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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
Views of Our Readers

To The DAILY WORKER:--As a
worker like millions of others under
the capitalist system, who go from
place to place with the jobs, was
lucky enough to secure job around
Oakridge, Oregon on construction
job.
All want to write about is some
thing Of the officials Of the /. w. W.,
or rather the anarchists who work in
side the /. w. w. whom l consider
the most reactionary element in the
class struggle do not mean to say
anything about the members Of the
i. w. W., as they are as good as any
workers anywhere. But do dare to
speak against the editor of the In
dustrial Worker, whom Harrison
George rightly calls the funny edit
or"
If you get the Industrial Worker for
November Is, you will find on the
first page an article entitled Camps
on the Natron were hell holes" In
that it says:
Trouble has also come because Of
the greed of the steam shovel men
who are continually seeking overtime.
These men are organized in the A.
F. Of L. and have what they call a
basic S-hour day, but these steam
shovelers in every camp asked for
overtime, and they are ones respon-
sible for the 10-hour day on the Nat
ron Cutoff. 1t was impossible to give
them their overtime and not have the
muckers work longer shifts. Do these
steam shovel men believe In the s.
hour day."
In this, as in other things, the
editor of the Industrial Worker is
lying. The trouble did not come be-
cause some of the workers have been
working overtime thereby forcing
other to do the same. There were
on this job and working overtime not
only non-union men, but members Of
the l. w. w. also working overtime
and anxious to do so.
When / asked some of the men,
bers of the 1. w. w. why do you go
out of the camps, fellow workers, be-
fore the timer" And when / told some
of them, "Come, sit down here, wait
for the time to come" Then fellow
worker whose name / give here as
Pete Merry, told me, tits none of
your business"
Now you can see who is acting like
the A. F.. of L.
Yours for the Workers Party,-S
G. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
Organize the Party - syV@ Foster
By VIM. z. Foster

increased strength to the party means
greater power in every direction Ana
the material is at hand for us to do
this building. There are large mum.
bers of close sympathizers who should
be brot into our party, there are many
former members who have allowed
themselves to drop out for various
reasons. The available elments
amongst these should be brot into the
party. Every worker has circle of
friends. He should carry out syste-
matte campaign to bring them to our
party Our slogan should be Every
Member Get Member" Just a little
activity in this direction by the masses
of the rank and file will mean tire.
mendous strengthening of the Work
ers Party in every direction. Let us
therefore put on the first order Of
business in all or activities the cons
tant and systematic building up of
the Workers Party into mass Com
munist party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
HUMAN EMOTIONS.
Book Review.

"Crime, It's Biology and Psychology"
by Duren j. II. Ward, is a little
pamphlet which undertakes to ex-
plain the true nature of crime and the
reason why crimes are committed.
Wards purpose in writing this book
let was advocating prison reforms.
He argues that the criminal instead of
being locked up in our present form
Of prisons, should be removed from
the society whose laws he violated 70
an institution which is an organized
society of its inmates and undertakes
to train men how to function as cit
liens In an organized society. AS
soon as he enters this new society"
he is at once to be made respon-
sible participant in its civic duties
and social functions.
The pamphlet insofar as It is
scientific contains a valuable analysis
OF human instincts. their influence on
behavior under normal conditions and
how extreme emotions cause perver-
sions. For instance, the instinct OF
feeding is expressed In chewing, the
usual feeling is appetite, but the ex-
IRENE emotion of that instinct is glut-
ony. The instinct OF rowing is ex-
pressed by migration, the usual feel
ing is vanderbilt. The extreme emo
tion is vagahondism.
Anyone interested in psychology
will find this pamphlet q handbook Of
useful information,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
GOnpers' Successor

The capitalist and reformist press is greatly
exercised over the choice of a successor to Com
pers, but we Communists are not so interested in
the individual who will step into the dead mans
Shoes as we are in the fact that, whoever he may
be- he will continue the policy of class collabora
ton and servity to imperialism that makes of the
A. F. of L. machine the most reactionary combina-
ton with a labor label in the whole world.
There is not a single official among those from
whom the next president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor will come but that is wholly reac
tionary as Gompers was. There is not single
member of the official family that does not worship
at the shrine of American capitalism, not single
one that is not against the doctrine of class strug
gle, not a single that is not devoted an up
holder of the existing order as Gary or Rockefeller
From this precious crew the workers of America
can hope for nothing but betrayal betrayal studied
and constant. The offcialdom of the American
Federation of Labor has embarked upon a con-
scious policy of imperialst activity that expands
in proportion to the aggressions of the American
ruling class
The American labor movement was left by Com
pers at the bottom of the pit 1t sing no lower
but it will continue to play the role of watchdog
for American Imperialism at home and in the sub
iugated nations. There is no successor to Com
pers that will make the slightest effort to change
this role
The only result that may come from a change in
individual leadership is that internal rivalries and
dissensions struggle for power among the bu-
reaucrats, may disrupt the official machinery and
make it less efficient There may set in process
of decay that the aged but firm hand of Gompers
was able to check.
The tendency in the American Federation of
Labor is towards closer unity of the most reac-
tionary sections internally and internationally
towards unity with other reactionary groups in
the Amsterdam international. It would not be sur
prisng therefore if the railway brotherhoods came
into the A. F. of L. to consolidate behind the sue
cessor to Gompers a solid bloc of the labor arts
tocracy that would tend to make the A. f. of L.
a more efficient instrument of Imperialism.
These then are the two possibilities struggle
for leadership that may weaken the bureaucracy
or a compromise that will line up the most back
ward elements in the organized labor movement.
The latter is the more probable because Amer
lean Imperialism needs the A. F. of L. to block the
rise of a fighting labor movement.
The task of the left wing organized around the
Workers Communist Party will not be changed
by change of leadership of the trade unions. Its
task of breaking the grip of reaction on the or
ganized workers may be made easier by weak
successor to Gompers but back of him, whoever
he may be, there will stand the full power of
American capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16

league of nationS-haS been felt by
every member of the working class
who showed any militancy.
The Communists did not cease their
activity in behalf of the oppressed
workers. Many of them were shot,
many sent to prison for long terms.
Many of them were forced to flee
from the white guards, who bounded
them all over Europe. The trade
unionists were prosecuted: all the ac-
tive workers were terrorized. The
social-democrats worked openly with
the government, denouncing the Com
munists and revolutionary workers.
Among the active workers in this
period of the history of the Hungarian
working class movement was John
Lassen. Lassen was not a man of
words alone-he was man of deeds.
AS a consequence, he was forced to
flee from Hungary and came to the
United States. The Horthy fascist
government would like to put its
hands on Lassen, for since his COM
ing here he has been active in edi-
torial work, being editor of the Vi
Elore, the Communist Hungarian pa
per. This paper has helped to keep
the revolutionary movement alive in
Hungary, at time when all Commun-
list and revolutionary papers were for
hidden. Hence the Horthy govern
ment hates and fears Lassen. The vi
Elore has also been most effective in
revolutionizing the Hungarian work
ers in the United States and bring
ing them into close touch with the
Communist movement. For this rea-
son the vi Elore and it's editor, John
Lassen, are hated by the capitalist
controlled American government.
No wonder, therefore. that the Amer
lean government sought an opportun-
ity to stop Lassen's effective work
both in the United States and in Hun
gary. Horthy would like to lay his
hands on Lassen-it seems there is
no friend more willing to help him in
this case than the United States gov
eminent.
Just before the elections, Lassen
wrote a poem on the significance. of
the ballot Lassen is poet known on
both continents. For the content of
this poem Lassen was arrested and
now stands before the capitalist court
charged with stirring the masses to
violence. This looks like trick of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
Insuring "The Daily"

Comrade Alfred Wagenknecht, who is on tour
for The DAILY WORKER campaign to raise funds
so that 1t can be developed into bigger and better
paper in 1925, is meeting with success. At meet
ing OF Workers Party locals in Youngstown, Ohio,
representing membership of 3OS, one thousand
dollars was pledged and this money is to be paid
to the DAILY WORKER within thirty days
This enthusiasm for our daily is typical From
everey section of the country our members are
rallying in most satisfactory manner to the call
of the Central Executive Committee to make the
DAILY WORKER campaign the first order of
business at all Workers Party meetings. The In
crease in circulation made by the first Communist
daily in the English language since it was founded
and particularly during the election campaign, is
healthy sign and proves that with more effort
our paper can become tremendous weapon for
bringing the message Of Communism to the masses
1t is the best weapon in our arsenal for making
contact with the masses. Get behind it. ia sgs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
BY ALFRED v. FRANKENsTEIN.

BY ALFRED v. FRANKENSTEIN.
ENRICO TRAMONTI, first harpist of
L. the Chicago Symphony orchestra
made his annual appearance with the
orchestra on the regular program of
Dec. IL and 10. He played chorale
and variations by Charles Marie
Widor. No week ever goes by with
out some rusty organst in church of
God playing one Of this man Widor's
mediocre symphonies for organ. He
is still grinding them out, but he oc-
casionally changes the instrumental,
ton bit, as in this harp work. Mr.
Tramonti surely could have picked
something better to play.
Ferruccio Busoni died last July. AS
memorial to him Mr.. Stock opened
this program with the Italian music.
ian's "Berceuse Elegiaque," a lullaby
sung by man at the coffin Of his
mother. Busoni's treatment OF the
theme is quite simple and severe but
conveys in deeply affecting way the
sense OF the stiffness and the majesty
Of death. The only work that comes
near to 1t in power Of expression is
Rachmaninov's Island Of the Dead"
Busoni was one Of the great men of
the day, and his passing is greatly to
be regretted. AS pianist, arranger
and editor, teacher and composer his
ability was prominent
A new suite in four movements
called From Finland. by selim Palm,
gren was given its first Chicago per.
formance on this occasion. The music
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
Skilled Workers Fill
Unemployment Lines
In Tacoma, Wash.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 15.-Unem-
ployment has increased sharply here.
An average of 500 unemployed work
ers seeks jobs in the city-state free
employment Office daily. This does
not include the hundreds who wait at
the gates of factories and sawmills in
this town every morning.
The Todd steel shipyard recently
closed down, throwing nearly 1000
skilled men out of work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
GOVERNMENT is URGED TO DEPORT
LASSEN, HUNGARIAN COMMUNIST,
TO DIE AT HANDS OF HORTHY
tspeeIaI 70 The Daily worker,

NEW YORK 15The United States which
the Hungarian revolution 1919 followed
had led revolution working
blood.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 15.-Al.
tho the official convass of the votes
has just begun, the Lewis headquar-
ters claims that John L. Lewis has
been reelected president of the United
Mine Workers of America, together
with his entire ticket. The vote is
not given.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
RrItIsh Miners Defend z.Hour nax.

LONDON.-Not a chance in the
world Of getting the Miners Fedora.
ton of Great Britain TO give up the
S-hour day, declares Gen. Secy. A. j.
Cook. Before the employers can re.
store the S-hour day there will be the
fiercest strike in the history OF Brit
ish mining, Cook promises. When the
contract expires in June 1926 the min
ers will demand continuance Of the
7-hour day with increased wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16

Get member for the Workers Party and new
subscription for the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16

Next Sunday Night and Every Sun.
day Night, tho Open Forum.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
GIANFRIDO CASE IS CONTINUED
Han Alleged 10 Have Injured John
 Fox 10 Be Tried Later

Ia Rones eauFs this meralRs the
 ezse Of Joseph Gisnlnde, charged
 Mlih ssssaiiing John ie2 el Washing
 Ion place. Aas eoaiinasa nntli ssps
 temhsT 2 hy Judge B. " Alllns al
 the request sf Prosecutor William
 GFesnsieiH, GianfFido sas arrested
 several days ago as one Of gang slr
 iesfa Co have struck FoA and knocked \ him 70 the ground as result or
 B hicR he lE suffering st the New RTitr an general hospital slth 2 fractured hiR
 When llshs iskIa vas sTTslgRed
 fsfars ihs judge on q charge of ss.
 saalting his wife he infused 10 iell i Judge AlllnE where he spent his time
 hsiEsen Il o'clock last night and slso a'elhes this morning, The judge
 warned him that if he did not tell here he Eak he would ne sent to place where he sould know where he vas spending his lime, iskrs sss sr- rested sfisf his wife had entered q Iesmpiaint at headquarters He denied si Fiklng her and said that he vas out last nigh, until ii o'clock. nrsetieinz sith his band. Tn. arrest vss nst made until aiaA o'clock and according "a his own testimony iskrs wss home but IS minutes when placed under arrest Ne vas given a sA.dsy sus. pended jail s.nisnc. until September ia and warned that if he did no, re- main ~ home nights meanwhile, he would zo to Jail.
 stephen sskeski Of Terryyilis was fnsd fs and costs on ' charge Of vio- lating the motor yehicl. rule in refer sncs to left turns at street intsrs.e- tons. It was alleged tha, sskoski vent 10 the left Of the intersection at West Main and Curtis streets last night when driving east on West Main into Curtis As s retult he struck another machine. slightly dam 2 g1ng it
 The case of Vito Daddabio of 900 North street, charged with breach of the peace. was continued until tonnor- row morning. He was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Sergeant Michael Flynn following . complaint made by F. B. McGauley that Dsddabo had pointed a gun at him in an automo- bile sales room on East Main street, after an argument over the sales of an automobile.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
WHEELER TO SPEAK
La FolIette's Running Mate is Ex- pected to Make Address in Boston Early in September.

Washington. Aug. s.--senator La Toilette, independent candidate for president, Is expected to determine how extensively he will campaign af- ter he has opportunity to consult with his running mate. Senator Wheeler of Montana.
 Mfr. Wheeler, who with his family Is vacationing on Cape Cod, probably will return to Washington next week. At conferences which will begin i'm mediately it is likely that the speech making itineraries of both candidates on the independent ticket will be de- termined rather definitely. Thus far nothing has been decided upon, not even when and where either will open his campaign.
 Tentative plans, however, call for Senator Wheeler to take the lead with speech late this month or early in September in New England, probably at Boston, and then to swing through eastern industrial centers and later invade the west.
 Some of Senator La Follette's ad- vlsers have urged him 10 launch his with an address in the east. In New York, but it was mine to do so, such a speech would not be made before September. Some Is being given to the sugees- ton that the initial address be made on Labor Day.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
MILLIONAIRE CONVICTED
Fisheries Head, Guilty of Rum Rum ming and Defrauding Customs. Gets Two Years in Atlanta.

Trenton, N. J., Aug. s.-fJohn c. Crosiand, millionaire head of the Mi ami Fisheries corporation, was taken today from this city to serve a two year sentence at Atlanta, imposed by Federal Judge Rsllstab, after he was found guilty Of conspiring to import whiskey into this country and also to defraud the customs officials Of duty. Crosland who was tried over year ago along with number Of other de- fendants and sentenced to serve two years and to pay fine of two thous- and dollars immediately appealed his case. The appeal failed in the Unit cd States circuit court at Philadelphia and from there Crosland appealed to the United States supreme court Re gently, however. that court affirmed the decision and Crosland gave him self up at the United states Marshal's office 10 serve sentence.
 Crosiand was indicted for conspiring to import and smuGgle 325 cases Of uhiskey into Atlantic City from Mas sau, Bahama Islands. on July 1. 1921.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
ROBERTSON FUNERAL
Services Are Held Today From Home of Late Now Haven Jurist As We'll As At Trinity Church.

New Haven. Aug. e.-The funeral of Judge A. Heaton Robertson. for. mer judge of probate in this district once . director Of the New Haven road and one of the states best known jurlsts will be held here to- day, with prayers at the Robertson home on Prospect street and services at Trinity Episcopal church of which he was long member and warden.
 Delegations of the Connecticut state bar association. of which he was for merly president, of the New Haven county bar association of which he was president and representatives of a large number of other organizations of which he was a member, were ex- pected to be present.
 Rev. Charles o. scoville of Trinity church officiates at the home and at the funeral services was to deliver an address.
 Honorary bearers are James s. Hemingway, pr. Henry W. Ring, County Court Clerk Alfred N. Wheel CT, President Edward c. Buck land of the N. T.. N. H. and H. rail- road, Charles H. Eettleton, W. Perry Curtis, George c. Watrous Edward H. Jenkins and ex-Mayor John P. Studley, all of this city.
 The interment will be in the Grove street cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
DUBLIN SHOW SUCCESS
Royal Dublin society's Horse Show Breaks All Record of Attendance 5s,B68 We're Present.

psblin, Aug. 9.-The Roya! Dublin societys Horse Show, which was link cd with the Tailteann festival, came to close last night after breaking all records for attendance, with a total for the four days of 5s,966.
 The chief events of the Tailteann festival yesterday were musical and literary. The winners for poetry, drama and novels were mostly new p'rfters, and the high literary quality of their efforts won the praise of the judges. Compton Mackenzie, judge of the novels, said the writers seemed inspired with enthusiasm, writing more for their country than them selves
 Something similar was said by John Mccormick, who judged the vocal solo competition. The famous tenor sat about nine hours listening to the com petiters and eventually awarded the prize to Violet Pearson, Dublin girl. Mr. Mccormick said he was struck by the excellence of tho songs selected, As compared with 20 years ago. while the execution showed remarka ble musical advance.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
PLAN RARBOR REFUGE
Flare Nhrrr small shipping Can seek safety Between Virginia Cspe~ and prtaunrp is Wanted.
Delaware Is VIZ

@Sorfolk, Va, Aug. Eepressnta- tites of Atlantic roast shipping inter etts. meeting here. have approved 2 proposal that the government es- tabish harbor Of refuge Tor coss st wise and small shipping about mid. way between Inc Virginia Capes and Delaware breakHaters. Views of shipping men were requested by Col onel Earl 1. Brown. L. $ army. be- troit engineer ai Wilmington. Del.
 The sit proposed IS on the ocean side of inc eastern shore Of Virginia. near asat,sEus. known as Toms Cove" Plane csIl for hsrbor 10 accommodate st least so vessels zith depth of 2i rect and vide chan mel approach from fte sra. -.ih brsskestsr nearly 2 miles long.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
PLAYGROUND TEAMS
 IN EXCITING GAMES
Boy Athletes Also Preparing la
 Track Meet

The thrill that comes ohes in a llfi time came to GTsyEbesski frlasl
 morning shen he pulled on an un assisted double play in a leagae gsm' al Walnut park between the Boys club and smith teams,
 score hy innings
 Boys club ,,,,,,',,hee spos-ls
 smith ...,,,,,,,,,oll ooee-
 Batteries. Riparian and Compaganli Brewnberg ana CeNeleskis,
 The smalley psrk.Bartlstt sams proved s walk away for the Bartlett boys. the Park boys never having chance to Win this game, The Bart, lett team seemed to be able 10 con. meet at will with the deliveries of the various pitchers that tyirled for the boys from smslley street.
 Score by innings--
 smsilsy Park .,,.,.oeo ioc0-- l Bartlett .,..,.,,.,n3i i4E-lb
 Batteries. Marty and walshi Ma. kuls and Budniek.
 The smailey Park Junior boys farsd better than their oldsr brothers. Even though they were also beaten they put up q stif fight and the game was not lost until the last out of the last inning. The score vas i2 to s and the battery was Hineh and pud- jack for smalley Park and fiorkowsh and Potkay for Bartlett
 Workouts on the various grounds in preparation for the big interplay ground track meet continues. In try outs held at smalley school grounds Ed Koplowitz has proven that Charles Gadowski of the Bartlett, John Preso. book of the emalley and Kane of the Burritt. who were winners of the 100 yard event last year. will need to poll ish up their spikes if they intend to repeat the record they set at the last meet.
 Tn the pole vault Charles osterlsy and A. Berkowitz of the same grounds have shown by their work so far that James Kane, Dick German and Jo- seph Krowski will have to better their last years marks if they wish to fin ish amongst the leaders as they did in the 1923 meet. Lefty Truman, though only a junior. Is pushing Abe and Charles hard for the privileges of rep resenting their grounds in this event.
 Ii Is not only in the pugilistic world that old timers try the come back stunt. This year Max Abrahemson of the smalley school who was the champion barnyard golf player or horse shoe pitcher In the 1922 meet s out to prove that as yet he Is not ] has been. Having beaten all corners It the smalley grounds he says that 1e intends to repeat his 1922 record l n the 1924 meet. regardless of who 'epresents the other grounds.
 Louis Bavagolia, Louis Voight, Da- Id Lipman. Louis Diner. Abe Ribcoff, Sam Gordon and Ben Cohen are other rood men who are in training for the meet are are almost certain to make marks for themselves and their grounds in this years meet. Harry audman is admirably filling the ca- ,acity of coach in all branches of port on the smalley grounds and present. indications point to Levine be- ng chosen to captain the team in the 'ig meet.