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merly came as immigrants to
the United States, but are now
barred by the immigration law,
are spreading over Europe.
Great changes are in process.
Solidarity Must Be international
In Great Britain there is united
front in the labor unions and labor
party, but while all this solidarity
within the nation exists, still there
are 100000 unemployed, and among
them 100000 of the best skilled men
Of Europe.
India, once, Great Britain's big pur-
chaser, now gets machines run by
women and children on a fourteen
hour day for a few pennies wages.
China has machines, too, and there
are $50 cottons mills in China. Other
backward" nations are becoming no
longer backward All affect Britain,
Japan, Germany and the United States
where the cotton mills cannot with
stand the competition. Mining is in a
similar fix In the mines of India,
Continued on page 81
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Purcell Writes on World Trade Union Unity

union federations allow place in
their midst for every member. regard
less as to how far he may differ from
the point of view Of the leadership.
the International must also serve all
national organizations as powerful
instrument, strong enuf to lift the
whole working class out of the slough
Of capitalism; an aim in order TO
achieve which It Is absolutely neces-
sary TO make use Of every means.
But If there exists capitalist
slough there also exists a slough Of
the international trade union move
ment.
GO far as am aware the national
~ organizations which we have in
mind are permeated by the infinite de-
sire TO work for the overthrow OF cap
itallsm. Our chief difficulty now con-
sists in finding out methods. It Is
this which has reused great storm.
But storm always arises when diff
ferent points OF view clash with one
another. Our chief task at present is
to unite the divided heads of the in
ternational, labor movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
Ry ALnERT a. PURCELL.

THE question of the unity of nation
4 al declarations within one interna-
tional labor federation constitutes a
most highly interesting problem for
our consideration. One must, how
ever only consider 1t from one par.
ticular point of view, which could in
dictate the surest, and hence the short
est way to its realization. In the first
place we must admit that all parties
have committed great number OF
errors and that hardly anyone can be
freed from this reproach.
But to investigate exactly to what
extent the one party or the other is
deserving of reproach would be use
less waste of valuable time and en-
ergy. Therefore we can disregard the
past, as well as the question of ap-
portioning blame, and once and for
all give up indulging in mutual re.
ordinations.
We have already lost too much time
with such things, which has not
helped to narrow down our differ
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ences but on the contrary had widen
ed them. Personal differences have
often created friction which could
easily have been removed II both
sides had not proclaimed them from
the house tops.
A FURTHER hindrance has been
"A the following: Many comrades
have proclaimed in the loudest man
ner the necessity Of declaring that
only an energetic attack upon CAPT
talism can lead TO the broad highway
Of the solidarity of the working class;
the other side has regarded this as
something superfluous, urging that
such a declaration has been repeated
a hundred times in the course Of the
last twenty years, etc.
Whatever the case may be, and
apart from the question what sacri-
fees II may require. the cause of in.
ternational unity is of such enormous
Importance, that not single person,
not a single nation can consider
themselves as too big to remain out
side the great international family.
In the same way as the national trade
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Neither the international Fedora
ton Of Trade Unions nor the Red In
ternational OF Labor Unions can be in
any way satisfied with the situation
at present obtaining; neither the one
nor the other can say that they really
comprise the working class Of the
whole world--and this expression is
to be understood in THE actual sense
OF the word.
But II this is the case there natur-
ally arises a simple proposal. and
believe that II the general council Of
the British trade unions were re-
quested to take over the task OF unit
ing in the near future. the divided
European labor movement, my col
leagues would regard this as a request
to perform a useful service in the in
terest Of solidarity. and am convinc-
ed that II win certainly be possible
to obtain their consent to this
But II we are contemplating
Of this sort, then believe
that the past must be regarded as
dead and buried. and that the only
Continued on page ~
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some STATISTICS ON
Chicago BANKS THAT
JOBLESS MAY STUDY


More than $4Qo;o00,o00 would be
required to finance the purchase of
stocks and bonds owned by Chicago
banks Ten banks of Chicago alone
possess 1864, 100000 worth Of these
securities. In 1906 s37 900, 900 would
have safficed 10 accomplish the
same purpose. This is an increase
of 10000 In stock and bond invest
ments.
Twenty years ago Chicago had but
80 banks, now there are 2o5.
The combined resources of the
Chicago banks in 1900 was s446, ooo,-
900. Today, It is approximately
$4,000, 100000. This an increase Of
10000 in resources.
These are some facts published
in report showing the growth Of
Chicago business by the Chicago
association of commerce CONNIE
moratine its twenty-first anniVer-
sary, that IobIess workers can pom
der over when they walk the streets
searching for work to earn the next
days meal.
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A. C. W. A., LOCAL
8 8, TO RESIST
WAGE SLASHING
Demands Joint Board
Fight Bosses

At the last meeting of Local No. 80,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, the following resolution in
structing the delegates of the union
to the Chicago joint board to resist
any attempts on the part Of the bosses
to raise the volume Of production and
lower the wages of the clothing work
ers in the negotiations now being
carried on:
in view Of the fact that a number
of the Chicago manufacturers have
called upon the representatives of our
organizations to meet them for the
purpose to reduce the cost of the gar
ment, and
"In view of the fact that our ex-
periences with the manufacturers for
the last year, have taught us, that the
promises of bigger volume of work.
If readjustments and reconstructions
will be made, didn't materialize, and
I'm view of the fact that we are
again faced with the, same conditions
as stated above; therefore, be it
RESOLVED. That we, Local 80, of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America hereby at this meeting in
struct our delegates to the joint board
to bring the following for it's appro-
val:
"That in the negotiations with the
manufacturers our representatives
shall not grant anything that will tend
to lower our standards;
THAT we hereby resolve to protect
the interests of our members with all
our power, and we further
RESOLVE, That a copy of this re-
solution be forwarded to our national
president, Sidney Hillman, as our UNI
animous expression to guard ourselves
against lowering of our standards"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
DATES GIVEN PURCELL
ON TOUR THRU THE U. S.
AND CANADIAN CITIES


The trade union committee ar
ranging the Purcell tour has announ-
ced the following dates for his
speeches in several cities Of the
United States and Canada:
y Detroit, Mich, Sunday, Nov. 8. at
o. m. at the cass Technical High
School Auditorium, Grand River
Ave- and High ST.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 9, at 8 p. m.
at the Carnegie Library Hall, FEEDER
al and Ohio SITS.
"a Cleveland, ohio, Nov. 10, at 8
p. M, at the Engineers Auditorium,
corner Ontario and St. Clair.
Toronto, Canada, Nov. H., at 8 p.
m. at. Central Labor Union.
Montreal, Canada, Nov. 10, at 8
o. m. at Central Labor Union.
New York City, Nov. II, evening,
at the New Star Casino.
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Defiant Syrian Nationalist
Leader Pr0cEain1s Republic

French occupation of Syria is based
upon the authority of a mandate inn
posed by the treaty of Versailles. The
nationalists hold that this mandate
has been violated by the aggression
of the French and the habit of French
military officers engaging in business
ventures to plumber the nation.
The one demand upon which all ele-
ments unite is: Smash the mandate"
If the mandate is revoked it means
evacuation of the occupied territory.
If not the gauntlet is thrown down to
France and it means war to the limit
of human endurance
Forces United
The unification of the forces for a
determined stand against the French
invasion embraces the rebels under
Hassan ell Kharsat, several thousand
under Comma Sussa, and the most
Continued on page p
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SCAB COAL TO
! GET U.S.. help
/ BY Low RATES
More Than One Way to
i Break Anthracite

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Another
move has been made by the Coolidge
administration, thru the interstate
commerce commission, to break the
United Mine Workers OF America.
The commission has issued two or
ders for the reopening of hearings on
freight rate reductions between the
coal markets in New York and other
Atlantic seaboard cities and the Vir-
einla and West Virginia fields where
anthracite and semi-anthraelte coal is
produced.
The Virginia anthracite lands have
| been little developed, and their own
ers have claimed that the reason for
this fact is found in excessive freight
rates to New York.
1t is the purpose of the commission
to see whether it cannot lower the
freight rates from this Virginia an
thracite field, thereby weakening the
position of the anthracite strikers in
Pennsylvania.
BY proposing a lower joint railroad
rsse from the Kanawha, Coal River,
New River, Tug River and Pocahontas
fields in West Virginia, the commits
sion will give a new advantage to non
union coal in its competition with
undermined coal in the eastern mar
kets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
M|KHAIL FRUNzE
NOW LIES UNDER
KREML|N WALLS
Soviet War Head Rests
Near Lenin
Especial to The Daily work.r)

MOSCOW, Nov. 5.-The body Of the
late Soviet war minister, Mikhail
Frunze, has been laid at rest next to
that Of late Soviet premier, Ilyitch
Lenin. AS Frunze's body was borne
In coffin draped with the Red Flag
of Soviet Russia to it's final resting
place in the tomb OF the Red Square
before the kremlin, thousands Of Rus
sian workers and peasants with hats
in hand and tears in their eyes watch
ed the procession.
Fifty hours before the body of
Mikhail Frunze was laid at rest, peas
ants and workers and Red Army sol
diers began to gather in the Red
Square to pay their respects to the
leader of the worlds invincible Red
Army. over 25O.OOO passed by the
bier and took their last look at Mix
hail Frunze.
Twenty thousand soldiers of the
Moscow garrison, with detachments
from the Caucasus, the Ukraine and
other parts of the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics stood rigidy at at
tention for many hours as their final
tribute to their dead comrade.
1.-THE Communist Party mourns the
loss Of most loyal and devoted men,
Der; the Soviet government mourns
the loss of daring and efficient serv-
ant, the Red Army mourns the loss
Of fearless and popular chief" de-
clared |. Stain to the assembled
throng.
Stain was followed by Gregory Iii
noviev and other leaders Of the Com
munist Party and the Red Army, who
showed the devotion of Frunze to the
cause of the working-class and told of
how he had died of overwork trying to
better the condition of the workers in
Soviet Russia and called upon the as
sembled Russian workers and peas
ants to emulate the example of Mix
hail Frunze.
Following the speeches a small
group of Soviet leaders bore the coffin
TO its grave under the wall OF the
Kremlin while the cannon in the for
tress doomed a hundred-fold salute.
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consolidated under one head with one
general staff and that henceforth the
struggle against-the scourge of France
will be carried out with war-like pre-
cision.
Hasis L. Bakri former leader Of the
nationalist peoples party" whose
house was burned in the storming of
Damascus. and who has been infiuent-
ial the past week in bringing many
Druse tribesmen under his leadership,
has been chosen as military leader of
the bands operating between Da-
mascus and HONS, and has proclaimed
republic.
He is the provisional president of
the republic, and viii insist upon the
mandate commission of the league of
nations recognizing him as the spokes-
man. Thus is the challenge of the
national liberation movement hurled
directly at Europe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
WHEELER ASKS |
DISMISSAL OF !
INDICTMENT
Holds Campbell Fe 1
Was Legal ri ii |
Especial to The Daily Worker,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-senator
Burton X. Wheeler, vice-presidnetiaI
candidate on the LaFolIette ticket last
year, today asked the supreme court
Of the District of Columbia to dis
miss the indictment against him
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government in securing oil and gas
land permits in Montana.
Indicted with Wheeler were Edwin
S. Booth, formerly solicitor of the in
terror department, and Gordon Camp
bell, Montana oil operator.
His acquittal in Montana last April
of charges of misusing his senatorial
Office to gain favors at the interior for
Campbell was sufficient ground for
the court to throw out the present
case, Wheeler said. He demanded
Continued ON page p
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wIn Not InvestIaate Death.

COLUMBUS. o.. NOV. 5.-Mystery
to-day surrounded the motive for the
triple tragedy which last night sent
Claude Meeker, millionaire stock
broker and politician, and his daugh-
ter. Marjorie Meeker Wing. to the
hospital and the sonsin-law. Shirley
Wing, to his grave, but marital diff
culties are limited. Wing and his wife
have lived apart, No formal inquest
will be held.
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percentage of wage increases
instead of actual money paid.
The miners wages are cut very of
ten thru no fault of their own, by be-
ing prevented from work by falls of
roof, accidents, bad air, gas, lack of
material, lack of cars, bad working
conditions and injuries. The United
States coal commission has the fol-
lowing to say on this question as a
result of their recent investigation:
Loss of time involving depreciat-
ed annual income. A considerable
number Of miners lose some time dur
ing the year thru illness, accidents,
shut downs, bad condition of work
ing places or other causes beyond
their control Frequently when a
contract miner finishes his working
place, 1T may be some time before he
secures another place to work.
"To give the earnings, therefore,
Of only those who work for the full
year would eliminate all loss of
earnings which were beyond the
mine workers control, would re-
fleet only the cream of the earnings
and would give only an exaggerated
idea Of the earnings Of the miners
under actual conditions Of everyday
Iife.r
When we consider the fact that
there are over one hundred different
classifications in and around the an
thracite mines, and each classification
is paid a different rate Of wages, 1t
will be readily seen how difficult it is
to arrive at a scientific basis for esti-
mating the earnings of the miners.
We must deal with the average earn.
ings of the mine workers to UNDER
stand their conditions. sai J
The coal commission reports that
four-ffths of the contract miners
worked less than 26O days during the
year investigated, and that two-fifths
of them worked less than 100 days,
because of the conditions | have al
ready mentioned, and over which the
miners have no control. In the two
largest anthracite districts the COM
mission found the contract and con-
sideration miners were earning less
than $1,000 per year gross, and this is
sample of the conditions thruout the
hard coal field.
Highest Skilled Only $500 Gross.
On the whole the commission found
the highest skilled of all anthracite
Continued page q
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NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Four ban
dts used a batteging ram on the
heavy door Of fufsshop and escaped
with $4,000 worth of furs just as
police from a burglary alarm COM
pany arrived. The Bandits weathered
a hail of bullets
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
TWO MEETINGS FOR PURCELL TO
BE HELD TONIGHT IN CHICAGO

speak
separate meeting
with Morton l. Johnson Of the
Workers acting chairman
meeting at
Council, as chairman.
Purcell
end his speeches schedule
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
ROUSES kansas CITY
trade UNIONISTS IN MESSAGE
OF WORLD TRADE union UNITY
Especial to The Daily Worker

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 5-AIbert A. Purcell, president
Of the Amsterdam International Federation of Trade Union ex
chairman of British Trade Union Congress and leader of the
for world trade union unity opened his American
Kansas City last night in speech at the Labor Temple
unonists.
forge its of freedom, he sad and
worker important The Versailles treaty has
sliced the former great national unions by dividing
Today the workers of Italy and other countries who
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
BULLETIN.

Especial to The Daily Workerl
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov. s.
Two American destroyers, the Lam
son and the coghIan, with full
crews, are rushing from this city to
Beirut, as dispatches tell Of the con-
solicitation Of the rebel forces in
Syria and the proeIaiming Of re-
public with a unified army to, drive
out the French ravagers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
Especial to The Daily worker)

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 5.-Conf-
dental reports reaching this city of
desolation have aroused hope in the
breasts of these elements fighting
against imperialist aggression. Re-
ports from HONS are to the effect that
the numerous groups that arose in
spontaneous revolt when the storming
of Damascus became known are now
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 5. = The
cutter Algonquin of the United States
coast guard reports that the five peaks
in the Alaska peninsula and in the
Aleutian islands are belching dense
clouds of smoke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
BY ALEX REID
lsceretary PROGRESSIVE MINERS commIttesl.

vetabIe flood Of propaganda being circulated thruout
the country the anthracite owners
inform the public of the wages working
hard coal miners BY clever manipulation of figures the coal
companies stascans attempting show the miners
well paid group Their favore fasifyng using
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
CAPITALIST governments COAL
Commission PROVES Anthracite
OPERATORS MISUEPRESENT WAGES

The following the fourth article
the l58OO0 anthracite miners striking
raise the check off other demands Alex
gressive Committee
dictionary
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ExpIoiters Aiming for New struggles

YOU of all
struggle OF the petas from the armed Intervention Of the mpeaIs
not yet ended The international
estc Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
The DAILY WORKER Raises

the Standard for a Workers
and Farmers Government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
For Daily Worker Readers

VIM. f. Dunno,
editor of The
DAILY WORK
Err, goes to the
anthracite coal
fields next week
to stay for two
weeks.
About Wednes-
day, Nov. IL,
daily stories
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-28
GOOD WILL
LONE E.c.t


Good Wits Home Night. on
Thanksgiving evening. appears 10
have been the best ever. At exactly
Z ocock in Prescott rail. the Grand
Entrance" began; it is L unique bit
Of pageantry and required fifty min
utcs. G. w. Hincllley participated.
After the entrance and song, he
introduced the directors of the Good
Will Home Association who were on
the stage, judge L. F. Danforth or
Skowhegan and Hon. E. M. FoTtor of
WaterVille. This was followed by a
call for all former Good Will boys
and girls whe were present to come
to the stage ana 45 responded to tie
cal and got greet reception, while
the boys and girl sang the "Jollv
Song. About fifty greetings. letters,
kilograms and one rallogram from
former Good VIII boys were com
nented upon and cheeed by the bo' $
and girls. The list telegram real
was signed by flrtv former Cool
Whites who had enjoyed a reunion
and banquet in New York city tho
evesing before. With the SORES and
cheers intersrersnd. the reading OF
GREETINGS require about t''ren-duar-
tiers Of an hour. The roll coll Of the
cottages, tn which ecch cottHFe re-
sponded with stunt took TIE ro*t
OF the time till 1896 o'cloci-. The
climax of interest and e1tr"Ti"Sr1 Us
always reached at Good VIII Homo
night. Then the SIGNAL is riven ut
the close for the final cottage cheers,
all the fnmilies cheering at once W.
til the big organ is hcor rbove the
din for the cheering to cease.
Friday mo ming III" ho"s hcad'
for the woods at . o'"l"c'- for -"
official forestry Day. and the af
ternoon was proclaimed half holi
da".
SUNDAY rfternoon. at o'r'o''i.
David r. Pc ter. 'crret"ry of T."
InternntionNl Councf of Y. n. { a.
and editor in chief of the lnter-Col-
legion. will be the speaker at the
regular worship in Moody chapel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-28
New Fords Soon
Be World Wide

Highways and byways all over the
globe will soon be dotted with a new
line of Ford cars. And curiosity will
be just as keen when the improved
Fords appear on the streets of Paris
Berlin, Rome, Copenhagen or Yoke,
hama as 1t was along Fifth Avenue
or Hollywood Boulevard. The Ford
car familiar in most every country
on earth will soon give way to the
improved and better looking Ford.
With output rising to new records
in this country. Ford plants through
out the world also are getting into
production with the improved cars.
Distribution to dealers and customers
is already under way in several
countries.
The Ford Motor Company of Eng
land. Ltd, began production on the
improved cars at the Manchester
plant October 10th and England was
given its first view of these cars.
France. Belgium, Spain, Holland
and the Scandinavian countries are
just beginning to receive the i'm
proved Fords as production is now
under way at the plants in Antwerp,
Barcelona, Bordeaux and Copen-
hagen. Germany also is beginning to
receive Ford cars which are shipped
from the Copenhagen plant. Ship
ments are on the way to the Trieste
plant and it will not be long before
the new Fords will be on the roads of
Italy.
The first cars for South America
have been shipped to the company
plant at Santiago, Chile, for distri-
button to dealers and other South
American plants will so into produc-
ton in November. The Ford branch
at Havana, Cuba, and the plant at
Mexico City, Mexico, will soon be
distributing cars to dealers.
The Orient will have its first
glimpse of the improved Ford cars
most any day now, as shipments of
parts for assembly have Just been
received by the Ford Motor Com
pany of Japan. Ltd, at Yokohama.
The Ford Motor Company of
Canada, Ltd, which supplies Canada
and the British Colonial possessions
has been in production with the new
cars for sometime and has started
shipping to Ford Plants in New Zea-
land, Australia and South Africa.