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The daily worker., 1924-05-14
Under the Red Thumb

The red thumb of Moscow has gotten the edge
on the white thumb of Paris in exerting pressure
upon the German government and members of
the Soviet Trade Mission arrested in the raid on
the delegations Offices have been released
1t was certainly spectacular manner in which
the Berlin slaves of the Versailles Peace sought
to rattle their chains to reassure their masters
in Paris, that they loved them more than Work
ers' and Farmers Rule in Soviet Russia. How
willingly Ebert-SociaIist rule lent itself to the
purpose of French Imperialism, in an effort to
frame up evidence intended to shatter the Russo
British Conference in London.
But, as Pravda, official organ of the Russian
Communist Party, pointed out, "They found
nothing because there was nothing to find"
Under further pressure of Moscow's red
thumb it may be expected that Berlin will surrend-
er to other demands Of the Soviet government
compensate all who have suffered and dismiss and
punish not only all German officials who took part
in the raid, but also those who organized il.
The attack on the Soviet offices has proved a
boomerang in every way. In Germany the work
ers are given another look at the anti-labor char
acter of their government In Russia the work
ers and farmers again rally in huge demonstra-
tions to the support of their government. And all
the time there is nothing so unstable as capitalist
rule in Paris and in London. The power of the
red thumb grows
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

There is no disputing the fact that the Ku klux
Klan will be an issue in this years presidential
campaign. Even without the decisions of the re-
publican and democratic national conventions hav
ing been made it can safely be said that the Koo
Koos will provide one of the big factors in the
national, state and local political struggles.
1t was the Klan that recently nominated the
republican candidate for governor in Indiana with
a $4,000 majority over five other candidates. 1t
has won similar victories elsewhere.
The Klan therefore becomes a source of worry
for the old parties There will be republicans and
democrats both for and against the Klan, at Madi-
son Square Garden, in New York City, and at the
Municipal Auditorium, in Cleveland. Underwood
plans to get McAdoos scalp on the Klan issue.
Among the broad masses of the workers and
farmers there should be found only opposition to
the hooded night shirts.
Edwin J. Clark, former Grand Klug Dragon
and Titan of the Texas Klan, told senate com
mittee the other day why the Klan is in politics,
and why it selects certain types of candidates The
committee was investigating the election of
Senator Mayfeld, democrat, of Texas, and was
informed that III. w. Evans, Imperial Wizard of
the Ku Klux Klan, wanted a senator elected from
Texas who could "get in touch with the big
business interests, especially the railroads, and
could even approach Standard OIL" That was
the basis of support going to Mayfeld. He was
that kind of candidate BE was already mem
ber of the Texas Railroad Commission.
No one has ever heard of the hooded gentry
giving militant support to the working class.
Every worker and farmer recruited for the vile
purpose of the cowardly Kluxers is a dividing and
weakening of the ranks of labor.
There must be no division in the rising class
Farmer Labor movement on the Klan issue. Loyal
ty to class should be the only loyalty of city and
land labor. Any other loyalty is disloyalty.
Let the Klan get support for its fascist purposes
from the oil, railroad and other big business
profteers. But let the Klan get no support from
the working class. Without support from labor
il must wither and die because the employers will
then have no use for it, Let it die.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14
SALUTE THE FLAG!
BY KARL REEVE.

1t is well known to the old time vau-
deville actor that the use of the
American flag at the end of an act is
a sure sign that the act is failure.
1t is as if the booking manager said,
Your act is rotten, but we will have
a tableau at the end, showing a big
American flag with colored light ef
fects, and you two singing, Three
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue
Then the poor hicks will have to clap;
il they don't they are unpatriotic."
"My country = right or wrong" is
the tradition taught in the school
rooms. Follow the flag at all times
show it respect no matter where it is
or what it represents, even il dis
played by a bunch of ham vaudeville
actors. And we out in the audience
have learned our lesson well. When
"a small group go down into Mexico
hands on, if their acts are done in
the name of the American flag, out
of patriotism, we must give them all
the support possible, and be a party
to the theft
The American Legion is a small
handful of cowardly rowdies, who,
since the war, have endeavored to
keep themselves before the American
public at all cost. Their act has not
been going lately--they have sunk to
the level Of the three u day. Today,
therefore, the American Legion, de-
generated to a bunch OF ham actors,
have taken up the old gag. The Le-
gionaires are hiding behind the Ameri-
can flag Relying on the phrase, II
pay allegiance to my flag" which has
been stamped into the American
youth since childhood, they have fash
ioned the American flag into pretty
petticoats which at the same time
make an attractive display, and pro
tect their fiabby virtue from any dis
concerting attack.
The ruling OF the Northwestern Uni.
versity officials, therefore, that the
students were within their rights
when they dared to hiss a corpulent
and overheated Sunday school teach.
er while he was singing the "Star
Spangled Banner" and frantically
waving huge American flag, was
against all traditions, and formulates
a new set OF rules to govern stick.
lers for precise patriotic etiquette.
The American Legion rowdIes, led
by this Sunday school clown. from
The daily worker., 1924-05-14
Enemies of June 18th

Another name has been added to the list of
enemies Of the June 18th National Farmer-Labor
Convention at St. Paul. 1t is the name OF "Fhe
Chicago Tribune" This sheet has sent its pollt-
ical writer Arthur Evans, into the northwest and
like all loyal and true scribblers for the Tribune,
he discovers many and strange things he has
found, as he claims, growing sentiment for Cool
idge in Minnesota, and a tendency toward spht
in the Farmer Labor movement.
Evans reports that it was all mistake that
Governor Preus was defeated for the United
States senate by Magnus Johnson. Preus was
Preus Coolidge, is Coolidge, and will have better
luck. This, he claims, will be considerably aided
by San ambition on the part of the Communists
to kidnap the third party national convention,
which is to meet in st. Paul, June 17th."
He does not say why the Communists should
desire to kidnap the June 18th convention, or what
the Communists would do with it, after they had
kidnapped it. But The Tribune never did trouble
about details. And it never will where it desires
to deceive.
The Tribune is the organ of the biggest exploit
ers, the landlords, the bankers and the most
powerful open shop industrialists 1t would like
to see Coolidgism and Preusism firmly enthroned
in Minnesota, and thruout the northwest, ruling
with an iron fist for the benefit of the steel trust
the railroads. the grain speculators, the banks and
the landowners. 1t is against these robbers that
the Communists, most of all, desire united front
of the workers and farmers. And the Com
munists most of all, will be against any kind Of
a split in st. Paul, June 18th.
There is only one kind of splitting that Com
munists will advocate at ST. Paul, and that is the
splitting away of all workers and farmers from
the old Wall Street parties, from the republican
and democratic parties into the ranks of the class
= -lasTs-;sse..EsIl ID; I sslhess4 party.
That is the kind of splitting that brings unity
into the ranks of the workers and farmers, and
victory to their standards.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

force of habit, tried to turn brilliant.
and dignifed address by Brent D. AL
linson into vaudeville show. They
soon learned however, that the intel
ligent Northwestern University stu
dents present were not interested in
an amateur night" Both the sing
ing of the "Star-Spangled Banner
and the Legion show as whole seems
to have fallen fiat. The audience
started leaving before the act was
over.
The most hopeful sign of the con-
troversy over allowing pacifst stu
dents to express their opinion is the
fact that the college students are wax
ing up. The writer, for brief periods,
has attended four colleges and uni
versities in this country. He recalls
with no pride how the Harvard, Tufts,
and Boston University students so
willingly acted as strikebreakers in
the Boston police strike: how college
students tried to break the railroad
and coal miner strikes. After listen
ing to fiag-waving politician, called
in for the purpose, practically every
student body in the country voted
overwhelmingly to support the war
All that was needed in this action was
q little flag waving demonstration.
mo matter what your intellect tells
you, or what your personal belief
may be, the flag is in danger. and
now is the time to rally to its sup
port" we we're told. Afraid of doing
anything that might be interpreted as
bad FORM" the students gave up their
intellectual integrity to flock by the
wholesale to the support of an unjust
slaughter, "in the name of the flag"
The students of Russia, France and
Germany, covered themselves with
glory as the leaders of the new revo-
lutionary movements. They were the
first on the barricades, and were al
ways willing to lend hand to the
revolutionary workers. This is only
natural. The students worshipped sci
entific study. They arrived at the
same conclusion from a scientific
study OF sociology that the workers
arrived at from personal experience.
1t is hopeful sign in these days of
empty-headed American youths, that
at least some students have come to
the conclusion that IL they must fol.
low the flag. at least they have the
right to take a good. long look at the
fellow who is carrying 1t.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

this country.
The reason why the Conference for
Progressive Political Action cannot
break away from the old parties is
quite clear. The leaders of this group
have too many intimate relations with
Republican and Democratic politi-
clans, so-called "progressives," who
refuse to break with the old parties,
for them to form a new party and to
make clear-cut fight against the
Republican and Democratic parties.
There are too many friends of the
leaders of the Conference for Progress
sive Political Action still in the old
parties for them to take this straight
course and to organize even a third
party which will make an indepen-
dent political fight against the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties.
VIII Not Break Clean.
While the third party will have its
expression in the Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action, it is not
likely to be organized as a party and
carry on a fight as a party. 1t is
characteristic of the hesitation and
vacilIation which is part of the ideol-
ogy Of the petty bourgeoisie repre-
sented in the Conference for Progress
sive Political Action that it is unwill-
ing and unable to make clean break
and make clean fight even in it's
own interests. 1t will continue to
vacillate and compromise with the
old political parties.
This development in relation to the
Conference for Progressive Political
Action is but another proof that the
June II convention, with a clear-cut
program of independent political ac-
tion in the interests of farmers and
workers, is the only hope that the
farmers and workers will be repre-
sented in the political struggle this
presidential year. There is no ques-
tion about what the June II conven-
tion will do. 1t will nominate candi-
dates Independent of the old political
parties in the national election. It
will advocate and support the forma-
tion of state Farmer-Labor parties in
every state of the union to nominate
candidates on the Farmer-Labor
party ticket and to fight for their cleo
tion. 1t represents clean break with
the old parties and an equally clean
break with the Gompers and C. P. P,
A. policy of rewarding friends and
Furnishing enemies of labor on old
party tickets.
Will Clear the Air.
The action of the California C. P. P.
A. will help clear the atmosphere. 1t
will help to prove to the farmers. and
workers of this country that their slo-
gan must be "On to st. PAUL" and
For class Farmer-Labor party to
fight the political battles of the work
ers and farmers" and "For the work
ers and farmers government"
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

This call is having the support of
all the workers and farmers of the
state of California who are for inde-
pendent political action by the work
ers and farmers. At the same time
there exists in California a state com
mittee of the Conference for Progress
sive Political Action, which has the
backing Of the conservatives and re-
dictionaries in the California labor
movement. This state committee of
the Conference for Progressive Polit-
ical Action has just issued call to
all the local unions of the state of
California, urging them to organize
local groups Of the Conference for
Progressive Political Action.
In this call there appears the fol
lowing paragraph:
Attention Is called In this con-
nection to a call recently issued
for the formation Of a new political
party in California, to be known as
the FarmerLabor party. The last
convention of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor, by record vote Of
25,o66 against 1895, rejected res
olution favorine the formation Of
new political party. The same
American Federation Of Labor con-
Vention urged the organized work
ers to be partisan to principles and
not to be partisan to political par
ties. The last convention of the
California State Federation Of La
Dor also voted against the forma-
tion of a state Labor party, but ap-
proved the formation of the State
Conference for Progressive Polit-
ical Action. The state building
trades convention, which met re-
Gently at Sacramento, resolved to.
do likewise"
The California Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action is frank. 1t
plainly states in the paragraph quot
ed above it's opposition to partisan
political action by the workers and
farmers. 1t is for the policy of Comp
ers, to reward the friends and punish
the enemies of labor 1t even goes
~ AGA dO " 4uOtC OAlC uCCAoAOA Va LILO
American Federation of Labor con-
vention against the formation of a
Farmer-Labor party in the state of
California.
Same for the Nation.
What is true in the state of Cali
fornia will be true on a national scale
for the Conference for Progressive
Political Action. The Conference for
Progressive Political Action on July 4
may indorse LaFollette for the presi-
dency, but will form no party to sup
port his candidacy. This policy in the
state elections will be the policy ad-
vocated by its California units. 1t
will support good men" on the Re
publican and Democratic tickets.
This is the brand of progressive polit-
ical action which this organization
will offer the workers and farmers of
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

In its issue Of May 2nd, the Kern County, Cal,
Union Leader publishes the Gompers' publicity
attacking the Communists, at the same time, how
ever, using its entire first page calling on the work
ers and farmers TO boost Hiram Johnson and Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo in the republican and demo
cratic primaries. We are of the opinion that we
couldn't choose our enemies any better. Let that
stand.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

recognition Of the evil o. things as
they are. There is not the deep anal
ysis of one who has long studied life,
but the keen seeing OF the farce and
the perplexity OF him who has lived
hard and then suddenly asks, "Why?"
Wehde hears the working masses
asking for Peace" and then: "If
here or there an articulate voice rises,
II is snuffed out like a candle disturb
ing the work Of robbers in the night"
He has written book rich with
life, a personal record that pushes no
person too much on the stage; book
TO read, to remember; and book TO
live: Imprisoned, unprejudiccd. a
square account of full life.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator Of Italy, will
surely envy Sigman's dictatorship in the Boston
Convention Of the international Ladies' Garment
Workers Union. We wouldn't be surprised If
Ben cabled to Morris, "How did you do it?' And
Morris could cable in reply "Ask Abe Cahan."
And the anti Communist alliance is established.
The daily worker., 1924-05-14
BY c. E. RUTHENBERc.

Those
Action political party carry
p. A.
following
Workers call
is for Of
The daily worker., 1924-05-14

Do you want to help the DAILY
WoRkER1 Then get new sub
seriber.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
ADVERTISEMENT
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
TALLEST NAN
MAY Be SHORT
HIS WIFE
Spouse Makes Charges in De
vorceAsks $4,000 From
Other Woman In Case

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-"The
tallest man in New York" may soon
be short" a wife.
Oscar Muller, 8 feet inches, con-
nected with the Muller Calculating
Machine Company at No. 2 Rector
street, is defendant in separation
suit brought by Mrs. Lucy E.
Muller. She asks 500 a week
alimony.
Affidavits in support Of the ALI
mony motion were filed in the su-
preme court by Joseph P. Shelby.
of No. 22O Broadway, her counsel.
Attached to the affidavits was a
photograph Of Muller and Mrs. Mar
garet Nickel. Of No. 245 West
Ninety-eighth street, alleged to have
been taken at a seaside resort.
/. Mrs. Muller is suing Mrs. Nickel
for $4,000 damages for alleged
alienation Of affections.
The Mullers have been married
twenty-six years and have two
children. Mrs. Nickel is a widow.
Her husband at one time owned the
Garden Restaurant at broadway
and Ninety-sixth street.
He died in 1922, leaving her a
large fortune, 1t is said. Muller de.
MES he is president Of the Calculat.
ing Machine Company, but admits
a connection. with the company.
Mrs. Muller said her husbands
father was an instructor tor the
children of the former Kaiser Of
Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
TWO BOYS LOOT
DRUG STORE;
COP NEAR
Bandits Make Prisoners Of z
Other Boys, Then Hold Up
Shop; Get $3.50

With a park policeman standing
innocently nearby in Lincoln Park,
two amateur bandits, daringly held
up the drug store at Eleventh and
East Capitol streets last night, and
escaped with more than $3.50 in
cash.
The two boys, for whom police
are today searching the city, en-
tered the store quietly, compelling
two others, who were standing on
the sidewalk in front of the store,
to enter with them.
AS they got into the store, one
of the boys, with a handkerchief
to his mouth, and a gun in his
hand kept the proprietor, l.. Hoyt
Lamb, and the clerk, Arthur Anholt
with their hands up while, the other
boy with smoked glasses on, ran
sacked the cash register.
AS they were leaving,N the bandits
warned those in the store not to
give an alarm, and then walked
quickly off through Lincoln Park
across the street, which was pa
troled by park policeman. The
manner in which the robbery was
carried out, and the nervousness
displayed by the boys in the hold
up leads police to, think they were
both amateurs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
GEM ENGRAVING
IS ANCIENT
IN ART
lntagIio Was Earliest Form
and Has Little Resemblance
to Later Canoes

One Of the chief heritages from
antiquity Is engraving on gems or
on semi-precious stones by means
Of the intaglio process. Intaglio,
derived from the Italian intagliere
ito gut into). means incised en-.
craving, as opposed to the cameo
process, or engraving in relief.
Cameo-engravinK Is later art,
as generally practiced, and cannot
compare with that of intaglio-en.
Riaving. with which it has nothing
In common but its subject and the
material on which 1t is cut. An
intaglio is the product OF a re.
verse and much more difficult pro.
cess than that by which the cameo
Is evolved. An impression from q
well-cut intaglio leaves a very fine
design in relief. and 1t is marvel.
GUS to behold the results obtained
bv the infinite pains of gem en-.
gravers. The masters of the art in
our own day can be counted on the
fingers OF one hand, so greatly has
the demand for work of that sort
diminished.
1t should be borne in mind that
although engraved gems, unlike
Greek vases. are chiefly valuable
as landmarks to history in pre-
serving to posterity portraits OF
their time, they still make known
to, US, as Collingnon says, a whole
phase OF Greek thought that was
developed in the Macedonian epoch
The substances employed by the
gem-engravers are amethyst, hya
cinth, agate, carnelian, chalcedony
crystal, and other precious gems
The lapidary, however, must moi
be confused with the gem-engraver
The first prepares the stone tC
receive the work of the second
just as the wood sawyer prepares
the material for the carpenter, OF
the man at the quarry the block
for the sculptor.
Pliny described at some length
the process of gem.engraving ir
his day. AS to the ancient mode Of
engraving gems, in which the drill
wheel and diamond point were
used, the use of the wheel is es
pecially noticeable in the lenticulai
Island gems; 1t was a small bronze
disk set on shaft Of metal worked
like the drill with a bow and tube
Of emery powder. Its purpose was
for cutting lines to connect the
points made by the drill, or else
for broad, sunken surfaces.
The diamond point on the Other
hand, was used like a pencil, witt
the hand alone; 1t resembles the
modern glass-cutting diamond anC
was employed for giving an artistic
finish to the design which,, Of
course, could be best done with
the free hand. The use Of thi.
tool required great technical skill.
A well-known device used b,
makers of fraudulent antique
intaglii is to force the smaller
engraved gems down the unwilling
outlets Of turkeys, whereupon tn,
action Of the gastric juice and tn,
gritty substances in the gizzarC
produce that misty dullness of tn,
stone which only age is supposed
to give. This is one Of various
methods used in Italy.
THE CONNOISSEUR.