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Evening star., 1924-11-14
GEN. Won STEUB|N
TRIBUTE PLANNED
Sons of the Revolution to
Conduct Exercises at
Statue Tomorrow.

The one hundred and nincty-fourth
anniversary of the birth of Frederick
William Augustus Henry Ferdinand
Won Steubrn. who fought for America
III the Revolutionary War. will he
fittingly observed at his statue at
jackson place and II street, at 10
o'clock Tomorrow morning. The affair
Is to be held under the auspices of
the Sons of the Revolution in the
District of Columbia. with Dr. Otto
Weidfeldt, German Ambassador OIL
"!atinG. The arrangements of the
American flag. continental Standards
the BuTbon emblem of France ard
the banners Of the Sons Of the Revo-
luton at the base OF the statue will
prove to be impressive.
EnyoyS to Take Part
Gen. Won Stcuben was born at
Madgebury, Prussia. November 10. 1880.
In addition to the Amba assador of
Germany. representatives of the
French Embassy will participate in
the ceremony, in memory of the al
lance between France and the United
States in the War of the Revolution
Dr. John Van Schaick, jr., represent
ing the chaplain of the society. will
pronounce the invocation. Gen. Won
Stcubt n, a German soldier of diStin-
I
War in Europe. an aide at that time
to Frederick k-the-Great. but unempIoy
ed in lIiI. was persuaded then by his
friend. the Count ST Germains. the
French minister of war. to come to
the assistance of the American colon
ISIS.
Won Steuben arrived in December
1''l, offered his services, was made
Inspector general of the Army then
at Nall L, -,
major general.
The results Of his work We're evi-
hrnced in the next campaign. nota-
bly, at Monmouth. where he rallied
the retreating troops of Gen. Charles
Lee. His "Regulations for the Order
and Discipline of the Troops of the
United States u779)," We're of great
value to the Army.
After Gates defeat at Camden, Won
Steuben assumed command of the
armies in the district Of Virginia.
but in i1S1 was superseded there by
Lafayette. Gen. Won Steuben later
took notable part in the siege OF
Yorktown. He remained in America
after the War of the Revolution and
passed the last years of his life at
Steubcnville y. Y, where he died No
vember -. 1874 The States of New
York. Virginia. Pennsylvania and
New Jersey gave him grants Of land
IN token for his services The Ameri-
can Congress gave him d vote of
thanks and a gold -hilted sword in
l'S4, later granting him a pension.
Committee in Charge.
The committee of the Sons of the
Revolution in charge of the cere-
monies include the following: Reeves
T. Strickland. chairman: Clarence G.
Calhoun, Elliot II. Goodwin, William
j. Ham. Robert y. Harper, William
Walker Smith, Henry E. Spencer, En-
nails Waegamann and George w
White and Dr.. James 4. Mood. Thy
were accompanied by the members Of
the board of managers of the society
headed by Brig. Gen. George Rich
ards, |. ;. NJ. G., the president, and
Charles Z. Light, the secretary.
Evening star., 1924-11-14

Greenwood, treasurer The executive
committee consists Of Mrs. j. III.
Hanna. George NJ. Whitewell, Harvey
l.. Cobb, Mrs. X. S. H. Dyer, James
Rerrall and DR.. Elmer Newton. prin-
cipal of the school
vote of thanks was given s.
Duncan Bradley. the retiring preSi-
dent. for his work during his admin
istration of three years
Following the election of officers
the location of the proposed athletic
field, FOR which Congress appropriated
$4,000, was discussed. A committee
Evening star., 1924-11-14
Will Lecture on Filtered Air.

FILTERED Air for Automobile
Motors" is to be the subject of talk
tonight by l. L. Dollinger of
Rochester, \. Y. before the Washing
ton section of the Society Of Auto
motive Engineers, to be held at the
Cosmos Club. An invitation has been
extended to the motoring public 20
hear this talk. which will explain the
results of several years experiments.
Evening star., 1924-11-14
Colonel Ordered to Manila.

Col. Earle w. Tanner. United States
Infantry, has been relieved from duty
at headquarters, District of Colum-
bia, Munitions Building, and ordered
to Manila, p. l., for duty. He will
sail about March a.
Evening star., 1924-11-14
Army Sergeants Retired.

Master Sergt. Joe G. Platt. Quarter
master Corps. at Camp Holabird Md
and Staff Seret. Abraham Morse, 2jth
Infantry, at Nogales, Ariz., have been
placed on the retired list on account
of age
Evening star., 1924-11-14

of association officials was appointed
to act in conjunction with the Dis
trict authorities in the selection of
piece OF land ithat Will be the
most suitable for 4 field
Evening star., 1924-11-14
SCHOOL BODY ELECTS.
J. F. Bethune Heads Western High
Association.

John F. Bethune was elected presi
dent Of the Home and School Asso
citation of the Western High School
at its regular meeting Wedne sday night.
The other officers elected were S. Dun
can Bradley, vice president, Miss j. b.
Edmonson, secretary, and Mrs. Ernest
Evening star., 1924-11-14

To avoid temptation busy yourself
with your own affairs
Evening star., 1924-11-14
Committee in Charge.

There are more than 500. 900 miners
an the British Isles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Legion Refuses
Help to Negro
Ex-SerUice Men

Charges that the american Legion
has been discriminating against
Negro ex-soldiers, refusing TO hello
service men who have served in
France in adjusting bonus claims be-
cause Of their color, have reached
the ears OF the DAILY WORKER.
An ex-soldier who served in France
under the Sth Illinois regiment. who
lives on 43rd street, charges that
the American Legion Offices at u
n. La Sale street have not only de-
cllned to help him, but have been
impolite and abusive when he called.
Twice / asked the American
Legion to write me a letter asking
for an adjustment Of $500 bonus
money which is long past due me. .
the ex-soldier told the DAILY
WORKER. "They have not written
this letter, altho they advertise that
they are always willing to do such
services for ex-service men. When
complained over the phone that
they were discriminating against
me, they said if I showed ND at the
Office again they would smash nv
face and run me back to 35th St."
This colored soldier was highly in
dignant and said that several colored
ex-service men had made similar
complaints to him of unfair treat
ment at the hands Of the American
Legion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
NeIC York Teachers
Urging Legislature
For Higher Wages

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Repre-
sentatives Of 70 organizations repre-
senting $4,000 teachers of the City
Of New York met at the West Side
Continuation School, 20S West 18th
street, and succeeded in forming a
Joint committee TO draw UP a COM
plete salary schedule for presenta-
ton at the present session Of the
legislature.
In preliminary report, 1Ir. Sill
bernstein, chairman Of the salary
committee Of the H. s. T. A., showed
that the per capita expenditure per
child was % cents a week or less
than 5 cents q day. Mr.. Whiffen
showed that teachers salaries would
have to be increased 1.72 times TO
secure the purchasing power of
1914.
The Teachers Union led the fight
for action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Music Wins
Over Old Time Stuff
At Orchestra Hall
By ALFRED v. FRANK NSTETN.

By ALFRED v. FRANK ENSTETN
Musical antiquity and modernism
were forcefully contrasted at the
concert Of the Chicago Symphony
orchestra at Orchestra Hall last
Friday and Saturday. The calm fol-
artistic value must be awarded the
moderns again, If this contrast is
any criterion. The antiques mere
" tickle the ear, while the modern
works go deep, each is q new emo
tional experience.
Wanda Landowska performed a
concerto for harpsichord by Handel.
The Nharpsichord Is the instrument
that preceded the modern piano, and
it has not been in general use for
nearly two centuries. It is doubtful
if one has been heard in Chicago
at big public concert before. Nine.
Landowska's instrument looked like
grand piano with over a third Of
its width chopped off, and whitfield
to point at the end. It had two
keyboards. The harpsichord sound
ed like a piano made completely Of
tin, or like a sort Of glorified music
box.
The concert brought to perfor-
nance, for the first time in Ameri-
ca, a symphony by Arnold Bax Of
London which is barely a year old.
Rax generally writes in a distinctly
Irish idiom, but this symphony con-
tanned little Of that. There is moth
ing gentle and soothing about it, but
passion there is and trouble and
deep gloom.
Other comparatively modern works
were Dehussy's nocturnes, "Clouds"
and "Festivnls." All the peace and
calm that Bax lacked Debussy had,
and he put it into these tone pic
lures, one Of the peaceful, creamy
passage Of clouds, and the other of
the ecstatic, inspirational effect Of
darkness.
Nine. LandowslIa played three IN
accompanied harpsichord solos. They
were quaint and novel, but coming
right after the symphony as they
did, they illustrated how far instru-
mental music has advanced from the
tinkling tunes Of Scarlatti and the
other old timers.
To contrast the harpsichord and
the piano, Landowska played a con-
/ certo for the modern instrument by
Mozart. Even dear old Mozart
sounded modern by comparison. But
the concerto came at the end Of a
long and heavy concert, and, being
long itself, it soon proved tiresome.
For next week we have been
promised one Of the most tremen-
dous symphonic works Of modern
times, the symphony "Ilya Mouro-
metz" by the contemporary Russian
Richard Gliere. Ilya Mourometz
was a Russian legendary hero, and
the symphony depicts his life in four
great tone poems. Two contempt
rary Chicago composers are on the
program, too, John Alden Carpenter
with his "Pilgrim Vision" and
Adolf Bruno, with two movements
Of symphony.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Nearing Addressing
More Meetings in
Connecticut TOLCvtS
Especial q m, DaIIy worker,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 90
Scott Nearing's debate with Pro-
fessor Petrunkevitch was such
success and the recent meetings
thru the state addressed by Alex
ander Trachtenberg were so well
attended that the Workers Party In
District Is is going ahead with its
campaign with more enthusiasm
than ever.
Nearing is now billed for three
engagements in Connecticut: He
speaks in the Casino hall, Stamford,
March 20; Grand Theatre, Hartford,
March % in the afternoon; Bridge
port, March %, in the evening.
Branch secretaries win please call
these meetings to the attention Of
their members.
The Young Workers League Of
New Haven intends holding q mass
meeting to double its membership.
The Young Workers League Of
Stamford will hold a meeting to be
addressed by Rebecca Grecht Of
New York. An English branch Of
the party has been organized in New
Haven.
The Tolstoy drama, PoIikushka,
in motion pictures, will be shown in
Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven,
Waterbury and Ansonia, if present
plans do not miscarry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
/" Committee of IS"
GiUes Girl Strikers
Promise of Support
CONTINUED from page y


such big one that it should be taken
up with the regular injunction COM
mittee of the Federation, also a
committee Of is, on Monday,
when the combined committee of 80
Federation as a whole to follow.
In the meantime the committee
will put the ugly facts Of police
brutality up to Mayor Dever this
morning. That politician assured
the union visitors two weeks ago
that he would call his underlings
into his Office at once and lay down
the law to them if he found any
thing wrong. Since then the spe-
cisl citizens committee has given
deadly list Of police crimes
against strikers to Deyer-yet the
crime continues and Officer 3181
continues to flourish his club in front
Of frail girls. (Oficer S181 is the
brute who beat up Sophie Alt
schuler.)
The committee knows now from
the girls themselves that Dever's
men are guilty with Grove and If
the mayor passes the buck to Grove
in the morning they will know it is
bunk.
Question Of "Guts."
The question now is what the spe-
cial Injunction committee of Is ap-
pointed by Gompers here will do
against the Sullivan injunction. The
A. F. of L. declaration on injunctions
are plain. As Anton Johannsen told
the Chicago Federation of Labor
last Sunday the question is how
many men. there are with CUTS"
Meanwhile the special citizens
committee is having a most import
ant session tomorrow at which the
issue of stand against the injunc-
ton will be taken up.
Did Not Call Reporter.
Victor zokaitis, the representative
Of the DAILY WORKER, who vol
unteered to testify before the COM
mittee as to the beating up OF girls
on the picket line which ne had wit
messed and the arrest of himself as
a newspaper man when he asked q
policeman for his number, was not
admitted.
Anton Johannsen, chairman Of the
committee, told the reporter the
committee would call him if they
needed him. They did not call him.
More Pickets Arrested.
More pickets were arrested yes
terday while the Committee Of Is"
was discussing whether they should
or should not go on the picket line.
Among these courageous pickets
were: Eva Boenseld, Andrew Trimm,
Morris Tigerman and William alaska.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
HIGH PRICES OF
U. S. FLOUR DUE
TO SELLING COST
% Million Squandered
In Bunk Advertising

Federated Press Industrial Editor)
When you eat bread you are pay
ing your share Of a tax Of more
than sac, geo, 900 levied each year by
the giant milling interests to pay
their exorbitant selling and advertis-
ing expenses. This unwarranted
charge has been unearthed by the
United States tariff commission in
the course Of its investigation to fur
nish President Coolidge with basis
for his futile efforts TO please the
farmers By increasing the import
duty on wheat and wheat -four. Il
is charge quite in addition TO the
profits Of the milling interests,
Selling Alone Costs soc.
The commission shows that every
barrel Of -four purchased in the
United States carries charge of 80
cents for selling and advertising ex-
pense. The extent 20 which this
represents overdevelopment Of the
selling end Of the business Is appar-
emit upon comparison with the selling
and advertising expense Of Canadian
millers which amounts to only JIG IL
cents a barrel. On the 111,S4O,000
barrels purchased in 1923 by Ameri-
can consumers millers In the United
States actually collected $43,580,000
for the uhproductive side Of bust
ness. The Canadian charge on the
same quantity would have cost the
consumer only $19,616,000.
American mill workers, the inves-
tigation shows, produce the -four for
about 2 cents less barrel than the
labor cost in Canadian mills. But
this saving is swallowed up II times
over by the excessive cost Of the
American selling and advertising
system.
Itemized Cost Of Barrel.
The following table shows the
itemized cost of producing barrel
Of wheat -four in the United States
and in Canada as found by the tariff
commission:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21

Note.-Today the DAILY WORK
Err concludes publication of letters
written by Leon Trotsky, Minister of
War in the Soviet government and
member of the Central Executive
Committee of the Russian Commun-
list Party. Our readers will see
from reading these letters on what
fimsy structure the capitalist press
liars hang a revolt in the Commun-
list ranks. We have published Trotsky's
letter in three installments. Next
will come speeches by Stain, Rykov
and other leaders of the Russian
Members of the Work
ers Party in particular should read
this debate very carefully. Trotsky
wrote to the enlarged session Of the
Central Committee Of the Russian
Communist Party as follows:
r SAM far from Having exhausted
1 the. question. / have, intention
ally, Fefrained from examining
many of its essential aspects, in or
der not to occupy too much Of your
time. But hope, that / shall soon
succeed in getting rid of the ma
laria, Wilhelm my opinions OBJ
viously in opposition to the new
policy Of the Party, and then / shall
try TO expound in free speech more
precisely chat which I have not
expounded IN this letter.
Fraternal greetingS
LEON TROTZKY.
.
Moscow, Dec. 10, 1928.
P. ST. take advantage Of the
fact that my letter is published in
the Pravda with q delay of two
days, to make some supplementary
remarks.
I understand that, when my letter
was communicated to the ward
meetings, certain comrades gave
expression to the fear that my OBJ
servations on the relations between
the "old guard" and the young gem
Grafton might be exploited for OPP
posing the young to the old ~,
It is obvious that such apprehcn-
sions would only confront those
comrades, who, only two or three
months ago. repudiated with horror
the mere idea of bringing the ques-
ton regarding the necessity Of a
change Of policy up for discussion
In any event, the expression Of SINH
lar apprehcnsions, at the present
moment and in the present situa-
ton, can only be the result of a
false valuation of the dangers and
Of their Importance.
Tendency of Apparatus.
The present state Of mind Of the
Youth which, as is quite clear to
every rejecting Party member, is
largely symptomatic, has been pre-
cisely promoted by these methods
employed for the sake of absolute
tranquility which are condemned
by the resolution unanimously adopt
ed by the Political Bureau. In other
words, the absolute tranquility
has itself promoted the danger Ct
an increasing alienation between thu
leading Party stratum and the
younger members Of the Party,
e., of its overwhelming majority.
The tendency Of the apparatus t,
think and to decide Cor the Who'll
Party. is ant to lead to the autho'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Government Will
Continue Support
Of Negro University

WASHINGTON, March 20.-With
116 southern Democrats voting
may" the house has agreed to the
appropriations for Howard universe
ty, insisted upon by the senate after
a series Of temperamental outbursts
by the Bourbon politicians against
the race conscious tendencies in the
seat Of learning Of the colored peo-
pie in the District Of Columbia.
The Southern Bourbons are
really shying at shadow, say radi-
cal Negroes. Under the tutelage Of
such weak liberals as Dean Kelly
Miller, little aggressive race con-
sciousness will be taught at the
school, and the labor issue will be
ignored. This was shown
by Miller's handling Of the Sanhed-
rim. The Republican administration,
Miller's policy, has given its
support to Howard university.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Chicago MGchinists
Begin Organization
Drive: Fees LOWered

A special dispensation is being
granted for q limited time by the
international Association of Ma
chinists, District No. 8, in an organ
ization drive. This drive, according
to Business Agent J. J. Uhlman,
when the special dispensation is con.
sidered, should make the organiza-
ton in Chicago one of the strong
est unions in the metal trades.
The initiation fee and the rein
statement fee during this limited
time is only $3.50, covering also
$500 life insurance, which is a big
reduction from the regular fees.
RIIRNS Mist COT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
District of Columbia
Citizen Urges Fight
For Suffrage There

TO The DAILY wORKER:-The
Workers Party should agitate for
suffrage in the District Of Columbia,
especially at this hour when Ihe
Teapot Dome scandal is boiling over.
Westinghouse in the main are in
censed over the actions Of govern
ment officials, ana read the WORK
Err avidly whenever they come
across a copy il, because it tells the
truth about the oil robbers.
Now is an opportune time for the
DAILY WORKER TO champion the
cause Of District Of Columbia suf-
5raee.--Edward James Irvine, Wash
ington, D. @.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21
Send in Your News

The Daily Worker ursss all
members Of the party 70 ssnd In
the news Of their various see.
tions. Every Party Branch sheuId
appoint its own correspondent and
make him responsible for the news
that ought to be sent in to The
Daily Worker. The Party Page
should be the Invest page in The
Daily Worker. HeIp mako il 90.
Address all mail 20 the Editor. Tho
Daily Worker. 1910 N. HIlsted
ST., Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-21

ity of the leading circles becoming
based solely upon tradition. The
respect towards the tradition of the
Party is undoubtedly a very neces-
sary element of the Party educa-
tion and cohesion; but it can be a
vital and resistant factor only, IL
it is constantly nourished and
strengthened by means Of an indie
pendent and active control of the
Party tradition, i. e., by the collec-
tive elaboration of the policy Of the
party at the given moment.
Without this activity and initia-
tive, the respect towards the tradi-
ton might degenerate into a stage
managed Of an independent and
active control of the Party tradi-
ton, i. e., into a form without con-
tents. It Is quite obvious that such
kind Of contact between the gem
erations would be entirely insufi-
cient and unreliable. It could re-
tain solid exterior. right up to the
very moment at which the threaten
ing riffs are revealed. Precisely in
this lies the danger Of a policy Of
the a'tnaratus based on absolute
tranquility" within yhe Party. And,
as far as those Representatives Of
the older generation who have re-
NAMED revolutionary and have not
become bureaucratized (and this, as
we are convinced, applies to the irnJ
mense majority will see quite
clearly the perspectives character
lied above, and, on the basis Of the
resolution Of the Political Bureau,
will do their utmost in order to aid
the Party to carry out the resolu-
ton, just SO far viii the main posi-
bility Of opposing the various gem
erations against one another, dis
appear.
Absolute Tranquility"
It win then be relatively easy Co
overcome these or those "excessesH
or exaggerations on the part of the
Youth.
But before all, it is necessary 10
create the safeguard against the
concentration OF the Party traditions
IN the apparatus, and thereby. en-
sure its remaining vital and renew
ing itself in the daily practice Of
the Party. It is only BY this, that
also another danger can be avoided:
That Of splitting of the old genera
tons into apparatus men, charged
to maintain the absolute TRANQUIL
ity," and into those, who have
nothing in common with that. 1t
need not be said that the apparatus
Of the Party. i. e., it's organizatnrv
skeleton, viii not be weakened. but
strengthened by abandoning its
aloofness. But there will be no
doubt within our Party that we need
a powerful centralized apparatus.
Perhaps it could still be objected
that the example of degeneration of
-ocial democracy thru its apparatus
IN the refornist epoch, which I
;lted in my letter, is not appropriate
view of, the profound difference
between the epochs; the former stag
aU4ng reformist one, and the pres
Mt revolutionary one. It is. Of
CURSE understood that an example
s but an example and in no wav an
Identification.
However, the revolutionary char
acter Of our epoch is no guarantee