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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
La TOILETTE ADRIFT

| the most effective manner a move
ment which will tend to smash the
organized political machinery Of the
most powerful reactionary interests.
La Toilette in his long career in poll
tics has never dared to make a de-
finite and sharp break, has never TAX
en- fundamentally radical step against
the capitalist class. LaFollette, at his
best, has been, and still is, only a
spokesman for the middle class To
day, as yesterday, LaFollette symbol
ICES and personifies all the shortcom-
ings, all the hesitating wagering, char
acteristics so inherent in the middle
class
No matter what LaFollette's final
decision will be it is clearer than ever
that the working and farming masses
are confronted by two-fold task.
The city workers, in closely-knit
alliance, with the poor farmers must
get together to line up for gigantic
battle against the big reactionary CAPT
talist interests, the greatest masses
ROopAbAOs AASA 2 40 OAAg OhO ~ Va 0O-
ing this and that is for these exploited
and dispossessed masses to join in the
organization of Farmer-Labor Party
genuinely independent from and UNI
alterably opposed to the two big CAPT,
talist parties, party organized on a
national class basis. LaFollette's wav-
ering at this critical moment only
proves the Communist contention that
the movement OF revolt against the
capitalist overlords stands the best
chance of success only If it is actively
led by the working and farming
classes as classes AS a matter of
fact, the LaFollettes, the Norrises, the
Wheelers, and the other numerous
lesser lights and satellites of prog
ressivism" will move forward and at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Company Union Uses
Direct Action To Get
Workers To Pay Dues

SALT LAKE, Utah.-Union organ
izers who find membership dropping
off may take hint from the follow
ing letter:
Mr.. Lamb-car-washer-Dear sir.
II has come to our notice you have
been automatically expelled from
Shop Employees Association for non
payment of dues. Make ARRANGEMENTS
to pay same at once or get OF Of the
job. This is final NORTON, LE-
MON, STANcLIFFE, COMMITTEES.
The letter is the final step taken
by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
way in keeping the men lined UP in
its company union. The men sign
ing the notice are the committee at
one of the company's shops OF the
Shop Employees Association. The OBJ
ject Of the company is to show the
U. S. rail labor board large mem
bership in the handled union so that
bonafide railroad unions cannot speak
for the men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
N. Y. Subway Co.
Union Bucks Wages
Cut; Demands More

NEW YORK, MAY 26.-The compa-
ny union worm has turned on its New
York subway bosses, but what good
that will do 1t remains to be seen.
Representatives Of the so-called
Brotherhood OF Interborough Transit
Employees have refused to accept the
company's polite request that the To-
900 workers reduce their own pay 5
per cent, effective July /. Instead
the employee representatives. voted to
demand 20 per cent increase, inn
proved working conditions and par.
tial S-hour day.
That was several days ago and the
company union has not yet mustered
enough courage to present its de-
mands to the corporation.
The proposed cut would wipe out
last years increase and put them
back where they were two years ago.
For an Sl-hour week subway station
agents get ss4.44. Motormen get
about "a cents an hour. "a few up TO
So cents). and guards AZ cents an
hour, (some higher. Time IA 80 d.
vided that IL amounts TO a i2-hour
day
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
BY JAY LovEsToNE

tack, even feebly. the powerful bust.
ness interests only to the extent that
they are forced to do so by the organ
lied pressure OF the masses.
Even a fifth class grammer school
observer OF politics knows that the
time to crystalize the sentiment OF op-
position, the moment best suited for
organizing an effective opposition to
so skilled and well-disciplined an
enemy as the one confronting the
working masses OF the country, is be-
fore the election. The election cam
paign itself affords an unexcelled
means of uniting tho masses and set
ting up permanent political organize
ton of the workers and farmers
against the exploiters. To refuse to
set up a machinery for the campaign
is the best way Of throwing away all
the opportunities that the election
struggle affords. 1t is objectionable
political stupidity and veritable polit-
ical suicide to hold off organization
until the enthusiasm mas waned, until
the energy Of the struggle is dissipat-
ed, until the election of reactionary
capitalist champion as president is
made sure by the employment of use
less weapons against his class and his
party.
LaFollette's hesitation, LaFollette's
refusal to move forward LaFoIlette's
tendency to avoid giving open battle
to the big capitalist class interests
that he has threatened to declare war
upon, only make more urgent than
ever the need for the working and
farming classes to unite their forces
for definite, decisive action against the
employing class, thru the organization
Of a mighty national Farmer-Labor
Party, class Farmer-Labor Party,
at the st. Paul convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Workers Education
Association To Hold
London Conference

LONDON, May 26.-The second in
ternational conference of the Work
ers' Education Association will be
held at Ruskin college. Oxford, Au-
gust 1917. under the auspices OF the
(Amsterdam) International Fedora.
ton of Trades Unions. It will be at
tended largely by delegates from all
over the British empire who are
coming to London for the Common
wealth Labor conference, which opens
August IS. Ruskin college is the old
est residential workers college in
England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

| Unless all the press reports now
~ being circulated by La Follette's
associates are just that much smoke
screen to hide the real plans of the
Wisconsin Senator, one can safely as.
sumo, in Analysing the present poll
teal situation, that Fighting Bob"
has at last made up his mind to con
tinue his fight against the big bust
ness interests with practically the
same ineffective weapons he has been
using in the last twenty years.
At no time were conditions more
appropriate for organizing a power
full movement Of political opposition
to the controlling financial and indus
trial interests OF the country. Only
recently La Follette's closest co-work-
er declared that "all he'll can't stop
the organization OF third party
now" Yet, at the moment Of action,
at the period Of decision, La Toilette
tells the world, thru devious channels,
It is true, that the best that one
should expect from him under these
circumstances making aggressive ac-
ton against the enemies Of the mass.
es so urgent, is his running as an in.
dependent candidate.
1t is evident, that La Toilette is
still adrift. He is foundering. La
Toilette has been in politics too long
to take seriously what some Of his
agents would have the world believe,
that entering the presidential lists in
this fashion, will net more votes or
be conducive to the welfare of the big
movement against reaction. The Wis
consin Senator knows only too we'll
the power and value OF organization
to base his policies on such untenable
notions. There caa be only one rea-
son for La Follette's refusal to lead in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
LUMBER WORKERS
FACE WAGE CUTS;
INDUSTRY SLACK
Many Unemployed In
Pacific Northwest
tspeelaI 70 nc pallv work.ri


SEATTLE, Wash, May 26.-About
10000 more workers in the lumber in
dustry in Western Washington will
have their wages cut now. Common
labor will be cut to SS.4O day. Skill
led labor will be cut 10 percent Rum
ors are current. but can not be veri-
fed that many mills win soon close
to reopen soon at still lower rates.
There are thousands Of unemployed,
thousands coming daily from Califor-
MIA.
Seabbier Union Than PulIman's
One organization here the ais
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber
men--is an even scabbier company
union than the Pullman company
union concerning which the DAILY
WORKER has had much to say.
Anacortes, Port Angeles, Belling-
ham, and Everett will be affected by
this cut, also many smaller towns.
Tacoma, Aberdeen, and other parts OF
Southwest Washington have already
been cut, as has the Oregon region
around Portland. Some of the mills
in the Gray's Harbor did not cut
wages, as they were already down to
1920.
Seab Told To Shut Up
Even the scab union, the Four LIS,
Is too much for the Dollar mill in
Portland owned by Capt. Robert Dol
lar. When it cut below the 50. 40 mini
mum Of the LII, the scab union
protested, and was told to shut I'D.
The policy Of Capt. Dollar was ex-
pressed some years ago when he said
that we needed plenty OF ambulances
to take union men to the hospitals
after they had been properly beaten
up.
Fight Spirit RevIves
He is said to be the "Cappy Kicks"
of Peter B. Kyne's stories, Kyne being
a brass checker who never misses a
chance to show his hatred of the
workers. Dollar recently secured a
number Of ships from the shipping
board at less than half million each.
this being about one fifth Of what they
cost the taxpayers.
In the Willapa Bay region, lying be.
tween Gray's Harbor (Aberdeen) and
the Columbia the wage cut has
brought about a strike. The L.LL.L.
is dead here now and there are signs
that the 1917 spirit Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World is reviving.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
HOOP AND MOUTH
BAN A CIRCUS FOR
BARNES OUTFIT
Graft Greases Way For
Elephants And Lions
Rx pefense News servIee.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May &c.
How did it happen that the quaran.
tine designed to prevent the spread
of the hoof-and-mouth disease was
lifted for the express benefit of the
AL @. Barnes circus? This question
is being noised about widely in the
vicinity of Los Angeles. 1t became
known this week that the Barnes
show was permitted to leave Califor-
mia on April 10. No publicity was
given to its departure. There are per-
sistent rumors here that a lot OF
money was paid to somebody to Elk
things" for the move.
When the existence of the hoof.
and-mouth epidemic became public
news, the circus was playing Long
Beach, 20 miles from here. 1mmedi-
ately it was ordered back to its win
ter quarters at Culver City, ten miles
nearer to Los Angeles city hall And
shortly afterward reports began to
spread that the Barnes management
had arranged" everything with the
authorities, and that it would be pos
sible to get the show out OF the state
as soon as things quieted down"
Inquiry discloses that the officials
in charge of the quarantine knew all
about the move Of the 2S cars OF cir
Gus stock and equipment. and that
permission for it was given very
quietly" It appears that they didn't
want to alarm any sensitive persons
unduly.
The Quarantine for Circus.
Getting away without trouble, the
Barnes outfit showed in Kansas. and
then jumped to Illinois. Then it
played four Indiana cities-Conners-
vile, Button, Kokomo and Muncie;
five Ohio towns-Lorain, Barberton,
Massillon, Wooster and Lima; and
its next date was at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Allotment of this special privilege
to Barnes, which is declared to en-
danger the health of thousands of hui
man beings and animals, has aroused
everyday citizens who have had diff
ficulty in obtaining a permit to move
canary from one street to another,
and whose pet cats and dogs have
been shot by the authorities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
new SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL STUDIES
OPENS IN CITY
Literature, Economics,
Philosophy Classes

A new educational institution
sprang up in our city recently. The
founders christened it 1.-THE Chicago
School Of Social Philosophy"
The school aims to stimulate an ac-
tive interest in vital problems as re-
Elected in modern literary, economic
and philosophic tendencies. It makes
its appeal to both students and in
structors, who are interested in. and
willing to freely discuss. the princi-
pies governing modern society. The
school aims also to develop an intel
lectual center which in its various ac-
tivities such as lectures, debates, ETC.,
will bring together those who are
seeking for expression.
Regular Courses.
The school is now successfully com
plotting the first term of its activities
which consist of
1. Conflicts in Modern Philoso.
ply" under Dr. Carl Haessler. Fri
day evenings at the City Club
2. Social Forces in English Litera-
ture" under Prof. Robert M. Lovett.
Wednesday evenings at the City Club.
3. Trends in Modern Economics
under DIR. Leland Olds. Tuesday even
ings at HOO N. Kedzie ave.
Special Lecture Coming.
A special lecture will be given by
Prof. Ferdinand Schevill on "Our
Civilization" The lecture will review
the earlier phases of modern civiliza-
tion and analyze the main forces and
agencies which have determined, the
modern world. The place of science,
technology and the industrial evolu-
ton will be taken up and an attempt
made to evalue the significance of
the period Of which we are part.
The lecture will take place on
Thursday evening May 29, at the
Athenaeum Hall, SO f. Van Buren,
street, at 500 p. m. and will be pre-
ceeded by a musical program.
DR.. Haessler and DR.. Odds are man
aging editor and industrial editor, re-
spectively, of the Federated Press and
Dr. Lovett is well-known for his con-
nections with the university Of Chi
cago and the New Republic, weekly
magazine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
MOTHERS DENIED
DOLES DONATE
BABES TO CITY
German Government
Shuts OFF Aid

BERLIN, May 26.-The wives Of
unemployed workers in M Scharen,
small industrial town, took their
babies to the town hall and left them
there when II became known that the
unemployment doles would be
stopped. The biggest part Of the pop
ulation of this small town are unem-
ployed, and the misery there is much
greater than in large cities.
City Refuses Responsibility.
The wives Of the employed declared
that they had to leave their children
to the care of the municipal admin
istration because they themselves
could not nourish them. The desper-
ate mothers knew no other way out;
they rebelled against their own moth
er-love. Only after hours of pro-
,tracted negotiations was it possible
to get the women to take their chill
.dren back.
Law Deprives Neediest.
The new law passed regarding gov
eminent support for unemployed, is
that the unemployment dole is to be
paid only to workers who have been
unemployed for period Of not more
than twelve months. But as many
workers have been unemployed for a
longer period than IL months, this
provision is causing very great hard
ship for thousands.
Even the wounded war veterans are
not provided for. OF $4,000 wound
ed war veterans who were entitled to
compensation after the war, $4,000
have already been taken off the books
as settled cases altho they have not
received the full settlement money to
which they were entitled.
international Workers Aid.
'ssChild mortality in Germany is con-
stantly on the increase, and little pro-
vision is made for the protection Of
child health. Hospital after k9spital
is closing down. and this III face OF
the widespread epidemic of tubercu-
1losis among children. Sickness in
surance is practically impossible for
the worker because the charges are
too high. The same is true Of all
other kinds of government insurance.
The committee for international
Workers Aid is the only organization
in America helping the working class
population of Germany in its present
plight. American workers express
their international working class
solidarity by coming to- the rescue Of
their destitute brothers and sisters
in Germany before too late. The
working class of Germany, abandoned
by the government Of Socialism and
capitalism, oppressed by the employ
ing class, enslaved by foreign i'm
perialist powers, this mangled work
ing class is turning to the workers Of
the world for aid in the fight which
It is carrying on against tremendous
odds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Food "Cheaper;"
Workers Alone
Fail To See 1t

A drop of 2 per cent in the cost
Of your food budget in April as com
pared with March is indicated by the
monthly retail food index Of the U
S. department Of labor. Dairy prod
ucts and dried fruits were chiefly re
sponsible for the decrease while meat
went up. Compared with the previous
year the cost Of providing your family
with food on April Is should have
been per cent lower.
The cost of food is now about Al
per cent higher than in 1918. In
many cities the increase during the
11-year period has been greater
among them: Chicago, 80 per cent;
Richmond, As per cent; Baltimore
As per cent, and Pittsburgh, st. Louis
and Scranton, SO per cent. Kansas
City, Minneapolis and Newark in.
creased 80 per cent. Fall River and
Seattle, 81 per cent and Portland,
Ore, 80 per cent over 1923 food
prices.
Wholesale prices are going down.
The decrease between March and
April amounting to slightly over 1
per cent. principally in foodstuffs and
metals. Clothing and fuel prices also
declined Slightly, while building ma.
terials and housefurnishing remained
unchanged. The wholesale average
for all commodities is now As per cent
above 1913.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Gompers' Gang Seen
Sailing Movement
With Red-Baiting

WASHINGTON, May 26.- Public
Affairs, magazine edited here by Ira
Nelson Morris, which supports the pro.
gressive group in Congress, says
THE American Federation of Labor,
which seems to have become a sub
sidiary of the American Defense So
ciety, and to be devoting more at
tention to anti-red propaganda than it
is to the upbuilding Of the labor move
ment in this country, has become VIC
Iently exercised over the alleged com
munist control of the Farmer-Labor
Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
S. E. earment eosses unIte.

SAN FRANCISCO. May &C. The
wearing apparel employers have form
ed an association here under the
auspices OF the chamber of commerce
This one big union of employers will
take in all branches of the wearing
apparel industry, comprising about So
manufacturers. II is a counter-move
to the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers and other organized garment
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Strike-Fighting
Sends Shoe Boss
Into Bankruptcy

ROCHESTER, N Y, May 26.- An
anti-labor policy did not pay in the
case of Dugan & Hudson, Rochester
shoe manufacturers. The company
recently fell into, heavy debt fighting
a long union strike. At the same time
it lost trade to its rivals. Now that il
is unable to meet its financial obliga.
tions, creditors have forced it into
bankruptcy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
new YORK VOTES
MORE DELEGATES
TO June II MEET
Federated Farmer-Labor
Party Active

NEW YORK. May ga drive has
just been started by the Federated
Farmer-Labor Party Of New York City
to have as many delegates as possible
elected to the June 18th convention
from local unions. fraternal and other
organizations. Speakers are being
sent to various organizations to ad.
dress the gatherings on the necessity
of attending this convention to form
a national Farmer-Labor Party to rep
resent the exploited farmers and In
dustrial workers, on the political field.
Expect Thirty Delegates.
Bakers local /, and Bakers local
1874, of the Amalgamated Food Work
ers Of America, and the Hungarian
Benefit Society have already elected
their delegates to the st. Paul con-
vention. The prospects from New
York are very bright and there is no
doubt but that New York state will
have about thirty delegates to the
st. Paul convention on the 18th of
June.
The United Farmar-Labor Party of
New York which held its state con-
vention at Schenectady on May 18th,
has also elected a delegate to the
st. Paul convention.
Speakers Furnished.
All local unions desiring to have
speakers address their meetings on
behalf of the formation of class
mass party at the coming st. Paul
convention should communicate i'm
mediately with HARRY M. WIN
ITSKY, organizer Of the Federated
Farmer-Labor Party Of New York, at
81 East 10th street, or w. ]. Kelly,
secretary of the f. F. l.. p. informing
him when and where the meeting is
to be held and In which language the
speaker is to address the meeting He
must know at least one week in adj
vance of the date of the meeting if
a speaker is wanted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

4712. Mohair, jersey or linen would
be appropriate for this design. AS
shown In a small view OF the cape
collars may be omitted. The sleeve
may be short or In wrist length.
The Pattern is cut in Sizes: 8,
10, IL and ID years. A ~ year size
requires az yards Of 40 inch material.
Without the collar \ yard less is re-
Quired.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt OF lac in silver or stamps.
Address: The Daily Worker, ftt3
w. Washington Blvd, Chicago, III.
Send 12c in silver or stamps for our
UP-To-DATE SPRING & SUMMER
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A STYLE ATTRACTIVE FOR
SLENDER OR STOUT FIGURES

oA6Af9a1AA OAN w fAdORGo
ATT. Plain suiting in tan and
brown tones is here portrayed. The
collar and the vest are OF tan wool
crepe. This style is good also for
alpaca, pongee and linen.
The Pattern is cut in Sizes: 49,
ss. 40, AZ. A, 46 and 4s inches bust
measure A So inch size will require
sas yards Of "a inch material For
collar and vest OF contrasting mate.
rial u yard "a inches wide is re-
quired The width at the foot is IN
yards.
I Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt OF lie in silver or stamps.
Address: The Daily Worker, 1ffs
w. Washington Blvd, Chicago, ~.
Send 12c in silver or stamps for our
UP-TO-DATE SPRING a SUMMER
1924 BOOK OF FASHIONS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

BUFFALO, N. VA pair of syme-
trical legs are worth $4,000 to any
American girl. says Frances Orlando,
II who was run down by truck and
her knees and ankles so marred that
she fears their beauty is lost forever.
She sued the truck owner at once.
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