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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15
His Majesty, the
American Voter

1T was November the 4th, the day on
1 which the American citizens went
thru the pantomime Of political demo
cracy and ratified the Wall Street
choice of president.
was walking down street in
one of Chicago's semi-residential,
semi-manufacturing districts. 1t was
close to one o'clock AS 1 passed a
restaurant, the door swung open and
man hurrying out, bumped into me.
He was middle aged man dressed
in rough working clothes. Scarcely
taking the time to mutter beg par
don" he strobe down the walk ahead
of me- Half way down the block he
turned in at polling place, stopping
however to accept all the campaign
literature which the poll watchers
were handing out. AS came up to
the polling place stopped and
glanced inside. The man was stand
ing by the election judges evidently
having his registration looked up.
This done he was handed a ballot
and motioned to seat. Voting
seemed to be a matter of great pride
with him for he held his head high
and carried himself oficiously./ He
took his seat next to three other men
who also were waiting to vote. There
were three voting booths in the place
and all were occupied. Several
minutes passed. The polling booths
were emptied and re-occupied and
only the object Of my curiousity and
gaze was left. With pride and self
importance written on his face hdr
waited. Suddenly siren whistle froie
nearby factory rent the air. Ena
waiting voter jumped simultaneo[,.,v
with it. His expression of PRIDE ana
self importance vanished to be re-.
placed by one of agitation, alarm
and irresolution. For a few seconds
he hesitated. then cast his precious
ballot back on the table whence IL had
come and dashed for the door. Com
ing out on the sidewalk he nearly up.
set me as he negotiated steep right
turn in the direction OF the factory
and broke into an undignifled lone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15
a ~ WIZ SF T. ByT j. OFIaOuty
By T. J. O'FIaherty

THE Republic Of San Marine, has
hung out its single, making 1t
known to all and sundry that 1t is IN
the business dispensing honors TO
worthy people who have the cash. THIS
relieves the fear of American men
of wealth but doubtful lineage, who
looked with alarm on the fading for
tunes Of Europe's Oldest monarchies.
San Marine is small but willing. The
British empire gives honors in return
for automobiles and gifts to tho poll
teal parties, but San Marine does It
for meal ticket. Soon our Chicago
bootleggers, sluggers and gunner will
be sporting the Order of Saint Agatha
if they feel so inclined.
saa
nm alleged United States CONSUL
~ was killed in Teheran, Persia.
The dignity Of Morgan's Empire was
hurt, so Charles Evans Hughes in.
sisted on Persia executing several
Persians in retaliation, and on the
payment to the United States Of .
considerable sum of money for the
expense of sending a warship TO Per
STA for the purpose Of bringing back
the consuls body. Now. that the
necessary number Of victims is offer
ed as a sacrifice to Morgan's injured
dignity, his secretary Of state be-
comes magnanimous and offers to
settle the question by donating the
expense money to a fund for the ed
ucation Of Persian children. Which
prompts us to ask the question: Is
the Standard Oil company after Per
sian oil fields?
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not like Soviet Russia because the
workers who were in control did not
have any use for parasites like Gold
man. She did not feel as comfort
able as she did in the luxurious hotels
in the United States, so she got out
and the workers did not shed any
tears at her departure.
THIS counter revolutionary stool
pigeon is now in England speak
ing under capitalist auspices against
the government Of the Russian work
ers and peasants. She admitted that
the United States government sug-
gested that she return to America
under certain conditions. No doubt
the political prostitute is making a
hard bargain and when she gets her
terms. she win be glad to get inside
the Statue Of Liberty and compete
with all the other flnks Of capitalism
in making war on Soviet Russia.
IT is no accident that her public APP
l pearance in London and the
lengthy excerpts from her speech cabl-
ed to the American press conceded
with the revival Of the movement for
recognition Of Soviet Russia initiated
by Senator Borah, now occupying the
important position of chairman of the
committee on foreign relations. Every
capitalist sewer pipe here and abroad
will from now on be pouring filth thru
the columns Of the capitalist press on
the Russian Soviet government. But
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15

it will not work. The United States
will follow in the footsteps of France
and recognize government it can.
not overthrow.
N PROPOS the "zinoviev letter"
"A which the tories put over
on Macdonald in the recent cleo
tons, former correspondent Of the
Londan Times, in a letter to the Lon
don Daily Herald, tells how White
Guard Russians in Berlin, Riga and
other propaganda centers make spe-
cialty Of providing newspaper CORE
spondents with cleverly forged docu.
ments alledged to be by Zinoviev,
Trotsky and other Russian leaders.
Most of the newspapermen accept
these forged documents without any
effort to verify their authenticity. The
White Guardists do not ask any
money for them, being employed by
capitalist groups and wealthy czarists
who have still some hope left Of re-
turning to their former state Of lux
ury and idleness in Russia. But a
seat of honor on the point Of sharp
bayonet, is liable to be their portion
If they ever get so "hopped" they de-
eide to break thru the border.
kNILLERAND, former president Of
LVI France who was given the buns
rush when Herriot won the elections
is trying to sneak back into the
limelight again. Millerand is form
er socialist, but is now the champion
of the Roman catholic church and
extreme reaction. In replying 20
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15
New Wave of Struggle in Europe

That new wave of working class militancy is
rising in Europe seems probable The news Of
struggles engaged in by the workers of European
nations is always garbled and made almost impos-
sbe to understand by the capitalist press but
enough can be gathered from recent dispatches to
indicate tremendous wave Of strikes and revolu-
tionary uprisings that disturb the plans Of cap
italist reaction.
In Italy Fascism is cracking. It is torn by in
ternal dissension the liberal democrats attack
ing it in parliament and best Of all large sections
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15

ms slogan was: 1.-THE party above
all" Why? Because the party is
the vanguard of the working class,
and as such must know not only how
to march forward but, if need be, to
go against the spontaneous move
ments among the workers and at de-
cisive moments powerfully to assume
the offensive. The party is the or
ganized consciousness of the class,
a fact which distinguishes it from the
unorganized elemental movements of
the workers.
Monday-"The Enemy Of Reform
ISM"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15
How We Live and Work

Editors note-Thi
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this labor
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workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15

Open Forum, Sunday Night, Lodge
Room, Ashland Auditorium.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-15

print the first letter about the life Of the harbor workers
Evening star., 1924-09-16
GOMPERS ANALYZES
nominees SPEECHES
Prepares Opinion of Presidential
Candidates Addresses in Re.
lation to- Labor.

An analysis and opinion Of the ad-
dresses of the three presidential can
didateS on LABOR day has been pre-
pared by Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation OF Laoor'
for the use of the American Fedora.
tton of Labor non partisan poilticai
committee.
"In addition to the significance
normally attached to Labor day as
recognition of the constructive serv-
ice which labor renders to society,"
said Mr.. Gompers' statement. made
public today. ''the Labor day ad-
dresses of the three candidates for
the presidency of the United States
constituted an extraordinary testi-
noniaI to the effectiveness OF organ
lied labor's political program"
Although the Republican convention
gave no consideration to labors pro-
posals, Mr.. Gompers declared. the Re-
publican presidential candidate IRE
ceived group of labor men unknown
TO labor, with few exceptions, and in
an address eXtolled the victorious and
glorious deeds of his party in bring
ing about conditions of life and en-
ptoNment that the wage earnerS en-
JOY and which they achieved in spite
of the persistent drive of those in
governmental authority to lower
those standa rdS.''
Asserting that the Democratic con-
ventIon did not treat labor much
better President Gompers said the
Democratic nominee on Labor day
'endeavorcd to correct this grevous
error by repudiating his party plat
FORM and holding out the hope to
Americas wage carners that the ap-
peal which the Democratic party
denied to labor would now be heard
and needed by him if intruSted to
the presidency of the United States"
Summing up Senator La Toilette,
MIR. Gompers said the Progressive
candidate has been a leader of lead
ers. pathfinder in political progress
fearless foe of greed and exploita-
ton and a champion of the rights Of
the people"
Evening star., 1924-09-16
EFFICIENCY SCHEDULE
EXPECTED NOVEMBER |
Personnel Classification Boare
Smoothing Out Differences as
to Policies

The Personnel Classification Board
expects to have ready for the de-
partmentS and cSta abliShmentS of the
Government by November ]. at least,
the new schedule of efficiency. by
which employees are to be promoted,
denoted or dropped from the service.
The board is busily engaged in iron
Ing out many details of the system
which has been evolved. 1t is known
there are some honest differences of
opinion among members of the board,
which so far have developed interest
ing debate over several features of
the new rating.
Just when final decision as to the
matter will be reached was proble-
natical today, il was said for the
board. but according to present pros
poets there should be no great delay.
In fact. it would be entirely possible,
il was explained, for the rating to be
ready before November /. although
that date has been mentioned as the
time when it may be expected with
certainty.
Evening star., 1924-09-16
Scots Like Cinemas.

Dundee. Scotland, city of 100000
population. has 20 motion picture
theaters and not a single building
for the legitimate drama. The mo-
ton picture houses arc always so
crowded that it will be necessary to
build half dozen new theaters be-
fore the city is adequately taken care
of, it is said. even if the population
does not grow.
Evening star., 1924-09-16
Two-Day Clearance OF
Initial Paper and
Correspondence

Not all initials in stock, but fair as
sortment Stationery is white. 7Oc
Regular 81 value. Special, box, ~
Palnis Royal-Main Floor.
Evening star., 1924-09-16

All.Linen Center. ace.Trimmed
Scarfs.. 81
Size 1880 and 1Sx52. Assorted pat
terms, lace trimmed. all-linen center.
wonderful value.
Ali-Linen Center. Lace.Trimmed
Scarfs. $l.98
Regular s2.25 to $500 values. Sizes
1sx36, 1sx45 and 1s154 inches. Trimmed
with the finest lace, without the mitered
corners. We advise early selection, a
they are not going to last long.
Palais RoyaHSecond Floor.
Evening star., 1924-09-16


the home shades
and replace the
bad al special vng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

in me at that moment this swine who should have been my protector. who should have lived for the thought of seeing his girl grow up to be some de- ceat mans Christian wife. reeling in drunk on the soiled bloodmoney he had taken to wallow with ether scum like himself, while he who paid him could be alone with ne to stain my body and sully my soul.
 Ina few minutes heard hinr-sHoring!
 He-~hs upon whose head lay this unmanly, un- fstherly, unhumau felony, could snore, while l, the cheaply sold and steelconquered victim, tossed In fever and in tears!
 The whole hot horror of 1t welled in me. Grad ually it began to change form into cold bitter ness as cold and steely as the knife that had cut me down.
 began to feel physical strength seeping back into my limbs, the blood gushing through my arter- les, My head was entirely clear.
 slipped out of bed. reached the floor slowly but firmly walked to the living room" Cf what we did was living and if that was room), and lit a match. was looking for something. turned my eyes away from the spot-that spot-on the floor where had found myself when awoke. But near it somewhere must be what was hunting
 Yes--thsre it was. Shining and throwing back grim highlights at the feeble yellow glow oe the match it lay.
 shudder ran through my frame as my trem- bling hand closed on its hilt, for steel had almost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

father having gone out for his usual diversions, the foreman came out hluntly and demanded that I pay him in the only way could for the money he had squandered on my father and for the con tinuation of my employment
 I lost my temper, called him every gutteranlre term could roll around my tongue, and swoFe that if he didn't get out I'd kill him.
 He stood his ground picked up bottle and threw 1t at him. It missed and shattered and splattered chlanti all over the wall.
 With the snarl of a woh he ran into the kitchen, the next room, and wss back at me in flash with 2 long, shiny butcher knife. He chased me into corner, where covered for the sight of sharp steel always had fearful effect on me. believe that if he had drawn a revolver would have walked into 1t, But the knife took all the starch out of my system.
 He grabbed me by one wrist and started drag sing me. as he held up the cleaning carver with the point aimed at my body and in pose ready to be thrust. l had only enough resistance left in me to hold back and get slender table between us
 "You quit fighting and come to me-" he said between his teeth, "or I'll cut your mean heart out"
 "Wh-what ddo you w-want of mel" stalled.
 He leered at me. It such futile question. knew, and he knew knew. I hadn't been reared in any hothoVse, as anyone will testify who ever saw St. Louis street in New Orleans in 1914, around the eo0s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

had no plan of aetien further than delay delay. Even the murderer ssHtshced to the gal' lows uses avery last extreme for the same hepe' less, useless impplss-delay
 q want you." he finally answered. "to stop fight ing me-" Instinctively drew back with shuddaF' but his powerful grip on my wrist cnly held tighter: He pulled his Fight elbow up stecd para llyzed !. the hand with the point of the knife far in advance, staTtsd ct me
 The next thing that remember "eame to" eH the floor. Slowly nay senses revived. I looked about ne was alone. turned to the clock-it was almost eleven, not half an hour after had lost conscious ness through shock and fFight,
 remembered with gradually retuFntpg under standing all that had transpred up tp the moment when saw that frightful knife coming at me In the grasp of that fiendish beast.
 picked myself up and staggered to my bed had lost my fight!
 l lay there numb. trembling, snivelipg' calling to my mothers kindly spirit apevs to guide me in some horrible vengeance upon this ceWardly de- spoiler who had sneaksd away like vultuEe sur feited with forbidden flesh.
 A voice broke the stillness-ny tipsy, heavy footed father. clattering into the house and to hiS shake-down.
 An unspeakahle resentment against him was born
 R&~LA. Aaa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

#M what's the idea? What you mean, both- Y ering me-shaking me? I'll give you lick. |l' ing that1l--"
 J "No, you won't" screamed You've licked | for the last time, you slave-driving soul ! selling beast"
 He rubbed his eyes-first, because he was
 not entirely awake; second because if he believed his ears he couldn't believe his eyes,
 Was this his child talking to him?
 It was
 With triple-linked oath he jumped up,
 threw his two ponderous fists over his head.
 and yelled that he would break every bone
 in my body. But his closed hands came
 down. in the light that came streaming
 through the door he saw that did not cringes
 did not finch, did not take back step.
 And he saw that in my hand, drawn back
 ready to lunge and plunge, was a shining
 knife of steel.
 His hands fell Imply, he pulled back so
 suddenly that he fell in heap on his bed.
 advanced the point to within few inches
 of him. Bending down, whispered, in
 words that sizzled with passionate fury, the
 story of that evening.
 He listened He blinked. It didn't move
 him much. What agitated him was that had the knife so near that he didn't dare try for a sudden maneuvre to overpower me, and that was in revolt: yea in rebellion and in command by my sudden armed attack, and that now he, the king must barley for termg with her, the slave. Only too well I knew what the result of my "terms" would be. If ever took that knife down for one moment long enough for him to seize my hands, he would have broken every bone in my body. There could be no armistice now. no quarter. must finish what had begun. To draw back now was past all possibility. And had no desire to draw back anything but my right hand-so that when the thrust came it would be strong and sure. Holding him there, told hinl-told him what it all meant to me; what he had done to me- Even then he tried to COW me. He had done tt since my birth. and it didn't seem to him that could suddenly stand against him; 1t scarcely seemed so to me.
 But never gave hairs breadth. I told him all that had been in my heart since my mother had died, and worked up to climax of hissing anger that made him sense the danger he was in. He stopped threatening-he began to plead, to beg, to whine.
 And then he called upon my mother to descend from heaven and save him from this mad child of 
 And that was when
 There Is a record still in New Orleans of girl "wanted" for patricide. There Is mysterious coroner's record of another unsatisfied crime-the murder, three weeks later of a man shot from the street as he sat in the parlor of a dingy cottage on Dauphin street, making love to young girl if you look closely you will that his occupation is given as foreman of sweatshop."
 I? Oh, drifted to the North and am happily married to an honest Scandinavian dairyman who thinks I am beautiful and innocent And, as far az he Is concerned. I am.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
SoMuch 6r So Much~~JAck

HowN in New Orleans. where \ many cf ths human values aren't
 rated or ssused just ss they are up North or in ether portions of this country. I was raised to the belief that msn are dangerous. treacherous end frivolous-but that . siIls destiny is to be the mate of one Of them.
 My mother had married whAn shs was something like fifteen, and had died whsn I vas lsss than that. My father. . French,Itslisn brute with the last word in the customs of the dregs of those Lstin countries in slavery of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-25
IMPEAcH COOLIDGE!
DENLY AppIauded
By GOrged Diners
At Alumni Feast

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Con-
gresham Clancy, corporation demo-
crat representing the Polish district
of Detroit, testified to the nobility
Of character of Edwin DENLY, re-
Gently kicked out of the cabinet on
his oil record, at dinner given bv
Michigan alumni here in honor Of
President Burton of the University
Of Michigan. DENLY presided over
the meeting and acknowledged the
plaudits Of two hundred old grads
who stood and cheered with all the
fervor of Tammany precinct rally.
President Burton mildly deprecat-
ed the materialistic tendencies of
the age and pleaded for recognition
Of scholarship and artistic and
scientific achievement. He discov-
cred, however, that he had been used
as vehicle for DENLY whitewash
demonstration by politicians Of both
old parties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-25
And He May Even XIII the Republican Party.

after the Morrison Hotel meeting last
August when Gompers spoke against
the injunction which Federal Judge
Carpenter gave the Mitchell Com
pany against the garment union.
But Fitzpatrick was just as reti-
cent and suggested the reporter see
Johannsen again.
Back to Johannsen.
So back to Johannsen the reporter
came and finally got the news about
the sum total of the joint committees
activities for the afternoon.
Having got this information about
the anti-Crowe publicity and the
Gompers meeting the reporter hur-
ried away to find out how many ar
rests had been made that afternoon
OF girl pickets or volunteers from
other Chicago unions under the Sul-
Ivan injunction while the committee
was talking.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-25
IN
LONG DEBATE ON
INJUNCTION ISSUE
Will Support Plan For
Gompers Speech.

The COMMITTEE of Is" of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor had an all
afternoon meeting with the labor
injunction Committee of Is" yes
terday afternoon in the Federation
building and at the close announced
they hoped to get President Samuel
Gompers here to speak against the
"Dennie" Sullivan injunction at a
mass meeting.
In addition they intend to publish
full report exposing the anti-labor
record of States Attorney Robert e.
Grove, who has given over his Office
to strike-breaking purposes.
Nelson Wouldn't Talk.
Committee men were loath to tell
what the results of their long confab
were, when they came out at six
o'clock. Our reporter first asked Os-
car Nelson, member of both commit
tees and strikers attorney and was
referred to Anton Johannsen. chair
man of the committee of Is.
Johannsen, just as loath to discuss
the matter referred him on to Meyer
Perlstein, vice-president of the strik-
ing union.
Fitzpatrick Quiet Too.
Perlstein also had nothing to saw
and directed the inquirer on to John
Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor and chairman
Of the injunction committee, having
been appointed by Samuel Gompers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-25

CITATION HOLDING
BIG OIL Thief IN
CONTEMPT OF SENATE

"That on the 22nd day Of March,
1924, witness, Harry F. Sinclair,
being called before the committee
and being on the stand, refused to
answer any questions that might
be propOunded to him by any men,
Der of the committee as set forth
in the report made by the commit
tee to the Senate on Saturday.
THAT upon such statements so
being made by the said witness,
Harry f. Sinclair, questions peril
nent to the inquiry being prosecuted
by the said committee were address
sed to the witness which the wit
ness severaliy declined and refused
to answer as therein set forth.
"And now your committee re-
ports to the Senate that the said
Harry F. Sinclair, having appeared
as witness before your said com.
mittee, refused to answer questions
pertinent TO the question under in
quiry and is in contempt of the said
committee and of the Senate"