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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24
The Struggle in the Anthracite

The news of strike action contemplated by the
10000 miners employed by the Lehigh Coal com
pany in the anthracite district in sympathy with
the striking miners of the 10 locals whose charters
have been revoked by John L. Lewis shows that
the discomfort with the Lewis-Cappellini policy of
supporting the coal operators against the mem
bers of the union is growing. The efforts of the
executive board members of the United Mine Work
ers to close the breach between Cappellni and the
miners whom he has betrayed all thru the year
seem to have failed and the downfall of Cappellini
is now a matter of time.
There is little doubt that Lewis is quite willing
to let Cappellini hang himself. He has lost control
of his district and it was this control that made
him valuable to Lewis. When he fails to deliver
and Lewis is put to the desperate method of re
voking charters to prevent landslide against him
rs in the recent election, it can be presumed that
Cappellini, caught between revolving membership
on one side and on the other the vengeance of the
offcialdom, to whom he sold himself is not going
to last long.
In this game of internal union politics the an
thracite coal dggers serve simply as pawns for the
corrupt leaders who play fast and loose with their
wages, working conditions and their very lives.
The Lewis administration will try to provoke the
miners into some form of dual unionism and then
ultimately drive them back into the United Mine
workers, after the miners are demoraIzed on terms
made by the officials
The miners must not fall for this. The ex-
PEELED members must maintain their organization
and fight for reinstatement as unit If they allow
themselves to be demoralzed by the administra-
ton stoolpigeons they simply play into the hands
of the operators and Lewis
The expelled anthracite miners and their fellow
workers who want to strike in sympathy with them
have real issue on which to fight They have the
proof that violations of the working agreement
have been continuously overlooked by the officials
and that the agreement has been revised from time
to time in favor of theoperators
They must have organization to carry on their
fight against the Lewis machine and they must
build left wing group that wages the struggle
the year around and not only in times of crisis like
the present. ss
The Progressive Miners and their program fur
nishes the rallying center for such movement.
This left wing organization has put up splendid
fight in the recent campaign in the union and the
anthracite miners should now join with their fell
low workers in the soft coal fields and add strength
to the growing movement for union that fights
for the rank and file instead of for the operators
The membership organized around the Progress
sve Miners, make the U. M. w. of A. some
thing more than incubator for secretaries of
labor in strikebreaking governments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES MUST
BE NET BY FORCE, SAYS CANUCK
GENERAL; THUMBS DOWN ON BALLOT

CALGARY Canada 23Radca
parliamentary constitutional methods
sterny those obtained
Canadian foes the military Calgary u
that as soldiers and citizens
70 accept the dictatorship the proea
WHETHER OBTAINED BY CONSTITUTIONAL MEANS
We Will
carried to lite conclusion
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

1t is strange, observes Arthur Brisbane that
hostility to the catholic church is greatest where
that church had complete sway until recently.
Such wise man as Arthur undoubtedly is, should
know that is the very reason for the hostility
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

The Communist revolution" in France was
greatly exaggerated, declares United States Am
bassador Herrick in a private memorandum to the
Washington government. The only casualties were
sore foot for Herriot and palpitation of the
heart for the frightened bourgeoisie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

Henry Ford's plants in the Detroit district will
close for eleven days to give his managers chance
to make an inventory. The $4,000 employees will
have holiday, without any pay of course. This
means they will be unemployed for that length of
time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

Question No. rs, making II possible
for officials of the |. w. w. to hold
political office and Office in political
parties is move in the right direction
and should be favored. So is ques-
ton No. AZ, permitting Industrial
unions to levy assessments on their
membership.
The Communists in the l. w. w.
hold to the theory of democratic CEN
tralization. This does not mean that
material facts can be overlooked in
particular industries for an imprac-
tical because of formal universally.
We are realists. We know that work
ing conditions and treasury needs,
wages and so on, differ widely. We
do not believe in decentralization be-
cause Of that, however, but in special
ization.
The l. w. w. up to now has been
about as wrong as it could have been
on this matter. In pursuit of an arti-
fetal, superficial and universal perfec-
ton 1t has vigorously centralized the
very things it should have left room
in for variation in application, and at
the same time scatter its energies in
decentralized effort to claim every
industry in every country in the world
and to fight every other labor organ
ization of every kind, which ques-
toned the wisdom of this attitude.
y An Example in Red UnIonism.
In conclusion and as an example OF
what we hold up as an ideal Of labor
unions, industrial unions, we point
out the % industrial unions of Soviet
Russia During the time when the l.
w. W. was shrinking in membership
from $4,000 to $1,000, the All-Russian
Council of Labor Unions which have
powerful position within the Soviet
system, increased from 5,5OO,OOO, to
6,4U0,0OO.
The revolutionary industrial unions
Of Russia, during the time when
anarcho-syndicalist confusion in the
l. w. w. was bringing it to its present
chaotic condition, have, in close CO.
operation with the Russian Commun-
list Party, been reconstructing, re-
modelling and charging the whole pro-
ductive machinery of Soviet Russia.
During the time when wages in the
I. w. WIS special field in the U. s. A.
have been slashed rs per cent and
chronic crisis begun, the Russian
workers have worked out real solu-
ton for their peculiar unemployment
problems and have increased money
wages rs per cent in 1923, gained "a
per cent in 1924, and increased real
wages much more than that.
Into the fraternity of revolutionary
proletarian fighters, the Red Interna-
tional Of Labor Unions, to which these
Russian unions belong, the Red Inter-
national Afiliation Committee again
invites the Industrial Workers Of the
World, Further, upon any special Is.
sue, all adherents of the r. /. L. U.
stand ready to make common cause
with the l. w. w. against the capital
list enemy, such as in the fight for
class war prisoners.
For unity and revolution,
RED INTERNATIONAL AFFILTA-
TION COMMITTEE,
1914 w. Madison St., Chicago, Ill.
---- -
Next SUNDAY Niuht and Every sun
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

Every day get "sub7 for the DAILY WORKER
and member for the Workers Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

Next Sunday Night and Every Sum
day Night, the Open Forum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24

The Red international AffIllation
Committee, which is interested In
assisting the revolutionary element
in the Industrial Workers Of the
World, has issued a statement re-
garding the election and referendum
ballot now In the field for action
by the membership. The statement
Is as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Washington, D. CA Walled City I.
Whose Stencil of Corruption Is
Enough to OUerUhelm Nation
Bv IULIAN STREET.

WASHINGTON, April Like Jericho of old, Washing
ton is walled city, but the hosts of Israel have only begun
to march around it and the wall still stands.
Thru the city gates travellers pass freely with the of
seuths them; the mails and CO. tho letters in
myseousy opened and reseaed before delivery
the telegraph and telephone connect the city with the world
outside, tho both said to leak at times
Some truth to be sure does escape thru the wall but truth
outside of Washington does not look the truth inside
The Washington constructed like ordinary
but normal things which to the eye of
outsider appear grotesquely improbable.
usnment profound painful many
things of all
hotel bell boy driver Washington
1921, what lately namely
federal government the morals methods
beena applied
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
IMPEAcH cooLIDGEl
TO ALL MEMBERS OF
THE WORKERS PARTY
IN NEW YORK CITY

There will be a general member
ship meeting to discuss our Labor
Party Policy on Wednesday April
9, at Stuyvesant Casino, 142 Second
Avenue.
Comrade c. f. Ruthenberg will
open the discussion speaking on
the decisive Stage In Our Labor
Party Policy, and general discus
sion will follow.
Many conferences and conven-
tions Of the Farmer-Labor forces
have been held recently and the
party members must be acquainted
with the latest developments in
order 70 carry out the policies Of
the party.
Every member should attend this
important meeting and be on time
s D. m. sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

the international Officials step in
here and throw them out.
The more dangerous situation is
that many members are threatening
to drop their cards in the organiza-
ton and it becomes one Of the prob
lens Of the militants to get them
to stay in the International Asso-
citation of Machinists. The men in
volved are determined to wage ma
tional struggle against these expul-
sions and suspenions and are conf
dent that the rank and file Of the
International Association of Machin-
lists will put stop to these tactics
in the coming convention. Other
locals of the Machinists Union
should immediately adopt resolu-
tions protesting against these tao
tics of discriminating against mem
bers who hold different political
opinions than the Grand Lodge ofi<
Gals and forward them tc the Grand
Lodge in Local los. Toledo.
1t has been proven in the Ladies'
Garment Workers struggle that the
militants are the most loyal MEM
bers when it comes to a real strug-
gle against the bosses.
It has also been proved that by
expelling the revolutionary element
that the organization is IN danger
of being completely destroyed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
NEGRO AUDIENCE
JOINS TENANTS
LEAGUE IN BODY
Race Equality Demand
Voiced by Speakers

A large and enthusiastic audience
Monday night, unanimously Joined
the Negro Tenants Protective
League, at the first mass meeting held
by the league at 1896 South State
st. 1t was announced that the next
meeting will be held in a large church
which has been donated by a South
Side minister. The time and place of
the next meeting will be announced
later.
Robert Minor, editor of the Lib
orator, and greatly beloved of the
Black Race, provoked continuous out
bursts of applause by his plea for
social and economic equality of the
Negro. "You are supposed to have
social equality in Chicago" Minor
told his Negro audience, "But try to
eat dinner in the Blackstone Hotel
and see how quickly they throw you
out"
Seeds of Murder.
"Those who are discriminating So
cially are planting the seeds of muir
der and race hatred. Segregation of
the Negro in prescribed districts is a
political power. The car of Russia
did the same thing to the Jews before
the Russian revolution, telling them
where they could and where they
could not live. Now the Chicago
landlords are trying to exercise that
power over the Negroes.
Lovett Fort Whiteman, of the Chi
cago Defender, pointed out that the
Tenants League is purely working
class organization.
"The Negro not only pays the high
est rent, but he receives the lowest
wages. The best way to curb the
rent hog is for the league to organize
the tenants of the South Side to 20
out on a rent strike, and refuse to
pay high rents and refuse to move"
said Otto Huiswood of New York.
Praise Daily Worker.
D. E. Early said he hoped the time
would come when the slums Of Fed
eral St., could be burned down, and
all the Negroes of the South Side
could move over to Michigan Blvd.
The speakers praised the DAILY
WORKER for their activity in re-
porting Negro news and advertising
the Negro Tenants League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Paterson Unions
To Back Shouting
Of "POLikushka"

PATERSON, N. j., April 1.--At a
conference Of Representatives Of many
workers organizations held here to
consider plans for the relief Of Ger
man workers, 1t was arranged to show
the Russian film "Polikushka" at the
Paterson High School Auditorium On
May End. The campaign for the re-
lief Of German workers is in full
swing in Paterson. Last week a con-
cert and mass meeting in Carpenter
Hall was addressed by Comrade Her
man Nuding from Germany.
Those cooperating in the German
relief work include Associated Silk
Workers, Butchers Union 454, Full
Fashioned Hosiery Workers, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, Workers
Party. and several German organiza-
lions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
RHthenberg and
TrGchtenberg to
Visit Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, April 1.-Alexan-
der Trachtenberg will lecture at a
mass meeting to be held at Moose
Temple, Penn Ave-, Sunday, April 6,
1924, at p. M, under auspices of
Workers Party. The subject will be
"What / saw In Russia and Germany
c. E. Ruthenberg from Chicago will
visit Pittsburgh, Monday, April 7, and
address a membership meeting of
Workers Party on the subject: ''Thc
Decisive Stage of Our Labor Party
Policy" The meeting will be held at
Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St., at 8
p. M,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Avery Firm Goe, BROKE

+ Z 0 RI A, ILL.,, April 1.-The
Avery Company, one of the Oldest
and largest implement manufactur-
ing concerns in the country. filed d
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the federal court before Judge Fitg-
henry in Bloomington this afternoon.
Liabilities are over $4,000, 900 and
assets over 100000. Liabilities
listed do not include stock and other
obligations.
John w. Mcdowell Of the Title and
Trust Company, Peoria, is named re-
ceiver.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
argentine Citing
Retired Workers
Their Full WAGES

BUEANoS AIRES, April Sal
aries without work-a momentarv
millenium-came true in the Argen-
tine today.
Under the new pensions law, effec-
tive this morning, everyone who has
worked for rs years for anyone in
any capacity is entitled to toll no
more and to receive the full salary
he was earning at the time as a life
pension.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Grand Lodge Officials Active
In Aiding War on Militants
In Toledo Local lO5, 4. "A. Of VA.
Bv ANDREW OVERHEARD.

TOLEDO, o. April by vote of SO to 46 seven mem
bers of Local 105 of the International Association Of Machns
fined $4,000 and dsfanchsed for for member
ship in the Workers Party and T. u E. H. The vote occurred
the report of the trial committee appointed to hear the
dence and defense Of the following members A. Chapman
Clarence Butler Joe Wnecker Walter Harris T. Cook Chas
Weber, and Chas. Stevenson
motion made to give the writer who defended the
cused in the trial. the floor member of the A. Of M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Small BdckerS Are
Facing Expulsion From,
FGrmer-LGbOr Party
(Continued from PAGE y

urging the nomination of Governor
Small, is a crude attempt to give fom-
fort to the enemies of labor. The
fact that labor leaders support Gov
ernor Small in the primaries, indi-
Gates that they desire to be consistent
in matters that involve trade union
principles"
RepudiEtes Farmer-Labor Party.
The trade union officials backing
the Small for governor campaign, evil
IDENTIFY underestimate the intelligence
of the workers of Chicago. They
have allowed the use of their name
time and again in the public press,
they have passed resolutions indors-
ing Governor Small, they have acted
on committees and in an advisory
capacity to aid the Small campaign.
All this goes for John Fitzpatrick,
member of the executive board of the
Farmer-Labor Party. John Fitzpat-
rick has violated the constitution of
the Farmer-Labor Party. He re-
peatedly refuses to deny that he is
in favor of participation in the pri-
maries in aid of Governor Small.
David McVey, John Fitzpatrick,
Nockels, Clay, Wills and the others,
were given the choice as to whether
to stand loyal to the constitution of
the Farmer-Labor Party, and the ex-
ecutive board of the Farmer-Labor
Party, and repudiate the Small cam
paign, or to repudiate the Farmer
Labor Party and indorse the notori-
ously disreputable Small. They chose
to repudiate the Farmer-Labor Party
and indorse the crooked politician.
"The expressions of Mr.. McCabe
were his own personal expressions"
said David McVey, chairman of the
Cook County Farmer-Labor Party.
'The Farmer-Labor Party has made
no comment on persons active in the
labor movement, and disclaims any
responsibility for the personal com
ment of any individual"
McVey tried to deny that members
of the executive board had Endorsed
Small, but the DAILY WORKER re-
porter showed him the proof, and he
lamely said, "Well, you will have to
see them"
In Solid With Gompers.
"John Fitzpatrick is between two
fires" said Arthur Olsen to the
DAILY WORKER. Gle must be for
Small because the Gompers machine
is for Small. Fitzpatrick must go
along with the Gompers machine or
they will dump him over at the next
election. He has his job to look after.
Oscar Nelson and the old guard of
the A. +. Of l.. are for Small. Fitz-
patrick must stay back with them"
Fitzpatrick and Nockels are trying
to ride two horses at the same time
and are falling between them. The
time has come when Fitzpatrick can
no longer pose as a progressive.
If the Fsrmer-Labor Party continues
to carry these mon along after they
have violated a fundamental princi-
pie of the Farmer-Labor constitution
the party will be tarring itself with
the same resctionary brush and will
also be aligned with disreputable
politicians.
Another prominent official Of the
Farmer-Labor Party, who did not
want his name mentioned, for fear Of
incurring animosity of the Fitzpat.
rick-Gompers machine, said laughing.
ly, II am sorry for John Fitzpatrick
He has muddled in his usual muddling
way into a difficult situation. Now
let's see how he can muddle out OF
it."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

BALTIMORE, Nd, April Three
thousand persons in the town Of Kitz-
miller, Garrett county, Maryland.
about 40 miles from Cumberland, were
reported homeless today without food
and heat and cut off from communica-
ton as a result Of the Potomac River
food.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

NEW YORK. March 31.-Charac-
terizing Memphis friends and rela-
tives Of Eleanor Elaine Harris as "a
bunch Of rnfians." Carruthers Ew-
ing, counsel for the southern
beauty's banker husband, today OPP
posed a motion for a new trial of
Beverly D. Harris annulment suit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
"Canned Heat" KiIls II,

TOLEDO, o., April THE eleventh
victim Of canned heat orgies. Thomas
Beckwith, as. died here this after
noon at hospital, while twelfth
person suffering from the effects was
picked up on the street and taken to
the hospital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Firetrap CHIN. Nor. I.ir

NEGAUNEE, Mich, April -
Two hospital patients and an emplove
lost their lives in blaze which de-
stroyed the City Hospital, a two
story frame structure, here late last
night. The cause Of the fire is un-
known.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

PEORIA, H., April 1.-George
Wright, aged 35, was instantly killed
at the Great Western Distillery this
morning when he fell 35 feet from a
scaffolding onto a pile Of brick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Mid-city Branch Meets.

A regular meeting OF the Mid
City English branch Of the Workers
Party will be held Wednesday, April
2. at p. m, in Emriett Memorial
Hall, corner Ogden and Taylor. I'm
portant businessl BE therel-Dan
secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
Supreme Court opens.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April L.
The April term Of the Illinois SUI
preme court convened this after
noon. A number Of important cases
are on the advisement docket and
opinions may be handed down at
adjournment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
II Doesn't often Happen.

DANVILLE, H., April 1.--Sen-
fences Of one year in Jail and SO, 800
fine each were melted out here last
night to Henry Albrecht and his son
Henry Albrecht, IT,, wealthy East St.
Louis lunch room owners for violat-
inc the Volstead act. Thomas Mahar.
their bartender, was sentenced to six
months in Jail and $500 fine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

On January III a resolution was
introduced calling for the unseat-
ing Of all officers who are members
Of the Workers Party. and the
Trades Union Educational League.
The resolution carried by vote Of
AZ for and 80 against after the chair
man had refused the militants more
than FIVE minutes to state their
case.
On the same evening the local
proceeded to elect new officers and
after they were elected they were
Immediately obligated.
The attitude Of the rank and file
Of Local los when told 70 partici-
pate in affairs Of the local Is that
it Is no use, because IL they elect
men they want to Office, Immediately
The Delta independent., 1924-06-20

been there all winter with Annie and
Frank while they were attending
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Roth, of Paonia,
spent Friday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Schmidt.
The ry-Go- Round club met at
the home of Mrs. Melvin Nelson We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs Anna Bartalo spent several
home at Hotchkiss.
The w. B. A. Juniors enjoyed them
selves at a picnic in the park Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Thelma Dock spent last week
visiting Elsie Berg at her home on the
Muddy.
Lloyd Leeming, who has been in
Oklahoma for number of months, re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
William and Henry Neesham, who
attended school in Grand Junction the
past term, returned home Wednesday
evening
Mr.. Thomas Morgan and daughter
Mary Belle, who spent several weeks
in Trinidad, returned home Wedens-
day.
Jess Gaddis and daughter, Sadie. re-
turned home from Salt Lake City on
Monday. Mrs. Gaddis will remain
there until Lawrence is better
! Miss Lamora Anderson, who has
been here the past couple OF weeks
visiting Miss Mae Young, returned to
her home in Gunnison Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Norris and family
Of Delta are here on business trip
and also 10 visit Mrs. Morris sister,
Mrs. Walter Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E Schmidt and fam
lily, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Johnstone
and family enjoyed themselves at a
picnic on the Roth farm near Paonia,
Sunday
The ladies of the w. B. A. held
memorial services for their deceased
member, Mrs. Mary Mraule Sunday,
in the school auditorium Afterwards
the members marched to the GENE
terry and decorated the grave.