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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18

fight for leadership of these organ
lied workers will necessarily lead to
struggle with the present bureau
cracy which controls the unions. Our
policy is, no compromise with the
bureaucracy which promotes class col
laboration, openly or secretly. Our
fight for leadership must be extended
to every local union and every shop,
based on the general left wing issues
of the T, U. e. L., such as, militant
struggle against the bosses, organ
ization of the unorganized, amalgama-
ton of all needle trades unions, in
dependent class political action, relief
for and organization of the unem-
ployed, struggle against wage cuts,
organization of shop committees, etc.
as we'll as on the specific left wing
issues Of each trade. Generally, we
must participate in all elections, in To-
cal unions and shops, bringing forward
the left wing program and endeavor-
ing to deepen and broaden the strug-
gle against capitalism.
MetnouS OF FFopd9dEdas
1t should be our method to use all
the means available to carry on this
work, such as publicity thru specially
written articles and statements, leaf
let's, bulletins and direct propaganda
in unions and shops.
TRADE ISSUES.
AmaIgamated Clothing Workers.
Militant policies to build and
strengthen union as against class col
Elaboration.
Direct negotiations with the bosses
by the workers thru their elected com
mittees.
Struggle against wage cuts in all
forms, such as re-adjustments, etc.
Week work as against piece work
with minimum scale and maximum
production.
No suspensions by the manufactur-
ers without charges and trials.
Maintenance Of the unemployed at
the expense of the bosses, funds to be
administered by the union
Criticism and struggle against pre-
sent unemployment benefit scheme as
altogether inadequate to meet the
growing unemployment.
Establishment of shop committees
as the basic units of the organization
international Ladies' Garment
Workers.
Struggle against present official
dom, exposure of disorganization of
union by policy Of expulsion.
Organization Of the trade based
upon militant struggle against the
bosses, with program Of real union
ism.
Struggle for reinstatement of ex-
PEELED members. in complete co-opera-
ton with national struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
OF
INTERNATIONAL
UNIONS IN 1925
Left Wing Must Note
These Dates

The T. U. E. L. groups will take no.
tice Of the following list of conven-
lions which take place during 1925.
Each group in their respective indus
try should prepare for these conven-
lions by supporting the nomination
and election of left wing candidates
who stand openly on the program of
the T. U. E. L.
Each local industrial group should
report regularly to their respective
national committees of prospective
delegates.
Where there are no national COM
mittees, these groups should report
direct to the national Office Of the T.
U. e. L.
Conventions of international Unions,
1925.
March 9, Kansas City, Mo-, Order
Of Sleeping Car Conductors.
March 1916, International Brother
hood Of Papermakers.
April 7-19, Pittsburgh, Pa, Anal
gamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers Of North America.
May lilo, New York City, Cloth,
Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers In
ternational Union.
May Ala, Kansas City, Mo-, Hotel
Baltimore, Brotherhood Of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight Hand
lers, Express and Station Employees.
May Ills. Niagara Falls, N. Y,
American Federation of Musicians.
May 1916, New York City, Meal
pine Hotel, American Wire Viewers
Protective Association, Executive
Board Meeting).
July 6-13, Baltimore. Md, Glass Bot
tie Blowers Association.
July 6-13. international Brother
hood Of Bookbinders.
July 2O-27, Washington, d. c., In
ternational Plate Printers and Die
Stampers' Union.
August 1915, Kalamazoo, Mich, In.
ternational Typographical Union.
August 1917. Montreal, Canada, In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa-
ton.
August 1917. Montreal. Canada, Ho.
tel and Restaurant Employees Inter
national Alliance.
August II, Seattle. Washington, In
ternational Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers.
August 1919, Cleveland. Ohio. In
ternational Photo-Engravers Union.
September 7-12. Kansas City, Mo.
National Federation OF Post Office
Clerks.
September TIE. Boston, Mass, Ma
tional Federation OF Federal EN-
ployes.
September TIE, Detroit. Mich. Ma
tional Association OF Letter Carriers.
September 1921, Commercial Tele-
graphers' Union OF America.
September 1924, United Brother.
hood of Maintenance OF Way EN-
ployes.
Oct. 5-1s, Seattle. Wash, Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Teamsters.
chauffenrs and Helpers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18

an appeal to workers to send little
gifts to class war prisoners. The let
ters always create an interesting
story about the history Of the individ-
ual class war prisoners.
Taken In Glass War Battle.
Two letters were received recently
by the Prison Comfort Club from the
state prison of Thomaston, Me. They
were sent to the DAILY WORKER
and we publish one in part and a
quotation from the. other, because
they relate the case of five union men,
members of the International Sea-
mems Union. These workers have
been thrown into jail while defending
their union during the Seamen's
strike in 1921. They tell the follow
ing story:
"The strike in which we were in
volved occurred in Portland, Me-, in
1921. In that strike we boarded a
schooner manned by strikebreakers
lying at one of the wharves in Port
land. Unfortunately for us, one Of
them was killed and seven seamen
were sent to state prison, sentenced
from three to eleven years. am do
ing six years.
Union Forgets Them.
"In the three and half years we've
been locked up, we've had practically
no help from our union. In the last
two years they have not even writ
ten us line or sent us anything, not
even our paper, the Seamen's Jour
nal. This is another case OF A. +.
of L. moral support for those doing
time and a Rolls-Royce for the Off
cials for their daily rides on Riverside
Drive.
IL have been locked up so long that
hardly know when my birthday oc-
ours. II used to come round on the
18th of May--now feel like changing
1t to an earlier date.
with best wishes,
"Niels Rundqulst."
I. w. w. Pleads For Them.
Another letter from a class war
prisoner, ~ member Of the L w. w. 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
Hammond, Indiana,
Machinists' Lodge
Supports Defense

At the last regular meeting of
Lincoln Lodge No. 209, I. A. Of NJ, of
Hammond, Ind, they went on record
against neutrality-suspicious. laws in
general and the Michigan syndicalist
law in particular. We publish the
Resolves" OF the long resolution con-
demning the unjust sentencing of
Comrade Ruthenberg and the attempt
being made to railroad VIM. z. Foster,
w. f. Dunno and the 20 other well
known fighters in the ranks Of labor.
The Resolves" are as follows:-
"RESOLYED, That we protest
against and condemn the action of the
supreme court of Michigan, record
ourselves as in support of the Labor
Defense Council in its case and call
upon all labor bodies and working
class bodies 10 take the same stand.
That we petition the governor of the
state OF Michigan TO pardon the de-
PENDANT in event the supreme court
sustains the conviction, IL being our
view that such actions on the part OF
the federal supreme court would be
a notification OF the constitution in
the interest OF instruments OF capital.
list suppression of the workers; and,
be IL further
"REsoLvED. That copies of this
resolution be sent to the governor of
the state of Michigan and the labor
press"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
Read This, Then
Do Something
About Like 1t

Southern Illinois is the scene of the
most outrageous acts committed by
the ku klux khan against organised Ia
Dor, as Post would say, There's a
reason" and that reason Is the strong
left wing movement that is develop
ing in the coal fields Of that section
Of the country. In spite OF unemploy-
ment the progressive miners fully
realize the need of financing the T.
U. r. l.. and pushing the distribution
Of the league literature. Read this
letter and then take the matter up
in your next league meeting for ac-
ton there.
West Frankfort, ILL.,, Feb. IL, 1925.
Trade Union Educational League,
lib Washington Blvd.
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Comrades:--. Enclosed find
money order for $4,000, $4,000 is a
donation to help, to carry on the work
of the T. U. K. L. This amount we
made on a dance given here on Janu-
airy 81. The other $500 is for "a
more sets Of books to be sent us at
rate Of so cents per set.
DUNES speech, Third World Con.
gress Or. I. L. w., The Worlds Trade
Union Movement. The Railroaders
Next Step and Amalgamation.
Also send 10 copies OF the resolu.
lions and decisions of the Fifth Con.
gress OF the Third International. Send
us bill for same.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
New York Metal
Workers Section
Meets Saturday

The T. U. e. L. section of the metal
workers want drive for organization
in that trade and will have meeting
February 81, at D. m. at the Hungar-
ian Home, $50 East 81st St., New
York City.
1t is the plan to discuss at the gath
ering the initiation of an organiza-
tional drive and it is the intention to
thrash the matter out fully so as to
make flying start. Every metal
worker in the city and vicinity is in
vited to be on hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
CENTRAL DISTRICT
CHICAGO NEEDLE TRADES T.U.E.L.
HAS PRACTICAL PROGRAM OF WORK

Chicago needle trades section Of the T.
Feb 10 besides eng executive committee the
following
PROGRAM NEEDLE TRADES GROUP.
leadership
utilizing the organizations
the proetarian revolution.
with the actual conditions reyan
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The united front shall not be con.
ceived as an aim in itself, but as
means to win the masses away from
the reactionary petty bourgeois lead
ers and to unite them upon the basi
of a revolutionary program of action.
Exposure Of Bureaucracy.
The league shall make a special
point of exposing the corruption of the
trade union leaders.
Recognition of Soviet Russia.
To carry on a campaign for full com.
mercial and diplomatic recognition OF
Soviet Russia by the United States.
Negro Workers.
The league shall demand that the
Negroes be given the same social, poll
tical, and Industrial rights as whites.
lnjunotons.
The league shall lead the fight
against the injunction by arousing the
workers and trade union movement in
general to mass violation of the in
junction.
ExpuIslons.
The league shall continue its pres
ent policy in the case of expulsion
from the trade unions. Wherever tn
expelled workers are few in number
they shall be kept in the local leagues
and in close connection with the Ma
tional Industrial Committees. Blu
when they are great in number, they
shall be formed into unions Of the ex.
PEELED. These expelled members shall
endeavor to fight ther way back into
the old organizations.
International Affiliations.
The league shall intensity it's cam
paign for the afiliation of the trad
unions to the r. /. L. U.-Red Inter
national of Labor Unions. The league
must point out the fallacy of the pres
ent policy of isolation, on the part OF
the American unions, and seek to
bring the American workers into clos.
er relationship with the workers o.
other countries. For this purpose, res
olutions on the question of afiliatior
to the r. l. L. U. shall be presented a
all trade union conventions.
Shop Committees.
The league shall carry on an active
propaganda in favor Of the organiza
ton of shop committees in the indus
tries generally. These shop commit
tees shall be elected by all employees
of given Industrial establishment, ir.
Irrespective of age, sex, color, national
Iity skill, organized or unorganized
etc. The shop committees shall voice
the demands of the workers and form
the basis for a common struggl,
against capitalism. The league shall
strive to reorganize the old unions in
to industrial unions upon the basis o
the shop committees.
Workers Control.
The league shall put forth the slo
gan of "The Workers Control of In
dustry." The campaign for the estab
lishment of shop committees shall be
accompanied by a propaganda foI
workers control. The shop commit
tees, working under the direction OF
the unions, shall aim to break the
power of the employers in industry
The shop committees shall aim to rev.
olutionize the masses and to turn theiI
trade unions into fighting working class
organizations. They shall strive t.
give the workers the necessary indus
trial and political education and or
ganization to carry them, in co-opera
ton with the revolutionary political
Organization, VIGOROUSLY thru the
final struggle against the bourgeoisit
for the overthrow of the capitalist
system and the establishment of {
Communist society.
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Program Of the T.U.E.L

N T all times and in all its cam.
n paigns and publications, the
league shall emphasize the revolution
airy aims of the left wing. It shall
carry on a ceaseless warfare against
the bourgeois. theology and organiza
tons. 1t shall seek to destroy the
workers faith in the capitalist sys.
tenn and to turn their eyes towards the
establishment, of Communist society
thru the dictatorship Of the proletar-
lat. ste
Wages, Hours and Working
Conditions.
The league shall carry on an inten.
sive campaign for the shortening OF
the labor hours, increasing of wages
improving of working conditions, and
it shall stimulate the workers, both
organized and unorganized to conduct
an effective struggle against exploit
alton. The league must raise the slo
gan, mo reduction in wages and nc
lengthening OF the working day!"
Organize the Unorganlzed.
"Organize the unorganized" is no
temporary slogan that may be cast
aside when Industrial depression set
in. 1t must be continued constantly
in good times and bad, until the mass
es are organized. The campaigns
should take the following genera
forms: ~ To stimulate the A. r. Of L
unions to take in the unorganized; e.
To build the present independent
mass unions; (3) To support the form
alton of new unions wherever prac-
tical, by utilizing the Workers Party
shop nuclei, local branches of the
league, shop committees, and such
other connections as can be made use
of. Not one Of these methods shall be
used to the exclusion of the others.
All must be employed as expediency
dictates. Every means must be given
in the organization of the agriculture
laborers.
Independent Political Action.
The political and economic strug.
gle of the working class is inseparable
The league recognizes the futility of
carrying, on the trade union work
merely for itself, The chief aim of all
its efforts shall be the building of the
revolutionary mass political organiza.
lion Of the working class, the Workers
Party. To this end, all the struggles
of the workers shall be directed int,
political channels, and all the cam
paigns of the league for the united
front, amalga sAation, etc, etc, shall
be utilized to strengthen the member
ship and leadership of the Worker,
Party.
Unemployment.
The league shall take an active part
in the work of organizing the unem
ployed into national and local coun
ellis, and other necessary formations
Wherever possible, these bodies shall
work in close cooperation with the
trade unions. The league shall stir VI
the unions everywhere to interest
themselves in the question Of unem.
ployment. These councils shall de-
mand that the employers and the gov.
eminent shall provide work and funds
amounting to full maintenance of the
workers. They shall also demand tina
the unions themselves share their
Amalgamatlon.
The amalgamation campaign is not
temporary one. 1t is always a live
tslogan. The campaign for amalgama.
ton must be continued relentlessly
until the various craft unions are con
solidated into industrial unions.
The United Front.
The T. U. Z. L. shall pursue the
policy of the united front. 1t shall
seek to unite all the workers for rev
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
New York Structural
Iron Workers Strike
Against Open Shop

The Structural Iron Workers on 20
of the big construction jobs of New
York City are on strike against the
open shop of the employing contrac-
tors. Reports show about 1000 men
are out, and continued strike will tie
up constructions as other trades will
be prevented from working.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
STRIKING KNIT
GOODS WORKERS
STICKING TIGHT
Demand Decent Condi-
tions and More Pay

NEW YORK CITY. Feb. 16.-Knit
goods workers on the Wildman, Tomp-
kins, Springneedle and other circular
machines here have gone out on strike
demanding the recognition of the I'M
ion, 44-hour week and S55 minimum
wage.
The entire working force on these
machines are enthusiastic in their
fight and the young element is lend
ing spirit and determination to the
strike.
Job Conditions Bad.
The present working conditions are
considered uncomfortable, the workers
being compelled to labor 60 hours a
week and over, the night shifts being
~ hours with no time for lunch and
forced to attend seven and eight
machines which leaves them without
even a breathing spell for necessary
moments of leave.
The present wages are $50 which
the union cannot tolerate any longer.
The demands include that four in
stead Of seven and eight machines
shall be the limit for each worker.
Arrest Pickets.
Nine, pickets were arrested yester-
day near the Crystal mills, so Broad
way, Brooklyn, but the union is TAX
ing steps to increase it's activities in
stead of Stacking up on account of the
police interference.
The strike is conducted by the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union and the United Textile Work
ers. Local S. is affiliated with both
the l. L. G. w. U. and is also paying
per capita dues to the Textile Union,
as there are workers in both organ
izations. Headquarters are maintained
at los Montrose Ave-, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
NEW YORK BAKERS TO UNITE
AGAINST BOSSES, MEETING
FOR UNITY SATURDAY, FEB. 28

United Front mass meeting ar
"a by the Bakers Section Of the 7 u D. for Saturday February
e oasns trades VIII be presented at the meeting with
conditions Several speakers
Affairs in the baking industry, the
credit OF the unions the working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
SEAMENS UNION DESERTS ITS MEN
SERVING LONG PRISON TERMS FOR
ACTIVITIES DURING 1921 STRIKE


asking their
FOL o birthday.
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When you buy, get an "Ad"
for the DAILY WORKER.
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Red ReveI Masquerade Ball, 81 South
Ashland Avenue
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27

friends back in Iowa or Pennsyl-
vania as easily as we can talk to
the members of our family now
beneath the same roof.
&a&&&$Sa
Some people are spending lot
of time worrying about some of
the recorded miracles of the bible.
With the possible exception of the
three persons alleged raised from
the dead in the New Testament,
pick out one miracle in the whole
bible harder to believe than that
you can hear the voice of your
father speaking in New York
city while you are on the Levia-
than steamship in mid-Atlantic
"a thousand miles distant! But
that's being done thousand times
a dayl A few thousand years
after Enoch died some bible writ
er said: He being dead, yet
speaketh." Preachers have ex-
planned it as being "figurative. y
Why say it's figurative-Caruso
is dead, but literally, yet singeth.
Put on a Caruso record and see.
&s*&&**s
Everyday we are growing to re-
gard President Coolidge with
greater admiration. On next
Wednesday he is to be inaugural
ed as President of this republic.
Almost 100000 people voted
for him. A small town New
Highlander, it would be easy for
him to have his head turned high
Sin air" but he spurns special
trains, and his inaugural ceremony
is to be the simplest since Old
Hickory jackson was sworn into
office surrounded by darkies,
back-woods mountaineers, and So
ciety bellies. Some how we are
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27

Inclined to believe that Mr.. Cool
idge has the homely simplicity Of
jackson, with an added culture
that President Jackson didn't pos
Sess,
President Ebert of Germany
is in the hospital from an oper-
alton for appendicitis, King
George Of England is III bed with
some other ailment, and the Editor
of the News-Record has three
babies all sick with whooping-
cough, Funny how disease af-
flicts us big guys tool
The three Port Commissioners
of this district are dealing with
about the biggest public industry
in the county. Millions Of dollars
annually pass through their of
flee. The whole of Vashon island
has chance each year 10 help
elect a commissioner. The cleo
ton comes in the spring of the
year and is looked upon about the
same as the election of a school
director. The News-Record be-
lieves Vashon island should be
more vitality interested in electing
proper school directors and Port
commissioners than President OF
1.-THE U. S. These officials affect us
locally. Next March 10th there is
to be an election of a Port Com
missioner. The three present com
missioners are W. S. Lincoln
George Lamping, and George Cot
terrell. Mr.. Cotterell goes out and
| is candidate to succeed himself
Opposing him is Julius Day mar
who is well known on Vashon is
land. Mr.. Day is in the prime Of
life, with an active mind and al
active body, and pledges his en-
tire timeto the job if e's elected.
With the big headlines the Seattl,
Star has been carrying about some
of the present Port Commissioners
mixing up certain purchases, the
News-Record feels that perhaps 6
, change would be wholesome
thing. Our Port commissioners
should be like Caesars wife, ga
bove suspicion" This paper be
lieves Mr.. Day would make gooC
Port Commissioner.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27
Guilty

A certain church clerk, Alexan-
der Gum by name, had been given
an ecclesiastical trial and found
guilty of libel Evidently reluc-
tant to air the details of his re-
port, the scribe of the council en-
tered the following terse minute
on the record: GA Gum; dis
charged fer giving false report. !"
-Everybody's Magazine.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27
4 u v e
COVE
Geo. McLean)

Geo. McLean) y
Mrs. w. G. Doyle and Miss
Florence were over to the city
Saturday on a shopping trip.
Albert Abrams took truck
load Of tools and left over house
hold goods to Seattle last Friday
for Harry Peterson. Didn't get
back until Saturday night.
Frank Parks has his hands full
caring for his 1000 baby chicks
running some 8 brooders The DIR.
also is having more strenuous
time in her work. Came home Sat
urday night pretty well tagged OUT
so neither of them showed up at
the hall, We missed you.
Mrs. Bert Moore enjoyed a very
pleasant week end visit from Mrs.
j. R. Bows Of Seattle.
After dress rehearsal last Satur-
day night u of the Camp Fire
girls went up to Mrs. a. l.. Hotch-
kins for supper. Had Jolly time
too. and the dressing, and all the
primping up on hand getting
ready for the evening show beg
gars description.
Lowell Prigg was over from the
city to see how dad" was get
ting along. 1t is pleasant to re-
port that H, w. Pligg's hand is
causing him much less pain and
is ON the mend considerably.
Monday being holiday Mrs.
Lewis had the benefit of the help
of her big boys, John Smith and
Rilla Clements getting moved to
her new home down on the beach.
Frank Clements, the gentleman
who was accidently shot by a Sc
attic policeman during hold-up
fracas, is fully recovered and at
work again.
B. A. Hunt was over TO the
Hays ranch last Monday invest
ing in a new horse. He was fore
ed to kill his last winter.
Ruel Ramquist finds caring for
the 5000 chicks of Mr.. Doyle s
ranch more genial work than cand-
ling eggs. Seems much more at
home at the business. Then too
the color is showing on his checks
once more.
w. w. Doyle has finished in