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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

sky and l.. Scarff1di were nominated
for the executive committee, opposed
to the present lackey members. Broth
err Cavella for the financial committee.
Brother Dedore was nominated for
yice-president but the car Quinto re-
fused to accept the motion.
What They Stand For.
The above mentioned stand for the
following principles: They want that
the BARRIERS should be more interested
in the union affairs. They want that
the BARRIERS should be educated by
lectures on unionism. They want the
BARRIERS protected by the union in
case any barber will be dismissed by
the boss" for his union activity. I'm
til now when barber was dismissed
he has no protection at all. And for
this reason the hours are not respect
ed as they should be, because the
BARRIERS are afraid to compel the
boss to close at the hour established
by the contract between the union and
the master BARRIERS.
The opposition proposes that all the
beauty parlor workers must be organ
lied because if not they are a great
detriment for the BARRIERS in general.
This question was voted at the In
dianapolis convention last year. But
until now the officials promised, but
never put it in practice.
It is time for the BARRIERS to open
their eyes and ears and realize that
until all the BARRIERS in New York and
vicinity are 1000 organized conditions
cannot improve as they should. If
you want efficiency and progress of
your local, vote for the above candi-
dates in the next election of our local.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Frank Hodges, secretary Of the
Miners International, Amsterdam
leader and civil lord of the admiralty
in Ramsay MacDonald's labor" gov
eminent, in an interview published in
the American press recently Chicago
News, Dec. 49,, gave expression to a
definite new current in the interna-
tional labor movement. Among other
things, Hodges said:
British trade unionism must look
to American trade unionism not
only for it's practical demonstration
of economic power, but for guidance
In the Industrial crises Of the next
decade. -
American trade unions have
gained an lncaIculable advantage
over us by their system Of labor
banking.
| think American trade unions
are to some degree responsible for
the generally excellent cooperation
between labor and employers. In
that cooperation Americans have a
happy advantage over US. We are
miles from aehlevlng-it.
On Dec. s, at the Amsterdam Gen.
eral Council meeting, Hodges directly
spoke of the desirability of the admis-
sion Of American labor to the Amster-
dam International as opposed to the
admission OF the Russian trade unions
TT would be much more important
event than even Russian acceptance Of
the (Amsterdam) constitution" said
Hodges.
Oudegeest, too, chimed in with this
view, saying that the real importance
OF the general councils meeting was
in the approach to Ameria and Mex
leo, which is question quite differ
ant from that Of Russia"
Our difference with America, said
~ II 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
OFFICE WORKERS
PLACE A. c. ", A,
ON UNFAIR LIST
Amalgamated Ignores
Union Demands
BY SYLVAN A. PoLLAcK.
Especial to The Daily Worker)

NEW YORK CITY, Dec z1.-In a
statement issued to the press, Ernest
Bohm, secretary of the Bookkeepers,
Stenographers Accountants
Union has declared that the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America,
has been placed on the unfair list for
refusing to allow the office force Of
the Amalgamated to be unionized.
1--WE are doing this because Sidney
illman, president Of the Amalgamated,
has ignored our letters calling upon
him to employ only union clerical help
in the office of his organization" sta
ted Bohm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
PEORIA LABOR
SWALLOWS ALL
OF The HOOK
Class Collaboration Bait
At Banquet
BY MAX COHEN
(Worksr correspondent)

PEORIA, Ill.-Last Monday night
the labor misleaders of Peoria de-
monstrated that labor and capital
could get together" when eighteen
of them were present as guests of the
Peoria association of commerce at
it's annual banquet at which nine
hundred men and women were pre-
sent.
He'll and Maria's Brother.
The principal speakers were VIM.
r. Dawes of the Chicago association
of commerce, who gave lot of IVA
luable information" on methods"
and John N. Van der Vrees, manager
of the northern central division of
the chamber of commerce of America,
who, to quote the Peoria Labor Ga
zette, took the breath away from the
labor representatives., for he came
darn close to making red hot union
labor talk"
Ninety per cent Of his address"
says the sycophant Gazette, twas along
the lines that every labor union
stands for. He advocated the round
table discussion, sitting together and
threshing out differences, rather than
standing apart, wasting time hating
each other"
Brag over Betrayal.
The local newspapers printed many
columns in praise" of the Peoria
workers, gloating over the fact that
their representatives were staunch
hackers of the A. of @. and that they
believed in the cooperation of all
classes, where each grounp realize
that the other fellow has some rights
on the map"
This last is quotation from the
Peoria Star, which, in turn, was quo
ted from the Labor Gazette.
Among the so-called leaders of Ia
Dor present were Joe Lynal, president
of the Trades and Labor Assembly, who
was comic figure at several miners
convention, in one or which he got
up on a chair and told Lewis to go
to hell.
From this he was misnamed Eight.
ing" Lynal. He was a silent boy at
the A. of C. banquet.
Willis X. Brown There.
Waldo Cross, vice-president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor was
seen but not heard, as were George
Rimington of the miners, Willis K
Brown of the carpenters, and w. H.
Milligan of the machinists. Walter
Bush, editor of the Peoria Labor Ga
zette sat at the speakers table, since
he was starting on his third year as
vice-president of the association of
commerce, as "labor's representative
in the association.
To show how. these leaders have
swallowed the bunk of class peace
without protest we quote the Labor
Gazette as saying:
Pearl of Class Collaboration.
st has been the custom in the past
for the A. of G. and labor unions in
other cities to be continually at war.
But in Peoria we are glad to say this
civic organization will bring peace
and prosperity to all alike. Labor is
for square deal and no favorites, a
fair days pay for a fair days work.
The A. of c. is more than simply a
bunch of business men for mutual pro-
lection, but it is for all Peorians, big
and little, rich and poor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
Pawtucket Wooden
Mill Strikers Win
Fight Against Cut

WESTERLY, r. l., Dec. II. - The
200 workers of Pawtucket Wooden
Mills won their eight weeks strike
against a reduction in wages an
nounced when the plant was to begin
full time work instead of three days
a week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

After that talk Nth your shop
naGte-hdnd him a copy of The
DAILY WORKER. 1t soiU help
convince him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Both arise out of the same situation,
the lack Of a militant policy of intens-
i've organization of the workers by
the trade union leadership, and COM
plete unwillingness to base even the
existing numerical strength of the
trade unions upon clear and implac-
able policy of class struggle. The
lack Of program for the organization
of the unorganized turns the helpless
masses over to the employers to ex-
plot as they will, thru company
unions if they so choose. Lack of a
class struggle policy for the workers
already organized not only fails to
attract new members, but demoralizes
the present membership when it
faces the employers in battle with no
policy but that of retreat and surren-
der.
Lure of Direct Dealing.
Moreover, so remote has become the
mode of life, the material interests
and the income elevation of the trade
union bureaucracy from the average
proletarian, that the siren song of the
company union booster, for direct
dealing" shop democracy" between
"just we two," has been powerful
argument aiding the winning away by
the comany union of members and ex-
members and possible members of
trade unions which should be based on
the class struggle and rank and file
control.
With the union membership declin-
ing the trade union bureaucracy felt
secure for some time in their fat-sal-
aried positions, by the brilliant discov-
cry Of labor" banking, with the divi-
dends from the banking business serv-
ing to cover the slackening income
from dues. But the field is inherently
too limited to take care of the whole
species Of trade union bureaucrats,
and the growth of the company
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
FURUSETH and
LA TOILETTE IN
BLACKLIST PLOT
To Destroy M. T. w. by
Discharge Book"

1t is not usual for company black
list scheme to get the legal authorize
ton for itself of the United States
government, but that is what is being
attempted now, and the bill to ae-
complish 1t is being introduced by no
less than young LaFollette who is
walking about Washington in the
same fog Of fake progressivism as did
his dad.
AS usual, all the politically mole
eyed labor" journalists swallow with
uncritical haste every act and utter
ance of young Bob" and rush to their
typewriters to tell the world what
perfectly wonderful things are being
done for labor. The result is a fair
sounding article which tells the exact
opposite Of the truth
No Blacklist is Favorable
Even The DAILY WORKER was
taken in by such story, printed in
last Saturdays issue under the head
Of "Bill Favoring Seamen Introduced
in Senate" About this damnable
scheme to blacklist all radical seamen
off of American ships the recent issue
of the Marine Worker, organ of the
Marine Transport Workers Industrial
Union No. $40 Of the l. w. W., has
the following to say:
"The International Seamen's Union
thru its president Andrew Furuseth,
is advocating a law making it compui-
sorry for shipowners or the 1. S. u. TO
issue to all seamen continuous dis
charge books. These books are to
contain the record Of the seaman and
be filed out by the officer in charge
of his department.
Senator LaFollette, son of the
former candidate for president and
father Of the seamen's act, is to intro
duce the bill at the present session
of congress.
Aimed at NJ. 7. w.
"The bill was originally introduced
by the father Of the present senator
at the last session, but was defeated.
'The I. S. U. hopes by this means
to get control and fleece the seamen
as they have in the past. The object
VI the D4ll IS U DldChilSL LuOSe VINO
are active in lettering conditions for
the seamen and it is a direct blow
against the membership of the /. w.
w"
How Come?
All militant workers will join with
the Marine Transport Workers in op-
position to this plot to blacklist the
revolutionary and active element
among the seamen, at this conspiracy
to get legal authority to destroy the
only militant marine union in the
United States, the M. T. w. of the
/. w. w.
But the /. w. w. should also ex-
plain why it is that its officials permit
prominent members, such as Coving-
ton Hall, to work for LaFollettes cleo
ton, as in the last presidential cam
paign, without rebuke or loss OF stand
ing. Yet these officials are ready enuf
to ostracize and bar from the organ
ization press any member, however
able and willing to build up the |. w.
w. If he even is suspected of being
a Communist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Watch the Saturday Magazine
Section for neso features every
loeek. This is good issue to giUe
to your felIoto icorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23
BRONX BARRIERS
REVOLT over A
FAKER'S REGIME
Members of Local $50
Form Opposition

BRONX, N. Y, Dec. 21.-At last
regular and a special meeting held
by Local $50 of the BARRIERS Union,
a question was brought up by the
executive committee to raise the
salary of the officials for the coming
year. The raise will be SIS more per
week.
On this question Brother F. Coco
criticized the attitude of the officials.
He said, 1.-THE sentiment of the barb
ers in this local is against the officials,
but they fear to say anything or vote
against this proposition, because many
determinations and abuses we're used
and have been used continuously
against those fighting for the better
ment of the local."
Brother ]. Magliacano attacked the
officials on the ground that they did
not specify in the postal card the
purpose Of the meeting and were using
camoufage methods against the mem
bership.
He appealed to all the BARRIERS to
open their eyes once and express their
own opinion, their own indignation,
against all the discrimination and
camoufiage methods used by the Off
Gals in Gripping the opposition. He
said, BE free men and vote against
the raise of officials wage"
Many Speak Against Raise.
Brothers l.. Scarff1di, Rinehartz, Ca
vella, Dedore and others spoke against
the raise of salary.
All the above brothers demanded a
secret ballot but the president, Mr..
Quinto, a great reactionary, saw that
the spirit of the BARRIERS present, was
against the raise and he put the
question to the vote by raising the
right hand. OF course members fear
to lose jobs, because if they are with
the opposition the officials will never
give them jobs.
The BARRIERS present were nearly
900. The vote favoring, raising wage,
142. Against AZ. The great majority
abstained from voting, for the reasons
l pointed out above.
Afterward the nominations for 1925
officials, was open. Brother Coco for
nresident-organizer, opposed Mr.. Quin-
6, the present president-organizer.
Brother Coco wished to make a
statement, but the car, Quinto, re-
fused to give him the floor.
Brothers ]. Magliacano, /. Brodow-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

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, 1925-12-23

Take this copy of the DAILY
WORKER with you to the shop
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

Put a copy of the DAILY
WORKER in your pocket when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-23

If you want to thoroughly I'M
derstand Communism-study it.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
Debating To
Start Soon
After Xmas

With the football season over, and
the prospect of no basketball team,
interest begins to swing toward de-
batting. Carolyn Lee, Annie Wool
aver, Wesley Case, and Fred Ryan
four of the eight people who took
part in the extemporaneous debates
at Lambertville and Pennington
last year-are back, and the pros
poets are excellent for strong
team. Two of the four above named,
Carolyn Lee and Fred Ryan, were
on the varsity last year, the latter
being captain.
There has been some talk of not
going in with the Rutgers organi-
zation this year. 1t has been sug-
gested that Lambertville and Flem-
ington and perhaps a couple of
other schools, from an independent
league. This matter is now being
discussed and will be decided later.
The preliminary work toward
choosing the team will probably be-
gin shortly after the Christmas va
cation, but the final team will not
be selected until several weeks la
ter. 1t is planned this year to carry
a squad of about eight or ten and
in this way accomplish two very
desirable results; first, the cover
ing of wider range of material;
and second, the training of some of
the more promising candidates for
next years team.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
A FABLE FOR BUILDERS


Last summer a good citizen of
a certain town, not over hundred
miles from almost anywhere, built
a wooden house for woman and
her children. He built the chimney
of brick because he had to do so.
The chimney was able to stand
alone, so he did not have to prop it
with wood. But the floors of the
house would not stay up without
props. The good citizen saved a dol
lar by using the chimney as a sup
port for the floors. He nestled the
ends of the floor joist nicely into
the bricks of the chimney. He then
covered up the job and got his
money.
The rains fell and the winds blew
in the most Biblical manner and
winter came after its usual fashion.
The chimney settled little and
there was tiny crack.
One morning the woman woke up
with fire all about her. She tried
to get to her children. If she got to
them, no one ever knew it. The
good citizen who built the house was
not arrested for manslaughter. He
is still building other houses of the
same kind for other women and
children.
He makes his living by it.-Na-
tional Fire Protection Association.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
NEXT WAR WILL BUTCHER CIT
IZENS AS WELL AS SOLDIERS

Future wars promise not only to
butcher soldiers by the thousands,
but will also exterminate citizens
with wholesale slaughter, according
TO reports that were submitted to
the Foreign Policy Association meet
ing recently in New York City. Will
Irwin, noted author, who has just
returned from an observation tour
of the world, says that secret gases
are being manufactured and stored
for use in future wars.
Irritating gas. asphyxiating gas,
incendiary gas and mad house" gas.
are the four kinds named by Mr.
Irwin and other speakers. The mad
house" gas promises to be the most
terrible. ''The effect of this gas"
said Mr.. Irwin, SIS that it instantly
makes insane all those who come
in contact with it. and has the
effect of rendering them perman-
emily insane"
This viii endanger. not only the
exposed soldiers, but the greedy
manufacturers of war munitions. 1t
is to be hoped that this mad house"
gas is an actual possibility. For
nothing could bring the people as
whole to positive opposition
to war as such a deadly menace to
the entire population.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
A HERO'S LAST FLIGHT

The Pigeon of Verdun is dead.
Each day during the memorable
siege of 1916 it carried messages
and orders between the stormed city
and Fort Vaux, where a little band
of men We're holding out against
the Germans.
How alien to every instinct of
that bird of peace must have been
the shrieking, smoke-filled airway!
what kissing shells must have har-
assed its course; what swiftness
and skill of wing have been called
into play! Yet day after day it car
ried the message and brought back
an answer-the only way these be-
leagured groups could communi-
cate.
When at last the historic fight
was won; when the foe had not
passed, the courageous bird was
mentioned in the French citations
and decorated with a ring of honor.
One need not ask how it Jared
thereafter. And those who believe
in the Immortality of all life have
here a potent factor to point their
faith. -Phila. North American.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
NOTES
(From December Issue of The
Steel and Blue" the Lambertyille
High School publieation.)
IN SUMMARY

Lambertville Highs Foot b a !
machine during the past season, pro
duced the best record ever made
since Lambertville adopted football
as one of it's major sports.
The team had a hard schedule,
but this did not hinder the boys,
as they came through on top in
seven of the arguments, tied one
and were humbled by class "a"
school in another.
The success of the team was due
to the good coaching on the part
of Coach Roettger, and his assis-
tant, Mr.. Rawson, and also the
cooperation on the part of the
players.
Mr.. Roettger and Mr.. Rawson
should be congratulated on the work
they have done, in taking twenty
four boys and whipping them into
a winning combination.
Much credit is due to the team
as a whole and the way they
played together without any one
player trying to make a star of
himself. This was a big factor in
helping the team to win.
The prospects are that there will
be as good team next year as
there was this year.
BELOW ARE THE RESULTS OF
THE SUCCESSFUL SEASON
n. Plainfeld 0; Lambertville z.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
WHERE MILLIONS
MAY NOT COUNT


The fact that Massachusetts
jury has awarded George Willet the
neat sum of s10,500,o0o in a law
suit does not mean he will get the
money. The trial lasted 1874 days
next to the longest on record in
English-speaking courts--so it is
likely the inevitable appeals will
put years between this judgement
and final disposition of the case
Meantime, the outcome may make
no difference to the victorious plain
tiff. Tossing with typhoid, he is
dealing with defendant who exc
cutes his own DEGREES, uninfuenced
by depositions or dollars. At that
bar from whose decisions there is
no appeal, he waits to learn whether
the verdict will mean as much to
him as dime that tinkles in a
beggar's cup.-Phila. North Ameri-
can.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
PUNISH THE CULPRITS

There are few maniacs scatter
ed over the world who take a
fiendish delight in turning false
alarms. They are maniacs, because
they have diseased brains.
Lambertville is having too many
false fire alarms, The authorities
should track down the culprits and
put them where they won't be able
to turn in false alarms.
1t may be funny to some people
with morbid sense of humor to
see iremen racing thru a stormy
night but it wouldn't be funny if
they were put to work making
"little ones out of big ones"
The two false alarms Sunday
night, in the midst of the snow
bound conditions of the streets and
roads, is going a little too far.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
l. D I T o R I A L S
THE SERVANT is WORTHY OF
HIS HIRE

One Of the many things exert
ing an insidious influence in shaping
public opinion toward things re-
ligious, and especially toward minis
ters. IS the increasing custom of
ministers 70 "handle a side line"
Ministers who go about peddling
things are undermining the very
foundations Of the principle that
''the laboTer is worthy of his hire"
And not only does it destroy res
pect for the minister and his church,
but il creates such resentment in
the people who are plagued by these
peidliHg ministers that they uncon-
ssio1siy develop an antagonism to-
ward institutions which should be
respected.
F1- IL as harder 30 ~sHra Down"
zsssr shaz 4 iaTnez- Therefore,
Veesis nsry sf5s1 vaT sheir perfectly
rgrd 11unaT I'm seQ1etE5zsg they do
rcd wans. ssis dhsT feel shsY have
IL 10 n IN 1r';,sr da Ege7ezt the
url.sIsezr Ind afs Eaasswers fEem
1I-n1lr sim1 3iusl1sas-
El1n merchant rraesnsaY s45i 20 ne
SA4Ei nt tsl-sd3srs5 3 certain So
czzas3 advertising proposition con-
3aciess tr 3 minister 70 be & @hold-
up He sad Ae lad to pay 100
per ee11 more for the advertising
spsee thar 5 charged by legitimate
newspapers, and that the newspa-
pers have seven and eight hundred
per cent more circulation. But he
was afraid that If he didn't pay
up that he would be 'black-balled."
II minister deyotes himself to
his calling in a conscientious way,
he will have no time for handling
side lines" And II is a pretty good
evidence that he is not deyoting
himself to his ministerial duties
when he spends his time peddling
"side lines"
Usually minister who devotes
himself with loyalty to the cause of
his church is always compensated
adequately. And he should be. There
is no greater reflection on a church
than that its minister has to peddle
a side line in order to make money.
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs, ATTENTION!

A century or two ago a lover of
good wine said:
Good wine makes good blood;
Good blood induces good humor;
Good humor conduces to good
thinking;
Good thoughts lead to good deeds;
Good deeds pave the way to
Heaven.
Consequently, good wine takes
man straight to Paradisel
There you arei Exchange
The Lambertville record., 1925-01-08
BEVERLY IN LINE FOR
BETTER MILK RULES

The city of Beverly, Burlington
County, has joined the Better
Milk" communities of New Jersey,
by adopting n model health ordin-
ance, governing the grades of milk
that can be sold in that town. This
ordinance follows the specifications
adopted in numerous other commun-
tiles, where the campaign for safe
and sanitary milk supply has ma
terialized into city ordinances. The
aim of such ordinances is to elm
mate numerous confusing grades
and to protect both the public and
the honest dealer. Women's clubs,
health departments and county farm
agents have aided in procuring the
protective legislature in several
counties.
This is a measure badly needed in
Lambertville and New Hope.