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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Who VIII Win?

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 9.-Negroes were
denied membership here in the Order
of the Moose. A group of st. Louis
Negroes organized a colored branch
and named II the Paramount Progress
sive Order Of the Moose. This brought
a temporary restraining order against
the Negroes by the whites Order Of
the Moose. St. Louis is heavily popu-
lated by Negroes, many OF whom are
on the police force, in the fire depart
mont and mail service. The outcome
OF this is being watched here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

~'NNSO "OAO pCoSulcu ny COUl-
rade Anna Thompson, the district
junior director. Comrade Martin
Gross of the Red Guard (Williams-
burg) group was elected chairman
and Esther Cross (of the same group
the city secretary, remained secretary
for the meeting.
The general report for the junior
section of New York was given by
the city organizer, Morris Spector OF
The Foster (Brownsville) group. He
gave a general review Of the work of
the past few months, emphasized the
necessity for more school work and
for greater participation in the
school struggle, complained of our low
literature sales and our laxity in dues
payment, and finally presented a
sketch of the work in the future, GO
ing into some detail on the matter of
new groups to be organized. The dis
,cussion on the organizers report was
lively, resolving itself finally into a
spirited debate on the question OF
further organization. The report was
finally referred to the G. G. G. OF the
junior section and to the leaders
committee for action.
Reports were then presented on
school work and school units. on the
installation Of the proposed prefec.
turo system, and finally on the pro-
gram and arrangements for Lieb-
knecht day. The latter part OF the
meeting was taken up with the final
preparations, under the supervision Of
Comrade Miriam Silverfarb, loader Of
the Trotsky dover Bronx group. for
the participation OF the junior section
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
N0N-PARTISAN
LEAGUE members
BELONG IN W. P.
Majority of Them Are
Working Farmers
BY A. C. MILLER.
Communist Member Of the North
Dakota State legislature.

BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 9.--Judging
by the general makeup Of the non
partisan league members in both
houses of the legislature, realizing
what their economic conditions are,
they should all belong to the Workers
Communist Party. All of them
voted for LaFolIette in the last cleo
tion, thinking that he represented
their interests, while as matter of
fact he did nothing of the kind The
business and banking interests of the
state, that safely could have supported
LaFollette, on the other hand voted
for Coolidge.
In listening to the conversation of
league members one gets the idea
that they are ready to do whole lot
of injury to the exploiters of the
farmerss but whether this will mater
''ialize or not remains to be seen. The
compromise and political trading in
the senate does not show much fight.
ing ability and the agreement on COM
mittee assignments is not going to be
to the interest of the financial opera
ton of the state industries.
The nonpartisan league has safe
workable majority in the house. The
large majority of them are working
farmers and they are sincere and hon
est in their efforts to better the eco.
nomic conditions Of themselves and
their class. However, mere honesty
and sincerity will not save us from
our exploiters if we employ the
wrong principles and tactics. 1t is
the private business system that is
faulty and we must educate and or
ganize to do away with it and estab
lish the farmers and workers system.
Bills and resolutions of working
class character that really mean some
thing, like the recognition of Soviet
Russia, ratification of child labor
amendment and taxing of high in
comes to pay for the education of
children of workers and poor farm
ers, the levying of hail tax of all till
able land in the state, should receive
the enthusiastic and whole-hearted
support of all farmer members of the
Legislature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
CHICAGO PARTY ACTIVITIES

THE aldermanic election, Feb. "a,
| was the main feature of the last
city central committee meeting of the
Workers Party Local Chicago. A com.
plete report on candidates entered,
wards organized for activity, petitions
out was presented. The conduct, or
ganization and policy of the campaign
were outlined.
The election campaign will connect
itself readily with large national ac-
tivities initiated by the central execu.
tive committee of the Workers (Com
munist) Party, such as child labor, re-
lease of class war prisoners, especial
ly in connection with the recent Ruth.
enberg conviction, unemployment, abo-
lition of the injunction, education, etc.
unions and other working class organ.
izations in connection with the cam
paign are being prepared. Members
shall be on the job in their organiza,
lions to put them over.
This is a so-called non-partisan
campaign, that is the party label does
not appear. However, all candidates
of the party will state the full posi-.
/ ton of the Workers (Communist)
Party. The organization committee in
elections will take these matters up
extensively.
Program for Election Adopted.
A program for the election submit
ted by Comrades Swabeck, Gomez and
Abern was adopted by the city central
committee. This is being printed in
full in the DAILY WORKER. A digest
of the program will be made for wide
leafiet distribution turnout the city in
the shops and houses. Full details in
connection with the campaign are re-
ported in other columns Of the
DAILY WORKER.
Comrades must get on She job to
put our candidates on the ballot by Sc
curing the necessary number of sigma
lures.
Industrial Activity Noted.
Comrade Bell reported on the indus
trial activity pointing out that the left
wing had made excellent gains in the
recent elections in the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers and were crystalliz
ing left wing forces. A left wing slate
of International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, was thrown out by
reactionaries. A campaign is being
initiated by our comrades in this con
nection. Building Laborers are issu-
ing leafiet in conjunction with their
industry. Building Trades group
meets every first Sunday of month at
722 Blue Island Ave.
Metal Trades have put up a com
plete left wing slate (See DAILY
IWORKER). They have gotten en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
The Chicago Elections

The Workers (Communist) Party has entered
the local aldermanic elections in Chicago The law
says the candidates must be nonpartisan. Like the
primary law this provision is another of those
typically American political preensions calculated
to fool the masses into the notion they have dem
ocratic control "their" governmental institu-
tons. So that the nine candidates endorsed by
the Workers (Communist) Party are, before the
law, partyless.
But when you read the program upon which
the candidates are running you will discover that
each and every one is a Communist.
The democratic and republican aldermanic can
didates are raising issues. They are the usual
municipal issues concerning schools, traction,
building, etc. They are issues that are almost in
variably forgotten outside election time They
are raised primarily to give the two old fake par
ties something to fight with each other about
The platform of the Communist candidates has
something to say about these issues also. 1t has
very important things to say about every phase of
municipal life. 1t says things that the other parties
would not and cannot say. The Communist candi-
dates don't look upon these issues as merely CON
venient grounds upon which to disagree with po-
litical opponents. Nor do they merely take a
negative stand because these issues have been
raised by capitalist parties
They say that the problems of schools, traction,
unemployment and building vitality concern the
working class of Chicago. And they have taken a
stand on every point raised in the campaign
They say that the city shall take over all trans
portation lines with workers control. They say
that the administration of school affairs shall be
conducted by joint councils of teachers, parents
and students. They say that the "Chicago Beanti-
full Plan" shall be turned into plan to make homes
for workers. They not only say what to do on all
local questions but they point out as well how
it can be done.
The Communist aldermanic candidates in Chi
cago have practical program. 1t is a practical
program because it is based on the coming to power
of the working class. 1t is, thruout, a working
class platform for which every worker can vote
without fear of being either reformistic or pre-
posterous. 1t is Communist program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

n the Liebknecht memorial meeting.
fhe meeting finally adjourned at 6:15
p. m. with the general feeling that
strongly-knit city organization of the
juniors was already in existence. and
functioning.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously, Jan. 3, 1926:
Whereas, the report OF our city or
ganizer has shown that the further de-
velopment Of our existing groups and
the organization of new groups in the
city depends in the first place, upon
the cooperation we are going to OBJ
tain from the Y. w. L. and the w. p.
in the matter OF providing US with
leaders and other comrades to help
us in our work, therefore,
BE 1t Resolved, that we make this
special appeal to the members of the
Y. w. L.-especially to the members
OF the Englsh-speaking branches--to
pay attention to junior work; to or
ganize their junior committees; 10 aid
in evory way the junior leaders in
their section; and finally and most i'm
portant, to see to II that at least two
or three comrades of each branch take
up junior work as their major activ-
ity and become junior leaders. A
copy OF this resolution to be sent to
the Freiheit, the Young Worker, the
Young Comrade, the DAILY WORK
FIR, and TO the ID. e. c. of the Y w.
l., district two, for transmission to
the branches.
Morris speotor, City Organizer.
Esther Gross. City Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Pittsburgh Jewish
Branch Unanimous
For Majority Theses

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 9.-The
Jewish branch of the Workers Party
of Pittsburgh, Pa. at it's last meeting
voted unanimously for the majority
thesis of the G. E. c. This branch is
one Of the most active branches of
the party, and last year was very &C
tive in the farmer-labor movement.
The branch was well represented at
the general membership meeting on
Jan. and helped swell the votes of
the majority.
The membership of the branch is
about 100. The members of the
branch were pleased with the discus.
sion held last Sunday by Comrades
Bittleman and Bedacht.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
chIeaao comrades Attention.

All comrades and friends are invited
to the concert given at the Freiheit
Singing Society Hall, 1887 Roosevelt
Road, on Saturday evening, Jan. IL
A good musical program has been pre-
pared.
Dancing will follow the musical
program from IL to o'clock. The
Young Workers League orchestra
will play The concert and dance will
be held under the auspices Of the local
Jewish propaganda committee OF the
Young Workers League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Bosses pefy NIoht Work Ban

PASSAIC, N. j., Jan. 9.-Reports
made to the New Jersey commissioner
of labor show that four wooden man.
ufacturers are defying the law against
night laor for women between 10 p. m.
and p. m, which went into effect
Jan. 1. The defiant manufacturers
are the Botany Worsted Mills, Forst-
mass & Huffman Co., Gera Mills,
members of the Industrial Council of
Passaic Wool Manufacturers.
The mill owners are acting on ad-
vice of counsel, it is said. They de-
clare the law against night work for
ssDmen unconstitutional.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

dorsements in Locals 800 and 337
The next Metal Trades Bulletin will
deal with the election and its issues
Comrades are conducting a good
fight in Local 1S1, Carpenters, to re.
instate expelled members. BARRIERS
election returns not in yet.
National T. u. e. L. has issued rules
for the T. U. e. L. and how to conduct
the work. Material sent to all local
groups and branches. Study these
carefully so that you will know how
to conduct your work in the trade
unions.
Young Workers League is calling
meetings Of various trades in an eff
fort to get all its members working
in those trades and who have not as
yet joined union, to become mem.
bers of trade unions and active in
T. U. e. L.
Branches are to make sure of taking
up at every meeting the attendance OF
members at union and T. U. E. l..
meetings.
New Members Must Attend Class.
City central committee adopted a
motion that all new members of the
party must attend two lectures on the
program of the Workers Party in
charge of Comrade A. Henderson, be-
ginning Jan. 1S and further that no
applicant shall receive his membership
card unless these have been attended.
81 New Members Accepted.
Thirty seven new members were &C
cepted into the party at the city cen
trail committee from the following
branches and nuclei:
Lake View Scandinavian 5, Czecho
Slovak Town of Lake 1, Ukrainian No.
1, |; Lithuanian No. 2, 2; South Slavic
No. l, Q; Northwest Jewish A, Engle
wood English 1, Douglas Park English
T. Mid-Cfty English 8, Bulgarian /,
Czecho- Slovak No. 1, 1; South Side
English 1. Finnish 4, Nucleus No. 8, 2;
Lithuanian No. 5, /; Polish North
Side 1.
Shop Nucleus No. made up of rail
road workers organized. Red revel
committee on the job for Feb. 20
Comrades will have to be very much
on the job now in Labor Defense
Council activities in view of the con.
viction of Comrade Ruthenberg.
Lenin memorial meeting, Wednes-
day, Jan. Fl, p. m. in Ashland Au.
ditorium. Tickets have been sent t.
all active comrades. Date of next
city central committee will be an.
nounced later inasmuch as the Lenin
memorial meeting falls on the night
of the city central committee meeting
which has for that reason been called
off.
There is good progress being made
in every field in the party. United eff
forts of the comrades will bring even
better results. On with the job of
Bolshevizing the party and building a
mass Communist Party.
Martin Abern,- Secretary.
Next Sunday Night and Every Sun.
day Niqht, the Open Forum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
chauffeurs sIan Aareement.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 9.--The St
Louis taxicab drivers gained two ex-
ira days a month off in their new
greement. The regular scale of wag-
IS of $3.50 remain altho they de.
handed raise to $3.50 and the own
RS threatened to cut their wages to
S25. These chauffeurs are 100 per cent
unionized with more than 10 mem
bers. This is one Of the few cities in
the country where the Yellow cabs
were forced to recognize the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Ku KIux Khan Is
Strong In Indiana
State Legislature

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 9-The ku
klux khan, candidate for speaker of the
Indiana lower house, George w. Free,
man of Kokomo, was defeated by
Harry G. Leslie of Otterbein here to-
day. The khan candidate ran strong
and had more votes than James
Knapp, of Hagerstown.
The ku klux khan will have much
to say in the making of Indiana's laws
during the term of governor-elect
Jackson, the strength showed by the
khan in the election Of speaker re.
veals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Verona South-Slavic
Branch Is Unanimous
For Minority Theses

VERONA, Pa, Jan. 9.-The South
Slavic branch of Verona at its last
meeting thoroly discussed the theses
Of the majority and minority in the
party discussion by first listening to
a speaker from each side and then fol
lowing by discussion by the member.
ship. 1t was then taken to a vote
which resulted in unanimous support
OF the minority theses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Millions in Profits for Packers.

Swift and company, meat packers,
took in SLABS, 9S774 in net profits
after paying off interest and deprecia.
ton, the financial statement submit
ted to the 10th annual meeting of
shareholders show. The surplus pro-
fits were listed at $2,125,9S7.74, as
compared to s6S,973.s27.se. the previ1
Gus year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
N. Y. JUNIORS HOLD MEMBERSHIP !,
MEETING DISCUSSING PAST WORK
AND MAKING PLANS FOR THE FLU URE
Especial to The Daily worker)

NEW YORK CITY, Young Workers
League here held general membership of the
onn Reed (Downtown) los Edrdge In spite bad
weather and the nsucency of the preparation
present at this meeting which per cent of our
= -
Inc meeting was opened by Comrade
n junior Secon and the greetings
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

TORONTO. w. Buckley, repre-
sentative of the American Federation
of Labor, is not in favor OF the dicta-
torship Of the proletariat. He SO ex-
pressed himself at meeting In the
Toronto labor temple and this brot
Interruptions of emphatic dissent
from many present. The meeting was
under the auspices of the Canadian
labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
warren S. Stone, president Of the Brotherhoo,

Warren s. Stone, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, manager of the Coal
Rivers Galleries and editor of the Locomotive En-
gineers' Journal, has served notice on the former
employees of his scab coal properties that they must
Immediately vacate the houses they occupy in
Boone county, West Va Progressive" reporters
in Cleveland, attached to Stones payroll, but sin.
fuenced" by filthy lucre, might find something to
report in this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Approve BIG Chicago Budget.

The city council finance committee
approved a budget Of s45,C000OO for
this years corporate purposes. at a
session early today Last years ap.
preparation was s46,172,70s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Flying Lieutenant in Court.

NEW YORK, Jan. o. Lieutenant
James Hutchinson, of the army air
service, went on trial today by gen
eral court martial, charged with flying
plane so low over Broadway that
passing pedestrians were terrified.
The trial is being conducted at Gov
ernor's Island.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

The Russian workers would not object to Ford
sending feet of aivvers over there provided they
lid not carry human cargo. Fertilizer is by no
means the scarcest commodity in Russia. White
guards may be valuable where lots of dung is
needed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

The American dollar is now worth only SO cents,
taking the 1913 dollar as a standard, according
to the results of survey made by the chief Stats
tfcian of the International Typographical Union.
Why call it a dollar any longer?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

an MemorIam--LenIn' TO be shown
Jan. is at cartner's Thester.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-04
CHAPMAN GIVEN
REPRIEVE

HARTFORD. Conn. Juns a.
Gerald Chapman, bandit prince. {"
under sentence 10 die June rs for
tho murder OF a policeman. today
was roprioyed until December 3.
The rcprleye was issued by Gov.
Trumbull OF Connecticut on appll-
cation OF states Attorney Hugh NJ.
Aleorn, who prosecuted Chapman.
Aleorn pointed out 20 tho gov
ernor the case now is on appeal
and that Il would be Impossible Tor
tho courts 70 pass on tho appeal
before tho date set for Chapman'n
execution.
Recently a statement was given
out by police officials TO tho effect
that ono OF the witnesses admitted
he had withheld information NJ
Chapman'H trial which was Inn
portant 60 tho hllb defense Of the
bandit II was not known whether
this played any part In the grant
Ing OF the repfieVe.
Chapman now II IN wethersfeid
state prison here. lie was alleged
10 have killed James skelly. New
Britain. Conn. policeman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-04
Brag About Weather?
Not Los Angeles; Boosted Sunshine
Became Rain at Shriners' Session;
Seattle Thereby Learns Lesson

rooms and write postal cards hack
home arc the dangerous fellows.
suppose aopio Rotarian back In
Lansing. Mich. gets a postal from
some convcner. saying Having "a
swell time on tho leo foes. wish
you was here with your ooonskiu
coat. You., joe"
You can SEQ tho fellow who sets
a card like that from Seattle show,
Ing u 10 all tho other Rolarians, 60.
pccially tho ono who runs the FUR
store on Main 81. Lansing Million
dollars worth OF climate publicity
ruined right there
Personally, VIC are going TO be
very modest about tho climate from
now ON. We are Eoiug TO admit
that II rains sometimes and that
fires arc necessary In winter, Also.
that. chances are, II you stand In
the Sound of AK for more than
an hour. you'll SILVER slightly Not
much. OF course but slightly. In a
GildaEray sort OF way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-04
100000 APPLY
FOR CAMPS .
c. N. 7. c. Plan Is Success
This Summer

wAsHISGTOS. June 4 over
10000 applications have been re-
csiycd b. the war department for tho
citizens military training camps Ills
summer, officials announced today.
Officers are eiated over the i'm
proyemsut shown in comparison gith
lart year when only 10000 spDllca-
lions had been received al this time.
Training - 10 BE- given BY regular
army instructors IN 40 camps thru
out the country Ia July and August
Besides special military training. a.
tenilon will be given % physical cui-
ture and sports 10 build up health.
Tho so-called basic course ~ open
10 men from n 10 - years 81 age.
other courses viii be offered f0r men
who attended the G. ". 4. g. q
year or who have had previous mile
tary experience.
Indiana and Kentucky have al.
ready Como over the top IN the mat
ter Of G. ~. r. &. recruits With a
100 per cent registration a month
ana a half before tho camps open.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-04
ny JIM MARSHALL

ENoR gSh sake! Don't braE about
l. the climate Tor awhile,
Nscc what happened down IN Lone
onglays yesterday Everybody had
been Dragging about the climate FOR
years Then the ShrIncrs' conyen-
,ion came along. nig parade planned
and everything. And first thinE the
Angclenos knew IL was raining cats
and dogs.
That's what Providence does 10
you when you brag too much.
Up here az Tho Star we're all go
ing 20 lay or climate chatter until
after the conventions this summer.
Never do 20 have flocks OF knights
remplar come here and have a snow
storm for 'cm. Think what a terri
Bile thing it'd be for tho foreign trade
convention 90 get here. expecting
halmy weather. and find Puge, Sound
fun Of ieehergs.
OF course. suowstorms and ieebergs
are pretty far-fetehcd. but Proyl-
dsnec is likely 10 do most anything
In extreme cases.
Down In l.. A. the shriners made
the parade In bathing suits. carry
ing nifty placards Some OF them
hauled boats thru the streets and
fished from tho sidewalks, Others
stayed IN hotel rooms and wrote pos
tails 90 Akron and baltimore.
We don't worry about tho boys
who come here for conventions and
get out on the streets and kid us
That's all tn the family. and We can
stand H.
But these birds who stay in hotel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-04
DRIVER CLEARED
Jury Frees Him OF Blame in
Death on Highway

Gus Bergland was s1onoratsd by
coroners jury Thursday OF all
blame IN connection with the death
OF John y, Smith. 5000 Third ave,
Smith was killed IN an auto acci-
dent early Monday morning A. II,
Marginal way and King o..
Smith was passenger In Berg
lands auto when u crashed into n
telephone pole smith died IN tho
city hospital later.
The jury, in IL verdict. held TINT
the accident was caused by another
machine crowdinE Bergland OF tho
highway The other car got away
Tho telephone poles along tho curb.
less street at that point arc a
menace 90 trnffiee. tho jury said.
Or. w J. Jones conducted u,c
inquest.