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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
BY JEANETTE D. PEARL.

The National Federated Farmer
Labor Party is pledged to IA policy of
Equal Rights for women. In carry
ing out this policy, it becomes Gf ut
most importance that no support be
given to the National Woman's Party
in their campaign for THEIR blank
ct equality bill" The bill sponsored
by them is very reactionary and very
detrimental to the working class.
Recently in a two days hearing be-
fore Congress at Washington, some
twelve leading women's organizations
| opposed the bill. The N. w. P. is
the only woman's organization sup
porting that bill
The proposed blanket equality bill'
garnished with phrases of freedom
and equality, conceals a cloven hoof.
And some rather wise labor heads
who are opposing this measure are
nevertheless baffled by it, in that it
does seem progressive.
A simple analysis of the proposed
blanket equality bill' discloses its
dual character Of being both progress
sive, and reactionary at the same
time. It is progressive measure for
middle class and professional women
including some women of the higher
skilled trades. 1t is very reaction
airy measure for the broad masses Of
women of the working class.
A blanket equality billp would
jeopardize past protective legislation
and prevent new protective legisla-
ton. In many industries capitalist
society exploits women workers more
intensely than it does male workers,
and pays them less. II works them
longer hours and under worse condi-
tions. In order to safeguard the la
Dor crop-the future working genera
tion-it becomes necessary to legis-
late against wanton abuses working
women are subjected to.
Need Special Protection.
Because Of woman's comparative
newness to industrial life, the appar-
emit temporary character of her job
and the excessive drain OF that job,
the organizational power OF working
women has not kept in even pace
with that of male workers. The try
ing conditions under which women la
Dor, their lack of organizational
strength, make protective legislation
for women necessary in the interest
OF the working class.
Modern industrial conditions. the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Leninism and the c. /.

The Fifth Congress of the Communist Interna-
tional is over. It's outstanding achievement was
the definite establishment of Leninism the theory
and practice developed by Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin
in applying Marxism to the era of capitalist decay,
as the ruling line of the international movement.
The task the Congress has placed before the Com
munist parties Of the world is the thoro Bolshe-
@tion of these parties and the roofing oat of the
remnants Of socialdemocracy.
1t was the first time that the Communist Inter
national met without the guiding hand of Lenin
at the helm. The loss the more keeny felt,
as the principal sections of the Comintern are
facing terrific problems, that tax the utmost pow
ers of all the sections of the Comintern. But the
manner in which. the Fifth Congress met these
problems, the drastic corrections given to all
traces Of petty-bourgeos deviations from the dine
Of Lenin, should be sufficient warning to any who
entertained any hopes that Lenin's passing would
end the policies of the master reyolutionist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Welcoming the Yankees

Seven years ago the country was flooded with
appeals to the masses to shoulder their rifles and
60 "over there" to do our duty to Europe. Seven
years ago the capitalist governmental bureaucrats
of Europe were staging demonstrations of vel
come to the American troops overlooking the con
tinents.
The inter-Allied conference now being held in
London is endeavoring to clear up some of the
debris of the giant conflict of yesterday. The
brains of international capitalism are in a des-
perate effort to save their system of industry.
Once more the Yankees are being welcomed by
the ruling powers of Europe. 1t is true that the
fgureheads of the capitalist tragedy have changed
somewhat in personnel. Mcdonald now wears the
toga of Brtain's imperial royalty instead of Lloyd
George. But the employing class domination of
the scenes remains essentially the same
No doubt, when the election struggles are over
we will again be asked to do our duty to Europe
This time we will be asked to line up soidly for a
campaign of huge investments to reconstruct
Europe The socalled moral sanction of the coun-
try, actually the political Endorsement will be
sought in support of the gigantic imperialist ven
ture of our ruling class, the plans of exploit
ers to secure a stranglehold on European indus
tries. The appeal to sense of duty will be made
as a sort of an insurance
Our big banking interests now entangling
America in the European imbroglio now taking
the United States officially to the front rows of
the imperiaist arena thru the backdoor of unofi-
cial observers at the London Conference, are in
terested in convincing the masses of the highly
ethical purposes of their investments in order to
be able to throw more easily these same masses
into war for guaranteeing dividends on these in
vestments, once they are endangered
The Labor Premier Mcdonald struck the key
note of the conference when he said that it's bust
ness would be to supply adequate security for the
investors in the Dawes loan for Germany. On the
reconstruction Of capitalist Germany hinges the
reconstruction of capitalist Europe. And Amer
ican capitalists alone are today in position to
finance such reconstruction. Hence McDonald's
speech was address of welcome to American
dollars.
Looking beyond the whrlpools of the surface to
the deep currents flowing beneath the sea of words
at the London Conference, one sees countless dan
gers Of new world confagration. In 1917 the
American flag went to Europe. In 1924 the Amer
lean dollar is going to Europe. Tomorrow the
American soldiers will again be rushed to Europe
to save these dollars. What kind of welcome
will these Yankee troops get then? Yes Amer
can imperialism is clearing the decks for aggres-
siye action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

who otherwise would work their wo
men workers "a hours a. day and cug
their miserable pay still lower. 4
Raising the economic position GA
working women, lowers their timiditJ.
promotes confidence and co-operatiory
in the class struggle. Any legislag.
ton that tends to weaken the positioIg
of working women must be opposedll
The blanket equality bill woultg
weaken the position of the unskille,d
working women, tho it woul,e
strengthen the position of the middle
class women. lit our concern /
with working women and the inteaa
ests of working women are bound ul7
with the interests of working men. -
The emancipation of women is NO
thru sex solidarity against male rule,
Working women must be trained Il.
the fight against class domination,
They must be made class-consciou'
and drawn into the class struggle fc.
the emancipation of the workin'o
class. 70
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Equality for the Division of Spells

intense speeding up, work havoc on
the health of women. There is long
train of horrible female industrial dis
eases. In the classified injurious
trades, scientific investigators find
that young girls working in these in
furious trades begin. menstruating at
an earlier age and are subject to
greater disturbance. To women in
the injurious trades, the menopause
comes earlier and is accompanied
with greater complications. Sterility,
miscarriage, still-birth and infant
mortality have higher percentage,
while the vitality of these women is
very much lowered and death comes
to them sooner.
Laws preventing women working
in poison factories and underground
mines become imperative in a sys-
tenn of society that forces its wo-
men thru the lash of hunger into such
perilous occupations. Protective le-
gislation is inherent in capitalist pro-
duction. 1t serves as a brake which
the capitalist government interposes
when exploitation is carried too far
for the welfare of production. That
governmental Intervention checks
ravages on labor-life is secondary.
Their prime consideration is the
maintaining of a. high productive le-
vel. 1t is here where public spirited
individuals concern themselves with
social uplift' TO increase production
without destroying too quickly the Ia
bor-life.
WelI-to-do Feminists.
The N. w. p. is composed of fem
inists who in the main have very COM
Portable berths and who are aspiring
to further elevate their positions. In
this, they find themselves blocked
thru sex discrimination. Accordingly,
they have built up philosophy of
SEX SOLIDARITY and this solidarity
is enhanced thru sex antagonism to-
ward male rule"
Not accepting the class struggle,
they stress q sex struggle and seek
emancipation" for middle class wo-
men thru a blanket equality bill"
which is to strike against male DOM
ination. There are big jobs and big
plums in the civil service and other
reputable places and these women
want them. The simplest way to ac-
complish that is thru the blanket
equality bill" Both the Republican
and Democratic parties have turned
that bill down. The politicians in
power do not propose to evenly divide
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Well Stay on the Job TilI--the Fig.
is Won.

BY JOEL SHOEMAKER
Farmer Labor Candidate for Governe
OF Washington. asst
/. o, you people, one and all, ala
Come and listen To our song,
Hear the Farmer-Labor music, Is
AS the old world moves along, -,
We will sing this victory choru VI"
From Seattle to the rising OF hey
sun,
Wen stay on the job till the as
Is won. ich
INV EN-,
Hurrah hurrah the Farmer Irhe
borers shout "a,
crs shout, OIL
Hurrah, hurrah, Old Pmtocraing
Wen rout,
We win sing THIS victory chorus ON
From Seattle to the rising OF put,
sun,
Wen stay on the job till the II has
IS won. and
2. Our men are strong and STUD
now, tha
All ready for the fight.
Our women are determined. res
w battle AN Tor TIE ne right ices
From Seattle to the rising OF
sun,
- Wen stay on the Job till the ~.
ch@rus--
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

U. S. conflscates Art.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Unite
States authorities are holding the Ita is
ian steamer "Duilio" on charges die
smuggling in narcotics. The goversal
ment has confscated the valuable alt
treasures which were found on boar
and arrested the captain, who is no at
out on $4,000 bond.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18

/ their spoil with new political aspir-
ants. Here and there, tried women
politicians are awarded with kooshy
jobs for services" rendered, but that
is quite different from a wholesale
distribution of. jobs among self-seek-
ing women.
Pretty Soft for Them.
These modern Amazons are preach
ing Economic Emancipation for wo-
men and freedom from household
drudgery, Economic Emancipation
means d good respectable job for
themselves. Freedom from house
hold drudgery can be accomplished by
hiring maid. Feminists are openly
boasting that maids can be hired
very cheaply and modern women can
if they wish by this means, free
themselves from the drudgery of the
home. Recently at public meet
ing Olga Petrova spoke on eman-
cipation via cheap maids. asked
her, "How about the emancipation
of the maids?" They are women and
in this country there are some two
million of them.
That the proposed blanket equali-
ty bill'' would prove detrimental to
the broad masses of women does not
concern these ultra-feminists. They
conceal the odium OF their position
by trumpeting forth their battle cry
of freedom.
A Class Problem.
These ladies Of the N. w. p. con.
tend that protective legislation is an
insult to modern womanhood. They
do not understand that the insult is
not to womanhood. but to the human
vultures feeding on the life-blood Of
women workers. Protective legisla-
ton is not sex problem. II is a
class problem Male workers are
forced to struggle for protection in
the capitalist jungle. Unskilled wo-
men workers are in an inferior eco.
nomic position. Protective legislation
is one of the. means for strengthen.
ing that position and is no more an
insult to womanhood than proposed
legislation against lynching is an in
suit to the Negro race.
The standard OF living among work
ing women must not be lowered. II
must be raised They have as yet
not the economic strength to even re-
sist unbearable conditions Protec.
tive legislation is an aid, slight, but
an aid nevertheless. 1t is measure
Of some restraint upon employers
The Washington times., 1924-04-15

forty.six, 644 L street northwest re.
ceived minor cuts. ..s
j. v. Royston, Marshal, Va, got
into the way of a machine, was
slightly cut when hit by a machine.
Driver Fails TO Stop.
A truck brushed Elma Geizer,
thirty.nine, 2s Quincy place north
east, as she was crossing North
Capitol street and Florida avenue
northwest. She fell, and was
bruised. The driver of the machine
Is being sought by the police for
failing to stop after the accident,
1t Is said.
Frances Porter, colored, twenty
four, was treated at Freedman's
Hospital, today. after she had been
cut. on the throat by glass from a
broken windshield. The glass shat.
tered when a car. in which she
was riding. struck another machine.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
RADECR0SS|NG
BILL IS GIVEN
APPROVAL
D. c. Commissioners Send In
dorsement to Congress.
To Cost sos, 900.

The District Commissioners today
Endorsed the bill introduced In the
House yesterday to eliminate grade
crossings in the District as zone OF
the most important bills affecting
the District that has been presented
to Congress in some time"
The bill provides for elimination
OF grade crossings at Van Buren,
street, Lamond, d. c., Chestnut
street, Takoma Park, and Varnum
street. at Terra Gotta, all on the
Metropolitan branch of The Baltt.
more and Ohio railroad.
The Commissioners today in
formed Congress that these grade
crossings could be eliminated at O
cost of 1903, 900, divided as follows:
Chestnut street, $4,000; Varnum
street. $1,000, and Van Buren,
street, $4,000.
These three crossings are consid-
cred to be the most dangerous ones
in the District Of Columbia and are,
therefore, in d traffic sense, the
most deserving of precedence" the
Commissioners state. Accidents 0c-
CURED at the Lamond crossing on
October s, 1923, and March II, 1924,
and as q result four persons were
killed.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
FACES JAJLaTERM-FoR HIS
CAR PLATFORM EXPOSURE

Facing two charges Of Indecent
exposure while on. the street.car
platform at Fifteenth and New York
avenue northwest, Joseph White.
thirty-five, of 1899 Thirty-third
street northwest, was fined 5000 by
Judge Mcmahon yesterday, I'm de.
fault Of which he will serve seventy:
five days at Occoquan.
White, did not ueny the charges
in regard to his action OF the
preceding night but said that the
complaining witness must be mis-.
taken in her allegations as 10 his
conduct of various other occasions
which she mentioned. Al young
man, passing by reported the matter
to Policeman j. I. Hicks OF the
First precinct. Policeman Hicks
testified that nearly a score of com.
plants had been received about n
man in that vicinity whose deacrip.
ton answered that Of White.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
ARIZONA STONE
PLACED IN
SHAFT
Washington Monument Exer.
cises Marked by Coolidge
Address.

Presentation of the memorial
stone. placed by Arizona in the
Washington Monument this after
noon was accompanied by an
elaborate ceremony participated in
by President Coolidge, Senator Ralph
H. Cameron OF Arizona; other mem
hers of the Arizona delegation to
Congress, representatives Of the
D. "A. r. and a list Of .motable
guests. Music was furnished hy
the United States Marine Band.
The stone is magnificent speci.
ment taken from the fossil forests
of Arizona. r.. WyKnowlton, Of the
United States Y Geological Survey
declares II is millions Of year old
"a, Senator Cameron presided at the
ceremonies. The; invocation by Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison. chaplain gen.
eral, D. A. r.; Mrs. Hoval A. Smith,
State regent, D.. A. r., represented
Governor George W. r. Hunt OF
Arizona, who. presented the stone
and Mrs. John A. Parker unveiled
the memorial. An address was de.
livered by President Coolidge, Sen.
ator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona
prepared a paper, which was read
by Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, presi.
dent general, n. A. r.; Congressman
Carl Hayden Of Arizona, and former
Governor Thomas e. Campbell Of
Arizona also spoke. The stone was
accepted by the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
MAILBAG LOCKS
MADE HERE
BYU.S.
Government Factory Turns
Out About 5000 Each
Working Day.

Uncle Sam. unknown to many
persons, is in the business of manu-.
featuring locks, and J. C. Hath
Of Washington. d, c., is q right.
hand man in the enterprise. The
accompanying photograph shows
Mr.. Hath just as he is about to
call it days work and go home.
He had assembled during his work.
ing day nearly 500 locks.
The locks Mr.. Hath and his
fellow.workefs assemble are placed
on the mailbags used as containers
for the letters, parcels and news
papers which you put into the let
ter box. For Uncle Sam puts your
mail under lock and key while
it, is in his hands. 2 The factory
operated by the Government for
this purpose produces about 5000
locks a day.
The most costly lock made is
used on pouches containing reg.
istered mail. In that kind of lock
there is in corporated a small
counter or numbering dial which
registers each time the lock Il
opened. In that manner a checl,
is kept on handling the mail in
the bag and individual responsible
ity can be fixed In case of mishap
About q year ,ago the Govern
ment began to use a special. rome
clamp and lock for parcel post
bags. Before that time the bags
were left unlocked and there were
many thefts, mostly on the part
Of persons who happened to see un,
locked mail bags on railroad load
ing platforms. The new lock and
clamp, on which Mr.. Hath Is
shown at work. have remedied that
trouble, it is believed, very largely
Although the lock is an inexpensive
little affair, 1t has saved the Gov
eminent many thousands Of dol.
lars during the brief period 1t has
been in use.
Copyright, 1924, by william pickett
Helm. ltN s -E. M"
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
FRAHVNEN HERE
WIN RAISE
IN WAGES
Arbitration Board Grants z.
Cents More Hourly on Capt.
tai Traction Lines.

. The board Of arbitration ap.
pointed to settle the differences be,
tween the Capital Traction Com
pany and its employees. reached a
decision today, voting an increase
Of cents an hour to trainmen and
turning down the request, for higher
pay for other employees.
The new schedule for motormen
and conductors will be: First three
months, So cents an hour: next
nine months, 56 cents an hour, and
thereafter, So cents an hour. The
trainmen asked for an increase OF
IA cents an hour.
According to a contract between
the company and employees, both
sides must accept the decision of the
arbitration board. 1t comprised vii.
liam Knowles Cooper, chairman;
Stanton c. Peelle, for the company,
and Congressman Tague Of MasSa.
chuSetts for the men. g<
A minority report was signed by
Congressman Tague.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15

Mike Robe, who has drove the
hack between WahOnkus and the
Hollow for 90 many years, 10 on his
first vacation, having went to Palm
Beach and Cuba for o couple Of
weeks. Some Of the boys has al
ready had postal cards showing Palm
Beach bathing beauties, regarding
which Mike says he IL having the
time of his life.
lizzie Slick was to Granville yes
terday getting his teeth fixed by DR..
Bridges.
Special ut the Comfort House Sun
day: FLORIDA GOOZBURY PIE!
Como early and avoid the rush!
Mrs. Fasta DaneIIe and Miss Vera
Young Of Granville IL registered 1t
the Comfort House.
Mr.. A, Little scudder, the genial
drummer Of the Juicy Fruit Conn
pAny, Is stopping at the Comfort
House and seeing the local trade.
!. Mr.. Pluto Craft. of Klnk City, was
ut the Comfort House last night.
Mr.. Craft Is the president Of the
National Pink City Bank and also
of the Hotel company.
Mrs. Bean and Miss Chile Bean
returned this morning from the
Southwest, where Miss Chilllo has
been entertaining ON the L.ObscOurse
J lecture course circuit.
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
z COUPLES ARE
SEIZED IN VICE
SQUAD RAID
Woman Held on Disorderly
House Charge; Others on
Statutory Offenses.

Residents around Fifteenth and
Allison streets northwest were
awakened by police patrol shortly
after O'clock this morning when
vice squad raiders arrested two
men and two women on statutory
charges at 4423 Fifteenth street.
Those arrested were:
Mrs. Grace Beatrice German,
thirty.one.
Mrs. Evelyn Parsons, twenty-five,
who said she lived at the Fifteenth
street address.
William Freeman, twenty-four, a
salesman who last week is said to
have completed a three-month SEES.
sion on the police court jury, and
who also gave the foregoing place
as his residence.
Walter Albert Wilson, a machin.
list, 2S7 Ninth street northeast.
At the Second precinct Mrs. Ger.
man was charged with conducting
a disorderly house. The others
were charged with statutory Of.
lenses They forfeited a total of
,$l25 In Police Court today.
Z Sergt. j. 7. McQuade and Lieut..
0. T. Davis, with two other Second
precinct policemen. made the ar
rests R
The Washington times., 1924-04-15
DC. LOSING
MILLIONS
YEARLY
Congressman Will Propose
Amendment Asking Work
Begin at Once.

An inexcusable waste of power
Is being permitted through failure
to develop the Great Falls project,
in the opinion Of Congressman
Arthur E. Keller Of Minnesota,
Q member Of the House subcom-
mittee on the hydro-electric bill.
Congressman Keller stated that
the District is suffering the loss
Of millions of dollars a year
through the delay Of Congress in
enacting the legislation.
Fail to Get Quorum.
An attempt was made today to
begin consideration by the sub
committee Of the Norris bill which
recently passed the Senate. Through
the absence from the city of mem.
bers Of the subcommittee it was i'm
possible to assemble quorum and
the n1eeting was postponed.
Congressman Keller will propose
an amendment to the Senate bin
which viii enable the Federal Wa.
ter Power Commission to begin the
work of developing the falls i'm
mediately. Under the terms of the
Senate bill, he pointed out, no
authority is given for the acquisi.
ton OF the necessary land. He will
propose an amendment authorizing
the commission to acquire the land
pointed out in the Tyler survey
either by purchase or condemna-
ton.
The Senate bill. will be substi-
tuted for the House measure in
trOduced earlier in the session by
Congressman Frederick N, Zihl-
man Rep.l of Maryland, and r.
Walton Moore Oem.l of Virginia.
Norris Bill Similar.
The Norris bill, which is similar
to the House measure, authorizes
the Secretary of War to supervise
the actual construction of all dams
and other necessary work for the
development of power in ACCORDANCE
with the plan prepared by Major NJ.
G. Tyler.
The Federal Waterpower Commits
sion ID authorized in the measure
to make q final study of the Tyler
plan to ascertain If any Ichanges
are necessary as a result Of devlop-
ments since the plan was completed.