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The Washington times., 1925-12-10

States. Brigadier General Milton A.
Reckord, in command Of the Mary
land National Guard, is the present
president and is serving his second
term. It is believed the next presi-
dent Of the association will be a
M tiona! guard officer from the
West. The convention win be on
January IA, Is and is at st.
Augustine, Fla. The most likely
candidate liz BFigadier General
Franklin w. Ward. OF New York.
II the selection goes to Ihe Eastern
States
The new National Guard Register
has been completed and is ready for
distribution, according to the chief
of the militia bureau. Due to the
limited funds of the bureau, 1t will
be impossible to furnish individual
national guard officers with copies.
d. C. Favors Old Uniform
In the recent poll of national
guard organizations on the change
in the uniform, the District OF
Columbia organizations voted in
fevor of the old style uniform.
The selection of Brigadier General
Merch B. Stewart, former COM
mandant Of the corps of cadets at
West Point, to be the commandant
or superintendent Of the academy,
was received with much satisfaction
by the services. General Stewart
served during the world war in the
national army with the temporary
rank of brigadier general and is one
Of the popular officers in the army.
Wiseacres Of the navy are dis
cussing and making advance selec-
tons Of a new rear admiral for the
construction corps Of the navy.
1t is believed that Rear Admiral
Dohn T. Beuret, of the construction
corps, present chief of the Bureau
of Construction and Repair, will be
selected.
From all present indications it is
safe to assume that General Fox
Conner will be a strong contender
for the selection as deputy chief of
staff when General Nolan is ordered
to other assignment. AS previously
rtated in these columns. Major Gen.
eral Charles Summerall, command
ing general of the Second corps
area, would be the most logical Off
Ger for the assignment. At the pres
Cnt time he is the senior major gen.
eral Of the army and freely men
toned as the next chief Of staff of
the armv.
General Summerall is not at all
popular. He is termed "a cold-blood-
ed disciplinarian" and a soldering
soldier. He is all of that and then
some. He is a type that is surely
needed in the army. A real firm,
but square dealing. general officer.
There are few of his type left.
The Washington times., 1925-12-10
PEDESTRIANS APATHETIc
ON NEW REGULATION

Washington's pedestrians have not
voiced their views either for or
against the newly adopted walkers
regulation, according to Director ~.
@. Eldridge.
No complaints have been regis
tered at the office OF the director
Of traffic, nor on the other hand,
has anyone been in to compliment
officials on the success Of the reg
ulatfon.
Director Eldridge said today that
60 far as he knew the amendment
was working with untoward success
and that pedestrians were obeying
the crossing policemen's signals
with the same care as that Of the
motorists.
The Washington times., 1925-12-10
TWO SHIP BIDS
REFERRED TO
CROWLEY
Fleet Corporation Head to
Study Offers for South
American Line

Two bids were received by the
United States Shipping Board to.
day for the American-South African
line, consisting of five freighters.
John M. Franklin, Of New York,
representing a company yet to be
formed" submitted a bid Of $780,.
600, and Barber and Company, New
York, bid approximately $454,25O.
Franklin is son Of P. S. Frank.
lin, head Of the International
Mercantile Marine Company, who
has figured in frequent shipping in
vestigations.
A sharp protest against the sale
of the line at this time on the
ground that it means passage of
the ships to British control was
made by the present operators,
Bull and Company.
The board referred both bids and
the protest to President Crowley
for study.
The Washington times., 1925-12-10
YOUNG ARTISTS
GIVE fine
CONCERT
Three Young Washingt
Show Splendid Mastery
OF Music

| Last night in the First Congrega-
tional Church in a recital, as
unique as it was interesting, Miss
Wynema Mckinley, contralto; Miss
Katherine Fowler, organist, and
Robert hickman. pianist, demon
strated their right to be classed
as ig-timers. IN the musical
world. VI. ssa
Miss Mckinley has a voice rich,
vibrant and expressive. Her lower
register Isl particularly full and
mellow, and her enUnciation, par
ticularly in Rossi's aria, ''Ah, Rem
dini," from 'Mitrane." was some
thing more experienced singers
might well pattern after.
Mr.. Ruckman, a slim, fair-haired
STRIPPING. played marvelously the
Mendelssohn G. Minor Concerto,
with Miss Fowler at the organ. He
has q fine technique and plays
forcefullY. 5e
Miss Fowler is well-known among
local organists, and of her group
the Delamarter Carlton" with its
inpressionistic color scheme. stood
out.
The Washington times., 1925-12-10
CAR LINE HEAD FIGHTS
SoLID-TIRE TRUCK BAN

John b. Hanna, vice president Of
the Capital Traction Company. has
added his objection to the enforce
ment OF Director NJ. o. EIdridge's
traffic amendment which would bar
solid-tired trucks and delivery
wagons from sixteenth street be-
tween H street and Florida avenue
northwest.
Hanna said observance of such a.
regulation would send many trucks
to Fourteenth street northwest,
adding to congestion and impeding
movements Of street cars.
The Washington times., 1925-12-10
Army Would Abolish
Field Clerk Rank
nTGNllATIoaIAL MENe IN PlaoVA
WEAKER SEX
By VIVIAN LEE TILLMAN

Congress believed D6paLI
authority consolidate the field clerks and
of warrant officers In the bill
it will be provided that the rank Of field clerks will pc
transferred to the of
office !.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
Page He'll an Maria!

The tempest has developed in Washington over
the question whether or not the United States
is finally enmeshed in European commitments.
The administration claims that it is not. The ad-
ministration foes-and they appear not to be few
claim that it is.
1t looks as if Silent Cal might yet have to be-
come vocal. His sidekick Dawes has not been heard
of for some time. Curse words and oaths were
never needed more than now to drown the sound
of George Harveys thunder
The Dawes plan is at the bottom of the tempest
How could the American bankers loan their money
to Germany so that the latter could pay repara-
tons to the "allied and associated powers" for
the trouble they underwent in defeating her unless
these cautious bankers were assured that the armed
forces of the United States would be ready to
shoulder arms whenever Germany, took the notion
of defaulting on payments? As the loot was to be
divided among all the robbers, the U. s. included,
was it not the most natural thing in the world
for the plunderers to sign articles of agreement?
OF course, but besides the conflicting interests of
American capitalists there are political currents
inside the G. o. p. which are quick to- take adj
vantage of the present involvement of the United
States in European alliances. George Harvey is
astounded! George is editor of the Washington
Post, Edward McLeans paper 1t is reported that
he expected to step into Charles Evans Hughes
shoes when that gentleman stepped out of the state
department. But George is still at his editorial
desk and is making more noise than pond full of
frogs. He feels that this country came home in
barrel from the Paris conference on reparations
and he is of the opinion that Ambassador Kellogg
should be indicted for indecent exposure
The "irreconcilables' in the senate will thunder
against participation in European affairs But the
big fellows who rule America are for such partici
patton and they usually put it all over the Gin
dependent" capitalists whose interests do not lie
in that direction. But these independents" can
make lot of trouble for Wall Street By kicking
hard enough they may secure some concessions
and their politicians will surely get some graft out
of it. But United States capitalism is in Europe
to stay, until the European workers decide to as
sumo the role of rulers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
Lenin Memorial Meetings

This week is Lenin Memorial Week, not only in
the United States but all over the world One year
ago the greatest revolutionary leader in all history
passed away. The enemies of the proletariat re-
joiced, but their rejoicing was shortlived.
'Ienin is dead, but Leninism remains" declared
the Communist international and this slogan was
answered in every land by the exploited workers
and oppressed peoples Lenin lives in his teaching
and in the organization he formed to mobilize the
workers for the overthrow of capitalism.
During this week Lenin memorial meetings will
be held all over the United States. They will be
held under the auspices of the Workers Party,
but thousands of nonparty workers will attend
them. The influence of Leninism extends far beyond
the party boundaries. The members of the Work
ers Party will leave nothing undone to make these
meetings successful in an Organizational sense
The energy used up in bringing masses of workers
together must not be dissipated in a burst of
enthusiasm. The occasion must be used for the pur
pose of bringing members into the Workers
(Communist) Party, into Lenins party, to help
fulfill the task which the great revoutionist de-
voted his genius to.
'Ienin He was as mighty as the ocean. To our
enemies he was as severe as the singing frost. ("
writes Zinoviev, the leader of the Communist In
ternational.
No greater homage can be rendered to world
capitalisms most formidable foe on the anniversary
of his DEATH than to help build the movement which
he founded. Let each member of our party there
fore determine to bring member into our ranks
during Lenin Memorial Week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
The UncrOwned Prince

While Samuel Gompers lived to mislead the
American working class, one of his favorite lux
uries was opposing the movement for recognition
of Soviet Russia. His main line of business was
betraying the American workers
Sans understudy was weasel-brained satellite
by the name of Matthew Woll one of the vice
presidents Of the American Federation of Labor
1t was expected that after Gompers was taken to
the bosom of his fathers, Woll his faithful lackey
would inherit the crown. But it was not to be-.
William Green sits in the royal chair
Naturally little Matte did not like it, but what
could he do? He has more chance of being presi-
dent of the A. F. of L. than Grand Duke Boris,
formerly of Russia, has of being crowed king of
Ireland. But being accustomed to having his name
appear in the papers the strength of his position
as messenger boy for Gompers, Vol took his exile
from the columns of the capitalist press badly.
When his dead masters ally in the war on Rus
STA, Charles Evans Hughes was given his walking
papers from the state department and talk of So
Wet recognition revived, Matte thought he saw an
opportunity to blast his way back into the capital
list papers if even for day. His failure was
humilating Our clipping department has not
located any capitalist paper stupid enough to quote
VOL as an authority on what the American labor
movement thinks of the new developments in the
movement for the recognition of the workers re-
public.
The Federated Press correspondent in Washing
ton visited A. F. of L. headquarters and located
the loquacious Vol, who insisted on speaking for
the American Federation of Labor forgetting that
Sammy was dead and that there was a new presi-
dent on the job whose name was not Woll He de-
clared that the A. F. of L. against Soviet recog
milton, and that Senator Borah's views were in
opposition to labor's stand on the question.
A. F. of L. against recognition, but President
Green, like cautious faker, has reserved his de-
cision until the diplomatic fog clears off, When the
American bourgeoisie decide to recognize Russia
for business reasons, the labor takers will also
hear their masters voice
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
Lenin AS | Saw Him
BY Schachno Epstein

breaks and carries OFF with the raging
storm like pieces of broken links far,
far into the lamp post, over the build
ings, over the monuments. These
broken links are caught up by 9th.
ers, from a different corner so that
the raging wrath of the snow storm
can't race any more with the voices
Of the throng that hiss as sharply as
the wind.
Suddenly an automobile came rush
ing. The human stream instantly stop.
ped its rush as IL an invisible power
would put dam to it. The storm
roars at its fercest, in the midst of
that roar one hears first woman's
voice then re-echoed by the entire at
mosphere.
Ilyitch!,
Our group pushed toward the place
where the automobile stopped, but we
were flung back by the mob. 1 fell,
feeling that another second and / am
crushed under their feet. Another
cram like that Of an iceberg and /
found myself downstairs in front Of a
store, pressed between covered faces
with fiery eyes.
Luckily, when came to my senses
/ was facing the automobile. Who
was inside | could not see, but did
distinctly see the selfsame figure that
| have once seen so many years ago
in Geneva; the same smile on his
lips, the same sharp expression in his
eyes, the same sharply pointed jaws
the only difference being that he wore
an old fashioned long worn out fur car
and shabby looking coat with @
small lambskin collar fur too light foI
the Petrograd frost. This was Lenin
just a little older. The people de
manded: let Ilyitch speak. And
again angrily RACES the snow storm
whirling over the human wave
llyitch's voice oyerwhelms however
the believing Of the storm; his words
ring like the echo OF steel.
What Ilyitch said l could hear no
more because, again, like the cram of
an iceberg jolted me away to a diff
ferent angle; but l did hear amidst
the roar Of the wind the clapping OF
hands resounding like bullets dis
charged from a gun, lasting, lasting
"hurrah" whirls on
Returning home all frozen to the
delegates hotel, formerly a Swedish
hospital, the clock was striking two
The porter OF the hotel, Russi-
fled Swede, a tall old. grey-bearded
man with yellow parchment face
with dreamy eyes complained: Some
weather, 1t whirls like hell Ilyitch
couldn't even finish his speech.
He too had just come from Nevsy
Prospect -.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
Suggestions for Organization Of Shop Nuclei

at a conference of representatives Of
the factory nuclei (of course after the
formation of such and after they have
begun to function) upon a ward or
district scale. The ward conference
elects the ward leadership, but at the
same time also the delegates to the
district conference; the district con-
ference elects, besides the district
leadership, also delegates to the city
conference COZ course, ward and
district subdivisions are necessary
only in large cities). The city con-
ference elects then the leadership of
the city organization, which has to
carry out the duties already mention
ed.
Proceed With Reorganization.
Concurrently with your press dis
cussion, you should have also COM
menced practical work for the form
alton Of factory nuclei. We there
fore. request the party, already dur
ing the time of the discussion, thru
the city organizations acting under
the direct supervision of the party ex-
ecutive, to proceed with the organiza-
ton Of factory nuclei in large fac
tories. If it be impossible to form
them in all large factories, it should
at least be done in those where not
less than three party members are
employed. In our opinion it would be
necessary to decentralize the work
of reorganization Of the party on the
basis of factory nuclei. The matter
should be put in the hands of the
leading committees of the cities, and
even these should be commenced on
ly according to wards and districts
After the achievement of the organic
alton Of factory nuclei and after the
organization of all the w. P. men,
bers in the factories, the city leader
ships should proceed to convene con-
'ferences of wards and districts (see
above.)
For these reasons it seems to us
that the industrial registration of
members according to factories would
be both superfluous and too irksome.
What the executive and the local lead
erships should be concerned about is to
see to it that the proper instructions be
worked out for the nuclei to enable
them to work well. 1t would be desir-
able that one comrade on the execu-
tive, as we'll as on the local leader
ships, be instructed to take in hand
the work of the nuclei, to watch and
to test carefully the work of the party
nuclei. The experience thus gained
(good as well as bad) should then be
made known to the nuclei by means of
circular letters, so that they may be
guided in their work accordingly,
1t is absolutely necessary for all the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20

members of the w. P. working in q
particular factory, regardless of the
language group to which they belong,
to organize themselves in one and the
same nuclei.
Need Not Work Openly.
OF course, the difficulties of our or
ganizational work in America are ire
mendous. But when an attempt is
made to use the difficulties of open
activity as an argument against the
factory nuclei-as was done by con-
tributor in the DAILY WORKER
Supplement- it must be point
ed out that the very opposite is the
case. 1t has been demonstrated with
sufficient clearness by the experience
Of Russia before the revolution and
Of Germany today, that it is just the
factory nuclei organizations which
facilitate tremendously even sucn
work which cannot be carried on pub
licly. Even in countries where the
parties work quite openly. drastic
measures are frequently taken by
capitalism. 1t is therefore desirable
that the factory nuclei should not
work openly in full view Of the capt.
talists, but should rather seek to
strike root in the masses, whose in
terests they must protect always and
everywhere. If it be impossible to
hold nuclei meetings in factories, they
should be held elsewhere in the vici
nifty, in suitable places. Neither is il
impossible to outwit the vigilance
American overseers If the necessary
measures Of precaution are adopted
Just. in the factory nuclei it is far
easier to prevent the entrance of all
kinds of spies, to unmssk them or to
paralyze them, than in the other or
CARNATIONS, where the members do
not know each other so intimately as
they do in the factory.
Language Federations Considered.
The resolution on factory nuclei
adopted at the second conference of
your party contains a clause about the
language declarations (Sec. v, 81.
The language declarations represent
an old, ineffective form of organiza-
ton. But the multitude Of languages
in America renders the problem more
complex than in other countries. The
organizational department of e. c.
c. /. recognizes the difficulties of this
problem and will endeavor to investi
gate and study it closely. But we con-
slider it advisable to retain the Ian
gauge declarations for the time being
At the same time, as soon as the fac
tory nuclei are organized and their
activity begins, they should be united
in wards, districts and cities, while
the language declarations should be
transformed into auxiliary organiza-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20

Note.--The following is a letter
nom the organization committee of
the Communist International deal
ing with the beginnings Of discus
sion Of shop nuclei in the Workers
(Communist) Party. Since then
practical stens toward reorganiza-
ton have been taken in some places
in this party. The letter follows:
NEAR COMRADES: 1t Is a matter
- for congratulation that the ques-
ton of factory nuclei is now being ac-
tually discussed in your press. We
have followed this discussion with in
terest. In our present letter we mere
ly want to make a few suggestions to
you.
Guard Against Confusion.
a seems to us from the discussion
in your press that the function Of
factory nuclei has been confused with
that Of local branches. The scheme
of our organization for cities (whicl
may be varied for smaller places by
the omission Of one or two instances)
$ as follows; 1. Factory nuclei land
street nuclei); 2, ward organizations;
3, district organizations; and 4, town
organizations, with their respective
leading committees. The city lead
ership should guide in every way the
party work in their respective locali-
ties. The leadership guides and con-
trolls the activity Of the party in it's
respective locality, it organizes fac
tons in all the non-party mass-organ-
izations, in word, it takes part in
and guides the, whole Of the party ac-
tivity, as well as the work of the fac
tory nuclei in the respective town or
community, village, etc. On the 9TH
er hand, the factory nuclei conduct
the party activity only in their re-
spective factories, the street nuclei in
their respective residential neighbor-
hoods, and carry out the decisions Of
the district leadership and the in
structions Of the superior organs Of
the party. Hence it follows that the
nuclei take UP an attitude on, discuss
and resolve all party questions, ex-
press their opinions and adopt also
decisions regarding these questions,
but the superior party instances ex-
ercise authority over the nuclei as
such, as we'll as over the individual
members Of the party, and have the
right to call on them for some other
work for the party.
The next question: How is the lead
ing committee of the city organiza-
ton elected and composed? To our
way of thinking, this should be done
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
Educational Eating

There is an old saying that the way to a mans
heart lies thru his stomach. Evidently the Hudson
Coal company of Carbondale Pa, came to the
conclusion that food in the proper setting would
have salutary effect on the relations between
their slaves and their masters, as they decided to
initiate the practice of giving their coal diggers
banquet once in month.
The coal miners and the coal company had many
clashes, sometimes resulting in strikes. Now.
strikes are not good for the company 1t loses
money when its employees refuse to allow them
selves to be exploited until their grievances are
redressed. Neither does the company like the idea
OF always complying with the mems demands It
never grants concessions except under compulsion.
perhaps If we would get our employees to eat
with us once in month";" thought the officers of
the Hudson Coal company, "they would be more
inclined to listen to reason! Perhaps they would
forget that they workers and that we are cant
talistsw
very good idea-for the Hudson Coal COM
pany. No sooner thought of than done The month
~ banquet system inaugurated and the coal
dlggers sat down to table with the bosses and the
bosses made nice speeches about the hard times
thru which the coal industry was passing. and
that what was good for the coal companies was
also good for the diggers and that IL would no
ever so much better for both If they could como
together and cooperate instead of listening to those
agitators who preach class hatred In other words
it was Johnston's b. and o. plan of class collabora
ton thru the stomach route
But Local S77 Of the United Mine Workers Of
America put an effective stop to this experiment
IN seducing the workers Evidently this local
knows there is such thing as a class struggle and
that it cannot be eliminated by having the robber
and the robbed dine together. SO the local nm.
animously passed resolution forbidding any
union member to attend any of those "educationav
feasts on pain Of discipline. And Furthermore
pickets will watch the banquetng hall to see that
the bosses will dine alone.