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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

this year up to February 2S, already
more than 1900 canvassers represent
ing about 200 factory owners all over
the country applied for certificates to
engage in collecting female workers
in the province. The total number of
female workers needed was $4,000. A
big competition among these numer-
Gus hitokai is expected owing to the
scarcity Of eligible females.
The yearly emigration of female
workers from Toyama province Is
about ten thousapd. There are no
adequate protective measures for
these women and they are subjected
to all sorts of ulscrupulous methods
Of exploitation. The yearly number
of cases of infringement Of regulations
for collecting workers is about 1000
in the province albne. Such condi.
ton should not bevolerated. The pro-
vincial authorities are now advocating
the organization Of female workers
both to protect themselves from I'M
scrupulous canvassers and to improve
their technical sRh.
Incidentally, tbeS above description
appearing in one Of Toxic bourgeois
papers 1.-THE Toxic Asahi, February
26), discloses a significant fact that
even local administration is now
enthusiastically active in assisting
capitalists in their efforts to save
themselves from the threatening eco.
nomic ruip, which is particularly evi.
dent since the great earthquake OF
1923. The bourgeois government
never advocates any kind of work.
ers' organization for the benefit OF
workers. The provincial governor of
Toyama wishes fore the women under
his jurisdiction 10 organize unions,
simply because the terrible waste OF
human life hitherto conducted by cap.
italists has beguncto weaken the very
foundation Of capitalist exploitation
itself, and thereby Il has become an
absolute necessity for capitalists to
conserve someway or another their
source Of cheap labor.--TANI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
PAINTERS FIGHT
EXPULSION PLOT
OF OFFICIALDOM
Want Union Law Used
to Aid Locals
Especial to The Daily worksrS

MONTREAL, (By Mail)-The inter
national convention of the Painters
Union is just beginning it's sessions
here, with the prospect ahead Of a
sharp fight between the reactionary
officialdom and the progressive bloc
which is condemning the discrimina-
ton practiced by the offlcialdom in
not unfolding the right of local
unions to elect wnomsoever they
please to city central bodies.
Delegates elected by local unions,
particularly in Seattle and Minnea-
polls, have been denied seats in the
Central Labor Assemblies of these
cities on the ground that they were
Communists or at least had differ
ent political opinions than the con-
trolling group in the central body,
This denial of delegate rights is in
violation of the union laws, but the
International officials of the Painters
Union have ignored the complaints of
the local unions.
The matter may reach considerable
Importance. since the international
officials have been travelling about
the country, not only upholding their
refusal to obey the union rules, but
announcing a determination to expel
the left wing members and all those
affiliated with the Workers Party or
the progressive group conferred
around the Trade Union Educational
League.
: This expulsion policy, and many
progressive resolutions, gives pro-
mise of struggle in the convention
now beginning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Fight for Women in Japan

THE main industry Of Japan is the
textile industry. Nearly 7S per
cent of the total value of Japanese
exports in 1922 was occupied by tex
tile goods, mainly raw silk and cotton
threads, the money value of which was
1,164, 45S, 900 yen. AS matter of fact,
the production of these goods depends
largely upon the female labor power.
In 1921 the number OF female workers
engaged in textile factories was IDOL
IT'S cotton spinning 14S,153; silk fill
aturing 1882; weaving SAL ,090).
These female workers have to be
yearly hunted out from villages, for
on account of brutal exploitation un-
der extreme sweating system exer-
cised upon them, the average length
of service Of one female worker in
Japan is one year. About 20 per cent
OF women in factories simply "disap-
pear" every year, to borrow a term
OF official statisticians; that is, they
escape from the prison-like factories
to be drifted into the ranks of pros.
titutes. A large percentage of the
remainder dies out yearly from con-
sumption or other diseases contracted
in factories. Only a few return to
their native villages with little
pocket money to marry.
Thus, the female labor in Japan is
fast exhausted, in spite OF large per.
centage OF increase of population, and
the factory owners are more and more
facing difficulties in replacing their
cheap labor power. They are COM
PEELED to send out, all the time, their
"hitokai" linen buyers) into the prov.
inces far and wide. The following de.
scription Of the activities OF these hit
okai will show how the source of the
labor power OF the textile industry OF
Japan is already beginning TO dry up
and is compelling the industry either
to reform its system OF exploitation or
to die out.
In one OF the northern provinces,
Toyama population 735,000) alone,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Your Union Meeting
Second Friday, Sept. Il, 1895

Second Friday, Sept. II, 1925
2s7 Bakers and Conrectioners. s42o w.
Roosevelt Road.
1872 Biacksmiths. cath and s. Ashland
42o Boiler Makers. lo5th and Ave. NJ.
5SS Boiler Makers. SD and fiaistSd
Building Trades Council, $50 w.
Washington St.
w. Washington st. srev
2200 Carpenters, 4s39 s. Halsted ST.
1926 Commercial Portrait Artists. 10
W. Adams ST. eVE
Electricians, 290l w. Monroe st.
1S2 Electricians 10 w. Adams ST.
6sS Engineers (Loc.), Madison and
S45 Engineers, $50 W. washington ST
GA Firemen and Enginemen, 5428
Wentworth Ave.
As Fur Workers,
17I17 Gardeners and Florists, village
Hall, Morton Grove.
81 Garment Workers, ITS w. Wash
ington St., p. m.
"a Glass Workers, Emily and Marsh
l1s Hod Carriers, 1850 Sherman St.
Janitors, les w Washington ST.
Ladies' Garment Workers. Joint
Board, 1928 w, Van Buren, st.
photographers, $40 S. Ashland Blvd,
1i3 Machnists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd
1873 Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd.
4s2 Machinists, s5th and Halsted SITS,
746 Machnists, S. E. cor. Lexington
and. Western.
1925 Machinists. SD Pl and Halsted.
Metal Polishers, 1l9 s. Throop st.
637 Painters, School and Sheffield Ave.
Is Pattern Makers. l1s s. Throop ST.
5 Photo Engravers, s14 W. Harrison
ST., $3.50 p. m.
$40 Plasterers, $50 W. Washington st.
500 Plumbers, 5212 S. HalstUd ST.
6l2 Plumbers, 1851 s. Chicago Ave.
297 Railway Carmen. 18th and Halsted
1858 Railway Carmen, Blue Island, Ill.
1907 Railway Carmen, SGD and Robey.
1853 Railway Clerks, 9 S. Clinton st.
6S57 Rope Splicers. 550S Milwaukee Ave.
Teachers (Men), sl5 Plymouth CT,
1880 D. m.
Telegraphers, o. R. T. Cort Club.
Atlantic Hotel.
Ill Upholsterers, 1859 N. State st.
S01 Watchmen (Stock Yards), s749 s.
Halsted St, a. m.
Local 269, A. G. W,.-Meets every
End Friday, 1864 No. Rohey.
tNote--Unless otherwise stated all
are at s D. nj
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trical power was cut off: To support
this army of workers, at least one
million dollars month were neces-
sary. AS for the Shanghai Council Of
Unions. 1t united 1877 labor organiza-
tions, with total membership of
about $4,000 working men and
women.
Concluding his speech, Mr.. Liu
Shao-chi declared that owing to mar
tial law having been introduced by the
Mukden authorities at Shanghai he
could not tell the Russian trades un-
ion delegates beforehand when the
next delegate meeting of the Shanghai
Council of Unions would take place
but promised to Immediately inform
the Russian delegation as soon as
that question would be fixed, so as to
enable them to attend the meeting.
AS regards the desire of the delega-
ton to obtain full information as to
the organization and labors of the
Council of Unions of Shanghai, as
we'll as the recent events, all the
respective data would likewise be
given in near future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Protest Arrest of
Workingclass Poet
tspeeIaI to rhe paIN worker,


MOSCOW Qnprecor) = The inter
national bureau for proletarisn litera-
ture has issued an appeal in connec-
ton with the arrest OF Johann Becher.
The appeal which is signed by Lun-
acharsky. Auerbach and yalaitis,
points out, that literature also is a
class weapon and for this reason the
bourgeoisie suppresses proletarian
newspapers and publications and ar
rests revolutionary poets. THE bour-
geoisie which grasps the bible and for
bids Darwinism in its struggle against
Communism, and which approaches
ever more the spirit of the middle
ages arrests the singers of humanity
tomorrow! Flaming greetings to our
comrade, Becher The proletarian
poets must fight Tor the release Of
Becher!"
The Moscow and associated sections
Of proletartan poets join In the protest
and also the German section.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

Against the Three Death Sentences.
Workers of all countries, protest
against shameful crime.
The process against Comrades Glib,
ner, Knievsky and Rutkovsky before
the Warsaw field court ended with
the death sentence. All three COM
rades were shot.
For one dead Judas, a provocateur,
the working class of Poland has .paid
with the lives of four proletarian
fighters. Botwin, Gibner, Knievsky
and Rutkovsky have been executed,
The Polish government is attempt
ing to intimidate the Polish working
class by mericiless death sentences,
1t is attempting to defend it's system
Of poisoning the working masses by
provocation. Even the bloody czarist
regime despised the proyateurs and
did not dare to demand for the life
of a traitor the life of worker. The
methods offs the Polish government
go beyond the foulest crimes of car
ism
The base role which the leaders
If the Polish socialist party play in
the affair beggars all description.
Whilst the working class of Poland
and the working class of all other
countries defends the proletarian
lighters, the press OF the Polish social
st party denounces our comrades as
bandits" who have shot down PRO
Lot ~ In, nrr hnr
mean policemen. The traiterous lead
ers of the P. S. P. have gone so far
that in the process the prosecutor
when demanding the death sentences,
supported himself upon articles and
appeals taken from their papers
The leaders of the Polish socialist
party share the guilt for the murder
of four workers who fought against
provocation.
Workers Of all eountriesl Show
the Polish bourgeoisie that the Polish
proletariat does not stand isolated in
its struggle against the white terror!
Protest in meetings and demonstra-
tions against the bloody criminality
Of the Polish counterrevolution Ex-
pose the base role Of the Polish So
cial traitors who assist in the shoot
ing of proletarianst Honor those who
have fallen for the Cause of the work
ing class Down with the white ter
ror of Polish capitalism Down with
its helpers in the Second Internation-
al. Long live the revolutionary strug-
gle Of the Polish proletariat!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
F AKERS TAKE
SCAB ADS TO
CRAB PROFIT
Open Shoppers Fill the
Labor" Year Book
Especial to The Daily Worker,

DULUTH, MINI, Sept. 1O.-The on.
cial year book of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor has just been
issued, and It contains matter that the
rank and file OF the Duluth labor
movement, considers as direct in.
suit to its intelligence and integrity.
The offensive, STUFF in the year book,
is full page ad of the Stone ordian-
Wells Co., wholesalers.
This firm is notariously unfair to
organized labor, Last year it built a
coffee plant entirely with scab labor.
1t paid 35c. per hour for building la
borers and from ,45c to zoe an hour
for building mechanics.
The carpenters scale here is not
less than 9Oc per hour.
The local Trades & Labor Assembly
put this outfit on its unfair list. The
Minnesota Federation of Labor, at its
Fairbault convention last year, also
put the ban on, Both e. G.. Hall and
Geo. T. Jacobson. president and sec
rotary Of the federation respectively
were fully aware Of that action. Never
theless, they inserted that scab ad
in the year book together with a host
of others. s6'
The year book Of the federation has
all the earmarks aof being issued by
the Minneapolis chamber of com.
merce, instead of labor organization
When the labor organizations of
Duluth protested against this outrage
to their sense of unionism, Mr.. Geo.
T. Lawson declared that he accepted
full responsibility for the insertion
Of the scab ad.
Really 5laekmaiI Scheme
This official year book, under Hall
and Lawson. is nothing more nor less
than a diplomatic form of industrial
blackmail. A careful examination of
the book in question, during the last
twelve years. reveals some astounding
facts as to it's aims and objects.
Pralsesl steel Trust
It's pages are fairly lettered with
big steel trust ads, which sing the
songs Of praise for the steel trust
policy toward it's wage slaves, with
regard to its share distribution among
the workers; its old age pension
schemes that no worker ever gets. 1t
is estimated that Hall and Lawson
have collected from the steel trust,
for these lads" during the past twelve
years, about sixty thousand dollars.
In return for those lads" Hall and
Lawson have done about as much
organization work among the steel
trust workers, as a couple of snails.
They have fastened the wet blanket
securely over that. sort of work.
To Fight Takers
The Duluth labor movement is up
in arms against both Hall and Lawson,
and are going to take the proper steps
at the coming Austin convention, to
rid the labor movement of an anti
labor program on the part of its paid
officials. SIS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
LABOR GROUPS
TO CONFER IN
n. Y. ON Defense
Meeting in EUening at
Webster Hall
tspecIaI to The paIIy workerl

N~fNSiai ~ NHo lazy NoTkQFl
NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-the Inter-
national Labor Defense, New York
section, is arranging conference on
Sunday, September 10, at the Labor
Temple, 24s E. s4th street, to estsb-
ilsh a broad organization in this city.
More than 1000 organizations have
been invited to send delegates to the
conference, which promises to be an
Important step In the building up Of
an al-lnclusive Labor Defense In
this city.
In the evening, mass meeting will
be held at Webster Hall, 119 E. 18th
street, at which the speakers will be
Ben Gitlow, James P. Cannon, Rich
ard Brazier, Robert w. Dunno and
Joseph R. Brodsky. This meeting will
voice the needs of the workers of this
country to provide themselves with a
defense organization which will pro-
tect them against the coming reaction
in this country and to protest against
the white terror which is raging in
Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, China and
other capitalist countries of Europe
and Asia.
Every working class organization
is invited to send delegates to the
conference. Glass conscious workers
interested in and recognizing the need
of this second trench line Of defense
in the struggle against exploitation
and suppression should attend the
meeting and support the new organ
ization, the International Labor De-
tense. Admission is free. Further in
formation may be obtained from the
secretary, Rose Baron, 799 Broadway,
Room 422.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

i, 1850. Figured percale and linene are
here combined. The model is also at
tractive in crepe. pongee. rep and
gfnghafn. The heart shaped" romper
portions are very pleasing and com
Portable. Tiny patch pockets and out
standing side pockets are feature Of
this style.
The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 3,
and years. A year size requires
2A yards of ~ inch material. To
make as illustrated requires y yard
of plain material and " yard OF fg-
ured material SO inches wide.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt Of 12c in silver or stamps.
NOTICE TO PATTERN BuYERs-rhs
patterns being sold thru the DAILY
WORKER pattern department are fur
nished by a New York Arm OF pattern
manufacturers. orders are forwarded by
the DAILY WORKER every day as re-
ceived, and they are mailed by the man
ufncturer direct TO the customer. The
DAILY WORKER does not keep a stock
Of patterns on hand. Delivery OF pat
terms ordinarily viii take az least 10 DAYS
from the date OF mailing the order. DO
not become impatient II your pattern 10
delayed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Economy and Charity

WASHINGTON. -(FP)-Economy
on the part of congress in dealing
with the police and fire fighters en-
ployed by the District of Columbia has
the creation of a pension
system for the widows or men dying
in the service, or funds for protect
ing their orphans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

on a national Lucrative struggle
against foreign imperialism.
1.-THE international fraternal solidar-
ity of Russian and Chinese workers is
strengthened by their belonging to the
Red international Of Labor Unions,
which the Chinese trades unions
have now joined"-the speaker de-
clared.
Need Strong Organization.
While passing via Pekin," Lepse
goes on to say, "the delegation had the
opportunity to get briefly acquainted
with the situation. The Chinese pro-
letariat is still weak organizatinoally,
but the delegation feels crtain that the
workmen of Canton and Shanghai have
resolutely raised the banner of anti.
imperialistic struggle and that, bap-
tized in the recent battles against i'm
perialism, they will lay down the
foundation of further organization of
the Chinese proletariat and success
fully achieve the heroic struggle open
ing a new page in the history of
China.
Eat the present moment, there is a
noticeable increase in the whole world
Of the national Lucrative movement.
We, Russian workmen, were heavily
oppressed and exploited before the
revolution, but after several years
fight we liberated ourselves from
bonds of slavery, as will some day
do the Chinese proletariat.
Replying, Liu Shao-chi, secretary OF
the Shanghai Council of Unions, ex-
pressed thanks to the Soviet delega-
ton for their intention to acquaint
themselves with the conditions of life
and labor Of the workers in China and
for the support rendered by the Rus
sian workmen to the national strug-
gle of the Chinese people.
The orator further states that the
present anti-imperialistic movement in
this country was characteristic of a
broad national movement, in which
there participated the most various
circles of the Chinese people-artis-
ans, handicraftsmen, students, and
merchants-thru the main force and
the main factor of the movement was
the Chinese working class. There .ae-
tually are altogether 100000 men on
strike in China, of which number over
100000 are in Shanghai alone, stated
Mr.. Liu Shao-chi. aT
Number OF Strikers.
Shanghai being the stronghold of
foreign imperialism in China, the ora
tor further declares, the struggle of
the Chinese workers for their liberia
ton is very hard one. The imper-
ialists are cleverly using reactionary
militaristic groups Of the Chinese own
community in order to suppress the
movement and disorganize the forces
of the Chinese people struggling for
their own national liberation. This,
however, emphasizes the speaker, only
causes us to unite and increase our
energy In the anti.imperialistic strug-
GLE"
Producing certain figures, the Sec
rotary of the Shanghai Trades Union
Council remarked that, at the present
moment, there were about 10000
workers on strike In English and Jap
anese mills and some $4,000 in Chin
csc mills, where the supply of cleo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Porto RIeans Protest Again

WASHINGTON, Up Porto Ri
can trade unionists have presented q
protest against their starvation wage,
to Gen. Mcintyre, chief Of the bureau
of insular affairs at Washington, who
has spent week in the island.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
CHINESE STRIKERS GREET SOVIET
TRADE UNION DELEGATION WHICH
PROMISES SUPPORT TO WORKERS

SHANGHAI Tass)The following in the Ming
Kuo Chi "The
of Shanghai Unions and the pedium council
delegation mill
wokmen express sup
the Chinese
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Was No Mistake.

I wonder il the scab did really make
a mistake. Perhaps he knew Of the
Lewis explosions, the Howats, Nc
Lachlans, Thompsons, McDonalds.
Watts, etc. Perhaps the scab knew
the actions in these cases were even
worse than that Of a strike breaker.
We don't know the conversation that
passed between them. but no doubt
1t was the usual kind that passes be-
tween one scab and another.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
REPORT STRIKE
BREAKER VISIT
TO HIS MASTER
But L e wis Does 1t
Wholesale

We are in receipt of report that
a strike breaker appealed to John L.
Lewis for a strikebreakers' job in the
anthracite. II is also reported that
the strikebreaker thought the head
quarters of the miners chief was the
headquarters of the coal barons. The
scab offered credentials 10 show that
he scabbed on the railroad shopmen
in the big strike Of the railroad shops
Lewis is reported to have advised
the scab against seeking employment
in the coal mines at the present time
John l.. Lewis does not break strikes
in. that manner. He don't hire scabs
to break strikes. He breaks them
himself, as we have good reason to
know from experience. When Lewis
breaks strikes he does it wholesale.
Remember the 1922 strike and Lewis
submission to the authorities when
the miners were at the point OF vic
tory. He betrayed 100000 that time
at a single stroke.
A Natural Attraction.
What is the affinity between scabsi
Why did the scab approach Lewisf
Lewis is living in a million dollar
hotel at the present time in Philadel-
phia, like an European prince, fat and
Sticky groomed, the picture of wealth
and affluence. John L. has been mis-
taken many times in Philadelphia for
financial magnate. It is any won
der that the scab took him for a
strikebreaking chief?
Lewis has his office set up in Phil
adelphia amidst fine surroundings
where John can agreeably rub should
ers with, and hob mob with the elite
of society. One would think that an
honorable labor leader would have
his Office in the heart of the coal re-
gion during a strike, near to the peo-
pie who pay him his salary, but not
so with Lewis. He has not yet con-
sidered making coal mining town
his headquarters. Coal miners treas
uries are all right to keep up labor
takers, but to associate with the I'M
derground workers is entirely out Of
the question. Il would indeed be very
disagreeable to Lewis TO have TO as
soeiate with the coal miners and be
removed from the gay swirl Of Phila-
delphia, with its bright lights and
fashionable girls.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Time Clock Rule
Greets Teachers as
Public Schools Open

p
A clumsy ruling. aping the factory
time clock has been enforced in the
Chicago Public Schools by boss Sup
erintendent William McAndrew on the
cry first day of the new term. The
ruling requires each. teacher to sign a
register showing khe time of arrival
and departure each morning and after
noon. The register sheets are then
sent to headquarters thus giving a
complete record of the comings and
goings Of each individual teacher.
The teachers resent this new rul-
ing not only because it says to each
teacher you cannot be trusted" but
also because of the messiness of the
whole business.
Teachers for classes beginning at s
in the morning (the morning shift
arrive at 7;45 in the morning. Now
they must stand in line waiting their
term to jot down their attendance.
The same procedure must be gone
thru when leaving for lunch, when re-
turning from lunch which of course
cuts down the lunch hour and then
once again at the end OF the day.