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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-25

Thc combination composed Of money brains and energy
which looking for factory site, has entered SCates
front door and left by the back door for the last time
promises the Seattle Board Trade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-25

That mysterious chain forged through years Of well.
prepared effort, that Is keeping from city millions Of
dollars in factory Investments at last broken and
Seattle is to have factory building boom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-25
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-25
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

Progressive Miners, District |, Election Statement

committee is close to, and responsive
to the rank and file, therefore, our
support should be given these COM
mittees, so that they will develop a
militant leadership which will enable
the rank and file to conduct this fight.
The general grievance committees,
with the full support and control by
the rank and file become the true me.
dunn for the expression Of the will of
the miners.
The sinister forces now working for
the dissolution of the grievance com
mittees must be combatted with all
the power at our command.
ABOLITION OF THE CoNclLlA-
TloN BOARD.
q The many years experience with
- the Cancellation board has con-
vinced every miner in the anthracite
fields that no just consideration for
settlement of grievances has been re-
ceived or can ever be expected from
this body. Hundreds of grievances
are today piled up waiting for settle
ment, many long months and years in
some instances, while the miner still
works and suffers under the condi-
tons and evils the Cancellation board
is supposed to eliminate.
. DIRECT SETTLEMENTS OF
VI ALL GRIEVANCES BETWEEN
THE UNION AND THE OPERATORS
WITH REPRESENTATIVES, OF LO-
CAL AND GENERAL. GRIEVANCE
COMMITTEES PRESENT AT SUCH
SETTLEMENTS.
Insofar as we have repudiated the
Cancellation board, which cannot and
does not understand the problems Of
the miners, we insist that when griev-
ances are being discussed and set
tied, the rank and file must be repre-
sented to better and more effectively
present and fight for the interest Of
the miners.
A SETTLEMENT OF ALL GREW
II ANCES TO BE MADE STRICT
LY WITHIN 80 DAYS.
Our past experiences have shown
us that no matter how we'll we devel-
op the machinery for the settlement
of grievances, the operators and their
henchmen always postpone and de-
lay action until new and additional
grievances develop and the old ones
are forgotten. We call upon the min.
ers of District 1 to demand that the
settlements of all grievances be made
within thirty days.
MINIMUM WAGE AGREEMENT.
* We demand minimum day rate
" for the contract miners and la
borers that will assure us a days
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

n DIRECT ELECTION OF DIS
VI TRICT AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZERS.
The power to appoint organizers is
another dangerous weapon in the
hands of the corrupt officialdom that
is being used against the best inter
ests of the rank and file and should
be removed without delay.
The only remedy for this is to
amend the district and the Interna-
tional constitution providing for the
election by the rank and file of all
organizers and travelling auditors.
IN SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL
IU' CONVENTION FOR THE REIN
STATEMENT Of ALEX HOWAT,
TOM MYERSCOUGH, AND OTHER
PROGRESSIVE MINERS.
The expulsion of these militant
progressives is another crime in the
record of the corrupt Lewis machine
and must be wiped out Immediately.
The only crime Howat, Myers
cough and others have been guilty Of
was their militant activity in fight
ing for the interests of the miners
against the operators and the Lewis
machine. Districts IL, "a, IA and 26
have Endorsed this call for the conven-
ton. We call upon the miners of
District l to endorse this call for the
special convention and bring these
militant Progressives into our union
to help US in our fight.
II AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
u MINERS AND TRANSPORT
WORKERS.
There must be a real fighting al
lance between the men who dig the
coal and those who haul it. In the
event of a national Strike the miners
and the transport workers must help
one another.
N STANDARDIZATION OF
lLI MINES.
The growing classification of the
coal industry is threatening to de-
stroy the organized miners. BY in
PRODUCTION of modern machinery thou
sands of miners are being eliminated
every year The only solution for
these major evils lies in the govern
ment ownership with workers con-
troll of the mines under the direction
of competent coal miners in the in
terest of society.
10 INDEPENDENT KING
Us CLASS POLITICAL ACTION.
Independent working class political
action under the leadership Of a rev.
dictionary working class political
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
While Rowan Splits
Union Bosses Speed
Up Tunnel Workers

TUNNEL CAMP, High Sierras, Cal.
While the only union in the general
construction industry, the Construc-
ton Workers Industrial Union No.
80 of the l. w. W., is torn to pieces
by reactionary injunctionites of the
Rowan faction posing as revolution.
lists" the big contractors are getting
away with the worst kind of slave
driving.
This is seen by the way the South
ern California Edison company, build.
ing the Florence lake tunnel, the long
est, widest bore in the world, has
bamboozled the construction workers
into speeding up, and by this game
has saved no less than s6,O00,000 for
the company. The bosses have even
got the slaves to betting against each
others speed.
Wagering huge sums on their
prowess as rock drillers, two crews
at work on the TUNED project have
completed construction 22 months in
advance of schedule.
Pushed along by lighting spirit,
Increased by their betting, the labor.
ers have so reduced the finishing time
of the bore that 1t will catch the
run off" from this winters melting
mountain SHOWS, creating a water
storage valued at more than $1,000
900.
This, coupled with the interest saw
ing on S17OOO.000 the tunnels cost,
will save the company total of
S6,000,000, officials said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

OF which stock was issued or sold, in
August of 1901, when the concern was
organized and chartered.
Since that time, or rather in the
period from August 1901 to August
1907 seven per cent dividend was
paid regularly, making a total OF
$4,000, or for the six year period
$3.50. 900.
From August 1907 to August 1908
a regular dividend of eight per cent
was paid annually, or $3.50, 900 per
year, and for the two year period
$1,120,000 was received by the stock
holders.
For the period from August, 1909
to October, 1917. 1O1z per cent, or
$735,O00 was paid in dividends annu.
ally, and for the eight year period
$5,SS0,000. From October, 1917 to De.
cember, 1923, 1914 per cent was paid
annually, amounting to $s75,OOO, max.
ing the amount paid in the six.year
period $5,25O,00O.
In 1922 five per cent extra bonus
was paid representing s350,0OO in
money, and in 1923 an eight per cent
extra bonus was paid to stockholders
representing s560,OO0.
Thus the total received by stock.
holders in the Utica Steam and Mo.
hawk Valley Cotton Mills in the form
of regular dividends and extra bon
uses between the time OF organiza.
ton, in August, 1901, and December
81, 1928, on the s7,OOO.OOO. the amount
of stock out, was S16,1OO,000. over
twice the amount OF the original in.
vestment in period of 22 years.
Aside from these dividend nay.
ments all expenses and taxes were
paid as well as corporation taxes to
the state and nation, leaving in the
company treasury a large surplus
over and above this, 1873 per cent paid
out in dividends on a $7,000,OOO stock
issue during the past 20 years, as
well as keeping up improvements on
machinery and buildings.
1t is known that similar profits
have been and are being made by all
the other companies in the cotton
manufacturers association, which, de.
spite these swollen fortunes, are re.
ducing the wages OF the workers to
below the starvation line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

lumber and other industries of the
northwest. These articles began to
appear and the number OF job hunters
to increase soon after mill operators
in. Everett learned that a petition for
an increase of 80 Cents per day in
wages of their employees was being
circulated. The employers did not
wait for presentation of the petition,
but forthwith posted notices at their
plants that a five-day week would be
inaugurated two days later, because
of depressed condition Of the lumber
market" yet six of the IA lumber
mills here were then operating night
shifts and continued to do so after
the short week was established.
Mill workers, whose minimum wag-
es are $3.50 per day while those of
organized common labor in other in
dustries are Sc, then began to realize
that organization was absolutely nee
essary to maintain decent standards
of living Within the past two weeks
the Sawmill Workers Union, afiliat-
ed with the A. +. or L., has signed up
more than 300 members and is the
largest union affiliated with this coun-
Gil
The object of this circular letter
is to warn workers elsewhere that the
reports that jobs are plentiful here
are false and that to come here with
out other means OF maintaining exist
ence than their wage-earning power
will be merely to increase the already
too large army OF destitute job
hunters.
Recipients of this letter are re-
quested to give this subject as wide
publicity as possible,
Fraternally yours,
Everett Central Trades Council,
c. X. Packard, Sec.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
TO ALL MINERS OF DISTRICT No.
I, U. M. w. Of A.

u W VI. w. OF =.
IN the eve Of the district elections,
~ the Progressive candidates and
their supporters call your attention
to the serious problems existing in
the anthracite fields and the brazen
betrayals by the present administra-
ton headed by Rinaldo Cappellini.
We call your attention to the sham
fight that is now being staged by
Lewis against Brennan.
Miners! Do not be fooled again by
the election tricks of Lewis, both Cap
pellini and Brennan are the tools and
supporters of Lewis. Do not be
fooled by the glib speeches and the
fake promises of these misleaders.
They always remember your griev-
ances few weeks before the election
and forget them the day after they
are elected. Look upon their records
of misdeeds and betrayals. Last
election you voted for CappeIlini. You
are still reaping the bitter fruits of
that mistake.
NURING this election campaign
- WE CALL ON YOU TO SUP
PORT A PROGRAM AND NOT A
MAN. No leader or set Of leaders
who are not responsible to the rank
and file can solve your problems or
settle your grievances. You must do
he job yourselves. Read and study
this progressive program, which is
the only solution to your grievances
This program was formulated and
written by the miners from the pits.
By men who suffer and feel the
wrongs and grievances that you feel
each day. We have selected from
among ourselves men for candidates
who accept and will fight for this
program.
If you agree with this program vote
for it by voting for these candidates
MINERS PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM.
4 RETAINING AND DEVELOPING
u OF THE GENERAL GRIEv-
ANCE COMMITTEES FOR THE
BETTER EXPRESSION OF THE
NEEDS OF THE RANK AND FILE.
The recent strike in the Pennsyl-
vania mines has ably demonstrated
that the General Grievance Commit
tees are essential for the expression
and settlement Of the miners griev-
ances. e
The grievance committee is in
position to expose the violations Of
the constitution by the union officials
and the violations of the agreement
by the operators. The grievance
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
This is ONE AIM
OF THE TIL E.L.,
HELPUS Get IT!
Put Our Daily Ahead of
the ''Rote Fahne"

BERLIN.-At a recent conference
in Berlin, 62 correspondents and re-
porters of the Communist daily, the
Rote Fahne-the Red Flag-assem-
bled to confer as to the duties and re-
sponsibilities of proletarian news
gatherers.
Many Of the final resolutions adopt
ed by the conference dealt with Com
nunist affairs and with plans for the
future development of the Rote
Fahne; for forming communications
with correspondents in foreign coun-
tries, for extending work among the
youth and women of the working
class.
The Voice of the Masses.
One resolution, however, readsif
"The workers. correspondent who
lives and works with the working
class, whose voice sounds from the
very center of the working masses, is
the best bond between the newspaper
and the working class"
Another reads 1.-THE activity of
the workers correspondent consists
in reporting conditions in the shops
and mills and mines, in the lives of
the workers, and in the bourgeois
state. There should be, however, no
limit to his purely literary activity
The proletarian journalist and author
finds footing only in the Communist
press"
A Collective Expression.
The Rote Fahne has over one hun
dred contributors, some of whom
along with three editors, Steinicke,
Apelt and Gentsch, are in Jail at pres
emit, others being employed in factor
les, so that thby were unable to at.
tend the first conference Of proletar-
Ian journalists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
EVERETT CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
WARNS WORKERS
Lumber Barons Trying
to Beat Millmen

EVERETT, Wash, Feb. 26.- The
Central Labor Council here, after
finding that the lumber mill owners
had been advertising plenty of en-
'ployment in eastern centers follow
ing the demand of their employees for
an increase of 80 cents per day. has
sent the following circular letter to
all other central bodies and the labor
press:
February 20, 1925.
To Central Labor Bodies,
Dear Sirs and Brothers:
After investigating statements that
the number of idle workers of all
kinds had been greatly increased in
this city and vicinity during the pre-
ceding few weeks, the Everett Cen
trail Labor Council instructed It's sec
rotary to prepare and send out to
points in the United States and Cana
da, from which the misinformed, mis-
led and unfortunate workers have
come, a fair and accurate statement
as to the real conditions now existing
here.
These men have been attracted
here by false and misleading state
ments inspired and published by sell
fish interests for the purpose of per-
petuating low wage standard in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
UNITED FRONT AGAINST BOSSES
WELCOMED BY TEXTILE WORKERS
BUT FOUGHT BY UNION OFFICIALS

UTICA YThe leae of the
to all workers to unite broad
strike
Valley
General Strike
hard
the the mills
their striking fellow workers. since
with the
had explaining"
strike who going to work
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party striving for the abolition of
capitalism and the establishment of
a workers and farmers government.
IA ORGANIZATION OF THE UN-
III ORGANIZED FIELDS.
Over one-third of the miners in Am
erica are unorganized today. This
situation threatens the existence Of
our union. We demand that an in
tensive organization campaign be
started to bring every miner into the
U. M. w. of A.
1E EQUAL WAGES, WORKING
lbs CONDITIONS, AND RIGHTS
IN THE UNION FOR YOUNG MIN
ERS.
1c RECOGNITION OF SOVIET
IVI RUSSIA.
The Progressive miners demand the
unconditional recognition of Soviet
Russia, not only because trade with
Russia would stimulate industry in
this country, but also because the
Russian workers by their heroic
struggle have abolished capitalist ex-
ploitation and now own the industries
and run them in the interests of the
working class.
BEWARE OF SECESSION MOVE
MENTS.
The progressive miners are uncon-
ditionally opposed to all secession and
dual union movements. The unscru-
pulous actions of the district and In
ternational officials have created dis
trust and despair among many min.
ers, in some instances this has Great
ed a sentiment for secession from the
U. M. w. of A. The Progressive min
ers warn you against such move
ments. We must remain within the
ranks of the U. M. w. of A. and set
tie our differences there in a practic-
al and constructive manner
THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES
ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE
FACE. THEY ACCEPT AND WILL.
FIGHT FOR THE ABOVE PRO-
GRAM UNRESERvEDLY.
IF YOU AGREE WITH THE
PROGRAM, VOTE FOR THESE
CANDIDATES.
FOR DISTRICT PRESIDENT
Bernard zaleskas, Local 1913, Nanti-
coke, Pa.
FOR DISTRICT VICE-PRESIDENT
John Witcunas, Local SAC, Nanti-
coke, Pa.
FOR DISTRICT SECRETARY
TREASURER
Phillip Sabatelli, Local 306, Old
Forge, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
TWO BIRDS WITH
YELLOW PLUMES
SING new SONG
Need Big Pay for Gov
ernor, Not Workers
tspseIaI to rhe psIIy work.r,

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 2e-whi,e
reporting on the proceedings Of the
Michigan Federation OF Labor con
vention, Dennis E. Bait and John T.
Taylor, delegates from the Detroit
Federation OF Labor stated at the
Detroit Federation Of Labor meet
ing Wednesday, February IS, that
the convention had adopted a resolu-
ton that the governors salary be
boosted from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The two labor leaders" offered
the following reasons for their &C
ton: that we must keep politicians
honest with large salaries: that the
salary must provide decent stand
ard of living for the office holder; and
that the salary must attract men of
proper calibre to the office.
But SIS Week For Sick Workers
On the other hand, these proper
calibred labor statesmen, saw 1T to
approve a report which raised the
maximum compensation for injured
workers from s14 to SIC per week.
Thus 1t appears that in the opinion
Of these two former revolutionaries.
$4,000 is necessary to attract the
proper calibred politician to provide
decent living and to keep him
honest, while workers can be attract
ed to hazardous Jobs with a munif-
cent average salary of $S3200 and
a promise of compensation when In
iured of $1,000 week.
Honest Workers Not Necessary
Comparing the $4,000 for polite.
ians with 1892 for the workers would
make it appear that these sober and
responsible ex-radicals are more zeal
GUS for the welfare of capitalist poll
ticians than for workers injured in
the productive process.
The SIS maximum compensation is
the result of report of q commission
Of three appointed by the governor on
which John Scanell represented" la
Dor. Scanell is also an ex-radical and
as servile a tool as ever represented
capitalism in the ranks of labor.
Patronize our advertisers.
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wages when we must wait for cars,
timbers, tools, and other material, or
when gas develops in the chambers.
The above are the chief reasons why
we can not make a shift a day and
our wages cannot furnish a decent
living for our families.
G ABOLITION OF TOPPING.
W The operators today demand
six inch topping at the breaker and
we must put a 9-inch topping at the
face. For every car we load, the OBJ
orators receive ton and half of
coal for which we are not paid. Abol-
ition of topping with the same num-
Der Of cars to a shift as today, will
assure us payment for every ton of
coal we dig and load.
7 A SIX-HOUR DAY AND FIVE
IL DAY WEEK WITH Proper
TIONATE INCREASE IN WAGES.
John L. Lewis and the operators
agreed that there are two hundred
thousand miners too many in the coal
mining industry. Their solution is to
eliminate these surplus" coal dig
gers by starving them out of the in.
dustry. The Progressive miners con-
tend that the mining industry must
furnish a living wage to every coal
miner.
This can only be done by a six
hour day with the same wages we re-
ceive while working eight hours. This
is the only cure for unemployment,
shortage of cars and many other evils
we are suffering today. The six-hour
day and the five-day week must pro-
vide work and living wage for every
coal miner.
q AGAINST THE AUToCRATIC
VI AND ILLEGAL REVOCATION
OF CHARTERS BY THE PRESENT
ADMINISTRATION.
The right to revoke charters pro.
vides a powerful weapon in the hands
of the Lewis-Cappellini machine. It's
recent use in the Pennsylvania strike
has well demonstrated how this pow
err can be used in the interest of the
operators and against the just griev-
ances of the miners. As long as the
union officials have the power to out
law thousands of miners who rebel
against the intolerable conditions and
ignored grievances, the welfare of the
miners and the effectiveness of our
union are in danger.
The use of the right to revoke char
ters has been repeatedly used by
Lewis to- keep himself in power and
to throttle every militant miner or
local that supports militant program
Of action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
GERMAN SEAMEN
VISIT RUSSIAN
PORT WORKERS
Get Fine Reception in
Vladivostok


VLADIvOSToK, Siberia.--on Nov
smber 26th ''our" ship, the German
nhipowners' Ruth KAISER" arrived
at Vladivostok. We hardly got on our
moorings when our Russian comrades,
including the children from the Com
nUnist Youth League appeared on
the vessel to give us, the German
comrades, a hearty word Of greeting
upon our safe arrival. This gave us
much joy. Right there we were in
vited to one Of the clubs for a social
evening. This made us feel as good
- II we found ourselves in our own
home circle. We were very much sur
prised by the successes of the Com
munists at Vladivostok.
The Ruth Kaiser" crew is greatly
thankful to the Communist youth
who showered upon us entertain
ments in theatres, concerts, lectures,
and meetings, and to the little Pion-
GERS for the hearty attention shown to
us. It was real joy to see how the
little Pioneers work and how we'll the
older generations teach them. | hope
that these little Pioneers will accom-
plish that which we, the older Com
munists have not succeeded in doing
while the capitalists and fascists
stand in the way pointed out by Karl
Marx and Lenin.
The time is nearing when the Ruth
Kaiser" will have to leave Vladivo-
stok, but we still do not want to sail
away without present for the Com
munist Party of Germany. And then
On December 7th a banner was pres
snted to us by seven unions jointly
for the German proletariat.
It fell to me to receive, in the name
Of the "R. K" crew, as a section of
the German proletariat, this banner,
10 the tune of the Internationale.
''You will point out to us the way
In Germany. You will bring with you
in Germany a new breath Of life,
joining there the ranks Of other
fvaternal banners. You will pave the
way IN Germany, through capitalism
and fascisn. and lead onward to the
world revolution to the call Of Marx
and Lentn."
20 We shall joyfully turn this banner
over in the name Of the seven Vladi-
voBtok unions, to the Communist
Party Of Germany.
We shall firmly keep in our hearts
the ideals of the Communist youth
and of the Pioneers and we shall
famiiiarise the German Communist
Youth and Pioneers with them.
We thank the Port Bureau for
raising the consciousness of our
comrades and telling US the truth
about the work Of the Russian pro-
letariat.
We hope to visit vladivostok again
next year, and to bring with US a
present from the German proletariat.
Lot us not forget the call Of Marx
and Lenin.
Long live Communist Soviet vladi-
Tostok!
Long live the world revolution and
the Third International!
sInned:-Members Of the German
seamens' Union and Of the Ham
burg branch Of the German Com
munIst Party. VIadivostok, Dec.
II, 1924.