,127 in 1922
and $103,590 in 1921. The concern
has had industrial peace since 1919
when it's employees were organized by
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America.