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was no longer in control Of the ofici-
ais.
Attacked by Chairman.
A. d. Albright, another progressive
attempting to get the floor to speak
was almost struck by the gayel in the
hands of the enraged chairman, w. s.
Leidig who tried to stem the grow
ing opposition from the rank and file
in this manner Albright to protect
himself leaped on the platform and
attempted to wrest the gavel from the
hands OF the chairman. Then Frank
Panko, the secretary of the union aid
ed by an extra brave copper tried to
beat him up but the aroused BARRIERS
rising as one man surged TO the plat
form to protect their cvhampion. Al
this the brave official beat diplo.
matte IL undignified retreat.
The DAILY WORKER, was very
much in evidence everywhere. and
credit is due II for exposing to the
BARRIERS the truth about the award.
The meeting adjourned in disorder
with a newly enlightened member.
ship, and with sadder and wiser Of
ficials. atsa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

the ex-president hated by the work
ing class, Mario Garcia Menocal.
Peasants Weakened by Anarchlsm.
We do not trust in the resistance of
the peasant organization. Apart from
the extraordinary interest the United
States will have in destroying it, there
is in the rural working class a ne
farious anarchist influence which the
wage working class must force itself
to erase. But these are reasons which
counsel us to ask the Workers Party
a careful study Of the problem Of
Cuba and an energetic assistance. to
all the workers Of that country.
The fight against Imperialism in the
United States is a most urgent pro-
letarian task of America 1t will re-
quire all our attention, all our enthus-
iasm, all our sacrifices. The workers
organization of America must make
itself inter-continental, because, above
all, both continents are impaled on
the claws of Wall Street, ranslat-
ed from the Spanish by H. g.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
MARY MACSWINEY TELLS OF FAMINE

would favor an alliance between the
people OF Ireland, India, Egypt and
other exploited colonies Of Great
Britain for a common fight against
the robber empire, Miss MacSwiney
said she was in hearty accord with
the idea and deathreA that the repub-
licans were willing to cooperate with
any elements m the struggle to bring
about the downfall OF British imperial
ism, and the freedom Of Ireland.
Relief Conference Called.
The Irish Workers and Peasants
Famine Relief Committee will hold a
mass meeting in North Side Turner
Hall, on May 8, at which John P. Nc
Carthy, recently returned from the
west Of Ireland will speak on the
famine situation. A conference to or
ganize on a wider scale for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the famine
sufferers will be held on May II at
$50 West Washington street. Labor
unions and all organizations interest
ed in this work are invited. Robert
Totten, member of the Napier Tandy
Council of the American Association
for the Recognition Of the Irish Re
public and also Of the Plumbers I'm
ion, is secretary Of the provisional
committee Of the local conference.
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WORKER reporter copy of Sim
Fem, the official organ Of the Irish re-
publican party. The paper carried a
lengthy article from the pen of Mrs.
'Despard, giving an account Of the
distress she witnessed while on q
visit to the famine region.
Rumors were floated that the lead
ers of the Irish republican party had
concurred in the official statement Of
the Free State government, on the
famine situation. Mary MacSwiney
denied this. What republican leaders
stated, she said, was that 1t was in
accurate to compare the present situa-
ton with the famine Of 1S47, as was
done in some British papers.
Asked if there was any truth in the
report that the republican party was
considering the question of changing
its policy in regard to participating in
the sessions of dali eireann, Miss
MacSwiney said that this was out of
the question.
Bitter Against Labor Faker.
She was bitter in her criticism Of
Thomas Johnson, official spokesman
for the Irish labor party. He is an
imperialist from the soles Of his feet
to the roots Of his hair, she declared.
In reply to a question whether she
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

1000 retail drug stores in the United
States and Great Britain.
Drug Profits.
United Drug made an operating
profit Of $7,6S6,02O on $7O,112,11S
worth of sales, showing that about
lie out Of every consumers dollar
went into the profit bag.
Liggetts International in the Eng
lish branch controlled thru ownership
of the common stock. This year it
added $1,200,000 to the earnings OF
United Drug by special dividend.
Complete merger Of the two compan-
les is going forward.
S17.91 Profit on 81 Shares.
When coal profits are reckoned on
actual money invested instead Of on
an excessive capitalization, they ap-
pear large enuf to make workers and
consumers sit up and take notice. For
1924 the s2.426,570 Island Creek Coal
profits meant a return Of S17.91 a
share to common stockholders. But
par value of the stock is 81. SO the
years return is 1871 per cent. OF
course that doesn't measure up to the
2,039 per cent of 1923 or the 2,643 per
cent of 1922. Still years return OF
about Is times what you put in ought
to be fairly satisfactory.
Anthracite profits also afford nc
ground for complaint. The Lehigi
and Wilkesbarre Co., part OF the Nor
gan combine. reports s7,1s1,6 re
naming for stockholders after all In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
SMITH VETOES
N. Y. TEACHERS
SALARY RAISE
Gov. Refuses Aid to IT,
600 Union Members
Especial to rhs Daily Worker,


NEW YORK, April 27.-Hopes of
the $4,000 teachers in New York's
public school for the 20 per cent wage
increases called for in the Ricca bill
that passed both houses of the legis-
lature have been dashed by Governor
AL Smiths veto. In turning down the
demand Of the teachers, Smith passed
the buck to the board Of estimate and
apportionment of New York City,
claiming that it had the power to
make such increases as it saw At to
do without putting the issue up to
the state. 1t was a home rule issue,
he argued.
DR.. Henry Linville, president Of the
New York Teachers Union, said his
organization was holding special
meeting to form plans. for the teach
ers' next move. Data in the posses
sion of the union shows that the cost
of living in the last twenty-five years
has risen faster than salaries: the
proposed increases would merely have
raised the teachers standards to APP
proximately what they were at the
opening Of the century.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Tom Lewis to Speak
at Los Angeles May
Day Celebration

LOS ANGELES, CAL. April a.
Tom Lewis. the new district organ
zer of the Workers Party, District Is,
will speak at big May Day celebration
that will be held on Friday evening,
May / at the Cooperative Center,
27O6 Brooklyn Ave. Comrade Lewis
is a fine speaker. This will be his
first public appearance in Lon An.
geles. The entertainment is provided
by the Young Workers League and
the Junior Groups of Los Angeles
They announce a musical program
and surprises. Leaflets and
DAILY WORKERS are distributed
prior to the meeting and every means
of propaganda is employed by the
comrades to get workers to attend
this meeting and make this May Day
celebration the biggest and best held
in Los Angeles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
HEAVY LOSS OF
LIFE REPORTED
IN SHAM BATTLE.
A Mere Incident to u. S.
Imperialism

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER)
HONOLULU, April ~ "Loss OF
life has been heavy" is the umpires'
report on the great naval and army
maneuvers taking place as a test Of
strength between the theoretical EN-
envy and the defensive forces of the
United States at Pearl Harbor naval
base.
This Toss Of life" is, Of course,
mere incident in the minds Of the UNI
pires. 1t is reckoned among the price
Of victory for the stronger OF two inn
perialist powers contending for dom
nance over the resources and op-
pressed peoples of the Far East. 1t is
the symbol of what may be expected,
however, in the real war that ID COM
ing with Japan.
The maneuvers are undoubtedly, In
tended to demonstrate that both the
navy and the army, both in the sea
and air, must be strengthened. The
other purpose is to show the teeth
of American imperialism to the jap
anese, in order to make Japan more
tractable in the division of China,
the hunting ground of all great impe-
rialisms.
Light naval craft and airplanes
we're the feature fighters of today's
maneuvers, two destroyers and mine
layer of the "blue" forces were sunk
by land batteries and the BLACKS"
Ialso lost one boat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

WASHINGTON, April ~. = With
domination of the profitable north
western coal markets at stake, the in
terstate commerce commission today
opened hearings on the Great Lakes
coal cargo controversy.
The issue, involving flfty-five rail-
roads and a score Of coal operators,
was drawn over a report from one Of
the commissions examiners, recon-
mending sharp decreases in railroad
rates on coal shipments from Penn
sylvania and Ohio fields, with in
creased rates for coal shipments from
West Virginia and Kentucky fields.
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terest, depreciation and taxes have
been taken care OF. The company's
statement shows that 1t cost $21,444,-
$40 to produce coal which sold for
$3S, 24O,922. Stockholders got re-
turn of more than 40 per cent.
Milk Profits $50 on Every $500.
The milk industry which provides
a prime essential to the healthy
growth of the nations children, is be-
ing steadily organized into tribut-
gathering agency of the dominant A.
rianciers. Autocratic governments
have always collected revenue by
monopolizing certain essentials OF
life and forcing arbitrarily high prices
There were centuries In which the
poor were unable to obtain sufficient
supplies Of such a common necessity
as salt.
So today when we read that 1924
profits Of Sheffield Farms, a leading
distributor of milk to New York, were
at the rate Of s30.7S on each 800 in
vested In common stock we can pic
ture hundreds OF children, deprived
OF sufficient milk because their par
ents are unable to pay the excessive
tribute tackled on to the real cost
The report shows that the actual cos
Of s44,666,750 in sales was only s24,
7S5,036, that the inflated operating ant
selling expense introduced TO AFFORD
an excuse for thestribute added owe
100000, and that the net prof
amounted 10 s2.4Ey.ses.
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Khan Editor Patches
Up Differences With
Bosses, Out of Jail

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private property. He will be given a
hearing today,
MARION, Ill. April 27.-H. L. Ben
ton, former editor of the Herrin
Herald, khan paper. who was arrested
on charges of grand larceny yester-
day preferred by directors OF the
newspaper. was today released from
jail and the charges Of larceny drop
ped.
It was alleged that Benton stole
cuts of the dead khan raider S. Glenn
Young which the Herald expected to
use in a special edition OF the paper,
Benton claimed that he had purchased
the cuts in lieu OF salary and had only
loaned them TO the newspaper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Lower Taxes, Bigger
Budget in Russia
as Industry Improves

MOSCOW, April 27.-People's COM
missoray Of finance, Sokolnikoff,
stated at the session OF the cooper
alive conference, that in spite of a
considerable reduction of the agricul-
tural and other taxes, the budget of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
for the financial year 1926 has been
estimated at 2,700,000.00O rubles, as
against the 2.5 milliard rubles budget
of the current working year.
The main reason why the increase
is possible is that the Reliability Of
the state industries has improved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Protest ReIeass Of KIuxer

INDIANAPOLIS, April 27-Resolu-
tions protesting the release of David
c. Stephenson former X. X. X. leader
on bail pending his trial on charges
of numbering Madge Oberholtzer were
filed with the county prosecutor and
criminal court judge today by COM
mittee representing every church and
club in Irvington, the suburb where
Stephenson and Miss Oberholtzer
lived.
Asking swift justice, the resolu.
tions expressed the indignation of 800
citizens at the alleged act of the
former khan leader. Stephenson is
charged with criminally attacking
Miss oberholtzer and causing her
death by refusing medical aid after
she swallowed poison tablets.
Stephenson and two defendants
were to have received a hearing on
their bail petition today but another
murder trial caused an indefinite de.
lay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
v oftIeIaI Word u nuIaar ch.o.

WASHINGTON, April T.-State
department and White House profess
TO be without word from Bulgaria, sx-
cept thru press reports, as to the
white terror let loose by Premier Fan
kov. Minister Wilson has not report
ed that he took part in a moral pro-
test of foreign diplomats against the
massacres and wholesale imprison4
ment Of Communists and agrarians by
the zankov terrorist forces. Nor has
the administration any Official news
OF the reported danger of a Serb or
Roumanian invasion OF Bulgaria.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April 27.-Great Bri-
tain, pound sterling, demand 4S2%;
cable 4S2%. France, franc, demand
5171a; cable Sis. Belgium, franc de-
mand 5.041a: cable sos. Italy, Ira.
demand 4.09H; cable 4.0sh. Sweden,
krone, demand 1884; cable 1857. Nor
way, krone, demand 1881; cable 49,
SO. Denmark, krone, demand 1884;
cable 1856. Germany. mark unQuoted.
Shanghai, tael, demand 74.121a; cable,
74.6a1a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
WILL THE employees OF BIG TRUST
EVER OWN THOSE INDUSTRIES? ASK
FEDERATED PRESS EXPERT; HE KNOWS
BY LELAND oLDs
Federated Press Industrial Editor)

Ownership American Industry should
Political Science by
the public relations committee Of the
significance the fact that number of in
Of doubled 1918
the number Of stockholders 81
major industries increased from 25S1O5 in 1918 to
stockholders
50OOO electric light 25OOO0
107ss 6o4 packers $50
100000; oil companies
1SOe2S to distributing
25OO2 to stockholders.
socaled
ownership campaigns shown the following table
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whom were a good number Of sympa-
thetic railway men. Later, it struck
against the plants of the General
Sugar.
Recently, the DAILY WORKER
brought us the news of a strike in
the "Chaparra" and ''Delicias" plants,
perhaps the most important two on
the island and owned by the cousin of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

The figures, says Brinkard, show
that we are fast creating an economic
society in which every responsible
adult is tending to become directly
or at. one remove thru the savings
banks or insurance company-inter-
ested in corporate conduct and cor
porate profits"
Shows Real Situation.
This looks pretty good. Where's
lBinkerd's joke? you viii ask. particu-
larly If you are a conservative uniYer-
sity economist who sees a great peace
full revolution taking place in America.
Distribution Of the common stock Of
the U. S. Steel corporation shows the
real situation pretty clearly.
In the 10 years the number of U. S.
Steel stockholders has increased by
about $4,000 coming practically alto
gether from the employees. The
49,152 employee stockholders today
own 53S,553 shares of common stock.
But the corporations books on March
Is show "a stockholders connected
with the New York financial oligarchy
holding approximately 100000 shares,
or nearly third again as many as the
AZ, 900 employee owners. In fact. 100
big stockholders control 1,123.994
shares Of the steel trusts common
stock, about so per cent Of all the
shares represented at the annual
meeting.
These U. S. Steel figures show the
real significance Of Binkerd's facts.
The corporations are distributing as
widely as possible the psychology OF
ownership without in any sense let
ting the control slip out Of their ting-
ers. 1t is the latest dodge to combat
the labor movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
CUBAN SUGAR AND AMERICAN
IMPERIALISM CALLS FOR THE
ATTENTION OF WORKERS PARTY
BY RICARDO MARIN

balance the
disturbance continental Neither the dictatorship
of social capable
capitalism comprehend slowly,
situation begun by the has
outcome the proletaian revolution.
United States in the conflict marked Of the
Interesting capitalist disnegaOn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Bio erande on Rampage

DEL RIO, Texas, April 27--High
waters of the Rio Grande. swollen by
heavy rainfall here and surrounding
territory. Monday morning washed
away SO feet Of the Mexican side of
the International bridge. Balance OF
the 100 foot span is momentarily sx-
pected TO go out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

Books--Male and Female or Science
Of Life, Csc postpaid. Modern Book
shop. ste Federal Blvd Denver,
Colorado ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
DRUGS, COAL AND MILK GIVE
HUGE PROFITS TO CAPITALISTS
AS WORKERS GET WAGE CUTS
BY LELAND oLDs
Federated Press Industrial Edltor)

toilet cosmetics and all the other
produced
United stockholders in 1924
which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Last Years Struggles.

In the month Of November, 1924,
the Railway Workers Union Of north
ern Cuba, whose trains cross the most
important sugar zone Of the island,
set themselves energetically to the
task OF organizing the sugar workers.
In the month Of November last
year. the peasants organization, num-
bering $4,000 members, sustained a
strike against the Cuba Cane corpora
ton in which they paralyzed 16 plants
md some $4,000 workers, among
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Officials of the
B ar b ers' Union
Flee From Meeting

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was no longer in control Of the ofici-
ole
Evening star., 1925-03-22
WOoDMEN OF THE WORLD.

Several Washington Woodmen Wis
ited Hagerstown Camp, No. l, last
week and a special drill was given
by the Uniform Rank company in
honor of the visitors. State Manager
Luther c. Jones made an address and
Col. Freeland and Maj Brown in
spected the drill team. Sovereign
Eckfoff occupied the station of consul
commander
The District of Columbia was well
represented at the convention of the
State camp at Cumberland. Sovereign
Clerk John T. Yates of Omaha was
in official attendance as representa-
tive of Sovereign Commander William
A. Fraser. The reports from the
Sovereign Camp representatives were
received with enthusiasm. Special
honors were accorded Past Head Con-
suls ID. w. Thayer and II. w. Tippett.
Consul Commander A A. Pruden
and Clerk c. d. Holland Of Elm Camp
presented applications of seven pro-
spective choppers at the last meeting.
Adviser Lieut.. Peck made A report on
the progress of Company G. Sow
ereigns Ruby and Chatham discussed
the Uniform Rank prospects
w. A. Fraser Camp will hear re-
ports tomorrow night from Sow
eretgns Whftworth, Dalkin and Green
on the proceedings at Cumberland.
The Sovereign Camp, Supreme Body
OF the Woodmen of the World, will
convene next July at Detroit Junior
Past Head Consul II. II. Fielder, SOW
ereign delegates from Maryland and
the District of Columbia and the
newly elected head consul will repre-
sent this Jurisdiction
Evening star., 1925-03-22
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.

At the lecture given last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. DR.. George Johnson,
Catholic University, spoke on nhe
Shields method of education Rev.
Father OLoughran of Ell Paso, Tex,
Will have charge of the lecture today
at pm.
First aid class, in charge of Dr.
Charles Griffith and Miss Regina Dill
Ion, meets Monday and Thursday
evenings at 1880. Embroidery classes,
Mrs. Rogers in charge, will meet the
second and fourth Tuesdays at 730
pm Mrs. Jennie OLone will have
charge of the special dancing classes.
A large delegation will accompany
the st. Patrick's Players to Atlantic
City Palm Sunday. Initiation is April
19. Court Baltimore will be in charge.
A card party and dance for the bene-
fit of the building fund viii be held
April IS at the Catholic Daughters
community center
and Mrs. Margaret Willis have charge
of the arrangements for vesper serv-
ice April 26.
Plans are about completed for the
presentation to be given by the ST.
Patrick's Players, the week Of March
80, OF THE Holy City" at the National
Theater. Proceeds for the benefit Of
the educational and recreational work
of this center
A study club will be formed under
the direction of Rev. Francis Y. Cav
anagh March 20. Reservations for
all classes may be made any evening
from to S. Meetings will be held on
the first and third Tuesdays, at pm,
COL L street northwest, to which
visiting members are welcome.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
ROYAL DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.

The ninth annual State camp con-
vention held an all-day session al
Pythian Temple last Wednesday. Mrs
Emsie A. E. Brown of Fidelias Camp
No. so7s, presided as state recorder
and receiver. The delegates repre-.
senting the State camps were as fol-
lows: Mrs. Ida NJ. Roberts of Martha
Washington Camp, No. 4046; Flor
ence E. Lyons of Martha McCafferty
Camp, No. S079; Regina Reilley OF
Carnation Camp, No. 2637, and Ida
]. Sw.ggett of Ffdelias Camp, No
2637. The following delegate and
alternate were elected to the national
supreme camp convention to be held
in June at Hot Springs. Ark: State
Deputy Ida ]. Swiggett, delegate
and Florence e. Lyons, alternate The
State camp officers were elected and
installed by Mrs. Mamie A Wheately
as follows: Oracle, Cecilia u. Tai
bot; State vice oracle, Clara Girlingi
state recorder and receiver, Ida M
Roberts, Z.
Evening star., 1925-03-22
NATIONAL UNION.

The executive board met Tuesday
evening at it's rooms, Washington Loan
and Trust Building, to welcome Vice
President C. F. Wescoat of the Ma
tional Union whose headquarters are at
present at St. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Wescoat
is also chairman OF the fraternal COM
mittee appointed by the Senate of the
National Union about three years ago.
Mr.. Wescoat outlined several schemes
to carry out the work of his committee.
Two important matters were agreed TO
by the board; one was the celebration
of Mothers day, May 10. A committee
was appointed to provide for the cele-
bration. The other important matter
outlined by Mr.. Wescoat was to have
at least six of the leading councils in
this city instruct the officers of these
councils to learn the ritual thoroughly,
so as to be able to put the three full
degrees on without the use of the
ritual. These instructions were passed