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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
L,Senenof Quits

Semenoff has omade his peace with the Soviet
government its, not his, terms.
He win be allowed to return to Siberia, not be-
cause he can be of any use to the workers. and
peasants government but because the Chinese
workers and peasants, well as the Japanese, have
tired of having this bandit leader in their territory
The Soviet government takes responsibility for the
further acts of this white guard as favor to the
peoples with whom it has concluded treaties. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that Semenofs career
as leader of counterrevolutionary detachments
is over.
American soldiers who were in Siberia as part
of the WiIsonian imperialist adventuregwll remem-
Der Semenoff the most brutal of the white guard
elements. Several clashes between his murderous
bands and the American troops took place in spite
of the determination between the officers of both
armies and the former enlisted men will waste no
sympathy Semenof no matter what happens
to him.
The liquidation of the emigre counterrevolu-
hOnary organizations is proceeding rapid pace.
Semenoff follows Savinkov and only in those coun-
tries where the aristocracy has more money than
sense do these elements receive any support. 1t
will not be long before the United States will be
the only nation where they can find shelter and
pork chops.
1t is quite fitting in view of the counterrevolu-
tonary character of American capitalist democracy
that the offspring of the industrial lords should
mingle with the degenerate scions Of the Russian
aristocracy which workers. revolution has wiped
out in their own land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
A Center Candidate for the Allies

Marx, candidate of the center coalition, seems
to be the choice of the American capitalist press
for the German presidency.
1t is probable that two other entries will con
test the finals with Marx-Jarres, candidate of the
big industrialists and Thaelmann, the Communist
leader.
The allied imperialists favor the election Of the
center candidate rather than that Of the big in
dustrialists for the that it will mean govern
ment which, while showing the mailed fist to the
German working class, will be unable to build
any real resistance to the colonization Of Germany
The industrialists would insist many more con
cessions from allied capital than the spineless
socialdemocracy, an important part of the center
coalition.
The kind of government that the allies want in
Germany is one that will war on the workers, but
be soft as butter in the hands Of the allied dplo
mats and fnanciers.
The world is moving fast when world capitalism
looks to the German socialdemocracy, in alliance
with the catholic party to give it the kind of a
regime il desires.
The lessons Of this will not escape the important
sections of the German masses and the Commun
lists are driving these lessons home.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
THE APPROACH TO
UNITY.

The beginning Of the year 1924 saw
the worlds trade union movement
sundered and divided. Hardly any
country, even the most backward, but
had its small beginnings of trade un-
ionism, while in the more developed
capitalist countries the membership
OF the trade unions was numbered in
millions. No single organization: even
of the loosest kind, linked up these
millions of organized workers. In Eu-
rope two organizations disputed with
bitter luminosity for the member
ship of the European trade union.
lists; the International Federation of
Trade Unions, with its Headquarters
at Amsterdam, was faced by the Red
International of Labor Unions with
Its headquarters in Moscow. In sew.
erh OF the European countries there
were two or three rival declarations
of trade unions, some affiliated to the
!. #. T. u, some to the r. I. /. u.
The British Trade Union Congress-
was the main support of the I. F. t.
u, while the All-Russian Central
Council of Trade Unions provided the
chief backing for the r. /. L. U. Out.
side the European arena where this
struggle Of rival organizations was
taking place to a greater or lesser
degree in almost every country, there
remained unconnected with the |. r.
T. U. the trade unions of the United
States OF America, OF Latin America
Australia and the other Pacific lands
OF Africa other than the Union, OF In.
dia, Japan, China, the Far East, and
the Union OF Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies. Prior to 1924, efforts had re-
peatedly been made to bring together
the two organizations claiming an in.
ternational scope, and had as repeat.
eddy broken down. In the course of
the last twelve months. however, re-
newed efforts for international trade
union unity have at last begun 20
show some prospect OF success. To
describe this move towards unity
lasting over the twelve months, and
the present position that has been
reached is the purpose Of thIs special
supplement. " I1af@ v (.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
Solidarity and Civilization

We have to hand it to the socalled backward
peoples when it comes to displaying solidarity.
100000 Arabs boycotted the welcome to Lord Bal
four the other day in Palestine; they closed all
shops and draped their houses in black. They want
no British imperialist rule and show their disap-
proval with unanimity that is striking and eff
fective.
Contrast the militant action of these sons of the
desert with the cowardly attitude of the millions
of Irish in the United States when Lloyd George
and other mOuthpieces of British imperialism ar
rived. There were few sporadic protests but
policemen of Irish birth or descent suppressed
them and most of the Irish people made no protest
at all
Civilization, from the revolutionary point of
view, is not gagged by the number of movies and
One-arm restaurants but by the manner in which
the masses resist attempts to enslave them
From this standpoint the Arab workers and
peasants are miles ahead of natonalities that ape
the responsibility of their rulers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04

VIENNA, Austria, April a. Herr
Butsch, socialist deputy. and former
minister of war, and Otto Bauer, an
other socialist deputy, advocated mob
liking every soldier. Bauer declared.
The day will come when danger will
threaten us from Hungary and we will
need every soldier" The remarks
were made before a meeting of the
socialist military society OF the Wien.
ma garrison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
FOR WORLD. TRADE UNION UNITY
CONTINUED from page y


atives of the trade unions (head
offices, district and branches). and the
mass of the workers themselves are
fully aware of the urgency of the
question and the need Of giving 1t the
strongest backing. In this country
one of our great difficulties in the
past, as compared with our continen-
tai comrades, has been the lack Of
either the knowledge of languages or
of the necessary news of what is 60
ing on in each separate country.
Whatever we decide to do in the
future we must proceed on the basis
of ascertained facts. We must all
the time go forward on sure foot
ing of facts and reliable information.
Besides this there are other fea-
sons we'll known to my colleagues on
the general council. The so.called
socialist press in continental coun-
tries cannot be relied upon at the
present time Gas l know from my
personal experience all the time we
were in Russia and also in Amster-
damn to give an unbiased presenta-
ton OF facts. Added to this the con-
duct Of the official Representatives of
he other trade union movements
with certain laudable exceptions(
has been one of extreme hostility to
proposals emanating from the gener.
al council of our Trades Union Con-
gress; and that this hostility has led
them into acts of trickery-it is best
to- speak plainly-towards our own
trade union movement cannot be
doubted. To see this tits only neces-
sary to read some of the statements
they made succeeding our l. F. T. U.
meeting at Amsterdam this month.
Both Oudegeest and Jouhaux mot to
speak of Vorwarts) have made it
plain that they regard the so-called
compromise" motion carried there
as smart piece Of work that defeats
our nine months endeavor to attain
international unity thru the medium
Of an immediate unconditional con-
ference"
For these reasons would welcome
the establishment of journal de-
voted to the purpose of supplying
just that information and facts and
figures about the problems of interna-
tional trade union unity which we so
sorely need. Already some of us have
been discussing such publication;
and any steps taken in that direction
will, know, secure the support of a
very large number of my fellow un-
ionists. And by support" l mean
not only approval, but actual support
in subscriptions and donations. II we
believe in this thing we must be pre-
pared to back it up out of our peck
cts as well as with our good will.
That we shall do so l have no doubt.
Meantime l am very glad to learn
that the labor research department is
publishing special supplement to
its Monthly Circular giving in a
handy form an account of the Am
sterdam meeting and the recent his
tory of the move towards internation-
al trade union unity, together with a
useful summary of tho report of our
delegation-to the Russian Trade Union
Congress. And gladly take the op-
portunity of writing this preface to
their special supplement. hope it
may be possible for the new publica-
ton / have referred to above to be
included, at any rate for some time,
as a supplement to the Monthly Cir
cular, and so add to the already use.
full work the L. R. d. is doing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04
PHILADELPHIA 7. U. E. [.
GENERAL GROUP MEETS
FOR BUSINESS MONDAY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April a.
General membership meeting Of the
Trade Union Educational League 10
called for Monday, April 6, at 52f
York Ave.
comrade Joseph Manley, eastern
district organizer Of the T. v. Z. L.
will speak on the "Reoent Develop.
ments In the Labor Movement"
The 7. VI e. L. In Philadelphia 10
conducting number Of important
activities which will be reported
and discussed at this meeting. All
members add sympsthisers are In.
vlted. u
munist lf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04

The son of Major General Leonard Wood is not
much good, but he is some improvement on his
father. Up to date he has not butchered any
Filipino peasants
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04

Jugo-Slavia is about to borrow 500 00O, 900 from
American and British bankers Another "inde-
pendent" nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-04

Calls $500 steel trust dividends do not in any
way correspond to the value of the services he has
rendered it, but being president has to be figured
as part Of the price,,
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Every day get a Sub for the DAILY WORKER
aud member for the Workers Party
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Get member for the Workers Party and q new
subscription for the DAILY WORKER.
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Talk it up-your shopmats viii
subscribed
Evening star., 1925-09-20

shifting gears. coasting or stopping in
trafiic, is given this job. Naturally 1t
must do this by friction between the
engaging surfaces.
This trouble we're having" ! ex-
planned, viii enable you to see why
most manufacturers were so long in
giving up the cone clutch and why
you must understand plate or null
tiple disc clutches IL you are going to
get real use out Of them A cone
clutch Will freeze. or stick when it is
first heated and will not burn out and
slip until it is in pretty bad shape.
When 1t cools off it is as good as new,
except that it will grab a little in
starting until treated with neat's.foot
oil. Your clutch, however. will have
10 be readjusted, and perhaps the lin
ing discs will have to be replaced
Smith had only praise for the cone
type Tor few minutes. but was soon
TO learn that the cone type was dis
carded because IL did not have enough
friction surface to provide for a
smooth start.
Its the law OF compensate
again. ! went on. With a multiple
disc clutch. which may have as many
as dozen alternate steel friction
discs. or even With single plate
clutch, which has but two friction
discs. YOU have much more friction
Evening star., 1925-09-20
GASOLINE SHORTAGE
HELD NOT PROBABLE
Supply Will Last as Long as Need
ed. American Petroleum In
stitute Declares.

No shortage Of gasoline in the near
future is foreseen by the directors
nf The American Pc roleum institute.
despite the fact, that production in
the United ates increased 500 per
cent in the last 10 years.
According To report from the in
stitute. "a sufficient supply of motor
fuel and lubrican is assured for the
uses beyond the time when science
will limit the demand by developing
more efficient use or substitutes for
oil or VII dispiace its use as a source
of power by harnessing a natural
energy"
Automotive engineers are quoted in
the report as stating that the mile
age of automobiles per gallon Of easo-
line can be doubled through structural
mechanical changes when these are
justified by price. IL is stated also
that improvements will result in
smaller consumption of lubricants.
Petroleum recoverable by present
methods of flowing and pumping from
proved acreage is es imated by the
report to amount to $500 900 900 bar
rels The oil men further aver that
after pumping and flowing cease
$4,000, 100000 barrels Of oil may be
recovered by improved processes. 1t
is expected that improved methods Of
deep drilling will disclose many de-
posits of oil not Yet available, because
ma jor oil reserves of the United
States are understood to lie in some
l. 100. 200 900 acres of land underlain
by Sedimentary rocks.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

surface than in the best of cone types.
Thus you get smoother clutch action.
but you must be more careful not to
slip tho plates and burn them.
Also, you must know what sort OF
treatment the clutch requires. II a
clutch runs In oil you must keep the
oil clean and OF the proper grade.
You must wash the plates occasional
ly. Ii the clutch Is OF the dry plate
kind you must be careful to keep lu
bricant away from the friction plates.
and the drain plug at The bottom OF
the clutch case should be left open
at all times in order to allow water
to drip out which collects from con-
densation. IL this is not done the
clutch shaft may rust.
You can see that il the plates are
not kept In proper adjustment they
will slip little OF their own accord
and thus hasten clutch troubles.
think your clutch was suffering from
a poor adjustment before you started
to put on the finishing touches going
down that hill. Remember. clutch
OF any type IL called upon to do
lions work with the gentleness of
lamb. Even II the plates of the clutch
do not slip badly enough to hold you
back they may heat up and warp.
That means 'chattering' and similar
annoyances in starting"
Evening star., 1925-09-20

A fell size 5-pGssen&er sedan
with plenty Of room for 5 full-erswn people
to ride in-for the FIRST time In motor CIR HE
tory, . car Of this SIZE with slidint GEAR trans-
mission, for less than $Se>!
A sn,arf-appe9rinx car
:. clean cut, rakish, low, with the stream lines
o. yacht, very swaeeer- looking! polished
Lacquer finish ON fhe body, rich deep blue, with
eleamin3 black trimmin2s-as inviting an eye
full OF automobile as you would want to look 1T.
Women want it the minute they see it!
Extra big doors
extra wide, easy entrance and exit to both
front and rear seats. Like Getting in and out
OF q limousine. No Inconvenience to ANYBODY,
no discomfort. Each door has four extra heavy
hinees-treat them as roughly as you like, these
doors are built to stand punishment!
Wider seats
the widest Of any light car built. New sin4le-
piece, undivided front seat, 80 inches wide, -
inches deep. All the elbow-room you want.
You know what that means to your driving
comfort -and-freedom. No more 1ee-mile fa-
ti3ue! Wider back seats inches wide, Is
inches deep. You know what such ample seating
capacity means to the comfort and pleasure Of
your passengers. No match box effect. No
crowdink!
Evening star., 1925-09-20

amount of gas YOU fed to the engine.
That would have enabled you to leave
the clutch engaged all the way down
the HILL The first rule of handling a
clutch is to use il as little as possible.
That is. leave IL In the engaged posi-
ton. Don't declutch until you are
nearly At n standstill-when about to
stop. Don't coast unless there Is a
decided advantage in doing so and
YOU are assured of safety. Don't slip
the clutch to give the engine an ad-
vantage on a hill
why have a clutch, anyway"
Smith asked, evidencing his annoy
ance at being stranded on the road.
Without realizing 1t he had asked a
question to which engineers them
selves are now giving much thought
An automobile is SO designed that
everything Is done to smooth the flow
OF power from the engine to the rear
wheels. A transmission Is inserted to
give a mechanical advantage to the
engine. With the gear reduction of
the transmission the engine is kept
from stalling while imparting a min
imum OF speed to the car. But 1t is
necessary to insert an additional unit
10 take up the final shock OF starting.
The clutch. which also is essential as
means OF permitting the engine to
run independently Of the ear when
Evening star., 1925-09-20
MILES OF HIGHWAYS
IN SURF FACEDL|ST
Report Shows Half of Thor.
oughtareS in States Have
Been Improved.

Approximately half OF the a5l $40
miles included in the State highway
systems were surfaced at the begin
ming of the present year. according
to announcement by the Bureau OF
Public Roads of the Department of
Agriculture, which views as favorable
the outlook on roadway development
during the present year.
Twenty-three thousand miles of
highways belonging to the State sys
TENS were built to grade or surfaced
during 1924. More than 11,000 miles
We're surfaced. The type of road con
struction used most was gravel, of
which 1850 miles were built There
were 1850 miles of cement concrete
roadway laid. Sand clay roads were
constructed over ] 1856 miles. One
thousand miles were built of surface
treated macadam. Another type used
extensively was bituminouS macadam
with which 997 miles We're con
structed.
Submits Estimate.
1t is estimated by the bureau that
at the end of 1923 the total number
of miles of the State highway systems
which were then surfaced roadwayS
was Ill. 400. With the mileage sur
faced in 1924. after making allow
ance for the fact that some of the
new work consisted of resurfacing
old roads, 1t is indicated that surfacing
of the State highway systems is about
half completed, with information com
ing to the bureau pointing TO Is great
progress during 1925 as in 1924.
Figures available repre- sent work done
under State supervision, including
Federal aid work. but TO not include
county or local work off the main
State system.
The State of MARYLAND has made
great progress in road building aCtivi-
ties. according to information com
piled by the bureau. By the end of
1929 MarNlarsi haG completely sur
faced its State highway system of
2o95.5 miles During 1924 15l.1 miles
were surfaced.
Progress in Virginia.
Virginia is shown as making con
siderable progress in its highway
construction work. The total mileage
surfaced during 1924 was 34l.7 miles.
which brought the surfaced portion
of the State highway system to more
than half its full extent. At the close
of 1923 Virginia had 2.114 miles of its
4.399.5 miles of highway system sur
faced
The greatest amount of highway
surfacing accomplished during 1924
was done by Illinois. where 1892
miles were built. Arkansas was second
with 1916 miles. Missouri third with
] .26S and Pennsylvania fourth with
1.179.3 miles surfaced.
At the close of 1923 New York had
the greatest number of miles of high
way surfaced. OF the 1920 miles in
the entire State highway system,
s.93l.3 We're surfaced. The next high
est number of surfaced miles of high
way was in Texas. where 6.532.I of
the 1868 miles of the highway sys-
tenn We're surfaced. Pennsylvania
was close third. showing 6.305 miles
OF its 10.1lS.3-mile highway system
with hard finish at the end of 1928.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
no. 1Is-GRASPING THE CLUTCH

Whenever Smith invites me TO ride
In his car he seems to have trouble
with it, Evidently he assumes that l
am hypercritical, and he invariably
)lunders in trying 10 make an ex-
raordinary effort to drive at his best.
Any one who has tried to drive under
che scrutinizinS eye of a State motor
vehicle inspector will have some idea
II how far Smith comes from making
a good impression.
In this particular instance he made
the mistake Of burning the clutch
plates by clutchins and declutchinG
when descending long. steep hill.
When we were stranded. few miles
beyond with clutch that would moi
funttion. Smith admitted he was
reacy to learn few things about ore
Of the most vital yet most neglected
units of the automobile.
What did | do that was wrong?
he asked Didn't / put the gears in
second shut off the ignition and use
the engines compression to hold the
car down to safe speed?'
Yes" I admitted. but what We're
YOU doing with the clutch in the
meantime? When the clutch was en-
.r,eed YOU found that the enslne.s
Evening star., 1925-09-20
MILEAGE NO OIL GUIDE.
Not Safe to Change Merely Every
500 to 1000 Miles.

What makes car owners change
the oil in the crankcase of the engine
every 500 or ! 900 miles is begin
ming to be a mystery to engineers.
Mileage is merely makeshift guide
and often a positively dangerous one.
To be on the safe side it is neces-
sary to know how much dilution of
the oil is taking place in the crank
case. Oil should be changed more
often in Winter than in Summer,
more often for city driving than for
hard driving on trips. more often for
an old engine than for a new one. ex-
cepting an engine that is so new as
to be difficult to start.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
NEW YORK GETTING READY
FOR ANNUAL AUTO SHOW
Exhibitions Again to Be Held In
Grand Central Palace After
Two Years.

Arrangements are being completed
for the annual automobile show to be
held in New York City January q
After an absence of two years. the
exhibitions will be held in Grand
Central Palace.
The exhibition building is under
going extensive alterations and man
ayers Of the show expect record
breaking attendance of visitors and
dealers. Instead of setting aside two
days ahead of the opening for the
trade. parts of the first two days Of
the show will be reserved for buying
and selling.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

compression eXerted too much of a
braking force and that the car ran
entirely too slow. When you held
the clutch out you found that the
car ran too fast for safety. SO You
compromised by making the clutch
slip--a function for which it Is not
designed
Evening star., 1925-09-20
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. Russell

whom He
selfish: rather he motoring willing
the other or MOI Of The motor
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Wrong Action Explained.

If you had let in the clutch sud
denly each time the car went too ia 81
the clutch would not have been ma
terially dana; ;ed. but the engine and
Car in general would have suffered
You should have some down the hill
with the gears in second. but with
the ignition on. Then you could hay
regulated the speed Of The car by the
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Despite the fact
grasp