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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
KrOpOtkin Museum
Opened in MOscOIU
Nth Many Exhibits

MOSCOW, Feb. ia museum of
Peter Kropotkin has been opened
here. The founders have contrived
to give complete picture of the
famous Anarchist and writer's life.
They have been greatly handicapped
by the fact that most of the exhibits
are still in London, where Kropotkin
lived in exile, until the Russian Re-
volution enabled him to return home.
TRANSACTIONS of Kropotkin's works
in all languages, including the Chin
csc and the Japanese are included in
the Moscow exhibits. Besides numer-
Gus political works, there are also ex-
hibited his geological and geographic
al works, which are well known in
scientific circles turnout the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
THE THEATRE
BY D'FERRIER

Nv.
Lenore Uric, as ''Kiki," is ideal in
a role, which at first appears to be
actress-proof, but which effect, upon
examination, is discovered to have
been produced fully as much by the
ability Of the actress as by the good
qualities of the part written for her
by the playwright.
She is disturbing and perplexing
creature, the gamin who makes her
living as member of the chorus in
the music halls; but, at the end,
despite her excited career of unre-
strained insurgency, we are inclined
to believe that she is, as she tells us,
"a good girl" She is, in a way,
universal and not limited to one ma
ton of city. She is the prototype Of
thousands of shop girls, chorus girls
and other members of her sex, who
have had to fight for their jobs, that
they might be clothed and fed; their
few tawdry pleasures, and even their
characters. 1t is therefore perfectly
logical that Kil1i, used to making her
own way, is willing to dare every
thing to win the mate of her choice
which is in brief the subject OF the
play in which she is presented.
"Kiki" is reported as having helped
make theatrical history in France,
from which country it was imported
by David Belasco, one of the most
sagacious Of our own theatrical en-
trepeneurs, and it seems that its
reputation is well deserved. True,
fidelity to character delineation is
sometimes sacrificed to produce
humorous effects, but this tendency
to burIesque is not overdonc, and it
remains a most live and moving
story.
The pathetic little figure of Xxi,
gaudily dressed, dishonest, under
nourished and compelled to be con-
tinually wary of the rest of the
world, is most human and appealing
when, with nose and eyes red with
bitter tears and clad unbecomingly
in pink undertaking, she sobs des-
perately to the stage-doorkeeper her
alteration of the unattainable theatre
manager.
The staging Of the play, winch is
presented at the Powers theatre is
very we'll done, and the members of
the cast, while none of great reputa-
ton, do we'll enough by their present
parts to forestall adverse criticism.
"Kiki'' is a play well worth seeing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
RUBBER AND OIL
PREVENT FREEING
OF P HILIP P | mes
Financial Expert Frank
About u. S. Game
By SCOTT NEARING
Federated Press Staff Writer)

Under the assumption that seov-
eminent should be the partner of
capital" Charles Hodges. assistant
director, division of Oriental Com
merce and politics, New York univer-
sity, writes of The Business Back
ground of the Philippine Question, in
the Annalist for Jan. 20, 1924.
The continued occupation of the
Philippines is, Hodges declares ain
dollar-and-cents terms a matter of
investment" On the one hand. the
islands occupy strategic position in
the east. On the other hand, there
are very large American investments
in all of the leading business activi-
ties Of the archipelago.
Islands Worth $500, o0O, 900.
The Philippines lie cat the cross
roads of the greatest trade routes Of
the future" Consequently, they are
exposed to aggression from every
corner of the earth" AS vet, the
land is largely uncultivated; forests
reserves of $3.50 square miles be-
long, 1870, to the Philippine people:
the total wealth Of the islands.
despite their underdevelopment.
stands at $500, 100000.
"The crux of the situation"
Hodges writes, sis the titanic struggle
for raw material now being waged bv
the great industrial powers of the
world. In it, the tropics have as
sumed a new significance. From the
standpoint of the Americans on the
firing line of this bitter competition
the orient for the essential products
and strategic raw materials, the
Philippines seem to mean much to
the future of the United States.
"They see America virtually lack
ing tropical possessions-bu 409o of
the tropics are independent; the
European powers have extended their
tropical dominion to roundly $3.50 of
the earth's heat belt,' and the United
States has under its flag not even
1T. Rubber, cocoanut oil, hemp,
sugar, petroleum, become investments
in patriotism"
Or, would it be more correct to
say that patriots invest in sugar,
petroleum and rubber?
Why independence Ia Denied.
But, whatever the wording, the
facts remain the same. The people
of the Philippines demand the indie
pendence which has been promised
them by the responsible officials of
the United States during more than
20 years-promised them verbally
and thru the legislative enactment
of the Jones law.
The answer is simple and direct:
the islands contain certain essential
resources upon which the business
Of some of the most power
full economic interests in the United
States must depend dAring the next
% years.
Since these same interests are in
control of the machinery of govern
ment and the decision Of essential
matters of public policy, it does not
take any great imagination to predict
that the Philippines will never get
any important measure of self-gov-
eminent so long as rubber, oil and
sugar continue to dominate Ameri-
can public life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
TRAITOR VARNEY'S
PAL JOINS HIM IN
LABOR
Minneapolis Workers
Party DenouncesAuthor

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 10
Following the publication of PAM
phlet here by one John Gabriel Soltis
containing an attack on all progress
sive and radical elements, including
the Communists, in the labor move
ment, the District Executive Commit
tee of the Workers Party Of America
has issued the following statement:
The attention of the Executive
Committee of District No. of the
Workers Party of America has been
called to recent literary abortion
of ]. G. SOltis, in which he launches
an attack against many of the most
active and influential labor men Of
Minneapolis. It is not our desire in
this statement to pass on the state
ments made in the pamphlet; the
individuals concerned are well able
to do that. But in as much as the
name of our organization is used
turnout the book, and in as much as
he assumed to speak as a commune
list, we wish to emphatically deny
that he has any connection with
our movement.
We might also say that judging
from his writings and speeches he
has shown no understanding of the
principles of tactics of communism.
The Workers Party of America is
constructive force adapting its
tactics to the realities of the
struggle for freedom from capital
list exploitation. We are working
to amalgamate the trade unions
into great industrial unions and to
unite the workers into a class
Farmer-Labor party.
We have worked in the past and
will continue to work with all eIe-
ments who will support this pro-
gram in the interest of the work
ing farmers and industrial workers
of America.
(Signed)
District Executive Committee,
Workers Party of America,
District No. 9.
Soltis is an ex-member of the /. w.
W., an ex-member of the Socialist
Party, an ex-employe of the Non
partisan League and was a close
friend of Harold Lord Varney, the
northumberland member of the
Industrial Workers Of the World who
became tired of contact with the
and hired out as an
of the department of Justice
some two years ago after launching
attacks In the capitalist press on his
former. associates.
AmaIgamation means .tr.nvthi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 49,
Louisiana voters went to the polls
today to nominate a governor and
other state officials who failed to Sc
cure a sufficiently large majority in
the first primary held Jan. 10.
The governorship contest is be-
tween Henry L. Fuqua of Baton
Rouge and Hewitt Bouanchaud, Of
Point Coupec, who has served as
lieutenant governor during the Johr
M. Parker administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Plan supply ce-Operative.

When building material men try
to boycott employers Of union labor
hereafter they are going to be met
by monster building supply CO.
operative controlled by the building
unions and ready to supply fair en-
ployers with anything they need.
That is the program launched by the
Portland convention of the American
Federation of Labor and now being
developed by committee of interna-
tional building unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

OPCSAetA 4AN NpbAb &DAOAAg AA0CA
manager of the board of educa-
ton, was announced as COM
pleted. 1t is now announced
that the inspection will con-
tinue until all the schools in
the city are visited.
In inspecting the schools, the board
of education will use three men. One
man will be from the bureau of
buildings and one man from the
bureau Of fire prevention and one
from the engineering department of
the board Of education.
The bureau of fire prevention is
short handed and when one man is
assigned to special duty such as
school inspection there are not
enough left to do the work of the
regular work of the bureau. Frank
McAuliffe who has been assigned to
work for the board of education was
in charge Of all school inspection work
for the bureau of fire prevention.
Recently the chief of the bureau
in letter to the mayor, said that his
Office was at work on a report of the
fire trap schools in Chicago and as
soon as it was completed he would
make public the report and list of
the unsafe schools, together with rec
concentrations. McAuliffe was in
charge of this work.
The School Boards Trick.
Before this list was completed and
made public the board of education
had McAuliffe assigned to work with
them on their white washing investi-
cation of the schools. This effective
~ prevented the bureau of fire pre-
vention from Immediately complet-
ing its report on fire trap schools.
When the white washing investi-
cation was announced as completed
and McAuliffe went back to work on
the independent report of the bureau
of fire prevention, the board of
education had him reassigned to work
with them on this latest inspection.
They are again preventing an official
impartial report on fire trap schools
being made public.
There are more than 375 buildings
used as public schools in the city and
if each of them is to be thoroly in
spected it will be possible to keep
the bureau Of fire prevention from
making its independent report for a
long time.
81 Men to 450,O Buildings.
The bureau of fire prevention has
100000 buildings in Chicago to in
spect with a force of 81 men. 1t is
plain that with that force of men to
do that amount of work, the desire
of the board of education to delay
their report on the schools can be
accomplished by keeping the man who
is their school expert busy at another
Job.
The inspection of the thirty schools
that was completed shows plainly that
the board has the ability to whitewash
itself by that sort Of an inspection
and that they will do the same thing
in this latest attempt.
Plainly it is the hope Of the board
of education to drag this latest in
spection out over long period Of
time and let the protests that have
been pilng up against fire trap condi-
tons in the schools be forgotten.
In the meanwhile thousands of
children in Chicago are daily attend
ing schools where their lives are
menaced and all efforts to get an inn
partial official report of the condi-
ton are being stopped by the board
of education.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Bryan on stump Ag.in.

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 19.-William
Jennings Bryan went on the stump
again today, campaigning for election
as delegate at large to the National
Democratic Convention.
Bryan, in tour Of the state, also
will advocate the candidacy Of DR.. A.
Murphyree, president Of the state uni
versity, suggested by Bryan as a
candidate for the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Russia Will Spend
5,OOO,OOO ROubLes
on Farm Machinery
Especial to Tn. Daily worksrl

MOSCOW, Feb. 19.-According to
the program Of the Government Plan
Committee five million rubles will be
spent for building tractors and harv-
est machinery.
The money, which was assigned
for the purpose Of buying tractors
abroad, will be spent in building up
the production Of tractors in Russia.
Most of the money will be spent. in
organizing the building Of tractors at
the Charkoff Locomotive Works.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Silk Workers Get IS a Week.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Feb. 10. -
Girls employed in the silk mills in
this 100 percent American town are
getting as low as 81 and SO a week.
Mayor Hart and his friends, who at
tempted to suppress Lenin memorial
meeting, view without alarm Amer
lean industrial conditions that afford
a maximum Of $13 week to girl silk
workers except for forewomen. Most
Of the girls get the $7-$8 weekly rate.
The hours are long. Toilet facilities
are in many cases too filthy for des-
cription except in health inspectors
report.
Work DaiIw for "The Daiivrs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Oil Has Right of Way.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Stand-
patters and progressives are each try
ing to take comfort from the fact
that the senate is doing almost moth
ing but investigate the oil lands scan
dial and deal with the disclosures.
Measures for emergency relief of
bankrupt farmers have had long dis
cussion in committee, but are not near
passage. Debate on taxation has not
seriously begun. Railroad hearings
are still in the future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Experts Need in Paris.

PARIS, Feb. 1e.--Committe Of
experts number one, under chairman
ship Of General Charles G. Dawes,
met today and discussed general prin-
ciples upon which their Forthcoming
plan for settlement Of the rcparations
impasse Is to be based.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 49,
Senator Shortridge, Of California,
proposed an amendment to the con-
stitution that would prohibit persons
under IS years Of age from laboring
and to regulate the conditions Of
such labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Russian Labor Viii
Publish Lenin Book
on Trades Unions
Especial to The DaiIy worL,r,

MOSCOW, Feb. 19.-The Central
Executive Committee of the Russian
Trades Unions will publish book,
"Lenin and the Trades Unions.''
Lenin's writings on the trade unions
and complete explanation of his in
fuence on them will be included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 1e.--Tsxes
will not 60 any higher IL he is cleo
ted, was the pledge Of George L.
Siegel, labor candidate for st. Paul's
mayor, in n talk before the Twelfth
Vera ysrms@3Abss Cub
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
SOUiets Running
First Street Cars
in Big Oil TOlUn

BAKU, Feb. 19th.-The first
street car system built under the
Soviet regime began operations here
on Jan. goth. 1t took IL months to
build the system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
School Board Seeks To Sabotage
Fire Bureaus Probe Into FiretrnpS

The board of education after having whewashed itself
the recent investigation it conducted into the fire
the public schools making every effort stop
reau of fire prevention from completing its Independent report
on fretrap schools
AS told in the DAILY WORKER last Monday, the
special investigation, under the direction of the business
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 1e-Dr.
Dixie M. Daniels, Sc, partner Of
O'Henry in the publication Of tho
magazine "The Rolling Stone" at
Austin, died AZ his home hsrA ts6Ays
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Creens's Condition Critical.

WASHINGTON, Feb. To- The
condition Of Senator Frank l..
Greene, Of Vernon seriously
wounded Friday night by stray bull
let in a battle between prohibition
agents and bootleggers, was tex
tremely critical today, his physician,
DR.. Daniel L. Borden, announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
Why and How Became Member Of
tho Junior Section
Bv LEO GRANOFF. Age 11


/ have a friend who works in
fur factory. He has TO comb the
camphored fur and gets sick from
the smcll. He has very little air
and works under an electric light,
shaving for IS week. This friend
of mine is in my class in public
school, and the teacher always tells
us that this Is a free country and
that every man and woman has
an onportunity to become rich and
even become president Of the Unit
cd States
heard Of a group called the
Young Workers Of America and
found out that the group was or
gRnizing tho youth Of the working
olass 70 fight for better conditions
az TIA workers. tbs sbalshnsnt Of |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

When you have finished reading
this paper, give it to another worker.
Let him read your copy for few
days. Then get him to subscribe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
p. o. Department
SdbOtaging Wage
Query of Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. = For
more than a month the postoffice de-
partment has failed to comply with
requests from the committees Of con-
gress for data on which to judge
whether the postoffice wage scale is
adequate. No explanation of a con-
vincing kind has been given for This
delay.
The administration is silently
blocking every attempt to give the
postal employees wage scale in keep
ing with the advanced cost of living.
Cicero English Branch.
The Cicero, ILL.,, English branch Of
the Workers Party meets every third
Sunday in the month at p. M,
at Lithuanian Liberty Hall, West
18th st. and 49th Court, Cicero, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

AmaIsamation means strength
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
COUNTY FEDERATION OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Hurley Club Takes Steps to Join
With Other Clubs in the County;
New Members Added.

At the regular meeting of the
Woman'S club, held last Saturday
afternoon at the American Legion
rooms, three new members were
voted into the club, Mrs. ]. P.
Christianson, Mrs. A. Varda and
Mrs. D. La Vale.
The club voted to back a movement
to form county federation in COM
pliance with a request from the
Saxon Woman's club. The fedora
ton would probably consist of the
women's clubs of Saxon, Quincy,
Cedar, Hamilton and Hurley and
would prove of mutual benefit.
The matter of the annual charity
ball which is always held Thanks
giving evening, was given into the
hands of the social committee, who
will proceed with the arrangements.
An interesting report was present
ed by Mrs. August Erspamer, who
attended the convention of the Wis
consin Federation Of Women's clubs
at Sheboygan as a delegate from the
local club.
Following the business meeting a
delightful program was rendered.
Miss Jane Hambley sang very
pleasing solo, Miss Isabel Astor de-
lighted with a piano solo, poet and
Peasant Overture" and Miss Nellie
Tiff gave a humorous recitation,
The Sales Lady," which was very
much enjoyed.
Sixteen of the teachers of the
city awaited themselves of the
hospitality of the club and received
a warm invitation from the president
to attend the meetings when
convenient.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
Mines Ordered to Boost
Ore Shipn ents.

With the announcement tins week
that a number of Gogebic range
mining companies had received
orders to increase ore shipping
operations it is evident tina, the tag
end of the season will witness con
siderable activity. !,
Among the conn anies which viii
boost shipments is the Oglebay-
Norton, operators Of the Montreal
mine at Montreal and the Eureka
mine at Ramsay Orders have been
received to ship 10000 tons from
these properties in addition 70 the
usual shipments allotted for TINS
year. With the ore Shipping season
drawing to a close it may be expect
ed that things viii move briskly al
the mines picked to boost shipments
the coming few weeks.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
Ground Covered With Snow
Yesterday.

For the first time this fall a
mantle of snow covered the ground
yesterday A little snow fell Thurs
day and it continued during the
night and yesterday so that several
inches covered the ground. Travel
by auto and by wagon became
difficult in some places. The snow
was wet and heavy, as is usual for
the first fall of the year, and it is
quite probable that it will not last
very long.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
HURLEY SCORES VICTORY
OVER PARK FALLS
Visitors Are Outclassed and Able 10
Make Only One Touchdown;
Aerial Attack Fails.

Outplaying their opponents at all
stages of the game the Hurley high
school football team had an easy
time of it in the game with Parl,
Fails at the local park last Saturday.
The score was 55 to 6.
The visitors failed time and again
to complete attempts, at forward
passes and made but one touchdown,
while Hurley made eight touchdowns.
But the Park Falls boys proved to be
a scrappy lot and despite the
handicap of being outclassed put up
a game fight until the end.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
Bessemer Here For Last
Game of Season.

The Bessemer high school eleven
will invade Hurley this Saturday.
afternoon for the last game of the
season. 1t will also be the only
game on the range today, hence a
large crowd is expected to witness
the Bessemer-Hurley tangle In the
first encounter with Bessemer the
local lost 13 to 0. Since then Hur-
ley played Wakefield to a 20-20 tie.
Last Saturday Wakefield defeated
Bessemer IA to O. According to
these comparative scores Hurley
stands good chance of trouncing
the Gogebic county seat boys. The
game will be called at 2:30.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
Agent Wanted.

SIS a week Man or woman
wanted with ambition and industry,
to distribute Rawleigh's Household
Products to steady users. Several
fine openings in nearby cities and
towns. We train and help you so
you can make up to a 800 a. week
or more. No experience necessary.
Pleasant, profitable, dignified work.
Write to-day, w. T. Rawleigh Co.
Dept. WIS 2253 Minneapolis, MINI.
44-49
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
President and Former Cashier of
Saxon Bank Arrested.

V. J. Simon, president of the
defunct Saxon State bank, and Oral
Young, former cashier of the bank,
were arraigned in municipal court
Tuesday on charges preferred by G.
C. Gunderson, who was cashier of
the bank at the time it was closed
by the state banking department.
They are charged with misapplication
Of funds of the bank and will be
given hearing on Dec. A. Bail bond
of $4,000 each was furnished.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
TO THE PATRONS OF THE IRON
EXCHANGE BANK AND
PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Realizing the inconvenience which
naturally must be endured by all
during the remodeling of our bank
ing quarters, we trust you will be
patient and overlook the incon-
venience and dirt caused thereby,
which must necessarily follow work
of this kind. We are exercising
every effort to protect the public
during this time and to make il as
comfortable as possible under the
conditions. We expect to have all
work complete in approximately 80
days and to afford the community
neat, attractive banking quarters
and facilities. We solicit your very
kind confederation and cooperation.
E. S. Hagen, Cashier
Saw II with q News ad