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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
STATE TICKET is
CHOSEN BY PARTY
in CONNECTICUT
Mackenzie Is Candidate
for Governor
lspeoIaI to Tha DAILY WORKER

Especial to The DAILY WoRKER.)
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. Ii
Nomination papers have been in cir
culation, in the important centers Of
Connecticut for the Communist ma
tional and state tickets. The state
ticket is as follows: William Macken-
zie, of Stamford, for governor; R. S.
Killing of New Haven, for lieutenant
governor; John CONDOS, Bridgeport,
for comptroller; Mary Dworkin,
Bridgeport, for secretary of state;
and Charles Crasnitski, Waterbury,
for treasurer. Mackenzie is a mem
Der of the Carpenters union and has
been a rebel for a good many years;
Bob Killing is a young, live scrapper,
driven from one machine shop after
another because of his militancy, now
driving laundry truck; CONDOS is
an Office worker; Mary Dworkin, a
bookkeeper, and Crasnitski, a work
er in a brass factory
Electors Chosen.
A full slate of seven comrades has
been placed in the field for presiden-
tial electors in support of the Com
munist candidates, Foster and Gitlow.
Connecticut does all it can to make
it difficult for an independent ticket
to appear on the field, it being neces-
sary to get signatures of those whose
names appeared on the last complet-
ed voting list, to the number of l per
cent of the votes cast at the last
election for similar Offices. This is
difficult in state as small as Connec-
ticut, 1856 signatures being required.
The active members of the Workers
Party of Connecticut are busy at this
task. We want to make sure. that
we get on the ballot. Fhe co-opera-
ton Of all sympathizers is solicited.
If you have not seen any nomination
petition in circulation, write for one
to William Simons, 3S Howe St., R.
6, New Haven, Conn.
Just few weeks remain for this
important task. Do all you can now
while there is still time to get a real
working class ticket on the ballot.
/ The work is made easier thru the
distribution of the party election pro-
gram, 5000 each having been ordered
by the New Haven, Hartford, and
Bridgeport locals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Tell 1t to Morgan;
Or to Rockefeller;
IWarmakers, Churchmen

WASHINGTON, Sept. lit is the
people who should decide on war, and
there should be created an interna-
tional organization of the governments
for peace, says the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, social action de-
partment, in an Interpretation of the
attitude of the American Catholic hier-
archy as set forth in the pastoral let
ter of the bishops in 1919. The letter
is quoted by the conference to prove
that America should take part in a
worldwide movement and organiza-
ton to preserve good will and main
tain justice.
AS a basis for the safe participation
and control by the people in this field
of war-decision, the conference de-
clares for making the principles of
charity and justice an essential part
eff education" so that human intel.
ligence would be directed to finding
new means of binding the peoples to-
gether in common purposes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Machinists' Lodges
Urging Retrenchment
In Face of Crisis
(5y Federated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-Several
lodges of the International Association
Of Machinists have proposed the aboli.
ton of their official monthly Journal,
while others have suggested the es.
tablishing of daily newspaper, as
matters to be voted upon at the in.
ternational convention which meets in
Detroit on Sept. 10.
Editor Hewitt, commenting in the
current Journal on these proposals
indicates that while the organization
is far from the prosperous condition
in which its $4,000 members viewed
1t at the time of the last convention
in 1920, 1t is still strong enough to
maintain its present headquarters or
ganization, ready for the anticipated
new era OF expansion and development
which more favorable industrial con
ditions may bring.
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Perhaps he suffered his term in prison
also as an individual and not as a
member of the rebellious class.
He certainly is victim of class
justice. But the role he played in
spring 1919 was a very sad one. He
declared the Bavarian Soviet Repub-
lie despite the protest of the commun-
lists, who foresaw the marching-in of
the white guards. After the commun-
lists, summoned by Toller, Joined the
lost game, it was Toller who warned
the shop-councils of the "terroristic
Communists" He demanded protest
demonstrations where an armed de-
Tense was necessary and lost sight of
the real danger, while anxious watch
ing the terrible communists. The eli
max of the tragedy arrived when he
before the judges confessed he didn't
stand for the Dictatorship Of Love-"
Therefore got Toller away with
years, while Erich Muehsam, the an
archist received Is years and the Com
munist Eugene Levine got nine bull
let's into his body which extinguished
the noblest soul and the sharpest
brain the German movement had to
show after the death of Liebknecht
and Luxembourg. But he died with a
smile, exclaiming: "Long live the
world revolution!"
Toller is today the darling of the
liberals, social-democrats and saloon
revolutionists, besieged by photo
graphers, reporters and autograph col
lectors. His plays, of course, are worth
being attended; Qf one does not ex-
pect communistic ideas) Toller the
artist shall let it pass. Toller the
revolutionary leader is dead. Toller
the Communist never existed.
Arthur Necker, Chicago.
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Letters From Our Readers

been thru that party. All thru this
long era of public corruption he has
been a member of the government and
knowing of all this corruption what
has he done to stop it?
LaFoIIette Reforms Futile.
He boasts that during that time he
has Initiated some 80 reforms and that
all but one have been enacted into
law"
He shows that the trusts have never
paid any attention to any laws and
have never been punished for their
lawlessness.
So he admits that his reforms"
have absolutely proved futile in their
purpose. But reforms" are his hobby
and he is still offering them as a
remedy for monopoly in spite of this
fact. This completely proves his utter
insincerity in his present movement
From a War Veteran, Soldiers Home,
California.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Placate Workers With Big Eats

stun about this being the greatest
country on the globe. The boy scouts
and the girl scouts and the camp fire
girls marched and the workers were
regaled with the same old bunk about
the necessity of upholdindg the law
and of patriotism.
There is method in the madness OF
Campbell and his kind for it was at
this town a few years ago that the
workers, driven to desperation by the
miserably low wages and the inhu
man conditions which they had to en-
dure, were forced to take the law in
to their own hands and burn down
the town and defy the authorities in
order that their condition might be
brought to the attention of the United
States, hence the paternal care OF
Campbell and his fellow capitalists
about the welfare of the wage slaves
employed by the company. It was al
this place during the Steel Strike that
free speech and the rights that are
supposed to be enjoyed by the people
OF this country were abrogated and
denied by the servile tools of Camp
bell and his fellow. capitalists.
Thousands Of these same workers
are working part time and other thou
sands are forced to walk the streets
in search of that precious thing, q
job, and perhaps Campbell and his ilk
are thinking of that riot by the work
ers few years ago. Some day they
will not be able to keep the working
class in subsection thru this method
Some day the worker is going to
awake and take the industries and
run them in the interest Of the work
ing class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
DAILY WORKER Draws Fire.

To the DAILY WORKER: AS ex-
pected, your articles on the unemploy-
ed situation of the coal miners has
drawn fire. Your article of August
%, under the caption miners Live in
Decrepit Old Houses" has drawn the
fire from the superintendent of this
mine in Divernon
He called me up on the phone to
tell me of how many lies were in
that article, also that he is going to
deny it in the capitalist press; of
course, | am going to answer him in
the capitalist press as far as they
will let me go.
1t becomes necessary that you cor
rect the article for many reasons.
Where you say, "the houses are mere
shells of one story with two small
rooms" that is a misstatement, as
the houses are four rooms and a sum
mer kitchen and have only been
erected sixyears. Also we have no back
yard pumps; we draw our water with
buckets. Please make these correc-
tions. Also correct the statement
where you say that the company was
forced to give in to the use of the
fuse; that is not correct, since we are
still using the old ancient method of
shooting shots, namely: squibs.
Yours for the Cause,
TOM PARRY,
Divernon, ILL.,
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are ever allowed to place the issues
of the workers before the slaves of
this company. Coolidge or Davis
would be a welcome visitor in this
park and even the voice of Fighting
Bob would be welcome sounding his
purile platitudes in the ears of the
workers, but that is as far as the
question could go in the way of
speech making.
They repeated this same game in
the present Labor Day plans and the
wage slaves were out in force at the
park and regaled with the same old
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
UNIONS Join
LABOR FIGHT
UPON HEARST
Condemn Janus Policy
of Bill Randolph

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. H.
Letters continue to come to the
headquarters of the local typo
graphical union which is con-
Quoting a strike against the
Hearst sheet, the Post-InteIli-
gencer, which show that the
men are being backed by labor
all over the state.
The unions are unanimous in
condemning the action of the
Hearst paper, published by a
man who always yelps about
his friendship to labor. The
resolutions of solidarity come
all parts of the state.
Labor With Strikers
Among those adopted recently are
Resolutions from the painters and
decorators of Aberdeen, the Building
Trades Council of the same city, the
carpenters and joiners of Hoquiam
Rnd numerous other unions in various
lities and towns.
One member relates visit to
surrounding towns and reports that
hhe circulation of the Post Intel
l1igencer has fallen off considerably
land that If it were not for fact that
Hearst is throwing the full weight of
his resources into breaking the back
ibone Of the union, the local rag would
4ong ago have surrendered.
Swat Hearst Piffle
E. The strikers" committee has been
particularly strong in its denunciation
of Hearst's labor day editorial in
which he piously affirms his love for
the workers and the unions and
suggests that they launch a big move
ment for independent political &C
ton. Hearst's sudden solicitousness
might ordinarily arouse the amazement
of workers who have seen him in
action, but for the knowledge that he
has his good right eye on the pres
idency and is looking around for
some wave to wash him to the shores
of the Potomac.
The strikers are holding firmly and
with the support Of the state labor
movement and even the newspapers Of
various towns, they are expected to
bring Hearst to his knees in a short
time Hearst will not very long be
able to get away with his two-faced
ge4ey OF swatting the workers
whenever he is affected by a demand
for better wages or shorter workdays
and praising the unions when 1t
doesn't cost him anything.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Daily Worker Is Necessity.

To the DAILY WORKER have
been reading your paper for a long
time, but it does not come in my
name. / Keep in the background be-
cause am an employe of Uncle Sam.
Altho my job is far from fat-paid, it
gives me at least living and keeps
me off the unemployment line in our
land of prosperity.
was a reader of the Labor News.
in Detroit, a union weekly, and I
thought they told the whole truth
about labor conditions, but since l
read your paper 1t has opened my
eyes in different direction.
We are so accustomed to fill our
minds with one-sided news from the
Detroit News, the Free Press, the De.
troit Times and all the press on the
other side that we have become Ion.
sided. Why, even heard some
American workers say that LaFol.
lette is radical-just think Of IL.
Therefore / think paper of your cal.
iber Is not only good, but necessary.
Your vigilant daily is certainly an
eye opener and refreshing tonic
every day. Keep up the good work.
Il. ]. L., Detroit, Mich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
.CONNORS, |. W. W.
Gets Three YEAR
TIE R M In FRISCO
Contractor Gets 5 Days
on Same Charge
(sy Defense News servIoe)


SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Sept. II.
Tom Connors, secretary of the
California branch. of the General
Defense Committee, who was con-
victed on February 1 of "tampering
with a juror" was brought before the
prison board in San Quentin peniten-
tiary few days ago and his sentence
was definitely fixed at three years.
Connor's conviction is declared to
be without precedent At his trial it
was proven that he had never heard
Of the person whom he was accused
Of tampering with. The sole evidence
was that a leafet issued by the
defense committee criticizing the
state authorities for unjust convic-
lions under the California criminal
syndicalism law fell into the hands
of juror serving in a syndicalism
trial.
Different with Rich.
In the week after Connors' trial, a
tractor was convicted on the same
charge in an adjacent county. It
was proven that not only had he
talked with juror, but had intro
duced the latter to a defendant who
was on trial in the court where that
juror was serving. But the con-
tractor was sentenced only to five
days in Jail.
Connors' case is being appealed.
Arguments on his appeal will be
heard this month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
BY W. J. WHITE.

GIRARD, Ohio-At Struthers, Ohio,
just below Youngstown, is located the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., pre-.
sided over by the open shopper. James
Campbell, one of the foremost union
baiters in the country. The company
employs about 10000 workers and
every Labor Day it is the policy Of
this company to have big affair in
a park which they maintain for their
employees. All day they serve to the
workers of the company coffee, ice
cream and sandwiches.
No speakers Of the working class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Mobilization Day.

To the DAILY WORKER: AS an ex-
officer of the army do not agree with
you that Sept. IL is a threat against
other countries" Most if not all pro-
fesional officers are awful dumbbells
but even they are not so damn dumb
that they think the U. S. military
forces will be in better shape after
Mobilization Day. No indeed-the
white collar slaves and trousered
hash-slingers will be just as useless
on Sept. Is as they were before the
compulsory parade on their poor blist-
cred feet. Sept. IL from a military
viewpoint will be a colossal joke to
all soldiers-French, Japanese and
Russian!
Good Thing for Bosses.
From a psychological viewpoint it
is a good thing-for the boss. There's
widespread belief that there will
never be another war. This folly is
an obstacle to the Reds and nui-
sance to the bosses, who want their
slaves always ready to fight. Mobili-
zation Day will help make people
think of war as a reality.
Propaganda Not Preparedness.
Sept IL is a big piece of propa-
ganda-no more. 1t is not military
preparedness. 1t is on the same
plane as the army training in colleges
and high schools. These kids don't
learn enough to be good scab herders,
since such thug should know how
to fire his gun and (if very bright
how to reload 1t. The kids don't
That expensive training" is kept up.
so that they'll think Of war as mot
bad" I take leave to doubt its
being an unmixed good-for the boss
Don't Want to Go.
In 1920 the U. S. bandits made faces
at Mexico. While the situation was
acute our Aero Club held a luncheon
OF 80 members (all ex-officers) seven.
teen claimed we should under NO
circumstances invade Mexico; fifteen
thought 1t necessary. The fifteen were
not in the reserve, the seventeen were
and liable to call 1 remember ]
was one of the seventeenl
GEO. MCLAUGHLIN,
Ex-Reserve Military Aviator,
Lieutenant Air Service,
Military Aeronautics.
P. ST. shall spend Defense Day
preaching Bolshevism to some Of Alex
Howats coal diggers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
FIVE DAYS MORE!
All Districts Speeding Up Signature Drive.
HOw Many Will Be Over the Top by Sept. IS?

CONGRESSIONAL District has its mind definitely
~ the running
the ballot
Cicero comrades this district
Comrades Mtteman shkln
Of Douglas Park English,
L. the czechsovk
the Sixth District
fish branch will unit
branches this and other districts would
Every Workers Party Candidate Must Go Over
Districts shooting their
Bill Edwards
District right
the Illinois ballot with a little
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12

1850 WWw @0W WW@W0 81
TWICE every week.-Mrs. column your the
motive power behind the DAILY WORKER. Here for
the interest and Inspiration OF every reade-and especially
the DAILY WORKER agents and conmitteesae tried and
proven suggestions and accomplishments drive the DAILY
WORKER to further conquests
Here PoWER-the power of brain and effort of men
and women OF the working class who not only beevebut
We are in the midst Of political campaign. The work
willing to listen to Viewsto read literature
Increasing unemployment is making willing listeners
and readers we gain nothing for the s and tor
have missed opportunity to the of Labor
your local your branch ORGANIZED to work most
efficiently this time? Unless is you making
most of today's opportunities.
Many locals and branches have already done So For
should offer valuable suggestions:
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 10,
Dear comrades have withheld my report
organization organized
this meeting the following plan activity which unanimously
adopted:
copies party
going work for the of ausns their desire to buy and sub
distribution literature should be followed
by SALE should be carried out in regular and
To be present at workers Party WORKING
CLASS MEETINGS sell literature
with the flour mills,
machinery The
it's work in the most effective and ecent manner ana submit report
committee at Its regular
inss This applies to all subcommittee
the organization
placed program meetings
possible all other working
meetings Of DAILY WORKER
publications for the obtaining subscriptions
organization
Speakers organizations
Committee on Renewal Of subscpions-Every
organization committee will be assigned permanently to certain po
will his visit house and build
o WORKER his district.
We successful meeting and the comrades expressed
willingness to the committee
Yours fratsrnaIy WALTER M FRANK
Mimi with
this generally the following
TO BRANCHES. -
meeting
branch organized COMMITTEES basis with
different committees.
As position Of DAILY WORKER
committee between
DAILY
TID appointed chairman and
held responsible send him 10 subscription books for
branch agents
committee basis all the work
conditions impossible
ALL But it is different and
which different committees
committee
Scandinavian branch
wonderful this coming winter think
you publish DAILY WORKER
avoid the petty and dsorsanzaton of the
10 them COMMITTEE BASIS.
With eomradey greetings, EVALD ANDERSON
Application of such plans as these "brings home the
bacon The evident practical nature of them needs
If your IocaI-your branch-has done what Min
neapois, Worcester ST. Paul and others dong-DO 1T
NOW!
Or perhaps you further suggestions-better plans?
Let other locals know it. What's good for your city good
for others-and it's POWER for the DAILY WORKER.
WALT CARMON, Circulation Manager
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YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE,
LOCAL CHICAGO,
BRANCH MEETINGS.

friday, Sept. e.
Rosa Luxembourg Branch, 1910 West
Roosevelt Road. English speaker.
John Reed Branch, 1924 8. Albany Ave.
West side Branch. 1922 Douglas Blvd.
Glass In Communist Manifesto" Max
Schachtman.
Hersh Lekert Branch 261s Hirsch Blvd.
Karl Liebknecht Branch, 1900 N sedg-
wick ~.
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TolIer Not Communist.

To the Daily Worker: In recent is.
sue of the DAILY WORKER, it was
wrongly stated that Ernst Toller is a
Communist. AS this is not the first
time the DAILY WORKER gives a
picture Of this gentleman, different
from that drawn by history, as our
German comrades have it in mind,
allow me to say a few words about
this matter.
Ernst Toller is a gifted dramatist
and a paciflst like (. /. G. B. Shaw or
Roman ROLAND, but not Communist
The "Vossische Zeitung," a Berlin
democratic newspaper, declared in
July after the released Toller had at.
tended performance OF his Limp.
ing Man" for the first time, that "he
intends to turn away completely from
politics and devote himself to only one
task, the liberation of his imprisoned
comrades from Niederschoenenfeld .
This means the same as IL one re.
solves never again to jump into the
water and devote himself to the art
Of swimming.
The Liberation OF the political pri.
soners is a political task and has been
slogan Of the G. p. Of G. since sew
eral years, arising powerful every day
In meeting, newspapers and even be-
fore the Reichstag. But Toller wants
Ito solve this problem individually,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Wants LeafIet on LaFoIIette.

To the DAILY WORKER: 1t
seems to me that LaFollette has made
himself the most vulnerable of all the
three capitalist candidates. l think
leaflet should be gotten up by the
Workers Party to show him up to the
workers.
He has corralled the treacherous
leaders of the workers but / do not
think the rank and file support their
leaders.
BY showing up the hypocrisy of the
so-called progressive movement a
large mass of the workers would go
over to the Workers Party.
LaFoIlette a Fraud.
The whole thing is just a colossal
fraud intended to head OF the work.
ers from consolidating into a true
workers party. Divide and Conquer"
has always been the greatest weapon
that the ruling classes have used to
keep the masses in subsection.
LaFollette has shown his cloven
moor most conSplcuouusiy.
He denounces the two old parties
viciously for their treacheries to the
people" He says they have both
been owned and controlled by big
business for the past 20 years and
that these same interests have con.
trolled the governments of both par.
ties. He says that they do not carry
out any Of the promises made in their
platforms but use them merely to get
votes. He says the trusts have been
growing without hindrance from the
government.
Never Did Anything Against
Capitalism.
He says that during the late war
the "pro6teers" (which is a smooth
word to cover thieving, robbing and
general swindling) had perfect riot
OF robbery and fraud against the treas.
ury as has ever been known hitherto
IN history.
Now Mr.. LaF01lette has been a
member Of the Republican party ever
since he has been in public life and
al the onlces ~ has oyer held have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-12
Edwards to Speak at
An Open Meeting of
the Northside Branch

RUSSIA will be the subject JOHN
EDWARDS will speak on at the regu-
lar meeting of the North Side English
Branch, Workers Party, Monday Sept.
Is, at Imperial Hall, 24O9 Halsted st.
Edwards is very fine speaker. He
has just returned from Russia, where
he spent five months studying condi-
lions there.
Everybody is welcome.
NOTICED CLEVELAND READERSI
The DAILY WORKER is sold daily
at Schroeder's News Stand on &. Su-
perior, opposite the Post Office.
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Party making necessary
the number We have doubt that the
Party will
every evening" Sunday morning
every petitions. the
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