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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Party or Coalition

the conduct of struggle and the cleo
ton campaign period will be the best
period to create a nationwide Far
mer-Labor organization.
FitzpatrcI's Defunct Organization.
What happens to organizations
which are merely election coalitions
has just been demonstrated in the
demise of the old Farmer-Labor Par
ty of Fitzpatrick, Buck and Brown.
This organization, while it called it.
self political party, was merely an
election coalition. 1t did nothing be-
tween campaigns. 1t had no contin-
ued political program and did not call
upon workers and farmers from day
to day and week to week to enter
into certain actions in their own in
terests. Such an organization could not
permanently hold the allegiance Of
workers and farmers. 1t is only an
Organization which is continually
stirring new interest, continually de-
monstrating that it is ever on the
watch, guiding the interests of the
class it represents, that will stand as
a permanent body.
Any other kind of organization will
be built upon sand and will soon dis
appear as the old Farmer-Labor Party
is now disappearing from the scene.
What June 18th Should Do.
The June 18th convention should
formulate a definite organizational
plan for permanent, solidly organ
lied and closely-knit Farmer-Labor
Party.
The Farmer-Labor Party, as it has
developed in the United States, and
as it exists in its English prototype,
is not built up upon individual mem
bership. It's organizational units are
organizations of industrial workers
and farmers representing them in the
economic struggle, such as the trade
unions, farmers cooperatives, labor
fraternal organizations. These orga-
nizations. together with farmer and
labor political groups, federate in the
Farmer Labor Party, maintaining
their autonomy of action outside of
the Farmer-Labor Party.
The June 18th convention should
adopt definite plan for federation on
local, state and national scale of
all organizations of industrial workers
and farmers; it should create a Ma
ton Executive Committee which will
function all the year around. Elec-
ton campaigns are not the only
means of political action. Mass meet
ings, mass demonstrations should play
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
BY c. E. RUTHENRERc,
Executive Secretary, Workers, Party.

"a part in the Farmer-Labor program
between the election campaigns. The
Farmer-Labor Party should carry on
educational work to familiarize even
wider masses Of workers and farmers
with its aims and objects. 1t must
have speakers and lecturers and pa
pers for this work The National
Executive Committee must closely fol-
low every development of the political
life of this country and must issue
slogans for the struggles against the
capitalists in every situation affecting
the lives Of the workers and farmers.
A party organized on this basis Of
continuously functioning as a lighting
organization Of workers and farmers
will not die and disappear as have
the political organizations thrown up
by the workers struggles in the past.
1t will hold its place in the hearts of
the masses of farmers and workers.
1t will show by its actions that it is
entitled to their support
1t is now, on the present wave Of
enthusiasm, that such party can be
organized. If this opportunity is
missed at the June 18th convention
and only an election coalition organ
lied, it will be gone for some years
to come.
Every workers and farmers organ
ization that desires a permanent La
Dor Party, every trade union, co-opera-
tive or fraternal organization which is
ready to become part Of such per-
manent federation Of the forces Of
farmers and workers should instruct
its delegates to the st. Paul conven-
ton to stand firmly for the organiza-
ton Of Farmer-Lahor Party.
The election campaign this year
will see great masses Of farmers and
workers mobolized for the struggle
against the old Republican and Demo
cratic parties. For the first time in
the history Of the labor movement of
this country there will be a great
mobilization Of the political strength
of the farmers and workers to fight
for their class interests. Let us not
only make this eles ton campaign a
great fight against the capitalist par
ties. but the preparation for greater
struggles in the future-for the great
struggle which will bring the Work
ers' and Farmers Government.
The Farmer-Labor Party is the in
strument thru which the Workers
and Farmers Government will be
achieved. Let us create that party on
national scale at the st. Paul con-
vention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
SHINES Ghost Still
Rules Germany; Dead
Hand Fleeces World

BERLIN. Germany.-Hugo SHINES,
the German Gary, is dead. but the
Hugo SHINES corporations go on just
as before.
The SHINES undertakings may be
grouped under four headings: First,
the Hugo SHINES, Limited, Co., con-
sisting of SO German and 40 foreign
concerns engaged in the steel bust
ness. Second, there is the Siemens-
Rhein- Elbe-Schuckert- Union, the ~
German and 80 sub-companies OF
which are principally interested in
machinery. Then there is the SHINES
Privst Konzern, consisting OF ~ ma
chinery works, 10 shipping and trad
ing companies, 10 oil concerns, nine
coal mines, nine companies having to
do either with wood or newspapers,
and seven miscellaneous undertake
ings. BY countries these are grouped
as follows:
Austria, 13; Hungary, s; Roumania,
8; Sweden, 3; Switzerland, 3; Den
mark, 2; Italy. 2; Netherlands, q;
Java, 2; Norway, 2; Russia, 2; Argen'
tina. 1; Dutch Indies, i; United
States, 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Alarmed Nations
Caught Spying On
Russian Soviets
tspeeIaI % The Daily workerl


Moscow, April s. (By mail)-It is
reported that there is a revival Of
spying activities within the Union of
Soviet Republics of the general staffs
Of certain neighbouring States. The
most active in this respect are the
agents of the Polish staff, who engage
in espionage partly to carry out the
plans of the French military mission
at Warsaw.
Two trials of Polish spying organi-
sations are pending in the Leningrad
military tribunal. The first case
deals with, an organisation of the
former Czarist officers Mioduszevsky,
Zelinsky and others, who engaged in
espionage activities under the direc-
lions Of a Mr.. Chekhovicz, formerly
member of the Polish Repatriation
Commission, who the former supplied
with information concerning the
organisation of the Red Army (where
those officers were servinc) AS for
Chekhovicz, he was also engaged in
political and economic espionage.
The second case to be heard is
that of an agent Of the Second
Department OF the Polish General
Staff Lucke, whose business was to
enlist spies at Leningrad and supply
secret military material to the Polish
Staff and Major Dernasz, Chief Of the
French military mission at Warsaw.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

THE question whether the June 18th
l convention shall merely form
coalition of various groups for the
1924 election campaign or whether it
shall form a Farmer-Labor Party
with a definite organizational pro-
gram, is one of the important issues
which will have to be threshed out
at the convention.
The Workers Party believes that
the June 18th convention should de-
tinitely organize a Farmer-Labor Par
ty, not only for the 1924 election cam
paign but for continuous struggle
in the interests of the farmers and
workers against the capitalist parties
and the capitalist system.
1t believes that the overwhelming
majority of delegates to the June 18th
convention will make similar de
mand.
An election coalition means that the
convention will nominate candidates
for president and vice-president and
then elect a national campaign COM
mittee to carry on the campaign this
year without endeavoring to create on
a nationwide basis party organiza-
ton which will continue to exist after
the election is over, ready to serve
the workers and farmers in their fu-
ture struggles.
To accept such proposal means
that there will be the great possibility
that all the work, energy and entnusi
asm that has been put into the June
18th convention will be lost. The Far
mer-Labor Party cannot be expected
to rise to victory in it's first campaign.
Very few if any, political parties
have ever come into existence which
in their first fight have gone thru to
victory. 1t is the long, persistent po-
litical struggle that finally wins re-
suits, and such a struggle can only
be carried on by a definite party or
ganization which does. not only fight
during election campaigns but carries
on a year round struggle in the in
terests Of the class which it repre-
sents.
Those who hold the coalition view
point sometimes add that after the
elections, another convention should
be held at which the Farmer-Labor
Party could be definitely organized.
This would mean to sacrifice the best
opportunity for organization and try
to create an organization in the most
difficult time. 1t is in the spirit of a
fight that organizations are created.
A party can organize itself only in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

Stripes, symbolic of the ruling CAPT
talist class of this country, are idol
lied; the wage system, resting upon
the weary and toil-bent shoulders of
the workers, is made immortal and
worshipped; the Sunday schools and
churches, the religious institutions of
American capitalism, are revered be-
cause of the fact that they take the
minds of the workers off the rotten
conditions under which they are
forced to live, and transfer the atten-
ton of the wistful eyes of these work
ers to some unknown and non-exist-
ent being beyond the skies; the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Y. NJ. c. A.,
the Y w. c. A., the American Legion,
the Ku Klux Khan and other kindred
institutions are praised and upheld
by the capitalist class of America be-
cause they train the young workers
and students of this country for their
successful participation in world wars
for profit, and for the suppression of
the revolt of workers at home and
abroad, whenever these workers rise
against the unbearable conditions
which gradually engulf them.
During this week and every
other day Of the year, the minds
of the young boys Of this coun-
try were poisoned by the capitalist in.
terests of America. They spoke to
us Of Boys Day in industry and con.
veniently overlooked the fact that be-
tween two and three million little tots
from to IL years of age toll in the
factories and homes OF this country
because their parents cannot support
their families without such assist.
ance. They spoke to us of the DE
Tense OF Old Glory" and of "Our
Country and forgot to mention the
World Blood Bath OF 1914-1S, in viii :
nearly 100000 workers were
slaughtered because the wealth-own-
ing classes OF Germany and France
and her allies, craved for world en-
pire and universal domination. They
spoke to us OF honorable citizenship
and honest government, and ignore
the Tea Pot Domes and Veterans
Bureau scandals which take place
every other day.
These. things teach great lessons
The workers, the children OF the
workers Of America and other lands
are the oppressed and exploited class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Earnsr.Lnhor A.aa.ament.

A compulsory assessment Of SO cents
has been levied upon all Party mem
tee. This assessment must be paid with
in a month. The assessment is a small
one which can easily be paid. The
National Office, must have more funds If
they. are to carry on the campaign sue
cessfully for the June 17th+ Convention.
The Party needs the money now-at
once. Let every member show that he
Farmer Labor Party in America or at
least paying his ASSESSMENT Immediately
Branches should not wait for the
members to pay their assessment.
Branches can take the money out of the
treasury and can then get it from the
members afterwards Branch secretar-
les shall send in their quota at the
earliest date to the City, Secretary;
branches. 49, 3 - J. h -.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
no the DAILY WORKER:


Among the various forces which
impel men to action-politicaI, re-
ligious or organizational of any form
if some measuring rule could be
found that would determine with ac-
curacy an answer to the question: Is
it good or is it bad? Would not its
use eliminate much unnecessary con-
flict?
Undoubtedly, but where shall we
look for such a rule? Is it possible to
find meter that will determine
whether any particular organization
in the following classes is right or
wrong: ~
Any existing political party.
Any existing religion.
Any existing Labor or other organi-
cation.
answer yes, such measure exists
for not only organizations but men;
and men not only of the present but
Of all past Socrates, Gaze
sar, the Graceful Christ, Justinian,
Washington, Lincoln, Mussolini, Nc
Donald, Coolidge or the Grand Klea-
gle Of the X. X. X.
To find such a rule, of course, we
must look for some contention that
has persisted thruout the ages.
There is but one-the Glass Strug-
gle.
All history is record of class
struggles. On the. one. side the
struggle on the part of the producers
Of wealth to retain it; on the other
side the struggle of the exploiters to
appropriate it.
This struggle. is of the highest i'm
portance, for wealth implies the pos
session of all the good things of life
food. clothing and shelter, educa-
ton, recreation and of all the re-
finements of art.
The measure to apply, then, is this:
On which side of the class struggle
does a movement or man react? II
it Cor he) is calculated to secure for
the producers the wealth they create,
such movement (or mani is good,
| II to appropriate the producers OF
that wealth such a movement or man
is bad
For example, apply this rule to the
Republican party-not that the Demo.
cratic party is any better Under its
administration the treasures of the
nation (the people, have been looted
and transferred to a few OF the
people. The land, the timber, the
coal, the oil, that nature must have
designed for the equal use of all, have
been transferred to a mere handful
We should, then under the rules, have
to decide that the Republican party
| Is bad.
Take, also the Socialist party. In
Germany under that regime it's people
have become impoverished and are
starving. So, in spite OF the fine
philosophy OF Socialism, we should
also have TO declare that the Socialist
party (of Germany was also bad.
Again, take Russia for measure.
ment. This is the only country where
the working clnss--the producers OF
wealth-is in complete power The
Soviet government has successfully
dened the armies OF the world and
overcome a monster famine at the
same time. There is now plenty OF
food for the people, universal educa
tion and homes for ALL We must
then, under the rule, decide that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
SELL YOURSELF
LIBERTY EDITOR
TELLS STUDENTS
Tribune Opium-Maker
Tells Truth

"Sell yourself If you want to be
good reporters" Harvey Deuel., man
aging editor of the Tribune's latest
big business propaganda sheet, the
Liberty" magazine, told the hopeful
students at the Medill School of Jour
|naIism.
sell yourself to the persons from
whom you want information" Deuel.
told the class, frankly admitting the
base mercenary life Of the capitalist
reporters. "And then sell your news
to the public" the outspoken editor
declared.
Deuel. further pointed out that re-
porters must be good statesmen rath-
er than writer's Of good literature. He
showed clearly that the newspaper
game" is pure and simple business.
Wealth Gives the Flavor.
According to the Liberty" editor,
age, wealth, education, and sex are
the four factors determining per
sons reading tastes. One of the stu
dents remarked that wealth ought
to be first-named.
Another young literary hopeful ven
tured that some Of the more intelli-
gent writer's about town ought to get
together on a publication to be called
death" in competition with the Tri-
bune's low-brow Liberty" Remem-
bering Pat Henry's famous remark,
the inspired young writer cried:
"They gave us Liberty, but let's have
DEATH"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Reds Win Work. couneIIs.

PRAGUE, Czecho-Sl6valia May 26
for works councils, dele
gates in 25' big plants of the metal in
dustry gave the Communists, affiliated
with the Red International of Labor
Unions 81 seats; the Socialists afiliat
ed with the International Federation
of Trade Unions (Anst9rdam), SIS;
the national Socialists (Fascisti) 30;
the Notwithstanding 8.
Every new subscriber Increases the
influence Of the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Let harrington Explain

To the DAILY WoRKER:--Mr.
Harrington in speaking to the conven-
ton OF the illinois miners of the apol.
ogy between himself and Mr.. Lewis
might explain whether. it. was at the
secret meeting arranged by Thomas
Moses and his son, Harry in Spring
field or Danville. Ill. ON January the
End, 1922, that they made apologies
to each other. Incidentally Tom Mo.
SEES is superintendent OF the Steel
Trust Mines and Mr.. Harrington might
also explain some other secret com.
munications and visits to the trust
official.
Signed, A SUBSCRIBER.
P. ST. beg to apologize for not
being able to sign my name for the
reason that II would hardly be safe
in this location. .....................
WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Buying Straw Derby?
Look for Union Label

NEW YORK, May 26.- Before you
buy a straw hat see that it has a
union label inside the sweat band.
This appeal has been sent out to
unions all over the country by Secre-
tary Martin Lawlor, United Hatters
of North America
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS

Bolshevik government is good.
The general application of this rule
must be left to the reader. But by
means Of the formula given l affirm
that all movements and men can be
measured and properly catalogued
MILTON HARLAN, 1928 Pine st
San Francisco.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

Are yoN selfconscioas
about the impression
YOU make on people?

DERSONAL appearance has a lot
L TO do with the way you feel.
Clothes count, Of course. But still
there is one thing so many people
understanding that At once
brands them as either fastidious or
careless-the teeth.
Notice today how you,l yourself,
watch another persons teeth when
he or she is talking. If the teeth are
not well kept they at once become a
liability.
Lisfsrjns Toofh Paste eIsass fssik SEQ
nay. At last onr eksmisfs kaps diseopersS .
bsiiskiss isfrsdissf thar rally eielns pifh-
oct scrsiehisf tie ssawsi--s dt1serH prebism
finally soiDsd.
A large tube of Listerine Tooth
Paste is only Is cents; at your drug
gist's -Lambe,tPharmacal Co., SAINT
LoaiJ, u. S. Il.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

To The DAILY WORKER: My
message to the workers is never to
permit DAILY WORKER to 20 to
the ash can with one reading. Neither
should II be handed to revolutionist.
Everyone knows someone OF the
other kind to whom the paper can be
forwarded .....- Jesse T. Kennedy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

To the DAILY WORKER: never
see anything in the Daily WORKER
from members OF the company unions.
am a member OF one Of these things
ON the Southern Pacific and in good
standing" Cant be otherwise, as
they take it out of your check the
first pay day. Hence 1 am able to
tell of conditions as they really exist,
not as the company pictures them to
the public. T
The companies which organize and
operate their own Unions of shopmen
have taken away from the employees
about everything worth while that
was left by the Railroad Labor Board.
At least this is true in the S. P. shops
The board left us the. six-day week,
pay for deadwork and time and half
on. Sunday. Now the company has
made an agreement with its union"
for straight-time pay over eight hours
and on Sunday. s.~
The company has increased the pay
of its company union general chair
man" and system secretary" plac-
ing the former on the pay roll at $500
a month and the, latter at $3.50, and
expenses. Both are loyal scabs."
The company union is a tragedy
with the men in the shops and won't
last any longer than, the employees
can reorganize their forces and be-
come members Of the regular feder-
ated shop craft unions. Then it will
be necessary to fight, for, amalgama-
ton if the unions are not to be brok
en- again as they were in the 1927
shopmen's strike. l have never met
company union member who was
not ashamed to acknowledge his slav.
cry, and am one OF them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BOYS WEEK
BY PETER HERD

celebrated turnout the
which their
daughters this
this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

of the worlds and will remain so UNI
I'll they are aroused and determine to
establish the rule Of the workers and
farmers OF the world, and in doing so
overthrow the present autocratic gov
'rnment Of International capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27

r. U. &. L.-Y. W. L. May 80 Picnic
The Trade Union Educational League
and the Young Workers League, Local
Chicago, are holding a joint picnic on
Decoration Day, Friday, May S0th, at
Altenheim Grove. German Old Peoples
Home. Forest Park. There will be ex-
cellent speakers, Sports, Games, Dancing,
Refreshments, etc. Easy to reach: Take
Forest Park IL" to the gates of the
grove--or Madison Street Car and trans
FER to- suburban line. Admission is IS
cents. t ,. .f.sv3st
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-27
Party Activities Of
/ Local Chicago
nRANcH MEETINGS.

Tuesday, May 81.
North West English Branch at 2ISS
Hirsch Blvd, Workers Lyceum, Jay
Lovestone will speak on the "Signih-
canoe Of the recent elections in Germany
and France"
Russian Pullman Branch, at 1883 So,
Park Ave, Pullman.
Wednesday, May 20.
Czecho- slovak No. 2, at Volt Naprstek
school, 1850 So. Hornan Ave. Cor. 2sth
st. ~
Czecho- Slovak No. 1, at Spravdlnosi
Hall. 1925 So. Loomis st.