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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
HIGHER POLICE PAY
IN DISTRICT URGED
Representative Gasque Says House
Committee Members Want Wash
ington Model City.
SICK FUND RULING DISCUSSED
Officers Should BE Considered AL.
ways on Duty Is View.

Members of the House District
committee are willing to vote any
amount to make Washington model
CITY," said Representative Allard H.
Gasque of South Carolina. member
of the House District committee, in
an address before the Policemens
Association of the District of Column
bia, in the Pythian Temple last night.
"All members of the committee
have the interests of the District at
heart" he continued. and pointed out
that the main difficulty in gettirg
appropriation bills put through was
in getting them before the House.
washington" he said, serves as a
model for the cities of the United
States to follow. 1t should have the
best schools. the best streets and the
best police force"
Wants Well Paid Officials.
Referring t the governmnetal
policies of economy, he told the as
ISOLATION that the underpa. ing of
public officials is one of the poorest
methods Of economy in the country.
We will never accomplish true econ
omy, by paying public officials mig
Eardly salaries"
should be sufficient to induce the
highest type men to join the force.
He promis : Ia Ia all tho We d
to obtain fair wages and other bene-
fits for policemen.
At brief business session which
preceded the address discussion
ensued on the legality of the ruling
or the controller of the Treasury
that a policeman should only receive
compensation out of the policemen
nremen'S w he n q
Is taken sick or hurt while actually
on his beat. 1t was the consensus of
opinion that policeman should be
when on official leave or vacation
and out of the District of Columbia.
Always Subject to Call.
1t was pointed out that a policeman
IS subject to call at any time and that
he may be ION his way to church"
and still is duty bound to intercede
wherever he observes a violation of
the law. If he fails to intercede he
is liable to severe penalty, it was
stated.
The following were installed as
new members: Owen r. Nolan, Ohio
L. Blackwell. Jesse R. Butch, David
q. Matthews. Arthur 4. Paschke, Jo-
seph A. CHM, Arthur T. Davis, George
T.. watson, Christopher B. Pickup,
John P. Haetzman, John w. Skinner,
Paul Baicar. E. B. Luttrell, J. T. Lang
ley, Harry c. Johnson, A. w Cannella,
Foster j.. Rowen. Howard G. Brown
and Jonathan F. Lindsay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
DAM SITE EXPLAINED
TO D. C. kIWANIANS
Project in Colorado Will Benefit
Great Area, Says Col.
B. F. Fly.

Benefits to be derived by the south
western section OF the United States
from the erection of Boulder dam In
the Grand Canyon, Col, were outlined
by Col. Ben Franklin Fly of Yuma,
AriZ., before members of the Kiwanis
Club at their weekly meeting in the
Hotel Washington yesterday.
Col. Fly stressed the conservation
of flood waters of the Colorado river
for irrigation and development of
hydroelectric power that Will be
possible once the mammoth project
is reality, and said that at the pres
ent time instead Of the river being
a benefit to the valleys through which
it flows 1t is a menace. During each
food season the lowlands are mum
dated and millions of dollars are lost
in crops and homes" said the
speaker.
Representative Philip D. Swing of
California, declared that when COM
pleted the water stored behind the
500-foot wall of Boulder dam will be
sufficient to cover 100000 acres at a
depth of thirty fleet. Motion pic
river and the dam site were shown.
Representatives Adolph SABBATH and
Stanley II. Kunz We're others to ad-
dress the gathering. Ha1Sy G. Kim
ball, president Of the club, introduced
the speakers.
A feature of the luncheon was that
all food served was grown on the
ranch of Col. Fly, at Yuma. Straw
berries. grapefruit. lemons, oranges.
dates and fresh vegetables were on
the menu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
THREE D. c. STREET BILLS
PASSED BY THE SENATE

The Senate late yesterday passed
three street bills for the District of
Columbia.
The first provides for the widening
OF Georgia avenue between Fairmont
street and Gresham place northwest
The second authorizes the Commits
s1oners to close a portion of Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest to put the
avenue In line by abandoning a strip
OF land in Fairview Heights subdi-
vision. The third bill provides for
the widening of 4th street south of
Cedar street northwest. All these
bills now go to the House for con.
sideration and action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
RQdiolQ ii
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Former Price, $3.50

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29

In this room. is MAIN
tanned a separate and
distinct test room for
tubes alone. Every
tube that leaves The
Hecht Company h a s
been tested in this
room for flaws or de-
fectS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29

This room is devoted
to batteries alone. Here
all batteries are stock
ed. Literally it is a
complete electric plant
capable of Lighting sew
eral hundred tubes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17

die class; this time with LaFollette as
leader, is given an opportunity to lead
the exploited class in society, but to
their sorrow, times have changed.
When the rising bourgeoisie led the
struggle against the feudal lords, they
worked in accordance with the devel-
opment of society, but this time the
middle class is attempting to turn
back the wheels Of progress. Break
the trusts" they say. But the trusts
cannot and should not be broken.
They must be taken over and devel-
oped by the workers, who must do
this in order to free themselves from
exploitation Today the middle class
has fooled large portion of the work
ers and farmers. Today this hesitat-
ing, undecisive, wavering group has
taken the lead of this struggle of the
workers and has given the Farmer
Labor movement setback.
In the face of such conditions it has
become necessary for the Workers
(Communist) Party, which has been
the most active force fighting for the
Development Of a Farmer-Labor Party
to enter the political arena with its
own candidates, using as it's logan the
struggle for the complete abolition Of
capitalism.
Il has nominated as its standard
bearers William 2. Foster, leader of
the steel and stockyards strikes, for
president, and Benjamin Gitlow, who
served term in Sing Sing for his
principles, for vice president
II becomes the task OF the Young
Workers League to give its utmost
support to this struggle OF the Work
ers (Communist) Party which enter
the parliamentary campaign for the
first time on a national scale. Get TO
work. Help utilize this struggle for
the spreading OF Communist propa.
ganda, for the bringing Of new. mem
bers into the party, for the strength.
ening Of the Communist forces in the
United States. Let us unite our forces
for the complete overthrow Of capital
ism as the first step toward the es-
adjustment Of the classics society
Communism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17

will have party representing its own
interests. Just as the interests OF
Wall Street will have its own party
just as the petty bourgeoisie will have
its own party, so will the working
class have its party, ultimately, OF
course, the Communist Party, which
will lead the workers in their struggle
for the complete emancipation from
capitalism. However, as this strug-
gle Develops it passes thru many
stages. The situation in America to-
day can be compared to the period OF
the revolt of the rising bourgeoisie,
along with the serfs who were strug-
Cling against feudallsm.
At that time the bourgeoisie, in or.
der to succeed in overthrowing the
feudal lords, had to have the cooper.
alton OF the then developing working
class. After the bourgeoisie had
taken power they proceeded to exploit
the very workers who helped them
gain power.
Here in America we are faced with
a situation that is somewhat similar
altho it is impossible for the middle
class to achieve the same results.
Because Of the use of governmental
forces against the workers in times
of strikes, which are forced upon the
workers because of the capitalists at.
tempting to lower the wages OF the
workers in order to compete with
other countries in the search for for.
eign markets. The mass OF farmers
are becoming peasantized and are
seething with rebellion against this
inevitable development.
Then, too, the large capitalists, the
bankers, the manufacturers, the own.
ers Of the large monopolies are crush
ing the small bankers, the small man
ufacturers and other groups of small
er business men, all of whom also ex
plot the workers. even tho on a small
err scale. This whole force Of devel.
opment brings about condition where
the workers, not understanding the
course of development Of society,
think that the struggle OF the mid
die class to prevent itself from being
crushed beneath the heel OF large
capital, is also the same struggle that
they are faced with. Again the mid
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17
WORLD FLIGHTS
PART OF PLOTS
OF MILITARISTS
American and British
Armament Race
Especial to the Daily Worker.l

PARIS, July 16.-The last lap Of
the American militarists' "trium
plant" round-the-world flight was to
begin this morning. The heroes,
who were greeted here by General
Blackjack" Pershing, already feel
their victory" almost within their
grasp, altho they have yet to cross
The Atlantic and the fly across the
United States back to the hot-air
boosters town, Los Angeles.
Meanwhile reports come from the
British world fier that he has left for
the farthest north Kurile Island. The
fight across the Pacific still lies be-
fore him.
A British boat had to be chartered
to take gas and other supplies to the
American aviators' landing-place in
Greenland, because of the high prices
the ScandinaVians asked, says one re-
port. Maybe the Britorns are planning
a little sabotage of the American mill
tarists' hopes by delaying the arrival
of supplies in Greenland.
A Military Display.
The whole race" between the Brit.
ish and American planes is just a race
between rival military pwers, each
attempting to show that it is the more
powerful in the air and to test the ex
pediency of long-distance flying in the
event of immediate war.
All but one of the American fliers
are commissioned officers Of the U
S. Army. The planes are army planes
of course, and the government is pay
ing the expenses. The flight is not
to prove that the world is round OF
that it can be encircled by airplanes
but to show to what extent airplanes
can be used for war purposes. The
time is not very near under capital
istic society when the air will be the
common civilian travel route, the
wealthy patrons can even now fly
comparatively safely for long dis
tances.
Troops by Air.
Airplanes transport service fol
army troops is not yet on the neal
horizon, but maybe in not too dis
tant future. But airplanes can be
used for rapid re-supplying Of mill
tary bases and for bombing purposes
Watch for the outburst of militarist
propaganda when the fiiers return and
the impassioned pleas for increased
appropriations for air forces. The
warriors will lament how far Soviet
Russia has gone ahead Of them in
building airplanes, judging from pres
emit wild rumors Of the large pur
chases of planes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17
The Machinists' Convention and the Left Wing
fhs International Committee AmaImatonn lNad Trades
for AmalganGtiOn in The Metal Trades.

| ing for admittance to the information
al since the revolution, but due to the
reactionary leadership of the Yellow
Amsterdam International has not yet
been admitted. The American labor
must fight for their admittance.
The l. A. Of M. must also affiliate
to the only fighting international in
the world, the Red International of
Labor Union with headquarters in
Moscow. The r. |. l.. u. has proven
that 1t is not a body celebrating on
empty resolutions which its own affili-
ated sections do not pay any atten-
ton to, as the Amsterdam, but it is
an international in the true sense of
the word, ready at all times to carry
on the struggle against the enemy
the capitalist class. 1t has proven in
Germany, for example that the r. l.
L. U. was the only international that
took up the struggle against the aboli-
ton Of the eight-hour day. 1t was the
R. l. L. U. which sounded the clarion
call against the Versailles Treaty
when the Amsterdam International
only passed resolutions and gave up
the eight-hour day without struggle.
1t was again the r. l. L. u. that
took up the struggle against the white
terror in Spain and carried on an in
Iternational boycott against that coun-
try. When the American miners went
on strike, it carried on consistent pro.
paganda to stop the British miners
scabbing on their fellow workers
across the ocean, while the Amster-
! dam International silently watched
the British coal being shipped to
America to break the strike.
These, are facts which cannot be
disputed and for these reasons, we adj
vocate the afiliation of the l. A. of
M. to the R. l. L. U. and the election
of delegates to take place at the same
time as the election of the grand lodge
officers.
Besides these there are few minor
questions which the left wing must
support. AS for instance, the estab-
lishment of an election board to count
the ballots of the general elections in
stead of leaving it to the general Sec
retary-treasurer as is now the case.
Other measures in the change of tech
nique of organization which will make
| it better functioning should be en-
couraged.
But the main issues that the left
wing will carry into the convention
and make a consistent fight for, will
be:
l. Amalgamation Of all crafts in the
Metal industry and elimination of the
infamous B. & o. plan of class col
Elaboration.
2. Organization of Labor Party.
3. Organization Of unorganized.
4. The establishment of unemploy-
ment insurance.
5. Abolish racial discrimination.
8. Abolition Of the appointive power
and the election of organizers.
n. Bi-Annual Conventions.
8. Reinstatement of the expelled
and suspended members for carrying
on activities for progressive measures.
g. Establishment of national Al
hour week.
10. Raising the standard of helpers.
IL. Affiliation to the R. l. L. U.
These are the necessary measures
which, if adopted, win help to develop
the l. A. of M. to take its place
among the worlds fighting metal
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17
YOUNG WORKERS SEEK
A FIRM FOUNDATION
BY HYMAN SIEcEL

Tonight will witness a departure
In methods of studying. Max Be-
daeht, tried and able comrade of
many years standing in the revolu.
tionary movement, will give the
first of series Of live lectures on
the very elements, the bases on
which is built Communist thought.
It is more than a mere class in
the a c's--it is a cementlng and
strengthening of the groundwork on
which rests the structure Of our
Communist conviction.
Too, the methods Of instruction
will be most modern. comrade Be-
dacht will use no text book, but will
illustrate on the blackboard.
AItho the class is being held un-
der the auspices Of the Young Work.
ers' League, Rykov Branch, all party
members and friends are welcome
to attend.
These Young Workers are to be
commended for their ability to rec
oenIze lack In their knowledge
and for such an attempt TO remedy
X.
Glass meets tonight, p. m. sharp
at 1922 Douglas Boulevard.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17

The machinists' convention which
is to be held in Detroit, Septem-
Der the 18th, will have to take de-
finite stand on many issues confront
ing the organization and the metal
trades in general.
In order to draw the right conclu-
sions it is necessary to analyze the
present situation and to draw lessons
from the past mistakes. What are
the problems facing us today? What
is the situation as far as the mem
bership is concerned? Are the ma
chinists organized? Have we in
creased our membership or are we
dropping? The facts are hard to face,
but it is of no use to fool ourselves
when these problems have to be
solved. We have dropped from about
$4,000 members during the war to
about $4,000 at the present time. We
have just passed thru a period of So
called prosperity without gaining in
membership in spite of the fact that
the machinists have been recognized
as one of the militant organizations in
the labor movement in this country.
AS far as the rank and file is con
cerned, the organization has been
practically standing still and even re-
treated and of course the railroad
strike helped to aggregate the situa-
ton. Now, what is the real reason
for this situation and what are the
remedies for it?
AmaIgamatlon Versus The q. 6 o.
Plan.
The Railway Employees Department
Convention before the railroad strike
took place, a demand was made for
amalgamation of all the sixteen stan
dard railroad crafts, but after a bit
ter fight it was voted down by the
official machine and William H. John
ston, President of the Machinists, was
one of the greatest opponents of this
in spite of the fact that the Machin
lists organization as such has gone or
record for amalgamation in Rochester
convention. But what do instructions
mean to labor takers?
This was the beginning of the de
struction of the shipments organiza
ton on the railroad. The strike was
finally called under pressure from the
rank and file against the wishes Of
the leaders and when enforced the
leadership failed to have any plans Oh
centralized struggle and failed to es
tablish the necessary commissariat
and relief organization and not the
slightest move for the unity of the
railroad men for the struggle was
made.
After the settlement of the strike
the leaders became scared of the con
sequences and it was necessary to de
wise ways and means to save the stu
alton. The standard of the working
conditions and hours on the railroads
were practically destroyed and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17
Train Speakers
For the Campaign
in Special Class

The Workers Party public speaking
class held its first meeting Monday
night, when James P. Canonn, who is
conducting the class, outlined the pur-
poses and scope Of the course.
The class is made up of twenty ac-
tive Chicago comrades, who were rec
ommended by their various branches.
Upon direction of the City Central
Committee, the City Executive Com
mittee selected a list of twenty com
rades from all those recommended by
the branches. The comrades who
make up the class are expected to
speak in the Foster-Gitlow presiden-
tial campaign, and also to speak thru
out the coming fall and winter.
The City Central Committee an
nounces the class as a new departure
in building up the efficiency of the
Workers Party. Ten or fifteen trained
speakers are expected by the class,
which hereafter will meet on Friday
nights. Comrade Cannon said that
impromptu, extemporaneous and
memorized speeches will be studied,
as all are important for diff
ferent occasions. He declared some of
the things necessary for making a
speech to be: To find and assemble
the material, to prepare and build the
structure Of the speech, to think on
ones feet, and to get the right rela-
ton to the audience. He said that the
speech should inform, convince and
persuade.
Comrade Cannon pointed out the adj
vantages of class work over indi.
vidual effort, declaring the budding
public speakers would learn a variety
of ways of handling a subject. He
said the students would learn to use
what they learn and communicate II
to others.
The text book will be public
Speaking" by Professor Winan of
Cornell University.
1 -------
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17

help to stimulate the interest of the
members in the organization.
Abolish Racial Determination.
We must follow other trade unions
and break down the present barrier
against colored workers. We are to
blame ourselves if these workers scab
on us during strikes as we have closed
our doors to them and therefore can
not blame them for scabbing. Let us
abolish the stupid clause admitting
only white machinists and open the
doors for our colored brothers.
Reinstatement Of Expelled and sus-
pended Members.
The heresy hunting carried on by
the present offlcialdom must be stop
ped at this convention if we are to
see healthy growth of the organiza-
ton, the czarist methods of some of
our organizers in dealing with mem
bers who disagree with the official
policies of the administration can only
lead to the destruction Of the union.
Our organizers must be compelled
to work in unorganized territory and
earn their title. We cannot boast Of
being the most democratic organiza-
ton in America as far as the labor un-
ions are concerned If we allow these
stupid and reactionary policies to go
on. These members must be rein
stated with full rights in the organ
ization.
Forty-four Hour Week.
A real national campaign must he
started so that we can establish a
forty-four hour week and regain real
working conditions all over the coun-
try. At the present time we find that
hours and conditions and wages are
different in the various places. We
must make national drive to estab-
fish the eight-hour day and real work
ing conditions and standard wages all
over the country.
Raise in the Standard of Helpers.
The machinists' helpers especially
on the railroads are probably some of
the most underpaid workers we have
in the organization and the only way
they are able to keep the wolf from
the door is by working overtime. Eff
forts must be made to raise them to
a higher standard of wages closer to
the scale of the machinists than is
now the case. Such a move will in
crease the solidarity between the help
ers and machinists and do away with
the present antagonism and propa-
ganda on the part of some of the help
ers for getting out of the International
and standing alone.
All helpers in the big manufacturing
plants must also be organized.
international Affiliatlon.
The !. A. Of M. is affiliated to the
International Federation of Metal
Workers in Berne which is a step in
the right direction, but to be just afili-
ated on paper does not mean anything
If the International does not wage a
constant struggle against the capital
list class. Delegates to this congress
should be elected by the membership
and the policy must be to demand the
united front of all the various metal
trades organizations in Europe and
United States. Further, we must in
struct our delegates to vote for the
admittance of the strongest metal
trades union in the world which is
the All-Russian Union of Metal work
ers.
The Russian union has been fight