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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

The big tax plan of Mr.. Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury, is now
before the Senate. The plan is a
very good one for the rich, and it
Is a miserable one for workers and
poor farmers. The kept press is
conducting the most extensive propa-
ganda for MELONS plan, trying to
make the. workers, small business
men and farmers believe that they
can secure some advantage from the
plan.
The truth is that the Mellon tax
plan is favorable only for the rich,
or rather for the richest of the rich
mellon himself is in the highest
stratum of the multi-millionaires). 1t
is not only we Communists who say
that but conservative and respectable
Democrats who are in the opposition
also say it.
Senator Ashurst (Arizona) said in
the Senate debate:
about the time the Mellon plan
was proposed, Henry Ford suddenly
announced that he had come to the
conclusion he ought to support the
present Administration. There was
remarkable experimentation be-
tween the PRONUNCIATION of the Mel
lon plan and Mr.. Ford's conversion.
AS soon as the Mellon plan is an
nounced Mr.. Ford announces himself
for the plan, which brings him in
$l,OOO,O00 year.
"In politics, lately, beginning with
Senator Hanna, we have adopted
from the nomenclature of the poker
table such phrases, as of course, Sen
ators understand, stand pat and
full hand Mr.. Ford was very
progressive until Mr.. Mellon dealt
him full hand Mr.. Ford was
very progressive until Mr.. Mellon
dealt him a full hand of 81 ,0O0, 900
a year, and then he did, as all poker
players do, stood pat He said, 4
will stand pat for the $l,000,000 a
year reduction in my taxes
Nov, since we have learned from
a reliable authority chat Mr.. Mel
Ions taxes viii be reduced by Mr..
MELONS bill by 100000 a year or
more, and Mr.. Ford's taxes will be
reduced by Mr.. Melons bill, which
Mr.. Ford now champions, $1,000,000
a year, it will be interesting TO
speculate how much every year Mr..
John d. Rockefeller's taxes would
be reduced. realize that when ]
use the name Of Rockefeller visions
Of bald heads and oil tanks fly III
around in the air."
Then in n second speech Ashurst
pointed out ever more sharply that
Melons famous tax plan is only in
the class interests Of big capital
II am utterly astounded that the
Secretary should be making a drive
by the most insidious and the most
engaging and the most alluring pro-
paganda that i have ever known
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
Multiplication and Poverty

The Strensrude family increased and multi
piled until Strensrude was at his wits end to
find ways and means to satisfy % appetites,
20 children with his wife and himself. His
proficiency in the art of multiplication may
bring him his reward in heaven but the result
to date is that he is now cooling his heels in
prison. This is how it happened. His son aged
ten years possessed himself Of dime, with the
aid of which he entered a moving picture en-
porium where he probably saw Theda Bara
vamp the sultan of Swat, or witnessed the am
bilious messenger boy, Cicero Sapp, become
manager of the factory in which he worked,
marry the boss daughter leaving her father
free to devote himself to art and moonshine.
Whatever he saw did not make much of an
impression on his father, The latter saw stars.
The rascal that spent whole dime on enter
tainment would not enter his house. The boys
mother bid the boy enter and had the father
detained by the Juvenile Court.
To the average reader who saw this wan
faced mothers picture with four of her twenty
children on the pictorial page of the Herald
Examiner, this is only an isolated case They
may revile the father as brute for his treat
ment of his little son. But that father is the
product of a system which looks on him only
as beast of burden and on his wife only as
breeder of profit fodder for the slave market
How can he feed twenty-five mouths on
meager wage and be human being? How can
he be human being anyhow and bring twenty
children into the world without means of pro-
viding for them? But it is crime to inform
parents of birth limitation methods. The law
says so and we are told that God is in agree
ment. Our moralists will sing the praises of
large families and the blessings of poverty and
curse the victims of the twin evils: expoita-
ton and ignorance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
The Farmers Friends

The last few months have witnessed re
markable increase in the number of friends"
that the farmers have gained.
Senator Capper's propaganda has won the
farmers many banker-friends. Secretary of
Agriculture Walace's speeches have won the
farmers the friendship" of the packing inter-
ests. The farmers are in dire need of friends.
Their conditions shows no signs of improve
ment. The countless remedies offered them by
many of their self-advertised friends are only
smoke screens of Misrepresentation to mislead
and prevent them from taking effective relief
measures
While all this noise is being made about
farm relief and farm friendship, no one can
fail to view with disgust the conduct of some of
the so-called farm representatives in Washing
ton. The day that the Federal Trade Com
mission issued its report damning the practices
of the grain gamblers of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce was the very day on
which Magnus Johnson the self-proclaimed
"dirt farmer" of Minnesota, was in milking
contest with the beef trusts agent, Mr.. Wal
lace, now directing the Department of Agri-
culture On the very same day that the stand
pat senator's defeated an attempt to make this
report public, Senators Frazier and Ladd are
reported to have jumped on the Coolidge band
wagon.
The browning point of this utter lack of
achievement on the part of the so-called farm
Senators was the bookkeeping contest be-
tween Frazier of North Dakota and Magnus of
Minnesota.
The poor farmers have been long enough in
trouble to develop sense of humor Yet, one
tends to wonder how long they are going to
sts.nd for this disgraceful conduct on the part
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

of their Washington representatives. Magnus
johnson was sent to the Senate by the workers
and farmers to "chop" off reactionary heads
and not to enter into wood-chopping contests
with his friends Magnus Johnson was elected
by the enemies of the big interests for whom
Wallace speaks and works in Washington. The
Minnesota Senator should spend his time in
fighting for the farmers and workers, in expos
ing Wallace and his ilk and not in friendly
milking contests.
All of which simply goes to prove that nos
until the workers and farmers have their own
political party controlling their elected repre-
sentatives and making them responsible serv-
ants of the poor farmers and city workers, will
such intolerable conditions come to an end
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
or-The Thirst That VIII Finish Him
oF--Ihe
Thou Shalt Not Kill Anyone But Communists

During the years 1919 and 1920,
almost on every second day, there
occurred an UNPUBLISHED murder from
the Right.
Professor Nicolai writes in the in
PRODUCTION to this booklet, with
regard to the dead themselves, near.
he extrey
ly all the leaders Of & ne
left have been put out of the way
in this manner; however, not sin
gle leader of the extreme Right has
been killed. In general, the murders
committed by the Left are very few,
and those from the Right very nu-
merous.' Yet the Social Democracy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

tives of Southern big landowners.
The big landowners in many respects
have interests opposed to those of
banking capital or industrial capital.
Especially is it very much to the
interest of the big landowners that
not they but the Eastern capitalists
shall pay taxes.
This fact explains why the La
Toilette group forms an alliance now
with these Sothern Democratic sem
ators. The LaFollette group rep
resents the interests of the well-to-
do farmers and small business men,
especially in the West, so that the
alliance of the Democratic Party,
with the LaFollette group is the alli-
ance of the big landowners of the
South with the well-to-do farmers
of the Middle West against the big
bankers and manufacturers of the
East.
Every class has its representatives
in Congress; but the cause of the
worker and poor farmers hasn't a
single representative.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
Dress Rehe0rsaLs

A few days ago confidential orders were is
sued to all units of the fleet to leave their home
ports in the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and
make for tropical waters Now we are in the
midst of joint army and navy maneuvers hav-
ing among their many detectives the testing
of the strength and value of the Panama Canal
Zone in the whole plan of national defense.
Until the middle of March the War and Navy
Departments will be busy with the numerous
problems arising out of the maneuvers as
though the country were actually at war with
a first class power Admiral Robert E. Coontz
will command this mightiest armada ever mobi-
lized by the United States navy. The principal
units of the battleship force now stationed in
the Pacific, Is battleships, 81 aircrafts, SO
destroyers, 33 train vessels, IL submarines, five
mine force, four light cruisers, four destroyer
tenders three submarine tenders, one airplane
carrier, and one plane tender will participate.
At the same time there is plan afoot to hold
the first military mobilization on national
scale under the National Defense Act of 1920
Immediately after the coming November cleo
tions. What is more, Secretary of War Weeks
and Secretary of the Navy DENLY are both
clamoring for millions for the army and navy.
The workers and farmers. who are having
the time of their lives making ends meet, are
naturally prompted to ask: Why all this pom
pous military rehearsal? Are we to have an
other preparedness campaign? Is another world
slaughter brewing?
We do not know the precise, official answers
to these pertinent questions. However, we are
aware of the fact that while our army and navy
leaders will be maneuvering around the Pana-
ma Canal, our Banker-Generals Dawes, Robin
son and Young will be maneuvering in the Paris
Reparations sessions in the interests Of Wall
Street. While the powerful fleet will be proudly
steaming ahead and rehearsing to belch forth
destruction, the Fiipinos will be anxiously
awaiting their first opportunity to strike for
freedom from American capitalist-imperialist
domination; the Cubans will be resisting the
blessings of dollar diplomacy and an American
naval commander will lead the other imperialist
powers in an attack on China.
Some may call us down for being too SUSPECT
Gus, and may contend that these military and
naval maneuvers are merely strange coinci-
dence with these political events. But we
know that the distance between the dollar and
the flag is not big enough even for the angels
of peace to pass through. Experience has
taught the working masses that the prepared
ness drives and military and naval maneuvers
today are only the dress rehearsas for the i'm
perialist wars of tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

pretends to consider the Commun-
list atrocities" as the reason for the
White Terror.
Professor Nicolai continues, with
regard to the punishments meted
out the relatively few attempts
against reactionaries are almost all
punished by very heavy sentences
however, for the numerous attempts
made against men of the Left, nc
one is punished. When for instance
as in the case of the murderer OF
Landauer, the criminal is punished
for stealing the murdered man;
watch, this is certainly no punish
ment for the murder"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

lie weakly IOCs4A organ 5sssF-
time Socialist Party of Cook County,
carries box notice on the front page,
Comrades living in parts of the
county which are not yet organized,
should pay their dues in the County
Office" A secretary of socialist 10
cal here in Chicago was notified re-
Gently that his branch was dissolved
but he could pay his dues to the Cook
County office. He is a member-at-
large in Chicago. What a political
prairie. An editorial in the me
paper criticises the Workers Party
for vigorously discussing the issue
confronting it at its annual conven-
ton. This is of course, unseemly! The
S. P. did things better than that
When a difference of opinion existed
the minority called in the police and
expelled the majority, as was done
in 1919.
The religious civil war is still rag
ing in the protestant church. The
virgin birth entrenchment is under
heavy fire with considerable casual
ties among the attacking party. Cen
erals Percy Stickney Grant, John
Haynes Holmes and DIR. Frances Pot
ter declare that the enemy cannot
hold out much longer, but the be-
sieged managed to make a sortie and
brought in an important prisoner
from the rebel army, in the person of
the Rev. Leighton Parks, who re-
nounced the rebel cause and declared
that the Virgin theory was as sound
as a bell. General Stratton, one of
the bitter enders among the old
fashioned religionists, insists on
fighting it out on these lines if it
takes until doomsday. Meanwhile
the communists hope that they both
win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

In a booklet by DR.. F.. S. Gum
bel entitled "Three Years of Muir
der" we find the following contrast
between the political murders from
the Right murders committed by re-
actionaries) and those from the Left
(radicals), and their consequences
curing Cne years 1ylS-ly2O in Ger
many:
Total number of political murders
from the Right ........ .314
Total punishment:
lmprisonment....31 years months
and one sentence for life.
Total number of political murders
from the Left. Is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

Another emperor has fallen by the wayside.
William Joseph Simmons, founder of the Ku
Klux Khan, is the latest victim of militant dem
ocracy to bite the dust. The edict of Danish
ment from the invisible empire also hit Edward
Young Clarke, at one time wizard of the Klux
The whip hand in the moron aggregation is
now held by H. w. Evans. 1t is another case
of when Klux fall out, ETC."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

The first duty Of every militant toler is to
subscribe for The Daily Worker. His second
duty is to get some other worker to subscribe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

Watch the Daily Worker" for.
FIRST installmcnt of "a Week."
great epic Of the Russian revoluti
by the brilliant young Russian writ
Jury Libedinsly. It will stsrt 80
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
The Franc FIops

Victorious imperialist France is sitting on a
financial volcano. The franc has, in the last
week, fallen to almost % for a dollar. One is
naturally tempted to ask why has this wretched
fate befallen victorious France the France that
is now the military ruler of central and western
Europe.
The cause for the collapse of the franc and
the serious depression that is sure to follow in
its wake, lies in the very military overlordship
that imperialist France is no swaying over its
puppet republics and conquered territories. The
internal French debt has increased by 10000
100000 francs during the year. Actual expen-
ditures in the last fiscal year were 15,000,000,-
600 francs above the estimates. The outlook
for limiting the militarist expenses is slim in
view of the low franc rates and the imperialist
policies.
In the last four years, according to the De-
partment of Commerce, the total French debt
rose from 227 billion francs to 43O billions. In
tereSt on the debt now consumes more than half
the government revenues, though no interest
has been paid on the foreign debt which
amounts to about 126 billion francs.
1t is only the huge amounts borrowed to pay
pensions and to continue the reconstruction of
the war devasted areas that have kept industry
running in France 1t is only through this
artificial policy which must inevitably collapse
of it's own weight, that has kept unemployment
down. AS soon as these expensive policies of
imitation are dropped serious depression will
overcome the country When France will be hit
by waves of economic difficulties which will
prove insurmountable to its incompetent mill
tarist clique There will be serious political
and industrial repercussions in Poland, Czecho-
slovaeie and the Balkans. Thus despite all out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

Arthur Brooks, colored, is Ne
gro valet who lives IN Washington.
He is i'll. President Coolidge is a
capitalist valet who lives in the
same city. He is a candidate for re-
election. Last Sunday he thrilled the
colored voters of America by visit
ing his fellow valet, thereby win
ming for himself many votes which
might have been cast for some other
capitalist lackey. "CaP' may sue-
coed himself if he continues 10 ase
his feet as well as his head.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

ward appearances France the citadel of CAPT
talist reaction in Europe is a veritable powder
magazine of revolutionary explosives When
the French subsidy ends kingdoms and repub-
lies will fall with it. The reactionary chain
which has been forged around Germany will
then break of its own weight. The German
workers will be in better position to strike
at their political oppressors when they will be
able to count on allies rather than enemies in
their neighboring states. The present financial
situation in Franco bears serious watching. 1t
will soon be the pivotal point in the European
political maelstrom
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

fhc Poor Fish SAYS; Now that I
Communists have a daily paper I
job Of our Woodworking departing
Of justice should be. much east
They will give us each day our ds
plot for three cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

Magnus johnson, Minnesota farm
ex-senator, has an alibi for his de-
feat by Secretary Wallace in the now
famous milking contest. '"They gave
me a dry cow" declared Magnus.
This is taking an unfair advantage
of a "dirt" farmer who has not soiled
his hands with farm labor except
for the benefit of the farmers for
quite long time. If the secretary
of labor offered Magnus a goat
and represented it as a COW perhaps
the Minnesotan would not know the
difference. The Senator's dry hn-
NOR will not appeal very much to
the matter of fact farmers who sent
him to Washington to bring relief
from the exactions under which they
suffer. They may say to Magnus,
"We asked for bread and you gave
us COW story"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17
AS WE SEE IT
By T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

Ira Nelson Morris, formerly minis
ter to Sweden, showed the Illinois
Manufacturers Association a Ger
man bank note which before the
war was worth $2S0,000,00O. 1t is
now worth about one-fourteenth Of
cent. In spite of the efforts of
the capitalist system to get back
on it's feet since the end Of the
war, its condition is growing worse
daily. The Generalization Of the
currency of most European coun-
tries is an indication of the bank
ruptcy which confronts the capitalist
system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-17

The King Of England was cheered
on his way to the House of Com
mons. But the masses are tickle.
They would cheer him just as enthu-
siastically tomorrow on his way to
the gallows. If the king has any
brains he must have thought Sc
riously that he is very much alonsl
in Europe. Monarchy has received
hard knocks since his cousin, Viii.
helm, unleashed the dogs of war in
1914. George could hear the angry
murmur of the unemployed who pa
raded with placards on their backs.
AS the wheels of his gilded carriage
rolled on, he may have thought of
the French aristocrats, as the death
carts rumbled on to the guillotine
during the French revolution. Not
exactly pleasant thoughts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07

Paul Smith Robert Mitchell, Noble Crump, William Young, Allen Thomp- son and Robert Broadnax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07

to her son, Jack Lloyd Chambless, will be an interesting event of Monday, Sep tember 8. Receiving with Mrs. Cham bless were Miss Hall, Mrs. William Hall and Mrs. John D., Roquemore, mother and aunt of the bride-elect.
 A color motif of pink was used in the drawing room where the guests were received. Pink roses and zinneas were in baskets and vases and numer- ous pink candles made a beautiful set ting for the lovely young girls and matrons who were guests on this oc- casion. H
 The tea table in the dining room was overlaid with handsome filet lace cloth over yellow satin and was cen tered with silver basket filled with Ophelia roses. Silver candlesticks holding yellow tapers were placed at intervals and interspersed were com potes of yellow and white hints, At one end of the tea table the frozen ice was served with cakes embossed in yellow and white. During the after noon a delicious plate luncheon was served. Assisting in serving and en- tertaining the guests were Miss Louise Dunn, Miss Ruth Dunn, Mrs. Percy Spruell, Miss Elizabeth Clay, Miss Catherine Shaw and Miss Mittie Har-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
SERIES OF PARTIES FOR MISS HALL

Miss Sophie Lou Hall whose mar riage to MT. Jack Lloyd Chambless, Monday, will be pretty event of early fall, is one of the most feted young girls in the city. Every day, since her engagement was announced, has been filled with social events in her honor.
 The weeks festivities started off with handkerchief shower given by Miss Elva Quisenberry, who is to be the attractive maid of honor for Miss Hall. Wednesday afternoon, Miss Catherine Flowers entertained the bridal party and few intimate friends at bridge at ner home on South Court street.
 Wednesday evening, MT. and Mrs. Leon Ruth entertained at bridge supper at the Country club in honor of Miss Hall and MT. Chambless. Sup per was served at small tables in the spacious reception room of the club after which bridge was played until late bour, Beautiful prizes were given at the conclusion of the game, and the lovely bride-elect was showered with many lovely gifts. Other affairs planned for the week will fill every minute for this popular bride-elect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
lack Chambless And Miss Hall
 To Wed

One of the prettiest of the early fall weddings will be that of Miss Sophie Lou Hall, and MT. Jack Lloyd William Hall, and Mir. Jack Lloyd -Chambless, which will be beautifully solemnized Monday afternoon, at five o'clock, at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. Frank Langham of Estill, S. C., will perform the impressive cere- mony. preceding which program of lovely nuptial music will be given. Mrs. Eloise Neely will sing accompanied by Mrs. J. 0: Haygood, who will also play the wedding march.
 The bride will be given in marriage by her father, William Hall and will have as her matron of honor, Mrs. Leon Ruth. Miss Elva Quisenberry will be the maid of honor and the attrac- tive bridesmaids will be Miss Katherine