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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17
''Baby Reds" Want
To Be DictatOrs
in Public Schools
mi. neapolis JournaD


The "baby reds" whose official ma
gazine "dares" the Minneapolis school
authorities to stamp out a junior
communist league in the city schools,
have their own ideas about flags, con-
stitutions and economics.
They also have an original idea
about running the public schools.
They propose that the children them
selves take charge of the schools and
run them through children's councils
similar to the workers councils by
which the reds propose to run the
United States when they get the red
flag hoisted. Their idea is outlined
in the Young Workers League mani
festo, circulated in the Twin Cities
together with the Young Comrade, a
communist paper published for school
children, as follows:
while we realize the bias of pub
lie school education today, still it is
better than none at all We,
therefore, make the following de-
mands-
"The encouraging of and the right
of children in public schools to or
ganize students councils which will
discuss the policies and activities of
the schools and investigate and con-
slider cases of discrimination. The
students councils to be the only bodi-
es to determine reprimands and pun
ishment"
Sad Story of "Child Slaves"
Chains clank gloomily through the
pages of their magazine, the Young
Comrade, issued for circulation among
school children of the Twin Cities.
The chains hang from the wrists and
ankles of "child slaves" for whose
sake the "baby reds" propose armed
revolution to overthrow the govern
ment of the United States and estab-
lish free and happy nation just like
Russia.
1t is recorded as a further crime
against the "child slaves" in their
chains that George Washington, far
from being hero at Valley Forge,
had a whole outfit of warm clothes
sent to him from home so that he
could keep comfortable while he
watched his soldiers freeze.
Board Members Investigating
Members of the Minneapolis board
of education, following The Journals
account OF the baby reds challenge
to Minneapolis to root them out of
the schools, are investigating the
possibility of having the young COM
munists' propaganda barred from the
mails as reasonable.
Glorifcation of red Russia as the
only nation in the world which is
moving upward to stable social and
economic system, while the rest of the
world moves down to chaos, degen-
eracy and dissolution" shares space
in the young communists pamphlets
with attacks on the American con-
stitution and the Stars and Stripes
In the same issue of the Young Com
rade in which the child communists
"dare" Minneapolis to do anything
about them, appears this leading ar
ticle on Constitution Week.:
"When they talk of one consti-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17
District No. AZ

We did not like to remove our bord-
er of bright autumn leaves, but De-
cember Mistletoe reminds us that
Christmas is coming. We can hard
ly wait, for we are preparing pro
gram which we hope will be real
treat. Anyhow it's secret, a sur
prise and We won't tell. If you!
want to find out, be on hand before
eight o'clock Friday evening the
nineteenth. Everyone is specially
invited.
Our second grade is a dozen strong
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17
Income Tax Publicity

New Ulm Review: There never was
a time in civic affairs or when fair
dealing between men or general bust
ness economics and business morals
demanded more drastic action and
people and the calling of spade
spade than now, and the topic on
every honest business mans lips
should be tax reform, with the end in
view of bringing about change of
the present Ubiquitous system of taxa
ton. The throwing open of the in
come tax list will do more, and al
ready has done more, toward this
end man all other efforts combined
In Minnesota the law provides for
the publication of the personal pro-
perty tax list in the newspapers of
the state-but if this publicity has
had any perceptible effect of increas-
ing the assessment of divers and
numerous persons property no one
has been able to discover it. AS for
the publication of the income taxes,
| the great majority of newspapers are
not disposed to print the list and
thereby satisfy the curiosity of the
shoppers and the gossips.
President Calvin Coolidge offers
very little consolation to the "snoop-
ers." In his message to congress
Mr.. Coolidge said: when 1 approved
the present tax law l stated publicly
that l did so in spite of certain pro-
visions which 1 believed unwise and
harmful. One of the most glaring of
these was the making public of the
amounts assessed against different in
come taxpayers. Although that dam
age has now been done l believe its
continuance to be detrimental to the
public welfare and bound to decrease
public revenues, so that it ought to
be repealed" Good for Calvin
Mankato Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17
A Typical American

William Allen White, editor of tn
Emporia Gazette of Kansas, ha
shown us the way to handle the K
Klux Khan and that is to laugh it Of
the face of the earth, says John Kin
in his Hemert News.
Wilton Allen White demon
strated how the average thinking
American views the ku Klux
Khan and all like institutions or
ganized on the basis of "anti''
Minds so small that they can
be filled to overlooking with
"anti" have no room left for
'pro," and without "pro" there
is no largeness, no growth, no
progress.
With his Rosinante a hivver,
Mr.. White raced over the plains
of Kansas, joyously kicking the
Khan in the Stats, probing its lit
tleness, exposing its travesties of
the fine professions it makes,
making hilarious fun of what he
calls "the shirt-tail rangers.
Kansas enjoyed it, and through
it Kansas developed the one thing
that is sure to kill this movement
laughter.
William Allen White is the
typical Kansas-glorified. Kan
sas is the typical American state.
That makes William Allen White
the typical American. And the
typical American has no time for
"shirt tail rangers, no time for
bigotry, no time for littleness, no
time for foolish issues that fool
ishly shatter American unity.
Mr.. White is all that the Khan
processes to adore. He is white,
he is Protestant, he is Gentle, he
is native-born. And he laughs
at the Khan, makes joke of its
childish pretensions, pokes fun at
its silly garb and its sillier titles.
And so does every other AM
erican like him-every American
who is not only white, Protestant,
Gentle, and native-born, but has
room in his head for something
besides anti and something in
that head to think with.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

tuition, one union, one flag, one
history, we will tell them we want
one constitution, the constitution
of the Workers Soviet Govern
ment in America, where only those
who perform useful work will be
permitted to take part in govern
ment.
"We will tell them we want one
union, the union of the Workers
Soviet Republics all over the
world.
eve will tell them we want one
flag for the entire world, the Red
Flag, the flag which they have
outlawed, the flag which has been
used all through history by the
oppressed class in it's struggle for
freedom"
The Young Comrade is the organ
of the junior section of the Young
Workers League of America. The
manifesto of the Young Workers
League, handed out to Minneapolis
college boy along with a copy OF the
Comrade when he paid his subscrip-
ton, declares that the aim of the
league is "the abolition of capitalism
by means of a Republic Workers
Councils, a government functionlng
through the power of the proletariat
to the exclusion of all other classes
And the "baby reds" come right
back in the Comrade with the follow
ing remarks, written by school chill
dren in various parts of the country:
there will come time when
all this will change, and the black
capitalists will be kneeling before
us, begging for mercy, for mercy
from the red workers! !"-"The
Black Capitalists and the Red
Workers, page 4, the Young Com
rade for December, as circulated
in the Twin Cities.
''The juniors are the Red Scouts
of the working class. They are
preparing for the big battles of
the workers. Page 2, the Young
Comrade for December.
GIN school the children of the
workers are taught to be loyal to
their government. But the work
ers have no government. The
government belongs to the bosses.
The workers must fight for their
own government which will be-
long to them" Page a the
Young Comrade for December.
"By the time we communist
children grow up we will know
all about communism. We will
get rid of the rich. stephen
Tarezuli, II years old.
"In Russia the workers have
their own government and the
children do not slave in the fac
tories for the money and profit of
the bosses. Let US fight for a
workers government here, too.
We want no more child slaves!"
The Young Comrade.
81 have learned that pledge {
pledge allegiance to the Worker
Red Flag -etc.) by heart and ever.
time that we have to give a pledge t.
the American flag l will tell on
pledge to myself wrote Paul Sire
Astoria.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

When the husband gets the last
word now, it makes her happy. She
needs it to complete the puzzle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

If she is old enough to think silk
adequate winter cover for ankles, she
is old enough to call Miss"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

How to get rich: Manufacture
something people don't need.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

Gazette Want Ads Bring Results
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

81 have learned that pledge q
pledge allegiance to the Workers
Red Flag -etc.) by heart and every
time that we have to give pledge to
the American flag / will tell our
pledge to myself wrote Paul Siro,
Astoria.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-17

"When they talk of one consti-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
HOYT JOHNSON OF AUGUSTA
DEAD; WOMAN is HELD

AUGUSTA, Ga, -Hoyt Johnson
young husband and father is dead and
pretty Mrs. Joe Fontana proprietress
OF store on the edge of the city is
at liberty under bond to answer the
charge of murder as a result of John
son being shot to death by her in the
Fontana store Sunday night. Mrs.
Fontana declares the shooting was &C
cidental, saying that Johnson had
handed her the pistol and asked her to
see if she could snap it. She said she
thought it was unloaded.
Mrs. Fontana told officers that
Johnson had been a friend of the fam
lily for many years and that he came
to the. store that night to wait until
his wife returned from church. The
revolver according to Mrs. Fontana,
was loaned to her by Johnson several
weeks ago, Johnson declaring that she
should have a pistol in the store to
protect herself.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Notable Community
Building Lecture
at the Chautauqua

Frank Preston Johnson, newspaper
man, sociologist and lecturer, will de-
liver a notable address at the COMING
Redpath Chautauqua. He will discuss
current social and economic problems,
especially those relating to co-opera.
ton between the town and the farm.
Mr.. johnson Is a newspaper man
who has made Investigations in many
localities. What he has to say is pre-
scented with the clarity Of the trained
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
ROACH ASKS FOR
RECOUNT AT CLAYTON

Claxton, Ga, March 3-H. NJ
Roach, candidate for tax collector in
the recent primary, has filed a petit
ton for recount with the Democrat
ic executive Committee MIR. Roach
was defeated by c. C. Smith by only
three votes. There is some gossip of
other defeated candidates asking for
a recount, but Mr.. Roach is the first
to take formal action. The committee
will meet today to consider the ap-
plication.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
MOTHERS

Watch for symptoms of worms in your
children. These parasites are the great
destroyers of child life. If you have
reason to think your child has worms act
quickly. Give the little one q dose or
two of Whites Cream Vermifuge. Worms
cannot exist where this time-tried and
successful remedy is used. 1t drives out
the worms and restores the rosy hue of
health to baby cheeks. Price 35c. Sold by
T. ]. Halle & Co. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
JUDGE ALDEN
AT CHAUTAUQUA
WelI-Known Lecturer to
Speak ON Vital Topic.
S'Needs of the Hour" Subject of Mas.
terly Address on Questions
of Moment,

Judge George D. Alden of Boston,
one Of the leading lecturers on the
Chautauqua platform today, will be
a headline speaker at the coming Red
path Chautauqua.
Judge Alden is essentially human"
both in his thinking and in what he
has to say.
Humor of premier quality is one Of
the notable characteristics Of an Al
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

Book Agent: Have you children in
school?
Farmer: Yes two boys and a girl
Book Agent: You're just the man.
Why not buy them an encyclopedia
Farmer: Wall, it might be all right
for the girl-but by gum, the boys are
are no better than me-and l had to
walk to school all my life.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

reporter who is interested only in CIV.
ing the facts
A Johnson lecture is always con-
;structive. 1t never fails to point the
way to community prosperity and is
always full of Illustrations Of com,
munities that have surmounted the
barriers and are going forward.
Mr.. johnson not only knows the
needs of the average community, but
OFFERS program Of genuine construc-
tion with concrete plans for it's reali-
cation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Slow Music Please

0lOW MUSIC R1edSe
Blushing Bride and Groom: Where
is the marriage license Officer,
Courthouse Doorman: Do you insist?
Blushing B. and G.: Ye-e-s-s!
c. H. Doorman: All right then 18th
door to the left.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

den lecture. Facts are lightened with
fancy, philosophy with fun.
'oThe Needs Of the Hour" will be
the subject upon which Judge Alden
will speak here. Into this lecture he
has put the results Of years Of study,
observation and travel, and he tells In
his own inimitable way his reactions
to present-day conditions.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

TYPEWRITER RIBBONS - Just
received fresh stock of typewriter rib
bons for Oliver, L. c. Smith, Under
wood. Remington and Royals. Carbon
papef also-Leader Publishing Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
WHEN

WHEN
the letters dim and blur don't 'cuss'
the typewriter. Come around to the
Leader Office and get new ribbon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Even Tempered

Even Tempered
You're terrible shot l don't be-
lieve you could hit the side of barn.
Well dunno. l never shot at
barn-but did miss train last week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Ah-Victory!
PurdY's Philos

Purdy's Philos
ITS neckand-neck race, but
Successful accomplishment is always
a little bit ahead of "discouraging diff
culties."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Playing Safe.

Playing Safe.
Archie: Nom, let me go over to
Jimmy Smith's-j-just long enough to
say fe:lo?
Mother: And how long is that?
Archie: Well, not very long-but he
shutters, you know.
Ah-Victory!
Hubby-Here are the first proofs
of my picture.
Wife examining prints) Oh! Henry
you've only got one button on your
coat
Hubby: "Whoopee-you've MOTTO
ed. That's why l had the picture taken.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

Blonde Bess Opines
The Finnigans are regular gluttons.
Why, they even have overstuffed fur
niture
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
All In Favor Say Yes

Two pretty girls kissed when they
met in the post office the other day.
Two men were standing near.
First Man: I'm opposed.
Second man: Opposed to what?
First man: Women doing mems
work. :
d" -
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
Some Logic Here

Some Logic Here
Insurance Agent: Why I carry a
$4,000 policy payable to my wife.
Brutal: It's too much. What excuse
can you give her for living?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

That history repeats itself is a
maxim that finds abundant vertical
ton in the annals of most nations.
The history of the United States gives
numerous instances.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

They Get 1t Young
Conductor: Little girl-how old are
you?
Little Girl: Never mind-I'll pay
full fare.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

Startling At First
This one will be on the house."
said the painter as he picked up a can
of paint and started up the ladder.
90
Oh-That's Different.
Cakeater: Seeing is believing.
Flapper. On, don't know.
Cakeater: Well, its most certainly
is"
tlapper: | see you, butt don't
believe you.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-02
Cleveland Pushes
Vigorous Street
Speaking Campaign

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. L. Lo-
cal Cleveland, Workers Party, will in
augurate street meetings Saturday,
August 2, when Max Lerner, organic
er District 6, will speak at the cor
ner of Woodland Ave. and 53rd St.,
on the subject, 1.-THE Menace, LaFol-
letteism." The committee in charge
calls upon all members in that sec
ton to be present at 1880 to assist
with this meetingA
1t is planned to hold a meeting ev-
cry Saturday at this corner and meet
ings at other corners as rapidly as ar
rangements can be made.
The work of securing signatures to
the nominating petitions for Presiden-
tial Electors for Foster and Gitlow,
and for the State, Congressional, and
County tickets must be carried on
with all possible speed and energy.
Anyone wishing to assist in the work
of circulating petitions, and who
failed to receive blanks, can secure
same at the District Office, Room 312,
Labor Temple, 1886 Euclid Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-02
MUSSOLINI, DESPERATE
AT MATTEOTTI EXPOSE,
STRIKES AT The PRESS

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER)
ROME, Aug. 1.-Dlrector Musso-
Iinl is having his revenge upon the
italian press for not supporting him
in the Matteotti murder, He has
put the newspapers at the mercy Of
the police. Here are the essential
points Of his decree:
I. A second offender against the
press law is deprived of the right
to be an editor. 2. The police can
by decree disquaIlfy anybody from
being an editor. 2. Whenever an
editor publishes erroneous Informal
ton, or paper ineites people to
punishable actions or to class
hatred or slurs the fatherland,
royal family, pope or friendly
states, the police may bring the
editor to trial.
The non-fascist press of Italy Is
unanimous In eondemnIng the de-
cree. Even papers that supported
the government, though not Of the
government party denounce II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-02
Jealous Wife Led
Tar-and-F leather
Attack on Woman

FREDERICK, Md, Aug. L. Nine
persons were held under bonds here
today on charges of having tarred and
feathered pretty 20-year-old Dorothy
Grandon, when a married woman
took the law into her own hands,"
Mrs. Mary Shanks, wife of farmer,
among those arrested, confessed lead
ing the mob which attacked Miss
Grandon. The outrage started, she
said, because the girl had been
friendly with her husband She at
first absolved the male members OF
the mob from all blame, saying the
men had merely stood around to
help her."
Those under arrest, besides Mrs
Shanks, are Harry Leatherman, man,
ager Of an electric light company
Arthur Rice and Alvey Rice, business
men; Calvin Shanks, brother-in-law OF
Mrs. Shanks; Romer Shanks, her
father-in-law; Irwin Rice, Paul Gross
nickle and Grayson Doub, farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-02
PLAN ANTI-WAR
CONSIDERATIONS
IN MILWAUKEE,.
Daily Worker Editor to
Speak August 3

Especial to The DAILY WORkER)
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 1.--Lonis
]. Engdahl, editor of The DAILY
WORKER, will speak in Milwaukee,
Sunday, August 3, in Castellia Gar
dens, at the Anti-War and Anti-Mili-
tarism demonstration, arranged by
the City Central Committee of The
Workers Party.
In its appeal to the workers of
Milwaukee, Workers Party calls up
on them to demonstrate not only
against war and militarism but also
against the social patriotism Of the
Social Democratic Parties. In addi-
ton to Comrade Engdahl, there will
also be speakers from declarations in
Finnish and Jewish languages.
An open air meeting, with Comrade
Shklar as the speaker has been ar
ranged for Thursday evening at the
corner of 18th and Galena. This meet
ing is also arranged to demonstrate
against the capitalist wars.
In addition to these demonstrations
the party also distributed 5000 leaf
let's and 100 copies of the Anti-War
edition of The DAILY WORKER.
The Socialist Party is discreetly 81
lent on the anti-war week. Having
restored all the lost advertisements
for the Milwaukee Leader and hav-
ing made its alliance with the middle
class politicians, it does not take
opv porf ", tho rtr,,roI1 o~o;oo+ as1f
tarism.
The Young Workers League will
also have an anti-military demonstra-
ton on Saturday evening, August 2,
in the open air on the corner of 9Th
and Walnut.
Barney Mass, Young Workers
League organizer, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. The meeting will be-
gin at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-02
ANTI-FASCIST
PARTIESMAY
MAKE new MOVE
Big Meeting Planned
For Sunday
lspeoIaI to .he DAILY woRkERl

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER)
ROME, Aug. 1.-AII members
of the parliamentary opposition
parties, which includes all the
social-democratic groups and
the Catholic group to some ex-
tent but not the Communists,
win hold a private membership
meeting here Sunday. 1t is UNI
derstood that the internal polit-
ical situation will be the chief
topic of discussion, altho no
agenda has been announced.
Some revised course of action
may be laid out.
Premier Mussolini has not met the
demands of the opposition in regard
to the cleansing and recognizing Of
the government. The opposition de-
manded that the parliament be con-
stitutionalized and that the fascist
militia be indicted into the regular
army units.
In neither Of these two requests
has. Mussolini been acquiescent. He
has not been prosecuting the case
against the accused fascist officials
who are being held for the murder of
Matteotti and has shown considerable
disposition to release the criminals
If it is possible to save himself while
doing it.
The Communists have withdrawn
from the official Opposition" group
because of the compromising posi-
ton the mixed social democratic
group has taken. The Communists
plea for a general strike at the time
the Matteotti affair was threatening
to sweep out Mussolini was over
ridden by the socialists who would
strike" for ten minutes only, spoil
ing the political effect of the move.