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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
CHICAGO LABOR
DEFENSE BACKS
IVA. MOVIE SHOW
Beauty and Bolshevik"
at Ashland Auditorium

The active committee which Just
finished the successful five-day bazaar
of the Labor Defense Council, has
modified in support of the Russian
feature film, 1.-THE Beauty and the Boil
shevik," to be shown Feb. s. at Ash
land Auditorium, under the Joint aus
pices of the DAILY WORKER and
the International Workers Aid. This
action was taken at meeting attend
ed by delegates from a dozen organ
izations, Immediately after George
Maurer, secretary of the Labor De-
Tense Council, had reported on the
success of the bazaar. VIM. F. Kruse,
of the International Workers Aid,
outlined the steps necessary to make
the show a success.
Each working class organization is
to distribute as many as possible of
the fifty-cent admission tickets, and
is to report to the next meeting the
number Of headquarters and other
places where the large 2Sx42 colored
Autographs can be displayed, as well
do TIC duul CSbcS VI SUITES anu OLn6T
places where ticket selling stations
can be established. A souvenir pro
gram is to be printed and all branch
es are to endeavor to list all bust.
ness houses that might advertize in it.
The picture program will consist OF
1.-THE Beauty and the Bolshevik" and
Russia in Overalls," two-hour show
that will be run thru twice at Ash.
land Auditorium, Ashland and Van
Buren, streets, Thursday night, Feb
5, thus making continuous show
from seven to eleven.
The next meeting of the committee
in charge will be held at Greek Hall
722 Blue Island Ave, Saturday after.
noon, Jan. 10, at $3.50 sharp All or
CARNATIONS represented on the Labor
Defense Bazaar Committee should see
that their delegates attend, all RED
Aid" agents elected by Workers Party
branches are to be present, and any
organizations who have neither Of
these delegates should elect repre-
sentatives at once, and make sure
| they attend.
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ana nave raised sum OF over SIX
teen hundred dollars.
After the DAILY WORKER appear
ed, we constantly pointed out at the
Workers Party meetings, the in
fiuence of our DAILY WORKER in
spreading the principles of Commun-
ism. The result is hundreds of read
ers. During the year that the DAILY
WORKER has been in existence, we
have nearly doubled our membership.
Our entertainments were always sue
cessful as well as our mass meetings.
Without a Communist daily press we
should not have been able to make
such rapid progress.
On the 18th Of January, 1925, we
shall take inventory Of what we have
done for the DAILY WORKER, and
outline plans of what we shall do af-
ter the first anniversary.
On the 18th of January, at Brook
Ign Hall, corner Soto and Brooklyn
SITS, Los Angeles will celebrate the
first birthday party of Americas only
revolutionary class paper in the Eng
lish language. Comrades of all ma
tionalities are to meet that night to
make the final drive for insurance pol
icies to insure the DAILY WORKER
for 1925. Our slogan on that night
will be, Double the subscribers,
double the circulation of the DAILY
WORKER and insure the DAILY
WORKER for 1926"
The English branch of the Workers
Party has taken the initiative in ar
ranging the DAILY WORKER birth
day celebration.
Every comrade and every sympa-
thizer is cordially invited to attend
the DAILY WORKER celebration. l
am sure that January 13 will be one
of the most important nights that the
Communist movement has ever wit
messed in Los Angeles.
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knecht and Rosa Luxenburg, who
were foully murdered by the social
democrats Of Germany.
We must make this LIVING mon.
ster demonstration, a demonstration
that will forever be photographed on
the memory of all those who attend.
The program will be as follows:
Singing of the International by the
entire audience. Remarks by chair
man explaining the significance of
Liebknecht day. Speech on role of
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
in the struggle of the working class
and especially in relation to the
youth movement, by Comrade John
Williamson, national secretary of the
Young Workers League. (Chicago.)
A tableau by the Young Workers
League Juniors picturing the murder
of Liebknecht and Luxenburg by the
white guardist Speech on the impor-
lance of the Communist youth move
ment in relation to the entire working
class by Comrade A. Goetz Of the
Workers Party of Detroit, and a
short talk on the work Of the Young
Workers League of Detroit by Com
rade F. S. Friedman. Singing of revo-
lutionary songs will complete the pro
gram.
All workers are heartily invited to
come and participate in this demon
stration in honor and memory Of our
dead leaders, Kari Liebknecht and
Rosa Luxenburg. Admission free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
THE STORY OF KARL LIEBKNECHT

only if the YOUNG got behind
the movement.
In all these ways Karl Lieb-
knecht prepared himself for tax.
ing part in the struggle when he
actually got out of school and in
amongst the workers themselves.
And he had not long been in the
active struggle when the capital
lists swooped down on him and
tried to put him away where they
thought he would be unable to
influence the masses. In 1906,
Karl Liebknecht gave a series of
lectures to a large group of young
workers organized together like
the Young Workers League is
now, and his subject was "Anti-
Militarism." That meant that he
was not in favor of militarism by
the capitalists who used the armies
made up of workers to get con-
troll for the capitalists, but that HE
was in favor of the workers hav-
ing armies that would fight for
themselves (as the Red Army of
Russia does today.
When Karl Liebknecht had
these lectures put together and
printed in a book, the government
of Germany arrested him and he
was put into prison for a year
and a half, and all his books and
lectures were ordered destroyed.
The German government was
afraid to have the workers read
the book or listen to the lectures.
The capitalists hoped that when
Liebknecht went to prison some
of the workers would forget about
him and his ideas--and that the
rest would be frightened and not
dare to give their own ideas for
fear of getting into Jail, too. But
being in prison did not stop Lieb-
knecht. The workers loved him
even more when they saw that he
was suffering because of his love
for them. Even while he was in
prison the workers of Berlin
elected him to represent them in
the Prussian congress. As soon
as Liebknecht was out of prison,
he again started his fight for the
workers, this time in the '1and-
tag" the name for the Prussian
congress. He talked especially
about the capitalist control of the
schools to which the workers
children went. And thru his
speeches in the congress the work
ers on the outside learned much.
(To be continued)
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Pullman City Central Meeting.

The city central committee of Pull
man met last night at 1O7O1 Stephen
son Avenue, Pullman. There has
been steady increase in attendance
at the Pullman meetings and the COM
rades have become vitality interested
in all party problems. One of the
immediate questions up before the
Pullman comrades is the establishing
of shop nuclei in the Pullman works.
A new Italian branch has been or
ganized in Dauphin Park and is con-
nected with the Pullman city central.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. LudwA
Lore, editor Of the N. Y. volkzietung,
will speak at the Workers Party open
forum on Sunday. Jan. IL. The sub
ject will be the Political Situation in
Europe" The whole international la.
Dor movement hinges upon the rap
idly changing events in Europe and
all workers should take great interest.
A period for questions and discussion
will follow after the speaker. The
forum meets regularly every Sunday
s D. m. at Grand Fraternity Hall, 1925
Arch St.--Morrls vusem.
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In the food group slaughtering and
meat packing showed a reduction OF
1916 per cent in both employment and
wages while confectionery showed a
drop of 1911 in employment and 14.4
per cent in wages. In the textile group
cotton goods showed a reduction OF
14S in employment and 1871 in wages
hosiery and knit goods drop of Ill
per cent in employment and 11.S per
cent in wages and mems clothing a
drop of 11.9 per cent in employment
and 17.3 in wages.
The heaviest falling off in the iron
and steel group occurred in foundries
and machine shops which show 21.S
fewer employees and 25.6 smaller
wage disbursements than in Nov. 1928
In the iron and steel industry proper
employment is down 11.2 per cent and
wages 14.3 per cent.
Under vehicles the automobile in.
dustry shows reduction of 1871 pei
cent in the number employed and 24.7
in wage payments, while railroad car
Duhulh6 anu repairing ACpOAlS NC
crease of 1871 in employment and Ill
per cent in wages. In the miscellan'
eous industry gruop are agricultural
implements with drop of 10 per cent
in employment and 1877 in wages, cleo
trical apparatus with drop of 1872
per cent in employment and 1877 per
cent in wages, and shipbuilding with
decreases of 26.4 per cent in employ
ment and 27.9 per cent in wages.
The report also shows that in No
vember these industries taken as a
whole operated with 81 per cent OF
their normal full force of employees
and these employees worked 81 per
cent Of full time. In other words in.
dustry was working at somewhat un.
der IA per cent of full-time capacity
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Our young comrades always
like to hear the stories of the great
men and women who have fought
for the same cause to which we all
are pledged-the cause of bring
ing freedom to the working class
of all the world. And there is no
story more inspiring for the work
ers than the story of the great
leader who lived and fought for
the workers in Germany-Karl
Liebknecht.
1t is very natural that Karl
Liebknecht should have, from the
very beginning, been interested
in the terrible conditions in which
the workers are forced to live. In
the very year that little Karl was
born (1S71), his father-William
Liebknecht, who also was loved
leader of the workers-was lying
in prison where the capitalists of
Germany had thrown him, because
he had tried to show the workers
their road to freedom. AS soon
as Karl was able to understand.
he pledged himself to continue the
work of his father, and help the
workers to get control of the gov
eminent.
/ wonder how many Juniors
know just what the ioord "Lieb-
knecht" means, even if it were not
the name of the great German
worker. 1t means in German 'love
of slaves" And you will see that
Karl Liebknecht was rightly
named, for all thru his life he
showed that he loved the slaves
we call them workers who are
exploited" by the bosses-and
that finally he even gave his life
for them.
Karl Liebknecht attended school
in Leipzig, one Of the large Ger
man cities. When he was in
school, he did just what the
Juniors are doing now. He organ
lied little clubs of his school and
classmates. They met outside of
school and studied together about
the working class and about how
the workers could be taught the
truth about their terrible condi-
tions. He took part in debates in
his classes and he always shoose
the side that would help him show
to the other pupils the conditions
of the workers, the horrors and
uselessness Of capitalist wars,
and the fact that the freedom of
the workers would be obtained
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
Your Union Meeting
SECOND FRIDAY. JAN. 9, 1925.
Name of Local and

Name Of Local and
No. Place Of Meeting.
237 Bakers and Confectioners, 1920 W
Roosevelt Road.
122 Blacksmiths. 64th and S. Ashland
Ave.
l2s Boiler Makers. 1o5th and Ave. NJ.
424 Boiler Makers, 55th and Halsted.
b33 Boiler Makers, cd and Halsted
Building Trades Council, $50 w
Washington st.
Carpenters District Council, sos S.
1900 Carpenters. 4sss s. Halsted st.
l42s6 Commercial Portrait Artists. IS
g EIsctriCians' 2soi W. Monroe st.
1872 Electricians, 10 w. Adams St.
$50 Engineers Ooc), Madison and
s45 Engineers, $50 w washington ST.
e74 Firemen and Enginemen, 542S
Wentworth Ave.
As Fur Workers,
17117 Gardeners and Florists. Village
Hall. Morton Grove.
21 Garment Workers, IT'S w. Wash
tngton St, p. m.
81 Glass Workers. Emily and Marsh
field.
lis Hod Carriers, 1850 sherman St.
Z Janitors, iss W. Washington st.
Ladies' Garment Workers, Joint
Board 32s w. Van Buren, st.
4 photographers, 63s S. Ashland Blvd.
lib MRchinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd.
1893 Machinists. l13 S. Ashland Blvd
4s2 Machinlsts, 55th and Halsted SITS.
746 Machnists. S. e. cor. Lexington
and Western.
1926 Machinists. 53d Pl. and HaIsted.
6 Metal Polishers, 1l9 S. Throop St
637 Painters, School and Sheffield Ave.
73 Pattern Makers. 119 s. Throop ST.
Photo Engravers, S14 W. Harrison
ST., 630 p. m.
$40 Plasterers, $50 w. Washington St
563 Plumbers, 52i2 S. Halsted St
6i2 Plumbers, 1851 s. Chicago Ave.
297 Railway Carmen, 5sth and Halsted
1858 Railway Carmen, Blue Island. ILL.,
1907 Railway Carmen, SD and Robey.
s63 Railway Clerks, . S. Clinton st.
1857 Rope Splicers, sos Milwaukee Ave
2 Teachers (Men), 3l5 Plymouth CT,
1880 y. M
Atlantic Hotel.
Ill Upholsterers, 1859 N. State ST.
sol Watchmen (Stock Yards). 3749 S.
Halsted St, , a. m.
Local 269, A. c. W..-Meets every
End Friday, 1864 No. Robey.
(Note--Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at s D. m.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
English Branch of
Rochester, Mimi, Is
With the Majority

ROCHESTER,, Minn.-At the regu.
lar meeting of the English Branch,
Rochester, Mimi, after ,thoro discus
sion of the Central Executive Commit
tee theses and the articles appearing
in the DAILY WORKER pertaining
to the same, we find that
Whereas, a Minority and minority
section of our central executive com
mittee has perhaps unavoidably been
formed, thereby unfortunately Great
ing more or less of a muddle of opin.
ions among comrades in general, and
Whereas, said printed discussions
has tendency in leading the men,
bership in general to conclude that the
central executive committee has failed
to intelligently interpret instructions
from the Communist international, if
not willfully functionoing contrarily
but
Whereas, we are convinced that the
position of the majority is correct in
asmuch as they point out that the
party must be built by establishing
contact with the rank and file of the
workers themselves, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that we of the Roch-
ester English Branch unanimously ap-
prove Of the majority thesis, believing
that at this time the same to be the
proper Communist policy to pursue.
(Signed) Nels NJ. Nelson, Sec'y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
POALE zIONISTS JOIN
ORGANIZATION OF THE
GOMMURISTIC YOUTH
tspeoIaI to rhe DaIIy Worker,

Especial to The Daily Worker)
ALBANY, N. ", Jan. ga sign
of the growing influence and power
Of the Young Workers. League is
seen by the recent organization Of
a branch Of the league in this city,
the capital Of the Empire state. A
group of young workers, who had
for some time been members Of
the misleading nationalist organ
ization, the PoaIe Zion, having be-
come acquainted with the princi-
Piles Of the young Communist move
ment, left the Poale Zion and form.
ed branch of the Young Workers
League. Additions to the strength
of the league are coming in from
all countries, especially is the
growth Of the movement noticeable
in various sections Of the country
where shop and mine nuclei of the
revolutionary youth are being or
ganized. All class conscious men,
bers Of the so-calIed "eft" Poale
Zion are invited to join either the
league or the Workers Party.
All young or old workers inter
ested in the principles and work Of
the league, or DESTROYS of forming
unit of the organization should com
municate Immediately with the ma
tional office, 1113 w. Washington
Blvd, Chicago, III.
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eal@ u,. S1
t4A<s,rA4~ea- VrEex0&-
Io-S-%
WORKERS! SUPPORT
YOUR CLASS MOVIES!
NOTE THESE DATES!

"PoIikushka," the Moscow Art
Theater tragedy, will be shown at
DoweII, Ill.,, Jan. II; at Chicago, Ill.,,
(eartner's independent Theater,
Roosevelt and Independenee), Jan.
IS; and Los Angeles, CAL, Philhar-
monte Temple, Jan. 10.
PRUSSIA and Germany" the eight
reel tale Of Two Republics" will
be shown at 6inahsmpton, NJ. u,
Jan. 9; Chicago, H., Jefferson Park
House, benefit Rovnost judi, DAILY
WORKER and I. w. A. Jan 10.
"NicoIai LenIn," one reel, will be
shown at the LenIn meetings at
Reading, Pa, Jan. %, and Phlladel-
phia, Ja., Jan. "a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
West Brownsville, Pa,
Also Unanimous for
The Minority Position

WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Jan.
THE West Brownsville branch of
the Workers Party unanimously in
dorsed the minority thesis at the
meeting on Jan. 4, after a thoro dis
cussion on the effectiveness of the
class farmer-labor party slogan. The
vote putting the Workers Party or
ganization of West Brownsville on
record for the minority thesis was "a
to O.-(Signed) Vera D. Gridich, Sec
rotary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
Greek Branch, Toledo,
Ohio, Unanimous for
the Minority Thesis

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. T. After a
long discussion Of both the thesis of
the minority and majority of the c.
E. c., our branch unanimously adopt
ed the minority thesis, which sets
forth the effective means for permeat-
ing the politically backward masses
of this country with Communist prop
uganda and for the building of the
Workers (Communist) Party. IT.
Dedakis, Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
Roumanian Comrades
Give Benefit Ball for
|. w. A. Jan. 10

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The Rouman.
ian section OF the international Work
ers' Aid has arranged a concert and
ball which will take place on Satur-
day, Jan. 10, at p. m, at 1347 Boston
Road, the Bronx. All comrades and
friends must attend this ball to help
this newsly formed section of the
| w. A. which has been doing such
splendid work in taking care of Rou-
manian class war prisoners and their
families.
The Roumanian revolutionary pris-
oners are brutally mistreated in the
capitalist dungeons OF Roumanian and
their families are shamefully perse-
cuted in many instances being left to
starve. The Roumanian section Of the
|. w. A. was formed only a few
months ago and is doing excellent
work. In these few months the fol-
lowing sums have been collected thru
the comrades named below:
Jesse Neufeld, 1855; David Mar.
gulis, s52.4O; Ida weissman, $500;
Jack Cooperman, $50; Leon Marquis,
1890: Samuel Brown. 1896: Morris
Lipsin, 1915; Abramowitz, s3.15:
Anna Kimberg RUSSIAN Branch, Y.
w. L. No. 81, $3.50; Bertha Kimberg.
Fania Kutchnek, $500; Rose Podner,
$500; L. Roth, $500: Eva Bingham.
$1,000; Dimtru Tovescu. $3.50; |.
wolman. $2675; Total, si79.75.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
RrownsvIIIe Omen Forum.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. SIS there
likelihood Of revolution breaking
out in China? What are the chances
of its success against the whole gang
OF imperial robbers whose forces are
stationed in the far east? What does
Sun Vat Sen represent, and why are
the Soviets interested in his success
II you are interested in these and
similar questions. then come 20 Com.
rade III. M. Wicks' lecture on "what
Is the Significance of What Is Happen.
ing in China" on Sunday, Jan. IL. at
$3.50 D. m, at the Brownsville Work.
ers' Hall, 1914 Pitkin avenue. Brook.
Ign. Discussion after the lecture.
Lectures are given every Sunday
evening, one week in English and the
next in Yiddish. on Sunday, Jan. IS,
Comrade Shachne Epstein will speak
on, "Anatole France and Henri Bar.
busse." Tin Yiddish.)
Watch for further announcements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
OMAHA COMRADES
OPEN THEIR OWN
HEADQUARTERS
Once Started They're
Going to Keep Going

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. S.-The war
is ont
Now that Omaha Workers Party
local has been in its own headquar-
ters for nearly a year, the Kansas
City comrades, not to be outdone by
any other town on the Missouri river,
have rolled up their sleeves, gone to
work and opened one of their ownl
Comrade ]. e. Snyder, district or
ganizer, deserves the largest share of
credit for this sudden burst of Boil
shevik activity along the big Muddy"
The Kansas City comrades have al
ways been live bunch, but they
allowed the Omaha reds to steal a
march on them. The fight is now on
to a finish, with no time out and no
quarter given. The local which shows
the most new members and most
DAILY WORKER subscribers during
1925 will be able to claim the victory.
The discussion on the minority and
majority theses has been continued
by the Omaha city central committee
until Wednesday evening. Jan. IA. At
the last discussion, Dec. 20, the party
members did not wish to trust their
judgment to vote until after further
discussion. Comrade David Coutts de.
Tended the majority thesis and Tom
Matthews the minority.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
CzECKO-SLOVAK
EDITOR is HELD
FOR DEPORTATION
New Offensive Is Waged
Against Workers

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The capital
list government is tireless in its at
tacks on the workers of the country.
1t has its eye especially on the mill
tants of the working class, knowing
that these fighters are not afraid to
defend the interests of the working
class.
The latest attack is the arrest of
Emmanuel Vajtauer, editor of the
Obrana, the Czechoslovakian revolut-
ionary labor paper. Comrade Vajtauer
is an old revolutionist, with a record
in the movement in Czechoslovakia.
Comrade Vajtauer was responsible
worker in the Czechoslovakian Com
munist Party and came to this country
in December, 1923. Here he entered
the labor movement and has done
splendid work in furthering the inter-
est of the workers, especially of the
Czechoslovakian workers in this
country. AS editor of the Obrana, he
has not feared to incur the hatred of
the capitalist class. His pen has been
keen-and the capitalist government
fears him.
Fighter For Workers
Vajtauer is also splendid speaker
and often appeared at labor meetings.
The government determined to uproot
the revolutionary movement in this
country, had it's SPY at this meeting,
who made notes of Comrade Vajtauer's
speech. This speech was the story of
the Russian revolution. Comrade
Vajtauer showed why the Russian
workers and peasants were driven to
put an end to the tsaristic regime.
He showed that the methods that the
capitalists use in one country are used
in all other capitalist countries. He
told his audience of conditions in this
country-and that was his crime.
Comrade Vajtauer is a. foreign-born
worker and therefore is supposed to
keep his mouth shut about conditions
in the United States.
Hence the capitalist government
came down on Comrade Vajtauer, and
he is now held for deportation at Ellis
Island. A writ has been obtained, and
It is hoped that the government will
be defeated in its attempt to deport
his militant worker.
Labor Defense Council Active
The Labor Defense Council, New
York Division, 20S East 18th St., is
conducting the defense of Vajtauer's
case. If it is to be properly defended,
money will be required. The cases of
revolutionary workers before the ca
pitalist courts are multiplying, and
the demands on the Labor Defense
Council are growing.
Every class-conscious worker and
every labor organization must help
in this defense. You must do your
part AT ONCE. Delay may pc costly.
Comrade Vajtauer must be saved for
further work in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-09
Cleveland Lettish
Branch Unanimous
For Minority Thesis

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. g. The
Lettish branch of the Workers Party
of Cleveland unanimously Endorsed
the thesis of the minority at their
meeting on Dec. 20, as constructive
and the best means of building a mass
Communist movement, and condemn
ed the defeatist and sectarian attitude
Of the majority thesis.-(Signed)
Yuria, Secretary.