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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
GET MILLIONS FOR N. Y. CHURCH

eral organizer of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor, who said:
Il bring you tonight message from
the organized workers of this great
city to say for them that they are in
most hearty accord with this move.
ment to complete the building of the
cathedral of st. John the divine, and
that they will, individually and collec-
lively, aid in every way possible in
the work. of completing this magnifi-
cent temple of religion.
Religion and education are the cor
nerstone of civilization. They are the
bulwarks and safeguards Of individ-
ual and collective liberty and the NOR
tai enemy of injustice and wrong.
There is nothing that can be built
too beautiful for the worship of God
no cost or expense should be too
great for such a purpose. That is
why believe this movement is going
to be the success it should be and
those who lend their aid to bring it
about will have the supreme satisfac.
ton Of knowing that they had hand
in not only creating this beautiful and
wonderful structure, but they can also
feel that they have helped to crush
out racial hatreds and religious big
otries, substituting a stronger broth
erhood and fraternity among men,"
"Tex." Knows His Business.
Since nothing is too good for relig-
ion, Bishop Manning expressed his
high esteem of George L. ("Tex.")
Rickard, the ring master of prize
fights, for having donated the use Of
the Garden for the meeting, a stroke
of policy which will net TEX" many
dollars and cents in form of silence
from priests and bishops when bloody
fights and high rum running stunts
are to be pulled off by this highly
moral and religious fellow-christian.
Rich women pledged $1,000,000 and
the business mems associations prom.
ised to invest upwards Of $4,000, 900.
All of which, according to the rules
Of capitalism, must come out Of the
sweat and blood Of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
'REICHSTAG HEARS
COMMUNIST CRIES
AGAINST KAISER
Expose L luther an d
Dawes Plan
Especial to The Daily Workerl


BERLIN, Jan. 21.-One of the most
comical scenes in the history Of the
German republic occurred when Presi-
dent Loebe of the reichstag read the
chancellor's cabinet list.
AS the president paused to empha-
size each name the Communists
shouted an insult. Thus the parlia-
mentary stenographers could list the
cabinet as follows; Foreign minister.
Stresemann, "turncoat"; minister of
the interior, Schiele, "monarchist"
minister Of economics, Neuhaus, ire
dictionary; minister of food, Count
Won Kanitz, hunger minister. min
lister Of war, Gessler, traitor; min
lister Of justice, Frenken, crook;
minister of labor, Brauns, foolish
ness; minister of finance, Won Schlei
ben, down with the monarchits,
down with men like him"
The hypocritical statement of
Chancellor Luther that his regime is
not so awfully reactionary because of
his first gesture Of official action was
restoration" of the eight-hour day
of few workers in certain indus
tries, is laughed at by the Commun-
lists, who point out that reaction is
always willing to give economic con-
cessions to block and divert the class
struggle for political power, just as
they did in the beginning Of the 1918
revolution, giving way in industry to
the workers but keeping them out of
state power.
BY this means the revolutionary
spirit which first existed was diverted
into practical channels. That is
when the workers of Germany got the
eight-hour day written into the con-
stitution But after the revolution
spirit, the fighting spirit had subsidized
again, and the traitorous socialists
were left in full power in the govern
ment to do the wish of the bour-
geoisie, then the employers compelled
the workers again to work 10, IL or
more hours, and had them shot down
by the government troops if they pro-
eCoNONs ~ A<uAhCl uOdA -
seen for what it is, a trap.
Furthermore, no government OF
Germany can make the workers be-
lieve that it stands for the workers
interests, so long as it approves of the
Dawes plan, as Luther has openly and
hagrantly stated that he was among
the leading fighters for this slave plan.
With 1000 Communists in prison,
with trials to come up at Leipsic on
Feb. IL, and the Dawes plan crush
ing German labor, the Communists
paint Luther as a monarchist hypo-
critic, and in the great demonstration
on Saturday Communist impersonat
ing Uncle Sam led a shackled Ger.
man worker by a chain tru the
streets to show what the Dawes plan
means. $4,000 were in line, and ban.
ners crying civil war against capt.
talists!" were Haunted openly under
the noses of the authorities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Forbes Afraid to
Take Stand in
Bribery Trial

The defense in the Forbes Thomp-
son conspiracy trial will close today
without either Col. Charles r. Forbes,
former head of the United States
veterans bureau or John w. Thomp-
son, st. Louis contractor, taking the
stand. Forbes is charged with bribery
and corruption while in office.
This announcement was made by de-
Tense counsel just before the noon re-
cess.
Defense attorneys also said they
would not call Mrs. Elias H. Mortimer.
wife Of the governments star witness,
whose name was Joined with that of
Forbes in Mortimer's testimony.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Views of Our Readers

To the DAILY WoRKER:-In the
state of LaFollette a few months ago
at the T. B. Yeates factory, an open
shop, began to examine every new
coming employee, also every person
who was employed in the same shop.
A good number of employees got
dred last week because they happen
ed to hive one eye, either by ma,
ture or by accident, and some of them
lost one eye in the same shop and tho
they worked in the same shop for
over 5, 10 or Is years.
The reason for this is, the employer
and the insurance company are afraid
that these workers might lose their
other eye by another accident and the
companies may be compelled to pay
compensation.
Today, as I write this letter, Fair
banks. Morse C Co., another open
shop (they are all open shop in
Beloit), laid off about $50 men, with
the fake promise that after New Years
there will be lots of work and they
will be called on the job.
All in the home state Of LaFollette
Fraternally yours,
GUST PHILLIPS.
PdtronIze our advertisers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Textile Mills Are
Facing Many Strikes
Against Wage Cuts

felt because the ruling is made that
not only two-thirds of each local must
vote for the strike, but that further
blocking of strike action is made by
requiring that two-thirds of these To-
Gals must SO vote before strike can
be called
Results in the affiliated locals are
being tabulated and considered" by
the textile councils, which furtively
passes the rumor around that not enuf
votes were cast favoring strike to
make up the two-thirds requirement,
altho it is admitted majority voted
strike"
Locals BARELY Fall"
The story is given that the carders.
ringspinners, loom fixers, mule skin
pers and ring twisters failed to get a
two-thirds vote, the two barely fail
ing" The weavers, slashers, and warp
twisters' locals are admitted even by
the textile council officials, to have
carried more than the two-thirds, the
weavers voting strike" four to one,
and they are the largest local.
Small strikes are being declared
turnout the whole textile district. In
East Boston several hundred weavers
from the Maverick Mills are out
against the wage cut.
Inelpient Rebellion.
At Tilton, New Hampshire, $50 en-
ployes of the Elm Textile Mills walk
ed out, men and women together,
when asked to do extra work, which
is always decrease in wages. 9.
At Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 200
workers of the Pawtucket Hosiery
company struck against the wage cut
as the workers of the GreenhaIgh Cot
ton Mills, which had been on strike
we're reported going back, but de-
manding conferences with the bosses
by the United Textile Workers local
officers.
AT Woonsocket, Rhode Island, so
weavers on magazine looms are on
strike at the Manville-Jackson com
pany, against the wage-cut by means
Of speed-up system, increasing the
looms per weaver; the fines system,
which rob them of from 81 to $40
every week. In place of this treat
ment these weavers demand an in
crease in the piece work rats. One
thousand looms are idle.
v. 7. w. Endorses Strike.
The Rhode Island Textile Council,
affiliated with the United Textile
Workers, has gone on record in sup
port of the Woonsocket strikers men
toned above. Delegates from every
local in the state were present.
AT Fall River the Barnard mill
workers are reported to have gone
back to work, while at Chicopee, Mass
achusetts, the Dwight company, manu-
facturers of cotton sheeting and tub.
ing, notified 1900 employees that a
ten per cent cut would take place next
Monday.
In eastern Connecticut there has
been no organized protest against the
wage cut under which thousands are
now working for the last two days.
No meetings or protests have yet been
heard from.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
GALES SOLDIERS
SHOOT DOWN POOR
MEXICAN PEASANTS
(speeIaI to The Daily Workerl

- nv DohF NNSfH9ty
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21.-A pitch
ed battle is reported to have taken
place Saturday between 200 armed
peasants and a troop Of soldiers
near the town Of Huiehapan, state
of Hldalgo.
Seven peasants fell, victims Of
the treachery of Plutarco Gales,
president Of Mexico, who has OPEN
ed a campaign of violence and state
sanctifled slaughter upon the peas
ants who insist upon the division Of
lands according to the constitution
before 1t was modified to suit the
foreign land owners and the Mexi-
can ranch owners.
These are the same peasants who
fought with the same arms against
fascist De la Huerta to help this
same Gales get the presidency.
Five of the soldiers are also re-
ported dead, the peasants putting
up a spirited battle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
LenIn MeetIna in washInaton.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-Arrange
ments have been completed for the
Lenin memorial meeting to be held in
this city Sunday evening, Jan. rs at tn
Play House. Comrade Macintosh will
be chairman and Comrade Oliver
Carlson, from Philadelphia, will b,
the speaker A musical program hal
been arranged, circulars have beer
distributed and announcements will
be inserted in the local papers. A
large attendance is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Call Stop on Miners Pension,

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Jan. 21.-All
local unions Of the Illinois Mine
Workers received kilograms ordering
them to stop collection OF the new
miners pension fund assessment fol.
lowing instructions from John l..
Lewis to State Secretary-Treasure
Walter Nesbit Lewis says the fund
proposition did no treceive sufficient
votes for adoption.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Navy After More ADVERTISING.

LAKEHURST. N. j., Jan. 21.--ThC
navy dirigible Los Angeles planned
today to make rehearsal fight in
preparation for its cruise Saturday
with government astronomers who
will observe the total eclipse OF the
sun. II is possible that the big war
craft may be moored over night TO
the mast outside it's hangar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
XII KLUx KHAN LOSES
ITS FIRST FIGHT IN THE
INDIANA STATE SENATE
Especial to The Daily worker)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21.-Leais-
latlon supported by the ku kIux khan
received its first setback in the sen.
ate today with the adoption Of a ma.
Jority report from the education
committee indefinitely postponlna
action on a bill prohibiting the wear
ing Of distinctive religious sarb by
teachers In Indiana schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22

WASHINGTON. Jan. I'll The le.
gality of the plan to build a canal from
Chicago to the gulf by diverting
water from the Great Lakes, was
questioned before the Mccormick
waterways committee today by C. s.
Ferris, attorney general Of New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Patronize our advertisers.
End Run of Statesmen
and Suckers by South
Side Players Tonight

Tonight the South Side Players will
give second performance Of SALES
men and Suckers" which made such a
hit the last time it was shown on the
south side. The play was written by
Andrew Shelley, a comrade and mem
Der Of the Workers Party, South Side
branch. Many of the actors are mem
bers Of the party. The cast consists
of Negro and white players. The
play will be given at 1921 s. Federal
st. Tickets can be obtained at the
box Office tonight. Prices: 35c, SOC
and $100.
"The Beauty and the 6olshevik" is
coming to Ashland Auditorium Feb. 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Daily Worker Theatre Party.

The Brownsville section has arranged this Friday
evening at the Yd Theatre The net proceeds
will the DAILY WORKER make nm Tho
quotas of the Brownsville branches Splendid
copy It's like coating the pill and making candy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Correction.
In the list Of

the list of branches as not having maid
anything the DAILY WORKER
Der due the fact that Chicago
the list Russian branch and the
JugoSlav should
have made emitances working quotas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
FIRST SHOP NUCLEUS ORGANIZED
IN NEW YORK WILL BRING OUR
MESSAGE TO $50 FOOD WORKERS

NEW 2The organized its
first shop nucleus The organized Yors
Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
Notes on New York
Current Lectures at
Workers School
Lore on Current Events Friday.

Lore on Current Events Friday.
Ludwig Lore will continue his lee
lures on Current Events at the Work
ers' School, 20S East 18th street, on
Friday, Jan. %, p. m.
In these lectures Comrade Lore re-
views the important developments of
the week in the political and indus
trial life of the various countries, as
well as internationally. They are es-
pecially important for workers active
in the labor movement. Lore's lee
lures are always highly interesting
and instructive, and militants should
take advantage of the opportunity Of
fered by the Workers School to hear
him.
Carlson Speaks at Vetcherinka Next
Saturday.
Oliver Carlson will speak on Com
munist and Labor Education in Great
Britain" at the Workers School We
tcherinka to be held on Saturday
evening, Jan. "a, at 2OS East 18th St.
Comrade Carlson, who recently
spent several months in England, has
made a study of this subject, and his
talk will be highly instructive. Now
that the party has made a beginning
in systematic educational work, it will
be especially interesting to hear about
the educational activities of the revoi
lutionary movement in England.
The lecture will be followed by en-
tertainment and dancing. Rosa Spiro,
an active member of the Workers
Dramatic League, will sing Russian
folk songs.
All are welcome. A jolly time awaits
those who come. Admission is 20
cents.
oIgin at Workers School Next
Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Moissaye ].
Olgin will lecture at the Workers
School, 2OS East 18th street, next
Tuesday, Jan. 81, at p. M, on THE
Internal Controversies Within the
AeuooAdh OOihhAuhAbJ dIIg.
This is one of the most important
lectures in the series on the Russian
Revolution which Comrade Olgin is
giving at the Workers School on al
ternate Tuesday nights.
Every Party Member Interested.
The points at issue in the party
controversy in Russia some months
ago, is of vital consequence to the in
ternational revolutionary movement.
Olgin's lecture is not alone timely. but
affords workers an opportunity of
learning the truth about developments
within Russia from one who had had
first-hand contacts in Russia recently,
has studied the question, and its we'll
qualified to .analyze and explain the
situation.
Militant workers should not let this
chance pass to hear Comrade Olgin
speak on the controversies within the
Russian Communist Party next Tues
day, Jan. 81, D. m. Admission for
the lecture is 20 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22

"The Beauty and the 6olshevik" is
coming to Ashland Auditorium Feb. s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22
NEW YORK BUILDERS NOTES
HONOR ROLL.


shall publish
Builders
j. Hschman Harlem English
Topensky Yorkvlle
Maurice Maxim, Downtown English
D. Seelen Russian, -..
s. Polaek Bronx l. Englsh
Rose Pastor Stokes West Side
Edward Schwartz, Harlem,
Other Of
Chas Mus David Berchnce
Godhed Papans vondras Bertha Zimmerman Newman
Kushnir, Kada,
Is YOUR branch represented this This
something that meeting majority
votes depends PERSONAL for
YOU to GET BUSY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22

"The Beauty and the Boishevik" 10
coming to Ashland Auditorium Feb. 8.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Coleridge

Great in his writings, he was great
est in his conversation. In him was
disproved that old maxim, that we
should allow every one his share Of
talk. He would talk from morn to
dewy eve, nor cease till far midnight,
yet who ever would interrupt him
who would obstruct that continuous
flow of converse, fetched from HelicOn
or Zion? He had the tact of making
the unintelliglble seem plain. Many
who read the abstruser parts of his
Friend" would complain that his works
did not answer to his spoken wisdom.
They were identical. But he had
tone in oral delivery, which seemed to
convey sense to those who were other
wise imperfect recipients. He was
my flfty-year-old friend without a dis
sension. Never saw his likeness, nor
probably the world can see again.
Lamb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Tnf0ntile Traits

Girl babies roll their eyes and look
at bright lights sooner than boy ba-
bies do, DR.. NJ. D. Guttmann, German
psychologist, learned as a result OF ex-
tended observations and tests on new
born infants. Some babies, he found,
SHE'D at light, some were Indifferent,
md others hailed it joyfully almost at
birth. The latter were more often
girls. Doctor Guttmann observed that
reaction of the eyes to light occurred
sooner in most cases than has hither-
TO been believed to be the rule. Some
infants of only two or three days used
heir muscles in a properly coordinate
fashion and gazed fixedly at bright OBJ
jects. such as lights. Babies, as a
rule, must learn the use of the eye
muscles by experience, just as later
they learn to use the other muscles
of the body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Romans Found London
City of Importance

London is of great antiquity and
unknown beginnings. 1t is mentioned
very early in the history of northwest
ern Europe II is noticed in Tacitus,
and later the Romans under Claudius
took 1t and gave 1t Roman admins
tration. That occurred something like
a century after the invasion Of Caesar.
The old Britons were bold and war
like race, and. led by Queen Boadicea,
they recaptured the city and burned 1t.
Soon thereafter it was rebuilt, re-
naming unfortihed, II is believed until
the reign of Constantine, by whom
ii is thought the walls of London were
constructed and the city erected into
an episcopal see. The walls began in
the neighbOrhoOd of the present tower,
and were completed by another wall
along the banks Of the Thames. The
Importance of the city at that time is
attested by the number of the Roman
highways which led from 1t.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Railroads Can Dispute
Claims to Precedence

There probably will be all sorts Of
Tivalries and disputes in the near fu-
tnre over the question of precedence
among American railroads, just as
there were a few years ago over the
date and identity of the first steam
boat. 1t seems not unlikely that the
honor will have to be divided and dis
ributed according to the interpreta-
ton Of the term. The first road on
which vehicles ran on rails was per-
hapS that on Beacon hill, in Boston, in
1907. The first road to employ steam
power seems to have been the 27-mile
stretch built by the Delaware & Hud-
son Canal company in 1927 from
HOnesdale TO Carbonate, Pa. The
first road to carry passengers was
probably the Baltimore & Ohio, which
10 May, 1880, began running from Bal
time to Ellicotts mill, 10 miles, by
horse power.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Christmas Program

Despite the fact that about one
third of the children had been out of
school on account of illness, the
Christmas program given by the
grades was real success. We older
folks We're taken back to our child
hood days by fairies and brownies.
who conducted us thither by Christ
mas carols, plays, etc. Tiny Santas
came prancing in to assure us once
more that the Christmas spirit is
still the best and cheeriest of all. If
the children enjoyed it land we are
sure they did from the way their
faces beamed) we who watched them
had even more fun.
The teachers and children are
surely to be complimented on their
splendid work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Ordinary Oil Can
GaUe Edison Idea

The cover of the humble coal oil
can supplied the idea for the first
electric lamp socket. Nearly 100000
900 standard-size lamps used in the
United States last year were equipped
with uniform simple socket, the de-
sign Of which was evolved from the
old tin screw-cover of the oil can.
Thomas Edison, In 1880 before the
first electrical central station was
started, experimenting with the
earliest forms of incandescent cleo
trio lamp, was seeking some means to
connect lamp and electrical circuit.
The first socket, operated by thumb
screw. had no arrangement to pre-
vent the lamp from falling out when
the socket was held upside down. Ac-
cording to the story, one night in 1880,
Mr.. Edison was talking on this sub
iect TO some Of his assistants. He
noticed a kerosene can on a shelf near
where he was sitting. Taking it up and
unscrewing its cover, he studied 1t
for a while and then exclaimed:
"This certainly would make a good
socket for the lamp"
After experiments the lamp socket
still I'm use was decided upon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Famous ObeLisk

The obelisk in Central park, New
York, is thirty-five centuries old. AS
the Standard Guide to New York re-
marks: 1T was old when Moses read
its inscriptions in honor of the Egyp-
tan sun god" 1t stood before the
temple Of the Sun at Heliopolis near
Cairo. where it was erected in the
Sixteenth century B. c. by Thothmes
III. In twelve b. c. Augustus Caesar
carried the obelisk to Alexandria
Here it and two others were erected
before the temple of the Caesars. In
1877 1t was presented by the khedive
of Egypt to the United States, and
brought to America by Lieutenant
Commander Gorringe, q. S. N. 1t was
erected in Central park in 1881, Will
Ham f. Vanderbilt bore the expense
Of removal, which was S102,576. The
obelisk is monolite of syenite from
the granite quarries of Syene, Egypt.
The shaft is 6919 feet high, Z feet
inches by z feet So inches at the
base and weighs $4,000 pounds.