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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26

distribution there perhaps $4,000 organized
-mk-wsgon drivers, cooks, walters and meatcutters
and butcher workmen.
Metal Trades.
In the metal trades outside Of railway transport one
seeks in vain for any substantial organization the
great metal working centers of the Middle West and
sheetmetal workers, blacksmiths etc.
all that exist and the present prosperity resulted
in no increase Of organization.
Has Passed Peak.
The numerical strength of the labor unions has de-
creased during the most favorable time for organization
when there plenty of jobs. In 1923 the American
Federation of Labor lost 25OOOO members and the
loss this year will be still larger.
The conclusion warranted that with its present
policy and leadership-to say nothing of strucre-the
American Federation of Labor reached the zenith of its
power during the and that with the renewed war
fare of the employers has been cowed and made even
more conservative The programs of DISQUALIFICATION
emanatng from many heads of international unions and
even from Gompers himself is evidence the open
shop drive killed what little fighting spirit that left
From now on the oicaldom will become brazen
In support Of the capitalist class and capitalist
1t does not need to be emphasized that the failure
the trade union movement to increase its strength
ing prosperous period is danger to the work
the workers of this nation compared with the
power of the capitalists is feeble thing indeed
The reachery and incompeency of the existing lead.
ershp is being shown both by practice precept
the workers of America The Communists have mon
on sucn issues as class farmerabor party have been
able to convince thousands of necessity
for building militant labor union movement coupled
with a fighting class party of workers AMI farmers
Because of their failure to initiate such campaigns
as these and because of their actual sabotage
trayal of the the bureaucrats, the coming
stagnant industrial period, going to lose. They
may retain their hold the union treasures
on the minds of the union members
More and it is apparent that the future of the
American labor movement depends upon the activities
of the Communists and the left wing organized
around them. Without this force in the of the
American class struggle the situation would be hopeless
indeed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
Thaw and Mooney.

Crazy Harry Kendall Thaw, heir to $6,OOO,OOO
of the vintage of Pittsburgh, has been declared
sane in a Philadelphia courtroom 1t is stated he
will be freed.
Yet Tom Mooney, brilliant young leader of the
working class, sits in prison cell in San Quentin,
Cal, still serving his life sentence.
Thaw committed murder and then pleaded in
sanity to escape the electric chair. All of his
actions especially his conduct in the Philadelphia
courtroom, these past days, prove Thaw an incur
able nut He is just as much lunatic now as he
was when he beat up New York showgirls and
artists models hired for the purpose, for the
pleasure it gave him; or when he attacked young
boys, especially secured for him. He is just as
hare Drained now as he was when he bit live rab-
bits, or submitted them to other tortures.
But Thaw has six million Pittsburgh dollars on
his side He has the wealth of the steel and coal
czardom Of Western Pennsylvania on his side.
Money saved Thaw from the electric chair. 1t is
now going to save him from the madhouse Capt.
talism stands by its parasites thru all the bad
places. 1t is taking care of Thaw.
Tom Mooney never killed, or thought of killing
any one. But he was good labor organizer in
San Francisco and greed. hated him. So he was
and sent away for life. Courts, juries,
practically everyone concerned, has
admitted Mooney was framed. But Mooney is an
enemy of the bosses. He is penniless. Capitalism
hates him. So it keeps him where it thinks he can
do no harm.
Thaw goes free. Mooney remains in prison.
There is only one power than can change that
That is the power of the working class. When will
the workers that power? 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
AS WE SEE 1T
RY I. J. o,FLAHERrY

A jury has found Harry Thaw sane.
Thaw is millionaire. When he MUIR
dered Stanford White his millions
came to his assistance and proved to
the satisfaction of jury that he was
off his head He was sent to crazy
house. While there he whiled away
| the time biting pet rabbits. Doctors
hired by Thaw declare this is not
sign of sex perversion. Perhaps the
rabbits were perverse! If Thaw bit
bulldog, perhaps the alienists might
consider him insane. At least he would
be taking a chance and that would be
an indication of lack of judgment.
The rabbits should be thankful, how
ever, that they did not feel revengeful
and bit Thaw.
The world-or that portion Of the
population suffering from arrested
mental development, that takes the
yellow capitalist press seriously-hav.
ing allowed the murder of Stanford
White to cease being a source of irri-
tation to them, and having satisfied
their desire for sacrificial victims DUR
ing the world war, the friends of Har-
ry Thaw thought the time opportune
to get him out of the insane asylum,
so alienists prove that he is sane, tho
when left a moment to himself in
an idiot. Thaw is now declared sane.
He has five million dollars in his own
right. He had only million when he
went into the crazy house. Crazy man
grows rich under crazy system, while
in crazy house biting little rabbits.
Workers grow poor, outside bughouse,
working for crazy man whose millions
are used to pay them in wages a por-
ton of what they produce for nutty
man. Who are crazier than Thaw?
Answer-The crazy workers who toll.
crate this crazy system.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor. came
to Chicago recently to fight the injunc.
ton that is raising the devil with the
strike of the dressmakers and ,1s incl
dentally thorn in the side of the or
ganized labor movement. Sam held
some conferences with women in the
Congress hotel. He did not even open
his mouth about the injunction. It
was not worthy of the great mans at
tention while there were weightier
questions to tackle. He suddenly APP
pears in Washington. To testify
against the Teapot Dome plunderers?
To drive nail in the political coffin
Of Harry M. Daugherty, labor foe? To
throw some light on the dark recesses
of the Internal Revenue Bureau and
Melons whisky deals? No! MOI!
No!l Gompers stood like the boy on
the burning deck and eloquently
pleaded the cause Of thirsty nation
demanding the return OF 2.75 per cent
beer Gompers was praised for his ac-
ton by the Chicago Tribune and the
Daily News, two organs that would
have gladly slit his throat were he
only to utter as many words against
the injunction as he did in favor OF
booze.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
Making the First Page

Edgar Dickens, 6914 South Latin Street, has
made the first page of the Chicago Tribune. And
he has got his picture the last page. That's
going some for an ordinary workers. street car
motorman.
Usually the first page of any issue Of this vel
low press is reserved for the big bandits of bust
ness, for political grafters mislabeled Estates
men," for insane parasites among the rich, like
Thaw, and for the matrimonial difficulties of the
"best people"
But Edgar Dickens was an exceptional worker
He had travelled 1,S22,5O0 miles, during half a
century, over the street car tracks of Chicago
And at the age of "a he still slaves on driving his
car. And for this he is rewarded with an 1Sline
writeup; what the Tribune city editor would call
a human interest story; but really payment in
full for unexampled obedience in wage slavery
And in the meantime the Chicago Tribune, with
all the other Chicago dailies, absolutely ignore
the strike of the carworkers in Pullman and Hege
wisch, and they have forgotten that there is a
strike Of the garment workers Revolving labor
must be punished with dead silence, when it is not
openly attacked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26

DENVER, Colorado, April u.s.
Since arranging for the May Day
Dance on April eth, we have receiv-
ed word that Alexander Trachtenberg
who has spent the last five months in
Russia and Germany will speak at
May Day Mass meeting, Wednesday,
April both, Eight p. m, at Social
Turner Hail. Tenth and Larimer SITS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
MENTIONING THE MOVIES
War Dept. Film
Pacihst Propaganda
BY PROTECTOR.

"Powder River" an Epic of Mud,
Blood and Folly.
The cartoonist who draws the mot
brain cell working" in our metro
politan press certainly slipped peg
when he failed to feature the u. S.
Marines use of the war film, Powder
River" as a recruiting argument. The
picture has the official o. K. of the
War Department, it is made by the
Signal Corps Of the, U. S. Army, and
fis run under the auspices of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars" Any
body who joins the army after seeing
it's eight reels of mud, blood, coolies,
and poison gas, leavened only with an
occasional crap game or welfare
workers doughnut, is to be congratu-
lated on finding his proper vocation.
Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars" The army needs him,
the army is welcome to him.
Justifies America.
The picture admits that it cannot
go into the many reasons why America
entered the war but seeks to justify
what follows by a reel of confiscated
German film showing the submarine
warfare in actual progress. This in
cidentally gives some remarkable and
beautiful photography, the best in the
whole picture, but that is to be ex-
pected since the light values are much
better on the water than on the
smoky, gassy battlefields in the dusk
of the zero hours" The submarine
leaves its base, is tossed around in
bad weather, and finally sinks a
British sailship and freight steamer,
the latter after a long running fight
1t each case the ships papers are
seized, the crew ordered to the boats,
and the captain taken prisoner, be-
fore the ship is sunk. No special
brutality is discernable, one is merely
oppressed with the sense of the
criminal waste of the products of
labor's sweat and blood as these fine
vessels are destroyed.
Immediately after a pitiful attempt
to dress" the film with animated
flags, and pictures of Wilson and
Pershing fighting for democracy"
the soldiers are shown packed like
sardines on the big transports, and
conveyed by "the biggest battle fleet
ever assembled" A submarine tries
to get funny, but it is promptly blown
to splinters. In the twinkling of an
eye the soldiers are seen wallowing
in the mud of France, Digging for
Democracy" the inspired sub title
writer puts it. They dug all right,
1t was certainly not to be seen on the
surface of the Draft and Espionage
Laws, and the picture makes no
claim that the boys found it even at
the end Of their digging.
sickening Carnage.
From this point on the picture is
one continuous repetition of shell
fire, wound dressing, trench swim
ming, prisoner taking and grave dig
ging. The first time on the screen
1t is more thrilling than the widest
melodrama, but there are four bat
ties shown, each the same succession
Of mud. mangled wounded, and stiff
carcasses to be buried, so the flush of
romance soon gives way to drab
monotony. Cannon are fired in end
less footage and with every recoil
comes the thought, more graves to
dig. more houses to rebuild, more
labor wasted, labor, blood, labor,
sweat, labor WEAKNESS. labor, blood"
and so on in an endless chain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
REFRAIN.

Behold them seated in their glory,
The kings of mine and rail and soil!
What have you read in all their story,
But how they pIundered toll?
Fruits of the peoples work are buried
In the strong Golfers of few;
In fighting for their restitution
The workers only ask their due.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
REFRAIN.

ToiIers from shops and fields united,
The party we of all who work
The earth belongs to us, the people,
No room here for the shirk. 49,
How many on our flesh have fattened!
But If the bloody birds of prey
Shall vanish from the sky some morning,
The golden sunlight still will stay.
REFRAIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
REFRAIN.

We want no condescending saviors,
To rule us from their judgment hall.
We workers ask not for their favors,
Let us consult for all!
To make the thief disgorge his booty,
To free the spirit from its cell,
We must ourselves decide our duty,
We must decide and do it we'll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26

Victor T. Lawson, the open shop editor and
owner Of the Chicago Daily News, has been re-
elected director of the Associated Press. This
will insure that this extensive capitalist news
agency will not deviate whit from its con
sistent antilabor policy. News will continue to
be poisoned at the source by the Associated Press
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
MAY DAY in MOSCOW
BY ARTURO cIovANNlrTI.

rift Of wings and clouds around each sented seepe,
Red flags licking like flames the fold of the great DOME
Silence and sunlight and the barred heads Of the people
The Red Army is coming home
MAY 1921 laboratory
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
REFRAIN.

Let each stand in his place!
'Tis the final conflict,
The International Party,
Shall be the human race!
'Tis the final conflict,
Let each stand in his place!
The International Party,
Shall be the human race!
The law Expresses us and tricks US,
Exploiters drink the victims blood;
The rich are free from obligations,
The laws the poor deIude.
Too long we've Ianguished in subsection,
Equality has other laws:
mo rights" says she, without their duties"
No claims on equals without cause"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26

The DAILY WORKER May Day ISSUE as are all issues
OF the DAILY WORKER, is strictly the product OF pro
letarian journalists. What do you think Of it?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
THE INTERNATIONAL
The Song of the Workers. Sing again on this May Day.

Arise, we pris'ners of starvation,
Arise, we wretched of the earth,
For justice thunders condemnation,
better worlds in birth.
No more traditions chains shall bind us,
Arise, we slaves no more in thraII!
The earth shall rise on new foundations,
We have been naught, we shall be all.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

ed from the back, has tho appear
ance of a coat, while the front
gives the impression of tailored
suit accompanied by a white
blouse. The back is in one piece
and hangs perfectly straight, the
lines being unbroken save for a
black leather belt. The front,
which is quite without means of
fastening, is cut in jacket form
and has a revere collar, a bodice
of white crepe de chine and deep
pouch pockets. Buttons nun down
the. entire length of the straight
and narrow skirt.
The keynote of the travellers
outfit is conservatism. While all
clothes of the journey embody the
newest ideas, they carefully shur
any hint of the bizarre. The gu;d-
ing principle for the expectant
voyager is to dress in Rome as the
Romans do.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

from one of Patou's new wool
shawls, the pattern of which il
beige and brown. The cut i;
identical in front and back and
emphasizes the typical, straight
silhouette. The dress is sleeveless
and has a low wais.line and a
square cut neck. Bright red mat
beads form a right angle embroii.
cry design. which starts at the
waist and continues down the
right side of the dress.
A Dress Which Stimulates
Both Coat and Suit
A suit may easily ,lke the pla 'e
of either one of the afternoon
dresses in the ocean travelling out
fit, or, if preferred, a cross be-
tween a dress and suit such as
the Chanel model of black anil
white wool plaid sketched in the
top righthand corner.-may be SUBJ
stituted. This dress, when view
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Spring Baggage Provides for
Dressing Table and Vanity Box
Weekend Cases Contain Beauty Compartments With
Complete Accessories Suitcases Made Small
Enough to Fit Under Pullman Seat Large
Enough for Use on Extended Auto Trip.

The first and most essential of
the travellers aids is luggage, and
only an experienced globe-trottOr
can properly appreciate its i'm
portance. Whether you're going
away for a weekend trip, fort
night visit or an ocean voyage,
the selection of appropriate trunks
and bags will. save you many un-
comfortable moments.
The luggage designers rave bee ,
particularly ingenius this spring
and many new and interesting
touches have been !,,,ed-even il
trunks, which are outwardly un-
changed. These arc sin. TT in
either blue, maroon, black or
green Eastwood, or s:iber finished
in basket weave effect, bound with
East India buffalo hide and lined
with heavy leather. Eacl: drawer
is finished with fooled leather.
The weekend case has not great
ly changed from the exterior, but
numerous accessories have been
added. The newest fittings are
of silver, which, in the past, has
always become tranished, even az
ter the shortest trip. This tend
ency has been elimi ,ated in the
latest bags, which contaia dressir /,
table accessories made of radio
silver, new sterling fin" that
does not become discoIored for at
least eight months, regardless of
What elements it may s.,countt :.
che fabric of the weekend case %
Usually cowhide with either cross
rain finish or the new radio fin
ish-a design in the grain which
,imulstes striped effect.
A novel overnight bag, pictured
on today's page, is Of gre seal.
A compartment on the outside OF
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

are made of,lavende:' cease line
with white MORE and fitted wit
gold accessories.
For the lady who ccnrot fore,
Nah Jongg, even in Ler trave!
there is a small leather Gaze abo,
the size of Victoria beg, whid
contains complete set Of this II
teresting Oriental game. The,
little leather affairs are made
fit in with any color scheme, \
they are designed in a large vi
riety of shades such as lavend.'
brown, blue, green md the col
ventional black.
Suitcases vary in size accordi,;
to their contemplated uses. Sor!
are made to fit undsrlthe Pullm;s
seat, while others, for motorinl
are much larger. One o. this d
ter type has a removable trIy
which has a compartment for I'll
extra hat. Its exterior is of bls
seal leather and it is lined viii
cretonne.
Hat Cases Trimmed With
Russell Stitching and Piping
An attractive hat case is of bla.
enameled canvas with narrow D
ings of russell along the edg
The stitching, instead of bel
done in the expected black, is
russell, a very effective touch.
The laundry bag is by no mesi
limited to what its name impliv
1t is now used as last min,
trunk-and everything for VIII;
there is no room elsewhere
packed into this receptacle.
very appropriate model is made
tirely of canvas, except for the {.
and bottom, which are of cowhis
This bag may be carried in a
position as it has two handies, d
on either side.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

the cover opens to reveal a com.
plete vanity table consisting of a
large mirror and full SEE of toilet
articles. The interesting feature
Of this bag is that the vanity com
partment may be used without
even opening the satchel or dis
turbing any of its contents. Th;i
is very light affair and measur Is
sixte,N by nine inches. The fit
tings are in shell or two-tone eff.
feet. =
A new model of the Gu. rent sea-
son is cross between the old Bos-
ton bag and the overnigh. grip.
Although six inches in width, it
can be folded perfectly flat and
placed inside the trunk or, satchel
thus insuring an extra bag IN
case of emergency. It is made in
tan and black hand-bordered cow
hide.
The automobile, even in these
days of the macadam read, is n
notable destroyer OF good COM
plexions. At the end of a long
trip, for that very necessary final
touch before alighting there is a
small fitted case of cobra grain
vachette, measuring eight inches
square, which contains comb,
brush, mirror, nail file, powder
and cream.
Imported from London are vesy
small Victoria bags measuring as
little as seven by five inches.
These contain perfume bottles,
file, scissors. mirror, brush, cream
jar and, all the other essential a.
cessories to milaGy's vanitay table,
as well as a jewelry tox. The fab
ric of the case is brown morocco.
for the more practical mojels,
while the more luxurious affai :
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

iastic following of Carpenter ana
the elevation OF '1e boxe" to a
function of social importance have
all combined to discover new veins
in the temperament of the versa
tile Parisienne, who has begun to
take a vigorous part in outdoor
activities. Tennis, cross-country
and even boxing have teen espous-
ed by Mademoiselle, and the wide
open spaces have finally come into
their own. Long motor trips,
transatlantic voyages and aerial
journeys have all become intrinsic
parts of the social program Of the
fashionagle demoiselle.
The result upon the collections
of the important French salons is
as evident as it was natural.
Where once the travelling frock
made only an occasional spasmod-
ic appearance, today every Paris
couturier exhibits clothes which
are definitely and distinctly in
tended for motoring and the
steamer.
The typical French trans-Atlan-
tic outfit consists of one knit I'D
and one wool dress adapted TO:
wear on the steamer, a tailored
dress to be worn for ordinary oc-
casions such as sightseeing and
street wear, a silk dress, prefer
ably in some dark shade, and al
least two evening dresses. The
number of evening dresses will
vary according to the itinerary Of
the trip. A coat patterned on
sports lines is absolutely essential
for the steamer, for bad weather
or for any rough travelling.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20

dinner and the dance. Under
things must be light and of the
easily washable type. Three or
four paires of gloves complete the
minimum wardrobe fer the steam
er trip.
Two essentials that would be
badly missed if not incluaed in the
outfit are the Baedeker and the
kodak. Another convenient article
which will be in frequent use is a
large purse of the envelope type,
to contain the always necessary
passport and the equally essential
letters of credit.
For the motor or train trip 10
such elaborate outfit is required,
and the size of the wardrobe is die
tated by the extent and the char
acter of the contemplated journey.
The clothes sketched on today's
page, exclusively for this paper,
have all been selected from the
travelling models of he important
French designers. Almost without
exception they are adaptable to
every type of journey whether the
means of locomotion be ocean
liner, motor or rail.
The coat sketched in the uppa-
left hand corner contains a very
noval idea and one which makes it
particularly appropriate for the
automobile and train. The wrap
is of blue serge and it has a de-
tachable lining OF bright red silk.
When the outer portion is remov-
ed the, wearer is revealed in q
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Do Not Forget Kodak
And Baedeker for Trip.

No less than three hats should
be taken. There should be one
sports hat.of soft felt, IN inform al
afternoon hat, preferably with 4
matching scarf, and at least one
chapeau to accompany the more
formal types Of costume. Three
or more pairs of shoes should also
be included in this wardrobe
pair of low-heeled sports shoes, a
= shoes suitable for after
slippers for the