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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
BY c. PIATNITZKY

with the masses and possessed their
confidence. Our party is a revolution
airy party. We must break away from
the old social democratic ideas and
methods. You know in what they
consist: In the division between parli-
amentary and trade union action.
Look at the example of the German
social democratic party! In 1903 the
trade union leaders were in favor of
a general strike in order to carry thru
their demands, whereas the parlia-
mentary leaders were opposed to it.
In 1906, the parliamentary leaders de-
manded general strike, whilst the
trade union leaders refused it.
| NEED not call your attention to the
i ascension and the jealousy which
exist between the general council of
the English Trade Union Congress and
the leaders of the labor party. Is it
not easy to see how the workers are
thus split and their fighting spirit
weakened?
NNE word more. Every comrade
~ should take every work of the
party into consideration. 1t is bad
when MacManus is regarded only as
politician and Pollitt only as trade
unionist. Every member of the party
should attempt to carry thru any work
Of the party. Work as one party,
think as one party, always be ready
to carry thru the party policy TO the
uttermost when it has once been de-
cided upon. Our party is a political
party, it is fighting for the conquest
of political power. No member is In
too high a position 10 carry thru the
party resolutions or tn submit to tie
party discipline. Try to distribute
the work over as large an area us pos
sible, set to work with loyalty and en-
thusiasm, and in a short time you
will see that the party mas become a
real political factor in England, and
you will soon discover that the dc
mand for daily paper in England Id
not a mere sentiment The masses
will put pressure upon you TO compel
you to create one.
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examples will prove this to you: In
1917 the Moscow district committee
of our party learned that Petrograd
workers were fighting in the streets
OF Petrograd. The intellectuals
among the district leaders wished to
call out the Moscow workers to
street fighting at once. But those
members of the district committee
who came direct from the factory
nuclei, said: No, the workers are not
yet ready for it otherwise we should
have recognized it already from their
speeches! Let us organize an ordin-
airy demonstration, so that we may
see how many workers take part in
it, and then we shall have an idea of
the strength of the will to fight of the
workers.
HIS was the right policy The
1 demonstration was not successful
and showed that much more intens-
i've propaganda was necessary. Had
the proposal of the intellectuals been
carried, the insurrection would have
been crushed Immediately.
VOU know what happened in Ger
l many in the autumn of 1923. The
fact that the party was found wanting
was blow to the whole International.
The central committee was in no way
in touch with the masses. The Chem
nitz conference, from which decisive
resolutions were expected, was no
conference Of workers from the fac
tories, but conference of party func-
tionaries. You know the result: de-
feat and retreat. The true feeling of
the masses found expression in Ham,
burg, where the workers actually
fought in the streets.
| WOULD point out that it was only
1 thru our factory-nuclei that we in
Russia arrived at the achievement Of
our work, before and after the Octo-
Der revolution. How do you imagine
that it has been possible for us so
successfully to defend the revolution
in all its varying phases? Only be-
cause we were in the closest contact
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
"Don oulxote"'in Music.
BY ALFRED v. FRANKENsTEIN.

Hard on the heels Of Pavlowa's per-
Torrance of the ballet "Don Qulxote"
by Minkus. came the performance last
Friday and Saturday Of the symphonic
poem Don Quixote," by Richard
Strauss. It was played by the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra at orches-
ira Hall.
Strauss work is called Don Quix-
ote-Fantastic Variations on Theme
of Knightly Character The program
Of it concerns the Don who becomes
insane thru the reading Of books of
chivalry. A theme In the solo cello
represents the Don turnout, a simple
tune sometimes in solo viola, some
times in the bass clarinet or tenor
tuba, represents Sandp Panza. The
eleven variations onI the theme tell
how the Don fights tie windmills, the
sheep, the monks add the pilgrims,
how he Quarrols with sancho panza
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
Sixty Thousand Rebels to Fight Lewis

campaign being the DAILY WORKER.
In spite Of this even the Lewis
tellers are forced to admit that the
left wing polled over $4,000 votes. And
these votes were cast against the
Lewis policy and for the Progressive
Miners Committee poliey-for class
struggle as against class collabora-
ton.
This event marks the birth Of con-
scious revolutionary movement in the
United Mine Workers, not based upon
adherence to the magnetic personality
of some popular leader, but upon the
acceptance of the Progressive Miners
Committee program of militant strug-
gle against the operators.
Voted for Left Program.
The mobilization of this vote was
the work of the revolutionaries scat
tered thruout the United Mine Work
ers. They fought against a machine
built by John Mitchell at the begin.
ming of the century and perfected by
White, Lewis and Green. Poverty
stricken and tied to the mines these
rebels nevertheless achieved this mass
reputation of the Lewis policy be-
cause their program supplies the ans
wer to the problems confronting the
miners at every turn.
To cure unemployment, prevent
wage cutting because Of competition
from non-union fields, and prevent the
operators sabotaging the wages and
conditions in union districts the
Lewis officialdom advances the pol
icy: Throw 100000 miners out of the
industry as a step toward "defation"
no breaking of sacred" contracts
even tho the operators smash them to
pieces.
To the miners the Progressive Min
ers' Committee says: Naturalization
Of the mines, take the mines out Of
the hands Of the exploiters; an alli-
ance with the railroad workers in
preparation for an offensive on the
BOSSES; international unity of all
miners to prevent international scab-
bling during strikes.
Thus the issue is clearly Joined.
The Lewis policy means continued I'M
employment, breaking of rates and
working conditions by the operators;
smashing of strikes called to make the
operators live up to agreements
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

At a discussion which took place
recently in a commission, appoint.
ed by the Communist international
regarding the question of the re-or-
ganization of the Communist Par
ties, the English comrades pointed
out the special difficulties with
which the reorganization of the
party would meet in Great Britain.
To the objections raised by our
British comrades, comrade Plat
nitzky, chairman of the organiza-
ton bureau of the comintern, re-
piled as follows (the report of this
speech of Comrade Piatnitzky is
given by comrade PolIit, who took
part in the meeting):
| THOROLY understand the Difficult
l ties which the British comrades
have raised; but ask, comrades: is
the fundamental principle of factory
nuclei right? Is it possible to pic
ture really energetic Communist
Party, the foundations Of which are
not in the factories and works? We
all know that this is impossible. For
this reason we must not let the diff
culties Of this reorganization be an
excuse for doing nothing at all. We
must not worry because this work
cannot be carried out in one night (;
what we must be clear about, is that
we must begin at once with the reor.
ganization Of the factory nuclei. In
spite Of all diffluclties we must have
the. will power to start the work.
Even if only three members are en-
ployed in one factory they must form
themselves into a factory nucleus.
IN Russia the party had greater diff
l culties than anywhere else, and
yet we have accomplished our task.
In one respect perhaps it was easier
for us than for you. The separation
between political and trade union &C.
tivity which exists in other countries,
and which is responsible for your hay
ing to fight against both parliament
airy and trade union bureaucracy, has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

music drama into opera, which is a
confused way of saying is is lapse
from grand opera into opera not so
grand. But in this orchestral version
it is quite bearable, due, perhaps to
the fact that Mr.. Stock may have
welded the judicious blue pencil.
Siegfried comes thru the fire, sees
Brunhilde, awakens her, and there
follows the worlds longest love duet.
during which the motives OF peace and
fate have an important part. But IL
is on significant combination of thd
motives of Slegfried the hero and the
ride OF the Valkyries that the scene
closes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
Organize the Rebels.


What is the next step in this strug-
gle against the capitalist agents in the
United Mine Workers? Plainly: The
crystallization of this militant force of
sixty-six thousand miners into def
mite organization to wrest the United
Mine Workers from the hands Of
Lewis, and to give leadership every
day to the miners at every turn in
their struggles.
How can this be accomplished?
Thru the policy of the Trade Union
Educational League and the Workers
(Communist) Party. Thru the patient
building Of left wing groups of all
militant miners. Thru rendering the
vague and confused revolt against the
Lewis policy of betrayal into crystal
clear class conscious understanding of
the Communist policy of class strug-
gle in the mining industry. Thru the
propagation and organization of mine
committee control of the union as fore
Swallowed in the General Grievance
Committees of the anthracite miners
in their recent struggle. And, most
important of all, the strengthening of
the Workers (Communist) Party in
the mine fields, without which the
struggle of the miners against their
betrayers will lack leadership and di-
rection.
These tasks fall upon the shoulders
Of the militants and Communists in
the United Mine Workers. Only if
the Communists abdicate their roles
of leaders of fha rank and 6Io CON
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
Scab CreGmeries and Counter
Revolution

In Los Angeles the socialist Daily Forward car
ries an advertisement of scab creamery which is
the unfair list of the Labor Council of that city
In New York it ISLANDERS Communists and boosts
Abramovich, the enemy of Soviet Russia, of the
Communist International and the social revolution
thruout the world.
Is there a connection between these two incidents
three thousand miles apart?
Well say there is. The Forward is the foe of the
working class. 1t represents the mdde-class bust
nessmen, the lawyers and other professional groups
the crumb gatherers from the table of capitalism
Support of a scab creamery and counter-revolu-
ton are not so far apart as Los Angeles and New
York
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

signed by Lewis himself; and the con-
tinual encroachments of the non-un-
ion fields upon the union districts.
The left wing program lays out a
strategical line which will lead to
great achievements for the miners
and the entire working class. 1t
breaks with the Lewis policy of con-
tinuous betrayal and kowtowing to
the bosses; 1t opens up path by
means Of which the miners can fight
the bosses. This program is practical
and leads to action, both defensive
and offensive.
On the basis of this sixty-six thous-
and miners lined up against Lewis
and declared themselves for a policy
of class struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

The Locomotive Engineers Journal has lengthy
eulogy of William Green in its latest number. To
understand the meaning of this new concliatory
attitude towards the American Federation Of Labor
it should be remembered that the Engineers
Brotherhood is in very bad with the United Mine
Workers because of its ownership of scab mines in
West Virginia. Reactionary labor oficialdom has
its own diplomatic methods
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

With $4,000 unemployed in Cleveland, there
ought to be powerful unemployed council in the
Ohio metropolis. The organization drive starts
Tuesday night. 1t should make rapid Roadway.
The so-called baroness" Olga Wrangel, has de-
parted for other scenes of activity. No announce
ment Of funds raised in Chicago for the counter
revolutionary activities of her husband has, been
made Evidently she didn't get very much. The
socialist" Abramovich, is reported as the next
anti-Sovietist scheduled to visit this city,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12

the operators and their Office boys in
the International Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers.
indianapolis Next Battle.
The next practical objective toward
which the militant forces Of the min.
ers must be directed in their struggle
against Lewis and Co. is the coming
International convention in January,
1925. This convention is the battle
ground for another great struggle be-
tween the revolutionary forces and
the reactionary Lewis machine.
The practical organization work
must go on to prepare the left wing
forces for this coming battle. It is
not enough that left wingers be elect
ed to the convention-they must also
be organized so that they can act in
a disciplined manner against Lewis
and Co.
In the past the left wing has been
defeated at International conventions
thru lack Of organization. In 1922
and again in 1924 the outstanding fail
ure Of the left wing forces in the con-
vention was their lack of co-ordina-
ton in policy and discipline in action
against the officialdom. This cannot
be allowed to happen in 1926.
The coming convention should reg
lister such an overwhelming opposi-
ton to Lewis and his gang that the
entire labor movement will realize
that Lewis maintains his position in
the union by thug rule, by every kind
of trickery and flouting of the de-
sires of the membership.
The forces for administering this
trouncing to the Lewis gang consist
of the thousands of miners who sup
ported the left wing program against
Lewis. They will really fight Lewis
only if the militants and Communists
boldly take up the task og organizing
these militants into a battering ram
for the destruction of Lewisism in the
United Mine Workers.
The next great encounter with
Lewis will take place at Indianapolis
there the Communicated left wing
must put Lewis and his bureaucracy
on the run.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-12
ByTOm Bell

these sixty-six thousand miners be
lulled to sleep instead of becoming an
organized force which will deal with
the operators and their Office boys in
the International Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers.
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Nuestras EntreUistas...
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recho International en- la Haba-
ma, nos basta saber que ell promo
vente de la question que comenta-
mos asigno a Canada, no obs
tante su condicion de dominic del
IEperio britanico, una soberania
mayor que la que goza nuestra
Republica, para sentirnos dolidos
por 10 que tiene, tai vez sin haber
sido ese ell proposito, de humi-
llante la comparacion entire ell
status politico dc ambos paises.
"Nos alivia, empero, la idea de
que TO hay hostilidad Ell ese jul
clio, y nos satisface que la accion
patriotica de IN funcionario GU
bano que honra nuestro Cuerpo
Consular, haya sido secundada
con, noble alteza de miras por un
portorrlqueno que, como el Lcdo.
Gonzalez Lamas, tiene en- su pals
indiscutible autoridad para dicta-
minar
Leimos con gran satisfaction los
slnteriores documentos; especial
mente ell citado editorial del de-
-cano de la prensa habanera, que
tan justamente elogia un trabajo
Que Ell MUNDO Sc honr6 en- pU-
.blicar en sitio preferente.
Amigo nlio,--nos dice Ell IL
cenciado Gonzalez Lamas,-le he
mostrado esos papeles, no para
hacer alarde dc actuaciones mas
O menos acertadas, sino por 10
que elias pudieran servir para es-
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;Se Cansa
listed
FaCillnente? !?

81 iesta usted desaRiinado 70 desa-
nimada) por frecuentes perioics de
debiidad, NAL humor, depression men,
tai y nerTiosa. 81 parece habersele
escapado ell vigor 0 energfa naturales
de Ia salud y Sc cansa I'd. con POGO
esfuerzo, haga usted esta prueba.
Note cuanto tempo puede andar o
trabajar hasta canSarse. Luego tome
Hero Nuxado v haga la rnisma
prueba y yea 81 gradualmente pero
con seguridadno lie alarga los periodos
de actividad y lie sunienta notable
mente la resistencia al desgaSte de
sus fuerZas.
No importa que haya usted tornado
otros medicamentos. Haga esa prueha
con Hero Nuxadc. Infinidad de
personas Sc han maravillado de 81
alcance como reconstituyente de las
fuerzas vitalidad. Pruebelo dos Sc
manas para mayor seguridad.
Todas las buenas farmscias venden
Hero Nuxadn.
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CROMCA DE EDDIE COLLINS

estrella, sin un error. AL palo fue
ell heroe anotandose un tremebuhdo
palo por encima de La cerca del
center field. un soberano home
run. Estaba Hyde en- segunda, y
los Wilmington con dos carreras
alante, cuando Rafael bate6 ell fe-
nomenal palo que hizo tomar brios
a los alentonian0s. DaviI de un
turno al palo conect6 un hit, Gacho
tambi6n pale6 uno. No sabemos
por que David no tom6 parte en- to-
da la lucha.
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cA ~
CROMCA HIPICA
Cuidado con The Sheik. -EI majarete de Ia
tercera. -iC6m0 viene Black Fox?-Nora Y
Confetti en- Iinea. -iOuke Ruff en- la sexta?

La semana ha estado llena de gran
des acontecimientos hfpicos. Prime
ro ell "affaire" del Hip6dromo de
Ponce, segundo la elimination de los
-cuadros repetidos Y tercero. Y qui-
z&s mas importante por ser adn mas
rare y ansiado, dos programs in
teresantes, rompiendo ..asf el tedio
de las carreras anodinas,
Esta tarde habra varias luchas
juzgar por> la calidad de los ca
ballos que toman parte en- las prue-
bas cualquier lfnea puede caerse
con la mayor facilidad--y honra-
dez--del -mundo.
Alld van nuestros favoritos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-16

tinular a los que aSp1ren a tra-
bajar, de manera practica, en- pro
del panamericanismo. Siempre he
creido que es mas prudente Y mas
sincere eiecutar primero y hablar
despues. Las palabras solas corren
Il riesgo de ser iuguetes del vien-
to, mientras que los hechos que
dan fjos y hasta hablan de por
81: "RES IPsA LoQUITUR".
d ...... .........
-Estando en- intilno contacto
con la juventud portorriquena
desde hace tempo, me siento muy
optimista en- cuanto a su porye-
mir. Su entusiasmo por todo 10
que signifque cultura y progreso
es senal inequivoca de que Sc
dilata su vision, que empieza va
as abarcar horizontes lejanos tras
los cuales hay triunfoS para ella
y gloria para Puerto Rico. Esa
juventud brillante y pregressista
ha tenido y tendra sienpre mi
mas profunda simpatia y mi de-
cidido apoyo. A su lado estoy Y
estare siempre.
d ...........:.
-Sobre politica, politica insu-
lar. excuseme de hacer declara-
ci6n alguna por ahora. Prefero
continuar algdn tempo mas en- mi
actual posici6n de "inactividad"
Esto no signifca, sin embargo,
cue mi actitud sea de indiferen-
cia. No 10 es. Al contrario, sligo
cen el mayor interes la Marcia
dc los acontecimientos, y supongo
cue, eventualmente, entrare en- la
IONA de acci6n, como siempre, al
lado de los que defender los YER
daderos irtereses del pals. Con
este no haria mas cue actuar ell
consonancie con los principles que
herede de mis- antepasados y en-
consonsncia, tanlbi6n, con los re-
turales impulses que me llevaron
q defender eso5 mismos intereses,
en- Washington, en- hora (191O
que hicieron critica Y tragica,
para Puerto Rico nuestros an
helos de reforma constitutional,
Ia proximidad de una sangrienta
guerra Y la perdida irreparab!e
Gel inclito Munoz Rivera.
Y recogido el interesante ma
terial para estas cuartillas, NOS
despedimos del prestigioso aboga-
do, llevandonos la grata sensacion
de que acababamos de estrechar
la mano de un hombre quito al
par de modesto, energico, sincere
', sobre todo, buen portorriqueno.
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NAL ARGUMENTO

In orador po!ftico estaba dicien-
do en- un mitin. un discurs0 violcn-
tfsimo contra un enemig0 suyo. De
pronto fue IA esrachurrarse on ia ca
ra del orador TN hueyo podrido
arroiado por mano desconocida. III
orador Sc detnvo IN momento para
limpiarse y dijo deSpues:
-Ya Saba yo que los argumen-
tos que mi enemigo considerable
aplastantes no eran mas que cosas
podridas.
III pdblico aplaudi6 con frenesf.
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jockey que siquiera puede pegarle,
cosa que el que 10 corri6 la sema
na pasada no podfa por 10 pequeno
de su estatura.
TICKLE tiene muchas probabi-
Iidades dadas sus dltimas demos
traciones
FL superior, realmente, es HANS.
Todavfa 6l no ba demostrado todo
10 que puede dar El dfa menos pen
sado 10 hace V deja a todo ell mum
do Ell la Gale.
De los cuatro nombrados cada
cual escoja el que mejor lie parez-
ca, pues cualquiera puede ganar
Todo es question de Suerte.
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SEGUNDA

RATAPIAN sera el fayorito de la
mayorfa aduf, pero nosotros nos atre
venos a dar a THE SHEIK como
candidate. tan probable por 10 me-
nos. como el
.Sera un cperpo cuerj.o dieno
de e-presenciarse en- el cual NfERINo.
81 esta realmente mejorado, tomara
parte.
Por 10 menos debe iugarse a THE
SHEIK acompahado
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PELIGRO AMARILLO

1t Sabes til cual es. en- mi Opt
ni6n, el verdadero peligro "amari-
llo" que debemos temer?
No ;Cual es?
Una cascara lie banana Hrada
en- mitad de Ia acera.
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TERCERA

SALAMANCA. que zen su pri-
mera salida dejo a tanta gente en-
la calle reaparece tras corta ausen-
cia. 81 3es cierto todo 10 que de ella
Sc decfa entonces. debe ganar, de
10 contrariO 10 mas probable sera
que game cualquiera de los chongos
que van en- la carrera.
DADDY y DIVINITE aparecen
como candidates de primera linea.
81 ell triunfo Sc escapa de ellos, cae-
ra en- lnanos de BEDUINO.
Realmente esta es una carrera en-
que hay que amarrarse para estar
SECURE adn asf ~. nadie sabe de
donde viene Ell tajo.
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CIEGO

A la puerta de una iglesia.
Una seflora piadosa pregunta a
un mendigo:
Il D6nde esta ese pobre ciego que
suele pedir Hmosna en- este sitio?
-Ha lido a yer pu6 hora es. vueI-
We corriendo
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IN RECURsO

En- un teatro, durante la repre-
sentaci6n de una obra en- extreme
pesada:
TIE diviertes?
Nj un poqlito.
-Entonces, Spor que aplaudes?
-; Por no dormirme!
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-16

HASTA' Ell PRIMERO DE.
OCTUBRE.
Todas estas circunstancias Y de
TALES hacen Greer a los expertoS en-
estos achaques administrators que
el pr0ximo curse escolar no podra
empezar hasta el dfa primero de
octubre del presente a1o.
De acuerdo con los planes que
habfa. el curse escolar ha debido
empezar 81 dfa primero de setiem-
bre. De manera que 81 ocurre como
sc teme. el curse escolar necesaria
mente quedara reducido por este
afio s6lamente a nueve meses, pre-
cisamente 10 que Sc intent6 haceU
de pTimera intencion
No sabemos cual serfa la actitud
de los maestros en- ese case, pero
nosotros nos atrevemos a proponer
que 81 Sc hace inevitable la reduc-
que 81 hace inebitable Ia reduc-
ci6n, Ell dfa 1ltimo del Gltimo mes
de clase Sc les entregue un doble
salario, con el cual puedan hacer
frente a Ia temporada de vacaeio-
nes.
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! EUENA POIITlCA

Entire patrona v sirvienta
-Veo con gusto, Sebastiana, que
no rompe usted tanto como antes.
PueS rompo 10 mismo, sehori-
ia La diferencia consiste en- que
ahora me Gallo