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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Australian "Big Biz"
Has Few Stunts of Its
Own to Put Over

ADELAIDE, South Australia Sen
sational evidence showing how the re-
cent anti-labor government Of the
state Of South Australia tried to drive
state-owned trading concerns estab-
lished by previous labor government
out Of action, in order to prevent COM
petition with private enterprise, was
given by the manager Of the South
Australian state shipping service be-
fore a commission appointed by the
present Labor government
BY order of the recent anti-labor
government profits from the state con-
Germs were paid into the general fund
OF the state, and If subsequently a
concern showed loss, instead of sub
tracing the loss from the previous
profit, the loss was set down against
the concern. In this way, some were
pronounced as losses and closed down
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Greek Government
Ousted for Failure
To Crush Strikes
Especial to The paIIv work.r,

..AopSClaI 70 me Dhtty WorkeFl
ATHENS, Oct. S-The democratic
party headed by Michalocaopoulo
has come into power in Greco follow
ing the fall Of the Sofoulis govern
ment.
A vote of lack of confidence in the
present cabinet is understood to have
been due to the failure of Sofoulis to
crush the recent strikes among the
workers in the printing trades and
on the railroads.. Members OF the new
cabinet are expected to take severe
measures against the General COME
deration of Labor, which has stood
solidily behind the strikers.
The ministry of the interior is now
in the hands of General Kondylis,
leader Of the Fascist forces of Greece
Kondylis recently toured the southern
part of the country, denouncing the
World War Veterans, revolutionary
organization.
The democratic party is popularity
known as the Venizelos party. Veni.
zelos who is now in London is openly
the agent OF Paris allies, pledging
Greece to make use OF the Greek
army In the event OF Communist
uprisings in the Balkan states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
streetcar Mems Gains.

MONTREAL.-Great improvement
In conditions among Montreal street
railway workers in the last Is years,
owing to the operations of the union,
are called attention to by w. B. Fitz-
gerald, first vice-president Amalga-
mated Assn. of Street & Electric Rail
way employees. Fifteen years ago, he
said, wages were IL to Is cents an
hour as compared with so cents now.
Nine hours is the average today with
some runs involving IA to is hours,
while 10 years ago the working day
ran II, Sand 10 hours. Fitzgerald is
here to prepare for the biennial con.
vention of his organization next Sep.
TENDER. A thousand delegates are ex.
pected to represent the $4,000 mem.
bers of the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
HARD TIMES HIT THE MOVIES

Aid. The showings are at Rock, Mich,
on Oct. ~; at Sebeka, Mimi, Oct IA;
and at Lawler, Mimi, on Oct. Is. What
the Firms did in these three instances
can be done by workers of other ma
tionalities elsewhere.
The pictures are furnished by the
International Workers Aid, 10 s. Lin
coin St., Chicago, Ill. Two dramas,
one comedy, two full-length educa-
tional features, and several short sub
jects are on hand-all Of them made
in and dealing with Soviet Russia.
The proceeds 90 to the workers relief
funds, but in special instances, where
labor organizations or newspapers
thru their work alone make a show
possible, share Of the proceeds goes
TO the cooperating organization. This
is an ideal method Of raising funds
locally for press and other purposes.
Sometimes the theatre manager pays
a direct rental, sometimes he pays q
percentage Of his ticket sales, some.
times he takes the film free and al
lows our committee to keep all pro.
ceeds from the admission tickets he
sells. II there Is a chance to run our
films on any Of these methods In your
locality, get in touch with the 1nterna-
tional Workers Aid, 10 S. Lincoln st.,
Chicago, Ill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. - A report
from Bulgaria, issued thru the inter
national labor office, Washington
branch, shows that the compulsory
labor law in that country is now in
operation. Any municipality which
needs labor for its local work may OBJ
tain minimum OF so persons from
the compulsory labor office. The max
imum who may be so compelled to la
Dor for the city or town must not ex-
coed the number already at work.
Payment Of wages must be made, half
OF 1t in advance, TO the Office furnish
ing the conscripts. The municipalities
must see to the feeding, clothing and
other care of the laborers. according
to fixed scale by the office, and must
employ the labor not less than two
months nor more than six months per
annum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Join the Workers Party!

An army Of seven million men out
Of work looks bad to the owner Of a
small picture show" The movies are
the theatre OF the working class, and
when workers cannot go to work they
cannot go to the show either. In the
largest houses in New York and Chi
cago the pinch is not felt so quickly,
but It has hit the smalled houses so
hard that many Of them have had to
close up.
Wide-awake sections of the labor
movement have taken advantage Of
the little movie-owner's plight TO per-
suade him to run working class films
which otherwise he would never touch.
II local committee representing trade
unions, fraternal societies, or even the
Workers Party alone, approaches one
OF these managers with a proposal OF
organized support for certain picture
they are Interested in, he will be
found, these days, to be thoroly in
terested. He needs crowds in his
iiltatfe If he Is to make money, and
our crowds look good to him.
In several Minnesota and Michigan
towns tho Finnish workers have done
this In single day three dates were
made IN small communities for 1.-THE
Fifth Year one Of the older pictures
released bg the International Workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Sure to Show "The
Beauty and Bolshevik"
In Philadelphia, Penn,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. Sin
spite of the fact that the Pennsylvania
board Of censors fears that this new
film will start revolution in America,
and on that ground refused to grant
license to show it, Philadelphia is
going to experience the rare thrill of
seeing the first Soviet film that has
yet come to America. This is made
possible only after legal pressure was
used to convince the board that it
had no authority whatever to hold
up film on grounds Of differences OF
political or social theories.
"The Beauty and the Bolshevik,"
the fascinating Red Army romance,
tells the story of the young COM
mandant Of the Red Army and the
daughter of the reactionary land
owner and priest of the village, in
which the army settles after four
years Of severe warfare. 1t is very
humorous to follow all the incidents
that lead finally to the marriage OF
Kombrig, the commandant and the
girl, daughter of Kulak, the priest
and the final stirring scene of the Red
Army marching out Of the village, led
by Kombrig and his bride, and fol
lowed by the curious population OF the
village.
This picture has been postponed for
this Saturday night, Oct IL, at Lulu
Temple, Broad and Spring Streets
Philadelphia. There will be two per
formances starting at $3.50 and $3.50
n. In. Those who have already bought
tickets, may use them for this weeks
showing. There will be additional
programs consisting of special music
and three reel picture Russia in
Overalls," a graphic picture showing
the industrial development Of Russia
since. the revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
WOODEN TRUST
FOR METCALF in
RHODE ISLAND
Backs Millionaire for
the u. S. Senate
lny The Federated Presal

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. 8.
Nomination of Jesse n. Met
calf, millionaire wooden manu-
facturer, strlkebreaker an d
father of the tWo-loom, speed
up system in the wooden mills
of Rhode Island, for United
States senator by the repub-
lican convention, surprised few
persons in the state.
The Rhode Island textile
manufacturers control the po-
litical machine Of the high tariff
party and it is considered logic
al that a wooden manufacturer
should take the field in person
instead of leaving the job to a
political satellite. Metcalf was
named for the unexpired term
of another open shop manufact-
urer, the late senator lie Baron
B. Colt.
Wars on the Workers.
Jesse H. Metcalf is remembered by
wooden operatives for the long drawn
out strike in his Providence mill
thirty years ago when movement
for better living conditions led by the
American Federation Of Labor was
crushed.
Several years after the strike Met
calf inaugurated the two-loom system,
by which each weaver ran twice the
machinery he had run before. Other
manufacturers followed; the two-loom
system became universal and its au-
thor today is backed by his fellow
manufacturers for the highest legisla-
tive Office in the land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

ence for payrolls for August, 1928,
were slightly reduced on account Of
the closing Of many places for presi-
dent Harding's funeral.
Shientag goes on to make compari-
son between the low point Of the pres
ent depression and the low point Of
approximately $4,000 900 or 8 per cent
higher than the lowest point of that
depression which came in August,
1921.
Industry Irregular.
The comparison shows that the in
dustrial situation is very irregular
On the one hand are the building sup
ply industries with payrolls half again
as high as in 1921 and actually higher
than in previous periods of prosperity.
On the other are the textile and cloth
ing industries where payrolls are to-
day lower than in the middle of 1921.
Between the two come the metal and
wood Industries with payrolls one
third higher than in August, 1921, and
the chemical, paper, paper goods and
food industries which are to a smaller
degree above the 1921 level.
The most significant thing about the
clothing and textile industries, accord
ing to Shinetag, is not the reduction in
employment so much as the slowness
Of recovery, in contrast with the way
in which they led the movement Of
1921. This is part of downward
trend for these industries in New
York state which shows in good and
bad times alike.
Shientag's comparison with 1921
should be carried further. Factory
payrolls 8 per cent above August 1921
are still about Is per cent below Au-
gust, 1928 showing that they have
fallen nearly two-thirds of the way
back in the direction Of the worst de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
InvestIaate conclIIator.


BOSTON, Mass, Oct S.-United
States conciliator Charles G. Wood is
under Investigation by the joint COM
mittee Of the Boston Central Labor
Union and the Waltham Central Labor
Union for misuse Of his ONCE in con
nection with the Waltham watch max
ers' strike.
The charges are that Wood wrote
a letter to Ernest Faulkner, president
Of the Waltham Employees Protective
Association, strongly urging accept
ance Of the company's shop plan Of
settlement" and the acceptance Of a
wage cut.
At a meeting of the Boston Central
Labor Union it was decided to proceed
judicially in the matter-tho the facts,
as borne out by copy Of the COM
missioner's letter, seem perfectly
clear. Should Wood be formally de-
clared guilty of the charges, a strong
protest to the q. S. department Of la
Dor, based on his unftness, win be
made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Shoe strIke In sIxth M.sk.

CHELSEA, Mass, Oct. g. The
Amalgamated Shoe Workers local un-
ion No. 1, is in its sixth week of
strike against the James Miller COM
pany. The workers went out when a
1914 per cent wage cut was given af-
ter Is per cent cut had been in ef-
feet only month. The Chelsea al
dermen offered to select a committee
to arbitrate the matter. The Anal
gamated is really a part of the old
United Shoe Workers organization
and may join the Protective which
grew out Of the United.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

preston the country had known in
years.
Getting Close to 1924.
If we take the employment figures
instead of the wage disbursements it
appears that the number on factory
payrolls in August was less than 6
per cent above the level OF August,
1921, indicating that Industrial employ
ment has fallen more than three-quar-
ters of the way back into that depres-
sion.
The outstanding fact about the pres
emit depression down to most recent
reports is that 1t has resulted in less
severe wage cutting than in the 1920
Fl period. This accounts for the fact
that total factory payrolls present a
somewhat more favorable picture than
actual employment figures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Standard Oil Trust
Protests That It
Is Serving Public

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Oct. g.
An answer to custer proceedings
seeking to bar it from further oper-
alton in this state on grounds that 1t
was guilty Of violating the antitrust
laws. was filed in the supreme court
here today by the Standard Oil com
pany Of Indiana.
The answer makes specific denial
of all charges in the petition for
custer and declares that 'the corpora.
ton has served the public and has
voluntarily enlarged the trade op
portunities of its competitors, instead
of reserving all the benefits of its
patents for itself as it might lawfully
have done.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

Mrs. Shirley Iva Knox Hall-Quest
and the unidentified man for whom a
perfect, passionate love" drove her to
violate conventions, leave the home
OF her husband, Prof. Alfred Lawrence
Hall-Quest, noted educator, and seek
a love nest" in exclusive Evanston
today were free to put the stamp Of
legal sanction upon their relations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
RECOGNIZE THE
WORKERS RULE,
LABOR DEMANDS
N. Y. ToiIers Also Urge
Prisoners Be Freed
Especial to Tho Daily worksrl

NSpoSial 10 ' TIC OdIiy WoFkcFl
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-ResoIu-
lions demanding the full recog-
milton of Soviet Russia by the
United States and calling upon
the governors of the states, and
upon the president of the United
States to release working class
men and women sent TO prison
under laws which limit and cur
tail the right of free speech,
were adopted and sent to CAL
vim Coolidge by a conference of
representatives from trade I'M
ions, fraternal and political or
CARNATIONS held at the Labor
Temple, 243 &. s4th ST., here
recently.
The resolutions, which have
been sent to silent CAL" are
as follows:
For Recognition Of Soviet Russia
Whereas, the nations of the world
are one by one extending recogni-
ton to the Union Of Soviet Repub-
lies, the union of workers repub.
lies; and
Whereas, such recognition has not
only been Of material assistance in
promoting employment for the work
ers, but also has been step to-
ward the establishment Of friendly
relations between the workers Of all
nations and those of the Union of
Soviet Republics and therefore a
step toward real world peace;
Be it therefore resolved, that we
call upon the president Of the United
States to Immediately enter upon
negotiations with the Union Of
Soviet Republics to the end that
full recognition may be speedily &C
corded to them; and
Be 1t further resolved, that we
call upon the workers of the United
States to use their organized power
in order that such recognition may
be speedily extended to the govern
ment Of their fellow workers in the
| OAAOA VI oOHl6L It6puOllCB.
For Release Of Political Prisoners.
Whereas, the prisons of various
states in the Union are today &C.
cupied by the members of the work
ing class, men and women con-
victed under laws which limit and
! curtial the right to free speech anu
| free expression of opinion;
Be it resolved, that we send greet
ings to these men and women and
| pledge them our whole-hearted sup
port in order to secure their early
release; and
Be it further resolved, that we call
upon the governors of the various
states in which these workers are
imprisoned and upon the president
of the United States, to Immediately
free these men and women, who
have been guilty of no crime but
that Of freely expressing their
opinion, as guaranteed them by the
constitution of the United States;
and
Be it further resolved, that we
call upon the workers thruout the
nation to use their organized effort
to free those who have been i'm
prisoned in their behalf, and to use
every effort to have removed from
the statute books those laws which
in any way limit or prevent the free
exercise of freedom Of speech, press
or assemblage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Sunday. Oct. ~.
annum.

Grand opening Of Freiheit Singing
Society and Mandolin Orchestra at
1887 w. Roosevelt Road. D. m. Spleen.
did program. Workers invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

Freiheit Singing Society and Man.
dolin Orchestra. Dance at Roosevelt
Hall, 3437 w. Roosevelt Road, D. m.
Admission 80 cents. including ward.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
PAYROLLS IN NEW YORK STATE ARE
SLIPPING BACK TO 1921 LEVEL
by LELAND oLDs
Federated Press Industrial EdItor)

gain Of cent in total payments by the
New York July August indicates
missioner shientag point the
that
that the change total disbursements
estimated Shentag that weekly
less
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

It's your paper-BuiId on it,
Building Bolsheviks-the D.
w. 3. u.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
pevsIop open shop PoIIoy.

CROMPTON, r. l., Oct. S.--John
Swanson, superintendent Of the
Crompton mills, who worked himself
up from weaver, has been on pro-
longed vacation, which seems likely
to be permanent. His place has been
taken by a Crompton company sales
man named Moran.
The latter is now trying to -"sellp
a. company union to the workers.
Moran used his sales car during the
big strike Of 1922 to transport strike
breakers. Recently he fired five mem
bers Of the Amalgamated Textile
Workers organization. The theory Of
union workers is that the change in
superintendent is in line with the
developing open shop policy Of the
company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
new TASKS IN
WOODEN MILLS
FORCE STRIKE
Workers Walk Out I'm
der Heavier Burdens
tsy Ths Federated Press,

MlDLEBORO, Mass, Oct. 8.
1.-Two hundred and fifty wooden
workers in the Nemasket Mills
are on strike against additional
tasks. The company ordered
each of the two-loom Weavers
to do additional tasks connected
with the fancy fabrics.
The strike is partially under
the control of the Amalga-
mated Textile Workers Council,
an independent organization re-
stricted to the wooden industry.
This union claims 1900 to 1000
members. It sprang up after the
1929 strike. It's program calls for in.
dustrial organization with depart
mental features and it declares its
readiness to recognize the card OF
any other union without insisting on
affiliation with its own organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09
Build United Front of
Native and Foreign Born
to Aid Communist Press
BY j. LOUIS ENODAHL.

TODAY the editorial page, publish appeal of
Lithuanian Communist daily, Lasve calling upon its
readers to support the subscription getting drive of the
DAILY WORKER.
Similar appeals have already been published in the tia
liam Communist Daily IL LAVORATORE, and Russian
Communist daily NOVY MIR. We shall gladly publish these
in early issues All of foreign language publications
daily well weekly and monthly will join hands in this
campaign of the DAILY WORKER because they realize that
the triumph of the American Communist will only
be assured when it has enlisted the workers of all national
tiles under its crimson standards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-09

preston the country had known
years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-30

Outlines Cooperation Plan
of Five Steps in Message
to Congress.

Washington. - President Coolidge
outlined methods by which congress,
the national executive and private in
terests can cooperate for the relief of
the agricultural financial situation in
the Northwest. In a special message
to congress he proposed:
l. Refunding the pressing past-due
Indebtedness of farmers in the terri
tory most seriously affected.
Wants Diversified Farming.
2. Assisting wheat-growers by means
of federal agency to change from a
one-crop system to diversified farm
ing.
3. Restoration Of impaired capital of
banking institutions wherever in dis
tress regions it would be helpful.
4. Creation by private capital of a
substantial financial corporation to as
sist the process of reorganization.
8. Extension Of the time during
which the War Finance corporation
can make loans.
Organized Cooperation Need.
The economic situation in certain
wheat-producing regions in the North
west is reaching an acute stage" the
President said, that requires organ
lied cooperation on the part of the
federal government and the local in
stitutions of that territory for it's So
luton"
The foregoing measures, he said, are
the ones by which, without undue
alarm or agitation, but nevertheless
promptly and effectively, we can bring
to bear on serious though, happily,
localized emergency, every resource
OF the federal government. and all the
assistance which the business and
Farming community can render
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-30
Socialist, the Son of a
Poor Scot, Rules Britain

London.-Ramsay Macdonald, son Of
poor Scottish fsherfolk, took Office as
the first Socialist prime minister of
Great Britain. He assumed the office
with the approval and good wishes of
King George, who is probably as Duch
responsible as anyone for Mr.. Mac
Donald's success. 1t was the kings
influence which prevented political
"wrangle' to keep the minority Tory
government in power, and he is report
ed to have repeatedly expressed him
self as not opposed to government
by British labor
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-30
j. s. NAVY CAP TAIN
DIES ON TACOMA
Two Radio Operators Also
Killed When Gale Smashes
the Cruiser.

Washington.-The death of Capt.
Herbert G. Sparrow of the wrecked
cruiser Tacoma and two radio oper-
ators Of the ship was reported to the
State department in cablegram from
Consul Wood at Vera Cruz. The ia
talities were due to an accident aboard
the Tacoma during a norther. Consul
Woods message follows:
Il am profoundly distressed to an
nounce the death of the captain of
the U. S. S. Tacoma and also of two
radio operators through an accident
on board the ship during norther
while in performance of duty. Par
ticulars will follow"
Killed During Breakup.
Navy department officials had ex-
pected the Tacoma would be destroyed
in the renewal of the norther which
was driving it further on the reef,
where it struck during a similar storm
several days ago while trying to enter
Vera Cruz harbor at night 1t was as
sumed from Consul Woods message
that the death of Captain Sparrow and
his two men occurred while the ship
was breaking up on the reefs.
Forty-eight men were with the cap
tain standing guard on the wrecked
cruiser, according to the last report
received from the dead officer. The re-
mainder of the crew, 27S in number,
were put ashore at Vera Cruz under
the care of Consul Wood the day after
the Tacoma piled up on the reefs.
Saved by Richmond.
The first duty of the cruiser Rich
mond, ordered to the scene when the
creek of the Tacoma was reported,
was to take aboard the men who had
been set ashore and they are now on
the Richmond, which is riding out the
storm off Tampico.