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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
FORD WORKERS
FORCED TO AID
CHARITY FUND
Collection Taken Up By
Shop Foreman
By A Worker Correspondent

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 19-The Fore
organization $50 It calls ItseIf) has
endorsed the Detroit "communlty
FUND.- to show how liberal Mr.. Ford
is. And also to show the world that
his employees are treated so we'll that
they also feel liberal. But II you are
working for the company, you can tell
different tale.
The Foreman Collects.
In the tool room Of the River Rouge
plant on last payday, the foreman
left the following note with the lead
ers under him: Notify your men to
come prepared tomorrow to donate
to the Community Fund" And the
workers were warned to come pre-
pared, whether they wanted to or not.
Next day the tool room foreman was
sent man to man collecting.
Stool-Pigeon on the Job
But this wasn't enough for the big
boss, who wears the star, so on the
following day he had stool pigeon
(so-called service mani to whip the
men into line in front of his desk.
| lined up with the rest to see how
it was done. There were 6 or Z men
ahead of me, and the stool pigeon was
telling the men to have their money
ready; even those who had given the
day before. One man ahead of me
handed over soc.
The boss said What's the matter,
can't you give any more?"
He answered, mo. l have a family
and an invalid sister to support"
Boss, as this true?"
Worker, yes"
Boss, Whats your name and ad.
dress?; We'll investigate this"
Worker, Go ahead"
Not Compulsory.
When my turn came, asked him;
is this COMPULSORY"
He hummed and hawed for a while
then he said: mo, but we are trying
to get two dollars from each man"
l answered that if it was not com
pulsory, | was not going to give any.
thing, as l had been sick for several
months, and nobody had helped me.
He took my number, and said, TRY
to have dollar here tomorrow"
This is the bosses method of init.
nidating the workers and of forcing
hem to pay for the evils of capital
SIN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
FEAR OF injury
DRIVES LABOR
OUT OF FOUNDRY
Loss of Union DepriUes
Men of Protection
81 4 Worker correspondent

coSHocToN, Ohio, Nov. 10. -
Since the J. 3. Glow and Co., pipe
foundry, succeeded in breaking up the
Moulders' Union with the help of
scabs in the 1922 strike, working con-
ditions in the shop have been getting
worse and worse. Some of the best
moulders have had to quit because
they could not stand the new speed-up
pace and because of lack of protection
from hot sand dust and gas from
shake-outs in pits and moulding floor.
The men are in constant danger
from big casting and from big ladies'
of red hot iron carried over them by
electric cranes. The crane operators
have the most nerve-wrecking Jobs.
Gas and dust is thickest up above
where they operate cranes. This ag-
gravates the danger of hitting some
one under them.
Common laborers. who have the
dirtiest work and are the poorest paid,
have been ordered to speed up more
or get fired. When a fellow worker
was. killed this fall by big flask fall
ing on him, the foremen would allow
the men five minutes stoppage Of
work 10 pay respects to their dead
Shopmate on the funeral day.
AS the place is full of stoolpigeons,
It makes it hard for the workers to
take united action to resist the COM
panys methods. But IL is expected
that some organization win be formed
soon, as dissatisfaction is growing by
leaps and bounds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
''White Collar" Boss
Pays Workers at
Rate of 1Lzc Each!
ay A Worker cofresponaent

TROY, N. Y. Nov. 19.-There are
hundreds of white collar" slaves in
Troy, for Troy is the home of the
white collar industry. But 1t isn't the
slaves who wear the collars. They
just make them and press them. None
of the workers are organized tho
there is great need for 1t, as is shown
by the fact that wages in most of
clothing concerns average around $40
weekly.
Foreman and Clark. the clothing
manufacturers, have a piece-work
wage system, paying. for instance,
from 11s to 2 cents each for collar
pressing, with cents for overcoat
collar pressing. For handmade button.
holes, the workers get on an average
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
WAGE CUT LOST.
SCHOOL BOARDS
TRY SPEED-UP
Squeeze 10000 Out of
Janitors
BIZ A Worker cOrrespOndent

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19.-An or
sanlzed protest supported by all head
janitors in the public schools here,
recently prevented the board Of edu-
cation from enforcing its proposed
10 to 20o6 wage-cut in the janitor-
engineer department. Wages now run
from 500 to $3.50, depending on the
length of service, so it is readily
seen how disastrous any cut would
be to these workers.
Board Uses Business" Methods.
However, the board is made up Of
business men and so regards the
workers-teacher and 'janitors-
merely sources of exploitation. The
only difference it that in this case the
profits go to the taxpayers; but they
come from the same class as tn,
school board.
Baked in their attempt to cut
wages, the board is forced to practice
other means of economy" as it has
announced its intention of Saving"
$4,000 in engineer service. This is
despite the fact That the school en-
rollment is larger than ever before
and that new operatives should be
required.
Workers Lose Free Time.
Instead of getting new help. the
school board Grams 10 to IL hours OF
work into the alleged eight-hour work
day. In addition, the men are required
to attend classes to study the "house-
keeping" of public buildings. This
requires great deal of home-reading,
so that the men are at work almost
all their waking hours in order to
keep their low-paid jobs.
Tho many individual expressions of
discomfort are heard. many of the
men do not understand their class
interests sufficiently to join the
Janitor-Engineers Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

well, to realize that of all the news
which the Communist press carries,
the most important is that which deals
with the conditions of the workers in
industry.
At least fifty workers from the
shops and factories of Chicago and
Pullman are expected to join the
class. Any worker who is interested
may come to the first meeting tonight
or may register at the Workers Party
office, 19 outh Lincoln st.
The class is to be held weekly, CON
Quoted by J. Louis Engdahl and VIM.
f. Dunno, editors of The DAILY
WORKER, and Oliver Carlson, circuit
lecturer for the Workers School in
Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
Communism Strong,
Says I.iW. w. Sailor

LOS ANGELES Calf, Nov. 10
Communism grows stronger than ever
In England, according to the report
Of sailor member OF the l. M. T. W.,
just back from there and amazed to
read accounts In the capitalist press
that the Communist Party was de-
creasing.
Economic forces are cooperating
with the Communists to expand their
ranks, he pointed out. He declared
however, that it is necessary for the
party to issue many dues-exemption
stamps, due to the terrific inroads OF
unemployment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

cash" 1t is claimed that they
may raise the fee to $3.50.
This is Killing Trade.
This trade is an unhealthy trade-it
is a killing trade and gets many
workers. There should be a six-hour
day and ive-day week for all I'M
healthy trades SO that we workers
could live little longer.
l have been painter for the last
four years. Most of the time 1 am
out of work. When do work, work
mostly for small bosses who have only
a few days work. A painter sure has
to kill himself to make his $1O.5O a
day (which only union men get). Next
to experience, speed is what counts
most--speed. speed, speed!
Three Hours Exploitation-s1s.oo.
The bosses make from $40 to 500
day clear profit from us workers.
1t took me three hours to shellac
five large floors the other day on West
Broadway. The boss gets from $500
up for floor, material costs $500
and labor power costs $3.50. This boss
made at least $1,000 profit from my
labor of only three hours. What about
the other five hours | shaved and
was exploited?
The bosses are never satisfied with
how much workers do. We painters
must work with brushes often not
fit for use. They give us brushes hard
as a brick, or with half of the hairs
gone. When You work with brushes
like that, it means that you lose your
efficiency. They also splash and
paint goes into your eyes. Many
times we have to work in fats which
are dark and all lights shut OF.
Nothing We Can't Dol
The time will come when all work
ers will know what the class struggle
means and then great masses will get
together-and then there will be moth
ing we can't do.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
Nothing We Can't Dol
Workers to Fight
Machine Speed-Up
BY A Worker Correspondent

MILWAUKEE,, Wise, Nov. 10. -
Workers in the International Harves-
ter Co. plant here are preparing to
resist a new speed-up system which
they fear will be installed in accord
ance with the company's plans to in
crease their output from rs to $50
tractors daily.
An additional building is being put
up for the purpose of frightening the
assembly line. Workers are not taking
the news with cheer. They under
stand that when the increased output
begins, the company will not hire
extra men in accordance with doubl-
ing OF the work, but instead will drive
the present force harder.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
No Talking in Shop,
New Studebaker Rule
BY A Worker Correspondent

SO u BEND, Ind, Nov. 19.-No
worAe. can leave his bench to talk to
a shop-mate, not even for few sec
onds, according to the new ruling just
introduced at the Studebaker Auto
plant. Evidently the rule is a pre-.
paration against any attempts at pro-
testing recent wage-cuts and new
speed-up methods. Besides, conveyor
systems are being installed, making
conditions even worse.
There are no unions to help the
workers resist and hope for progress
is further held back by che workers
religious fanaticisp ~ N'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
COME ACROSS
OR WALK OUT,
SAYS CHARITY
Workers Held Up to
Compensate Robbers
ex A WORKER correspOndent

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 49,
Workers in many local shops lost
their jobs this week because they re-
fused to contribute to collections
taken up by the Federation for So
ciaI Service. This organization con-
sists of the red cross, Y. NJ. and Y.
w. C. A., the salvation army and the
boy scouts. Extra pressure was brot
to bear on the workers, due to the
fact that husbands of its leading
women members are factory owners
or managers.
How the charity" is carried on at
labor's expense to make up for the
bosses robbery is illustrated in the
Studebaker automobile plant. When
the workers gave only 81 after being
told to give at least a days wages,
the foreman furiously called the men
together again, bawled them out, and
told them that the list would go
around again and that this time they
had better give SIS or be fired.
After much deliberation, the men
decided to give 50. as the very best
they could do. When the foreman
again saw the list, he became almost
crazed. Frothing at the mouth. he
called the men together again and the
spit actually flew four feet! Hollering
and cursing, he threatened to fire any
man that refused to give the other So
Immediately.
Altho the workers. we're forced to
give, they have since denounced this
hold-up with great bitterness
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
Even Steel Trust
Forces Slaves to
Give First Aid"
BY A Worker Correspondent

GARY. Ind, Nov. Workers OF
the steel trust forced to give thous-
ands OF dollars to the Red Cross: this
is the ironical situation in Gary in
dustries this week, with the annual
American Red Cross roll call taking
place. So labor must pay for injuries
inflicted by the boss system.
IL was curious to note the twisted
smiles on the faces OF the men as
foremen or clerks approached them
on the subject of paying the dollar
enrolment fee. Not being able to
spare the fee, they were intimidated
for one reason or another: fear Of
offending the boss, mostly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
IMITATION TOO HIGH, But
UNION WON'T LET WORKER
PAYS75.OO FEE IN PARTS

EDITORS the
little" incidents of
being with
half
the time that this
bossinefency capitalism
fighting by abofake
they a n one lump
Nothing that happens the workers
VIM f. Dunno
by paying attention to all the ordinary the working
Communist Journalism demonstrates
the Communist press that the workers find knowledge
understanding
neeton of them with their struggles a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
FIRED;
FAIL TO VOTE
BOSSES TICKET
BY A Worker Correspondent

YoRKVILLE, o., Nov. 19.-Thirty
workers employed in a plant of the
Wheeling Steel corporation have been
discharged, following the recent cleo
ton for mayor, because they failed
to campaign and vote for the corpo-
ration candidate. 1t didn't make any
difference to the bosses that their
tool was elected, anyway.
Another accusation against these
workers is that they voted for work.
ers' candidate!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
HOW NOT TO Build A union
(oR)
WHY BOSSES prefer CRAFTS
(OR)
BY HERMAN A. WILLIAMS
worker correspondent)

How s25 union members became only $50 in So
OF two years plainly shown the history local House.
house Circular Distributors Union.
AS agreements signed by this union with boss distribute
expire at the end of this MONTH is good take
ventory Why did such decline in membership plac
What policies that pauperzed
ship instead of building into militant body Leaf
1000 members in Chicago and the possibilities thruol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
CORRESPONDENTS CLASS TONIGHT!
STARTS AT DAILY WORKER OFFICE

THE way to learn to write in his PAM
phlet Worker Correspondents
And is just for the that the class
worker start tonight at The
WORKER Office Washington Blvd
Workers must write while they wrtebs is The
principle on which the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
Urge Balkan Conference.

BUCHAREST. Roumania, Nov. 10.
The Roumanian government is ur.
ging Czecho-Slovakis and Jugoslavia
to hold an early conference OF the
littel entente at Belgrade. The date
proposed Is November 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
New occupationaI Disease.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 19.--
The Kent county board Of supervisors
to-day declined to buy deputy sheriff
James Mol set of false teeth. Mol,
official tester Of the county's dry
squad, claimed poison liquor he tasted
loosened his teeth and asked the coun-
ty to provide him with new ones.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

That worker next door to you
may not have anything to do to-
night. Hand him this copy Of the
DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
NUMBER FOUR

What? Where? When?
Why? How?
BY WILLIAM r. DuNNE.
WITH the growth of the
world Communist move
ment, new factors contrib
uting to its growth were
developed. The question of
worker correspondents re-
ceives its first attention in
America in this booklet.
Here is the analysis of its
Importance and a text book
to guide every worker to
success in this field.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

When that argument begins at
lunch time in your shop tomor.
row--show them what the DAILY
WORKER says about it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21
BY A WORKER CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, NJ " Nov. 1o-The painting trade should be
welorganed with every worker in the But am sorry
that many do belong The that the union
wants SIS cash. and in payment for members That
keeps many painters
The other day prospective union member wanted to nav
$40 week. but the secretary told Nothing cold
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

Take this copy Of the DAILY
WORKER with you to the shop
tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-21

A good book on Communism
will make you. a better Com.
munist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-05
Page Lieut.. Burlingame : BY jim Ring
Taking Care Of Dismissed
Government Employees
Nv BILL PRICE

Several communications this indicate belief
on the part service employees that IN recent reductions
Of force in Treasury Department the places Of some OF
those dismissed filled from civil service eligible lists
The fear Is also expressed that administration
brought about the dismissal employees receiving $86O
year and the substitution their places Of ST. 500 workers
The question of these Treasury smssa particularly that
as to whether some employees kicked out door and
new ones brought another has been under consideration
BY the Personnel Classification Board which, with the Civil
Service Commission and of Efficiency has been
standing firmly for taking of dismissed employees in
filling vacancies instead Of bringing in workers
The matter has apparently settled and the Personnel
classification Board recognized the final personnel body
which appeal may be made by Government workers who
feel that they have been done injustces.
also develops that Secretary MELLON some months ago
gave specific orders employees dismissed because OF the
necessity reducing the force in bureau should be
ployed in other bureaus where vacancies existed.
ent bureaus and departments seemed inevitable urged
the coy dsmisng useful and loyal employees and
Administration executives and all officials having to do with
the Of the Government apparently agreed to the
fairness and wisdom Of that suggestion and as general
thing are seemingly enforcing such policy at this time
is trusted there viii be no departure from such policy
workers II also most earnestly hoped that there
nothing the charge that employees receiving higher salaries
the selected to and that there substituted IN
their places workers paid less money
That economy would be small and cheap business
the part of great Government Uncle fnan
ca distress Good sense dictates that unnecessary unfit
workers should be dropped Fairness says that workers who
have reached higher salaries through efficiency and loyalty
should displaced by lower paid employees The good viii
and loyal cooperation Of civil service workers cannot be OBJ
tanned By such methods and it doesn't look reasonable that
any bureau department is doing this will do if except
under circumstances that manesty to the best interests
Of governmental administration.
There encouragement to applicants for civil service
positions wish enter the Government service they
should get the idea that Of positions uncertain
and that when they reached fairly good salaries they would
be dropped in favor Of those getting less money.
The exhibition of unfarness workers
that last spring when hundreds dropped from the
Government Printing Office Many Of these had been brought
here under aung promises that their positions
and that advances in salaries and material benefits awaited
their continued service There should be epetions Of that
deplorabe affair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-05
ONCE-OVERS
PEACE AND CoMFoRT OF HOME

With all the modern appliances for home keeping
have time than formerly and usually this quiet
comfort
But when husband becomes possessed of considerable
OF money the wife very often wants to change from
quiet home life and shine socially entertaining and being
entertained III return.
So far good but if she tries to drag hard working
husband into social life she attempts difficult task
The whose has depended upon using every
minute of his time plan and further his finances
enjoy the frivOlities of a social life
He las had dreams of the time when he could purchase
fine home furnished for comfort rather than for luxurious
effect and where he and his wife might feel in the
thought that they provided for and could indulge in
such Injuries they might wish.
But he has not counted being dragged from
to another IN search of INDUCING in small
talk is abhorrent TO serious-mnded and he balks
Don't LET wreck your home and destroy your peace
comfort
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-05

h the trough like beaten
thing. But always she managed
to right herself again and go
cropping on.
Now. at last, they were near
ing port in the BLACKLIST night OF
ali. Somewhere out there IN the
darkness the shore must Pc,
Somewhere the harbor was wait
ing. with rest for them all. But
they were like the ship, broken
spirited. They were ready to
swear that there was no port,
nor any air or ending to this
nightmare trip.
Then suddenly there came the
cry-.'TI4ERE 1T Is MAIE rs
STRAIGHT AHEAD! TI1lIfs1o
TIE LOOM o. THE LIGHTS
1t was still faint in the dark
ness. hui heartening as the beat
of drums radiant flare that
spread in wide fan above the
hidden shore. The city lights!
storm swooped upon them like
a black -blizzard-death gnawed
at their keel but their hearts
were light at last.
They had seen the loom O.
their lights.
.-iIEY WERE SURE OF
HOME.
we, too, start in the fog and
strike the storm before we're
fairly clear OF the heads
We, too, must fight our way
through heavy seas, against a
sulky fortune and mad squalls of
fate until our spirits limp and
lag and wallow in the trough.
Yet on we go-on through the
night
TO WHERE?
What man can tell? They say
fine words-they read old prom
ises but nothing lifts the night
is THERE ANY PLAN FOR
that shuts. us In.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-05
NEGOTIATIONS
OF Al WIFE
.By Helen Rowland
NeW SIZE for Men

New Styles for Men
DERHAPS the reason why =
man has so many changes Of.
heart is because he has so few
changes OF clothes. 1t Is not
really astonishing that the average
man requires so much variety In
love and other diversions, when
you consider the deadly mOnotony
of his CLOTHES.
When a woman finds life little
dull and mon0tonous, she goes out
and buys a new hat and gets q.
wonderful kick: when a man finds
1t monotonous, he goes out and
fidds a new filtration or gets into
mischief, with the same effect.
Woman at least has the cour-
age to TRY to be a. little dis
tinctive," a little different, from
every other woman. But, as far
as his clothes are concerned every
man is a Robot! He Is only
happy, when he BLENDS with
the scenery, runs with the pack,
and escapes notice!
A man may change his religion,
his wife, or his pOlitics--but never
his way OF parting his hair, dent
ing his hat, or creasing his
trousers!
When a lone male has the in
trepidity to order his belt moved
down an inch or an extra button
on his coat, he is regarded as
positively eccentric - radical,
revolutionary!
Even in the sacred privacy OF
his pajamas, his bathrobe, and
his indies, he sticks to uniformity.
For years he has slept In pajamas
adorned with braided frogs"
Let some rash manufacturer omit
those frogs" and substitute, say,
rosettes, and no man would know
how to button his pajama coat.
1T took twenty years to get men
out of the oId-fashioned night
shirt and into the more alluring
pa iamas. And Christopher Co
lumbus never had more trouble In
persuading them that the world
was round than the fist manu-
facturer OF the coat-shirt had in
proving to them that a shirt need
not be pulled over the head, like
u night-robe.
SO perfectly uniform are all
mans clothes, that any man can
get in ANY Of his clothes, in the
dark. without missing button.
A collection of men in evening
dress reminds one of a flock of
blackbirds. And only bride, in
the first flush of love, can pick
her own husband out of a drove
of sweater knicker cap-and-golf.
socked males roaming the golf
green.
The only man who dares defy
the mob and turn his collar
around backward Is the clergy.
man, who knows that his calling
will protect him.
Oh, yes, woman gets a kick out
Of the variety and originality Of
her clothes. that lends life q zeDt
e b f II r 4 q