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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
By MIKE ROSS.

THE twenty-hrst general convention
Of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America is
over. AS militants in the labor move
ment it would be well for us to ana
lyze that convention and see what
prospects it holds for the class con-
scious workers.
Next to the miners, it is the larg-
est labor organization in the United
States. The latest report of the sec
rotary showed that it had $4,000
members.
From strategic standpoint the
building industry falls behind mining,
transportation, or the steel industry.
While strategically not as strongly
situated as other industries, the build
ing trades are the most powerful in
the American Federation of Labor.
They are the backbone Of the a. F.
Of L., being nearly half its strength.
So strong is this union in the A. F..
Of L. that William L. HUTCHINSON, the
general president, openly defies Com
pers. When the board Of jurisdiction
al awards gave the erection Of metal
trim to the sheet metal workers,
Hutchinson withdrew from the build
ing trades department of the A. F..
Of L., and is conducting war against
it with some success.
This internally destructive war has
been going on for several years and
threatens to destroy the building
trades. Hutchinson, at the conven-
ton, considered this the inevitable
result for the carpenters.
During the first three and a half
days of the convention, Hutchinson
ruled with an iron gavel. Everything
progressive was "Fosterism," and all
the Fosterites were threatened with
expulsion. Delegate Mulcahy, who
tried to organize an opposition against
the old-age pension, was beaten up by
thugs. Fear was instilled into the
weaker delegates.
So fast did the machine work that
report after report was declared &C
cepted before one could wink an eye
lash.
Rosen Fights.
During this time only one delegate
tried to get the floor. He was not
recognized, told to sit down, or call
ed out of order. An appeal from the
decision of the chair brought ter
rife roar from car Hutchinson, "Sit
down." This lone militant was dele
gate Rosen of New York, who was
later nominated for general president.
1t began to look as if no one would
get the floor, but after the nominal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

wishes to strengthen some new branch
OF the government or the general ma
chinery of social life in Russia.
Incorporation" in Caucasus.
I met one such "co-operator' down
in the mountains Of the Caucasus, Is
miles beyond the end of the railroad.
He had come only a month before,
but had already organized a coop
erative milk-selling station with $50
members among these pastoral noun
taineers. The slopes Of the noun.
tains are covered with cattle, while
their owners live the entire summer
In the hills, a long coat serving as
their tent against wind and rain.
They are not Russian. but one OF the
races that under the car had no
chance for education and organiza
ton.
Here among these halfnomad folks
the Communist had installed a receiv.
ing station which was sending thous-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
The Communist Campaign in Illinois

Into this republican political battle
came harrington, whose record is now
being barred in the DAILY WORKER
by T. ]. O'Flaherty, Harrington advised
the coal miners that it was imperative
that they vote for Small-that it was
to the interests of labor to re-elect
him.
In the light of the stampede of the
labor leaders of Chicago and Illinois
to the banner of Small his record be
comes doubly interesting to the work
ers. Upon what grounds did Olan-
der, Nockels. Walker and Fitzpatrick
support Small?
Small drew his strength in the prim.
aries from two main sources-the
active campaigning of the labor takers,
and the funds which he used himself
to send out campaign literature
A bill for an injunction asked by
Edward Mcdonnell, against State Au.
ditor Andrew Russell and Oscar Mel
son, state treasurer, revealed that $44,-
PLATO spent by Small to send out cam
paign literature, came from the state
funds.
Len Small, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning for himself the votes of the
republicans of the state of Illinois,
and other political support at the
primary, ordered or caused to be or
dered printed certain pamphlets EMIT
led 'Pardons and Paroles in the num-
Der Of 1,S50,0O, consisting of some AZ
pages, which were circulated thruout
Illinois" states the Injunction, which
has become part of the legal record of
Sangamon County.
by reason of the printing and pub
fishing of the pamphlets above des-
cribed, the said Len Small personally
became indebted in the sum of $44,-
214.1O to the following firms" contin.
ues the Springfield injunction, illinois
State Register, $4,9OO.43; Illinois
Printing company, Danville, $11,639,-
So; Schnepp andBarnes s9,5s9.44; Ill
inois State Journal company .$3,664.-
81; Phillips Brothers, $14,4199O."
This campaign material, which
broadcasted by the ton, much Of 1t to
trade unionists thru their officials,
was paid for, the injunction revealed,
by the treasurer of the state of Ill.
inois, following the issuance by Small
officials of authorized vouchers. In
replying to this Injunction, Small's
henchmen denied nothing but de.
clared, "They cannot answer to the
purpose for which the newspaper crit
icisms were made" and could not an.
swer for Len Small.
Governor Small established cam.
paign headquarters during the April
primary campaign in the state arsenal
at Sprinfield and 1t eventually came
to light that Small again misdirected
state funds for the use Of his private
campaign for nomination. Katherine
Miller, Springfield girl, reveled that
she was employed to work in this ar
senal by Small's Springfield manager,
Otto A. Elliot. together with employees
of tina various state dspartments-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

defended him when Small was tried in
Waukegan. General voucher No. 232
357, dated June 30, 1923, signed b,
Governor Small states, For clerical
services rendered the governor on leg.
islation enacted by the 53rd general
assembly from January to June 30,
inclusive, 100000"
There is no record Of just what
clerical" work Schroeder did for
Small. Suspicion points to the fact
that Small diverted state funds to
pay his personal attorney. At any
rate, Schroeder was a costly clerk to
the state. Small has not yet explained
this enormous fee which was paid
from state money to Smalls person.
al lawyer. Nor has Small explained
what clerical work" relative to legis-
lative matters the lawyer performed
for the state, nor upon what basis
such an enormous sum was paid to a
clerk.
Such is the man Endorsed by Frank
Harrington, who pretends to speak for
the Illinois miners, and by Victor
Olander and John fitzpatrick on behalf
of the Illinois and Chicago Fedora
tons of Labor. Such is the corrup
ton with which the American Fedora
ton Of Labor has been smudged from
top to bottom by following Gompers
policy of rewarding friends and pun.
fishing enemies. Such is the man that
the Illinois labor takers call a ''friend
Of labor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

Miss Miller declared that she was
hired to do clerical work, but found
that she had to spend all her time adj
dressing, folding and stamping cam
paign literature for Small.
When Miss Miller went to draw her
pay, she found she had been paid
from the treasury of the state of III
inois for repairing civil war flags"
Further investigation revealed that
Smalls campaign expenses were be-
ing partially paid out of a state fund
of $31, 500, which the 53rd general
assembly had appropriated for repair
ing the regimental civil war flags of
the state of Illinois.
Another charge against Len Small
which has now become public proper
ty is the accusation that Small's ap-
pointee, Chairman Miller of the board
licensing physicians, dentists, pharm-
acists and nurses sold licenses to the
highest bidders. Small retained Miller
several months after positive proof of
the illegal issuance of licenses had
been given him. Miller peddled these
licences instead of licensing only
those who had completed a course in
reputable school teaching the above
professions, which is the legal re-
quirement.
Then there is the case of Werner
w. Schroeder, from Len Small's home
town of Kankakee. Schroeder acts
as personal attorney for Small. and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
BY KARL REEVE

THE Workers Party in the Illinois
State campaign, as well as in the
presidential race, is the only party
in the field which has a constructive
program for the working class.
The Workers Party program, which
fayors the immediate formation of UNI
employment councils, workers control
Of industry and government, and the
downfall of capitalism, is carried into
the Illinois governorship race by
William F. Dunno
The republican and democratic can
didates, rejecting their national po
litical bosses, Davis and Coolidge, are
tools of the master class. AS repre-.
sentatives of Wall Street, of the Man
ufacturers' Association of Illinois, OF
the wealth of the country, neither can.
didate can be expected to run for cleo.
ton on a program advocating meas
ures of real benefit to the workers.
The democratic candidate for COVER.
nor, Norman L. Jones, is making his
race on the strength of the time worn
slogan-"turn the rascals out" Jones
is Judge, not member of a union
who is backing to the limit John Davis
presidential candidate of his party
Davis, is well known as a corpora.
ton lawyer who has used his talents
against the workers and in the inter
ests Of the coal barons and other
trusts. Jones, in supporting the Nor
gan attorney valves all right to be
considered as a workers candidate.
There is but one political party in
the field which is for the overthrow
of the capitalist system of exploita.
tion-the Workers Party.
Jones has been spewing much hot
air against graft. He has put forward
not one definite measure for the bene-
fit of the working class. Jones is
merely for honest government" and
more efficiency and economy" AS is
so often the case, however, when
thieves fall out, much interesting mat
ter has emanated from the democratic
headquarters at the Sherman hotel in
Guiding documents which summarize
the corrupt regime Of Len Small, re-
publican candidate for reelection as
governor OF Illinois.
Governor Small. despite his long
record as a CRATER and crooked po-
litician, has succeeded in lining up
the leaders" of Illinois labor on his
side. In his campaign for nomination
in the republican primary fight, II
will be recalled that Victor Olander
John Fitzpatrick, John Walker and the
other officials of the Illinois and Chi.
cago Federations of Labor used their
Offices, paid for out of the dues OF
union labor, as campaign stations for
the nomination OF Small. The Offices
were stacked high with literature and
manifestoes were sent out signed by
the Federation Of Labor officials advis.
ing all trade unionists to vote for
Small.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
BrGnting and the King

DR.. Hjalmar Branting, leading Swedish social
list and big gun in the Second International now
known in the political underworld by the alias
of the Labor and Socialist International" again
is premier of Sweden, having been called upon by
His Majesty the King to form cabinet after the
conservative government was defeated.
During the war the term 'King's socialists"
was applied by the left elements in the socialist
movement to those who took service in the capital
list governments as minister's Vandervelde in Bel
GUM, Henderson in England and Thomas in
France were conspicuous among those who became
part and parcel of the enemy's governing arm.
Today 'King's socialists" are a drug on the
market in Europe. The kings seem to get along
better with their socialist politicians than with~the
so-called conservatives and liberals The reason is
not that the socalled socialists are more humble
in the presence of royalty The real for the
popularity of the socialists servants of capital
ism and royalty is to be found in the fact that the
capitalist parties have lost the confidence of the
working class and that the capitalists are now re-
lying on the social traitors who still use the phrases
of socialism to keep them on the backs of the work
ers for another while
When the conservatives fail to make the cap
italist machine go, the socialists called in to
carry on the work. AS the Communist Interna-
tiona says, the socialists are the last bulwark of
capitalism The Brantings in Sweden, the Blums
in France, the MacDonalds in England the Eberts
and Scheidemanns in Germany the Adlers in
Austria, the Vanderveldes in Belgium, and the
Hillquits Bergers and LaFollettes in America,
the last line Of defense of the capitalist class
against the rising tide of proletarian revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

The first Communist election campaign will
come to a close on November fourth It's closing
days will be marked by an intensifcatiOn and in
crease in the number Of campaign meetings now
being held all over the country from coast to
coast
Never before in the history of our party have so
many and so uniformly successful meetings been
held.
The Foster Gitlow meetings are the spearhead Of
our election campaign. Foster and Gitlow being
the candidates of our party, crystalline in the
minds of masses of workers the Communist issues
put forth by our party.
Great organizational support for our party, as
Il result Of the present campaign meetings, cannot
be Immediately expected. The LaFollette hysteria
is at present too widespread.
The Communist exposures of Coolidge and
Davis and especially of LaFollette, are a great
contribution to the American Communist move
ment When the LaFollette movement with its
polyglot program fails to retard the inevitable
economic trend of capitalist society, and when the
LaFollette movement stands exposed because of
this failure millions Of workers hitherto influenced
by it will recall the Communist criticism of the
LaFollette movement and the predictions being
made about it in our meetings.
In the concluding weeks of the election cam
paign, tremendous efforts must be put forth to
make the final meetings a whirlwind success. Not
for some time to come will we have such an OPP
portunity to carry to the masses in American in
dustry and on the land the message of Communism.
The teachers can strengthen their fight against
McAndrew by really class conscious action against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

ands Of quarts of milk daily to the
sanitariums in the health resorts OF
the valleys. He slept in a shack.
slightly less weather-proof than the
average tent, and the only structure
for miles around
Improve Type Of Cattle.
He was enthusiastic not only 10
organize the population, but TO inn
prove the type of cattle. the methodR
Of caring for them and in general "a
Introduce agricultural education into
this distant region.
This is going on all over Russia
thru workers sent out to educate the
people and weld It together under the
general program planned by the Com.
munists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
The Bitter Bitten

Don Chain, notorious antilabor gunrhan of
Logan county, West Va, recently sentenced
to two years in the federal penitentary at At
lanta for violating the vosted Act, or in plain
language for common bootleggng.
Don Chains record in West Virginia is a bloody
~na and none-not perhaps even those for whom
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
5000 RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS HELP
TO STRENGTHEN THE co Operatives
BY ANlSE.
Federated Press staff Correspondent


MOSCOW, Oct
lists trading organ
aons following the resolution the
cooperaives OF 545
1876 into state internal 724
the local regional coopeaves
This regularly party when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

Get member for the Workers Party and new
subscription for the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

The Daily News knows by this time that Spoil
ansky sold it a gold brick in his "Red Exposures"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

The teachers can strengthen their fight against
McAndrew by really class conscious action against
the Big Business school board that Expresses them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodoe
Room. Ashland Auditorium.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS

The marriage of Leo Duve of Po-
tosi and Margaret Flesch OF Liberty,
takes place this morning at 8 o'clock
at st. Clements church. Mr. and
Mrs. Duve will reside at the Richard
Bennett farm in South Lancaster.
a visit of two months at Roselawn
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith.
The Misses Helen Graney and
Leone May entertained at the home
of the latter Monday evening with
Miss Theresa Adams as guest of
honor.
Mrs. Hans Ellingson of EscanaiDa,
Mich, returned home Monday follow
ing visit with her brother, H. l..
Folio.
Jesse Gilbert claimed bounty Fri
day afternoon on good specimen OF
fox he shot in North Lancaster
Mrs. John Hoffman Jr. went to
Fennimore Monday to visit relatives
for a few days.
Mrs. H. M Hopkins of Letcher, S
D., returned home Monday following
Mrs. Fred Maso visited Fennimore
friends Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
FLORA

John Edwards and wife and Tom
my childers spent the weekend here
with relatives.
Russell Snyder spent the weekend
with his parents.
Elva Bishell spent couple of days
wish her aunt, Zoie Tiff the last of
the week.
Minnie Edwards and Ollie Snyder
entertained quite number of their
friends and neighbors last Friday
night.
James Tiff was a guest at the
Frank Bishen home couple of days.
Homer Irish and wife and son,
Donald, were at Anton Petersons on
Sunday.
Burnell Bishell spent Sunday with
Leroy Peterson.
The Will Garthmaite and Lester
Snyder families took dinner at Ervie
Edwards Sunday.
Ed. Rishell and wife and daughter,
Alta, and M. S. Eliza Edgington and
son, Carol, called at Frank BisheHs
Sunday afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13

The job of postmaster seems to
be popular There are an even
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
SPEED E SERVICE

Clyde Walker has hauled most
of the KANT KRUSH FARM
BUILDING TILE for his barn
basement.
Lumber Fact: The average To-
cal cost of erecting lumber built
home today is 35 per cent less than
the high point of 1920.
We have been out of coal screen
ings almost continually since fall,
but can nov report three tons for
sale. First come first served.
Roy Eddy purchased two army
wagon box sides and reports that
he built a pretty good wagon box
for $475. We still have a few of
these left.
Car of barn timbers arrived for
the 9O-foot Walker barn. If you
want to get a peak at some nice
clean sticks go up and watch Big
Bill Kaap in action.
Dave Spaith is making a meat
box out of clear fir for Harry
Swab. Clear, straight grained fir
takes the place of pine and is
about 40 per cent cheaper.
Z Four cars of GENUINE ZEIG-
LER coal arrived this week. If
you want good clean delivery, Or
der your ZEJGLER so we can de-
liver it right from the car.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
BOSCOBEL

Wayne Watt has purchased the
Chas. Lewig farm, consisting of SO
acres, situated near the village of
Wauzeka, turning in his third ward
residence property in this city on the
deal Negotiations were m e
through the Mcdowell Realty Co. of
this city. Mr.. Watt and family are
already occupying their new posses
sion and friends here wish them hap
piness and prosperity.
Mrs A. w Appleby experienced a
stroke of paralysis Tuesday and lay
in an unconscious state until the fol-
lowing day when neighbors discover
ed her pitiable plight. The unfortu-
nate lady resides alone in the third
ward Medical aid was Immediately
summoned and every attention given
the patient Sons and daughter were
notified, all fastening to the bedside
Of the afflicted mother. Her condi-
ton is reported improved at this
writing.
ThOs. Broadbent passed away on
Wednesday at his residence in the 4th
ward, after a brief illness, aged r..
Mr. Broadbent had been seriously i'll
but his condition seemed improved
the day previous to. his demise and
relatives hoped for a recovery. A
turn for the worse brought the final
ssUrifii16ns Before coming to Bosco-
bel eight years ago the deceased re-
sided in WatterstoWh, where he was
engaged in farming. The widow and
six children survive. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Methodist
church Friday afternoon, Rev. Walter
C. Snow officiating.
r. j. Morrison has been seriously
i'll the past week with an attack of
pneumonia The Dial is pleased to
report that at this writing his condi-
ton is greatly improved.
John Lindelein, we'll. known resi-
of the second ward, met with most
deplorable accident Monday when he
fell on slippery sidewalk and frac-
tured hip-Dial. T.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13

The Ladies Aid society will hold a
quitting bee at Woodman hall next
thursday afternoon.
Miss Retha Mcdowell of Cassville,
was a guest at the Archie Hurst
home in Potosi the past week.
A dance under the regulations sOf
a recent village ordinance adopted lby
the board of trustees, was held at the
Garage hall Friday evening. 1t was
well attended by an orderly class OF
young people.
The approaching nuptials of Chas
Abing and Miss Martha Schmitz, both
of Potosi, were announced for the
first time from the altar of ST. An
drews church Sunday morning.
Grandma, Anna Marie Schmitz was
pleasantly surprised at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Herman Lesser,
rear British Hollow, Sunday after
noon. 1t was when her children and
2 number of old friends gathered to
congratulate the kind old lady on her
Goth birthday Though knowing not
a thing about the coming Of sc
many to her home she was equal to
the occasion and rendered the glad
hand of welcome to each and every
one and Cpent a joyous afternoon
with the children and friends present
Mrs. Schmitz carries her age to re-
markable degree and retains her men
tai faculties so that she can converse
fluently with all old friends. Mrs
Lesser had prepared an elaborate
supper for the occasion and the ole
lady and guests enjoyed the repast
Before departing for their homes al
wished Mrs. Schmitz more happy
birthdays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
CASSVILL4E

DR.. Luepke left. Sunday to attend
the medical meeting at madison.
Miss Ella Hernon came from Ian
caster Saturday for a few days visit
Mrs. Mary Brinkman spent the past
few days in the country helping Arch
Kirschbaum and family move to the
old homestead.
Mrs. Willis Orr and son, Carson
went to Chicago Saturday where her
husband has employment and will re-
side in the future.
Harry Bossert drove to Lancaster
Thursday with his, mother-in-law
Mrs. Christian Bryhan, who had been
at their home for several weeks.
Mrs. Frank Vreeland of Flat Rock
Mich, is here for visit with relatives
Finleys and McArthurs.