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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01
Community Chests Charity Fund.

TORONTO, July 1.-"Community
chests" in the United States and
Canada will distribute during the
coming year more than $50,000,000
for charitable purposes, it was an
nounced at the meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for Community Or
ganization at Knox College. H. l..
Ritter of Denver was elected presi-
dent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01

whenever they need it? OH must
first be located half a mile or
more below the surface 1t must
be brought thousands of miles
to the reflneries. The gasoline
must be unscrambled from all
the other products. Finally, it
must be distributed to pumps
at every turn in the road. And
yet gasoline sells around 3h
cents a Pound-mueh cheaper
than bread, milk or sugar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

In its shop nuclei resolution, just
adopted, the Communist Interna-
t.oual rightly states:
"Under tho reformist policy Of the
socias-democratic parties, which en-
.S.lyored to exert an influence upon
the bourgeois government by means
Of the ballot box, it was natural
that attention should be chiefly d.
rected to the organization Of vot~t 5.
The organization, therefore, was
based upon electoral divisions artl
residential areas"
So far Is organization structure
IS concerned our present party Is a
whole-cloth inheritance Of the So
csalst party. Our only difference is
district organizations based on goo
graphical territorial divisions, which
Is a weak concession to the needed
complete reorganization and orEani.
Eation on tho shop nuclei basis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

sight Of the shop as the basis for
agitation.
Party Must Be Mobile Force.
A Communist Party must be a
mobile force. 1t must be quick To
act IN emergencies; and its cam
paigns, based on the Immediate as
we'll as the ultimate needs Of the
working class, must be pushed With
the speed that is commensurate with
The change and crises OF the dall,
struggles. History has developed
that type Of organization as q result
of:
1. Tho Industrial developrnr~. Of
the capitalist system and tie ten
dency to employ moro and mare
workers under ore roof or In one
group, and,
2. The political formations a.
sumed by working class power, twp
fed by the shop councils (sovi~ts).
It is impossible to conceive OF the
ultimate success Of the Communist
program, or even Of lasting COZ
tinued favor with the masses o. tie
workers in the matters Of every dag
campaigns, without some form o.
mass political organization w3t1s It's
basic units in the shop.
A Communist party based on tho
shop nuclei principle partical%f-y
has the advantage, among Other
things, Of the facility with which
decisions from the central executive
committee are passed down to The
basic orgAnizational units which are
in constant touch with the masses
Of workers-lmited only by the
size Of our organization. Decisions
and instructions, in this way, are
transmitted with effect.
Within the American party we
face big question when discussing
shop nuclei-our language fcdsrs-
tons But when the shop nuclei
question is understood in relation TO
tho subjective conditions Of the
party and the objective facts Of our
industrial and political situation, we
find that the formation Of shop
nuclei il the greatest help for the
attainment Of the ends sought by
our declarations in harmony with the
central executive committee Of the
party.
Foreign Workers Predominate.
Let US see how the facts bear out
the above statements. Firty-eight
per cent Of the total number Of
workers are employed in American
industries. OF the workers employ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Objective Conditions and Shop Nuclei s@s g-=
By HARRY CANNES

What does our present form or
organization mean to the foreign
born comrades within our ranks and
those who are not in our organiza-
ton but who are miserably exploit
ed en- the job?
The foreign born section OF oor
population cast IL per cent Of the
tutal vote in the last national elcc-
ton, which means SO per cent Of
them are disfranchised. Any sr-
Ganization based, as the Communist
international says, on the "organi-
cation of the voters" is prevented
from carrying on real Communist
activities. And the foreign born
workers suffer mostly thru the in
effectiveness of our present organi-
cation structure. Our foreign born
comrades, therefore, should be in
the front rank in the demand for
sensible, yet rapid, organization
and reorganization of the party on
the basis outlined by the Commune
ist International-the shop nuclei.
Unimpaired Language Groups.
Would the shop nuclei impair tho
necessary work among the language
groups of workers within the indus
tries? An examination Of facts
prompts an emphatic "Nol" In the
needle trades, for example, we find
Preponderance Of Jewish and
Italian workers. The change would
in no way interfere with better and
m are effective Communist language
work within the needle industries.
We find Poles and Negroes almost
exclusively employed in the Chicago
stock yards. How will this inter-
fere with the aims of our present
declarations? Win it not be rather
the best means of advancing these
Communist aims? The steel indus
tries and the mining camps are but
few other examples that carry out
this idea.
The best interests of the foreign
born workers can be protected on
the job where they are bitterly ex-
plotted and where they completely
lark direction and organization. It
is for the Communists to give these
r~al proletarians leadership; and
that can best be done in a Com
munist manner by transforming our
basic organization unit to the shop.
Summing up: We find that objec-
tive conditions in the United States
Offer monumental arguments for the
shop nucleization of our party.
How shall that be done? What
sAall be our first step? That re-
quiIes a special article. First of all
we must recognize our problem, ac-
cept and understand the principle.
The working out Of the details Il
f.nt such a hard matter. If our
comrades persist in offering objec-
-tions to the shop nuclei organiza-
ton no plan will work. for that
Plan viii be directed to comrades
who are not yet convinced Of the
feasibility and the superiority Of the
type Of organization that made the
russian revolution successful and
win be more than instrumental in
assuring the permanency Of the COM
4 - II
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Hunger-Revolt.
By OSKAR KANEHL

You risk to eat
when hungry?
Panes blinking the pavement,
Rashly pushed in by hunger-6sts.
Cases breaking. Boxes flying.
Barrels rolling. Bottles flowing.
Bags shedding.
Hunger-hands are raking in abundance.
Unfeeling fingers grasping for things,
which else only cautiously served
by silver-utensils.
Are throwing valuables pellmell.
Are giving away. Are wasting Are hinging away,
what doesn't go into the hunger-mouths-
Are eating with eyes, hands and feet.
Only once without fear and without resistance.
Only for this nothing to lack.
Only once to taste, to bite.
Only once to take away,
what isn't allowed to belong for us
And why not?
And why not? We hungry.
Only once to ourselves fill
In the burgher-throat the rich morseI sticks fast
Before his window the revolt is breaking.
In the police-presidency assemblies
the guardian Of republic sT-E;
From street awayl (Away from streeAI)
Who hungers-win be shot! Tr.n..s.d By Paul A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

that will be taken up later.
The industrial development Of tie
United States shows that the basic
industries have been the magnesA
for the concentration Of workers
within particular sections Of tie
country. However, politically, tia
workers have been divorced from
their natural industrial coneen:ts-
ton, and as a result some have lo<s
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81 in the basic industries such as
mining, iron and steel, meat pack
;pg and clothing, 60 to 20 per cent
are foreign born. 1t can be said
lnequivocably that the protection of
tho foreign born workers in the
United States is a problem Of more
than immediate Importance for tLs
Communist movement. How can our
party best meet this duty?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

or more workers. .......... 1,O2l
The number Of factories employ
ing over 1000 workers has nearly
double since 1914. Except Ger
many, there is not a capitalist
country in the world that has SO
propitious background in industry
for the formation Of shop nuclei as
the United States. It Is conceded
chat there are difficulties In the
matter Of foreign born workers. But
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

sight Of the shop as the basis for
agitation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-23
BUILDERS
PAGE

ness. They want ideas And we hope
to help them.
For those who are limited in means,
who want the best their money can
get, we suggest that they pause a
moment and consider the delightful
small home shown here with floor
plan.
A glance at the picture shows a
very attractive cozy design, built Of
frame with brick steps and front
porch. There is q quaint air about
the dwelling that sends out strong
appeal and its inherent coZiness is a
quality in It's favor The design does
not call for any special construction
and, being more or less rectangular,
there will be no extra expense in con-
struction. In fact it is designed to offer
the builder something worth while at
a very reasonable outlay.
Passing from the outside, one finds
the front door opening directly into a
large living room, II feet 6 inches by
12 feet inches. The space that,
would ordinarily be used for front
hall or vestibule has been added to
the living room, making that room
large and infinitely more comfortable.
Windows on two sides provide ample
sunlight and ventilation. No matter
how small the house these days, the
living room is large because it has
come to be considered practically the
be-all and end-all Of family life. 1t,
is the recreation center, lounging room,
and informal gathering place as well,
as the reception room for state af-.
fairs. The advert of the phonograph
mum, uuncrns III tno ronro ~0"'-
mon practice and the large living
room is an important accessory atter
The fact.
The interroOIn 0o21n+n" between nV-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-23

ing and dining rooms In this home
makes the two rooms practically one
large room. 1t is wide opening
without any doors or colOnnades. The
dining room is the same size as the
living room. When considered togeth-
er, there is an expanse II by 20 feet,
which is as large as the living room
In big home.
Continuing straight back to the
rear, the visitor finds the kitchen, a
small room. 10 by 9 feet 6 inches,
sufficiently large for this home yet
ideal from the standpoint of the house
wife who has to cover enough terri
tory as 1t is. There is no excuse for
wasting lot of expensive building
space in kitchen when built-in space
saving features will take care Of the
requirements.
AS to sleeping quarters, there are
two bedrooms located along the right
side Of the house with bathroom be-
tween. One bedroom opens into the
living room, the other into the dining
room. They are not large, 8 by Il
feet, but not small enough to cause
skimping. Each bedroom has two
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-23

all absorbing, and it seems everyone
from the stenographer to the boss him
self Is keenly interested. This has
come about through reversal in con-
ditions. Rents are no longer low, in
fact they have reached the point where
many families cannot pay; buildings
are scarce, there are at least 100000
homes short, not to mention other
types Of structures, and practically
everyone is affected.
AS consequence the idea OF a
BODYBUILDING show attracts imme-
date and keen interest. In three
large cities this spring shows Of this
kind will be held and no doubt all
records for attendance will be broken.
People are interested in home-building
ideas, and judging by the latest re-
ports from various building commits
sioners' offices, many Of them are
building their own homes this spring
The number of permits has jumped
past records are left far behind.
These people are looking for ideas
In building because they have come
to realize fully that home ownership
Is the short and direct cut to happi'
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-23
CHARMING SMALL
BUNGALOW HOME
inexpensive to Build and Modern
in Every Respect.
FIVE WELL-ARRANGED ROOMS
Quaint Air About This Dwelling That
Sends Out Strong Appeal and
Its Inherent Coziness Is
in Its Favor.
FIVE WELL-ARRANGED ROOMS
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers Of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, H., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Ten years ago, we daresay, people
would not have been wildly interested
In home-building show. Rents were
reasonable in fact some landlords were
offering bonuses in the form of one,
two or three months free, and building
costs were low. People had some
thing else to think about.
But today. All! it is quite differ
ent. The subject of homes, rents,
hrildino costs ard labor troubles are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
Of CREEK
CHURCH TOBE
j. S. CITIZEN
Metropolitan comvopouIos
Makes Application for
First Papers.

.
With the arrival in this country
Of the Most Rev. Archbishop Vas
silios Comvopoulos. Metropolitan Of
the Greek Orthodox Church, the
seat of this religious organization
so far as it concerns the United
States will be in Washington. The
high church dignitary who arrived
IN this country from Alexandria,
Egypt, September /, last, was ap.
pointed to the important place by
the patriarch of the Orthodox
Church in Constantinople. who
holds the same respective office in
the Orthodox Catholic church 40 the
Pope does In the Roman Catholic
church.
Accompanied by two priests, the
ecclesiaStic today made application
in the District Supreme Court for
his first citizenship papers, decIar-
ing that his future activities in this
country and association with Amer
lean life and thought made his citi-
Zenship a matter of course. The
applicant wore the traditional pur.
ple-colored vest of his dignity and
q small gold cross suspended from
Q thin chain around his neck. In
contrast to the clean-shaven priests
Of the Roman persuasion, the Or
thodox clergyman wears a heavy,
full, black beard.
He gave his place Of birth a.
Sinope, Turkey, where he was born
Of Greek parents. March II, 1880.
He resides at 3035 Fifteenth street
l., NJ hi 20 II
him to all parts of the country, as
the church over which he presides
has lao churches in this country,
with about 100000 communicates.
In taking the oath, the church dig
nitary. who is not married. stated
that he was neither an anarchist,
nor a polygamist. He renowned
his allegiance to the governments
of Turkey and Greece.
The Rev. Demetrios Papa StamA.
ton, a thirty.two. year-old priest Of
the Greek church, who accompanied
the archbishop, also applied for his
first papers. In answer to ques-
tons by Mrs. Mary Jeanette
Loeffel. assistant clerk of the court.
the applicant said that he was
born in Larisa, Greece, and that
he arrived in this country August
10. 1910. He is married and his
wife is also a native of Greece
and they reside at 361k-- Eleventh
street northwest. The applicant
renounced his allegiance to the gov
eminent of Greece and stated that
the change of government in Greece
from q monarchy to q republic
would not affect the status Of the
Greek church in this country which
he said IL under the spiritual guild.
ance Of the patriarch of the Greek
church at Constaninople.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
DEPUTY SEEKS
INSURANCE
POST
T. M. Baldwin, d., Applies for
Position Vacated by
Burt A. Miller.

Thomas NJ. Baldwin. jr., deputy
superintendent of insurance, today
asked Commissioner Cuno H. Ru,
dolph to appoint him to succeed Burt
A. Miller, superintendent of insur.
ance, who has resigned at Rudolph &
request.
IT believe that the time has come
to lift the insurance department Out
of petty politics and let merit be
taken into consideration first" Bald.
win says in letter to Rudolph.
Makes Proposition.
ITO you l make this proposition,
That if given fair trial and reas.
enable time. 1 cannot put the insul
ance department where 1t ought to
be, my resignation is in your hands.
My records are in my work and
the things / have tried to do for
the patrons Of the insurance depart
ment, and II there is anything of
record against my character or
efficiency let it come forward and
am ready to face It forthwith"
Mr.. Baldwin further says that he
"can step right in the breach now
and put this department where It
ought to be, and not make 1t a
laughing stock of the insurance
people and companies here and
elsewhere.
Miller Is Silent.
Mr.. Miller said today he was not
ready to disclose his future plans
at this time. He said the first
thing he would do would be to take
two.weeks' rest.
Mr.. Miller, In resigning. asked
the Commissioners for thirty days
leave Of absence, which was re.
fused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
FIFTY STUDENTS PLEDGE
TO TAKE NO PART IN WAR

CHICAGO, March 29.--PledRos
never to participate In any act of
warfare were signed last night by
fifty students OF Garrett Biblical In
sttute, theological school affiliated
with Northwestern University, at a
meeting OF 100 students who passed
resolutions demanding abolition Of
the army. navy and Reserve or
ficers' Training Corps.
The executive committee of the
trustees OF Northwestern College, a
German Methodist School at Napier.
vile. Ill, decided to discontinue the
y, .. I. G. there on grounds that
the students are opposed to military
service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
POLICE WAR ON
DC. Washers
BEGINS
Oyster Orders Number Of
Plain Clothes Men to Get
Busy on r Street.

A drive against F street Washers
was launched by Commissioners
James r. Oyster today.
The Commissioner instructed Ma
jor Daniel Sullivan. superintendent
OF police. to detail a number of
men and women in plain clothes
on F street. between Ninth and Fiji.
teenth streets northwest.
These men and women will keep
a careful lookout for flirts Of all
kinds and arrest them whenever
necessary.
The action of the Commissioner
was taken because Of numerous
complaints reaching him from par.
ents OF young women who declare
they were accosted on numerous
occasions.
F street Cowboys" the type
with the queer suits, who hang
around the various corners and
make wise cracks about passers.
by, will also be taken into custody
by the police.
Police have heretofore cam.
paigned against these Washers, but
with little success. Half, dozen
or more men and women will be
In the detail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
YESTERDAY LOSES FIGHT
IN HABEAs CORPUS ACTION

Wilen w. yesterday, sentenced
some time ago to three years and
three days in the penitentiary on a
forgery charge, who sued out q writ
OF habeas corpus attacking the
validity Of the proceedings which
convicted him, lost his fight when
Justice Siddons, OF the District Su.
preme Court dismissed the appeal
because Of Easterday's failure to
furnish an appeal bond.
The Arnstein bond case, In which
Easterday and others were sentenced
to serve two years<in the peniten-
tiary. 10 pending in the United
States Supreme Court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
FIRST EARLY lCEBERGS
SEEN IN ATLANTIC LANES

NEW YORK.. March 2o.-The in
ternational ice patrol reported the
first icebergs of the season in the
North Atlantic passenger lanes. The
bergs were sighted off the Grand
Banks of Newfoundland by the
coast guard cutters Tampa and
Modoc, a radio report to shipping
here, said.
The cutters which have been az.
signed to the ice patrol reported
that the field ice was below normal,
indicating an open spring. The
Labrador current was reported
very weak. The Tampa and Modoc
will maintain their vigil In the
iceberg zone this summer,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
MRS. coRDELIA 3. DUKE
TO MARRY ARCHITECT

NEW YORK, March 29.--Mrs.
Cordelia Biddle Duke, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony j. Drexei
Biddle. Of Philadelphia, will be mar.
ried at st. Bartholmews on April
20 to Thomas Markoe Robertson,
architect.
Mrs. Duke was the former wife
OF the late Angler b. Duke, who
was drowned in Long Island sound
last fall,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
CHURCH AND DRAMA
THEME AT CLUB TALK

The relationship between the
church and drama and the increas.
ing tendency toward religious dra.
matization will be discussed by Prof.
Paul Kaufman. head OF the English
literature department aI American
University, in an address before the
Churchmen's Club at the City Club
at 1880 o'clock Monday afternoon.
He will 60 into the recent devel.
opment OF the religious drama in
Washington in detail. All Washing
ton clergymen are invited to the
luncheon and address,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
CLASSICAL CLUB TO HONOR
DR.GILDERSLEEVE MEMORY

Members of the Washington
Classical Club will meet in the
American University, 1901 r street
northwest. tonight at S:15 o'clock.
In honor of the late DR.. Basil
Lanneau Gildersleeve. former pro.
lessor Of Greek at Johns Hopkins
University.
Addresses on various phases of
DIR. Gildersleeve's life, and work will
be made by Prof. William A. Eckels.
Charles S. Smith, Mitchell Carroll,
William j. Seelye. Mildred Dean,
Charles Noble. and DR.. George S,
Duncan, president Of the Classical
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-29
kid me along and never would dc
anything" Scaife added
nn~Aa

kid me along and never would do
anything" Seattle added.
Plans Are Unchanged.
The Attorney Generals retirement
wrought no material change in the
committees plans Of procedure. On
the contrary, IL was announced by
Senator Wheeler (Dem.l Of Montana,
acting prosecutor" that the inves-
tigation would be continued until
every charge OF official corruption
was proven or dismissed and those
guilty Of wrongdoing brought to the
bar Of justice.
Defense Welcomes Decision.
Daugherty's personal counsel
welcomed the committees decision,
declaring the former Attorney Gen.
eral was determined to refute by
competent witnesses every charge
that in any way involved either hts
official or private life.
"Mr. %Daugherty will disprove
every charge against him and he
welcomes an opportunity for a day
In court" said Paul Rowland, his
personal attorney. 1T would be
utterly unfair to Mr.. Daugherty
I'd stop the senate commuters pro-
ceedings before he has had an op-
portunity to defend himself against
these baSeless charges"
By the retirement Of Daugherty,
the committee, however, won q
moral victory in that it will now
be able to obtain the confidential
files from the Department Of Jus
tice which related to Mexican re-
volt plots and which were refused
by the former Attorney General.
William j. Burns, chief Of the
departments bureau Of investiga-
ton, was ordered to take the re-
quested files to the committee.
All Reports Included.
These files, including all reports
from the departments border agents
on gun-smuggling and Mexican re.
volt plots. will form an important
link, Senator Wheeler said, In the
presentation Of charges that the
department "winked" at violations
Of the neutrality laws.
The files were said to show that
high department officials ordered
the release Of men captured in the
act OF smuggling arms to the Mexi-
can revolutionists.
The files related particularly to a
revolt started by Estaban Cantu in
Lower California.