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ploye in the institution received q
voting ticket, and on the day on which
our district was to vote, work finished
in the institution at o'clock and the
whole institution, from the highest
secretary down to the cleaning wom-
an and stove tender, marched in a
public demonstration with our flags
and to the accompaniment of band
to the Conservatory where the voting
was to take place.
March to Voting Places.
Our tickets were taken from us as
we entered, and we took our places
in the hall. Gradually the hall filed
with workers from other institutions
in our district, who had also arrived
in body with flags from their insti-
buttons. When the hall was filed
with about $500 people, one OF tho
two bands which we're present sud.
denly began to play a march, and in
marched the pioneers, who ignore no
public occasion here, and who know
better what elections mean than some
Of our old Swiss citizens.
The boys and girls with their red
kerchiefs stood on the stage and greet
ed us with battle song. A member
OF the election committee opened the
meeting and those present elected the
Presidium Of the meeting. A worker
spoke few words about tho death Of
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workers or Shanghai and other
Chinese cities, and
WHEREAS: in this fight the So
Wet Republic of Russia has given its
support to the Chinese workers with
the result that imperialist powers are
threatening war on the Soviet Repub,
lie, therefore be it
RESOLVED: that this local union
in regular meeting assembled de-
mands that the Wall Street govern
ment in control of this country keep
its Hands on China" and be it fur
Their
RESOLVED: that we pledge our.
selves to stand by the Soviet govern
ment of Russia and demand that in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-16
CONFERENCE Of
PLASTERERS is
VERY STUBBORN
Thinks Amalgamation
Means Absorption

CLEVELAND, July lahore than
200 representatives Of the Operative
Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' In
ternatlonaI Association at the close
of two-day conference here adopted
a resolution empowering the execu-
tive board to carry on the jurisdic-
tional fight with the Bricklayers,
Masons and Plasterers' International
Union.
Officials Of the first named union
charge that the bricklayers' union is
trying to absorb it. This is denied
by the bricklayers whose only action
has been the resolution of the last
convention favoring-not "absorp-
ton" Of either organization by the
other-but amalgamation OF the two
into one organization.
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hearing him-he and his machine
were in complete control.
The reasons for it are vastly diff
ferent than those in the bituminous
fields In the anthracite the unem-
ployment is at present negligible. The
companies have tremendous influence
in the union thru the control exer-
cised by their bosses. The scale COM
mittee Of the Tri-District Convention
is handpicked affair. So that there
is little chance for a progressive
measures to get by the machine con.
troll of Lewis.
Passing Buck on Naturalization.
A few progressive resolutions were
passed, such as abolition of anti-syndi-
calism laws; release of class war pris-
oners and endorsement Of the Penn
sylvania Labor Party. However, the
vital resolution on naturalization of
the coal industry was referred to the
next International Convention, plainly
passing the buck on this fundamental
problem.
Perhaps fearing struggle and the
need for avoiding it, Lewis did not
want to repeat the scandalous incident
of the last Tri-District Convention.
Even he, hard boiled reactionary that
he is, cannot afford to lose all sense
of bourgeois dignity. Especially if the
bee Of cabinet position is buzzing in
his bonnet.
AS for real accomplishments in the
Tri-District Convention they were not
to be found. Unless the demand for a
ten per cent increase; full recogni-
tion of the union and the better work
ing conditions contained in the report
of the scale committee can be consid-
cred real accomplishment. Nothing
was done in the convention to lay the
basis for fundamental struggle with
the anthracite trust. -
Lewis, for all his speeches and
book writing, said nothing about the
justification of the anthratice indus
try nor did he in speaking with such
meticuluous care Of the religious Mr..
Rockefeller mention the fact that he
is also one Of the big boys in the an
thratice industry. Such indidentals
are probably beneath the superior
economic wisdom that John L. has all
of sudden become so gabby and high
falutin about.
Progressive Day Is Coming.
The program Of the Progressive
Miners widely circulated in the an
thracite region previous to the con-
vention made a lasting impression
upon many rank and file elements.
The planks contained in this program
will show increasing strength as the
economic crisis in the industry de-
velops.
The Progressives in the convention,
few tho they we're, made a good i'm
preston upon those who we're not d.
rectly under the influence of the Lewis
machine. Theirs was the only voice
which dared to rise in fundamental
challenge to the system Of wage slav-
cry which is grinding the lives out Of
the anthracite miners.
All the terror Of the Lewis machine
thruout the region will not stop the
development Of the progressive move
ment amongst the rank mad file of the
mine workers. Neither the fine words
Of the convention speeches nor the po-
litical ambitions of the mine workers
reactionary leaders can halt the class
struggle. &
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DIES MONIES GAR men
WHIP COMPANY IN ONE
WEEK FIGHT FOR UNION

DIES MONIES, July 14.--Normal
street car service was resumed here
following agreement between the
striking platform men and the coz
pany upon a compromise settlement
proposal. The company agreed to
discharge a non-union employe and
the union agreed to court interpre-
tation of a section of the working
contract relating to the "check-off"
method of collecting union dues.
The latter issue will be settled at
the September court term. Cars had
been tied up for a week.
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'ast days OF the elections, coming up
ibe Tverskaya, filled with employees
and decorated with flags and slogans.
In front Of the Moscow Soviet, which.
by the way, is also festively decorated
with flags and slogans, and on the
front of which letters three meters
high. formed electric lights, blaze
forth the name Of Lenin at night. the
omnibusses halted on the square
while one comrade spoke. A splendid
picture Of the ever increasing econ
omic sterilization of Soviet Russia.
Tasks Of Women.
We will still have to do tremendous
work in the capitalist countries in
order to progress as far as Russia has.
and especially viii we women stu
have many tasks to fulfill before we
get not merely the formal right 10
vote but really complete equality with
the men, as the Russian women have.
This, however, is possible only II
VIC overthrow the capitalist social
system and take power into our hands
as the working class. But we will
not attain that by standing over our
pots and pans. but by fighting in the
Communist Party with the masses OF
workers for this aim.
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to better understand the situation.
The hard coal barons Of the anthra-
cite living in New York City, New
port and along the Atlantic shore,
have nothing in common with the
slaves working in their mines. They
know not the miners living condi-
tions, their trials and hardships, their
blasted hopes, aspirations and disap-
pointments, and they care even less.
The operators are trying to lower
wages already entirely too low to
feed miner and his family, and an at
tempt is being made by the operators
to break down working conditions and
further reduce the inadequate wage
standards.
The average wage of the anthracite
miner is less than $500 per day, and
they do not average more than four
days per week. Out of this $500 per
day, house rent, lights, water in some
cases, doctors bills, children's school
books, etc, etc, are taken, and very
little is left to the coal miner to feed
himself and family.
A doctor, prominent in various min
ing towns in the anthracite field, a
few weeks ago told the writer that
the miners in the hard coal district
we're underfed and suffering acutely
from malnutrition.
The following list of profits of the
hard coal barons may be of interest
to the dear public" which is receiv-
ing the benefit of the 100000 poison
propaganda fund put out by the an
thracite kings to educate the dear
people"
GLEN ALDEN COAL COMPANY.
Profits for the years:
1921 1922 1923
G months.)
5 7,96O,O49 5 3,54O,O19 3,125,s 95
LEHIGH AND WILKEs-6ARRE
COAL COMPANY
Profits for the years:
1921 1929 1924
e years.
s 6,Se1,91O $12,125,243 5 100000
PHILADELPHIA G. READING COAL
COMPANY
Profits for the years:
1921 1922
S4,39S,534 S61,O3O
Operating Elk. Operating Elk.
s6S,S97.S54 S5O,524,7O5
1928 1924
$5,375,2S5 $2,631,2S5
Operating Ex. Operating Elk.
$7S,6S2,660 S77,641, 497
PENNSYLVANIA COAL & COKE co.
Profits for the years:
1921 1922 1928
$1,OS7,227 S79O,127 s1,1O7,522
Operating Elk. Operating Elk.
$5,21S,946 S4,S46,6S1 $780, 500
The @dear people" will also realize
that out of the operating expenses,
Pixies Peak salaries are paid to the
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whole institution assembled in the
club which we have in the building
itself. There a candidate for the
Moscow Soviet and one for the Rayon
Soviet (Rayon means district) were
nominated and unanimously accepted.
These were man and woman COM
rade from our institution, both OF
whom were known to all OF US as
good workers in tho reconstruction Of
Soviet Russia.
A little later every worker and en-
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Select Soviet Candidates.
OF course there are differences be-
TWEEN the elections in the Oldest de-
mocracy in the world and the Soviet
elections in Soviet Russia. | will
not quote the whole Soviet constitu-
ton, but simply report on how voted.
Our comrades will themselves be well
able to find the difference.
The Moscow Soviet elections took
place from March 25 to April 8. Sew.
eral days before they began, our
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six Russian leaders, and the meeting,
il their memory stood while the
funeral march was played. Then tho
business Of the meeting began
comrade Radek Reports.
First point on the agenda: A re.
port on the situation in the Soviet
Union and the tasks of the Soviets at
the present moment. The reporter was
Comrade Radek, whom the meeting
enthusiastically granted unlimited
time to speak. 1t would take too long
10 say anything about the report
itself.
1t purported to tell the workers the
tasks they must impose on their rep.
resenatiyes In the Soviet and how
they must demand their fullfilment.
After the report many questions were
asked, which prove how much the
workers are interested in all queg-
lions. After the concluding words,
which were greeted with reclamation,
just as the report had been, the cleo.
tons began.
Election OF Candidates.
Every institution tho employees OF
which were in the hall. had put up
o candidate. or in case less than 500
persons with the right to vote were
employed in one institution, two or
three combined and agreed on joint
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-16
TRI-DISTRICT MINE CONVENTION
AND LEWIS DEALINGS THEREIN,
PUT UNDER ANALYSIS BY MANLEY
Rx JOSEPH MANLEY

Now that the TrDrict (Anhte)
the
begin examine what really
District Convention
panons seated the gallery
sdeack
fractional
be rated having
But to what
being asked to follow the leadership
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WILL THE BRESLAU GANG SAVE
THE SITUATION IN THElFIGHT
AGAINST THE SIGMAN MA HINE?
81 BENJAMIN elTLoW

The the American labor
and the reaconay ocaldom shaking
labor The climax
Workers Union
ers have been expelled from the organization.
The officers of locals in the
International
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WORKERS OF SOVIET UNION VOTE
AT MASS DEMONSTRATIONS, ONLY
EXPLORERS OF LABOR BARRED
BY LYDIA Dub.
Worker correspondent)

MOSCOW, (By Mal)I 20 a
to have had the
since Switzerland
vote aho democracy equality
work and as
In Soviet Russia
but foreigners working engaged
in actual work have to
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Tell other workers what hap.
pens in your shop. Write a story
and send it in to the DAILY
WORKER. Order a bundle to
distribute there.
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ANTHRACITE PROFITS ENOUGH TO
PAY MORE THAN LEWIS DEMANDS.
SAYS PROGRESSIVES' SECRETARY
BY ALEX REID

(seeretary Progressive Miners international Committee.
Workers the operators
Pennsylvania appropriate
the starving the hell holes
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candidate. The $500 people present
there had to send five representatives
10 the Moscow Soviet and five to the
Rayon Soviet.
The list was read, while every can
didate was stormily applauded by his
own institution. In accordance with
the decision of the meeting, fittings
were conducted in punctiliously demo.
cratic manner in every Respectable
whole list was voted on in toto by a
show of hands. and all ten we're uni.
mously elected. Prolonged applause
and flourish OF music followed. The
elections were over, not so ceremoni-
ously and secretly as in capitalist
countries, but openly and with en-
thusiasm. Everyone knew his candi-
date and had confidence in him, be.
cause he was certain that he would
not betray the interests Of his cleo
tors.
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Protest Polish Tsrrors.

A protest resolution on the trial OF
comrade Lanzuzki in Poland was
passed and then tire whole meeting
sang tho International. in token OF
the union OF all toilers in Soviet Rus
STA.
But that was not yet the end. On
the street a procession was formed in
order to march to the Moscow Soviet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
DARLINGTON
STARTS SOON

THE competitive golf season will
= be' officially opened at the
Darlington Golf club on Saturday
afternoon. April II. and Club Capt.
Bill Ehlers has very attractive pro.
gram arranged for the Black river
players TO get in on.
An iS.hole medal play competi.
ton will find the boys shooting for
various prizes en- route. Included
in the HIST on this double trip over
the darlington links, prizes will bo
awarded TO the player who gets his
second shot closest to tho third hole.
the closest bali from tee to tho
fourth hole, and the longest drive
from tho sixth tee.
what else Bill has in store for
the Earlingtonlans he has not dis.
closed yet, but what he wants is TO
see the gang out there in full force
and start the 1925 season OFF with a
bang.
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Joe slmouich and other crack bat.
tiers in the Sunny South.
Harper is taking his work for the
krncho scrap with the highest de-
gree Of interest. Krache holds a de-
eision over him. and he is particu.
larry DESTROYS OF wiping out that de.
feat before departing. Harper has
lost six decisions In his life. and has
won three OF them back in return
bouts.
Dan salt, who win be the host 10
the boxing fans at the opening HIP
podrome fight Tuesday, IS lining up
tho card to support the main clash.
Nobe Cervantes, the rugged Med.
can meets Kid johnson. game aud
tough hattler from Olympia in the
somi.windup. Billy Quil,er local
bantamweight, boxes Joe Molato, U.
S. S. New Mexico In the second bout,
while Sailer Crosby. middleweight,
meets Jimmy Moore. Cincinnati ne.
gro in the opener. The special event
has not been announced yet.
Ceramics. Quiltcr and Crosby wer.
all winners in preliminary bouts on
last weeks card.
Salt announces that tickets ars
going fast, ana one OF the seasons
biggest crowds is expected TO be on
hand.
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How the Catchers Shape Up

Rowland played In tho South
ern league last year and hit
81 for Shreveport. Woodring
played In tho Blue Ridge league.
where Jim Poole got his start.
The new catehcru must show
their stuff under fire before fina
Judgment Is passed upon them. Bui
tho STAFF doesn't look az strong a.
that Of the rtst OF the clubs in this
league. Every other club In ih'
Coast league has experienced catch
eFs who have proved themselves "
this circuit. with The exception d
Gus sandh-rz Of los Angeles. Bu
the Angels have Tub spencer an,
Butch Bylcr TO fan back upon i
necessary
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TORRINGTON
QUINTET OUT

CHICAGO. April s--Tho semi
finals OF tho championship round Of
tho intsrreholahtic high school has.
kctball tournament AZ tho University
OF ChicRKo Friday witnessed the
elimination Of tho Torr1nSton. Conn
team. considered ono OF the strongest
oontcndsra
TorrIng,on was defeated IS 20 ~
BY wheeler Mlrs. after Tho most
aggressive and spectacular game
seen thus far on tho Rymnasium
floor The clash came during tho
fourth round Of the tournament, The
elimination Of TorrtuEton gives
Wichita, Kans.. a clean icaI toward
the title
IN tho consolation Tournament
Fort Smith. Ark. high won victory
from salem. ore, 20 to %. Dixie
high. St George. Utah. defeated West
Waterloo. 10 10 ~.
other scores: Southeastern high Of
Detroit. Mich. 81. Montozuma, Ca
a.
wichita Kans. -, Uniontown, Pa.
II
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Seeking Shortstop

60 desperate is the need Of a
~ shortstop on the Portland club
with Johnny Jones out OF the fold
that Turner and Lewis have held
many conferences with Branch
Hickey. OF the 81. Louis Cardinals.
and Bill McKechnie Of the Plttsburg
Pirates. who have been in California
with their big league clubs.
The Pirates did turn over
young coilegian named VII.
liams, but Lewis decided he
wouldn't do and turned him
back after three days trial.
Then the pair tried to get
specs" Torporccr from the st.
Louis club. but they were
turned down.
In spite Of the necessity OF Jones
IN the lineup. both Turner and
FIewis plan to go thru with their
ultimatum OF 80 days in training
without pay
Both Jones and Poole have been
making trouble for years for this
management OF the teams theJ
played for by refusing to report for
training. and they have usually go'
away with H. The result Is that
neither OF them would be in tip.toI
shape when the season started anc
they couldn't give. their best unit
they did report. Thousands OF Other
players 20 thru the training grint
every spring and Jones and Poole
are no better than the rest Of them
Ball players are paid high salaries
in the Coast league for few hours
work a day and We will get nlonl
without them II they think they
can get away without tho grind Of
months training, which Is abso
lutely necessary for them to get II
condition"
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DoRTLANp is ths only team ia
4 the league that viii have an en-.
tire new catching staff this year.
and this Is also a problcmatieal pc.
sition on the nine.
William Crosby. veteran OF
six or seven years service In
the Western leaEur, Is the first.
string man, Crosby Is no hid.
being over 30 years of age.
They say that he has been tho
best catcher in tho Western
league for several years.
lie Is a right.handed hitter and
figures 10 bat around 80.
The other two receivers arr
younger fellows. Art woodring and
Charley Rowland being under -
years Of age.
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Turner to Do Scouting

TURNER. who was scout for tho
1 Portland club for several years
prior TO his asceudency to the pres
! dents chair in the Rose City. win
k1e hts own scout this year
Turner plans 10 stay in Portland
until June. when hs figures things
ought 10 be running smoothly there.
4 good Judge Of baseball tai
eut. man with excellent con-
nections In the East thru which
he has swung many important
deals. Turner thinks that he can
do the Beavers more good by
making n personal tour OF the
kerosene towns Of the East and
thru the larger minors than he
could by occupying swivel
chair in the Portland office.
Young. intelligent and ambitious,
Turner has hopes Of bringing Port.
land out OF tho baseball rut
With Duffy Lewis he practically
rebuilt the Beavers from the
ground up. very few holdoyers be
Ing with the team.
There was a bad situation in
Portland last year with number
Of dynamiters among the players
Turner claims he has rid the team
Of those men and that he viii have
q winning. hustling club.
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Nebraska and
Stanford Will
Battle Today

CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY. PALo
- ALTO. Cal, April i.-The Uni
vcrsity Of Nebraska track and field
team viii compete with Stanford
stars Saturday afternoon when oh.
servers here predict Stanford vic
tory by 70 points.
Coach n. r. Schultz Of Nebraska.
In statement given out following
his arrival Friday night. admitted
that tho advantage lies with the
wcstcrncrs. but declared he hoped
thru concentration OF strength OF his
speed men to offset stanfords great
field power
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Plenty of Experienced Pitchers

Pat Martin. n likely left.hander.
was obtained from the international
league.
Fred ortman. young southpaw,
viii bo farmcd out for more expert
encc
There you have the Beaver
hurlcrs. Lewis will carry 10
men for the early part Of the
season. and he'll have TO drop
some later. II all depends upon
how they look after the season
starts.
II Jones and Poole report and tbs
catching holds up, Portland vii
have n strong hitting club, Will
better than the average pitching
nm excellent infleld and smuggling
slow infield Put them down fol
about fourth place II the team
takes the field At top strength.
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in
reWCdmp
of Huskies

OAKLAND, cal. April Capt.
" Max Luft was added to the list
of injured Washington oarsmcn yes
terday. when he slipped and fell in
front OF the Hotel Oakland. He Is
now nursing lacerated knee.
The other injured Husky Is Al
Uibrlckson, star stroke. ulbrickson
sprained his left wrist earlier In the
week, and has been forced TO watch
the crew practices from the coaching
launch.
It Ia possible. physicians state, that
both men will be in condition to com
pete In the classic with tho Univer.
sity Of California next Saturday.
Tho Huskles have been rowing two
six.mile stretches daily on the Oak.
land estuary.
Californian are optimistic over tho
chances Of the Golden Bears TO win
tho national champions. Coach Ky
Ebright has developed a very prom
lslnE looking crew and Washington
IL expected TO be given a hard race
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WALKER GETS
COAST OFFERS

NEW YORK, April Mickey
Walker. world woltcrwsight cham.
zion. viii take advantage OF the
new California boxing law this
spring, opening his Coast season
with a bout with Lefty Cooper in
san Francisco on May 80. he said
here Friday
Walker said that he had several
good offers for matches on the Pac
ific coast and that he would accept
them unless New York promoters
close match with Harr. Greh, the
middIeweiEht champion Walker
win star, West April g OF 20. he
said
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Sluggers in Outfield

DORTt.AND VII have The hardest
4 hitting outfisid In tho league
this year. barring none.
Duffy Lewis. Ray Eohwer and
Charley High viii all hit ,525 or bet.
ter.
with their hitting strength that
lets them out.
Lewis j. still n fine fly.chaser
with a powerful arm. but the
speed in his legs Il gone.
Robwcr. ut his best, Is only
mediocre fielder.
High will never win any lanr'
els n a fly.hound.