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Palisadian., 1925-12-11
II. F. Goemann Gives
Flag to Boy Scouts

The gift of a beautiful American
flag to Grantwood Troop No. 1, Boy
Scouts, was made the occasion of a
general turnout of Scouts last week.
III. F. Goemann, the donor of the
flag and chairman of the Scout Com
mittee for this district, after a grace
full presentation speech turned the
colors over to the color guard The
flag was accepted on behalf of the
troop by Scoutmaster Yeager, who
reviewed the symbolism of the ma
tional emblem, and the objects and
principals of scouting.
Scout Executive. Mcbride who was
present was called on and expressed
his satisfaction at the progress the
boys had made and earnestly urged
them to constantly keep before them
the scout work. After interesting
talks by the members of the Scout
Committee, the boys engaged in an
instructive and entertaining drill in
Palisadian., 1925-12-11

Scotch Pine, Norway Spruce and
Douglas fir. The prices range from
81 to Sc per thousand, depending on
the species selected. All seedlings
will be shipped direct from the
nursery to the planter by express in
time for early spring planting.
Publications describing forest plant
ing in New Jersey and detailed infor-
nation will be sent without cost on
request addressed to the State For
ester, Department of Conservation and
Development, State Office building
Trenton, N. j.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
State Distributes
Forest Seedlings
To. N. J. Planters

Owners who desire to render their
idle land in New Jersey profitably
productive by means of forest planta-
tions are to enjoy the cooperation of
the State Department of Conservation
and Development through its Forestry
Division on the same advantageous
terms as have prevailed since 1928.
According to an announcement by the
department, arrangements have been
made with reliable nursery to fur
nish tree seedlings of the most de-
sirable species for forest planting on
New Jersey soils next spring at very
reasonable prices. These two-year-old
seedlings between four and six inches
in height, will be distributed to New
Jersey landowners at actual cost to
the department.
The species available are Red Pine,
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
DR.. Hellstern Elected
President of New Bank

The stockholders of the Cliffside
Park Title and Guarantee and Trust
Company have elected the following
directors: Dr. E. c. Hellstern, ].
Clement Justin, M. D., Emil Klein,
Erich E. Lehsten, Dinnis ]. Mahoney,
Arthur H. Reichel, Ahrend H. Nagel,
William Franz, Jr., Anton Bohm,
Theodore Vogt, Francis A. Banville,
Raymond Barrier, Henry Kissel,
Charles Bischoff.
The following officers were elected:
president, DR.. E. E. Hellstern; first
vice-president, Emil Klein; second
vice-president, Erich e. Lehsten
treasurer, j. Clement Justin; secre-
tary, William Franz, Jr. The bank
will be open for business the first of
the New Year.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
PAGE SIXTEEN
Relay Christmas Plan
Affords Entertainment
SUCCESSFUL pre-Christmas plan

I a SUCCESSFUL pre-Christmas plan
"A for old and young In clubs, school
groups, ETC., which lessons RESPONSE
bility and labor, is Relay Christmas,
when, week or more before Christ.
mas, a series of socials are INDUCED
in. One or more of the group is a
hostess, assisted by others who dec
crate, plan the stunts and games, ar
range the menu provided by the hostess
and which consists of things usually
served as the first course Of dinner.
The second social will be held at an
other home with fitting food for the
second course in a dinner.
! II the hostess desires to present
gift tavors she plans a novel way of
distributing them. On packages on a
line across a room, blindfolded guests
may tie Christmas tags on parcel
which becomes his gift. Magic tricks
are performed and prize gifts are
awarded those who guess the tricks.
] Winning in various stunts Is an ex-
cuse for a gift to be presented, the
object being that each guest shall re-
ceive package or equal value. A
post office with postmistress may hold
a coveted gift which may be procured
only by performing some task or stunt
peculiar to the individual.
The last early social may be served
with popcorn, candy, nuts In holiday
baskets distributed from tree, or
Icleverly hidden In the fireplace which
may later have fire around which re-
lfreshments are eaten.
This relay idea may be carried out
during holiday week, called New Leaf
Year" parties, with games savoring
of prophecy for the New Year. A New
Years Eve wake may terminate fes-
tivities.--Gertrude Walton.
&C. 1926, Western Newspaper Union)
Palisadian., 1925-12-11

of Mrs. Peter Dillon, chairman, 3S
Washington avenue, Grantwood, i'm
mediately, that is, on this Saturday
or Sunday, December IL or 13, for
names must be obtained Immediately
by the committee for as many gifts
as follows: Mrs. Dillon, Mrs. w. ].
Mcdonald, Mrs. w. Ahearn, Mrs. r.
Burns, Mrs. w. Clark, Mrs. ]. Thiess,
Mrs. E. Leclerq, Mrs. Martin Confoy
(Palisade), Mrs. E. Lehsten, Mrs. G..
Stein. The boys are most appre-
ciative of anything that is done for
them.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
Orphan Home

The Christian Orphan Home of
Fort Lee would be very glad of warm
sweaters, shoes, stockings, rubbers,
ETC., for their children for Christmas,
in fact anything, groceries, etc. would
be welcomed, but the children will
not need toys this year as others are
taking care of that. Phone Fort Lee
%, if you have anything to donate.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
Giant Locusts

In certain parts of Africa the locusts
attain a length of four inches and
feed on mice-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11

first aid life saving, and knot-tying.
The evening was brought to close
with the customary salute to the
colors.
Palisadian., 1925-12-11
Must Be Made of Metal

Must Be Made of Metal
Metal railway sleepers have to be
used in many parts of India. Wooden
sleepers would be eaten by insects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Collective Bargaining
Turned Wrong Side
Out by Boss Bakers

NEW YORK CITY.-BiT Green's
fondness for collective bargaining"
has been taken up in a new quarter,
that is to say, by the Specially Bakery
Owners of America, the Master Bak-
ers' Jewish organization fighting the
Jewish Bakers Union for "the right
to organize"
The spokesman for the bosses says
in accents pitiful that 1.-THE Jewish
Bakers Union insists on being an
association Of workmen to protect
their interests. They insist on making
individual employers sign agreements
with the union and refuse to permit
the employers association to repres-
ent the master bakers. This we are
determined to no longer tolerate. I'm
less at an early date the union grants
collective bargaining and an agree
ment calling for arbitration, we will
close our shops and lock out our
workers"
The matter of forcing arbitration by
such a collective" agreement is par
ticularly distasteful to the union men.
The association does an annual pur-
chasing business Of S20O,O0O,OOO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Feeders Threatened
with w age Slash;
Berry for Arbitration

George L. Berry, president Of /. P.
P. & F. u, visited Chicago recently
to urge upon the members of Frank
lin Union No. the necessity of sub
hitting the question of their wage
demands to arbitration. The bosses
are trying to reduce our wages 81 a
week. In his arguments in favor of
arbitration he told the membership
that the union was too weak to strike,
but that as soon as "his" union locat-
ed at 1S1 w. Washington ST., had or
ganized the pressrooms of Chicago
then they could get anything they
wanted.
This union on Washington st. is
peculiar outfit. The members in that
union work As hours a week and re-
ceive whatever wages they can get,
while the members in Locals No. 3
and 4 work a 44-hour week and have
a regular union scale of wages.
The members of Franklin Union
were not very much impressed with
the vision of the Washington st. UNI
ion organizing the city when they
were unable to force the bosses to
live up to the union scale. However,
Berry thinks it fine idea to keep six
OF his organizers in Chicago looking
after that union. To the members
Of Franklin Union the Washington st.
outfit is nothing more than scab out
fit.
Berry had to admit that he was not
very welcome in Chicago. Perhaps
he remembered when in 1918 Franklin
Union No. was successful in signing
up most shops for SIS a week in
crease he came in and told the bosses
that $3.50 week was sufficient Of an
increase for a pressfeeder, with the
result that Franklin Union got only
$3.50 raise. After listening to three
hours of Berryism (arbitration, no
strikes and cooperation with the
bosses) the union decided to hold a
referendum on the question OF strike
or arbitration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Chicago Pressmen's
Election Gives the
Berry Gang a Gain

In the election in Chicago Press
mems Union No. held Saturday,
April II, the adherents of Geo. L.
Berry succeeded in winning the posi-
tions of president and organizer. Pres
ident Moran (Berryite) was reelected
and Organizer Van Artzen (Gnti-
Berryite) was defeated by 3 votes by
Seppi who can be trusted to use his
Office for the good of the Berry ma
chine. The result of the elections
leaves the anti-Berry administration
forces with majority in the local
executive.
Pressmen's Union No. 3 has taken
a leading position in the struggle
against Berry for many years. 1t was
this local that charged Berry with
embezzlement of International Union
funds some years ago. The Berry
forces have done all in their power to
gain control of the local but have not
yet succeeded.
The progressive forces in the local
now see the necessity of consolidating
their forces in order to prevent the
loss of the gains they won only after
many hard battles. The defeat Of
Organizer Van Artzen was a blow at
the anti-Berry forces, but they are
confident of winning in the next cleo
lions because of this experience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
SHOE WORKERS PREDICT
VICTORY WHEN JUDGE
FREES UNION STRIKERS

NEW YORK, April 16-After list
enlnu to all that the owners Of the
United Shoe Rebuilding corporation
had to say regarding the high crimes
and misdemeanors Of Pascal Cos
grove, organizer Of the Shoe Work
ers' Protective Union, and Mike
Tesky, one Of the plokets In the
strike for recognition Of the union In
the "Unlted" shops, the Judge In the
Jefferson court dismissed the cases
without even calling cossrove TO the
stand.
The failure Of the boss In this
case has convinced the union that
they are on the road 70 complete
victory, and that this boss will soon
have to deal with the Shoe Workers.
Protective Union II he desires 70
do any shoe repairing In his seven
New York shops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Progressive Party
Holds Caucus in
Typographical 16

On Sunday April IL the Progressive
Party in Chicago Typographical Union
No. 16 held a caucus to choose candi-
dates for the coming local elections.
About seven hundred members attend
ed. The qualification for admittance
was the possession of a paid-up card in
the local. No speeches from candi-
dates were allowed. Canvassing took
the form of whispered conversations
as to the qualifications of the candi-
dates-and the main qualification of
all Of them appeared to be that che is
a good fellow"
The candidates of the Progressive
Party in thea May elections will be:
for president, Hedger; for vice-presi-
dent, DeWolf; for organizer, John
English; for executive, Aussem, Carl
son, Cooper, Powers, White; delegates
to 1. T. U. convention, Chapp, Tatge,
Oblinger; sergeant alarms, Jack
Canty.
AS compared with the Wahneta
clique in the Typographical Union the
Progressive Party is very much pref
cradle. At least the Progressives
have broken loose from the hide-bound
conservatism that characterizes the
Wahnetas. But there is a lack of any
fundamental program on the part of
the Progressives.
Among some Progressives, however,
the healthy sentiment against arbitra-
ton with the bosses and for amalga-
nation is good sign, and should be
seized upon by the adherents of the
Trade Union Educational League to
develop the forces that are out to
develop the strength of the union to
it's maximum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Building Trades
In Boston Vote on
Strike Settlement

BOSTON, Mass, April 16.-Striking
building trades local unions and 9TH
er building trades unions not yet on
strike are voting on the proposal Of
the building trades employers asso-
citation for 3-year agreement, with
present wages to stand until April /,
1926, and the wage scales for the re-
naming period of the pact to be set
tied by arbitration.
The building trades council commit
tee has accepted the proposal but it
must be ratified by the trades to be
effective. Final results will not be
known until the end of the month
when the voting will have been com.
pleted.
Painters, plumbers, fathers and gas
filters are on strike for S1.25 an
hour. The strike is effective against
all building trades employers associa-
ton jobs. Some Independent firms
have yielded to the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Right of Contract"
Covers Too Much
Ground for Workers

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-The Elm
City Laundry company Of this city
is similar to many other such con.
Germs in forcing its drivers to sign
yellow dog" contract which says
In part.
"Said party of the second part fur.
Their agrees that he will not at any
time while he is in the employ OF the
said party Of the first part. or with.
ing one year after leaving its service,
for himself or any other person, per-
sons or company, engage in the lam
dry business"
This is used also in a warning TO
other laundries not to interfere" with
the Elm company's drivers. This pro-
perty right over the lives Of employees
is partly responsible for the union
izing campaign being carried on
among the laundry workers hero.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
FIGHTING LOCAL
AT CHARL EROI
SITS ON TAKERS
Refuses to Consider
Framed Charges
Especial to The Daily worksr)

PITTSBURG, Pa.-District No. 5
miners officials wrote charges against
progressives and had one of their
tools sign and present them to Local
4546 of Charleroi, Pa. Failure in their
first attempt to secure an expulsion
in Mcdonald they now turn to the
local from where the call for the
March Is conference originated.
At the last meeting of Local 4546
the following charge was preferred
against Jim Oates, Violating Article
IS, Section 8, and Article 10, section Q
Of the district constitution on the
basis of a resolution passed at the
last district convention which is a
sense prevents miners attending a
movie show if the officials see fit. The
charges were signed by Thos. Winn
who is a brother-in-law to Frank Fee
han former president of this district
His motion was seconded by the sub
district board members brother.
A Plain Frame-up.
In the discussion, VIM admitted
that the charges were written by the
district officials and that he signed
them. So flimsy is the basis for the
charge, the local refused even to ac-
cept them and have a trial. And the
officials, knowing that they have no
leg to stand on, do not trust to one
specific charge but rather draw up a
document Of them, hoping that at
least they could induce the local to
accept one of them.
1t must be remembered that this
local is the one that in Feb. Is, held
a mass meeting of miners in Charleroi
to which they invited the district Of
ficials to answer charges of misappro-
priation of the miners money.
A Fighting Local
Not one Of the officials were pres
emit at the meeting, but instead carry
on policy of disruption and expul-
sion. This same local is also calling
for a special district convention to
take up misappropreation of the min
ers' money by the district officials,
malfeasance of Office, investigation Of
the funds expended in the Fayette
county field in 1922. present grie-
vances that are piling up and rallying
the entire organization for the release
of the men imprisoned at Mound
sville.
The of1cialdom knows that the To-
cal and Oates have the goods on them,
they are afraid the membership will
get to know the truth of their meth
DDS. Oates at one time was an organ
izer and has had an opportunity to
get close look at their activity. He
was very active in the organization of
the Allegheny Valley and securing
conditions for the miners at time
when Van Bittner wanted the strike
in that region called off.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
Textile Trust Drops
Pretense of Caring
for Workers Welfare
Especial to The Daily workerJ

Especial TO The Daily Worker.)
LAWRENCE, Mass, April 16.-The
American Wooden Co., has abolished
its labor (welfare) department and
hereafter will handle its labor pro-
blems without gloves.
The welfare program began in 1919
after the great strike and thru its
Americanization courses, company
farms and welfare camps, cafeterias,
visiting nurses and employees maya
zine The Booster sought to minimize
the friction that attended a low wage,
speed-up policy in the mills.
The plan was instituted under the
presidency of William M. Wood but
his successor as president Of Amer
lean Wooden, Andrew G. Pierce, con-
cluded that the 20 welfare employees
made too high an overhead and of the
farms and other equipment of the de.
partment Pierce tersely said, in dis
continuing the welfare program, that
he was manufacturer and not
farmer.
Union Pleased
The United Textile Workers Union
does not regret the passing of the
welfare work. The union has never
supported this paternalistic system Of
camouflaging exploitation and it has
always opposed the espionage features
of the welfare program.
when the textile workers are given
enough money in their pay nevelope
they will make enough for their own
welfare" says union statement.
"They will not need any workers well
fare department. ..1.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
DECISION
HELD BIG BLOW
AT RAIL BOARD
Held Aid to Voluntary
Arbitration
BY LAURENCE TODD.

Federated Press STAFF correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 16.- Pros
poets for the Barley railroad labor
bill in the new congress are distinct
ly improved by the supreme courts
decision, in the Kansas industrial
court case-that compulsory arbitra-
ton of labor disputes is unconstitu-
tional.
Hence the railroad labor board
must go, and competent voluntary ma
chinery for dealing with rail labor dis
putes must be arranged. That is the
purpose of the Howell-Barkley meas
ure which was throttled by the Long
worth-Gillett-Snell organization in the
house during the past year.
See Efficiency of Bosses Rule.
There are cynical persons who OBJ
serve that the supreme court of the
United States nullifed the principle
Of compulsory arbitration only when
the organized employers had become
more efficient in swaying public opin-
ion than the organized workers. Or
ganized business had become strong
enough, class conscious enough, and
sufficiently united under aggressive
leadership, toget more for itself from
free fight than from state compul-
sion.
They point to the fact that in the
capital, on the day this decision was
rendered, some 20 building contrac-
tors signed compact to stand by
one another in the refusal to grant
wage increases to the building trades;
that only four firms stayed out of
this agreement; that the sub-commit.
tee which engineered the deal includ-
ed Vice-President Robertson. of the
Associated General Contractors of
America, and officers of the Building
and Manufacturers Exchange, the Oh.
erative Builders and the Builders
Exchange. Not a word of protest
from the White House or from Secre-
taries Davis or Hoover.
Hope for HoweIl-5arkIey Bill.
Administration press agents, how
ever, declare that the ruling Of the
supreme court shows that organized
labor has lost none Of its standing,
under a conservative political regime;
that If labor has the power to drive
a good bargain with the employers,
it surely has the legal right to do
so. What they do not mention is la
boris utter lack of means of carrying
its message to the general public, so
that trade union membership will
cease to be a matter for half-ashamed
explanation, as it is becoming in
neighborhoods and classes affected by
conservative propaganda.
Railroad men see in the decision a
bit of real encouragement for their
plan of voluntary arbitration. The
Howell-Barkley bill will be brought
forward, next December, with vigor-
GUS determination.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
JOHNSTON BEING
SHOWED UNDER BY
THE MACHINISTS
First Run Vote Shows
Heavy Defeat

The first run of votes in some of
the Chicago locals of the International
Association of Machinists shows a
tremendous swing away from BIO"
Johnston to Anderson. Voting con-
tinues in all locals for two consecu-
tive meetings, so the figures given be-
low are incomplete, representing only
the votes cast at the first meeting,
All left wing members should re-
port the votes Of their locals to the
T. U. E. l., 111s Washington Blvd,
Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-18
LEFT WING TAILOR
PROTESTS POLICY
OF explosions
Reds Life of Union, Says
Sillinsky

The Journeymen Tailors' Union has
become, under the brazen-faced office
stealing regime OF Thomas Sweeney,
as reactionary as any other of the
unions. Sweeney, thru his control of
the official organ, The Tailor, has had
the policy of loudly applauding all the
illegal and descriptive attacks made
on the Communists in the central
bodies of Minneapolis and Seattle.
Finally, a left winger has managed
to get letter into the publication, OPP
posing such explosions and pointing
out the real issue, class struggle YER
sus class collaboration underlying the
question. The letter is written by
Max P. Sillinsky, a Cleveland pro-
gressive, and is as follows:
Cleveland, Ohio, March 23, 1925.
cit was with great deal of interest
that read the news items in the col.
umns of the several recent issues of
The Tailor that told of the expulsion
of Communists and Reds from the Cen
trail Labor Unions of Seattle and Min
neapolis.
"My activity in the trade union
movement is of many years standing,
and all those years have been sub
ject to the same experience. This ex-
perience has been, that the so-called
Reds those in the unions that are
really progressive, that really believe
in the struggle of the workers for a
betterment of conditions, as we'll as
for the eventual emancipation from
wage slavery, these Reds were always
in the forefront in all our union work,
were constantly helping to build up
the unions and accepting the most
dangerous posts when the union was
on strike.
I'm certain localities, among some
unions, novel idea seems to be gain
ing ground. This is the idea of class
peace. Labor leaders, here and there,
are boasting about their friendship
with employers, paying more atten-
ton to building banks and apartment
houses and other profit making enter
prises, than they are in gaining higher
wages and better working conditions
for the workers. The recent trouble
the miners union had with the loco
motive engineers organization and its
nonunion mines in West Va, is a clear
case in point.
"The idea of class peace will lead
us only to one end, a continual
weakening of our union, lower wages
and worse working conditions. For a
labor union to give up fighting is equal
to playing into the hands Of the open
shoppers. There is no more effective
weapon the workers have than a
strong union, ready and able to fight
when necessary. We should organize
and amalgamate so as to be able to
use our power more effectively.
when l read of suspensions from
central bodies of the real fighting ele-
ments, l am convinced a wrong step
is being taken. To weed out the real
fighters from the ranks of labor is a
grave mistake. 1 am never afraid of
labor becoming too radical, there is
greater danger in labor becoming too
conservative-Fraternally yours.
MAX ]. SILLINSKY."