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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-17

face of that confusion that the
cry for "Unityl" raises it's voice
among the assembling delegates
here, delegates determined to
lay the foundation of a class
Farmer-Labor Party, with a
definite mass character.
Exposing the Conspiracy.
1t is only gradually that the vast
conspiracy against the June II con
vention is becoming known to the
delegates here, and it will take "a -
er time for it to reveal itself to the
masses of city workers and farmers
of the nation.
For the first time, during the post
war period, the broad masses of the
American people grew to correctly in
terpret the attacks of the yellow sub
sidized press. Men like Wheeler of
Montana, Frazier and Ladd of North
Dakota, Johnson and Shipstead of
Minnesota, not to mention LaFollette
himself, were swept into the United
States senate on the waves of protest
dashed to fury by the bosses kept
press. But these same masses are
now passing thru new ordeal that is
new to them. These same men whom
they raised to power are now attack
ing, in just as bitter and vindictive
terms, the young and rising move
ment of the class conscious workers
and farmers, which these masses feel
belongs to them.
Hunting Out the Attack.
The conspiracy against June II"
was Matched in Washington, in the
Offices of Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
and William H. Johnston, president
Of the international Association OF
Machinists and chairman Of the so
called Conference for Progressive Po-
litical Action, that meets at Cleve.
land, July 4.
The Johnston-Gompers attack was
planned for the simple reason that
the masses were turning toward June
II at st. Paul, in preference to July 4,
at Cleveland. st. Paul was eclipsing
Cleveland, not to mention the threat
to Gompers' own pet political policies.
The long series of "red-baiting" ar
ticles sent out by Gompers' own anti
Communist propaganda, Chester
Wright, brought no results. The
Wright-Gompers attack only helped
build the st. Paul gatherings. The
Conference for Progressive Political
Action, held in mid-winter at st.
Louis, was iizzle, and the Teapot
CONTINUED on page 30
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-17

THE DAILY WORKER
RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-17
LEWIS, MINE WORKERS. AUTOCRAT,
REVOKES CHARTER OF DISTRICT IL

WHEELING W. 1eThe
bloody Virginia.
executive
mouderne ud between the Of District
United
Tetow, Lewis
The by taking
policies Of the
running
Republican ticket
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
YOWLS Will HOLD.
REED MEMORIAL
TOMORROW NIGHT
Comrades Pay Tribute
to Fearless Leader

Tomorrow is John Reed Memorial
Day and the Young Workers League
invites you to come to it's annual
memorial meeting at Douglas Park
Auditorium, 1902 Ogden Ave-, (Kedzie
and Ogden). The meeting which will
be called for 8 in the evening has an
interesting program in which is in
cluded speeches by ]. Louis Engdahl,
editor Of the DAILY WORKER, Alex
ander Bittelman. editor of the DAILY
WORKER magazine, and Max Shacht-
man, editor Of the Young Worker.
The Freiheit Singing Society will sing
revolutionary songs in which the audi
ence will join.
Come and swell the ranks Of COM
rades who will pay tribute to the
memory Of our beloved Comrade John
Reed. Always fearless, taking up the
battle against the enemies Of the
working class, this revolutionary lead
er gave his life for Communism.
The meeting starts at o'clock
sharp and tickets are rs cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
/. W.W.LEADERS?

EoR many years the l. w. w. Of
l the old days had no foolish no
tlons against its own seIf-deveIoped
proletarIan leaders. II did, Of course,
with complete Justification, attack
the corrupt labor takers and yellow
reformlst leaders of the socialists.
But the stratum of sincere, fighting
leadership, necessary to efficient
conduct Of the struggle, was accept
ed as matter of course. OF late
years, however, an almost steady
campaign has been waged against
the theory Of leadership. Rules are
made compelling officials to retire
almost as soon as they become con-
versant with the routine of their
office. Continuity Of policy Is i'm
possible, and ability to forward the
interests of the organization is be-
come ground for suspicion.
How this has led the |. w. w. IN
to bad leadership rather than none
at all, and how the whole theory
Of "down with leaders" Is illustrated
by current editorial policy Of an |.
w. w. paper, is explained in a bril-
liant polemicaI article, "A New Vc-
lapuker' as !. w. w. Editor by
Harrison George, to be published In
tomorrow's DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
AMALGAMATED ON
STRIKE; BOSSES
BREAK CONTRACT
Especial to The Daily worker)


NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-All workers
employed in the Boys Shirt and Waist
Workers Union of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers, declared a general
strike yesterday. The strike was de-
cided upon at a big mass meeting in
Cooper Union Hall, Wednesday night
The workers declare that the bosses
violated the contract which they had
signed with the union, reducing wages
and establishing non-union conditions
in the shop.
The Amalgamated struck for the
old conditions and an additional in
crease in wages, registration Of all
contractors, and guarantee that union
rules will be maintained in the shop.
The workers answered the strike
call 100 per cent, not member of the
union working yesterday. They de-
clare they will remain out on strike
until union conditions again prevail
The bosses have been trying to take
advantage Of the economic depression
to smash the union, but the workers
declare they will emerge from the
strike stronger than ever.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17

emit McAndrew will be notified for the
third time.
In addition to the question of secret
markings a number Of matters per-
tanning to rules which came up at
Wednesdays meeting had to be de-
ferred for the time when Superintend-
emit McAndrew will be present. These
rules all contain recommendations for
changes in existing rules.
Miss Haley protested against the
continuousc changes that are being made
in the rules for promotion by efficien-
CIV and credit. Gas the matter now
stands, teachers do not know what
the regulations are. The board Of ex-
aminers seem to have the power to
make changes" Miss Haley said that
the book Of rules used by Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young when she was superin-
tendent contained specific rules for
the board of examiners guidance and
the teachers knew what rules were
governing examinations.
Mr.. James Mullenbach moved that
the matter be deferred until the book
of rules used by Mrs. Young be gone
into by the committee and upon a
suggestion of Attorney Frank S. Rig.
heimer, the teachers were asked to
submit their objection in writing be-
fore the next administration commit
tee meeting.
Another change in the rules submit
ted by McAndrews was one hitting at
the teachers pensions. Mr.. l. T.
Greenacre, attorney for the pension
board, took the floor and proved that
the new rule regarding pensions for
teachers was entirely worthless as it
was not legal The superintendent did
not have the power to make any
changes in the pension law. And the
changes he suggests would only de-
prive the teachers of their pensions.
LET it alone and leave it to the legis-
lature" was his recommendation to
the committee.
The rules governing the receiving of
notices by teachers did not get hear.
ing and was referred to the next adj
ministration committee meeting. This
rule, under the pretense of keeping
out all advertisements from the
schools, is so worded that it would
deprive the teachers Of the right to
receive any kind of notices other than
those sent by the superintendent and
principals. Notices of their union
meetings would of course be forbid
den under the new rules.
The next meeting of the administra-
ton committee will undoubtedly see
another large attendance of teachers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
Workers Party Starts
Sunday Open Forum at
Ashland Auditorium

The Educational Committee Of the
Workers Party Of Chicago has plan
ned well-rounded program of activi-
ties for the next few months. There
are three study classes now going on.
But while these are important, one of
the popular methods of education,
open to everybody who cares to come.
is the OPEN FORUM.
The OPEN FORUM is to start next
Sunday night at D. M, at the Lodge
Room in the Ashland Auditorium. The
forum will be opened by G. e. Ruthen.
berg, executive secretary of the Work
ers Party with lecture on Political
Forces in the Election" Questions
and discussion will follow.
A great number of the most prom
inent speakers of the American labor
movement are scheduled to appear on
the platform of the OPEN FORUM
this season. Every Sunday night a
lecture. While next Sunday is ex
pected to draw a crowd to hear C. e.
Ruthenberg, the throng probably will
grow steadily. On the Sunday follow.
ing Oct. rs, J. Louis Engdahl, editor
of the DAILY WORKER will speak
on wall Street and U.s."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
Campaign Committee
In New York Gets
Ready for Tag Day

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Attention is
being conferred on the arrangements
for TAG DAY, Saturday and Sunday,
October rs and 26. Many workers are
commencing to show interest. The
outlook towards success is most prom
Using.
Volunteers are already enrolling at
the compaign headquarters. and the
various branch stations as follows:
Downtown Campaign Headquarters, 210
East 18th st.
Greek Home, S45 West seth St.
Hungarian Workers Home, $50 East
S1st st.
Harlem Section, 81 East 1O4th st.
Bronx Section Headquarters, 1347
Boston Road.
Russian Williamsburg Headquarters,
319 Grand Ave, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
Patch Up Unity in
Convention Here of
Two Nv. w. Elements
CONTINUED from page i

(COnIlnued from page J.
fellow worker Delaney is a member.
Some objected to the statement that
the Sixteen demands of the Rowan
Bowerman group were lengthy and
varied" They declared demands" to
be too harsh a word, and that mild
suggestions" would have been much
better. Others objected to the print
ing in the DAILY WORKER of re-
marks made by Tom Doyle to the
DAILY WORKER declaring the dele
gates who had held out at 1870 w.
Washington St., had come to the con.
vention to filibuster. They declared
that this statement must be corrected
once, as it is not true.
Press Committee Is silent.
The press committee had no state.
ment Of any kind to give the DAILY
WORKER, Delaney declaring that his
reports to the press must first be ap-
proved by the convention.
The DAILY WORKER will be glad
to print any communication coming
from the l. w. w. members which
bhSy bhCJ OCAACNC Will NC VI interest
or profit to the working class. The
DAILY WORKER cannot however, be
responsible for the declarations of Cd.
posing officials of the l. w. W., nor
can it print only the news which GER
tain delegates of the I. w. w. wish
printed.
Wobblies Read DAILY WORKER.
Thousands Of members Of the I. W.
w. thruout the country look to the
DAILY WORKER as the only source
Of information as to what is trans
piring from day to day in the l. w. w.
deliberations. Many of them have
written this office commencing US for
printing all the obtainable facts. The
position Of the Workers Party on the
!. W. W. faction fights was given in
yesterdays leading editorial. The
DAILY WORKER will continue to
take this position in spite OF the dif-
ficulty in obtaining news owing to
the veil Of secrecy which the /. W. w
has so far thrown over its delibera,
tons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
Continued from page u


real activities of the government
spies of Spolansky's type.
The senate investigation shows the
utter disregard for law and constitu-
ton by Palmer spies and provoca-
tours. 1t showed effort to plant evil
dence. 1t showed thousands of illegal
arrests. 1t showed that the men and
women arrested were treated in the
most brutal and inhuman manner by
Palmer's red spies Of the Spolansky
type.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Post,
who was compelled to handle most
OF the deportation cases Arising out
Of the Palmer raids, has written a
book telling the truth about SpolanS
ky and his kind. 1t shows conclusive
ly that the raid on the Communist
Party was an effort to destroy an or
ganization which, because of its pro-
paganda, threatened the class rule,
the class privileges of exploitation of
the capitalists of the United States
and that the government violated its
own constitution thousand times in
carrying out this raid.
Not one person arrested in the
Palmer red raid was accused of an
act of violence. No Communist in the
United States has ever been charged
or indicted for an act of violence.
What the government tried to do in
1919 was to destroy an organization
because its members believed that his
tory showed the correctness of a GER
tain viewpoint in regard to the out
come of clashing social forces.
In spite of all the illegality and
violence, the terrorism and third
degree methods employed by govern
ment agents in 1919 in the arrests
of the three or four thousand men,
bers of the Communist Party, the re-
suit showed that even by these
methods the government was unable
to make case against the Com
munists. Out Of the three thousand
five hundred arrested, not even 500
were ultimately deported. That is the
strongest Indictment against the Spoil
ankys and the higher-ups who en-
gineered the raid against the Com
munists.
v The Communists and Strikes.
We are told by Spolansky that the
reason for the government attack was
because the Communists were respon-
sible for the great strike of 1919.
According to this ridiculous story,
the Communists brought about the
strike Of the half-million steel work
ers, the strike of the 100000 miners
and the threat of strike of the rail-
road workers, all of which is part of
the history of 1919.
The Communists would be glad to
claim credit for initiating these strug-
giles of the workers for higher
standard Of life, IL it were true that
the honor Of having done so belonged
to them.
OF course, anyone who thinks at all
knows that the strikes Of 1919 had
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
THE TRUTH is LOST AMONG LIES

different origin. The government had
been making great promises to the
workers during the period Of the war.
A new and better life was to be the
sequel Of the war. The workers were
to have greater share of the prod
ucts of industry. They were to have
a greater share in the management of
industry. 1t was propaganda of this
kind thru which the government and
the capitalists tricked the workers in
to giving their support to the war.
When the war was over this illusion
was destroyed. In place of sharing in
a better life, the workers found that
they were to pay tie costSof tine de.
struction wrought by the war. They
found that the capitalists who had
amassed great wealth for themselves
by looting the government, now in
tended that the workers should pay
in lower standard of life for the
losses resulting from the destruction
of wealth during the war. The strikes
of 1919 were the result of the resist
ance of the workers to this program of
the capitalist bosses and the workers
attempt to realize something Of the
glittering promises that had been
made to them in order to trick them
into the war.
The Communist Party.
4 1t is true that the Communists play
ed their part in the strikes. The Com
munists play their part in every strug-
gle of the workers. When the work
ers fight to secure higher standard
Of life the Communists are in the fore
front of the struggle fighting with
them. The Communists have no other
purpose than to stand side by side
with the workers in their fight against
their exploiters and oppressors and to
lead and march with them until the
struggle against the capitalist system
is won. That was their part in the
1919 strikes and that is their part to-
day.
The Communists March on.
rBut the raids did not halt the
Communist movement" eonfesses
Spolanslxy. No, they did not halt the
Communist movement. 1t is not with
in the power of the Palmers and the
Spolanskys to halt the Communist
movement.
Communism" is the answer which
cries out to the workers in response
to the experiences of their lives as
wage slaves under the capitalist sys-
tenn. The hardships, the misery, the
suffering, the scanty lives the workers
live under the capitalist system can
be altered by only one method. The
workers must organize their strength
They must unite as a class to fight
against their class enemy, the capital.
lists. Thru their daily experiences the
workers are being forced into the
class struggle against the capitalists.
The end of that struggle is Commun
ism. The Communist movement can.
not be destroyed because IL is the
workers struggle that compels them
to take the road toward Communism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
Miners Hunt Girls AssaIIants.

DUQUOIN, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Posses Of
enraged miners were searching Perry
county today for two swarthy men
who late yesterday seriously wounded
Margaret Mcclure, 15-year-old daugh-
ter of Ralph Mcclure, on a farm. near
here when she successfully resisted
an attempt to assault her.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-17
WORKERS PARTY--LOcAL CHICAGO
bran h Ne { ings
Friday, October II.

Uhrainian No 2, Ukrainian Education
Il Society, 10701 Stephenson Ave.
lithuanian No. 5, 3142 S. Halsted st.
Greek Branch, 722 Blue Island Ave.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Mercer State Graded English
Class Publishes PAPER.

"The Clean" is the name Of
monthly publication launched by the
Mercer State Graded school The
miniature newspaper will be edited
by members of the English class with
Miss Winifred Stephens as faculty
advisor. School news and Mercer
community news will be presented in
the columns of the news publication,
which is a four-page three column
paper. 1t will be published the first
of each month during the school
year. The October issue contains
the ads of a number of the merchants
and other business places in Mercer,
indicating that they are going to
back up the faculty and the students
in their efforts to provide medium
for dissemination of school and
community news.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Former Bessemer Resident Dies
Here al Nenhew's Homo.

The death of Joseph Patritto oc-
Cured last Friday evening at the
home of his nephew, John Patritto,
Second avenue, with whom he had
resided for the past four years.
Heart trouble was the cause of his
death He was n years old.
The deceased was a native of
Italy, emigrating to the Gogebic
range many years ago and settling
at Bessemer when that city was in
its infancy He followed mining as
an occupation during his residence
at Bessemer. -Four years ago he
came to Hurley to make his home
with his nephew. A brother, Felix
PatrittO, resides here.
Funeral services were held at st.
Mary's church Monday morning,
followed by services at the Catholic
church at Bessemer. Burial was
made in the Bessemer cemetery.
Members of two Italian societies,
the Mutuo Soccorso and the Fratell
Bundiera, of which the deceased was
a member attended the funeral in a
body.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
MEMBERS OF REBEKAH LODGE
MEET AT ASHLAND
One of the Best Meetings Ever Held
in the District; Ashland Degree
Staff Initiates Class.

The district meeting of the Re
bekah lodge held at Ashland Tues
day has been declared one of the
best ever held in the district. Dele
gates from Bayfield,, Washburn, Iron
River, Hayward, Mellen and Hurley
were in attendance, including visit
ors from the Ironwood lodge, which,
although outside the district, sent a
large delegation.
A school of instruction was held in
the afternoon with State Vice
president Mrs. Gertrude Winbigler in
charge.
A banquet was served in the
evening and program given. The
meeting came to close with the
initiation of class of candidates by
the Ashland degree staff.
The district officers are: Mrs.
Stella Humphrey, Mellen, president;
Mrs. Theodore Yankee, Ashland,
wce-president; Mrs. McElroy, Hay
ward, warden; Miss Frances Jewell,
Hurley, secretary. The next dis
trict meeting will be held at Bay
field.
One hundred thirty-four visitors
and delegates attended the meeting.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
James Varda, Pioneer Resident,
Answers Final Summons.

James Varda, pioneer Hurley
resident, died last Friday evening
at the family home on Iron street.
an attack Of heart trouble bringing
his earthly career to an end. He
had been in poor health for about a
year
Mr. Varda was one Of the pioneer
residents of Hurley, his residence
here dating back more than thirty
five years. He came to Hurley from
Colorado, where he was employed at
mining. He was born in italy and
when young man emigrated to
Mexico and after a short stay there
went to Colorado. Upon his arrival
in Hurley he engaged in the saloon
business and continued in the bust
ness up until several years ago when
he retired from active business life.
He was 50 years old.
The survivors are his widow, four
daughters, Mrs. Emanuel DeMeio,
Mrs. A. Moccardino and the Misses
Della and Rose Varda, and one son,
Anton Varda, all residents of this
city.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at St Mary's church.
Burial was made in the Hurley
cemetery.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Stoops to Pick Up Revolver and
Is Shot.

While in a boat on the Gle river
with a companion last week Thurs
day afternoon Lawrence Norman,
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
Norman was accidentally shot. a
bullet from .3S caliber revolver
striking him in the neck. The
weapon dropped out of q shoulder
holster and when young Norman
stopped over to pick up the revolver
it was discharged. He was given
medical attention and later taken to
a hospital in Superior. The wound
is not serious and unless complica-
lions set in it is expected that the
boy will recover rapidly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Agent Wanted.

SIS week Man or woman
wanted with ambition and industry,
to distribute Rawleigh's Household
Products to steady users. Several
fine openings. in nearby cities and
towns. We train and help you so
you can make up to a 500 a week
or more. No experience necessary.
Pleasant, profitable, dignified work.
Write to-day, W. T. Rawleigh Co.
Dept. VS. 2253 Minneapolis, Mimi.
44-49
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
Ashland and Hurley Play,

The Hurley high school football
team will play the first home game
of the season this Saturday after
noon, with the Ashland high school
gridders as opponents. The game
will be called at 2:30.
Last Saturday Hurley got a sew
ere drubbing at the hands Of the
Ironwood highs, the score being 90
to 0. Hurley was outclassed and
Tronwood scored almost at will.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18
J. E. Murphy Elected President of
Teachers Association.

1t is estimated that over 5UU
teachers attended the two days con-
vention of the North Wisconsin
Teachers association held at Ash
land last week Thursday and Friday.
The convention was one Of the most
successful ever held.
j. f. Murphy, superintendent Of
the Hurley schools, was elected pre-
sident of the association, succeeding
George Bassford, principal Of the
Ashland high school.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18

P. j. Lancer yesterday sold ms
pool room business and building en-
Silver street to VIM. Secor, who will
continue the business. Mr.. Secor
also owns the poor room across the
street. Mr.. Lancer has conducted
the business for many years and has
decided to take a rest.