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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-29
ECONOMIC FORCES DlSNEMBERINC THE BRITISH EMPIRE

plarket OF the Mother Country "A
we'll The process is we'll Illustrated
In the experience Of Canada.
Example Of Canada.
The manufacturing industries o.
canada were carried on in 81 800 as
adjustments in 1919 Two years
batter, che number Of establishments
hDd Jumped to 1892, and in 1919 It
stood at 1894, or nearly double the
number for 1915.
During these four years the
amount Of capital invested in manu-
fwturing increased from $1,994,-
100000 to $3,2S0. 100000 and the
value Of The product from S1,407,-
100000 to $500, 200, 900. Thoss
increases are accounted for, In part,
by the increase in prices, but the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-29

economic system which was making
the investments.
The war created such an immense
home demand for steel. chemical,
textile, leather and other products
that the British manufacturers were
temporarily unable to supply the col
oEial markets. Indeed, the demand
became so great that the colonies
and dominicns found market En
Great Britain for the steel, chemical,
textile, leather and other manufac-
tured products which they were ahis
TO produce.
Thus overnight, the tables we're
turned and colonial manufacturers
we're called upon, not only to supply
the home market, but to supply the
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our band, Sylvia Green, shall make
a speech protesting against the
fneanness Of sending MS Bclshevik
girls to the Bad girl schools with
out any cause. Then you can an
swer questions at this raeeting. If
you have some more copies Of THE
YOUNG COMRADE we can distrib-
ute them"
eyes, I've plenty
"That's good"
Next morning a neatly written
notice appeared on the school bull
letin board, reading: "A meeting
will be held in the school play
ground Immediately after lunch.
You'll discover the subject when you
get there"
"They say curiosity killed the
cat,' but this is case Of curiosity
will fill the playground with stu
dents'," laughed Yetta (Pippin's Wis
itOr) as she and Sylvia watched
them pouring in.
Sylvia's speech was very success
full; she told the students that the
reason why they wanted to send
the girls away from the school was
because they were fighting for the
workers. The capitalist newspapers,
because they were afraid of the
Bolsheviki, said that they were
bloodthirsty, wicked, horrible peo-
pie.
Then Pippin, in answer to the
question, "What are the Bolshe-
wiki? ?" said: sBolsheyil.i is the name
given to the great party which now
rules Russia. The word Bolsheviki
really means majority In order
to free themselves rom the tyran-
nical reign of the Cars, the Rus
sian workers and peasants rose in
revolt and there was a revolution.
Now, there are no rich, there is
no tyranny. Furthermore, the chill
dren of Russia today do not have
to slave away in the mines, mills
and factories like they do in this
country in many cases. The chill
dren of Russia have their own or
ganization called The Young Pho
neers' and they play, study and
work for the good of the workers
government and the working class"
Pippin sat down amid storm of
cheers.
The Group Functions.
Yetta then produced a sheet Of
paper, pen and ink, and said: "WilI
those of you who agree with us
now, sign their names hcre?"
Nearly everybody signed, and
those who did not were laughed
at. And that is how the little band
Of schoolgirl bolsheviks grew to be
a Junior Group Of the Young Work
ers League, functioning right in the
school.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-29
SCHOOLGIRL BOLSHEvIKs.
By STELLA JACKSON (Age 12l

Dy OA6LLA SANhOON NASe. IL
ooh, N.Y." said Pippin, for the
fiftieth time that evening, "What
dense, stupid, thick-headed lot they
are" She was curled up on a
sofa, gazing at copy of THE
YOUNG COMRADE, but thinking
of her school mates. When she ar
rived at school, the day before, she
had been greeted quite enthusiast
tically, but when Pamela Ford saw
her read THE YOUNG COAiRADE
she had stood transfixed with amaze
ment, her eyes like saueers. The
others gathered round to stare in
their turn. Pippin looked up,
stared also, saw that her eyes were
fixed on the paper and said, "Want
to read it, any of your"
Are You a Bolshevik?"
"Are-are you-a-a Bolshevik 2"
asked Trix, the monitor of the class,
incredulously.
"Yes, ra-ther!7 replied Pippin,
with laugh.
"Philippa Moorel Welt" ex-
claimed the monitor and half the
girls rushed outside to spread the
news and talk it over in Mortified
whispers. The other half stayed
and told Pippin what they thought
of her. She was a silly Ounce; she
was mad; she couldn't help it, it was
her parents fault; she was a wick
ed person; she had bats III her bel
fry; these were some of the opin-
ions. When they had been given
the girls turned and marched away.
Since then Pippin had practically
been sent to a school for bad girls,
by her teachers. The girl whose
room she had been sharing in the
school had packed up and gone
away. So there she was-on the
sofa. Suddenly a timid sort of a
knock came on the door; it opened,
and a girls face peeped in. When
she saw Pippin she gave a merry
smile and came in, shutting the
door behind her.
"I'm so glad you've come to this
school," she said. "Pm a young
Bolshevik, tool"
"WhatI" gasped Pippin. "Well,
don't suppose this stuck-up lot of
idiots will stand for more than one"
Wont they?" chuckled her visi-
tor. 1--WE converted three already;
and each of them has converted one
that makes seven-no, eight of
us. How old are you? Have you
a nickname? What shall we do
next
A Meeting L. Called.
I'm thirteen. They call me Pip
pin at home Shall we call a meet
ing7"
Eyes, do lets-I knowl One Of
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HuAhDSN u HOIherS Engaged IN Cno
manufacturing industries rose, dur
ing the same four years from 497,-
100 to 682,434. Here is evidently q
growing volume of manufacturing.
which may be disposed Of thru home
sales or thru exports.
There are no figures available Civ.
ing the changes Ill home consumption,
suit tho export figures arc contained
In the Canadian Year Book. Two or
three illustrations w2l serve to cstab-
iish their relation to British produc-
Zion.
Canada exported $3.50 yards OK
cotton fabrics in 1914. In 1917 the
figure stood NJ $4,000 yards. The
value of wooden manufactures cx-
ported in 1914 was $8I,555, and in
1917 S725,148. In this connection Il
b worth noting that the exports OF
Canadian woolens to Great Britain
n 1914 was $26,542; in 1915, Slf3,-
629, and in 1917, 1924, 1886, or nearly
IL times the value Of 1914.
The same thing helds true Of the
ron and steel industry. The value
Of exports in 1914 was $2,809,0 900, OF
which $4,000 went to Great Bri.
tain. By 1917, Canada was export
ing $41, $4,000 in steel and iron. OF
which $22,900,O00 went to Great
Britain.
Here was an immense productive
machine, built to supply war de-
mand, and producing those very tex
tile and steel products which made
up the bulk of the British manufae-
turing enterprise.
Australia, India, South Africa.
The same thing that happened in
Canada happened in Australia, and
for the same reasons. Like Canada.
Australia had a rich local market,
largely supplied by British goods.
When this supply was curtailed, the
Australians began making their own
textiles and shoes.
The Australian Year Book re-
ports 5000 employees in wooden, cot
ton and tweed mills in 1913, turning
out a product valued at $4,000
pounds. By 1919 the number Of
workers had increased to 4,OS7 with
a product valued at 2,330,000 pounds.
!, The number Of boot and shoe work.
ers was 1896 in 1913 and 1880
ii 1919. During the same years tho
value Of the product rose from
1000, 900 to 100000 pounds.
Similar facts might be cited frosa
Iad-a and from South Africa.
Beginning under the praa1rr> of
war necessity, these colonial and de-
ninion industries taught he local
populations:
(a) That it "maEcs work. snd
"circulates money.
(b) That the cost Of domestic rsn-
ufactures is equal to the cost Of i'm
lrorted manufactures minus trans
portation, insurance, jobbing and
banking charges.
(c) That domestic industry keo-s
manufacturing profits at home vhen
they are reinvested.
(d) That the local groups thus Gre
ated have a vested interest IN homo
industry which provides the Lasis for
a local industrial society.
This is the new-old lesson o. eco.
nomic independence-the Lesson that
Carthage learned from Tyre; that lne
English colonies in America learlod
from this same Great Britain .sri
that the present British colonies and
domlnions are now learning. When
the lesson is thoroly assimila.ei, the
British empire Of 1924 viii have lost
some Of its most important ocsnoDse
d1its-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-29
BY SCOTT NEARING
Federated Press Staff Writer)

Economic forces are at work that
are destined in the not distant future
to dismember the British empire.
Specifically these forces appear n
the mad scramble for fuel oil; in TIE
smothering burden of uncmploy
ment; in the hugo debt Of seven bill
hon pounds sterling (ono pound u
1922 present cxchangvl caTricd by
the Mother Country; in the heavy
taxes that must be paid in spits Of
the trade depression. But undarlyi -
these threats, and overlapping .hem
in Importance, is the economi1 dcvos
opment that has taken place daring
the past decade in Canaday Australia,
India and South Africa.
British imperial policy hes ben
built on the theory that raw materials
produced in the dominions and eol
onies would go to the British isles
duty free; would be fabricated Is
British Industrial establishments, ard
would then go back, in the form Of
finished goods to the colonies and
dominions from which tho raw ma
terial had been secured. Thus thu
cotton of India, the wool % Australia
and the hides Of South Africa wolfe
travel half around the world tc be
manufactured and would theE find
their way back half around the vol IN
again, in the form Of calico, vorstAdn
and shoes.
Under this plan British ship owN
ers would secure profit both on DE
outgoing and on the return voyage
British jobbers would take their toll
on both the raw and the finished
product; British manufacturers would
add a reasonable return" on cap.
tai; British insurance would Garry
the risk" and British bankers would
"advance the credit"
This was all very we'll at the out
set, while the dominions were eco
nomically under-developed. The rich
ness of the newly tapped resources, q
little extra effort on the part Of col
onial workers and the absence Of any
large parasitic class in the now coun-
tries made up the difference between
the amounts received for raw ms
terial shipped to the Mother Country
and the amount paid for tho finisheo
products sent back in British ships.
But the colonies and dorlinions
gradually matured economically
that is, they developed facilities for
converting raw materials into finishes
products right on the spot where tbs
raw materials were produced. Thus
they saved the cost Of shipping them
half way round the world AMI ba<s
again.
Bankers Dig Own Grave.
In this work they were greatly g.
sisted by British bankers, who, oil
unwittingly, were busy cutting ths.l
own throats.
British bankers took the money
which British manufacturers and
traders had made out of tho manu-.
facture and transport Of colonial raw
materials and invested it in the col
onies-frst in the production of raw
materials Ginning and lumbering)
then in public utilities railroads and
electric light plants), and finally il
manufacturing establishments thai
competed directly with similar plants
in Britain.
When the war broke out almost
half of all the British overseas in,
vestments was placed in Canada. In
ola, South Africa and Australia. Thil
policy of developing colonial industry
was destined, in the long run, t.
destroy the colonial market for Bri
tish. goods and thus overthrow the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-29

For information concerning the
Young Workers League Of Amer
lea, address Y. w. L., 1908 N.
State St., Chicago. III.
Evening star., 1924-01-03

Rockefeller saves that much time for
motoring before luncheon.
Eight holes never appear to tire Mr..
Rock efeller, observers say, and, If
anything, he has more energy and en-
thusiasm on the eighth holes.
Mr.. Rock efeller will be eighty-five
years old next July, and golfers say
he plays a remarkably fine game for
his age. He never walks hurriedly
with the same speed on the eighth
hole as the first.
Sinks Four Balls for Par.
One day Mr.. Rockefeller played
hole, which is $50 yards in length and
| Il good par four.
| The fairway is very narrow, with a
difficult route to the right and plenty
little slice or hook to the right or left
means trouble. But Mr.. Rockefeller
invariably plays straight down the
| fairway. On that occasion he made a
par four with all four. balls.
His tee shots average about $50
| yards and, although he gets no great
distance with wood, he plays a very
accurate short game. Once he sank
| a fourteen-foot putt before a motion
| picture camera and actually jumped
with joy, members of the gallery said.
His enthusiasm over golf is sincere.
| and it has happened that he has given
persons standing near one of his
! shiny, new dimes when he made a
| particularly fine shot. He carries Il
! supply of these coins in his right
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Mystery of Oil Magnate's
8-Hole Came Explained
By Layout of Course.
Plays 4 Balls From, One
Tee and Sinks All
For ParS.

By the Associated Press.
ORMOND BEACH, Fla, January a.
John D. Rockefeller. ST., is playing his
daily round of golf on the Ormond
Beach links, for the eighth successive
has started, early visitors are forming
daily galleries to follow him over the
course.
They are curious to know why he
plays only eight holes, how he plays.
how far he drives, how he is dressed
for the game, and if he really gives
dimes away when he makes a good
shot.
Why he quits at the eighth hole al
ways has seemed mystifying to golfers
who believe that any good game of golf
should end either at the ninth or
eighteenth hole.
sBut, after following him for round
or two, his reason for stopping at the
eighth hole is seen to be matter of
logic rather than of lack of strength.
Mystery Explained.
The ninth hole on most courses
brings a player back in the vicinity
of the clubhouse or starting point,
but the Ormond Beach course, being
one of the Oldest in the state, is laid
out in the old style, and the ninth
hole is a considerable distance from
No. l tee. A motor road crosses
the course back of the eighth green,
and it is there that Mr.. Rockefeller's
automobile is parked.
BY eliminating the 500-yard ninth
hole and walking the short distance
to his car from the eighth green, Mr..
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Ex-ENvOY DECLINES
MEMEL BOARD POST
Warren's Engagements Preclude
Serving in Poland-Lithuania
Dispute.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. January Charles
Beecher Warren, former American
ambassador to Japan, and later high
commissioner to Mexico, yesterday
sent a cable to the council of the
league of nations at Geneva, declin-
ing to serve on a neutral commission
of three to investigate the disput0
between Lithuania and Poland over
the Baltic port of Memel
Mr.. Warren, in the notification OF
his refusal sent to the secretariat Of
the council, said that owing to en-
gagements already made from which
I am unable to be released 1T will be
impossible for me to act on the COM
mission"
Mr.. Warren had been requested to
act as president of the commission
which will convene the latter part of
January And complete it's work in
time to report to the council of the
league by March 1.
The adjustment of the controversy
Evening star., 1924-01-03

hand coat pocket, ready to give them
to any one he meets. A person too
anxious for a dime is often ignored
entirely. but he frequently walks
to a person who has called out praise
for well played shot
A brief chat about how he did 1t. a
wish for the admirers good fortune
and Mr.. Rockefeller returns to his
own party and resumes his game.
Playing for Twenty Years.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Rockefeller
began playing with Gen. A. Ames of
Lowell. Mass, in Augusta. Ga, and
they have played together ever
since. Gen. Ames is in his eighty
ninth year and he and Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter play about the same game. At
10 o'clock on week day mornings
these octogenarians drive off from the
first tee. They motor over together
and after finishing the daily eight
holes. Mr.. Rockefeller dons a light
weight top coat, muffier and warm
cap. The two golf partners then
ride together long enough to hold
the usual golf post-mortems and
create an appetite for luncheon.
Mr.. Rockefeller plays golf in a
plain suit with regular long trou-
sers. He never wears knickers. When
the day is particularly warm he
wears a light pongee coat and soft
hat turned well down in front to
shade the eyes. Sometimes he wears
dark glasses when the sun is very
bright.
On chilly days he wears a winter
cap, which has ear muff1ers to but
ton under his chin should a strong
wind arise. On cold days he wears
paper vest, which he considers
light in weight and yet of practical
service in keeping the cold from his
body.
At Tarrytown, N. Y, and Lake
wood, \. j., where Mr.. Rockefeller
owns estates, he has his own golf
links. but in Ormond Beach he has a
modest home and plays on the Or
! mond Beach links, owned by a hotel
and which usually are very crowded
He always plays with members of
Evening star., 1924-01-03

between Poland and Lithuania is
sought in a clause in the Versailles
treaty. 1t provides for the transfer
of the port of Memel to Lithuania on
the condition of freedom Of trade and
commerce for the state and hinter-
land, including Poland and Russia
and in a measure the Balkan states.
Brand Whitlock, former American
ambassador to Belgium, who also had
Evening star., 1924-01-03

been invited to serve on the commits
sion with Mr.. Warren, already he's
telegraphed his declination.
Evening star., 1924-01-03

his own group, chooses a caddy from
the regular caddie crew, and plays
undisturbed by crowds or even tour
naments. He never enters tourna-
mentS
Evening star., 1924-01-03

charging violation Of the state game
law, is not likely to fall into the
clutches of the officials, it was an
Evening star., 1924-01-03

nounced by friends who declare
he has been in New York for two
weeks.
Evening star., 1924-01-03
COBB SAFE FROM POLICE.

p HOUSTON, Tex, January 3.-Ir-
vim Cobb. New York writer. named in
a warrant held by Texas officers
Evening star., 1924-02-01
ANDERSON SKATERS
WORLD HURDLE MARK
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 1-Estab-
lishment Of a new world indoor rec
ord Of 3-o seconds for the 50-yard
high hurdles by Karl Anderson of the
Illinois Athletic Club, in capturing
this event at the Millrose track and
field carnival Wednesday night, in
Madison Square Garden, was an
nounced to the Associated Press yes
terday by American Athletic Union
officials after a re-check Of perform
ances.
Anderson's time also was equaled
by Charles II. Moore of Penn State
College, in the first heat, but it was
said this performance would not be
considered in the record class because
Moore knocked down one of the four
hurdles in winning his preliminary.
Moore pressed Anderson in the final
heat and finished at the heels of the
Chicago imber-t6Bper.
Anderson's mark lowers by one
fifth of a second the former world
record, made at philadelphia on
March 10, 1917 by. w. 7. Hobbs.
Dartmouth star. Hobbs answered the
call to colors shortly afterward when
war was declared, and was killed in
action in France. Anderson equaied
this time in winning the second heat.
The Chicago star holds the national
outdoor 120-yard high hurdle cham
pionship and also Is indoor title and
record holder at 10 yards.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
TWO GAMES IN ROW
FOR INTERIOR FIVE

Should the st. Paul basketers show
the way to the Interior Department
five tonight on the naval reserve
station floor, their stock will be con-
siderably boosted. Play will start at
s o'clock.
Yosemites will be the opponents OF
Interior tomorrow night at O'Clock
on the Ingram court. After these
two games, Interior Is expected to be
ready for stronger opponents.
Much interest IL being manifested
in the st. Andrew Junior-Navajo 10
game tonight on the formers court.
The teams appear to be evenly
matched.
Thompxon'x court goal in the clos
ing seconds of play gave the Trinity
NJ. L. quint a 14-to-13 victory over
the Auroras. Wiley accounted for
twelve points for the losers.
Moline tossers are seeking games
with teams averaging 120 pounds Get
in touch with the manager at North
244S after 6 o'clock.
Two strong rivals will meet when
the Princess Athletic Club girls team
faces the Capital sextet Monday nlsn
at o'clock on the Wilson Norma
School court. Manager -MdTtlH oI u.
Princess Club wants the manager OF
the Lexington team to call Aoams l''
after o'clock.
Hurricane girl bnsketers were
offered little opposition when they
swamped the Epworth sextet, 81 TO 4.
Cooper shone for the winners
Clever playing by Carroll OF the
Columbia Juniors enabled his team to
beat the Mount Rainier Emblem tean1'
43 to Is.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
BOWMAN SPEEDIEST
IN FIELD OF STARS

NEW YORK. February 1.-Chester
Bowman. the fleet Syracuse Uniyer-
sity sprinter. won the invitation CO.
yard dash. the feature of the munich
pal games at Madison Square Garden
last night, showing his heels to a
held composed of Loren Murchison,
Newark A. c. flash; Bob McAlHster,
New York's flying cop" and Jack
son V. sholz. the Illinois A. C. marvel.
1t was Murchison's first defeat
since his return to the track after
his announced intention to hang up
mis- spikes. McAllister was second
IN this event and Murchison third.
The time was 6 as seconds.
Joie Ray and Ray Watson, Chicago
athletes, ran in an exhibition 40
yard dash, Watson nosing out his
team-mate by a narrow margin,
Harold Osborne, Illinois A. c..
Jumper, and claimant of the worlds
indoor high jumping record. cleared
tie,. the feet 2-tnches mark in an ex-
More than 1000 athletes competed
IN the thirty-three events
Evening star., 1924-02-01

L. S. Now Is Fourth.
Ihe United States dropped to the
Iourth place in the point standing
OF the winter Olympic competitions
yesterday. being supplanted in third
position by Austria through the lat
Ter victory in the fancy skating
for couples.
Finland regained first place with
'2is points. The other standings in
order are: Norway, 711a; Austria, 25;
United States. 21: Sweden. 10; Great
Britain. Il; France, Is; Switzerland,
"a: Cezhoslovakia, 6; Belgium, 2. and
Canda, l.
First honors are certain to go
TO Finland or Norway and will be de-
cided by the remaining ski events,
at which both countries are the
greatest exponents, with prospects
favorlng Norway. No other country
has chance for first position
American Pair Sixth,
Nat Niles and Mrs. Theresa W.
Blanchard of the United States We're
sixth in the fancy skating event for