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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Detectives and Degenerates

| An organization that recruits its members
from the lowest stratum of the human race and
which a mass of evidence proves to have as its
principal object the capitalizing of human
weakness for purposes of blackmail and eX-
tortion today is entrusted with the duty of pre-
serving the republic, of maintaining intact
American institutions and protecting public
officials who are charged with the duty OF
hunting down just such human menaces to life
and property as compose this organization.
We refer to the bureau Of investigation of
, the department Of justice, presided over by
William j. Burns, head of the Burns Detective
Agency, two of whose former employees have
just been arrested by the Chicago police and
who have confessed to an apparently endless
series of violent crimes such as torturing wom-
en- to force disclosure of the hiding-place of
jewelry.
Nor is this an isolated instance William J..
Burns himself has admitted that he has fixed"
juries and. the police records are filed with
lists of crimes committed by agents of the
Burns and other agencies. From data in the
possession of The Daily Worker there is every
reason to believe that criminal record is al
most an indispensable qualification for secur-
ing employment with detective agency.
Into the central office of the Burns detective
agency flows stream of filth that is carefully
classified and indexed. Let anyone in public
lie stray ever so little from the straight and
narrow path and he is marked for persecution
if he ever comes into opposition with the
powerful Industrial and financial interests
whom the Burns agency serves.
More than one congressman and senator has
been inundated, has had his private paper,
rified, has been Swallowed and in other WAYS
felt the heavy hand of the powerful clients Is
Che burns agency of
Not only this but in every strike, in aim
every union, in every organization of wa ost
earners, political or industrial, are to be foloe-
the stool-pigeons who may be picking up Ind
formation merely, cataloging the active wcIin-
ers, or using every means to disrupt and Ek-
stroy working-class organizations. Dep; he
ment of Justice agents and private employ Et-
of the Burns agency are indistinguishable, ses
close is the connection between the two. 30
1t is to be hoped that the Chicago DISCLOSURE
will renew the demand for an investigation Is
these breeding places of crime and degenerate,
made by Senator Wheeler of Montana.
In series of articles to be published soon,
The Daily Worker will give elaborate and ir-
REPUTABLE evidence of the unholy alliance be-
tween law enforcing and law breaking agen-
cles. We intend to carry on this campaign of
publicity until every man, woman and child
who can read will know to what depths the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Bv WILLIAM F. dunno.

The Hearst newspapers have the
largest circulation of any one group
Of newspapers in the United STATES
They are read by millions Oh wage
earners not only because Oh tnelI
comic strips and special features put
because in some manner the impress
sion has been created that hearst
and his papers "are for the working
man." r. ~
nrdiscriminating manner in which
the great American public takes us
mental nourishment. Hearst mas
built nm the enormous circulation Oh
his sheets by playing up some issue
in which the ordinary individual Is
interested but which does not affect
by one jot or little the iron-clad J., con
troll of the means OF life OF mllnons
bv a few powerful and unscrupuious
individuals. Nor does Hearst take
anv chances of mistaking some major
issue for something of little import
| lance but great popularity. Fol
every line Of type written to arouse
the indignation Of the unthinklne
there are two lines of antidote.
The slippery liberalism Of Bris
bane is offset by the absolute reac
ton Of Human and the humani
: tarianism of Barry or hapgood
countered by the cold "best policy 10
business" Of a Forbes.
Brisbane may-and does-expres
a quiet satisfaction at the rise Of tn
British Labor party from the plac
of His Majesty's Opposition to HI
Maiesty's government but Hinmar
in the same paper and paid by TN
: same man denounces the britis
l Labor party and its leaders as Tn
enemy of all America and American
ism stands for; this being, of cours
, the right of the businessman-a M
| manism meaning everyone who Is
his own'-to plumber when an
where he please without any r.
4 straint whatsoever.
A Barry or Hapgood may expires
!, carefully worded doubts as to some
h most Wanted benefits Of unrestrict'
|. capitalist enterprise but Forbes
= in the same paper and paid by u
/ same man-glorifies every aspect
n American capitalism and assures y
American workers that II they W
concentrate on the thought that q
most humble toiler is doing som
n thing useful the world will pc
j bright and pleasant place.
~ " Combination Of Methods.
20 No better expression of Americ
IN Toryism has been published than tn
= contained in the George W. Hmm
"a column featured in all Hearst pape
X on the 18th Of this month and
IN more studied and deliberate exal'
~ ton of American capitalism has
~ peared than the feature article
~ b. c. Forbes in the same papers a
a on the same date.
Human goes farther inI his
nunciation Of the British Vabor p
ty, its leaders and its program IN
even the special writer's out o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

209o. But that means the hardest
blow at the French peasant. Every
body who knows the French peas
ant knows that the question of tax
alton is the most revolutionary fac
tor in France. When the Poincare
cabinet signed this taxation bill it
likewise signed its own death sent
ence.
The 20eS increase Of all taxes
means a rapid and tremendous rise
in the cost Of living of workers and
salaried elements. The Paris cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune
writes with admirable naivete ano
frankness:
"The cabinet admits frankly thai
the cost of living certainly will in
crease, but declines to admit thai
wages must be advanced 20 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

mn the idea of building a capitalist interna-
tioraI like the League Of Nations and the Box
peace Plan is another such effort 1t will tali'
NOT because of it's obvious dishonesty, but be-
cause no plan can harmonic the contradic-
lions in capitalist society. Society can only be
barmonized by the abolition Of capitalism ana
+ha+ will not be done by doting millionalres
and gyeedy capitalists but by the working * 4S.
cIasswho have an interest in getting rld Oh ene s
robber system which breeds the wars tney az
called upon to fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Send in Your News

The Daily Worker urges all
members of the party to send in
the news of their various Sec
lions. Every Party Branch should
appoint its own correspondent and
make him responsible for the news
that ought to be sent in to The
Daily Worker. The Party Page
should be the Invest page in The
Daily Worker. Help make it SO.
Address all mail to the Editor. The
Daily Worker, 1910 N. Hslsted
ST., Chicago, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

the state, to make new reduc-
n of civil servants, altho $4,000
Re already been dis charged in the
six months.
ut all this is still not enough.
government decided and the par
ment will adopt measures causing
ance to hold up reconstruction of
devasted areas ands other re-
lstruction work until Germany
rs Preparations.
The French capitalists arie making
most strenuous effort Ito check
financial crisis in order to cut
the hydra heads of thse panic.
ance is beginning to Introduce
assures which hitherto haSve been
sorted to only in the defeated
,untries, in Germany, Austifia and
hungary.
But it is too late. If the Wrench
apitalists were to cut off as 1many
ore hydra heads of the panic just
S many new heads would gro Nv VI
rein
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Like. Motion Picture Column

To THE DAILY WORKER:-I am
writing you a suggestion that l be-
lieve will greatly improve the ap-
pearance Of THE DAILY WORKER.
After the name Of the city at tho be-
ginning Of every news item, place
the date. BY not doing so, il gives
the paper an amateurish appearance
and gives new readers the impression
that it is not a real daily newspaper.
The motion picture column is fine.
would also like to see column de-
voted TO drama.-Sylvan A. Pollack,
Organizer. Bronx English Branch
Workers Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

That renegade radical can sink to depths
of depravity unequalled by any other type of
human being has been amply demonstrated IN
this country since the victory OF the Russian
workers in 1917 struck fear into the hearts OF
the capitalists to the extent that they opened
their money bags to any political sewer rat
who would unload his filth on the Soviet Re-
public for cash.
One particularly loathsome specimen OF that
type spread himself in the Chicago Tribune, of
Jan. 20 His name is Alexander Schwartz.
Physically he is big chunk Of animated proto-
plasm who wears 22-inch collar and 81 Inch
hat The brain capacity of moron, with the
neck of gorilla.
| Schwartz claims he went to Russia and parti-
cipated at the meeting of the second congress
of the Third international, that he was mem
Der of the Socialist Party of America, travelled
! thru Russia, interviewed the peasants and adj
ivised Lenin how to manage the revolution.
Because of his independence of mind,
lSchwartz declared, the Bolsheviks feared him
and put him in prison. This moron finally es-
lcaped to America and Immediately unloaded
his pifle on the capitalist press. For over two
years he has appeared before chambers OF
commerce and other capitalist organizations
braying about the terrors of Bolshevism.
The fact is that Schwartz was never mem
Der of the SocialistParty, never secured creden
slalS from the SOCIALIST FarCy 10 represent IL II
Moscow, never was a member of the Thiro
international and never spoke to Lenin in hi
life as the latter had plenty of more usefI
work than interviewing a mental defective.
The political pus that flows from the socia
excresenc9 which is personfed in Schwartz
finds its way into the organs of big business
hoping a that way to poison the workers wit
The germs Of the same disease fsom whicl
3 Schwartz and his tribe are suffering The cap
I .alists are hard put for anti-Soviet lies whe
3 they must fall back on this degenerate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22
Rv .i0lIN PEPr

DY JOAAAN Err ~
Never before since tF 'ar
French franc droppeSe v wv
The Bank of Fraras !, ed
count rate first fIe rails to
and then to 6eo.6m 5gs
Capital is SC; t I
future, about red abou Ssh
the German ne hopeles
fleeing from Preparations, se
states ana France to tn 20
Frencn bther secure =
cnattterlng Apitalisln r-"ai
menu N urSeth the i
TINS TABOR Britain.
lations With e,.nn,ent
Hgiilze Sow France, thi
~ oVerour Russia and
france to German
one OF in deep Fl
papers, se leading ca
eoriai La Liberte," !
WIN fling with the fl.
anclal word Panic!
~ oritnisis of France is
DuC " mates from the wo.
ease was treated as a secre,
DuegT The real figures of the Ere
Iulin were never made public.
70 II capitalist parties did not da
Inc! krease the taxes any furtht
ers threaded the revolt of the farl
oaia nd workers. The state alway
Oh iced its budget with the ILLUSION
ms he German PREPARATION payment
cal ead of with a real income. Poir
ga sought to keep the secret dis
ne concealed as long as possible
ut the financial crisis existed,
VISITS now, and is breaking out oper
lin the form Of a great panic.
1.-THE financial question is the Ger
Nal question of French policy. Tn
Communist international analyze
The French situation more correctl
than all the French politicians, an
had already foretold the sharpenin
of the financial crisis in a resolutio
of September, 1923: ''The polite
life of France depends on the que
ton of the budget. The capital
class has been able to delay the CO
lapse through skillful political ar
financial maneuvres. But the cris
is proving more and more to be u
avoidable. All the problems
French international policy and to
great extent also the problems
foreign policy hang together with L
imminent financial crisis. The P
litical struggle at present consi;
actually of strong efforts on the pa
of every class of capitalist society
load the financial burden upon t
next lower class"
The French workers and farmt
did not see it so clearly, but the pal
speaks a very clear language, a
will make of the next parliaments
elections a political event of pril
importance.
The ruling French capitalist eli
is now attempting in the last nome
to make every effort to avoid
Financial crash or at least to pc
2ne it.
csus,The French government is per
ira Tt,eg the bankers who speculate
q French government fork
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

rulers of this nation have stopped in their et-
forts to brighten and debauch the labor move
ment of this nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

Formerly it was the custom of Machiaveian
statesmen, when political Samson appeared
with sword and shield, ready for battle, to
throw temptation in the form of woman in
his way. 1t usually worked. Delilah sheared
Samson of his locks We could cite other ex-
amples. However, when Magnus Johnson
went into the enemy's camp in Washington no
iair Delilah crossed his path He was cody
led to the Ibyre and under the shadow OF a
Jersey COW did he fall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

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Har has the
wv as now.
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ssness Of
and is
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countries.
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rs that
ak re-
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-22

the export Of gold.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
NEW LEIPZIG
CLAIMANTSIN
COURT LOSERS
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upholds Ruling Against
Their Recovery

st. Paul, May pa H. Meter is
denied Judgment against the Nc
Caul-Dinsmore company of Minnea-
polls, by an action of the state su-
preme court today. which affirms
Judge Horace Dickinson of the Hen
nepin county district court.
The plaintiff asked Judgment of
$l1 ,445 against the defendant COM
pany as a result of the receipt of
grain from the New Leipzig Equity
Exchange of New Leipzig, North Da-
kota. The complaint charges that
the North Dakota exchange had re-
ceived grain in the vicinity of New
Leipzig and had shipped the same
to the defendant company. In the
spring of 1921 the Equity exchange
became insolvent and Meter, after
obtaining claims of the various grain
growers who shipped to the defunct
company, sought recovery from the
company.
Judge Dickinson held that the
plaintiff was not entitled to govern
ment and the action was affirmed
by the higher court.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
COOLIDGE AND
! CONGRESSMAN
OPEN CONFLICT
Most Serious Breach Yet Is
Threatened on Income
Tax Measure
LEADERS FOR BILL
G. o. p. Leaders in Congress
Say That 1t Is Best Meas
ure They Can Get
LEADERS FOR BILL

Washington, May 23.-(By the A.
legislative opinion on the revision
tax bill confronted President Coo
ldge today
The measure supported by Republi-
can leaders in Congress is expected
to reach him next week in the foim
agreed on by Senate and House con-
ferccs.
Secretary Mellon, whose tax reduc-
,tion plan was supported by the rresi-
dent but rejected by Congress, mean
while has made known his opposition
to several proposals of the pending
bill The Republican leaders in Con-
gress are openly pleased with the
measure and declare "a more severe
bill' is the only alternative.
The main points of difference are
on the publicity provisions and the
prospective deficit" which the mea-
sure may cause. The conference re-
jected the Senate proposal allowing
public inspection of the tax returns,
but accepted an amendment directing
the collectors of internal revenue to
make public the names, address and
amount of tax paid by each taxpayer
The hearing of the proposed beard
of tax appeals also would be opened
to the public.
Chairman Greene of the House
ways and means committee issued a
statement yesterday declaring the
treasury would have enough of a
surplus this year, considering the %
percent retroactive tax reduction, to
take care of the cost of the bonus
for the next two years, and contend
ed the tax bill in it's first year of
operation would bring a surplus of
Sl3S,0O0,000 instead of deficit. The
conference report will be taken ny
tomorrow by the Senate.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
'N0RMALCY' IN
WEATHER ALSO
FAILS IN MAY
Thus Far We Are 100 Degrees
Below the Normal Tenn
peratures for the Month
LITTLE SNOW r FALLS
but Other States Also Find
Spring Backward, and Ris7
ing Temperatures Come
Yes, it is unusual weather.
But not q record hraakar

Yes, it is unusual weather.
But not record breaker.
And there have been many May
somewhat like this.
1t also has frozen later than this
srring during the month.
Summer also is on the way, anc
North Dakota is not the only state
getting this kind of weather.
All this the anxious inquirer may
find out from the Bismarck weather
bureau.
Many people in Bismarck-and
most other parts of the state--were
surprised to waken this morning and
in the chill breezes see traces OF
snow, or to look out on some OF
the foothills and see a light blanket
o. snow. For snow fell in some de
gree in most parts Of the state last
night, the weather bureau announ-
ced.
The temperature also went down
to an even 80, or freezing zone, here
Thus far this month, with seven
days left, May is about 100 degrees
below normal temperatures. That 5
just about four degrees day, and
probably too much to be overcome.
Just making up for the mild winter,
the weather officials say, precipita
tion also is lao inches below normal
thus far for the month.
The spring is backward in South
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and many
ether western states, the weather
bureau reports. The chill breezes
which swept over the city last night
will descend on Iowa tonight.
Precipitation was reported IN the
state last night as follows: Bis
marck .16; Armenia .O4; Dickinson
.2S; Dunn Center .21; Glendale
IA; Fessenden .O4; jamestown .0l;
Lisbon so; Napoleon Is; Williston
&c; Moorhead, Minnesota, .O2.
1t probably will freeze. again to-
night, but tomorrow rising tempera-
lures are promised
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
U. S. AVIAT0RS
TO CUT SHORT
STAY IN JAPAN
Reduce Time of Idleness To
Catch UD on Round the
World Schedule

Toxic. May % (By the A. P.)-
The American army aviators flying
around the world have changed the
plan which would have kept them
here week and will fly on to
kushimoto. probably next Tuesday
or Wednesday.
The change was made in the in
terest of speed, the flight already
being many days behind its sched-
ule. AS Il consequence of it, the
time spent in idleness while in
Japan will be reduced almost to
nothing. The Americans expires sed
themselves as eager to press on,
and declared they will fly again as
soon as possible. '
The flyers were to have been en-
tertained for four days in Toxic
but under the changed plan they will
spend only two days, Saturday and
Sunday, in the capital. They will
begin at functions given by the
minister of war and other Japan
ese notables and by American or
CARNATIONS and officials which will
occupy most of the time they are
there.
Today instead of resting all three
pilots and their mechanics spent a
considerable period working on their
planes. Tonight they were guests
at dinner given by the flying
corps at Kasumigaura. the naval
aviation bay, which was their latest
stop.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
BIG MEETING "
ON WHEAT POOL
PLANNED HERE
Walton Peteet, National, Ex-
pert on Marketing, To
BE in Bismarck

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for a big wheat pool meeting
to be held in Bismarck, May 2Sth,
at which Walton Peteet, Secretary
of the National Council of Coop
erative Marketing. Associations will
be the chief speaker. Mr.. Peteet
comes to North Dakota under the
auspices of the National Wheat
Growers" Advisory committee, of
which he is a, member, and which
is assisting the North Dakota
Wheat Growers Association in con-
ducting Il membership drive in June
in order to secure sufficient VOL
ume to insure proper functioning
of the pool, and to give the farmers
determining voice in the control
of prices.
During the afternoon of that date
Mr.. Peteet will, address the conven-
tion of the Merchants Retail
Association Of North Dakota, and in
the evening public mass meeting
will be held to which both farm
ers and businessmen are urged to
dltcHu, tHdC lHey may lcdIH IuOTe OI
organized farm marketing, which
has become not only a vital issue
in this state, but throughout the
nation.
Mr.. Peteet will also confer with
the volunteer field workers in the
southwest districts and the county
chairmen who are expected to be- in
attendance, are the following: w. A.
Overing, Adams county; Walter
Guam, Bowman; w. E. Breen, Bur-
leigh; Ambrose F. Donehoo, Dunn;
Frank Goughnour, Emmons; w. l.
Brown, Golden Valley; H. N. Fisher,
Grant; Henry j. Osterhouse, Het-
finger; John Hinkel, Kidder; Chas.
Hernett, Logan; VIM. Arnitz, Lo-
gan; T. M. Buchholz, Mcintosh;
John f. Williams, Mclean; c. B.
.Heinemeyer, Mercer; J. H. Coils,
Morton; M. J. Staigle, Oliver; John
Guam, Slope; f. A. Lillibridge,
Stark; j. H. McCay, Sioux.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
WOULD
PUSH DAIRYING

Minot, N. D., May 23.-Amour &
Co., who recently became interested
in the creamery business in western
North Dakota by purchasing the
plants of the Northern Produce COM
pany at Minot and Bismarck. are
much interested in the success Of the
Northwest Mutual Dairy Loan asso-
citation, according to letter received
by the Minot Association of Com
merce from F. E.. Gould of Chicago,
general superintendent of creameries
for the company. Mr.. Gould was in
vited to speak at. the first annual
northwest North Dakota dairy din
ner, but was unable to be present
owing to previous engagements.
Desire to Cooperate
"Armour & Co., desire to cooper
ate with any movement made in the
direction of improving the condition
of the dairyman of that community,
as we appreciate that it is he upon
whom all of us are dependent for
our success, regardless of the kind
Of business in which we are engae ed. ;,
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-23
WOULD REVISE
TAXING LAWS
County Auditors at James
town Adopt Resolutions

jamestown, N. D., May 23.-The
county auditors convention closed
here today with the election of c..
E. Colcord of Renvlle county pres
ident; J. A. Gray, Ransom, vice.
president; G. A. Gilbertson, Benson,
secretary-treasurer. The next meet
ing place will be in Devils Lake at
the call of the president.
Among the resolutions was one
to the effect that the auditors
would ask the 1925 legislative as
sembly to reenact all laws relating
to the assessment levy and collection
Of general property taxes in order
that the Implications at present ex-
listing shall be eliminated, and that
conflicting provisions be harmon
lied. The auditors said we suggest
that in reenacting the taxation and
revenue laws of the state that the
process of assessment, levy and col
lection of taxes be taken up in
more logical order than as contained
in the 1913 CODE The auditors
also extended a vote of thanks to
Andrew Blewett, county auditor of
Stutsman county, the oldest audi
tor in point of service in the state.