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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

APPEAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CONN

TN all countries of the white terror
l. the cooperative societies are de-
stroyed or economically ruined In
Bulgaria innumerable co-operators
have been killed or cast into prison,
the property of the greatest revolu-
tionary cooperative society, "Osvobo-
shdenye," has been conflscated and a
torture chamber for prisoners has
been set up in the premises Of the CO.
operative society in Sofia. The social
democrats have supported all these
shameful acts. In Italy thousands Of
cooperative societies have been burnt
down by the fascists, numerous CO.
operatives have been voluntarily hand.
ed over to the fascists by the social
reformists. In Hungary the social de-
mocrats have sold the great workers
consumers cooperative society to
Horthy. In Roumania the government
of boyars has dissolved the Bessar.
abian cooperative society on account
of its sympathies for Soviet Russia.
In Poland the terror is raging against
the class-conscious workers co-opera-
tive societies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
BLACKLIST union
men ABROAD, new
OPEN SHOP PLAN
Government to Admit
Only the Ignorant

WASHINGTON, July 16.-FP)-
immigration inspectors have been de-
tailed by the secretary of labor to
American consulates at London, Lii
verpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Bel
fast, Dublin and Kobh Queenstown
to act in the capacity of technical adj
visers to the consuls on immigration
matters. This action was taken at
the request of the secretary of state.
The secretary of the treasury has
already assigned surgeons of the Pub
lie Health Service to act as medical
examiners at these consulates. Both
the immigration and medical advisers
will cooperate with the consuls in is
suing papers to prospective immi-
grants to the United States.
The arrangement is in the nature
of an experiment" says the official
announcement, ito determine whether
it is practicable to make such an exa-
mination before the embarkation of
the immigrant as may be safely sub
stituted for the major part of the
examination now made at American
ports of entry.
IF the experiment proves success
full this method will be applied to
other countries that express a willing
ness to have the examinations made
in their territory"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

In Germany the cooperative socie-
ties are financially ruined. After their
own capital has been squandered dur.
ing the war in war loans, the co-opera-
tive societies have been delivered over
to finance capital.
In Austria the policy of the social
democrats has handed over the Ham
merbrotwerke Bakery and the ma.
tionalized" undertakings to finance
capital. In Switzerland the co-opera.
tiyes, under the glorious leadership of
the bourgeois and of the social re-
formists, supported the policy OF the
big bourgeoisie, the custom tariffs and
the forcing up of prices. In France
the co-operatives, in spite of harmon
ious collaboration" and in spite of
their valuable services" rendered
during the war. are suffering from ex-
ceedingly heavy taxation. And In
England, the motherland of the move
ment, the co-operatives are using their
considerable strength not in promot-
ing the class interests OF the proletar-
an membership, but they are acting as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
: The COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL

the supports and tools of the capitalist
regime.
In all countries the co-operatives are
becoming the fields of exploitation for
big capital, sources OF petty bourgeois
illusions and strongholds of social
traitors policy,
In this time of severe struggles for
existence on the part of the working
class, of the need and misery of the
members Of the co-operatives and their
families, of the advance of reaction
and the threatening danger of war, the
cooperative alliance, in its manifesto
for the 4th of July, is again doping
the masses with pacifst phrases.
TT is mere mockery Of the untold
sufferings of the working class. II
describes itself as the germ cell OF
the United States of the world" and
talks of building up a happier social
order" Behind the hypocritical mask
OF political neutrality" the reformist
and petty bourgeois leaders of the CO.
operatives are betraying both the poll.
teal and the economic interests Of the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
f" Crushed Fruit" Has
Juice Abstracted,
Government Finds

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 16.-
Fruit from which the juice has been
distracted in part should not be label
ed Crushed Fruit" or with other
similar designations unless the name
is Immediately followed by an equally
conspicuous declaration that juice has
been distracted, according to recent
ruling by the officials of the bureau of
chemistry, United States department
of agriculture, who are charged with
the enforcement of the federal food
and drugs act. The ruling states also
that sugar and artificial color, when
added. should be plainly declared on
the label.
Information has come to the bureau
of chemistry to the effect that the pro-
duct designated Crushed Fruit"
which is shipped to soda fountains is
deprived of considerable proportion
of it's juice. The juice is used in MAX
ing fountain syrup, jellies and the
like.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

prohibited by our czars. musical IN
struments of all kinds are named in
the prohibited articles" list.
| requested that | be permitted to-
bring a book, dealing with the rudl-
ments of music in the guard-house.
The answer was: mo. Music is an art
and art is prohibited" AS a matter
of fact, the composition of music is
an exact science and becomes art only
when interpreted in audible sound
The narrow-minded officers can not
be expected to know that though.
On the morning of June 26, 1925,
we went to work as usual. We were
given an order at about eleven O'Clock
to report to the post adjutant. We re-
ported to him and he called the of
fcer of the day."
Returned to Guard-House
The conversation was as follows:
"You are the officer of the day."
"Yes Sir" These two men, Crouch
and Trumbull are to be returned to
the guard-house and are not to leave
on this boat They are not to leave
the guard-house by hook or crook
without an order from the dept COM
mander. Do you understand" Eyes
Sir" you will be held personally
responsible for these men. See that
they get to the guard-house and keep
them there"
We were returned to the guard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

THE London International Co-opera-
tive Alliance was held July 4th;
the Third International Cooperative
Propaganda Day. This should be on
occasion for the millions of organized
consumers to examine very carefully
this organization and it's attitude to
the severe struggles Of the working
class. The cooperative day takes
place at time in which the attack of
world capital upon the working class
has again made great progress. The
"stabilizing" of the capitalist regime
means an enormous increase Of the
exploitation of the workers in town
and country: high prices, unemploy.
ment, wage-cuts and frightening Of
working hours are burdening the
shoulders OF the working class BY
means Of hunger and misery, the i'm
perialist powers scourge their work
slaves in order to render them defen-
seless against the preparations which
are being made in feverish haste for
new world war,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

The workers and employees in the
co-operatives are exploited just the
same as the workers in capitalist I'M
dertakings. This is shown by the
ever-increasing number Of strikes and
lock-outs in the consumers co-opera-
tives. The trade union demands are
rejected. The prohibition of night
work in the bakeries finds strenuous
before all on the part OF the
cooperative bureaucrats.
A gigantic campaign OF Indictment
is being conducted against the COM
munists, who are summoning the mas.
SEES to the fight against this anti-labor
poLcy Of the cooperative leaders. The
leaders do not even shrink from ex-
pulsions and attempts to split the
movement.
Empty phrases. injurious spreading
OF illusions and open treachery, that
is the theory and practice OF the CO.
operative reformists.
The co-operatives can only become
sharp weapon in the hands OF the
proletarian cosumers when they aban-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
SHOP NUCLEUS
FORCES BOSS TO
GRANT VACATION
Factory Paper Scares
Employer to Action
BY BERT MILLER

NEW YORK, July 16.--Shop Nu-
cleus No II has been successful in
securing vacations for a number Of
workers in the shop. This result was
obtained in this interesting way.
A short time ago, the nucleus pub
lished its first number of shop pa
per. The paper contained complete
expose of the conditions in this par
ticular shop. 1t showed up the unsani-
tary toilet conditions. It made plain
the tricks used by the boss to fool the
workers. 1t showed UP clearly who
were the stool-pigeons in the shop.
It listed a number of demands which
the workers should make and called
upon them to organize. In fact the
keynote of the entire paper was-or-
ganization.
Put In Tool Boxes
After the paper was gotten up, 1t
was distributed in the tool boxes be-
fore the workers came to work. The
workers in the shop read the articles
and comments with the greatest in
terest. They were surprised and de-
lighted to find an organ which death
with their own conditions in the shop.
Every word" said one worker, lis
worth its weight in gold"
Paper Brings Results
But of course a copy of the shop
paper fell into the hands Of the boss.
At first he Numbered blindly about
not knowing what to do. Then, fearing
the knowledge which the paper was
spreading, fearing the discomfort
which might result, the boss began to
institute system of paid vacations
for a number Of workers who had
been on the job for a certain length
of time
But the workers of the shop know
full well why this was done and are
looking gratefully to the Bolsheviks
who started the shop paper which i'm
mediately brought such good results.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

have passed death sentences against
revolutionary workers. Today still,
as before the supreme state court,
there take place endless trials against
workers for participation in the Ham
burg upheaval in October 1926.
The members of the secret murder
ers organizations, the murderers of
Erzberger, Rathenau and those who
committed attempt against Carols and
Scheidemann were sentenced by the
supreme state court to the "unheard
Of punishment of four months jail
each.
They. did not serve their sentences
and are at liberty-while the partici-
pants In the so-called "Cheka," the
victims of agents provocateurs and
police spies, were sentenced to death
and to long terms of hard labor with
the breach of all legal rules.
Who will actually be included in
this Hindenburg amnesty and what
proceedings will be stopped?
Fascists Freed
All fascists and nationalist Grimm
ais who have been members of secret
organizations, etc, everyone has got
for his crime on the average sent
ence of four months-need not serve
their terms. The leaders of the
Putsch in Kuestrin, of that monar-
chist coup d'etat of the Black Reich
swehr, will be liberated, in short, only
those will be amnesteed who were
and are the PIONEERS and supporters
Of the German Hindenburg Republic.
The spies and the class justice has
not yet been able to Uarch the organ
izers of counter-revolutionary at
tempts, who, as it is proves, live in
Germany. They will be legalized by
the amnesty. The proceedings against
them will be stopped.
This amnesty" of the monarchist
government of the German republic
will arouse a storm Of indignation
among the German workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

house and a sentry was posted inside
the cell room to prevent us from
speaking to each other. After one
day the sentry was removed. Yester-
day we went to work again. ,sAsa. :.
Soldiers Eager For Communism "
Most of the men at Fort Shafter are
favorable to our cause The field for
propaganda is much greater here than
at Schofeld. We are doing all in our
power TO spread the truth and are
listened to by eager soldiers on all
sides.
| believe that can safely says that
four fifth of the enlisted personnel
of the post are ready and willing to
learn all about Communism. They are
extremely friendly to us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
CHINESE IN
CANADA HOLD
PROTEST MEET
Denounce British for
Bloody Oppression

VICTORIA, British Columbia, July
4.-(By Mall While July in Cana
da is celebrated as Dominion Day
with all due ceremony, flags and so
on; with the Chinese it was "Humilia-
ton Day" recording the anniversary
of their nations humiliation.
over 600 Chinese packed the assem-
bly, room of the Chinese Consolidated
Benevolent Association on Fisgard St,
and listened to- many speeches, some
fiery, urging, the severance of diplo-
matte relations with Britain, and
others more temperate. The more
fiery speakers expressed the belief
that there was a stage beyond which
no self-respecting people could go
without losing their independence.
Boycott Advocated
One moderate speaker counselled a
complete and continuous boycott of
everything British, with the boycott
o be maintained against any country
yhich enforced discriminatory laws
gainst Chinese nationals.
Another speaker advocated the for
nation of comprehensive union
lmong the Chinese working in Can
ada, divided into sections covering
domestic servants, industrial workers.
ETC., for the purpose of lettering their
conditions and educating themselves
in the modern methods of production
The Chinese immigration Act, 1928,
was recounted clause by clause, the
humiliating clauses being emphasized
and the Chinese people everywhere
were asked by one speaker to remem-
Der the indignity to which their coun-
trymen in Canada had been subjected.
Protest Measure
Finally a resolution was passed
with every solemnity, that kilograms
and letters be sent to the Chinese
government, demanding that in any
settlement that may be sought of the
present troubles in China, the demand
must be made for the cancellation of
all the humiliating clause from the
Chinese immigration Act of 1928.
Another resolution was passed
pledging the full support, financial
and otherwise, of the Chinese in Can
ada to the demands made by the late
DR.. Sun Vat Sen for the denunciation
of all unequal treaties, at whatever
cost, even at the cost of war.
AS a silent but striking further
protest the local Chinese took down
on Dominion Day every flag in China,
town, of whatever sort, their own
flags included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
Farmers Continue
to Flock to City
Survey Reveals

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10
The farm population of the United
States decreased approximately 1872
600 during 1924, according to esti-
mates based on a survey of $4,000 re-
preventative farms made recently by
the United States department of agri-
culture. This is a drop of 6 per cent
during that year, the estimated farm
population on January 1, 1925, being
S1,134,OOO compared with 31.316,000 on
January l, 1924 This estimate in
cludes not only the agricultural work
ers, but all men, women and children
living on the farms on that date.
The movement from farms to cities,
towns and villages in 1924 is estimat-
ed at 2,O75,0O0; the movement to
farms was 100000 making a net
movement from the farm population
of 1000 persons, or % per cent.
Births among the farm population dur
ing 1924 are estimated at 10000 and
deaths at 266,OOO leaving a natural
increase of $4,000 which reduced the
loss due to the cityward movement to
$4,000 or 6 per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

for drawing the masses of co-operators
into the revolutionary class front. On.
ly by means Of your mass pressure
can the co-operatives be converted in.
to organizations for defending the
working class.
Demonstrate on Cooperative Day
under the slogans:
Against the capitalist and fascist OF
fensiye! Against the new prepare
tons for imperialist war; Against the
lowering Of the standard of living OF
the masses! Against the unceasing
treachery Of the trade union and CO.
operative leadersl For the light Of
the co-operatives in the defense Of the
vital interests of the proletariatl For
the proletarian united front and the
international fighting alliance OF the
co-operatives with the trade unions!
For the closest relations with the So.
Wet Co-operatives!
Long live the revolutionary class
and fighting co-operatives!
The Executive Committee OF
the Communist international.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
new YORK TAXI
DRIVERS START
UNIONIZATION
Chaufeurs Organize
YeLLOw Cabmen
(Hy Worker cOrrespOndent.)

NEW YORK, July 16.-The drive to
organize the exploited taxicab drivers
OF this city has started. The cam
palgn is gaining headway and todate
over 1900 drivers have lined up, to
fight for a living wage and the right
to organize.
The fight is being conducted by The
International Brotherhood of Team
sters and chauffeurs, and the question
on the lips of all the drivers in this
city is, is the union going to organ
ize the Independent taxi drivers or
the Yellow taxi drivers or both?
The men in the employ of the open
shop" Yellow Taxi corporation, have
for the past two years, been waiting
for the officials of the teamsters I'M
ion to come to the garage where they
work and organize them and as yet
nothing definite has been done to en-
courage organization amongst these
drivers, who are known to be the
most exploited and the lowest paid
men in the taxicab industry in New
York state.
The Yellow Taxi corporation en-
ploys three thousand drivers and if
the officials of the transfers are sim
cere, they should start at once to or
ganize in the garages of the Fellows
Organized In Bronx
The current Taxi Weekly states
Advice has reached this office that
the International Brotherhood Of
Transfers, Chauffeurs, stablemen ant
helpers is organizing extensively il
the Bronx. Jack Treuhaft of $50 Daw
son St., Bronx is in charge of all en-
rollment for that district.
There is quite a need" he said
for such an organization among taxi
cab drivers as the International Bro
therhood. We have as many as 1,50I
members already, and expect to great
ly increase this number within thu
next two or three months.
THE Taxi Limousine Chauffeur
Union Local 643, desires good men
My own opinion is, when all the hack
men understand the advantage of thi
union that we will get practically 10I
per cent membership"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

don the policy of coalition and recon
with capital and the bourge-
oisie, and carry on, in common with
the revolutionary workers organiza-
tons, the fight for the defense of the
interests of the workers.
Only when the co-operatives active
ly participate in the fight of the work
ing class against high prices and pro-
fiteers. against the danger of war and
fascism, will they become real fight
ing organizations OF the proletariat on
its way to overthrow capitalist ex-
ploitation.
Look at Soviet Russiai
THERE the workers and peasants
L together have overthrow the cap
italist rule and established their Soviet
Republic. There alone of all coun.
tries today is the cooperative founda'
ton OF the proletarian economic con-
struction. There alone in whole world
has the way been cleared for the eco
nomic and cultural advance OF the
working class.
Convert Cooperative Day into a day
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
spain Studies Wine Pact

MADRID, July 16.-The Spanish
directory today studied SPANS agree
ment with the United States bearing
on transit of wine cargoes on Spanish
Ships thru American ports enroute to
other countries. The directory wished
to make sure the agreement works no
harm to the richly remuneratiye Span
ish wine industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
BIG SEAMEN'S STRIKE
BEGINS IN AUSTRALIA;
ALL SHIPPING BLOCKED

MEL5oURE, Australia, July TO-
The shipping strike ordered by the
Seamen's Union began here Tuesday
as scheduled and stopped all move
ments of vessels. The Herald re-
ports the cabinet has agreed on a
tentative plan for maintenance Of
essen initial services.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
Fire Fighters Hurt

DENVER, Colo, July 16.-One man
was injured, several fire fighters sus-
tanned slight burns and 1000 acres
Of timberland were destroyed today
in a forest fire that swept Coal Creek,
IS miles northwest of Denver. Scores
OF volunteer fighters battled the
flames thruout the night and it was
believed the fire was under control.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
Mexican Government
Buys Modern Machine
Guns from Germany

MEXICO CITY, July 16.-Ten ma,
chine guns especially designed for
anti.air craft use were in the hands of
the war department today. They
were delivered by German ship and
were said to be of the most efficient
type.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18

of New York. This gift was estl-
mated to have a market value of
about s1,OOO,OOO. 1t gave John D. Jr,
front page in all the big dailies-
something Mrs. Jones would never get
if she gave $40 out of her insufficient
wages to charity But this $1,000,000
gift represents less than / per cent
of Rockefeller's holdings in Standard
Oil of California and less than a quar-
ter of l per cent of his holdings in all
the various companies composing the
Standard Oil group.
In 1922, according to Dow, Jones &
Co., Rockefeller, jr. held 1,9O2O16
shares of Standard Oil of California
with a market value of S104, 120 $50.
He held altogether in the several
Standard Oil companies 1885, 800
shares representing about one-sixth of
all the shares of these companies.
The market value of his Standard Oil
stock was figured at $410OOO,000 with
annual dividends totaling about
$12,000,000
TINE magnificent gifts don't even rep
resent a diminution in the control
these multimillionaires exercise over
industry They give to institutions
whose financial policy they govern.
Take the General Education Board en-
dowed by the Rockefellers with at
least $126,000,000. The income from
this huge sum represents tremendous
influence upon the country's educa-
tional system But the stocks held
also represent an important block in
the control of the oil industry, a
block which cannot be split up thru
inheritance.
The General Education Board holds
3S6,51S shares of Anglo-American Oil
valued at $7,5OO,000; 1853, AGO shares OF
Ohio Oil Co. at S9,454,OOO; 42,O99
shares of Prairie Oil & Gas at $685.
512; 52,569 shares of South Penn. Oil
at S9,54O,51O; and 737,6S0 shares OF
Standard Oil of New Jersey valued at
$22, 900, to mention only the larg.
est of its blocks of oil stocks. Alto.
gether the ledger value of STANDARD
Oil stocks held by the board totals
SOS, 900 which is probably under
the true market value. 4tt -
This huge block of oil stocks is
permanently under the control OF
men who will represent the dominant
financial interests. 'aN
|
COLLEGE funds also mean similar
| ~ large block of ownership in indus
try which can be manipulated by the
financiers from whom all blessings
flow. A survey by the bureau of rail
way economics found that S. Of the
foremost educational institutions had
productive investments to total oil
approximately $532,OOOOOO. Of this
amount $14S,271 900 was in railway
securities.
Colleges with big blocks of railway
securities include Leland Stanford
in California with S13,907 900; Har.
ward with $13,6S1,OOO; Yale with
$12,536,OOO; John Hopkins with
$40, 156,904; Columbia with $S,967 OOO
and Mass Institute of Technology
with $5,759,OOO.
Needless to say the dependence OF
universities on these securities fol
their incomes influences their view OF
the economic problem. Pennsylvania
which fired Scott Nearing owns over
$5,OOOOOO of railway securities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-18
Ohio Federation to
Convene August 10

STEUBENVILLE, o., July L.
The 42nd annual convention, Ohio
State Federation of Labor, opens in
Steubenville August 10.