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Evening star., 1925-12-08
Muscle Shoals.

The problem of Muscle Shoals seems
to me to have assumed a place all out
OF proportion with its real importance.
It probably does not represent In
market value much more than a first
class battleship, yet it has been dis
cussed in the Congress over a period
of years and for months at a time. 1t
ought to be developed for the produc-
ton of nitrates primarily and Incl
dentaily. for power purposes. This
would Serve defensive, agricultural
and industrial purposes. l am in
favor of disposing of this property to
meet these purposes. The findings Of
the special commission will be trans
lnitted to the Congress for their in
formation. 1 am convinced that the
best possible disposition can be made
by direct authorization of the Con-
gress. As a means of negotiation, l
recommend the immediate appoint
ment of a small joint special commit
tee chosen from the appropriate gen.
eral standing committees of the
House and Senate to receive bids,
which when made should be reported
with recommendations as to accept
anCe. upon which a law should be en-
acted, efseCting a sale to the highest
bidder who will agree to carry out
these purposes.
If anything were needed to demon
strate the almost utter incapacity of
the National Government to deal di-
rectly with an industrial and CONNER
cial problem, it has been provided by
our experience with this property. We
have expended vast fortunes, we have
taxed everybody, but we are unable
TO secure results which bepetit any
body. This property ought to be
transferred to private management
under conditions which will dedicate
It to the public purpose for which it
was conceived.
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Reclamation.

The National Government is COM
mitted to a policy of reclamation and
irrigation which it desires to estab-
Iish on a sound basis and continue in
the interest of the localities concerned.
Exhaustive studies have recently been
made of Federal reclamation. which
have resulted in improving the prot
eCts and adjusting many difficulties.
About one-third of the projects is in
good financial condition, another third
can probably be made profitable. while
the other third i under unfavorable
conditions. The Congress has already
provided for survey which viii soon
be embodied IN a report. That ought
to suggest a method of relief which
will make unnecessary further appeals
to the Congress. Unless this can be
done. Federal reclamation will be con-
siderably retarded. With the greatly
increased cost If construction and
opera ton, il has become necessary to
plan in advance. tby community organ
ization and selective agriculture,
methods sufficient To repay these in
crea sing OutlayS.
The human and economic interests
of the farmer citizens suggest that
the States should be required to eX-
ert some effort and assume some re-
Sponsibility, especially in the intimate,
detailed and difficult work of securing
settlers and developing farms which
directly profit them, but only indi-
rectly and remotely can reimburse the
Nation. 1t is believed that the Fed
eral Government should continue to
be the agency for planning and con-
Structing the great undertakings
needed to regulate and bring into use
the rivers of the West, many Of which
are interstate In character, but the
detailed work of creating agricultural
communities and Il rural civilization
on the land made ready for reclama-
lion ought to be either transferred to
the State in its entirety or made a CO.
operative effort of the State and Fed
eral Government
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Coal.

The perennial conflict In the coal
industry is still going on, to the great
detriment of the wage earners, the
owners, and especially to the public
With deposits of coal in this country
capable Of supplying its needs for hun
dreds Of years, inability to manage and
control this great resource for the
benefit of all concerned is very close
to a national economic failure. 1t has
been the subject of repeated investiga'
ton and reiterated recommendation
Yet the industry seems never to have
accepted modern methods of adjusting
differences between employers and
employees. The industry could serve
the public much better and become
subject TO a much more effective
method Of control if regional consoli-
dation and more freedom In the for
nation of marketing associations un'
der the supervision of the Department
Of Commerce were permitted.
At the present time the National
Government has little or no authority
to deal with this vital necessity of
the life of the country. 1t has per-
mitted itself to remain so powerless
that its only attitude must be humble
supplicatton. Authority should be
lodged with the President and the De-
partments Of Commerce and Labor
giving them power to deal with an
emergency. They should be able to
appoint temporary boards with au
thority to call for witnesses and docu
ments, conciliate differences, encour.
age arbitration, and in case of theat
ened scarcity exercise control over
distribution. Making the facts public
under these circumstances through a
statement from an authoritative source
would be Of great public benefit. The
report Of the last Coal Commission
should be brought forward. reconsid
cred and acted upon.
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Mothers Aid.

The Government ought always to
be alert on the side of humanities. 1t
ought to encourage provisions for
economic justice for the defenseless.
1t ought to extend Its relief through
Its national and local agencies. as
may be appropriate in each case, to
the suffering aOd the needy. 1t ought
to be charitable.
Although more than 40 of our States
have enacted measures in aid Of
motherhood, the District of Columbia
is still without such a law. A care
fully considered bill will be presented
which ought to have most thoughtful
consideration in order that the Con-
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others or enjoyed by ourselves except
by the application of the principle of
broadest tolerance. Bigotry is only
another name for slavery. 1t reduces
to serfdom not only those against
whom it Is directed. but also those who
seek to apply it. An enlarged freedom
can only be secured by the applica-
ton of the golden rule. No other ut
terance ever presented such a practi-
cal rule of life.
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Railroads.

The railroads throughout the coun-
try are in fair state of prosperity.
Their service is good and their supply
Of cars Is abundant. Their condition
would be improved and the public bet
ter served by a system of consolida-
ttonS. / recommend that the Congress
authorize such consultations under
the supervision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, with power to ap-
prove or disapprove when proposed
parts are excluded or new parts added.
[ am informed that the railroad man.
ayers and their employees have reached
substantial agreement as to what
legislation Is necessary to regulate and
improve their relationship. Whenever
they bring forward such proposals
which seem sufficient also to protect
the interests Of the public, they should
be enacted into law.
1t is gratifying to report that both
the railroad managers and railroad
employees are providing boards for the
mutual adjustment of differences in
harmony with the principles Of con-
ference, conciliation and arbitration.
The solution of their problems ought
to be an example to all other indus
tries. Those who ask the projections
of civilization should be ready to use
the methods OF civilization.
"A stlke III LHooern INDUSTRY mas
many OF the aspects of war in the
modern world. 1t Injuries labor and 1t
intures capital. II the industry in
volved is basic one, 1t reduces the
necessary economic surplus and. in
creasing the cost Of living, 1t Injuries
the economic welfare and general COM
fort Of the whole people. 1t also in
wolves a deeper cost. It tends to en-
bitter and divide the community into
warning classes and thus weakens the
unity and power of our national life
Labor can make no permanent gains
at the cost of the general welfare. All
the victories won by organized labor
in the past generation have been won
through the support of public opinion.
The manifest inclination of the man.
ayers and employees Of the railroads to
adopt a policy of action in harmony
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Continued from Page Thirty-four.)

\ more intimate relation should be
established between agriculture and
the other business activities of the
Nation. They are mutually dependent
and can each advance their own pros
perity most by advancing the pros
perity of the other. Meantime, the
Government will continue those activ-
tiles which have resulted i'll an I'M
Drecedented amount of legislation and
the pouring out of great sums of
money during the last five years. The
work for good roads, better land and
water transportation. increased sup
port for agricultural education, eXten-
sion of credit facilities through the
farm loan boards and the intermedi-
ate credit banks. the encouragement
of orderly marketing and a repres-
sion of waSteful speculation, will all
be continued.
Following every other depression,
after short period the price of farm
produce has taken and maintained the
lead in the advance. This advance
had reached a climax before the war.
Every one will recall the discussion
that went on for four or five years
prior to 1914 concerning the high cost
of living. This history is apparently
beginning to repeat itself. While
wholesale prices Of other commodities
have been declining, farm prices have
been increasing. There is every rea-
son to suppose that a new era in
agricultural prosperity lies just be-
fore us which will probably be un-
precedented.
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proposes to Translate Pledges of Party Into Definite Legislation

message to the Sixty eighth Congress
/ recommended that changes in the
procedure then existing be made.
Since then the commission by it's own
action has reformed it's rules, giving
greater speed and economy in the dis
posal of its cases and full opportunity
for those accused to be heard. These
changes are improvements, and, If
necessary, provision should be made
for their permanency.
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Millions OF mothers depend upon
this gentle, harmless laxative. 1t
never cramps or overacts.. Say
California" to your druggist and
avoid counterfeits. Insist upon
genuine California Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children of all ages plainly printed
OH bottleAAdvertisement.
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Reorganization.

No final action has yet been taken
on the measure providing for the re-
organization of the various depart
ments. l therefore suggest that this
measure. which will be of great benefit
to the efficient and economical admin
istration of the business of the Gov
ernment, be brought forward and
passed.
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Retirement of Judges.

The act Of March 8, 1911, ought to
be amended so that the term of years
Of service of judges of any court of
the United States requisite for retire
ment with pay shall be computed to
include not only continuous but ag-
gregate service.
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"California Fig Syrup :"

II your little one is out-of-sorts,
won't play, seems sick, languid, not
natural-suspect the bowelsl A tea
spoonful of delicious California Fig
Syrup given anytime sweatens the
stomach and soon moves the sour
lamentations, gases, poisons and in
digestible matter right out of the
bowels and you have a we'll playful
child again.
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Federal Trade Commission.

The proper function Of the Federal
Trade Commission is to supervise and
correct those practices in commerce
which are detrimental to fair compe-
tition. In this it performs d useful
function and should be continued and
supported. 1t was designed also to
be help to honest business. In my
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SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT ASKED
FOR BOTH MEN AND MATERIALS
Assistant Air Secretaries of War, Navy and Com.
merce Departments Proposed Payment of Pub
lie Debt as Rapidly as Possible Is Advocated.

intention Of the Congress to apply. is
necessary to increase the efficiency OF
our merchant fleet.
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gress may adopt a measure which will
be hereafter a model for all parts of
the Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21

phlet cover the following:
The Russian Communist Party at
work among women. Methods of
approaching working women. Wo-
mems delegate meetings. Mass me-
thods of work. The press as
means of organizing the proIetarlan
women. Methods Of approaching
the working women thru the UNI
ions. Forms and methods Of work
among the women of the Soviet
East. Protection of mothers and In
fants. The woman worker and the
communal dining rooms.
THERE is also an appendix, outlin-
ing a program for working wo-
mems study circles, dealing with ques-
tions ranging from factory produc-
ton, technical equipment, ETC., to the
history of the world revolution and
the Communist International
When l read the report on work
among the women of the Soviet East,
thought of the Negro problem in the
United States. The contrast between
the Soviet method of dealing with the
enslaved women of the East and that
Of the United States in dealing with
the enslaved Negroes is very striking.
Both groups were freed formally by
their governments. But in Soviet Rus
STA formal DEGREES are not enough.
The problem of bringing these women
up to the economic and cultural level
of the advanced sections of working
women is being tackled vigorously and
practically. Among other things, east
ern women are being drawn into the
Communist university and then sent
back to the east to carry on Theoretical
and practical education and recon
struction among their countrywemen.
VHTHILE the Communist Parties of
wv the western countries have en-
tirely different problems to meet in
their work among women, every Com
munist can read this pamphlet with
interest and profit. The women of
Russia will have much to contribute
to the western proletariat in the way
of practical experience when the west
ern countries are faced with the prob
lem of building up the Communist So
ciety in their own countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21
"The Professional"
A Cross Section of American Life.
Forty-Ninth Street Theater,
New York.

THE THEATER GUILD have once
again Jared the conventional and
long-established. Last season we had
the "R. U. R." and the world We
Live In" Now we have 1.-THE Process
sionap' jazzy cross section Of Am
erican life upon which the critics are
furiously disagreeing.
The scene is laid in West Virginia
with strike n soldiers n sheriff n
a Heart reporter (who is sorry for
everybody but can't do thing about
it, n Yiddish business man afflicted
with jazz-mad daughter (not salts.
fled with the "Victerola" that her pa
has bought for her)'n Psinski, the Pol
ish-born strike leader who welcomes
a week with the hero Dynamite JIM
in cellar as a golden opportunity
to explain the workers position in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21
Party Construction
in c. |. Sections
Continued from page u

NOOuIiAuSu run page ~
has been done in. connection with the
formation of Communist fractions in
non-party mass organizations Of the
working class and in connection with
placing Communist fractions under
the control Of the party. And yet the
few Communist fractions which exist
mainly in parliaments are, because of
their shortcomings a source of much
harm to the Communist parties.
CENTRAL and local committees Of
~ considerable number Of Com
munist parties do not pay sufficient
attention to this question. The min
ute instructions of the E. C. c. l. of
February 1924 on the organization of
Communist fractions, their work and
their relations with party organs COM
PEELED on the basis Of the experience
Of the Russian Communist Party and
other sections of the Communist In
ternational, have hitherto remained on
paper, and in the meantime the ac-
tons of individual members of the
Communist fractions are doing great
harm to the Communist parties.
TN many countries Communist mem
4 bers Of trade unions, co-operatives
and other workers organizations are
not yet co-ordinated into Communist
fractions. Hence it is easy for the
trade union and cooperative bureau
Gratis from the social-democratic party
to drive the Communists out Of the
aforementioned mass organizations.
It is essential to organize nuclei in
the workshops and to form Commun-
list fractions. At the same time these
nuclei and fractions must be given q
proper lead by the party organs.
With correct organization Of the
party and with correct and flexible
tactics applied thru nuclei and Com
munist fractions Communist parties
win be victorious in the struggle with
capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21
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history" There is our old friend the
President of the Law and Order
League" the Sir Galahad of 100 per
cent morality who warns the obsequi-
GUS sheriff against women who are
making propositions to the soldiers"
who have been brought in to break
the strike. We have the 'ku klux
khan in solemn konklaye assembled
sitting in judgment on outraged wo-
manhood 2 who sentenced the heroine
to good whipping and the tar and
feathers for being present when the
outrage took place.
Dynamite jim" is the desperate
identity who is the center of the
piece. He lands in prison on the 4th
of July because he does not feel like
kissing "Old Glory" as he lies with il
in the gutter. Having built up repu-
tation locally as an Internal nuisance
the ruling class decided that hang
ing bee is as good a way out as pos
sible. They provide the coffin but
Jim escapes and in doing so he kills
soldier. With the aid Of Psinski he
escapes to his mothers home-s
leaky barn-all that is left to the fam
lily after a hundred years pioneering
in the West Virginia hills. The melan-
choly Psinski nearly talks Jim to
death. Eventually Jim is caught 'by
the seat Of the pants" by the soldiers.
He is turned over to the 100 per cent
ers and they put out his eyes. He is
then thrown into Charleston gaol. He
rejoins the strikers who are trying to
settle accounts with the ku kluxers
Dawn see the latter disappear, for as
Psinski says "Nightriders don't work
in daylight" Jim loses his compan-
ions and in the forest he meets Sadie,
the daughter of the Jewish business
man. She is now carrying a child OF
his. The Hearst reporter shows a way
out. 1.-THE killing Of a few people
doesn't matter, but an illegitimate
child Is serious matter" and pro-
poses marriage.
Jazz plays thru the play, the action
is rapid, running the gamut of COM
edy, pathos and tragedy. Some Of the
critics hail ''The Professional" as a
truly great play, an effort to portray
the individualism, lawlessness and
general responsibility of life in in
dustrial America. The playwright,
John Lawson, knows his West Vir-
GINA and its problems. He minces nc
words and hurls bricks very hard and
very often which are calculated to
make the average playgoer quite un-
comfortable. The casting has been
done with the usual Theater Guild
thoroness, the players interpreting
their parts with sincerity and under
standing.
THE Professional started at the
Garrick and then went to the Comedy.
1t is now at the Forty-Ninth Street
Theater. It should be upon its merits
destined for a long run. 1t jars the
placid and easy-going and is by no
means entirely flattering to the radi-
cal. 1t stings and lashes and plays
havoc with Babbittry, conservative
and radical.
If you are just big-town person go
and see it, you'll view another Am
erica, an industrial jungle with its in.
habitants. When the sky covering
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21
Concerning Russian
Women
Ry IDA pAILEs.

MANY Of us have learned about
lVI women" Of Russia from Tolstoi,
Dostoievski, Cork, Chekhov, and
other great Russian writer's of the
years preceding the 1917 revolution.
To us, generally speaking, the Russian
women fall into three board groups:
the neurotic, amorous woman OF so,
ciety as typified by Anna Karenina;
the victim of the wife-beating peasant
described to us by Cork; and the In
teresting prostitute who seemed to be
a fascinating subject for most OF the
Russian writer's. There was much of
the glamor Of romance about these
women, not only because OF the intrin-
sically romantic types which were de-
scribed but also because they were
aided by the pens of the masters who
presented them.
HOWEVER, have just finished
1 reading little pamphlet EMIT
led Work Among Women" which
contains a number of reports on vari-
GUS phases of the work of the Russian
Communist Party and the Soviet gov
eminent among the women of Russia
and the Eastern Soviet republics. And
it seems to me that there is more ro-
nance in the facts, figures, analysis
and plans contained in these reports
than there is in all the work of all the
masters Of Russian literature. Here
the words are inspired not by literary
genius, not by the urge of the artist
to express himself, but by the simple
necessity of stating what has been
done, what the conditions are and
what must be done. And it is truly
remarkable to learn what has been
done under the terrible heritage that
was left to the Russian working class,
and especially the working women of
Russia, by czarist oppression, war,
revolution, blockade and famine.
EFT me quote from the Introductory
L. explanatory note;
ain the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republics, Communist women con-
centrate all their talents and ener-
gies on constructive work, on the
social reconstruction of their respec-
women workers to the economic and
social reconstruction of their respee-
tive countries. The missed oppor.
tunities of many centuries are to be
made good over night.
"The reports of our women COM
rades are nothing but records of
hard, practical and fruitful work.
This work may seem to many hum
drum, even 'reformist.' But those
whose souls and minds are open to-.
the great symphony of the class con-
scious march towards Communism,
will be able to detect revolutionary
chords even in this everyday work.
They will realize that these reports
are record Of untiring, seIf-sacrl.
ficing and skiIIful work and a reflex
Of the creative forces within the
women's movement. All this char
acterizes not only the leading wo-
men comrades, but also the millions
of women among whom they work."
The reports contained in the PAM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-21

Vegetation of the carboniferous period
hid the steamy earth from the sun, it
never harbored such denizens, such
struggles, such blind efforts towards
the light as "The Professional shows
have grown up around the petrifed
plants and trees which lie in the noun
tains after aeons Of time. See it
twice, anyway.-"AUSSIE."