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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22


called open Shop on the carpenters,
is building a $450,000 high school in
the city of Two Rivers; therefore. be
1t
Resolved, that the State Fedora
ton of Labor here in convention as
sembled appoint committee of three
to visit the high school Job
in Two Rivers as soon as possible to
use their influence to persuade the
above firm to use fair labor on their
construction work"
Trade Union Movement Weak.
Since LaFollette has for years been
posing as a defender of the interests
of the workers, it would be in order
to expect a strong trade union move.
ment in the state where his word is
law. Nothing of the sort is the case.
The Wisconsin trade union. move.
ment, tho on many occasions show.
ling hopeful signs of militancy and
genuine progressivism, is lamentably
weak in numbers and strength to re-
sist the aggression of the highly or
ganized open shoppers of the state.
From it's official 1920 convention
proceedings we learned that in the
year 1919-192O, before the fierce open
shop drive was launched, the Wis
consin State Federation of Labor had
total affiliated membership OF only
51,645. OF these a maximum of 3d.
977 were employed in the manufac-
turing industries of the state. At this
time, there were, according to the
findings of the United States Census
of Manufacturers, 263,949 wage earn
ers employed in the manufacturing
industries of Wisconsin. Compare
these figures with the fact that the
Milwaukee Employers Council alone
represented sixty thousand or more
than half of the industrial strength
of the leading industrial city in the
state.
OF course. even this strength Of the
trade unions was reduced by the vici-
GUS open shop drive of 1921, as can
be seen from the following report on
vention of the State Federation OF La
Dor:
"The affiliated unions show a de.
crease of but sixteen per cent in
membership at the close of the year,
as compared with the same months
of the previous year.
"The fiscal year has closed with
many unpleasant memories to the
workers and their families due to un-
employment and the desperate eff
forts of capital to annihilate their or.
CARNATIONS. =.
How helpless the Wisconsin work
ers are despite their heroic resist
ance, before the open shoppers OF La
Follette's state is thus wildly de-
scribed as follows in 1.-THE Next Step
"A Program of Construction, Propos-
ed by the Wisconsin State Federation
Of Labor, ]. J. Handley, Secretary
Treasurer: page a
Employees who have been promi-
nent in union activities are being dis
charged all over the state, not be-
cause there is no work for them, but
in order that the employers may put
into their places workers from other
cities. The dismissed employees, in
their turn, must leave their homes
and families and go on to other cities
at great expense to themselves and
at the risk of increasing the unem-
ployment of these cities"
This is the freedom enjoyed by the
workers in LaFollette's model Com
monwealth."
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EanM 49, p@G ~ -
apprentice movement in the metal
trades should help other movements
to get started"
Smashing the Unions.
The terrific drive these open shop.
pers have been waging against the
workers was roundly denounced by
the State Federation of Labor in its
1928 convention in special resolu-
ton from which we produce in part;
"The railroad owners have set out
to wreck the shop crafts unions by
organizing scab unions or so-called
company associations of employees,
and are endeavoring to compel all
shop crafts workers to join these
scab unions, by threatening discharge
and visiting other punishment upon
the workers for failing to join these
scab unions, and
Whereas, the !. Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and 500 Railways in
Wisconsin are at present engaged in
this insidious plan now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, that the Wisconsin State
Federation of Labor hereby serves no.
tice upon the railroad owners that
the visitation upon the workers of
these unfair and outrageous condi-
lions will not be tolerated"
Private detective agencies do a
fiourishing business in Wisconsin
strike breaking. Mr.. L. B. Lamfrom,
who was counsel for the Milwaukee
Employers organization at the height
Of its offensive against the working
men in 1921, was at the same time
also the attorney for the infamous
Russell Detective Agency.
Testifying before the Milwaukee
Fire and Police Commissioner on Oc-
tober II, 1921, Walter G. Russell, the
head of this scab-herding agency stat
ed that his firm now employs twelve
hundred detectives, and answering
the question as to what line of work
these agents do, said: "If you ask, do
we do strike work, yes. Do we put
men in factories to report information
to the heads of firms? would say
yes. Do we have men in unions?
Yes"
Allied With Open Shoppers.
Not only do the enemies of the
workers meet with no opposition from
the progressive LaFollette govern
ment in Wisconsin, but this govern
ment covertly and overly aids and
abets their anti-labor activities.
Describing the proceedings of the
State Federation of Labor Conven-
ton, the Milwaukee Sentinel for July,
%, 1920, said: Administrative bodies
were fiayed for alleged failure to pro-
secute employers who, labor says, vio-
late the provision compelling the adj
vertisement of the fact that a strike
is in progress when labor is imported
to fill strikers places"
At its 1921 convention the State
Federation of Labor was forced to
protest against open shop construc-
tion in the erection of high schools.
The special resolution against this
policy of the government read:
Whereas the carpenters of the Fox
River Valley District Council consist
ing of those cities from Fond du Lac
to Green Bay, inclusive, have been on
strike since the first of May, fighting
against the so-called Open Shop
which the contractors are endeavor-
ing to impose upon them, and
Whereas, the Ludolph M. Hanson
Construction Company, one of the
largest contracting firms of the Fox
River Valley, trying to force the So
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NNOAIAAuOO AAOAA PoEO ~ =
Wisconsin holds the unenviable TWEEN
ty-ninth place in the ranks of the
monthly wages paid the working men
of the various states.
This low wage is significantly pain
full when one realizes that it is in no
way due to lack of industrial de-
velopment. In Wisconsin 1926 per cent
of the workers engaged in manufac-
turing industries are employed by cor
porations. Wisconsin ranks fourth
in the United States in the proportion
of workers employed in manufactur-
ing industries owned by corporations,
but ranks only twenty-ninth in the
average monthly wage paid to these
working men.
Since this investigation was made
Wisconsin wages have declined sharp
ly. For all industries, according to
the April, 1924, United States Month
~ Labor Review, the average weekly
wage in the Badger state was $26.S7
in December, 1920. Today, according
to the June Report of the Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission, the
average weekly wage for all workers
is only $2S.93.
While the wages are low, the hours
of labor are long in Wisconsin. For
the United States as a whole the pro-
portion of wage-workers in the manu-
featuring industries having forty-eight
hours or less of labor per week is
1876 per cent But in LaFollette's
Model Commonwealth" only 31.3
per cent of the workers engaged in
the manufacturing industries have a
forty-eight hour week or the average
eight-hour day. Tho tenth in the num-
Der of men engaged in the manufac-
turing industries of the country, Wis
consin ranks only thirty-ninth in the
proportion of it's workers in these in
dustries laboring forty-eight hours a
week or under.
Cost of Living Mounting.
With all the smoke raised by La
Toilette and his forces about trust
busting and monopoly-stifiing, the
cost of living has been rising in Wis
consin as steadily as elsewhere.
Taking July, 1914, as base Of one
hundred, as the normal point, the In
dustrial Commission of Wisconsin
has found the cost of living to have
risen in the state at least 61.7 per
cent on July 1, 1924.
And the April, 1924, United States
Monthly Labor Review tells us that
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's leading city,
is among the six highest cities in the
increased retail cost of food. In Feb
ruary, 1924, thirty-three cities ranked
lower than Milwaukee in the rise of
the cost of living since 1913.
Open Shop Movement Powerful
Wisconsin is one of the banner
states of the open shop movement of
the country. Let us consult the Sc
cret minutes of the regular quarterly
meeting of the Milwaukee Employers
Council, held on June 8, 1921. to get
an idea of the extent Of this anti-la-
Dor crusade We quote verbatim:
1.-THE Milwaukee Employers Council
is at present composed of twenty-eight
industrial groups, representing a total
of six hundred and sixty-two plants
and approximately sixty thousand en-
ployes on wages.
All the principal indus
tries are represented and we are
organizing new groups every month.
At present the council represents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

Several hundred empty pocketbooks were found
on the Dawes lawn in Evanston the morning after
the notification ceremonies. The DAILY WORKER
reporter did not lose the dollar and ten cents he
had in his pocket, because he stayed away from
Evanston when he heard that prominent repub-
lican politicians would attend in great numbers.
Look out for political pckpockets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

After Coolidge assumed the presidency he was
visited by Samuel Gompers and committee from
the executive council Of the American Federation
of Labor. Gompers assured Coolidge that while
he voted the democratic ticket, he considered a
republican perfectly reliable and not at all dan
gerous to business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

More evidence the Russian Bolsheviks! Maj
Gen. Basil Tschesavsky, formerly an officer in the
Cars army, is now working as a guard at the
Western Electric Company's plant at Hawthorne.
This is an outrage. Perhaps the publicity in the
capitalist papers may mark turning point in his
fortunes He would make a good substitute for
a poodle on the Gold Coast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

Labor takers are drug on the political market
these days. They can be had for the asking La
Toilette has the largest collection. John W. Davis
has some outstanding samples and even little
"Cal," the most prominent strike breaker Of them
all, can boast of several stalwarts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

T. " O'Connoro, chairman of the United States
shipping board, discovered that Coolidge is friend
of labor. He signed the 'forty-eight hour week"
bill for women when he governor of Massa-
chusetts. That was about the time he smashed the
Policemen's Union with the aid of Samuel Com
pers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

Get member for the Workers Party and new
subscription for the DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

Individually man IS weak being,
rat strors in union With others.-Con.
dorcet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22
The War for Democracy

poor shrapnel torn head upon her lap,
while another put cup of water to
his froth fIecked lips. He shrank
back from the tanning of his cap, that
another in her sympathy had taken up,
and was trying to cool the sweltering
brow, as tho she had struck him a
mortal blow.
No greater lie was ever given to the
world than that man is naturally bad.
No greater curse can be perpetuated
than the one the priests and preachers
foist upon long suffering people that
men and women are bad by nature.
This poor twisted and distorted
wrath of humanity as he struggled
back TO consciousness was surrounded
by humanity In whose every move
the lie was given that man Is naturally
bad. Sympathy was personified in
every move as men chafed his torn
limbs trying TO restore the arrested
circulation. No question there on his,
allen birth. No sarcastic comment on
his bearing a name that ended in ski.
He fought to make the world safe
for democracy.
Curses on his lips sounded like the
anthem Of some mighty organ. His
swearing sounded like some epic poem.
His face shone In the light of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

Revolutionary changes always be-
gin in the minds OF mon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-22

LIE fought for democracy and t
1 make the world safe for the
Evening star., 1924-01-13

loan Gardner. one of the
beauties of the Eddie Cantor
show. Kid Boots" which
played in Washington recently.
elopes and marries Edward T.
Hall. wealthy Bostonian.
According to the announce
ment. the wedding took place
in Greenwich. Conn.
IHdrrv nd \ Ind,run ii
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18

of hiring an attorney at this time,
They came from Fort Peck to assist
in working up sentiment in favor of
hiring an attorney.
The meeting closed with no definite
action being taken on the matter
said Mr.. King, but Mr.. Wheelock
will draw up the necessary papers
and present them to each member of
the tribe and each one will have the
privilege of expressing his feeling by
signing the paper if he wants an at
torney hired at this time, OF not.
signing if he prefers to defer action
until a jurisdictional bill is passed
in congress. These petitions will have
to be SEN to Washington, and he
approved by the commissioner of In
dian affairs before the attorneys can
take any action.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Career of Samuel GOmpers

Born in London, Jan. 81, 1850.
Took up fathers vocation, cigar
making, 1860.
Emigrated to America with fam
lily in 1868.
Finished apprenticeship and
Joined the union, 1864.
Married Miss Sophie Julian, Jan.
27, 1867.
Helped develop Cigarmakers In
ternational Union, 1867-'80.
Elected President of Federation
of Trades and Labor Unions, 1881,
and held office IA years; organ
ization during this period changed
name to American Federation of
Labor.
Defeated for office of president
American Federation of Labor in
1895.
Reelected president, A. F. of
L., 1896.
Member of the Advisory Com
mittee for National Defense, 1917
1919.
Represented labor at Peace Con-
ference at Versailles, 1918-1919.
Represented American labor at
convention of the international
Federation of Trades Unions at
Amsterdam, 1919.
President of international Com
mittee on Labor Legislation at
Peace Conference, 1919.
Wife died, May 6, 1920.
Member Of presidents Unem-
ployment Conference, 1921.
Married Mrs. Gertrude Gleaves
Neuschler, April 6, 1921.
Member of presidents Advisory
Disarmament Conference, 1921.
Elected president of the Pan
American Federation Of Labor,
1921; reelected, 1924.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Firemen Help To
Give Film Realism
(Cointined from First Page

the fire, without hope of rescue.
This done, Johnny laborious-y
works himself up the pole towards the
window, Drawing death, and with !;
final effort of exhausted muscles,
succeeds in reaching his father in
time.
This scene is only one of the many
absorbing incidents that occur in the
fast-moving production of "Conduc-
tor 1892" in which Johnny Hines
has portrayed numerous novel situa-
lions of remarkable ingenuity, in his
character of conductor.
Johnny Hines is ably supported by
Doris May, Ruth Renich, Robert
Cain, Dorothy Burns, Dan Mason,
Fred Esmelton, Byron Sage and Mich
ael Dark. The picture was directed
by Charles Hines and Frank Griffen.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
almost upon it.

almost upon 1t.
DR.. S. A. Cooney and DIR. Max Bar.
bour, Northern Pacific surgeons, anc
DR.. George Barbour were called by
the Northern Pacific yard office, anc
when they arrived a few minutes af-
ter the call found the three men dead
in the chair car of the train. The
train stopped as suddenly as was pos
sible, considering the icy tracks.
DR.. B. c. Brooke, Great Northern
surgeon, also was soon on the scene.
The Helena Light and Railway COM
pany hurried DR.. John L. Treacy to
the place of the accident.
DR.. Brooks and DR.. Max Barbour
We're making an effort to relieve the
on Mr.. Wilson'S brain when
he died.
Mass of Splinters
The street car was left a mass of
splinters strewn along both sides of
the track for approximately 800 yards
The front trucks of the car where
underneath the front trucks
Of the train engine and had caused
The locomotive trucks to be derailed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Hope To Increase
Seal Sale Total
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Continued from page one)
cent" children's diseases often pave
the wav for tuberculosis which de-
veIopes later in life. And children
with diseased t~onsils, adenoids or
bad teeth are more likely to contract
contagious diseases than perfectly
well children. Hence the need for
health surveys to be followed by free
tonsils and adenoids clinics so that
every child may have an opportunity
to have minor physical defects cor
rected.
On account Of the e cold
weather no house to house canass Tor
the sale of seals has been made this
past week, and there are undoubtedly
a good many people in the city. who,
for one cause or another have not
been solicited. To those the COM
mittee in charge wishes to say that
the seals are on sale at Huxsol's and
at the Davey Tailors. Ten cents per
capita is not too much to expect
Wolf Point to raise, particularly
when three-fourths of the amount
raised is to be spent in health work
right here in Roosevelt county. There
are some families so situated that
they cannot buy seals, but the ma
iority of families can raise their
quota, and if all single people who are
earning would buy double their per
capita quota, there would be no diff
ficulty in reaching the desired
amount. Any movement for the bet
torment of public health is of direct
concern to every member of the
community, and it should also be a
matter of interest to every citizen
of Wolf Point.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
CHICK AND PEANUTS
MAY MIX NEXT MONTH

Over at Minot, North Dakota,
there is an ambitious young man
with ring aspirations, who according
to his manager is anxious for a chance
at Chick Ferguson of this city. This
is peanuts Tobin, formerly of
Leeds, N. D. He is a husky, stocky
lad of about 81, described as a tough
customer in the sawdust arena, with
some experience and a lot of natural
ability and gameness. He strips to
just about the weight of the Wolf
Point photographer and local fight
fans think his challenge is worth
looking over.
About Is months ago Ferguson
and Tobin met at Minot and the bout
was declared a draw, but ringside
opinion did not all agree with the
decision. If terms can be agreed on
there may be something doing some
time in January. Tobin is held by
experts to be a classier boxer than
Williams, the Minot boy whom Fer
guson decisively beat at the Legion
meet here in October, and he is i'm
proving all the time. Williams, by
the way, meets Trochy of Havre at
Great Falls on the 10th.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
SO CARS
time ago

j. A. Nickel of Volt was in a few
days ago and called at The Herald
office. Mr.. Nickel is secretary of the
Volt-Liberty Shipping association
and says it's members have shipped
so cars of wheat this fall and have
realized a net gain of II cents per
bushel, or approximately $S,400.
''This extra money" said Mr.. Nickel
twas spent in your town instead of
going into the pockets of the grain
men of the cities"
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flowers whose delicate scent told vii
layers of the precious freightage
slowly passing through.
Throngs Pay Tribute
Workmen in ~overalls, women in
Sunday attire and children fresh from
Sunday school rubbed elbows as they
paused to gaze at the still face when
the casket was opened at the few
stops made by the train.
AS the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
train crept northward early Sunday
after a brief halt at Austin, the Tex
as capital, Chester M. Wright and
John E. Giles, members of the labor
party watched over the bier. A small
electric light at the side of the casket
cave a soft glow to the car, showing
the f~lag-drapped coffin and the great
floral designs. Otherwise this coach
the private car of Vice President
William Whitenton of the railroad,
was in darkness.
A cosmopolitan throng all day long
filed past the body and Saturday
night this city paid its respects to
the stricken labor leader when his
body was borne to the station for the
beginning of the last journey on an
artillery caison, surrounded by a mil
tary escort and accompanied by del
,gations representing the city and
he labor organization here.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
Samuel Gompers
Great Chief of
A. F. of L. Dead

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Four Are Killed
q Others Injured
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a laborer who lives at 1882 Walnut
street, a bruised shoulder.
Nh. Houle was killed instantly. Mr.,
Norton died while he was being car
ried into the chair car of the Great
Northern train. Mr.. Benjamin died
after he was taken into the chair car.
Mr.. Wilson died in st. Peters hospi-
tai on the operating table as ur-
geons were about to operate for a
compound fracture of the skull.
Inquest To Be Held
An inquest will be held as soon as
it can be arranged, DR.. M. w. HYDE,
coroner, announced.
Blinded by the blizzard, the motor
man did not see the approaching
train, nor did the engineer of train
No. 236 coming from Butte, see the
a until the locomotive was
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
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Charley Nelson made a trip to
Frazer this week.
Our mail carrier finds it very hard
to make his trips on time these cold
days.
Maurice Tews was over at Frazer
a few days ago.
Clarence Hoskins and family have
gone to Missouri. They had a hard
time getting across the river, then
when he got to Frazer he was delayed
again on account of trains being
held up by the storm, but they fin
ally got off.
Ed. Nelson was at Frazer a short
time ago.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-18
CATHOLIC SUNDAY
SCHOOL PROGRAM

The Catholic Sunday school pro
gram will be held at the Roya
Neighbours hall Sunday afternoon
Dec. 81, 1t 300 p. m.
christmas Greeting" -
BY jim Kelly, DeVere Dougherty
and Jimmie Styer
Recitation-"In Bethlehem" --.
BY Kathryn Johnson
Observation-Disclosures Chimes 49,.
By Helen Murphy
Song-"Silent Night" -
Int. Sunday School Glass
Recitation-"While Shepherds Watch
Aloysisus Cody
Piano Solo-"Winter Sunshine ~.
Evelyn Purkett
Recitation-"The Little Pine Tree.
By Jim Kelly
Recitation-"King Jesus -.
Robert Coffey
Recitation-"Santa Is Coming.
Bernard Dougherty
Recitation-"The Candle and the
Tree%
Marion Johnson
Observation-Disclosures Santa Did" $500.
Patsy DeWane
Recitation-"Just a Little Grip ..
Rosemary Marion
Song-"Santa Claus Land" -...-...
Primary Folks
Recitation-"My Dolly" -
Angela Dougherty
Recitation-"Santa, Don't Forget.
Lorraine Murphy
Piano Solo='Angel Voices" .--
Margaret Alrick
Recitation-'Dolly's Stockings --
Angela Purkett
.eading-"A Letter to Santa -
John DelaHunt
5ong-"Christmas Star" -
Carol and Jimmie Styer
Oialogue-"A Christmas Tragedy
Mary DelaHunt and Harriet
Severson
2ecitation-"Holy Night"
Evelyn Purkett
aeading-"The Christmas Flower.
Wilfred GIFTS
'ian Duet-"Merry Winter -
Evelyn Coffey and Margaret
Alrick
ong--It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear
Bible History Glass
eading-tThe Christmas Tree"
Charles Smith
MISUNDERSTANDING Thoughts
Milo Olds
e%cltation
Billy Odds
ecitation-'Wait Till After Christ
mas
Elinor. Alrick
ong-"Go To Sleep Dolly
Lorraine and Marjorie Youngkin
ecitati - Bethlehem Hills" ~
Francis Schafer
Observation-Disclosures Time" ~
Lois Schafer :
ecitation-"Joy Bells" :,
Helene Jansen f.;
ecitation-"A Toast to Mother"
Carol Styer !
uet-"Star Of The East"
osemary Courchene and Katharine /.
Cook
ecitation-"Good Night" - :
Leroy Lindner 7