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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28
BY Il. M. wrcks.

IMPOSED as the tool of reaction be-
cause of whole series Of betray-
ais of the working class, extending
over a period of years, the socialist
party in New York City is now trying
to conceal it's treachery under the
bourgeois watchwords of democracy,
reason and justice. Like the socialist
parties that have played such vile
role in Europe, the American socialist
party tries to prove that it is better
defender of the interests of the CAPT
talists than the avowedly capitalist
class parties.
After aiding and abetting the Sig
man machine in its drive to destroy
the rank and file movement In New
York, and indulging in every crusade
against the left wing, the hypocritical
socialists now come forth and de-
nounce the capitalist state for doing
en- the political field precisely what
they themselves tried to do in the
trade union struggle. Sigman tried to
disfranchise and crush the rank and
file movement under left wing leader
ship. The socialist party aided him
in his attacks. Now the election
board of New York City throws the
Communist, Comrade Ben Gitlow, off
the election Enthusiastically in poll
tics doing what Sigman and the soci-
alists tried to do in the union. To be
consistent the socialist party should
have praised the s'ake Of New York
for achieving in one field what they
failed TO achieve in another.
.DUT there are more ways than one
- of serving the capitalist class in
political struggle. One way is to
try to perpetuate the illusion of CAPT
talist democracy. The socialists did
not dare permit the attack against
Gitlow to be passed over in silence.
They had to take a stand, and to
openly praise the capitalist state
would have exposed them to thou
sands of workers who still harbor the
Illusion that this is a working class
party. So they issue a statement,
under the name of their candidate for
mayor of New York, the Rev. DR.. Nor
man Thomas. They state that Git
low is no criminal in spite of the fact
that he was convicted for holding GER
tain beliefs:
"When, on the basis of such
conviction, mans, name Is barred
forever from the ballot, it is not
democracy but the denial Of DEM
ocracy which is furthered. If Git
low represents the point of view the
Communists believe in, to rule him
off the ballot at this. time is virtu-
ally to disfnanchise them. It gives
color to their charge that OUR
democracy is organized hypocricy.
:. The socialist party, which is in
vigorous opposition to many Com
munist tactics, intellectually de-
mands that New York City and
state atone for this offence against
DEMOCRACY, REASON and JUS
TicE by restoring .citlow's name to
the baIIct.' Emphasis mine.-H.
NJ. W.
HERE is a classic example of crawl
- ing before the bourgeoisie. Mr..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28


night this
W. WIS driven guns
"1ome
secretary
committee elimination working
in the United States Frank l. sieh.
organized fight
this isolated
Frederick Oak,
farmers
the "kfain
collected $50 THE
the promise of later
other distant points, aid THE DAILY
Idaho Oklahoma
a Of
forthcoming
the following items:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28
Foreian Exchanae.

NEW YORK. oct. 26.-Great Brit
ain, pound sterling, demand 4.S4ss,
cable ASS; France, franc, demand
4.1S1a, cable 4.19; Belgium, franc
4.541s, cable Abs; Italy, Ira, cable
S.97%, cable $685. Sweden, krone, de-
mand 26.7s, cable 26.7S: Norway,
krone, demand 2O.33, cable 2O.S5; Den
mark, krone demand 24.6S, cable
24.7O; Germany, mark, demand -,
cable --; Shanghai. taels. demand
1850, cable -.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28

'The proletarian revolution can
only be victorious when mill
lions and millions of working
women take part in the strug-
gle. "-Lenin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28

Thomas does not question capitalist
democracy itself. In fact his argu-
ment is that OUR" democracy would
be all right if Gitlows name were
placed on the ballot Just let people
vote according to the established
rules of the capitalist government
and all hoped-for blessings will come
in due time. The republicans, the
democrats and socialists may all
choose their candidates in conven-
tions or caucuses and those American
citizens permitted to vote by the CAPT
talist state may then have the ex-
IRENE pleasure of exercising their in
aIienable democratic prerogative by
voting for any one Of the three. If
the Communist can set on the ballot
under the LEGAL forms determined
by the capitalist stated OF. that democ-
racy, then there is no violation of
democracy, but deprive him of that
right and democracy is dragged in the
dust. Such is the logic Of socialist
party leaders. a.,c.
DEMOCRACY, in the lexicon of the
- socialists. is one article in Mr..
Thomas holy trinity of capitalism;
the other two are REASON and
JUSTICE. Mr.. Thomas appeals in
behalf of this outraged trinity.
The theology Of the socialist party,
as expressed in the appeal alleged to
be in defense Of Gitlow, but in reality
defensesof capitalism, issa survival
of the bourgeois illusions Of the
eighteenth century
Justice, about which we hear so
much from all utopians, cannot be de-
fined. 1t is not a tangible thing. Let
us take the foremost exponent of jus
tice in the history of the International
labor movement, Proudhon. This an
archist said of the god he worshipped:
Justice is the faculty of the soul.
The foremost of all, that which
constitutes the human being.
Justice is the invioIabIe yard
stick Of all human actions
Justice is the central star which
governs societies, the pole about
which the political world revoIves,
the principal and The rule Of all
transactions. Nothing is done
among men that is not done in the
name of right; nothing without in
VokIng justice" H.
A LII this twaddle about this abstract
= idea was discrediteda "a century
ago. Proudhon, like the Rev. Thomas,
was an intellectual atavism, repeating
the meaningless slogans of dead
past. V
If justice us an eternal entity, OF if
it is the facultysof the soul, why has
it not always been known to the hui
man race? Does not Mr. Thomas know
that in theAmillions Of years history
of the human race such distractions
as justice are only of comparatively
recent origin?
Language is the key to the develop
ment of the idea from the simple to
the complex. Savages have no abb
stract words, such as bravery, gallant
ry, beauty; if one is brave they say
like the lion," is keen of eye, like
the eagle"
The development of language pro-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28

Wrap your lunch in a copy of
the DAILY WORKER and give
it (the DAILY WORKER, not the
lunch) to your shop-mats.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28

AS soon as possible, we must estab-
lish women's section in all of our
party press. For a beginning, this
could appear on single page once a
week in our daily papers, and occupy
one or two columns in our weekly
papers. AS the work develops and
grows, our aim should be to establish
women's newspapers. These, of course,
will not in any way resemble the
"women's page" or home page" of
the capitalist and so-called socialist
newspapers. They will not be con-
cerned with the latest Partisan
fashions, serial love stories, or mex
pensive ways of feeding large families.
They must deal with the economic and
political problems of the working class
women, with her struggles and vic
tories and aspirations as a worker.
Due to conditions for which no in
dividual can be blamed, the men in the
party are far more capable and ex-
perienced in party work than the wo-
men comrades. 1t is the duty of the
party to see to it that the women COM
rades participate more actively in our
general political work. The women in
the party must undertake more work
and more responsibility. We must en-
courage and train those women COM
rades who show ability in party work.
We must develop women function
aries, speakers, writer's and organic
ers. This is extremely important in
connection with our work among wo-
men.
The First Step.
THE reorganization OF the party on
= the shop and street nuclei basis
will root us deeper among the masses.
Bolshevizing the party means building
a party that is capable, organization
ally, ideologically and politically, OF
winning over and leading the wide
masses of workers to the final victory
OF the proletariat. Not the least among
the tasks of such a party is that of
organizing the. working women.
The resolutions Of the fourth nation
al convention of our party on "Com-
munist Work Among Women in the
United States" gives specific direc-
lions for the setting up OF party APP
paratus to carry on work among wo-
men. Every leading party committee
and every shop and street nucleus is
TO appoint an Individual member Or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-28

TOTAL. $735.95
Acknowledged 4,OS1.23
Grand Total $14,S171S
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
CityManag Experience
in Three More Cities

Tn making up your own mind, at the polls next Tues
i day whether or not you will vote for or againg
the city manager amendment, The Star suggests tot
you decide By the facts alone and that you discount
empty statements and wild claims that may be made
By too ardent propagandists either side.
The best evidence as 10 whether city manager
would be successful in Seattle is in what city man
ayers have accomplished in other cities That gives
you FACTS. The Star gathered these facts from
newspaper editors in many cities where the plan now
is operating II has been printing many of these let
ters from day 10 day Here are more:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Historical Heroes

HISTORY enthrines too many AleXan-
IL ders, Napoleons, Caesars and Yelling
tons and too few OF our great humani-
tarians. Take, for instance, the long list
Of medical heroes. How many know that
Edward Jenner discovered the value of
cowpox vaccine in preventing smallpox?
Louis Pasteur laid the foundation for
modern bacteriology and showed how
rabies can be prevented?
Emil Won Behring discovered the anti
toxin of diphtheria?
Charles Louis Alphons Laveran dscov-
cred the parasite of malaria?
Who contributed most to mankind-the
warriors or the needles?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Mr.. Fixit of The Star
Undertakes Here to Remedy Your Troubles
if of Public Interest

nishoi aparimeHiF h.
Unless there was unusual usage
and damage 10 tho rugs and blan-
kcts. you should not have 10 pay
for cleaning these. unless IL was 10
understood at tho outset II YOU
win give Mr. FiNit the name Of the
house he will look into the matter.
Mr. Fizif; Can Seattle car tokens
Be used on The Rainier Valley Hnesy
! notice that the RaiHicr valley
conductors sometimes sen city tokens
but they refuse 20 accept them as
fare. Recently a. friend came In
lciih had ucrV unpleasant or.
pericnoo because she rendered city
token 10 a Rainier Valley ooHduc-
tor l. ALg
City tokens are not good on the
Rainier Valley line. The tokens you
see the conductors selling are those.
no doubt, that have been passed on
them without their knowledge. They
would have 90 lose them n they
turned them in. However. this does
not Justify conductor in making
ii unpleasant for passenger who
offers them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

T'HE Coast route train was
l. bowling toward Los An.
gcles, and few feet away the
waves OF tho mighty Pacific cast
their Ereen.white rollers upon
the shore. The smoker with the
college professor air rhapsodizod:
Isn't II wonderful siEht--that
great sea that touches tho Far
East, thousands Of miles away,
with the same water that kiss
our own shorcs7 Yes: and think
Of the wonder OF Balboa's dis.
covsry! Marvclousl RomanticT'
Cant sec why you call Il n
wonderful discovery" said the
prosaic pipe smoker. IT'S so
darn big that Mr.. Balboa
couldn't have missed IL had ho
tried"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06

Mr. Flrii: 4 street car PLATFORM
has been erected az Weailakc and
ROY. bnt there - no light on ihe
platform. making q dangerous
place. Tho platform u likely to
lead 70 accidents, Can you oct q
lighfedf 4 CAR RIDER
The lighting department has
promised 10 investigate and take
what action seems necessary.
Mr.. Firii: Hoo long irai per-
sou hare 10 reside in the United
states and 90 fic state before apply
ING for dirorcr. Would V make a
difference " fho marriage took
piece IN EHDiaHdy o. J.
The laws OF Washington require
a residence OF ono year before d.
yorce proceedings may begin. Having
been married In England would not
affect the time in this state
Mr.. Firii: A l1dy piih four chI-
drcn trho WaS visiting VA the city
called ia-i 10 take her 10 ono OF
the stores. She 0arc the drirer a
$50 bin. and he garc her back ieith
her change a Spanish SO bill. 80
folded that she did not detect u
until nc had gone what can be
done 70 put stop 10 practices
Ike hisf C.Y. z.
II you win report tho matter to
tho company operating The taxi. the
driver viii DO investigated. If II is
not. report II to tho police.
M Fia-ii: The Siiciooiks IN the
entire block on 18Th arc. s. be-
fcccn Mead and Juneau Sis. arc
IN bad condition. Crossings arc
almost impossible ichcH u roiHs.
The sidcUdlks arc tioo piaHkS ichich
lean sidcieiso. making u ucrV easy
for ono 10 slide and fall
4 SUBSCRIBER.
Tho street department viii look
into this and II IL seems warranted,
viii remedy tho condition.
Mr.. Firit, 4 month ago I rented
a furnished apartment. for iChich
paid 500 inoS 10 pay for gas
aud lights. and also make IS de-
post for linen and dishes when
rocdiinp at the end Of the month
teas prcscnicd Nth Bin for s707
10 pap for cleaning rugs and bidn-
kots. Should be charged for these
things, as u teas 10 b. fully fur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
- SCIENCE -
PUZZLES

PSYCHOLOGISTS have writ.
i ten a number of articles re.
Gently in attempts 70 explain
the popularity of crossword
puzzles.
II. +. Jones, Phi. d. and
Prescott Lecky. NJ. A.. recently
went further than this. They
tried experiments ut Columbia
university on groups OF stu
dents. The students were given
crossword puzzle TO solve. At
the end OF tho time limit the
"scoies' were flied. Then each
student was given one of tho
usual intelligence tests. II was
found that the students who
scored highest in the puzzle
scored highest in the intelli.
gence tests. Therefore cross
word puzzles have since been re.
garded in many schools and uni.
versitics as food intelligence
tests themselves.
Crossword puzzles are not
now, but they never have been
popular until recently. They
could not have been popular
even is or 20 years ago. for
tho level OF general education
even so recently was far lower
than at present. While the fad
attracted some ridiculo for a
time II now seems to have estab.
lished Itself as valuable train.
ing "a we'll rs universal pas
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Getting Safer

, T OS ANGELES reports ~ traffic deaths
+. II in January of this year as opposed TO
{. 23 in January. 1924.
+. This decline is believed due in large part
. to observance of the jay-walking and traf-
I. fiic ordinances, which is encouraging news.
That's what we're trying now to do in
Seattle
Traffic is the most serious problem of
. our big cities-traffic and human safety
. 1t is a problem that cannot be solved by
. legislation alone, however but only by a
combination of laws and education.
The sensible way is to begin at the root
. and incorporate safety instruction in all
school courses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Niagara alls, N. Y.

NJ r. MADDEVER editor q
~. the NIAGARA FALLS GA.
ZETTE we feel that the city
manager plan puts control q The
government more directly IN IL
hands u the people Our q.
perience. Is that there has besa
Jess petty ward politics under
the new system. and more bud.
ness IN government Our people
are well satisfied with the -.
tenn. which has made for esn.
cheney an around GiaRsr.
Falls would not think o. goisr
hack 20 the old order Of thing
There may be politicians &ho
would Ike 10 see the on
haicyan days again. but then
days are gone forever
This form OF governmsn,
merely provides a more workabl.
method. In the last snalys,
government Is no better nor
worse than those who are al
miul5terinE 4. /"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Norfolk, Va.

IAY LEWIS. fer che LEDGER.
- DIsPATCH THE city man
aEereouncii plan, with a small
council and a city manager ~
execute things. IL "a splendid, ef.
fectiys form u getting things
done, but there must be coop,
Grafton on the part ~ all eli.
zsns There must be proper pub.
nc!ty. open contracts openly ar,
rived a.. confidence In the men
running affairs. civic pride.
and q square deal all around
The manager plan no more
makes Tor upbuiidIng u a pO-
ntical machine than any other
plan There has 20 be someone
who knows how 20 run things
AZ the head Of any organization.
whether II be a city. a corpora
ton. or an army. n does not
necessarily remove from the peo-
pie direct control Of their gov.
eminent"
A y. RAwLETT OF tho
n. TIAfEs.ADVOCATE: The
city manager plan has not re.
moved direct control Of the gov
eminent from the people o. Nor.
folk The city manager has not
built up a political machine. and
could not unless the electorate
il derelict In is duty. Ever
since the manager plan became
effective. We have been success
ful IN inducing high class pro-
fessional and practical business
representative citizens 10 serve
in our city council"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
s? {? ANSWERS to Your Questions !? {?

Q Who was Aramsmnon7
A. The hero Of GrcciaH legend
According 10 fhe story. when Parii
earried or Helen OF Troy. A0amem-
non fraUersed Greece crhonkC
leaders Of the people 10 aHiic IN an
expedition against Troy. AgaBiem-
non inas appointed ScHerai.iH-ctici
Of the united forces assembled al
AHlts IN BocoHa.
Q l. Washington birthday n
legal holiday IN all the states OF the
United states7
4. Yes. in an me ateics, fernfor.
ics aud possessions.
O. What viii remove the stain
Of nicotine from the fingers
A. ~ usually has 10 iccar Off.
The constant application Of lemon
Juice and The use Of bath puuiioe
ioiil help.
@. VIII distilled water conduct
electricity II so, 10 what extent ?
4. No. Chemically pure tcdtcr is
ucrv rood insuiator. Dissoiued
saftS. acids. or other substances that
ionisc IN solution arc Hcrded 10
make Il conduct electricity
Q. Where Is the greatest amount
OF heat found9
4. Tho greatest heat u supposed
70 be IN The stars aud this Is
thousands OF times greater than
any heat that man has succeeded IN
generating.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Doctor Bills

DoN'T begrudge the doctor his money
~ when he does accumulate pile"
Remember that the average yearly income
of the physician in the United States is
$4,000.
Upon this sum he is expected to be well
housed and well dressed, TO present better
appearance than the average and TO run
an automobile.
American doctors give away about
81 100000 worth Of service every day in
the year to the INDECENT and to those
who don't pay their bills. When the physi-
clan does acquire bank roll, he usually
deserves it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Death Lays Heavy Hand on Officials

NIAsHiNGToN, March g.
w During no fouryear period
OF American history has death
made moro drastic inruad
upon official Washington than
during that just closed
Since that day, four years
ago, when Woodrow Wilson was
succeeded by President Harding.
over 90 Of the most highly
placed government officers have
died The list includes a prcsl'
dent, an cX-prcsidont. chief
Justice OF the supreme court. an
exJustlcs OF tho supreme court.
a cabinet member. II senators
and IS members OF tho house
o. representatives,
Senator McCormlck'a recent
death brought tho number Of re.
publican senators who have died
in Office since the Harding IN.
huEuaiion 20 10, Included In
this number were Some % tho
most influential men who have
ever sat Ia the senate They
were Philandcr C. Knox. Hoic5
Pcnfosc and William T. Crow
all OF Pennsylvania; samuel %.
Nicholson Of Colorado. Knu,c
Nelson OF Minnesota. Henry
Cabo, Lodge Of Massachusetts.
10 Baron Il. Colt OF Rhode
Island. Frank u. Brandogco OF
Connecticut. william +. DlIllng
ham Of Vermont: aud aodlil
Mccormick Of Illinois
OF this group. Knox. Penruso
and Lodge In particular Ind
made their impress upon the
senate, and - IL doubted II
ever in such a bret period that
body lost so many Of liz un.
questioned leaders.
Thomas 4. Watson OF Gcor-
ria. who died In 1923. war tho
only democratic senator TO BE-
taken BY death during tho past
administration.
The average ase OF the II
senAtors al the time OF their
going wns slightly under IS. Two
Of them. Nelson and Dillingham;.
we're IN their s0th year. Nc.
Cormick at a.. and Crow at 81.
were the youngest Of this group.
These two were the only ones
who had not passed tho age
OF 60. tho Lodge at ~ and Colt
at rs. were tho only ones who
had passed 20 aud not yet
reached so.
The disappearance OF these
venerable members OF tho ira
ditional "old Guard" has ma.
terially altered tho legislative
situation in the senate. His.
torically regarded rs the more
conservative OF the two branches
OF congress. good case can
now be made By those who In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
BY C. A. RANDALL

sist that tho senate Is more
radical than tho house OF rep
reseniatiyes.
The house itself has lost Of,
most as great a proportion Of
its members since tho spring
OF 1871 Included In the 40
representatives who have died
during thA period weFc a num-
Der OF tho leaders Of both par.
ties James r. Mann OF Iili-
noIs and Julius Kahn Of Cali.
fornia were tho two most promi,
ncnt % tho republicans. while
Claude kiichin OF North Caro-,
lima and Henry u. Flood Of Vlr.
GINA. who az chnlrmeu OF tho
ways and means and tho for.
cign affairs committees OF the
houso were consistent supporters
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
Elect LQndeS, Erickson, Blaine!
An Editorial by J. r. Justice

NEXT Tuesday and there has not been important election
" Seattle years We not only determine to have
old political
elect three eouncmen who if the city amendment
will have great deal who shall be the manager
After weeks carefully going range the six candidates
the council evident that the voters the primary made the wise
choice leading candidates chosen then the who
should be elected Tuesday.
They ability they handling the affairs of
the city They have the confidence of the people, and they should
with that doubt in their minds that they have this
fdence.
Next Tuesday shall for Landes Erickson and Blaine.
recommend that you do the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06

II we'll with boratod or pure vaseline.
Thread coarse needle and pass
u thru the blister from one end TO
tho other. Cut tho thread on each
side and cover the spot with n
bit OF vasellne. Next day draw the
threaded out. The blister viii be
gone.
Blisters on the hand MAJ be
prlokcd with needle and then GOV.
cred with a layer of collodion one
ounce, castor oil eight grains. soft
turpentine eight grains. Two or
three coats are required.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-06
BI-TTEK HOMES

During the year the officials Of
the department Joined with private
endeavor 10 form Better Homes
In America" ne an organization for
education and public service. The
results are TO stimulate thrift for
home ownership, encourage wise
expenditure for household purposes.
and promote local solutions Of hous.
ing difficulties Report Of the sec.
Rotary OF commerce.