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charges under cover against b. and
o." Johnston that he has not the CUTS
to say openly.
1t is to be noted that Mack care
fully evades saying whether or not
he really wrote the letter published
by the DAILY WORKER on April 13.
1t is also to be considered that if
he did write the first letter, this last
one is an example of how a false
progressive" belly-crawls to the big
takers. That is Mack's proposition"
and we sure understand" it.
They Expose Their Progressive"
cowardice.
So the reason the DAILY WORK
Err publishes the letter is to show
what cowardly lot the Anderson
slate Of so-called "progressives" is,
who, even before they are elected, by
the aid Of the left wing which wants
to break the Johnston machine, rush
into Johnston's ONCE at intervals to
lick his boots.
If Brother Mcmahon is opposed to
discussing internal affairs" of the /.
A. M. in the public press, he should
have long ago protested to Bill John
ston using the capitalist press to
put over the damnable B. and o. col
laboration scheme. however, his let
ter follows:
Editor Chicago DAILY WORKER,
lib w. Washington Blvd, Chicago,
Ill.
Dear Sir:-President Johnston Of
the International Association of Ma
chinists has just called to my atten-
ton an article appearing in your issue
of April 13, 1925. This article in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29

the teaching OF evolution, require COM
pulsory reading Of the bible and for
bid the hiring of radical or pacifist
teachers.
U. S. Government education"
Congress itself appears to have been
guilty of violating the first count in
the bill of rights specifically forbid
ding congress from passing any law
interfering with the freedom of re-
ligion. There are many kinds of
religion and some may involve dis
respect towards the bible just as the
christian religion involves disrespect
towards the koran and other sacred
books.
The congressional law now in uues-
ton was in the form of rider to the
1926 appropriation bill for the District
OF Columbia and is now in force. It
provides that no part Of this shall
be available for the payment of the
salary of any educational director
who permits the teaching of partisan
politics, disrespect of the holy bible,
or that ours is an inferior form of
government"
Thus the law becomes the protector
Of one religion and allows others to
be swatted as the educational director
may please. The Liberties Union will
oppose attempts at similar riders in
1926.
Forced Bible Reading.
Compulsory reading of the bible in
public schools is required under Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Delaware, West vir-
ginia, and Kentucky laws and teach.
ers who do not conform are to be
fred. Similar bills are before legis-
latures Of Virginia. Texas, New Jersey
and Washington.
In South Dakota. last March Judge
McHenny ruled that school board
may expel high school students who
leave the class room during bible
reading. Thirteen students were so
expelled. The Liberties Union will
join in appealing this decision.
Science Verboten In Tennessee.
Tennessee last March passed its
famous law against teaching evolution
in public schools and colleges and
resolutions for similar bans on science
are before North Carolina and Florida
legislatures.
Missouri in an appropriation bill
rider forbids hiring a person "who
teaches, or advocates in public or
private that the citizens of this state
should not protect the government of
! the United States from aggression by
other nations"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29

teacners OF the city Tor the nrsI time
in history.
These So organizations include not
only the Teachers Union but the
numerous high school and grade
school associations, supervisory bod
les and miscellaneous groups OF New
York's educators. And the signific-
ant feature Of their unity thru the
joint salaries committee is that this
unity was for an economic goal. In
other words the committee functioned
much as would a union, it was dealt
with by the bodies from whom the
pay raise was sought and to that ex-
tent had the equivalent of union
recognition.
Now that the teachers have sue
ceeded in getting together the continu-
ing Of the fight for a standard of living
equal to that they once enjoyed is a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
WHOOPEE! THE
FIRST PICNIC
IS IN SIGHT

The regular annual picnic OF the
Trade Union Educational League of
Chicago is TO be held on Decoration
Day, May SOth. at Altenheim grove,
and all T. U. E. L. groups and Work
ers Party organizations are requested
to observe the date and to act at once
In throwing all possible assistance to
this picnic in order that it be a big
success.
Altenheim grove is one OF the incest
groves in the Chicago suburbs,
reached without transfer on the For.
est Park Il" or by Madison street car.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
PROFITS STILL
HIGH AS COAL
MINING DROPS
Facts Hit Arguments
for Wage Cuts
BY LELAND oLDs.
Federated Press Industrial Editor)

Nreoerateu rfeSs industrial Euitor)
A drop Of 10 per cent below the
same month year ago in the coal
used by the eountry's Industrial plants
shows how union miners are the vic
Tins of an Industrial depression which
big business is trying to cover up. It
substantiates the contention OF the
miners union Mat a lowering Of union
wages would not materially increase
the demand for coal.
Industry, according to the National
Association Of Purchasing Agents,
consumed 33,O65,0OO tons in March,
1925, 35,227,000 tons in February, AZ
$4,000 in January, 4O,5OO,O0O in De-
cember, 4O,1S0,OoO in November and
S5,679,000 in October. The artificial
Coolidge boom is reflected in these
figures. BY January 7715 per cent of
the concerns were reporting decline
in consumption. In March 81 per cent
reported further drop.
Even NonunIon Fields Hit.
Production even in nonunion fields
is at low ebb, according to U. S. geo.
logical survey figures. These show the
per cent Of full-time operation in the
last week of March as: Illinois, 31.5
per cent; Indiana, 35.7; Pittsburgh
rail lines, 252; central Pennsylvania,
40; West Virginia panhandle, Sc; Fair
mont, 4O.5; New River, 1863; Pocahon-
tas, 1852; Kanawha, 43.6; West Ken
lucky, 26.6; Hazard, SOL; Harlan, 34.s.
and northeast Kentucky, 46.1. With
a single exception all are under half
time.
Consolidation Coal company. the
third largest producer in the country,
is closing many of its union mines in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia on
the ground that it cannot sell in COM
petition with nonunion coal. It's 1924
report shows 100000 tons mined
at a loss of 81 cents ton altho divi-
dends were paid in full out of the
enormous surplus remaining from ex-
cess profits Of previous years.
No interruption in Profits.
Consolidation has paid dividends
without interruption for Al years. Dur
ing the last ten years it averaged
$3.50 profit per 500 share. In 1914
it made $500 a share with a profit
Of Is cents a ton, which was appar-
emily entirely adequate But when the
war afforded an opportunity to exploit
the nation Consolidation proceeded to
jump its profit per ton to "a cents in
1916, 50 cents in 1917 and IS cents in
1918. This gave stockholders in 1916
$16.2S a share, in 1917 $2423 a share,
and in 1918 $12.46 a share.
The 1924 report shows that the
100000 tons were sold for more
than the cost of production including
royalties. But it also shows that
$7OOO,00O year is required to make
good all the demands of capital, in
Guiding royalties, depreciation, deple-
ton, interest and dividends. Thus
capital would absorb more than one
third Of all receipts and nearly 80
per cent of the wages paid for the
work OF mining the coal
Profits Of the American Coal COM
pany in 1924 amounted to S4.91 on
each $25 share of common stock.
That's a return of 1914 per cent. Last
year it was "A per cent and in 1922
81 per cent, altogether giving stock
holders a three-year return equal tn
about III times the par value of their
investment.
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(ey Federated Press.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2S.--
Pan-American Federation Of Labor Of
hcials are amused by the resource
shown by Venezuelan working-class
exiles in San Juan, Porto Rico. in
employing the radio to send a mes.
sage of defiance and threat OF over.
throw to Gomez, the dictator OF vene.
zuela.
The bandmaster in the city park
in San Juan had composed a march
in honor Of Gomez, and had arranged
a microphone so that Gomez, sitting
IN his fortified palace in La Guira,
might hear Il. Presumably the only
receiving appsratzs In venssuela. a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29

stand by their starving brothers anu
sisters in Ireland.
Massaering 5uIgar Workers.
A blood bath is again being given
to the workers and peasants in fas-
cist Bulgaria. Zankov, the bloody
murderer of thousands of Bulgarian
workers and peasants, is again on the
job, and is again assisted by the in
famous league of nations. Four thou
sand revolutionary workers, mostly
Communists, have been massacred in
the streets of Sofia and other towns,
and $4,000 have been imprisoned.
Zankov does not bother about for.
malities; not even court martial
but plain shooting down in the
streets. This murderous gang who
heads the Bulgarian government and
against whom the workers and peas
ants have been in rebellion for more
than two years almost met its death
at the hands of the outraged masses.
The explosion in the cathedral in
sofia merely indicates the fury TO
which the masses Of Bulgaria have
been driven. Repression, persecution.
starvation and murder are the weap-
ons that the capitalists and big land
owners have employed in order TO
keep the masses in subsection.
Maeedonians Will Fight
The Macedonian population has
been deprived of all rights, despite
the notorious slogan of the war self
determination Of peoples" The Mace
domains, however, are determined to
tight on-together with the oppressed
masses of workers and peasants. And
no prosecutions, no wholesale muir.
ders will stop the revolutionary move.
ment in Bulgaria.
The league Of nations has granted
the terrorist Zankov government
10000 white guard troops. The fas-
clsti reign in Bulgaria today, but the
day Of reckoning is coming.
Must Reply to Attacks
The workers of the United States
must not let these acts of terrorism
on the part OF the murderous Bull
garian goyernment-aide by the
league Of nations-to go UNDECIDED.
The workers of the United States
must protest in their millions. This
Is the time to show solidarity and
to get into action. The white guard
Polish government has just murdered
more of the revolutionary workers. In
Italy, Spain, Rumania. Finland. rs.
tonia, Greece, Germany. the persecu
tons against the revolutionary work
ers and peasants continue.
Workers OF the United States. Won
must do your share in stopping these
atrocities. PROTEST. Agitate in the
shops and unionsl Collect funds for
the prisoners in the Bulgarian bas-
titles. Help their families. Hunger
and misery are the lot OF the Bul.
garian workers and peasants. Send
your contributions 10 the Information.
al Workers Aid, New York Section.
los Il. 14th ST., New York City. Act
at once!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
u !!!!!!: !lg J y!g g.: MONKEYS !!! &!
CONDUCTED az TLsa3 ,xpurG NouGps LEAGUE
YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE WARS ON
RELIGIOUS DOPE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
= ,&puNG WORKERS LEAGUE

NEW YORK, 2SThe
empts the
attempt to introduce religious
There already
instruction is being the public attempt being
made put New York City
training in the New York public 600 children
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
THE PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
GOES ON RECORD FOR ACTION!

the last District Executive Committee meeting upon
\ report made by the DAILY WORKER agent in the dis
trict the following motion made and carried:
Motion was made and carried that language organ
zers be held responsible for election of DAILY WORKER
agent in their language branches and that all such agents
to appear at the next meeting organize drive
for distribution of the DAILY WORKER and collection of
subs during the week of May to 10. To also make
drive for sale of literature giving particular attention
properly distribute suitable literature be sold at union
meetings and other literature for other OCCASIONS"
We will attempt to have this motion carried out to
its fullest extent
ARNE sWAREcK, District Organizer.
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Patronize our advertisers.
DEMAND AID FOR THE STARVING IRISH
PEASANTS AND WORKING CLASS VICTIMS
OF BLOODY FASCIST RULE IN BULGARIA

NEW YORK April 2SThe Famine Relief
committee has called conference
ton Assembly Rooms 15 trade unions labor
organizations and raernal organizations
This conference will
10000 starving and children ireland SLOWLY
being aggravated owing the
sh about
imperialism is trying hard Work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
EDUCATION GIVEN IN PUBLIC
SCHOOL STRAINED THRU SIEVE
OF CAPITALIST DICTATORSHIP

NEW YORK April ashore restrictive against
the school
the history American Civil Liberties
comprehensive these
bible the Liberties Union
provisions prohibit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
PROGRESSIVE SLIPS
ON A PICARD AND TRUSTS WE
WILL UNDERSTAND; AND WE DO!

The DAILY WORKER following NJ j.
Mcmahon executive
chnsts and candidate the socaed
the Johnston
The DAILY WORKER prints this
wounded feelings Brother circulate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
NEW YORK TEACHERS UNITED FOR
FIRST TIME AROUND FIGHT FOR
SALARY RAISE VETOED BY SMITH

NEW YORK, 2SThe
Henry Lnve of the Teachers feels
the bill brought
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SpOb VINO are SeJting the information
to the labor press of the world.
Every working class organization
should send delegates TO the confer
ence. International solidarity de-
mands that the workers of America
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
DICTATORSHIP
COVERS EUROPE.
GERMANY SHOWS
FGscists and Socialists
BOthLackeys of Bankers
Continued from page u

NCOnLlnueu from page ~
Dawes enslavement plan. The inter-
national bankers can fall back on
the boycott of German products and
the withdrawal Of necessary foreign
loans in order to force the monarch
lists hands.
Thousands of Germans voted for
Hindenburg as protest against the
betrayal of the socialist bloc, which
made no resistance against the shame
full Dawes plan or the occupation Of
the Ruhr by the allies.
Fascists and Socialists Against
Workers
The German workers are discover
ing that both the socialists, with their
hypocritical democratic phrases, and
the fascists, are servants of the cap
italists. Every means has been tried
to starve of the growing unemploy-
ment, the reduction of wages, smash
ing of unions under the present sys-
tenn of exploitation.
The 100000 German workers who
voted for the Communist Party real
lied that no relief will come to the
workers of Germany until they sieEe
power from the socialist and fascist
lackeys Of the employers, and esta-
blish workers Soviet government
which shall represent their own in
terests.
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Regret Anti-Prusslan Passion.

ment of the United States declared
itself at war with German militarism,
kaiserism and feudalism, and started
out to make the world safe for democ-
racy as practiced in America, Britain,
France and their colonies.
Yet in this month of April, 1925,
there has been rising in the composite
mind Of Americas ruling class, as ex-
emplified by the Mellon-C Coolidge
regime in Washington, doubt Of the
wisdom of that fiercely anti-Prussian
rage Of 1917-1S.
Among leisured and pampered dow
ayers and their sons in training for
appointment to one of the three
branches of our professional aristoc-
racy-the army, the navy and the dip
lomatic service--the name of linden
burg has been spoken with differ.
emit infection than when Wilson was
president This year they have been
asking whether it isn't better, all
around, that the old field marshal of
German feudalism has bean made
president of the German republic.
Monied Classes at Peace.
Peace has been restored, in some de-
gree, between the German and the
American monied classes. Their
problems are once again similar
how to gain a steadily increasing in
come from the labor of working pop
uIation which is not so steadily in
creasing, and how to keep these
workers from breaking loose with eco
nomic demands which will interfere
with the incomes of the upper stratum
of society.
True, the Marx candidacy for the
German presidency has looked con-
sentative enuf to the bulk of the Am
erican people. Marx represented what
Woodrow Wilson prescribed, and
what the British and French now
think safest for themselves. But on
this side of the Atlantic the danger
of German monarchial restoration
does not seem so serious to our big
business interests.
Politicians Are observant.
Bankers who have made heavy
loans in Europe ON basis of the con-
tinuance of republic in Germany are
still afraid of Hindenburg, but own
ers Of railroad and motor and steel
stocks are not. They think of the
quick suppression of this nonsense Of
the eight-hour day in industry, which
Hindenburg regime in Berlin would
mean. And then there would once
more be marriages with German no
bility, if the kaiser were to be brot
back
Politicians in Washington have
been cynically observing this rising
tide Of reacitonary sympathy, linden
burg pattern, and trying to decide
how far it represents mass feeling
in the United States.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-19
NONE ESCAPE INJURY
 WHEN AUTOS CRASH
PUTNAM PERSONALS

Mrs. s. NJ Whseloek has been al her summer home at Pleasant View, k. l., this week.
 Harry Davis. son of F. L. Davis, Putnam. has returned home after completing hts first year at Dartmouth College.
 Mrs. Mark Gallant was the guest of her daughter. Miss Lorena Gallant, at the Hartford Hospital Training school. Thursday.
 Miss Anna Tillquist, student nurse at the Hartford Hospital Training school. is spending a two weeks gaea- ton at the home of her parents.
 Mrs. ]. J. Russell and Miss Nellie ERau motored to Johnstown, N. f.a last week. returning this week ae- companied by Mrs RusselPs brother and wife.
 Claude Beaudre.ult has come from Assumption College, Worcester, to spend the summer vacation with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Leander Beau dreault of Church street.
 Prof. Malcolm Wiley of Dart mouth College. Hanover. N. H., Is spending the weekend with Mrs. A. " Macdonald of Oak Hill. Mrs. Alice Hayward. and daughter l Miss Elizabeth. Hartford. formerly of i Putnam. motored Co Hanover. \. H., ! this week to De the guests of Sidney l Hayward who IS just completing i his junior year at Dartmouth.
 mr. and Mrs. Martin Hogan, the,r daughter. Miss Anne Hogan, and Miss Rose Hogan of Gr0svenordale, were in Philadelphia. Pa, last week at tending the graduation of Mir and Mrs HoRan's son. John Hogan, from St. Josephs College. He received the degree of 5. 4.
 Mir. and Mrs. P. A. Maloney will attend the graduation of their daugh- ter. Miss Mildred. from the Worces- ter City Hospital. this evening. She Is their third daughter Go graduate from the City Hospital. Miss Nal oney was also a graduate from the r. II. $. class of 1922.
 Henry N. Benoit. bill clerk in the United States senate, spent the early part of the week with relatives in Put nam. He left Wednesday for New Haven where he intended to take the state bar examinations. Thursday and ID q kfA1aaAt Vt the National Law School, Washing. ton.
 Mrs. A. N. Foster of Norwich will sail from New York for Southhamp- ton July II. via the "Orbita" of the Royal Mail Line" Under the aus piees of the "Midlands Association of Sunday Schools of England" she will give ten address in selected places magnjfying the story telling" feat ures of American Sunday school work She will return early ia September.
 Mac Shepard. son of Dr. and Mrs George 1 Shepard Hartsdale. N Y, 2 among thp graduates this year al Dartmouth College Ills mother. who before her m#riee was Miss Helen Foster of Putnam and his father HaFe gone to Hanover for the com. ueHcemeHt exercises which are 10 be HeEt FuesdaY Next year Mir. Shep. ard is ta#eontiaue his studies in medi= cd school
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-19
North Grosvenordale

Vacation. It's Use and It's Abuse. !" will be the theme of Rev Frederick C. Bakers sermon on Sunday morn me. at the Methodist Episcopal church The Bible school will meet at noon. The evening service will be held at 6 o'clock. conducted by the Epworth League All are cordi- ally invited to attend these services fl they are not attending church ser- vices elsewhere
 The Epworth League has ordered the new illuminated bulletin board for the outside of the church. and before long 1t will be in place voicing its message of hope and good cheer to all who pass by.
 The first quarterly conference will be held at the church on Thursday evening, July 2, at 7.30. The Rev. Myron F. Center of Norwich, the new district superintendent, will pre-. side As 1t falls On the prayer meet ing night MT Center will have q message of inspiration for those whC attend
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-19
 PUTNAM ESCAPES HIGH WIND AND ACCOMPANYING LOSS

While Putnam got q hard thunder shower last Monday evening. this sec tioa was not in the belt over which a wind of eyclonie velocity swept doing damage amounting to thousands of dollars. In some parts of the state and also ln Massachusetts, great amount of damage was caused by the high wind accompanying the electrical storm. h che tobacco belt around Hartford much damage was done to the crops. and the coverings used in growing shade leaf tobacco were car- riud away or sn badly torn as to be useless This accustomed great deal q work Ca ha replaced. as we'll as the loss of material. One building was blown down by the wind and damage was also caused by the falling of heavy branches af trees in the middle section af the state.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-19
WEDDING
Rours-ei,-PhAn~uf

St. Marys church was the scene of very pretty June Wedding. Monday morning, Jane l5. at ' cock, when Miss Autoinette Phaneuf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Phaneuf If Wilkinson street was united in mar riage to Edward J Bourgeois, son of Mrs. Maria Bourgeois of 8 Middle street. by Rev. Adrian Dykeman, wno also celebrated the uuptial high mass. The bride was attended by Miss Bibian Bourgeois, sister of the groom, and the groom best man was Lawrence Phaneuf, d brother Of the bride.
 Miss Phaneuf was handsomely Rowned in white crepe de chine, and wore a julie veil, caught in simple style. She carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses and lilies of the valley The bridesmaid wore a lpstick red crepe de chine dress with a hat to match and carried an arm bouquet of tea roses.
 Miss Elizabeth Byrne played the organ during the ceremony, and &C., companied the singers during the mass. The singers were Miss Louise Mahue, Dr. and Mrs. A. t. Parent, and Miss Wilda Lueier.
 After the ceremony a reception and breakfast were given at the home of the brides parents, where a large number of gifts were on display.
 Early m the day the couple left for their wedding trip, which will be spent motoring through Vermont, New Hampshire and Canada. They will spend a few days in Montreal. The brides going away costume was a tan crepe de chine gown and hat to match. Insy will return iu lew weeks and occupy their newly furnished home on Park place. The bride and groom are both employed m Putnam, and receive the best wishes of their numerous friends.