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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
BANKERS SOB
AS G()MPERS
IS PUT away
Labor Takers Weep
Over Sans Bier


NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 49,
Rabbi Wise glanced over the
audience of hushed spectators,
comprised of labor takers,
bankers from Wall Street, the
heads of great Industrial corpor-
atoms which bitterly oppose
labor unions, injunction BiII''
Taft, head of the supreme court,
and Secretary of State G. E.
Hughes, diplomats and politi-
clans of all degrees of crooked
ness.
Then Rabbi Wise spoke. Samuel
Gompers was" he said, "a true
frontiersman, pioneer, a patriot OF
patriots. America was to him dream
and religion. He left labor rich, not
in money but in principle"
Unrestrained tears coursed the
cheeks of the Wall Street bankers
and sobs of labor takers here and
there punctuated his grafton. Major
generals and rear admirals were seen
furtively shifting, while Secretary
Hughes appeared visibly agitated, and
Chief Justice Taft showed signs OF
emotion.
The funeral ceremonies took place
in the Elks' Club, which was buried
in floral tributes both costly and
beautiful, reckoned by florists to be the
most expensive floral contribution
ever made to anyone in New York.
The board of education of New
York City, which had discharged Ben
Glassberg from the Commerce high
school for saying that the Soviet gov
eminent was mot so black as it was
painted" which had expelled two or
three other radicals" from the De-
witt Clinton high school, and which
has constantly fought the Teachers
Federation-afhliated with the A. F..
of L.-ordered the teachers to speak
to the pupils during the morning ses-
sion and praise Samuel Gompers, lay
ing especial stress on what are al
legged to be his last words, God bless
our American institutions"
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new STRENGTHENING
SCHEMES LOOM UP
ON THE HORIZON

WASHINGTON, o. c., Dec. a.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover Is
trying out a new plan to break up
strikes OF railroad employees and pre-
vent them from securing higher
standards Of living. He has called
a conference here In January Of rep
resentatlves Of the railroad exeou-
tlves and union officials. II Is not
yet known whether the union heads
will be roped In by the plan. sena-
tor cummlns, a Coolidge hacker,
and chairman Of the senate inter-
state commerce commission, 10 also
pushing Hoovers scheme.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
SENATE DEBATE
ON CHILD LABOR
BILL SCHEDULED
Especial to The Daily Worker,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
Senator James A. Reed Of Missouri.
is scheduled to make speech in the
senate against the federal child labor
amendment, in time for the oppon-
ents of the amendment to use the
speech as the keynote in the campaign
against it in the state legislature.
Reed is one Of the blacklist reaction.
aries in the senate, having opposed
Fhe child labor and maternity bills on
the ground that they invade the liber-
ties OF the people" Senator Hiram
Johnson will speak for the amend.
ment.
Law school deans have made public
statement indorsing the amendment,
Which, does not abolish child labor,
but gives congress power TO regulate
It," The deans indorsing the amend.
ment, which must be ratified by 80
states, include law school deans OF
Harvard, Yale, Stanford, the Univer.
sity OF California, the University OF
Pennsylvania, and the University OF
Michigan.
Arkansas has ratified the child labor
amendment, while three state legisla.
lures In Georgia, Louisiana, and North
Carolina, have rejected II. The cleo.
torate Of Massachusetts, also rejected
the amendment. However, no time
limit Is set to tho securing OF rati.
dcation from the necessary 36 states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
COOLIDGE FOR
WARSHIPS THAT
EQUAL british
Big War Preparation
Scheme Comes Out
lspseIaI g rhs paIIy w0rksrl

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49,
President Coolidge intends to
push construction of aircraft,
and to continue construction of
warships in competition with
the British navy.
Wants Nation to Build Ships.
In an effort to set up smoke
screen to hide his war preparations
Coolidge let it be made public that he
docs not want to try to match the
British navy ship for ship in all
classes" He pointed out however,
that "he would have the United States
build auxiliary ships to balance our
capital ships, without regard to the
ships other nations are building.
1t was pointed out at the White
House that only eight of our eighteen
battleships are badly outranged, while
five of the U. S. ships outrange the
British. The fact that the preparation
for war will be pushed at full speed
by the Coolidge administration is
disclosed in the statement that even
tho some of our ships are outranged
by the British, eventually we shall
have new ships equal to the British
in power"
Orders Building of Aircraft.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assis.
tant head of the army air service, has
received a favorable response from
Coolidge to his statement that aircraft
are destined to minimize the impor.
lance Of battleships in the next war.
An inquiry by naval board with a
view to pushing building Of aircraft as
step toward further militarization of
the country, has been ordered by the
president.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
PRO-KAISER|TES
FREE IN France
Under amnesty
But HerriOt Still Holds
SadouI in Prison
Especial to The Daily worker)


PARIS, Dec. 16.-Despite the
fact that the general amnesty
bill has just been passed by the
senate and the chamber of
deputies, absoIving former pre-
mier Caillaux and Louis Malvy,
former minister of the interior,
who were convicted of dealing
with the Germans during the
war, Communists are still held
in jail.
Workers are recalling the persecu.
ton Of Jacques Sadoul, who came
back to France from Soviet Russia
under the impression that he would be
granted general amnesty which was
supposed to have been accorded by
the Herriot government
Instead, Sadoul was arrested at the
instance Of the Herriot government
and is still held prisoner.
Malvy was absolved by vote of the
chamber of deputies, after he had
proved that it was not he personally,
but the entire French cabinet, that
paid 10000 francs to the newspaper,
Bonnet Rouge during the war. This
newspaper was favorable to the Ger
mans. ut was on me instead Of the
whole cabinet that the responsibility
was allowed to fall" Malvy told the
chamber, duplicating Poincare, Miller.
and, Delcasse and the entire British
cabinet.
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French GOVT.
War INTRIGUE
NOW DISCLOSED
'RedScdre' Smoke Fails
to Screen POincGre
Especial to Tho Daily worksr)

1 NOF0OlAt " INV 6Nlty VVVEHUTI
PARIS, Dec. 15.--The Herr
riot government is trying to
raise a smoke screen OF "red
scares" over the scandal Of
their disgraceful intrigues just
divulged in the fight over the
bill for amnesty passed by the
chamber Of deputies Tuesday
by a vote of 347 against 1873.
The capitalist press tells mysterious
fairy tales of Communist conspirac.
les" for an armed uprising, saying
that the military commander Of Paris
has ordered many precautionary bolts
having been removed from the sol.
diers' guns and placed under heavy
guard, furloughs being suspended, Of
ficers sleeping in the garisons, guards
doubled" etc.
Smoke Screen to Cover Scandal.
This scare is an effort to attract at
tention from the scandal that broke
loose over the bill to grant amnesty
to M. Caillaux and M. Malvy, who
were convicted during the war Of OBJ
structing the war against Germany.
The debate in the chamber Of deputies
brot out attacks by some very pa
triotic deputies, one Of whom cited his
war service against any remittal or
sentences given Caillaux and Malvy
because they were connected with
Almereyda, once editor Of an anti.war
paper called "The Red Cap"
In reply, M. Malvay disclosed the as.
tonishing fact that the French govern.
ment, in which he was then a min.
lister, had subsidized this defeatist
newspaper during the war, by orders
of none other than President Poin.
care. M. Malvy said:
A Government Frame-up.
II never knew that M. Almereyda
was in full agreement with President
Poincare that the cabinet, in which l
was minister of the interior, gave
secret funds to M. Almereyda. I
promised M. viviani to keep that
secret-today am relieved Of the
secrecy. The thing was decided at a
council Of ministers, in accord with
M Poincare. 1t was thot necessary
for national defense to subsidize the
newspaper, as it carried authority
with certain elements OF the popuia,
ton of Paris and suburbs where war
munitions factories were located.
First 10000 francs ($1,00O) and
| then 10000 francs. were handed over
to the Red Cap by M. Millerand, then
minister Of war, and then 10000 rancs
by M. Delcasse, minister of foreign af.
fairs. The funds were handed to NJ.
Viviani, who turned the money over to
M. Almereyda. Many things were
secret during the war. They are now
leaking out. You can see what M.
Clemenceau and his followers did to
me-"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
New York Metal Workers, paneeI

NEW YORK. Dec. 1o.--The Council
for Amalgamation Of all metal work
ors of Greater New York invite all
metal workers, comrades, and sympa-
thizers to attend their grand concert
and ball to be held on Saturday, Dec
20 at the Hungarian Home, $50 east
S1st st. at p. m. Four revolutionary
organizations will send their talent to
perform for the concert. Every one
is sure to enjoy the delightful pro.
gram arranged. Come and meet the
metal workers who are putting up a
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ganism than in other places, even
here, Notwithstanding the formal unity
of the powers, one could point out the
extremely hostile work which has
hoen mutually engaged in against one
another, say, by diplomats. of Japan
and the United States. Thus, while
being a member of the diplomatic
body, the Soviet representative will
pursue the same anti-imperlalistie pol
icy and policy of friendship towards
China which he followed when he
stood outside Of this body.
"S. AS regards the question of the
guard Of the Soviet embassy with Red
Army contingents, there is hardly
anyone who believes that we shall
bring our soldiers for this purpose. J
can easily understand why the czarist
government. maintained troops here.
for it pursued an imperialistic policy.
But we, whose policy is one of sin.
cere friendship and brotherhood, who
are here as guests and friends of the
Chinese people, we have no need Of
bayonets to protect us against it.
feel certain that the best guard and
defense of the safety of the Soviet en-
bassy will be the Soviet red flag.
believe it will be a stronger protection
than the high stone walls and armies
with cannons and machine guns.
II send you my best wishes of sue
cess in your work. I firmly believe
the day is near when the great Chi
nese people will really be the true
and independent master of its own
country. Sincerely yours, (Signed) L.
Karakhan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
PHILADELPHIA
F Drum HEARS
AMTER ON RUSSIA

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Dec. 49,
Israel Amter, who had just returned
after two-year stay in Soviet Russia,
was given an enthusiastic ovation
when he was introduced to speak on
Soviet Russia and the World Revolu-
ton" Considering the crowd that
turned out to hear him and the many
questions asked it is evident that
more and more OF the working class
is realizing that Soviet Russia is the
one country on earth, that they could
really claim as their own.
Especially interesting were the con-
GLIDING remarks OF Comrade Amter,
in which he described three pictures
to the audience. He pictured the three
main pillars of the proietarfan pow
er-the Red Army, the Communist
Party and the Young Communist
League, together with the Young Len.
mist Guards.
Cannon Speaks Sunday.
Sunday, Dec. 81, James p. Cannon
will address the forum on Education
Capitalist and Proletarian." Com.
rade Cannon is well-known as a speak.
err and is particularly competent on
that subject.
The Workers Party forum meets
every Sunday, 5 p. m. at Grand Frat.
ernity Hall, 1928 Arch st. Admission
free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
EBERT'S MANEUvERS
FOR NEW CABINET
GET BIG SETBACK
especial 10 The Daily Worker

especial 70 The Daily Worksr)
BERLIN, Dec. 1s. - President
Ebert faces a deadlock In his efforts
to have a new cabinet formed. II
wac indicated today. After ohsro-
Ing foreign minister, strcsennann,
with the mission Of forming OF a
nav cabinet, Stressmann announced
that he would not be a5Io TO do 90.
stresemann suggested that sehoIx,
leader OF the German peoples party
be asked to form a cabinet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
OLD FIRETRApS IN N. Y.
ENDANGERS THE LIVES OF
MASSES OF WORKERS
Especial to The Daily workerl

Especial to The Daily Workerl
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.--The loss
in the fire at 10 {. ssth St., which
this week burned six people to death,
was caused by the aged and unsafe
construction OF the five story fire.
trap, Fire Chief Kenlon declared.
These ancient tenements which
house 100000 New York workers
and their families, were built before
the fire laws of 1898. They are so
crisp and brittle with age and so
saturated with countless coats Of
paint and varnlsh that a lighted
match could start fire in any Of
them that would result In tragic
losses of life. Still they remain
standing and people are housed In
them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
LONGEST BREAD LINE
ON BOWERY IN 20
YEARS SEEN TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Due to In.
creased unemployment, the bread
lines here are longer than for sew.
eraI years. Lodging houses are
over-run With unemployed workers.
awe been along the 5owery for 20
years." said Thomas J. Noonan, in
charge Of the largest bread line and
"flop house" along the Bowery,
''and never rubbed shoulders with
so many hungry men," AS Noonan
was speaking, over 500 hungry work.
ers were lined up waiting for their
one-third Of a loaf Of bread. a
honestly don't know what some Of
them are going to do this winter"
Noonan said, "there are so many Of
them"
"a am sure there will be a lot Of
suicides this winter" Noonan added.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO China
OUTLINES HOW The AMERICAN
and SOVIET POLICIES DIFFER
tBy ROSE News Anenoyl

PEKlNG (By Mail -Comrade l. M Karakhan has the
following letter to the AnImperiaistc Society Of China:
whereas have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
your letter of September o. apologize delay
my reply being very busy have unfortunately been able
to before,
men overhrown by the Russian workers and peasants
however that to call the policy of the czarst
policy Of plotting and perfdious deception
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
PARTY ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK CITY
Bronx Attention.

Every Tuesday night at 1347 Boston
Road, class in A. b. G. OF Communism;
all Workers Party members who have
recently Joined the party must attend.
Others welcome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19
Bronx open Forum.

Sunday, Dec. 81, at y. m, Mois.
sage ]. Olgin will lecture on Revolu-
tionnry Aspects of Russian Culture at
Workers Hall, 1347 Boston Road. All
welcome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19

Williamsburg Readers Attention.
Glass In Social Forces in American
History, every Saturday 4:30 D. m. a,
$40 Grand st., Brooklyn. Conrad,
5osse. instructor,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-08

600; Portland, Ore, 1,719,O0O; New
port News, Va, 100000; Cleveland,
Ohio, 100000; Fall River, Mass,
100000; Tacoma, Wash, 1,243, 600;
Mobile, Ala, 1,219,000; Baton Rouge,
La, 1,155,000; Toledo, Ohio, 1,132, 900
Perth Amboy, N. j., 1,OSO,OOO.
Notwithstanding a decrease of near
ly S,000.O00 tons in coal and petroleum
imports, as compared with 1922, the
1923 total imports were only less than
100000 tons below the 1922 total.
The export total is more than 6,0OO,OO
tons greater than in 1922, and the total
water-borne foreign commerce 4,OOO.-
600 tons greater, the latter an increase
of At per cent over 1922.
Ten ports which in 1923 handled In
excess of 100000 cargo tons each In
foreign commerce follow, with their
tonnage: New York, q, 275,OO0; New
Orleans, 7.216000; Baltimore, 6.s1?.-
600; Philadelphia, 6,242,OOO; Buffalo.
3,336,O00; Boston. 3.024.0O0; San Fran.
cisco, 100000; Galveston, z,s23. 900
Port Arthur. 2,797.o0o; Los Angeles.
2,7SS.0O0.
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by the State department as requiring
more definite phrasing to insure clarity.
Officials declared this policy was the
same which has governed the attitude
of the United States since American
interests were first identified with the
zone. Adherence to an agreement af-
feeting Morocco would be no new de-
parture, they pointed out, since the
United States was signatory to the
treaty promulgated by the Algeciras
conference in 1906 This agreement
gave the United States and other coun-
tries the special rights now proposed
to be abrogated.
In signing the treaty Ambassador
White attached a reservation declaring
the United States had no political am
bition in the zone and sought only pro-
lection for its citizens and equal trade
opportunities. The senate, before rat
flying 1t, added another reservation
asserting the United States assumed
mo obligation for administration of
the zone and that adherence to the
treaty should not be taken as indl-
eating the slightest intention to depart
from the traditional policy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-08
dts Dangerous to Monkey With u. S. Mali

mail robbery case is ever closed until
it is closed by the apprehension of
those who staged the robbery.
In 1921 figures disclosed that In
only one of eight major robberies has
the bandit escaped. In 1922 there
were eighteen major holdups, in two
Of which there has yet been neither
arrests nor recoveries. This is a per-
centage of IL for the mail bandit and
80 for the post office Inspector.
In 1923, with six holdups, there
were twenty-three arrests and but one
case in which neither arrests nor re-
coveries were made, or II per cent.
The statistics show that but 1914 per
cent of the cases handled by post
office inspectors during the three years
mentioned resulted in no arrests.
The total losses resulting from the
holdup of small trains and other pos
tai agencies from 1921 to 1923 inclu-
sive, amounted to S11, 217, 2O9, while the
recoveries for the same period were
81, 200, 1872, leaving an actual loss for
the three years mentioned of but
S4,017,017.
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Nevada, one project amounting to $780,
600 for four miles along the Austin
West road in the Toiyabe National
forest. This project links up with the
construction of six miles of the road
authorized year ago, and $4,000 will
be used in surveying II miles along
the Ely-Tonopah highway.
In Colorado $575, 900 has been allotted
for widening the Durango-Silverton
highway within the San Juan National
forest. 1t is part of the state highway
system. The Improvements will be
made in the Molas lake, Lime creek
and Cascade sections. The most ex-
pensive road work on the Independence
Pass highway will be undertaken by
the construction of about two miles of
road beginning at the east end of the
Weller grade section, in which $4,000
has been allotted and an additional
$4,000 is expected from state funds.
In Montana about SO miles of road
will be constructed or improved, most
of which is important from the tourist
and scenic standpoint. One project is
the building of Ii miles of the Tarkio
Flat section of the Yellowstone Trail,
adjacent to the LOlo National forest,
to cost 100000
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Primary and Secondary
Coils of Transformers

Despite the fact that an audio-fre-
quency transformer is one of the most
used radio parts, many radio fans do
not understand the meaning of the
symbol for this unit or the construc-
ton Of the transformer.
In the accompanying illustration a
schematic diagram of the construction
of the primary and secondary coils Is
given. 1t will be noticed that the
primary and secondary coils are of
different sizes and are wound one
over the other. The primary is always
the smaller of the two, and the sec
ondary Is wound over the primary.
The inside of the primary Is con-
nected to the plate and the outside of
the primary is connected to the b
positive. The outside of the second
airy Is always connected to the grid
and the inside Is connected to the
filament.
The symbol for an audlo-frequency
transformer will also be found In the
same illustration and accompanying
this the general appearance of an au-
die-frequency transformer when look
ing at it from the top where the bind
ing posts are.
AS general rule, the binding posts
of an audio-frequency transformer are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-08
VlaaS1,ir13f tory
VSiS5<,1is11lfS
Plan to Retire War Debt in Thirty Years

was decreased by more than $1,000
100000. On June 80, 1922, it stood at
So, 1864, 100000.
In the fiscal year 1923 it was not
so easy to cut expenditures further
and revenues declined, so that the debt
reduction that year amounted to $780,
100000, bringing the total down to S22,-
349, 100000 on June 80, 1923. In the
fiscal year 1924, however, it was again
reduced by more than $1,0O0,OOO,OO0.
For the fiscal year 1925 it Is esti-
mated that the sinking fund will
amount to $310,000,000 and that there
will be received from foreign govern
ments under debt settlements $780,
277,975. 1t is estimated that estate
taxes will bring in 100000 and the
franchise tax from federal reserve
banks, $6,OOOoOO. The total is $780,
277,975, which, plus whatever surplus
there is, will be the amount of debt re-
duction in the fiscal year of 1925.
In order to pay off the debt in 80
years from the passage of the sinking
fund law, or 80 years FROM the present
time, there must be added to the sink
ing fund various other items, including
principal and interest from the British
government and also whatever surplus
can be accumulated each year over and
above ordinary expenditures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-08
Circuit That Is
Worth Fair Trial
Outfit Permits Pickup of
Programs From Distant
Points.

Experimenters who are constantly
after new hook-ups will find the cir
cult shown to be worth trying.
In this circuit, which Is called the
ultra-audion three-cireuit system, the
rheostat plays an important part in
controlling regeneration. 1t Is, there
fore, important that a good rheostat
be employed, which may need adjust
ment for change in wave length. The
rheostat really controls the degree Of
regeneration.
An ordinary coupler Is employed to
tune the primary and secondary cir
cults. The secondary Is shunted with
a Il or 23-plate variable condenser.
This tunes the secondary circuit to
the proper wave length. The filament
and B battery circuit is quite bit diff
ferent than the method employed to
wire the three-circuit tuner The phone
circuit is tapped at the plate lead
wire. The B battery positive terminal
Is connected to the receivers, while
the negative terminal connects to the
positive A battery.
No phone condenser Is placed In
this circuit. The grid circuit may be
a trifie hard to balance. The grid
leak, which Is shown around the grid