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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
HIGH PRODUCTION
 LIKELY TO HURT
 COAL INDUSTRY
Union Publication Declares That Many Mines Will Close in Coming
 Three Years.

Indianapolis May 3-Numerous coal mines will be closed permanently and many miners will resort to other work during the next three years, in the opinion of the United Mine Workers Journal. official publication oi the United Mine Workers of America These two actions will have sta bilizing effect on the coal business, for 1t will relieve the existing condition of too many miners and too many mines according to the Journal. With the wage question settled for three years each coal company knows just what it's labor cost will be. Those which can operate and make money will continue in business, while the others will close. the Journal says.
 "It has been apparent for a long time that there are too many bitum- inous mines. the article continues. There IS normal demand for ap proxi,nate1y 5O0OO0O00 tons of bitu minous coal annually, while the mines now in operation or in existence and ready for operation, could easily pro duce nearly 1,O0O,OOOOO0 tons of coal each year. Thus. there is capacity to produce twice as much coal as the market could absorb. This means, also that there are more people engaged in mining than are required to pro- duce a sufficient quantity of coal to meet the demand V
 There IS demand for labor in other industries and men who are un- able to retain permanent employment 1 in the mines can secure work in other 1 lines The Journal adds that Secretary of Labor Davis has informed 1t the
 entire resources of that department
 will help place the men. Secretary Davis said the director of the Federal
 Employment Bureau of the Dapart-
 ment of Labor has arranged to receive
 applications for employment and tc
 assist applicants throughout the coun- Itry.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03

fenseless against enemies from with out and disloyalty from within" were adopted by the civic federation.
 The general trend of industrial. SOC ial and civic changes in the United States during the last few decades has been forward, not backward, as 'apos- ties of gloom" contend, John Hays Hammond reported as chairman of the federation's department on current economic and political movements
 Among the "b1ack spots in the ma tion's development, the report cited the divorce evil" encouraging whole sale breaking up of homes; the re- cent exposures of moral turpitude of Ia few government officials" and the lack of trained teachers, despite the existence of o,0OO,OOO illiterates in the country.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03

tions i'll the canneries themselves that result in filth of the most revolting na- ture
 'Fourth-the presence of a narcotic traffic and addiction in the canneries that is first in violation of law and that is second a contributing factor of major importance in the exploitation of the workers.
 "Fifth-We find probable violation of immigration laws in the bringing of Chinese gangs into the canneries.
 This is merely slnnnarization of d vast amount of evidence in the form of official reports and afhdavits There can be no doubt as to the truth of the charges, because of the overwhelming volume and official nature of the evi- dence and also because the canners them selves make tacit admission of every charge.
 There are canners in Alaska who ob- serve proper regulations, but the pre- valence of the conditions to which we have called attention is sufficient to re quire a rectihcation of the conduct of the industry under the spur of law"
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
GOVERNMENT GETS FACTS ON ALASKA
 SALMON PACKING

Washington, D. C., May Swallowing publication by the labor press of charges rivaling the old-time stock-yards jungle in connection with Alaska salmon pack ing, the facts have been laid before rep resentatives of the Government, both legislative and departmental, and meas ures will be prepared for introduction in Congress for the purpose of eliminating the evils. This was announced by Pre- sident Gompers of the American Fedora ton of Labor.
 The charges have been given wide pub licity by labor papers, in cooperation with International Labor News Service, which has ssued series of articles on conditions in the Alaskan canneries
 ''The conditions which we have dis covered" said Mir. Gompers, "are re- volting They are almost beyond be- lief. In part these conditions were brought to our attention by represen- tatives of workers in Alaska Other facts were brought to our attention by O1 liIS dllIZSu WOTk- CTS of California. Inquiry through a number of channels has served to bring into our possession Set of facts of the most astounding nature
 Briefly we find the following major evils:
 'First-A contracting and subcontract- ing system of employment which renders the workers helpless and which makes them the victims of d network of evils in working condition, nhousing con ditions and in regard to subsistence and which tends to their physical weakening and moral debauchery.
 "Second-Working and housing con ditions in Alaska which rival the worst peonage conditions. of early day lumber camps and which take no cognzance of the needs of humanity in any respect
 "Third-A lack of sanitary regua
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
Thanks Due Mrs. Hen
 For Price Slump

Washington, May 3.-Because of a drop in egg prices, the bureau of labor statistics reports that food costs decreased per cent. in March, as compared with February The egg price decreased 30 per cent These articles increased In price: Cabbage, Is per cent; coffee, per cent; leg of lamb. 4 per cent; hens and bananas, pc rcent.; sirloin steak, rib roast, chuck roast, pork chops, canned corn, canned peas, granulated sugar, 1 per cent; round steak and tea, less than five-tenths of per cent.
 For the year period, March Is, 1923, to March Is, 1924, the increase in all articles of food combined was per cent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
Labor Union Meeting Results In
 Shooting Affray

Chicago, May 3.-Samuel s. Bills, business agent for an ice cream wagon drivers union, was shot to death, an other man was probably fatally wound ed and seven others shot less seri- ous1y in a mysterious fight in an cleo trical workers union hall this week.
 A few hours previously Bills had ordered a strike of his union to take effect Thursday. George Dierdorf, 72, shot through the mouth, told the po- lice the shooting began while six cleo trica1 workers were appearing before the board of their union to explain in fraction of rules. Several hundred had attended the meeting
 The wounded men were found only after a check-up of hospitals and doc tors offices.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
N. Y. LABOR WINS
 GOOD LAWS: BAD
 MEASURES KILLED

Albany, N. Y., May 3.-Labor gained several good laws and secured the de- feat of number of bad measures, in the annual session of the New York State Legislature Twenty-four bills support ed by organized abor passed both houses of the Legislature and are before Gov. Smith for approval. Only four bills opposed by the workers were passed and are before the Governor.
 Among the bills supported by labor and which have been sent to Gov. Smith are the following: Seven bills amending Workmen's Compensation aw for the benefit of the worker; Assembyman Coles bill continuing day continuation schools for employed minors and pre- venting substitution of night schools for such employed minors. Assenblyman Coles bill prohibiting discrimination in empoy1nent of phbltc school teachers based on sex; Senator Lacey's bill pro- hbiting railroad policemen from doing other than police duty on railroads and requiring such policemen to be licensed by the Secretary of State.
 New York State Federation of Labor were defeated. These iniluded the fol- lowing:
 Rabenold- .Jenks so-caled Clean Books bill actually a censorship of publications. R R. Smith Assembly bill, substituting d rope fire escape device for outside fire escape and fire proof stairways in any and all buildings; Weinfild. Mandelbaum and Miller four Assembly bills permitt- ing theatrical performances and the open ing of stores( now closed on Sunday) /; Conroy, Cuvillier. Burchill Assembly and Reiburn Senate bills taxing outdoor ad- vertising Abandoned by introducers at Organized Iabor's request. as such laws would throw many mechanics out of work) joint resolutions asking Con gress to pass unrestricted immigration law; bills repeating optional daylight saving aw: Fearon- -Stapley bills, annul1 ing protective abor laws for women Gibbs two Senate bills requiring wait resses to work until midnight and amend ing State Constitution to prohibit pro tective labor laws for women workers, and Higgins Senate bill creating cen sorship of historical text books for use in schools.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-05-03
GOMPERS ATTACKS ANTITRUST LAWS
A. F. of L. for Development of Ma tons Resources, It's President Tells
 National Civic Federation.

New York, May 3.-Anti-trust laws, including the Sherman act, were at tackled as obstructive to the develop ment of industry and commerce by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, ad- dressing the annual meeting of the National Civic Federation, of which he is vice-president.
 The American Federation of Labor in its "new economic policy" which was the subject of MT. Gompers' ad- dress, refused to join "in the howl against organization of industry" he declared, because i've wanted to de- ve1op the great natural and human resources of our country, although we did not underestimate the evils of cor rupt business"
 Labor. must have a voice in estab- fishing conditions surrounding its em- ployment, MT. Gompers said. ''This might be called industrial democracy: but the time has come when the au- tocrat must give way, not to mobo- cracy, but to Democracy" The Amer ican Federation of Labor has 5,000,00C members, he declared, and is growing despite restrictive industrial 1egisla- ton.
 Resolutions denouncing persons anc organizations who, by sentimental ap pea1s in the name of peace, seek tc
 disarm the nation and render it de
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

After the First Congress, during the
January rising OF the Spartacists, we
believed that our German party was a
very great force. The discomfort of
the masses was very great Their
hostility to the bourgeoisie, and partly
also to the social democrats, was
intense. We communists thought we
were the vanguard of this great move
ment. If we now look back upon these
events, we see them quite clearly. The
Spartacus rising was one Of the most
glorious struggles of the working
class. But what actually was our
Party? 1t was still very small, it was
a great propaganda society Of COM
munism which was only at the begin
ming of the process of winning over
the masses. And it was so equally in
other countries. In order, therefore,
to have clear standard by which to
gauge our present position, we must
not overlook the facts which l have
mentioned. In spite of all weaknesses,
in spite Of all the shortcomings of our
sections, we are now, in a number of
countries, no longer propaganda soci-
cites, but we have grown into a Com
munist party, and in part, even into
a communist mass-party.
Struggle Of Tendencies
Now let us consider the question of
the struggle of tendencies inside the
Communist International. Several
things have to be cleared up in order
to correctly understand the conflict of
tendencies which, at this Fifth Con-
gress, it will be difficult for us to
avoid. AS far as the program side of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

the question is concerned, | am in
agreement with what is said in the
instructions of the Communist Party
of Germany to its delegation to the
Fifth Congress. believe this docu-
ment is generally known. This docu-
ment appears to me, in the main, to
be acceptable to all of us, and will
help us to arrive at the decisions we
have to take here.
Bedrock of the comintern
The German Communist Party OBJ
serves six important program docu-
ments In our five years of activity,
which, so to speak, forms the bedrock
of the Communist International. These
are the theses on dictatorship and
democracy, which Coinrade Lenin pre-
sented to the First Congress; Lenin's
theses on the agrarian and national
questions, adopted by the Second Con-
gress on the formation of Soviets: the
conditions under which workers coun-
ellis may be established, and their his
torical role.
All these theses were not accepted
by the Communist International with
out a struggle. But there has been
far more controversy over questions
of purely tactical nature.
That Bolshevism was born of the
struggle against opportunism, against
the right wing, against the social DEM
ocrats, and against the centrists, is
generally known, and does not need
proving here. The communist very
largely came from the Second Inter
national. One may palpably feel the
existence, of two component parts of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Poor Mother Loses
Baby's Body When
Given Undertaken
(ey The Federated Pressl

READING, Pa, July 17.-While
President Coolidge's son Calvin was
being buried and the nation was pour
ing out its sympathy to the family this
is what happened in Reading:
Mrs. Anna Geary's month old boy
was i'll with pneumonia. Geary had
deserted her. Her confinement was a
charity case in the Reading hospital.
When she returned with the sick baby
she was told there was nothing wrong
Another doctors sent her back saying
the baby had pneumonia. The hospital
nurse repeated there was nothing
wrong and said that Mrs. Geary had
been a charity patient, anyhow. The
mother tried another hospital and two
days later the baby died.
The undertaken would not handle
the body without guarantee of SIT
payment. The mother promised the
insurance money and was told the
time when the baby would be buried.
She came to the undertaking estab4
lishment promptly at the time stated
but the little body was gone.
1--WE had to send another corpse to
the cemetery somewhat earlier So we
thought we might as we'll save trip
and your baby went along" under
taker Auman told Mrs. Geary.
Nobody knows where the baby is
buried, or il it was buried at all. The
undertaken won't lose thru her refusal
to pay as he expects to collect the SIT
direct from the insurance company.
The high and the low are equally at
rest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
MINERS CROWD
TO HEAR WHAT
UNION PLANS
West Virginia Curious to
Meet "Ex"- Scoundrel

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER)
EvERETTSVILLE, w. Va, July II.
1.-THE United Mine Workers of
America, while the international or
ganization has charge of District No.
II, does not intend to say anything
against the State Police in West Vir-
ginia," Van A. Bittner, the interna-
tional officials representative in
charge of northern West Virginia
stated to one Of the largest meetings
Of miners and their families ever held
in this territory.
BIttner Once Bribed.
A tremendous crowd of 5000 peo-
pie met to hear what Van Bittner, one,
of the most suspicious characters in
the International's gallery" had to
say about the organization work in
this district. Van Bittner lost his
job as head of the Pittsburgh District,
No. 5, in 1916, under the cloud Of
$4,000 bride which he received for his
efforts to call off the Curtisville strike
which succeeded in spite Of him.
James Oates refused to obey Van Bit
tners's "phoney" kilograms, which the
international conventions have never
allowed to be made public, but which
the DAILY WORKER printed on Mon
day.
The Vaudeville Local, No. 449S,
brought it's members over in truck
with a huge streamer: idle 20
Months, No Reductions For U.s."
Monongah and Davis locals brought
their bands with them.
Great Promises, But.
Van Bittner said that organization
work will proceed until every pound
of non-union coal is stopped in North
ern West Virginia" and then the or
ganization would be extended to the
southern part Of the state. He stated
that "if the non-union coal operators
want to mine coal and remain in the
coal mining industry they are going
to sign the same Baltimore agree
ments that the rs per cent of the
other coal tonnage has signed"
The speaker challenged the cor
poration counsel Of the Brady Coal
Corporation, whose gunner recently
burned the union hall and evicted
striking workers, to a debate before
an equal representation of miners and
operators on the facts of the Brady
case.
There will be another big mass
meeting Of miners this Sunday at
|Reynoldsville at 3 o'clock.
Just how far Van Bittner intends
to organize the district remains to
be seen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
First Installment of Complete Report by Znoviev

stages in the history OF the interna-
tionsl revolutionary working class
movement. Permit me, therefore, to
make a short historical review of the
Communist International shall
examine this history from two points
Of view.
Firstly, our strength at the begin
ming of the Communist International
and the extent we have grown during
these years.
Secondly, the conflict of tendencies
inside the Communist International
and the review of these conflicts of
tendencies at the four world-con-
crosses hitherto held.
From Propagandist Society to Party
First Of all, we must compare our
present numerical strength with what
it has been hitherto. / think it is
quite clear by now that the Communist
international, in its earliest years, in
number of countries, was only a
society for the propaganda of COM
munism without being aware of it
itself. At the beginning, we thought
we were very strong, but as a matter
of fact, in a number of countries at
that time we did not have Communist
parties, but only great propaganda
societies. Whence came this optical
illusion? 1t arose from the fact that
the discomfort Of the masses, at the
end Of the imperialist war, was very
great, and we took this seething dis
content for an organized communist
force. But it was not really so. The
example Of our German brother-party
will suffice to illustrate this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

Editors Note. The DAILY
WORKER begins today the publica-
ton of the complete report by Gre
CORY Zinoviev, chairman Of the Com
munist International, to the Fifth
World Congress just held in Moscow.
Readers of the DAILY WORKER
must go thru this report carefully
in order to better understand the
problems raised in the discussions Of
the World Congress that are being
reported daily in these columns.
Another installment of Zinovisv's
report tomorrow. Today's install
ment follows:
Our Forces
COMRADES, at this Congress we
~ have to outline our future path
but first of all I would like to examine
the path which we have hitherto pur
sued. We must do this, first of all
because, for the first time we have t.
pursue our work in the Internationa
Congress without the leadership ant
influence of Comrade Lenin; secondly
because in many respects the interna
tional situation has now almost com
pletely changed; thirdly, because We
are, in a way, holding a jubilee Con
gress.
Recently we have celebrated tn,
fifth anniversary of the Communis
International. Four world-congresseI
lie behind us, and they mark foul
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
JUNE 24TH SESSION
About British Labor Party

About British LABOR Party
In the morning session of June "a
Brown (England) warns against exag-
gerated conceptions Of the unpopular
ity of the British Labor government.
Il is Just beginning to become popu-
lar. Ruth Fischer's demand, that the
English Communist Party must ac-
lively oppose the Labor party, is based
on loss Of her bearings in the Eng
lish situation and on partial con-
fusion of the Labor party with a
working-class government. The Labor
party presents proletarian mass or
ganization, and for this reason it is
the incorporating duty of the Com
munist Party to work within the Labor
party. On the further problem Of the
role of leadership in the Comintern
the speaker declares that the leader
ship must unquestionably remain in the
hands Of the Communist Party of Rus
STA, for neither the German nor the
French party has had enough revolu-
tionary experience.
Mistakes BY Polish Communists
Krajeweki (Poland) goes on to say
that the Polish party has advanced N
the agrarian and the nationalist ques-
lions. Krulikowski made crude mis-
take in the question of military SER
vice, and for this reason the Central
committee repudiated him. The Party
did nothing in Krakau, for it had con-
centrated its strength in Warsaw, in
Lodz, in Upper Schleswig, and in Dom
browa. The organization at Warsaw
called OF the fight for the sake of hav-
ing a United Front with the Polish
Socialist Party, which was a mistake.
Many organizations were inactive dur
ing the events Of November, but the
Central committee is fighting right
wing tendencies.
There were vague points in the
theses Of the Central committee con-
corning the question Of workers gov
eminent. which must be cleared up.
At present there are two tendencies
In the party. Ono group is of the
opinion that the stand Of the Central
committee on the Russian Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Organize to Stop Fires.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, July H.
Attic the situation was materially
improved forest fires continued to
blaze on the Pacific coast today in
four widely separated sectors: Sierra,
Tahoe, Shasta, and Santa Barbara
National Forests. A plan for organ
izing the citizens OF the state in the
fight to control the most serious forest
fire menace in twenty years was
launched by district forester Paul G
Redington at meeting of an execu
tive committee formed to meet the
emergency now existing.
Conscription Of men had practically
ceased in the fire zones. but the men
who have been ION the line" for days
are being relieved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
BOSTON PARTY
ACTIVITIES
Dear Comrade:

Dear Comrade:
This open air campaign is laying the
ground for the election work and is also
part Of the campaign to double the Party
membership. The detection of the So
cialist Party has left the field clear and
the issue clean cut. For every Comrade
on this list these meetings should take
precedence over everything except union
meetings. No one shall be excused I'M
der any circumstances unless he notifies
the committee prior to the time of his
meeting. Each comrade is to report AT
50 Pemberton Square at 1880 prompt, on
the evenings assigned, except those
slated for Revere, who go direct to the
meeting place in Revere at s sharp.
On this list comrades with an asterisk
~ before their name are in charge OF
that meeting and are responsible for con-
duct of same and must report on blank
provided for the purpose. Class meet
sgs heS Room at
those on the speakers list should at
tend each class meeting. Reply II in
any case you are unable to fill date as
signed you. Report nights you are avail
able. Committee for Open Air Meet
ings: l.. Schlosberg. II. J. Csnter, J.
Arabian, c. Schwartz, ]. Lacey. secre-
tary.
Saturday. July 19-Membership meet
ing, Dudley st. Opera House, 1880 p. m.
Sunday. July 2o-Boston Common Hall,
Bloomfield and Canter. Chairman, 'Stev-
ems
Monday. July 21-Speakers Class at
headquarters, p. m. sharp.
Tuesday, July 22-Revere at Shirley
and Walnut SITS, Moore ana Friedman
Chairman, sLouko.
Harrison Ave. and Davis. so. End
MARKS and Kutisker. Chairman, Greg
ory
Wednesday July 2s-Chambers and
Springs SITS, West End. sCanter and
Levine. Chairman. Zeltzerman.
Thursday, July 24-Blue Hill Ave and
Woodrow Dorchester. Riley and Yaffe.
Chairman, *Hurwitz.
Friday. July 25-Heath Square Rox-
bury. BALKAN and Schlosberg. Chair
man, stevens.
Saturday, July 26--Biue Hill Ave. and
Lawrence Dorchester. Konikow and
Seligman. Chairman. sKrasla.
Sunday. July 27--Boston Common
Bandstand. BALKAN and conroy Chair
man, sSchwartz.
Monday. July 2s--SpeaIkers' Glass al
headquarters, p. m. sharp.
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